The New York Herald Newspaper, January 19, 1872, Page 3

' WASHINGTON. a eee: APCD ace SORES Senator Carpenter Sawing the Civil Service Board, Se eens cena Sumner Hoist with His One- Term Petard. PEELE SSEE SIN “Beware of the Vidders”- Warning to the House. } ” OR “ARBITRATION THE QUAKER GUN, The Baee for the Viee Presidency—Colfax First, Boutwell Second, Blaine a Bad Third, Wilson Withdrawn, TOBACCO AND INTERNAL TAXES, Woman Suffrage Worsted in the Senate and Struggling Before the Supreme Court. WaAsHINGTon, Jan, 18, 1872. Severe and Sarcastic Criticism of Civil Ser- vice Reform in the Senate. Mr. Trumbull drove another nail into nis political coMia, at least in the estimation of radical agitators, by reporting adversely to a request for the use of the Senate Chamner for the Judiciary Committce to give the Woodhullites a public hearing. He also Plated that the committee would soon report on the main petition, that fora declaratory act enforcing bhe fourteenth amendment in their behalf, The character of that report is readily predicted, be- Cause it will doubtless be drawn by Senator Carpen- Ver, who, though in favor of woman suffrage, does Dot as a lawyer believe in the Woodnull plan, Mr. Chandler reported and secured the passage of 8 bill granting the Philadelphia city tceboats power ko use more steam than the regulations now allow. Mr. Blair aiso reported a bill relative to supplying Artificial limbs to maimed officers and soldiers, 1t Was amended on Mr, Conkling’s motion so as to in- Clude within its benefits oficers below the grade of Captain. The galieries were well filled and there was a large number of priviieged persons on the floor of the Senate, Benator Carpenter having announced ‘us \ntention to debate the civil service commission plan of reform, The interest in this subject is, of Course, very great in a city, so large a portion of ‘whose population must be affected by its provisions. Before the hour of one arrived senator Morrill re- ported favorably trom the Finance Committee the House bill enforcing the eight hour law and pro- Viding for the payment of mechanics and others ‘Whom the superviceableness of supervising archi- tects and other functionaries who have thougnt they Knew what was meant better than the law makers, and have, therefore, deducted two hours difference bf ume from the pay of men in government employ. At one o'clock Mr. Carpenter took the floor and proceeded to deliver in an easy and graceful man- her a sharp and telling argument in opposition to the civil service scheme. He argued that the Presi- dent had yielded to clamor in endorsing the plan, and that the second sober sense of the people would be the other way. Mr. Carpenter was quite face- tious and made many happy hits of wit und satire. His reference to the one-term proposition of Mr. Sumner was of this class, and the Wisconsin Sen- tor created a hearty iaugh by describing in the quiet way and with the clear and musical voice, ,which are parts of his personaity, the introduction of an amendment to the proposition by which no Senator or Representative should ever be re-elected. He described Mr, Sumner, forced by his devotion to principle, as taking up his hat and leaving the Champer, and ended a piece of keen wit by exclaiming, “All hail to the one term! farewell to the Senator from Massachusetts! It would be a vorrow!ul hour when the Senate lost that great man; but all human ills can be borne.” “Civii Ser- vice reform’ were, in his estimation, but catch- penny words. Change was not always reform. It was better to stand by what bad generally worked well, rather than estabiish @ policy copied: from monarchial surroundings, and calculated to create & privileged class. Mr. Carpenter's line of oppo- sition turned on this, and also on the legal objec. Von that it was not possibie to delegate the ap- pointing power to any source other than that pro- vided by the constitu.ion, which was the Executive “vy and with the advice and consent of the Sen- ate.” If Congress could legalize a plan by which the President should be coniined to one of three Men chosen in the proposed way, why could \t not determine who that man should pe without examination. He was very iunny io{contrasting such what the new rules required of copying clerks anu aid not require of department heads, A petty consul must be a citizen of the United States, but the Secretary of State need not be. A copying clerk must know how to read and write, but the Attorney General 1s not required to doso, He understood the Advisory Board to be now engaged in grouping the several grades of officials, but the government was, he thought, groping in the dark. Towards tne close of his argument, which occupied an hour and a hall, Mr. Carpenter raised considerable merri- ment by funny references to the questions that Would be addressed to competing applicants, He ‘asked what chemistry would nave to do with a messenger oreven a@ clerk's duties, and declared that for one he Knew no more about chemistry than he now knew of the pearly gates of tne New Jerusalem. Of the latter, however, he did some day expect to know something, for, thank God! he ‘would not have to stand acompetitive examination Jor admission within them, Toe Senatcr was severe on the “schoolmaster” plan, asking why the young man who stayed at home shouid have a better chance that he wno went to the fleld, simply because the later did not glibly tell how far the earth and moon were apart or which were the four principal rivers emptying into ‘the Caspian Sea, Mr, Carpenter was followed by Mr. Trumbull ina reply which, while effective in pointing out the abuses of patronage, was, critically sp@aking, more damaging to the plan of the Civil Service Commission than even Mr. Carpenter's open attack. Mr. Trumbull charged the abuse on the usurpation of the appointing power, wrought ‘Urough the use of patronage by members of Con- gress. This was the great evil, in his opinion, and if abolished and fixed tenure of office established, ‘the civil service would come round all right, The Illinois Senator did not believe our officials were uneducated or not possessed of suMcient intelli- gence, nor had he any great faith in the com- petitive system, This was @ severe blow to the scheme in the House of its iplends, and Mr. Curtis, who sat on a sofa near by, evidently felt it, Mr, Trumbull Was very adroit in handling the Presideni’s endorsement, and by naving read portions of the reports where it was stated how large a waste was estimated to occur in the collection of revenue through incompetent ofi- cials, managea to arouse tne activity of Senators like Sherman and Morton, who have charge of administration interests when they are assailed. Mr. Trumbull was followed tm animated debate by Mesars, Sherman, Morton and Edmunds, the latter holding the floor when the Senate adjournea until Monday. The discussion developed the fact that the admin- \stration wing of the majority do not care lor the “scheme, and that there is @ more than latent un- popularity against the proposed plan awaiting the debate’s full tide and progress, Warm Debate on the Widow William? Pen. sion in the House—Absence of the Speaker. In consequence of the illness of his child the Speaker announced iRat he wou!d be absent from NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY. JANUARY’ 19, 1972.