The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-30

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men-ars 10 constitute this court the Jurisdiction or
ancs Of this plan General Howard has been making the
tour Of Virginia and the 2sth inst had interesting
interview with the ocials Of Portsmouth, and Norfolk
which Is fully reported in Norfolk correspondence.
The freedmen Of North Carolina met in convention at
Raleigh yesterday to take steps 10 demand the adms
son Of negroes witnesses and jurymen In courts Of
law and 10 claim the right Of suffrage.
The Surrogate decided the contest the guardian
ship OF Mary Maoney, infant, by awarding II 70 tho
uncle, Henry McCabs with directions 70 place the
child in the Catholic orphan Asylum. The will Of Nra
Sexton was again trial In the Surogates Court on
Tuesday
The evidence in the Lorkng King case was concluded
yesterday and the lawyers to up the case 70
day. The evidence elected highly interesting and
amusing. devoted almost entirely 70 the esab-
lishment Of the identity Of Ammo Lorkng with Mary
simpson, and appears to have been success though the
other mysterious Mary Simpson still appears on tho
boards Dr. Swan the resident physician at tho Astr
House. testified to having attended on Mss Lorking
under the name Of Mary Simpson document was
also produced dated in Havana In August last showing
that Anne Lorkng had assumed the Of Mary Simp
drafts pay for the dslnquences Of her lover Don Tan
credo Cruz who had pilfered from his employer The
Don was In court during the trial. but endeavored TO
keep in the background evidently not relishing the
erpOsi which Anne Lorking was compelled TO make OF
his financial and family relations
The detectives Of tho United States Treasury Depart
ment have succeeded In eecting two important arrests
of counterfete The detectives put on the track
by the revelations Of counteHeter named Eckart cap
tured weeks SINCE and 90 perfect were the ar
rangements that the countefeers arrested at DIFF
ferent places in this city and Williamsburg while
gagged their nefarious work. The first Of the two was
taken on Monday last and the second the 9th inst
They proved to be two English engravers, named Over
ton who have been practising the art criminal ways
for the last nine years They were both committed for
trial
The examination into the charge of mutny preferred
against the Of the ship Calhoun by the captain Of
that vessel was yesterday commenced before United
States Commissioner Belts Considerable evidence was
taken In the case up to the time Of adjournment when
the Commissioner discharged sixteen Of the accused
there being no testimony against them. Eighteen were
held for further examination, which will be resumed
this morning at eleven O'Clock.
In the Marine Court yesterday before Judge Alker,
suit brought to hundred dollars on two
promissory notes given at the time Of election for
City Judge The defence set up was that the money was
given by and expended for the benefit Of the defendant
who candidate for the Office referred to. This
denied but the Judge found from the evidence that the
loan made To promote the defendants election, and
that under the act of 1922 'o preserve the purity Of
elections" the plaintiff could not receiver Judgment
for the defendant with costs.
The September term Of the General Sessions closed
yesterday after ransactng criminal business than
done in one month since the organization Of
the court. Assistant District Attorney Bedford
Quoted the prosecution. Judge Russell in discharging
the Grand Jury remarked that they had passed upon
three hundred cases. being greater number than any
previous grand inquest had examined It is understood
that resolution adopted by the Grand Jury attest
ing their appreciation of the effective and faith
full services OF Mr.. Charles J. Livingston, the
foreman James Clark, well known pickpocket,
who stole Colonel Rncon's watch on Fourth
avenue car, sent TO the State Prison for five
years. James Reynolds, convicted OF grand larceny,
sentenced to three years imprisonment In tho State
Prison Joseph z. Parsons, who pleaded guilty to an
attempt to steal silver watch from James Mcconnell,
was sent to the Pentsntiary for year Kate Talma
an old shoplifter, was tried and convicted Of petty
larceny in stealing a piece Of calico worth fourteen
dollars from the store OF Jeremiah Lambert In Green
witch street. The City Judge sent her to the Penentay
for six months and fined her hundred dollars
pressing regret that he could not send her TO the State
Prison for six years Emil St. Antonio, convicted early
in the month Of assault with dangerous weapon
fined hundred dollars. James Convey, James West
and Jacob Hopper who pleaded guilty to assault and
battery were each nned twenty-five dollars The
October term Of the court will commence on Monday,
when certain In which the public have manifested
more than usual interest will be tried.
Cborlo Iooo atioa Iohu nall tuou
to the police a notorious character, yesterday
arrested and committed charges Of having stolen
thousand six hundred dollars from the Adams Ex-
press Company and twenty five thousand dollars from
Bclmont's Banking House. johnson has served two
terms in the State Prison. and has bad record generally
His examination the charge OF stealing from Bel
mont will take place to-day, and Monday tho other
charge will be inquired into.
Charles Cotton laborer was yesterday killed by q
falling beam in the Court House.
A man. supposed TO have been Ashman Hail. fell or
jumped from the dock pier 10 North river yesterday
and drowned.
During the present month there have been the city
of New York and Its suburban cities five deaths by
suicide nine by and railroad accidents sixteen by
drowning, four by fires and ten by murder
At shutdown yesterday the Jews began the celebration
OF the festival Of Yom Kippur," Day Of Atonement
which will be concluded at shutdown tonight.
The United States gunboat Gaetea has been sold to
the Hayden government through the officers OF the
steamer Gefrard which lately arrived here.
very terrible and destructive storm ragged along the
whole Gulf coast Of Texas the 18th instant, doing
much damage to property at Galveston and osage on
Sabine river The same storm felt at New Orleans
Another not less terrible storm passed Grand Che
mere, Louisiana, the 23d instant, doing immense
damage and IL is stated that many Of the inhabitants Of
the place had been submerged by the back from
the Gulf Nibett's Bluff, the Sabine river also
visited by the Storm and all the houses in the vii
age, with the exception of one or two capsized
Political and military matters in Texas are quiet
Great harmony prevails between Governor Hamilton and
the army officials and the people disposed acqui.
In their plans for econstructng the State govern
ment
The destruction OF the growing cotton Of TEXAS by the
army has been great that in many districts not
more than one.third Of the crop will be gathered