The New York Herald Newspaper, November 14, 1877, Page 4

~YANDERBILT'S WILL. Further Testimony for the Contestants Before the Surrogate. THE COMMODORE'S _INFIRMITIES. Family Affairs Drggged Out of, Their Long-Closed Graves. If it be true thatthere is no more dust in the sun- Deam than the rest of the room tho Surrogate’s Court Dadly needed sweeping yesterday. 1: needed ventila- tion, too, fora dense crowd rushed tn early in the morning and patiently rewained all day within closed dgors and windows in an atmosphere thick envugd to hang one’s bat ov, Tho attraction was the hearing in the Vanderbilt will contest, which was set for cloven o'clock. About that hour Mr, William H. Vanderbilt, Mr. Augustus Schell, witnesses and counsel in the case arrived in court, It was balf-past eleven o'clock Delore tho Surrogate took his seat, This was just alter the arrival of Judgo Black, who bustled in hurriedly, 8s if conscious of the fact that ho was detaining tho Court, The spectators were not very much enter- tained, as it happened that the testimony elicited re- lated only to avery small portion of the case as set forth in the opening address of counsel. Only two witnesses were exumined during the day, and their evidence «did = not stir = the = anulti- tude to more than the taimtest ripple of Interest, Stull the crowd waited with as much pa- tience ag it the caso were the personal concern of each, Mr, William H. Vanderbilt sat guzing placidly atthe frescocd ceiling during tho day, dreamily ab- sorbing the proceedings. Now and then he would dart a quick glance at tbe first witness as he made some stutement concerning himself or if a negative bswer was inade to some question suggested by him, When order had been restored, after tho Surrogate’s eutrauce upon the bench, a list of witnesses to Le ex- aimined was read and some responaea. ‘nose desirous of getting their Ofty cents per dicm for attendance were informed they could bave it whenever they vbose to ask for it’ This preliminary over Mr. Daniel B, Allen was again called to the witness stand. Mr, Scott Lord continued to conduct his examination, Jadge Black merely looking on. Following is the evidence adduced :— ‘THE KVIDENCE. Q Ayear or two alter your marriage where did you reside? a. L resided with Mr, Vauderbilt as a mem- ber of tus family. Q During that time aid you hear any conversation re pre in which Commodore Vanderbilt participated? + 1 did. Q. More tban one? A. Yos; the subject of the Commodore’s father’s will was discussed by the Com- modore und Mrs. Vanderbjt frequently. Q. What was said’ A, The oqual distribution of his fatuer’s property was wentioneu and approved by the Commodore; tho fuct that tho Commodore's father had divided his property among his several children Was approved; that provision of the will which the Commodore had iimself insisted on his father’s Making Mrs, Vanderbilt said bad beca a source of @reat discomfort to his mother, Q. What was the provision? A. That if she married again the property left her should thereupon go to the ildren. ‘This closed the direct examination, and the cross- examimation was commenced by Mr. Henry L, Clinton, Mr. Clinton—Do you know how much property Commodore Vandorbilt’s tather leit? A, Yes; about’ $40,000, Q. What year dia the conversation reforred to just i avout the will take place? A. About 1834 or 835. Q You spoke of Mr. W. H. Vanderbilt having cou- Vorsations with you aboat thir@ yeurs ay Was be then on tho Staten Isiand turm? A. Yor, Q. kus father and mother, too? A. Yes. Q About how tar apart did they live? A, From four to five miles, @ From the time W. H. Vanderbilt married he lived Apart trom his father’s tammy? A. Yos. Q. How old was be wnen he married? A, About twenty. Q At the time W. H. Vanderbilt lived on the Staten Aslund farm whore did you reside’ A. Partof the time on Staten Island and part in New York, . Q@ How near William H. Vanderbilt did you live on Staten Isiand? A. About four or live wiles, Q Did you often sce Wiliam H. then? A. About every week, or oftener. Q. You wore then intimate? A. We were, Q. Vid you ever hear William H. oppose his father No, never, will was law? A. Absolute law to Oe bin. Q. Prior to 1864 did you ever oppose the Commodore in anything? A. I did. THX LOANS TO WILLIAM H. Q You spoke of loans to Wilham H.; when was th last time you made louus to him? , A. 1 don’t remem- rr. Q Within twenty-five yeara—thirty yours? A. About 1552 was the last time. Q. What was the lurgeatamount? A. About $5,000. Q When was that? A. About 1852. Q@ With that exception, what was the highest Amount utany one ime? A. About $5v0, Q. You were always paid? A, Always Q. When did you lust see Commodore Vanderbilt avd his sou Wiliam H. together’ A. 1 do not re- member. Q Did you see them together subsequent to 1864? A. Yes, I think in 1873, Q. Where did you see them together? A. Iam not sure where, m you remember any otber time? A. Not Bpecillcdily. * Q Where generally? A. At Saratoga, at the house, see club in New York and ut the Commodore’s office. MRS, VANDERBILT IN AN ASYLUM. Q. You spoke of Mrs. Commodore Vanderbilt hav- ing gone to uu asylum and adso of her naving gone to Cauada, Did you and your wite advise the journey to Cupada? A. The suggestion certainly did not come from me, Q@ Did you express an opinion op that subject? A. L expressed a willinguess to go with Mrs. Vander- bit on that journey. Q. Wid you in any way dissent from tho propriety of that journey? A. I don’t ghink I did. Q@ What did you mean by saying that Mrs. Vander- bil:’s mind wus then affected’ A, { mean that she was more irritavie und disturbed than usual. @ Dia the Commodore say a change of scene might beip ber? aA. Yes Q: Did he say bis physician advised it? A, I don’t remember whether he did or not. i Q. Un the journey was she bervous or excited? A, Very much shattered physically, @ Did any on: disseot from the propriety of that journey? ever heard any one do 60. Q How long alter her return did she go to the asylum? A. About a month. ‘ Q Dia you see the Commodore and wife together that mouth? A. 1 don’t recollect Q. Did you know the physician recommended that the should stay uwhile 1m the asylum for medicul \reatment and quiet’ A. | rememoer it was fumily wk; I can’t remember wuetber tw told me or not. Q. Did you make any vvjeciton to her going w the A. I did not, AL Q@ yium was it? A, It was Dr, McDonala’s private asylum at Flushing. @ She was kinuly cared for tnere, wi A. Very. Q. How long did sho stay there? A, About two or three months. Q@ Aud returned to Staten island? A,-No; to Wash- ingvou place. Q liad the family then moved to town? A, Yes. THE GOVERNESS OK COMPANION, Q Do you know tuat Mrs. Horace F. Clark invited A. 1 dou’t sho not? a lady iriend to stop witu her there? know, @ Do you know that the lady who went thero was ‘anderbilt’s An associate or tricud of Comuodore daughier, Louisa? A. She was not until Q. How Jo you know that? A. By tho kvew the fomily intimately, ava | svould have known WW she was a Iriend of theirs, Q. Dia you know whether Miss Louisa Vanderbilt Wus the frend and wssociate of that lady? A, Lam fot aware that she wa: Q Were youpresent at any; laay who Went there was in’ was not. Q vid William H, Vanderbilt e} bow she came to go there? A. Y Was at his procurement, Q Where was wis? A, 1 don’t remember. Q Did he tell you more town once? A. Not thatl recollect. Q. And at the end of thirty years your recollection Of that once is vivid? A. It is, Q. Did be tell you be had been present when sho Was usked to go there’ A. L dou’t remember. Q Didi you know she Was a cousin of Mrs, W. H Vanderbilt A, Laid, Q And a nieco of Rey. Mr. Kissam? A. 1 did. @ Wid you urge anything against her going ther A. Lait bot Q What did you mean by saying she went there as a governess? A, I did not say sv. @ Did you intend to say she was a governess? 