The New York Herald Newspaper, February 20, 1872, Page 3

A WASHINGTON. Whe Ku Klux Reports in the House. + WADE HAMPTON AND HIS SYMPATHIES, Tho Tariff, the Deficiencies and the Income Tax, PORNEY’S PROSPECTS IN THE CABINET. CONFIRMATION OF CHARLES HALE, The Philadelphia and Savannah Collectorships. SETH JOHNSON SENTENCED. WAsHINGTON, Feb. 19, 1872, The Custom House Investigating Committce— No Quorum. To-day was assigned for the meeting of the New ‘York Custom House Investigation Committee, but RO quorum was present, Senator Buckingham is a@thome sick. Senator Howe 1s convalescent from @carlatina, and Senator Stewart is in Nevada, ‘Those present adjourned until next Monday, unless ®ooner convened by the Ubairman. Tbe Tarif and Ku Klux Reports in tho, House. ‘The tariff debate in the House to-day is generally Pegaraed as settling the fate of most of the meas: ures fora radical alteration of the duties on im- ports. Mr. Dawes, who is never quite pleasant when addressing the House, got unusually ir- ritable over the efforts of individual members to Gictate the reporis of his committee, and was not “Bt all monfied by the votes on Hale’s defeated salt ‘and coal resolution, and Mercur’s successful bill to repeal the duty on tea and coffee, After Mr. Frye’s ivi Rights bil had been put over till next Mon- day by the aemocratic tactics a violent scene fol- lowed on the reading of the minority report on the Ku Klux investigation. The majority of the fommittee, represented by Mr. Polard, of Vermont, gnd Mr. Scofield, of Pennsylvania, were so skilfully hamipioned in the debate as to gain what was on ali bands acknowleaged to be a substantial victory, The four democratic giants—Beckx, Kerr, Morgan and Niblack—seemed so possessed with blind rage tmat nothing like justice was done by them to their mide of the controversy. When the tumult had mea- -Warabiy subsided, Messrs, Cox, of New York, and Banks, of Massachusetis, in some sensible remarks, earried 7, proposition to print the minority report, Bhorn of its unparliamentury language. Net im Sympathy with Kn Klux. \ Wade Hampton, M. ©. Butler and Mr. Kershaw, ‘@fBouth Carolina, havé reached Washington to ask fora hearing before the Ku Klux Committee to de- Tend themselves against the charge made in the Senate that they were in active sympathy with Ku Klux in that State, ‘The Postmaster Generalship—Forney to Suc- ceed Creswell, ‘There is no longer room to doubt that important Ranges will soon be made in the Cabinet. Mr. Creswell is to give place to some one who, while personally no more acceptable to the President, will bring to the administration that support which he: does not command, and it is understood Colonel Jobn W. Forney will be Postmaster General—a posi- téon which he nas long desired. However much he may desire to retire to the care of his press duties he will be solicited to accept the portfolio of the Post Office Department. The New Assistant Secretary of State. ‘The confirmation of Charles Hale as Assistant ®ecretary of State, vice J. ©. Bancroft Davis, re- signed, is regarded here as a trinmplr for the ad- mimistration and 1s the theme of conversation in Political circles to-night, Mr. Hale will enter upon his auties to-morrow, . The Income Tax. ‘The Committee of Ways and Means had a long session to-day, at which the question of the repeat of the income tax was discussed at length and a de- G1ajon reached to recommend to the House that it De not repealed. The prevailing argument at the Meeting was, that the repeal of the duty on tea and ®offee was a fair ofaet to a tax that reached many who would otherwise escape their share of the bur- fens of taxation. 1t 1s not believed that the income tax repeal has many chances of success against the report of the committee. Putting the Deficiencies Forward. At the session of the House Committee on Appro- Priations this moraing it was decided to take up the Deficiency bill, out of its regular order, and put ‘At at once upon its passage, This 1s rendered neces- Sary on account of the longer number of appropria- tions that Dave run out, leaving several of the de- partments without the means to pay some classes of their employés or pay some portion of their current expense, ‘The Homestead and Geyserland Park Bills. ‘The Committee on Public Lands or the House had ® meeting this morning for the discussion of the Homestead bill ana heard the argument of Mr. Laughin, of California, in favor of the rights of actual settlers, It also decided to report in favor of the bill to set apart as a public park forty miles of territory at the head of the Yellow Stone River. New Post Offices. * ~The Senate Committes on Public Buildings and Grounas, at their meeting this morning, decided to report in favor of the new government building for Post Office, &c., at Aloany, N. Y., at a cost of $350,000; also a similar one at Hartford, Conn., ata fost of $300,000, and another at Indiwnapolls, Ind. Tt also agreed to recommend the purchase of a site for a similar building at Cincinnatt, Civil Service Keform. ‘The House Committee on tlie reorganization of the civil service of the United States agreed to-day to report @ bill to preserve the freedom of tne seve- fal departments of the government and to ask the House to assign a day tor ite consideration, The bill makes it a penal offence for a member of Con- @ress to ask for acivil appointment, and provides thas they can make recommendations only when Fequested to do so in writing. ‘The Iron Horse for the Hunting Grounds. ‘The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs had before them for consideration to-day a bill for the right of Way for @ railroad from Shreveport through the Choctaw and Chicasaw reservations, in the Indian Territory, in the direction of Santa Fé, International Copyright. ‘The Joint Committee on the Library met this Morning and had under considerauon among themeelves the questions concerning the proposed International Copyright law, but reached no con- ‘Clusion. The Senate Sergeant-at-Arms. A Republican Senatorial caucus will ve called this week, at which an effort that promises to be wsuccessiul will be made to oust the Sergeant-at- Arms, John R. French, ex-Congressman from North Carolina. There has been a constantly growing dissatisfaction with Sergeant French, for a year past at least, both with the Senators and the employés of the Senate who are under his charge. ‘The proposed caucus is said to be the result of a combination among the doorkeepers, messengers, 4&c., Whose services and pay, it is charged, he has endeavored in the interest of economy to dispense ‘with during the recesses of Congress. These em- ployés are nearly all personal friends or political -pagents of Senators, and these latter do not favor the stopping of the pay of these servants while they are taking their summer holidays. Rice Culture and the Rice Duty. ‘The efforts of the rice trade of New York, Boston and Baltimore for a repeal of the duty on that arti. cle are not likely to meet with much success, The Senate Committee on Finance will not go further than & reduction of twenty-five per cent on the pres- ent tariff rate, and the committee are very doubtful about recommending that.’ But the Tariff vommit- mae Of Dovgress have been patiently going into tho | \ \ 3 . NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1872—TRIPLE SHEET, subject of rice: in Georgia and South Carolina, and their conclusions seem to be that the duty is Ro higher at presens than is necessary to sustain the home interest, Though a reduction will be Possible in three or four years, the plantatuons ‘Which cannot be used for other purposes than rice cultare suffered great depletion of material and machinery during the war, and have been in great Part restored by the aid of Northern capital, It 1s alleged that thé cuiture gives a good support wo at least 50,000 negro families, and that when the culti- vation 1s extended to its fult capacity not less than 76,000 such families will be supported by it, The Philadelphia Collectorship. A delegation, consisting of about a dozen promi- nent businesg men of Philadelphia, al! of whom were volunteers in the army during tne late war, called at the White House and interviewed the President to-day in the in- terest of David Houston, the present Deputy Collector of Customs, for succession to the Collector- ship in that city. The delegation also called on the Secretaries of War, the Treasury and the Navy; also on Commissioner vougiass, Vice President Coifax and the Pennsylvania delegation in Congress, reia- tive to the same matter. General Warner, of Phila delphia, was their spokesman. The Savannrh Collectorship. The fight over the Coliectorship of the Port of Savannah has brbken out again, Secretary Bout- well this time taking the lead against Robb, the present incumbent, in favor of the brother of Mr. R. 8 Hale, American agent before the British Claims Commission at Washington, and a close and influential friend of Mr. Koutwell. The new candidate is a special agent of the Treasury Depart ment, and has been for about a year on duty at Savannah, Collector Robb and Special Agent Hale are both in Washington, the former on official business and the Jatter for the purpose of forward- ing his interests with the Secretary of the Trea- sury and insuring bis confirmation by the Senate, if nominated, Each gives a very gloomy account of the state of the republican party in and about Savannah, consequent upon the war of the fac- tions that has now been raging for a consider- able time. Jobnsov, the Treasury Clerk, Sentenced. Several days ago Seth Johnson, formerly acierk in the Treasury Department, charged with em- bezzlement of government funds, was supposed to have been acquitted, he having testified before @ committee of Congress, and thus, under the law of 1867, escaped prosecution. Butit was subsequently discovered that in 1862 the law was amended, aud, as Judge Carter said to- day, the repealing statute appearea to have been passed for the purpose of preventing a witness? testimony before 4» committee from being used against him in @ criminal prosecution. It q@alified the effect upon the witness, but did not qualify the prosecution. He therefore held that there having been no conclusive acquittal, the ac- cused would be held for trial. Johnson, at the instance of his counsel, then pleaded guilty to the indictment, His counsel made & few remarks in extenuation of the offence. Judge Carter said the accused had borne a good character, especially in the eyes of his superiors at the Treasury Department, the head of bis bureau having as much confidence in him asin hisson, If it was not for the public con- sequences he would make the penalty different; but he was obliged to look at the effect it would have on pubito morals and the public service. He had failed to find any other feature in the invest gation of this. case than weakness, He would im- pose a sentence of imprisonment in tne jail for one year, and the prisoner to pay the amount embez- zled, namely $40,000, Belgian Ships and Tennage Dues. ‘The Secretary of the Treasury has decided that the Convention with Belgium, of 1858, must be con- strued to exempt the vessels of that government from the payment of tonnage dues when sailing ai- rectly between Belgium and the United States at stated times; or, in other words, forming part of a regular line between the countries mentioned. Ves- sels of the Untted States are subject to the payment once a year of aneavy tonnage tax, and the ex- emption of Belgian vessels is likely tolead to dis- satisfaction on the part of American owners, and probtably to additional legislation on the subject. Condemned Navy Tobacco. ‘The Secretary of the Treasury writes to the Pay- master General of the Navy, in reference to the pro- posed sale of certain condemned tobacco, that, if sold, stamps must be affixed to it, as with the tobacco of priv widuals. If not worth the thirty-two uty he would advise ee Fisbery Beunties. It appears from tiie records of the Register of the Treasury that the bounties formerly paid to the cod fishing interest during tne last three years it was granted—namely, 1863, 1864 and 1865—amounted to an average of $353,000 per annum. The privilege of withdrawing salt free of duty, which was sub- stituted for the bounties, has, during the past two years, amounted to only $120,000 per annum, or only about one-third of the bounty. Presidential Nomination. The Presideat, to-day nominated to the Senate David C, Cox to be pension agent at Washington, DO Senatorial Confirmations. ‘The Senate, in executive session to-day, confirmed the following nominations:— Charles Hale, of Massachusetts, to be Assistant Secretary of State; E. L. Deane, of Maine, to be Captain’ in the revenue ‘marine service; John McCross, Register of Land Office, Hunts- ville, Ala.; George M. Radcliffe, Assessor of Internal Revenue for the Sixth district of Illinois; Albert M, Barney, Collector of Internal Revenue for the First district of Texas; William F. Gilmore, receiver of public moneys at Chillicothe, Obio, Also the fol- jowing Postmasters:—J._S, Lozier, at Hackensack, N. J.; E. B, Dawson, at Boonton, N.J.; William L. Bigoy, at Newnan, Ga, THE NORTH CAROLINA BANDITS. Lowry and His Gang Defy the State Govern- ment—Holding High Carnival at Moss Neck— The Next Man They Have Determined to Murder—Unparalleled Villany—Firing Aiter a Train Leaving 8 Station. Moss Ngcx, Robeson county, N. C., Feb. 16, 1872. Henry Berry Lowry, the notorious outlaw, and his confederates, have been holding a carnival here for two days, sleeping at a store near the railroad