The New York Herald Newspaper, November 29, 1871, Page 4

€ “THE POLITWAL OUTLOOK. The Reorganization Scheme and How It Is Being Perfected. WHAT MAY COM The Democratic Party To Be the Re- form Party of the Future. Reformers of All Parties comed to the Fold. Wel- The democratic poilticians of the small fry order, who sili] try to believe that they are yet a power in the city because they once upon @ time did the dirty work of the men whose word was law with them, are ratuer pul out—not to pat too fine a pot on it—over the way the reorganizers have set to work, without consulting (em one way or tue other. In fact, the iguorant, iluterate, low-brea scoundrels | Steins who always did te bidding of ammany Hall im the days that have gone by forever, and who generally, a8 @ reward for their ser- vices, got enough to enabie them to bedeck their suowy shirt fronts and siubby Lagers with diamonds of the cobble-sione order, seem to have already forgotten Bll about she ‘ast election, Simce the first intuma- tion was made that the “party” was to be reor- ganized without their consent or advice they have strutted about their wards and pooh-poohed tne idea, aud boasted how they carried this and that district. m their vest pockets, just ag though three weeks ago the people had not thrown tiem overboard and given them to understaid that tae rough and scum did not rule in. the metropolis, Indeed it would well repay a member o: tue relorm party t© make a tour some ight of the low dens and corner dramshops in the E TO PASS, | Messrs. ORK i + betteves that the ts not dead Eraficche ear ate ee tion day will fod owt thew : Ne fo matter what Darty they belong to; "1h tack tm the democratic party, as the new leaders intend to NORTH CAROLINA POLITIOS. Vauce and Ransom Coutestivg the Senatorstip—Schomiaz nnd Lnuendoes. Ragran, N, C., Nov. 28, 1871. ‘The opponenis of Ron, Z. B, Vance and the friends of General Matthew Ransom among the conserva faves in the Legisiatare are making a strong effort to secure the passage of a resolution requesting the [or- mer to return his credentials as United States Sena- tor, with @ view to elect the latter in his stead. ‘This movement is partially supported by tne Fadicals, who hope tat J. C. Abbatt, Vance's radical opponent, way gain admission to the Senate tn the Meantime, on the ground of his having received a Majority Of tue legal votes for the Senatorship, those castor Vance being ilivgal on account of his political disabililics, Ransom has no disabilities, and would, of course, be admitted at once, and hence there is a strong feeling m his favor and as much against Vance. Notwithstanding rhs, however, the resolution asking Vance ‘to resign was’ lata on the table by a large vote, though :t may be brought up again. In contradiction of the report that Vance will not press his claims at the next mceting of Con- 1 am authorized by him to state that his with regard to the Sensiarahip is simply to hold on until he can get a vote on his petition for the removal of bis disabilities, It that vote ts against him he will resign promptly. The an- nouncement of this determ.nation inthe HERALD elected Aldermen or Assistant Al. | will Probably give a quietus to the schemes of dermen, or were mace sinecurists, with salary | Vance’s opponents in the Legisiatur SOUTH CAROLINA. Adjournment of the Ku Ktux Trials—Meeting of the Legislature at Columbia—Governor fcott Reviews the Entire Fields of Finance and Politic:—How the State Debts Can Bo Paid and the Morality of the People Improved. CHARLESTON, 3. U., Nov. 28, 1871, In the Ku Kiux trtal at Oolumbia (he day was spent in discussion of the manner of selecting the jury, Worst localities of the various wards where the sub- | the District Attorney moving that @ panel be sum- altern oficers of the old rég:menow gather o’ nights, | moned from the body of the district and Reverdy the same as of vid, and listen to the small talks ana Johnson cuntending that, according to the constita- the big talks they tuduige in atthe expense of the | tion, jurors must be selected from the judictal dis- bew idea, It is needless to state that tile great ma- jority of them, a3 soon as the Tammany machine was trict In which the alleged offence was comuiited, The Court sustained tue District Attoracy, Mr. Knocked to smithereens, were ready todo the bidding | Johnson reserving an objection. of the victorious powers on the same terms and ‘The Court adjourned until Friday, aulowing forty- under the same circumstances aliowed them by the eight hours for summoning a panel. “Ring;” but the boid stand the reformers took Against compromises of all kinds, where tne com- promisers ¢epended for their bread and butter on the spoils and divides of tne people's moncy, putan end to their hopes, and as 4 MATTER OF SOUR GRAPES, they still afect to look upon all efforts to reorganize the party without the aid of the “bhoys"’ as a piece br downright imyertinence. It is a consoling thought, however, for she rank and tile of the Orgaalzer: to know that the leaders of the new party care very luttle about what these fellows think, what threats they may make or how they may strive to use their tafluence among the rough Snd scum to thwart the plans of the negotiators @ho mean to make of the new party a party that Wil represent the people, and not the gutters and back alleys of the town. 4s has already been HERaLp, there 18 @ great deal of gense- less talk about the reorganization among those who know very little about the merits of the statea im the mtuation. However, it wiil not be very long before | the plans of the negotiators will be maaeé p.:bilc, | bougut at tax sales, on tne tite being warranted And it will only then be seen what care wiil have been taken tosecure an organization which will realiy combine the best elements of both the Tepub- Nican and democratic parties, and at the same time reaily represcnt tie great mass of the voiers. The bucieus of the new party is, of course, the reform tlemocracy—that 18, those men who were TRE BALANCE OF POWER In the last election, and woo never had anytuing to Bo with Tamwany Hall; but ali good democrats, matter What tueir past adiliations were, so long as they Were not corrupt agents of the “Ring,” wil! also lorm part and parcel of the grand combination bf the future, It was at frst given out, shorty } useless and the courts Would not act, and that tue The General Assembly met at Columia to-day, ‘when Governor Scott's Message was read. The Governor states the whole public debt to be | eleven million nine hugdred antl ninety-four thousand nine hundred and eight dollars, | Which statement he knows from a severe personal | scrutiny to be correct, nothing being suppressed. | He argues that the depreciation of the State credit | is due to the persistent threats of repudiation made by individuals and the press Lor politica) purpuses, without waich the debt would not exceed ten mu- lions. He ts coufid.mt that the State will pay all her obligatéons to the last cent. j He recommends that the Legislature prohibit the | borrowing of money or the coutracting of a debt to | meet current expenses. He condemns the extra aessions of the Legisia- ture, without which the attacks of the upposition could not be saccessiul. He ures the Legislature to make the session Short and economical, and recommends that fixec salry, instead ot a | per diem, be given to members of the Legisiature, | and that ‘numerous offices be abolisued; that the | salaries of all oilicials, except judges, be reduced ; One-ihird; tuat the tax on real estuie be lessened; | that @ license system be adupted, and that rice, cotton and ratiroad tonnage be taxcd; that bonds of the State be taken ut par in payment of ey | oF the Staie; that puvlic lands to the value of | $1,000,090 Sold and the State vonds taken in pay- ment He reviews at length the canses which led him to ask the suspension of the habeas corpus, as under | the Ku Klux law he Claims that conciliation proved Whites mistook = maguanimity tor weakness. He declined to cal ont the militia pe | cause it consisted Of negroes, who would have | been slaugatered, and people led to believe | NO | that the conflict Was between negroes and wiutes, instead of between iricnds of the goverument and its cuemies. As late as last spray many promi- nent citizens promised bim taeir Co-operation in the suppression of Ku Kiuxtsm, but they erected pore late | slection. ae the ft ae 3 Doing; and civil power being exbaused, the Gov- | “ haa , ry ow strict | ernor appled to the national governmeat to protect artisan legisisuon, dO all im its power | tne state agaist domestic violence, make the most Of What some people calied “the reat repulsican victory,” aud leave no stone un- Turned unt the metropolis was made an out-and out republican city, Taere are. no doubt, a great many people who wilt lanugt wearttiy at this “absurd” idea, but it should be borne in Mund that Uhat there were a greai many peop.e who considered it “absurd” to even int at tue possibility of the overthrow of the “King.”’ Yet the “King”? 1s a thing of the past, and what was a possibility in one vase Inay Very easily be @ possibility ia the other case, provided THE PLANS AND PLOTTINGS work weil. “Woy,” said the great and unfortunate “Loss” bimsel! the ouner day, when this “absurd’? Wea was broached, “tne republicans have tue power bo make this city repuviican it they only know how to do it. M1 was their leader I coula do 1," Under the circumstances it can be casily under- Stood why tue men Wao have gone to Work on this democratic reorganization business are tnoroughiy to earnest, and why it is that such efforts are being made on aii sides to make it a success. It should be understwod, bowever, that it is mot alter all a purely democratic affair in ali its intents and purpose; for, a8 Gas siready been demoustrated in the HgRALD, the pay, when organized, will ve targely composed of good, well-meaning republicans, who are anxious to join hands with the new de- Parturists, provided the orgaatzation can be U0 & basis Lhat will be more of a peopie’s pany, than | Should implicate General Leach, Representative in | 1D that of any paracular faction or cugne, the first piace, tt ts tne intention Of the organizera that the go0d democrats of we city should be able to co-ope- rate together in harmony and to unite at electio) time in the support Of honest candidates as against - the bad nouaees ofevery facuon or patty; ou ag | So Bi at The same lume their reach lar BEYOND TRE DEMOCKATIC RANKE, and week to control tat portion of the republicans who are Williag © throw aside party discipline for (he sake of nelping ov the good work of sustaining ony good men lor office ang maintaining the purity of the elective :ranchise against ail attempts of rings @nu factions Ww bring the city back to Lhe ancient style of ruuning the machine. The representative basis 01 the Lew party organization 1s tuat which Was promuigaiea by the reform democrats at Apouo Hall might before last. Thar it is the very best that eould be adopted no ove Who understands Whataiarce the oid primaries were cau for a mo- ment doubt. Lf it is strictly adhered to the good work o! selecting good men for office and putting the roughs of both parues under foot will begin where of oid the roughs had everything their own way, and there will ve no longer any excuse for voters to complain that, no macter now they vote, they have t vote tora bad man, However, whether they ‘ @uend the primaries is quite another euestion, THE SPOIL HUNTERS. It is patural that the work of reorganization should excite alarm among those republicans who, ouly looking Lo the spotis they may get hula of afer the Legislature las taken ibe city 1D hand, see in it a deatholww to thelr fondest hopes. They know right wei that the city ts democrativ at beart, and Uhat the late victory at the polis could never Lave been won without the support of honest democrats; yot (hey i@ei that i would be greatly to their inter- est t take advantage of ‘he demoraiiza- uuon which followed “the election and to wet full possession while (he rank and file of the vanquished were still running about, not knowing where to go or what todo. The idea of the reorganization, however, has changed the look of things certainly, as far as these hopefuls wre concerned, and they are begivuing to find out that after ali the democrats are not out-and- out republicans simply because they turned out in jorce a few days agu to belp in the good work of KILLING OFF DEMOCRATS who were unfattiiul to their trusts. The fact is they car this plap of reorganizing the democracy of the city aud the conservatives juto a peopie’s party will doubUess spread beyond the metrupoiltan ilmits, as it is the imention of the prime movers m the Movement tist it should, and that the great anl-admiulstra'ion party be tn its full streugth and vigor i time for the next Pres- ee campaign. cor Seventy are toward the mep who are not members of it, and Who are actively in the work of reorganization, it may be of interest to ali parties to know taat there is no foundation for the rumor commutes nad “gone back" on, or, to pay Sher! king that serenade shape of an invesugation Way some votes were Cast in the Twenty- ell this with the view of preventing the Senator [rom taking his