The New York Herald Newspaper, November 29, 1871, Page 6

4 “THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK. The Reorganization Scheme and How It Is Being Perfected. PASS. WHAT MAY COME TO The Democratic Party To Be the Re- form Pariy of the Future, Reformers of All Parties Wel- comed to the Fold. The democratic politicians of the small fry order, who silll try t believe that they are yet a power in | the cily because they once upon a time did the dirty work of the men whose word was law with them, are rather put out—not to put too fine a pout on it—over the way the reorganizers pave set to work, Without consulting them one way or Lie other. In fact, the ignorant, iluterate, low-brea scoundrels Who always did tbe bidding of Tammany Hall m the days that have gone by forever, and who generally, as a reward jor their ser- Vices, got elected Aldermen or Assistant Al+ dermen, or were made sinecurists, with salary enough fo enabie (hem to vedeck their suowy shirt Jronts and siuvby Lugers with diamonds of the gobble-stone order, scem to have already forgotten Bll about she ast election. ce the first intima. Mon was made that the “party” was to be reor- ganized without their consent or advice they have birutted about their wards aud pooh-poohed the idea, and boasted how they carried this and that district. m their vest pockets, just as though three weeks ago the people had not thrown them overboard and given them to understand that tie rough and scum did not rule in the metropolis, Indeed it would well repay a member 0! the reform party to make a tour some bight of the low deus and corner dramshops in the Worst localities of the various wards where the sub- altern oficers of the old rég.ine now gather o’ nights, the same as of old, and listen to the small talks ana the big talks they mduige in at the expense of the new fea, It 1s needless to state that tle great ma- jority of them, a8 soon as the Tammany machine was knocked (o smiihereens, were ready todo the bidding of the victorious powers on the same terms and under the same circumstances allowed them by the “Ring; but the boid stand the reformers took against compromises of all kinds, where tne com- promisers Cepended for their bread and butter on the spoils and divides of the people's money, put an end to their hopes, and as A 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 vb downright imyertinence. It is a consoling thought, however, for vhe rank and file of the Organizer: to Know that the leaders of the new party care very iittle about what these fellows think, what threats they may make or how they may strive to use their influence among the rough and scum to thwart the plans of the negotiators @ho mean to make of the new party a party that Will represent the people, and not the gutters and back alleys of the town. As has already been statea in the HERALD, there 18 & great deal of sense- less talk about the reorganization among those who know very little about the merits of the mtuation. However, it will not be very long betore the plans of the negottators will be made p. bile, and it will only then be seen what care wiil have been taken tosecure an organization which will realiy commie the best elements of both the repub- Nican and democratic parties, and at the same time rewily represcat tke great mass Of the voters. The bucleus of the Lew party is, of conrse, the reform democracy—that Is, those men who were THE BALANCE OF POWER In the last election, and woo never had anytuing to do with Tamwany Hall; but all good democrats, no matter what their past adiliations were, so long as they were not corrupt agents of the “Ring,” will Blso orm part aud parcel of the grand combination Df the future. Jt was at trst given out, shortly Miter the i election, that the coming Legisiature would, by means of — strict arasan legisiauon, do all i its power make the most of What some people calied “the reat repubsican victory,” aud leave no stone un- Turned uot the metropolis Was made an out-and- but republican city, Tuere are. no doubt, a great many people who will laugh heartily’ at’ this “absurd” idea, but 1t should be borne in mma that that there were a great many peop.e who considered It “absurd” to eveit mint at iue possibility ot the overthrow of the “King.” Yet the “King” 18 a thing of the past, and what was a possibility in one tase may very easily be @ possibility iu the other case, provided THE PLANS AND PLOTTINGS ork well. “Why,” said the great and unfortunate ‘Loss"' himself the other day, when tus ‘absurd’? Wea was broached, ‘tie republicans have tue power to make this city republican if tney only know how to do it. Ut was their leader I coula do 1," Under the circumstances it can be casily under- stood why tue men Wao have goue to work on this democratic reorganization business are inoroughly ip 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, as fas aiready been demoustrated in the H&RALD, the party, when organized, will be largely composed of good, well-meaning republicans, Who are anxious to join hands with the new de- Parturists, provided the organization cau be placed Ob & basis that will be more of a people’s party than that of any paracular facuion or cugne. In the first piace, tt ts the intention Of the organizers that the Go0u democrats of tue city should be able to co-ope- rate together in harmony and to unite at election Ume in the support of honest candidates as against ~ the bad nominees of every faction or party; Dut at the Same time their plané reach lar BBYOND THE DEMOCKATIC RANKE, and seek to control iat portion of the republicans who 4re Willing throw as party discipline for the sake of helping ou the good Work of sustaining only geod men for office ANG maintaining the purity of the elective iranchise against ail attempts of rings anu factions co bring the city sack to the ancient style of ruuning the machine. The representative basis 01 the Lew party organization 1s tuat which was promiuigaiea ‘by the reform democrats at Apolio Hall mght before last. Thut it is ue very best tuat eould be adopted no oue who understands Whatajarce the oid primaries were cau for a mo- ment doubt. If it is stricly adhercd to the good work o! sclecting good men for office and putting the roughs of both parues under foot will begin Where of oid the troughs had everything thetr own way, and there will be no longer any excuse for voters to complain that, no maiter now they vote, toey have to vote tor abad man, However, whether