The New York Herald Newspaper, October 30, 1873, Page 4

4 ARAND TAMMANY RATIFICATION, The Democratic State and City Ticket Enthusiastically Endorsed. THE WIGWAM IN A BLAZE OF LIGHT. The Braves Hold a Great Powwow Prior to Brandishing the Tomahawk, The Young Democracy Dance Around the Camp Fires, The Old Times of the Hard-Fisted Revived. SPEECHES, RESOLUTIONS, &0. The Tammany democracy held their great ratia- Cation meeting last night at the wigwam in Four- teenth street. There were the usual preparations made to give the occasion something of the old €clat which in erst times used to usher in victories Of the great democracy. Much was wanting to bring the meeting and its surroundings ap to the Standard of the past on such occasions. The great desiderata of success—the defeat of the party and the overthrow of the leaders who a few years ago rallied to the Tammany standard the bone and sinew—were facts sufficient to dampen the usual enthusiasm; but, notwithstanding all these, the rally last night may be accepted as a forerunner of a change for the better in the fortunesof Tammany. The wigwam was crowded from the opening of the proceedings to the close. The speakers—theugh some of the more prominent of the orators of the party were una- Voidably absent, were in full force and were equa! to the occasion. Outside the building, on either side, platforms were erected bedecked with flags and bunting and festooned with colored lights, from which the crowds in the street were addressed on the political vexed questions of the campaign. Bonfires biazed in the front, while ever and anon processions, preceded and accompanied with varte- gated lanterns and heralded by banas of music, passed along, eliciting the cheers of all the young braves who sported themselves around the bon- fires. The meeting inside was presided over by the Venerable Samuel J. Tilden, who has just returned from taking the medicinal waters af the spes of the Continent, as if he had not been compelled to take water for 80 many years past here at home. Other syining lights of the old democracy, such as ex-Governor Seymour, Francis Kernan, Nichols, Montgomery Blair and others, were conspicuous from the ratification by their absence, but which they accounted for by letters of excuse. ¥ The speeches, such as they were, consisted of the old-time platitudes without the force and vim and. inspiriting eloquence of the men who, @ dozen years ago, made the old wigwam ring and sent the unterrified home breathing vows to do or die for the cause of the democracy. Under all the circumstances the ratification was a success and the Apollo-Republican League will have to put forward a monster effort to secure for their ratifi- cation such a demonstration as that which markea cee of the reguiar democratic ticket night. THE PROCEEDINGS. Mr. Epwarp R. MgapD called the meeting to order, and in a few prelatory words proposed that Mr. Samuel J. Tilden preside over the meeting, ‘which was agreed to with lond cheers, SPEECH OF MR. TILDEN. Mn. Tinpey said that he had scarcely set his foot on his native soil belore the committee invited him to preside over this meeting. He expected to retire from his posi- tion in the front and join the ranks of the demo- eratic party. Four trom this shore he read in the Naw You of Hegarp a report the proceedings of the State Convention at Utica. No man can have watched the course ofevents, he said, for the last ten years without seeii {ostitutions were brought into peril. From pne end of the country to the other the centralization of this gov- erninent has worked out a vast demoralization. The effect of this would be to bring the cittzeus of this coun- try to the degradation of citizens in other parts of the have their rights in that our republican world. Protected | there ublic affairs of this mation. Let jicam friends reform the abuses the party before they speak of reform. The rpetrated by the government amount to $20,000,(0), ‘ow let the republicans reform these abuses. Mr. Tilden | then referred to the letter, pablished last year in the | hewspapers, written by himself, and he asked the chair- man, Mr. Mead, to read the tollewing extract “The cancer ‘which reached a head in the municipal government of the metropolis gathered its virus from the corrupted blood which pervades our whole country. Everywhere there are violated public and private trusis. ‘The carpet-bag governments are cancers on the body olitic, even, more virulent than the New York ‘Ring.’ T felt impeiled te deal with the evil here, because an of- fence which is directly before one’s eyes is doubly an offence, and because it was within our reach, whil oe (Day ge tarpomhout pe Unite tates ig @ Wor) grea culty, ing time, large Lay oe Be foiast, ahd long, © nine zi Tf the World cannot be changed it is something to make one’s own home fitter to live in. A reaction must begin somewhere. 1 have not lost hope that free government upon this Continent may yet be saved. Iremember that nations have Crier at great changes for the better, in man- ners and ia morals, after long periods of decay. There are some good signs in our own horizon. t month when @ gigantic controversy of the stock market reached the courts, none of the journals inquirea, ‘Which side owns the judge!’ At any time within the last three years that would have been the only theme. The poner. articles have ceased to fas their readers to admiring discussions of the relative dexterity with which men of colossal capitals—first citizens ot the metropolis— Tepresentatives of its moneyed aristocracy—coptend with ach other in feats which have a moral aspect about like rd. Since the swell of the paper money Stheabsence of such discussions is a re freshing novelty at our breakfasts. Even e cheek of @member of Congress bveging to rise a delicate hue of doubt in being discovered to have had a pecu- ben! interest in a public question on which he has voted. Amid the blackness of successiul wrong which over- spreads the whole heavens are these little 18 of & revival of the public conscience. If its asmeady. cay during the last ten years, everywhere throughout | the country will come revolutions of measure? and of n, DEN. “New Your, Jan, 27, 1873." Mr. Tilden said that’ this letter was his last public act berore he left this country. On his return he found his Frophecy fulfilled in reterence to the inflation of cure Tency and the country In distress by the explosion of the goverument bubble. (Cheers.) You cannot have @ people demoralized, cortap ted, and yet have a govern- ment pure and upright, We are iast reacing a position in the United States in which this great Republic is uot Uniess the people could was no place for him the g rowth shall be as rapid and as persistent as lias been its de- to be governed by public opinion, but d; ab- ie patrenage. ‘That had heen the chee i the older countries until power could do what ft liked, To-day and 500,00 offtee-hol: ho voice in the government. in France there are 500,000 soldiers fers, and the 87,089,000 of people have Go on tn this country and Bive the office-holders more’ offices, give the speculators ail the ire, and 1,000,000 of these will gover gther 00), He believed that the people of nited States, the hard-fisted democracy of this conf- try, will change these things aad bring th to what it wasin the days of Thomas Jefferson. aout Mr. A. T, ACKERT read a list of the Vice Presi- dents and Secretaries, which was adopted by the meeting. THE RESOLUTIONS, Mr. WiitiAM H. Quincey read the following re- solutions, which were adopted by the meeting: — ‘The democracy of the city of New York extend cordial Teeting to their political brethren and all cliizens whi nite with them in the sentiments of the following reso- lutions :— Resolved, That we renew our pledges to the citize ‘onomica| New York'in bebalf of an honest an of 1 wovernment, and declare our sincere de ane positions only faithful ‘and capable publis ser: Sn