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BROOKLYN'S BALLOTS. What the Police Saw and What ey Bia The Part that Engineer Shev- lin Took. WEETING OF THE CITY CANVASSERS. The Committee Enjoined from Canvass- ing the Mayoralty Vote. A Breeze in the Board of County Canvassers. ALL HANDS BEFORE THE COURTS. The Excitement Prevailing. The Brooklyn reformers are still making desper- @e effortsto keep up the exciiement in regard to We allegea election frauds and the corruption in high places, but now tuat the Committees of Forty aud Fifty have organized and the more excitable members have said ail they could in relation to Corruption the interest 13 dying out. It 1s pretty ‘Swell known in what districis there have veep Lr regularities, yet there are some men who pretend to fay there have been frauds committed in every dis- trict of the city. These individuals gather abont the City Halil and engage in ure most excitavie @iscussion throughout the day. elass of the community—those Who nre satisfied to Jet the men who take the matter most at heart work out a retormation, if it be possibie to Co so—remain athome after business hvurs, and each morning scan the columns of the HERALD over their cotfee and toast, ber nme A full well that they will find there sali that has pete a tne day previous. The Rink Commntee and the Citizens’ Reform Committee are Ww at erheads, and Willin all probability, have & nice liltie row among ibemscives before they begin the good work of bringing the evil-doers to the suriace, and showing how the expenses of the eaty cau be reduced. The Part the Police Hnve Puk¢ e@ection day was resuied at ten o’clock yesterday morning, before Commissioners Briggs and Van Anden. OMicer Fianagan, of the Second precinct, was charged by John Devlin with conduct unbecomtng an olficer. Devlin stated tiat he went to the polls on election day, and when anous to deposit his b: Jot was seized by the back of the neck by one Shev- Un, a District Engineer, and thrown down. On got- ting up be called Flanagan to arrest the assailant, out he refused; ehortly after this. while Devlin was democratic rough named Ferguson, and knocked down; Flanagan was agaiu called upon to arrest the assailant, but he refused, and went off in com- ~*pany with a brother officer and DRANK WHISKEY AT THE CORNER GROCERY. When Flanagan came back he called witness some Ou the oross-exammation Devlin ad- mimed that he threatened to blow the roof from Sbevin’s head; be said he carried a revolver, ‘nd would do so vo any person who dared to lay his Rand upon pm. Mr. Dainty, counsel for Flanagan, asked Devlin if there was not u charge of perjury pending against tum. Mr. Deviin admutied there was. The counsel aeked him if he had not been imprisoned for three Months in the Oid Capitol. Deviin said he bad, but wW was for a forgery which had been committed by one of the cians to whicb the counsel heiwnged. Mr. DEVLIN—Verhaps you Would like to Know something about tne whiskey frauds? CoonsEL—When 1 do I will ask you. Mr. Devi.1n—I can tell you all about them, also tell you how I saved by Ca A the State Prison, Patrick Fitzgerald vestifled that he saw Ferguson @ssauit Levin at the polls, and Officer Flanagan was Mending there, but refuse: to arrest the assatiunt; ‘Wiluese also saw tho officers drink in the vicinity of ‘the poils, and they dropped thelr giasses very su:l- denly when some one called out to look out, for Captain McConnell was coming; witness was afraid to challenge repeaters at the poll, lest bo “should getall bisteetn Knocked down his throat,” and ‘thie wate of terrorism was due Ww the fact that the peiice utterly PAILED TO PERFORM THEIR DUTY. Arthur McDonald swore that he was at the polls in question and heard Mr. Devlin ask Oficer Flana- n TO arrest certain parties for interfering with the ere, but he refused to do 80; the manner in ch these men interrnpted the hyena tet) to go to @ mau and ask Lim to show his tickets; f he did so they destroyed them and endeavored to make him take democratic ones. If he did not accept these and wold not willingly part with his republican uekets the game was to “punch him.”? Joseph Sbort saw Deviin assaulted in Flan- 8 presence, trick Mahon saw Join Kennedy strike Mr. Deviin most severely under the jaw. Flaunagan aw this, bur rejused to arrest Kennedy. Witness did not hear much said, because he left the crowd as quickly as posstbie:; the whole body were in a Duss, Witness said that he made a living by taking in coal. James McCahen corroborated the statements of Ure other witnesses; toward the evening he heard one of the men standing in front call oul, “Now is the ume, Johnny; STUFY THE BOXES.” There was no policeman present, Wilham Scott weut to the polls o2 the morning of election, and saw a noisy, jostling crowd around, On getting nearer he saw Mr. Veviin getting pun- ished by some one, and then heard him call upon Onicer Fiannagan to arrest the assallaut, but he re- fused. In answer to @ question by counsel he de- nied that he had told any woman that he was going to geta situation in the Navy Yard for the testi- my he was going to give in this case, dames sheviin—I went to the polls, saw Mr. Deviin out of line, and told him to take his proper place. He was muking 4 great deal more noise | than was necessary, and he told me that i I put my hand upon im he would shoot me, and he used very violent language; he said, “I'm here to vote?’ I said I aid not know tt; then get in line; the oilicer told Devlin that if he didn’t keep stil] he woud arrest him; I did not see Ferguson stake Deviin; 1 did not strike Mr. Deviin nor call hin of q son of a b—b; Loniy told him not w ob- struct the line, Dennis Sullivan—I was inspector upon that day; Officer Fiannagan was called pon to arrest a man and he did s0; Ferguson made a backhand blow at geviin, bat Idid not see him sttike bim; Oficer magan would not arrest lum, because he said he did not see him strike Devin; Ythink that Oficer Flannagan did nis duty in not arresting Ferguson; Sheviin pulled Mr. Devlin away, saying he was ob: @tructing the polis, Joseph Winters—I was at the polis that morning; Iheara Mr. Devlin ~~ to the officer, “I want you Do arrest this man; the officer repiied, “I did ‘not gee him strike you:” Deviin stood in the way, and Bhevinn told him he was in tie way, being out of line; Devin told Sueviin that he would blow his brains out Mf he touched him; | was at the potis all ; | did not sce any of the officers drink anything; did vot sce Ferguson assauit Veviin, GMicer Flaunagan—i was puiting the voters in ime when Mr. Deviin came up and wanted me to arrest the man; I saw Mr. Devlin tn @ barroom, and when I was taking him away le blackguarded me; 1 did not see Sheviin strike Veviin; Lsaw the man ‘who wae shot, and, upon hearing that Devitn did it, Tarrested him; Mr. Deviin created a great deal of unnecessary noise abont the polls; | heard Mr, Dev- lin say he would btow a man’s jiead off, ‘These poitee cases are to be adjudicated before a full board and decision in this case will be given | Wwday. So eM L The Board of City Canvassere. ‘The Aldermanic Comuiittce, or Special Committee ‘of the Board Of Vity Canvussers, met at three o'clock yesterday afternoon, Alderman McGroarty prestd- ing. A communication was received @om Mr. samuel Frost complaining wat fifty-seven votes cast for im as Supervisor in the Third district of the Tenth Ward had not been canvassed. ‘The communication As placed with she returns of that district for fa- ture action. Mr. Wiliam -W. Goourich appeared belore the comiuittee and served an order on them from Judge Givert, OF the Supreme Court, which had been i granted in bebalt of Samuel Booth, the re] u candidate lor On venang relator above named, and end op motion of Wikian i public wae The order was as follows: Mog the aM davit of Samuel