The New York Herald Newspaper, September 27, 1878, Page 4

4 —— Tammany, attempted to prevent this disposition of the paper, but the Convention bad given Mr, Seymour Unavimous Consent, and this ended what promised ab one time to repeliliog in miniature of Lhe excit- ing scenes of yesteruay. NOMINATIONS. Poe real business whicu brought the delega Syracuse was next proceeded with, when George B. Bradiey was notainated jor Jadge of the Court of Ap- peals. The naming of Gaeon J. Tucker by Mr. Denis McMahon, of Westenester, was received with roars of luuguter by tho Convention, Tne greenbeck candidate aid not seem to have many iriezds in the gathering. COMPOSITION OF THE STATH COMMITTEE. The composition of tue State Committee for 1879 pontinues to be a mest important issue. When the Committee was rst anuounoed It Was cimimod that the anti-Tildea men had a clear working majority, 4 the division between Tildeuites aud anti-Tilden- ites was supposed to be as follows: TILDENITR: Second district, William ). Veeder; Third district, William A, Fowler; Fourth district, Francis Nolan; Tweitth district, Henry C. Nelson; Thirteenth dis- trict, John O’Sriew; Sixteenth district, Qaviel Man- ping; Seventeenth ‘district, Samuel 0, Gieason; Eighteenth district, William EB, Smicn; Twentieth ais- iriet, Samuel W. Bucl; Twenty-first district, W. W. Gordon; Twenty-sixth district, William J. Moses; Twenty-ciguth district, Edgar K. Apgar; Twenty- pinth district, David B. fill; Toirty-third district, Cuarles 8. Carey. ANTI-TILDENITRS, First district, Joun it, Sutphen; Filth district, Henry A, Gumbieton; Sixth district, 'P, W. l:hodes; Seventn district, Edward D. Gale; Eighth district, Sidney P. Nichols; Niath district, Frederick Smyth; Penton district, Joka Kelly youth district, Aug tus Scvell; Fourteenth distriet, Lewis Boach; i teenth district, Pordice L. Latlin; Nineteenth district, A. W. Ferguson; Twenty-second district, A. H.-C bie; Twenty-third district, George Bard > Twonty- fourth district, Willtym A Poucher; pty-fifth dive trict, Kuwin 3. Jonney; fwonty-seventh cistrict, 1, B. Fauikener; Vhirtieth district, Wilham Parcel; Hhirty-tirat cistriot, J. F, Fulton, Jr; Phirvy-secona istrict, Charies W. MeCune. THK COMMITTRE IN DOUBT. Under this est the committee woald stand fourteen for Tilden nanti-Liidenites, Sin the Convention adjourned, nowever, a most impor- ta circulated’ thit the Victory scored by Tammany would actually prove a barren one in her Dauds; that the estimates above set forth are Wroug, and that the Tildenites would have a mojority of the commitice, Fauikener ts understood to be positively for Tilden; wiso Sutphen — and Hardaard. This would add three to the Tilden side ou the computation made in the earlier part of the day. Faulkeuer, {rom the iwenty-seventh district, was asked to-night {h relation to the maiter, when he said:—4L vowed with the majority on the old committee, and Bhall continue todo so in the new organization, I only Voted against the admission of Tammany be- couse I unink tat power is overshadowing the rural districts. Tho quesiion as to Tildeu or anti-Tliden has nothing to do with influenci! me in my vote’? WHAT A TAMMANY MAN SAID, “Lf this bappens,? said a Tammavy man, as bo stood outside the door ol the large parlor 1a whiten the committee were about to assembie, “the whole fight results in defeat to our side. Besides, too, we have been peaten ou our candidate for Judge for the Court of Appeais, William H. Sawyer, “be tnctics of Kings county, engineered — by Benator Joun ©. Jacobs and Hugh McLaughiln, who struck bands witu all tue supporters of the other Dominegs, did the business in this connection.’’ Such stories looked piaasible enough. Smith Weed, Willan ach, Comptrolier Oicott and other Til douites seemed to be buvbiing over with bigh spirits, Tue crusting of Jopn |. Seymour’s proposition to plice five antt-Tilden inen on tue State Committee at Large was also talked about ip terms of warm con. pratulations, MERTING OF THE NEW CoManTTHS, The new State Commitee bad a few minutes’ secret session at the Vanderbilt House at nine o'clock this evening. All the members were present except Jobn A. Sutphen, of the First district, and James F. Pul- ton, Jr, of ihe Thirty-ficst. ‘The former substituted in tis place J. R, Burnett, District Attorney o: Queeus county, and the latier J.D. Murray, 1t Was under- stood by the Tilden men belore they Went into tho gathering thet their tuctics would be to move for an adjournment without going — into. & contest un organization, The ‘Tammany people were supposed to favor the sume of tactics, his showed concinsively that Bide Was ready 10 go iulo ibe contest on the cuair- | munsbip; they Were evidently aot certain as to hold- Ing their'men. iter goiug Into session a vote was tuken upon the proposition to adjourn to New York pr Albavy until tne Sth of October. ‘ibe vote stood Vitor New York and 16 for Albany. Lhe former city Was accordingly selected and the contest post. pooed until thar dat PERLE OVER THE RESULT. The Tildemites claim that an adjouramont must ma- teriuily streugtuen (heir side, as the sober second theaght of the democratic terders throug State would tend to arouse a secauimnent of indignation against Tammany tor the manner in which the Cone vention had been handled. Then, too, t 18 Known that the tact of a State committee adjourning over Jor several days without organization ou the night of Ube adjournment of the Convention is almost un- preceaented, Joe Tammany men are very depressed, One of the lesdiug m io thal o ZAL0n said tO me “T veil you that we bave los! this committee, Three of our m are gone now, Til wil hold the com- mities until Bpite of ail that oa Others of the La vpon 1 1m a duilerent 1) ber and Suup! who, it was fier the next Presidential be oue to prevents navy delegation se they aliege that Panik- tively With them, F rsivod to-day among bis greasional col! 2, Was an anti-Tilden man at the lime of bis election to the state Conmitiee, now Secins Lo Lave (uken a stand on the opposite plastorm. These revelations Lave caused considerable excite ment in Syracuse to-night DELEGATES GOING HOM, A large number of the deiegsies ieft for home on the early night trains 1mmediately after the adjourn- aient of the Convention, Mauy of the rau and tile oi Tammany who had shouted themecives bonrse over thoir supposed great Victory of yesterday aud o did not undersiand the exact condition of affairs behind the 3 wake up to an en- airs [rom What Was ane rant countenances, They were of Appeals pominatien go out vy did not dream thacthe suave ishea from their enlarged vision. PROCEEDINGS 2H CONVENTIO Syracusy, N. ¥., Sept, 2 Tho Democratic was to meet at ten A. M., but at eleven o'clock word wae sent from the Committce on Credentials that they would not be ready to report until Ono P.M. It was not, however, until a quarter before three thet the Conventioa re- assembled, Chairman Laning being cheered tor sev- eral mivutos when taking the chair, Mr. McQvape, of Oneida, rose to a question of privi- lege, suying:--We had an excited sesston yesterday, and people were apt to say things im these beated moments which, when cooler, they were apt tu regret. He eaid he had acted the minority, and now he would eheerft cheerfaily, but atl! gubmit, He then referred to tho procoe: of the Park Opera House meeting, and sid he dtd not concur fn the resolutions adopted there, so far as reflected on the secretaries of the vention in their count, t-bags aud Willing to let the Vou of their hands, batt Committee bad vi on Convention ate th submit—no, He then defended the secretaries, and it was due then that he should defend them, as he had selected two of oem KMPORT O¥ THE COMMITTEE ON ORNDENTIAL Mr Ue Weet, of Lewis, trom th on Creduniials, reperies, efplainitg (hat had a very dificult duty to periorm. It was at times Very dillicul: to deeide; but this much was certain, an Honest decision wi hd, be tuougnt, | Trescied., The Comiuitiee on Credontials reported as recalar enu to seat in the Couvention cou. Lesied delegations a8 Aloany coauty dei Kings county delegation ly New York county celegat and also Thomas Grady tor & Ovondags county delegation head Biock. plow how Mr. Clute, Mr. Kinsella, ied vy Me. Duffy, 1 distric by Judge Com- stor delegation beaded by Mr. Pardy. Mr. Wast moved the adoption of the revort, and on Bik movion tue previous question Was ordered and tue Teport was adupteds PERMANE Mr. Masox, iow NIZATION, aitiee on Organization, Poported as loliow President—iton. Erastus Brooks. Vice Presivents—s. Frost, A. Walsh, James Rod- well, J surke, I. Shields, J. Retily, 8 | Condve O'Donnell, J. W. Law top, A. N. L. Smutu, W. 3. Paddock, It, Patterson, M. A. Sheldon, . Dodge, | doun Hanson, Hezei Sturges, D.C. W W. b. Brockway, 8. P. Suith. 