The New York Herald Newspaper, December 1, 1870, Page 5

ke _—— counr OF GENERAL sEsaioNn: (Loss oF A BRILLIANT TERM. baaruy @ Garroters Kept in the Big Hotel— ‘ ‘Pieoharee of the Grand Jury-~The Leader of , otorfous “Ninetoonth Street Gang” cin tates hcg Fonte te Tove Yoars—A Reokloss Young Murderer Indioted, Arraigned, Tried, Gon- vioted and Sentenced to the State Prison in Twenty- four Hours. Before Gunning 8. Bedford, City Iydge. ‘Yesterday closed one of tho most brilliant terms of the General Sessions ever hela since the court has been organized, and the ;roceedings of the month affords the strongest assurance that the community ould demand that the stern hand of the law will be Jald upon.all who violate it, The citizens of New Yerk are now pretty woll satistied that the presiding Judges of the General Sessions, and District Atter- ney Garvin and his able assistants; are determined ‘to. protect them from the depredations of the thiev- img and murderous portion of the community, ROBBERY IN THE FIRST DEGREE, ‘Mr. Sullivan moved on the trial of Hugh Fergu- top, Charged with robbery in the first degree. The complaining witness, Adolph Peter, testified that no Myed at No, 6 Jay street, and worked in 9 dining sa- Joon, ‘nd that on the morning of the 6th of this -“faonth, about three o'clock, while procteding shrough Seventeenth street to his work, six young men attacked him and pulled nim into a stable, the prisoner. being one of them. Two of the men held a revolver over him and said they would eboot him if he made any neise, and while they did that the others took all ms clothing: out of the valise, which consisted of skirts, summer coats and pantaloons. The prisoner took the clothes, and ‘when Peter called for the police five of the despera- does rin away, but in consequence of Ferguson ‘being tame he was unable to make bis escape and Concealed lumself under the hay, where he was @hortly after found by the officer. A portion of the stolen property was recovered near where the pris- oner was secreted. The complainant positively Mentified Ferguson as one ofthe men who robbed him, stating that although it was dark at the time, the young highwaymen struck a light while they Were ‘going through” bis valise and his pockets. OMcer Nobile satd that Peter came to him on his ost and told him he was robbed, wherenpon he Proceeded to the stable spoken of and found Fergu- #on and another mun secreted under the hay. The complainant positively identified the prisoner, and mM searching further part of the clothing that ree ndarens verde oe ailty with le mn rendered @ verdict o: without leay- ang their seats, s ncge, Bedferd in pasesing sentence said: Rug! sob, Tknew allabout you. You are a0 ex-convict and officer Nobie tells me that you are @ very dangerous character, and that you are the Fecog! leader of tne notorious _ of cut. felight in the throats, thieves and burglars who ie of belonging to the “Nineteenth Street Gang.”” thorities haye been after you for a long time, id happily fer the law-abiding citizens, and jor- finately for theends of justice, we have at last got a, Himi to-day I shall lay the iron grasp of the law m you, and by so doing will hurl such @ blow at Nineteenth street gang as te disperse them and Scatter them te the Winds. The robbery ef which have just beom convicted ts indeed @ bold and ones calls for the full alty of the law. at three o'clock 11 avi Por} 9 in the mi ie Bueh x na fo a le Prisen, IVE INDICTMENTS AGAINST.A YOUNG, RUPYLAN FOR ATTEMPTS TO KILL CITIZENS. deer ir Pcs pir next Signed which the upon . Ho was Cis esnult with intent 10.’ Benry sety, who the occurrence, From his statement She Court and learned was doing busi- at 406 Teni nue; that on the 9th ett rere ten Berens, toa an » which Mr. gone was standing ela eer te the time, clerk havi r flourished it around, an out a fit cent Someta bob we have plenty of money, but you coat at you can- Bot have it."”” The complainant told hi nat to use ch bad I ge te hin, whereupon Hassan struck and, as he was tusslelng with kim, Porter drew out revolver and shot bim, the ball lodging In the thigh, near the groin. He then delibersiely fired another shet at the clerk, but fortumately it did not je effect. The young 8 then ran out of the wher. ‘The testimony of Henry Koster, the clerk of the previous witness, was substantially the same, and rroborative of the shooting ter. While he ‘as endeavoring to take one of the men a . Jentz Porter stood way from in front of himend fired at It Jentz, and then the prisoner ¢eliberately fired shot, the ball entering the partition; he ecper teak hevpatiy hed heen aria much. Judge tina in charging the jury, pointed out distinction between murder ana manslaughter, orderto enable them to arrive at @ proper ver- ssa he SEAN PELE A Pay, eke formed the needs to take life an tree to firing off the Pee it was as sumicicnt tation in law as if tye nl conceived § : 4 ju neeescted prison.r of ab petty ey Fellows then addressed the tal that there were four additional agaiost om ramiveed Wich pul und fa others ces Wel mitted and jn o ‘with Knives. ine prisoner Wi Ree. to he neigh- hood where he wellif the pag would put 8 spe the way Jong here, yore ne ory eran oem tL eben warrant would be Ble in the State Pri Hee vo.hearneet him at the isfon, at she term of Feu pose Upon tye ona tat Fore, you arp Young ia 0) J 2 gars, Rut fearfully old id ériins ii t Al bds said. it in render verdict to kil; and I believe their Suthorities put you out of the way for some time. ‘ou are the true type of young men like Friery, who fence, and of O'Brien, who cruelly Killed his mia- Kate Smith, who also explated his crime upon @ question of time with young men like yeu—you will commit murder some day. Fortunately tor your and your second pstenypt to murder also failed. pball take the advice of the District Attorney, regard- elty, and to teach all such youngmen as you are that they must submit to the laW I si send To show the desperate character of this yeung rufian it need only be mentioned that white he was rear of the courtroom ho attempted to strike the complainant, who occupied a seat near the pai fe. suppressed this breach of the peace and contempt of court, " FELONIOUS ASSAULT BY A WOMAN. sault upon Herbert fl. Muxlow, who keeps a gre- Cory store corner of venty-tifth street and ird r for fellonious whe Tesided, aud he thought tt woula ‘ison 80 a8 to enable the auth 6; and I concer in iat = sa Toatult with fover t in wo a le to let the led Lazarus, and was tried and hung for that of- the scaffold. If you live long enough—for it is only neck the complainant in this case was net tenet ing you a8 one of the most dangerous young men in 8 yon to thé Siate Prison for the term of ten years. being peparet from the bar to the enclosure in {ae Way. Au ofiicer of the court noticed it, and promptly Ann Friel was placed on trial for a murderous as- ‘enue. From the statement of the prosecutor it pd get thaton the 8d of November tho prisoner tatty seven, cents worth of groceries ‘‘on trust,” Fe the Skee, is instructed te ask her fer tho jount the hext time she came into the store. Sho le her fol and. Jur. ppronehcd: call jn dpprotrious name, ta, pitts “Did 1 no Jousne ‘money last might }? bute sy rou nA ioe T will 6 thissknife tober a Up.’ 16 y Snt told her he ava aoe nh tov quarret win ter ier away. ant $p4 sent « cleri ont for an efioge 40 take luxlow proceeded to cut @ sheep wil when ute = thalarge Sutchers Tite tae wad lying. 