The New York Herald Newspaper, September 1, 1874, Page 4

| Ghee's evidence was the same in substance, He | sa 1 ate foaiorga) was to be the } THS WHOLSSALB SLAUGHTRR OF THR WHITES ; and they ieared that he would tell on them, as he | knew of their plana. The attack on the two young | men Was not ih accordance with any preconceived idea of attack, but was merely done oy way of ex- LEX TALIONIS The Black Butchery “Alter hearing the evidence the negroes were pat in Tennessee. forty or fiity men and sent off to 2 & 4 a = 8 @ under guard of | the Trenton Jail, ten miles distant, Up to this time and alterward they were kindly cared jor, had been given a fair trial and now in detauit of | bail were held to await further investigauon be- x | fore a higher tribunal. Numbers of cit:zens ofered Graphic Account by a Herald Correspon- | their services ‘to guard tne negroes to dent of the Exciting Incidents. demote they made no ugly demonstrations their services were refused. The route to Tremtea ‘was pursaed Without interraption until within # mile-of the place, when A BAND OF MASERD MEN HALTED THR PARTY | and demanded their surrender. Constable Dun- | gan, who was in charge, advised the men to dis- perse, said that the negroes were already prison- | ers of (he law and they couid do no good, only | | harm, by any demonsiration. After some more | parley the men rode off and the guard and prison- ers again proceeded on their way to the frenton | Jail, (ne latter with fear and trembling. Through. | out Monday afternoon and night rumora were | | Bumerous as to the collecting of a iarge body | | } A BLACK BARBACUE “DICKER” The Bloody “Regulators” Lynch Fifteen Prisoners. | of armed Begroes, who intended Attacking the own aud BFFECTING A RESCUR. Citizens armed themseives a8 well as they could | aud stood guard over their homes and firesides all | the livelonug night, but the morning at last dawned | without jurther trouble, The prisoners that had been placed in jail, six | teen in number, must have felt like men living on } geocane they were in omnes ape eye reas f at, for they were men at the mercy of a people 4 and General Forrest as | whom they had attempted to outrage, and, by the Jeff. Davis | two efforts that had already been made to snatcn Pacificators. them from their keepers, might weil feel that the The Cowardly Murder of a Colored School Teacher and Others. | Strong arm of tae iaw was not near so strong nor | 80 mighty a8 human passion when under the influ- | ence of a great excitement. If they trembled | wivhin their ceils if Was not with @ iear that was @roundiess. Un Tuesday night A MOST GHASTLY AND HORRIBLE SCENB tok place, One hundred armed and masked men NASHVILLE, Tenn., August 28, 1874, The whole State has been thrown into a commo- tion by the bloody butchery perpetrated at Tren- ton by seventy-five or one hundred masked men on Tuesday night. This most unnatural and out- Tageous crime s'ruck terror and alarm into the rode up to the jail, @ terrible and forbidding caval- cade, and, when taeir object was considered, none could look upon them without @ shudder. The long rows of black robed and black masked figures, hearts of not only the blacks but the whites aiso, | keeping in regular line, were enough bo Surike z terror into every breast. AM occasional voice bcs Seed all classes have arisen, agit Were, | cared out msepuichral tones, “Close up, there. ? | “Keep in line, men,” “Halt,” and such expres- | DENOUNCED THE WHOLBSALE MASSACRE | sions, which mingled with the clatter of horses’ in the most unmistakable terms. It has, im fact, | aroused such an unspeakabie indignation that its | moral influenee will have a decided effect in put- | ting down such lawlessness in the future and in crushing out some of the bitter antagonisms tnat | have lately been engendered between the whites and blacks in the western part of Tennessee. The storm which has burst with such fury has been brewing for fully five weeks, Its origin in itself was most insignificant and tt ishard to believe that it has been brought to a | climacteric so full of horror. Tbe colored people | gave j A BARBECUE NEAR GIBSON STATION, when Joe Hale and several other white men came on the ground at the eleventh hour and desired to participate in the various festivities, and espe- cially to have a share of the roast pig and mutton, hot from the pits. Three dollars was the price asked of them, that the expenses of the barbecue | might be properly defrayed, Joshua Wedd was | the manager general, and as he had set the price at $3 he would take nothing less, Hale offered $2 50, which he thought a sufficient amount, asthe | @elicious, smoking -viands had been already more than half consumed. Webb did not agree with this | opinion, and expressed his determination to take | nothing but $3. Words ran high, and Hale was | prevented from inficting serious injaries upon the | incensed darkey by the intervention of his own white friends, The rest of the negroes were in natural sympathy with their leader, and low and significant mutterings of dissatisfaction were heard among them, and, | LISB THE SOUND OF DISTANT thander, which comes nearer and grows louder | and louder, finally gave vent in open threats of revenge. Rumors 0! prospective violence, of riot | and murder were spread abroad, creating great uneasiness among the whites and raising within them & counter spirit not easily to be suppressed. General 9ad ieeling was thus created and worked itself up to the highest pitch. The further report that the negroes were holding secret meetings in | the woods and byways, organizing and arming themselves to be ready tor any course they might see proper tot_pursue, did not tend to allay the apprehension‘or heal the breach. No open rupture | Occurred, however, until last Saturday night. | While two young men, bamed Munroe | Morgan and James Warren, were riding along the road, three miles from Pickettsville, at eleven | o’clock at night, they first observed two armed | negro men near the railroad, It loosed suspicions, | but they passed on a short distance, when they | heard numerous firearms click as if in the act of being cocked, Soon afterwards apparently thirty | or forty weapons were discharged, but the young } men immediately jumped off their norses and made for @ corn field close at band. Making their way | by @ circuitous route through the woods they finally reached two friends to whom they related she circumstances. They then went into town, | found many citizens already assemobied and great | excitement prevailing, a3 the | FIRING HAD BEEN HEARD, | @and various rumors spread as to their whereabouts, | they being supposed to have been killed from the | fact that their riderless horses had been caught, An informal meeting was heid and opinions passed | as to the best mode of procedure under the cit | cumstances, It was not deemed prudent to take | @ny steps hastily; but alter guarding against an | attack a party was despatched to the house of one Ben Walker, who, it was ascertained, had in his | possession a gun. About three o’clock A.M. or | thereabouts lis home was reached, aud a negro | ‘named Ben Ballard was captured. Alter carrying ‘um @ short distance he was urged to make | A FULL CONFESSION, | tell how and when they had met, and what object | | Was near midnight, and the weird light of the iull | felt that a poor soul bad been hurried into eter- | | They were examined aud four fonnd to be en- | wito ghastly wounds along the highway. hoois. The jail door was reached, and THE STEADY KNOCK, KNOCK STARTLED THR ECHOES | down the street. The first summons met with no Tesponse, but another knock, knock, that grew boider and touder, and still Knock, knock, until the jailer came unwillingly to open the door to the ex- acting mob, Short, exalting sentences, ejaculated at intervals, and low exchanged remarss were | heard now and then. Suddenly there was acom- | mand, “Men, follow me.” A number dashed in, a-| shout and a shrill whistle were heard, the jail door | opened with grating sounds, admitted the men | and closed again. When the doois reopened THE SIXTEEN POOR SOULS, that doubtless ere this had repented their incen- diary language and conduct, were brougat out into the open air from which the daylight had fed, | The doomed men uttered neither cry nor groan. 