The New York Herald Newspaper, July 27, 1871, Page 6

2 JEFF AND THE HERALD, The Ex-Confederate President in a Pe- culiar Predicament. THAT ALLEGED SLEEPING CAB AHOUR GUILTY OR NOT GUILTY? BOTH SIDES OF THE STORY. Jef’s Organ Repudiates the Slander. sii And Says It’s All the Work ofa Herald Correspondent. WHY IT WAS NOT AND COULD NOT. Admission of the Real Anthor of the Sean- | dal, True or False, The high personal reputation of Mr. Davis has led | Ws hitherto to deny admission to our columns of | what is now known as the sleeping car scandal; bat since the charge 1s now reiterated and reamirmed with circumstantial minuteness, and since, further, Mr. Davis’ friends seem inclined to shift the respon- | sibility for the scandal upon an entirely innocent , person, we think 1t due to the public to lay before | them tne latest phases of the affair. Mr. Davis has as yet only made a general denial of the facts; but tne case has now gone so far, and the allegations 1 are so specific, that it is no ionger fair to withhoid ‘the particulars pro and con. from our readers. The Story as first published was briefy tnat the ex- President had been detected in the same berth in one Of} the sleeping cars of a Southern train with some- | body else’s wife or widow. This story found its ‘Way into print in various forms, and finally attracted such general attention that Mr. Davis deemed it Becessary W Come OUL With the loliowmg denial. Jems Denial. | MrmMPiis, July 21, 1871. Before and since my arrival in Memp! this day my attention has been called to a slanderous arucle im certain radical ne apers, which attacked my Private character in connection with that of a lady, who, It is falsely stated, was travelling under my eharge. itis ceemed dne to myself, as well as to My personal iriends, to state, unequivocally and without delay, that the story in whole, and in all its essential paris, is unmistakably the imstigation of Malice, aud 1s hereby pronounced utterly false, | been discharged for it, NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1871. Gone to bed except the great Jem. ‘Iwo or three Persons who had berths engaged were, however, in the smoking car tn front of the train, About this time the conductor (Trice) was standing on the rear platform of the car, when Jef came out also and spent some time in conversation, during which he said that he expected some friends to come aboard at Huntsville, Ala., to whom be sup- posed he would be compelled to give up his berth, Mr. Trice assured him that he could fina accommo- | ations for those who were expected should they appear; but no one came, a¥PP RETIRES. After some further talk Mr. Davis said he should Ro to bed, and the con@nctor went to the front end of his car, Shortly afterward the porter said to him:— “Mr. Trice, there is something wrong in that section of the car.” This again aroused the suspicions of ; the conductor, whch had been excited somewhat. through the day by occastonal remarks of the porter, Who is @ smart, sharp colored man, and resulted in imvestigations which discovered the fact that JEFF AND THE WOMAN wore in the iower berth of the section togother The conductor excused himself for going to the berth by asking for their tickets, so that he would. have no occasion Ao disturp them again that night The woman gave up a ticket to Stevenson, Ala., and Jot was going to Chattanooga. But this is not ail the evidence inthe case, The train conductor ts 9 man named Haines. He came Into the sleeping car shortly after Trice made this discovery, and was informed about the state of affairs, Much 1s to be pardoned to the natural curiosity of the human race. Mr, Haines wished to savisfy himself about the matter, and as it was evl- dent that the woman’ was going beyond Stevensoa, Ala., it was concluded that the conductor was in duty bound to collect her fare for the extra distance. Por this parpose he went to the section, accompanied by Mr. Trice, and put his lantern insite the cur- vains, TRE REPORTER'S MODESTY SHOCK What the twain saw our reporter heard fully described, but 1s not at hberty to describe for these columns, The “Ex-President”’ reached his hand upward and backward and jerked the curtains shut. The two conductors precipitately retreated, Tully satisfied as to the object of their curiosity. As we have said, these are statements which Mr. Trice has repeatedly made, and expressed his determina- tion to stick to, no matter what may happen. Subsequent events go to show the determined effort that is being made in the South to squelch these charges against Davis. Tne conductor made a report in writing to the officers of the road of the occurrences above related, and on the subsequent Saturaay received orders to leave Memphis, INTIMIDATION. There had been quite a dust kicked up on the road a short time previously by tne fact that the Super. iniendent of the road, a man named Ross, had been caught i precisely a similar predicament, and had This made the order to sleeping car conduciors more imperative than ever, as the President said he was‘ determined that the road should acquire no bad reputation. ‘rice did not obey the order to leave Memphis, and went to the depot to take his car out the nextday. Ata station some distance from Memphis—Brownsvilie— he met the assistant superintendent, who said, “I thought you was ordered to leave Memphis?” Trice said. “So I was, put I didn’t do it, and don’t JEFFERSON DAVIS. This diplomatic note of the ex-President drew | forth the following reiteration of Dee Alleged Stecping Car Amour. {From the Cincinnat Times, July 22.) The excitement raised ail over the South by the report, first published about one week since, thatthe @reat figurehead of the lost cause had been detected im a@ disgraceful and criminal contreternps in the siceping car of a Tennessee railroad train 18 not to be estimated by what has appeared, pro or con, in the journals of that section. The conrse of tbose jouruais has been either strenuously t deny any foundation whatever, in fact or Jancy, tor the alleged scandal, or to endeavor to hush 1t up completely by as far as possible utterly ignoring the statements made. Aad this morning the great accused himself appears in a card pub- shed elsewhere, in which he takes the high moral @rouna of indignant denia\ of all the statements made about him, even of tne immaterial one that ‘tne lady was travelling in his charge—a fact that is aitested by Coluel Jett, who says that “Mr. Davis, a@t Chattanooge, carned the lady over to his keep- ing,” and that he avcompanied her to Nashville. Jets accusers have, however, been very explicit 4p their asseruons, and unless better means of dis- Proving What they say can be inveuted than have heretoiore been used it 38 more than likely that the verdict of public opinion, at least when the facts are known, wili continue to be—*guilty.”