The New York Herald Newspaper, February 2, 1871, Page 8

THE MISSISSIPPI DISASTER. Particalars of the Explosion of the Steamer W. R. Arthur, Correct List of the Names of the Lost and Saved. Statements of Some of the Pas- sengers. The sidewhce) steamer W. R, Arthur, Captain @arry Brolaski, bound from New Orleans to Louis- ‘Wile, with a valuable cargo and a large number of passengers, many of them from Cincinnati and vicl- nity, exploded her boilers at half past one o’clock, Saturday, fourteen miles above Mempnis, took fire, Moated down stream several miles, lodging her stern ‘on the point of the bar at the foot of Island 40, ten miles above Memphis, where the bow swung around own stream and sunk. The rush of Water over tho lower deck extinguished the fire after it had burned nearly all of the forward part of the cabin, During the excitement many of the people jumped everboard and were lost. A number got on bales of cotton and other objects and were saved. Many perished in the river. The night was dark and tempestuous; a heavy sleet, rain and snow intermixed was falling, and the wind biew sharp from the north. ‘The first Knowleage had of the disaster was from the eres of people foating down opposite the city of Memphis, At daylignt severai tugs and ferry- boats went to their ald at once, and succeeded 4p saving between fifty and one hundred people. KNOWN TO BE SAVED. The following are the saved so far as known up to @ lave hour Saturday night:— A. G. Chenoweth, slightly braised; Jonn Henry, mortally, Golconda, lilineis; Miss KE. Harman, ark: Kansas; William Sloan, Senehe A City, Pennsylva- ma; John Rice, Patrick Robbet, Edward Crews, St. Louis; Jonn Young (colored), New Orleans; Tribbie, Evansville; Archie White and wife, c Nored, Bayou Lafourche; Dennis McKeough, Louisviile; Charles L. Dodson, Cinctanati; char Allen, St. Hooper, St. Louis; Clinton, Iilinois; Louisville; William Racine, California; H. W. Jeflerson, Texas; Nicholas Carroll, James M. Levy, Mike Brown, St. Louis; Edward Barberich, New Orieaus; T. H. McDonaugh, Win. 0, Hearn, Jerry Mack, dt. Louis; K. J. Cole and wife, Leavenworth, ind.; Mrs. Ellen M. Ryan, Atchison, Kansas; D, H. Abernethy, Bartiett, ‘Teun.; G. W. Keed, St.’ Louis: Benjamin F. Wilson and wife, Hickman, Ky.; A. R. Paxton and mother, Philadelphia; G. L. Do Dwyer, county, Tennessee; James A. Cameron, St. Louis; 5, L. myers, Somerset county, Pennsyivania; Daniel Falconer, colored, St. Louis; Rachel Hanley, colored, Memphis; Joseph’ Coyne, St. Louis; W. K.’ League, Gvlconda, Ili.;J. Loucen, Higginsport, Ohio; J. A: Lapp, John Winders, Edwara Funkhouser, Mock- rt, Ind.; Eli Miller, Valley City, Ind.; James W, jorman, ‘Batesville, Ark.; Samue! Canningham, Leavenworth, Ind.; Jokn M. . McCartney, Pilot Knob, ind.; P. M. League, Illinois; Lee Totten, Quincy, lll.; Pat. Laughiin, St. Louis; Ed. Tolliver (colored), Cairo; Wm. Smith, Louisville: Martin White, Tim Young, Chicago; John J. Hall, St. Louis; @. Harper (colored), Memphis; John Barber (colored), Nashville; Ed. Anderson, barkeeper; Joseph Blank, mate; P. Wirtz, second Clerk; Phillips, thurd clerk; Miss Metzier, Jefferson, Texas; Albert Crouch, J. H. Carter, Charles Dayton, Joun Johnson, Joseph’ Fitzger: at. Laughlin, Wm, Harrison, Jobn Ward, Mike Coleman, McKerry, Mike Doyle, St. Louis; W. H. Hauge, Illinois; ’——— Burchmaster, Cincinnati; Louis W. Harper, st. Louts; Mrs. Ryan, Santiago, Texas, Charles Trebie, pantryman: Hugh and George eed, engineers, Garlisie, i, ‘The latter has both Bauds badly walded. SAVED, BUT BADLY AURT. Pilots Joseph W. Bryon and George Ritchie, St, Louts; George Reed and George Blank, engineers; Kate Murphy, chambermaid; Mike Baylon, Pennsyl- Vania; Charles Kearney, St. Louis; George Bowers, Uniontown, Ky.; Charles Hudson, Waupon, Wis. George Johnson (colored), Cairo. Mrs. Captain Brolaski 1s burt in the head and chest _and her litue sicter has her arm sprained; Mary Miller, nurse, badly svaided; pilots badly scalded and bruised, THE Lost. Mate Miller Allen, New orleans; John Bowman, first clerk; second and third chambermaids; Miss Baxter, Philadelphia; Mary Corri, seamstress, St, Louis; Daniel Storke, a well Known pilot of Aurora, Ind.; one barkeeper; F. Julen, wite and cuild, Gok onda, Lil.; second steward, second porter; J. R. Rus- weil, Wite and son, Jeterson, Texas; Abner Rose, Louisville; Peter Bennington, assistant engineer; J. Allen, wife and child, M. Sweeney, Steve Melton; Henry Hines, Cincinnati; Mrs. Harman, two daugh- ters, Bon and nieces, Core Creek, Ark. Two bodies, @ negro and a German, the latter about twenty: three years old, dressed in gray jean pants, were brought down on the Excelsior. “The officers of this boat saw several bovies on the wreck, under the dévris, but the wounded were suffering so from the coid they did not wait to cat them out. The body of @ laay, apparently about thirty, dressed in black al- paca, brown hair, gray eyes, was recovered this evening, and has not been identified. The body be- lieved to be the second steward was also found. Captain Brolaski says le bad forty-five cabin and forty deck passengers. He thinks at least sixty were lost. Many got overboard and floated some distance, afterward regained the wreck, and were saved. A lady, named Paxton, from Plilladelphia, with her son and daughter, got overboard. The daughter, a young lady of seventeen, had on a life- preserver, and went foating down in good spirits, rfectly confident of being preserved. She perished the water, aud her body was found on the Arkan- gas shore to-day, clinging to aroot. Tle mother and son, after being in the river half an hour, climbed back on the wreck and were saved. Many other incidents of this character are reiated. Y. Yulen, of Washington county, Miss., formerly of Golconda, IL, with his wife and chiid, were lost. Dan Stark, the weil known flathoatman, was lest. K. J. Cole and wife, of Leavenworth, Ind., were saved; their two s0u8 were lost. Miller Alles, the mate, of Moore’s Hill, near Cincinnati, had his leg broken by the explosien, and was aiterwards lost. It is impossible to obtain an accurate list of those on board, as John Bowman, the clerk, was lost, and those saved have scattered promiscuously in every direction. Many destroyed will never be found out, There is no question but that over sixty perished, STATEMENT OF CAPTAIN HARRY BROLASKI. Captain Harry Brolaski, her commander, says ne bad retired half an hour before; heard the explo- gion, and felt himself lifted up and knocked down by the debris of the texas, which fell upon him. He Managed to extricate himself, and got an axe and cut bis way out, saving himself, wife and child, whom he took into the ladies’ cabin, and lelt in charge of Captain J. Alexander Frazier. The boat then took fire several times, He and a few otners succeeded in extinguishing tt. Had the cabin pas- sengers rem ined there all would have been saved; but owing to fright nearly all rushed down stairs. Captain Brolaski’s leg was badiy twisted, ana he received several contusions abont his head. His wite and her litte sister were seriously injure STATEMENT OF CAPTAIN J. ALEXANDER FRAZIER, OF CINCINNATI. Captain J. Alexander Frazier, of Cincimnati, who was u passenger, says he and his wife were in bed, but not asleep, when the expiosion took piace. He heard a tearful noise, ran out on the