The New York Herald Newspaper, March 4, 1874, Page 4

THE COURTS. Keno—A Victim After His Losses— How the Money Goes. PORCINE PURGATORIES Bergh’s Ire Aroused Against Hog Slaugh- terers—Motion for Permanent Injunction Against Him. BUSINESS IN THE OTHER COURTS. Summaries—Jay Gould’s Lawyers’ Bill—Deci- sions—Convictions and Sentences in the General Sessions. Alexander Lochart, Cornelius McCarthy, Ed- ward Donerty, Denis Shieis, William McGrath, Jobn Sinnon, Thomas Reilly and Morris Fleming, firemen on board the steamer City of Mexico, from Havana, were held yesterday in $250 bail each by Commissioner Shields to await the action of the Grand Jury on a charge of reiusing to do daty on | bourd the vessel. In the United States District Court yesterday the | death of Judge Nathan K. Hall was the occasion of | the adjournment of the Court and the delivery of & number of eloquent eulogistic addresses on the | part of eminent counsel and of Judge Blatchford, | Who presided, on the public services and judicial ability and integrity in the discharge of his duties O1 the deceased. | Another day, Deing the fifth thus far consumed ‘1 this effort, was occupied yesterday in the Court | of Oyer and Terminer—Judge Brady on the bench—in the attempt to get ajury inthe trial of James C, King ior the alleged murder of Anthony F, O'Neill. Out of the fifth panel of 100 one addi- | tional juror was obtained, making eleven jurors in ail, The name of the eleveuth juror 18 James W. Bryant, turner, No, 310 West Eleventh street. Con- | &cientious scruples on the subject of capital pun- | ment and a distrust of pleas of insanity continue | to be the chief obstacles in the way of getting | jurors to serve in the case, A oew panel of 100 Was ordered for to-day, and it is con‘idently ex- | pected that out of this number the remaining | juror can be obtained. Meantime the jurors al- ready selected are kept together under the surveil- lance of officers of the Court. In the case of Detective Leaby, who ghot William | McNamara, and for whose release on bail appli- | cation was made on Monday to Judge Brady, the latter decided yesterday to take no action in the Matter until aiter tne Grand Jury had brought in au indictment. | Judge Speir, of the Superior Court, before whom | Was recently tried the suit brought by Shepherd | Knapp, receiver of the Bowling Green Savings Bank, against Walter Roche, its Vice President, and against whom a verdict for nearly $95,000 was rendered, denied yesterday the motion that the | case be heard on exceptions in the first instance { atGeneral Term, He further gives the plaintif’s counsel an extra allowance of two per cent, grants to defendant thirty days to make a case and orders | wil proceedings stayed for ten days, to enable de- | tendant to move for a new trial at Special Term. “KENO.” eee ni SE A Victim Brings Suit to Recover His Losses—A Plain, Unvarnished Tale, in | Which 1s Told How the Money Goes. | Charies Krebs, a rather pleasant and intelligent | ooking gentieman, thought to add something to the salary he received as agent for a downtown | insurance company. It would not amount v0 | Much more at simpie interest, and he had not the | patience to wait tor the cumulations of compound | interest. Speculation was not his forte, and so he took to playing keno at Mike Murray’s establish- ment, in Eighth street. He began to play in De- | cember, 1872, and at the end of a month his losses | Sooted up, as he says, some $400, Bat he still , hugged the delusive phantom of hope, and on | the night of January, 22, 1873, he visited | the temple of fortune with about $500 | fn his possession, Fortune proved fickle, | or rather obdurate, as before, and in afew hours | he found himself, as the phrase goes, “teetotally | cleaned out.’ It was an unhappy atate of affairs, He might bave thought of strychnine and at the foot of what docks can be found the greatest depth of water. But he did not take poison or a jump irom a wharf. 4 brighter idea struck him. He ‘would bring a suit against “Big Mike’ to recover his losses. He did this, and after about a year’s | Waiting tne case came to trial yesterday be:ore | Judge Monell, of the Superior Court. Of course he | ‘was his own principal witness. tha: was calculated to move the hearts of the most adamaatine jury. It is those unfortunate cross- eXaminations that sometimes impinge seriously upon the simplicity of direct testimony. He went on very weil till he came to the $500 lost at a sin- gie night's sitting. “Where did yon get this amount of money!” pur- sued the sharply inquisitorial lawyer. “T collected it.” “Por yoursell?’ “No, sir; for my employers.” ‘So the money was not yours?” “No, sir.’ “Well, after collecting the money what did you jo? “I drank a bottle of champagne."’ (Laughter.) “Did you drink anything else?’’ “Yes, sir; [drank some brandy at the Astor jouse. “What did you do after tha’ 8 “I took @ cab and was driven to the Sinclair louse.”* “How muck did you pay for the cab?”’ “I paid $2.” P Alter getting to the Sinclair House what did you 0 “T took a drink,” “More than one drink?” “1 think I took two.” “What did you do next?’ “I went by a private back entrance into Mike Murray’s place,” “And then {°t commencea playing keno?” “Yes, sir; T commenced at six o’clock in the evening and by midnight I was broke.” “Did you have the whole $500 with you?” “Not quite, I suppose; I collected $516 and I had @pent between $20 and $30,"" “Did you play alone #7 « “No; two others helped me; we took several cards each every time, and the money disappeared fast, till ic was all gon It 1s unnecessary to continue further the cross- examination of Krebs, A motion was made to | dismiss the complaint. It was urged for the mo- tion that only fifteen per cent of the winnings went to the proprietor of the piace, and that the suit could only be brought against him asa stake- holder. This motion was denied, and then some “experts” described the modus operandi of play- ing the game and how only fifteen per cent was de- ducted irom the purchase money for the cards. After quite a lengthy summing up by the counsel | anda brief charge by the Judge the case was | ‘iven to the jury. At the adjournment of the | Sourt they had not agreed, and they were ordered to bring in a seaied verdict this morning. PORCINE PURGATORIES. Bergh’s Ire Roused, Against Hog Slaugh- | terersAn Inj jom Against His In- | terference with the Mode of Killing | and An Effort To Dissolve the Same. Some time ago Edward W. Davis and others, ‘who have a large abattoir for slaughtering hogs, obtained an injanction against Mr. Bergh, who | ‘was interfering with them in the mode of killing, ‘The matter came up yesterdayin tne Cours of Common Pleas before Judge Larremore, on vol- uminous aMdavits, and with a motion by Mr. El- bridge T. Gerry, counsel for defendants, to dissolve the injunction, Mr, A. Oakey Hall appeared for the plaintiff's and read affidavits. He stated that the injunction should be continued until a jury could determine whether or not the plaintiffs were | not more humane in their killing than would be the method recommended by Mr. Bergh. The