The New York Herald Newspaper, January 14, 1871, Page 8

A MURDERER ON TRIAL An Ulster County Desperado Ar- raigned for Murder. He Stabs His Victim to the Heart, Killing Him Almost Instantly, & Ghocking and Cold Blooded Crime. ‘One of a series of four murder cases to be triéd at ho Ctreuit of the Supreme Court now being held at Kirfgston was called up on Thursday, before Instice Bordman, Lewis Countryman being arraigned for the murder of Augustis Schoonmaker on the 4th @ay of July last. The courtroom at an early hour ‘Was crowded to its utmost capacity by an eager throng of spectators, all waiting In anxious expect- ancy the appearance of the murderer, At eleven ‘Oelock THE PRISONER Lewis Countryman, alias Hendrickson, atias Helm, was brought into court by Sheriff Kerr, @losely followed by an aged aunt of the prisoner and Oountryman’s mistress, Both took seats by the side of the prisoner, and manifested a deep interest @uring the progress of the trial. Country- man wore a dark blue coat and brewn pants. He is thirty-five years of age, about five feet geven Inches in height, ght complexion, blue sunken eyes, sandy hair and whiskers, and looks M&e one ready for domg the most desperate ana Hendish of deeds, He has long borne the reputa- tion of A CUT THROAT AND VILLAIN of the deepest dye. At an early age he went to live ‘With his grandfather, a My. Hendrickson, and stauce then has been known by the name of Hendrickson. He has been THY TERROR OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD for many years. Was there a crime committed, a deed of villany done, it was traced to his @oor,, He has been connected with many robberies, and has always up to this time sneceeded ™ elnding justice. W at last he stands charged with the awful crime of murder. For many years he bas figured as a bully in barroom fights and street broils. He was at one time arrested for rob. bery ana succeeded tn BREAKING LOOSE FROM THE OFFICER, who at once cried ont for him te stop; but, heeding not the warning, the officer fired three shots from his revolver, the last one bringing him to bay. He followed the profession of a boatman on the Dela- ware and Hudson Caual. Kerhonkson, the scene of the murder is situated twenty miles from Kingston, on the ba: of the Detaware and Hadson Canal, and about three miles from the spot of the late WAYSIDE MUCDER Which #0 thrilled and startled the whole county about ayearago. It being in such close proximity to the canal a large nnmber of boatmen are con- stantly in Its linuts, These boatmen, generally speaking, are of the lowest class, valueing human life as nothing; they carry on their crimes witha high-handed recklessness. THE MURDER, Ravage and crue! In its conception, was committed about seven o'clock on the eventing of the 4th of July last. The victim, Augustus Sctioonmaker, of Stoney Kil, and Lewis Countryman met in the Darroom of Aaron Schoonmaker, at Ken- Bonkson. Both had been drinking freely uring the day and were much intoxi- cated. A quarrel arose between them, Schoon- maker saying be could whip Countryman. Loud, barsh words followed. Schooumaker then struck oun: an in the face. Friends now interfered and they were separated, two men walking Schoon- maker off towards the lock briage over the canal. Countryman then pulled off Dis coat and vest, and, IN A FIENDISH See st st ing Schoon- Yan after them with knife inhand, maker from behind, in the hip, and then ran around in front of him and stabbed Lim im the breast. Schoonmaker cried out, “OH, MY GOD! I AM STABBED!” gank Into the arms of his fmeuds, and died in less than seven minutes. Countryman then ran towards ‘the house of Mrs. Whittaker, where he was soon after arrested by officer Strickland, who demanded ofthe prisoner the knife. Countryman refused to give it up, saying be would di¢ first. Help was calied and, 2 TAR REEKING SNIFE was wrenched from hun by force. The prisoner Was then taken to the hotel of Aaron Schoonmaker, where he was securely bound, the crowd crying out, “HANG HIM! JIANG HM !"? The prisoner was safely guarded during the night from the hands of the crowd, who were crying for his blood. The following day he was taken to the Kingston jatl, arriving there in a beastly state of Intoxication. THE TRIAL. District Attorney Westbrook appeared on behalf of the people, Surrogate Fowler, assisted by mr. Law- ton, of Rondont, appearmg for the prisoner. A little over two hours was expended in the empanveting of the Jury. THE TESTIMONY. after the opening address to the jury by the Dis- trict Attorney the foliowing crushing evidence as to ‘the prisoner's guilt was miroduced. The first called to the wiiness stand was Daniel Landers, who testi- fled as follow Treside in the town of Rochester: know the pris- oner; I knew Gus Schoonmaker, the deceased; 1 ‘Was at the hotel of Aaroz oonmaker on the 4th ‘of July last; I saw the mer and deceased there on the aiternoon of that day; I could uot tell which came first; 1 was upon the lock bildge, about eguty yards from the hotel; heard qnarrel- iivg going on at the hough my sons were quarreling, 80 | re them; I sew my jeading the de figuting Was all over; 1 then saw Countryman tae oi his coat and vest; he had a k hid in bis hand; he went up to where Sehoon er Was and struck him in the breest: | then heard Schoontmaker ed; he felito the ground aad dred sed tn front and Joun noe hau hold eight or ten feet take his knife out of lis p him strike deceased in the breast Wi 1 do not know if he stabbed him or not; the deceased is no relation of mine or my wife’s; I have never said Gus Schooumaker was a cousin to my wile aud inat T would get revenge oul of prisoner. Josiah Quick was next called, Who testified as fol- jows:—i Was at the bouse of Aaron Schoonmaker on the afternoon of the murder; I saw the deceased apd Lewis Countryman there; [ first saw them Vogetier on the stoop of the hotel; ue deceased was in the doorway, the prisoner was on the left hand side of the door; tuere were a few words Passed between them; what deceased said 40 prise: 1 do not remember; 1 heard prisoner tell deceased, “I am uot man euough for you, |have been sick Uiree or four months;” I theh saw Schoonme stuke Counuyman in the face, then again on the neck: prisoner stumbled st @ chair; then Jolin Lawcrauce, Jacob Lander and myself pushed Schoonmaker irom the stoop; Lawerance and Lander then took him of towards ‘the canai; some one asked Countryman if he was Bot man enough to his own part; he said, *Yes;” I then said, “Why don’t you do It then?” ‘Countryman then took off his coat and vest and said “Let him come on;’’ schoonmaker was then about twenty-five feet from tim; 1 saw prisoner holding his band down by his side as if he had something in it; L then saw prisoner go up to the deceased and strike him in the bip; i then went up to them and