The Sun (New York) Newspaper, April 28, 1870, Page 1

S THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR WR, TWEED'S CONVENTION. cord to the Kings county delegation that much, Mi Rager, of Onondaga, named Homer A. Nolaon. A Jotter was rend from Mr. Nelson declining « nomina- tion. Mr. O'Gorman spoke in behalf of the nonsina- tion of Mr. Rapatio of New York. ‘The Convention then proceeded to nominate the four candidates for Associates. Martin Grover of Allesany, Willian F. Allen of Osworo, Charies A. —_—_— ff nUrét DEMOCRACY now Br. GRAND SACHEM, - Bie Jndee Connotly’s Big Walk—Sanford Re allo ‘of New York, Rafis W. Peckham of Al- Charch Out of Hoffinnn's Way—Speock of | Lavy, were nominated,’ The voto stood as follows: abe Hon, Samnel J. ident ge Alan «Aarti we aries As eck HWwinneti Tad Hutu W. Peckham Nominated for | Groyue ss ccc mje Judges of the Conrt of Appeals, A motion was made by Gen. Thayor, that the first ‘Hocursrea, April 22d.—Immediately after the fe ment of the Legislature, Mr, Peter B. Sweeney, # d Smits, Senators Creamer, Tom Fields, and a legion of four named of those having the Wighest votes be unanimously nominated; which wos carried amid applause. BXDORSING THE HONESTY OF THE PARTY, Mr. Kernan offered the following resolutions: . f , red a palace on Rew York el het tbernsot Resolved. That white we doom tt improper in a prety Wha New York Coutral Katirvond, and started at mid- | yadieiaConventon to bat forth pple ot halteal : . od | Drincipios, pet we nna filing, ocenaion to for Rochester, When the tenia had procee Clare {nat the high mission of the Democratic Natty hee ® en miles 1t Was ascertained for the first time | been. 4 is, to maintals nd uphold # fearless and in- btu to the Constitution, and Jostlee : and that, fajtutal to corripuble Judiciary, that Dix Jud. © Michael Connolly was not on board, fre tthe ih“ Evcons Durnin at once accounted for bis absence nistion, wo present {9 the electors of, the Stato the Dy os he had left the Big Judge at the sap- | the sererest standard of juaselal tiv, of Juaielit \ntoerity and and ntted to eurtal olevate Mighest Court, strengthen It ae 1b totton, and of the lverties of citizens. ‘The resolutions were adopted without dissent, CHOKING OFF A RURAL DEMOCRAT, The Convention broke ap while Mr. Van Allon, of character of 0: jark of Uhe Const table in the Delavan House, and that ho stated Baxt_ be bad determined to walk all the way to Ro ae {ng quite confident he would reach Qhere before the train arrived, Q JODOR CONNOLLY BEATS THE TRatN. ro party were about equally divided in opinion | Scheyler, was attempting to offer a series of resdta &s to whether the Big Judge could accomplish this Hone, the, stoma? 08 ee fare neers extrnordinary feat, ‘The majority, however, anbest- Asungly osserted that the Big Judge would certainly Aeop bis word, This morning, about 10 o'clock, s the train crossed the bridge over the Genesee the stalwart person of the Big Judge was espied mplating the falls, Ho had beaten the train by Gitoen minutes, and said he never felt so hearty Tho crowd proceeded in Powe yh ‘an adjonrnment before Van Allen suc conded ta having hie resoletions read. ps Fielis was the person who gagged him by making ‘motion to adjourn sine die, which was carried. THAT TUR TICKET 18 A STRONG ONR there can be no doubt, but it fs quite evident that the object of the Tammany leadera in nominatl Sanford B. Churgh was to got him out of t) way in tho next |, Sonatorial, and Pres- pad strong in his life, idential races, Mr. Charch, in the opinion of Tam- pouches to tue Osborn House, many, was the only man whom HoGinan might fear, _ o TWEED AMD SWERNY AT Wonk. | A-cancus of the New York delegation was held Bhortly afterward, and it was unanimously agreed that the twenty-one votos of the delogation should cast by Senator Tweed for Sanford E. Charch Onief Justice of the Court of Appeals, and for Charles A. Rapollo of New York, Wm. ¥. Allen of swrogo, Martin Grover of Al and Rufas W. eckham of Albany, for A: Tastices. ‘The the Court of Appeal: inpolitteally out of the way. Hettnen road before him now, so far at least 210 JUDGE CONNOLLY ABOUT TO WALK TO WaW FORK. Mosars. Sweeny, Tweed @ Co. return to New York to-night perfectly satisfled with their success. ae noly las not yet made ap bis mind ther he will walk back to New York or ride. TUR REPUBLICAN CONVENTION. orval before the’ Conven ot was spent the Tammany leaders in receiving delogates hom | A large crowd of Republicans have arrived! by the e rural districts, whom persuaded by some { evening trains to the biiean Convention earns OF aan ~~, for ine, Seameay tyetet, Pg ag Rave arevs, ten Murphy Angeotes he Ri t ‘ever, and aac: | L. Brown, Oakey rtner. if Sued Ih securing n tajoriy vole for thalt canal. | Depew, Macchiatein Husted, Bea and. other coded In secaring jates oa before the Convention assembled. At alf-past 12 Corinthian Hall, where the Convention wet, was filled to its utmost , county An tho State, excepting Rockland, was Dented. The Convention was composed nly Fiawyers, and those gentlomen, as ts their custom. Iked the laymen ont of all At hal Mr, Samuel J. Tilden, Chairman of the Democratic the jnaries. Tt is proba- Sin or i, ral eh Jastices Bite Central Committee, stepped upon the platform, oerats at the next election is expressed. SOL. ed, in calling the Convention to order, spoke as a ows: AN ENGLEWOOD MYSTERY. ERCH OF TIE WON, SAMURE J. TILDEN, patho FruLow-Crrizews AWD DELEOATER—The Convention Lic YOU ATS AbOUt Lo form Wil be among the most a within this Stato. Murder Oat fA Man Found near En- atewood with Bis Throat Cat—The Vigi- ra toconetitate ou Mehest court of Justice, and for 8 nta after the Sapposed Murderer. io! which Will extead Oeyond the ves of tis mem: | On the evening of the 14th inst. ® party of ho shall it to yetice, The Chief Ji ‘end the Wis you are tohomipete, i yow the host mannor posalble, tf you appeal to the pinion of the profession’ and of the people as ladies and gentlomen, who were walking meross the meadows on the Hackensack side of Rnelewood, N. J., heard cries proceeding from a distance, as if ugly ae he Will cheer. rtiiot iene dhe duty which” the Benterate | from one tm distress, Indeed, rome of the arty iy lave commirstoned yow ts perform, not for them: | fancied that they heard Fe ‘+ ouly, but for all the people, faa onies oF weLP! ueeel! As the appeal @oon ceased, tire party thought no more of the circumstance, and proceeded home- ward. On Friday evening the mystery of the erios was explained. A workman returning to Eagiowood, ews, The State whore Mnpreme jnaieature yor are to on: he large: cof all thoke grest commonwealth mpose cur American Union. ty four mihio ater popalation than were embrnoed te the s thet on Myo Matesmen of Gi rt ‘Phe teasesetions © Feeome aector than the witd Y [ihe te | Jase at dusk, saw aman lying in the wet part of the tne people of ts State of New meadow, near the Pock creek, but either throagh pele Up Julerests, the pro) . ust | timidity, or because he was hurrying d . and eurpecting some foul play, he revis itis pret GOR VEEL MAAS | coat “and food to bis horror thek' the man be bed dead, and so fur