The New York Herald Newspaper, December 30, 1871, Page 8

8 NEW YURKK HERALD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1871. Pee ae ty white hair, but appears vo be not above live years of age. Stee 1s fully fifty years These defenders are met by A. K. Syester, the At- General of the State, who carries on the Prosecution, taking notes glibly ali the time, and Closely contederaied with James Revell. Mr. Syester i8@ jovial, round-headed man, good looking, com: batve, sharp at Making @ point or warding Of one, He # over-matched in numbers by the defence, which is every intelligent energy to annint late the case of the prosecution, and thus far with lair success. “DEFENDING MRS, WHARON, Washington, Baltimore andinna- polis in a Ferment, The Court, the Counse and Jury. THE THREE JUDGES ON THE BENCH are good-looking, dignified Marylanders, the Chief Justice being a fine, brown-eyed, baidisi, oval- heaaed man, with an animated countenance and an Occasiona! propensity to gape, as overworked. He'isa native of Connecticut. Judge Hayden, who sits on the right, is trom Carroll county, near the Pennsyivania line; is @ large-headed, dignitied, broad-faced, bald man, With acaim, reflective man- ner, and rather clerical. Judge Holiand, of lart- ford county, the third Justice, is a spectacied old man, with @ cour countenance, a shrewd eye and a face weil wrinkied, of a low statare and good com mon sense, |, Juiges GENERAL DESCRIPTION AND PERSNNEL, Speculations as to the Prisoner's Guilt-What APPEARANCE OF THE JURY. It 18 seldom what one sees a more, intelligent and Her Friends and Enemies Think—A maniy jury. The sprinkling of graybeards among Wh: in the s pad 18 notable, but oer are a a Bees KS arton Court jacea young men, ani Wear ue best type o at Maryland countenances. ‘A PREP BENEATH THE PRISONER'S VEIL, Mrs. Wharton, the prisoner, is very nearly tne central figure of the Court, and her deep black veil, falling in a column almost opaque and meeung her dress, whion 1s scarcely less of a iuueréa! hue, makes her @ melancholy object. Situug within eight feet of her and directly in front, | am just able to trace out the line of her eye- brows and the impression of a long, gaunt face, small at the chin aud solemn around the moun. Deep, placid grief is the effect of that lace on the mind, Her kidded hands are foided quietly over the breast, and she seldom moves, excep. tO turn her nead a little Way irom side Ww side when the opposing lawyers Wraugie over @ poiut of impor: tance. ‘OPENING THE TWENTY-FIRST DAY'S PROCEEDINGS, To-day’s proceedings began with the tesumony of McCullough Slaughterirg the Analysis. M8 ILLUSTRATIONS TO THE CORT. In Testing Medicine Such as Given Gerral Ketchum by Dr. Williams Discoveid Miss Jennie Mayer, a daugnter of Brantz Mayer, What the Prosecation Has Hithert; | Paymnmicr of tie United ‘saten ‘army. aia Mayer medium-sized, 8! OUD; » ana Deemed the Cause of His Death, idle mid upon the stand. ‘Her rather sat perlecity implacable aad imexpressive during her evidence, and the young lady was let down easy by the atior- neys. Another of Brantz Mayer’s daughters was in court, sitting behind the business-iovking Mrs Neilson, ‘Who 18 equal in age with the accused, aud 18 also her fast friend, ‘TESTIMONY OP JENNIE MAYER. Miss Mayer testified that she was at Mrs. Whar- ton’s house half an hour before Genera! Ketchum died; that she went down the street with Miss Nelly Wharton to summon Mr. Neilson, and that she returned soon alter Ketchum's death, in tune to see Mrs, Hutton come down stairs and deliver the dead General Ketchum’s bodily effects to Miss Nellie Wharton. Mrs. Hutton, who has taken a strong position in favor of Mra, Whar- ton’s gulit, aa previousiy alleged that she deliv- ered the said effects to Mrs, Wharton hersell. Miss Mayer also tesufied that Mrs, Wharton was always amiable and kind-hearted, Miss Mayer shed tears under excitement after quitting the stand. HER FATHER, BRANTZ MAYER, is @ superb specimen of mixed Scotch-Irish and German blood and a descendant on one side of the celebrated Cotonel Cresap, the Maryland borderer. He has @ large head, fine flaaen eyebrows and hair, @ large but not unrefined face and st jaws, covered with a faxen white beard. fos ‘apparently near sixty years of age, and has disun+ guished himseif in American literature. THAT CHLORAL AND YELLOW JESSAINE, Professor Toney’s Spots jot Spotless. THE TURNING POINT OF THE ANNAPOLIS, Md., Dec. 29, 1. Mo-day and yesterday have been signalized | an extraordinary change in the current of thoughknd deeling in the Wharton trial. Yesterday the layers and witnesses for the defence exposed vak- mess and merely circumstantial constractivene of She public prejudice against Mrs. Wharton ithe matter of the debts and financial straits and preparation for her flight to Furape. That fab} of amputation shook. before the clear nt 3 Captain M. S. Brewerton, the next witness, Of sifted evidence. Ii‘was seen that many fine, dignified army oiticer, young and manly, min points of suspicion, in; hookea togeth(vy | @ neat mustache and fine brow and pale-faced, people and newspapers ove! jonsly ered: @ee guilt, were the accidents’ .of a wonaly Btraitened life, and would’ have no |m- portance except im view Qf the eharge of murder by poisoning. The tes of the accused woman, ner éextyavagare, her hospitaliy—even her Yirtnes—then to He spoke with a ms and seemed a little over-anxious to speak of Mrs. Wharton’s hospitality. He testi- fied that he had known Mrs. Wharton three or iour years, and she had a wide reputation in the army for ‘heartedness. He instanced General Sackett, of the army, as a eulogist of Mrs, Wharton, The Ohtef Justice here interrupted, and asked if General Sackett had said that since the commission of the prisoner's alleged crime. ‘Witness replied, ‘Yes; botn before and after.” The witness then testiiled modestly but ughly to Mra. v f ospitallly and generoug Bs 2 5 ce SIPTING THE MEDIC, MIMONY. ®Beory of the prosecution was mercilessly disseded The frst cl called wo-day was a rather note posted 8 away. The post-mortem examinejon | pressive, a of ee, ing, with ube + Aiken and the subsequent analysis wate epee Adare <3 topiiowiee ad long, dark auburn hair, pale olue eves and contents of General Ketchum’s stomacn were rn, Eien 3 face, not without’ inteiligent liga in ie by ap apparently uisinterested and ce! ly | When he came to give his opiniou of the analyses learned, careful and fuent chemist, to have in- ret “y eee ae or eae ‘suet oF nonchalance temperate, ul advised and probably empirical ‘yoney, the husban Be tinny Surratt, sat berween The eon was proved of Toney’s analysis, Jour be ae opine: a caek as notes upon Mcvul- Bours’ of simost wholly direct examimition TAMIDOVERE Spans Tem, Wise o lane small, rather msignificant young man, with a lon; ©f Professor McCullough tailed to embarrass lum | mustache, Ho was formery & chemstin tbe United atany pomt, and the attorneys for the presecut! nepetng ron net Medical Museum aud was hed made nothing to their advantage upon Sait’ He Rab tebe le ene tea tae Gad Fatt. He has bent