The New York Herald Newspaper, October 13, 1877, Page 3

WILLIAM (. GILMAN, His Surrender and Arraignment Before P Recorder Hackett. 9 « THE SCRIP FORGER’S CONFESSION. - An‘ Appeal for Meroy—The Sen- tence of the»Court. | “FIVE YEA RS AT-HARD LABOR. Gilman.. Transfers, His Property to Pay : His Creditors. OFF TO AUBURN. William ©. Gilman, the defaulting insurance scrip broker, of No, 46 Pine strect, surrendered bimself yos- + terday and met bis acquaintances amid all the paintul ~ surroundings attending such an event, {t was gen- “erally knowa that (ho officers of justice could have Jaid banda upon him easily fcr days past, and were only restrained by tho pendency of an arrangement " with nis creditors, proposed by his triends, But his ( dnom_was, sealed, aMdavits against him, having been presented'to the Grand Jury by tho: offering irom bis extensive criminal acts, The Grand Jury, afier a Jong session, Goaliy banded into ihe Court ot General \ Béuslons, Rocorder Hackett presiding, a number of in- dictments agatost Gilman for forgery. Accordingly a ) bench warrapt was made out. This warrant, bow. Over, was'Dot put into exccution, a letter, oacked by tabstantict’ pledge, ‘having been prédénted to the Court setting forth that Gilman would promptly ap- ‘ poar when called to the bar of justice. - Shortly after eleven o'clock District Attorney Ben- jamin K, Phelps entered the court, and soon after him ‘ appeared .Mr, L, E..Chittenden, counsel for the ac- ouged, But few persons present were aware of the | Proceedings’ about to take place, fewer still of tho Painfalspectacle by which thoy were to be accompa- ‘pied. A-minor case of petit larcony was in progress at tho time and oot half a dozen persons recognized Willidm ©. Gilwan, who, with his brother-in-law, Mr. George W. Lane, and the Rev. Dr, Gilman, quiotly took *'his'seat in court, Tho District Attorney and Mr, Chit nden consulted for a tew momonts, when the former fianded’ to the clerk an indictmont against William 0. ©°@timan for forgery in the third degree, tho! ifle ‘© @biargel being for the’ forgery of a $10,000 insurance ‘qbtip on” the’Atlantic and Mutoal Insurance Company + bearing dato April 27, 1877, and’ tho number 2,100. sncteetnaaed GILMAN 41 THE Bak. © -Ywithout much ado the clerk’ sumpfoped the culprit _ to thie bar. Tho mention. of his namy.aroused general + Btitention. Every eyo was turned towasd bim, ‘and his , Many friends in court sqon clustered jn bis,tmmediate ¢.Meinity, , He wns plainly dreased, wearing no jewelry, ond seomed dejected. Ho is of mediam-beigbt, dark hair and whiskers and about forty years old. Ho° awaited his tate as if it could not be toa speedily made known to nim. Said the clerk to bim, “You are chargea with forgery In the'third degree. Do you de- mands trial or do you plead guilty 2” Gilman simply inclined ‘his bead, and on the ques. ‘ thon being repentod he responded in a somewhat husky voice, “Guilty.” ““Havetyou anything to say why judgment should + Rot be prondunced against you?” asked the clerk. + “The prisoner, with downocast eyes, replied. *‘Noth_ 1ng.””_ Then his couneel, Mr. Chittenden, arose and in. themulous tones said that boloro sentence was passed it was only justto allow the prisoner to explain.tho | Mander'in which’ his crimé had Ween com#mittéd; and “ Peng-the following communication which be had sent to his pastor, the Rev, Dr. Houghton, of the Church of the Traysfguration. During 116. denvery the accused kept bis eyes on the. ground- while the utterance of big coaned! was oftentimes checked by great emotion ‘and feeling that was atiared by all present. It was one of the most affecting scenes ever witnessed in this court of justi THE CONFESSION, , ae UoronER 3, 1877. To Rev. Dr, Houcuton axp My Dxar Wire, Brora. ERS AND StTRRS:— It 18 proper to state certata facts In explanation, not exteouation, of my conduct. From the time! began business I had placed in my bands, by friends trusting me implicitly, sums of money ranging trom $100 to $20,000. These sums would often remain undisturbed Jor weeks and months, and ag I paid for tho privilege, it was proper and was understood tbat | employed them in business; I never speculated in stocks on margin, nor lost nor won money by any wager or game. I did make investments in enterprises which Promised well trom time to time, in good faith, and ‘which turned out utterly bad. For this.my juda! it ja to be blamed, The possession of so mucn money control of it gradually made me feel aud act 4 were my own, and encroachments upon it, whether from losses or expenses, which began many years ago, came 60 gradually that 1 was searcoiy sensiblo of them, and, while 1 koew that | was run- ning behind, | could not dear to look the deficiency Bquarely in the face, but hoped for better times. limes Few worse instead of better, Tho failure of the Sun fostrance Company and the vicissitudes of the other vom panies impaired the confidence ot buyers in every- thing but Atiaatic, aud competition for toat the last ha; carried prices leave no margin for profit, and bas ma ute terly inadequate to meet the scale of expenses on wuich J was doing business and living. Cousequentiy my business was greatly restricted. The worse my affairs grow the more unwilling 1 became to investi- gute them. My bovks and accounts, which had | been my pride, were negiected. I drifted hopelossly yn a gea of trouble, seizing every straw which seemed to give a litte preeut nelp, and in somo ci Lallowed my reputation to suffer by long 4 waking up accounts whieh were called to: moral Weakness was quite inexcusable. How easy to so now, but how hard it seemed to do woatl thould years ago have done in reducing expenses at home aud 10 the office und in resolutely closing ac- counts which wore a igmpiation to me and which, if hones'ly treated, must at that rate of interest bave | proved unprofitable 1 Prior to the panic of 1873 Thad made improper use of trust tunds in my bands under the pressure of d and tue trouvles of that year tavolve lusses, After that time accounts iu my bands began te be grawa on by the depositors more free)y tt veto! i not untrequently | fouad i sorely pushed, but always mauayed to extri- yeelf without doing anything criminal, though I | Must Conicss the moral baseness of my proceedings these many years, « As neurly as Lcan remember | must have put forth the tirst “raised” certificate not quite two years ago. It was soeasy todo i! Yet what a strugyie it post me! I have suffered more all these months im thinkiog of my basevess in abusing the cuntidunce of my irieods | in No. 39 Pine streot, in the two insurance companies one of whom has slways treated . kindness, than at the absolute wickedness of these crimes. Blindly hoping that the nextstep would extricate me 1 plunged in deeper and decper. I hope t muke it plain that my endeavor Was to cover the deficiencies of a term of years. 1. 