The New York Herald Newspaper, January 17, 1875, Page 5

£ pnenetinningreneieiewe( iimmidinnanaaronen seamen Ul THE GREAT TRIAL eg A View of the Principals and Their Counsel in Court. eos PLYMOUTH'S PASTOR AT THE BAR. Progress of the Case—Moulton and His Carpet- bag of Letters—Coming Witnesses. GLIMPSES BEHIND THE ee SCENES, Pryor Pronounces Upon His Adversaries and His Associates. The surrounding country 1s even more interested im the suit of Tilton against Beecher than the clties of New York and Brooklyn. Every day the Associated Press sends off a long digest of the Court proceedings, and the great majority of in- terior newspapers have special telegraphers and writers. The London Daily Telegraph 1s the only foreign paper known to be represented. Visitors of every rank have come into Cour’ to observe the @ramatis persone and listen to the testimony. Although the hours for holding Court ap- pear to be but a simall portion of the day the work is very harassing. ‘he day does not fairly light up until eight o'clock, and this delays breakfast until! after nine. To enable the four or five New York lawyers to reach Brooklyn at least another hour is consumed. | ‘Then the trial begins at eleven o’clock, and, with ®recess of an hour at one o’clock, continues for ve hours. By four o'clock the gray light of the close of day casts a gloom over the interior of the court room and all hail the adjournment with satisfaction. In the evening a part of the defend- ant’s counsel meet at tue residence of Mr. Shearman to prepare Mr. Beecher’s case ior the day to follow, and ‘il- ton’ and Morris, and sometimes General Pryor, meet at Frank Moulton’s to do the same service tor the plaintiff. On both sides the work ts methodical, reguiar and minute. A great repu- tation is involved on one side; a desperate hope on the other. TILTON’S COUNSEL. The plaintiff has occupted five days since the jary was selected, of which one-half was consumed by nis counsel in the opening, and the other half with Mr. Moulton’s yet incomplete testimony. Mr. Morris, laboring under a severe cold, exhausted bimselt at Jast, and possibly may be unable to re- sume control o! tne case during the week. He ‘Will be the most serious loss to Mr. Tilton which could have been experienced, but his elastic tam- perament and great will and falr average health may raise him froin his bed by Monday morning. Next to Morris, Tilton himself is the reliance of his counsel. He maiutains an even pulse, and the comparative loneliness of his position gives him freedom to work, and to work all the ume. He prepares the minutes every night ior next das's questions aid gives them to Judge Fullerton, who lives at the Albemarle Hotel, and crosses the ferry, every day twice, in his carriage. Next to Morris and Tilton the reliance of the plaintiff is in Roger A. Pryor.» He resides within a few blocks of Mr. Moulton’s nouse, among a family of aix children and wife, and ts quite a homebody. | There he can be consulted almost ut any time. Despite his flery looks and record und his strong mouth and chaps Pryor is a mild and cool adviser, He restrains tne precipitation of Moulton, and veils him invariably to answer questions uirecily, withoot retort. “Keep your temper even, sir,” he says, “A small advantage is olten @ great disad- vantage.” Mr. Pearsall, who is the junior partner in the firm of Morris & Pearsall, isa careiul, active, modest young lawyer, whose daily interviews witn bis partner are alds to the plaintid’s counsel, Tne conversation witn Royer A. Pryor, below, will in- dicate the relations of these lawyers to the plain- tus pocket and to each other. It will also sued lght upon their relation, in point of ability, to @ach other, BEECHER’S COUNSEL. Mr. Shearman 1s, all in ali, the Moulton of the Beecher side—tbe confidential friend. fle is the clerk of Plymouti church, At his nouse the Juuches and séances 0! counsel are held, His wife ia in intimate relations of triendship with the Beeober Jamily, the Ovingtons and Mra, Tiltun, and she accompanies the latter to court almost every day and sits on one side of her. Mr. Shearman has thrown himseli into Mr. Beechor’a case with Projessional and personal devotion and gives it his whole attention, relieving the pastor himselé from the drudgery of the work, His industry is astonishing, even in this age of fever and zeal. How he can ever methodize and make avail able the vast quantity of minutes aud data ie) a mystery. His queer little, Oriental face, benv down nearsightedly to his work, is one of the teatures of the trial, Wita him, chiery, Mr. Beecher personally confers during tue ses- sions, while he 1s takin« notes when some sug- | gestion enters the pastoral mind, ‘The builoog of tue case for ihe detence is Tracy. His large, rough, ourly figure, grizzled tace and beard aud visual obliquity, give nim a truly tormi- Gable appearance. He has a ioud voice aud knows its power, anv, When he speaks iu the trial he can be heard in the corridors and courtyard. The third counsel, John E, Hill, was expected to do the flerce and more remorseless cross questton- ing on Tilton aod Moulton, but be pas been for gome days silent. Mr. Hill is counsel for both Piymouth church and Beecuer, is wirty-five years old, and came to New York seven yea:s alter he graduated at Union Colicee, tn 1362. He was counsel for Mrs, Field in the suit of Field vs, Kin- wella, and is ciiefy remarkable tor making the Must Of the sale side Of the Lar he occup.cs, Where & withess can but answer and a lawyer way bully. Hill tg @ round-headed, binck-eyed, doubting sort Of aman. He looks on every juror and witness ag i he presently expected to prove him a scoundrel, These three are the home managers of M. Beecher’sside. They ure ali devoted and constant, and between them aud the principals on the otner side there is say little Congeniality, aad im some cases none at all. Mr. Shearman speaks to ncitner Moulton nor ‘ilton. Mr. Beecher has vowed to Moulton during the trial. It 18 @ sorry Case on every side, but with reliev- ing lights upon the general entanglement and con- tradictory dritt. THE DEFENDANT IN COURT. There sits the great ciergymau in open court, beside his aged wile, with iour sons almost dauy grouped around him. His noble torehead rises hke a dome of thougut and hive vf wingea Jaucies, which Mic in. aud out like ever busy bees, bearing and contributing sweetness, His eyes, of tue color of the morning sky—a pale, Clear biue, sre now raisea in coufueuce and entreaty to the firmament, aud again are closed if to shut out the vision oi this long and uncon- genial warfare. He has never, save once, in bis aesfence beore the church committee uttered a threat or a deflarce to Ws younger assailunis, Of coarse ne was compelled to do so when he swore out the amuavits requisite to bring the slanaer suits, It ww this which intensifies the pail of darkness and the long nigntmare of this mystery, ‘Tue oathy both sides have taxen in port of their positions, uni there can ve right on both sides of such a ques- tion, or oue side