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The New York herald., 1870-05-03
COURT OF GENERAL sess.oys

Before Judge Cunning =. Bedford
The May term OF this court commenced yesterday,
City Judge Bedford presiding. AS there was
grand jury summoned in the Oyer and Terminer,
those grand jurors who answered 70 their names in
this court were discharged I'LL next;Monday.
ROBBERY IN THE FIRST DEGREE-oNE OF THE ROBBERS
SENT TO THE STATE PRISON FOR FIVE YEARS.
The only case tried by the jury was an Indictment
for robbery against Henry Johnson and John Brown,
the former having demanded o separate trial. The
complainant John Riley, testified that on the 10th Of
April he went into concert saloon in Chatham
street. and after drinking with girl agreed TO ac-
By nsr the he sTss ann weu ne
Ssasnf %s: fnesssS @ s@s%S @ y Brown aeass ana I; s
during the assault $3.50 was taken from him. officer
Hedleburg was attracted to the spot by the noise,
"e me po" Mr. i5 Howe Who defended Johnson % called
a number Of witnesses, some OF whom were "pretty
waiter girls" to contradict the statement made by
MR.. FELLOWS SUMMED UP FOR THE PEOPLE.
After clear and impartial charge by Judge Bed
ford, the jury retired and brought In verdict OF
guilty, coupled with a recommendation 10 mercy.
His Honor respected the suggestion Of the jury and
| sentenced Johnson to five years Imprisonment in
| the State Prison
| SIX CHARGES GRAND LARCENY-sENT TO STATE
PRISON.
Richard Burns, against whom Mr.. Tweed said he
had four indictments for grand larceny and two for
the minor offence, pleaded guilty to one OF the
On l4tl OF December, 1859, Burns stole
ninety one dollars worth OF clothing the property OF
John Byrne. His Honor said he was informed that
Burns had just come from serving four mont ihs on
the Island, and ne would send HIM four years to the
State Prison.
The following is the calendar for to-day
The People vs.. William II. Sexton and John Il.
Fox, forgery; same VS.. Arthur O'Keefe, felonious
assault and battery same W.. James Kelly, do. ;
same vs. Peter WOODS, do. same vs. Frank Boil
man, do. same vs.. John Burns, Charles Winch and
John Ellis grand larceny; same John Ellis, do. :;
same Davis aud Henry Martin, do. same w.
InhtN nnin nhunl In anna wa Nnn nuI
Frank Shaer do. same VS.. Bernard Moses, do. I;
same vs.. AdOlrth Marks do.
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NATIONAL MEDICAL CONVENTION