Booth, the Papers thereunto anucxed, Goodrich, the above fwiator, it} I ordered" Uhat thes Woata ‘of ra of the cily of Hrooklyn show caure Cliy Gppvonse belordie i Term of the Supreme Court, on the 16th Of Novernber st, at four o'clock P.M. wi ENT mat be Jenued; divected to sat Ra Age pend. Board to" throw Out wns eT Yo ‘ones tho pretended rewurns Of tha Inspectors wind eanvaserss of eleson for the Fitmt diecting disirlevof the Bixth ward the dixth Bleetion of the Twoilth ward, anu the Secand Election dattist of the at ‘The more rattoual | ‘The triais of policemen for their interference on | | read. ‘ward of 1 | { } peddling republican tickets. he was assaulted by a | vile names and threatened to drag him to the station | i | i | mioutes shall be adopted. | of the minutes of thé last meeting in as far as they | asperse the character of the Board. | the if Lean | the county $150. jal! the democratic party | | tigation. the said cfty of Brooklyn, or restrain! fro ae ant eee seem meet. placed on file, rman inquired ff-1t would not be well to employ counsel. Alderman Mc@roarry replied thas it would not. Alderman BoLaNp m to adjourn, Alderman McGroarry—l think before we adjourn x had better fix a time to have the canvassers be- jore us, Alderman Dawson—I move that the inspectors in the first eleven wards, where the returns are defec- uve, be sent for to appear before us on Monday i at seven o'clock. ne Journ Board order ‘rhe Al motion was carried and the committee ad- The Board of County ( ASOrN. The Board of Supervisors met as a County Boara of Canvassers shortly after one o’clock yesterday alternoon, There was present a large audience of politicians and a few citizens of leisure, The sub- committee of the Citizens’ Reform Association was presedt and closely scrutinized the returns as they were presented. As soon asthe roll of the Board had been called Mr, GoopRicy, addressing tne Chair, sald:—Mr. President, I have af order (presenting a paper) | from the Supreme Court (confusion) calling upon you to show cause— A Vorcr—I move that the minutes of the previous meeting be adopted, Mr. Chairman, - Mr, Goopxrica (continuingj—To show why the fraudulent votes cast in the First district of the Sixth ward, and those of the Sixth district of the ‘twelfth ward— Vorce—Mr. Chairman, I move that the minutes of the previous meeting be adopted as read. OuaiRMAN~ You have heard the reading of the minutes. All in favor of their adoption--— Mr. Goopricu—Mr, Presiucnt, I beg to inform you that it is mecessary—(Vulce—i et the minutes be adopted)—to serve this order of the Court before the It affects the adoption refer to the votes of the First district of the Sixtn ward, and the Srxch district of the Twelfth ward. In your meeting of yesterday you decided to receive | those fraudulent votes, This order of the Court | must be served vefore that action of yesterday be confirmed by the adoption of the minuies of that | session, You willremember, genliemen, that this document proceeds from the Supreme Court, signed by Judge Giluert. Vorce—Mr. Chairman, I call for the adoption of | the minutes as read, Considerable confusion then ensued with calls for the minutes and the efforts of the gentieman hold- ing the Court order to make himself heard, Mr. Davis, one of the Reform Committee, sub- mitted to the Board that this was nota proper way in_which to treat an order {row the Supreme Court, Mr. Goopricu then proceeded to read the order, whieh was to appear and show cause why a man- damus should not be issued against the Board. While this was being done the Chairman took the | sense of the meeting on the adoption of the minutes ‘They were declared to be adojied, the demo- crauc members voting soiidiy thereior. Supervisor NEWMAN moved that counsel be em- ' ployed by the Board to defend tuc action of that boay. I should like to Know if the people, tre ballot box statfers of the Sixth and Twelfth wards, are to pay for this counsel. What has the Board of Canvassers to do with employing counsel? This ie a matter which affects tue ballot box stuffe and not the honest voters of this county. Ido mnost vehemently declare that it woula be an outrage upon the people to employ counsel in this matter at the expenre of the county. I do, there‘ore, strongiy oppose the passage of any resolution en- dorsing any such action. Supervisor NEwsaN—Mr. Chatrman, I for one am not going to sland here and have the character of this Board inaligued. I protest against any such at- tempt. Supervisor HaRMON—The gent:em.n has mistook me, Ishould like to Know who has attempted to Who has said anything about the gentleman's character, | should like to know? > Supervisor NEWMAN—I hopo, Mr. Chairman, that this resolution, calling upon the Board to appoint counsel ia this matter, sliail be adopted. li isa matier that touches us as @ Board of Canvassers, and I think we have @ right to employ counsel. Supervisor SCHENCK said they had no right to go benind the returns, and he did not see how the law contd prevent them doing what the law required them to do, The resolution to employ counsel was carried by 13 to 9 voles and & committee of three ap- Pointed to walt upon General Crooke and D. G. Barnard and engage their services as counsel. it was \nen moved that the Board adjourn until to-morrow, Mr, Harmon hoped this motion would not prevail ie saw in it @ litte game to filch money from the —— asthe canvassers were en- titled to Siz per 4 and every time they met it cost ¢ Motion to adjourn was lost. upervisor JONSON moved that this Board ée- Clave it to be tts opinion that tne votes Cast in the First district of the sixth ward are fraudulent and sha‘! not be counted, Mr. Hove moved that the Whole imatier be in- definitely postponed, Supervisor FAIRCHILD explained that vy postpon- ing the sauject tae Board would show itself a set of cowards. ‘The matter was postponed by a vote of 13 in the aMrmative against 10 in the negative. The Board then canvassed the remaining districts of the Sixth ward, after which they adjourned until this after- hvon. The Brooklyn Chiy Government. The canvass of tne City Board veing complete, the following list of oMcers elect will be found correct:— MayOK,...s..s000e 8. 8. Powell, dem. Street Commissions Robert Forey, dem. Comptroilei ¥. A. Schroeder, rep. City Treasa C. L. Spragae, dem. Tax Collector L. Burrows, rep. City Auditor.... |. Shaurman, rep, BOARD OF ALDERMEN. Wards, ‘. Waras, Miler, dem. 12. Coffee, dem. 2 Dwyer, dem. 13, Taylor, rep. & Ropes, rep. 14, Nolan, ae. 4 Stryker, rep, 15. McPherson, dem. 5 Cla icy, dein. 16. Raver, dem. 6. 1%. Connolly, dem, fs 18. Dawson, rep. 8 19, Walters, rep. vd 20, Boggs, dem. 10. Bergen, 21. Biown, aem, Foster, dem. Democrats, Republicans. Democratic majorjty 22 Richardson, rep. steeeeeeeeeeeeceses 10 What the Ou Comptroller Says. An interview was had with the outgoiug Comp- troller, of Brooklyn, Mr. Evan M. Johnson, the other day, upon the “sitaation” and the reform movement, in wnich he stated that the gentlemen who were about to investigate the affairs of the mu- nicipal departments were quite welcome to visit his oMce, as their accounts were ready for inves- He said:—"We have nothimg vo conceal, for we fear nothing from an examination of our books, I question, however, if these gentlemen bave a right to examine into the affairs of the sever rai departments without first consulting with the Common Council and obtaining from tiem @ permission to do so. I presume par- tisans will endeavor to prolong this cry about fraud unell the Presidential campaign is here, My term of office will soon close, and hope my successor will have a more peaceful and com- fortabie time in his ofiictal career than I have had. ‘The elections this year were something extraordi- nary. I believe I have been defeated by about three thousand majority. The