0, | did not. ‘Ynis young lady came there as a companion to Miss Louisa, who was to be tho housekeeper, did sne noty A. la that techuical sevse & was uuderstood that ble was to be u companion. ., @ Did you visit the house while sho was there? ‘A. Not much that I recollect ? d Q@ Did you see her there at all? A. I did. Q. Was she vota young iady? A, | should say sho about twonty-five yeurs old. Q You did not ovject that there was any im- propriety in ber visit? A. No; Laid not. ime when the young Wed 0 go there? A. i r tell you after ho vold mei 0 the Commouore’s presence signify | LAWSUITS WITH Tix COMMODOR Q The last tweive or titeen years o1 Commodore wdervilt’s life, were your relativus trwadly with Bim! A. Friendly up to withiw four years oi bis deatu. @ From 2804, (or teu yours, were not your rela- | tions with the Commodore of the bitterest hostility in consequouce Of a titigation? A, Not at ail, Q. Did you Lave any litigation? A. We did in 1855, Not later? “A, No sas relate to? A, To transactions in us What California ‘Ips. Q Who began it? A, 1 do not think I was at alla party to the suit, though interested, Q Were you the party in interest? A. I was agent for the parties interested. e heo was that litigation ended? A, About January, 1856, Q How did it result? A, In a compromise. Q Had you no other litigation? A. Nove whatever, THE LAST QUARREL, Q Then there was no more uniriencly feeling until 1873! A. No. Q What time tm 1873 were your friendly relations severed? A, I did not say they were severed, Q In what yeur were they severed? 4, Ln 1873. Q About @ matter of business? A. Yes, Q. Was that matter ever adjusted? A, It was not, Q To what subject did it reiate? A. It reiated to his treatment of one of my sons; my sou Harry. Q From that time to his death wero your relations friendiy? A, | ne spoke to him afterward @ Did you refuse to cul! oa him in bis last sick- ness? A. L was bot invited, bs . Did you attend bis tuneral? A. I was away in Caliornia when be died, Mk WOULD mive Wis WaT. Q Did the Commouvure seem determined to bave his own Way more than any man youever me? a. Ltuink he aid. Q. Did be not censure those who differed trom him? A. Yos. . Q Did he ‘not have the bavit of calling those who diflered with him *blatherskites’’ aud ‘suckers 7"? A. He did, Q And used these terms more frequently as ho grow older? A, Yea, as no grew older aud richer he indulged im tho use of these expictives more ire- quently. Q Did he ever use thosetoyou? A. Never. Q. Did you ever see any of his family oppose him? A. Yes, Cornelius J. r A. About 1846, Q. When was that? Q Cornelius was then sixteen, Do you remember any other? A, Yes, L think 1 buvo beard Mrs, Cross do so. Q, In family matters? A, In family and business mattera, Q Do you remetaber that he ever yielded to such opposition? A, 1 do nor o Did you bear any other of bis children opposo bim? A, Yes; | heard Goorge, who is vow dead, and 1 think Mra, Torrance at different times opposed him, Q Do you remember any other? A. Ithiok l’vo heard iny wile oppose him jethat was in 1846, ‘This tnisned the cross-examinauion, und Mr, Scott Lord begun the redirect, Q. Did you ever hoar tho Commodore apply the epithets you mention to any other member of his jumily without having them reseug? A. Novor, MISS KISSAM AGAIN, Q. Explain how Miss Kissain came to be engaged to go to the house jn Washington place? A. She wus to be a companion to Louisa, who was the housekeeper, @. What did Witham H.’ suy about her going there? A, thas eho woot there through tis procurement The Surrogate—When you suid William H. told you the old geutleman was to come under tho influcace of some woman aud that he knew oue whom he could procure, will you suy whether bo meant Miss Kissam? A. 180 understood, dir. Clintou—Did you ever hear William H. Vander- bilt cail bis father by any other name than ‘*tather’” or the Commodore—did you hear hitn speak of bim as “the old man??? A, Alinost invariably as “ibe old man’? since be has grown up. This concluded the examination of Mr, Allen, and Jarod Linsly was sworn, ‘The Surrogato.theu ordered @ recoes of hall ap hour, DK. LINSLY'S EVIDENCE. Counsel were tardy in reassembling alter recess, and it was balf-past one before Dr, Liusly took the stand und submitted to the cxatination of Mr. Lord, In reply to the questions of the latter, he stated that be had been acquainted with Commodore Vanderbilt for torty-sevon years; from 1832 until the Commo- doro moved to Staten Island (iu 1840) he was family physician; when the Commodore returned to the city io 1547 witness again became bis physician, and con- tinued to act as such until death of Mr, Vander- bilt; be was called in to e Commodore in the jast iliness tn Apri! of last year, aud continued in at- tendance continuously until bis death; ho was pres- ent at the autopsy, in company with Dr, Austin Flint. Sr, Dr. Elliott, Ur. Thomu: E, Sater. thwaite, Dr. Stimpson and Dr, Frank Buck; the doctors who actually periormed the autopsy were Sumpson and Saterthwaite, and tho others looked on, witness supervising the operation; the witness bad seen the written report of the caso, but did not recol- Ject a “history of the caso by the family physician;”’ he bad not written such afpaper, but hud given a full history of the to tho other physicians; the period coveredJn this report was from 1832 until the deceuse ot the paiient; im tne fail of 1832 Commodore Vauder- bilt had several attacks ot fever and ague; iu Ociober, 1823, the Commodore received serious injuries in an accident on tno Camden and Amboy Ruilroad, near Hightstown, N. J.; bix clothing was almost entirely | torn ofl; severul ribs were broken and were foreed into tne lungs; witness know the Jungs had beon penetrated, because be saw the wir escaping under the skin; his bend and face were bruised, and the skin was torn off bis knecs; tho uccount of the accident given by the Commodore was to tho eflect tuat he was thrown down a bunk and ley thero until he called some one to his aid; thivking ho was about to dic he told those around bim who by was and they conveyed him to a cottage near by; there he was attended by Dr. Van Duseo, of New Brunswick, und Dr. Lou, of Hightstown, until next moraing, when Witness, who bad been sent for, arrived; be was then conscious, and witness did not koow that he had been unconsclous at any time; the double case watch ot the Commodore was smushed in pieces trom tho Jorce of the blow; he lay tn the cottago four weeks, and after that was removed to bis nome, ,where he was confined unil the following spring by his in- juries; ut that time the Commodore was suflermg irom ‘prolapsus ani and hemorrhoids; these were’ subsequently operated for by a system which bus since veen abandoned; the prolapsus caused a down- ward pressure, which caused a eevere reten- tion of urine or cystetis; as early as 1848 or 1849 the Comgnodore "had two attacks of heart disease, when the puleations of that organ becaine so rapid that it wus impossivle to count them ; ‘wis continued tor two hours und then stopped sud- dently; in 1854 