18 impokarble tor me to state without reference to | MemMoranda, which I have not by me, what amounts | re wflom, but Lamm confident that there is nothing Dut What will be found at the American Exchange Bank, Union Insurance Company, Commercial Insurance Company, Honry Talmadge & U and my friends wilt Und the whole truth there. I uave not sold avy fraudulent securities, but borrowed on them. 1t 18 proper for tne to say tnat 1am alone responsi- bie for every wrony act. No human being would nuve had a suspicion of it, and 1 alone am to blame for the false pride which bas mage mo incur expenses at Lome and in my business which could not be lawfully mot. My wile never persuaded me to any extravagance, id she would huve accepted any restratnt 1 might havo put upon ber. in audition to these fraudulcnt transactions other persons than those named must suffer to » considern bie degree—chielly my brothers aud sisters—provavly tothe extent of $75,000, and several otuer persons ‘who lave had accouats with me ior years, | cannot now state amounts of these layer accounts approx imately. ‘Yo sum up driely, 1 would say that a declining busi- ness, bad investments, heavy ex both business and ‘domestic, und personal exiravaganvo have be- trayed inc, No, | must be just with myself, aud cons fess that I have deliberately walked in tbe ciearost ight and knowledge, tn tbe taco of the best instruc tion, Into this pit. Some muy call it madness; | call it ay ‘Lhowe WhO Kuew me in ULusiness reiativas alone may not be aware of it, but every one who knows me personally will boar witness that my inti- id assoctutos are all with some ol ihe st who ever lived, They know that [ gIVe away money than to spend it for mywell; ihey know that my thoughts and my interests were more with the various charitabie works with whieh it Was my buppiness to ve con- bectod than on money getting, by right means or wrong They will mourn with me that [ shoula have valuod the guod opinion of good men more than. a good Conscience nad my own geil. Tespect, They will wonder how it was possible NEW YORK AERALD,- SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1877.—TRIPLE SHEET. really cared for and valued things that wero true, honest, pare, jast, lovely and of ood repute, while, Deneuth a smooth suriace, bis heart was rotten and Gisbonest Lo the core Lauppose uo one will be much surprised that sui- cide hag been much in my thoughts for many years, and while 1 boped that some change of {ortu migot avert the impending disclosure | have fear: for some woeks that it | might Dear band. before this. whet should add sim to sin, but bad resolved to meet the cris ag.foon as it snouid come meek y | e desire, and that 18 to y dark corner of these ‘angactic juences personal to mysell, in distributing everything that re- mains to thoso who are entitlea to it, Then com. mending my wife and worse than {fatherless children to God, how gladly, it it be His will, will | do peuance for my crime tn prison and pray ior death whenev: He pleases to send it—or, hardest jot of all, pomsitie to one who has forteited the respect of y man being, 1 will try to l:ve aud to.add not another stain to the of ' WILLIAM C, GILMAN, ‘@ TOUCHING arreaL, Nearly every eye in court was moistened when the reading of the foregoing document had ended. The prisoner's triends crowded around him, but he con- tinued to Keep bis gaze Oxed on the ground, doubtless undergoing terrible mental struggie. There was a slight pause and Mr, Chitienden, now visibly affected, mage a final appeal to the Court. He sald:—“If the decision im this matter had rested ontirely with those who had suffered pecuniarily or otherwise with my client, I am led to believe, afer conversing with them and with the gentlemen connectod with the District Attorney’s office, that there would have becn no prose- Cution In all probability, but that he would have been Ick go to make sucu restitution ax might now of bere- after be in his power. But be had himsell decided the course to pursue, and | can only add that I believe bim. to deserve better treatment than one who would only coine out of at the expiration of his term ofsen- sence 10 renew acarcer of crime, His repentance ts, beyond al! doubt, sincere. We are ail nusbands, and fathers, He is the husband of a wile who lies at her nol rem bling om the vergo of insanity, if she bas Dot at this moment passed the line which divides the save irom the insane, and be bas three lovely chil- dren. (Here Mr. Chittenden was overcome with emo- tion.) this I cannot say. TER PROSKOCUTION MOVED TO TEARS, J District Attorney Pheips then arose umid broath- leas silence, He wus deeply affecteu, and, aduressin, the Court, sald’he had bothing to add 16 what hi deen said by Mr, Chittenden. Mr. Pholps’ voice here Jaltered and, with tears coursing down his cueeks, continued :—*! & knowledge of all the circuin- ances surrounding this caso and with my personal relations to, the members of his family I am now obliged to pertorm the most painful duty of my tife im moving that sentence ve now passed upon bim.’? °) $HE SUNTEXCE. Recorder Hackett thon progenies: to pass sentence, [twas @ moment of painful suspense for all tn court. He suid:—*‘altor the representations which have been aud frankly. I bave now but throw all possible ! wr ons, aud to aid Mypathy were extended to bis wile aud family, | teel 1% my auty to progounce the sentence of toe Court that the prisoncr be confined in the State Prison tor the term of Hive years at sard labor. Just as the Recorder fuished the sent became deeply afected aud:tears coursed down his checks, THB PRISONER'S DEMKANOR. The prisoner reseived the seutence calmly and was immediately sut by a boss of friends, but ho bever raised bin eyes from the floor. He was taken in ood by an officer and berriodly left the court, No parallel scone bas occurred in tho Crim{nal Court since the sentenceof Kotéhum tor a like offence. =~ : ANTHR THE SENTENCE. The prigoner wag taken irom court by tho private way, and entéred the carriage which brought bim from No, 8 West Twenty4turd wircet in tne morning, | T. Rey, Dr, Houghton, of the Little Church Around t ; Corner,” Gili; brother-in-law, Mr. Lane and deputy sherifalso took placos in the coach, and ti P araw up a deed of trust, contamiag « power of attor- driver was ordered to drive down town as fast a8 possi- ble to the ofiee of the prisoner, cofaer of Wijliain and Pine streets. The vehicle did not stop at tho office door but drove almost down to Water street, Hero Gilman apd the party alighted and walkod up ‘to she oftce, A kp at the door brought out the doputy sheriff! who bas charge of the piaee, by virtue of ab attachment obtained by Messrs. Talmadge & Co. ‘he report that Gilman was at office rooms was, circulated, and suortly alter the party enicred th way waa blocked by u great crowd, uli unxious to g: a glimpse of the torger and bis frienus, It ead that Gil Went to the vilice to open is sato and allow bis papers to be inspected. Certain things bela in the sale of Course, exempt irom Lhe wttach- ment, they being beld to trust, aud those to Wom they belong of course having u right, upon proof, to their property. Tho party remained 10 the offive until two o’ctook, and in the meantime the coachmap, who was evidently well drilled, kept moving from place to to avoid the inquisitive crowds that round bits: At cach new stand, with