a ng awend the primaries is quite’ another aueéstion, THE SPOIL HUNTERS. It is natural that the work of reorganization should excite alarm among those republicans who, ouly looking to the spotis they may get hold of afer the Legisiucure as taken tke city in hand, see in it 2 deathoiow to ihetr fondest hopes. They know righi weil that the city is democratig at beart, and ihat tie late victory at the polis could never bavi been won without the support of honest democral yet (hey ieel that tt would be greatly to their int est to take advantage of the demoraiiza- on which lollowed the election and to get full possession while the rank and fle of the vVanguished were still runing about, not Knowing where to go or what todo. The idea of the reurganization, however, has changed the look of things certainly, as far as these hopefuls are concerned, and they are begivuing to find out that after ali the good democrats are not out-and- out republicans simply because they turned out in jorce a few days age to help in the good work of KILLING OFF DEMOCRATS who were-un‘attlitul to thelr trusts. The fact is they Jear this plan of reorganizing the democracy of the city aud the conservatives iuto a people’s party will doubUess spread beyond the metrupoiitan ilmits, as it is the imention of the prime movers in the movement thet it should, and that the great anu-admiulstration party be in its full streugth and vigor um ume for the next Presi- dential campaign. Of course, in the absence of all defiaite informa- ton as Lo What the intentions of the Vomunttee of | Seventy are toward the men who are bot members of it, and Who are actively engaged tn the work of reorganization, it may be of interest to ali parties to know tuat there ts no foundation for the rumor tat the committee nad “gone back’ on, or, in other words, determined to ay Sherif o' Brien thelr compliments loP'making that serenade speech some Lime ago, ABU (hat these compliments were to be paid in the shape of an inyesugation into Uke Way some Votes were cast tn the Twenty- first ward, apd ail this with the view of preventing the Senator from taking his seat. It may be that some fo.ks 1 Uke Committee dv nul relish the Sena- tor'a FRANK WAY OF SPEAKING iis mind, Even, newever. thongh they may look upon him simply as @ tool they made good use of to suit Uncir purposes, there Js 0 goud ground for the pm Final they intend to buck Jimmy's way to wny. GOOD TIMES ANEAD. Mr. Tiiden seems to he very sanguine that the re. organization of we democracy w be perfected in Wuue W uaake sell felt at the uext eleclom Ug | & ad \n NEW YORK believes that the party ts not dead yet, py any means, and that people who believe that Tammany Hail and gemooracy went down together last ciec- tuon day wit! fod out ther mistake. ‘There ts,' he says, “plenty of room in the party for all retormers, no matter what party they belong to; in fact, that the democratic party, a8 the new leaders tniend to make it, Wul be the great reforn party of the mos. Thece is but little doubt that, mf everything goes on smoothly, the reorganization will ‘be an accom- plished {act ta @ very short time. NORTH CAROLINA POLITIOS. Messrs. Vance and Ransom Contesting (eo Sevatorship—schemin: and Inuendecs. Ratezan, N, C., Nov. 28, 1871. The opponenis of Hon, Z. B, Vance aud the friends | of Geveral Matthew Ransom among (he copservas tives in the Legisiatare are making a strong effort to secure the passage of a resolution requesting the for- mer to return his credentials as Uniled States Sen lor, with a view to elect the latter in his stead. ‘This movement is partially supported by the raticals, who hope tiat J. @. Abbatt, Vance's radical opponent, way gain admission to the Senate in the Ticautime, on the ground of his having received a jegat votes for the Senatorship, majority of the being Ulvgal on account of hts Those CASE Vane | political disaviliiies. Ransom has no disabilities, and would, of course, be admutied at once, and hence there is a strong feeling m his favor and as much against Vance. Nocwitlistanding hs, however, the resolution asking Vance {to resign was lata on the table by a large vote, though 2t may be brought up again. In contradiction of the repor: that Vance will noc press his clalms at the next mceting ot Cons 1 am authorized fim to state that his sire wiih regard to the Senatorship is simply to hold on until he can get a vote ou his petition for the removal of mis disabilities. It that vote ts against him he will resign promp! The an- unccment of this deter. nation inthe HERALD Will probably give a quietus to the schemes of Vance’s opponents in the Legisiauur SOUTH CAROLINA. Adjournment of the Ku Kiux Trials—Meeting of the Legislature at Columbia—Governor foott Reviews the Entire Fields of Finance and Politioc:—How the State Debts Can Bo Paid and the Morality of the People Improved. CHARLESTON, 3. U., Nov, 28, 1871, In the Ku Kiux trial at Golum bia (ho day was spent in discussion of the manner of selecting the jury, the District Atuorney moving that a panel be sum- moned from the body of the district and Reverdy Johnson contending tal, according to tue constitu- tion, jurors must be selected from the judictal dis. trict in which the alleged offence was committed, The Court sustained the District Attoracy, Mr, Johnson reserving an objection. ‘The Court adjourned until Friday, allowing forty- eight hours for summoning a panel. 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 hundred and ninety-four thousand nine hundred and eight dollars, Which statemeut he knows from a@ severe personal scruuny to be correct, nothing being suppressed, ; He argues that the deprectation of the State credit | is due to the persistent threats of repudiation made by individuals and the press Lor political purposes, without which the debt would not exceed ten mil- lions. He 18 coufidcnt that the State will pay all her obligations to the last cent. : He recommends that the Legislature prohibit the | borrowing o! money or the coutractlug of a debt to | meet current expenses. He condemns the extra eessions of the Legisla- ture, without which the attacks of the upposition could not be successiul, He urges the Legislature to make (the scssiun Short und cconomica!, and Fecommends that q fixed salry, instead ot a per diem, be given to members of the Legisiature, and that numerous Ofices be aoolisned; that the salaries of all oficials, except judges, be reduced one-ihird; tuat the tax on real