eyevrows, very Diack hair, little testimony m the cross-examination when the Vojrt | phyatcal stamina Sa looks ‘painiaily young under adjourned. To-morrow, unless the wall ye eg en of his apparent Tacapaelly as ton of this witness by the présecuilo gis Aiken was also. guderer irom sMc- ve jougb’s testimony, and he sat somé way of f Medical tesumony is expected to be preducd | the sentre of ‘we Court, buriea deeply ins chair. which will ghow what not only did General Keicnim | He looks very much like Jeiferson’s Kip Van Winkle, Rot die by polwon, but that he died Of disease or WEES PN ag one Wy whitish whiskers. medical maltreatment. | his raised spectacles, and it is intimated that his THE COURT AND SURROUNDINGS OF THR analysis will result to bis professional injury. Dr. The scene to-day was decidedly interesting./‘The | Cr'muruer, partiy Upon the testimony of Aue. id Oourt meets every Jay at ten o'clock, takes/only { a similar puisoning case, McCullough called chem- five minutes recess at twelve, and punchally pa oe fot vad const. i4 mannerism adjourns at three. It will alton New Year's Ihy 43 | ang extreme Virginian affectatious, with nis non- Well as any other day, and it is not now exgeeted | chalant SelILSrRON Tedaood his oral interesting- ess as a witness. He is now a professor of Lee's — we a js baci by Saturday of neXt | College, Lexingvon, and took patos to say with em- week or the Inesday succeeding. The/court ppasis ‘shat nen the sgt broke out pe went Pou Rouse is & quiet, almost Quakerly brick buildigg, but rancor miproves. mibenen'y, howévér, rep commodious and neat, and tne small size ofAnna- | P! oh ny eta brotny Set ear ad Of Unived States Mint, Professor of Natural Philoso- polis city ana the difficulty of reaching it any.4 phy at Princeton and at Columbia College, and other point in an easy manner at this ume d year, | teacher bo M hedges ee Philadeiphia; afver- ae well as the satiety of the trial upon the toyn ant | Wards consulting chemist and engineer in the Con- people, who have watched it several weeks, rend¢: eae reed itn on RE Be cae foon wit t % abe en to get ia the cour: | | Professor sovoL.ogci—t pean the testimony of Profes- room out trol BES Ae Be swning } sor Aiken in reicrence to his analysis of the stomucn of b Ms General Ketchum, and last night 1 read 0 possibility that perbaps Dei have peor | Sales Attorney of Haitimore cy, a copy ‘ot ‘which was sont me at Lexington, Va. tooking all tins time upon a merely unfortunate 28} ‘Mr. STEER. Wheiber or not, in your judgment, are the low creatare, and not upon a guilty object, has dis | tests wed by Dr. Alxcn in his aualrsis of the coutenia of the Susted wom ba fhe tal However, thy | Stomach of General Keichum suticlent wo prove the preseuce feeling i8 still against th: » an of ) Mr. 8TBELE—Do yo HE. ds thousands «now allege tha fizseun - Witvias althongh chemists may get her of by ab Teonsider it radically detective, — tion of tht tal, add in “ord struse points of science; still he MgeF mark | precence of untimony, i's absolutely necesary to get the of guilt all indicate towards her. Baltimore, Wash | 1/¢Mcuttmony, as antimony iaasimple elementary subianee, ngton and Annapolis are equally pronouncet | having many p jes by. which itcan be easily recognized, against ner, Her friends could yesterday almost br | festyetance w wot cotimony at all or hat aia mixed wit counted bya child. To-day they are quite a party | some foreign suvstance, and the quantity of meta! obtained it be: ugh, so that the chemist can submit it to all the Tee queer lite court room of Annapolis is paintet important oats if one of the testa iail that proves that r w oak and upholstered, with long green curtatm | ¢ither it isnot antimony or that a substance 1s present that disturbs bis result, apd be must continue his investigatior behind the three Judges’ chairs, they sitting 1m » | furiker; Ieonsicer ihe analyse Dr. Aiken act recess cause be did not get the metal and operated upon sul nd facing, at not above twenty feet, Um | more oriess mixed with organic matier, which would render prisoner. On her right, so close that she cap @/MOMt | tests fallacious. Witness was asked for authorities upon touch them, sit acout eighty ladies, gayly attired; | Wis subject apd ened Arila aud also “Beck's Medical ~ id jurispre nee." some of them formerly her visitors and assoctates bh a a ra Ke OF bese fony 2 a senons 6 . SERLR—Lo you regard the three teats appli r. Washington and Baltimore; others are wives F | aikcn in his analysis of the stomach of General Ketcuta as Gaughters of the officers of the Naval Academy; | the only ones of importance so use Jo searching for anti- Y ethers jemale remdents of annapolis, young ai@ | "Wirwnes—if Dr. Aiken had been operating on the meta) widd possi! and Knew ft to be metai, then the three tests he applied be cget, wun oy © amkias of my would bave been suflicient to indicate w very strong Sober @istinguished sight-seers from Wasnington, wh0 | pility that antimovy was present; Ido not say a cervainty, have ran down by the little creeping Old railway so | because there re other testa to which antimony should Dé subjected, and, moreover, a# new metals are constantly be- have a 00k at a supposed Borgia, tng discoveret t sip be poaeie heed some b unknown metal have those three properties ; the three used by Dr. BUMNING COMMENTARY 48 TO THR PRIBONEWS | Aion "in hin search {or antimony may have been pursued GUILT. with satintactor esas, bu another of ihe teate for ot mony migbt fail ie would vitiate e previous tes It 1 curious that almost all the females, hal whi bree Bye moth fg ht ever origin, are belevers in the prisoner’s guit, Auorey General SYEBT—We object, The witness has hart nothing to do with the weight of evidence before the jury. This is probably to ve set down to female uncharla | P¢CrOF justice MILLER—Certainly not. He can only siate Dieness for their sex, while many men sympathze bg im en expert. ie vests inden enti ITN RAS—In any case requiring ce should consider with her, and the intelligent jury 18 said to be already | ,, \onurely necessary 1 go veyond these verse toute GneT 2 ‘that way and to have expressed contrary opinicns fe n Sere ar ee ach’ Mae torney Gen TER — rt mt fa decided sort in the jury room and while walking | wauers not bearing on the case, apt Witnres—I should copsider the three y Dr. ‘we parsons who are known to be ovarervane wun | fine. meuacien Manz cee, ina cme tuan cleans pow ke stances of or- ube evidence and mutually acquainted with the s- roo watier,animal or vegetable, it has been beld for man: ly acq' cused and her alleged victim do not hold that the m- that such teste may prove entirely fallaciou Putation is unerring agaiast her, whatever hitches | especially in bunting for a metal; for that Ic * | Sive you sutborities; the three teats used by Dr. Aiken are— b— <4) A eGar me repels e. Fired that a liquid supposed to contain antimony shall give 7 Oblcial who wes well soqeatty ; wilh sulpburetted hydrogen, or with sulphide of ammonium, parties and who has visited Mrs. Wharton i | an orange-red precipita oud, taat