The New York Herald Newspaper, December 10, 1870, Page 8

8 WIFE MURDER. Conyletion and Sentence of George Nelson for the Marder of His Wife. ‘Tho Dark Side of Haman Life—Impressive Charge of Judge Bedford—Nelson Convicted of Manslaughter and Sentenced to Four Years in the State Prison. THE COONEY-0'DAY MURDER CASE. ‘Yhe case of the People vs. George Nelson, charged with the murder of his wife on the 80th day of June last, and which occupied the attention of Judge Bedford in the Court of General Sessions, the jury empanelied to try the case, and of the able counsel employed to prosecute and defend the prisoner the whole of Thursday, was brought to a close yesterday morning. Nelson, after an ex- haustive trial, and a most impressive and feeling oharge from Judge Bedford, was convicted of man- slaughter in the third degree, and sentenced to four years in the State Prison. The following is JUDGE BEDFORD'S CHARGE TO THE JURY. GSNTLBMBN OF THE JURY—The prisoner at the bar, George Nelson, stands indicted for the high crime of murder, The definition of murder is the Kuling of a haman being, with @ premeditated design to take life, and under cireumstances not justifiable, ‘The facts of this case, which was com- enced at an carly hour yesterday, and which occu- pied your atiention wil a late hour in the evening, present us with the following sad and melan- choly picture of the dark side of hum hfe. A man 1s placed on trial jor murder, Bf alleged victim is his own wife, and an liaportant wit. ness to establish that man’s guilt is bis only child, @ rattling ilutle girl scarcely twelve years of age, Most fortunately for her, she Was too young to realize fully the fearful position im which stero necessity for the moment had placed her. She, im the tinno- cence of her childish heart gave her testimony’ and itis for you W give t that testimony its proper weight—nothing more, nor nothing less. She tolls ‘us that on the night of the 29th of June, her mother was Well and at her peanut stand tn the street; that her father was drunk and stood cursing her mother, That her mother Ustened for a few moments, then raised a broom to her father, and he a stick to the mother, aud thea @ woman came between them. ‘The lutle girl goes on to say that she did not sleep at home that evening, but the next morning, at half-past six, she went to her parents’ bedroom, Bhe there found ber mother and father alone i the rooni, the former lying on the bed, ber eyes closed, unable to speak or to move, black aronnd the neck, and on her throat the sign of finger marks; the latter (the prisoner at the bar) Was not drunk and Was on the loange, that be said some- thing to her which she did not understand and then in a few minutes leit the room aud went down Des- brosses street. Her mother was taken to Bellvue Hospital, and on the 4th of July, four days aiter- wards, died, Hannah Crosby, the next with gays that she lives on the saine floor as did the pr soner and deceased, That on we night in question she saw the prisoner avout nine o’clock very crunk; that about ten o’block deceased came in and sat on the sofa, and the prisoner Jay on the door witha pillow under his head, That she heard the deceased écream out and say:--“See what he is dotug to me."? Fiftcen minutes aiter this, witness testifies, that the door was locked, and then all was quiet and nowung more was heard. The next morning she saw the deceased in her bed and her face was swelled. These substantially are the material facts sworn to in beiall of the people, and on which the District Attorney claims a conviction of murder in the first degree. Upon this evidence the folowing questions naturally arse:— First—Did the prisoner at the bar, on the might in question, lay violent bands oa Wie deceased, causing her severe injuries? Second—It he did, did he do so with a preme- tated design to take life t Thtrd—We he injuries thus inflicted the direct cause of death, or did the myuries thus imficted hasten or accelerate death If you find these three questions tn the afirmative, or, in other words, if you Oud that the prisoner at ‘the bar did Jay violent hands upon his wife, indict- ing upon her severe injuries, with a premeditated design to take life, and under circumstances not authorized by jaw, and that she died from effects of said injuries, or that the said injuries hastened death—then I charge you, as matter of Jaw, the prisoner at the bar ts guilty of murderin the’ first degree. If you tnd that the prisoner, with a premeditated design to také life, inflicted severe injuries upon the deceased, und that death ensued, Itis murder, and ft matters not whether the injuries were the direct cause ef death or whether they merely accelerated death; for the law, having such a high regard for the sanctity of 1 declares that he who removes the pillow from t peath the head of twe dying man with a premedi- tated design to take life, and by so doing hastens but for a single instant death, is as much a mur- derer as he who with intent to kil! plunges the knife deep tuto the beartof his unsuspecting victim, If you find on the evidence that the prisoner at the bar @id inflict the injuries causing or accelera’ death, but without a premeditated design to take ile, and in the heat of pussion and under circum- stances not justifiable, tinea I charge you, as maiter of law, he is gnilty o! manslaughter in the third degree. In behalf of the prisoner good ch ter is Offered, aud his ccunse! Claims that deceased died from the excessive use of drink. It is for you twelve men to say whetver there is any evidence in this case justifying that assertion. ‘The prisoner himseif is placed upon the stand, and snbstantially says that on the 2th of June he had Lge drinkin; he went home and jay down on the fooi ceased came in and had been drinking she made considerable noise, and that he was trying co keep her quiet. did not,” says the prisoi “jpflich any violence upon her, and I don’t kno’ why she said, ‘see what he is doing to me?” He admits = had ome black on her face as she Jay in ther cofin, He aisd testified that he was at his peanut stand every day. #uton the oth of June, he says, “I was not at the stand, cause 1 did fee. Well, and [ got a cup of oc at the market; then went toa botel, got drinking, and then went to Hoboken, L dov't know why or how, and was there arrested,? If you believe the prisoner's testimony, then, gentle- men of the jury, you must ult, Jor le is not guilty of the alleged nomicide; or, if you have any reasonable, well-founded doubt arising upon the evidence as regards his guilt, it is bis property and you must acquit. ‘ihe prisoner has proved good character, and I charge you that it is tor you twelve men considering the testi- mony in this case to say what weight you will give it. Mnch has been said by counsel as re- gards itoxication. The evidence shows that the prisoner on the might in question was under the influence of liquor, and here, 1 charge you, as a matter of law, that voluntary in- toxication furnishes no excuse or immunity from crime, and so long as the offender is capable of con- ceiving a design he will be presumed, im the absence of coutrary proof, to have intended the natural