station. When the down truin for Wilmington ar- rived here to-day they had a barrei of cider rolled out of the store, and were treating a large crowd. They were particularly active in inviting (?) the pas- sengers out of the cars to drink, familiarly tapping severai of them on the shoulders and shaking their bands, When Lowry was told that he had better Keep @ good lookout, or some one would kill him or some of the gang for the rewards offered by the State, ne replied that “any one who might kill him or any of the gang could never prove that he had done the killing; all they asked ‘Was to be let alone, and they would leave every- body else alone; if they wanted provisions they would go where they could be obtamed; if they had money they would pay for them; if not they would demand them and take them,’ They were, he said, determined to kili one mon, who was travelling backwards and forwards on the train. They had warned him several times not to come up here, “and,” continued ne, “we ‘would have killed him yesterday right in the car, if 4¢ had not been for the number of ladies who were in it.” While he was saying this the individual whom they had doomed was at that very moment crouched under a seatintherearcar. He has incurred the terrible anger of the outlaws, from the fact that he volunteered last winter as the executioner of Oxe: dine, one of their gang who was hung at Lumbe r- ton. They told the conductor thatif he came up here again they would murder him mghton the train. ‘As t_he train moved off they saluted the conductor in military style and took @ deliberate aim at the train with their rifles, and continued to fre until it was beyond gunshot distance. The audacity of these outlaws out-Herods Herod and is unparalleled in the history of any State. ‘This man Whom they have threatened is known in Wilmingt on by the name of Frank Marsden, and 1s @ sailor-boarding-house runaer. At the Free Oburch of St. Mary the Virgin, in West Forty-fifth street, near Broadway, this day’s ser- vices, With music, are at half-past ten A. ba erw: alf-past seven P. M., the Rev. Fathers fron and Noyes oMciating, assisted by the Rev, Dr, Stimson, of Canada. Strangers and residents are alike welcomed at sais clurch, SWINDLING. Arrest of Two Women for Defrand- ing Shopkeepers. How the Work Was Planned and Executed— Shadowing the Operators—The Furnished Room Dodge—Prepared for Escape in Men's Clothes—The Victimized Firms. Two women, named Eva St, Valerie, alias Le Sage, and Livdte Davis, were arrested on Sunday evening by Detectives Wooldridge ana Lilly. These women have been going around among the different stores in the city for the past three months buying goods, ordering them to ve sent to a certain residence and, when the property was delivered there, disappear- ing with it, They were usually assisted by a man, who ig not yet, however, in the hands of the police, although there 1s little doubt that he soon ‘will be, as he is known, This man generally laid the plan of THE INTENDED SWINDLE, and the women carried out the detaila, From one of the morning papers he would select a house that advertised furnished rooms, and going to the place im the course of the day, he would hire rooms for two ladies, and then inform them of the locality of their new residence, The next thing to settle would be the store that should furnish the material, and in tne course of a stroll through the principal thoroughfares this was decided upon. As soon as everything was in order the ladies, or sometimes only one, went into the store and purchased & quantity of goods, invariably laces or such light, valuable materials as could be easily disposed of, and gave directions to the person from whom the purchase was made to send them to the house, giving the address, When the porter of the establishment where the goods were bought, went to the house with the articles, one of the ladies would receive him in the parlor politely, ask him to wait a moment while she was showing the merchandise to her sister or hus- band, and THEN TAKING THE GOODS from the unsuspecting messenger the ladies would disappear from the house with the booty and leave the porter airing his expectations at the stove in the parlor. lt was only when the amounts of the purchases were trifing that both tne ‘women engaged in it; but when they intended to go largely into the business one remained at the nouse and the other went to the store where the purchases were to be made. For months past these parties have been carrying on this trade 1n the city, but Mrs, St. Valerie is an old hand, and has been operat- ing for years in almost all the principal cities in the country. In Boston, Phuladelpnia, Cincinnati ana Chicago she is well known, and has no doubt appropriated a large quantity of property in those places, The workings of the trio in New York first became known to the police here through the medium of the merchants and shop- keepers who had suffered from the visita of St. Valerie & Co. Day after day for some time past gentlemen have been calling upon Captain Irving, AT THE DETECTIVE OFFICE, complaining of their losses and soliciting the assistance of the police in bringing the thieves to justice and saving other people. Captain. detailed two officers to look after the movements of the swindiers, but they turned out to be too watch- ful and clever to fick 4m easy detection. Com- plaints still poured in upon the police, for the women m to have continued their work with unabated ‘dor, and Saperintendent Kelso determined to put top to the affay. Detectives Wooldridge and rd were then commissioned to look after the M case, and jor weeks they followed the footsteps of the parties all over the city, without at any time being able to locate them. ‘The detectives had exact descriptions of the women, and were in every way prepared to pounce upon them the moment an opportunity occurred; but tne women seemed to have au idea that somehody was after thet and they kept out of the way most effectually for a long time. On Thursaay last, how- ever, the long-looked-for chance presented itself, and the officers were not slow to take advantage of it. On that afternoon the aetectives were walk- ing up Broadway, on the lookout for the ladies, when they most opportunely met them on the ‘West side of the street, near Tenth street. The om- cers followed the promenaders, and continued to keep them in view until the ladies went to their home, This was exactly WHAT THE POLICE WANTED, and one of them, Mr. McCord, was le(t to watch the place, wnile his companion, Mr. Wooldridge, went away to make fee lor the reception of the ollce Headquarters. —" Detecttvi jadies at McCord rem! at his post of observation unul relieved by Wooldridge, and then they alter- nated the espionage until Saturday afternoon, when they went to the house. ‘the officers went up the steps of tne mansion No, 250 Weat Twenty-second streetand rang the bell. They were received at une door by the jandiady, Mrs. Fash, whom they asked if she had any furnish @ Dervous, suspicious Manner, answered that sbe had, and at that moment the youngest Of the ladies put her head incautiously out at herdoor,and De- tective han whispered to his companion, “THAT'S ONE OF OUR WOMEN.’ Detective McCord immediately stepped into the room and put the young iady, Livule Davis. unaer arrest. Wooldridge turned to the landlady and asked where the other Woman was, but the mistress of the mansion pretended to have no Knowledge of her. When asked who lived on the top fleor the Jandlady told him a lady, and gave him a descrip- tion of the lodger almost the reverse of what was the uuth. The officer asked to be shown the rooms, and Mrs, Fash pretended they were locked and no keys could be found to open the doors. Upon the officers insisting, however, gome Kevs were discovered that opened the rooms, and when the detective went into the apartment he found it in w state of THE WILDEST CONFUSION, shawis and manties were flung about in the most admirabie disorder, and Mr. Wovl- dridge found the very mantle and cap that had been so often described by the merchants who had been victimized. le turned upon the Jandlady for an expianation of this mystery, but the innocent Mrs. Fash was steeped to the ears in ignorance of the whereabouts of the missing Woman. The detective ad for the mo- ment compelled to be satisfied with the one. rie- oner, 80 he took that one and started fot Pdilce Headquarters, leaving Mr. McCord behind with in- structions, After salely securing the person of Misa Davis Mr. Wooldridge went back to the interesting dwelling of Mrs. in, and remained ber for some time to watch for someth 0 turn up. He had not m waiting long before @ Joung my celled it the house wishing to see Miss wid. ¢ detective interviewed him instead, and akind of mutual assistance compact was entered into, The detective was FORCED INTO THIS POSITION by Mrs. Fash, who he knew was deceiving him, but in what Way Was not just then Spparent. De- tecuve Wooldridge being obliged vo return to Police Headquarters with the young man who had offered him tance, he lett Mr. McCord benind to watch tne house, and on arriving at the Central Office Miss vis was permitted an interview with her friend, ‘The result of this was that the young man told tne olice he thought he could assist them in arresting irs. St. Valerie. Detective Wooluridge then sent Detective Lilly with the young man to Mrs. Fasu’s, and after looking about that place a short time and not finding the lady, the young man took the officer to & Mrs, Smith's, at 954 Sixth avenue. The detective remained outside while the young man went in, and in a short time he came out again, accompanied by Mrs, St. Valerie, dressed as a servant girl, With a hood drawn closely over her face. ‘The young man and the lady oor A SIXTH AVENUE Cak, and were soon followed by the detective. Upona sign from the young man Mr. Lilly raised the lady’s bood, with her permission, and tien arrested her, When brought to Police Headquarters she was lucked up with Miss Davis, and the pair spent Sun- day night together. While Devective Lilly was wait- ing at Mrs. Fash’s in the hope that St. Valerie would put in an appearance tne following letwer came to the house:— Mra, 81. VALERIE—It it would be agreeable to. you to work one more trick to-morrow, | will have everything in reparation. ‘The story about the men being hunting is not Fras. If it was T ebouid know it. I hope you will accede to this request before you leave town. EB. M, ‘This letter the detective took and opened, and the writer is undoubtedly the man the police are so anxious about now. When St. Valerie was put into the ceil she was searched, and it was discovered that she had A COMPLETE SUIT of men’s clothes under her servant's dress. Hor head was made to sult the dress, and it was evi- dent she had prepared herself to escape against all chances, It has, in fact, been ascertain by the police that she has on several occasions got away irom the houses in which she was temporarily do- ing, business in male attire, ‘esterday morning Detective Lilly went to the cell where the women were conined to see how they had passed the night, and find out what they wanted ior breakiast. Tho detective found the ladies all right and went into au adjoming cell to give the in- stractions for the breakiast. He _ had sca been gon five minutes when Miss Davis began to shout for help, and rushing to her assistance, the detective found Mrs. St. Valerie engaged smashing the glass’ and making frantic attempts to hang herself. She had torn the servant's dress to pteces and was endeavoring to manufac- ture a rope out of it to commit suicide, THB SURGRON WAS CALLED and he had her removed to Bellevue Hospital, Both women are young, and Mrs. St. Valerie prevends to be married, She is @ dark, el rooms to let. The lady, in | years ig much younger, extremely handsome and evidently eee accomplished, Spe. Bae eX , delicate hands, very of an unusual hue, an: . MOST ENGAGING MANNERS. Detective Wooldridge went back to Mrs. Fash’s esterday afternoon and searched the piace. He @ large quantity of laces, silks, human pair and other goods stuifed into the pillows, hid in the Mattresses, under the lining of the ottoman, ‘and im the most out-of-the-way holes and corners, Some of these were found in Miss Davis’ room, but the greater portion of inem were discovered in Mrs, St. Vaierie’s apartments. The police think that ‘Miss Davis is only a young nand at THIS SORT OF WORK, and that she bas been inveigled into it by the older sinner, St. Valerie. She is, however, a young wo- man Of extraordinary nerve and bears berself im the dimMoult position she is placed in with extraordinary courage. The following are a few of the firms, out of a num- ber otners, that have been vicuumized:— Bennet, Williams & Co., 173 Broadway, lost laces valued at $171. Johnson, Burns & Co., of Fourteenth street and University place, lost $37 worth of laces, an, Harris & Co., 181 Sixth avenue, lost some jadies’ hosiery, valued at $50. Charles V. Peckham & Co,, 667 Broadway, sold ‘the ladies’ human hair to the amount of $80, which ne} fe not yet been paic for, they Bradbury Bros., Bowery and Bleecker street, were anges out of $150 worth of dr: is. justin, Thorp & Co., 380 an 2 Broadway, had a call from the ladies, and sold them goods to tne amount of $894, which were ordered to be sent to F. L, Parrain’s, 25 East Twenticth street, where they had engaged rooms, The man sent with tne parcel, however, proved to be somewhat more astute than the ordinary porter, and refused to give Up, Possession Of the merchandise until he was