The New York Herald Newspaper, January 31, 1872, Page 4

4 .f CONGRESS. AMNESTY UP IN THE SENATE. Saulsbury Supports It---Schurz Wants to Extend It---Nye Does Not. The Geyser Land Park Bill Passed in the Senate. Warming to Work—A Batch of Bills Passed in the Houset The Apportionment Bill Sent to the President. Indian Appropriations in Com- mittee of the Whole. Edwards, the Arkansas Traveller. SENATE, Wastineton, Jan. 30, 1872. Mr. SAWYER, (rep.) of &.C., presented the memorial of Whe Chamber of Commerco of Charleston, 8. C., tor a re- funding of cotton tax. Mr, CONKLING, (rep.), of N. presented a remonstrance jagainst any change in the tariff laws. Mr, CaBSERLY, (dem.) of Cal., presented the memorial of | yeoldiers in California for modilication of the Bounty and | Land laws, Mr. COL, (rep.) of Cal., from the Committee of Appro- \priations, reported the Hous bill appropriating $50,000 for Jexpenses of the Japanese Embassy. Passed. H BILLS WERE INTRODUCED By Mr. SreNcwr, (rep.) of Ala., to regulate the compensa- tion of the clerks in the executive departments of the govern- By Mr. ANTHONY, (rep.) of R. I., regulating the distribu- {ion of prize money. By Mr. CALDWELL, (rep.) of Kansas, to equalize bounties. \ ae KELLOGG, (rep.) of La., to make Shreveport a port iver; of q By Mr. Srevenson, (der of the falls of the Ohio Rit ) ofKy., for the improvement and the Louisville Canal. ¥., gave notice that on Friday he ‘would call up his resolutioumelative to Executive dereliction and sent up & modification of it, which was orderea to be | printed, | Mr. KELLOGG offered a resolution, which was adopted, | ‘directing the Postmaster General to send to the Senate the mames of persons clatmiog compensation for mail ervice in {| ‘Louisiana prior to 1861, with the amonut of the claims, Alao aresolusion directing the Secretary of War to trans- ‘mit any Information in his possession showing the nature od extent of te raft obstruction in the Red Kiver; also ‘what surveve, &c., have been male for its removal and the extent to which the previous appropriation bas been ex- (peuded. Adopted. PAYING Mr. CoLE, from the C A DEPAULTER. * on Appropriations, re eticlency in the Post ‘aleation of MeCart- Un motion of, Mr. PoxEKOY, (rep.) of Kansus, the bill set- Ying aside a tract of land at the headwaters of the Yellow- ‘stone for a public park was paesod. | Mr. CAMEKON, (rey) of Pa., from the Committce on For- eign Affaire, reported a bill tor the payment of the French spoliation claims, and gave notice that be would caliit up at ‘an early day. potion (rep.) of Mo., the House bill to ‘On motion of Mr. Scum: wuthorize the construction of # railroad bridge over the tLe was tuken up and | ring that the draw | hun oue hundred and bi feet high, and the other pi Siridge ‘Bulldiag Company from si mow hola by assignment (rom the St, Joseph and Denver | City Kadroad Company or constructing any other bridge. ‘Athan the one now bemg built at St. Joreph. The following bills were introduced :— chy, Mr, CABSERLY—To regulate the taking of testimony in in cas 08. By Mr. HARLAN, (rep.) of Iowa—-Authorizing the conatruc- | lon of a bridge across the Mississipp! River at Clinton, wa. By Nr. Pomenox—For the relief of actual settlers upon Mhe Cherokee Neutral Lands in Kansas. ‘At the expiration of the morning tioar THR AMNESTY BILL was taken up. Mr. SAULAuURY, (dem.) of. Del., spoke at length in favor ‘of the bill, He said he would prefer an amnest; mo exceptions, and if he had any hope of aw move to strike dnt all the exceptions from this one; but, that ‘Deing apparently hopeless at this time, he would give the Bil Mis hearty support, trusting. Wat tue generous szirit. of ‘the American people would soon enforce the removal of all the disabilities under-which the men of the South now rest. ec, Hie be | by conaidernitons of pubite policy, | and by the bizhest considerations of justice. He | referred to Mr. Morton's predictions of the evils | that would result from the accession of the | democratic party to power, and raid it was natural that that Scuator, being bimsel a leader of the party 1m power, should antictpate great calamities {rom its overthrow. Bui ple knew that democratic party bad developed bi Sources of the country and had been always the conservator Of the Tights of the citizen, ana Jelt that ita restoration to | ywer bau Lecowe necessary in order,to relieve the country From the evils browt upoa. it by repubiican rue, Hi obi the republican party with having inflicted Soantey an irredeemable and depreciated paper ruined commerce, deteriorated navy and many ot! ‘and in conciusjon be acnouaced Mr. Suimner’s civil righu ‘amendment as an attempt to degrade white men to the level of ap inferior race. ‘Mr. SCHURZ followed with an elaborate speech in favor of | noiversal amnesty, He said he had at firs: intended to vote for the House bill, without amen: expecting that it | ‘would be prompliy passed, but the b ing been amended dn one particular it must now go back to the House, and therefore there was no longer uny reason for retraining | trom an attempt to make it ASSES | | APPLY LO ALL Jaboring ander political disabilit: the South. The Sen- ator from South Carolina (Mr. Robertson) had given notice | thathe would move to sirike out the exceptions from the | Dill, and but for this he (Mr. Schurz) would make that mo- ion, believing that the reasons wiich make it desirable tuat | there should be an amnesty granted at all make it desirable | tbat the amoesty should be universal. The wickeduess and terrible consquences uf the rebellion bad been adduced by ‘Mr. Morton and others as a reason against ammesty; butif | the -rebellion had veen sill more wicked and in tts consequences stil moe terrible be (Mr. Schurz) | conld not permit himse’f to forget that in dealing with Riis question Congress had to deal not with the past, but with Une present and the foture interesta oi the South and of the whole country. However Sex fhe assumed that tt mad aim ihey 7 the blessings E nd the highest degree of pi wud wel: being they can attain; and revive ciizens of the republic that love | for the 1 its vations, and that -Insplring | consciousness of acommon nauonality which suould bind all | sans Logetier. This being tow no one would say | j D boat the policy pursned of the Southera rand ignor- | hy, aw the fe | icy. Head | ative have 2 reveliion if aw The fist ste) at the clove ¢ » the Iroedom and rights ot the next sep shoul been to fey had been followe: was necessarily to # emancipated black secure GUABANTEFS FOR GOOD A at the South, and thi hb He would be the Im wal th toe South; unexamp that when they were | legen, jus after emetging from slave: the political arena arine? with the ence necessary for the management of public the solution of the complex problems which had grown out of the war, wud the assumption tbat they were 49 armed Was x great ctror, When ignorance and inexperience were a yi bs t reasonabie to expect inverted with poiltical 1 fitted to,20 large an sntivence, they ouzht to have been regu: | tod by the adtnission of counterbalancl different policy mate fruits. Expense: isabilities did not But a at been adopted, and it bad be legit had shown that the system of in aby way or measure ‘of Ife, liberty or uty of Congress the men of charact the Sonch in @ position where they conid again take part inthe mana, tof aitairs. twas waid that these disanilities must be retaine’ ‘o inark our disapproba- tion of the great rebellion; bul the people had already sig- nided their disapprobation in afar more efectual way by Geteating the rebebarmies and wiping out of existence the fnstitution