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The New York herald., 1868-11-07
RilIIARy INTELLIGENCE.
The Croo,sc Court Martial.


Tho court martial TO try Brigadicr General Philip
g. Crooko for refusing to recognize the authority OF
General Mollneux convened yesterday at the state
Arsenal, Brooklyn. Brigadier General Gates pre-
sided. Drigadier General Postley, Colonel Emmons
CLARK, Colonel John Ward and Major schicrclin were
present. After the court had been called to order
General Crooke stated that the supreme Court had
granted "wrt OF prohbitonn restraining the conrt
from proceeding further In the case, which he would
now serve. 10 handed the writ to the President and
said tina. he had taken this course 10 preserve hs
rignte as general o1cer. The grounds on which be
had procured the writ were these:
There are no charges and specifications before this
court preferred BY commissioned oilcer, 90 they
must he by law The charges are preferred ana
signed by Major General Mollneux, who has been
excluded from tho offico by the supreme Court IS
irrcgularly and Illegally appointed This colrt - IN
the position OF Court OF Sessions with prisoner
before them without legal Indictment. a writ Of
prohibition s In eject to stop proceedings nstanter
ffths court should proceed 1t would be Ia contempt
Of the Supreme Court
Tie court fhen cleared for deberation.
on ieagsombling OF the court the President M
nouncei that the court had concluded 10 adjourn
until the 2eth iust., al twelve O'Clock u.
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GAME ny CANAps.-Thc amount OF game of diren
cnt descrpuons reaching the city sc che prosent
time exceeds anything experienced for some yearI
back. Snipe have been unusually abundant, aud one
restaurant In the city disposed Of 90 brace, probably
sons. Nsild duck are also abundant, the sportsme1l
at tne ST Car RATS Long Point ana other plnce&
having been much more successful than in forineR,
years. About dozen brace OF scanvas backs, were
shot Ia the marsh fronting the city this year, whA
ordinarily pair or two was oil that rewarded the
pportsmen's efforts. Nenison "a abundant already.
and In excellent condition. The abundance snould
make the product or the gun cheap TO the consumer,
while profitable TO the sportsman. Woodcook had
been scarce from the reason, h s said that the Is6
Of september is TOO late for the to opan The
birds are then, ia many Instances, g0ae 10 nloult
iOT0nfo Globe.
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sufasM: eQuaT-cHAEal7s.
Divorce Muddic--TIow Decree Was
Obtained.

