The New York Herald Newspaper, October 18, 1871, Page 3

ne THE MUNICIPAL IMBROGLIO. The Delegation of the Committee of Seventy Before the ‘Governor. ein hn JUDGE PIEXREPONT’S ADDRESS. The Rule of the Ring Denounced and the Summary Removal of the Of- fenders Demanded, Martial Law in the Metropolis Recommended. REPLY OF THE GOVERNOR. He Has No Constitutional Power or Right to Interfere. CHARLES O'COVOR TO PROSECUTE TRE RINK. ALBANY, Oct. 1%, 1871. A delegation from the Committee of Seventy, con- | sisting of Judge Pierrepont, General Dix, Governor Solomon, Henry G Stebbins, Joha Wheeler, James M. Brown and Wiliam ©, Barrett, visited Governor Hoftman to-day forthe purpose of asking his inter- position as Governor of the State in the aftairs of New York city. At the request of tie committce Attorney General Champiam was present. Promptly at the appointed hour of two o’clock the committee entered the Executive Chamber, when Judge Pie pont read the following addres3:— JUDGE PIERREPONT'S INDICTMENT OF THE RING. Governor HorrMaN—To you, the Chiel Magistrate of (his great State, we come in a time oF ic danger and much peril to the peace of our city, Yhe treasury has been plundered, or suffered to ve plundered, of euormous sums by its legal guardians, and is now without the means of aying the honest laborers, upon whose wages their iamilies depend for daily bread, Througa the trauds ef our city rulers large numbers of men epgaged upon the public works will be thrown out of empioy ment, because the funds appropriated for their wages have been stolen; and the depres- ston consequent upon the recent disasters will ren- der new occupation tor the Jaborer unusually dim. cult, Fraud and misraie have so impaired the credit of the city that money cannot be obtained to keep the suffering laborers employed, whiic the present distrusted rulers retain their ofictat places. Although the gigantic frauds upon the city trea- eury have long siuce been exposed, and the names ol many of the deirauders have been published, yet no steps have been taken by the city officials to re- cover back the purloined money or to bring the ctiminals to justice. Not an arrest bas been made, and not a swt has been insiituted by the rulers of our plundered city. Not a corrupt or delinquent officer has re- signed and not a step has been taken to impeach or ; remove a single betrayer of official trust, and the aame men uuder whose wicked rule our proud city has been brought to its present humiliation still noid sway unmolested by avy action on the part of ihe State whose laws they lave so wantonly defied, By the constitution of the State, which is supreme above all statutes or cunning charters, it Is ex- pressly provided that ‘the Executive power shall be vested in the Governor,” that “he Governor shall be Commander-.n-Cluel of the military and naval forces of the State” and that “he shall (ake care that the laws are faith. fuliy executed.” The laws are not taithtuily executed, but they are grossly viviated, and shameless frand and plunder rot in the treasury apon money of which the honest laborer ts deprived and which the mfamous ‘tax Levy bas wrung from the toiling people. Representing the citizens of New York through a body known as the Committeg of Seventy, we } upon you to rescue the city ft rough & ie Lower oI your great office, and under the solemn sanctions of the oath which you bave taken to sapnory the coustitatio of ey State ks ou to “Make care. ne aw ate faithfully executed.” No amy wel) of cuu- ning trand inwoven in the stealthy charter can take away your constitutional powers, Our sturity peo- ple Will not tolerate the tea that conspirators against .he laws can continue to rob the tity uncer the pretext that noone cau impeach cr suspend them trom office but thei sonfederaies i crime, ‘The. robust sense of our people breaks through these shams and knows that the Chie: Magistrate of the State under its law suspend public roblers and breaking ower. The peopie will fagistrate of the State is rotect the city from oficial men wha conspitators from oficial not believe that the Chief powerless to have conspired together to vioiate the laws and ap , propréate the public fants te thelr private usc. We, and ihe community which we_ tepresent, believe that under the constitution of the Staie you have the power, and that it is your dnty, to @erpose and save the city from further dh er. We desire to aid you, and. we are author. wed to tender to you the assistance of the abjest younse! which can be had, and such as will be acceptaple to you and to all unaer you, ant without charge to the State; and we ask that you willaccept our proffered assistance, Knowing as we do that the magnitude of the work will be greater than the Attorney General and the otber ‘aw officers can periorm alone. And wo ask that ihe Governor wiil be advised of the true condl- sion of which te constitution gives him to save us from the fearful misrale nasier which we sufer, to suspend from power the wenton violators of tic jaw, ame? to restore our degraded credit, so that the , \aborer may receive the honest wages of which tie is nuw deprived. And we further ask that the Ex- ecutive of the State will have in readiness a military force sudicient to quell any unlawiul putoreak which may arise, and which has already been threatened and smeited. we have no apprehension of disturbance from the honest taborers who may be deprived of ther pay. The workingmen know full weil who have stolen ‘their wages. But the danger to be apprehended ‘arises from those who may be set on by desperate anen to cover their own iniquities. In the name of the plundered taxpayers of the city; in the name of = the — labortug poor, who will soon be deprived or the means of feeding their starving fam- ses «through the coming winter; im the name of humanity and the violated laws, we vail upon you, a8 Chief Magistrate, mnader the | supreme law of the State, to exercise your ampic powers aud arrest these terrible abuses, — Beliad yeu stand the constitution of the State, the milie fary and naval forces, and, More potent stuil, the enlightened, awakened pubic sentiment oF all the honest men tn these United States, Before you stands the opportunity; embrace it and take me enduring honors which a brave people give ior worthy dees! Not as partisans nor as the eseiwies of any iio do we call upon you; but ander the sulemn convictions of duty, and in the saered naine sol hee. Ob la of peace, and of endangered we invoke your prompt and earnest action, The comuuttee here represents men of different parties, trades and professions, Governor Salomon 18 here representing our Gerinan teilow citizens, and Mr. Barret, a distiugnished lawyer, whom fiave long known, and they will address you. Air, Wheeier, a democraile member of Cougreys, 18 pre= sent; Mr. Browv, of the eminent firm of Brown «& brothers, 18 present, and Genera! Dix, eminent and spotless as a public servant for so many years, has rome here irom his seaside jiome, KX-GOVERNOR SALOMON PROPOSIS A REVOLUTION, Jn response (0 an intimation of Governor Hofman sthat he was ready to listen to other members of the -diglegation, ex-Governor Salomon stated that im adoking over the situavion 1 seemed to him that “titere is a constitutional power vested in the Governor toad in this Mater, It is apparent to every one that we are on the brink of rum. The aclty of New York has been jor ihe past two years Aud nine months ta the ands of robbers who “hive endeavored in every way Lo cover wp the evide; ol their wrong dog. The people have appoint wWommittee of Seventy, but yet no important step wad veen taken