Resolved, That we heartily approve of the . gnunciated by the Demucratic. State Convention hed at ‘Utica on the Ist inst, and endorse the candidates elected at that Convention as gentlemen whoge eharacter nnd olitionl history give assurance of their honesty, cepas lity and fidelity, and we will exert ourselves to glee 6 democratic Stave ticket @ majority worthy of this tropoll bg That we congratulate the friends of good overnment upon the recent Tiotories and successes of e democratic party in our sister States as indicative ofan carly ‘and decisive triumph of the prince: 01 a nest administration with faithful representatiy, rous return to the doctrines of our fathers. aol nd cordially present to ‘the citizens of New York, for their suffrag the ap- Proaching election, for the judict ff yf Ab! R, Lay ral floss of thea me Court; Gilbert, Spier an ell, for Judges of the ashe Court That we confident! the names for Jus rence anid Charlee Fonokine and David McAdam, for Justices of the and for the count, i tor County Clerk, and Anthony Et Croker Henry Wolt- mn for Coroners, and of Edward Gilon, for Alderman. lived, That we rejoice at the unity which prevails unocratic party of this city; that Invite to re prediiec: Hons and cor: A. from us to prove by their examp! femocratic is lor to personal grievances or the tempta a superic Tighe of natoral foe. solved, That we protest agaunst interference of authorities with conduct of piegtone in tates of this to the NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, OOTOBER 90, 1873,~-TRIPLE SHEET. and that afford fo re- posttory for talent which eee tar Oe gly sa leoti . on ‘ot tho city, and afford fis’, op ual laborers employment, and remunerative com- pensation, Resolved, That we denounce the present system of commissions « jh Custom House influences in opposition to the recognized maaerilot in this city, an 1 demand of our represeniatives fn the <7 islatuce a fuli and unqualified recognition of the right ko self-goverainen| |, That we denounce all representatives in the gress who shared in what is known as “back ud that we do especi: ay. condemn those of our 'y who participated erein, and declare them lic confidence and rt. re recog- nize also as a national humiliation ame that the President of the United States, who signed the notarious bill, was himself a beneficiary of the same to the extent of Resoived, That we denonnce all monopolies and special leguisuon” and in particular qranter ait onerous eKas- tions which separate the produeer from the consumer, and also place the producer and consumor at the mercy ot a privileged protected class, whose only rivht is power, antl whose power is derived from an incompetent, cor- rupt and corrupting party administration. ved, That we-call ‘upon all who would preserve the democratic republican system government founded by Washington, Jefferson and Madison, to re- buke the dangerous theortes and the corrupt pri the present adininistration ; its despotic, acts; its absorp- tion and centralization of governmental powers; ite in- competency, profligacy, personal legislation and favorit. verting the principles of popular government roying the liberties of the peuple. wiision, we believe absolutely essential an im- mediate restoration of the principles of purity, econ- omy and efilcienvy which characterized the carly days of ‘the republic, and to this end we promise unceasing devotion and terveut, cordial enorgy and support. Mr. Pergr B, OLNEY offered, in addition, the In col following :— a Wh wid 4 alarm exists prec the aititade and Titendons of some of the Police Oommis- represent the democratic of the State :—“It shail be joard of Police in the in ti year 0 said ectors of election four pei tate issues shall be of differ- ent political faith and opinions trom thelr associates) and those appointed to represent the party in political minority on State issues in the said city and county to be named éolely by such Commissioner or such of the Com- missioners of Police in aaid Board, who are representa. tives of said political minority; and whereas three out o four inspectors in each election district have peen ap- pointed by said Board from the opponenis of this pari ‘and organization, and a mere faction has been recog- nized by said Noard, in violation of said law; and whereas well authenticated rumors exist of an intention to detraud the voters ot this city of their just and honest expression at the polls through the instrumentality of said inspectors; now, fe a sioners in this city supposed to party under the following law the ‘duty of the sald months ‘of August and 1872, and “annually for’ each election Resolved, That this meeting does hereby aproint a committee, consisting of Samuel J. Tilden, John Kelly, John W. Chanler, John T. Ay new and Peter B. omney who are authorized and directed to walt apon sald Board of Commissioners with the view of acquainting the latter with the prevailing sense of insecurity above alluded to, to the end that sach Commissioners may adopt precdutions for the protection of the ballot Dox of election day, and tnat said Commissioners shall appoint, from this orcanization, suitable persons who May super: vise the yotes and counting of ballots of various candi- dates on that day, or that such persons so selected have the full protection of the police force of this city. SPEECH OF MR. THAYER. The Hon. J. §. Tuaren said that the ticket presented at the Convention at Utioa by the democracy was uuex- ceptionable in the character of its ofticers. A remarkable spirit of forbearance and conciliation was manifested by the leaders of the party in giving good elty and county ticket, Notwithstanding the defection in the demo- cratic party, the Tammany ticket Was assured: (Cheers) was sure of that Dotwithstanding the union of these disappointed and dis- contented men With the Custom House harlot, (Cheers) T. Mayer, at this point, commented at length upon the ¢xtravagarice of the government and urged that when frugality and economy become honsehold words in the country, ,the royal anger of the masses would be aroused and they will hurl from power the government that had brought them to this p: cox. SPEECH OF MR. Mr. S, S. Cox was then introduced amid loud cheering. In the course of his speech he said:—The Democratic plat form constructed at Utica has one face, but two pnases. Ttis one in democratic thought. It has two divisions. One contains the abstract principles of our party, the other applies them to adfairs, The principles are those of Jefferson's inaugural: the realities of our public service to Which they are applied in detail grow out of recent administrative abuses, Together they furnish a philosophic and political rule of action, in following which no good citizen can vote amias, The principles ot democracy never die; but there are issues of policy which die with the year, the decade or the generation. Our duty now 4s to séize the present and make all that is worthy of patriotic adoption tributary to democratic suceess. Then our victory will be one worthy to be won—the victory of a party which by tradition, by right and by spmpatty, is the party of the people, of the labor- ing many, and not of the usurpers, the speculators the bankrupts, the drones and the spoilers of society. What one of these principles bas not been violated’ Isitin the support of the State governments in their rights? Go to the South, to Louisiana, tor the comment. Hay: we become such a spendthrift grabbing nation tha economy is a byword and finance a farce? Let me go to @ few facts Our federal expenses are this year treble what they were in the peacetul times of 1560. I said in this hall, in 1560, that even in matters of salaries this ad- ministration lights in placing the military above the civil power. For, twelve years the workinguen have worn the golden fetters torged by radicalism. Here Mr, Cox ‘iilusirated by wages and. price: gomparing 186) with 1872 that