A Divorce ngudd,c--Jow n Decree Was
Obtained.
Before Judge Sutherland
Louisa r. LeIr as. oscar II. Lear.--PlaintiT IS o
woman OF twenty-five years OF age and the deren.
dant IL twenty-three years her senior. short time
kince she obtained decree OF divorce from her hus-
band, the defendant, and the case came mp yester-
day on motion to set aside the decree modify
4 that she could receive alinony. II appears that
On attempt was made to obtain divorce by collii-
sion, friend acting IA the medium OF the arrange.
hent and the proposition being that Nrs. Lear
should allow Mr. Lear TO obtain q decree OF divorce
- ngaust her. hrs. Lear could not see IL IN thi3
light and second proposition was 10 the erect that
she would obtain divorce from him he would
had no objection TO this idea. and the papers used
on this motion disclose that he went 10
. house OF III repute, accompanied by o
frlend who was TO appear a3 y witness TO prove his
fnfdeiity Through tAs same friend an attorney was
employed to conduct Mfn Lear's case the husband
70 pay tho fees, and the divorce was obtained Tho
defendant then refused to render her any support
Saying he "had the best OF her; She had long.
beaded Dutchman 10 deal with" The attorney also
told her she had no remedy.
The attorney who obtained tho decree says now
shat he did not know tie money was paid by Mr.
Loa, and denies that he stated 10 her that she had
what her rights woTe and she declined TO attempt
Their enforcement. The defendant denies that 40
ever promised his vile any allowance, but neither
admits nor denes the allegations as TO his guilt.
AT the close or the argument tile Court tDCs the
papers and reserved its decision.
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From the Corning a " Democrat Nov. 81.
One OF the boldest attmpts to rob bank that
broad daylight on Mondy afternoon, the I'd Inst
Between the hours OF thre and four O'Clock r. M. a
auSs ne ee asIs soSs Bank yona and
prietor. Mr.. George ". sattsrson. Jr ~ Being in.
himself as q special gcernment detective, and
stated that he had warrats for their arrest the
charge Of issuing connterit money. every well"
saa wth yos oS to ana Mr. rtersonn ad d With Vii ths
he gathered up all the moey and commenced put
ing to go behind the counlr, II must effect your ar
rests separately" Ceorg directed him to remain
outside Of the counter whb he locked the vault tell.
ing him that he might arrtt him; but the man didn't
do so. George however, nd the vault locked before
he could reach him. The elective then handcuifed
ali the doors, and taking te keys went to arrest Mr.
Patterson. He immediatg returned. however, and
at once proceeded to buiness; Holding revolver
you may as well NOV. my business at
once. want the none OF this bank or blow
your brains out" GeorgGeped, s "Bow, tar yo1 eau
and getting angry comninced to throttle George.
George then cried for he'll and the man pulled out
during which the robber gt his face badly scratched
He then offered to comprnise but George still re.
fused to surrender the furis He coa,d not get INTO
the vaut unless the teller unlocked 1t for him. and
becoming alarmed at the delay occasloned by his
persistent refusa to do soe finally told George that
he dldldnt want TO XIII n1 ana tllt IL uo WOulu pIo.
mise not to expose hin and would give him a
chance to get away he wold release him; and that
II he would not DO tbs he should be Obliged
to murder him. George had to agree 70 this
and soon after the two emrgcd from the bank ana
together walked over asfar as the Erie passenger
depot. Here the teller lefulim and crossed over the
street. expecting to find fr. Patterson In his hall.
Mr.. Patterson was not thee, however, and George
then went to his house. fot finding him there he
did not stop to tell even Ms. Patterson the circum-
stances but hurried backto tho depot, where he
found him. Here he quickl related to Mr.. Patter-
son all the facts, and measures were at once instl
government detectlye,'' loweyer, had taken dle
are are "'' az vet e undiscovered. @ no Vas traced
to Painted Post. wher Q person answer.
Ing his description was seei ct the depot BY Dr. A.
N. Robbins Of this village From there he evidently
struck out across the counry and Is undoubtedly
making his way through wtods and by-roads to some
obscure locality. He wore. fashionable round top,
low crown hat, ana short black, close fitting sack
coat. His face was shavd clean and must nov
bear the marks of having ben badly scratched. AT
Painted Post he had patel on his nose and cheek
and carried In his hand vry small hand travelling
bag or satchel. He Is OF meiurn size and apparent-
iy from twenty-five to thrtlyears Of age. Two hun.
dred dollars reward are o1eed for his arrest-sioo
by Mr.. Patterson and $10O BY the village OF Corning.
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THE USUAL NOCTURNAL AMtEm:aT N NEW HAVEN.
Another BurClarious OIerntion-One Ruscn
Cnuulf.

from tho New Hayer Journal, Nov 81
About two months ago. II the night season, the
house Of Mr.. B. Noyes No. irving place, was entered
by burglars and over fifty pieces Of solid silver taKen
out without disturbing the family. Night before last
his house was again entered The party this time
were not as successful for after breaking the WIN,
dow glass In four different parts OF the house and
finally getting in one OF them got arrested. ~
seems that Mr.. John Osborne was staying over
night with Mr.. Noyes, and the last demonstration
on the windows reused him. He Immediately
partly dressed and woke Mr.. Moves, telling him
that "a gang Of men were In the house, Os-
borne proceeded down stairs, and when Noyes
lin his night dress, without stockings or shoes ap.
preached the bottom OF the stairs he discovered tnat
Osborne and one Of the burglars were having tusse
in the parlor. Before Noyes could get to them the
burglar got clear Of Osborne ana jumped out OF the
window but was pursued by Osborne and Noyes
Rushing through the hall to the rear grounds OF the
house, the two soon had the man In hand and snc-
cee1ed in conveying him into the house. He callod
Justify for his companions. but they chose 70 rum
For nearly two hours signals were heard about the
house. Finally, everything being quiet u carriage
with oficer wrenn, who relieved The fanny OF the
intruder. He Is now under $1,000 bonds for hear
ing on the morning OF the 18th inst.
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LIFE ~ TrxAs.--Tie Indlanola Buicfa Gays that q
most atrocious murder was committed III that place
on Monday night. Mr.. J. NJ. Dnlon, q CLERK Ia the
Revenue Department, was sitting on the porch In
mont or Caniips restaurant. wncn n man named
Duncan Barr, SEQ Gilman by brth and who lately
resided at lrcs paacOs, IN batGgorda county, cams
IN and used soue olcnalye language, which caused
Mr.. DILLON 70 mako tho remark that no bravo man
would carry weapons or something 10 that cfIcct
upon which Barr toaSed his pistol into the door OF tho
restaurants threatening any one who dared 70 pick ~
UP with chastlaensnt, upon which Dillon picked up
tue pistol ana walked away with II, Barr fouowing
demanding hls weapon when Dilion threw u ihtg
the street. Barr then stabbed Dillon in the sde oasS
and arm, Causing death almost immediately, ins @
only words uttered by Mr.. Dillon wcse, se ~
sabbed.h Barr made his escape, but STRENUOUS VI
forts are being made to captare him.
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UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS COURT.
The RfcHcnry Perjury Case


