The New York Herald Newspaper, December 16, 1870, Page 5

mit WHITBOALL STREET TRAGEDY Lawrence Sullivan Sentenced to bo Hanged for the Murder of John O’Brien. losing Boones of the Trial—A Phrenologist on the ‘Witness Stand—Sullivan’s Mental Calibre and Trresponsibility Definod—Lengthy Statement of the Prisoner—Reoorder Hackoett’s Gharge—The Jury Without Leaving the Box Return a Verdict of Mur- der in the First Degree—Sulli- van’s Intemperate Specch— The Seutence, Sentence in the Case of Jere- miah Dunn. ‘The trial of Lawrence Sullivan, charged with. killing John O’Brien in Whitehali street, in the First ward, on the 18th of June last, was resumed yesterday 10 the General Sessions, before Recorder Hackett. Counsel for the prisoner placed him on the stand, and he procecded to give his version of the tragedy, STATEMENT OF THE PRISONER. 4m June I was working at Mr. Knapp’s grain and feed store; I was going home at seven o'clock on the'evening of the 15th of June; [ lived in 19 Albany street, with my brother; my wife's brother-in-law, Michael Sweeny, met me and told me to go up and @et my wife out of there; that there was nothing good going on, and that Julia Buckley and his (Sul- livan’s) wife threatened to Kill him the night before; T asked bim to accompany me, but he refused; 1 went tto her room after getting up on the landing; my wife was not in there, but found her in Julia Buckley's room; I put my hand on her shoulder and took her into her own room; Julia Buckley took tne chid from her; I went back and brought the chid in; I Wanted my wife to leave there, but she did not ‘Want to leave ull the end of the month; I did not say to my wife in Juia Buckley’s room, “I will fun you through; I never saw John O'Connor be- fore he came into my wife's room; I told him that I wanted my wife to get ont or there, that the room was too small and not suitable for my wife and child for the summer; I got upto conte out and met my mother-in-law; O'Connor stood inside talking to my wife; my mother-in-law, Mrs. Sweeny, had a stick of wood in her hand and struck me three or four Strokes with it on the chest, asking me if I was going to beat my wife; 1 told ner 1 was not; she com- menced to beat me again and I struck her with an ambrella; I did not hear my wife call me a murdering viliain or say that { had murdered her brother and intended to mur- der her; Jobn O’Brien (the deceased) was standing at the head of the stairs, as I was going down and says, ‘‘What do you strike her for, you crazy son ofab——h?” Says I, “It 1s none of your business.” ‘He then struck me three strokes of tho fist in the face and cut me; he seized the stick of wood that ‘was in the landing and struck me two strokes in the head and knocked me down senseless; I pulled out the knife when I was down; he was kicking at me; I pulled out the knife to defend myself when I saw my own life in danger; my wife hallooed “mur- der” when she saw me knocked down; I never had @ difficulty with O’Brien before, though the parties 4m the house are very wicked; they were all thu log and beating me, and had knives and revoly(#; Isaw John O'Connor have a revolver. The Recorder asked the witness how many per- fons he saw with knives and revolvers at the house, The prisoner replied that the party had knives and revolvers at the station house; they followed hur and hallooed murder; they all ran out to kill me after O’Brien was stabbed; I was married about two years and a half ago; tho reason why my wile Jeft me five months before the occurrence was be- cause her mother wanted to get me down among the crowd to kill me; I mean O’Brien and other parties; they have Kehoe clups, revolvers and box- ing gloves, and they are able to knock aown any man; about two years ago John O’Connor and his Wife followed me up Broadway twice; I was born in Ireland, and am about twenty-five years old; have been in this country nine years, and worked five years with Mr, Mangin, at pier No. 5 North river; 1 attended school half a year in Ireland, A PLEA OF IGNORANCE. Counsel said he wished to show that Sullivan was an ignorant man, Assistant District Attorney Fellows said he would concege that Sullivan said that he bad no ilwill or Malice against O’Brien and that he was the only party in the crowd that he would speak to. In his crogs-examination he said that he was LIKE A DOG BETWEEN A LOT OF HOUNDS; that he remembered when the ofticer arrested him; aud that the blow which O’Brien struck raised & Jump ou the crown of lig head and he had to pour ‘Water upon it every day atthe ‘tombs, The prisoner did not remember whether Mrs, Buckley was al the Corouer’s inquest Or not, and said they were a lot 1 perjurcrs down there. A PHRENOLOGIST ON THE STAND. + Mr. Samuel KR. Wells, the phrenologist, was Called and said he had devoted himseli to the study of physiology and the structure oF the brain, e Recorder asked the counsel what was the ob- Ject of examining this witucss, The counsel responded by saying that he wished toshow that the erganization of the prisoner was Such that under the circumstances surreundin; the killing he would be 80 subject to the control 0! Bis animal impulses that nis will would have no power, and that, therefore, he could not be respon- guble for his action. Assisiant District Attorney Fellows sald that if ‘the counsel desired to prove by the wituess that the prisoner was insane that was one thing; butif he merely wished to prove that by reason of lis phren- ~ Ological organization he was a man of brutal pas- sious, easily excited to auger, and likely to tuke life, he would concede that. The Keo.rder decided that such testimony was Anadwissible, Mr. Wells said he was an expert in regard to wnat @aused insanity, Lemporary or vinerwise, by the de- fineation of character amd by the erganization as a Whole. From the evidence of the prisoner, to which Be listencd, he should regard the prisoner a8 @ case of imbecility rather taan insanity, except such a state of irenzy ag weuld arise from excitement, Q. Wonld the circumstances oi this case, so far as you have heard them, be suilicient to inrow this Prisoner into a state of frenzyy A. Very slight Provocation would quite unbalance kim, as he is but ap unfortunately or iliy-developed person; he 13 A CHILD WITH A MAN’S BODY, Q@ Would such circumstances as these totally sab- him to the control of bis animal unpuises? A. es, sir. By the Court—Did you make eneexamination of this mau? A. Yes, sir; but one only, during the Present week, at the Tombs. THE TESCIMONY RULED OUT. ‘The Ceurt—I shall exclude all this line of inquiry. Counse! said he wished to show the capacity with Which the Creator had endowed tle prisoner, and took exception to his Honor’s ruling. TESTIMONY OF MARIA DOYLE. Maria Doyle, whe was in the tenement house No. 1 Whiteball street on the night of the killing, testi- Bed thai she was on the flight of stairs and saw O’8nen and Sullivan there; she did not see the Killing, but heard Miss Kinuey (now Mrs. Brogan) shout, “Give itto him |? but she (the witness) did Rot know whe she meant; the witness saw Suill- ‘Van's wife ooking over the bapnister and hallooed ‘out he was murdered and would never come md ‘Moose stairs again; shortly aiterward sie (Mrs. Sul- iivan) looked over the banmster again and gaiu, “Here he comes with