The New York Herald Newspaper, March 2, 1879, Page 9

THE LYNN TRAGEDY, —_——_-_--——— No Clew to the Identity of the Mardered Woman. VARIOUS THEORIES OVERTHROWN Nothing Gained by Tracing the His- tory of the Trunk, CONDITION OF THE CORPSE. Friends Looking for Dear Ones Who Have Gone Astray. [PY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] . Lynx, Mass., March 1, 1879, ‘The excitement over the “trunk” tragedy, as it is mow styled, has inno way abated, There is @ con- stapt stream of people coming into and going out from the City Hall and City Marshal's office, Out- side groups are eagerly discussing the details of the mystery, and public opinion has been 80 worked up by the delay in discovering the perpetrators of the deed that if they should be arrested and brought in here while the temper of the citizens is so tightly stretched by brooding over the dark deed it would be difficult for the authorities to shield them from the fury of the crowd. All night long the detectives plotted and planned, studied maps, plans. papers and pieces of paper that could offer the slightest chance of a clew. Everybody who had an idea to offer or a suggestion to make had a patient hearing. A GHASTLY SIGHT. Meanwhile the remains of the unfortunate young ‘woman were slowly decomposing. Under the garish light in the gloomy apartment the body presented a a wierd picture. The mutilated face showed signs of the corruption to which all flesh is heir, and the dim lights trom the lamps seemed to flicker and pale before the awful spectacle presented. Photographs have been taken of the remains, so that when the decomposition be- eomes complete something may be preserved to aid in identification. ‘To-day the officers renewed their search with unabated vigor, notwithstanding the failures of yesterday. ‘TRACING THE TRUNK. Detectives Hill and Hunt have persistently fol- lowed the trunk portion of the mystery. This trunk bore, besides a portion of a label of the New York ‘Transfer Company, an expressman’s red sticker, on which was printed “Everett Express Company.” This sticker it was found is not now used by @ny express concern, but had been by the Emerton Brothers when in the express business together. This was some three months since, aud subsequent to that time the concern has been known as ‘‘Emerton’s Everett Express.” Last evening John Emerton saw the trunk in Lynn and po: tively identified it as one that had been handled by him somewhere about the Ist of February. Late yesterday afternoon the trunk was taken b; the police to Everett and shown to Frederic! Emerton, who positively ideutified the sticker as one he had formerly used, He told the detective that the trunk was doubtless one that he took on the or- der of Mr. Osborn, a man employed in a restaurant at the corner of Washington street and Cornhil!, from a house in a place leading off Essex street, be- tween Washington street and Harrison avenue. WHERE THE TRUNK CAME FROM. This happened on the firatday of iast month, and at that time he was taken to the house referred to by man sent by Osborn, with a key toa room on the second floor of the building, Here he found a lot of trunks, furniture and other effects, which he was instructed to carry to Mr. Buzzell's house in the “brick yard,” off Broadway, Everett. A larger por- tion of the effects he delivered as instructed, but, find- ing that there was some doubt as to getting his pay, he retained a portoin, and, among other articles, a trunk, which he was quite sure was the one then shown him. His brother John went to see Osborn at his place of employment about the unpaid express bill, and was threatened by that person with all sorts of serious Consequences in case he failed to deliver the remainder of the consignment before noon of that day. These threats, however, had no effect, and the trunk and other effects were held until the 5th of the month, when Buzzell settled the bill, and the property was delivered at its destination, While the trunk was in Emerton’'s custody both Buz- zell and Osborn showed the gravest concern and con- siderable nervousness as to its safety, and acted so strangely as to attract his attention te the package. ‘was a light colored iron-strapped trunk fitted n iron cap at each of its corners. Two of these with were broken off, and on one qf them Mr. Ben Corvy, who assisted in unloading the trunk at the stable, cut one of his hands quite severely. The trank weighed, at that time, about one hundred and sevy- enty-five pounds, i presented no unusual ap- pearance, other than that its cover was roken,’ and strapped or tied down. All of this was confirmed and elaborated by John Emerton, who was familiar with the whole transaction. It makes so plausible a story that the officers are confident that they are on the right track, and have this morning gone to Everett to follow the matter further. It is not improbable that they may muke one or more arrests, and it now #eems that they mtend to connect both Buzzell and Osborn with the affair very intimately, ANOTHER FAILURE. But this Everett clew, on which the officers have been working nearly twenty-four hours, must also be set down as a failure from present appear- ances. It looked well, and the parts seemed to fit into each other nicely; but on close examination it melted away. The facts of the case, as furnished Hunt Hill and the officers by the erton brothers, at s late hour this morning. be- came known to Detective Pinkham, of the State police. The sending of the trunk, ax claimed by Ex pressman Emerton, gave that officer good ground to entertain the theory that the man ra L. Osborn) had consigned the trank which contained the body to Buzzell, to whom it was delivered after some parieying between him and Fred L, Emerton and Vsborne as to the payment which was fiually made by Buzzell. Detective Pinkham decided that if the ftatement of the Emerton brothers was true, then uzzell was the first man to be found. Accordingly, he took a team and drove to Everett, whither also some halt dozen reporters hastened. Mr. Buzzell was found after u good deal of inquiry and was questioned by the ofti- cers. He seemed at first rather cautions, but did not iianifest any particular fear or curiosity about his in- terrogator. He is about forty-five years old and a na tive of New Hampshire, He suid that M. L. Osborn had @short time since leased an eating house on Corn- Lili, and tor some time had been trying to sell the poace, Osborn was hard tp financially about Feb- ruvry 1, when his wite, who is a sister of Buszell, came tO. his (Buzzell’s) house to spend. several Weeks, At the time Mrs. Osborn came she brought turee trunks to Buzzell's. lurge Saratoga, a large cuest and a black trunk. None of those been re. EB imoved from the house, and they were shown to the detective, being stored in an adjoining room, All the trunks were open, and’ were found by Pinkham to contain ladies’ clothing. Neither of the trunks bore a label ot Emerton’s Express, When Fred Emerton brought the teanks there was some qestion About the payment of the oxpress ren, aud two of the trunks were taken by tae young man Stored until the charges were paid, A HEATED DISCUSSION, Buezoll allowed