* An opportuuity was afforded one of the reporters of this paper yesterday of ascertaining, through pri- vate letters recently received i tis city from the South, some of the details of the affair, and some of the history of the parties participating, both as actors and accusers, that have not heretofore been made public, As the information was conveyed ‘witnout any reserve, or the etpression of any desire ‘that it should not be publisued, we deem it but due the cause of right and trath that it shoaid be made pudlic, at least that portion of it whieh ut all ap- proximates Siness fur publication in a respectable journal. THE Faors, @s imparted to our reporter, are these:—un the morning of day, the 10th of July, Jeff Bavis left Memphis m the non the Memphis and Charleston roud, bound east. To this train was atiached, as there always is, a sleeping car, which Jeaves Meinphis with the train and accompanies It tw Chattanooga. Jel was accompanied by a woman, whom he paid constant attention during the tmp. At every station at which there was any stoppage 90 epeak of they got of the train and waiked up and down the platform together, he con- @antly showing her marked atteution—so marked that otner persons took a Ye of the fact. Th ‘woman had tickets for Stevenson, Ala, while the ex-Voufederate President lad passes which took him to any point onthe line. The section im the car engaged by Jeff. and occupied by the pair dermig Me day, Was as near the centre of the car as posst- bie, and contained one sofa ranuing lengthways of the coach. The sleeping car is one of the older styies, and 1s not a Puliman patent car, such as is Generally used in this section. ONE OF THE WITNESSES. The conductor of tue sleeper was Mr. George Trice, @ gentleman who basahistory. He is 4 Virginian by birth, and at the break ing out of the war was a student In the Universiry of Pennsylvania. He left tis institution and went South to join the revel army. He was a devoied admirer of Jef, Davis, boarded at the same hote! with him in Memphis, mct him frequ ently, and on the morning in question ‘Was pariicular to accommodate the decayed chteftan With one of the choice berths In the car. So there Can be no doubt oi his Uoreugh KHowledge of we vrincipal actor. THE WOMAN INVOLVED is Mrs. Bowers, Sue is the er of a well-known actress, and formeriy say the stage in Baltimore as Nelly Moran. Her husvand 1s @ music dealer in Nashville, and was formerly a route agent for the Southera Express Co: s. Bowers Is a good | singer, and has for some me J of tie choir in the same church whe ir. Davis attends and holds oi) position in Memphis, Mr. Trive has been heard to say that be can prove tut notes frequently, someumes daily, passed ve- | Sween the parties Wheu ticy Were Doth In Memphis. | THE LADY HAS WEAK EYES. When the berths were made up by the porter of the car that migot Mrs. Bowers was tue last woman toretire. After she had done so, on two separate ‘occasions she called either the porter or conductor, and asked What the ligit watch was directly opposite one end of the verib should be extinguished, for the | reason, a8 she said, “tuat hercyes were weak, and ebe could not sivep withalight vurning.” Jem beard ler make the request the first ume, and said, when the car employé objected, “Ou! Af Mt 18 against the rules, you can't do it; bat If you can you had better accommodate the jady.” The secoud time Mrs, Bowers urged so persistently, notwithstanding explanations that When the upper verth was down and the curtains closed not @ ray of ight could penetrate, that the couductor, to accommodate her aud sospicioniog muting, warned out te sight JEFH'S TRAVELING PECULIATITIEG intend to, This road can discharge me whenever it Wants to, but what I have ts im Memphis, my friends are there, and I intend to stay there, too,’? BRIBERY. Another party talking to Trice satd, ‘Somebody will hand you two or three thousand dollars, and you will then leave.” Trice replied to him, “Tne man who approaches me in that way will have to get out of the way of a pistol ball damned quick.’? The letters referred to give more of Mr. Trice’s statement than we have cupied above, but the re- mainder bave nothing of importance in them. A Reckless Accusation. Thus we find Mr. Jefferson Davis' denial treated very contemptuously by the Cincinnati Chronicle and several other papers. The Memphis appeal (sald to be Mr. Davis’ organ) next comes to the rea- cue in the following article: — {From the Memphis Daily Appeal.) 4 SLANDER REFUTED. We are not disposed to speak in undue haste, even in defence of an injured fellow citizen or a inend. We think that a life of integrity and honor as pure as the driven snow and as much above suspicion as Cwsar’s wife, as irreproachable as the chaste name of a Caihonn, or the fame of a Lee or a Washington, which has endured for a period bordering on three- score years and ten, should pe a sufficient shield against all possible calumny. Upon this have we thonght proper to rely in the case of acertain charge brought by his enemies against Mr. Jefferson Davis. We have hitherto de- chned to deny it tm his behalf, lest we might give countenance to the idea that a dental might be required, But we are told that the silence of the Appeal 1s misconstrued, and that an infer- ence is drawn therefrom that the charge brought to defame him cannot be denied. While we can be re- sponsibie for bo mau’s honor but our own, we find ic necessary, in self defense, to say that we both deny and disbelieve the accusation made by the corres- pondent of the Louisville Commercial. We believe it originated in malice alone, and that it js as false as it is infamous, This same individual, we are informed, visited Mr. Davis for the purpose of interviewing him, and was expelled by Mr. Davis from his office only the day or day but one belcre, He wasa correspondent of the New York HERALD, writing for s0 much a line to the Louisville Commercial, and immediately after his expulsion, we have been told, said in the presence of two or more gentlemen in this city, that he “would get even witn Mr. Davis.” He nas eg. j Saved to do it by slander. Me was expelled for | using publicly the contents of a letter, marked pri- | vate and coutidential, written by Mr. Davis. He was too