a knife iu bis hand and RK WILL KILL US ALL; the witness then went into her roum and saw no EDWARD SULLIVAN'S TESTIMONY. Baward Sullivan, the brother of the prisoner, said ‘that he (prisover, bure a good character wiile he stayed With lun, which was five months betore the didiculty; the prisoncr’s wile refused to live with him. and it scemed to affect him so that he was like @ men out of his head. TESTIMONY OF NANCY SWEENY. Nancy Sweeny, the mother-in-!aw of the prisoner, Was the next witness. lt was found that she was Unabie to tuk Eugiish, and aa interpreter of the Insh language was found; but the witness spoke so Gnintelligibly that it was impossible to unuerstand her. This much was learned from her, that she was ather siand and word came to her that Sullivan ‘Was killing his wile. Mra. Sweeny came up and Saw Sullivan, John O'Connor and others there; she Struck Sullivan twice with her hand and he hit her op the head with a parasol and cut Mer; Johnny O'Brien hit Suilivam with his hand tn the head, TESTIMONY AS TO CHARACTER. Milton Knapp said that the prisoner was in his em- Hoy two months betore the occurrence and that luring that time be saw uotling improper in his G orgs Whi fi he eorge Whitlock testified that for five years he had Known the prisoner when he worked for W. D. Manghay during yusmess hours, aud ueyer saw NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET. ‘anything improper tn him. For the last two years he met im occasionally in the street, ‘The detence rested their case, REBUTTING TESTIMONY. Assistant District Attorney Fellows called Francis Finnerty to prove the peaceable character of O'Brien, Counsel conceded that and the witness lef the stand, Patrick Fleming, who knew Sullivan when he lived at No, 4 Greenwich street, said that his char- acter for peace and quietness was not good; he ‘was quarrelsome, and on one occasion his r in-law ¢ame to the witness one nig! and prevent the prisoner from then proceeded to sum. up in behalf Bonet the circuinstances of the occurrence showed the offence committed was mot murd er. Colonel Fellows followed in an able and eloquent argument, demonstrating that the testimony ad- duced on the trial clearly.established the crime of murder in the first degree. He urged the jury to render no compromise verdict, but to elther fet him go or promptly convict him of taurder. THR RECORDER'S CHARGE. Recorder Hackett, in charging tne jury, sald tl the prisoner Was indicted for the murder of Jott O’Brien, caused ,by the inflicttion of a stab wound on the afternoon of June 15, No question has arisen under che evidence in this case as to the facts Uhatihe prisouer did actually stab the deceased nile in the abdoinen, nor that the result of bing caused his death. The cage resolves luself into the simple question whether the killing of the deceased uuder the circumstances was the act of murder, as charged in the indictment, or was it #b act of manslaughter, or was it justflable or ex- The counsel of Sullivan, cl cusuble? = Murder jn the first de is the killing of a human being, with the pre- meditable design toeffect death, The de- sign must be completely formed before the act of killing and must precede the act, but no particular space of tine is necessary to intervene be-ween the completion and conception of its de- sign and its execution, Now, gentiemen, it will be- come your duty to apply the law to the facta of this case in aeterinining the rigor of guilt or inno- cence. Ii the vestimony which bas becn given om the part of the prosecution be regarded by you as substantially true, aygd not disputed or affected by the evidence tor the prisoner, then it must lead you irresistibly to the conclusion that the prisoner com- mitted a wanton cold-bieoded murder, But it is pecu- sry your jr to ree rien the evidence foe give lo it such a degree of cre wy as you may deem it entitled to, 4 Mis Honor then recapitulated the leading portions of the testimony, and charged further that the de- signed Killing of another without provocation, and not in sudden combat, was certalaly none the less murder because the Vk pins or the crime was in astate of passion; that passion was not madness; and that the accused must have sufficient mental base to distinguish between right and wrong lore he could ve convicted of the crime. ‘The Re- corder iu cousiusion sald that out for the fact that the prisoner sn Mrs. Sweeny testified that O’Brien struck him he would have charged that it was either @ case of murder or of justitiable homicide. He read the definitions of manslaughter and in- structed tlie jury that every reasonable doubt should be ign) the accused, ir. Boyd, tte counsel for the prisoner, requested ere heim My certain points of law, which and thea the case was given to the jury for their tinal disposition. : en TRE VERDICT, The jury did not leave their seats, and without a moment's hesitation the foreman pronounced the verdict of “Guilty of murder m the first degree, as charged In the indictment.” ‘This ts the first im: stauce within the memory of Mr. Vandevoort, the venerable clerk of the court, where a jury rendered @ verdict in & capital case without retiring to their room. nt there was ne indeceat haste in this in- stance, for the facts proven by the prosecution were sO overwiheiming as to not leave the shadow of i. Soups m me pine: ia ay one who listened to 1 trial as to the Killing rien being @ wanton and delibe:ate murder, . JUDGMENT MOVED FOR. Assistant District Attorney Fellows, learning that the Recorder intended to senicuce the condemned man at once, moved for judgment. ‘The deputy clerk asked Sullivan if he had anything the JUDGMENT OF DEATH should not be pronouaced against him? SPEECH OF THE CONDEMNED. Sullivan responded as follows:—*I have every- thing to say. 1 demand a trial right on the spot in the Court of Oyer and Terminer, I don’t want to take any advantage of the lawin the world. I did not want to do anything to O’Brien contrary to what I would ao to any man here. 1 did not owe him any Spite. O’Brien Knocked me down and struck me two strokes on the check. If I can be found guilty of murder in the first degree there is no law im the United States,” SENTENCED T0 BE HANGED ON THE 20TH OF JANU- ARY NEXT. The Recorder, in passing sentence, sald:—“Sul- livan, a more wanton and brutal murder has never passed under my observation alter tirty years’ ex- Perlence in matte:s of this kind. You have been most righteously convicted, The closing duty of this court is to direct that you shall be taken hence to the City Prison, from whence you came, and on the 20th of January (Friday), between the hours of = rise two, you be hung by the neck until you are td. ‘rhe prisoner took his seat and muttered some- thing which was inaudible. SCENE IN COURT BEFORE THE REMOVAL OF THE PRISONER. Some minutes elapsed before the clerk could pre- Pare the death warrant, during which time the spectators and the ministers of justice maintained projeund silence, all feeling that the angel of death Was wevering around them. A messenger was de- spaicued for the sheriff, into whese custody Sullivan Was to be specially transierred, and whose duty it will be to see that the sentence of the law be exe- cuted at the time designated by the Court. A deputy sheriff arrived in a few moments, and