be bad another attack, which lasted eighteen day#; While the attacks lasted the patient suffered very’ much; the next attack occurred in 1848 or 1849" apd lusted twenty-four hours; Eamend Joliuson remaiued by bis side with witness all of one night; the Commodore had no trouble trom this cause agin unul 184, when ho had a severe aitack, and ho was nota sullerer again until 1860, when bo had a slight attack, which lasted twenty-four hours; this was the last attack of which witness knew apytning. VANDKKBILTS LITLE HEART. Whon tho autopsy was made it was found that the Commodore's beart was of an unusually small size; several medical experts bad examied the Coinmo- dore at Various times with reference to this heart trouble, but they ure all now dead except Dr. Jobn- son; besides all these ulflictions the Cominodofe was a lilcloug dyspeptic and consequently —sut- fered from flatuicncy a great deal; one of the elfeciy of the accident in 1833 was that three years later tho Commodore hud a severe attack of pleuro pneumonia, which lasted six woeks ; at ter Lis period be had vo jurther troubie from Lis lungs; about seven years ago Commodore Vanderbilt sent tor Witness aud Upon examination tho latter found Lim to be suffering Irom au inguinal hernia on the iower left side, und from that UUme Gutil is death be suifered much irom it; be wore a truss, which was too swall, and in that Way ibjured bimsell very seriously ; aitur- ward be caused to be mude all sorts of trusses, vut Dever obtaiued ease trom any of them; during the six months preceding his death he discarded trusses en- tirely. Lord questioned the witness az to whether the deceased had snot #uilered {rom dropsy ut oue pe- riod Of bis hile, and elicited in reply the siatement that im 1864 the affection of the beurt mado it 1inposslbie for the Commodore to lie down, anc, that constantly maintaining a sitting posture, caused ap infiltration of water into the cellular tissue of tho lege, making them sweil very muck. Dr. Linsly said be would call it a dropsical ulfeciiva; but wueu bbe heart disease coused and the patient could assume other postures the drop- sical sweiling disappeared. A prolonged examination of the withers iu respect to thy medicines auminis- sed Jailed tv bring out unything of spe- dir, Lord wmquired as to whether tbe cilect of these medicines would nut bo to uke a man irritable aud allect his head; witness said that (or the Just 81x months of bis lie the Commodore was more tranquil aud quiet Wun be had ever been beture; he dishkea opiuter, apd the only Kind he could be iu- duced to (uke Was codia in small doses; opiuin pills wore udmiuistered vuce, but he disliked tueir eifect aud refused thereuiter to take them; Dr. Linsly stated that he had bo connection Whatever wilu the sending of Commodore Vanderbilt's trst wile to a lunatic asylum, and was Lot consulted with or spoken | to about itat ail, as the family were then living un | Statea Island. a THE COMMODORE AND THK CLAIRVOYANTS. The wliepea ithe! the deceased im Spiritism and simuar “isin” Was thon entered upou. Ur. Liasiy testified that the Commodore ouce showed hitn sowe pills, Which Le said had been preseribed tor bin by w clairvoyant who had been consuited by ove ul his daughiers—Mre. La Bau—the con aus of the will; Witness thought the Commodore had fatcb iu tue eff cacy of the medicine wud thought tho clairvoyant | could Lenelit tim; Low this persub Knew anytuing of the Commodore's case Witness could Hot fay ; he never heard thatit was by looking at bis miniature; avout the Commodore’s ulleged belig! in moxmerism wituees | kuew nothing except that the deceased was fond of | having persons rub bin; Le fowad reher trum physical juin if this, and Witness beiieved that to be Lis only reason fer having it done. DIDN'T SKE MISS CLAPLIN. Dr, Linsly said be bad seeu Mise Ciuflin io her own house when he had also seeu her jour sisters; be never saw ihem elsewhere, ke thought Mr. Lord tried to relresh his momory by asking whether be had not on one occasion seen @ lady come into tue Com- $ office vod act, tumiliarly with him, slp 4 on the back and telling him to wake up. I'he | Povtor suid positively that he had pever seen any such incident. He further testified that he had vever held woy conversutivn with the Commodore about jowd Women, aud did vot tuink he bad ever spoken to deceased about driving out with certain women and its probuble eifect upou him, Ho believed the Com- mouore did hot need apy advice in that respect. ‘The first conversation wituess bad ever held with Commodore erbilt ubout a will was im 1836; thea witness told deCeased he might not recover, and thas it he Lad apy business to settle he had better attend to it; tue Commouore asked whether he might make his will that day aud received a reply in tue alliemae tive ness belteved that it was done that day; that will was drawn 16 bast broudway, Lo reply to a ques ton a4 Lo Whether Laat Will Was drawn so as Lo Nake a neatly equal distribution of the property between the children, ard Whether witness had pot repeatedly plated such to Le the cause, be Pr pled, “Never, sin? Aguip, 10 1864, Witness advised the deceased to de a very unequal cistribution of the properiy. wo of the Commo.ore’s wills were drawn by a man named Talmage. MOSS-LXAMINED, Xamined the witness about the supposed Lelief of the Commodore 1 clairvoyance. Dr. Linsly 3% that only on two occasions bad be the deceased received 4 pi ant, and the second was on an occasion when a grand- son of deceased was il aod Dr, Linsly, with Dr. Parker, was in attendance. Somebody suggested ap plyiwg to a clairvoyant for assistance, and the pby- sicians declared they would at once withdraw trom the case If any other persons were consulted; Commodore nderbiit was in (he room at the time and beard the couversstion: Le made wo remark, but walked out of the room. Dr. Linsly testi that he hud heen on the tamily of Commodore V. bilt during all the yeurs he bud acted as family phy: clan; be had beew with the Commodore upon the cole- brated trip to Europe upon the North Star, whey Com- modore Vanderbilt, with ail bis children and song-in- law, visited (he Continent in 1853; on thatirip the witness gaid be was coustantly in the company of de- ceased, visiting various plucos of interest, and ho never saw uby irregularity on the part of the Commo- dore or any disposition to immorality, ‘This concluded tho examipution of Dr. Linsly, and the case was adjourned until this morning at eleven o'clock. THE RAID ON RUM. © APPARENT DETERMINATION TO ROUT AND RUIN THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC®-SENTIMENT OF ‘HOTEL KEEPER3—STRONG VIEWS OF A DEALER IN THE ARDENS. \d The temperance crusade against the liquor dealers has all the sppearauce of being stormy and deter- minod, but the people against whom it {s directed show an amazing absence vf terror, They socor most provokingly at the solemn und carnest resolves of the temperance men, and say, ‘Let em come on,’ with an air of defiance that argues on thotr part a curious understanding of public opinion, Last sum- mer the temperance crusade was directed against the small fry of liquor dealers, who were supposed to dis- pense the leaven of murder and misery in the worst quarters of tho city, This winter, howevor, it is to be levelled at higher game, at the magnii- cent hostelries where the well bred and woil dressed votarics of the bottle seek liquid re- freshment on forbidden days of the year. The