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and cnfidren recognize nim as ne arives through the streets, and the politicians regara him as the master mind of the party, as well as the warwick of the ad- ministration. As might be expecied, he is greatly interested in the ‘new departure” movement of the democracy, and our conversation quickly turned to that subject. “Whatdo you think of the ‘new departure?’ 1 ask ed. It is the beginning of the end.’* End of what?’? “or the democracy.” The Senator sald this with great seriousness and deliberation, and he looked at me with some sur- prise as I smiled incredulously. ‘ou think it will break them up?” I said. “{ do. The democrats, that 1s, the masses of them, won't stand it, They are not going to stultily them- selves by turning around and accepting all of a sud- den that which they have made a bitter fight against for ten years. But, even supposing the Northern | democracy did do it, the Southern democrats have Do idea of doing it.” 4 it's rather apenas them?” “Yes, 1 should think it was, It's the most 'iAtter pe they have been called upon to swallow yer, It worse than the Ku Klux bill or any of che other Measures about which so much complaint has been made. ‘The history of gee in this country shows that whenever a part; attempted anytning like what some of the leaders of the democracy now pro- pone it has gone to pieces. Take the old whig party. in 1852 they attempted to get upon the democratic platform and to outbid the democracy in catering to the slave power. What was the result? Their candidate lor the Presidency was beaten, and they were never heard of as a party afterworcs,’? “Do you think the democratic leaders are sincere in this “new departure’ ?? ) “No, Tdo not. All they want 1s to get into power. They are hungry, and they are willing to do anything to succeed in obtaining contro! of tie government, You cannot make me believe that. men who onposed the war as bitterly a3 Vallandigham and that class of men did are willing to accept the situation, If they do it is because they see there 1s uo hope of get- bg be power in any other way.” ae nat effect will it have upon the republican arty? 4 “None whatever, The democratic programme 1s too thin to deceive anybody in the republican party. We understand it. You can’t maintain a party with- out some common moral sentiment or principle to xeep it together. This new departure does not pro- pose anything except to jump upon the republican Piatform and to ask the peopie to place the demo- cratic party in power because it has abandoned its own principles and stoien those of somebody else, ‘Thav’s the whole ot it. Now, you can’t rally a party on that. The old whig party died tn the attempt.’” “Then you tink all the democrats want 18 Lo get to er? int ? Sorhal ‘gt precisely. They have no higher object, and the people Know it. 1 intend making a speech at Louisville soon, when I will expose this whole movement. You remember the serenade speech I wade at Washington last spring?” “Yes, I do."? “Well, that’s what drove the democrats into this ‘new departure.’ Vallandigham confessed this in his speech in support of his resolution at the Mont- gomery County Convention. You see, they don’t ‘want to be placed in the position I piaced them be- fore tne country.’? “Do you think the democrats have any chance for electing the next President ;” “Not the slightest. The people don’t feel like trust- ing them yet. General Grant will, of course, be re- nominaied by the republicans, and I feel certain that he wilt be elected by a majority larger than he re- ceived the first time. That, 1 think, 1s u foregone conclusion.”? “Will there be any opposition to Grant’s renomi- nation among the republicans?” “No; it is too late tor that now. There may have been a tine when that Would have been possibvie, but itis not now. The country has settled down to the conviction that Granvis the best nian Wé can get, and the people are ready to vote for him ior a second term. What can be satd againsthim? Even the democrats have nothing, except soiue little per- sonal matiers that nobody thinks of serionsiy for a ‘moment,”” “What about the democratic nomination; do you think they will take Hendricks ?? “I doubdtit. If they hoid to this ‘new departure’ Movement they must nominate a new democrat. They can’t make themselves ridicu!ous by going be- fore the peopie with a republican platform and an anti-war man standing upon it, From ail that I hear { think that Hoffman or Hancock will be their strongest man, Both these have fair war records.” “What about Chase }?? “Weil, I think he is too old. His health ts not g00d, aud besides he woulda’t make as good a can- didate as either Hancock or Hoffman. If the demo- crats had nominated Chase in 1868 he migut have made a respectable run, but he has growa unpopu- lar of late.” “I see the newspapers have you at Long Branch, Aguring up matters with the President’? “Well, I havn’t been to Long Branch this season; asennad at West Point, aud caine as far as New ork.” “are you going to California with the President :’* “Idon’s know yet; 1 havn't made up my mind about that.” Promising to report the views of the Senator on the “new departure” fairiy—which 1 hope I have ‘one —I leit hin, ILLINOIS. CHTcaGo, July 15, 1871. Senator Trumbull, of Illinois, may be said to be the head and front of the civil service and revenue reform faciion within the ranks ot the republican party. Here, in lis owu Stale, where he exerts a Ooubie influence, personal and tirongh the press, he has succeeded in bringing these prominently for- ward a8 among the live issues of the day. In acon- veraation with the Senator to-day I found him full ‘of these subjects, ana scarcely disposed to talk about anything else. He evidently regards this as the “new departure” which the republican party must make in the next repuolican campaign. It 1s just Possible that Trumbull may loom up asa Presidential candidate upon the platform of civil service and revenue reform. Of course, he does not “con{ess so much,” but his friends out here talk that way. Trumbull ts a modest man, and never refers either to himself or his aspirations; but it is generally be- lieved tnat he would not refuse a nomination for the Presidency, especiaily if there was a chance of success, I began the conversation by inquiring about the progress of the democratic “new depar- ture” movement In [ilinols. “I haven't heard much abont it,’’ sald the Sena- tor. “We are rather quiet here as rezards politics. We have no election this fall, except a Congress- man at large, to fill Logan’s p and I don't ex- pect there will be much of a c st over that. I suppose we will carry the State without much troubie. The “new depariure’’” won’t begin to teil with us until next year, when the Presideutal can- vass comes oi.’ “Do you taink it will help the democracy ?” “Well, Idon’t know. It 18 too soon yet to form an opinion abont it, It 1s dificult to tell whether, as a party, they will accept it. There seems to be some difference among them. 1 tnink tne great question of the Presidential campaign will be che finances, taxation, and civil service reform. These subjects are uppermost in the minds of the people.”’ “Is Secretary Boutwell’s policy popular here in the West?” “Yes, to some extent itis. 1 don’t altogether be- Neve in it myself, vut still there are a great many people who feel proud of the mauner tn waich Bout- weil is paying off the debt. | thiuk it a mistake to keep so much goid in the Treasury aad to use it iu buying our indebtedness, It is a wooder somebody has not assailed the policy of the Secretary going int the market and buying the government indept- edness at a discount.’’ “The last government loan seems to be a failure.” “Yes, Lexpectet as much. You see the troubie 1s men won't give up @ six per cent vond ror a five or a four, novi they can heip it, Besides, our gov- ernment should first improve its credit at home before it goes abroad to borrow moncy. We have # currency consisting of promises to pay and no provision made to pay them, We should first of all bring these up to ine gol standard, That would improve our credit, On the Whole, however, Boutwell’s management of Lhe Treasury gives very general satisiaction, 1 will be the trump card of the administration when it comes betore the people for a verdict. There is a general conviction that the revenue is more faith. fully collected than ever before, and, as Isai, the people feel a good deal of pride iu this matter ol pay- ing off the dept.” ‘You may have witnessed that the President has appotnted a commission bo carry out the provisions of your civil service reform resointion.” “Yes, dud so far as I Know they are good men. This ix going to be a very linportant question, You remember the President called attention to it in his Jast annual message, and it was on Liat that | based my resoiution, Which Was put on another bill, Isee the Ohio Republican Convention eadorsed the move- ment very sirongly. We shail do the same m our State Convention. Tnere ts nothing so demoralizing to the .eople as the present system of dispensing the patronage of the governinent. There 1s not a State con- veution or a Congressional convention thac promises are not made to men thutif they vote for certain candidates they shall have some oftice, Now, should like to Know the difference between buying & nomination wita money and buying tt with orfces or Wenn fottice, ‘To my mind it Is the saine thing. 'e propose by inaugurating civil service reform to correct this evil’? “What about the republican nomination for the Presidency “Jv looks now as if they had settled down upon Grant for renomination, but you can’t tell what may happen in a year.” ho is the favorite of the democrats in the , ‘1 think Hendricks Is the favorite, He ts very iz here in the West with hia own party.” suppose fhe répuvlicans will renominate Gene- fal Grant y? “It looks like that now, and yet you cannot tell, They wii nomwatie him if they think he can be Slected, if tiere is apy doubt on the subject they Wil take some omer person, It 1s too early, In my Judgment, to predict who wiil be the nomumee of the by) an party.’ he Senator again introduged the subject of reve- Se bate talal service resorm, but he Ay not ew light upon 1 our inter ‘oe Went upon it, ana view soon NEW” YORK HERALD. TUESDAY. JULY 25. 1871—TRIPLE SHEET, LONG BRANCH. Politics at Long Branch ~Grant Master of the Situation—The Brpudlicon Muddle— Efforts at, Reconstruction. y, ata * LONG BRANCH, July 24, 1871, The last thebe or four days have been days of per- fect indooyrrest to the President. There 1s, in fact, a general, «resting on oars” just now—a sort of calm before the storm. Nothing portentous in the calm, ho'gever. From East, West, North and South the ‘Agns of the times are fall of hope for the continu- ance ol the present order of things political. A storm must naturally be expected, but whether it 18 destined to shake and imperil the Presidential bark or merely to clear the political atmosphere and to open an assured prospect of safe saliing throug. another term, has yet to be seen. The storm political is Just as necessary as that of the elements. Une pu- rifles the natural atmosphere; the other harmonizes poiltics—scatters to the winds the all destructive materials tat had been engendered through disap- pointed nopes of office and unsatisfied ambitions, and once again unites the disaffected elements in securing the success of a common cause. The President is MASTER OF THE SITUATION just now. At all events he holds in his hand Aaron's rod, wiich, turning into @ serpent, swal- lowed up all the other rods similarly transtormed. ‘Tne political opponents of the administration may come Jn any shape they may please to assume, and the President's “firm soul wiil not inhibit them.’ But, then, there is such a thing as dissensions in the camp. A house divided against itseif is not a safe investment, and herein lies the danger to those who assume to be the leaders of the party—if not to the standard-bearer himself, To a certain extent a crisis 1s imminent to the republican party within the week. The party 1s to be reorganized, or per- haps “reconstructed” isa better word, considering the unruly elements that are to be allayed, appeasea and harmonized, ana the work of such reconstruc- tion is set down for Friday next. POLITICS AT THE BRANCH, One would suppose that polliics were the last things thought of at the Branch. Certainly politics at the present tume enters into no calculations in the minds of the landloras, The loox out with them is how to make the two ends meet, or rather how to make the latter end of the season make up the losses incurred by the first of it. Unfortunately for this es- timabie class of our fellow citizens 1t 1s to be feared that they will be open to the charge—none of their own charges, though a heavy oue—levelled at the betimes halt-penitent, but wholly wicked, man in the Scriptures, of whom it was written that “tho latter end of that man was worse than the first.’ This is a fate we do not desire for them, but rather that they should make money and live and annually come to the Branch to doa little hotel Seecing ip an honest way. They long for an fre ption of the leaders of tue hard-fistea democracy, knowing full well that if but two or three of the chefs would gather together their harvest woula be a rich one. Instead of their beauti- ful Branch being democratic headquarters for the season it harbors the head and front of the opposing party; and he even does not encourage his repuolican allies to come here. It 1s only by odd ones that leading repablicans put in an appearance here. Third and fourth raters drop in of an even- ing, sally boldly forth to the rresident’s, get a view Ot the cottage, take a long, last, lingering look at 1t, and retire without daring to approach the portal. Those are regular carpet baggers, that even the stage and hackmen wouidn’t solictt to ride, They come by the last train in the evening and depart by the first oif in the morning, the only consolation made out of them being that the landiords charge them for a whole day, over which they grunible as much as if they had been asgessea tor the expenses Of a political campaign. But still the POLITIUAL CHFSSBOAKD 1s here, and the moves and the piayers and the stakes all open to the eye of the keen observer—to one who with the magic “sesame” can enter the charmed cirele, or, like another Don Cleotas, will fell himself to the —— Asinodeus, ratier than the readers of the HERALD should rest in ignorance of what is transptring in politics nere at the Branch, the brevet capital of the nation. Well, whether it was by looking down tne Presidential cottage chimneys or by being actually present through sume similar diablerie, tie informa- tion We present to our readers on politics in general was collated, one thing ts certain, 1s may be relled on, As secinded a3 the President is he nas quite enough to keep his mind employed, “in his cottage by the sea,’ in watching the signs of the times and keeping his weather eye fixed on the poittical break- ers atiead, These certainly