reform ticket, upon which W. H. Robinson figured, took from our side more | than five thousand votes. I knew it was impossible to win with that ticket tn the feld. Our ticket was an excellent one; all Americans, except one, figured upon it. “tue republican Legislature will DOL attempt to break up ‘he Fire Commission and Go back to the volunteer system, Nor can they well abolish the Excise Commission.” I don’t think they we unin; Nout nage beuere, however, Several commissions,” sr) ~otaget The Committee of Forty Before the Court. Yesterday morning counsel for the Committee of Forty, United States District Attorney Tracy, A. 0. Davis, William W. Goodrich and CG, H. Williams, ap- peared vetore Judge Gilvert, in the Supreme Court, and made application for a writ of mandamus com- pbelling the Board of County Canvassers to reject the returns from the First district of the Sixth ward and the Fourth district of the Twelfth ward. Mr. Good. rich reviewed the charges of fraud, and held that it was a physical impossibility for the inspectors of the First district of the Sixth ward to receive 1,300 votes, as they claimed they did on election day. Mr, PRacy observed that according to that they would have to receive one voie for every twenty- seven seconds, Judge GILBERT was of the opinion that he woula be usurping the powers of the Board of Supervisors by granting the writ applied for. He could grant a writ compelling them to correct @clerical error. Mr. TRacy thought that the danvassers couid ascertain whether the returns were true ones or not. “forinstance," sald he, “the three luspectors of Blection at one district might go of to a cock fight and not come back until aight, Yet they might | send in something purporting to be returns, Where ig the remedy then? The functions of the canvas- sers are ministerial, but they have a right to inquire if the papers presented are the papers which are to be received or whether they are forgeries.” Judge GILBERT Bald that he could compel them to ervisor IARMON—Gentlemen, I protest against | | any such action. Fecelve genuine returns, bat he thonght the proper way to get at the root of the matter wus to apply for & writ of quo warran‘o, He would do all that he could do to punish the perpetrators of fraud. Then ‘again, the inspector could be indicted. He believed he ought to be, In conclusion he said, “If I should order a district to be thrown out I snouid interfere with the canvassers,”” A. C. DAVIS—We wish to anticipate the action of the canvassers, Who are about to meetin @ short Judge GiLBERT—I will issue a summons compel- ling them to show cause why & mandamus should pI 1 can make returnable at four o’etoe! Counsel then submitted the following aMdavits in support of thelr applicauon:— a few York and county of Kinze for the office of County Auditor. That as suc’ candidate he received 82,200 votes for auch office, according to the returns as published in the pers, and as deponent is informed believes; and that Maurice Fitzgerald, who wasalsoa candidate for said office, ie reported to have received 84,5223 votes lor anid oltfice, ‘That the canvass of the returns of votes made by the in- spectors.and cauvassers of election in the several election districts to the county of Kings has bcen commenced by the Board of County Ganvaasers and will be resummed at one | o'clock thisday;. that, as deponent 1s informed and betleves, the said county canvassers affect to believe that they ave no power to de anvibing e'se than to eee that the returns are Apparently correct on their face and to foot up the figures of named in the documents which are before them as re- turns, and that they have no power to ascertain whether the pretended returns are returns of votes actually cast, or Whether they ure forgeries or false returns, or whether ballot boxes have been stuifed vy laspectors of election or other persone with their connivance, ang lepovent yesterday appeare: fore sai joard an | Presented a protest; But ald Board ‘refused. to act upon eaid protest, and’ pi canvass the said pretended returns named in said protest. but said canvass is not completes; that in said return 1,121 votes are given to said Fitzgerald, ana 167 votes are given to deponent. Deponent further says that as appears by the affidavit of the several persons hereto annexed, which are made part of this affidavit, the grossest election frands have been commit- ted in the city of Brooklyn ut said election, and that the fol- | lowing facis are derived from said aflidavits and other infor- | ae received by a committee of citizens, acting under the 1 nil powers conferred at a ple me eld at | the Aca“emy of Musia on the 10th fn: That in tho First district of the Sixth ward, the polling place of which was located at 58 Atlantic sirect, as will ap- ear by an exsmination of a by an exomination of 1 Hist ttself, th Brat ody ‘names are. written lerical hund, each | petson beiny noted xs having vote every, one of the’elght allots, and so much of the list bears the appeni having boen written at ease, nnd not in the bustie. and harry of an election; and the balance of said poll list is written in a vifferent handwriting, and with a different kind of ink, in the careless’ manner usual to an election | poll hist, That a canvass has been made of | the satd 500 names a places of residence anid | lst, and only one of sueh persons could be found; tbat on | gard poll list, among said 500 namen, the residences of twenty ons were given at hous:s on A\ ery tie street, which is just outside the district ; that every one of 3 such odd’numbers ‘on said poll list has been chanzed to an | even number, 80 as to bring it within the said election dis- trict; that the following named ns voted at said poil | and their names appear on said list, at the numbers berin- after stated, yet such persons voted’ within a few minutes after the opening of the poll (a long list of names foliows); that in the election of 1870 only——-persons are returned on the poll list as voting at said district; that at the election just held 1.8 at sald polling pl 19 persons are returned as voting ince, and devonent believes that it is physt- to cast that number of ballots from 6:27 A. e time allowed by law for the opening and is, and that no such number of voters lived in deponent is informed that the first 500 ‘Thi names on said poll iist, which is now before the canvassers, Was written belure the poll opene’, and tiat ballots were stuffed into the boxes to correspond thereinwith, and de- ponent believes that an examination of the poll list will dis- close the perpetration of a great fraud, That, ag deponent is informed and believes, in the Sixth dis- trict of the Twellth ward the polling places were directed to } be held at No. 681 Henry street, near Hamilton avenue, and but on the moruing of election 1 was found that the poll hi been opened not at sald place, but xt the corner of Mill and Court streets, a distance of over half a mile from the said first named place; that in the return ot the votes of said poll 678 votes are given to said Fitzgerald and to deponent tor said office, while Jn 1870 only —— votes were cast at anid dis- trict. CHAUNCEY M. PLT. Sworn to before me, this 16th day of November, 1871.