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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-05-07
UNITED STATES DISTRICT coURT-MArs.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT-MAI q.
RESIGNATION OF JUDGE BETTs-APPoINTMENT or
SAMUEL BiAICHFoRD, ESQ, TO FILL THE VA
CNNCY
The Hon. Samuel r. Belts who has held the posi-
ton OF District Judge for the United States District
Court for the Southern District OF NewYOrk for period
Of years and who has discharged the duties
whose decisions especially In admiralty cases,
Bdered Of the highest authority and quoted
such and commended by the most able legal minds not
only Of this but Of foreign countries has at length, hay
view of the state of his health tho arduos
the duties that would have been required OF him under
the New Bankrupt law. 10 send his resignation to the
President. 1t is as follows:
sta The passage ongres BANKRUPT Law which go
operation on tie psh admonhes me AT nv advanced
impaired state health that inadequate discharge
Of the duties which, under act will east upon the J
this District II Important with view the busnes u be dobe
under that the position should be id without
delay b. the incumbent who Will be charged with the administration Of
that law.
therefore beg tender my rsSgnAon ofthp osce Of District Judge
United States which have held 10th Of December 1896
veU respectfully. obedlent servant sAsrEL r. BErTs
To RIceeLy President ofhe United
The resignation was duly received and accented by the
President wh0 on Friday last appointed Samuel Batch
ford, esd, tO.hll the vacancy
Mr. Rlatchford Is very able and well read lawyer, and
we'll understands the duties OF his new position. lie Is
well and fayOraby known as the author Tor comperj OF
Batcfords Reports OF Cases IN the IT, s. Circuit Cont"
also the Official reporter Of Prze cases. heard before
Judge Belts, and in connection with Francis Uavland
esq., as reporter Of the Admiralty cases In the IT, Dis
trct Court Of this District Mr. BlachfoTd Will have tho
oath OF Office administered to him at IL o'clock this Tnos
Belts esq Clerk IN tho IT, l)srict Court OF this Dis
rlct who will retain his present position under Judge
Rafoford immediately after the administration VI the
oat Tao newI iussilcd iudxe VIII proceed " tue DS
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trct Court Room call the Admiralty calender and assign
causes Mr. Blachford Ia about of age; medium
hight rather smy built noted for his application en-
ergy and industry I'm his profession and has secured the
good WILL and has the kind wishes OF all acquainted with
HIM account Of his urbanity and Kindness Of heart
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CIVIL COURTS.
THE COURTS FOR MAY.
UNITED sTATPs COURTS.


In the United States Circuit Court criminal
cases and cases tine general calendar for the April
Tenn (which Is stated one md will end IA july viii
be tried Among the criminal eases the most ptomincnt
probaby are the Trap case" I'm which lawyer Il
charged with forgery, and Tho Carleton case ~ which
United states Treasury Agent + charged win deIaud
Ing the Government To the extent Of nearly $4,000
Judge spman viii AZ during the balance Of tho term.
lie Is absent In Connecticut but will return aud
open Court Tomorrow Tuesday, IL 3, probable that The
proceedings in the Trasian Extradition casc taken
before Commissioner White, will come up before Judge
Shipman for review, on a writ Of cortlornri
III the United states District Court It s probable that
Judge SDacy viii sit with the exception Of returns Of
process the regular days aud the hearing Of few adj
not likely that anything vii be done In s Court during
May
cases pending Of more than ordinary Importance
STATE COURTS.
The announcement by the General Term that il
will be continued during two weeks Of this mouth has in
validated the appointments heretofore made. The
beers OF the present General Term Justices Leonard
Ingraham and Sutherland. Justice Ingrnlam In regular
course should hold Special Term and Justice Sutherland
the Chambers The latter WILL therefore probably have
HE place at General Term occupied by r Justice Ceke
During those two weeks there VIII be but two Circuits
this of the months for oyer and Termner IL
q quite possible that there may be but one Circuit durrg
the month Who IL to sit at these courts and at Special
Tenn IN IA yet wholly undetermined OD5 Circuit and
the Special Term Will st In the unfinished marble build
ing on Chanbersst The action OF the supreme Court IN
holding General Term Saturdays for nOnenumer1ed
motions will, doubt greatly relieve the Appeal calen
dar but the effect Of their present action on the over
buidcnCd ard growing Circuit calendar will probably he
TO throw 1t stil further behind.
