The New York Herald Newspaper, May 2, 1872, Page 4

4 NEW YOKK H@RALD, THURSDAY, MAY. 2, CHICKASAW JOCKEY CLUB. Third Day of the Spring Meeting. Large and Spirited Gathering of Southern Turfmen. THE FAVORITES AGAIN BEATEN. Flush, the Winner of the Minor Stake and “Euchre the Heats of Two Miles. ‘Washington Wins the Cocking Main, \ Great Memeuss, May 1, 1872. ‘The weather was very fine to-day, which called Out to the Fair Grounds a grand attendance. The club stand, as with the pablic stands, was nicely filled, while the field bore evidence of the great ex~ citement the noble pastime of racing causes among the citizens of this beautiful place. The events and ‘running were worthy of the company and the occa- sion, The first was a dash of a mile and a half, and the second, heats of two miles. Although the latter had but two ‘contestants, the interest before the start was intense, as the handsome fly Euchre, belonging to General Harding, was selected to ‘pluck the honors of the day from the tried filly An- ie Bush, the winner of the two great four-mile- heat races at New Orleans recently, over the Me- tairie and Louisiana Jockey Club courses. The re- sult of the race proved General Harding’s filly one of rare merit, as she beat Annie easily in two heats, ‘and Euchre’s backers won large sums of money. THR MINOR STAKE. + The first race was for the Minor Stake, a mile and & half, for three-year-olds that had not appeared in public prior to the closing of the stake—a sweep- ptake of $25 each, play or pay; to which the Club added $300, There were thirteen entries, but only five came to the post. These were J. G. Ballen- tine’s black colt High Constable, by Blacklock, dam Alboni; 8. TT. Drain’s chestnut colt Tom Aikin, by John Aikin, dam Jikeness; George Rice’s chestnut filly by War Dance, dam Alexander; also cliestnut colt Foley, by Rogers or Rosseau, dam by The Colonel, and A. Turner’s chestnut filly Flush, by Hiawatha, dam fanny Bugg. Rice’s entries were the favorites over the field, but they were lost in the race, Tur- ner’s filly Blush, winning in a gallop, High Consta- ble being second and Tom Aikin third. Tie follow- ing are the details of if THE RACE:— The start was good, but instantly Rice's War Dance fillyand, Foley went to the front side and side, in which manner they ran around the turn, Tom Aikin third, Flush fourth and High Constable fifth, They came rattling up the homestretch, and as they passed the stand the War Dance filly was in front, | Yom Aikin second, Flush third, High Constable fourth, Foley fifth. Going around the upper turn ikin and the War Dance filly ran aide and side, lush third, High Constable fourth and Foley fifth. Down the backstretch the race was very exciting. Tom Atkin led by a head at the half- mile pole, Rice's filly second, and when it seemed that these two had the race to themselves Flu came witha rush, and inan instant was on the lead. At the three-quarter pole she had the race to herself, and then High Constable cut loose and took second place and ran hoine in that way, lead- ing Tom Aikin three lengths; Rico's War Dance ily 244K. SUMMARY. MEMPHIS, TENX.—THIRD ANN ING OF THE CHICKASAW JOCKEY ¢ he mile and a half for three-year-olds that had not ap- peared in public prior to the closing of the stake; B sweepstakes of $25 each, p. the club adding $300; closed with thirteen nominations :— A. Turner entered ch. f. Flush, by Hiawatha, dam Fanny Bugg, by imp. Ambassad: ig 3. G, Ballentine entered bik. ¢. High Con by Blacklock, dam Alboni. 8.T. Drane entered ch. g. T Alken, dam Likene: G. H. Rice entered ch. f. by War Dance, andria, by imp. Sovereign....... r G.H. Rive entered ch. ¢. Foley, by Rodgers or Rosseau, dam by The Colonel. Time, 2:44%4. HATS OF TWO MILES. ‘om Aikin, by John am Alex- | AT. SPRING MEET- | ‘THird Day, | May 1, 1872.—First Race—The Minor Stake; dash of | gic °aied an hour afterwards. 1 2 »3) 4 5 Lotta two in Gud was won by the bay mare tn. four SUMMARY, New ORtaans (La) Fain Grownn Covrsr— Tarp Day, Aprit 26, 1672.—Two mites and sopeas, for al hordes, ia harness, aod to°rule, » Bresniue 250—$200 to the first aad to the second horse. £ P. Roach-entered b. h. Mori ook Robert Johnsen. entered m. Lotta. er Time, 6200—5:13}4. } Same Day.—Mile hy beat’ three in five, in har- ness, and to rale. Premium 3150-8198 to the fest, $50 to the second, and tho t horse Weave entrance. Win. Leonard entored b. m. Franoe...... 1 John Durkin entered b. m. Lady Clare. 4 4 & Robert Jonson entered ch. g T. P, Roach ent e. ss Tune, 2:44 %—2: Ks TROTTING TN CALIFORNIA. OAKLAND-TROTTING PARK, OAKLAND, OAL.—SPxing MEnring— PIngt DAY, Aith 22, 18l2-~Putse OC #2 meen 2 1 4 8 for horses that had ‘never beaten 2:05;.mile hen best three in five, in harness, and torule, Mr. Hough entered Brooklyn B 1 23 Mr. Lucas entered Peanuts... 12 Mr. Welch entered Mattic Howard, Bi Mr, Connor entered Charicy...... 43 44 ‘hi here discontinued by order of the The race was Judges, the diMcuity leading to this result arising from the action of Chari driver, who had been throwing from his suikey in scoring for the fourth heat, T 233636 —2 :31 2 :36—2 3374. OAKLAND EROTANGPARE, OAR ND, GAL.—SPRING MRETING—BEOOND DAY, ter2,—Puree of $100; mite heats, beat three tn ave, in Thornes. ie paae geaaeen ene wobged aa . Lis oo ME. hurdat entergd Bat ii 8108338 ‘Time, 2:45 34224154 —2 241 46 —2 43 —2 41-2 434, THE NATIONAL GAME. Match between the Olymplos and the Bos- ton Nine. Wasuinaron, D. 0., May 1, 1872. About five hundred people witnessed the game of base ball to-day, between the Olymples of this city and the Boston Nine. The Olympics could not suc- cessfully bat the Boston pitcher. The follewing is the score :— INNINGS, 1st, 2d, Bd. 4th, bth, 6th. Teh. 8th, 9th. 0 0 0 6 2 3 oo 1-1 Bess Olympic: Bi Go ded Boston Nine, o 0 ship Game Between the Ath- letics and Baltimores. PawaDELPaia, May 1, 1872. ‘The championship game between the Baltimore Club and the Athletics was witnessed by 3,000 spec- tators. The play was fine, although several errors were made on both sides. The betting was very heavy. The Athletics made the fnest display ever seen a the ball fleld. Mills, of the Mutuals, acted as umpire, ‘The following ia the score :— Champt 2d. Mae Mah. SA, Gh. Teh OH. 3 4 re a tie 6 $0 1 3 O19 js NEW YORK CITY. At six o'clock yesterday morning Oficer Booz, of the Eleventh precinct, found the body of aman named Charles L. Street floating in the dock foot of Houston strect, East River, and sent it to the Morgue, where Coroner Schirmer was notified to hold un inquest. Deceased was about fifty years of age. OfMcer