01 him oe wate Pel neck, infictiag a wound “Tour Pregl ter, ther one on She fatto wed ht Sirota ell ore ut, dren Mu: been in the store alone with the piiswaet enn he did. not make apy inde! Propositiens to her. that ke arrested the Officer Hamilton testined WO man on the night of the 4th of Ne - aixth street, ar the Fourth avs ne; rx, arin ty street, about four blocks from Muxiow’s store, and Was acting in a turbulent manner; she said would cut th a A. ' no knife then, but was se di: orderly tlsat she had to be carried down to the ata tion house. The arrest was made about two hours occurrence. An efiicer on the cars heard of the aMsault and sent the woman to the staucn house, but no complainant appearing she was dis- charged, Subsequently the complainant preferred & charge against her, and tne detective ariested her thatevening, Tno accused told oficer Hamilton that Muxiow tried to take advantage of her the he heae in his store, ‘1 Friel was sworn in her own behalf, and pro- ceeded to say that she was a married woman, ‘and ‘that on the night before the stavbing he made im- reper overtares to her, which she ind: ntly re sed, threatening to tell his wifo aud 16 “huock NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET. loafer,” that while she the occurrences of th: and said bs we out ‘ay 0! at Hu aald the fi “by sending you the State m for the period of five y ‘The efMficers of the court mn AiMoulty in removing her from the room. She fell ‘upos nées and invoked maledictions upon the head ef the detective Who was mainly instrumental in seouring her conviction, THE COLORED MUSICIANS’ AFFRAY, Seoray, Freeman, who was convicted a few days since of an assault upon David M. Green, beth of whem belonged to & minstrel troupe, was brought Up for sentence. AMdayits were read in mitigation fahment, and the Judge sentenced him to the Ponitentiary for one year, A WOMAN SHOOTER, Wilitam H. Gerdon, who last week pleaded guilty to an assault with a dangerous Weapon with inten! to do bodily harm, was the next defendant arraigned atthe bar. It seems that he shot at his wife and @ Resi joe lg his mistress, uage Bedio: sentence, said:—I have haq your case ‘under dcifveration tor tins a You have been indicted on twe distinct or age lor felonious assaults, each victim being a wom: ne first Woman you shot you deprived her sight, and the other woman was shot in arm. Evidence of t good character under bod 2 stances cannot have much weight, reckless ‘use of the knife and the jt inust be stopped. I shail send you to the Si Prison for four years. YOUTHFUL BURGLARS, John Lynch and Thomas Mullins (boys) piven Guilty to an attempt at basslery an the and were sent to the Heuse of Refuge. Michael Cooney (a tal Man), who pleaded guilty to assaulting Davic agile, was ned six cents, Mr, Townsend read afidavits showing that the defendant Cry od Nagle with gry: false chi against bim to the Secre- tary of the Treasury, and assauited him fn October at the office of the Irish Citizen. DISCHARGE OF THE GRAND JURY. While the Judge was disposing of the calendar the Grand Jury came into court with a bateh of in- ictments and the foreman announced that they had “ino olty Judge, 1 discharging them, sald ine adge, in Ing them, said:— MR FOREMAN AND GENTLEMEN OF THE GRAND JuRY—I learn that you have completed your lavors, having passed upon two hundred complaints and found one hundred and eighty indictments, which, J believe, 18 an unprecedented number, You are sis te ig with the sincere thanks of the lo DOK a te: 100) ol - 13 iy y 3 CLOSE OF THR TERM. Before the adjournment of the court for the term his Honor thanked the petty jury for their fidelity to the people during the term and for the sense of jus tice exercised by them towards prisoners, wich characterized every verdict rendered while they were serving as jurors, THE BEREAVED BAVARIAN. The Alleged Seduction of a German Maidev by a Muiden Lane Merchant—Disagreement and Discharge of the Jury—Lnteresting Re- marks by Judge Bedford. The readers of the proceedings of the Court. of General Sessions will remember that Henrie Fleesig, a youthful merchant, doing business in Maiden lane, ‘was tried on Tuesday upon a charge of seducing bis cousim, Miss Ida Schwab, a prepossessing German young lady. In view of the fact ef the foreman staling im open court on Tuesday night that the Jury were agreed that the defendant had had im- Proper intimacy with Miss Schwab, the Judge felt i¢to be his duty te keep them together during tne night. They were befoggea upon a question of Jaw, and it Was hoped that by the dawning of the day the mist would be dispelled from their minds, 48 s00n as bis Honor took bis seat upon the bench the Clerk proceeded to call the jury, and asked them if they agreed upon a verdict, to which tho foreman responded, ‘No agreement.” Juoge Bedford then made the following intorest- ing and suggestive observations:— GENTLEMEN OF THR JURY—The case now in your hands [ 86 one of very great importance to the eommuntiy. It was commenced at .an early hour yesterday morning and continued till a late hoor im the evening. 1 {els confident that after but Uttle deliberation yeu would be able, om the evi- dence, conscientiously to render @ verdict The atatove under which the prisoner 1s indicted is the noblest and grandest act to be found on the leaves of the law book; for its aim and object are to rd and protest the henor and purity of, woman. 1 re- t exceedingly that in your opinich the testimony this case has fatied to be of a suficiently convinc- ing character so as to.enable you to agree, if there could be one legitimate conviction under this statute, followed by @ prompt and speedy pul ment, it is clear te my mind that it would Indeed have a ing and starling effect upon that class of men who think nothing of wianing the affections of a young girl, and under a sacred promise of marriage, In an unguarded moment, accomplish her ruin, by rob- bing her of her virtue—woman’s brightest and holiest gem—thus making her the heart-broken vic- tim of treachery amd deception, and ali this mere; because she believed toe much and was too confd- ing in ker fatth. Gentlemen, you are now discharged from the further consid jon of this case. THE LATEST MYSTERY. pores A Check-ered Afair—Tho Wrong Man In the Right Place—Finale in the Tombs. A Most mysterious case in one sense, and in an- other a very coolly and exceedingly well calculated one, came up at the Tombs Police Court yesterday, seriously implicating the Post Ofice, and.in a man- ner, too, that at present bafiies the detectives, On Saturday last Mr. Horace Leland, ® gentleman ro- siding in this city, according te previous arrange- ment, mailed at station D Post office a lotter dl- rected to John Stimpsen, Brookport, Maas., and contains draft for $11,942, drawn on Tan- ner Go, 4 Wali strect, After de- positing the lewer in the usual jer, and his ieions pot in the least bel excited, Mr. Leland fotamnsd -t0 bis homo and never Cast a thought upon the transaction until late Tuesday evening, when @ telegram was placed in his hands, This wos from Mr. Stimpson, of Massachusetts, requesting to know if there was