estuie be lessened; that a license system be adupted, and that rice, cotton and rairoad tonnage be taxed; that bonds of the State be (aken ut par in payment of land | bougut at tax sales, on the title being warranted by the Staie; that public lands to the value $1,000,000 be soid and the State ponds 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 concitation proved useless and the courts would not act, and that tue Whites mistook maguanimity for weakness, Hie declined to cal ont the militia ve. cause it consisted Of negroes, who would have been slaugatered, and people led to. beileve | that the confict was vetween negroes and whiles, insicad of between iricnads of the government and its cuemics, AS late as last sprig mavy proml- nent cilizens promised bim tuetr Co-operation im the suppression of Ku Kiuxism, buc they erected noiing; and civil power being’ exbaused, the G | ernor applied to the national governimeat to protect the state against domestic violence, He approves of the principle of minority repre- sentation, and advises changes in the clection lw 80 AS to prevent fraud, and urges the Logisiavure to avoid all unnecessary appropriations, and te lieves the Legistature will so act as to prove that Tepublicanisin and good government in Suurh Caro- lina are not, ag 18 alleged, inconsistent with each other, ‘ihe message Was made a special order tor Monday next. . Ahumber of bilis will be introduced looking to retrenchment and reform, but none on the sudject Of repudiation. AKU KLUX DEN. A United states Assessor and Others Conspir- ing to Inveigle meral Leach to Take the Oath of Brotherheod—An Expose of Their Intrigue. RALBIGH, Nov, 28, 1871, Anexamination of alleged Ku Kiux has just been concluded here before United States Commissioner West, in which it transpired that W. I. Henderson, United States Assessor for the Sixth district, com- Promised u case of violation of the revenue law with the defendants, on the consideration that they shouid implicate General Leach, Representative 10 Congress, as a member of the Ku’ Kiux Klan, The ; eviderce, which was all given by the government | Witnesses, showed that the defendants, John Ham- brick and William 8. Moore, were members of the Ku Klux, having joined the organization in 1869, They had taken the obligation, and Hambrick, who was chief ol a camp, lavited General Leach toa | mecting of the dev in May, 1870, at wiiich the oath of the order was tendered to him, which he indig- nantly refused to take. He told the body, some of | Whom had on disguises, that the Legislature had | passed a jaw against secret political societies; that this Was One Of that class, and he advised tnem at once to disband, Upon tus advice the camp subsequently acted and never held another meeting. A number of re- ' pavicens and Unton Leaguers belonged to this den. jambrick and Moon Were recently arrested for y1o- Jating the revenue laws, whea Henderson, the as- sessor, made the 1afamous proposition to them as , County. | @ Memahon ticket, Which a voter nad given bi HERALD, WKDNESDAY, MUNICIPAL MOVEMENTS. The Rumor of the Contemplated Resig- nation of the Mayor Denied. DISMISSAL OF COURT ATTENDANTS. Lamentabie Instance of the Pov- erty of the County, MORE SURRENDERS OF ELECTION INSPECTORS At the Mayer's Office, The Mayor was at bis office yesterday for several hours, A numb r of gentlemen cailed upon His Honor, but nothing of remarkable public interest transpired. Late in the afternoon and atter tho Mayor had leit there were rumors that the Mayor in- tended to resign, and that the resignation would be made public in the course of the evenmng orearly wo-day., This rumor, which was received with rather more than usual credence because tt came from rehavie authority, Was not trusted very much, The Mayor had not given the slightest tatl- mation of it, and none of the attendants on His Honor knew anything of it 16 was alieged by those who were placing considerable confidence 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 Commiasionership of Pubic Works, which will be vacant when the resignation of Mr. Tweed is made operative. It was stated that a pres- sure was brought to bear upon the Mayor for this appoinimeut, notably by Mr. Green, the Comptroller, Mr. James O'brien and several mem- bers of the’ Commitiee of Seventy, all of whom were anxtous for the appointment of their nominees, ‘This, united wih the continuous abuse that was heaped upon him, had tnauced the Mayor to quit the civic chair, ‘Thos e who were best acquatated with the build of the mind of the present Cue! Magistrate of the city knew well that none of these reasons were suficient to drive tim 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 1té way. All the clerks of the ofice 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 press the names of these gentlemen, because he thought it would be disadvantageous in their ob- taining other employment. These remova's, with the long contunued non-payment of salaries to the large oumber of ofticials who are employed, causes considerable distress and loud. spoken complaints, The nou-accessibility of fands for the payment of current expeases reached a ludicrous point yesterday wheo 1) was intimated at the Coroners’ offices that in consequeuce of the detict in the county junds the coal for the use of the oltices, which was nearly ex- hausted, could nut be renewed at the expense of the Should this order be persisted in the Voroners will walt in a body upou the Comptroiler Qn@ represeut to him the unjust wanner iu which they have been treated for months past by the county ofiicials and demand immediate rectress, The Coxrapt Inspectors of the Seventh Ward. The Seventh ward election inspectors, against Whom charges of corruption nave been made, have become terrified, and they have signified their inten tion of surrenderins themselves this morning to Jus- tice Bixby, at the Yorkville Police Court, Yesterday morning Michael H. Whalen, president of the Ecward J, Snandley Associauon; James Day, 171 Madison street, and Bernard C, Ryan, re- | Siding at 157 East Broadway, appeared before Justice Bixby, shortly afier tne Court ad- journed, and = surrendered themselves to him, they baying beard that warrants were out for thetr arrest. ‘the two first named, Whaten and Day, acted as luspectors on election’ day at the polling boots oO: Ine teats Kleclion district, aud It ts alleged by George Kearns, Of No. 3 Vike street, thut they, knowingly aad with trauduleat