-TRIPLE SHEET, to fll the ohatr during that time. There was another animated discussion over an unjoyiunate woman asking for a pension this morpigg, which so affected the Vongressional nerves of mempers ag to render further legislation impostadie, and after the termi- nation of the wrangiq pusiness ended for the duy, Mr. Moore, from the Committee of Pensions unanimously yeported @ bill asking that a Pension be granted’to Martha B. Williams. The Commissioner Of ‘Yensions had rejected the claim upon the ground of insufficient proof that the Boldter had contracted the disease of which he died While in the army. Mr, Garfield opposed the bili in @eference to the Commissioner of Pensions, whose decision would be overruled in case this bill passed. He thought the Commissioner ought te know whether the proof was in- suM@cient, and he would not take the responsibility of administering a rebuke to him, which such action would be in effect. Mr. Moore sald the proof in the case was overwhelm. ingly suMcient to convince every member on the committee that it was @ jus’ case, and ne hoped the chairman of the Committee on Appropriations would find satisfaction in being able to wring a few dollars from a poor widow for taxes and refuse to grant a deserved pension to one who needed it. He thought the men composing the Committee of Pensions quite as ubleé to decide the ques tion of testimony as the Commissioner of Penmons, They found the proof ample to satisiy them that it was a proper case for legisiation, since it had failed to be favorably decided by him, Mr. Farnsworth thought quite likely the Commissioner knew nothing about it. He had recetved astonish- ing decisions from that gentleman, who, upon in- vestigation, knew nothing of them, the decisions being the work of some clerk. Mr. Myers, of Penn- Sylvania, spoke eloquentiy for the widow and for the modification of the laws which rendered such @ discussion necessary. He was satisfied this was a just bill and ought to pass, Mr. Maynard, of Tennessee, managed to interrogate upon the merits of the question several times, but failed to take issue wth anyone and gave his co-operation for its passage. The controversy grew quite animated, and, after Mr, Garfield succeeded in amending by limiting payment to the tme of tne passage of the act, Mr. Moore moved the previous question and the bill passed, The Vice Presidential Nominnation—Colfax and = Boutwell Favorites—Bluine oing Down—Wilson Nowhere. Republican candidates for the Vice Presidency are not as numerous as they were a few weeks ago. Mr. Coifax’s modest self-denial, as expressed in a recent declaration of readiness to again immotate himeelf on the “altar of his country,” has proved a bombshell among the ambitious, Possesselon of the bauble, generally sneered at and derided when ob- tamed, was the coveted desire of many men Within the ruling party. The present incumbent being believed to be fairly out of the way, the con- test for succession narrowed, it was supposed, to the candidate who could obtain a major ty of New England votes in the Nominating Convention, Tne President and Mr. Colfax being both from the West, it was believed that a successor of the latter would naturally come from the East. The chief candidates were understood to be Senator Wilson and Secre- & ry Boutwell, of Massachusetts, and Speaker Blaine, of Maine. The issue of the Butler fight was regarded as laying out tbe Senator, and Mr. Blaine became the favorite. Even after the announcement from Colfax that “Barkis ts willin’,”” friends of the Speaker declared their belief that he would beat the present incumbent at tie Philadel- phia Conventidn. Within the past week, however, @ change has come over the spirit of their dream, and it 1s now conceded that Mr, Blaine lies slain in the sawdust. Senator Morrill and Representative Lynch, of Maine, the first quietly and tne last openly, have resisted the Speaker’s pretensions, Mr. Blame himself has done his best to give intensity to this opposition by acts against the one in his official position and against the other in, State affairs, which were not likely to mollify them and enable him to secure a united delegation. The announcement of Mr. Col- fax’s candidacy nas been used by Biaine’s oppo- nents, and their journals at home have come out tor the present incumbent's re-election, Leading papers in Mate now intimate that Mr, Blaine has withdrawn from the candidacy. The same intima- tion 1s made heré, Jt 18 conceded tat the Speaker is wise In this: ael lon; for, judgiug by the feeling he has aroused in the arrangement of the committees amd other matters, there would be but little chance for him. The revenue reformers are dissatisfied because the Speaker did not give them entire control of the shaping of fiscal legislation, and the protectionists are angry even even to bitterness at what they denounce as treachery tothem. The White House 1s regarded as unfriendly to Blaine, because the Speaker has, in its opinion, pursued the same policy as he followed mm the House—as, for instance, using his position as chairman of the State Re- publican Committee to eliminate the reso- lutions endorsing the adminisiration which were drafted for presentation to the State Conven- tion. All of these things make it evident that Mr. Blatne’s chances for tne Vice Presidency have for the present “gone where the woodbine twineth.” The interference by Senator Wilson in Butler's contest for the Governorship of Massachusetts has made the latter a foe strong enougn to defeat all Vice Presidential aspirations. The programme of the Butlerites was to secure the reconstruction of the republican party by bringing in the labor reform element and electing the General to the Executive chair, obtain a Legislature favorable to them, unite on Henry Wilson as a fit candidate for the second place on the national ticket, and when elected thereto fill his vacant seat in the Senate with Wendell Phillips or some one eise on Whom they might agree, and Butler to ve the Secretary of State in Grant's next