Resolutions of the Convention Washing.
ton--A Higher standard Of Medical Educa-
tion Needed-HIeeting Of the American
Medical Association.
WASHINGTON, May q 1870.
The National Convention OF Medical College
has passed tho preamble and resolutions Of
cred by Professor Logan setting forth that
I s 70 Colleges s q" . St
States to the System OF medical education
nj. shs. 1s beg; srsdas
medical colleges Of this country Will be oand n the a
sociated action Of such colleges will unite for that
Fra-That a committee of nine be appointed,
al the regular medical college. States with The
view to ascertain how many and which may Ie willing
having for its prime object the improvement Of the medical
Sec,nd-Thai the chairman of said committee be In
sr%sed as soc soon as he shall have received affirmative
consentng Of the fact and reqe. that faculty
day appointed the meeting Of the AmsTicsn Medical
o us%se ey sy
respective faces 70 whatever definite plans Of improve
convection. y, :. h.r.ov r.,om,,.. ,,., ,.,
ganize themselves in behslf OF their respective
into s & Of medical me- college. for the
with the American Medical Association and the profession
Po p hs Chairman of tn. COM
mes appointed by This body ., m m s last session to
eha,nsn OF this committee. aud that the committee
The Chair appointed the following as the com
mittee
Prof. s. N. Davis. of Illinois Samuel Logan. New
Orleans A. -. Hammer, IT. Louis j. Garvin. Lou
isville: S. ID. Gross, Philadelphia q. q. Backman,
Cincinnati G. g. Shatluck, Boston A. e. Poo,
New York
The Convention adjourned sine dte.
The annual session 0f the American Medical AssO-
citation viii commence at Lincoln Hall, in this city,
tomorrow. The delegates number over SOC, and COM
prise the most eminent medical men in the United
States After organizing the work OF the several de-
partments viii be appOrtioned. At eight o'clock p.
~ the association VIII pay their respects to the Pre-
sident and Mrs. Grant.
The American Medical Associn tion-No Anil.
alton with COlOred Physicians.
WASHINGTON, May 2, 1870.
The Committee on Credentials OF the American
Medical Association OF the United States which
assemblies here tomorrow, refused at preliminary
meeting tonight to receive the credentials OF the
delegates from the National Medical Society, new
organization of the District OF Columbia; also those
from the Howard University Medical Depa rtment
and from three hospitals and the Alumni Associa-
tion Of the Medical Department Of Georgetown Col
lege. The reason ASST ined Is their consultation with
co!Ored physicians, Notwithstanding they have been
regularly graied All the white physicians as wen
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gesting on, 10 the conductor. with the assistance
Of the baggage master, on thea rival or the
train in Newurk, put him OF. Coney dan
vlsed him not 20 paw but ser himself 10 be elected.
The tjat0, after DELAY OF xbous five minutes, went
Through, but on the return trip at Bloonneld the
conductor and baggage master were arrested on
cnarges OF assault, preferred by Cory. They were
promptly bailed.
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BllS SlGStD by THE GOVERNOR.

The following bills were approved by Governor
Holman on Saturday, and are now on file In the
ONCE Of the Secretary Of State:-
To establish police force in Troy:
Reeasinng estate to Nelson Duiort
Dividing wards in the city OF Troy.
incorporating New Berlin.
To provide for payment Of certificates to soldiers
OF the war Of 1872.
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ANOTHER JERSEY RAILROAD OUTRAGE.
Master

The Conductor and Baggase Master
Arrested.
Considerable excitement was occasioned yester.
day afternoon at the Morris and Essex Railroad
depot In Newark, In consequence OF the ejectment
OF a passenger srom the Montclar tram, which
left New York at ten minutes OF four p M. The pas
senger, VINO Is said to be Mr.. Cory, formerly
an ofncer OF the road was provided with commu-
ter'a "sg@., "nicn, however, expired on the
SVtb Of AprI, and declined paying fare or
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SUPERIOR C0uRT-TRiAl TERM-PAaT |.
A Physician's Horse ON .T.ivery Z.

Before Judge Jones and jury
Ed,cie NJ Kellogg Us. John ana FTa,acts McNco,-
The plaintiff IN this case Is physician and boarded
his horse at the plaintiffs livery stables
In East Twelfth street. University
place, for upward OF three years. He now alleges
that the defendants, without his knowledge or con-
sent used and abused his ANIMAL by hiring him out
to their customers as livery stable horse, and
brings suit to recover 500 damages The defend
ants deny the using OF the horse without paIntf 8
knowledge, and set up counter Claim OF thirty
seven dollars for board. which counter claim plain
TIL repudIatcs. Vertiict for pantU thirteen dollars
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as three col0red, In these organizations are thus
ruled ont They number In The aggregate about
twenty-five. The rejected delegates To whom re-
renee is above male, together with q number OF
those from the Northern states to the American
Medical Association, held meeting tonight and ex
mittee on Credentials.
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NEW YORK CITY.
Local and Police Paragraphs and Minor
Items Of Metropolitan News.

The following record win show the changes IN tho
temperature OF the weather for the past twenty four
hours IN comparison with the corresponding day Of
last year, as Indicated by the thermometer at Hud-
nuts pharmacy. HERALD Building, Broadway co r.
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He COU R T S.
The Sheridan Murder Case-Important 70 Mer-
chants and Ship Owners sentences In
the Court Of General 6enions.
COURT OF OYER AID TEanlNfa.