guard, after telling lis wife the boat had blown up; saw the state of affairs, rushed back into the cabin, found the ladies had all left put his wife and Mrs. Bro- jaski. He then learned that some one had run off With the lifeboat, He then turned his attention to putting out the fire, His feet were badly jrozen, but beyoud this he and his wife escape unhurt. STATEMENT OF THE CHIEF ENGIN The boilers were s1x in number and were forty-six inches in diameter and twenty-eight fect iong, with five dues in each. The chief e gineer, woo has been on the river since 1848 and on the Arthur nearly a year, says they were in good and sound condition. Neither he nor his brother, who was on Watch, can assi.n any cause for the explosion. Everyining indicates that they had plenty of water in them at the time. The fires in the cabin and texas stoves were extinguished by water, and the forward part o) the boat was literally coverea with it. The Jaw allowed 126 pounds of steam, and there were but 120 when they blew up. STATEMENT OF TH# SEOUND Her second enginecr, Gec when her boilers exploded. on watch had tried gays he the water a minute previous, and found the boilers well supplied. He wag sitting on his the larvuard engine, and his assistant was standing by the supply doctor, having just tested the water supply, when tbe boilers blew up, carrying one eplirely through the ooat between the cabin and the Jower deck, ee stanchions, sugar hogsheads ‘and colton ates in its passage, and lodging at the atern of the beat, with one end resting on the rudder post. The boat’s yaw) was smashed to atoms by the bower falling upen it, and the lifeboat was sent adrift by the anxiety of the people to get into it as it was being launched. STAPEMENT OF ME. ALFRED CHURCH, OF ST. LOUIS. i was sitting by the stove in the back part of te boat, on the lower deck, when J} heard a noise aud sound ag if a house was falling. The boiler blew back- ward toward the stern of tie steamer. I recovered miy feet w a few minutes and got out on the guards, then climbed up to the hurricane deck. Here I found, number of passengers, meu, Women and chiidren, allexcited aid in their night cloties. They were screaming for help, and some were praying and ap- ling to each ther for protection and sal The forward part ef the boat appeared to be a perfect wreck. in a few minutes a fire sprang up and biazed furiously. The eniire front part of the boat forward of te wheelhouse was biown away, and nothing could be seen of texas, pliot house or chimneys. ‘The fire and excitement iucreasing | left the bout on a oot ton bale and foated down the river for several miles until pleked up. I believe inere were abeut fifty cabin |, Includiag fifteen or twenty ladies and irty deck passengers on board, The crew umbered about twenty men. When the boat blew and lire, she floated down the river about @ grounded on a sand bar. i seemed as if Was cut w wo. ike Jorwad part weg | Oot box, at | wd fre, while the on aft of the wheel- prota intact. When last I saw the boat ‘We water was up to her cabin floor, and a number of people were on the hurricane deck. Several people were trying to put the fire out with buckets of water, I saw the porter, barkeeper and the warchman on cotton bales, and heard a number of people out in the river crying for help; but we could not go near them because we hac! no oars tn the STATEMENT OF MR. EUGH H. EXBE, STEWARD. Mr. Hugh H. Kerr, ateward of the Ill-tated boat, Who was also on the yawl that caine dawn, corrobo- rates the above as follows:—1 was in the hall with the barkeeper and porter, The boat was then near the foot of Island No. 40. I heard strange sound, and felt everything going from under me. When | came to found mysel! on the boiler deck among the cotton bales. | telt water all around me, | struggled out of the rubbish and wood which was aroand me ot on top of the cotton bales in the forward part of the boat. I siid down on the forecastle and helped the barkeeper and porter out of the timbers, ‘ihe porter got on a cotton bale and floated away. I did hot see him after that. I saw Edward Anderson on astump in front of the boat, in the middie of the river, He was hallooing for help. I went out on the bow of the boat and tried to make a ratt, but the fire broke out and made my position very uncom. fortable on account of the heat, The Loat commenced whirling around and sinking. 1 goton the spar (0 keep away from the fire. 1 saw a number of men on cotton bales and timbers floating down the river and around the boat, Many of them could not get away from the wreck on account of the eddy which formed below the boat, While 1 was out on the bow I heard anoteer explosion in the cabin of the boat, I supposed it to be powder in some of the state- rooms. Mr. Kerr has his hands, face, feet and sides badly burned, but will recover, STATEMENT OF MR. J. L. CARTER. The news of the disaster was first taken to Mem- phis by Mr. J. L. Carter, formerly river reporter of the Times, of St. Louis, who floated down the river in 4 yaw! and imparted the information, when the ferryboat Excelsior and a tugboat started for the scene of the disaster, picKing up on their way many unfortunate beings, who were discovered floating down the river on boards, cotton bales and doors, and arriving at the Arthur found her on a bar near the foot of the island. Mr. Carter makes a state- ment similar to those printed above; also that when the explosion occurred the texas fell through to the Jower deck; also that he heard cries for help from those in the river until Ne was picked up, proving beyond a doubt that many, im their [right and excitement, jumped overboard only to meet a watery grave. THE PEOPLE ON BOARD. There were in the cabin forty-five passengers and the same number on deck, which, with a crew of forty men, made the number on board 130. Of this number between eighty-five and ninety are known to have been saved and the balance are supposed to have been lost. All the engineers are reported Saved, as well as the second mate, who got on the Lookwood as she passed the wreck bouud for St. Louis. Several bodies have been taken from the ruins and others are still buried there. Captain Brolaski and family are at the Peabody Hotel, Mem- phis, as also are others 01 the survivors, while some are at the hospital and at the houses of citizens, Everything possible is being done for their relief, The books and papers of the boat were all lost, so that there is no means of optaining a cerrect list of those lost, The body of Martin Graney, second stew- ard, of Evansville, was also found. Graney, Miller, Harper and Allen, all belonging to the cabin crew, occupied one room in the texas, Graney and Miller, who slept in forward berths, were lost, while pated and Allen, in after berths, escaped without a scratch. Mr. Dillon, second mate, went up the river from the wreck on board the sieamer Lockwood. THE BOAT. The W. R. arthur was alarge sidewheel steamer, bulit at Pittsburgh and towed to Louisville, where she received her machinery and upper works, under the superintendence of Captain Hugh Campveil, her first commander. She came out in 136%, and not proving a profitable investment, she was sold, after- ward widened and lengthened at St. Louis, making her capacity over 2,000 tons, She registered 1,367 tons. She came out with tubular boilers, but they