1t moon was obscured by an occasional cloud, as il to hide Ber face in horror at the indescrivable scene, All was conducted quietly, which seemed | lo ada to the Greadiul panorama, and the few eye- Witnesses seemed paralyzed or turned into stove Statues a8 they stood and gazed on the proveed- ings of the silent band in their GROTESQUE AND FANTASTIC MASKERY. __ The sixteen prisoners were harried out by those who had egtered the jail alter them, the order was given to mount and the lawless band rode out of | sight. Presentlyya shot was heard in the distance, | and then auother.and another, Those who heard | nity as each sharp, short crack gave token of toe as of another fatal bullet on its errand of eat, Parties subsequentiy followed in the direction of ‘the shots, and found SIX LIFELESS FORMS. tively dead, while the heart still beatin the two others, Those two were turned over, laid in a comtortable position and placed in the care of a | physician. The masked men conaucted the other ten further on, and made away with them by hanging and shooting, stringing and leaving them Early Wednesday morning a young man entered Trenton with the news that 500 negroes had gatuered and were MARCHING ON THE TOWN to avenge the death of their fellows, which cre- ated tue greatest consternation and excitement, Wowen and children were sent into the town to escape a nameless tureatened horror, and people that a few days betore had thought they were in a | peacefal country, now felt that they were about to | be in the midst of a battle, where infuriated and bloodthirsty negroes were arrayed on the one side, | with their fathers, brothers and sons, resolved to | protect their bomes unto death, on the other. ‘he cheeks of strong men were bianched, women and chidren were teariul and anxious, and all | seemed paralyzed with fear at the awial calamity | abour to overtake them. Men armed themselves / and waited, but as che day began to decline and there Was still no immediate attack people began to think tbe danger had been exaggerated, and that there would be no more disturbances lor the present at least. A despatcn to Governor Brown at his home in Pulaski, brought him to Nasnville immediately wien he decided to olfer . A REWARD OP FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS | each for the apprehension of tue masked jail | breakers, ‘The Governor denounces the lawlessiess, and is devermined to use all authority vested in him to | suppress these riots speedily amd completely. | The following INSTRUCTIONS WERE SENT to the Sherif uf Gibson county :— To twe Sueeirr oF Ginson County, TRENTON, TENN. :— [have no direct information of your troubles. But it is reported here, on the authority of press despatche: that riots are inminent ia your county. 11 this be true it is your duty to summon & posse of your best citizens and “preserve the peace by dispersing all rioters and prevent collisions, bat in such number and by such means, if possibie, as to avoid bloodshed, Keep me ad- vised of the state of things, and I will reuder you all = assistance to uphoid the law and protect ty. *fMfiave offered a reward of $500 cach for the jnil breakers, and { invoke your aid and that of ali good citizens to bring all the law breakers to punishment. JOHN C. BROWN, Governor. Itisexpected that the Governor Will tssue a general prociamation at an early day, calling upon all good citwens to use their 1iuence in uphold- ing the law and in the preservation of peace. A MEETING OF COLORED MEN was held here Wednesday night, m which Justice R. D. Campbell (colored), tue chairman, said be had advised the co.ored people from whom be had Teceivea messages irom the country, to keep quiet and do nothing likely to provoke a difficulty of any sort. They would a@sk the Governor lor pro- | tection, and should he tail to give it, they would appeal to higher autoority. nursday Might another peace meeting was they had in view. Being desirous of saving his | heid. ee oe ee acetate mane { 7 . | absent, but there assemo! ec - | own hide, he did not hesitate to betray his com- | Chak AME TUMORS Drapes TAGs G1 pantons by making a full confession. He said the | speech, in suostance ag follows:—He said that it colored people had met that night to organize, | was 4 Ct wine palveee Solered, | E Cc sley Si Citizens at Trenton an r Which <ney did by electing Winsiey Shields cap- | fiarievilie had been killed; that there nad deen tn, ‘Their object was to protect Colonel Webb, | various depredations tiroughout the State; but, wng had the barbecue difficulty, from an attack by | nevertheless, he hoped there would not be any ali@ged Ku Klux, and alter tlat tuey had deter- | bad bioud allowed to rise to the suriace at that | mimed to murder a negro named Burrill Butler, meeting. That would be wrong upon the part of ‘Who Was not in full sympathy with tveir plans and | any gi them. They were there to ask the authort- Movements. ‘The prisoner said that he himself | ties to stop these wrongs, He was confident they had taken no part ip their late assassin-like pro- | would doit. He didn’t want them to take up a ead , but had only desired to keep with nig cudgel and go out 4 fight. he wanted the race, He further said that six negro men, named | Governor to move in Mis power and stop it. He Dan Williams, Tom Cooke, Jim Cooke, Bob Love, | said tuat if they had met for anything under the Dick Shaw aua Nelson McGhee, under McGnee’s command, had gone to bis bouse and requested him to go with them half a mile from town, where ® negro meeting was to be beid. ‘The object of that meeting was to perfect A PLAN TO KILL BURRELL BUTLER. | Butler's wife was to receive a sight whipping— thirty negroes to administer twenty- Ove lashe: jon her bare ack, After hearing this coniession the party then pro- ceeded to the house of Neilson McGhee, and suc- ceeded in arresting him. He was told vhatit was useless to deny his complicity in the matter, as a confession had aiready been made, implicating him as ringieader. He then confessed to a knowl- edge of the attempted assassination and the in- tended outbreak, and implicated many others, He that their an ENMITY TOWARD THE WHITES was their only provocation, His statement cor. | roborated that of the other negro. Both were placed in a vacant house for keeping. By this time tne whole county, having heard of the disturbances, was in @ state of the mighest excitement and fomentaton, and men from all ta of the country began Cocking to Gibson. To tease the excitement, it was rumored the ne- groes intended attacking the