am- davits w from Messrs. Horatio Reed, Augustus | <. Beckstein, Alfred 8. Spaulding, Monroe Crane, Edward W, Davis, William F. Martin and Frederick | Link, i whom are large pork packers, engaged | many years in the trade. They averrea trom ob- servation and experience that tie method of Killing complainea ot by Mr. Bergh was used in St. Louis, Chicago, Cinctnnmat!, Boston, &., and universally recognized in the business, MR, CRANE TESTIFIRD, When the defendant and Henry Bergh came to gaia abattoir thisday, 1 Was engaged ju tue pro- qd | sensible. | ds thi | todo so; and this being denied the General Term, He told a story | j, | Anthony, Baer vs. ra Pe Middleton vs. Sower, | | A Burglary Case—A Conviction and an | tion | unt yesterday. NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1874—TRIPLE SHEET, cess of daughtering ; he at once ordered an officer were stuck or 3 wh @ sharp knife as soon as me Was cruel, and he tt to on; I then asked him advise, betug anxious to t the best method and the most humane; he said that the animais should be knocked on the head first, and thus made inseusible belore | thet stabbed; Lreplied that that was an old methoa, which I had abandoned on account of its | brutality, which was, and isthe truth, for by that | method animals are frequently atruck such a blow as Only br and larcerates the animal without rendering it unconscious; that sald method aiso ; causes some of the blood to gonguiate and remain 1 the carcass, which cannot be drained therefrom, but is consumed with the desh as 1ood, rendering it unwholsome; that by said method the hogs are also irequentiy bruised, and their flesh 18 ren- dered legs saleable and valuable. [ endeavored to explain the advantages of the method set forth in the complaint over that suggested by Mr. Bergh, but he reiused to listen to me; and when I saia that the method used by me was used by every one engaged in the business, both here and in Cl , aud had been jor years, he said that ne did not care for that—that “by the gods it should cease |’! ‘Murders and robberies had been going on for years, Wo, but he meant to stop the business of killing in this way, and thereupon arrested me and held me under arrest for a short time. Mr. Gerry (with Mr. Bergh’s peculiar Roman face peering beside him) made a long and exhaustive argument for the motion to dissolve. He read the answer of Mr. Bergh and bia assistants, in which ae. aver an ie Beto coat lained bs tortures ‘the animais by breaking their tegs and exposin, them to sealding while they arn yet measarabiy Mr. Hall made the following points :— Firu—The question and issue raised by the pleadi are, “Is the ‘method of slaughtering. bacd ty warns cruel,” and “so cruel that deiendants are ‘authorized to without warrant and disturb @ valu- interfere primarily abie boaeet ease ‘4 Secon: joncedi argument tia that this question of cruelty (@ mixed one, party, physiological’ paruy pschylogical) ta doubtful one, nevertueless it is, on the affidavit of plaintiff and experienced dealers, a question which should be left to a jury on issue to be framed by the Judge, and is a qui mm, on the whole affidavits pre- sented, leaving a preponderance in favor of the method pursued by plaints Third—\bat on the ex cathedra interpretation of Mr. Bergh upon cruelty, a business should not be interfered ret A Jada Anvestigated iu the ‘ull manner pro- Fourth—That the interference of Mr. Bergh isan un- lawiul one, although he is 4 public officer, at least ex colore, and this injunetion should be maintained until | trial by judge or jury, because, if hereafter a ary, should Say the method ot plaintiffs was not cruel, and Mr. rgh has interfered and injured plaintif—s’ business, are would be little utility in bringing suits for dam- age. * #iWth—The affidavits show that the plaintiffs’ method is a very usuai one, and employed in Boston, Chicago, St, Louis, Communipaw, &c. Srath—The sanitary considerations set up ty pisintiay affidavit are not met. Assuming that the killing is io a degree cruel (and all killing is cruel, perhaps) the salva popu seprema lex should govern, and it the m of plaintifis is most healthful that should be paramount The Court took all the papers and reserved de- cision, the argument lasting all day, BUSINESS IN THE OTHER COURTS. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TERM, Jay Gould’s Lawyers’ Bill for Settling the $10,000,000 Suit Brought by the Erie Railway Company. Betore Judge Robinson. The legal tribulations of Jay Gould would seem to be unending. When he finally settled the $10,000,000 suit brought against him by the Erie Railway Company, it was to be supposed he would enjoy a little of the requiescat in pace. But this was not to be. His lawyers, Messrs. Martin & Smith, who effected this settlement, brought in a bill charging $75,000 for their services. Mr. Gould thought this rather steep, and considered the | tative, consent of counsel, t! hearing was ad- Gabriel Anderson for libel and slander. Journed aa Monday week. noe { Swedes and $20, piaintiors onse that de- Three Aldermen in Court. = oad fn lanacieminted Rg me "2 Aldermen Lysaght, Ottendorfer and Billings | with a scoundrel and a defauser of emi paid @ fying visit to the Essex Market Police er nk ‘hea eee was secase aes dad ary Court yesterday. They were making a formal in- | (oRdans “falled to s pears rena ‘si boot spection of the Sixty-ninth regiment armory, close by, and thougat that a visit to the Police Court would be in order. Their chief object was to Ond out whether there was room enough for the Civil Court, now being heid in Houston street, to be re- |moved to the rooms overhead the Essex Market 4 Police Court. The only room which would ve at all suitable for the purpose is now being fitted up 48 40 examination room for heavy criminal cases, and is much required for that purpose. FIFTY-SEVENTH STREET POLICE COURT. Alleged Theft of a Gold Ring. Before Justice Murray. Duncan Keating, a very intelligent boy of pleas- ing appearance, was charged with the larceny of an amethyst gold ring, the property of Miss Nora O'Connell, of No. 155 East Thirty-third street. Her brother took the ring abouf a month ago and wore it on his finger for a day, but he lost it. A few days ago he saw it on the prisoner's finger. The accused is a triend and neighbor and did not en- deavor to conceal the ring, but claimed that he purchased 1 of @ man who works in a livery Staple in the same street. He did pot know this man’s name, nor could ne be found by the police- man who arrested the accused. The Court felt tn- clined to believe in bis innocence until Detective Levins, of the Nineteenth precinct, stepping lor- ward, said that the prisoner had been arrested once at the Rink for attempting to pick pockets. He was discharged at that time only by being pegged oa by bis parents, He was committed for ti Bad Boys of the Period. Alexander Mitchell was arraigued on a charge of attempting to rob the cash box of Henry Behr- man’s store, No. 916 Third avenue, on the 6th of last month. The accused is a mere boy in age, but evidently a man in onpertenne. He was very in- dignant at his arrest, ing respectably related; | buta knowledge of his innocence did not make him teel safe without the aid of counsel. It is alleged. that he went behind the counter and was im the act of robbing the money drawer while two coniederates engaged the complainant in conver- sation. Counsel claimed that he could disprove the charge. George Harrison, another precocious youth, was committed for trial on complaint of Hosea F. Wood, No, 150 East Forty-ninth street, he having been caught in the act of robbing that gentleman's room by Detective Levins, Nineteenth precinct. COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY. SUPREME COURT—UHAMBERS—Held by Judge Donohue.