societies organized to war on rum, the Law and Ordor Lesgue andthe Society forthe Prevention of Crime, bave fn a serious spirit invoked tho law and police, and scem bent upon throttling the lon in bis den. They have certainly the decision of tho Court of Appeals on their side as to the constitutionality of the law of 1837, and the Courts have no other alternative than tobe guided by the terms of that law. Tho liquor dealers put their trust in the Legislature for the repeal or modification of what to them 1s the most ob- noxious act on the statute book. * In the meuntine the temperance men are taking time by tho forelock, and fare secking to find out if a regularly enacted law, Passed on by both houses of the Legislatare and sigocd by tho Governer of tho State, can be enforced in the city of New York. Many people who were spoken to yesterday questioned the zoal of the temperance crusaders, while many moro deplored the dsfliculty of securing a proper and reu- touable restraint on tho indiscrimimato vending of Hquor every day in the year. “lu England,” said a gentleman, who was regaling himself with a pint of alo at the bur of the Astor House, “everybody drinks, from the peer to the peasant, but there is uo disposi tion to quarrel with a law which promibits tho sale of drink at certain bours on the Sabbith and after a cor- tatu bour at night on week days. Lt is tho drink that is consumed alter midnight in this city that loads to fights and homicides, and certainly some decont ro- gard ought to be shown toward the Lord’a Day by the entire closing of the beer shops acd liquor stores un- Vilatter divine service at least.’? Theso sentiments appeured tu be helu by numerous persons who depro- cate the fanaticism of temperance men on the one bund and the encouragement given to liquor dealers’ pretensions on the otber. NOTKL KEEPERS? SENTIMENTS. Among the hotel keepers on the line of Broadway, from the Astor to the Giisey House, there was but ove Sentiment expressed—that the temperance peopio were improperly meddling in what was not their legitimate business, aud that as far as they, thy botel keepers, were concerned tuey were ready, ut voy timo and pluce, to meet the issue, ‘I don?t know what they’re doing, and, what’s more, [ don’t care,” said the propricior of the Sinclair House, ‘Let them arrest uway,”? suid one of the French brothers, of French’s fiotel; ‘they can no more stop man from having refreshments in the hotel where they live than they can stop Niagara.” “Those fellows just want us to see tuem,’’ said the manager of the Union Square Hotel. “Dr. Crouby and men like bim,’’ suid the venerable burkveper of the Fifth Avenue Hotel, “may be smart men in their own way; but you jest tet one o’ them ran aw hotel, and bo'll know pretty d—d quick whut it is people waut”? “There ts no law tuat can be passed,” suid the clerk of the St. Nicholas, “that could preveut drinks ing ia a hotel, Ifyou close tno bar you can’t hinder drinks being sent to a man’s room. ‘That game of ratding the hotels 14 played out.” Among the beer loous the ieeling was one of drowsy indilte ‘Shust vot dey allvays ts at,’’ exclaimed a large-limved German 1u an uptown bier garten ; “dem feliaus don’t know any more as veans, Dey dry ouco, dwic dreo dimes before to shud up de lager beer on Sundy: un’ dey suse made one tam fool o’ demseives,” The peoprvecers of many of the Icuding hotels, tue Astor, St. Nicholus, Metropolitan, Filth Avenue, Grand Cen- tral, Grand, Coleman, Wivehester, Gisey, and Bruns wick, it was supposed, would be arrested by warrant aud brought to court yesierJay, but there was a iail- ure in the expectation for sume reasun or anoth A PLAIN SPOKEN LIQUOR DEALER. “AN this thing i the worst kind of a blackmailing business,” said a promincat hquor dealer cown town with much asperity of tove in his voice. “l got a postal card trom that chap Muoay g that ho had it 1u his power to ruin mo, and insinuating as much as that 1 bud better come up to the captain's oifive and settle, Now I'l break tue jaw of that cuss if he ever puts in au appearance hero. You see those fellows that are ruoning those things called the Law aud Order League and tho society for tho Prevention of Crime und the Socieiy to Close p laquor Stores are not iv. Howard Crosby, of Dr, Darling, or James M. Brown, or E. D, Morgan or any such respectable gentleman, but, fellows like Mundy and Cotter, who are doing their duradest to make money out of the excitement, Remember how Dick Connolly roped in turee of the biggest and richest guns cf the city of New York to testily that bis uccuuuts were ail straigh:. Well, you can do that sort of thing in this city any day, A pluu- sible telluw, with plenty ol cheek, can any day get the Signatures Uf alleast twenty respectable citizens to any scheme branded ‘moral and righteous’ and all that sort of thing. These rich and virtuous people ure too busy or too lazy tu inquire ato t motives of the speculation ana they — lik to see thetr names printed as indorsing something that looks iike philanthropy or venevolence, Way, bless you, there is moro fraud done in that way right here 1m tuo city of New Yurk than anybody ever dreamed ot, Don’t you see it 18 nonsense to think of suppressing the liquor traffic iu this city, The thing bas vot to go on Suudays us well as week days, but l believe iu hmitiwg the sale of liquor on Sundays to ceriain hours of the dsy. Now this inn and taverp Dasiness 10 tue jaw of 1857 1s tue most ridicuious bb wus evor heard of, Kyaryvody kuows (hata tay uiu’t an inn and means only a place of temporary Ireshment, and thatan tun is the old Eughst name for hotel, Where a wan takes bis rest tor tho wivbt, ‘Tell you what itis, sir, if these gentiomea who puttneir bames down us resulved Lu suppress the liquor trafic on (he busis of that law koew that they were only being made tools of by a set of shurpers who have sot up lor moral and temperance reformers and only meun io prey upon the liquor dealers they would think better of committing hom#eives 80.” THANKING THK POLICK, The Brooklyn Boards of Poi aud Excise were waited upou yesterduy by a number of teinperau meu of that city, umong Whom wero Kev, Dr. Keed, Rev. Dr. Mr, James Mortov and Mr, Uliver Couter, ‘the delegation stated that the object of thar visit was to thank the Board for the effort wien bad buen made to enforce tho Kxeise law, and promised to assist the Board as best they could 1b the furtherance of the work begun, ‘The Commissioners assured their visitors that tt was thoir intention to have the Jaws sirictly observed in the future. THE INMAN LINE MULCTED. Theaction brought by Charles Heyle, a wine mor+ | chant, against the Inman Stoamsiip Company, in the | Supreme Court, Kings county, to recover $900 for the loss of certain casks of wine while on the voyage from Germany to New York oof one of the defen- danis’ sieamers, was concluaed yesterday. 