4. Doan tHawiey, M. 5. Cay- | ketdol, W. O. Dryer, B.N. Loomis, I. FP, Spencer, a. N, Peck, Jn, @ W, Nicuols anv G) Van Kampin, ancis Brive, ¢, James Voortia, Dinnett, J. eory G, Goeiler, B Lune, Bdwerd | Schweyer, Kdward Hagen, Jonu Foley, Heury HM. | Lune, Henry Hunon, W. 8. Movormick, I. s. Randor, | RK. G. Milks, Vaul Springer, 5 Wheeler, BD. We | Mow, J.D. Campbelt, KB. Dantortt, ye Lyneb, C. Uresick, J. D. Haw! Reamer, GM. Shute, F. smith, T. J. Wagstat, J. J, Hart, De Fullor and i. B. Ransom Tue report was wdopted, and Messrs. Schell and Wood Were appointed a Committee to escort Mr. Brooks to tue enair, Ae these (wo gentlemen approached each other the epure Couveution and audience broke ous ina shout Of pppiause. Mit. MROOKS’ SPEECH, Mf. Brooke, on \king the chair, after presenting his tha or conferred, made av i tw the Cot mainteia strict order to tb | Of its deliberations, He said where there ure ferences of opinion jet there bo 95 uulty i essentials, | liberty ta no tials and im all things ehurity. Respecting all t differences of upmion a to 4 paper currency issued vy the Treasury of thy nutio ian vank | upon the eatin oi goverument is, & democratl fot aiford any jower blanderd of value, it see me, than the ovin of the country, with a paper currency of equal vaiue, to the Hundard of precious metals, and alwaye inter. thanyeuble, the one for the ober, The democratic pariy ts Hol respons Jor (he past anomalous eon Hition of the curreacy nor jor the present wucertain | kid WuBAtiFlacvor) te of toe federal tinanoes, It bas beeu powerios® in the federal head of the nation | and tu pormimen wd desiFibUGeN OF power Aud patroooge for the past seventeen yeurs. in ail bbe years, neurly fourteen of them, since the war neither | | | ont the | p ne charge | lex im authority, and in all, save Congress, the kxcoutive, Seuat present and past and House of Repre- sentatives have Leen one in action, power and re- sponsibility. The panic of 1873 was the watural re- suitof inaladministration im Washington, and its un- essary contianince is a part of the follies, mis takes and crimes of the long dominant party, What- ever remedies have so far been found for the pasi have grown out of the economies and exposures of the present, and all sunstagtial and endurable hopes for iho fature in relation to the business of the country aud ite prosperity depends, next to individ- ual thrift, industry and integrity, upou the success of tuat party which for nearly sixty yours of continued power before the civil war gave to the country uu paralleled growth, vitality aud success, Until conf. dence {8 iully restored capital, which is always @ruitous and timid, will withhold its acquisitions of Wealth Irom the ordinary onterprises of Ube country and the world; and 80 Watll capital 18 reevored Lo its o'd Lime faith in bustvess investments labor will Janguish and the mon of soil fail to flud at remuanera- Live wages work to perform. The lavorer is always worthy of bis Dire, and when the government is ad. mivistored more for the greatest good of the greatest burber and !eas for persons and corporations, bus. iuess will permanently revive and the country pros- per. NEEDS OF TH! HOUR. We need first of all confidence 10 the faith and ine togrity of the nation, that it will redeem in the future ail tudse promises to the people tm What it has 80 8ig- nally failed in the past. We teed also a stavie cur- rency of uniform Value turodgbout the country; we want a legal tender uf wise, ueiform and intrinsic value, whetuer gola, silver or paper, We need, also, overy encouragement to successful labor, and espe cially upon our pubtic domain, which 18 oae of the best outlooks jor the fuiure tor the relief of the preg ent and past distress. The federal government hat given away to rich corporations millions upoo mill- fous of acres of the peopie’s domain, which should have beon devoted in Cheap homesteaas to the honest aud 1udustrious poor of the Jane, What Is left of the pation’s soll should be equitably and justly distripated. The country also” needs’ ree duced taxation, aad we bail with satisfaction aud joy Wuat hus been done and ts being done, even with (he lowest canal tolis over Known, for the reliof of taxpayers by the democratic government of the metropolis of the Unton, Let the good work go on and tue Congress of tho United States and the Legis. further measures of Let lature oi the State insist pon positive relorm and reduced taxation, Micial 1n- tegrity, high capacity, rigid economy, account bilty, with certain punishment for ail offictal crimes, be the watchword of the democratic party all over the Empire Siate and alt over the Union, ‘then spall we have union for the sake of union ang victories that wiil crown tho vation with prosperity aod the democrutic purty with unfading glory, THE “POLITICAL FRAUD"? It 1g due that thatgrent political traud, perpetrated upon the nation in 1876, by which an eminent citi- zeu ot the Empire State was deprived oi bis rightful place at the head of the government and the demo- cratic party of its elected President, should receive some notice tron this Conventiou. Looking® upon the investigation at Washington, not as a revolution, by the enemy, who have profited by th wrong, but simpiy ag revelations looking to reform tions and reiorin, itis both a right aud duty to in- vestigate and expose the past and to declare, as wo do declare, in the name of the American people, thut no like outrage of making a Premdent oi the United” States, once made by the sovereign people of tho Dallot box, will ever again be submitted to by the re- pavhican freeman. APPORTIONMENT, The Legislature of this State, having deliberately and repeatedly violaced the constituticn of the State, by Uisobeving Its mandate tor un equitable distribu- | on of members according to popuiauion, purposely distranchising districts because they were democratic, and Uyjustiy coutinuing members from counties not entilied to them because they wore repubiicans, tt becomes our duty to protest against this violation of the fundamznta! law und once more to appeal to the people, inthe name of honor, justice and tur play, Lo obey the positive commands of the constitution. The epeech Was enthusiuatically appluuded ut vari- ous periods, THE PLATFORM, Mr. R. W. PrckwaM, of Aivany, from the Commit. tee on Resolutious, reported the tullowing:— ¢ democratic purty of the State of New York reufirms the followin, ciples set forth In ity platiorm adopted in snd) Indorsou by @ Large majority of the euple oft peti and silver coln. and paper convertible into vin at the will of the hvlder, the only currency of the country; stendy steps toward specie payments; the hon wt payment of thepabiic debt, We congrstuluto the mtate and coun tae | practienl” relative value of — this currency ot the government with goid siiver—the proservation of the public _tatth; tariff for revenne; ho government partnersuil provected monopolies; home rule, to limit aud local. ot jealously the powers intrusted to public servants, ermumicipal, State or federal; no. centealigutios equal and oxnet justice to all men; no partial leztstatio no partial taxation; official aecountnvility, rigidly en- forced by all civi ‘and criminal remedies; uo private use of iunds by public officers: corporations chartered by the State ulways subject to State supervision in the in- toren: of the people: the party in power responsible tor all in power: economy in public exvendi- ture, that iabor may be lightly burdened ana the laborer fuily paid for his work; uniform and equisaule excise iuws; no suinptuary laws, Resolved, that the pr visione ot the State constitution are mindacory in regard to the apportionment ot the m: bere of the Senate and Ass the father republiean party, for three to sow axuinst the’ people an sal to obey the plain direct! 