peopie waking anxious to wnetuer be nad brought Gilman down “Cubby” of ovurse knew noibing, aud wi joo hho gaihered up the rews and ‘Toved off, At twove'cluek the party leit tue villce No. 26 Pine street and locked the place tp, AT THE MERCANTILE SAF DEPOSIT COMPANY, They next drove to the Mereantiie Sale Deposit Com. pany, where they remaiued a short time. After this they visited the law offices of Oliver Drake Smith, Ni 64 Cedur street, wuere 13 also located the Marine I surance Cowpany, presided over by bis brother, Brie- tow Drake Smith. Here the party entered into a hasty discussion as to tho best means Lo be adopted im disposing of Mr. Gil- man’s property, The sudden return of the fugitive, bis hasty trial and sudden sentevco bo the State Prisou left Gilman and his counsel uoprepared for tho emer- gency Wilh which they were suddenly conironted, giv- 16g them bata low hours whercia to make legai dis- posal of bis property aud effects. Gilman himeselt bad Jost ali sell-possession, He could advise or suggest nothing—couid give no coherent siatement of thy wi of his property or the nature of nis personul He seemed to be as ignorant on these subjects as ii be bad no direct relations to the case, Tne Rov. words of sympathy to the broken down mau | and strove to raliy him into momentary energy and consciousness, but, with the most inuiferent results, Ali the intelligible and satisiactory iniormation he would vouchsale was that he could not clearly deter. mine the exact nature or value of his property, or how much bis personal effects would bring it sold at prie sets”? he dejectedly expostulated, ‘when I uuve ieft my accounts driit into chaos jor the lavt two years? I doubt if my books willewen give un inteliigem conception of tne subject. Iu tact, 1 have hardly troubled myself witn | koeping any accounts fora jong time. Seeing that 1 Was going irom bad to worso day after day, | became recklvss und desperate and took no care vi profit aod loss, ke owing that theeod would be ail the sume to me. “But,” suggested one of his counsel, ‘there aro Papers or ducuments remaining, stowed away, bo doubt, in some sale, which would aeip to unravel this tangle, Where are they ?"” “Ob,” said, Gilman, hopelessly, “they will be found in the saiv. [hey are easily envugh got at if they are any use to you. As for the resi, my counsel and fumily when I am away”-—bere he broke down compicioly— “wilt supply ail the other necessary iniormutiou.”” FURTHER EFFORTS ABANDONED, As it Was apparent that Gilmag was too much over+ come by the recent exciting econ eo had audergone im the court room during tuo trial aud while the seus tence was beicg prononuced which consigned him to penal cervitude ior Jive years, ail turiher efluris io get | Troin Lim a ¢lear aud “succinet history of hw busines affairs were abandoned, ALL THAT COULD Be DONK. Tb view of this stato of fairs tt was then decided to Y clause, leaving Ovt}uin sebeupies vaoaut, which could ve filed up at a more convenient ume, Lois was accoraingly uone, Mr. Gilman thereby conveying ali his property, both real aud per-onal, “of evory de- scription or wherever located”’ forthe nominal cousid- eration of $1 to Ulver Drake Smith. ‘The tustrumeat authorized Mr. Smith ‘to take possession of his (sr. Gilman's) envire property, to sell and dispose ot tne | sane with all reasonable diligence, at either puviic or private salc and at the beat price be can ovlain (here Jor, and to convert the Co.lect all such debts and demands Leroby assigned, as may be collectabi Also, ‘10 pay aud discharge in full, if the resiaue o sail proceeds ts suillcient for that purpose, all the devis nud lubilities now due, or to become due, from tha said party of tho first purt.’? Tbén toliows a general power of uttorney muking Mr. Smith “this (Gutmun’s) trae and lawiul aitorvey irrev- cable,” with full power and authority, ‘to pave, | act ad periorm all acts, deeds, matiers aud things which may be neressury in the promises, and to the Juli execution of the onid trust The t umenut, as Stated, Ihakes Ho Specitic mention of property or per- sonal eflects, further than a reference that tbey are to be set torth in schedules A und B. TAKEN TO AUBURN STATE PRISON, ‘The deed, as soon as executed, wus ueposited in the Register’s office to be recorded, and Gilman took a tearful farewell of bis friends, and, in company with tho deputy sheril, Was wken tothe District Attorney's othice, where, after a short delay, he wus conveyed on board a train nod safely trunsierred to Auburn State Prison. Un bis way tot! depot he requesied that tho deputy sneriff should see ia wile aud cnildren and injorin Uhew that tue terrors 01 4 felon’s jail did nob cause him half ag much pain as the memory of the dis- Brace ond misery he had brought upon o16 family aud friends, He was very demonstrative m bis grief, and kept continually depioring bis great crime, and croon- iug over in ® melancholy monoione, “My God, it 1 was only dead !” No efturt was made to console him by his keepers, as they Koow such an endeavour would oaly ve a mook- ery, and in thig dejected and despairing mood be was helped into the cars en rowle tor Auburn State Prison, HOW GILMAN'S CASE WAS MANAGED. Gittan’s trends, Who since bis crime was discov- ered Lave beon making overtures lor peace and com- promise with Dis several victims, fud:ng that all thoir ellorts wore useless, boldiy produced Gilman. Under the new rules, if he Lebaves Limsell be will ve out of Juli in three years and six months, The clear heaved geutiemen Who bad chargo of his case, 1b 18 claimed, « iy; Jor if he bad po} pleaded guilty be would ave had to beur the expenses of @ trl, veen con- victed and baa the counsel, perhaps, clamoring for a long sentence ip punisin tot bis crime, GIUMAN'S VICTIMS Nove of the gentiowen wiv have been victimized med asovished at (he tara things took sed all seemed well satisiied with (ue sens made and the 6: ents Which have just been read in court @! jade by the accused to those wuom bo loved dearcat in Kite, 1 cannot be guiues by my own | | pet in this matter, 1 cannot depend upon them and | bay 0 Of the greatest duties to periorm that belong: to apy age, . In view of (he enormity of the crime the prisover bas committed, while leelines of } Kon, will not present any charg vi d upoo him by Recorder Hacketr. The officers of ive Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company and the Amorican Exchange Bauk seemed to have man bo 20 ius deceive bimecii as bo pelivy: 4 Kuowa that a programme sucn as Was Gursied Out yous terday bad been arranged, but none of them could be ibauced to talk at length on the subject, be ALMALGE & LoBsKs, Mr. Todhunter, the att y for Talmadge & Ca, one of the many perties defrauded by Gilman, told a HeRatp reporter y tbat Gilman bad been uuder police surveillance tur se | daye, and what on Thursday 1 war ki that be ty al Mente virtue ity and surreuder himself to the authorities, na imsolf the clemency of thi ities, A compromise, ag tar as 0 criminal chi concerned, Was linpossidlo, and Messrs. Talmadge & Co,, havi; Co a selves by attaching the pi rr, bot disposed io compromise for ope cent less thun the ainount of their loss. As case Slanus Dow tuecy are fully secured, and every cent of the Lim poor ol which they were defrauded will be paid out of Gilman's property. 