to remedy the great evils complamed of, J.ook at the jact of the stealing of tHe vouchers, ‘Winie the evidence puinicd to two men as the guilty perties, publi pinion pointed fo higher oMfetis as the realycuipriis. The constitution pomts fa you ws the ane to aid the suffering people ol New York in thiseme@gency. Supposs tia to-morrow RUA AND BLOODSHED SHOULD PREVAIL fo the streets of New York, your doty would be plain. You would piace the city under martial law and assume the government 0. the elly, We sug- gest, i4 tt not better Jr vou to take the power from these men at once? You jiave to deal im an exeep- tional case with conspirators, and why not use wie amilitary branch at once if vecessarg ? dovernor SALOMON, 10 reply tu & question from Governor Hofman as to whetier he (tue Gevernory Mw) any Warrant ip the constitution for the exercise | of euci arbitrary power, said he had no douot but {hat the courts of the State world sustain the Chel Magisiraie in the exercise of such power, as tt Would not be the ! time in the history of the liw Mab wew writs wore iramed, if the taets are Drougiy out inthe name ot (he people of the Stale po judicial Fibune Would refuse. he clause of tue constitution to see the laws properly executed must mean to give you power In Tis cade, ‘The Committce of Seventy have heen trying (>) do whad the authorities should do, and the Jithe power we have gained nas been through the lack of shrewdness of our op- short-sightedpess and ponents, JUDOK BARKPTE SAD BUT HAS @OVERNON, Jndge BARRERTT said th NO one hau any doubt tliat #ross frauds had been cocnmitted by the conapira tora, and that (be party whpse imerests he had so CONFIDENCE IN THE ‘our city, and exercise ail those powers | you | ' NEW YORK mach at” art was being destroyed by them. a sa eofiection to find that private euizens have 10 come forward im this matter, ‘The Attorney General—he would say i tn all kindness—hat never raised a finger to stem the tide, Civil suits have been commenced lust the conspira- tors, but private citizens have proceedings. } have the most enure confidence in do what is right in the premises, ‘The Governor then asked Ifex-Juage Emott was a member of the commuatiee, and regretted ne did not see num here to-day, Mr. Emott had very mmportant duties to attend to in New York, and couid not come, THE GOVERNOR DOES NOT SEE DIS WAY CLBARLY. ‘The Governor stated that some days ogo he had a consultauon with Judge Emoit on this subject, and your ttezrity as our Governor, and 1 tum you will i the Judge expressed the optuion that he (Governor | Hoffman) had no authority which enebled him to do anything in the matter. Ie had listened attentively to the address and remarks, and could not see what. specific, within the limits of his authority, they asked of lim. BALOMON WARLIKE AND THE GOVERNOR READY FOR EMERGEN. IES. FEx-Governor, SALOMON suggested tbat trouble might be apprehended any day tn Ne York, and that the Governor might, in anticipation of such an event, take military aeetgh dy of the city. To this the Gov roor rephed that he had already taken some preliminary steps im order that he might be informed promptly of any threatened disorder, and, if any shouid occur, the citizens might rest assured ww would be put down by all tne power not only of ihe city, but of the Stal Tie then said, admitting all the facts to be as stateu, is it not clear that a stop has been put to further plundering by the ap- pomtment of Mr, Green as Deputy Comptroller ? Gh s's PRAIL TENURE OF OFFICE. Judge PierREvoNr replied yes, but he heid the appointment by so frail a tenure that they did not feel perfecily secure, GOVERSOR WANTS THR COMMITTEE TO BE MONS SPReL Governor HOFFMAN replied, then you have the injunction of the courts to rely npon, These two fuets then certainly render any revolutionary action | sary, either On the part of the Governor or | unne It iy | interview with Governor Hofman and the Attorney ! ad 10 conduct these | General Dix rephed that | HERALD. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18 THE NEWARK TRAGEDY. era ‘Mie latter had authorized Mr. Charles O'Conor to represent him in any xction that the committee may choose to bring against she officials who permitced and the api ‘who participated in the great frands upon the ely. \ : TIE CITY COMPLICATIONS. | Affairs at the Public Offices Yesterday—A Re- | markably Quict Day—Gossip on “The Elate’’--No Chenges in the Muddle. Ge Second Day of the Trial of George Botts, i The Woman Wilson Again on the Stand—Reci- tation of an Appalling Story of Social Depra’ ity—Her Intimacy with Botts and the Murdered Halsted—Thrilling Ta- bleau in Court—The Line of the Defence Foreshadowe?. One would scarcely think by the appearance of " the public offices yesterday that there was anything out of the ordinary run o1 events connected with the oMcial or political microcosms in the city. The | crowds of hangers on were smalier than they had been jn some weeks previous, and talk was gene- | rally confined to rumors connected with the political | slate In the coming campaign in the county, At the | of morbidly curiow Court House rumors were bandied about to the ef | opening day. | fect that the Committee of Seventy hat been sold | o'clock, and then the room was flied to its fullest out; that they were seating capscity. Within the next haif hour crowds “WEAKENING ON O'BRIEN, arrived and thronged the aisles, entrances and passages. and wouki not snpport him in his Senatorial contest | we ave spring raph peoniniee , the auditorium against Chamberlain Bradley. On the other haud, | 7M the tpace ronting . the. judges’ seal hia friends and followers, a lew of Whom Were | fy cored sightseers who chanced to have some sort of a friend ‘ around the City Hall, claimed that the ex-Sherl™ | y+ gourt, from Judge down to Court crier and constable. Of ‘was stronger than ever, and had every assurance Of | jadies there were but few present, as on the firat day, and | moral and material support from those who have i these looked lost and out of place amid the mass of mascu- inaugurated the crusade against the present City | lines on hand. The proceedings yesterday were of 2 deeply The triat of George Botts, for the murder of General “Pet” Halsied, was resumed yesterday in the Essex county Over people was much greater than on the ‘The court opened promptly at half-past nine ' 4 ot Was quite Hvely until | interesting cba ract roughont, and riveted the attention | broken into by the announcement that ‘A | OF ail from the open ye tl the close, at Luree o'clock, There \ TAMMANY HAS CACTURLD LEDWITH. | Was developed yuch that was wew aud start will be ‘and has proffered him the nomimation jor Justice" !Y Tie ARWRERAWOR ot the Supreme Court in place of Judge Sutherlazd. | immediately folowing ) This caused La aa aie, see Bbummemong th everybody “had it from good authority,” one indi- | ete? al, Vidinal knew of another “who was wiiling to bet | passed to the seat uss $10,000 that it wis $0." broad cotntcnance wore the same mobil Coroner Young, ttle MacDermott and a delega- | pression noticod on Monday. He even Jooked into the tho tion from the worklugmen were on hand all dressed | sand and more storing eyes of the audience without movi up in their best and endeavoring to find the leaders | a muscle. 