The New York Herald Newspaper, December 25, 1870, Page 5

iu SCENES IN THE SESSIONS. The Family of Solomon Lack Wisdom. A Divorced Father } Refuses to Maintain His Family. A Police Officer Clubs a “Canny Sestt”— Scotty Comes Off Triumphant. Charge of Klopemanla Against a Mil- lionnaire’s Wife. “Give me money.” * ‘Puus spoke the son of a German Hebrew at Niblo’s Abeatre a few evenings ago, When seeking to obtain trom a close-fisted gentleman the means of support for himself and ® sister; and its recitation in the Court of Special Sessions yesterday, before Judge Dowling, presiding, created a great sensation, some nine years ago Joseph Solomon, the complainant, was divorced from his wife in one of the superior courts, but was not compelled to allow anything in the shape of alltony to his former spouse, although several children had to be provided for, But the Israelite did not seem to study that matter, He pro- vably trusted that she might be provided for in some such iniraculous manner as ts recorded in holy writ 1a connection With some of his ancestors, But Ruth has not been so fortunate, Her troubles weem to have increased each year, and her cares Baye multiplied in proportion as ler poverty became Snore apparent, Ascertaining that her faithiesg Detter half was carryiug on the trade of a jeweler und sold jewels to cA tm ACTOKS AND ACTRESSES AT NIRLO'S, it appears that she sent her son Theodore Solomon W the theatre, with the hope of getting something for the maintenance of her children. The youn; Hebrew accordingly approached his father with much fear and trembling during a re- hearsal, and sitting in the gate that is called “Broadway entrance,” he solicited alms from his hard-tearted parent. Now, it happened that Solomon the elder had at the time a quantity of valuable property, including diamonds, tn his pos- session, and ay the eyes of the youth fell upon the glittermg baubles the spirit of his race came upon him and he coveted—at least so said his father. After a grand discharge from bis vocabulary of abuse, it appears Wat Solumon, Senior, was deter- muined TO OFFER NO SACRIFICE, to give no bread, from the result of his hard earn- ings for Lue support of his family, Finding that bis venerable papa was determined to Ughten his grasp upea his reputed wealth and shut up his bowels of compassion, refusing the means of existence in terms weil defined and apparently irrevocable, the young “gent? thought he would strike the hurd rock, in tunitation of an ancestor, with the Lope that the desired stamps would flow when ali other eiforts and ent es had fatled, But this caused a great disturbance at Niblo’s, and Solomon, Semtor, requested the people at te theatre to put Svlomous, Jr. into the strest, and, as soon as this Was dune, caused the arrest of lus offspring for as- sault and viele Judge—How loag have you been divorced? Solomon—About nine yeurs, since 1861; but, your Honor, if dies feier would say, “Gif me money” pohtely, Iguit him; butar te 'come likea black- guard J'willgit mim nota cent; when he come be was blackguard, and 1 Say youare young and you can work; I gif you no money. “But surely the divorce did not separate you from your chiléren’’ Here the patriarch — prattled on so fast, talking of his son’s worthiessness and otherwise avoiding the question at issue, that Judge Dowling positively had to remind SOLOMON HB LACKED WISDOM, and advised ulm to answer oniy such questions ag might be put to Dim. “But my son 18 @ bad feller and I would not let him have my money.” said Soiomon, and he jooked dazgers at the object of is wrath. “When he come he say, ‘You got diamonds and | must have money,’ and I will not gif dat—no, never?” ‘The defendant, a beardiess lad, was placed upon the stand, appa- rently as destitute as his persuasion usually picture themselves under all circumstances—a picture of misery and clothed in tattered garments—tern sackcloth, but devoid o1 ashes. He represented himseli and lls mother and sisters as being poorer than Lazarus, while his lather Was as rich as Abra- ham ana meaner than Ahao. He was witheut food or raiment and he sought a pittance froin us father’s: abundance, ana when he void the old boy he was tick, “Weil, What 1s that to mey’’ said he. “Go to e hospital.’? ers opt mterrupted the old one, “‘he come, he abuse me bad, and 1 say to the people at Nivio’s, turn him oui,” and the complainant stamped an raved in an extraordinary manner, At length tne Juage addressed the youug Solomon and reminded uum of the FOOLISHNESS OF HIS WISDOM in using violence and abusive language; and on re- ceiving a promise tat he wouid allow his parent to pass unmolested through the wilderness in the future, he was permitted to leave the court. “but my mother and sisters,” sald young hopeful, “what of them! “They must apply toa superior court,” said the 3 Jud, A POLICE OFFICER IN DIFFICULTY. Michael! Brady, & police oilicer of the Nineteenth precinct, came Very near being the subject of one of tie warders in the city prison. Evidence was adduced to show that Brady had been ordered toa shanty in Fifty-eigith street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues, on the 19th inst, to quell a disturbance that had __ arisen between Michael Kearnan and his wife, away up on the rocks. But Mrs. Kearaan, on a secoud con- tideration, would uot cause her husband to be ar- rested, as he liad only broken her nose and other- wise disfigured her, but promised, like A BONNIE WIFE (they were both Scotch), to “forgie him if he did nae do itagen.” Mike, however, on the following night was destined to pay a peuaity for his offence on the previous day. His wife vad that day been removed to .. Bellevue Hospital with siaalipox, and also one child, * sitting, therelore, at home on the evening in ques- tion, and talking with his lide “garb? avout what they should buy for “mather? on Christmas Day, tue officer in question entered the shanty,gand, under the pretence that a disturbance had been FORTUNATE “SCOT,”? Kin Was all om his head and lis nay unul the cracked,” the scars being plainly visible yesterday. Jn vain Brady tried to fastcn the Gorge upon Kear- nan, stating that when he entered the latter came at him with a hatchet and threatened “to go for him,” &c.; but it was tolerably clear that Brady, in club- bing the “Sout, had gone a long way beyond his auty. Judge Dowling—OMicer, what business had you to go to this man’s house, and after assaulting him, out of mere pettiness, turn round and arrest him oo the charge of assault and battery ? “| didn’t go into the house,” sald the officer. “If you were here on trial,” said the Juage, ‘and your conduct was as flagrant as it now 1s proved to ve, notwithstanding the uniform you wear, I should not hesitate to send you to the Penitentiary. Let the prisoner go.” THE WRONG MAN. Some little amusement was now created by the fact ubat the Wrong prisoner Was sent up by the warden to answer to a charge for stealing @ watch. it appears the prisoner had what is cailed ‘changed names’? with another, and consequently when the complainant was asked to ideutify the thiet he could not point him out. This was a palpable error on the part of the warden, Which ought not to occur, AN ACCUSED MILLIONNAIRE. After a number of small cases had been disposed of the case of the ‘People va. Mrs. Phelps’? came ou for hearing. This 