Before Commissioner Osborn.
TIE United States us John D. 1cHe,1y.-The de-
&ndant In this case was the well known witness In
Me prosecution against Mr. Rollins, the Commits
sioner OF Internal Renveue, and others, and who
subsequently arrested on charge OF perjury. He
was brought up yesterday before Commissioner Os-
born FOR further examination. Mr. 10. D. Mccarthy
and Mr. Rogers appeared for the uefence and Mr..
Bel Assistant United states District Attorney for the
Commissioner Guttman was examined in relation
70 the issue oil warrants for the arrest OF persons
Solved IN the Rollins conspiracy case, on the ailda
WITS or Mchenry, which his counsel commended were
moi sufficient 10 constitute prid dcio case OF per
Jury. Counsel then moved for the discharge OF the
accused, Gu the ground that the evidence pre-
sented would not warrant the conviction.
The Commissioned reserved hs decision til Non
gay next at two O'Clock.
Alleged Naturalization Frauds.
The U,ittcd ft6<ltst aA.--Ilie
fendant stands charged with having attempted to
register himself as n naturalized citizen and legal
voter upon false certificate OF naturalization. john
NcArthur, police officer Of the Twenty-third pre-
cnct, deposed that he knew the accused; saw him
on the oOth October ut the place OF registry on Third
avenue, between ElghIy-thifl aud Ei2nty-fourth
Streets; eaW hun produce paper with his name on
Il proof of his citizenship; on being ncrrogated
to how lie came by the paper he said he had got IL
o few weeks ago; had not been In any court 10
TO get IL or TO 2nlrm 10 IL. lie got the
paper al MeGuinness' porter house, in Thnd
avenue near Elghty-aeYenth street. on the part ol
the defence it was proved that the defendant has
been in the country about twelve years: that seven
years ago lie had taken out his first naturalization
papers ut Goshen, Orange county; that paper aad
since then been accidentally destroyed.
hr. Malcolm Campbell, counsel for the defendant,
made an eloquent defence On the law points Involved
In Tie question: ana which were similar 10 those
yaeed In tue Rosenberg case, 40 elabOratey and
kbiy argued q few days ago and reported III the
HERALD.
Mr.. Joseph Bell followed on the part OF the govern
menf.
The Commissioner having reviewed the evidence
and the line OF defence, committed the accused 10
pwat The acton of the Grand Jury, reducing the
bail 10 $1,000.
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WssTcgesTEa NEWS.