any cause for delay im sending on the remittance, and if so, what. Be- ing considerably alarmed by this ASTONISHING PIROE OF NEWS, Mr. Leland lost no time early yesterday morning in hastening to the office of Tanner & Co. in search of information, and was still more puzzled to learn there that the day previous a young man had called for the purpose of aspertatning whether or not a check signed by Mr. Leland aud drawn on Tauner & Co., was’ genuine, and that said check was not only pronounced genuine by them, but was subsequently during the day certi- fled by the City Bank, in which Tanner & Co, did bus iness. As may be imagined Mr, Leland began to feel rather uncomfortable, minus $12,000, and was in & most disagreeable sert of mind, when, standing in Tanner & Co.'s office, he felt a little bit relieved by he following conversation which oqourred between Mr. Tauner and a geatieman who had just entered:— Gentleman—Mr. Tanner, a young man has just entered my oftice, at 208 Breadway, with this check, and desires te purchase bonds from ie to the amount stated on its face. It 1s drawn on you; 18 It afl right? It is very early in the mo: i begin SRNR PU oy Scoot ia - wK 66x ThE cheek and looked at it ana immediately handed it to Mr. Leland. ‘rhe latter gentleman looked at it and breathlessly esked, "Where js he, ae THE RASOAL {’ The strange gentleman explained that he himself ‘was Mr. Clute, of 208 Breadway, and that the youn: man who bad presented the check was then at 20 Broadway awaiting his return. Mr. Tanmer explained that that young man must bethe same who tho day previous called on kim ‘with th “f that Mr. Lel had jast purchased from him @ large bill of goods and had given the check in ent. w was "en 8 that two detectives be cated in and that allfour proceed to the effice of Cit Co, Arrived at the office the young man wad Naked into custody, to which preening he submitted Withouta murmur, As, however, the oficers wore taking him aleng Broadway he seized @ mementary chance he got and re thena them the FR at the corner of Maiden lane, down which he fan at a farlous speed, clesely followed by the. detectives, Alter turning into Nassau street hé was soon over. taken, but a3 the officers spproached him ie wheeled around, and, drawt his revolver, swore he wonld shoot the first man who laid hands on bim Nothing daunted, the policemen ORAPPLED WITH 11M and finally overpowered him. Ho was then taken to the First precinct station house, where he gave bls name as George Marshall. Inthe afterneen, it three o'clock, he was arraigned before Justicd iN, at tho Tombs, but owing to the absence of Mr. Clute, whe was the only one who had seen the check in Nis possessien, attempting with felonious inteat to se of it, the Justice adjoarmed the hearing of Vne case to this morning and remanded ia ed the prisoner. Marshall was stylis! uy, -three doll a wo a” was in possession of six! Wateh and the revolver as THE COURTS. UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. Proceedings iv Admiraity—Liability ef Tow- beate—Liens en Venscle for Advances on Repairs and Supplies. Wasurnoron, D. ©., Nov. 80, 1870, No. 257, Clark and the Buckeye Mutual Ineurance Company Appellants, vs, The Steamer Admiral Farragut, Appeal from the Ctreutt Court sor the Southern District af [tinots,—This case Was & Pro- ceeding in admiralty to subject the steamer to the payment of damages for the loss of the canal boat Ajax, oocastoned by the colliding of the canal boast, While in tow of the steamer down the Illinois river, against the piling of the Meredosia rallroad bi The Distrtot Cor missed vhe libel, and that creo Was affirmed at the Circuit, when Mr. Justice Davis held that the loss was owing to the unavoid- able danger ef navigation, and was at all attributable to any lack of dill gy the part of those who steamer, duty tn en case the Course of her employment, tt was saia;—The per- sons In charge of the steamer contracted that the! bad cemplete knowledge of their business, whic! they would apply faithfully and with reasonable diligence in towlng the canalboat. They did not Sen. to Insure the safety of the boat, ner to have extraordinary skill, nor to employ extraordinar, alligence. . Under this rule the steal was D considered chat le with the fault apd the acct- Geut was attributed te the force of a our- rent, which, of course, the master had no controllin: means of ‘The bo tec insist that the accident by f a lookout fal navigation. The appellees matin, the of the To Judge. Law Prow for appellants, Lyman Trusnbull for appéllees. No, 260. Pendergast et al. vs. The Stéamer Kolo rama; and No, 261. Same vs. Steamer General Custer, appedls from the Circuit Court for the Dis- | trict of Maryland.—The appellants filed lipels in the District Court against the steamers, in which they claimed Admiralty liens for advances made on the credit of the steamers to procure necessary supplies and re} The cases were heard together, the evidence being the same tn both. The jot Court: gusteined the liens, but on Sppeal te the Circuit the decrees were reversed and the libels dismissed. Ine sppellants contend that there was an agree- ment for liens as security for the advances, and that Q@ stipulation which was made that the appellants sbeuld insure their disoursements ineant that they should insure their liens on the ships for such ald. bursements. In no other sense could they be in- sured, Admiralty courts enforce express as well as Implied hens !f the contracts are of a maritime char- acter. If there were no such express contracts im- Plied, l!ens arose from making the advances under the circumstances shown. The facts are reviewed to show an inference that the owner had no personal credit In Baitimore, where the repairs were made, and itive feetniouy, en thal ms galled to the attention of the Cenrt. ‘The fact shown. by the appellees that the owner was in Baitime! when some of the debis were contracted, and thal he ordered some of the articles from which they arose, it is insisted, did not prevent the accrual of @ Men, therefore. The decision in the Sultana is cited; al-o Grapeshot (@ Wal., 137). The appellees rely on tue credit ef tie owner in Baltumoie at the time and an bs aie view of the facts. 8. T. Wallis and J. H. Thomas for appellant W. 8. ryan for appellees. SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM, A Stochhoider’s Suit. Before Judge Spencer, George F, Gray vs, James Fisk, Jr., et alz.—In this case @ metion was Made on behalf of plaintiff to set aside the report of the referee, J. R. Doolittle, on the ground that he was unduly influenced by defendant, Inthe original cage before the referee jaintiff claimed $20,000 from defendant, who acted for him as stock broker in the sule and purchase of various stocks and Ene Railway shares. It was claimed on the of the defendants that for their services plain indebted to them in the sum of $821 24, and referee found for defendants, Tho Court reserved its deolsion yesterday, Damages Against a Contractor for Negligence. Before Judge Gilbert. Joseph Johnson vs, Edward Freel.