The New York Herald Newspaper, May 20, 1873, Page 3

THE COURTS. |= a GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN AGAIN. —_—_—_——O He is Indicted brag ce Po Literature—Put Upon naa aragd _mony for the Prosoontion— peri Speecties Ruled Out, Sentence of the Court—A: indicia) Doubt— Proposed Applicttion to‘ the Governor, nusiness IN THE oTwen “counts. n Stepbengon hasbeen appointed by United States Fisk as deputy marshal’ ‘3 place of John J,- Kelioe, assistant alderman, resigned. Yesterday Commissioner Ghisbad dBsalioe® UA Ue ease of Martin Cashin and Anna Erras, who ae charged ‘with having set on fire and attempted to destroy the. American ship Mary M. Burr, in, the barbor.of Buenos Pah South America. The i epneastnre farasit}jns has filled to implicate the defehdants, ‘The case "maarree's jo Franets for ob ss re res ‘spon this: be ot *S9 Sourt, aMirming Gea tbe duets divorce watt, amd meer get eree ot ee ver fre Shy wl ue eer ai ill @£02GE FRANCIS TRAIN, He” is Indicted for Publishing Obscene Aiterature—A Full Jury Obtained—AN » the Testimony Submitted for the Prose= cution—Proposed Line of Defence, On the reassembling yesterday morning of the Court of Oyer and Terminer—Judge Pavis on the Bench—the court room wasecrowded, It being known that the trial of George Francis Train was on the topis, this of course ‘wassufficient attraction to induce a large attendance. It ‘wad about the saine crowd as througod the recent “Train matinees” befdre Jude'Daly, though with this noticeabio feature, thas there waga great falling off in the number ;Mr, Train was on hasd punctuaily at the appointed hour, and go too his private secretary and a@host of his personal adherents and his counsel, Mr. Clark Bell and Mr. Ab H. Hummel. A like prompti- tudé'was | shown by District Attorney Phelps and Assist- ant Distriet Attorney Lyon, as also by the six jurors se- Yected on Friday last, > COMPLETING THE JURY. It took several houre to muke up the required comple_ ment of Jurors, This was mainly owing to the rigid examination to which the jurors were subjected by the Prisoner's counsel. It was evident, moréover, that a great many did not care to serve on the jury. “T have formed a decided opinion against the prisoner,” said one ofthem; “it is on opinion it Gromer kind of testimony to remove,» Vous take the "1 box,” queried Mr, mn You would go into the Jur "en wlth & prejudice against the prisonor 1” cldedly 80. ya-not form your opinion in Court for the pur- ete ting of Won this uae P™ duterrapied "the , air,” dav gemtnenaey the sob ata,” “] ‘very much as thon; you ke uy aude, ena Aud then he added, “1 would very aD the hn Bome one doing this, and I would punish iin bat Ra viet made the be id jurors less bold insupeet cided opinion ir de as. ryt Kk, Ps. the eyeure of the sunity of Mr, Train?” one of wish Iwas us sane as he fs,” was the prompt re- me juror was accepted. The last juror of the a eae examination challenged pocuunptariig, toy Jy th Ju ere have used up your peremptory challenges,” said as this is an action for felony, we were en- sued to hy Sealey oa ati : ‘ youesi pits have nore ” aaa Yaa, a the coat accept the ye P juror ane ‘exce) how grt a wish. The {are hg syrorn,” wing race constitute {1 alenie up Isaac Mus- ¥. th, Alfred Reddick, Norton J. Mann, ey ian au ia edo St Angus: Free. Thomas Free- HE PROSECUTION. ‘ie aa aha IT Es Broseeution entered entered on its testimony. Th wae a huirled tiene Legend See een ah ca Be wars ary, goods past “called on Mr. . Nichols, 735. te det we the was Fay lisher ‘Train said he was, and admitted having writt articles in it, claiming to be responsible for all its con- Dubiishing the paper had much trouble with his wife's father, but he would Continue, and was preparing No. 8, whieh would be bet- fer till Comstock ‘then asked for @ ea ‘and got one of 10. roduced ; he seize large basket of — m Det day 9 on Neaving Nichols’ p! now Teted that mies ot, "the reconvening of ir. pend he cross-examination of esol whos 10 was, Junavoldabl tents; Mr. Train stated that 1s til Mr. William F. How Saar featcatrewmeny tats Tease Glee baat 6 could be ber preseniy as as he desired him to conduct thee cross: bese pa ige Davis said that he thought that Mr. Bell was Saupneareet the cross-examination and refused r, Comstock the: nook the witness gant. and, under ar ~balt cross-examination, stated that he hud com- Work of suppressing obscene literature in arch 1872, of his own yo! HOB, ene scting under no ns any society ip a! to i Brookiyn ristian Aasoelations past n tons of obscene lcoralate; ie except some samples which we to Recot ett, who ordered them de- grrored; the onty bersony he had spoken cA about the ‘rain matter before his visit to the accused were District er dassistant District Attorney Suli- Lig at his action in arresting Mr. Train to a 00 of the Young Men’s Christian Association of hive clr: he had been told ri, Mr. Sullivan that there Gyidenee enough to implicate Mr. Train; there- The Train and received one of tho Hew agen Tl se eftnens then proceeded to relate his inter- jew with Train, ashe had on the direct examina- tion. Mr. ‘Oomstock further said that he bought three papers from Mrs. Nichols, and one at the Metropolitan he The s witness was asked how much he expected to receive for his work, but Ire retused to answer, and the question was rnicd out. He said, however, that there ras bee “lea tianeigad by which he was not to suffer in his yobn N, N. Nichol was next sworn. He testified no he sold Aas of oo Train Ligue ot his own tree will; he re- Geived them from Nr. Train; he identitied handbilis and published by Me. @ copy of the “grin Ligne to the Judgo eae jurors, avid for several minutes,they wero Sbsorted in| perusing its contents. When they faa aa as ir reading Mr. yon announced that ths the tesuimony for the prosecution, | Mr. ‘will open. tne morning for the defence n th Mwrilt cali thelt testimoay. The in ention fio ea iammond and some other medical experts mao for¢ fr tg ne Fest in the late examination as to th Train testified that he was an evidence=thus turning the tables on the his insan! and consequent irrepo! eases She Publication of Whe Pretin Ligue, " THE CHILD KILLING CASE. Sentence of Edward Corrigan—Giving Him the’ Benefit of » Doubt=—Proposed Appeal to Governor Dix. Edward Corrigan, who was tried last week and con- vieted of manslaughter in the first degree, in having caused the death of Barbara Fritz, an infant, while in her mother’s