The New York Herald Newspaper, January 6, 1875, Page 5

TILTON-BEECHER. Judge Neilson Designated to Try the Issue. THREE JURORS OBTAINED. The Entire Panel To Be Com- pleted To-Day. A Regular Field Day in the Court Room. The second day of the suit of Theodore Tilton against Rev. Mr. Beecher developed all the dramatis | persone in their show clothes, all the lawyers in their best dialectics, and finally, the lawyers’ ae- lay proving more intolerable than the law's delay, the Bench itself closed the skirmish and delegated one of its number to preside at the trial, Mr. Beecher’s counsel took an exception, and Chief Justice Neilson retired to another court room with the case. There, unless more legal comets and asteroids are discovered, the jury will be made up and the evidence presented, SCENE IN THE NEILSON COURT ROOM. The clear day brought out a very great crowd to surround the Court House. As it is related in “Barnaby Rudge” that when Newgate Jail was burned down the escaped convicts chose the jail steps for a resort. so in causes c(lébres mankind Mkes to stand around the court house doors.if it can get no nearer, The ample court room was very fall of jurymen, and the press contributed from forty to sixty members to the crowd. Chairs were at a premium and were sought to be carried away trom all the neighboring courts. The buzz of discussion was still as to the probable judge who wouid preside in the case, that being for the moment apparently of more consequence than the guilt of the princi- pals or the composition of the jury or the relative vigor of the counsel. The little gallery in the ena, set on brackets, looked like a pair of black domes above a black roof, where tne dense crowd at the two doors rose uniformly upon successive steps and filled the arched recesses. The people on the main floor, chiefly panel men, were as well dressed and good looking as could be seen in any church or lodge. Nobody attempted to call particular attention to himself except the Count Johannes, who sat at the re- porters’ table and talked over the head of a re porter at the wide arcana of nature, Several or the social friends of Mr. Beecher were on the floor. It was noticeable that among Mr. Beecher’s friends less acerbity was shown to those whose convictions and words have been against him than formerly. The mellowing hand of time has somewhat softened the passions of even this dispute. In Brooklyn, alter libel sults imnumerable and fights of rival adherents almost irom house to house, a steadier, more diffused feeling has settled on the general mind, like what migné be presumed in some long chancery litigation amoug the innumerable heirs, claimants and partisans. TILTON’S HUT. In the absence of any decided proceedings at the court room our reporter calied at the Tilton establishment, close in the rear of the court. It appeared to be empty. The tuousand interviewers ‘were no more. The tall, haggard, poetical pro- prietor was buried among his counsel, minutely going over subtleties of evidence, which to those gentiemen were of merely professional considera- tion, but to him the former vesture of his heart- etrings and the filaments of'his dreams. “People wonder how Beecher can have lived and suffered so,’ exclaimed a Brooklyn journalist, “But what can Tilton live on? He has never Managed anything belore with the general good Judgment he has shown in this case. him to go from one eccentricity to another until he dissipated the support of his most obtuse fol- lower. His general course tn former times was to ‘stir up some agitation and then get inside of it as its high priest. But in this personal’ cause he has grown older, more secret, strong and: cautious, and has made headway even in Brooklyn and Givided folks at famtly tables by the strokes he has successively dealt at Beecher. He bas disconunued his. talks with the correspondents, taken up books of law and practice, and generally ‘timed’ his attacks at the Weakest occasions with his adversary. How he 1s supported nobody knows; but Mr. Beecher is Mortgaging some of his property. They will probably go down 1n this wrestle together, their eyes on each other to the last, and leave the scun- dal a mystery to succeeding times.” ¢ RIVAL COUNSEL, Many persons 100K upon the subject as above, Others are apprehensive that the case, as Moulton and Tilton have related it, cumulatively and with the transposition of slight and subtle interpretations of tera, will be weakened, the shrewd analysis the same material Tracy and Evarts. lawyers are quite as strong to reconstruct the scandal in favor of Tilton’s position as either him- self or the ‘Mutual Friend.” As to these counsel, they are by no means un- worthy of each other, Brooklyn, ana Mr. Beecher gets no smail part of his personal confidence and worldly respect trom the solid consideration of this attorney. Mr. Evarts is better adapted than perhaps any Amert- can orator to state Beecher’s case with resonant tribute to his character and that mingling of evi- dence and sentiment which will be 80 acceptabie to the Plymouth congregation, His weakness may be in his long-windedness, At the impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson he spoke three days, and exhausted on the third the good impression of the other two. Even Charles Sumner wanted to stop him and go toa vote. ‘The friends of Mr. Evarts say bis weak- ness ts never to let a historical opportunity go by ifhe can plant a speecn in it for posterity. The cold, austere, dignified oratory of Mr. Beach, with its keen penetration of shams and sardonic power of getting through moonshine, is the chicf reliance of Tilton’s adherents. Behind Mr. Evarts he is expected to stand, like the human drama of the Midsummer's Night, paraijlel with the fairy Beecher’s , let- if not destroyed, by and by able counsel circumstances | reconstruction of | like | Again, itis said that Tilton’s | Mr. Tracy 18 respected in | 1 expected | | Jury box 1s also in his control; dances and passages which accompany it, and on | his cold ineredulity the vapors and sentiments of Evarts are to condense in mere drops of water. Those persons who were measuring the counsel in thig way while little or mothing was doing in court room No.2 did not suspect that a part of the same case was being tried across the corridor ; for, like a donbied bedded room, the stage has had two scenes for two days. SCENE IN THE M’CUK COURT ROOM. At eleven o'clock, or thereabouts, a coup d'état came off in the east court room which would early have made as much sensation through the country ag the Conservative coup d'état the day before in the Louisiana Legislature had not the Bench put an end to it, There was no need oi disguising the fact that the Judge who was to try this case was yesterday the whole point of the scandal. Judge McCue was the gee solicited to preside Py, the Beecher interest, le Was not so much desired by the Tilton interest from the fact that be granted the bill of par ticulars desired by Beecher’s counsel. It may be added here that while there are old English precedents for granting a bill of purticu- Jars, they are rare, and in this country atill rarer. Mr. Shearman, Beecher’s attorney, has the credit 1m public estimation of giving prominence to this sort of plea in the case of his client Fisk. At that time the courts were notortously corrupt, and the appearance of the same counsel with the same demand for a dill of particulars nas led a portion Of the press, if not @ portion of the American Bar, to pronounce the whole thing a novelty antl a@ trick. No doubt this opinion partook of the violence of all expressions on this unfortunate scandal, but it has apparently extended to Tilton’s counse), and under the thin disguise of perfect re- spect, they fought the conUnuance oj the case before Mcvue earnestly, “If McCue decides that he is to hear tne case,’’ said one of the attorneys, ‘there will be an ap- peal. Gossip in the court room related as follows the relations of these several justices to the parties on triai Neilson, the Chief Justice, was said to be a fair, impartial gentleman, orincipaily known to public jufe by the fact that State Senator Henry (, NE @ Presbyterian. Of McCue it was satd that he had not only granted the bill of particulars, but had some years ago been Mr. Beecher’s counsel. McCue is @ very large holder of real estate in the city of Brooklyn. 