this orange | He says that, sitting in the cell, Mear- | cipnate pe soluble in hydrochioric acta; third, that t ber Nees ber cool, precise talk, he looked into | tion in bydroebioric acid, if dropped into water, shal! Jace and fet ‘as if this woman Could | white precipitate; in the present state o: chemical know! ot to be guilty; but returning to the evidence he | such tents would pot be suificient to prove the pature of |< Sues a oe fanic mistares, and one pot reliable for any metal: the bookn ks it irresistible, An army oMcer told me of | Sr'rul'or au bority for this statement, and the doctrine is seeing Mrs. Wharton many years ago, just aller | ny new one: you will find un page bid of Arfila, edi. marrying her husband, en route wo @ Wesiern post | tion of 1618, the statement that, mn thirty-two with bim, The young officer and bis pride were \n- | aruicies of food may 80, modify chemical as to render vited jn00 the carriage of my informant, and on te | them delective. “Beck's Medical Jurisprudence,” 69, Dou- Jong rive sue proved to be intelligent, spirited and | va! case, saya it was in ‘evidence that the deceased had eaten aele At the post she was a sniversal favorive, | onions ihe dey before he died; and Dr. Neal testitied that » —_ genre d » | Gecoction of onions gives a yellow precipitate like that of aud the unmarried officers generally remarked Ut | greenic with nitrate of silver, and he also testified that » so- with such a Wile as Wharton had aby of them Would | jution of onions gives a green precipitate, as arsenic does, HOW MRS WHARTON INFLUENCED THB GENERAL. | human body, sive a yellow precipita As is considered remarkable that Mrs. Whartan | was failure to produce the and the prisoner was ac- could get such power over Ketchum asto porrow | Wed ey GENRRAL GETTING WARN. oney irom bim, as he was one of the closest and Attorney General SYFET! ‘co not know what right the strictest igurers, and if a boy blackened his boots IN | witness bas to state the resuits of the ual. the street he envered the dime upon his memoran: Witnxes—I should mach preferthey should be read. book and every night added up the day’s expendi. | — Atiorvey General SyxHrER—] am addressing the Court, tures, besides making out a full account of lnis | sit. have not made these objections out of any #!l feeling, but merely to have the matter understood. property twice every mouth, He nevertheless | "wires in Rose's Chemistry, u book of high authority thought more of her than a sister. and never met | with chemins, age 187, there i also authority for yoy stator il} ap her even in the street vut he kisseu her, ment, a janes: 14 Sobrera, page 164 — PERSUNNEL OF THE PROSKCUTING AND DEFENDING | Mr. Sreeue—Have you made apy experiments upon this ATTORNEYS. theory? y The defendant's atturneys, wree in number, are Witness—l mede some Se gas nated shrewa, seii-possesseda men, of high legal character. wr, J tried the reaction of * Neviti Stecie. ibe ‘oan reliance 0 se detence, i « ey fs brid Li sors face ant Inen' oral with monium apd sulpbide it eglans. | of sosiens ‘apd got similar results; | then experimented sim\- ent chin and & cae pm he yellow fe ro ge J got also w precipitate which might’ be ‘readily mistal for ove of antimupy; I then on, ives ay on small palate, bus u rm 10 mited yellow ne and chloral! and found Pats me get out any part of an expression half withbeld by ; mmanture, of a witness Ford ‘wil reach the ears of the jary to “ tt jaitimore to Lexington, foe venene of his client. He resembles in more | Var‘and had the label of Cormar x Co. upon Mt; 1 then trie refined degree William B. Reed, we once jamous us with a mixture of organic matter, such as the lawyer oi Philadelphia; but Beed is foxish, and SG Abo milk Wat bad soured for several day Siecle has a rather mousy face. The counsel | pene me wie fo pg ; oe eatzed With bo Magner ss the youngest o! the three, 00% looking, bydrochinrie a a Thue i, prudent assistant, with & large, ‘@ngular DOS. A | giogancer found jn the asthe PO yong Jace and dark audurp hair apd beard. The | jag experiment to wmitaie as closely as sfomaible ether cuunse), Thomas, is WItLOKs beard #00 bas | whas | suuyosed wasn the somarh af ‘@anarns Kou when submitted to chemical analysis by Dr. Alken; 1 ob- tail red precipitate, closely resembilng such a one as antimony would give when mixed with animal matter; the 3 precipitates were more in us wolutions Baie ere ote came bere ;} have since repeated these expsrisventa on winer specimens of yellow jeasamnine and chloral, with similar re- sulle; 1 have made the experiments, producing resuits such a8 I have descrived here presence of others. FINDING POLSON IN THR NE BUCH AS GIVEN TO THR GENERAL, Another imy it experiment, which I performed at Lex- ington and have repeated here in concurrence with other is thia:—The precipitate thrown down by sal- phuretted hydrogen in tineture of yellow Jessamine dissoived im hydroehloric acid, asantimony does; in other words, the two resemble each ot in this property ’ and act alike; when this golution 18 dropped into water it also ives a white just as antimony does, and that white cloud is wlao potuble in an excess of hyarochioric acid, the same as antimony, and with this re-solution sulphuretied hydrogen gives a prec might be taken for one of antimony; the resemblance of the reactions is truly remarkable—ko much go that I was agvonisved at the results ot the experiments; 1 made last might a mixture of chioral water anu yellow Jessamine, in about the preparation that was administered by Dr, Willams to General Ketchum, and to this added what Dr. Aixen added to the stomach’of General Ketchum for the purpose of analysis, to wit—tartaric acid, neutralized by bicarbonate of soda. 1 did ao for the purpose of making an aqueous solution that would resemble the contents of General Ketchum’s stomach uader the analysis of Dr, Aiken, with the omission only of such unimal mater as is uuattainable; I have that solution here in the court room, and will show it if desired; Xa action with sulphide of ammonium-—I cannot try it here pure Ken, use the i Ms the'air of the room ivrespirable. ee PRACT.CAL ILLUSTRATIONS AND THEIR EFFECTS. Dr. McCullough here called for his morrocco travelling vag, and, standing upon his emmence, took a long vial and said that bis purpose was to show that yeilow jessamine and chioral, the same Prescription that’ was administered to Gencral ‘Ketchum by medical advice, would show the re- sults attributed to antimony by Dr. Aiken, by adaing sulphide of ammonium; in oiber Words, that the tests avpiied to the contents of Ketchum’s stomach oy Aiken. brought for re- sponse the natural effects of such tests upon the organic substances. hemselves, What Alken had taken for @ sare proof of antimony was merely the amine and chloral in the siomach, turned in color.and character by his tests. Proles- sor McUullough then took tartaric acid, neutralized by olcarbonate of soda, to make such & compound as woula digest organic matter im te stomach, and added tne chioral and jeasamine prepared by @ reliable chemist. Dropping, with a trembling