The New York Herald Newspaper, December 28, 1871, Page 11

0 4 im 7 ~e- * humseif that day as contivent or receiving a reprieve, y¥fame, NEW YORK HERALD; THURSDAY. DECEMBER 28, 1871.—TRIPLE SHERT. a HEGRO EXECUTION 1V MISSISSIPPI a WIFE POISONER HUNG. UB 16 CARRIED 10 THE GALLOWS. A Gala Day for the Colored Population. i The Criminal’s Sister Witnesses the Execution. From the Memphis Avalanche, Dec. 24.) ‘Last Friday there was a good, old fasinoned, segai.nauging in Grenadga, Mios., 100 miles south Of Memphis. ‘Ibe Lapeer hase nye cod yar pg Damed Frank ws, Who in @ d thought that ts Write was a speciés of vermin, and gave her several doses of rat exterminator, from ‘the effects of which she ded within atew hours, The Ranging Was oriziguliy adversisoa for the 0th of Movember, but Goveraor Alcorn, “tor reasons deemed sufficient,” postponed at until the goth of the same Month, ava ticu avain postponed 1 anu Jesverday, when 11 resvites m av exninent success, AD Ava.anche representat.ve went aown to Grenada the last ume (the 3vtn) and retarued witne Out his nem. ‘That time the principal products of Grenada seemea to b? svoigunus and bulidogs. ints last visit his tot felt tn pleasanter | places, and he now thinks that it 1s a very nice utile | Viliage; although not wrge enough, seemingly, 1or & hoiel, It contains wt least one very comfortable boarding nouse. ; Arriving in Grenada about seven o'clock, the Ava- fanche min, accoupanied vy @ Inend, visited the jail lor he purpose of ite: viewing ine doomed man. HISTORY OF THE MURDER. His name, a3 has veen stated, is Frank Mays, On the 22d of April last Frank, who was at tne time ving abvut eignt miles in the country, came tuto town, and, goidy to 4 drug store, asked lor an ounce Oi arsenic, staung tha; he Wanted to kill rats, ‘Tue | Oruggist told bun that he had some rat poiwon pre- }, Which Was much veiler than arsenic, “Wall it Kill 101kS Keg Iniurimed that 1% Ccer- tainty would “kill folks,” he asked to be shown some of it, Purchasing two bvoxcs, he soon alter wen. home, iw wue Nancy had been sick for some time, and when ne jeit home that morniog ne prommed to | bring her some medicine. nat even ng, alter Ms | Teturn, she usked 1: he had brought ber medicine. Frank cald “yes,” uni pulied out the rat extermi- ‘tbe exterminator was composed in part of osphorus, abi WO Frank ablempted to roll whe Mess into piile it emitted @ puie, blueish lawveut Naucy said: ‘Frank, that @ou’t look uke good medicine, and 1 don’t want (0 take tt.” You must; 1 got it irom the docwwr and he said 00. must take it. At 18 all right,’ replied srank, as gave ler inree pills. 1D @ ew iminu.es alter she took the poison, Naney Bald: Oh! tuat medicine has set me on wre; 2 em ourning up.” in ® very tew hours she Was dead. several negroes Woo visited the house @iter she (ook the poison Stated thai she appeared im great agony, and frequently said wat “rrank | bolsoued me,” The nex: day he was aftesied aad taken (0 Granada and piacea i jail. AN ESCAPE FROM uAile The jati 1s a new oue, and at the time Frank was ‘PUL in Mt Was no. compieted. In July last another Degro, named Jerry Watkins, took a Cod chisel und muilet, with which be cut tie vars ol Frank's cell and uberaied nim. In company with Jerry ne pro- | ceeded to Tailanatchie county, where he Was cap- | sured vy Deputy Sherif Lngranam sour days laver ‘and taken back to jal. Jerry was i the louowing Monto iried jor tie olence, And Uvon convicuOR received a cea yeurs’ sentenve m ihe Peniteuuary at | Jackson. At the same term ol Lue Court Frank Wis Gonvicted of muraer in the first aexree py a jury composed of six white meu aud the same DUMeEr Of negroes, anu sea enced vy the Uourt Ww oe nung the uth Of last month, Lo give ample ume tor the lerution uf sume tecnmical puinis aring in Ouse his execution was delerred by Goveinor Aicorn unul we uth, and then again unt Friday last. Stce his confinement in | i | Ml Frapk has coniessed to Maving given bis wile he poison, Lut staies that it was given lium by -oMe tor, WhO 10:4 him wal il would do her geud. To a negro irieud, oue day alter nis sentwuce, Le | | \ Sonfessed alau to haviug killed one of dis chuidren, @ child tour years of age, last spring, by throwing 4b wy the fre and vurning it such & inauuer as LO cause dean the same day, He 18 sald WO bave Always beeu a inan of viownt temper, und Was tre- queully gulity Of acts o1 gross cruvity to his wile and babies. At ‘one time, iu ihe dead of wiuler, When ihe morcary was ranging velow the ireezing | Point, he wo. one o1 bis Chilurex, Uiree montus old, | aud, bares ed JL by Uke neels, Hirew it out ol avors, He whip, iy wie 16r utvempting to gv tok, and | —_ oe, Peter fe undoubtedly vig from x soure ueighberiug negro had not conte chau A VISIT TO THE MURDERER’S CELL. ‘ Thursday mizbt, wien vur represeuiative visited the jull, he was courieously grevied vy Mr. Frauk | Tugrabam, tue jaier, who really acceded to the re-. quest Wal the ian 0. Ileus ve allowed a uriel liver. | view wita Frank, As stated ima previous article, | ‘vhe jatl 18 @ Dew and very substaniial lvOKIng sirac- ture, sitauted in Cue gortuery Linds of the Lown, aud a@bou. one Lundred and lity Vards distant ifou tue | Yavobusha iver, Luat curves arvand ue nurero limits. Asceadiny to the second story Frank was | found in ap en cell, avout twetve leet by eigiit At one sive, aud eur the dour, was an old uirty Ara. Murtrass, UpOL Which, covered with a coupe of army biunkets, lay Krank. He was eviueniy slevping When the dvor 0: ls vell Was uniocked and MMs Dame Culled vy juiior ingranaw. After calling hum two or three tm by name he rawed up vn | his afm and asked what was wanved. As ne lay, Dali reclining, he was uot a dad loosing negro. O1 a Urigu,, T.ch yellow color, tts countenance showes hin to be & negro Of more than ordiuary intelligence, aithougn he 18 said to have actea u,on Dis irusl as ui He were @ tool, Alter elung bun taut “This is & Man WhO wants LO tetk Wi you, jatier Jngtaoam stepped vack and secured ine dvor of Me cell, Wille Lhe avuduche represeutauve opened the mtervie THB INTERVIEW. REPORTER. -Frauk, how old ure you? FKank—l dunno san; bout twenty-six, T gness. KEPORTSR—~ You were sieoping Whee We came I? FRAWK--No, san; se ylst (niuking. RS: ORPEK—W hat were you WuuKieg abou? FRANK—Avout to-murrow, Ksvorsbi—Weil, what do you think of it? FranK—{ duno, aan; 1 spose ise gwine to die, Perla nape rg you iee@l ike agit you were ready aie ‘ PRANK— Yes, sah; i’se done nuffin co be ‘feerd of. + REroOkreX—What made you give your whe thet potson? FRANK—~The doctor told me to, RK. ER—What docior FRayK—i Guuny, saa; | forgets his name, Rerork.ex—Vidn't you Know that you were glv- {ng mer 1a poison, and that 1t Would ki her y FRANK—WO, sd; 1 jist guy her wat Lse fold to, Re oRtER—What kid of sium was thas rat poison ? Feank—It waa all black, ana dat whatde doctor gov ne was wie, REPURTER—nOw did You give 4 to bor? FRavk—I made it unio puis ike de doctor told RePORTER—Did your wile say anything abous not being Wilung to take mr Frank— Yes, sal he see lat it didn’t look rignt, ‘When | sez, “Well, wai aw Pie sow it to ter. Wuarton,” she sez, “No, giv 2° to wie,” and jist look RevORTER—Didn’s you tell a friend some time since ‘hat you nud Kiled one of your childrea by burning tt to death? FvAsk (eXcitedly)—No, sah; 1 didn’t; J never ves AUyVIN. Ui de sure; dat Cue Uuraed te deatn t @uuno how; ae cust dine wnat | sved 1c my wue Dad 1b; J cad prove dat | didu’t de dat * KEVORTER— LOU say you are ready Lo die Lo-mor- row. vo you bewusg to church t Pra’ Yes, san; ise a Gaplish KEPOUTBR—Aud You dunt 1eel alraid to die fF FPRANK- NO, Sau; I'se don wuitiu’ to ve ieerd Of, REPORTRR—! TANK, CAR YOu Feud or write? FRANK—-No, sath, KRroR KR--YoOu