—Nos, 8, 18, 44, 49, 50, 54, 55, 60, 70, 75, 78, ol. SUPREME COURT—GENERAL TERM—Held by Judges Davis, Dayiels and Lawrence.—Non enumerated motions—Nos, 18, 21, 39, 40. Preferred causes— Nos. 79, 80, 81, 82, 63, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 7, 98, 4 SUPREME CovurT—CrrcuitT—Part 1—Adjourned until Monday. Part 2—Held by Judge Van Brunt— Court opens at half-past ten A. M.—Nos. 1024, 1660, SuPsRIOR CoukT—TRIAL TERM—Part 1—Held by Judge Moneli—Court opens at eleven A, M.—Nos. 763, 849, 899, 845, 658, 637, 741, 1023, 871, 731, 805, 103, 469, 533, 673.' Part Judge Freed: | map—Court opens at eleven A. M.—Nos, 862, 848, 1060, 668, 880, 830, 898, 1484, 870, 660, 1490, 622, 28, CouRT OF COMMON PLEAS—TRIAL TEBM—Part 1— | Held by Judge Loew—Case on. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS—GENEBAL TERM—Held by Judges Daly, Kobinson and Daly.—Nos. 6, 100, 108, 111, 134, 135, 139, 141, 143, 144. Marve GourT—TRIAL TeRM—Part I—Held by $10,000 he had paid them as ample com- pensation, A suit was brought to recover the amount. Mr. Gould asked fora bill of particulars | which was refused, and then Martin & Smith ap- | lied to Judge Robinson to have the matter re- | ferred to a referee to examine into the facts of the | | case. Juage Robinson gave his decision yesterday, | denying the application on the ground that it is a | case that should go before a jury. The following | e OPINION OF JUDGE ROBINSON. In this case, which is an action for work, labor | ana services performed by plaintiffs as attorneys and counsel, the bill of particulars consists of three items of charge and the case 18 clearly not reterrible unless the last item, being @ gross sum of $75,000, can, for the purposes of this application, be deemed resolvable as matter of account into the diferent items o! service related in the bill of par- Uculars, upon which the subject of the gross charge is based and which would necessarily be- come the matter of separate inquiry on the trial. lt has been determined in this case that this item is not an aggregate charge for separate acta and services, which in themselves are matters of distinct estimate or Valuation. A motion has been made in this case for an amendment of the bill of particulars, re- quiring a statement of the specific value of each | service, the plaintaffs having on request declined | on appeal, aMrmed such decision, necessarily re- | garding the service as continuous and single and | constituting an entire item of charge tounded | upon a gross estimate of the value of all chat nas © been done. This charge could not, therefore, have arisen upon transactions tn respect to which there | were separate contracts, express or implied, as to such matvers of service, many Of which are not within the ordipary scope of an attorney's employ- ment. I regard the subject as more appropriate | for investigation by a jury. Motion denied, with | $10 costs, to abide the event, SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS. Decisions. By Juage Donohue. Beicher et al. vs. Bolton, Kitchen vs. Halstead, Brown vs. Eyre, Schloss vs. Lichtenstein, Grocers’ Bank vs. McKinley, Judd va, Hendre, Schwartz vs. Cozzens, Corlies vs. The Houston and Great West- ern Railroad Company, Borland vs. Swords, Hast- ings v8. Lockwood, Frank vs. Conway, Clement vs. Middlefield Manufacturing Company, Chadbourne | and ©. M. Company vs. Oromweil, Armstrong vs. | i Merriam vs. Vonrad.—Urders granted. | Fitzgerald vs. Blake, Gurly vs, Ely, Cuthbert vs. | Starbuck, Haskins vs, Weyer, In matter, &. Bevans, Bonaud vs. Fellows, Methodist Book Con- cern vs. Fitch, Cutting vs. Benchell, Coles vs. | Christie, Oppenheimer vs. Walker, In the matter, | &c., Albridge, City Fire Insurance Company vs. | MoOune, Brown vs. McCunn,—Motions granted. | Anhalt vs. Morrison, Hatch, va. Hatch, In the | Matter, &c., Muldroon.—Memorandums. 1 Stein vs. Central Park, North and East River Railroad Company.—Order denied, SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERAL Decisions. By Judge Curtis. Loaners’ Bank vs. Keeve.—Motion granted. Lord et al vs. Birdsall et al.—Detendant has leave | to serve answer and detend on payment of plain- | tiffs’ costs to date and costs of opposing this mo- tion. Judgment and subsequent proceedings to stand as security. COUAT OF COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TEAM. | { By Judge Robinson. | Aaron vs. Aaron.—Judgment of divorce plaintif. for COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Acquittal. Before Judge Sutherland. The trial o! Thomas Brennan and John Muihair, charged with burglariously entering the residence of John Martin, No. 534 Third avenue, on the 23d of February, wasresumed, Mr. Rollins called po- licemen to show that Muihair’s reputa- was very bad. Mr. Kintzing ad- dressed the jury and requested the Court to charge that upon all the testimony the prisoners could not be legally convicted of a higher crime than an attempt at burglary in the third degree. Judge sutherland said that the ac- cused were entitled to the benefit of the legal oint raised by counsel, and charged as requested, rennan having established his good character, the jury rendered a verdict in his iavor and convicted Mulhair of an attempt at burglary in the third degree. His Honor seut him to the Penitentiary for two years. Acquitted of a Charge of Stabbing. Carrie Reed was tried upon a charge of stabbing Lonousse Andri in the arm with a small pocket- | knife on a Sunday evening in February, in Wooster street. She showed by the testimony of two wit- | messes that she used the weapon in Seif detence, and the jury, believing their story, rendered @ ver- dict of not gullry. ESSEX MARKET POLICE COURT. A Pelicy Dealer in Trouble. Before Justice Otterbourg. OMcer Ellis, of the Tenth precinct, made a de- scent yesterday on the establishment No. 41 Chrys- tie street, ocoupied by Charles Morgan. He has long suspected that the place was being run asa policy shop, but Was not sure of capturing his prey He found an immense number of tickets, “lucky number’ and books lying around, and also found Morgan settling up some returns | just received from parts unknown. ‘The prisoner was held in $500 bail for trial. The Chamberlin-Wilkes Case Again. Another examination was to bave taken place at this Court yesterdapin the libel suit of John F. Cnamberlin against George Wilkes. Mr. Wilkes and his counsel, Mr. Courtenay, were present, ana were fully ready to proceed, but Chambertin did not appear, and Judge Fullerton, bis counsel, who was engaged on other business. sent tus represen- | Could Your Honor, in my place, stand such an argu- Judge Spaulding.