in rents, ‘in bee 4c., tor a family, the percentage was greatly in favor of — ohai ment, arid | me bee effect of withholding wim OBITUARY. pees ies ee! iyo acts | mort essential Yor Dusluche mot and Bia aie, * . a ‘now of the Pre to know. Bestdes, the {quortion arises whother ‘the the association. formation thus ‘withheld from the public may not 4 The King of Saxony. Judge en AmrBay epee to the offers, and the ren sly conveyed to parties most intsrested to A tolegram trom Dresden, under date of yester- ‘oan ney then stated that the prosecution ee day, 20th inst., supplies the following report to the The Conviction of Frank L. : Tait observed that the defense consisted in the BROOKLYN COURTS. HERALD:—‘The death of His Majesty King Jonn of | TT tor bah ‘oe i ye uttempt had bes made to con- ‘aintor. Saxony, at the royal chateau at Piinitz, aix miles from this city, is announced this morning.” John Nepumecene Marte Joseph, King of Saxony, was born on the 12th of December, in the year 1801. He was the youngest son of Duke Maximilian, by his wife Caroline Maria Therese, daughter of Fer- dinand, Dake of Parma, He was carefully edu- cated in the school of philosophy and letters. On the 2ist November, 1822, King John espoused the Princess Amelia Augusta of Bavaria, @ lady a few weeks older than himself. The festival of tho golden wedding was celebrated with great pomp ‘and rejoicing at Dresden last year, It was the King’s lot to have a@ personal sharo in all the recent calamities of his house, He was born when the Napoleonic sceptre had stretched itself to the confines of the East. The old German Empire had crumbled beneath it, and at Luneville the last of the Hapsburg Kaisers had signed his death-warrant. In the year 1806Saxony was evormously enlarged by the incorporation of the Grand Duchy of Warsaw with several Slices of Prussian territory. Having been made @ fit sovereignty for a King, Fred- erick ugustus assumed the crown, and wore it jor iully twenty years. His army fought side by side wits the French in the disas- trous campaign of 1815. His kingdom shared in the mutilation inficted on France by the ‘Treaty of 1815. Reduced again to {ts Old Umits, it passed irom the sway of Napo- leon to ‘that of the Hapsburgs. During tuts transition the young Prince Joho entered public life. In the stagnant period which suc- ceeded the advent of the Holy Alliance there was little to tempt princes to trouble themselves with politics, The army offered a better, if still rather prosaic, career; but Prince John had never shown any predilection for soldiering. His youthful tastes and ambitions were all peaceful. At the early age of twenty he was entrusted with the adiministra- tion of inance, whieh he retained for ten years. With his Snancial duties he combined a steady and ardent devotion to archwology. In 1824 the So- ciety of Antiquarians of Saxony elected him its premises and twice a similar honor was con- erred upon him by the Historieal and Antiquarian Society of Germany. These studies he had prosecuted far beyond the limits of his Native country. Twice he had visited the classic soil of Italy, and Florence became as familiar to him as Rome. So enamored did he rage of the poetic literature of the revival that e executed a German translation of the “Di- vine Comedy,” and published it under a pseudonym, with historical notes and comments. When the Elba Duchies became a bone of contention be- tween Austria and Prussia he attempted at first to pursue an independent policy under the guid- ance of Count Beust. When the final rupture took lace between the rival guardians of the Duchies, he King Nesitated to run the full risk of Couut Beust’s policy. His own preference was an armed neutrality, similar to what the united States had observed in 1364, But the haughty manner of the Prussian government galled him, while the blan- dishments of tue Austrian Court drew him by de- rees from his impracticable middle course. Jn jay he declared in the Diet that he was ready to Tesist the demands of Prussia; and, having thus thrown down the gauge, he was hurried along by the adverse fate of his imperial ally, After Sadowa harder terms were inflicted on Saxony than on any other of the anti-Prussian States, save Hanover. Not only had it to merge its autonomy in the North German Confederation, and to allow the army to be transformed into @ Prussian corps, but it had to cede one of the strongest of its frontier fortresses and to pay a heavy indemnity, But the rapid march of events worked out at least an external recon- struction, In little more than four years the yenerable King John was constrained to deliver @ formal congratulation to the new Kaiser on his assumption of the crown of Barbarossa. ‘Sir Henry Holland, Bart., M. D. A telegram, dated in London 29th inst., an- nounced, briefly, the occurrence of the death of Sir Henry Holland, M. D., Baronet, the celebrated English physician, an author and well known traveller. Henry Holland was born at Knutsford, Cheshire, on the 27th of October, in the year 1788, and was, consequently, eighty-five years ef age when he died, He was @ son of the late Peter Holland, Esq. The young man was educated for the medi- Gemocratic days in the purchasing power of labor. qeepns trom Mr. Wells, he showed the decreased rate ot e increase in wealth and in the comforts of life in the last radical dec: He asserted that aithough we had in| this Jand lead ‘to _univei y —All other questions in this time and destitution must give wa; fo the interests of labor. Capital has had its trial, It found wanting. Recur to the aays of economy and hoi erty, as embodied in democratic principles. Vote them, work for them and re-establish them for yoursel and your homes. are cheered to this by the shouts of Victory from the West. Our night is not yet passed, though itis passing. Like the Psalmist—':My soul waiteth tor it more than they that watch for the morning; I say, more thau they that watch for the morning.” The other speakers were Mr. George M. Beebo, Mr. 1. C. Colvin, Colonel Fellows and ex-Senator T. L. Kiingman, of North Carolina. They ad- verted, in eloquent terms, to the recent demo- cratic victory in Ohio, and called upon tne democrats of New York to follow the glorious ex- ample that had been thus setthem. If they did so they would most undoubtedly, as they urged, be able to establish a reign of reform in all depart ments, financial and otherwise. The meeting then separated, BEFORBM ASSOCIATION. Meeting of the County Convention—The Ticket Nominated. A largely attended meeting of the Reform Asso- * Clation was held at the Everett House last evening, Mr. John Foley in the chair. Ex-Judge Taompson, Chairman of the Confer- ence Committee, reported the following county ticket, which was Unanimously adopted, the names of John McCool, William Walsh aud Richard Croker being received with loud cheers, Supreme Court—Enoch 4, Fancner, Charles Dononue. Supertor Court.—Gilbert M. Speir, Sherif.—Joln McCool. County Clerk.—William Walsh. Coroners.