The national Republican., 1868-11-24
NEW YORK.

Judge Barnard's Charge to the Grand
Sury-He Invftes an InvestiGstion
Of A11eGed Judicial Corruption
Runners 81 Heavy Fraud In wall
street t-Impsrtsnt Trials In the
United States cearts = Disagree.
mont among Express Cempsnies4-
Fatal Rsflroad Aecidens-sper
News.
New YoRk, Nov. .s.-Judss Barnard, in
his charge to the grand jury In tho court Of
Oyer and Terminsr to-day, called attention 10
the allegei frauds at elections, TO the alleged
corruption Of the judiciary here, and to the
action Of certain newspapers in New York, In
psrpstratins daily and hourly iibsls.
In to.dsy's Tribune and 7Sms,, in New
Jersey papers, and elsewhere, he said, are
charges Of the most atrociou, charsetsr
against cOruptions in interfering with the
duties Of electors, and charge, him, Barnard,
with being In eombinatfon In Wall street.
He had never bought, or sold, or owned q
share Of stock In his life; has not, separate
from his wife single dollars, worth Of prop.
erty, and was to-day dependent upon his
salary ofjudge and the charity Of his wife.
He, therefore, desired and crsved the Jury
TO examine into the matter and say whether
. combination Of thieves and scoundrsls and
rascals, who have invested Wall street and
B osd street for years and now quarrelipg
among themselves, shall be permitted to turn
around and endeavor to hide their own tracks
by abuse and vilifeation Of the Judge.
New YoRk, November 23.-Rumors o.day
Of q heavy fraud In Wall street resolve them.
selves into the fact that Mr.. Marsh, Of the late
firm Of Temple 4 Marsh, deoamped after pur.
chasing ave-twsnty bonds Of 1867 from Henry
Hsi'er a Sons, giving them in payment there.
for check on the Bank Of the Commonwealth
for $l6, 500, signed in tho firms name. On pre-.
ssnting II to the bank, Msssrs. Hsissr learned
the frm had dissolved Friday night, having
succumbed to the Eric pressure, and that the
check was worthless. It Is alleged several
other bankers had rejected the check pre-.
yiously.
The case Of Baker, the defaulting teller Of
Tradesmen's Bank, the United States being
prosecutor, was commenced to day in tho
United States court before Judge Blatchford
The Bourbon whisky case and several others
Of similar nature were, at the instance Of
District Attorney Courtney, set for the 7th Of
December. Separate trials were asked for In
two Of the cases. and the motion will be
argued in few days.
At q meeting Of the various express com
panies to-day there was no harmony Of action,
and the results were unsatisfactory to all the
parties in interest.
Ono Of the laborers Of Northside railroad Of
Long Island has absconded with $4,000, In.
tended for the payment Of the hands, causing
much excitement among them. The have since
been paid by the contractors.
ROCHESTER,, November "a shoemaker
by the name Of Sullivan was run over by the
locomotive in the depot to-day and killed.
New York, Nov. IA match game be
tween George Wilkes and Lady Thorn, 81. 900,
best three in Eve, in harness, occurred to-day
Lady Thorn won the first and second heats In
2 30t, Q 26i, the third was dead, and wilke,
won the fourth and ffth in 2.27i and 2 30t,
when darkness compelled the judges to dsclar,
tho race drawn.
A match between the same animals, two
miles and repeat, comes of soop.
A foot race, 125 yards for $3.50 and tn,
championship, between Ed. Davis, Of New
York, and J. W. CoIad, Of Iowa, resulted II
| tho triumph Of Cossd In III seconds.