The New York Herald Newspaper, December 28, 1871, Page 3

SHING WA TON. The Anti-Grant Campaign to Open Immediateiy. A Powerful and Dreaded Coalition Against the Administration. ‘THE SOUTH CAROLINA IMPEACHMENT, Defaced and Mutilated Currency Regulations. THE FUR SEAL MONOPOLY. ‘A United States War Steamer to Bring the Hornet Home. WasHinoton, Dec. 27, 1871. Preparations and Coalitions for the Anti- Grant Campaigu—Free Traders and the Qppesition to Unite—The Perkin’s Claim Against fussia—The Ku Klux Report— ‘The Hornet to be Saved at Last. The administration managers are quite excited over reports, which they generally credit, that the recalcitrant republican Senators, with a small nom- ber of Representatives, and the pronounced revenue agitators and editors, Wells, White, Grosvenor and company, who were here last week, have entered into an alliance, offensive and defensive against the administration. It is asserted by shrewd men that the ume has come to defeat the plans for the Presi- dent’s renomination and to virtually secure control ” Qf the party organization Jor the wing they direct and represent, It 1s stated that a consid- erable fund has been raised, and that head- quarters will be opened here immediately after the recess, Their plans include extended ‘operations through the press. Itis declared that ail efforts are to be concentrated on obtaining con- trol of the party machmery, committees, journals, &c. Mr. Trumbuli's ideas are those that control, asin the case of his rejoinder to Senator Morton during the Retrenchment Committee debate. The managers of this movement, will, in all weir pub- Iie and personal utterances, refuse to allow any one v question their fidelity to republicanism. Some speculation goes so far as to declare that to make their anti-Grant campaign a success the reformers will wWillingly coalesce on the Vice-President, “mr Colfax, as their candidate, hoping thereby to secure the steady support of Mr. Greeley, In spite of the revenue heresies they entertam. Attacks op the administration of the Treasury and Post Office departments are to be +, mong the earler indications of ts warfare, which it 18 affirmed will be turned more against the man- agement of the administration than, as 1s now the case, against the personal conduct or capacity of tne President himself. As soon as Congress reconvenes a v.yorous on- slaught, conveying charges of grave character, will be made against Mr. Cresswell through the press and by pamphiet. The administration’s fnaccial, India and civil service feathers are to pe plucked in detail and pulled to pieces, This work 1s to be systematically performed, Persons interested in the famous Perkins claim egainst Russia are quite jubilant over information they believe to he reliable, that the amount awarded thetr client by the American umpire, E. Peshine > Smith, wil! be paid by the Imperial government early in the month of January. . Senator Scott is stilt here hard at work on the Ku Klux investigation report. He will remain through the holidays, and hopes to complete the raft for the consideration of the committee wnen it meets, Itis expected the report will be made «\ 0n after Congress reassembles. The government has at last resolved to reileve the ttle republic of Haytl from the persecutions of Spain by sending the Unitea States war steamer Congress, now at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, to Port au Prince to bring the Hornet to New York, there to be libeled for violation of our registry laws. The captain of the Hornet 1s now in New York, and as ner crew is insuficient in number, a draft of men from the Congress will be put on boara to navigate the vessel to port. ©. C. Bowen on the Failure of the Impeach- ment of Governor Scott, of South Caro- tina. Mr. C. C, Bowen, of South Carolina, who ts the contestant for the seat of De Large, in the House of Representatives, and also a member of the Assem- bly of his State, is in the city looking after bis in- terests in Congress, The account which he gives of his attempted impeachment of Governor scott and State Treasurer Parker nas some very amusing features. Scott is now worth haifa muilion, and ~» Parker not less than three hundred thousand dollars, all of which has been acquired in the last tive years. Mr. Bowen says neither of them has pretended to deny the truth of the charges on which his impeachment articles were founded, but that they have sought by means as bad as ~=6those §=employed by them = in the operations of which they are accused to escape ponshment, So far are they averred to be from denying the charges that the Governor, it is said in private, places the whole responsibility upon Par- ker, making himself appear the victim, while the State Treasurer 18 said occasionally to retort by saying that Scott shared in the prefits, and if he goes down Scott must go down with him, { Bowen's explanation of thé Wahner in whfoh nis impeachment scheme was beaten is, to say the least of it, curious, If the measure was to be carried at all 1¢ was plain it coula not be carried till after the holiday recess, and many of the friends of impeach- ment went home with the understanding that no vote was tobe reached till after the reassemb.iug of the Legislature in January, No sooner were they out of the way than the Speaker of the Assembly, alleged to have been coerced by ‘threats of the Governor, took the reins into his own «>, manda, and, in deflance of Parliamentary usage, “forced vote on the measure. Speaker Moses 13 understood to be completely in the power ot Gov- ernor Scott, and on the day before the adjournment ot the Legisiature, Mr. Bowen says, the latter in- formed Moses that unless he forced a vote om the impeachment proposition, when it ‘S was certain to be defeated, he should be sent tothe Penitentiary. Bowen partially expiains the defeat of his proposition on the ground that, as many of the members were needy and could not go home for the holidays unless the State freasurer furnished them with the funds, they were casily in- duced w go against impeuchment; but, besides this potent Influence, he says money was quite freely used, votes being purchased at prices ranging ) from $200 to $5,000, Nothing daunted by his defeat, { he tends beginning over again when the Legis- lature reassembles, which will be on the Sth of January, Mutilated and Defaced Carrency Regulations. The Jollowing changes in the regulations govern- Ing the redemption of defaced and mutilated cur- rency of the United states will go into effect om the ‘\ 1st of January:—Alter that date defaced and mutt- tated United States notes and fractional currency, instead of being redeemabie as now by the Treasury of the United States, subject