banded the equivalent. He, of course, went back to the warehouse with the goods, Johnston, Cartwright & Co. 349 Canal street, Jost silk valued at $185. A. Fields & Co., 249 Grand street, suffered to the extent of $100. Gould, Styles & Co., 1,196 Broadway, presented the laaies in the usual way with shoes and slippers, valued at $46. ‘The case is to be brought before Judge Dowling at the Tombs to-day, when a number of other com- Plainanits are expected to appear. STOKES’ GRAND JURY. Judge Barbour, Judge Bedford and County Clerk Loew on the Stand. Another Field Day of Legal Procrastination. ‘The acene in the Oyer and Terminer Court yester- day morning was a repetition of what nas taken place every morning since the opening of these proceedings. There was the usual crowd awaiting the opening of tne doors, and the same order in snowing the early arrivals vo their seats, At half-past ten o’clock precisely Judge Cardozo, the District Attorney, the Sheriff and the accused were all in their accustomed positions, The four ladies, who never take their eyes off the prisoner from the moment he appears, were as punctual as the Judge. JUDGE BARBOU of the Superior Court, was re-examined. by prisoner's coun- sel in reference to the meeting of the Boi of Selection of Grand Jurors and Petit Jurors preparatory to adopting the sts fied September 9, 1871. He stated that a quorum was present only on the Sth and 8h of September; on the bth at at for about half an hour; he not sure that any of the other members of the quorum ex- amined. the petit jury lists; he couldn't say that the entire petit jury list was before them at either meeting; be had no actual positive knowledge that the list which he signed on the ¥th was a correct transcript of the one agreed to on the 8th; he did not inquire how many of the list were entitied to exemption as officeholders under the federal, State or chy g@rernment; he is not aware how many of” them are ol particular political shade; it did not occur to him. that the Matute in oping fifteen days for the duty intended the sel mn to be made critically, and that there was no ne- ceasity baste as the list of 1870 could be fallen back upon; did not Kaow how many of the Grand Jurors for 1871 were on the } did not look on the peat Jury ; ald not look through the list when signing Mr. MoKeon hanced witness the list of the panel of fifty drawn on the last Grand Jury for this Court, and asked how many be saw on the petit jury books. He couldn't swear that he saw one: couldn't swear that he ‘ever saw tho list of 663 ran rs that he signed on the 9th until the ody hers oti I he aluned it in jarvin—W bile we were drawing up the list I sug- getted the name of Jesse XiMarahall, and others were jc i find Mr. Marshall's nam find several names stricken off, eee eee THE COUNTY CLERK, Charles A. Loew, was the next witness. In reply to Mr. McKeon, he testitied that he bas not within the iast year superingended any drawing of jurors, but leit that to his deputy; ‘1 JUDGE CHARLES P. DALY was the ‘next witness called, but his testimony was unim- po MAUNSELL B. FIELDS, Fi by Mr. McKeon—Testified that he resided at 328 ‘Went Swenty-second street ; bas no recollection that he was ever etlt jury list Gr ever served or was summoned; the of his being on the Grand Jury waa his re- ‘a June, 1668, @ summons to attend; he knew he was exempt as a lawyer aud federal office holder ; he continued to act as Grand Juror and Collector of Internal Revenue; was foreman of the Coroner's jury in the Nathan case, Q. Do you know of an aflidavit having been drawn in your office in connection with the Stokes-Fisk controversy | "Was it sworn to by Richard &/ King, drawn by your partner in your ollice, and used for a dissolution of the injunction agatost Stokes and Manstield? A. Never, in our office ;but | as. certained from my partuer, Mr. Ullenburg, that Mr. Russell, Our partner, was sant for ope evening by @ Mr. Rust, who Is something on the Erie Railroad, and something was dono = Mr. Russell wil be bapoy lo teil you, , You were on the Corouer’s inquest in the Fisk case, and took an active part ? Judge CARVOZ0—I don’t see what this has to do with the Coroner's jury. Mr. MCKRON—I propose to show that this man acted, in fact, as public prosecutor while on the Coroner's jury, ‘and the moment they retired produced a written verdict contain- ing the words “FELON{OUS" AND PREMEDITATED. CoUNSRL vehemently aeclared that Mr. Fie d was respon- sible for the condemnatory words in the verdict, and when & witness stated that the landiord of the Grand Centrat showed great interest in the case Mr. Field was the one to cross-examine him, and showed that he hud no more inter: est than apy ofdinary witness. Mr. Field was one of those “desirous” to serve as Grand Jurors, for he admitted he served, though he knew he’ was ve a right to ask the question. Judge CARDOZO decided that, ft would complicate the case too much to go into the Coroner's proceedings Examination resumed:—Does not Know anything about an indictment in the Stokes-Mansfield case; does not know that his partner, Mr. Russell, was very active about the Grand jury; had a view of the body of Mr. Fisk when the rest of the’ Coroner's Jury was sworn; I won't swear didn’t ask to be put on the Grand jury. Q. Did you ever ask to be put on the Coroner's jury? Jadge CanDOZ0—I have already ruled out questions as to the Coroner's ju ‘The witness was then asked to give way to GUNNING 8 BEDFORD, City Judge, who was examined in reference to the selection of Grand and Peuit Jury liste by the Board, of which he is a member, in September last. How long were you present on the 6th? A, I cannot say exactly; we were there long enough to get through the Dupin }. J think not, Judge. How often did you see Mr. Halt between. the $th and Ly jn reference vo the lists? A. I cailed at his office on the Sth. Q. Allow me, Judge; tell me how often? A, Iam trying to recoliect. Q. No, but lawyers get-to making speeches daughter); I want you to answer like a layman? A, Law bim on the bth atid 6th in his office, Q. Did uggest any names? A. Yes; Robert L. Cut- imonico, E. B. Knapp, and I think Mr. hany, the jeweller, ‘ Q. Did you examine the Petit Jury list to see if these nates were on? A. I did not, . Any other name? A. i saw the name of Mr. John E, Andrews, whom I respect, and I said he ought to be Tetaines Q, Did you see these names afterwards on the Grand Jury YA. They were. Met THE GRAND JURY here same into Court and handed up a voluminous bundle of indictments, ‘The examination of Judge Bedford was then resumed. He stated that the list of 662 grand yrs was produced on Sep- tember 8 by Mayor Hall; all the names on the list were not in Mayor Hall's handwriting; cannot swear that any of them were. Q. How many of the 662 did you, of -your own