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8 The Notorious Trio Sti Trying Their Qaar- rel in Court to. the Exelusion of Public Business, rnp fars, VER BUPIRASSHD Fisk Charged with Malicious. Proseention, The” Mansfeld with Blackmatling aud Stokes with Embezzlement, TON TO CONTENUE BRE INJUNCTION eo The Pisk-Mansfeld@Stokes ease, which has been | defore the pablic laso many Ways—oue more re- puixive ia character than the other—that the whole | PY thing Has become disgusting to all right-minied | ens, e, of course, the lawyers and the | paces teuseives, the Jatter, no douyt, gloryimg im | the notoriety they are attaining In consequence, | » yesterday before Judge Brady ta Bo; reme Cowl, Chambera, NEW _YURK HERALD, SATURDAY. DEUEMBER sapgeation ne efi been witing to submit it to man like uage who coald not be bonght. FR Sy oney like kit was Gree ry clammy when ‘ne put Ris hand on & inan it Was fatal, » Eaton nad tried fighting then, bot bag not think he would do so “gun soon; that Seward had solicited this appoint ment as arbitrator, saying that it would be a great service To them, and said sometiing about a judge ship. saying that he would be honorable and honest la the water, ir. BEACH objected to the further reading of this aMdayit as Mmper'inent aud scandaloas and as have beeu suppressed by Jastice iugranam, and clained ‘hat ive hiiiter was irrelevant entiely, as the whole question of tie award was irrelevant dodge BRADY said that i! al! the matter relating to the award was wrhdrawn and the case of the plem- Ul rested euureiy ou tne agreement which pre- ceded the award. then this ened Aids -d irreevant. Nr. BEAOH said-iiey aid withdraw i Judge Raby thereupon directed counsel to ex- amine their aMlidaviis aad strike out ali matier relay lug to the aritration and award, Mr. Counragy asked whetner tt would net save time (o let hia present Ns case of tae cleat, Mra, Mansfield, while Wis ¢Xanmimauon Was goins on. sned waether he fad Rot viroually junctions as to her, —No, not entirely; omy as to ner ter.) ‘be Court here took @ recess. { REASSEMBLING Muavic wes read, denying that to part with her jewers or bad vyosed LO Use iMe to extore money. Stoves, in reply to King’s aftidayit, swears King Was madaced by Fisk, Jr, to leave the employment oi Mrs, Mansfie exc tried (0 a-certain HW tue boy was lisciy to become Oe OF PIsk's Lo Baw. tried W pol Mrs. Man Mr. Coua(xg Mout. (Lange C Mrs. Mansfeld's she hod ever agret hm makes atidavit that Mr. Fisk lela, tokes case was calied on, None of 3 ul, 8a Stokcs, Waa present, and throughout the procesdings behind his hepbard, he being alzo in ctoso ty to My, Samuel G, Courtney, counsel for ‘The Fisk cause was ably repre fented mm the persons of ex-Goveruor Lowe, of Moryiand, ond ex-Judge Beach, Sikes was repre. | senice by Mr, Snophard, while Mr. Courtney was on | hand io render all necessary jegal aid io the fur liuigant Mansile: THR SUIT, ag mnat be Known to all, was originatly brought by Fisk, Jr., to restrain Stokes and Naus6ela from pub- Maning certain letiera written by him to Nensii ud Which Were supposed Lo be at the time in bands of Stokes, witu the alleged purpose of using the same iu the mutual tuterest of Stokes and Mans- Geld in a blackmading process against ke A semporary Mnyuaction Was granved, aha it Was on @ouon to continue that mjunction thatthe case Seine up yesierday, Ai civven o'clock ex-Governor Lowe, of counsel for Mr. Fisk, opencd the case, Judge Lredy r quire] him to give the coatenss of bis papers. He explained that oa the 96h of April, 1871, there Were several suits between Mr. Stokes and Mr, Pisk, | Ond lial os ihul day au arvliration Was agreed 10, Watch included {he surrender by Mr. Stokes of cor. tain letiers to Mr fteid, and of an atiaavit aud Medioranduw made by her as a condition | tent to the arbiivation; tint in arecent proceediag, since @iscontinued, these afldavits were, contrary to th agreement, made Ue busis Of new uMuavits repeat ing the same statement, and this suit was brought te rain puble: surrender of such pap MR. PUCELEY'S AFFIDAVIT Was the first read, It sect out the proceedings Whicu led W tie Settlement, among them a sult against Stokes tor embe: Bus against Fisk for Malicious prosecuti lubel, Air, Buckley set out tue way tu which the sety icutand arbitration was brought about originally through a casual meeting beiweeu Stokes aua him. sel, when beg counsel for Mr. Fisk, and Mr, Giareace A. Seward, waich lod io other juterviews Sud a Huai agreement to take Mr. Seward a3 urui- trator (o settle wil the diierences between Fisk end Stokes; that Stokes af { brought fhe submission Lo arbitrauou prepared by Air. Ducsiey and interlined »y Stokes in pencil Mr. Seward to be coped. He read these Sdicavits of Mi, Seward aad Mr. Duckley to cCoatradict Stokes’ allegation that those gentiemen Rad entrapped bim uncer a sort of duress into this @rraugement, Mr, Sweeny aad Governor ilodiman Were among the arbitrators proposed, and Mr. Seward was Stokes’ suggestion. Mr. buckley states im tee affidavits he desired to suppress iese ba) ers, as Mgr pudlication would be X GuEAT PUBLIC SCANDAL, My. isk Would not ‘isten to aay arrangement exe fepi on this condition, and the letters and papers ‘Were given up apa sent to Mr, sweeny, whom Mr, €sokes wished shoaid nave them Puckley Stuies positively tuwt Stokes understood the objet @i this agreements to ve the suriender of these pagers, Mr. Seward confirms the siutements of Mr. Buckicy so far as he 18 concerned, and aads that When SWkes ANd Fisk met, Stokes suggesved Mr Sweeny os arbiivator, Wisk sa 2G souie one suggesting Chat lduse genticmen BOi uct Stokes d round and proposed to Seward, und persisted im his selection, slauding Mr. Seward’s Own Ovjecuion, Laat as he Bau vecn euiploy for the # y there might be so: Oi 1's sclLon, Mr. Seward gives the < vediugs before Lim ou the it sed Mr, Hotman, oud i a8 Cougse) on some occa.iOns me question Pp ecuned, and ueitier pa UUs — OT, HEWAT UeTeS positively that he wuything of the seitiejent of the oll contro y—Ule Htst cause Of dispute between the par- Hes—or that he kuew Stokes at all before the casual meeting menvoncady Mr. Buch NE DENIES MOST TITELY Bad fatly several other siatements of Stokes in his Adicavit as to conversations with and remarks Dy Bun. He says that Stokes gaye bis word as a gen- Meman Uiai ne had kept no copies of ihe papers given up, and had given ap all the papers, When ‘sr, Buckley suzgested the taking of an afl. davit he had said he thought 1% unnecessary, Mr, Sivkes Lavipg given his word asa genuveman, hy, Li " DAVIT, when RD said he shonid object to that oMua well us tu Dir. Shafers, as tuey were conurel lor Mr, Stokes, and these adidavils reveaiea Maticrs obtained as Counsel, ava to Mr. Mor, efitavit and Mr. Kingham's afia: it, because were sccon! affldavile aud uo served ul tuo I. L OWE stated that, like Mr. Seward's a Mr. Fuuertou and Mr.’ Shater’s attida ere Ob- tained by compulsory process, Mr. Fullerton bad Fetused to answer Guestions as to matiers that oc- carrea while he couasel, The same iiing ap. pled to Mr. Sui Mr. Fullerton appeared that . Foon as Mr, Stokes agreed to an ar! ter that, toid him be pad accepted Mr nowine Dun to have been one of Sisk’: and asked Mr. rton what Mr. sey ir. Fullerton ansy davit, sposttion was then read, by which ered that he aitidavit it distinct that Mr. Stokes ed Mr. Clarence 1 88 an arbitwator, Morgan, one of Mr } Mit . Morgan, one of Mr. Fi unsel, states th Br Stones eume vo him, and ” oor Fisk desived the Surrenuer of The papers in 0 " he suggested the desira- and asked Mr. Morgan to ny be arplirator. Mr. Mor ther states Loat on the Ist of Ju ly he took the 9.0,000 ana tue release awarded by the arbitrator tc Btokes; that Stokes aekeu Mf tls weatd a releas OF alih's ciatms agalust Fisk. Mr, Morgan answered es, dbo for ume, NM Morgan cawe " « tosce him. On the way he fel, and had still some other things, for which Pisk wonld give hi the Erie Railway and the pera Live diokes, in sp ing to Fisk, sald he was diesatise Bed with the award, And Fisk sat he was dissatie- fed. Stokes wnaly took the money; bul, gomg puis, be suid be Would not be responslvie for the PF! Bingnaweameavit ln some respects confirmed Mor gi Ricuare King’s eMdavil, already published in Mii In the proc -eaiugs DeLore Juage MiXby, was also read by Governor Lowe. Judge buacw offercd to resd « portion of Mra Maustels examination in the saine proceeding, fat Judge Brady suyye: proper lil repuvuil, Pon TE Mr. SHEPARD, for tho di ed tut 1 could only be DEFENCE. tants, latmer that the award had nething to do with iis case. If it bad it was void on Jig face, And When What Guestion Was properly before the Court it would be ‘so declared, Hat Wis was a gmitto prevent the pubiication of cerla.n papers Uy certain persone, uone ot Whoni, it appeared, Wad ever Lbreatened to pubuen the: STOKES’ APRIDAVIT, Stokev’ eMidavit, which lie read, stated that the ary ioal eoims arose out of aa oll reflaery in whiten Fiax & Goukl Were secretly very largely interested, keoping thet interest a secret, so that the privi- Jeges eragted to the company by the Erie roaa 4o'ght not be drawn in question. A personal quar. rei arose potween Fisk and himsed, when the, attached him i9 the company, and lad jit ars resto’ for embezzing tis own Movey, He enys the Proposal for arpitvaden came from Fisk; that €n ail of his suit Mra, Mansfield lent him certain ieee Which showed the conneéction of Messrs. Fink & Gould with the ol refiners and certain per- #0) , Whom they iso implicated, A ome fo by which he was to be aid #200,000 for tbe oll refinery, Afterwards buck- fey told hin that Mr. Sweeny thongnt it sooked as if ne had epercod Messrs, fisk & Gould. Under ue on aud to compel the ement of Erie funds aad | And | that he knew | | Mr. Fiek told her o! the aidavit unmade by | tiat le Rad procured Irieuds bo go lo New pr AN, COURTNEY, LOY } te denres the boy's staiement, | ‘ piaslwa convereagou Win bia, m wikeh be | Uog in smooth working order again. Stull, those ade him to juke au alluavic avuat | coucern, Mrs. Ward makes affdavit in which she states that | Mrs. Mansileld, suid nai he was | THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK. The Reorganisation of the Democratic Party in This City ond Its Difficulties— Will the Conservative Republicans Join Hands or Not? It ts stated that the scheme for the reorganizavon | Of ine democratic party in this city has at last met With obstacles whicn may tu the long run render it abortive, Itisclaimed by some of the democrats Who have been the most active im the mater that the republicans, who were to do so much for the eorganization, ave beginning to Kick, and sumply on tlie ground that they with not be allowed aa equal control in the Management of the party ma- chinery, Wat siiance can be put in these staie- ments cannot now be determined, for there are tose Of the Wire pullers who deciare that the good Work is going bravely on, aad that tinal success is ceriain, The iaet of the matter seems to be that there Yeally 18 a diMcuity m OUL CAMP OF THE RBORGANIZERS, and that it wil require a great deal of skill and dugeuuity on the pari of the leaders’? to get every- Who desire to see the Movement succee) need have No fears as to there being a general failure of the lu Conversaion With a prominent repub- Mcan yesterday, who strougly favors the idea oi the reoracization, provided the conservatives are not made use of as tovis to further the ends of demo- Crals ss Agatnst Wie republicans of the wntl-Grant oul, & LZKALY Freporter eptained a few tacis able b salon tue complains or | BS pee Ae Tene ne ae gee | Waich'may throw some hgnt on ihe situation, | da rebuttal Mr, Braon read Mrs. Mansficid’s tostl- 2 ab,’ said fhe repabhoan, “ueart and soul ia mony taken be Dixby, and au aiiaavn of | favor oi the reorganization scheme now being per- Mr. Por Governor Lo ur ye defendagts. ENT FOR PLAINTIFF, & eniered upou a lengthy argument, ng te coulmuation of ie hijuucuoa, and deuini cL the mouon to dissolve the same, He reviews. the aida and claimed | Wat there was nothing in tue pap the Court from contuuing the muuetion, | what Stvscs hed to do Wilt Airs, Mauatle! LVIES Ox bOI si fected tu the Gemocra te purty of tais city; bat 1 am Met Wikilog to tend Liyseil to any movement which Liwase Use oF republicans merely to bolster up Se youples Ale Widiay 0 ZO Luio the Presiaentiai eleclion witn avy party Witica, besides being honest aauu repuvli- a a | its battie cry; but there ts ihe alias aT 7 Ca it Wet, MaKes RErUKM IN THE GENTRAL GOVERNMENT ! married man. Bint, to be overcome just now. | hin. SlohgON—Nothing about Mr. Stokes being a |} cau learn 1 find thac the anti-adi } mar nia 18 sated Lu tie complaint, | Walon republicans in this exty have got an ide: *, Lowk-Welt, Be Was Living i adultery with | tao the ‘passive poliey’ wail be adopted by tue | Mrs. Alanstied, } Maton democraiic party, and thab under tie curs {| Do. MokxoN—That is the statemenvof King. Cumsances they abould siand by for awiile and not | hug isu nesto, bat | Wake auy wove unul whe show of hands ov the i, Conecquentiy, a | Olker site will be such as to guarantee the adoplon ose jellers given by | Of ‘pa: sm’ ‘to follow in the wage of tie deia- | Mrz, Man to Stokes? For uo other purpose | ocrats in tms ctty ia the reorganization business, 6! | than to biackimall Pisk. Mrs. Manstieid may to the contrary, but tat wilt got iu Lhe case, ‘These leiters