4s @ Roman Catholic, Ot Reynolds it was said by the Beecher interest that he had, some years ago, been the legal coun- sellor and adviser of Mr. Tiiton, aud might be biassed in the cause. fhe method of calling this case was exceedingly singular. Judge McCue was on the bench. Be- Jore him were the plaintiff ana defendant, with their long array of counsel, seated in the small area formed by & dense mass of spectators, includ- ing some of the most respectaule citizens of Brooklyn and some of the ablest lawyers in the State. Beside Mr. Beecher and his sons were Messrs, Evarts, Tracy, Shearman, Porter and Abbott, Beside ‘Tilton—Moulton Im the back- ground—were lawyers Morris, Beach, Pearsall, Fulierton and Pryor. It was a fearful sight ro see all these lawyers alighting on the substance of two poor chents. : TILTON AND BEECHER sat close together for the first time since the legal proceedings began, They bad but to rise and touch each other, but each seemed to divine where the other sat and never raised eyes to look, Mr. Beecher, who was to dispose of his church pews in the evening, after the proceedings were over, wore his usual negligé dress, loose overall or surtout, of a dun color, and had bis brownish soft sombrero in bis hand. He read a newspaper and JOE OA ASA i ULESIe Jess at ease than the day be- jore. Tiiton wore @ long cloth coat, a blue silk neck tie, wide collar, small studs in bis shirt and his long hair was unusually well brushed behind the ears, Where it spread out like bunches of lilacs, He had a gvod color and clear eyes and made no Movements, except a few times to close his lips as if weary of delay in the preliminaries of the case. This zoom, like court room No. 2, was densely crowded. Persons of local eminence, like Geveral Siocum and H. C. Murphy, were seated or standing close to the principals. All the judges were upon the bench, a@ bright, judicial set of men, looking their ofice, and perhaps none more troly than Judge McCue, whose good sense and. probably, sound law relieved him by @ persona) decision of the amoiguity in which warring counsel had in- volved him, The Judge is a stout man, of grayish hair and mustache and black eyes. He 1s neat and delicate in his address, decorous to counsel und Strictly attentive to the proceedings. His assoct- ate, Reynoids, ia a thin, gray-haired, professional person, and the Chief Justice, Neilson, 1s a sub- stantial and serious man pass middle age, wearing a wig. Among these judges there 18 perfect good feeling, and it 1s to be deplored that the par- tality of rival counsel for either of them shouid have subjected the whole Bench to the indelicacy 0! a debate whica for prolixity and vacuity 1s not worth reporting. Heduced to its essence the de- bate was Lo more than this :— Counsel for Beecher—Judge McCue, you have no Tight to send this case to Chiel Justice Neilson, but must oblige us by trying it, as Brother Shear- man, who isa great student of old, dry law, will show you by numerous precedents, Counsel ior Tilton—Judge McCue, you must not change your order to let Unief Justice Neilson try this case, as we will argue to your face. To demonstrate how utterly sophistical and wastelul the debate was We may add what Judge Sam Morris, of counsel for Tilton, said to us before Judge McCue rendered his decision. “We don’t care which Judge tries it,’? he said; “any man on the bench will do for us, But the other side have got to pettifogging ana we nave to oblige them.’” Judae Moo Ge REAL vitreegeor iw @ McCue—Are the parties re: e Case of Tilton vs. Beecher? ai Mr. Tracy—We are reaay, sir. Judge McCue—The ‘Oourt is ready. I announce to the counsel that the case will be called in the other room before Judge Netison. The Clerk will ass into that room, taking with him the jary box, ‘om which the jurors will be called, 1 will remain in charge of the general calendar. At this decision there was a war, arush and scrambling over seats in @ very unseemly manner, £0 that counsel and clients were no more than members of any street mob, The people started for the other court room, 1t is said, and has been 8o printed, that at this moment Mr. Tracy, of mr, Beecher’s counsel, asked William M. ‘bvarts, his associate, to object to the above order oi Judge McCue, and Mr. Evarts replied, ‘No, I will not.” However, there must have been a reconsulta- tion, for aiter the Tilton party had cleared out Mr. Beecher’s counsel all re-entered alone, and Mr. Evarts proceeded to argue that as the case had been declared *‘on” yesterday by Judge Mcvue it could not be transferred. The following paragraph embraces all of Mr. Evarts’ speech thut is vital:— “There have been two mottons made in this case, one that the panels anould be consolidated and the other that tne jury should ve Sinp anal G and that lor the convenience of counsel they should agree to tne understanding that no progress should be made in the case until this morning at eleven o’clock. This cause stands in your Court as it stood there. ‘Pnis 1s not a matter connected with or referring to the selection of judges. We Say that we are to be tried as a defendant in this court, held by your Honor, and that the practice by which the cause should be sent before any other Judge is a practice resting on consent or the absence of objection, and that Your Honor wiil search in vain in the statutes Cl deere your Court for the power of holding double circuits that ig given by express statutes even in regard to the Supreme Court, the Court of Common Pieas and the Saperior Court of the city of New York.” Mr. Kvarts spoke without much spirit, It was to his last point only that Judge McUue’s decision, an hour afverward, was directed, when the Judge said :—“I have come to the conciusion and I shail so rule, that we. have the right to hold two terms, * * My associates are Lot bound to any con- currence in my views.” Aiter Mr, Evarts finished the redoubtable Shear- | man arose, who had been seen to enter early in tae day with a leather bag, and two clerks luden down With antique sheepskin and other forms of octavo delay, He arose, his spectacles tn a perpetual state of adjustment, and bent his ae close together, aa for an obstinate endeavor. He said that he didn’t see the Opposite counsel; that tney had gone out without our consent, and ought ‘%0 be sent for. | The Judge had alreagy sent for them, and they | fied in, the tall Tilton looXing aroand in a won dering