inientions, allowed repeavers to vote m. their district, Tuey gave bau in §2,000 to appear again when wanied. _ber- nerd G. Ryau was accused by Edward U. Heard, of 128 Monroe street, @ “watcher,’’ with having placed in the Assembly ticket box a Bia Ucket Listead of one of the inspectors. Wiliam Coiligan, of Monroe street, became surety for the reappe Of the prisoners, and they left the Court rejoicing. IME CANVASSERS? MANDAMUS, “Sudve Barnaré’s Mandamus—Tho Order Sus- taining Sudze Brady—Probable Appeal trom the Order. The subject of the peremptory mandamus granted by Judge Barnard, directing the Board of County Canvassers to count the vote for Aldermen at the late election, occupied for a Jong ume yesterday morning the aticntion of Jadge Brady, of the Su- preme Court, sitting in Caambers, ‘The matter came up simply for settlement of the form of the order, Judge Brady, as will be remembered. having, when the case was first brought 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 man- damus. Mr. Lawrence, appearing for D. D, Conover, a can- iaate for Alterman, on whose petition the manda- mus Was granted, made no technical objection to the mandamans, 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 observations between counsel the following FORM OF ORDER was finally agreed upon and signed by the Judge:— A peremptory mandamus baving been issued er parte by Hon, George G. Barnard, one o1 the Justices: OL the’ Supreme Court, sitting at a special term, dated November 18, 1871, sald order peng founded upon an affidavit of the relator herein dated on said day, and the respondents having duly appeared, In ovedience to said writ, before the Hon. Jolin R. Brady, one of the Justices of this Court, by Wiliam A. Beach, counsel for these respondents, and Richard O'Gorman, Counsel for the Corporation, and the relator also appearing before said Justice py Abra- ham R. Lawrence, Jr, and Henry A, Clinton, his counsel, and the time to make return to same writ above, Alter hearmyg the evidence tn wie case the Commissioner simply discharged the defendauts iusiead of hoiding them and Henderson for a con- spiracy egamst General Leach, A BROOKLYN ALDERMAN sHoT. How it Happencd—His Injury Believed to Be Serio Alderaan D, S, Stewart, of the Seventh ward, Brooklyn, was shot about three o'clock yesterday morning, at the corner of Pearl street and Myrtle avenue, im that civy, and his injury is belleved to be of a serious i not fatal character, He was attena- ing the opening of a new liquor store by Mis brovheran-law, P. J. Madden, at the | above corner, and Joined in the merrymaking for several hours. As on all such occasions a number | Of ihe parties present became more or Jess intoxi- cated and were boisterous, though not inclined to make any great disturbance. Suddenly the report Of @ pistol Was heard, and the next moment Alder. man Stewart exclaimed, ‘] am shot.’’ A man named James Kelley, woo keeps @ liquor sre at the corner of Hiudson avenue and York street, had been seev flourishing a pistol about in a drunken Mianner, and, as near as can be ascertained, It acci- dentally went of and the ball entered the Aider- man’s side. Alter his wound had been cressed the injured man was taken to bishome, Kelly was arrested and locked up, STATEMENT OF THE ACCUSED, J knew lust evening that Madden was gotng to have eb opening, because | bad an mvitation to yo down there. About nive o'clock | went down to bis place, There were a good many of the boys from around the Hall (bere, All the Madden brothers were there, and there was a good deal of drinking, and some of the boys gOt pretty well set is About one or two o'clock in the morning I got luto an argumeat with as young fellow. J don’t Know Who he Is, but while ) Was talking with him Madden came trom behind the counter and struck me on the head aua knocked me down; I then got u and backed toward tne door and toward the street. When | got to the sidewalk 1 met some friends, A crowd from the barroom had come out aiter iné, and when | got to the sidewalk I took my Pistol out, J there met some friends, and was about te pul my pistol in my pocket When It exploded, and Aloerman slewart was shot. When I tound he was shot J Kk him to Dr, Fuller, 21 Olinton street, {and then put him in ‘a carriage and j sent bun to bis house, There br. Chase pronounced bh wound of @ dangerous na- ture. I wan then to give myself to an oficer why had come up with mo, Mr, stewart told me not to do 80; that ibe shooting was accidental, aud (hat he entirely exculpared me from ail blame | ju the matter, ‘This la all 1 Know avout he matter. being by order of the said Justice extended to the 25th of November, 1871, on behalf of said respond- ents, that sata writ of mandamus be quashed ana Wholly sct aside; and on reading on sata motion the Javits on behalf of sald respondents of Thomas dated November 21, 1871, and of John ‘dy, dated the 23d November, 1871, the relator ovjectung to portions of said afidavits 495 Irreyelant, and on hearing said William A. Beach aud Richard O'Gorman of connsel for said respond- ents, and said Henry L. Clinton and Avraham f. Lawrence of counsel for the relator, it is ordered that the said motion to qe said Writ of man- damus be and the same ts hereby denied, JOMN RK, BRADY, Justice of Supreme Court, APPEAL FROM THR ORDER. It was subsejuentiy stated that the members of the ot Board of Aldermen wouid at once appeal from the above order, Meantime as the matier can- not possibly come before the Appellate Court be- fore next Jannary, 1 is pot unlikely that the two Boaras will organize on whe 1st of Jauuary, and @ | jively time may be anticipated, THE PACIFIC SQUADRON. @ Crolse to Honolulu, South America, Mexico, Sandwich Islands, Tahiti, —A Good Plan to Kelieve the Shipwrecked Whilemen, SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 28, 1871. The United States steamer California, Captain J. M. I. Chilz, bearing the flag of Rear Admiral Wins- low, commanding the Pacific Squadron, sailed to- day for Honolulu. The sloop-of-war Narragansett, Commander Richard M. Meade, accompanied the flagship. They,will make a long crulse, first visiting the Sand- Wich Islands, where they will remain six weeks, and from thence they will !mmediately 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 Uley expect to arrive here again iu July or August next year, Both ships are short-handed, desertion having been carried on to @ serious extent and has been al- most general from ail