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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-22
TEE DEATH Of CAPTAIN sEssHa.

Meeting Of PsIice Inspectors and Captains
Resolutions Of Respect md Condolences.
Al meeting Of the Inspectors and Captains Of the
Metropolitan Police held At the headquarters 400 Null
berry street. yesterday morning. the following preamble
and resolutions expressive Of their feelings in regard
the death Of Captain ssbrins were adopted
Whereas II has pleased all Providence 70
from the scene n his earthly uscfuncss associate Cap
tain Jacob l.. Sebrlng.
Resolved That in tho dscease Of Captain sebr,nz
this department has sustained loss most deeply
depored that the ased had by Of upright
honorable and amisbe conduc endosrei himself personally
70 every member this department. who beheld b hs
course an example Of duty thoroughly and faithfully
formed. which they ard worthy or all emulation and
0ccr bat the active and worthy citizen and man
Resolved, That testimonial OF respect memory
deceased the officers Of the force Of
for TIE period Of thirty days and that they
tho funeral In = bodv.
Resolved That copy these resolutions duly attssed
be presented 10 the family Of the deceased.
AFTER the adoption Of these resolutions, Inspector
Dks made few remarks euogsic Of the character OF
The deceased.
Supsnntsndens Kennedy has also issusd Gsss-
raj Order SIS, detailing Captains speight, o. the
Twenty ninth; Smith, OF the Forty. first: Came
ron, Of shs Eighteenth; woglom, Of the Forty.
nth; Huschings, OF the Twentythird; Hart, Of the
Twenty fourth williamson OF the sirsenth, and Ben
nett Of the Twelfth 70 act pail nearcra The fussal
will take place from Rev. Dr. Burchard's chnssh, In
wess Thirteenth street. ~ one r. u to-day.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-22

Ns~ yosK ASSOCIATION FOR rHs RsLixrov rns Poor =
The twenty fourth annual report OF the New York ascot
alton for Improving the Condition Of the Poor shows ,ne
following sxhibn Of tho operations Of the associate,
during the past ear:visiton SO; visits 22sos: re-
eeipts, s57,sST; disbursements s5s.o5s; families re-
iieved, si4i; persons relieved, 1901 Reference IL
made TO tho success Of incorporated homes for AGED
females, and . hope expressed that . similar
institution for aged men may be established a.
there many Of this cass In this city who have not
only seen bslsr days. but were once aiuent ana held
honorable positions. aud who from their sbundance lbe
rally contributed 10 the wants Of others Thess now
require assistance aud home 70 prevent their diving IN
the aimshouse, aud whence, unwspt and upnon-
cred Without friends Kindred they borne to their
isst resting piacea psupsrs grave The socsssy for
sne hsiisf 81 the Repaired ana Crippled repoys
favorabivs and when economy shall Justify ths
necessary outlay more suitable buildings viii 81
srsessd vhsn sasQuAts means severed for the pur
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SUPREME COURT clRcwT-pART 2.
Tho Aiiaire win Cause.-The Case Submitte,
20 sIe Jury md . sealed Verdict to be Rem
dered this Morntug.
Be!ore Jndue T. n Smith