way, Beach frowning an tuquiry, Morris amiably interrogative, Pryor biack-eyed and pry- ing tor a bill of particulars, and the stout Judge Fuilerton with bis best cross-examining face put on. | The Judge said—Mr. Evarts has addressed a few | remarks to the Court in reierence to the mgnt of | the Court to send this case before another Judge, On the ground that the case was called on and 1s now on, and that there could but be one term held of this Court. Mr. Shearman—I will state the grounds of my objection, Mr. Beach—I have heard them sufficiently. Here Mr. Beach looked at Mr. Shearman. Mr. Shearman returned the look with even more con- centration. Mr, Beach, turning to Mr. Evarts, more courteously, said:—“rrobably Mr. Evarts bas made his suggestions in consequence of nou Knowing the arrangements entered into between the counsel for the defendant and the plaintut’s counsel and thts Court, in which, on the sugges- tion of my friend that he was engaged in a case in New York, Your Honor should preside until twelve o’ctock, when Judge Neilson should pre- side in the empanelling of the jury.” Mr. Evarts made no response, and, alter stating the case agaio, Mr. Beach, addressing Mr. Shear- man, satd:—“Without intending any offence to any gentleman I pronounce this proceeding en- urely repugnant to the arrangement beween counsel,” Mr. shearman made a speech in reply, and quoted a suring of wuthorities. By the time he finished Mr, Beechgr was gone and also Mr. Moul- ton, leaving only the former’s counsel and Tilton. “Are we hever to have done with this business of disowning acts of counsel for the plaintit ? Can we never have concert of action? Are we never to be able to rely upon the assurances of the counsel 7”? He called on Mr. Tracy, his associate, to con- firm bis memory ag to the agreement 0! the pre- vious day, and Mr. Tracy did so at consideravie. length, concluding thus:—‘l have assumed thai, according to the regalar and uniform practice’ ot this Court, the calendar is in Part 1, under the control of the Jadge who is presiding, and that the and { assuned when this case was called it would be called be- fore Your Honor, as all other cases are before tue Judge who presides in this Part, I supposed that the panelling or the jury shouid proceed here, and that alter that work was accomplished, if it suould be suggested for the convenience of this Court, or for any other reason, that this case should be transicrred to Part 2,anJ that was assented to by the counsel, then the case should be transferred and tried before Judge Neilson. .1 never supposed that anything unusual was to take place in this case. I never understood myself as assenting to any arrangement by which this case would be tried in Part 2.7? It was now ciear to the audience that unless the Judges were peremptory in their order, the coun- sel lar the deience would stand on this point and fight it out ifit took all summer. Mr. Beach said, aking freely and with rising keenness :—‘l have @ strong disinciination to continue this discussion. I think the movement on the part of counsel was buta device which they had resorted to to bring the case before Your Honor. * * * It looks tomy mind very much like @ device for the tounda- tion Of the motion on which the counsel make this moving, and as a departure from the express agreement for the purpose of raising a@ technical question.” But people peas 10 look du- biously between Bench and counsel at this point, and Mr. Beach then answered Mr. Kyarts’ position on the doubie term. It 1s one of the propositions of the counsel for de- fence that this Court has no power to hold a | double session. I have not examined that qnes- tion for the p e of discussion, but 1 have a general recollection of the provisions of the | statute Of 1870, in relation to the power to hold separate parts of courts. In 1870 the Legislature | passed an act assimulating the jurisdiction and powers of this Court to those possessed by the courts of New York, enumerating the Supreme Court, Superior Court, the Court of Common Pleas. The statute gives to each of them equal jurisdic. | tion and powers, {[ submit that the statute | conlers upon this Court ail the jurisdiction | im regard tO the sessions of the Court which | are possessed by the courte of New York. rhe second section of that act provides that tne | three Justices of this Court, or any one of them, may hold buat | courts for the trial of causes, There is nothing in that act directing that the ses- sions of this Court shail be held bya single judge. « Mr. Beach having amplified this point very fully, W YORK Mr, Morris followed and Mr. Evarts closed by re- HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1875.—TRIPLE SHEET. he claimed that the empanelling of the extraordi- nary large jury before Judge Neilson had already | Opened the trial in the next Court. Mr. Evarts said—“ft is not @ special panel for the Beecher case, It is a special anel of number to attend this Cou They are of the same character as the general panel is; they are all one panel for the purpose of crawing lois tor this case or any other case, We may be wrong, bat that is our proposition of law made vo Your Honor yesterday. Now Ido not understand that Your Honor sends this term before another asso- ciate in another room. 1f this is caused for tne convenience of triul, then the disposition must arise after you have disposed of the consolidation of the panels and the impaveliing of a jury. Judge McCue then remarked to counsel on both | sides :—I desire to consult with my associates in | relation Lo the point as to the power of the Court to held @ Special Term. We will take @ recess, therefore, ior half an nour, or tor longer ume if the coansel desire. Tue Court took a recess until half-past one. The Tilton party rematmed in their chairs, The spectators had no idea what would happen unt, at the sudden re-enirance of Judge McCue alone, he took his place, and, the crowd pouring In, he closed the discussion in the following words :— have givea this question the best cousidera- | tion i could during the interval of che recess, and I have come to the conciusion, and I shall so rule, that we have the right vo hold two terms. The act of 1870 provides ‘*fhat the said three juages of the Court, or any of them, shall hold a Court of Civil Jurisdiction.” » So far ag tue calling of the case yesterday is con- cerned, I did not understand that 1t was on in the sense that the trial of the case had commenced The calendar was called for the pufpose 01 ascer taining the causes upon it, I shall, theretore, re- new the direction that | gave you this morning tn vhe case and send it in before Judge Neilson for trial, The case will be called there to be tried. fhe counsel can make any objection here and have it spread upon the record to the end that the question may be raised hereaiter. Pausing @ moment, Judge McCue, in a lower and sober tone of voice, said, What ail the better class of spectators jelt:—Belore dismissing the case | desire to say in behal/ of my ussociate that we have lelt very much embarrassed at the intimations thrown out from time to time about the preierence 01 sending the case before one judge in preference to another, or betore any particular judge. We have tried to dispose of the case in the ordinary course Of the practice of this Court; and I trust that both parties will receive all the consideration