are not of a very dan- gerons character and not likely to overwhelm the Presidential frigate, though some of the smaller craft he ts preparing to launch for another crate with bim may founder before they can be towed Into smooth water. There are rumors of dei uons to be held aown here, of republican can 8, of confidential conventions, preparatory to the open- ing skirmish fixea for Friday next in New Yorx. There 1s no truth mm these rumors, though the resvlt of next Friday's etfort for the reorganization of the party 13 looxed forward to with very great interest. ‘The all-absorbing question o! the hour 1s, Who 13 going to contro] the next REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION? Honest Tom Murphy 18 *#rking like a boaver to ensnre success for his oranch of the party—the famous Twenty-third street party. The strongest efforts will be made to oust him from the presidency of the reconstructed committee. Whether he will J lose any prestige should he be disappointed in his aspirations to this end remains to be geen, Politt- cally, with the party be must descend from his resent “high estate; but in the conidence of the President he will lose nothing as yet. The most strenuous efforts are beng made by the Twenty- second street pariy to undermine the position of the faitaful Collector, but, happily, without any imme- diate elect. Fenton and Greeley are to open hos- tility tohim, Conaling and Opdyke, and his fellow leaders of the Twenty-third street party, are not to be trusted in an emergency; Conkithg and the others accept the President's choice of Mr. Murphy a8 @ good man 1D a good place only for the present. General Porter and the military ring—Plea- sonton, Ingalls and others—will not press for @ change in the collectorship so long as everything goes right; but they are strategists, and will abandon au untenadie position at the first appearance of dau- wer. The President, however, has pat his foot down, and 1s ready to battle jor honest Tom till the last wasp. But he, too, is a strategist, and knows when to hold on and when to change his base. He, no doubt, loves Tom Murphy well, out he loves U. 3, Grant better, and, If ériven to the wall, he will spike honest Tom and retire from the position he so long but which he could no longer maintain. The Collector appears to look calmly at all these elements of dan- ger, and to be the least concerned, when he should be the one most concerned. He rectly typifies the poet’s picture of an honest and ieariess public functionary. As some tall cliff that lifts fts awful form, Sweils from tne vale and midway leaves the storm, ‘Though round ite breast the rolling clouds are apread, bternal sunshine setties on ite bead. Snch is Collector Murphy's status now—assalled by enemtes from without, and all but ‘damned with faint praise by his friends within.” Tous attatre stand in the republican party of the city to-day. Should Mr. Murphy be elected to the presidency of the reconstructed branch of the Twenty-third street faction, he will continue to rule the roast ull the reater result comes about—the action to be taken by the State Convention to be held in September next, Two sets of delegates will claim recognition and seats—the delegates sent up by the Fenton- Greeley faction (aiready elected) and the delegates to be elecied by the Murphy-Vonkling party on Friday next, But what had all this to do with a cor- Tespondence from the Branch? may be asked. Everything, might be the reply. The principal actors are sojourning here, -and the leaders under them draw all their tospiration from here. Should the party in power gain the day witnout the Joss of @ faitnful Lenchinan so much the better, aud the Branch will be the chosen summer resort in years to come of those 80 well consorted to-day. Should success demand the sacrifice of that friend, why, itmay be thought deany parchased, put still the world will move just as now aud ever, Then let the sirleken deer go weep, ‘Voe bar. un cailed slay, For some mart watch while others sleep ; ‘thas rans the world away, POLITICAL AND NOTE URAL, The name of Colonel Robert J. Ingerso!l has been Presented as the choice of the republicans of Wood- ford county, imnots, as the republican candidate for Congressman-at-large. Ex-Governor Oglesby de- clines tu be a candidate, Thomas H. Boyd, of Fui- ton, 18 mentioned In connection with the nomination. ‘These are the reasons why the Mobile 7ridune un- hesitatingly commends the new departure :— It is Northern all over. It 1s redolent of the victor spirit, It is the barvesting Of the war results. {t 1s the readjusting of the captives fetters. it is the coinpressing of the thirty-seven stars into one. It is the throwing away of masks, the ending of shams and lies, and the manful avowal of the trath, The republic is buried out of sight. The empire swings off in its giant course, and as It rises to its power and splendor we dof our hats and rattle our chains, Republican State Convenuon in Mississippi August 30. There isa disgraceful deadlock in the Common Couneil of Chicago, according to thePost, of that city. “Chateau-Sur Mer’ is interpreted to ynean, by a cottager at @ watering place, “Residence for the Surmer.”" ‘There are 90,000 black votes In Virginia THE cCourtTs. UNITED STATES ClacuIT COUAT. Aliezed Conspiracy to Defraud a Bank in Minois. An indiotment has been found in the United States Ctreuit Court for the southern district of Tumois against Jonn L, Mansfeld and others (whose names are withheld so that the ends of justice may not be irustrated) for entering into a conspiracy to de- fraud the First National Bank of Decatur, Il., by misappropriattug the credits of the bank, It 1s charged that the acvused parties made fa se entries in its books, showing a disconnt im good faith of a note drawn tn favor of the bank of $3,700, and also false entries relating to @ note for favor of one 0. 1. Wheelock. After the indictinent was found Mansfield and the other par- ues charged slong with nim took their departure for the Eastern States, Last week a copy of the in- dictment, witn a bench warrant, was forwarded from Springfield, Ill, to Commissioner John A, Shields, of the United States Cireutt Cours for the Southern district of New York. Mr. Shields accord- ingly issued his warrant for the appretiension of the accused, and Mansfiela was arrested and held until an order for his removal to Hiinols could pe had from Judge Blavchfora, The Judge admitted Mans- feild to bail, in the sum of $5,000, to appear for trial m Ilinois when called upon, ‘fhe oiicers belleve that they will be soon enabled to arrest the other parties, SUPREME ‘COUAT—CHAMBERS, Sostaining a Decision of « Superior Court Judsee. Before Juage Cardozo. The People, dc., vs. C. Le Monelle—The Judge in this case yesterday rendered a decision denying the ap- plication for a sutt of certiorari and stay of proceed- ings. His opimon setting forth the decision is as follows:—“Application 1s made to me for a writ of certiorari and stay of proceedings pending the same to review an order made by Judge Monell in a suit Pending fa the Superior Court ror the perpetuation of the testimony of a witness, under article 5, chap- ter 7, part 8, of the Revised Statutes. The ground urged against the order is that the affidavit on Which it 13 issued does not disclose any reason why, the witness shoulda be ex- amimed before the trial. The —_aifidavit shows that the application to procure the perpetua- tion of the testimony ts @ party to a sult actually Pending In the Superior Court, and that tne testi- Mony of tie witness is material and necessary to the prosecution of the suit. This is all that the Siatute requires, No special ground need be dis- closed or exist when the application is made under the fifth article of the utle. It 1s otherwise when evidence is takea conditionally under the first article, There can be no doubt that Judge Monell Was right, and the present appliivation should be refused, I may add that the defendant can ratse the objection which he makes, waich goes to the jurisdiction of the ofMcer at the triat of the action, and if it can be overruled, can review the ruling egpiauy on proper exveption. Appileation re- used, A Rioter Seeking His Liberty. In re Thomas O'Nei?.