town of Picketts- wale ot meeting was held, citizens summoned, and all, UNDER COMMAND OF OFFICERS OF THE LAW, at once proceeded to arrest the following named negroes:—George Green, Steve Bryant, Dan Wil- ams, bob Love, Dick Shaw, Jarret Barrows, Ai- fred Wiluams, bug Jamison, —_ Peebies and Nick Ivey, whom they conveyed to town and laced upder strict guard. A negro named John agan was arrested and afterward, empting to escape, Was shot at, since which time he has mot been seen or heard of. Whether he escaped to the Caoited States barracks at Humboldtor died in the woods from. wounds received is only for ime w aeveion. m meeting of citizens was heid on Monday amorning, Justice Arca Jordan, Mayor of Milan, ding. The meeting Was called to order and ADUPTED DEPRECATING LAWLESENESS, ‘and resolving 10 uphoid the civil law and its au- thorities, The begrves were arraigned belore Jus- | tices Fly, Bust aud Jordan, when they admitted their guilt, and the evidence of one of prison- ers (who turned State’s evidence) filed all those ‘who listened to it with horror, as they heard of the | blooay plang that had been frustrated in so tumely a . They concetved the idea that PRESIDENT GRANT WOULD UPHOLD THEM in es gd they did, and they bad determined to Kill off the m ol ert sup, it was PEACE, PRACE. He suggested the introduction of some resolu. tions to that effect and hoped a committee would be appointed to take them to rhe Governor. They must not go upon their muscle; they nad laws 10 ‘Tenneysee that guaranteed |ife and limo to every citizen, and the laws were strong ef if enforced, for their protection. ‘Two wrongs ai not make aright, They were to introduce peace measures and ask the authorities to stop lawless | ness, ‘The white people must not think they were | couspiring against them. ' Agreat many colored peopie had property and they wanted tt protected, and if there was any aid they could give the Gov- ernor in bis endeavor to suppress crime and reck- lessness they were ready to give it. | Benjamin Hoimes, ONE OF THE JUBILER SINGE! wanted to know whether this meetii ag called jor ao expression of upinion or whether it was | merely (0 Make Out Bomething for publication. He said he had consulted with the colored people and jound there was a good deal of feeling. He wanted to know whether tue people of this State were | going to tolerate such lawlessness as is now going On, and has been for six weeks past. An | Impression is being made that they are uying to get up & war ol races, but the coloured peopio nounced ail such purpose. There are five time: ot as x White peopie In this state as colored, and it to taik about a war of races. peace. (Applause. of the cern would be madness for colored people All they wanted was They are a part and parcel people o/ Tennessee, and whatever con- the prosperity of the State concerned the | people. (Cries of “ihav’s so!” “rave 80 pthe close of hiv remarks he offered resoia- tions, Which were rejected, aud the tollowing were adopted as a substitute :— Whereas we, a portion heard with @ the citizens assembled, have it satistaction the letter of Goveruor | Hrown, and whereas the letter meets our approbation; therefore ived, That we hold ourselves ready at all times to aid'in carrying ‘out the spirit of his letter. Governor Brown received a despatch to-day saying that the Grand Jury was at work at Tren- ‘on investigating the massacre. The course pur- sued by Governor Brown has been as universally indorsea ag the outrages have been universally denounced, ‘Other outrages im the State have proved that it is time to take active and decisive towards establishing a better order of things, The authorities ate doing their utmost to ferret ba ou paren and bring them to justice, e girl JULIA HAYDEN WAS SHOT DOWN without a moment's warning. and appereptly withoas a@cause. She was a teacher in the public Colonei Fleming, State Supertatendent of Public Instruction, has oidered an oMicial report from the Superintendent of Trousdale county, where the outrage occurred, ee negroes ae cnowanes, rates im the ‘ennessee River last week, boun three i wood and each with : rane A HALTER AROUND HIS NEOK, Attached to them was a cardboard bearing the inscription, “They have a free ticket to New Or- eae, reat . ae ass.” This last news ached here to-day. 1 will send fur ° lars in a lester to-morrow, ee GENERAL BEDFORD FORREST, who was 80 severely criticised for bis alleged | cruett; ana massacre Of blacks at Fort Pillow dur. ing tbe war, made @ speech in Memphis to-night dencancing the wholesale slaughter of the negroes se reeatod the most severe language, and offer- to be one of & party to and hunt e masked and cowardly murderers, ot ex-President of ine ¢ -untederate, 8 . nt of the “Cuniederate States of Amer- ics,” and Isham G, Harris, the famous Confederate War Governor of Tennessee, and other distin- rnee FHneDs Aine Rn yer their ungualified proval of the brutal outrage and 4 bi Pcteta? limitation. iy . 6 pete ere i8 & univer condemnation of the wretched conduct at Trenton and elsewhere among all i citizens in every section of the State, and it would be the height of unfairness to take the acts of these mobs as a photograph of What is the sense and sentiment of the citizens of Tennessee. THE BROOKLYN MURDER. Who Killed Salvadore Torrina !}—Man- dalla’s Story of the Mysterious Old Man—Was He San Fillippo t=Continu- ation of the Coroner's Inve: ation. Yesterday afternoon, shortly after three o'clock, the inquest touching the murder of the alleged counterfeiter Salvadore Torrina, who was found with Mfteen wounds in his boay, im a vaeant lot on Bediord avenue, on the night of August 12, was resumed before Coroner Laurence Whitehil, at his office, tn the Kings County Court House, Mrs, Sarah Herkscbimer, of No. 70 Franklin ave- nue, testified that on July 1 she saw three men en- ter the house No. 68 Franklin avenue; after that she saw but two men going in and out; the third Party would go in sometimes, however, early in the morning; saw him go in one Saturday morn. ing between six and seven o'clock; Torrino was there the Saturday veiore his murder; the last I Saw of these men was on the 12th of August; Torrina | did not see there that day. (Three of the prisoners, Italans, were brought out for récogni- tion and witness immediately pointed out. San Filippo as one of the two Italians who occupied the house No. 68 Franklin avenue.) It was on the Saturday alternoon before the murder that I last saw Torrina ; saw San Fillippo and the otner Italian who stopped at the house between five and six o'clock on the Wednesday evening the murder was committed; there Was a stranger, an Italian, then with them, whom! had never seen before; didn’t see which Way they went; that was the last 1 saw of them; the parties I refer to nave never been back since; 1 do not inaentny the picture of Coramonti as being one of tue men I saw leaving the house; I have seen, in ali, Irom time to time, five men tn that house; of the three men who went away from the house that evening one Was a ‘tall man; they kept quiet and seemed to desire to keep Close; that fact struck Me at the time; they only opened their shutters in the evening: saw a jemule at the house who looked like San Fuluppo. MANDALLA’S STORY, Fortunado Msudaila, Torrina’s constant com- panion, being sworn, testified througn an interpre. ter, that he is @ brusnmaker and iives in James Street, New York; has lived