—The defendant was @ centractor for the work of building a sewer in Sixth avenue, One night in September, 1869, a team of horses belonging to plaintiff fell into a hole at the crossing of tren street, cansed by the nh, and the result was one of the horses was killed and the carriage partially demolished. He alleged that the accident was caused by the negligence of defenaant in doing his work, and accord ly brought this ac- ton to recover damages for the loss sustained. The jury rendered 4 verdict in Mr. Johnson's favor, and aseeased the damages at $1,332, A sult which was instituted against the wary been discontinued, as the city HOE be held Mable for the negligence ef its agent In this case, ¢ an Insurance Company. vs. The People’s Fire Insurance Company.—The plaintiff brings this action to re- cover the sum of $3,000, the amount of an insurance upon his stock of silk goods, which were dai by @ fire at No. 307 Broadway, in January, 1868, . iliiams was also insured in several otner compa- nies, who resisted his claims, but in each case he Tecelved a verdict for the full amount claimed. In the pres t case the company allege that the plaintiff made @ false statement to them as to the valueot the goods in his store, and they fur- ther ol that he elther fired the premises bim- self er caused themto be fired. The defence in all the cases Is abeut the same, andthe details have already been published im the HERALD. The case against the People’s Company 1s still on, BROOKLYN COURT CALENDAR, SurreME OovurT—CrRcvvit.—Nos, 49, 62, 113, 150, 154, 166, 170, 181, 125, 163, 182, 187, 188, 192," 104, 197, 198, 201, 204, 162, 180, 202, 206, 207, 208, rg a ‘il, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 219, 220, » COURT OF APPEALS CALENDAR. ALBANY, Nov. 30, 1870, The following 1s the Court of Appeals day oaiendar for December 1:—Nos. 4935, 51, 6634, 61, 1, 24, 21, 13, 1» OF. ANOTHER UNFORTUNATE KELLY. Serious Rug-over Casualty on the New Haven Ttailroni he Locomotive Not Injured— Kolly to be Buried To-Morrow. On Tuesaday evening, at half-past eight o'clock, as the eutward bound Boston express train was pass- ing up Fourth avenue, at 100th street it ran over and kilied a@ man. The train was stopped, and the remains were placed on board and con- veyed to the Twelfth precinct police station, 126th street, near Fourth avenue, Those in charge of the, train were unable to tell how the accident occurred, The deceased may have been in the act of crossing the strect or lyiug on the track as the train passed. Oaptain Garland, of tho 'welfth precinct, caused the remains te be sent to the Morgue for identliication, previows to which an examination was made and the name ot T. F. Kelly was found on the binding of tne waist of his panta- loons, Deceased was avout six feet in height, with light complexion, brown hair, mus. tache and chin whiskers, He was dressed in brown sack coat and vest, light colored pants, white musiin shirt, red faunel under- shirt and drawers, blue woollen stockings and calf. akin boots. Deceased is supposed to have becn a plumber, from the fact wat plumber’s cards and two | opaetel contalning \alygpian | accounts were in is pockets. He also had two pocket knives, one trunk ki two pecket combs, one conducter’s check of the Third Avenue Railroad, gold ring and various other small articles. The witnesses havo beén summoned to cohen before Korpper Schirmer at City Hall this morning at ten e’cloek, cen ATTA, OA HM TH, THE 8ST. LOUIS BRIDGE. The Great Structure Across the Mississippi— Progress of the Work—Effocts of Com. pressed Air on the Workmen— Lighting the Caisson. ‘The report made vo the Miunols and St. Louts Bridge Vompany by Mr. James #. Eads, the chief engineer of the structure which isto span the Mis- sissipp! river, at St Louis, is of considerable tn- terest in connection with the like gigantic under- taking to span tho Kast river between New York and Brooklyn, We make the following extracts from the report;— ‘Tho masonry of the west abutment has been com- nie from tho bed rock of the river to point hirty-one fect above low water mark. From the bed Fock to the top of the masonry the height is new -four feet, Eight courses of granite are laid ‘@n it, aud two courses, or five feet, are required to complete it to the skewbacks against which the steel ribs of the western span will reat, ‘This mass of solid masonry stands upon the 1ower edge of the wharf in St. Louls, and measures at its base, im the direc- tion of the river current, ninety-four feet, and trans- versely sixty-two teet nine inches, and contains at this time 6,30 cubic yards of masonry, Whem com- tothe currlageway it will bé 115 Jeet high eve tle bed rock of thé river, and will then ¢on- tain 11,860 cuble yards of masonry, ‘The Work on it is yolng steadily forward in a satia- Brotory manner, the 25th of February, 1868, after thoroughly teating the solidity of the rock bE crane, the iret @tone of the bridge was laid to abutment Alty- five fect below high water mark, about four mouths after Commencing the construction of the dam, FILLING OF THE AUR CHAMBER. ‘The tilling of the air-chamber with eoncrete com- ° Menced on the second ‘day of last March, ana was Goigied on the 271h of lags May, the working time Ufty three days. The space filed may be stated at nearly 36,000 oubic ieet, ‘fhe area of he base of the pler is 4,020 bg sp feet and the height of the chamver nine feet, The caisson was stopped as goon as it touched the bed rock. ‘This was at its southwest cerner, At the northwest corner its edge was elght inches from the rock. ‘Ihe northeast corner Was sixteen inches, and the southeast corner eight inches. 1t will be seen from tbis that the rock was fortunately very near level. The sand beneath the edge of the caisson was removed, the rock laid bare aud the space filled carefully with concrete, the alr pressure belog suificient to prevent a more rapid infiltration ef the water under the edge of the caisson than could be managed by the pumping ar- Tangements within it, ‘Tne sand seemed packed so firmly thai ue trouble was taken to barricade it owt of this space between the rock and the edge of the caisson. When the entire edge of the caisson and the space under its two great girders were (hus con- creted, the rock in its inturier was gradually cleared of sand and the concrete placed directly upon it in Jayers of nine or ten Inenes in thickness, the closing courses under the roof of the chamber being stout, rammed in place, The alr-locks were then ili with the same material, an@ finaily the shaits. ‘The conerete was made of broken limestone thoroughly washed, the interstices being filled with mortar ve of equal parts of Akron cement and pure sand. RFFECT OF COMPRESSED AIR ON THE MEN. ‘The first symptom manilesting itseif, caused b the pressure 0: the air, is pata(alness in one or bot ears, The Eustachian tubes extending from the back Of the mouth to the bony cavities over which the drums of the ears are distended are 60 minute a8 not to allow tne compressed air to pass rapidly through them to these cavities, and whea the pres- sure is lucreased rapidly the external pressure on the drums causes pain. These tubes constitute a provision of nature vo relleve the ears of such baro- metrie changes as occur in the pimomphere in which we live, ‘The act of swallowing facilitates the pas- gage of the air \arough them and thus equahzes the Ee on both sides ef the drums and prevents he pain. The pressure may be admitted into the air-lock 80 rapidly that this natural remedy will not tn all cases relieve