that he hud had a heated diseus- sion with one of the Emertons about yetting the trunks O€ strangers, and lor some Undecountable Feason he said that he (Buazell) spoke of the possible fgg baiuce of the contents and might uve referred to Keeping them in @ freezing tem. ‘Tuueston, the expressman, nover deliv. le trunk: neither did Eimerton bring single brank of the kind described by the otic cor, ‘The Bertone were called in and contessed taat taey had inadeauistuke, Kimerton said that the label on the trunk containing the body was bis own, but he wont not possibly recollect how or when tt 190 through his hands, It might have yeu delivered by him three or five months ayo, and = as te handed on an average 100 trunks @ week it would be hard for him o any partioulur trunk, as he never kept a doseriplion of those passing theough bis han ALL this waa s to satisiy Detective Pinkham that the suspicious aguinet Buzkel were growndions, AGAIN OFF THE SON, The next clow was that aveut Maggie Callahan, « Lynn piel, who bad lived in salem, and was missing, Shas was tologeaphed in these despatches last night, Bnd consite: je bmpor to ft by the State ome ring a detective waa put on the trail and he followed it all day. Tonight he gives out that he towad parties who saw her alive in Moston last night. A private Cespateh from Bosten at ten o'cloek to-night con- Hivtus (ils, and so the police are again at fault, b MAGGIE COLLINS, ‘The reported identification of the girl u# Maguic Coli of Saugus, talls to the ground, The positive Nioniwe of the two wen Who thought they k the bouy, their reiteration of a better that they were not Misteken, even wtter the sevoud examination had tailed t reveal the sear they had utioned, aud their evident desire fot to commit themselves to out siders, ail contributed to canse a feeling that there bight be something im it, ‘This belief las beew diss | NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, MARCH through the exertions of the local officers, Ba tives Thurston and Mears went early this morn- i Saugu,sand found the Collins woman employed at @hotel in the place. ‘A CAMBRIDGE RUMOR. A young girl in Cambridge has been trying to get a deseviption of the murdered girl all day. Her sister, who is said to have been too intimate with a Harvard College student, has run away from home, and has not been heard from for two months. She was about seventeen years of age, and in # general way an- swered the published descriptions. On being e peemget te by the HenaLp correspondent who happened to get first into conversa- tion with her, she stated that her sister never wore earrings, never had had her ears pierced at all, and had none of the private marks found on the body of the murdered woman. So she was con- soled with the assurance that this was not her sister. A SIGH OF BELIEF. A lady closely veile:l and suffering from a terrible attack of nervousness culled at the police sta- tion tonight and asked for permission to view the remains. After — obtainin permission she became greatly —_excit and hesitated before risking a recognition. At last she went in, and after a close examination gave vent to asigh of relief on discovering that it was not her friend, She refused to give her name, and glided out in the same mysterious manner she came in. CROWDS FROM ALL QUARTER! The chances of identification are increasing every hour, as the people who are visiting the temporary morgue are from towns surrounding this city, whereas heretotore the crowds consisted largely of Lynn people. As the night wore on and the police were still at fault a feeling of discouragement and despondgncy was manifested among the groups of spectators, The fact that it is Saturday night in- creases the crowds perceptibly, and the accounts published in the newspapers are read and discussed on all sides. It ix not very creditable to the moral standing of Massachusetts that so many young girls ina delicate condition are missing Just uow. No Jess than twenty,stch have been reported within the last thirty-six hours. In an interview this evening a prominent mu- nicipal officer said that the city had not exerted itself as much as it ought to have done, A reward of $5,000 should be offered prompt- ly for the ‘arrest of the parties or tur information that would lead thereto. “We not afford,” he said, “to have the city of under the imputation of being niggardly, when one of the most heinous crimes ever committed may have beén perpetrated within her limits. Every day's delay decreases the chances of detection.” CAPTURED ON THE ROOF. ALFRED A, LISCOMB’S DESPERATE STRUGGLE WITH SUPPOSED BURGLARS—ONE RUNS AWAY AND THE OTHER IS ARRESTED, Mr. Alfred A. Liscomb, superintendent of the Newport apartment houses on Fifty-second street, about two o'clock yesterday afternoon noticed two young men creeping along the roots of the houses on West Fifty-third street, between Sixth and Seventh avenues. He watched them tor some time, and suspecting their designs ascended to the roof of No. 205, one of the Newport houses. From this point he had a full view of their movements, and after seeing them wrench off the scuttle covers of two or three houses he proceeded to the residence of Mrs. Jane Wotherspoon, No. 158 West Fifty-third street. He inquired of that lady if she had employed any men to fix the roof of the house, and on being answered in the negative he told his errand, and, accompanied by her and her siser, went to the root of the house. There they found one man standing over the skylight leading to the storeroom. ‘The skylight was broken open, the ladder by which the other burglar had descended to it was resting against the frame. The ladder itself had been taken from the house , adjoining, No. 156, ‘The man on guard, on the appearance of Mr. Liscomb, gave the alarm to his companion and fled over the roofs of the adjoining houses to- ward Seventh avenue. As soon as the man who was in the store room made his appearance at the top of the ladder he was grappled by Mr. Liscomb anda terrific struggle ensued. Mr. Liscomb and the bur- giar rolled over and over along the roof, the ladies in the meantime shouting for help. Notwithstanding that the robber had youth and strength on his side he was unable to get himself out of Mr. Liscomb’s clutehes, though he managed to get on his feet. A KNOCK-DOWN BLOW. He shouted to his retreating companion for assist- ance, and the latter returned and joined in an attack upon Mr. Liscomb, but was knocked down by a blow on the back of the neck, and then ran away, leaving his ‘‘pal’’ still struggling with Mr. Liscomb. Mrs. Wotherspoon then cume to Mr. Liscomb’s rescue, and torether they managed to drag the man over the roofs to the houses on Seventh avenue, There were met by several men, who had_ witnessed the struggle from the street. Mr. Liscomb’s triumph was complete and he marched his prisoner down the stairs of the house and throngh Seventh avenue to Forty-seventh street, where he met an officer of the Twenty-second pappitete in whose custody he placed him. The urglar was arraigned before Justice Kasmire at the Fifty-seventh Street Court, where he gave the name of Joseph Dillon, eighteen years, truckman by