degraded w know or too vile to refraiv from an infamy impossible to honorable men. It isnot strange that such a@ creature should be a little sore and be- come malignant trom the touch of Mr. Davis’ boot. Nor is it strange that one capable of violating conii- cence among gentieren siionld also be capable of any slander necessary to gratify a revenge against a man ue had injured. To such u reptile the motive Was irresistible, And no possible testimony from nm is worthy of a thought, or could receive atten- tion from any not the enemies of Mr. Davis, Men of as high character as live in the world are to be found here and throngh- out tne State of Mississipp! whose voucher in behalf of the digtinguished statesman, soldier and ex-President goes back for forty years. We have ourselves had more or less acquaintance with his public and private reputation since 1836, and living betore 1849 four years in the same county with bim, never heard a breath to sally his fame from tnat day to this, notwithstanding the readiness with whieh, a8 @ Wiig antagonist and editor, we may then be supposed to have welcomed charges against 4 political opponent. if a private life like that of defferson Davis, known intlinately by millions, is not to go unseathed among men, then we despair of finding a faulticss gentleman, The card of Mr. Davis appears In another column. He has never been suspected, much less accnsed, of falsehood, The whole story originated with an iguorant negro, Jt was readily gobbied up by this revengef] correspondent, who may have easily ine sligated We hegro to the slander, and probably aid No respesiable citizen will give it coantenance, will be to the enemies of Mr. Davis, who 6 numerous and powerful enough, and tne ene- mies oi Ue Southern people as well, The Charge Exploded. ‘The correspondent of the HrraLp referred to in the above good-natured article in the Memphis Appeal denies absolutely the charge thus recklessly brocght against him of having originated what is known as the “sleeping car scandal.” That charge 4s Without the slightest vestige of foundation and, since it has been made by the editor of the appeal without taking the slighvest pains to verify it, itis aiso wickedly malicious. ‘The editor of the Appeal 1s imperfectly informed, even as vo the facts of this memorable interview and of the despatch that made it so stormy, The “touch of Mr. Davis’ boot’ is a flower of rhetoric which could only have badded and bloomed in a very care- Jessly exuberant fane, A full, true and particular account of this interwew and of aii the circum. stances leading Up to 1t Was published in yesteriay’s correspondent of the HERALD violatea no confidence in publishing the contents of the letter which the Appeal declares was marked “private and confiden- tal.” An extract from the letter in question was read to the HERALD correspondent, the reader well knowing the profession and object of the corres- pondent; no injunction of secresy was exacted of the correspondent, and therefore no violation of confidence could have been committed, As to the sleeping car scandal, the correspondent alluded to, so far from having penned the account in the Louisville Commercial, never saw or heard anything like @ detailed account of it until he reached New York. At the time of its pub- lication he was in Arkansas. Coming up tne Missis- sippi River to Cairo, he heard whispers of the scan- dal, anu a few days after he saw Mr. Davis’ emphatic denial of it, The said correspondent has never written a line for the Louisville Convmercial or any other newspaper except the New York HERALD | during the last four months, Neither directly nor mdirectly did he have any connection whatever with this serio-comic complication, To corroborate all, which—if our corroboration be necessary—an ex- tract from the Commercial itself is appended be- low. The Real Author of the Scandal. [From the Loutsville Commercial, July 23.) ‘The article which appeared in our Saturday's issue upon this subject went to press befere the tele- graphic despatch giving Mr. Davis’ card of denial, Which appeared in the same issue, was brought to our attention, As Mr. Davis passed through Knox. ville on the 19th inst., on his way to Memphis, he has taxen the earliest opportunity to make the de- tial which he found, on his arrival there, was “deemed necesaary.’’ As he has met the question like the gallant gentleman which we have never doubted him to be, and has given the story, as promptly as he could, a denial in the most em- phatic and judicions language, we hope the scandal will be consigned henceforth to that limbo re- Served for such stories upon men who are called on to bear the burden of unenviable conspicuity. No feeling which we have toward Mr. Jeiferson Davis 1s tinged with any shade of malice, and tt was Do disposition to do him tnjustice which led us to publish an item of unpleasant news about him, which came to us apparently well authenticated. If the story is founded in malice. as he asserts, we have no part either in the fabrication or the spirit which prompted it, It is a pity tnat some of Mr. Davis’ friends and defenders are so much less judicious than he Is himself, He may well ask to be delivered from such frienas, for instance, as the Memphis Appeal. Such @ defence as it makes will only serve to weaken the force of his denial. We have no disposition to go into any argument about it as the case stands, but it 13 proper to state that we have no correspondent in Memphis, as the Appeal asserts. We do not know any correspond- ent of the New York HERALD. We never derived any tformation directly or indirectly from any- body connected with the New YorK HERALD. The article, which first appeared in the loca! columns of this paper, Was written in our office by our regular city editor, the information embodied in it was de- rived from a gentleman just from Memphis, and the article stated the source from which that gentle- man derived that information. There was no need for the Appeal to have set up its man of straw, its supposititious HERALD correspondent, in order to knock him down so deftly, and by domg so it has only injured the man it pretends to defend. It has made many people say, notwithstandiag the denial, that it is a very queer story. THE FATAL MIDNIGHT AFPRAY. No Explanation of the Mystery—Unsatisfac- tory Testimony—An Open Verdict. The rougher and ruling classes from the Four- teentn ward were we!l represented at the Coroner's office, City Ball, yesterday afternoon. They came to witness tne investigation before Coroner Keenan im