which was to be TUR CORNER STONE FOR THE CONTEDRRAC At the close o! war the nation might Rave ex rebel leaders; but it was vot done, Leca: the American people revolted against it, that, where insurrection was punished wi and, there it most, frequentiy occurred. paio and the S policy of generoeity, ihe most fruitful, and be to make it most d the ot cy com ¥ Haa'Weard't anit toat many of the ints rebels did uot deserve amnesty. Perhape not; Dut was not the welfare uf the coun: portant consideration A had asked whether defauiers whould be punished and ¢ . llowed to go free; whether embezzienent was » greater crime than treason. ‘That was pot the question, The ques on was, wheiher general amnesty to revels w demanded by the public good than ® genera p thieves ? roes distinction wi Senau violation: oun Clement andcrimes implying m: were ow OOM ATTING IN THE GERMAN PARLIANENT years ago were! jes row justice reer opinions, abd most of them now. belonged to tha liberal op) ehion, The Count Andrasay, condemned to di 1-49, was pow at the head of the Austrian Minteu od it was well known that the tiveral ampesty granted to him bad done mtieb to attach Hungary to (be imperial crown. Again, that veriain men should be Cine! rom ampesty because they bad heen educated by the CUpled Statee overnment and bad deserted jieservice. But the rae 10 office of one of the m L e po A, am! whether we were to keep the South vent condition merely for the purpor of keeping the thorn in the sice of our enemies and demovatrating again and again our disapprovation of tne Febellion,, The people were inst becoming aware thai great was the crime of revelion it are other viliani @bich Seaperstve'y demand they are ‘aud bonest | of the laws relating to the r | inauit | of an Apache raising wheat or corn? As to the item for airs and tor | r They bad | a too without veing asked to abjure thelr for- | th in| NEW YORK HERALD. WEDNESDAY. Bational snirit than laws oalenlated to alive the pre- Judices an: resontments of the people. “ ‘Mr. Ny¥, (rep. of Nev., replied. He enid tt had been left for Mr. Schurz to discover the sovereign panacea, 4 sort of POLITTOAL OUNDURANGO, ail the ills of the body politi. The Senator id not agree with him ship and in compre- ism. He (Mr. Nye ‘of the rebellion his country aa Mr, Schurz because be had deen born ‘here, and be submitted that it was not quite becoming ‘in Mr. Schurz to charge lack of statesinanship upon all the great men who bad dealt with these questions since the close of the rebellion. Who bad given Lim authority to teach what the true spirit of Ameri- can. institutions was? For bis (Nye's) part he would never Content to give the rebel leaders the right to take part in the government. | He would keep them browsing on the ous iu their hair grew as long aa Nebuchac- nezzar's, and if that was not statesmanship then he did The Senator wanted the leading revels relieved, so as to bring. higher order of talsot into public life at the South, but he would rather have a lower order of talent, cultivated in the school of loyalty, As to the abuses in the government of the South- ern States the people had only themselves to blame, ‘They had sown the wind and must reap the whiriwind. Mr. ScUURE said be would not reply at length to Mr, Nyo's speech, but he would notice one remark, his boast that he was “to the manner born,” and therecore 'muat know wore of republican institutions than those who were not. He wished the would judge for themselves. They had come desire to enjoy the biessings of republican in. nd their desire to maintain them was by no means Jens than that of native citizens; and if the Senator thought they must follow his lead, in order to be entit ed to the rights of citizenship, he was very much mistaken. tle (Mr, Schura) Pad attempted to learn something about republican institu- tions from Mr, Nye, but must confess that he had not found the effort very. protitabie, Mr. Nyvz denied that he had said anything about Mr. Schura not being native born, but the Senator himself had told the Senate some time ago that he had been watted here on a ‘‘wave of revolution.’ He (Mr. Nye) tound no fault with the wave—(langhter)—but he did worder upon what meat the Senator had ted. He had row! great as to turn instructor in the principles of republic: Mr. ROBERTSON, (rep.) Of 8. C., Kave notice that he would ask the Senate to'sit to-morrow until a vote should be had on the bill, The Senate thea at halt past four adjourned, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wasnixaton, Jan. 30, 1872, Mr. DUEL, (rep.) of N. ¥., presented tho petition of the workmen in the Syracuse Iron Works at Syracuse, N, Y., protesting against any change in the present tariff; also the Tesolutions of the Board of Trade of Albany, N, Y., in favor of making Albany a port of entry, Mr. EL.oRUDGE, (dem.) of Wis,, Introduced a bill for the @rection of a lighthouse at the mouth of #ond du Lac River, Wisconsin, Referred. : ST. LOUIS CUBTOM HOUKE. Mr. GARVIELD (rep.) of Ohio, from propriation,s reported a Lill appropriatin: urchase of % lot in St, Louls, Mo., for a building for a Cun- on House, Post Otiice and other governi applying @ former appropriation of $3UU,000 for the ol vhe building, the entire cost not to exceed $2,000,W0. Mr. BUTLER, (rep.) of Muss., inquired why St. Louls + Got the precedence in this matter over other cities ? Mr. GARFTELD sald that there was a great existing neces. sity for additional accommodation for government offices at St. Louis, and the bili had been unanimously recommended by the Committee on Public Buildings, ‘The bill was passed rs SEALED BONDED ROUTES. ~ Mr. SHELLABARGER, (rep.) of Ohio, from the Committee of Commerce, reported » bili to amend the existing provision of law in reference to the transportation of merchan- dise from the port of arrival to the. port in the interior for which it is destined, ‘The mer- chandise is to be conveved either by boat or railway, with the exciusive control of ofticers, of customs and inspectors are to be stationed at proper points or on the boat or train at the discretion of the ectetary of the Treasury and at the ex- pense of the transportation companies. ‘The merchandise is | not to be unladen or transshipped between tne port of first arrival and final destination, except authorized by the regu- lations of the Secretary of ‘the ‘Treasury or by his consent, and in noo i any breakage of the original packages be permitted, Aiter explanation the bill was passed. NATIONAL BANK FAILURES, ator from Nevada to understand that adopted ere Mr. Hoorrn, (rep.) of Masa., chairman of the Committee | on Banking and Currency, offered a resolution authorizing | that committee to send for persons and papers in conductin, | the’examinatiou into the cuuses of the recent suspension of national banks, Adopted. from the Committee on the ‘pill for extensting the statute of ih Mr. POLAND, (rep.) of Vt, Revision of ie reported ra prosecution in cases of forgery, per- om of perjury tn the procurement of pen- ounties from two years, the present limit, to | five years, This was not to apply to already existing cages, On motion of Mr. Cox, (dem.) of N. Y., the bill was amended #0 as not to let the statute of iunitation apply to persons who have fled from th it was passed, Mr, POLAN ay the Teer "aasod. A untry, and as thus amended », from the same committer, reported a bill to of witnesses of respondents in extradition cases. bill to perpetuate testimony in United States Courts, Aiter a discussion, technical in it# character, the bill was a bill to amend the act of July 18, 1865, to prevent cling, The bil makes {¢ the duty of