occupation. He committed in default of $2,000 bail for trial. A THRILLING EPISODE. MRS, BANNISTER'S LUCKY RESCUR FROM A PER- ILOUS POSITION, The residents of Huron street, Greenpoint, on Thursday were treated to a novel spectacle, and for ashorttime an excitement quite unusual gathered in the vicinity of No. 71 8 gaping crowd. Under ordinary circumstances & woman hanging out of # second story window is calculated to gather @ crowd, but when, added to this thrilling attitude, she keeps up an animated dia- logue with parties on the sidewalk and threatens, among other dire things, to let go her purchase on the window sill and come down on the paved area “all at once’ the interest is, of course, increased, Such a spectacle and such threats the crowd spoken ot stood to see and hear, and while their wonderment grew Mr. Goodwin, ‘whose connec- tion with the suspended woman will be ex- plained presently, made frantic endeavors to reach her by means of 4 ladder, Alack! the ladder, when thrown against the house, was found to be too short to teach the form dangling from the second story window. The crowd stood spell bound during the elevation of the ladder, and when the inadequacy of the means of escape was made wanifest a long drawn “Ah!” such as juveniles indulge in at pyrotechnic display lingered long on the air, Just then @ lumber wagon hove in sight, and by the judicious use of its cargo a platform was erected, and the insufficient ladder being placed thereon Mrs. Bannis- ter—for such was the pendant woman's name—was rescued and brought to ferra firma, The tacts and occurrences antedating this dramatic scene are briefly told. Mrs. Liana Bannister, of No, 49 West Washing- ton place, was declared # lunatic in July last and Mr. Goodwin appointed a committee on her person and estate. She was sent to Bloomingdale Asylum, where she remained for months, and some was then transfe! No. 71 Huron street, where her two ters, Anne Elizabeth Ely and Jane Giles, reside. For some time $10 a week was paid tor her board, but of late the pay- ment was discontinued, it is said. On the advice of connsel for the committee, Mr. Goodwin went over to see his ward and, it 1s said, was refused ad- mittance, When he was about to leave the place his ward, Whose room was on the second floor, saw him, and in her endeavor to get to him ereasioued the seene here described. Mr. Goodwin tovk his ward away with him, and she is now in the custody of friends in this city. SLEEPY HOLLOW CEMBEYERY. Pursuant to acall signed by half # dexen owners of plots im Sleepy Hollow Cemetery a me was held yesterday afternooa at Tarrytown of partics interested, to take into consideration such measures as might be deemed vest to obtain a full aud detailed report im regard to the management and Anancial affairs of the cemetery. Mr. Levi J. Mabie is called to the chair and Dr, N. ©. Husted was selected for secresar; « Two trustees of the Ge Cemetery Associntion—- James §. See and T. Davis—were present. Mr. Davis was interrogated by Mr. David Dows, who contended that the affairs of the Cemetery As. vciation had been loosely managed, especially so in the matter of not requiring Captain Storms, the treasurer, to give proper scourity for the fidelity of hia trust ox funds in bis possession, about $10,000, aud accepting from him merely what purported to be Lee ghd $6,000, Th ortgage was called & or incomprehensible ut. it arranges | the payment by him of $6,000 in L880 to cover a | deteieney, and ina subsequent part auspends this obligation as tu the date, provided a certala source of income shall have failed to meet it, and allows the | maturity of the obligation to be extended till the source of mcome shall prove sufficient to meet the debt. ‘This document is signed by Captain Storms and the president of the Cemetery Association, and | duly sealed, but is not acknowledged. A conrmitter Seth bird, Aquos Briggs and N. ¢ Torry: aud oO. Archer and David Dows, of this city, was appointed to employ an accountant to examine the wecounts, funds and Management of the Cemetery Association aud report ata meeting to be called by the chairman, CATILE IN) QUARANTINE, ‘The steamer Lepruto, from Mall, England, arrived at this port yosterday morning, having on board fonr bulls and twenty-six cows of the small Jorsey breed, The Custom House officers would not sufter them to be landed, as the order has been fasued pro- hibiting the landing of such animals, m consequenes ot plewrosy A Henan reporter visited they que tor consigned toa Philadelphia auctioneer, hey were inthe best condition and showed not a trace of the drewded disease, No action will be taken regarding the disposition of the cattie until they have been ex- amined by the proper attihorities, | there by t } mortgaye, THE FEAST OF ESTHER, PREPARATIONS FOR THE PURIM MASQUERADE AT THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC. It is now ten years since the Purim Association, composed of young men of the Hebrew fuith, gave its last masquerade ball, but 1879 is to witness an event greater, if possible, than that of 1809, It is an occasion which always causes a flutter in New York society, aud this year the costumes are to be numerous and rich and the dominoes few and far between. Some of the most mag- nificent new costumes will be worn for the first time at this ball, ‘The festival is held in celebration of Purim, instituted by the beautiful Queen Esther, consort of Artaxerxes of Persia, to commemorate the deliverance of the Jews from threatened persecutions. ‘his feast has always been observed with pretty much the same features—tamily reunions, making presonts, espe- cially to the poor, and a spirit of joyousness which never descends to license, This ycar the Feast of Esther is to be generally observed, but the great event will be, of course, the Tognerada ball, which takes place at the Acadeiny of Music on ‘Thursday night. All the arrangements for the ball are now com- plete, and, as Purim is to be celebrated in aid of charity, it is gratifying to know that a good financial result is already assured. Nearly all the boxes have been sold, realizing more than enough to pay the ex- Vee of the occasion. The proscenium boxes have een sold from $160 to $100 each, and the other boxes: at prices ranging from 360to $40 each. Proscenium box D was purchased by Mr. Edward J, King for $180, and returned by him to be resold for the benefit of the association. At the second sale it was purchased by Mr. Jesse Seligman at about the same figure. The following gentlemen will occupy. bo: -Proscen- ium—Messrs. Jesse Seligman, A. Hallgarten, J, H. Sehift, S$. Schafer, L, Lewisohn, D. L. Einstein, Simon ormser. Front Hymau Blum, James Seligman, Myer Heel: A, Woolf, E, M. Angel, I, Meinhard, Stie! H. Sidenberg, Nathan Strauss, H. Kohn, Samuel J. Solomon, Sol, Ranger, H. Dormitzer, J. Strauss, H. Woodleaf, William Einstein, Mrs. 8. R. Jacobs, Sol- omon Stein, 5, Rothschild, Joseph Bach, H. Honig, A. Kerbs, E, Walter, J. Rothschild, U. Herrmann, A. Kursheedt, C.'’ Minzesheimer, 8S. Borg, M. Moses, M, Mitchell, Harris Brothers, 5. Herman, J. My. Herts, J. A. Levy, A. E. Bamberger and other: Artist Boxes—S. Brush, C. Henriques, 5. Banne H. Nordlinger, D. Williams, U. Herrmann, 8. L. Fat- man and 8. J. Gans, Mr, M. H. Moses, President of the Purim Associa- tion, will have charge oi the floor, assisted by mem- bers of the association and Mr. 8. J, Guns, of the ception; Mr, U. Herrmann, of the lobby, and dir. Reiss, of the press committees. ‘The floor committee will appear in brillant fancy dress. An illustrated programme has been prepared and this, it is said, will prove au artistic souvenir. The programme row— it, alone hag realized over $2,500, the collections of one public spirited lady—Mrs. Louis Fried- lander. Nilsson Hall has been set — apart as the supper room. A choice programme of dance and promenade music _has been prepared, the former being furnished by Neyer and the latter by Downing’s military bands, The mombers of the orchestra will be stationed on a raised platform at the back of the stage, the promenade band iu bright scarlet uniforms. Downing’s Band will perform the opening overture at ten o'clock, and the ball will open with a grand tableau arranged by Professor Marwig. It is promised that nothing will be left undone that will contribute to the enjoyment and comfort of the guests. POVERTY, DISEASE AND DEATH. As Coroner Woltman was leaving Bellevue Hospital yesterday morning a bright-eyed, ragged little fellow, with a blacking box swung over his shoulder, stopped him and said, “Maybe you could tell me, sir, where I could see my mother?” “And who may your mother be, my boy?” said the Coroner, kindly. “Mrs, Long, sit. She died in Ninety-nintn Street Hospital anid they sent her body here, sir.” The Coroner directed him to the Morgue, calling to one of the keepers to take the little bootblack in charge. The lad was conducted ivto the charnel house. The attendant had no difficuity in finding the coffin he wos in search of. Raising the lid with asudden movement, one glance sufficed to convince the little Meat ects the features, wasted in suffering and set in th, were those of his mother. The body at in the pine coffin as it came from the hands of the physician who had performed the autopsy. ‘The little fellow was speechless with terror at the ghastly sight, and was subsequently seen by a HERALD reporter sitting on a curbstone opposite the hospital crying piteously. john Long, the bootblack’s tather, was found in a wretched rear building at No. 1,039 First avenue. His apartment is on the ae floor, front, scarcely larger than an ordinary closet, Wnet aoe hy there was not the slightest appearance of ‘ood or cooking utensils in the place; nothing but evidences of extreme destitution. The principal oc cupant of this miserable abode told a pitiful story. He had been employed as hostler in the stables of the avenue B horse car line; but some time ago, while cutting hay, mutilated three fingers of the left hand and lost his place, During his long spell of enforced idleness and suffering his wite found work as a scrub woman in Stewart's store, at Tenth street. John, when convalescent, found work ina livery stable; but his hand continuing to trouble him he was forced to give it up. He next found em- ployment as a drummer for a scissor’s grinder. BURNED OUT. Four weeks ago last Monday, at two o'clock in the morning, the tinder box of a shanty in which he lives took fire. Hearing the alarm, Mrs. Long started to her ieet with such violence as to fall across the stove, burning herself severely. Only waiting to secure their clothing the family, consisting of father, mother and two little boys, escaped. All but the first floor of the building was completely demolished, and what escaped the flames was deluged with water. Three days alter the water was drained into the cel- lar, and the fe wo | returned; but the place was so cold, #0 damp and so unhealthy that the poor woman took to her bed and never left it until removed to the hospital one week ago. Her bereit husband is now an invalid, unable to leavedis room. BUSINESS TROUBLES. ‘The following schedules in matters of assignment were filed yesterday in the Court of Common Pleas:—Houry L. Legion to Joseph Morris, ‘The lia- bilities are stated at $51,898 27, nominal assets at $45,849 04 and real assets at $30,370 20. William P. Kingman to Swnner Kingman. ‘The liabilities amount to $25,182 47, nominal assets to $22,201 Teal assets to $8,689 Kenans Hayyitiris, Haggttiris and Louis C. Small to James debts are stated at $14,960 66, nom 5 id real assets at $8,001 70, in part of the Wa Company's Bridge Works at Paterson, N. J. was sold by the Sherif yesterday under a deeree of foreclosure granted” to Equitable Life Assurance Society of this city, which holds a claim of $31,000, There were besides this Htate, county aud city taxes due simounting to about $4,009, and birst Natio: Kank of Paterson held a seco: nortyaye, Which, with inter- est, amounted to $ ). Che property, tneluding engine, boilers and machinery, was bought by the First National Bank for W. This will pay the st mortgage portion of the bank's claim but will be no loss, as th at 0. p The’ Watson Compa ment of the claims has been pending since, the x ceiver, Mr, Waits Cooke, president of the Passaic Ho ling Mill Company, having been enjoined 76, ane selling untd the Coanceiior ¢ «lo whethor or not the engines and boflors were subject to the movigage ae permanent fixcares, Recwaily hik a sion was given, to the ¢ t that having been pl sors prior to the oxeeution of the ¥ Welw covered thereby; had they beon 80 placed by a lossoe it would haye been dierent, ‘These works were ounce considered the most ce plote in the United Statos, the Groat Portage i ridge on the Eric and tho Rosendale Bridge oa the Walkill Valley Railway, and hundveds of the most notable structures in the country having beou built by the Watson Company, besides pumberloss bridges of note in foreign countries, including many in South America, COLLEGE OUTBREAKS, To vax Eviron or THe Henaio:— I sincerely hope that the troubles at Trinity will call attention to oppressive college regulations in many othor institutions, The fact is, that while (to the outside world) colleges appear to treat their sub- jects as gentlemen, in reality such rules asx would disgrace a primary school are often enforced, oue college We find 4 thoughtless sindent suspended six mouths for singing in the hails; in another a young man totally expelled for dering to venture to tell the taculty that # certain professor's methods vo disliked by the students, and hundreds of simi. couses. Only death can remove the antiquated fossils, called professors, whieh adorn some of our so-called institutions or progress aud learning. ‘Lhe college press is mnuzzied and impotent through tear of ge ting the faculty down on it, so to speak, and the odious marking system in voute m Y youth.a slave result? In yen the few and revolt of the The 1 student will not be treated @ child and yet fet with the dignity of a man, iovship and interchange of views between vrs ai sthdents is the guard against all dis- for it is hard for men suffering with dyspep- the ovils of @ sedentary life to be in sympathy with the animal spirits of healthy youth, “Crabbed age and youth cannot live together,” Moreover, in niany