1 ‘tupate relatives, esp 6 openi nee, and all eves were inst ly riv- elhim wongside his iwo brothers the rear of {is counsel, His large, any portion of the people, He continued, that the and urge the claims of Mr. Goode for the nomina- | Keemed veep! a cominitee should be specie, and point out to Bim | ton for Assembly In the Twenty-first districe, OMice | 2 acl Mr. Spencer’s ai yhere Ne had power to apply remedies. fe then | scoxers irotn varlous parts of the city were scattered | Slate Conneg) tie urowantius wire teased Me ite , Hoes the commitee Want me to take mii- tere and there discussing their chances for prefer. timated b's dissatisfaction to counsel, and soon alter the tary possession of the city, and hy an arbitrary: uniawtul exereise of power to put out the pre: Joval officers and put new officials in their place? | Judge PIERREVONT replied, no, the committee ‘ were “not prepared to ask aoything more thao c > | was speeitied in thelr writien address, | iiges them to remain at thelr posts trom-nine A. M. | Pavcaber, contempt aeemed fave Sppr De one | MISTAKEN [DEAS IN SOME OUARTERS, | to4P. M., with “just an hour for dimner and no | day. On being reexamined by the county prosecutor, | Governor HorFMAN thought mistaken ideas pre- | chance to go out through the day and get a nip.” | Mr. Titsworth, she sinted that Haisted did nov know of h val i some quarters as to the power of the Gov- | There were no evidences at all of anytinng extra- | intention to remove from Railroad avenue to No. 95 Sout ernor independent of the Legislature. The constiiu- tion provides for the election by the people of a! smiling all day, and occasionatly jibing the “ J; oe Mayor of Xew York and ovher local officers, and | polunt Storrs about the gray hows that were fast Heer Ua aicial Heawa Barts ha raised gia Kew to ie ate | prescribes the limits upon the Governor’s authority. | coming among his jetty locks, Deputy Comptroller | could not reach it; when I tried to get hold of the ‘The city carter expressly repeals the law authoriz- | Green was closeted all day m iis private office, | was pointed down towards Mr, Halsted; Mr. Halsted was a | ing the Governor to remove any local officer, In undertakteg 10 remove local oflcers he would begin by Violating the law and the constitution. The pro- vision of our constitution requiring the Governor to see that the laws are latthtully executed is precisely case procecded, OnE EVIDrNcr, ‘The firat witness called was Mra, Wit She responded promptly to heraame, and passed to the witnoas chair ant occupied tt in he mild, modest-appearing style which excited ment, and ail agrecing that “things are aad mixed,” AT THE COMPTROLTRR'S OFFICE | the clerks were all hard at work, bub growling soto voce about the severity of the new rule which obs | ." ' Ke vag | street, and that he had no business in tho latter place on the ovdmary going on, ‘The venerable Kellogg was night’ before and. morning of Gia eahinet studying wp (he situation. j small m: | von’: 7 | Halsted AT THE MAYOR'S OFFICE 1M ; the only matter which caused anything like a sur | ; was an interview with Captain Frank O"Donnell by | her tt one of the heiresses of Anneke Jans, She had been ; This was objected to. ead was near Bote’ other arin; I could not sce face; it was bowed down, marge ot the witness and asker nd Botts hau ever lived top Mr. Spencer th eu rose and addressed | iike that in the constitution of the United states, | . ~ | the Court. Hewtated that one of the theories of the de and yet when President Jonson removed tne | Fase ee enaete cases, which. she | Wee that the relatvons hetween Botts and the witness were Secretary of War this act was made one of the first nad neen told were at the Mayor's ‘Office, ‘he gal- | *C% and her subsequent conduct Grae seer ekg was gronads' of his impeachment, alleging thas he had | jant jittie captain pullea his gray Dundreary’s, then 1 esti eeaags GER ORTER Hans. Riek ibe defence doce Olay Tie Oaks ie jaws were exe- | ramming his hands mto fis pants poc 1n- . not asic these questions asa means of justi‘ication, but as a law forbidding the removal of that The GOVERNOR said the topic of suspension had not been bronght to his notice ba.ore, and asked the committee if if should prove that he had power of suspension and should exercise it, were they ready to suggest who bad power to fill the places thus made vacant? Juige PYERREPONT replied, they had not thought. of the matter, and had Do suggestions to offer. SALOMON HAS RIOT ON THE BRAIN. | Governor SALOMON Wished to suggest that there | quictude prevailed Aas at those above mentioned, The main features of it were thatsho ' may be a revolution or riot in New York city at any | ‘The work in the departments is being prosecuted et be - eee fi: pera te aes Pee pees *, cae by time, instigated by the men now in power. Your | Sueny and steadily, The stone for the fountaim in | her for years, Invishing his earnings on her during that and anty would be plain to take charge the city and | front of the City Hall is being cat and prepared at | x¢ other periods; that she ‘engaged to bim to be married | protect the lives and property of its citizens. the quarries, and will be ready in a few weeks, | ag soon as whe secured a divorce; that he went with her to Goveruor HOFFMAN replied, if such an emergency should arise he would be sully prepared to act, He Was opposed to bringmg the military and civil pow: ers into confiiet, or to the use of the military power, except 1a case of war or distarbauce of order at home; that he was opposed to the exercise of arbitrary executive power atany time, Tne Attor- ney General’s office was, under the constitution, indepen tent of iim, but he tely warranted in saylug , that the Attorney General woald aid the committee or any citizens of New York iu putting down evils aad restorines the good name of the ¢.ty so far as his Omnia Pa enabled him todo. We would advise him to do go and to SELECT CHARLES 0'CONOR as counsel to assist him, Mr, O Conor was the acknowielge) heaa of ae eft pe calf. Sonnet + time of ibe aitray she and Halsted were in their night one can doupgp tat af My, QConor be chosen the E . abont two o'clock she awoke, went to a widow and saw work whl al and ih gpa | Be Fut on. tho Stand. | sotis stance 00, the skiewalk, talking to Miss Spies; ate | ie ELECTION FRAUDS APERERENDLD, ep ae, Fal ~-. Noah Rian da tee et ao irthedn ‘The committee all appeared to acyalece In this as) WN 6 en Mise Sples anid she conn not help Wh and would not fet him very acceptable, ‘ ee | ‘The Supreme Court Chambers yesiorday morning | j); he said “1 love thet woman” im no other voice than he Mr. Barri said, suppose we inform you that gross frauds are contemplated at che son. tion. Le nad been mforived that fo pohce captains had been removed because of the: ‘tion to all wrong dotug, and ofl appointed in their stead, Who dre Knowa to be Ia Ue imterest_ of the Tammany Ring. AE GOVERNOR WANTS PACTS, Governor HOVFMAN suggested that this wax a vague statement to jnstify action on his part; that Ine object of to-day’s meeting Was to act upon facts as they are, that when new facts ere presented lie would act upon them, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S MIND MADE UT. Attorney General CHAMPLALN then remarked that this matter, wainorize avy salt or aetion in the name of his office that might be approved by Charles O'Conor, and he would today write @ letter to him, actin the matter, Judge VreRREreNT said that he knew the com. mitiee would pay the expense of emoloying Mr, orConor. Governor HOFFMAN replied, that it would not be rignt that private citizens shoald be called upon to pay this; that there were no funds in the Attorney sation to such a man as Mr. ‘onor; but he had no doubt the Legistatureé would promptly make pro- have his asse Mr. STEBBINS asked the Governor If he could sug- gest in what way any proceeding should be com- menced ? ‘To which the Governor