seat. It may be tat some folks 0 Ule Committee dv Nut relish the Sena- | pistol out. 1 there met some friends, aud was about tor'e to pul My piso! in my pocket when it exploded, and FRANK WAY OP SPEAKING Aloerman ~.ewart was shot, When I found bi bis mud, Even, however. ones they may look | shot 1] wok him to Dr, Fuller, 21 © upon him simply as @ too) they gocd useorto | and then put him in A carriage gem hor there is bo good ground forthe | sent bun to bis house. There br. Chase intend to Wock Jimmy's way to | pronoanced Dis wound of a dangerous na- GOOD TIMES AMEAD. Mr. Tiiden seems to he very sangutne that the re- y next election Uy the absence of all defiaite informa- | (here. tion as to What the intentions of the Comunttee of | There were a good He approves of the principle of minority repre- sentation, and advises changes in the clectiou law 80 as to prevent fraud, and urges the Legisiatare to avoid all unnecessary appropriations, and ve- lieves the Legistatare will so act as to prove that Tepublicanism and good government in Suurh Caro- lina are not, as 18 alleged, luconststent with each other. The message Was made a special order tor Monday next. . Anumber of bilis will be introduced looking to Tetrenchment and reform, but none on the sunject of repudiation. A KU ELUX DEN. A United states Assessor nad Others (onspir- ing to Inveigle General Leach to Take the Oath of Brotherheod—Aa Expose of Their Intrigue. RALEIGH, Nov. 28, 1871. An examination of alleged Ku Kiux has just been concluded here before United States Commissioner West, 1n which it transpired that W. F. Henderson, United States Assessor for the Sixth district, com- Promised a case of violation of the revenue law with the defendants, on the consideration that they Congress, as a member of the Ku’ Kiux Klan. The ; evidence, which was all given by the government | a, Showed that the defendants, John Ham- ux, having joined ihe organization In 186% | had taken the ovligation, and Hambrick, who | ‘was chief ofa camp, lavited General Leacn toa | meeting of the den in May, 1870, at wiiich the oath | of the order was tendered to nim, which he indig- nantly refused to take. He told the body, some of | whom had on disguises, that the Legisiaiure had | passed a jaw agains: secret political societies; that | this Was One O that class, and he advised (nem at once to disband, Upon tus advice the camp subsequently acted | and never held another meeting. A number of re- } | publicans and Unton Leaguers belonged to this den. jambrick and Meon were recentiy arrested for vio- | Jating ine revenue laws, wheo Henderson, the as- sessur, made the 1afamous proposition to them as above. Alter hearing the evideuce tp we case the Commissioner simply dischargeu the defendauts siding at 157 East Broadway, Justice Bixby, jourmed, and HERALD. WEDNESDAY, MUNICIPAL MOVEMENTS. The Rumor of the Contemplated Resig- nation of the Mayor Denied. DISMISSAL OF COURT ATTENDANTS, eee Lamentable Instance of the Pov- erty of the County, MORE SURRENDERS OF ELECTION INSPECTORS At the Mayer's Oftice. The Mayor was at bis office yesterday for several hours. A numb r of gentlemen catled upon His Honor, but nothing of remarkable public interest transpired. Late in the afternoon and ater the Mayor had lett there were rumors that the Mayor tn- tended to resign, and that the resignation would be made public in the course of the evening orearly to-day, This rumor, which was received with rather more than usual credence because it came from rehavie authority, was not trusted very much, The Mayor had not given the slightest tati- mation of it, and none of the attendants on His Honor knew anything of it 16 was alieged by those who were placing considerable confldence in this report that the reason of the Mayor having decided to resign was the annoyance he experienced by the number of candidates for the Commissionership of Public Works, which will be vacant when the resignation of Mr. Tweed is made operative. It was stated that a pres- gure was brought to bcar upon the Mayor for this appoiusmeut, notably by Mr, Green, the Gomptrolier, Mr. James O'brien and several mem- bers of the Commitiee of seventy, all of whom were anxious for the appointment of their Dominees, ‘This, united wiih the continuous abuse that was heaped upon him, had induced the Mayor to quit the civic chair, Thos e who were best acquatated with the build of the mind of the present Cuie! Magistrate of the city knew well that hone of these reasons were suficient to drive tum from the post of duty, As night wore on confidence In the truthtulness of the rumor grew less and less, The Comptreller’s Office. At this office there was nothing to disturb the even tenor of its way. Ali the clerks of the office were at their several desks, and there had been no appointments or removals. The Comp- troller had discharged ten of the attendants on the Marine and Supreme Courts and the General Sessions, He reirained from giving to the preas the names of these gentlemen, because he thought tt would be disadvantageous in their ob- taining other employment. These remova's, with the long continued non-payment of salaries to the large oumber of officials who are employed, causes considerable distress and loud- spoken compialnis. Tue Dou-accessibility of funds fur the payment of current expeases reach ludicrous point yesterday wheo 1+ was inam: at the Coroners! offices tiat in consequeace of the defictency in the county iunds the coal for the use Of the oifices, which was nearly ex- hausted, could not be renewed at the expenge of the county. Should this order be persisted in the Voroners will Walt in a bouy upou the Comptroiler anG@ represeut to him the unjust wanner iu which they have been treated for months past by the county ofticials and deatand intmediate redress, The Corrupt Inspectors of the Seventh Ward. ‘The Seventh ward election inspectors, against ‘whom charges of corruption have been made, have become terrified, and they bave signified their inten tion of surrenderins themselves this morning to Jus- tice Bixby, at the Yorkville Police Court. Yesterday morning Michaci H. Whalen, president of the Edward J, Snandley Associauon; James Day, 171 Madison street, and bernard C. Ryan, re- appeared before shortly afier the Court ad- Surrendered themselves to him, they baving heard that warrants were out for their arrest. ‘the two first named, Waaten and acted as luspectors on election’ day at the polite boots OF the Lents Klechon district, Bud it ts alleged by George Kearms, Of No. 3 Vike street, that they, knowingly aad with {raudoleat imientions, allowed Tepeaers to vole In. their disirict. Tuey gave bau in £2,000 to appear again when wanied. ber. | nard G. Ryan was accused by Edward li. Heard, of 128 Mon sireet, @ “watcher,’' witu having placed in the Assembly ticket box a Bia Ucket listead of @ MoMahoa ticket, Which a voler had given hun as one of the inspectors. William Coiligan, of No. 53 Monroe street, became surety for the reappearance Of the prisoners, and they ieft tue Court rejoicing. ‘THE CANVASSERS’ MANDATIUS, taining Judze Brady—Probable Appeal irom the Order. The subject of the peremptory mandamus granted by Judge Barnard, directung the Board of County Canvassers to count the vote for Aldermen at the late election, occapted for a Jong tume yesterday mornmg the attention of Jadge Brady, of the Sa- preme Coart, sitting 10 Caambers, The matter came up simply for settiement Of the form of the order, Judge Brady, as will be remembered. having, when the case was first bronght before him, denied the motion to quash the same. Mr. Beach, on behalf of the Board of Canvassers, Stated that the Board had complied with the maa- damus. Mr. Lawrence. appearing for D. D. Conover, a can- Giaate for Alterman, on whose petition the manda- mus was granted, made no technicai objection to the maudamas, but did object to the afidavits of Thomas Coman and Jonn Hardy appearing on the record, claimiug that the Same were irrelevant. After the exchange of a few furtuer ouservations beiween counse! tae followmg FORM OF ORDER was finally agreed upon and signed by the Jnige:— A peremptory mandamus baving been issued er parte by Hoa, George G. Barnard, one oi the Justices ot the Supreme Court, sitting at a special term, dated November 18, 1871, said order veing founded upon an affidavit of the relator herein dated on said day, and the respondents having duly appeare:t, In ovedience to said writ, before tne Hon. John R. Brady, one of the Justices of this Conrt, by Witiam A. Beach, counsel for these respondents, and Richard O°Gorman, Counsel for the Corporation, and the relator also appearing before aaid Justice by Abra- ham R. Lawrence, Jr, and Henry A. Citnton, his counsel, and tae time to make return to saine writ bemg by order of the said Justice extended to the 2sth of November, 1871, on behalf of said respond- iusiead of boiding them and Henderson for a con- spiracy agaist General Leach. A BROOKLYN ALDERMAN SHOT, How it Happencd—His Injury Believed to Be Serious. Alderaan D, S, Stewart, of the Seventh ward, Brooklyn, was shot about three o'clock yesterday Morning, at the corner of Peari street and Myrtle avenue, iM that ciiy, and his injury is believed to be of a serious 11 not fatal character. He was attena- ing the opening of a new Iiquor store by his brovheranlaw, P. J. Madden, at the | above corner, and joined in the merrymaking for geveral hours. As on all such occasions a number Of ibe parties present became more or jess intoxi- cated and were boisterous, though not inclined to make any great qdisturbance. Suddenly the report Ol @ pistol Was heard, and the next moment Alder- map Stewart exclaimed, ‘1 am shot."’ A man named James Kelley, who keeps @ liquor store ai tho corner of Hudson avenue ork street, had been seen flourishing a pistol about in a drunken Mianner, and, a9 near as can be ascertained, tt accl- dentally went off and tne ball entered the Aider- mm to bis home, Kelly was arre-ted and locked up. af STATEMEDT OF THR ACCCSED. Iknew last evening that Madden was going to have 20 opening, because | bad an mvitation te go down About nive o'clock | went down to bis place, many of the boys from around the Hal) there, All the Madden brothers were there, and there was a good deal of drinking, and some of the boys got pretty well setup. About one or two o'clock in the morning I got into an meut with 3 oung feHow. I don’t Know who he Is, but while i" talking with him Madden came trom behind me on the head then got uj and backed fowara door and towar the street. When J got to the sidewalk | met some fricnas, A crowd from the barroom had come out alter me, and when I got to the sidewatk I took my ul be perfectea in | and (nat he entureiy exculpaced me from ail bia ture. I wanted then to give myself to an oficer who had come up With me, Mr, stewari told me nol to do 80; that ibe shooting was accidental, ju the matter, ‘This 1a all 1 KaOW about he matter. ents, that said writ of mandamus be quashed ana Wholly set aside; and on reading on sata motion the afMidavits on behalf of sald respondents of Thomas Coman, dated November 21, 1571, and of John Hardy, dated the 23d November, 1871, the relator oojecting to portions of sald afidavits Ss irreveiant, and on hearing said William A. Beach aud Kichard O'Gorman of counsel for said respond. ents, and said Henry L. Clinton and Aoraham f. Lawrence of counsel for the relator, it ts ordered that the said mution to quash said writ of man- damus be and the same is hereby denied, JOLIN RK, BRADY, Justice of Supreme Court. APPEAL FROM THR ORDER, It was subsejuenliy stated that the members of the oit Board of Aldermen wouid at once appeal from the above order. Meantime as the matier can- not pozstbiy come before the Appellate Court be- fore next January, & is Dot unitkely (bat the two Boaras will organize on the 1st of Jauuary, and a lively \ime may be auticipated, The Usited Se Narragameete south America, Mrcxice, sandwich Islands, Tahiti, &c.—A Good Plan te Kelieve the Shipwrecked Whalemen, SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 28, 1871. The United States steamer California, Captain J. M. F. Clitz, bearing the flag of Rear Admiral Wins- low, commanding the Pacthe Squadron, sailed to- day for Honolulu. The sloop-of-war Narragansett, Commander Richard M. Meade, accompanied the flagship. They, will make a Jong crulze, first visiting the Sana- Wich Islands, where they will remain alx weeks, and from thence they will immediately proceed to Hilo, Tahiti, Where they will make a brief call, and thence to Valparaiso, where they expect to arrive in March, Afterwards they will Visit the South American and Mexican ports, and they expect to arrive here again fu July or August next year. Both ships are short-handed, desertion having been carried On to @ Serious eXient and lias been al- most general from ail the sittps, At Honolula they hope to be able to obtain sea- men from the wrecked whalers ot the Arctic feet. The Pensacola, Captain James M. Spotta, will sail in a lew weeks for the southera ports, The Saranac is at Magdalena bay, and ts expected bere in a short ume, stains are a source of Intense pleasure to the Cali- formians, and they are considered to pe worth iil- lions to tue agriquitural luveresta Of (he Stave, NOVEMBER BEDFORD'S