to which they are entitled, or as ordinary suitors are entitled to, That is all they should claim, Upon this constraction of the statute I desire to say that this is simply my Own opinion. My asso- ciates are not bound to any concurrence in my views. They are at di to examine the ques- tion when it comes up before them. ‘The parues, therefore, with the witness and the counsel, will pass into the room opposite, and the clerks wil attend there with the jury box. Mr. Evaris—We take exception to this ruling. Judge McCue—You may have it spread at length upon the record in any way that you desire, so as to raise the question hereafter. So end two of the obstructions to getting down to what may literally in this case be called hard pan. The case then went directly into the other court room and before Judge Netison, IMPANELLING THE JURY. As early a8 ten o’clock tn the forenoon the court Officers took up their position at tne door lead- ing to the court room of Part No. 2, of the Brook- lyn City Court, where the jurors impanelled the lay previous were directed to assembie. None other than persons having the summons ot jury- men, lawyers and reporters were admitted by the court officers, but they were sufficient to fill the hail of justice almost to repletion. Soon alter eleven o’clock there was & grand rusn for the court room across the corridor, Part No. 1, in which Judge McCue was presiding, it becoming whispered that che counsel were arguing upon the right of that tee to order the trial to take place before Juage Neiison, Deputy Clerk Mallison soon after announced that the jurors couid take a re- cess until two o'clock, which had the effect of turther redacing the crowd in the court. Attwo o'clock, however, the jurors ana lawyers were back and in their former places, Almost immediately there was a grand rush into the Court, filling every available Space and crowding the counsel into a very small compass within the inclosure in front of the bench, Judge Neilson took his seat and Mr. Malli- son was about to call the panel when Mr. Evarts arose and said that “he arose 10 a question of privilege, The crowd should be kept back if it were at all possible, and chairs ought tobe pro- vided for the counsel,”? Judge Neilson said that he regretted tnis con- fusion exceedingly and ordered that chairs be iur- nished the counsel. The officers should put back the crowd from about the counsels’ seats. ‘The clerk said he would call the regular panel nay and then he would call the special panel of rors. Mr. Beach remarked that he would concur with the counsel on the other side in the assertion that a little more space would be desirable. “Get back, get back |’ cried the court officers as they again struggled with the mass of people who gathered about them, and considerable confusion ensued for several minutes. The reporters were driven away trom a table in front of the jury stall and the counsel occupied their places. Mr. Evarts hoped that His Honor would under- stand and that the crowd would recognize the fact that examining jurors is a very responsibie duty, and he asked the Court to direct that facili- ties should be aiforded counsel to have communi- cation with their clerks and other persons during the trial. Unless this fact was understood the counsel could not hold themselves responsibie. Judge Netlson—The facilities must be given, and the officers wil see to it the people get back and that the attendants of counsel are furnished with chairs also. Mr, Evarts asked that the regular and special panels be combined. The Court asked was the motion made by mu- tual consent, ana Mr. Beach replied by request of the defence, but almost immediately after agreed to combining the panels, which was so ordered by the Judge. A Mr. Thayer, who had been called in the regular panel, was then told to stand aside, with the agreeable remark that he might not be called again. names, and the counsel for the defence suggested that the numbers be also calied, which was sd ordered. Mr. Shearman desired to assist the efforts to obtain a jury, and ifthe counsel would consent it would be well to have the Court propound the usual questions to the jurors as to place of resi- dence, age, occupation, citizenship, as to whether the jaror bad heard of the controversy, whether he had reaa of the case, whether his name is on the assessment roll, &c. Judge Neilson said the counsel bad better inter- rogate the jurors themselves, as it was customary and proper. Mr. Beach dissented from the opinion of Mr. Shearman upon this subject, and the call pro- | ceeded. James Harkness was then called, ana being sworn to answer traly the questions put to im, said he was twenty-five years of age and @ paper hanger by occupation, He is not acquainted with the parties; had read the case trom the com- mencement in the publications; read Tilton’s letter to Dr. Bacon, and previous tu reading that letter he was not aware of these charges; had formed an opinion of the case based apon what he had read. ‘The Court ordered him to stand aside. Charles E. Foster had teen abroad trom April antil October last, aud had read very little of the case; read sundry publications since he returned, but could not recall what particular papers; had conversed with his family on the subject; had ex- pressed n0 impression as to the innocence or guilt of any of the parties; is a member of Dr, Cuyier’s congregation, and had not conversed with Alder- mau Whitney on the subject: was summoned as a juror on New Year's Day; any expressions of opin- 10n that he had made upon the ‘subject was based on previous conversations; though is opinion had been based on conversations with nis family he had seen no reason to change it. Mr. Shearman asked him whether his impression Was so strong that tt would require evidence so as to cause its removal. Mr, Foster, the juror, thought not; but his tm- pression was based on what had been told him. ‘rhouga he had no bias, tt would require evidence to remove the impression. Mr. Shearman remarked that he did not suppose they would ever get men who have not some slignt ti preferaple to those who had never read the paper, He was about to read authorities as to the quaiifl- cations ot jurors when Mr. Beach luterrupted him, saying jurors must be entirely unprejudiged as to etther parties. itis true Mr. Foscer had not been present in this country during all the controversy, but he had received a statement from relatives and thereupon had formed an opinion. As he abides by that opinion this was ba mere hypo- thetical impression ; tt was a marked case of bias upon facts, presented in sources on which be must rely, and aid rely, ‘he Court ordered the juror to stand aside, he Edward A. Smith, of No. 128 Livingston street, A cigar Manufacturer, whose place of busihess is at No. 11 Bowery, New York, had been in business nine years: had read the Tilton-Beecher case in the New YorK HERALD and other papers; trom what he had read and heard he nad formed @ de- cided opinion, which he entertains now, touching the guilt or innocence oi the parties, mr. Smith was ordered to step aside. Wilttam V. Williamson bad formed an opinion as to the controversy upon what he had read, and had mentioned it among his Irienas; nad expressed his opinion, and still entertains if, He was told to stand aside, and did so. Morris Cotien, of No, 137 Sixth street, had read some of the publications of