replied that the Attorney General would cousult wita Mr, and tie Atiorney General remarked ¢ Conor Was the best judge of what was to be done. CONFIDENCE SHOULD BE RESTORED. Mr, STEBBINS then remarked, that confidence sbould be restored as promptly as possible, as many parties were disposed, in the present condition of iings, to withhold payment of their taxes, whereas: it Was necessary that all payments due should flow prompuy inte the ofty treasury between now and danuary. At this time negouations for carrying on the city government are very dificuit and must pe if Mot entirely suspended, unless contidence tored by the action of the Governor on the Governor HorrMan replied, that, with the Comp. tvotlers’s Department tn the haads of Mr. Green, inere could be no fear of the moneys that weut into the city treasury being applied to other tnan legitl Male purposes, and il Was the duiy of every good ‘lizen to encourage the prompt ment of all taxes and other moneys dee. He did not wuink any one, duder present cireamstan would withhold | decided that the plaintit hada standiog fo Bonrt, and could | ment to marry me, which J afterwards broke off b Ris taxes, uaiess, perhaps, for the reasou thitt Ne ntaln the action aa a taxoayer tn behalf of bhnselt drank #05 1, piive with him, and told him w oug s'eonld do Lette! ni the #wito should come in as praintitts, but di nao, Wi nec) and mistrasted that Mr. a secu er tie money inerees nest on wa to the constitutionality of section Halsted was ther shoot Huisted becanss | The coreminee + & ge act , chapter 405. Teonenr with him that # he liad no Wusiness there; Halsted gave me money | e et he impurtanee of whe should not be adyudicated on a motion sim). pres often | towards: my sapport; - ad Mr. Botta | the Governor suggested mit, aud assnred | nor should it ever ‘on ordinary motions affecting that IT) wish he would leave A marry | him they would use every means to encourage the | questions of practice, uciess it has been passed upon by the | some one there were _ pl would have | disposition to-uphold aid sirengtien the treqsiry | Court ine more formal manner or the invalidity of the act him and ter wife than I would; ne was always oi the city. One of the committee remarked tab Devond doubt. The dee ndge Sntheriand in| ue and would talk nt aliman 8 atv $ of ouler Ih bad tempered | he feared a riot on election day, Th ernor replied, le had Lot known any elec tion in mwny years about wh fear had not heen. expressed: Ua tley came nearer to a disturiance the peace at the just election thin they are likely £0 jor some yea's to come: that he believed the coming election Would He peaceabie, orderiy and honest | Hor was he whle to see or tearn from all the inqur \ | he made m New York that thee was any likelihood HM a dlisturoance the public peace before that. 1 conclusion the Governor reassured the committe that he woud do everrthing in tis power to secur & prompt investigation Of alleged abu.es and a core rection of existing evils, Mi. OTCONON'S COMMISSION Tne iallowing letter Was handed the Commilt for Mr. Conor ALBANY, Oot, 1 Hon, Cran DBAR Sin cily called 1 8 UONON A committee of ctuzens of New York slaty Tipon the Governor to ask, anos otner things, the exercise of such oMieil power as (he Attorney General May Possess TO pr ute for the irauds recently brought to ight in the city ot New York. The ( rts desirous, as tam, that every faciity snail forded to make pros¢entior With this view Trespe: as counsel in it WO~ be thorough aad effective, fully request that you act seeutions, and I al nine to Institute, in maine of my ofice, any suit or proceeding which, as sucit counsel, you shall approve, Respectty MARSHALL BR. CHAMPLAIN, Attorney General. iTLEE OF SEVENLY. ‘Thia committee met jast evenmy at No, 938 Broads | way and in the absence of the President Mr. W. F. Havemeyer, Vice President, took the chatr, Mr, { Roswell D. Hatch read reports from several of the sub-committees, which were Ueemed ot very great iMorest, but the nature of Which was not reveaica | to the repot ft appeared that one of the com- Ins 'tee’s clk ere Wis Mecled yesterday from the registry oflice of teouth district, Nintu ward, and fie committee’s cotusel Were Last night mstrace ed te take tie leg steps Mm the case and to look | otter el) similar cases that Jnay arse, Having been defeated in thelr atlempt (0 appoint Inspectors the | commitioe tend to have ghulienvers ac ever, istry and poling place how and on tue day of clee. tion. ‘ Towards the close of thé Mecting Messrs, Pierre- ont, Stebbins, Salomon, Wy. C. barrett, Brown, Wheeler and #ix—the comnnitee previously ap. pomied to conier with the Governor in regard io the State andertaking the prosecution of Whe city oMcials—arrived aud reported the result oF their | \, elec. | known opposi- | he had received no application of any kind tn refer- | He bad made up his mind to | King him to + neral’s office sufficient for an artequate compen: ; vision for the expeuiture, wen would certainly | ‘ formed the inquirer that Major Geneval Roonie Mad | means of chowing irresponsibility on the part of the prisoner, ! enarge of all those papers, and (here his rung | ' passion broke out) be imformed her, in musical ; cadence, | On the road to Clonmet! but, recovering Dimeelf, he directed ! Roonte’s quarters, AT THE OTHER OFFICES, the Departments of Parks and Works the bring of the pistol was not the resuit of an accident growing out of the struggle between the two men, At the sign 0° the bell, for murder, not for any extraneous {i Mr, | like; and that the question was wh: | tain!y not admissable at this tine, ‘Judge Depue admitted the. question, declining to answer it because she ‘ai ues of adu'tery or the ly Irrevelant, and cer her to but on Mrs, Wilson's { not want to, & sunilar : The Department of Public Works is pushing the | the grave of her child and wanted to furnish fog it or se Botts showed hera pistol and explained that he bad heard that Halsted Intended to shoot him, and that on hearing that he went up town and bought the pistol; (he name of the gen- tleman who toid of this threat ot Halstea's to Botts was: Gallen; aiter thie ebe saw the pistol with Botts severar tims up to May, but never since until the murder; Botts had fall hoerty to visit her ail the time that Halsted was visiting her; he tried (o visit her several times when he tistrusted that Halsted was there; he never came in after this when Mr, Halsted was there untfi the murder, ., She farther stated that she had not lived with her husband for cight or nine years; that Hulstei came into room on ' ari a remained till his death; that she retired tue the murder xbout o'ne o'clock, and that eed ire ond ssid sn ashi ese estaplishments, THE INGERSOLL CASE. | Judge Ingraham’s Decision on Judge Rarnrgé’s | \ Ruling im the Great Injunction fuit—the Wotion to Vacate the Order for Ex- | | amination Denied—Ingersoll To presented a niotley appearance, Shortly alter the ; pee ta mep theaden tak bevvrea tatiior upening, at ten o'clock, the miscel/uncous crowd 0- | “Zhe“contuaed her evidence ay, tllow cupied all the available accommodations which the en see daa tag hett Lee I —I told Mr. Hal: nre gome one else; Halsted said w place affords, and which at best are but scanty, On | Mi fow lone will bo Sorte ob tne ‘ Pr sid ne court i Ny _ | that mar that 1 wished he might go | efter side tke court room Was flanked by a stand- | thatman’) Us v was eomine be might goons apres | Know! ing crowd, through which lawyers and others Dav. | and something might hinpen; Le way eo AB the vel BAY WHEN Uk WAS DRUNK; at the front had (elbow