1s one of the most remarkable cases that probably ever came up be/ore tis Court. On Tuesday afternoon last Mrs. Elizabeth Phelps, of 49 East Twenty-third street, the wile of one of the richest residents in New York, and who has been re- puted for her wealth as wel! as for her benevolence. and cuaritable inclinations, entered Macy's store, in Fourteenth street and Sixth avenue, At this time the store appears to have been crowded almost to excess. While in here she was charged by Margaret Grotty with STEALING A QUANTITY OF CANDY of the value of about thirty cents. Mrs. Phelps, as the wife of a'milltonnatre, a3 might naturally be sup- posed, repndiated the calumntous charge, but despite this she was compelied to appear belore Justice Cox, at the Jefferson Market Poiice Court, before she could obtain a release from custody, as already stated in these columns. Mr. David Dudley Fieid and his son attended on behalf of Mrs. Phelps more as friends than in the capacity of her legal advisers, Mr. Macy veing rep- resented by Mr. Knox. ‘The first witness sworn was Margaret Grotty, aunisome, intelligent looking brunette, who staved that Mrs, Phelps came into the store im’ the depart- ment in Which she was engaged and took up a quantity—twe packets--of candy, and after first placing it on the counter before her she covered it up with another parcel and her miuif. Subsequently, continued the witness, Mrs, Pheips took two bon- von boxes and asked the price of them alter they were filled, and while she was putting up the bonbons into the boxes she saw Mrs. Phelps steop down, pick Up a piece ot white paper and wrap the can mit; she next came to Mrs. Phelps and told her that she had taken the candy im question; but this the other dented; after a short time, she maintained, she saw Mrs. Phelps drop te package of candy from her person, where she had secreted It: 1 dropped three feet from the counter; olen soi candy and requested her to nee some Mr. Field Dow hue this witness Most severe cross-examination, eliciting went nad the rough a the position and length of the counter, the Hee E action eccupied, the distance of the counters fon tack other, and numerous other de- Mr. Field—Is it trae that you receive @ recom- nad any one is convicted through your vigt lance E Witness—No, sir; such occurrences as arrests are frequent, perhaps, ‘out notin my presence; | de. get any increase of salary fer such things; my salary is seven dollars a week. Mr. Field—How do you know Mrs. Phelps took ‘the candy? Wiuess—Because I saw it up at the end of the counter first and then immediately afterwards nissed it; T did net see in what park of her person she Mad secreted it, but I saw it rep from her per- son; alter L accused her ef taking it ehe sald, There ig some mistake about this, my child’? Mrs, Laforge, of No. 200 Sixth avenue, stated that she was superintendent for Mr. Macy. She said that on Tuesday last she was in her office in building, when a messenger from Miss Grotty formed her that @ lady had taken somethin: presently Miss Grotty came down with Mrs. Phelps, and told the detective, or shopwalker, ef what had occurred, Mrs, Phelps said there was some gross mistake somewhere and desired to see Mr. Macy. ‘The witness teld her that Mr. Macy would not be tn ‘until after six o’clock in the evening. She said MRS. PHELPS WAS VERY INDIGNANT, and told her who she was and where she lived; on consulting -the eDineowry she found that this in- formation was correct, Witness suggested to send for some one, and Mrs, Phelps mentioned several names, but afterwards said she would prefer to go betore a police justice, which she did. 1n cross-ex- amination this witness adinitted that a great many ladies were sent to the police station on charges of theft, and that it was the practice in Tr, lacy’s business to arrest any one found stealing goods; she had a certain tn- rest In she business, Was nota partner, but had commisston from the firm, She wouid not swear that the store was not crowded at the time or that the carriages were not ja jeep outside the store, On the whole, conside ng tne extent of the exams, nation condiéted r. Field, Sr, for nearly halt an hour, Mrs, Laforge maintained her sell-pos- session and made but few mistakes, oo MUS, PHELPS! TESTIMONY, Mra. phe waa next placed upon the stand and ave her evidence with Coo!ness and determination, went out, she sala, on the day mentioned, with the intention of purchasing a few pleces of box edging, or “box,” as it 1s generally termed, and for this purpose I visited a Mr. Wuson, a florist tn Font+ teenth street, After seeing several sorts I took 4 ow sprigs, which he wrapped up in paper for mé. Leav- ing there I passed near Macy's, and wishing to purchase a little toy for one of my grandchildren I went in. Seeing this young porson, whom I thought very intelligent looktn; ‘poluuing to the witness Grotty), and seeing some pretty litte boxes, filled with bonbons, 1 asked her the price, and sne repiled, stating their cost. At this ume I broke the paper in which the sprigs of box were packed, and, seeing a piece of nice White paper on the floor, stooped to pick itup, hnd re-wrapped the evergreen init, Holding int muffin one hand, and trying to hold this parcel also, | took out my pocketbook to pay her jor the bonbons, when this package dropped; and before [ kKhew anything about tie matter in question she ACCUSED ME OF a package of candy. asked for Mr. Macy. ‘TRALING 1 was very indignant, and She took me to an oftice and toui anothe: that she had seev me take tl oif the counter, After this Mrs. Phelps stated that for the time being she waa so thoroughly taken by surprise that She could not remember to whom to send forthe moment. She was told th she did not sen’ for some one she would have to accompany an oiicer to Jefferson Market, and that if there bail Was not forthcoming SHE WOULD BE LOCKED UP. Juage—Mrs. Phelps, did you take thecandy? Mrs, Phelps—If I am im my right senses | never saw it nor touched it. [have no doubt that this witness Grotty believes what she has said, but it was dou Jess owing to the falling of the package of sprigs that the whole mistake had arisen, Judge Dowling said that irom the evidence ad- duced before there was no doubt that the mat- ter was a mis! but that in the disposition he was about to make of the case he wished It to be clearly understood that It ought in no way to renect upon the character of the witnesses. It was a case dn which the principal witness believed in her mis- take, and as her reputation was her caplial he wouid rather, if there should be a loss, that it tell upon Mrs, vheips, who could afford it betier than the others. In his opinion the witnesses, though mustaken, believed they were in the right; put trom the evidence taken, coupling it witi the high cha- racter of Mrs. Pliclps and her charitable and benev- olent temdencies—and character always spoke in favor of @ person in court-—the only conclusion he could arrive at was a full dismissal of the case. Mrs. Phelps, who was splendidly atured@ in a deep Velvet costume and wearing heavy furs, then leit Uhe court, accompanied by her friends, p THE NICK WALL HORROR. Perils of the Mississippi—Suagging of the Steamer Nick Wali—Over One Hundred Lives Lost—Graphic Account of the Disaster, (Memphis (Dec. 22) veeveiets Nd the Boston Evening ‘Tunes. Passengers