hand, some drops of sulphide of ammonia upon this mixture, the trans- parency of the liquid gradually darkened ana inaliy became opaque and turned a fine orange red. ‘This was Dr. Aiken’s antimony. Yne chemist then handed the iong vial to the jury and with another Vial repeated the experiment, The eect was blankness upon the face of Dr. Aiken and almost electri upon the Court. The prisoners’ friends brightened up and talxed together, and the numerous chemists present—most of whom seemed more prejudiced against Aiken’s scientific abilities than interested in the prisoner's {ate—began to brag and say in aud ble tones “Overwhelming!” At this pomt Professor McCuliough brightened up, became less formal and more at home, and henceforward proved to be a oo) ageressive witness, When McCuilough came to Toney he was, per- haps, less cutting, but equally decided. His tests were alleged to bave been insufficient anda to have Produced nothing, and he said that ‘smali particles of arsenic existed in organic matters at random. He then passed around a sma iain hemi- spoere, on which there were le about thi gpols of arsenic, the largest one the forty-thousandt! part of a grain, and yet these larger than the spots founa by Toney. About tnis time one of the counsel beginning a question eried out ‘‘Doctor,” looking in the direction of Dr. Aiken, The witness said with express “Don’t call me Doctor, please. I’m not a doctor.” There was general laughter here, but Dr. Aiken wi discovered to be takinga nap. Feeling was again developed in the recognition on the witness’ part of knowledge and cleverness in hw art. The full testimony as above is here given:— Professor MCCULLOVGH—I bave tried the action of the sulphide of ammonium upon a number of specimens of anti- mony, but have failed to obtain but two that gave a bright orange red; I have put one of these experiments side by side with one of the purest specimens of tartar emetic I bad, and the difference in color was almost im ible; when f first tried these experiments 1 was induced to do so by @ leer ‘of Dr. Williams, gent, by. Mr. Thomas, stating his, treatment of General Ketchum,” which has bees detailed in Court; these teata go very far, in my own mind, to convince me that i: was these medicines, given by Dr. Williams to General Ketchum, that gave Dr. Aiken his re- Fults; phere are many other tests than :ege relied on by Dr, Aiken im the presence of antimony; 1 beard that portion of Dr. Aikeh'® terspeny. ut @ sediment ina tumbler ; 1 do not think that iv he ment so'found were sufcient to prove anything; jt not be depended upon, and unless antimon| ‘<nown to be present the precipiiate he obtained mixht have been an entirely different substance; the test applied by Dr, Aiken to the sediment in the tumbler was not the presence of antimony; he should have got the metal as. preliminary rather than the final result, and then ‘on that; One of the resulta he obtained would prove that it’ was another ‘substance entirely than tar- tar emetic; I heard the testimony of Mr. Toney, and I do not think the -tests he appifed in his analysis of the abdominai organs of General Ketchumi’s somach as sufl- cient 7 { do not consider the test he applied as showing the resence of antimony in any mauner; be got a number of little spots, batif they were metalic they were in insuflicient juantities 0 prove what metal they were; but supposing ein to have Leen antiinony, its pregeuce could have been jy accounted for Ly impurities In the materials used. jef Justice MILLER— What net WITxkes—His chemical hyurvchloric acid is Mkely to contam impurities; it often contains arsenic and may contain antimony, and the test used by Mr. Toney for the purty of hia materials was not suflicient; in “Taylor's Medical Jurieprudence,” pp. 21L and 212, it is siated that when zinc {s dissolved in diluted suiphuric acid there are dark fakes that float about. upon the surface, and ‘that these flakes are hydride of arsenic, which ao not decom: pote ns long as there 18 no oryanic maiter present bat when fe matter im present they si tion and give tse w the formation of arsenaretied hyurogen, which would produce arseneal spots; 1 have never seen men of zine so pure that it did not give these ¢8; ] was in dally operation upon whoie tons of zinc which were dissolved in acid by me at the Mint, and it was always a rule to use the very best and purest mate- Tials we could obtain, recardless of cost; Mr. Toney's spots may bave been caused by an impurity in the zinc he usea; hyaroehioric acid sometimes contains antimony as one of its impurities, but often arsenic, either of which would give black spots. Witvess then exhibited a porcelain cover, having ‘upon it thirty antimonial spots considerably larger than those shown by Pro‘essor Toney as having been produced from General Ketchum’s stomach, and stated that each spot represented on an average One forty-thousandth of a grain. He then wentover the entire evidence of Professor Toney, ana closed ite copsideration by showing that the attempted Weigntag i’) Toney of quantities 80 minute as those he ope¥atted Upon were parses with such balances as he employed: Ia B Fegard the testimony of eitner Dr. Aiken or Tonéy as ‘proving anything, and to my mind Jt shows that the medicine given General Ketchum by order of the doctor were the substances from which Dr, Aiken obtained his results, Professor McCullough was Banded over for cross-examination. 7 “NIGHT GREW ON AND SHADOWS FELL,” &C. As the afternoon wore on and the.Jedious exam- imation of the witness was Lorne unfinchingly, he Tefusing the offer of a chair, the light in we court room grew sainter, aud the slender, veiled figure of the prisoner lost nearly every element of transparency. Now and then raising her gloved hand to her face with the same unwearied attention to the proceedings, triumpn- ant over her grief, she scarcely made response to the occasional hints and inquiries of Miss Mayer and the younger Miss Nelson in her Year, walle the other veiled Ngure—her daugnter— Was comiortea by her steady friend, sitting vehind her, Miss Kose Netison. The by-play ol these two youog {rieods makes aN interesting feature of the trial The iarge, flue eyes of Miss Nellie Wharton are-appareni Uirough her thinner yetl, as well as her pale, delicate skin. Her iriend, Rose Neilson, un- veiled, wearing a greenish suit and jockey cap and feacher and gold spectacies, is always ready with @ hendkerchief of cologne, @ bit of lunch or @ smelling botue, and although the air in the court room is not of tne best, the light faint and painful to the eyes, and the pro- ceedings for hours abstruse, Lechnical and giving n0 diversion, and we Court orderly as # meeting house, these and other friends gird the accusea woman all round about with support and lessen her con- siralnt—if that were possible—by their resolute bearing and irequent aid. It is seldom that any trial is found conducted in a manner more becoming the presence and fate of women, All the spectators—even the negroes—re- training from any talk 01 movement, and the point of superstition and aitraction is still