1, That by an intamons conspiracy of force and © high officials and unrepuctated leaders of the re- uiled and roversed its nation’s eholeo . aud put a dofeated caudidase in the chair of Washington, and cheated the people of that re: torm of the tederal amount which their beilota hi manded and ordats and it iy the stern roxolve of the ‘American people that such # fraud has been perpetrated for the twst tis 4 of the funda.nental Resolved, That we point with pride to the houost, just and econvuiien) admiuisteation of Governor Robinson and Our other democratic State ollicers, aud in the wane of the de: atic party of the State of New York we cordially stly approve and indorse the same. r. PecktaM Said the resolutions were deliberated upon ut great length; they were debatea by a sub- commitice aud the committee iv iull; therefore, as it was sv lute in the second day he was airoctea to move their adopuion, and upon that he cailed tor the previous question, which Was ordered and the resolu. lions were adopted, Mr. Mircusit moved a resolution denouncing the pationa: banking system, and that the Convention is in lavgr of subsuituting legal tencers for them, Re- forred le the Commitice on Resolutions, TRIBUTE TO THR LATK JODGH ALLEN, Mr. J. Fy seymour, of the Cotmwittee on Resolu- tone, reported (ue following from that committe which was unanimously adopted by a silent standing vote ;— a Whoreas this Convention has met for the parpose of Dominating a eaudidate for the eles ot Jndeo 1 the Cour of Appeals, so lately filled by William F. Allen, and to Whiuse merits an appropriate tribute should Be paid by this Convention; theretore Htesol at,the integrity, ability and dignity with which the Inte Wiliam F, Auden discharged the duties ot ths office of Comptroller’ of this State, and whien are equally conspicuods in his long career as Judce of our Buprome Court ana Court of Appeals, rondered his lite oug Of gronk vale to the State of New York, we revere and cherish his memory and regard his death asa pubtic ea- y- this Convention enter those resviutions upon its rai sand communicate the suise to the fatuily of the dee l. STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE, Mr. Ecch¥sin® moved (but the rot be entled, and the soveral Uongressionai districts name wher rs uf the State Cominitiee, ried, and toe owing Were named j— Dist, Dist, 1—John 1. Smtpbi 13—Wiltiam . Smith, William D. Vo 19—A. W. Fer cuson, iam A. Fowler. 20-8. We nel, 4—francis Nuiau Zt—William W. Gordon, ury A. Gaubloten, — 22—A. HH. Crosby. hilip W. Koodes, —Georgo Barnard. award D, dale. William A, Boucher. =hawin >. denney. —Wiilinm J. Moses. or B. Faulkner. Li Lewis 19—F, Lh 16—Vaniel 17—Samuel 0. Goenson. MEMBERS AT LARGE PROPOSED. LYMOUR, of Unetdu, alter briefly advo- p sition, moved that Messrs, Addison Garciner, H. Seymour, Homer A, Nelaon, Hezokinh Sturges nod DeWitt G West be added to the State Commitice a8 members Irom the State at large. Mr, ECcLMSIN® sa:d in view of the lavengss ot tho hour he wou d inove the previous question, (Cries of iNet? “Nul") Mr. Sara Weep called for the yeas and nays, whieh wore ordered, While the vote was being taken It. W. Pecknam, of Albuny; D. B. Hi, of Chemung; Smith dt. Weed, i, of Delaware, und Mr. Faulknor, ot when (hot Dames Were called, rose, aud enounced (ho proposition to add the od to the State Committes They Bail (he ShJect was to ¢ Sinte Committee; that that Comuittoe, as lormod, Was not exactly want some yentiomen wanted; hence this attempt to amend ie air, SkYMocR, when the vote down to Madison county Was reached, said, 1 order that bis moti might Hot be misunderstood or misrepresented, he wilhdreW (ho resoluiion, he CHAI decided that this could be done nnanimous consent, No objection being ma resolution Was withdrawn. NOMINATIONS FOK THY COURT OF APYRATLA. Mr. DEKE Moved Liat the Convention proceed to nominate & candidate tor tue Court of Appeals, Cnr. ried. Mir. Homan A, Netson, of Duteness, named Calvin Frost, of Westebester, and stated his quaiiicauons for tbe portion. Mr. Law roy seconded the nomination, Mr, Losrs, Of St. Lawrence, aumtuated Mr, William Sawyer, ‘Lawrence, wit remarks as (0 his quaiiticatia’ Mr. Junny, of ¢ Mr. Jon outing nly by tue A. naa, rose and withdrew the paime of Wiliam ¢ a candace Mr. COCHRAN, of Westebester, roso umd requested the witharawal of the peme o: Mr, Sawyer, so that Mr, Calvin Frost might be unamimonsly hominaved, (Loug gud continued iaugi ter.) Mr, J. J, PAYLOR, Of Tioga, named Cawp, of Tioga, and indorsed ais wviiite tion. Mir, Loomes, of Broome, seconded Mr, Camp's nom ination ur, ROW, PeCkHAM, Of Albany, Bamed Somuol Haud, of Albany, aod higuly wuiogized bis qualiboa- tone. Mr, Boan, of Kinga, sustained Mr, Hand's notmina- toa. Mir, Rawson, ol Richmond, also sustained Mr. Haad’s gin ination, Judge Gkees, old of Judge Sawyer, dir. BROWN, Of Jeflerson, tion of Mr, Sawyer, Ruger, who had veen spoken ot as orge Siuney tor the posi- sustained the nomination Murou of New York, also sustained the nomination of Mr, Sawyer. ‘Senator Jacons, of Saratoga, nominated Mr. George B. Bradley, of Steuben. ‘Judge Westbrook was Damoed, but bis name was at once witudrawa by Bir. F. L. Westbrook. THE BALLOT, The roll was then called, ana the members named their candidates with this result:—W. H Sawyer was named by 149, Samuel Hand by 106; G. B. Bradiey by Sd, Calvin Frost by 38, G. 8 Camp by 18, G J. ‘Tucker by 1, A. P. Laniung by 1, W, C. Ruger by L. There being no choice another vote was taken, with the following result:— Altera few counties had been callea, Mr. PeckHaM siaied that Albany county desired to change ther twelve votes from Hund to Bradiey. Otuers made milar cbanges, when the Chair ordered a new start th the roii cail, ad the result was—for Bradley, 194; Baw, 183,’ The anpouncement of Mr. Bra ley’s Vote was received with wild cheering, long con- tinued. George B. Bradley, of Steuben, was declared elected, and, 0 motion, the nomination was made unanimous, Weep moved the thanks of the Couvention to the permanent President, Mr. Brooks, lor the “able avd impartial manper ia whicu he has aischarged his duiter.”