be t victim Of a horrible Dallucination which bas disguised falsehood tn the Vainest of liusous, Luere must be perjury some. im that court, and perjury is one o! tne the jail, Who isit thatis looking through the grutes? Which is the desperate sider TILTON AMONG THE LAWYERS, The plaintit, embowered awong his counsel, ts aD elderly ‘iiiton, preserving in his beardiess, bit Somewhat fully jace, traces Oi he slignt, ball Youth whe used to wulk the streets of Brovkiyo a social {dol, tia Nead like Saul's, Iutation for Dim at every turn, And gtride the stage of the lycepuns to lecture with ali tne conidenve of one Wel! learned io worldly estate, puvlic Opiuion wud public iutentions. Suddenly paguers that be was astray and on fulve paths, ext that he was out Of rélation with every agsociatiuk iu policy and relizion. @ story Was bluried pou the worid Which, i true, might have been either the cause OF tue consequence Of such alleged Willulness; that in bis home there was a serpent’s egg, aud that an inevitavle destiny was driving him on to edmit the impulation and couple it with a proud Wan's Game, Around this lemptation wore as. Sembled every class of seduoers. Vice cried aloud, Ke reveal!’ Clerical j wave love coteries Bebool, from em up to contemporary pulpica Kiyo, irom st home aud Without avery Foutiend curiosity auG epive of Duman society doe up hewapaper | ign relation. NEW YORK manded the secret between Tilton and Beecher to be produced, and for nearly one year these men have been belure the worid more conspicuously than they ever Were in better days or ever cau be again. MUTUAL FRIEND MOULTON. The trial has placed Mr. Francis D. Moulton on oath and given the awe o! an oath to the great series of consecutive and collusive correspond epce, memoranda and cowposition, which is on one side deciared to be proof of an adultery and’ on the other of nothing more than a magis- terial interference by @ clergyman with a dis- tracted and warring lamtiy, which interference he | afterward keemly repented of, aud in the effort to repair the forsunes of the house was enirapped Into @ series of admissions which, arranged to- gether, seem to coniess a sin never dreamed of by Mr, Beecher. ARCHIVES OF THE TRIAL. The originais O° ail these letters are in, Not one was rejected of any moment whatsoever. They wil be @ part of the archives of justice in the «State of New York as long as owe bave a history or until — the court house burns with tire, “In any event they will be the relics of either the greatest conspiracy against hallowed character or of the greatest human haliveination or of one of the greatest crimes known to the period in which we live. Some of these documents were new, among them Leecher's drait 0: & resignation, written May 31, 1874, and addressed to the trustees of Plymouth church, bused on the necessity of “shieldmg trom shame @ certain household.” This ig Said 10 have been a hoveily to the delence, who Imagined tbat Moulton had lost ft because he had not included i¢in his statement nor in Tilton’s statement. Some of the friends of Mr. Geecher appeared to be disappointed that nis attorneys were unable to prevent the solid admission of these autograph letters and publications as testimony. ‘There was no Way ty prevent it, a3 they were sworn to one by one. MOULTON’S TESTIMONY, ‘The witness Mouiton bas now been scen by several thousand persons, as trom day to day he seated himselfin court, the solitary companion of Mr. Tilton, He has not distinguished bimself by any behavior, ourré or ovnerwise, but has appeared to be a rather Jngh-strung, open alr young man, intelligent and more than usually keen im the witness box, Well Qressed, bold, and, at times, aggressive, he occu- pies in the case a highly anomalous and semi-lor- Instead of the Von Moltke of the case, as Mr. Beecher vamed him, he seems to be the Von Aroim, Who has carried oif the archives. His immediate circle of friends regard him as an obliging und ardent young man, WNOo, in wis ab- surd cifort to Muke a proad Man keep the peace with another who had imvaded his family and brought shame upou it, became the hapless victim of both the principals and was obliged 10 bet them all to nis own honor from a stigma. Ais enemies regard him a3 @ dishonorable man, who was Nit along Tilton’s adherent, used to entrap Mr. Beecher, and who sparei the lesser reputation and sullied the greater, Men at large look upon Moalton with less interest than upon the documents he has produced, and these give a wide range to the imagination, trom “the nobiest triend God has raised’? down to blackmailer. Mr. Pryor is quoted veiow for a still more metividual opinion of Frank Moulton. All the comiug week the tweezers of cross-examination will be applied to him. PUBLIC OPINION. The applause and the giits of bouquets to the two partiesin the suit are so evenly divided that It apy +s the judgments of men are also neariy evenly distributed on this scandal, even in Brook- lyn city, Bat the great pulpit Mr. Beecner 1ounded, Ms tenacity and impresstveness in it, and the unbroked phalanx ol its membersmp in his support, give not tue least of the tou;hing and wonderful associations of this encounter be- ore justice, ELIZABETH, The wife of tne plaintu! has appeared daily in court, arrayed among the defendant’s irienda ana saluted by tuem, Mrs, Beecher included, No recog- nition has passed between the husvand and wife, OTHER WITNESSKS. The eldest daughter of this unhappy pair will be a witness for her jather. Mr. Frauk Carpenter and Mrs. Mouiton will be leading witnesses tor the plaintiff. Mr. Tilton may or may not take tue stand, VIEWS OF ROGER A. PRYOR. In the frequent recesses of the Court the HERALD writer had an opportunity to converge with Generul Roger A. Pryor, who answered seme questions, noc to the press, but to the questioner, He was first asked how the lawyers at thls triul compared with lawyers of similar rank if Vir- ginia. Relerence was of course made to the com- manding central Qgures—Evarts, Beach, Porter and Fuilerton. z “They are not the eqauls of the Virginia law- yers, sir. That is very clear to my mind. They ure neither so Well read nor so cioquent. How couid they be, with the vast calis upon their time? Iam told that some of the very greatest practi tlorers at the New York bar have not read a chap- ter of law iu fiiteen years, “But those New York barristers,’ continued Mr. Pryor, “are the superiors of the Virginia lawyers for their marvellous quickness to grasp tacts and find expedients. For the reasoning powers tney substitute a sharpness of the senses which 13 not requisite Mor even advisable in old aod sparse communittes. y*ore the law procecds slowly and the Bar and-Beneh act as parts v1 the Bame grave and dignified tnquisition of justice.” “How did you come into the case, Geoeral Preor'? “Judge Morris,” said the General, “was first re- tained by Mr. ‘lilton, As the case proceeded he took me in, We consulted together us long as we knew Mr. Beecher’s counsei to be limited to ‘tracy, Shearman and Hill, When we knew that Ne liad crossed over to New York and secured Porter and Evarts we told Mr. Tilton that he must bring in other counsel. It was not sure that@ve ‘ould get the aid of men of the first 33 like Judge Beach and Judge Fuller. ton, a8 Tilton had no money and lawyers do not like to work without a contingent. However, ‘Tiiton went over to New York with Morris and myself, and he said to our associates, Beach and Fullerton, ‘Gentlemen, you must trost if you work for me, [am at present without any money.’ They had been engaged by anotner party to these scandal suits, ana they readily as- sented to Tilron’s suggestion.” ‘How do you jee! in the case--conddent or the contrary??? “We ieel very well, but so do the lawyers on the other side. We bave as yet seen no money. The other side 1s well paid, ond the soctul ond physical support thev get in this community are very cheertul, while our man 1s under @ cloud and Dearly without active triends, Still, we are con- sciou D Outside sentiment thut vovers around ey you the equals of counsel on the other side? “Well, you are not now referring to me. [ think that Jadge Porter, of Mr, Beecher’s counsel, is perhaps the ablest speechmaker at the New York Bar. If he makes a@ set, prepared speech, In summing up tnis cause, it wil be an historic performance. He ts not a rendy man but, well prepared, he has vot his equal in this country with @ jury. Besides, ne is an accomplished scholar, “Mr. Beaci has a good but nota very full vocabu- lary, und his dash aod spirit are remarkable tor a man of nis years. 1¢ is said that he ts sixty-six years old, On the whole, | tnink that we have a Stal of counsel equal to the other side, excepting Porter. 1 think we have the easiest case to try.’ “What do you make of Frank Moulton?” “1 consider him to be a young man of superior culture jor a merchant, and this has given hima weakness for great literary people like Beecher. He saw, ip taking care of Tilton’s case a chance to be the considante of the greatest imtellect of his soctety, and embraced Beecher’s cause. AS o second of Jilton he did not serve him according to the code, butendeavored to serve Tilton’s an- tagonist too, The effort was absurd and involved bim in the present dilemroa,’* “What do you think of Mr. Tilton?” “He is the most radicai manTever saw. If the: ask him on this trial if he believes ns wife, thoug' false, 1s pure, he will answer yes. its grip is remarkal His wenkoesses only make his peculiar strength of character more prominent, [n some respects he has more will and natural intellect than anybody I ever saw.” “Do you think Mr, Beecher has managed oimself Well in this cage ?”” “Yes, ne nas been of great assistance to his counsel, He has shown as much aoillity in tis isles ever iu his life, 1 see it cropping cut every day. ul the cross-examination of Moulton be very severe?’ “Ttoink 80. He will be questioned about his religious opinions and all that caa prejudice the Jur Want of space pronibits the continuation of this conversation, which Was extended much further and was of great interest, PLYMOUTH PRAYERS. ASSISTANT PASTOR HALLIDAY AND THE BRETH- REN INVORING SPECIAL SPIRITUAL ONAcr. Soon after eight o'ciock yesterday morning about a hundred members of Mr, Beecherta church gathered inthe lecture room on Cranberry street to participate in the daily prayer meeting. Of those present fully eighty were ladies, Assistant pastor Halliday presided over the exercises, and at their commencement announced that their special | object would be to invoke Goud’s bieasing upon all Persona and institutions connected with Plymouth church; and to beg tout the Divine Being wouid refrean their li@ and spiritual eMvioncy, ‘ibis object waa suggested by the final remarks of Mr. Beecher on Friday night. Mr. Halliday offered the first praver, He asked Gol to ovdain that to-day should be the period wheo Plymouth church and Qll ite atiached tastituions should begin a new ern; when if and they should reccive new ro- gtous power, and whoa ita pastor shoula be in- Spirod and endowed witn new etreugta to do the Work of God among the people to whom he shall proach, At tho conclusion of nis pr Mr, Hal. Uday gave out the hymn Wisae vse verge ism | | | | | My Father, to Thy morey seat Xiy woul for shelter Ab 4 Le ‘Tig here ( Gnd a sale ret Wien storms aud toaoste Fiea, Th emulgke sang it With great fooling, pravere wore tita made uy Deacon uarbutt Hin HERALD, SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 1875—QUADRUPLE SHEET. Professor Raymond, Both of the supplicants prayed to the sume effect as Mr. Halliday, Pro- lessor Raymond queried of the Lord His purposes with reference to Piymouth churca, asking if He had not involved it in a cloud of troubles that the cobgregation apd us teacher should be nerved to «greater work for good? Messrs, Mortou, Bruce and David- son also prayed fervently for the spiritual weilare of all who are joined vo or Visit Plymouth church, ; and that @ particular boliness should pervade the proceedings 10 that Sanctuary to-day. Mr. Hall- day then spoke of the opportunities tor religious work offered in the church and tts missions. He said (hat to-day tere will probaviy ve abeut 4,500 persons attendant upon ihe two services in Ply- moutn churebh and about 4,00) at the Sanday scavols supported by it, He spoke pf the partica- lur need jor Work ‘among tue children mw the Sunday scvools, aud suid that he naa known of several instances of lusting religious Impressions made upon very young people. tHe remembered that about forty-four years ago—he murked tue time O1 the tucident by the fact of lis marriage occurring later—he taught un infant cass, to whose members be oue day preached @ simple germon on the injunction, “Make unto yoursell a uew heart,” and he kuew that the sentiments wita which some of uis young hearers became im- pase in listening to him then lasted through their ives. ‘The religious exercises were concluded with the Singing of a hymn at avout hall-past nie o'clock, Another prayer meeting will be eld in the lecture room to-morrow morning and one probably on each morning of the coming Week. THR ATTEMPT TO SWINDLE MR. BEECHER, THE ACCUSED ARRAIGNED IN THE POLICE COURT—HARRIS REMANDED FOR EXAMINA- TION. Yesterday afternoon Police Justice Waish’s court room, ia the barement of the Brooklyn City Hall, was thronged by @ miscellaneous assemblage Of people, the attraction being founa 1n the fact that the shallow James Harris, who attempted to deiraud the Rev, Henry Ward Beecher on last Wednesday evening oy pussing a poorly executed bogus check lor $200 on him, was to be arraigned jor examination, It will be remembered that when Harris was arrested he told the police that he did not know the contents of the letter which he handed Mr. Beecher, but subsequently he said that Willam bk. Eddy was in collusion with him in the scheme. This statement led to the arrest of the latter named gentleman, who was present in Court yesterday in company with counsel. When the case of tne People vs. James Harris was called, Mr. Shorter, who