THAT CRAPED PEDESTAL IN THE CENTRE - with the frailer figure of her draped offspring at her Jeft band, and ali round them the brighter colors o! the half dozen women, making the prisouer’s party. ‘the comfértavle capacity of the court room ie about four hundred, and fully this numver was present to-day. ‘The close of the trial at three ociock left an undoubted impression that the prisoner's case had improved, and that the original, as well as ine subseqvent examinauon of the contents oi Ketchum’s stomach, had been en- truswed to poor hands, which might probably tail to support the case where the prosecution had rested it. In che lading rain the prisoner went back w her carriage and her prison with her daughter and a group of friends, while inconstant human na- ture, Which 1 the morning adnherea stoutty to Mrs. Wharton's guilt, turned about in the afternoon and Maintained chat it had always had its doubts. ELEVATOR ACCIDENT. Several Persons seriously Injured. About 4 quarter past one o’clock yesterday afver- noon @ frightful accidents occurred at the Fitth Avenue Hotel, The elevator used for transport- ing Coal and servants’ gear was being hoisted, hay- ing on it three men, bamed Thomas Burns, James Murray and George Smith, and @ boy named James Mattermore. Jt had reached @ height of about tbirty feet when the wire rope broke, and down went the elevator by the rap, the clog-checks failing to even break the run. Murray 18 twenty- 81x years of age, lives in Sixteenth street, and haa bis thighs broken, besides being imjurea on the head, so that bis recovery 1# doubtful. Smith, twenty-five years, servant at the hotel, Was seriously injured in the spine. The doctors deemed it impru- dent to risk nis removal vo Bellevue, as was Murray. Burns was badly hurt ip the vack and the boy shghuy hurt, but greatly frightened. Bovb the latier were aiso taken to Bellevue. Dr. Rappener. of tne hotel, had the sufferers taken care of. Ambu- sances from Bellevoe were prompuly on band, OIL WORKS BURNED. A fire occurred in the oil works of Lombard Apres & Co, yesterday, Sixty-fifth street, North River; damage about $6,000. The fire originated In one of ‘vhe tanks, and through the efforts of the fire prigace was confined the piace In which it originaliy broke out, This 18 the third time a fire has takeo Jace in the butiding, doing considerable damage. The place i# not insured, notwithstanding bhe date gerons Dumiess dane Lbere, t materials . 4 BROOKLYN REFORM. Meeting of the Committee of Seventy-five. The Brooklyn Refurm Association, which has been for several weeks past considering the most feasible means of accomplishing the great object which lea vo their organization—viz., a more eco- nomical and equitable system of municipal govern- ment—met again last evening at their headquarters, Montague street, near Clinton street. Mr. Frank- in Woodruff occupied the chair. The question was upon motion that the Board of Assessors consist of seven members instead of three, as reported by the legisiative committee, After considerable arguineat the motion prevaiied. ‘The arucle relating toa Department of Collection was then taken up, when Mr. DEMAS BARNES moved. that the committee accept it, so that all taxes shall be due and payable at the same time, It was so agi ‘The article as reported by the committee in regu- lating the Finance Department was adopted, she Department of Law was then considered, and it was stated that the emoluments of the Corpora- tion Counsel were now avout twenty thousand dollars a year, Which was said to be too much money lor said office, sy this charter it was stated ail fees and fines mast be paid into the treasury under Oath, ana this covers the abuses ot the oilice. The article was tabled, and subsequently taken up and adopied as follows:-—“‘A Department of Law, the head of which shail be the Corporation Counsel, who shall perform such duues a8 are designated by the Mayor and Common Council, ior the compensa- tion fixed by them, all fines and penaiuies being paid by him into the pubtic treasury.” The clause 10 reference to the Fire Department was adopted a8 originally reported irom te Com mittee on Legisiauon, ‘The Police Vepariment clause was the next dis- cussed. Mr. Hugter was in favor of cousolidaung the Health and Police in one and the same bureau, Making the Police the head. A motion covering Unis idea was pur and carried. ‘The article relatiag to the Department of Streets, wares, and Sewerage was adopied as originaliy pro- pose Mr, Goodrich pipiens @ Department of Parks and Charities and Correction, the Commissioners to hoid over until the expiration of their present term. ‘Tne proposition as to the parks Was adopted; but the proposal to retain the Commissioners met with Opposition, On the ground that they were prosecut- ing their work very slowly. Mr. Hunter stating ‘that he did not thing he would live until the parks Were finished, Mr. Barnes charged that the Commis- sioners had alreaay spent several millions of dollars more than was necessary. According to the new charter the heaas of all the commissions should be elected by the people, TEBRIFIC BOILER EXPLOSION. A New Baltimore Steam Sawmill Shattered to Feagments by the Bursting of a Steam Feeder—0: of the Proprietocs Killea— Others Injured Severely. BAaLTm™MoRg, Md., Deo. 29, 1871. ‘The boiler in the steam sawmill of Harrington Brothers, corner of Pratt and Tremont streets, ex- ploded this morning, at about ten o’clock, One of the brothers Harrington was killed and several persons severely injure. The buiiding is a complete wreck, The steam sawmill is known as the Chesapeake Moulding and Turomg Works. The explosion was terrific, shatier! the brick walls of the building, woich was new, toppling down chimneys and scat- tering bricks, Mortar, beams of wood and fragments of iron several hundred yards. Immediately after the explosion flames burat forth, but the fire was extinguished goon alter the arrival of the engines, ‘The work of removing the d¢brs was commenced, and the dead body of Wiliam Harrington, senior Partner, was reached. Charles Lyle, a workman, was rescued from the Tuins, but 18 not considered fatally injured, William Jenni engineer, was next reached and rescued. He is badiy burned. It is not yet Known whether there are others in the ruins. The boiler was new and the cause of the explo- sion is unknown. ‘The ouilding is insured for $10,000, NAVAL ORDERS, WASHINGTON, Dec. 29, 1871, ‘Ldeutenant Commander Shuize has been ordered to ordnance auty at the New York Navy Yard, Lieutenant Field has been detachea from the New York Navy Yard and granted three months’ leave. SHIPPING NEWS. Almanac ‘or New York ~fhis Day. Sun rises....... 