arms, by hitting her on the forehead with « paving stone, was arraigned betore Justice Davis yester- flay mornfag for sentence, in the Court of Oyer and Terminer. His counsel, Mr. Hummell, made an appeal in bis behalf, in which he claimed that Corrigan was that id have been called some | witnesses, to on the ta = yous Bo who a” he at Preehita was) ined and. ‘who were no; tendy. to tonne Four witnesses wore then sworn, who * ve evidence in substance corroborative of the’ state- Ment made by counsel, cellent previous chara ate p avis, in passing sentence, “said that he himself mite easy in his mind as to the guilt of the for that reason would not impose the ex- piatehment defined by statute. Out of respect for Fdict of the jury he could not fix the lowest term, in State Prison. Under all the tang the pris- at that aout Lot rejudice zee Bardon from the p fr. umnmes stated that he bY pul i ¢ ab s0on as possible for fron nec pardon. a i rg JBUSINESS IN THE 0 OTHER COURTS, UNITED STATES TES CIRCUIT COURT, Judge Benedict satin the Dail United States Circuit Court eee: and proceeded with the disposal of the crimi, as and algo gave the prisoner an ex- | Fee The Case of F. L. Taintar=The Defalca- tion im the Atlantic Bank, F. L, Tatstor, the alleged defaniting cashier of the At tantic Bank, pleaded not guilty to an indictment rena Ing him with having embezzled ne tamge the property ESR Jone Be Seago ae AMOUR OR 4 f NEWYORK! HERALD, TUMBDAY, (MAY! 20, 1IS—THIPLE SHKET. Eptictment, and che ease ig 1 be tried on Monday next if Soma dovts. Bhe wassent to the State Prison for two ‘The Wallkill Bank ‘Case of ex-Senater William M. Graham. Me geeg ate” - Syme em thousand dollars, the property fie ee Bank—The Case of sling about fe Hay Wallkith Mi ihe cae ease The Occan Nétional Charlies Callender. Charles Callender bas been indicted for receiving a bribe, as Bank Examminer, for making a favorable report of the affairs of the Osean National Bank of this city, a A a pa nig an afMdavit to the that Mr. D, Hiandebph a in it and tial an im) the detend lant that Hectares i Mr. Bell to call the. ee cee ieananaal next, Ball Bonds. . In the following: bonds were forfeited FP. B. ts on a Motier, fadheted tor beige In Arrest of Judgment. Counsel on behalf of Sutius A, Julian, who had been convicted. of sending am: ébecene circular through the mails, made @ mation in arrest of judgment. After a short argume ‘he Hs to {he motion, 4 similar was ‘dar r the ‘straw ‘The 8; Valley Distillery aetstt Simon Donan and Christopher Flood, indietéd for al- a ot Spring Val: gs i, f Fr eng nae 1 iB; afta o's alae ence, was set down Yor teint a ? Circulars. » The.case at. B. Buck, whois indicted for send- dng “aawduse” through the mails, was set down r, With leave to counsel for the de- in the meantime, to quash the evidence was takemyByorder of the Court in the Justh divorce suit, has beem confirmed by the Court, and the following judgment has been efitered :— Virginia W. Jost vg. Emil Justh.—This ‘action having been duly commenced by the service of a summons and complaint upon the defendant,and the defendant having appeared therein and put in an answerto said complaint, which answer he subsequently withdrew, and this action thereafter having been referred to Samuel 0. Reed, counsellor-at-law of the city of New York, to take proof ‘in the same and report to the Court, with his opinion and the report of said refetoe, and his opinion having been aie i marriog as it ap) ‘that the part this action forth in the complaint, in the city tnd t State of id were, at the time of Pe Reg mencement orth ‘and the cominission of the of- fences c gn both in habitants of this id State; poy nt has committed in the city of New York the acts of adultery charged inthe complaint, ant same were not committed by the rocurement or the connivance of the plainti™ ed thatthe same have not been iorziven or condoned b: peed rss the ff co! Vegi that the owner) Bhi ‘of the eldest ch ild, the son of the mie tien ste de opr Pred responsible for his maintenance, while the ia eae “ peal custody of the two daughters of onsibie for their orate tenmuee, vane tar aesttiete asks for no. pea Now, on motion genera the attorne; ed PEO it is adjnd: t said report of sai rere nd the same oh ee ie pon temees and it is tur- ween the plaintiff, 6 that the marriage i devendant Sunil Just, be aud be al ir a vi iter aa ‘ Susth. and the defen the same hereby fy.d and the said parties are ‘tas 1 Marth Peau ut hall be law ot fs further iat it shail be lawtn! for fg eg she pate ee the plaintit, in there said Einil sued ene ‘te: fondant were sGead sand ies also nd} judged that it shall not. be lawful fe Emil Justh, the Sore arene arry again ‘until s Virginia We dusth shall die, And itis further t the ceeay of the two daugh- ters of said parties, to wit, Nin: sth and Edith i be and hereby is given and “amarded to Virgin " Justh, the pi Ul support and maintain them} and that the of the son of said parties, Edward Justh, be is given and awarded to Enmil Justh, the det des + Ea support and main- tain him. ‘and it judged that the detendant be and hereby is from payment of any costs of prior or future to the plainti cn ese The People ex fi ag flee ep lunt ve) Andrew aN om, Ceeat eller Monon for Mandamus denied. (See oa the Matter of —— of R. 8. Hollister.—Re- port of referee confirmed. SUPERIOR. COURT—SPECIAL TEAM. opp 90 V8. uilaniaOraer to TOF, extra allowance to aciendan ot oD a yammann.—Notion to continue injunction ert PT rats: ans ot reser: | geet ach 7x Medion ot .—Motion for reference 5 irre. ir. Granted, be Wandclact. —Order dismissing complaint lefendant De Wandelaer. oe aeffarienburgh:—Order of reference to Philo mle. e, Fischer et al.—Motion to ascertain de- fondant's damages by reason of injunction denied as pre: mature, but without costs, Still ines vs. Buffum.