New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-19

REAL AID.-The Chldrens Aid Society arc now
engaged in n work that will prove real aid to those
they undertake to benefit. Nearly all the charity be-
slowed upon the poor in their homes in this city is
much capital wasted. 1t gives temporary relief and
il is true sometimes saves them from actual starvation,
but il does DO permanent good. But such work az
this Society undertook yesterday does do good The
managers forwarded, by the steamer New World,
enotber large and interesting company of children to
people tie great West. There they will find homes in
farmers families, and grow up to men and women of
some use to themselves and the world. II they
NAMED here, the chances they would become beg
gsr- thieves, worse and at best would always re
main poor and miserable. Sending them off to the
com " il the only true cid that can be given them,
ard we wish Just such a company as that Of yesterday
would be started every day.
TIKI FALSE ELECTION RETrRSs-IsvE.rIGArIo
BEFORE JrsIIcE CoSSoLLr.-Tbe examination Of c.
" Van Voorhis John Hart, and one other Inspector
of Election at the Third Poll District Of the Twelfth
Ward charged by Mr.. Torrance uire, one Of the
car didat,s for the Office of Assessor in thit Ward,
with having made a fraudulent return Of the number
of votes rolled for him at the late election was com
menced Yesterday before Justice Connolly. Mr..
Mcclure made affidavit that between and o'clock
on the morning Of the 9TH inst. he went TO the polls in
question, and found the Inspectors canvassing the
CHARTER box No. !; and after the canvass had been
finished the Chairman, Mr.. Van Noorhis, publicly az
nourc, in loud and distinct tone Of voice the follow
ing result:
For Isaac OIIopper candidate fo Councilman. 2s
For John Vance candidate for Councilman. ~ votes
For Torrance Mcclure candidate for Ass-s'or "A votes.
Mr Mcclure further states that on the 9th of Novem
Der Nh Van Voorhs admitted to him that after the
Inspectors had finished the canvass the charter.boX
ano votes poled taken to the Twelfth Ward Sta
ticn-House and that during that day Of the Inspec
tors tc the tickets from the box and earned them 10
the polling place in his pocket-handkerchie and there
recanvssstd them. lie further says that il now ap-
pear in the FL, ction Returns that Hyer received up
ward Of 230 votes instead of 2l9, as reported. lie
therefore chsrges C. W. Van Noorhis, John AT, and
another person. whose name is unknown to him. with
having neglected their duty as Inspectors and With
illegally carr, ing the canvass in their District.
John Vance Of Ninety first street Third avenue,
testified that he heard the Chairman announce the re-
suit Of the precisely as Mr. Mcclure did and
has testified to- He further Mr.. Van Noorhis
throw the tickets, he called them, off upon the
floor.
Sylvester Osborne Of unired-and-twenty-n
street testified that at the close Of the canvass pof.
ton of the tickets which had been thrown upon the
floor were BY Mr. Van Yoorhis's direction replacediu
the boxes and witness with others carried the boxes
10 tie Station House.
Nicholas Ray of Manhsttanville testified that on the
evening Of the 9Th of November Mr.. Van Ycorhis
stated to him that he found error in the Charter
ticket in relation 10 the votes for Assessor and that he
had taken the tickets from the Station-H and re-
counted them. Mr.. Ray and majority Of the ward
csnvsssers therefore protested against the admttance
Of the Third District returns bciog Illegal He ike
wise charges Van voorhis with wifuly negleeting his
duty as Inspector Of Election.
Police man Daniel Hanley Of the velf,h Ward te-'i-
fed that sitter the votes had been counted and the In
.pectors had LEFT the poll he saw piles Of them lying
upon the floor.
Officer Fiizgerall Of the Twelfth Ward Police also
testified to seeing piles Of tickets lying upon the moor