there since July and resided With his family up to the time of his ar- Test; has been in the country only kve months; worked for another man; Jor rona; knew Torrina for about eignt years and saw him when he came to tm country; | Torrina introduced him to Borona; lived ™m New York meanwhile; deceased was in the habit of visiting Borona; was there about twice while witness was working; never knew their | business togetuer; never saw Torrina any other | place in Williamsburg. (Witness could pot an- swer the question, “Do you know San Fillippo ¢? but when the individual in question was brought before him he said, ‘Yes, thas is Francisco ban | Fillippo.”) Knew Francisco dbout two montana ; | saw him at Russa’s, in James street; saw Torriua | the morning of his death, when he came to his house between pine and ten o’clock; saw him last three consecutive days before that Wednesday; he used to Come there With aman named “Pollino,” who was a ship carpenter and lived in Brookiyn; Torrina bad been getting his meals at | is house ior about three days beore his deatu; he would ask if there was enything good for dinner, and if there Was he would stop; went to Torrina’s house at balf-past two ip the alternoon of Wednesday, the day of the murder; there Was no business matters Vaiked about in the morning; about hall-past two an old man came to his house looking for Tor- rina; don’t know bis name; the old man asked | where was “Polling ;” the old man saia_ he would go round to Torrina’s house, but he did not know where it was; witness had seen this man about eight days belore with Torri t his (Mand: 3) house; never saw him before; aiter going to St George’s, Where Torrina was stopping, they re- mained ten minutes, and then went away to- gether; Torrina did not say what the old man went there for, nor who he was; never beard any one say who le was, or whether be was a rich or @ pour man; know he was an italian, but had no idea where he came irom or where he went to; when the old man went round to St. George’s, where Torrinad was stopping, the stranger and deceased had some private conver- sation. which he (witness) did not hear; the old man and Torrina went away from Man. daila’s house together; the man seemed to be ina hurry to go away; ever saw that man since, but if he knew the house and the man’s name he could find um now. {fhe old man is believed to be the prisoner, Francisco San Fillippo, who has been identified by Mrs, M. St. George as the man who accompanied Mandalla to tueir house on the afternoon of the day Of the murder. The police ascrive hig refusal to iddntily san Fillippo to jear of the fate, which would be death to bim were he to cause bis con- viction.] Witness sald he was positive that San Filllppo Was not the man who went sround with him to St. George's to see Torrina; knew Bille about two months and two days; had seen bum in Russa’s grocery store irequently. FRANCISCO SAN FILLIPPO TAKES THR STAND, San Fiilippo. on being called to the witness Stand, testilled that he resided at No. 24 James street, New York; is a cook by occupation; has never been in Brooklyn; bad known Yorrina for some time; saw deceased the Tuesday beiore his death, ip irout of Russa’s store; did not see Tor- ring on Weanesday at all; be was positive of this fact; had been a year in the country; those who swore they saw him with deceased on Wednesday, August 12, were mistaken, Patrick Carlin, who lived at No. 70 Franklin ave. ue, could not identify any one of the prisoners, except San Filippo, a8 having been among the liasian occupants of the counterieiters’ den, No, 68 Franklin avenue, Charies J. Carlin, son of the Jast witness, bad seen seven or eight men im the house where Fulippo was living, on several occa- sions. San Fillippo swore that he never saw the witness, The inguest, at half-past seven o'clock, ad- journed to meet at the sixth precinct station house on Thursday evening next, DEATH FROM LOOKJAW. Fatal Result of an Altercation Between Brothers-in-Law. Coroner Eickhoff was notified yesterday that Heinrich Ellenburgh, lying at St. Francis’ Hospir tal, had an ante-mortem statement to make touching upon injuries he had received a few weeks since, and on accountof which he was obliged to enter the hospital, On the Coroner's arrival, however, he found that Ellenburgh had died a short time aiter the message wassent, In- iormation was then gathered from other sources to the effect that the injuries trom wiich Ellep- burgh died had been occasioned by a fail received during an aitercation with his brother-in. 0 Jacob Mill, who resides at No. 158 Stanton street. Ellenburgh received in the quarrel some cuts, which subsequently caused lockjaw. Dr. Marsh made an autopsy of the body evening, and Coroner Eick hoff issued @ Warrant Jor the arrest of Mul, who is to be examined to-day, THE ANDREW WATSON CASE, Coroner Croker yesterday held an inquest in the case of the boy Andrew Watson, who was killed in Third avenue, near Eighty-eighth street, on the 26th ult, by being run over by a lumber truck’ Several witnesses were examined, none of whose Vestimony in any, Way attached blame to the driver of the truck, from under the wheels of which the boy Was picked up. No evidence was given show" ing that the truck ran over the boy. It was testifed that @ sell-propetling machine was at the time passing along the avenue, attracting much attention. | The verdict of the jury was t the boy came to his death “by being crashed 0 lumber truck on Third avenue and Eighty-eighth Street, on Tuesday, August 25, and we exonerate the drivers from all blame in the matter,” The two drivers, Michael Burns and Wiliam Lyn cb, were thereupon discharged, A BRAKEMAN KILLED, Coroner Croker was yesterday summoned to hold an inquest on the body ot Lawrence Vinard, @ brakeman on the Hudson River Ratiroad, who was accidentally killed yesterday morning. Deceased was on the roof of a car while the train was passing Under the ratiroad vridge at Seven- tietn street and Twel/to avenue, and, 1orgetting to lower himsell, he was knocked off the car, and iall- ing nader the wheels his head was severed from his po and his SeagetA = Bye srom the suouider, ceased wi station Lowi and sab- sequeatis to tha Morena, SILENCE AT LAST. Moulton Having a Bout with the Pen. TILTON BIDING HIS TIME. A Committeeman’s Analysis of the Testimony. COMMENTS OF MR. BEECHER’S JOURNAL. Whatever other qualities Mr. Francis D. Moulton may lack, he does not want in earnestness. He expresses this fact in his every action. When he wants to say that somebody is untruthful he picks out such Saxon terms as express his meaning in its barest form, unburdened by any of society's emasculating politenesses, and he projects such strong words with a force that astonishes mild- ness is also well expressed by the. way that he prepares for such literary labor a3 has been demanded from him lately, About three o'clock yesterday afternoon he was found by the writer im the rear parior of his house in Remsen street, Brooklyn, He was consulting with a friend, but his appearance betokened that he had been in the “throes o1 composition.” He Wore neither coat nor vest, his shirt was very much ruffed and his hair was as tf somebody had been playfully passing 8 small rake through it. In fact, though he had been composing, he looked very Tuch discomposed in dress. In manner he was courteous as usual, but unusually uncommuni- cative. He did not wish to be interviewed, and