Cullectora of Cus- Internai Revenue to report to the District Attorney within ten days all tines. or forfeitures Incurred by violations ue; and makes i: the duty of the District Attorney to commence without delay prosecu- tions for the recovery thereof. ‘The bill was passed, SUPREME OOURT JORISDIOTION, Mr. BUTLER, of Mass., from the same committer, re- } Ported a bill further to reguiute the appellate jurisitiction of the Supreme Court, It increases the existing minimum of limitation of 2,000, a8 the value of the matter in uispute, to i; {talso allows criminal cuses Lo be certitied from’ the Cirouit Court to. the Supreme Court Cor review of doubtful law questions. He explained the bill and showed its neces- ity to prevent the too great accumulation of cases in the Supreme Court. T. KLDuUDGR. suggested that the provision in respect to criminal cases would add na much business to the Supreme ourt calendar as the provision in regard to civil cases would take from it. Mr. MERRICK, (dem.) of Md, offered and advocated an amendiment ppeals from the Supreme Court of the Peers of Columbia to the Supreme Court of the United tater. Nr, BUTLER argued against Mr. Merrick's ainendment and spoke ot the people of Washington as_ being the importunate wards, even if they were nut the unfortunate wards, of the pation. he morning hour expired at two o'clock, and the bill went over til to-morro APPORTIONMENT BILL PABSED, The Honse then took np the Senate amendments to the Apportionment bill, and they were concurred in. The bill now goes to the President fur his signa re. jon, which mites on Foreign Ailairs, for an comuitted by Mexican citizens and he Unite ates, », the Senate dill to nhoat act the iron ‘or the city of Philadelphia w: table and passed, with an amend- mto six montis. | it on the Speaker's table were taken Mr. CONNOR, dem.) of Texas, offered a re: red to the Ce Intiaus against On motion of The various Senate | |_ up and referred to the appropriate committees. The House then went into Committee of tue Whole, Mr. Cox in the chair, on the INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILI. ‘The bill extends throngh seventy printed paces, and appro- priates about 95,500,000, Mr. CONN pmplained of the policy of protecting In- im which enabled them to rob the'adja- cent settiements and then return to the reservations, where the pursuing parties could not follow them, Mr. BECK, (dem.) of Ky., bore testimony to the {m- mense good whicn had resulted from the peace policy. In noting whieb the President had done did be (Mr. Beck) coin- with him go thorouchly as in the policy whica be had the In criticised the bill tn a bambrous manner, particularly ‘as to the items of clothing, blacksmiths’, millers’ and agricnitural implements. He wanted the ilems to be more precise. Were the squaws to bave sux dresses, and were the warriors to have slovepipe bata and be dressed in broadcloth? He could conceive of | the use of a biackstalth for shoeing the mustangs of those to enable them to keep out of the way of the { the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Connor); but ‘at was the use of millers for them, or who liad ever beard of seeds and for agricultural implements ch Indians shall “continua to farm, say bundred souls,” he said he had himself devoted foine years to farming, and he bad even. writtea a book on it, but hat never in wll his experience known “souls” to firm; he did not believe that even an act of Congress would make a soul farm, (Laughter, Mr. SARGENT, (Tep.) of Cal, replied to Mr. Roosevelt, but ina ne and showed that the cri were things pro iad’ struggled mardi agains! 2 on (dem.) of v inquired of Mr. Sargent, who the ‘bili, the effect of the new Indian ROENT replied that whereas five years ago, and me backward, almost every mat! from the We: brought news of indian massacres aid depredatious, those accounts for the last two or three gears wero extremely Tare; as arule the aggreasions bad ceased, and it had beea found that the policy of feeding the Indians was cheaper, as well as more humane, than the policy of fanting therm ‘he Various religious denominations bad taken hold in good faith 1 in secomling the plan of the atminis: to civilize Indian tribes, The Episcopal Church had od work, the Society of Friends, both ortho- engaged In the vox and Hieksite, the Methodiats, the Baptists ancl others, 1 cussion upon the ditlerent policies of treating the \iaued for a couple of hours, and the committee after having passed as far a8 Dage | ‘TUR ARKANSAS ELECTION, 2LEVON, irep.) of Wis, from tue Committee on oR, nade a report on the Arkansas contested election uit Mr. Holes isentitied to the seat, and that the sit- Mr. Edwards, ia not. He gave notice tua: he ok, adjourned. COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS, | | Proposed Blackmailing Measure in the Mary- | land Legislature—tnteresting to the Mere chants of w York, | The Commerciat Travellers’ National Association | 1s aroused by the fact that the Legisiature of Mary- land, now sitting, has rune bul trough to its second reading which compels ail commercial travellers who sell goods in Baitimore or any city in the State to pay a license of 300 before they transact any business. Some time ago the Association contested the legality of paying those licenses in Southern cities in the Su- preme Court of the United States. The decision of the Court was nst paying the license, as no law could be found on the Statute look putting a non- resident trader on the same fooung as a resident | one, The rules have always been more stringent against commercial travellers in Balumore than m any over cliy, and i¢ has been bo anusual buing for men to be imprisoned for wouihs for seliing wo | single baie of goods. : | ‘The Associauion ts seriously alarmed at the pro- | posed action of the State Legistature, for if tue bul | passes it wil) require three years? tune and a vast amount of money to convest the matter before the Supreme Court again, im the meanume, ail trav. ellers doing business 1 Baiimore will be compejied to pay this exorbitant license of $300, witu (ne al- ternative Of etiher ceasing to visit the City or taking the risk of imprisonment tor violation of the law. The matter is of great importance to the merchants of tis city; for ti the bil be allowed to pass to its third reading without a strong expres- sion Of opinion against its injustice, a large portion of ‘he trade of Maryiand will be diverted from New York. Mr. Keeler, We secretary of the Association is taking measures to arouse We merchants te of the danger to their interests; but if anything i898 to bo doue tt must oe done speedily, as he bill nas passed the second reading and is being rapidiy hurried through to @ third, Many irms would be anabie 0 send drummers to Maryland on account of the additional e: and the mer- chants of Baltimore woula enjoy what they are striving after—a compicte monopoly, It is to be hoped that the merchants will be thoroughly roused toasense of their interests, and, indeed, to take yack steps as will prevent the bitt from becoming aw. MAYFL.WER MEMORIES. The Pilgrim Fathers Served Up—Their Naughty Children Are Recommended to Foilow Their Example. The Rey. William Morley Punshon lectured last night at Cooper Union, before a very large audience. His suoject—‘Mayflower Memories’’—was treated with whe eloquence characteristic of this widely known English orator. Mr. Punshon began by saying that the places most dear to men are those where he- roic deeds have been wrought, Then he described Plymouth, as it is and as it was when the Pilgrims landed, the hardy pioneers from which @ nation