told Lawerance to let go Scnoonmaker; Country a then struck through under Lowerance's arm ab Schoonmaker in ihe breast: Schoonmaker at once enied out, “1 am stapbed,” and sank to the ground; ‘We prisoner then went over the lock bridge: I saw prisoner when jie was arrested; J saw lls knife taken Sway from bim (knife shown witness); that 1s the #ame knife; Schoonmaker was intoxicated Srogs-examination—I was standing on the stoop Countryman starved for schoonmaker; J fol- jowed him up just behind; 1c was about two minutes between the first and second siab no one had hold of Countryman when he stabi Schoonmaker: Schoonmaker said. “My God! | am. siabbed;” after the Blabbing countryman stood sulla minute or two, = and wen away without =—sbis. = coat or walked t vest; Idid not hear of avy one e'se being charged with the ; Schoonmaker struck Countryman Awice whlieon the stoop; 1 do uot know what they were about; Countryman looked sickiy; laid want Uo see him abused; that is the reason why ed him if he could not take his own part. Jacob Lander was the next witness catled, and testified 23 foliows:—I was present ab Kernonkson on the Sth of July iast; J saw Schoonmaker acd Countryman both in the doorway of Agron Sehoon- maker's saloon; I saw deceased hit prisoner; ¢ oun tryman said, “You tlt me, did yoo, d—n you!” t ten took hold of Schoonmaker and took bim away towards the Lock Bridge; J, B werauce alsa had hold of deceased; I saw Coug- trymin make a pass at Schoonmaker; I do not kiow if be hit tym or not; fhad hold of Sehoonmaker at the lume, irying to take bim away; he dropped Gown at once; he said, “1 am siabbed; raise me up; Ttock him tb the stoop; be died Im less than con minutes. e 1 wan trying to take “J want to go back; I Thad grost trouble 12 wautto whip Countrywa ‘ NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 1871.—TRIPLE SHEET, ° [foeptag im 0: 3 th was Sg poreete: I tay verore was 3; I did ot hear of any one else being charged with the oun B. Lawerance next witness and testified as uote ‘was present fair] trouble on the 4th of July; I first saw deceased and ‘isoner taiking in the door of the hotel; Jacob ier and myself took Schoonmaker away; we had taken him about twenty-five er ‘eet from the Robe, when Edward ponrene | Ss me on the shou said, “Look H i let go of Behsontaaker and stepped back; en went and took hold of Schoonmaker again; r then came aR behind us; Schoonmaker let me £0 for God's sake, I am-stabbed; Countryman then struck under my arm hit Schoonmaker on the breast; Schoonmaker then again said, I am ground and died in a few CuLthvotgh the under part of thostecve of iy” coat, cu under and looked as if it nad cut with a knife; Cross-examination—I did not see deceased prisoner; Ido not know if prisoner's mouth was bleeding or not; schoonmaker tried hard to get away irom me; [tol ght, that he Was.not mah enough for Countryman; he said fe did not care a damn, I will dght him any way; 1t was only a litle while betweea the time when I took Schoonmaker from the stoop before ue pri- soner struck aim; I wore a black coat that day; I know it had no hole in 1t when I pat itomthat morn- ing. nti. Grey was next called, and, after eiving sub- stantially the same testimony as the pI wit. ness, further testified as follows:—Countryman Stepped back after the stabbing and ae “God dainn hun, I toid him to keep bis hands me, I was no man for him.”? Cross-examination—I am sure ke said these words; I was about eiht or ten feet from him; I some one say Josiah Quick nad stabbed the deceased. Saetes. by Juror—Alter | Scnooi er was stabbed did you hear him say who had him? A. No, str, Ud@id not, Several other witnesses were called, all of wh ee el as as above. Officers Strieklan Lounsl and others were called i tie aera Reena is the tinding fe on nm. @ Di ner; that he first said he had no ki not give it up; that it force, and that the knife was still bloody. vrs. PhilipC, Neher and Eli D, Hornbeck were then calied, and both testified that deceased came to hts death from @ wound inflicted between and uear the termination of the sixth and seventh ribs, through the cartilage, & little to the right of the heart, sev- ering a main artery lying near the back; that there also Was @ wound Of one and a half inches in length and two inches in depth on the right hip, The prosecution here closed their case, and the court adjourned until Thursday morning, at nine o'clock, ¥ THE DEFENCR} tay endeavored to show that the prisoner used the kni.e only atter continued andeunbearable tantaliza- tons and assaults, and then simply in sel!-defence, ‘rhe jury, at this naan: are out, and will doubtiess convict the prisoner of the crime. THE BINGHAMTON MURDER. Ruleis Confession ot Former Murders, (From the Utica Herald, Jan, 13.] Now that the third jury has pronounced Edward H. Kulod guilty, and, for the second time, guilty of murder in the first degree, and he has deen sen- tenced to be panged by the neck till he is dead, it seems proper enough to record the gist of the confession to which we ailuded the other day. At his trial in Ithaca, twenty-five years ago, Tor the abduction of his wife, he gave the full par- ticulars of his crime to is counsel, Mr. Cushing. Mr. Cushing dying left it with a legal brother of Ithaca, It was to this effect:—Mrs. Ruloff and their enild were at the bottom of Cayuga lake, Rulof frst rendered his wite insensible by chloroform. He then took up @ plank in the floor, and opening a vela bled her to death, tue blood flowing through the opening. The child he disposed of in a similiar manaer. He then put the dead bodies in a box pre- ared for the purpose. He got a neighbor w help ‘im load the Dox upon & Wagon, aileging that it was filled with books. He drove to the lake, put the box in a skif, then filled it with stones, aud rowed out the middle of to the iake, where he pushed. the box with the corpses of his wile and child overboard, No one saw the dreadtul deed, and until very recently none but the confidant of his early counsel Knew the facts. We have the name of him to whom Mr. Cushing told the above, but refrain from giving It. The facts as we have stated them we have reason to believe are correct, and as such are here first made public. It will be seen by reference fo our Rocerephic col umns that Judge Hogeboom has denied arrest of Judgment, and sentenced Ruloff to be hanged on ay 9 Re ES of March ind We can 2 bs his pentel Fae thendett i HEP ted to ite sentence once before. Three times he has heard the word “Guilty” fall from the lips of the jury foreman. He has seemed possessed of a charmed life. For @ quarter of a century he has carried with him the knowledge of a revolting crime. He has gone on in crime. Merrick was his third known victim. Jarvis and Dexter, educatea in crime by him, lay their deaths and dis- grace at