1 BERCHRR ON GILMAN, some. For # week past or more | have Deen under a cloud; Mr, Gilman, my nephew by marriage, has been. sent lo-day to Auburn furdve yoars, and is in’ Auburn to-night, He married the daughter of my sister, Mrs. Perkins, He always was regarded as a voble and ex- emplary man apd Dis family also. 1 was on Ube cars at Michigan when lL read the exposure, and from tuat time to tits it has been the cause of great grief and sorrow 40 me, One of the very first things that sinkes us in 8 of this character is tho way 4b WOich Rewspapeis bandio them. Itreflects the im- Prossion produced by the fall of a member of the Church and a Curistian man; and the effect of these Barratives ib Lhe public priute upon tbe thoughtless Minded of the community is to yive the impression (uat there 1s.DO power in religion, and with some, though it may be but @ few, there is an impression that it 1 merely an open door to sbow that the Chureh fs a reluge for disuonest men. Thon there are men ot the world who tuink, 1m they rei on SUCD & Case ag thig, that religion 19 but an enthusiasm ; that thei nO divine, sustain: or transforming » Sat it does not Litt Outof the range O! temptations that belong to other men, and thas it stands for nothing 1m the day of trouble and trial. Now, the fact is certam that if they were better acquainted with their Bibles they would sce in those events aconfrmation of the truth of the morai teacuing of Scripiure. Tuere is not a single poiut involved in the tall ot Mr. Gilman thutis not bouched upon irom the beginning of tne Old Testament down to the last leat of tuo New, [1 ho bas wrecked Limsell it Was not because there Was Do religion; It is because those great maxims of truth were disowned, aud that mora) truth was perverted tbut 16 set forth iu te Word of God, which is able to dt a man for every good word aud work, This 00d time to read the ovk of Proverbs, und tt would ve a good wing for every American to carryiasmall edition of it in his pockes aud mark \uose proverbs that he sees the wis- dum of made manifest iu the expericnce of bis duily die. : ’ ¢ ‘THK PIRST STEP THAT COUNTS. Mr. Beecher then referred at lengin to the great change tuat the eifoct of the war haw produced upou society, leading (o agreat difasion of currene: den rise ja values, and, recently, to a correspunding depreciation im property; to tho u that that had brought upon vuss men, and to the tck of mora? stautina that so navy men had maui- fesied when contronted with these difficulties, He then spoke of a larie Glass of men WLo Lad been broughs up aaoder circumstauces that enabled them in- tehectually 10 know less about sin than any one else. ‘they wery like mou who knew nothing avout medi- cine because they bad never swallowed 4 pill in their lives, Mr. Giiniau, be eaic, was vrougbt up by a Christian father aud mot in the Puritan Cbureh, under Dr. Oly iF, Abd Wus One Of Luose WuO Went oul of shat church disgusted with the procecdings that Occurred with the trouble: belel! Dr, Cheever, Mr. Gilman was 4 man ‘of artistio taste und bad just (uat Hbre that made a high churchman, as he wus, for he \hen connected bimseu with tue episcopal Church, Mr. Beecher than analyzed (be character of ihe sia committed by Sir, Gimuv, sdying that after he hud lagen the Urs slep Of usiog viber peop! money its Wrong rose velore Dim with horror, vat it appealed to the very qaality of nie nati Uhat was least helpiul to 1uduve him to stop. He ‘bad Yo seitie wocther he would cousess or cover up, , Li bo coniessed it would mean ruin to bimself aud others, but if ue covered it up) he | might —redce: himselt, Ho took the Second step, and the third, and tne motive for repeying it grow stronger and strougor, nd # 1040 pursuing tus course gocs ow until be Buus himself very speedily in u wilderness, and i¢ wus con- Coivable toat u man could be more harassed by the iret wrong doling thaw be Was by ihe huauredth, His (Mr. Borcher's) impression was that forgery exists and lug eXis-ed to an cxteut that very few’ meu ec. Mon do 1 for purposes of bridging over and ia the be- hef that « will recover themselves, When a man took the first step 1p this Way it was very difficuls fur him to got vack. Mr. Gilman thought be would get back, anu probably be would bed timos been vetter siuce 1873 than \ucy had been. then we should Lave heard nothing of tt, vot 1 wus a terrible patu tor men to walk in, From what ho (Sir, Beecher) knew Mr, Gilman was @ penitent mao, Ho had read the statement, fession that bad been made by nim; there we parts of it that would molt a heart of stone, There was reasom to believe that Mr. Gilman bad dune everything that be could to mitigute the consequences of his tuli und bad surrendered cverything, and bad done ail (hat coaid-ve dove, and was willing to bear all hat wae necessary to be bor.e for the vindication of the laws. Ho waa in that stato of mind in whi tho Lord-had promised.to alleviate wuen He suid, * broken wnd @ contrite heart Twill “not a foot sae Beecher suid be bud a9 doubt thatto Mr. Gilman too coming five yeurs su the State Prison will be like bliss as coinpared with (hose stormy years that procaded tne conlessivn of bis guilt. IN THE HANDS OF JUSTICE, EX-STATH TREASURER NILES G. PARKER, OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ARRESTED IN JERSEY CITY ON A REQUISITION FROM THE GOVERNOR, Niles G. Parker, ex-State Treasurer of South Caro- lina, was arrested yesterday tn front of bis resideace, jo Wasuington street, under tho following circum. stance: Smee ‘ibursduy morning the residents of Washington and Grand streets, Jersey City, had their |, attention drawn to two men who appearod in trout of Dr. Houghton spoke kinily |’ the now Post Office building on Wushington street, on Thursdey, and taking their stand under one of the tree: in the vicinity remained about the place until yester- day afternoon, when Mir. M. M. Droban and others brought them to tho notice of the police, Chiet Natoan yesterday sen: Detective Singleton to shadow them, and the detective vegan bis work at threo o'clock. An bour later he saw Niles G, Parker de- scend the stoop of his residence in Washington street, between Sussex and Morris streets, and walk hur- riedly toward Grand ctreet. At tne corner ot Grand one of the two men who bad been waiting there uc- costed him and Parker appeared to grow quite excited, and apparently changing bis mind, walked hurriedly down, Grand street io the company of the others, When the trio reached Groene street De- lective Sivgleton stepped up and demanded to know whore they were taking Parker. One of them answerod, “0 the telegraph oflice.’’ Singleton then addressing Parker said, “1 am a police officer, and if these mon Wantto take you anywhere against your wili I will protect you.” Parker replied, “They say that they uve a requisition for tov wrrest from South Curviina,”” Singleton asked to be shown the requisition and tho Olbers replied that the Sherif mad i aod they were going to take Parker belore him, Singlo- tou thes told them to aceompany him, and be vrought the trio to Pojwe Heauquirters. There the (wo men described thomaeives as deiectives connected with Pinkorion’s Agoucy, and Singleton en- deavored to have Parker complain against them for wbeged kidnapping, but Parker reiused. Singleton then Wook charge of Purker and Pinkerton’s nen left for New York, LODGED IX THE COUNTY Jail. taken botore Suerif Lavert: , Where the requisition papers, signed by Governor Hampton and Governor bedie, were shown i Singleton, and he then placed his maa in the County jail id Parker, alter the expiration of his term as Troas- urer in South Carolina, left toe State, aod ior the past two yours has dwelt ia comfortable style in a very fashionable neighburuood in Jersey City. He was promiuently counceted with the temperance, cause and wag oue of the leaders ju (he excise fight Begun a short time ugo in Jersey Uity, Recently he unbosomed himself aud in bis publisned contession implica Senator Patterson, Chamoeriain and others who wero engaged in pitudering the State, Last even!ng he said that he was perfectly willing to go to South Carolina, avd thought that bis efforts in aiding Governor Hampton in terreting out the trauds of the State would secure bim from imprisonment, vut he did not like to reach the Stato before Patterson did, and jor that reason requested to be detained jn Jersey City until Patterson hug etarted, The requisition sets ,orth that Parker has been in- dicted with Patterson and otbers for bribery, and mes W. C. Butler as the pers to whom he is to be deliverea to be Wwken to Soutn Carolina, METING VUL Thoro was a large attendance in the Court of Quar- JuRSLEY JUSTICE, ter Sessions at Jersoy City yesterday, the ocension | being the sentencing of prisoners convicted during the week, Jaimos McKernan, a rowdy who takes Ploagure in quarfelling with police oMcers, was sen- tenced to four months; Joho Walsb, larceny, eighteen months; George W. Anderson, forgery and faise pre- tences, five years on each of two indictments and thece years cach on two others, the terms to ruo together. No new indictments bave been found in connection with the frauds in tne Board of Chosen Freehojders, The charges made by Freeholder Me. Laughiin against the Director at Large will bo investi- guted next week, Freeholder Curran, of Hobo- Against the Director during tho present term of the Grand Jury, but bo nus probibited bim from entering the meetings of the committees at tl oty institutions on snake Hill hil the indictments bim be tried. Tho ramor that the Director has resigned his office is without foundation, DIED OF HIS INJURIES. James Ithell, of No, 136 Third street, Williamsburg, the old roan who fell from the Houston street station of the Elevated road ou Thursday, died yesterday ut Ubambors Street Hospital, THE EPISCOPALIANS. PROCEEDINGS IN THE GENEBAL CHURCH CON- VENTION. Bostos, Oct. 12, 1 The ninth day of tho Episcopal General Convention Opened with the reguiar morning services, and ata Quarter past ten o'clock the business mecting was called, with the President in the chair. Rev. Dr. Gole, of Wisconsin, presented a petition from the Free Church Association and otbers, urging ‘Upon toe Convention the propriety and importance of epacting a clause amending an existing canon, to pro- Dibit the consecration of churches im which pews or Permanent sittings are sold. It was urged in support of this application that the best interests of the Church demanded a recoguition of the principles, first, that churches should be so free and open that all might worship in thom; second, that in them there should exist no distinctions on account of social posi- tion, and, above all, thas when churches are conse- crated to Almighty God they should be wholly and un- reservedly free, ‘Koterred (0 the Commitee on Canons. The proposec amendment to the constitution rela- tive to the lectionary wis mado the order of the day at twelve o-clock on Monday next. A resolution that the house adjourn sine die October 22 was pinced on the calendar. The order of the day was It was the resolution tor the appointm & jomt committee of sv’ bishops, seven prosbyters and seven laymen © examine and report what changes are needeu, if any, in the Rubric and Book of Common Prayer, that ‘here may be no contradiction in the services, no am- Diguity and uno differences of interpretation. The ae matter was relerred to tho Committee on Prayer ook. A resolution that deputies from missionary districts be entitied to the full privileges in the House was re- fers to the Committee on Constitutional Amoud- ments, Mr, Judd presented a preamblo reciting certain ap- jor unity made at the Lambeta Convocation in and the lollow solusion, Which was referred to a committee of seve: That the next Convocation be respectinily requested to Provide for the pavlication or arranziug in some avceasible anu intelligible torm of tho crsods of tho undisputed eral Councsis. 2 UP. SHORTENING THE SERVICES. Ibe discussion of tue shortening of tne morning and evening services was next tauked up. Mr, Montgomery, of Central New York, was first speaker. He said it was commou when a third werv: to bo held in the evening om the samo day Dot io use the prescribeu form vi service. lt was common, too, where there were people who could neither read nor write or who kvew acthing of the Episcopal service to shorten the service to meet the €Xigencies of the occasion. 1b was aot proposed to Ghunge the Prayer 400k vor the services in auy mato- fal part. When the Prayer Book and liturgy were auopled peuple were inuch uiffereutiy circumstauced. ‘There was ov need of carrying 1s aggressively into @ country where the Church was estubitshed, bat in this country it was absolutely necessary that a change should ve made to meet changed cireums: te Dr. Beardsley gppvsed the amendment He thought it would open t™® woors io indetluite aad coutinuous Chuoges. He did cot believe in chaoging ao organic jaw ol w church. He was not opposed to u shoriened. Morning and eveniug service, but he was oppoged to Ghunging wo orguvic taw to accomplish this, He Wanted the bouse to uot in a conservative way. Hon, Hawiitou Fish was tue oext speuker. Ho telt Pound to vote against the measure in the turm in @bich kt was presented. Tho digoeso of Now York Dad voted against it. He thought the ameudmeat pro- _ struck wt tho stability and sacreduess of the yok of Common He aid not believe that tho Chorch iu county: was prepared Uproot the auchorage of ages by temporary expedient. The aciiou of the previous Convention ut 1g74 was taken duriug its last days and when the Con- Vention had thinned out, He beheved in asuorter form Of service for ordibury week days, but pot for Sun- @ays and boy days. He tuought ue same end could be accoiplisned by an oxpressiun of Lhe Convention 4m regard Lo the use of tho Prayer Book and nat in re- Javon to its change o1 form, Snould the nouse reject tho amendment tio had a resolution in conformity with the to ® The foil the 2 O1 the Convention of 1874, waidh Le thought Would attain (he end uedired and be acceptable to