appeared in benall of Harris, asked that the Case be adjourned. Mr. Taylor, Eddy’s lawyer, Opposed the adjournment, as his cilent was ready to prove his entire innocence of the charge pre- ferred against him. Some debate ensued, alter Which Harris was remanded to jail to await ex- amination on Saturday next, Mr. William C,. Beecher was then sworn and tes- tifled that he resides at No. 124 Columbia Heights, On the evening of January 12 the prisoner Harris came to the residence of witness’ father (Kev. Henry Ward Beecher) and brought a sealed note to tim; the pote was read by Rey. Mr. Beecher, who remarked tuat i was evi- dently a ivaud (note and check were here identified by witness); Rev. Mr. Beecher requested Witness und his brother to atteud to the cuse, telung him to summon a distmc. teie- Gaon vficer, amd directing bis brother to hola Harris in Conversation until the oficer came; they did so, and two officers cume to the house; tue viticers asked the delendant “where ve lived, aud who had sent him,” and ne said that “the mau Was & Commission merchant and ‘lived ta Fiatbusa avenue;” we asked him “why he came to us,’ and ne sald “because tie stores were closed and ne could not get the check cashed else- Where; le gave bis OWn residence as being in Hight street; Ami NOt positive that derenduut men- toned any other uame than **Viewig,’ the name signed to the botium of the note; Mr. Eudy’s name ts a strange one to me; I never saw It until Tread it in Che papers. OMcer Coduimgton testified thut he had arrested Mr. Eagy on tue charge of collusion, Which was wade by Harris, who went luto ive apartment Where tuat gentleman was and pointed on out as ‘he man who had promised to give um hall the Proceeds oi the case. At this juncture Justice Walsh sent for the Dis- trict Attorney to consult with nim avout the case, Upon the uppearance of Assistant District Atior- ney Moore Justice Waisn leit the bench, and re- tired to the antechamoer toconfer with lum as to the propriety of placiog the prisuner Harris on the staud to testily ag to the counection vu! Mr. E Alter @ brief consultas the Judge resuwed his seat on the bench anu said that he wad decided hoi tu take the testimony of Marris against tae prisuper Eduy, Counsellor Taylor said tuat it Had not deen shown that his client had even at- tempted to commit the crine known under the statutes as atiempting to vbtam money on false pretences, It had not been shown that his chent had givea the note to tuis man and had prom- ised to divide the money with tim. Couusel felt assured that Als Honor would not hold his cient Upoa the bare assertion of Harris without the sugitest corroboration, He would prefer, there- Jore, to call withessea, who were ined in court, to establish the good character of thisman Eady. ‘The Justice tien ordered that Mr. Witness stand, and sworn, testified as to.lows: oy orcupation, aud reside at brooklyn, With my iather, Rev, Dr. H. B. Eday; 1 have the testimony of OMcer Codaington; my lace of business is On the third Moor vi No, 362 roadway, New York, with the kady Brothers; I was lormerly bookkeeper ior Messrs. Spaukman & Co, of Beekman street; whlie with tuem | nad charge ot the checks, paid bilis and filled them out; Lkuow the prisoner Harris by signt only. Tue note and check were here shown to witness, and, alter minutely ana closely inspecting them. he cobtinned;—1 never saw these papers beiore; 1 know where mr. Beecher lives, out 1 am not cer- Valn a8 tothe Dumber of bis house; lum sure I never gave aby note or check to Harris in my llie, This concluded tue testimony, and the counsel, after stating that he had halt a dozen witnesses, inciuding the tather of the delendant and tis uncle, General Duryea, who wouid testily as to the good character 01 the accused, moved his dis- charge, The Court alscharged Mr. Eddy, wno le(t the room 1n company with bis facuer and brothers, SANGUINARY AFFRAY BEIWEEN BOYS. RIOTOUS ENCOUNTERS AMONG JERSEY YOUTHS— TWO BOYS SHOT—ARRESTS BY THE POLICE AND PUNISHMENT OF THE RINGLEADERS. For a long time past that portion of Hoboken skirting the foot of tne hill at the western line of the city has been the scene of numerous fights be- tween young Hoboken lads and boys from Unton Hill and its vicinity. In some instances these en- counters lasted several hours, being carried on with stones, Clubs and sometimes even pistols and guns. For several days during the past few weeks sixteen policemen trom Hoboken and Jer- sey City were stationed near the place, but, Owing to the vigilance of the com- batants, were unable to make any arrests. On Thursday aiternoon a mass of Union Hii! and West Hoboken lads, varying in ages from eleven to elghteen, came down the rocks armed with guns, pistols and other tormidable weapons. The Hoboken boys, alter a slight skirmish with stones and missiles, fel back toward Eignth street, where they were heavily reintorced by contingents from the skatiog ponds un the meadows, - they read- vanced toward the Hill squau, Waen many o. the latter fired upon them, Several quarrymen mi the vicinity parrowly escaped being snot. They heurd the ballets whiz by them and strike the walls of Mr, Eagun’s house, near by. The Hill lads were ually driven up the siope, their ammunition having been exhausted. Ov rriday the combat was renewed with in- creased energy, the iyhtivg being characterized by charges, ambasnes, retreats, readvances, and they seemed, tu fact, to be conducted on scicatitic principles, During the affray one Hoboken boy, bamed Juseph McGrath, was shot and slightiy wounded in the side, Avother boy's foot was pierced by a flug, shot from a horse pistol. Show. ers of stoves tilled the air durMg the entire battle, and it was only When both parties Were quite ex: hausted that the combutended. Unterrified oy tie reguits of the shouting the same acene was rene wed yesterday, aud it wis noticed that the rufians were hot the children of (hej ourer ciasses, DUt harled privctpally from the eastern section of Ho- boken, Olicers Aldoretta and Hammond we sent Co arrest (he Moat p umiNEnt Membera of the they captured Joxepn McUratn, the accused, being duiy 1 am a bookkeeper No. 183 Keep street, aud eorge Royenbaum, Heury sezeiken and George & lov, Barnard, whom thoy couveved to th oo, several other youug scounar prominent politicians, police aia. tne sous of Were ordered to ve are pa eas the outrages Were eo zantiy wided vy Re corder Bohpatedi, Wao gentunced toe young oul. prits to three hours impriaonment, Tuis aunple Oi Jersey jastice will doubtiess pul an end to the Sguung, THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. The following record wili show the changes in the temperacure during the past twenty-ioar hours, ty comparison with the correapunding date O. last Vear, as ;ecorded at Audouva Pharmacy, HeRALD Buliding. New York tow sth 18 1814, 1975. oery 23 22 22 sees 22 Average telyperaty iM y a Average temipovature lor Correspoucing date wiht rg EOS oe . CURLY BVOVAMO. cep eeene Bteee eee see Woenly avotane cabroaponbitig date that Pear. a8 