BOMBSHELLS. The Case of Hagerty and Baulch, the Alleged Voucher Burners, Motion to Quash the Indict- ment Denied. NO BAIL TO BE ACCEPTED. The “Iron Grasp of the Law” Not To Be Relaxed. It will be remembered that, a few days ago, two motions were made in General Sessions, before dudge Beasord, in behalf of the two alleged stealers and burners of the city vouchers, Hagerty and Baulch. One motion was to quash the two indict. ments, the other to admit them to bail. These mo- tions were very ably argued by counsel for and against. ‘The questions involved were most impor- tant to the interests of the whole community, and, indeed, excited the deepest public attention, After @ most careful heartag of the arguments of counsel pro and con Judge Bediord reserved his opinion. ‘That opmion te yesterday delivered, denying both motions, The strong hold the City Judge has taken upon the confidence of the citizens of New York will be streugtnened by the fesriess stand he has again taken in sapport of the administration of justice and the vindication of the law. JUDGE BEDFORD'S DECISION. Tho Grand Jury have found two indictments against Hagerty and Baulch, one for an alleged burglary and the other for au alleged larceny. The pri-oners, through their counsel, now ask thia Court first to quash (ho indictments, and, failing in this motion, then they ask that they be balled. The motion to quash is based matnly upon the ground that there Was not suilictent evidence before the Grand Jury to warrant their finding @ true bill, It ia well settled that # Grand Jury are only to hear evidence on behalf of the prosecution, and that the finding of an indictment 1s only in the nature of an inquiry or accusation which is afterwards to be tried and determined by @ petit jury; and the Grand Jury ate only to inguire upon thelr oaths whether there be suicient cause to call upon tne party toanswer it, It 1s also lald down by high authority “that & Grand Jary ought to be thor. oughly persuaded of the truth of an indictment, so "tar as thelr evidence goes, and not rest sattsfied ‘With remote probaviuties—s doctrine that might be plied ape TO VERY OPPRESSIVE PURPOSES." Again, it is well sevtied that, un.essa@ Grand Jury are as well satistied of the guilt of the accused, agaiast whom they are to prefer an indictment, as tuey would desire to be were they cailed upon alterwarus as pelt Jurors upon the same evidence to convict, they ought to disiniss the bill, For the purpose of this motion f hold that the creduoility of witnesses. the suiiciency and insuiiciency of their wsumony, are questions pecuiiariy and solely witnin ihe province of a Grand Jury, And 1 HOLD THAT If A GRAND JURY, afler seciug the witnesses and hearing their testi- inony, feel thoroughly persuaded of the truth of the charge so fai @s their testimony goes, and that their convictions are not based upon remote propabilities, they are bound uuder their oaths to indict, Ailer indictinent found tt becomes che ded the Dis- trict Atiorney to try the prisoners Hore @ petit jury, Wacre, tor the irat time in the legal ed- ings ayainst them, the great question of guilt or in- nocence 14 10 be inquired tuto. In the present case, unquesiionavly, testtuony was presented to the Grauu Jury, and upou that testimony they saw fit to dud a true bili—thus asse , AS It were, BS Grand Jurors to tus commuatty, that the testimony odered thoroughly persuaded them. of tas train of tae charge. This the Grand Jary had a periect rigut to do, and, naving done av, the Court should not in- terfere with their aciton, The other grouuds upun which counsel bases his métion 1 do not inink are weil taken, and, there- fore, the motion to quash is denied. THE MOQUION TO BALL. The prisoners, oa being arrested, avalied them- solves 0. their statutory privilege—a preiminary exXammation. The investigation was most tho- rough—the prisoners were tudees ably derenaed and tue people Were represented by Lhe Mistrict Atcorney in peraon. Jud,e Dowliug—ine magistrate delore ‘Who.t tae investigation was had—atler listening to Ail the tesiimony and having opportanity of scetng Weil as ‘hearing tue witnesses, Baw it to | commit the prisoners without bail, thereby assert- oath, fouvd from whe vestuuony vefore nim—first, that @ crime had been committed, and, secondly, that toere wes probabvie Cause to noid the prisoners, Following the action of the magistrate the | Grand Jury have found au imdictment, aud the prisouers, through their counsel, now ask tus = Court, tos ball, ~—sthem. 1 listened with deep attention to the argument of counsel, ald Must say, that while I concede his elort in behal! of his clients to be truly great, yet 1 do not tind any reason Why 1 should difer from the Magistrate, Wio, after a preilminary examination, comumitied tae prisoners wituout bail. It is trae that the question of pall rests entirely in the sound and honest discreuon of the Court; and, in m, opinion, every Judge vested with tais power shoul. wield it fearicssiy and honorabiy, having in view the simple ovject Of doing right—ever bearing in mind that whuie justice 1s done the State no injus- lice shoald be done the accused. A most villanous crime—stupendous and gigantic in its bearings— one which iu iis characier bas suilied the ‘air fame Ol this great city, outraging society and making, as it were, every citizen STAND AGHAST WITH ASTONISHMENT, ts alleged to have been perpetrated. The prisoners were arresied and now stand indicted for that crime. It seems to me, considering all_ the circum- stances and nage pany ote an case, were I to bail | the prisouers, and thus Din the slightest man- ner THE IRON GRASP OF THE Law, I would not oniy prove recreant to my official oath, Dut would iaveed be irifliug With the sacred rights motion is, theretore, denied. and yet, while [ have | denied the motion to admit to bail ior the reasons stated, I am iree to say that these prisoners have & constitutional right to a speedy trial, and should, therefore, unquestionably ve tried at the eurliest possible day; for, m my opinion, a longer delay in tns case will not ouly work @ ‘severe hardship to } the prisoners, but can 1p o0 *ay, as lar as I can con- ceive, 1uriper the eads of justice. THE HARLEM COURT HOUSE TROUBLES Instituted Against His Slanderers—Ge. uet’s House and the Court House. A Hera.p reporter yesterday called upon Senator Genet, at bis oMce on Broadway, and gained from him the following version of the troubles connected With the building of the new Court House in Hariem and of his position in relation thereto, Mr. Genet was in company with Colonel Webster, of Harlem. who is a member of the committee of the Twelfth