1! fence claimed Uhat the wine, Which i known der Weisser,’ wae not properly prepared for ship: mont, aud that tney wero not lable, It fermented dyring tho Voyage, the boops of the casks burst and the wine was lox, Tue verdict of the jury was in favor of tho plainull, Who was awarded $420 danages, THE GLENROY SMUGGLING CASE, Six very handsome Chineso vases, valuet at about $150, wero brought to the seizure room yesterday, they having been seized by tue inspectors of the special agont of the United States Treasury at Clifton, Staten Island, These vases are part of the goods landed without a permit at this port from the British steamer Giearoy aod for which offence Captain Don- uidson Was fined $500 and the seized goods confe- cated, It appears tuata lady had purchased the vases, watch were traced to ber possessivn, and when told thut the same hud bees smuggled into this country readily gave them up. BROOKLYN'S MUNICIPAL BUILDING. A Meeting of the committee appointed by the Brook- lyn Common Council to investigate the uilleged cor- ruption and fraud to the work ou tho vow municipal building in course of completion in that city was beid Yeaterduy aiterboon, Ibe committee regeived reports make a Willaud ae did so, With respect to ibis tu siruinent Wilbuss Voluntecred the siatement that it irom the experts appointed to inspect the work aod material, but DO action was taken, NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1877.—-QUADRUPLE SHEET. ALDERMANIC DEMAGOGERY. THE NOMINATION OF HENRY G. STEBBINS AS PARK COMMISSIONER REJECTED—A now ABOUT LABORERS’ WAGES—TAMMANY TOAD- ies RAMPANT—PURROY'S PHILOSOPHY OF POL- ITICcs, A lively breeze was raised at tho assemblage of the City Fathers yesterday afternoon over the mution to rect Henry G. Stebbins as Park Commissioner. It will be recollected that Mayor Ely «ent in this gentie- man’s uame for confirmation at the last meeting of the Board, / When some unimportant business had been trans. acted Alderman Purroy moved to take the Mayor comtnunication on this subject from the table and re- ject tho nominee. ‘The speaker contended that the people of this city, one year ago, by a majprity of some fifty thousand, had decided in favor of permitting the democratic party to govern this city. Last November they gavo tho eame authority, notwithetanding that a combination had been tnade by republicans with off- scoriugs of the democracy. 1t wus the duty of every democratic member of the Board to reiuse to vote for aby nominco that was not a democrat, Me hoped that Mayor Ely'would soon come to a sense of his duty and send in none but democrats for consideration. ‘tho principal reason why he (Alderman Purroy) should vote against Mr, Stebbins was because that gentioman was a republican, Alderman Cowing offered a substitute to the effect that Mr. Stebbins be confirmed ay Park Commissioner, ‘The nominee stood before tho peoplo as a man of un- biomished character. Nota word could be breathed against him, Our public parks were in tho hands of democrats, and under thor adinmistration nad been siiametully abusod, None but capable, honest men should have churge St this branch of our vity govern- ment, Mr, Stebbins was eminently itted Jor tho pace, being @ geutiomun of extensive travel and cul- ture, Aldermau Purroy here launched into av oxcited tirave against Mr, Stebbins. ‘Why,’ he remarked, “Mr, Stebbing was the.man who stood up two years Ago at a meeting 1n the Mayors office and advocated a reduction of the laborers” wages on the public works of.tais city, Wo bave been consistent in rejecting the names of all partics iu any way idontifiod with this reduction. On the same principle General Filz-John Porter was rejected for tho position of Com- missioner of Pubic Works,” Ihe Alderman next Dranched off Into argument as to the distranchisemcot THE PERJURY CASE. Conclusion of the Trial of the Security’s Ex-President, OATHS AMONG INSURANCE MEN. Remarkable Defence Set Up by Counsel Yesterday. pe Se ‘Tho trial of Robert L, Case, president of the Secu- mty Life and Aunuity Ingzurauce Company, indicted for perjury in haying, as allogod, sworn falsely in the annual statement setting forth the cundition of the company for 1875, forwarded to the Insurance De~ partment at-Albany, was continued yesterday before Chief Justice Davis, in the Coart of Oyer and Ter- miner, As on the previous day, District Attorney Phelps and Assistant District Attorney Rollins ap- peared for the prosecution, ex-Judge Fullerton and Charles T. Winfleld conducting the defence, William A, Reach being absent at the trial of a ouse in another court, MWCALL RECALLED, Jobn A, McCall, Jr, Deputy Superintendent of the Insurance Department, who testified for the prosec"- Mon on the preceding day, was again called to the wit- noss stand by Mr. Rolling and testiled as follows:— Owing to the resignation of sir. Chapman Mr, William Sinytho was acting as Superintendent of Insurance on January 19, 1876; he hud previously beon acting as depuiy. THE BANK ACCOUNT, Samuel C, T. Beck, one of tho deposit clerke in the Leather Manutacturors’ Bank, testified that tho Se: curity Life Company kept an account with that tosti- tution ia 1875; the book now produced shows the de- posit of thatcompany and the check drawn; overy single deposit or chock 1s not entered by itself, but ouly the amount drawn or deposited in one day. Q. What do you Mind tho balanco of the Security Life to be on December 31, 1875, aa indicated by your proposition, stating that “Mr, Steobins bad recently presided at '@ mooting where it was proposed to dis- franchise the poor peoplo of this city under a cousu- tutional amendment.” Alderman Moxais—I met Mr. Stebbins the other day und bo told ine that ne.was a democrat, He has beeu a member of the Maubattan Club sinco its or- gauization, [| presume that he hus voted the demo- cratic ticket long before my colleague wus entitied to voto, or probably velore be was vorn, Alderman PuRROY—Mr, Stebbins told me more than a year ago thut be was not a democrat—that he bud po politicy) Sothere must be a mistuko somownere; somebody must bavo told a lic, Alderman Pixcksky—Stebbing was elected to Con- gress by the democratic purty. Aldermau Purroy—In what year? Alverman Pixckyny—In 1354, 1 think, Alderman Mok: In 1862, ’ Alderman Purroy—We are not talking now of the goutiemau’s politics 1p 1854 or 1862; we want to kpvow what bis politics are in 1877, A yood many of the radicul republican party were democrats formerly. Benjamin Batler ta one of that class, Alderman Pixckxky—1 can state that Mr. eb- bins was nover a member of a repubdlicaun com- can Organization tp this city in his ment meeting, Samuel D, Babcock, democrat, presided, and not Henry G, Step- bina . Alderman’ Cowing next contributed a few sharp broadsides to the generul attack along the republican line, ‘The reduction of laborers’ wages,” bo said, “was Orst started by John Kolly and Mayor Wick- hat ‘Thi Aldermen very mu their feet ut th expression seemed to excite the Tammany Several of thei sprang 10 e e@ moment. Alderman Sheils snouter Task tho gentleman a question.” Alderman Cowing d. to yiold the floor, and, among the sarcasms flung at tho other side, baid:—"They have cut of some $400,000 trom the estimates of the Departmont of ubiio Works for paving and repairing the streets. It was necessary to have this work properly attonded to, The monoy would keep a large number of men employed durivg tho whole winter.’ Kesaming his uttucks on the Comptrolicr Mr. Cowing romarke “Joun Kelly went to Albany and advocated a reduc- tion of the salaries paid to poor schoolteachers, poli If he (Kelly) came into the Board en as a candidate for Prosident of the United States I havo no doubt that my iricnds on the othor side would {vel bound to vote for him on the ground of politics.” Alderman Purroy warmed up to fevor hoat at theso lotest statements of Mr. Cowing. He eulogized Mr, Kelly, and said be wouid certainly voto for bim it nowluated for that office. As to the assertion that the Comptroller was responsible tor reducing laborers’ wages he said, “It is abaso calumny, Mr. Kelly was always against this action, and he agaiu and aguin ‘anpounved bis position in this respect. At the Mayor's meeting Henry G. Stebbins was the man who first made the saggestion. I was informed ot this by Mr. Stebbins bimselt, and also by Mayor Wickn: Ab the time of that meeting Mr. Kelly was al tom Canada burying his sister, When he camo back to Ube city he immediately called upon Mayor Wickham and told that gentioman he bad made a great mis- take, » "Tho dobate noxt took the Compiexion of an attack upon the constitutioual = ‘appointed by Gov- the obnoxious uistran- in the coustitutional ernor Tilde ch which presen ing clause im its re; ndmeots. It was a jocratic measure, and Mr. Tilden was. respoosiblevtor it, Mr. Babeock, who presided at the Stowe Hall meeting, was a democrat. c Alderman Purroy repeated the assertion that Mr, Tilden was responsible for the work of this commis- sion, Ho haa named the members of the commission ; that was all. The controversy ovor the position of Mr. Kelly in reducing the luborers’ wages was agafn resumed by Alderman Sbicls asking in torian toves of Alder- man,Cowing, “Do you know personally that Mr Keily was ln Javor of this reduction ?”” Alderman Cowinc—It was generally understood at the time, Alderman Suiwis—Pho day after the meeting in the Mayor’s ofllce I saw Mr. Kelly, 1 kuow that he was personally opposed to the reduction, Tho men who voted fer the reduction were Messrs, Wickham, Wheelor, Stebbins and Disvecker. Some further sparring of tnis description was in- dulged in when Alderman Purroy gave votico that | he would introduce uw resolution which must place the members of tho Board on record as to tueir anxiety lor laborers’ interesia. This resolution would direct the Commissioner of Public Works to give out the laying of water pipes by duy’s work. ‘The rosolution was subsequently introduced and lald over for future consideration, Mit, SFENBINS KEJKCTED. A voto was then taken upon tue condrmation of Mr. Stebbins, when the genticman’s nume was rejected by & voto of 13 democrats to 8 r@pabiicuns. ANOTHER NOMINEE. Mayor Ely being informed of the action of the Board Sent io a cummuuication nominating Mr. Samuel Cov- over, Presivent of the Produce Bank, lor the Park Commissionersnip in place of M This Bumipation was laid on tho table by t party vole. ‘HE ESTIMATES FOR 1878. THEY ARE PASSED WITH FLW AMENDMENTS— HASTY ALDERMANIC ACTION. Tho Board of Aldermen yesterday passed upon the Provisional estitnates of the different departments of the city government for 1873. This body ouly pos- sesscs the power tu make suggestions to the Board ot Apportionment, ‘They cannot alter a figure. Tho following changes were suggested :— City contingencies, Common Council, from $2,500 to 000, Sularies clerks and officers, Common Council, trom $15,000 to $20,000, Repairing streets, trom $250,000 to $600,000, ‘the sam of $6,200 was uaded to pay expenses of codifying the laws and ordinances aflecting this city. On motion of Alderman Vurroy tue whole provis- lonal budget was theu adopted without turther de- bate. Aldermen Cowing wished to go over tho esti- mates, item by item, but bis proposition was voted down. ‘At the suggestion of Alderman Morris a paper was relerred to the Board of Apportion’ showing the uocessity Ol repairing and repaving umber of streets 1D Various parts of the city. he streets us merated embrace 578,400 square yards of pavement, equivalent to twenty-seven miles, THE RING SUITS. RUMORED SERVICE OF PAPERS IN THE CON- NOLLY SUIT UPON MR. CONNOLLY. Preliminary to the trial of Richard B. Connolly, in the suit brought op behalf of the peoplo to recover some $7,000,000 claimed to have been received by him as bis share of the great Ring ‘‘steal,”’ which is set down for trial on Monday next, an important point was the service upon him personally if possibie of the summons and complaint. It is stated that ex Surro- gate Hutchings, the son-in-law o named to Wheeler H. Peckbam, the prosecating coun- sel, a lawyer who would serve the papers, but that Mr. Peckbam, refusing to accépt this preposition, sent the papers to Europe by a messenger of his own Selection, where, there seemingly veins uo trouble in foding itr. Connolly, they were promptly handed to the latter, Who at onco acknowledged # personal sor- vico over bis own signature, THE COMAN Lid PENDENS, On application of Messrs, Lockwood & Post, counsel fog Thomas © Donohue yesterday granted ave been wrongtuliy omtained by bim trom 1. cny book? A. I think the balance on December 31, 1875, was about $18,000 on tho evening of that day. Q. Is thero any entry which should correspond to that? A. There 1s ono of $6,900, which would leavo a balance of about $11,000, ‘ The prosecution here rested their cas THK DRPENGR. Mr. Winfleld, after premising his remarks by the statement that be was laboring under the disadvan- tage of not having attended the caso at its outset, that one of the counsel necessurily absent, aod the other (ex-Judge Fullerton), who was in Court, was indisposed, asked the Court to iostruct the jury to acquit the defendant, His reasons for\making the wotion, counsel said, wero:—First, that tho proot was wholly insufficient that no afliday! was ever made on which the chargo of perjury w founded. Second, that the uffidavit presented does not of itself prove that the party charged with making it—af he ever did mako li—was actuated by improper or illegal motives, When the notury public was on the witness stand he had no recollection as to the parties who appeared before him when the affidavit wus made, and could not swear th any of the parties were betore him it iy time tor that purpose. Third, that the law requires that the alleged falsity of tho allidavit shall be noga- tlved by two witnesses before # conviction caa follow, while the prosecution has not attempted to prove the falsity of tbe statement at issue by either one or two witnosses, ‘The Court, in reply, stated that the evidence had already #hown a prima facie case ugainst the dv- fendent, and that it deemed it was incompatible with the ends of justice to urrest the proceedings ut that stage. The motiou wus theretore doused, After several minutes of whispered conversation be- tween counsel for the defence Mr. Windeld proceoded to submit the case, on of the uccused, to the jury, He guid it Was one of considerable importance whether viewed woected with the interests of the pubho at large or in the interests of uged taan who ‘stood there uccused of ono of the greatest crimes known tothe law, if ne be w criminal it ta tho alm of the law to convict and punish him. ‘the law, hewever, demands no victim, but simply requires that those who offend shall suffer punishment, Tue defendant is not to be couvicted because the opera- tions of 1njurance companies at the time he wus in- dicto! wero disastrous to the community; he is only to be coxvicte pel, and’ uot bocause the sort of himself ju as an ingurauce oflicer u company he tound proved uafaithiul to the trusts reposed im it, In us the indictment the; have not charged With making lalse entries on toe books, bus with mi ing au affijavit to an accouut when we had no such an account, whercas the oath which they charge was made in regard to what tho books themselves showed, ‘Tue defendant eweurs that the company was worth 80 mucb, as per ledger, and bad so much tn bank, as per ledger account. Iu regard to whatever discrepancies