were resplted about a month since, when you were sentenced: duu’t you expeut auoter one lo-murrow ¢ FRANK (With glisteuing eyes and an eager manuer that bellied bis Words! — sy, san; L ‘spevis to aie. ReroxsER— Cao you sleep soumily? Have you no WANK —NO, gah; I aleeps au night seronTansWast do you UnaK avout your trial? Aid you mave a tui chuunce t FR\ K—i dunno, sab. 4 knows P'ae not guilty of what Ia gwine Lo ae for tommorrow. Kevon eR—Don's you tink yuur Hiends will at tempt lu save yOu by a rescue? Fh No (nesitanagly)—No, 840; J guess not, UP RrER—DO you KuOw that We gallows has “ted? oy eng Pee been told #0, T’se not cree oun” a Seed e CR eS wen, Frank, Fou 100k lke @ brave ‘man; | suppose you Wi mvet death witiout fuica- % RANK—Dli try to, sab. Alter a few aun remarks as to bis health the Avaravehe man, accompanied by javer Tayraham, OOK Nts leave, Wits w ivd DIess You, ‘om Frank © 8 they passed turomgh we door ard he strciched Himseit out prepuraiory 10 asain going 60 sleep, wit, De Tahom adi What Fran passed aimose nis entire Me in slveping, never moving BvOUL Mus Cell | ‘or seeuning 10 are 10 Converse With Whe UtNer pris. | oners, ‘10 several of We later he hal expressed | and his talk Wo We Acwanche man Was eviieuly | false, Nove of bis relations, of wuum he nas many | Dying in tie towh, ever Visiled or seemed to caro | Jor in, and he never aSaed about wen, Friday morning the 4a. @xcke mau again vised the jai. BKeuie shown Up by the: jaier youd #Frack tving GOWN OD Whe mMaliress, with jus LOY drawn up ip ihe suailest possivie apwe mid covered, u8 Was bis face, With Une Dlawkels. AL ihe time he was seemingly sleeping, Hut Wis Manner OF Dreathing Bio Wed that te Was tented, Cahiag yan wevera) Limes bY wame 1a jou tone OF voce, ne Was caught hold ol waé@ roughly shaken. Adi gue deavors io awaken Din Were Nibse, as ve pretended ft 5.cup soundly even Wien jerked bait over, Jailer lograhaw stated Ural since daylight he had refused to talr, end acted asif aeranged. That moruing, or the first ume sinve his couunement he toe sovat, rowing his tovd, when vicred it, row him. i ‘The night previous, after having been visited by & Number of gentiemen, kraLh, about ten O'eloek, Was heurd tor the first time to cugage im prayer, the Visits evidently imp. tuw with the idea that his ume upon earth wes indeed short. ‘loa low prisoner contined in an adjoining cell be alterwarus talked vor @ loug time. ite prisumer, Who ts as0 charged with murder, endeavored to uke @ coniessiou, HM although will ng w dweil Upon tue detatis OL (he lure: he persisted 1 Bay> dng that **!-e doctor vv it lo me lor her.” in company with Sberul brencn the Avalanchian ‘then visited Ine gallows, located about an ewhth of a mile irom the jail, bear ine vauks ol the Yalto- busha River, shey Were piaced on what vhe Grenas Qlaus are pieased tu term “the beach,” bub whit 1s Feully &® sanubal covered With scraggy Wecos and drutwood, It was the vld-.asuioued, Ume honored “drop,” with two centre uprights and crossieamn. ‘Theré not having veeo a iecga: Langing an Grenuda for about turty years ine gallows Was enurely new. Wien visited by tue Saernt ana our repre: seakative It was found that we “drop” was but avout tour ieet from the ground, when tt should have been eight or tex eet tw allow a sufiictent fall lo break the vezro’s n A stggesuon to this enect caused Sheruf French to oruer the plaiform Taise:] between Luree aud iour ieet, making the drop About eight Leet trom Une sand, THE LAS! SUENES, AG starved, It has been tuliy tuirty years since the denizens of Grenada anu surroand.nyg couutry have been treated vw u vanying 10 a legal Way. Couse- quently every negro fur taiies around stopyed work, aud, logetuer Wily Munhy white men, cae into tue town to see Ge Danying. ikey came by the cars jrou: Mardy, Gurners, Watervaiiey, Coffeeviie aud Yorrence, and from the Wagons loaded with coiton—comuming vusiness Wath peasure—On Norsevuck anu adoot, All Wore @ 100K 0: euger exveclancy, us Ui uulivipaiing some @teatunsecy pleasure. il Was remarked vy many o the citizens of Grevada this so mauy persons lad Hot visited welr wuWu sluce Lue suowing of the Jast circus, in fact, i was a gala day, the hanging being the iuvariable topic of conversas Uon with all Leiorve twelve o'clock - we crowd, composed mosuy of negroes, gathered at Aue Jail eutrance and at tue scaduid. Line genuine Alricans cae crowd at (We lalier piace Inuuiged ID a Tuuning commentary Oa tHe Machine of death, its construcdton wud how a mau must feel Who was sv 80.0 Lo test 8 merits. Between tweive and one o'clock two stout ne- grves entered Kragk's ceil anu dressed bun in a Neat White slur wud Coad Bnd PautaivuAS of some mixed yoous, he dressing wad w ve accomplisued by jorce, as he ubceriy rerused tv move, wo colured preachers were Wi Lin in tne cell, but ne re- Malaed ultke deal tO tueir eutiea tes and prayers, although ne had KuOWH One OF hel [rum vOynoud. THE MUKDERGKS APPEAKANCK, As seen len he uypeared to Le w negro about tweaty-live ur Wuirty years Ol aye, five feet engut aches in neignt and with a tinu, short beard aod Mustacue, iis large tuil eyes he kept resoiuteiy closed, wever opening them irom dayligut saat moruing uauil be arrived divectiy ab coe semi THE LAST RIDE. Kiverything beiny im ieadiness ata quarcer past One, Frank Was Carried Guwu suuirs and placed in a chair in & Wayou, WiC alse coutuiued tis Coun, & Touglt stained pune afluir, A number of permuns seiecied by tie Sheril, who were armed with duuvie-barrelleu suo gua ted us guards, . Alter Placing Miu iu Whe Wazoudauer Ingrauam placed Buches On his feet, learing Lnat ne Wight atvempt to escape, as, Wilh many oun ue tuougal that Frank Was *possuuung.” ‘Lhe latter, however, sat, WILD DIS Head OD Nis VIAL alld eyes CLused Linus, ays NY BLieU1ON LO aytulUy trauspiting arouad bi. With turee yualds An irout, Lureé Ou eduer side and tures venmu, the Wavou moved slowly off du Whe direction O1 the utal Bpot. AvoUt du0 negrues accompanied —some Wakil, Some Tiding, &4a ail Jouklng at Aud twiking Ol. Fiauk Mays, Wao was ‘theu on Nis last ride walle living. A ride of ten Uuules duu Lue wagon arrived aL the guiows, the chowu ulroudy tuere wives Way WO auow Of @ iree passage. 10 & 1ew minutes ine Guards wurcounued it uud forced tue crowd pack sume twenty ieet in all direcuous. Just as we Wayou stopped Frauk for te ursi tune since leav= ing uis Cell Opeued wis eyes aud taklug Oue 100K at We palioWs Willi bs Laat ropes abd trap, treub.ed @s M owito a convenivuu aud agaio Lydll, closed them. ouill refusing to wik, tires stub negroes hau to Mit tim anu Chair trom tue Wagoa anu con- vey them up the seps to the pluloru. He Was set ‘with is save Ironting (he eust aud directly neuind the quoseu rope Wh.ch Was 8 80UN LO ve We InStrUr meut 01 his deat, A hurried exainination of his pockets showed Sherif Freucu Laat he wad aegicctea Ww bripg we wll 1wporaut document—the death Warraut—iue readiug of which Was WW miwKe Lie coming ceremo- nies legal and ol aue morai enect, mounting Ws borse we gauoped rapidity back to own ater the paper. THE CROWD, It was a darth -looking crowd, and numbered about tWo buoasun men aud Women, Very Deativ equally divited. Fhere were We via gray-neaded “uncieR” and “wunues,” ure middle-aged and the “picanin- Mies,” Of all Coudions Iu lue, Jadging bom \uelr Tamment, Wilct rau trod the “all watered aud torn?’ Vo the uew “sore cloLes,” ‘Lhe crowd was ua orderly one, and, from the nuuver vi re pouses iu prayer aud the malutude of Vorces tual julved lu tle siuglug, @ Very reverenual oue. They stood us close w we scuilivid as une guard Would allow, YUL there Was Hone Of tiat “scrouging” aud pushing tor vetter places like in simiar crowds cuMpuse! Ol White peupie. In the outer edires C1 the crowd were w lew White me evidently irom the country. A noliceable aud pleasuut abseuce was that of while women, tere Lot beng One VisivIe Lo the searching eye Of our representative. Vuilag Wile time HOL au Oath or a Darsh Word Was heard, which Was also noticeavie jor such a gai lering, walla & few minutes Sheriif French returned With ine death Warraut, whics he at once proceeded toreud ia orm, vue low tone ui vulce. ‘the prise oner sat, a8 he bad since leaving his cell, appar- eMy O.11Vivds 40 all Passing events, Aller ths war. raul had bec read a negro preacher made a tew re.warks to Lhe crowd, Closimg Wila requesting them Lo Jo10 in slaging the byw, “1 long vo see Une sin- ner come.” ‘1ie Airan race ure noved Lor their love oF waste, abd especially stugiug. aud as ail jol.ed in te sunple 4 ly tne etlect was auect- lugiy gran A sitort prayer by anower ucgro preacner, iu which he mosv admirav.y misquoved tie Lord's Prayer, or clse was atiewpting the cun- etractivn ut a hew one, closed the exercises, Wine prayer Was veg oiered Frank opeued nts eyes ouly to see the nouse dangiin, a few mches mM front Ol Lin, Wien he Sguio Givsed them with 4 sidduer, never 10 open. Alter the Couclusion of the prayer Frank was asked by Sherif rrenen fl he “nad unytaiog to ay,” a8 this Would ve ls Last opporvumiy, Nob a movement Was made oy Him to show tua he heard the quesuon. Mr. ingtunam then placed the nvose around nis neck, iawn the Knut cove in benind the rignt ear, as it was beig aillxed Frank tor the first une eard bis last worus—"O Lordy: 0 Loray!” in an finost uniutelligiule tone oF Voice. Not auuther Word wasuttered by him. Standing Miu ap on the Tep two men held hin erect while Ie arms and leys were securely sastencdl and ibe wiite cap diawan over his face by Mr. Ingraham. ‘Lhen, at just dweise minutes ater two v'G.OvkK, Sherif Frenca gave whe siyual, aud Wilh a brigal gleam irom the buratsned Hatcue., a8 IL swung through the air in the Ronds of Iugranam ere 1 uescended and severed the trap rope, Uo voty of Frank Mays was \wnucned about Lour fect downward and his spirit Into the greal uuknowo Lature. a Clutca at Che piatiorin boaTds with his hands as he weut turutgh, & few couvuisive gasps, and aul Was over, Just tiree and @ ban wWulutes aiter the Uapr pe Was severed the last Conwacuon of bts Muscles Was nouced, Surgical ivestigauion alter. ward proved that is neck was vroken, and I 1s SUp)Osed ihat Ne sidered Littie or no pain, as death Was aimost lustantaneous, A SOKKOWFUL INCIDENT, Woile struguling, just altcr passing through the trap, a ioud scream Was heard truia a young yellow Wolan to the crowd, wo tirew ap ver hands and Jel! scuseiess. She was Ue sister oi him whose death she was then witnessing. Sovs were to be he. proceeding from ali quarters of the crowd, WOCH BinvBl eNuTeLy dispersed at once, Aiter Neuging tue hull hour requived by law the douy Was Cut down and placed m the cuffin, Which Was placed immediately underneath tre wap. Dr. Ue RK burly, & surgeon, ex- gmimed It and pronounced lie extuwt Placing 1 om the Wagoa it was conveyed back to Jan, and irom Wwence to it last resting place in Voter's Field, What was leit of the crowd pro- ceeded slowly im We direction of Lowa, Wiking voluvly os Wut Uiey mad just seen, GetUug ter Wagons and miles they, with tac aud uel atogetner tree from terror, Way to ther Homes, Where the sizlt they bad (nat day seen will be te great évent of their lives in relating their fistory to Others, ~The fact that all sdivons Were Open throushout the day speaks well i Grenada Cilizens wud Lhe negroes, ws OL & Blugie Mastuuce Of drunkeuness Was nuuded, A Young Man Brmaliy Murders tho Girl He Loves—A Committees of One Hundred Cii- zens Hang Him to the Limb of a Tree. {From the Washington (Ark.) Leg i Deo, 20.) On Wednesday eveuing last the ate aud pleasant neiguvorvoud of Pine Grove, i this county, Was socket LF the discovery ol the Intciess ay of Miss Molie tyil, the youngest daughter of the late Jesse soil, Who Was ao Old and oI esteemed cuizen of Wat meighvorhvod, The , We are tolu, Was Most vorrivly mangled, having been snot Ihrough, two of We wngers badly chewed or snot, the head badly bruised and the brains having een | Deacon oul with & badgeon Of sume kind, be- to have been the bu of a pix Perpaps tere were still ovner wounds UUL Wo are NOt i possession The news of beved wh. Gon we bvdy, olan accurate description of them, the Was rapiuy courmunivated from house to house aud from place to piace, anit on the nex, Morning, we are iniurined, that there Were nO lens than ove huudred and gity persons in search of th yilau Who bad so mhumanly taken the tile of | lovely and innocent creature, Who Was univ sal? Joved and aumured by wil who Were go fortunate ay to knuw her, ‘The citizeus, from sowe circumstances Which (9 (hem svemed suspicious, proceeded 40 ars rest a négro boy, who had been living at Mire Hols Jor some time previous. AD Inve slizalio satisiied Lie people taal be Was NOt i! notwith Bauhog we te that tad told severaa cuutrauicwory. stories about the matter, an Acted im such a Way geverally as to create yerd Btroug reasons tor beveving him guily. Thy | Mhaiispeing of @ pistol wad been found near the ace! ool We Murer, Bud ib Was determincd that aujoluing counury aD | wet Frank to | f @n exhibition of all the piszols 10 tno pos sessiun of the peope of that vicinity snoutd be made. One Youag man was known ¢o aave veen in the ie sion. ol a pisto! belongins to avother .enveman, from who he had vorrawed it some time pre- viously, When Mr. Kobert Norwood, the young Man who nad borrowed (he pistol, exnivited one, Mr, Jerome Oraw ord, the gentemgn from whom | Norwood bad borrowed a pistol, stated that the isiol exhibited Way not the one he bad loaued to Norwood attempted an explanation by he oad trided of Crawlord’s ptsrol tor 3 oe; but the investigation was further prosecuted Until t Was ascertained that Norwood had beew to Murfreesboro’ and purchased the pirto!, a8 near luke Crawiord’s a8 he could flud one A vest buiton had also been sound nesr the scene of the murder, ‘This exactly compared wita tue butions on Nor- wood $ vest, and une Was iissing, The haks in the strong chain of circumstances (hat Weresurely coil. mg around Norwood were betng rapidly fied Up, unit he actually abandoved hts attempted de- cision and voluntart:y contessed that he Was the sole author of the Rameiess cme, We understand that bis conlession was written out in iuli and preserved, but we Rave not seen tt. AS we hear it 16 1s briefly a toilows:— That between Limself and Miss Hol’, tacr: hat tong existed @ ma rimonial engagement, and tat on account of the Opposition of her relauves a consummation of the | engagement bad been prevented, That ou the | of the killing he bad me; ber at the house of Mi Nelson where 81e Was spending the day, and had @ | lon; talk with her upon the suvject, she persist- ently revusing to marry him contrary to the Wishes of ber revatives, That when he leti the trouse of | Sirs, Nelson he had determined wo make another efiort, and for this purpose wa.tedt on the roadside jor her revurn to her wotner’s, Whon she came he atiacced ner, and she stall persisting inher refusal to marry Mm. he dred upon her tour times, thea beat her bratus out with the but: of the pistol, and Started off; but fearing that there might stl be lite enough tn ker to expose him he rewuraed and cut her throat. When the discovery was made and the alarm given he weut with the grict-stricken mother and wept with the tamiily over ube ruin he bimself had wrought, On Sunday morning, while Norwood was being Watched and guarded, we understand that avout one hundred armed men forced the guard, tovk the Man toa convenient md and there hung him