administra- jon, All of this it 1s declared was defeated by Mr. Wil- Son's return from Europe and the casting of his in- fluence against them. So the Butler radicals are all against Mr. Wilson, As to Mr, Col- fax they are indifferent, their real choice being Secretary Boutwell, who, it 1s whis- pered, has the good wishes of the President in such @ movement. There seems no objection to Mr. Boutweli’s changing bis base from the Treasury to the Senate Chamber, to the gratification of all con- cerned. The Secretary is regarded by the better Informed as the choice of the President for the sec- ond place with him; and, with the strong feeling as to location which exists, and will hereafter be more openly developed, the Secretary may be the ‘‘com- ing man” at Philadeiphia, Pennsyivama is not quite certain as to the trustworthiness of Mr. Bout- wel, He has been with them in the main on pro- tection, but 1s regarded as very unsound on rallroad issues. There seems no other name now «discussed which {s at all likely to affect Mr. Coifax’s ambition and reluctantly expected honors, Evening Reception by the President. The first public evening reception by President Grant at the Executive Mansion this evening was jargely attended by citizens and strangers, together With officers of the Cabinet, of the army and navy, several of the Diplomatic Corps and members of both houses of Congress. The visitors, after being presented to the President and Mrs. Grant, passed into the East Room, which, with the vestibule, pre- sented a gay scene of promenaders, The music of the Marine Band enlivened the occasion. Rece nat the British Minister's. Sir Sdward and Lady Thornton gave their first re- ception of the season to-night, which was attended by foreign ministers, Cabinet officers, Justices of the Supreme Court, the Vice President of the United States, various members of Congress, together with other persons of distinction and private citizens, and a large number of ladies, 1t was @ brilliant en- tertainment, The Myra Bardwell Woman Lawyer Case. Senator Carpenter to-day argued the case of Myra Bardwell against the State of lllimois in the Su- preme Court, The case involved the question of woman’s rights under the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments, It was contended that by virtue of those amendments all citizens, withont distinc. ton of color or sex, and, when a woman, with- out reference to marriage, are entitled to prac- Use any trade, profession or pursuit which they may choose as anavocation. In this case the plaintitf, Who 1s @ married Woman, sought to be admittea to the bar in Ilinois, and the application was retused on the ground that as she was @ married wom: te Nouse for two days, and appointed Mr, Dawes J sbe could pot be liable on contracts with ber clients. The case was heard here in review, and Senator Carpenter took occasion to deciare bis views in favor of woman sutrage. Mrs. Bardwell is the edi- tress of the Chicago Legal News, ‘The Military Division of the South Abotisher. A general order of the War Department an- nounces tat, by direction of the President, the Military Division of the South 1s discontinued. The commanders of the departments of the South and of the Gulf will report direct to the headquarters of the army, The personal staff of the jate Major General Hal- leck will repors for duty with their proper com- manders, The general staff officers of the division wili report for orders to the chiefs of their re- spective departments, The records of the division will be turned over to the Headquarters of the De- partment of the South, except such as are not needed there, which will be forwarded to Washing- ton by Captain R, N. Scott, Acting Assistant Adju- tant General, The Tobacco Interest Before the Ways and Means Committee. The Committee of Ways and Means this morning gave a hearing to representatives of the tobacco interests, Samuel W. Bailey, of Virginia, represent- ing the tobacco interests of that State, said the manufacturers were doing very little business, be- cause an impression existed that there would be @ change in the law, and this made them cautious. The bulk of the tobacco is in ware- nouse or factory. He should like to nave a declara- tion made at an early day as to what would be cone im the way of legislation, or that nothing at ail would be done, so that all parties might have some degree of security and transact their business understandingly. In reply to a question why they did not manufacture for export duty, he said some in Richmond and Petersburg are engaged doing so eqclusively, but those who manufacture for home consumption are afraid the tobbaco 1s shipped trom Virginia for foreign markets through New York, a8 Richmond has no ine of steamers, New York, therelore, has the advantage of Rich- mond, the former possessing large pecuniary means, which enable the dealers there to hold tobacco in thelr own factories and profit by the markets. Those whom he rep! asked of Congress a uniform tax of sixteen cen' on tobacco. and the principal reason for this was that it would give ail the revenue heretofore claimed from tobacco, and was tie only rate of tax that would give satisfaction and result in a perma- nent settlement of whe question, If the tax were thirty-two cents it would destroy the lower grades of mannfactare. Thomas Carroll, of New York, in explanation of one ot the branches of the subject, gave the reasons Wiy tobacco was manufactured cheaper in Canada than in the United States, which were the cheaper price of sugar, licorice and labor and less restric- tons on manufacture and transportation, mr. J. D. Evans, of New York, representing the New York Tobacco Beara of Trade, said they were in favor of bonded warehouses, which they, at least, thought would do no harm, but believed they were of immense benefit to them and the gov- ernment. There were sixteen bonded warehouses; five of them in New York, two in Phila- delphia, one in Oregon, one in Califor- nla, one im _ Boston, two n_ Baltimore, one in New Orleans and one in Mobile. Many deal- ers in the South were not able to carry the amount of stock Unmanulactured in tue summer, and hence the necessity of bondea warehouses. ‘fhe manulac- turers have to apply to capitalists for assis:ance. No money can be advanced by the latter unless the tobacco isin their possession, and they can con- trol it. New York exports from six to eight muion pounds of pressed tobacco annually. The Board of ‘Trade wanted Congress to place them on the same platiorm that Secretary Boutwell does ihe merchants of other commodities or the customs. They claimed the same privilege as do the im- porters, of having the benetit of the bonded