all, Hu appealed to the house avt to lay violent nands on tue Prayer Book, It was decided to take the voto upon this question Qt a quarter to Lwoive A. M. to-morrow, The debate was then continued. ‘Lhe Convention reassembled iu the afternoon, and the Committce on Deacoucsses subinitted tbo tullow- ‘ug provimon, througn Kev. Dr. Huntington, of Massa. CnuMeite:—~ jer and proveu fitness may be sot Chureh tor the worx ot deacon- ecording to such forms as shall be thouxht Such t mow ry ‘osvytor of this church and by th y mad ot whom two shal be mat and three women, The. bi shail also tostify himself that the applicant has had all ade: quate preparation for hor work, bth technical and reli- gious, which preparation shall huve covered « period of at Jeune fi ‘A ueaconess of sistor shall nut work oft. lly in «diocese without expre: shop of that divcese, we among people ot ity in writing of she exercise Noceso Frequent of tue bishop of the diocese to to another upom # jorred, Which sie was tri ‘ho constitution and rules for home govermout of any in- of any com: n lor training deacunonses or sisters, o oneses or sisters wre in writing of in winch such inst 1 devotion nua formu Hon or cormmunity shall hay n harmony with the Waxes of this C cipies of the book of Common Pray Committee un Canons, The debate upon the amendment to the constitu. tou in relation to shortening the forms of the services was continued, Juage \Sheffery, of Richmond, Va, opposed the amenument ag @ shorthand system of worshipping tho Lord, He would, perbups, nave yielded his usscut toa change in the service lor exceptioual occasions and exceptions! peoples, but he would not conseut to uch au amendment for the whole Courch. Mr, McConnell, of Louisiana, opposed the amena- meat on the grodnd that tue pruposed change was un- constitutional and Was not needed. A coinmunication was received from the House of Bisuops, anuouncivg that that House had concurred in tue permission lor tue formation of a new divoese in Virginia, id { A report was read from the Committee on Canons relating to clergymen Who have severca thor connec- tion with (he Church for other tuan reasons affecting their moral character, At ball-past tour P.M. until to-morrow morning. EVANGELICAL COUNCIL, Puiavetruia, Oot, 12, 1) The Goneral Council of the Kvangelical Luiberan Charch in North America reassembled this morning, Rev. Dr. Krauth tn the chair. The morning session was devoied to discussion, participated in by Rev. Drs, Krauth and Seiss, fhe entire alternoon session was consumed im reading the report of tho Committee on Foreign Missto: lt embraced a number of interesting letters from missionaries in tue ield, During tue past year the sum of $4,000 was sontoutto India, This will meet the deficiency of $500 and also tne current éxpenses of the year, amounting to 500, The sum of $1,000 will be sent in advance to meet the expenses of the Orst quarter of tbe next year, leaving a balance on hana of $500, This evening & meeung Was heid in venaif of home missivus, and addres: were delivered by Rey. Dr, he prin- Keterred tu the an adjournment was taken Fry and Rev. 8. Laird, SOUTH CAROLINA. PROGRESS OF THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE CARPET-BAG REGIME—A STATE SENATOR AND LATE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTOR CONFESSES AND MAK{S RESTITUTION, (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. | Cotumnta, Oct. 12, 1877, There are no signs of fagging on the part of the Joint Investigating Committee, but rather evidence of renewed activity. A number of new warrants have been issued within the past week, and Important ar- rests are daily expected, State Senator W. B. h (colored) was examined by the commitiee to-day, and, Hnd.ng longer concealment iinpossible, made a lengthy coulossiou, implicating many of bis old com; He has also made forinal restitution of his ili-g wealth, which was considerable, and nas resigned his seut in the Stato Senate. Nash, though a negro of the blackest hue, was al- w an acknowledgeu leader of Lis party in tals State, bowl in the Senate and out of it, He was an elector on the republiean ticket in the last Presidential elec- tion. COLONEL SIBLEY’'S FORGERIES, [vy TerEGR«PH To THE HERALD. ] Bostox, Oct. 12, 1877. Colonel Henry R, Sibley, Boston's popular poli- tictan and torger, bas failea to fad apy old friends willing to bail him. Detective Dearborn to-day covered two new complaints against him, One is for atsering auote May 2, 1877, for $420, ostensibly arawn by George PV. Baluwin, with the forged indorsemeat of Francis Childs, and'the othor a nore tor $445, July 12, 1877, ostensibly 1adorsed by Lyman E, S:hicy and Eswip Siviey. The prisoner will be brought to the Manicipal Court to-morrow to pload to these com- plaiow TRADE JOURNALS, WHAT THE POSTMASTER GENERAL WILL RECOM- MEND IN HIS ANNUAL REPORT—NEWSPAPEBS VS. PRIVATE ADVERTISING SHEETS. [SY TELEGRAPH TO THE HBRALD.] Wasuincrox, Oot, 12, 1877. ng is the draft of a bill which has been Prepared by Mr. A. H: DiaBSI, of the law division of the Post Office Department, and which will accom” pony the forthcoming annual report of Postmaster General Key to Congress, Its provisions embrace a subdivision of second class mail matter to, “privileged” and “ordinary” matter of that class; the “privileged” matter being restricted to bona Ade Dewspapers and periodicals, to the exelusion of pudlications which, while purporting to be of th class, are really designed only as 4 means of advertis- Ing the business of their publishers and extending the sale of their goods, or for the purpose of procuring the transportation in the maisat the low second class Yates of matter properly chargeable with the higher third class postage. The bill been prepared by Mr. Bissell in consequence of U inbarrassments and disputes which nave resulted irom the absence of any Statutes clearly defining the postal status of various rave t ‘sec. 2. From and after tbo passave of this act puvlishe: of wait mutter of the sevoud class who may de , Pubiteacion the shall benets suonnt their ot the as to secure te the privileged ch publication shall be publish wblishor of the saine to that effect. publication to have p thereof, and upom the wrapper of the “words “Ke 0 entitle the pun each package thereet, Larslg act fF trans: or ission through the mails at the privileged cat words attike import whieh muy be ‘prescrtued by the « General, he an ayinemt of PP oatmaster and 1 P fu at such publicatio througl che ma W shall 9 revoked only’ by the Hosta der, and shen omy in cXse the pu tow to which Is shall have been granted rhail have so chunged ite ject to the ordinary rate, or in cane the er thoteot shall bo guilty of a palpable evasion of the postal Inve relative to the classifies: Hou of mati miatior, Axo. 5. Any person bin publication or th nated in section three i which may be presceibed uy the Mostinaster « the wutuority conferred in that section to, w! deen granted » certificate ot registration, of who abail sub- mit lalse evidence to the department as to the churacter of his puotieation, sali be deemed guilty uf a misdi ana for every sitch offence shail be punisned by « tine ‘ho sball print upon any number of ‘upon which @ publication id re, tion Bro as lOliows :— m1 Serond~It must bo issue i {rom @ known dftice of publica- tion, Third It wust be for » public purpose. Fourth—Is must courier mally of p Jcles relating suereto, uF to ther current topics ar eve cial, provided, however, that nothin calped shail D6 so construsd ay to permit books, either bound of unbound, oF publications, which, although iisued In regulwr series ut succexsive numbers, wre but re- prints of buoks. tu be eutitied to the benehts of the “privi- leged” rat 5 On ail mall matter the second class tered as pi be paid wt the rai 0 tional part thereof, which rate sual: be called thy ordinary 7. The Postmaster General eball pri regulations not iuconstatent witu the provisio ae shail be sary Lo carry ihe suine into ¢ THE TORPEDO BOAT ALARM. ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL TRIAL TRIP OF THE NEW VESSLL—GRATIFYING SPEED OBTAINED— WORKING OF HER 10RPEDOES AND ‘GUN. (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. | Newrort, K. L, Oct, 12, 1877, To-day @ very success{ul trial of the torpedo boat Alarm took place in the bay, the engineer being her commander, Lieutenant F, H. Paine, United States Navy, Cutef Engineer Magee boing unavoidably out of the city, Several trial trips bw boon made durin, ‘be auinmer per instructious of her inventor, Aumira Porter, WhO will be proud to learn of her successtul trial to-day. During her sojourn here ber machinery has unuergong, | SARSODA RAMMED ARORA, witha ‘view Ol mcreasing her spe 4 TMB TRiAle TRIB,» © On hor trial to-day sbe was run om ® measured course with a.progresaive..onmoer of revolutions of wheel, This was to determive the horse eloped for cach umber of revolutions uud wequent speed which an ordinary screw propoiler would give ber as compared with ber steer- ing wheel At sixty-two revolutions sbe made ten knots, and by her ratio of advasce per revolution would make between cleven and twelve knots at seventy revolutions, Her boiler power is ample, but some iurther bracing of ber engiue and vertical sbatt is necessary to sustuin this increased aio, When her remarkable facility 0: maowuvre considered this is uO mean speed Lo attain with u steering wuoel. ‘Yhe working o! her torpedoes aud gun by steam und electricity hus been portected. Admiral Porter is ex- pected here to wituess another tral of her speed. tf this wot SCIENTISTS VISITING NEWPORT. (BY TELEGRAPH To Tax HERALD. | Newrort, R. J., Oct. 12, 1877, A large representation of the Essex Institute, of Salem, Mass., a suctety devoted to natural history and historical research, arrived here this goon, and apent the afterooou in driving to various places of interest, This evening they visited the torpodo station ana wit- nessed Protessur Karmer’s experiment with his elec- trival light They we beequently received at Ked- wood Livrary by tho directors of that and they were welcomed by Rev. GC, T. Brooks, the Ger- ‘thomas W. Higgivs another visit to the torpedo station, and will witness the explosion 1 torpedoos and other oxperimenis, THE STRANDED STEAMER. PREPARATIONS COMPLETED TO FLOAT MABSSACIIUSETTS, (BY TELEGRAPd TO THE HERALD.) Greexport, Oct. 12, 1 The Massachusetts will be floated as coon as the weather moderates, perhaps to-morrow morning. Such is the confident belief of Captain Merritt and the other wreckers. They have now in position nine pumps, one capable of discharging 4,760 barrels a minute, @ separate boiler for the pumps; throe ordi- bary and one sand pump are at the forward portion of the stoamer, one at midship ana four at the after gangway, Three divers who are on board report the Condition Of thé stoumer’s bottom favorabl: far as they can go. Ail the holes that can be reached have bedn stopped. <A trial was made yesterduy afternoon, when sx pumps, working gatistactorily, redaced the water materially, Presideut Babcock and Mr. Steers are op board; also Captain Jones. The wiad is fresh from the northwest wud if it strengihens into a gale may do some dainage, Tho steamer's bow has more under it than there Is a: ships and aft. The danger is that a northerly gale may move t bow and tha ‘ain or breuk rin two, She lies now us firm as ‘ton a dry dock, All the matorial dai 0 is below the main deck. The losses wh'ch wii fail on the underwriters by the wreck of tho Massachusetis are estimated at from $20,000 to $25,000. As the cotton, wnich formed the Greater part of the cargo, was ull washed asvore in a comparatively uninjured coaditios, the loss on the cargo will not exceed $5,000, SCHOONER ASHORE. THE TWO LIVES LOST BY TH@ DISASTER. Port Rowsy, Oat, Oct, 12, 1877. It ts the schooner Eliza R. Turper, not the Eliza White, as previously reported, that is ashore at Long Point, Lake Erie, Sho was ladon with wheat and was bound irom Detroit for Buflalo, Captain Hearn and Mrs, Scott, the cook, were drowned, THREE MORE BODIES FOUND, [bY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Trextoy, N, J., Oct. 12, 1877, The bodies of W, J. McElroy, Manhattan Smith and Thomas & Hamilton, victims of the Milford Railroad disastor, wore found floating this morning 1a the Dela ware River, near Fronebtown, Tomlinson Kager found Smith’s body about erght o'clock within half a milo of Lumbie station. It disfigured and but $4 42 in money was in the pockets of the clothing, ‘The remains were taken to this city and to-morrow they will be interred at Rahway. C. E, Slack found the body of Hamilton at five o'clock inthe morning. Ia the cloibing there were $15 10 bills aud $1 88 in small change. George V. Kepbys, of Philadephia, recognized tt body. and it Was taken to that ety. deceased was a clerk Phi phia Post Office, and haa been attending a law suit Dtroudsburg ob the fatal d The body of MeKiroy was found by H. C, Rubinson about eight o'clock im the morning. There was a irightiu) gash 1D the forehead, In the pockets of the clothing were found a gold watch ond chain, spec: tacles, god pencil and $26 50 in money. lt was taken to Philade, Voroner Larrison, of Lambertville, empaneliea a Jary, who the remains aud the scene of the accident, and thea proceeded with an inquest. THR FEDERAL JUDICIARY. Senator Dav's’ Plan for Relieving the Dockets of the United States Courts, REASONS FOR A CHANGE. Present Condition of Business and Neces- sity for the Increase of Judges. THE VACANT SEAT ON THE SUPREME BENCA [sy TELEORAPH TO THE HERALD. } Cuieaco, Oct. 12, 1877, The representative of the Hesatp called upos Senator David Davis, at the Grond Pacific Hotel, to-day, and questioned him regarding his bili intended so revise tbo judic: systom of the United States The Judge has been at work on this scheme for some time past, and during bis sojourn here hasbeen ig constant consultation with Judge Drammend, of th¢ Unitea States Circuit Court, elieting trom that abie Jurist points upon which to act in drawing up his plan of judicial reformation, THE MEASURE PROPOSED. In the course of the conversation above alluded to the question was asked whether it was bis intention to reorganize or increase tho Supreme Beoeb. “Not atall;’’ replied