The New York Herald Newspaper, November 18, 1870, Page 5

AT GARROTERS. ” ANOTHER BLOW ‘Tho Leader of a Gang of Highwaymen Bent to the State Prison for Soventsea Yoars and Six Months by Judge Bodford—Interost- ing Particulars of tho Caso~An Exoiting Scene ia Ccurt. ‘The eyes of two classes of our citlzens—the re- ‘wpectable and the thieving portions of the commu- Bity—have been turned wity eager gaze tor the past fow days to the proceediags of the General Sessions, for Judge Bediord has deen engaged In the daudable work of ridaing the metropohs of gome of her notorious criminals, On Monday he sentenced @ dlood-thirsty garroter to the State Pri- son for twelve years and six months, and when a still more aggravated case of robpery was tried upon the following day he punished tue viet by sending kim to Sing Sing for the period of fifteen years, ‘His Honor capped che climax yesterday, he having been avle, by the aid of the machinery of the law, to seize the leader 0: a desperate gang of ighwaymen who infest the ower part of the city, and to cage Dim for the next seventeen years and a halt. ‘The perugal of tie part.culars of this case will confirm our Jaw-abiding citizens in the belief that the au- ‘shorities will do ali in their power to protect them from the midnight assassin, wiile the cutthroat @nd burglars will be equally convinced that whea ever they are brought before the City Judge they will be dealt with severely. After some preiiminary matters were disposed of Thomas McDonald was brought to the bar charged ‘With robbery in the iirst degree, The first witness examined by Assistant District Attorney Sullivan ‘Was Frank Scovill, the latest victim of the cus throats who infest cerratu pertions of our city, The Complamant appeared to be a very intelligent young man, for be used excelleut language in telling bis glory. HE SAID HB WAS A SAILOR on the schooner Silas brainard, plying between Poriland, Conv., and New York, carrying brown @tone. On the Ist.of this month he and a shipmate, Judson Buell, were on the corner of Water and Roosevelt streets, between ten and eleven @'clock at night, when the prisoner came Bp and caught hold of Scovill’s shoulder, and hit him on the side of the head ana batted him ¢Scovill) with his (McDonaid’s) head. after doing so the youthful highwayman rifled the ‘pocket of his wictim of fiiteen dollars in money—all that he bad, Acovill managed to get away out of lus clutches and wok refuge in ‘a eiouss uear by, and in a few Miuuies was followed by McDonald, and wmie stall im the deorway te prpones. struck hin a& ‘violent bicw inthe tace, which Knocked him inte a q McDonald then said, “If you say apother dd—d word avout itt will take your life.” An Officer arrested McDonald shortly r the rop- /bexy @nd brought him to the station house, where he Was promptly identifi.d, novoaly by Scovuil, but by his companion buell. ‘Mr. Kinizing cross-examined the witness in a very thorough manuer, but his Blatemens was too ci and mtelligent to be shaken. He said that he was jecily sober on that night, not having taken a of liquor. Teauon Buell was the next witness, and his ac- connt of the transaction corroborated the complain- aot in every particular, He was also “sheved around” by McVonald and attacked by ‘on the opposite side of the street (evidently the gang of which McDonaid is the leader), but he was fortu- pate in escaping into a eos Wi de was shel- tered for sowe time. He rejoined his. triend, and proceeded with policemen to the station where they saw McDonald, and promptly ident Officer ve said that,on the night of the oo- earronce be lnstructea officers ba and sir Fey her to arrest isbnnald walle brought v Rha Buell to the station house,/both ef wiom idenil- ‘S40 the prisoner, OMicer Musgrave said: his post ‘was on Water street, and he knew McDonald weil. For the defence two witn ‘were called, 2 wo- former the barkeeper of a notorious den in Water street, and the latter tne preprietsess of it. “BLACK KATE” (forane said she was known fer years by that Mame) swore that the place where she kept bar was “a bad place for anybody fo go mite,’ and that the witnesses on night of the robpery in there and drank whiskey. ‘Black Kate’ tola =the jury. fend she el NT aaee ‘was around Water street. The Assistant District Atterney recalled eficer Musgrave, wno said aiter Scovill was beaten and robbed he saw bis lip cut and bleeding very much; shat he and Buell were excited and frightened in conkequence of the scene Seon: which they ; Wat he was so near te Scovill as to SMELL HIS BREATH, antsine" "EG loc oF numtay suche in kin, 8 stim posed Of “Black Kate” and the ‘other Water street ‘lady,’ whe admitted that for years she had kept @ance houses in Water street. After the summing up of Mr. Kintzing and Assistant picrict gee ae: ity neee chal the r, mn] recap! facts tout en the trial. The testimony convincing and overwhelming against MoDe! fat wi jury dchonptig a siehdgryale hesitation pro- nounced a verdict o: iy Judge Bediore thee ingaired of the prosecuting pe porn breed knew anything about the antece- ents 0! a prieener. # Colonel jews responded by saying that it was Dot a very pleasant duty as we approached | THE HOLIDAY 8KASON to speak of the criminal career of McDonald; but he felt that the clemency of the District attorney’s office had been abused, and that under the verdict pee rendered a severe sentence should be imposed. mn the ist of January McDonald pleaded guilty in this court to having committed @ burglary in the Bowery, and on account of tis yeuth tne Court treat him leniently Mpg $ jim to the Peni- tentlary for four mont Nery soon after hit lease he Ayls again Cree on @ pee es Jarceny, having stolen certain quan’ Gn trom @ truck in New Chambers street. Hackett presided, and he a with the presecuting who knew mochne, of the J nd lock Recorder ntleman con- partm facia of the lormer arrest, con- sented to take a plea that enabied the Vourt.to sus- pend judgment. He was permitted to go at largo, and then advanced to the commission of the fh crime of robbery. In addition to these facts Mr, Fellows exhibited a portratt of McDenald, which had adorned the “Roguew’ Gallery” at Police Headauar- ters for the last three years. endorsement upon it by the police authorities was:— “M’DONALD I8 4 GENERAL THIEF.’ Such Were the antecedents of the young man, and he (Mr. Fellows) would not, perhaps, have pressed these facts upon his Honer’s consideration but for the fact that the last time McDonald was in this court judgment was suspended against him, and all tne clemency he was entitied to had heen granted. The Clerk then asked the prisoner the usual ques- tions as to his comenrny to which he reapended that he had no trade. His friead “Biack Kate,” when pat on the stand, said that although she saw hum every day for years, she never knew how he ob- tained a livelihood. Judge Bedford then sentenced the prisener. Ho aid:—McDonald, in my late charge to tne Grand Jury I took occasion to say “that te my mind the statute book was sufficiently streng. Ail that was meeded was its Were, application as the occasion miay require. tit was a mere question of time which is the more powertul—the law er the lawless. And that | was firmly convinced that in the battle of law and justice against crime and criminals the satter must yield te the former.’”’ Since the com- mencement of this term I have endeavored to put this opinien of mine to the practical test, and sitall continue to do so, belng deter- mined to punish crime and to see that tne law be vindicated, McDonald, you are am eld offender. Officer Musgrave says you are the leader of a gang of thieves well known to the authorities, in fact an ex-convict, having served terms for burglaries and tarcenies; aud you now stand cenvicted of a daring nighway robbery. There 1s but ope way to deal with men of yeur stamp. All snch characters, for the future welfare of society, must be put out ef the way. Asanexample, I shall send you to the State Prison for seventeen years and six months. Upon the rendition of the sentence-there was & buzz of applause through the court room which it Was difficult to suppress immediately. There was only one opinion expressed oy lawyers and all who ned to the trial, and that was that Judge Bed- had rid the community of one of the most des- perate criminals ever placed at the bar of the Gen- eral Sessions, THE PRESIDENT AND EX-SECRETARY COX—KO MISUNDER- STANDING, {Washington (Nov. 16) correspondence of the Cin- cinnat! Commercial. } ‘The President stated to Senator Wilson to-day that there was no misunderstanding between him- self and Secretary Cox, and there never had been; that he entertains for him none but the kindest feel- ings, and that all the differences between them had deen originated and fabricated by mischief-makio; paints and newspapers. He also states that 6 iar ao any conflict having arisen between himself and Genoral Cox on the subject of reforms inthe civil service, there had never sO much as a shadow of fact for their foundation, that they had never discussed the subject together, as relating te the Interior Depart- ment, bat that it was generally understood in the beginning of the administration that all the reforms were to made that were possible and that each Secretary had taken his own course in his own de- Partment and that he had never interfered with any of them. ‘The Presteent further sat@ that the Indian Pree was his own, and that nojdeviation froin it ‘ad been made and’none would ve made, and that a aie Cox never objected to the icy, but ap- is 7 ape Reve fartiier, that asx, in ps maine re- Olicy a3 the President's, Ud teatides W the admirable working terouf. NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET. ry THE DEAT OF HRS, COLLINS, Investixution Before Coroner Keonan—Not a Murder. Coroner Keenan held an inquest yerterday, at the Seventeenth precinct station, over the remains of Mrs. Mary Collins, who died at 633 East Eleventh street, as was suppose 1, trom violence at the hands of her husband, Jonn Cellins, an honest and indus- triousJanorer. Death resulted from rupture of an intestine; but there was no evidence to show any guliton tho jart cf the prisoner, Below will be Tound @ prief eynopsia of the testimony intro- duced:— Dr. David D. Toal, of 605 East Eleventh street, who was called to see deceased on *Weduesday morning, testified that he found her in a state of collapse from peritonitis; she was able to talk and sald ber husband had beaten her, and also that she had received several fails; she died between twelve and one o'clock P.M. the same day. Anna O'Connor, living tn the reem adjoining that occupied by deceased, knew them only by sight; never knew them to quarrel; on Monday night the Witness heard deceased scream for about five Minutes; the prisoner then went out with his daughter, aiter which deceased came out the deor laughing. Etien Collins, eleven years of age, daughter of de- ceased, Vesitiied that on Monday night the prisoner slapped tie face of her mother with bis open hand because she was druak; did not see the prisoner kick deceased aud thinks he never did so. Ellen is i an beet ma bright and intelligent girl, who writes @ good hand, THE PRISONER'S STATEMENT, John Collins, the accused, was sworn, and satd tha: on Monday mghy when he came home, deceased commenced to rave and sieut and he told her to stop, aud as she did not do so he gave her a little slap in the face; has not kicked her in two years; his daughter said deceased felt off the chair three times; she has been w hard drinker for the last nme years, and for two days she had complained of pain in the bow Wooster Beach, M. D., made @ post mortem ex- amination on the body of deceased, and found a rupture of one of the lavestines, ‘The case was then submitted to the jnry, who found “that deceased came to her death from peri. vonitis from rupture of an intestine; but how said rupture Was prediced we are unable to determine.” ceased Wa8 about forly years of age and a nu tive of Ireland, Collins Was honorably discharged from enstody, and left with his daughter and brothers to look after the interment of his untortunate wife, TUE DEATH OF FLORA A. M’DOUGAL. Investigation by Coroner Flynn. Mm the month @f October last there came to this city from Canada a Scotch girl named Flora anna McDongal. She had no {friends in New York, and was alone. About the latter part of the mouth she called upon Dr. Wooster for his advice, she being then pregnant. He recommended her to Mrs, Retmer’s boarding house, in Twenty-eighth street, where she took a Toom. Dr. Wooster continued to attend her during her subsequent iin aud until her death, which took place about veekg since? Complaint @ Board of Health, an in- vestigation was ordered to be held to ascertain whether there had been any malpractice in the case. Coroner Flynn summoned @ jury of eminent paces, includiag Drs. Simms, Barker and dd, and held the investigation yesteraay afte! noon al the City Hall, The. evidence showed that te deceased had had an attempt at abortion prac- tised upon her previous to her Dr. Weoster, but there were no grounds for suspecting that the case was badly managed by the latter. A verdict Was rendered accordingly. METEOROLOGICAL PAENOMENA— CYRATING STORMS. 7 ilo NEw Yorx, Nov. 16, 1870, To re Eprron a} THe HERALD:— Your frequent allusions to the prevailing storms induces me te make the following remarks fréin ex- Perience and observation ef the meteorological Phenomena ef gyrating storms or hurricanes, for the benefit of the general reader, and particularly those who take passage in ships during the stormy season, Harricanes commence within the tropics, travel- lng westerly, inclining a little northward, reaching the poles currents, when they turn polarward, taking @ northeastern di i in diameter Velocity until they ae’ owe frome natural pron ® continuous cham of circles cutting the ever of each ‘ether, These sterms cover an area of from by a to one thousand miles, and the directien of ‘wind is at right angles with the centre of the storm, hi with the sun. On the northern the win ‘Will be easterly, on the eastern south om the southern neues westerly, on the western margin northerly, aveid the danger arm from the side in a tal position, which points to the vortex. In other words, with the wind at northeast the vortex bears southeast, wind east bears south, and so en with the continued difference of eight points of the