were removed, and Jouble fue boilers, built at St. Louis, placed in ner, On the 10th of January she was valued at $67,500, and insured in St. Louis, Cinciunau, Wheeling and Pitisburg offices, through Mr. Al. Howe's St. Lous » for $45,000, aud owned by Stllwell, Peweil Co., Captain John N. Bolinger and Captain Harry Brolaski, of St. Louis. THE CARGO, She had a valuable cargo of 1,300 tons of coffee, sugar, molasses, salt, &c., aud received 1,200 bales of cotton at Memphis, all ner cargo being for the Ohio river, including Cairo, Evansville, Louisvitie, Cincinnati and points above, to the amount of 1,300 tons, The loss on the boat and cargo will exceed $500,000, INSURANCE. Explosions are always excepted in policies on hull risks, The cotton on the boat was insured in New York. A large portion will be recovered. The Security Insurance Company, of New Xork, has $7,500; and the Cleveland Insurance Company, of Cleveland, $5,000 on one lot of coffee. It 1s impos- sible to give the entire insurance on_her cargo, but Evans, Lindsey & Cassiliy had $6,000; Bonsail, $5,000; Firemen’s, $2,500; Eureka, $3,000; West $2,500; Globe, $1,500, and the Ohlo Valley and terprise Insurance Companies had small risks on it, besides @ number of others 10 this city. NCIDENTS. Miss Mary E. McS'ary, a young girl from Chicago, on her way home, was drowned. Aiter the explo- sion she made her way to the guards of the ladies’ cabin, and was seen by the pantryman seemingly stupeiied by fear, and as the boat sunk and the water came nearly up to where she was she plunged into the water and sunk. Five men iook possession of the lifeboat imme- diately after the explosion, went ashoro and turned itadri(t. When they were picked up by the Excel- sior the survivors talked of lynching them. THE WRECK. From the appearance of tle wreck two of the mid- ship bollers must have exploded simultaneously, one going straight up from its foundation and the sel being thrown aft, being found on the afier- guard, TBE STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS CLUB. Election of OMeers for the Ensuing Term. At ameeting of the Douglas Club, which took Place last evening at their club rooms, No. 535 Third avenue, A, T. Docherty was elected secretary, and Michael Geoghegan treasurer. The other officers are Nicholas Fisher, Jr., president; Joel A. Fithian, vice president; corresponding secretary,FrankFitzgerald; Sergeant-at-arms, B. J. Maybury. There is also an Executive Committee of thirteen, composed of seme of the most prominent men of the twenty-first ward. This club was organized in March last, and although it then consisted of but few men of promt- nence in politics or otherwise, it now numbers 200 members, many of whom, such as Mr. Fithiaa, Rich- ard B. Connolly, James Brooks, Richard Croker, Assistant Alderman McGarry, Alderman O'Neil, Warden Tracy, P. G Duty, P. 8. Jackson, J. A: Jones, Captain of the Port; Mr. Patrick Connolly, and others equally conspicuous, are leading men of the city. The rooms of the club are fitted up. in @ sumptuous manner, which cost the club about $5,000, In the principal sitting room is a picture of Stephen A. Douglas, which cost $200, and anotner of Comptroller Connolly, which cost $200 also. The intention of the club is, in a short time, to purchase a club house in some private locality and to make it second to none other in this city, and there is no doubt, if they coutinue to pros- per as they have done up to the present, they will succeed in their designs, THE JERSEY CITY MYSTERY. How Susan Murtha Came to Her Death—An Unhappy Career aud a Miserable End. Coroner Burns held an inquest last evening at Jersey City on the body of Susan Murtha, concern- ing whose death there were suspicions of foul play. Drs. Mulcahy and 0’Callaghan testified that they had found wounds and bruises on the pody. particularly on the head, but whether prodnced by a fall or by blows they did not offer an opinion. Other testi- mony, however, showed that sne fell while partially intoxicated and sustained serious injuries of the skull. From the effect of this fall she never re- covered. Mrs. Martha led a most unhappy life almost from the first month of her marriage, owing to the opposition of her family to the marriage. The coldness shown to her by these she held dear weighed heavily on her mind; but even this she could endure, till the one dearest to her began to fail in his devotion to her. Other trials and difficulties were not wanting, and she gradually lapsed inte intemperance, which finaliy led to her death. The Coroner’s jury rendered a verdict of death from injuries accidentally received. FIRE IN PITT STREET. At ten minutes past one o'clock yesterday after- noon a fire broke out on the second floor of the two story frame building No. 8534 Pitt street, occupied by Charles Moher as a kerosene oil store, causing a damage of $1,600; fully insured. The fire extended to No, 85, occupied by Louis Alexander as @— jewelry _store, causing @ ens to stock of $100; no Insurance. No. 67, occupied as a candy store by Charies Flock, ‘Was also damaged $250, on which there was no in- surance. No, 54!5, vccupled by Authony Albert as a cigar store, Was damaged to the amount of $250; Tully insured. The fire was caused by the explosion of an oil lamp in the sture of Moher. James Rantas, an old colored man, died in Flush- Ing yesterday morning at the advanced age of 111 years, Rantas was originally a slave of Joun Aspin- wall, and was born in the old Aspinwall House in Broadway. At the time of the revolution he was liberated. For over forty years he was ferry master on Flusuing creek, owning a small boat by which he transported people across. Up to within a lew days Kauitas had full possession of his faculties, and remembering every fucident of inverest which has passing during the last century. He - ber the Baviist chureb of Finshing es ati THE WAR IN FRANCE. THE RED PRINCE BEFORE VIC- TORY. Tho Preparations for the Battle Before Le Mans. HEADQUARTERS OF PRINCE FREDERICK CHARLES, } ORLEANS, Jan, 4, 1871, ‘To-day at ten o'clock the Prince, according to the announcement made yesterday, left Orleans with his staiY and proceeded down the Loire to Beaugency. We are on the qué vive for something serious, SUFFERINGS OF THE TROOPS, At Reangency the wounded are thick, many of them there are dying for want of attention and the necessary supplies, and the same may be said in re- gard to the wounded here in Orleans. There are abont three thousand here yet; unfortunately among these, French and Prussians, pyoemia has set in at the hospitals, and this terrible malady carries off dozens daily, The railroad 1s now in some kind of running condition from here to Corbeil, and so there has been a possibility of for- warding some of the Orieans wounded on to Ger- many to recuperate. Here the medicines and dain- ties for the afflicted are scarce indeed, The French inhabitants are growing daily more fretful and dis- satisfied under the circumstances of the occupation, and they complain of all those soldiers who are now quartered on them from the Mairie, The Prus- slans are sull occupying themselves with THE FOUR LITTLE GUNBOATS captured here on the Loire. The marines sent down from Berlin have had quite a hard job in getting them raised out of the ice and water in which they were sunk. Yesterday the Prince Frederick