The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-12-20

appeared and convinced him when Thomas eI.
claimed, NY Lord aud ny God :" TLouaA who
was surnaued Ditynus sfterward scaled he Faith
with his blood.
BAPTISM OF A BELL.-The new bell Of 81.
Mays Church In Grand street Catholic was bsp.
TIED on Sunday BY the Archbishop There are
now two towers on the eat and west eudI Of the
church. In plrco Of the old cupols which formerly
ndorned II. The tcli, which weighs i,J25 lbs, will
te placed In one Of these towers, In time 10 ring
out for unidn "a, mass On CHRIS ,mas day
FATHER MATHEW L. b. T. A. Is. SOCIETY,"
held It's quarterly meeting at the hal, oc1 Broono
street. last Tuesday evening The following oScers
were elected for the ensuing year ;-trcsfdsnt,
Timothy L. Lynch vice pr,siisn,, Thomas Nc
CURE; RecordinJ Sccreidrls Jeremiah = Lynch
Pm incidi Se-re,drv, Martin c. Hahoney; As.is'-
ant Ss,re'irN r. onhs Mnlhnll 'orre'pondtrg
Sscrc'drW JAmes ktrouey Tredsur6T, James
orlisn AUdting COMMITTEE. Martin Cannody,
owen ". Phillus and Patrick Gldea. This S0cety
has g72 members, p. OfH 10 hank, AMI are about
purchasing new banner and hu'a w. tho amount
Of -l,OUO, Tor e.. Psirick's dsy. This ~ socety
Of youag men, thr Prcsdeni being not % Years
of sgc. They intend soon b. put statue Of Father
H,th"w, thc Apostle oi Temperance IN The Central
Park.
THE BOARD or ALDERMEN yesterday con-
CURED With tic touuc.lmcn. directing the pur.
chase bv tho Cts of the Patent 1ecyraphic FIRE
Alarm Apparatus, belonging T. NJ. & Kohnsol' Of
a cost of 42@OOO.
TnE OrpYKr.w. tnEI CAsE-Fng,n DE-
vytorNrSrs The p.cmc Court was again
crowded yesterday ty personI anxious 20 listen to
the further revelations Of this extraordinary case.
Mr. william L. Brooks was examined respcctlny
the payment Of The ROYALTY or patent fees on tho
guns, IN which he had interest. Nude - COM
tract with The Secretary Of the NAVY tpr luuOn guns;
the royalty on each gun WAS $3.50 made tic
agreement with N NrN and Ftri,y about the
royalty the roysty was reduced after he cou-
traet was run ous to rSj tie hrst 300 - the
lO,WO guns thr royalty remained 4 - 90; NE r.
duced royalty would amount I. 4ry,s25 uuc"r
tue contract tho royalty vas due boa u' guns
"cre paid Tor by the Government has whole ,uI-
/ act WAS Tor iCUn after tho IRE osrIrrul, she
additional 800 we're never made under the cop-
tract they should have l".n made fs civcd &c.
as ~ roy atty 5000 of thc sm"unt l0'n{ froui
McNc,ll, and ,hc oihcr sums f.m Aar7''n a-l
Opdyke witness had AL Interview with Mr..
OpIykc amor the c'ty had paiI the claims Nj.
OIdyke considered that wtucss' claim tor :1G-
| 900 Tor not .skingtc completion q III contract
was 70 much and ON a r'prc ,cutatioua 10 agreed
| 10 receive 5000 '"r ANN ing Tie contract runs
money Wa paid ny tl''cS'
Q I'D NOV tel you tho, they had got tie full
| amount Of the royalty ir'in thr c.ty.
| Witness I had no M mAtlon from th"'l that
they had received TIE fill amount o royalty which
! thcy Wuull have Obtained r. IN TIE JycTnmcat "
| tho contract lad been completed the auJgu; lac
rccr vol o. G. liLi rcluqu'sh the agreement
! The question whether witness would have re-
ceiyei tie 5000 Il O,-lyko auI Farley had not
concealed tie fact that they had received the fall
auot Mt from the city, was Mn as ed and Object
ell H. Mr.. Evarts stated that be wanted to show
! that they had concealed fiom witness that they
| had received The tu'l amount rom the city, aud
! that he would not have settled for $500 II this
! TAD been known. The Court, however, oyerruled
d - question
ETamination continued Ly NJ. Field: Tie guns
| were good and worth the money Paid w thew.