con- sequences of his own acts; ana tlataf, without pro- vocation, he commits a homicide watle in @ state of voluntary mtoxication, although amounting to frensy, ite 1s, as regards the great question of in- tent, just as’ responsibie as if he were sober, Ibis aiso in evidence that the deceased was a woman addicted to drink. And even ti she were the poor, falien, degraded and drunken wretch pictured to be by the prisoner’s counsel, still in the eye of the wher liie was deemed sacred, Yes, gentlemen, the law throws its broad mantle of protection over ail, and declares, in emphatic language, that if, without authority of law, the life of a human being be taken, though he or she be the vilest creature that crawls God’s universe, it 1s ag much murder as wilfully to take the ‘hie of the greacest benefactor of the human race. Gen- Uemen, I now leave the case in your hands, It r mains for you to render your verdict. Let the cor- ner stone Of that verdict be truth, and then, no mat- ter what may be the consequences, you will have nothing to regret, for you will have discharged your duty to the prisoner, the State and your own con- sciences. THE VERDICT. The jury retired tw ther room, seemingly much fected by the charge of his Honor, where they re- mained almost an hour in deliberation, and, on re- turning to their seats the foreman returned the ver- dict arrived at—mausiaughter in the third degree, SENTENCE, Judge Bedford, in sentencing the unfortunate p oner, sald:—There are no uutigating circumsta in your case, ces I concur in the verdict, and think you deserve the full penaity—four years in the State Prison, aad I sincerely hope that your fate may prove as a Warning to ‘he many brutal husbands of Uus city, Who so cruelly abuse their Wives. TRUL OF PHILIP ALLEGED KILLING OF DAVID O°RAY. In the afternoon the Assistant District Fellows epened the case for tho people, stating thatthe homicide was committed in @ lager beer saloon in the Eighth ward on Sunday morning, Apri! 2itn. TRSTIMONY FOR THE PROSECUTION. Andrew Sianton, sworn and examiner Fellows, testified—I saw O'Day a couple ¢: m my ifetime, and saw him on the mos of Sumday, April 24, between seven and ¢ McDermott, 81 King stre soner, and O'Day came im together; I was attending bar there; Martin Mackey, Join Drout and Jona Kelly came in with them; Charles O'Connor was with them, but he did not go into the saloon; I nad a bali m my hand,and he asked me to lend it to nim; Jioaned it to him: | was down stairs and going into the saloon when I banded him the ball; when I was in the saloon I beard O'Day and Cooney taiking of Might, and Cooney said if he wanted to nd room and fight him; O'Day they had something to aay | thirty cents of the fare exacved by the Company, fight he would go in the called for drinks, and | COONEY FOR THE trial of Philip Cooney, oharged with killing David O'Day, was commenced, Hee’ §, t's a o’clock, in the lager beer saloon of Lawrenco ; Philip Cooney, the pri- NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1870.-TRIPLE SHEET. about lending two dollars; he chucke’ me down a two dollar bill; we had no change in the drawer, and I wengeut to get small change; when I came back I found O'Day on the foor bleeding; he was mot quite dead; Mackey, Dreut avd “Jerry” wanted him to speak; I was gone five minutes getting to bill changed; I went out to call the landlord and saw officer Daley; he came down with me, apd I stayed there until Cap- tain O'Donnell came; he sent for # stretcher, and I ‘went to the station houseand told the names ef the parties; I left Cooney, O'Day and the rest of the Party in the saloon when I went to opange the bill; prisoner and the deceased were standing near the end of the bar, about two teet apart; all of the party drank only Kelly; when I was ceming back with the change | saw Cooney going out of the back door; he said nething to me, and 1 saw no weapen ta his hand, nor did I see any kulfe about the saloon; the deceased was lying under the ‘with his he towards the back of the door; he lived about five’ ; 1 saw blood around bim; I did not see O'Day examined, and saw no wound, Cross-examined by Mr. Howe—I said before the Coroner that O'Day wauted to ¢ Cooney, and Cooney then said, “If you want to ight I will go in the back room with you.” Charles O'Connor testified that be was in the Saloon On the merning in ore he asked Cooney if he was g to quarrel, and he said no; witness asked Cooney if he would stop growling \d shake hands with O'Day, and he said he would; witness asked O'Day ifhe would shake hands with Cooney and stop arguing; O’Day said he would not do it; he did not wish to re him or have any words with nim; the barkeeper went out te change tne bill; Cooney and O'Day used angry words to each other, which he did not remember, and the next thing the witness saw was a clinch and O’Day’s | hand up with a tumbler in it, and in the scuifie he | | (G'Day) feli against the screen; he laid biere for | some time; 1 took liola of him to raise him, seeing | that he did not get up; there was blood pouring | forth out of is mouth; I thought at the | lume it was beer; the other parties stood | Unree or four feet from Cooney and © Day | when they were scuMing; the next I saw of Cooney was at the station house; I believe O'Day called Cooney a leafer before they clinched; there Was seme dispute about money, Coency admitting that he owed him some ameunt and would pay hun some time; O'Day fell and Cooney kind of fell with bun, but not on the soor; 1 saw no weapon tn the prisoner's hands; the scuille lasted a few seconds. Cross-examined—O'Day had a@ dispute with Cooney in Purcell’s liquer store before we entered the lager beer saluon of McDermott, about the loan ol half a dollar; 0’ then offered to tight Cooney or any other man in the house, except Mackey; Pur cell told the party to leave tho piace as he did not want tnem to fight there, and we did so, going from there to McDermott’s; when we got in 1 did not hear THE HORNET AT SEA. The Rakish Steamer Safely o Her Way. nm Bound for Nassau and « Market With Simple Stores—List of Her Officers. Every true lover of Mberty, whether he be of American or of foreign birth, will be rejoiced to know that the famous and, te the Spaniards, much dreaded Cuban steamship Hornet has at last got to sea, and has by this time well nigh reached her destination. For several days past the Spanish Consul at this port, assisted by his counsel, has put forth every effort in his power to induce the United Statea authorities to seize this vessel and either confiscate, sell, destroy, or do anything else to her that would place her forever out of reach of those patriots whom he and his countrymen are tryingto exterminate. They met with poor'success in this, however; for the government officials, hav- ing recently seized her, and, upon trial, being com- Ppelled te give her up and charge the cost of the whole transaction to Uncle Sam, were naturally enough somewhat CAUTIOUS ABOUT HOW THEY PROCEEDED in the matter ® second time. The truth 1s they could not poasibly seize her; for her owners and censignees bad neither committed nor did they propose to commit any violation of the neutrality laws whatever, Her