The New York Herald Newspaper, May 26, 1871, Page 5

THE AVENUE A HOMICID’g, Conclusion of the Trial of William ‘AeNevins, Charged With Killing Edwar’y Hines. ~ CHARGE OF JUDGE BEDFORD. Verdict of Guiity of Murder in the First Degree. ‘The tial of Witham McNevins, indicted for the Yurder of Edward Hines by shooting him with a pistol, on the 27th of November, which was com- menced in the General Sessions, before Judge Bed- ford, on Monday, was brought to @ close yesterday. ‘The court rsom was crowded by interested listen- ers to the summing up of counsel, which occupied ‘two hours, Mr. Howe contended that the evidence showed the accused to be peaceaile and quiet and that he fired the shot in the protection of his life. assistant District Attorney Sullivan, in bis argument, forcibly poiuted out the glaring contradictions itn the testimony of the witnesses for the defence, and maintained taat the killing was unjustifiaple, ‘THE CHARGE. Judge Bedford charged the jury as follows:— GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY—William McNevins, the prisoner at the bar, stands indicted for the crime ef murder, alleged to have been committed on the brates g of the 26th of November last, being charged with having fired, in a deliberate, malicious manner and without justification, a revolver at Edward Hines, causing his death. ‘he tes- timony given by the differont eye witnesses to this melancholy affair 18 confiicting, I may say irreconcilable. It will, therefore, be- come your duty calmly and dtspassionately to ana Jyze the evidence, ever bearing 1n mind that your sole object is truth and the vindication of che law. The first witness called for the people was James Hines, the brother of the deceased. He tells us that, on the nightin qnestton, he, together with the leceased, the prisoner and some others were at Peery's Yiquor store. While there he asked the party to drink; they drank. After so doing, the risoner went to the centre of the floor and said @ had it in for de . The brother of de- ceased, James Hil said, “Oh, Willie, drop 1t.'? Then the dece: treated and wanted to go home and was desirous that witness should accompany him. The witness, however, resisted, placed his back up against the shutters. he de- ceased then took hold of him by the lappels of his coat, and while the deceased was thus holding the witness the prisoner came up and struck deceased. Deceased turned around short, The prisouer then Gred and snot deceased in the stomach. Deceased feamediately exclaimed, “Jimmy, I am shot |? The prisoner then said, “Jimmy, stand back; J have another for you.” The prisoner then fired twice, the second shot taking effect in the thigh. Tne prisoner then turned and rap. On cross-@xamina- ‘tion this witness admis be did not say before the Coroner that the prisoner said ‘he had it in for the ,” and also admits saying before the Coro- ner that he did not know whether the deceased and himself had a_ knife or not. While you will remember he swore positively be- fore you, gentiemen, that at the time the deceased was shot he (witness) had a knife in nis hand, which the deceased took from him, and also tells you that the knife was open, but dees not know who opened ic Chris er Donahue is called and substantially corroborates the previous witness as regards the facts testiged to before you. . Mr, Nelson is next called, an ex-oMcer of the city police. He telis us that at about a quarter past one ‘o’elock he heard an alarm rap; be ran to the corner; saw the prisoner, who said to the officer, ‘You naa better hurry; they are shooting hell out of some one tm Sixteenth street.” The mer then passed on ‘and jumped into the basement of a lager beer saloon, The officer went there and found the prisoner lying down on his side, curled up in a heap. The ofticer eh seeing him said, “I want you.” The prisoner gad, “I guess not.” The oMcer then sald, “There bad been some one shot in Sixteenth street.” The | ogee said, ‘‘You must be mistaken; 1 came down rc to get a glass of lager.” He then voluntari got up, he was taken to t! station house, searche and cming found on him, These are substantially the materia! facts offered 10 behaif of the prosecution. THE PRISONER'S ADMISSION AND GROUNDS OF JUS- TIFICATION. The prisoner admits that he committed the homi- eide, but claims: at your hands an acquittal upon the ground that he was justified and that the killing ‘was done in self-defence. In his testimony he telis es that alter drinking once in Feary’s hquor store with deceased. James Hynes and others he went into the back room, followed by James, who had an poe} Pe in his hand, and who took him by the and then asked him why he would not dmmk @second time. The prisoner said be did not wish to. James Hvnes then went over to the de- ceased and said, “Give it to him.” said, “Give me the Knife and I will kill him betore I to Brooklyn, and I will go home sattstied.”” and James then went ont and struggied for the knife. “I heard deceased say he would kill McNevins before he went to Brooklyn.” fhe deceased wanted to take his brother home; they then fought. As soon I put my foot outside the stone door deceased ra} at me with a knife open in_ his hand; I hit him with a revolver; I then stepped back; be followed me up; I said, ‘Stand back, Eddy;’ he ran me towards tue gutter; they botnrdn at me; I struck against the coalbox and fell aguiust a cart, and as flay on my side against the cart J fired at deceased; the two were eanaing over me with @ knife; I thought my iuie was in danger and I did it in self-defence; { knew the character of deccased; he was a fighter and a dangerous man.” Oncross-examination the prigoner admits that oficer Nelson’s testimony 18 trae, and in answer to the District Attorney sate that he ran away because he did not want to locked up. That he denied the shooting because he did not want to be arrested, and also tld the oflicer some one was shorting hell Out of a person In Six- teenth sireet because he did not want to be arrested. The prisoner also tells us that the night beiore the deceased chased him with a blacksmith’s hammer. Arthur Kinsella swears that he and prisoner lett the free and easy about fifteen minutes pasc twelve o’ciock. “We went to Feary’s and had a drink; deceased said he would kill the prisoner before he went to Brooklyn; deceased and nis brother starved to go home; they went out and struggled fora knife; 1 then went into the barroom and heard the report of Set ‘three times; five minutes after that ae- ceased came in the barroom and said ho was shot.” On cross-examination this witness says that de- ceased suid, in a very low voice, ‘'that he would kill prisoner; I did not teli tne prisoner, because I did not wish to see any growling in the store; | remaimed in the store for five minutes, notwithstanding the fact that deceased had threatened to take the lhe of the prisoner and that they were struggiing out- side the barroom, though I heard tne struggie.” Felix Goiden swears that after the shooting the deceased came into the barroom, and that ne (wit- ness) picked up an open knife lying on the floor, the blade about three inches in length; shut the knife up, put tt in my pocket, and neve: id any- thing about it for perhaps three months”; Charles Dempsey says he ‘met deceased in fore part of August; he drew out a knife from his pants pocket cy blade six or eignt inches in length) and told me ¢ would put that into prisoner; I told prisoner this, and to look out for himself, but told no one else.’ ‘The witness Pages |e 1s recalled by the District Attorney and telis ut that he did not hear deceased say to Kinsella ‘that he would kill the pnsoner,” and if 1t had been sald he would haveheatd i. The Rekoner during the struggle returned to the bar- fa, took his coat om and went out again, He stood by the struggle fer five or six seconds and then struck deceased with his revolver; at this mo- ment deceased had his brother by the hand; de- deased then put his hand to his head, the prisoner stepped back and then tired. When prisoner struck deceased bis back Was tothe prisoner. When pris- oner fired, the deceased was tacing him, having turned around. The prisoner was, at no time, dur- Ing the firing of the three shots in between the cart and coal box leaning veg ine wheel. In answer to the prisoner's counsel thé witness told you that, in his opinion, there was no provocation for the shout- veral persons testified to the genera! good char- acter oj the prisoner. By way of rebuttal the Dis- trict Attorney calied Sergeant Dickerson. Lie tells us that he never knew the prisoner todo a baa act in his life outside the shooting; but his associates were bad; at night he hangs around with a crowd. Sergeant Dickerson says he does not know any gang more disorderly than the Sixteenth ward gang. Kinsella and Murphy both belong to it. Oficer Hagan and Sergeant Dickerson in speaking of the deceased botn said that when under the imfuence of liquor he was rough and quarretsome, but when sover he was industrious, peaceable and a hard worker at his trade, And now, gentlemen, I charge you, as matter of faw, ifaman be attacked in such & manner that there ls no poten of his escaping wiihout Kkill- ing his aasariant he is jusitfied tn doing 80, aiter having done his utmost to retreat. Lut no assault will justify killing the assatiant under the plea of necessity unless there de on the part of the assail. anta clear manifestation of a fclomious intent. I charge you, as matter of law, that if you find from the evidence in this case that the prisoner at the bar, when he shot the deceased, causing his death, ‘was then and there acting under the bellet that there wasa design on tne part of the deceased to take away his life ortuv do him some great bodily harm, and that there was reasonable ground for believing the danger imraiuent, that such demgn would be accomplish or that sucn reat bodily barm would be done him, and that © was justified in that belief, then you must acquit, for he stands guiltiess of the charge. 11, on the otter hand, you do not place reliance upon the prisoner's statement and you discredit his version of the dimcuity, and you find chat he ‘was not justified in taking the life of the de- deceased nm it necessarily follows that you must find against the prisoner, and it will become your duty to render for the people one of the two following Iatee nina cegteen ne eres Oe maneincghier in J ‘The former—murder in the first degreo—if ‘m the evidence that the prisoner at the bar meas fired the revolver «lid 80 with @ premeditated de- ato take tne ile of the and under cir- ‘vetances not nutifavien ns a nce ia ine brisone tired the regsiverin ihe haere { NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, Neat of passion and without any premeditated de- sign to take life, and under circumstances not jusuifiable, If you have resouable, well founded doubt arising upon the evidence as re- rds the prisoner’s quilt, that doubt beiongs to as it is his property and you must uit, Counsel has spoken of the consequences which ‘will inevitably ensue in case of aconviction. Gen- tlemen, with the consequences you have nothing to do, Your duty commences in weighing the evi- dence; it ceases with rendering a veruict accord- ingly. Remember the object of the law in punishing the gailty is not for the sake of vengeance, not by the way of expiation or atonement tor, crime—for that is left to the just determination of @ far higher tribunal, The end and omiect of all humén punish- ment 18 by way of example—to deter others from the perpetration of similar ou! Crime, gen- tlemen, unless law and the exactions of well regu- lated society be in reality an utter negative, must be Prompaly puntshed—punishment Ree) t, em phatic and equal to the offeuce must be dispensed to the evil doer with no false measure—let it be full and complete, In tnis way only will the rights of the commanity be protect and tne progress of crime enecked. Gentlemen, thanking you for your attention and the earnest consideration which, for four days you have given this case, I leave the verdict in your hands. Look to all the facts as they have peen pre- sented. Analyze them with a jealous scratiny— separate the true from false testimony—and when ‘ou deliver your verdict, let each one of you feel in is heart that you have have each and all endea- vored to perform your duty, May God be with you and enabie you to do the right. THE VERDICT, The jury retired at fifteen minutes after two o'clock, and after deliberating one hour and ten minutes returned to the court room and rendered a verdict of “guilty of murder in the first degree.” The prisoner remained unmoved, with the excep- tion of a slight paleness which overspread his face. He will be sentenced on Tuesday next. THE FATAL TENEMENT HOUSE QUARREL. Net Killed with a Hatchet—Discharge of the Prisouer. @oroner Young yesterday held an inquest at his Mice in the City Hall, in the case of Mr. Henry Schnarr, late a house agent, living at 406 West Forty- fifth street, who died in St. Luke’s Hospital, from a fractured leg, charged to have been the result of violence inflicted May 1, by @ hatchet in the hands of Henry Woolf, who had been a tenant in the house for three or four years. Woolf had been officially ejected. Notwithstanding which he claimed to hold legal possession, and, breaking in the door, replaced some of his things 1n the room. it was then thata quarrel ensued between Schnarr and Woolf, which Teauited in the fatal injuries being received, Woolf, a very respectable appearing man, was in court, attended by his counsel, Mr. Abe Huamel. Below will be found a briet synopsis of the vesti- mony elicited:— Geo Schnarr, brother of deceased, living at 424 West Thirty-seventn street, testified that on the 1st inet. he was present during a dificalty between Henry Woolf and his (the witness’) brother, at 416 West Forty-fifth street; the trouble was about the ejecitment of Woolf from the apartments he had oo- cupied by order of the landlord; the two men strug- gled together and fell in the yard, and during the quarrei the leg of deceased was broken; a hatchet was there, but the witness did not see Woolf strike deceased with it Margaret Johnson, living at 406 West Forty-fifth street, testified that on the day of the dificuity she saw Woolf burst in the door of the room, from which he.had been ejected by the Sheriff, and throw some of his things back into the room again, they also having been put out; among the things pris- oner put in the room wasa hatchet, which