The Chambers Ii assigned 20 Judge Sutherland and, the
Governor not having hitherto made appointment
under the law, II will most likely be held by him.
Last months calendar In this branch has been cleared,
but the motions formidable mass for any judge
undertake.
I'm the superior Court the appointments are more
settled Justices Robertson and Barbour hold the trial
for Jury causes, Justice McCunn presdes at tho
trial term for nOnury cases and the other three. Justices
Mcneil Garyin and Jones, hold the General Term ana
alternately attend 20 Chambers business
IN the Common Pleas Judge DAILY will hold tho SPECIAL
Term aud Judges Brady and ClrdOZO the Trial Terms
Judge Alker VIII hold the Trial Term Of the Marine
Court for the call of the Calendar and Judge Gross will
also sit for the trial OF causes Judge Hearne attending 10
the motion business This Court becoming In amount
OF business OF the most important Courts In tho city
It's calendar THIS month having 800 causes.
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COURT OF COMMON PLEAs-GESErAL TEnN-MAY 6.
Before DAILY, T. j., BRADY and CARDOZo, j. j.
COMMISSIONS on GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS UNIAW-

Ckst'cs r. 7. J. souihasi az; Francis Boyd
The painif was employed by the defendants TO
procure charter for the ship Rcd Gauntlet from the
Government lie ultimately procured charter 90 carry
horses for the Banks expedition which he claimed
commission OF s7Oi o. In the Court below Judgment was
ordered for plaintiff but the appeal the Judgment was
reversed tho faith Of decision IN the Supreme Court
Of tho United states that all contracts for commissions
on procuring the furnishing OF supplies TO the Govern
ment VOID against public policy. The question viii
doubt be carried up To the Court Of Appeals.
Benedict Tracy Benedict Tor plaintiff; Owen, Gray
Owen dCfenaaut
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liced in the fancies of Wall-st.
FRENCH STOCK,


Tho Compton dEscompte 50Ofranc shares, which stood
April 1885, at francs, had sunk April 1861 to rs
frames while those Of the Credit industrial ct Commeroia
APRIL g. 1867 those 'O the SOcete dc DepOts ct Complies
Courants from francs April 1866 TO $50 francs April
1851; those OF the Credit Mobcr from 6S5 francs, Ap
1856 to 40 francs April g. 1867 those Of the Credit Mo
bier EspagnOl from 1914 francs April 5. 1866, to @s
francs April 5, 1867 those OF the Suez Canal Company
from AS francs April 1885, 70 $50 francs, April 1851
Accounts state that the Albany and Susquehanus
Railroad is rapidly approaching completion. Tbs
road is completed to Sidney 1O5 miles, and is graded
nearly ready for the rails TO Nineveh 40 miles. Mn
eyeh VIII be the point of intersection with the Penn
sylyania and Delaware Canal COmpanys road, lead
ing to the coal regions, distance of s. miles The
tunnel is five miles beyond Nineveh. So it viii bs
seen there is but 20 miles Of grading to be done BE-
tween Albany and Binghamton.
The following are the comparative earnings OF the
Chicago and Rock Island Railroad for the fourth
week in April:
S5lsOi 1856. s4sO7 Dec. .......S,Ss
The traffic of the Chicago and Great Eastern Raul
way for the month of April was:
1867 slO3l5I IS 1866 Oi3 81 no
Comparative earnings of the Western Union Rad
road. for the week ending April 90, were:
1867 .sl3,6Ss 70 lS66.......slI699 p Dec..SlS
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The quotations of Compound interest notes are:
June, s64l, ll9a1l9 July, 11ss6118,; August. 1850
I1s!; October, 117a1l7.; December, 1lGGi16G May.
$3.50, ll3a1lS.; August. 1l2l0ll2l; September, ia
a1121; October, 1l1s01l2
Spectators confident that cheap money alone viii
stimulate an advance will do well to examine the
price of leading English railways, and of leading
French speculative corporations before making large
engagements. With protracted cheap money thaf
roadsand corporations show decrease in price Smila
To that noticed In the fancies of Wall-st
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Loans Discounts $3.50 81 $50 specie COZ Il
351,747 Deposits 49, o.
Legal Tenders S7O587.tZ -
CearnEs for the week ending April o. Sf5f8iie
Clearing. the week ending MSg 55J60s
balances lof the week ending Anil a. l86T.. I8fl3l)
Balances for the week ending May ........ 50
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SUPERIOR tOlRT-lEAL TERa-PART I-Aij0ufned 70 Ihhs
DAY. PAN tf-AdIoured to Weduesdsv
COURT UF COAMON PLEAs--1Ri,L TrHN-PaTr t-Atonrnei
" aJgaaT. fAGI IL-Aa4Os.Lsi 70 Hsd4s.Ias
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THE PRESS TELEGRAM.

