New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-09

WITH ITS periphery or cuirn- edge properly lfipsd % "It
ting swty 'ho saTface of strno by rolling szni it Fas
machine spples ses Series Of ta,e ro'ar1, Dies to the
SUI face Of The roi in such nanDer that they describe in
their action ssegneni Of circle from TIE center 10 no
crcuricr nee e the tunnel in conbnt.'on with slow
motion around ssd center While. a. tie slme ime ths
eutro machine which earres the cutters sdyances frSari
in tie direction 81 the Of the tunnel in order TO keep
The cutters ut heir go4k tie acc OF the rock is cut
away by tho operation OF the machine Tho Distinctive
oouiariy Of the invention the spl but very nyenous
method By which these several motion. are combined
to cGufe the different sets Of cutters TO in successn
the entire surface Of the proposed e1cavson The Com
mtoc appeared yer! much fl a,ed with operation
Indeed Some Of them we're at nshed r; the peroTmans
Of the Yankee machine. which Bss alrsldy hoe
into o cong omasad of % feet Tie ma ,hiac pro
gresd yesterday OF the o! eight feet psr day having
on only thirds Of IT, When all the cutters
work ii excsvaie twelve feet per day, reckoning "a
houTs each day
Upon their return Trip the Committee visited the Empire
Stone Dressing Company works where the same princ
pe spilled in dressing stono for building purposes
AT O'Clock the delegation sat down to a s1mptaols
fsast Al the Aston
To-day they will visit some Of the Public Institutions
and return to Boston til, afternoon via the sioningsoa
route
One million two hundred aud thirty thousand letters
passed through the Post Office Saturday Jan 81. Iii
sad to DO the largest number kn0 have been received
in one day
A solemn High Mass of Regsisa. vii be celebrated at
St Peters Church Barclay this morning for the repJ5o
Of the souls Of the sufferers by the san Francisco
trOple
Tpy CHARGE or PERJURY PEsDISl AGAINST JgsrrcE
porD OF AsIoRIA-This case. which has been pending
ever snco Nay LEST. resumed, and few additional wit
neses were principally the matters Of alterations
in the eltry Of M Drury se assessment rolls
and il the Collectors boos. The opk arolu,ed by Mr.
Drury sereeing with the original book on fle
Mr Samuel Smith examined to his having receipts
for taxes which he had paid and appeared that Boyd
had sometimes le receipts with him for small amounts for
collection from his iHmet ate neighbour
Mr. Graham for tie defense recapulacd the facts such
length OF time ha ging taped since the CONFINEMENT
The following il q summary of the whole
The complaint originated in matter arising thui
In 1915 Mr. Drury lent Boyd ease for which the
latter made his noto at four months date. This was
allowed to sumbcr until 1852, when the note was
ndorsed to Mr Ruckman who sued upon it Be
ing indorsed when o. sr due, Boyd set up counter
claim sns Drury. Ia which among other things he a.
legged that DuTy indebted to him for taxes for four
years, he being the Collector f,' TIE town bill and a
G Tier bill Of particulars had been delivered and was in
swearing these e the perjury alleged 70 have been
committed The points OF the defense ths. the first
bill had been suppressed. and not in the
sequenIy no perjury could be assigned it. The second
bill was Only proved ly copy the original having been
lost from the Office OF tho defendants attorney They con
tend tho COPY is insufficient Thirdly that the oath
voluntary taken at the election Of party on pain OF dis
continuing his claim suit and not at al hazards Fourth
w. that there was evidence If was wilful 50 long tune
having elapsed an tBl there wa no evidence was in
judicial proceeding The plea inss could not begiyon in
evidence according to tho code.
Mir IIadley replied ior the prosecution. Tko pesdng'
were already in ydnce and the Code only excluded the
facts there a stated from being admitted in evidence
TIE copy would be sufficient in ths case OF countcr
felt bill or lottery ii kct The first bill not stricken
out Of the cause BY calling for another and what va, per
jury when it was did not become less aiterSird II
wss wlfuy corrupt where It was dehboraie aud there
he'd beou ample time for reelection in swearing he ane"er
and tie bill il August and the amended ono IN Sopenoer
The proof that It was iaso was overwn 'iml5 Ilers
wa. the affidavit Of Mr. Drury Bcyd own rece pts and
the bankers check which the taxes of 1916 were paid
with and when Boyd was borrowing money in lsi'' he
never claimed az due Cor taxes bat gave his note
for the full amount loaned Counsel expressed his great
surprise that Judge Boyd should not have called any eV
dtrce to explain these appearances but by his counsel al
NIT be utter lsslood Of the affidavit and seek to escape
on echncalhes The magistrate reserved bis de 'on TIL
next week and the defendant remains on bail
Fatal RE,u.r OF WRESTLING Mr. Henry +. Stevens,
loe Stare Manager Of the Bowery Iheaer who was in
ur,d on Sunday night while wrestling with VIM H. Ham
ton an ataoh6 OF the theater. while in Hlnhelds
Hotel foot OF Grand 81 East River died early yesterday
morning al lis residence No 7a Forsyth from the ef
feds of fracture Of the spine received By fall at the
time of the wrestling Coroner Hilton yesterday held an
iuouest UPON tho body whsn Casper Sparks OF Williams
burph no was resent al the time, testified that between
10 and II clock on last Sunday sht the deceased him
self and several others the hotel in question sitting
in the dining room taking about feas of strength In tho
course Of conversation Mr Stevens remarked TO " IN H.
II,mlop one of the compsny that he did not think rs
eould throw him in three tI.ali Mr.. Hamilton dc lined
,irq VII, the deceased said Do for the fun OF the
"tbinc Tl,y then commenced wrestling with each oiher,
and fen thee times both together Deceased then wanted
70 trv apot or method but Mr. Hamilton declined De
c,osed insisted upon IT, and they again commenced to
vrese end again both fell Hamilton by the aide OF de
ceased Immediately after falling deceased cried out
nm A dead man" lie was Immediately placed upoa
n,.tre,. and remained in the hotel uni. the following
manning when he was removed 10 hii residence Inc
ines, went on TO say hs the deceased ana Mr. Hanion
we're firm friends that after the accident the former sad
that his fond WAS in no way TO blame and that Mr Ham
ton remained III him until his death and seemed 70 fes4
the deepes. distress for what had occurred
Dr., Crane and Lidell made post moriem e1amins'oh
otbe body and found the seventh cervioa Vereoras ac
tured through the spino. The fracture vss w'nout ds
pseement and the Jury rendered verdics Of sccaen~
death Mr. Stevens a native of England - yesrs OF
age and unmarried
Tur C,,,pA BANK FoRGKRY-DEcIsIos OF JUSTICE
Sryw,Rr-A decision yestr dsy rendered IN the eases
q, Daniel W Vsr AeInam i w. Sawin John W Abel