724] Moon rises...eve 8 13 Sun seta,.......4 41 | High water.morn 10 41 OCEAN STEAMERS. DATES OF DEPARTURE FROM NEW YORK FOR THE PORT OF NEW YORK, DECEMBER 29, 1871. CLEARED. Ie Steamship Italy (Br), Thompson, Liverpool via Queenstown o tt _Sigainsbip St Laurent Pr), Lemaire, Havre—-George Mao- Sveamentp Metropolis, Castner, Wilmington, NO—Wash- veamantp Bonvar, Kvans, Baitimore—C H Mallory & Co. hip More, Hancock, Harre Boyd & iacken Bark Herald of the Morning (Br), Pardoe, London—E E Morgan's Sons. Bark Fraternitas (Nor), Jacobsen, Cork or Falmouth— Teens & Bockmann, Bark Kong Carl (Nor), Marcussen, Cork or Falmouth— ‘Tetens & Bockman, bark Frank Manon, Duncan, Leghorn—Jas W Kiwell & 0. Bark Guiding Star, Freethey, Cienfuegos—Thompson & Hunter. Bark Andes, Davis, Sonth Amboy—Stevens & Soule. Brig Venture (Br), Volker, Dartmouth—J F Whitney & Co, Brig Emily (Br), Graves, Hambarg Royd & Hincken, Brig Angelia, Brown, Havana—J B Phillips & Son, Pd Mary (Br), Murphy, st Johns, NF—Sowering & Arcn- Brig James Ratchford (Br), George, Halifax—Crandall, Berteaux & Co. Brig Frances Lewev, Ellyson, New Orleans—N H Brigham, Schr Henry Middleton, Brower, Port Louis--H A Vatable Son. Sel Thoe J Frazier, Plum, Para Youngs, Smith & Co, Schr Tampico, Lombard, Tampico—M Echeverria & Co. Schr Harry Bluff, Benson, Point Petrie—H A Vatable & sett Flastio Coombs, Jameson, Bt Pierre, Mart—H P rowh & Co, Schr H T Hedges, Daniels, Jacksonville—Bentley, Miller & Schr Edwin, Bellins, Mcetagetba/ tad & Beatue. Schr T W H King, Bradford, Cala: fohn Boyatun. Scbr Mary Clark, Herrick, Boston—8 W Lewis 4 Co. Sebr Mary Louise, Simpson, Boston. Schr Evelyn, Burger, Stamfora, Schr W Hern, ——, Stamford. Scbr Motto, Jones, New London —M Briggs & Co, Senr Loon, Jobnson, Bridgevort--M Briggs & Co. ARRIVALS. REPORTED BY THR HERALD STEAM YACHTS, Steamship City of Washington (Br), Lochead, Liverpool ueenstown Ith, ‘with ‘mdse and passengers, 10 Dale. Had nine deys constant gales with heavy . Dec 24, lat 4811, Jon 47 30, passed a Hamburg steamer, hound E. Steamship Ocean Queen, Jones, Aspinwall, with mdso and passengers to Pacific Steamship Co. Steamship. Morro Casue, Curtis, Havana, Dec 9, via Nae sai 25th, with mdve and’ passengers, to the Atlantic Mail Steamship Co. : Steamenip Henetactor, Jones, Wilmington, NC, with mdse to the Lorillard Steamship Co. Steamanip Hatteras, Lawrence, Norfolk, with mdse and passenzers, to the Old Dominion Steamship Co. Steamahip Volunteer, Howe. Philadelphia, witn mdse, to the Lorillard Steamship Co ‘Simons, London 72 days, ballast, to EE had a succession Dendemonn (Hr), Dealandes, Padaug Sept 2 with to Wood & Uo, Passed St Helena Nov’ and cromd the Equator Deo 2'in Jon 30; had light winis and calms throughout; neen 7 days west of Bermuda; Dec 13, lat 3127, lon 641, spoke bark Cabbold (Br). from Valencia for Philavelpbia; Isth, lat 2 17, lon 62 45, schr Chas McCarthy, steering SE. Burk’ Nebuia (Br), Fishwick, Simon's Bay (CGH) 86 days, with sugar to Matthiessen & Wiechers— to_master. vaaned St Helena Nov 18 and crossed the itor Nov 29 in lar 28 30, Had Gne weather to Bermuda; thence 9dayn heavy SW gales, Hark Polykarp (Nor) Eilertsen, Newport, 65 days, with railway iron to order. ‘Made @ southeri passare, and bad her to Bermuda; been 20days from thence with (Br), Angelini, Glasgow, 65 days, with conl &6, to Socovich & Co, Came the southern pi , and had moderate weather, Been 12 days weat of Bermuda, Bark Brilliant (Nor), Johannessen, Greenock 55 days, with no Wendt. Tetens & Bockmann. Took the south i bad fine weather; bas been 7 days from lat Nielsen, Newcastle 65 days, witt coal, to Teens & Bockmanh. Took the sober passage aid had «ine weather; has been ome. W of Bermuda. Bark Heinrich Direks (NG), Bulow, Newcastle 73 days, of Bermuda, Bark Napoter (Nor), H lays, with cork and roston,. Cadiz 94 days, -veusel to Jas Henry, jcceasion of westerly anki Berg, Babin 62 da; lon 35 30; bad light winds and days north of that. place, with passage and 38 days west of the Bi » to.) D Rivera & strong southerly winds and ar! Walsh, Fick Waft iiad "rough wel five dave nor inion (Br), Veal, St & Robinson— 4 to Hatteras. rom theace % days, with 1 jus Christi, 23 days, with Schr James Bilss, Hatch, Boston for Bucxsville, SC; put in for a harbor. Passed Through Hell Gate, BOUND souTa. Salem for New Y: r ry, Salem for, New York, with Iuinber Schr New Domf ‘oodrad Had fine weather hr MM Heath, Nickerson, © ¢, to Evans, Ball & Co. Schr Saxson, Saulebu to J W Russeil; vease) to S baniel Stevens, Saunders, Boston for Baltimore. Boston for Virginia. ‘Johnson, Eaton's N ward, Brooks, New Haven for Rapps- ‘Steamer Dorm, Youn. Promiiense tor New York, with mdse and passence! Mt, Steamer Aibatross, Davia, Pali River for New York, with, Ackerly, Port Johnson for Bont Warren, McGarr, Pe nee. J W Woodraff, Gaskill, Port Jobnson for Bosto Jutta accrowels Prat Baltimore for Bosts ivf on, ‘ort Johnson for Provi- Schr Anna 8 Brown, Steamer United States, Davis, New York tor Pall River. * Brig Walter Bowen, from West Indies. Brig Express (NG), Fretwurst, 113 days from Taganrog. Wind at sunset SW, light, Marine Disasters. Bmp RICHARD Rowinson, Stetson, trom Liver New York with a town 13th inst, as before stated, with rudder head gone rater, iho ee been towed tothe Victoria Dod , for survey and to undergo necessary enable her to prosecute her intended voyage. BARE HELENA, Cunningham, from Wilmington, NC, for Rotterdam, with a cargo of rosin, put mto Nassau, NP, 18h BARK VorTex (Br), Chara, from —, in going into Darien | without a pilot, strack’on the "var, was got off’ taken up 10 Doboy, was surveyed and conde t'ued prior to 27th inst, BARK AUGUBTINA (Br), C York, with a cargo of during wideh sprang «leak and haa nat, during which sprung & lay to for Sve cage? = Slit bi Bria HAnerer (Br), Cole, from Babia Oct 18 for New of went ashore (before re- the mouth of the River cargo rosewood, ast of Brazil, near 1a; vessel and cargo ported) on the cox San Francisco, about 6 miles from Baht Sour Juarice, Clark, from Millatone Poin before reported ashore on Big Mill Rock, if 28th by wreckmaster Brown, an SCHR ALBERT CRANDALL has been cut through by ice and Lighters are alongside, and abe wili be raised and taken to Westerly, Rl, ice permitting. Scne 4 W BUNNELE, Bunnell, hence for New London, is ashore at Sandy Point; tuga have been sent tober. A laier she has gotten off without assistance. ScunJ M Tayzon, from Pe: reported wrecked on the bar Providence (not Boston), and others, of Providence, and ford. ‘The wreck was to be sold at auction 29d inst, SOUR GETTYSBURG put into Newport 2h, and Corson, from Boston for Wilmington N thick fog, off Montauk, was in German ship for upwaris of an hou ahips head on, and loat jibboor cutwater. The ship was bi Jeaking, though dec!ining assistance, ScuR AsnoRrt—Cay Philadelphia 28th, reports Joe Flogger. BREMEN, Dec 9—The weather has become much milder gesterday, there being only 1 degree of frost. The bi Kennebec, Minot, arrived at Bremerhaven from Buratislan grounded near the old harbor while in tow of a tug, but was aumsted off by the same tug. EASTPORT, Me, Dec 28—The achr Volta, of St Geo a which went ashore on Deer Isiand, NB, last Saturday might, will go to pieces, sunk at Pawcatuck Bay. la for Galveston, before ‘apt Henry Fowler, of Wick- reports ton, NC, 27th, at 5 AM, ina sion with an unknown ty ead al fadly damaged inher’ bi of City Tee Boat No 2, at -aft schooner ashore on bare Eras, McCalloch, from London for Boston, leaky. D t from St Jono, is'a