Eddy take the | | | | | | vested, und the efforts Of the police authorities to | THE DETECTIVE FORCE. HOW THE POLICE COMMISSIONERS ARE TRYING TO SAVE THEMSELVES. The Mayor and tue Board of Police Commis *ton- ers, with the exception of Generai Duryee, held a long consultation on the subject of the detective ofice last evening. Commissioner Voorhis is now the only member of tue Board who deme entire abolition of the present sysiem. Pres Matseil has yielded to pressure, and cast his vote the day before yesterday at a long secret session of the Board to retain @ major portion of the present detective force and the existing demoralized state of affairs, General Duryee’s term of office expires in May next, and it ts stated that he ts anxtous to remain in the department. For this purpose an arrangement has been proposed through which his petition for an extenuatiqn of police oficial life will be taken tuto consideration in return for his support of certain of the detectives in the Board. Commissioner DisvecHer 13 on the side of the detectives, too, through political intriguing. Every possible influence has been brougat to bear on the Commissioners to induce them to sacrifice the mass of the detectives for the benefit of a few. Politicians of al! stripes and standing have been poured upon them, Detectives from other cities have been brought on to explain to them that all the statements mate by parties against the officers were without fouadution, aad had no truth in them, The public were under the impres- sion the detective ofllce required remodelling, but all the accounts brougnt and sent to the Commis- sloners Were of the most flattering character, and painted the officers as » LOVELY CREATURES, without guile, without tricks, aud full of a single- ness Of purpose and warmth for the public inter- ests sufticient to burn up any other man than a detective. It becomes painfully pathetic to listen to the charming stories related of them, Their humility and modesty and poverty are positively Spartan in their purity and reality. Tne retirement 1n Which they are conteut to pass their unevent- ful lives, devoted to the public weal, is tear-ex- tracting in the projundity of tts generosity. Upon the altar of their country’s good they have laid the sacred calf, Nothing golden about that caltex- cept the lovely golden halo that exhumes irom its consuming members—of their precious days, and beneath the annnal they wave built up iragrant tres o1 noble resolve, unremitting zeal, a hearty detestution of the wickedness of the World and the depravity of man, and an unilinching draness to pursue the eviredoer and the crimial. ‘This elegant pile they iighted with a bright and grand enthusiasm, aud it burns on and will continue to Mane, sendiug forth per- jumes ln the air, while they are leit in ofilce. ‘ihe poor tellows have no horses, uu buggies, no cabs, | he carriages, nO wagons, no blankets, no dia- mords, no good cloties, and only wives. None of ) the deughts of the earch are theirs, none of the luxuries of this great city velung to them. No qJoy, ho laughter, no music—-unles4 it may be tHe Pitaiian string bands in the streets. No amber swine kor raby bourbon ever creeps into the desclateness of their days. All is gomore, dark monotony and duty—duty over sad ubove ail, und first and last. ‘Th-y never sleep, their eyes are always on the | watch. ‘They cuten a good many thieves, put they go itin such @ Humbie, modest, shriuking-irom- notoriety sort of way that no one ever hears ut ti. iftor a moment one of them sauts one eye he Would scour the streets with the owner all the time with doubie Vigilance. It is # well established ct they never Weur gloves or put their hands in their pockets, so that tney sha!l be torever ready to grab the scoundrel and tne thiel. ‘They are so industr.ous, So uniatizuing, that a tew of them are able to Keep the labor of the city within their own circle. Lut few ol them exist, and the peopie think Iu that jew there ts a suiliciency, At the present moment the people would be even satisiied to see less of them, or indeed to see them vanish altogether, notwithstanding all their good quaiities. It 13 an unreasonable desire on the part of the public, to be sure, and the public will, no doubt, get snubbed tor its presumption before the aificulty 1s over. Li that public or that People who go to make up the community of the city of New York toink the Comnuisstoners of Po- lice are going to put themseives ont of the way to serve their interests, while the Commissioners’ own are lying waiting for attention, they are mis- taken, ay they will soon ascertain, The commu- nity snculd be sausiied and grateiul to have do- tectives and Commissioners such as now flourish among them, and not go on dreaming of a state of affairs it is not intended to give them. Tue public may have expectations, but n THEY WILL BE DISAPPOINTED in this matter ar ail events. Suen a police force— at least the detective part of 1i—cannot be mod- elicd aiter the popular ideal. They have no right, no business to have ideals; they must put them away. A kind of sentiment has dawned upon the public mind lately that perhaps they would like to do away with the present Board o: Commission. ers; but the Commissioners lave something to say in that matter and so have many country poli- ticians who like to come to town once tna while and be tuken around to sce the slums and the thieves and the filth by one of the Commissioners’ cetcc- tive iriends, It 1s hinted tue pubite don’t like thieves; they don’: find them profirtabie, and most men’s hearts are tn their pockets, it 1s said; but the detectives do, and the public have no business tocompiaio, What were the public made for but to supply material tor the detectives and the Com- locliwed to be MagDanimous Loward this nuisance 1 &@ puolic, are resolved to be so with the public husunce. As*u question Oo: policy they deem It good practice to throw uw sop to the general craving, They 'vill—at leas: such is tne present programme—iling out of office the mags of incom- petents taat incumber tne bureau, and retain oniy those “that can’t be done without.” About twenty men in the squad are merely policemen taken from post dutv and put tuto that place to please some useiul politician ; scarcely one of tiese eed the first requirements of @ detective. hey are & lazy, idie, useless encumbrance and should be sent on post duty if they wis to remain in “the finest police force in the world.” Post duty or absolute retirement is what shou!d happen to the entire staff iu the public ioterests and the public wel- tare, and the ponte demands were heeded as they are not likely to be now, If this is not brought about there is a power will answer the puniic call, ‘ihe Board of Police has made many wmisrakes— ihe people rememoer every one of them—it cau’t afford to commit this last error at this stage unless the Commissioners are ready “to step down and out.” One member of the body holds a clean new broom in hand, the other members must grasp firm hold of the bandie and