The New York Herald Newspaper, February 12, 1873, Page 4

4 IRELA Prosecution of an Irish Bishop and Twenty- One Roman Catholic Pricsts by tho British Government. HISTORY OF THE CASE. The Galway Election—Its Conduct and the Consequences. DuBLIN, Jan. 24, 1873. Ina short time from this the English govern- ment will have entered upon perhaps the gravest prosecution instituted in Ireland since the act of union was accomplished, In a fortnight the Attorney General will arraign for misdemeanor the Most Rev. Patrick Duggan, Lord Bishop of Clonfert; Captain John Philip Nolan, of the Royal artillery, and ex-M. P, for the county of Gadway; Sebastian Nolan, his brother, and the Rey. Mes: Loitus, Quin, Stanton, Consi- dine, O'Grady, Foley, Furlong, Cannon, Galvin, Byrne, White, Walsh, Madden, Manning, Green, Coen, Ford, McGauran, McKeague, Kemmy and NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, of honerabte covenants he cannot recede from the romise Of giving bts vote and tafucnce t) Captain olan at the next election. that time Captain Nolan has earned tresh claims to the support of the tenant class, and, aa it seems, to the enmity of the jandiords, by his noble conduct in atoning by large pecuniary saéri- fices for some acts of landlord severity inflicted in his neighborhood, which might be traced—as otten happens—to the cupidity of evil counsels rather than bis own,"’ ‘This surely was a damper for Lord Cloncarty’s son, and @ complete declaration for Captain Nolan, * ‘The reference to atonement 18 dt- d to the Portocarrow sward; which, | may ntaliy mention, created more congratulation than the Geneva arbitration itsell, Mr. Sebastian Nolan, brother and agent to the candidate, caused some 81X thousand copies of this letter to be cireu- lated throughout the county —or fifteen hundred more than the actual number of electors, JUDGE KEOGH, in delivering the judgment which unseated Cap- tain Nolan, stated that he took the expressions tn this lettor coupied with the fact that Captain Nolan declined to speak to a single human being in the county until he had consulted the Archbishop as evidence that there was a “covenant” by which, if necessary, the Archbishop alone was to retain Captain Nolan, This letter was written in July, and in September a clerical meeting was held at which the Archbishop presided. Several resolu- tions Were passed, and one in the strongest terms supporting Captain Nolan. The resolutions were signed by twenty-nine clergymen, the tuird name being that of the Rev, Patrick Duggan, P. P., now Lord Bishop ef Clonfert and the principal pense: age of those about to be prosecuted. in October another clerical meeting was held, the Bishop of Galway presiding; a third meeting was held in November, and at each resolutions adopt- ing Captain Nolan were unanimously passed, The Archbishop and the Bishop of Galway were pledged to him beyond retraction, and the hierarchical con- junction was made complete by the elevation of Mr. Duggan to the Bishopric of Clontert. Imme- diately alter this event Mr. Nolan wrote that “his brother’s election was now perfectly safe, as Dr. Duggan had been appointed Bishop of Cloniert, a district of which they were not very sure before; that his brother had now all the game tn his own O’Bricn—a bishop, an officer, an attorney and twenty-one Roman Catholic clergymen, They will be indicted under the act of 1854 for having used spiritual intimidation to influence an election; Captain Nelan and bis brother, Mr, Nolan, for in- timidation, No words of mine can exaggerate the intensity of the excitement with which the whole country awaits the issue. I shall sketch, as briefly as may be, the condition of Galway county at and prior to the election, the character of the contest, the per- sonnel of the principal combatants and the story of the election petition which unseated Captain Nolan and gave the county to Captain Trengh. ORIGIN OF THE CELEBRATED CASE. Galway county ferms a portion ef the Roman Catholic archdiocese of Tuam, over which the Most Kev. John MacHale presides, His suffragan bishop, the Most Rev. Patrick Duggan, Lord Bishop of Clonfert, isone of the indicted. From time im- momorial the Catholic hierarchy have exercised most potent influence in all Parliamentary elec- tious; and, indeed, priests and bishops in the West of b nd make candidates members with sur- prising facility and almost undisputed authority. #lections in Galway have ever been remarkable tor violence and tumult and riot. The sway of the Cathohc Church has been from time to time questioned by the lordly houses of Clanricarde and Clancarty, and had these houses been at one instead of at enmity their cause had not so often suffered the ignominy of defeat, Al the last election they joined their forces, and the Marquis of Clenricarde presided ata “county meeting,” which was convened for the purpose of supporting Captain Trench, third son of the late and second brother of the present Lord Clancarty. This conjunction of forces roused to the extremest vigor the energies of the popular or liberal party, and induced much of that wild clamor of speech vehemence of action which every Catho! in nd vow regrets, Which Cardinal Cullen and the clergy of the metropolis in solemn gathering con- icmned, and which, beyond all question, unseated u Noian, involved him in £15,000 costs and pliced the clergy and bishop in their present un- happy position, CAPTAIN NOLAN sought the representation of the county to- ward the close of 1570, when Lord Canning Burke re'ired. He was second son te the Marquis of “lanricarde, and had succeeded Lord Dunkellin, his eldest brother, Captain Nolan was, on that oc- casion, opposed by Mr. Mitchell Henry, one of a drm ot Manchester traders of fabulous wealth, and This geutleman was elected enon a compromise of the clergy with Nolan. The latter is a proprietor Whose rent roilia Valued at about £2,000 a year. Whe tl 3 man, in fact when he attained his a, » he had evicted about a score of tenants nthe lands ot Portacarron. This action now stared him in the face, and he submitted the mat- or to arbitration. ‘The arbitrators decided against nalord, who cheerfally accepted the decision. xplain this compromise I have alluded tol may say at this time it was well Known that MR. W. R. GREGORY would very soon obtain a colonial appointment, fi and this would vacate the second seat and tn- | volve another election. When in the Fall of 1871 Mr. Gregory accepted the Governorship ef Ceylon, Captain Nolan, Captain Treneh and Mr, D'Arcy came into the field. Mr. D'Arcy soon retired, und the contest was left to the two ofticers. i may now glance at the chiefs on either side. als have but slight history, Captain } on of a barrister and is famous for the invention of what is known as the ‘an the War Office, Captain Treach is Lord Clancart's brother and son of the late lord, who spent his whoie life and some of his income in open and avowed prose- lytisin. So far as elections can be considered he 1s er of the most unpopular family—purely on tie religious score—in the whole West of Ireland. It has been said, and not uniruly, that but tor the unholy coalition of the whig and tory houses of Clanriearde and Clancart, a coachman pitted apainst Captain Trench mast have carried the seat. So little for the candidat THE LION OF THE FOLD OF JUDAR. Beyond ail question the greatest contemporary figure in the Catholic Church in Ireland is that of “John Tuam,” “the great