the case of Anthony Crowley, who was fataily beaten on the walk in front of premises 140 Mul- berry street late on the night of the 15th istant, Captain Walsh, of the Fourteenth Precinct, produced quite a number of wit- nesses, some of whom it was confidently ex- pected would ve able to tesufy positively as to who infitcted the fatal violence upon deceased, but in that he was altogether mistaken. The persons ‘who were there and saw the fight were efther unable or unwilling to swear who struck Crowley on the head with a club, and all the questioning and cross- questioning on the part of the Coroner and his jury were in vain. It was very apparent that two or three of the witnesses did not tell all they Knew in regard to the matter. Below will be found a brief synopsis of the evidence elicited and the verdict of the jary:— Mary Crowley, widow of deceased, testified that after her husband was injurea she visited him at the Spring street police station; ne was taken to Belle- vue Hospital, and there they wld ber that three men, named Martin, Devine and Dwyer, had mur- dered him with clubs, by striking him on the head. James Doyle, keeping a drinking piace at 140 Mul- berry street, testifled that on the night of the 15th, just after closing his place, Barney Martin and two others came in for drinks, but making a tlise turbance, they were put out; fifteen minutes jater they returned, and were again ejected; but before going Murttn drew aknile, but he did nothing with it; alter they went out the witness beard pounding outside the door; deceased was 1n the place of witness that night, but he was not one of the men pnt out; the witness took a pair of gas tongs aud went ito the hallway; he was struck and knocked down senseless, Bridget Howaa, of 140 Mulberry street, heard a noise of window and stove breaking, and thought there was a fire; ran down stairs and saw Devine run up stairs; saw a fight among a number of men, and Crowley was knocked down, afier which he received several more blows on the head and body; do not know the names of tho men who struck deceased; saw Devine with a clay in Ins hand, some other men had different colored clubs in their hands. (The witness evidently was afraid or unwilling to tell allshe knew concerning the fatal affray.) Robert H. Kacy, of 138 Mulberry street, heara a noise in the street, and looking out ot the window saw aiman knocking against the avor of 140 Mul- berry street with a stick or cart ruug; saw several nen kicking a san that lay on the sidewalk: could identify none of those pfésent except Baraey Mar- | un. Mary Brennan, of No. 189 Mulberry street, deposed that, leartag a noise she ran down stal men across the street, one of whom stru three Limes With a Weoden bar; tae Witness ran over and said “ For God’s sake doa’t murder the man! when the man struck her with the bar and partially knocked her down, whereupon he ran away; could not ideutify the man if she saw him again. Thomas Wade, of No.8 Franklin street, was at Doyie’s, 140 Mulberry street, ou Saturday night, at the ume of the trouble; there met Devine and Martin and called for drinks; Doyle would not give Martin any- tuing, as he nad called him @ suckel words @ man named Healy came from behiud a screen and said ne (Wade) had too much to say, and took him by the coilar; they went into the street and witness was Knocked down: did not see deceased know nothing about his being injured, Peter Reynolds, of 191 Grand street, lestified that he went down to the fight aud saw a man with a stick in tis hand make @ pass with it ata man, partially Knocking him down: the witness caught hoidt of the men to prevent him striking again; ihe man then turned and struck the Witness im the fac-: the man somewhat resempied Doyle, out could not r positively to him. @ medical testimony went fo show that deceased had received @ fracture of the skuil, which was the cause of ¢ . ‘The case was then submitted to the jury, who ren- dered the following VERDICT. “That Anthony Crowley came to his death from fracture of the skull, caused by a blow ox blows on the heed, at the hands of some person or persons tu us unknown, in iront of No, 140 Maiberry street, on the night of July 15, 1871." On the rendition of the verdict James Devine, who bad been arrested. was discharged from tody; iinmediately after which the court room was cleared. BERIOUS MiSTAKE-—MALICIOUS REPORT. Last Monday morning, about one o'clock, Francis Saenohel, @ Bobemian, thirty-nine years of age, liv- ing on the third floor of the tenement house 224 ‘Third street, arose from the lounge on which be haa been sleeping, tntending to go down stairs, Unfor- tunately for him he mistook the open window tor the door, and waiking out, fell into the rear yard, injuring hunself very seriously. Since the accident some evil-minded abd malicious person has circus lated the report that Saenohel’s wife had pushed him from the window, and yesterday afternoon Corover Keenan was called to take an ante-mortem states ment of the Injured man, Which showed that there was nvt the lewst founaation for the report. Sacno- hel says he was aloue in the room at the time of the accident. George Farman was yesterday, at Jefferson Mar ket, Committed to answer by Justice Shandley ou ® charge of assaulting and robbing George Riedman, of No. 43 Carine street, of $110. In the saioon No. et, while Doth were dnphing there 24 Spring st Bhorily alerwaid CVErY Delp pM Lue CAT Ned | Miehan, Abe OMly Mevessury Lesg ty ads thal tue p tometer om Momday vyemlig, ‘ YACHTING NOTES. The regatta of the Bayonne Yacht Club, appointed to come off to-day, promises to be very spirited and exciting. The annual aquatic reunions of this or- ganization for years past nave drawn together hun- Greas of spectators, as there have been among the contestants many of the finest of our emaller yachts, and these being manned by able amateur crews their performances elicited more than the ordinary amount of praise bestowed upon like events, This year the entries are such that a gallant struggle must ensue for the premiership of each class, and should there be wind enough and aclear day all that part of Jersey will be fully aroused to the im- portance of the occasion, The course is from a Stakeboat off the club house to a stakeboat between Coney island Point and Fort Lafayette, to be sailed over twice for cabin sloops, and from the club house around Fort Lafayette twice for open sloops, All yachts must be in line off the club house at eleven o’elock, Greenpotnt, L. 1, 1s excited in view of the anticl- pated open