was pro- duced by the first witness. Mary Schrarr, the widow of deceased, in giving her testimony concerning the quarrel, said that the day following the occurrence, while in St. Luke's Hospital, her husband told her that Woolf struck him on the leg with the batchet, The medical testimony was then read, and the cage submitted to the jury, who rendered the follow- ing verdict:—That Heury Schnarr came to his death from pyemia, the result of a fracture of the left leg, received, as we believe from the testimony, by a fall while quarrelling with Heury Woolt in the rear yard of premises No. 406 West Forty-fifth street, ca weit day of May, 1871, and we exonerate sald ‘001 On motion of Counsellor Hummel Woolf was dis- chal from custody, aod left for home with his friends. THE HARTMANN HOMICIDE. Second Trial ef Denis McGrotty for the Mur- der of Robert Hartmann at Jersey City. In the Court of Oyer and Terminer at Jersey City yesterday, before Judge Bedle, Denis McGroatty was placed on trial for the second time on the charge ef kalling Robert Hartmann, on the 2d of May, last ear. The prisoner was placed on trialat the July rin ng theo but the jury fatled to agree, The tes- timony adduced yesterday was acco! thesame 8 on the former trial, and needs no repetition. Hartmann and MoGrotty had adispate at a restau- rant in Lafayette, They happened to meet there at night and an old dge was revived. They were Gerenna avrinest ing the diMeulty within doors, rtmann invited McGrotty to go out on the side- walk, and the challenge was ascepted. The frst blow McUrotty delivered with his hand felled Hart- maun to the sidewalk, his head striking heavily st the curbstone. That was the last of Hartmann. fe was taken up and carried inio the restaurant, when it was found shat his skull was fractured, This was be- tween eight and nine o'clock at night, aud by two o’clock the following morning Hartman was a corpse, ‘The testimony of Dems Libby and Thomas 8, Hill related to the dispute between the men, the chal- lenge, and the fatal occurrence on the sidewalk. Dr. Avery testified that he e~amined the wounds and found a fracture of the skull and compression of the brain, and these injuries caused death. ‘rhe defence set up is that MoGrotty acted in self- defence, Hartmann provoking nim to the fight, and that McGrotty could not do otherwise than defend himself. The defence further set up that there was neither malice nor premeditation of murder, as the prisoner used no Weapon, deadly or otherwise. The low from his clenched fist was not su(ticient of it- sel( to cause death. The trial will be continued to- aay. WAR IN THE CENTRAL PARK. How an Attempt to Lay Gas Pipes in the Park Was Frustrated—A Hot Contest Ex- pected. On the 12th instant a gang of men in the employ- ment of the Metropolitan Gas Company commenced the work of laying down @ gas pipe on one of the transverse roads leading from Seventy-ninth street and Fifmi avenue across the Central Park to Eighth avenue. ‘The object of this was to connect that fetes] of the city on the» west side of the ntral Park with the main gas bie which Tuns through the centre of Fifh avenue, thereby preventing the necessity -of laying another main to supply the west sido with gas. Superintendent Crane, of the Central Park, how- ever, no sooner heard that the gas company’s men had commenced work for the object alluded to, without any authority whatever from the Commis- sioners, than he ordered the Central Park police to arrest the foreman of the gang, James Mcvullogh, and another man namea Thomas Reynolds, who also seemed to have some authority. The parties were accordingly arrested and taken before Alder- man Plunkitt at_the Yorkville Police Court, where they were held for examiation, but discharged on giving bait for their reappearance yesterday. ‘The case accordingly came up for trial yesterda’ afternoon, Commissioner Thomas ©. Fields appear ing on behalf of the Central Park authorities. In compliance with the expressed wishes of both parties, however, the case went over for two weeks more. Tne Gas Company say that they will make a test case oi this, they believing that by their charter they have t ght to lay gas pipes in any part of this city, the Central Park included. The Park Com- missioners translate the law in a different lignt, and they are accordingly determined that in this one point at least the Metropolitan Gas Company shail not Have their own Way, as they have had in every- thing else which could add to their weaith and power, COST OF RUNNING THE BROOKLYN FIRE DEPARTMENT. ‘The Board of Estimate of Kings county yesterday received the requisition of the Board of Brooklyn Fire Commissioners for the expenses of running said Department for the year 1872, the amount asked being $376,489. The aggregate sum requisite ts divided into three accounts—vi., salaried, mainte- nance and the organization of tour new companies, as per resolution of the Common Council empower- ing said increase of the Department. The estimate for the year 1872 exceeds that for the year 1871 by $126,489, Of this amount $69,689 is required to organize four new companies—one hook and ladder and three steam fire engine compa: nies; $10,000 is for the Unsafe Building Department; $6,500 for the maintenance of the new companies; $30,600 for salaries of the said organiza- ons, and $10,700 to pay the increased salaries of the firemen, as provided for by an act of the Lexisia- ture. In the year 1873 the tov! amount required ‘will be decreased by the Amount required in 1872 to organize the four new companies—t, @., $69,689. Of the salary fund 4 commissioners receive $15,000; 23 foremen, $23,000; 1égengineers, $16,000, 23 drive: $20,700; 16 stokers, $12,500; 80 firemen, $64,000: 45 Taddermen, $80,200} 18 belt ringers, $12,000, ‘The remainder of said fund is paid in salaries to la- borers, mechanics, &c. The cost of feed and bed- ae horses 18 $16,500, and for coal and wood ‘A NEW CAR BRAKE. ‘The trial of Olmsted's new “brake has proved eminently successful. The Erle Railroad put it to the test on be na! last, and i$ was found to work well and to possess ail the advan claimed for it A number of gueste were on the frain and all agreed in adinivu the excellence ‘On. the returi ot the “4 the tavhnuon, splendid colistion tor ite visitors im THE CAR-H00K MURDER. VERDICT OF THE JURY. Foster Found Guilty of Murder in the First Degree. Scenes in Ccurt-/Sno Sentence of Death Deferred Until To-Day. At the assembling of the court yesterday to re- cetve from the jury any communication they had to make there were, a8 compared with the previous days, very few persons present. There was @ gen- eral expectation that either the day, or the best part of it, would be spent in waicing for the decision of the jury, and consequently there was considerable listiessness and indifference about the preliminary proceedings. About half-past ten o'clock, and be- fore the court was formally opened, there was & whispering that the jury had agreed, The deputy sheriffs began to clear the passageway for their entry and to re- move the gentlemen who had for the nonce occupied the cnairsof the jurymen. By this time there was floating about, from one to another, & rumor that the verdict was known, and it seemed to be generally