The New York Herald Newspaper, September 8, 1875, Page 3

“THR GEORGIA INSERRECTION The Origin and History of the Alleged Uprising. — THE INVESTIGATION AND THE TRIAL, The Proverbial Difficulty of Establishing a Conspiracy Demonstrated. Curious Presentment of the Grand Jury and Eloquent Reply of Judge Johuson. WHAT THE TRIAL HAS SHOWN. SAxvensvitLe, Ga., Sept. 3, 1875, ‘The termination of the insurrection trials by the Yordict last night of not guilty in the case of Cordy Harris, the alleged ringleader, and the discharge from jail this morning of the twenty-nine remaining prison- ers.on the recommendation of the Grand Jury, is the legal end of the excitement convulsing this part of Georgia for some two weeks past, and in this letter I will give a condensed acvourt of the whole affair. Bome fortnight since a Jetter--whether genuine or forged is still unknown—was discovered in the adjoin- Ing county of Johnson, signed Cordy Harris and ad- firessed to Jerry Walters, captain of a negro military company, commanding him, and through him other Uke companies, to move toward Station No. 11, on the Central Railroad, about twenty miles from here, and kill and rob the whites on every hand. As the negrocs in all this region have been forming into secret military organizations, meeting and drilling by night, since Match or April last, and con- siderable uneasiness had been occasioned by that .cir- cumstance, the contents of the letter caused immediate and widespread alarm among the whites. Arrests of suspected negroes immediately began in this, Washing jon, and in Burke, Laurens and Johnson counties; the | volunteer companies were called out here as a sheriil’s posse; the Governor personally yisited the scene of disturbance, and a special term of the Superior Court was called for the 30th ult, at this point, On the opening of the term the Grand Jury was charged by the presiding Judge, Hon, Herschel V, Johnson, formerly Governor of Georgia, and the Douglas Vice Presidential candidate in 1860, to age the utmost judgment and discretion, and to treat the colored men, whose cases might be brought before them, precisely as if they were white, ‘True bills were found against Cordy Harris, the “head man’? in these parts; Prince R. Rivers, the South Carolina colored militia major general; Joseph Morris, the “general mesenginger” (messenger); Francis Murkeson, Cordy Harris’ right-hand man, and Asa Gilmore, Jerry Sim- mons and Neil Houston alias Neil Wood, three sub- ordinate officials, for an attempt to incite insurrection by organizing the colored people of this section into combined resistance to the lawful authority of the State of Georgia, ‘THE CHARGE. Cordy Harris was first put upon trial, and in,his case the State’s counsel sought to show the existence of ®ecret oath-bound negro military companies, making ‘up one generat organization, in this part of Georgia; that Cordy Harris was the head of this organization hereabouts; that to perfect it he issued orders for a mass meeting in Sandersville, Ga., July 24, 1875, of all the companies in his command to elect a ‘military general;” that the meeting was attempted to be held as per order, Cordy Harris entering town with a drawn sword, mounted, in uniform and at the head of and giving orders to a number of negro companies in uni- form and with banners and military music, but proved ® failure by reason of the county officers refusing Harris and his men the use of the Court House, the white olunteer companies, one of infantry and one of cavalry, being in readiness to act as asheriff’s posse in enforcing the refusal; that Cordy Harris was deeply mortified and in- vensed by this failure of his parade, and issued orders for a subsequent meeting to be held, by force if neces- sary, thus inciting that combined resistance to the law- ful authority of the State constituting the offence charged, THE DRPENCE relied upon the inability of the State to offer any evi~ dence admissible under the rules of Jaw to fix upon the prisoner the order to rise in resistance to the laws. The examination of witnesses and the argument were tonducted by Colonel N. J. Hammond, the Attorney General of Georgia, and Salem Dutcher, of Augusta, Ga, and for the defence by Hon, Amos J. Akerman, ex-Attorney General of the United Btates, the numerous other counsel on either side taking no active part. The event proved that the reliance of the defence on the proverbial difficulty of proving a con- spiracy and of uging the statements of one conspirator 4s evidence against his co-conspirator was not in vain, The State established, though not without a determined resistance, the existence of the alleged secret com- panies; that Cordy Harris was their “head man;” that he gear at their head to hold the meeting of July 24, 1875, and that he was disappointed at jts failure; but the Court refused to allow the State’s witnesses to establish the reception by the negro soldiers of orders from the prisoner, subsequont to that meeting, to march to another meeting in arms and prepared to repel by force any interference by the State or local anthorities, Murkeson gave the orders to do this, and it was ruled that a combination between Cordy Harris and Murkeson had not been sufficiently shown to allow of the latter’s statements as tothe common design to be evidence on this point. The State fought hard for the admission of this evidence, contesting the ruling both days of the trial, but the Court was inflexible, and A VERDICT OP NOT GUILTY became a necessary sequence, though the case was elaborately argued on both sides, Counsel for the State only argued the law and commented on the evidence, and in his argument for the defence Mr, Akerman highly complimented their perfect fairness and impartiality and abstinence from any appeals to the passions of the jury. he evidence was so clear as to Cordy Harris’ leader- ship and unquestioned authority over the colored com- p ies as to his preparations for and disappointment in is meeting that the presumption in favor of his direct- ing another meeting, to be carried out by force, came at ‘one time very near creating a disagreement of the jury, and it was not until half-past eight o'clock last night that they brought themselves to render a verdict of “not guilty.” In Scotland there would have been a verdict of “not proven,” or that the innocence of the prisoner was ‘by no means admitted, but that his guilt had not been legally shown. In view of the deep public feeling among the whites aud the proof made by the State of the in- dictment up to the lust ink in the chain, the jury de- serve honorable mention for deciding strictly accord- ing to their oaths to regard only the law and the evi- dence. There being some apprehensions as to Cordy Harris’ safety if released at night in the first ebullition of the public excitement and discontent at the verdict, he was not formally discharged until this morning, and then forthwith made loud lamentation that some of his fellow suiterers in jail bad stolen his clothes. This morning the Grand Jury made a special presentment, which begins thus:— SPECIAL PRESENTMENT OF THR GRAND sony, Through the dispensation of a kind and merciful Provi- the eyes of i din time to stay the dei i id thanks, many aud hould be praise of that good Lord who has saved us from so scene as that so peri- ously apprehsid he discharge of the duties hn y knowing its weighty responsibility. Not the atrociousnens of the crime charged, we succeeded wel think, and trust in dispelling all. seitishnes: pres with