owners, finding that they could not use ber to advantage in the way of assisting Caba while she remained under the American flag, determined to take her hence, and if possible sell her to any person who wanted her and had THE REQUISITE AMOUNT OF CASH to pay for her. Consequently she clearea from this port Thursday morning, and at five o’clock on the afternoon of the same day started on her voyage. Of course there were the usual number of Spanish spies hanging around and watching every move- ment of those on board, from the first day any mani- featations of life were made on her deck till she got well down the bay; but ther watchful O'Day call for drinks, but saw him place a two dollar bill on the counter and drinks were given; about the same time O'Day called Cooney a leafer; J saw him raise the tumbler and catch him by the coat collar, ar threat; O'Day was a much larger man that €ooney; I did net hear or see any glass thrown, Q. Did O'Day pall Cooney on the ground? A. Yes, ; 1b appeal so; | had knowa Uoeouey two or three years, but had never seen O'Day before that morning. There was quite a laugh in court when Mr. Fel- lows asked the witness if there was such a differ- ence in size between O'Day and Cooney as there was between Mr. Howe and Mr. Hummel. William Porter, who was present, testified that the whole party drank at McDermott’s; alter drinking the Witness sat down at a table with Martin Mackey, and while talking he heard the expression “d-—d loafer or d—d liar,” and upon turning round kaw O'Day had @ glass raised and was holding Cooney by the coat collar; witness got up trom his chair and saw Cooney rising from the floor; he and O'Day had been on the foor together; ODay lay hear @ swinging screen, and upon going near him Forter saw blood coming from his mouth; the wit- ness suggested th doctor should be sent ior; he Went eut for one, and on his way back the captain ef police said be wanted him; Porter saw Cooney on the street when he was going for a doctor. William ©’Day, a brother of the deceased, stated that he saw him on Saturday night, April 23, about six or sevem o'clock; he was dressed in light clothes, which Were not torn, and he did not appear to have any bruises; witness saw him dead afterward at McDermot’s, in King street; there was a great pool ot blood by his mouth, and his lower teeth were kKoocked [rom us gums. Thomas O'Day, another brother, gave similar tes- Bmony; he saw his brother well at midnight ou Sat- urday, Dr. Shine testified that he made a post-mortem examination of the bedy of David O'Day on the 24th of April, at the Twenty-eighth precinct station house; he found one wound upon the body one inch and 4 quarter in leagts on the left side, between the eighth and ninth ribs, about six inches from the spine, It must have been tafiteted with a sharp instrument, for it entered the aorta near the heart, which caused almost instantsneous death. The doctor did not were knocked out. d the case tor the people, resery- other witnesses i he felt dis- Mr. Fetlows res' ing the mght to call (0 80. THE CASK FOR THE DEFENCE. Mr, William F, Howe made a briel opening ad- dre-s, stating that he would satisfy the jury. Captain McDonnell was called and testified that he visited the premises of McDermott on the Sanday morning of the occurrence and saw the body of the deceased, and had tt removed to the station house; he did not see the teeth knocked out; the Captain found the broken tumbier (the tumbier was shown to the witness) outside the bar, and smal pieces of it around the counter and the shelves, and he “( jound another tumbler covered with close to the body of the deceased. time after the occurrence the prisoner tarily gave himself up to the late Superintendent Jourdan, and was then comiitted by Judge Bedford, ‘The coroner's jury investigated the mat- ter, and Cooney was honorably acquitted on the ground of self-defence. The Captain leapifiod that he knew the repuation of the deceased, bat when asked what it was Mr. Irellows objected to the ques- tion as illegal. Judge Bedford decided that it was a proper question, provided the defence laud the pro- ber foundation for it by showing that the prisoner knew the character of the deceased. Mr, Howe said he would show that at the proper ‘pup and would withdraw the question fer tie pre- sent. The Captain said he had been looking for Cooney three days before he gave iimseir up. Martin Mackey then gave his account of the | transaction. At Purcell’s O'Day charged Cooney | with owing him half a dollar. He replied, “I will | pay you a5 soon as [get it.” O'Day said, “You are | a dirty loafer; you are no good for me; I can lick you.’? Cooney sald, “I know you can,” O'Day said, “Tecan lick you or any man in the house except O'Day threw his coat o:, bat the witness talked to him and told him not to quarrel. They then wentto McDermott’s, The wit- ness was sitting at a table, whea he heard O'Day saying to Cooney, “You are @ dirty loafer and I can lick you.” holding him by the throat with a tumble in his hand. The witness saw him throw the tumbler and heard it break, but did not see what the tumbler hit; the witness jumped up, went towards Cooney, and before he got to them U’Day and the prisoner staggered up against the screen; they both fell, Cooney under, and when the witness reached the Spot O'Day was lying upon his side, biood coming from his mouth; O'Day could not speak; witnesa then turned round and saw that Cooney had gone out, The witness said he gave himself up, and admitted to Mr, Pellows that -e and his party were out all Saturday night visiting drinking placcs, At uns juncture, the hour being late, Judge Bed- ford adjourned tli Monday, when the case will be concluded. posed to TRANSIT TAX OF PASSEVEERS, Unconstitutionality of State Laws Imposing a Tranvit Tax on Railway Passengers. ‘i BALTIMORE, Dec, 9, 1870, The case of the State of Maryland against the Bal- timore and Oulo Railroad Company to recover one- fifth of the total amount received for the transporta- tion of passengers over the Washington branch of the road since July 1, 1868, was decided to-day in the Supreme Court of Baltimore city, Judge Doffin presiding. In 1832 the Legislature of Maryland in amending the act of charter to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for the construction of the branch road to Washington, among other stipulations pro- vided ‘That the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad shail pay to the Treasurer of Maryland semt-annually in each and every year one-fifth of the whole amount which may be received for the transportation of passengers on said branch railroad.’ Under tunis provision the company have rendered ac- counts and paid into the State Treasury one-fifth ofthe recetpta for transportation of passengers up to June 40, 1863, amounting to several millioxy of dollars. Since the latter date the company have declined payment and withheld the one-fifth of re- ceipts, on the ground that it was a tax on passen- gers for the privilege of passing through the State, the company assuming that the point was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States. at the September term in 1867,1n the case of Crandall against the State of Nevada. Under a joint resolu. tion of the Legislature of Maryland the Attorney General now brings suit to recover the one-fifth received simce June 1868, amounting to about three hundred thousand doilars. Ihe Court this morning granted , the prayer of defendants, that the act ef 132, so far as it provided for the payment of the one-fifth of the receipts for transportation of passengers, ts uncon- stitutional, because it conflicts witk the constitution of the Uniied States; and the further prayer that the fact of the payment up to June 3, 1863, did not estop the defendants from denying the censtituuenality of the act, and that ‘the plaintiy 1s Not entitled to recover. Under this decision of Judge Dobbin, in an elabo- rate review of the whole question, the jury ren- dered a verdict for the defendan ‘The counsel for the State filed exceptions. The case has been in court since Thursday of last week, the most eminent counsel being engaged, The counsel for the State ness availed them nothing, as everything was cone in open daylight, and under the eye of United States deputy marshal John Kennedy and his assistant, H. C. Broas, both of whoin had been stationed on board ef her since Monday morning. Upon arriving at this port some time ago the Hor- not had in her bunkers about seventy tons of coal, i previous to her sailing she took in 227 more, making in all about 300 tons, GF CARGO, BHE HAD NONE at all, and aside from her fuel she had nothing aboard save provisions sufficient for ner crew of sixty-eight men for six days, Considerable has been said about her having a large quantity of loose lum- ber on board fer the purpose of constructing berths, and au enormous quantity, of pans, panaikins, kettles, &c., sufficient for the accommoda- tion of three or four hundred men; but, upon inquiry and examination the day Cg sailed, nothing of the kind was found, and as for ARMS AND AMMUNITION. + she had not enough of either to killa rat, That she cleared from this port all right and in a perfectly legitimate manner there 1s not the slightest doubt; but as to her subsequent movements, when she shail THE COURTS. A Custom House Case—Car Conductors Off the Track—A Complicated Case—A Lawyer in Quest of Commissions—Unravelling a Dressmaker’s Problem—Important to Insurers—A Flaw in an Indictment. CUNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. Bridges an Obstruction to Navigation—Effects of Legislation on Pending Suita. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 9, 1870, No, 8 Richard 0, Gray vs, the Chicago, Iowa and Nebraska Ratiroad Company—Appeal from the Cir- cult Court Jor the District of Iowd,—This suit was brought to restrain the erection of a bridge over the Mississippi river at Clinton, lowa, on the aliegation thatif erected it would be a common nuisance and @ material obstruction to navigation, While the sult was pending Congress passed an act declaring the bridge to be a legal structure, and making it a post route of the United States, and when the cause came tobe heard counsel for the Bridge Company objected to the introduction of evidence tending to show the bridge tobe a nuisance, on tha ground that the act of Congress declaring the bridge to be a lawful struc and rendered all testimony —immate! and was decisive ot the case, The Court go ruled, sustained the ob- jection and dismissed the bill, and that ralimg is the | error assigned here, The appellant imsists that it is so unusual lor the Legislature to interfere with pending litigation, or to make any new rules which shall dispose of a particular case before the courts, tuat the act will not be construed so as to establish such @ result, unless its Intention so to do is so clear that no other fair construction can be gryen to it, and it 18 insisted that, upon a proper construction of this act in allits parts, it was intended to apply only to subsequent litigatien arising in respect to tue bridge. Itis said that none of the acts relat! to post roads simply and none of the purposes 0! the Post Office Department require or are under stood to affect the various roads of the country made post roads and “lawful” for carrying the mails; nor was it ever mtended that these snould be maintained as they were, and that the courts of the country, the only tribunals fit to ascertain such @ fact, should not inquire whether theso roads are lawlully butit, and order them abated or improved if not so, It 1s further contended that the Bridge act is an exercise of judicial function, and therefore unconstitutional if construed to work an abatement of ubis sult or to put aa end to the in- quiry as to the questiens involved. Tue controve! is one arising between citizens ef ditferest Stat and it arises under the coastitution and laws of the United States, It is, consequently, one to be de clded by the courts, and not by Congress. The ques- tuon is whether the Clinton bridge 1s to be so built as to be a materia! obstruction to the navigation of the Mississippi river, specially injuneas to the plain- tu, ana the Court Is to inquire if it is so built. Itis a#legal question, purely aud sitply. it involves an inquiry into a disputed question er fact, which can be fitly made only by @ court of justice, where the testimony 1s given under the sanction of an oatn, an where a cross-examination of wituesses may be had. To ascertain and determine such a question is in no sense a legisiative act. It is not a question le to govern parties, fa disputed fact between two litigants. In cenclusion it is argued that the act is not a regulation of commerce. It simply reg- ulates the price to be charged for carrying the mails, The regulation of commerce, a.cording to Chief Justice Marshall, is to preserve the rules by which commerce is to be carried on. The appellees main- tam thut as the bridge is made lawful by the act of Congress it is not a nalsance, for it cannot be a law. ful structure and a nuisance at the same time. The sitions of the appellant are controverted at length. have changed owners, the Spaniards will, perhaps, learn quite soon enough. Upon invitation of her commander, Captain Hud- son, @ HERALD reporter went on board the Hornet about two o'clock Thursday afiernoon and sub- sequently accompanied her down to Sandy Hook, When tne reporter boartied her she was lying alo! side one of the huge coal docks at Hoboken, wit! her bows pointing out, her lines all ready to cast off, and immense volumes of densely black smoke issu- ing from both of her huge smokestacks, Her officers and crew—the latter being composed of Irisb, Germans aud Cuvans—were TURRYING TO AND FRO, clearing up the decks, tagging away at immense hawsers, and receiving and packing away quarters of beef, barrels of molasses, sugar, salt, pork, beans and various other warlike (?) materiais. It was the intention of the agent who had charge of the vessel to get her under way by three o'clock, but, upon starting her fires, it was found that every- tuing was so damp sud cold they would scarcely burn at all, and it was net until a considerable quantity of rosin and other combustibie material had been thrown into the furnaces and consumed that she began to make steam. Finally, how- ever, at about