who arrived here to-night from below, among whom is oue of une passengers of the Nick Wall, fgive the foliowing details of the accident 10 that boat on Sunday night, which resulted in the death of over eve Lundred passengers. ‘The Wail struck the snag at half-past ten on the night named and sunk in jess than ten minutes in forty feet of water. Her hurricane roof fathag in from the. im- mense weight thereon made prisoners of the cabin whereby preventing their es- Montehutcher, the passenger men- states that at the ume named eight or ten passengers‘were sitting about the stove whea they felt the shock. He then ran out of the door of the cabin, and was about to return when the cavin roof caved in, dashing barrels, wagons, ploughs and other urticies into the cabin, where everybody had rusked who could get out of thelr siatcroous, Mr. Montenutcher’s further statement is as {ol lows:—I was thrown against the smokestack on starboard, as tue steamer was then falling on her larboard side, 1 was twice pulled back by tie hair, aud, in the tuird attempt made, some one caught me by the leet, in the struggle to save himself, and pulied my shoes off. I inaliy mauaged to gain the hurricane deck, and then saw no earthly chance for escape, as the roof was by this ume crowded, and every one was seeking for something on which to float, ‘The boat was by this time under the water; nothing remained out but the hurricane roof and the pilot house. The wreck Was still floating down the river, and we did. not know what moment she would sink. Women were screaming for husbands and children, and children for parents. Just as we thought all hopes were gone we saw the lights of a boat coming up the river, and every one that could shouted for assistance. James Vandervorst, assistant pilot, lighted apiece of paper in the pilot house, svoWiug It as a signal of distress. In avout fiftcen mninutes the friendly boat Moated alongside aad made fast to the wreck, when a staging was thrown out und all that were able got on board the Semi- hole. After she came alongside Vandervorst and Richard Dill, the porter of the tl-fated steamer, cut through cae hurricane roof and found Mrs, Roe, the captain's wife, wedged in among a Jot of barrels, boxes, &c, She was brought into the cabin of une Seminole, and after great exertions showed signs of lie and 18 now doing well. The dead were then brought tn, scene besgars descript.on, Tiere were avout twenty-five Killed, but I cannot tell how many were wounded. Mr. Tayloc, from some part of Missouri, who was rooming with me, 1s among the dead. He had retired about five minutes before the accident happened. A gentieman, with his daughter and son-in-iaw, the last two just married, are among the dead. ‘Chey tntended to get off about one inile below the wreck, The Nick Wall les aground about four miles below Worthon Point, where she struck. ‘he number of lives lost by the accident cannot be ascertained. Sixty or more deck passengers Went on board at this place. Seve- ral of these, iu the midst of the terror ol the scene, leaped overboard and were drowned. Many were taken from the water by life boais. ‘the Seminole passengers say that Captain Montgomery came up to the wreck and touched it so ligutly and genuly that there was not the slightest perceptible shock. Then the lifeboats almost immediately surrounded the Nick Wall. Captain montgoniety, not only ex- hipited coolness and skill, but his kindness was un- bounded. ‘The steamer Paragon passed the wreck of the Nick Wall about two hours after the accident occurred, and the captalu, officers and crew ten- dered the unfortunate people taken from the wreck every possible kindness. Those gomyg down the river were taken by the Paragon to their destination, ‘Tue names of those saved are as fellews:— Toomas J. Robertson, Georgia; W. L. Springoerry, Georgia; Samuel W. Scott, Arkansas; Hugh Thomp- gon, St. Louis; Wm. V. Evans, Kansas City; L. F. M. Martin, Alabama; M. Joss, Emile Joss, Chicago; E. W. Feasal, St. Charles, Mo.; R. G. Baldwin, St Louis; Wm. Boyd, St. Louts; J. R. Bowers, G. H. Bowers, 1. J. Bowers, Mrs, N. 8. Bowers, Mis- sissipp); H. E. Bowers, R. D. Bowers, Chero- kee county, Ala.; M. Smith, Georgia; B. Smith, Georgia; E. M. Ralater, T. 5. later, M. J. Roberts, Alabama; Peter Whisenant, Mary Whuisenant, Amanda Whiseuant, Littcton Whisenant, Naucy Whisenant, Wm. Whisenant, Roao Whisenant, 0. Whisenant and A. Whisenani, of Ala- bama; W- A, Bowers, L. Bowers, Alubama; A. Harris, Emma Harris, Newton Harris. J. 1. Spray- berry, Cherokee county, Ala.; J.T. Jolinson, Titus county, Texas; Samuel 1. engineer; George T, Anshutz, enginecr; John W. Roecieck, Georgetown, Pa.; James McHattey, steward, do.; P. fH. Langton, cabin bey, lowa; ¥. Fearson, Chicago; C. Kramer, do.; A.J. McDennis aud Robert Beaton, deck pas- sengers; Ed, Floot, cook; Dennis Mack, wife and child, Milwaukee; Charles West, Martin Ready, William M, Destes aud James Bates, dremen; Elibu Woldrop, passenger, aud others, In extricatiag Mrs, Roe un axe hid to be used to cut through the hurricane roof. She was struck with the axe, but not seriously wounded. Seventy emigrants ana twenty cabin passengers bearded the Nick Wall here. She had on board 150 souls, all of whom were lost, except these named above. The disaster is the most appalling one that has occurred since the explosion of the Sultana in 1865. Among | the lost Was a bridal party that got on here, i Michael Cavanagh, of New Hampsbire, had Fan excellent chance to attend church on Sunday, "put preferred the attractions of a quall hunt, Miss? ag q fair shot he was 80 exasperat that he struo’« his dog over the head with the butt of his grin, ais. charging the weapon. and shooting himself 7,e,4, Wm. Ka- A Princely Christmas Gift to the Poor of the Wa He Hangs the Holly by the Hearths of Hundreds of lmpoverished Familics, Yet mother and still grander demonstration of the munificence of the great leader of the Tam- many democracy, Senator Tweed, was developed last evening ata meeting of prominent citizens of the Seventh ward held in the parlors of the Ortental Club, 235 East Broadway, and called at the instance of Mr. Michael J, Shandley. ‘The commodious and elegant rooms of this famous and select east side re- sort were crowded with citizens principally in- terested in the object of the invitation issued by Mr. Shandley, while many were there developing the scheme, ds trustees, to erect a bronze STATUE OF SENATOR TWEED, on Tweed plaza, at the juncuon of East Broadway, New Canal and Rutgers streets, During the pro- ceedings of the meetings of both parties could be eard the sweet voices of visiting ladies in another part of the butiding, appropriatel, WARBLING A “CHRISTMAS CAROL”? At the hour mentioned in bis call Mr. Michael J, Shandiey took a position in the centre of the front parior, and asked the attention of the gentlemen present to the reading of a letter he had received Irom Senator Tweed, which he knew would arouse all the becter emotions of tl hearts and endear its writer still more to the people of the old Seventh ward, The communication came in so apprepriate a Ume, In cold December, whose biting winds the poor 80 keenly felt, and on the eve of the Birthday of Llim who was bor {ce lowly manger and de- clared the great ‘of virhites Was ~d-voo" BWEET CHARITY, 77°” Shandley then