A Mall Coach Attacked by indians Three
Nights In SuccessiOn-IRrge Cavalry Force
Mt Fort Hayes-Fight Between Pawne6
scouts Sand sioux General Sherman Abens
to Tnke the Field. &C., &c.
ST LoUrs Juno 4, 1851.
Western dispatches say that the mail coach on the
Smoky Hill route was fred into Big Timber few
days ago. and again Russells station. The former
station attacked for three nights In succession
Generals Smith and Custer are 81 Fort Hayes with
thirteen hundred cavalry. Three hundred men, with
their horses and OUTFITS said 70 have deserted duras
the past three weeks
A regiment Of colorsd infantry was ross to FoS
Hayes.
An Omaha despatch says that two hundred Pawnse
scouts had encounter with equal number OF Scoux
the end of the Pacific Railroad few days since.
Three Sioux we're killed.
General sherman, after accompanying the excarsios
lists to Fort MCPHERSON, will join General Auguf IN the
field. General Augur 10 understood TO have sufcleae
cavalry 70 give protection TO the railroad route and al
the working partiea
The steamer Miner, which was reported captures
by the Indiana and the and passengers msssacred
some time since, met below Fort Rice May IT, al
well.
The steamer Marcella landed hundred stand Of
arms and . large quantity Of ammunition al YancteA,
for1the Of Daeota Territory.
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things "a prospec! would be little too much,
even for Us. 1t will not do. Let women
confine themselves to that sphere in which
alons they are truly useful and in which
alone they are lovely. Let them reveal
th ir interest In the Commonwealth by emulous
endeavors to make home more and more the
seat of virtue, OF peace and OF joy. Let their
influence for good become more and more
diffusive 7; but lot them not, by coming into
rude contact with the rougher affairs Of life, rub
of all or any Of those graces which constitute
their peculiar charm and which give to them
all their power. To the members Of the State
Constitutional Convention we will be allowed
to say, although it is unnecessary, In dismiss
ing the petition of your fair petitioners be as
gentle as you can"
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ALABAMA REPUBLICAN CosvEHTlOa.


Large Delegations OF CoIored Mon In The
Couvention-Strong Opposition to JsdGs
Busfeed on the Part Of the Coisred Dele.
Gates-Bolt Of tho Macon County DcleGAs
ti0n, &c.
The Union republican convention, composed Of dole
gates Of both color assembled In Representative
Hall a the Capitol to-day. Two hundred aud nty dele
gates were attendance about one hundred and thirty
OF whom blacks, who participated equally 10 he
deliberations.
DR.. Francis W. Sykes was chosen Temporary charmau,
and Judge William H. smith, Of Randolph, who assisteA
in raising Federal regiment elected President; L.
s Berry (coored G. Dostsr and others, half white and
half black Vice Presdents Among tho secretaries 10
a brother or John Pelham, OF the Confederate army
Governor Patton was invited 10 scat In the C0nven-
tion.
motion was made 10 invite Judge Busted 70 .
scat which was strongly opposed by several coloved
coored and untrue TO the republican party After
considerable debate the motion Withdrawn, the
blacks refusing 70 withdraw their opposition.
Judge Smith said that the Union people of Alabama
Congress- and christen their party by It's name and tho
work OF reconstruction must be entered upon IN good
faith.
d. c. Humphreys Of Huntsville was appointed Chair
man OF the Committee on Platform and Resolutions.
General Swayrc Is member OF the committee an1
will draft the platform.
The convention then adjourned until four O'Clock this
afternoon
Al the afternoon session resolution was introduced
inviting Judge Busted address the nvenon which
caused another animated discussion pending which the
Macon county delegation seeded, aud the Convention
Judge Busteeds feay 10 the republican party was
denied by the editor OF the Mobile Nationalist, who
charged Busted with aIiang with rebels politically
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needed, and that no paic work will answer the
purpose. We must start from the beg ming.