the sips, At Honolulu they hope to be able to obtain sea- men from the wrecked whalers o1 the Arctic fleet. The Pensacola, Captain James M,. Spotts, will sall in a Jew weeks for the southern ports, ‘The Saranac is at Magdalena Kay, and 18 expected here in a short ume, aains are a source of intense pleasure to the Cali- formans, and they are considered to be worth til. Jions to tne agricultural luverests Of Whe Stave 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 ve remembered that, a few days ago, two motions were made in General Sessions, before Judge Bedford, 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 batl, These mo- tions were very ably argued by counsel for and against ‘Te questions involved were most impor- tant to the interests of the whote community, and, inaced, excited the decpest public attention, After a@most carc/ul heariag of the arguments of counsel pro and con Judge Bediord reserved his opinion, ‘That opmion le yesterday delivered, denying both motions. ‘Tue strong hold the City Judge has taken upon the confidence of the citizens of New York will be streuginened by the feariess stand he has again taken in support of the adminisiration 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, how ask this Court first to quash iho indictments, and, failing in this motion, then they ask that they be balled. The motion to quash is bused matnly upon the ground that there was not suiticlent evidence before the Grand Jury to warrant their finding @ true bill, lt 4s well gottied that a Graud Jury are only to hear evidence on behalf of the prosecution, and that the finding of an indictment is only in the nature of an inquiry or accusation which is afterwards to be tried and determined by @ petit jury; and the Grand Jury ato only to inquire upon thelr oaths whether there be suificient cause to call upon the party to answer it, It 19 also lald down by high authority “thas a Grand Jary ought to be thor- oughly persuaded of the truth of an indictment, so far as thelr evidence goes, ANU nol rest satisfied ‘with remote probavilitieg—a doctriue that mignt oe applted TO VERY OUPRESSIVE PURPOSES! Again, it is wel! settled that, un.ess a Grand Jury are as well satisiied of the guilt of the accused, Agamst whom they are to prefer an indictment, as tuey would desire to be were they cailed upon allerwards as pets Jurors upon the same evidence to convict, they ought to disiniss the bill, For the purpose of this motion I hold tnat the crediviliiy of witnesses. the suiliciency and msuiliciency of their wstimony, are questions pecuitariy and solely within ihe province of a Grand Jury, And 1 HOLD THAT IF A GRAND JURY, afler seelug the witnesses and hearing their testl- mony, feel thoroughly persuaded of the truth of the charge so Jav as their testimony goes, and that their convictions are not based upon remote propabilities, they are bound uuder their oaths to indict, Ailer Indictinent tound tt becomes the sar ot the D1. trict Atiorney to try the prisoners lore & petit Jury, Were, lor the irat time 1n the legal proceed- ings ayainst them, the great question of guilt or in- nocence 14 to be inquired tuto, In the present case, ‘unquesionavly, testiuony was presented to the Grand Jury, and upou that testimony they saw fit to jud a true bili—thus asserting, as it were, as Grand Jurors to this community, that the testimony ouered tnoroughly persuaded them of (ne trait of tue churge. ‘This the Grand Jary had a periect rigut to do, and, naving done so, the Court sneuld not in- terfere with their action. The other grounds upon which counsel bases his motion 1 do not inink are weil taken, and, there- fore, the motion to quash ts denied. THE MOULON TO BALL, The prisoners, oa being arrested, avalied them- sclves o. their stututory privilege—a preliminary examimation. The tivestigation was most tho- the people were represented by the Pistrict Atcorney in peraun. Jud,e Lowliug—ine magistrate petore who.n the investigation was had—atler listening to all the testimony and haying the opportunity of | scelng a8 Weil as ‘hearing tue witnesses, Baw Lit to | commit the prisoners without bail, thereby assert- | tog to this conmunity that be, under his oflictal oath, found from vhe vestunony vefore nim—first, that & crime had been committed, and, secondly, that tvere wos probatie Cause to noid the prisoners. Following the action of the magistrate tne Grand Jury have found au mdictment, and the prisoners, through their counsel, now ask tis Court to —rbail ~~ them. 1 lustenet with deep attention to the argument of counsel, and must say, that while I concede his eort in behal! of his clients to be truly great, yet 1 do not tind any reason Why 1 should differ from the Mnagisirate, Who, viter @ preiiminary examination, committed the prisoners without bail, It is trae thut the question of pail rests enurely in the sound and honest discretion of the Court; and, in m, opinion, every Judge vested witn this power shoul wield 1t feariessiy and houorabiy, having in view the simple ovject of dog right—ever bearing in mind that whiie justico is done the State no injus- Uce should be done the accused. A most viilanous crime—stupendous and gigantic in its bearin, one which in its characier has suilied the fair fame Ol this great city, outraging society and making, as it were, every citizen STAND AGHAST WITH ASTONISHMENT, is alleged to have been perpetrated. The prisoners were arresied and now stand indicted for that crime. It seems to me, considering all_ the cirenm- stances and surroundings of this case, were I to bail the prisouers, and thus loosen in the slightest mau- ner THE IRON GRASP OF THE LAW, I would not only prove recreant to my o/fictal oath, but would indeed he trifling with the sacred rights of soclely anu the stern demands of justice. ‘Tne motion ts, theretore, denied, nd yet, while [ have denied the motion to admit to bail lor the reasons stated, I am iree to say that these prisoners have a& constitutional right to a speedy trial, and should, therefore, unquestionably ve tried at the eurliest possible day; for, in my opinion, @ longer delay in 8 case Will not only work a severe hardship to prisoners, but can in no way, as lar as I can con- ceive, 1uriher the ends of justice. THE HARLEM COURT HOUSE TROUBLES What Senator Genet Has to Say~Suits To Be Instituted Against His Slanderers—Ge- uet’s House aud the Court House. A HERALD reporter yesterday called upon Senator Genet, at his office on Broadway, and