by ‘the neck until he was dead, dead, aead. And thus ended the mosi horrivie tragedy we have ever peen called upon to chronicle. We are toid that throughout the investigation the Proceedings Of the people were cnaractermed by the UlMoOst Caution and deliberation, it being the ex- pressed wish of every one present thas norm.ug be done too hastily nor without the moxt satusiying evidence, NAVAL BREFURM MOVEMENT. UNITED STATES RECEIVING SHIP VERMONT, Deo, 26, 1971, } To THE EDITOR OF THE HRRAL?:— As many readers of the HERALD who take a lively interest in the movement which is now on foot fur the advancement of the intereste of seamen generally have suggesied that I state my views explanatory of the clauses tenaing to relorm, a few of which appeared in your valuaple journal of a previous date, and wnich will be laid before Congress at as early a day a8 practicable, it 8 with infinite pleasure that I accept the task, hoping w show that these laws, if enacted, will vend not only to promote che efficiency of the navy, but will also beuefic to a very material extent the moral condition o! seamen. The clauzes of the memorial to te presented for the consideration and action of Congress during the Present session are as followe:— BXYNOPSIO OF THE MEMORIAL OF AMBRIOAN SEAMEN, — cruise ant good conduct auring ange. ¢ntile & wan town honorame disch S>vnd-—Phas three such eruixes shall entide hn to a con- tinuous servioe vischarze. Znuvd—That four continuous service discharges shall en- title him to the Naval Aayium aud to pension, as nirenoy provided; but incase he should be disabled at any time alter receiving first continuous dischar.e he shall be entitied to the Naval Asyium an. pension aa bevore. Furth—Men who are disabled, after recetying frst honor- able discharge, to bo crelited to fifty per cent of their pay, nt not to tue Naval Asylum. After receiving two honoruble discharges to be entitled to tue Naval Asylum and ity per cent of their pay when disable 1, Piik—Towt.a continuous serviee discharge shail entitle a man to be shipped if, upon examination. Be is found to be physicaly quasined, aid that ft shail ais entite him to three moutha’ pay upon ‘his presenting bimach for re-eolisument within three If not physically qualified, to be allowed the option of going to the Naval Asylum or not. If he goos to the Naval Anylum, to recetve seventy-ive per cent of” his ould Dot go, to rece.ve ail his pay as long as tied ; but at all times tobe at the di of tue gov- ernment for euch lixht duties an may be awsigued bin, ‘Sivh—That any seaman who leaves the sérvico after twenty years? to.ai service shall be entitied to the Naval Asy- Jum and to sevenyy-nive per cent of the pay whieg, he was ex Mitied to during his last eruise, 5 2 wh—That he shail be eniitled to receive bis pay month- ly after two montus’ pay shail become due him, two mouthe Of bia pay to be kept aways on the paymaster’s Ducks, but to craw interest fa gold at tue same rate us the governinent pays its other credivore, Z yhth— That he aball be allowed to leave all his payon the ra Looks, as Ne is now compelled to do, but to iraw Interest as above, Ninth—That it sail be made a State Prison offence to sbkoghae any sailor or any peraon for the navy or merchant Service, and tant it be made a serious olfence for anv so captain to receive e man on bourd his amp who bas been #0 stangbaed, rwh—Thit the grog ration bé r . Biev-uth—That each man upon veing enliated be furnished by the government with one pea or monkey Jacke, wo salts of uni‘orm clotives. one mattress, one pairof biinkets and one suit of canvas duck workiay or overall ciotl Tw: ;th—That fn port at least one-baly of ship's company who have shipped with honorable or eontinuoas service dis charges, and whose condust would entitle them to this privi- lege, to go on shore every evening ater sundown, with the undermaniing to retarn tn the ship's voats by tweive o'elogte, and, tm epecial cager, of remalning out of the ship all ni 5 Te terth—That all rates in the navy have thelr pay 1a creases thirty-turee and one third per cont. EXPLANATION OF ubes 1, 4, B, 4 AND 5, At present an houorable or x continual we. vice certificate amounts to little or nothi pic, Peter Riven, late petty officer, after tw: 18 of services in the Davy, presented ‘bimeelf for re-en.iment on osoard the receiving ship Vermont at the Brookiyo Navy Yard in the month of December, 1871, He could not pass the doctor, and wan rejected. He presented bimse\t (oF re-enl«tminl within three months of his last discharye; because he wes Tejected he could not draw tie three months’ pay which ins conunuous service dischar,e entitled him to, and ecause he Was out of the service ne could not be sent to tne Naval Asvium. This case was referred to the Navy Department, but has ot_been heard from, ‘This man could not afford to live on ahore doing nothing, and wan (orced to enter the merchant se.vice, ‘This is only ons Of hundreds of cages that occur annuaily, At the same time Ritchie was rejecte! rome half dozen canal boatmen aud ‘ongaharemen passe the doctor and were shipped. Good men who have common sense prefer sendy. employment to empioyment.which they cannot depend upon, A good sea- man can always find employment in the merchant service; he cannot always und employment In the navy. Before the ware ship rece! ‘crew one day and go to ¥ea e next, with every man at his station and everything work: ing smoothly; at pre-enta cruise is up just about the time crew commence to anderatat their business, BXPLANTION OLAUBE 6, The commonest laborer on sh fe cea earn at least $160 per day without sutferin; Ny, Are tt hardships or without Fanning any risk; in addition to this he oan settle down and marry with # certainty of never family; opportunities for earning a iivelnood and ot laying np something (or a rainy day constantly present themae ves. 8 Average pay of @ naval veaman is Ufly conw per a out of this he 1s compellet to clothe himeelf; when on share hie pay ie ing, ior there fe nothing which he knows how to do; he im compelie, however, to clothe wnd feed himself out of the small amount saved during his Inst cruise; in the conree of time, say three montha, ue je forced ip again through necessity; a new cruise commences last one, and su on until Jack 18 too ola to ao ny more. Alter aii his harish pa, oil bis riske and the smal! amount of pay which he received during bie pritme, he is elther cast adrift on the world in his old. age or sent 10 the Naval Asylum, where he receives at present the princely atm of 1 per month. No one conki conceive of a more mia- erable oid age than that of io or three hundred old men-of- warsmen, who enjoyed life to fis futest ta ther own way when fo their petme, huddled together in a Naval Asylum on an allowance of $1 per month, in BEph Anatom, or Stes § Aon L3 * ‘wo monte’ pay r pt on the Paymaster’ At all (Imes to thaure the men roperiy eluthed. Tho Injusice of keeping posresaion of thé men's money Without thelr consent and without interest on it Js too maples to eed explanation. With regard to claave 8 this is ® privi- @ which Is granted the men in the Britisn service, end which could only ne beneticiai to the men if permitted avd en OLAUSE 9, @ cannot ba too severcly ‘AMAL Designing acouadre.s on shore, whore ole oecnpaiion are seam boarding. , are the Keumen's plua- -estored. long away from his as the TION . conten house keepers, but who, in reality, derers, are consantly of the wert 16 rob aud plunuer him of his baru earnings when he arriven on shore after a voyage or a cruise, which, having succeedat in doing, they wit render bim insensivle by some powerful anestnetic or drng, and con- vering bim to a Bbip. to sail, wilt compel nim to per- form a voya:e of which he know 4 