—Nos. 8344, on 3844, 4321, | 3380, 3312, 3826, abe) 8725, 3726, 3318, 3384, 3386, 8388, 3390, Part 2—Held by Judge ‘Shea.—Nos. 8641, 3327, 3331, 3203. 3307, 4316, 4499, 4647, 3335, 5 » }, 3407, }. Part 8—Held by Judge Joachimsen.—Nos. 4158, 4417, 32034, 3290, | me ie 4419, 4650, 4145, 3097, 3779, 38686, 4057, 18, 41 | Cour? OF G@ RAL SESSIONS—Held by Judge Hackett.—The people vs. John J. Williamson, burgiary and receiving stolen goods; the same vs. Victoria ©. Woodhall, Tennie C. Claflin, James H. | Blood, libel. BROOKLYN COURTS. SUPREME COURT—CIRCUIT—PART 2. Alleged Fraudulent Representations—An Old Case. Before Judge Pratt. The sult of Jesse Hoyt et al. va, G. F, Baker et al., which is brought to recover the value of a cargo of corn, came up for a second trial yesterday morn- tog. On the former trial the jury rendered a ver- dict in favor of plaintiffs for $7,600, and the case was shown to be thus :—In 1868 one of the defend- ants applied to the plaintiffs to purchase a load of corn then on board of the canal boat Toronto, lying at @ whari in the city of New York. A sam- ple of the corn was exhibited by one of the plain- tiffs and the price fixed at $1 14 per bushel if the boat was unloaded that day, and if not the demur- Tage to be added; and one of the defendants pur- chased the Plaintiff delivered the sample- box and asked where the boat should be sent. De. lendant said, to the stores of the co-delendants, at Atlantic basin, and platotiff directed his delivery clerk tosend the boat to said stores, and directed: the agent to deliver her cargo at the warehouse | atonce. The boat went to the warehouse on Sat- urday, but did not discharge the whole of her cargo till Monday, The warehousemen, at the re- quest of plaintitis, sent them a return of the weight ol the cargo, but before that was received the warebousemen had also given to the defendants, akin & Co, the negotiable warehouse receipt, and Akin & Oo, endorsed the warehouse receipts over to Cammann & Morrisun, co-defendants, and received an advance of $7,500 thereon. The ad- vance of Cammann & Morrison was made upon the faith of the warehouse receipt, without notice of ay transactions between the plaintiffs and Akin 10. The plaintif—_s claimed that there were fraudulent representations in the transaction ana demanded possession of the property. which was reiused. Hence the suit. Case on. UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. WasuIncTon, March 3, 1874. Among the decisions of the Supreme Court to- day were the lollowing:— In the case of Chatfee vs, The United States, brought to recover the penalty prescribed by. the Jorty-eighth section of the Internal Revenue act of June 80, 1864, against the plaintiffs in error for having in their possession certain distilied spirits jor the purpose of sale with design of avoiding the duties imposed thereon. ‘This Court reverses the judgment of conviction on various grounds of evi- dence and ior the following error ip the instruc- tions to the jury:—The Court, in substance, in- structed the jury that in this class of cases the government need only prove the defendants were presumptively guilty, and the duty thereupon de- volved upon them to establish their innocence, and | il they did not they were guilty beyond a reasun- able doubt. On this point it is held tne error 1s palpable. All the authorities condemn it. It sets at nought establisned principles and justi- fies the criticism of counsel that it substantially withdrew trom the defendants their right o1 trial by jury, and converted what atlaw was intended for their protection—the right to refuse to testity— into the machinery for their sure destruction. Justice Field dehvered the opinion. In the case of Bullard, ‘Trustee, va, The National Eagle Bank, of Boston, the Court held that a na- tional bank organized under the act of 1864 cannot acquire @ Valid lien upon the shares ofits share stockholders by virtue of the articles of associa- tion or bylaws. This reaffirms the decision in The Bank vs, Lanier. (11 Wall, 369.) Mr. Justice Strong delivered the opinion. Mr. Justice Clifford dissented. POLICE MATTERS. Ata meeting of the Board of Police, held yester- day alternoon a communication was received trom Captam Kennedy, in which he stated that the Sixth precinct station house was in a bad and dangerous condition. He called the attention of the Board to. the fact that tearing down of houses in the imme- diate vicinity of the station house rendered it very insecure, and that the place was condemned some tume since by the Department of Buildings. The dispute with regard to the finances stili continues, COURT CF OYER AND TEAMINER. Kate Stoddard Again—Her Counsel Ask | Leave to Retire—She Insists Upon It— | A Remarkabie Letter. Bejore Judge Gilbert. On Monday Messrs. Lowe & Thompson, the counsel assigned to defend Lizzie King alias Kate | Stoddard, the alleged murderess of Charles Good- | rich, asked leave to retire from the case. They | stated, as a reason, that they were greatly em- | barrassed by the action of the prisoner, who wrote | to them one day dismissing them, and a few days | thereafter recalled the letter, and requested them | to eontinue as her counsel. Furthermore, she had | written letters to her father and friends in Massa- | chusetts, which increased the embarrassment of counsel in preparing the case. Judge Guibert de- | clined to allow them to withdraw, and postponed the case until April. Kate evidently did not relish the decision of the | Court, for yesterday moraing, when Judge Gilbert | took his seat on the bench, he received the Jollow- ing letter from the fair prisoner :— KATE REBUKES HER LAWYERS AND INSIBTS UPON | THEIR RETIRING. Marcu 2, 1874. Jcpcs Ginsert:— To Will Your Honor oblige me to recetve counsel without my consent? I pave been treated unjustly by the firm of Lowe & Thompson und their assistant, Mr. Gray. Noth- ing would induce me to retain them as my‘detence. I wil accept of no counsel until the day of mf trial. Then the merest pettilogger would be more preferable to me than Counsellors Lowe & Thompson. As these gentle- meu have asked to retire from the case 1 beseech Your Honor to allow thém to do so, since it is my wish as well as theirs. Some time ago l asked them why they did not look up important witnesses to whom and do not! I directed them, ir. Thompson replied that they should endeavor to thing that would injure the Goodrich reputation. | ment? | It is a ridiculous falsehood that I have been re- imbursed by the lawyer from Bost en tothe extent of afarthing, Quite the contrary ; he has demanded that the tee which be has already received shall be more than joubled. ‘The letter that I wrote ‘home was copied secretly by r. Gray, ot Boston, and sent to Covernor Lowe. Thus T think it'was unkind of them, aiter obtaining the letter in that manner, to read it in open court, Trusting that'your Honor will not oblige me to retain the said iawyers, and trusting also that I may not see or hear of a counsellor again unc the day of my trial next month, I remain respecttully, LIZZIE L. KING, RaYMonp StHxET Jail, BROOKLYN, P.5.