—Motion that case be referred Braate COURT OF COMMON PLEAS-ENERAL TERM. How a Money-Lender | Overreached Him- self. Before Judges Daly and Larremore. Mr. Andrew Bowne sought a loan of $5,000 from C. B. Le Baron upon a mortgage on the premises 304 Spring street, executed by himself and his mother, she being ‘possessed of a life estate and he of the fee in remainder. Finally Le Baron,in August, 1870, gave Bowne two checks, one for $2,0)0and another for $500, and Bowne and his mother executed a deed of the property to Le Baron, and gave him possession. Bowne reccived the money upon the $2,000 check, but was required to endorse the otber over to Le Baron, who retained $340, ot which $250 was to be used to-pay taxes and assess- ments upon the place, $50 to pay Le Baron’s lawyer, and $40 to cover other alleged expenses. In December Bowne tendered Le Baron $2,500 and demanded the pro) nerty. claiming that the conveyance was made asa Bron , and that upon the money being repaid in four months, with interest, the property—on which Le Baron bod meanwhile to collect the rents—was to be deede back. Le Baron refused, though in this way a 100 per cent, saying the Property, was absolutely his After fruitless negotiation, Bowne, in april” i871, brought @ suit in the Common Pleas to compel Baron to loosen his The fonevins, November, just ‘as the case was to be called for trial, on came to ferms, or the suit was discontinued, on his written stipu- lation to ike reconveyance. After he had done so, ing been repaid him, it was found that the ments, contrary to hig assertion, had not been paid; but he refused to refund the $250 retained for oo Bayment becatse not mentioned in the stipulation, Mrs. Bowne sued him for the $269 in the First District Court. Judge Quinn there held that as far as the subject Inatter of the at ate was concerned that paper was pa tag but that conversation, though bad before it was mae as to other matte rs, Was admissible, and allowed fence that Le Baron had asserted that the taxcs Svere paid und tha the Stipulation was thereupon made on that basis, an ment for Mrs, Bowne. Le Baron appealed, Dut the Courtot Common Pleas yester, day promptly adirmed the judgment. MARINE COURT—PART 3, A Contested Agency Suit. Before Judge Gross, Dudley 8. Steele and another vs. William W. Thomp- son,—This action is brought to recover the sum of $512 42, being the balance of @ bill of goods sold, as is claimed by the plaintiffs, to the defendants, agent of one Alexan- der Sendinen for the use of the defendants’ quarry on the Hudson River. The value of the goods and the tact of the delivery was admitted, and the only faded litigated ‘was the agency of Mr. Clendinen. Jury stil COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. A Batch of Prisoners Convicted of Lar- ceny and Sent to the State Prison. Before Judge Sutherland. Assistant District attorney Rolling conducted the pros: ecution yesterday, James Grogan was tried and convicted of an attempt at sodomy, and was sentenced to the State Prisou for five years. Andrew Cluff pleaded guilty to grand larceny, he hav- ing on the 1éth of April stolen @ gold watch,valued at $100 from William Caroll. “He was sent to the State Prison for four years and six months. Terence Foley, who on the llth of May stole a silver watch, @ gold chain and $17 in money from Charles Pearson, pleaded guilty to an attempt at grand larceny. Michael Butler and Henry Williams were permitted to lity to @ similar grade of crime, the charge bine fae a the 10th of Ma: , ae oh a $90. y they stole two gold wath ims were each sent to the State six i gg he same {netitation ainst him wag my vorth ot ‘cigars and ‘ate ere against wwhiora were five etm. pleaded guilty to one char; fg heel with ed wearing apparel and ewe at in was | favor of the following named parties for | from them and sold by Burglary. James Cassidy, Jointly indicted with Frank Clark, Wil- liam Flecke and George Massett, was tried and convicted of burglary in the third degree. The evidence furnished by the prosecution showed that on the night of the 3d inst. the tailor’s store of Loeb Frankenthaler, 70 Avenue B, was entered and $400 worth of cloth and coate stolen. An officer saw the prisoners jump off ie Becond ny ee souk tay tat eee nd tread ate mas sent mee ane ieated ‘Stal cel eine havi ‘Vil poms era siete st mh , a even a ow Peg inet Both of Mare of Mr. Jonas were mitigat- ing aut, 0 Wart Fourie cn ogee, aed of There complaina: nS Mr. a8, property and spoke in the Papy ver, she having been: Vt to the ear- ings by a zl of bad lary for is Honor sentenced prisoner Se athinats a a beer, ait See the Tears Ed- ward Vaderbit and was sent to court —e oAY. i—Part .—Held by 613, 1617, ‘mu. 201. yah 14, 97, 82, 40, 44, 45, rere and recto. ree 6, 71, 14, 76, 77, ut—Part 2. 134, sn 980, 4 5896 1 oe 1808, 108, 2403, 252, 9090, 1902, 1 1947, Tit ‘1707, tie, Ses 38 1366 Bart s—Nos = Nos. 2225) rea aa io, Bai 1993, 28, shoe) 8 1682} 1976) Papa at me sreggnlener vil 48, 1806, Liabd zur 2.—Nos. 1160, 1198, % —N. rata a 1Si Ion le BROOKLYN COURT?. yarTED STATES. BIsTRICT COURT. iegea Violation ef the Bankrupt Act. Before Judge Benedict. In the cate of John Christman vs Stephen Haynes, Judge Benedict yesterday rendered the (o!lowing de- pg soataatts Asaciear care. A bankrupt, Annie Hon: talk vitain tb tour months before the filing of a petition in saa her, suffered her fie to be ec by the Gefendant, w With the Intent to indanta preference over ther creditors. as aye a0) 908 the Soreudant had ‘reasona- pa causesto her pie insolvent at the time. When a rable wit fay such Sy ige he tok ae aging si feet ‘@ judgment against a anster to bins by the sherk mts i inery the She “nor of a anle u er execution, of § property prt wo exclusion of er other credi evcvidence brings the case fully within the decisions of tne coe. and LO arg Courts of the United States; and entitles th eo to a judgment aga ainst the defendant fos ines pale fons prope ty so received by him in Say ‘of th ‘The testimony does Hotshow. cle a tue. ‘4 It is at least Mie sum of $1,202, tor the defendant when he received the property endorsed that eum:upon his execution. ‘The bankrupt says it way Worth more, and if ole at retail would have realized “as much as it Ido not feel justified upon her evidence as she gives tt to give judgment against the de- fendant for the Mae! she states as being the value of the sty recoil him. Upon the evidence the judg- bat y inst the ‘tel lendant must be for $1,205, unless thre Plaintif dleet s refaretioe, at his own expohse: to take ur: her evidence as to the actual value of the property of ae rie gihe taken by the Sheriff and Goltversd tothe jefendan: CITY COUAT-SPECIAL TERM. A Desperate Burglar. Before Judge Reynolds. Counsellor Ridgeway yesterday applied for a writ of habeas corpus, with the view of having Johu McHalpine, the desperate burglar who was caught early on Saturday morning in the house of Mr. Peter Dingee, corner of Myrtle and Clinton avenues, admitted to bail pending the examination before Justice Riley. McHalpine when dis- covered in the