regatta to be given there on Saturday, August 5, by the Atlantic Yacht Club of Brooklyn. It will be remembered that its provisions are such that the dainty little fishing sloops of that vicinity and those of the Connecttcut shore can contest, and no little amount of preparation for tne event 18 dis- cernible among tus class of vessels. Their crews are eager for the struggle, and more than half a Score of their owners have ordered new topsalis and otherwise pat their pets m trim for the race. The entries ior the regatta will close in New York on the 29th inst., but the time has been extended to the 4th prox. for those vessels along the Sound whose owners may not be enabled to make up their minds untilthen whether they can participate or not. ‘Tue prizes for the several classes of vessels antici- pated to contest have been made and are now on ex- hibition at No, 199 Broadway, where they can be seen by those who desire to examine beautiful designs in Silver platea ware. They embrace two prizes for each class, and as there will be schooners, first, second atid third class sioops on the list of entries, the number is quite large. The prizes are:— For schooners, without time allowance, a large gilt chased, satin finished epergne, very delicate and handsome, ‘Tis can be used as a vase, fruit, ower or card stand, For schooners, with time allowance, a large medallion tureen, burnished exquisitely and tinished appropriately, the handles being the rough, shaggy head of a bull and surmounting the cover a finely modelled steer, For sloops, first class, without allowance, @ satin Muished, gilt Mned ice-water set, consisting of pitcher, tray and three goblets, For sloops, first class, with allowance, a satin Mnisned, gilt chased tea set and salver. For sloops, second class, without allowance, @ satin finished, gilt chased epergae, of diferent de- sign than that set apart for schooners, For sloops, second class, with allowance, a large ice-waier urn with six gilt chased goblets and salver. For sloops, third class, without allowance, a large gilt chused fruit stand. For sloops, third class, With allowance, & burnished gilt chused tea set, All these prizes are elegant in the extreme and valued from $100 to $130 each, The schooner Lois has been repatred and refittea at an expense of $4,000. She is at Greenport, the residence of her owner, and will participate in the regatta of the 6th prox. ‘The sloop Flying Cloud is at anchor off Greenport. Her owner, Mr, R. W. Holmes, of Orange, has been cruising Witn her as far eastward as New London. The schooner Dauntless is lying at the fout of Tenth street, East River. Her mainmast wili be placed further forward. ‘The schooner Rambler was taken up by the large screw dock yesterday, and while out of water will have a plece of keel twelve to fourteen inches deep itted in place. ‘The schooner Sappho is lying near the middle Pier, Atlantic Basiu, her hull being painted biack, She will be in readiness tor the summer cruise the first of next week. The schooner Alarm was in New Bedford on Mon- day morning last and intended to visit Wareham before her owner\i return to New York, She will be docked in this port vefore joming the New York Yacht Club fleet on the annual cruise. The schooners Fleur de ‘is and Columbia are an- chored oi Staten Island—the former at the lower and the latter the upper ferry landing. The schooner Dreadnaught is still at anchor off the South ferry, Brooklyn. ‘tho anaual regatta at Stonington. gotten up by the spirited yachtsmen of that pretty place, has been set down for Tuesday, August 8, Jt promises to be full ofiuterest, The sloop Orion, of bruoklya, Won the $100 prize for cabin boats last year. The schooner Vesta 1s in Boston harbor. ‘The schooner Tidal Wave is en roule to Newport. The sloop Stella will be launched from te yard of Mr. Lennox, South Brooklyn, in a day or This yacht 18 40 feet on Keel, 47 feet on deck, 16 feet breadth of beam and 6 feet depih of hold. She will be enrolled 1n the Atlantic Yaciit Club fleet. During the week just passed the schooners Vesta, Fieetwing, Favorita, Madeleine, Foam, Alarm, lypso, and steam yachts Edgar Stuart and Emily were at anchor in Newport narbor. The Vesta aud Alarm lett for ports as noted above on Sunday last. The schooner yacht Sylvie was lving in the harvor of St, Jonn, New Brunswick, yesterday. She nad a select party of ladies anu gentlemen on board, SEVERE STORM AT CAPE MAY. A Pleasure Yacht Torn from Her Moorings by the Gale—A Useless Government Life Boat. Carr MAY, N. J, July 26, 1871, ‘The terrible storm here yesterday carried off the Pleasure yacht Sunshine, belonging to Mr. E. M. Grubb, of Burlington, N. J., from the steamboat Janding, where she was at anchor. Only the mate and one seaman were aboard, the sailing master having come ashore in @ boat, which was swamped, rendering his return impossib! The pilots refused an offer of $500 take the sailing master on board again, alleging that the government lifeboat was unseaworthy for such & heavy sea. It is ascertained this morning that the yacht 1s safe, having brought up with her anchors on Middie Ground, between Capes May and Henlopen, and can be taken back, Tue steamer Sue, from Philadelphia, was nnable to land her passengers last evening, and put back into Morris River for a harbor. They were landed this morning. ‘The weatuer to-day is beautiful and bathing is Dighly enjoyed. ANOTHER GREAT PERFORMANCE BY THE TROTTING HORSE JOE ELLIOTT. Comac, July 24, 1871. Rowerr Bon Esq. Deak Stk—According to promise I gave Joe Elliout a mile this morning, and am_ pleased to in- form you that he, drawing 280 pounds made the first haif in 1:15, and finished in 2:25, which ts the fastest mile ever made by Any horse on my track by nearly two seconds. It 1s, as you know, thirty- eight feet over measure, He did not mind it in the least. Truly yours, BAKL 8S. BURR, Astonishing as the above statement Is, coming from the well Known ana reliable trainer, Carl Burr, in order to fuily appreciate 1t it is necessary to bear in mind that Mr. Burr has had many of the very best horses im the country in training on his track, and that the fastest inile that the great mare Lady Emma ever made on It was 2:2915, and she carried much less weight than Joe Elijott carried inthe avove performance. Joe tt was sired by Mr, sonner’s horse Edward Everett, the sie of Commodore Vanderbilt’s famous Mountain Boy and of Mr. Humphrey Teal Colt, wiho has made astonishing the on Flectwood within a few days, No other trotting stallion in the World can boast of three such