? Carried, with cheers, Mr, FAULKNeR moved a vote of thanks to all the permanent officers. The mouou was carried, and the Convention ad- Journed sine die, ‘THE CANDIDATE, George B. Bradley, of Steuben, the nomtace of the Democratic Convention tor Jadge of the Court of Ap- penla, Was born in the town of Greene, county of Che- Dango, On the Sth day of February, 1825, He speut the early years of bis life on his lather’s farm, Re- Ceiving & kOod Common school aod ucademic educa~ tion he turned his attontion to law, and, after the usual preparatory studios, was admitted to practice, For more than twenty-five yours be has occupied a prominent position at ine Bir of the Stat being recognized as one of the abl jawyers of n tier, Mr. Bradley was elected to ibe Sta nate in 1873 by the democrats and liberal repabli- Gans, Where Le immediately assumed a prominent po- siton. Ho was re-ciected Jn 1875 vy a lurge majority, but, owing to the divisions growing out of the labor and’ greenback movemente, was deleated in the can- vars of 1877, Mr, Kradley 1s regardud as very strong th the southern ter and, it 1s anticipated, will poll more than the Juli strengtn of bis party in that sec. op, oUL OF OWN. ‘The heads of the vorious city departments and the leaaing legislators and politicians have been absent from the city for the Inst ibree days at tho Democratic and Republican State Conventiovs, The Police De- partiwent bas been represented by Commissioner Nicbots at Syracuse; the Coroner’s office has gent a fall quota of coroners in the interorest of ‘tamrmany Hall; tbe Park Department is lott to tho exclusive ohare of President Wenman; the Commissioners of Charittes and Correction find their abiding places ju Syracuo or Saratoga, und so oD with tho other several offices and depurtinenis, ‘THE NEWARK CAMPAIGN. The political campaign in Nowark, N. J., was fairly opened iast evening by a number of moetings of both the regular parttes nnd the holding of primary meet- ings by tho greonbaekers, at which delegates were chosen fora city couvention, Tbe republicans held a ratification rally in tue Sixteenth ward, at waich the Tepudlicun candidate for Congress, Mr. W. L, Bluke, spoke. The Randolph Light Guards met at their headquarters aud listened to epevches by David Dodd, Audrew Albright (the democratic nominee for Con- gress) and ex-Mayor Kgner, of Orange, Mecviags were also held in the Fiticeath and other waraa, SENATOR BAYARD. THE DELAWAUE STATESMAN’S IDEAS ON HONEST MONEY AND THE CONFLICT BLIWELEN LALOR AND CAPITAL, Promico, Md., Sept. 26, 1878. A large gathering of citizens trom all parts of the State was present here to-day in attendance on the Maryland State Fair. Senator Bayard delivered an address, in the course of which he was many times heartily applauded. He touched at some length upon tho currency and Iabor questions, Ho said:— li, 10 the miust of such floancial distress and be- Wilderment as now surround us, remedior, illusory uuu yet plausibie, should be urged; schemes which promise immediate reliel, unvounded, ovasy aud se~ ductive, und whicb have caught the popwlar mind sul- ficiently to promise the pessession Of twimporary political power to their mostcouspicuous advocuics, how plain is the duty and responsibility ol every mau Who sees the lurking error aud the conevalea dauger Ol SUch meusures 10 Lour his testimony 19 loud warn. againstthem? Wahat answer should the larming e hardy yeomen of the United States give Lo these strange, wild rics wo hear going up from (he political conventions ol, parties With DEW Lunes, Lhat no more rent should ve paid for laud, no more inlerest lor (he use of money; thut tho precious metals sould be discarded, and “abso Juve moucy” ordained oy law should roplace nud meusure all values and be received tur all ques? Wuo Bhouli so strenuously t ail sehemes which tend to lessen public reverevee for pledged faith, to weaken oulldence and tO cripple and destroy public (and of course private) credit. by agreeing to plans Jor the indefulte postpynement of tue pay- met Of public Cng»gements according (o their terms ? edit so bi denounce ail seoemes to weaken credit und iusist upon ail that Will give it Strengiu. To the poor ana honest man whvu needs credit aud is compelled to Dyrrow money, 1 earnestly commend these words, What ‘portion of the Americau people kuow so well ag the agricultural classes the great fact thut all yaiuos arise out of labor, and that Bothing of value can be bad without its shure of In- bor? Lo whom, therefore, cin tue fallacy that wealth caw be created by empty promises tu croate It be more apparent aud by Wier should it more suorplully aud promptly be rejected? Whu knows (be rewity and necessity of steady, con- tindous manual invusiry vetter toun the American farmer, and Who Cau better atiost the laleeuvod o1 a system of currency Which instructs men that pieces of paper, upon which 18 printed a promise of payment hever to ve redeemed, and whien can be multipited ius | definitely at the wit! Of auy accidental inujoriiy of Congress, cau ever be a stavie and renavly measure of the value of those crops Upuu the production of which gv much human toil, anxiety and care have been be- stowed t The pretended mystertes of the a'chemists have Jong since become the sabjres of buwan pity and de- rision, and surely the astempt now to revive the groaier delusion that a printed goverument ceriitca Ol Value, NOt convertivie into anytuing of value, can take absolutely and permaneantiy tue piace of ana per- form all the functions of wctua! Value, Will speedily be dise-rded by ihe “sober second thought? of | the Atnertcan poople. Bus nttle more than twelve months ago we wit- essed, here in Saryland aud iu otuer States, occur- Fences growing out of cunilicting claims of Jabor and | capital, in whic In raised 16 horrid tront, and shocking scenes OL Insane Aud savage destruction ol preperty aud lite were enacied well caiculated to fillevery citizen with a) prehension aud deep waxiety. So long as public peace and saleiy aro in jeopardy there cag be for ali good citizens but one immediate, ot present aod paramoant duty? the inmatenan of the jaw; ana whea the jaw te obe a sits Armly Bnd Unquesiioned in 168 Fight{ul Beat OL power, then, Aad Only then, aba WoL WuUl (hen, sual the hearing | and relief of alleged injurios anu injustice be pa- | tently, calmly aud Kindly beard, inves ted aad Femedied so fur as legal jaotice oxn suill -« THE LABOR QUESTION. Owing toa variet , whien L will not attempt to recapitulate, ihe: jay w large Vody of our fei- tow couutrymon Unempioyed and in want, who are entitled to the mos. inteihgent Consideration and most active {riendsuip and assistance. Go into the | sireets of Baltunore, aud indeed of every lesser Lowa, wnd you Will nu thom idle bat most anxious to ve bonestiy employed. L read a few moaihs since the statement of a leading Coal land owner and iniuer in one of the Pennsy Vania valleys, in Which he assured the wuemployed people of his ‘district that ail the coal miming DOW Ueeded Could be dove with one-ball the sands gathered in that region, and that for the other hall there was no prospect ‘oi employment, These men were to be couuted by thousunds, and with their james ure to be couuted by ten thousands, When 1 think of ihe tair and fortile peoinsul: waica 1 jive and of which our doar oid “4 Shore” iorms purt, 1 wish trom my veart that ail of these sirong and Willing huads Of labor could be transported and permanently establisued on Mary~ laud anu Delaware farms, Wheu we cast vur eyes aor je ocwan, either to the east of tue West, and see tho fearful ravages of death io tue starvation of millions in Britisu india and the Chinese Empire, or witness an imuruted con- dition of H¥ing humanity with more thun the panys and von of the deliverance of death iiseit, we can | Dotter form am idea of (ue dillleults uuman goveru- ment under conditions of population aud ine sufficient produciiou and realize the Diessings of com munities such as oar own dteryland and Delaware, were, Under just and equal laws, the results of tn- dusiry are protected and personal iiberty guaranteed, una where 4 rool to shelter from the eicments, warm bing avd