to a discount for mu- ulavion, will be redeemable at their full value in ‘\ GeW notes or currency by the Treasurer and the soveral Assistant Treasurers and designatea de- positaries of the United States and all national bank depositaries, and will be received at their full face ‘value by all officers of the Treasury Department in payinent of currency due tne United States, pro- Qided that three-fifths of the original proportion of such notes are presented in one piece. Fragments Jess than five-eight hs will be redeemabic only by the Treasurer of the United States. If mure than one- halt and less than five-eightns is presented half the face value will be paid. Less than nalf a note will be redeemed only on aMldavit that the missing por- tion has been totally destroyed. Under the new pules apy person, firm, ban corporation or public (* » r > iN NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, Meer wi! be permitted to forward $5 and upwards in frzctional currency and $50 and upwards In legal tender notes for redemption to the Treasurer by ex: press, at tne expense of the department, under the government contract with Adams Express Com- pany. Heretofore nothing less than $500 was enti- tied to transportation at government expense, A circular embodymg these changes is now preparing @t the Treasury office. The officers of the Treasury are determined to remove ali cause for complaint concerving the condition of the United States cur- rency, and to that end have concluded to extend to all the most liberal facilities for its redemption. It is expected at the department that the new rules will result in a speedy and marked improvement or the condition of the currency, The Fur Seal TraficmAn I Menopoly—Three Hundred Thousa Killed Bvery Year—The Serfs of the Aleu- tian Islands. Soon after the recess resolutions directing the Senate Committee on Retrenchment to investigate the contract made by the Treasury Department with the Alaska Commercial Company, the head of which is a well-known lobbyist nere, will be presented, At the same time & motion will be made in the House for @ special committee with power to send ior per- sons and papers, and authorized to examine into the transactions connected with the monopoly of tne fur seal traMc, It is charged that, by the terms of this contract, the inhabitants of the Aleutian Islands of St. George and St. Paul are placed under the control of these speculators, thus virtually making about four hundred free-born persons, the serfis of @commercial monopoly. It is declared also that better terms have been offerea for the same, and even less, privileges by persons quite as responsible as the fortunate partica, The contract hmits the sealkins to be taken to 100,000 per annum. It 13 charged, anticipating that public opinion will com- pel tne surrender of the contract before the twenty years for which it rans shall expire, the Alaska Commercial Company 1s really killing at the rate of 300,000 seals per annum, The chief manager is now at one of the principal hotels, and an extensive course of hospitality for the benefit of mmpressivle Congressmen and journalsts has already been in- augurated. The President’s Reception on New Year’s— Order of Calls. The announcement is made by authority that at eleven o'clock A. M. on Monday, ist of January, the President will receive the members of the Cal net and foreign Ministers; at half-past eleven A. M. the Judges of the Supreme Court, United States Senators and Representatives in Congress and Judges of the Supreme Court of the District of Co- sumbia and of the Court of Claims will be recetved; at twelve M. the oficers of tbe army and navy will be recetved; at half-past tweive o'clock the heads of bureaus of the several departments will be re- ceived. The reception of citizens will commence at one o'clock P. M., at which time the gates of the enclo- sure will be opened, und reception will terminate the at two o'clock P, M. The President’s Father Recovering. President Grant to-day received a telegram from Covington stating \mat his father 1s improving, and that lus physicians consider him out of danger. New Mail Routes. The Postmaster General to-day ordered a mail service on the Lake Shore and Tuscarawas Valley Raliryad, from Ramsonvillle to Guildford, Ohio, twenty-three and one-half miles, from January 15 next, pay to be fixed; and on the Decatur, Sullivan and Mattoon Railroad, from Mattoon v0 Marrow- bone, Ill, twenty-three miles, six times a week, at $926 per annum, from January 1. Mail service 1s extended on the St. Joseph and Denver City Rail. road, from Marysville to Hanover, Kansas, fifteen miles, the pay to be fixed, from January 1; and on the Cincinnatl, Wabash and Michigan Railroad, from North Manchester to Silver Lake, Ind., nine Miles, pay to be $462 perannum, from January 15 next. The Indian Peace Policy. The Board of Indian Commissioners have pre- sented their report to President Grant. It gives the details of their proceeaings daring the past year, states the condition of various Indian tribes from personal observation of members, makes various suggestions and gives a cheerfal view of the peace Policy. In the purchase ef Indian supplies and other measures they have Sayed about one million dollars. Callender’s Successor Not Appointed. The New York Clearing House Committee have not yet, in accordance with the request of the Comptroller of the Currency, presented the name of @ successor to Mr. Callender as Bank Examiner. The National Centenary. ‘Tne President has appointed Robert H. Lamborne, of Wyoming, to represent in part that Territory at the centennial celebration uf American Independ- ence at Philadelphia in 1876, ‘Treasury Balances. The Treasury balances at the close of business t0- day were:— Currency Jom... Coin certificates, Catacazy Windiag Up. Mr. Catacazy is now in Washington closing up his business. <A letter from Berlin, just received here, says he was obliged to leave Hanover, after great difficulty, for mcompatibilities of one kind or other. $10,408,000 109,542,000 34,880,000 New National Banks. The Kentucky National Bank, of Louisvilie, Ky., ‘With @ capital of 000, and the Seconda National Bank, of Aurora, Ill, with @ capital of $100,000, were to-day authorized to commence business, Paying Interest ou Bonds. The Secretary of the Treasury to-day commenced payment, without rebate, of interest gue ist of January on United States bonds. First Ueputy Commissioner Revenue. General Sweet, of Illinois, entered upon bis du- ties to-day as First Deputy Commissioner of Inter- nal Revenue, Steam Fog Signalling. The British Mhilster has Feauested from this gov. ernment any information within its reach relative to the respective