What Is required is beard of dire tors
call them Aldermen, il you will-constitu.ed
like the directors Of railroad As the la ter
supervise tho affairs of the road, see after the
rolling sto k, employ competent engineers to
take care of Il, egulate the tariff of travel, and
watch closely the economy of expenditure, so
our directors, numbering, say about twenty,
should run the municipal machine with econo-
my, and care for the interests of the commu-
nily. They should look after the condition Of
the streets, keep tas sewers in healthy order,
regulate the in,ermursl travel so as to insure
comfort on our railroad and stage mes, and
exercise vigilant control generally over sub
ordinate officials, with power to investigate
charles Of malfeasance. The Mayor, acting a
president of this board Of direc sors, should have
the power to appoint all the officers, down to
the very Lowest, without any interference of
the board, and should be held responsible for
their good conduct But now there may
arise some d fieul.y about the m .thol of APP
pointing The Mayor. 1t may DO urged that the
old favorit, plan Of election by popular vote
should not be dep .rted from, or it my be sug-
gested that, as large amount Of property in
the city is owned by people residing in the
Slate, but not within ths city limits, he voters
Of he Stat, SHOULD have a voice Il his cleo
ton or sg lin, it may be pressed, as better
measure than either of the foregoing, that the
Mayor should be appointed by the Governor.
These are questions which the Convention will
have to decide, AMI we trust that they will
meet th IN with grave consideration. No doubt
many members of The Cow ,ntion are part-
sans occupying leading positions in both par
ties, and may be influenced in forw ardng tie
views Of their own 81 lie /; but they SHOULD dis
card all sach narrow lie ~. They should re-
m amber that the constitution about to be
framed is not intended merely for the govern
ment of the present generation, but is to 60
down from ago to age. altered, as the Slate ana
its greet metropolis progress, by such amenl-
ments as may be absolutely necessary; and it
should be formed upon such a base as to leave
its fundamental principles open to as little
liability to change aspossible. repeat that
the two most important points claiming the al
tenion of tie Convention are embraced in the
of the STATE government and start
ing de noureou in the construc lion Of govern
ment for the city OF New York. In accomplish
ing these en1s tn n.lemen engaged in the
t,sk will have no light work upon their hands
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santa ANN Agnin.

There is silly report in circulation that
about three weeks ago Santa Anna managed to
slip away from Staten Island for Mexico with
an expedition of six thousand men, composed
of Swiss, Irish and Americans. That he him
self may have left is not improbable, but that
be has taken with him any such number Of re-
cruits as that stated is entirely ont Of the ques-
ton. A thousand men, with the proper mill
tary equipments, could not leave this por, with
out its becoming Immediately known, and the
fact that three weeks have elapsed since their
reported departure, without any one hearing Of
il until now at once settles the falseness OF the
statement.
1t is claimed by the ex-Dictator's friends, to
whom the report is 10 be traced, that the pro.
gramme which he has in view is in the highest
degree advantageous TO MS. They go so far
as TO say tina, II will embrace these important
points First, pacific acquisition by the United
States OF Mexican territory secondly, dis
continuance in that country Of the bar
barous system OF political executions ;
thirdly, security for the investments and
claims Of Americans and foreigners;
fourthly, protection for the classes who have
anything to lose. All this looks well on paper;
but Santa Anna is not the man 10 carry
IL out. II he were once more in power
he would neither remember bis obligations
to us nor his promises Of amnesty TO bis
political opponents. Even the odium which
the execution OF Macmillan would bring upon
the government Of Juarez would help him but
little. His past is not Of character TO be
whitewashed by so impoiiiic on act What
ever he may think or say, il is certain that he is
thoroughly despised by the Mexicans. Hi
,reacbery to every party has insured distrust
In seeking in his tarn 70 invade his country
with an army Of foreigners he would commi
a more objectionable offence than Maximliar
may by this time have suffered death for
As a native Mexican he has no right 10 fore
himself into the government by such means
II he be really acceptable to his countryAen b
should wait until the national voice calls hiI
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The state Constitutional Conventiou-wha
II RcQuircd Of IL.

II Required Of IL.