—I would like to have this letter read aloud in Court, but as your Houor may not have time for that, I | will send a copy of this letter to the daily papers. LL. K. Judge Gilbert has made no other decision in the matter, SUPREME COURI—SPECIAL TERM. The Pinder Divorce Case Once “The Shuttlecock Game.” Before Judge Pratt. More= Emma L. Pinder instituted an action for an ab- | solute divorce from William Pinder, Jr., on the | ground of adultery. The parties are well known in Brooklyn. The defendant is engaged in the | “gentiemen’s furnishing business” with his father | | On Fulton street. | Some time since Pinder was directed by the Supreme Court to pay counsel Jee, and failing to do so he was committed to jail, but_subsequently released on bonds wituin limits. Yesterday an application was made to have the order of com- mitment vacated. His counsel claimed that he was improperly committed. The defendant said he had no money and that he was employed a3 a cierk in, New York, but could not go over there because ‘he was under limited bouds, Counsel for Mrs. Winder stated that when the defendant appealed to Judge Gilbert, who granted the order, his counsel said he was working for his father for $5 a week, and the Judge inquired why, ir he earned only that amount, he did not leave his father. Counsel for plaintil alleged that Pinder and his father were working together and playing the “shuttlecock game,” inasmuch as when the son’s creditors came tue Jatuei’s sign was put up, and vice versa, Judge Pratt said that Judge Gubert must hear the motion, and set the case down ior Saturday, Sunday Lager. A decision was rendered by Judge Pratt yester- day, sustaining the Boara of Police and Excise in their efforts to enforce the Liquor law by summon- | ing and trying lager beer dealers for selling on Sunday. The dealers claimed the right of trial by | jury and insisted that i Board of Excise could | hot legally revoke the licenses, Judge Pratt’s decision was as follows:—“l do not think the eighth section of the act of May 2i, 1873 (Excise laws), ig repealed by the charter passed June 23, 1873. Ale and beer mnust be regarded as containe: in the general description of intoxicating liquors’ | mm the Excise law of 1873, chapter 549. It 1ollows that the Commissioners of Excise have jurisdiction to revoke a@ license by complying with the terms of the statute. a writ of prohibition is not the proper remedy. Motion denied wita $10 costs.” Baez. Judge Pratt will hear the arguments to-day in | the matter of the motion to have vacated the | order of arrest against ex-President Baez, of St. | Domingo, in the suit brought against nim by Da- | vid Haten, SUPREME COUKT—CIRCUIT—PART 1. Damages for Libel and Slander. Before Judge Gilbert, Peter A. Jonson claimed $5,000 damages against If their proceedings ar® irreguiar | Commissioner Russel insists upon having all the bills of the Department brought before tne Com- mittee on Finances, of which he considers himself Chairman, and Commissioner Charlick has determined, with equai firmness, they shall be | audited by the entire Board. When the members of the present Board frst took their seats @ num- ber of committees were formed -lor the better or | more expeditious Management Of affairs. One of these was the Financial Committee, composed of Commissioners Russel, Duryee and Charitck. When the Boara got into working order they saw the uselessness of this wing of the department and abolisned it, with a resolution which enacted that all bills of the department should be brought belore and audited by the fuil Board, when they would be handed over to the rer for payment. From the adoption of the resolation up to the death of President Smith this course has been in practice, sioner Russel insists upon the power of the Finance Committee. General Duryee votes with him, and Commissioners Gardner and Cnarlick are on the opposite side, At the last meeting of the Board Commissioner Charlick proposed Commis- sioner Gardner tor Presideat, but Mr. Russel op- | posed it, saying he wauted time to consider the subject. le has not yet made up his mind, it seems, and the present condition of tnings is likely to last until the Mayor fills the place now vacant in the Board. < HENRY SMITHS SUCCESSOR. \ Since the decease of the President of the Police Commission any person who was unfortunate enough tobe a public man and to call at the Mayor's Office, no matter on what errand, was at once put down on the list of applicants for tne va- cancy. Mayor Havemeyer maintains silence, and will not commit himsel/ on the subject of the can- didature, While he has numerous visitors daily all of them | do not come on this particular business by any means, Yesterday he was called upon by H. N. Beers, of the Council of Political Reform, who is understood to be urgently pressing the claims of Mr. Seth ©. Hawley, the present Chief | Clerk of the Police Commissioners. Mr. Joseph H. Choate likewise paid his Tespects: | to the Mayor; but in whose interest, if anybody's, has not transpired. About five o’ciock last evening the venerable Thurlow Weed | was closeted with Mr. Havemeyer, and from his | visit a lively inference inay be drawn as \o Whom he is advocating, | According to the statements from Albany pub- | lished in the morning papers it was expected that | Colonel Rathbone, of Governor Dix’s stam, wouid arrive with a despatch requesting the appointment of General Shaler; but up to the close of the | Mayor's Ofice no messenger from Albany had ap- peared, Mr. John Foley was also a visitor to Mr. Have- meyer, Ihe malicious politicians around the City with the Comptroiler, and that the latter is going to recommend Mr. Foley to the Mayor as the best man for Henry Smith's vacant chair. SANITARY MATTERS, | A complaint was received yesterday by the | Board of Health at its regular meeting from one of its inspectors to the effect that the dumping of street dirt 13 continued on Seventy-flith street, be tween Second and Third avenues. A copy ol the report was ordered to be sent to the Board of | Police, with a request that it be stupped. The fol- lowing resolution was passed :— Whe the Board of Police bas tailed to prevent the dumping of garbage and ofensive refuse on the east ont ity, notwithstanding two earnest communi- om this Board, | ved, That the Board of Police be and hereby 1s requested at once to cause the arrbst of any person who Shull violate section 7 of the sanitary code by dumpin; garbage and refuse anywhere within the city limits, an that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Board beg iMesh Meio The following report adopted :— Sanrrany Bunrac, New Yor, The following is a record of the work j Sanitary Bureau tor the week ending & he nuinber of insp2ctions made by | Assistant Sanitary Inspectors | Viz. — | Six public buildings, 949 tenement honses, 238 private dwellings, $1 other dwellings. 