compass. It is absolutely ne- cessary that the ship. for safety, should be put on the starboard tack, in order to luff as the wind hauls, and to adrift from the vortex. The polar and equatorial currents alternate with each other. The shifting of the wind round the compass will be through northeast, south aad west to north, er with the sun, the changes being more juent in soutn and west, nerth and east points of the cempass. In equatorial atorms, when the vortex passes to the westward of the place of obser- vation, the rotation 18 with the sun; when it passes to the eastward, against the sun. When the vortex ofa storm passes ever the place of observation the wind may change, after @ shert calm, wo a point directly opposite. With the direction of the wind northeast, shifting to north, steer south or, for @ backing wind, steer before it, shifting from north- east to east, gyrating with the sun; put the hagt on the starooard tack. In the southern hemisphere the storms operate in an opposite direction. Those who are liable to be placed under circumstances to make this information valuable “will do well to make @ note of it.” H. 8. VINING. INVITATION TO AMERICAN ENTERPRISE Quiro, Ecuador, South America, Sept. 39, 1870, To TH# EDITOR OF THE H#RALD:— Will you allow an American to avail himself of a small space in your world-read columns to say @ word that may be of benefit to some wide-awake fellow citizen? In this city of 60,000 or 70,000 souls there 13 no single dentist of real capacity and modern accompiishments. There are only two or three rough Inalan barbers, who draw teeth by “main strength and awkwardness,” and one Euro- pean, who, with neither a respectable complement of instruments nor any knowledge of the modern improvements, 1sreaping a rich pecuniary harvest, An energetic American dentist, who understands all departments of the profession thoroughly, who Would not mind @ few hardships and novelties and who would come provided with everything, from @ dentist’s chair to an apparatus for gene- rating and administering ether, wenld not only be of incalculable advantage to this city, but would, [ frankly believe, amass a fortune in a very few years. A business man with some capital and @ respec able connection with responsible mercantile houses in New York, who would be willing to watch all the points of the compags and levy contributiens on all promising branches of buaness—import and ex- port—would tind here # fine field for opera- The country 18 impreving and there are many elements of q@eath in it. In many of its features itt is of rare beauty and productiveness, and the expenses of living aro Wonderfully small, A cotton mill would yield abun- dant rete gie, investment tn tobacco, hides, Wool, cattle, horaes, medical barks and lierbs, espe- cially nat from which quinine is made, could bo most advantageeusly effected. Many other articles only to be found in the tropics might be added, while tn this day ef female fasmionable adornment one man is sald %o have amassed a competence by the export of the rtepereg | lumaged birds ef the Napo. The people.are very kindly posed towards Americans, though but few of our countrymen have as yet turned their adventurous attention hitner- ward. The ground lies fertile for the hands of en- ergy and enterprise. The introduction of American mechanieal inventions, agricultural implements and domestic conveniences would be a great work, Fine roads are being built under the supervision of Ame- rican Co eet Gy res by government, and the contract fora line Gf American coaches and carry- ing wagous upon the great highway soon to be ae tee eectanna. pp A Guayaquil, on the coast, wou! st rojectors a id accesslor of wealth. What American industry and nerve ‘and capital have accomphshed for themselves in other South American countries ots repeated bere. I send you these incomplete statements, hop’ that they may meet the attention of men who will lool into them. There is an American Minister )ere who, from what I know of him, will, I am confi nt, take the tronble £0 reply to any person who may address bim in regard to my statements, AN AMERICAN OITIZEN. ‘A PRIVATEERING SUGGESTION. Naw Yor«, Nov. 17, 1870, To Tam Epitor oF THE’ HBRALD:— In order to show our appreciation of the respec. tive attituaes of Russia and England toward us in our pour of trouble I propose that our mercantile junity—especially sh{powners, seaman and in- surance cempanies—contfibute toward building and arming a privateer, to bo known as the “Rus- sian-American,’’ ahd then ‘presenting her to the Emyeror Alexander 28 a testimony ox good will, A VIOTIM OF TTAB 290," UP TOWN AND DOWN TOWN. John Foley Goes to “See William” Again--Tho Recult of Hie Being Seen and Heard, There wasa big talk at Mr. William H. Vander- bilt’s office, at the Hariem Ratiroad depot, yesterday, and Joho Foley and bis friends from the ‘Twelfth aud Ninewenth wards were at the bottom of it, “You see,” sald Jono, as he strode into Libby’s Hotel about half-past nine o'clock, where all his en- tiusiastio chums were patiently waiting for him, “we must keep this thing up or we won't win, Folks will go to Jersey and Brooklyn to live just a9 long as they can’t get up town quick enough to-suit ‘em, and we've got the people's interest at heart, wo nave.’? John probably didn't Know that he was as em- phatic ag Dickens’ Mississipp! man, who wasn’t & “brown forester” by long odds, He, neverthe- legs, shook his chums by the hand, and, taking the lead, proceeded vo “BER WILLIAM’? for about the fifteenth time, more or less, and all about that “quick transit” business. Mr. Vander- bilt was in his oftice, looking as fresh as a primrose, and Jotin’s committee were so promptly on time that he hadn’t time,to take hia gloves off before the ‘Twellth and Nineteenth warders had ranged them- selves, standing and sitting, all about him. “There’s no necessity for Introducing ourselves,’ said John, as he rose from his seat. “Not at all, Mr. Foley,” said the gracious son of his father Cornelius; ‘your faces are all familiar to me.” John looked at his chums, and his chums looked at him inqmringly. Didn’t Mr. Vanderbilt make @ palpable bit by that remark? That’s what e.ch one wanted to Know. Mr, Vanderbilt smiled ly, for he knew he had, “Mr, Vanderbilt,” said Mr. Foley, finally, “Our opject in coming here ts to settle that great question Of rapid transit between Hariem and the lower part of the city. We ave come to the conciosion that Fourth avenue is the best railroad avenue in the city and would like to have two more tracks laid from ‘Thirty-second street op. All the crossings could be nicely bridged over and in @ short time the vacant lots would be flied, Taree years from now there will be 200,000 persons peter on the upper part of the island if this question of rapid transit is now settled.” Mr. Vanderbiit looked a little du- bieus at this port, Wherenpon Mr. Foley grew more emphatic, ‘Why, sir,” satd he, “you BLOW YOUR WHISTLES IN OUR EARS nigne and day and Mil our air with your sinoke, and iG we get noreturn for our suffering. It all goes the benefit of Connecticut and other country pl ” This was the gist of Jonn’s remarks, and as it down his chums looked very much like ap- piaual but they did