house, attempted to escape, when Mr. Dingee pursued him, and, after a desperate struggle, succeededed in holdin; es until the arrival of ge police. The bury had Previgualy, discharged his revolver several ‘tines at wighter of Mr. Dingee, who been awake: by h y movements in ‘of the shots missed in the struggle with Mr. ingee, MeHalpine re- ceived severe punishment. Hiseyes were blackened and his face terribly bruised and lacerated. Mr. Dingee was the scoundrel, and otherwise ree strongor man ofthe twa and the same tine preventing McHal- ping ore using hi 8 Bi 1 until Officers Carr and Friel rivet. Fudge. McCue yesterday granted the ets end made it returnable to-morrow nares at ten o'clock. COURT OF SESSi OF SESSIONS. Belore Fudge Moore, Hénry Minching was placed on trial yesterday for beating his wife, Rosa. The couple lived at 435 Smith street, and on the 18th of February last the prisoyer re- turned home and quarrelied with his wife about some trivial matter. xpe it was that he seized a sauce pen and began to pound ‘he re. Minching’s head with it oor Woman Was eee ye uy injured that she was confined 10 her bed for two The prisoner's at wae that he acted in self-defence, havi fbeen attacked by his wife and two other women, Sho, Yone roomsticks, pulled his hair and serat He was convicted of assault and battery and remanded for sentence, ‘THE SHERIFF ao THE coUaT OFFICERS. The Judges in the County Court House yestertay de- cided that the bill providing for the appointment of Court | officers by the Sheriff, at their request, does not operate to remove the present staff of officers, and that the Sheriffs appointing pyrer is limited to vacancies occur- Fing subsequent to the passage of the new law. The Judges informed the Sheriff that no requisition would be made upon him at present, as they did not desire to inake any change. BROOXLYN COURT CALENDAR. Ciry Covrt.—Nos. 92, 100, 69, 8 B1, 58, 6, 20, 57, 71, 12), 118, £6, 123, 140, 180. inal COURT OF CLAIMS. Wasutnaron, D. ©., May 19, 1873, The Court of Claims to-day rendered judgment for some five hundred dollars in favor of retired Major General Eli Long as commutation for fuel and quarters while he ‘was serving as Professor of Military Science at the Indi- ana State University undor detail of the War Depart- ment. Tho decision of this test case establishes the prin- ciple that retired officers assigned to such duty are enti- tled to receive the tull pay and emoluments of thelr rank. The Court of Claims also to-day rendered judgments ii on taken 125, 98) the United Sta Weed ‘and George Cornwell, of Savann Alfred L. Tyler, of Savannaly Dv 9) of Sayagnah, $5,611; Carl W. Heinsius, of Savannah, 12.8 lim A. Wilson, of Sfobile,, $9,025; Marshall, 'k Oo., of Charleston, 8. C.. $31,168. he caso ot Robert and John A. Forbes vs. The United States was remanded to the trial docket for proof of the Falue of the steamship Meteor at the tne sie was seized by the United States Marshal at New \ or alleged vio- lation of the neutrality laws. COURT OF APPEALS CALENDAR. Ataaxy, N. Y., May 19,1873, The following Conrt of Appeals’ day calendar tor Tuesday, May 8. 82, 44, To, 83,92, OL 109 wad 0. THE NATION. AL GAME, The Invincible (!) Philadelphians Van. quished=The Conquerors of the Red | Victorious—Phiia- | Stockings Again delphia Disconsolate and Brooklyn | Jubilant. The game on the Union Grounds yesterday after- noon, between the Philadelphia Club—the White | Stockings—and the Atiantics, attracted an au- dlence of about twenty-five hundred persons, A more singular contest than this has not been witnessed by anybody for many a long day, and it is to be hoped will not be repeated this season at least. From first to last it was full of most abomi- nable plays, intermixed with others of a highly brilliant nature, An execrabie mui was at once followed up by a magnificent piece of felding that would instantly “bring down the house” in tu- multous rounds of applause. from the first to the Phitndeiphians maintained the eighth a the lead, but, e batting, assisted by glaring errors on the batt of tue Phiadeiphiany, he Atlantics pulled up their score from one run at the beginning 01 the seventh inning to thirteen at the close of the niath, making twelve rung in three innings. In the fleld all played magnificently, and all muffed most outrageously. Pearce, Deblman and Fergu- gon did the best batting for the Atlantics, while Meyerle cartied off like honors for the White Stockings. The umpiring gave universal dissatisfaction, and the sporting men whe took the long end of the betting—the odds were 100 to 50 in faver of Phila- delphia—came away greatiy dejected and very much impoverished, The foliowing is the score, the column headed “E” telling who did the mufling: — gira hh Roar areck ke Pee ptiine tn rs fourth strect. Mr. Court that the accused was in the habie ot fred ths stad aroha eee ak lear vt “the nde san Songenced her to the beat mt Prisca eae sani reared nears wm Lancs ee Wr dow. of pleaded ww aay ATLANTIC, pyWutre erocerncs. RABI, P. A, Be ere RAB.T, P. A, Be 198149 cuthbert act 0 069 Lili i 2 Aday, 2a BALDY 02400 0 Matone,c...2 11 Lf 0111 0 6 Meyerl, 3db2 3 5 0 4 -1110 1 0 Bechtelinf£10 03 00 38 3 86 2 Fulmersag.1 110121 Liia2o. Piidiog 822200 100402 8331708 wl LLTO1O 13 7:19:27 16:17 A 81027 718 INN! 7th, 8th, Wh. 4 6 2—13 0 8 Ol Se 1 3 = > E THE AGONY ENDED. The Last of the Nominations Under the » New Charter. A Brilliant Day in the City Hall—“‘After Many Days”—Nominations for Police and Park Commiesioners, City Chamberlain, Com- missioner of Jurors, Inspectors of Weights and Measures and Minor Offices. —-__. SKETCHES OF THE NOMINEES The Dock Commissioners Confirmed. The political excitement about the City Hall cul- minated yesterday, when the Mayor sent in the last of the batch of nominations for city officers under, the provisions of the new charter. The Board. of Aldermen met at eleven o'clock, three or. four hours earlier than their usual. time, and for a fell before they assembled the corridors were filled. with jostling, buzzing and interested crowds cf mem, It seems that at least one-half of the army of ¢xpectants that has camped about the wards during the past two or three weeks was not awar@ that the hour of meeting was so soon alter breakfast, for the reporter encountered scores of persons about three o'clock, who inquired of him “When does the Board meet—half-past three?” If all those who were desirous of being present had comtrived to be