prelate of the West," “the Lon of the fold of Judah,” by all which high- sounding titles Dr. MacHale is affectionately known. He signed himself John ‘Tuam in deflance of the law of Engiand; he owes the second honor to the exuberant gratitude of Judge Keogh, who now reviles him, and O'Connell, in what is said to be a happy moment, named him as the angel named the Most High to the apostle Join. ut even these harmful attributions have not weak- ened the powerful influence of His Grace of Tuam, whose splendid natural gifts, singleness of pur: pose nd sincere love of country have dis- tinguished him throughout a 1ife which has | lested now for more th eighty years, Ue was born of humbie parents in Tubbercurry, count ofa Mayo, aud having received the rudiments hte education le entered Maynootn when teeu, and, after a successful studentship, suc- sded to the chair of theology. He became pub- Nely Known be 4 series of letters, signed “therophilus.” He attacked the bible societies, which were then formed for the express purpose of Prosclytizing the Catholics, He attacked the Charch Kstablishment vigorously, and exposed its Mionstious idleness and weaith and jobbery. He advocated Catholic emancipation with snch power that the foes of the plan were as much attracted as the is. When thirty-four years old He Was ap- pointed coadjutor Bishop of Killala. Three vents afterwards he published a theological work, which was translated inte French and Ger- man, Six years alterwards, when in his forty- third year, he Was appointed Archbishop of the dio- cese; and he then began tuat correspondenge with successive Prime Ministers which made him known and respected throughout England, He is @ most determined man and carries to the uttermost his own vicws. He never permitted the national sys- tem of education to be pursued in his archdiocese— | illustrative of his influence end determination, if of nothing better. Haile, aged, venerated, learned and powerful is this singuiar man—the joremost in the Irish Charch. MOST REV. PATRICK DUGGAN, Lord Bishop of Cionfert, bas been all his life a Parish clergyman. THE RKV. PATRICK LAVELLE is known as at once the most vehement of orators and uncompromising of men. His whole life has been a battle in some form or other. He defended the Fenians against the denunciations of Cardinal Cullen and ae ee Moriarty in a series of letters, half logteal, bail theological. No gathering of the extreme national party is considered complete ‘without his presence. unbridled expression have involved him in actions Yor libel almost without number, But he has ever Promotion which older and, perhaps it may be sald, better men might envy. THE REV. PETER CONWAY, Now deceased (he died a fortnight after Judge Keogh delivered judgment, and men said the yada * denunciations broke his heart), Was one of i Nghe compounds any man ever encountered. by lever Was so extraordinary a disregard of x cae Surenitios and, now and then, the decencies fe displayed by any man with a pretence to religion of any kind, ic e a tender heart, was belove ytd peateraity, Oy che poor; Was the very soul of and friendship. but exces and incurable v: excelience of his chara is the cause of the pie begun the accepted the post of Governor of Ceyio f Trench wrote a briefletier to the Arhiva Tuam, requesting an interview, ‘The ay hhishop | replied by directing Capisin Trency to consult 4 letter he had caused to be published in the Pres man’s Journal, which I need hardly gay ia the Tepresentative journal of the Catholics of treigya, In that letter the Arenbishop explained how Cap: tain Nolan had, at bis request, retired 5 Geld in favor of Mr. Mitchell-Henry, explicit promise of his being supported mextelection. “To tliat covenant’ the Avchbisti declared himself ‘a willing gale. continued: The Archbishon (eels that on ty ut excessive and unbelievable ter, The contest whiell Present. suits was Moment Mr. Gregory in_ scientific | ‘ange, which has been adopted and paid ior , His love of controversy and | enjoyed the high favor of his chief, awd has hada | |, and gratefully, by the | soldiers, fifteen policemen and ten hussars, uty inarred and disfigured every | hands, let the Castles do what they like; that the bishops and priests would speak a few Sundays before the election to their flocks, and that the people would all vote whatever way the bishops and priests told them; that they would have mobs here and mobs there; that it weatd be hard to work against that, and that by those means his brother was certain ef 1,000 majority.” This unlucky letter, which was as prophetic as it was dangerous, did much <o ruin Captain Nolan at the trial of the petition. But Captain Nolan himself wrote a letter to the Rev. Mr. Lavelle suacontiog that “two or three ‘Tuam priests might write and ropose a conference” to the Very Reverend Mr. Rake, who, it was “feared would not act unless some influence was brought to bear upon him,” The object of the eonterence was “to determine how far the clergy should go in asking tenant; to vote against their landlords, so that there might be a uniform action upon this point.” When you remember that the petition was founded upon alle- gations of spiritual intimidation, you will see the gravity of these facts, ‘OHAPEL YARD AND HIGHWAY SCENES. IT now pass from solemn meetings and formal re- solutions, and come to the intimidation of orators in chapel yard, on the high road, at the greatest gatheripgs ever held in the county; in fact, on every available opportunity in the conrse of three monins, There were twelve meetings in all, The ceunty was swept fromend to end. ‘We shall have inobs here and mobs there” was carried out to the letter. “In fact,” says Judge Keogh, “Ihave no hesitation in pronouncing that the whole of this vast county w: made one Accldama of frenzy and hatred.” The firstmeeting was held at Atheway, but beyond a denunciation of the land- lords there Was nothing said worthy of note. At Dunmore the Key. Mr. O’Brien, alluding to the conjunction of the houses of Clanricarde and Flancarte said, “Pontius Pilate and Herod became reconciled to mock the Saviour of the world; so Clancarty and Clanricarde kissed at Lough * At the government mecting the Rev. Mr. Considine said that “the men in America would say, ‘a curse upon the slaves who sold their faith and their country,’ if they did not vote for Captain Nolan.’ He said:—Every Catholic is a recreant and a renegade who supports Captain Trench.” Mr. Lavetle, in proposing the resolution “That it is the duty of Catholics to support Captain Nolan,” said:— “Sir Thomas Burke is a liar, He has unfolded the bloodstained banner of extermina- tion. He is a liar; he isa brainless baronet; he has sounded his political death-knell. Trench ts a ybrid mule.” Mr, Lavelle further said “he would t up Peter Barrett for the county.” PETER BARRETT was tried three times tor the attempted assassina- tion of Captain Lambert, « Galway landlord, ‘Twice the jury disagreed, and after the third trial a verdict of not guilty was returned, Mr. Conway said “he hoped no hangman would be more merci- ful than the priests.’’ AT HEADFORT, his own parish, he said ‘the landlords should be hung up by the’ heels, not by the head, if they even ask their tenants’ votes—and the priests too, if they do the same.” At a subsequent meeting a parallel was drawn between the saviour and the revolutionists of France; and in describing the | language used here some witnesses wrote on aper, and declined to speak the words. Judge Keogh spoke of some of the sentiments expressed at this meeting as ‘perfectly feariml. 