decomposed as to be an- He was lying on his side, bis throat to ear with a horrible gash whieh had almost severed the heed from the trunk. Mr. Sqnire Miller, of Enzlewood, was at once in- formed of the uffir and took choree of toe body, seen ung, 17 FIERY TID OF CIVIL WAR 1 over ne Fwent over the Whole land. {us the priceless boon thas Reverthe ers aliwoat dy Mr. Miller, who is Coroner for the district, at firs. c Sof onr rocial fabrte. {Appinuse.) | attributed the death to suicide, but whon the news “ Very where Weanened respect for cousututious | of the finding of the body spread through the town, * awe members of the party who bad heard te cries for VENALITT IN PUDLIC TRUSTS, help on the 14th instant came forward aud wstided fehed reapect for Loe Judieary, and atendeney | to the fhet, which mae the case assume a much f the ad wioiof justice. Ittsatanen | darker appearance, ® and under such cl:cumetanc ‘The corpse was that of a man, say 40 years of age. i Vas to form the hilehe Fle was well dressed, and Ais attire showed but at tee ce little disarrangement, A valuable Lreastpla Was found on his shirt front, and in one of his vest pork in an eta were Ga cents in currency andl ponnios, Hix or son Of LM46 is con | pocket handkerchies was marked " Morris," bu at tle pouke opinion | the Christian mane was 40 faint as to be tliezible. Profreaion end the po Mr. Squire Muiler impanelled a jury and ad. cha Ay O fonare. ee journed the inquest until fuesday next, in order to bean tnade ia’ the Covrt ot. Appeals Ne Ki " will be. reeognt . rat on de yw of the collection of evidence by tlie Koglowoud het of that’ bew organization — y “grid THE CHAMPION BURGLAR, antry of which eof New York is in a very large ‘ant integral part ofthe United ry, an empire in itself, In ad: es to this work, Ttrdat and relieve, At) Ou will perform your duty worthily of He is Wau Clemency to Penusylvanin oe Justice, The notorious burglar Ellis w fore Justice Cox, in the deflerson Market Police Court, yesterday morning, upon a charge of burgtary preferred by Simon Migal, of @ Kast Fittoouth street, ‘The burgtary was committed on the 2th of GUNAT TRADITIONS OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTE. Ir that pettod terior to the formation of the € Con Aitntion an iivere 6a upon the bench of this its periew wrista, who herfonpey ther ot onty with Intelligence and ability + Vader H arraigned be- jocraue party have ‘® serio of Atstini opie, OF thie. Bt eres Cea ‘one of Ww soln the Court of A ec ert We ean ‘point to the anorand Jewett. and. Krone focling of last Jauaory, He was $50,000 worth of jewelry in was’ apprehended by five of Pinkerton’ tectives from Philadelphia afier # desperate struggle on Wednesday afternoon, upon the charge of attempting to steal $400,000 worth of se curitios froma banking house in Philade!phia, A requisition from the Governor of Penns a signed by Gov. Hoffman, was presented to Justice Cox, who decided to hold Ellis om the charge o! Durglary, Mr, Migal made Lis complaint, accusing Ellis with the theft of $50,000 worth of jewelry. Elis pleaded galley, stating he woul sooner 1 term this State ‘than in Penusylvauia, Hoe was com- mitted apd bail refused, When Klis woe taken down ¢o Prison his Counsel served ow tho keopers, Mesare, Smith and Ciarman a writ of habeas corpus to produce Ellis before Judge Brady at the Supreme Court Chaw2ers this morning ut 10 o'clock. charged with stealing this city, ae ADSOLOTRLY PORR, Aetelticent, worthy of the position which we occupy tn om, ail AMONE the people of the ofril- world. (Ay plaice} ‘The Conveution will. T trust, nin nadonbtingly believe, piace mpon the ticket the Henies of men Who Will command pubite confidence Siucrever they are known, witnout respect to party di Sisloae [eherrs) who wit hold high the standard of Wea) excellence, and. wil hold hizh Its sense of that ritsry whieh they will be called upon to perform overnment constituted as ours is, HIRAM GRAY OF CHEMUNG PRESIDENT, Mr. Tila coneluded by nominating the Hon, bay - rll Yorn Gray of Chemung for President of the The Bal Bat. (iveotion, Mr, Gray, who isn old man, intak- | ‘The National Association of Junior Base Ball ie he chair thanked the Convention for the honor Players mot last nicht at the Empire Rooms, Jersey conerred upow him, and declared that be had al- City, and adopted rules to govern their play. Dele Src teen h Democrat from the time he casthis | gatos were presont from New York, Brooklyn, Troy, | leading man atnong his race, He was before the Re fist vote which wwe tor Awdrew Jackton as Presi. | Sersey City’ Boson, aud Piladvipbia clube, ands | construction Committeo in connection with the re (7° she United: States, ACthe ‘mention of Oid | Co naittee was appointed to select a grown’ upon | coustruction of Viruinis fi". :)'s ame. round of loud applause followed, | Munhattan Island for the play of New York city | | Mr. 8. Dugger was a Republican member of the * ed for some moments. Mr. E. O. Perrin, and subarban clnbs. The Association consists of | House of legates, and was trom Brunswick © Gierus county, present Clerk of the Court of | young men under age, Wm. Ul Kelly, Jr., is the | county, ry who ofetated as Secretary at the last | President, ‘Ainong the wounded was H, H, Wells, Ex Govern- iy In niocratie Convention, waa elocted Becre: | Tho Tuitic and Bailey Clab, of Brooklyn, was de- | or, lormerly of Michigan, aud was in’ conimand of 4; Lue \ollowing officers were appointed : clared to be the jan Club for the present, to } the detences at Washington, south of the Potomac, ; whom tho sliver prize Was awarded, und agulast | He was appointed by Gen, Bebolield ws Militiry Mdina puta Whom the other Clubs mast contend, Governor of Virginia, and was detented nt the lute A | District—Magnus Gross and Michael plese silted ll | elgetion baytne, present Governor, Mr, Walker Mr, ft. K. gaiyton wes one of the pronrictors of Pa 4) District—Robert 8, Mart and John ra to Surrender. the Hichinond MRapaich, and was elected by the City , > As Pari Counell. nidor the new enabling act, to suce : si Distrtet—A. C, Niven and P. A, Par iby Hedda ice aneil, wider the p é ueceed Mr contest continues. font * OL Dietriet—Dantel Megoon.< ground, The parties controtiing the a Dini ¥ W. Hubbard. Louisisna, Mistiesippi!, and New Orleans ro . So) Joa, Valret—Henry Ik, Mygatt nd Toba J. | jesced, andalogted « Board of Directors, with HL, 8. Tet vanes McComb, Prosiient, c ‘dicta! Dittriet—MeNiol Seymour ane H. O. | “Prosident Beauregard and the old Board refuse to surrender, und have been enjoined by the Kilth Dis- trict Court from hindering the MeComb party from administering and directing the affairs of the Com: pany. aii Mayor O'Hall © Treatment of the Ger- man Democracy. 4) District—Hirem E, Sickles and EB. W When the name of MG JUDGR CONNOLLY, Vice-Prosiaents, was. fe platform, made W of, he nimbly bow to the an 3 Gr ok an trom ehuir Ny comstray Alarge mecting of German Democrats was Pd his immerse weight, | After a contested | had last night in 609 Second avenue, when a Ci 9 ‘cara county was disposed of, Gran! | mittee was appointed to draw up a protest and d § rose auc t the Conyes Mayor Hall's pase neglect poring ¢ ved to pomt ustice of the Jemont in bis late appointments, Five be iyeals. Somebody asked tf an informal | dologates were appoint the General Committee 0 first taken P which meets next Fri 4 ra jie Mr. Tweed; “informal ballots are podbean sats TWekD HAS His WAY. 6 Qnill Drivt r O'Gorman, then ¥7.