among those who were there the result would have been a very large concourse of politically anxious people. There was a whole universe of “talk” going on, but it amounted to nothing. Since the nomina- tions have been under the Mayor’s consideration the predictions as 10 who were to be the lucky men have taken an extremely wide range, and yet they have not averaged more than one accurate prophecy out of every four candidates, Politicians ‘and reporters have pumped every source of infor- mation dry in the endeavor to learn something as to Mayor Havemeyer’s intentions, but the Mayor kept his own counsels to such a peculiar extent that It is safe to say that there was not a man in New York who could at any time have asserted with the certainty of subsequent proof that he kmew who the selected men for even one board of appointees were to be, Some of the most intensely ‘sure things’ ever whispered by @ ZOlitician into a newspaper reporter’s ear have been dropped contidentially into the HERALD reporter’s memory and have remained there with- out being committed to paper, and it 1s fortunate that they were not written, for, like the few “prob- abilities” that were given, they, t0o, would have been wrong. It is now reduced to a certainty, however, who most of the appointees are, and only a few nominees remain to be confirmed, as they in all probability will be to-day, to complete the record of the “ins” and fill the cup of misery for the “outs.” Immediately upon the assembling of the Board of Aldermen yesterday, all the members being present, @ communication from the Mayor was received asking permission to withdraw the nomination made on Friday last of Thomas McGrath for City Marshal. The Mayor stated that it was not in any wise @ reflection upon the character or ability of the nominee, but simply for the reason that his mame was presented under a misapprehension. The request was acceded to. On motion the Board proceeded to confirm. the nominations for Dock Commissioners sent in by the Mayor on the 16th ultimo, and Jacob A. Weater- velt, William Gardiner and William Budd ‘were each confirmed by the unanimous vote of the Bo Board then proceeded to confirm the nomi- nations for, City Marshals, and Adolf Bernbaum, Albert Weber, Levi Lippmann, John J. Murphy, William A. Hendricks, Henry Ross, Sigismund Leverson and Joseph Wallace were confirmed, to hold office for three years. Christian Sutter, nominated for the ofMice of City Marshal, was the subject of some little discussion on the motion to confirm. ~oAlderman OTrENDORFER vouched for himon the representation of peraonsl irlends who were ac- | quainted with Sutter, and as soon as he had taken his seat Alderman KER rose slowly from his seat, and said that the confirmation of the candidate would be neither proper nor justifiable, He made a state ment at some length, and insisted that he was speaking from his personal knowledge of the nomi- nee’s character, a8 well as from the representa- | tions of triends who knew him weli. Alderman Van. SuaicK expressed surprise that there should be any objection to the confirmation | of any nominee whom the Mayor should submit to this Board. ¢ Laughter.) After some discussion the case of Sutter was laid over by a vote of 9106. It is very generally con- coded that Mr, Sutter's chances of being a Marshal this term are very slim, for Alderman Morris also stated that several responsible gentlemen had called upon him and made objections to Sutter as not ae @ proper person on whom to confer the position, {| Alderman Cooper moved that the Board pro- | ceed to cenfirm the Mayor’s nominations for Com- nussiomcrs of the new commey Court House. Alderman McCarrerty desired to learn the occu- pation of Wyllis Blackstone, the first nomiuee on list, and asked, ‘is he a builder?” Of course, The Alderman ts a buildeg alzo; and if any mem- ber had replied “yes"” Alderman McCafferty would | be on have voted to confirm the nomination; pia | Alderman Van Scmarcg rose and stated that he | did not think it prudent for the Board to proceed with the confirmation of these ee named | to-day, for the reason that the Mayor and Alder- | men were officials in relation to the city of New York, This commission related exclusively to a matter coe eg to the jurisdiction of the ceunty of New York, and he thought it out ef the province | of the Board of Aldermen. He had no objection te present to the gentlemen nominated, but he desired that the Board should proceed legally and constitutionally. He thought it advisable that the | Board should postpone their consideration and.ask | the opinion of the Counsel of the Board before ing one action. He tierefore imoved to that ef fect. Alderman BILLINGs seconded the resolution, and ina few remarks 4 the ground taken by | Alderman Van Schaic! | Alderman Cooper wanted to proceed at once with the confirmation, | Aldermen MoUarygerty and Morris thought it would be advisable to take a legai opinion on the subject before confirmation, and a resolution to that effect was adopted. Should the Counsel sustain the objection the nominations will, in all probability, be confirmed by the Aldermen, sitting aa a Buard of Supervisors, they being in that capacity county officers. A communication was received from the Mayor nominating Henry H. Porter a commissioner to | select a site for the building of a new Court House for the Third Police and Judicial district (Jefferson Market), The communication was laid over aud ordered to be printed, The Mayor also sent in the nominations of Frederick Reinemann, Patrick rar Cornelius | Farley, John A. Webb, John A. Larkin and James Boylan, to be city marshals, Laid over rand ordered to be printed. A resolution was adopted directing Joseph CO. Pinckney, Clerk of the Common Council and the Law Comunittee of the Board, to complie and codify | the ordinances of the Common Council and the State laws relating to the city and county of New York, the work or compilation to be called “The ae Code and Ordinances of the city of New York, Aiderman BILLINGS Moved that the remonstrance presented by the Board of Fire Underwriters against the confirmation as Commisstoner of Buildings of Walter W. Adams, and which the Board by a vote at Its last meeting refused to hear | read, be returned to the Underwriters. Aldermen CooreR and BILLInas spoke against that action as “one of the most outrageous things that ever transpired before a legislative body, as an infringement and Violation of the right of