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The New York herald., 1869-06-22

Average temperature for corresponding date last
year.........
STILL THEY CoME.-The steamship Nevada arrived
at this port from Liverpool yesterday bringing over
one thousand emIgrant passengers. "a !
SUDDEN DEArH.-Mrs. Margaret Russell, woman
ofintemperate habits died suddenly at No. ESQ Mott
street on Sunday night. Coroner keenan, held an
inquest on the body Aitt :
ACCIDENT.-Yesterday afternoon at twenty min
utes past five, the large wooden gutter ON the
caves Of the building No. 12e Nassau street became
filled with water, by the leader getting choked up,
and broke OF, falling to the ground with o loud
crash. A street lamp was demolished and some
expensive store windows broken by the falling
timber. but fortunately no one was injured. W
The DOWNING STREET HOMICIDE CAsE.-In the
report Of the attack upon o tenement house In
Downing street published yesterday, IN which an
old man named Lawrence Gavigan received fatal
wounds from pistol In the hands Of James Lynch,
an alluson was made to the Stringer family. who
were indirect parties TO the affair, in which they
were styled of quarrelsome dispositions. Subsequent
investigation proves that the family referred to are
INDUSTRIOUS peaceable and nefghborly.
SUMNER S0bsTICE-Ye Yesterday was the longest
day of the year, the rising In this latitude as
twentythree minutes after four O'Clock in the morn
ing aud setting at forty minutes after seven in the
evening, the period Of darkness being about four
hours, not including the twilight. At st. Peters
in north latitude sixtystx and onehaf degrees the
sun does not set during the twenty hours, and
period Of six T months Ct the North Pole AZ the
equator the day Is twelve hours long, At the South
Pole darkness and winter occur from March II TO
September %, ,-r,.,,-a ~ -.s
ANTICIPATED STRIKE OF THE DRIVERS ON THE
EIGHTH AVENUE RAILRoAD.-The drivers on the
Eighth avenue line OF cars petitioned about week
ago for an increase of twenty-five cents In their
daily wages, which at the present time are 81 Is.
They put their In its strongest light before the
In all sorts OF weather. through extreme heat and
extreme cold and the great majority having fami-
lies depending upon them for their subsistence-al
together rendering their application the least unrea
sonable OF any body Of working men In the country
The application was dsregarded, ana when last
Saturday night came round they had to content
themselves with the old wages or get none at a. A
strike Is anticipated in consequence. ~ W.
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PAYMENT OF THE INDIANA STATE DEBT.-The
Board OF state Debt Sinking Fund Commissioners,
consisting Of the Governor, Auditor, Treasurer and
Agent OF state, have had meeting. and upon ex.
animation asceraned that the state will be able 10
redeem about tS00,000 OF the principal of the In
diana nve per cent state stocks. at the ONCE Of the
agent OF the state IN New York. and after the ist
day OF July next. The amount necessary TO pay tho
semi-annual interest has also been transmitted to
New York. This will leave about si,ev90o0 OF
tne the principal OF the I've per cent stocks
sui unpaid, suppOsing the holders should consent
to give up the stocks TO tho amount proposed, OF
which there is some doubt. as 10 is stil optional
with them, and they IND the investment one entirely
interest They are alnost as popular as the war
loan bonds which the State expressed readiness,
through her Officers, to redeem in full, IN May last
but the agent has only been able 10 get hold OF about
$4,000 of them, leaving some 5000 stil unpaid,
because, not yet having matured, the state cannot
stop the six per cent Interest upon then. These
with the still outstanding vs per cents win leave
the state debt o. about o. 900 600, whereas t was
fully 17,010,000 but i've years aGO.--Indidndp0lls
Journal June 10. ~ Fi We
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COURT cAlfNpAas-IHIs DAY.

SUPREME CouRT-CIRcUT.- Mos. 1920,
2d5 ii2s 99a Ss4 1905 1887 lo9i. 1le5. 34o l720,
- nCaA.s.ns1Nos. r. s. IT., 80. 90. 40. 81, 81, "a, o.