total wreck st Two Rivera nw” eter 4:10 PM—The bark © E Jayne, Bawtin: javana, bas put in here to-day, report L1sL0N, Dec 11, from Cardiff for Hi leaky, and may have to lighten. QurKNetown, Dec 18—The Maggie, Gray, from New 1d, in Jat 51, lon 30, the Marchioness \spinwall, six weeks out, with loss of deck load, havin; experienced tempestuous weather. pe ace! arvey, from more, red, bere leaky in topaides.” ‘ is York, reports having jueensbury, for Oct 18—The Una, Weaver, for San Fran- back here September 2, much damaged, m Hemport, whee jg bonnd for San fron, claco, which put iad been in collision (as tetore GAN Sbly be lett bering’ abe vessel Misceltancous, We are indebted to purser R W Albert, of the steamship Morro Castle, from Havana and Nassau, for his promptness i delivering our files and despatches, and for full tleg of late papers. LAvUNCHED—From the yard of Mesars E & A Sewall, 1,€20 tons, named @ wave and will 8, Her owners are E & A ‘and Captain John Drum- She ie classed Al for eleven be ready for sea in about ten da: TM Reed, PG mond, who will command ber. the Freneh Lloyds Cleared at New Bedford Dec 28, schr Petrel, Reed, Atlantic Ship Ont Mitchell, from New York {¢ don. 5 ante oe 5 lew lor Lon Dec 9, Bark Marco Polo, Minssen, from New York for Bremen, Deol Int 48 lop Seth. a Bark Ci from Mexillones for Hamburg, Nov 16, iat 19 56 N, lon Bark Najade (NG), Beeken, from Port Talbot for New lov 28, lat 42, 1on 49. art, from Savanmah for Liverpool, Nov 20, lat Sarah Kane, from New York for Antwerp, Dec 10, lat foreign Ports. ANTWERP, Doc 9—Arrived, Doune Castl Linge ee! Ada, Durkee, New York; Yoone. Flynn, Philadelphia; Maid of Or few Orleans. ALICANTE, Dec 7—Salled, Delfthaven, Freese, New (r- nette, Garner, Baiti- N Bare ith, Lad} Jeans, Hi jeans. BRISTOL (Pill), ingroad 14th, Fenwick, Toye, from New York for r Unixwas, Dec 10-Off, Eva, Lauro, from Shields for New ork. Bui ast, Dec ll—Arrived, Maggle Reynolds, Smith, Phila im Cleared 18th, Southampton, New Orleans. BREMERHAVEN, $— New Orieans; Weer (a), Wenke, Minot, Burntisiand, ec t—Arrived, Abel, Leblock, New York. Nevada, Lui U; tates, Idg on owner's account ; » and Sophie Gerbitz (NG), for do; Aztees yor Kk date)—In port, ship Frank Flint, ldg; brig Burgermeister Stuve (NG), ani c. led, Bravo, Christopher, New York. for New York ; CaRpirF, Dec ll—Si Entered: out 9b, roen, Jacobsen, and leans; 12tb, Emerald, rl Uavourra, Dec 24—Arrived, ship Carrie Reed, Crowell, San Francisco, to load for New York. CrnxvURGos, Dec 19 Arrived, bark Lucy Frances, Upton, New York. DRAl, Dec 18—Passed, Abrabam Skalle, Gregersen, from Hartlepool for New York. DUBLIN, Dec 18-—Arrh FaLmouTu, Dec 10—Sailed, 3 GLOUCESTER, Dec 18—Arrived, A qila, Tibiaz, New York. + Balled 13th, Helena, Hematromn, Philadelphia. Dt h, pare New York; Ilth, » Muir, do. ritish Trident, Gordon, Pen- jurgensen, New York. jot Sains), Harking, Ws Haron, Roy, do: City of Nankin, Gueenoox, Dec —Sailea, B r GENOA, Dec 9—Salled, bark Continental, Doane, Messina, be LTAR, Dec 4—Cleared, St Michael, Bernier, Boston ; Merourius, Ludvigsen, New Yor eriePoot. Dec 10.-Ralled, Jenny, Snillman, New York. Houyaead, Deo 12—Arrived, Sampo, Huovinen, Liverpool 1 eeepc }—Arrived, Arnold Boninger, Steenken, New York. ‘eared 12th, Altea! uRG, Dec an, Philadelphia; A L Palmer, Sqrenta the fairway of the Kibe. at Cuxhaven is quite free of ice. The American sbip Elta Norton came down in tow ‘and was placcd aground above the quarantine harbor. ‘Nov 17--In port bark Bertha Marion (Br), Ager, %—Arrivea, brig Antilles, Thestrup, Port. astelio, Cardi; bri 200, Catharine, Heidriek, New York; 21st, steam- ere Cruz; Wd, bark Olimpia j—Arrived, brig John Givan (Br). Boyle, Dempster, New GALWAY, Dec 18—Arrived, ven 11th, Schamyl, . Maryland, Jonson, Balti ALIFAX, Dec 27. re. Dee 13—Arnived, Alexander, Lor ried arrived 9th). cs Boston; Iaano, Murphy, iiams, do} Reanion, Curis, Pi la; Mtb, Omer, New with mdse, to H & F W Mever. ‘Pook the southern passace and had light windwand calms; bas been eght days weat of Bermuda, Bark Ober Bi ter Von Winter (NG), Schmict, Newry, 70 days, In ballast, to,Teveus A Bockman.” Took the southern ‘and had ight winds and calms; bas been 5 dase W of Bermuda. Bark Frere (NG), Fretwerak, Dublin, 0b to E & J Burke, ‘Came the soubern Dee 9, Jat 35,24, lon 00 OL, signalized bark Pendent mins ‘NON Mecogrape, Bremen 68 days, with wae une (NG), veengrape, 7% with and 114 to W & Co. Took the middie pas Sage and bad One weather frat pant of the strong weaterly gales, with beavy sea, latter part, Had three births and {wo deatbs among the passengers. itaa been 2 days west of the Ban! Bark Armizade (Port), Narcisa, 8t Michsels, 39 days, with Oranges apd 28 passengers, to Anton Machado. Had strong gales (be entire passage ; apli. si.lm, Ao. 12 sory Baye ‘hove Mondo tai), Siarace, Marseilles, with mose, to L & Amsinck & Co—vensel to Fun Co, Passed Gibraltar Oct 10; too! lon 68 40, ¢ » lasting 24 hours; 01M Bails. AUTOR Fore aud iainiopmasie snd waa ahueed Sea more. Al ved Br), Bulford, New Orieans Beatit (Biy McDonald, Chari ; Confidence, Patterson, u more; briliant ea TY (a), Price, and The pervle, Dawson, Ball + Philadeiphia ; Quste (ay ‘Thomes. New fork, wien! more, John Banyan, Sproviey, Reve ne orning, "Boson; Great Brio, M4 ered Bennington, Peterson, saree tae New urieson? Athlete, ot Batavia cs), Mu ; ie 8, ‘Thompeon, ‘usader, Jenkins, Da, Dee Arr Hakon Jarl, Martnuson, Phil ney, Providence; 12th, Robt Phitndelphin; 3b, Garibaldi, Ter: Pensacola. Mareb, ard, Aibertin, Savannah, Soinmbre ‘ar Smaii, stgpalied of thie vort to-day. Alexandria, Va; Chileot, Doboy, eterna JOVILLE, Leo New York for Glasgow, was wor ame at Fa, hE | Dygtk mre Orelans; Daphne, Walaner, Gaivensny tithe thats? i Matanzas. New York; He New Orleant Newront, Dec 12—Salled, Mouyr (7) Grlsenuen Nore leans’ Toth, Ruvederg, Ansce oUyt (2+ O Nassau, NP. Dec 16—Arrived, bug Jennie Morton, G Nailimore (and cleared aia Yas geen Tala! 18th, bark Helens, Cunningham, Wilmfagton, He, fort terdam, put in in distress; brig Thamen Wate Nthnoe > bades (and cleared ea:ne a or Hampesige Lathron, 3 20th, bari ugustina (Pr), Cot fut in ih disteesm; It, achr Seguig, fallax tor) Cleared Lith, schrs Island; 18th, Anna Sims, awes, Tageaonvilie. he sa LY MOUTH, BR ive Ehlare, New York tor Hammberks ee Temriaeias ch ies URENATOWN, Dec 12--Arrived, Kate Covert, Baker's Isiand; Anne Tibbets, Alien, Rio one’ sabed for Runcorn); psey Chief, Bi Bletpner, Olsen, Baltimore: Grecian, do; ies New York; Luigi Russo, Ruggioro, do (and mailed ford don); Sea, Fullerton, Philadelphia (and satied for H burg); Maggie, Gray, New Yor: Lith, Sator, Premuda, ; Lal ia, W ; Maddalena ‘Seound x Haltimore Voth, Rachel, demkiae P Sylvia W Swasey, Park. Boston, rorpocls dave, (Bri Mena Nor iTen med Dept (ead bok rises ies mew, Yours tay Ca tart Ae Cleaceds Teonee: Tear ames wie PRQMAS, Dec 14—Salied, steainer Florida, Mite) st qe Dee 11 Arrived, schr John Phillips (Br), Mu jew York. Salo Lith, brig Manlius (Br), Poa, New St Joux, Ni, Deo 38 —Arrived, brig: Nereus (Bry. | arien. Cleared 