Ward Citizens’ and Taxpayers’ Association which was appoited to investigate we alleged frauds. HARRY GENRIS STATEMENT, “As counsel to the Commission appointed to carry out the erection of the Court House—the com- mission consisted of William M. Tweed, John McQuade and Josiah Porter—I have, to a great ex- tent, performed all the legal and counsellor duties which have been periormed in the interest of that institution, and for the performance of those dutics I presented my bili of $5,000 and it was paid by the city, Mr. John Scallon was designated by the Commission as the con- tractor’ and builder tor the Court House, and was to receive, as ] understand it, a commission of ten per cent on all the contracts for building the same, The Commissioners purchased property on 128th street, south side, between Sixth and Seventh avenues, for which they paid $24,000, and which at that price was very cheap. There were six lots at $4,000 a lot. Mr. Scaiion only discontunued the work about eight or nine weeks ago, While acing coupsel I assistei Mr. Scalion in obtaining the amouuts of bis bills. ENDORSING THE WARRANTS. If any name appeers in any way on the warrants it was at tho request of Mr, Scallon only, not for any interest of my own that it was placea there, I entto the bank with Mr, Scallon to identify him and to endorse the warrant, and I do not know bat that at ine request of other parties who had bills I id the same thing for them. At the request of Mr, Scallon and one or two other parues | drew money once or twice On their warrauts and delivered i to them, Tam ready to respond to my signature when- ever it appears upon the warrants, in the banks or atany over place. 1 ADMIT ALI. THIS, 80 far as itis on paper, | acted tuus simply for the accommodation of vtuers, “Previous to the elecuion, understanding that there were likely to be accusations made ue kind Which Lave @ppearod, by | tog to Uua community inot be, under Nis offictal | of sociely anu the stern demands of justice. ‘Ine | What Senator Genet Has to Say~Suils To Be , 29, 1871.—TRIPLE SHEEF: Tae ae ee «me omnes A INVESTIGATION to be . O'Conor, ndeman Wide estat theca ney “Mr. iy me yh asten- tion to these ex parte statements; tase they wore the emarations undoubtedly of political excitement and that he attached no tothem. Since SLANDRROUS CIROULARS cate out, making charges in black and white which wil relterate wien asa coward At wi “80 far a8 IC 18 receive ers had but one interest in ine ‘mation. thav-ot iho Deen guilty of doing aayituag that wes Wat rane t. But Thad RO intercourse ‘with’ thom other’ than as “But, Mr, Genet, rumor links the building of A HOUSE OF YOUR OWN, with the buflding of the Court House in some mysterious and unaccountavie way, Low ig tnat?’’ “Iwill say @ word @vout that, I um building ® houad at 1.6th sirect and Fifth avenue. Mr. Scalion 1s my bulider, and is an and long-tried friend of mune, He agreed Lo balld the house, and was to receive ten per cent on the work done, He sent the bills to me. [ paid them, and that is the only connection in the world that Thad wath the buulding. "Ho 1 respousible for ree (hat was done in the erection of the jouse, “1 propose now to take LEGAL MEANS to make the men who hive made these charges an- swer for thom. I Nave tet tt ail pass until alter the election; but now the thing must be cleared up. My character is at stake, and that of my family. [ have consulted counsel to-day in regard to beginning A SUIT AGAINST MR. LEVI ADAMS. het duty 1s to set myseil right before the people. Ishall ceriainly prosecute him and every one of the committee on Whom we can fasten tue puviushing of these charges, I defy any man that lives te produce | one particle of proof showing that Lhaye defrauded | the city in this or in aay other matter,” Colonel Webster suid that he taocught the pubit- | cations copied from the circular referred to were NOT MADB ON AUTUORITY either of the Investigating Comittee, of which he | 13 a member, or oi the Executive Committee of the Citizens’ and Taxpayers’ taion, Mr. Adams | had made thom on his own responsibility, and was a by an Old personal spite against mr. enet, Tho Senator, in conclusion, satd that he didn’t ; believe there hud been any evidence before THE GRAND JURY that could implicate him, He thought also that they had acted unfairly 10 uot placing him under exam- | ination and 10 not taking the testimony vi more wit esses, instead of relying 80 much on ex arte siate- | ments. “Toy have discharged all of the witnesses | pion 2 nd to-morrow I may be indicted. Who | ows? OUR CITY RAILROADS. ‘The Fourth Avenue Rail: le We have at last a horse railroad 1o this city which | has for its passengers clean cars and a decent time | table, by which the running trips are made in the | shortest time possible, ‘The raiiroad referred to 1s | the Fourth avenue line, witn its route from the vity Hall to Fighty-sixth street and rewurn, This ral | road 18 now periect, with but one exception, and | that is where peg aes in a late car for Kighty- sixth street have to get out aud take a Third avenue car to reach 4 ferry, ag tae Fourth avenue car stops at che Th rty-second street depot. This | mistake Will, we hope, soon be remeated and then | | the line will be the best in the city. The time taple is as follow: Acar starting from Eight,-sixth street at any given time wi'l nave 9 minates to Sixty-fourth street. 20 minutes to Forty-second sirect. 26 minutes to Thirty-secoud street, 42 minutes to Fourteenth street. 38 mtautes to Houston strect, 45 minutes to Yanal street, 50 minates to City tial, | Returning from City tva.t will have 6 minutes to Canal street, 18 mtnutes to Houston street. 20 nunutes to Sixtecnth street, 26 minutes to Thirty-second strect. 