Tho AIlaire VIII Cause.-The Case submitted
20 fiIe Jury Rnd sealed Verdict to be Rem.
dered this Morntus.
Before Jsdge Z. D. Smith.
Efamces p. Re ct al a. CaIicia A. r. Auaiye Erecs.
hir, de.-This long contested and interesting case.
which has been already fatty reported 10 the HERALD is
action brought BY the children OF James p Alairc
deceased By IN nrs vita AGAINST the second wife Of
Mr. Aairs for the purpose o. breaking vii made By
him ia $780, and . which be devised property 10 the
amocnt s claimed BY ths plaintns Of about $780, COO
10 the defendant ssA 70 hsr only child Hal aer ncr
death, and beQueathed q the plaintiffs but 500 each.
whess order made granting letters tsstamsn,ary
the dsfsnaank Ar sprea from that decree was taken
srasd 10 b tried 6sfove jury the eass Vas trisd
before Jury October Of Inst year but the Jury dsa-
greed, end ~ cass b nce before shis court On
TIE evidsass having bsss concluded on wednesday
as ysssrday was occupies By counsel IN summing mp
on behalf o. their respective clients and BY the charge
NJ Justice Smith sddrssd the jury q great length.
carefully slucidadina the questions presented for their
pas upon The iaass prsssassd = them and which be
Tss Did he isua.or - his WIN in the presence Of
ell the subscribing w.tne.se shsrsso aad, notswas i
q ss:n, s md ws:o and sSssss ''' s'' % "n''0
Scond-wbsthsr the vim presented On shis trial wsu
-; Y" ssasa 3 soe ne s''s "a Ia
acknowledged By said JaSs 2 AiAire 70 BE- his sens
tare 10 the witnesses Or any Of them, and 20, when
and wheref II -
r sA.-whethsr the said james p. Anairs
acknowledged the said paper BE- hs will 10 said
Witnesses and II So 70 which Of them, or to al Of
themf
FytA.-whcthsr the said paper in writing was
obtained from the said James !. Aairs by undue In
nuenccf
The Court. In very comprehensive manner, defined
the conditions prescribed by law and custom. and
developed 10 the evidence under which the pre-
scented TO be determined and directed the jury
return scaled verdict this morning. For the plaintiffs.
James I. BRADY and c. ). Lysn; for The defendant,
Cuchrano 4 Todd
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UNITED SANS coMmssloxsa's COURT.
Charge 81 Illegally Removlnx Whiskey.
Before Com missioner Osborn.

Before Commissioner Osborn.
TIE United States "a Isaac Nacnas, H. d. Norg1n
and John L>yre The defendants charged with hav
ing illegally removed load spirits the 26th OF
October last from dnsiilery IN Forty street and
Ninth avenue and taken 10 TO the recfypg house OF
person named Kerr IN Seventeenth Just they
leaving the spits ~ the latter place the parties
I'LL saturday, when 10 sxaminao Of the accused will
takepiacs
The 'Cnse or tho Trndesmcn's Bank.
II s expected that u the course Of few days Gem.
missioner Osborn will denver his decsion In 'he Of
the TradesmeD's Nati0nai Bank the particulars OF
which have been frequently reported.
Ahe Commissioner mas TO read through macs OF evi
and also consider the arguments OF counsel
both Sides His decision will be looked forward with
q great degree Of interest,"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-22

cArAt NAvioArios The cold weather, " II continues
will shortly close tho canals for further navigation thIs
season. Az SCHENECTADY the boats we're reported
- command. Many people are predicting . warn
spell after tbs cold spap and from appsaraaees to-day
their Dre1ieeieoo vili ~ verine1.
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BOARD OF CASyAssERs.

Omcin1 Assembly Canvass.
Tho Board Of Canvassers have concluded the
Of the vote for Assembly in Kings county. Mr. Jacob
Worth, the republican candidate In the sixth district Ii
declared elected
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ELoprvrxr From the lower END Of spotsyivssIa
county. Va, Few nights sEn, Rseben Minor esopH
with the wife OF Lewis Proctor and departed In buay
20 parts unknown shc left her husband and four chill
drsn toe youngest NO years old. sho also len letter
70 say that before Mr.. r. received u she would b.
smother mans vfe that she coing 70 Disgrace
herself but do what many had done before and many
would DO again. With Instructions IN regard 10 her
property, she concluded this snsctionsse epIstlc
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TBAr MISSION AcAfS. n IL now stated thai Rev. Dr.
Hnwicy's mission Ia 70 ST. Thomas With the object Of
persuading thu people OF thai island that their interest
will he subssrvsd BY transfer OF their allegiance from
Desmark 10 the United ststes
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Insevss, Reverue Case.
Before Judge Blstchfori. 0
IA Usass 0s,s w. TAss Barrsh Disis6 Spsrfs fbsn1
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eaulT cALlnuAas-THs uAy.