41 manutacturer’s work- | shops, 14 stores and warehouses, | dangerous building, 75 | stables, 26 siaughter houses, 5dumping grounds, 2 brew- | eries, 2 gut cleaning establishments, 8 fat boiling estab- lishinents, 3 manure dumps, 4 sunken and vacant lots, 44 yards, courts and areas, 67 cellars and basements, 98 was received and larch 3, 1874 ormed in the bruary 38, 1874. panitary and was 1,949, us toflows, wastepipes and drains, 97 privies and water closets, 65 | | streets, gutters and sidewalks, 4 dangerous stairways, 4 cisterns and cesspools, 34 other nuisances. together with | 4 visite of the Sanitary Inspectors to cases o contagious | diseases. The number of reports thereon received from the Sanitary and Assistant Sanitary Inspectors was 476, | During4he past week 32 compiaints have been received trom citizens and reterred w the inspectors for investi- | gation and report ‘he disintecting corps nave visited 74 premises where contagious diseases were found and have | disinfected and fumigated 69 houses, 69 privy sinks, to- | Bether with clothing, bedding. &e One case of smallpox was removed to the hospital and one di body to the Morgue by the ambulance corps. | Permits have been granted consignees of 36 vessels to discharge cargoes on vouchers from tre Health officers | of this port Fifty-eight permits were granted to scaven- gersto ¢ and disinfect privy sinks. Corebro- Ew Week Ty. \Sear-|Meas-| Diph-| spinat | Smatt ending |phus. |phiid. | tet, | lea. |theria,| Meningitis.| roc. Feb a.| oO) is) |] Fob. 2%) 3) tz) 2 Respectfully submitted, WALTER DE F, DAY, M. D., Sanitary Suverinteudent. Treasu- | but now Commis- | Hallreport that Mr. Foley has patched up a peace | THE GREAT CUBAN VICTORY. —— Additional Details of the Battle of Palo Seco—507 Spanish Corpses Counted on the Field—The War Bulletin. Some further details of the battie of Palo Seco, that are given below, have been taken from Bt Boletin de la Guerra of the 1st of January last, a paper which is published by the Ouban forces of Camaguey. These items, together with later im- portant news, reached Mr. Aldama, the Cuban agent, on Monday tast, ‘The official section of Et Boletin says :— Colonel Angel Maestre reports that on going over the battle ground of Palo Seco the bodies of 607 dead Spaniards have been counted. All thease fell in the action of the 2d of December, an account of which was given in @ former number. The bands of armed country people who followed ,the stragglers took prisoners ten Spaniards, omang, them a captain, They also captured tnirty guns 4nd thirty mules and horses, besides other objects of considerable value. According to trust- worthy news only about 100 men of the column commanded by Vilches nave arrived in Guaimaro, reaching there in small ups during the five days next following the ttle. This victory is perhaps the most brilliant that has crowned our arms since the commencement of the war. It has produced @ panic in the enemy’s ranks. Colonel reports that the detached ffuerillas of Ins forces who are Suerating agal the city of Puerto Principe had engaged the enc! in the suburban eat known as the Caridad, He also reports that the First battalion, under command of Major Morejon, fought with the enemy near Oenjal, and that this oMcer remained mas- ter of the field. He captured arms and ammunt- Son The Spaniards abandoned their dead on the jeld. The Bulletin announces the deposition of Presi- dent Cespedes and the accession of his successor to poner but makes no comment on the announce- ment, ‘The Chamber of Representatives has promoted Colonel H. M. Reeve to the effective rank of briga- dier general in acknowiedgment of his merits and services, and also on account of the wound which re reoeisad i) the memorable attack on Santa ruZ, Colonel Reevp’s parents reside in Brooklyn. The Bulletin addes— Na " ‘The revolution continues its unalterable march of progress, and a hunured fields of battle have demonstrated our abiuty te cope with the tyrant in spite of his multitade of resources and material advantages, The hand of misfortune has struck from our Teach much assistance that we ought to have re- ived and expected, but the arm of right and fustice has wrested irom the usurper the elements necessary to defeat and confound him, Auras, Senta Maria, La Ozanja, Santa Cruz, La Sacra, Palo Seco and other names must resound like the flat of fate in the ears of Spaniards, be- cause they remind the oppressor that if there was & time when he sounded abroad the news of our defeat—brought about by scarcity of ammunition or the close blockade of our coasts—we have | learned how to supply ourselves abundantly trom his depots and from his cartridge box. Inthe year just passed we have assumed the offensive, The phase of the war has been com- pletely changed, and, notwithstanding the great preparations of our enemies for the present win- ter campaign, victory has followed victory in suc- cession, and these triumphs have created the bril- ant situation in which we to-day find ourselves. Strong, accustomed to war, and {ull of vigor, we bave iittle to fear trom an enewy who carries his demoralizstion 80 far as to appeal to deceit and braggadocio in order to try and convert his defeat into victory. THE SALVATIERRA KIDNAPPING. Fall Particulars of the Commission of the Latest Mexican Outrage—Sudden Assault and a Gallant Fight for Free- dom and Life—Captured, Murdered and the Body Mangled—The Avengement of the Law. Mexico Oiry, Feb. 16, 1874 The people of this city and State have been, during the past few days, terribly aroused and most fearfully indignant at the commission of an eutrage such as has become quite frequent among us. Eighteen months since we were horror stricken by the kidnapping of Mr. Cervantes, a iull account of which, with the detuiis of his horrible sufferings, his wonderiul escape and the tragic end at the hands of the law of the perpetrators within a few hours after their capture, was given to the HERALD, The present case is that of Sefior Salvatierra, who, not only suffered all that Mr. Cervantes did, but, in addition tuereto, was most brutally beaten, and then, though dying from his wounds, buried alive. THE PARTICULARS ofthis most sickening event are as follows:— Seflor Josie Ines Sulvatierra was a native of | Tabasco who moved to this capital some years | Since after having accumulated some $500,000 in commerce in his native state. For many years | he has beeu Known here as a respectable and pru- dent merchant, but getting aged and infirm ue nad of late years withdrawn almost entirely from | mercantile circles, and was living upon his tortune in a quict and inexpensive manner. ‘The ups and | downs of business had left him with about $150,000, principally in real estate and other property not easily convertible into cash, except perhaps ata reat sacrifice. Some eight months ago his resi- lence in the city was attacked by a oand of rop- | bers, who took therefrom several thousand dollars, | the leading guilty party, Cavelis,a young man formerly in his employ, naving been sentenced to deata, but Which sentence was finally commuted to imprisonment for life. Sefor Saivatierra has small farm called San {isidro, near the