read the folldwing letter :— DEPARTMENT Ov PUBLIC WouKs, Buoapway, NEW York, Dec, 23, 1870, DRAR Sin—Ke pleased to call together a few willing zens of the Seventh ward, men who would be earnest and patient inthe labor and exercise judgment, and be ayste- matic Jn the distribution of the fund, and ask them to ac- cept from me, as trustees of the ‘poor of the precinct, the amount indicated on the enclosed check, Have them to organize as soon as possible for the immediate rullef of the needy. Your friend, WM. M. TWEED, MICHAEL J, SHANDLEY, Oriental Club, Mr. Shandley stated that the amount of money the check called for was FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, which announcement created a sensation which crl- Minated ta a general clapping of hands and finally an ouburst of enthusiastic cheering. Mr, Saand- Mr. } ltt. ley then suggested the propriety of an immediate organizauon, when Mr. Jeremiah Quinlan — proposed for chairman of the meeting Judge Edward J. Shandiey, and John Gal- vin, President of the Board of Assistant Aldermen, | for Secretary. A committee was next appointed to seiect a title for the organization and select perma- nent ofticers. During their retiracy vudge shandicy | adaressed those present in terms titghiy laudatory of Mr. Tweed. ‘Ihe committee reported as appro- priate for the name “The Tweed Poor Lelief Associa- ed the fol- tion of the Seventh Ward,” and nomiu: lowling list of ontce Board of Tri sl 1 Was adopt ident, Judge KE J arer, Jeremlan Quinian; Coroner an, Aldermag Bryan Reilly, Alde , Assemblyman John J. Blair, On mouon ot Coroner KEENAN, Mr. William M. | ‘Tweed was chosen honorary president, | The ward was then divided into tt ricts, e rellef diss | and committees on fuel, provisions, clothing, s appointed. ‘the assoc pe bin Pelt operation, 14s thought, by Tu ulog, but public announcement of the day of distribution will be duly made, a OUL OF A KANUCK JAIL Capt Joseph Murphy ‘ a the Herald for (is Kelease—story ef Mis Capture a Confinement—Lating a Fenian Commiss' The Jailer Weeps at Losing a “Boarder The native bora American who owns the above name, and whose case was brought before the coun. | ty throagh the instrumentality of the HeRaLp, released irom his prison “boarding house” on the | 16th Inst., and, after making certain stoppages on | his road home, arrived in this city the day before | yesterday. Among his first visits here was a cali at | the HERALD office to show his gratitude for the great service it had done in effecting his jail delivery in time to EAT HIS CHRISTMAS DINNER with his good old mother, He gave the following details of his arrest and durance vile:—Ou the 24th of May last he left the city with some three hundrea Fenians. On arriving at Brriington he was tn- formed that the Fenians had crossed the border tne aay before and occupied the forever famous Pigeon Hill. A special locomotive was placed at their ser- vice and took them to St. Albans, where they ar- rived late at night. ‘There the story of the advance ‘Was repeated and the martial eee a wagon. owned and driven by another Murphy. In this chariot he started for the front. ‘The night was very dark and a thick mist prevailed. On the road to the border they meta body of men who halted the wagon and asked them their business, ‘They were Fenians and on Murphy showing his comumis- sion as PROVOST MARSHAL AND CHIEF OF STAFF, the wagon Was allowed to proceed, They had only proceeded a couple of hundred yards when the way was again iialtea. Captain Murphy inquired | for nerai”? ONeill, and, alter a strange hesita- n, he was told he would be conducted to the General’s house. He could not make out their uni- forms, but they formed on each side of the wagon and started forward. He soon learned from frag- | ments of conversation, 10 HIS UTTER AMAZEMENT, that he was in the handsof the Phihstines, and that his escort was a sguad of Canadian volunteers. His | Whole desire now Was to destroy his comuission, EATING A COMMISSION, Accordingly, With the greatest stealth, he drew it from his inner vest pocket, tore i In two | pieces, gave tne larger piece to bis com. | rade to eat, and ate the other himseir. | He breathed more freely then, and his next atten- | tion was tarned to his’ pistol, which, however, on | account of two nen Who had got into the wagon, he Was unable to throw away until the next day. He Was carelessly searched at Cook's Corners by a blus- tering officer of the party on the same night, but the P.8TOL WAS NOT DISCOVERED, To this fact Murphy believes he owes his life. A receipt for $100 paid by him into the Fenian nead- | quariers was found, which he believed he had left in New York. On the following day he aud tis | driver, Murphy, were lodged IN SWEETSBURG JAIL, which is just eighteen miles from the border, he remained until 13 release, LiFE UN A CANADIAN JAIL. At haif-past seveu A. M. he was roused up tn his cell by the warder, und, after Ms ablution, pro- ceeded to breakiast in a room common to all the prisoners. Here breakiast was served, cousisung of @ pint of oatmeal porridge aud a chank of bread, | At this point in his fave ue learned a refresting fact, | waich showed him how CANADA GOT SQUARE WITH THR PENIANS: namely, that for tity-seven aud a hall ceats a day he could get a suiticiency of decent “prog.” He | closed with this om nd became the boarder of his | jailer. ‘Tus was so satisfactory all round that the Capizi’s lot grew to be almost envia- bie, money being a scarcliy down ther and any change from porridge three tin @ day very destrabl He {ound tne forced companions of his magnificent misery very dull company, consisting gen liy of French Canadian | burglars and horse thieves. A gentleman named | Foster, in on @ charge of assanlt and battery, was a godsend, but he only came ten days. before the Cap- lain’s release. At twelve o’ciock each day d.nner was served, and at hall-past four P, M. he was | jocked up for the night in hid damp cell without | heat or light uatit half-past seven the following morning, thus giving him fifteen hours’ SOLITARY CONFINEMENT each day. {There was no outdoor exercise, because there was he wail to the prison yard, and until the mural surrounding was completed he did not breathe the fresh air, This was some twenty days before get- tng out, The pleasure of a walk round was some- what heightened by about two feet of snow then on the ground. ‘The other Murphy was let out on the 8d of August, there veing no evidence against nim. Captain Murphy several times applied for a trial, but Was steadily pooh-poohed until the HERALD took up his case, when, ‘presto |? the doors’opened, and with the trifing delay to give personal security in $2,000 lor his appearance at Ottawa on the 16th of February, 1871. ME THINKS HE'LL LET IT SLIDE, al leave the Kanucks to whistle for their estreated al Here He thinks they were glad to be rid of him—that Ig the government. All indeed around him shared his exullatien, except the jailer, WHO WEPT COPIOUSLY | Oi the remumder of the feating debt in inte- rest notes and ot! uptunded Mabidities. Bank exchange rose to 24 pence the milrels, and gold fell to U4 Alter some days the gov- ernment unomicially declared that the report was | not correct; bat peeple have | with the autnority, and wi | now NEW YOKK HERALD, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET BRAZIL. Difficulty With the Peruvians on the Ama- zon—Financial Affairs—The Ex- ecutive—Judicial System— From Entre Rios. R10 JANEIRO, Nov, 25, 187 The hostile demonstration which has really been made by the Peruvians on the Amazon bas, upon more correct reports, dwindled down from the cap- ture of the Brazilian gunboat Mage to the mere act of firing at her, for what reason 13 not known, as the government declines giving the least information, and the semi-omlcial papers also preserve a signifi. cant silence. Inu the province where the act oc- curred there 1s now no opposition press to let us know anything that the government does not want Known, as the President of Amazonas—a gantleman | of the Napoleonte stripe—has effectually squashed the only opposition paper publisted there, by the simple process of threatening to arrest and deport a8 @ dangerous character the only prinung honse proprietor who could priat the paper, should he pot break his contract with the editor, Thus the people of Amazonas are saved the annoyance of read- ing how badly governed they are, and they live, therefore, in the purest enjoyment of Arcadian bliss; but at the same tlne we, who do not enjoy the honor of living under the paternal watchfuloess of the Amazonian President, think it hard that his care for the moratity and contentment of his happy subjects should keep tho news from us, In the absence, therefore, of anything oficial or semi-oMctal regard- ing the Peruviano-Brazilian diMeuity all I can say 1 that from a diplomatic quarter concerned 1 hear thatthe Brazilian gunboat was fired into, and that Isee work going on briskly on the Ittle tron-clads and monitors which were la:d up in ordinary after their return trom the Paraguay, Touching on Paraguay, Learn from good authority that General McMahon has handed over to Madame Lynch the whole of the large sum of moncy, siated to be some $100,000, which she had confided to him for safe keeping when he left Paraguay. ‘This was tobe expected from aman of his character; bat aiter the manuer in which Dr, Stewart repydiated the payment of sums tor which Madame Lynch held receipts that lady imust have appreciated the diifer- ent procedure of the American Minister nighly. ‘The currency has felt considerable effect trom a report current in the city that the government was negouating in London a loan of £8,000,000, to pay usiomed to the government deniais of th adiuit that there remains ernment is really fecling its way in regard to ¢ Loudon, especially as an examination of the Of estimates for 1871-72 shows that the clause thorizing loans for the purpose of funding the Moat- ing debt was so changed in the editton of the @ to authorize a foreign ioan, A revision of tie warehouse charges of the Cus- tom House Dock Company has beea promised us, witi a view to silencing sume of the clamor 1 Importers against the heavy charges. ‘The scale 18 to discriminate between the rent for yoods of little bulk but great val chargeable On heavy goods oi little value, such suit and iron, by tue scale sullin vigor no distin ton Whatever Was made. Some Ume ago | noticed that the Legislature of Piauhy had imstituted a prosecution in the Supreme Court of Brazil ot a president of th having acted as a despot, suspending las cuion and holding on to the presidency after he had been dismissed by the Minister of the empire, ‘Yhe Court has found lum guilty on. the first charge, but has acquitted hun of the later, because a kind of conditional authority Was given to him In a con- fidential levter from the Minister to hold the ofice after the official dismissal. It i8 to be hoped tat other provinces will :ollow the example of Piauhy, ko as to Keep a littie check on those viceroys, who seern to regard nothing but their own will as the law of the untortunate provinces. One of them the President of Goyaz—has even had the 1mpud to declare in one of the papers to-day, in answer to @ charge that he had for his brother on tthe province as a representative, that he could ciect inere whom he pleased and keep out whom he pleased. And the Worst of the matter 18 that ms boast 18 probably true, for there are several otner provinces Where one fainily an each cuu dispose of 1t, and in many of the rest two or three fawilies are dominant in each, one or otuer gaining the ascendancy according’ as the ministry at the head of the adminmistrauun of the nation jeans to it or the other. The brazilian executive has a simple way of dgal- Ing with persons Wio make themscives disareeule vo “authority” —that ts, to any person with infu- ence, Supposing, for instance, that an agreeasle young fellow with unpleasanily empty pockets takes lo tnkiing serenades or sendimg billets-aoux to sympathetic young ladies and exchanging linger telegrams from distant Windows, the steru parent makes Interest with the “authority,” and tue enterprising troubadour 18 caug.t some night, sent otf to the capital, and presented with a complete suit of clothes and a musket to bout. Agu, i any One of the boys gets to playing the wolf among the busceptilbie lambkins of tie district, and 18 oul of With some friend of the ‘authority,’ he is apt ww find his ardor turned to account us | \ | exercised in defence of his coantr, Thus both morality and authority “ure Vindicated without —trowbli a judye and jury, and if occasionaily the authority makes a mistake and javors @ Voter on the other side with clollung and honorable service lor lite, the cuances are that if the Iellow had aot offended then he would trespass some Uine or other, and prevention is better taan cure. Now and thea, however, his friends do not a have Just heard that two | Ss were rescued in Ceara eM at a Cost Of biood- of such favored !ndividua “froin a party in charge ot shed and loss Oi ile. But pressing and savage con- Micts to rescue sons, brothers or a Iriends from the living death of tue ariny of Brazil are so com- ion, especiaily im te northern provinces, that te | afialr 1 have aliuded to would hardly have got a had not tue young fellows veen seized tor al- leged incopvement amatory propensities, wail, perhaps, excited sympathetic teelmg 11 the 10¢ chronicler, Probibly, if such @ blessing as an inde. pendent press could zil, Wien It seams ML cannot do, the notoriety given to such oppre acts of the nearly irresponsible and really despot “authorities”? to country is allotted in al wicls Would prove a check to their recommittal; bat al present there seems practically . and the people are too divided, ignorant and spirit.ess to | react AZAINSt Oppression. | Among the curiosities of the Brazilian judicial systein 18 that Which gives the judges oi riguts tie power of convicting wud sentencing, Without tri by jury, In cases of homicide occcrinyg within foriy- oné miles of the fronuer. Whatever the reasons which induced the 1_gisiators to deny tuus to those accused of homicide baat guarantee which they did not wiihiraw from of le88 serious crimes, tt caanot be resulls are always favorable to thg y who extol the civil law maxims and process over those of the common law, In Rio Grande do Sul & case hus beeu taken on appeal frem the judge at Bagé, who proffered the iollowing sentence agaist @ Woman accus of having instigated a slave of hers to murder her second husband, from whom sie Was seeking @ divorce, As to the aceuséd Belisaria, considering—frst, her