lus door, His mother-in-law was his sixth victim. bowed down with grief over the loss of her daughter. had dragged along in hfe till confronted «, Binghamton in August last with the man whom she believed, but did not know, to be guiity of that danghter’s death. The shock was too great; she died tn less than three days. And wosay again that if his sentence be car- ried outen the 3d of March Rulof’s death will be the seventh death known to be chargeable to Ruloi’s agency. Through all the windings of his tortuous life the tous of detection have been gaibering around him, The little incident of Ireezing the toes of one foot while hiding from the consequences of crimes committed leit the mark by which his last crime was fastened upon him. By this bas Justice founa him ont, and claun3 at lastitsdue. The victum is a man richiy endowed with the qualities which go lar towards making men. great and useful; but his truly great talents and varied atialnments have been prostituted to the fol- lowlng 0: ine and the attainment of infamy, and few will regret to see the graye close over him. He has tarried too long from hus final rest, THE JERSEY WATER FAMINE. Another Brenk Down at the Belleville Water Works—How the Work is Progressing. Troubles are accumulating on the Water Board of Jersey City, and the position of the Commissioners isjanything butenviable. The people will cherish the memory of these officials at every charter election for years to come. Commissioner Nathan seems to be the only man who is working tooth and nai Ubrough night and day to have the repairs hurried up. Yet the work proceeds slowly. The new pipe, -five tons in weight, 1s on the ground, ready to be woisted. In this holsting operation lies ali the delay. A gang of sixty or seventy men would ¢ it in @ tew hours, but the small number of men empioyed wii be unable to complete the work for Ss, and perhaps not at all. When itis considered that the MANUFACTURING BUSINESS IS AT A STAND STILL in the in consequence of the want of water, and that thousands of dollars are lost day, it 1s as. tonisming that more assistance is not brought forward. The supply to houses was sufl- cient for all domestic uses during the past three days, and the people were settling cown into the comfortable assurance that all the hecessary repairs would be completed and the water turned on by this aiternoon, when the an- nouncement was made yesterday afternoon that another accident had occurred. It appears that ONE OF THE FLOODGATES GAVE WAY under the pressure of the water; but the report of the accident was greatly exaggerated, and there was, consequently, great excitement throughout the city. It was even rumored that ali the water, in the reservoir had escaped, and the people would be thus entirely deprived of tue supply, But the inconventence will be com- baratlyely brief, as there will be a new flood gate in position to-day. Tins flood gate is fixed in the main feed pipe to prevent the return of back water while the engines are forcing up a supply, It is simply a valve on @ large scale, such as is used in the ordinary snetion pumps, It rises and allows the water to pass up at every upward stroke of the piston and falls down at the downward stroke, thas preventing the water from returning. it is, after all, a very oe contrivanee, Should aay other accident occur during the ensuing week tue people will become se exasperated that nothing but an in. dignation meeting can pacify them. ALBANY, Jan. 13, 1871. There is good cause to believe that the express robbery was committed by John J, Filkins. He has been employed by different railroad and express companies for the past fifteen years, and is known to railroad men as “Yank Filkias.” It 1s said that Fil- kit \ddenly disappeared from this city on the morn- tng of theiith inst Filkins is eseribed as follows:— About thirty-five years of five feet ten in eight, sallow com . brown Or sandy halr, Sion to is fageae timed Re haw'B GigE ewital ston a under one of his about 175 to en—| mds: has lost three inside toes off his left foot; a8. full set of artifielal teeth in upper jaw, and SS ila ese be auman enamine an amjury which he wi cars some years since. He may shave eff his beard. For the past year he nas been keeping ery in this city. A reward Of $5,500 is offered for his arrest, MOUNT WASHINGTON WEATHER REPORT. Summat MOUNT WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 1871. Seven P. M,—Barometer 24.14—being a change of Pius .07 since last report. Thermometer, thirty-three degrees above zero, Relative humidity, ninety. Wind west. Velocity of wind twenty-six miles per hour. The thermometer went up to thirty-seven degrees ati P.M. There is very litte 1 left on the house, At intervais during te Gay ae the clouds’ were cleft the light and shadows on the mountain northward gave a pecullay grandeur to the eight, NEW YORK CITY. ‘The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours in com- Parison with the corresponding day of last year, ag indicated by the thermometer at Hudnuv’s Phar- corner of Ann 8A. ; 0 te sp. 6A. si a9 6P. oA. roth temperature yesterday. Average temperature for corresponding Major Powell will deliver hts lecture on the ‘Great Caflon of the Colorado” to-night, av Cooper Union, a3 one of the free course 01 scientific lectures for the people, James E. Beck, a child nearly four years of age, whose parents reside at 78 Goerck street, died in Bellevue Hospital from the effecta of extensive buras received on Wednesday last. The motner left the room for a sry momenss wget & pall of water, ana during her absence the child struck a match which he took from the mani and thus set his clothes on fire. Coroner 8c! ‘held an in- quest on the body. Mayor Hail, Comptroller Connolly and other city oMictals will confer with the people of Yorkville and Marlem this evening, at Brevoort Haul, Fifty-fourtn street, near Third avenue. La pda seven o'clock, on eget question of ‘quick transit.” This will, no doubt, prove the ‘most important meeting ever for a object, ghe improvement of Fourth avenue, by sinkin; ‘will also be ered. e rails below the surtace, Eugene Doush, the burglar who, about three Weeks ago, escaped from officer Tinte, of the Eleventh precinct, by jumping from the second story window of the police station, was recaptured by the same officer on Thursday night, in Sheriff street, and yesterday taken before Justice Koch, at Essex Market Police oar by whom he was held to answer. Doush ts one of the a crimi- ‘most nals in this city. His arrest originally was for break- ing invo certain premises and stealing a number of live pigeons. Mr, Nicholas Muter, who received @ $1,000 check from Mr. Wiliam M, Tweed for the purpose of buy- ing coal for the poor of the First ward, has ap- pointed the following gentlemen (irrespective of party) on the