understood that it would be murder in the first degree. {It was clear that whatever the rumor of the verdict was that it was not received with much satisfaction by the prigoner’s counsel, Judge Stuart and Mr. Bartlett held a short and solemn conference togeuner, with expressions of sorrow and disappointment clearly depicted on their countenances, At its conclusion Judge Stuart went tothe bench and had @ long talk with Judge Car- dozo and the District Attorney. Foster, accompa- nied by Sheriff Brennan and two deputy sheriffs, shortly after this talk had concluded entered the court. He had been told that the jury had agreed upon a verdict, but he came into court with a smile on his face, vid bis counsel “Good morning,’ and took his seat with firmness and qmetade, It was whispered into his ear what the character of the verdict was supposed to be, but mis countenance underwent no change; not a muscle moved. Hy passed his hand ever nis fore- head, twitched hg coat and vest somewnat ner- vously, and moved the fingers of his left hand with & beating-of-time Movement that seemed to show that he was contretiing some inward emotion. His eyes turned to the Qoor, and he seemed to be buail occupied with his thoughts, Judge Stuart’ watch all unis with some anxiety, and then whispered something to him which seemed to act as a re- storative to @ frame that a moment before @ppeared to be on the limits of its tension. Foster's wife, who entered the court very shortiy after the doors had been opened, took her usual seat in the space reserved forladies, She was accompanied by a lady iriend, and was closely veiled, She was evidently suffering from con- siderable emotion, but controlled herself with all the endurance that is characteristic of her sex ‘until the verdict was pronounced, when she gave way, and the court resounded with her shrieks and sobs. When the prisoner had been seated a few minutes the jury filed im. Their appearance indicated that they had had a night without their usual rest, and with considerable anxiety on thetr minds, After answering to their names the Clerk sald:— “Gentiemen of the Jury, have you agreed upon your verdict?” Mr. Hendrickson—We have, The jury and the prisoner rose at the direction of the Clerk. The Clerk—How ten Ag 3 gentlemen? Mr. Hendrickson—We find tne prisoner guilty of bs at 1n the first degree, but we recommend him mercy. ‘There Was asnrick from Mrs. Foster and a con- tinuance of sobbing that was very distressing. Mr. Marun and Mr. Hoagiand, the second’ and third Jurors, endeavored to coutrol their emotion, but 16 ‘was a failure. ‘They were visibly affected, and tears rolied down their faces without let or hindrance. Judge Stuart asked that the jury be polled. Each Juror returned the same verdiet as given by their foreman. Judge Stuart then asked that the jury be inquired of as to whether this verdict was not the result of a compromise, rage ardozo—The veraict 1s recorded, and no rte can now take place. The jury are dis- Judge Stuart then referred in very strong terms to the criticism of the ciiy press on vhis case, and con- cluded by moving the Court tuat criminal action be taken im reference to an editorial in one of the morning journais published yesterday. a Cardozo, in reply, satd that he did not think 1t necessary for the Court to take any action. The counsel for the defence had discharged their duty with great zeal and ability, aud no ner on his trial for life could kave lad @ more intelligent jury. Judge Cardozo.—Tae Court will take @ recess until to-morrow morning et half-past ten o’olock, when sentence will be prozounced upea the prisoner. It was then agreed by on each side that the motion for the arrest of jadgment should be pias ibis (Friday) morning at half-past ten 0’ clock. Foster was then removed from the court, accom- nied by Sheruf Brennan and two of his deputies, je was fol owed by @ number of the police and a large crowd, A Card from the Jury. We, the undersigned jurors in the late Foster trial, take this opportunity to return our sincere thanks for the uniformly courteous, kind and gentle- manly attention bestowed upon us by the proprictors of the Astor House during our enforced sojourn as Jury prisoners at that hotel. We are also under many obligations to the gentle- manly ofiicers appointed by the Court to take charge of us, under direction of Mr. Jacob I. Valentine. Messrs. Cook, Nealis, Jackson, Hart and McKlerny, while faithful in the performance of their duty, were all polite and attentive to our wants, (Signed by all the jurymen.) DEPARTMENT OF DOCKS. Meeting of the Commissioncrs—The System of Docks and Piers. ‘The Dock Commissioners met yesterday afternoon, the president, Mr. John T. Agnew, in the chair. J. H. Daly petitioned for permission to erect a shed and watch house on pier 61 East river. Re- fused. The petition of J. L. Brown, on behalf of the Street Cleaning Committee, requesting that certatn dump- ing boards, &c., be repaired, was, on recommenda- tion of the Executive Committee, granted, Superintendent Kissen was instructed to make the necessary repairs to pier at foot of Thirty-eighth street, North river. dl The recommendation of the Executive Committee thatrepairs be made to pier No. 3 North river, it being now in @ dangerous condition, was ordered to be carried into effect, Commissioner Wood moved that the steamship Metropolitan, whiem is po longer needed for con- veying smalipex patient to Blackwell's Ialand, be removed from pice 58 Naas river. He also moved that the owner of pier 28 Baat river be directed to put it in good repair. Both motions were adopted. The Chairman of the Auditing Committee reported that the checks signed since last report amounted to $33,338. The Commissioners then went into committee. A circular has, been issued by the Department con- taining an explanation of the system of improve- ment of the water front as adopted April 27, past. It sets forth that the chef ebjecs in arranging a new system for the accommodation of the shipping bust- ness of New York has been to render it as simple and economical as practicable. The English system of tidal docks has been rejected as too expensive and inapplicable here. The main features of the new system are:—A wide river street, bounded by a permanent wall of Masonry and much more ample piers than at pres- ent. At the river wall there will be a depth of water of twenty feet, except where the absence o! piers will permit large vessels to [ie alongside, where the depth will be twenty-five feet or more. Into the constraction of # limited number of piers stone and iron wiil enter, but the majority will be of wood, built im the best manner. Considerations of the necessary economy lead to this conclusien, Under the present system there ts from Sixty-first street, North river, to Fifty-first street, East river, @ wharf line of 150,203 feet, or twenty-cight and a half miles, with a total pier area of 2,323,668 square feet. By wharf line 1s meant all that poruon of the river wall and piers that vessels can approach, Under the new system there will be a wharf line of thirty-seven mules. LABOR UNION MEETING. ‘The Labor Union Benevolent Division, No, 5, met Jast evening at 232 Thirtteth street, for the purpose of having a reorganization and consolidation of the six divisions in the Union, No. 5 was the only one that pnt in an appearance. The others sent a few representatives to show they were still in the Jana of the living, but that was all. The intention was and might bave developed itseif in a happy fruition of union and strength; but there ‘Was no display mace by the major part of the or- ion, Sa oe consequence, nothing practi- e members of No. 6, to the num: ber of eighteen, while waiting for the rest, eee the time in discussing whether Proosha was likely to go to War with Roosha. No satisiactory conclu- sion was arrived at, and a diversion was made New MAY 26, 1871—TRIPLE SHEET. THE COURTS. UMITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT. A Government Bond Suit, Before Judge Benedict and a jury. The United States vs, Francis Leland, Charles Leland ana William Carpenter.