their way | y aja that when Kotte was drdok no doors would keep him Ordinarily the Supreme Court | away i’ Halsted said he would not go aw: ing busin with difienity, of the crowd yesterday moruing was to be found in , the still absorbing eqse of the Ingersoit: examina- | tion. . Atten ofvlock Judge Ingraham took his seat on the bench and proceeded to dispose of a variety of isto to shoot nim (Botts); the last time that back he burst in the door witnout knocking. MRS. WE DESORTPTION OF THE VEATIH STRUGGLE, I was in the large room, and so was Halsted ; both Haleted and myselé were in the large room wheo the door was at- tacked; Halsted told me to gom the bedr.om; I said I had motions. | the amall room ; epg reg ye small room ; alfe na ve i ‘Ir. Halsted closed the door of the bedroom just as Botts At half.) lock Judge Ingvanant | succeeded in breaking open the door ot the small asked if the el in the case of Havemeyer were | room; Botts then, came and, FoGras: Bemiiae tee on 6 ie ed pushed on the other side present. Mr, Root, on behalf of Mr. Ingersoll, said ; fe Woh Grout hs “minute belore Botts cot the advan en Tfirst Raw av 8 "s ay | tage; the door was open about six inches he believed there was an understanding on last day | hinedbrough the opeutngs be was uring Saxine® Tho ane that ii Mr, Stoughton, one of the counsel for Mr. | with his pe noe i Be Has ste pistol inhis right band; should be 4 cage she | he was pushing ax violentyy ashe comid; the revolver was Ingersoll, shoald be absent, the case Sto Oe ee eee an ea son few open : liaisted flew out allowed to siand over till Friday. | Of the room, and caught Botts by the arma; this was the firat act of violence between either of them; Rotts had not \ { _ Ex-dudge Bagkeit, for the complatuant, sail | come into the besiroom at all; he had retreated about two | what he understood was that should Mr. Stoughton — feet into i) arse ee aa 43 the eee cee Halsted be obliged to be absent to-day, as ne expected at- forte seemed tobe Jerking ie arms out of tending the wedding of his niece, the examination, | Halsted’s embrace, and” suddenly bis arms got toone, und the pistot went off; 1t was pointing to Halsted; I | cannot say that Botts pulled the trigger; 1 dit) not see hin after this shot Botts had control of his urm and could have | puiled the trigger: he did not; there was only one shot fred Altogether ; from the time of the shot untill went out and came buck the second time Botis could bave fired tive or six times, but he did not; he oul | should His Honor decide to grant it, should not take place tilt Thursday. But that waa noi to prevent | His Honor’s decision from being rendered to-day, Judge [Nan amam sar he would decide that under } the twenty-first rule of the Supreme Couré the par- with the ruiing of Judge Barnard. He declmed to | decide on the constitutionality of the act at present, | Questions may arise which might make an appeal | ° | to next General Term, which meets on the ist | of November, destral ‘Theretore the ORDER OF THE COURT 18 first to deny the mojion of sir, Fullerton te vacate shot, Botts looked very witd, and his hi id his wiidness was the effect of ¢ ‘Ob her further examination by Mr. foured this altercation; I teared the res Kk to my mind. isworth she raid: 1. froin the conver- the order tor Mr. higersoll Sutaination, ani deave me to Kotte! mercy: esata he woud protect me and | 2c ation ef Mr. stand by ime wrough stall; Bouis knew that [ was tue wile rs ea Peiee examination ef Mr, Ingersoll be | of Mr. Wilson: he said he bad a wie and family | ie ; himself, but had been divorced; he said the wife got tt was then nged that Mr. Inge nation should counmence ‘the following is Jud; ‘ given tu the Supreme ¢ morning: fy the ease of M's exami- XI, opinion as yesterday | the divorce; two of with me; one of thsse cinidren wasa boy ot about seven years anda girl about fourten years: his parents were liv jug at Boonton; the engagement | made to marry Botts was broken off abont four ago, and since that time he has known that I refused to mnarry him; after my little girl died he came and broucht mearing anit wade another enw: mn Monday o Ingraham’ art Chambe ‘ ix vs. the Mayor, & cy Justice Barnard | love that w uebt he was enraced; whea he wi on sirailar questions, a 1 ¢ 1 was afruid’of Lim, because he was so very cross ral Te vetore any con roidog authority on ty ‘can be insisted on, I shall therefore on that point riiegin theease of Foley as more direc tis district ant will not pass | Mi, ol 1871.—TRIPLE SHE nd Teriminer, at Newark. As anticipated, the crowd | gathered | a large congregation of the legal fraternity and the more | lean frame of the prisoner as be | perfecting his arrangements for anoth indiferent ex: | tally the sister,” gineials being Killed aud se f 0 | h that I | pron, Siaw, Diilenback, Wueeler, Gardiner, istol it , strengih, 2 ; when the two men’ were facing each wther Mr. | eral J, ether ay man and wite? | Mr. Spencer also raid he intended asking the jury whether | tenants Whitney and ki | “prosecutor Titsworth said tho examination was to show | that the prisoner had no right in those rooms. The fasue was | counsel | | withdrew it forthe time being and Mra, Wiison proceeded | work of laying the two large mains intended to | A GRAVESTONE; supply the lower portion of the city and give thé | Be ae poe tg May (org we arranging: Tor her di. | | needed force to the water to send it above the first | was always angty at the mention of Hal Hames that | usnaily spoke when he had been drinsing; bis maoner of t by something, rorry for tim, and tinue fo sacrifice your happiness fot aud leave me at | with reference ; mash, and other valuable i “4 thi Chambers is not much tbronged. The explanation | eee eea ee et aan Halsted was ware that Holts had been told that Halted bad procnred « | jotts Caine + | better go to the duor; ne forbade me, and told me to go inte | held his pistol arm bigher; | | Mes Were entitled to ai exammatton i consonance | when’Halsted released bis hold of Kotis, Kotts went away, | making no effort; when Hotts waa held by Halsted after tho | seemed to stand on | T sation T bad previonsly had with Botts; I told Mr. Haisted I knew that Botts was very ugly when he was drunk: he | would be very violent and rave; Mr. Halsted then refused to Botts’ children had been boarding | . | Mike Moran, 27. seven ofctock on the night before the marder: he was on; ne bad a pistol with him; | remarked that ned up; “Ves, be said, “and J am ag tight :” then, poting frome money out of his Pre he produced the pinto’, showed it to me and sald, # some damned rascal off with it to-night," shortly afterwards ‘went out of my ssivon and across the street; he came back in abont twenty minutes and asked’ for his pistol, which he had left bebind him; 1 gave it to him; he put it in bis pocket and went away, and | have not seen bim se 33 mnce; 1 cid dot see him from that time nul I saw him in court’ yesterday. ‘Crosa-examined by Mr. Guild—He asked for something to drink; I would not give it bim, aa I thought he bad had enongh already; Lat fast gave him half a gliss of ale; he Owed me thirt hich he gave my; he pulled ot a 00) ‘iis from his pocket, out of wit a nie of bills is et, out o! ic] Plece to pay myself; T don't. kiow which fic o out of; he taid the pistol on my desk; his action in my hat of & man in good humor and full of he was cer. WY together; Or j . tainly tipsy; Mr, Slote came in; they went Yory clad that he went away with Mr. 8 ote. aworn yesterday was Charles Canfield, a opposite the scene of the tragedy. if swore to having Botts with beer on the morning of the murder, betwe and seven o'clock, and to Hows hi led o tol and threatening dia not. kuow ‘who. On | seen a pistol with Botts, and that his manner was more of « jolly, good-natured description than otherwise. ‘The Vourt then adjourned It now 100! though the case will not ve finished belure the end of the week. BROOKLYN'S WHISKEY WAR Raid by the United States Officials on the Distilleries. Smashed and Reetifying Es- tablishments Seized. jor Jour an has been raid upon | the ilucit distilleries in the Filth ward, It deemed advisable, inusmueh as the jast raid was altended with fatal results, one of the others shot, to have | alarge military escort, and the Assessor conse- ' quently called upon the United States authorities for a suiicient force to aid him im his work. The tole lowing were placed at Nis disposal:— Oficers First United States avtiteri.