not, Mr. Townsend then took a hand in, He began on the Ciceronian plan by saying that he did not want to say much, and would not U he could, put manag- ing somenew or other to talk very well indeed about “rapid transit,” sunken lots, increasing population and various ether things too numerous to mention, Several other gentlemen spoke abuut the object of the meeting, and then Mr, Vanderbilt had his say, ‘The idea, he said that the Harlem Railroad could de what It please in the matter of laying rails in this city in the streets Was @ fallacy. The company had undergone and Was still undergoing great expense to give every Possible accommodation te the public, and it was Teady to do everything that lay in its power, But it could not accomplish impossibilities. The whole Matter of this up town transit lay in the hands of the Legislature, Without @ legislative enactment autho! the com) to do what was requested of them, it could do no! . It was Tapossiole at resent to gel steam accommodation, as the cemmit- desired. The trains that had been run to Yerk- yille had not been patronized. Referring te the ype avenue railroad, he said that the company to make it the best railroad in the city. Additional cars were being built and additional as that by Mr. Townsend, that a car should oT of the transit,” underground and a bowed themsaciyes TROTTING AT FLEETWOOD PARK. The san shone brightly om Fleetwood Park yes- terday afternoon, and the atmosphere was balmy and healtnful, but at intervals a nipping blast of ‘wing would waft over the course, necessitating shelter as long as it lasted. An important wetting matoh was to come off, and much sport was antici- pated; but when tho bell rang for the horses to appear for action the crowd in attendance, gil told, Rumbered 200 gentlemen and six ladies, Thematch was between Colonel Fisk and Mr. Stokes, the for- mer backing a friend’s brown mare Pewnal Maro and the latter his own chestnut mare Josephine, the Tace being mile heats, best three in five, to wagons, The Pownal Mare had the'cail in the betting at the odds of one hundred to sixty before the start and Ww the movements of Joseph ine. the raco very easily in following are the details: First Pewnai Mare won three straight heats. The feat.—The Fownal mare was the favorite at pbs, to $60 before the start, Jesepnine had the pole. he send-off was very even and the mares went @way on eventerms. At the quarter pole they were close together in thirty-seven seconds. Sang around the lower turn Pownai Mare broke up an: fell of a couple of re ewe and Josephine passed the half-mile pole 1n 1:15, On the way up the back- stretch Pownal Mare trotted fast and passed Jose- pnme, leading a few lengths to the three-quarter pole. Commg into the homestretch J closed and by a break on the part of Pownal very close heat was the result. Pownal slare won bya short length. Time 2:34. Second Heat,.—The betting was now $100 to $30 on Pownal Mare, The horses had a very fine send-off and they went head and head for 200 yards, when Josephine broke up, and befere she was on # trot again Powoal Mare was fifty yards in front. The lat- A FRESH SENSATION AT TRY HUB, Reminiocences of the “Hard Times” of tho Old Absiition Party—Wendell Phillips on the “Lyman Mob of 1835.” [From the Boston Post (democratic), Nov. 17.) ‘The {ith lecture of the Boston Lyceum course was delivered in Music Hatl, last evening, by Wendell Phillips, The subject of the Jecture was ‘The Ly- man Mob of 1885,/7 At half-past seven o’elock the lecturer made his appearance on the platform. His appearance was fresh and prepossessing, and, notwithstanding tho arduous labors of the campaign, be spoke with Vigor and ircedom, and did feo avout au hour and three-quarters, TOR LECTURE. In commencement, Mr, Puillips referred to his re- cent effort to lilt the polities of the State to & higher level; and congratulated She audience upon the Marvellous success of that effort, We have put, he said, froin forty to sixty representatives in two branches of ihe Legislature to represent temperance | and labor; aud we lave done ths in the face of the | Whole unscrupulous journalism of the State, Then, Fouching upou the Suameless subservieucy Of Le press, Mr. Paillips quoted from Liebulr: class in the community upon whom rests ations than upon any other to be good citizene mon gud true genleuen, itis the ‘editors of w nation, ‘Two things in this canvass, sald the lecturer, have given me personaily unmixed satisiaccton. | First, [have been permitted to pu’ a noisy, meddie- | Some dad selfish club 1uvo (he piliory, and’ there 16 Will stand for a few years; second, I have lived to Bee, Thank God, one Of that group that nung Kd- | Ward Greene brought to lis knees before the Com- Monweaith ta expiauatton aud apology. And, if years are spared me, Lam sure | suali see others of | Uat group in the same honorable atuiude. And, With tuese prelatory remarks, the lecvurer came vd the poine before Lam, karst’ he reviewed te evi+ dence of the Mayor of 185, Mr. ‘theodore Lyman, and Willan Lioyd Garrison, In relation to the mob | of that yeur, wid claimed the credivillty of tue | latter; and then, in order that the andience | Auigot properly understaud the question, carried them back tw the thue of the starung of { “Liberator” by Garrison in 1830—what be character= ized as (he “inob season," which began in Loss, aud the election of Kdward Everett, In 1830. Governor of the State, and uis message to tie effect nas he be~ Heved ant-siavery mneetings Co be an indiccaple of- fence, Julian Hail, said Mr. Phillips, tenanted and hired by tue inddels headed by Abner Kueelaud, Was the only hall that Was liberal enough to 4 t ah auti-viavery meeting. Hounded oul of every building, denounced by every press, with the United States “government and the State goverumeut jaiost it, Mr, Garrison, when he sailed (rom New ork in 133, was obliged to be hidden in Arthur ‘Tappan’s house in order that be might safeiy get on board. George Thompson, in 1845, hidden tm the county of Essex in farmhouses that are nuw histori- cal, from the mobs Of Massachusetts; from the sea- board back to the Mississippi, from the lukes down to tie Gull, one unbroken scene of violence; @ price set on Mr, Garrison's head by the State of Georgi demand from another Suite for the editor of the New York Ainancipaior, indicted for Words printed in that city—tnese facts Mr. Phillips mentioned to show the nature of the struggie, he then came directiy to the announcement ef the meeting of the Boston Female Anti-Slavery Society, at which George Thompson was 10 speak, on the 21st of October, in @ small ball belonging to themselves at-46 Washington street, in the attic, the only one they could command, The day before aud for seve- Tal weeks Pape Mr. Henry D, Chapman, the hus- band of Maria Westen Chapman, and other genile- men, had walted on the M Was apprehended and asked of him the protection Of the meeting. They walted upon him so fre- quentiy that as the Mayor himself said the Marshal at last said, ‘You trouble us a great deal.”’ The oc- cupants of the stores in the neighborhood of the Antl-siavery room petitioned the Mayor to prevent the meeting on the rad of the danger they ap- prehended. The ladies of the society went around te its members and warned them that unless they were reidy to face & mob they must net come to the meeting. The whole city tossed with excite. ment. Onthe morning of the day tnere appeared in State street » placard directed M Thompeon:—'‘That infamous fore! Thompson, will hold forth this LAberator ofice, No. 48 Washingtoi ut is a fair epportunity for the friends of the iniom to snake Thompson out. Tt will be a contest between Thompson and the friends of the Uaion. A purse of $100 has been raised by a number of triotie citizens to reward the individual who shail lay violent hands om Thompson, so that he be brought to the tar kettle before dark. Friends ef whe Union, be vigilant.” The Mayor was duly warned and took warning, but took no steps to protect the meeting. Well, the mob gathered, and the Mayor was for dispersing the society instead of dispersing the mob. He merely entreated the rioters to obey the eet be never sought to command the mob, nor did he issue any order. | He consented, if he did not assist, at tearing down the anti-slavery sign and throwing It to the mob to Ppropitiate ite rage. He Rad ample means to control tee mob, but i #6] the separate steps 1 Mayor's efficiency, and dwelt particularly and with sarcasm upon the moment when, after the sign had been thrown dewn and the mob wero not satisfied with that, he said to him, “Can’t you go up into the attic and hide yoursel{?’’ There were no atuc stairs; they were in the attic; they were as high up as they ceuid <4 But Garrison finds his way out of the back ef the building, the mob selze Bim; the Mayor hears of it; ne rushes from 46 Wash: street, round the corner of State street, to meet the mob; he meets them at the entrance of the City Hall—them the Old State House—and takes Mr. Garrison into the City Hall. The secend time the hunted man is onder a@ roof, and here comes the greatest offence. Twe thou- sand persons outside; Mr. Garrison rescued with hardly a particle of cioth: on his person; @ rope had been round his Body. With immense straggie— actual fighting between man and man—ne 1s getten into shelter again. What ts the duty of the Mayor? He says, “The Post Oftice is below. These are valua- ble rooms. Mr, Garrison, you must go to jail.” The jail was In Léverétt street, a mile off. He committed 1m again to a carriage. [t was by extreme strug- gic of the most powerful men present that he could put into that carriage. The mob cut the traces; they seized the horses; they hauled the driver off. The Sheriff conld not follow bim inte the carriage. They howled after it. There was not one chance Jo @hundred that the man would ever reach Ley- erett street, turned out again houseless into that tumult. Why were not the leaders of that mob ar- rested? Because, ag the young man says, “My ‘or, told him that a mob ter the quarter pole in thirty-seven seconds, aud the half in 1:17, about the same distance ip ad- vance of Josephine. The Pewnal Mare was then taken in hand aad Josephine closed up a great deat of the daylight on the backstretch, being only three lengths bebind at the three-quarter pole. Josephine ‘was ferced too much #8 she came into the nome- stretch and sne again left her ‘eet, and Pownal Mare r ome a winner by six engths, tn 2:38 54, irda Heat.—$125 to $10 was the current betting between the heats, the odds being on the Pownal Mare. After @ good deal of manwuvring between Mace and McLaughiin for the best of the send-otr they got the werd on even terms; but before ent were around the turn Josephine broke up and fell ail to pieces. When she was picked up sie was fifty yards benind and all chance of winning the race gone. Pownal Mare went to the quarter pole in thirty-seven and three-quarter seconds, to the ball- mile pole in 1:17, and jogged ina winner by ten lengths 1n 2:39%4. The following is @ SUMMARY, FLEETWOOD PARK, November 17—Match $2,000, mule heats, best three in five, to wagons. Dan Mace named br. m. Pownai Mare...... 1 t SamaMcLaugniin named ch, m. Josephine.. 2 2 2 Tk. Quarter. First heat... .....+ 37 Second aT ‘Third heat. +. BI% Wt The sweepstakes which was announced to take place yesterday at the above track 1s postponed until Saturday, at one o’cleck. take place alter the sweepstake: THE PARTY OF “REVENUE REFORMERS.” ‘Two other trois wilt Personeel and “Master Minds’ of the New Porty. {From the Cnieago Post (radical republican) Nov. 15.] It is proposed to get up this new party on 4 new plan. Instead ef the peopie speaking, complaining of ilis and demanding change, they express their satisfaction with the means of government and pre- gress in being, and have a tendency to laugh at the “angry boys’? who, with tears in their eyes, tell them they are going to destruction. Aad so these youth{ul adventurers ges together, and form Dational political party on the military plan of the mackerel brigade, everybody being a brigadier and nebody a soldier, We suppose they will pow under- take to enlarge the plan, and drum np recruits. Wherefore, let us see wheter the self-constttuted officers are such men a8 would be iikely to lead a * great nation to the adoption of wide and Wise states: mmanship. i ‘There is, a8 one of the leaders, ‘General’ Boyn- ton, of Washington city. ie is a newsmonger, one of the kind who depend upon their imaginations for their facts, and their malevolence for their calum- nies, The people know nothing of him and cate less. There is “Colonel” Grosvenor, of the St. Louis Democrat. He wea dismissed from the army for maiscellaneoas Uippiing, or something worse, and was afterward allowed to resign; and Is a “reformer” of the reddest, color, who hold Fuch steady men as Grant and Trumbull, and their political coadjuters in express contempt. ‘Then there is ‘Don Piatt, of the Cincinnati Com. mercial, He is & cross between a buffoon and a Bohemtan, Don would be among statesmen what Beau Hickman is among gentiemen. He could put on all the airs and banish all the sabstance. Next isOharies Nordhoff, of the New York Foen- ing Post, Jt is this youngster’s misfertune that the country ws nothing of him. . Among those wno assisted in putting tho new arty on its 1¢gs Was also Mr. Horace White, of the thi “4 0 tribanen Whose most notable achiev me! the unparalleled success with which he b brought down Once great journal, advocatu, great ideas, to a pews and advertising sheet, & the mere vehicle of personal spleen and spite. ‘These are the “ma\ster minds’? of the new party. ‘The fact is, they are’ tho new party, which yet, as wo have said, consist! only of leaders and no followera, father had no legal, no police power to resist wt. He had neither the law nor the officers. The aw was not changed trl 1540.” Well, it was diferent when Elliot was Mayor and the law was vindicated so signally in the irish riot. There never was @ mob 1n this city that was not crashed but @ pro-slavery mob, Mr. Phlillps next considered the testimony of Mr. Jostah Quincy, Jr., ence Presi- dent of the City Council, wo the effect that Mayor Lyman had aone ali he could to control the mob, and passed en to a picture of the future, with Theo- dore Lyman for Mayor, And this waa all, At the conclusion of his charges (continues the re- \ { port in the Pos’), Mr. Phillips