ey opportunity for but two or three questions. le sald that his new statement is not yet ready for publication, and that he does not know exactly when it will be ready. He would say nothing about his new revelations, and when asked If he knew that Mr. Tilton was preparing a further Statement, he suggested simply that the quea- tioner should see Mr. Tiiton, His auxicty torevurn to the task he had been engaged on was now so evident that courteous leave was taken, and his suggestion TO SEB MR. TILTON was accepted. This party of the second part was found at his house in Livingston street, at the door of which he appeared in response to the sum- mons of the bell. 8 aspect was happy, and his words did not betray that great griet was ‘“cark- ing his fullheart.”” He was wary, and determined not to say much. To every question he gave'a non-commuttal answer. Being asked if he were engaged on “a new statement.” he said :— “Phe HERALD is already the authority on that subject. it is now,” Mr. Tilton continued, “Mr. Moulton’s time. He has been attacked and will reply. In time I will speak to the public,” ‘3 may be safely conjectured, therefore, that Mr. Tilton will make no statements, verba! or written, until after Mr. Moulton has used up “his time.” THE COMMITTEE'S ACTION. —_—_.+—_——. The Plymouth committee had great trouble to select the way in which to present the re- sult of their inguiries to their church. Several papers were drawn up by ine dividual members of the committee and presented to shat body. Though all of them were Tejected as @ whole, from each was taken some good point, which was worked into the accretion finally presented and known as the report. One of these papers, an analysis of the testimony given by Messrs. Tilton and Moulton, 1s understood to | have been approved by the committee and its , lawyers, as Clearly stating the reasons for reject- ing the charge of adultery. This document, which ; was written by Mr. S. V. White, 18 as follows: — The ramors, insinuations and charges made respecting | the conduct of the Kev. Henry Ward Beec ier, the pastor 0: this church, were crystallized into a specific charge referred by Mr. ‘Tilton before the committee on July 20, i874, that Mr. Beecher had committed adultery with the accuser's wife. is primary inquiry, therefore, is as to the truth or falsity of this charge. _ Upon that'subject we do not pro- pose an elaborate argument, only a concise, condensed review of tbe proofs in support and opposition to sucu barge. . The evidence in support of It is, even if we take into account the statement of Mr. Francis D. Moulton, printed in tue public journals, thongh never given to us, and in no proper sense betore us, fests wholly upon th testimony of Theodore Tilton and said Moulton as to missions of the crime made by Mr, Beecher, together ‘with the construction which those witnesses place upou | a certain paper signed by him about January 1, 187 and of letters written by him at and subsequent to tha’ tume. ‘The evidence in opposition to it is: First—The Pros denial of Mr. Beecher both of the crime and of the admission, together with another ex- planation of the-paper and letters just mentioved. Secoud—The positive denial of thé crime by Mrs. Tilton. Third—The legitimate construction of ail the letters and papers and acts of the several parties to these trans- actions as they occurred; and, Fourth—Ihe statements and declarations of the wit- Desses Tilton and Moulton with reference to it, which | conflict with their published statements made now. ‘As may be briefly shown, this evidence refutes the | charge. Take first the paper signed by Mr. Beecher Jan- wary I, 1871, generally called the apoiogy. Either itdoes fairly represent what he said on that occasion or it does Not, - Af it does not, then it is evidence only of bad faith on the part of the’ witness Moulton in distorting Mr. Beecher’s words, and lessens Mouiton’s credibility in other matters. If it does tairly represent the words of Mr. Beecher, then it meieures the charge of adultery, for-he says:—"she is guiltiess: * * * Her forgive. ness (baye.” On what theory can the participant in such ed be held to be guiltless or bow could one party forgive the other. Take again the letter of February 7, 1871, written by Mr. Beecher to Mrs. Tilton, in which he says,'“It does my sore heart good to see in Mr. Moulton an unfeigned re- ect and honor tor you.” How could a man guilty of this crime write to @ dishonored wite ot the “un- feigned respect and honor” of a third party who knew of such dishonor and of their joint participa jon in it, RS. Pt TILTON’S LETTE: | Take next the letter of Mrs, Tilton to her husband, ated Schoharie, June 29, 18/1, in which she compa erself to’ Catherine Gaunt. in’ the novel, and in whica, ith other Mke words, she says:—“Ihat the love I have It aud received could harm noone, noteven you, have felt unfalteringly untit now.” {sit possible that a mannered hearers and increases the violence done | to their tender sentiments, His earnest- | { ee greater or less than men have thought, be NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1874.—TKIPLE SHEET. hehad no connection with this journal. They make no gooey to their readers for doing 80. The question of Mr. Beecher’s character is one of projound interest to the whole American peo- ple; but to @ great constituency of those who nave followed and loved him it has an importance which 18 simply vital, For this journal to leave 4t untouched, under present circumstances, would be to sacrifice transcendent interests to a scruple of etiquette. The cloud of evi} stories and vile gossip which has covered the land, like one of the plagues Egypt, has largely hidden from sight the real merits of the question at issue, When men in fature years shail look back on this turmoil much that now fils our ears and eyes will be totally !or- gotten. Certain great tacts of personal character will stand forth and be plainly read in the cool light of history, It is the ‘6 Of men who desire the truth to seek even in the confused present to disentangle themselves from the vast mass of irrelevant matter and look attentively at what 13 central and sivnificant, Henry Ward Beecher is arraigned before the World as a libertine ands rite, He is charged with Baring. long sought the ruin of his friend’s wile and his own pupil in religion; with having | lived in adultery with her for months; witu hav- ing covered his guilt by years of falsenood, and at last by slanderous charges against the man he had wronged and the man who had saved him from exposure, In other words, it 1s charged that his whole life for years has been a monstrous lie, and that, having constantly on his tips the Gospel ol saintly purity and holiness, he has been living in treachery to every obligation of religion and of personal honor. The proof of this charge consists in the personal allegations of Mr. Tiiton and Mr, Moulton—Mrs, | Tilton’s alleged confession of adultery rests wholly on Mr. Tilton’s and Mr. Moulton's word—and in | the implications o1 cei tain letters of Mr. Beecher’s, to which he assigns @ wholly different meaning. The weight of this proof we shall presently con- sider. Beiore doing so it is right to consider What must be established by the proof. On the accuser rests the burden of overthrowing whatever by me aga igs afforded ie the character of the accused, Mr. ‘ilton’s charge 18 no less than that Mr. Beecher’s