—Uov, Hoffman will hear c » Leuolf of the New York delegati " Hie Arcade qe aud Hong Inland c vu! the \s. His nowt o varier bills next ‘od day. le hus w ‘ yor! the Court Of APPeate ctcraan, | Senate bills be'ore flim, and will consider exch {n oF t spoke la for of tho selection of Judge | their order. Ho ts signiig tem rapidly, end means G 1. Constock, Of Onondaga, whose name was | bo got Uarough in Len days, y ived with applanse, Sanford EB. Church - eR }~ hem nated on the first ballot by 4 yore of 77 (0.0 | Rxcnpe from the New Jeracy Stnte Prison, H he F. Comstock. Mr, Charch's noml- |“ qagwrox, N. J., April 9¥7.—Andrew McGregor, , Made Gpapmonh, who was sentenced for ten years from Hssex coun: Swern counter | ty, three of which he had serve, e-caped from Ul Late Prison this afternoon at 4 o'clock. Me was at work in tho new wing, and opened the tron doo:, Communicating Wish tho strect, Wilh a pleco of wire! © Convention them pi ed to nominate Asso- Mr. Tweed nominated, on bell! Assovinte’ Judi mr. C1 dW. TC San vote against the [tall vil) Commor is considering the ques: Pe eho Marry bts deveacod wilw's sister or 20%. ‘The Mordauvt divorce case cama ‘np nenin yester: ny in the Londoe Courts, A siay of proceedings was ennlied for oy tne reavoudeat |, of Saratoga. Mr. Milispnngh, of |. Winteld, of Oran omiinated Charles e ‘ v York delegation, Charles A. Rapallo, Mr, >: Cora of Alteauy, gamed Martin Grover, of | FLASHES FROM THE OCKAN CABLES, {anys Mr. Dayton, OF Oxwozo, med W tim parain akaay cD, Of Osweke,” Mr, Hardead Slater, bared Rutus We Peckbece, of iene Me. fiom: | Bismark le conveloscent, | aaa piroys of dressed the Convertion for Judge | ,, The out ist tho Jews in the Danubian col C, Masten, and against Judge Grover,as one | Principal sf ‘Baratoge, ‘The Austrien and 1 inn Bishops are going to r 0 FT b han said the Kings county delegation were (Lv fees the powiwauian of Mr. Winflaid in vluce ‘ir. Kapailo, He wad, as she New York delogution 4 uiade its ight in Dehall of Sanford E, Churety thought it ne more than lair has thew hh ate i NEW RICHMOND IN MOURNING. — TWENIY MEMBERS OF THE FINGINTA LEGISLATURE KILLED, povktwenrtary A Floor in the State House Gt Two Handred Persons Killed ed-Narrow Escape of Gov. Walker-Ex> Gov. Wells Woundbd, City Assensor Scho- field, Gen, Wilcox, and Fifty Others Dead —Buxinows Saspended—A Scene of Horror Weep’ Ricumonn, April 27.—This city was this morn- ing the sceno of a frichtfnl catastrophe, which was Attended with fearfal loss of life and limb. About 11 o'clock this morning the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia was crowded with eminent citizens and many local politicians, and a great Many of tho public at large, who were drawn there by curiosity to hear the resnit of the late hearing of the question of tho Mayoralty of Richmond. The friends of Mesers, Ellyson and Chahoon, who com: prise the prominent Republicans and Conservatives of the chy, bad assombled to hear the decision which it was expected would be given to-day. Among the nuny PROMINENT MEN PRESENT were Ex-Goy. | Wells, ExCongreteman Nelson, Judge John A. Morediti, Patrick H. Aylett, Ex-U. 8. District Attorney for tits distriet, Bx-U, 8, Dis- trict Attorney L. H. Chandier, and othora, ‘THE GALLERY FALLS. At 11 o'clock the gallery of the fcoart room, which ‘wos crowded, fell in, ‘The floor followed, and de- soonded thirty feet to the floor below. which was the floor of the House of Delegates of Virginia, on Which some few of the members of © caucus were waiting. ‘There was a general ernsh of all the tim- vers, and the falling of tho inelde walls. ‘THE LIST OF KILLED, ‘Tho foNowing persons were killed: Patrick 1. Aylett, Capt. Charters, Chief of the Fire Brigade; 8. M. Schofield, City Assessor, and brother of Gen. Schofield, late Secretary of War; Doctor J. 3. Brock, editor of the Richmond Bnguirer; Julius A. Hobson, City Collector; 8. Dagger, member of the House of Delegates ; T. A. Brewis, commission mer- chant of Alexandria; Samuel Eaton, of Boston, Mass., and former theatrical manager of the Boston Theatre; Powhatan Roberts, Commissioner in Chaneory of the Court of Common Pleas; James A. Biamire, of Berlin, Prossia; J. 8, Burnham, of Syr- acuse, N. Y; M. P. Howard, lawyer; Ash. Wil- liams, morebant; J. W. D. Biand, colored, Senator from Prince Edward; J. Watson, merchant, of Danville; Thos. H. Wileox, ex-Confoderate Gene- rul; Sami. H. Haviston, wealthy land holder, of Henry county ; Chas. J. Grinnan, of Washington, D. C; Robs. H. Maury, Jr., land agent; Edward Ward, of Engtand; Wm. H. Davis, coal merchant; Jolin Robertson (colored), Baptist minister ; Col. Prichig- new Woolfolk; T. H. Foley, Deputy United States Marshal; W. B. Raudolph, of Now York; R. B. Bradshaw, grocer ; and thirty-three others, among Captoin, one Sergeant, and nine privates of the police, wlio were on duty in the building. AMONG THR WoUNDED ‘wore ox-Gov, Wells, ribs broken “and otherwise in- ternally injured ; Mo). A. K. Ellyson, siixhtly ; Maj, Chahoon, slightly ; L. H. Chandler, Judge Jno. A. Meredith, Jas. Neeson, John Howard, Rush Bur. goes, Collector of the District; Wi. ©. Dunbam, Agent of the Virginia and New York Steamship Lino ; the Hon. Thos. 8. Bocock, ex-Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, tog ampu- tated ; Gen. M. D. Corse, ox-Major-Gencral Confed: erate army ; Col. George W. Brent,of Alexandria; Capt. George W. Alien, Port Wanton W.C. Kiam, ‘spoper correspondent and broker; Thomas 8. Baldwin, merchant from Newark, N. J.; W.D. Chesterman, of tie Petersburg Znder; William "Hl. Sopher, merchant of Baltimore, and about OXE HUNDRED OTH Direetty ofter the disaster occurred the fire-alarm was used to give notice, and the hook and ladder companies of the city repaired at once to the scen A cordon of police was drawm around the bulldi and the Indders were thrown up to the windows, For three bours the scene was full of or Minute after minute there appeared swinging out bya rope tied around tho middie the bedy of some popular favorite, who, aftor bel swung upon the top of the shoulders of one of the Fire Brigade, MANGLED AND DEAD, was broucht dows the ladder into the green of the public park, where it was instantly eurrounded by two or three thousand of those who had gathered to recognize the slain, The pack was filled with anx fous, Weeping women and anxious men until two o'clock, when the last victim was drawn from the building. After this the police closed the park and refused admittance to any one, the bodies of the dead having been sect ont. A CITY IN MOURNING, All the stores in the city were closed and placards put upon the doors, “Closed in consequence of the disaster at the Capitol No more business was done daring the day, To-night meetings were held of members of the Press Association, members of the lute militery organisations, members