were to bevetis He had, mM fact, a power ot altora¢y item he WuOe BUbject Is pregnani wiiu facis. mghier.) wear | uit doo LBad nancy, (i augiter.) , Governor iow H—Thore fs not In Stokes’ afidavita of ivuth, ‘The s d the opera ses sweniel mor cemior counsel hi tt Clarence Seward. sa Mr. Seward a the man he wished trator. ims Air, Shafer denics, Judze | also cont, ots Stokes, aud 80 has Luiehbly, and so has Jorgan, and so bas Blagham. ‘They ail con- | emn hint fo cleraa) Infamy. fi be cannot be be- | eved neiiuer can wns eld par WyVew # acum, talerrupted Site h.cAc00. ¢ nor LowE—tiard and yet he would sweet & word to right to produce Wie er WaWrhg Seasoa Was ya bad just begua, and Mr. Ira sna ny Okes 10 act & Pulierioa Lb ner Spply to her. fis were 1a the mavds of dtr. ward, (ney Al, Buichiy, and taen Mr. Sweeny. Tuese papers, he urged, came into the hands oi te newspaver editors | ready sor publication, and w would have been | publishcd bad it pot yeea jor tujuuciion O1 ine , Court, through the avency of Mr, Sc sand M } Mansleid. They asked two rhets— tat they spall vet be published how im ibe Rows) apers, aud secoudly, that ty be delivered up to then, FOR THE DEFENCE. Mr. Sep: Rp entered apon the 2 tory of the arbi. Was made, part of th ard. Mr. McKeon said that. Mr. Stokes liad offered to Pay back Lie $10,090. | Mr, BSacH dsked bow about tho $5,0: counse. | i vreiace he ent ) Meat touching the metals of ine case grounds upon wi Coming to speak of the reasous ea Upou a | first uniolded the lion Wes granted. —Not a negative, but 9 positive prog | reforms 1 ta ers In the arbiir, 7 it Was ag | much & publication as ng in tus Ew { York Mrnaup, How be papers getinto the bands of certain editors jor publicaavnt Lie org in ather to play secona fiddle to (nem under ihe cir auer | Cumstances, is not relished by some of the conser- Vaurves; hence there ts a Lie HES(PATING AND HALTING But tus will, i chank, ell pass away. th domocrane patty for reat soud WS CiLy, Aud Wen & good reformer 19 | pub up against Graut we will expect ine democrais | to [ail imio lime and [oi the conservatives.’? among them. We will go y one ig elute is that the poucy of holding prime ats lard down by tte Tetermers at Apollo | Mall some ime ago, will be adopted by the reor- | Ranizers, no mat jaf ciMeutties there are or er i | may be, to a junction ef the forces ef the conserva- | ves with those of the new democraus party. RSCTING W TSS Fins? MSLY DISTRICT, REPUBLICL ASS% SSE A meeting of the republicans fof the Tirst As- sembly disirict was held jast evening at head- quarters, 122 West Broadway. The meetiag was called jor the purpose of giving expression to the satisiaction felt at the result of the late State elec. tioa, and to take measures for futare action, The proceedings opened at elzht o'clock by the Chairman (Mr. Legget) introducing to the audience General Vau Buren, of New Jersey, who mado a stirring address, He said u was a gratifying evidence of te vitality of the republican party to see such @ meeting assembied to take future | action before the smoke of Une last battle and vie- ‘The release Le claumed vo be de Javea , Who bh | 00 paid to | mu FON gala he knew nothing about this, | threatened ine conatry, and se thy argu: | Uprising of ou lis side, ie | Was ope h ibe tujang. | throw of t tory nad cleared away. ‘ihe people, rank and file, trauon suit and the acts preceding iL ‘Te propo. sui Jor the arbitration, ed, cume irom tae | of both the great parties, deserve] all the | other side. He next called atteMion to ihe award | credit of the giorious issue of the contest, | of $10,610 and the gr unds npou wh'ch tue award | the fashionable. geatlemen and iniilioaatres, so long ignores thelr rglits as citizens, be- ing a responsibie for ibe awiwt corraption (hut has prevatied im New York. It was gratifying toxce how party tics had peen almost oviiterated Ue course i" the dase ve iace of common ‘allied to mind tie the nauon' when the first rebel gun upon Fort Sumter. Siace the over- e conteleracy no suck viciory Bad heen i@ deseat of Tammany, the influences of the gained as wi a injunclion sboaid be dissolyea be | Which are being felt by tie eutire civilized world, ated various . pioy iues showing, be | Vaitetd gcuga muse be takead by tne republicaa claimed, at the Cour¢ has no business | party, aud ft Was to be hoped that - the to interiere “in such matters, ‘the | uofortanate atfferences whien separated por. { tratn of i. was that the pabication would expose | tious vi the party in this diate Would Fisk to pablic contemp A woman was at, be happily seeved prior to the next the botfom of it, ‘the casus Ol rose oa | antnmu election in an honorable aud satisMetory j last J Langhter,) Mi. Stokes was arrested | manucr (J bots parties, Adresses were suuse~ | tor a vmioment @nd turust tuto prison, | queouy delivered oy Ar, PF. J. Fithten, General iH. 000 bal Counsel | A. Bata, Coione! B.A. Witlas and others. A nw | Where he remained th giving } traved tue th vigatious— j @gaiust aud the tard on accona: o. the ; ing } broosiyn reiuery sucveeume this ln pasonment, ; e.ectlon, ; He ciuimed (nat Siokes nad acted } out with fairness and robity and omy | seeking the righis to wine he was iegally en- { titled, = Fisk NM ad by trick cheated him out $200,001 . Mansfield, he cd, Fisk's letters to her to pnblication or blackura AS to King’s ofidavu, ie pronounced bis statements Wholly tmproba ed the cow 1 on the Other side to i skODy Lie K in tie most seating terme, before a Judge tuat Lo corrupilon comida reach or Antimidaiton deter from dolug huis anty. Mr. Cow case as presented In the mierest of Mra. Manéfieid, He cured nothmg about avard—nothmg about the ty or otherwise of coupsel formerly acting Tr Mr. Stokes and now in the Interest of Mr. brisk. He took up the myuncuon, which be set forthas a most singuiar document, It had been denonued far and Wide. Thank God, the day of uity man getting IDjunctions and corrupting jurors was drawing to get the injunction, It was not astontshing the newspapers should try and get tne letters of Fisk to Mra. Mansileld—the letters of a man which would be vasily ainusing, although be writes “1? with a small “1”? and God with a smal “g.) This man was Well Known iu the community as the most corrupt Of men—As well kuOWN as the commonest prosti- ite to ine pouce, This grea: hero of the jai to the statszy of goug to Brookiyn, pudkcation d injure tus ian or | Place him im greater contempt before the public. bisk was afraid ol the telegracis from Albany. Hiside the case, SLY get inside upon tue of the case as applyiug to Mrs, Mans. im concluding, he paid a trioute of ANQHER TURN POR TIE PLAINTIP Mr, Beach next ocenpled the atteniton of / Court, He din a lengthy