whole character is rotten. He alleges not merely a single offence, such as might consist with generai Tight intent and purity of character. His accusa- tions Covers not only flagrant sin, but delibera- tion, persistence, and such aggravations of meanness and hypocrisy as, if the accusation be irae, ought to sink the perpetrator to eternal in- my. And whois the man against whom such a charge isbrought? For many years Henry Ward Beecher has lived in the sight of the American people. No public man of our time bas.stood in a greater biaze of publicity, is life-work as an orator has kept bim under the constant scrutiny Of a great public, No man has poured himself iorth in a More constant and profuse stream of sermons, addresses, writings; no man has been more closely watched py iriends and foes, and no man has more freely revealed his own interior life to | all who choose to read, With the true oratorical temperament, ardent, open, self-disclosing, Mr. Beecher has had in a peculiar degree the power and the dispusition to take his hearers into his confidence as to the workings of his own mind and feelings. Thus, through the force of nature and of circumstances, he has lived for more than @ quarter of a century in the eyes of the world as lew have ever done—even his private conversa- tions and most trivial remarks being caught up and repeated by the newspaper press coustantly, | daily, to an extent almost incrediple, And what bas been the character of a public ministry thus known and read of all men? If we | were to select @ single characteristic as most | prominent and most certaim it would be | | | the helping men to a higher life, We do not discuss Mr. Beecher’s genius nor the soundness of his theology. But we say, and we appeal to the whole community to bear | us out in it, that pre-eminently his teaching and his whole public work has tended to make men nobler, purer, more unselfish, better citizens, bet- ter in all the relations of life. If the testimony could be taken of the men and women won he has helped out of weakness ana sin and despon- dency, it would be such a record as the world has seldomread. Thousands and tens of thousands look up to him as their true jatherin God, He has taught them to put beneath their feet their Worse seives—tuelr animalism, their pride, their | selfishness; and through his ministry they have been helped into tives of purity, sel!-sacriiice and consecration to God and man, Reading these words, countless hearts will bear witness that they owe their highest earthly debt to Henry Ward Beecher, Aud, looking at his work in its more public aspect, we appeal to every intelligent and candid observer. Has he not been tie helper of that which 1s good? Has not his influence been & great force steadily exerted in aid of patriotism, of education, of good government, of political an social reform, of every good cause? His whole work, ak in the eyes of the whole people, for forty years, has been morally beneficent. Be his is thinking shallow or profound, his theoloxy bet- ter or worse, thisis sure; he has been above all things @ moral helper ofmen. Dosuch waters low from a corrupt fountain Here the article makes inquiry into Mr. Beecher’s work ‘during the last lour years—years io which, according to Mr. Tilton’s statement, he has been a convicted villain, in daily dread of public exposure, seeking to cover up one baseness by another,” with the intent to show now full its results have been “of instruc- tion and comfort, of closest sympathy with haman wants and troubles, of power to lift men into strength and peace and hope.’’ After: | ward itdeals with the testimony offered in the | case against Mr. Beecher, and decides that the | evidence of neither Tilton, Mouiton nor Mrs, Tilton | has value, for each has on his or her “own ad- mission, or on ample and incontrovertibie proot, | told two wholly different stories of the whole mat- Glen Beecher alone has said always the same | thing. Finally the article convicts Mr. Beecher of a lack of wisdom that is astounding to most people, and Saysin substance that, because many oi these peo. ié are unable to believe that Mr. Beecher could led, or could lead fimself into such ®& state of wunreason, they force them- selves to accept the exaggerated gushing rhetoric of his letters as evidence agaist him. But Mr. Beecher admits that he blundered; and the writer in the Christian Union asks, “Is it more likely that Mr. Beecher is a liar and a profil. ee than that he blunderea as he says he did? We see but one possible answer to that question, on the part of any tatelligent and candid judge. But it is worth while to consider how bis mistakes accord with bis general character.” MOVEMENTS OF MRS. TILTON. Norwa x, Conn., August 31, 1874, Mrs. Theodore Tilton and daughter and Mrs. man could dtaw such a parallel to an innocent | of cetion in a letter written to the husband she bad wronged, it it had been confessed that she had dishouored him? a But Mr. Beecher says that the charge at first brought against nim fand which he brands as lalse as the otner) ag that of making an improper proposal to Mrs. Tilton. Tiare how periectly that is borne out. by the acts of tho parties at the time. Mr. Beecher went immediately hen the charge was made against him and gets a re- Traction. It was vague as at frst written and signed, and recalled the statements of a letter which “impli- | cated Mr, Beecher, whatever that might mean. | codicil was added. making certain » hat was desired to | contradicted, which is in these words : | “1 desire to say explicitly Mr. Beecher has never offered any {mproper s0iicitation, but has always treated me in a manner becoming & Ubristian and a gentleman.” This may. be followed uy} oy the evidence of the con- tinuous deciarations of Mr. Tilton himself, made orally and shown in writing to numerous promment citizens of Brooklyn, whose testimony we have at intervals ex- tending through a period of years, in which he always spoke of the aliezed offence as an improper soheiation, it only remains to notice the statement and acts of Mr. Francis D. Moulton. MOULTON’S CONTRADICTION. And In passing to the main feature in which he contra- dicts his printed statement we will only say that ina conversation with Rey. Mr. Halliday, expressly sent to to learn the facts by Mr. Tilton himself, Mr. Moulton id to him, “1 know all about this case that any man | nows, and Tsay to you that Mr. Beecher is guiitiess.”