merits of the steam fog whistle and trumpet, EDWARDS’ DOOM. The Jamesburg (N. J.) Bauk Burglar Disposed of—He Pleads Guilty aud Gets Ten Years in State’s Prison. In the New Brunswick Oyerand Terminer yester- day George W. Edwards, thb noted burglar, was called up for trial, he having previously pleaded not guilty. On being brought befare the bar his counsel, Mr. W. B. Guild, Jr., of Newark, rose and stated that whe accused, by advice of counsel, desired to retract his former plea and pad guilty. ATTORNEY GENERAL GILCHRIST, of Internal who appeared for the State, moved tor judgment, Mr. Guild sal it matterea liltie to the prisoner how nm judgment was pronounced on him; but tefore it was done he desired to say that defendan{ said it was his frst offence, and that he was the fictim of more experi- enced persons. Edwards wa@ well connected, and ‘Was not disposed to let his relations know of his trouble, He prayed the Cour| to deal mercitaily. Judge ScUDDRR said the COURT HAD LITTLEDIFFICULTY in determining the case. He referred to Eawards’ attempt to break into tne banmk—to the desperate at- tempt of elgnt men to rescuehim, showing that he was no ordinary person ot class anu not likely 1o be @ person easily led by hers. The Court nad past to perform, and therfore imposed the tol- jowing SENTENIB. “The sentence of the law § and the Court do ad- judge that for the crime of yhich you have pleaded pkey ‘ou be confived in th¢ state Prison at hard jabor for the term of ten yeirs.”” ‘The court room was crowed by citizens and the friends of the culprit. He fas removed soon after to the care of the Sherif, wo had him at once con- veyed to Trenton in the 2:4¢P. M. train. Mr. Buck- alew probably feared anothir atcack on his quarters Should the convict remain ij the county jatl, MADAM VAN BUSKIRK, — Motion was made by Mr.©. Spencer, counsei for the notorious Madam Vag Buskirk, to discharge her from further surveillare upon her own recog- nizance. The applicauonWwas made in the Brook- lyn City Conrt, before jidge Alexander McCue, who reserved his dec#on, District Attorney Morris indignantly op the motion, The Madam, it will be remejbered, was recently tried in Brooklyn upon tue tharge of hastening the death of Miss Emily A, Pat, the unforvunate New Jersey girl who died chidbirh, alter having driven for two hours abok ine sirecis OL that oly While AUMOrDY th Pang. Lapory == ” ‘4 TWEED’S TRIBULATION. Rumored Flight of the Late “Boss.” Surrender of the Bond by Al- derman Farley. é The Sheriff Hunting for the Grand Tycoon. “tas the Boss skipped /’ inquired one of the late army of occupation from another in the basement of the new Court House. “I hear he has, but I don’t believe it. Itell youl believe Tweedy 1s the only one of the gang that will Night itout, He is going to feht it in the Courts and give them a wrestle at Albany.” “So you don’t think he has gone?” “No, Idon’t, He would be very foolish to do that now. The time for him to go has gone, and I’m sure he will stick.” “+f tell you he will have a hard time to get justin. cation enough for that bail bond. You see Terry Farley and others arp weakening since they find the cross-examination is so heavy.” “What! Terry Farley going back on Tweed? The ——! Weil, I don’t knuw; there may be something in it I can’t see through, but I have an idea it will come out ail straight, the same as that Young De- mocr acy fight in Albany two years ago, and the re- formers will find themselves laid out,” The conversation branched off into some other subject, but it may be determined that there was no little excitement in and around the public offices on the rumor of the FLIGHT OF THE BOSS. Rumors flew thick and fast. One man had seen him and his counsel ridmg down Broadway in a stage. The attendants at the Department of Public Works affirmed that he was at tue office early in the morniug, had remained there two or three hours, and had “given out” no hint of any intended fight. One of his particular friends stated to the HERALD reporter that arraagements were being made to fill up the ponds in the places of those who had with. drawn; that Mr. Tweed had no notion of fleeing the city, and would certainly appear at Albany to take ‘his seat in tne Senate. The rumor was generally talked about, and opinion seemed to be preity evenly divided as to Whether he mignt, could, would or shoult have flown, but of course there was “nothing rellable.” At the Sherift’s Office. There was & great deal of excitement all day at the Sherii’s office, and among the *‘distinguishea’’ visitors who seemed to be very anxious about mat- ‘ers and things were Terence Farley, Wiliam M. Tweed, Jr., and Richard Tweed, lt was expected that something of great moment would happen dur- ing the afternoon, and it was whispered about that Mr. Tweed would be arrested betore nightfall. A HERALD reporter remained at the ofice until five o’clock last evening, when Mr. Jarvis left for the aay. In aconversauion with him the reporter was informed that late on Tuesday might Mr. Far- ley notified the Sheriff that he would witadraw from Mr. Tweed’s bali bond—in other words, wanted to surrender him to the Sher ff. In order that this witharawal should be made legally effec- tive it became necessary for Mr. Far- ley to produce the body of Mr. Tweed. He, therefore, yesterday deputized Mr. Jarvis to secure Mr. Tweed, without, however, giving him any power to act in the matter as an officilal—simply cre hum as pail in his character of a private citizen. Mr. Jarvis states that after this he employed other parties to aasist him in finding where Mr. Tweed ‘was, aud, together with them, used his utmost exer- tions to reacn him, but all to no purpose. At least Up to the hour of his leaving the olfice neitner he nor the persons whom he haa employed, among others Mr. Boland, bad been able to find Mr. Tweea. He states, however, that to meet the exigencies of the occasion, which he had somehow anticipated, Mr. Tweed has induced other persons to take Mr. Farley's place on the bond, three of these persons being Charles Devlin, Charies G. Cornell and Rich- ard Tweed. The bond of the ‘Bos’ can, therefore, not be regarded as entirely vitiated, but at the same time Mr. Karley’s surrender is not good unull Mr. Tweed’s body is produced, It ig given out on good authority that Mr, Farley also, Without in any wise coasuiting with Mr. Jar- vis, Whom he bad previously deputized, pares during the day other partiés not connected with the Sherif’s office to nd Mr. Tweed. ‘The Sherit’s People stated at six o’clock that tuey had done their utmost to find out whether tne ‘80s3,’) was at the Metropolitan Hotel or not, but that they had been unsuccess.ul In their efforis to “tix” him