pret ing upon immoralities of Mra, the eaceruess susatioual stories and, lastly, de- eign to {he present issue, the at the the the moralities of the legal profession, Of the press for nouncing, 14 1 tempt to biackea the reputation of Mr. Fisk by | alieging his attempt w corrupt the jury box, From | tins he went on to relate the merits of sir. Fis 113 man, £0 moch matgnea, stood unharmed to-day. ‘the great raliroad iuter- ests entrnsted to his enarge had been so teh. fully ¢ ed that afer is resignation he | was ve. Y position. ‘There were some thing: ne dul not like and | Some errors ereited. OF all nts ) errors h the tascina | Mrs, Heten | had lived im tux Fisk's money, and Dow, aiter draining bin of the jutces of fis a + Sought to drain the juices of wis pocket. ‘Finisning the exordiam, which was | listened to will breathiess attention, he | enicread upon the dry legal details of tho case, ‘Tho gistol the argument was to sce who | Woutd laugh last and laoga best. After giving hit. | Stokes a denunciatory ourot be took np the cudg | for the negro boy King. He promised that the otner aide should hear from aim. He promised more; inat there would be confirmations oi bis revelations of the inner life of Mrs. Mansfleld’s bagnio that would scatter tothe Winds the counter allegations of we whole host of witnesses ou tie other side, At the conelusion of Mr. Beach's argument, which lasted tl @& wentre past five o'clock, the vartous lawyers passed up their various papers to the Judge, whe promused to give lis decision at an early dey, BIVER PIRATES. A Lurge Haul of Stolen Property Hands of the Jersey Police. Under the wooden flooring of the pier lying pe- | tween the Canard deck and the Jersey Clty ferry a large and valuable collection of goods was fonnd yesterday moraing. A thorough search was made by Otficer Bowe, and property valued at $600 was recovered. The collection comprises several articles G jewelry, & very handsome scale balance used hy ariggiste, several boxes of druggists? Ra wus, | leather bags aud straps, rich and beautiful j tooth, nai and hair brashes, and other tollet articles, besides about iorty pieces of dry goods, chietly sik. ~~ itn Gath wer ont ane claimed by pares Ho stated that it Was stolen from @ vexse! the Kae iver. gi veenee It ts evident that all the articles wore imported in fHuropean vessels and carried trom different quar- ters Lo be stowed away in the thieves’ storeh Police Headquarters in Jerse Trobable that the thieves an idxward and claim them, ity, but itts hardly mugglers will come iust Fisk, Oae | ber of resorutions were made and adopted, expr through: | a portie: they might | sense of + By followed giving lis version of the ; bess of con at the rosut of the Jate gnizaug whe services rendered by democratic party, parucalarily the Germaus, our natural alies, with whom it was hoped @ lasting allianee Would be formed. Strenuous labor and ention to duty were urged upon pariy in te future, as the advan. ould not be ligntly sacrificed, Sowe A$ manwested by the more pig ns of tie party to the resola- the reforin democrats, but the gocd less fanatic portion of the meeting reValied, and the motion Was unaulmously passed, twas cvpceeted ihat Mr. Greeley would have becom Satish r ges ained Opposition Ww leaded and was only glad that the case had been bréught ; present on the occaston, put the venerable agrifair turist failed to put in an appearance, The proceed- jags were very orderly throughout, no aupleasaut- “by kind, with whe slight exception just alluded w, huving occurred, RUNMING NOTES—POLITIOAL AND GENERAL, A correspondent wants to know the diferencs between a well Known Latin quotation, the Duke @close! Asit was he bud to oto & Brooklyn judge to | alexis, and a renowned danseuse, Auswer—Be- cause one is lax (talionts), the other 1s A(lex)is With the “tag? but wiihont the “onus,” and the other is gitoni,’’ the once Imperial favorite of the present Grand Duke. Is the brotner satisflod ? A Fer West paper thinks that if Grecley rans for the Presiaency as the “Farmers’ candidate,” we shall seca Toe-race against Grant. Shat’s all it pretends to know about farming. It is not another “Viepua,” bata Vi-Emma affair that our Minister to Great Britain ta at present engaged in, Will It prove as disastrous? The Cincunau Ties regards the Emma Siiver Mining Company “the best advertising corporation of the day.” 1t 18 almost equal to that of the “cun- durango” hambug. A correspoadent aska:—Ia “Prince” Arthur, the new incumbent of the New York Custom House, of the House of Gueipa or of the house of guip? Ans- wer.—We belleve he is not ap active member of the Pater Mathew Total Abstinence & The Californians are agitated on the Senatorial question, Among the republicans already named on tue roll of aspirants are Uiose of Cole, Sargent, Phelps, Booth, Snafer, Feitol, Edgerton, Estee and others, Books stil! open. A pretty Nctle sensation tiem about “How Fortunes Vary,” Ac,, is therefore spoiled. Wonder if ex-secretary Seward has a hand in the “schenck-Emima Sliver Mining Company’? When Queen Emma of the Sandwich Isiands visited thia pari of the Ualted Statea the veteran Secretary of | State had & hand in almost everyihing that was done ia bonor of Ler Majesty, A DESPERATE JERSEY BURGLAR, He Kxcapes from Flemingt Caught in Tre The most desperate character that Jersey, can boast of, with the exception of Jerry Storms, the horse thief, was caged in Trenton last evening after a desperate straggle, He is Known as James Eaton, wnt, of course, he has an alias for every locality he visits, [ls recent burglaries were at Long street, Treuton; Howell's shoe store, Trenton; Auientown, Pa, and & jewellers store in Lambertyiie, Han- terdon cowaty, \. 4. For the latter offence he was arrested and lodged In Plemiogton Jal, rom whieh, however, he soon managed to escape, Relying on his abliity to aoodwink tie authorities he nad aar- ing enovg wo go to Trentund to spend the Thanks+ giving with hts taather, who resides im Pennington aventie. Jofornmation having heen received by the police, & squad consisting Of Marshal Moxes, As- fistant Marshal Jones and OMcers Colville’ and Chamoeriain procecded to the resilience of the des- Jail aod in rado at six O'clock Inst evening. On presenting NeimAe! vos at the house Eaton's mother snduenly wrned the light down and the jail-breaker started up the chimney in order te escape by the roof, He was fully ball way up when the Marshal presented A revolver and threatened 40 despatch him sum- marily if he did not come down. The wily thief vuse | obeyed the call, and stood covared over wit) under the Jersey dock, The goods are now lying at berare his captors. He was taken to Me rouune reor Conny dati and lodged 1a @ close cel, Wher he will ve con- stanly watched, The jallers must beware lest ne Drove at slippery as Jerry Storms, You see we anti-Grant republicans | | ‘The New Orleans 2 publican says the late Lien- | tenant Governor Dunn never was a slave, THE RODE svICIDE. The Mystery of Her Death Partly Un- ravelled at the Coroner's Inquest—Poverty Supposed to be the Cause of Her Self- Destraction. 