—Richard Croker, Henry Woltman, An- thony Eickhotl. The nominations for Judge of the Superior Court and for Alderman will be made this evening. After the adoption of the ticket Mr. NICHOLSON offered the following resolutions :— Resolved, That we cordially recommend to the v of New York the above ticket compriaag, as pace ae names of honest, worthy and competent citizens, and eminently fitted for their respective positions—just the men the people should elect; in Judge Fancher and Charles Donohue, for Judges of the ‘Supreme Court, we have men who will always in the personal rights of citizens and will be fair and impartial between litigants. d, That, as members of the Keform Association ot New York, we condemn the practice by the ainant party in our State of legislating into uch unworthy and Incompetent official pai sites as Andrew H. Green, of Comptrolie: office, Henry Smith, of the Police. Board, and ‘others; that such legislative action in depriving the people of the right ot election to office was & most dangerous and mischievous precedent, and one fraugit with danger to the Commonwealth; that if the present ruling barty in our State can retain’ in office, by legislative action, the heads of the various departmen of the city government, nothing can prevent them from legislating into office the Mayor, the Governor and the President; that this course of action is the very height of Qesarism, and has worked mischief and must be con- jemned, Resolved, That we call upon all good citizens, irrespec- tive of party, to unite with us at the coming election in pevating to office honest and competent nien, and to url from power those political demagogues who have forced themselves on our city goverument by corrupt legislation. YOUNG MEN'S bas BEFORM ASSOCIA- ‘ON. The Young Men’s Municipal Reform Association held a meeting last evening, at De Garmo’s Hall, Fifth avenue and Fourteenth street, Julian T, Da- vies presiding and W. G, Lathrop acting as secre- tary. Representatives were present from the Union League Club, the Bar Association and the Citizens’ Assoctation, by each of which organiza- tions money had been supplied for the payment of the men who are to watch the polling places on Clection day. It was regolved last evening that Members of the Young Men’s Municipal Reform Association or delegates {rom kindre organiza- Pons shall watch each Assembly district on elec. mn day to see that the voting at the polls is done fairly, and arrangements were made by which the Most effective action can be taken to that end. VAN SCHAICK SUPPORTS APOLLO HALL, a EpIToR oF The HeRaty:— ‘lease have the kindness to state I have never authorized the use of my name to a card repudiat- ing the action of the Apollo Mall ; the contrary, I freely endorse it, Sow wee fa. deed, must be the cause that seeks strength’ b the fraudulent use of names! y JENKINS VAN BOHATCR™ BROOKLYN ELECTION CANVass, The Board of Elections of Kings county has de- termined that they shall profit this year by the lamentable experience of former years in having the vote properly canvassed, The law requires that the vote shall be §3 vassed as follows :— “State, Senate. Assembly. Judiciary, rate e f impoverishment ‘al Btate inion as o at the Le age —< asa ‘usurpation Jead- rect! Ward officers.” The rule has been heretofor the Peyote Nat Vycn Non wet ask Vernet | canvass the Aidermen and Constable first; #0 that itpatured | plan on the t 4 certain it gynerally Beppane’ that three days elapsed be- ceshoiders Wh deprive. te oft of its honest | foreehe vote on fue ‘state and higher omeors was Wwe Call Upon ait good ‘sieineent sot the clce. | received for the press, The Board has determined rid Tu aee sar ait Bat | the nocoonty of complying wiih te lw ts Tour, eu ‘that a long abused public Wl upk ppp 4 year, cal profession at the University of Edinburgh, where he graduated M.D. in the year 1811. He Tose to great eminence in his profession and was appointed Physician in Ordinary to the late Prince Albert in the year 1840; Physician in Ordinary to Queen Victoria in the year 1852, and created a bar- onet in the year 1853, From a private school 1n his native town, where he learned “as much, perhaps, as such schools generally teach, but this very little,” he was placed as a pupil in his eleventh year with Mr. Turner, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. There he remained four years, and it was then, more than seventy years ago, that his love of travel waa first excited by crossing the backbone of Englana over Biackstone Edge, ‘then a long and hard horse labor above ground, now accomplished by a few minutes of railroad tunnel underneath.” There, too, he saw some of the wonders of chemis- try and electricity—two sciences then mere nurse- lings, which in these seventy years have grown to be giants. In his pedestrian excursions round Newcastle he visited the factories and coal mines on Tyne side, and saw those rude wooden railroads, umohg which at that very time the genius of George Stephenson was empioyed as a common workman at Newburn. In 1803 the boy went to Dr. Estiin’s schoo} at Bristol, and was placed at once in the sition Of Ad Of the achodi, sneceeding John Hob- ouse, afterwards Lord Broughton, whd hed just gone to Westminster School Sixty-seven years ago Henry Holland visited London for the first time. The boy went through the “sights” of the metropolis, and to show how few and poor they then were it is enough to say that he “was showm the baid frontage of Connaught place as one of them.’ At the early age of sixteen he quitted chool, and then came the choice of a profession. {3 leaning at sixteen was to a mercantile lite, and, with his father’s reluctant consent, he me an articled clerk in @ great Liverpool house, with the privilege yeserved to him of passing two sessions at Glasgow University in furtherance of his education. ‘hose two sessions, 1804-5 and 1805-6, decided the course of his future life. He went back to Liverpool in the — interv: between them; but the suspicion that he had made # mistake ripened into certainty, and at the close of the second session he 6viained a re- lease from the articles which had bound him to & merchant's desk. His new choice was the profes- sion of medicine. Long after, in 18s6—a year no- torious jor great commercial disasters—on his penultimate voyage to America, he found nimself, on passing through Liverpool to embark, accl- dentally in the fame street and on the very spot where his short mercantile career began and came toanend. Inthe autumn of 1611 Dr. Holland took his degree at Edinburgh. Beginning travel with trips to the Mediterranean and to Iceland, it is diMcult to say what country has not been visited by Sir Henry Holland.” Thus, im less than two years alter his voyage to Iceland, he spent a sped and @ half in Portugal, Spain, Sicily, the Ionian Islands, Greece and some parts of Turkey. In 1814 he published a narrative of the Eastern portion of those travels, relating especially to his several journeys In Albania and Thessaly then more accessible under the iron yoke of All Pasha of Yanina than it now is under the rale of the Sultan. After this teat having still time jor travel belore beginning his Londen prac- tice, he passed a@ year, in 1414-15, in attendance on the Princess of Wales as her physician, With her he visited Brunswick, Cassel, sStrasbur; Switzerland, Kome und Naples. This was the eriod of the great Napoleon's incarceration In Elba. At Naples, where Murat was still allowed to reign, the jestivities and excursions to which the Princess and her suite devoted themselves were brought to a sudden close by the fight of the caged eagie from his rock. The gay company at 8 Were Scattered to the four winds, Murat marched against the Austrians, Pope Pius again fied from the Vatican, and the Princess had some dimiculty in escaping in British irigate from Civita Vecchia to Genoa. There Dr. Holland re- see permission to retire from the service of the rincess before the stipulated year was out. He made his way to Venice, and thence, via Vienna and Berlin, to Hamburg, hearing on tne way trom @ Russian Prince a confused rumor of the battle of Waterloo, The voyage from Hamborg to England took nine days. He visited the United States dur- ing the progress of the war for the Union, THE DEATH OF MR, BOARDMAN, A Portion of His il Found in the Street. As Captain Ward, of the Tenth precinct, was Passing the corner of Grand street and the Bowery yesterday morning on his way to Police Head- quarters, he discovered lying on the cobble stones & part of a human skull, with long hair attached, rer for @ few moments imagined that a murder ‘ad been committed. The Captain Kt ull to the station house, and subnequentiy iaade re- por of hia discovery to the Coroners’ office, where e learned that in all probability the fragment ofa skull was from the head of Mr, Charles ‘dman, killed the evening previous by the collision be- tween a pale car 0; the Harlem Railroad Compan: ail car ann agg, to the Grand Street, way and Battery Raliroad Company, id street and the Bowery. This #up- An Important Result Beached—Bank Directors Not Clothed with “War Powers.” Motion for a New Trial To Be Argued. BUSINESS IN THE OTHER COURTS. Inthe United States Circult Court, yesterday, In the case of Ulmann vs. Murphy, ex-Collector of this port, which was a suit instituted to recover an alleged excess of duty patd under protest, Judge Woodruff decided that & prospective protest could uot be considered ag valid under the existing law. Tn the United States Circuft Court, yesterday, before Judge Benedict and a jury, Frank L, Taintor was, under the ruling and direction of the Court, found guilty ofem- bezzling $400,000, the property of the Atlantic National Bank of this city. Pending a motion for a new trial— ‘which motion will be argued before the full Court in the course of a few weeks—the prisoner was committed to Ludlow Street Jail, The motion for a new trial in the Stemmler-Maguire suit, made in behalf of the latter, was argued at great length yesterday afternoon betore Judge Van Brunt act, ing Jud, ft the Supreme Court. Messrs. Vanderpoe!l and Beach spoke for the motion and Mr, Waterbury and ex- Judge Porter in opposition. The argument, which began at three P, M., was not concluded till after six o'clock. The room was crowded by the respective friends of the rival contestants tor judictal honors, At the close of the argument Judge Van Brunt took the papers, reserving his decision. CONVICTION OF FRANK L. TAINTOR. An Important Result Reached in This Case—Bank Directors Not Clothed with “War Powers”—Ruling on the Law by Judge Benedict-Motion for a New Trial To Be Argued, The trial of Frank L, Taintor for the alleged embezzie- ment of $400,000, the property of the Atlantic National Bank, of which establishment he had been cashier, was Tesumed yesterday in the United States Circuit Court be- fore Judge Benedict and the jury. The District Attorney appeared for the prosecution, and Mr, A. O, Hall, Mr. J. ©, Carter and Mr. John Sher- wood conducted the defence. 4 POINT OF LAW. Mr. J.C. Carter resumed his argument on the point of law raised on the day before on behalf of the defend- ant. He said it was apparent from the evidence that Taintor was acting for the benefit of the bank. It could Not be held, as defendant's counsel looked at it, thatthe necessary consequence of any act proved against Taintor was to defraud the bank. If the speculation had gone through inthe way he designed, who knows but that the general result would have been a benefit, and not a 4oss? Ifit had regulted profitably and the bank received the full benefit of the speculation, would it not be doing violence to all reasonable consideration to characterize the act as one with an intent to defraud ? The District Attorney replied. He discussed the ques- tion whether the directors could give such authority as that claimed by the defendant tor taking the money of the bank and using it in Wall street operations on a mar- gin, and whether, even if they did give it, it repudiated the presumption of criminal intent. Consideration must be given to the question whether the prisoner Intended the result of his own acts. He took the ground that the intention of Congress was to make embezzlement an offence, because embezzlement implied a fraudulent use of another's funds, ‘The element ot fraud necessarily came into the case. He cited largely from English authorities, especially Carrington and Paine, in support of his position, contending that the prisoner Was respon- sible for the possible consequences of his own acts. Judge Benedict said he had examined this questi very fully and as well as he could, and he had little h tation as to what should be his course In the matter, ‘The general principle, that a person who wilfully did an act intended the necessary consequences of that act was conceded. He found nothing in the statute which made this rule inapplicable to the charge against the prisoner. It would be enough to take the words of the case reported in the second ot Russell, 545. It did not require COVRUPT MOTIVE 48 ‘XN INGREDIENT OF THE OFFENCE. When one did what was illegal he must incur the neces- sary consequences of the act. There was nothing in the statute that prevented the application of this rule, and he tound one characteristic of this particular act which resented the application of the rule—that was the tak- ing the money of this bank and depositing it on MARGIN IN STOCK SPECULATION. This rule had been applied to forgery. and even to cases oj simple trespass. In cases of injury to the person, where the jury jound, as matter of tact. there was no in- tent to injure the person, as charged in the indictment, except that which followed trom the act, it was held that the real incent was to injure auother person. That was & case of ussault. He saw no reason for not applying the Fule to au act ike this, On due consideration it will be seen thal INJURY TO A NATIONAL BANK ‘was the necessary result of such an act, because the mo- meut the act was consummated risk was thrown on the bank, and no circumstance, ng result, no good motive could prevent the act being followed by the risk which stockholders and depositors were not allowed to take even it they should desire it, Take another aspect of the case, This was not merely a private imury, These banks were. in a certain sense, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, There was injury to the public from the employment of their capital in auch @ business as this, and for this rea- fon also such @n act as the one in question should be con- sidered as fully within the rule which was applied to cases that were strictly attended with a corrupt motive, and not simply prohibited. There was still another as- tran: must come within the =~, NO LBGAL scStiFicaTiON © or exeusé for it; it must, therefore, come within thé general rule. The authority of the directors, it given, af- forded no Justification of the act, They had no power to authorize lt. They could not authorize a man to take the capital of a national bank and transform jt into a margin on stock speculations. It had been said that this con- struction of the law was inadmissible, because it would interfere with the working of the bank. It was also said that circumstances might arise where it would be neces- sary for bank directors to exercise “WAR POWERS,” ané that any rule which would hamper them would be But he (Judge Benedict) apprehended had no “war powers.’ They were bound by the law. They had power to disregard the law, because men in their position would disregard the law in certain circumstances. That was the reacon ‘hy, in his judgment, certain acts had been made crim- well as illegal; and, as he had already said, such fin act as the one in question seemed to be one that was intended by the statute to be brought within the pur- view of the rule that no clerk, or director, or cashier of a national bank could. under any circumstance, do this act without being guilty ofacrime. Itwas an act that presumed relation to the bank property and to THE PROPERTY OF THE DEPOSITORS, and from thé relation of the bank to the public the act involved moral turpitude by reason of the character of the operation to Which the funds of the bank were de- pect of the case, Tule ag having voted. It therefore followed, as he thought, as a conse- quence of the law, that if any cashier or director know- sterred the capital of a bank into a margin tor ng. flock speculation, he intended to injure the corporation. That intent was sufficient. If that intent existed it was immaterial wi other motives might ex so he should rule in this case that any evidence showing any ot ° tent, or tending to show a motive looking to a possible ultimate benefit to the bank, was immaterial, an ay have the