Supreme C0urt-Gene Term
Csur opsss ~ half -pass ten O'Clock A \.
Aoo-enuUersted uot:onA
esDremo re-Circuit-Part I.
Held BY Judge Barnard.
Court opens 81 haif-past ten o'clock 4 y.
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.Nos.
lsl7-Northrup W. Challiss.
mud.
l61-McA u " ct a. W. RAN
som. DC.
l&l-Rsphssl VI. Consnt.
M7-Lowry Of al. Executors.
Ac., W. Spinoler.
tQ97-Wcod VI. kn,sou.
S82l-Aount 81 al. ". Hawkes..
60J6-tfaviland st al. W. De-
morest ct 81.
009-Cunningham W. keush
049-Cou Ter 81 ~. w. Hays
81 al.
So67-Lynch W Lynch.
N6t-Hxrn e. a. ". Corwin
et al.
067-Wilson w. City Of
Brooklyn.
@lS-xeyer va Lyman.
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SUPREME Couar-cHAmssss.

Tho Board Of County CanvRsscrs and the
Election for Observation-Disclosures Against
the Board.
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Nos.
146-Olivsr ct 81. VI. Cordin-
ear.
lM-ctowell ~. Stowell.
lt6-Ingrahnm, receiver. W.
Robert
l67-Baxter ct al. ". Hall 90
l66-Tooie OF IL. W.. Cor
c0unn.
lee lin ie Thos. n. Wheeler,
&c.
l77-fn r. Rms sail Ftle ia
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-17

WAR AvERnD FOR THE PREsENr.-Ad-
vices from Europe state that the Peace Con-
gress have come to satisfactory conclusion
for the settlement of the Luxembourg
question. The fortress of Luxembourg is
to be disarmed and abolished, and the Duchy
is to be neutral territory. The fortress 1t
Luxembourg is to be evacuated by Prus-
sian troops and razed to the ground. No
troops will be retained within the territory
Of Luxembourg, except force which may
be necessary to maintain peace and preserve
order The pressure which was cxerted on
the Plenipotentiaries in the Congress by
the defiant attitude which the opposing
Powers maintained towards each other, com
bined with the knowledge which the men,
bers had of the great war preparations
being carried on on the Continent led to
very speedy action on the part Of the Con.
ference representatives.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-17

SUFFERING IN MINNEsoTA.-It seems
that there has been considerable suffering
in some parts of Minnesota on account of
scarcity of provisions. A letter to the St.
Paul Rsess from Martin county says that
many Of tbs citizens have been living en-
tirely on FISH, without bit of bread. while
others have lived entirely on turuips. Po-
tatoes were very scarce, there not being
enough for planting 1t is also stated that
a great portion Of the land must necessarily
lie idle for lack of seed. In some other To-
calities there has been more or less suffer
ing from q scarcity Of food. We have not
seen definite statement in regard to the
cause Of. this scarcity, but take it to be a
too close selling last fall, induced by the
high prices. The experience will prove a
salutary lesson, if the reason for the scarcity
is as we have stated.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-17

STATE RoAD.-The following is the act
passed by the last Legislature regarding
State Road from Appleton to the western
boundary of Manitowoc county:
Section I. That section one of chapter
$50 of the private and local laws of 1866,
entitled an act to lay out state road from
Appleton, Outagamie CO., to the town OF Cal
umet, is hereby amended, by striking the
name of B. s. Lorigan, and substitute in
lieu thereof the name of Martin Mack, so
that it will read as follows: James Gill
more, NJ. H. Lyon and Martin M lack. are
hereby appointed com mm;ssioners to lay out
and establish state road from or near the
foot of John street, in rhe first ward of the
city of Appleton, Outagamie county, upon
the most direct and feasible route, through
the towns Of Woodvilie and Brilion, to the
east line of the town of Calumet; and
they shall cause copy Of the survey
thereof to be filed With each of the town
clerks of the towns through which such
route shah pass, also with the city clerk Of
Appleton"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-17

Poor DEBT-Y Young Tin Horn Smith,
who, with the assistance Of GRANT and
SHERMAN, squelched the rebellion, in his
last Smut Machine speaks Of somebody who
:" is in debt to nearly every business man in
town." Whether this be true or not, We
know that Tin Horn, jr., should not con-
slider himself at all Indebted to the Al
mighty for creating him fool, and should
the latter have any claims upon the former,
we would advise Tin Horn to repudiate the
debt and take the benefit Of the bankrupt
act, for the attempt to make him man was
a perfect abortivc one.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-17