great so wll bitterness that suck conduct is so well ealenlated to incite {nour Wonk nature, mud hava the happy consciwusness of having done our full d ‘ They then recommend the divenarge of twenty-nine Prisoners, which was uccordingly dune, so that with the discharge of thirty yesterday and’the transfer of the Laurens and Johnson prisoners to those counties there hag been a general jail delivery, but three pris- oners remaining tor trial at the regular term, In ply to the presentment Judge Johnson spoke as follows, & deathlike stillness pervading the room:— JUDGE JONNSON'S REPLY. Mit. Foremax axp Gextixwex of rie Graxp Jory— With great interest 1 have listened to the coramunieation you have Just presented, desire to say a few words in fr din it, and T address myself t ‘as well as to yourselves. Yo have passed through a tying ord Whether Justly or unjustly, the “white “people of this connty be Veved that’ on the part of the black people the has been an intention to commit acts of violence aud to deprive the white citizens ind itely of their lives that wholesale assassination was mplhate hat be- was well enlculated to excite indignation and arouse feelings of revenge in the minds of the white citizens, It is highly ereditabia tu the white people of this aud other eounties | acts of violence were committed, bi 1 the bosoms of 1 y al ns and p cuse has been tried and all the fact J under the rules of law: en. country, Many of you have beard the te: he Jory who tried the ease heard the testimony ; ard the Begument of . The gudge presented the Inw in his eburge n5 he understood it, The Jury have returned « verdict of not guilty iu the case of st evidence Was stippoxed to exist, tlow citixens—it is very probable that rsvns iu the county who are impationt; NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1875.--TRIPLE SHEET. ho are disposed tu reel that it is becessary that somebod Should be plunlahed : ‘who ure not. aatistled with the termina ion of the case that has been tried. To all such let me say, ¥ be your feelings of discontent rsa this investigation, whatever m: your apprebension as to what is past or as to what is ‘et to come, let me admonish you not to violate the laws of the land, That law is your protection while you ave in the peace of the State and the fear of God; that law is the protection of every man, of every class, while conformed and submitted to, but is armed with vengeance against those jolating its man And hile I sit on is beneh the man who violates t law and is convicted shall feel its ven- ance. 1, therefore, implore all my fell: citizens, after this ealm investigation bas been made, to coincide in the re- sult and to endeavor to establish and maintaine relations ot harmony and good will with all, of every color, race and con- dition. Be sure you do not cherish the spirit of enmity and fovenge against those of the opposite rare, ‘To my colored friends let ine any that Ido not believe that there is any hostility on the part of the white people toward T do belleve that it ls possible for you'to live in hur- At, whatever prejudices may colored man in this country may sud has had a fair and impartial trial, and. should sutisty you that no imity existy toward you us & people. Where you feel con- rived that any” law? of the land is oppress! to yet arectification through the ballogbox, lawfal: moans of such laws 39 nro not to ion. Never, never, never band yourselves together to mbyert the iaw or attempt to Incite any one to Join in any combined resistance to t! jawfal author of the State. Never, never, never conevive any such horrid and demoniae purpose as to murder at night those who ure sleeping in their beds, Never, hever, never attempt such a crime. There may be some ‘ho have doue harm to you or to some of you, re guilty of to at is as un y that be vople are bad all are | Try to do right, try to entertain feelings of peace, of love toward all mankind. The man who has just been tried is a minister of the Gospel. I would admonish him that that Gospel teaches’ ail of us to love one another, to love our enemies. “Love your enemies,” it says, to them that his “do ab pit ie the professions he makes cloth he wears as a imin- hate you. vince to preach. schme of insureection he has bel in the pulpit, and has disgraced ister of the gospel of i peace, My friends and fellow citizens, we are, as counsel have said in the trial, all in th boat, Both'colors are here. [t is our interest to live together in harmony. On the one hand you, my colored friends, can furnish the labor; you are compelled to labor for'a living as well as ihe white poople are, wiite people need your | labor And’ have | means to pay you for i€ Capital and lubor should work together in harmony, parallel with exch other, and make the best of their condition, We and. m , should all Le controlled by these principles and be guided in our conduet by these considerations. Let all men, white and black, feel that we are under the law and under overn- ment, Out of that our liberties are secured, If that law is not enforced liberty ig a myth, It is tue duty of government to enforce the law. Fellow citizens, let us feel oar responsibilit; Work not for present but for the those who are to come after ‘us: for if there Is anything which should be most dear to ns all it is that we leave to our children the heritage of wise laws aud & wiclesome govern- ment. ‘The special term was then adjourned, and so ends the legal Investigation of the recent alleged insurrectionary movement, for while there are some further trials or- dered, it if not probable any effectual prosecution will be ultimately Something has been established and that not of altogether good omen, It is proven thut a secret negro military organization exists in many counties of this vicinage, that it is so thoroughly :sys- tematized that upon the command of its ‘head man” as citizens. enefit also of a thousand colored men come together at the appointed time and place, with the pre- cision of regular soldiers at the sound of the reveille, all regularly enrolled into companies, officered, uniformed and provided with fifes, druins an flags, and yet the secrecy enshrouding the organization is such that its magnitude, its history, its real nature, extent and purposes can evade the searching scrutiny of a capital trial in a court of law. While conceding the verdict one demanded by legal rules, this great fact of an organized and mysterious army underlying in grim significance the surface of every day life in this section of Georgia is regarded with adisquietude and indigna- tion that, I fear, bodes evil results some day, CHARLEY ROSS. THE PROSECUTION TO CLOSE TO-DAY IN THE TRIAL OF WESTERVELT—-NO DIRECT EVIDENCE THUS FAR TO CONNECT THE PRISONER WITH THE CONSPIRACY. PHILADELPHIA, Sept, 7, 1875. Assistant District Attorney Hagert gave notice this afternoon that he would close the evidence for the Com- monwealth to-morrow at about noon in the case of William Westervelt, This was a general surprise, as no one has been permitted to know the plans of the pub- lic prosecutor, The anonymous letters of Mosher to Mr. Ross, which have been identified, have not yet been offered. They will be put before the Court to-day by Mr. Hagert, undoubtedly. The defenco will strenu_ ously oppose their admission, but the Court, it is thought, will permit their introduction, ‘The evidence to-day was of importance as completing the chain which the prosecution is endeavoring to wind about Westervelt, but contained. nothing startingly