SUPERIOR C0uRr-TRIAL TxRM.-Part Mos. ss1,
loS3 l0l9 1882 lo35, 1885, s77, 707. 1917 953 1881
los, 407, 1893 9s6, S61, 1016, 1922 1901. Part
mNos I'M 7So loss lo4a S2a 2s s72 s74 $780, 1O2S,
nAaMl CoURr5TRIAL TERx.-Nos. s2lsK, 2oSI.
Ei2 S2l9 s2l3, 32ll, al45, 1901, 819s, 1857 al0A.
ssss sasS sssS sss sss sss sss s sass s2a
C0URr OF GENERAL. SnssIoNs.--The People
TheodoTe ma Manson, winiam Davies, robbery :
Same vs. Charles Pei, forgery; Same vG James
Hasssn: grand larceny; Same ys; August Supple.
grand larceny; same vs John 0'Nein, grsnd arcenyS
Same va. John Stewart, John Mccormick. grand
larceny Same vs. John Murphy, larceny; Same W.
John W. RUSSELL larceny; Same vs.. Samuel Lang,
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ALLEGED ROBBERY OF MINK SKNs.-Mr. L.
Lichlel, OF No lss.Broadway, having missed guam
ttty Of mink SKINS number OF them, as alleged,
were We traced to the possession Of Levi Lewis, No.
before Judge Hogan Lewis was held In 81 900 to
appear for trial at the Court OF General Sessions.
FORGERY OF A CHECK.-John r. storms, young
man lately employed as clerk by John Terhune, No.
IFS Canal street. was yesterday arrested on charge
OF forging check for $40 IS on the Stuyvesant
Bank, said check purportng 70 be drawn by Messrs.
Harmed Darling In favor Of Mr.. Terhune. He
Judge Hogan 70 the City Prison in default Of 81 90
bail, for trial. $500 r. ,-.lr
SrABBING AFFRAY.-Peter Schonze q shoemaker,
doing business at No. lo1< West Twenty nth street,
caused the arrest OF q knight Of St. Crispin named
Philip Rummel IN his employ, by ofncer Keating, Of
HIM yesterday morning with shoe knife, cutting
him IN the left breast right and hand injuring
but was cSmmitsed in default Of g. 500 bail to
answer.
THE DOWNING STREET SHOOTING APFRAY-James
Lynch, charged with shooting watchman named
Lawrence Gavigan, during an ARRAY in Jackson
alley, Downing street. on Sunday afternoon an ac-
count Of which has already appeared In the HERALD.
was arraigned before Justice Dodge at Jefferson
Market yesterday and on complaint OF officer Bar.
SSe Of me On Of
the injuries. The wounded man Ii still confined in
Bellevue Hospital the house use surgeon being unable
able to find where the ball Is lodged.
AN iSHUAAN AcT.-Robert Wilkinson, an Irish
man. forty years Of age, residing at 4os West Six
teenth street. arraigned before Justice Dodge at
Jefrerson Market, by officer Campbell Of the Six
teenth precinct, yesterday charged with assauting
his wife, Ann Wilkinson on Sunday, beating her In
an tnhuman manner, tearing the scalp from the top
of her head. Police surgeon Jones, who attended
the injured woman. states he found the scalp or
nearly all OF It torn o. the greater portion OF whicn
was lying down on the side OF her face which he re-
turned and stitched to It's place. having doubts to
whether 1t will adhere or not, giving it
as his opinion that in case eryslpelas
should set In. which Is highly probable,
outstanding this inhuman treatment the wife
stated 70 the surgeon that she did not desire pros
ecute her husband, but upon complaint OF the ocer
he was committed to await the result Of the INJURIES
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NEW YORK CITY.
vnI1tp s1Arfs as1arI csusr.

Defaults In Whiskey an6 Other Gases. g
Before Judge Blatchford.