knowledge know to be intelligent citizens and qualified to act as grand jurors? A. I don't know of my own knowledge that any of them was not qualified. juestions the witness said he agp 4 ras In reply to further know how many of the 663 were oflice-holders shown @ list as being names of those desirous to the Grand Jury. Q. The iunuige of Mr. Taylor, Commusioner of Jurors, states thuthe “presented the list of petit jurors liable to coming year,” whereas the statute demands ind Jury be made up from “the Petit jury for the me being”—do you know that the list of petit jurors pre- kenied was she, petit Jury tor the time being? I knew the statute, and I presumed-tts requirements were carried out, Q. How many minutes passed after the lists were pre- sented before they were agreed to? A. A few minutes. ©. Did you conser you were bound to pass upon every name? A, ir. ‘The hist of ‘and jurors, signed by Judge Barbour, in the County Clerk's office, was UT INTO JUDGE BEDFORD’S HAND, and he statea he understood it to be ® copy of the slips they bad before them, and that he never saw it until since he got ¢ subposna by Mr. Taylor. 5 Were theze slips in different handwriting from Mr, Hall's and Mr. Taylor's? A. They were, some of them. Fram What gare did they originate ¥ A. I don’tknow; I didn’t take particular notice. ‘The Court then adjourned till this morning, PEARFUL STEAM DUMMY CASUALTY, About three o’clock yesterday afternoon, a me- dium-sized woman, some twenty-five years of age, with dark hair, Whose name was not ascertained, attempted to cross Hudson street at Desprosses in advance of a steam dummy belonging to the fud- son River Railroad Company, but being too slow in her movements was Knocked down and run over, causing instant death. The head of deceased was crushed and her brains scattered along the track for mice of many feet, The body was crushed Into a shapeless mass, and it will be almost impos- sible to identify the remains except by some article of her clothing, which was torn to shreds. The remains Were gathered up and taken to the Fifth nct police. station and ge to fd Lee iqns in Pett Fifth precinct, caused the arrest of wintixen up: laa of the dummy, ana detained several THE COURTS. The Jumel Estate Controversy—Alleged Customs Fraud—Executions Against the City—Action Against an Ex-Sheriff—Alimony Denied in - a Divorce Suit—A City Railroad Com- pany in Court—Business in the Court of General Sessions. UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT. The J Eetate. Before Judge Shipman. ‘Testimony was yesterday given for the defence showing that Madame Jumel, in making a contract of marriage be- tween her grandniece—a daughter of Mr, Nelson Chase—and Mr. Perry, agreed to leave half of her property to said grandniece and the other half to her grandnephew, the brother of Mr. Perry. Tho object of the evidence was to show that Madame Jumel did not recognize the plaintiff in this suit, G. W. Bowen, as a party to whom she desired or was enttiod 16 leave any of her property, and as showing her disposition to leave her propert of Mr. Chase, he hold resumed this morning at the usual hour, UNITED STATES COI HONERS’ COURT Alleged Customs Fraud. Before Commissioner Snields, W. G. Pollock, who gave bail recently pefore Commissioner Betts to answer a charge of smuggling linen goods, jute, &c., into this port by means of fraudulent invoices and entries, has been again arrested ona similar charge. ‘The warrant of arrest is based upon an afidavit made by Special Treasury Agent Chalker, and recites that Pollock, on the 2d of January last, smuggled $3,500 worth of linen goods into this port on the steamer Abyssinia by means of traudulent invoices and entries, as in the former case, in which the goods were set forth as only worth $550. ‘The ‘aflida7it rurther recites Bar te importation was made in the name of one Davenport, ‘nereas the defendant was the real owner and who had paid their freight and took possession of them on their ar- Tival, He gave $10,000 bail to answer. Alleged Embezzlement of Letters. James T, Brady, a Post Office clerk, was brought up for ex- amination on a charge of embezzling letters containing articles or vaiue, He was admitted to bail in $3,000, SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS. Executions Against the City. Before Judge Barnard, Winch vs, The Mayor, &c.—The plaintif obtained a judg- ment against the city, and an execution was issued in the usual way. Payment being refused, motion was made to compel the same, Mr. Lean, on behalf of tho city, urged that, according to the statute of 1871, it was necessary fn all such cases to give the Comptroller’ ten days’ notice. The Court so ordered, and denied the motion, Decinions, Nicholson et al. vs Newkirx.—Motion granted, Brett et al, vs. First Universalist Society.—Same, Nichols etal. vs. Jones et al.—Judgment granted. Judge Barrett, In the Matter of the Petition of Ellen J. Long et al.--Report confirmed and order granted, SUPREME COURT—TRIAL TERW—PART 1. A Marrled W. in Looking After Her Prope erty Interests. Before Judge Van Brant, Sarah P. Van Hise vs, James O'Brieu, Sheriff.—The plain um sues to recover the value of @ truck and two horses seized by the defendant, iz February, 1870, upon an execu tion, The defendant justifies himself on the ground that the execution was against the plaintiff’s husband. On the plain- tif beng sworn on her owu behalf she testified that she bought the property in question in 1864 with her own money, the proceeds of her own earnings, and that her nusband conducted the business and accounted to her weekly for the proceeds, It was shown th band bought foud for the horses, had them truck repaired and that the bills were charged to him. Mr. Turner, the judgment creditor, denies that Mr. Van Hise told him that the property belonged to him. There was no evi- dence showing that the plaintiff knew of her husband con- tracting the bills in question in his own name. A sealed ver- dict was ordered, laimed by the defence, to the children ft intact for them. ‘The case will be Decision. Hildreth vs. Shepard et al.—Motion granted upon defend-* ants giving security for the payment of any Judgment ob- tained in this action and upon payment ot 42 costa, SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. Alimony Denied in a Divorce Suit. Before Judge Monell. Mary Mosback vs. Joseph Mosback.—The plaintiff brings sat for divorce on the ground of alleged cruelty. and the present was a motion for allmony. In answer to her alleged grievances the defendant not only denies them, but charges her with aruelty and op one occasion, assaulting bum with s hatchet. He furiner charges her witn colleaing his rents and depositing the money in a savings bank in her own name, Upon this statement of counter allegations the Court denied the motion, Decisions. Roberte va. Johnson.