there. At the Department of Pablic Works. On the other band, Mr. Tweed’s friends at the De- partment of Public Works contended that he had not gone vut of the city, and that when the business of justifying the persons mentioned in the bond would have reached such a stage that the additional parties whom he has offered in the place of Mr. Far- ley can be examined, he would be forthcoming. They say he does not want to be put to the trouble of getting arrested, &c.,80 long as matters go on amoounly and the ‘pond be made all right mean- whue. It was rumored auring the afternoon that the “Boss” bad actually been at his office for two or three hours. Indeed one of the clerks stated this as &@ positive fact, yet no one could be found who had either seen him go or come. The story was doubt- less gotten up for effect, and had no foundation in truth. It is said that a reporter of one of the morn- ing papers met William M. Tweed, Jr., near the office during the day, and, under the impression hat he was the Tweed, had @ long talk witn him, Of course the reporter must have been very short- sighted, It was rumored late last evening that Mr. Jarvis and Superintenaent Kelso held @ cousultation at the latter’s office, when they discussed the probable whereabouts of the ‘‘Boss” and the best means to be employed to take him into custody. It may be meationed that General William M. Tweed, Jr., and Richard Tweed, sons of the ‘Boss,”” called at the Sherif’s office during the day and stated that there was no truth whatever in the statement that their father had fled—tnhat, in fact, he was only keeping out of the way of an arrest until the parues who are willing io justify instead of Mr. Farley have been attended to, Terence Fay! Out of Town. Soon after noon, and when it had become known that Terence Farley had called upon Sheriff Bren- nan and expressed a desire to withdraw from the bail bond of William M. Tweed, his office in Nassau street was thronged by earnest inquirers, and later in the day his private residence, corner of Fifty-eighth street and Lexington avenue, ‘Was sought by the still eager, and most earnest, and sometimes even pathetic appeals, were made to know whether or not it was really true that Mr, Farley haa “gone back’’ on the ‘‘Boss.” Before the throng had gathered at his down- town ofiice, Mr. Farley had left, but as those in the room declared that his return was looked for every moment, the anxious inquirers remained until nearly four P. M., some in tbe hallway and otners on the sidewalk. ‘Lhe friends of Mr. Tweed deciared that the story of his having run away to avoid trial was false, and asserted firmly that, fatigued by the business of the past few weeks, he had simply re- Ured with his family to his favorite residence in Greenwich, Conn, , there to spend the holidays and obtain much needed repose, They were sure that he would soon return, restored im health, strength and spirits, and prepared to defend himself in ail the Courts in the State, Such and similar conversation was continued un- til after three P. M., when Mr. Farley, not naving returned, or even been seen anywhere in or around the new Court House since his morning visit, the anxious friends of Mr. Tweed retired graduall: simply expressing the hope that ‘“‘ierence would stand firm by the ola man in his time of need.” The downtown prospect ot secing nim having closed & portion of those In waiting Went up to nis private residence, the deciaration being that he would be home to dinner at six o'clock; and sucn was the expectation at home, Mrs, Farley showed those who desired to watt for Mr. Farley into the reception room, ana ex- pressed the bettel that he would soun be in, as he was very seldom late for dinner. Time passed, however, until the clock struck seven, when, de- spite the glare of the candles, which served in piso of the exploded gas, tne prospect of seeing im seemed gloomy enough. The dinner was in danger of spoiling, the children were asking for their papa as anxiously as were Mr. Tweed’s friends, when, finaily, Mrs. Farley came to the conclusion that their tatner had gone to Newark to see his father, and Would therefore not be home. As soon eg declaration was made the iriends of Tweed Fetired, Later In the evening Mrs. Farley sald that on the previous eveuing Mr. Farley had expressed a desire ‘to visit bis lather, but that she had supposed he had itponed it on account of er engagements, As ie had not come home, however, and as he had not been AL his oiice since Lwo o'clock she Was sure ho must have gone, though sure he would return in time jor business in the morning, ‘This being te pont pauiaiactary umformation which gould be ob- DECEMBER 28, 1871.—TRIPLE SHEET, tained the friends of Mr. Tweed deferred farther | hans for Mr. Farley until after daylight to«lay. TWEED’S “PROPERTY INJUNCTION.** tinued—Arguments Kefore Judge Learned. ALBANY, N. Y., Deo. 27, 1871. ‘The case of the injunction granted in New York, restraining William M, Tweed from disposing of his property, Was brought belore Judge Learned this afternoon at the Special Term of Court, Mr, PECKHAM said he had a motion for an injune- tion restraining William M. Tweed from removing and disposing of his property, Mr, JOBN F. BURRILL moved to vacate already granted, Mr. P&ckHaM opposed the motion. Mr. BURRILL moved to vacate the order as irregu- lar, ag it was not made returnable in ten days as required by rule 94 of the Court, ‘The JuDGx sald the rule had been disregarded by other judges. They had not pald any atcentior to it. He had taken no accion under it, but other Judges had. the Supreme the order Mr. PECKHAM said the motion was made on | frivolous grounds, The irregularity amounted to nothing, and had so been held before other judges. Mr. BURKILL said his motion was to vacate the entire order, Mr. REYNOLDS said the rule had been violated, and there was but one course for the Court to pur- sue. If the rule was to be disregarded, why not avolish it? Mr, BURRILI satd the rule made an order return- able in ten days. ‘Tois order made it thirty days and ted up the case until that time, ‘The ten-day order Was lor the protection of the party in interest, ‘Yhe JUDGE iyuired Why the order was not return- able in New York. Mr. BURRILL said It could not be made returnable before the Judge who issued it, No alternative was offered except Lo come here, There was no mode Ol forcipg on the proceedings, aud be now came here lor relief. ‘the whole thing had been doue in violation of the rules, and the proceedings were therefore irregular. ‘The JUDGE sal he would like time to look into the points raised, Mr. PCKHAM asked Tor the continuance of the tn- Junction preventing Mr. ‘tweed irom disposing