was warmly congratu- jated by lis numerous frienda upon the platform, ! among whom were the well-known Abpy Foster and ! @ number of the old anti-slavery people, Whatever | the impression on the audience by Mr. Phillips might | have been had bis dictum gone forth unalloyed, the distribution of a paper entitled “The Garrison Mob,’’ it the door, at the instance of Theodore Lyman, Jr., which wasa complete refutation of the lecturer's | charges, had @ wonderful effect in lessening the de. j gree, und convinced many that there Were two sides 10 the question. A DREADFUL FALL. A Woman in Rochester Fails from « Foarth Story Window and is Inetantly Killed. | Se the Rochester Chronic Nov. 16.) Yesterday afternoon, about two o'clock, a woman named Lydia Galway, aged about fifty-tve years, while cleaning one of the windows in 8S. Kk. Robin. son's law office, in the fourth story of Powers’ block, stepped on the sill outside ef the window and Was in the act of pulling down the lower sash when her hands slipped and she fell backward tothe sidewalk, striking on the right slae of her head, back of the ear, and being killed almost instaatly, In her descent she struck the second awning in front of P. H. Curtis’ store, breaking four or five of her ribs on the right side, and both bones of her right leg below the knee. The force with which the body struck the awning was suMicient to bend the iron rods downward, Several gentlemen ran to the spot, and Patsing her up car- ried her into an unoccapied store in the building. When they got to her the blood was flowing frecy from the mouth and righ? ear and she was breath- ing. A few minutes after being taken Into the store her breathing stepped, but her heart continued to beat fally eighteen minutea after she had fallen. Dre. Hovey and ae were catied and made an examination. Coroner Harder was called and summoned the toliowing pamed gentiemen io act jurors: T. HAuniington, card Hughes, Jonn in, A, Stevens, Wiillam ‘ads- Werth and James Conway. The jury re- tired to the parlor in tne building and held an inquest, rendering @ verdict to the etiect that the de- ceased Came to her death by falling (rom a window which she was washing, in the office of 8. R. Robin- son, in the fourth pl of the building. She was a ingle woman and resided in the upper stery of the building. She hud cnargo of Pewers’ bank and had been in his employ for en or sixteen years. Sho was well known and liked by all for ner cheerfal- ness and trustworthiness, She had friends residing in Canada, near Glananoqua, where she owned a farm. She was a devout woman and was a member of the First Methodist charch. ‘The window sill from which she fell is twenty-six inches wide. The body ‘was conveyed te the chapel vault in Mount Mepe Cemetery, SERVED Hrm Riant.—A very sad case fs in Oswego. A yo man was spending the evening with @ married tat. ‘The 'y’8 husband incon- ventently put in en appearance, and the young man, ‘with only @ portion of hs apparel, escaped to the garret of the house, thence to the roof, and from that roof to one ten feet below. Having reached the Jatter he could oot get back, and he dared not jump down, so he stayed there all night. At carly morn the Le vgrern4 cierks of a neighboring grocery pro- cured @ ladder and released him trou his dreary } waten, Ne cardaeochester Chronicle | for Knox county, Where it was brought, and ive Judgment. ‘This sult was brouglt alter the ciose of the war by Reynolds, oye of the ndants in the | Brownjow case, to recover his pro; Another question was as to the Utle Of Cooper, Who held under the sheriu’s deed. The c charged the jury tat the proceedings in tie | THE COURTS. Proceedings in the United States Supreme Court--The Imprisonment of Parson Brown- low During the Rebellion—The Jay Cooke Seven-Thirty Controversy—An Election Fiasco—Tho Law’s De- lay--Charge of Embezzlement— Liability for Stores Pur- @hesed for a Vessel. UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. Imprisonment of Senator Brownlow Daring | | the Rebellisa, WASHINGTON, D, C., Noy, 11, 1870. No. 217.—-Joseph A, Cooper, Plaintig’ in error, vs, Lessee af Rovert B. Reynolis.—Error to the Cir- cuit Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.— In the early part of tue war the Confederate mill. tary authorities siezed and tmprisoved tor a period of s1X months, and afterwards expelled frem Ten- nessee, the Rey. William G. Brownlow, now Senavor Brownlow, of that State. His experience during that tune has oftea been related by himself, and is doubtless familiar to all, In February, 1865, Brownlow recovered judgment by default for $25,000 damages, the full amount claimed against K. Re Reynoi W. U. Sneed aud J. He Crozier, tue parties ims fly coucerned in the arrest and imprison and beuwig served Wich legal 100 in We Knoxville Wag. by attachment against the pr located Witnin Wwe jurisdiey verty witer deieuaants n of the Circult Court Sherif subsequenily void tuo property to satisly we State court, Wherein Brownlow i ment, were void, aud tu from the Sherit, because the Coup aids the aliachinent issued Was deigott the 1aws. of Tenuesses in Lot setting forth ¢ ty Which wore required to give it validity. erdich Was accordingly ior the plaintiil, wd the case is brought here for revisal, the plaiau in error contending that the aflidavit Was suflicieut in form to susts the proceedings, and that the ttle conveyed by the Sherif is a valid cltie, and that even if it were not so its valtdity cannot be collaterally attacked in another suit, but could be questioned only by appeal from the judgment of the Court Where the case Was decided. “Tie deiendant 1p error sustains the position assumed by the Court below, and adds that Keynolds and his co-defend- ants were at the time of the Brownlow sult excluded from that part of the State by the existence of the war, and could not appear and deiead, by reason of the laws ef the United States then in force and the proclamation of the President prohibiting all inter> course between the people of the loyal and disloyal States or sections thereof. Thomas A. Rk. Neigon and Horace Maynard for piaintidin error, and G. W. Moore Jor deiendant, UNITED STATES DISTHICT COURT—IN EQUITY. The Jay Cooke Seven-Thirty Controversy. Before Judge Blatchford. The United States vs. Jay Cooke & Co.—The hear- Ing in this case, which was resumed yesterday, dragged on its slow length through the day. Coun sel for the defence seem determined to contest every inch of ground, and the seesion was consumed in technical questions to witnesses and technical ebjections thereto on one aside or the er. The first point now to ve decided 1s to con- nect the defendants with those particular eighteen seven-thirties of $1,000 each, for the recovery of which this action is brought. This, which at first seemed to be @ conceded point on the part of the d2- fence, appears now te be one of its strongest bul- warks. -Sub-Treasurer Van Dyke was on the stand @ considerable portion of the day, and while morally certain that the notes in dispute were pre- sented vA Cooke, apd that he paid the amount of them to the defendants, he declines to swear pos itively that those are the identical notes so present- ed. A great portion of the day wus consumed tn ar- guments and objections, replies and sustainment, and at the usual hour the Court adjourned ull this morning. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ CQUAT. An Election Fiasce. Befere Commissioner Davenport. Bartnolemew Colman, Michael St. George and Richard Ash—the first two Tammany inspectors and the last named @ republican mspector in the Ninth Election district of the First ward—were brought up for examination on the charge of having allowed one James £gan to register illegally. ‘The evidence showed that Egan was chalieuged, but swore that he was competent, and that there was no evidence Laie to the knowledge of the inspectors that ho was incompetent. Ceunsel for defence contenaed that in this view of the case it was the duty of the inspectors to allow Byes to register, and the Com- missioner coincided tis view, and discnarged accused, The Law’s Delay—A Hurd Cane. Isaac Courcellt, a Frenchman, was arrested on the 26th of Octeber for naving, as alleged, given a false residence while registering. He was brought nefore Commissioner Davenport at the time and his exam- ination was set down for the 28th of Uctober, A Special Deputy Marshal who haa the warrant falied, for some reason, to return 1% to the Marshal’s office, and peor Courcellt was not brought up for examina- ton. In the multiplicity of matiers Lhat engrossed the Commissioner's attention at that time Courcelli's case was forgotten by the Commissioner—or rather the fact that he had not been brought up for exami. m escaped his attention—and Courcelli might Nave laid in jail for an indefinite period had he not addressed a nete to the commissioner asking when he would be examined. ‘Ihe latter immediately sent fer Courcelli, and after hearing his story became convinced that he was entitled to vote, and had pro- bably acted under a misapprehension in giving bis Tesudence, and immediately discharged him. The Aguero Cigar Case. Before Comuussioner Shields. in the case in which Louis Aguero is charged with having sold unstamped cigars to William C. Bran- don, two witnesses, Jasper Silva and Leopold Ger- allo, were examined for the defence, and testified that the cigars in question were stamped, after which # farther adjournment was had. SUPREME COURT—CIRCUIT—PART |, Verdict Against a Steambort Company. Before Judge Van Brunt, The Russell Manufacturing Company vs, The New Haven Steamboat Company.—in this case, the par- ticulars of which were reported in yesterday's HERALD, Uie Court directed the jury to reuder # ver- dict in favor of the plalntiits for $274 74, SUPREME COURT—GENERAL TERM. Liability for Stores Purchased for a Vessel. Before Judges Ingraham, Barnard and Cardozo. Aaron Browning v8. John Richardson.—The plaintif® brought action to recover fer stores fur- nished the brig Har ay, of which the defendant waa the generalewner. The goods were ordered by Benjamin Rider, whe sailed her on shares under an agreement that lie should victual, man her, pay half the port charges and receive half the profits, The caso was tried before a referee, who re- ported tn favor of the piatntim, giving judg- ment for $690, the amount claimed. The qefendant Sapeaient. claiming that, a8 the master Was entitled Lo the possession and navigation of the brig, he was the owner, per hoo vice, and therefore he, and not the general ewner, was liable for the supplies. For the respondents it was ciaimed that the master did not havo exciusive possession, as he and the owner consulted together about the conduct of the business, and that the arrangement between them was not brought home to the plainuff’s knowl- edge before the inception of the credit, and there- fore the owner was lane, The Court, after hearing the argament of opposing counsel, afirmed the judgment. SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. A Case with Several Interesting Features, Before Judge Spencer, John H. Seip vs. Damuth @ Poor.—There are two separate complaints against the deiendants. The charge 1s slander and the two actions are to recover damages, The alleged offence was committed some- thing over a yearago. The plaintiff is proprietor of @ lager beer saloon in the Sixteenth ward. Just be- fore the election a year ago the defendants were spending an evening in the saloon when the subject of the election formed the leading topic of conyersa- tion, Defendant's connsel said they had entered on ther third keg of lager—a stavement some- what ayperbolical, no deubt, to be taken cum grano salis—when the talk assumed & more exciting and persona turn. The be and short of the story ts, the defendants stated that the plaintif® had been in State Prison in Ger- many. Upon this statement the actions for slander were brought. The piainttf does not deny having Deen in prison, as stated, but afirms that it was for political reasons, and not to answer a criminal charge, the inference allowed and imtended to pe arawn from the deponents’ assertions, The case came ap to-day on metion on ae of the plaintiff to amend the complaint, which averred that the giander Was utierod in the Engiisb language, aud 5 set forth that the same was uttered in the German labguage, P. ‘Mr. Spencer, sonnael for ee hetendants. opposed the mouon i ie, & Jengt spece! Usual vein. Mo dudisded that 1 was late in the day to come forward, with such @ motion, and then en- tered npou an argument to show the absurdity of prosecuting the action wt all against his chents, “They are responsible men,’ interrupted the op- Posip counsel, “and should be made to suffer for such an atrocious slander upon a whost werthy and respectable man, and thereby infilet, not only @ fatal slab upon bis repatation, but seriously injure hua business prospects.” “Tinelal that nothing ean be made oat of them,’? pursued the defendants’ counsel, “und leave I ta your Hover to judge." “That's a matter to be determined after the con. clusion of the suits,’? sald we Judge, “in case of Ju s against them.” | putthe case strong,’’ continued defend. covnsel “Cast your eyes on the names of detendants, One is poor (Poor) and the other D youth (Vamuth), (Laugnter.) Now, task is Lie use Of trying to make any money out of men—one pruaa Jacte peng Without’ means and the other without character 1? Badin ceasing and the motion coming tobe a 1 its merits, the Judge granted the it defendants paying seveaty dollars, the stipulated price of the privilege, The Bishop Divarce Case. Fletcher Bishop ve. *Nathantet ¢. ame up on two motions, The Eleanor first was on partof Mr. Peck, for plainiiif to with- draw motion for stay of proceedings brought by Count Johannes, the late attoruey for the platntiit in the nawe of ihe plaintit without ner autuority. The motion, after oppestuon by defendant's coun- sel, Was grauted, Toe s.cond motion was for per= of the pialatul’s coun Ub granted, and an ore der entered allowing r lo be withdrawn and plamuil twenty days to serve new reply, the reply withdrawn having been served on the late attorney. SUPERIOR COURT L TERM—PART I. A Bookkeeper and Cashier Charged with Em- bezzlement. Before Judge MeCunn, Harrison R. Johnston vs, Augusus L. Thomas.