ware- houses for three years, mr. EVANS did not think that there had been traud in a single instance as to these bonded warehouses, Ii there had been any loss it resulted from having several grades OI taxes. Mr. BatLey said his side of the question had been taken by surprise, not expecting the subject of bonded warehouses would come up to-day. He de- sired a continuation ot the hearing. Alter some conversation it was agreed by the committee there should be @ postponement until next Tuesday morning, when represeniatives of all Kinds of tobacco manufacture are expected to be heard. Mr. CARROLL sald he would present the argument of the commission of merchants in the form of a TA Christian Piper, of St. Louts, representing a iarge portion of the Wesiern manufacturers, will oppose the bonded warehouse system as applicable to home consumpuon, apart from the purposes of exporta- on. Tobacco Tax Decisions, The question having been brought to the at- tention of the Internal Revenue office as to whether tobacco which had been stored in a factory, and be- fore removal damaged by fire, would be subject to tax, the Office decides that under such circum- stances no liability attaches to the manufacturer, Upon the question of the liability to taxation of tobacco shipped in bond, but lost at sea, the Com- missioner responds that the Courts have decided that h tovacco 1s liable to tax under circum- stances of that character, A Dumber of representatives of firms interested in the tobacco trade had an interview with the Civef of the Internal Revenue Division in ciarge on mat- ters belonging to tax on tobacco, &c., lo-day; but beyond a general conversation there resulted no business of importance or sigatticance to the trade, The Quaters and tie President. The President was visited this afternoon by a dele- gation from the New York Society of Frienas, con- sisting of Messrs. Samuel Willetts, William H, Macy, Thomas Folk, Effingham Cook and G. U. Macy, who presented a memorial adopted by the yearly meeting of friends, to the President and Con- gress, expressing joy at the settiement of our differ- ences with Great Britain by treaty negotiations, in- stead of resorting to war, and entreating for a set. tlement of national difMiculties by arbitration, rather than by resorting to the sword. The delegation also thanked the President for the continuation of @ policy which se- cured peace With the Indian tribes, and for the policy of the administration as to a peaceable solution generally of important questions, The President returned thanks for the visit and explained that the administration would always be devoted to the mterests of peace consistent with national nonor. The interview lasted nearly half an hour, during which an agreeabie conversation ensued on topics of ageneral character. The President promised to give the memorial presented by the delegation earnest attention, The Farragut Prize Cases. ‘The Farragut prize cases, in the Supreme Court of this district, were to-day referred, by consent of counsel, to @ board of arbitration, consisting of W. H. Payne, of Boston; Thomas J. Durand, of this city, and G. A. Fox, ex-Assistant Secretary of the Navy, with the understanding that the parties may appeal from the decision of the Board to the su- preme Court of the United States. The Postal Telegraph. The Senate Committee on Post Offices at a meet. ing to-day decided to report the so-called Hubbara Postal Telegraph bill without any except trifing amendments. The report will probably be pre- sented to-morrow. Encouragement of the Shipping Interest. The following is the text of the bill introduced by Mr. Townsend, reierred to in our columns yester- day:— A BILL. TO AUTHORIZE THE SALE OF CNSERVICTADLE NITED STATIS VIDE FOR THE CON- N OF TWENTY IRON BEA-GOING 8TRAMBITPS. ied by the Senate and House of Representatives od States of Ameri gress assembiesl, That thorized to dispose ‘of ail {in and al he several rvey ot the 6, shall be ry. Ds nection with th retary of the Treasury, to issue proj struction, In priv rds an terials, of twenty fi Jens than thi any ocean ais at once for the con- holly of American ma- Ing Steamnsinips Of not id Of apert equal to en mers now alloat, at A com not ty exceed one million of dollars each, seas ch veaseln may be chartered to any respon: EC, 3. — uw sibie American citizeos ies d aalistaetory bonds for the per- formance of duties reauired by the United States govern: ovnditions to be prescribed by the od the Postmaster General. fe ty be commanded by oficers of nd to be at the the to be granted only on ships buiit within the United SRO. 6.—That veasels propelied wholly or in part by steam, of over (wo thousand five hundred tons measiremen wherever pulit, shail American registers, bu such vessels shall not be allowed and all shipbuiidt ruction of yasuirement abal That a debenture equa Il articles of store duty, to the duties shall be al- ship chandlery or repairs for aged in foreign trade, Re hat any subsidies to. be granted enall be confined to vessels built and commanded by American citizeas. SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN DROWNED WHILE SKATING, On Monday afternoon George Tamkin, agea fifteen, of Newburg, skated from that place to New Hamburg, eight miles further north onthe Hudson, in company with some young [riends, He started alone on the return, and has not been heard of since then, It ts supposed that he skated into @ large ‘atr-tiole” in the ice about three miles north of Newburg ana was “rowned. A reward of $100 has been oifered for the recovery 0! the body Witkin two Weekime WOMAN'S RVING Josephine McCarty Shooting Two Gen- tlemen in a Car at Utica. ANOTHER FISK-MANSFIELD CASE Quarrel as to Free Love and the Purchase of a House. An Innocent Man Killed—The Ball from the Revolver Passed Through the Face of One Man Into the Heart of Another. VERDICT OF THE CORONER'S JURY, The Murderess Said To Be an Abortionist. Urica, N, Y., Jan. 17, 1872, Tpis morning “pent up Utica’? was the scene of a trageay never equalied in horror in the city’s his- tory. Oneida county has been a familiar theatre for murderers, and the hangman's duty has been frequently done; but for @ parallel to the crime now chronicled there 1s no record in local annals. A woman was at the bot- tom of it all, A woman’s brain devised the mur- derous plan, and a woman’s nerve coolly executed it. The particulars are as follows:— ‘This morning, about ten o'clock, Milton H. Thom- son, a well-known insurance agent of Utica, entered A street car, in company with his nephew, Henry H. Hall, of Ogdensburg. A few minutes later the car halted, in response to the signal of A TALL, PORTLY LaDy, who was heavily veiled. The