The proceedings of the State Constitutional
Convention will probably be directed to two
important points. If the members Of the Con-
vention comprehend the duty expected Of
them in revising the constitution, they will
observe that their attention must be directed
chiefly to providing for an efficient government
for the State and good municipal government
for New York city. In devising plan for the
Safe government it should be borne in mind
that all the State officers and county officers,
including sheriffs, for their legal term of
service, ought to be the appontees of
the State Executive. To insure an upright
judiciary, from the want Of which,
under the elective system, the course OF
justice, like that of true love, '"never did run
smooth" but was corrupt and turbulent from
it, lowest depths to its surface, all judges
should be appointed by the Governor, and
secured in their places for life or during good
behavior. This would not necessarily exclude
from Office the men already occupying the
bench by the votes Of the people, who fulfil
their duties faithfully. They could be appointed
TEN, while the venal, the vacillating, ana those
easily controlled by party bias, could be set
aside. II Is not stretching q point too far
to say that the progress of crime has hardly
been aided more by the inherent proclivity to
vice in human nature than by the misplaced
or purchased clemency Of weak or partisan
judges. The man who wears the erminc and
holds the balance Of justice should know no
party In the exercise Of his judicial functions !;
should be exposed to no temptation to curry
favor in the shape Of votes for a re election.
Probably the greatest difficulty with
which the Convention will have to prapple
may be the municipal government OF
this city, and In providing for this the
question may arise as TO how far the voters Of
the State as well as the city may be permitted
TO participate in its new creation. AT present
we have in fact no government at all. Our
affairs are managed subject to the indefinite
rule Of chance, under system guaranteeing no
security 10 the governed and involving no re.
sponsbiliiy in the rulers. The municipal system
Of New York Is somewhat like that Of
London, as described by the English press-a
government by parishes, preserving only that
form of unity and home government which is
embodied in the police department. We are
suffering under miscegeneous Interpretation
Of all the old charters, with their strange va.
ricty of amendments and supplementary con.
dtions for better or worse, made to suit the
times in which they were tackled on, but wholly
unsuitcd TO tho present age, size and require.
men,s Of the metropolis. II Is clear, then, that
radical change 10 our municipal system L
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NIexieo md MAMMALIAN.

The worss thing Maximlian ever did was 10
kill his captives This p,rt of his policy the
liberal government has initiated, and 1t is
thought that 1t proposes to carry Its imitation
to the last extrsme. In this ii seems to have
de enders. The latest Of these is Mr. Romero,
whose views as to what should be done with
Macmillan have been given TO the public. They
amount substan tally to this Mexico ought
to kill M,ximiian in order to show that she
dare do 1t, for If she sp,red his life the world
would suppose she was novel to 1t by fear;
she ought to kill him lest he should establish
Mexican government at Miramar, to plague the
souls of Mexican patriots in the future. If
Mexico should take the life Of her quondam
Emp eror on these grounds sh, will prove her.
self weaker than any one thought her; for she
will show that the act was not the consequence
OF excitement or revenge, not thing done In
the hurry of violent nature, but coolly de-
trimmed upon as piecs Of puerile bravado,
or Influenced by the cowar1ly fear Of shadow.
If Mexico is not above thu fear Of Macmillan,
pretending come time to be her Emperor, she
is feeble indeed; if she has only the courage to
kill lest she should be suspected OF sparing for
the want Of it, the worll must ply nor.
But in the fact that the news of the late
rulers fate comes SO slowly, AMI in the strange
would-be Qualifications we have hal, there
seems room TO doubt whether the liberal pur-
pose was so bloody after all. There is, indeed,
some indication that Max may get safely to
Miramar yet Much of this Mexican argument
sounds quite like the tone of the French press
for some months before the French retirement.
There was time when Napoleon was quite
solictous the world should understand he did
not leave Mexico on account Of tho attitude of
the United States. lie might 60, Of course, if
ii suited him /; if he had accomplished his pur-
pose if tie interest of France required but
never in OBJ ,dience to the demand of foreign
Power. So with the liberals-they may spare
Max, but they want the world to understand
that the credit is their own. They do not in
tend that the United States shall come between
them and the glory Of one piece of magma
nimity. They refuse, therefore, our request for
Max's life, and then will spare him on their
own account We hope this is the real posi-
tiou; and if it be we can willingly concede the
point that Mexico desires to make. If this,
however is not the real state of the case, we
hope the suggestion that Macmillan has some
wealthy relatives in Europe, and that he could
be ransomed at a very fine figure, will not be
overlooked at the liberal headqu lrters.
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CoUNT BISMARCK ABOUT TO RErfns pRox
ACTIVE LRH.-If our cable despasch Of yester-
day proves to be correct it is the Intention OF
the Prussian Prime Minister to retire from &C.
tive life at an early day. 1t Is mistake. We
cannot conceive Bismarck to be inactive. To
a mind like his retirement is as injurious rs il
is unnatural. 1t will be an injury to Prussia,
it will be greater injury to himself