coucerving, and for wmeb heis not as all prepared ; thiais iermed the Kiang haing process, and ly needs leyisiativa for its pre- RAPLANATION OF CLAUI The prevailing impressio pier, son be. spirit port io jbo wit, Be 5 eneonragement of sobriety on enipboanl bas not, or never Will be reahze--it has not the desire : elfeet—sne coutrar; the case in tp navy at present as 14 evidenced by the fact themen are constanty taxing thelr invenuive genius for methods and expedients to procure It whieh in a great many jnstances are successful, benee as much want pod ore dic @ period of time to abstain trom it al Opportunity presents Keel for obtainlag it by otherwise that very iittie overcomes them, cansing theredy to commit tuemseives when o.nerwise intended. ‘the pay, uve cents per diem, which ia now given fo Neu of the Fog, 1s pald the men atthe end of each quarter, and this {tee momtba grog m0 dav upon the very arte wach it wae ment to aie- courage. Ti the men had thelr daily ration of yrog as in former “umes thie longing for two wriiog would gradually suUsiue, ana they would be content with what was served them Ly the government. EXPLANATION OF OLAUSE IL No one seek ymeut in civil life {9 compelled to ma three mouths of bis prospective pay to purchase an Ouifit dictated by uis empioyer. The outbt with wnich an wided to generally eniticient (c the postion tn tite which ouceipy, very seaman who en! sia io the paval service is reauired by the government io ind three months oi his progyeciive pay to purcvase an ouuit dictated by the government. fbe government is jorced re system and untiormity. We tel, ¢ OveUpies OF expe they are Fequired do provide themscives? To work of thres months’ dead horse seems 10 th: m an almost never enaing Undertaking. The thought of having to do so diaheartens Jarge numbers of them and tnduces them to desert, It re- Fear (or some of them to recover from ‘eflects o: thelr “dead horse.” This ta a greater source of erdon than almont all other causes combined, as any Dayal seaman well knows, Ii the government shut.d fare and cocid only | beneficial to the men if adopted and prac- 4a our own, sae EXPLANATION OF CLAUSE What haa already been said explanatory of preceding elnuses shis thougit wil, bo suilictent expianation of this. And now, t) conclusion, trasting that my expla- nattons and views are made clear and satistactory, May we not cherish the Jond hope that the day 1s onty now about to dawa when, by the action of Congress seamen, as a class wil be made to feel that they are not enureiy forgotten oy their country. GBORGE TRAVEKS, THE COURTS. UNTIED STATES CIRCUIT COUAT. Business Transacted During the Fast Year. Samuel! Nelson, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United states; Lewis B, Woodruit, Orr- cuit Judge: Kenneth G, White, Clerk; Richara E, Bthwell, Chiet Deputy Clerk; Jonn A. Shields, Deputy Clerk, Daring the year 1871 there were commenced in the common law branch of the Court 75 suits, ex- clusive of cases under the Internal Revenue act and against the Coilector of the Port \or alleged illegal exacdon of duties; 81 tried and disposed of and iL cases disconiin ved, in the equity branch 537 suits were commenced, ‘146 were heard on motions tor injunctions, 0: which rd be hg g¥anied and 4 denied, and 17 suis discon- ued. In admiralty, on appeal from the District Court, 6 cases Were Lrought and 16 heard aud disposed of; 16 appeals in bankruptcy were vrougnt; 28 anpeals were taken to tie Supreme Court of the United States, In the criminal branch 72 inalctments were found and 24 tried and disposed of During the year Judye Neison was sitting in the Supreme Court in January, kebruary, March and April; and Juage Woodrum, 1 this district, duniug the montis of January, February, warch, Avril, June, October and November. During Judge Wood- raff’s absence trom this district the Court was held by District Judes Blatchford and Benedict. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS? OFFICE Kenneth @. White, Richard E, Stilwell and John A. Stelds, Uniied States Commissioners for this Oistrict, Nave issued during "the year 1871, 197 warran's for various offences—perjury, cruel and Unusual punl<hment on the high seas, mausiausnter on the high seas, opening and embezziing letters, passing and inukins counterieit money, Violation of the reveaue laws, iraudulent bankruptey, &c.—a ergs: of Wiick Were sent to the Grand Jury for Thal, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT—IN ADMIRALTY. In the United States District Court for the Soutiern district of New York, of which Mr. Samuet Blatchiord 1s Judge, 272 admiralty, revenue and internal revenue suits have been commenced, of which 110 have been finaily disposed of. On the cominon law and equity side 91 aulis Were Lnstituted, of wuich 06 Were tinally disposed of, Bankiuptey Branch, In the United States District Court in Bankruptcy the total number of petitions, voluntary and invol- uptary, tiled since June, 1867, when the Bankruptey Jaw went into effect, 1s 3,269; volantary petitions Med tn 1571, 107; involuntary petitions, 346; volun- lary and involuntary peutions, 5; adjudications in Involuntary cases, 165; discharges yranted, 114; equity suits commenced in 1871, 41; equity sutts we- termined or clused, 31; pending and undetermined, i ‘the personnel of the oflice is a8 lollows:—Abel 0, Wilmarta, Cater Cierk; Wiliam 8S. Arnold, soseph H. marun and George A. Appleton, clerks; Albert Snook, messenger, * In the Commissioner's office, Messrs, Betts and Osborn, United States Commissioners, have issued during the year 106 warrants, embraciug tae crimes of murder, Manslauchter, crueland unusual puaish- Meni at sea, Ovsiructing public justice, and a large numoer of warranw against delinquents who have endeavored to avoid payment of taxes under tne In- ternal Revenue laws, COURT OF OYER AND TERMMINER, Pleas, Sentences and Discharges. Before Judge Ingraham. There was another long session of this Court yes- teraay. Heury Fisher pieaded guilty of petty larceny and ‘Was sentenced 6ix months to the Peaitentiary. Jonn J. Weis pleaded guilty of graud larceny and Was sentenced two years and six moatns to the State Prigou, Louts Voie plead d guilty of petty larceny and Was deiained ag @ witness against a contederate, Henry Johnson, who had been detained on suspl- clon, Was discharged. ‘SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS, Special \ otiec. Before Judge Oardozo. Notes of issue for the first Monday of January, 1872, must all be thed on or before Friday, Decem- ber 29, 1871, at three P, M. All motions and orders nouced for and returnable on Monday, January 1, 1872, Will staud adjourned to Tuesday, January 2, 1872, All contested motions must be placed on the calendar, Bud Will ve Calied at tweive x Lecisions, In re William Hoffman, a Lunatte.—The amdavits presented to me sow uo reason lor interiering with Judge Barnara’s order. A, Habel vs, Ernestine fMabel.—Order granted, SUPREME COURT—CIACUIT. Decision, By Judge Van Brunt. Henry G. Freeman vs. Long Island Rattroad Com- pany.—Judgment ior planta, SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TEAM. Special Notice. Before Judge Spencer. ! The Judge aunonnced yesterday that he would elt in Circuit and Special Term room, Part 2, on Friday, December 29, at eleven A, M., for the purpose of settung finaings, judgments, &¢., and of ciosing tho busimess of the term of this Court beld by him during Novemver and December, He will aiso sit wit: the otner judges in General Term on Saturday, Decem- ber 30, on Whicn day his official duties as Judge ot ‘the Superior Court will verminate. Decisions. By Judge Freedman. ~* . Meyer Putgel vs, simeon Emanuel.—Order dis- charging motion. Jn the mater of the Petition of William Eriinger.