female seated herself immediately opposite Thomson, She was observed to lean forward and address him, and seems to have been disappointed and incensed at the reply. She made a quick, sharp gesture of distress, and @ mo- ment later sprang to her feet, PRESENTED A REVOLVER AT THOMSON’S HEAD and fired. The ball entered his mght cheek, paas- ing thence out through one of the nostrils and find- ing lodgment in the heart of Henry H. Hall, who occupied @ seat by the side of Thomson, The woman, quick as thonght, stepped to the rear of the car, opened the door and sprang from the platform without opposition, Thomsun, believing himself to be fatally wounded, asked that his wife be immediately sent for. An occupant of the car who was supporting Thomson’s head ob- served that young Hall’s body was resting in an unnatural position against the end of the car. He spoke to him, but the souna entered the ears of the dead. THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF MALL'S DEATH created a greater panic among the already terrt- fled passengers, and 1t was not until the car had reached the city that the conductor gained suMicient Self-possession to ring to @ standstill, The mur- dered man was removed to the Butterfield House. Thomson siguified his wish to be assisted to his office, where physicians subsequently attended him, His injuries, although paintul, are not dangerous, THE WOMAN WALKED QUIETLY down Genesee street, directly in the rear of the car she had just left, At the City Hall, where inteili- gence of her crime had preceded her, she was arrested by Oflicer Supple. She offered uo opposition, and until three o’clock this afternoon was not aware that she had killed young Hall and had not killed her intended victim. The writer had an interview with the murderess this afieravon. She gives the name of Josephine McUarty. Her home is in Albany. She swears that Thomson ruined her, and after securing her confidence to a degree where she entrusted him with ail her funds, took advantage ol her by foreclosing a mortgage, which leaves her and hesefree children home'ess and penniless, She Claims that THOMSON IS THE FATHER OF HER CHILDREN. The friends of this gentleman say that the woman is one of the most desperately vicious blackmatiers in the country. In Albany she was known as Doctress Emma Burleigh, alias Virginia Sey- mour. She has been under arrest for various oifences in that city. Thomson, the intended victim, has been in buainess in Uuca for many years. He has borne the reputation of a somewhat “rapid” individual, but is at present exemplary in all re- pects. THE MURDERED MAN, TALL. Hall was a inriving young coal merchant of Ogdensburg. He leaves a wile and child, The woman manifests mucn griet over the death of the “wrong man,” but expresses no sorrow when referring to her attempt to kill Thomson, She frequently makes use of this ex- pression:—“There’s plenty of law in this country, but precious iit*le justice.”’ ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. The Utica Herald of yesterday gives the fullow- ing additional particulars:— On Saturday last Mrs. Josephine McCarty, of Aibany, came to the Butterfield House, in this city, where she engaged rooms for herself and her three children—aged two, five and seven years re- spectively. Nothing peculiar as to ner appearance, conduct or the object of her visit seems to have been noticed by the clerks or attendants at the house, Some time during yesterday forenoon she left the house, and when the ten o'clock street car trom New tlaruord, John Reed, conductor, ap- proached the residence of Milton H. Taemson, 321 Genesee street, she was noticed by the conductor standing on the sidewalk south of the house. she | allowed the car to pass, out when Mr. Thomson, ac- companied by a friend, stepped trom the door of his house, she signalled the car and took her seat nearly at the same time with Mr. Thomson and his friend, She sat in the rear coruer of the caron the west side, Mr. Thomson occupying a seat di+ rectly opposite. After the car started the conductor collected the fares and took his place on the platform. When about opposite the house of Mr. 0. B, Mat- teson, the woman rose to her feet and addressed some remarks to Mr. Thomson, which none of those da the car with them, so far as we can learn, under- stood. The reply, if there was any, was equally low. Mrs. McCarty leaned over, holding ner ear down as though to caten the reply. Immediately afterward the report of a pistol was heard and at ihe same Instant Mr. Thom- son ibrew his head back agatust ue sife of the car, Blood started protusely ‘rom the lower part of ois face, Which he endeavored to stanch with hand- kerchief. His friend, Henry H. Hail, of Ogdensburg, Was seated beside him When tne slot was fred, his face. Ot course, the report of the pistol created great contusion in the car, The woman at- vempted at once to leave the car, which was under rapid motion. Edward Louagniin, oue of the pas- sengers, caught hoid of her arms and told ber not to jump, thinking that Mr, Thomsoa had shot him- seit and frightened Mrs. McCarty Tne conductor stopped the car to secure medical aid for Me, Thom son, and the woman stepped off and walked rapidly away, leaving her mut vbenind her, Toe conductor requested isaac Tapping to follow her, give her the mull, and keep au eye on her uurtll an of could be summoned. This Mr. Tapping did, The car siarted again, it Lemg determined to convey Mr. Thomson to the Butterfield House. Up to this time those on the car had not learned the iui extent of the terrible tragedy — which had occurred in their midst. it was at inis time discovered that Henry H. Hall was dea. It had been thought that he had fainted at tue sight of iis friend’s bicod. It now appeared that the ouslet had entered nis left side, near ule collar bone, At the Butierfeld House the dead body of Henry H. Hall was taken Lato the reading room, aud Mr. Thom- son was assisted into @ chair in the public office. Medical advice Was at once sought. News of the terrible affair seemed to spread on the wind to all parts of the city, aud in an incredibly short space Of Ume the street in frout of the Butterfield House, all accessible rooms on the frst foor of the Butter. field House, and the street in the vicinity of City Hall and ‘the station house were crowded by persons anxious to see the body of tne imnocent victim, the face of the wounded or the woman wilo had committed the deed, Mrs. McCarty, accompanied by Mr, Tapping, walked down the street a3 far as opposite ine City Hall, Mr. Tapping asked her if she was willing to place herseif in custody, and she re ied that she was, Janitor Supple having m informed by