abundant and swoBLantial food are Ob- toinable by Any Man Who, with inoderate bealth aod strength, 18 couleut to walk with ludustry, sobriety aud simple honesty as bis companions, * * One obvious cure for muck of tho dis+ {ress We bow wiiness in cities and = manu- facturing centres will Ue found in the return of tho pupuiation to the cultivation of American (arms which to-day are at prices far below their totriusic Yulue, becnuse tho compensations and advantages of county lite and agricultural occupations have pot been duly weighed aud appreciaied, There need be ny tcars of over-production of the oi the @arth by American farmers 86 loag, at mad amvitious of Buropean rulers turn tat’ continent into a vast camp or bate Heid apd pervert the energies of tueir peopivs to tucir macual Gertrucdon, and by Vast military vstablishinents suck tue very life-bieod out of the judusiries tuey projess to protect, Knowledge comes, isut wisdom linge’ The prog of invention and the application ot Navural turces to mechanical uses Within the last quorter of @ cvatury is indeed marveiious Un- doubtedly every inveution whereby iubor is released fron any task leaves {i free to seek new ilelds of ems | 1369. | mouey had been swept away.” GENERAL. BUTLER, . THE ESSEX STATESMAN AGAIN ON THE STUMP—AN ALLUSION TO GENERAL WHIT~- NEY—THE NATIONAL BANKS SOLEMNLY WABNED NOT TO USE MONEY TO DEFEAT HIM. (BY TRLEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] Bostox, Sept. 26, 1878. Genera! Butler opened bis campaign tu this city ut Institute Hall, Boston Highlands, this evening. ‘About two thousand people gathered to hear him, among whom were Denis Kearney and his pri- vato secretary, Carl Browne, ‘The General’s specoh was mainly @ denanciation of the mea who have ruled this State for twenty yeare, He irequentiy quoted {rom State documonts to prove his charges of exirav- agance in the manogement of the Stato’s oflairs, Tho oid arguments based on tho hard times wero repeated and the inducement held out was to vote for him tor Governor, and if he was elected he would cure all the ills the people suffered from. THK DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. He paid his respects to Goneral Whitney, who pre- sided over the Faneuil Hall Convention yesterday. He eaid there were several good men there, amoug them one Frank Bird, who has been so long*a demo. crat that he cannot associate with a mun like sutler, Mr. Bird be considered a good sort of a man, L am gomg to quote from bim, he said, ond 1 do not think it gooa policy to diceredit my own witness, He thon read from a report presented to the last Logisiature by Frauk Bird, showing up the conduct of General Whiney while ho was a Stato director of the Boston, Hartford aud Erie Ratlroad, Mr, Bird’s report showed that the directors of that corporation haa promised to deposit in the State treasury for every dol- lar of the State serip given them for salo $1 33 of Burdell bonds, Wheu the transaction had been completed it was found tat tbe $250,000 sure ping on the bonds had disappeared from the State treasury ana no effurt had been since made to fiud Where It went to--and (hey cull this w weil governed Siate, eaia Butler, THY STATY COMMISSIONERS AND THE TAXES. Tho State Commissioners and State institutions were again overbauied, aud the cost of construction and maiutonance ponied out, The questions of taxa tion, of business depression, &a, were also reviewed, and the speaker argued that tue poor man paid all the taxes Wlile the bondnolier carried uss coupons in bis pockot and detied the tax yatherer, There 1s seme thing Wrong, De anid, in legislation wach reduces the value of property Mfiy per cent, aod keeps the bond and the mortage at the sume figure. My op- ponents gay Lam responsible for tho icgisiation us uney are, Well, what of 1? Suppose 1 am. fhe difference between them and me is that I am tu favor of changing it, but they ure now ‘THK NATIUNAL BANKS. Now I am not, he said, opposed to the national banks, becauso We must have some medium to e7 change oue money. Now, I have seen a ciroular which cuiled tor eubseriptions to defeat my election. i bope the national banks are not euch fools as to take part in anything of this Ktod, They are creatures of Congress if they put out money to interfere 1m the clections of the — peo- pe. When 1 go back to Washington to Serve out my term I will invertigate aid turn out every rascal of tnem, They are tho trustees of tho fuvde ot the stockholders, What right huve they to Put out that moncy to destroy tue Liberty of the citt- zon? We willnot be bankridden, Our forefathers fought to be ireed from the potty tyranuy of kings, und we will not now go back to tuke ‘up the yoke of any such people as bank kings. 1 warn them, thoretore, in all solemnity, to Jet us huvetair play. fbe people of the West and South are anxious to get a chance to throw them over- board, and the next Congress will contain onty a lew of (ucir iriends. Butler closed with au appeal to his hearers to youe indepeudeutly. “li anyvody offers you money,” he said, ‘tuke it, and then vote as you please,’” BEPLY OF 1HE INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE TOA LELTER OF WILLIAM ENDICOT&-—HIS FINAN- CIAL ATTITUDE IN THE PAST AND THE PRES- ENT—THE COMPARISON BETWHEN BANK PAPER MONEY AND GREENBACES, Bosrox, Sept, 26, 1878, The Jatest contribution to the literature of the Butler campaign is a letter in answer to Willem Endicott, who, two weeks ago, wrote an exhaustive reply to the Genoral’s letter of acceptance. Batler’ letter will be printed here to-morrow morning. It is written in the style 60 peculiar to the Essex stat man, and shows tuat he is not prepared to take pack asinglo statement of bis platform. Tho Jargor por- tion of the lotrer 18 take up by a consideration of the State indebtedness and the vindication of his idgures in bis letter of acceptance attacked by Endicott, MK, BULLER AS A LOND HOLDER. Iu regard to his ownersuip of bouds and his advo- gacy of the payment of United States securities in gold while in Congress, charged by Mr. Endicott, the Goneral says: Iu regard to Endicott’s discussion of my action jn Congress, don’: know whether to be more amused with the Wuat of logic oO: the argument or the pervor- siou of Btacement, 1 do not reter now, of course, to his Cominent on my bapéening to own $13 O00 of 3.65 bounds, payable in currency, principal and iulerest, which 1s all that a oosing newspaper correspondent couid fad im the Treagury standing to my credit. But one of my offences, xecurding to Endicott, 16 that 1 bave been in favor of paying a bond in gold. That ts trae, Tnot was in 1870, ovetore the demonetization of silver, when silver was three per cont above gold, and then the bankers and bon holders Wauted the coupons made payadle tu Paris and Germany, whore they woul bo payable in silver, and the Untied Stutes would Le obliged to pay three percent more, 1 opposed it and insisted that they should be paid in coin according to the contrast of Silver was three per cont above gold 1 1870, aud then the bondholders wantea # iaw that the in- terest on their bonds should be paid in foreign coun- tries, #0 that they might reverve them thus in silver, pot in coin—silver and gold, That 1 opposed and eld them to their coutract. Now, silver being the cheapest, they Want «law passed to make these bonds payabie in gold, as gold 18 bow worth the most, and gold pay mouts would 1inpose the greatest burden ou tho people. Aguin, Endicott seems to think there is sometning inconsistout with my present views in the motion 1 made tn Congress, which be states ay follows And the United Stat jemnly pledges its faith for the reusmption of the U tates Nutos in. Trae, 1 offered that xmendinent, but, of