The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-01-19
Nrw forR Correspondence

New YoRK, January IL, 1874.
Doctor Potts, yesterday, Published another long
and ,irulent letter, addressed to Doctor wainwright
in reference 10 the opinion that there cannot be
church without Bishop. IL was violent philippe,
and had but little 10 do with the question al ISSUE
This proftless controversy has become standing joke
in The city and the parties to II have become sub
ects Of merc less merriment and ridicule among the
wags and wits. 1t ia hoped, for the good Of religion
and the church--no matter how the church militant
be oryanized-that il will speedily be brought to a
close. Most Of the presses warmly discount, nance
IT, but Others urge the dspuants onwards.
The courts busy engaged in trying cases
Of crime. man named LElrGA, a German,
who is charged with numbering his wife, and
then setting fire 10 his house, in October last,
is now being tried The deed charged against him
is one OF the most revolving eases of crime that
ever disgraced humanity but, as the aifsir pro-
ceeds in investigation, it appears almost certain
that the accused is not guilty. There appears
to be but little doubt that the accidentally set
fire to her bed when drunk and thus fell victim 10
intemPerance
young woman named Amelia Norman, charged
with an attempt to murder merchant, in
The front OF the Astor House sometwo months
| since, by stabbing him, is also on trial. This
young woman, IT has already Teen proved, was Sc
duced, dishonored, and abandoned by him, under
circumstances the most revolving Her wrong, as
developed and proved on trial. are of the most dam
ming description and fail to hold the robber Of
her virtue and repose up to the ceaseess execraton
Of the world regret that delicacy and regard for
a.. a.
out the whole story The day before the trial com.
menced, the unhappy and betrayed girl attempted TO
commit suicide by hanging herself She is at
tended by several ladies of the Society of Friends Of
the greatest responsibility, who determined that
justice shall be done.
This extraordinary case has developed facts alb
horrent and revolving, that they have awakened a
world Of sympathy IN behalf Of the poor GIRL and
called voluntarily to her defence some half dozen OF
the most eminent Of the New York bar, among whom
are to be found David Graham, John A. Morrell, and
Others She will, suppose, be found guilty of the
stabbing but the facts that will be prerented in nit
gation, if not Of justification, will be of nature
that will secure her light sentence, and instant
freedom Yesterday il found difficult to repress
the ou,breaking of the deep sympathy that was felt
for her by the immense and deeply excited multitude
in attendance.
10 despite Of the mandates Of the bench they two or
three times broke forth in the most rapturous and
deaienng bursts OF applause, whilst the counsel for
the defence recapulating the history Of her sui
ferings and the catalogue Of the yany of her sedu
GER The seducer and prosecutor was in attendance,
but when called upon to present himself he scuddeJ
among the crowd, and refused 10 display his person to
the indignant multitude This trial is reported with
great minueness and eIactness in the New York
Herald, and should be read by all who hold the Sc
Queer OF female innocence in adherence.
The SrocK Marke, experienced a further decline
Yesterday and its downward tendency" is still more
manifest o-day. All kinds ofs,ocks decline; some sink
with rapidity far greater than others. Illinois for
instance, fell yesterday 2' per cent 1t will continue
to recede, and shall not be surprised il it declines
before the 1T of March TO $40 Money isvery bun
dant; and il is believed that the Spring rade will
open with great animation.
Nonrs &c