Kelly, of the Sixth precinct, arrested a man named John Sullivan, who, together with another party as yet unknown, was attempting to break into the liquor saloon No. 73 Baxter street about two okey ay morning. The prisoner was taken before Judge Dowllng aud committed in default of $2,000 bail. Comptroller Green paid yesterday salaries of 1 Members of Boards of Aldermen and Assistant Al- dermen and clerks of sald Boards for the month of April, 1872, $16,333; Inspectors of Sewers, for March, 1872, $1,560; Department of Docks, for use of said department, $100,000. He will pay to-day laborers on big pipes wages to April 16, 1872, $19,709, Elizabeth Stauchie, a Swiss girl, fourteen years of age, Who was employed as domestic in the family of was fourth and Foley fifth. Time of the dash, | Mr. George Hill, 149 East 127th street, on Tuesday | afternoon, while washing one of the rear windows on the first floor, fell out into the yard, and, strik- ing her head on the flagging, received a concussion of the brain, and, perhaps, fracture of the skull. The Coroner was | notified, The committee appointed at the Association Hall i] mecting to take measures to relieve the necessities of the people of Syria met yesterday morning at | the rooms of the Importers and Grocers’ Board of Trade. Mr, William A. Booth presided and Mr. J. Augustus Jonson acted as secretary. After some ciscussion it was resolved that the sum of $5,000 be immediately raise@, and that subscription lists be | lett at various public places. OMcer Decker, of the Twenty-elghth precinct, | yesterday arrested John Farrell, a laborer, and The second race was heats of two miles, for all | Henry ©. Neff, upon complaint of Ira D, Wilkins, ages, for the Jockey Club purse of $600. came to the post—Kice and McCormi Two only Harding's chestnut fill dam Odd Trick. The betting was even between ‘these two fillies, and lots of money was posted be- fore the start, But little attention was paid to the pool sales by wagered their hundreds with a freedom that was refreshing to @ well-wisher of Southern prosperity. Tho folowing are the details of the THE RACR. First Heat.—At the tap of the drum Anna Bush | jumped away with the lead, and she keptit for a@ mile; then Euchre went up and passed her and iw home a very easy winner of the heat, in k's bay filly | stole a horse, wagon and harness, valued Anna Bush, by Lexington, dam Banner, andGeneral | the Euchre, by Brown Dick, | rentiemen of the old school, who | of 19 College place, Brooklyn, who parece they at $600, roperty of the Knickerbocker Ice Company, which he had left standing in front of 188 Monroe atreet. The prisoners pleaded not guilty to the charge before Justice Ledwith at Jefferson Market, but were fully committed for trial, as the property Was found in their possession. | THE BROOKLYN FINANCE DEPARTMENT MUDDLE. Testimony of Ex-Mayor | Ex-Comptroller Johnson’s Accounts. The Finance Committee of the Brooklyn Common (“Second Heat,—There was no further interest in | Council, Messrs, Raber, Nolan, Boggs and Ropes, ‘tue race,‘and the people began to move jor home, (One hundred to twenty was wagered on Euchre. "They got'the word head and head, and made the pace strong from the start, and continued it throughout the first mile then Euchre moved up and led Anna around the upper turn and down the backstreteh. they entered the homestretch yoked. A merry rattle up the stretch decdied it, resulting in a vic- tory for Euchre by half a length. Time of the heat, 3:41 35. THE WINNER. The winner, Euchre, is a chestnut fiily, owned by General W. @. Harding: was foaled in 1868 on the Jielle Meade stud farm, near Nashviile, ‘tenn., and 1s by Brown Dick, out of Odd Trick, by grand dam Little Trick, by Imported Priam. As a two-year-old ‘dil not run, but as a 1 ted four times—twice at the Nashville pring meeting and twice at the fall Ung. “At the spring meeting sle ran third in | both heats for the road Stake, being beaten by Salina and Creole Dance, r was third in the first. heat of race of two-mile heats, but was distanced in the second heat. On the first day of the Fall Meeting she ran second in a race of two-mile heats to Nelle the same meeting she was secc Maxwell House Stake, a race of and fourth in the year-olds. On the first day of the present Ineeting she scored the victory in the Hundicap Sweepstakes, dash of a mile and a quarter, beating Keno, Lord Byron, Repeater and Et Powell, Euchre accidentally had an eye knocked out a short time since, but this, seemingly, hes not im- paired her racing qualities. She is a good one, and rote General Harding send her North she could | at some of the very best four-year-old cracks now there. SUMMARY. { Bame Day.—Jockey Club Purse of $600, heats of two miles, for all ages. ‘W. G. Harding entered ch. f. Euchre, 4 years old, by Brown Dick, dam Odd Trick, by L years old, by Lexington, dam f Time, 3:45—3: The Great Cocking Main—Washington Wins. The great cocking main between the City of ‘Washington and the State of Tennessee was con- tinued and finished this morning in the presence of an immense and greatly interested assemblage. It ovill be remembered that yesterday the battles | Charles Schult stood—Washington 6, and Tennessee 4. The fight- | side, the ball taking a course dng to-day resulted in the former winning six of the fight matches, thus scoring 11 battles for binge ang ton to 6 for Tennessee. ‘The birds shown on bot) wides were of the finest order, the fighting the most stubborn ‘of vate Bonet in ne roses for many years. Mesars. - ere, i their adherente® ashington, the winners, and the beth Yolved hundreds of dollars. Wwe handsome sum Of $3,000. and LOUISIANA STATE FAIR, Day—Trotting Contests=Morrissey amd Frances the Winners. NEW ORLEANS, April 27, 1672. The Stave Fair was exceedingly well attended yesterday, considering that it threatened rain during thé morning. Of the 7,000 present the ma- jority were anxious to witness the trotting contests ponounced to take place, and daring their pro- the excitement and speculation een, The programme embraced two rat two miles and Tepeat, in harness; the eon le heats, best three in five, in harness, The firs two entries. ud Was won by I, P. Roach’s bay tnira Anna made a desperate | effort for the supremacy around the lower turn, and | Sales At the same meeting she | On the last day of | heats for three- © its | won large sums of money, as | op each battle and on the main in- | The stakes alone net | were very | | met last evening in the Aldermanic Chambers, for | the purpose of investigating the accounts of ex- Comptroller Evan M. Johnson, whose