Wesley Dimbleby of the afait, conducted the woman to the station housé, Where she has since remained, She occupies the office of the Chief of Police, on the second floor, and 1s guarded by an officer con. seevaitigent. Shep Witton to be unusually bright and in| rem te Buwer i rouse ain Lor she present at enry H, Hall is said to have been 4 man In com- \ fortable circumstances. and was leid in bigh esteem by all who have met him mM our city. Mr. Hail left the house in company with Mr, ‘Phomson, intending to make preparation for tbe Journey home, and met his deati, His face, as le jay ou the table in the readimg room, In«lcated that he had been a man of energy and considerable shrewdness of character, of rather sanguine tem- perament and probably not demonstrative Ia man- ner. He was rather below the medium size. and aged atthe tine of his death about thirty years, The ball which caused his death entered the left side near the coliar bone, passing down and cutting the aorta, and lodging ta the right iuag. Internal hemorrhage was the immediate cause of death, Which inust have been almost or quite mstanta- neous, MILTON H, THOMSON'S WOUND, From the account of persons in the car 1t would seem that Mr. Thomson threw back his head at the very instant the shot was fired; otherwise it would seem more than probable that he would have been killed, and Mr. Hail would have returned in safety to his home. The bal entered his left cheek, passing out through the right nos- tri, The wound is paint, but not neces- sarily dangerous, although, owing to the previous condition of the gentieman’s health serious results were for atime feared, it was rumored on ur street lastevening that his condition was critical in the extreme, but at nine o’clock he was as com- fortable as could be expected, with stroug possibill- ues of his early recovery. THE MURDERER, Immediately after the arrest of Mrs, McCarty she was the centre of observation for as many sensa- tion seekers as could gain admittance to the station house, She is about forty-five years of age, lady- like in appearance, although yesterday laboring under intense mental excitement. At the ume the arrest Was made she wore a neatly-fitting brown Alpaca dress and an imitation sealskin jacket. On her hat sne wore a heavy veil, which was much of the time partia!ly drawn over her face, Upon being brorght to the station house she seemed to realize fully her situation, and by frequent exclamations expressed her concern for the wellare of her chil- dren, She was searched in the rooms of the janitor in City Hall, Nothing was found which wonld pad to any supposition that she intended suicide. ‘The pee was kept by Mrs, McCarty until the time of er arrest. History of the. Woman. Mrs, McCarty is known in Albany as Dr, Emma Burleigh, Among her acquaintances in this city, aud these are not so few in numbers as might be expected, she is known as | as Dr. and sprang to hia feet, (alling in a way to hide | Mrs. Josephine McCarty, to which name she is entitled by marriage. She explains the fact of passing under a different name in Albany by stating that she was obliged to depend mainly on her profession for the support and education of her children, and that, in order to acquire at once an extensive practice, she Was obliged to advertise, and that she disliked to advertise over her own name, She, therefore, assumed the maiden name of her mother, She states tat she has known Milton H, Thom- son for about thirty years, and that he ts the father of her two younger children, That he has been a visitor at her house until his lness, about two ears since. During these last two yearsshe hag had no visits from him, Some time since she purchased a house in Alvany, the price of which was $4,500. On this there ‘was & Mortgage Of $3,000, and she was to pay $1,500 in cash. One thousand dollars she possessed, and Mr. fhomson, she says, gave her $1,000 more. Fiv@ hundred dollars of this last thousand she applied to THE PURCHASE OF THE HOUSE. The remaining five hundred she expended pairs, expecting it would be sufficient for this urpose. She denies that this money was @ joan, and says that it was @ gift, and that she did not expect even to Interest on it. At the same time, fearing trouble from other liabilities, she gave ‘Mr. Thomson a mortgage, made in favor of E. Chamberlain, Mr. Thomson’s own hame appearing on no papers connected with the afair, ue $500 applied to repairing the place Was not sufMicient to accomplish the work, and owing to her inexperience she was obliged to ex- pend four or five thousand before the premises were made comfortable, To this she applied the earnings of her profession as fast as they came in, These not being sufficient, she asked of Milton H. Thomson another thousand dollars, which she received. For this, and unsolicited, she sent hima second mort- age on the property, made as had been the first, lore recently her attorneys negiecied to pay the interest on the $3,000 mortgage, and a fore- closure was commenced, As tie time of this mortgage had nearly expired, 1t was arranged that te mortgage should, on the payment of its face, be assigned to the attorney. At about this ume, Mrs. McCarty says, Mortimer G, Thomson came to Albany and demanded that the first mortgage be assigned to his brother, Milton H. ‘nis was done. Mrs, oe states that she did not like the looks of affairs, and BEGAN TO FEAR THAT SHE WAS TO BE SOLD OUT, In July last sne came to this city and had an in- terview with Mr. J. Thomas Spriggs, She says that he told her that the misunderstanding between te lawyers had made it necessary to foreclose and sell the place, but that she need not in re- trouble herself and could remaim in the house as she had done. she expressed her dis- satisfacuon, and says she was assured that the matter would be satisfactorily setulea by Mr. Spriggs within two or three weeks. She tuen rewurned to Albany, but received no intelligence from Mr. Spriggs, and wrote to him inquiring what progress had been made. He replied that he could effect no settlement. The mortgage was foreclosed and the property was sold. Mrs, McUarty says thet even then she did not believe she was to be turned from the premises, and no one attended the sale autuorized to bid on the proper.y for her, Tne prem- ises Were bought, sie alleges, by La Mott Thomson, acting nominally for @ Mr. Green, of Long Island. Some weeks since a real estate agent came to her house with @ card announcing that the place was for sale. This, se says, was the first direct intimation she had that she was to be turned from the place. Afterward she was told that the place had been sold, and on Wednesday last, herself and her childcen Were thrown