Before Judge Barnard.
The People us. Thomas Sherdan.-In this case
the prisoner Ia indicted for the wiful murder OF MS
vile by shooting. On the application OF Edwin
James and Josiah Fletcher, counsel for the accused
and the District Attorney consenting the Court set
down the case Tor trial on Monday, the 23d Instant
at 10 O'Clock.
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James Worth was assaulted while pas sing through
Water street on Sunday night, and 1t is feared that
the blow from his assaant fractured his skull His
assailant was chased for some distance by Cmcer
Campbell OF the Forty.second precinct, but he made
his escape.
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Yesterday the vestibnie OF the City Hall was
crowded with politicians who were making every
effort to secure positions under the new Board OF
Police Commissioners. As the Mayor III and un-
able TO appear, no appointments were made.
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The Board Of Aldermen met yesterday afternoon
Alderman Bergen In the chair IL was reported that
$73ss 900 had been expended in the construction OF
the water works, the revenue from which will soon
make the works self-supporling. The President OF
the Board OF Aldermen was Authorized 10 appolnt
seven members to act as a board OF health.
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No important steps have been taken as yet by tho
Excise Commissioners. They are to meet In the
ofce Of the superintendent OF Buildings until they
can procure more suitable place.
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The ship Hudson, Captain Pratt which arrived al
this port yesterday from London brings the exten.
sivc Van Amburg menagerlc, and also thirty Alder
ney COWS and six calves.
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BROOKLYN CITY NEWS.

Mr.. John Linskey was appointed Commissioner of
Jurors yesterday, In place or Nelson Sherman.
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Abraham Cohen, OF 154 Madison street, fell down
stairs, in his store, l67 Water street. on sunday
morning, and sustained serious injuries. He waH
yesterday morning removed to his residence.
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AVeruQe tempeTuLUY6 y6SVefuby v
Average temperature for corresponding date :.
last year. .'''.'...'''''' p"
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The Fire Commissioners held an executive session
yesterday The business transacted was not made
public.
The Board OF Aldermen met yesterday afternoon,
but, without transactIng any business, adjourned
until Thursday. Nt
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It is rumored that Comptroller Connolly win waiv
the right conferred upon him to appoint an extr
Tax Commissioner. As the provision is perm,ssivt
not mandatory, no appointment Will be made, d
least for the present.
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A fire broke out yesterday morning In the two
story brick house in 13Oth street. sixth avenue
owned by G. w. Loss, of 70 Fulton street, and occu-
pied by William Bidgdon damaging the building
5000 and the furUituIc $500.
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course, closed the discussion, ana the cioslng
of the discussion, of course, opened the
dreadful walls of war. Had Count Blsmark
been intrusted by the King with the
manaoemen, of the affair, even out of this
disspreesble com plication peace with honor
might have been perhaps evolved. For
Count Bismark, with all his contempt for
a bstract right and his love for brusque and
psremtory solutions of diplomatic imbrog.
lois, understands and appreciates the
I'M ortauce of the public opinion of Europe
and Of polite forms very much better than
King William, who, indeed, neither
nor appreciates them all. But
the struggle, however begun, is not over the
succession in Spain, the rectifcstion of the
frontiers of France, or the faithful execution
OF the treaty of Prague in respect to
Schleswig Holstein and the fortresses along
the Rhine. The spirit of the contest is
derived from lower deep than causes like
these. Prussia will let the world know what
it is. if she should come off victorious. The
mistress of all Germany, having denmark
under foot, having grasped Holland ana
then Belgium by the aid OF Russia, that
seeks in return to swallow up TURKEY ano
fasten herself on the Mediterranean
being turned back from Egypt and the East
: France. with her ideas of liberty and
,,ooress circumscribed by the boldest
military mower that ever supported g throne
what becomes of the hope of popular
freedom and liberal ideas in Europe then ?
Prussian's aim is for military ascendsncy,
and her government represents despotism.
Prussia is not Germany. nor does she repre-.
ens the liberal ideas of the German people.
Her triumph viii be the death-knell of
epubheanism within cher power. Why any
liberty loving German should have any
Iympa,hy for King William of Prussia |
,annot conceive. Only look st this mans
ecord. Ask the people of Schleswig Hol
'tein, Denmark, why he made war on them.
Ask the people Of Hanover, whose king he
irove out without the slightest cause aud
against the wishes of the people in that
province Ask the poor Poles, whom he
Keeps in sdject slavery, and the people OF
Saxony. | could recite. many other instan-
,es of this mans despo,ic rule Many OF
III. Germans of the United States are axiles
rom that country. Among the most prominent
is that Senator from Missouri, Carl Schurz,
who, when he frs, came to this country,
was loud in his denunciation of this very
King William also General Franz Sigel,
who came here under similar circumstan.
res. However, place very little confidence
in what either of those demagogues say or
10. They have their own ends and purpo-
SEES. If the Germans of the United States
will heed what these men say, they will be
N the dark. Germany IN our recent rebel
lion did not send any aid to our wounded
German soldiers; did not in any way take
he slightest notice of the sufierings of her
In our conflict, either bv words
If sympathy or by practical proofs of her love
Tor them, On the contrary, she kept silent.
and through the press of Prussia treated
Them with the greatest contempt as reneg
AIDES, &c.
CONCLUDED TOMORROW.
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Nervous Debtlity,