course, 1t was lost, because ny object Wis that (hero should bo ony curreucy for tue people aud one currency ior the bondholier, The contract in regard to the bond nad been changed in 1959 to take the bonds payable in coin, and L thought the notes or greeubacks held and used by the people ought to be paid tn coin, as well as the bonds of the capitalist, and I said “1 certainly thoaght tt ought to be done whenever we can got ready and are able tod so, Is there anybody nere who is ready to do it betore that?’ 1 thank Kndicott tor quoung my language, ihe diffieuity 1 find now J that the government is attempting lo redeem Unitoa States uptes im Coim belore they are “ready aud able to doit. BANK PAPER MONEY, Endicott also thiuks tuat he tats some iaconsis- tency with my preaeot Hoanctal position, becauso, iD 1857, L said “that the cou-tituttoual carseucy of tard “AL tual We have ow 18 a currency oi rags, slreds aud pavches, To! is the Cause Of our Drescut fluancial crisis,” apd ihe remedy that 1 thea proposed was ihe wishurawal of all bank notes under ten dollars, thou under tweuty, and so on until all payments? under Gity shoud be made in com. I denounced the system of benk paper money thon, asl do the system of bank paper money now, And 1 quoted the words of Webster Sguinst an Irredeemavie bank paper as 1 do now, “that of all it was the best to make the rich richer and the poor poorer, aod give the sweat of tue poor maa’s brow to tue rich man’s provi” Lreiterate that wow. There Wus Bo Olner jegal tender inoney then thougut of or fesued by the Kovernment, save gold aud iver, und I av preier gold and silver to irredsemabie bank paper money, Which has been toe cause of all Onw Gia! panics since tue Country had an existence, and 1 desired it to Le Wiped out iben as | desire it to be wiped out now, bat with a greenback curroney, decided by the Supreme Court to be constivational, made legal tender und issued by ibe general govern- ment, there is a substiuic for bank paper, better d mote convenient a8 a& currenoy (han guid and Siivor, 1 tuke notice that the baru money D are aaoting Webster's, Jackson's, benion’s ant Cal. houu’s veuuneiations of irredcemabl+ bank paper against the greenback—sie United States legal ten- der currency, These quotations are made to delude the people and tmisieas (hem, Whether made by Budt cott or vy aSenacor of the United Stutes upon the stump. ihe latter knows better, the former probably dous not, I plead guilty to the inconsiatency of not foreseeing the necessity und use Of the Uaited States legal ten der Freasury note five yeurs voture it came, Admit. ting that, {thank Heaven [fave sense epongt (0 oo its Value now, imperfecily as it was made, which Wrought OWL the salvation of che country by paying the soldiers who crusted the reveliiou, one of wWuom Wis not Senator Hoar, of Worcester, or Badivot wherever lie may © NOMINATION AC [bY TELEGRAPH 10 THE HERALD. } Witkesnanns, Pa, Sept. 20, 1878, Ex-Judge Dank, of Lugerae county, was nomi. nated on the 10th of Soptember, at a mass meeting of the Ciizons of Lehigh county, for President vudge. Up to this dato the honorabie Judge has been mod. ting upon the advisabliity of accepting the prot- fod entertainment oO: a lively campaign in that ale Ingest overwhelmingly democratic dis! » He told a HeRALD reporter to-day that be baa Freeeived Bul- ferent akeurances from his inends who had veen despatched to ico the puble pulse, to Warront bis ployment wad therevy production i# proportionately jucreass and production is Wealth, aud peravoul comtort and luxury are the followers of wealth aceeptance of the citizens? Dutainaion, — Lie toels that old democratic Avlontowa will give bim a ma jority. EW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1878.—TRIPLE SHEET. SSK BILLINGS’ DEFENCE. Progress of the Saratoga County Wife Murder Trial. GEORGE W. JONES TESTIFIES. He Saw Prisoner at Washburne’s After He Heard the Shot, EXPERT EVIDENCE. A Microscopist Thinks the Fatal Bullet Was Fired from a Pistol. Osis [sx TELzcRAra To THE HERALD.} : id Bauston, Sept, 26, 1878. Acold, bleak wind has prevatlod throughout this vicinity fortwo days, This made riding through the rural districts very uncomtortablo; heuce the farmere wero scarce among the attendants at the Billings trial this morning and alternoon, The cquinoctiul storm bas fully commenced, and three heavy frosts thet Preceded it seured the Jeaves and ¢aused them to fall in myriadal snows Nut gatherers are already busy securing the browned treasures. The romantic upper Hudson Valley, to which this place is contiguous, hus lost the charm that it presented when the throng of summer tqprists frequented its picturesque billsides, plains and vales, Tuix morning there were few persons to be seen promenading the Bireets of this village, which was ouce boasted of as being Amorica’s greatest watering plice. That was prior to the development of Saratoga, Long Branch and Newport, Now Round Lake on the south and Saratoga on the worth, each the next railroad stations, -o famous as abiding places in warm weather, while Buliston Spa bas lost its prestige in that direction, Thero has been no event in twenty yeurs past to give this village the notoriety that it has attained through the proceedings current at the County Court House, whero Jesse Billings, Jr., is undergoing trial tor bis isle, 19 pureuance of an in- dictinent charging him with baving “on the night of June 4 last deliberatoly and wittrmalice aforethouzht, by means of a weapon, commonly called a gun, mur- dered and killed bis wile, Mary Eliza Billing’.” Al- though the village thoroughiares iooke1 deserted the ecene within the large room on Court House Hill was au enlivenoa one during the day. Tho develop- ments that were nade hourly have been of vital in- terest to the cause of public justice and to the pop- ulace, while infloitely more important to the man under accusation. VITAL KVIDENCE. The evidence deduced to-day marks a crisis In the case, When George W. Jones was pluced on the wit- bess stand and declared unger oath that he saw Bill- ings enter the Washburne house at least three min- utes before the shot was fired, he advanced a proof that must result in the prisoner's acquittal if 1t could not be destroyed. But this particular Jones happens to be an unfortunate or unreliable momber ol that numerous family. Although the froutal to bis Chri tun namo is George Warhington, and he is an Irishman, there ai grave doubts en- tertained respecting his veracity. Jones has been shown to be a personage of multifarious babita- tions, questionable associations, varied occupations, dubious relations and peculiar likes and dislikes, Jones is also intemperate, To say tho Jeast, he showed a natural wit and shrowdacss jn enduring a five hours’ sourching cross-eximiration regarding bis character- istics without showing embarrassment or muking contradictory statements, Jones added another to the list of eccentric personages that huve taken part in this case. His livelihood was shown to be obtained from bis talents as a musician, fisherman, hunter, watter, messenger, laborer,’ sawyer, painter, {arm hand, ciork, bartender, lumber mau, beatae, coachman and drover, und at gunary other ingignificant vocations, George Wash - ipgion Jones seems to have been an uulortunate per- suniage, ai least for Billiugs, on whom shouid aepend for the most Vital part of tbe testimouy in contirma- Lion of an alibiio case the Waspburne family assev- erations sbould not seem to be euilicient, The prose- eution elicited the fact, also, that Jones bas, since he weight and Value of bis kKnowiedge became kKoown, been employed ana cloibed by the brotuers-insiaw of Billings, Slessry, Dey oe and Baucus, but tacy muy Lave done this