HORRIBLE DEArH.-Dennis McGinnis. was the
name OF the unfortunate Irishman who was run
over and had both legs cut or by freight train OF
the Harlem Railroad Company while lying asleep
across the track on Tuesday night last Or. Nord.
grist, who remained with him until he died, about
four hours after he was discovered, stated that he
never witnessed the death OF any person who
appeared 70 suffer such terrible pain. LockIaw set
IN aud caused the victim OF intempcrancc 10 beat
the mnngled and bleeding stumps OF his egs against
the rails upon which he lay in horrible manner.
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THs PROPERTY Rfaurs or MARRIED WoMgN.--Inc
Supreme Court lately rendered decision on tcreg s.
to many Caifornians In the case OF Wison w. WI.
son. William wilson owned $500, e'luenceu oy
promlssory notes 10 the lady whom no alt.rwalds
nronerty md alter marriage she demanded paymenk
ie refused and so sued him me i.so supreme oour:
nav Tho o,estor IL one that has mover risen before
Ia the courts probably because II was presumed tlsl
there would be no chance o. success Tor the PLAINTIFF
occur hereaiter.--ANa California, OCT. ..
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MAINLAND AND VIRGINIA PILors.-Tno Virginia
Pilot Association brought suit on Tuesday AGAINST
the brig Lizzie Daniels for breach OF the pilot code
In the state of Virginia. The Lizzie Daniels arrived
pilot was offered her, which she refused although,
according % the pilot laws, she was compelled to
That The brig ignored the "VITgnia Association
and accepted the services Of Baltimore pilot, who
was paid for his Guidance. The Virginia pilots had
ter before the law Judgment was rendered In favor
Of tho plaintiff aud the case dismisssd.- -NorTolE
Day Boo6
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and originated the demmd on the Mikado that he
should return to Kioto and connne himself to his
proper functions. We db not quite clearly compre-
hend all explanation Rfvn u.s. but 10 seems to be the
opinion OF Japanese wuo are wen educated and
generally well posted the politics OF the day, that
he will act independently, Issuing orders and con-
ferring dignities and Appointments, but that when
all is attained for which Shin Kanguns fight he viii
again become simple MI and place all the power in
Il Is rumored in Yokohama that the ram stone-
wall win shortly be tuned over to the Japanese
government. ~.
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Eimund Reu,n ck.

Thf gentleman, who was one OF the Leading Ger.
man Journalists OF this city for many years past died
on Thursday In consequence 1t is supposed, OF phys
cal exhaustion, resulting from excessive literary
labors. Mr.. Remack has been long connected with
the German and American press OF this country and
wi,n many leading Prussan journals. He was tho
chief editor OF the Abend Zeitiu0 aud his criticisms
on music were remarkable for their perspicnty and
Drlancy. HIS death leaves n blank In German Jour-
nalism which viii not be easy filled. Az the time Of
Ms dsath he was thiTty.lye years VI age, n
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GENERAL HAYDEN IN rrxAs.--oeneral Julius rIsy

GENERAL HAYDEN TN TrxAs--Gcnerai Julius Hay.
den, United States ArmY, well remembered by many
OF our readers, was entertained by the citizens OF
made the following speech:--"Wearng the insignia
OF an officer IN tho United states Army, confess
am surprised at my reception In Texas. did not
expect IL In Alabama, where Ihave been stationed
the utmost courtesy was shown me by oil, whether
through fear or respect do not know. Accept my
ing my siay"--Noaoome,v fAld,) StaH Jo,rnab
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CITY INTELLIGENCE.


A NEW PALACE OK FIFru AvESuE.--On Tifth ave.
rue near fIny.Gflh street, splendid mansion the
home OF cx-Mayor Opdyke, ~ about 10 be erected
SUDDEN DEATH.-Andlow Alien, middle aged
man, died suddenly at his late residence, listh
street between Third and Fourth ayenues One OF
tAie cCioneTs was notleu TO hOid an inquest.
Tup WEATHER NFsrFBDSy.-Iue following record
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COURT or cosR1s FLsi;-sf:cal rrFn
The "Floafipg Pen, Litigation,
IefnIr Lndpn nnrrnit

BeIUIC JUUHt TAffttt.
Hl1dea rs. Lfttle.-This case came again be.
fore the Court on motion By tho plsinuG TO renew
the injunction which had been dissolved as against
the defendant. Arldavits or Mr. Renwlcx were read
on he paTi OF tie plaintiff.
Edwin James. counsel for the defendant, do.
n0unccd the injustice Of trying the case upon Its mer.
Its without Tie opportunity Of crosseXaminlng Ar.
kenwick. Alter q long argument the Court decided
70 adjourn the motion until the trial. which per-
cmpt0rily 1xea for the 23d inst.
Counsel for the defendant ur. Edwin James; for
khe pIlintln Messrs q. Swafd aud ii. AZ. luMnlinps,
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win show tho changes In the temperature for tho
past tventy-four hours. a. indicated by the ther.
mometer at Hudnut's Pharmacy, 2ls Broadway,
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YaorTIHG At TIE UNION COURSE.