new. ‘The first witness was Sarah Kerr, a child’s nurse, who was employed in the family of Mr. Ross in the months of June and July, 1874. She repeated the story of how she used to take the children out to air. Officer James Moran, of New York, was recalled. He testified and corroborated hiy testimony of yesterday, Police Captain Heins, of ‘a ¥city, was next recalled, and testified as to his searc/,4or the abductors. Frank Lewis, nephew of *. Ross, was recalled, and yong that he dirst saw the "pitsdueron the 13th of pril last, Theodore B. Bergen, of Bay Ridge, recalled. The Dis- trict Attorney announced that he proposed to prove by him the declaration of Douglass just before his death, Witness was requested to repeat all that Douglass said. Witness repeated the story so often published, Witness asked Douglass if he couldn’t tell where the child was, He answered, “God knows I tell you the truth; I don’t know where he is.” That w: he said as vo the child, He was in great to be asked the questions over and over again. The Court adjourned before the cross-examination of this witness, A PLAGUE AT SEA. ARRIVAL OF THE SCHOONER MARY E, DOUGLAS— THE CAPTAIN, MATE, STEWARD AND A PASSEN- GER CARRIED OFF BY YELLOW FEVER. ‘The jll-fated schooner Mary E. Douglas, from Para, after being detained in Quarantine forty-eight hours, as a measure of precaution, by Health Officer Vanderpoel, will come to a berth this evening in the Atlantic Docks, Brooklyn, A Hekatp reporter, desirous of obtaining information with reference to the three deaths from yellow fever and one at sea from the same fatal dis- ease, called upon the said vessel’s part owner and agent, Mr. B. J. Wenberg, whose office is situated in Old slip, ‘That gentleman then made the following statement;— By the death of Captain John C. Sherlock, of the Mary E. Douglas, we lose one of our most efficient ship- masters, His effects are on board the Douglas. The fol- lowing other persons died while lying in the port of Para on this vessel:— ©. H. Stream, Mate. Richard Cooper, Steward, Tcannot tefl you where they hail from, or where Captain Sherlock engaged their services, said Mr. Wen- berg after examining the records of the said vessel. I have received no inquiries about them, as yet, from their friends or relatives. . WHO WAS THIS PASSENGER? On the 10th of August, while on the passage to this port, Thomas Scott, a passenger, took sick, with symp- toms of yellow fever, and three days after was buried at sea Tcannot tell till to-morrow who this person ‘was, but will ascertain from the new Captain of the Mary K. Douglas when he comes to my office to-mor- row—Wednesday, Mr. MeGavisk, of the office here, who went down to the ship with fresh provisions, reports there € two children and an adult passenger still on board." I relation tothem, Mr. F. C. Pound, the United States Vice Consul, kindly obtained a new captain for the schooner in the persou of Mr. Porter, an Englishman, and a former mate, I believe, on an English steam vessel sent out from England to Para. Captain Sher- lock, before he died, sold the effects of the dead mate and cook, before the mast, for the benefit ot whom it may concern. ANOTHER VISITATION, Mr. Wenberg then stated that the schooner Maggio Abbott, belonging to him, while lying alongside tho Mary E. Douglas, had one of her masts struck by light- ning and rendered useless, costing $1,000 to repair. The following extract is taken from u letter of the Captain of this vessel to Mr. Wenberg, It is as follows:—— Pana, August 5, 1875, *#*, 1 suppose you have heard of the death of Captain Sherlock, his mate and steward from yellow fever, M I have also lost my cook, a low days after y child were very sick. I returned to Para after y voyage, and I am very giad I did so, or x wld have ali died at sea, This, sard Mr, Wenberg, is all the information I can give you at present. To-morrow we shall probably have dotails. regret excessively Captain Sherlock's death, as he was a noble fellow in’ every respect. Para has, I consider, been very free of yellow fever this year. The Mary £, Douglas is in ballast. THE PILOT COMMISSIONERS, The Pilot Commissioners held their weekly meeting yest@isy. It is stated that the employés on the tug. boat R. W. Burke had been discharged avd that those on the tug William Parks had been reprimanded for dumping offal into the bay. Mr. Biuet reported that upon investigation he had found that Mr. Frank Swift, who bad the contract for removing uight soil, had dumped the soil into the river, The Bourd bai resvived to commence an action against Mr, Swilt at once, Curtis, Fobes & Co. were given the privilege to dump 60,000 cubic yards of dredging off Him Kaco Light. A YOUNG LADY DROWNED. Gloom has been cast over Larchmont Manor, West- chester county, by the accidental drowning, on Monday of Elmira Cruse, aged oighicen, an accomplished young lady anda native of the West Indies, She had been staying with her relatives at the sumer regort named, weit bathing in Long Island Sound, and, although an ex. cellent swimmer, was soizeu, a8 is supposed, With cramps and disappeared before assistance could reach her, last accounts the body had not been recovered, - do not know if the deceased was any | at least 1,000 more. Jecting the offer THE? PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRACY, ae IMMENSE ATTENDANCE OF THE UNTERRIFIED AT ‘QUE ERIE CONVENTION—THE FIFHT OVER THE GOVERNORSHIP—A GREENBACK PLATFORM FORESHADOWED BY LEADING DELEGATES, Enre, Sept. 7, 1875. Last night I said this town wascrowded. It is over- flowing to-night, and the trains yet to come will bring Flags are flying from hundreds of buildings, and to-night brilliant fireworks are illuminat- ing every part of the city. Bands of music are playing inthe park and parading the streets, while on every corner orators are setting forth, with excusable em- phasis, the claims and merits of favorite candidates, United States Senator Wallace arrived last night. He is here in the interest of H. P. Rose, the Montgomery county candidate for Governor, It is claimed, how- ever, that Wallace only wishes to put Rose up to aid Hartranft’s election; that is, to nominate Rose to kill him. A conference of the Noyes men and Ross men to-day resulted tn the former re- of the latter because he had not strength enough to warrant the making a combina- tion, As to the nominees nothing more definite is known than was known yesterday. It seems to be anybody's convention, A fight is expected to ensue on the organization and a numerous body of ardent patri- ots are here to contest the seats of delegates hold- ing the requisite credentials. 