<General ; Vogdes, commanding entire force; brevet Lieuten- | ant Colonel, 1. H, Counselma: Jucant, Colonel Hamiltoa; Colonel Closson. Ba F batialion; Battery B, Colonel Frank; Battery E, Major ‘lavior; Battery H, Major tlaskin; Battery 1, Colonel Randall; Battery ©, jor Sanger; Lieu- | tenants ‘laylor, Harris, Best, Mietomore, Acting © mimiseary Major nm, Lieutenant Merrtil Ca- Entire For some time past Ass Opieers of Bighth United States mfantry—Gen- y. Bomford; General H. DB. Watlen, { tenant Colonel commanding battalion; Lieut nant a | Wilhelm, adjutant; Company A, Lieatenant Losne; mpany B, Lieutenants Corliss and O'Connell; Conmany C, Lieutepant Summeriayes; Company D, wee | Captain Bailey and Lieutenant Powell; Company E, Captain Ogleby and Lieucenants Craig and Sailey; Company r’, Captain Van Horn; Company G, Captain Andrews and Lieutenant McMinn; Company 4H, Captam Lazelle and Lieutenant Porter; Company 1, Lieutenants Adams and Mott; Company K, Lieu- ‘nest. Entire strengih, 319 ‘The enure Jorce of revenue officers, when all nad been assembled, was composed of Supervisor Dutcher, Assessor James 8. Jourdan, Deputy Col- lector Parkinson, Assistant Assessors Conuolly, | Kaik, Rowan, Green, Weeks, Ward, Anderson, Smith, MeXellar, Dodge, Lyman, Scivage, McLear, Short, Wood, General be L Schweickhart, | Jewett, Mosscrop, D. J. Gillan, and Marshals De Clue, Viggart and Kenney. - aie DiSAPPOINTME! Arrangements had been made with the Navy Yard authorities to send a tugboat irom the Navy Yard to transport the members of the expedition to tue scene of action, but througi: some misunder- standing the boat did not arrive at all, At about five o'clock they succeeded in inducing the captain of the Custom House tugboat to put the party on board the steamer lying at Bedloe's Island With a detachment of troops from the rollitary post ta the harbor, At six o'clock the expedition lanaed at the foot of Gold street, 1 the old raiding ground. ‘The troops were marched at quick ume up Gold street and de!achments were left at the corners of John and Plymouth. streets, Water, proaches py the assesyors in making the si ing party met with NO OPPOSITION, ures, ‘nour, The majority of the whikey were also ali (he most valuable stfils. many angry expressions made by the crowd which had cole atempt o te to interfere with the i THE PLACES CAPTURED 1 Were as fullows:— 1, Corer of John and Gold streets, ‘Ds Pe ae eT $ 2% Jobn, near Gold street. Owned by Whiteford. | Ninety-cight barreis of whiskey were sound on these | premises, besides a large number -of tubs full of icers. Owner un. » Neatly opposite the a’ enty-thiee re i barvels 0 4. John sirect, between Hudson a} street. Owner unknown. propert: 4 Grea by Dargan. whiskey. ue and Little streets. Owned py Queipe & Carey; thuty barrels ol whiskey. 6. Next door to the above. 7 and 8 Sawe street, two stills. ers & Brennan. 9. Plymouth street, near Little; 500 gallon stl in rear of Dufly’s stables, 10, Two doors below the last named. known. 1. Plymouth, between Hudson avenue and Gold. Owned by brady & Hughes. 12. MeLean’s alley. A quantity of mash and whis- key was tound at this place, but toe still, about seventy-live gallons capacity, haa been violentiy torn away from 18 masonry seiting. ‘the fires were still burning. 13, Marshall street, near Hudson avenue. Owner unknown. ‘This establishment rung through to John street. It contained an admirably constructed still of about three hundred gallons capacity, which ‘was still m full blast when discovered. 14, The large rectifying establishment owned by Scoit, in York street, near Hudson avenue, w seized on account of the discovery therein of un- stainped p.ckages of Whiskey, ‘The storeroom wad nearly full of Varrels, which contained about six thousand gallons of whiskey. 15, The rectifying establishment of Reaut, on Ply- mouth street, between Gold street and lindson aves nue, was seized. His place was, like Scott, taken possession of on account oO! barrels not being stamped. It contamed seventy- eight barrels of whiskey, and twentymore were discovered in @ lot adjoining, Several wagons, horses aad harness were also seized. it 1s impossible. to tell what tn property taken possession of 1s. uurty thousand dollars, AN ARREST, Deputy Marshat Beggurt and VeCine arrested guinst whom # Warrant had ben | issued some months since. Owned by Daffy, Owned by Bridg- Owner un- value of the IU Wil not excced | selves last evening Opon te success of their expe- dition and the fact that they met with no opposition. ‘Lue whiske; on the other hand, were mourn ing ove and swearing Vengeance upon the assessors. THE COTTON CRo WASHINGTON, Oct, 17, 187 official report from the / The following i | Bure The cotton returns for October ave no more favorable than extion on. this motlo art of Appeals have tila , upailthe tme; he bought a gold watch {hone of the preceding months, In no State is the average of oubttul one nor. is ft proper | on; he never refused me ‘monew when Tuskel forit; ho | September fully austaiaed, |The general avrrace of the co arising on questions of practice to , was always Kind and good to me when sober dition in the firat wees of the present month is 76 per cent fuintid’ ean or cannot make ont w | witness altogether ocoupied the atiedtion of the Court | Against 8) per cent in September. In some sections in the fore the complaint ia served or be- | over thre: She gave her evidence in a clear, stral; | Misaissipp! and in Texas improved prospects are reported, he action was based, | forward mingiy truthful manner, while the preponderance of testimony in the Southwest, | * fries of sensations Uy lier revelation ; Wellas on the Adantic coast, favors a further redu » | "The next two withessca in succession were Josephine | the expecte! yield. The percentage of conuition is wm to prosecute and Henrietta Spiva, daughters of Mrs" Wilnon'a , &Fal States is is followa:— n demurrer lai ch reefted what has already been 4}; Sonth Carolina, 75 1, lished, Kotte came to the house and. failed | " 455 Missisalppi, 76; Lo properly to be inquired nyo on | several tines to got xamination | 72; Arkansas, $2; Tennessee, 94. Hoe iaotion ia a depending on the | of the frat girl she sald: the house on J eported are from ru bedding of wonstrcttan © Code, and the | that morning at seven o'clock | was sitting on the front | Maturely; sulliciently low tempera’ chees the twenty-brst 1 4 anil JL relate to , sloop: Pous touk @ teat by a table im the saloon, and ordered | Ment of the bolis in the more northern latitudes: {lo eutively dite ani efor | the which T gave bim; he sat there about ten minutes; | i2Undations in Flonda and Georgia, anit the boll and army the purpose eith jon $84 | wan in the saloon all this time; Botts sald no‘hing