1 will not sully my lips by repeating what is brought into this horrible speech—horrible, I say.’’ At & subsequent meeting the Rev. Mr. Lavelie alluded to the tareatening letter which Sir Thomas he had received. I should mention that Sir Thomas Burke wrote to his tenantry a very strong letter in favor of Captain Trench, telling them they had no one to look to but him. Soon | after he threatened, and the Rev. Mr. Lavelle announced that he had received a letter in which the writer said that “for every peer would fall an arehbishop, for every baronet a bishop, for every | country gentleman a parish priest, for every farmer accurate.” You may discover in this methodical slaughter list some notion of THE SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS CONDITION of the couuty of Gaiway during these three months. At Ballinasiee the Rev. Mr. Manning proposed the | Tesolution, That we mark for scorn for all time contest vote with the bigots of the county Galwi At Portmuna the Rey. M nuOn proposed a simi- | lar resoiution, The Rey. Mr. Horan, in the course of a speech, said, ‘Look at that country yonder, ond the majestic Shannon, gailant Tipperary | | They set intimidation at deflance, and returned the man of their choice, though a convicted felon ‘O'Donovan Rossa), to show their hatred of the ye”? | us into rebellion.” ‘This was pretty strong for an oflicer of Her Majesty’s army to sit by and hear in his own behaif But the Rev, Mr, Cannon gave his hearers a choice—‘Either you will rise to the honor and dignity of free men, to the tllus- trious name of patriots, te the elevated character of 4 religions people, lovers of your priests, which transcends all, or you will sink and tal! down to the | lowest depths of infamy and degradation, to be for | ever branded as renegades and miscreants, with | dishonor and disgrace. It ts a melancholy refiee- tion to think that here among us there | is a rising up against the pricsts. Is it a rising up against the ee and our religion, or the absence of religion, which | 1s Protestantism’ In this Christian = spirit the Rev. Mr. Cannon proceeded:—‘There are signs of the times, and one of the signs of the ap- | proaching dissolution of the world shall be that the dead will arise out of their graves, And metlioks | [fancy that I see the ghost of old Oliver Cromwell, _ his skeleton bones arising out of that sinful grave in | which he and his sins have slept so long together.” ‘Yo any mind this sort of eloquence considerably softens down the damnable asperity of the pre- ceding passage, for more unmitigated nonsense surely never was heard. AFTER DENUNCIATIONS like these, which, when sworn to at the trial, out- | Faggd every decent Catholic in the country, it was | hafdly to be wondered at that Mr. Sebastian Nolan should say, “We will raise such a panic in the country that the landlords will be airaid to go outside their demesn But they bent the steel too far, One Catholic gentleman wrote to Captain | Nolan, “I read that abominable threatening letter sent to Sir Thomas Purkes and I felt that, asa Catholi Atieman of independence, I was bound to come ferward and register my voté, hot so much for Captain Trench as against such abominable in- timidation.” A magistrate named Barrett had shots fired into his house. A gentleman named Brown was shot at in his own room, then in his son's room, and finally in the sitting room; he and his son were afraid to vote, and their tenants fled | from the poiling place, Mr, Morris (brother of Judge Morris) and Captain Foster were threatened | b who, when they took refuge in a house, Jome out here, you dogs; we will have your This mob was primed with drink, supplied on the written order of the clergyman oi the parish, ‘The tenants of Mr. Bodkin, a Catholic landlord, were ordered to vote for Captain Nolan, or run the gauntlet of the de perate tinkers of Tuam at peril of their lives. | Mr. Joyce, a Catholic magistrate, swore “he never saw such excitement; the farmers were terribly affected, as weil they might be, by the resolutions at the mectings,”” Lord belvin, son of Lord Westmeath, was afraid to go to mass; and held his children in doors trom | fear, One tenant named Cannon was so terrified | that he began to belleve the priests were acting supernaturally, A man named John Daly, who was sulfering from pulmonary disease, had declared his | intention of voting for Captain Trench, He died; and Cannon said, “The priests said John Daly will | never vote for Captain Trench, and he is dead.’? | SIR ARTHUR GUINNESS, | theeminent brewer, has and in the county. He and his tenants were tuken to the polls by flity foot He hospitality, good cheer | was cutin the head with a stone, aml several of the men were badly wounded, MR. SEWARD, alandiord of excellent repute, was attacked by a mob. He escaped, advertised his property, sold it, and leit the county altogether, The Rev. Mr. Greene said he wid not say mass in his house tor any atholic that voted for Captain Trench.” Captain Blake swore that the Key. Mr, Coen “said from the altar in his vest ents that ail his parishioners, freeholders, were bonnd to vote for Captain Nolan, ag it was a matter region; that, even tf they h@l promised their sndiords, they were bound to keep their promise vote m.” Judge Keogh spoke of tis Mr. Coen sane disgrace to the Gathoite re- ligion, REY. MR. HOSTY called aman from his congres: suoe OF Liven all said, whi jon, and in pres- standing on the ; the recreant and renegade Catholics who in this | powers that refused us justice, and thereby goaded | | low satin, is seen sleeping over a book. altar, “Hither you or Pierce Tozaisauar.” The Rey. Mr, Keuncy satd in truth that “every voter would have to suffer in the other world.” The Rev. Mr, Lottus said that “any one who voted for Trench would go down to their graves with the brand of Cain upon them and their children after thom.” Judge Keogh, in concluding a flerce de- hunciation of this clergyman, said a witness had been cated “to vamp up the debauched evidence of that dreadful priest!” [now come to THE CHARGE AGAINST THE BISHOP OF OLONPERT. On the Sunday after bis consecration he preached in the church at Ballinasioe, and speke on the pending election. A man named Carter swears ‘hat His Wership said “anathema” would be hurled against all who would not do ashe and the clergy said, and, further, that one Carroll nudged him and said, “Carter, that’s for you.” Carter voted for Captain Trenca, and his children were immediately turned out of the convent school. The Bishop swore he did not say the word, two clergyman then in the chapel came forward to say the same, (Carroll said he did not hear the word and broke down in his evidence, and a gentleman named O'Shaughnessy said the Bishop night have used the word when he was talking about the enemies of the Pope. And so this grave business stands, It were really tiresome to go through the remain- ing cases of misconduct. ON THE LANDLORD SIDE outrages were not wanting; but it would appear that when they saw the wild extremities to which the others were spécding tney simply permitted them to hang themselves, an? they did so most eifectively, TUE ELROTION took place on the 6th of February and resulted in the triumph of Captain Nolan, who had 2,823 votes, while Captain Trench only gained 