of the bar, and of the citizens generally, To-morrow will be observed as a day of general mourning. rue vicTiMs. Wasutxaron, April 27—A gentleman of Rich- mond, now here, gives the following particulars of some of the persons who were killed in the calamity Patrick Henry Avleit was fornerly a Confederate States District Attorney, and since has been one of the editors of the raminer and Anguirer, He was the greatgranason of Patrick Henry, of Revolu tionary fame. Edwin M. Schofield is the youngest brother of Major-Genoral Schofield, He was a United States army officer during tae w: nd was appointed by the Military Commander, as Assessor of the city of Richmond, Julins A. Hodson was an old citizan of Ricamond, und for the past ten years bas boon City Collector. Mr, Powhatan Roberts is anative of Virginia, anc one of tho leading members of tho bar. Mr, J. W. D, Bland (colored), benator from Prince Edward county, was aman of much ability and a Cahoon as Mayor of Iieunond, Mr. George Catoon, formerly of Pennsylvania, wus appointed by Gen’ Schotield Mayor of Kich mond, ‘The contest for the Mayorslity betweon these iwo uentiemen, Was the occasion of the densely crowded court room, Mr. L. H, Chandier, of Norfolk, formerly from Maine, was United states District Atorney for Virginia, unt July las!, ond since the war was od member of the United States Congress from the Norfolk disirict, but wax uot admitted to a seat He has recently Lovu a p.rctising lawyer, and well known at the North us a standing pubiic spe rehall of the f dential canvass. publican party duriug the late ¥ Mr, John H. Meredith was formerly Jud Circuit Conrt for Richmond, He was 107 Gen, Schoficid, He was tne leading counsel for Biyson Mr. James Neeson, formerly of West was a member of the Contedcrate Legists late Assistant United States District Attorney, und was aesociate counsel for Ellyson, Mr. John Loward ts owe of the lending lawyers 0! Richmond Mr. Wiliiom ©, Dunham ts sgent of the Old Do- pinion Steal Company. Mr. Thouas S. Bocock, formerly member of the United States Congross, aud epponent of Mr, man for the Sporkership, was Speaker of th vee, aad is now practicing law at Col, GW General to ¢ Mr. Kush enue for Richmond, Brent, of Alexandria, wns Avjwtant n.d Jobpeon’ during the war Burgess is Collector of lnterput Kev Mr. WD. Chesternian fs connected with th Richmond Miguirer us a report A private telegram from Richmond soya that the Court was about tatteliver tis opinion in favor of Mr, Kilyon, one ol the Judges dissenuny, ay the Hor fell - —— OnlTUaRny, —_ Geo. W Messenger, an ex-Akleramin and valuod eit.zn oF we fw of apoplexy. YORK, THURSDAY, APRIL 2HE EIGHTH WARD MURDER, —— The Voluntary Surrender of Philip Cooney— Ho is Interviewed by 0 Sun Reporter—He Denies the Murder—Says the Knife Itself Into O'Day's Side Accidentally, For the past few days Superintendent Jonraan has been activety ongge’ in the search for Pall Cooney, the reputed murderer of Dave O Day on Sunday morning last. Cooney knew that a warrant was out for him, and, fecling confident of his tnno- coneo, rather than be hunted down ho last evening, turrondered himeolf to the Superindent at his houwe in Prince stroot, and was taken to Police Hend- quarters, When the Supertntondent arrived at the Contrat OMce with his prisoner, ho found city Judge Bote ford and Justice Dowling waiting for him on other Dusiness, Cooney, therofore, eent at once for his corm+ fol, W. P. Howe, Eeq., who put in an enswer that he enid would eatisy any Jory after tho fact had beon thoroughly investigated. Judge Bodford therefore committed the prisoner to the enttody of Superin- tondent Jourdan, to nwait the result of the investi. fation to be held to-day. INTERVIEW Witt THe PhrsownR, The Stx reporter visited Phil. Cooney in his cell at Pollco Meadquarters, Io 1 age, 0 small man, very slight, and about five fect two inches high, He is a boiler maker, And resided at 297 West Thirteenth street, where he has a wife and three children, fe 1s young looking and hns a clear, open countenance, his oye never wavering while tolling his story, how he fell in with O'Day, and the canse, according to his belief, of the infliction of the fatal wound. Ho gave tho whole story clearly and contisely to different persons at different times, never, however, varying in the details, ‘Tho follow. ing 1s an epitome of PHIL, COONRY’S STORY, party about half-past six o'clock on Sanday morning, near Parcells liquot store at the corner of King and Varick streets, and they were all at that time friendly enough together, They wanted to go into Purcoli's, but at that hour the store was not open, and they went round to Barney Clark's, where thoy had drink, All wero friendly at this time, and subse. Quently they returned to Purcell's, and’ again took other drinks, Dave O'Day there offered to fight any ‘ne of the crowd, but reussed to accept the chal- lenge of * Marty Michaels," who took him up, "Old Pop Purcell" thon drove the party oat of his house, when they went to Larry McDermott's, 1 King street, Whore they drank again, HOW THE WOUND WAS INFLICTED, O'Day hore offered to fight Cooney, who told him he was no mateh for him, and did not want to git, hut would rather make {t ap.and in view of doing so, he offered O'Day his hand, bat the latter refused it, White they were talking, Cooney was whittling With his pocket-knife, which eld in hand, Some word O'Day, who threw a ginas at Cooney, which be avoided by ducking.” 0 then ‘struck at Cooney with anotier giass, and cought him by the throat, fasteaing bis hand in the band of his biwe fianne! sbirt, amd partially bok: Asirugsle ensued, daring which they | fell er, and it is supposed by Cooney that the knife In his hand must have entered O'Day having surnek him with it Although closely: Uoned on this point, Cooney did not waver in this part of the story, nor withdraw bis gaze from bis qnestioners. ‘Tho prisoner will be taken by Superintendent Jourdan to-day before the Coroner, —$<—$<—$—<———__— SPANISU LIES ABOUT CUBA. pester areth Demoralization of the Revolutioniate—De- tachmente Surrendering—Hcattercd Bands Wandering through the Country—Gea, Agramente throws up his Command, Havana, April 27.—The Captain-Genoral tele- graphs the following r¢ . “The troopa ‘at Nojare billed thirty insurgents, including two Americans. A detachment ¢! Covoa destroyed a powder mil), !kiilod seven insurgents, and captured Prefect Betancourt, The column un- dePBaudrick has brought in 130 prisoners. Arrobe! detachment from Cuevatas has dered wit Wagon train and store: aro thoroushly disorganized feattered bands withont le c along the consts land. ‘The rebel Gen up his command,” from gramonte les thrown A youne wan pamod Castollanas presenied a d check nt th mish Bunk to-day, The froud was discovered, and the . While at temp! to esea: {the ban’ roof, He is now in 20, Vice-Presi Dullet entering Greece ander the Whip of Miuistry— The D. prensed, Atueys, April 97.