the case in the wer- man papers concerning the report of the com- mittees, Had formed no opinion on the subject; did not say toany one whether he believed the cbarge true or not; read Mr. Beecher’s statement inthe Staats Zeitung, but not the whole ot it; | heard others express opinions, but only velieved some of what ne heard; nothing has since oc- curred to cause him to coange that impression, but he would not change it unless upon some evi- dence. Mr. Shearman said they were satisfied that the juryman should stand aside. John H. Meyer, residing in Skillman street, a grocer, Wd read something about the case, and had heard opinions upon the subject; did not know whether he had iormed or expressed any opinion with relerence to the case. Mr. Shear- man said the gentleman was not sufMcientiy ta- miliar with tne language to serve, Mr. James T, Bolles, a bookseller, had read pretty much everything on roe be and had forined an opinion, which he st entertained, by both sides and requested to step aside. James Schultz, of No. 1,143 Fulton avenue, a coniectioner, had read what had been printed in the papers of New York and had conversed with narties upon the merits of the case; had decided Excused @ fixed | ‘The Clerk then resumed calling the | ression, and that Class of men were tur | % ; 1 Murphy nad married a son to nis daughter. He ia if sponding to that part of Mr. Beach’s speech where | opinions as to the innocence or guilt of the par- | ties. He stood aside, William Wasson being sworn, as were the other | Jurors, said he residea in Stuyvesant avenue, is ‘an artist by occupation and had read most ali of this case in many papers, and from what he had read and heard had formed an opimon which would require a good deal of evidence to remove, | (Laughter.) Mr, Wasson stood aside, Benjamin C. Miller, touching his capabilities to: serve as a juror, said he was a house mover and resided in Pacific street; had read a few state- ments on the subject and had heard opinions of others; he also had formed #m opinion which he still maintained. The Court ordered him to step aside, THE FIRST JUROR SECURED. Lewis 4. Robinson, of Gates avenue, a real estate broker, had partially read the publications on the controversy; did not remember whose statement he had read; had heard the ques20n talked over, and fad takeu part in the conversa tions; for arguments sake, he had tested the opin- 1eng of others a8 to what they thought of the truth or falsity of the charges Made; could not say whether he believed in the truth of the opin- ions which he had expressed at the time; he | simply expressed opinions to elicit the opinions of | Others; the opinion expressed by him was based upon condition that he could get evidence to sup- Port it; heard discussions on the subject almost | Weekly; be was induced to examine the matter with reference to making up his mind on | the subject. Ex-Judge Morris subjected this juror to argorous examination a8 to the basis of opiuion as toa fixed idea touching the innocence or guilt of the par- ties, The juror sald he was not @ member of any rengious denomination and nad not recently at tended any church; had read the whole of the letter to Dr. Bacon and Mr. Tilton’s statement; also read Mr, Beecher’s statement, and yet he had no line of mmformation upon which he could pass a judgment that would satisfy his own mind; what he read was not 1n such form as he would de- sire to have as evidence in a Court like this, ‘This juror was then examined by Mr. Evarts, and said, in answer to tne questions put to him, he had no opinion which could prevent him from rea- dering a true and honest verdict in the case, Mr. Beach asked whether as an intelligent man he had received no impressions as to the guilt or innocence of the parties after having read and argued the case, as he had stated, ‘Ihe-juror re- pled that be had not jormed an impression, as be regarded from what he read on either side thas wey were euch making a case. fe had no bias and knew of nothing that would influence his ac- tion a8 @ juror in this case, He has never ex- pressed any opinion of his own, except to elicit the opinion of others, Tne Court—1 think he 18a competent Juryman, gentlemen. What do you say? The counsel agreeing, Mr. Robinson was told to Stand aside by the Court and be present at eleven o'clock to-day. The juror was instructed not to read or converse With any one on the case. “Should any one speak to him,” Judge Neilson said, “report him to me that I may see to his punishment.” This was the first juror secured, __P.B, V, Livingston had read the case, formed an opinion and still held to it. He was compelled to stand aside. Edward F. Dudley had formed no opinion on the subject; is twenty-six years of age, and was in the retail liquor business untila recent date; had Tread some of the statements of the parties in the case; his ideas were not very clear, but thought he had read the letter of Dr. Bacon on the sub- ject; heard discussions between people on the matter of belief, as hesmade it @ rule to concur with every one; knew exactly what he was think- ing about, but did not always express his own opinion; some thought Mr, Beecher was guilty and he (the juror) admitted it, some thougut he was innocent and he agreeq with them (laugater) ; the case was a mtxed one generally, and he only thought over it when he bad ample leisure and nothing else to do; both men tell contradictory stories; Can’t believe both; can’t believe exther (with @ shrug of the shoulders)—(langhter, in which the counsel on both sidea took part)— thought he had, in his pursuit alter knowledge, missed Mr. Beecher’s statement, but naa read Mr, Tilton’s and Mrs, Tilton’s and portions of the tes- umony before the Committee of Investigation; gave more weight to the testimony giveao before the committee than to that which he read in the newspapers; had an impression, but no opinion, on the subject} the impression formed wouid bias | bis mind in some way in iavor of either party; toe impression which I have formed would, I think—there’s something init. (Laughter.) “Stand aside,” said the Court, and the witty witness ‘stepped aown and out.” THE SECOND JUROR OBTAINED. Gritfen B. Halstead, of No, 340 Pacific street, in the hardware business, lad read of this case but had not formed an opinion; had read most publica- tions on the matter; at the time of reading some ol the matter did form an opinion; read Tilton’s letter to Dr. Bacon and all the statements; was in the habit of reading the HERALD and the local papers: entertain several impressions now upon the matter and 1% might require some evi- dence to remove them; had frequently conversed with persons on the subject and had generally dissentea from the opinions of others; bad told persons we couldn’t judge from ex parte state- ments; belongs to the Methodist denomina- ton: he had no bias that would ipfuence his verdict. Mr. Halstead was accepted on botn sides, and thus, the defence reserving the right to chal- lenge, the second juror was obtained. ANOTHER JUROR FOUND, Stepnen Lewis, a cracker baker, residing at Wil- luughby avenue, had read a great deal of the pub- | ications on this case, but nothing that would make him biassed in rendering a verdict; was a | member of the Tompkins avenue churcn; had | seen Mr, Beecher only twice; heard bim preach; brought some friends to Plymouth church about two months ago to hear