658, He then lodged the petition, the trial of which lasted fifty- seven days, and resulted in the overthrow of the whole combination and the instalment of Captain ‘Trench as member for Galway. In my next I shall sketch the personal character and history of ere Keogh, and afford some no- tion of the style of his famous “judgment” which stirred the empire from end to end. ART MATTERS, BEE Te En Schenck’s Art Gallery. If one may judge by the number of visitors dnr- ing the last day or two at Scnenck’s Art Gallery, No, 60 Liberty street, a more than usual interest will be felt to-morrow and on Friday by the auction sale of oil paintings to take place there, Both the American and the foreign schools are finely repre- sented. Among American names occur:—East- man Johnson, Bierstadt, W. T, Richards, James M, Hart, Casilear, Doughty, William Hart, Tait, Sonn- tag, Guy, Cropsey, E. L. Henry, A. D. Shattuck, William 8, Mount, A. B, Durand, Edward Moran, J, G@. Brown, Whittredge, Colman and Van Elten, Chief among foreign contributors occur:—Meyer von Bremen, P. Van Schendel, Carl Hubner, E, Accard, Musin, L. Gasser, V. Thirion, Bachalowicz, Duranton, Chatran, Trayer, Seignac, Goudin, De la Hoose, Moormans, Doriac, Keok-Keok, Sonder- land, Theo, Schultz, Pecrus, Moreau, E. Preyer, Roessler, La Salle, Leray, Simmonds, Kuwasseg and Haag. This list of names is, to the connois- seur, pleasant evidence that the 151 pictures con- stituting the stock render it one of the most valuable collections offered at auction during the present season. ‘The sale will take place at noon to-morrow and on Friday. Meanwhile a reference to some of the more attractive works can scarcely be considered out of place. It may as well be admitted first as last that “The Rescue,” by F, Musin, occupying one of the most conspicuous positions in the gallery, is also one of the strongest and most fascinating works. We have neve mined anything of the same order by the richly endowed artist which evinced so much originality and force, at once realizing so much and leaving such salient suggestions to the imagination. Upon the right are pil forcibly representative of such as th dash against tor a century in vain, At the edge of the rocks linger the remnants of a wreck upbe ing three men, who are straining every mus their own bi . Asteamer i3 Seen approaching to their relief. The vast motion of the water is indicated with gigantic power, and the sensation brought uppermost in the observer is that which arises from contrasting the feebleness of man's efforts and what Victor Hago would cail “the im- mense insanity” of the sea, ‘The Rescue", is one of the gems oj the collection, if one may correctly apply to so large and strong a picture a noun in whose meaning 18 usually included smallness of size, It unites breadth and finish to an indeti- nitely higher degree than most other works by good. artists in the same vein, Backalewicz is represented in “Going to Prome- nade,’ a fine spectmen of color, showing a handsome page about to draw aside a curtain jor the 8 of quality. “Cattle and Land: y . T, Shattuel ci ning half a dozen ttle in various positions— Stunding in a shallow stream standing erect on the shore, Th the water is delightiully rendered, and the sky are calm and peaceful. the Roaastde” R. Tusquets reproduces a not infre- quent scene among the Roman Catholic countries of Europe. On the ieft of the picture is @ wayside cross, With a child kaceling before it, To the left uthtully painted i drinking and two impid suriace or ‘The landscape of the child bows a woman, lier face hidden, and over her stands another woman, whose face beams with the light of gentle sorrow and sympathy. The sky 13 lowgring, the mountain pass is dusky, and the general sentiment is sorrowful. In Accard’s “Pwrrot’’ another ex- quisite specimen of color is found. A chair with flowers on it, some drapery, a screen and a pink flowered dress, turnish a great variety of colors and tints, most ingeniously contrasted. Samuel Colman contributes a very p! Cordova, The sky is clea with yellow. N ion of this kind could expected to be destitute of one of Kuwasseg’s cheerful landscapes, fuil of those quaint old houses | for which this artist has 30 notorious a partiality. Accordingly we ind him represented in “Croisic, France,” the red light shining on robustly rippling waters, the shore end lined with masts and the wharves crowaed people, In A.B. Durand’s “silver Grove, Ulster County,” a large, quiet clump of elaborately painted trees is chiefly noticeable, They are tull of repose and shade, and silence and seclusion appear to reign around. “The Broken Pitcher,” by Thirion, is among the more charming of the smaller pictures, J. K. Brown might wish to have painted it. Tae brush of “Rk. Van Elten is plainiy discernible in ‘Salt Water Meadows,” with its group of reposeful trees, its wide and silent stretch of country and the awaiting wheat sheaves in the distance ‘ew Of the average inspectors of Carl Hubner’s “Parting” will fail to draw a com- parison between it and the popular picwure which delineates the lurewell between Burns and High- land Mary. Duranton's “The Reward” is exceed- ingly grace‘ul. A beautiful girl, attired in blue, holds between her fingers a choice morsel which a pet greyhound beside her eyes wistfully. Through the rich gioom of the chamber are caught glimpses of antique furniture, mirrors, caskets, cabinets and candelabra. Not many prettier idealizations ixpectation” are ieund than in E, Goudin's r inting of that name, in which a young girl, leav- ng her spinning-whee|, anxiously looks from an open window, in all probability for her lover. “Returning from Church” is full of light and sweet- ness. It is by & L. Henry, an artist full of sensi- bility and delicate jancy. In this picture the green of the trees and grass is remarkably fresh and crisp. Whittredge ts seen in “shad Fishing on the Hud- gon,” the lonely boat, the sedgy water and the oe stuck at intervals sufficiently indicating the theme, There is Aremarkabie little picture called puerta piness,” representing a mother watching beside the cradle of her sleeping child, The picture brims with accessories, not one of which is needless, since each furnishes a hint, This, also, is by E. L. Henry. A. Moreau, the painter of “The Chate- laine," gives us a beautiful woman attired in black and leaning against a parapet, with her back toward it, She casts a glance over her shoulder toward the distant town. The admirers of J. ‘Trayer will find fresh excitement to admiration in his “Knitting,” the great merit being the expres- sion of innocent intensity on the ‘e of the fair knitter. Of course Van Schendel contributes one of his candie-light effects. A handsome young man sells poaltry, and a woman and a little girl stand before him. Everything is enveloped in gloom except this little group, which is lit bya solitary candle, The Soong man’s back is toward ns, but we know he is handsome by the fine outiine of his beardiess face, on which the candle-light. tails full, Very different 18 Gasser's “Beautiful Dreamer,” in which a han e, but not very spiritual, looking woman, dressed in yel- A little King Charles spaniel stands at her feet. Luxuri- ous but dimly seen tapestry covers the walls. A rose ania guitar lie on the table, which is more- over enriched by a singularly handsome cloth, Every one who wishes to possess a fine Bierstadt, will be glad to learn that the