solly to keep him trom sirayiug away, There ure Vague rumors about the village that Mr. Joues may peruaps be conclusively contradicted vy Various persons, Who, it 18 suid, will swear toal at the fine mentioned he was elsewhere tin im a Doat, KFFECT OF JONES’ TRHTINONY. Jones has ut succeeded 1 creating a sen- ation around the Court House and given the peo} ‘a joundation Jor # large fund of speculauve theor: generally terminate ia two material couclu- —Firet, that Jones will oithor exsentially to cieur Billings or get inte jai for perjury. Which of the two it will be the rebuitiag evidence will determine. THE DILIINGS FAMILY. Jeunie Billings urives to aad from Saratoga Springs and ths village every day. She will be summoued on the Biund agald by the prosecution to strengiben the rebutting testimony. Jesse Litiings, &: tne futher of the accused, who is upward of eiguty oft age, ari from Northamverland to this villogo every Morning und returns in the evening. Ho 16 o suowy hairea physician, is bigbly respectod and thoroughly known throughout all this region. He represents the ciass of hale old village doctors whom all tho townsfolk from youth rad kiow and esicem Ho says that ne es this forty mile ride dluraslly in order to get hy exercise. [Ho starts at six o'clock, reaches here early cnough to atteud the opening of court and greeis Lhe prisoner affvctioaately we ne emerges Irom his cell every day; then accompanies im to tho court chamber end sits beside bim through every xession, Then the devoted old gentieman nad tathor starts home, attends to his paticuts and manages his fou's large busioess affairs at bome uuring hs absence. ‘The genial old doctor, who has o@ kindly greeting for all, firmly bee hheves in the priaover’s iunocence. Waen asked once if ho thought JeS%se committed the crime he ex- claimed, with evident emotion and broken voice, 0, HO, no, never! Jesse bas not a murderous mind or instincts, He was often wrong, periaps, iu the quarrels aud troubles with Eliza, but vowever Jealous, bitter oF blasphemous she muy Lave beeu my voy Jecse Was hot tho mab who could pat that gua to his shoulder and So deviveraiely take tue lite of oue who bad borne bim children. No, no! it could not have been Lim! i kuvw of bis iroubies. He lias brought them to me ol1ea and often, but nothing could ver make him desperate ebougo to commit tua: iui erime.’? It woula seem as if & conviction of the accused would kill this devoted aud good parent. ‘The ordeal of the triti hag not bardevod bis gentle manner at all times, though it mast affect tue peace of a mind €0 Venerable as that of the genial vcto- genurian, THK TRETIMONY, George W. Jones recaiiod—Was not ordered away; Dourded at Clem Duei's awhile; did not Know It was & houge of prostitution; did uot teli Duei’s sou that it be dido’t shut up 1 would tell about velping to bury Dis sister Roxy's baby; dou’t remember helping to bury the bavy; thw strong a8 171) pat it; did not lewd womeu kept at Duel's; did ath:s, about the 23d of June, thal saw a horse at Wasbourne’s, bt did not know Whether it Was Billings’ or not; got Finne’s boat the aight of the wurder abou eight o’ciock of Mr. Fitne, bvetore Finno gave me the key Le weat into (he wagon house nd BOL LbO Oars; It Was about eight o'clock that 1 went aftet the boat, Lave no watch or clock; it was not dark whev L got the boat; 1 Look me about twn minutes to go aad got the secund key; went up the river then, BILLINGS AT WASHBURNG'S APTER THK sitoT. It Was novdark wueu L got opposite ihe jan! there three-quarjors of an hour driven up to Washburn Biltuge us ho aro Shot Saw a Kray horse go up the Froud; could see ine roud irom (Wat puiut as 1 satin the boat; tue bank is high opposite Washburne’e bouse; did not see any lights of hear any nvise around that wight; was catchia, fluodwood Ou tuo river; the next day went to Work ava) Hive O'clocK and staid Lill HOOD, Q Li youwenton the fiver at wipe o’ciock and staid Lill noon Low could you have waken the Key to Finw tten o'clock? A. Don’t think | suid | went at toa o'clock ; won't swear I did say 80; (uo lane gare Wus open that night; Billings didn’ buve to get oat of bis wagon to open tne gate, Re-cross—I knew Wuen ine Coronor’s jury was in aesaion thas Billings was suspected of being the mur- dorer. DOMESTIC RELATIONS OF PRISONER AND US WIFE AlpucusG. Davis, direct ¢Xaumimation :—tHave charge of Sr, Binge’ wtlurs at Nortuuuberiand ; went there June 10; Was aiso there {rom the spring of 1878 to ring of 1876; 1 was a clerk im the store aud uved e twmiiy oc Me. Bith Air. Billings was always 1 ud jovial toward ule Jamily ; canuot recotiect nu occasion whou Billiogs was ovberwise than jovial while -1 was there, (Witness shown a pie of rd that was taken from Mr Billings? this trial commenced) [seo thar it is burned; it was barbed in Januar, ; the Sunday pigbt belor oudrch; te wext Worning, Lsinelt kerove: Lasked Mee, Billings What Was ihe Hadgon at the t Tonever heard Mr, Billi profane language in urs house, ree Cross-examiaation—Mr. Billings was not present when Mrs. Billings told me thut he upset the lamp; she dia nos toil aa me tela her that id anything about how the fire happened it would be tue last of ner; don’t remember Mrs. Bill! go- jug home and staying a woek; Mrs, Billings worke: all the time; sho was an active, evergatic aud ind) \rions woman; Billings used to Joke with her a deal; sotnetimes so sharp were bis jokes that she lett the tabie; have seen tears in bor eyes; Mrs. Billings us; Billings’ people at Bacon Hill Timothy Madigan, ap Irispman when called uy, tne County Clerk, rushing iate the room, yolling, “Hould yer whist, yor Honor! here lm! here 1 am sbure!” Tim appeared to be slightly intoxicated. dnrect examiation—Reside at Northumberland; uve worked for Mr, Biilings sixty-oue montus; always found bim a pleassut, agreeable mao; be always usea his family weil; I Qrat wont there in 1873; nevi w anything Wrong ia word or decd; about Biilings toward his family; Mra Billings bad a conversation wub me involuntarily; I dido’t know anything about it. Q. Whatdo you moan by that? A, Saidshe to me, “Tim, do you smell the kerosene??? “{ do, “Sr, Billings tipped over a tamp last night,’ she—that ts all she said about it, (slopboard shown to 1im)—That board was blacker than that when [ first saw it. Cross-exumipation—t1 don’t know that Billings aad his wile wero more thav usaally affectionate; {have been arrested twice; Mr. Billings wus my bail. Q. Have you any laterest in thig case? a, I have, sir, Q. What y: did you goto work tor Mr. Billings? A. [n 1868. This is four times T-bave told you, sin Dit get you a speakiug trumpet, sir, (Laughter.) Mr, Moak—I would be pleased to buve one, Tin. This witness was cross-examined as come lengtn by Mr, Mouk, but the only result was muck amusement furnished the audionce by the genuine and numerous Irish bulls that be indulged ta, Alexander B. Baue who has been generally al- luded in the local pressss the interested friend. of Billings during the trial and since his arrest, was next sworn—Have known Billings thirty years; was foreman of the Coroner's Jary that was held af the doath of Mrs. Billings; Oo the morning after the homicide 1 oxamined the window neur whieh she was sitting; loand smoke on the window then; before. tnis trial commenced Mr, Deyoe and myseif placed a gun in the Billings woll, aud when we removed it the oarrel was egverod with slime; we exposed it to the san; in thirty minutes it was very rusty and remains 80 pow, (The weapon was brought toto Court and shown. It looked very much inerusted with rust, Tbo Billings? gun hag never shown auy indications of rust since being taken {rom tho well in question.) ‘Crogs-examined—i bavo been careful with the guo