sprang. The “rock? shown as the one upon which our veverable forefathers landed is endorsed by Mr. Punshon as the identical stone. From this sacred spot ali that the cye takes in was described by the speaker with a graphic distinctness that it 1s to be feared MOST YANKEES would find themselves unable to imitate. The flight of the Pilgrims trom their homes in England was touched upon, The germ of religious liberty was in the Reformation, but the tree was destined to have its growth on American soll, The tools of kingcraft were not slow to inaugurate per- secution, from which the Puritans were forced to flee, unless they conformed, In those deys men’s consciences were made of sturdy stuff; perhaps tney ave more pliant and élastic now. The low countries of Holland Offered them a home, But precautions were now taken to hinder tbeir departure from England. After many tribulations, hotvever, they reachea Holland, all the stronger from their sufferings, The speaker here paid a tribute to Jonn Covi who came to America with Mr, Hooker and Mr. Stone. ‘These three names Inspired somebody with the briiliant witticism that the Pligrims had all they necded—Stone for their butlding, Hooker for fisamg and Cotton for their clothing, The character of Joha Kobinson, the pas- tor of Leyden, was eloquently described, and his freedom and radicatism inside the limits of Bible authority were com- meated upon with great power, The Mayfower was less than two hundred tons burden, and tn this insignificant vessel the Fathers of the Republic made their way across the sea. Among the fore- most of the leaders were John Carter, Wilham Brewster and Wiliam Bradford—the latter the Gov- ernor of the colony for twenty-five years, Edward Winslow ts the only one of the company whose por. trait has cole down to modern times, MILES STANDISH, broad in the shoulders and deep-chested, with quick speech and hot blood, brunt, bat with warm affection, was fascinated by the boldness of the Puritan project, thouzh he was not one of them in faith. Not one of these men thought himself a hero. They only honored an old-fashioned thing called conscience over au old-iashioned book called the Bible; they only caerished honor—that 1s all. But their names will be rememberea beyond those of war- riors and sages, Though che voyage of the Mayflower Was slow and beset by danger, yet she could not perish. Did she not carry f lom to those new shores? It was not possiole for her to sufer wreck, Let us look In upon the new com. monwealth. Twelve years after the seitiement a law was passed, not needed m New York now, pro- viding tuat any man refusing to be Governor, If elected, should pay a fine, Soon church member- ship was made the test of cilizensilp, Oom- pulsory education came next. It was agecreed that if a whale was cast on shore one barrel of the oil should be given to the State, Phis was the tirst Custom House duty, Drunkards were put iu te stocks and posted —Mr, So and So, of So and So, seen drunk. Women were Warned against unnecessary taik—a lesson suited to ali the ages. One woman was summoned tor ul treatment of her father-in-law. A man was sen- venced to pay £6 for asking &@ Woman TO MARRY HIM against her parents’ will, Stranwe to say, the meek youth repented any refi ed. These Puritans ven tured Into realms where angels might almost tear to tread. They decreed that women’s garments should not be made with short sleeves, and that no sleeve should be more than twenty-two inches. he Puritans stil live for thew principles, if obedi- ence to conscience and faith are living principles. ‘Their children, inneriung thetr indomitable spirit, have fused States into compactures and strength, bnili schools and homes. Their spirit, which would not bear slavery, has puritied the Tepubiic from its one blot, and Wii work in power till the glorious future 13 realized. We dishonor the tathers if tneir example does not make of us nobler men, Said Alexander Ww one of tue same name, “Change thy name or thy Works,”” So say tne pilgrims {rom their graves to Mmauy a degenerate son, COLLEGE OF THE C:TY OF NEW YORK. Interesting Examination Yesterday of the Progvess of the Students. The most interesting examination of the classes of the College of the City of New York, held yester- day, Was that of the Senior Class in the languages, ‘The examination of the students in Latin, French, Spanish and German was of the most exhaus- tive and thorough nature. ‘hose who for four years have been studying the ancient lan- guages now study the modern, and those who have in like manner studied the modern now take the ancient languages. ‘The examination was very severe, and the results were more than satisfactory, They displayed such real progress that one could hardly heip feeling that the great pleasure of teaching was to be found In such results, It was evident that the students etudted to learn, and that they did so rapidly and well. The ‘an- cients,” as they are jocosely called, were required to translate passages from Sallust into English, and also selections trom French ard German, ana to translate selections from Engiish into Span- ish and German, Although the passages were rather dificult wey were quickly writ- ten out, as nearly ‘literal as possibl In French the proficiency dispiayed was excellent, Each student read the page in French and m Eng- ush, and their use of good language was remarka- avic. In German they read aad transiated also Trom dictation with g fuency., These results are, In fact, Ue very best test of the general growth of the students, and the faculty may well be con- gratulated on the exibition of yes y. Whue this college 13 Keeping fully up to the mark in the ancient languages, and does not believe that © Old aod revered classics should pe throwa negiecied, they are gradually growing ance to thein, and increased considera tion Lo modera languages, the latier belug more up to the spirit of _modern progress and improvement. Protessor Herberman Kolmer aud ovhers conducted the examinations in these departments, THE JUNIOR CLASS. The subject occupying the atteation ot the juniors was ‘intel’ ual Philosophy.’ In this abstruse science many of the questions were exceedingly ducuit, ‘tne folowmg two are selected from twenty:—*vetine the imagination—how does it ditter from mere fancy?” “Knumerate the contin- gent and necessary elements that enter to na- lions.” Professor Muntsman had charge of the exanination of this study. THY SOPHOMORE CLASS, The examination of tne Sophomore Class was con- fined to the subject of the Eogitsh language. Con tary to the custom in vogue in most colleges, the study of Engiish ts Kept up all through the course— @ thorough knowledge of the vernacular veing deemed essential to @ complgte education, Each stadent drew a paper from a hat, and found init a subject for @ thorough discussion. Prolessor Bar- ton, who had charge, could hardly fail to be satis- ded with tue resuit, as tue young men certainly showed themseives exceediugiy weil up in tis de partment. i ‘tne Freshman Class were examined by Professor Docbarty in mathemaucs, There were three printed papers requiring solutions of a great variety of proviems, and some of them quite dificult, tn plane and spherical trigonometry, mMensuration and sur veying. Drawing and natoral history comprise the studies upon which the Introductory Class were examined, The exhibition of whe drawing Was a very Interest ing feature. esterday’ examination on the whole was very sausiactory. es THe FIRE IN SORANTON. SCRANTON, Pa., Jan, 30, 1872. ‘The fire which browe out last night destroyed 3 four trame baildings om Pennsylvania ave- noe, and damaged the Post Office building to & considerable geatent, burnmg of the roof, The mans and all the Post Office property were safely removed withons sustaining any dam- age either trom tire or Water. ‘The buildings wotcly were consumed were small, cheap siructures aud of hile value. They were occupied as @ small confectionery, beer satoon, millinery, meat market acd roc Famihes hved in the second stories of each if iidiag, and some of these Jost all their turnitare and personal effects, The total loss will provably reacu $60,000, Which is almost hall covered by iasnrance. The Post Onice has been reimoved to Wyoming avenue, amd is 10 workig order, FATAL SHOOTING ACCIDENT IN JERSEY. Yesterday avout one o'clock, while “Alick,”? & baker, formerly inthe employ of Captain laervey, the laundryman of Belleville, was ceaning a loaded san he handled it so carelessiy that itexplod shot one Jonn Bever, a German fa ior about terty years Of age. ‘Ihe leaden discharge entered the un Jorixgiate man’s right side, causing Mines Which, li be feared, must prove fatal JANUARY 31. 