—- As ‘The defendant was employed as bookkeeper and ashier by the frm of Baskerville, Sherman & Co. at the time of their dissolution, tn April, 1869, and sub- sequently by the plain, who having been aprevion partner tn the frm, succeeded to the business after the dissolution, Assuch bookkeeper and cashier tt is alleged that he had sole charge of the books of ac- count, Check and bank books, and other securines belonging to the said firm and to the planes, Until AbOUt the middie of September, 1869, when he was discharged by the piuinum It is charged that wiue thus employed that by means of faise en- tries and drawing and signing checks he embez- zied $10,941 15, Converting the same to bis own use, ‘The suit is brought for $20,000 alleged damages. The defence was a general dental of all these alieyas tions. Considerabie testimony was taken on bottt sides, The plainti? could not testify that ne bad ever seen the accused take any money. He cons fessed having made a complaint before Judge Dow: ling accusing the delendant with embezzlement, and that the complaint there was dismissed. He had told others that ne had suspicions that Mr. Sherman might have taken money, but he had no evidence against him. The case is still on. COMMON PLEAS—TAIAL TERM. Notice te the Bar. The short cause calendar of the Trial Term of Parts 1 anda 2 of this court for the November term will be called in Part 2 on Weanesday, the 23d, in- stead of Friday, the 25th instant, at eleven o'clock A. M., Thursday being Thanksgiving and Friday Evacuation Day. . COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Before Judge Bedford, ALLEGED EXTENSIVE FORGERY. Late im the afternoon of yesterday Henry 8. Yoo hees was placed on trial charged with having forged acheck, on the 2a of this month, upon the Market National Bank for the sum of $14,253 80, purport< ing to have been signed by James C. Wilson, of the firm of Clark, Wilson & Co., Beekman street, = This check was presented at the oflce of Soutter & Uo.. brokers, by a boy, and as It bore the marks of cefti- fication (which was also a forgery) $14,000 worth of bonds upun the Mobile and Montgomery Ratiroad were delivered to him, which bonds, 1t was shown,, were oftered to Mr. Brown for negotiation by the risoner on the aiternoon of the same day. Ex< judge Stuart was assigned to deiend the accused Whois an elderly man. The case will be concluded, to-day. COURT GALENDARS—THIS DAY, SuPREME COURT—GENERAL TERM.— Before: Judges Ingraham, Barnard and Cardozo. Opens af hali-past ten A. M.—Nos..132, 138, 189, 140, 141, 142 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 160, 258, 161, 162, 164, 164, 165, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, SurREMR Covrt—Oincuw—Part 1.—Before Judgs Van Brunt.—Nos. 6201, 5599, 5677, 6736, 6761, 6157, 6541, 6563, 6639, 6643, 665334, 6767, 6929, 7017, 7019, 7097, 7183, 7217, 7877, 7411, 7471, 7559, 7671, 745. SUPREME VOURT—CHamueERs.—Before Judge Brady.—Nos. 143, 170, 195, 196, 199, 203, 203; call 204. SuPERIOn CouRT—TRIAL TeRM—Part 1—Held by Judge McCunn. Short causes.—Nos, 776, 1014, 970, 955, 607, 1101, 867, 1039, 1039, 914, 921, 1016, COMMON PLEaSs.—-Part 1—Hela by Judge Robinson, 23, 402, 403, 27), 360, 207, 18, 816, 169." Part 2—Held by Judge y 432, 433, 434, 455, Nos. 4348, 4376, 4117, 4311, 4363, 469, 4370, 4371, 4372, 4378, 4374, 4375, 4377, 4379, 4367, 4180. Patt 2.—Nos. 3022, 4316, 4317, 4373, 4380, 4381, 482, 4283, 4354, 4387, 4250, 4243, 4385; 4560, 4388. § COURT OF APPEALS CALENDAR, ALBANY, Noy. 17, 1870, The following ts tho day calendar for the Court of Appeals for Novemwper 18:— 03. 64, 32, 83, 4¥4, 4% 34, 4934, 61, 5634, OL. THE COOPERS’ STRIKE AT WEEWAWAEN. Trying te Intimidnte the New Workmen~ Some of the Employes Badly Benten. It was announced in the HERALD @ few days ago that the coopers employed at the Weehawken docks had struck in consequence of the announcement that their wages were to be reduced firtyjcents a day, ‘The men had been receiving $2 59. A deputaiton waited on the employers and informed them that by the rules of the Coopers’ Union they could net con- tinue af work if the reduction was insisted upon. One of the firm replied that he could not re- cognize any organization of the kind, as the que 4 tion was one to be settled entirely between the fray and their empioyés on the simple princtpie of supply and demand. This reply was deemed unsausiac~ tory, and at another lo terview the delegation mada @ more determined avowal. The men were cooly informed that they had the usual alternative to works | or quit, as it suited ihem. The men accordingly left | off work, and on the loliowlog ht meetings were held by several branches of the Coopers’ Union, af which |t was resolved to sustain the uiea. The employers in the meanume made up thetr minds that they would dispsuse eatirely with the services of the mon who had left—to the number of sixty—and they ployed a ‘ew men from Brook- lyn. As soon as the sirikers learned tbis they res solved to appeal to brute jorce (which, as Mr. Man- dejla remarked, 18 fatai to strikers in this country to settle their supposed grievance, On Wednesua. evening 4 gang proceeded to the docks and attacke the men, driving them away and beating some of them 80 badiy that they will not be able to resume work for along time. Six deputy sherimts were on the ground, but they could alford but very little protection in the face of so nut vs a gang. The rioters, to the number iof twenty, having satisfied themselves with their succes, walked away at their discretion, Turee of them have been identified, and warrants are now In te hands of a constable for u arrest. The law ia New Jersey 1s very severe in cases of this Kind, as shown tn the treatment accorded to the Erie riovers & year ago. THE NURDSRED WAF. Clear and Deliberate, Though Mysterions Ine innticide=Partial Investigation. The ciremstances attending the madmg of the body of a female child (murdered by some one un- known) on the basement steps of Dr, Cockroft’'s | residence, No, 6 West Sixteenth streét, as heretofore detailed in the HERALD, were yesterday lnvestigated at the City Hall. Bernard Plunkett, an officer attached to the Ninth precinct, deposed that he was called by aman to him then unknown, who sald he had been sent from Dr. Cockrott’s house to ask that the child be ree moved; the man, as the withess aileged, sald tae doctor would put itm into troubie if he did not ace promptly in the matter. Oscar Miller, coachman for Dr. Cockroft, testified that he was requested by Margarct Merrew, tho cook employed in the house, to go for an ollicer, aud accordingly he sought out officer Pluukett, but sala he did not threaten bim with trouble if he refusea. to rgaret Morrow deposed to finding the body of the child lying on the basement steps as she opened the door for the milkman, Merritt ©. Manning, the milkman, saw the child lying on the steps before the cook opeaed the door. io evidence has yet been obtained by Coroner Kole lins going to show the names or whereabouts of the decer parents, or by whom the murder was committ body abandoned, &c. Coroner Rollins indefinitely adjourned the further investigation of the case tn order that Captain Burden, of we Twen- ty-ninth precinct, may make further efforts to dis cover the murderer, As yet there seems to be nd clue to the guilty parties