The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-02-20
LOCAL NEWS.
NEW roKK AND THE VICINITY.

|
PRoGREss oP REcKrtriSo-EIGHr HrS-
nErp Mrs KNtlsr,p LAST WEEK Ing Cry QrorA
Mt TO M REDuoEp. -About eighty men were IN.
listed on Saturday, aud large numher Of other,
were rejected by the .samn x surgeon This
ended he first weeks work under tho new bounty.
and the figures show . highly encouraging re-
suit. About eight hundred men enlisted during
tie week, nearly all n whom ENLISTED ~ three
yearS getting the full bounty and hand money,
| making one thousand dollars each. All the clcri a
force at the Disposal OF the committee vas kept IN
| active employmen, throughout TIE week In keen.
ing pace with the rapid enllsimonts Tie cotami.
tee also continue their lsbors upon the revision o.
the enrolment and It is thought the work will 10
completed In few days
Tho report Of the committee appointed by preSi-
Cent Lincoln 10 examine and definitely decide upon
the validity Of the quotas hxcd by General Fry
have decided that the "nyst, rious figures" aro
correct, and therefore immui,be. Since this yer.
diet has been rendered, New York need not nurse
Tie delusion of reduced quota any longer There
will he no change, except what We may Justly he
entitled to from the correction of the enrolment,
vigorous recruiting is the only antidotc to con.
scrp.on, and from the tone n the w.shin..,on au.
thortics 1t mua lc simiuistered in pretty large
doses at that
TERMINATION or LIBEL Suit. during
the past week Judge Daily has bon occupied. In tho
Court Of Common Pleas trying the Hon. Horace
Greeley Tor an alleged lihel upon an ind vdual
named George Jones, who otherwise makes him.
seN known As George the Count Joannes Theca,e
has attracted sres, deal n attention from the fact
that the prosecution Was entirely conducted BY the
Count II person, who, icing . clever actor, Ter,
sonsted three difersnl character. At one and the
Same time VII P'sinur, Lawyer and witncs.
Relying upon his own power NJ accomplishing
many things the ntgoous Clun. complained
that Mr.. Gre~ley rad nheled HIM hv
publication IN the rBiRrSL which denied tbs,
Mss Avonia Jones, the Counts daughter, n c,le-
hr'ted sc,res', and Mr. Booth. we're n perform a,
the Academy ~ Music, IN the occssion o. tho
Coun's heneht Tho TsBrsE subsequently rrt.
hshed letters from Miss Jone. and M R,oth, -
ierating the former statement N more forci o.
language. The Count thereupon commenced the
suit and claimed ten thousand dollar, damages.
Aher jury bad been emuAnueled. the Count
| opened bis case by grand eloquent speech, and
then called himself Ss witnes. upon the stand
Ator he had given his direct testinonr, NJ
Williams who appeared for Nj Greeley, cross-er.
amined the Count eici,iug much thu, was anus.
ing 70 those present In the Courtroom, and very
h'He that was likely TO convince the Jury that the
Count had been libelled by Mr. Greeley. Rein,
asked to tsll how the plain Mr.. George Jones
tecame tho Count Joannes, the paintia stated TIN,
certain Count Ssrioric, residing IN Lon on con.
TERED the title as an acknowledgment Of the many
literary and Thespian achievements Of the then
plain Mr.. Jones. Thereafter the Count assumed
'he title and called public attention 10 himself by
! prosecuting those who were not inclined 10 believe
n bis night to an honor obtained in questionable
m'nner. The defence having proved, bv the
! C'un's evidence, the truth Of the r.rsyraph
puoA'bel in he rrmuNL applied
Tor = non-su.L which was denied by the
Judge, who WISHED tho jury 10 decide the case
upon lie merits ah,r earring witnesses Ac-
coriingly M. Williams called Professor LJebe,
Professor Dwight aud Mr. Happ. These gentlemen
testified that no one but We rop- or the Fmpero,
could lawfully confer upon commoncr the title
claimed by tho Count Nj Curtis, % Boston,
alluded TO the Counts conviction there on tho
charge OF barratry, and Mr.. p. r. BIrnum testified
that he considered the plaintiff 'noustros.ty, ."
declining however TO engage him for exhibition At
'he Museum number OF prominent actors also
gave 'heir testimony, and then the Couu. took the
stand again. lie denied much that the witnessed
asserted and oocasioned considerable merrimcnt
by his manner generally, and criticisms upon the
testimony presented. The case having teen SUM
mod up by both SIDES, Judse Daily charged the
luTy' who subsequently, returned a verdict acquit.
unS MI Greeley, and consequently imposing the
eos's Of ZOO or more upon the eresifallen Count.
HOMICIDE IN THE FOURTEENTH WARD
Al about tAli-pas' ten O'Clock on Saturday night,
rhilp hannavAn and John Nearby both yorne
men, met At the corner q Grand AID Elm streets.
and soon became involved in quarrel. During
Me hscAs tha, ensued NJ 'Carthy drew n revolver
from his pocket and scot Hannayan In th. ahdo.
men, infienns = fatal wound Mccarthy aed Altar
shooting, but some hours subsequently, ,ur,.n.
dsrsd himself HAnnAvsn had In the roea,t,r.
been conveyed to the N Y. Hospital, Sh.r. \,
died 81 O'Clock yesterday morning. Mec,,,tr a..
detained 70 await the result Of the lnol.s,t. ~, ~
| Will be hold BY Corener W.ldfY,