books, } it 1s alleged by Comptroller Schroeder, are $99,000 behind in the accounts of of sewerage and assessment bonds in the years 1969-70, was sworn, and festified that he upon a certain oc- casion in 1870 asked Mr. Jolinson to sell him $50,000 worth of assessment bonds, which were then sell- ing at 9744 per cent. He offered to give par for | them, Mr. Johnson refused to let him have | the bonds, but subsequently sold them for | 974;—two and a half per cent less than witness Lexington, | ofered for them. Mr. Kalbfeisch could assign no | reason why Mr. Johnson wouldn't let him have them. When asked if he had anything further to communicate before the Common Council Com- mittee, the ex-Mayor replicd that his communica- | tion to the Aldermen last year contained his views | upon the subject. The committee then closed the examination of Witnesses and declared their intention of Plas the result of their investigations to the Board. Mr. Johnson offered to return $2,000, which he re- ed from the city through a clerical error. The counsel for Mr, Johnson, ex-Judge Reynolds, questions propounded by Alderman Ropes at the previous meeting of the committee. The reason why the credits of money received from bonds sold do not correspond in dates with the times of sale arises from three causes :— First—The custom of the bookkeeper was to enter all the sal diferent period In one entry. Second—Sometimes T would sell bonds expecting to have ti ke iminediate payments, and the money would not be called tor for some time, and J would not draw It and deposit it In the (reasury tintil required. Third—There were a number of local improvements an- | der separate acts,the cost of which was to be met by the sale of and Twas requ ays do this whe red to seli them at par. T a money obtained from assessment bonds, could sell et the market pric hen I wasable to for the other bonds. £ would sel! them and credit the other account for bonds sold on the latter date, | _ ‘The report of the committee will not be submitted for a couple of weeks, that me being required to | revise the evidence taken. SAD SHOOTING AFFAIR IN HOBOKEN. Yesterday afternoon a boy, named August Hoft- | mann, while , Was shot by the latter in the left vhich may prove orth the pistol ’ but scarcely | had he spoken the words when the bullet was buricd in Hofmann’s side, The latter was taken to the hospital and Schultz is in prison, Each is about fifteen years old NAVAL INTELLIGENCE, The United States steamer Juniata, lying at Toulon, France, on the 11th ult., reecived orders to | fatal. Ivappears that Schulta d | and playfully said, “I'll shoot ye } Toone home and convey to America sick men be- | longing to the squadron. A survey of the United States steamer Mohican, at Mare Island, shows her to be so rotten as to be unseaworthby, She had just returned from Mexico, and was ordered to New York for repairs. THE OAS COUNTY MURDERERS. The Reign of Terror Coming to an End— Quiet Being Restored and No Farther | Fears of Violence. | Sr. Lovuts, May 1, 1872. Governor Brown has received additiousi oficial | despatches from Adjutant General Stegel, who is in | Cass county, Mo., stating that all is quiet and that there ls BO apprehension of ouy turer viglonce, evan Kalbfieisch— | Ex-Mayor Martin Kalbfeisch | offered the subjoined reply of the ex-Comptroiler to | ao hearin longer terms than the ordinary assess. | the money was wanted, | ing with a companion, named | rroceer Ege ' ' sida 1872.—TRIPLE A Mass of Testimony in Regard to the Furniture and Efeots of Burroughs, but Nothing Rela- tive to the Circumstances of His Death. TURSDAY, APTRRNOON’S PROORADINGS. Tite Burroughs, daughter ‘ef deceased, sworn— Baid she wont to got her dress and hat from Libbio ‘several times during the week; Libbie would not give them to her; saw the furniture tn the hall; Elbbie said she was going to move to Newark; said father sold her my hat, but afterwards gave it to me when Mrs, Smith threatened to make her trouble; tried the deor to the back room evory day @uring tho woek, but found it locked; asked for father every day; Libbie said ke had gone to New York every day but Wednesday, when she said he had gone te Madison ‘Park to see about some lots; witness closely cor- roborated former testimony in regard to the furnt- ture; the week after I saw father last I went to Lipbie’s, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday; did not go again till Christmas; my aunt then went with “me; Libble said my father was then in Now York and that he had taken the key to the back room. ‘The cross-oxamination failed to elicit anything of importanee. WEDNESDAY'S PROOREDINGB. Cross-examination of Tilic Burroughs continued— Bogert had been to my father's, in Franklin street, once or twice before he talked about buytiig tho bedroom furniture; he came to see Libbie; he always saw her but once, when he asked where she was; that was the time he talked about the furni- ture; do not remember how long that was before father was sick; everything had been carried down from the front bedroom to the hall when my father was missing; I went every day to the house that week alone; the next week I went Monday, Tuesday and Wednes- day; Libbio was at the colored woman's each day; father’s house was locked up; she had the key, and went with me to the house each day; I saw some of my clothes and some of the blankets and other things at the colored woman’s house on Christmas or New Year’s—after father was found dead; I told my uncles Smith and Shackford whose ees they were; the colored woman said, “Oh! she forgot;” I described some of our anes and then she brought them out and said she had forgot- ten them; saw my father have the bank bool his hand the day he went to my aunt’s; knew it was, because it was marked Pi ”” OR “BANK BOOK,” OR SOMETHING on the outside of it;Ican only remember the word lots; that word was printed I think; the lots were Madison Park (a small passbook containing memo- ran*a of Madison Park lots was here shown to wit- nose 5 that was the book I meant when I satd bank 00K. Gounsel for defence—We'll take an acquittal In this case. Witness—I never saw Libbie give my father any money. Re-direct—Tibble first came to “our house on Sun- day with Amelia Mosley; she had just been in jail herself, and came to tell fathor what mother had sald (the mother was in jail under sentence to term in State Prison). The Court said mistakes were often made in a too minute examination of little children, who were led to blunder when questioned too closely about minor matters, He would let the child rest and she might Domenica if there was anything important to be elicited. James F. Smith sworn—Have known Burroughs four years; he was of good health and easy-going temperament; Arst heard of his death en December 21; was present at the inquest; went to Libble’s mother that day with Mr, Shackford and a police- mana, and got some toys and undergarments of Til- lie’s; Tillle lives at my house now; was one of de- ceased’s administrators; his effects were worth about $100. Witness was examined in regard to deceased's signature. A number of witnesses were then called, each of Whom possessed the signature of deceased at- tached to receipts, &c., but experts were not allowed to give evidence, and the jury were told to form their own opinions as to the authenticity of the disputed handwriting. Voluminous testimony was also introduced in regard to the furniture, which seems to be inextricably mixed up. Nothing was clicited bearing directly upon the circum- stances of the tragedy. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON Willlam Kent (druggist’s clerk) was examined in regard to the weight of arsenic, A tabiespoonful of arsenic weighs 39) grammes. Constable Monks testified to the finding of one of deceased's watches and two trunks in the posses- sion of Bogert, to whom Libbie had given thems found Bogert at a dance in the country; the things were at the house of Bogert’s father; they are now in possession of the Recorder, lenry Beenrokes, a Hollander, being sworn, tes- tifled, through an interpreter, that he had bought a small watch of Libbie Garabrant for $3; that was all it was worth; she came to his honse to sell it, and was accompanied by Rachael Spear. MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS. ————_—_— The City Budget. Chamberlain Palmer makes the following weekly exhibit of the city finances, showing the receipts, payments and balances of each account:— Balancee—- April 20, April 80. City Treasury... ssc. tht $2,473.088 15 Sinking Fund Redemption... 22. 52,467 10 Sinking Fund Intere: 126, 467 26 Interast on City Stoc 2,402,180 60 | Board of Apportion 63/500 79 County Treasury. 663,906 91 Totals... $5,970,700 81 ry Gits Treasury. $1,406,934'76 Sinking Fund Redemption. 31025 89 $2,700 24 Sinking Fund Interest 113 49 Interest on City 2,45%1555 66 Board of Appor 024 79 County Treasur; 085,102 88 $4,162,779 20 | The Large Pipe Men. The laborers on the public works decided yester- day not to continue any longer at their work at $2 per day, and demanded $2 50, There was an ex- pectation of some disturbance, and a squad of police was sent from the Twenty-sixth precinct, to guard the offices of the Comptroller and the De- ! PAL ey of Public Works, No trouble, however, | ensued, The Board of Apportionment. The first meeting of the above Board was held | yesterday at the Comptroller's oMce, Mayor Hall in the chair, Considerable private discussion took place as to the legal powers of the Board, and ulti- | mately Counsellor O'Gorman arrived, and, after a | reading of certain clauses, gave it as his opinion that the Board could sit from day to day for the transaction of its business for the twenty days de- | fined by the law, The Board afterwards went into | executive session, and it is expected that several days will elapse betore the amount and character of | the appropriations will be known. | COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY, | No Idea of Dishanding—Leiter of James M. Brown, The demands of business made it necessary for James M. Brown, the Vice Chairman of the C mittee of Seventy, to leave this city for Europe, but before doing so he addressed a letter to William IP. Havemeyer, Chairman, in which he i | Baid — | , Tresign my position as Viee Chairman of the Committee, | thanking the members individually tor the many kind and courteous acts shown toward me. In retiring from the position f have held sor some time past, | capnot help ex- | of the citizens generaily, until all corrupt effice-holders are replaced by honest men. This resignation was not accepted, but, instead, Mr. Brown was given @ leave of absence and | Mr. Join Wheeler was chosen temporary vice chairman, in recognition of his services to the com- baka and labors Jor the people in Albany the past | winter. | These acts by the Committce of Seventy, at a | time when the action the Governor would take on { the charter was known to very many members, do not show a disposition to snrrender, Veto, to the | Committee of Seventy, does not mean vade. Ifthe | people, through thelr delegates in the Legislature, have November, it may be that they will yet secure them under the direction of the Comunittee of Seventy, which has before shown the people we sure way | to triumph. BOSTON PUBLIC BENEFACTORS, Bowron, May 1, 1872. | The late Quincey Tafts leaves by his will $10,000 to | Harvard College, for the education of indigent stu- | dents; $2,000 to Amherst College and $2,000 to | Atkinson (N. H.) Academy, for a like purpose; $10,000 to the town of Weymouth, for a free library, {ectares &c, ; $10,000 to the Massachusetts General Hospital, for free beds, and some $40,000 to be dis- tributed sspong the city charitable institutions, Patrick Donahoe, publisher of the Pilot, has pre- sented the Catholics in the north section of Boston, on the occasion of the fiftieth birthday of Bishop | Witiams, with St, Jon's Hall, worth $26,000, ng the hope that the organization will be continued | | with increased earnestness, aided by the hearty sujport | iled to gather the frnits of their victory last | eocconenacgour enenes, | THE TRIAL OF LIBRIE GARRABRANT. | METHODIST CONFZRENCE. Frances beate, Rarely has the Academy of Music in Brooklyn been setargely filled as it was yesterday forenoon with delegates and visitors to the General Confor- ence of the Methodist Episcopal Ghurch in the United States. Not only is Methodism in this coun- try represented, but wherever @ conference of Methodists exiats throughout the world they have a delegate here. ‘Phe Academy was lighted up and the galleries and rear of the parquet wore occupied by visitors, Over the centre of the stage was sus- pended the motte, “Welcome,” in vari-colored flowers, and at the back of the chairman a large star in flowera also, stood, while at either side of the stage were rustic vases, con- taining exoties and creepers, The Bishops, Morris, Janes, Ames, Simpson and Scott, occupied one table in the front centre of the stage, and en either side were tables for the official reporters of the Ohurch papers and the secretaries of the Conference. RELIGIOUS EXHROSS. Shortly after