Charles came down to the river where the raising opera- tions are in progress and sur eyed the scenes dur- ing a full hour, He had on his red cap, two staff officers with him, his heavy fur cloak on and did not seem in the least to care for the severe cold weather. He walked down the Rue Koyal from the Prefeciure, where he was lodged, and attracted the curiosity of the shopkeepers, who, although they sell little or nothing, dre compelled by military order to keep their shop doors and windows open from eight to six every day. AT NIGHT NO GAS 18 allowed In the houses, as coal is scarce and the au- thorities wish the street lamps to be lighted with- out fail. When tne Prince fairly got down on the quay the crowd got very thick around him and the marine sentinels had to push them back with their musket butts, To-day the crowd was quit large at the Prefecture to see him START OFF FOR THE FRONT, where all expect that ne will fight before long one of those big battles that do not seem to have been very fashionable since Sedan. Even the French think this time that the Prussians will win, so much have they been lunpressed by the presence and per- sonal contact with the rough veterans of Metz, Itis certain that although some of the Prince’s men are as geatle as lambs there are others of them who handle things without gloves. THE WOUNDED IN THE VILLAGES. At all the villages rouna about there are a good many wounded lying. Meung, particularly, 18 full of them, I ain just informed by an English doctor ar- rived from there, He says a good many die for want of proper care. All eyes and ears are now to the front. More anon. ‘I sena off these two or three words in great haste, for I am on the point of mov- ing forward to see and hear as much as possible. IRELAND AND THE WAR, Sympathy for France—England’s Ingrati- tude—Is Britain Heipless @—Wauat Bismarck May Do-—Fecliag ‘Towards the Emperor William. Doswrn, Jan. 12, 1871. Great indignation ts felt by all classes in this coun- try that the Prussians are allowed to have it all their own way in France. The Irish have done every- thing in their power to ald the French with money, with clothing, with an ambulance corps, with a regi- ment, and ail to no purpose. They abuse England to their hearts’ content for remaming idle while her “old ally” is undergoing all the humiliation and all the disasters that a most desolating war can inflict. The French, they argue, would not remain inactive were Moltke and his hosts at the gates of the Eng. lsh metropolis. Then they insultingly ask, ‘What can England doy? With a disorganized army and navy she is owerless, or nearly so; otherwise she would never ave allowed herself to be insulted and snuobed as she has been by Bismarck and others since the com- mencement of the war. ‘They talx freely of a German invasion of England, and 1 can assure Count Bismarck that if he is anx- lous to secure the good graces and wishes of the Irish peopie he could not lake any step more likely to make nmself a favorite among us, As itis himself and the ‘old King” William are detested here. For instance, a diorama of the war has been opened im Dubiin during the last week, and many of the leading actors in ihe great tragedy are being exhibited. I Know for certain that King Wiliam and his chanceilor are every night hissed most cordiaily, Whiie Marshal MacMahon, Trochu, Gambetta and even the Emperor Napoleon are re- ceived with enthusiasm, There 1s everywhere the greatest sympathy with France. even among those who were formerly in favor of Prussia, and nothing would give ali classes here greater satisfaction than o know that the invaders were obliged to recross phe Rhine in retreat, INCIDENTS OF THE WAR. erman Appeal for Paris. In the Wurtemberg Chamber of Deputtes, on the 4th ult., Herr Hopf opposed the vote of money for the prosecution of the war, on the ground that it had degenerated inco a war of conquest. He pleaded for ‘the great and beauuful city of Paris.” £7 was replied to by Herr Rmer, a national liberal, who in- sisted that the war was still one of detence and must be continued unth the French were disabled trom attacking Germany 'wo years hence. [is opponents were only an imsignificant and powerless party which desired to strengthen the republic in France and thus to promote republicanism elsewnere. ‘The English, he added, had been making a profitabie business with the blood money which they had pocketed, but they had thereby excited the repug: nance and hatred of the German people. Tue vote was carried, Hopf being the oniy dissenuient, Twenty-five Blows of the Schlague. A French captain, who signs ‘De Breda,” certifies to the Gironde that Count de Bredow, a Prussian major commanding at Rheims, lately inflicted the punishment of the schlague upon thirty-eight French iuzens. Tnis punishment he thus describes:— he victim is brought into a room in the Hotel de Ville, stripped naked by soldiers, and strapped down uponatable, Then sul beet blows of the schlague are inflicted upon his back, and when released he ig kicked out by the soldiery. You must have heard, as I have heard, the screams of these unfortunates, and seen, asI haveseen, the great surface of scarified purple flesh on their backs, to form an idea of the extent of the cruelty practiced upon them. I raise up my voice to heaven for justice and vengeance, und, above all, do not forget to gibbet the name of Count de Bredow.”” Prussian Exactions. A correspondent of the Cologne Gazette states that Orleans has been fined £24,000 asa punishment for an outrage on the driver of a provision column three weeks ago. He left his quarters at seven A, M., and asked a Frenehman in a blouse the way to the bivouac outside the town, where his wagon was standing. ‘The Frenchman pointed in the diection which he was to take, and the wagoner thanked, him bot had hardiy turned away when a bullet passed through his back and entered his lungs. As the offender could not be discovered the above fine was imposed. Only half the money was paid down in cash, and plate and other arti were offered in liquidation of the second motet, The Bavarian commandant, however, replied that he was com- mandant and not storekeeper, and that tae amonnt would be increased by £4,000 a day until the fine was paid, On the same or following day the money Was fortiicoming, a third of it consisting of Prassian thalers, which shows how much wioney the German arrison put in circulation, Gambetta’s Arrogance. A French correspondent of the London Times says that M. Gambetta 1s fast losing in public estimation by certain acts which are only accounted for by great ignorance or great caprice. 