committee to supervise the distribu. tion:—John Woods, John Rufer, J. Herman Schulte, Michael Cusack, Patrick Fitzsimmons, John Hickey, John Cultey, Charies Hutchins, James P. Burns, Herman Borneman, Join Lynch, Thomas Cleary, Michael McCormick, Jonn Mcintyre, Patrick Bala- rR Daniel D. O'Connor, Michael H. Dalton, Patrick joran. Mr. H. Schuber, of Panama, has presented and forwarded, thapugh the house of Marcel & Co., of this city, to the Department of Public Parks, a val- Uable addition to thelr zoological collection, in the shape of a vienna, from the highlands of Bohvia. it arrived @ day or two since, by the steamer Henry Chauncey, and 1s now.at the Central Park, a source of considerable attraction, 1t being @-rare animal. It 1s a species Of the llama, a native of the most ele- vated table land and mountains of Bolivia and Chie. Mr. Schuber sent, at the same time, a pen- guin, from Peru, which unfortunately died, in con- sequence of the severity of the weather. Coroner Schirmer yesterday held an inquest in the case of Mr. David Adams, of 493 East Houston street, the man seventy-seven ycars of age who on the 5th instant was crushed (not run over) beneath car 49 of the Dry Dock Railroad Company, in Lewis street, near Stanton. No evidence could be pro- cured to show how deceased came under the car, and after the accigent he seemed to be unable or unwilling to make a comprehensive explanation, although Mr. Adams seemed to be in full possession of_his mental faculties. The injuries to the head were of a superficial character. The jury renderea a verdict of ‘death from pneumonia superinduced by injuries Serer received.” Deceased, who was a native of Ireland, lived at 493 East Houston street. UNION HOME AND SCHOOL. Continuation of Projects in Aid of the Insti- tutlon—Silverware and Jewelry to be Raf- fled. The fairin aid of the Union Home and School, Wnich lately closed, was not asgully successful as ita projectors and frienas would wish, but the mana» gers are still engaged im collecting means to swell the funds in support of the institution, The silver- ware rafie which was to have taken place at the close of the fair was postponed, as the tickets had not been bought up, The managers of the fair now announce that the tickets for this raMe, which is for all sorts of elegant silverware, may be procured at No. 19 John street and at 1,275 Broadway. The number of tickets 1s 1,000 the sprice of tickets one dollar each, and the raffle will come Off as soon as ail the tickets are disposed of, probably at Davidson’s, 681 Broadway, where THE GRAND JEWELRY RAFFLE will take place. This latter will be for costly and elegant jewelry, watches and diamonds. Tue chances are 1,000 in number and the tickets ten dollars each. The distribution is under the direction of @ committee, comprising such earnest workers as Police Commissioner Henry Smith, Charity Com- missioner 0. W. Brennan, Park Commissioner Fields, General H. A, Barnum and John McB, David- son. The tast named gentleman acts as treasurer, and at his establishment the tickets may be pro- cured and the prizes seen. Thus far the project has taken very well, and should the money continue to come in as it has been coming in auring the past few days the drawing will certainly take place daring the coming week. The ieading local politi- clans, such as W, M. Tweed, R. B. Connolly, Isaac Bell, H. ). Felter, Mayor Hall and Collector Murphy, have contributed freeiy. The lady managers of the Home and School have recently recived additional donations, inciudin: $500 from A. T. Stewart, and $100 each from Kt. B. Connolly, Mrs. E. C. Ward, Wiliam H. Webb and August Belmont. KENTUCKY CHIVALRY. Hunting Negroes in Scott County—Three Colored Mea Killed—Negroces Flocking Into Brank/ort tor Safety. LOUvISvILLB, Jan. 12, 1871. It1s reported that a party of armed masked men yesterday afternoon attacked 4 party of negroes in Scott county and killed three of them, and that later in the day, m the same county, the masked party had a fight with @ party of armed negroes, in which three of the latter were wounded and one of the masked men killed. The negroes, excited and irightened, are Mocking into Frankfort. JERSEY CITY FIREMEN’S FUND. The Jersey City Firemen’s Fund Association held their annual election last evening, with the follow- ing result:—President, Charles L. Kragler; Vice President, Thomas Mahony; Treasurer, John B. Haight; Secretary, F. P. Budden; Collector, Chief Engineer John Coyle, The Treasurer reported that the amount in the permanent fund was $16,500; con- tingent fand, $802, The amount donated to widows ana orphans and to sick and mdigent firemen during tue past year was $1,459. THE MACE*COQURN FIGHT. The principals in this grand pounding match will shortly go into training for the great contest which many predict will never come off. Contrary to gen- eral rumor, Mace will not leave the city cither to give exhibitions or to undergo his training. He will remain at home, the same as usual, and will ‘train himself. WAVAL INTELLIGENCE, Lieutenant Commander Preble and Master Clay have been ordered to the Ticonderoga. Lieutenant Commanders Yates, Sterling and Day have been detached from the Hydrographic Office and ordered to the Ticonderoga. Lieutenant Talcott, Jr., and ead Glover have been ordered to the Ticon- jeroga. A Gay REBEL IN CALIFORNiA.—A correspondent of the Sacramento Union, writing trom Salem, , December 25, says:—‘Our sober town, which few 01 al sensations, has lately had one, caused by the villany of one calling himself W. B. Chandler, who claimed also to have been a rebel soldier through all the Confederate cam Leaving the fields of combat he settled down here a8 a shoemaker, proved to be a companionable fellow, and, after flourishing around among the girls out- side, paid court to the lady where he boarded, who ‘Was a little his senior, but who had something over $16,000 in good assets. This good lady was deceived by his attentions, and they were lately married and went to San ona bridal excursion. dust before leaving some of the aforesaid assets were converted into $5,000 coin, however. He pretended to be purchasing goods at San Francisco, and Just before the steamer returned to he t her @ pretended telegram from home, siating vhat her children were down with smailpox. Of! course site hurried back, and he promised to come by the hext steamer; but the telegram proved a forgery and his promises were faise.’’ Row with a Crrcvs Company.—Some young men of Opelika got into @ row with the working men of Kobinson & Co.'s circus, after the close of the per- formance in Loachapoka, Monday night, Frank Batley received a pistol shot in the hand, Edwin Harris a cut in the collar bone with a knife, and jey, Harris and wford various blows. One showman was dangerously shot, another badly cut and others injured. it is reported that the circus people commenced the sssault.