— Order appointing guardian granted, Charles a. Smith va. Timothy J. Cole.~Order granted. Bruce vs, Hogel.—Same. Young vs. Hrict.- Sume. ‘Van Pel: vs, Univea states Metallic Boot and Shoo Company.—vrder denying motion. By Juage Spencer. Thomas W. Drew vs. thomas Devoe,—Sce opinion and fudings with Cler& of Special Term, COMMON PLEAS—SPECIL TEXM. Dectstons. By Judge Larremore. — vs. Stevens,—vudgment ordered for plain- ui Dilger vs. Dancan,—Default of defendant opene: Saue vs, Same.—Mo.ion to surike out answer as sham denied, mcSoricy vs. Rabenstone.—Reforence oraered, Coventry vs, Urane.—Motion granted, Howe Macnine Company vs. Jonnson.--Motion granted, By Judge Jozeph F. Daly. Sanders vs. Croae.—Moviou for new trial granted, COURT CALENBARS—THIS BAY. Scpreme CourtT—CHAMBERS—Held by Judge Car- G0z0.—Now. 51, 52, 101, 149, 139, 172, 178, 181, 1st COURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS, Tae Car Hoek Again in Foster's Handa Beating an Officer—A Clog Dancer in Trewble. Judge Dowling presided at the Court of Special Ressions yesterday morning and administered jus- face to about fifty offenders, The first case of any moment called up was that of Willfam Foster, a @riveron the Fourth avenue hue of cars, who nad been arrested on complaint of a passenger whom he had attempted to strike over the head witn a car hook, the favorite and deadly weapon used with such Irightful efect by his namesake on the night of the 27th of April last. Unfortunatery the complainant did not appear when the case was calied, and as there was no other evidence against Wwe prisouer Judge Dowimg was competied to dis- miss the case, belore doing 80, however. he aciin- isterea @ severe rebuke to Foster, remarking Unat tnore 1s at present a namesake of his under sen- tence of deavh for mardering & man with the same kind of instrament no (the prisoner) Was charged with attem pling to use, aad that if tue complainant bad appeared and proved his case against fim the Court woutd mout assuredly Bave given hima a good twelve mouths in éne Penitentiary. Foster, who is be no means a bad-looking man, seemed very thankfat, indeed, for the fortunate’ ciroumstance that nad saved ‘him, snd lett tne court room in- wardiy congratalating himseli, no douvt, that be had thus escaped a severe punisnmeat, ASSAULTING AN OFFICER, UumMcer Grace, of the Sixth precinct, saw a gang of Dotorious roughs engaged in a quarrel Christmas Moruing, Oa tue corner of Molt and Chatham streets, He approached ana ordered them away, whereupon ot fish the men wWhh an Outil thelr pay would ¢om- mence wmnmeuiately, and they woud be encouraged to remain in the service. In tarring down Magt rap.ng spars, sluehing down, tt . Clear iig ot Boiah, Mostinen' ruln uelr clotuing, and we thiuk the govern: Ment shouia provide Wem with & aunt, the as ria governiment provid omen. EXULANATION OF CLAUSE ‘This to » priviiegs 19 the men in i British navy, inet a big, bary Spaniard, gamed er Drake, struck lum @ murderous blow On the head with geome kind of heavy iatrument, eucting through Mis cap into nis Yorenean end | Knocking him senseless to tae pavement, A brother eee oMcer came to his asmistance and arrested Drike, whom Judge Dowitng gave twelve months In we Penitentiary. HE TROUBLES OF A CLOG DANCER. Onicer Stephens arrested a few uiuts since & youth, named Melutyre, OR @ charge of at- tempting 10 bréak into the win iows of @ cigar store, in the Sixth ward, and stealing th boxes o1 cigars, Hugh is a good talk the best use possible of his avilities in that direction when Judge Vowiung asked him what he had to say in regard to the charge. He deciarea he was a clog dancer, and that he i8 at the present whe engu.ed at Music Hail, Jersey City. tie was not trying to get in atthe Window, nor dil he covet his neighbor's cigars, Officer Stephens was “down on him,” but why he could n0t say. ‘The Justice said he had no desire to punish the bov tt he thought he would benave himsell, aud as the evideuce was not clear that be had made an attempt ov the window he would suspend seuterce to the case; “But mind you, Mcintyre, it you come here again 1 will make you dance @ jig that you ‘Won’t relish so muc! TRE WGLHAN EXCITEMENT IN O110. Meetines of Citizens in Various Places. From the Cincinnatt Enquirer, Deo, 26.) Tofn McGehan arrived home yesterday morning, fresh trom the scene of 18 triumphs at vayton, with his lamiy, The party immediately repaired to tuetr residguce, On Canal strect, and McGehan, very judiciously, remained at home in the bosom of li Janily, rather than appear on the street, although it Was @ holiday, to shake hands with his triends, He looked as 1 telteved of a very heavy load, tiat had borne him down during the year juss coming to & close; his countenance had alreauy vegun to Weat & fresh and animated color trom contact with te oxygen of the open air, and his step already had the elasticity of @ tree mun, althougl hts ioar com- anions, jomuy mdicted ior the murder of ‘Lom yers one year ago, were languishing in felons’ celis, and yet awaited their respective Wials. it was no sooner known taat tom McGehan had fet home than he was walted upon by a large num- er. Of iriends and other people, who were reauy to denounce him before his acquittal, and wounded on the prosecution even almost to tte death ot Une ac cused, and WhO Would Lave jomed m ihe universal verdict of condemnation tt MoeGehan nad been con- victed at the jate tra of “murder in tie orst de- gree.” There were others, however, acquaytances ‘and the curious, who calles to see the mun Wo hud becn made notorious by tae accusation of a murder committed im tbe presence of fiiteen persons, not one of whoin could swear that ‘Lom Mcvehan had actually committed the murder, except one, aud that one jointly indicted with him and three others for .ne murder, If addition, this important wituess had once been @ Pentientary convict, and Ms testt- mony was, in consequence, taken ' with several grains of allowance. The crowd of visitors came and went in detachments during we day, and there appeured to be no cessation of the grand levee ‘Wich the hon of the hour was holding. but while the friends of ‘'aomas were paving court to him, fis enemies and those who disagreed with Lhe twelve men who declared him not guilty of the murder of Tom Myers were at work infanting the populace and inaugtyating a movement to drive him irom their midst, During the aiternoon the fol- lowmg sensation! haudoill was printed aud thickly Dosted throughout the city:— Corrupt Rings ‘and Unscrupulons Aslorneys Paok Juries an Debauch Courts, Tom MoGehan, a Notorious Ferson, Liberated. The people are invited to meet for deliberation at the Court House at7 o'ciock this evening, Come, everybody. Let us reason together, ‘The appearance of the document upon the streets created a furore, and set people to talking on the corners at a lively rate, fhe general sentsment of the people was thal the acquittal of McGenan was ‘an outrage upon justice, and that he should not be permitied to make his nome amoung the people who knew his moral onfliness. ‘The colored bitlposter who was empioyed to aissenunaie tus wondertul piece of literary composit.on took one of them down and posied it Upon & Wall directly in front of Mc- Genan’s resiaence, Tom saw lim, and, coming to tne window, shook his finger at ltttn im a threacen- Ing manuer, When thts became known it served to aad fuel Lo the fire. A mceung composed of about five nundred peo- Pie, comprising sume of the most indueutal citizens ‘of Hamuiton, convened at the Court House, In pur- suance to tae foregoing call, ub hall-past seven o’clock last eveniag. On motion, Mr. Ezra votter was made President, and tne foliowing named geu‘lemen Vice Presi- deats:—Danial Gray, E. G. Dyer, Samuel