thoroughly bad disposition; second, the fact of her having been seriously suspecied of the violent death of ler first husband, for wiich she was jmn- prisoned and prosecuted in the next county by ju luce; third, the fact of her having been repulsed by her own father, who could merely find strengt enough to tell her that his silence was (the only de- fence he could maxe in her favor and aid; fourth the solemn weigin of publid opinion, which has de- clared against her and which was £o significantly expressed by “he jast unanimous repites of all the witnesses; ¥ith, the certainty of her patred against her husbay,d; sixth, the hurried conviction whiten she mus? nave acquired of the criminal need to get rid of D’., in order to avoid further expenditure for the 7 aintenance of her divorce suit against tim, and to O’jtain possession of the marriage property—all tose lacts and circumstances are most vehement at losing 8 steady a boarder. Captain Marphy feels very grateful to the admin- istration and to his triends, but his highest feclinsg, in Unis regard are lavishly bestowed on the HEB’... AUTHEAFURD PARK HOTEL BURNED DOW”, Early yesterday morning, somewho%.e ahout one o'clock, the extensive summer ",oaring house Known us the Rutherfurd Park FP otei, at that place, up the Passaic river six mlle3“or go above Newark, caught or was set fire to avy purned to the ground. ‘The proprietors valued ¥. .t about $125,000, ithaving peated ise OG ‘om the ruins of a previous fit re re 'Y” otitved. There are insurances on Te extent a gpont $69,000. Knapp & Mceher- the pir plies x of Incendiary __/PTCtors There is some suspicion He NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Conmander William G. Temple 1s ordered to the ©mmand of the Tennessee, now fitting out at New York; Paymaster Thomas G. Caswell, Second As- sistant Engineers Edward J. Allen and Francis M. Ashton, Gunner Thomas P. Venabie and Saillmaker Francis Boom, to the Tennessee; Master Arthur A, Boyd to the Michigan; Licutenant Commander George W. Hayward ana G. B. D. Glidden have been detached from the Naval Academy and ordered to the Tennessee, Yadications, to which are added the very grave presumptions resuiting from the crusting accusa- Uons of the other accused, whe, with obstinate, constant and uniform persistence, has always aMimed that he committed the horrible wurder in combination and agreement with the said Belisaria; and seventh, adding also the deposiiions of the witnesses Isabel Victoria and Jose Martins. they furnish the degree of judicial proof requisite to es- tablish that the sald Belisaria was the msugatrix of the said homicide. In regard, therefore, to the accused Belisaria Borges Medina, quaiilying her crime that of arucle 193 of the suid code, and recognizing that she had been impelied to the offence by a bad motive, and that she bad proceeded with cool and cruel remeditation, I sentence her to Imprisonment for fife with labor, the inghest degree of the penaities of that article comuined with arucle forty-lve of the code. A sentence of this %ind must be a sufficient curi- osity tO o1MN IAW jurists; but its beauties are further relieved by the facts, that in the testimony (ail written down) reierrea to in the original of the sentenc>, In support of the conclusions, there was no evidence whatever as to the alleged bad disposi- tien of the accused woman; that the accusation of making away with her first husband was made by an Interested nephew, and she was released before fogene woman, But the faet ‘to be shat the Fl it might almost be said, as usual—Wwas @ portions, who was deing the work of enemies of ner ather. 1g ike manner, the public the case of the accusation tn regard to her first nus- band’s death was proved to have taken 1, “ wo +4 against her, and Wag convicted of recelving the bribe, Whether guilty or not, she was to be found ‘uilty, to suit the purposes of private enmities; and It would not be for he first me—nay, the hun- dredih time—that Braziifan judges have prostituted toete high mission, through influence, hatred or ce: ruptlon, Put if country lifein Brazil has its tragical and hateful side it t8 not without its farcical features, For example, staying at a plantation one hears sometimes a coming sound of agonizivug tuharmo- nies, which soon resolves itself into @ furious a1s- cord as a cavalcade of instrumentalists approaches. Atthe head of the nearing proceaston .of re. headed men one sees an malvidual carrying a long staf’ profusely decorated, its top a Muttering mass of ribbons, which seemingly have stolen all the hues of the chromoseope. Behind, a cavalier 1s beating @ diabolical tattoo on a cracked dram of country ufacture, another works his arm with piston- regularity in the uiusuccessful effort to scratch sweet Sounds from a tneless and untuned fladle, and a third is pufiing ont his cheeks hike Aolus in an equally vain endeavor to extort melody from a shrieking file. The cavalcade bap at the house, the riders carefully dis- mount themselves and their implements rowing, and are courteously received by the planter and his family and household, all reverently kneel- ing before the mystertons pole. The processien marches into the chapel, or eratory, always a tached to plantation houses, and there kefore the altar they commence a maddening mixture of in- strumen cord, With @ species of howling which passes for singing in the country districts, After these ceremonial discords have been dutiuily per- formed the top of the mysterious, pole is lowered to the Lips of all those present, and is unctuously kiased by every mouth, from the delicate lips of the plant. er’s daughters to the blubbery osculatory organs of fhe Brazilian representative of Old Uncie Ned, who, micered and leprotic, perhaps, has tottered, with all the rest of the slaves within hearing, to the chapel to kiss the sanctificd representative of th Santo.” In fact, almost hidden in the m: tering ribbons, may be noticed asilver do’ blem of the Holy Ghost, and to it the adoration of the worshipping throng has been directed. These curious excursions are usually due to the leader of the harmontons troupe having vowed to col- lect enough cash to get up a festival of the Espirito Santo, a certain amount of good works bemg tn- voived in the labor of fiddling, unting and beg- ging round the country, Occasionally a rich planter makes such a vow, and then he htres all the musi- clans of the country round and gets a bana or two delonging vo the national guard. The thing Is thus got up in style, the whole district. rings with the News and every one is as excited as a preacher at camp meeting time, Itts hard vo say whether the planter belleves in the virtue of the ceremony, for he only shrugs Mis shoulders if pressed on the point and says the blacks like it, However, he shells out freely, knee's und kisses like the rest, and seems to enjoy the diversification about as muc devout females of his family and th ferverous black: plantation snel as the planter says, it has a gr for har- sk on the h sect has been found to e st here, and ater and high the poliee tave arrested the orig priest, a b man. His devotees were ail femal -s, mostly bat mauy mulatwoes, and even a few whites. Lio pay hin sums o according to their means, from ene undred dowa to five, and were’ bound to render Himnited and unscrapulous ¢ cnt ditious he pron eujoyment af Lic desires oF Tortune, and ld var which, afier @ number of ceremonies—some of them Feush and others of them drawn tom the rites of Church uttered oracles a¥ though inspired. It appears from the evidence ac that the devote and that, in the ergl - | es, Young and tanocent girls Were prosututed to t use by their parents and relat.ons, so utter was the couimand he had acquired over their super- sitious minds by bis ceremoules and ¥ hig house were found rich and cost!y robes, and ni es, a8 halr, poriraits, &c,, used by him in his incantations. i ’ , General Rivas having given over the pursuit, or What he called such, of Lopes OF this Jatter person and tis ‘forces the aecounts Continue contradtotory, some still a: ney his force was nearly all dispersed, while others say that, finding by thé results of the engagements at & Kosa that without ure Cdunun he could make only temporary impression on (he government arinies, he had determined to withdraw to La P. siting up the Fiver despite the w central government, But all is conjecture in regard to Lopes Jordan’s forces, for, being all cavalry and splendidly mounted, thelr movements are too rapid and the Whole country ts toe depepu- Jated to allow of satisfactory information being gained. Thus, though the government troops out- namber them by one-half or two-thirds, Jordan manages always to be the assaliaut and to carry off the spoils, If not the honors, of a victory. As for the President's offer of amnesty, it received no atten- ton. CHRISTMAS COLD. ‘Tbe Frost King Comes with Santa Claus— The Department of Public ‘ks on Ice. All over the town one meets imn e bundles of clothes promenad.ng in uncouth style, and contain. ing somewhere within the mystery of their swath- ing belugs of the genus homo. Vrom thick muMers and ughuly arawn furs ussian blue nose pro- and occasionally ifsmothered wheezy Suggests to the passer by that the weather 1s uucommonty cold, and THE WIND IS VERY BITTER; fat men attain an enormous bulk, slim men be. come for the nonce stalwart and corpulent 28 are colored without the use of Bourbon, and cheeks are painted without a tinge of rouge. Pretty girls derive an additional charm when their lips and cheeks are caressed by the thriliing touch of the Prost King, and their eyes glisten with an iey bri'- lianee, while their step becomes more elastic and | heir movements obtain a greater freedom and grace ‘Thinly clad old men and Women tind their eyes fl ing with tears from THB SEVERITY OF TIE COLD, | p from ihe severity of | their sorrows and misfortunes. Lite waits, have suffered in the suinmer trom the gnawin hungee in their w find chem { vd by the bling vithout and feel most un. to curse or cry, Other yomgsters, rialy clad, rust to the pouds in the parks to siide | upon the iee, and last night Union syuar bout the fountain, Was thronged with them. ‘These iads, lov, | have their bunger—they are hungry for Hi COMING OF The o'clock, thermom ing, at nine Al panvme the Departs howd the w Public Parks announ ser continue cold and fair {ng bail will be up aud tie tee on the lakes a Ul Park to fie condition to-morrow mornin hey add that tue newly crevied skating houses have been compicced, and every accommioda fon has been prepared tor the cumfort aud con ve leuce of s ns and Visitor SKATING, The Oy the Jersey City Rink. An immense assemblage gathered at ibis popalar resort last evening vw inaugurate the auspicioas on oF 187% The glittering steel refed the lare of the myriad Jets, while the lively airs executed by the Rink band made many a novice keep involuntary si hie lively atrs of Ofeabach and Strauss, ‘The City Skating Club made their début, and their neat gold badge und uniform cop MUracted 1g alleation o1 mauy an ardent lover of uit Banta C\ ienetheoitinertbieat-edabesd ~ Walcott, the inlmitable character skaicr; Totren, Jonn Engler, Jr., Frank Swift, Professor Brady and 'T. H. Jones, Jr., all of the Jersey City Ciub, were pre- sent and gave the syiendid sheet of ice a snowy surface, The greatest attraction, however, was the club room of the Jersey City Ciub, which Was hand. somely decorated with evergreens and holly. A monogram of tbe club done in evergree: bing from ceiling to floor and festooned with roses , Was the most prominent. Great altracuons are promised by Professor Brady on Monday. THOSE “CHARMING? SHOPLIFTERS, Is Annie Waters More Sinned Agninat Than Sinuing Ser Release Yesterday on $1,060 Ball Weeks ago, in the columns of the HERALD, were detailed the exploits of those two alleged New York Jsemmes @industrie, Annie Waters and Mary Ann Hogan, who went ever to Newark, N. J., and are charged with having picked up div and sun- ary articles belonging to Hamilton & Co., the dry goods men, and were avout returning to the metro- polis when nabbed by Haggerty, the stylish ‘Bobby.’ of the Newark force. It has further been stated how they were fully « itied to an i default of $1,000 bail each, Y one of the feminine duo, Miss Annie Waters, was liberated on bail, her bonds- man being a responsible Newarker, named Conway. Her friends state that Annie 1s not a professional thief, out has an excellent home tn Brooklyn. She Was on the same authorty a music her and bore an excellent character, but somehow was led away by tne Hogan giri, who wey are not slew to denounce as the very ess nee of criminal feminine baduess. Be her character what it may the dash- ing, good-looking Annie ieft the Essex County Jail yesterday to spend Christmas with her friends in Brooklyn, ‘The other unfortunate creature is still held. Her Christinas will be spent in jail. committal, it being proved that her nosband had died of typhus fever a few days atter he returr sick from the war; and chat the allegation of her father having abandoned her was made without evidence aud against the assertiens Si the inter- we * THE NEW TELEGRAPHIC CODE. Economy, Accuracy and Despatch in Transe Mitting Messages. Major Bolton’s Numeral Code~Its Advantages Over the Morse System—Saving to Senders of Messages—General Economy and Despatch. Major Frank Bolton, of the Royal Engineers of Great Britain, Superintendent of the Army and Navy Signalling Corps, and inventor of the Mashing lights for night signalling, has, after many years of arduous labor, alded by some of the best minds of England and a large staff of clerks, invented and perfected a complete telegraphic code of the English language, which compresses telegraphic epistles into seutences and sentences into words. When we reflect upon the extent to which telegraphic com- munication has saperseaed the Post OMce for all business purposes, and that in process of time the Post Omice will be used exclusively to convey domes- Uc and sentimental news from one point to another, we can begin to understand the boon Major Bolton has conferred upon mankind in compressing all our Jelegraphic ‘says’? into 60 small a compass that Trom 60 to 400 per cent can be saved upon each mes- nage. ‘This, when translated into the language which ts said to be most appreciated by our nation, means 80 many dollars or cents saved upon each message, which reduction, however, will in no wise duoinish the legitimate income of the companies, because, lke ail genuine improvements, it Is twice blessed— “lt blesseth him that gives and him that takes’? ‘The telegraph wires will be more