—This case has been at trial for three days, and is brought under tne fol- lowing circumstances:—Several years ago the de- fendants, in the ordinary and regular course of busi- ness, received a $1,000and a $500 Treasury note. ‘These they exchanged at the Sub-Treasury in this city for five-twenty bonds, Subsequently it was ascertained that these Treasury notes had been stolen, as alleged, from Mr. A. M. Zabriskie, of Philadelphia, aud that his name as payee had been erased, The United States now brings this sutt ‘against the defendants to recover the value of the five-twenty bonds received m exchange for the Treasury hotes in question, on the ground that the defendants got them without paying any valid con- sideration. The defence maintatns that a private in- dividual would have no ground of action under siint- Jar circumstances, and the question is whether the corenment has in this case rights which a private dividual does not under the law possess, Yesterday afternoon the jury, by direction of the Court, found a verdict for tbe government for $2,000. The defendants obtained a stay of proceedings for thirty days to make out a case. ‘the Erie Railway War, The reference in the matter of Heath and Raphael, the English shareholders, who claim 60,054 shares of Erie stock to be their property, was to have been resumed Pi carn at one o'clock, before Mr. Ken- neth G. White, the Master, but at that hour word ‘Was sent t) the Master that the parties had agreed toa further adjournment until ‘tuesday next, at one o'clock. These adjournments, taken in conhec- tion with recent statements regarding proposed or intended arrangements for a new management of Erie, give some complexion of truth to the reports now in circulation on this pomt, and the probabili- ties are that the litigation wili be soon removed from the court altogether. SUPREME COURT—SPECIAL TERM, Adjournment for the Term. Before Judge Sutherland. This court, which was occupied all day yesterday In the interminable Brown and Leveridge sutt, but no new facts being developed, adjourned over the term, this case being still on. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS. Decision. By Judge Ingraham. In the satter of tne Petition of Milton Catdwen et al.—Motion granted, SUPERIOR COURT—TRIAL TERM—PART |. Jim Fisk, Jr.’s, Transactions in Cotton. Before Judge Jones, James Fisk, Jr., vs. Gorham Gray.—This sult, begun on Wednesday, was resumed yesterday. The Plaintiff was recalled as a witness, but his testimony ‘was simply confined to the subject matter of letters sent him by the defendant in regard. to the transac- tions in cotton on their joint account, which letters were produced in court, He said ne had not pre- served the telegrams, as they were of no possible consequence. Three telegraph operators were called and testified to certam telegrams passing through their hands in regard to the defendant's operations in cotton sent by the latter to the plain- tif, The delendan. was next called as a witness and was submited to a long and searching examin- ation. His testimony was mainly a reiteration of the allegations set forth in his answer to the com- aint, together with the production of voucners of \is alleged joint purchases and sales of cotton on account of himself and the plaintitf. The case occu- pied the attention of the Court all day, but no facts of interest, additional to those already published, were developed. Mixing Water with Lager Beer. August Messter vs. Henry EB, Billings.—The plain- tiff had a lager bee: saloon in the basement of the International Hotel and the defendant and family eccupied the rooms over him. Suit was brought to recover $5,000 alle; damages from water leaking through the floor. ‘he jury rendered a verdict of $200 for the platntif. Verdict Against ¢' Third Avenue Railrond pany. Ellen Carroll vs. The Third Avenue Ratlroad Gom- pany.—This case, the full particulars of which were published at the commencement of the suit, the plaintiff’ asking $5,009 for injuries sustained by the prematire starting of one of the Ce cars ‘as she was in the act of alighting, was yesterday cen- cluded, The jury gave the piaintill $800 damages. SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. Decisions. By Judge McCunn. Charles W. Sawyer v8 John Darrov.—Order granted. Richards vs. Crotty,—Same. Stickney vs, Sherlock.—Same. John BE. Cassidy vs. Herman Wolf et al,—Same. David Levy vs. Williams.—same. Noah Wheaton vs, William Coburn.—Same. Michael J, Gilhooly vs, Herman Botts.—Same, John B, August vs. Bessie Ross et al.—same. The Charleston and South Carolina Mining Com- pany.—Motion granted uniess defendant serves answer by 5th June next. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TERM. Italian Vermicelli Made in New York. Before Judge Joseph F. Daly. Costa et al. vs, Neilson et al.—This was an appli- cation made by Mr. Edwin James for an tpjunciion to restrain the defendants from manufactaring ana ass Be New York the article known as vermi- celll, The moving papers showed that the plaintitfs— Fratelli, Costa & Co.—have been for several years manufacturers in and exporters from Nervi, Italy, of vermicelli and maccaroni, using a particular trade mark. They claim now that the defendants have infringed this trade mark, using one very similar in many poerreas «i manutacturing and selling the vermicelli in w York. The Court ‘anted the injunction. For application—James & ing. Decisions. By Judge Joseph F. Daly. Eliza Smith vs, James Smith.—Divorce granted. Fitchett vs. Baldwin.—Movion granted on terms. Hastings vs. Doty.—Motion granted for third Fri- day of June next. Unkdrt vs, Graetzner.—Detendant fined $250 for pep of court in not attending to be examined as a judgment debtor arter order personally served, Haviland vs, Wehir.—Motion denied, with ten dol- lars costs, unless derendant consents to pay costs of relerence, Butler vs, Wehle.—Same decision. Spelman vs, Wehie.