the last scene Was euacted, so far as this ceurt ts concerned, by the clerk, who read the warrant and delivered the condemned man tuto his beer 4 He was strongly manacied and conveyed to the Tombs, followea by an excited crowd, who, while not making any de- monstrations of vengeance, showed in their counte- nances that they believed the verdict to be a right- cous one, THE LOGAN NO. 2 MURDER. Jerry Dunn Seutenced to Four Years in the State Prison—Argument of Counsel on Motion to Stay Sentence—Motion Denied— Dunn’s Statement of the Occurrences At- tending the Shooting—He Believed His Lite In Danger~Jucge Cardozo Pronounces Sen- teuce. At ten o’ciock yesterday morning Jerry Dunn was brought into the Court of Oyer and Terminer, before Judge Cardozo, for sentence, the jury having on the previous day rendered a verdict against him of man- slaughter in the third degree. On the rendition of this verdict the prisoner's counsel moved for a postponement of the sentence, in order that he might have an opportunity to pre- pare an argument in arrest of judgment, After some discussion & postponement ull ten o’clock the following morning was had, THE ARGUMENT. ‘The court having been opened at the usual hour yesterday inorning, Mr. Bartlett rose and said: — May it please your Honor, tn the case of Jeremiah Dunn, against whom a verdict was returned in this court yesterday, I feel it to be my duty to move, and Ido move this honorable Court, for an arrest of Judg- ment against tae prisoner. Were the motion which I now submit to your Honor founded upon what we, the counsel for the prisoner, or what Mr. Dann himself honestly believe to bo inadvertence on the part of your Honor, I should feel no false delicacy in submitting the motion, for I conceive there can hardly be any higher compliment to a Judge than for counsel who have considered the matter to submit to the same court which nas Committed an error a motion for the consideration of that error. In this case, however, tne motion which I have to submit is not founded upon any error yet commit- ted by the Court, and Iam sure that, by way of sug- gestion for guarding against an error which may be inadvertently committed, your Honor will appre- clate most highly the motion I shall submit. May I ask your Honor to have READ THE VERDICT upon which your Honor proposes to sentence this prisoner? The Court then directed the Clerk to read the verdict. The Clerk—reading from the court records—“Not guilty ef murder in the first degree; but gullty of manslaughter in the third degree.” Mr. Bartlett—Now, your Honor, I most respect- fully submit that that ts not the verdict ether in form or in substance which was rendered here yes- terday against this prisoner. I am aware—and I am not going to dispute any principle of law which I know to be correct—I am aware that by a practice ofcriminal courts it #s competent for this court te have its own records amended auring the term. Whether that power extends so far as te give the Court POWER TO AMEND THE RECORD OF A VERDICT I don’t express any opinion. But I say that 1s not the verdict, either in form or in substance, which was rendered here yesterday; and the verdict which was rendered by that jury 1 conceive to be a verdict not known to the law—a verdict which cannot be readily or legally rendered in any criminal case. In the first place it Is contradictory and repugnant— the verdict which was rendered yesterday, not the one wich is recorded—and I conceive that to be a conclusive REASON FOB THE ARREST OP JUDGMENT, when It ie proposed Dropoguce tt upon a record of a verdict that was not But If it were not amended t ‘aoa C to the verdict on the und vel — Ramely, “guilty of manslaughter in the third de- %§ Py og ting circumstances attending mea sing te. tne aed The) are repu, at iB ning t@ these words. P themselves, Mi hter in The ie merely a legal definition of a homicide of # certain character, which 1s, that 11s @ case with extenuat- ing circumstances, and which make it manslaugh- ter instead of murder, and there cannot be any such thing as manslaughter in the third degree without extenuating circumstances, But when they go further and say without any extenpating cir. cumstances to justify the crime, I an like that Jury to come back tous and say by what code of morality or law crime ean be justified. THAT IB A NEW DOCTRINE to me—“crime to be justified.” Now, this is veohatoallty, It 1s an error in substance. We have the judicial opinion of your Honor on that question, It ts res-aaj ta; ‘for, when I asked for @ post- ponement of the sentence in order to make this mo- tion, your Honor declared, from your seat om tho bench, that that addition to the verdict was a reason why that indulgence should not be granted. I say, therefore, that is an adjudicated question; that tt ts an error in substance, and that itis an error which has afready affected the mind of. this honorable Court. Now, your Honor, I was about to submit that if that verdict was the only verdict known to the. law under that degree of homicide I should have felt it my duty to submit to your Honor an argument in favor of A LIGHT SENTEN' and I should have asked it upon the ground that I had proved by several unimpeached witnesses that the man who was slain had drawn a weapon and was about to shoot the prisoner when he himscif shot, and that we had proved by a respectable wit- ness that it was a pistol, and that it was drawn, and that the act of the prisouer was in answer and was one used for the protection of his life and person, should have asked your Honor with entire conil- dence, for I have coptidence in your integrity and justice, that this tence might be the lightest nown to the law, Now, I ask your Honor, with What confidence | can make the request, when It is already judicially determined that this verdict in Substance has INFLUENCED THE JUDICIAL MIND against the prisoner and induced your Honor to no hasten the sentence, and how can it be doubted that it will nave the effect to make that sentence more severe? The proposition now before the Court 13 to pass a sentence upon the prisoner, which we have every reason to apprehend will be founded en- tirely upon a verdict void in law; and an inmprison- ment for one year, one month, one week, one day, one hour or one moment on a verdict void tn law 18 false imprisonment, I say, therefore, wo prevent FALSE IMPRISONMENT, illegal imprisonment, that I make this motion, and I submit that it 1s a motion well founded in law, and that Lt 18 put upon grounds that cannot be answered. I trust, at least, tvat your Honor will take time to consider the gravity of this objection, and will not pass upon it without an examination. JUDGE CARDOZO DENIFS THE MOTION, The Court—If { entertained the siightest doubt upon this question which you have raised I would take it under consideration. But I do not, with great respect to you, Mr. Bartlett, think it a question requiring the siighvest consideration. Whatever the Jury appended to their verdict was merely surplus- age, and was designed by them to give to the Court an expression of their opinion. When the verdict was returned In the court it was recorded in the usual way by tne Clerk, and without any objection being made thereto by the counsel for the prisoner. It was read to the Jury, and THR JURY ASSENTED TO THAT VERDICT, and upon beiug polled, each juror affirmed the ver- dict as recorded by the Court. Under these circum- stances I think it is now my duty to pass sent nce upon the prisoner. COUNSEL STILL PERSISTS. Mr. Bartlett—I submit there was no agreement by the jury as a jury, and if each mdividual subse- Pongsd changed his verdict mdividually 1 submit that In every case where an amendment has been recorded in substance the Court has referred the question back to the jury and requested them to agree upon it, ‘the Court—You will have the benefit of the point you take, Mr. Bartlett. 