Devou, Key. Jacod Steck, Axa Shuier aud Johu W. Erwin, Messrs. Peter Jacobs aud kK. Cole were elected Secretaries, Mr. PoTrER, on taking the chair, remarked that the meefing had been catled for the purpose of ena@ling tue citizens of Hamilton to give expression to their opinions im relerence to the Wial and uc. quittal of ibomas MoGehan four tne murder of Myers, on the 24ta day of Decemper, 1szu. tle said the meetuog was not called jor the purpose of inau- guraving any Violent measures, pul ior the purpose Of acting upon the pubic mind m such a miner as hereaiter to make it dangerous for any Oue tu Com. mit tae crime Oi murder in their midst, Several of MoGehan’s irrends were present, who waned to kaow Waal tue meeting Was “going to do about 11,” and otherwise manifested a desire to create a dis- turbance. Several speeches were mave vy other c1uzens, all counselling moderation as to the means to be employed, but all expressing a decided con- viction that public Opinion should be made se strong against MeGéhan that it Would Le lmposavie tor hi W remain tn he city, Upon the conclusion uf the speeches the following named geotlemen were apoonred to dratt resolu. tions expressing the sense of the meoting:—David Gray, Dr. J. K. Nickle, C. 3 Symmes, Robert Marper, Kev. Jacop steck, Dan Deiay, &. @, vyer and Dr. McNeely, Alter a few minutes’ absence they returned and reported the following resolutions, whick were ‘unanimously adopted :— Wonereas Thomas McGehan has been acquitte: of the most incontrovertibie evidence, m complicuy in, or sctnal perpeiration of, the ‘Thomas 3, Myers on the 24th 0. December, 1870; tharefure, Kesoived, In view of the verdict of acquittal in the vase of ‘The stato ‘of Ohio vs. Thomas McGehun, we tel that our Jiure, and need radical rhestiy Beok to secure this Constitutional Conveution, solved, That as a community we consider that we b ave & right todemand that the man who ix regarded almost unanimously as the leader in the startling murder committed mour midst fn tho face us; and Ww seck residence elsewnere. The meeting was an earnest one, and evidently Meant business, It remained im session about one hour and then adjonrued. ‘rhere seems to be & strong feeling of conaemma- tion in the minds of the sig al against Mcdenan, aod a strong desire to torce him tu change his resi- dence. At was reported that he had left the town, but he ‘Was seen on the street wb hali-past ten o'clock at nignt, " was reported in Hamilton yesterday that @ Meeting ot @tizeus of Port Union Was held during the day, at which decided disapprobation was ex- pressed ior the acquital of Mcvehan, A simiar necting Was held at Middletown last mght, A lew of the hot-heacted and impulsive cilwens of Hamil ton are demanding the reicase of scGehan’s aceom- plices, now in jail— Garver, Sheeley aud Movlynn— while oters aasert that if Ms era’ brovber will put @ summary end to McGehan he will be sustamed by the cummuity, Much bitterness of feeling is manifested against the attorneys Who so peaistently aud abiy delended Moveban. OHRISTMAS FESTIVAL IN ST, JOHN'S CHAPEL. The annual Christmas festival for the cbiidren connected with the industrial, parochial and Sun- day schools of St. John's chapel, in Varick street, was given yesterday afternoon. The schools number and contain over two thousand chil- dren, and yesterday about two thousand five hundred little ones were present. The body of the church ana the two galieries were packed with them, and the parents anv iriends could hardly Dnd sianding room anywhere within the sacred walls, A Drummond hight, stationed im tue coor jery, shone oriliantly upon @ lange aad beauti- fay ornamented Christinas tree which stood in the chancel end of the main aisie, On e:ther sie of this tree Were tables groaning with presents of toys, iruit and candies for the childrep, each package being numbered and labetied with the name Of the inveaded recipient. Having formed tn une in the school room aitaciied to tae church, the scholars, bearing their beautitul Class banuers, led into the church, two by two, and occupied their seats, & Choir of Whtte-robed young lads and misses meaaume chanting: Christmas carols. After a bret reugious service Dr, Weston introduced tie Rev. Dr. Dix, rector of Trinity parish, Wao addressed une children, complimenting them tor the numbers thay had turned out and their eheeriul Appearance, ani thanking the teachers and friends ot the school, inrough” Whose kind care the entertainmeut had been provided. The reason lor ail Unis care, be de: clared, was the love which the teachers Lore to the ‘ children, and upou tuis exibition of love tne Yoctor based @ few appropriate remarks upon the love of Goa to chitdren and grown fotks “in giving His son Qt this tine to be Horn of @ pure virgin,” and thefe. from eucowraged the chiluren to ve good and love God in revura, ‘The presen's were then served to the children in their seuts and they fied ows of the church again and dispersed to their homes cneeriul and bappy, STREET FIGHT, During an altercation in Thompson street, near Canal, yesterday, vetweon Joun Darrow, Charies Hotmeyer end three colored men, Darrow was hurt on the head with a brick, and Hofmeyer was wounded m the face, Wheu Hoffmeyer found ne be drew @ pistol and fired ove barrel at the colored men, who then disappeared. ‘ihe wounded mei were taken to the Eightn precinct station house, where their wounds were dressed by the surgeon. They then ieft for home, HOLIDAY PRESENTS. CATHOLIC Ce ay NOW eros car of Christ” ag 2 Father Preston. Price ¥I KUBERT CODDINGTON, Publisher, 166 Bows Ag bend above Fourth Ic Bibie abd Prayer Book Depot, NEW YEAR'S TURKEY FOR SALE—TILb LARGEST m the State, very bands wei forty pounds, by CURLGY &5HERMAN, 986 W nyton Market, } OLIDAY PRESENTS IN AMERICAN WATCHSA, Je ry. Shiverware, French Cuckoo Cleks, best, at FRANKFIELD & 00.'S, Jewellers, ixth avenne, corner Fourtsecth streot, $23 iiabie aye: Tweuty-stabb areee ! PROPUSALS. NITED STATES ARMY BUILDING, OFFICE COM missary of Su sistence, New York, Uecember 27, 1271. — a, m dupiicate, will be received at this ouiee unwl ie’oleck M. Jan th, 1672, for furetening for pited States Army poume Ex of Tohneeo, tax which one-half will be required to be delivered within thirty Ana the balauce within sixty daye alter the awa Of the com The Tobacco to he made m pias weighing fall one-halt ne each, an to equal the bes ule of Army or Navy ‘obacco, not to be lower in quality than the saumple4o be seen at this oflice, ‘The Tobaces to be packed ta boxes (caddies) to contain 20 uid the boxes to be packed In cases 60 8 pounds net each, acked as above required) of the ste af cane) head-liner Sarnples (5 cas p! roposed to be furnished must agcompany the propa e re.er osale an dto therein. The samples so {urmished will be pai market rates, If deemed of salliclent good qualily to troops, if Che proposer so desires. An ollicer of the army and an expert will he required to exe amine and inapect te tobacco in the leaf, ip course of manus facture and when shipped, ‘Iwo sureties, Who Will agree to guarantee the execntion the contract aecording to ita true intent and meant Wao will enter into a vand in the sum of five thonaaud dol to that effect, if requ , will wi, Proposer. Tb right w reject any (Duplicate.) ts. INSTRUCTION. _ T THOMPSON'S COLLEGé, AX opposite Cooper Lustiaits, Aritumetic, Shorthand, Frene Yepartment; day and eveni cally; demand for operators, OOKKEEPING AND BUSIN! Counting Koom, 44 Broadway. By & few weeks’ practice, under the peragaal Inatructiost ot ©. C, MARSH, author of the popular works on book. keeping. y. men and others acquire & abie through lite, and whleh, folowed with ducts to positions of trustand hooor, Ap, Ss", JOSEPH'S FEMALE