gince; rolled it up in paper; I have seen the gun prs, duced in Vourt and called the Billings’ gan; not! iw in the store window, or one similar; | bave taken § vory active part in uiding to procure evidence to de fend Mr. Billings, The counsel for the defence asked permission te take pRptogyahe of the bullet. which was removes from Mrs. Billings? head, 10 order that the jurors might be shown the marks on it more readily. The privilege asked was allowed, TESTIMONY OF A MUCROSCOPIST, Dr. R. H. Ward, of Troy, an expert, testified that be wus President of the Ame! for the Advancement of science; have experimented with the microscope for filtecu years; pave frequently been called as an expert witnessio criminal cast bave seen three shots fired from a Bullard carbin: rifle like the so-catlea Billings’ gun; @ bole made by a ball through glass 1s alwaya large eneugh to allow tbe ball und shell to pass through afterward, ‘The witness was then shown tho window tear which Mrs. Billings was sitting woen shot He careicily examined it with a microscope; | find grains of powder imbedded tm the Wood near the hole, Iso pale, dim spots on the glass near the: hol know the spots were made by powder, Ddecuui they buave charateristics with which I am fam! jar; in some af the holes of the sash there were portions of powdor grains; I took the one-hua- Gredth part.of one of the grains and burned ton & sirip of tinfoil while under the microscope; thero was quite a flash, a report and a spot such as powder makes; Mr. Hogau was prosent when I took the powe der {rom the sash. Goneral Hughes then offered the picce of glass bearing tho powder mark as evidence, which the Court accepted. ‘Tostimouy continued—The spots on the Billings? window glass were causeu by powder burned against it; have seen stmilir spots made on xluss by @ ‘pistol fired at a distance of five fect, but no such resuit ata distance of icn feet; have secu glass where a Bailard carbine was discharged within four feet o: and I coula not find any #pors; that carbine was losded with a 44-100 long cartridge, sunilar to found in the Billings’ gun. NOT PIRED PROM THE BILLINGS’ GUN. In my opinion the ball taken from Mrs, Billings? skull was not fired froma Ballard cavalry carbine at u rango of ten feet trom ber head; I tind that there 1s very fitile loss of metal in a Dallet that 1s fired into soli substaaces such as & bumag brain, but when tt stops against any hard substance the lead may shatte bone urrests the velocity of a ball slowly, and it would be loss liable .o lose weight than if stopping against 1roo; id tne bullet taken from frow Mrz, Billings’ bead; think it bad a flat carbine ball would show a round head; 1 didn’t x any peneit marks on the window, (Window aga shown aud caumined.) “Those are powder marks, Court adjvurued watil to-morrow, THE STATEN ISLAND MYSTERY, TWO PROFESSIONAL MEN FROM SAUGERTIE® MAKE A FURTHER EXAMINATION OF THB CORPSE FOUND AT SILVSR Laki. Mr. Cantine, counsel for Mr. Hummel, arrived at Staten dsiand from Saugerties early yesterday morn ing, in company with Dr, Chipman, of that place, Toe mission of these gentiemen, who have in. teresiod themselves in the search for the lost Annie, who 18 supposed to have been induced to leave het home by Moses Schoenfeld, the Hebrew clothier, was to hold another more searchivg post mortem on the remains found at Silver Lake. The object of this new examination was to ag Certain whether or not any of tho bones of the body had been broken apd set, and shus® settle & point of identificutien «boat. which there could be no doubi. It will be remembored that srs, Hommel, in an interview witu the HERALD correspon. deat, ou Friduy last, stated toat Auuie bad brokep her arm When eight years of age, aud that it bad ve reset, Also that the girl nad lust one of the upper wott on the right side. Lo invest important clows, then, the examination Was mado yesterday. The result of it was most unsatistectory, and enly tends vo turther prolong the douvtit was intended to dispel, For insiance, uo fracture could be found on either arm, dat the first molar tooth was missing from the upper right side of the moush, It may be to the arm was only spruioed, and so great stress is laid on the discovery of the lust tooth, To combat thia one point, uowever, there are several others which tend Strougly iq disprove the iwensity of the corpse and Anne Hum Annie Hummel, itis well kaown, had remurkubly large (eet and bands, Walle measuremente made yesterday show that the woman examined pad very sinail leet, ight ard threo-eghth incues 1s the Mmeusurement of the leet Of the Corpse, and the aoc. tor’s declare the head to be much avove tne average size. Ail these detatls only serve to prove the theory aavancea im tho HERALD Ww the body was iret examined that the woman Was & person ot reflaem ang high bitin, it i aimost sickening to thiok of the treatment this teaement of a once reliued and enlightened soul has received. First cramped into un uonatural then Jamped upon, a8 (be post-mortem wounds id uurried off nameless grave in the nen resurrected and dissected by the coroner's assistants; bur: theo reresurrected; then buried again, and once more exhumed to be farther matt lated, Notuing uow remains in the rough pine coffin in the woods but the Leadioss iruuk. Tbe scaip 18 ba gin the poor house barn, the head hus been cut up and yesterday doctors ampuiated the arms, took them to aa un{requented place ana dotled ali the tosh away, The bones were taken away to an office for minute fhspection. Dr, Chipman, who brought a sample of Anole Hume mei’s hair with bim, says that that oa the budy 18 0f be olor, aud oo LbIs slight simuarity aud sue cir. nee ol tho missiug tooth ihe idea that the wody y , rly will coutioue 16 inves! Di Hummel, it 1s believed, will be alive in Brooklyn, THE JEWISH yi found NEW YEAR HOW If WILL BE OUSERVED—IMPOBTANCE OP THE FESTIVAL, According to Hebrow chronology tho world’s bis. tory is comprised within 6,638 yoars, the lust of whiob expires this ev and the now year, 5,639, opens, “And the and the morning were sue first of holidays, which embrace the Day of Atonement, Uovober 7, the Most important O1 all the days Ol the Your, and tne Feast of (abernagies, Uctoder 12. fo-morrow’s \estival Rosh Ai n.?? The blowing of festival, and tbe heariug Jews, Houce, during the past men synagogue officials bave been kept busier than they will be tor tue fest of the year seing aod rooting pows aad seats tor the holidays. #or no Ler: who has any a for bis name or religion will bo absent from the 8: yeur day or on the Day of Atow ACHANKO gests tbat the pow year ily be tho Jewisa “opening day.’ Quite a nowber of ¢ disposed of Inst Sunday at the various syna- i Lemples in this City, And besides the rog- of Worship ao Wousual Dumoer Of tempo. nagogues Will be pms variod ts of vt rary the city for the Jowish poor. of them range from fly ceuts upwal Among Vou Orihodox and reiormed this yoar Satur day and Sunday wil! be ovser ved as rengious days tn the syougugues. Sermons appropriate to the festival will @ preached Ly the several raobies, Dr, M of We Foriy-fourth Street Synugogu holidays, is 10 give on mon benefit of the older members of uis con Bos little school at the Home tor Aged aad loirm ‘obrews bus bocn pub in good coadition for the bi day servic Jn ihe Temple Kmanuel avd most of the other synagogues the services W li begin at ten oolock to the imorning, thongit A low wil Stork aD hour earlier, Lt tus nut been decided yet te HOOK alter Loe spiriiual wants OF Jewish prisoners ta Ding Sing Unis your, = Luev were weil cared tur Last Waiters sue saluy air, Billings epped Over a iain | tho night betore;’? that is all sne said; Jennie wus in your. i¢un Micrdéscopic Society ~ ‘