—The Greek Government ex- Pressed itself determined to do everything fm its Power to suppress the curse of brigandage through- out the peninsula. Asa preliminary the resignation of Santas, the Minister of 1s been demanded and received, and bis svecessor will be charged to ppire, Bo eter 10 rid Greece or the outlaws. "The Government hoa accepted the tender of assistance on the part of the protectorste. Valvorita has tem- porarily accepted the poritolfo of War, 3 ——— “3 ish Storten, Tavawa, April 27.—According to the Spanish reports. three battalions of the Bpanish forces at- tacked Modesto Dias’ the Macio mous riny tains yesterday. After nive Loure fighting the revo- lutionists were defeated. LOSSES BY FIRE, poanlie-ateds Burting of the New York Watch Company's Factory, Sprixariecn, Mass., April 27.—The large fac- tory of the New York Watch Compans, on Orleam t, in this city, caught Gre this afternoon, from a fective flue, and, with all its delicate and valuable completely destroved. One hun- The a vied as follows: British and Mereantite, of Hartford; Home. of New’ York of Providence, and Fire and Marive, ; and $5,000 exch in the Continencal ‘of New York, and Norwich, of assy Other Losses by Fire. Mr. Rodvers’s barn and stable, tr Wilton, near Mor- were burned ou Taesday bycht. Thomas Pitt's saloon, 82 Marb»t street, Newark, wagy:sterday damaged about $1,060 ; insured. ‘The Conestoga Cork Company's factory, in Lan caster, Pa,, was_hnrnod on Tuesday night, “Low, $80, OW) | insurance, 82/40 Last evening Krutina’s furniture warehouse, 96 and $& Fast Houston street, wae damaged §8,000 on stock mnd 82,80 on building ; insured A fire in the lager beer brewery of Francis Doelger, Pinety-sint set, near Eleventh avenue, early yester day ni 1B, CauUscd a damege of $8,000 ; Ihsnred. Clark's sta machine works, Rochester, furncd on Tuesday night ed in the Bares, were Lore, $40,000; 4usurauce, A fire in the drug store of Dr. Langworthy, 102 Hlceckur ¢troet day. damaged’ the stock to" the extent oF B04 Insured.” The bulging. owned by Ellen Fraweds, wa damaged to the exvont of $1,000, — WASHINGTON GOSSIP, obs sand the Turi coustituied yesterday's Con- Greetoun! topics on is intensely excited over the ap. proaching local election. Gov, Bullock's private expenses ere being looked into by the Senate Judiciary Committee, ecretary Boutwel! proposes the establishment of ‘& Mint Bareau in the Treasury Departinent Commissioner Wells was in conference with the President yesterday oa the subject ot the tari! Mr, W.H, West, Chief Clork of the Treasury De partinent, Will reuire from tuat position the Ure of Alay NEW JERSEY. - Athletes of Newark will play 9 picked nine uk Raifroud will be openet vortisor In the Now dorsoy Standard wants pyiparous Lou.” The Resoites yestorday (oth Of EMEA aeit), 16 60 8. feuted tho Ati Coroner Burns exoverntes Beronrd Longateoct from all blame 0) the drowning of bis Fou Lows: Alvah IY, Rose, who recently eloped tron Newark with two luurticd Wome, Was ALextod 1a Nowark yes: day ted for @500 yesterday near Trenton, fenced * Ole dha" Car pircon ¥ Apa Pare of Now York, ¢ son OF Vii ae Haubothy last ey tis inte Rawarl¢ Of the inte Ger wed v9 ©. & my fea idohs ide, Vhltade piiad, The frneral of Captain Hoxanrer 0} Hexamer battary) too place ¥ FesiWoace te oven sterct, Hop WINE ty aind Gi vis bOBLOLIGE. Or GALE OF CONTE OL CAIZONS. sod tb Gove Churen Comelar about 28 yenrs of The prisonor gaid that be fell in with O'Day's 28, 1870, TWO SHOTS---TWO DEATHS. teem A PHILADELPHIA POLICE OFFICER SHOOTS TWO BULLIES. prov tltg The Resalt ofa Now Netween Two Young Men-A_ Policeman Attempts to Arrest Them-A_ Mtraccle—Blows = Struck—The Officer Bhoots Both of His Antagonists, From the Philadelphia Telegraph. At 1,881 North Second strect resides a family dy the name of Walsh. One of their nnmber, a son named James, aged about 88 yeors, and a plasterer by trade, afor returning froin hts daily Inbor yes terday, spent some time in cultivating » miniature garden which he had formed in the wmall enclosure, called 7a yard, in the rear of his parcnts’ house, 1¢ continued working therein until it became aimost dark, when he entorod the house, changed his eiothing, and started out to obtain’ some little re+ creation, About the time that ho loft hone (ti o'clock) « young man named Murtagh, aged 22 years, whose Parents reside at 2,060 North Fitth street, returned from Germantown, where he had spent the day in dolng somo laboring work. ‘The young man Mur- tagh, at (he age of 16, enlisted In the 1731 Now York Rogiment, ander the clins of John Morrissey, he deviring (o cuter the army, amd he using an wlins to prevent Mik removal therefrom by his futher, who ‘was opposed to his enlistivg. He servod honorably through the Wat, and after being gischarged ro. turned home, Tid parents state that he had not done much Work since his return, but bad just re- geived employment in Germantown, and he and they Were tmatnal!ly Joyous over the fact, After disposing of the meal prepared for him by his mother, he cleansed himsolf, and sallied out for some enjoyment. here he went, or where he spent the evening, is not now known; but be thatas it may, the fact is patent that he inet With Walsh, and both sueceoded, As nil partion admit, in becoming thorouctily incoxi: cated. Home time ‘after midnight, they brought up in the neighborhood of Third erect and Mone gomory avenue, and by their noise and earousings annoyed the whole neighborhood, , The locality is nong of the best. It Is the bonn- dary beiween the Seventeenth ana Nineteenth ‘Wards, und is infested by a gang of young mon who are as dey as they aro devilish in their char- acters. d street, nt this point, is occupied by » number of Irish families of the lower ciass, who in their ignorance screen instead of expose the misdo- ings of the youths that there congregate. think that because trey are ail Democrats that therefore Democratic policemen should not in- torfere with them, and, as x conseqaonce, whenever the officers attempt to arrest any offender they meet with opposition, and oftiimes encounter dangor, ‘Tits. * beat,” to, is what Is termed a double beat, ¢xtending froin Orchard to Beach street, and from Second to Sixth street. For some time past ft has deen in charge of ONecors Patrick Levy and Charles Max, of the Eleventh Distriet foree, doth of whom said to be Pay Last night Max was Teft in sole charge of the “bent,” on acconnt of the death oh father tn New York, and whither gon Abou! if of 1 o'clock this morning Max heard a rompas whilst standing at te cor her of Montgomery avenue and Third street, and supposing It te come from Germantown road, he at ‘once ran in that direction. He soon found. how- over, that he was Toaving the sound, and be retarned, intending to cross over to American street, On Dassing Third street he looked down and saw two jes apparently squabbling. roaebed them , ite Sap ered as ees ea ensued, which resulted im bis drawing bis revolver And shooting both. He did not at the time kuow either of them, but they soon proved to be the two young men mentioned in our openiog. After the shooting they were removed into the house of Ed- ward McDermott, on whore pavement the nffray oc- curred. Martagh died instantly, bet Waish lingered about an hour. ‘The parents of ‘the deconsed being ified, the bodies were removed to their respec- lve residences. The following 1s POLICEMAN CHARLES MAX'S STATEMENT. On receiving the news of the tragedy, Chief Mul- holland, whe was at the Central Btntion, directed Lieut. Pritchard to report tmmedivtely in person, After consultation, Detective Gordon sent to work up. the ouse.