western limit of the city. THE ASSAULT. On the 29th of January, at about dusk, ten or twelve villains appeured in front ol or at the gate of the premises, two o! whom at first entered the open court, occupying the centre of Mexican houses, and, ascenuing the stairway of the secoend story, demahaed that the door should be opened farm, Bibeano Francisco Fiores, who was below, having been informed by @ boy taat two rufians were trying to force an entrance into Mr. salva- tierra’s room, rushed to the bottom of the stairs with @ machete (4 large farm knile, like a short sword, with @ broad blade) and demanded to know What they wanted, and why they nad not asked | permission to enter and ascend the stair, and pro- | ceeded up the stairs toward them. One of | them answered him, “Shut up!” and trea | upon him over the snoulder of his fellow, wounding | him mortally, potwithstanding which he reached | | the top of the stairs and commenced cuttin; at the robbers watn his knite, when he receive: another bail and rolled down the stairs, knife in hand. The ruffiaus continued to Knock and push at the door, declaring that they brought a letter jor Mr. Sulvatierra, and tipally did push a letter in- | side under the door, Senor Salvatierra, hearing vhe neise and the report of firearms, presented | himself on the balcony oi one of the interior win- | dows, and, seeing the ciaracter of the men and what had passed and was passing, cried out to his | servants within for his pistois aud discharged the | contents of two upon the ropbers, with what re- | sult 18 as yet unknown, nition at hand be was defenceless, and in a few moments, tne Villains having lorced open the door | by breaking, with a most superhuman effort, the PRISONER. A youth, fourteen years of age, who was a wit- ness to @ part of What passed, Onaily escaped into | the street or road, where he found a number of accomplices waiting the resuit of the proceedings within, Beiore breaking open the door the | scoundrels had fired several charges in at the win- dows, and had inevery way intimidated all who belonged to the premises. Flores, the superin- tendent, Who fought so bravely to protect his em- |wloyer, Was brought toSt. Paal’s Hospital, in this | ity, where his wounds were treated by the best of following day. 11 is stated that bis conduct under the surgeon’s knife was most heroic. He declined to have chloroform, ana, without cry or complaint, suffered and died. The robbers 1ound-only $80 in the house. CARRIED OFF. It was quarter past seven o’clock in the even- ng, and, carrying Seior Salvatierra out oi the ouse, tance of about twelve miles, westward, into the ridge of mountains skirting the valley, finally halt- tng at about jour o’ciock mm the mountains, Dear a Village called Acazulce. Here he was secreted, PURSUIT. In the meantime the Governor of the District of Mexico called to bis aid the police talento! the city and surroundings, and 400 armed men were scouring the country tor muiiesin all directions searching tor the Kidnapped man. MURDERED. On the morning of the 9th his body was found | buried near a hut not tar trom the village men- | fons, horribly mangled and with the skull frac+ ured. ts ARRESTS, | _ A Mexican Modoe, six seet high, who bears the | Mame of Pela, Was arrested and adimitted that he | buried him, but that he was knocked in the head by another Indian, whom he calls Garay, as the troops were approaching the piace where he was secreted and as there was every chance of Mr. Sal- vatierra being rescued, and the guilty being iden- titled, caught and shot. rage aud murder, Garay and Romero, have vot been caught; but it 18 supposed that our prison | holds the remainder of the guilty parties. | THE TRIAL | 18 now In progress with closed dgors, and there are reasons for believing that the executions and punishments which will soon follow will be of such severity as to intimidate this orjany other vand of kidnappers for some time to come. About fifty | persons are in prison, some of,whom, it ts known, are directly implicated, whilé others, itis believed, can give information Lf t hoose to state what they know, Tecently been spending considerable time on @ | | to them, The superintendent or manager of the | Having no more ammu- | | bar within which held it closed, he 1ound himself | their the surgical facnity without result, as he died the | he Was mounted on @ horse behind one of | the band and carried of to the mountains, a dis- | Up to to-day the two principal actors im this out. | THE LATE JUDGE NATHAN K. HAL Bulogistio Addresses by E. W. Stoughton, John E. Parsons and Judge Blatchford. Adjournment of the States United District Court. Yesterday, @8800n as Judge Blatchford took his seat upon the Benoh in the United States District court room, @ Motion was made that the Court de adjourn in consequence of the death of the Hon. Nathan K. Hall, who had for many years filled the office of Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern district of New York. As will be seen from the proceedings reported below the Court at once acquiesced in the propriety of the motion :— REMARKS OF MB. B. W. STOUGHTON. Mr. Stoughton said:—Information yesterday af. ternoon reached me, and this morning is commu Nicated by the press to the pubilc, that the Hon, Nathan K. Hall, who for the period of nearly twenty-two years has administered justice in the federal courts of this circuit, has gone from us fox ever, He died suddenly yesterday morning, at no advanced age, in the full maturity of his powers and of his learning, at a period of his life which stil! promised much of future usefal- ness. His has been @ most honorable and useful and satisfactory career. Educated to the Bar, he soon acquired distinction in his profession, in the practice of wnich he early became associated with Mr. Fillmore, who, though much the sentor of Judge Hall, still survives him. When Mr. Fil more became President of the United States Judge Hall, then quite young, became, as Post- master General, @ member of his Cabinet, and as Such secured the confidence and estcer of all its members, and especially of Mr. Webster. In that high oMce Judge Hall served his country well, swayed by no unworthy or partisan motives, ever mindiul of his duties, moved by no desire of Personal advantage, but ever seeking by honest means to attain nobie ends, Finally, Judge Conkling, who had long presided as Judgé of the United States Court for the Northern dis- trict of New York, resigned that ofice, and Juage Hall was in August, 1852, appointed his successor. This was most satisfactory to the Bar of that dis- trict, and indeed of the entire circuit. He entered upon the discharge of his judicial duties with a high sense of the sacred obligation imposed upom him. He has often presided in this district, both in the circuit and district courts. During almost his entire judicial life it has been my good fortune to know him well and to enjoy, as | believe, his confidence and friendship. I have been oiten be- fore him in the trial and argument ol cases, some of which were of great length and dificuity. His efforts to thoroughly understand the