out from the house. ON SATURDAY SHE CAME TO UTICA for the purpose of having some provision made for her children. Sne deuies that she intended any violence to Mr. ‘Thomson when she came, and seems to lave made no preparation for this result to her vist, Her oldest son says that she has habitually carried @ pistol since an attempt was made to preak into hex house some time since. Mra. Mcvarty came from Virginia to Augusta in her early years, and it was during her girlnood, we are informed, that she became acquainted with Mil ton H. Thomson. She marred a Scotchman named Mevarty, with whom she went to Europe. Alter her return she left her husband, and subsequently, she says, obtained a divorce, immediately after her arrest she intimated that she leit her husband through the persuasion of Mr. Thomson, She was some years since brought prominently before the public Of this city, At that ume she brought suit for the recovery of a farm, Hiram 'T. Jenkins aad Lewis H. Babcock acting as her counsel, This suit she lost, but the decision Was suvsequently reversed On af appeal. Some peculiar views, brougat out in testimony, attracted considerable attenuon to ber. Comments of the Press. ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 17, 1872, ‘dhe woman you refer to was known in this city Emma Burleigh, alias Virginia Seymour, Josephine McCarty is @ name she must have taken since she left here. Her general character 18 bad. She is supposea to be an abortionist, She has been arrested a number of tmes tor different offences, JOHN MALOY, Chief of Police, The Albany Evening Journal of last evening com- ments on the affair as follows:— ‘This Mrs, McCarty 1s no other than the ‘female physician” of Uns city Known as “Mrs Burleigh,” some of whose professional work has given her con- siderable notoriety within a few months past. It seems that she travels about under diferent pames— generaliy “Burleigh,” but sometimes “Seymour,” find, as tn Ctica, “Mcvarty.” The police of Utica have telegraphed for her general character, It seems there was @ cause for the quarrel with the man ‘Yhomsoo, whom Mrs, ght attempted to kil. Some three years ago he enticed her into a state- room On One of our steamboats The result, she claimed, Was a daughter, now iiving, and she began to blackmail Thomsen. Among other valuables she obtained [rom him was the house sne recently occu- pied in Howard.street, Having then refused to continue his benefactions, she imtormed his family of what had transpired. Upon this Tnomson fore- closed the mortgage on the Howard street nouse, and on last Monday the woman became houseless, She at once proceeded to Utica, and this murder 1s the result, ‘The man she intended to Kill wail provauly live. An Innocent man was kthed, Mr. Thomson's {riends deny the assertion that the emidven of Mra, McCarty are the chiidren of Mr. Toomson, Being acquainted with her from her codiood, Mr, ‘Thomson has in later years be- iriended her with loans. More recently, they assert, she has attempted to blackmail him, These atiempts were resisted, Tue recent foreclosure of a es upon her house im Albany vy a brother of Mr, Thomson, led to this attempt on his lite, When she first entered ihe car Mr. ‘Thomson did not recognize her. When she spoke to him he did not understand her on account of the noise in the car, It is said that the woman has been in prison in Baitimore, and that she has at times assumed ihe costume of @ man when travel- ling; that she is Wicked, desperate aud reckicss as to statement, . THE CORONER'S JURY, those who nave professed to be my friends, with. hold their judgment ull they get the facta, MILSON H. THOMSON, VERDICT OF THR JURY, The Coroner's jury this afternoon rendered the folowing verdict;— The jury do say, npon their oaths, that at Utie N.Y., on the - 1 morning of Weinesday, January 17) , the said Henry H. Hall, of Ogdensburg, N. Y.; while passing down Genesee sireet, on a street ear, in company with Milton fi, Thomson, of U » came to ls death py a bail fired trom a pistol in the hands of one Josephine McCarty, not with the design to inflict any tnjury upon said Mall, but in felonious assault then and there mace upon tie person of said Milton H. Tuomson by said Josephine MeCarty, in whien assault the ball fred from said Pistol first passed through the face of said Thomson and then entered the body Of suid Hall, causing bis death as aforesaid, LATEST FROM ALBANY. A Joint Conterence of Prospect—Joan Cochrane Senate on Us Dignity—Concns of Republi- cans—Tom Fields’ Case Again. ALBAN®, Jin, 18—Midnight, Itis now rumored that tue subject of audinag the claims against New York city and county, apportioning money for the departments aud all the other matters emraced ta Comptroller Green’s bills will be considered ina joint conierence between the two Houses, It 1s almost certain that the city government will be left in tts pr ai con. dition until a new charter is enacted, and chat ie bona jide Claims will be scheduled by the Comp- trolier, and a deficiency bill passed to raise we amount necessary to settle them. John Cochrane, President of the Board of Alder men, received the intelligence of Mayor Hair’s sumption of the duties of the executive with sur- prise, He declares that although required by the charter to assume the duties of Acting Mayor, under certain circumstances he is very averse to being catled upon to do go only at intervals, ‘The republican Senators held & caucus to-night to consider what action should be taken im reference to the bill which provides for the employment and Payment of the officers ant employés of the Senate Both Houses in a Pet—The Coroner Tefft being absent from the city, Coroner Lawton, of Rome, was telegraphed (or and arrived in the city early yesterday afternoon, He cmpan- elled the following jury:— Eugene B. Hastings, foreman; B. Deming, Isaac 5. Knapp, J.B. Rive, J, G. Fowler, 4 ML Howes, Wiliam Blaikie. Afier being sworn and viewing the body the jury adjourned tw the Vounty Court House, Mr. Thomsen’s Card to the Public. Unica, N. Y., Jan. 18 Evening. The excitement witm regard to Whe Jate street car tragedy in this city 18 unabated. Mr. Thomson to-morrow morning will publish the following card:— Urica, N. ¥., Jan. 18, 1872, TO THE Puntic—I do not expect to siience tho clamor of those who devour character and fatten thereon, but Ihavea right to demand, and do de- mand, that all sensible peovle, and especially and Assembly, which was ordero! to a third read- lng in the lower House this a(teruoon, ‘There Was QUITE A SPICY bRRATH on that section of the bill which preserbes what employés the Senate shall nave. several of the Sen- ators got very indignant at tne idea of the House