Pett: tion,” &c, The motion was lost. ‘A communication was received from the Mayor nominating as Police Commissioners of the city of New York, Oliver Charlock, to hold office until May 1, 1878; Hugh Gardiner, to hold until May 1, 1876; ‘General Abraham Duryea, to hold until May 1 1875, and John J, Russell, to hold until May RS 1874. Laid over, a8 usuai, and ordered to be printed. This was the sensation of the whole feast of nomt- nations—‘“‘the long-looked-for come at last’—and as soon as the nominations were read and laid Soe a rae the audience left the chamber, 8 been their anxiety to learn thoes Seen a cane rei e May mn nominations james TE Nicvaae McCocAucK Theodore Orayio and Jacob J. Banta to be Inspectors of We and Meeansee, yee over and ordered to be ered, nen, at & quarter past twelve, took recess until ue o After Recess. | The Board of Aldermen reassembled at one o'clock, President 8. B, H. Vance in the chair. A communication was received from the Mayor nomi- nating Joseph. B. Verne as a Commissioner of Jurors, in place of hy Board was fas an open “ag mation to whether ‘the he appoint question as to w! er 8P) ment should for confirmation to the Board Aldermen or the Board of 81 borat Iftne Com miasionership of Jurora be Jared by the Cor, ’ ration Connell to be a county office, This pomreten must obviously go before the Board of but iit be a city ofice, the Aldermen wil have full Br the ‘controversy ana’ horns ema present, seats the question be: eo pense of the [nd Aa hen ‘Counsel the Mayer fsked he Board to tab! e legal opualen should be ar =e In another communication, the name of Geo! . Lane for the office of City Chambertain, This nomination was laid upon the beg De re fe communication of the Mayor ordered yo BILLINGS called for a vote u} the name of Christian Sutter, nominated pr City Marshal, and declared that this candidate was not @ fit person to hold office under the city govern- ment. Several neg asked that judgement be suspended regarding tl he man’s character, until they had had time to make further inquiries, The motion of Alderman Biltin; ngs, to take the name from the table, was lost, and if Mr. Sutter’s name 18 not withdrawn before it is atcha anes up, there 18 a withen ger ghee his ae good or ee then get oroug! avers uling. Mayor, in another Communication to the Board nominated the following gentlemen for Commissioners of the Public Parks:—Phillp Bissin- & or, for four years, term to expire May 1, 1877; avid B. Williamson, for three years, term to ex- ae May 1, 1876; Salem H, Wales, for two ape term to expire May 1, 1875; and dd. E, Church, for one year, term to expire May 1, 1874. The communication took the usual course and was laid over until the next meeting, The Board Wit i toaened until two o'clock this (Tuesday) SKETCHES (F THE NOMINEES, the Mayor presented The Police Commission. Oliver Charlick, who heads the list of nominees for this Board, is a man about sixty years of age, a native of New York and a democrat in politics, He is a merchant by profession, but is beat, though not Popularly, known as a railroad manager and oper- ator, the scene of his labors being Long Island priucipally. Heis President and master of the Long Island Railroad, and is virtually “king of the country” along its route. He is also President and and largely interested in the Flushing Railroad, Mayor Havemeyer being Vice President of the same Corporation. He has been for years a member of the Tammany Society and the Tammany General Committee, and is at present a delegate in the Committee from the Filtcenth district. In 1843-44 he was elected Assistant Alderman from the First ward, and, in 1845, Alderman from the same dis- trict, He was elected President of the Board of Aldermen during this latter term. He is an ex: tremely acute and energetic man, a cautiousand eager wire-puller, and if he were inclined to bea man, would bo a very bad one, for he is bold in expedient and wary in intrigue. There will probably be nee a fight over his confirmation. Hugh Gardiner, the second nominee, ts a man of perhaps fifty years of age, a dyed in the wool re- publican, who, however, has never held a public oftice. He is an unusually adroit pohtician and is engaged in mercantile business, He is at present President of the Radical Republican Central Com- mittee, He was Vice President of the same organization in 1869 and 1870, and presiding oficer of the famous meeting at which the New York republican organization was worsted in the former year. That meeting is memorable as being one of the most boisterous and violent political assem- blages ever seen in this city. General Abram Duryee isa native of New York, and is about fifty-five or sixty years of age. He is by profession a merchant and by inclination a sol- dier, and has never held any local civic office. He became a member of the Seventh regiment tn 1838, and passed iene every grade of rank from pri- vate up to Colonel commanding, He was iu com- mand of the regiment at the famous “Astor place riot’’ and other local disturbances at various times, and was commander of his regiment for. eleven ears. He also escorted the remains of President onroe to Richmond, and on his return his com- mand was reviewed by the President and Cabinet. He resutned his postion July 4, 1869, and became @ member of the veteran corps of the Seveuth, At the breaking out of the great rebellion he or- gpaized. in fifteen days the Fifth regiment New ‘ork volunteers, poy CG known as Duryee' ‘Zouaves, “Porires gptine reat ane, Tie com- manded at Fortress Monroe in 181, and served with hia regiment under Generals McDowell, Pope and McClellan in the battles of Cloud's Mills, Cat- lett’s Statien,- Rappahannock, Cedar Mountain, Toro fare’ Gays, second Bull Run, Chantilly, South Monhtain and Antietain, He 'was twice wounded at second Bull Run and had his horse shot under him at Antietam. In August, 1861, he was promoted to a Brigadier Generalship for dis- tinguished bravery on the field, and officially thanked by his native State. He resigned from the service by reason of wounds and has been in private life since. John R, Russell, the last named gent mn on the list, is '@ dry goods merchant at 809 Broadway, -, man of considerable tect and judgment, and a iblican in politics, He has never hela oy of ico, but ts a ber ee e Centr: Qasociation. “Tie is about anty-five $e caloetze. The Park Commission. Philip Bisstnger, who is nominated to serve the long term on the Park Vommissfon, is