most compli- cated oases were ever persistent and laborious, He rarely conceived and less rarely expressed at an early stage of any cause impressions for or against either side. He was slow to arrive at conclusi aad seldom did 80 until he had most carefully in- vestigated and deliberated upon the questions to be determined. His love of justice, his desire todo justice, impelled him oftentimes to the performance Of judicial labor of the most painiul and minute character, and he brought to his aid in this stores of exact legal learning, the accumulations of many well spent years. He heard counsel with patience, and ever treated them with courtesy and kindness, His judicial liie has been pure and spotless, and to his labors and his example the Bar, the public and even the Bench are greatly indebted. A more satisfactory life to him, one which could more completely gratify the pride and the honest ambi- tion of the widow and descendan‘s who mourn hia loss, cannot well be imagined. ‘He had occupied high places in the State and on the Bench, without having sought or secured them by unwol means, and he has ever so Cereal bay his high ane responsible trusts as to merit the approval and the applause of the best among his fellow men. He was a worthy associate upon the Bench of that great Judge wlose loss we still sincerely mourn, and who, alter afew months of separation, he has ne from us to join. Ol! the private life of Ju ail I desire to say afew words. He was genial in nis disposition, gentle in his manners, kind to all with whom he associated, and brought to the homes of his friends much of that happiness and social enjoyment with which he filled and pati, fied bis own. Thoughtiul and considerate of the | comfort of others, he was kind even in his reproois and was ever more willing to make excuses for fauits than to condemn them. He trasted ff in the justice and mercy of our Great Father, whose Bar he now stands, and ever, by precept aad by example, unostentatious, but earnest and sincere, encouraged men to do weil that they mnight fearlessly and in hope meet the great change at the last day. We shall see him no more forever. I mourn his loss. When a few, a very few more of the Bench and Bar have gone hence to return mo more, all will have been laid gently away whom I knew in my early pro- fessional life. But I shall not lve to see tnat day, Others will close their eyes and stand in mourning above their graves, May such lessons | teach the way of life! The one-now presented to | us may help todo this. in view of the life and | long judicial services of the eminent Judge who | lies cold and unburied in our midst, | move that out of respect tohis memory this Court do now adjourn. REMARKS OF MR. JOHN E. PARSONS, Mr. Parsons, in the course of a lew appropriate remarks, Said he could think of no more fitt! tribute to the memory of Judge Hall than that tt | shoud be said of him, and said truthfully, that no | one was found to complain of the justice of nis de- | cisions and no question was ever raised as to the | integrity of his character. If Judge Hall escay sharp criticism, it must be due to his character, | which commended hts example to all of them, mr. | Parsons concluded by seconding the motion of Mr. Stoughton. REMARKS BY JUDGE BLATCHFORD. Judge Blatchford said :—It is not only appropriate that tois only tribute which as a Court can be paid | by ug to the memory of Judge Hall should be pat | but eminently fitting tnat we ourselves sho | Pause and take this lesson to heart. As members | of the profession, as practitioners, particularly in the federal courts, we have allof us been called recently in thick and quick succession to mourn | the loss of gentlemen upon the Bench, and who have been-upon the Bench of the federal courte. It was but a few days since that the predecessor of | Judge Hall, ripe in years and in honors, to _ his reward. But a few short days before that we followed to the grave the remains of that eminent { Justice who presided nearly fitty years over the | judicial tribunal of the State and of the | Union. And, to go back no great dis- | tance of time, we were called upon to | mourn the loss of the Judge who sat in the seat | that I now occupy for over forty years, and but a short time beiore that Judge Ingersoll, of Connecti- cut—almost one of us—who presided so often | both in this Court and in the Circuit Court for this | district; and, theretore, it 1s that the uncertainty | of human le comes home to us who are in the habit of meeting daily in _ the federal courts, ana, in view of these examples, with striking farce. When Judge Hall came upon the Bench of the federal Coart, in 1352, | was restd- ing in his district. I witnessed the passing away | from the Bench of Judge Conkling, who | Tesigned the place, and the accession of | Judge Hall. practised before at the Bar for some fifteen years. I had occasion to know him in that relation, to know him in private ive, and after 1 came to tnis Bench to meet him in other relations. He came to the Bench in the ma- turity of his powers, at the age of forty-two, and | from that time auring those twenty years, which are the years of a lawyer’s life, from forty-two to | sixty-four, he gave an acute mind, @ patient in- dustry, a conscience void of all offence, of earnest | application, to the duties of his place and to the | discharge of all the responsibilities that fell upon him; and he did it with eminence to himself. He presided in the courts here to the great satisfaction of the Bar and with great usetuiness, unttl, in con- | sequence of the pressure of business in that district, ‘owing out of the passage of the Bankruptcy act e could no longer if red from the overwhelm- ing duties of his plac Those duties wore upon his health. For the last ten or twelve years he been subject to attacks of illness which at times have totally tncapacttated him from labor, but te has struggled on and reaily done more labor than he was called upon to doin many instances, He was so well known here to most of the members of the Bar, to all except the very youngest who ractise in the federal courts, that we eel as if we Ria lost a compahion and a friend. And it is ex- veedingly appropriate that this Court, out of re- spect to bis memory, should now adjourn and | should direct the cause of the adjournment to be | entered upon the minutes of the Court; and it is therefore so ordered. The Funeral. BUFFALO, N. ¥., March 3, 1874 The funeral of the late Juage N. K. Hall, of the United States District Court, will take place at haif-past two o’ciock P. M. on Wednesday. The courts have all adjourned in respect to the mem- ory OL the deceased, and ata meeting of the mem- bers-of the Bar appropriate action was taken. PRESIDENT BAEZ'S IMPRISONMENT. The incarceration of the illustrious ex-President of St. Domingo remains intact, no new developments having occurred since he was informed of the pro- cess against him. His prison isagildedone, He is surrounded by every luxary imi able, and gnffers for nothing save nis liberty. M: the Sherii’s Order of Arreat Clerk, Jedries atill in charme of wae diatingulaned