effect of distracting the minds ot th and preventing them from applying the the fac This ruling would leave, the gu ery simple transaction, and he did not hesitate to ral 80, because, in his viow of the law, there was no doubt about it, Ifthe was wrong he would give the defendant an opportunity to have the question re-argued on & mo- lor & new tri dt it became necessary he wouid ask his associates to ait with him, and if it turned out, in the opinion of those wiser than he was, that @ new trial should be granted, such trial would be allowe the evidence excluded under his present ruliiy then be put in. Mr. Carter said he anderstood the decision ot His Honor to go to the extent of saying that banks giving assistance to each other by “pooling greenbacks” should be in- dicted. He hoped the District Attorney would indict Cd Benedict observed that he knew nothing about “pooling greenbacks. He had merely touched upon the ruling he had made, Mr Hall to that part of the ruling excludtn evidence of character and to the extent of excludin, evidence that th ‘was no intent to defraud Le ban Judge Benedict did not understand that it excluded dence of character. ur Hall—Do ir uot assume that the question of em- ntean it possible tor bez tried by a jury? How us to show absence of fraud without intent? Judge Benedict—If it turns out that I am wrong {n my ly A hag can have a new trial. The question of the Saints jon of the offered evidence can be argued before my associates and myselt, If they arg not of my opinion T shall, of course, submit to their judgment, but, if my ruimg is correct, | suppose your defence is good. Mr. Carter—Your Honors ruling bas iairly preserved the rightsof the prisoner, cate etal then ‘subiniited the following offers to the ‘ourt— Fird—Defendant insists that, in additien to testimony already in the , the prosecution inust offer evidence of an intent to injure and defraud the association, and in support of such allegations in the indictment. md-—Detendant, for the purpose of seeking to absence ot intent on his part to defraud, as alleged in the indictment, offers to that Im his drawing out from f association the various moneys in different counts of the indictment as being misapplications and embezzlements thereof, with the in- tent to injure and deiraud the association, his acts therein were known to the President and some of t director: padogt Cen ee Peleg: courage ¢ Presi som Defendant oft vidence to show also ft rove every act set up in the indictment, he intended his pur- chases of stock Nor ‘the account and benefit of the associa tion. Fourth—Defendant offers to prove at be general char- acter for honesty Is good, fand that cs peace pa caxt nor are any of the offers inade . Yorting the commission of any of the.acts of withdraywi y of the ac da net up in the indictment, and about which test mo Tas been received, but for bo Bad of dispro’ invent averred in ¥ fendant offers to prove, with the like latter red no pecuniary profit from any been received, nor any iy ed, to he correct, as Mr. Boardman & portion of his he \ the coils. Coroner Young ve Nerdae Mele woent vy tidenvars and'ctato Bet atanrama var’ ten” this" | ube panen gtr it eto prea home ia Harttorg, Coun. [or iavermen aa seit VeUoved af tio (ove gf the comple: Controvert the intent to defraud, Were not permitted to do this, it cou Taintor did the acts as charged, and th {are had nothing upon which te po to the juryn . ‘Judge Benodict ten directed the Jury to B04 @ OT OF GUILTY, which they aces ily did. ; The prisons weard ftke verdict with the greatest possl- ble coolness, In the course of a tew days & motion will Benedfe fora "new tra" The prisouey fas boob cou mitted to Luaiow Btrect Jail. - ‘ean prison BUSINESS IN THE OTHER COURTS. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS. Decisions. By Judgé Barrett. Ja foo Matter of: Cortioratl of James Casaidy.Applicae In the Matter of Appointment of a Trustee, £0., of Mary Abel, Ee a mere for Pri remclae In thie Matter of Application of A. 8. Seymour.—Keport confirmed and judgment. ted, In the ee ip of Heker va Solomon.—Memorah- ly asked to el |. If they only be id Pe ui for counsel SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. Decisions. By Judge Van Vorst. Wemyase ¢ al. va. Partington et al—Motion denied, order éntere Traders Deposit Company vs. Pratt and Corliss.—Mo- Farish ys. Corliss, yol. 1 Daly 274. ley and Another. janui ‘National Bank ve, F Motion granted on terms, order entered. eee and Another vs. Fisher.—Motion granted, The Gutta Pereha aud Rubber Company vs, Behmyer.— motion granted. Jacksen.—Order for er cen adesmen’s National Bank vs. Oliver.—Order for judgment for plaintiff on demurrer, Hawkins vs Hawkins, Stern vs. Schoffel, Fitzgerald ys. McOnffrey, Rea vs Central Railroad Company ot New Jersey, Freckiug va. Rolland, Stanton vs. tbeck: and Anothor.—Orders granted. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS—TRIAL TERM—PART 2. More Successful Suits Against the City. Before Judge Larremore. Tho cry is still they come. The city has been beaten again in its litigious attempts to aveld payment of its employes. Three sults were brought yesterday in this Court for pay for services rendered three and four years 0, the first by Nicholas London, ex-officer of the ‘arine Court; the second by John Doran, for makin) res in the Hall of Records and cleaning the old “Roun jouse," and the third by Charles H, Haswell, City Sur- yeyor.’ Messra, D. J. Dean and H. J. Forker, representa- tives of the Corporation Counsel’s office, contested the sulls and putin the old stereotype defence, that there 372220 appropriation from which to pay the claims, am K: Lawrence, Jr.. in opposition took hig usual strong ground, and in support of which he has all the required statutes at his fingers’ ends, that appr opria- tion or no appropriation, these men had performed the pervices alleged in their ‘respective com faints, and that them. Judge Larremore coin- cided with Mr. Lawrence's views, and directed a verdict of rag 56 for London, one of $402 8 for Doranand one of $631 57 for Haswell. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TERM. Ex-Health Commissioncrs After Some Money. Before Judge Robinson, Dr. Ceccarini and John Muilaly, ex-Commissioners of Health, insist that Comptroller Green is not doing the fair thing by them in retusing to pay them their salaries as Heslth Commissioners from the passage of the new charter until the appointment of their successors. The city demurred to their complaint, taking the same ground asthe Comptroller, that their time expired when the new charter went into effect. There was yesterday in this Court quite a jengtay argument on the demurrer by Agsistant Corporation Counsel Dean on one side and Abraham R. Lawrence, Jr.,on the other. At the close of the argument Judge Robinson overruled the demurrer, With leave to answer. Decisions. By Judge Robinson. Davies vs. Davies.—Motion to continue injunction de- nied and order for temporary injurction vacated, with costs. Same vs, Same, > Injanction being dissolved, By Judge Larremore, Nash vs, Swan.