half-past four her steam guage began to show indication of A LITTLE PRESSURE, and at five o’clock it had worked up to the igure 10. This, however, was not thought saMicient to start her with, and as every one on board had be- come thoroughly out of patience waiting to get off, and the pilot fearing the ude would turm soon, se- cured a tug, from which a hawser was soon made fast to the Hornet's bow, and the steamer towed her out into the stream and down as far as Governor's Island, where the line was cast off and the Hornet's engines began to work. Previous to leaving the dock considerable speculation was indulged in by some of those On board as to the probability of their receiving A SHOT ACROSS THEIR BOW when they should arrive opposite the United States frigate Guerriere, and irom the moment the tug took the veseel in tow untilshe got well down the bay they kept a mighty sburp lookout jor something ef the kind. Once the towhoat’s line liad heen cast off and she had got out of the way, the Hornet began to plough through the water im most magnidcent and it may be weil here to state that a faster ocean sieam- ship than she is never sailed from this p SHE WAS BUILT FOR SPEED, and for speed alone, and in this respect she 1s a per- fect success. Her length over all is 246 feet, her breadth of beam is 26 feet and her depth of hold is 13 seet. She has two oscillating engines, two 60 inch cylinders and has five feet stroke. She is 650 tons register and has 1,000 horse power, whiclt 18 probably mere than 13 possessed by any otker ship of like tonnage in the United States. With a pres- sure of but thirteen and a half pounds of steam she went down the bay at the rate of thirteen miles an hour. Upon arriving outside of the Hook she stopped and put off on to the pilot boat James W. Hiwell Mr, Brown, her agent; the two United States Marshals, one or two private gentlemen and the HERALD reporter, all of whom, upon reaching the Elwell’s deck, gave the Hornet three rousing cheers, and she pointed her bow seaward and steamed off on her way to Nassay and a market, The following is a complete LIST OF HER OFFICERS, ‘The captain is the gallant little sait who sailed the far-lamed little Red, While and Blue across the At lantic in 1866, and asa seaman and an officer bas but few superiors in this section, Captain—J. M. Hudson, First Opicer—¥. W. W: Second Oficer—J. Purser—O. A, Manos. Engineers—Ohiet, Aqniar; First Assistants, G. Acosta, M. Gimener and V. Paycourich; Second As- sistants, T, Silva, J. Sans and J. Foster, Ohtes Steward—E, Azevedo, THE LIBERAL CEUB. | Shadow and Its Effects—Tho Startling Speed at Which Light Travels. Professor J. K. H. Wilcox last evening read @ paper before the Liberal Club, at Plimpton all, on the shadow and its effects. In the course of his reading he mentioned that light seems to come from an object im sphertcal shells, hollow spheres or bubbles that aro thrown off one by one, They move 186,000 miles per second. In spite of this quickness each of these bubbles last thousands of years, Pointing to @ clock the speaker said while that clock has once ucked, while your hearts have once beat, this shell of light has grown three hundred thousand miles larger and will grow til It reaches its predestined size and Will then not collapse, but gentiy simk ito nothingness, Now what are these bupbies, so fine yeb sirong, so quick, yet lasting, that spread im thousands each minute, roll unchecked for ages and pass through each other unharmed. All space, the reader continued, is filled with matter too fine for our senses ‘to perceive, wich is called ether. When a body gives tight 1% Sets the particles ef ether which occupy tis pores in rapid and violent motion, something like tour hun- dred million times a second for each particle. AS each part.cie fies thus many times quicker than the lightning flash, it strikes several of its fellows, pushes them into motion and by their resistance ceases aud comes to rest. Light moves about 10,000 times a3 fast as the earth, hence the motion of the latter produces little interruption of the ormer. The @arth’s shadow cannet be seen but when an object passes into or out of it. Other- wise, Ike light, tt passes through space an imma- terial thing, unseen and unexpesied, In three ways may it be seen—in the earth, in the moon and in the sky. This earth whirls round in itsely 9 thousand miles an hour in Its largest part. The Professor continued in this strain for nearly two hours, after which @ Mr. Long presented and explained an instrament showlng the relatien of the planets and the sun to the earth. In tie course of his reading he launched off into dights of rhetoric and cheap poetry, Which seemed to tickle the fancy of tue audience and gave him an improved opinion of his powers. AMY INTELLIGENCE, were Attorney General Jones, ex-Governor Philip Francis, Thomas Nevitt Steele and Teackle Wallis; for the defendants, Reverdy Johnson and J. H. B. Latrobe. ‘The Court intimated that each passenger could recover from the company the ove-flith (or A Week or more will elapse before the War Depart- | no ment will be prepared te issue the order assigning . D. Lincoln for appellant. Enoch Totten for ap- pellees, UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT. Tho Silk Crape Case. Before Judge Woodraf, An the case of Lottimer & Co, vs. Henry A. Smythe, late Collector of Customs at this port, to recover an amount of duty claimed to have been pald by plaintiifs, in excess of the regular tax, on a quan- ‘ity of imported silk crape goods, the jury were dis- charged without agreeing on a verdict, The facts have already appeared in the HERALD, COURT OF OYER AND TERMINER, Car Conductors on the Wrong Track. Before Judge Cardozo. ‘The business of this court was resumed yester- day morning with the arraignment of the batch of defendants recently arrested, charged by Robert Murray with embezzling various sums of money belonging to the Broadway and Seventh Avenue Railroad Company during their employment on that line as conductors, The list comprised the following ames:—Michael Sinnott, Patrick Harris. William Shannon, Tereace es etd Daniel H. Schunck, James Courtney, Patrick Harley and James Kerr, Mr. Spencer pleaded not guilty for all, and the cases were transferred to the General Sessions for trial. Stealing a Mantilla. Annie Muller, a respectably dressed and bloom- ing damsel of about twenty summers, pleaded guilty 40 an indictment charging her wita stealing a man- tilla and other articles of the value of fifty dollars, The Judge sentenced her to two years in the State Prison. Stealing a Horse. Charfes Chiverfon, @ coachman, thea pleaded guilty to stealing a horse and set of harness, Charles, who bore the impress of horse thief in his face, had nothing to say why sentence should not be passed upon him, and his Honor sent him to Sing Sing for five years. Pleads Guilty. Abel Derringer ana Theodore Greef were arraigned onan indictment charging them with stealing a watch and chain, valued at $89, on the 3d of Decem- ber. Derringer pleaded gulity. Greef, a yellow haired Jad of nineteen, was not willing to come to gnef so voluntarily, pleaded not guilty and was put on his trial. THE