tt. By closing the nostrils be- tween the thumb and fingers, shutting the lips tightly and iuflauing the cheeks, the Kustacniun tubes are epened and the pressure on the imner and outer surfaces of the tympanuin 18 equalized, and the pain prevented, ‘his method must be used aud from time te time as the pressure ds let o1f, if it be increased reply, No inconyen- fence is felt by the reaction when the pressure is jet off, as the o) air within the drums has & be to oer the en Ca thus Hetty Syed its them, Whereas inereasing the pres- myo ow galanens them, and there. fore makes it more difficult te admit tae compressed air within the cavities of the ears. It uently eccurs, however, from some abnormal condition of ubes, as when ini by a coid in tne head, that neither of these remeutes will relieve the pain, To continue the admission of compressed nur inte the lock under such circumstances wouid intensify the suffering, and possibly rupture the tympanum, theretore the lock tenders were particularly in- structed td shut off the compressed air at the mo- ment any one in the lock experienced pain about the ears, and Es, if tt could not be relieved by the above means, the leck was opened and the person ‘Was not permitted to go through inte the atr-cham- ber. Sometimes aiteen minutes were eccupicd in i persons through the first time, after Which vy usually had no further trouble from this cause, The fact that the depth penetrated by the al chamber was considerably greater than that hit erto reached in any similar work, leit me without any benefit from the experience of others, in either guarding against any injurious effects of this great Atores W sine. Sareea oa bs pene ip orn or of a self of any known specific for relieving those attevted by it. When the rept of sixty feet had been attained some few of the work- men were affected by a muscular paralysis of the lower limbs. This was rarely accompanied with ain, and usually passed off in the course of a day or Wo. As the penetration of the pier progressed the paralysis became more dificult to subdue. In some cases Lne arms were Involved and in a few cases the sphyncter muscles bowels. The patients also suffered much pain in the jeints wher the symptoms were severe. Ali average of at least nine out of ten of those affected suffered no pain whatever, but soon recovered, and generally returned to the work, The duration of the watches in the air-chamber was ually shortened from four hours to three, and shen to two and finally to one hour. ‘The use of galvanic bands or armor seemed, in the opinion of the Superintendent of Construction, the foremen of the chamber and thé men, to give re- markeble immunity from these attacks. Thoy were all ultimately provided with them. Theso bands were made of alternate acaies of zinc and all- ver, and were worn around the wrists, arms, ankles and waist, and also under the soles ef the fect, Sut- ficient moisture and acidity were supplied by the perspiration to establish ee actiongin the armor, and as the opinion of those mest accustomed to the cham! was almost unanimous in favor of pee hr @m very much inclined .to believe it valuable. Immediately on the manifestation of greater se- verity in the symptoms a hospital boat was fitted up at the pier, and Oae of the ablest. physicians in te city (Dr. A, Jaminet) was engaged to attend those aff and also te institute such sanitary measures as bis judgment should dictate. A care- ful examination of the health and bodily condition of every workman was dally made, and none were permitted to engage in the work without the ap- proval ef Dr. Jaminet, Those most severely affected were sent te the City Hospital and bad the benefit of the advice and treatment of its resident physician, Psofessor E. A. Clark. The total number of men employed in the air-chamber of this pler was 862, Of this number phous thirty were seriously affected. Notwithstanding the care aad skill with which those most severely attacked were treated, twelve of the cases proved fatal, Each one of these, without exception, I believe, was made tho subject ef ¢areful inquest by the coroner, alded bran autopsy conducted usually by some of our most skilful surgeons and physicians. While the excit- jug cause in all of these cases was doubtless the ex- posure of the system to the pressure of the con- densed air of the chamber, the habits and condition of several of those who died weré, at the timo they went to work, such as would have excluded them from it if subjectedto the examination of. Dr. Jaml- net, and the verdict in about one-half of the cases gave a totally different cause for the death of the patient. Nearly or quite all of thee deaths hap- pened to men Unaccustomed to the work; several of them to men who had worked but on watch of two hours, In contrast to this is the fact that quite @ large number of the men—certamly ‘one- half of those constantly employed—commenced with the work at its Inception and remained throughout ie continuance entirely without injury or inconvenience, The te composing the engineer of quite offen, eter in tie discharge’ of tele profes aa iL.) Whig, Nov. 20. uite often, either in the disc! of their pro! On douse ay orentek ast, as the train Tom the | slonal duties, or from motives of curiosity, aud none East was joaving Chapin, on the Toledo, Wabash | of them suffered any lajury whatever. and Western read, Pare rough loo: charac- Much diversity of inion was expressed by the ters entered the mail car, tn charge of . Laugh- | medical tlemen who investigal the sym) lun, of city, amd William J. Allen, of Spring- | toms ai weld autopsies ef che deceased. fleid, On being informed by Mr, Laughlin that they | Some of tn geLtiemen maintained that a were in the car, one of them replied that | slower transition from the abnormal to the “They had naid their fare and woutd ride where | natural pressure would have been less injurious; they d—d pleased.” The train being in motion, Mr. Laughlin faised his nand to the bell-rope, when ene of them made at him with a ‘slungshot” and nother attacked Mr. Allen, ‘The third villain, find. things more lively than was expected, jumped m the car, advising the others to follow, which soon did; one of them assisted by a blow from Allen, which iamed his (Ailen’s) hand, and the by ‘an iron poker in the hands of Mr. Langh- ine GAY door fa withoze to the force of the blow almed at the villian’s head by Laughlin, who only Missed his alm by falling over a obair, It 1s a pit, the scoundrel was not killed, as the werld woul hayejundoubtediy been benefited by the act, and pos- sibly semething might have been found on his peison which would lead to important aevelopme! i ‘ While drawing the slungshot a documest fell from. his pocket and was picked up in thé car, which identifies the three with a regulerly organized baud of outthroats in St. Louls. This has been placed in proper hands, and will, we hope, lead to thetr ar- Test or ectaly as one ef the party was recognized a3 an old jailbird. « Once before an attack was made on the mall car when these same gentlemen were on duty. Much credit 1s due them for their determined resistance. 