pedigrees of speed, to say nothing of the many other jast ones of Edwara Everett's get, We do not believe there is one horse in thecountry, Dexter alone excepted, that could equal Joe Eillott’s performance on the same track Wilh the same Weight. THE COMPOSITE SHIP LOTHAR, Her Uimensions, Materials of Construction and Fittings. All those who love to jook at a handsome vessel, to admire fine lines and graceful proportions as pretuiy Diended in @ successful naval creation may be thor- oughiy graufled by inspecting the large composite stip Lothawr, now lying at tne Eaipire Stores, near Catharine ferry, Brooklyn. This vessel arrived here a few days since from Foo Chow, making the passage mn the very quick tine of 101 days, and beating a Jarge fleet tuat sailed thence for the same desti- bation about or before the day of her departure. The Lothair was duit mm London, aud launched July 2, 1870, In presence of many spectators, drawn wogether by the fame of her model and the name selected to bestow upon her, ‘The Lothair ts 186 feet in length on keel, 33 feet 6 Inches breadth of beain, 17 feet 3 inches depth of hold, and of 793 tons burden, Her frame is angle iron, double riveted and diagonally strapped, wile the planking is of wood, teak only being used. At the ume this ship whs constructed it was attempted to demonstrate that London could. produce in this ruicular a vessel as fine In every respect as those put on the Clyde, and tneir artisans have suc- ceeded, as this, ue Lothair’s first voyage, proves her to be fast, stanch aut comfortable, She possesses yreat cargo carrying capacity, and the venulation secured py thts character of ball is #0 superior that cargoes may be brought on the longest voyages Without suffering the least damage, Not alone does the hull of tis ship attract the eye, ars, her rigging und the many improve. ments on deck to ald io tHe reduction of poor Jack's every day bard work comiiend themselves to those » the Pntrodnetion of such apprances, ommended by Captain Emiyn Pea- 1, Who (Wongh youy wo years, haw an enviable reputation for the success attending L career at sea, He ts a polished satlor and po Teverse of the ideal ‘old salt.” Messrs, William Walker & Co., of London, own the Lothair. BOHEMIAN BRAVERY. Captain Helme Vindi-ated—The Charge of Cowardice Unfounded—The Bol ian Re- porter the Only Coward—Iuvesligation Be- fore the Police Commissioners, The case of Vaptain Jonn C, Helme, of the Thirty- first precinct, who, it will be remembered, was charged by a reporter named Davids, through the columns of a morning paper, with having abandoned his command during the fighting at the corner of Twenty-seventh street and Elghth avenue on the ‘12th mst. in @ most cowardly manner and ran down ‘Twenty-seventh street, where he nid himself be- hind a four story brick house, was brought up be- fore the Police Commissioners yesterday morning. A large number of triends of the Captata were pres- ent, together with about fifty witnesses who had | been summoned for the defence. Mr. Davids was present in good time, accompanied by Mr. Helme, who had undertaken his case for him. About ten o'clock the Commissioners put in an appearance, and shortly afterwards the trial commenced, Mr. Manterre called Mr. Davias to the stand, and, after having him sworn, asked him If he was the author of the aMdavit which appeared over his name in the columns of the Sux on the 18th inst. Davids said he was, “Yoa have sworn here that yon saw Captain Helme run down Twenty-seventh street at the time of the firing; ts that true # «Weil, no; I dida’t see him run away, but I did see him after he had got behind the house.’* On being further questioned Davids stated that he Was a reporter on the Sun; that he went up to the Poiice Headquarters about 81x o'clock on the day of the riot, and from there he went with Inspecto Jameson to the corner of Forty-second street an Eighth avenue. From here he went up to the Boulevard and returned again to Jameson's com- mand about eleven o'clock A. M. and remained with them during the remainder of the day. When the firing commenced he was ON THE TOP OF A STAGE, and to avold being shot he got down, It Was just as he was getting down that he saw Captain Licime in Twenty-sevench street behind a house, Captain Helme asked Davids if he was the author of a certain article in the Sun of the 18th instant and which reflected severely upon him. Davids said he was but that he would not swear to the truth of It. ‘The article referred to stated that Helme had run down Twenty-eighth strect, and not Twenty-seventh street, a8 Davids had alterwards sworn. ‘The afl- aavit states that the Captain was benind a four story brick house, but on being questioned Davids said he did not know what kind of a house 1t was, INSPECTOR JAMESON was the next witness cailed. He said he had com- mand of the column of police to which Captuin Jielme was attached on the day of the riot; wt he Was acting &s colonel, and Helme was lis lieutenant colonel; he did not nottee that the Captain was absent from bis command a single moment during the riot, and he was sure that, had he absented him- self as charged, he (Jameson) would most certainly have known it; just after the firing nad ceased ne remembered Mr. Davids speaking to him about Cap- tain Helme having run away during the disturb- ance, but on looking around he (Jameson) saw the captain in ais proper posivton at the head of one of the columns. From the position in which he stood, Which was at tne head 01 the column of police, IT WAS [MPOSS1BLE for any one to look down T'wenty-seventh street, for the coluuin itself was at least fifty teet from the cor- ner towards Twenty-sixth street. To get into Lwenty- seventh street Captain Helme would neces- sarily have haa to pass througi the column of po- lice and then crowd through the mob, which at that point was very dense; consequently the Inspector Wus of the opinion that the Captain could not pos- sibly have gone into Twenty-seventh strect as charged, and he certain:y could not have done so Without being seen by all the men in his command, When asked if ne had heard any one else, besides Davids, speak of the condnct of Captain Helme he answered ‘Yes, that he had heard Captain Speight, of the Twenty-seventh precinct, allude ty it alter the affair was over. Spaight said he had heard it from another party.”” Captain Speight was Mk. DAVIDS? NEXT WITNESS. He was present at the time of the fight above al- Inded to, ana noticed papa Helme during the day and always saw him at his post. He said te only person