of nis property. He stated that he had afidavis showing that Mr. Tweed had disposed of property and had been disposing of a large amount of prop- erty. ‘This property was disposed Oi avout the same ume the developments were made showing Mr. ‘Tweed’s compuctiy in the Tammany Riag trauds and about the time the sults Were commenced tor Me recovery of $6,000,000, No counter atidavils were offered, Mr. BURRILL criucised the aMmdayits presented. He said taat tt AyuucOn had already been vastly Tulnvus 10 Mr, ‘tweed in a fipauctal port OL view. It had veen worse than We euormous bal of $1,000,000, Judge LEARNED inquired if there was any threat or evidence that Mr. ‘Lweed Was LO dispose of nis property. Mr, BURRILL said there was no such threat or evl- dence or such intenuon, Was no evidence that Mr. Tweed inteuded to defraud, ‘The Judge then deuted the motion for an injunc- ion resqraiming Mr. weed trom disposing ol his pro.erty. aus. BEECHEH'S NEGRO MINSTRELS. The Great Plymouth Preacher as an “End Man”—A full Troupe of Real Live Darkies in the Yabernacle of the Lora—Roliicking Choruses, but No Sand Shaking or Jig Dancing. Mr. Henry Ward Beecher, the eminent divine o Brooklyn, our sister city, 1s @ man remarkable for many things. His great aun and chief object in life is never Ww be like anybody else. This achieved, and he i perfectly satisfied unto himself and his very peculilar congregation, or, as the trreve- rent term them, his “audience.” Bnt never be- “TOM” FIELDS. Continuation of the Arguments on the Motion Before Judge Learned, at Albany, to Vacate the Order of Arrest—How the Ex-Commis- sioner is £aid to Have Worked the Fire- men’s Claims Through the Legisla- ture—Legal Lore, Pro and Con. ALBANY, N. Y., Dec, 27, 1871, The argument was continued before Judge Learned this morning on the motion to vacate the order of arrest of Thomas ©. Fields. Mr. PECKHAM, in opoosition to the motion, was Proceeding to characterize a8 remarkable the object of this motion, which the counsel making it said was that their client could take his seat in the Legislature with a clear record, when Mr, Beach rose to correct the counsel, What he (Beach) nad sata in his argument was that he claimed as @ point of law this order should be vacated, and, as to his client, he did want to spread before his colleagues and constituents the aMdavits and papers here presented, showing lis innocence of any illegal action, Mr. PECKHAM then proceeded to criticise the ac- ton of Fields, showing that by a law of 1868 the Comptroller had all authority to adjudicate any legal claims, but Fields, knowing there was no legal claim, ‘went to the Legislature and got a bill tnrougt legalizing these claims. Mr. Peckham then pro- ceeded to make Mis argument against the motion betore the Court, He recited the facts relative to the oid Volunteer Fire Department, its change to the Metropolitan or Pata Department in 1x65, when it was provided that the eXiatung elgnt volunteer companies in the upper part of the city should re- main as such unpaid. In dne course of time tt ap- pears Mr Fields discovered that there was @ great imjustice done these firem who were retained as volunteers, and he took It upon nimseif to secure pay for tnem on their assiguing to him thirty-three per cent of their allowance, These fremen, It should be remembered, were perfectly satisfied until the appearance of Mr. Fields on the scene, and then they looked upon 1s Proposition as a swindle anda fraud, It is also shown that atthe time he undertook this business he was Clty Attorney, and was in duty bound to ae- fend the city against any such attempt to defraud treasury instead of urging 1t on. Messrs, BEACH and REYNOLDS claimed that the retaining of Fields in the case occurred in 1867. Air, PECKHAM insisted that his retention was not finally accomplish-d anul Novemver might have been talk about the matter tn 18 nothing was definitely done until 1868, © then passed on In review of the action of F while & member Of the Legtsiature in behalf of the bili providing for these iliegal claims, whica action, he thought, came under the provision of the Ke- vised Statates against brivery. Mir, Fields, in huis afldavit, says that the Finance Department ot New York prompted tue passage of the vill, whereas 1t is sworn that that department knew noviing of Lo unal it was a law. It was passed on the last day of the session, and Fields was carefil to have tserted | in it the assignment of seventeen per cent in addt- | tion Ww the thirty-three per cent alreaay agreed | upon. Counset then proceeded to discuss the law of | 6%, Which limited a settlement of these claus to 10.000, and, therefore, there could be no andit pe yond that amount, By the affidavits it appears tere were claims presented in 1870 never heard of beiore. If there was no audit or any claim beyona the $50 000 (and there is no evidence Of any) where is the Legisiative sanction so eloquently aliuded to by counsel on the other side for paying anything more than that amounf? Counsel further pro- ceeded to show that the law of 1570 was unconstiiu- tional and void. He read from the con- silluaon the section requirmg that laws con- tinuing @ tax shall state distinciiy what the tax 18 for, and it shal! not be suficient to simpiy reler to anotier law. And yet this Was the case with the law of 1879, This law of 1870 was sinug- pied through the Legisiature ostensibly to pay a lance due of less than $300 to make up the $60,000 authorized by the law of 1869, when in reality, as we nnd, it was used to #2cure nearly half a million of dolars. Tae counsel closed with an argument sustaining the right of the people of the state to Dring such actions as have veen brought in these cases. tore in his life has Mr. Beecher essayed to appear as @ manager of negro minstrels or as an “end man,” as was apparent from the nature of the performances last evening at Plymouth church. A “Jubilee Singers’ Concert,” to be given by a band of nine negroes, male and female, had been largely advertised among the faithful. Consequently, last evening, to answer this call upon the pious and meek and lowly congrega- tion of Zion, about twenty-five hundred persons had assembled im Plymouth church, composed about equally of ladies and gentiemen. ‘The ladies—bicss their dear little precious tootsey pootwey; earta'—were alt dressed up im the iatest styles, just os if they were present at a matinée or merety listening to an open- ing chorus @t Hooley’s or a tamborine solo at Bryant’s Minstrels. The precious little dears had their muffs and their kids and their lace collars, and their lorgnettes and their white handkerchiefs, anu the litule dears laughed and flirted and winked @t the young men