With its gloomy attendants, low spirits, de-
preston, Involuntary emissions, LOGS of semen
spernasor-hea, loss of power, dizzy head, loss o.
memory and threatened impotence and imbecilty,
find sovereign cure in Humphrey's Homeo
pa.hic Specific No. Twehty-eight. Composed of
the most valuable mild and poten. curatives, they
strike at once ct the root of the matter, tone up
the system, arrest the discharges, and impsrt
yigor and energy, life and vitality to the entire
man. They have cured thousands of casos.-
Price IS per package of five boxes and vial of
powder worth 81, which is very important lin
obstinate or old cases, or 81 per single box.
Sold by all druggists, and sent by mail on receipt
of price. address all letters, Humphreys
Specific Homeopathic Medicine Co., 562 Broad
way, New York. Ljuly1ly.
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Common Gros-silep Bitters.

Empty Ritter Bottles Of variou. STYLES. can bs
~ Gnu around almost every dwelling and cabin
throughout the land. Their taste is pleasant
srS "''sFt'ssa TO cure almost every disease
"ie the manufacturers Enotr they possess no
N'e' ioilal properties whatever. They are 20
DISCUSSES for exceedingly common bereroges
"D5cn q" not nor cannot possibly cure any one
beware OF these pleasant bitters in quart bot
tee' they contain a sting for your vitals, and he
" no ouss them carries a 'toper's" grog into his
mouse one man who knows nothing about med
lcine, ssys he big bottles of common stuff uiu
cure chiils and fever, rheumatism and consr,,n
tion mother whose bottle is very fancy. cures
all impurities of the blood. makes old men voung
casts our aeNis, restores sight to the blind. and
other miracles; wbiIa va, aro,Lo
pfesnIhes every man drunka-d, proposcs 70
cure conc ingrowing nails, yellow fever. hear,
oisease and iove-siek maidens,t We know tb.y
MAKE no saon cures. we know the peopIe nj largo
are deceived and swindied, and as we desire 70
seh!Iia'e these common humbugr, make the fol
loving challenge to one and all:
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blooming Young Girls.

hiddie-aged matrons, those at the critical period
snd the aged grandmother, all cured by the
use OF our Engiieb Female Bitters. now prescri-
bed and used by physicians all over tine country
II you are troubled with ia ling of tine womb.
attended with sense ct weight and hearing
down pain IN the back and side. and other at
tendant evils, English Female Bitters viii give
entire relief.
Those at the "turn of lfe," IN others after con
hnement, and all others male or temsle) " no are
convalescents from any rrotracted debilitatin Z
comp amt, who gain strength slowly. and whose
digestion is slow and imperfect, will find these
bI''ers the very thing their system demands Il
gives powerful appetite. aids and assists di-
gestion' afouses the liver. strengthens mentally
ana phy sicsIiy, and fills the whole system with
pure crimson blood eoursing through it's channels
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-08-23
Sickness, Pain and Death.