colleges young tutors ate selected on account of their cheapness, who, by their arrogance and light-headeduoss bring disrespect on the iustitution w sent, therefore, is, Have students any rights which oileges wre bound to respect. CORNICULA, to the proiessor’s nod, eral, & sium many. ik: $10) In | | ot being 9 a] CITY AND COUNTY DEMOCRACY. ORGANIZATION OF THE GENERAL COMMITTEE—A FUTILE EFFORT ‘0 PACK IRVING HALL. There was a rather sudden adjournment from Irving Hall last evening when the General Commit- tee of the City and County Democracy, elected Feb- ruary 20, met for organization, The reason for this was # little ruse in the shape of counterfeit tickets issued presumably by some over ambitious members of contesting delegations. The hall was filled before half the regular committee had arrived, and the counterfeits were then discovered by the absence of an official stamp, With the assistance of several police officers the hall was cleared, and then for twenty minutes ensned a scramble for readmission. The committee numbers about eleven hundred, and all the available space was occupied when Mr. John B, Haskin mounted the platform and nomi- nated for temporary chairman Mr. James E. Morrison, ‘The nomination Was unapimous, and on taking the chair Mr. Morrison congratulated the city and county democracy on the inception of an organiza. tion that he believed would insure democratic #1 cess not only in the city but in the State. The cus- tomary anti-Kelly sentiment was expressed by the chairman, applauded by the delegates, and then Messrs. Timothy Shea, Meyer G: man and John Jeroloman were uppointed temporary secretaries, Upon a call, credentials were handed in from the several districts. i CONTESTED DELEGATIONS. As there are six contested delegations the number of credentials was quite supertiuous, ‘The Second and Seventh districts were each represented by three separate sets of credentials. When the Eighteenth district was called Mr, James O’Brien arose to inquire why tickets had not been sent to all the members of the committee trom that district, and the Chairman replied that a full complement had been sent, but were divided equally between the two contesting delegations. Mr. O'Brien was disposed to argue upon the | injustice of such a proceeding, but the chatrman ruled him out of order and was loudly applauded for so doing. Roll call followed, and then, on motion of Mr. Bauer, of the Sixteenth district, the contested districts were sent to acommittes of one from each uncontested district. A teu minutes’ recess was taken for the purpose of selecting this committeo, each delegation ppointing own member, and after the names were announced the committee adjourned, to the call of the chair, The contested districts are the Second, Seventh, Fifteenth, Eighteenth, Nineteenth and Twentieth. ‘There were’also protests referred to the same com- mittee from the Eighth und Twen rst districts. It is said that after Mayor Cooper has finished his examination of Commissioner Erhardt complications will probably arise between the two officials in refer- ence to the correctness of the stenographic report of the proceedings. The stenographer in the case is paid by the Mayor, but whether by himself person- ally or by the city is not positively known as yet. Mr. Erhardt, according to the story that is afloat, claims that His Honor instructed the stenographer only to take down certain portions of the testimony. During the examination Commissioner Erhardt i variably walks nervously up and down Mr. Cooper's private office, while the latter official plies the ques- tions thick and fast. It often happens that a certain inquiry is objected to by the Commissioner, who turns to the stenographer and thunders :-— “Don’t ¢ that down, sir.” “But,” replies the Mayor, ‘the question is a proper one and should be answered.” “Lsubmit that it is not, Your Honor,” is Mr. Er- hardt’s answer, “and I think it should not go upon the record. “Very well, then, we will take up another subject,” concludes His Honor, and the investigation resumes its even tenor. Mr. Evhardt, however, as some of his friends as- sort, has taken the trouble to look over the minutes of the phouographer, and has been surprised to see there the questions which had been objected to by him and which had apparently been excluded by the chief magistrate. MR. LORD'S VISIT TO PATERSON. WHAT IS CLAIMED TO BE THE TRUE STORY OF THE ROW IN A LAWYER'S OFFICE. Mr. Melville B. Lord, of Rensselear county, this State, arrested on Friday, at Paterson, N.J., and incarcerated in the jail there, was released after a few hours—as soon as his counsel, Messrs. Tuttle & Griggs, could be found, Mr. James A. Morrison gave bail inthe sum of $500, and Mr. Lord's friends say that it was a high handed outrage on the part of those concerned in putting Mr. Lord in jail without even giving him an opportunity to con sult counsel or procure bail. He is vouched for by some of the first men in Paterson, where he has been known for the past two years. His business there was to settle up a mortgage which, with arrears of interest, amounted to about $1,150, This was the property of one Bradt, of Rensselaer county. ‘There was not the slightest reason, as it now appears, to suppose that he was a confidence man, for besides having all the papers in the case with him he was personally kuown to Mr. Orlando Thrift, who, it is alleged, owed the money to Bradt ‘for ‘more than two years. Thrift had been a guest of Mr, Lord at his home in Northern New York, and there was no question be- tween the two as to his status, Lhe trouble was in reference to a mortgage beionging to Mrs. ‘Thrift, and which had been intrusted to Lord to sell, the proceeds to be applied in part payment of Bradt's clain Lord would not accept it, but would to sell it; and this he did to a man named Winters. All the parties met on Friday afternoon at the office of a lawyer, Mr. A. C. Hopkins, to settle the Whole matter, Winters was present; and when Mrs. Thritt assigned to him the mortgage, which was for $450, he counted out in sfvver and notes the an knew In the transaction. sides the parties to this inthe room. When the transfer papers, money, &e., Mr. Lord objected to a note for z400 proffered by Thrift in part payment, as it was not written with interest according to stipalation, as Lord claimed. Thrift, it is alleged, would give no other, Lord was firm in refusal, and standing up he held forth a bundle of papers in’ his hand, and nam- om one by one ax the bond, mortgage, assign- he tendered th ailing on those pres- witness, and at the same time demanding that ritt should fulfil his portion of the contract. This he would not do, and Lord refused to yive up the $450, Hopkins went for an officer, and while he was goue the struggle ensued between Thritt and Lord, as described in yesterday's Hena.p, and dur- ing Which the windows were broken. Mr. Lord says he intended going oat to procure counsel, and this he was about to do, after placing Thilt hors decumbat, when he was met by Hopkins an ofticer, with whom he proceeded at once to the Recorder's Court, whence he seut for his coun- sel, who could not be found. Alter waiting a short tine