gained from him the following verston of the troubles connected with the building of the new Court House in Harlem 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 appointed to investigate the alleged frauds, HARRY GENRI8 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 legat and counsellor duties which have been periormed in tho interest of that institution, and for the performance of those dutics I presented my bill 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 1 understand it, a commission of ten per cent on ail the contracts for building the same. The Commissioners purchased property on 128th street, south side, between S!xth and Seventh avenues, for which they paid $24,000, and which at that price was very cheap. There were six lota at $4,000 a lot. Mr. Scalion omiy discontinued the work about eight or nine weeks ago, While acing ag counsel I assistei Mr. Scalion in obtaining tne amounts of his bills, ENDORSING THE WARRANTS, If any name appeers im any way on the warrants it w. tho request of Mr. Scallon only, not for any interest of my own that it was placea there, I went to the bank with Mr. Scallon to identity him and to endorse the warrant, and I do not know but that at ine request of other partios who had bills 1 did the same thing for them. At the request of Mr, Scallon and one or two other parues I drew money once or twice on their Warrants and delivered it to them. I aim ready to respond to my signature when. ever it appears upon the warrants, in the bunks or atany owner place. 1 ADMIT ALI. THIS, 80 far as it 1s on paper, I acted thus simply for the accommoaation of otuers, “Previous to the elecuon, understanding that there were likely to be acctiaations made agaius. me of te kind Wich Lave @ppeared, by the people of NOVEMBER 29, 1871—TRIPLE SHEET: Hariem, {wens co mr. ureen, as the Comptrotier’s | rough—the prisoners were ludecd ably detended and | office, and said to him:— “It eayboay whatever comes here with 00m Dlaints f wish you to state to them, from me, thas 1 DESIKE A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION to be made by you, Mr. O'Conor, ‘Whom you may select.’ “Mr. Green told me that he did not pay mnt atien- tion to these ex parte statements; Lhat they were the emavations andoudtedly of political excitement and a he attached no importance to them. Since that SLANDEROUS CIRCULARS came ont, making charges in black and white which are utterly untrue, aud 1 denounce any map who will reiterate them as a coward and a ltar, “So far ag it is said that I have received any con- sideration other than the $5,000, every word, direct- ly or indirectly, utiered against me is untrue. And 60 far as my knowledge goes, since the Commnission- ers had but one interest in the matter, that of the success of the building, I do not think they nave been guilty of doing anything that was not right. Bul Thad no intercourse with them other than as counsel"? “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 that?" “L will say a word avout that, I um building ® house at 16th sirect and Fifth aveuue. Mr. Scallon is my butider, and is an old | and long-tried friend of mine, He agreed Lo pallid 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 with the building. He 1s respousible for prem iblng that was done in the erection of the jouse. “1 propose now to take LEGAL MEANS to make the mon who hive made these charges an- swer for thom. I Nave tet it ati pass unc altar the | election; but now the thing must be cleared up. | My character 1s al stake, And that of my family. have consulted counsel to-day in regard to beginning A SUIT AGAINST MR. LEVI ADAMS. “My duty 1s to set myseil right before the people. Tshall ceviainly prosecute fim and every one of we committee on Whom We Cau fasien tue puvushing of these charges. I defy any man that lives te produce one particle of proof showing that Lhaye deirauded the city in this or in #ay Other inaiter.”” Colonel Webster said that he taought the pudil- cations copied from the circular referred to were NOT MADE ON AUTAORITY either of the Iuvertigating Com uittee, of which he 13 a member, Or oi the Aeculive Committee of the Citizens’ and Taxpayers’ Associnuon. Mr. Adams had made them on his own respousibiltty, and was Bone by an old personal spite against Mr. ‘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 in not placing him under exam- inavion and vn not taking the testimony vi more wit nesses, Instead of relying so much on ex arte siate- ments. ‘Toy have discharged all of tho witnesses Stel aud o-morrow I may be indicted. Wio OWS!) OUR CITY RAILROADS. ‘The Fourth Avenue Railroad. We have at last a horse railroad 1n this city which has for its passengers clean cars ani a deccut time table, by which the running trips are made in the shortest time possible, The railroad referred to 1s the Fourth avenue line, with its route from the Uity Rall to Highty-sixth street and revurn, This ratl- road is now periect, with but one exception, and ‘that is where penners in a late car for kighty- sixth street have to get out and take a Third avenue car to reach a ferry, ag tae Fourth avenue Car stops at che Th rty-second strest depot. This mistake will, we hope, soon be remeated and then the line will be the best in the city. 1g as follows:— Acar starting from Eight,-sixth strect at any given time wi'l nave 9 minates to Sixty-fourth street. 20 minutes to Forty-secund street. 26 minutes to Tiirty-secoud screet. $2 minutes to Fourteenth street, 38 mtuutes to Houston strect, 45 minutes to Vanal street, 50 minates to City tial, Returning from City Jvact will have 6 minutes to Canal street, 13 minutes to Houston street. 20 nunutes to Sixteenth street, 26 ininutes to Thirty-second strect. 