TESTIMONY. Christopher Macollom, the cemplainant, told his story in @ stronge admixture of German and broken English, He said that feeling unwell he lay down to sleep in the Casino, Houston street; that on awak- ing he found his watch and chain gone and saw Derrmger making @ hasty retreat up the stairs. He called an officer and had him arrested. Omicer George A. Townsend testified that he arrested Derringer and found the stolen property in his boot, There was no case against Greef and he was discharged. With respect to Derringer the Court said he would inflict the lightest penalty the law would permit—namely, one year in the Penitentiary, Abel retired not able to smother his grief. Arraignments. Robert Stanley was charged with stealing ninety dollars on the 3d December, He pleaded not guilty ‘and was put to the bar; but on stating that he had not yet been able to consult counsel the trial was put till Wednesday. om aichael Kelly and Margaret Scheidler, who were respectively indicted for grand larceny, urged @ simi- jar excuse and their trials were also postponed, ‘David Green and Charles Jones, each indicted for robbery; Michael Meyers and Louts Schmidt, jointly indicted for grand larceny, and James Cain, charged with larceny from the person, were arraigned ana entered a pies of not guilty. They were remanded til Monday, to which day the court then adjourned, SUPERIOR COURT—TRIAL TEAM--PART |. olving ‘Many Complicated Issues, Before Judge Van Brunt, John McGin vs, Joseph Ross.—The plaintiff, as assignee of one Lanty Branigan, brings suit to re. cover $2,400 from the defendant, alleged to be due as part of purchase money en sale of store, stock and fixtures in Mott street. The sale took place in 1865, and immediately after it Branigan went to Eurepe. Succeeding his departure the Sheriit levied on the goods at the sult of some other person, The defence 18 that this purchase money, after Branigan returned from Europe, was assigned to ‘jim, and this suit is brought to recover the sum, It is also set up that at tho time Branigan leit for Europe he did so witn the intention to cheat and defraud his creditors. A good many Issues of com. plicated character grew out of the action. The suit 3 still on, SUPERIOR COURT—TRIAL TERM—-PART 2. A Lawyer Goes to Law in Quest of Com- missions. Before Judge Spencer. Stephen N, Walker vs, James M. Northrop.—This 4s an action brought by the plaintiff, who is an attorney, to recover commissions alleged to be due on the sale of certain lands at Islip, L. I, On all lands sold over the stipulated price per acre he med such excess. It was further claimed that a contract was made with one H. A. Orden to sell said lands and the defendant to give a warranty deed, the conditions of the sale being one-haif cash’ and the balance on bond and mortga, ‘Vhe defence was that the defendant had no autho- rity to make a coutract for the delivery of deeds creating covenants, and that at the time the con- tract was made Mr. O'Neil was in possession of a portion of the property, and that the plaintiff had power to make a contract for the sale of that portion, The examination of witnesses lasted through three days, The case was yesterday given A Case Inv officers under the action of the Hancock board, as all | to the jury, Wheu a verdict was given for $878, the these have not been passed upon, are from time to time availing themsely privilege of resigning. | Meantime officers | full amount claimed. of he Theron R. Strong for plaintiff and Pelton & BM Sor Gesendant. SUPREME COURT—TRIAL TERM—PART 2, Claime, Counter Claims and Set Offs. Before Judge Van Brant. Stmon Bros, vs. Samu t Hawok.—The plaintiffs are wine dealers, and sold goods to the defendant to the amount of $738 The defendant admitted de- livery of goods, but put in a counter claim of $900 for commissions on goods sold by the plaintiffs to parties introduced by the defendant, The defend- ant alleged that he was promised e er cent commission on such sales, which the plaint! Considerable testimony was taken, some of it very conflicting. The jury rendered a verdict for $682 39 Jor the plaintiffs, COMMON PLEAS—TRIAL TERM--PART 2. Unravelling the Problem of Dressmakers? Prices, Before Judge Larremore and a Jury. Sarah Huerstak vs. Cena Crabd.—The plaintiff sued the de endant for the value of a wedding dress (not her own wedding), with certain other suitable furnishings, amounting to $222. The bill was con- tested on the part of the deemed it exorbitant. pray statu ad ast erat ladies of her trade swore the bill through a3 fon witnesses offered ice testified to over charges ee Ate) rome agg other for the full amount clainedy The Fallen Piazza Case. Ann Morenead vs, Peter H, Morse.—In this case, which was to recover damages for injuries caused by the falling of an unsafe piazza, and the particolars of which appeared in yesterday's HERALD, the jury found a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for six cents, | MARINE COURT—CHAMBERS, Important to Iasurance Companies and In- surance Policy Holders. Before Judge Joachimsen, Hiller v8, The Kagle Life and Fire Insurance Com- Pany.—This case involvea a principle of insurance on the part in some of the trim persons, swore th found for the piain' ‘With interest, law which, though it may appear new to many, is, nevertheless, well established to tho Initiated, and its better understanding by insurers will likely in- are to their benefit. The plaintif, Mr. Hiller, claimed @ logs of $1,000 on a policy issuod by defend- ants by reason ofa solution of sugar of lead, covered by the policy, having been taken by firemen from ‘vats in plaints yard to put outa fire on premises contiguous to the plaimtifi’s, it appeared that the Plaintif’s premises were not on fire, nor was it shown that they were in actual peril, nor that there Was a deficiency of water to extinguish the fire, Judge Joachimacn decided that no principle of inst rance law could hold the defendants liable under the circumstances; that a mere apprehension of peril ‘Was not suiticient to warrant a party to devote his goods to destractien under a possibility of benefit, and that, if the goods were taken im invitum by ethers, they and not the defendants were liable. Judgment was directed for deiendants. Mr. Glassey Tor piaintif, Mr. J. W. Gerard for defendants, COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Before Gunning S. Bedford, City Juage. AN INGENIOUS SHOPLIFTER ESCAPES BEING SENT TO THE STATE PRISON BY A FLAW IN THB INDICT- MENT—HE IS SENT TO THR PENITENTIARY AND HEAVILY FINED BY JUDGE BEDFORD. Yesterday Henry ©, Marcer was placed en trial charged with stealing two pleces of dress goods on the morning of the 29th of October, valued at $90, from the store of Allein & Co., Duane street. This, in some respects, was the most interesting case of larceny ever tried in the General Sessions. It ap- peared from the testimony that the prisoner, mm company with a contederate, entered the above store early in the morning, before the proprietors or clerks arrived, and, while one of them engaged the atten- tion of the porter by calling for some writing paper (the old dodge), Marcer was seen to put two pieces of ‘dress goods into a large valise, which, to ali appearances, was de of leather and _ strapped. Upon examination, however, it was discovered that this ‘valise” was an ingenious receptacle for stolen property. The thief puts one end on the floor near the counter, and by touching 4 spring is enabled to open the end of the portmanteau and dispose of his plunder. The por- ter in this instance watcned the shoplifters, und caugat the prisoner in the very act of committing the larceny. Finding himself detected he emptied the contents of the valise on the floor, In the pro- gress of the trial 1t was discovered that, in conse- uence of & technical defect in the indictment, the prosecution couldyiot convict of grand larceny. Judge Bedford, with iis usual Keen ‘perception of the testimony, saw the legal flaw and directed the jury to render a verdict of petit larceny. His Honor expressed regret tat he could mot send him to the State Prison for five years, because he desired to rotect storekeepers. He sent the prisoner to the st six months and ordered him to pay a fine o » BROOKLYN COURTS. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT. The fesult of the Recent Whiskey Raid. Before Judge Benedict. In this court yesterday returns of process were made in the seizures effected at the recent whiskey raid in Irishtown, and as no claimants appeared the following property was condemned and ordered to be sold:—Distilling apparatus, No. 18 Little street. Distilling apparatus, rear of John street, south side, near Little street; Tom Kerrigan's old place. Five large mash tubs, fullof mash; Dickson’s alley, east side. Five large tubs full of mash,’corner of United States and Little streets, Three casks of highwines, United states street, between Littie street and the Navy Yard wall, west side, Six large Inash tubs, rear of McLane’s stable, Hudson avenue, opposite Front street, head of Harrison alley. Six large tubs of mash, rear of brick dwelling house in Plymouth street, between Hadson avenue and Little street, known as Jehn Gattey’s. Six large tubs of mash, John street, first house west of Hudson ave- nue, north side, Three large tubs of mash, rear of Michael Duffy’s house, on Plymouth street, north side, between Hudson avenue and Little street. One copper still, No. 20 Little street. CITY COURT. Action for Damages Resulting froma Collision. Before Judge McCue. George Weber vs, the Grand Street and Newtown Railroad Company.—vialatiit sued to recover $2,000 damages. One day in July last one of his employ¢s was driving on Grand street in a wagon loaded with 230 mineral water esyphons, and turned from the railroad track when @ car approached and collided ‘With the vehicle, The driver and a girl who was riding with him were thrown out, the horse was in- jured, and the mineral water partially destroyed. Henee the suit. ‘Lhe defence offered a general denial. Case on. BILLIARDS. When French Meet French—Garnter Dion. Albert Garnier is a Frenchman; Cyrille Dion 13 & Canadian, or, perhaps, semi-French. Chris Connor ig neitner @ Frenchman nor a Canadtan—motwith- standing his name and general “make up’’—he 1s a&— brick, his friends say, and they certainly should know. All three of these gentiemen play billiards, the former two especially; the latter keeps a place where they may play, Garnier and Dion are to play to-night at Chris’ place a three ball carrom game, 300 points up. ‘This is the same game Garnier has contvacted to lay with Rudolphe for $1,000, and there will, there- fore, be a large attendance of ‘experts’? and eikers atthe Union square rooms to-night to measure the new Shee ski at a game he has never yet played in this city. Gynile Dion and William Goldthwaite played an exibition game of billiards, 750 points up, four ball carrom, at Neil Bryanv’s rooms, on Thursday night, before a large number of spectators, Dion won by 24 points, his highest ran being 135. Goldthwaite’s highest run was 213 Dion's average, 46%; Gold- thwaite’s, 4534, At the close of the game to-night Garnier will give an exhibition of his billiard ball juggling, with which he has already astouished tlie natives here- abouts, Tur New YORK Starz INEBRIATE ASYLUM.—At { the hamton Inebriate Asylum the routine of daily life 18 as follows:—At 7:30 A. M. the patients arise and go down to breakfast. This over, they repalr to the chapel, where prayers are held by the Rev. Mr, Bush. After cha ef, various methods are Tesorted to in order to vary their monotonous and rather sedentary life. Some play billiards, for which purpose there are three excellent Phelan ta- bles; others engage at friendly strife at whist, crib- bage, "chess, backgammon or {dommoes, according to the mental calibre of the player, There are pianog, violins, cabinet organs, and that best- abused instrument, the banjo, Other gene scour the adjacent woods for madtertal out of which to manufreture canes; at ingenuity is exhibited In this branch of domestic industry, few, having passed through the required probation, walk to town. Though the corner stone of the theory upon which this experiment is made\is confidence—the largest liberty recencilable with the good and safety of the pationt—etil the practice does not — demonstrate that too much freedom proves sirable or advantageous. There are many visitors, Mostly gentlemen, but occasionally the sight of a lady brightens the Retreat with her presence, I- ing tender recollections of loving, trusting wives, fond, tearful mothers and wi for the silver lining to the clond, and ue experiment making may prove SMALLPOX. Unabated Spread of the Foul Contagion. Special Action of the Brooklyn Health Authorid ties—Alarming Exigency of the Case—The New Almshouso Taken Possession of for Hespital Purposes, The health authorities are fully alive to urgent Necessity for immediate and practical action t guard against the spread of the smallpox, has made such sad havoc among the denizens “Dutchtown,” in Brooklyn, Eastern District, which 13 now stalking with rapid pestilential strid over the border into the West ern District. The oMictals are equally awake to the exigency of tI hour, and are lending their pest efforts, as they in duty bound, to wecord that co-operation whi the sanitary oMcials demand, The Health OM ‘sserts that with a continuance of the active m ures now in vogue throughout the infected dis! they hope to stay the threatened ONWARD MARCH OF THE FELL DISEASE. y The account in the HexaLp of yesterday, Dry Cochran says, was correct in every particular, the situation ts really one which should arouse energies of those whose duty it is to guard the farther expansion of the disease, Shertly afte: ten o'clock yesterday morning there was A SPECIAL MEETING of the Board of Health neld\n the Common Con: cil Chamber, City Hall, for the purpose of action toward providing additional hospital modations. There were present Dr, Cochran, Fiske, Superintendents of the Poor Thomas and Henry Corr, Aldermen McGroarty, Nol Clancy, Walters, Morn and others, Alderman McGroarty, chairman of the called the meeting to order, and remarked that hi belleved that the Healtn Officer, Dr. Cochran, desirous of making a statement in regard to case of the smallpox patients. Dr. CocHRAN—The object of this