—A. M. CUNNINGHAM, Notary Public. BOGUS POLL LISTS. John E. Evans deposed that he v sited twenty houses on Atlantic street and obtained a full list of all pe persons residing in these houses, but could not find any person whose name. was on the poll lst. ‘The afMidavit of Nelson Shaurman, republican candidate for City Auditor, sets forth tha’ in the First district of the Sixth ward 1,319 votes were re- turned as polled and canvassed. and that there 1s no such number of persons living in the district, le says that there are 528 names on the poll list preceding the name of Rudolph Kameke, aud Kameke voted before seven o'clock in the morning, and he believes that about 500 names were written the collusion of the inspectors of election and the poll clerks, He furtner says that Alderman James Dunn acted as poli clerk for a considerable portion of the day of election, without authority of law, there having been two poll cierks appointed for tnat day, whose sole duly it was to have charge of the poll books, AN EARLY VOTER. State of New ¥o ky Oxm'y of Kings, ++:—Jobn Reng, residing at No, 98 Atlantic street, being duly sworn, deposes and says that he voted at the First Klection district, Sixth ward poll f the election held on the 7th November, 1e71, before seven o'clock A. M.: that he was present at the opening of the polis and voted immediately after Josep Zeigler, and met R. Kameck coming to the polls Imediately after he, the said Renz, had voted, And that there were but two voters in thc line before Joseph Zeigler ; that aald Zeiger algo voted before seven o'clock A. M. JOHN RENZ, Sworn to and subscribed before me this 10th day of No- vember, 1871.—A. % CUNNINGHAM, Notary Public, Kings county, e WHAT TIMOTHY DONOHUE Saw. jrooktyn, Cowon King — huey helne duly sero, doth dep ay that he dent ov the Sizth ward o¢ the city ot Brooklyn Present at the First district of the Sixth ward on the moraing of Tu ; that he was there within ten or fifteen min- utes after the time of the opening of sala polls; that depo- nent saw Rudolph Kameke deposit his vote; that he did 80 not later than seven o'clock of that morning. and according to deponent’s belle and judgment not more. than fifteen or twenty hi een polled betore the said Kameke voted, and deponent further says that he was present at this poll during the whole day except about one hour between ten and eleven o'clock A. M., and about one half hour in the afternoon between two and three o'clock. Between the hours of ten and tweive o'clock in the | forenocn, and from three.o'cloek to the closing of the poll the voting was slack, there being oiten Intervals of several the ; that deponent was present at the poll, during the day; that in the judgment of deponent the vote (received last year at the ol was quite us large as the vote received at the ‘election of ‘nesday last. TIMOTHY J. DONOHUE. ‘Sworn to before me this 11th day of November, 1871—Wik- L1aM Corr, Commissioner of Deeds, CHANGING THE POLLING PLACE IN THE TWELFTH De » #%—Charies O'Connor, Cit of Brook Cc tyra ty of Brooklyny Coun’ x nti corner ot Luqueer and of Ki) demng duly sworn, sa} live at the Columbia streets, In ine Twelfth ward of the city of Brook- | vote at tl lyn. That on the 7th day of November, 1871, at the Fourt listr’ct, in the Twelfth ward, I was one of the deputy sheriffs of this (Fourth) district, although I reside and vot th jed in the Third district. “I was present at the polling district to which Thad been asnigned as sheriff from the opening to the clos- ing of the polis, with the exception of meal times. All the inspectors” and. poll” ‘clerks were democrats, everything went on as now. in this “district, 1 John Curran the night before election (he beinz the democratic reform candidate for Supervisor) that the Ring party would likely change the location of the polling place from the corner of Henry street and Hami!ton avenu dvertined fn the daily papers, 19, Thomas Victory's, liqu ¢,on the corner of fil and Court atreets, The next morning, at about a quarter to seven, I went to the corner of Henry sireet and Hamilton avenue, to the place wivertised as the Sixth district pollin: place, and the polis were not there, and no notice of removal or change was given either by person or otherwise. I suw about fifty men standing there, whom I directed to the liquor store of Thomas Victory, at about half-past two in the afternoon. I went there myself and discovered Corrin was correct in his statement, and that triet polling place was el from the localit which it bad been advertised ; Patrick Burns and John Boles were my deputy aberiits; 1 gave eleven city tickets to voters and saw them deposited. CHARLES NOI | _ Sworn and subscribed before me, this 14th day of Nover- ber, 1871—J. W. SELVAGF, Notary Public, 3UDGE GILBERT'S ORDER, Judge Gilbert issued the following order in the case:— York on the Relation of ve. Th Lor County Cannesers of Kirgs Gouny. On reading and filing the aMlicavit of Chauncey ¥. Felt, the relator above named, and the papers thereto an- nexed, and, and on motion of William W, Goodrich, ntorney for the above re'ator, it 1s ordered that ihe Bonrd of County Canvassers of the county of Kings show cavse before the Special Tern o° thie Court, on the 161! of November i of js to ., at four o'slock P. M.,'why a mandamus shoul! f saiirecied to anid Board, commanding said Board 'w out and not to canvass the pretended returns of the 4 canvassers of election for the First Election district of he Sixth ward and the Sixth Election district of | the Twelfth ward of anid city of Brookivn, and that the sald Hoard desist trom canvassing the returns of said districts until tho further order of tis | ther order shouid not be granted as meet, art, or why such other fur. lo the Court shal! seem J. W. GILBERT. THR ARGUMENT, Promptly at four o'clock yesterday afternoon the counsel appeared in Court to make their arguments in support of the application. General Philip H. | Crooke and Mr. D. P. Barnard appeared for the Board of Canvassers. The court room was densely crowded by Pree ofice holders, members of the bar and citizens generally. Among those pres- ent were noticed Corporation Connsei William C, De Witt, Fire Commissioner McLaughlin, Justices Walsh and Delmar, Aldermen Dunne, Clancy and ©unningham; Commissioner of Charities Thomas Foran; » Walsh, of the First District Court; Supervisor Newman, County Auditor Maurice Fitzgerald, Juage Moore, Winchester Britton, District Attorney elect; William G, Kings CA County Treasurer; Thomas A. Gardiner, Chauncey M. Feit, Keeper Tormey, of the City Hall, and others, The proceedings were’ opened by Mr. GoopRica, who said that they appeared and applied for a man- da:nus on behalf of the people on the relation of Chauncey M. Felt against the Board of County Gan- vassers, directing them to throw out and not count the returns from the Firat district of the Sixth ward, Second district of the First ward, and Sixsh district of the Twelfth ward, Counsel theu read the amiaa- vits given above. Mr. BARNARD replied and said the Board of Can- Vassers had only been served with an order to show cause and that they should have been served with an alternate mandamus reciting all the facts on Which the mandamus was asked for, Judge GILBERT said hal be had granted this order to give the Board of Canvassers an opportuntity to be heard. Mr. BARNARD Moved to quasli the application, as the order was ambiguous in iia terms and the Court could not interfere with the Board tn shetr minis- terial duties, He thought that the order looked as if the Court had already adjudicated the case, Judge GILBERT said (hat it was, to all intents and purposes, an ex parte application, The question comes up as to the power ot the Court, The coun- sel for defendants could appear or not. the Board had Mr. BaRNaRxD said he appeared, as Mr. Goopnicn said he would simply state the e ordered him to do. Wan aitvertised by the proper authorities In tue ofletal noticos | facts upon which the mandamus is applied for. He Would now ask the Court to issue a mandamus dl- rect Boura of Aoamty Canvesers to exclude these or to ex their judgment as to the o: the returns. They must have the power to determine whether tue returns are cor- rect or not, amt the votes a tually cast for the can- didates or not. eee a ite said—That motion is a dangerous precedent to give to any Board of Canvassers, Counsellor Davis said:—'The frauds are 80 palpa- ble