Saw the schedule OF claims paid hy TIC city, ny
overlooked the y ,ureI which showed that tao full
amount Of royalty hal been pad by the c.ty.
Mr.. Amor williamson dcpoeed NAT he
managed for Mr.. Oplyke the leyy which Andrcwa
reed 10 pay, the $4,000 to secure Nj. Cpl kc's
election a. Mayor, on condition that OIN ykr would
use his influence with Score airy & nsc o. sogur,
| his tAr ircws' nomination as Surveyor. We, tAr
Andrews, Mcneil aud witness! tnct at the oy stcI
saloon We went Ia private 7, ON, and thr hrst
We d.i N.s Ia call for bottle ~ champagne. loud
laughter! I then sand 10 81. Andrews, 81 have
heard that you willing to have 10000 raised to
elect Mr. Opdykc, u he secures for yOu the Sur
veyorshp." AudroHs replied " am perfectly
Wiling 10 10 that, and not only hat but every
thiny m my power to elect Nj. Opiykc as he 10 q
friend q miuc Z" the next day called on MI
Opiykc, ct Lis Store ia Barclay street, "hcrc
| I
that | believed Andrews would act In good
faith, and the matter was then arranged had
| before that conversation with Nj. Oplyko about
another candidate for the survcyorship, which Nj
Opdyd had favored Mr.. OpIyke said TO me b,
dld not believe Gov. Chase, who was his friend,
would have any one appointed surveyor without
consulting him | had afterwards \ conversation
with Nj. Opdykc about the $1,000 IA he raised 10
the Custvui-ll0use NJ. OpdySe sad the iul
aln JLut was not rNzo! ana all that 81 teen col
lOctol was 5000 or $500 he complained oi thl
fact; At meeting Vi the parties IA the iactory
after the hIe' It was agreed to ke'i
the proceedings secret (Mr OpGyke her,
removed the obligation OF secresy from tie wltncas.
/, A. that meeting, OUIykc and McNrl had die
pute about the claim Of M Nell Op iyke said Nc
Nell was mot entitled to Us much Is he claimed
sat there AS Judge u try aud reconcile the older
euces between tho parties the meeting broke uI
IN row, aud Mcneil Went out IN passion, and
= follow ell him, but he refused to come back NJ
, Updyke told Inc when saw him on one occas on
while speaking about the tl0OUO, that Barney lex
collectOrl treated him very unhnudsUmcly, as M
had refused 90 hand over 10 him the amount whicl
, was collected at the Custom House Nj. Barney
he said, had declared lie would not give the MONEY
retaries OF Chairman Of tho Committee who Aa,
, charge Of Mr. Updyke's election. Mr Opdykc sea
me to Collector Barney ~ oct the amount tut h
refused 10 give IT,
Witness was crosse SAmined by Mr. Field, Az,
stated LAT It was usual 10 collect money TO e'es
candidates from the attaches oi the Custom House
that has been Tie racticc Tor many years tie Gus
tom 10 q source from which the expenses oi election
O are generally deirsy cd that nHA teen tae custom
, Mr.. Opdyke said tie amount he received WAS /
reimburse hun Tor the expenses incurred by him d
= his election after paying his assessments 10 IL
| committees.
, M Field DO YOU not know that Nj Opdyke re
i fused for several days TO dceine tue nomination 10
r | Mayor
4 rle whole audience here united IN lau, liter, /,
which some OF the Counsel Joined.
4, Nj tlpva in a.,