—Same decision. MARINE COURT—PART 3. Has the Clerk of a Court Power to Enter a Judgment ¢ Before Judge Gross. Thomas Brevcken vs, Peter Coughian,—This action is brought by the plaintiff against the defendant to recover damages for & breach of contract, whereby tne defendant agreed with the plaintiM to work for him as @ printer for @ period oc one year from the 1st of May, 1870. Judgment was entered by the clerk against the defendant for $500, the amount claimed iu the sum- mons, the defendant having failed to appear or in- terpose any answer. ‘ne defendant now applies to set aside the jndg- ment for the reasons—iirst, that the damages were not assessed by the Court; and second, that the de- fendant, being an infant, could not be sued, The Court, in giving its decision, sal ‘he judg- Ment must be set aside, as the clerk had no autnor- ity to assess the damages and to enter a judgment against the defendant. The ae shoula have been assessed by the Court. If defendant be an in- fant, a ts clatmed, then the alleged contract being made with tym 1s void. Judgment set aside and defendant allowed to come in and defend, MARINE COURT. Decisions, By Judge Joachimsen. Devine vs. Spencer,—On motion of defendant’s at- torney dismissed with costs and twenty: five dollars aliowauce, By Judge Gross. Romer vs, Gallagher,—Judgment for plaintit for $215 and costs and twenty-dve dollars allowance. COURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS. Conviction of the Teleara; Tapper, St. Joho—Kelly, the Street Car Robber Fixed— An Ex-Policeman Sent Up for One Year for Blackmatling. Before Judges Dowling and Shandiey. The Court of Spectal Sessions was crowded yester- day morning with spectators of varied character and appearance, all apparently eager to hear the evi- dence in several of tne cases of interest which had been put down for triat.: Among the latter was the case of the Pacific and Atiantic Telegraph Company, Messrs. Van Valkenburgh, Cochrane & Co., and sev- eral other large city firms, against the lad James P. St. John, in the matter of issuing false telegrams purporting to come from the latter company. The representatives of the principal telegraph compa- nies and the persons connected with the houses swin- died by the young rogue were present, ready to give Vestimony against him, The defendant ls a good. S looking boy, very intelligent and well dressed, and has an unassuming and gentiemanly manner, re- plying always with remarkable promptness to ques- tions propounded to him. It appears that on the 20th of the present month he had in his possession @ quantity of blank tele- graph torms, such as are used in the forwarding of messages from the office of the Pacific and Atlantic Telegraph Company, a'so a number of envelopes with the printed adaress thereon and a time book, such a8 18 usually carried by the boys delivering messages for signature by those who receive the telegrams, wherein the time is entered. Being sup- plied with this paraphernalia tne young St. John undertook to revive the old und ruinous trick of RAISING MONEY BY FALSE TELEGRAMS. Transporting himself in tmagtnation to Augusta, Georgia, on the morning of Saturday last he wrote out about twenty bogus telegrams, and addressed them to various large firms in the city, marking “two dollars’ on the outside of each envelope, to be collected vefore the telegram was delivered. Entering these bogus despatenes in a book in the ordinary way with “time’’ opposite to each he started out to deliver them himself and re- ceive the moneys. He first entered the store of Van Vaikenburgh & Co., 384 Broadway, at about hait- | past seven o’ctock on Saturday morning. Here the Message was received and opened by one of the em- ployes, named Jobn F. Deacon, who paid the amount, with which St. John walked offin triumph. He next visited Cochrane, McLean & Co., and re- ceived two dollars, Pursuing bis steps onwards he neXt visited seven otaer firms, collecting tne fee in each case tn true business style before the despatches were opened, and just ax he began to conalder that his early labor movement was to be nigniy rema- nerative the news haa reached the Pacific Tee- graph Company that bogus devpatcnes were being sent reund and paid for. The despatch purported to be an intimation in every case that @ good cash customer had Leen recommended to the receiver of the tele- gram by a firm im Augusta, signing themselves a3 A. T, Gray & Co., and from the fact that there exists afirm of that name in Augusta the parties were thrown off their gi ie was arrested by an oiticer of the Third precinct before eight o'clock in the morning, but he had already taken eighieen dollars tor hig spurious news. At the ume of nis arrest It Was stated by William M. Thompson, of the Western Union Telegraph Company, that he had been in their employ for @ long time, and It was doubtless while there that he had made a study of this question. There was ndthing produced vo show what way he had come into possession of the pro- perty of ihe Pacitic Company wita which he carried On his tiliett enterprise, but it Is suspected he nad inveigled an accomplice 1nto supplying the material and Wo divide the spoils if he performed tne work. After the original afidavite had been read by the Court, and counsel for the prosecution remarked on THE HRINOUSNESS OF THE CHIME, and the great injury which might be inflicted upon the community by such means—for few peopie would suspect these telegrams were fraudulent— and the great extent a rogue had for operations tn this department, the Court called the young mis- creant to the bar. . Judge DowLina—Are you aware of the enormity ot the fraud you have been practising and of fhe ex- treme punishment the Jaw has provided in such cases? What have you tosay? Sr. Jonn—I am guilty. Every one in the court now seemed anxious to hear the sentence, while the young ‘operator’ hung down his head and endeavored to avoid as much as posarble the gaze of the crowd, Judge DoWLING—The Court will take into eonsider- ation your plea of guilty and not send you, as at tirst iutended, tothe Penitentiary, The sentence is that you be kept at the House of Kefuge for tive years—viz., until you are twenty-one years of uge. STREET CAR ROBBERIES. Michael Kelly was arraigned on the cnarge of Ed- win Hanks tor stealing a goid watch from the person Of the latter as he was riding on a cross-town car a few days since. The car came fiem the Williams- burg ferry and was proceeding to the Jersey City ferries at the Vime this piece of legerde main was ac- complished. When vhey arrived at Washington street the defendant, in company with another man, came out on the front plauiorm where Hanks wus standing. Hanks, the driver and the two Piokpookets were then aloneon the platform. fhethieves began at once to hustle and to swear about the small space the raulroad companies allowed to pas- sengers who desired to ride outside, and enlisted the sympathy of the complainant in thetr cause. He began to expostulate with them for sweartng, and when he radsed his hands as an evide.ce of earnestness Kelly quietty slipped hrs hands into the inside vest pocket, where the gold wavch was kept, and extracted it for tis own it; then suddenly leit the car. Hanks noticed tne tate manner tn which he had leit the vehi and on putting his hand in his pocket red ue loss of bis ticker. Suspecting the unlortunave ber of the light-fingered fraterntty, Kelly, he off the car and followed him, arrese hm running 1m full chase Jor eight or ten b! A policeman arrived, and Kelly was taken to the statiun, with Hanks’ watch in his possession. The accomplice wisely left the car and took another direction; but itis expected that the day of juag- ment is not far off for him. Keuy r the old, ae ery of ome! oe