1M, addition to the assaults abeve mentioned we also learn that recently an nneuccessful eropt ‘a8 mado during the night to enter a mail car at re while tal Clork J, W. Potters was in it Sonat cue pany ie fare e too rapid application of pr from the aatural Tato the ‘compressed alr. ty tack that the alr-lock tenders were in no case affected, although subjected many times during a watch of two hours in the air-lock to rapidly alter: con- snore of the atmosphere, at one moment ‘in its ae stabein the ng A 4 aa minutes later ae. ng & preasure ty. pounds per square am tay Fran of the. body, would seem to prove both of these theories unsound, and lead ee eee gk tony uh of time to which the y stein subject ir txtraordjaary pressure « @ real source of danger, dud not from any rapid alternations of pres. Die phen “4 the verde 5 thee Sars ached the rock, I have tly, when passing through the alr Tock, admittell the, compressed. ait into it 80 qatekly that none but those well ° tomed to 16 could teliave, 2) pressure upon their ears, and yet I felt no iil ite Whatever from this rapidly increased pressure; and in going out 1 havo let the pressure off so fast that the igmperature in the lock has fallen thirty-two degree’ (Fahrenheit) 1 consequcense, Those transitions occupied but th or four minutes, The fact that the air-chamber was briefly visited by thousands of persons, inclading many delicate ladies, even after it had reached the bed rock, sot rematning a8 long as an hour in it without any o! them experiencing the slightest iN effects from the pressure, ang the Tact that pe cases of any lusport ‘ance whatever occurred among the workm en after the watohes were reduced to one hour, satisfles me this tw the true cause of S50 pereiyais, gad thas stil more the duration of the —— considerably greater can be reached withou: pie to the workmen. Too long a continuance in bamber was elmost invariably followed uy symptoms of exhaustion paralyais. Dr. Jamine' on one occasion, Temalned In iwo and three-quarter hours when the depth was over ninety feet, and was dangerously attacked soon after reac! ome. Symptoms of paralysis rarely occurred in the shaft, but generally after the stalsa were ascended, and never in the ait-lock or air-chamber, LIGHTING THR CAISSON, A different method of lighting tue afr-chamber wit! be adopted. In the other caissons much tneonve: Mience was experienced on account of the particles of unburned carbon thrown off from the flames of the candies used, The consumption of the candies under the action of the compressed alr was much more wapie than inthe normal aumosphere. At the depth of .00 feet they were found to be consumed In three-fifths of the time required in the air, La quantities of smoke were emitted from the flames, aud the air was filled with particles of floating carvon which could only be removed thoroughly by placing a rose jet on the nozzle of & water hose in the chamber and discharging the epray in eet direction, Some amelioration of the evil was obtained by burnmg the candles under an inverted fupnel er chimney, Rommunloaeng with one of the shafts by # small outlet pipe, through which the escape of the compressed air was regu- lated by @ cock, thus creating a dralt above the flame by which the smoke was carried off, The Calcium Light would probably prove the Most satisfactory one which could be employed open im the chamber, it not for the excessive cost of it in this city. For the one hundred and fifty days which will be required in sinking this pier and completing 1s foundation on the rock, the Cost of lighting the three compartments of the cham- ber with calciam Ii would be at least $5,000. By the means devised for the purpose the cost cannot exceed one-fifth of that sum. ‘The diMouity of extingutal @ flame in an at- mosphere of such density cai me to forbid the use of ol! lamps.in the ci before @ depth ot eighty feet nad been reached. The clothing of two ‘the men having taken fire from contact with some of the hand lamps or candies used in the caisson, it was found exceedingiy diMcuit to extinguish the Names. Onc of them was ee burned, although hisgarments were almostentirely woollen. It was deemed unsafe to risk the danger of having the clothing Of the men saturated with oll from the ac- cidental breaking of s lamp which might, by the same casualty, ignite their garments and thus en- fay Re 4 toeir ves, The use of oil was therefore for- At the depth of eighty feet it was found that the flame of a candle would immediately return to the wick after being blown out with the breath. At the depth of 10344 leet below the surface of the river [ blew out the flame of one of them thirteen conseeu- tive times in the course of halt a minute, and cach time, excepting the last, it returned to its wick, Almost as long as a smafi portion of the wick re- matned incandescent the fame would return, and wheu the glowing particle of two separate candies failed to Reeegen suilicient heat to restore the fame to either it would reappear at once by placing the luminous portions of the two wicks In contact. The chamber of this catsson will be lighted by cai ales contained within glass gloves of similar co! Btruction to those asedin lighting railway carriages. ‘Phe glass will be of strength suficient to sustain the external pressure of the condensed air, Tue chim- ney will Consist of an outlet pipe of one tach diame. ter, communicating with one of the shafts, and the compressed alr will only be admitted within the glob. in which the candle is placed, through a small regulating valve, The candie wili therefore be burning under the normal pressure of air. A Ce cock in the chimuey will prevent the escape ef alr from the chamber through the globe when it is ae- eens to put in another candice or to clean the glass, A LUNATIC UM AFLOAP, Curious Scencs Among Lunatics ou Board a Steamboat. [From the Detroit Free Press, Nov. 24.] One of the strangest sights to be witnessea in a lifetime was seen at the Great Western depot, in Windsor, yesterday morning, on the arrival of the company’s ferry steamer Union from Malden. For a year or two past the Canadian government has been engaged in the erection of a fine new lunatic asy- loam at London, to take the place of the old goyern- ment barracks at Malden, whitch have long been used for the purpose, and the new building was only made ready this week for the reception of its strange and unfortunate guests. The Union was chartered to go down and bring the patients, She arrived at Malden in good time on Wednesday afternoo., and the work of receivtny the lanatics on board was soon commenced. The keepers had been pan Teh the change for several days, and the rat detachment was soon atthe wharf. The tear- ing up and the confusion and bustle that always at- tend any such change had not been unnoticed by the patients, and they had been hard to restrain for the past two days. Seme of the worst afilicted Were very much excited, and a story was current with them that it was the intention to get them all in @ new building and burn them up. mnsequently when the keepers commenced handcnMing them to. gether in gangs to make the journey to tho wharf nearly every patient was wild withexoitement, Put- ting about a dozen in @ gang, with two or three keepers, the entire lot were on board the boat by dark, although some of them were very trouble- some. Ono patient, a very wild, strong fellow, who nad idea tl J he was being led to the gal- conceived ¢ President Lincoln, made a