nine o'clook A.M. Bishop Morris cailed the Conference to order, and Bishop Ames read Isaiah xxxv., after which Bishop Janes inter- lined the coronation hyznn, which the vaat congre- gation sung heartily. Prayer was then offered by Dr. George Peck. A second lesson, from Second Corinthians, xili., was read by Bishop Simpsen, another hymp| read, by Bishop Scott was sung, and bay be of remarkable unction was next offered up by Rev. P. Ackers, of Ilindls, Bishop Janes then read the resolution of the last General Conference requiring a roll of delegates, and clerical, to be kept by the Secretary of the fast General Confer- ence, Rev. Dr. W. L. Harris, who at once certificates of election and proceeded to call the roll of apenas Dr. Hatris was then unanimously elected Secre- tary. Hlinop JANES made reference to the plan adopted by the last General Conference for the election of lay delegates to the present Conference, and an- nounced that the Bishop’s report was ready when- ever called for. The report having been called for Bishop Simpson read simply the action and votes of the seve! Annual Conferences thereon—namely, 4,945 for, and 1,597 against lay delegation, A FEELER ON LAY DELEGATION. Dr. Jesse T. PECK offered resolutions concurring in the astion of the Annua! Conferences, and admit- ting at once the lay delegates elected by those Con- ferences to seats in the body. Dr. Nesurrr offered a substitute, reciting that the Conference now complete the charge in the Second Restrictive Rule required to give effect to the rep- resentation of lay delegates, but that the plan under which they shall be admitted shall be referred to a committee on lay delegation, to be appointed hereafter for revision. The substitute was laid on the table, after which Dr. CowLxs, of Iowa, called for @ division of the resolutions, so that the Conference mulgay first vote to amend the rules and afterward decide upon the plan of action with the lay delegates, A discussion arose on this point, in which both sides were freely Tepresented. ir. PERRINK, Of Michigan, opposed the division, because it admitted the lay delegates, He was making a speech against the plan, but was cut short by others, Dr. Bincuam, of the Black River Conference, of- fered a anbstitute for everything before the Confer- ence, but on a motion to table withdrew it. Dr. WALDEN, of Cincinnati, moved that in the vote tobe taken absentees be allowed to vote on their application. Granted. rT. OLIN asked whether this vote carried with it the plan. No. Dr. Curry analyzed the resolution upon which the vote was to be taken, and showed that a divi- sion was absolutely necessary, inasmuch as the first oad must be adopted by a majority and the second y & two-thirds vote, The vote having been ordered, was taken by yeas and nays. Dr. Curry asked to be excused from vot- ing, but the Conference, by a vote of 152 to 136, de- clined to excuse him. ‘The Doctor’s position as the editor of the leading official paper in the Church in which this whole matter has been ably discussed, and bis well known OPPOSITION TO LAY DELEGATION, gave importance to his vote.. He thereupon em- phatically voted no. The total vote stood 279 yeas to 6 nays, namely :—Drs, cory, New York East; Dobbins, N. J.; Godfrey, Northwestern Indiana; Hill, New Jersey, and Jacques, of Maine, As soon as the vote was declared a motion was made to refer the other part of Dr. Peck’s paper to a committee, but pending action on it Dr. Kynett, ot Upper lowa Conference, offered a substitute call- ing for the immediate admission of the lay delegates under the plan adopted by the last General Confer- ence. Dr. Peck’s paper looked to their admission without regard to that plan, Dr. Curry, of New York East Conference, sald that the action of the Conference just taken had created a certain number of seats to be filled by lay delegates, and that all that is now necessary to be done is to call the roll and let the delegates present their cre- dentiais, and the Conference could judge of their Sere or rejection. He moved that this be lone, Dr. Merrit, of Ohio, agreed with Dr. Curry, save in the statement that seats had been created. They were now acting under the old constitution, and cannot create seats except by a provisional pie He favored Dr. Kynett’s paper if the provisional references could be stricken out. Dr. Curry’s motion was declared out of order, being a substitute for a substitute. Dr, E. 0. HAVEN, of Detroit, thought it was now too late to quibble over the plan, since the change in the discipline had been perfected, and he there- fore favored the admission of the delegates at once. Dr. PERRINE, of Michigan, opposed the plan; his Conference had voted against it, though it had voted in favor of lay delegation. Hie proceeded in a fifteen minutes’ scientific essay, which had no bearin whatever on the question; but as he was irrepressi- ble the Conference allowed him to ilk against time, at thereafter laid Dr. Kynett’s paper on the able, Dr. Cowres then offered & substitute for Dr. eon Paper, but this went the way of Dr. Ky- nett’s. DR. PECK'S RESOLUTION Was then read, as follow: Rosolved, That the said plan (adopted by the Iaat Gen- eral Conicrence for Iay delegation) is hereby declared to be in full force, ratified and adopted, and that the 1a; delegates elected under It are hereby tuvited to take their seais in the Ge; f ist Episeo- val Conference ef the Method! pad ete on their credentials now in the Secretary's 7 A division of this resolution was also ordered, and the first part was adopted by a vote of 232 yeas to 86 nays, The second part was then adopted bya vote of 279 yeas to 1 nay—Dr. Perrine having this honor. He declared eternal hostility to the plan and the admission of lay delegates under it, ‘The list of lay delegates was then called, and at its close Dr, BINGHAM moved that the first order of business to-day be the appointment of the standin; | committees, and that the delegates come prepared | tomake their nominations. No action was taken | thereon, and after several announcements had been | a the Conference adjourned till nine A. M, to- The Laymen’s Addr to the Ministers. The lay delegates met in the Washington street | Methodist Episcopal church at half-past three o'clock P. M. Mr. OLIVER Hoyt called the meeting to order, and nominated Judge Grant Goodrich, of Chicago, for Chairman, who was unanimously chosen. Pro- fessor William Wells, of Union College, was elected Secretary. Dr. Srrono, of Drew Theological Seminary, ex- Plained the object of their gathering together. In view of the events of the morning he said