The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-12-21

SUPPLIES FOR rHR PoOR.-EDTTOR SUN
In view VI bard winter approaching, and at the
suggestion of tie newspapers have opened de-
lot q, No. a Ludlow street. to sell Coal and Pota-
toes Q, cost price, to mechanics and laborers only,
and intend also t. sell Beet on the same terms.
Yours, &c., JouS W. FARNra.
THE COURTS
Tnr Orp,EE.wKrD L;nEL CAeK.-The contin.
uaion Of the great libel suit excitcs undlminished
interest, anl the Court room was again dcnsely
crowded yesterday. NJ J9hn Keyser was tie
first witness. lie doposcd that he was member
Of the Rrpubl car Contra Committee in iSGl, the
sum ot s2,oOo was raise Nv tha, body to secure
Mr.. opdyke's election ns MAYOR M Qpiykc p,ii
si,ooO az bis share Of the assessment Of the Com
m ttoe.
Er-Colecior R,rnsv cv-rr'ncd hv Judge Pierre
pont Was Collector N the Port iu 1SGi W that
wear Fernando Wood, william =. I1vcmcyer AMI
Mr. Opdyse were running Tor MAYOR u ia. citv
cor mitees were appointed g. secure the election
oi M. OfdyEe money was collected nj the Cn.-
tom House. and vitneas was ircarircr on the bth
~ nccembcr gave check tir 1900 sud one ior
$4,000, b. order ~ M. Churchill 4; NJ. Ondyte
called on witness h Obtain the money h remark
ed thathe had advanced money N the Committee
and wanted N have u rounded thcre was no
money raised for The STATE C0rntnitiec. On Ne G'h
Of January pad si,is2 % to ". Churchill. which
was the alanc" - TIE collection rnissd In tho Cns'
tour House. Witness understood tie oNTcnNcs
incHrcl by the Republican Central COMMITTEE
we're very large, and that was the reRson Why he
paid the balance oyor II was raised al the Gus
tom House, AVID was subscribed 90 hv tie ofcer.
and clerks Tho Whgrr ptiona were voluntary
told those who ruha~rhed that " they compiled, Il
would hc no cause f0r their detention or removal,
and that no coercion whatever would lie used to
rnise 'he amount.
Gnlcrt J. Young tc- fed iha, he had been con-
ncr,ed with the movement 90 c,l Get money tUr
Oplyko's election In TIC Custom n use. whore wit
meas was euI Logged knew nr. Palmer q. the Gus
tom House. received note ..nm NJ. Palmer 20
leave IN duty IN the Custom U1u-c 60 or'cr -
V1'ls 10Y Mr. Orivl = election a-i 20 r1igc money
iot 1T was rcrt Nv g. g ltth Wsri ~ the = ~
where heard Mr.. weed was crdca soring - have
"a" police 30 ngaus. NJ. Opdv.'s elect ON.
'Laughtcr.) was sent there 20 ind Nhat VIZ. Weed
wn- doing ! vas Introduced 90 Mr. Ordvkc in TIE
Private 'ecrctnrv's ofrce tMr liners. at the
custom lNuec I rect we'd none, ON the ''v -
election, aud | Wa cd 70 call on the clerks
ard officers Of the Custom House for their subscrp-
/ ne.