7 The circumstances sarrounding the death of Madame Rode—ier sudden disappearance from the Spingler House and the subsequent finding of her body floating in the East River—gave rise to a con- siderable awount of speculation, It would appear, however, so far as the evidence has up to the pres- ent developed the facts, that it as mereiy one of the many ordinary cases that almost daily occur, An inquest was commenced yesterday at the Coroners? | oMce, but as a jury Waa not empanclied the investigation was not regularly instilated, The sworn testimony, however, of several withesses: Was taken yesterday by Dr. Cushman before Corouer Herrman, and will be submitted to a properly con- stituted jury ina few days, The inquiry has been hela over for the purpose of collecting furtier evt- dence in order to estabiish beyond question the ue aspect of the melancholy occurrence. Shortly after | twelve ofciock yesterday a few witmesses rase:abied: at the Coroners’ ollie and deposed to the under- mentioned facts: — OHS TESTIMONY. Timothy Ryau, an oilicer of the Firat precinct, stated ne Was on duty at pier No, 2 Kays River, at about half-past one o’clock m the afternoon oa tie 2atn of November, when he saw a crowd of persons around tne pler, and discovered on inquiry that the body of @ wontan bad been found by a boatman who was grappilug for junk at that place; the body was | subsequently removed to ike Morgue; four rings aud asmail breastpia were found on ler person. Joseph Cusiman, M.D. who made the post-mor- tem examination, deposed that be found no marks | of violence upon the body; the luugs were congested and the Beart was thed with blood; the other or- gans were healthy; in his opmion deaih was caused by drowning. Russei 2. Coe, proprietor of the Spingier Mouse, deposed that be recognized the body of deceased at the Morgue, louud at pier No. 2 Mast river, ag that of Madaine Rode; sae had occupied a room at We Spiuuler Housa; ele remamed 12 the Bouse OL the ist November, on wiich day sie DISAPPEARED A!TER BREAKFAST; she then seemed 1 goud spiriis, and he did not no- tice her bo bein a melancholy couditien during her stay; deceased owed Witness # Will Of $03; missed her several days after mer disappearance, and, no- Viciug @ paragraph in the papers about a Woluan being drowned, the wile of wiuuess went to the Morgue aad recognized the body. Join Mcartiur, a clerk at the Spingier House, testined to the disappearance of deceased and re- coanized the body at ule Morgue; Mr. Compigny registered ab the hotel on the 11th of November and Was assigned @ room ad,oiing that occupted by Madaine Rode; be stopped ome night; ou ike 17th he agai vCcupicd Uke sulue rouud; Maduime Koue spose oat ald La We Rete Sevilie, of No, 65 isust iwellin street, was Hear exuuiled, BE sluled Lawl he Lad veed Bo. (Uaiuied Wit UeCuuLed oluCe Lust July; Sue SLOpped ii tts house sor four oF live Weeks, along; ane left in the antddie Of August, saying Bhe Was going to buard id Saratoga, and remwued away several A3, WHE sue revucued Aud asked Where sve could nite & POU; Witness tid ler se could hive &@ 100u Of Like Oppostie side Of Lie Siceet; sie hued wruuik db 0S Hash d Weill sirect abu reiuiuEd Here Uiice Weekes; ab dol Bue Paid were BiL090- Guenily failed 40 do 80, seVeitiy Goliars; ste Temaincd away for several uays, and Wiensie reiuried usked Lor & rod luk & Couple of aiys, WHICR 2i0 veined, and alterwacds wet to tae Spinyler louse; the deceased proiised to | pay her maeoeduess, but siaved she had Jost ner WALCH, Uvugh ue WikhGss Was alder tas iuapres- SOR at ee had jawed 16; Se cOmpldiicd OF being uaavie to sleep, bat wea In company she Appeared to be ot Asi ATLY DISPOSITION, The witness urst vecame aware of her disappear- auce cit slowuay last, wea lar. Compigiy, aa ace quaintduce, neMy Lily Mole eaciosIng au extract fom lio LsKALY, Wich Comlalued & paragrapa conceriiag (Ne dudinyg Oi a body Ab pier Nu. 2, cast River, requesting huu to go to Lie Morgue and 100K av ibe body. Wituess sept & bey Lp tere, Wao caine DACK wad Wid Wid Lids Loe LOuy Was Liat of Madame Rode. A Collection OL mguey Was made by On aud pe had tie body interred; Alatame Kove aud Mr Compiguy Were ikeuds; deceased Void Wildes iat sito Cume irom Jew Urea. M. De COMPIGNY LAAMINED, P. de Company Was the WOXt Wiluess examinod, He siaiot Uhaé ne resided at Fort \Wwasuington Bud Was @ towches of ibe Brenca laaguase; lad Koowa the deceased since last July, Wien de made ber ace ualuiauce ay The Testaarait of ir, Sebiie; alter ie leit Me. Sebile Wiluess SAW her occusionaily ; Bile (Od HA sho Had becd Maried; but bad not Uved with ber iu band ior some reasen; sue wixo told aim ial she was 5 2 IN REDUCED CIRCUMSTANCES, and that fact elisiet kas sympathy, and ne od- vanced her some mouey. Sue Was Very peoud avout her guairs, and be Was under the mprcession sae Mast have sudered some mental trouvule; ue eae gaged & rvouw at Lae Spiagier House on Saturday; On Monday night, the oth ult, sue Wrote hun & let F I KTENCH, WLC WiNeSS Fave Lo a MEKALD ree porter, ald Whicn Was trausiaied ja Wie LeKaLD 01 Che Btu Of Noveumber, as Loliows: New York, Nov. 18, 1871. Trrs Crem ComPiony—I have sven you for the lst time. Let me thank you very much for whist you have doue for me, kuewing that you have your own troubles. 1 caus not abuse your kindness any longer. You are poor and vou have woue inuch tor me, and my jast thoughi will ve ror ot. in two hourg t will leave the hotel.” No one sual now where 1 yo, IT will leave 4 vox for you at D'anville’s, at the New York tote, in Broadway. In that box you will find my wateh—keep i in momory of ime. You wil trd also several papers. May L ask you to burv thei after tay deatht 1 shull nol troubie any one waen Tam ome, Asyou wie @ peucrous aud honest wan i eam coniiueut that you will bura these pavers, I thank you again for what you bave done, and don’t. be. too surry for ma, hope that you will be ravre baypy in the {uufe than you have been iaiely. Wien you receive this leer burn it with the rest. Aud now let mé thang you forever. Tous a row, MAKIE KODE, { | Witness had since burned the letter and other papers, consisting of notes dated New Oricaus, 1868; he saw her alive on Sunday morning, the lvth ult., but did not see ner again until he saw her at the Morgue; deceased lad on many occasions hinved ‘Wat she was TIRED OF LIPE; she had a sister