they | should have something more than an ordinary | meeting with their ministerial brethren to-morrow (to-day). A great day's work had been done in the | General Conference, and he thought the laymen | were called upon to make some suitable acknow- ledgement of the magnanimity of their ministeria brethren ia admitting them to seats and equal privileges in that body. He, therefore, suggested that a committee of three be appointed by the Chair to draft appropriate resolutions expressive of their | Sentiments, in view of their union wyth their minis- | terial brethren, The rol was first called, after which Professor Strong, Senator Harlan and Mr. Beale were ap- pointed such committee. They retired for fifteen minutes, during which the delegates indulged in mutual introductions. When the committee re- turned Dr. Strong reported an address, in substance as follows :— THE LAYMEN TO THE MINISTERS, GREETING, The address sets out with a statement that on an occasion 80 momentous as that which has bronght together the lay and clerical representatives of the Church something moré than a ylassing change of relations and greetings is due to the gravity and responsibility of the hour and to the character of the ecclesiastical adjustment which has led to it. They therefore deem it important to place on per- manent record this expression of their sentiments and feelings. And firat of all they thank God for the harmony which has character- ized the Church and that so little. acrimontons controversy has ee es in effec this funda- mental change the government the Church. Seldom has there been such a surrender of power by any body of men who have so long wielded it, or #0 much modesty manifested WA the body acquiring i, [tina boon alleged that Metuodiam jigs Un tt tho fentares of us and of despotism, but this Pips Tae a mao the hark tata the dlacharge of tacit datles the the Church by the exer- otse of the power so deforent conceded to the ey ‘by their Lorry map and spiritual poy rte ween the ere ctorical members ef the rai Conference, and white recognizing the right of the minority in the Heri te cee aga onset they both have fui halla jaymen are roe etn ib moos, tain one in the Church an: in Christ ae and whethervotin; ah and or fo ng ipeenera teet that no schism y ir, but that overy shalt have full conourrence of coming events, They enter their protest in advance against.any sudden or radical change being made in the prac- tieal machinery of the Church at this jai whether in the torm of ofice or. general jurisdiction of the episco ott the presiding eldership or the A He Ld shops, ieineracy. a} ‘they see no tendency to di- doc! points and no change in tho the Church. They would ex- the introduction of the |: elemen' ion for in any way contrac! ing the sphere of the clergy. ‘The inexperience of the laymen in Church goxerament. compels them to tread cautiously. But they confess that they are not committed in advance agatnistany change which may be forthe goed of the Church, nor are they in favor of retaining any usage because of its antiquity which it may be found necessary to abolish, ‘profess themselves to be CONSERVATIVE INBPIRT, BUT ‘PROGRESSIVE IN AO- and they hopo that the Tntroduction of the lay ele- ment into the supreme council! of the Church may infuse a new life into Methodism witch shall send it forth afresh on its mission ‘to spread Scriptural holiness over these lands.” Ex nor DILIaNGtaM, of Vermont, moved to adopt the committee’s report, apon which a gene- Tal discussion arose on it, Mr. BEADLE, of Dakota, favored a. mere general document. Governor Evans, of Colorado, deemed the senti- ens of the address both proper and prudent to be uttere A The Hon. FE. CALLAgan, of THinois, expressed him- self as being a tho radical, and objected to the address because if ks of the clergy ‘‘con- ceding” rights to the laity, which he denied. He contended that the latter have now just what they always had, equal rights with the former. The paper, he claimed, was @ caveat in advance against radical changes in the Church, It was too much likea political paso. containing a little of this and a little of that and'finally nothing at all. He objected to anything in it that touched, by aflirma- tion or denial, upon controverted points. Senator HARLAN hoped that the document would be read over agaim ‘andthe delegates could then criticize and amend it;and in harmony with this suggestion Judge CooLRY, of Upper jaws, moved for its reading by seetions, Oertain objectionable Sentences, words and phrases were then stricken out, after which the paper as thus amended was unanimously adopted and the meeting adjourned. The committee will present it to-day to the General Conference. OCCUPATIONS. OF THR LAY DELEGATES, In this pe | of 129 lay delegates there are? ex- Governors of States, 7 jadges, ‘1 bankers, 28 lawyers and 23 merchants, @ reasonable number of farmers and mechanics, And lest these lay dele- ites should become faint and weary in the per- formance of theit new and difficult dutles, they have bronght along three cess and one druggist to give assurance of health to the body. THE COLORED METHODISTS. —_—_-_——_- Severing the Zion Connection—A Split in the Board of Bishops. The delegates who have split off from the Gene- ral Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Ohurch met. yesterday, to the number of a dozen, in Shiloh church, corner, of Prince and Marion streets, Bishop Johns presiding. Elder Yarmoth Carr, of Kentucky, opened with prayer. Elder Sherman, of Kentucky, nominated Hider George Washington, of New England, for temporary secre- tary. Elder Washington said he could not write When debate was on, and, declining, Elder Sher- man accepted the responsible ofice of historian of the Uonference while in tem- porary organization. Bishop Johns called upon all who had credentials to present them. Elder Johnson, of Kentucky, alone responded. Se a cheats Washjngton, have you creden- 8 Brother WasHINcron—I am halfa delegate, Our Conference appointed thirteen and a half delegates, 1 was the half; but as I left thom they did not pub- lish my name in the list. I am an officer of the General Conference, appointed four years ago. A motion that all appointed on committees by the General Conference be admitted to membership was carried. A Brorner—If this Is the legitimate Conference somebody should ee ee the right to meet here at this time, and if there is nobody else I will do it to start the debate. BisHor—We will not go out in search of some one to challenge. We will not send for a Goliah. I have an address to deliver