bim; had said that every | man should be declared innocent until he is proven guilty. He was accepted, making the | toird juror accepted, with the right o: challenge | reserved. TIME CALLED BY COUNSEL. Andrew Mackey was the next juror called, and the appointea hour of adjournment having ar- | rived—it being four o’clockK—Mr. Fauilerton arose and said:—“Your Honor misunderstood the cause of my uneasiness when you ordered the officer to close tbe lattice. It was the clock, and not the lat- | tice, which troubled me, Asit1s four o'clock, and | | I think we had better reserve our strength in this case, 1t might be weil to stop the proceeaings here tor to-day.” Judge Neilson said perhaps it would be as weil to try one more juror. .. Mr. Evarts said, “Fullerton, I was of the opinion | that you had agreed to leave off at four o'clock, und it is now that hour.’” Mr. Fullerton replied that was what he intended to do, and he had just told his Honor that it would be well to adjourn for to-day. Judge Neilson thereupon adjourned the case until eleven o’clock to-day, and in so doing took occasion to state to the counsel that he wished them to do him the justice of bearing in mind that he was not to be held respon- | sible for the inconvenience at which they had been placed. ‘The room was full when they | entered, and the crowd was unwieldy because of the pressure. To-morrow he would see that great | care would be exercised by the officers in regulat- | ing the admission of persons to the court room, None other than jurors, witnessea and reporters should be admitted by the officers. Reporters, be sald, would have to put up with the hardships and inconvenience to which they are subjected for the present—until a jury had been obtainea— then he would see that they are furnished with proper accommodatuons. He warned the jurors against reading of the case or convers- ing with anybody on the subject. ‘rhe crowd then dispersed across the heavily laden floor of the court room und out into the cor- vidor, and 0 ended the first day’s proceedings in one of the most remarkable cases of crim. con, ever tried in Christendom, Itis now opined that | & Jury of twelve men will be obtained in the ‘Tilton vs. Beecuer suit to-day, THE WEEK OF PRAYER. Increased interest was manifest yesterday in the exercises of the week of prayer observed at Dr. Rogers’ church. The Rev. Dr. Ganse presided, and at his right hand sat Dr, Rogers leading the songs of praise, The objects of prayer yesterday need itas much as any objects can in a Christian land—civil governments and all in authority, the increase of intelilgence and the purification of pub- | lie opinion and the spread of free institutions throughout the world. The exercises of prayer and extiortation yesterday were confined wholly to ministers, and the chatrman calied upon’ breth- ren to speak or pray, and thereby assured the audience that they should not be troubled with anecdotes about canai buats, boys eating their Meals and saying they were good, as the congregation of Monday were. Such men as Drs. Hutton, Jonn Hall, T. D. Anderson, | Wiliam Adams, W. M. Tavior and 3. Tyng spoke and prayed yesterday. Dr. Adams re- Marked that we are commanded in the Gospel to ray for alin authority that they may administer fistiee in all godliness and sobriety—the only true | basis oF civil government—but too often sup- | verted, The ruier may sin and the sin will he | @t his door, put its consequences do not end there, We should, therefore, ask God that the civil power may be sancufied and that the time may come soon when kings shail be the nursing fathers of the Church and queens the nursing mothers, as foretold by the prophet. And we should never lallinto the error o| supposing that because we have no religion established by law those in authority are not therefore under obligation to be religious. The venerable Dr. Tyng offered some remarks on the Psaim that was read at the open- ing, in which David declares that the prayers of the son of Jesse are ended, and to this phrase more particularly the Doctor directed his remarks. Oivil governments and authority, kings and rulers of the eartn are merely agents of the King of Kings and Lord of uords. MW he (Dr. Tyng) were asked what form of civil government he preferred he would answer universal submission to the royalty of Jesus. If he were asked what form of ecclesiastical government, he would answer a uni- versal brotherbood in the love of the Lord Jesus Christ, “That is what he cared for and prayed for, and when he came to die with the brightening prospects of the Saviour’s kingdom before him, he too would use the language of David, the son of Jesse, and say his prayers are ended—there is nothing more to be asked, ‘The meeting baat. Balt be led by Dr. Taylor, and prayers will be offered tor parents ana children and teachers and guardians, ior schools and col- leges, for the Christian ministry, for Young Men’s Obristian Associations aud for Sunday schools ROBBING THE MAILS. THE DEFECTS OF THE CARRYING SERVICE—THE MONEY ORDER CONTRASTED WITH THE REGIS- TRY SYSTEM, If any of our merchants or housekeepers had any idea that their treasnres of heart, home or busi- ness were intrusted to carelessly selected boys hired by Mr. Dodd, of the New York Transfer Com- pany, they doubtless would have instructed their correspondents to send vheir missives di- rect to the General Post Office, ratner than to have run the risk of having them carted over the highways of the city to stations A, B, C, Dor otherwise and deliberately rifled by freevooting boys, who, baving taken an oath without solemnity, broke it without com- punction. This 1s exactly what has been done. An hambie wood pedier on this occasion was the detective, and when he saw his path through Washington square, on Saturcay morning last, strewn with infiniiesimal bits of white and rose colored paper, he stopped to examine the deposit, ‘and found the irregular flakes variously inscribed, Bat when Cullen—tnat was his name—found on one of them the name of a Park Commisstoner the soul ofthe vender of wood was moved to exceeding wonder, What could it mean? Why should the Dame of an honored dignitary of the etty be igno- misiously trailing in the snow that cold January morning? As the flakes flew Cullen also flew alter them, culling them like ANGELS BY THE WINDS DISTRAUGHT, At length it was discovered tuat tue white- winged messengers came from a mail cart of the New York Trausier Company, and tuat one Wood- ward was driving the same. Developments were inorder. Joseph Parkins and Samuel Hoyt were Jound to be accomplices in this despoiling of the mulls, and the drivers of the New York transfer wagons, who should be the custodians of the malls, Were found to be the robbers. They were vulgar robbers; they used no delicate manipula- tion; they beat off the locks of t.e bags with ham- Mers ana_stole the contents by wholesale, tearing up the letters and checks, whitening the highways with them and littering the bottoms of their wagons, under the straw, with the precious mis- sives intrusted to tne custody of the Post Office, In this case no blame can be attached to the | Post OMce Department im New York, es the officials here are bound by law to accept the lowest bid for the ‘transportation of the maila between stations, &c., the per- sons employed, however, taking the official oath, which renders them amenabie