that we make this application to tne Court that it might adjudicate whether the canvaasers should Dot use their judgment whether or not to canvass re- turns, It is a matter of physical impossibility that the votes credited in the First districi of the Sixth ward could be cast iegally during the allotted » The question is, shall the canvassers certily that the votes were legally cast, or whether they nave the power to rejevt the return and pronounce it a fraud ¢ ‘Must the canvassers canvass a return which they know to de a fraud upon its face? They are to cer- tify to the votes cast, and these have not been cast. judge GILBERT said he would hear them upon the question of his power to issue a mandamus direct- ing the Board to go behind the rewurns, It was a dangerous precedent to establist:, Mr. TRACY said that the superior powers of the Supreme Court over tne lesser courts are not dis- puted, Whenever a ministerial body fails to perform ite duty any citizen has a right to apply to the Supreme Court for an order compelling it to per- form its duty. ‘The Court iu tnis case is go called. upon to adjudicate, and it is the privilege of any person deprived of his rights to appeal to tne Courts and obtain the oftice vut of which he is un- pt. sates GILBERT replied, saying, “I think the remedy of the parties will be to optain a writ of quo warrano,” Mr, TRACY then proceeded with his argument in support of the application, He asked whether the parties in this case who were benefited by these frauds should joy the emoluments of the oftice and the suarioy Parties be forced to fighs their way through the courts? ‘The Court was powerless to issue @ writ of yuo warranto until the parties assumed office, and they would then oe able to defy the wr:t. He wanted to know whether the Board of Canvassers had the power to act judicially iu the case where @ return was made from a place other than the one designated by the Board of Aldermen. before that Board of Canvassers are pre- sented two papers, Which are alleged to be the re- turns of the inspectors of election of certain dis- tricta in thts city. We challenge those papers, said Mr. Teacy, and say that they are not returns of votes cast at the election in the district, ‘They are not the papers required by statute, ‘They are not such papers as the county canvassers are author- ized to act upon, We say that they are false and fraudulent returns of pretended votes, He did not argue for one moment that tis Court could o back of a legal return of the canvass of votes, ney could not go behind the ballot-box in this pro- | ceeding. The county canvassers could not go be- hiad, but they could go down to the ballot-box and inquire whether that canvass was a canvass of the votes which were cast, legally or illegally, ana which were counted from that box, or whether they were retended votes that had been made up fraudulently y these inspectors and sent to the Supervisors as a retended canvass, That was the only question fore ‘They challenged tne paper and satd chat the paper presented was not such a pal required. ‘They sald it was @ .. and on that question they said it was the duty of the canvassers to satisfy themselves whether it Was @ return or whether it was not. ‘The point he raised here was simply this:—Tuat it was the auty of the cauvassers to ascertain whether the per presented is the return ot the inspectors of the election held there and of the votes cast at that election, and that they said they had no power to nire.” Mr. Tracy, a8an illustration, said that they would suppose that an election was ordered to be held at a certain preeiact in this city, and certain sons were directed to hoid it—three inspectors, | fhateaa of repairing to the place designated they | don’t gonear it, ‘They go off to a cock fight or some | other amusement, No poll was opened. Subse. } quently a certificate was obtained, in witich Une in- | spectors said that they dia hold an -election, and they presented the resuit. }t was an acknowledged fraud, yet it was a return, perhaps, upon which the | enure government of the State of New York was | determined, a return which was to put the army ; and the whole monetary power of the State into the hands of a certain man as its chief mayistrate. Was ras the law | %» | canvassers Were concerned, but | it possible 1m this day and age of courts, which were | charged with power to supervise the action oi all these inferior tribunals, to say that they were pow- } erless to prevent fraud of that kind? Was | there no remedy? Mr. Tracy referred io the | law regarding polling places and then tu the | changing of the polling place in the ‘Twel(th wara. | That polling place, he said, was removed # 1 | from the locality designated, and there they on the poll lists before a vote was cast, and this by | tended to open a poll and receive votes, There was no authority Jor the ebanging of that piace. there Was a pretended authority tn @ resvlution of the Board of Aldermen passed in October, which pro- vided that if the place designated could not be pro- cured the Alderman of th: ward was to procure { another. Mr, ‘tracy knew of no authority jor the Board of Aldermen to pass such a resolution as that. He held that the return made to the canvassers from that district was no better than a piece of brown paper so far as the They couid not regard | ital. it purported to be a return of the election not | held at the place designated by the Board of Aider- men. | “Judge GirprRT—You contend that this is nota ' revyra because it does not emanate from the polling ‘pinged ceo Mr, TRACY—Yes, Juige Gityent—If L would issue a mandamus what Would be the sorm in such @ case? Mr. TRacy—'‘Iiie order would! {oroid the canvassers from entering this pretended return upon their ; statement. Can Your Honor ot command them to | enter upon their statement any return when tt is i hown the pol was not heli at the piace de- nated ? H we qige GILBERT was understood to reply that, as at present aavised. he did not think ne could. He could compel them to-do their duty. Mr. TRACY satd that if they refused todo their auty the Court could compel them to doin If it was their duty to omit it from their state. ment, and they refused to do the Court could command tiem to conid it not? The return on tts showed | tised showed ihat the clection was not held there, ; There was no Judgment to be exercised. What he alleged was tuat Lic cauvassers Were about to put upon their statement votes wich Were cast at an illegal place and where votes had no right to be cast. i the Court was satisfied that those votes had no validity and that the poll was illegal, then it had a right to command them to refrain irom enter- ing the return upon their statement, te came into Court and alleged that this Board of County Can- | vassers had in their possession a pretended paper | setting forth that so many votes had been Cast In | favor of a certain candidate. He argued that the Canvassers might as well record a vote cast in | Newark as to record this. When the canvassers came Wit @ paper ia their possession, the vaiuity ' of wnich was questioned, he held that tt Was their ; daty to inquire whetner it 18 legal or not. Suppose two papers came up purporting to be signed by , three inspectors and stating different resulis of the ; election nt the same district, Must not the canvass- ers ascertain which one was genuine? Judge GiLpEn¢—How are they vo do 16? Mr. TRACY rej'ted that that was for them to de- termine. ney could leave it for a jury to decide. At this potut Judge Gilbert interrupted the argu- | Ment and satd that he would postpone the further hearing until seven o'clock. The Court then ad- journed. | seven o'clock, when Mr. Tracy continued, his argu- | ment. He was followed by Mr. BARNARD, Who sald that if the return from tne First district of the Sixth ward was wrong, Mr. Chauncey M. Felt asked that | the Court do another wrong by throwing out 800 | honest votes. The county canvassers had not re- fused to do their duty and had _ or. dered the returns to be corrected. They could | hot do any more. [n regard to the Twelfth wara matter, Barnard said that it did not appear thas a single individual lost his chance to vote by reason | of tne changing of the poiling place. General CROOKE contended that the canvassers had no business with the poll lists. The returns | were the only things, He held that the Court could hot grant & mandamas to throw out returns correct it ateent gat t ot the om is ; | ens atatasrd tS adete Se WKY Bead'ls Feranee ! correct upon their face. Mr. TRACY contended that it was the duty of the canvassers to satisfy themselves whether there had been fraud committed, and if so to send the returns back for correction. 