—Oommbus s@a.) Sun, Jan, & ARRIVAL OF THE “FELONS.” Action of the “I, B. B.—Meoting at the Sixty- ninth Regiment Armory—The Irish Brigade Officers and the United Irishmen. ‘The spectal committce of the Common Connefl ap- | | pointed for the purpose of perfecting the municipal arrangements for the reception of the liberated Irish Patriots agsembled'yesterday m the Chamber of the Board of ‘Aldermen, Alderman Dimond m the chair. | Mr. Savage, chief of a mythival brotherhood, was Present, a8 was also Coroner Young. A resoludon was adopted providing that the com- mittee co-operate with Comptroller Connolly, and a sub-committee of four, consisting of Messrs. Hamp- son, Robinson, O'Neill and Welch, was appointed to act in concert with the committee. On the motion of Alderman RoBINSON it was re- solved that General W. M. Tweed, Jr., be appointed "Grand Marshal on the occasion of the reception. It ‘Was adopted unanimously. The youthful general will certainly show what he knows about tactics on that eventful day. MEAGHER’S IRISH BRIGADE. Coaspicuous among those who are anxious to stretch forth the hand of welcome to the Irisn State prisoners will be the few surviving oMicers of Meagher’s Irish Brigade, many of them having been brothers m arms of those they assemble to honor, in citizen dress, but wearlng as a badge of dis- Unction, and one pecullarly dear to them from its association, @ sprig of boxwood in thelr caps. This boxwood demands some explanation, At the battle of fredericksvurg the Irish Brigade were without their colors, the old ones havi so riddied.in the many former engagements that they had been rendered unfit for further service and Were sent home ‘ag relics of past, The new ones, presented by the m' it citizens of New York, not yet having arrived, as a substitute for them the General plucked a sprig of boxwood from an adjacent garden and placed it in his cap. His example was immediately and en- thusiastically followed by every olllcer and soldier in Dis command. How that box fougnt its ory Way to the front may be jndges from the tri- fate to Intsh valor called forth ta the oficial report of Colonel Brooks, United States Army, who placed the fact on record that “Lue dead were found near- est to the foe,” wearing that immortal evergreen. In the words of the poet who commemorated that glorious occasion:— ‘The dead that Iay nearest the stonewall gap Wore the green box in their Irish cap. The members of the Insh ‘eee Brotherhood assembled in large force at the Sixty-ninth Regt. ment armory last wight, for the purpose of agreeing upon : A PLAN OF PROCEDURE on the day of the arrival of the exiles, They were a fine, intelligent body of men, and were very enthusiastic. Mr. O'#yrne, the veteran “1. R. B.,”” was in the chau, After considerable discussion as to the ways and means it was resolved to appoint a com- mittee of three to select a general commitiee of thirty, The following gentlemen were named by the Chair:—Professor Dowiing, Captain John Kir- win and aniel Byrne, These, after a few minutes, presented the names of the gallant Colonel Byron, Colone! Thomas4J. Kelly, Joseph J. C. Clarke, Stephen J. Meany and twenty-six others, who were wnanimously chosen. The irish Republl- can Brotherhood will occupy the right of the line after the military, It was announced at the conclusion of the meet- ing that the officers and committees of the sections of the United Irisumen of unis district will meet at Germania Hall, 171 avenue A, Sunday, 15th inst., at three P, M., to complete the arrangements of the or- eps for the reception of their patriot rotbers, It would seem that the exiles are indebted to Senator Casserly, of Caltfornta, more than to any member of the British Cabinet, for theirjrelease from daily torture in the English dungeons, Before Mrs. O’Donovan Rossa left this country to return to Ireland to assist her husband in obtaining his liberation sne had an interview with Senator Casserly, in Washington, who, with her approval, addressed a letter to John bright, as a member of the British Cabinet, earnestly urging the early lib- eration ef the Irish State prisoners, as a measure of true statesmanship, in accord with the spirit of the age, and conducting more towards the pacilica- tion of Ireland than their continued imprisonment. VOICE OF THE PEOPLE. . Condition of the Inmun Steamers. ¢ New YorK, Jan. 12, 1571. To THE EpIToR oF THE HERALD:— By dispatch from London last evening we hear that “much anxtety is felt about the stermer City of Brooklyn, which was reported to have lost the fans of her screw and to be proceeding under sail, noth- ing further having been heard of her.” The City of Brooklyn arrivéd here-en the 28th ult., and left on the 31st nlt,, in the forenoon, after having been here less than two days. The City of Washington of the same line (Inman) arrived here last evening, and is to leave day after to-morrow, in the morning. When We notice the fact that these steamers do not stay at Liverpool any longer than they do here it cannot be wondered at that these accidents occur, as in suchashort time the machinery cannot be thoroughly overhauled. Why, 10 the face of such negligence on the part of the steamship companies, do not the authorities see to it that these steamers lie In port long enough to be thoroughly examinee! Yours, &¢., AN INDIGNANT SUBSCRIBER, The Increase of Car Fares. JANUARY 12, 1870, To THE Epitor oF THE HERALD.— I have been a democrat ever since I have been in the country, and my three boys: also are democrats. I would like to see the democranc member from this city vote to raise the fare on the Third Avenue Railroaa and rob my family of eight cents a day, which is almost enough to pny onr bread with! Wego to our work, when we have it, and are obliged to ride on that road, and itisa sight to see the crowd on the cars. W t a seat half the time after doing a hard day’s * They are false in their report. They could make plenty of money if the fare was four cents instead of five. MECHANIC. THE OCEAN BANK ROBBERY. Important Legal Question Decided=Tie New York Ocean Bank Robbery—Neglect of the Bank to Use Due Precaution Against Bur- giars. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 13, 1871. In the important suit in the Supreme Court of the Second National Bank of Erte against the banking firm of Smith, Randoiph & Co., for the recovery of $50,000 loaned them upon government securities, which securities had been stolen from the plaintiff's agents, the Ocean Bank of New York, involving the question of the negligence of the Ocean Bank in the safe custody of the collaterals, the verdict was given in favor of Smith, Randolph & Co., the de- fenaants, for the full amount claimed by them to be due for excess of vaine of their stolen bonds above the amount of the loans and interest. This case has been watched with great interest, and settles the fact that the Ocean Bank was negligent as to the precanitons prudent bauks should adept against burglars. BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUS.C. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Brooklyn Academy of Music was held last evening in the directors’ room. The reports of the various ofticers were read and adopted. No dividend was declared, put 16 was decidcd to extend the building and make @ connection with the Art Association edifice now in progress of construction on tne ground adjoining the Academy. The amount in bank tothe credit of the Academy is $8,363. The expenditures during the past twelve montns amounted to $25,421. The receipts were $31,750, being the largest amount received since 1866. The Board of Directors consists of twenty-five members, who are elected for a term of five-years each, five bemg re-elected at aunual meetings. ‘The subjoined ticket for 1871 was unanimonsly electea last evening:—Arthur W, Bengon, John W. Degrauw, Eee M. Newall, Henry K. Sheldov, Henry anger. FIRE (N. BROOKLYN. Akerosene oil lamp exploded about stx o'clock last evening in the bullding occupied by Messrs. Beatty & Brundage as a@ carriage manufactory, in Baltic street, near Third avenue, setting fire to the building and causing a loss of $3,000. The building is owned by Mr. Brundage and is insured in the ful- ton Insurance Gompany for $1,500. Tne stock dis In- sured in the Willlamsvurg City Insurance Company for $500. Hese Carriage No. 3 was upset, at the.cor- ner of Boyt and Sackett streets, while Faveed tie. w the fire, ‘and John Mcninney, the ‘driver, ‘waa se- verely injured. ‘The apparatus was badly damaged. AAMESTED F2. FORGERY, Syracuse, N. Y., Jan. 13, 1871. Arthur X. Breed, atias Chittenden, who was ar- rested In this city on Monday last by officer Tiford, on suspicion of being te assassin of Halpine, the express messenger, at Albany, and who was dls- charged, Was rearrested to-day at the Clobe Hotel by Chief of Police Davis on a charge of forging a draft for $3,000 on Folger & Co., of New Orleans. Breed, it 18 alleged, forged the name of Dewitt C. Littlejohn as endorser, and purchased of Judge Low, & Midland Rajiroad direcior, 4 Midiand Kailroad bond for $2,300, receiving a check for the remainder, This check he had certified and purchased a diamend pin Worth $300, recelving the difference in cued, METHODISTICAL MISMANAGEMEST. Trial of Rov. Dr. Lanahan by the Book Com- mittee—Second Day’s Proceedings—The Press Admitted—The Charges Met and De- nied—Opening of the Prosecution. The Methodist: Book Committee, after some dis cussion yesterday, resolved, by the following vote, to admit duly accredited reporters from any paper that should apply in writing:— . PESTER coarsest . Vernon, Naxs8—O, 8. Van Cleve, James Erwin, J. F. Kennedy, B. ‘3. Rothweiler.” " F. Rawlins, F. A. Blades, Dr. Woodruf moved to admit the public and to assign them ail that portion of the room back of the Pillars, ‘the Doctor repeatedly pressed nis motion, which was overruled each time, ° ‘The rules of procedure adopted on Thursday ‘were read, and the prosecution and defence were requestea to name their counsel, which they did re- spectively, . Under the rule usual tn court cases the prosecu- tion, through General Ranyon, read the charges and specifications one by one, and Judge Reynolds, for the defence, read Dri Lanaban’s answers thereto. The first charge of offi¢tal misconduct aud malfea- sance contains elght specifications, to each of which the doctor puts in a denial “of certain parts and @ general dental of the first two; but admits that after the article appeared in the Times, September 21, 1869, he refuses to unite in a denial of said charges because he believed them to be true and could not deny it, The firm of Brown Brothers & Co. were entered on the books of the concern as jdefauiters to tho extent of $20,607 07, and know- ing them to be responsible men he asked one of the firm hew they came to stand in that relation. He also reafirmed his statement that the affairs of the concern “were in chaos,” because he believed and still believes the same to be strictly true, and they were not “in good, order” atthe time he made this charge, And he holds himself responsible and ready to prove that ‘THE SYSTBM OF BOOKKEEPING ADOPTED by sald Book Concern 18 an inferior system, incom- plete and unsatisfactory, and that cne books as kept contam erasures, substitutions and changes highly improper, and such as would not be allowed by any respectable commercial house; that the profitse the Concern have been computed upon a fictitious basis; that the inventories of the property have been increased and diminished arbitrarily to suit the Necessities of particular emergencies; that at discrepaucies have existed between tie prin’ ex- hibits furmshed to the Church and the books of said Concern, such printed exhibits in sqgme Justances showing a profit when the books show there was no profit, but an actual joss; that errors have been un- property corrected, and that some stili remain.ia the accounts uncorrected; that the capital stock of the Concern 13 not what it 18 represented to be upon the books of sald Concern; that IMPROPER ENTRIES have been made in said books, whereby great and important transactions have been rendered unintel- ligible; that many lumportant safeguards are sys- tematicaily neglected—as a result of which a wide margin for frands and errors exists, and important information is diMicult or impossible to be accu- rateiy gobtatned; that said books of accounts do not show tue rea! condition of the aifairs of said Coucern, nor can w& Correct statement of its assets be made upon the basis of the mformation frnisned by the said books and inventories. The Doctor also substantiates his asseruon of frauds by the following items:— In the single item of leather more than $25,000 worth was purchased during a period of twent; months, over and above what has been used, whic! has never been accounted for. in the item of paper, @ system of making pur- chases Was allowed and practisedy whereby a man having no legitimate connection with the Book Concern controlied the purchases to his own profit ana to the loss and discredit of the concern. In the item of wages, proof of more than two hundred instances ¢: where a less amount was patd to operatives than was or should have been paid to them, or than was or should have been drawn for suck payments, and less than was re- turned to the bookkeeper as having been paid to such eperatives, . He denies that be evinced a spirit of hostility to- ward Dr. Carleton or rafsed PETTY AND DISGRACEFUL OBJECTIONS to the conduct of the business of the Concern; but he did seek a reform in the management, and did object to the manner in which an item of $20,900, charged to protit and loss, was entered upon the books; but not from the motives alleged in said spe- cification 8, but for the following reasons:— 1, Because the entry shows that Grown Brothers & Co. are indebied to the Book Concera for the said amount, which 1s not true, 2. Becau-e the books did not disclose who the trae dedtor was. 3. Because notes had been given for said tndcbt- edness by the real debtor, but sach notes were not entered ypon the books, nor did it appear therefrom that any notes had been given on account of such indebtedness. 