a new name in the politics of the city. He has been long and favorably known @s the President of the Germania Savings Bank, at the corner of Fourth avenue and Fourteenth street. He is past middle age, and has long been a democrat. He has kept aloof from politics, and is everywhere spoken of as a very fit appointment. There seemea to be-some doubts on the part of his friends as te whether he would ac- ed but the rumor seems to be without founda- David B. Williamson, the second name for Park Commissioner, like Mr. bissinger, has never held any public ofice in this city. He ts a lawyer and has a good record among his profession. Salem H. Wales is at £18 gp &@ member of the Park Commission, and his nomination ts simply equal toa reappointment. He is a literary gen- tieman, and 1s Jargely interested in the proprietor- ship of the Sctentijic American. He belongs to an old New York family and resides on Filth avenue. Fred. EF. Charch, the fourth nominee for Park Commissioner, 1s a well known artist and resides, it is asserted, in Poughkeepsie. Many wno are yd ptt to Mr. Church, and who would be to see him in a seat on the commission, ex. press the opinion that he cannot be eae, gh pointed to the oMce, being a non-resident. It is asserted by others of his” acquaintances that Mr. Chureh intends to remove his residence to the city after the Summer months. City Chamberlain. George W. Lane, who has received the nomina- tion for the important office of City Chamberlain, is everywhere regarded a3 a Worthy man. He is an old and respected tea merchant on Front street, and until the formation of the Committee of Seventy was a stranger to the New York political world, He is a republican, and in 1868 was Presi- dent of the New York Port Society, an organization for promoting Christianity among seamen. He is regarded as a good man for tue place. Commissioner of Jarors. Joseph B. Varnum, the nominee for Commissioner of Jurors, has for some years been prominent io local politics, He was Alderman of the Fourteenth district tn 1856-7, He is a member of the New York Bar and belongs to the Century and Union League clubs, He is a finent speaker and was a prominent member of the Citizens’ Association, In politics he is @ republican and is in accord with the preseut rulers iu the City Hall. Alderman Van Schaick Endorsed. Between two and three hundred citizens of the Seventh Assembly district met last evening, at the University, opposite Washington square, to take action upon the course pursued by Alderman Joseph Van Schaick. Thomas Levy was called to the chair and Lewis Degan ap; ited Secretary. On motion a committee was appointed to drait resolutions expressive of the feelings of the meeting, consisting of A. J. Mackey, James Burke, Henr Kemble, T. Scholey, Ed McGill and Fran| Buras, who reported the following, which was eae adopted :— ved, That the electors of the Seventh Assembly district have w: tehed with great watistaction the action of our Alderman, Jenkins Van Schaick, and we do most y endorse all his actions in that houorable body of is @ member. rf A Soldter-Fireman’s Farewell to His Department. General Shaler yesterday sent the following Ietter to the various fire companies :— ‘ay 19, 1873, he = Ornvane AND MeMBERS OF Tuk Fink Durant. Aftor six years of sorvice, three of them as President, earnestly devoted to improving the efficiency of the De- nent, I find my oficial connection severed. hat it is unattended by disagrecable feelings wntrue; and in expressing my reg esa thea ‘@ parting word to’ you Ds riicularly to wehtod ed rs who by thei nergy hav conte. tod oe ee h towards elevating he lepartment to its resent Ti ans gS of "the greatlaa New Hae he “ores ization a WH ae er ae poses Uline Wen ea han ee office has been sec: anal Af your yar aubodditathape rae ne io ot seauited att chose aa pogument, 38 public. hed the acuwe of perfection. ‘Much’ romaine v2 oo imnon cheewn fo. reside uae ou are selected 7s en miity, them, Mr Per. Sine’ reogivea swell ‘inte! eaeeace and eee re ror m i “devotion. to jepartment, cannee be wr and perience command: office: at ces vantities ry a your * confidence that ot the public. To him and ‘his colleagues of the new Board your allegiance is due, und I am sure will be cheerful given. Let the respect and courtesy which characterized your associations Mae gl a4 th Board mark. your intercourse with the Foate! ‘encoul that feeling of subordination to rf constituted authorities, and maintain at all hazards that thorough discipline for which you are “now , and you may continue ry confidence ‘and “respect -of the ‘whole commu: nt no, means neglect to cherish a senti- m tof respect for your officers and of attachment for othe Obey pe eg Age coders og, our uf iuperions, very, rd of the views wishes of the new a oF fos ay gg and = you thi will conseldutnen part. but by acl igme! pubiie. I shalt ever ride and pleasure to. my connection with Cat rian and my earnest wish its continued sus eT re RCM Bae: 2 sop alg Nae ee ‘ALEXANDER SHALER. “he to claim ve y ap merits from THE POISONED FOOD. Dr. Harris’? Theory of the Poisoning—He Believes I¢ To Have Been in Corned Becf—The Chemist’s Statement—The Case Not Kept Sccret—-Who Sold the Meatt—The Poisoned Servants Con- valescent. There were no new developments in the poison- ing of the six servants in the Blatchford mansion. yesterday. Whether the placing of the poison in the food of the servants was simply an accident or ‘was done with intent ts stil unknown, and as no suspicion attaches to any one in the household 1¢ will probably remain 80, as the place whence the food came has not been discovered, STATEMENT OF DR. HARRIS. Dr. Harris, the family physician, states that he made no secrecy about the affpir trom the first, but, on the contrary, told it to every one he knew. Nor was there any attempt on the part of the Blatch- ford family to keep it secret. From the firat not only he himself,.but Judge Blatchford and the family had all interested themselves to find out how the affair had happened. All the drug stores in the city had been visited on Thursday lesttofind out whether they had sold any arsenic, but none had been sold by any one of them. No traces of any such sale could be found. It was tle samo piece of corned beef that: was eaten on Sunday and on Tuesday, The second time the influence war most severe, When he visited thes people on. Wednesday he. thought that some of them would die, but on Thursday he had become satisfied