ail must make a ciear sweep and a sweep together or they will be swept out tn place of their protégés. Superintendent Walliug 13 notin an over secure position. He has shoul- dered the detective office and will find it ts a load that few mea could carry. The battle in the Koard 13 to be resawed on Monday, and Tuesday ts set down for the final decision in the matter. All the Commissioners but Mr. Voorhis proposg to re- tain in the detective office Captain Irving, Getec- tives Farley, Sampson, Elder, McDougal, King, Field and Silleck. ‘The balance of the twenty- seven Will be offered up ay a holocaust to the hungry people. TROTTING AT THE HIPPODROME. This immense estabiishment was again well filled to witness the trotting contest that was an- nounced to come olf, with the various other amusements on the programme, Trotting by gas- light in a warm building is becoming very popular, not only with horsemen, but with the public gen- erally, as" has been demonstrated by the in- creased numbera who visit the Hippodrome on the nights that trotting takes place in comparison with other occasions when this kind of sport is omitted, Trotting races are noveittes in a circus, and no doubt will be patronized as long 4s good horses coutend sor the premiums offered, Larger purses would bring a better class of trotters, however, and asa horse 18 not so liable to cuit himseif while under tne sad he is in har- ness, with a Kemble Jackson ck On, in making J t horses would be nkely er jor more liberal prizes. ‘The sport was highly interesting jast night, as five heats had to be trotied belore @ decision was arrived ut, There were seven entries, consisting of ben Wil- s0un's bay geidiag Humpti Asa Whitson’s bay welding Jolin H., auer's black gelding 5 ‘'s surrel gelding Sorrel Sweetbria y Jake, Joh sorrel geldiug Tip, George Bishop’ ding Staven island, aud Peter ay biack ding Gideon, Staten Isianu did noc start, Jono H, was the favorite in the poo! walea, Sorrel Jake the second choice and Gideon the third, The ra was closely contested, Gideon won the Orst near oy huving a good ot, and, ge:ting away with the lead, he kept it tothe end, Sweetoriar second. John H, third, The second heat was won by Tip, with Joho &M, second, Sweetbriar third, Gideou Jourt. Then Jonn HW. took the third beat. with Sweet briar second, Tiy third, Humpty Dumoty ‘eng Withdrawn, sweetoriar oud Sorrel Jake WA then ruled out jor not having won w leat, Jou H, and Gideon maue & Gead heat oi tt taen Tip Was ruied out, and Juno Li. and Gideon trotted fur the Oith beat by themselves, Jona H, winning quise easily. Tne iollowing ta aguatany, Bauxcm's RoMAN HirPOpROMR, JAN, 10—TRoT TiNG—Purse §126; mile heals, Uudor the saddie, BNTRikG, n'a bd. @, Jonn H.... ok. g, Giceon R TIP vases T. P, Meaner's bik, a, Sweatprial J, Murphy's a a B, Wilsva's b, g, i. Bialop’ ime, missionera. ‘he Commissioners, thuugn they are | THE GRAND JURY'S TRIP Visit to the Schoolship and Black- well’s Island. William M. Tweed in His New Cell and New Dress. HOW HE RECEIVED THE JURORS. No Luxuries Now and Few at Any Time. At ten o'clock yesterday morning the members of the Grand Jury assembled at tne foot of Twenty- sixth street, East River, ior the purpose of making & trip through the institutions on the islands, and with a secretly kept intention of observing the manner of treatment to which William M, Tweed ig subjected. The Grand Jury representatives comprise the foreman, Charies Haswell; William Sloan, Samnel Abraham, Ewen Mcintyre, Ed- ward Lambert, T. Timson, William F, Buck- ley, David Hoyt, James L. Dannet and Richard v, Dana. While waiting for the Commission- ers of Charities and Correction the party had an opportunity of witnessing the arrival and departure of a boat load of “bummers’ to and from Blackwell's Island. The weather was severe for this unfortunate class of erring citizens, It was a nice question to decide whether the arrivals or the departures suffered the largest share of misery, Headaches and thirst afflicted the one and the want of clothes and money was an un- happy fact and reflection for the other, The Minnehannock ani Bellevue were drawn up at either side of the Commisstoners’ wharf, The former took on board the usual morning batch of prisoners and a vast quantity of lean meat for the two days’ consumption of 6.000 patients and pri- soners. The other steamer, destined for Hart’s Isiand and the schooiship Mercury, had quite a number of female passengers, most of whom car- ried baskets containing dainties of one kind or another for the boys on the ship or the patients on the island, START FOR THE SCHOOLSHIP At half-past ten o'clock the three Cnarity Com- missioners, Isaac H. Bailey, Townsend Cox and Thomas S, Brennan, made their appearance. A change was ordered in the programme of visiting 80 that in place of first going to Blackwell's and the -aujacent islands it was determined to start for the Mercury schoolship, eighteen mlies away, to accommodate a couple of eccentric jurymen, Who were curious to see the boys turn somersets tn the air from the masthead and other elevated Portions of the 1igging. The boys failed to ex- ecute any such periormance, as the regulations forbid somersets in winter. The steamer Bellevue was selected for the trip Instead of the Minnebannock, the latter having quite enough to do to carry and deliver her cargo of food at Blackwell's Island. ‘The journey, owing to the ice, was protrgcted. Arrived at the Mer. cury quite a number of decently dressed women, baskets and all, were bundled on board, and soon afterwards @ singular sight w.s presented in the school room on the ship. Here and there some flerce young irreclaimable nest- led in his mother’s or sister's arms snd recelved irom her hands such delicactes as he might hope iu vain to get on board the Mercury. Ten days hence the ship would put to sea, and this was the farewell visit of atfection on the part of these loving women. The boys thus favored were, of course, the envy of the wretched home- less Ones who stood shivering between decks, all gathered iu @ compact mass to keep each other warm, WRETCHEDNESS OF THE BOYS, No two opinions existed as to the inhuman folly of withholding tke ippropriationaustly allowea for this meritorious institution. On the ground of economy alone, as Mr. Townsend Cox argued, it would have peen better had the Mercury been sent early im the winter on a West Indian cruise, In the tropics the boys would eat leas by two-thirds than they do now witha keen nor’easter to set their appetites on edge, and make them feel as if they never had enougu. No more pitiful spectacle could be witnessed in any boys’ relormatory on, the civilized glove than Was presented between decks yesterday on board the Mercury. The training ship is anchored tn the Dieakest part of the Sound. Llu New York we find it hard to keep warm among walla of brick and mortar, even with heavy overcoats and iur caps and collars, What must be the condition of these poor wretched boys trom day to day of this trying Weather, with nothing but thin biue