1t looks now as it THE PLATFORM to be adopted on Wednesday will be a duplicate of the Ohio State platform, Senator Wallace says he thinks political action based on such a foundation will, with comparatively little delay, bring the country out of its, present financial slough of despond and establish things: on a sound basis, Sam Randall says that the Conven- tion will be compelled to adopt a greenback platform, which opinion is shared by @ majority of those who constitute the Convention, That there is to be UNPRECEDENTED TROUBLE in the Convention to-morrow is foreshadowed by the nuinber of contestants for seats. The settlement of those questions will take at least halfaday, and will leave a feeling that willembitter the whole proceedings. It seems to be understood to-day that the Treasury Ring fight will certainly come up in the Convention, and that a plank decrying the granting of subsidies to railroads will be adopted. Both of those subjects, if introduced, will be a direct reflection on Senator lace, who is understood to be a member of the former and the foster father of the latter, A PROPOSED COMBINATION. The delegates from the eastern and northeastern part of the State are talking of getting together and com- Dining on some eastern man for Governor in opposition to the strongest candidate from the west. If this is done the man will probably be Colonel H. G, Mott, ex- Canal Commissioner. As matters look now, however, Noyes seems to be the man. hey are trying strong to bribe the latter to take the nomination for State Treas- urer and give up the Governorship in favor of Ross, but he does not fall in with the idea, Bigler’s chances are paling and men thought to be very low in the list of candidates are grainalix crawling up. Mott stock seems to be good to-night and the general opinion 1s a the field will win ultimately against the apparent favorites, THE CAUCUSING to-night is not so much in the direct interests of any candidate as it isin the securing of the organization of the Convention to-morrow. Wallace and Randall are contesting for the supremacy when the meet- ing occurs. These two Moguls of the Penn- sylvamia democracy are at swords’ points here, the cause being the aspirations of Randall’ for the speakership of the National House of Representa- tives next year, Wallace, it seems, controls four of the Pennsylvania Congressmen and has instructed them to yote against Randall. The latter, therefore, is. en- deavoring to revenge himself in a measure by prevent- ing Wallace from securing the organization of the Con- yention to-morrow, and thus materially lessening the chances of Wallace’s candidates, The fight is very bit- ver and it is thought that Wallace has the best of it. NORTH CAROLINA'S CONSTITUTION. THE PRESIDENCY OF THE CONVENTION FINALLY SETTLED—RANSOM VOTES FOR HIMSELF AND THE DEADLOCK IS BROKEN. RALEIGH Sept. 7, 1875, Judge Settle called the Convention to order at ten A, M. Hon. David S. Reid requested the reading of the list of delegates for the information of the Convention, A temporary doorkeeper was appointed by the Chair upon the suggestion of Hon, Albion W. Tourse (repub- lican), @econded by General Thomas L. Clingman, Judge Settle then directed a vote for President of the body, each delegate to rise in his place and vote viva ‘voce, “It had been reported that Wilcox was the new repub- lican nominee. Albertson (republican), however, whose name was first called, led off for Dockery and the rest followed the trail, Dockery voted for W. H. Wheeler, Ransom for ex-Governor David 8. Reid. Result of first ballot:—Ransom, 59; Dockery, 68; Wheeler, 1; Reid 1. The chairman announced no election, and directed another vote. Onthe second ballot Wilcox (indepen- dent) voted for ex-Governor Reid. Result—Ransom, 59; Dockery, 57; Wheeler, 1; Reid, 2. ‘Third baliot—Ransom, 69; Dockery, 57; Reid, 1; Wil- ox, 1. Dockery voted for Wilcox’ and Ransom for eid. On the fourth ballot O'Hara (colored) voted for Wil- cox. Result m, 69; Dockery, 54; Wilcox, 4; Reid, 2. After ten minutes’ delay the fifth ballot was taken, at five minutes to eleven A. M. Result—Ransom, 59; Dockery, 57; Reid, 2; Wilcox, 1. Neither Ransom nor Dockery voted until the roll was gone through with. Then Dockery voted and Ransom followed. At ten minutes past ten A, M. ex-Judge Tourgee moved an adjournment to ten A. M. to-morrow, ‘The chairman stated that although power to adjourn resided in him exclusively, he would take the seuse of the delegates, The body appearing nearly equally divided, the chair, unable to determine, directed the calling of the roll, whereupon Judge Tourgee withdrew his motion to ad- journ. ‘The sixth ballot was taken at 11:13 A. M Vilson Cary (colored) voting for Tourgee, Resi Ransom, 59; Dockery, 54; Wilcox, 1; Keid, 2; Bennett, 1; Tourgee,'1. CALLS POR PREX LUNCH. A resolution was then offered that candidates furnish refreshments for the Convention in proportion to the votes respectively, which was waived, and a delay of many minutes ensued, ‘The seventh ballot commenced at 11:48 A. M. Re- sult:—Ransom, 59; Dockery, 64; Reid, 2; Bennett, 1; Wilcox, 1; Wheeler, 1; Badger, 1. Wilcox ‘and Ransom, independents, voted for Reid. Then, at 11:58, Juage Settle announced a recess of half an hour. «After half an hour’s recess, at 12:30 P. M. 1 Convention reassembled, and several ineffectual ballots were taken, in one of which Boyd voted for Bennett, Result, Ransom, 69; Dockery, 54; Richard C. Badger, 1; Bennett, 1;’ Wilcox, Independent, 1; Governor Reid, 1. Tenth ballo-—Ransom, 69; Dockery, 51; Withers, 8; Badger, 1; Scott, 1; Jarvis, 1; Shober, 1; Bennett, 1. No election, Judge Settle, Turner, Governor Reid, Manning, Judge Tourgee, Green, Reid’ and others then ventilated their opinions excellently. Good feeling prevalent, Eleventh ballot—Ransom, 59; Dockery, 46; Withers, 2; Badger, 1; Durham, 1; Jones, 1; Reid, 1; Shober, 1; Bennett, 4. ‘At 1:30 P, M., Dockery moved an adjournment to ten A. M. to-morrow. Chair called for a vote by voice and was unable to determine. Roll was called; ‘result, 85 for adjournment, 85 opposed. Twelfth Ballo—At one forty P. M. the roll was call for the twelfth vivd voce ballot. At one forty- five, Edward Ransom, independent, rose and voted for Dockery, republican, and immediately — thereafter, changed’ to Governor Reid. Hon. David 8 Reid then earnestly and in @ most impassioned speech, urged upon £. Ransom to again change his vote, in deference to the wishes of the people, to take courage and vote for FE. Ransom as the peuple’s choice, clearly expressed, for presidency of the Convention, Ransom replied that he would be governed by considerations of duty.» ‘Thirteenth ballot resulted thus:—Ransomi, 59; Dock. ery, 56; Withers, 1; Reid, 1; besides scattering votes for others, Fourteerith ballot—before the announcement of the result was inade Hon. EK. Ransom rose and said:— “RANSOM SPEAKS, “This bailoting has goue on long enough, 1 have not sought this position. I dou not desire it- T have east niy vote twice to defeat myself, but the people seem to demand that this Convention shall be organized, T have made every effort to effect a compromise. Failing in this I now cast my vote, let the consequences be what | they will, for &. Ransom, of Tyrell county, for President | of this Convention, ham, democrat, Durham 1, Dockery then voted for Plato Dur- Result—Kansom, 60; Dockery, 58; RANSOM ELECTED, Hon, Thomas Settle then, amid immense applause, red £. Ransom President of the Convention. Messrs. Person aod Freuvh conducted Mr. Ransom to the chair, President Ransom said— Gentlemen of the Convention, I regret exceedingly my lack of languago to express my gratitude, [have deomed it the object of Une conservatives, backed by the people, to consider sueh amendments of the constitution as shall meet the approbation of all North Carolina, Fearless of results, and purely in obedience to duty, I have taken the step I have, mflueaced by no consideration of personal advantage, I announce the Convention ready for business AN ADJOURNMENT was then male to ten A. M. to-morrow, Both parties caucus separately at half-past eight P.M. CALIFORNIA ELECTION NEWS. SAN Fravcrsco, Sept. 7, 1875. Fall city returns give the following results of the election:—The independents have elected the Assessor, District Attorney, City and County Attorney, Chief of Police, Coroner, Public Administrator, Superintendent of Schools and the following