1 think the verdict was per- fect as returned by the jury. (To the oflicer)—Let the prisoner be put to the bar, THE PRISONER QUESTIONED, Dunn advanced and faced the bench. eee you ever learned any mechanical ie Dunn (firmly but respectfully)—Yes, sir. Clerk—What have you to say why judgment shouid Not be passed against your THE PRISONER'S SPEECH. Dunn then, hesitatingly and with a slight tremor In his voice, answered:—I have nothing to say; a verdict has been given against me and! suppose it 13 the duty of the Judge to pass sentence. Ihad not the siightest doubt that my life was in danger when I fred upon Logan. The jury has found me guilty, but my conscience acquits me, THE SENTENCE. Judge Cardozo—The sentence of the Jaw in your case 1s that you be imprisoned in Sing Sing for the term of four years. Ihave only ve add that I trust the ordeal through which Ron have passed and the unishment you have te endure will serve as a warn- against the reckless classes who are in the habit of carrying firearms, a habit which bas become so prevalent and to waich, in a great measure, so much Of the crime perpetrated in this city is attributed. ‘The prisoner was then removed from the court, VOICE OF THE PEOPLE. How Jersey City is Plandered. * Deo. 13, 1870, To Tne EpiTor oF THE HERALD:— Under the title of “Jersey City Growler,” in this day’s HERALD, your allusion to the proposed char- ter amendments, unlike all of your previous reports of “plundering the city” on tnis side the North river, are, in one important point—and that the most essential—erroncous. The so-called eonven- tion 18 composed, in many instances, of the very men who formerly piundered the city of Bergen, and are now doing the same for that part of Jersey City by having the control of the contracts and the direction of the work under them, that were, through thelr instrumentality, given out all over the (then) Fourth Ward of Bergen, es: pecially, and other portions of the former city of Bergen, just before the act of consolidation took place. The real motive inspiring these virtuous re- formers, or the leaders among them, is that their largesses are about used up and they cannot gét more under a democratic Council, and so they are about to effect changes in the wards so as to get their own men jn. The contractors are not the swindlers of the property owners; it is those who accept the highest bids of the con- tractors, 80 that there may be more Margin to divide among themselves—such as the Grand street Nicolson wooden pavement job and the Montgomery street capping, piling and in- creasing of cost of stone, retaining walls anda wooden pavements; the owners of which laiter and those who participate in the profits and royulty with the owners of the monopoly are some of them demo- crats and some republicans, who, immediately after ancleciion for municipal offices, drop all political differenees and unite for the ‘cohesive power of puolic plunder.” Some of them are now engineering the proposed amendments to the city charter—not for the good of the people, but for the benefit of themselves, If 1b were necessary this statement could be veritied by announcing teir names. The East Side Boulevard. New York, Dec. 14, 1870, To THe EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— The residents and preperty owners of Yorkville are still waiting in anxious expectation for the com- mencement of proceedings for laying out the East Side Boulevard, We have Aldermen and Asscmbiy- men, und nave given our votes to chuose Corpora- tion Counsel and jadges and civil functionaries of all sorts; we have an act of the Legislature ef 1870; but we have yet no boulevard, though Washington Heights and Manhattanville had theirs long since laid out and established. Why is this? Our popula- tion is more dense; our lota are more valuable; we pay more taxes and we give more votes. More than this: the property in our portion of the island is in the hands of more proprietors; it is cut up into smaller portions; there are more of the people and fewer of the rich men, 19 thatthe reason why we have no im- provemeats in our section? The delay in making our Kast Side Boulavard has been charged to we fact that the men who make such improvements have not yet bought up sufMicient land east of Thira avenue and north of Fiity-ninth street. Whether that be true or notit is time that it were understood what the wants of the land owners of that section are. They demand the Beulevard. One thousand oity lots are awaiting that improvement, The HERALD published a communication urging it early in November. We send this im December, and we propose to give the authorities (through the HERALD) @ reminder of their duty every month till they are compelled to listen to its powerful voice. If the HERALD will stand by us we are sure to win, The Late Baron Launitz—A Correction. New York, Dec, 15, 1870. To THe Eprror OF THE HERALD :— In this morning’s issue of the HERALD I notice an obituary of Baron Launitz, in which are ene or two errors, of which I should like to offer a correction, adding somewhat to the nouce of this day’s issue. Ho was the som of Baron Obristian Frederick Sehmidt Von der Launitz, Bishop of the German Lutheran Church. Born in Riga, Russts, In 1806, he was educated in Russia and Italy, and on com- ing to America at the age of twenty-one he was already master of six languagea and learned Eng- lish ir his arrival here, and in many ether re- spects his education was equally far advanced. At the time he entertained the present Emperor of Russia in New York a brother of his was holding the third highest position in Russis—viz., ‘Adjutant of Russia.” Two others of his brothers were gene- rals in the Russian army, and three others still were bishops 10 diferent denomimations of Christians, wi G ae Ne ANOTHER BUILDING MURDER. A Piano Factory Falls to the Ground. Four Persone Killed and Several Wounded—Ago- nizing Scene—A Tenement Henuse C:ushed to Pieces—How the Catastrophe Was Brought About—The Inquest. Another frightful chapter added to the chronicle of murder—another text for those who say our local government 1s corrupt. Cold-blooded slayers of their fellows, arraigned at the bar of Justice, tried, condemned and punished, may well laugh at an administration which, though condemning them, permits, through its criminal inaction, the whole- sale slaughter of innocent people, And the citizens generally will agree that the shocking tragedy of Yesterday calls for swift and condign punishment of those whose criminal neglect brought it about. It ts @ atory of the MURDER OF FOUR HUMAN BRINGS by parties yet to be identified, and is soon told. Some time ago Mr, Joseph P. Hale conceived the