to-morrow on the savject of the unpleasantness, The Brother who wanted to be the Goliah said he would await the Bishop's pleasure, The Bishop then called a number by name, and asked what authority they had for being present. When Elder | James was reached he said he was appointed agent by the General Conference, and as such he was put on the floor with the Bishop. BisHorp—As an agent you are not a member of the General Conference. Elder James—I was appointed by a vote of the General Conference, Your Honor, that made youa Bishop. No committee has authority over me. Elder Carr (to James)—Do youconsider yourself a member of the General Conference? James—I do; as a part of the Conference, not as a fraction of it. Bisnor—Brother James, when we open to-mor- row I shall avail myself of your legal lore. Brother James—By the Bishop’s ruling I have no | paneer here to-morrow, and I have other business | 0 do. A MuuBER—Brother James misrepresents. The eed condition of the Church of Zion demands ‘hat every elder in Zion should be here. I am here to have aconnection. I want to see how the Ship of Zion is steered, and we want ventilation. A KENTUCKY MEMBER (aside)—De atmosphere ob dis church am very satisfactory to me, sah. Bisnor—I appoint asa committee on credentials Brothors mepea nd Washington, aud on rules Brothers Carf and Johnston. Elder JaMEs—I must rise again. I want to know if I have any rights here to-morrow. Bisuor—As old as you are and earnest in Zion's connection, you will come and be with us to-mor- row. Brother Jonxston—I want to ask Brother James aquestion. Itis charged we have come up here to | work against Zion's connection. I am—— BisHor—Well, we will just never mind that till to-morrow, after the committee on credentials re- port. ° We now stand adjourned until ten to-mor- row morning. Brother Johnston, please offer a benediction, Brother JOHNSTON prayed and the first session of the bolting Board of Bishops adjourned. THE CLERGYMAN BLACKMAILING CASE. Fee idle oui ssob ches Emma Couch Brought Up on a Writ of Habeas Corpas—Application for Her Relea on Bail—Prominent Parties Said Te Be Anxious To Get Her Out of the Way. The case of the people against Emma Couch, charged with an attempt to extort money by falso representations from the Rey. A. B. Carter, seems destined to engross more than a legitimate share of public attention. It was up again in another form yesterday. The gushing damsel was this time brought from the City Prison on @ writ of habeas corpus before Judge Brady, sitting at Supreme Court Chambers. The fair Emma SAT AT THE REAR of the apartment, beside her father, and viewed the proceedings with an air of supreme indifference, She was attired gaudily in black velvet cloak and silk of the same color, Her counsel stated she was present for the purpose of making application through her counsel to be released from durance vile on moderate bail. District Attorney Garvin wanted the amount fixed at $10,000, but that was too exorbitant and unjust, as hts client was anxious for trial, and NO POWER ON EARTH could keep her from putting in an appearance for such purpose when required, Mr. Clinton spoke fora great length of time, bei & the acceptance of a small sum as security. ssistant District Attorney Sullivan in reply sald that the anxiety of the defendant for a trial did not manifest fteelt by ordinary means, as when she was Raab ad permitted to goon her own ay ba fonke y & Justice of the green! Sessions she to respond when wanted, though her counsel were notified, and had to be brought into court on a bench warrant. A MAN WAS ALSO IMPLIOATED in the attempted blackmailing who could not be found, but who fs indicted a8 co-respondent under the name of John Smith. Jt was the interest | of this party to get Emma ayvay, and if bail was not fixed in @ sufficiently amount that object might be accomplished. There were other persons also interested in suppressing the expected de- velopments, and they would exhaust every effort to defeat the prosecution, it was to be presumed, by getting the prisoner out of reach of the.law, Ser very fen jon and some HOT DISPUTES BETWEEN COUNSEL His Honor took the. and said.he wonld re- serve his decision until morning, There were but SS a THE COUNT AND UEIRESS. The Amherst Scandalmongers Lose Their “Sensation.” The Showy “Count” Mitkiewloz Returns from Europe Without Credentials, Claims the Hand of Miss Lester aud Busceeds in His Buit— A Strange Story—A Monetary eli, Amuenst, Mngs., April 60, 1872, The readers of the HenatD will remember the excitement & so-called Russtan Count created in this little village something more than a year age, when he came to marry a Miss Lestor, the ward of Professor Tyler, of Amherst College, on which oo caston he was summarily turned out of the house and commanded never to show his face in the place again, The town was “all. agog” at thas time, fairly seething with excitement, and it had been only partially allayed when {twas rumored that a compromise Bad. been effected. ‘The Count was to leave Secon , nave no correspondence with the-ebjéect’ als action, and not to return unless bearing” oredéntiais estab Hshing his character and right te the title he aa- sumed, ‘HE LEFT THE COUNTRY according to agreement, and notliing more was heard of him or his claims till a.month since, whem his namo wasnoticed among the arrivaisin one ofthe uptown hotels of New York. Soon after he came on to Springfleld and registered himself at the Massa- aii SENT TO MISS LESTER, who, with her mother, went to Springfleld and met the Count, What transpired there betwoen the parties is not definitely known, except that on the return of the ladies to Amherst Mra. Lester refused to have any further interviews with the Count, saying that he was entirely unablo to prove him- self what he ciaimed to be, and to her mind, at least, was an imposter. COUNT E. 0. 2, 0. MITKIBWIOZ, Who is he? is the question of the greatest tater- est. Count Eugene Oskar Emil Constantine Mit- kiewicz, son of Count Ivan Ivanowich Mitkiewtes, ex-Councillor of State ef the Russian em) , la the pompous Sia Re Inactibes, on. thei es regieren. 