1872TRIPLE SHEET: POLITICAL MOVEMENTS AND VIEWS. The Liberal Republicans and One of Lincoln’s Jokes. Referring to the Libera! Republican Conventioa which is to assemble on the 1st of May next, the Rochester Express thinks the Convention will come together to curse the present administration and prevent President Grant’s renomination; but if it adheres to its principles it must endorse all the leading measures of his policy. It will end as did the Cleveland Convention of 1864, which was called to prevent Lincoin’s renomina- tion, Possibly, now as then, @ ticket may be pub into the flela, but tt will not be adopted by the dem- ocratic party, and will drop out of sight before elec- tion, Abraham Lincoin told an anecdote illustrative of the Cleveland Convention and ticket, Which will probably be equaily applicabi® to the Cincinnatt movement, He the effort to elect Fremont reminded him of the Ulnois Canal Company, which ended by taking all its profits irom the grass which grew on the unused towpath, We shall be Le tie if the proposed third party move- ment now should meet any better fate. The Pennsylvania Democratic State Conven- tion. The Reading (Pa.) Gazette states that a majority of the Democratic State Executive Committee are in favor of selecting Reading as the place for hold- ing the next Democratic State Convention. Two State Conventions have been held in Reading—the first in 161, when William Bigier was nominated for Governor, and the second in 1860, when Heury D. Foster was selected as tue standard bearar of the party, Jeff Davis Born a Yankee. The Springfield (Mass.) Republican states that somebody has discovered that Jefferson Davis was born in Massachusetts instead of Kentucky, which has heretofore been accused of producing him, and that he comes of plebetan stock, his father having been a wheelwright at Stockbridge, where JeiT was bor in 1808, He soon alter removed with his father to Kentucky, however, and, as his career has proved, took very kindly to its old Bourbonism, The Passive Doctrine—Stall the Democratic Party Disband ? A writer (“Cincinnatus’’) in the Boston Post, in an elaborate communication on the propused coall- tion between the democrats and liberal republicans, saysz— The popular mind is working up to the truth that at the end of 81x years from tne close of the war the army should cease to govern, 1/ it is ever to cease, The force of democratic principles is making itself felt, These liveral repabiicans, according to their own paaioree, are couverts (oO democratic princi- ples, And this is due to the constancy, devo- tion, wisdom and firmness of all true democrats who never swerved from duty and never despaired of the country in the darkest hour. can credit neither to Mr. Sumner nor mr. Logan nor any of their compeers the merit of this change. I should name a different class of leaders eutirely. There are Hendricks, Pendleton, Thur. Man, Seymour, Hofman, Doouttle and Groesbeck and others, whose statesmausnip, eloquence and fortitude kept alive the spirit of republican institu- tions among tae peopie. I need nol speak of Han- cock, the soldier-statesman, Whose generous and herolo spirit rolled vack the tide ol despotism; Whose orders and letters are amoug the noviest ap- peals for the supremacy of civil laws to be found in the annals of avy country. Wiat «does the demo- cratic party not owe to these men? As yet the Niberal repubvacans have done nothing. They Promise uch, aad have power to do much, But they have done notiung. Tvey have no party, Bo organization—and may never have avy, J conclude as 1 began, that to disso.ve the democratic party, or Withdraw tt irom tae fleid, or select our candidates from among the republicans, or to put ourselves under their guardiauship, would be @ ost wawise, unexaupled and rainous poucy. Miscellaneous. Referring to the Connecticut United States Sena. torship, the Springfleld Aepublican staves tuat tne name of Henry B. Harrison, of New Haven, and 8, W. Keliogg, of Waterbury, present members of the House, and G, H, Platt, of Meriden, are added to the list of possible or probable candidates for United States Senator to succeed Senator Ferry. whose term of office expires next March, The Republican, however, thinks the chances are in favor of tne re-election of the present incumbent. Are we never to have a change in the existing sys- tem of making United States Senatorships life post- uons? The Handsboro (Miss.) Democrat wants General Joseph E. Johnson for Presideat and Carl Schurz for Vice President, ‘That ticket ought to run “hand over hand,” Says the Jackson (Miss.) Pilot—admintstration—of Governor Parker’s recent message to the New Jer- sey Legislatnre: ‘The State rights theory 1s a political heresy which we supposed had been most thoroughly Killed oif when secession put up its head in an open rebellion and Was suppressed by the force of arms, We had scarcely e:yvected to meet this theory again so soon after the War as now Js proclaimed by Goveruor Parker, of New Jersey, In regard to the Moblie Collectorship the Register professes to assert, as a ‘simple act of justice,” that in courtesy and tverality in his administration Col- lector Warner has given very general satistaction to the Mobile merchants. And white politically but little difference can be discerned between the car- Pet-bagger and the scalawag, practically the carpet- bagger 1s the best Collector of the two, Congressman Grinnell, of the Grinnoll district in Towa (repubiican), has come out in favor of the one- term principle, and, of course, against tue re-noml- Bation of Grant, NEW YORK CITY. Dr. Colton's fifth lecture and exhibition of langh- ing gas comes off to-morrow afternoon in the Cooper Institute, a& trifling admission fee being charged to cover the expenses, Patrick Knapp, the proprietor of the ‘Thieves’ Den,” corner of Hester street and the Bowery, where the gang of ten desperate characters were ar- rested by Captain Mount last week, was yesterday sentenced by Judge Dowling, in the Court of Special Sessions, to twelve months in the Penitentiary, Mr. Henry Howard delivered a speech last even- Ing at the Second District Court room, Centre street, on “Practical Reform.” [is speech will be found in our advertising columns, and the burden of it is the setiing forth of the great advantage, moraily and otuerwise, to the city, of the improveients of the Five Points and the neighvorgood thereol. The Charity Ball, tobe given at the Academy of Music this evening, promises to be quite as success- ful as those of previous years. It ts, unquestion- ably, the ball