? To Mr. John W. Mason, who inquired about the siander on Mr. Beecher, he said, “There ix nothing in it,” and fe ‘As said to Mr. Studwell and many Mo hose evidence we might have omar ive Aiding climax of all these contradictions of the charge of fr diaad Appears in Moulton’s correspondence ir. Beecher wrote to him to say, * I shall write for the public a the iignt of th idgment day, ‘and inine,” Moulton replied in min his letter, “You can stand row.” God will take care of a sentiment twice writte a e Whole-case were publ \d to-mol nd yet we are asked Ioretieve t imeteenth fentary anda man who ‘thee ‘idence pane attended school (inasmuch as le as Theodore Tilton’s schoolfellow), when that minister this intention of publishing the fact of his adui- h a member of bis church, and the correspond. Knowing the fact. assured nim he could stand if it en ublighed the next day. "Having ot ‘Hie charge, it is proper to note that there is neither charge nor evidence before us of any impure proposal of stnproper, solicitation on the pars of ir. Beecher toward denial by both of them that any such proposal ever wes , When we see this original charge of Mr. Tilton extended with the exigencies of his case to include the rosser offence of adultery, the doctrine of “alse In thing false in all” would make even this witness COntradiet hia former charge THE CHRISTIAN UNION SPEAKS. Pati Hit rom @ proof-sheet of the editorial page of the Caristian Union, vf the edition to be published to- day, the following extracts are taken. The arti- cle is headed “Plain Words,” and is meant to be a clear explanation of the Brookiyn iscandal. The Christian Union is the re- ligious journal of which Mr. Beecher is toe recognized editor-in-chief, and which owes its prosperity from its inception to the power of his name and his genius. The Christian Union's vin- ication of its editor is as follow: Union has hitherto made no ref- antes the attacks on Mr. Beecher, except by the mention in a vety few instances of oficial pro- this correspond. of Christ in the Teast is shown by ceedings, If the editor-in-chie! were now in ac- tve control of the paper @ like silence would un- doubtedly still be maintained. but in the absence of Mr, echer for & number of week and in the consequent interruption for the presen: Of his oMoial relations with the paper, his asso- Clates take (he responsibility, without his con- sent or knowledge. Of treating the subiect as tt a LTT nen ney a ee | | | Mra, Tilton { \ | ‘A | preached Sunday at Plymouta church, and who ts ‘Tilton; but there isa specitic | Ovington reached here this morning, via Shepang Railroad, from New Preston, Litchfleld county, where she had been stopping for the past week, appeared in good health and spirts, and was heard to remark that her. rowing exercise?’ on Lake Wauramang had greatly benefited her, While at the lake they haa been accompanied by Rey. Dr. Robinson, who Indirectly identified with the Beecher-Tilton dif. culty. The party took the eleven o'clock express train for New York. Their sojourn in Connecticut covers & period of three weeks, THE MENNONITE IMMIGRANTS, Yesterday about four hundred and fifty more Mennonites arrived at this port by the Inman | Steamer City of Richmond, Almost all spoke the German dialects fuentiy, and in answers to the questions of a HERALD representative stated that they were formed into communities, and were bound for the Territory of Dakota a8 well as for the States of Kansas, Nebraska, Ohio and }ilinois, They were principally from the southern part of Russia, ‘to-day the Eagle line steamer Schiiler, Captain Thomas, it is expected, will arrive with {20 Mennonite families, or a total Of nearly 1,000 of the South Russian population. Each family will bring about $1,500 in gol Theae are not only Mennoni‘es, ut also Protestants and Catholics from Southern Russta, They intend to settle down in communities and bring with them thelr clergymen-teachers and tradesmen. ‘the Schiller satied on the 20th ult., and will arrive four days earlier than the Hammonia or Teutonia, of the ola Hamburg line, which latter vessels are aiso expected to bring additional reinforcements to the Menuonites already here, SUSPICIOUS DBATH OF A POLICEMAN, Amember of the Tremont police force, namgi Daniel M. Brown, was taken ill a few days since and was attended by the police surgeon, Who, fatl- ing to relieve the patient, called in consuitation | two other physicians, and after putting their heaus together it was decided to administer sulphate of morphine hypodermically. This was ac- cordingly done and the patrent died shortly afterward. The Board of Health having declined to accept a certificate setting forth that death had resulted from gastritis, an Inquest wag } held, when, as appears irom the papers in the case leit with the District Attorney yesterday, tue jury rendered a verdict that Brown “died irom a Malarial fever of a villous intermittent character, and that in their opinion his death was hastened by the injadictous use of morphine.”? A PEMALE SMUGGLER Yesterday, morning Custom Honse Inspectors Benjamin and Williams, of Colonel Burton's staff, seized several packages of siiks, laces, &c., In- tended, the customs officers believe, for a targé Broadway dry goods store, whose card was found in the possession of the smuggler, whose name 1s Mrs, goons. She stated that she was @ mulliner, residing in this city, and that the goods, which “were only samples," velonged to her personally. Mr, Benjamin discredited the story, and told her that duty must bg paid on them. This she was an- able to do, and the goods were sent to the Seizure Department of the Castom House. Up to alare hoar last pigot no Claimant had ap} ed at the Cus- tom House, and there 1s no doubt that the goods were @ 6muggitne vanture. GLENDENNING IN COURT. The Case Dismissed tor Lack of Evidence. His Counsel Threatens Retaliation—The Fro- moters of the Indignation Meet- ing To Be Indicted. The long expected appearance of the Rev. Joha S, Glendenning before a legal tribunal to answer to the serious charge against him took place yes terday. Justice Aldridge’s Court was crowded. The rush ‘or admittance was so great that ® special squad of police was detailed to keep order on the street. Ten o'clock was the hour fixed, but Glendenning did not appear till a quarter-past ten, when he entered the court room with bis —s counsel, Mr. Winfield, He smiled and seemed bappy as he Ispsed into a seat. Them he occupied himself with reading one of the morn- ; ing papers, apparently indifferent to the proceed- ings, Justice Alaridge put the usnal formula, “Is Mr. Glendenning in court?” This interrogatory was responded to by ex-Mayor Sawyer, who said :— “If it please Your Honor | appear for the proti and relatives of the deceased Mary gE ptolhong Mr, Sawyer then handed in the following doca- ment. r. Winteid objected, but the objection was overruled and the document was read:— Jensay Crry, A Before Thomas alaridge, Justiges se a7e Tn the matter of the prosecutioa for bastardy institated by Mr. Russell G, Dudley, the Poormasier, on the aiaavis of examination of the late Miss Mary E. B ing the Key, John 8. Giendenning father of @ child with which she which until’ the birth of said denning was arresied cannot be used as legal evide: on the trial ot said prosecution in consequence of her Alfred B. Pomeroy, brother of the’ de- p (it was, however, 1u the power of Glendennin, e desired a full ¢xamination, to have walved the matter of ner cross-examination and admitted her affidavit as gvidence, and, then disproved the charye if he could ‘That the said Pomeroy was also advised that his siste voluntary dying declarations, positive and clear as the; Were, charsing Glendenuing ‘as the father of her chi would not be admissable as legal evidence In acase of this kind, and While the brother (in common with oLber® entertains do doubt as to his being rightfully charged his deceased sister as the father of her chiid, consequence of her death he may avoid the expe the support of the same, it by no means establish innoceuce, neither does ‘it relieve him from the the accusation has cast upon him. ‘ ALFRED B, POMEROY, By bis counsel, B, F. SawrEn Mr. Sawyer stated that Mr. Pomeroy dia not de- sire to prosecute the case, because it was likely to cost more than the allowance for the support of the child given by the city. He was quite willing to take the support of the