—On the day of the riot O'Neil was arrested among a gang of riotous per- sons, having in his possession a heavy revolver, loaded and capped, He was taken before Judge Shandley and held in $1,000 to answer a charge of carrying @ dangerous weapon. To-day an offer was made to furnish the required bail, but the Judge re- lused to have anything io do in the matter and eemred the parues beiore the committing magis- rate. Decisions. Sarah Ing vs, George FE. Perry et a!.—Motion de- ulad an) plaintiffs stipulation, &¢. Costs to abide event. ° itzabeih Davis vs. George B, Davis.—Report con- rine kaward Mathews vs. Charles D. Hubbvard.—Motion granted. Juck.on vs, Fremon',—-All the proceedings subse- quent to the default must be vacated and the case Sent back for trial. Costs to abide event. Laviess v8, O Manony.--Memoranda tor counsel. Greenwich Savings Bank vs. Drummond al— Motion denied with leave to renew. The Brookiyn City and Newtown Railroad Com- pany vs, GC. Howlaniei al.—Motion deuied. Chales Pech vs, Margaret Deitrich et al.—Motion denied. R. HH. Vance ve, Janes M. Winchell.—Motion denied on plaintii stipulating, &e. Horace K. Newion vs, Pip. Blank et a4,—1 think there siiould be @ stay On the appeal from the order aliiriming the order made by me upon plaintitt giving security for the costs of the appeal and paying the costs of this motion. H, Hogan vs, Bowery National Bank of New York.—Bill may be retaxed, &c, Dodgy et al. vs, Lambert.—Both motions denied and no costs. Donvneity vs. Donnetiv.—Motion granted, George T. Roberts vx Robert ¥, &over’s.—Report confirmed and order granted. Nunvath vs. Nomrath.—Report confirmed and judgment of divorce grantea. £ izabeth Med, Jorcon vs, Frank Jordon,.— Motion to con‘irm report of reeree denied. M char’ Mulligan vs, Catharine Mwligan.—Report of service and detaalt wanted, Mai ha Sherman vs. Daniel Parrish.—Mowion de- nied. Leggett et at. vs, Arno’d ci a!.—Motion dented, with leave to renew on afidavits on payment of $10 costs. Ro'tins et al. vs. Whittaker.—If the defendant will stipulat» to adimit the ttems to be correct, if any such be proven, relereace will be dented; otherwise granted. Tyng vs Fields et a',—Motion denied, without costs, S-cor vs. Pinnagai.—Order refused, &c. Smith ve, Ogden, J, et Ui.—Order granted con- firming report of refere Biggin uiting et al.—Motion for substitution granted, Fairchild vs, Fairchild.—Reference may be taken to x suitable alimony, The complaint is not so vivided as to justify an injunction. But part of the motion 1s denied, with leave to renew. Smith vs, Central Park Hovel Company et al.— Order settled. Inthe Mater of the Harmony Fire Company.— Order granted. Michel vs, Oaden.—Motion graated. Tausing v3 Repudlic News Company.—Motion denied with $10 costs, with :eave to renew on show- ing merits on payment of costs, Laughron vs, Myer's.—Motion denied, Roverts vs, Fuller.—Same. Miller v8, Gust et al.—Default Opened on pay- ment of $5 costs, defendant to answer in five days and to refer, if the plaintiff 80 elect, and proceed to trial of two days’ notice. The Continental Bank vs. Randtti.—Both motions denied, with $10 cos' SUPERION CIURT—SPECAL TERY. Decisions. By Judge Freedman. Antonio Phillipp vs. Samuel Levy.—Case granted. John McGinn vs, Joseph Ross.—Same. James §, Polhanus gt al. vs. John Brown et al. Same. By Judge McCann. William Ettinger vs, The Wiliiamsburg Fire Ine surance Company.—Default opened on judgment of of $25, Costs. COURT CALENDAI— THIS DAY. Marine Court—Part 3—Held by Judge Cartis.— Nos, 6928, 6160, 6201, Judd vs. Beman, Caughlin vs. White, 6178, 6190, 6214, Aronson vs. Warzganer, Mur- BY, v8. Prendergast, Simmons vs. Koberts, Selig vs, chneider, Canepa vs. Trancni, Davidson vs. Mathewson, Farnsum vs. Parry, Groom vs. Wolf, 6022, 6077, Birdseye vs. Donovan, 6783, 6952 Surreme CouRt—CHAMBERS—Held by Judge Car- 0z0.—Nos. 96, 117, TOMBS POLICE COURT. Swindling on Slates—Keeping an Account Without Any Funds—Highway Kobbery—An Infamous Husband. Before Judge togan. A man named Frank Romer some time since called at the oMce of George W. Fowier, No, 150 Hopkins street, Brooklyn, and stated to him that he wanted to purchase some slate. Fowler asked him what his references were, and Romer replied that he could bring any amount of property upoa his own account and pay. This staggered mr. Fowler, who is the agent for Innes & Co,, until the other added that he had real estate on Long Island, and was the fortunate owner of asiate yard in Poaghkeepsie. Upon these representations Mr, Fowler sold him four car loads of slate, valued at $230, for which ho received Mr. Romer’s note at thirty days, The time passed and the note matured, bnt when it was pre- sented for exchange into collateral there were no funds to meet it, This RATHER AMAZED the firm of Innes & Co., and they immediately set inquiry on foot to find out the extent and vaiue of the real estate at Flushing. after a good deal of investigation that aiso crumbied into nothing, the Mesara. Innes began to realize that they had been swindled out of their slate, They next turned about and began to look for the person of Romer, but he was almost as dificult to get at as his landed property, After due and diligent search he was at last unearthed and Judge Hogan was applied to fora Warrant for bis arrest. This instrument was placed in the hands of Roundsman Barrett, of the cout Squad, who went to Poughkeepsie and returned yes terday with the would-be muiionnaire, ite was committed to answer in $2,000. Another festive bird of sumething of the same species, pnt who flies upon a diferent wing, is 7. J. Rockwell, This lively wag bas been allowing his propensities to gallop off with his reason to such an extent that he actually thougnt he had a banking account at the Bowery Ni Bank, So strongiy did this belief take possession of hin that ne pre- senved a check for $00 DRAWN ON THAT ESTABLISHMENT to the cashier of the St. James Hotel, who, thinking he saw milltonnaire jinprinted on the countenance of Rockwell, honored lis demand to the full amount, At first the clerk was a litte shy of the document, but Rockweil perceived this, and sald he would at once GO AND GET THE ENDORSRMENT of Dr. Jonn Messenger, oi No, 152 West Thirty- second street. ‘This ut once assured the clerk, and he handed the money to T. J.; but on present ing the tnstrument at the banking house he was toid that Mr. Rockwell was a person entirely un- known in that locality. fhe irate clerk upon tis caused the arrest of Rockwell, and he was yes- terday morning committed to answer, Mr. Frank Zimmerman went on a spree on Sunday, and as soon ay he felt pretty comiortavle he made up his ming TO DO ALL THE RUM SHOPS inthe city. He came to grief, however, In Green- wich street, where ne got roboed of $109 while he slept by George Lotz. Erik Jenson saw Lotz take the money, and witnessed to that effect. He was cons! gned to