Supervisors:—A, D, Ruck- er, Thomas Bryan, J, H. Wise and A. Black, Othet wire the democrats have m clear sweep, electing Bryaut Mayor and Supervisors C. B, Edwai P, Shine, F. W. Eaton, George W. Hayes, Thomas Boyce, J.C, Roberts, R.A. Gibbs and D. A: MeDonald, with the entire State, Congressional and Legislative tickets, |B REPUBLICANS AT SARATOGA, ‘The New York Herald Their Adopted “Organ.” Tunting Around for Heavy Men to Take Places on the ‘Ticket. —— + WHO WILL BE ATTORNEY GENERAL? All the Slates Blurred and Indistinct. Saratoga, N. ¥., Sept. 7, 1875. The delegates to the Republican Convention have come scattering into town by the different trains to- day, and, at the present writing, six P. M., the State Committee rooms announce the arrival of about tw thirds of the Convention, The remainder are expect during the night or before the assembling of the Con- vention to-morrow at eleven A. M. The outside at- tendance does not promise to be very large, but the delegates are gencrally a very good class of men and represent the full ayerage of the intelligence, worth and respectability of the party throughout the State. More confidence is expressed of their ability to carry the State for their party this fall than an outside ob- server would be led to entertain, but it is noticeable that confidence is generally based on cer- tain contingencies that may or may not happen, Such, for instance, as a republican victory in Ohio, continued disaffection and bickering in the ranks of the opposition party, and last, but not least, the nomina- tion of a ticket to-morrow which shall challenge public support by its superiority to the one to be nominated at Syracuse next week, and hero lies the chief difficulty which the Convention has to encounter, Men who have heretofore been deemed big enough to occupy a place on the State ticket now find their aspirations treated with derision, ‘The public telescope somehow has got reversed or the public eye has grown more critical, and men who, during the reign of official ras- cality loomed up in the general fog as giants dwindle into dwarfs, A COLOSSUS LOOKED POR. The populace now demands a Colossus for every place on the ticket, or, at any rate, it demands a man of high repute and well known and tried honesty, which in these dayS ainounts to a Colossus. Now, such men are hard to find in any political party, or, if founa, they are hard to persuade into accepting a nomination toan office which involves an even chance of defeat, and which, if won, involves pecuniary loss to the oc- cupant, At all events, the delegates to this Conven- tion have hard work in filling up their ticket with such men, although they have diligently labored to this end all day. WHO WILL BE THE MAN? The greatest anxiety is abont candidates for Comp- troller and Attorney General, the nominal head of the ticket, Secretary of State being by common consent alloted to ‘Frederick Seward, the worthy bearer of a great name rather than the embodi- ment of greatness himself, The Comptrollership has been tendered to several men who were thought equal to the occasion, but at last accounts none of them 4] consented to accept a nomination, BIGELOW DECLINES, Among others correspondence was opened last night with Jobin Bigelow, the Chairman of Governor Tilden’s Canal Commission, if he would accept the place it was thought to be, and probably would have been, a shrewd stroke of policy equal to the craftiness of ‘old Tilden himself; but a messenger has just arrived from Mr. Bigelow declining the honor. While in full sympathy with the republican party, he could not consistently place himself as a candidate for oltice — without is place at the head of the d this, he thinks, would not be the proper thing to do in the present state of their investigation, “Judge Robertson, of Westchester, has also been tendered the place, but’ has not yet been persuaded to accept. John A. King is classed among the fit candidates, but geographical considera- tions must be taken into account, and it will not an- swer to have the whole ticket made up from the ex- treme lower end of the State, as Prince, of the same county with King, is a strong candidate for Attorney General. One or the other must give way. Spinner could have either the Comptrollership or Treasurership, with the thanks of the Convention thrown in, but he positively declines both, Calvin 'f, Hubbard, of St. Law- rence, is now being canvassed for the place, but it has been generallYagiced that Merritt, of the same county, should go on the ticket to represent the liberals and here again comes in the geographical difficulty. from present appearances the caudidate for the Comptrolier- ship is not likely to be settled before to-morrow morn- ing, and perhaps not till after the Convention meets, THE ATTORNEY GENERALSUIP. The Attorney Generalship offers the next difficulty, and is equally hard to settle. It had been quietly arranged by Some members of the State Committee | in New York that Judge Van Cott, of Brooklyn, should be tendered the nomination, but the unexpected | strength exhibited by Prince among the country dele- gates bas Well nigh upset this programme, and the screws will have to be put on too hard for safety in order to carry it through if it should be attempted, ‘There is a bare possibility of a little row in the Couven- tion, To add to the . embarrassment of tho Van Cott clique, the Brooklyn delegation repu- diate the candidate that is sought to be thrust upon them, and even go so fur as to charge him with treachery to the party on several oc- casions, notably in the Congressional fight last fall, which resulted in the election of Simeon B. Chittenden, They also charge him with too close an affiliation with the Brooklyn “Ring,” and pretend to detect the hand of democratic ring’ masters in the advocacy of his claims, Under these circumstances it has been thought best to temporarily abandon Van Cott as a candidate, and correspondence has been opened this afternoon, by telegraph, with William M. Evarts, who is at Newport, to see if he woul accept the nomination, A favorable answer from Evarts would settle the question and satisfy all parties, even Prince bimself, who would not stand in the way of ‘such a Colossus as the senior counsel for Beecher. But no one expects that Evarts will take the office, and the contest may yet be transferred back to the partisans of Prince and Van Cott. Joseph H. Choate is often men- tioned for the place, and Danforth, of Buflalo, occasion- ally, but as ie nothing is settled. A despatch just received from Newport says Evarts is | on his way to New York; so that no answer can be re- ceived from him until to-morrow, Judge Robertson is being importuned to ace@pt the nomination {or Comptroller and may possibly yield. A. H. Failing, of Oswego, is pressed strongly for Canal Com- missioner, aud has the backing of Mr. Sloan, of that city, who is a host in bimself, Tinsley, of Wayne, is also’ a formidable candidate for the place, aud the chances of the two are abouteven. A new candidate for Treasurer is presented by the Washington county delegation and others from that section in the person of B, F. Bancroft, For State Engineer Geddes, of Onon- daga, and Green, of Orleans, continue the leading can- didaves. , For State Prison Inspector Rey. B. I. Ives, of Cayu- ga, still leads, but if Tinsley, of Wayne, should get the Canal Commissionership, locality will crowd hiin out, ‘This is an office that Dean Richmond wanted to leave to the Convention to settle, but it looks ag though all the candidates would be leit to this Convention from sheer inability on the part of the leaders to agree upon a slate. Quite a number of ADDITIONAL DELEGATES, ‘as well as outsiders, have arrived this evenin; the latter are Senators Woodm, Madden, te Connolly, Cole, Tobey, —_ Selkreg, Wood, 0. 