The following cases having been called on for trial
and the claimants OF the properly proceeded against
having failed to appear to defend. al the property
was declared condemned BY default:-
The United States vs. Nine Barrels whiskey,
found ct No. slS Greenwich street; W. About
Twelve Thousand Gallons whisKey, found ct
No. 1Os Cherry street; vs.. Twenty-four Barrels
Mhiskey, marked ~ pnl diauond1 Boeton.n
seized on the pier Of the St0ningt0n Steamboat
Company; ya. Ten Barrels Yhiskey, "a Franklin
street; w Ten Barrels Whl5key, New Hampton
Railroa0 station; va. Ten. Barrels Whiskey, &c.,
Weat Niueteenth street. near Tenth avenue; Va. q
Sssss sslsss u Snsn; d &hsssy wsss &C., fSSmS ,yS
street. between Tenth and EleyentA syenussi Va
We. Ninety eight Barrels whiskey 10 Cedar street;
vs. One etill, &c., F0rty-nfth street, near East
river; vA Two Cases Tobacco and SIX Barrels Whisr
key. piee DO. n North river VS.. Eleven Barrels
Fine Cut Chewing Tobacco, northeast corner Twen-
ty-Becond street and Second avenue; va. Cases
Plug Tobacco, marked ..B,n l22 Water street; VI.
Ten and Hall Boxes Plug Tobacco, marked &c"
10 Water street. W.T. ~ -
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0fiphant q Co. 1he evidence Wss insunicieht to
convict ana the Jury rendered verdict Of NOT
guilty. n F-'T, ~ ~ -s.
Thomas Smith was charged with burglariously
entering the apartments Of Mrs. Rosaline Elliott,
No. " Grove street. the 9th Of March and stealing
quantity Of clothing. One witness swore 70 the
identity Of the accused but only saw him across the
street. The good character OF the accused was estab
sned, and Che jury rendered verdict OF not guilty
without leaving their seats.
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TIE DELAwARE Fruit CRor-ENoRxous YIELD
The fruit and vegetable crops OF Delaware it IA a.
serted, will largely exceed the estimates made at the
commencement OF the season. Already over 01s 750
roads and the season IL not yet closed. This quan
tlsy does not include the shipments by water or the
berries taken by the fruitcannng establishments or
converted into wine. N calculated that the crop
OF the entire peninsula viii yield over two million
quarts. or $4,000 bushels. The shipments Of
cherries and peas have also been large, and
the early potatoes are coming into market In large
quantities. The blackberry and whorteberry crops
estimate Of 1000 quarts OF the raspbcrry will fail
below the quantity actually sens 70 the Northern
cities. The peach crop will also be abundant and
agents are already IN Delaware buying the fruit
while on the trees. The railroad conipaDfes have
prepared over 400 properly ventilated and sheved
cars for the transportahon0 the peaches IL IL be-
lieved that these arrangements win be hardly eut-
cient TO move the fruit and that more cars and sa
Ing vessels VIII be required. - PnRadetDhih Ledyer,
The New York herald., 1869-06-22
cgod THE yEacsR-cRAHf RCMcDe IN MISSISSIPPI
Of Friday, June 1S-Close of the

Oaso IOr the frOsocuuOus
The military commission me: to-day and after ex.
amining six witnesses closed the case for the gov
ernmenL Much OF the testimony was as to the
wounds OF which Colonel Crane died
Captain John II. Bartholt assistant surgeon,
United states Army testified TO examining the body
OF Colonel Crane. lie found four wounds made by
sharp cutting tnstrument-three on his body and one
ON his left arm. One wound was q quarter or an
inch inside Of the left nipple the upper end OF the
nearer the middle line Of the body. In this
wound the fourth RIB was cut across. Another
inches in length, horizontally, as a man Stands
and about two inches In length. IL passed In be-
tween two RIBS, notchins them both, and was very
deep-as far as the longest fingers could reach.
two nones below the last rib This cut was two and
ana cut Of se ne Witness 3 ss
piece OF bone with mis- nnaer and endcayored to ex
fourth wound was through his left arm near the
bend OF the elbow. The knife entered on the outer
s,ne % 2, tne me- arm wnere t9e cut was two inches In
length. Colonel Cranes death was unquestionabIy
in his side was full Of blood had bled excessively.
saturatIng his clothing and continued to ooze FOR
several hours after his death.