to the United States laws. Mr. Dodd was yesterday in confer- ence with the offictais at the Post OMice and promised to give his personal superintendence in Tuture to the transit of the mails to and from the various stations, This may seem somewhat like locking the stable after the horse is out, but it is to be hoped that the present contretemps will teach the authorities in Washington that the whole postal service—the most important in the government—should be under the individual con- trol of the officer who js held responsible for the good management and honest delivery. THE MONEY ORDER DEPARTMENT of the New York Post Office daily receives evi- dences of its usefulness to the public, and the throng of merchants and others who crowd the Darrow corridors, demanding the accommodation O{ this bareau, sufMiciently attests its popularity. While letters sent “registered may miscarry and irrevocably be lost to the senders a money order if lost can be renewed and the money col- jected by the proper recipient, All the heads of the departments of the Post Office are obliging, and willing to answer any inquiries to strangers of those ignorant of the rules. Another amusing instance of the cqrelessness of clerks came to light yesterday in the Searcher'’s Department. Messrs. ‘E. 8. Jaffray & Co. sent a package of fine lace handkerchiefs, &c., to the t- terior of New York. The package was properly deposited in the Post Uffice, and also properiy ad- dressed, but WITHOUT A SINGLE STAMP. The parcel was retained of course, and when an | fuquiry came from the intended destination the omcials here Were enabled to answer, ‘Ail right, but no stamps,’? A NOVEL SWINDLE. ATTEMPT TO PROCURE JEWELRY BY A FALSE CHECK—ORIGINAL DEVICE TO SECURE CERTI- FICATION—THE SWINDLER NOT ARRESTED. On Saturday last @ man giving the name of James 8. Bishop called at the jewelry estaolish- ment of Howard & Co., on Frith avenue, and selected diamonds and other articles to the amount of $2,538, for which he said he would call and pay on Tuesday. He stated that he lived in New Haven, but nad just made arran; join a firm in New York as special paMner, Yes- terday (Tuesday) he came with apotber man, aoout a quarter before three, and expressed nis desire to take the goods, for which he said ne would have to give his check. He remarked that there would hardly be to the bank, as 1t Was so near three o’clock, Dut he produced tits bank book on the Ninth Ward Bank, showing that he had that day made a deposit of | $35,000; he also showed his copartnershtp papers, duly drawn up in legal form, wich the signatures of tour partners, all properly witnessed and authenticated, showing that he had contributed $40,000 as special parcner. Mr. Howard, however, told him that they coula not take the check without inquiring at the bank, and as the bank was not far off it could be sent ever and have the iniormation obtamed in a few minutes. To this ne consented and tue check Was taken to tne bank, presented and certified. Mr. Howard stili felt that there was something wrong. and inquired if the check would now be paid under any circumstances, In reply he was told that if the drafts Geposited by Bishop should not prove good then the certified check would not ve paid. Further conversation with the cashier elicited the fact that Bishop had an- swered the advertisement of a respectable firm who had advertised for a special partner last week, and atter one or two interviews agreeed to contribute $40,000 as special capital. The firm were dealers with tae Ninth Ward Bank and reterred Bishop to it in regard to their standing, &c, He thus be- came acquainted with the officers of the bank, and yesterday, when the partnership papers were ex- ecuted, he paid the $40,000 tn a draft on a New Haven bauk, which the firm deposited in the Ninth National Bank. At the same time Bishop Opened an account in his own name and deoosited another draft on another New Haven bank jor $35,000, and it was agatnst this deposit the check given to Howard & Co. was arawn. Tne New Haven banks being telegraphed to, both repiied that no such person had ah account there, and that it must be @iraua or forgery. Of course they did not get any of Howard & Co.’s goods, and, unior- tunately, the men were not secured, as they left while the check was sent to the bank, saying they would return in afew minutes, but they did not put in a second appearance. It ts quite likely that they had other operations of a simular nature on hand, as they seemed in a great aurry. FATAL BLASTING CASUALTY. TWO VERDICTS—THE CONTRACTOR HELD RE- SPONSIBLE. Coroner Eickhoff yesterday held an inquest at the Twenty-second precinct station house in the case of Jacob Ruperte, late of No, 422 West Flity- | second street, who was killed on the 23th uf by being struck by a stone thrown from a blast which | had been exploded in the cellar of premises No. 418 West Fifty-second street. Considerable testi- mony was taken, and alter listening carefully toit jour of the jury found that the blast was not sutftl- ciently covered, and that the cont: Connolly, 1s deserving of censure. The three remaining jurors found that Connolly, the contractor, did not comply with the law in re- lation to blasting, and that le ts responsible for Une death of deceased. Coroner Eickhoff will require Mr. Connolly to KS bail to await the action of the Grand Jury, veceased Was thirty-three years of age, ana a na- tive of Pennsylvania. THE KILL VON KULL’ RIVER. OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED DYKES IN NEWARK BAY. The people of Northwest Staten Island continue to manifest the most determined opposition to the construction of the proposed dykes in Newark Bay, believing that the work will resuit in closing the channel of the Kill Von Kull River, ‘The petitions to Congress and the State Legisia- lature in opposition are being very numer- ousiy signed. The principal are as follows:—That the Kill Ven Kull is in part the boundary line between the States of New York and New Jersey, and the proposed dyking will place the chanuel en- urely within the jurisdiction of New Jersey, thereby depriving New York of @ channel and art of @ Davigable river at present within its jurisdiction. That the water priviieges and other advantages now enjoyed by the residents of Northwest Staten isiand (who are extensively en- aged in and wholly dependent upon the oyster business) will be seriousiy affected, M not en- urely ruined. This will depreciate tne ue of i ancene ana permanently prevent the growth and prosperity of tig section of the \sland. That navigation would be facilitated and commerce benefited more effectually by the improvement of the present channei, which has, from natural causes, gained two [cet depth within fifteen years, and it also has the advantage of being shorten an more direct route than the dyked cm R nat; th&t the cost of the proposed plan of aykin, would be $443,210, while the natural channel coul be Improved go as to meet ali the requirements of navigation for less than one-fourth of that amount. ‘The petitions urging these points of objection to the work will proce be forwarded to both Con- gress and the Legisiawure dome time during the present week, tor, Lhomas ments to 5, NEW YORK CITY. ~ Professor Feltx Adier, of Cornell Untversit lecture to-morrow evening before the Young Association of the Congregation Ahawath Cl, at their rooms, coruer