artist’s ‘Storm King” is on hand, ‘The commingiing elements of the storm are feltin the powerfully painted sky, and the sentiment is much the same as that in Church's “Passing Storm." We have not by any means yet exhausted the principal features of this fine collection, AS many more remain to be mentioned, and we shail expect to take them up in due order to-morrow. DR. WILLIAMSON'S CONDITION. Dr. Hugh Williamson, who was shot on Sunday night, corner of Second avenue and Forty-second street, by Martin Malqvist, whose wife he had ¢s- corted home, still lies in a critical condition at Bellevue Hospital. When a Heranp reporter called yesterday at the hospitai the wile of man and a iriend were chatting with him, and he seemed to have strong hopes of ulthaate recovery, Although admitted to the hospital wb two o'clock on Monday morning the scientific knowledge of the hospita! doctors fatied to enable them to find the ball, and the poor victim of @ jealous busband's vengeance suffered until jour o'clock P. M., oF four. teen hours, when Dr, Sayre arrived and removed itin a lew minntes, Dr. Birehell, WhO bas charge ol the ward, could not be found yesterday when the reporter called to get his opinion, but the orderly reports hin much casier yeaverday. wo lying down, two | In “Prayer On | d with picturesquely costumed | | he wounded | | terial suppert to 4, WBRUARY J THE SPANISH REPUBLIC. SPAIN’S WEAKNESS CUBA'S OPPORTUNITY. Interviews with Mr. De Aldama, Platarco Gon- zales and Others—An Interesting List of the Spanish Factions—Enthusiasm ° Among the Cubans in New York. The news fasted yesterday across the ocean's bed that Spain was about to become a Republic, and that King Amadeus had positively declined to occupy the throne of Spain any longer, was re- ceived by the Cubans in this city with excessive joy, and many were the congratulations which passed among them as tke tidings were made known. The opinion of one and all was that should the Republic be proclaimed many days can not elapse before Castelar and other master minds be- longing to the republican party would insist upon the promulgation of a decree ordering that slavery shall be abolished in Cuba and Porto Rico, The King, it may be remarked, has always been a strong abolitionist, but has systemati- cally been opposed by his Ministry, who were influenced on the subject, in all human probability, by the heavy remittances sent to Madrid from Hi vana by the Spanisb volunteers and Spanish plant- ers, Who are all interested in the continuation of slavery. One Ihanez, from Havana, is alleged to have carried upwards of a miilion of dollars from Havana for lobbying and similar purposes— his instructions being “to expend the money in the most advantageous manner possible, in Ministerial and other government cir- cies.”’ General Prim, who presented the name of Amadeus to the Spanish Cortes, and who was as- sassinated in Madrid the day before Amadeus en- tered that city, in December, 1870, was also a strong abolitionist, and sent out to this city Sefor Jorro to negotiate the sale of Cuba with the prin- cipal representatives of the Republic of Cuba— Messrs, Mestre and Echeverria, Owing to Prim’s death the treaty, as might have been expected, fell through, but the text of the protocol has lately been published in the HERALD. AMONG THE CUBANS. Yesterday a@ HERALD reporter conversed with several prominent Cubans as to what the result would be so far as concerned the question of the abolition of slavery and the recognition of the Cuban republic. Mr. Miguel de Aldama, the eminent patriot, was the first visited. He inclined strongly to the belief that the abdication of Amadeus and the declaration of a Spanish Re- public would materially tend to bring about the independence of the “Gem of the Antilles.” Rerorren—Have you any idea, Mr. Aldama, who will be appointed President of the new Spanish Republic? Mr, pe ALDAMA—Well, it is a diMcult question to reply to, but my belief causes me to think that Marsha! Serrano has a fair chance of being called to the position, But this is, of course, mere con- jecture, PLUTARCO GONZALES. The next genticman seen was Mr. Plutarco Gon- zales, an aciive worker for Cuba Libre, who be- lieved, as Mr, de Aldama did, that the hour of Cuban independence is fast approaching, and that it was now, more than ever, the bounden duty of General Grant and the American Congress to inter- fe to stop the deadly strife. Mr. Gonzales also remarked that Spain was one of the first countries in Europe to recognize the Coniederacy in this country, 80 that the United States has no great cause for consideration or affection for Spain; be- sides this her colonial policy from time immemo- rial has been simply infamous and more worthy OF SAVAGES THAN CHRISTIANS; and “did not the eminent Spanish missionary, Las Casas,” continued Mr, Gonzalez, “write, centuries ago, that they carried on their ‘colonization’ of the gentile and peaceable residents of the Island of Cuba ‘like tigers and wolves,’ instead of as repre- sentatives of the most Catholic country in the world?" SPANISH FACTIONS. RerorTer—Let me ask you, Mr. Gonzalez, do you think the establishment of a Republic possible at the present moment in Spain ? Mr. GoNZALEZ—Well, you know, of course, that Spain teems with political factions of all possible kinds; but I believe that the establishment of a permanent Kepublic, with men at its head like Castelar, Benot, Diaz, Quintero, Sanroma (all de- voted abolitionists), although diMicult on account Of political strife, is possible, and would be a bless- ing to the distracted country. 1 will run off for you some of the leading factions, A CURIOUS List. First, we will take the radical party, which is in power, at the head of which stands Kuiz Zorrilla, as President of the Council of Ministers. They are opposed to the Bourbons, but believe in a monarchi- cal form of government, and therefore upheld King Amadeus. They have anade nothing bat a flimsy pretext of the abolition of slavery, and are reported to have been bought up, inthe main, with Cuban gold. THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. * This party, which, it is devoutly to be hoped, will wield the power for the good of all concerned, has at its head the names I have just mentioned. It is very lapgely represented all over the country, and their cry has been tor radical reform. [ts representatives are principally working men, and, therefore, except numerically speaking, they do Not possess great resources. THE CARLISTS. ‘This faction, now in open rebellion, is headed by Don Varlos, the grandson of the uncle of Queen Isabella, Who was driven out of Spain in 1868, The father Of Don Carlos was also a pretender to the throne of Spain, and fought against the regency ot Queen Christina, when his brother, Ferdinand the Seventh, died in 1833, The Carlists are very weak in the south and Andalusia; but in the North of late they appear to have achieved great vietories over the royal troops, if what we hear is true, especially in Arragon aud Castile, The Carlists are great friends of the priests, and look to them for support. THE ALFONSISTS, When Queen Isabelia was driven ont of Spain in 1868 she wrote her formal abdication in favor of her son Prince Allonso, and it has been thought on many hands that had Napoleon the Third lived he would have eventually interfered on his behalf. The young Prince is, | believe, now in Switzerland, The motto of this faction