the lower regions. Doctor W, F, Swan, of No. 63 Lafayette avenue, Brooklyn, was returning from visiting some patients on Saturday night, when he was #et upon oy four men, brutally beaten and a valuable gold watch stolen from him. As soon as the thieves had gained possession of the watch they ran of, but the doctor eve chase, and was just coming up to them when ‘hey disappeared in @ cut in the road, which is being repaired just at that place, Doctor Swan gave notice of the afizir to the police, and yesterday morn- ing Captain Allaire tound the watch in the posses- sion of James Tuomey, of No, 2 New Chambers street. He gave the property up at once, and said IT HAD BREN SOLD to him by a man named James Broome. Detective Flynn, of the Fourth precinct, Is afver the thieves, and feels confident he can soon lay hands upon them, as the gang to which they beiong is well kaown, A workman in the employ of Cox & Sedgwick, Named August Schwassel, was charged by Mr. Seag- Wick, @ member of the firm, with stealing gold which had been given him to work up into jeweiry. August, tv appears, 18 a young feilow of rather rapid prociivities and fond of tne society of ladies, He 13 also, unfortunately tor himself, strongly addicted to Making presents. These two traits in his nature, though very adimrable in an abstract point of view, Drought on the ruin of August. On a salary of $20 a ‘week he BEGAN TO GO THE PACE, and he soon found that to keep it up he must draw a little furtively on his employers, This was the last resort, as he had borrowed fiom bis fellow work- mien and had kept them waiting for their money until patience ceased to be a virtue, Suddenly his pee account was settled ap, and it was found that august was considerably too short to be comfora- ble. He was questioned about the matter, and he acknowledged having pawned the last piece he stole in a pawn oitice In Canal street. ‘Chat mstitution Was searched and THE MISSING METAT. A was found there, The young August will have to lament the loss of the society of the fair ones he has been so rudeiy torn from, for a short term at least, ashe is committed for examination in defaulli of $1,000 bail. A young tady named Ellen Galligan, who lives at 130 Second street, Brooklyn, came to New York on the 7th of July to visit her sister. When she got to the house of tnat lady she found that the latter was on the point of GOING OUT TO A WAKE. Ellen went with her sister, but only remained a short time. tier sister went home with her, but alterwards returned to the carousal. Being left to herself she went to bed, the only other person in the house being Cornelius McGuire, the husband of her sister. ‘The joviaities of the wake must have been attractive in the extreme, for she kept awake for a long time expecting her sister to come back, but she did not come, aud Ellen at last fell asleep. She was roused trom her slumbers at four o’clock 1n the morning, and found that McGuire had effected her ruin, She endeavored to rouse the neighborhood, but ne gagged her with some cloth- ing and afterwards promised TO GIVE HER A NEW FIFTY DOLLAR DRESS it she would say nothing about the occurrence. She has determined to bring him to the bar of justice for nis conduct, and he Was yesterday fully com- mitted by Judge Hogan. | kh HUNDRED YEARS OLD. Centennial Anniversary of the New York Hospital—Celebration at the Historical So- cicty’s Rooms Last Evening—Address by Mr. J. W. Beekinan—Interesting Reminis- cences of Early New York. ‘The centennial anniversary of the New York Hos- pital was celebrated last evening at the rooms of the Historical Society by a meeting of the governors of the Institution, There was nota very large attend- ance, but considerable interest was manifested in Ube proceedings by the audience present. The meeting having been called to order, the min- utes of the meeting of July 24, 1i71-one hundred years ago—were read. The President, Mr. James T. Trimple, without further Introduction, next pre- sented to the meeting Mr. James W. Beekman, the orator of the occasion. Mr, Beekman then delivered an interesting review of the early hospical history of New York. He traced the gradual growih of charitable efforts of this char- acter from 1628, when there were but 270 inhabi- tantson Manhattan Island, up tothe opening of what we know as the New York Hospital, in i791, The hospital, however. really dates back to’ 174 When a medical school was first established in te Empire City. Mr. Beekman ten proceeded as follows:— ‘The bospital began by the reception of innatics, smallpox, and syphilis, and (ractures and maniacs appeared together on the reports of diseases. Tn 1708 the Governors announced that the jong time at Po ton's tavern or at the coffve house. was celebrated for as a place of resori, our modern Delmon! and was atill etter kuown as Sam Francis’ ‘Tavern, Wash- Ington bade farewell to ‘his ofticers, December 4, 1753. The building is still standing, on the southeast corner of Broad and earl streets. The’ coifer house, some- times called “The Merchants’ Coffee House,” stood on the northeast corner of Wall and Water streets, recently ocen- pied by the Journ of Commerce. The aw “Cotte House Slip,” at the foot of W. or flour market was close by. The river then came up to Water street, When the Governors purchased the five acres, on which they builtin 171, a vart ol the Ruigers farm, the spot selected was upon a spur or hill, surroundet on thrce sides by marshes. The water of two ponds or ‘*koleks’” {re- quently overflowed meudows, where now {a the corner of that ferryboate were used, laiuentably with fever and ague before prayed the King o that he might sell them to 3 for a better title to his marshes, somebody willing to make dral ‘wuse ihe inhabitants loet one-third of their time by sickness. Governor George Chaton complained in 1745 to the Duke of Newcastie that his fon had an ague and fever about ten monibs, which bal worn iim to nothing. where she Astor House stands there was in 1780 an encampmont of negro slaves wito had been eutioed by Lord Dunmore from Virginia, They died in larce numvers of amalipox were buried where Stewart's store, corner of Broadway and Reade street, 7 Joun'Quiney Adams saw New York (n 1765 tor the tirst t and founa the city had tien but 13,000 inhabitants, He that while be tarrieg at John Jay's that gentleman was laying the foundation of a house on Broadway, a quarter of amie from any other dwelling. Mr. Jay tived’ nearly opp hospital, Ip 1750.0 dnel was fought behind the ho: the most retired spot for the purpose. The cow tended from Grand street down to the hospit: Joined the Raneleagh Gardens, Beyond St, were jiells, orchards and swamps. G. W. is, who was a member of Washington's family while the President resided In New York, spoke of St, Patil’s church as quite out of town, and of playing on a fine green common whore tho Para Theasre stood. William A, Duer, in his reminiscences that began after the war in Tis, 9 ‘of having often passed on skates (rom the “kolck” under the bridge at Broatway and Canal street, ani pursuing the outlet Fy would to the meadows, he proceed over them to the norih, beyond Hudson rquare, and to the soath, as far Doane street, then Barclay street, in the rear of the hospital. One predecessors were men who had faith in the growth of New York. They knew that malaria would Gisappear with drainage, and so they ventured in 1771 to bitihd their hospital out of town on elevated ground, having eight beds {ne ward, as John Howard proved to be right, in ‘ope, fourteen years afterward, The lands purchased a