of the season, and thoroughly de- serves al! the patronage it receives. The object for which tiis “bail is given is for the support of the Nursery and Cnila’s Hospital—a worthy and com- mendable Institutioa. Cart Donnelly, a young man, was arrested by OMicer Fanning, of the Fifteenth precinct, yester- day, upon complaint ot a javoring woman named Annie Daffy, employed at 15° Bleecker street, who charges that on the 22d inst, he stole $100 in money from her. He aenied the charge before Justice Cox, at Jefferson Market, yesterday morning, but ‘was Committed for Uriah ‘The jast time Baron Patrick F, Donnelly, of Wate Jack’s Theatre notoriety, appeared at Jefferson Mar- ket Ponce Court was as complainant against a young man for picking nis pocket of $30, Yester- day morning the tables were turned, the Baron ap- pearing a8a prisoner. Onicer Deveau, of the Six~ teenth precinct, testified to ey the Baron “roll- ing home in the morning” as happy as a lord, Upon the payment of a fae of $10 Justice Cox dis. charged him, In the case of Sigismand Kohn, @ coal dealer, @omg business in Third avenue, near Forty-ninth street, Who was accused on several complaints of cheating in weight i the sale of coal, the examina- tion was opened yesterday before Indge Counter. After it had been proven by witnesses that the weights at which Kohn had sold coal were false, Judge Coulter, on Motion, dismissed the complaint on the ground that the ¢oal, when weighed by the pur- chasers, should have beea taken in a coal cart toa city weigher or some oer coal vara, Instead of being piaced in baskets. After this extraordmary decision the remaining parties who bad made com- pina against Koln witadrew them and left te Jourt. » THE LOUISVILLE CANAL. A Committee to Go the Appropr! CINCINNATI, Ohio, Jan. 30, 1872. A committee, composed of members of the Cham- ber of Commerce, Board of Trade and Common Counctl, met yesterday and resoived to appoint @ committee to vistt Washington and receive the of $400,000 for the completion of the Richard Smith and Benjamin Eg- gieston were appointed on the t of the Chamber of Commerce. The opinion of James speed, attor- ney for the canal directors, was read, to the eifect that the directors gannot reiease the mortgage until the ponds are pala, ’ ful one; AN AFTERNOON AMONG THE SPIRITS. Interesting Developments of the ‘Workings of the Mediums. Dr. Gordon’s Seances Exposed in the Jefferson Market Police Court. The Doctor Who Believes and the Assistant Who Does Not. Dr. Gordon’s “Spirit Bride” Appears Ar- rayed in Diamonds and Costly Apparel. ‘The examination in the case of Thomas P. Sproul, charged by a Mrs, Fuller with stealing a gold watch and chain trom her, valued at $150, was continued before Justice Fowler at the Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday afternoon. The court room at an early hour was crowded by long-haired, sunken- eyed creatures, who appeared to bear a distant re- lationship to each other, Counsellor James D, McMulland appeared for the prisoner. EXAMINATION OF THOMAS P. SPROUL, The first witness called was the defendant, Sproul, who was cross-examined by Colonel Hart, attorney for the prosecution, He testified as follows:— My name bas been Sproul ever since I was born: some spell it Sproll; Ihave speit it that wav; I had no motive in doing it; 1 became acquainted with’ Gordon about three ha in bis pack room; I told him my name was working at bookbinding for Harpers xt the took a notion to. me aud wished me to spirit brother; head; Sear on it; a party me aid nearly Killed me; it’ was {a a lager beer saloon in Second street; Gordon wanted me to stay with him as he was a(raid to stay alone; I no bargain with him; we made no Partnership arrangement; I w: joue the business {n the aeunces; only wh become his saw 8 sc acted in the audience; I ws him to keep cool; rag not near him when e performed; I resided with him ; he told me of his finan affairs; I managed the business; col- 3 lected about $160; paid him $3; he left the rooms {n my charged; 1 inspected all the interior of the building; all the pharaphernalla; he had confidence enough In me to leave me im charge of the room; I found some card hoard pictures in bis room; they were fourteen inches one way And tan the other: 1 have one with me; it represented the “Spirit Bride” dt was the picture of the Queen of Beauty); {t represented Dr, Gordon's spirit — bride, dressed in damonds laces (picture _produced—laugh- : the faces I saw; one was a boy; underneath; some — thought in the #-ane-s that tt was Robbie or their darling little baby; I burned up the pictures because { thought it trand; rdid not wish to hurt Gordon ; that was the reason I burned them up; Twas a short Ge of during the seances; Iwaw the pictures every night; he had the gown on and the picture tn 1s t hand; was covered up ‘white gown; he would arise up aad stretch nis hand Up; the fraud was so. bunglingly done I did not thing he would have tae audacity to practice { Mrs. Fuller there only once; never paid ler any mone handed cards arqund the audience purporting to be a mag: netic physician; the reason that Mra, Fuller had me arrested was because I'had a falling out with the medium; I was known as Thomas Perry; I did not care to have ‘people know I viited spiritual mediums; I gave a Mrs. Frost my jname as Very; never went by the name of Littledeld; don’t’ know James Doughty; sent my washing to Washington Hotel; know the clerk put _my name on the bill as Littlefield; I had trouble in a larger beer saloon with Gus Maxweli; { wanted him to lend mo « dollar; Thave beea in the city since last May; I was hara up at that time; I was thev at Harpers; not been 10 Harry 1 know of; L believe I wi there once; don't kvow Pat or Iiugh; never had a row with them; I have a car on my head; wh was a little bo! fellow insulted my I resented it, and he licked me; I have rm: I was fooling with Hi car 01 ty a a boy and got hurt; I was very badly hurt in the lager beer saloon; was taken to Park Hospital; 1 went by name ot Sproul; I first boarded at Washington Hotel; went from there to Mrs, Maxwell's; have been in Chicago; never been under arrest; have been through Canada: nave a home in Boston; have been married; my wife and I separated by mutual ageeement; have been in Indianapolis; the Chief of Police of that city is not atter Killed a man or murdered one; kne at Gordon's; don’t know where he i something from him; I said perhaps he had gone to New Jersey, because I thought it the best wav to get out of the country; boys used to come and see Dennis; T used to shake carpets for Gordon; I used to shake them out of the wit only when too dirty’; took them on the rool someti heard of any property missing when 1 took th root; the men were not afratd of me at Harp T never reiated my bloodthirsty encounters to them; I had $15 when Lleft Harper's; when we went in business spent a yout deal of money for Gordon to take care of him, a8 he was sick ; 1 bought provisions for Gordon; I never got any gold rays beronging to Liarper, nor had them t1 after T left there; I never told Gordon Dennis was a th: and t washed the dishes and cleane: ai Ir any forms at Gordon's; be only bad these pictures; he held up the pictures to show them ; they bowe: \d apparently amiied 5 people Imagined 1; the Queen of Beauty had a smile painted ‘on its face; when it bowed Gordon would ve hand under the robe; 1 wanted to satisfy myself, and opened Gor- doa’s trunk, Ke-direct | Lhave a third interest in Gordon's business; the property belonged Wo the firm; Gordon showed a gbost that appeared of ite own account; he had a piece of thrown up over , and