4, Because $1,300 had been paid on one of said notes, but no entry of such payment was made on the books, nor was the money so collected ac- counted for on the books of the concern. ‘or that reason he considered said entry and omis- sions “more than tmproper.’” It 18 also true that the satd principal agent has not co-operated with him in the examination of certain transactions and matters of the said concern, afver circumstances had shown to his satisfaction that they were IRREGULAR AND SUSPICIOUS, and probably fraudulent. Dr, 1. did engage an expert to assist him in examining the wages ac- counts; but it was done mn the interest of the concern, and not secretly, His Baltimore speech, he saya, was not untrathfal. me, ‘he second charge of neglect of official duty is also dented, and the Doctor adds that, in regara to the issuance of bonds, they were negotiated faster than was necessary, and alarge sum of money was thus accumniated, upon which the concern were paying interest, but which they could not legiti- mately use. e of untruthfulness. trascibility, ‘The third char slanderous dispositton, &c., is denied, and the facts above mentioned are reasserted, and the langaage used by the Doctor at various thmes in regurd to these charges is admitted and repeated. The fourth charge of insubordination is also denied, and the accused asserts that while he aimed to treat the Hook Commitiee with respect, his course was dictated by a due regard to the interests of the Church, the Book Conceri and the trati:. ‘The fifth charge refers to want of qualifications and ca) ity for the proper discharge of his official duties as assistant book agent, and sets forth hall-a- dozen specifications, whien are denied, save as to that of incompetency, which he docs not answer until proor has been furnished, An additional charge oF incompetency in regard to selling A LOT OF GOOD STOCK AS WASTE MATTER is answered by throwing the responsibility over on the principal agent, Dr. Carleton, and saying that the value of this dead stock is grossly exaggerated, A request was then made by defendant's counsel forleaye to exemine the stenographic reports at length and also the report of the sub-coiuittee, which was granted, The Bishops then presented the following paper to show thetr relation to the case as it now stood:— To THE HOOK COMMITTEE OF Tux METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH :— DEAn BLOTHERS—In our relations to the Book Commit- tee we desire to act on ail questions with the utmost frank- ness and courtesy. Heretofore we have pot been consuited by yout body as to the questions involved im_this investiga. tion. Of this we do not complain, but it xeoms to us @ point has now been reached when courtesy to the committee as well as a due regard to our own responsibilities n the pre- mises, require us to make the tollowing atatements :— 1. In meeting with the committee at their to act concurrently with them in this investigation, we must not be understood as sharing in any sense or to any extent the re- sponsibility of receiving or entertaining charges against an editor or agent, prepared or ‘prescnted as these have been, Yet ast tained by the committee, ceed with them tn the investigation, 2. We cannot act as a concurrent authority in any nvesti- gation, except as to the official conduct of our editor or ent. 1c nts and the editors, if travelling preachers, are amenable for thelr moral and ministerial conduct to the same ecclesiastical authority as are other ministers of the Church, They are members of annual conferences, and are officially connected with quarterly conteret Hiction of th as hs laced under the jurisd! preslaing. aiden 13 thus un the itera of the annual conte ia Mare such matters ome der tl rindiotion annual conferences whee tn seaalony of ir wrésiimes elder, in the in: terval of said conference. & St haslone been» rule in our judicial administration not to allow third parties to prefer charges of slander or of slanderous utterances, and this administration has never been excepted to by the General Conference. We must abide by this rule in this investigation, so far as we are con- wa We do nob jurige it for us to consider the general . \ ne fitness or aatnean far tite olice of Soy man appoipt by the Genera) Conference as editor or agent, unless the cause of fonda dusiiae ne ar apes carieeecan in i contingencies, bam upon sees os conduct, but not apoe general fitness for lee, except as, above. 8. SAN M. SIMPSON. E scone E.R, AMES, A PROTRACTED DISCUSSION ensned aa to whether the committee, in investigating the “oficial conduct” of the Assistant Book Agent, should also go toto the question of his manners and morals. While some of the committee claimed that they had the right and the power to do so they deemed it inexpedient and impracticable, because the Aunual and Quarterly Conterenves, to Which the Doctor belongs, would take care of those, and the committee would, have enouga vo do to inquire into his official conduct, d A discussion also arose on Mr. Brickley’s request that the committee send tor the signers of the charges, tint they inight be examined as to mouves iM signing the paper and their Knowledge of its contents. The request was denied on the ground that the signers were properly represented by their commitice, consisting of Drsei’ease and ‘Taylor. Mr. 8. L. Fanchen then opened for the prosecu- don. He went over the groum is of te case aa day that ber 21, 1 Feb! counser for the ont an Pemaciiong for the public, and asked agents 1 Dr, n , Carleton was willing, but Dr. Lanabap refneod cuniées tne statement (Hae? (s pul fraud and corruption in the Concern even after omcial superiors had hn that frauds did prouis @ Tn 1867 the the Concern , KON in sds they were ‘gia s60; but in 1869, suf- ow from the effects of those ohirges, they fell off tag rt 19, and the credit of the Concern 1s very slow! ving @ven now. Last year the profits 7 $u There 18 no other tion in this : lke the Methodist Book Concern, and any man end destroy its credit not fit to be an agent. thereof. ane ‘unimportant comments upon sige ids sues, tee adjourned until nine A. M, tw: aay. LITERATURE, Critictams of New Books. “From TH isTLES—GRAPES?” - By