30 minutes to Forty-second street, ‘1 minutes to Sixty-lourth street, Minutes to Eighty-sixth street. Ail cars to and irom the Grand Central Depot to the City Haul, thirty minutes, yee The time from the Thirty-fourth street ferry to the City Hall is thirty-three mmiautes precisely. A Cure for Crowded Cars, To THe Eorrok OF THR HERALD: . AsLhave been @ constant reader of your paper for twenty-seven years, and know that you always ventilate the wrongs of the oppressed whenever they come under your observation, I desire to call your attention to the Third avenue horse cars, They have promised on several occasioas to put on more cars to run from Harlem; but they have never done it. To see the way the peopie are carried up and down in those cars 18 a disgrace to tne city. years every day, and I see a car carry as many as four or tive cars should carry. Every through car carries over one hundred passengers, eighteen or twenty on eacn plattorm, and fifty or sixty inside, and, if one should get out, two or three Will be sure to get in, vis Mein seen, Mr. Eultor, the reason why the company don’t pat on more cars; they call make one car do as much work as jour should, Can the citizeus of New York stand this much longer? No. They are now going to take measures shortiy that will sweep this gigantic monopol: away. Our wives and daugiters are packed like herrings 1n a barrel, holding on to straps, and when they want to get out it 1s at the expense oftheir apparel, and they almost jeave their limbs benind in trying to get out, The through cars are half to three-quarters of a imtic apart, It1s not necessary for all the cars 10 run down to the HERALD Butiding. Some should switcn off at Grand street, where 80 muny ladies go shop- ping. They can get iull loads from there, and there should be cars to start from Fitth strect and the | Bowery, especially in the alternoon, to carry the young |i street, Now, Mr. Editor, if you will give this a place in your valuable paper Iam sure you wiil receive the thanks of a grateful peopie. New York, Noy. 27, 1871. A. R. W. The Dangers of Third Avenue C To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— Sunday evening, at about seven o’clook, 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 intoxicated, jumped on the platform in the Bowery, and aim. culties arose between the conductor (whose number 1s47)and himself about the fare; so that, arter a very shore conversation, the conductor ordered te man down, and the latter, not obtying immediately this command, the conductor, with breast, which completely threw the man down from the platiorm and caused him to fall ieavily on the track of the railway. The rough and most both hands, made @ vivient push at the man’s bratal manner which this conductor showed in uns case proved clearly tbat he was not fit for his thes and as only a short Wime ago a man had been ied by being knocked down irom the car by a conductor the raliway company Cee to give bet- ter instructions to thelr conductors how to benave in such cases. if a man happens to fall he might be, however, run over by anotuer of the numerous cars running In the Bowery, Yours, truly, GQ New Yous, Nov. 7, 7, 1871. "PERSONAL NOTES, SSP eS Senator Mortoii, or Tudiana, will Boston, Captain Charies Hubbard, of Cutcnogue, Long Island, a survivor of the Arctic ice horror, has reached home, The Missourt Geological Bureau have elected Raphael Pompelly, of tarvara University, State Geologist. W. A. Clarke, the venerable resident of the Na- tional Bank of Rhode Isiand, Newport, has been connected with that institution for fifty-inree years, Captain D. H. Porter retires from the editorial ehair of the Kansas City (Mo.) Hulierin, and 18 suc- ceeded by Barton D. Jones, late of the indiauapulls Journal. Mrs. Sarah J. Hale, editress of “Godey’s Lacy’s Book,’’ 13 eighty-four years old and sul) lavors con- stantly at ine work waich has employed her for the last lorty-four years. Captain John C. Grain, the last prisoner of the ‘War who was released from _ his place ot imprison- ment in Brookiyn, by President Jonasun ta 1s6v, is lecturing in Georgl Charles A. Loring, a lawyer ot St. Louis, has brought a libel suit against the Repuditcan for pud- lisiiug an ttem to the eifect that he had been are Tested for gambling. Colonel William Halstead, of Trenton, N. J., ex Member of Congress for the Second discrict aind a& Ife-long resident of Trenton, 13 dangerously ill. He returned trom @ visit to Calliornia about ten days ago, and has been sick about a week. Mr. Halstead 18 nearly eighty years of age, and has been ue Of the most prouinent lawyers in the State, The following named persons have srrived in Washingion:—senator Charles Sumner, of Massa- chusetts; Hon. L. A. Sheidon, of Louisiana; Sena- tor Trumbull, of Iitnois; tons. D. P. Lowe, of Kan sas; J. Li, ipnes, ot Loutstan: jeneral Judson Kile patrick, of New Jersey; Senator Ames, of Missis- sippl; General J. B, Kiddoo and Hon, Augustus: Scnell, of New York. ANOTHER KEROSENE MURDER. On the 2ith inst, Mary Ann Brown, aged thirty- five, residing at 05 hast Eighth strect, received injuries irom the explosion of a kerosene lamp ‘Which Caused her deata yesterday alveryodie oa lecture tu ‘The time table j Thave | been @ constant passenger up aud down for tive | ladies trom the Normal College, in Fourth | BROOKLYN'S REFOREL or any gentioma | 4 Visit to the Departments—Who Were Seem and What Was said. The Mayor Calm and the Street Commissioner Ready for the Investigating Committee— About the Water Board Pay Roli—How an Inspector Lost a Tooth and the Effect of Eating Forty Ballots—A Breese in the Citizens’ Committee. There were all kinds of rumors afloat yesterday about the City Hall and Court House in regard te | the movements of the sub-committees of the twe Reform associations, It was positively asserte@ that affidavits had been made by parties vending to | criminate certain oMicials; that these documents were 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 DEVELOPMENTS had tho effect of keeping the inembers 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 outwara appearance the wheels of | j the cy government were making their regalar | revolutions, and those m charge of the | machinery were at thelr posts of duty, quite regardiess of the threatened storm which the reform committees were raising, Every | | efort was made to procure copies of ihe aMidavits | gata to vo 1m existence im regard to certain oilicials, but the memvers of the committees were very rett- | cent, and declared that they had no documents or the kind in their possession, yet they intimated that | arresia might be looked for tn a short time, MAYOR KALBFLBISCH was in lis office, with @ face as calm and placid as @ summer sea, and busily engaged in prepariag some oMcialdocuments, There were no outward evi- | dences of the severe atruggie through wiuch be has | Just passed, politically; nor were there any 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 matrimonial yoke with a happy heart and be as jovial as ever under it. In his ofliclal capacity he is visited daily | by the reform committees and his counsel is sought ' upon the afairs of the city government, for no one is better posted in regard