were found in the books, it would be shown to the jury that the deferdant negligently or carolussly knew nothing about them. 1% docs not follow that because of such negtigence 10 the administration of his unusual work and duties that the defendant must be pursued or hunted down by the prosecation, ‘no books recelyed his indorsement without any corrupt taint on bis part. [t is the duty of the prosecution to prove the intent of this traasaction, to prove the alleged false outh @ criminal act by reason of the intent. TRIIMONY FOR THE DEFENCE, Ex-Judge Fullerton calied to the wiincss stand Cyrus Curtis, who testified that he has been living tn this city for tho past thirty years; that he eat of the Washington Lite lnsurauce Company ; known the defendant intimately for nearly thirty Years, and during that time had never heard anything against bis integrity. ‘Allea James Shermas, formerly a judge in Orange county’ Samuel T, Brown, President of the Bowery Savings Bank (of which the defendant was a former trustec); George Palmer, ot Newark, N. J.; Sheppard Homans, actuary of the Mutual Lite losurance Com- pany; Moses L, Ely, Goneral Davies and others also testified to the excellent character hitherto borne by the accused. John Roberts (colored) testifiea that ho bad beon employed as porter and messenger by the Security Lite Company; remembers when the report of that company next velvre its failure was made to the State Insurance Department, in December, 1876; tcok the report mysell to the olce of Mr. McLane, when the lauer signed it and put a seal on, aitor, which I re- turned it to the office of the compuny; Mr. Case was not at the ollice when 1 took the report, which was handed to mo by Mr. Wetinoro. ‘MR, ALLENS: PRSTIMONY, Isaac H. Allen, Secretary of the Security Life Com-« , testified us follows:—1 am seventy one years e acted as secretary of the compuny from 2, down to the time of its failure; am now under indictment aleo; Mr. Case uma 1 signed that report at the ollice; we did not ry jore Mr. =MeLune = and swear = to it; we buth sigued it subsiantially ai the same time; Robverts took the report ta the notary; the company made oue for this State every year, and over ball a dozen lor other States; can’t say positively that they wore ull required to be made under oath; I signed all tho roports for this Stute; am bot sure that I ever weut before a notary and swore to them; bave novor taken an oath; | always alltirm wheu necessary. Crogs-examined—Lhero was no deliberate purpose on my part not to swear or ailirm to the truth of the statomnents mado; bad no doubt that tho law roquired the reports to be sworn tu; cannot say how much cash there was in tho company’s office on Decemver do not recollect precisely how much the com- patd, tor that property tm Pine strect; have heard 1b was less than $200,000, Q It appeure iroin’ wis book that the cost wi $400,000; did you know when you signed the repo Uthat the buiidiug cost that amount? A. Ido notr metmber whether I did or pot, Q Have you and Mr, Case had @ contereuce on this subject lately? A. 1 have never seen Mr. Case to speak to lim since the company’s affairs wore placed in the bunds of a receiver. ‘ Re-direct—Such parts of the report as camo under my j uziadiction | Know to be true. Mi, WETMORB'S TESTIMONY, ‘Theodore R, Wetmore teatitied as jollows:—L was counected with the Security Life Company us vico prooident durigg the wholy of its existence; recollect the lust annual report made to the State; 1t was signed at tho oflive and aftorw: nt LO the office of Mr, MeLano by Roberts; neithor Cage nor Allen woot with him, every statement made out that year was sept to MecLano’s office in that way; while Robert was gone Cuse and Allen were out of the ofice, Cross-examived—Am under the mistortune of being indictod for my convectivn with the Security Life did got examine the report; only assisted in making it up. Q How did you Increase this entry of $900 In one Account to $175,000 In anoin AN ways Cob sidered the agents’ bulances as so much money in bank. . Some of those bi Were they noty A. Yes, sir, Q Du you know what tue Security Building, ta Pine Street, costy A. I think it cost $190,000, The witness coptinued—1 assisted in making up the, account, which incuded (he real estate; tho explava- tion of the figures, $247.000 in one account, and $450,000 in anotner, is that real estate rose tn Value; 1 closed up many of the agents’ accounts whea making the report.and raised the valuc of the real estate to what we thougnt it Was actually worth; there is no connection between d agents’ balances ; vould not be received as assets, but If pr ces wore 0: Not much account, sir, | the latter in the reat estate account thoy would be sets; capnot say that [{ know that if the agents’ balances were put in tho real estate account and their falsity not d scovered they would puss tor asscts; the property ou Pine stroet was put down ut $450,000 because we thought It wus worth 14; reported some of the agents’ balances as money in bank; some of the ite im the cash account were in transitu; tho item of $150,000 in tae cash account we @! account in traasitu; — the made up port by several parties and then banded to Messrs. Case and Wetmore to sign; did not think that tho account Treasury a8 one of the new Court sAouso Vommis- nione! of vash in bank was intended to cover agents’ bal- ances; did nut prepare the report kuowing it would \ deceive; enmnot recollect that I looked at the bank book le maki 1 up tho account of bank; do not keep in tho cash bala r credit in the various agenci nderstancing between the officers of company to lead the public to believe that the statement was sworn to when it wag not; do not believe that Case or Allen bad any more idea of what they wore signing than Mr. Rollins bas now; regard the siguiwg of tho statement as no oath at all, MR. CASK’S STORY, 'n, testified as fol- lows:—I am the defendant in this prosecution; id havo uone business the larger portion this city; am sixty-eight years ol4; bad maw up tn al statement yf 1875; never nade up any vf the staromeats nothing of the contents of the last statement; did not look at it; recollect signing it when Wetmore presented it; did not examine it or swear tom; vever was before Mr. McLane to swear to or make any ailida- Vit to it; at tbe time of the disruption | beld 300 sharea of the company; had bought some of them two years previously; put my salary and dividends in tho stock of the company; when 1 sigued the statement i su; posed it was true; asked If 1} was correct aud was told that it was, Crosa-examined--I bad a salary of $5,000 per nui for the last two y 3 my salary all recet from the company amowmied to ahous $10,000 yeor the stock was paying twelve por cont, and, I thoug way u gvod Investment; could have gold itand saved mysoll at apy Ume if L had thought the company was going to pieces; the duties | performed were paying debts tor the company, travelling for it, writing letters im regard to litigated policies and other things; knew nothiog of the bank yccount; dia not. know on Februury 19 whether oar balance in bank was $175,000 ‘or $900; kaow that wo didn’t bave as much as $50,000; iso Kuew that our average balance tu bank was not @ than $15,000 or $20,000; when I signed the ree port I meant to swour to it; swore to the stutement without knowing what sts conteuts were; asked 1116 was all right aod then sigaed it, ‘to the Court—I didn’t swear to it at all; they