DIR. J. II. Harrington testified to carrying the cha
lenge OF ierger 10 Colonel Crane; saw the deceased
a. the Mayors oce on the sth the day OF his DEATH
colonel Crane read the letter. and said he would not
meet Mr. Yerker on the street; he did not carry
armsnever had In his life-and SAID, ''in TINS mat
charge Of my duty as Mayor Of tie city % ~ several s c
Gems had declined TO pay their taxes TN Yerger paid
his; ne said that he did not know 1ergcr; some
called him Colonel Yereer, others Prince Yerger;
ferger had sent him despatch from Memphis not
e . sS y VI %ss ss d an cs
wait ~ nc S longer; witness begged Colonel Crane not to
shge TO Yerger, who was much excited thereat; wit
ness went TO dinner and before he returned Colonel
Crane was killed. an af -I-. -
body Of Colonel Crane. NO arms OF any Kind were
found on hls person. - ..l..l 2
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POLICE TRIALS,

commissioner OF the Board OF Police yesterday
heard the following complaints against officers
Henry Mead, Third precinct on post, fined one
days pay; BENJAMIN Bates, Twelfth, failed TO re-
lieve reprimanded; Samuel Hardy. Forty-fourth alb
sent from nre without leave half days pay: WIN.
B. Nixon, seventh, or post, two days pay; Geo. O.
Osborne twentieth, on post two days pay; Patrick
Keenan,, Fourteenth. OH post two days pay; John
Mcnamara, SEVENTH on post three days pays
pay; Thomas Hannery or post reprimanded; Jacob
bowers, Forty-fourth absent without leave, one
days pg; William Carpenter, Forty-fourth.
absent without leave half q days pay.
George skidmore Philip Lambrechk Barney
J. Corwin, Augustus w. Warner, Horace NJ
Wells William Harmon and Hamilton T. Bryant all
OF the Fifth, were arralgned by Captain Petty for
disordery conduct In the sleeping room OF the sta
tion house. II appeared hon the evidence that
bernard Foster tsnce resgned) read IN q Sunday
paper that Captutn Petty was TO be transferred SO
they had sort OF Jubilee In which boots and clubs
were fiung candles iit &c. The matter was referred
to the Board, the Commissioner remarkIng to Lam
brecht that he must be careful In future, AZ the
Board some OF those days would desire him to fll a
captains position on the force. III. ~
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soUrH CAROLINA cRoPs.-since our last issue wo
have had an opportunity, In passing through the
country TO see and hear reports OF the coming
crops: Wheat Is universally admitted TO be better
less than usual but the yield s calculated 10 prove
larger and the quality better than heretofore Some
persons are now harvesting, and even the latest
grade OF wheat V beyond danger from the usual de-
preciating cause. Rye Is also good, put oats is
hardly common, beng low and generally thin and
from bad seed. No one but an eye witness could
realize the great Improvement In corn and cotton
during the past few weeks Qf warm ana ee9eonapIe
weather. 7he farmers are well up with their work,
and everything Indicates an unprecedented yield IN
every character OF agricultural productst-Waihdihd
rs. d. Courier. Tune II
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tnuRI OF GENERAL SESSIONS,
before Recorder Uackett.

Before Recorder Hackett. -A
Assistant District Attorney Hutchings sppearedfor
the prosecution yesterday.
John smith was tried upon charge OF grand
larceny, in stealing chest Of tee from vessel on
the llth inst. bsins part Of csEGo oonsignsd y
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TEE WHATHsR-The following record VIM show
the changes in the Temperature for the past twenty
four hours, in comparison with the corresponding
day Of last year, indicated by the thermometer -
Hudnuts pharmacy, HERALD building, Broadway,
corner Of Ann street. tflNA' r.alflN
The New York herald., 1869-06-22

come, but shall accord the same respect to them as
Z. Local authorities having failed, through ignor
ancc OF the character OF passports 10 afford protec
documents when travelling Ia the interior, will be
the duty OF the central government TO advertise the
local authorities OF the nature OF passports and OF
.their duty to afford protection.