of Lexington aveou Filty-firth street, About two o’clock yesterday fire was d ered among some straw in the basement buliding No, 77 Chatham street, which is occ by Henry Suanico as a concert sawon, The age done by the fre 1s slight. The Sailors’ Boarding House Commissic which Pilot Commissioaer G. W. Blunt is dent, met yesterday aiternoon, when the dent reported that sixty-nine licenses had issued, tor which $1,435 bad been received, John NecKinley, who was charged with p obtained farniture, &¢., by {alse represent the {ul statement concerning whose cas aiready been published, waa yesterday 5 dered by bis bondsman at the Sneriff’s oflice An article in yesterdays HERALD, e1 “Reavy Weather in the Atlantic,” stated th White Star steamer “Adriatic” would pri make a long passage to New York; it should) read the “Gaelic,” now thirteen days ou Liverpool, At midnight on Monday Jacob Schmidt thirty-eight years, made @ desperate atten sulcide by amece his throat with a pocke’ at his residence, No. 47 Attorney street. F taken to the Thirteenth precinct police # and thence sent to Bellevue Hospital. To-day ts the old style Christmas, as obser) the orthodox Greek Church, and as such re: services will be held in tne Russian cbape morning at eleven o'clock. The service v conducted in English and @ quartet will the Litany. The Rey. Mr. Bjerring will pret this occasion. The skating in Central Park yesterday wa vivacious and successfui, Hundreds and thousands attended during the day. Family 1 Were numerous, and the day was passe: Pleasantly, The ice was good and stron there 18 no doubt that it will be even bett day if the irost continues. The Friendship Boat Club nas elected t lowing officers :—President, James F. Daly” President, J. O. Carroil; Corresponding Sec: Wiliam Dittmar, Jr.; Recording Secretary, Sauer; Treasurer, M. J. Murray; Captain, Burley; delegates to boating convention Murray, J. L, McCanbill, J. McCartney. The funeral of the late Anthony Hozgnet, ¢ ber of the well-known firm of Wilmerding, | & Co,, large dry goods commission merch; this city, took place yesterday morning fr Stephen’s Roman Catholic church, in East eighth street. The services were attend very large number of prowinent dry good chants of the city. A solemn mass of requie celebrated, the Rev. Father Byron oMiciatin; cnureh, which is @ large one, was fillec friends of ‘ne deceased. The pall-bearer selected from the most intimate friends Hoguet and nis colleagues in business. 1 fhe fe conveyed to Greenwood Cemet arial LONG ISLAND. + Mayor Debevoise, of Long Island City, i seriously ill at his residence in that city. The Queens County Court House at Long City, being nearly completed, will be read” cupancy in a short time. Habitual shippers of freight along the li Southern (formerly the Sonth Side) Rat) grumbling censiderably at the increas: which are now being charged on a mi | avticies by the new management of the rc | 1s especially the case with coal, on which | 1s regarded as outrageous, . Messrs. Poppenhausen & Co., purchase Long Island railroad, and present owne Flushing, North Side, Central and South« or Long Island, are making arrangemen | erection of a new depot upon the site ot ent Long Island depot. They will also | the larg® tract of water tront adjoiming’ perty. Three million dollars have been : to the company by English capitalists, WESTCHESTER. The new Board of State Prison Insp accordance with the statute, will 1 organize for the transaction of busines Sing Prison to-day. It is almost unne add that the Board is still republican. An imposing Masonic ceremony, which time to send | | A traveller Das been saved from a terrible puints alleged | ' abused nig mother | } | tg had fnsaed sbere! ne educati | and exertion in the providit | Department is spoken of highly, atthe nessed by alarge number outside of the f | took place at White Plains on Monday’ when the newly-elected officers of Whit Lodge were installed by Kliwood E Grand Master or the Grand Lodge of the | New York, assisted by other prominent ! of the craft. Many of the leading democrats of the | assembled at Tarrytown last evening : sented Cougressman elect N. Holmes Ode | beautiful palmetto cane, richly mounted | ably inscribed. The memento was acco | by afew remarks on the partol E. F. He ; to whicn the recipient made a well-timed r A collation terminated the pleasant proc STATEN ISLAND. | The Trustees of Smith’s Infirmary ack: » | the réceipt of $45 for the past week. ’ Some of the fishermen about Staten Ishi just found out how to catch smelt in thi |- season, and the market is now dally supp: large quantines of them. | Wiliam F, Welsh, aged ten years, wi ‘ feared, fatally injured yesterday by falli « the second story window of nis parents re in Sarah Ann street, New Brighton. The residence of Mrs. Julia Holmes, at Ri was accidentally destroyed by fire last ; The fire originated in a defective fue.* will probably amount to $1,500, and is par: sured, As the elections for town officers thr | Staten Island are drawing near there is able speculation as to who will get the den | momimations for the Supervisorships. Th | already contains many names, the most pro. | among them being those of Samuel R. Bri outhfeld; Theodore Frean, for Middit | George Ellis, for Westfleld; Henry Van Ch | Nerthdeid, and William Lockman and & Christopher (the latter perhaps better kno “sleepy Dick”), for Castleton. NEW JERSEY. ap icetidnl The new one-horse-money-box cars are bet a favorite resort of thieves. Car No. li — | robbed of the moneys on Monday night by a ; in Hoboken, Mr. John M, Benjamin, a prominent citiz Morristown and officer of the Baptist cl died very suddenly of heart disease, His 1 will take place to-morrow, | The depredations of burglars in Northern son county have resulted in the determing the West Hoboken authorities to appoint si. policemen to guard the district by night. Aman attempted to steal a ride from Pn p5ta ina freight car, but was carried as Uniontown, having been locked in. When ti was opened, he was found unconscious fro effects of the cold, | near Elizabeth, Benumbed with cold, he fi the ratiroad track, and, tnough fuliy sensible | late impending over him, was powerless to 1 A passing stranger carried him away in ti: save his life. | The smallpox is still om the increase in J City. The members of the Board of Heath v the jail yesterday, and decided to allow ti tients to remain on the upper floor of the ing as the prisoners could not be affected c lower floors, James Scott, alad thirteen years old, wa tured, through the agency of the Hoboken p | in New York, yesterday, he having been inc | by the Budson county Grand Jury for robb a hat store in Hoboken, Tbe captive. prov adept in profanity; when ptaced in a ce nd said he did nos care a, what was done with him, NEWARK'S NEW GOVERNMEN’ The new Common Council of Newark met terday evening. Some seven hundred spect were present. At eight o’clock the old Co Was called to order, and, after some compli ary resolutions, adjourned sine die, The members were then sworn in and took their # end organized ey the election of aiterman é Wi it as President, Mayor Perry then t ig short, sensible, busines: .) lk was aimed at re the police, ue Urges Hoh-partisasani Fe meeting of the Council the Ma; rom special message on finances, ile " The Council adjourned until Thursday ever When the new city officials will be appointed.