1s conduct to General Durrieu is the most striking of these instances, General Durrieu 1s a soldier of over forty years’ standing. The greater part or that ume he passed in active service in Africa. He commanded the Thirteenth miitary division in France, with his head- quarters at Bayonne, afew years ago; he retarned to Algiers, and on Marshal MacMahon coming to France for the war, was named, provisionally, Governor General of’ Algeria, He was summoned by M. Gambetta from Algeria afew weeks ago to take the command of acorps d’armeée, and at the momenta great battie was expecied he was dis- missed without any known reason whatever. Tho old soldier submitted without a murmer, but when another battle was looked for he prayed the Ministe) of War, either the young Gambetta or the ola Cré mieux, to allow him to serve as a simpie volunteer before the enemy. No reply was returned. ‘This imci- dent has filied with indignation every one who has heard ot it, How Minister Washburne Received His Diplo- matic Advices, The Journal des Débats«thus describes the cere- monial observed on the weekly occasions when the correspondence of Mr. Washburne, the United States Minister, 1s admitted into Paris:—“Every Tuesday morning, at ten o'clock precisely, a trumpet an- nounces the arrival of a pariementaire at the bridge of Sevres and a white fag ts displayed. A er oF > Prossian officer in full uniform, gloved and shod as in a drawing room, advances upon the bridge as far as the broken arch, raises his hand to his cap, and addresses the French officers who await him—“Gen- tlemen, I have the honor to over you my saluta- tion.” ‘They reviy—‘sir, we have the honor to salute you.’ “Gentlemen,” he resumes, ‘I have the honor to inform yoa that Tam commi=stoned to hand to you the commuuications tor Mr. hburne;”? to which the reply 18, “Sir, we will have the honor to send for the packet.” After another exchange of mniiftary saiutations each party retires trom the bridge to their respective banks of the river, The French send off aboat and receive trom the hands of the Prussian oficer the diplomatic letter bag. Farther salutations foliow and the parties withdraw to their respective entrenchments and the firing, if deemed advisable, is at once resumed, The Siege of Phalsbourg. The surrender 13 described by a correspondent who walked from Saverne over the pass in the Vosges which leads to Phalsbourg, a distance of six miles. It was dusk as he passed through tne Porte a’Allemagne, and found the streets of the little city filed with a tumuituous throng. One-third of the town was burned down, aud the outcasts thrown for shelter upon their neighbors, Mmanding officers of the garrison, who kept a jour- nal, gave the correspondent these particulars:— “Phaisbourg was closely invested on the 9tn of Au- gust, It was bombarded the next evening for an hour and a half by two batteries the besieg- ing force being under the command of General Ge- radorif, with tour and six pounder shell guns. The firing was intensely rapid, and 3,000 projectiles are computed to have been thrown into tie fortress in taat brief space, Nevertheless, one house ouly was seriously injured, On August i4 the bombardment was renewed, In the conflagration which tt occa- sioned about forty houses were burved, includingtne churca, and of the 250 houses of tne lowu few escaped without more or less mjury, many being made uninhabitable, The summons to surrender which followed was refused, and after this the siexe lapsed into a blockade. The garrison consisted of about 1,000 regular troops and 800 Gardes Mobiles; the mvestin« iorce varied; at the close 1t nuubered 6,000 infantry, with artillery, and a squadron of Bavarian cavalry. On November 24 there was another smart bombardment. It was, however, Jamine which at the last compelled the garrison to open the gates, ‘Lhe fortress was noi well provi- sioned, Very early in October they began to eat horse- flesh, and hencelorward a horse was killed every other day. Salt, tobacco, coffee and sugar rapidly fatied, and jatterly wine. ‘Towards the close, every other day, the rations of the garrison consisted of a water soup, in which thetaliow fat of the cattle and horses, cut candle-fashion, was deait out to stir it up and make it nourishing, Meanwhile, the provi- sions of the town were becoming exhausted. A Prussian spy had cut the conduit which supplies Phaisbourg with water, and thus want of water was adde4 to the rest, Towards the close of the biock- ade the commandant had to teed daily 1,200 of the inhabitants in addition to his garrison, Two, whose ride recoiled irom these aims, were found dead of unger in their dwellings. Before the doors of Phalsbourg were thrown open to the besi gers 12,000 muskets, together with 800 rounds of amunt- tuon for each, were destroyed; 60,000 quintals (200 pounds each) of powder were flung into the moat, and all the cannon spiked and their wheels and car- Tages broken. the work was done most thoroughly. MISCELLANEUOS FOREIGN NOTES. One thousand troops in the Paris trenches have been frost-pitten. The Prussian government 1s engaged in calculat- ing the cost of the war which France 1s expected to refund. Previous to the capitulation of Paris the Catacombs were watched to prevent Pru.sians being seut into the city. Bonapartist agents infesting the conntry have been arrested of late in several departments, éspecially in the Tara. German papers mention, as an indirect result of the war, that there has been a marked increase of lunacy in France, ail the asylums being crowded, ‘A census which bas just been made of the popula- tion of Paris within the lines, makes the number, exclusive of the line, Mobiles and sailors, 2,000,500, General CoMniére has just published at Brussels a pamphlet on the capitulation of Metz. the whole Tesponsibility of which he casts on Marshal Ba- zaine. Count Daumas, Grand Almoncr of the French army, Viliting the French prisoners im Germany, has ex- pressed himselt highly satisiled with the treatment accorded them. According to a letter in the Journal de Bordeaux, Garibaidi, Who fora long time has been suffering from rheumatism, was, some ume ago, struck sud- denly with paralysis. The Kappel notices that M. Jerome Paterson, a Bonaparte of pure blood, grandson of the whilom King of Westpualla, 13 now gerv.ng at the outposts of Courbevoie among the defenders of Paris, A correspondent of the London Daily News men- tions a repert, according to whieh Alsace and Ger- man Lorraine are to become a fief of the umpertal crown, governed by a viceroy and with a distinct Legisiavure. The Austrian Minister of Finance has signed the conyention, involving the principal bases of the settlement of severai financial questions between Austria and Italy, which remained over after the conclusion of the treaty 0° peace. The London Daily Telegraph's correspondent at Vienna says:—News from Pesth confirms the fact that the majority of the members of the Austro- Hungarian Delegation sympathize with France. A political demonstration favorable to France and peace is likely to take place, The German colony in Paris numbers now about 700 persons, men, women and children. Before the investment of the clty and the decree of expulsion which was issued there were 148,000 Germans in Paris. The 700 perscns nb Wim the city consist prin- cipaily of invalids, old men and children, A Moscow letter states that one of the most im- portant measures ever taken for the improvement of the Russian army has just veen devised by the Ozar, who has cancelled, by an order under his own hand, the privilege of exemption from military service so Ise enjoyed by the Kussian nobility. The conscrip- tion is, ferefore, new universal, instead of being confined to the trading and peasant classes; and, to the honor of those who enjoyed the hereditary ea lege, it must be stated that they have already ex. pressed their approval of the new measure and their Teadiness to obey its requirements. GOVERNMENT SALES OF WAR MATERIAL AT WATERVLIET (W. Y.) ARSENAL, The government, according to the West Troy Democrat, has disposed of the following arms and munitions of war from the Watervilet Arsenal during the past three months 100,000 rifle muskets and afits. 