has been cailed “THE UNION OF THE THRONE AND COWL,” Generally speaking, this faction is without re- sources. Among its Supporters may be mentioned Lersundi, the late Captain General of Cuba, while a large number of the officers in the army are also alleged to be in their favor. The 60,000 Spanish volunteers in Cuba are supposed to be in sympathy with this faction, and, it is reported, have sent to them funds at different times aggregating $600,000, It may be here mentioned that the editor of #7 i Cronista, the Spanish government organ in New York, is an adherent of the Alfonsists. MINOR FACTIONS. Rerorrer—That is certainly a long list; but there | are still more, I think, Mr. GonzaLEZ—Yes, certainly, Perhaps there | are a dozen more, consisting o! liberal union, con- servatives, &c., but they are not important like those | have just mentioned. SPAIN'S WEAKNESS CUBA'S OPPORTUNITY. REPORTER—Should a general uprising take place in Spain that country will have to recall her war vessels and troops from Cuba, I suppose. Mr. GonzALEZ—In the event of what you suggest it is highly probable, so you sce all conspires tor the happiness of free Cuba, ‘Thanking Mr. Gonzalez for his courtesy the re- porter withdrew. CUBAN APPEAL TO THE WESTERN WOBLD. —mmeneiioniahenintl An Address to the 1 and Anglo-Saxon Races of America=Shall Slavery Be Longer Tolerated in Cuba!—Special Call to the People of This Country. The following impassioned address has been pub- lished in one of the Cuban papers in this city, La Independencia:— . NATIONS OF THE LATIN RACE IN AMERICA~You can no longer contemplate with indifference the | massacre of the Cuban patriots in the “Gem of the Antilies,”’ and it is your honorable duty to come to the aid of your struggling brethren who have now so long and fruitiessly apvealed to you for interven- tion and help. Can you forget the names of the | Cuban heroes who have fallen in the holy fight for the abelition of slavery and for the cause of iree Cubay The list. is long, but it will sufice to men- tien, among thousands, the names of Aguero, Lopez, Oscar Cespedes, Ayesteran Goicourta, Ca: vado, and to this briet category we may add also those of Morales, Salinas, Quiroga, Pena, Rioflo. ‘The independence of the New World is not yet ac- complished, and will not be until all Spanish war Nation have disappeared from this side of tue At- antic. VENEZUELA, COLOMBIA, ADOR, PBRU, AND CHILE! You are all invoked to make common cause against the common enemy—Spain. You who have so nobly struggled and gained your independence, stretch forth your protecting hand and come to BOLIVIA the rescue of your brethren. BRAZIL, PARAGUAY, MEXICO! By the memories of the tyranny your countries hat undergone at tie hands of cruel and ra- pacious Spain, we adjure you to remain no longer passive, but come forward and give moral and ma- the nobie band of Cuban patriots who have, in spite of almost superhuman dim. culties, carried on war against Spain tor nearly ate MeO THR PROPLE OP THK UNITED STATES. Will the great Republic of the Western world longer contemplate passively the Cuban strug: gle for the abolition of slavery and of the formation of @ republic based upon the prin- ciples on which the United States stand? Have the great principles enunciated by Monroe been torgotuen =And was not French tnpertaism J878.-TRLPLE . SHEET. artven from Mexico by United States Therefore, shall unhappy Cuva be Bin rnlg main writhing in her fettera without the ibe tion of this (rape al It ts impossible to e that the t land extending from the Atlantic to the Ocean, in which Wasniagton, Fran! lin ‘and Lincoln were born, can refuse to our struggie for holy liberty any longer. No; it ia im bie for the honor of your unblemished re- id as being the great land of the free it to you that the civi world looks, and expects your interference in this matter; and rest assured, should this country interfere, that the Cubans will ever cherish with gratitude and hand down to their children’s children, as worthy of ali honor and are the cherished and worthy name of tie nited States. SPANISH BOMBAST TO MR. FISH. An Insulting Letter S:nt to Secretary Fish—Our Minister To Be Kicked Out of the Court of Madrid for Presenting Secretary Fish’s Letter—A Promised Aszassin- ation—Madame Villaverde, &c. ‘The extraordinary Spanish editor of the Spaniah paper published in this city has written as follows to Secretary Fish at Washington :— Thave to call your attention to a statement lately published in a Washington paper, which is considered op all hands as your orgau, and which is couched in the following meaning terms :—“The public sentiment in favor of Cuba is making gigan- tic headway in this country, The passive policy no longer holds good, and we cannot longer ignore the fact of the patriotic struggle.’” Permit me, Mr, Minister, to state that I have duly taken note of this statement, and that such conduct towards the Spanish government is both villanous and contemptible; and, further, it would appear that you expect a favorable reply trom your communication to Mr. Sickles, under date of 29th October last. What! even in spite of the change of policy towards Spain, could you venture to imagine that a respectable government like that of Spain would consent to receive such a communication, or would tail to kick out of the Coprt of Madrid the bearer of such & mission! Task you, Mr, Fish, is your de- portment in this matter either logical or decent * Spain is indifferent as to whether the @nited States degrades ttself or not to the level of the bandits of Cuba, who are fast becoming extermi- nated, With reference to the Kdgar Stuart filt- bustering expedition which left this country, I have only to remark that it is a perfect breach of the Neutrality laws, as you yourself well know. With those sentiments of high respect, which you certainly do not merit on iy part, but on ac- count of your high official position, | have the honor to state that I remain, your most obedient servant, who has the honor to kiss your hands. THE EDITOR, DESPERATION OF THE SAID EDITOR, The same editor also states:—“An ahdnymous libel is being printed in the city against the editor of this paper—who, when he meets the writer, will shoot him in the hand which wrote the libel in broad daylight and in the middle of the street. No more notice will be given.” Madame Villa} verde, the Cuban patriot and daughter of her banker, M. Cassanova, has brought an action for libel against the editor in question and laid her damages at $10,000 for publishing detamatory ar- ticles. LITERARY CHIT-CHAT, Hour & WILLIAMS will publish another of the Russian novelist Turgeniet’s charming stories in their “Leisure Hour Series” entitled “On the Eve.” Mason GENERAL G. A, CusTer will shortly pub- lish in book form his sketches of “Life on the Plains,” which have been a striking feature of in- terest in one of our popular monthiies. THR WoRK ON THE LAND QUESTION, by John Macdonald, author of a “Survey of Political Econs omy,” that Macmillan & Co. are about to publish will be devoted to a discussion and historical re- view of the current controversies on the nature and tenure of land. DICKENS thus expressed his discontent with the art decorations in faded fresco which he found so abundant in Italy :— Beware of fresco! Sometimes (but not often) I can make out a Virgin, with a mildewed glor: round her head, holding nothing in an undiscerni- ble lap with invisible