NJ Henry stoyer, merchant, was examined
teHlr' hn' The value Of Tic machinery dcstrufet In
The Gun factory and paid fIr by the city. lie was
handed al list e to Items paid Tor 10y the CITY,
"hi'h ne compared with D. own csi mates ~ thcf
Nuc Two milling mhch'res, which he, stoycr,
had holi - the factory, were put down !n the
clauns At Z : moro than was paid for thetn. One
ma'htNe which witness sold al 1913 Wha CD NJ ed
AZ f''' nnothcr i"r which he wsr paid $50 Vts
N'' ~ 80 IIN ~ N.tt - rlrrafFI ~ "t0f
an ensinc lathe sid Al $40. was ohrr-ci s-5h
orrluc lsttca glll NJ lG5 ep,h, was char 'ci az
rlih efch two On inc lathcs s. ~ ~ $50 we're
thNrgtd ~ s'"o tie uAiu ~ 1iting on the second
AZ. lhrd Uuor1 sold ~ 1919, were charged At
4LG3l Wincqs reed to furnish tic machinery
Tor making the stocks " guus At 80, 900 tHat M
chlnery was charged 1t SN,G9j on tho cniln
| against the city. Would not buy hrck some
oi Tie machinery ut ~, c iau two-thirls Of what
WAS charged 10 the claim. From the time the m.-
cAihes ere made to the fire at tho factory there
was 10 change made IN the prices 1t ny establish
meut In the inventory ~ pounds OF cast anv'ls
| were chur ed at 10 cents Per Iounl-,hc pr'a was
! cth'H; t"u mi. W. mfUlIlcH charged at t"ij
| csgh were sold ~ Z, 20 each small miIl.ls ma
| chine, sl'a gro y''tcas sO' 30 $3.50, WIS charged ~
Slij. H. tie claim, I'll, SCI was charged TO- the
wEFc3 ~ - men ur ~ weeks 'or making tools for
| the establishment. One man ia able 70 make tools
| i'r two or three hundred, and tvl mo- fut make
| tools Tor sly bundled hands in The .uiu.ly. Tia,
won'd make to proper char.e Sitj2, iusteai Of
eli, N6i, which was charged ia tie claim.
Crona-cNNmined by Mr.. Field-Was sent o. Fort
Lafayette, charged with having ATTEMPTED 10 hrhc
aolrr'. Could not say II TIVE machines that he had
stated "et" irt down at 5is over the cost were tho
same as h. hai made at that price, A. there were
o'n.r machines differently priced On the list. rht.c
| carNincs were not worth more tr'n SO cpiccc. /.
the tools were scattered thcy would be Of no sort u!
use.
Ec-drect-Hsd | leon called upon 10 appra,sc
| the machinery 10y an insurance company alter the
me, should have hNet Il At -SJ'Ooo; this would
| not il, luGe tue tools. Witness theu tost d To ms
| having done business Ut the Boston Navy fari,
and 10 his subsequent arrest at the ,nsugauuu Of
smith Rrotncra, whose pus'uesI was adverse e.
him. Detective Eakur Of Warrington was cou'
ccrncl in procuring hlH arrest Witness was well
treated 81 Fort lafayette; had excellent company
foreign minister, m,Jur-sc.era's' several notorious
char ,cturf, and u Au4t 81 lawyers. daughter.
II was relcns 4 cay or two a.t0r; smih Bros
had been arrested aod convicted nGd " they Fc
les IAN tyn ycars sual re ,Ilsapi .ntci laugh
tg,,)
at the run factory, testified that be- used ~ work al
tie factory; his bus uoss was ~ soc that tho uu
wcfo properly made; that IN 'he clam 7ui tie.
to tie sli orysprs there was lhrie swndly
have said SO 90 n number % persJLA; nave SAID s.
IA sui stance to Nj. NNrcc.
Hamilton Harris ttrou 81 Of Senator Harris. ex
D ahmed ,u reference 10 tie following private lcio
which accompanied a letter from NJ. Opdy &c, IN
tended ior publication
y (Pryatcy
4 nv DrAE SIN: send you letter. which, II you
think judiUpu,, should like a. have appear IN tn
ENESfNa JUUuNAL, or u refused Tia r., Iheu in "a
, srAITsSAN Il you a oui think 81 publication
. uuEdyisable, please state your ohecuous, Ms II
D 81. uld not hear from you, might send u copy
1t for publication Ia the Tl,BrNE. II MAS writer
c on the day OF It's date, bIt have withheld !
, because | saw ty the papers that you were b
, | Washington.
9 Your friend, Gronor oFuYKE,
i oct. list, 1868.
10 Hon. Ia hARGl3,
!, Judge Emo, objected 10 this letter on TIE groun
- OF irrclcyancy 10 the case Mr Eylrts, IN reply
submitted thst he letter Was written sept -, 81,
while the clam against the city v as passed uu 4!
J. IAN OF q .tOher, SOB. Mr. Opdykc denied that
l. had anything to do with the government contract
At this time, and, m proof OF his own assertion
i they desired to introduce his own letter. The
u offered his own Ht.temCnt sB evidence Ia chief
support their alleged ilel,
"a The Court, after a long argument on both side
a ruled out the letters Adjourned.