just ay if they were in a ball- room or at the Central Park, and “all went merry as a marriage bell” or a young inaiden’s first love, When the curtain rose the stage door, or rather the door leading to the stage, openea, and be.ore many of the audience had taken their seats, nine black darkies were discovered seated close to each otner in @ parallel line, sitting in an awkward fashion. The HERALD reporter sat at the end of the gal- lery, on the righthand side, near tne big organ, and in the neigh vorhood of two very pretty giris—one a blonde, witn a dimple in her chin, the other a bru- nette. with wicked black eyes. ‘Ine brunette had a big brother with her, wio looked souriy at every oue who cast ancye at his pretty sister, and, like ali big brothers, he made a nuisance of himself, The periormers were nine in number—foar girls, Tanging irom sixteen to twenty-three years of age, besides a quadroon girl of about twenty-two, wo presided at the piano and played all the accom. penimenis: ‘Then there Were fonr extremely decent ooking darkies all in black broadcioth, and uuder thirty years of age, beside a very precocious iad of tweive, who Was dressed as a clog dancer. When a chorus was sung or a quartet then four girls stood Up all in a row like @ staircase, tae tallest at one end and the shortest at the other. The biggest girl Was Miss Jennie Jackson, a tall brunette, dressed in @ green dress, with a cherry bow. This cheeriul blending of colors lent au irridescent charm to her features, Whica were as black a3 @ Stovepipe, ‘The next ballet girl Was Miss Maggie Porter, of 4 coffee colored complextun, and who had, despite ner hideous brown «ress, a really exquisite voice, fresh as @ lark and tuneful as the narps of Zion, if some of our crack minstrels desire to hear singing tnat will take them down @ peg, let im go and hear Miss Maggie Porter, of tae “Jubilee Singers.” Next to Miss Maggie Porter came Miss Minnie Tate and Miss Shepperd, the tormer cf the two rivalling Miss Magyie Por.er for the ireshuess of her voice, Tae ayadrgon girl at the piano played in accom- animent, and the nine performers chanted the ord’s Prayer in @ barbaric African fashion which set the HERALD reporter's teeth ajar, BLONDE GIRL WITH THE DimpLE—Do yon like to hear colored people sing when they are so vadiy dressed BHUNeTYR with WickgD Eygs—I’m sure I don’t know what to think of the girl in green. She has a voice, though. What a wonderful man Mr. ood Beecher 1s—his religion 18 $0 intensely human! See; every one is laughing at the "lord's er, Isup- pose because they are making grimaces when they sing. NUISANCE oF 4 Bia BroTHER— Kate, who ts that fellow with the red nose, staring at you? I suppose the reason Beecher 1s so successful 18 because he allows everybody to make a joke of religion; and men and women are like monkeys—all they want is a leader, and they are willing to walk in the broad way to destruction. Now this 1s a precious hum- bug, tosee all these people come here and patronize these poor niggers, Who ought to ve home their beds, People 0: a superlor race—or who fancy they belong to a superior race—like to patronize those whom they faucy to ve of an inferior and docile race. A Wuirr MAN RISES To EXPLAIN—Ladies and gentlemen, I will state that no collection will pe taken up Jor the benetit of the Fisk University, Nashville, Tenn., at which place these young people are studying. NUISANCE OF A BiG BrotnER—Bully for you, oid fellow! An elephant sac on my pocketbook last vee Wuite MAX ExpLains ForTHER-—But you can send any money you ney, deem iit that you should suvscride to George L. White, 569 Reade street, New York city. These people were all slaves before the war, and will sing the songs of their bondage. NUISANCE OF A_BIG BROTHER (sotto voce)—lA like to see George L, White get a spare stamp from me; Just now 1 #m not giving anything way. BLONDE WITH DimpLE—vh, Billy, hush! the peo- ple will hear you talking that horrid slang, BRUNBTfE WITH WiCKED Kygs—I wonder who that man is with the handsome black eyes, He looks real sweet; doesu’t he, Minnie? me ‘This 18 @ sample of the conversation which was continually buzzing in the reporcer’s ears while tne hegroes were going through a very monoionous minstrel periormance. The little boy Master Weils, who wore @ clog dancer's costume, it dreadful poem, “Sheridan’s Ride,’”? ans is all patriotic bosh will be applauded, he was stamped and clapped back into his seat and imto quietness al the atose of his monotone, ‘Go Down, Moses," “Roll, Jordan, Rou,” “Swing Low, sweet Chariot,” the chorus “On, Hail Us, Yo Free,” "from Ernanl; “The Od Folks at Home,” My Lord Deliver Vaniel?” “Home, sweet ‘Kabylon is Falien” and other negro melo- sang just as they would be sung in a concert hall, and the behavior of the audience was just as it would be in @ negro minstrel hall, As it is Hooley’s will hereatter have @ rival in Plymouth charch, ant Mr. Beecher can safely claim tiat his congregation are now supplied with all the neces- waly atiracuons And amusements that can make ie endurabie aud cheeriul, 3 Mr. BEACH rose to say that before his associate (Mr. Reynolds; would present ius argument he wanted to call the attention of the Court Lo tne per- sistency of the counsel in Lehn he (Mr, Beach) had said ail the defendant wanted here was a sort of 8 COUNTERFEITING. Trial of J. D. Miner, the Alleged Counterfeiter. Close of the Case--A Disagreement and Final Verdict of Acquittal. Yesterday the trial of J. D. Miner, the alleged counterfeiter, was resumed im the United States Circuit Court betore Judge Benedict, The investt- gation has now lasted twelve days, and has been one of the most remarkable of its kind ever held in this conatry, It has created an amount of interest quite unusual in trials of this character; and why this fs 80 may be very well understood from the na- ture of the evidence which we have published from day to day during the progress of the proceedings. Mr. Pierrepont, Mr. Purdy and Mm DeKay ap- peared as counsel on behalf of the government, and Mr. William Fu'lerton, Mr. Benjamin K, Pheips and Mr. Charies H. Kitchel conducted the detence of Mrs sliver. The Court sat as early as ten o’clock, and at that hour the court room was even more crowded than on the preceding day, when there was quite a large concourse of spectators present. SUMMING UP POR HE GOVERNMENT. Mr. Pierrepont, in @ speech of over three hours? duration, summed up the case on benalf of the government. He ciosely analyzed the evidence, and presented it to the jury in a light the most fa- vorable that could be given, according to his view of 1s bearing. He referred to the testimony of Flhott, one of the witnesses cailed for the defence, who