tled toa door knob; the door Opened and shut the figure would bow backwards and for- wards; he remained be.ind the curtain some time after the ty; he pretended to the a trom the trance that A dienceé he Was su much exhausted had to rest picture one produced his scans from these; he said, “My God! I a. dium of twenty years’ practice’ and doing as you accnse he said if be did Thad psychologized him; that 1 was not far enough advanced yet to understand the spirits; there ‘was a picture the sawe as the “Queen of Beauty,” which Dr. Gordon represented a8 his spirit bride; he took one of his diamond studs and placed it’ in the ear of* the picture, and another in the bosom; she was dressed’ in illusion Ince and silke; the “Qucen of Beauty,” and the silk attached to her hand and from there to the door knob, was performed one night to convince « very sceptical gentleman; 1 saw the diamond shine; Gordon told me he placed the diamond there. Mrs. Faller testiied—I never had any business with Gor- don; went there three times; never assisted him in his scanves; 1 went as an electric’ physician; I studied with a rivate physician; 1 had no motive in exposing Gordon's rauds, It I knew them to be such. Re-cross-examined—I cannot remember whether I got up tn one of Gordon’s s-ayres and denounced them as a damna- ble imposition; I won't swear that Idid not doso; I sa things that I did not like; I did not like the actions of some Of the parties there; I suppose they were men and women both, as they were dresseu ia male and female apparel. EXAMINATION OF JANES BUTS James Buison, a deleyate from the counts have stood in the mud when he got measured f tesiftied as follows:— Thave visited Gordon's seunces; 1 graduated at a medical college; Tam a physician, mechante and inventor; I visited Gordon's seances to see; I wanted to learn; L wanted to Know whether forms of the departed conid be produced ; 1 hey were not like the Queen of Beauty; they t have been in the # of pictures; I would xe; the spirits 1 saw could Kopt my eyes open and inery enough to ney T know something about theatr and sleight of hand; the witness here gave a deseription e room; the torms have come along with Dr. Gordon trom the back io us in the front room, {rom four to six feet from us; we could have seen wires if ‘there had been any: I saw one face of » deceased person I was sonatas with; I saw Dr. Frank- lin; twas. good face of him; T can tell, py hia statue in House square; it was not bronzed; it was not full ‘Bust; the forms, some of ther, looked o » who must hia pants, w Academy of Desi know the plete It i 8 not be produced by listened ; $50,000 woul jetares ; not procure mac a machine to operate pictures the’ way ; there was A” diferent aspect in near: m; ' some of them had a® hieltke expression, ‘some of them were beautiful; I can't de- ac bem; any one that wants to know now it is bad betier goand sce “how it is themselves:” there were never many of a family present at any one time; [ went to five, became satisied, and to one siuce; 1 think [have 3 back of the “ Spiri sons; there appeal ‘hom nobo iy recoznized; once when I was there bi were shown; they were those of a culld; the cblid careased, the Doctor. when you saw the child , How oeer was you, whee 700 tae ibay eae eae YA. It was not a fo shiv Had wes 8 Coop ae — Bigs a robe hin hke a priest; ie icons some this’ times 4 didn’t, touch” the bodys Taaw pictures disappear in the air; they were the wall; (saw the spirit of Mrs. Lsergrene e on; Lwas at her funeral; don’ think Gordon eyet were blue; when the form appeared we all em- claimed, “Old Mrs, Richardson :” gray; whem she first appeared we bad a profile view of the face; she did ong; she only made a others have; I saw enough of the lady to notlos she bowed we could see nearly her whole form; saw wometning besides the “trank aud chest" of icharcaon's spirit; I did not see the back ; 1 am acquainted with Miss Prout (one of the — spirits Csr | by Dr. Gordon); I don't see her in court (laughter); belleve Spiritualism is @ good help to Chrisuans, and if a the people believed in it eer would be beiter off; saw spirify since Bproul lett Gordon: the Doctor was to yive = ~eune o Sunday évening, but the Doctor being sick he could managed to show the chid; @ bloody-look- peared on the Doctor's arm when he came ous ‘and the seance ended; some went forward te tit was, and found nothing; they exp! that it wasa possible raiiroad accident somewhere, where = child was helug cut é pieces (laughter); 1 beheve the ebay ig me in my inventions; they help all persons few ood or COUNSEL—Doctor, can't vou prevail upon the spirits te fnveut us some permanent tx-thou by which we gan pi an underground raliroad in tis city? (Lauztter.) ‘The witness did uot deign to answer ihe query, CouNnss.—Doctor, have ‘you eves been in’ lunatic age lum? A. No. ‘The counse! having gamed all the information they could in reference to Spirituaiism from the wit ness wilowed him to take bis seat. ‘the case wus further adjourned until to-morrow bef etoenirs as balf-past one, when it is expected the presec Will place Dr. Gordon on the witness stand, THE HEPNER HOMICIDE. Keenan’s Lnvestigation—Verdies Against the Father. Yesterday morning, at ten o'clock, Coroner Kee- nan took up the investigation in the case of Herre man Hepner, the lad, of eighteen years, late of SLL fast Eleventh street, who was shot dead in Grand street, near Ridge, late last Saturday afternoon ty @ pistol in the hands of his father, Lenry Hepner, as previously reported in the HERALD. Mrs. Hepner, wife of the prisoner, and ner oh@- dren—all very respectable looking people—were tm Court and conducted themselves with the utmoss propriety. Loutsa Bordeman, the stepdaughter of Hepner, however, extubited a bad leeling agaiaas him, tn consequence of the abuse he had heaped om his famuly during the last few years. Mrs, Bordemaa said the family did not go to sce Hepner, as he was a bad man, Below will be found @ synopsis of the testimony elicited and the verdict of the yury:-— » Louisa Bordeman, of 627 East Twelfth street, de posed that she is stepdaughter of deceased; em Savurday afiernoon, about three o'clock, deceased went to Court, at Kssex Market, 1n obedience tea Summons issued by sudge Shandley; at that time the witness, her sister, mother and brother Chartes Were in Court together; Mr. Metzler was with the prisoner; vhe latter asked Mrs, Hepner te let the matter drop, and she said she did not mean to have prisoner arrested, but ong wanted him to be prevented trom shooung her; when they got outside the court room prisouer came up to mts family ahd said, “Here | ac nis wife said, “1 don’t want to have you arresied;” then ail of them, with the exception of Chari Walked together to Graud street, through that str toward the river; prisoner then left tor a shere tume and the rest walked on; soon alter the witness saw the prisoner approaching from benind; he was then talking to deceased, LUC the witness did not know waat he said; deceased told him to keep quiet and so did the witness; he sald to the wit- ness, “Ain’t that (meaning deceaseu) a proud boy t7¥ hhepner then put one arm around deceased’s neox and said to him, “You are my proud, my nice bey #? the witness then heard the report of a pistol and saw deceased fall; hen saw @ pistol in Hepuer’s hand; he turned the pistol toward himself and ae shot himngelt in the face or head; ue then ran of and Was about to shoot himseli again, when a policemam stopped hin; the shooung took place betore five O'clock in the afternoon, Louis Mepner, sister of deceased, corroborated the testimony of the previous witness, Onicer Calhoun, of the Thirteenth precinct, vest fled that on Saturday aiternoon, while standing the corner of Grand streci, near Attorney, he heard that @ man was shooting himself; saw the prisoner with Liood running down his face, with his rigas hand, holding a pistol, raised; ran towards him aad arrested lim; the pistol dropped Jrom his hand; took Hepner to the station house, and on the way there the witness asked the prisoner why he shot the deceased and ne replied—**l have too much love for my family.” 