‘and he. Fwpaired to the Eleventh District Station, whore be took @ statement Policeman Max, whicl: was substantially ts followe t patrofime his bert atone, an fore 10" he reached ‘and Oxfor: here heard a great noise as of peopl towards Ger. uantown road, think iB that direction, but the further fat ‘om agabe: Teaching "Tir steeet tame aud on ing W two mien low Cotambin nvenie. fcing eaten other, “One ot ein seemed to Lave & revolver In bis haut pointing it tthe owner, AU tis time a woman from overhead exelaimed, «It's apont time seu Fel Mop tiie Dusiice A flied: "Voi cant ecbect mete bah f @ Went the further 1 retraced his steps, mained and ai 1 them away, and bun to Cove with and was tet go frat r was terfere, VM nner.” ap and then 4. Max f his prisoner, who and he Was thrown ant tor iinmediately 5 to the pavement W with the mon Max was ie ody, He finally re: on rezaniug of and Was again rushed upon, when he er Wit If he dared again to appre ach he He caine toward him, when Be crew Mls Tovolver and fired two shots. Both ot them fell to the pavement. Max then rau to Fourth and Berks sireots, where Ftrance policeman, he catted te him to Whe serect. we he had esn compelled to shoot Max and his brother policeman ran down to And found the two men gone. He inquired of several people, who had thelr heads out of wild: Whieh direction the two mon bad gone, and roestved am auswer One of them is here.” He applied for ad- inisaion and 4. "fe then directed. te police man to ren while he Could Obta\n the wssist- ance of o men. Lt he came across Policeman djolved that of Max They returned nd Worg Again ref nu lssion, Max en (0 Liews, Pritchard at the station the par: Hoeulare of the aftray,’ Ho was directed to patrol ihe heat of Bird, whom he war to notify to bat up the it lars.’ Ehortly alter he serurned to the station edd himself into custody, stating that both Of the men Were dead. He was then in ‘ad Is at present at the Eleventh Disteic THE OTHRR SIDE, As in all similar cases, there are two sides of the story to be told. ‘This morning we visited the lo J after some litle search succeeded in tind McDonough, who refused to give any infor- mation, While standing at the door of her rest- dence a lad picked up a collar supposed to bave be. longed to the ofticer, which was much rumpled, and piece of the handle of a pair of nivpors, taus show- t there bad evidently been a severe strucgle. ted the resideuce of Murtagh, and fron lis father obtained the following as the substance of & statement made by Edward McDonough Twas awekenod a noise in re window Isaw the officer Murtagh told Win (Walw) to varcud towards the latter. The oiler shouted to Murtagh not to come hear hin or he Would shoot, M fag roped, “1 aun going to help you I then atiouted forthe ailicer not to if he was not able to take ring his rattle. The officer replica, es Fust then the officer fret ava Mur If, wite, and anghter then rushed down satis, abd found’ that bow mea were shot. We ten carried both into my Louse, and Walsh Aled tn a short Cine, Just detore the shot Was Nrod | hear f Of the two any, © You needn't take us: we are all Dem crate like Yourself | did not see either the olticer oF the deceased on the ground at avy tule, As is usual in such caves a bitter feeling exists to the prejudice of the officer, some alleging tat he should not have shot both, and others that he should not have shot either.’ The full fucts of the cage Will be Drought ont at the Coronor's inquest, Which Will take place tomorrow. Dr, Siupleiglh Will make the post mortem exuimimation to-day, TUR WOUNDS, Both the young men were shot in the breast, one on tho right side and the other on the left, —— PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE, peas ai Max Muaretzek ayrrived yesterday on the Rev. Father Doane, of Nowark, saiied tor Rome yesterday Ainong the passengers who sailed for Liverpool on (he ussia yestorday were Lady Gurley, George l’ea: body Russell, and Ole Bull Angel Santa Anna, son of the ex-Dictator, was Drought to Paebia onthe Hg aud Will be tried’ there With other political prisoners Inspector Walilug’s brother has tarned an. He war on w trun to Wo dursies, Dat whether he wae truck by Jersey lightntuy oF not tins wo trauspired. Phe Hon, dames Brooks is remodeiling bis Fifth Avenue Fosidencs on a very expensive realy, The Aeooratios of hie !brary alone will ¢ ne ‘te more or less honorable Tom Fics says that Is brother Assembivinan Litiefoha ts no more to him than a demic avi Judge Bosworth war elected ye BUL the question Is WheLLOr he te ws of'tin Board or Han'th, vie BBs 8 The Judee wna, waved fh ont Guities Become too nrlv9t ie por ular Crlifornin aetre Hiwinr to 8 clove. nre to he the reek ‘A comp! tis Jul bowie at Wood's Nw eurly «Thorp, of Madison, to bo the Ruedas OF the td Mw Whie bake the aia Will De Waiehed who ved yesterday by Terni, "Wost GORA OF ATriea, " e Privat, who for twenty-seven Any haw vernene wo attend the Presbyteria Coafereuce von YO Abs tits vity Vhe Journals of Cineinnatt are langhing at Mr They any he Wes ® micmty hotel nud op ni ilions @f dollars, pro a glve Win two » people of « aud & bal tae to ito bere ise creuon, Bey tay lak @ anitiion w loo for Soperintoudinu the op: TNE TVUOMNEY-KERNRIGAN FIGHT. —— Capt. Kennedy's Glorious Haal—A Fine Col- lection of Bruisers in Quod=How the Deed was Done—The Fight at Sandy Mook this Mornin For the past two weeks the city bruisers hat eon on the gui tite to effect a meeting botwo Kerrigan and Tuohey, the fistic artists who paid an experimental visit to Connecticut about threo weoks ugo, Dut returnod disgusted, On Tuesday evening an nitempt was made by sov- oral of Kerrigan's backers to arrango matters #0 that tho discussion could be arranged on Tuesday morn- but the Poliee got wind of the matter, ft was publicly postppned fins at Yesterday morning @ few of the initiated whispor- ed a rendezvous at the Atlantic Garden, in the Bowery, at 8 o'clock in the evening. Shortly after that Lour the Sux reporter, accompanied by a friend, strolled into the gardon, and observed Kit Born tn close conversation with a well-known masher : and from his earnest mannem coucinded that something Spicy was on the tapis ‘er a few minates delay a gentleman, in whore hands the arrangements were entrusted, announced a rendervous in a lareer beer garden in Bidridge Street at 11, From 8 till 11 there war an unusual #tir in the bar room of (he Atlantic, and huybers of the gougers lounged around. Conspicuous among them was the cleant Capt. Kennedy of the Sixth Precinct, who appeared to be ooking afer anything he could pick up. The Sux reportor remarked that it was rather ofd Capt. Kennedy should take euch an apparent interest in the matter, but was told that it was all right, “ The Cap was one of the boys.” tisfled with that observation, about half past ton the guide escorted the party'to © Ingor heer galoon in Eldridge street, whore they were to walt for the final word. Afler