meeting, as yor are probably aware, gentlemen, is to take some ton in regard to the smallpox which now prey: toan alarming extent in the Eastern District, was informed by Mr. Foran, one of the Superinte! ents of the Poor, that the smallpox HOSPITAL AT FLATBUSH WAS FULL, and that no m ore patients could be accommodated: also that the new dead house had been filled, now, gentlemen, it is impossible for us to take a more patients there, I went oui there yesterd: and found everything remarkably clean, and th having charge of the building are doing all they for the comiort of the patients, but, ntiel we must have more room if we woul further spread of the disease in this city. ‘There 1s new brick buiiding Which has been put up for almshouse. This has not as yet been used, and if wi could have that it would answer our purpose bet! than any other place. We would have the advan. e of having NURSES AND PHYSICIANS OF EXPERIENCE at hand. If we cannot get this li wiil take at lei ten days to put up a place, and in the meantime th patents wili have to remain in the city and the ease will be Spreading. Gentlemen, we must overcome this disease in short time, and the course which we have taken, we can provide a place for these poor people, wi lead to that result. Had we not used MOKE THAN ORDINARY EXERTIONS the extent of the disease would have remained an. known to us. It nas existed in a portion of the Six. teenth ward among the Dutch for over a year. Not we are cleaning it out. We are going through om street after another, and hope to be successful our efforts in GETTING IT OUT OF BROOKLYN. Mr. Corr, one of the Superintendents of Poor, said :—I know it would be imposible for us ive you that building, for we are now about to it. ‘The merease of the number of paupers compels us to take it. It was bulls for this purpose, should it be used a8 a smalipox hospital I am teal that it would endanger the lives of ihe inmates the county buildings. Weare now putting up a ne’ building at your suggestto:,. Dr. Cocukan—We want @ place sumMfictently large to put up one hundred bedstea Is. This 1s, of course, unlooked for. The city is not prepared for such scourge as has uppeared among us, Mr. Conr—If you could HOLD ON FOR A SHORT TIME we vould have a place prepared. ‘his building, think, ts too close to the road to use for this purpose: for there are funerals passing there at all times the day, and persons would be habie to wke Dr. CocHRAN—There is no fear of that, It cannot harm the dead, and if the drivers keep on the road Will answer for the living. Alderman NoLAN—I think it necessary, Mr, P1 dent that we should have some building at once. Ii there no other butiding we could have at Flatbush i ba the places which you have at your dispo: le Dr. CocoRan—Yes, sir; all the places are no ped and We can’t make room for another patient rhen 1 WHAT IS TO BE DONE? Alderman ‘/NoLAN—Well, it is highly necessar, We should do something. Dr. CocuRaAN—We must have a place in twentyd four hours, 89 that we can set our AMBULANCES AT WORK AGAIN, Now they are lying tdie. Alderman NoLAN—I move, Mr. President, that committee be appointed to take some actiun in th matter. eA CHarr—"With authority” had better Alderman Notan—Yes, with authority. . Dr. Cocuran—If we can get that buliding we ci get in there at once. If not, it will take us ten day: vo fix up a place, and In that time there is no tellin; how far the disease will spread. We want to set o1 ambulances at work at once. Why, gentlemen, yo have no idea of the extent of the disease. We hav t WITHIN TWO BLOCKS OF THIS HALL, Mr. Conn—We will go out and see what can done; but I can tell you we don’t want togive yo this new building if we can avoid 11, for 20 will i convenience us, The motion of Alderman Nolan was adopted, an the Chair appointed Aldermen Clancy and Wa ter: as & committee in connection with Dr. Cochran. ‘A CASE TO BE PROSECUTED. ; Dr. Cocnran stated that thero was @ Germal baker, at the corner of De Kalb avenue and Sand. ford strect, who had been the means of bearing th disease, the Board believed, from the Eastern D: trict, and had failed to report it to the Board of Health, This man, he said, should be prosecuted. After the adjournment of the mecting Mr. Foran, one of the Superintendents of the, Poer, stated to th reporter of jhe HERALD that “THR NEW ALMSHOUSR, which Dr. Cochran wished to use as a hospital, w alarge brick structure three stories in height, feet long and 75 feet deep. 1¢ will, he sald, accom modate about 900 persons, and it will be lar enough, of course, to accommodate al! the patient We were about to furnish it for the use ef the poor, for at this season the number always increases. the Board of Health take it, | suppose thev will put in what furniture they think necessary. There m: be some danger of OTHERS TAKING THE DISEASE from its close proximity. The old gatekeeper at thi hospital was taken sick with it last week, and wi have erected a fence between the Almshouse buuld. ing and the new deadhouse to prevent the inmat from Fags too near the place. Every precauth should be taken by the Board of Heaitn, THE BUILDING IN’ USE. The Health Committee took possession of th butlding in question, and last evening ile sick wei conveyed there in ambulances. . MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN ITEMS. \ } M. Thiers reports that when at St. Petersburg be became convinced of the exisvence of a secret treat between Russia aad Prussia, and he believes ae “there 13 now (November 22) Bo hope whatev that Prussia will join the other Powers in insisting) upon the maintenance of the treaties ef 1356." The London Times says that the “exploit of ba Clotti Garibaldi, at Caatilion on the Upper seine will scarcely have the eifect of reconciling the srencly people to his father’s conduci.”” The prospectus has appeared in Lendon of a com. pany to carry out assisted emigrants to the diamon: fields of South Africa. The capital Ls to be £25,000,) in shares o1 one pound each. M. Drouyn de Lhuys is announced as havin; given his adhesion to the Frenc republic. The sta’ ment is made on the authority of a Frenen fy-shec®, pubiished in Jersey (Island). Signor Rattazzi’s address to his constituents at Alessandria fills four columns of the Florence news~ apers. He considers that the necessity of Ei Rome the national capital does not admit of discus" sion. In the University of Madrid, Professor Madrazo, member of Cort we has been received by his clues! with hisses and abuse for voting for the Duko of, Souk Sina has sanctioned two new! Emperor of Austria has da eay oniocasiens viz.—a line from Lundenbury via Feldsberg and Nikolsburg to Gruasbach, whic! will connect the Northern Rallway Company’s lines, ‘With the link line system of the State railways; and,: next, a line between Brano, vasian tolgiau, . vices state that the railway from St./ ipterenire a3 Ruhimaeki has been opened for trama throughout its whole length, and railway communi- Savion 13 thus established between tue capital and Baron Brannow had Prince Gortchakof’s famous circular In bis pocket in Louden on the 9th ef No= ‘vember, but amiably withheld it, for fear of distarb- rh harmony of the Lord Mayor's feast at Guild-