—Amendments allowed. COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS, The Maxwell Perjury Case Postponed Till the Next Term. Before Recorder Hackett. Among the motions made yesterday was one by Mr. Brooke that James E. Maxwell, charged with perjury upon the complaint of Luther B. Challis, should be tried in accordance with the peremptory order of the Court setting down the trial for Wednesday. His Honor said that after reflection upon the matter and consultation with his colleague, Judge Sutherland, he should have to refuse to order the District Attorney to try the defendant in the absence of the complainant, District Attorney Rollins informed the counsel that the cage would be tried within ten days, Sentences. Edward Wade, who pleaded guilty to petty larceny, was sent to the Penitentiary for six months. James Hughes, who stole $430 from the person of Mary O'Day, waseent tothe State Prison for two years and sUElinick McGrath, Jointly indicted with Hugh ‘atricl cGrat jointly indict wi es, Wai sont to the House of Ketugs. certs Edward Meaney, who pleaded guilty to an attempt at robbery, was sent to the state Prison for flve years. Lena '#ensen, who pleaded guilty to receiving $100 Frorth of ladies’ wearing apparel, knowing it to ha been stolen, was sent to the Penitentiary for two yea: Charles McLaughlin, who pleaded ay to an attempt at grand larceny, was sent to the State Prison tor three yea John Hoffman and John H. Cody, who were guilty of an atiempt at burglary in the third degree, were sent to the Sing sing Prison tor two years and six months. John Fenienoy. who was Convicted of grand larceny, ‘Was sent to the State Prison for three years, William Skully, who was Jointly Yndicted with the other prisoner, was sent to thé State Prison for one y. Edwin Dusenberry, guilty of obt money by’ preiences, was sent to the State Prison for three yi Walpr . Jewell, Who was convicted of keeping bling house in Broadway, was placed atthe b: yw trial in an ab! ment, ‘The motion was dented, andthe Hecorder sen: peg vert to the Penitentiary for one month and ed him . gndement and for al ram M Discharge of the Grand Jury. The Grand Jury came into Court in the afternoon with large number of indictments for different kinds of felonies, among which were 300 bills against venders of lottery policies. His'‘Honor, in discharging the Grand Jury, thanked them for the vast amount of business transacted during the session. YORKVILLE POLICE COURT, Attempt to Shoot a Young Woman. Thomas O'Neil, of East Thirty-sixth street, was accused of am attempt upon the life of his former sweetheart, Mary A. Morley, of 496 First avenue, It is said that the two had been keeping company, but had had a quarrel, and the result was that for some time past neither ha spoken to the other. They accidentally, fast on Tuesday evening in the grocery ‘store No. 314 East Thirty-sixt! street and, without the least warning of his intention, O'Neil, Itls charged, drew a reyolver and. discharged one chamber at Miss Morley. The bullet, fortunately, Missed its object and buried itself in the opposite wall O'Neil was eld for trial in defaujt of $1,0N bail to COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY. Surname Court—Circult—Part 1—Stokes case. Part 2— No calendar. Suraxax Covrt—General Term.—Adjourned until No- vember 5, Supreme Count—Sreciat Tenw.—Adjourned until No- *Goraeam Cova—c Held by Judge Barrett. UPREME Cour" ‘Hamnens—He! a ‘anal Nog. 57, 13, 183, 185, 144, 194, 109, 17s CaM IT SormiOn ounr—Thrar Teuw.—PAarta Journed for the term. Count oF Common Presse Tatar Tenws.—Part 1—Teld by Judge Daly Nos, S218 2961, 2 SS6a, 2213. 1738, zit, 12364, 5, Pari 2—Held by Judge Larremore. Nos. 86s, 2368, 1012. Court oF Common —Rquity TerM—Held by Judge . F. Daly.—Adjourned until November 5. ‘ounT OF GENERAL Sxsstons.—Adjourned until Monday, THE CLERK IN BANKRUPTCY AND THE RECORDS. Information Denied to the Press. Yesterday tho reguiar law reporter of this Journal de. talled to the United States Courts inquired of the clerk in charge in the Bankruptcy Department whether any involuntary petitions had been filed. The clerk replied thatsome had been filed. “Can you,” inquired the re, porter, “say whether they are against important firms or individuals?” The clerk answered that he had not read the papers sufficiently to be able to say whether the pe- titions in question were Important or not, About two weeks ago an order was issued by Judge Blatchford to the Clerk of the United States District Court authorizing oficial not to give to the reporters $f the pros any information respecting involuntary peti. tlons in bankruptey until the time when the or ders to show canse were made returnable. As aground for the isauing of this order {tis alleged that the pubitcation of the information in question would be prejudicial to the public interests—that it would, possibly, lead to a defeat of the ends cf justice by affording notice to a party Against whom 4 petition in bankruptey had been filed, and thus enabling him to “clear out,” he phrase goes, before the proper and necessar: | papers could be served upon him. Doubtless suc’ argument might hold good in, the case of a small trader in town or country whose insolvency would not seriously affect the credit or condition of the general mercantile community; but in the present, emergency, and in view of the existing condition of affairs in Wal street, the press and tho public have a right to deman and should recelve trom the Clerk of the United States T'and %Ad- District Court ail possible information as to whether any petitions in bankruptoy have been fled against rms engaged jn the banking and mer e cantile business city. Traders ought to know whether the houses with which they are dealing are sound or unsound. The withholding oF the informa tion to which we Rave alluded tan injury and an injus- tice to the public, Mei ought to be instituted at once to test whether there power in the Court, or in the clerk, or in any subordinate to stifle the information so much needed fn the present monetary and commercial crisis of the country, Phis is a gre vil, It is not pro- tended that if po 5 in ruptey be filed against persons of, supposed influence ad. wealth in Wall street, or in other parts of our eity, they will run ‘the moment they see @ notice of such petitions in ublio journals. 0 Pt ens of the Court, as imvoluntary petitions, is too often used, or & means of compelling solvent debtors nt be found ous who are solvent in formation ts des away To. Bours woo oletima COURT OF OYER AND TERMINER, The Grand Jury Discharged, Before Judge Gilbert ‘The Grand Jury appeared in Court yesterday mdfning, having completed their labora, Judge Gilbert, in dis- charging them, complimented them for the diligence and despatch which had characterized their work. was plepaans to See gentlemen working so diligently at and rant a and @ large number of frevettatn ere uu te COURT OF SESSIONS. 4 Young Man Stabs His Betrothed, Before Judge Moore, Yesterday William Anderson wag placed on trial om charge of an assault with {ntent to do bodily harm upom Annie Cunningham, The assault was committed on the 12th of Jast August, im Grand street, and was followed by an attempt of the prisoner to cut himself. Anderson, after watchi Miss Cune ningham's house ‘ali day, Inst say hee ‘and © companion in the street. ‘He approached and asi her intimacy with hor companion, Har isa C hay dng that he wi je ‘eee attempt to show that the prisoner was wes oes mi 5 The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and Judge Moore in passing sentence said to ‘Anderson that he ee fortue Date in not having been indicted for assault with intent kill, as conviction would have been almost certain Zhe Grand Jury had, however, taken a merciful view of 14 case. In view of the alarming frequency with whict he was called upon to try cases of assault with knives and pistols he foltit a duty to Inflict @ severe penalty. He imposed a sentence of three reer and six months, Anderson burst into tear: hedrd his tate, and af 36 was conducted to the ce olping the court room Miss Cunningham threw her arms about him and kissed him. Sentences and an Acquittal. William A, Rose and Thomas Gorman pleaded guilty to petit larceny, and the former was sent to the Penitentiary for six months, and the latter to jail for twenty days, John Moran was sent to jail for twenty-five days for State directories, He has already been locked up two months, Robert Macomber, who was charged with stealing $140 from a Mr. Holden, was acquitted. The Havana Bank robbery case has been postpoued until to-day. UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. Wasurxarox, Oct, 29, 1878 No. éf. Still vs. Hinderkoper et al.