used because the cost of using them will be lessened to consumers, and therefore reach @ large circle of people who could not avail themselves of so expensive a me+ dium of transmitting their thoughts until Major Bolton with his telegraphic code placed it within their power do 80, Now, how 1s this twofold ad- vantage to be given—reduction of price to the sender without lesseniny We mcomes of the com- panies ¥ Hy this code, which enables the company to effect A saving in the tue oceupled in the transmission of @ mexsage of from 60 to 490 per cent, thas giving whe means of sending from three to eight messages where one only 18 BOW sent, at this can be effected by Major Bolton's code is abundantly proved by ex- periments made on board the Great Eastern, Three Inessages Were Written Out and sent by the Morse Alphabet system and the code, competitive ‘The resully were: ae, Code, Time, aM 20 tern experiments Upon the whole of the Gr Messe Cyras Pieid at nd Thompson report as follows: —"We li eased several of Major Bolion’s system of codmg messages. These have been transmitted through the At- lanuic cable—first by the Morse alphabet in full aud then codifed, The messages bave been correctly transmitted, and the thne oceupled ih doiug so through the cable has shown a saving in viton’s code of trom 50 to 409 per cent cording to the nature of the message.” The system ilsell 4s expressed by words, groups of letiers or groups of figures, at the option of the sender. The book 18 divided into three parts. Part one expresses numerals, the letters of the alphabet, marks of punctuation, &c., and is limited to words oj three letters, groups of two letters or groups of three figures. ‘Part wWo is a private code consisting of 100 pages, With 100 blank lines on each page, to ve flied up at the option of the owner, and is ex- pressed by words of four letters, groups of three letters or groups of four tignres, Part three con- tains vocabulary and sentence code, It comprises every word of the English language alphabeticaily arranged, the sentences being selected from various ac- message forma extracted from tne best signal books. All words, letters and sentences vemg Aiphabetically arranged of course reference to these “is easy enough. But it may be how about the groups of fig- ures? just as easy of reference aa contains two colutnns of fifty inclusive. Thus, for example, @ group of four Agures, say 0476, is recelved; 10 18 at Once seen that It is seventy-stxty line upon 04 pay and being & group oO! on) § DELON ES LO the private Again, i7645 ts the forty-Hfta line upon p) and being a group of five iigures the | receiver knows at once that he 1s to look for it In the general ex A trlal of the system was made on the line between Birmingham and London, when 100 messages were despatched, averaging 25 words, By Mors sysiem they oceupied two hours, twelve minutes’ and twenty-five seconds; by the code one hour and fiteen seconds; we average of errors at the same time being with the code system one per cent, with the Morse system seven per cent, and this by operators well ac- who were amerteal system for the first ume. own te benefit to we compas Now let us see how this code will operate to anlage of the sender, ‘There are many groups ages Constantly in use among bankers, mer- caniie and business men generally tha! sStantly recurring tia! by the exere Duity they may be codified and e. 1. By the use ef Bolton's code g es indy be united, apd thus a letter may be sdensed Into a few code words or fi It as n Por in- hes to telezraph, eniy words to San Franci the price at the it (ari 1s five dollars for ten words, and thir. mts for each exceeding word, making 3 and thirty cents. Taking the s sible amount of sa\gig by the code this message Would be condensed into ten words, and se go Tor five dollars, leaving a gain of 23 30 on the si fe Waken the smallest quainted with the Morse alphabet urving the Su far we ha nies. possi code, but itis much m be easily sent for the same lly mutuply im ners, but one will suMce. Accuracy is aiso secured, jot too much to » Ju every telegram ris, and often inp words, are left out to reduce tie expense as much as pessible, trusting thal the receiver wail fill taem in correctly, whieh whe the case; heuce errors 80 con. whereas In tie code every sentence V', the code word for that sen- can be no possible perhaps, the greatest of all its as by use of ry simple re made nicerly unintelligible except to te sender and recety A third party may be m possession of the code aud perfectly aware of the code words used and yet totally in the dark as to the meaning of the message, ‘This 18 one of those greai advantages connecied with the use of code (hat cannot fail to be universally A me Hled form of this code has be ithe Briush army and navy ser aul service during the e, and ren- Abyssiilan war, and 1 by the Britisn gov- Jtas hoped this before the American people in ths of & week or two, and they will then have @ practical opportunity of jndging its merits, THE WESTCHESTER “SUPERVISGRS. Singular Mode of Equalizing Tax Asseane meuts—Ite Probable Effect on the Aunexa- tiow Question. Last Friday afternoon a warm debate took piace In the Board of Supervisors of Westchester county on tie subject of equalizing the tax assessments in ‘he several towns. From the natare of the discusg sion and the vote on the report of the committee who had the matter in charge the debate exhibited w Sectional, instead of u political conflict, inasmuch as both democrats and republicans of the upper towns acted in plete harmony, in order to re- Leve their constituents from THE BURDENS OF TAXATION, and, as far as possibie, at the expense of the towns, viz.:—Yonkers, Merrisania, West arms, West Chester and Kast Chester. According te the report of the Commitiee on Kqualizatton ol Assess- ments It was prepones to increase the amount in Morrisania $450,000; West Farms, $366,000, aud West Chester $235,009 making a total Increase of MORE THAN ONE MILLION DOLLARS in these three towns, while it reduced the amount in the upper towns, where, as 1s Well known, great improvements have been effected, by which tne value of taxable property has been materially increased. During the debate the Supervisor from Motrisania denounced the measure as doing gross lujustice to his constituents, and asserted that there were scores of DWELLINGS AND STORES UNOCCUPIED at the present time tn the town he represented, and that the value of taxable property there was less now than it was one year ago. He warned his fel- low republicans from the upper towns of the conse- quences of the course they Were pursuing. The Supervisor from East Chester proceeded to demonstrate the inconsistency and injustice of the measure, and remarkea that while 1t was Penge to increase the assessed valuation in East Chester to ‘he extent Of ninety-one thousand dollars, it reduced that of New Rochetie (which 1s only separated by a harrow brook) about twenty-four thousand doliars. Notwithstanding the efforts made by the Supervisors lower Indiana, having paid off her debt, is anxious to contract & new one for the purpose of buuding a new State Houses of the lower towns the report was nally adopted, It 1s generally thought that tas action the Board will contribute much to Influence the Jower towns im favor of the project of annexation to New York.