8 personal appearance is far fro! possessing. Tall, (eee complexion, reddish whiskers, worn in the English style, eyes that do not inspire confidence, he has th! but a Russian oe an many pronounce him at firet sight an Irishman. He always dressed in the most kill styles, walks about with his his pockets, swearing at his enemics.and telling great things of his own state andjimpor- tance; speaks French perfectly and English he: ingly, uniess in a passion, when his utterance ta good and clear. Of course, a thousand stories are at the Russian Embassy at Was! and say there is no such noble family ate One of the recent issues of a local Parked tat it was known to the friends of Mise Lester that he had no right toa title, and tl his reputation was otherwise unenviable. But, i spite of these da! ing reports, the lady remali unalterably attached to him, and vowing that eum woud Minny 10K and him alone. Accordingly, in spite of the oppo- sition of friends, preparations for tho macdiny were oasinsly cortiad on, and Tuesday, the 30th April, appolated as the day to, mako two hearts one. Au elegant trousseau for the lady was purchased by the Count at Stewart's and forwarded to Amherst one day last week. a4 those « © have had the good fortune to seo it, it Promon«eed to be the finest ever seen in the town of Amherst, of great richness and beauty, and well worthy the adeuration of any bride, Lester is an a Fplacopalinn, the Count @ communicant of the a Chureh, and this necessitated a double cere- mony. Slace the Roman Catholic is closely allied to the Greek communion Father Brennan, of St, Bridget’s, consented to marry them according to the hb ritual. THR CHREMONY at Grace (Episcopal) church was appointed at three P. M. Soon after two o'clock the doors were thrown open, and in five minutes the house was de! filled, every seat and aisle being crowded, cxee! the centre. The chancel was profusely decorated with tropical plants. Seats were reserved in front for the relatives of the bride, ana not one was oc- cupied, Roout half-past two the Count and Miss Lester rode to the residence of Father Brennan, and in the parlor of the parsonage, in the presence of one or two of the friends .of the bride, they were married according to the lawful rites of the Church. After the preliminary cere- monies cake and wine were brought forward, Count drank a brimming glass to the health of his fair bride, smoked a cigarette, entered his carriage, and drove to Grace church. A swell Senior of Massachusetts Agricuitural College acted as Master of Ceremonies, and under his escort and threo ushers of the same sens from the Amherst Coli the procession walked slowly up the alsle. Count had on his arm a well known lady of Amherst, whose husband followed with Miss Lester, and gave her away at the altar. THE BRIDE was dressed in a heavy wiite corded silk and train, orange blossoms tastefully arranged in her which was done up in heavy colls, A white lace vail reached nearly to the floor, white gloves and satin slippers, with etruscan gold jewelry, with diamonds, completed her toilet, THE COUNT hands in | Wore a full evening dress, with a superabundance of Jewelry. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Mr, Allen, and when he had pronounced the blessing the Wedding March was the signal for everybody to depart. The future movements of the Count and his bride are uncertain. They departed this even- ing for Boston, and it is reported they intend to spend the summer at the Orient, a hotel a fow miles east of Amherst. sb Thus has ended one of the most pecullar and, in some respects, saddest love affairs that ever occurred in America. On the part of the lady it has been a case of infatuation, on the part of the Count, nothing can be certal known at presen mabhey was his object he is certainly disappointed ; for Instead of being wortha. million, a8 first reported, the bride's fortune will not excead one-twentieth ef that sum, and it is 30 placed that the interest ajone ia avaliable. It o: illustrates the well known fact that American git often care more for a foreign title than for an honest and less showy native. ANOTHER PHASE OF THE PERTH AMBOY WAR, Chancellor Zabriskie, of New Jersey, yesterday granted an injunction restraining the Llizabethport end Perth Amboy Raliroad Company from continu- ing work on the line of the road. This road is one of the links in the route from New York to Long Branch and is @ bone of contention. The people along the line of the road are deeply interested in the matter a ig opens Up a rich section of terri-' tory, And bon: qHent increased value of lands, That wily raliway manager, Tom Scott, exte the lines of the Pennsylvania Railroad down int this region of New Jersey, and offered to have the road opened from Jersey City to Long Branch ere midsummer, ee on at once an immense f of laborers ; also guaranteeing excellent factlities 8 freight and travel. Tho injunction was at the in- stance of Mr. J. Taylor Johnston, at one tlie con- nected with the ne hahteeeay of the Elizabethport nd Perth Amboy Railroad. The contractors ap- olnted by the President, Colonel 8. W. Jones, at once retired from theline, and await further de- velopments quictly at Perth Amboy. OVERCROWDED STREET OARS, To THE Eprror OF THR HENaLD:— ’ I would cali your attention to the Third Avenue Railroad, Iam a lady, and Nave suffered so much I thought, perhaps, you might in some way, through your widely circulated journal, call the attention of the public to that line of cars—Harlem and York- ville. They fill them so that it takes three minntes to get out and you are suffocated. The word crowa will not suffice, Yesterday! got in a pretty ful car, but by the time I got to seventy-first street there was not breathing alr. Cannot something be done, if not for humanity's sake for the poor horses ? Where is Bergh? For If ever there was cruelty to animals it Isto both man and beast in the Third o\Mey have a decent ca They have car—one—and they char; ane cents. Why can they not put decent care on at be pre ae hte avenue cars, elgtit cent or ten cents? I am sure it would pay, f¢ is immense to Harlem. siberian Please, Mr. Editor, try and do something, for there are hundreds and thousands of ladies wha suffer thus, and your renowned paper can do more good than anything else, Eakep AVENUE, THE INTERNATIONAL PENITENTIARY OON- RESE, Coxcorp, N. H., May 1, 1872, The Prisoners’ Aid Association of New Hampehire has elected the following delegates to the Interna- tional Penitentiary Congress at London in Jul Revs. T. D. Ayer and J. F. Lovering and their wivi W. H. Kimball Allen Folger, Mise” Alma %. Herbet and Rey. Mr. Tucker. THE SOLDIERS' MEETING IN OCOPER INSTI TUTE. " Wasminarox, D. ¢., May 1; 167i, * Colonel Edwin A, Perry Has been hero to-day making additional arrangements for the soldters® few in attendance, as it was no! fenersily Known the application would be made. @ accused was conducted beak ta tha atopy cell at the Tami, Moeting at Cooper Institute May 8, in ald of the ‘Thomas and Qvoreas HU monument eee eee