—Error to Circuit Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania,—Thig ‘was a suit to recover damages of the defendants in error for an alleged breach of contract of employment made by them with the plaintiff to scll for them certain olf lands in Venango country Pennsylvania. The price the land was fixed at $40,000, and the deed was made {a escrow, to delivered on payment of the price. He his time had been once 10,000 ap the found 4 urchaser, but not unti extended. This purchaser made a deposit of forteit in case they did not take the lands ani balance of the purch while a weil wi the pialnuif, The suly missions and damages to between the price of the land before and after the dis covery of oil, plaintiff claiming that as it was optional take the property himself or procure a purchaser, he hi vested rights which could not be cut off by the owners, and that he was not limited as to time in the last in- stance. The Court below held that this was not such a contract as vested any interest in the plaintiff, and that the au- thority was revokable at the option of the owners, and the judgment was against him; and fora further reason that the contract vbligated him to sell for cash, when im fact he had sold on credit. It ishere claimed that such @ contract was not re- vokable, there being no limitation as to the time im which the sale was to be nade, and that the Gourt erred in holding it vested no contract'in the plaintiff, and in re- fusing wo Instruct the Jury thatit wade gale for cast. Kerr, Golden and Guthrie for plainuiff in error; W. D. Davidge, opposed. No. 63. Adams ot al. vs Catterlin—Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Southern District of Tlinois— Catterlin was sued as executor, under the laws of Ala- during the war, for a violation of his trust in te money, by which it iarles without considera. lefence was that an account had been bi the proper Probate and that there was and thé jou. and the executor, discharged, by Court, under, the laws of the Sta no liability. The Court sustained the defence case comes here, where it is maintained that the entire Proceedings bercre the Probate Court were a nulllty, ag ‘t was a Courtof the Confederate States, the Judge which had taken the oath ot allegiance to that govern ment. In reply it is said that while this Court would not now lend its aid to eniorce @ contract or re effect to law which was intended to aid the rebellion, they will At this time, refuse to open a consummated transaction between citizens of the same government, ough founded on such alaw. Lyman Trumbull, for appellants, P. Phillips, ior appellee. No. 55. The Washington, Alexandria and Georgetown Railroad Company vs. Brown, trom the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, was argued, involving the question of the rights of colored people to occupy first class seats when they travelon first class tickets on the eatin The plaintiff below, a colored woman, in 1368 ought @ first class round trip ticket from Wat top ta Alexandria and back, and at Alexandria, ai rahe had entered a certain car to return, she was requested to take at in a jorward car; but, refusing to do so, she wag leged, with only safficient foree She then entered the smoking car, which @ had been told to take, and was safely landed in Washington, This suit was brought ta recover for injuries alleged to have been received by violence in pushing her off, and, under the instractions of the C yurt that she was entitled to recover, the verdict was in her favor. The writ of error maintained that as the cause of action occurred before the adoption of the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments, there is no viola- tion of any law in the regulation of the road, by which it used separate cars for the transportation of the different Faces and enforced its obedience. It is, besides, argued technically that the road was not ‘responsible te the acts’ of its lessees then in charge, an that the suit must fail for that cause. cemniant in error contends that by the unconditional sale ofa first class ticket to her she was accepted as ®& first class passenger an was entitled a first class car, and could not be compelled to ride in the smoking car against her will, and that since the acces- sion of colored people to the Fights of citizens, under the it of Congress of age 5, known as “the Olvil ights blll,” as well as by reason of th condition wrought by the w: he; same privileges and consideration at tl ds mon carriers as white people, and that this regulation of the road is in derogation of those rights, WESTCHESTER ANNEXATION. - . cle F The Joint Committee on the annexation to No York of the Westchester towns were again in ses+ sio# vesterday at the Astor House, Stephen Rob- erts presiding and Fordham Morris acting as sec retary. The following resolutions were unanimously adopted :— Resolved, That the limited territory at present occu pled by New York city, and its overcrowded condition, make the question of annexation, which will be sub: mitted to the voters of the city on ‘Tuesday next, one of vital importance, inasmuch as it Involves the health, the comlort and the safety of the inhabitants of the first city’ on this Continent. Resolved, That the declaration of the Governor of this State that “New York is fast becoming a city of mil-| lionnaires and beggars,” amounts to a tf which must not be disregarded, and measures which will retaim Within the city limits tle dwellings of the great mid class become absolutely necessary to the jonor and prosperity of the city. Resolved, That arguments dictated by « purty spirit of timidity or selfishness are unworthy of citizens of New York, or of those who have at heart the fair name of this city dr its substantial progress, legolved, That in our opinion the revenue of the city will bo affected by the measure in question 80 as to lighten tho burden of taxation in the city of New Yorke while the benefits to be derived from it are too great te be estimated in dollars and cents. ved, That we do hereby appeal to the voters of all classes to como forward on Tue: Papers to vote for this important measure, and we fully believe that its adoption will be followed by such immediate im- provements ag rapid transit the removal of the obstruc- ions at Hell Gate, the opening of the channel of Harlem River, the draining and illling up of low, unhealthy grounds, and such other measures as the increasing com merce of New York demands. After the transaction of @ considera>le amount of routine business the committee adjourned, . INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION, On the 28th inst, the Board of Aldermen, at » special session, passed &n appropriation of $2,500,000 to the Industrial Exposition Company by & vote of 12 to 3, Rumors were rife yesterday that Mayor Havemeyer would veto the action of the Aldermen, His Honor stated tothe reporter of the HERALD, When asked as to his intentions re garding this measure, that he has no power in the premises, as chapter 784 of the Laws of 1873 partic- ularly provides for a “concurrent” vote ot the Common Council, and, on the passage of the yen the Comptroller is compelled to issue the nds. ALLEGED DEATH PROM VIOLENOB. Yesterday afternoon Coroner Young received it formation that Alexis Angelloz, a Parisian, twenty~ nine years of age, had died at his residence, 3& Thompson street, the evening previous, under suspicious circumstances, ‘The relatives allege that some three weeks ago deceased was struck: on the head with a stone, which had been thrown at him by a man with whom he had moe ¢ culty: The assailant was not arrested, ortho cause of stated that he has made Post-mortem death will po determined by a post-mortem, oe Amipatjon, to be made by Deputy Coroner —————— JOSEPH ARCH IN BOSTON, Bosrow, Oot. 29, 1873, mittee of workingmen on the reception. ct ren aa have decided to dispense with the tren ree, TA eat tako pla vangut vey at whlch (ya expected Wendell Pall, Lipa Wil Prggldes ;