lows for the murde: sudden dash and y with such swiftaess that he reached the wood In advance of all pursuit and made his escape, being stilt at large yesterday. Several others made frantic eiforts to break loose from their b nd but the keepers got the whole number safe on board. ‘Think of over ti hundred crowded together on a steamboat! There were ol: men, young men; women, children, black and white, and pot ten out of the lot that did not require the constant eye of some one of the keepers, who had been reinforced for the occasion. The ‘boat, the (wn, the river, the snow siorm, everything below, abeve and around ths poor unfortunates ‘was new and strange to them, and they acted—well like madmen. The Union is one of the largest boats on the lakes, and there was pienty of room for all. The most violent cases were shut up in the state rooms, and the rest were given the use of the lower decks and the cabins, the keepers be- ing stationed so as to prevent any escape by land or water. The lunatics howled and shouted with de- Kght or dismay, some of them thinking that the boat was to be sunk in the lake, and others, with a religious turn to their aMictions, believed that the boat wag to sail with them to the gates of paradise. Owing to the heavy snow storm which set in about dusk and prevalied nearly all night, the captain thought best to remain all night at the whart, The night was @ weary one to allon board. The lnnatics started new stories, and most of them were wild with a desire for the boat to move on her voyage. Some slept, and others spent the nignt in shouttag and singing and danc! or in making vain at- Tompts to escape thelr Keepers. Ono had been an old “agit,” and thoughts of other days went ening px his beforged brain, departing again before he couid grasp and thoroughly compreliend them, He would command those about him as if he was pacing the quarter-deck of a frigate, and when the crew “mutinied,” and refused to ‘heave anchor” or “port the helm” the poor man would fall to weeping over thelr disobedience. An oid African, black as black can be, had some dim recul- lections of camp mecting season, and he insisted that allsinners present should come forward and secure his prayers. Just according te thelr mautas the poor beings acted, and none were as glad as the crew when tho Union started on her voyage lunatics bein: soon after daylight yesterday morning. On the way up the patients grew very beisterons, and several of them kept making furlous at- tempts to elude the vigilance so constantly exer- cised over them. The old African, 60 full of py and piety the night before, took umbrage at the jo0ks of one of the crew, and did not for @ flerce desire to brain him until transferred %o the dock at Windsor. Another one was vexed at the want ot confidence shown in not putting him tn the piace of engineer, and he consequently contracted a strong hatred to that octal and could not see him without |. uttering satanic howls, The women, who composed nearly half of the whole number, were generally more quiet and were more easily pacitied, when violent, by the statement of the keepers that they wore going to buy new dresses and bonnets and then ail go ‘a-visiting.” They promenaded up and down the cabins, discuss- ‘ing “‘the latest faskions,” and some even got so proud, in the thought of what was soen to be, that hey Would not notice those of whe “lower crusi’’ of soc! Tne Superintendent of the Great Western road also came in for a share of work iu the removal, aud was led on to provide an extra train of eight large passenger coaches for tue accommodation of the lents. While the train was meking 5 the le were held on board the boat, or the most rea- sonable allowed to wander up and down the dock for ashert distance, None of them se*med to re- member that they had seen a locomotive before, and tho pufing monster was ARAmaaing sight to them. ashe result of the journey Were Sgais raucie, Deine 0 o in Irantic, bet sure that help had een obtained Seu inst them from the infernal regions. At length, us ten o'clock, jhe tr. in was ready and the transfer commenced. jome of the patients refused to walk, and were car- red in, and gentio force soon filled up the coaches. One man came near bel g left Ddeitind, ha ving well secreted himself on board the voat, bu @ sharp eye brought him ont, and he went into fad pinged te game aud toss” Wren ail ras ready and los on all Was rea the atboatve gave the usual “of breaks’ and the train moved away, carrying off the most curious lot of shouting, gorggming mortals that ene ever saw collected together. ‘The officers on beard the Union had kept their mission a secret, aa it was obvious that anything like a crowd of sight-seers at Windsor on her arrival woul tend to unduly excite the patienis; but the shoats of those that could not be kept still soon at- tracted attention and @ crowd of people witnessed tne transfer, ‘The new payin Which tpe unfortu- nate people have by this tim reached, has been mottelled ‘after the best suggestions that could be given by asylum superintendents in the Dominion and the States, and there is no doubt that the wenta will Bnd the change @ vet agreeable one, The dress and took of each Individual among the large 16t was @ word In praise of the care and atten- uuon of thoge Who bave, thew wm DesMAnERt Charger 5 STOCK SPECULATIONS, Jim Fisk, Jr, in his Quondan Role as Stock Broker. Action to Recover from Him and His Formeg Partners $20,000, Alleged Balance Due on Stock Transactions—How the Case was Sent Before a Referee, How the Ref eree Decided, and How an Attempt is Being Made to Upset this Decision—Spicy and Interest. ing Proceedings Before a Superior Court Judge. A case came up yesterday before Judge Spencer, of the Superior Court, of unusual interest in conaeol tion with stock operations and as throwing light upon the subject matter of referees, A tion was made to set aside the reportof Mr. little, referee appeinted in a sult brought b; George F. Gray agalost James Fisk, Jr, W. and William B, Bradford, to recover $20,900, as being due the plaintiif by the defendants, as brokers in certatn stock transaction’, The defen ants claimed that on thie transaction only Were due the plaintim, The cause was referred Mr, Doolitue, who reported in favor of the ants. Mr. Eldridge, counsel for the plain, made quite @ lengthy speech, urging that the motton be granted. His main ground was the referee, in the progress of the examination, had: repeatedly expressed t@ him the intention of finding iu favor of the plaintiff, when suddenly he moved around and gave a ver dict for the defendants. His only supposition, course, was that wai a UNDUR INFLUENOR had been brought to bear upon him by the defend4 ants, He knew that a free pass had been given him by Mr. Fisk over the Erie Raltlroad, and it was fair to presume that the bribery did’ not stop here, In the course of bia remari he commented upon the Prince of Erie m his versatile characters, and, as ® broker, thoughs him quite as unscrupuleus as in his manifold otner, business operations. fe contendea that tha’ evidence was most manifestly in favor of the platu-{ tif, and therefore demanded as a matter ef right and equity that tho referee's tnding should be! set aside, His speech was delivered with marked energy and evidently produced asensalion