1. Chapman,’ Superintendent surance; Ellis, Superintendent — of ks; Naval ‘Officer ‘Laflin, — ex-Lieutenant — Governor Robinson, Assemblyman George West, A. A. Darling, ex-Assemblymen Leake and Gedney, George Starr, William Hepbarn, Jourdan, Dutcher, Palmer, Burtis, and Alderman Fisher, of Brooklyn, and many others, Governer Hoffman is bere, but rather as a society man than a politician, and popular with everybody, as usual, Senator Conkling isn’t coming, and Senator Fenton is sick, Tom Murphy has not put in an appear- ance yet, but Alderman Billings is here, There will probably be a change in the chairmanship of the State Committee, as Governor Morgan wishes to retire, A. . Cornell tan have bis place if he will accept, and probably witl be forced to take it any way, 4g. LATER PROBABILITIES. Delegates’ Tetire for the night with the State ticket still unsettled, but the latest gossip presents the follow- ing: — For Secretary of State, Frederick Seward; Comp- troller, F. E. Spinner; Attorney General, L. Bradford Prince; Treasurer, General Merritt, of St. Lawrence; Canal ‘Commissioner, William Tinsley; State Engi Among Gowan, ‘Booth and of In neer, J. N. Greend; State Prison ‘Inspector, B. Lv Nothing has — been heard from Kvarts, in reply to tho State Committec, but General Husted had a despatch from him yesterday saying that he, under no cireumstances, could accept a place on the ticket. It is now said that General Spinner will not decline the nomination for Comptroller, but no one has authority to say that he will accept. His recent inflation letter begins to be criticised as the B agape ngs of his nomination inerease, but his friends say that the letter was misunderstood. Robertson has positively refused to take a nomination, There has been some talk of set- tling the Comptroller question wy transferring Seward to that place and making George William Curtis Secretary of Stato; but Curtis, like all the other big guns of the party, i8 not ambitious for office just now, The platform will be substantially as intimated yes- terday, except slightly modified in accordance with the suggestion of the leading editorial in the Heraxp of this morning, which has attracted much attention and is approval among the delegates. It has veen rr |, 1 fact that @ resolution be adopted by the Conveytion making the Hekany the organ of the party, for they eay its editoriais of jate Lave contained more sound sense than all the republican papers put together, BALTIMORE CONSERVATIES. Baxrrwore, Md., Sept. 7, 1875. The town meeting of the independent, democratic and conservative voters and all citizens who demand relief from the present nominating and corrupting in- fluences in the political affuirs of the State and city and the nomination of independent candidates, as stated in the call, held at the Masonic Temple this evening, was attended by about 1,200 persons. Henry Clay Smith, President of the Shoe and Leather Dealers’ Board of Trade, presided. ‘The name of a nuin- | ber of influential merchants and citizens as .vice pre: dents were announced, The principal speech was made by Judge William P. Maulsby on the State finances, He charged the State government with the corrupt expen- diture of thousands of dollars without authority of law. NEW JERSEY'S ELECTION. THE FATE OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND- MENTS UNKNOWN—THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CON- TROVERSY. The election on the constifutional amendments throughout New Jersey passed off quietly yesterday In several districts scarcely one-fourth the popular vote was polled, Little interest was manifested in the election outside the localities affected by the, “Five | County act’? till the appearance of Bishop Corrigan’s circular and the manifesto of the “Catholic Union.” It would be impossible to exaggerate the hostile feeling aroused by these documents and the regret felt by prominent Catholics throughout the State that the harmonious relations existing between them and their Protestant neighbors should be so needlessly disturbed. In Jersey City a very large number of Catholics pro- tested against this attempt to introduce religion into matters purely secular by yotisg the entire ticket ex- cept the paragraph relating to the taxation of mort- gages. ‘This was defeated in Hudson county by an over- whelming majority, A large number of Catholics who were influenced by the manifesto of the Catholic Union voted against all the amendments, tickets so drawn up having been industriously circulated. So great was the zeal “manifested regarding the amendments hav- ing reference to the public schools that the vital one in_—relation to mortgages, which implied homes and firesides to thousands, ‘was entirely overlooke: But the source of all this ac- tivity had aroused such a hostile fecling in the rural districts that hundreds went to the polls to vote for all the amendments who woulda otherwise have stayed away. For this reason it was impossible, up to alate hour last night, to give the result of the election, Owing to the length of the ballots the process of count- ing was necessarily slow, Not'a single instance of dis- orderly conduct at the a and attempt to vote ille- gally was reported at police headquarters. A batch of naturalization papers was issued at the Hudson County Clerk’s office, The citizens’ committee appointed by Mayor Traphagen distributed themselves at the polls aud worked energetically to secure the defeat of the ob- noxious mortgage amendment, The counting of the votes will not be completed in Jersey City before this morning. IN NEWARK. The vote yesterday in Newark was only a few thou- sand less than what has generally been cast at a charter election, much to the surprise of people in general, who, in consequence of the apparent apathy expressed, thought that the number of ballots given would be comparatively small. The Catholics, asa rule, voted against all the amendments, while the Protestants voted for all save the amendment repealing the ‘Five County act.” Tn consequence of the numerous scratch- mw the ballots were not counted until « late hour last night. IN FLIZABETH, In Elizabeth the election was very quiet, the “equal taxation” clause appearing to excite the’ greatest ob- jection. 