spending avout an hour at euchre in this establishment the remainder of the Party arrived, and our gulde was given the next point of meeting. They were hurried down Canal street og fur gs West Broadway, which they followed up to Cham! ‘and thendown Obambers to: West street. ‘They aratked sharply along West strost, but npon Teaching Cortlandt were met face to face with Capt. Kennedy and s¢quad from the Sixth Ward... Part of the men were stationed in the waitine-room of the Jorsey foers, and the rest, in plain clothes, remain and pounced upon all the unsuspecting rs that came within their clatches, ‘he indignation of many of theso gentlemen wa: ‘very great, expecially one party who arrived tn carriage, bi ‘were anceremoniouriy escorted into the waitlng room. About half past twolve the party Were excorted mp Cortlandt street to way, pee to Franklia, and into the Sixth Preeinct. The Howing are the hames of the parties arrested. ie ‘Sim lon a Oi rikeaifects So in ton, BSfuiray treet: ethan a q Ibi want Wrondway dono Moore, da been ave: nue; Fromero eat Twenty-eighth Mrect ; “Henry Stanton. 66 waton street: John a ty 2 Lei hn Woods, # Forey treet wilfacn trates wc rip atceet Peter connor, 89 Ladlow strect; “George fixmilton, 219 Onrvstie Street; Sam, Sheehan, 2% Catharine street; abd Patrick ‘O'Brien, 19 Henry street. ‘The party accompanied the oftcers qulotly to the station house, but it is expected that the fight will take place Uris morning, at Bundy Hook. csotlhsr lata The Braisers in Nonrwatx, Conn., April 97.—Considerable ex- citement waa created to-day owing to @ rumor that the fight between Touhey and Kerrigan takes place to-morrow on Mystic Islnd, the scene of the recent Collyer and Edwards fit. An advance gaard of Tonga nppenred at New London to-day. some people that the ie Teland adlind, and that the fent tekes Place elsewhere, mre State ofelale are preoaring 0 cuppross any disc: Proceedings bs tion. Mystic Isinnd is in the State of New ork, though near the Uonnecticnt shore, TOE INDIAN WAR. —— Gen, Stanley's Repert to Gon, Sheridan, ‘Cmreaco, April 27,—To-day Gen, Sheridan re- ceived a lotter from Gen. Stanloy, commanding Fort Bully, Dakota, dated April 0, He says for 2 woek previous the Indians on fhe Cheyenne reservation had been very iusolent, and there were strong indi- cations that they would soon break out into open hostilities, "Toere were £00 lodges of Stonx at or near Fort Sully, of which 500 (the Brutes) are hostile y arts of insolence to the Indinn agent at that point, dancing war dances before his head aud exhibiting sealps of white mea men they have murdered. They are led by Leal, the Indian who led the attask at the Fi Keirney masascre, ‘They bave ordered two tle and Foot bands across the Missour those bands being friendly to the whites, the employees of the acency have left Un K Gen. Stontey ts firmly convinced that there enn be e and no living near the hostile Sioux until are woundly thrashed. There Is constant for the fute of the agongies on the Cheyouno reser- vation, Gen, Sheridan {¢ of the opinion that he ean get the upper hand of the Bruies, boiag thorouchly acquaint ed with all their woes of living und Aghiing, The Fourteenth and Seventeonth Infantry will pass through this city to-morrow morning 4n route to the scone of diMievtixs. Gen. Shertian and several momers of bin stad will go Weat next week to per toually survey the situation. ——<—— BURIED FORTUNGS IN NEW JERSEY. pS Another Dash at Kidd's Treasnre—A Buried Pile of Gold Discovered in Tremton, While excavating for the foundations of a now bridge over the canal near Trenton, New Jersey, on Tuesday afternoon, # quantity of treasure in the shape of old coins of much value was nacarthed, One of the workmen threw up eighteen pivves of Eli4, ,Talted 98 4100, and. overjoved. threw dows khovel and tet." Great jement retyns, and All the Idlers from Trenton are watching the labors, Many of the poor diggers have been quite ‘ue One of the coins dears Gute 175%, and all of them seem to be Spanish. ‘A pleco of very pure metal has two enstles on one fide, and two tious om the reverse, with the letters 8. BV. and PY. A. Under them are the fcure: 7. 4 1, and over te V.a fizure 8. Some think that the coin was buried by the Hessians: but from th coins being Spanish, it scems fmpossible, and ft may be @ part of the long-sougit Kidd treasure, ——— Annual Meeting of the Brooklyn Yacht Ctub, ‘The avomal meeting of the Brooklyn Yacht Clud was heki at the Club 100m last evening, The Treasurer's report showed a doficieucy of G19. Commodore Kid reported a revised scale of time allowances based upon an allowance of one and a half seconds per foot of ennvass for schooners, three seconds for first-class sloops and five seconds for second-class sloopa tn a rece oecapying three hours, aud graduated xo that In a race of six and a half houra no allowance would be given. The report wns adopted The aMlicers elocto were Commodore, Goorce W Kidd Vice: Commodore ; Dr, Thomas Pry: Py nt, Biwin Underlii; Secretary, Williim 1, Lee; ‘reas: urer, Chauncey M The opening recattn will take place abont the 15th of June, whon an invitation for yachts of other elube to compete for a special prize will be exteuded to all yacht clubs, —. THE LATEST LABOR NEWS, > The Fugincers have adopted Ta SUN as their orenn H_ 8, Tiarto has eon elected Presi Brickia}ers National Protective Union of f The donr men Tull lit vor week to the mee ow sinks way itv expresainen have obtat fay oF tie per cont tax nluet which they have ko JOLTINGS ABOUT TOWN - nof Mr. Albert J. Allingham does The deta! oes not aft Bubiding A\ The dead boly of A new born female chili was or the 186 @nd 24 Cobpera. vaenttor in Portioth street, near Park avenue, ay. L's Usont was ent The race of the new vachts Madaleine and Tidal wave from Nyack to this city yesterday, reeuited in Maialeine, at Valloy,” built to run he made a sativiactory trial the vielory of tt tween this city tripyet Whe seh big 4 from Ruy Morite, & sown 4. inth Anniversary of Howard Mivsion and for Little Wanderers 8 announesd tor Puvsda ing. May 18, in the Academy of Mnsie ‘The $1,000 piano, presented by the Bradbury Pisnc Zompaiy to the “Sheltering Ate,” wil be sold at scion Ute evening at tue Pair now in progress af Ui / vent ene Armory ‘The Twolith Neeiment tnrned it in its new uni form al their inspection inst oveuinu, The attire | very 1 @ tut Of the Soventyfret, Col Ward reviewed Lie eorpe, Margaret Doyle, a ken to her home wom Eres of Mthy’ sto Was fo Atout 10 o'elo tenenene how scot but od Ct, wud the gel Constéroation among (ho Tie Kugiveors’ Protective Assootation mot Inst evcuing, and determine? thot the employment of in. ight, In a state Nay nb cone ereat competent eng Wil eaUMe Of 90 Hany Doiler explorio war appointed to walt ‘On Lhe Mayor, Lo regwest thet practical engineurs Bons Should Le placed ou the Keawining Boards es . PRICE TWO CENTS. LIFE IN THE METROPOLIS, | DASHES WERE AND THERE BY THD SUN'S REPORTERS, petra An Over-OMiclons Roundsman Working for Promotion—Kicking a Private Watchman Out of an Open Sto: Midnight, ‘ Roundsman E. J, McGloin, of the Eighth, fs working for promotion, if reporting