Mrs. author of “The Ourate’s ‘Di &c. Harper Ew ine, ”? St eden: & Brothers, ep publishers, The novel reading public are already acquainted with several of Mrs. Ellvar’s works, and “The: Curate’s Discipline,” especially, has received favoras, bie criticisms. Her latest GOK: Aa. @, COMMA, CUR: showing both talent and culture. Jt appears, to have been written with a purpose, anda one, which, if we except the works of a few of more celebrated writers, cannot be said of novels of the present day. Dickens, whose guided by Charity hersoll, did so much toward posing and alleviating the wrongs of the peopl and Thackeray, who, armed with his favorite wea pon—satire—tried, but tried in vain, to er vi the fashionable world of some of its ues and follies, . were, notable. exceptions; but, as a rule, nom of late years have been content to amuse without striving to reform abuses or benefit mankind. The characters in the book are well drawn thoroughly individualized, and the story, which 1uli of interest, clearly held. The descriptions all excellent, St, Ewald’s, the town wnich ts thal scene of the story—poor, dull little St, Ewald’s, . which “did not rest but rusted, lay torpid, in a, never-ending sleep, unbroken by @ single dream, and which oppressed and venumbed any hapless’ stranger with its decorum and gentiiity”—is preugha strictly before us, As to the dramatis Person they we feel as though they were liviug men and women rather than fictitious characters, offsprings of tha writer’s brain. Mrs, Borien, who was so “the roughly nice;”” Letttta Lisdale, whose girlhood had, been passed in an old cathedral tower, pobry “looked as though the cathedral chants and soi had entered into her soul, and left their beauty visible in her face;” Charies Rosslyn, Whom we cana not help bat love, “notwithstanding a few Jaulis andy some weaknesses;”’ Graco, passionate, noble, ill-f Grace; Ann Cundieigh, with ner sad story of beauiy. sacrificed and love betrayed; Dr. Langton, rich, “respectable” and unscrupulous; and Dick Girl poor, ignorant, vagabond Dick Girling—one and are most vividly described. And Hartley Rosslyn How our heart bleeds for him when, alter twenty years of banishment, he returns “a beggar for lo and kindness, pity and forgiveness,” and ali are dew nied him! “No wor®of welcoms breathed—na! hand held forth.” Butthe great moral of the story points to Dicky Girling. A child of chance, forsaken by his rather, and early bereft of his mother, untaught, neglected, his fave was but the natural sequence to nis life. “Had the face of nature ever been more to hing than to the sheep who browsed in the meadows on the cattle who drank of the streams?” What he, in his brutish ignorance, betcer than dumb beasig? Had he committed the muraer of course, - Which he W%s accused, was that “the only murder the worst that had bes donc? Had not Dick Gt with his soul slain within him from the very more, if he enly Knew it, tocompiain of? He wi so wronged that he had no seuse of wrong; so en+ slaved that he had no wish for freedom. Was n this the direst murder of all—tius which left tn dead soul in the living trame?” He was “asa d mute; if he had sinned he had done it in the dark- ness which no man nad tried to clear away.” Should he be condemned to death, would not this very death be the kindest and most merciful for him? Woald anything but the dissolution of t! gross material frame, in which it seemed impedde as in a tomb, rouse the sou) within to life? No hu~ man volce would ever reachit, * * * It would need something loud as the archangei’s trump wake that to life which, a‘ter all, had hae 2s lived.”” world.”” * * * “He had had no chance in thia From thistles, grapes? “Ginx’s Bapy”—‘‘His Birth and Other Misfortunes,’? A Satire. George Routiedge & Sons, New York, publishers, The author’s stort but pertinent preface snowa, that he foresees the critic's first objection to his bouk—viz., the utter improbabiity of some portions of it. The second is that it is somewhat too prov. longed for @ work of the kind, Its, as the title page informs us, “a satire,” and. is certainly fall of humor. The author has atmed at some of the fandament.l ills of soclety; he has ad« mivably satirized, firsuy, tae hatred and wrangling: between those of opposite sects who dare to claim the holy title of Christians, and, secondly, he endea- vors to show the necessity of some practical method of bettering the condition and forwarding the edu- cation of the working Classes. He clearly demon- strates, through this history of the “representative chila"—“Ginx’s Baby”—that while philosophers, philanthropists, politicians, Papists and Protestanta (he properly and carefully avoids the use of the word “Clirisiians’? here) are occupied if discussions aud dissensions as to the best mode of ameliorating the condition of the poor, these are perishing of want, or perhaps committing: crimes for which, in their utter ignorance and want of morai culture, they are scarcely to be held respon~ sible. ‘The position of the famous child of sacred history, which Solomon was about to divide into two, was ag nothing compared to that of “Ginx’s Baby,” threat ened as he was with being torn into snficient frag- ments to supply each religious denomination an@ every so-called ‘Charitable Society” a text for ex- pounding thelr favorite theories. “Ginx’s Baby” is unhappily one of a large famfly, “whose pedigree goes back three hundred yearas got by Misery ont o’ Starvashun.” “When you, good matron,” says the author, “look at your littld pink-checked daughter, so clean and 80 cosey in her pretty cot, waking to see the well-faced nurse, or you, still sweeter to her eyes, watching above her dreams, perhaps you ought to stop a moment wm contrast the scene with the sad tableaux you may get sight of not far away.” 3 Aside from the useful thoughts which the writer has, through much humor and some exaggeration, endeavored to awaken, ,“Ginx’s Baby” 1s a most amusing book, and one that no one could read witb- out entertainment. NEWARK FIVAN Bonds to the Amount of $800,000 to be , Issued. Ata meeting of the Newark Common Council heid last night, the actaal indebtedness of the city Was stated to be $1,400,000, Last year, over and above the regtlar appropriation, there was expended. for sewer. and other pubha improvements about $100,000. To meet this a reso- Jution was passed last night ordering the issuance of bonds to thasamouat, to run tweaty years, A resolution Was passed eae the legisiative commnitiee to make application to the Legisiature for ower LO Issue bonds bv Hie extent Of $600,000, to ba nown as street and sewer bonds, and to be used solely for wat purpo-e. ‘Tie Council Chamber was very tastelully draped in mourntag in respect to th memory of the iaie Alderman Ells, His vacao! Chair Was also dressed iii mourning.