30 minutes to Forty-second street, 1 minutes to Sixty-lourth street, Minutes to Eignty-sixth street, | Ail cars to and irom toe Grand Central Depot to | the City Hall, thirty minutes, eign The time from the Tnirty-fourth street ferry to the | City Hall is thirty-three minutes precisely. To Tax Eorrok OF THR HeRaLp:— . As have been @ constant reader of your paper for twenty-seven years, and know that you always ventilate the wrongs of the oppresscd wheuever your attention to the Third avenue horse cars. They have promised on several occasioas to put on more cars to run from Hatiem; but taey have uever done it. To see the way the peopie are carried up and down in those cars 18 a disgrace to tne city. 1 have been & consiant passepger up and down for five years every day, and I see a car carry as many as four or nve cars should carry. Every through car twenty on eacn platiorm, and fifty or sixty inside, and, 1! one should get out, two or three ‘Will be sure to get in. It a her seen, Mr. Eultor, the reason why the company ¢ sour should, Can the citizeas of New York stan this much longer? No. They are now going to take measures shortly that will sweep this gigantic monopoi, away. Oar wives | and daugiters are packed like herrings tn a barrel, | holding on to straps, and when they want to get out | it 1a at the expense Olgtneir apparel, and they almost | seave their limbs benind in trying to get out, The through cars are half to three-quarters of a mitic | apart. Itis not necessary for ail the cars 10 run down to the @RALD Buriding, Some shoald switcn off at Grand street, where 80 many !a:ies go shop- | ping. They can get iuil loads from there, and there | should be cars to start Irom Fitth strect and the Bowery, especially in the afternoon, to carry the young ladies trom the Normai College, in Fourth | Now, Mr. Editor, if you will give this a place in | your valuable paper I'am sure you will receive the | ‘thanks of a grateful peopie. A. R. W. New York, Nov. 27, 1871. The Dargers of Third Avenue Cars. To THE EviToR oF THE HERALD:— Sunday evening, at about seven o’ciook, riding on @ Third avenue car—it was No. 141—the passengers Witnessed the following scene, which | ask the favor of publishing in the columns of your paper:— Aman, who apparently was slightly imtoxicated, jumped on the platform in the bowery, and dim. culties arose between the conductor (whose number is 4 very shore conversation, the conductor ordered the man down, and the latter, not otmying | immediately tis command, the conductor, with | breast, wich completely threw the man down from tne platiorm and caused him to fall teavily on | ‘the track of the railway. The rough and most both nands, made @ vivient push at the man’s bratal manner which this conductor showed in Us case proved cieariy that he Was not Ht for lis Jace, and a8 only @ short tine ago @ man had been conductor the railway company ought to give bet- ter instructions to their conductors how to benave in such cases. if a man happens to fall be mizat be, however, run over by anotuer of the numervus cars running in the Bowery. Yours, truly, a New Yous, Nov. 27, 1871. Senator Mortos, Of Tudia Boston. Captain Charies Hubbard, of Cutenogue, Long Island, a survivor of the Arctic ice horror, has Teached home. — » Will lectare ta The Missour! Geological Bureau have elected Raphael Pompelly, of laarvara University, State Geviogist. W. A. Clarke, the venerable i'r tional Bank of Roode Isian’, Newport, has been | connected with that instituuon for ffty-tnree years, Captain D. H. Porter retires from the editorial ehair of the Kansas City (Mo.) Huilein, and 18 suce ceeded by Barton D. Jones, late of the indiauapuiis Journal. Mrs. Sarah J. Hale, editress of ‘sodey’s Lady's Book,’’ 13 eigity-four years old and sti) javors con- stanly at ine work Wiich has employed her for the last forty-four years, Captain John C, Brain, the last prisoner of the war who was released from his place ot imprison: | meat in Brookiyn, py President Joaasun in 196¥, Ie | lecturing in Georgia. Charles A. Loring, a lawyer ot St. Louis, has brought w libel suit against the Repuditcan for’ pud- lishiag an ttem to the effect tuat he had been ar- Tested fur gambling. Colonel William Halstead, of Trenton, N. J., ex- Member Of Congress for the Second discrict altu a ife-long resident of Trenton, 1s dangerously ill. He returned from @ visit to California about ten Gays ago, and has been sick avout a week. Mr. | Halstead 1s neariy eighty years of age, and has been Oue Of the most prouaent lawyers in the State, The folowing named persons have strived in Washingion:—senator Charles Sumner, Massa- chusetts; Hon. L, A. Sheidon, of Louisial Sena- tor Trumoull, of Iitnois; Hons. D. P. Lowe, of Kan #as; J. 1. oper, of Louisiana; General Judson Kile {4m the offictat chair, | as yet he nad received no official visitation they come under your observation, I desire to call | {] carries over one hundred passengers, eighteen or | jon’t pat on more | cars: they can make one car do as much work hf | \d himseIf about the fare; so that, arter a | ied by being knocked down irom the car by a | y y ident of the Na+ | power iu the prosecution of your | and the pickpocket took advantage and What Was Said. The Mayor Calm and the Street Commissioner Ready for the Investigating Committee— About the Water Board Pay Roll—How an Inspector Lost a Tooth and the Effect of Eating Forty Ballote—A Breese im the Citizens’ Committee. Thore were all kinds of rumors afloat yesterday about the City Hall and Court House in regard to the movements of the sub-committees of the twe Reform associations, It was positively asserted that amidavits had been made by parties tending to criminate certain oMiciais; that these documents wore in the hands of the Prosecuting Committees, and that the next step would be the arrest of those men against whom charges had been made, The auticipation of some STARTLING DBVELOPMENTS had tho effect of keeping the members of the press on the alert throughout the day. The HEBALD re- porters were in and out of the different depart- ments, but to all outward appearance the wheels of the clly government were making their regular revolutions, and those im charge of the machinery were at thelr posts of duty, quite regardless of the threatened storm which the reform committees were raising, Every { effort was made to procure copies of ihe affidavits said to be in existence in regard to certain officials, but the memuers of the commuttees were very rett- cent, and declared that they had no documents of the kind in their possession, yet they intimated that | arresia might be looked for in a short time, MAYOR KALBFLBISCH was in his office, with a face as calm and piacid as ® summer sea, and busily engaged in preparing some oMcial documents, Tnere were no outward evi- | dences of the severe straggie through which behas Just passed, politically; nor were there apy indica- tions perceptible of the responsibility he is about te assume matrimonially. The Mayor's shoulders are pretty broad, and the weight of responsibility will have to be pretty heavy when be succumbs to it, He will assume the matrimomial yoke with @ happy heart and be as jovial as ever under It. In his oiliclal capacity ne is visited daily by the reform committees and nis counsel is sought ‘upon the afairs of the city government, for no one 4s better posted im regard to the extravagance of the different departments than he is, He assured the reporter of the HgtaLD just vefore ne closed his Office that there was nothing which would ve of ta- terest