watch Lhe Ant one else; ut, on plead ality eubsequantly, he Was send to ¢ Penitentiary for lve months, 4 BEAL BLACKMAILER. Carrie Johnson, 199 Mott street, charged Dantel Fox— who wasan oMecer on the police force attached vo the Eighteenth precinct, from which he resigned two weeks since—with attemptiug to *‘blackmatl’’ her on the evening of the 18th of May. Fox, it appears, was complained of by some one in his precinct, and rather than submit a police trial he resigned. On the night “in question Carrie affirmed that he came up to her in cituzen’s dress, but wearing @ shield; alleged that he had been ordered to arrest her, but that if she would give him a certain sum of money he would | let her go on her way. She objected to having any- thing to do with him, and then he raised nis hand, struck her violently om tne head and in the face severa! times, then arrested her and pretended to drag her toward the station house. She kicked him and struggied, succeeding finally in escaping from him; but she was surprised to find on going to the station he was not known. After he was arrested he admitted to Sergeant Holbrook that he had been | on the police, but dented recelving any money from this woman. The evidence was very conclusive and clearly established the guilt of the prisoner. He made a long and irrelevant statement about nis ser- | vices and the private malice of crinai officials; then, m true pharisaical style, thanked God he was not as other men in that respect, Judge DowLInG—This 1s a piece of unpardonable, dirty business—apiyg authority for the purpose of committing fraud. We have quite euough com- plaints from citizens against those men who are in the municipal service without requiring additional trouble from those who are not in the service. If the Police Department cannot stop this we will. You are sentenced to the Penitentiary for twelvé calen- dar months. The court then adjourned. COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY. SurreMeE CourRT—Circuit—Part 1.—Noa. 1832, 1833, 1534, 876, 1073, 1199, 1999, 1313, 1443, 1465, Part 2—Nos, 2090, 1508, 2082, $80, 1240, 1938, 1954, 1080 1990. 1991, 2014, 2166, 2202, 225834, 1044, f100, 1150445 1186 34, 1384, 1519, 1071, 1076, 1692, 1888, 1982, 1986, SureRion Count—TaraL TeRM.—Nos, 1395, 1102, 929, 1309, 1234, 1337, 1083, 1477, 1838, 1466, 1281, 1276, 1208, 1478, 1479, 1224, 1107, 937, 1066, 1488, BROOKLYN COURTS. CITY COURT--SPECIAL TERM. Doings of a Divorced Dentist—Denounced by His Wife. Before Judge Neilson. Rachel Skinner vs, Salmon Stinner.—The defend ant in (his action, who is @ dentist by profession, was divorced from his wife three years ago, he having been found guilty of adultery, and th Court granted | the complainant, Mrs. Skipner, an allowance of | $1,250 per annum, secured by a mortgage upon tue premises of the defendant, No, 76 Montague street, and on certain premises on the southwest corner of Montague and Henry streets. Notwithstanding the order of the Court in this case the defendant (Skin- | ner), soon after the decree Of divorce, married the person with whom the aduitery was proved to have been committed, a Mrs. Hogan, with whom he has since continaed to live. ‘the petition of the plaintiff tm the present action states that she ts in poor circumstances, and relies entirely upon her alimony for her support; that since the obtainment of the divorce the derendant bas supported his paramour in style, displaying her al pubiic places and squandering t:.e rents of the Brooklyn house, a4 Well as his earnings as a dentist, Upon her; that the said house 1s out of repair and diminished in value in this respect; taat the | present lease expires May 1, 1872; tnat the defead- ant has allowed the city and county taxes to acen- | mulate, as well as assessment and water taxes, for four years, the same amounting to sume $2,000; that | two sales have been made of the place for said | taxes; that the plait? has not the means of pay- ; ing these taxes, &c. The defendant receives the rent promptly from the said premises, but expends them as above stated, negiecting to pay the said taxes and assessments, The dejendant now resides | in New York, while the plamtif resides in Brooklyn, | | present. Everybody teit pe net Brad the app! } be and is supporting one of the children by the mar- riage, as well as several grand-chiidren. She bas | reason to apprehend that her alimony, unless pro- | vided for, will be cut off, and she therefore prays | that a receiver be appointed to receive the rents of the said premises wud manage the same and pay the instalments of alimony, and that the defendant be temporarily enjoinea from receiving any of the | rents of said premises due, or hereaiter to coca, due, and that he show cause on the 3d of May, 1871, why the injunction should not be permanent, thata sum certain of $20,000 be set aside and se- cured to her as permanent alimony, The defendant, in reply, denies the power of the Court under the laws of the State to make any such permanent aliowance. Judge gNelson took the papers and reserved his lecialon. COURT OF APPEALS CALENDAR, ALBANY, May 5 the Court of Aj Mi] ae 200, 282, » 200, 201, 203, will the b ] THE CODE AMENDMENTS. A Republican Member of the Legise lature on the Situation, How the Bill Was Passed and the Amendments Smuggled In—Who is to Blame for the Whole Row—A Lawyer's Opinion of the Governor's “Fix’’—Will the Bill Beoome a Law? ALBANY, May 24, 1871, That queer fish of @ bill making certain very ex- traordinary amendments to the Code, which has created such a terrible hullabaloo all over the State, still continues to be the subject of many Leavy legal communications to the Governor from New York city and elsewhere where lawyers most do congre- gate. The Governor while recrutting down South I dare say nad no idea whatever of the ter rible task In store for him—that 13, provided he proves gooil-natured enough to examine every one of the protests and other documents bearing upon the much-mooted questions which are piled high up on his desk awaiting him at the present writing, I doubt very much if there ever was a bill introduced In the Legislature which gave rise to so muchtalk as this Code bill has, the authorship of which still re~ mains among the MYSTERIES OF THE PERIOD; and yet, strange as it may seem, (he measure has many ardent advocates among some of the leading lawyers of New York city. I will veil you the cause of its having strong iriends; for, 1 think, I have gow atthe real secret of the way in which the pill was cooked@wup and pushed through both Houses, and the motive which prompted the underhand business pursued by those wno desired to make it a success. It should be borne in mind that almost every year some amendment or other 1s made to the code at the instigation of Jawyers in the Legislature or lawyers outside of it who have suilicient in- fluence with. those Inside to get some litt ¢ amend- meut or other tacked on w @ code bill, which Will either beneiit them or @ favored client. During the last session of the ture ‘yom Fields, chairman of the Judiciary Comuntt orted favorably in the Assembly upon ®& Dill nending the Code. ‘lus bill, lor some reason of other, was never printed in time to let the mem- bers see just what it amounted to, In the mean- time the Senate got up a bill somewhat similar im its details to the Assembly bill—as far as any of the Members were able to learn of its real contents— which was placed on the files, The day the Assembiy bli was reported a republican memoer, who had aa amendment he wanted inserted, went up to the desk to look at it and found that several amend- ments, enurety separate from the engrossed copy of the bill Itself, were lying between the yellow wrappers which enclosed the original copy. The chairinan of the Judiciary Committee was st in g beside the Clerk's desk when he went - What's in those amendments?” asked the repub- , nothing of any consequence.” ” are Y ee jothing that { know of that amounts to any: ing.’