during _ Worms im portions of Mississippi and the more Westera is tntendes discovery of payers ten minutes; he was tn about five minutes when he | States. m the y Hposite party, ant section 19) | took the pistol out Of his pocket; he said :-- It coos not appear that the losses from insects are general tended to. prese mode of examining a part ' “) AM GOLNG TO TARE A MAN'S LIFE WITH THIS ;” OF Very serious, w th a few isolated exceptior y! vis thé only soetiog wpplicable to this proceedin I had not been talkiag with him; I had never seen him be- Drought should be credited with a larger proportion of the neral Tern this district, eld in va. Richmond, 50 | tore; he put the pistol back ia his pocket when I told him; , depredation than any ether assigned cause, notwithstan ting pation could only be bad after , | then went up stairs to call my brother-| iI { | the fact that cotton endures a Yack of motsture better than ‘aid that decision wontd control thie | away two minutes; when T came back iny father wan thersy | Osher crops. OF the twenty-itrat ri he cousilered ae alvering the practice ja Ui prescribes what the afidaviton whieh the etaiin appied ior sould contain, in case @ die covery is sought 40 pare his complaint or answer ft must dl the mature of the a. eovery. and how i# material therefor, and in ke manner [f the object ty to prove the case alter issue, Tt: ent ‘rom the provisions of the rule that the julge in framing it aplated both cases as properly inelud in eect ony % ight of an examination to tam pleading or Wo prov case, The right to examine a par rither olrlose must therefore be conceded to be tended in (raring this vale, and Tam bound by its pr visions, as it was inade long alter the decision 1n 4 Barh. was | promuizater. The oily remaining question ix whether the | judges in convention bad the power to make suena rw Which woud be 10 coatiict With lus previous decisions of she Courts, The authority for this convention * conamed ating to. the Supreme Court Sep, laws, I 43, which provides for (he meeting of the adds, “Sneh convention «bali rev se, alter, abol: cies whfen aaai be binding upon al courts of a8 they may be applicable la the practice thereot."* can be utile doubt but that this provis ia gutticient to sive full power to make such A role, aud to ex- tend the prov.sion of eeetion BAL to auch ® case as (he present even ff ic had previons'y been Hmited by the courts to an ex Aminuiion aiter issue Joined. Alter the Code had provided for the examination of parties before tral it became & matter of practice to regulate the tine and mode Of examina dion, The rule unde eration was intenled for that Parpore, wid Is binding on the courts, This application to examine the defendant mast theretore be granwed, Aa the queation# are new, and sume of them are proper Cor the con. sideration of the Goneral Term, and as the next General Term Will be beld in » short time, if the defendant wishes to ap- peal from this order a yay of proceedings may be had, vided he appeala in season to have the cage noticed for the ext term. The examiwtion of the defendant ts ordered to e Motion to vavate; We pracr, therelore, ie demed, a Tuiges, and ish aud make record, 40 { sand Kotte got into conversation ; ce; Twas afraid when he showed me th Heurietia’s story varied wothing trom her #18 er's, uer he didn't care ii she sent for twelve policemen 10- #toad of une, and if t. ey poured biteket | could no: help loving (Hewoman Wilton, “ater OB hit did not look at his 1¢ pistol. Rotts if rreess of bfteen minutes wan bling of the Court the next important wiines County Physician, Dr. Dodd, He testiiied to hav aig held & Postmortem examination and jtitat, Halsted | caused by hemorrhage, a bullet hw Weatt., Withesn auids"1 know Mr. Heated, ie tare wean man, weighing about one hundr avout ive feed six inches in herght evamination that there had been two ont by che post-mortem that t the wounds were caused by one bullet; there Was ao probabil pO tA. Le lity of Mr. Halsted’ rec: *& QUFSTION OF GREAT IMPORTANCE was asked Dim next, to wit:— Whether the stuiden jerking 1p the aru end the pistol exploding of itself, that hypothesis would accoutt for the wounds of ny ote Wola acount for the wounds of whieh Mr, Halstead 1 ‘a death was and forty pounds, and UL thonght upon my shote fired, but T found A HIGHLY DRAMATIC BORNE #0 lhustration of the postions of the two ime h sruggie, Mr. Spencer tne role Halsted and ‘Botts tat followed, bein men at the sustaining of of of hots, Mr. Spencer clasped Botts roand the body in the man- is ner in whieh iis. eup)osed that Mr. then amid an aimost painful Wis hand over his bead, in 0 cer) meant. 5 1th held him, and r to fi fe what be (Spen- Bolte did’ this according to his counsel's direc. ith re.uctance; jd atablenu of iven to the Court, Botts sat junsel released hin, apparentiy ynerteant iE: L, Smitm temuted to rearching the scene of F cS ° ‘ Halsted, bur found-none ee be icadcaaguamis oe rs VHRR N 'T HEFORE THE MURDER. Jeremal Dovie sworn—1 kuow Motte; I saw him about Jaisted; he was a small , count first | ering | ! Potts ta hold up | The present indications do not point toa crop of more than three millions of bales, and if the remaining season shoul | be unfavorable to the development aad gathering of tibre @ | sma.ler result must be accepted. EUROPEAN MARK:TS, LONDON MONRY MARKET.—LONDON, Oct. 174: Consols ciosed at 944 for’ money a for te United States fve-twenty bonds, 1862's, 00), ; 1865's, Wigs 1867's, 91, ; ten-forties, b6%4. iN BOUKSE.—PAaRi6, Oct. 17—P.M..Rentes. closed at 51f, We LIVeRvoo!, COTTON MARKET.—Livrnroot, Oct, 17 ed quiet. Middiing up- idling ‘The sales of ybe day 1,000 bales, iucinding 3,000 for export anil spe lation, Sales of cotton on abip named, from Savannah or Charleston, tive been made at ¥4d. for middlings. Livrrroot. BREADSTUFFS Mag LIVERPOOL, Oct. 17-130 P. M.-The brew, quiet, ‘The receipts of wheat for the past t heen 25,000 quarters, Corn, ver, FRODUOE MARKET. yet, IT 46s, 6d. per owt. Spirits turpentine, dle. e MARKET. oon at Oct. V7, days hi including 20,00 America, 1. Livenve 1.0 P.M. - | “HAVANA MARKETS. ed that he had never before | vy Y, commanding | yOoklyN, aud proceeded directly over | rout and York streets, to guard the ap- il project the men who were employed ‘The raid- though large crowds collected even at this carly | K Netely b i i ylaces Were I taken completely by surprise, as. their places were | itions, wniforms, disgatses s | found in iui! last. A large simount of whiskey was | ammunitions, wniforms, disgutses and other means seized and carted fo the Brooklyn Navy Yard, as ‘There were ‘i about the vicinity, but there was no 5. Lituie street, between United States and Water | that of his ‘The revenue assessors were congratulating them- | | Mie Chic i THE KU KLUX REBELLION, President Grant Suspends the Writ of Hab Corpus in the Ku Klnx Counties ef South Caroline. A Vigorous Prosecution of the War o. the Ku Klux. WASHINGTON, Oct. 17, 1571. The following was issued this evening:— VROCLAMATION—BY THR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. Whereas, by an act of Congress entitled “An act | to enforce the provisions of the fourteenth amend- ment to the Constitution of the United States and | for other purposes,’ approved the 2th day of } April, Anno Dommi* 1871, power ts given to the President of the United States, when in hia judgment the public safety shall require it, to suspend the | privileges of the writ of habeas corpus 1m any State or part of a Stute whenever combinations and con- Bpiracies exist in such State or part of a State for the purpose of