residing in France, Witness knew of no other relations belonging to her, aud had no doubt but that sne committed suicide, ‘This was ail the evideace taken yesterday and the IMvesugation Was postponed until ail the testimony ! apperuuning to tae cage shouid be couected, TAMPSRING WITH THE JUBY. Jay Gould Anxious for a Fal) favestigation. To the Epior oY THE HELaLy:— Miy attention nas been called to the account in the ; Moruing papers of the: proceedings had yesteraay before Mr. Justice McCnun, fi the case of Davis against Smith and others, when the foreman of the jury is reported to have said, “Three of our mem- bers have been approached, with thousands of dol- Jara each, to Induce a disagreement, by tne hirelings of the Erie Ring.” I take the earilest occasion to say that I have not, directiy or indirectly, ap- proached or authorized any approach to any of the jurors, nor do 1 know or believe that any one, eliher einployed by the Erie Katlway Company or in The Inyerest of any of the defendant: tampered or attimpien to tamper wii the jury. | challenge @ full tuvestigation of this matter and sali Dursue It myself unless 1% Is done by ower parves, Mr. Fisk is in Boston, bat if he were here I am sure he would unite with me in thts card. The charge does no: atfect any of the otber defendants, and it is therefore hardly necessary to say wnat they. are entirely tree from any suspicion in this matter, NEW YORK, Deo, 1, 87h, JAY GOULD. HOW AN EX-POLIGEMAN MAKES HIS LIVING. Ata late hour on Thursday night, as Lows Marg: net, residing at the corner of Thirty-tirst street and Sixt averne, Was standing on the corner of Thomp- som aud Prince strects, waiting fora var, he was hiton the back of the head by a crowd of roughs, whe took a gold swatch and chain, a gold rng and $60 in money from him, {His cries brought Ofcer MeCarthy, ot the Eighth preemet, to his axsistan who succeeded in arresting une of the crowd, name: Aibert Whitport. ‘the prisoner, on. to ihe his wa etation house, pulled # faise mustache from fis tace White in the station and uirew it in the street. house he was Fecognined @S an ex-policeman, who had been dismissed the force for horse stealtn He Was arraigned before Justice Fowler at Jefferson a yesterday morning and fally committed for THB FIRES IN THR NORTHWEST, Concert at Steinway Hall on Sunday in Aid of the Belgian Sufferers. Agrand concert in bevalf of the snffering Belk @ians is to be given at Steinway Hall on Sunday, December 3 A number of eminent artists from the optra vouffe company now performing at Lina Edwin's Theatre and the Olympic have kindiy vol- unteered their services, and it is anticipated that the entertainment will be very successial. As the Proceeds of the concert are to be devoted to #0 worthy an object all who feel interested in the relief work should attend and endeavor to xweil the a@uount to be forwarded to the poor sullering peo- pie of the Northwest, The concert 18 to be given Under the auspices of the Begian Relief Committee, Who have secared tne artista for the occasion. All Who denite an artiste trout silould be preseps o@ the occaspie 2, 1871.—TRIPLE SHEET, —— ee ————————————eE—eeSeeSSeSeSNSSS.C_—__——Oooeel=z=”*".|0 =} Movements of the Sub-Commlttees—They Ene from the Park and Tax Commissioners’ Offices, ‘The sub-committees of tae Reform Associations were busy yesterday in looking into the affatrs of the dierent departments, THE EXCISE COMMISSIONERS, Messrs. T. N. Rooker, William E, Cott and Wil- liam Finley, the snb-committee appointed by the Commitiee of Futy to investigate the affairs of the Excise Commiss:on, called on that department for the purpose of beginning their investigation. Mr. Wiliam Colt, it seems, informed Commusstoner Py burit of their designs and asked him to furn'sn cer- iain documents essential to carry ont their olect. In reply the Commissioner stated he was quite Will- Mg bo Uniold ine Workings of the commission Lo the SUv-CcomsOLites, show the hooks and give all my Cs oid to accomplish an hupartial investigation. 5 gentiemen,” suid he, “1 insist thac the work pro- esses User ike eves Of the press, Lagiuand, vee fore this Work OF inspection beguo, that @ re. porcer irom ¢: of the local journals be preseat and note down the detaiis of your proceedings. With that proviso Lam prepared to as you In this Investigation to the utmost of my #t! Mr Colt positively remMsed to accept cis condition im posed by the Com:nissioner, and wis! 10 proceed with the work of lavestation unwatched by tile press. He said that the public would have iu dae ime the resuit oO. thet labors. Mr. then told the members of the committee that uo papers should be furnished Ulem, us it was eviaent trom their proposed :nedts operand: Imend co des! squarely Wik the comms committee then yeured, THE PARK COMMISSION. Mr, Luther ©. Carver, Chairman of the s muwe on the Park Commission, wiote Stranahan, President of the Comins: an interview, aid requesting tue a made by the commission aud such ott a3 would assist them in inaking aL si juan repited that he woul any time, He furuisue reports askeil for. Tab TAX COLLECTORS OFFICE. The sub-commuicee va Tax Collector's Orice sent to VColicetor “lea yesterday and requesis odictal to trnish them wien’a copy of bh. report aad such otver documents as they need to assist them tu making an luvestization. Tie abe sent hela is annual reporis jovi i357 to Wil. THE CHARGES ACALNST BROOKLYN FOLIOE. | MEN, A Crptain Fined. ‘The Brookiyn Police Commissioners rendered thelr decisions yesterday in tie cages of several of the members of the force who had been char with violating the rules on election day, The charge wade against Ollicer Pendegast, by Mr. John T. Montrose, of 156 President street, ‘Was dismissed Sergeant Campbell, of the Ninth preetn fined five days’ pay lor assisting ta the cany: the pols, ‘dhe Cuarge of peddiing tickets was not susiHined, Captain McConnell, of the Second precinct, was fined ten days’ pay for refustag to arrest an iiegal voter when regues'ed to do so, The excuse of We Captain Was luiat the Man Was under the induence of hiquor anc did Lot know what be doing THE BROOKL FIRE MARSHAL’ REPURT. The Fire Marshal of Brookiyn submitted the tol- lowing report of res during the monti of Noven- ber to the Police Conmmissioners yesterday To THe Hoxonas.e THE LoaRp Ox VoLies Commis Bus, BROOK — TLEABN-—There were (wenty fires in the moath of November, Té71, the cls we foilowa (ect furnaces, 3: stove pipes, 2; meonslar- careless use of matcuer, 2; wet lime, 1; explosions of keruseue oll lampa, 8; thawing out fr pipes, 1; carelessness am paint iuctory, 4. LOBSKS AND INSUBANOFS, Loss on buildings... Tosurance on buiiiin ge 1x88 08 Bwok..., Insurance 00 stock. ved actuai Loss, DENTS. Thero was