ceotary ago still remain unsold, and are not unlikely to yteld a rental which may cnabie the Soclety largely to increase its usefulness, while 60 responstole a trust imposes pon the Governors the daty of careful Inquiry into the manner ot en- tablishing the best possible hospital, for ft will be in. their power to afford every means of cure that science shall point but, Three years Were emploged in selecting the place and. choosing the proper Kind sof build ft, for the ‘Arylum for the Insane. Beginning in July, 1615, various aites were chosen und abantoned. Long Isiand, Great Bar- ren Island, lands 0 East River and oa Harjem Heights examined. Twent reports of eo fo the minutes buildiags were besun. Thirty-seven of them were sold. curre) andasinking fund estabished, which Snally dis. charged, in 1546, the enuire devt, leaving the aaylum, with neatly forty acres of land, free of encumbrances, aa {t how remains. So favorable to longevity has the locality proved that four patients who died there bad been inmates fifty: eight, fifty-three, dfty-one and forty-tour years respectiv iy. ‘The ‘pressure of the city compelled the asylum to seck ampler apace elsewhere. Created by the enlightened exertions of eminent surgeous and physicians, the New York Hospital has always Honored them and their auccessora. ‘The oldest names that bave shed lustre upon American science have been connected with our jnstitation, The most wonder- fuig triumphs of surgery have been achieved within its walls ‘and by members of its staff. ‘The fame of Mott, Stevens, Rogers, Hownck, Post, Smith, Gurdon Buck, and many others, belongs to the history’ of our hospital is our _prondest possession. The old hospital wiil ever seek to derive ite chiet honor (rom such suppporters and to afford them the wivest fielp for the exercise of thetr talents and for gathering fresh laurels. ‘The thanks of the audience having been rendered to the orator of the occasion, the audience adjourned to the hospital under regions of the instiwation, where au elegant and tvothsome collation had veen pro- vided. mittees were ACTION FOR LIBEL, Scnenxerapy, N. Y., July 24, 1871. kx-Canal Commissioner Dorn has sued ex-State Senator Stanford for damages for libel. Stanjord charges Dorn of being guilty of the offences for which he was haf mp a by the Assembly in 1868; bat, upon trial by the Court of Appeals and the Senate, he was acouitted on every charges 5 THE RIOT INQUEST. Coroner Young's Inquiry as to the Death of the Victims, A SPHINX-LIKE SOLUTION Blissful Ignorance and a Wise Ret’ cence— An Open Verdict Returned. An inquiry was commenced and completed yea- terday morning into the cause of death of the persons who lost thelr lives in the riot on the 12th of July, in Eighth avenue. The inquest was held in the court room of the Justice of the Eighth district, corner of Twenty-second street and Seventh avenue. There Was palpable evidence that the recent intense ex- citement of the public had died away. There were not more at any one time than fifty persons In the room, and the majority of these had been summoned as witnesses, Coroner Young presided and there were also on the bench Assistant District At- tornev Sullivan and the Deputy voroner, Dr. Marsh, The inquiry- was confined to the Coroner's Jurisdiction, and that exclusively of ascer- taining the cause of death. None of the witnesses could identify any person who fired a shot py which any of the parties came to their untimely end. ‘There was nota scintillation of new light thrown upon a tragedy that bas left an indelible brand of blood upon the history of civilization in the nine- teenth century. It 18 probably inevitable that it should be s0,-but it was nevertheless somowhat strange to see an investigation into the cause of death of wore than forty people killed, under cir- cumstances of unusual publicity, yleiding no more Satisfactory result than if it had been as to how some poor unknown wanderer had tound his or her Way to theottom of the river, and whose body had been taken to the Morgue, unsuccessfully, for [denti- fication. There was of course quite an absence of excite ment, and the only circumstance that broke up the dead flow of formality that characterized all tne Proceedings was the appearance of Mr. Stephen J. Meany, at the examination of the third witnes: Be rose atthe conclusion of the examination. chief, with an elephantine kind of dignity, and said that he wished to ask the witness a few questions, Coroner Young also rose, and blocked this littie game. Mr. Meany’s appeal that he appeared ‘for the relatives of the murdered victims" did not havo any effect upon the unyielding Coroner, and Mr. Meany took 4 favorable opportunity to retire unob. served even by the very small audience, that only partially fliled the upper room, From a large number of names the following were elected ag. THE JURY. James Dugan, 162 Nassau street; Marshall Lef- ferta, 94 Beekman street; Jos. B, Demorest, 266 Eighth avenue; Frederick P. Wood, 272 Eighth ave- nue; William H. Roome, 266 West Twenty-first street; Henry Comstock, 210 Eighth avenue; Al- gernon Towle, 198 South street; John Duane, Fulton street, After the swearing In of the jury there was deliv- ered the following ADDRESS BY THE CORONER. JENTLEMEN OF THE JURY--You haye been duly aworn by me to inquire “how, and in what manner, and when and where," certain persons wo have been named to you came to thelr denth, and algo into the circumstances attending such death, In respect of these matters it is your duty to make a true Inquisition, necording to the evidence offered to you, ‘The object of this, and Of every inquest, Is simply that the people of the State of New York may know who, Ii uny one, Was guilty of causing such death. Yo ACT UPON EVIDENOT, without excitement, passion or prejudice. The persons whose death is now the subject of inquiry ail came to their death, or received their inortal wounds, at the same locatity— a viz., on Eighth avenue, near Twenty-f'th sireet- and nearly at the same thme—on the afternoon of the 12th {natant The injuries which cansed the deaths all appear to have been qinshot wounds. These circumstances will avridge our task, ‘aud wii, [ trust, facintate our efforts to find out the facts. It tn certainiy'right for me to aay to you that in prosecuting this Investigation we should keep ourselves strictly ‘TUR LINKS OF ury. neous to that, althouch ii may seem to should be remitted to other oceasions and her tribunals. The duty devolving upon us is one of onsipility. Let us perform that duty | calmly, conscientiously and without f Dr. Marsh read over the names of the bodies iden- tified who had been Killed in the rio‘s, or had died from thetr wounds afterwards, aod Warden Brennan Hospital. Aaron Parker, 109 Eighth avenue, said:—I am a painter; 1 did not know any of the deceased parties during their lifetime; the only body I saw after death was that of Walter Prior; 1 saw it at my house; the body was brought into my store after being wounded, on the 12th instant; I saw the body after death; the injuries consisted of a wound 1n the leit leg; 1 do not, of my own observation, know how the deceased received his injuries; there was A DISTURBANCE in Twenty-fourth or Twenty-filth street; I saw a pistol shot fired tn the plumber's shop between those streets; L could not idenufy the party who trea; | 8aw the muitary fire shortly after that; the tire seemed to be general. By District Attorney Sallivan—I cannot Identify any one person who fired a pistol at any one else, By & Juryman—The pistol sot Was fired towards the