that all would go right by the influence of the - he. administered, The cook was still quite , but would probably be up to-day (Tuesday). ‘Margaret, the woman who had been {[n the famtly pa years, had been taken away in a ge Mon- day and would be ail right very short in fact, all were couvalescent, unless sometl ing very extraordinary sheuld occar, The said that he nad become convinced that the poisening was done by the corned bee!, because the swill man, Mfiler, had taken away the remain- der of the beef, but nothing else irom the house, and lis family, all but the wife, who had not eaten it, had been taken sick with violent purging and vomiting. On Sunday pa he went up in a carriage with Mrs, Blatchford to Miller’s pero Ninth avenuo and Seventieth street, and .n: taken away the bone, with a little meat “still adher- ing to it, of the corned beel, which he was cértdin had caused all the trouble. This had been given to & chemist, who was snslyaing. it, The result will be seen in a few days. All the other articles of food analyzed had fal! ied to reveal the presence of any arsenic. The family of the Blatchfords had already suffered by the excitement attending ae case, and Mrs, Blatchford was sick in bed, family for a week past had been eating ‘at me houses of friends and at restaurants. The Doctor said that Mr, Blatchford was a gentleman oi alinost eighty as of age, and that his memory was very poor. ad been on the day when the meat was | Se Reery to three grocery stores in the neighbor- ood, and to Fulton and Washington Markets, but he could not recollect where the meat was bought. He (the Doctor) had been in the morning to the three stores, but found that the corned beet had not been bought in any one of them, On Wednes- day last he had suspected one of the inmates of the house, and had told a detective named Frank Mcintyre ‘to hold himeelt in readiness on the case, put HAG had become satisfied on Thursday that is sudpicions Wére Wrong, and had not employed the ‘detective. He had not gone to the police about it because they were thick heads, who would ouly have mixed up the case inextricably. THE CHEMISI’S STATEMENT. Dr. Neergaard, the chemist, who does business in Broadway and Twenty-elghth street, said that on Friday Dr. Harris had come to store and had asked him to examine some tea. (the chemist) had said that he had no conveniences nor appara- tus to do this, but the Doctor insisted and one of his clerks. undertaken it. No arsenic had been found in the tea. On Sunday Dr. Harris sent the piece of corned beef. He (Mr. Neergaard) would not undertake to analyze the meat for the same reason that he had not touched the tea. He would, however, bo Dr. Schangler, of Columbia Col oon you ene It. vould t Beve! mi daye analytically, It.w r' ana Rmioations ee “the result ould prob- oy be made publ oe Dr. Schangler. ne clerk who analyzed the tea sald that it was perfectly Leics in every way. A gentleman familiar with the facts of the case said tuat he did not be- lieve the corned beef had been poisoned at the butcher’s, for if it had the remainuer of the meat inthe tub weuld aiso have been infected with the poison. It might possibly have come in contact with poison in the express wagon in which it went heme, but in that case the inside pieces would not have veen Polsoned, #0 that even this last suppo sition was improbable. NOVA SCOTIA. Forty Tons of Gunpowder Accidentally Exploded at Waverley—Yerrible Scen of Devastation—The Drummond Cole liery Again Under Contro!—The Union of Prince Edward Island with the Do- minion. HALirax, May 19, 1873, This community has been again starticd with another expiosion, fortunately, this time, unat tended with loss of life. On Saturday nightghe drying house of the Acadia Powder Mill, at | verley, a village about twelve miles from the city, caught fire, There were over forty tons of powder, in barrels, stored in the place at the time, and ve- fore assistance could be nad to extinguish the fre the powder exploded, shivering the building and all the machinery in it to atoms. The report was heard in this city, and the concussion was perceptibly felt for several miles distant from the scene of the accident. In the immediate. vicinity of the mill the trees were uprooted, plank road- ways and bridges over the lake destroyed, store- houses and dwetlings shattered, and the seene yesterday looked asif the place had been shaken with an earthqaake. Five minutes before the ac cident the manager of the works and some of his workmen were on the premises. THE DRUMMOND DISASTER, There is nothing new from the Drummond colliery, It is believed that the fire has been ex- tinguished. Efforts will now be directed to pamp- ing vut the mine, and, if possible, saving property. PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. By the new terms agreed upon by the Dominion government and the Prince Edward Island dele- mates for the admission of the island tate the Giion, the latter receive an increase of in legislative expenses from twenty-five dollars to thirty thousand collars BCE [ purchase of a steam dredge and fogs for $1,000 more than was befor advicesfrom Charlottetown thi extra conditions will be satii Island- ers. The delegates will short! ‘om Ot- tawa, when an address will by the Legislature to the Queen a 0 ba 4 the day when the union shali naeect. Th present Legislature will continue tor riod it was elected for, Six members are to serve in the House of Commons, THE MURDER OF THE SOISS0Rs GRINDER. Hupson, N. Y., May 19, 1873. Joseph Waltz, in his confession of having mur- dered Hulcher, the scissors grinder, states that the deed was done about ten o’clock P. M., on the 1st of May, or a little later. He went to tNe room oc cupied by Hulcher, whom ne found asleep and struck him three times with the hatchet, the frst time with the blunt part and twice with the sharp side. ned and all was over, Waltz then toon the Boay to the stone wall, where the traces of blood were found, and covered it up. There he left it until the next night, when he took it down into the orchard and buried it. The offl- cers, having earned sil ane could, Poa eee at his own 81 tion, to the place where orchard. A few inches below the surface the body was found wrai a The head was horribly mangled. fesses to having burned three ach nootho in | hana ‘teste ated, “wen as ask we at ni committed the murder he earl one t miscniet and not for gain, ‘The bad it was in| ime and I wanted to do some! ) 4 ;