ono death by fire in Brooklyn tast month, that of kdword Headman, a boy ved abou tea ye burned to death at bia prreuts' residence, SY Char.es On the Jiu lust, by lis el e (rom the pluve, FOR Aw AunE: Tt will be seen from the tabular siatement herewith aub- mitted toat Brooklyn is not yet iree from incendiaries, ‘There are wen in our nJust who, for ihe purpose 0. making & (ew hundred dol'ars out of some Insurance companies on ie #tock, Would risk the Jiver oi sueir neiguvore prem/sea on tire. uitieult to as seven when they are catyht sunost in hore must be aometiing 10080 ia the lawa, id Mot ve alivwed to esc: vai. Kdward va y's harness store, at 4% Atlan- tle street, Was WoL On LPO, And Daly abaAMOreL the place and Candot be found. Thres days atverwaris one Li bert p dt) be @ pal ¢ Ad Wore-—Luat He About 4 y_ during as ‘zen x ulin) theaci, OF, $0 many wo team Buckley on «chi bouse so. 4/6 Pres flothung, ‘There Ouse tue charge of Gison Ww. him for the des:ruction of the ci insi. 1etticK Ble Vamce was arrested for set workshup ofthe Cross town atiroa) Com pauy in nign Avenue, oreeupoint. McNamee was held tor tue action o: the urand Jory by Justice Vuorules. Keapect- fuily suomoted, KEADI, Police Fue Marsiiag BROOKLYN, oO, 187. BROOALYN NAVY WARD AFFAIRS, A Number of Men Discharged—Dulacss in All the Depariments—The Vessels Now Belag Re ired. « Affairs at the Brooklyn Navy Yard are very dall just now, Last week 400 employ¢s were discharged, causing great excite i, but now the expectancy Of the meeting of Congress 18 the only tag which Occasions animation; ana as next year will be Presidential year of course the Navy Yard wil swarm with workmen. There are now ouly 1,387 men employed ‘a the yard, ecatterea over the six departments, Wiih their thirty-five sub-uivisions, Walle the average number usually employed foots ‘up to about three tiousund men. So far as the excitenient 18 concerned in relation to Aificulties iu Havana tie brooklyn Navy Yard does Not show preparations tor serious complicauons, The Kansas, rated fifth ctass, left for Havana on Wednesday Jast to join tue Nipsic, Nantaskel Terror and Shawmut, which for some tune past have been in Southern waters, Leyond this fact nothing is Koown at tho Navy Yard of aay inter estiug Movermmonts. The Canandaigua, now under. going repairs, will be ready to sail in’ avont caree weeks, but her destigation 1s not known to a cer before the arrival of the Grand Duke the Troguois arrived at this port from Phiiadelphia; but As tt Was ascertained tet ner hoier was desecuve she Was put under inspection, and will probably be Pe out Of comuiission. ‘Fue Nevade is wi the Navy ard, mm the same condiuon she came trom the overnment engineer. ‘Ine oher vessels now ot the ‘avy Yard for repairs are the Albany, Dictator, Delaware, Ficrida, Gettysburg, Roan Tennessee, Gerard, Portsmouth, Suppiy, sasqneianps, Minne. gota and Martlord. Witn ine present number of employ¢s in the Various depariments the least ime hecessury to pub any one of these vessels la sauling order would be siity 4 A MYSTERIOUS MURDER, A Wom Beaten to Death and Tirown Overbonrd—PosieMortem * xamination. © On Saturday of last week the body of an unknown Woman, aged about fity-tive years and of [rish birth, was found foating tn the water off the foot of 116tn street and subsequently removed to the Morgue for identification. Notwithstanding due publicity was given to the matter in the HERALD, and the dress of deceased hinately decrived, no one has yel ape ared to identily the body and claim it for vurial. ‘he corpse, Which had been bata short time in tho water, bore external mdications of hurd nisage, the eyes being biackened, aud contused wounds ‘about the head, arms, legs, &c. Depaty Corouer Joon Peach, M, D., made a post. Mortem examimation ou the body, and found severe marks of violence on the top and both sides of the head, which had caused congestion of the brain, In the opinion of Vr, beach the woman was fata ly beaten and then thrown overboard after deatti, Auy informatior conceraing the mystery reported to Coroner Herrinan, at ihe City Hall, will serve to further the ends of justice, and when evidence can be obtained the investigation will take place. The internal orjons of decoased fatied to show that sie had been of intemperate habits, AFFAIRS IN @ Senater Braton’~ Emaacipation Compensation Bit Terown Overboard=Raileoad Matters in the State. ATLANTA, Ga., Dec, 1, 1871. Some time ago Mr, Bravon, arepubitcan Senator, introduced a resolution looking to the payment for emaucipaied slaves, The Legislature passed by an overwhelming democratic majority a resolution de- Jeaung and concemung Lruton’s measure, ‘Tue resolution censures Mr. bravon’s resolution as teud- pp tere ind movement to establish a railway from Louis. ville and the Onto River to the Sonth Atiantle complete With steam facilities to Europe is nearly The Lontaville and Nashvtile and the Nashvilte and Decatur Rattroadt Compames, consolniated some tine back with tho Kouth and North roads of Alabama, nave gone mto the same Ine from Loutsville to Montgomery, and they are now in treaty to lease the Monigowery and Entauia and the Hranswick and Albany Railroads, Wheh Whigive them an wabroken ling to Sivan- nah and Bruvswick, The lessees have ample means to carry out thelr project; tney control eapital and have expericnce, The survey of the Georgla and Weaiern Railroad Compieted to-day. | oo ) fact the chamant p. | ing that the ball im qu THE COURTS. Alleged Smiuggling—The Blaisdell and Eoxe? Bankruptcy Case—Seizuro of Whiskey— Appeals from “Ordera”—-A Ques tion of Practico—Decizions, UNITED STATES B'STACT COURT, Altoged Smugaling—A Custom Fonse ute, Bofore Judge Blatchford, The United States vs, Five Pieces of Sith, de.