child on nimself, He would bring the case, however, to another conrt. Mr. Winfield interposed here and said that his client, Mr, Glendenning, was in court and would insist that the case should proceed, He charac- terized the men who organized the indignation meeting a8 a Bet of lunatics, and he would take care that they be brougnt bvelore tne Grand Jury to be indicted for conspiracy. Counsel here waxed very Wurm. ‘Every person connected with that Ineéting must be indicted,” he thundered out. The deience had abundant evidence that Mary E. Pomeroy’s dying statement was a lie, In this strain Mr. Winfleid proceeded, and Mr. Sawyer re- piled. The foliowing statement was then pre- sented :— We, the undersigned, were present during the last moments of. Mary =. Pomeroy, and do, upon our oatha, declare that she, with a consciousness that she wad about to pass trom earth into the presence of her God, an’ with the fall enjoyment of her mental facuities to the last, did veiuatarily and of ber own will, and uninfla- enced 'by any one, say and deciate, in the Yery. words tollowing, tal the tims “feel as though have not long to there have been @ great many things said against me now teil the truth in the sight of God, that denning 1s the father of my child; he has denied it and stiil denies it, but he an |se 1s the father of that child; he has said it me: I was afraid him, but now 1 am not joes not clear him.” Within twenty minutes after uttering the foregoing she sank into that sleep that knows no wakint Mrs. VICTOR 0, REEVE. a CLINTON W. CONGBR, WILLARD E. DUDLEY, Mr. Winfield returned to the charge and Glen« denning smiled. Counsel said:—“Glendenning hives at the turther side of inter bridge. The latuer of Miss Pomeroy’s child lives at this side of the bridge, aud the evidence will be forthcoming at the proper time.” The foliowing communication from Mr. Dudiey, Overseer of the Poor, was then presented :— Iuusny Ciry, August 31, 1878, Tomas ALpRivcr, Sin—l have Reaited 4n official notice from you to ap» pear in the case of a complaint of the Overseer of the Poor tor the city of Jersey City, made on the voluntary atfidavit of Mary EK. Pomeroy egatnee John s. Glenden- ning for bastardy. As it wil! not bossibie tor me to be tee at the time appointed, I will omly state that om the above complaint & warrant was issued, John 8. Glendenning was arrested and brought before Your Honor, and gave vonds vo indemnify the city axainst any costs for the maintenance of said basta child; and, asi have recetved no app.ication for the sup- port of said child, and as it has in no way become chargeable to the city, | know of no law authorizing me to Make an application for trial, as the city has no claim on Mr. Glendenning in the present aspect of the case. havo taken counsel and am advised that by the d of his accuser, Mary K. Pomeroy, we are deprived of main legal evidence in the case ; and, should application be made for the relief of said child,1 doubt the pro- pricty of subjecung the city to the costs of au examina: ve respect! Hom he G. DUDLEY, Overseer of Poor of Jersey City, The following affidavits were aiso handed in:— A true copy of the original affidavit of the late Miss Mary &. Pomeroy charging John 5. Glendenning as being the father of her child:— Hudson county, as. :—The voluntary examination of M: BE. Fomaroys ot Jersey vity, im sald county, sing! woman, taken on oath beiore me, Thomas Alaridge, one of the Justices, of the Peace i end tor th said county, lay of Jaly, 1874, w! the ssid’ child chargeabie to is, the 15th e is now with ehild, and that is likely to be born a bastard, and to be Pastor of the Peesbyterian church is the father ot he astor of the Presby’ ri @ father o} Baud child, MARY E. POMEROY, ‘Taken and signed, on the day and year above written, before me, Thomas Aldridge, Justice of the Peace in the aforesaid county. State of New Jersey, Hudson County, Jer #4. :— Mrs. vier & Keeve, rs Clinton W, Gonger and Willard & Dudley being severally duly sworn, each tor herseit and himself, solemnly swear that the foregoing statement of the deathbed scene is correctly stated, and that portion of the statement embraced within the quotation marks are her exact and aying words taken down in our prea- ence. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 29th day of Ausust, 1874.—Josara H. Avvripas, Notary Publicim the City of Jersey Vity, In the county and state alore- said. Thomas Aldridge, a Justice of the Peace within the county of Hudson and state aforesaid, do hereby certify to the foregoing statement, and state that the portiom relating to Miss Mary KE, Pomeroy's dying declaration te correctly stated, and was taken down by in the presence of the aforesaid parties in the very langnage used by (her. and was her own voluntary’ statement in a few minutes of her decease. THOMAS ALDRIDGE, Justice. Justice Aldridge then dismissed the case and discharged the bondsmen. Three of the spectators shook hands with Glendenning and congratulated htm on the result. Ex-Mayor Sawyer has prepared the papers in the case to be presented to the next Grand Jury. Glendenning’s counsel, on the otner hand, retaliates by threatening to sue (or libel and slander, QOITY HALL GOSSIP. Yesterday morning A. W. Smith, successor te Bogart & Smith, keeper of an auction store, cor ner of William and Frankfort streets, was arraigned before the Mayor, charged with Awindling several poor people who intrusted him with goods to sell. A widow made sucha com- plaint Bgeinat him, alleging that this auctioneer had sold sume furniture for her, aad in setting igsored the existence of two carpets, ior whioa she could obtain no money or satisiaction. In de- fence Smith said that he had just discovered that the carpets had got mixes: up with @ lot belonging to another person, and the proceeds were given to the latter, He also said the carpets brought only $4 50, or thereavouts, each; but the complainant had Witnesses to prove that she expressly ifty cents a yard as the minimum price at which he Was to sell the carpets. Smin agreed to settle with her at once at the rate of fitty cents per yard. Two or toree other parties then preferred charges of @ similar nature against him, but the examination into the (acts Was adjourned until to-~ morrow, Mr. Bennevile, the Mayor's secretary, told Smith if any more charges were made against him nis place would be closed up. The Board of Aldermea will nold an adjourned mecting on next ‘Thursday aiternoon, when it is expecved that the report of the Commissioners of Accounts in regard to the Commissioners of Chari- ties and Correction wiil be presented. Fire Commissioner Roswell D, Hatch had a pro- tracted interview with the Mayor yesterday aiternoon, City Chamberlain and County Treasurer Lane makes the following report of the city and county finances for the week ending Saturday last:— Balance, August 23 1,190, Receipts of week. 4 See ope F 10060189; ments of week. io reports having received Balance, August J The Chamberlain $6,314 75 from the several police courts for the month of Augut OITY vBEASUBY, Comptroller Green reports the following receipts and disbursements of the treasury yesterday :— From arrears of taxes, assessments and tnterest.. 87,4 From collection 0: assessments and interest. Ex From market rent and fees, ¥rom Water rents.. Bales City Xecord, Doe! i} ta Fee: Fees, &c,, Court ot Common Plei Fees and tines, Distriot Vourts ‘Tatak ........