8. No obstruction shall be orered to foreigners
purchasing land and building or renting houses In
any part OF the empire for the purpose OF trade,
to travelling for the purposes OF preaching pleasure
or trade.
Q. Foreign boats may proceed to any district or
province whether for pleasure or trade In the latter
case they must pay tue regular duties.
10. Imports from foreign country, having paid
the regular customs duty, shall be subject " no I'M
posts at inland barriers.
II. The central government. viii cause steam
machinery TO DC procured for the removal Of all
distractions TO navigation IN ports ana rivers fire.
quented by foreign vessels, and will erect light
houses and ouoys to mark the neighbofhood OF
IL. No limit OF time shall be placed to the liberty
Sna oregn e geoas Caer ports o
port OF entry shall free them from ali further tax
10. In former times CHINA had constant Disagree
ments with foreign nations but, or late, better un
derstanding has taken place; foreign ministers are
allowed to reside at Pekin; and commerce has been
Thibet and the whole Of the eighteen provinces are
therefore thrown open to foreign tra1e that plenty
IL t is proposed that foreigner snail be st liberty
70 proceed to MONGOLIA and Krn for the purpose or
Il ss sSs os
TO construct railways and teegraphs In the eighteen
provinces ana IN Thibet. As these works are
eminently calculated 20 further commercial and
military operations, not only shall Chinese Offer
obstruction, but they shall give every assistance
10. the central government has determined upon
allowing foreigners TO open coal and iron mines
use foreign appliances for the purpose.
II. The central government viii direct commodi.
ous bonded warehouses TO be erected at every coast
port open to foreign trade, where foreign goods may
be lodged until customs duties are paid thereon. NJ
Is. The central government will enforce ON all sill
ver-sineltnS establishments the necessity OF stamp
ing the weight and quality Of the sycee on each piece
they turn out ~ VOW
~. The central government viii instruct the pro.
viucia mluts 10 coin q tael currency, consisting OF
one-tae, half-tael, quarrer-tae and tencent pieces
20. The central government will, for the protec-
tion Of foreign and native traders promulgate aud
vigorously carry out series OF regulations TO pre-
vent the failure Qit, "wanton failure") OF Chinese
banks. % .tINolT y
a. IL is proposed to allow the import Of English
salt and It's sale IN the interior BY foreign merchants
under tax calculated on the price at winch it v
sold.
~ An L-Kin taxes paid At Inland barriers by for
goods are not sold.
lowed 70 trade or set up establishments at Pekin.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-25

Ex-PRkioENT JOHNSON AT HoME.-A Green
vile dispGtch 10 the Cincinnati Commercial says
The reca5tion rendered 70 ex President Johnson
by bis old fountain negbbors to-day was marred
BY extremely unpleasant weather, bat there was
a very lsray attendance OF the people. just eigat
years ego yndrew Johnson, then seossAs In the
Congress Il the United States. left his home By
private cstiveyance, threatened by mob OF ex-
cited secaf ionists. He returned to-day. as he
said moi = oxen but bent by the great tempest of
civil su.ii through which he had passed, prl-
vete oitisef. The reception addresses were de-
liyered bf Hon. Thomas A. X. Nelson, James
Rfiioa aGs Major Il. Henry. Col. Nelson having
alluded ID ais administration of the government,
Mr.. J0hDspn said In reply that his ADMINISTRATION
bad been tiormy and tempestuous because he had
been betting for the Constitution. warding of the
assau,te .tf men who admitted they we're acting
OUTSIDE Che Constitution.