18 MORRISTOWN. Much excitement was visible in Morristown In conse- quence of a meeting of the Catholics, which took place at four A.M., and which separated with the purpose of assembling In force when the polls closed. The Prot- estant vote was very large, both republicans and demo- crats joining in a straight ticket. IN TRENTON. The election in Trenton was the quietest ever known in that city. A little over one-half the vote was polled. A strong Catholic vote was cast against the amendments relating to the public schools. There was also a large opposition to the amendment repealing tne Five County act. All but the latter are adopted. KINGS COUNTY DEMOCRACY, The Kings County Democratic General Committce met at Court and Remsen streets last evening, A. H, Osborne, the President, in the chair, There was a full attendance of delegates. Fire Commissioner McLaugh- lin moved that the primaries for the election of the delegates to the Assembly Conventions be held om next Friday night, The motion was carried. ‘The As- sembly Conventions will meet on Monday evening. On motion of ex-Congressman T. G. Bergen, a resolution Was adopted requesting Governor Tilden to appoint Hon, John A. Lott to the vacancy in the Court of Appeals caused by the death of Judge Grover. THE DANUBE’S “HELL GATE.” The Austrian government has completed its arrange- ments for improving the channel of the Riter Danube. Already much has been done toward that end, and the results are that, at and near Vienna, the Danube now pursues a course different from that which it followed for many years, and that a large area of valuable Tend has been recovered from the river, at the same time that the waterway has been deepened and rendered more navigable. There remains much to be done, how- ever, before ordinary vessels can reach Vienna from the mouth of the Danube. Many obstructions must be removed, none of which are more dangerous than the fumous Iron Gates. These are ledges and reefs of rocks about which the water swirls and eddies, so that no ves- sel can pass, The river there has a gradual fall of about sixteen feet, and the water, at no place deeper than four feet, dashes downward with terrific force. It is the intention of the Austrian government to have these Iron Gates and other obstructions blasted out and the channel made twelve feet deep at the lowest The baad for the work were devised by Mr. William J. cAlpine, of Albany, and {ts execution has been en- trusted to Walker, Fairchild & Clarke, of this city, A MYSTERIOUS DEPARTURE, SENOR ANTONIO MORES, MIMISTER FROM ECUA- DOR TO WASHINGTON, SECRETLY RETURNS TO HIS NATIVE COUNTRY. Sefior Antonio Flor’s, Minister of the Republic of Ecuador to the United States, has recently disappeared, It was known that, though not at all in sympathy with the system which Moreno used in manipulat- ing the affairs of the government, he was at the same time related to him by the most sacred and enduring ‘ttes, Garcia Moreno, it is said, exiled the father of Flores, who bad been, under the old constitu- tion, thrice elected President of the Republic, and wh@ Messrs, had done his country good and fuithful service; but yet by marriage the Morenos and Florés were so closely interlinked, that the death of Garcia Moreno sent to the heart of Antonio Flores a pang of anguish and regret. Flores had spent a great portion of his life away from his native land. He was sent out while quite a boy to represent his country in the United States, and became imbued with the spirit of our free and liberal institutions. Moreno kept Florés out of the country; perhaps he feared him; perhaps he remembered how much the elder Flores had been beloved, and the desire on the part of the people to have one of the same house to preside over their nation. Private advices came with the steamer from Aspin- wall to Sefior Antonio Flores, The steamer was two days behind time, The news she brought was commu- nicated the day after her arrival in these columns. Flores received this news and something more, Apart from the details of the assassination he must have been the reciplent of intelligence of a far graver import, otherwise one could not account for his pecuhar be- havior. | It has been presumed that Sefior Antonia Flores was at his summer quarters near Fort Washington, but the Heratp reporter, upon seeking him at his residence last evening, found that he and his family had departed, and that no one was there who could tell him of his | whereabows. The lady telegraph operator at the depot, however, threw out a hint that he had gone home. The writer next called upon one of his bankers, a gen- tleman who does not wish his name known, and after a little cross-questioning, ascertained that Flores had really, at a recent date, taken his departure with his | family for Eeuador. $0 unexpected was bis leave and so carefully guarded that few of his friends knew about it, The gentleman referred to above edingly reticent and could not, or would not, state anything in relation to tho affairs of his country. Sefior Flores has numerous friends in the Republic, and it is probable that should he raise his standard he could gather about it sufficient strength to subdue all opposi- tion without loss of blood and ascend by a unanimous vote to the chair of the Presidency. THE KINGSBRIDGE ROAD, THE MEETING OF THE ALDERMANIC COMMITTEE ON ROADS TO-DAY. ‘This afternoon the Committee on Roads of the Board of Aldermen, of which Mr, McCarthy 1s chairman, will hold a special meeting at oné o’clock, for the purpose of hearing the arguments of the property owners for and Against the work on the Kingsbridge road being done by day's work. Itis said that a vast majority of the wealthy property owners along the line of the ‘road are in favor of having the work done by contract, because it will be done within less time than by day's work; will cost fifty per'cent less to the taxpayers, and will be destructive to the pernicious influence of those small property holders who do not believe imcontract work 80 Jong as the day's work system will afford them a fore- manship or plenty gf work, long drawn out for monthe, for their horses at ‘tis believed that the } take his ante-mortem statement; but s a sf KILLED WITH A CARTRUNG. AN INDUSTRIOUS LABORER THE VICTIM—THE MURDERER A VINDICTIVE BUMMER. A murder even more ghastly than any of those crimes which have so recently disturbed the public equanimity occurred yesterday morning. The victim, Joseph Sieger, about thirty-two years old, was a laborer in the leather establishment of Robertson & Hoople, No, 38 Ferry street. He was much respected by all his fellow laborers, and his employers intrusted to him the keys of their store. Yesterday morning, after opening the premises, about eight o'clock, he was addressed by John Gartlin, an “off? hand, one who worked sometimes for one firm and sometimes another, according te the needs of employers, His usual business was to help the regular laborers load their carts, He is said to be a worthless fellow, @ habitual idler, and a hard drin His companions were acoustomed to make him a butt for their jokes, or, in their expressive language, to “jibe”? him. He did not always take these jokes in good part, but as he‘had never become violent, the other laborers did not con- sider him vindictive or likely todoharm, When he spoke to Sieger yesterday morning, the latter began to joke him on his appearance, Gardin did not see m to mind , and soon left Sieger, The latter bad said yorse to him than that he was ‘full of whis- Gurtlin, however, it is said, in going off, stated R WAD STRUCK HIM in the face, and that there had been a little dispute, Shortly after this incident Sieger was called to the back of the store, where there was an alleyway into which carts are driven. While he was engaged at work there Garin went behind bi very long and heavy wooden cartrung. struck Sieger a fierce blow on the bac . The wounded man dropped to the ground geusoless. A gentle- man who had seen him fall stopped a moment to assist him, but finding that he could not immediately aid bim, then started in pursuit of Gartlin. The latter was still in sight, and an exciting chase ensued. The purser, however, lost track of the criminal at the cor- ner of Water street, Notice was immediately sent to the Fourth precinct station, in Oak street, and from there a messenger was despatched to the Park Hospital for an ambulance, When the ambulance arrived Sie- ger, who had partially recovered consciousness, refused