WHEAT.-Sevepl cargoes of California
wheat, delivered at Liverpool, have been
reshipped to New York. Wheat Is also
being sent from the city of New York west
ward to Rochester and Oswego, and consid
cradle quantities are going west from Buf-
falo These anomalous facts are accounted
for by the excessive shipments from the
West, last autumn, stimulated by tbe.hieh
prices Of that period. It has been aggra-
waited, also, by the immense quantities Of
wheat injured since the Close of navigation
at several Of the large western depots, and
BY the additional Hct that the excessively
wet weather during last September. sre.tlv
eurtailed the breadth of land usu.llv d.vo.
ted to the culture Of Writer wheat in several
OF the vast wheat regions Of the West.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-17

D@ Fernelius calls disease an affection
of the body, contrary to nature purtuba-
ton of its habits: arrangement of its
courses What disease is, sometimeseludes
human intelligence, but some diseases are
known-their origin, action aud even their
antidotes. Whoever has discovered an act
ual remedy for one disease, has done some
thing for his race. Doct. Aver has done
more, for his medicines afford US the means
to control and cure several dangerous dis
orders. We rarely speak on medical sub
jecss, prefsHipg to leave them to physicians,
who understand them better. But such
effects IS are seen in our midst, on afFcs-
tons Of the lungs by Ayers Cherry Pecto-
nj, on scrofulous complaints by Els Sarssp-
arilla, on the several complaints that they
cure BY Ayers Pills, should not be ignor-
ed. l. kcokuk. (Iowsl Journal.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-17

THE HOME OF THAD. STEvENs.-The
charter election held in the city OF Lancas-
ter week ago resulted in decided demo-
cratic triumph. The former democratic
mayor, Hon. George Sanderson, was
reelected by majority of five hundred
aud forty one on the vote Of last fall at the
election for governor. The democrats also
carried seven out of the nine wards into
which the city is divided, and secured
twenty.six councilmen from thirty-six chos-
en-. Lancaster is the home Of Thadeus
Stevens, ann extraordinary cxortions vers
made to defeat the democratic candidate in
order that such an occurrence might be
chronicled as an endorsement of the ultra
radical Hews of that arch aaitator. MI
Uakee Nexs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-17

UNDERwoop.-The New York Heroic
describes UNDERWOOD, the Judge who j.
supposed to sit in JEFY. Davis case, al
follows:
THE charge OF Judge Underwood 10 IN,
grand jury Of Richmond would be disgrace,
ful to any other Official, but is perfecslI
characteristic Of its author and in harmons
with the demagogue who uttered it. Ths
judge is political spcculator--a part.
charlat1n-a fellow Who criss .uls vhib
his mouth is full Of cheese. = has dom
. thriving business il vitgisA - coo6scaI
tiye property and bons6tf b It's ssls
HA ESes in an elegant h9dss new, whicf
did mt caet the purchaser uas~ fourth ef il
real vstne, snd enjoys efhef property undo
limilar ciiculn eAi,ess.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-17
Milwaukee Wheat Market.

The receipts of wheat at Milwaukee the
past week have been larger than the receipts
during the same length of time for several
weeks past. Over twenty thousand bushels
were received yesterday, which was the
largest amount received on any one day du-
ring the week. The total receipts for the
week amounted to 77,797 bushels-a small
quantity compared with the receipts Of the
same week in other years. Last year
the amount received during the correspond
ing week was 355,8S6 bushels, and two
years ago the receipts were 1851 bushels.
Prices during the past week have been re-
markably unsteady. On Wednesday No.
2 sold as low as $2.72, and on Friday as
high as $3.50, closing dull yesterday at
So 282.-Mlaodukee NeUs, l2h.
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Speech Of q Convicted Fenian.
Now York. NAV IL