idea of erecting a buildmg for the manufacture of Pianos. The ground lying between Thirty-fifth and ‘Thirty-sixth streets and Tenth and Eleventh ave- nues was purchased and set apart for it. An ar- rangement was made with Mr. Samuel Cochran, of 164 West Fifty-third street, who agreed to erect tho building required tor a certain specified sam. Work was commenced at once, and after twenty-three working days 16 was covered and nearly completed. Tt 18 sald thas THR PRICE OF LIMB HAD ADVANCED considerably after the contract between Mr. Hale and the builder was signed. The dimensions of the building were as follows:—195 feet long, 80 fect high, 26 feet wide; the walls were of brick, 16 inches in width to the height of 4z feet, and 12 inches from that distance to the roof, ‘The foundation was solid rock, In front of the building were two smaller structuces—near the Tairty-sixth street end, a black- smith shop; directly in front, a tenement house, two story brick, owned by Matthew Cairns, a truckman, in which lived, four families, and at the end, near ore street, a coal yard, the property of le. Mr, FALL OF THE BUILDING. Yesterday morning, at the usual hour, the work- men engaged in the Work of completing the manu- factory Observed that the hign wind blowing at the ime was shaking the walls, and consequently they left before the dreadful event which occurred soon after. Jonn Donnelly, the engineer, however, was less fortunate; he remained to get up steam in the boiler of the stationary engine in the building. At twenty minutes past nime o'clock the gale blew strougest; a flerce east of wind swept over the streets and many houses, though securely built, felt its weight. The untinished ptano factory reeied beneath it and fell with a tremendous crash toward Tenth avenue, burying beneath its ruins three houses and a number of unfortunate people in them. THE TENEMENT HOUSE, the blacksmith siop and coal shed all disappeared in a twinkling ef the eye. The front wall of the fac- tory, fucing Thirty-sixth street, alone remained standing, Heartrending cries weat up from the bystanders and the people in the houses adjacent, and the wildest excitement ana contusion vailed. In ashort time a platoon of police, un Captain ©. W. Catfrey, from the Thirty-fifth street station house, arrived at the scene and immediately after a force of firemen. These went to work with a ‘will to rescue the unfortunate PEOPLE BENEATH THE RUINS, and after great excrtion succeeded ‘in dragging out to light and life a number of persons, The tenement house was occupied, as has been said, by four famities—Matthew Cairns and wife, John McCatferty, wife and three children, and Pat- rick Reilly and wife. Cairns and wife were buried under a heap of dust and brick, but were taken out alive. ‘whey were both injured about the head and body. McCafferty, fortunately for hum, was at work at 248 Washington street as @ porter at the time. Annie, his wile, thirty years of age, was badly injured about the body, and was removed to Beile- ‘vue Hospital for treatment. Two of the children— Lizzie, two and & half years old, and Willlam, six Months old—had @ més miraculous escape from death, They were BURIED DEEP UNDER THE DEBRIS, but were taken out alive, mving received but a few insignificant scratches, one hour and a half atver the fall of the building, Their brother, Robert J. McCafferty, four and a half years of age, a fine, chubby-faced, intelligent boy, was less fortunate. ‘The bricks struck him on the back, broke his neck, crushed in hisabdomen and killed him instanty, He was taken out about an hour after his death, Patrick Reilly, like McCafferty, had also gone to Work at six o'clock. His wile, Mary Reilly, how- ever, Was in the house busily engaged in her datly Work as the walls came down, and suffered death. From the ition she was in when discovered it be egaoa that she was alarmed and was in the act of fying from the door when overtaken. ‘the poor woman was ey, mutilated, She was twenty- eight years of age. The other boay discovered yes- terday was that of Mrs. Hawiiton, tweuty-four years old. Her nusband was away frem the house at work. The’ body, with that of the others killed, was TAKEN TO THE POLICE STATION + at a quarter of two P. M. In the blacksmith shop James Benson was at work shoeing a horse, but escaped with @ slight injury in the head, caused by falling brick, ‘The horse he was shoeing, aud another, both the property of Mr. Cafferty, were killed. ‘The body of the engineer, John Donnelly, ta yet under theruins, Very strange to relate, the man is the same who was blown up In Thiriy-third street, between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, last wiuter, He had just gone to work for the first time after that “accident,” but only to meet hisdeath. He was engaged to run the hoisting ma- chine on the first floor on the east side. The body Pane pores to be under the ruins, twenty-tive fect from Thirty-ffth atrent, 1n the front of the building. A VERY PAINVUL SCENE took place in the station house when the dead bodies were brought in, The relatives and triends THE INDIANS. Confederation of tho Civilized Tribee—A Ter- ritorlal Government Proposeé—The Move- ment Favored by the Cherokces—Condition of the Western Tribes. Sr. Lours, Dec, 15, 1870, The Repudlican has a special from Ocmulgee, In- dian Territory, dated the 11th inst., statung that the Indian Council had fully organized, with Superin- vwendent Hoag as President. Filty-four delegates were present, representing fourteen tribes, including all the civilized tribes, The most important subject up for consideration is @ plan for the organization for Territorial government, embracing all the tribes. Yesterday Mr. Campbell, of the Chick- asaw Nation, from the special committee, reported in favor of the plan of organization repubitcan in form. It provides for executive, legislative and judicial paruineats, the governmeut to be based upon at strictly In conforinity with the Various acts of gress of 1366, The plan contem- Plates the protection of the weaker against oppres- sion from stronger Urives, and 1s not lo be binding upon any unt their consent is obtained, Alter the reception of the report the Connell ad- journed Ull Monday to give time for deliberation on 80 impostens #% measure, There is considerable caucusing over the mutter. Everything thus far has been conducted with decency and ord mi Ross, a leading Cherokee, in interview with the Commissioners, expressed favor for coniederation without Congressional inierierence, Superintendent Hoag has just returned from an extensive tour among the Cheyennes, Arapaaoes, Kiowas and Comanctes. Satanta, the noted Kiowa Wanted ammunition, Me compiuiued that the Texans came up and shot his people, and wished Camp supply removed so he could hant on the north fork of the Canadian river, Favorable reports are given of some other tribes, ‘the Apaches of New Mexico were on the headwaters of vhe Brazos river and it was feared they would come down op the Ktowa and Comanche reservation and stir up trouble among Uiose tribes, THE NEW CZNSUS, Appointment of Assistant Marshals and Their Iustructious=How the Work is to be Done and the Time It will Take to Do It. Ithas finally been settled that we are to havea new census, Or rather re-enumeration of