27h, sehr Alva (Br), Calder, New York. Text, Dec'9~Arrived. Martha Kudman, Berg, New ¥ weeniom, Dec 3—Arrived, Graf von Araim, " or} : VALENOIA, Dec 8—Sailed, Southern Emmy ry raltar‘and Moblie, pie, Ona YoKouAMA, Nov 1—In port, bark Lizale Iredale (Br), new, for New York, idg. American Ports. ALEXANDRIA, Dec 27—Arrived, steamship Jobn Gib TON, Dec lal Gil cht Matanzas;'schr: Oxrrie W Glarre Cross, St hag also cleared, shin Timour, Crocker, San . Amity, “Bunker, -Baitiuore; “sehr LW Wheeler, ‘Ls obile. ‘Satled—Steamer McClellan; barks Amity, Alexandrina Heslen Campbell, | Wind NW to NAW. - ‘Q9th—Arrived, steamer William Kennedy, from Baltin ship Agenor, {rom Liverpool; brig Hagard, trom Baal sehr Lacy Holmes, Mirazoans, pe Also arrived 2th, steamer from Poiladelphia; « Charleston. ¥ c JB—ArniveJ, steamer ‘ Richie, Liverpool via Port'and; bark Torjensky: (Ne Christiansen, Gloucester, B; brig Patra (Br), Swatln, Janeiro; schrs BC ferry, Birdsall, New Yor jallte © Doane, Boa:on; Helen A Hoyt, Townsent, and Henry Fi Colling, New York; Surprise, Beers, and Oliver Ames, Dit, Providence; Enoch Moore, Chambers, New York: Pigeon, Endicott, and Lena Hunter, Providence, ise schr Deimont, from Martinique. Cleared—Bark Maggie V fas -7 Hugg, Rio Janeiro; Josie A Devereaux, Haskell, boston; scars Louisa 1 Strong, Aspinwall; NH S«ivner, Torasher, Allyn’s P: ‘Adolph Hngel, Davis, New Haven; Amos H. Edwards, lett, rovidence; Abbott Devereaux, Rich, Koston, Bailed—Brig J A Devereaux and schr Abbots for Boston; schr A Hi Edwards. Providence. BELPAST, Dec 24—Arrived, schr Active, Coombs, folk ; 26th, Orion, Osborn, do. BRIDGEPORT, Arr son, Lynch, Gold Spri ived, schrs Annie E Der Elia Jan:, Allen, and AT M Miner, New York; Anson Brown, Milis, Elizabethnort ; + Emily, Mapes, New York. Arrived, schrs Diadem, Lowden, Elizabeth, Mary Natt, —, do ; Cornelia, Dennison, Savannah. EERNANDINA, bee 2w-—Arnved, steamship Merce ew York, FORTRESS MONROE, Dec 29—Passed in for Raltin barks Hubert Rogalus, and Kelero (Br), Liverpool; A) + ‘Br), from Leith; Charman, from Demarara; Arnen, | loucester; Laurie, from Bath; Brothers, New Oriean Norfolk ; schr Vixen, from Malaga. Passed out, barks Acquidroneck and Agnes, and trigs nia Dore ana Prestissimo, for Kio; ks Idolque rk, and Robert Wendt, for Queenstown; brig Watery le ark Traveller and brig Superb, te GALVESTON, ‘Dee Me arrived, ‘brig’ Kelple (ir), Cardenas. ‘Cleared—Ship Lord Dalhousie (Br), Row! Liver; bark Wild Hunter (Br), Ericksen) do; sebra SL Bury 1 vy New eet Archer & Reeves, Ireiand, Mobile; R FI . Pensacola. GEORGETOWN, SO, Des 21—Arrived, schra Tone, Mo ald, Boston 1 6, In Slater, Watts, do; 28d, J Fr Henderson, New York. ¥ |, schr Susan Wright, Mount, New York. WOuTLi Deo ‘26—Arrived, i C M Nevins, Ruland, York. ORLEANS, Dec 24—Arrived, stesmahip Ger Men Samps i York; ships land, Dick, L 1; Giant aseway (Br , Dunn, do; brigs Dora ( Braun, Rio Janeiro; Nuefo (Span), Copernico, Mata: Beiow—Coming up, schr C E Morrison, Smith, from Bo Souruwest Pass, Dec 2%—Arrived, batk Harris) ost: Ried Staamnaliipt, Cordova, United States; ships Ro Sprague, Pegasus, and bark Florence Chipman, NORFOLIC, Dec j—Arrived, ae Caspian (Br, Riv Liverpool via’ Portland (and cleared for Baltimore) Hannah G Hand, Hand, New York; M H Ready, Pere’ Brig Idalia (Br), Gordon, Barbadon; sohr « ovidence. SD, Dee 27—Arnived, achre Mary, Guct lle, SC; Lousia Francis, Winchester, New Forme, zith—Saiied, achre Urbana, ghilens WD Mengam, C) id, unney, New NE vBURYPOIN, Des ‘27—Sailed, schr Martha T} Howard, Newsaatle, NEWPORT, Deo 27, PM—Arrived, schrs Cora, Mort t hard S Newcomb, H: Heron teas A son, to saer ¥s do for New Balled Sours Elien me! Ki and John Rand Rogers, New York for New Bei % Iris, Lowden, Wareham; Mary Amsden, Lavende, and Abbie Pit Lambert, Boston for Baltimore ; ia F Cobb, Newe Providence for ; Dictator, Kelley, do for Rapps nock River. |—Arrivea, brig 8 Norup, Ardrossan for New Hs eck Binbeas ‘B, Hogan, Soboken for Somerset, 2hun, AM.—arrived, sere Abjeall Haynes, ‘Smith, Eliza rt; er, ne, Weel Pop hi—‘The {ollowing vessels were boarded in the outer -Sehrs Thom! > my , » Murphy, Port Johnaoo for az cKerood, y Gomersct. for New York Fall River for do; Maggie D ar altimore: Ed H'Frerber, Cobb, do for Deborah B Webb, Gross, Bangor for do; Martha Wr i for New York. DEW LONDON, Dec 3/—Arrived, Ida L, Boston for * York. LADELPHIA, Deo %8—Ci bark Zuima (> ea , Sagna; echr May, Munroe ‘fall, Cardenas. 7 7 PORTLAND, Doc 21—Atrived, sveamct Franconia, By jew York. feared 27th, scar H Prescott, Merriman, New York. GeeeINGRTOWN, Dec 3At anchor Ja harbor, ‘Agenora, from Leghorn for Boston, with loss of sails, chors and racder bead damaged. PROVIDENCE, Dec 28—Arrived, schrs Olive, % Jacksonville (and was towed to Fall River); Curtis Tha. ‘Thompson, Georgetown, DC; Jesse Mardoch, Christies ~ Enos Briggs, Robbins, Norfolk; Andrew: Peters, Sa 7 Blizabethport; Surab Lonise, Swett, do} Lows Waish. | ley, Weehawken; Mansfeld, Achorn, Hoboken; W: Gill, New York. ‘Below. schrs MR Graham, from a Sou Titmouse, Handren, Norfolk; Wm H Bor w Yor ed Schrs Nelle H Benedict, Elis, Baltimore; Ne jus, Dean, New Yo Florence, Hiart. do; Marion, Ba: ; Conn; Susan & Mary, Kenvoa, 01 RICHMOND, Dee Sa ies sche “A M Aldrich, Swa rk, via James River. Nem FaNNATE Deo 2)--Arrived, steatiship Leo, Doarb New Yorn ships Valley Forze, Emmerson, Livervoa sailed for New York) rbitrator, —, Liverpool; Enos 3¢ Soule, Havre; bark Grown 3 sel (ie). Corning, 403 Enchantress, Philtips, New York. ‘Cleared—Ship Emerald, Lull, Cork for orders, SALEM, Dee ‘98—Arrived, schr Frank Maria, we Elizabethporh, HAVEN, Dec2?, PM—Arrived, brig Moan rvis, Blizabethport for Portland; scbrs A Ls ker, Gonaives 16 duys, for Boston; Look Thompson, St Mary's for Portland; NJ. Miller dry, | field, Providence St John; Mary ien, Smith, Prov town for Baltimore; Henrietia, Wille, Gardner, for Pr dence. _Sebr J P Allen. : Passed coark Annie M Gray; schrs Edward Lameyer, ern’ port ‘Terry, Zz Salled—Bai Jerson. Frye, Jougph Fah, Oa Panny, Hanman, Mobile Bonoo; brigs Hazard, Lewis, Malaga for Boston; Hel Potuek, ast Harbor, LI, for do; June (Br). Al ; scars’ Porhona (Br), Dennison, Azoa wor D, Say, ee hompaon, Philadelphia tor do; Quoe de Fanning, and John Farnum, Perry, Po 1 ‘Miliekin, Hoboken for do; He HK Feminck and Alexander pny ge eae ‘Smith, AY hia Lindale cH, Ease, ‘New York for St Joba, cbt out sailed SGTON, NCy Dec 23—Cleared, Sallie M Eva Tice GEN, Dec 23—Arrived, schr Veto, Henderson, N “MISCKLLANEUUS. A ROALALA-A.—FURTHER REDUCTION, ny en tock. of ow offering my entire ne shat China, Glass, French Cloc! Bronzes, Vases, Table Cutlery, Shefieid and premium domestic Piated Ware, Ten Sets, Urns, Lege! Mig | an es, Napkin Rings, Knives, Forks, Spoons, &e. and a great variety of {aoc and staple housefurnishing Hardware for housekeeping purposes and ohday presente. Vortser Mdgeemment, until January ly Wid Cw n actual cash discount 00 each bill ‘of ten per cer from the already Lape i, prices of my goods, whic marked in plain figures. 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