to be taken to the hospital, but desired to be taken to No. 78 Frankfort street, where he boards. He was taken there and placed in his bed. He then again be- came unsconcious and remained so until his death, which took piace about four o'clock. Deceased being a Roman Catholic, a priest was called in, who read for him the usual PRAYERS POR THE DYING. Four doctors were also in attendance during. the afternoon, but they ull pronounced the case hopeless from the first, He had been struck with the full force of a strong laborer’s arm, augmented by the weight of the heavy cartrung. He had rece: a lacerated wound inthe gealp with fracture of the base of the skull. Concussion of the brain was the immediate result, As soon 08 the news wus received Coroner Kickhof hurried to the room of the dying man, intending ta er did not ree cover consciousness a second time. Deceased was a native of Germany, was unmarried, and had been in this country only four years, wll of Which time he bad been employed in the store which was the scene of his tragic death. He leaves a mother and several sisters in Germany. His uncle is at present living in this cit and was at bis bedside when he breathed his last. has always borne a good character among all his ac- quaintances, as he was never known to be of a quarrel- some disposition, Tne murderer, John Gartlin, who has not as yet been caught, is about five feet ten inches; bas brown har, » ruddy face, and Is a sear on his He weighs about 190 pounds and wears a black suit of clothing, very much faded, PROBABLE’ MURDER. A DRUNKEN LABORER BRAINS A FELLOW WORK= MAN WITH A HOF. Last evening John Keirns, of No. 242 Cherry street, and Michael McDermott, of No, 65 Mott street, twa laborers, were on a spree together, In the course of the evening, while passing through * North Moore street and when between Varick street and West Broadway, Keirns walked deliberately away from his companion to where a pile of mortar was standing in the street, and took up a hoe which had been but lately used by some workmen, and, carrying the weapon with him, immediately returned to his com- panion, McDermott not for a moment dream- ing that Keirns was going to ako @ murderous use of the implement. The men started in the direction of West Broadway and had proceeded about a block, when Keirns made @ spur- and gota few paces ahead of McDermott; then stand ing tora second and at the same time raising up the hoe suddenly in the air he ‘ited until McDermott caine up to within about five feet of him. McDermott, imagining that Keirns was only in jes was continuing on, when the hoe was brought down rapidly on his head, fellmg him to the sidewalk, where he lay in an insensible condition. By this time a large number of people bad collected around the injured man, which attracted the attention of Otticer Kelly, of the Fifth precinct, who came up and arrested ‘Kolrns and who also jisted the wounded man to the Leonard street station house, where Keirns was locked up. McDermott was taken from the station house to the Chambers Street Hospital. The surgeons, on examining him, found a wound about three inches Jong, nd bone in to the bone over the right temple, It was also foun that his skull had been fractured and that he had re- ceived injuries which will in all probability prove fatal. Notwithstanding the fact that the affair oceurred within a few blocks of the Leonard street station house, the sergeant at the desk did not notify Police Head- quarters of it for several hours afterward. MURDEROUS RIVER THIEVES. As Officer Duke, a Nayy Yard watchman, was stand, ing at his post, early yesterday morning, a man approached him in a row boat and asked permission te come ashore, As Duke had often noticed the fellow prowling about the place, he ordered him away. The man in the boat, after abusing the watchman, rowed away, but goon returned with two companions. They swore at the officer and threatened to kill him, They then rowed away and Officer Duke walked down his beat. As he was passing near a porkpacking establishment, which overlooks’ the yard wall at Little street, a workman called ‘to him, “look out, Duke, or you'll be killed!” He sprang toward the wall just ig time to escape death. The river thieves having rowed below the yard aud landed, ascended to the roof of the i packing establishment from where they thre paving stones at the officer. He escaped, how. ever, with only a severe wound on his right leg. The facts were reported to United States Marshal Harlow, who arrested John McGeehee, Duke identified him ag one of his assailants TWO CHILDREN KILLED, SHOCKING OCCURRENCES IN BROOKLYN. Two shocking accidents occurred in Brooklyn last evening, causing the instant death of two litle girla, Annie Bennet, three years of age, while’ playing im the third story of the residence of her parents, No. 362 Court street, fell to the yard, Her head struck the pavement and was terribly crushed, She was dead when picked up by her agonized mother. Mary Bur- leigh, aged four years, while looking out of the third story window at her homey No. 182 Fourth place, fell ta the ‘street. Death ensued from a fractured skull, Coroner Simmous was notified, OBITUARY, CAPTAIN J, H. ROGERS, OF GEORGIA, Captain J. Henry Rogers, a prominent and influential citizen of Thomaston, Ga, died suddenly of heart dis ease, in that place, on Friday, September 3, Captain Rogers served with distinction as adjutant and captain in the Fifth Georgia regiment during the Ime war, For years past he had been conspicu- ously identified with the progress and pros- perity of his native placo and county. He did much by his effort and example to rebuild the waste places: Tore by the war, and remained hopeful and confident of the coming prosperity and redemption of the South, At the time of bis death he was County ‘Treasurer, railroad agent, and actively engaged in other pursuits tending to improve the condition of the community in whicn he resided, He exemplified in hia life the highest traits of the Christian character, and his manifold good works and increasing usefulness greatly endeared him to all who knew him. He died im, the Leary ante yee of his age and leaves a widow and a large family of children. — : LEVERETT BRADLEY, M, D, In the death of this gentleman on Monday, in the sev. enty-sixty year of his age, at his residence, No. 185 Jer-- sey avenue, Jersey City, science lost a devoted son. He ‘was a native of Central New York. He removed to Ohia at the age of twenty-one, and taught select schoo! there. He then — the study of medicine, which he practised in Indiana and California In the latter Stato he established a weekly family newspaper 'enti- tled The Granite State. At this time his at- tention was attracted to the science of tele graphy, then im its — infancy. His first invention was a “sounder,” which is to this day knowa as “Bradley's fiddle sounder.” He also invented an instrument for the tneasurement of electric forces. At last his health gave way, and he spent the past winter in California, but he never rallied, He leaves @ wife aud three children, MUTILATING A HORSE. - William Stewart, atruckman, employed at pier No 87 North River, was arrested last night on suspicion of being the person who had cut the tongue out of a horse rday morning, The particulars of the case will be heavy property owners will be largely represented to- day belore the committee, found in another part of this paper. The prisoner locked up in the Feonard street station house nd wil be arraigned at the Tombs this