Lo the paper. TOE STREBT COMMISSIONES. Mr. Robert Furey was at his post of duty as usual. It isa well known fact he has no very great afec- tion or veneration for the Mayor, and wilt probably be much pleased when the newly elected chier of the city government is permanently located Mr. Furey staved thas from the sub-committees of the reform associations, but was ready at any time to turmise | them all the information in regard to tue business of the deoartment. ‘Vhis he would do willingly, and, furthermore, if they were. to elmwioy & clerk he would furnish one or two for them. 1t was, he added, a well known fact that ho was notl more than # clerk (o the Common Council, aod no power to peer 2 pers without being aathom ized by tbat bod lo ‘s ‘THE WATRR BOARD od Was also visited by @ Topi neues { Mr. Fowler, President of thé Boas he did not even tnink it worth whue to contraaict the scandalous reports wntcn fad been circulated concerning that department, it had been \ that he had a large number of sivecares aud @ se- — T but this he bad dented beiore, aud ROW A Cure for Crowded Cars. Beatin an oficial invesiigation, THE MISFORTUNES OF CANVASSERS. ” Several parties who recendy acted as canvassers | of election were standing about in the vicinity of the Hall chatting over the events of tne past LWo OF | three days, ana the probauility o1 tne conviction of the parties under arrest tor clection frauds, Oae of he inspectors had lost @ tooth, and bis com, said, “Jim, how did you lose that toot?” | Jm—Haven't you heard? . | ©CHaRLey—Heard ! No. How should I hear? | Jmi—Well, I'll tell you privately and confidem | tinny af you won't ss7 anything. | CHARLEY—All right, Jim; 1 Won't say anythin: | Sug—Well, I broke that tooth out trying to pull a nail out of a ballot Lox on election day so I coulda stuf it, The regalat opening was not iarge enough ‘ to get the ttexets in a8 last as f Wanted to, Charicy did not say whether he placed implicts conticence in the statement of Jim or not, ‘Another inspector looked @ little pule, probably for the want of an “eye-opener,” and the iuquiry ‘was made as to what alied hum. He replied that he hud not feit very well since election day. He suppose that the forty ballots Re had eaten to defeat a certain candidate 1 his ward nad disagreed with nim. He remarked that Re Would be teetotally blowed if be would ever eat forty ballots again to de/eat or elect any man, THE PROSECUTION OF THE ELECTION FRAUD CASTE ‘The Citizens’ Reform Committee, or sume of them: at least, are of the opinion that tue parties accused of election frauds will not be properly and promptly prosecuted, and there was quite a litle vureeze over The matter in the secret session Of the committes, Mr. Wilham W. Goodrich has the reputation of having offered a resolution to the effevt tant ao | more papers be turned over to the Grand vary while District Attorney 8. D. Morris was the prosecutmg omicer. Some thought this wes an atrempt to vetay the business. Mr, ‘tracy was of the same opintom ‘a8 Mr. Goodrich, that it would not be well to have any more testimony taken while Mr. Morris wae District Attorney of the county. Mr. Goodrich’s Fesoiution wus tabied. ‘A VISIT TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. The Prosecuting Committee of the visited the office of Mr. Morris, in tne Court House, yesterday morning, and had @ lengthy interview ‘With him in re; to the prosecution of the parties accused. The Iistrict Attorney assured the gentie- men that he should do his dutyin the premises without fear or favor; thatit was ms intention te prosecute the accused at once; that the evidence ‘was in the hands of the Grand Jury, and the mem would be promptly brought up for trial, Wita tase the committce appeared to be well satisiied. Meeting of the tink Commistioe. The Rink Reform: Committee met last nign at ther rooms, 3867 Fulton street, Mr. Hutchinson, the chairman, presiding. A correspondence between the Tax Collector Mr. Isaac Badeau and the snv-commitiee on Tax Ofiice was submitted. The sub-committee wrote to | the Tax Collector, asking to be furnished with oer- tain accounts in his ofice, lows:— DEPARTMENT OF TAXES AND AGSEASME: 4Y HALL, BROOKLEN, Nov. 28, 1371. apd CHILTENDEN -— Your note uf the 28th inst, received and com tenis noted. The list of bucks kept in iny udice is loug, tf you" include the tax lise and ‘assessments, (witten, | Tepe. ‘Butt eappose you Teter are expeclaus ws teak Siete atnn saan taba e key’ reg (current), cash (1 rzgaments cual Tedwoopuvas’ grecth wie! ~ The ga Ain AN account of all recet | turns ae Bey Tm ee “casks ooots of wun ‘ee account fe Kevt ang receipts taken conmy treasurers. The bookkeeper keeps _ the | count between the Collector sod Comptroller. The ness of this departmen: is so extensive and fi personal interview would probably give you mor information 1can possibly give you in answer Af you will hx your own tine L shail be pleased ny eaite aud clve you all the facilities in my re. Any other information you reqntre will bt tar. niahed by yours, respectfully, yg ISAAC BADBAQ, Collector. In secret session the committee received irom its sub-cominitte, for publicat ton, an an address to une es of Brooklyn, which was adopted and oruered be pringd. The committee then adjourned. His reply was as [oe | a } Yon than | to your ni SENATOR MORTON ROBBED. Senator Morton, of Indiana, was passing into the ratiroad depot from the ferryvoat in Jersey City last evening, én roule to Washington, when he was relieved 0! his pocketbook, contaluing between Ave hundred and six hundred dollars, As the passem- gers were entering the gate there was a great crus ward vat the Harvey searched ihe depot soon afterward, bal thief bad returned to New York, whence he had “spotted” and “piped” the Senator. ANOTHER SHOOTING AFFRAY. At cight o'clock last night an alicrcation took place between Philip Smith and Samuel Nichoison, at their residence, No, 246 Baxter street, during which Nicholson arew a revolver and fired at Sintth, the ball entering bis thigh. Alter comumiting the assault Nicholson male bis escape, and is sult at large. . patrick, of New Jersey; Senator Ames, of Missis- sippt; General J. B. Kiddoo and Hon, Augustus Sonell, of New York. ANOTHER KEROSENE MURDER. Gn the “ith inst, Mary Ann Brown, aged thirty- W'ALISTER'S LASL LEAP, St. Louts, Nov. 28, 1871, William McAlister, who was recently stabved im five, resiling at 95 hast Eighth street, received | the neck ata ball at Bowling Green, Mo., by Cap inesies rom the explosion of # kerosene lamp Wi camped her deat yesterday alleruodits tain Hendricks, Assistant Secretar; Shae Senate, dica ou'Suaaay mguy FM