the popula- tion of this city. As 800n as an oficial copy of Com- missioner Delano’s letter to Mayor Hall was served on Marshal Sharpe the latter set vigorously to work in the matver, He appointed yesterday nincty as- sistant marshals to do the work and to-day will finish up the list. He says he will have the work completed within thirty days. The following circu- lar of instructions tells the whole story:— UNITED STATES MaRGuAl’s OFriox,| . SourneRn Disrnior, TUR Ke + ENUMERATION OF THE CITY AND UOUNTY OF NEW YOuK, 1, The asalstant marshals will remember that this is not a new census, but a re-enumeration of the population. Of the five schedules only No. 1 will be issued, anu the enumeration will embrace ouly the particulars of ‘name, age, sex, color, occupation and nativity. ‘The other statistics will be omitted. It ia hoped that by omitting the Inquiries other than those named the work of ennmeration wil! be reduced from one-half to two-thirds, and that active man may be able to get through with from 700 to 1,000 Humes a aay. Only one diatrict will be given out at a time to cach assistant, and upon its completion the return and copy will be exam ined at this office to Lest their accusacy, for which conside- rable means are at hand. If approved another district will be given to the sume assistant, ao that the moat efficient and accurate assistants will receive the fullest employment and remuneration. 2. The one fact to be held constantly in mind by the assis- ants is that they are only to take those persons who on the Tat ot June, 18/0, had their usual place of aboce within the city and county of New York. New territory will in every Case be nasigned to each assistant, and no work will be ap- yroved which compriges any portion of a district heretofore faken by the sae assistant, - It is hoped that a proper pride in our great metropolis will stimulate the assistants to make every exertion to correct ail omissions which may have oc- curred iu the late enumeration, from any cause whate To this end particular attentiod must be paid. to the hol and boarding houses where a residence is claimed by those having no other usual place of abode, and who, having left the elty prior to the Ist of June, have now returned, pro- vided, during their absence, they have not been enumerate elsewhere. But, in ali cases, the enumerat rc coniined to persons who on the Ist of June last had the and county of New York for their usual piace of abode, ani should any persons clain to have been enumerated cise- where a remark to that effect will be made across the unoc- cupied columns of the achedule, ‘The election district and ward will be stated, as hereto- fore, at the top of the page. The street numbers of the houses will appear in column 1, the naine of the street and the eets between which will appear in column 2, and the as sistants will take care to leave a vacant line where the num- Fron this it will be seen re not now to be numbered in the order of their visitation, but according to streets, house Bumbere and blocks, and the recapitulation of dwellings nnd dis- inhabitants will only be made on the last page of eaci trict, In column No. 6 the letter € will be written the names of all persons of coior, and where nothin; ten “white” will be understood, In column 4 onl proximation to the age ts o Round numbers maj rest. Btated, stich as b0, 70, tl, 60, 4, 80, 20, 15,10, 5 and 1, the. ob Ject being to identify the person as an infunt, child dr adult, 4. It is desired that asaistaut marshala should get through the work of enumeration rapidly, Only one copy willbe required with each original return, but care wust taken that the same be very distinct and legible. Each as- Aistant may employ one or more persuns of clerical experi- ence to do the copying, and this work will be pald as heretos fore; but the assistant imu: sown nate to each page ‘as well of the copy as of th 6. ‘The previous instruct at ‘Washington are in tor same are not hereby modiied, and the fullest ald will be given by this office to make this re-enumeration accuraty and complete, Representations made here in writing ‘d to any sup- posed deticlencies, when the same are accompanied by name ‘and residence, or In respect tu the conduct of the} assistant fil receive full attention; and the co-operation assistance of all officials and private persons are re- apectfully requested in order that the objects of the re- enumeration may be obtained und that f@ll Justices may be done to the city and county of New York. GEORGE H. SHARPE, United States Marshal, As will be seen by the above the object of the present census is simply @ re-enumeration of the population. The ordinary statistics regarding real and personal estate, manufactures and the like are omitted. It will thus be seen that only a short time is requisite to acccmplish the work. “BIG MOUTHED The Church and Funeral “Worker” Brought to Grief—Judge Dowling Gives Him a SCOTTY.» of the deceased crowded Into the office and ciam ored for permission to see the mangied remains. This, however, was not allowed them. Drs. Otis and Frazer attended the injured people. A large humber of geutiemen of the neighborhood visited the station house during the day to tender thelr as- sistance to the sufferers. Coroner Keenan empan- elled a jury, but it was afterwards decided to post- one the inquest until a more convenient occasion. STRONG EXPRESSIONS were uttered by many who inspected the ruins against the builder and the Inspector of Public Buildings, the insecure condition oi the ill-fated fac- tory being the theme o! comment in the neighbor- hood for some time. The “mortar” used in the building was of the very worst kind, and seemed to contain but a small proportion of lime, ‘The result of the iuquest will show beyond all doubt that the death of these four persons was Drought about by too rigid economy in lime—at least tbis was the opinion of many persons at the ecene of Lhe disaster yesterday, * BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. Meeting of the Board Yesterday—Furs and Overconts tho Rule of the Day—A Little Expense for the Militia’s Sake. The Board of Supervisors met yesterday afternoon at two o’clock—that 1s to say, a few of the honorable Supers—and, buttoned to the chin in their heavy overcoats, strolled into the luxuriously appasnted room provided for their exclusive uge at that hour, and lolied lazily about on their seats until that sine qua non of & wal organized meeting came, duly to hand. The Mayor took his seat, when the’ members had divested themselves of ther high hats and winter gloves, although the fun-loving Irving, even after the mecting was called to order, had put himself into a dark corner to get hs bran new sealskin cap off his aldermanic head. The fact is, Irving is a modest man, and he knew in his heart and soul that if he attempted to crawl out of his furs in view of the full Board there would be A JOLLY LAUGH ALL ROUND at hisexpense. Hence the struggle in the dark cor- ner. Mr. Coman was the only man who has @ vote in the Beard who didn’t bring his overcoat along, but he made up for this vy walking from one side of the room to the other engag- conversation for @ minute or #0 Mf his vonfreres whom he happened to come across. Mitchell half suspected that Coman wanted to get