upon ‘he! assembled group of lawyers and outside listeners, 4 Mr. David Dudley Field in rising to oppose th motion did so with his usual coolvess and blandues¢ of manner, commencing lia speech with the uawat! simile that, almost untversally munties his ruddy beaming countenance, He began with call- ing attention to the circumstance under which! Mr. Doolittle came to be chosen as thi referee. Judge Fithian, before whom the cause wa originally brought, named m turn as the referee MrJ Danforth, ex-Judge Clerke, Mr. Boswell, Mr, Crow- ley and Mr. Yitchell, to all of whom the opposin, counsel objected, and flually Mr. Doolittle received} the appoiniment. Mr. Eldridge had known Mr. Doolittle for some time, and, as for htmself, he had very Little acquaintarce with him. He betteveu) him however, perfectly trustworthy, and was Wille ing to trust the case to him. AFTER THIS PREFACE I he read a@ letter from Mr. Eldridge to Mr. Doolittle, written subsequent to the latter’s decision tn cage, accompanying (he same with commenis as read. The gist of the letter was that Mr. Eidrid; ‘was no friend to fraud, and on any und every occas sion sought to oppose it; that Mr. Doolittle bad s clied from him his appointment as reteree, an: assured him that Ww prcok Sanne biandishments and attempts at ribery hat afve: the testimony had all been submitted he had tr Co ently spoken of the matter and his intenticyg eo ane tor the pinnacle, Uhat the evidence for the deq fendants was utterly unwerthy of beitef; that asked him to siga @ consent as te the amount of hi fees; and that although he was surprised at amount, as perfectly outrageous, he signed it wit! what iptace "he could, Mr. Field’s running com- ments on this letter were most unsparing. He sald ‘that the counsel had the circumstances ha w an incessant talk w ~ pe wes felt of him, that the done what no counsel unde! & Tight & ao. Way, signed a consentyfor fees whiph he knew Porteous outrageous. He ask would hought of Onaries O’Conor if, after a 7 jar: ven @ verdict against his client, he should ask t ve the verdict reversed on the ground that h had talked with this juror and that juror and they said they were GOING TO GIVE A VERDICT FoR HIM, bat had lied and did not? He dented that Mr. Doo- little had ever received a free pass on the Krie rail road or any other consideration from Mr. Fisk. This attempt to bespatier the character of Mr. Dooe little because his final adjudgment of the case wai in accordance with his own honeat convictions and the evidence he pronounced as most wicked, calums nious and unworthy @ counsel of that court. H hoped his Honor, im giving his opinion, if he shou! wilte one, Would stamp it with the odium it de« fesanct Oe it migh' = ne the world as a! ex! of the means to which aiawyer may reso for the sake ef filthy lucre. Mr. Eldridge be ati ror insisting that Mr, Fieid had misrepresented the facts. He would nod deny that he had conversed with Mr. Dooilitile o1 the subject of the cage pending its examination betoi him, but these conversations, be declared, wer all thrust upon him by Mr. Doolittle and none of hig own seeking. - THE OPPOSING COUNSEL ‘ having had their principal say in the case, Mr. Doos little, who up to this time bad sat a very qaiet an: attentive listener, rose and briefly ressed ti Court. The circumstances as they ap] befor his Honor, he faslsted, made it incumbent on him say something. He had knewn Mr. Fidridge about @ year and a halt. and Eee inet Bim at the Manhattan Club, and the; chatted and occasionally smoked cigars to. gether. He haa not known Mr. Field as long. Ht Inet him for the first time, to know him, in Paris, an then only for @ moment. His appointment as re- ferce was procured through tie influence of Mre Allen. If he had watt mage that Mr. Eldridge moa by =A courtesies or blandishments le could influence his judgment in the case, he woul: bave spurned hs acudaintance, He was friend: with him until this infamous attempt } TO BLACKEN His OMARAGTER. Mr. Eldridge asked him how he could explain hig sudden change of opinion as to one ttem in the case—an item which he referred to by number, but thepparticulars ef whieh he did not expiain, } Mr. Doolittle said he could best jadye of nis own mental processes. The fact was, this item was the fulcram upon which the whole case turned, Hi mind became clear on the subject. He was satisfle that there was no fraud, and at the most only clerical error. But he did not ilke to have his cha- racter attacked—to be chargea with bribery, and held up before the world as corrupt aud unworthy of trust, ’ Mr. Eldridge asked if he had not said that Mr. Belden was 1 TOTALLY UNWORTHY OF BELIBF? i Mr. Doollttie answered the question by flatly deny, ing ever having said any such thiag. He then went on to say that his decision was subject to reviewal before a higher court, and he was perfecuy willing it should be, and the result, he believed, would be tq sustain him in his finding. ‘ After some further unimportant remarks by coun- 8el on both sides the Court Look the papers and re- served ils decision, ? CALIFORNIA CENT: NARIANS, The San Francisco correspondent of the Ohicago Tribune says:—The census enumerator in Monterey. county, Cal., returns this year an Indian’ woman of that county as 140 years of age. Marshal Morris! thinking that there must be some mistake about the matter, wrote to the enumerater to give it further’ invegtigation, His reply was in confirmation of bis first statement. The Indians keep no record of their age, but endeaver to establish it by early. contemporaneous events. This old creature says she was “a woman among women, like Vaat” §=(pointing to lady between thirty» and forty years of age) “when the padreq first landed in Monterey. ‘That is known to have beem on the 34 of June, 177, which brings her up te about the re claimed, She was returned in the census of 1860a8 being 130 years old. Olmon Aviles, a soldier whe Janded with those padres wnder command ef Fra Juaipero Secta at San Diego in May, 1769, 101% bee 1s still living at Todes Santos Bay, Lower Uailfor: That bay was namo’ in honor of the Feast of All Saints, which falis ex November 1, being discqvered oa that ce He was ene of the discovering party, wae Pilg otha en old then and a soldier in the Span- ish army. ie case more, I met at Santa Ciara county, only ferty miles frem Sau cisco, ® year since, & Mexican,cacquero, Who de. Tights in name and title of Sao Balvador Mosquito, He does not know how old he 1s, but ree members distinctly that witen the cattio which Cap. ain Cook, the navigator, left on the Samdwie: jands bad become so numerous that they were a nuisance, King Kamehameha J., of Hawall, seng to California for @ party of vacqueros, with horses, to go and kill them of or capture t! sud he was one of thoze who went over the work and got paid for it. He has veen living as Pescadere ever since and the facts are matters of history. Go back and figure out Feo last century dates and figure out hi ae. I am happy to be able to add that bis direct descendants 6 first degree still increase at the rate @f one annually even mm the drjest seasons. Let yout next summer tour- te ‘alifornia visit Pescadero, inquire for Don lvador Mosquito, and see if I am correct or note I claim California as the oldest and best State in the Union,