cotton panta- loons and biue shirts, that apologize ior claiming to be wool. They are bad boys, all of them, but the law surely never meant, og Mr. Lambert, of Uhe jury, remarked, to bring in the weather Means of reclaiming them. As an instance uf thi cruelty of subjecting these boys to extreme idle- ness and suffering, Dr. F. &. Pie! Surgeon of the ship, Mentions the fact that fiity of them were ja:d up with bronchitis, produced vy coid ana in- suiicient clothing. lt was a relief to the jury to be told by Captain Gregory that in @ week or so the vessel Would weigh actor and be on her way to the tropics. Stores were being put on board and every preparation made for the summer cruise. All this, however, according to Commi-sioner Brennau, ts done at the Board’s expense, in the hope an appropriation will one day be made to cover tt, LEAVING THE MERCURY, the party started back at slow speed, the ice still continuing tu impede the little steamer and cut short tne iulfilment of the entire programme. Rundal’s Island, which it was the inteation to visit, had to be leit untouched, and Blackwell's Island how became the point of destination, VISITING THE PENITENTIARIES. The venerable ind experienced warden of the workhouse had lunch provided for the occasion. lt was so good that it was made away with in silent swiftness, and, giving their blessing io the warden, the jury lost no time in bearing up for the Penitentiary. Warden Fox, the newly ap- porntee, was on hand to receive the visitors. He showed them a Jew of the novelties of the prison, such as opening all the cell doors in a flash and closing them with equal rapidity, The deep, silent, secret curiosity, how- ever, tu every jaryman's breast wasto see Boss ‘Tweed and talk t» him ff possible, Some little hesitancy about mvading ihe precincts where the distipguisiied criminal is incarcerated appeared to come over the party, but wuen Commissioner Brennan and an enterprising reporter led the way they tollowed qaickly. BOSS TWEED'S ROOM AND CONVERSATION, ‘Tweed's 1oom, o8 ihe Ghand Jury saw it, was hardly calculated to excite the envy of a tencment house family. It consisted of a small apartment eight feet by ten, partitioned of trom the hospital ward of the penitentiary, It looked out from the top floor of the building on the Astoria branch of the East River, The ice in the foreground and the leafess trees in the distance, the sileuce and the absence of stirring life, made a dreary picture. “The commerce of tue Souna in tne summer, Reel up und down, makes the view a little ively,” remaiked Mr. I'weed, with a tinge of sad- ness In his voice; “but now it’s Mat enough.” ‘The view irom a prison,” observed a juryman, ‘can never entirely entertain one’s mind," ‘Well, I never studied the subject belore,” ro- sponded the prisoner; ‘but there ts more in 1t than you think. Indifferent as that scene seems to you it is worth more than a thousand otuer Juxuries to one confined as Iam. It 19 a good deal to be able to see the sky, Whether clear or cloudy, and the river or tné trees, either in winter or ‘0 summer’? “Nobody will deprive you of that small com- fort,?’ sal y “Wel for that rest of IS APPEARANCE AND FURNITURE. He sat in a cane-bottomed armchair which, Qlong With & smail table, a bedstead, a few books und papers aud oO steel engraving o! the death of Cardinal Wolsey constituted ali the furniture that could be detected. The prisoner was clad in @ Sack coat of the “misdemeanor” quality, waich ts ® coarse woullen fabric of reddish brown and white mixed, ‘Tbe trousers were of a dark slate color and woolieu also. A sat in bis halt, with nis spectacies on, en: in writin out the regular hospital of the morning, it Was diMcult to reouwnize the Bill Tweed of iormer The clothing was one gi iY cognition, but the greatest of uli was the iimtiesa #UtitUde Of the Mau Who Was wont {0 sit likea monarch on his throne, with eye flashing and every fore of his irame strung to its utmost ten- lou, in his conversation it is correct to say he won the sympathies o1 the jurymen. There was Aeither eervility nor bravado, Me made no com- 1ain6 and ho answered every question With a rompt and ma: rank PRETIY CLEVER, “Tow do they you here, Mr. Tweed?’ ine quired ihe HEKALD reporte: “Weill, pretty clever,” satd h nothing and leave them to do a course there Is nothing to boast ol, but | was always grateiul oven tor amail dt Was hard to that he had much to be graves 5 ° ful for. If the light of beaven, which flowed libe- rally into his room, was the only favor extenaed bim, the puolic will hardly complain of the indulge ence. ‘Thus thought one juryman, and the senile Ment Was beartily re-cchoed by the rest. LOOKING WELL. “You are looking well, Mr. Tweed,” was th greeting given iim by another )uryman, And he did look weil, to ail appearances, thougn he com- Plained of trouvie in the kidneys. His beard, which is now all white, being cut close, gives the impression of his having dwindled in flesh, but his color, of bright healthy red, testifies to the excelieuce of the atmosphere in which he lives. EXERCISE. “I take four hours’ exercise aday,” said he, “and that accounts tor It. Only for this old complaint I should be almust as strong as ever.”? “Toere is a diflerence, Mr. Pweed,” observed one of the party, “between lookiny stroug and feeling weil.’ “Yes,” replied the lonely old man, turning his looks towara the dull, dark river, while a shadow of paiu passed over is ice, “troubles come to the strong as well as the weak. My last ailliction tg not the least, and it seems to me these thinga never come alone.” (There was a refereuce 1p this to a recent sad domestic amicuion.) WILLING TO TALK. He appeared willing to converse, bur showed no inclination tO court conversation, Whoever among the party of visitors addressed him was courteously treated and spoken to with candor and affability. Some of the jurymen felt say about approaching the fallen chieftain, as well through motives ol delicacy as on account of an apprenen- sion that the prisoner was a bear, and a mighty rough one at that, One juryman gave an amusing reason fur holding back. Said he, “lweed, you see, owes me $500, and he mignt think 1 called to remind him of it.’ **You had better wait till he comes ont and then present your bill,” suggested a fellow juror, “That's 80," gieeiully answered the Other, “and then, by squash, be may pay tue interest.” ‘That Mr, weed entertains & hope that his term of imprisonment will be some day not far distant cut short ts not coubted. ‘This agreeable sent ment sustains liim, tor otherwise one so pregnant of energy would collapse and die, His daty 13 still that of orderly to the hospital, and povody, ac- cording to the Warden, makes & more fattniul and zealous attendant. He is a model prisoner, and sets an excellent example. HIS OLD QUARTERS, Curiosity was expressed tu see the old quarters the prisoner occupied, Winch Lave been so olten described as the abode of a nigh order of luxury. The jurymen went down stairs, pionecred, as usual, by the majestic Brennan, whose hat was constantly coming in contact with the ceiling, be- cause he declined to travel, like St. Deais, with nis head uncer hisarm., The pcorest bourdimgy house 1m New York shouid certainly be abie to produce a room to rival in furniture, light, space and com- fort the one where Tweed was supposed to revel iu unheard of prison indulgences. The greea baize hangings turned out to be strips of common reen muslin natied to that part of the wall wnere the plaster bad ‘allen olf. fhe “grand bureau’? Was au extremely common pine washing stend. The “library”? might be carried in a satchel, and the most vaiuable volume in the collection ap- pevred to be a Frencn dictionary. The atmosphere was cold as charity and the unobstructed winter igus that filled the room made the piace still more reary. REPORT FROM THE GRAND JURY, Here ia where, it was said, he passed @ regal imprisonment, Granted that cabinet work and upholstery = mignt render the room more attractive, it satisfied the minds of the Grand Jury that within the compass of groom So small and ill ventilated existence could never be rendered what is termed luxurivus. The party lefc at four o’clock and disembarked at the foot of Twentys-3ixrh streer, [t will be tne business of the Grand Jury to report on the way affairs are conducted on the schoci shlp aud tue treatment accorded Tweed in the Penitentiary of Black well’s {siand. TRAGEDY IN A BARROOM. 4 BROOKLYN LIQUOR DEALER FATALLY WOUNDS A DRUNKEN ROUGH. Shortly before six o’clock last evening a number ofmen, who were in a half drunken condition, entered the lager beer saloon of Louis Beakman, at the corner of Adams and Plymouth streets, Brooklyn. One of them was James Ellery, who ree sides at No. 195 Water street. Alter drinking seve eral times they REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE LIQUOR and began conducting themselves in a very disor deriy manner. Upon being remonstrated witn by Beakman they went behind the counter, up- set the bottles and glasses and helped themselves to lager. Beakman was very much excited, and, retreating toward the rear of the saloon, drew a seven-barrelled Colt’s revolver and threatened to shoot the rowdies unless they desisted and Jelt the premises, As his threat did not prevent Ellery and his companions irom cdntinulng their ,destruction of his property und the consumpuom of his liquor, Beakman STEPPED FORWARD AND FIRED AT THEM. Tne ball entered Eilery’s left breast. The men Tushed into the street and were hurrying from the spot when they were intercepted by an officer of the York street police, Whuse atteution had been attracted by the report of the revolver. Beakman and Ellery were taken to the station house, The wounded man walked with great aill- culty and was apparently suftering be td bus Terused to allow the police surgeon to attend him. He went to his residence, intormed bis frends of the occurrence and they called Dr. Houiston, who was UNABLE TO EXTRACT THE BULLET. Late last night Ellery was the greatest agony, and his recovery was deemed alm im- possible. The injured man 13 twenty-five years of age and bears very bad reputation. He has frequeutly been arreSted for intoxication and fignting. His assailant, on tne contrary, has ale Ways been @ quiet and inoffensive man. He Claims that the shooting was in sell-defence. Beakman 1a held to await the result of silery’® injuries, THE WALLINGFORD MURDER. ANDERSON CONVICTED OF MURDER IN THE FIRS? DEGREE—FAILURE OF THE INSANITY PLEA. New Haven, Conn., Jan, 16, 1875. The trialof John Anderson, indicted for the murder of Horatio G. Hail, in the town of Wallinge ford, March 8, 1874, and which began in the superior Court on Monday last, Chief Justice Park presiding, was concluded yee terday morning. Tue arguments of counsel occupied until two o'clock to-day, when the Chief Justice gave bis charge to the jury, occupying one hour and five minutes. The time thus taken by the Judge was rendered necessary in view of the mass of evidence introduced by the defence 10 show that Anderson was insane at tne time of the killing, aud of the State’s effort to refute the same. The prisoner, at the time of the act, was a work! in the Wallingiord Wheel Coiw- loy. ‘tnough a good workman and to mak» regular wages, he somehow becaine imbued with the idea that somevody in the shop Was trying to get his piace from bim. He openly accused one mun of com- Pheity in such a desigo, and had a quarrel With bim in cousequence. That man was Horatio G. Hall, It had long been known that Anderson Was Ol & pussionate turn; that he had repeatculy stated that he was @ dangerous ian When iD & passion; and, jurcher, that when excited, to use fia own lal iguaxe, “he would nov hesitate to Kul a man.” wing his plans, he procured pistols, proceeded to the shop, anu, without warning, ured the pistols among the men fourteen times, ace cording to testimony, Without stopping, to their great consternation. Uniortnuately floratio G. Hall was siruck in tne head by oae of Anderson's bullets, from the effects of which he died soon aiter, The prisoner’s counsel made @ great effort through,tne trial to establish ‘the fact that their chent was insane, calliug in Dr. Butler, late of the Hartiurd Insane Retreat, to give bis views of what insanity cousisted. It 3 roved of no avail. fhe jury, aiter an absence rom the jury Dox o/ only thirty minutes, returned @ verdict of murder in the firstdegree. Thecours room Was packed to its utmost. nis i the only conviction for the crime of murs der since that of Mrs. Lydia Suerman three years ago. ACCIDENT TO A STEAMER. THE BRIDGEPORT STRIKES A ROCK IN THB SOUND OFF SHIPPAN POINT—NO LIVES LOST. BarpGeErort, Conn., Jan. 16, 1874. The steamer Bridgeport, running between New York and this city, wutle passing up the Soand on her regular trip yesterday afternoon, struck upon ®& rock or sunken vessel off Shippan Point and stove @ hole in her bottom. The concussion was @ terrible one and frightened the passengers con- siderably. Vaptain Weeks, however, quieted their fears, after a brief examination of the Jamage done, by showing them that, althuugn the vessel might fil und go down, it was yet im the power of himself ana crow 0 get safely to land. The vessel made water y ir she struck, aud it soon pecame ap- eut toat must ioundes ecordingly ler d Was turned toward the suore, ana the amer was run upon the fats of Darien, where Low lies ib Qo easy position, The wind at the ume was blowin, ‘ong from the northwest, and, though # heavy Tolling, no uiltioulty wad experienced 10 suuping her course. ibe cargo, which was hi ry and principally on dec, 1s une injored, aad the pavsengers were salely landed at Darien Depot, rom wuence they took the cart on the New Haven roaa jor their destinations, The steumer Laura, of the Bridgeport line, will take the place of the damaged vevsel and # barge di tched to-day to receive the cargu injuries are so slight thac a by ms y at Sbippan Point, thug puot. In consequence oO! the atroug not hugged the Wesvern shore, and was found booy had drutea we piace,