'He would be content if the Court would decide that it was the duty of the Board to ascertain whether retarns were correct or not and the ballots honestly cast. duage GILBERT sald that the Court of Appeals had decided that the Board of Canvassers had no right to reject a return correct upon its lace. Mr. Tracy cited the case of Twombly, in New York, where the canyassers hai exercised judicial powers, and their acts were ailirmed by the Legis- lature. Alter some further argument Judge Gilbert took the papers and reserved his decision. He said he would render his decision as 800n as possible, and in the meantime the Board of Cauvassers coaid go on With the other districts. The Citizens’ Reform Committee. The Citizens’ Reform Committee, who have their office in Montague street, were in session nearly all day yesterday. A number of parties cognizant with irregularities at various election districts appeared before the Committee and made afidavits as to what tney had seen, The names of the witnesses were not divulged. In order to complete this busi- ness as early as possible the Committee issued a circular calling upon citizens to eume forward and give any information they can in regard to frauds, They aiso appointed @ committee to fix up the rooms in which they meet in @ proper manner, POLITICAL MEETING IN BROOKLYN, Meeting of the Democratic Reform Party— Speeches by Mr. Rebiuson, General Burke aml O'Donovan Rossa, A meeting of the Democratic Reform Association was held last night in the Brooklyn Hall, Myrtle avenue, There was a large attendance of working- men, principally drawn from the Irish population of the city. Mr. J. W. Davies occupied the chair. Letters of apology were read from several gentle- men who had promised # be present, and among where the election was held and the place aaver- | Judge Gilbert was on the bench again promptly at | NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1871.—TRIPLE SHEET, these was the following letter from Mr, Cnarles ; ’Conor:—- LETTER FROM CHARLES O'CONOR, New ¥ a ‘ AA, = PE mapepnie Th lm u atl neon ois ea eet cheerfully accepted but for imperative eugagements. The great triimph To M @ ‘achieved will be fruitless unless those work continue unremittingy their the in of @ ood munictpal New York will do her whole duty, her fair young daughter, will stan he comitice aud bee waited must reeulk {rom carrying it vo succee- ‘aw, gentlemen, with great respect, yor ! 7 CHARLES O'C Mr. Ropinsoy, who was the first speaker, said that this organization represented 15,000 honest democrats, who did not wear diamonds, drive fast horses or drive fast women, but honest, hard-work- ing men, who go home sober every night. Now this | “Ring”? pretended to despise them, As faras the | preas 1s concerned, no country in the world had shown so much “editorial” depravity as had been shown tn the city of Brooklyn. When he ran as a candidate he was visited by people who threatened to assall his character; but he repiled that he had lived for thirty-tive years in Brooklyn, and he did not fear his assailers. He was also olfered high ofl- clal position ana thousands of dollars to Bin blesaii ful issue, draw. (Cheers, When thls was 0! the venal press of the city was stating that he was to be bought and sold. Mr. Robinson spoke of a recent interview with a Fire Commissioner, in Brookiyn, who complained that he nad only $2,000 per year salary; but tne speaker said that the costs received by this gentle- man—who was the lawyer of the Fire Departiment— was more than $10,000 per year. He also spoke at length of the large number of city sinecures held by Mr. Van Anden and his subordinates in the conduct the newspaper under cone trol, and the folly there was of expecting tat the public would obiaim from that journal any fair representation of ttelr grievances, All tots showed a great need of a democratic reiorm organization, and not a Ring reform party. ‘The greater purt of Mr. Robinson's speech was occupied wito an eloquent array of personal grievances, the major partof which was that he could nob get fair play from the local newspapers. General BURKE spoke in favor of an untram- Melled ballot box, and addressed himself particu. | larly to Irishuen, and hoped that the expectation | of Charles O’Conor would be realized—that the fur daughter of New York wou'd do ber duty in this crisis, He urged the people to go on as tley were going, as a pure democratic reform purty. O'DONOVAN ROssA said that he thought there was @ great work to be done in New York, and perhaps he ougnt not to be in Brooklyn addressing that meeting. He wished to say that he siood there as an Irishman who ran against ‘Tweed, and an Irish man whom Tweed could not buy up. He went as ap honest man before the people. The only party he ‘Was imterested in was the ty who was opposed to the frauds, occupied a few minutes, aud was nv} received with very great favor. ‘The following resolutions were submited to the meeting and unanimously adopted:— Whereas the William E, Robinson Associations of the city of Brookiyn, representing a lurge proportion, if not a ma- jority, of the legal democratic voters of the’ city, were the iirat 6 prociaim for democratic reform against the ding, and the most steadfast frieuds of municipal retorm and honest elections; and whereas @ meeting of said Wiluam E. Robin- son Association, held in Brooklyn Hall, Uctober 17, 1x71, Tepresented by the dele.eies chosen from every wan, and before a crowded wasembiy, said associations were the first to proclaim for freedom equality in the selection of ean: didates for oftice, lor municipal reform, and an economical Auminiatration of our cliy apd county goverument, and legis: lative commissions, duplications of onices, extra counsel fees and sinecures, and other corrupt measures of the Ring; and whereas, by violence and fraud and Ly faice counting the vote of sul W. KE. Robinson associations, which num- bered inthe recent election at leust 15,00, duced, go that it stands in the oficial count on! thousand, but showing greater strength than any other to pendent ticket ever run in Brooklyn; therefore Resolved, ‘That we reaiirm our platform of freedom and equality In'the election of candidates for ufice, economy in oar city and county government, free elections anda fair count of the ballots polled. Resolved, That we reafilrm and reassert our earnest pro- test against the creation of legislative commis the appoiniment by heads of departuents of whose election r ly belongs to. th against any person holding more than oue position or oflice; against any member of the Legislature holding any position or office under boards created or provided ior by the Legislature; ayuinst the employment of counse! for heads of departments While we have a Corporation Counsel paid for atiending to the business; agaipat all ain in the Water Board and elnewhere, and tall jobs, schemes am! excuses by which afew are evriched abd aggraniized at the expense of is and impoverishment of the workingmen aud honest masses of our peop'e, Resolved, That we ave in fay neceasary legisiation to secure comfort and independence of the workingmen. ‘That we are {0 favor of a monthly publication ot neys paid out of the elty or county treasury, with the f those receiving the money and the services rendered solved, THBt we denounce all fraude in our elections and demund for ourselves and political opponents a peaceful and respectful reception of the bullols and a fair count when tue polis are clused, Resolved, That we shail continue our organization and take early measures to partictpate in the next election. COLIRED MEN ON THE STiUATION A Colored Republican Gevern! Comuuittee to, Mr. O'Donovan Kossa’s speech only | Schwytz. 