—Order granted, Mulligan vs. Jones.—Same. Squire et al. va, Depau.—Same, SUPERIOR COURT—TRIAL TERM—PART 2. Damages Wanted from a City Railroad Company. Before Judge Sedgwick. John Davis vs. The Broadway and Seventh Avenue Raflroad Company.—On April 16, 1870, the plaintiff was riding on a car of the defendants, and as the car turned the corner of Mac- dongal and Kighth streeta was thrown, as he alleges, with violence from the car, and his arm fractured and other in- uries sustained. He brin: jefendants put in & gene! COURT OF COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TERM. Decisions. By Chief Justice Daly. Haviland va. Wehie.—One taxation of $10 costs only forthe amount not allowed. In the Matter of Mary Warren Wright.—Applieation ranted. . Hobman vs. Hobman.—Motion granted, COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. of Charles Moore, the Alleged Emi- grant Swindler, Commenced, Sudge Bedford having been summoned to appear as a wit- ness in the Stokes case, His Honor Recorder Hackett pre- sided in the afternoon, Assistant District Attorney FzLLOws moved on the trial of Charles Moore, charged with grand larceny In defranding an emigrant out of $500. An ‘error having been discovered in the former indictment a new bill was found to which the prosecuting officer asked the defendant to plead, Mr. Howe asked for further delay until Mr. Chinton arrived in order that they might put in e special plea. ‘When the other counsel arrived he asked that the trial should ‘be postponed till W ednesday. rhe Kecurder denied the motion, stating that the case had given him thus far a great deal of annoyance. ‘The jury was empavelied and sworn without much delay, and, one of the counsel having an important profesional en: agement in the afternoon, no further progress was made. fine trial will be resumea to-day. AN ACQUITTAL, suit for %#7,000 dama; Th ‘denial. ‘The case is sul ons The Ca John Burke, who was charged with felonious assault and battery upon Seigiriet Hirschberg, on the 2%th of December, was tried and acquitted, the evidence showing that he acted in self-defence, COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY. SUPREME CourT—SreciaL TERM—Held by Judge Ingraham,—Nos. 76, 142, 136, 93, 188, 139, 140, 75, 127, 183, 118, 148, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, "160, SUPREME CourT—CHAMBERS—Held by Judge Bar- .—Nos, 33, 44, 70 anos OuRT—ciRcUIT—Part 1—Held by Judge Van Brunt,—Nos 14135, 89, 839, 963, 1055, 885, 467, 1119, 1129, 160, 337, 1003, 11514, 1159, 1165, 47, 3015, 1171, 1149, 1811, Part 2—Held by Judge Ose OL. BaoraaioR VounT—TRIAL TERM—Part 1—Held by Judge Freedman.—Nos. 129, 1146, 1676, 959, 1581, 1349, 1077, 1821, 183, 1563, 1275, 1427, 1435, 101, 1265, Part 2—Heid by Judge Sedgwick.—Nos. 1 760, 1010, 788, 624, 324, $48, 240, 90, 216, 1046, 121h, 388. COURT be Roe! fa om at 1— Hela by Judge J. ¥. ly.—N 846, 1274, 2157, 104, 467, 000, 1988, 1280, 1202, od Part 2—Held by Judge Loew.—Nos, 1179, 1202, 1231, 1265, 1275, i 1277, 1278 1279, 1280, 1251, 1283, 1284, 1285, 1286, 1287. MaRinge COURT—TRIAL TERM—Part 1—Heid bj Judge Joachimsen.—Nos, 4065, 7 7690, 7790, 7942 7991, 7999, 8091, 8094, 8095, 8 8097, 8098, 8099, $100, 8101, 8102, 8103, 8104, $123, Part 2—Held by Judge Shea.—Nos, 8028, 7827, 6557, 7385, 7872, s018, 8071, 8072, 7555, 7528, 8641, 7890, $034, 8048, 7936, 7922, 7988, 7887, 7725, 8011. Part 3—Held by Judge Cur- 1s.—Nos, 8713, 61 7954, 8467, 8610, 8718, $612, 8725, 8729, 8808, 8119, seai, 8835, 8005, M. V8. C., P. vs. By COURT OF APPEALS CALENDAR, ALuANy, N. Y., Feb. 4 The following is the Court of appeals day ‘eslendar’ for Fevruary 20:—Nos. 177, 89, 895, 123, 124, 133, 179, 180, THE GRAND BOSTON JUBILEE, The Arrangements for the Great Musical Peace Festival=Fifty Choruses on a Largo Scale—Music for the Singers—Enrolment of Societies. Boston, Masa., Feb. 19, 1872. Dr. E. Tourjee, Director of the New England Oon- servatory of Music, who organized the great chorus for the Peace Jubilee of 1869, will to-day publish a Circular to the choral soaleties of the country, invit- ing them to participate in the coming International Musical Festival. No less than fifty of the noblest choruses and chorals of the great masters are to be thoroughly rehearsed, and immediate action on the part ie societies 18 imperative. Socieues will be enrolled and seats assigned them in the Coliseum in the order in which their commu- ications are received signilying intenuon to par 1 Jo mraslo to be sung will be furnished gratul- soon as it can be published. bet fh choras will De limitea to twenty thon- voices. Communications addressed to E. Tourjec, Mumo \ Hall, Boston, wii receive prompt attention. ZYLOL., A NEW SPECIFIC FOR SMALLPOX, The Loathesome Contagion Conquered. Interesting Discovery and Experiments by a German Doctor—The Herald Correspondent Has a Talk with the Great Human Benefactor—The Hopes and Anx- ties for the Future. BERLIN, Feb. 3, 1872, SMALLPOX RAVAGES throughout this Continent, and especially im this metropolis, where, during 1871, the number of deaths from this loathsome disease exceeded 9,000, zatner+ ing victims from all ranks of society, and has nata~ rally prompted physicians to search energetically the realm of their art for remedies to check the disease in its course, instead of merely supporting the pa- tent, ad the practice has been hitherto, The most successful of the zealous Esculapians in the search, Whose opportunities for experimenting and observ- ing are of the best, he veing the chief director of the smallpox department tn the Royal Charité, we have hastened to interview in order to obtain the im- Portant facts concerning his discovery. THE HAPPY DISCOVERER. Dr. W. Zuelzer, a native of Breslau, middle-aged, medium height, capital physique and broad, heavy German face and brow, received us very politely and at once expressed his readiness to favor us with the desired information, “Well, Doctor, we are informed that you are the discoverer of tuis new smallpox remedy, ‘Xylol.?/? “Not discoverer, sir; the agent has long ceem known, 1 simply am tne first wno has applied 1:12 tne treatment of disease, and, I acknowledge, It is creating some attention, as you may see by these several letters of mquiry from Londop, Southamp- ton, Paris, &c.”’ “But, Doctor, you speak of this xylol as along known agent, Tlis medical gentleman from South- ampton inquires as to its nature, whether animal, vegetable or mineral.’ “Well, here, you see it in this book; and also in tnis handbook on chemistry, published in 1860, By disulling oil of tar you obtain at 81 degrees cels, bensol; at 110 degrees toluol; at 140 degrees wylol, and at 216 degrees xylodin, The xylol, as numerous experiments I have made upon animals have convinced me, 18 readily absorbed by the sys- em. Taken even ia moderate doses for some eighteen or twenty hours its complete diffusion manifests liseif In the breath, the urine, the exhala- tuons of the skin. ts peculiar effect is owing toa property it has of combining with the virus in the biood and forming @ salt, which 18 harmlessly e Md DY the sysvein,’? Would not tuluol nave a similar effect?” ‘Not at all; it lacks tue necessary auinity, Xylol alone as tne desired efect and must be prepared With great accuracy.” “Do you prepare it yourself, Doctor?” “No; 1 get it trou toe chemical works of Scheer- ing & Co., in its necessary purity.’? “AL Wal Stage Of Lue disease do you think it best to adimimister 16 /"? “fhe sooner the better.” “Wat doses do you prescribe?” “To adults ten to fifteen drops every two or three hours; to children from three to five drops. No in- Jjurious effects lave been observed where iarger doses have veeu given. | have it put up in capsules Ol gelatine, containing three, five or Len drops. It mnay also be taken 10 Wine or Water, Tne treaumens continues until the postuies are periectly dry.” RESULIS OBTAINED, “Now, Doctor, how avout the success?” Here tne Doctor luid hold of an ummense pile of returns from his department in the Cuarité, luas Vast asylum Im Wilich are treated the sick, of all parts ol the city and State, aud went on to show & multitude Of cases treated before the new remedy was tried, all of which lased from twenty tor twenty-five days. “Now,” said the Doctor, “with the new treat ment We have cut down the duration of tne disease vo len or eleven da,s. ‘tbe diphthena, denmous- ness and soreness of eyes usually accompanying Wwe disease are very materially lessened, anu entirely Obviated 1a the most of cases, Even the pitting 1s less marked.’ “These ure splendid results, Doctor, and must give great satisiaction.” “{ nope to lupruve on this, however; I expect yet to succeed m combining vther elements wich Xylol and Obtain someting sore satisfactory, In- aeed, f-wm not prepared, aud did not expect to tails belore the public now, as J am sull busy With Observations aud experiments.”’ THE SWAY OF THE RFIDEMIC, ‘{s smallpox Stl raging a3 badiy as ever?’ “We have, ab present, 50 cases a day and 100 deaths per weex. ‘Luere nave becn up to 180 deathe per week, and even quite recently we uad from 140 to 150, Previous to the war the deaths irouw smallpox throughout Germany Were oaly 14 per week, Here, in Berlin, the averuge Was from two to tour. burl the enure month of Yevemver, 1869, Berlin had cases, of Witch 18 proved tatal. In the week pres ceding the war the Paris revurus showed 267 deaths from smailpox, Here we had none W speak Ole Tuough the statlonary tgure is now 100 deains per week, after every cuid spell we observe a markod increase, Which 13 due, no doubt, to the fact that peopie Luadile together and keep doors uud windows: constanuy shut, Again, We observe uo increase at the beginning of every month, and especially at the, beginming of ‘quarters.’ ‘his is owing to the numerous arrivais of persons coming to locate here—velug Dot vaccinated, wey soun become ine fected. The disease is NO KESPECTER OF PERSONS, All classes of society are reacued by it I have several novlemen ln my department. The fact 1s, that hotels will neither udgub nor keep anybody who is attacked, ‘she characier of tne disease seems: Wo grow mulider, Only irom six toseven per cent are 1 the black suallpox, and these all aie,’ THE NEED OF VACCINATION. opr you cousiaes vaccination necessary, Doc- rr “Most gen The records show tnat only three per cent of the properly vaccinated are at- tacked, A very large perceulage of the sick have never been vaccinated, There are scarcely any. cases in the Prussiau army, where every man is compelled to be vaccinated. fur all the smaupox and typhoid 80 viowntly raging since we war we ure uidebted to French neglecs of hygienic 1aws.”* POL! J-EOUNOMICAL CONSIDERATIONS. “Weil, Doctor, one word more, What of the con- sequent effects of Us dreaded scourge upon the population?’ “It ls @ matter of the utmost importance vo na- tonal wealth. You have to consider that its victims are mostly persons in the prime of lite; widows and orphans are thrown upon public chanty, and, what 1g still Worse, those Who recover are sudject, 1n aller lite, to ae ciao diseases of tue luugs, eyes, &C., beget sickly offspring, die early, aud thus ime mensely swell pauperism, “Look at Silesia, where, twenty years ago, the poor and miserably-fed Weavers were decimated by typhus, dhe has not yet overcome the effects of the tearful plague. It is just the same with smalle pox. in Suesia, this very day, a weak and generation is rising Which furnishes the army worse material than apy other province. You see the im~+ portance of umey in tat measures,” “44 perceive, Doctor, tnat you are acquainted with the workings of the New York Metropoiitan Board of Health. What is your opinion of it? How does It compare With the similar insUtutions of wis city Y? Here the Doctor shrugged his shoulders, and for the first time begged perimission not to answer, Expressing our gratitude for this willingiy im- parted falormation, Which a less disinterested vene- lactor of humanity would very likely nave with< held, especially m the land of “patents and im- provements,’ We bade we amiavie and rising savant goody. THE JERSEY CITY HOMICIDE. Harned sentenced to Two Years in tho State Prison. OMicer Charles Harned, who was convicted of the manslaughter of Henry Nolte, at Jersey Uity, was calied up for sentence yesterday, Judge Bedle and Associate Justice Brinkerhotm on the bench, As the prisoner was bemg led into Court, his wife, followed by three chilaren, rashed along the passage and forced her way to the very; bench, when she screamed out, in broken Eoglists mingled with German, for mercy to her husband, a& the same moment reaching her right hand aimosa to what of Judge Bedle, who was mani~ festly vvércome by the appeal, as was shown in the remarkaoly lenient sentence. The Court ad~ dressed the prisoner, who 1s ouly twenty-nine ica of age, remarking that although the full penalty the law is ten years in State Prison the Court would’ take into consideration the recommendation of the, jury. The sentence of the Court was two years hard labor in the State Prison. 1t is the universal opinion that Hurned 1s very fortunate, EXPLOSION OF GASOLINE. RICHMOND, ind., Feb, 19, 1872, On Saturday night Mr, A, Morrow, a grocer, to the rear of his store with a lighted candie to draw a can of s0-called “non-explosive gasoline,™ or burning fluid, when the ignited from flame of tke canals and an explosion ensued. The brick walls of the building were s! Morrow Was seriously burned. Mine vidal cos’ tents of several barrels of oil atorey \ but the flames were speedily exungulahed