Who sald anything to him about the Captain was Davids; did not hear any other person allude to misconduct on his part at all. On the above evidence Mr. Davids’ lawyer said they would rest thetr case. sergeant Fitzgerald was called for THE DRFENCE. He was positive Captain Helme could not have left his command as charged without being missed by the men, and he was equally positive that it would have been impossible for him to have got into Twenty-seventh street. Major McGrath. of the I'wenty-second regiment, said he nad occasion during the disturbance in Eighth avenue to leave his command for a moment and go back to Inspector Jameson, and while vack there he saw Captain Helme at his post. Mr. 8. N, Cohen, a member of the press, was next called, Mr, Cohen told the circumstances of his being near the police during the riot, and said he distinctly saw Captain Helme at the time of the firing, and that the Captain was at the head of his command, and as cool as any man he saw dunng tue whole day. GENERAL DURYEA, Mr. Robert G. Morris, of the Times; Captain Bur- den, of the Twenty-ninth precinct; Sergeant Miller, of the Twenty-secona precinct; Captain Clinchy, of the Twenty-third precinct, and about twenty-five or thirty patroimen and officers, all of wrom saw Captain Helme at the tune of the firing, before the firing and alter the firing, swore to the facts as given above in his defence, Several of the patroimen and ofMcers said THEY SAW DAVIDS RUN atthe time of the ries 4 aown through Twenty- seventh street “like a whitehead.” They said it was &@ common remark among the police alter the ight— “Didn’t that Sun reporter run, though, when the firing commenced | One oiticer said he was told by a gentieman that during the shooting he was helping a lady who had been knocked down by the mob, when Davids, in his haste to escape, jumped clean over her, Mr. Manierre said it had been proven very clearly that Captain Helme, so far from running away, lad performed his duty most nobly, and that the only man who really had ran was the complainant— Davids, He, therefore, moved that the case be dis- missed, and the motion was unanimously adopted, THE NATIONAL GAME. The Flyaways and Syivans played yesterday at Hunter's Point, in the presence of a large concourse of people. Although the grounds played upon were open not a disturbance occurred to mar the pleas- ure of the sport. The game was for the jumor cham- pionsnip, and was a splendid contest, both clnhs playing their level best to succeed, the Fiyaways, as the score shows, coming out ahead, although they were short three of their best players. Following is the scort wine R. urp) Py Wardel 0 Bostick,’ c. 1 Fleet, 2d b:... 0 Dorney, 34 0 Duty, iat b. 0 Carman, ¢, f. 0 Wadsworth, #. Laughlin, Tat b: 0 Gilligan, r. foe. Burns, ©. 21 Totals... Totals 04 NING, LMUh. th. 6th. mn, a on Syivan 0 4 1 2 Umpire—) mack of the Chelsea Club, Scorers—Horn and Gannoi Time of gawe—Two hours. Base Ball Notes. To-day the Athletics, of Philadelphia, play with the Ecktords, of Brooklyn, on the Union grounds— the first of anew series of games. A fine contest tT THE COURTS. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT. Charge of Passing Counterfelt Moneys Before Commissioner Shields, The United States vs. John Henry Wesley Wells. ‘The defendant, who ts a negro, had been charged with areapine. to pass a counterfeit $10 bill. The Commissioner discharged him, being satisfied that no guilty attempt on the part of the accused bad been proved, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TERM. Betofe Judge Robinson. gnhge Robinson yesterday rendered the following decisions:— Holloway vs, Pringle.— of” ref ‘fen vu ngle.—Report. leree cone Lichtenstein vs. Da Cunha,—Indgment for plaine ui for specific performance. i % Louis Salomon vs, Pauline Lesser, otherwise known as Pauline Salomon, —Jadgment of divorce granted on the ground of prior marriage of delena- ant and her husband sull living. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS, Decisions. By Judge Cardozo, Tn the Matter of the Petition of Jane Murphy for the Custody of Her Child, Rosanna Murphy.—Writ dismissed, Mary Louls Mackay vs, Henry W. Mackay.—Re- port confirmed and judgment of divorce granted. John W, Ewelt ef al. vs, Peter 0, Anthony.—Ap~ plication for receiver denied. The execution can bo levied on the real estate. C. P. Dewey vs. Charles A. G. Depew et al.—Mo- tion granted on payment of costs, &c. John W. Hyatt eal. vs. Joseph A, Hyatt et al.— Report of referee confirmed, O. D, Taylor vs. W. D. Well et at,—Injunction con- tinued. im the Matter of Sudstituting a Trustee of and Under the Trusts Contained inthe Willos John No Lloyd, Deceased, in the Place and Stead of Mr. Au gustus White.— Memoranda for counsel. SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. Decisions. By Judge Freedman. Green vs, Rice, —Order granted, Eibel vs, Veineister et al,—Memoranida for eoune scl. Hounslow vs, Cassidy et a!.—Order granted. COURT CALENDAR—THIS DAY. MaRINE Cournt—Part 3—Before Judge Curtis. Seechg vs, Schneider, Nos. 6214, 6210, 6160, 6124, 6167, 5421, Judd vs, Beman, 5761, 6077, 6157, 6080, 6470, 6869, 6903, 6951, 6960, Pollark vs. Schwartz, 7056, 7057, 7058, 7059, Vega vs. O’Brien, Groom vs. Wolf, Payne Ye. Arthur, ‘ BROOKLYN COURTS, UNITED STATES COMMISSIONE3S’ COURT. A Retsil Liquor Gealer Arrested. Before Commisstoner Winslow. A retail liquor dealer at Laurel Hill, J. Sandorf by Name, was before the Commissioner yesterday on the charge of carrying on business without paying the special tax required by law. The Commissioner released bim on mis own recognizance, and ade. jJourned the exaaiination until the sd of August. CITY COUAT. Joby Convers Adunitted to Bail. Before Judge MeCue. Yesterday morning John Conners, the allege murderer of Join Gass, was admitted to ball in the sum of $20,000, to await a second trial, There were four bondsmen who justided in $20,000 each, The: were James Corcoran, 55 North Third street; Patric! Kelly, North Sixth and First streets; Owen Don- nelly, 111 North Second street, and Bernard Gai lagher, 160 Ainsii reet, E. D. CUSICK, THE MAN-EATER, IN COURT. His Alleged Murderous Assault Upon Asales tant Alderman Robinsen—Application for His Release on Bail. In the Supreme Court yesterday Wiliam P./ Kinwing made application before Justice Cardozo. for @ writ of habeas corpus in behalf of James Cu-. sick, familiarly kuown as the “Man-Eater,”’ a well known Kighth ward politician, at present confined in the City Prison awaiting his trial upon an alleged charge