said is was on oath and I signed tt. ‘This closed the testimony on both sides, and at the request of counsel forthe dofence the summing up was deferred to this morning, ‘Tho Court cautioned the jury 19 regard to discussing the case with any ono who might approach them for that purpose, aud also instructed them to refrain trom reading the news- paper accounts of the trial. THE AMERICAN POPULAR. In the Court of Oyer and Yorminor, Chief Justice Davis presiding, yesterday, Thomas S, Lambort, Presie dent of the American Popular Life Jusurance Com. pany, was arrawned on a second indictment found by the Grand Jury charging him with willful and corrupt perjury. The accused, through his counsel, pleaded not guilty, Another indictment for a similar offence was tound by the Grand Jury against Mr. Lambert on the 2d tnst,, and he having eutered a plea of not guilty in regard thoreto was admitted to ball ia the sum of $10,000, On tho last indictment Judge Davis fixed tho bail at $5,000, making $15,000 in all. Counsel stated that tho additional bail would be at onco furnished, a elas Statement the Court appeared perloctly satisied, an- i ht. COUNTING THu VOTE. OBGANIZATION OF THE BOARD OF CANVASSERS— APPOINTMENT OF THE COMMITTEES, The Aldermen yesterday organized as a Board of County Canvassers, with Mr. Henry D. Parroy in the chair, County Clerk Gumbleton officiated as clerk. A pumber of local politicians were present, among them Charles E, Loow, Senator-clect Hogan, Thomas Foley and othora. - Resolutions were adopted providing that tho elec tion returns should remain udder sole chargo of tha Clerk of the Board during the progress of the cane vuss; that three members should constitute a quorum for the transaction of business; thatthe Aldermanic Chambor should alone bo used tor the purpose of cor- recting returns und that all protests be taken up on tho last day of the session. THE BROOKLYN CANVASS. The Brooklyn board of Aldermen inet yesterday as © @ Board of City Canvassora, President Ray in the chair, Aldermon Griswold and Murtha were ap- pointed a commitiee to wait upon the Board of Electors and to ask the Comuussionors to deliver the election roturns in their possession tu the City Ciork, Tho returns were so delivored, and they were referred to the Commitice on Ruica und Election Returns to vo cinvassed. The cau- vassers thon adjournod until this evening, when the canvass will be commenced. wera! vicction dis- tricts huve failed to file the tally sheets in the City Clerk’s office, though required by law.to do so. KINGS COUNTY CANVASS. Tne Kings County Board of Supervisors mot yester- day us a Board of County Canvassers, and elected Supervisor Stillwoll as chairman. The com. mittee appointed to opeu the returns was com- posed as toilows:—Supervisors Brown, Tierney, yroc, Van Siclen, Strong, Ryder and Sny- der, After canvassing two of the wards the Bourd adjourned until this forenoon, Tha Second district of the First ward was returned to the uistrict, canvassers to make the totals agreo with the details of the vote. It was found that in the Kighth district of tho First ward William M, Tweed received oue vote tor Assombly. The Fourth district returna of the Second ward was sont buck tor correction, SERENADE TO “LITTLE MAC.” The Randolph Light Guards, the best drilled organ+ ization of political paraders in New Jersey, intend serenading Governor-elect McClellan at bis home on Orange Mountain to-morrow evening. ‘The guards wiil go'by cara from Newark to Orange, and thence on fool, with blazing torches, to the top of the moun. tain, Alter the serenade the guards will be tendered a.recoption in Orange by Mr. Davia Dodd, GENERAL POLITICS. 1n two or three counties of Mississippi the inde. pendent local candidates were triumphaut, Augusta (Ga) Chronicle ‘We have projects of na- tional importancd in tha South and they must have Tecognition.”” ‘The Jackson (Miss.) fimes says that in its opinion the “regular ticketera’’ (i, ¢ tho democrats) have had “thotr own way”? at the polls for tho last time. Vicksburg (Miss,) Herald :—*'Some people imagino it ig very casy to organize the negroes and vowe them solidly against‘the whites, but when they undertake the job they find it is very difflcult,”” Ot Conklfog the Springfleld (Mase.) Republican says:—“He is reducing bis place in politics from the representation oF an issue or a principle, or even of a Party, to @ mere presentation of an overwoening pere sonality.” A correspondent of the Cincinnati Gazette reviows the probabilities regarding the next Indiana Logisla- ture ina light which would tnaicate that the republi- cans may rogain tho United States Sénatorship alter Voorhees has stepped down and out. Buflalo (N. Y.) Advertiser:—‘‘Hands can easily be clasped over the narrow line between republicans who hold diferent opinions concerning special issues; but the chasm that separates true republicanism from Modern democracy ts wide, deep ana dangerous.”’ Meomplis Avalanche “Mr. Voorhee: not the best selection the Governor of Indiana could have made, Perhaps it can be said that he is not the worst. But be is a statesman only in the eyes of those who mis- tako heated partisan declamation for statesmansbip, Mr, Voorhees is a howler who cau mako spread eagle speeches and can always be relied on to go any length in partisan service. But beyond this his claims to so exalted a position aa a seat in (he United States Senate are Vague agd shadowy.” Tho Indiavapolis Journal recalls Dan Voorhees’ speech in July, 1860, bofore the students ot the Uai- versity of Virginia, in which (it charges) he advised the assassination of President Lincoln. He said:— “But if the evil hour must come, if patriotism is to be humilated and treason exalted, if the schemes of tho seditious citizens (republicans) are to triumph, and civil strife aud commotion are to cumber this far jand, then may somo Brutus avenge the cause of lib: erty im the Capitol, and may the authors of our ruin be the first to sup full of its horrors,” ‘This ts the “panegyric” of the Ladianapolis Sentinel onthe “party of moral ideas:’—A few years since the radical party wae in the supremacy tn ueariy all of the States, and in Vongress its majoritics were so overwhelmingly large that its ideas were autocratic, It mappod out its policy regardioss of constitutions. It bad a supreme contempt for minorities. 1t crushed position by moans that evidenced its disregard of io Fights of States and the rights of citizens, It strock down sovereign States it they were of no More consequence than the ‘titular dignitaries of the chessbourd.’ It dispersed Legislatures with bayonets and honored thieves with the highest offices in its gitt, Itdebauched overy department of the governs mont until, according to republican authority, tho Btealings from the public revenues reached the enormous sum of $100,000,000 a year. ‘ It used victory to continuo strife, and untagonized reconstruction ta perpetuate tts power. The symbol ot’its politics waa the bloody shirt, aid the trophies of its tciamphs were discord, anarchy and violence, lis i 9 were venal, corrupt aad despotic, Its record is a succes sion of villan for the description of which new words mast be coined, 1t lived, 1t 1s dying, and whea doad there will be no mourners,” In the Heratp of yesterday tho last spooch written by the Jate Senator Morton was quot ot the pen, as having been first puviished im the Indiage apolis Sentinel, We should bave said the Jodignape is Journal,