3 SWiS3 INDEPENDS.1¢04, The Kinsmen of William Tell in Council—The Programme for ToDay Arranged—' hreo Thousand Switsers from Newark to Participate in the Festiviti s iitttle Switzerland, enclosed in her Alpine de- clivities, with a home population of two miliions and a ha'f, aad @ population of two hundred and fifty thonsand scattered all over the globe, to-day celebrates her ve hundred and sixty-fourth an- hiversary of the independence, gained on the mem- oravle day wien Arnold Vou Meichthal, Werner Stunmfucher and Walter Furst, matigated by the patriot etl, m-t in the rocky passof Grulll to swear nevet-Cidiny latred to the Duchy of Ausiria, wiveh | them roled Switzerland. For eiguty years this gailant race of mountameers—snepierds and cheesemakeis—iuet their enemies in many @& foughten ficld, until, after eiguty years of astruggle the like of W.i.cl (ae Worid never saw vor individual prowess and guilauiry on both sides, the Swiss met Duke Leopold and lis mated Larons and spearmen ab Sempach’s bloody tietd, wid sun of Austria went aown in blood, never to rise again in fuir Switzerland. Vhe Higots of Morgarten in 1319 nd Sempach in 1346 destroyed the Ausirian power forever. The ‘Forest cantons’ led the wuy, the the canton of Schwyts being in the van, aud then followed Lucerne, Zurich, Glarus, Zug, Berne and the remaining petty States of what 1s now @ confederation o! twenty-two cantons. In 1415 Switzerland was fortua re enough to obitin the aid of the then most powerful organ- izauon in the known world—the Roman Catholic Ohurch—and a deeree of exXcomiuduicalon was passed agatust Frederick, Duke of Austria, which did more paralyze that growing Siate in her endeavors to enslave free Switzcriand wan any- ting else that bad happened, The (ree canons which first revolved against Austrian domination were Schwyt (from whenve comes Swiss and Swit- geriaud), Uri und Unterwalden, ‘The population of these cantons and their religious divisions at present are as follows:— Provesiau. —Catholte, + 508 44,406 Un.. + 39 14,662 Unterwaidea . . - 160 24,384 Tne entire population of Switzerland is 2,730,000, of which number there are 1,420,000 Protestants, 1,300,000 Roman Catholics and 10,000 Jews and tn- fideis, ‘The various nationalitues represented are:— Germans, who preponderate; French, liaiians and Romanish, who speak a sort of provincial dialect. Tue form of government is republican, 16 federal, with a Prestdent elected by the deievates of the Federal Council, To-day, accordingly, and as is usuai, the festival of the day on which the “Three Men of Grutli’? swore an oath, will be celebrated wherever a Swit- zer finds his home, whether im the Aipine recesses, amid snow and ice; on the pampas of South Ame- by or in the wine and chee sof New York, ‘There 18 al cad all over the United ‘Order of the Grath, orthe Three Men,” whose present bealquarters is at Waslungton, aud tae New York brtuch of this association inct last evening at Coburger Hail, No. 10 Stanton street, to prepare for tne celebration this evening. Among the notubies present were Messrs. Luszl, Swiss Consui, aod Yarnalll, Vice Consul at this port; Colonel Karl Lebrach and Gen- Mr. Baxtorf presided aod Mr. Kerloft The president, addressed eral Farbo. acted us secretary. a venerable ie assembly Italian. 148 anc which he sald overwhelmed bis utter- ance. Let us, he continaed, commemorate tue glo- rtes of that peaceful home of freedom —our own Switzerlanu—(oud and continued = appluuse)—in & manner most appropriate and honorable. Aconniry 18a living thing. Jt lives in pure, brave (pattoue hearts: it breaths its earnest coun. sels inthe accents of its honest and gifted sons It follows tnose hearts tothe batue fleld to shure their fate, aud lu peace 18 throne rests 1m the pros- pefous smiles of the people, ‘There are among us hearts that are pure, brave and patriotic—sons ot Swiizerland who are honest und gifted, and those who would fave the terrors of war ior ler sake ag eugeriy as to yearn for peace and pieniy, There. fore let us proclaim of One accord that our country is in cur midst. (Long and vehement applwuge.) The Consul having been called lor said he did not antictpaietheir demand, which at the same time he be Perfected—Delegates im the Hirst, Fifth, Eleventh, Filtermtb, Seventeenth, Nineteenth and = ‘fwents°First Districts Present. Colored Delegates from the First, Fiith, Eleventh, Filteenth, Seventeenth, Nineteenth and Twenty-first Assembly districts assembled last evening at No. Avsembly | assurance that there bs sometil recognized to be a duty and @n honor, Your faith. ful patriotism, le continued, exhirited so geae- Tously in thts foreign hind, ba due the jtefub ing supremely beau- Uiul beavatis the commonly recognized attriuutes ofthe human heart—something shrouded by igno- rance—sume peericas gift of the God whom we re- earnesiuess and semble. Your patriotism, your ardor fortify me and encourage me to proceed where otherwise J would naturally faiter, As to 247 Thompson street for the purpose of organizing | gur sestival, 1 received its aunouucement with ex- Colored Republican General Committee for the city | weme jos, of New York. ‘The hall was neatly arranged, and wore an alr of aristocratic aiguity rarely witnessed in that quarter. The appearance of the members, too, was quite harmonious with the rich farniture of the room, as they exhibited tho most costly and stylish suits of the season. Mr. Titus was appointed temporary chairman, who ; addressed the meeting a8 follows:--Fellow cttl- zens—I have the honor of announcing to you that the object of this meeting is to periect an organiza- tion to be knowa as the Colored Kepub.ican General Committee. A few weeks ago we wet here aud resoved upon measures which, in our most ardent ; hopes, dia not embrace even a probability | that such events would have come ww pasa; | that the great State of New York wonid have risen from the torpor and infamy which politically entramelied it for 80 many years. Our hopes have been surpassed, tho | good work is ali but done and our soy ougut'to be complete. Taerefore let not our energies flag ve- tore the noble end of vur party shail have been fuily accomplished, before the Empire State sholi have been wholly purged of its pulitical iniquities. Cer. tain faithless men of our race, Who axtew years ago | nid themselves away in squallid ana dark places | to escape a vile and most cruel dexih at the | very hands they grasp and fond.c to-day, have | aught us tat our own camp 1s Lot cnurely tree irom danger, Wretched, soulless beiuss awong our | people have baseiy sold themselves, aud commited w sin of ingratitude, for which there sould be no mercy, by abetting the designs of tue very men who would cia aod waip and buy ana geil them to-day if they had power to do so, ‘Then, geuticmen, our Hirst measure is tO organize a perpetual vigilance | commuitee—as | may properly call it—composed of | men who will be selected on account of their in- tegrity, Cae oe and familiarity with the largest | number of our people in this