of having assaulted Assistant Alderman Isaac Robinson with a knife with intent to killhim, The Juscice allowed the writ, making it returnable forth-. with, FACTS OF THE CASE. Alderman Robinson, tt is alleged, on the 5th day off June last, was quietly seated 1 the private oMce of a stable in Mercer street, engaged tn conversation with, some gentlemen, when Cusick came aiong, and, st ing Mr. Robinson, entered the office, having in his hand a large knife. He struck the Alderman and at the same time held the kulfe to his throat, saving, “Twill give $100 to kiM you to-mgnt,” When he made this remark, Mr. Robtason heard some one outside say, “Jim Robinson, he came here to kill you,” upon which he imimnedi- ately sprang to his feet, and, escaping, ran for an, omer, Upon returning he found Cusick in custoay. Arriving at the Police precinct Cusick, turning to Alderman Robinson, said, “The next tine Il come after you, vou son of a b——h, 1 wilt kill you.” The following inorniog Cusick whs taken to the Jefferson) Market Police Court and committed for trial vy Acting rolice Justice rinan Mitchell. PROCE| IN COURT. At twelve o'clock M. the prisoner was brought before Judge Cardozo by one of the Keepers of the City Prison, He was accompamed by prominent Eighth ward politicians, some of whose laces are quite fainiliar around the City Hall. Cusick looked as smiling and genial as though he had simply calied to pay nis respects to the Judge. Mr. Kintzing said that the prisoner had been in prigon ever since the Stn day of June last; that at the time of Lis commuttal for trial the Justice fixed the bail at $2,000; that he was ready to give bali in that amount now, and asked the order of the Court to that effect. Assistant District Attorney Sullivan read the am- davit as taken betore the magistrate, which set forth the tacts of the case as given avove. He op- «1 the application, as an indictment had since been found against the prisoner by the Grand Jury. He called the attention of the Court io the threats made by the prisoner against Alderman Robinson, and alluded to the case of oficer Smeaick, who was murdered by John Real. He satd that Keal was first arrested for an assauit with an intent to Kill the. oilicer, Who escaped at the time unhurt. When Reat was committed for trial he also made threats againsg the oflicer. He was subsequently released on bath and had not by uit twenty-iour hours before he shot that most exceilent omcer, This, he msisted, was just such @ case as that. and be hoped the Court wonld deny the application, Mr. Kintzing said the prisoner came mito thie court clothed in at the humane and charitable pre sumptions of tae princinal of law, that a man is to. ‘De supposed Innocent unui proven guilty. He urged that if the rule as laid down by Mr. Sullivan was. followed, there would be no such thing as bailing a man committed by a magistrate. dudge Cardozo said he would consider the appli- cation, and he took the papers, The prisoner was remanded to the City Prison pending the decision, DEPARTHENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, Report of the Finance Committee—Large Appropriatior The Commisstoncrs of the Department of Pubilo Instruction held a vegutar business meeting yester- day at tour o'elock. A communication was received from the Trustees of the Sixth ward nominating teachers for evening schools. Referred to the Committee of Normal, may ne expected. ‘To-morrow the Olympics, of Washington, play the Maymakers, of Troy, on the Union grounds, OBICKET, eee t. George vs. Boston. The Boston eleven yesterday began play at Hobe. ken with the St. George Ciub, and the close of the day's play left the Bostons in the van by a score of 75 to 26 in three first ianings, St. George, however, had secured 33 in their second innings, with the loss of four wickets, when the day's play terminated, The game will be resumed at eleven A. M. to-day, ‘The threatening weather prevented a large attend- ance yesterday. The iollowing 18 the score of the first inning on each side:— oral Farley, c. Norley G. Wemyss. b. Moran, rp Kimball, not ou ‘arpe Beancker, . Hen'y penter, Mostyn, b. Carpenter, Maynard, not om Vater, b. ‘Kimball Byes, 1 ‘Tot emcee wcacces v. eins . Gordon, b. Noriey s leg byes, 1 Total A NEW JERSEY MYSTERY, EAcKETTSTOWN. July 25, 1871, An unknown man styling himself A. KR. Morae, died at the Warren Hotel, Hackettstown, N, J., leaving consideravit property, but refusing to dis- close his past history, the restaence of his friends or relatives, He way avout seventy years of age, tall and chin tn flesi. It was eupposed be formeriy Uved Wa New York Bale Evening and Coiored School A communication was received from the Trustees of the Seventh ward relative to the absence of cer- taln teachers, Reterred to the Commitice on Teach erg, with power. A communication was received from the Trustees of the Eleventh ward, submiteng awards for con to tne amount of ( s In con~ jon with Grammar School No, 22. Kelerred to Finance Committee. A communication was received from the Trustees of the Twellth ward, nominating teachers for even- Ing schools. K communication was recetved from the Jrustecs of the Kighteenth ward, requesting the Dep&rtment to purchase @ site it Kast Sixteenth street, valued $58,000, for burldings in connection wito Primary Schoo No. 4 RKeierred to the Comittee on sites id Builan Te vapors was recelved from Dr. O'Sullivan cons cerning vaccination in the schools, Which was or~ ered on fie, aetosolution was introduced by Mr, Sands, and adopted by the Board, relative to obtaining informa- tion as tothe best mcihods of instruction, with » view to Improvement In the present methods, Aresolution was adopted requesting the Comp. troller to place $680,000 subject to the orders ot tn Board, for the erection of new scaool biuidings, A communication was received Irom the Trastees of the Eleventh ward lu regard to awaras for con- tracts for new ouildings in connection with Grammar (0, 22—for macon's Work, $62,100; for cars. penter’s work, $96,271; for painter's work, $11,885. Appropriauions were made for painting schoot houses to Lie atiowut Of $21,805; for repairs to the amount of $9,260. A resolution was adopted to the effect that euch paris of the City Superintendent’s report of the 1th inst, as related to Dr. i.cigh’s system of pronouncing orthography ve referred to the Committee on Course of Studies, A resolution was adopted to the effect that the Trustees of the Tenth ward be anthorized to invite contracts for anow Wiuidiag in Ludiow street sof Prumary Svhvol Nu de