the gentlenian was escorted through the streets Like & common felon, with the “darbies’’ on his Wests, to the County Jail. the facts in the cave, Mr. Lord left Paterson yes: terday for his Lome fn Rensselaer county; but be suys the end is not yet. “PRE CANALS, An informal discussion of the question of free eauals took place yesterday afternoon in the rooms o€ the Board of Managers of the Produce Exchango, ac No, J Pearl street. Among those present were Mc L. J. N. Stark, Theodore J. usted and W Cole, composing the canal committes of tne Ex- change; Messrs. F. B. Thurber and A. D. Miller, of the Board of Trade aad Transpertation, aud Assem- biymen Hayes and Hurd, The Assemblymen ex- presred the opiaion that it was utterly useless to press any Dill before the present Assembly which would provide that the vanals shoull be ‘free, It woud be a matter of iinpossibility to obtain a sufli- ciont number @f votes to secure its passage; aud, even if it went safely through the lower louse, it would be budly beaten im the Senate. Dr. Hayes thought that a modified bill would be @ great deal tier, Which would do away with the constitutional section restricting the expeuditures on the canals to the amount of revenue derived therefrom durmg the previous year, and which would give the Legislature the power to cover any defieiencics whieh might ex- ist. Lhe Doctor believed that a majority of the mem- bers of the Assembly woun for stich a bill, and that it would probably yo safely through the Seuat Mr. Cole asked Dr, Hayes whether he was post such a bill would paas, but the, Assembiyman would simply express an opinion in the matter, and his } iuterrogator then stated that, in his opinion, it would rehants to press their original | be better for the m Dill, asking for free canals, than to take any chances aten on & modified proposition, The other genti¢men present, however, insisted that, as thore was @ prospect of the passage of the bill in a orm, it would be good policy to support if a loaf was better than no bread, It was dovided to send representatives of the 1 te stich & mensu’ re the Canal Committee of the Legislature, which vets on Wednesday next. A public meeting of par- ties in favor of the bill was tuiked of, and will, it is thought, be called in this city in the course of the next Lwo week OUR NEXT INTERNATIONAL EXHL- BITION. Nuw York, Feb. 28, 1879, ‘To rug Eprtor or Tur Henan :— I see We are going to have an international exhibi- tion. Why do we put it back to 1880? Four years would be ample time for preparing an exhibition and 1883 would be just an appropriate date, Prance is going to have an international exhibition in 1889, Now, Ohe would be in the Way of the other, and they had fixed that date before we thougut of havi their object being to celebrate the coutennia first Republic, AN AMBKIVAN, These seem to be about | | me 1879.-QUINTUPL]} SHEET. GUILTY OF MURDER. —_-+—_ Frank Bassett Sentenced to State Prison for Life for Killing Stuitering Jack. THE SCENE IN COURT. Judge Sanford’s Solemn Denunciation of the Culprit’s Guilt. MRS. ALEXANDER'S APPEAL. seetenceeenrtireereen shen She Casts the Guilt Wholly Upon Bassett and Claims Absolute Innoceuge. Bripcerrorr, Conn., March i, 1879. ‘The trial of Frank E, Bassett for the murder of Frauk Weinbecker, alias “Stuttering Jack,” was con- cluded to-day. The court opened at the usual hour, with an immense throng of spectators. Mrs. Alex- ander was present, busily engaged in writing a state- ment to the public, which, when finished, she handed to her former counsel. She said to him after the charge had been delivered to the jury, feel better now.” As the charge leaned toward a conviction it is plain to be seen the feel- ing she bat toward her partner in crime. Judge Loomis delivered his charge to the jury, occupying one hour and forty minutes. The jury then retired. Mrs. Alexander, who had been sitting inside the railing, was removed to an adjoin- ing room in order that she would not be present when the verdict was brought in. At @ quarter past twelve o'clock the jury returned. Bassett, who had been sitting with his back toward the door, deeply engaged in conversation with some friends, suddenly turned around and looked each of the jurymen in the face as they filed into their seats. The room, which a few. moments before presented the appearance more of a gathering at an opera or some entertainment other than a place where a inan's life hung in the balance, was now hushed, and a pin might have been heard to drop. Every eye was then turned upon the prisoner as the clerk asked the foreman if they had agreed upon a verdict. The prisoner was then requested to look upon the foreman, who turned toward Bassett and said, “Guilty of murder in the second degree.” Bassett as he arose turned slightly pale, but received the verdict in silence and sat down. MOTION FOR A NEW TRIAL, Counsel for the prisoner then moved for anew trial, on the ground that they had two witnesses which they had been unable to introduce. During the argument Bassett began to show signs of ner- yousness. His counsel asked for a stay of sentence until their motion tor a new trial could be heard. The Judges then conterred together a few minutes, when Judge Sanford said that he could see no reason why sentence should not be passed, as that would not interfere with a motion for @ new trial. THE SENTENCE. Judge Sanford then sai ‘Bassett, stand up, A grand jury of this county have indicted you for the deliberate, wilfu! and premeditated murder, with malice aforethought, of one Frank Weinbecker, on the 12th of July lust. Upon that indictment you have had a full, fair and impartial trial before a jury largely of your own selection; you have been ably de fended by counsel. Notwithstanding all this, npon the evidence in the case a jury upon their oaths have said that you did on the 12th day of July last com- mit the crime of wilful, deliberate and premeditated murder, but have found you guilty of the lesser of the two offences—the crime of murder in the second degree. You have escaped the gallows, but only to suffer lifelong imprisonment within the gloomy walls of a prison, Your only society will be criminals, aud with no personal companion save the uorse of a guilty conscience, which must inevitably and constantly accompany you during the long, weury years to come. Your crime was 4 most atrogious one. Expect no pardon for it here. Repent ot the wickedness you have done and ask God's mercy, if so be you may receive forgiveness in the world to come, It is the judgment of this Court and the sentence of the law that you be confined and im- prisoned in the Connecticut State Prison during the term ot your natural life.” Bassett was then remanded to jail. The jury stood on the first ballot nine to three in favor of the sec- oud degree; on the second ballot they stood eleven 0 one. Bassett’s counsel think there is no possibility of hisbeing granted a new trial. He seems to be per- fectly resigned to his fate. MRS, AI&XANDER'S STATEMENT. ‘The following paper was written by Mrs. Alexan- der, the chief witness against Frank Bassett on his trial for the munler of Weinbecker, in| which crime she was an associate, and