to the extravagance of the | diferent departments than he is, He assured the reporter of the HEALD just before ne closed his | ofice that there was nothing which would be of ta- terest to the paper. THE STREBL COMMISSIONER. Mr. Robert Furey was at his post ef duty as usual | It 1s a well known fact he has no very great afec- | tion or veneration for the Mayor, and will probably be much pleased when the newly elected chtet of the city government is permanently located chair, Mr, Furey staved thas | {in the ofictat as yet he had received no official visitation from the sub-committees of the retorm soclations, but was ready at any time to furnish them ‘all the Information in regard to tie business | of the deoartment. ‘his he would do willingly, and, furthermore, Mf they were unable to cimmoy & clerk he would furnish one or two for them. It was, he added, a well known fact that ho was noth! more than # clerk (o tne Common Council, and no power to spend five cents without being Maur by tbat body to do 80. een ne WATRR BOARD x was also visited by # roprgventative of fe fm | Mr. Fowler, President of the Board, r eerie | he did not even think it worth while to contradict the scandalous reports wntcn had been circuiated concerning that department. 4t had been asserted large number of sinecures aud @ se but this he had denied beiore, aud now courted an ofiicial invesiization, THE MISVORTUNES 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 LwWo OF ' three days, ana the provavility o1 the conviction ef the partes under arrest tor clection frauds, Oae of | the inspectors had lost a tooth, and bis companion said, “Jim, how did you lose that toott ?”” | Jim—Haven't you heard? | ARLEY—Heard ! No. How should I hear? Jiv—Well, I'll tellyyou privately and confidem ' tinny af you won't say anything. | GAaRLEY—All right, Jim; 1 won't say anythin Jim—Well, I broke that tooth, out trying to pul nail out of a ballot box on election day so [ could stutt it, The regalar opeuing was not iarge enough to get the tickets in as last as f wanted to, Chariey did not say whether te 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 inquiry ' was made as to what alied hom. He replied that he hud not felt very well since election day. He supposed that the forty ballots he had eaten to defeat a certain candidate 10 his ward | nad disagreed with him. He remarked that he | would be teetotally blowed if te would ever eas forty ballots again to deieat or elect any man, THE PROSECUTION OF THK ELECTION FRAUD CASTE | ‘The Citizens’ Reform Committee, or sume of the! | 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 ureeze over | the matter in the secret session Of the committee, | Mr. Willam W. Goodrich has the reputation of ' having offered a resolution to the effect tnat no more papers be turned over to the Grand Jary white District Attorney 8. D. Morris was the prosecuting ome me thought this was au atrempt to delay | tne business. Mr. ‘tracy was of the same opinion as Mr. Goodrich, that it would not be well to have any more testiinony taken while Mr. Morris wae District Attorney of the county. Mr, Goodrich’s resolution was tabied. ‘A VISIT TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFTO®. The Prosecuting Committee of the association visited the office of Mr. Morris, in ine Court House, yesterday morning, and had a@ lengthy interview with him in fog io to the prosecution of the parties accused, The listrict Attorney assured the gentle- men that he should do his duty in the premises without fear or favor; that it was ms intention to 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 tats the committee appeared to be well satisied, | Meeting of the tink Committee. The Rink Reform Committee met last nign j at ther rooms, 867 Falton street, Mr. Hutchinson, the chairman, presiding. A correspondence between the Tax Collector Mr. Isaac Badeau and the suv-commitiee on Tax Ofiice Was submitted. The sub-committee wrote to | the Tax Vollector, asking to be furnished with oer- tain accounts in his ofice. His repiy was ae [ole lows:— DEPARTMENT OF TAXES AND ASSEABNRN Room 7 Crry HAlLy BROOKLTN, Nov. 2B, 187 | Mesers. ALLEN and CHILTKND KN :— Gr MRN—-Your note of the 28th last, received and com tents noted. ‘The list of books kept in iny oflice fs loug, tt you incinde the tax liste and assessments (which | were over une thousand during jast year) wll of which are kept. But I suppose you reter more especially w cash and account books, xe (arrears), cash ¢ kee): cash taxes (current), cash mente, cash redemptions. The gash boyks contain ¥ account of all recetpts. Re turns made rum the cash bovks of which am accuunt f¢ Kkevt aug receipts taken from city and county treasurers. The bookkeeper keeps the ac- count between the Collector and Comptroller. ness of this department is so extensive and {intricate ti & personal interview would probably give you more satlefac- | Von than any information can possibly give you in answer to your note. If you will hx your own time I atiail be to eet you al my ofite and give you all the facilitics in my power in the prosecution of your labors, | Any other snformation you reqnire will be promptly tar- | mished by yours, respectfully, ISAAC BADEAD, Collector. In secret session the committee received irom its sub-committe, for publicat ton, an an address to the pople of Brooklyn, Which was adopted and oruered o be prinved. The committee then adjourned. SENATOR MORTON ROBBED. Senator Morton, of Indiana, was passing into the ratiroad depot from the ferryvoat in Jersey City last evening, en route to Washington, when he was relieved of his pocketbook, contaluing between ive hundred and six hundred dollars, As the passen- gers were entering the gate there was a great crus | the pickpocket took advantage of it. Onicer fariey Marened che depot soon afterward, but the thief tad returned to New York, whence he hat “spotted” aud “piped” the Senator. ANOTHER SHOOTING AFPRAY, At cight o'clock last night an aliercation took place between Philip Smith and Samuel Nichotson, at thetr residence, No, 246 Vaxter street, during which Nicholson arew a revolver and fired at Sintth, the ball entering bis thigh, Alter comiutting the assault Nicholson male lis escape, and is sult ab large. 5 WALISTER'S LASf LEAP, Sf. Louis, Nov. 28, 1871. William McAlister, who was recently stabbed im the neck ata ball at Bowling Green, Mo,, by Uap. tain Hendricks, Assistant Secretary of the, Stave Senate, dica ou Sunday nights