8o batteries, complete. 11,000 revolvers and afits 4,000,009 small arms and cartridges... 15,000 rounds ffxed ammunition, 1,000,000 percussion caps. 30,000 pounds powder. 10,000 saddle blankets. 400 curry combs. 8,000 nose bags. 5,000 waist belt: p is 6,000 pistol holsters....... Miscellaucous stores, valued ai Total... A JUST JERSEY VERDICT. For five days past the Newark Court of Quarter Sessions has been engaged in trying a rather pecu- liar case of man’s inhumanity to woman, which re- suited yesterday in @ verdict which gives general satisfaction. In the summer of 1869 one John Byrnes, a rather well-looking young man, pro- prietor of a saloon of @ rather questionable character in Market street, entered the sleeping chamber of aservant girl named Catharine Young while she was absent, looking for some night clothing, and secreted himself in bed. On her return she failed to notice him, blew out the lignt and jumped into bed. Then she discovered the situation of affairs, and screamed for help. Finally, Byrnes prevailed on her to subside, and, ‘under a promise of marriage, he ruined her, ’ Subsequently, he not only refused to make ‘good his promise but beat her shameiuily, and then drove her into the streets one night at twelve o'clock. Further, auring the period of ner approaching maternity he tried to have an abortion performed on, which, happily, did not suc- ceed. Faling to provide for her he was arrested, and a charge of assault and battery and misdemeanor preferred against him. Catherine was in courtevery ay with her babe, a sweet little six months? infan and won the sympathy of all by ker appearance ant behavior. The defence sought to pare that she was a “common creature,”’ but signally fatled. Yes- terday the jury, after a brief deiitberation, found Byrnes guilty as charged in the indictment, THE CAMDEN RIOTS. Mr. Browning conciuded his address for the de- fence yesterday forenoon and was followed py Mr. Williamson, At three o'clock District Attorney Keasby commenced his reply reply for the prosecu- tion and occupied the remainder of the session of the court. It is not likely the case will be given to the jury before to-morrow. NEW JERSEY DRUGGISTS’ CONVENTION. The druggists of New Jersey held a convention at Trenton yesterday for the purpose of discussing & bill to be presented to the Legislature regulating the sale of drugs and poisons. After a lengthy de- bate it was resolved to appoint a Board of Exam- iners before whom all applicants es cee license shall present themselves. No license to be nted without a certificate from this board that the applicant has passed an examination. A Dill was finally drawn up to be present:d to the Legisla- One of the com- } | NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1871—TRIPLE SHEET. ‘ See THE COURTS. Violation of the Internal Revonus Law—Charge of Passing Counterfeit Money—Expul- sion from a Society—Important to Merchants—Decisions. UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. Docisions—Volunteer Officers Entitled to Transportation Pay and Allowance—Lands Sold for Dixect Taxes Subject to Redemp- tea. WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 1871. No. 60, The United States vs, Joseph W. Prwe— Appeal from the Court af Claims.—The claim in this case was for transportation pay from the place of the discharge of Price, a8 heutenant of volunteers, to the place of his enrolment, he having been dis- charged at his own request upon a surgeon’s certif- cate. The government resisted the claim, insisting, first, that officers discharged at their own request are excluded from the __ benefits of the allowance second, that this and travel pay 18 payabie only to officers of the regular army, and is not, in any case, due to volunteers, ‘the Court of Claims ruled that a proper coustrac- tion of the sater acts on the subject would give to volunteers the pay and allowance claimed in this cuse—to wit, one day’s pay and allowance for each twenty miles of travel from the place of sisohang to tne place of enrolment, The judzment in the cause was tor $234, and, as this Court divided in opinion tn the case, the judgment of the Court of ae is aifirmed and remains the law on the sub- ject. ‘The drain upon the treasury will be immense. as the Attorney General conceded in the argument that it applies as well to private soldiers as to oiticers, if dt applies to either, and that Many millioas would be required to meet the claims. No, 9. Downey vs. Nutt—Appeal srom the Court Of Appeals of Virginia,—This was an action to re- cover certain lands in Alexandria county, Va., which had been sold for direct taxes during the war. The decrée below was for the claimant, and tt is affirmed by tuts Court by a division in opiniou on the ques- tons presented by the appeal. CASES SUBMITTED WITHOUT ORAL ARGUMENT. No, 84. The United States vs. The Hetrs of John Lynd—Appeat from the District Court for Louisi- @na.—This 18 a proceeding under the act of June, 1800, to establish the appelice’s title to certain land under a grant from the Spanish au:horities in that part of Louisiana between the Mississippi aud Perdido rivets, and which was claimed and peld by Spain a3 a portion of her province of West Florida atter the cession of Louisiana to the United States in 1803. The principal question of law presente | by the records 1s whether the uct of 1:04, which declared grants from the Spanish authorities made after the treaty of San Ildefonso void, was repealed by the act of 1860, and the Attorney Genera! submitted that repeals by umpil- cation are not favored, and that courts are reluctant to assume such an intention on the part of the Legislature, unless the late statute 1s su repugnant to the former that it cannot bave effect without the repeal of the former. No reference 1s made in the act of 1866 to the act of 1804, and the provision of that act must, therefore, remain, unless repesled by the conditions stated. The case was submitted on the printed briefs, No. 249. Caled P. Marsh vs. The Board of Super- visors of Fulton County, Il.—Error to the Circuit Court for the Southern District of TUtnois,—This was another of those Western actions brought on municipal ponds, Tne bonds in this case were issued by Fulton county, payable to the Central Division of the Mississippi and Wabash Railroad Company or bearer, tue coupons being payable to the hoider, Th»defence was that there was no vote in favor of the company to which the bonds were issued, and hence there was no power Im the Board of Supervisors to issue them; and as they were issued by the Clerk there was certainly no authority for the act, Many irregularities in the issue of the bonds are alleged. The judgment below was for the delendants here and ayainst the validity of the bonds, and the holder brings the case bere, where it was now supmitted on printed nriefs, No. 215. George B, Stovall vs, F, A. Banks et, al.— Error to the District Court of Georgta.