The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-17

70 snow that ne inflicted any bodiy injury upon w.
csased Nevertheless the Coroner In his charge 70 the
jury recommended that Mueller be held az accessory
and the verdict that Ihs said Peter Lind came to
his death By fracture Of the skull from pistol n the
hands OF George HammIIl, and that Henry Mueller !:
accessory before the facL1 Mueller u In custody and
Hammill Ia still at large.
Republican General Committee met last evening al
headquarters. corner Of Twenty-ssco street and
Broadway-Freeman J. Fithian, President, In the chair.
After the reading Of the minutes debate a. to ap
proving hem whom they were finally amended as 10
read that all matters pertaining 10 contested seats be
referred 10 the committee OF nine authorized to b ap.
announced that committee to consist Of tho following
named gentlemen John cochrsns. William P. Richard
John Duke, William Y Alexander, James NJ Thompson,
Isaac Q. Hunt squabble then arose relative
to 10th. the time % which the meeting sheuIs
conservative Republican General COMMITTEES met
Murphy, President In the chair. Resolutions or respect
TO the memory Of the late Supervisor Joseph B. Taylor
Ing Committees for 1858 Tho Executive Committee Of
this organization will meet OIL Saturday evening XXI 70
appoint day for holding the primary elections M dss.
gates to tho State convention, which mostS IN syracuse
on the 9Th or February.
ALLEGED DEATH FROM vIoLgScs.-yesterdny afternoon
Coroner Flynn received information that John wsgand,
German had died at his late residence. No olo Second
avenue. Late the night OF the % instant deceased
whe in tho lager beer saloon No. 9i7 Second avenue
set upon by several parties and badly beaten and
stamped upon 1t Is supposed his death the result
OF tho violence inflicted upon him. In bis -nortem
Charles Cannon Slick Adam Kitzenser, Charles Harold.
Wilhelm Christuan and Henry Paul wero OF the parties
pHa s ~ puU
will hold an inquest on the body to-day.
CoLuIoS BETWEEN CRY RAILROAD CARS. Yesterday
morning collision occurred between two or the
Third and Fourth avenue lines, which fortunately re-
suited in nothing serious than very bad scare
among the passengers Of both cars II appears that the
Fourth avenue crossing the Third avenue track,
when the .atter track drove rapidly by and be-
fore the driver the Fourth could put the
brakes sufficiently to stop pole to which the
horses attached plounged is through the Third
avenue car beth cars finally crashing against each other
the Third avenue getting rather The worst Of tho
smash up Tho passengers were, happily, enabled to
make hasy exit from the vehicles before Tho crash oc
cured or course tho Third avenue driver says tho
Fourth driver is to blame and the Fourth avenue
driver contends that the Third ayonue man doesn't
know how 10 drive
QuARASriSs-Dr. Reid, Deputy Health onlcer, reports
cases of cholera the ship Licbnitz. The
passengers havo all been transferred from the latter
sci to the hospital ship Illinois, and sho has been thor
oughy cleansed aud fumigatod AL tie sick are con-
valescent.
INSPECTION or CIry PRIsoSs--The venerable and ire
pressib!e Peter Cooper accompanied by q numerous
committee. composed principally OF members of the
Citizens Association, visited the prison Of the Second
Police District Court yesterday. Mr.. Cooper who
seemed to be in command OF the Investigating party,
accompanied By Mr.. Nicholson, ono or the ON;
missicners Of Public Charities and Correction plotted
the visitors through The prison and its numerous cells
The keeper Mr.. Sullivan, acted es KIND OF guide,
and made tho necessary explanations whom re-
qulrod in all matters apDertaning TO the treat
ment Of those who are unfortunate enough to
be brought within the walls of the lookup Locks,
doors stoves ventilation, prison furniture, prison ae,,
aud all the other ceteras, kecny inquired into,
and mental inventories Of what was seen ana hehra
were carefully noted down. no doubt for future refer
ence, by the inqusiors After satisfying themselves in
Geir exploration the members or the committee do.
parted rs quietly rs they came aud possibly the next
Information which the public may receive OF the
dongs Of the venerable Peter may BIO tho publication of
ono of those startling communications which occa-
sionally emanae from his pen, containing a graphic
expose OF our present system OF treatment TO prisoners
incarceraied In our city prisons.
The PRESBYTERIAN HISTORICAL SocIETy.--A meeting,
under tho auspices of this society," held last night
at Dr. Adams church. Madison square. The Rev. Dr.
Skinner presided, and addresses were delivered by The
Rev. II. b. Smith, Rev. Dr. Mclean and othors Dr.
Mclean, in the of his romarks, said that tho ss
presbytery held in this country met in Philadei.
posed OF seven min sicrs, representing nino
congregations. At that tirno III, Presbyterian
Church numbered only three hundred comm,1 cants;
now IL comprised I've thousand ministers and ST. thou
sand churches. Tho Historical Society organized in
rooa LOT snS ~ % ana roessS ao'q
was now In possession OF more than thousand
pamphlets, o library Of three thousand volumes and
two hundred dies OF old newspapers, all bearing On this
subject which wcrc, however, useless for tho want o.
suitable place TO keep them. lie clos with au appcRi
for an endowment in aid Of the objects OF The Society
AMERICAN IssTrTUT--The meeting last evening In ono
Of The Of the Cooper Institute OF the Poly
branch OF the American Institute had unusually large
attendance, and t, proceedings Of interesting
character Several papers read upon heterogeneous
variety OF topics, such SPIDERS tho braia tho head
centre Of The nervous forces tho comparative efficiency
Of iron and steel Tor the manufacture OF boilers
tungsten compounds and tho gacture Of diamonds
al lcsc subjects were freely disc asscd afterwards elicit
ingtnorcsting facts addoLa! to those :cpntansd 10 the
manuscript contributions. Regarding tho manufacture CT
diamonds that tho initiated may not wnsia too much
time In trying TO work out the secret, 1t Is we'll enough
to state through tho aid Of chemical scerc, the
pursst imaginable brilanis can be made bu. at about
.hrse times tho expense of the crude ccred n
tho market by diamond dealers separate and longer
paper than all the others tie history OF ss-
pension bridges which both entertaining o. well as
exhaustive on this topic Several inventors showed Ia
nson Of the evenings proceedings, the product Of
their brains tho way OF models OF varied aud curious
structure, and having reference varied and curious
departments Of human tabor.
ASSIvRrs FRAS1trSs BIRTHDAY The one hun.
drod and ss'yeocond anniversary Of tho birthday OF
Franklin viii be commenora.ed by tho New York Typo
graphical Society ct their rooms No Chambers street
this evening The society owns the old London print
ing press upon which Franklin worked as printer
This old curiosity will DO exhibited night at tho re-
union.
IR1n EEuG7AaT SocrETT AT a meeting OF this So
cety held nj their rooms 10 Chambers street yesterday
tho following officers elected for tho ensuing
yea.:-Pres.dent, Richard OGorpau; First Woo Ires-
doas, John II. Power; Second Wee President James
Scsin; Recording Secretary, jeremiah j. Campion.
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