for which she is under sentence of imprisonment for lite. It was composed during her attendance at the trial and de- livered to her late counsel soon after the jury found Bassett guilty of murder in the second degree :— Every period of life his its privileges. All yomen that pass thirty years of age are not disreputavle creatures ax some people picture, I have had to sit and hear myseir abased most shamefully, lied about, aud I dare ot defend myself, ‘This law business the past I have exper.enced is so unjust, so cruel and unfeeling as to misconstrue every act ot mine, This law that claims to be just in all” things allows Frank Bassett ani his family to rob me my house of ail my earthly goods, things doubly eudeared to me tor the sake of the givers that are now dead, L worked hard to keep them together for twenty years. ‘The law ignores my heartache at the loss of what I hold dear next to liberty. Is there no law for houseb: eak- ing and robber: Aro i to be punished for what my inermost feeling abhore? [have done more good for suffering humanity in a generous w in my lite than (I'll venture to say of my aye in the State of Connecticut hy am 1 singlod out jor such heartless persecution’ I never was guilty of any of those awtul, disgraceful acts that Was brought against me, Who cau swear before God that I am guilty? Notone. Lwish to state to the public that T have been pictured such a juonster that my heart sinks to almost Lopelesness, 1 do not deserve all this disgrace heaped upon me without — mere: The worst) most sine tul thing tl 1 ever done in my_ lite was to live with that heartless, ungrateful Frank Bassett, As God is my witness, 1 was innocent. Whea l was moving my heat while Frank Lassett was talking I was not looking at him, as I remen- ber; I was only raying, “No, uo; it’s elie.” did not know [ was moving my head at the time, aud it is no wonder, for the past itve month« I have passed y woman | through degradations, sickuess and everything but death, aud tue next act will be death (ft some reform is not made. 1 wish to defend myself. Li this my only way is through the public press, (All papors please copy for tue sake ot domy justice to a down- trodden, persecuted, defenceless Woman.) Firi—1 never said one word to Prank sbout my son-in-law, Tom Baker, or William Clague. 1 never thought of procuring bodies; uever intended to wil- tully aid in any way to obtain them, because [ gave Wp all idea of selling myself and I thought no more about it, ‘Secot—As tor Frank ever being under my control, it is taise, Ho was aiways headstrong and woukd do as he had a imind to or break my furniture, My hav. ing Prank arrested for assault destroying my goods is proof of what L say, Th never kept whiskey in my house, for I ov drink myself, Loduld ‘not have kept it if I had wanted to, for L could not keep even camphor, he always crank it up. He even drank my medicine Ditters away frou me berore I knew it, A GENERAL DENIAL AND PROTEST, Fourth—It is tedious toy everything singly, 80 1 Will usk the public respecttully why Lw teved, when I have tole ruth fron vent up to now, 4s all that hes © and ha that L told one and the same si Now, when IT have proved that truth ail the way, th mag why am not believed on allas well as par say my word js entitled to respect more than Prank Bassett, L have honor, Lai a generous, good principled, too much abu: woman. Ail that kept me living with him so was gratitude, & didn't forget his kindne me When L Was so sick six weeks, for when I would ever peak about loayiy Frank he would twit me of ingratitude, and that is not in my composition. O woman! why do you not stand up for your own sex? Why allow me to be so meretlessly abused? ¢ xt ine repeat it | Have humane duties, humane rights, human brotherhood all died out of Bridgeport? Have your hearts all turned to stone? 1 truthfully repeat now, ail that Bassett and his family swore to against me is a lie, wilful, ot the deepestdye. They bave an object in view for Dlackening my character. Hut if the truth is told avout me Lhave nothing to fear from the public sentime Way am 1 thus ruthlessly misrepre- seuted to the public’ never have been guilty of a misdemeanor, If it is such an unpardonable sin for a ive With Drank Sassett unmarried ‘ause Tam under sa obligation to him for nursing me 9 into life once, why is more than half of Bridgeport letto run st large and only poor me shut up in prison? I have never done any worse than that in word, thought or deed. fam imprisoned on merely a bare supposition. What credit can there be at- tached to such a law? A harmless, inoffensive woman is cast into prison for saving her own lita and exposing a crime, while housebreakers are lot te go at large and enj her ill got gains. UN. PORTERS, I unkiud, cruel reporters of the New York papers. My own countrymen, of my birthplace, unjustly use insulting purases against me without knowing it I really deserve such; without first finding out truth, before adding to my already crushed heart, The stone that is thrown at another will rebound on the one that throws it. God is good, His word has been my only comfort all throu, persecutions. I have told the truth and I fear noth- ing, for my conscience is clear in the sight of God, our true judge, aud He is the one 1 am trying not to offend. Lam now and have been all along ridiculed because I pray. I sometimes wonder if this part of the world is civilized. Iam in need of humane, hearttelt sympathy. The brute creation sympathises with one another. Not one can fecuse me of any wrongdoing it the truth is told aboutime. I defy thom. Why am 1 so abused in the land of my fore- fathers? Is this the reward of a revolutionary hero? Flesh and Blood to be unjustly punished for what another done? Taam ruthlessly torn from support- ing my aged mother, kept from helping my invalid sister and from giving motherly counsel to my two fatherless daughters that are poorly married. “God Lelp us all” is my daily prayer. Gop AND THE PRESS. I have had false witnesses brought against me. All the Bassett family swore falsely against me, and T here for the last time try to make my unhappy situation known inits true light. The Most High Power over all and the daily Press is all that is left to help me, and may the Press do by me as they wish to be done by! Justice is all I ask. AN APPEAL FOR SYMPATHY. I here appeal to the Christian public for their prayers and influence. I yoapectindiy ao she Oi tian Association to pray for ine and my loved ones, my poor mother, my only sisters sick and for all I know helpless, and my two dear children, that need me so sadly. I have faith in prayer; it is all the comfort I get; I appeal to the true Christian heart for aid, for strength and for justice to see me restored to my loved ones while I can yet help them, tor my health is tailing, and un- less I get my dom soon I shall be past helping myself or oth Oh, ye Christian mothers, feel for me, pray for me and visit me when you can. I am an innocent woman, and I am not afraid to call the great, all merciful and just God to witness what I say. My statement is true. Frank Bassett alone done that murder. Those three articles I was compeliea to