about @ score of subordinates every week will secare it. Lew week he had & man wp for insubordination, McGtotn abused the officer on his post, and provoked him to such an extent that he returned an tmpertinent mn- Swor, Yorterday (he roundsman went !before Come missioner = S&mi and accnsed Officer August Browning of calling Mr. Algeo, a private watchman, into a store in Mercer street, the door of which had been found open. The oMcor merely called the man in to show him a light. McGtoin orderod the watch+ man ont. ‘The latter reftsed to go until the omeor who called bim in should repeat the order, Mes Gloin put tim out by force and arrested him, While putting him ont, Mr, Algeo pnt his hand om big slioulder, whereupon Me@loin acensed him of a tanit and battery, bit the Captain refused to onter= tain the complaint. MeGloin tried to fasten drunk: ‘on the watcliman, who retorte) by anying ho reverse was the case, and that the rounds- was under the influence.” Mr. Alco produced excellont testimontals from influential merchants in the ward, proving his good character as o trast worthy, honest, and sober man, paiva Neumny A Wonderfal Cano. Colonel Whitley, suspecting an old whole: doenler in connterfolt money, named Samael Brown, to be engaged in passing It, sent one of his detectives to entrap bim, Brown agreed to meet the detect¥re ‘at 108 Chrystie street yesterday, where he sold bim two counterfolt $20 notes, purporting to be issued by the Onelds National Bank of Utica, at the rate of thirty-five cents on the dottar, and was immediately arrested. Being slirbtly paralytic, Brown was in the Habit of walking with & cane, and this, upon examl- ‘have a screw head and to be bol- low. The cetective’s curtosity becoming excited, he looked still loser and tound that the screw head wag fa tos string, which, being palled, forced ont some orth more of the same kind of counter: felts, at the end of the string was 8 bub tom. which fitted closely in the hollow of the cang, Rrown wonld lower the button, staff In the “ queer,’ screw on the bend, nnd be ready for business without much fear of detection, THe confessed his culit, ‘waived an oxamination, and was committed for trial, meee A Fight Among the German Editors, Mr. Samuel Newberger, proprietor of the Publicist, « German newspaper of this city, brought a charge of libel yesterday afternoon against Mr, Joan O. Michels, the proprietor of Die Lanterne, the Yorkville Police Court. The libellous article appeared in Die Lanterne on the Mth inst., and ao cused Newbercer of ranning away with 187.000 florins, belonging to » banking honse in Munich, Germany, with which he was comnected some years ago, The accused waived an examination, and wat held tn $1,000 bail to npoese at the Coart of Bewst James fi: Paine, of 68 Mdsiden iaeo, Deooming Bis bondsman. pasiosalas The First Case of Yellow Fever, Yellow fever has made its appearance at Quare antine. The brig Lydia H. Cole, Onpt. Jones, ar rived yosterday of Quarantine, 19 days from Santt ago de Cuba, with a ergo of surar, She had ow board one cabin passenger and acrew of nine men, Of the latter one diced on the passaeo, of yollow fever, and another of the men who was prostra‘od with the same sickness, was sont to the Quarantine Hospital om West Bank yoslerday, and ‘the vusod was detained, — ‘The Mon, Richard B, Connolly Reappointed Comptroller. Mayor O’Hall yestorday disposed of the Tow, Matthew T. Brennan by reappointing the Hom, Richard B. Connolly Comptroller for the next fore years, Mr. Connolly apnered and too% the oath of office, The Hon. Matt. Brennan will he appeased by the Tammany nomination for Sherif, Mr. Con- nolly was wirmly congratulated during the day by @ host of friends. ee in Westehostor County. Negroes Votin: The charter election hetd in lortehe Tuosdey evening resuited in tho ) lowing vitiage ofcers : For Hont, J ¥ _ Wilfred PP. my toon FUDGE DOWLING'S VRAUM PTT, How he Fixed the Pituts of the Youn? Dee wre DI ol iy the Judge Dowling aguin ae 8 in town yesterlay was the rouinl Jndre Dowling. Me operea Court owt, and wes immediately serronnded by a hort of friend, Burly in the morning. the following elanse wi in the city tax lovy ol by 6 Court of Special Sessions of the Peace, for. enty and county of New York shall hercatter he held those two Police all be desir euy. ander a nthe paesvee of this act 4 Court exelus wise the and at other the M power to adopt Conrt rales, apa fessure remave all clerks, strhoetnpers, awd d yer me of su! Hits Tn the ease Of Miatety In lke manne ohoe dusiiae to fil it, or of the two Police be tegal for the ether continues. Al! provi ‘are repeated.” re, while tuch disabiltt ineousistent herewi It thos appears that the Logislature has unwit- tingly repeated its own art. Tt has done away with Judge Dowline's Court of Special Sessions, and ae once redstablished it. Tt has thrown ont of an Ime hortant office one of the most eMetont and consctom tions Judges who have ever 1 the bengn of Now York city; and by subseqnent action piace! it in the pores of ihe Mayor to reappoint iu. Where cam he little doubt that bis Honor will respect the sent ment of the community, and within the Uiirty allowed Dy the act place upon te bauch inthe Conrt of Special Sessions Honest Joe Dowhne, ne his associate Justice Shandley, or wiomsoevor te his judgment his Houor may devin most suitable tor the place, Mail Ee BROOKLY. Judo Woodruff will hear eases ow appeal in the V8, Conrte next month, The Kings Conaty Mostical Society cele forty. nth anviversary last night, at the Pa euicate, The Amity Junior B. B.C, of Brook’ ated ttm ed the Atlantic Juuior D. 1. © Carroll Park, by 1 (0 7, ‘dhe body of Corolius MeKni ht, who was kille bs the exptosion on th Witian Wrieht stint, Bostic, days uw {Ou sthod ie Yor of the ve storday, scl aof removing the Navy Yard from Brook. abandoned: as thie wouops are couskde wet in The COUNTY. Already $40,009,000 Rave ered the Guvernment for Cie grounds and wakes ron SPARKS FROM THE TELEORAPM, i y has beon abohshed by the State of Trial by Jul A tank of oi! exploded in Freedom, Pa., posters day, killing one nan. Tie rebel eliefs Dominenes and Fri dat Packnea, Mexic, recently, slow of Adjt, A.W, Hrigham, killed in the Vetersbiirg, has’ been appointed Pow «Natok, Maes, cond day's races of the Chicasaw Jock Leaneter and ba; neo, Were Om y a Ma ident Tuarce of M 4 Commine r to Tepes to indi vo Mp Mae bolunging to the nat and aula t of troops cony for Gen, Mocha’ r J their oillovs, ant decainped w Floyd was the recipient of a grand . Th New Or cans. riine after Dv veare! mann: deeveral han Jsome presen Waterman was arrested in W for the Murder of Daniel Laptany. whene y was fonnd i front Of the privoncs's rendvace i days RO, Goy. Bullock yosterday ¢ reqnosted the Geor in Taoicislature toa iy tee oF Inves iia tion in feirard Wo the chargos Wade apatted bun by Tieasw The feat of Mobile eolebrated! the rath Over ched i open Amal b: a heloncing to thw lee im favo Of eLey denier, olen. In the Mextoan National onarees an ingiiny wae moved ap to whoiher the Te oud Come pany had complied with te te ‘outestion Pie'Counnitvee on the au iec aulavoe oly ob Koniero’s UII iar 4 am dele