deposed that on the night of Miner's arrest he saw Van Houten ana Cole, with Miner, leave Miner's: house; that the night was not dark, and that right opposite Miner’s house there were two lamps light~ ed, On the other hand, it was testified by the wit- nesses that the detectives could nov have seen what they purported to describe. After adverting to other points, and makiag comments as he went along, counsel concluded by urging that he believed he had made such a case as would entitle the government’ to a verdict. | JUDGE LENEDICT’S CHARGE TO THE JURY—WHAT HB THINKS OF DEPECTIVES. Judge Benedict then proceeded to deliver his charge to the jury, It was @ fair and tmpartia; address from the beginning to the close. He told the jury that this case was to turn on @ question of act, and it was for the jury and not for the Court to decide that question, He did not propose to share that. responsibility. That responsibility was upon the jury. His duty would have been dis. charged when he should have explained to them qe real issue they had to try, At the outset he tiled upon thems to dismiss from their minds any prejudice that mivht bave beea created thereine ‘The defendant's power or wealth was nothing here; the government wos nothing here; the detectives were nothing here; ‘the v RY DEPARTMENT Was nothing here, All these things were to be dise missed from che minds of the jury, and for the J ury and the Court there was nothing leit but a simple question of fact to be decided aecording to the evidence, Criiinal law dealt not with generalities, but wich specific allegations and proof of fact, aud no inference of guilt Was to be raised because the defendant was a bad or a good man, The question whether he was to be convicted depended upon whether the charge made in the mdictment had been proved beyond a The Judge then commented on the TESTIMONY OF COLE, observing that he was a notorious criminal, who had served outa term in the State Prison, and he confessed tothe commission of an offence which would have again sent him to prison. He was called aa a witness, and he stated that he was PROMISED HIS LIBERTY if he brougnt the defendant with chose plates in nis whitewashing decision in his behall. Now, he had said nothing of the kind. The derendant had come here for adyadication upon a potut of law, aud that point 18, has the plaintuf here a right of actioa ? ‘The Court is bound to insist upon this right being shown, and if it ts not shown then he submitted this order of arrest must fall, and he maintained that sucn right has not been shown as to the uncon- stituuonality of the act that there was not @ ques- tion which had any bearing whatever here. Neither the Comptroiler of New York nor Fields could be expected to test this question. Mr. REYNOLDS, Ove of counsel for defendant, pro- ceeded to address the Court. Relerring to the claim that the people of the Stave had extraordinary Prosecuting certain suits he said claimed for England. He did propose to inguire what was the Jaw or practice in Kngland, but he dia deny that @ State or nation in this country had any such rights, Counsel then stated that the firemen 0! the city of New York and Brook- lyn were organized into a metropolitan Fire Depart+ ment under a law passed by the Legislature, ‘The Fire Commissioners, it appears, In reorganizing the department, set off the tire compamies in tie north Part ol the city as volunteer unpaid firemen, while those in the lower part were paid. in due course of time it was found these men in the Upper part of the city were entitied to pay, and Mr. Fielag en- gaged to secure for them. This was all there was ol that. Now, wt was claimed that Fields should have given up this en- tworney. Where Bogeoene when he became City isthe law which requires this persunal sacrifice? There is no such law. Then as to Fields’ connection with this matter as a member or the Legisiature, a Jaw 14 passed limiting the settiement of the claims to $50,000; bul it 1s feared that there is more than $50,000, that there is of $500,000 due, and the Legislature 1s appeaied to for an act liquidating the claims in full, Now, that is ail regular. So two ‘Was the action of Fields as a member ol the Legis- lature. 1t is not shown that he did anything more than any other member of the Legisiature concern- ing this bill—imdeed, he did nothing but vote jor it. Counsel concluded with a@ rev.ew ofa portion of the aflidavits, and the Jurige took the papers, possession into the presence of One or more of the detectives of tie secret service, This ne promised todo. Colonel Whitley b we lis bail tn $10,000, taking security from Cole for uoing so. The use of suc’ & maa for sucn a purpose Was not without DANGER TO TUE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE, and it would be unsate to conv.ct on the testimony of such a person unless that testimony was corrobo- rated. With ud LO the testimony of decectives, ‘he repeated Ultt as a class thetr testimony Was to be crutinized with caution. He did not say that de- tectives never told the truth, he did not say tney were always mistaken ou the stand, but he did say Unat from their ocenpation and calling, LIVING & LUER OF DECEIT, and continually engaged in munutactaring this, wat aud the other story, their statements on tne stand were not entitied to the same weight as that of men taken from tho ordinary good classes of socicly. Cole could only stand released and justi- fed by a verdict convicting Miner, and theretore he had @ motive in proving the facts that he all assuming them to exist, The real question te jur, had to determine was whetner the package con- taining te plates in evidence came trom the hand of Miner or the haud of Cole when tt was thrown in the street. After adverting to the testimony of Mr. Foy, aad the nou-production ot the letter alleged by Whitiey to have beeu wricten by Miner, apd which letter was stated to have contained the trunk check, the Judge concladed by stating that the question fur the jury was whether or not Miner, on the nignt in question, had the piates in his possession. THE JURY IN CONSULTATION—A DISAGREEMENT. It was near three o’clock when the jury retirea to deuberate, At twenty minutes to five they were ca!led into Court, when Mr. STILWELL, the Deputy Clerk, asked tnem if ee had agreed upon a verdict, ir, SINCLAIR TOUSEY, foreman of the Jury said:— have not.” Several of the jurors then began to speak among theinselves in a low tone. ‘The FOREMAN—-Does your Honor wan: to ask the Jury any question? The Jupak—No; but I understand one of the jurors wanted to have the stenographer’s notes sent to the jury. You cannot have those notes in your room; but ifany juror desires to have any portion