A trot for purse Of $500, mile heats, best three
IN nve, In harness, came on yesterday afternoon at
the Union Course, between Ben Mace's gray gelding
Carroll, Dan Mace's brown gelding Ned Nevels flor.
merly Old Putt, James D. McMann's black mare Cora,
Peter Dubois bay marc Fanny Sprague and A. Pat
terson's chestnut gelding No Name. Mr.. jones' bay
geldng Captain Gill was entered, but did not start
The trot was won very easily by Carroll In three
straight heats This horse is possessed OF great
deal Of speed but he has been unfortunate in most
of his by breaking. On this OCCASION however,
he trotted quite steadily and only left his feet once
In the race, which was at the beginning OF the
second heat, and although he lost forty yards
OF ground by the mishap he overlook the others in
half mile and won the heat very handily. Cora was
the avorte before tho start fetching higher rates
IN some OF the pools than all the others together.
Outside betting was on Cora against the neld. She
sold for than the winner after the nrst heat,
the confidence OF her hackers being fully great
before the race began. Fanny Sprague was the
second choice OF the pool buyers but she gave her
hackers poor chance to profit by their investments
as she was the last horse In the race. Nevels ran
into favor after the first heat, Notwithstanding that
Mace asserted that the horse tired on the home
stretch, and even money was laid on him beating
Cora by few OF his friends Carroll was sold in the
Arst pools with Captain Gill and No Name as the
field, and they did not bring as much as Fanny
Sprague. Cora disappointed her baokers in not
winning; but when they take into consdera-
tlon the state Of the track, which was
very heavy from Wednesdays rain, and
all the other unfavorable circumstances, they
win have to acknowledge that she made good race.
The weather was unpleasant during the troting, the
wind bio wing cold ana blustery. With all the
drawbacks taken into consideration the time made
was capital The attendance was not as large rs
was anticipated, although there was choice gather
ing Of the OLD stock Of turtles. The following ara
few OF tho
Cora. 500 80 80 30 25 % so 40
Fanny Sprague....... 18 10 81 10 10 20 20
Carroll. .............. Il II 10 8 IL 25 23
No Name...l
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r,. c,r,,,ra or rho second Division,


Major General Eolineux has been relieved nom
the command OF tho Second division at his own re.
quest. lie resigned active command IN order 10
avoid any connct OF authority that would 10 daDa2
ing 70 The interests OF the division.
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srABBrSa AFrRAY.--An alteration took place on
Thursday night between q veterinary surgeon named
Steinman and blacksmith named Klaab, in which
the latter received severe stab in the right shoulder
Steinman was held to bail In $1,000
TIE WEgHAwKEN oUTRA0E.--The boy Ryan, who
was stoned by Mcmahon, is still living. Donahue,
the constable, who IL Is alleged enabled the prisoner
escape and assaulted constable Laurel IL held
bail in $1,000 for trial. All the partes concerned III
the outrage have been arrested
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EEW JERSEY.
Jersey City.

TnR cosoSyr's INQUEST on the body OF Hiram
Tanning was concluded yesterday. ana resulted In
a verdict OF 'Accdental death.n Tanning, II VIII
DO remembered, was Killed few days ago on the
New Jersey Railroad At the Bergen tunnel.
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Cora second, Fanny Sprague third, Nevels and No
Name together. Carroll shot away from the others
the turn, and was four lengths ahead OF No Name
At the quarter pole Carroll was four or 1vo lengths
ahead In thirty seconds, Cora second one length in
Name last. Going down the backstretch No Name
trotted very fast passing Fanny Sprague Ned Nevels
and Cora ana was close up to Carroll as ne passed sea
hind No Name, who was one length ahead or Ned
Nevels Fanny Sprague last. Gong around the lower
turn No Name pressed Carroll sharply and was Mt
his wheel when he entered the homestretch, two
lengths ahead OF Ned Novels, who was half length
of Fanny Sprague Carroll trotted very steadily,
and apparently well In hand up the hOmestrctch,
opening the gap on the chestnut the others keeping
the places they had on the lower turn with the ex-
ception OF Ned Novels, who broke up, and ended a
winner by two lengths No Name second, one length
ahead OF Cora who was four lengths In front Of Ned
Nevels the latter being two lengths ahead OF Fanny
Sprarue. Time 2:33,