arms, and occasionally the Gg oF emt of @ cherub. But it is very melancholy and dim, THe NEW CONSERVATIVE dally journal to be started in February in London will be called The Hour, which does not seem a very happy name. It will be under the direction of Mr. D. Morier Evans, who formerly wrote the city article for the Standard, and Captain Hamber, late editor of that journal. Witn Dr. LusHinaton died the secret which Mrs. Stowe tried to discover. At least it is sup- posed that he left nothing behind him throwing light on the matter of Lord Byron's lite. THE GREAT PORTUGUESE DICTIONARY Of the Aca- demy of Sciences, commenced nearly a century since, and frequently resumed and abandoned, has at last reached the end of letter C. Tae WELL KNowN HuMmorist and artist, Herr Rheinharat, of Dresden, has started a comic paper entitled Der Calculator an der Elbe. THe Lerrers IN THE Pall Mall Gazette on “Liberty, Equality and Fraternity,” in answer to Mr. Mill, are announced for publication by Messrs. Smith & Elder. The writer turns out to be Mr. Fitzjames Stephen, Q. C. Epmonp Asovut is in Rome, with the object of writing a new book on the Italian question. DIckENS wrote of Simond's “Tour in Italy" :— It is a most charming book, and eminently remarkable for its excellent sense. None of the books are unaifected and true but Simond’s, which charms me more and more by its boldness, and its frank exhibition of that rare and admirable quality Which enables a man to ferm opinions for himseli. notices of the leading pictures enchant me. They are so perfectly just ana faithful, and so whimsically shrewd. THERE WILL BE SEVERAL New Featvres in Martin's “Statesman’s Year Book” for 1873, The French census, taken in May, 1872, will be pub- lished, and the University statistics will be for the first time given here, with tables of the number of students and professors of all the “laculties” of the various universities of Austria, Germany and Switzerland. Accounts of six countries hitherto | wanting have also been added, é. ¢., Gautemala, Hayti, Honduras, Nicaragua, St, Domingo and San Saivador.| Dickens’ Christmas story, “The Chimes,” was written at Genoa, This it began:— Sitting down one morning resolute for work, though against the grain, his hand being out and everything inviting to idleness, such a peai of chimes arose from the city as he feund to be “mad- dening.”’ All Genoa lay beneath him, and up from it, with some sudden set of the wind, came in one feli sound the clang and clash of all its steeples, pouring into bis ears again and again, in a tune- less, grating, discordant, jerking, hideous viora- tion that made his ideas “spin round and round till they lost themselves in a whirl of vexation and giddiness and dropped down dead.” THE Saturday Review 1s of the opinion that no census is equal to that of the United States in in- terest, whether on account ofthe character of the facts or of the fulness with which they are col- lected. This in a review of the first volume, on population and social statistics, SELF-MURDER. A Young Man from the South Cuts His Throat in Brooklyn—A Singular Let- ter. Charles Lewis, a young Southerner, who boarded at the residence of Mr. Williams, 332 Navy street, | Brooklyn, injured himself so seriously with a razor yesterday morning that. his recovery is considered doubtful. He is spoken of by Mr. Williams as being a very exemplary young man, who is in good cir- cumstances. His parents, who reside in Gaines- ville, Ala, are wealthy, and the young man has been in the habit of passing his summers at Saratoga Springs. Recently he has been em- ployed in perfecting an invention for the opening and closing of doors, and he was © working on an invention for the plough. While laboring under a temporary derangement of the mind yesterday morning he attempted to put an end to his life by cutting his throat with a razor, and was found upon the feor of his room bleeding from tie wound, Upon the table in tits room was found the following singular letter to his father:— Dean Fatner—You and [are political victims, sold by men at Vi. House, Bidluck, &c. You cannot express yourself now; this country and people are gone next year, her twenty-one year, Many minor things would pe made to appear major against ine, Never received in y lite a dollar unjustly. f forgive every one, and ask “'s forgivencss, Universalists, beware | There n religion, Young men, trust in God and not Hn Soientif. Am. was not meant to Whate wrong, but in sincerity believed original and worthy, but is not so taken, Charles Lewis died last night at the City Hospi- er odo tal, whither he bad been conveyed alter cutting his throat at his boarding house, $32 Navy street, yes- terday morning. its parents, who reside in Gainesville, Ala, have ben notitied by telegraph, THE JERSEY CITY MURDER Continuation of the Trial of John Doris—The Prisonor on the Stand—de Admits the Shooting—A Constable Pays Dearly for His Whistle. The trial of John Doris, tor the murder of Thomas Donellan, was resumed at Jersey City yoaterday. Dr. W. J. Scott, house surgeon in the City Hoa pital, testifed—tI recollect Donelian being brought to the hospital; it was one o'clock in the morning; examined him and found a small wound in the ab- domen, apparently inflicted with a Projectile; ex- amined the wound ; found no other external injury; gave him anodynes and kept him quiet; he ated at ten o'clock on the night of November 15; he died of the wound, and was suffering from no other disease; Dr. Buck made @ post-mortem examination. Dr. Buck testified—I am County Physician of Hudson county; made a post-mortem examination of Doncllan’s body, in the afternoon, twelve hours alter death; the body was mottled with livid Spots; blood and froth oozed from the mouth and nostrils; a bullet wound was found two inches to thé left of the navel; probed the wound, which enteréd the abdominal cavity in the direction of the right kidney; blood was found in the cavity; a bullet hoie was found in a fold of the small intestine, pasa- ing through the intestines; neither intestine waa perforated in one of its walla; the bullet was found in the abdominal cavity behind the liver; there was great engorgement in the abdominat cavity, and gangrenous appearance of the wall of the abdomea in vicinity of right kidney; the other organs of the avdomen and chest were ina healthy condition; direct cause of death was the hemorrhage and shock of the wound, and the indirect cause was tue wound itself, Dr. Eddy corroborated the testimony of Dr. Buck. Drs. Hunt and Morris, of the City Hos- pital, also gave testimony regarding the wound, John Newman, Thomas McMahon, Michacl Donag- hue,..Thomas McGarry and officers Davis, Kelly,. Dalton, McGowan and Donnelly testified with re- gard to the conveyance of Donellan to the City Prison, the arrest of Doris and the identification of the prisoner by the deceased. Justice Davis was examined in relation to the ante-mortem statement of Donellan, alter which ce District Attorney offered the statement in eviy lence. Mr. Abbett objected, but the Court admitted the statement. Mr. Benson, reporter of a local paper, gave some evidence in regard to the deathbed scene, when Donellan {dentified Doris as the man whg shot him. The cage for the State yaa here closed, i am tee =" THE DEFENCE, —** ma Counsel for the defence, without any ceremony or tormality, called their witnesses, The first was James Kelly, who knew Doris since his