SOLDIERS’? AND SAILORS’ ORPHANS. The lady managers and friends of the Union Home for the Orphaus of Soldiers and Sailors, in this gladdest time of ail the year, did not forget the orphaned little ones under their care. Having thelir own merry Christmas to attend to at home, they deferred the celebration at the instt- tution until yesterday. Though the institu- tion 18 pretty well out of town, being situated on the Boulevard, near 152d street, there was a large number of visitors present, who, as well as the children, wok great delignt in the day's festivities, The exercises were of a varied and pleasing character, Leading off the programme ‘was singing @ chorus by the whole school, and which was most admirably sung. This was fol- lowed by solos, dialogues, recitations and speeches, In which all acquitted themselves with great credit,‘ showing the careful training the, Tecelye. These exercises concluded, an address fol- lowed by Mr. Myer Stern, after which the children were marched in true military styie to behold the Christmas tree and to receive their presents tn an adjoining room. These were given to them by Mr. Barnes, whose kindly manner seemed to imparc additional happiness to each reci| ut The pres- ents given were all of a suostanual kind—at least one of them, aseach had several. The boys Tecelved mostly either a sled or a pair of skates, and the girls Workbaskets and such necessary temi- nine articles, The benelactore of the institution were nearly all present and apparently taking ag much pleasure in seeing the uneigned enjoyment of the children as ihe children themselves, This undertaking does not excite as much sympathy as it snould, for who can be too kind to the offaprings of those who Dave gladly laid down their lives, leaving, perhaps, their families deati- tute, to wrest our country irom the rule of traitors, or from the men under whose guidance it would have been divided into @ North and South, diametrically opposed to the interests of each — other? rae they thus offered up their lives ey leit ther children a3 sacred chai to be cared for and educated to become decent and respectable men and women. When we neglect these children we show ourselves ungrateful to the men who bave given us a tree and prosperous government. This 18 worse than fore ettulness; It is base ingratitude, They have not, however, been forgotien by the ladies, under whose management the Home is governed. The Presi- dent is Mrs. Judge Charles P. Daly; the Vice President, Mrs. Admiral Farragut; the Second Vice President, Mrs. General Shaler; the secretary, Mrs. Hoyt, Under tneir direction the institution 1s rapidly improving. ‘The presiaing genius of the oc- casion was Judge Daly. Among the most promi- nent guests were Mrs. General Sickles, Mrs. Sunset 8. Cox, Mrs, Charles Whitlock, Mr. W. Germon, Mrs, David and others. NEW GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS IN CHICAGO, Carcago, Dec. 27, 1971. Collector McLean, of this port, has received a letter irom Secretary Boutwell instructing him to see the owners of tne block of iands on site of old Custom House and Post Oitice and ascertain from them what price they would put upon the land pro- vided the government desires to purchase. Tue Coliector noufied the property holders, who will name ie price to-morrow, which will be sent to Secretary Boutwell tor consideration, If the price ig deemed too high it will be rejected at once, aud the Collector be instructed to opeo negotiations for & new site, of the evidence read, 1t Will be read to him in Court. NA will take @ recess DOW unt eleven oclock to- might. ‘rhe jury again retired to tneir room and the Judge leit the bench, THE JURY CALLED INTO COURT AT MIDNIGHT—THBY STILL DISAGREE AND ARE SENT BACK FOk PURTHER DELIBERATION. At five miuutes to twelve o'clock last night Judge Benedict took his seat upon the bench, and the jury having come into Court Mr. Stilweli asked them if they had agreed, The FOREMAN-We have not, The JupGE—I received your communication from the foreman wiat you were at preseut of opinion that it would be impossible for you to agree. The case has occupied such @ length of time and is of such @ nature ihbat i is quite important @ result should be reacned. Your inteiligence is such 1 deem it my duty to give you @ further opportunity to consider the points of ine case. You will, therefore, retire again, and if you agree at any time, aud inform me, through the omcer, 1 shall be here to receive your verdict. ‘rhe jury, as desired by the Judge, again rettred, One of them getting leave from the Court to go out im company with an officer for a few moments, to & drug store, to obtain some medicine tor the relief of a slight ilineas, VERDICT OF “NOT GUILTY.’* At five minutes to one o'clock this morning the Jury tor the third time came into Court and were again asked by the Clerk If they had agreea, The ForeMAN—We have, sir. OLeRK—How do you find tne prisoner, guilty or not guiity ? ‘the FOREMAN—Not guilty, (Applause from tne Spectators.) The Judge rapped the bench with bis hammer and the applause subsided, Mr. Purpy, Assistant District Attorney—1 move that the jury be poiled, sach member of the jury was then asked tf that Was bis verdict and he replied in the amrmative, Mr. Fullerton, Mr. Phelps and Mr. Kitchel, Mr. Miner's counsel, warmly congratulated mm upon the result, as did also a large number of personal friends who were in attendance anxiously awaiting te verdict, Several of the jurors were then discharged from further attendauce during the term, and ibe Court ‘was adjourned tll Tuesday next. THE CHICAGO “TRUNK MYSTERY." A Lady Dies in the House of a Female [ * tor—The Body Packed tu a Box and 8 to Ohio—Arrest of the Man Whe Hi the lice Supposed to Have Been Mistaken In the Matter. Ciicaco, Dec. 27, 1871. ‘The Chicago papers contain to-day an exposition of what was foreshadowed in these despatches & few days since under the tile of ‘Another bowlsby-Rosenzweig Case.” The facta so far pub- lished show that a Mra, McCoy, & milliner, residing at Crestline, Ohio, a lady of good character, came to this city and elsher went herself or was taken to ‘@ female doctor on State street, where she died in a few days and was packed In a box and sent off to Ohio, where the body was discovered and arrests were made, Atmoug others arrested was a baggage master on tne Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago Ratiroad, by the name of Willlam fureb, Who Was engaged to be married to Mrs, Mcvo, 11 is claimed by the poitc been pracused upon i made @ partial post-m ot vhe re. Mains, suys Ne has dise mids on Which to base aA belier that the wosnan died other than & Fura death, ‘nat an avortion had . Dr, Miller, Who