hand to Frank through fear of losing my life was all the hand I had in it. One may as well submit to be murdered as to save their lite and be cast into prison as long as life shall last for obeying the first woof nature—self-preservation. I am not the heartless, degraded creature my enemies try to make me, but I have faith that in time Ishall have my rights. I truly think Iam not used a the means of « reform to a certuin extent by an all wise, all seeing ruler, and to better do my work I must suffer as our Saviour did, so to arrive at a true reform based on a Christian foundation. More than this I am not at liberty to tell now; but in God's own time he will open the way for me. Because, if I had been guilty of any crime whatever (barring adultery with Frank Bassett) I could not complain at my lot; but I am not guilty, and on that I build my hopes. Here I wish to say that my heart and mind condemned me for living unmarried with Frank Bassett, so that Iasked Frank to allow me to have my own way and keep a separate bed, so he had a bed made by the side of mine in my room, He was so jealous of me he would not sleep in another room. My modesty will be rudely jested over, I am well aware of, but this awful false position in which I am placed compels me to tell the unvarnished truth so that I may be seen as I am and not as [ aim represented. Lwould not change places witifmy enemies (the false witnesses) although T now suffer so cruelly from unjust imprisonment. My mind is free from self-condemnation, a tor ture they must suffer mght and day for raising their voices against au innocent woman. ‘They know nothing about only heresay. The day is coming when I will not onely stand iv my true light, but I willhelp those unable to help themselves. I ‘ofthe Christian aguin ask an mterest in the pray public tor myself and my family. With respect, I submit this, my true fealing, to the public press ‘of the United States. ‘This is my onely means of vin- dicating myself in the eyes of the world. Retribu- tion will overtake my Enemys in time. “Vengence is mine sayth the Lord, I will repa, PALMERO'S PETITION. An effort is being made to secure the discharge of Louis Palmero, the Italian who on Sunday last, it ia charged, killed John Schuetzer, the German butcher, by stabbing him with a pair of scissors at the corner of 107th street and Third avenue. Application was made yesterday to Judge Donohue in Supreme Court, Chambers, by William F. Kintzing, counsel for tho accused, tor a writ of habeas corpus in his behalf, In the petition asking for the writ Palmero avers his innocence of the crime and claims that he is illegally restrained of his liberty. The writ was granted and made returnable to-morrow, when the case will come up for a hearing. SENOR ESTEVANEZ. Mr. N, Estevanez, who arrived in this city yester- ay, was called upon by a Henacp reporter yester- day afternoon and questioned as to a report that was current that he intended to give material aid to the Cuban cause. he had come here on any such mission. Ho denied most emphatically that “Lwas astonished to hea! said he, “that 1 had come to America with the absurd purpose of helping the Cuban insurgents. I was not met on my arrival, @@ erroneously reported, by ‘distinguished Cubans;” in fact, I was hot met by any Cubans, I want the Ameri- cau people to uuderstaid that I could not do any- thing against my own country. I beiong to a politi- cal party whose,idea, as far as Cuba is concerned, is island ought to be one of the Spanish fed- ATRIC S DAY PARADE ‘The convention of the various Irish societies hae at last decided upon the officers of the parade that im to take place on St. Patrick’s Day, Mr. James Hag» gerty, of Division No. 7, Ancient Order of Hibernians, has been elected grand marshal; Mr. John McCabe, of the St. James’ Young Men's Society, first aid, and Mr. Thomas Moffat, third aid. The aids to the grand marshal are Patrick Gibney, John Brennan, Patrick «erly, Daniel Dillon and Terence Reilly The line of march of the parade decided upon, which, however, is subject to the confirmation of the Board of Police, is ax follows :— Starting from Twenty-third street, the procession to march down First avenue to Second street, thro Second street to the Bowery, down the Bowery Canal street, through Canal street to Centre street, and thence to the City Hall, where the military and civic societies in line will be reviewed by His Honor the Mayor and the Common Council, The procession will then go up Broadway to Fourteenth street, around the Washington Monument, through Four- teenth street to Seventh avenue, up Seventh avenue to Twenty-fourth street, to Madison square, where the societies will dispera THAT “STRANGE STORY.” To rae Eprror or tar Hrmanp:— Well knowing that the Hemanp is incapable of in- tentionally injuring any one, aud much less detract > ing trom the character of those who are not present to defend themselves, 1 beg you to insert the follow= ing correction of a report in your journal of to-day howled “A Strange Story."’ The statements therein contained, mainly based on the assertion of a self- confessed felon, James Coyne, do great injustice to several partis. but most particularly to my absent friend, Mr. Charles Berthelot, son of the distin« Canadian judge of that name, in attempting rive his relations with one W. A. Campbell, adopted sou of Mr. Workman, of Montreal. The facts case, all of which I know personally, are simp! it least four ye ago young Campbell, out of @ boyish freak, le’t home aud came to New York, Mr. Berthelot, then in the employ of Workman, being known ‘as a companion of the fugitive, was solicited by bis emple fo return home. ile accu mercenary motives, but from disinte ship for all partic: to follow and induce hire pted the mission, not from rested friend- and was #0 siceessful that he thanks of Mr. Workman, but nto in his employment for » Berthelot saw fit to re personal ruatters, and while here—in November last, 1 believe—wae’ surprised by @ visit from the same Mr. Campbell, The interview was a short aud common- place one, and Campbell de parted, we it suubsequentl: appeared, for Baltimore and enlisted im the United Staton ny. Between Mr. Berthelot and “r any relationship or even passi either in Canada ot this city. No Now York at the time described and led an impecunious lite for a short time with adinn asKociates, BL, TALL ‘3 o. 18 Nona WiLciaM Street, New Yous, Mare , 1879. VINDICATION OF REV, 'T. T. KENDRICK, New York, March 1, 1879, To rak Evrron or tar Heap: — In yout issue of Pebrucry 14, by telegraph trom Annapolis, Md., you announced tow v. Tenis Titus Kendrick, ingratiating himeelf into my good graces, fraudulently obtained my name to his (Kendrick’s) note tor &e. tu justice to Rev, Mr. T. 1. Kendrick, permit mo to say that he never asked me to indorse a note for him, nor did I ever do 80. My social position «nd busioss relations with the Re T. Kendrick Lave bown peasant and en. tirely isfactory to me, With the exeeption of the grand tempe: p movement, | dewounce the Whole statement ax false and untrue. Trusting this may find @ piace im your next issue, L your obedient servant, DAVID S. CAPRUS, ot Annapolis, Md,