into a fever heat by excessive pedes- trianism In his velvet cut-short, 80 as to “go for’? somebody or something if a discussion should spring up about “matters and things,” but as there was no debate whatever during the meeting the suspicion could not ve verified, Cuddy, who Was one of the first to arrive, appeared as natty as ever, having fully recovered from the overhauling last Monday's Tain storm had given him, and this pee ean aing he was met at the doorway by five or six deferenti: a from up town quarvers who wanted him to A BUNDLE OF PAPERS of some sort. Once the overcoats had all been stowed away, the Board commenced business, The minutes of the previous meeting were read, when Major Young got up and tried to dispose of all the | a he had on hand, or rather, as he reaa them, layor Hall, tn hig ugual business like way, gave the word as to how they should be disposed of. They did not amount to much, however, the majority of them being small bills fur services done to the coun- ty by various small persons in various small gee The only items of interest for the public in he entire batch were a bill of $6,709 90 for repairs vo the Sixty-ninth regiment armory, and $3,927 76 for repairs to the armory of the Ninth regiment. The Mayor stated that he had consulted the Corporation Counsel as to the first named bill, and that that gen- tleman had decided that it _was a proper and legal one and should be paid. The Board ordered them to be pald, after waich ap adjournment wok place. Lecture. In the HERALD Of Monday last was published an account of the arrest by detective Joseph Eustace of William Day, allas “Big Mouthed Scoity,”” who was mingling plety and business at the Catholic church on Lexington avenue and Sixty-third street, to the grief of the poor devotees in his Immediate vicinity and certainly not for the good of his own soul, Subsequent to the arrest a pocketbook con- taining thirteen dollars was found, and outside the church eight pocketbodks, rified of their contents, were also picked up. “Scotty” was yesterday ar- raigned for trial at the Special Sessions, and the offence being proved against him, Justice Dowling in passing sentence made the following remarks:— 1 bave convicted you before for stealing in churches, I will find, you guiliy. I examined this complaint this morntig to see if It could not allege a larceny, and if it bad this court would not have tried it, and I intended to take the papers myself down to the General Sessions, and from my own knewledge of you to have procured such an indictment against you as would have portal hte for some time by in- carceration in the State Prison, but as it is only an attempt I would not be justified in so doing. Day, ou are known to the police by the nae of “Big jouthed Scotty” for several years. You have been before me and have been convicted, and you make ita practice to go to churches and funerals, where people are BOWED DOWN IN SORROW AND APFLICTION, and when their mind is on anything else but their property you rob them of everything on which you can lay your bands. There is no doubt that those pockevbooks waich were found at that church, rifled of their contents, were taken by you or your mob, It is wrong for a magistrate to say that Le 1s sorry that he cannot exceed the punishment on the statute books, but on this occasion I think I Will say, and think my associate, Judge Shandiley, will agree with me, that you should have more punishment than tis court can inflict. You went to the house ot God, where people are at their worship, especially where poor servant girls are with the last peuny that they have in the world, and you find them there and rob them. You are a mean, low, contemptible untef, and I will sentence you to the Penitentiary for 81x months and fine you flity dollars, and you stand committed till paid. During “Scotty's” trial he put on a bold face, and, in reply te some questions of the Court, expressed a well-leigned indignation at being suspected of com- mitting crime within the sacred precincts of a church. He was particularly indignant that de- tective Eustace should have suspected him of pocket picking ina church; but Mr. Eustace’s testi- mony soon settled ihe case, and “Scotty” left the court uttering deep, loud and flerce anathemas on that officer. THE AVENUE O FIRE. Inquest on the Body of the Boy Leon Thistle. Coroner Keenan yesterday afternoon held an in- quest at hts ofice in’ the City Hall on the body of Leon Thistle, the lad who was Killed at the burping of H. D. McAlptn’s tobacco factory, corner of Tenth street and avenue D, early on Tuesday morning, by the falling of one of the rewr walls of the building, Although it did not appear in evi- dence, was stated thac deceased and another boy entered the dwelling tn the rear of the manufactory in search of a favorite dog alter being warned that it was dangerous to do so, and while there the wall fell upon and crushed them, Thistle fatally. farses M. McGregor, Superintendent of Depart- ment of Bulidings, deposed to having examined we butlding burned; it was properly constructed in every way according to law; the falling of the wail was caused by the lire. The testimony of two or three other witnesses was taken, und the evidence showing the occurrence © pave beep accident), & Verdict Lo that elles Was rendered MURDER ON SHIPBOARD, David Leach, Steward of the Brig Helen 0 Phinney, Charged with Murder. Soéne in the Harbor of Montevideo—An Aud trian Seaman Beaten by American Officere— He is Subsequently Shot Dead by the Stew- ard of the Vessel—The Captain Makes No Report of the Shooting to the American Consul—Statement of the Witnesses—Arrest of Leach Yesterday. The disclosures that have brought to tight the Particulars connected with the charge of murdes against David Leach, and which are briefly nar« rated below, Involve other actors In the scene tn @ dimculty which, if not so perilous ag that surround< ing the principal actor, is nevertheless a very serloud one. If the statement of tae witnesses as to thd | alleged murder of the seaman, ‘Jack, the Austrian,’™ by the accused, be true, then the captain of the vessel and his oficers are liable to be proceeded agulyst on the very serious charge of misprision of felony, a8 will be seon from the subsequent occurs renees, The Amertoan brig Helen 0. Phinney, fully com- manded and manned, lay, in the month of August, last, in the harbor of Montevideo, Previous to th occurrence whioh led to the killing, by shooting, the deceased, “Jack, the Austrian,” everything went on quietly on board. On the 10th of Angust Jack was up im the main rigging, scraping and cleaning the mast. Anothes sallor, also an Austrian, was immediately undes Jack, and, in response to something said by tha latter, Jack shouted out, “Lower away.” The first mate, who was at the moment standing on the declt close by, hailed up to tne deceased, inquiring whas he “was damned talking about.’ One of the crew said to the mate, “He did not speak to you, sir, but to Henry.” The mate, however, not satisfied on thé point, again shouted out to Jack, “Come down here, you (using @ strong but unsavory epithet), and rit break your head off.” Threatening to “put a head on’ one 1s the favorite bellicose expression on shore; “breaking @ head of” appears te be the process at sea. Unfortunately for “poor Jack,” he didn’t rex main aloft, nor, as the sequel shows, was the tates lary guardian angel there at the time; for no soonest did he reach the geck than he was set upon by tha, first mate and struck with a belaying pin, with which he continued to belabor him. The second, mate also took a hand in tits favorite pastime ag sea, and at their hands the deceased received very severe handling indeed, When these two gallant American tars had giveu the poor Austrian as much as he could well bear for that time they retired,, leaving Jack to repair damages as best he might, + THE SHOOTING, / But there was still worse treatinent in store for him; there was still @ more dangerous ruMan oa) board, in the person of the accus d, David Leach, bo steward of the vessel. The sworn affidavit of th Witnesses sets forth:—That after Jack had beany beaten by the first and second mate, ana walle was still on deck, Wiping the blood from his face, the steward, David Leach, came forward, and, halts ing withim about four ieet of the deceased, dis« charged a pistol at him, the bali from whien enter« ing the person of Jack, he almost instanuy fell ta the deck and expired, THE CONDUCT OF THE CAPTAIN. Notwithstanding the enormity and unprovoked nature of the crime committed on board his vessel, the statement of the wituesses is to the effect that the captain, instead of reporting the occurrence ta the American Consul, or to the native autho. ites, rimitted the alleged assassin to leave the vessel; im fact aided him in is evasion of justice, by procuring him a place on @ steamboat then about leavin; the harber, The two remaining Austrians, Jack's countrymen, were detained on board ull the brig left, and then they were put ashore, other hands being got to supply their places. ‘Tie tirst destina~ tion of the brig was Bueuos Ayres, and here Leacty was again taken on board, and on beard he ree matned under the gis of the captain and his offl~ cers till the arrival of the vessel 10 thls pork. MURDER WILL OUT. One of the seamen taken on board to supply the vacancies #t Montevideo was an Bugiishman, Cham- berlain, Who during the voyage to this port learned from the three principal witnesses to the shoounge all the particulars connected therewith, These wil- nesses are Germans, and were Bot suiliciently acquainted with any other language than their own, even if they knew what their proper course under the circumstances Was, to make Lhe (acts kuown ta the authorities, But im Chamberiain they found one able to take ip the whole situati dl who hav. ing heard ail the particulars of the case but waite the arrival of the vessel here to proclaim the murs der and then to leave it to the supposed witnesses: thereof and the authorities here to deal wiih it. THE CAPLAIN AND STEWARD EN RAPPORT. : Chamveriain himself had ascertained enough tn another quarter to convince bim that @ marder bad been committed on board, ior one day, svon after leaving Buenos Ayres, he overheard the steward say to the Captain, “If it was In New York there woukd be no trouble about this thing;’? to which the caps tain replied, “And there will be no trouble abou it?” THE ARREST. ‘The vessel arrived here on the 13th Inst., and aw soon a8 Chamberlain and the witnesses could geg ashore they made their aiidavits to the foregoin facts, When warrants were immediately placed the bands of deputy marshals for the arrest of th steward, the priuctpal, and for the captain and hia officers, Yesterday morning deputies Orowiey and Purvis arrested David Leach, the steward, aud Joba Reed, the third mate. MISPRISION OF FELONY. For his eoncealment of ae murder, if murder should be proven in the lirst bu ce, and his sub- sequently harboring aud allowing to go free at Ug port the perpetrator of that murder, Captain Boyd fas comumitted the very serious crime of misprisiva Of treason, wich involves a heavy penaliy upon offenders, The captain and his tirst and secoud mates have not yet been arrested. ‘The foregoing 1s the plain, unvarnished statement of the shoeting and subsequent occurrences, as de- tailed by Mr. Chamberlain as the mouthpiece of the three Germans who claim to have witnessed tha shooUng and the death of Austrian Jack, ‘The whole case Will be subjected to a most rigid investigation In the Comuuissioners’ Court, Leach and Reed having already had able counsel to conter with them. THE MORR'STOWN (N° END ‘RIES, TE j Gibson Kent, the Ringleader, Sentenced te Sixteen Years in State Prisou—The Others Get from One to Four Years, At last the Jersey fire feuds, whose depredationg in and around Morristown airing a period of nearly two years were fully detailed in the HERALD sev- eral weeks ago, have been Gnally disposed of tr the Morris county courts, Of tle seven persons arrested two were acquitted, Chadwick and Van Houghten. Gibson Kent, tlie chef des diavles, wag sentenced to sixteen years in the State Prison, Judge Dalrymple remarking that haa he net plead guilty to five indictments, the term weuld probably have been more than doubie that period. Before being sentenced Kent was permitted to make a state< ment. He dia so, and denied all connection witt, the incenaiaries beyond his place having beca mada by tnem a sort of rendezvous, The others were sen= tenced as follows:—Doty and Stevens, four yearss Dunster, Willtams and Stout (Kent’s barkeeper). three years; Weouruf, who it will be remembered was shot in the arm when being captured, ono year; all in the State Prison. It is stated that Judge Dalrymple wit! call a spe- -Cial session of the court tu take action relative to the insuit offered the ermine on the occasion of Van Houghten’s acquittal, SQURNALISTIC NOTES, The publication of the Baton Ronge (La.) Advocata has been resumed. The Montana New Northivest newspaper has dis~ continued publication, The Evansville (Ind.) Courier has been constrained to enlarge to an eight column paper. ‘The Terre Haute (Ind.) Journal says newspaper changes are beginning to be talked Of in tat city. Miss Sarah BE. Russell bas ceased reporting fot the New Haven Palladium, and taken to studying law. , Professor Joseph Jones, formerly of the Dansville! (N. Y.) Advertiser, te to edit the Herkimer County cuaen i J. M. Dixon, the blind temperance lecturer, is con-| ducting a temperance department in we Villisca (lowa) Journal. fi The Page County (Iowa) Herald is moving and repairing its building, and suspends its issue one week for that purpose. ¥ An Illinois editor says:—“Trsing to do busines# without advertising Is like winking In the dark; yout are keeping up a powertul winkiug, but nobody else has any idea of 1t.’” ; Arcade, N. Y., 18 to have © newspaper. Mesers,' S. W. and E. ©, Wade propose to publish a weekly paper, to be called the Arcade /imes, the first num- ver of which will appear in a few days. The Syracuse Courier says:i—“The difference’ existing between Kev, Dr. Gibson, the presen editor of the Gospel Messenger, and Bishop Coxe, oO! Western New York, as to the editorahip of the Gospel Messenger and the piace of Its pubilcation, has ae reconciled lor the present through the mediation Bishop Huntington. It ts announced that the Mes« senger will be published another year at Utica, with Dr, Gibson as editor, Wien Ewshop duutingion wid lake charge of te same.”? °