military. Joseph White, 312 Eighth avenue, satd:—I ama stenciller; I was at my place of business vn the 12th of July; {saw but one body atter death, and that was Page’s; | saw it in the middle of the avenue; [ was at my window in the second story; I heard some shots fired; 1 did not kaow who tired them; I saw the military fre; I could not identify any person who fired a shot; f heard some shots before the military fired; TUE BIGHTY-FOURTH REGIMENT bbe immediately in front of my house; | saw their ring. Patrick O’Shay, 308 Eighth avenue—Keep an oyster house there; 1 was looking at the peopie on the day of the 12th; at the procession; { saw the military firing on the people on the sidewalk: I saw no shots fired from the sidewalk; no missiles thrown froin the roof of tae house; all I saw was tue milliary, who fired on the ee on the sidewalk; I did not identify any particu ar person who fired the shot. J. J. Geswein said:—t{ reside at 282 West Twenty. filth street and keep a shoe store at 306 Kighth ave- nue; | wasat my place Of business on the i2th of July, at three o'clock in the afternoon; | heard some shots flred there; 1 cannot tell who fired them; saw them fired on the sidewalks; tne military fired on to the roof on my house, id also through my windows; I saw the bodies after death; [ SAW THE MILITARY ’ fire, but I did not see any particular person who fired; | saw stones and missiles thrown at tne pro- cession, Solomon S. Townsend—I reside at 32 West Fifty. four.h street; my piace of business 18 314 Eighth aveuue; | was there on the 12th of July, looking out of the sash door window; [heard shots flred from the sidewalks; saw shots fired by the military; L could not ideniify any person; after I heard the shois I saw the stones thrown; on the east side of the way J saw vodies fail; L don’t know of my Knowledge from whom these people received their injuries. James Hagan said:—I am in pusiness at 310 Eigoth avenue, and am a butener; | was at my place of business on the 12th of July; I was on the third story, looking out of the window; I saw the the military fire, and then L went in; I did not hear any slots fited from the sidewalk; I did not see any missiles thrown from the streets or the tops of tie Houses, David Laughiin—1 reside at 136 West Twenty- th street; my piace of business ts 291 Eighth ave- ; | am inthe turaiture business; 1 saw @ dis- turbance at the CORNER OF TWENTY-POURTH STREET; this fs"nalf a block from my place; I saw a shot fired ‘rom the sidewalk; 1 heard the miittary fire alter that; it Was about ten or twelve minutes afterwards I heard the miltary fire; this was between two aud three o'clock; Ldo bot Know Who fired that shot from the sidewalk. By Disirict Attorney Suilivan—I did not see the man who fired the shot; 1 saw the smoke from the gave evidence as to the identification at bellevue | fatd:—T was at my place of business on the July; [heard some shots fired and py dL thrown; it Was @ woman Who threw it; she threw it at — oe ek ‘e > . strack @ man there; | aid hot hear any shots fired untit the It id; heard some fired Bene eee; 5 BEFORE THE PROCRSSION STARTED: it was from fitteen to twenty minutes before the military fired afcer the throwing of the arbage; [ ano Thomas Dugdale, one of the parues who was sho By the Jury—I saw about three hundred people on the avenue, between Twenty-cighin Twenty. ninth streets, in the morning; one {saw witha muse ket, one wit a sword, seven or eight with bricks and stones, otters with clubs; | was at che door dar- ing the filteeu minutes that elapsed between the throwing of the garbage and the shooting. By District Attorney Sullivan—This was three hours before the firtn: saw Page's wound; it was e head, and not the back, 1) @ physician, and reside at was at my oftice on the lzrh ; there were a great many men running down on Eighth avenue, followed py the Seventh and other regiments; they formed a holiow square and then fired; 1 heard a shot on the sidewalk opposite; Previous to the military firing | saw a woman wav- lng a handkeremef and go up to & man, who fred at her, and she staggered on the sidewalk; | was at one side of her distant about three feet; she was standing at the corner of Twenty-fourth street; I saw the man come up behind her who fired the Shot; L assisted to lay the wounded on the floor of the stor they were brought In; three of these died in the store; several came in with wounds; 1 dresaed the wounds of four or five of them before they left; the only person I knew among the wounded was Mr. Latimer; he was in @ dying state when he went out. By District Attorney Sultivan—The wounds were made by a Mine rifle, with the es and that was a woman; the woman's wound was @ sinail one on tho side of the head; at Mr. Lattimer’s request Dr. Batley was seut { 1 saw several of the bodies seiched; [took Mr, Lattimer’s papers out of his pocket; a pistol was found in the hand of one man Who was brought in; the handkerchie: was @ small ¢ ‘ather dirty, white, with an orange bor- der, that the woman waved. [Ihe handkerchief waa subsequentiy produced, and the orange boruer waa narrow, and not very boid in color}. The police look some of the bodies away and the Bellevue ambulances took Mr. Lattimer’s, By the Coroner—I extracted two of the halla: one of them was a spent ball, [think; they were all Minie rifle balla except one; there were thirteen bodies In the store aitogether; I think tae Woman who was shot was between twenty-two and twenty-three; there were two women brought inio the store; 1 do not know her name; I saw on the cars about eleven o'clock three men with pistols in their hauds; about eleven o'clock | saw @ crowd of men, armed with Pistols aud stones, between Twenty-elghth and rwenty-uinth streets; saw the men get out of the oe in Tweaty-seventh street; they got out before I did. George McMurtry—I ama grocer at 277 Fighth avenue, and was there about Lwo o'clock on the L2th of July; [heard a shot fred trom the front of the sidewalk; I saw THE POLIORMEN clear the corner of Twenty-fourth street and the avenue; this was on the west side of the avenue aud was from the sidewalk; I think it was about five minutes alterwards the military fred; a(ter the first shot was fired I was looxin m the side window of tue «tore and saw the pol earing the streets; I cannot identity any person who fired by which these persons caine to their death. By District Attorney Sullivan—The crowd was diferent to the usual crowds who observe milltarv processions; it was noisy, and J wever saw persons trying to get on awnings before; they did try to do this to a large exient, and nothing could prevent them, ir reside at 322 Eighth d keep a& salcon there; 1 wus there on the 12cn awa great number of people crowding in there and people passing UP AND DOWN THR AVENUE; all I saw was a woman, when the procession came down, throw @ garbage and ash box at the proces- sion; she iried to strike the soldiers with 1t; she came out of the basery 324 Eighth avenue; 1 shu my shutters and weut down in the celiar, and I did not come up agatn untul the street was clear; I could hear everything, but 1 could not see anything; 1 bad no curlosity to see Who Was killed, By tne Jury—My house is on the corner of Twenty- sixth street; [ don’t Know whether any shots were fired from that house: kept my provisions in the cellar 1n case of a siege, Wiliam Ward—I reside st 219 East Broadway; I 4m @ poilce officer attached to tne Severtn precinct, and was under Captata Irving's command; reached Eighth avenne about three o'clock; the parties on the sidewalks commenced the