childhood, and who testified as to his good conduct. Peter Curran related @ conversation between him and Doris in Dogherty’s saloon on the morning after the murder. Bernard, Starrs testified that Doria worked for him in New York, and was of a peaceful disposition ; but, on cross-examination, he admitted that atthe time Doris left his onipeyient he was drinking considerably. James Brann said he knew both the prisoner and the deceased, and to the former he gave a good character. When asked about the character of Donellan he replied, “Well, | am always prepared to speak of the livin aud 1 like to say to a man’s face what I of him; but I decline to speak of the dead.” THE PRISONER'S STATEMENT. John Doris was placed on the stand, and gave his testimony as follows:—I was born in Ireland; am twenty-seven years of age; came to this country in August, 1870; left Ireland because of political diMiculties; went to tend bar in New York; came to Jersey City in July or August, to work for Mike Dogherty, until this unfortunate occurrence, exce| three weeks when I was sick in the hospital; closed my store the night of the occurrence about half-past eleven o’clock; slept with Dogherty dur- ing the week previous to the occurrence; I had @ pistol in my possession that night as I did on pi vious occasions; the pistol belenged to the store; it was a little Sharp's pistol, four chambered (pis- tol shown and identified); when I first went to work for Dogherty | heard there was a gang around there; Rocke once borrowed 4 pistol trom Dogherty, as he was afraid to go home without tt heard that a man named O'Neill was struck with billy; Pat Carroll was also struck, aud I saw his plastered head; I considered that the gang wasa bad one andi carried the pistol to protect My _employer’s property; that I might beat some night, and being a stranger I thought that I could not get away 80 easy as an old resident; Dogherty and I left the store that night and walked up the street to the house where we board; we had reached opposite our house when I had occasion to stop on the street; saw a man running down from the direction of Steuben street; he said some- thing to Dogherty about a policeman ; the man came over to me; I didn’t Know who he was at the time ; he pushed me back and put his face in mine an asked what I was doing there with an old frieze coat about me, and pushed me back about a ste I put out my hand and pushed him back, as I coi sidered he was going to strike me; when I pushed him he moved out into the street and walked along between the Wagons; I heard Dogherty Vee “Don't litt no stones; he joined Dogherty at the stoop and said something, and then came back to me and. said, Soe teliow, I didn’t intend to do you any harm ;” Do; pty and I went into Roche’s to have a drink; Donelian came in almost immediately afterwards; he pulled off his coat, threw it on the bar, and asked me if I was as good a man now as I was outside; he wanted to know if we could lick him there as we did outside; I put out my hand and told him to go away; I called for drinks for Dogherty and myself; Donellan hauled of and struck me in the nose; the blow brought me round; I fired; I did not know what | was doing when [ got the blow; I had come to the conclusion I was going to get beat bad; I had known Donellan to belong to the Morgan street gang; had no animosity against him; after the shooting I went to Dogher:y’s, and stayed there all night; I wrapped up the revolver in some soiled shirts; I had intended to give myself up at the police station. The prisoner was cross-examined by the Dis- trict Attorney, who plied him remorselessly with “contrairy’” questions and elicited from him many damaging admissions. The Court next questioned him as to whether he had been drinking on the day of the murder, and he said he ‘always had “more or less in.”” Counsel on both sides will sum up to-day, and the case will be conci&aed during the afternoon. A great deal of amusement was created when the prisoner was being removed by the Sheriff and constables. The Vourt, as is usual in such cases, ordered the constables not to allow any person to leave the Court till the prisoner had been removed. The gallery atone side, however, was being emptied rapidly, and a search was made for the officer who had been detailed to guard it. He was found stretched at full length and er like a tromoone in the jury room. That oMicer will be officially de- capitated this morning, and his fate will be a warn- ing to all who imbibe applejack not distilled in Mon- mouth county. THE ROCK SHANTY MURDER. a Coroner Young Investigates the Case— Verdict Against Morga: Yesterday afternoon Coroner Young held an in quest at the City Hall in the case of Catharine Mor- gan, the woman, fifty years of age, who 1s alleged to have been murdered on the evening of the 31st ultimo in her shsnty, corner of Fifty-fifth street and Broadway, by her husband, Josiah Morgan, a beard- less youth of only twenty years, who looks very un- like a man who svould deiiberately beat a woman todeath. The principal evidence against the pris- oner was that of Jane Bracken, a hideous-looking inebriate, who lived in the house and was present at the time of the homicide. Below will be found the material portions of the testimony. Jane Bracken, of the House o1 Detention, de- josed that she lived with deceased and her hua- band for about two years and works out for a liv- ing; she had been out and returned between five and six o'clock P.M. on the evening of the sist ult.; deceased, Mary Ann Reney, and another wo- man were there smoking; think they were sober: the prisoner, I think, came in with some liquor called Bourbon and we all had some of it; he alter- wards went out and got some more; deceased ang prisoner hegan to quarrel, and continued to quar- Tel ail night; about ten o'clock he kicked the wit- ness, previous to which he sirack deceased witit his fists; about half-past two o’clock A. M. Morgan struck deceased on the head with @ puil, pre- vious to which he struck her with @ glasa; he said he wanted to take something harder than his fists, and, taking the pail in his hands, struck her on the body and then struck her on the head with the chine of the patl; Morgan then threatened to knock the witnesa’ head off if she said anything to him—that he was not afraid of her two sons; Morgan went out between fiy six o’clock in the morning, and his wile dic @ couple of hours after tha risouer after that; Morgan said, while ne was ating deceased with the pail, “You God damned common w—e, you won't lock me up again.’* OmMicer McDermott, of the Twenty-second pre- cinct, deposed that he arrested “Morgan near about dia not see the his house and he asked if she was dead, and being answered in the ufirma- tive he replied, “{ suppose they with fix me for this, won't they? all they can dois to hang me ;" he had on a bloody shirt; he said he [~~ the blood on while fighting a few days before; the blood was dry; this was about seventeen hours after the assault. Dr. Beach testified that the injuries received Were the cause of death. Coroner Young then submitted the case to the jary, who found a verdict against the husband, Josiah Morgan, and the Coroner committed him to the Tombs to await the action of the Grand Jury, | Morgen is only twenty years of age, waa born this city, and Is a truck driver by ocoupation. advice of counsel Morgan declined to say apy suing Telative 0 tue charge agpinat him. ‘