ACADEMY, FLUSHING, Y~ 6) Stud! resumed first Monday in September; terms foe ition $20) per anauim. For full pardgulars send is Jenson avail fidelity, eon fos cits GIDNEY WOOLLETT, PROPFSSOR OF FLOUUTION— ie ments for bis recitations from the , 0 literary institutes or private parties. Inxiruction in tion, private lessous or iu clawwes, Ade dress 80 Cumberiand street, Brookiyn, Wo OR THREE 1 E GIRLS Ol MISSES CAN BE Boarded and Instr: tn Engh and Frenen wt #5 por Week; references exchanged, Address SCHUUL, ald Branch ofice, Brooklya, —8Y A YOUNG LADY OF SOME EXPERT. ence, a position ax assistaut in a private achool tn og about New York city, Address M. K. M., Herald office, ~ eieed T7 BLUE STREET, NEAR BROADWAY, A. up staira—Highest cash wlvances on Diamond atches, Jewelry, Hianos, &c.. or bought. Pawnbroker Tickets bougut at 77 Blevcker street, AAT Hy NASSAU STRERT. BETWEEN FULTON + and Jobn streets,—NEWMAN LEOPOLD econiaves the “buying, selling or ad ng on Diamonda, Watel Jewelry, Pianos, M ite Polleea for any amount, m Bei rns a biiotb in encimen TL. BERNARU'S, 404 SIXTH AVENUK, BEEWHBN, Twenty-fourch and Tweoly-tifta streets,—Liveral ade Fanices made on Diawondey Warces, Jewouy antall Klads ‘gods, Same bonzut wt full value. T WOLF BROTHER'S, 896 BROADWAY, BETWEEN! Nineteenth and Twentieth atreais, Money loaned om, Watches, Jewelry, Silverware. Silks; parttoularig iced private parlor for ladies, Business atricily coal T J. A. JACKSON doors west of é N TREET, THRE roadway—Money advanced om Dias monda, Watches, Jewelry, Silks, Dry Goods and al Property of every description, AT 6/7 BROADWAY, CORN AA Liberal advance FOURTH STREET— en On | Dinmac Wi ) Hair Shawls, Laces ant Pe Aption. 3 Bitks, Cam: -$75,00).WILL BUY OR ances on Diamonla, Watches, Jewelry, Sliver Hatr Shaws, Stik, Laces, Valuables, &c. 5 pati. J. i. RENGER, 725 Broadway, oppomte Astor place. T HYMAN’S, 658 BROADWAY, CORNER OF BOND MrortLgidgal advances made on Diamonds. ang Watches, siivtrware, ‘or will pay the highest markel Price for the same. T 7 THIRTEENTH STRERT, pay the highest price fur c., or advaneo oa the same. ISAACS, Diawond Broker, 67 Thirteenth atreet, near Broadway, ONEY LOANED—AT LOW RATES ON DIAMONDS, atehen, Jewelry and liver Ware, and tho gain6 RGEC. ALLEN, $1 Broudway, Kast Thirteenth Broadway. 3! NASSAU &®TREET, OPPOSITE POST OFFICE. Od Lil J advances maae on Diamonds, Wat Jew. elry and all kinds of Merchandise; the same bought and sold. HAYMAN LEOPOLD, room le GG FASSAU STREFT—AT THE OLDLST ESTABLIRIC ¢d office, you will obtain ifberal mivances on monda, Watches, Sliver Ware, &c., or will pay the utmost value for the same. ‘A. HONIGMAN, Broker, Q13 BROAOWAY. NEAR Twenty.riner STREET, 1+) upstairs.Money advanceton Diamonds, Wutel Jewelry, Silver, Laces, Shawls, Silke, ac. ‘Ollice hours from 9 w6. TA MELTING OF THE SEVENTH ASSEMBLY DI trict democratic republican electors, held at 19 Amit Mreet last evening, the followlag resolution was adopted:— Woereas, that while the leaders of Tammany Hail hav@ established a system of notorious corruption and despouwm, {n the municipal wernment of New York, the demvcratis, heir condition. oF nationality, are aloue inte aining economy, purity and Treedom if the: public affairs ; therefore be ft Kesoived, That it becomes the clear duty of the demov cratic party at this crim, by its individual strength and union, te carry Inte sound measures of reform ia the city aid county government, and vicdicate its claims to pus, Pwr contivence by ita princip'es and candidates Resolved, That entertaining these convictions It ja eml- nenily necessary that the democrats of this city should Gnie, and organize with the view of maintatwing those princtp! of the democratic party in the and nation bi j identified with the rights, interests and prosperity of the, Amertean peopte, Resolved, That for the purpose of carrying into effect views, we deem itexpedient to unite with the organizal known the Seventh Assembly District Democratic Association, and cordially and earnestly recommend aie ‘action to our democratic fellow citizens, MEETING OF THE FORLORN HOPE WILL BE held at Masonic Hall, on Thirteenth strect, on 7! evening, Dec. 2%, at &P. M., to be addressed dore t. Tomiloson, Detaucrats and workingmen are fully Invi nd, (PO THE REGULAR DEMOCRACY OF THE TWENS ‘ieth Ward :—In pursuance of « resolution adopted by Roguiar Democracy of the ‘wentieth ward, ata meeting heli Germania Hall, 4x6 Kighth avenue, Friday evening, Decemser, 29, whereby it was resolved that the Regular Democracy of this ward do organize in accordance with the call of the Blate Central Committee, all democratic voters are requestes to come forward and enrol) tiemselves at the folowit places on Wednesday and Thursday evenings, Devember, 428, frum 7 ta . is oy Didtrict-EMMETT HALL, 942. West Tires mreet rtiewh street For the Fifteenth District--CONTINENTAL BALL, cornag’ Thirty-fourth atrect ana Eighth avenn ‘The foliowing Committee were appointed to act as Super visors of Enrollment ;— . Edward J. Carroll, James Wall, James MeBride, Chartes Connoliy, Vm. He ates eCungion jh a David McAdam, és P. Rrady, Inna John Harrington, Charles Rogers, Engene Mulligag, Char es Reade, vr, Primaries will be held on Priday Continental Hail, corner Thirty-fourt i q HE MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL COMMITTEE OF T Tammany Hail are requested to meet on Frid ing, Devember 29 inat., at 7, We. HitonMan, Secretary, Naw Youk, Deo. 27, 197. of eiock, at Sane ae M. M. TWEED, a UR OP EEN'S HOTEL, NEAR THE CRYSTAL Pal Tn Corer Horwood" kaudenate towne sam th elevate, plewmant and most «al: with the comfort adorns tee waned ft Hotola favorite combined ment, bave made the Queen Tesort of tue, upper ranks of English euctet, eandininngendninla ABER, STEAM MARBLE AND MARBURBIZL ‘orks, 194, 135 Vast Elyhtcenth strect,— Martie a Marbelized Mantels, Tiitny, Marble Connters, Monumenta, prices that defy competition. Marble Turning (or the trades) STEWART'S SLATE MANTELS,—LARGEST ARBORE melt in the vity at lowest prices; elegant new deaigus, . B, 8 ART & CO, 05 Sixth av., between Thirty-Gfto aud Thiry-wiaal ate,” SLATE TELS AT VERY LOW PRICES, ile sgompcepe secre PENKUYN SLATE OO, 40 West Kighteontn street, between Fifi and Sixth uveaueg BILLIARDS. 4 ANDARD AMERIC. BILLIARD TABLE. ew senige at various prices 5 ru suocessor to Pheian & Goilender, ee 6X0 FOUR-POCKET BILLUIARD TAGLE FOR sale ‘od order, Osl! at once atJ. My STi PENS, Myrtie and Evergeoun avenues, Brooklyn, E. Dy 3 EXCUANGE. Rt JOR SALE OR EXCUANGE--A STOCK OF HATS AND Caps, amounting to $1,000, (or House and Let or vaewmt ta in the city of Newark or Orauge. Address STOCK, box 197 Herald office, 5.000. pnts? Chass DOWN TOWS CORNER 0), + Liquor amd Cigar Store toexeaange for boas rocaries of Other merchaniige, suitable tor tne Southern ade, address SULTHEAN TRADE, Herat ufive. : $6 FOR NOT COAL; BGG AND FURNACE, ved’ Stove, $7_ per ton of 2.00" Ibe., delivered, at = "8, Twenty-seveuth eireet and Niuth aveaue abd 40 ‘Wens Forty-second street. a SL OTUING. as MISTS, 137 TH AVEN des ANI Ts. Us, Ray yy +4 ntiemen can reanive vy callng Of widzeastigs. Ladies ab T THE UPTOWN ESPABLISHMENT, 816 SIXTH AVE- nue, near Forty-aixth aireet.—tHaving received (rom vt tary ae bey Meron 3 and Carpete ‘ests ants from #2 to 16, 10. $20; on vaareas or, mt LAT Be Sa AVENUE, ABOVE u ‘S, are aire, ladies and gente will be more will be paid than by any ol Please call or auvresa as abuve, Lanes ationded Mio, hs 6 romana PRICES CAN BE OBTAINED As Western markets, Cul op ov amas i, of Maw fo rkets. Call op oF aw bok } “RADE 81 Binth avenue wendy ‘astonabed © Abe prices W. MINT? ‘ Rouhlog, Ci Jewelry trom B10 (> $6) for alix dreveens for conte dlthing 50 per cent by Mee. |