— action was brought by the goverament ayainst th property on the ground that it had been smu; into the country in the mouth of Maren, 187L. Th facts, ag they appeared in evidence, are these:—T! claimant, Isaac Walker, is a merchant tailor, doin, business in Fifth avenue. On the 6th of March, 1872, he arrived irom England t the steamer Lhel bringing with him seven truoks, which were c veyed to nis placo on Fitnaveaue, It was testifies by a former cutter who had been in Watker’! ment that tie truuas contained good clotaing, silks, (uIAM Ts, DTatis, &e., Witla wort put lato stock ja Walker's estwbisiment. ‘Ti ontes that (hey Coutalisd goods, out onl 1s wee, whom he hi 241M tuia Way accoun 4 quantity O4 gvea to the ect the reoult was that 8 und in the 2 One & 4 of ceriun cloths The wearing apparel, fe. just marticd at ku, for were peng “so gage. informarion toin House autnoriiie some bills of goods We of the clanuant, oo im London, contain je found In thie 2, given hy the London wad to order in the regwar cu 4 Dusincss if he needed them ta stock, 149 value of ihe good@ Bought to oo coniemued ist sb $040 $7,000, The evideus on botn sides, and M tae }) in asealod veraict tis & (Ay gma Mr. Stuons Stanley. UNITED STATES Dis 14T—=iN BANKAUPTCOL, The Biaixich and ©.sel Bankraptey Prog, + ceedinne. " Yesterday, inthe matver of Alvah Blalsdell, Jou Hekel and Joann W. Lisdale, bankrapes, Jud: Blatchford approved of uu order drawn up made by Register Fitun, requiring Joha dicKenz9,! the asalgnee, to deliver to Hiatsdell a List of all the debis and claims proved agaiast the bankrapis estate which have cone inte its Nands, within thre@ days atier service 01 a Copy 01 Lac order by him, UNITED STATES © SONTAG COURT. Seizure of Whiskey—) Stramce Case. Before Commissioner Shields. ( The United States vs. Josepr Sirich,—Some i Comusel dor Lid te claunant, Binge ate, tor days since we repored im the Hecanp tata poll oiicer arrested a boy in the neighborhood of Cathas rine ferry while driving a t upon watch the} were five barrels of wnikey. ‘Lue whiskey did nol present any appearauce oi hav ux 4 accordance with the Jnteruai Revenue law. Ollicer seized tue cart, Wiha its contents, wl conveyed it to the station house, “Whtle doin so a nne oliver Lamed Pauick Mack CAM UD, 2nd, accosiiu’r Lie pole SOF; Mas the poli and at tlie same time ¢ Ant Assessor, DUL TL my The policeman replied Uist ae had RO Bia the truti of Mack’s statement, and tasted ot taking tie whiskey, the cari and ie boy tw tie SI tion house, On the way Muck, 1b Appear grew quite violent, aud drew a pistol pon the policeman, Tin Jatter, undeterred: D this danger, kept custuiy of the whiskey Wherenson Meck offered $-5 or $5u to the poli pian if he would let tue seizace go. ‘Puis oder aiso declined, and at the police ofice Mok wi taken into eusiody and ke 1] charged the tollowing Ino person Wuo had crtyeu t Mis CXAmMINGton 100K P missioner Shivias, and 1a consequence Of some c tradictions 1D the statement of ack Air, Do Kay for the goverument, said he Cousested Lo wae a charge of the deteniant, who was accordingly lowed to go at liberty, SUPREME COUST—CHAMIEAL {Or eu MS HAE Ze 2s asetst yroduce ghy Commuissi @ yesier. Decision. By Judge brady, Jaudon vs, Jauden.—Keporvot referee contt and judgment of divorce granted. Custody 10 children awarded to the plaints, Bruekmaa vs, Bru kindi.— Report of referee co! firmed aud jndemext of divorce granted, Cust of chidvca awarded to Mie plaigm SHAW Vor GULYTA of Gh—Urder granted. SUPERIOR COURT—3PSCiAL TERM. Decisions. By Judge Spencer, Thomas D. Winchesier vs N. E, Smith.—Craeg appointing recetver, Pewrick Sullivan vs. Daniel N ones Coad dismissed, achard G, Ratiray vrs. Decerd i, Ha nora d Order ef discontinuan ; dictad McDermou ve. Robert B, Warden. —ordeg ‘aated, ee ioraham Harris ve Chares B. berger taaind Same, 4 ty Jadge Barbour, er v8, James O'Brien, Sher J. ih amendmeats, Bont RB. . Be Case settled, wisi The fusuled Jury—Tie Matter to bo Inf anierd Into. Judge McCunn hus directed the Clerk of his Who reported that parties Lad eudeayorcd to ay Leds them with a view to Influeace then verdic! be a court at twelve o'clock M. on a week tro: yoaey (Saturday), whea tue mattor will be ing [AO. COUST OF COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TEAM. Decis } By Judge Loew. ab eed v8, Dinge.—Mouon denied, withouf{ coat The Andes Insurance Company vs, Loenr.—Mdh Mon granted on payment of $10 costs, Hui v8, Ross.—Mowuon pranted, In the Matter af John N, Johnson.—Appiieatiog: granted, 6 MARINE SOUT—PART I Practice on Appenis trom “Orders”—A Nev roiat. Before Judge Joachimsea, Hemmer vs, kodman.—An appeal from an ordewt denying a motion for anew trial on the Judge’ minutes has been taken La tus action to the Gener: Term of this Court. ‘The action to recover dat for assault and battery was commenced in the Ni York Common Pieas, and trausferred w Court for trial under section 1 of acts relati to Marine Court of 1870 and 1871, On the comin; in of the verdict and Lefore judgment a motion 1 ® new trial on the Judge's miautes was made, eI tertainoa nod judgment stayed, under section 264 the Code of Procedure, appiicabie to tais Court, Th Mmotlon Was subsequentiy denied and te stay cated, On the epiry of (his tust order ie defeadant Hied notice Of appeal and eutered mto an unde: taking with surety, hader section -- of tue Code, Th Justice sitting at Chambers Lieyoupon Made ua Oo) der ¢y parte staying pia the Oxamination of tue appe. It is now asked An order to show cause that Uns slay ehall be vi cated or Moditied So ay to allow eniry ot judgment Keasons apparently cogent for and against this m ton have beea toreibly presented and pressed counsel for the respective parties, An appeal fro the order denying tie motion for a new trial of ti Justice before whom the cause was tried to t General Sorm of this Court ie given by net lion 4 of the Marne Coart act of 1871, and we are governed by all the sectivns of the code gulating Appeals in instauces whieh have oF fore ine or on which Ihave had occasion to ex: press iny Views I have sialed my conciusion to that an appeal under this section, to be effectual any purpore, must be accompanied by an andu taking tur cosis and damages under section 334 the cole, and that thereiore any Justice may, parte and out of Court, stay p under order appealed from division 6 Of section 401, present appeal 1s eiectua! and that tho ity quired has been given, Of the power of the Just! to make the stay I entertam no doubt I think the case comes wiihin the spirit of section 3: the code, and that unless there appears InsulM ctenc, of the securiiy of some other risk to the plait Wich has not been pointed out that I would no: juvtided in disturbing whe order of qt iy proper to be observed that tice under sections 1, 3 and 4 act of 1871 is unsettied. While one hand the interference by one Justice wi ihe Indisputable order of his colleague, except new matter or for other sufficient cause, tonds render the practice Mure ancertain and to weak authority; on the other hand, an adherence to hi order results im a usefal precedent for oner and accords with the just respect for the judiet: office wateh 1 have aiwvays constiered ane to the roper official act Of every person exercising lawiak judicial functions, Oxcept where it becomes my exe pressly authorized an imperative duty. Told motion is not based on any new master, and there ia, therefore, Hothing belore me which’ should Ine duce mo to futertere with the order made vy my colleague. I deciine to entortam what, in effect, is an appeal from hint to me. ‘The motion to set aside stay, &o., 1A dented, but (the point belug new) wim oUt Costs

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