? “ict me see," sald the suspicions republican, taking up the bill, But that’s all he was able to do with if, for the Clerk came along, and, taking It out of his hands, exclaimed, “We want that bill at once ‘But let me have it only a moment.” “Can't be done."? «Why notr’? “Well, it is wanted in the engrossing room. There pe plenty of time to see it alter it ls en~ rossed. s “Do you want anythmg in it?’ askea Fields of the republican, “Yes, 1 have an amendment here.’ «Weill, put it in,” and the repubdlican’s amend- ment Was placed among the others, This was one soene of the act. Ic was well sct and was ‘Th dat 4 ast. was Suse previo us to the last ¢ second and asi day of the session, when bills were being rushed through at a two-forty rate, and when nobody knew or acontmentat what the general were, go long as their own individual pet measures got along all right ‘The Eg of the Judiciary Committee Was in his seal, watcht the eld thing worked, careful t imerest to his Ruy, got stack in the ruts at wayside, e republicaa who hed had w eonversation alluded © concerning the amendmens w the Gote was rian ing aissolution of the Legislaqure, and the old quarrels and faction figuts were only remembered vo be laughed at. So everybody was cheek by jowl with everybody else, The Assembly Diil am the code had nut yet been printed, and the repabil- can member who nad manifested so much anxiety pout the matter atew days belore, sceuting the be- ginning of the end in the alr, again accosted the obairman of the Judiciary Commitiee and askea:— “What's become of that bill 1?” “It's all ryght,”’ was the reply. “Nothing about Erie in i?” “No.” «Honor bright t”’ “yes? AN AFTER EXPRESSION Thus the conversation ended, and the bill came up daring the rush and was passed, not a single mem- ber but one knowing at the time when his name was being called on the roll, and when an “aye’’ scratea Was put against 1tin default of an answer to the call one way.or the other, that he was voung for the code amendment bill whicn had beon oeautified by the contempt seclion and that requiring the suits agalust all corporations to be brougnt before the ‘Supreme Court in the city in which they might aave their main omices. ‘That’s the way the bul was Passed, the Coutempt amendment never having been read. The republican who had been so amiably hoodwinked a3 tothe real contents ot the bill as passed was up here afew days ago, and ia a con- version With a lawyer of this city spoke at length t what he called the enormity of the bril, yuo do you blame for putting in the objection- able sections’” he was asked. “The democratic members of the Judiciary Com- mittee.” “All of them? “Weil, the chairman must have known what went into the bill.” “But tte told you, on his honor, that there was no. hing wrong In it when you wanved to see ity” “L know that. Under the circumstances he must have deceived ine or somebody hum,’? “But 1t will never be signed,” @ 10 Will De.”? and you a republican!” “1 do; because it wHt be the last nail in Hoffman's cofin if he approves it,” WO WANTS THE BU.L SIGNED? In this connection let me give you tie result of s littie talk L had a day or two ago with one of the leading civil lawyers «f your city:— “Wnatdo you tink oi the bul 7” Tasked him. “T cannot say exac ‘The fact of the matter is, Thave not had time to exaniine it carefully. Iknow, however, that there are some good features about it. Lmy*elf drew up one of the sections which { un- derstand Was engrossed with the olll.’? One of those Which have peea so denounced by the press? “By no means. If tt be, as the papers state, that the bill contatus a clause giving the Supreme Court judges walimited power in the matter of punishin for contempt, then certainly L should think 1 oagat not to becumne a law. Although L have not, as 1 before, given the hill that attention I should have | had | uad ume, J have already in a manner put my- 1 in Opposition to (rhe gentleman is a mem- f tne Bar A: tion). “There is, then, 1a view of the great hue and Against the bul, little Lkellhood of its being styl is that your opmion /” The lawyer jooked rather pnzzied at this, and shrugge? his shouluers tn a Frenchy sort of way, ag though he dign't exactly know how to answer 60 ng a quesiou. He tnaily replied:— ‘he Governor, | happen vo kn is in rather a queer OX about the matter. He is, agit were, be- tween two ities. He is well aware how unpopular @ measure the Dill has proved to be, and yet there is a very strong pressure belug brought to bear upon him fo sigh It. ‘From what quarters (?” “There are, | believe, & few lawyers who would like to see the bill become a law, On account of & feature or two in it which would benetit cases wow igation in which they have an interest.” ‘Are these the meu who are bringing such a pres sure upon tue Governor to sign it?” “Oh, nO. You see, there are certain men whose commands are aw with the Governor. If they want the bill to be signed Ido not think he wiil have toe courage to refuse to sign it. The result of the whole thing will turn upon tais—whether these men insist upon the pill becuming a law.” “But will they take no heed of the popular clamor raised against the bill” “They may and they may not, If they want It sigued the Governor, I think, wulsiga x. Tne pro- tests ot the Bar Association he cares litte for im comparisun to the wishes of the men [ allude to,’? WILL If BECOME A LAW? It will thus be seen that tie question as to whether the bill will be made & law has not yet been decided, The general opimion Is that tae Gov- ernor will show his hana soon, and, if one ef his 1 Oficers is to be believed, he will do so in@ hig as that will make some of Lis friends squirm badly. Governor's stat officer's opmion, however, @ general thing, does'nt amount to much} 80 everybody must, per.orce, Wait patently until the head man of the State esta Ushment sees fit to pus anena to the general suspense in regard to the bul. In conclusion, et me remark that no better evidence than the Way tuis biil a6 pene coud be given to snow whas a farce legislation at Albany has become. Ifa rule were adopted by which e' bill should be read tn its entirety, amendments and all, just previous to a final vote being taken upon it, the peopie would not be the losers, and their could not be interfered with as they are every under the existing siate of t! But 80 as can be successfil only im the dark, 60 old way of doing business val. politicians, not the peopie, have the power to the evil, Will they ever have the courage wo doit? That 1s the question,