Judge Davie. “I had not in- tendod to say anything about it till the bill was per. fegied, but I’! tell you, I have been ct work at it all day with Judge Drummond, and we have only drafted the main features of it yet, Im some respects it is similar to a bill introddced by Mr, MeCrary, of Lowa, at the last session, and known as the McCrary bill. It but was nevor acted on in the Senate. at bill proviaed for the for- mation of an appellate court in each Untied er circuit The Court woula be com- poved of the circuit Judge and the district juages of each circuit, The tull Bench would be composed of tive judges, but three would be aquoram. This Ap- pellate Court would have jurisdiction of all cases of fact appealed trom the circuit and district courts of each circuit, provided the sum in suit was der $10,000, It would ulso have jurtediction of criminal cases, At present there ts no appeal trom tne decision of the Circuit Court im criminal cases It must stund as final. The of all the circants and the judges bave always fyt that this was @ sevore responsibility, and it is their almost Unanimous opinion that a courtof appeals should be given power to review the findings in criminal cases, ‘This Appellate Court would not bave jurisdiction 1m any case in which the amounts exceeded $10,000, or in which any constitutional question, treaty or actof Congress was a point at issue, This im briet was the McCrary bill, vs object was good—unmely, to lease! tho pressure of business on the Sapreme Court of tne United Stat OBJECTIONS TO THE M'CRARY ILL. “But there are grave objections to it, and I will state them to you. Inthe first piace let mo say, and I wish that fact could be duly tmpressed upon Con- gress, the Supremo Courts terribly o loaded with business, aud the press ts constantly inoreasing.’” «How far are they benind now ?”” “About twoand a half years, and there is little hope, unless somethiog is done to relieve the Court, that the arrearage Gan ever be brought up. The business o/ the Court grows with the increasing bust. ness of the country, and I can easily seo that when the South regains her prosperity it will add largely to the work to be done in the Supreme Court. Now, some change is necessary to allow the Supreme Court 10 dispose of the business that is already accu. mulated aad to aftend to that which is mevitabie, MeCrary’s bill 1s designed to effect this object, but it Dawa fatal Getect, In lightening the lubors of the supreme judges it doables those of the already over- worked cireut Judges, Yam tamiliar with this whole matter, for 1 have -givén i mucb ti and attention, and I know that the circuit juages of the United States courts have more work now than they can do, Now tf we add to this the business of this Appellate Court we will simpiy oe makings bad mattor worse, There can be no doubt of the Urgent need for ttits new Appellate Court, but 1 would be tdle to attempt to improve matters by simply transferring the congestion of busineas from the Supreme to the Appellate or Cifeuit Court. Tne growth of the federal judiciary has fot kept pace with (he growth cither of the business of the country or the State judiciary.” JUDGR DAVIS? PLAN, “May Lask what your plan is, Judge?” “The bill whieh Judge Drummond and myself have been preparing contemplates doing all that McCrary dill docs and more. We '@ not completed the dk tails yet, but igs main features aro similar to those ot the McCrary bill, By the way, the first step in th: direction was taken by Senator Ira Harris, of New York, in 1864 or 1865, Lthipk it passed the Senato, but not the House. We would have the nom- ber of circuit judges doubled—that is, have two circult jatges of co-ordinate jurisdiction ia each ol the present circuits, This would relieve the istrict Judges of the circuit work thoy are now com. peiled io do, Tnen the Appellate Court could be made up of five judges im euch cirourt, the senior Circa) Judge presiding. ‘This Court snould © appeliate Jurisdiction in all issues of fact in which tn involved dues not exceed $10,000, Of course it would not have jurisdiction of cases in which any constita- tonal quéstion, or any treaty, or the construction of apy act of Congress was involved. It would have jurisdiction of apposled criminal Tos is the only way toatl cau see to relieve the ted- eral couris, aud relicf mu-t come soon, Men scem ot to notice the fact that the growth of the country corresponding growth in the national judiciry."? any circuit judges are there now?” ‘Only pine, The mevsure I propose and will pro- nt to Congress would inereuse the number to @ightecn.'? “What is tho salary of a cirouit judge ?"” “six thousand dollars a year,’ Very httie for the ability requisite und the work to be done. The in- ‘oreased cori of thus baphig wdditional and very necessary court would be 000 per year. | can thtok ot no other wey in whivh #0 iach good could be done for #0 smail an expense, “Has there not been some talk of increasing the number Of associate jastices on the Supre: Beach, view to (ho more rapid transaction of bu , “That notion arises from a popular misteke. No in- crenee in the number ot justices would hasten the bus- boss of the court in the least, You see that in the Su- Ppreme Court each Justice hears the arguments, learne the # and consults the records for nimselt, Tos wha time, It a ‘t tuke lung to write an opi; jon after one’s mind is made up Each Judge draws his own conclusions, and then they ail moet and after discussion come toa final conclusion, Nine members are evough for a Supreme Bench. Put in more and there will be speechmaking and more time will be wasted. A smaller nutnber can sit around a table and discuss a case co:- Versatiooally and reagh a jast conclusion with moro ease and rapidity tian a larger Beoch could. Toe obly way in whica the Supre: Court could expedite matiers now would be ww b divided up into sec- tions, one taking this and an that branch of ju- risprocence, the decision of each section to be dns on matters submitted to it, AN attempt to ao Would raise ihe grave constitatioval question whethor litigants coming betore the Supreme Court of the land are not entitied to the individual judgment of each mombor of the Bench. I am rather invlined to the opinion tuat the objection would be well founded, “Do you intend to introduce your bill at the special only the rough draft of it yet, but will per- 1a All the vetatis 10 be Ay be some sight changes in tures | bave given you. It isan “Do you suppose that the economical streak Con- gress bas taken vf iate will invert with its su Cena Well, I can't say, I’m eu will be but Ldom’t think that so indered by any false no- tions of economy. VACANT SEAT, “To change to another subject, Senator, who do you think will be appoiuted to the position vacated by you on the Supreme Beneh ?”" “Lcanuot tel, 1 bope that Jadgo Urummond will be, Ho is certainly ouw of the abiest Jud, tne ' es, and he would adorn the Supreme saw of this ciroult, dog Judge.” DUELLISTS ARRESTED. ‘ Av Ga., Oct 10, 1877. E. R, Allen and L, B. O’Brien, of Allendale, 8. came bere to fight a duck. whey were arrested aud Gave bonds to keop the peace,