The steamer Nep York, from Liverpool.
ria Queenstown, May 2, arrived to day.
The following is an extract from the
speech of the Fenian Burke, after his con-
viction:
"It is not my desire, now, my lords, to
give utterance to one word against the ver-
diet which has been pronounced upon ME.
but, fully conscious that my honor as man
was never impugncd, fully conscious that
can 60 into my grave with my name and
character unsullied, l can only say this: {:
these parties, actuated by desire either for
their own aggrandizement or to save their
paItry, miserable lives, have pandcred to
the appetite-if [ may SO speak--of JUS
tice, and my life shall be the forfeit. Fully
convinced and satisfied of the righteousness
of my every action in connection with the
late revolutionary movement in Ireland, l
have nothing that would bring blush Of
shame to mantle the brow. My conducs
and career here, as in America, if you like.
as soldier, are before you; and even in
this, my hour of trial, feel the conscious
ness Of having lived an honest man, and |
will die believing that | have given my life
to give freedom and liberty to the land of
Irishman and which every man whose soul
tuIVUo Will iOOuu6o VI AOOisy ououAo W. =
seek not the death of a martyr; but if it is
the will of the almighty and omnipotent
God that my devotion for the land of my
birth should be tested at the scaffold, am
willing there to die in defense Of the right
of men to be free, to give the right to an
oppressed people to throw off the yoke Of
thraldom. / am an Iishman BY birth, an
American by adoption, by nature lover Of
freedom and an enemy to the power that
holds my native land in the bonds of tyr
rany. 1t has so often been admitted that
the oppressed have the right to throw of
the yoke of oppression, even by English
statesmen, that deem it unnecessary to
allude to the fact here that Ircland's chill
dren are not never will be, and never we're
willing to submit to oppression and 80 long
as England's. flag covers one inch of Irish
soil, just so long will they believe it right
to conspire and use means to hurl it from
power, and erect III its stead the Godlike
structure Of self-governmen.t"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-17

MIsHIcoTT. man named RICHARD
FoNrAINE, living near the village Of Mish-
ieott, died on Monday last, at the ripe old
age of 80. He was Canadian FreLchman,
and few days before his death was able to At
tend his farm, chop his wood, &c. He left
widow whose age is 90, and she performs
her own house work without any assistance.
A fine barge named after Capt. RANKIN,
was launched into the Mishicott river in
that village on Wednesday afternoon. She
glided into the water gracefully, amid the
enthusiastic cheers of the people. She is
of beautiful model, and will reflect credit
upon her builder-Capt. H. G.. EDWARDS,
of this village.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-17

A very important decision has just been
made by the Supreme Court of this State
in tax deed case, to which we would call
the attention of our readers. We quote
from the Milwaukee Sentinel, of the 10th
inst:
"The building on East Water street,
formerly occupied by Mr.. Wise as grocery
store, which was burned some years since,
the wreck of which still remains, was
assessed for Improvements" during its
occupation by Wise. After the building
vas burned, the Assessor continued to
assess the lot with the improvements. The
owner of the property, Hyde Cooper, OBJ
jected to pay taxes for improvements that
no longer existed, the improvements having
been destroyed by the FIRE.
+ The property was SOLD. for taxes, and q
tax deed was issued to Thomas NJ. Knox,
who BROUGHT suit in ejectment against the
owner. The case was tried in the Circuit
Court of this county, where the Judge in
structed the jury to find for the plaintiff.
on the ground that the defendant had had
his day in court. In cases where an unjust
assessment had been made, the owner of the
property has the privilege of an appeal from
the decision of the Assessor to the Board of
Equalization for redress. Mr.. Cooper, we
believe, neglected to make his appeal. until
jebarred from it by the statutes of limita-
ton, which cas- construed to signify &C.
quiescence in the business of the assessment,
and conseqently could not take advantage of
his own negligence.
The defendant obtained a new trial, and
changed the venue to the County Court Of
this county, where the Judge decided that
the deed was bad, for the reason that the
officer executing it signed it "Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors Of Milwaukee county" :"
the statute requiring it to be signed "Clerk
of the Board Of County Supervisors"
From this decision the holder of the
tax deed appealed to the Supreme Court of
this State, where the decision of the court
below was reversed, the Supreme Court
holding the tax deed to be valid"