trouble: I searcned several of thei, and found revolvers upon them; the crowd on the sidewalks wanted to BREAK THROUGH THE CROWD; 1 could not hear any single shots, but they mignt have been firea without my heariug: only neard the firing of the multary; we searched the people sup- posed to be rioters and found revolvers upon them; T was near Twenty-third street and Eighth avenue; I don't know of any ube who has fired a shot by which any of these people came to their death, By the Jury—i cid not take more than one weapon f any one man; J saw then loaded; our orders were ty lake no prisoners. By the Coroner—fhose placed under arrest were rioters and disorderly im the street, and we were then near the Central Otlce; If i saw any one firing | in the strects or rioters I should have arrested them; that was my order, By the Jury—fhe police had to drive back the { crowd at the corner of Twenty-third street; as soon as the police had retired they wouid come pack again; we (ried to push tiem back, but could got succeed, vlver Timms —I am AN OFFICER in the Sixteenth prectict, and was on duty on the Azth of July jast at Twenty-first street and Eighth avenue; | saw a pistol discharged from the uouse at the southeast corner of Eighth avenue; | don’t know Who dis-larged it; about two or Uiree seconds after there were two or three otuer shots bred from the windows; It appeared the shots came from the houses; J saw some missiles thrown from the middle oi the block of Twenty-fifth street; [saw them going through the air; they appeared to drop into the pro- cession; I heard the muitary fire; after the miliary tired I saw some dead bodies; I knew among thei Charles Peutt and Mr. Page; the latter was in a drug store near the corner of Twenty-sixth street and £iguth avenue; Charies Petit was N A BUSCHER’S STAND Page had @ wound at the back ot the head and in the trent; Pettit was stot right through the heart; I wos a block and @ half from the riot; Lhad no trouble in preserving order, By the Jury—I| saw a crowd on tat day going up Seventh and Highth avenues; several were armed; one had a musket, an old bayonet, a piece of iron about three feet long, and two or three nad revol- vers either in thelr nauds or sticking out of their pockets; this was about eleven v'ciock in we morning. James McGaw—I reside at No. 64 Monroe street; I Was on duty as poitce officer on the 1th of Juiy; Iwas in the command of Inspector Wailing; in the early part of the morntag I was in Twenty-ninth street; there was a disturbance in tne avenue: the division 1 was in had to make several raids upon the Ly) 0) in Bightn avenue; sidewalk; that Was the first shot l heard; 1 did now hear any other sot unt the muiltary ired; when L heard this shot I ran up stairs; I Was vetore that standing on a chair outside; | saw almost a dozen bodies, at the least, on the sidewaik; the bodies were reimoved right away by the citizens as soon as possible; the police did not assist in this; they went away with the procession; the bank book of Charles Pettit was taken frum his pocketvook vo see Who he was, By the Jury—I watched from the roof after [ got up stairs; 1 saw THE POLICE try to drive the people back and they could not do it; this crowd tried to rash on the police, aud triea to drive them back on the military, Peter D, Brower saul:—I reside at 307 Eighth ave- nue, and am @ clothier; T was there on the 12th of July; | withessed tie disinroance; it wax avout ‘ree o'clock; 1 heard some shots fired before the military tired; I could not telt where they came from; my piace of business 18 between Tweaty-dith and ‘twenty-sixth streets, on the west side; 1 s1w Sergeant Wyatt fail; | was on the second floor of the building; I aad a good view of the street; 1 saw some stones thrown ond some missiles; 1 then heard Several shots, after which the military fires; saw Wyatt's body after death; two ot bis comrades car- ried hita oto ihe nouse, By District Attoruey Suilivan—I did not see the wound itself. Abrauam Drake, druggist, 323 Eighth avenue, partes to drive them back; THE CROWD WAS BOISTEROUS; when the procession got as far down as Twenty- fourth street | heard a shot fired, and I suppose it came from the house; this was before the military fired; 1 dont kuow anybody who fired or received a shot on that day, John H, Barron, of 324 West rorty-first street, who volunteered us evidence, said:—I was on Seventh avenue i the aiternoon, and came from there to the corner of Tweity-ninth street and Kighth avenue between two and three o'clock on the alternoon of the 12th mst.: I turned down the avenue aud got to the southeast corner of Twenty-fifth street: saw a man there in a linen suit; as 1 was within three feet of fim he pailed out a pistol, and nolding it upward, fired, and ran in the direction of Seventh avenue; he did not seem to fire mto the military or Into the people, but tn an upward direction; about HALF A MINUTE AFTER the above occurrence the mititary fired and shot my hat off; Istood still after that, thinking that it was the safest plan; there Was no o:her snot fired from this corner; vie military firig sounded like a bunch ©. Mrecratkers going off; I saw two or three people lying on the pavement immediately after the sol- diers fired, In reply to District Attorney Sullivan—I am posi- tive no other maa fred @ snot trom the corner of ‘Twenty-flith street and Kighth avenue; did not sea any one on the roof of the corner house, To continuation—I saw the man in the linen sus fire and run in the direction of Seventh avenue; L should judge the firing commenced about two o’clock In the atternvon, In reply to a juror, witness satd that ue did not take particular notice of the style of wearing appa- ret the soldier wore Who shot through his nat; ho Was (00 Irigitened Co notice, The Coroner here stated that he could not find any More wWituesses Who were capapie of tnrowin; any more ligh’ on the eveut than was already uit Forti eaten a aac ee ot eee be grag and others, nt could Not get much more, if any, positive fac! the most of ie ah THE EVIDENCE elicited being mere hearsay. The testimony so far went Co show that the veceased parties caine to their death at the hands of persons unknown, The jury here retired Py, the direction of the Uoro- ner to agree upon a verdict, Ina few minutes the Jucy returned with tne annexed verdiot:—*"That the deceased persons came to their death from ganshot Wouuds received at the hands of some parties to us unknown, on the 12th day of July, lo7i.”? THE JERSEY CITY GOVERNMENT, The Board of Finauce in a Dilemma, A meeting of the Board of Finance of Jersey City ‘was heid yesterday afternoon. Mr. Carnes observed that the meeting had heen called tor the purpose of devising means to provide for the expenses of the clty government. The account of the city has oeen overdrawn to the amount of $91,000, It w: MA that the Committee oa Finanee be irecied to drow on the banks in which the city funds were deposited such sums as might be required from time to ume. This motion was, however, amended by Mayor O'Neill, whose motion tnat’ the committee be au- thorized to borrow $200,000 in anticipation unit! the 20th of December was rated. ates WHAT 13 4 WiLL Goon FoR?—A lady died two years ago in ‘Troy and leit her proper to her nephew, with th roviso that u he ever red the farm for sale the property should be forfeited to & certain church. ‘The place was offered for a few months ago and the churcu institated sul the courts Dave decided that the condition of tha will were against “puvitc » and have dey oroviaion tall and voids clared tue