city. By that | means we can ferret out the traitors and exclude them irom our meetings and organizations. We have also to determine our definite poutical re- lations with the republican party ag it now exists in this city, To consign our Interest to the late of a faction would be fooluardy, for that course we will bide our time and determine upon it after matiors assume amore settied condition among our local republicans. Several other speakers addressed the meeting, generally endorsing the remarks of Mr. Titus, Three gentiemen from each Assembly district were ap- pointed to form the General Comittee. ‘Tne meet- ing adjourned to next Wednesday, A BULL ON THE RAMPAGE, The greatest excitement prevailed about six o'clock last evening in Ninth avenue by the appear. ance of a mad bull, which rushed about in the most farious state, It frat attacked Mary Brown, resid- ing at No, 93 St. Mark’s place, while crossing Ninth | avenue aod Forty-third street, severely injuring | her about the head and body. ‘The bul! then, fol- lowed by an excited crowd, maie its way pp Forty. third street to Eighth avenue, where he knocked 1 { | pestuous lake the boabof the tyrant Gessier, | Uon will prove worthy, of its object. ! once elevated to freedom, pub of that crown Which { the Heivetian shepherds tor the firs: down Thomas Woods, aged fourteen years, resiaing | at 538 West Forty-fourth street, and severely tajared | him about the ijace, The infuriated animal next proceeded up Seventh aveaue to Forty-tourth street, where it knocked down James Boyle, thirty yea Of ago, residing at 270 West Thirty-cighin street, who received several severe wonuis about the head and ribs, Alter Knocking dow: the corner of Seventh avenue and , the ball continued its journey down meventh avenue, followed by several hundred enple, All the injured persons were alienced by r. Roburg, and taken home by the ambulance, THE CHICAGO HOMICIDE. CHICAGO, Nov. 16, 1871, The Evening Journal has it from trustworthy authority that the Grand Jury, now in session, nas had the matter of the death of Colonel Grosvenor | under investigation, and, after a careful and thor- ough examination of all the facts bearing upon the case, to-day reached the unanimous conciusion that there was no good ground for an iidictment either aguinst young Treat, who did the sheoting, Mayor | Mason, General Sheridan, or other military or civil officers under whose orders the city Was guaracd aud patrolled at the time of the homicide. PREFERS TO WALK ALONE. New York, Nov. 13, 187l. To TAR Epiror oF THE HERALD:— Dear Sir—In Sanday’s HERALD you did me the honor to enlarge my name by the insertion of the. me of Washington.” With many thanks for the intended kinaness, ana likewise for the audience of your columns, | prefer to wi Very respectiully, your obedient servant, @:.0kGH WILKRS, | and Benedict Fonte and | vow avail mysell of the oppor. i tunity ‘of ‘urging you lo render that occasion tm every Way. a8 [ar us you possibly can, worthy ob our beoved Switzeriand, our fair Tyru!, und Aipihe borders. (Appiause.) Tbe Consul then gave & briel review of the history of Switzerland, It is 5% years since tue people of switzerland swore tu break the Austrian yoke. Five lmudred and sixty-four years have passed since Willian ‘Tell— that ardent patriot—began to plan the dowafall of tyranny iu his native laud. ihe memorabie deeds accorded to tve Swiss hero and his tew but wovle mpauivns, Who drove from the shore of Le tem- , you are About tu celebrate, and let me hope that the celeura- Swityeriand, co em always Jair, gemmed #8 it by With jukes per J hohesty, fraukuess of heart, simplichiy of caslom: ! the full observance of nations! laws un! ilterna. ttoual compacts, Which have been always regulawd with such judiclous diplomacy that the wise have been at wil times able lo sustain their liberues against any foreign tavasion. Gu the sth of January, 18.8, a littie after Une ancestors of the Giruth reanited time, wuder the auspices o! Iberty, our foretutiers invited them, | to reuew the sacred oath of the Lith oO; Novemper, } “one fur all, anid all for one,” i detending thé rights of the oppressed people, tiie, res ived have a Dict and elect their Deputies. Liere com. mence the chivalric episodes of Swi! 4 vriaud’s his- tory, wherein the names of Teli, Staal one, sele- thai, Furst aud their confederates syund ever; where giortous and impressive, They iriumpbed At Mongurven, at Sempacu and at Neieis over the AllsGian siesp they fought the wines of the aristocracy ab pea aud conquered ia Appexed the Aboot of St Gall’s and his assov.ates; wes. gained (ue battles agaist te Frene) in St Gia- como; liey were victorious at Grandson, Marat and t. Heney, over Charles the Fear. ful, @ad foully triaiwphed over we — Ger- mang at Coustauce aud im the ‘Tyrol, Others distinguished themselves in that periow; otver names of our counirymep have beer transmitted in honor to our days, and Will ip aii times be chronicled in the most splendid ages oO: Heivetiau bisiory, There are Eriach, the ero of Laup Arnold of Windlereia; be of sem- poch; Charles Francis Stanga, the,nero of Glornico, » of the Tyrol. These ure grand exiiuples of courage, agnanumity aod in- comparable sxcrifice. Everywhere reorm and wider rights were clamored for. As the popular demands were not complied with, disattection grew rie and revolution impeuded; soperial, yal ane val throues trembled or tell, Bik {he Swiss republicans rose again (0 a maa, and without xiving the corrapt seed tine to replant itself eradicated tt effectually and forever. (Applauee,) enceforth Switzeriand prospered, and we find ner to-day the happiest, purest and freest nation in the universe. (Prolonged cheering.) ‘The programu for w-day’s Celevration Way then arranged in the tollowiug order.—A coucert com- posed of forty Tyrolese sliagers will open the festival by a nauonai anibeim; then the President will ad« dress Uiose present. A bal! will fill tie interim ve- tween the President’s speech and the grand chorus of the cantons, Which will be chanted by a band of Yovalists seiected from each of the Swiss cantons, The decorations of the banquet hall oi the most splendid description. The walis ave filed with tho roper emblems of cach canton, aud a large paint ing placed at an extreme end of the bali represents the chosen fatners of the republic in the act of (Loud applause.) 2! | taking the celebrated oath, “Ail for one, aud one for | all.” Greetings will be exchanged by teiegrazh to-day between the tweny-elght sections of the Grutlt William | Verein in the United States. NEW JERSEY SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION, The fourteeuth annual Convention of the New Jersey Sanday School Association closed its session at Paterson last evening, There were 350 dclegates present, Every county but Burlington and Cape May was represented. The Corresponding Secre- tary, Samuel W. Clark, reported 145,920 Sanday scholars in the State. The sum of $4,473 was ex- pended for Sunday school and penevolent pur- poses, On Tuesday evening # latge temperance Meeting Was eid and the local option laws warily endorsed. The following oMcers were ciecied; President, Key. vr. J. AH. Vincent, of Piainfeld; Vice Presideuts, A, Jamieson, George Bacon, L. ©. bimer; Correaponutng Secretary, Samuel ark, of Newark; Recording se ary, Wilham Nelson, of Paterson; Treasurer, J. V. D. Hoogiaud; Bxecutive Committee, J. S. Howell, Key. B.C. Lip: inoott, Dr. J. Re Cosad, William rl Woodruit, J. |. Reeve, D. N, Stiger, Also a corresponding seero= Vary in each county. John Hill addressed the Con vention yesterday morniug aud tie Key. A, Pete aud others im ihe evenlug. , THE NEW NATIONAL INSURANCS COMPANY. . Harreorp, Cono., Nov. \6, 1871. Subscriptions to the steck of the new National Insurance Company $y this city tera reached $2,510