depriving any portion or class of the People of such State of the mgbt), privileges, im- munities and protection named ta the cousttvution of the United States, and secured by the act of | Congress afores it And whenever such com inations and conspira- ‘ cies do so obstruct and hinder the execution of the | laws of any Such State and of the United States as to deprive the people ajoresaid of the rights, priv- ileges, immunities and protection aforesatd, and do | Oppose and obstruct the laws of the United States and thetr due execution and impede and obstruct the due course of justice under the same; And wherever such combinations shall ne organ. ized and armed, and so numerous and powerful ax to be able, by any violence, either to overthrow or ‘ set at defiance the constituted authorities of the said State andot the United States within said | State, and wicnever by reason of said causes the couviction of such offenders and the preservation lof the public pea shall become im = such ‘state or part of a State — impracticanie; And whereas such unlawful combinations and conspiracies for the purposes aforesait are declared by the act of Congress aforesaid to be rebellious A ~ | against the government of the United states; And whereas by said act of Congress it ts pro- vided that before the President shall suspend the privileges of the writ of babeas corpus he sball fret have made proclamation minanding such tgur gents to disperse; And -whereas on the L2ih day of the present mont of October the Presideut of the United States dia issue his procitmation reciting therein, among other things, that such combinations and conspire cies did then exist in the counties of Spartanburg, { York, Marion, Chester, Laurens, Newberry, Fairfield, Lancaster and Chesterfield, in the State of Soutte Carolina, and commanding thereby ail persons com posing sucn unlawful combinations und conspiracies to disperse aud retire peacefully to their homes within five days trom the date thereof, aud deliver either to ' the Marshal of the United States for the district of South Carolia, or to any of his depu- ties, or to any military officer of the United States within the satd counties, alt arms, ammunition, uniforms, disguises and other means and implements used, kept, posseased or controlled by them for carrying out the unlawful purposes for which the said combinations and con. | spiracies are organized; “¢ And whereas the insurgents engaged in such un. lawful combinations and conspiracies within tho counties aforesaid have not aispersed and retired peacelully to their respective. homes, and have not delivered to the Marshal of the United states or to any of his deputies, or to any miliary oMleors of the United States with.n said counties, all arms, and implements used, kept, possessed or controiled by them for carrying out ihe unlawiul purposes for h | which the cominations and conspiracies are orgau- | ized, a8 commanded by said proclamation, but do still persist in the unlawfa: combinations and con. spiragies fore=ai Now, «héi 1S S. GRANT, President | of the United States of America, ta yirtue of the | author ty vested in me by the constitavou oF the | United States and te act of Congress aforesaid, do ! heseby acclare that in my jeagment the public safety especially requires that the privileges of the | writ of habets corpus be suspended, to the end that such rebeliiou may be. overthrown, and do hereby suspead = the” writ of habeas corpus within the counties of Spartansburg, York, Marion, Chester, Laurens, Newberry, Fair. field, Lancaster and Chesterield, in the said State of South Carolina, in respect to all persons arrested by the Marshal of the United States for the satt } district of South Carolma or by any of his deputies, or by any military oficer of the United States, or by ) any soldier or citizen acting under the orders of the | gatd Marshal, depaty or such military oMicer within one of the said counties charged witb any violation of the act of Congress aforesaid during the con- Unuance of such rebellion. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand aud caused the seat of the United states to be amixed. Done at the city of Washington this seventeeta day of Octuver, m the year of Our Lora one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, aud of the Judependence of the United States ok America the ninety-sixth, 9 ‘ “hy the PRESIDEST. Actlug Secretary of Statey J.C. Baxcuorr DAVE CHE Suc dd CHROLIVA KU Rat) Xe eoburg aud Us Excitement tn Spe Coun. ties—Ka Kiuxes Giving Themselves Up Cini, is Fleeing to Avoid Arr.nt, | COLUMBIA, Oct. 17, 1871. Accounts from Spartanburg and Union countivs represent that a perfect reign of terror exists there, and that the people have become thoroughly de- | moralized since the promulgation of the President's ; Proclamation iniitatory of iartlal Jaw. There sa | general suspension of every kind Of domestic busi- ness, even to Lne harvesting of the crops. But ta the United States Marshal's ofice there are unusual bustie and activity, Large nitmbers of persons datiy turong this oMce for the purpose of confessing themselves members of the Kua Kix orgamzation | in the nope of escapmeg arrest and subsequent pu Ishment by purging themselves betore, A peci- arity of these 18 that they are nearly all youths, ) Tanging fro nm to twenty years old, few of | them berg o ther Age, A strict survetllance is observed by the means of secret spies and goverament detecitves over the movements of every man of any prominence In either of the counties named, I any of these at~ empt to any aistance from their homes they are at ouce arrested by the mulltary on the bare syspicioy of attempting to esca le trom cite officers the law. Martial jaw in ita woret form cannot be more severe than this system of espionage anil arrest. ‘the community are virtoaiiy all prisoners. One gentieman at Spartanburg Court House waa ar- | reste | whlic ob his Way to transaet some business just outetie the corporate limits of the town with « person living there, and was lodged in the coauty jal. In consequence of these wholesale arrests jarge numbers oO! persoms are fying from both the counties named to avoid arrest and imprisonment ‘in loathsome dungeons without the shadow of » | charge against them. ‘They dg not leaye from any” Sensé of guilf, bat the attest of persons ansdspeciea like themselves ceterintues them to escape while there ts Ume, Reports state, too, that the soldiers in making these arrests behave srequently in a very uusoldter- ike and inhuman manner, so that outrages are being perpetrated under cover of the very law in- tented to suppress them, NIAGARA PALLS, Sympathy for ‘ngo— reparations for the Hecepiion of the Grand Duke Alexia, NiaGAaRA Favs, Oct. 18, 1871, The Uulted States delegates to the International Cougress of tie Eagineers and Locomouve Brother. hood, which meets at Toronto to-morrow, held «a caucus In the parlors of the International Hotel this evening. Kesulutions ofsympathy were adopted, and acommittce appoimted to collect subscriptions for zo sunerers. Kooins are being prepared for the reception of Duke Alexis ail suite at the International RS An International ranuiog rece inaten came of this HAVANA, Oct, 16, 187 Freighta—Per box of sugar from (he northern ports ba to United Sti ‘The. , ver box of sasyar from the soul porta of Cuba to United States. $1 50,” per inns Trom nortpere, porta of Uubs. ai: io Faimm y 23e, Bd. 9 bs. ot oriter ar aftertioon al Cilton, Ont, for a purse: of $20 aud the Apionship OF Canada between Biel biacxsmith, a projessioual, and L. € ot Nietane Falls, distance 10) yards. Crees wis Nevo