1n the station house the pris oner became very Violent, butting jus eau agaimss @ clothes rack and said to tyose present, “Take me out and hang me; { do not want to ilve any longer.” ‘The post-mortem examination of Dr. Marsh (pre- viously printed) was then read, alter which Coroner Keenan subinitied the case to the jury, who rea- dered the following VERDICT, “That Herrman Hepner came to his death bys Coroner resent when several recognized the faces as “mutual triends;” the “spirit bride” produced ts in Court; does not look anything like the one produged at the ance; I went through oms; saw no machinery; he asked us ‘3 did not examine, as they felt ance; 1 bave seen face and form of an individual at tne’sany; a lady in one of the circles saty tie spirit of a deceased stater pass clear and eaw it; the spirits were all posits aw the form of a child in Gordon's armi its hands moved as natural as life; it would caress him; movement was vivid and per- fectly natural; a person who did not know it was a spirit would take it fora living ebid; if it bowed i was a grace. ‘Mr. Gordon could not have produced the euild by artifical means: it remained in his arms some time; sometimes it would be six fert from us; I observed his gown beiore the sern-r, 80 we could set bout him; 1 bave closely watched con. I could detect fraud; I went there arms Riebardson who bad been buried only four day the cap and some of the apparel she was buried m; we ail recognized it; the apparition was several feet from Gordon; it bowed to some one in the room; not to the eircie; she advanced towards us; she was bevond the door; the iorm it first very indistinct, and gradually grew more olstinet, the hghts we: ae it burt the t right if they don't believe to Spiritual fully woderstand religion if they first Spirivns -ratnined Jeman pointing to ihe Voetor.: Tam forty years of age; Tgradnated at reat Medical College ta ‘Uineinnatt, Obio; | attende? two courses of Jectures ceived a diploma; | siudied medicine vefore T went ther have two diplomas fron other colleges; | bave practised medicine twelve years; I practisea m’ Hifnots, 1a Canton Fulton; I practised there seven yours; J lett there in 150 weut to Yates Cit id therd five Teame to this eity when I became an inventor; came to this tty to ad seeing for himself; the eurtarn, by Gordon was about one-third way from’ the rear of the oom ; the gas in the front room was from chandelier in the oiddle of the room; in the sniddle room there was no gas OF ights; in the rear room there was @ light; the altar where Gordon operates from in the rear room, near tbe wi Auiience sometines sit near the altar during the sa there were \wenty persons there one pight; they patd Mity cent T''most always pai Hi one night ed; I paia the next time f wont; I never saw pel Aman puta silver coin in # man’s band 7 coin; m know how it iw done; the operator mn me; man took twenty-five in silver and’ left me a cent; a. os oe how tne Juggler mani a, han ca liye andvratand, a taam ‘broke, out of the cl read rabbed for one. of the eoiriia but formed tt o1 cents Pl Ppistol-shot wound, at the hands of his father, Het Hepner, on the 27th day of January, 1872, 10 Gi street, near Ridge.’’~ Hepner 18 stull in Bellevue Hospital, and his com- dition is regarded as being very critical. ‘the bullet has not yet been extracted from bis head. THE NASSAU STREET BUTOHERY. Condition of Joun Glass—Ilis Ante-Mortem Statement—No Hopes of His Recovery. Warden Brown, of the Centre Street Hospital, yesterday waited upon Coroner Keenan, at the re~ quest of John Glass, an inm:te of that institution, who was so terribly cut and beaten by James Cone tello in McElroy’s restaurant, Nassau street, early on the morning of the 22d inst. Glass, feel- ing assured that there was little oF no hope of his recovery, and believing he would soon die from the effects of the injuries he had received, his physical conaition permitting, expressed a desire to make a true statement of the occurrence, Being waited upon by Coroner Keenam Glass made the following STATES l went into McElroy’s eating saloon and entered the kitchen; then came back to the saloon, when Costello, the clerk, commenced to abuse me £ answered that “No one would use such language unless his mother was a w—e.” He then came ag me with a knife—a carving knife. He stabbed at me, and { warded of the blows with my land, He then stabbed me several times in the head. E Tell to the floor, and in getting up he stabbed me again in the elbow and face. Ife then started to rum out, He got outside, and I walked out also, when I saw him in charge of a policeman. I then started for the hospital, 1 never had any difficulty with Costello before, 1 did not raise my hands to him at + all except raise my arm to defend myscif. twas well acquainted with McElroy, and was in the nabit of going tnto the kitchen when I chose, Surgeon A. L. Vandewater, of the Centre Street Hospital, deposed, that Glass was adwitted om January 22, suifering from stab wounds and cuts of the head, arms and legs; he has two fractures of skull and one of tie alna (bones of the arm). in my opinion he is im ao exceedingly dangerous condition. The jury found ‘that John Glass was danger- wounded at the hands of James Costello, om the 22d day of January, 1372, at 109 Nassau street.” Glass lives at 255 Washington street, Brooklyn. CONDITION OF GLASS LAST BVENING. Glass was slightly’ better on last evening, the favorable symptoms which set in yesterd: raven tes having continged through LA day. The doctors It the hospital express great pi his const with which he elings to 1 e strongest or he coul@ tution must have veen of not have stood out so jong. There are now chances of his recovery. ——$—_—_—_—_—— SILK WEAVERS AS PROTEOTIONISTS. ‘The Paterson silk weavers are circulating the fot. Jowing petition, which 1s being numerously signed by employing and laboring silk weavers. It is claimed that the proposed reduction of the silk tari® would work the ruin of the business in Paterson:— To THe HONORADLE THE SENATE AND Hovse oF Rup. RESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED, AT Wasa Ct y undersigned, residents of the city of Paterson, Pawel “county, “stale of New Jersey, being tne operative weavers employes especially en- din, the ‘weaving of Fibuons, sashes, | trinimi Sind broad siiks and all its other various branches, belie’ that the tariff upon all foreign manutactured silk as it now exiate and has existed for a long time has be quctive of great good, and has tended to develop the manu. facture of silk goods high position, and believing that a red tari? pon foreign manufactured silk will be detrimental te Our bes interests and work almost ruin to the trade, there fore we especially’ petition your honorable bodice t9 main. tain the duty as it now stands, believing such course be productive of grent good to ‘tue sik manufacturing (ater: este and will tend to still further develop the silk business of ‘And your petitioners will ever pruy. FROZEN 10 DEATH. St. PAUL, Jan, 30, 1872, M. F, Gilman, of Carver, was frozen 40 badiy om |. Saturday that he died the same day, this country,