—This is an action of covenant on administrator's bond. The estate in question wasthe property of Alfred Ew- bank, a citizen of Georgia, wno died in 1856. Alfred I.wobank was the son of Thomas Ewbank, who, alter the death of his wife, married ilizabeth Wilson, aud {rom that union sprung tae plainitt’s, Alfred Ewbanuk died intestate and without issue, and the plaintiffs claim, as hus legitimate brothers and sis- ters of the half blood, and as such to be distributees of theestate. Their claim is resisted on the ground that they are illegitimate by the laws of North Caro- lina, where the marriage oi their parents took place, and It is urged that the legitimacy is determimed by the law of the State where the marriage was solemn- ized. Submitted on the printed briefs, UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT. Charge of Using Megal Tobacco Stamps. Before Commissioner Shields. The United Sta‘es vs. Joseph, Edirard and Albert Schewer.—The further hearing of this case, which has been alreddy tully reported in the HERALD, was resumed yesterday. John Ramsey, the principal witness on the part of the government, presented himself on the stand, but Mr, Sedgwick, counsel for the defendants, de- clined to cross-examine him. James J. Brooks, a revenue detective, deposed that he had recently Visited the place of the defend- ants, at 71 Bowery; he did not examine the regular books of the establishment at that visit; last Sep- tember he visited 76 Bowery, where Joseph Schel- der’s place was in operation; he exammed the day book and ledger, which were in possession of Edward Scheider, the bookkeeper; Edward Schelder, Mr. Whitlock and witness went over the books; he saw the entries from the 20th of July to Ist of August, 1870; there was no entry between those dates of the sale to Ramsey of three barrels of tobacco of @ certain specific number. It is claimed by the prosecution that 1t was frum tobacco delivered by the defendants to Ramsey that the stamps should be removed by Ramsey after they had been used and returned by him to the Scheiders for a consideration in the settlement of his account with them. Tnis the defendants strenuously aeny. ‘she case for the government has rested, and tne defence will be forthwith entered upon. Charge of Passing a Counterfeit Bill. Before Commissioner Osborn. A man, apparently under the influence of drink, and who gave his name as Maguire, was charged with passing a counterfeit twenty dollar bul of the First National Bank of Portland, at the ‘cheap John” store, in Chatham street. The Commissioner directed inquiries to be made as to how the prisoner came into possession of tne biil. Discharge of a Prisoner from Ludlow Street Jail. The United States District Attorney has consented to the discharge of Juan Xiquez, who had been con- fined in Ludlow street jail ona charge of perjury alleged to have been committed by him on a trial or examination in the United States Court. Xiquez is at present in a very poor condition of health. Com- miss.oner Shields attended at the prison last even- ing and released the’ accused on his own recognl- zance, SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS. An Ex Parte Order and a Woman in the Case. Before Judge Sutherland. The People ex rel. Wm, Keliy vs. the Young Men's Father Mathew U. B. T. A, B. Soctety Branch No. 1. The relator not long since was expelled from this society. He charges that a man named Bowles was the cause of bis expulsion and made the charges upon which he was expelled through the instigation of a certain Widow. Through Mr. Kelly’s affidavit setting forth these facts an application for an order was granted requiring the oMcers of the ogg ng show cause why he should not be reinstated. ‘The order was granted and made returnable on next Monday. Decisions. The Home Ltfe Insurance Company vs. Empire Fire Extinguishing Company.—Motion denied, with- out costs. John McBratn vs. Margaret H. Henson et al.—Refe- rence ordered to take proois, &c. Robert Irwin vs. Marta Jackson et al.—Memo- randa for counsel, ©, Boyer et al, vs, Henry Boyer et al.—Order granted. H. Pullong vs. Catharine Goetz et al.—Judgment ordered. Sherwood et al, vs, John Ptckaford, Jr.—Motion denied. James M. O'Donneli vs, Mathew Kehoe et al. tion granted. SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TEAM—PART 2. The Trial in the Case of the Peruvian Guan- boats. Before Judge McCunn. Antonto Millor vs. Captain John Graham.—The direot and cross-examination of the defendant con- ‘Mo- sumed all day yesterday. There was nothing new of material interest developed. The cross-examination, which was most rigidly conducted, caused no de- Viation from the statement of alleged facts as set forth in the direct testimony. The case promises to last several days longer. MARINE COURT—PART 3. Important to Merchants. Betore Judge Joachimsen. Watson vs, Sanger.—This action was brought by the platatiff to recover an amount of money for which the defendant gave his note for three months, Alter the delivery of the note the plaintut agreed extend the time of payment six montl provided the defendant ed an endorsement thereon, ‘The defendant did procure an endorsement and res Surat the note to the plalatiff with such endorse- nt. At the expiration or the original time named In the note, no new note having been drawn up, the plaintiff haa it protested and now sues for its value. The defence is that the plaintiff, having agreed to extend the time, cannot recover before that time has expired, which will not be till Mav, 1371, e Court held Liat unless the agreement as to the extension of time hau been reduced to writing and signed by both parties it was void and that he could) not “go vehind” the faca of the note, and ace cordingly gave judgment for plaintiff, with costs and allowance. What Constitutes the Vaticity of an Axsigna ment as to Time. Lasky vs. Lavin.—In this action there are tw@ accounts sued for, one due the plaintiff from the dee fendant and the other due a Mr. Cobn from the defenaant, put which was assigned to the plaintif, ‘The plaintiffs debt was admitied, but tt was clatmes that the assigament was not valid, having beem made before the debt was due. The Court held that the assignment was whether made before or after the debt was due, an accordingly gave judgment for the plaintiff, 'wit costs. Pecision C. Muer vs. H. D. Waid’ idge.—First, the order off lgment by Judge Tracy is con¢lusive on me, ond, the defendant's order that the referee furg uish the disallowed items was a supplementary) report. L. Rosentela vs, F, Boucher.—Motion denied. COURT CALENDARS—THlS DAY, SUPREME COURT—GENERAL TERM.—Held by Ing! ham, presiding Judge, and Judges Barnard an Card0Z0,—Nos. 288, 292, 2¥ 314, 317, 318, 320, 821, 322, 323, 325, 826, 327, 32%, 330, 331, 332, 836, 3387, 338, 339, 340. Surkgie Court—Cuamsrrs.—Held by Inaze] Sutherland.—Nos, 64, 73, 124, Lal, 144, 156, 170, 177, 206. | Maninr Court.—Part i.—Held by Judge Curtis,. Nos. 4975, 4980, 4081, 4984, 4955, 4987, 4098, 4994, 4945, 4997, 5000, 5001, 6002, 5003, 5004, Part 2—Held by) Judge Gross. —Nos. 5405, 4700, 4835, 4705, 4714, 494: 4975, 4976, 4977, 4978, 4979. Part 3.—Held by Jud, Joachimsen.. 8. 4778, 4980, 5174, 4998, 4999. BANKRUPTCY. Degree of Consanguinity Within Which Relatorg) to Bankrupts May Act as Trustees—Im- portant Decision by Judge Blatchford. A case illustrative of the exhaustive article on oné branch of te Bankruptcy Jaw, which appeared in, the HERALD on Tuesday last, came up yesterday bed: fore Judge blatchford.’ We, refer to the article o1 the tediousness and costs of bankruptcy suits whilet left solely in the hands of registers. There is @ cet tain remedy for this, but unfortunately, like all par-! tial remedies, it only applies to the rich and heavily-{ estated bankrupts and creditors who can take ad4 vantage of it, The poor man, of course, can ba fleeced in a very short time, and his case and hig money quickly disposed of. But when there is large estate in bankruptcy the process of dismem-, bering and curtailing it of tts fair proportious goes! on more slowly, and the rapacious register holds on, toitlike a hungry leech. Some years ago this evil), prevalent m the English courts aswell as here called for a remedy which was provided in am amendment to the act of bankruptcy, which ts em~ bodied in our present act, empowering three-tourtht of the creditors to appoint themselves a committee, for the management of the estate under trustees of their own body and to repori to the court, who will confirm the trustees so appointed to manage tha estate, In the case below this course was followed, but, one of the creditors objected to the appointment’ of the trustees named by and forming the committea of creditors on the ground that they were related to the bankrupts, and that, being so, they would deal favorabiy with them, and to that extent injuriousiv to the other creditors. Judge Blatchford’s opinion, as given below, supports tle action of the cor mittee, representing three-fourtus of the creditors, a8 against the dissentient. In the Matter of William G. Zinn and Others, ‘Bankrupts.—Yesterdsy, in the United States Dis- trict Court, Judge Blatchiord rendered the subjoinet decision in the above entitied cause. {t wiil be read. with considerable interest:— In this case, at the first meeting of the eight credt« tors, who had proved their cluiuus, and whose claims, amounted in the aggregate to $342,712 63, and to three-fourths in value of the aggregate amount of all the claims proved, subscribed uader section 43 of the act, a resolution that 1t was for the interest of the general body of the creditors of the panne shouid be wound up and settled, and distribution) made amoug the creditors by trustees under the in. spection and direction of a comimittee of the creda tors, aud nominating Joho H. Wyman as trustee, and Samuel Wyman, Jr,, ienry Aliny and George U.) G. Leaman a8 the committee. Among the eight creditors are Herman D, Aldrich to the amount o! $188,866 58, Who signs by said Samuel Wyman,, dr, as his attorney; the said Samuel Wyman,) Jr, to the amount of $14,985 30; the said, George C. P. Leaman to the amount of $64,942 45, and the firm of which the said Henry Aliny is a member to the amount of $4,000, ‘the said Herman D. Aldrich is the uncle of two of the bankrupts. The wile of the said Herman D. Aldrich 1s the cousin of the said John H. Wyman and the sister of the said’ Samuel Wyman, Jr. ‘The said Herman D. Aldrieh is) now in a lunatic asylum as a patient for his healthy! but has not been adjudged @ lunatic by any legal proceedings, nor has any committee of his person or} estate been appointed. The said Samuel Wyman,,. dr., acted ag the attorney for the said Herman D.! Aldrich in proving the said claim of the said Her. man D. Aldrich and in voting for said resolut:on in! pursuance of a power vi attorney executed by} Aldrich, in January, 1870, when he was of sound} mind, John H. Wyman, the proposed trustee, | therefore related by consanguinity and aminity in the fifth degree to Herman D. Ail. drich, and in the ninth degree to th two bankrupts who are the nephews of Herman D. Aldrich. Samuel Wyman, Jr., is related by consan- guinity and afinity in the third degree to Herma; D. Aldrich and in the seventh degree to the tw bankrupts, who are the nephews of Herman D.| Aldrich, and in the fourth degree to John HJ Wyman. A creditor who has proved his debt ani whe did not vote for or sign the resolution objects to its confirmation py the Court on the ground of the Telationships and the other parts taus stated. Tn mere fact of relationship in the ninth degree, or less degree, on the part of the proposed trustee, to bankrupt or to @ creditor, even the largest i amount, of @ bankrupt or to a propose member of the comumitiee, or on the part of & propesel member of the committee, such creditor, or to the bankrupt, cannot be red- garded as a disqualification. Otuer facis, indeed, nay concur with such relationships to make a con firmation improper. But im the present case thet are na such it ‘The three persons named as the members of the committee are ail of them creditors the regate of their claims being more tha! $84,000, Samuel Wyman, Jr., 1s the attorney of tn largest single creditor, The theories of the pr visions of the forty-third section ave that thre fourths in value of the creditors who have preve: theirdebts shall designate the trustee and the com The persens designated in the presen case are gentlemen of high character and standing, from reproach. Nothing appears ta indicate that they will act im the interes of the bankrupts at the expense of the credicors, John #H, Wyman and Samuel than they are to the bankrupts. quired by the forty-third section to wind hi an settle the estate for the equal benefit of all th creditors, and 1s at all times subject to the dfrectio: of the Court in executing his trust. Theres nothin, to warrant the suggestion that the bankrupts pr cured the creditors to make these appointments o1 that they were made in the interest of the bank Tupts as against the creditors, W. Leaman, althoug! a resident of New Jorsey, has a place of business 1 New York, which he frequents daily, The questio! raised in regard to the power of attorney fron Herman D. Aldrich to Samuel Wyman, Jr., and the insanity of Herman D. Aldrich, 1 do not con sider, for the reason that if the claim of Herman L Aldrich be stricken out from the signatures to th resolution, tt must likewise be stricken out from th debts proved, and there would thus still be sign: tures to the resolution of creditors to three-fourtl in value of the debts proved. Notwithstanding th appointment of a trustee, and the assignment of thi estate to him, the claim of any creditor may be in: vestigated under section 22 and the bank. Tupt and other persons may be examined undet under section 27. ‘he resolution passed by the cred: itors will be confirmed when the register shail havi — the proper certificate under form 63, . 8. L. Cummins fer the resolution; A. G. Fran stoli for opposing creditor THE JERSEY RAILROAD WAR, The cause of the controversy between the Camde! and Amboy monopo!y and the National line, stated in the debate in the New Jersey Senate, wi published in yosterday’s HERALD. Mr. Culver, 01 rine Nes sean dee weit bis sid it col rersy Bl hat ere of the — ninth lon oF ‘the “Remilto Or ‘sect Jand bill will not defeat the Midiand enterprise. the contrary, the powers granted by the Legisi: for the construction of the now line are ample, an the road 18 fast approaching completion. In tht flee aoe fight ina bent lively joa Trenvone . ‘cdnesday lebate on ‘the subjec will take place in the Ssena aoc parties are eager for the ti shrewd politicians are making use of tew oppertuaities for “making a bi the expression of the lobbyist {rom Greenville. Tne Erte men enjoy the spectacle with folded procrastinates the double fzht they are threat ‘With from Jersey City and the Morris and