He was, to-day, free men-freed from the
bondage OF the administration Of the government
under violated Constitution. Congress, he said,
was bVdy Of usurpers. He reviewed his polti-
cal Ifs and reminded his hearers that the first
city,. The substance of his Baltimore speech and
of biz farewell address was repeated here. Your
correspondent left him, few moments since, in
his oM Home. surrounded by his friends. He said
nothing, today, foreshadowing the part be would
take hereafter In the politics Of the State. He
said snaths had laid aside his official robes, and
would srtmain @ private citizen. He will visit
Knoxville and Nashville 10 few days. when his
future COURSE will be developed. A display OF
fireworks Is now being made.i
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-25

RESOLUTIONS OF The CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
ON GRAM DELIVERY IN New YoRK.-rhe follow.
ing resolutions in reference 70 change 10 the sys
TEN OF receiving storing and selling grain, etc.. IN
New York city, were unanimously and enthusias-
tcslly adopted en- the 10th by the Chicago Board
of Trade:
wHEREAs, The preamble and resolutions Of the
Buffalo Board Of Trade. in reference 10 the sub
ject before us, meet with our hearty approval /;
and.
WHEREAS, Cooperation is asked BY such reso-
lution; therefore
Resolved, That the Board Of Trade of Chicago
recommend such change 10 the bills of lading at
Buffalo as will effect the desired reform.
Resotred, That we see in this disposition on the
part OF the more liberal auu enlightened portion
of the trade of New York city willingness to
conform to and adopt the system Of receiving,
handling and selling grain which has so success
fully prevailed in the Western grain markets, q
ready solution Of the embarrassments and losses
growing out of the pernicous custom OF selling
our grain on seven to ten days time.
Resolred, That we invite the hearty co-opers-
ton of the New York Produce Exchange, aud the
various associations In the West ia this movement
and trust that they will support the elevating and
ware housing associations in carrying out SO de
srable change.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-25

Perpetrators are now being made for the intro
duc,on of the new series OF postage stamps fur
nIshed 10 the post Office department according
to the contract made with the National Bank Note
Company of New York. The new Issue 10 cslcu-
lated 10 excite no common attention, as IN design
they are ncyel application of the. national SYM
bolism generally adopted for The artistic embel-
lishment OF postage stamps. The similarity OF
monarcbical nstiluuons-the one form Of govern
ment common TO the European postal system
has confined the symbolism OF stamps 10 the
beads OF tie reigning sovereigns, national
shields or tbs heraoie escutcheons Of dynasties,
but owing 10 their modern origin aud the republic
can form Of government. the United States have
Criei0aied for themselves national symbolism,
that is Independent Of the laws Of heraldry, and
10 keepiSg with the new era OF human progress,
Of which they are the acknowledged exponents.
The new issNe of stamps Is based upon this dis
tipctiop. ~ is system of symbolism confined,
for the most part. TO The distinctive mission
OF our American institutions. IL bears, wherever
il goes, throughout our own continent as
over the sea. our national eagle, our national
flag anGpur national colors, red, white and blue.
The due cent stamp is headed with the vignette
Of Fr0tkln the first postmaster general under
The coltnal system. as well a. the nrst under the
coDfedstaiidn preparatory 20 the Federal Union.
10 the Two, three and twelve cent stamps there is
81 illusrat5 IN of the improvements In mail trans
portatidp, ftom the primitive rider ON horseback
to the Iailload train for land service aud the
steamship t0r the ocean service. The remaining
Fix STAMPS IL the set are distinctly Dationai and
as such turEi q series OF their own. beginning in
the six Cent stamps with an accurate copy OF the
face Of, W lexington, shown 10 STARTS picture
in the executive maDsion and ending in ninety
cent stsmPs with the head OF Lincoln. as signih-
cant Of o new era of universal freedom. Two
others u tlAs national series. fifteen aad twenty
four cents respectively, have miniature copies Of
the landingbf Columbus and Of the Declaration OF
independents in the rotunda of the Capitol--the
first recelirg the opening of this continent TO the
advansemetr OF modern civiiization; the second
implying ise conservation of its vast era 70 the
protection and enforcement OF the inalienabe
rights Of nan. In the ten-cent stamps the Amer
lean eagle appears resting upOa the American
shield, and In the thirtycent stamps are c0mprs-
ed in one group all the national emblems Of the
eagle the shield and the flag, and presenting also
little these worldwide travellers will begin their
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