attempting to dictate to them what they should do in the matter 0) empioying clerks and other — ofticers, It was finally de cided that the Senate should put its footw down firmly and declare for itself just what was wanted. The bili gives the Senate twelve clerks of committees. ‘Thé caucus decided that sixteen cle:ks Were necessary. The question as to What committees should have clerks then debated at great length, and was finally decided satisfactorily to the various chair- man. All the important committees are to have each its particular clerk; but the Committee on Religious Societies, among a few others, ls to nave a@ clerk jointly with the Uommittee on State Prisons— A RATHER LAUGHABLE CONJUNCTION, surely. The Committee on Privileges and Elections of the Assembly met this evening in the Assembly Chamber to hear argument on the memorial against Fields, Messrs. Darling and R. H. ureen argued in behalf of the memorialists, citing authorities for such action as tney wisned the com- Mittee to take. They went as far back as parliamentary records could be found, but wound up by acknowledging that tnere was no precedent tor the action to be found in the records of this country; but they wanted the committee to make precedent. Mr. John H. Reynolds for Fields, and claimed that the only, point was whether the Legislature could expel a member for any crime committed be- fore the election. The argument was very lengthy and quite able, but the general impression seems to be that the burly Thomas will not be removed. a appeared THS STATE TEMPERANCE CONVENTION. Strong = Prohibitory Euactments Recom= mended—A Temperance Party Te He Formed—The Seller oi Liquor To Be Held Liable tor Consequences to Purchaser. ALBANY, Jan, 18, 1872. ‘The Joint Committee on Legislation and Politica? Action, representing the State Temperance Society, the Good Templars and the Sons of Temperance, heid & meeting in this city to-day. Several drafts of a local pronipitory bill were considered, resulting in the adoption of a resolution approving substantially the so-called O'Donnell bill, Which was introduced last year, with a change providing for obtaining a aeci- sion o1 the votes by ballot instead of peution, and John O'Donnell, Samuel Mc\ean and H. 8. McOal- lum were appointed a sub-committee to perfect the bili and present tt to the Legislature, At the annuai meeting o! the State Temperance Society, held at Troy, yesterday, Horace E. Smith and Rev. Samuel McKean were ejected President and Corresponding Secretary, and Rev. J. H. Eaton enosen Recording Secretary, Resoiutions were adopted, first, declaring tue sentiment of the so clely as being OPPOSED TO THE LICENSE SYSTEM and in favor of the repeai of ali license laws and the substitution of stringent pronivitory enact- ments. Second—In favor of local proaibition and of co-operating with other temperance organiza: tions in the State in asking of the Legislature now in session the enactment of alaw securing it, Third— Declaring that temperance men snould vote only for such can itdates for pubitc officers as will carry out their principles, and, if neces- sary, that they ougit to identify themselves with @ separate temperance political party. Fourth—That a committee of tive be appointed to co-operate With other siuitlar committees from other organizations to endeavor to advance the temne Trance reform in harimony with the enunciation ot the foregoing resolutions, Fifth—In favor of legis lation which shail make the selier ilable for the pe- cunjary damages suffered by any person 1n cuuse- quence of liquors purchased, THE COMMITTEE OF CONFRRENCE. These resolutions were passed without opposs tion, except the second, which was violently at. tacked vy the leaders of the anti-dramsiop party, who, however, mustered but nine men on a test vote on @ proposed ameadment and remained silent at the flnal passing of the resolution. H. 8, McCal- lum, Hon. Jonn O'Donnell, Rev. Henry Ward, Kev. Samuel McKean and Dr. J. C. Gallup were named as the Committee of Conference under the, iourth resviution. MAINE TEMPERANCE MEN IN COUNCIL, ichigan Liquor Law Recommended to the Legislature. Aveusta, Jan. 18, 1872, In the State Temperance Convention this morning the resolutions reported yesterday were anani- mously adopied. They strongly recommend that the Sherif enforce the act. The Committee on Temperance Legisiation reported in favor of re- storing tae cider and wine clause as it stood in the act of 1858; that the Michigan law making the seller of intoxicating liquors and the owner of the butiding responsible for the damage done by an in- toxicated person be enacted in Maine; that persons convicted of illegally selling liquors be required to give bonds not to violate that law for @ year; that a liquor agent convicted of seliing liquor tiegally be Ineligible to the office of liquor agent again, and one or two other slight amendments. The report was unanimously adopted, and the committee in- structed to bring the amendments before the Legis- Jature, and to urge such legisiation as will secare the better enforcement of the prolibitory laws, a suggested by the resolutions already adopted. VERMONT. The Vermont Dairymen Association in sem sion. RUTLAND, Vt., Jan. 18, 1872. The Vermont Datrymen’s Association 1s holding its third annual session in this town. The meeting is largeiy atiended by the leading dairymen througb- out New England, enry Ulark delivered the address, reviewing the history of the Association. T. D. Curtis, of the Utica Meraid; Cnaries L. Fitnt, Secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Agri« culture; 1. Vv. Gold, Secretary of the Connecticut Board of Agriculture; Alexander Hyde and M. H. Bucknall, President of the University of Vermont and State Agricultural College aud Daniel Needham, of Massachusetts, have occupied the day. Harris Lewis, of New York, Governor Stew- artand a large number of other distinguished per- sons are in attendance and will speak to-morrow, George Noy of tne Massachusetts Pioughman, and other leading agricuitural editors are in aitend- ance. THE WT VIRGINIA CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, CaaRLestown, W. Va., Jan. 18, 1872 After a spirited debate in the Constitutional Con- vention gesterday, the resolution to move to Wheeling was laid on the table. Tue Mayor of Wheeling offers tree transpose aud good quar. wi vettne proceediuge of Ne Legisiacure Were unimpor- tant, ‘pibloceasabadtttocladlasnad HYDROPHOBIA, Late yesterday afternoon Coroner Herrman re ceived information thas Henry Schnelder, a youth of nineteen years, had died at 116 West Thirty- eighin street from hydrophovia, When and where the deceased Was bitten did not transpire