LegitimateIy result ss penaltes Tor violations CT
natural laws, from which none escape
The fsded cheek the pale and wan features
the inIl eve. the clouded intellect, the deep hea
wing sigh, the feeble and emacisted frame, the
detected brow, the tOttering gait, all indicate
previous tr.psgres sien of law. Knowing that
.'procrastination is the thief of time" all intsIli-
gent beings apply for some rsmedy as soon o.
circumstances permit; while those who do not
act upon the principle that delays are danger
ous, generally linger, lose more time and pay
more money.
Thousands of mothers and daughters, in al
stations and conditions of life suffering, lin
gering and dying from the effects of some dread
full
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-08-23
Female Complaint,
That claims its victims throughout the length
and breadth of our land.

That claims its victims throughout the length
and breadth of our land.
Many females suffer in some way at each
monthly period; some girls are in great peril at
the commencement of menstruation, while older
ones dread its decline at the "turn OF life" Some
times the menstrual flow is too much, or too lit
tie, or may be attended with pain; may be ir-
regular OF entirely checked, or changed in ap-
pearance, etten led with other distressing symp-
toms Leucorrhes, or the Whites" frequently
drains the sy TEN, or liberation of the womb
may create pain aud cause rapid prostration-
Falling OF the womb is exceedingly COM
mon complaint, giving much trouble and distress
which, under ordinary treatment, is difficult to
cure.
Mysteries, Green Sickness, Irritabiity of the
Womb, and other serious and fatal complaints
follow the female Throughout life. Lives
there a medical gentleman VITO has or can re
leve the fair sex of the above troubles Not
many. Is there combins alton of remedial
agents that Will come TO her rescue? We an
swe-, Yes.
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Death is at the Door.

In all thsso complaints the system evidently
shows = want Of red blood, and Mr.. Churchill, il
his work on Diseases Of Females, saws Bear
ING IN mind that the blood is remarkably def
cient in red corpuscles, and the known property
of iron to correct this condition. theory suggests
1t as the most to be relied on, the best of VIII eh
is the Citrate" Citrare of Iron enters largely
into the composition of English Female Bitters.
combined with powerful vegetable tonics Of rare
qualities.
Among the mountains of Tennessee and the
piney woods of Mississippi, is found 8 certain
hard and fiinty root, which has been in secret u.s.
by some OLD mldwives for many ears, possessing
magic powers in regulating and restoring al
females suffering with any affection of the womb
This root we have obtained ave it a fair test in
our practice and il is now one of the principle
Ingredients in these Bitters. Other powerful
uterine and general tonies also enter into its
composition. We also add Leptspdra or Black
root. tutIicent to act upon the liver and keep the
wells open.
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English Female BitterS,

The only acknowledged Uterine Tonic ard Fe-
male Regulator known, will cure ali those com
plants above mentiOud in incredibly short
time. The Bitters 1T once AroUses, strengthens
and restores the womb to its natural condition,
obstruotions, relieving pain and reg
ultting the monthly period. Iopder stands a
pale, feeble and lAnguid girl, just bursting into
womauhood she Is the pride of all, but bark I.
she silently steals pickle, eats chalk, or slate
pencil; appetite for food: she turns with a
dull eye and seeks solitude; her eye no longer
spsrklesi her merry laugh is no longer heard
ringing through the air; she mopes about with
bioodless lips and gums, With heada che, pal pa
tatton, constipation, swim min of the head, cold
feet and hands, melancholy; che has a coated
tongue, offensive breath, and host of other
evils too numerous to mention.
When neglected all these symptoms become
aggravated, there is sick stomach, heartburn. a
dark line settles md er the eyes the legs and
kles are swollen, the hair oses its gloss and fall,
off, there s b-ittleness and splitting Of the finger
nails, swollen abdomen, extreme nervousness,
tretiulness, pains and aches, dry cough, Hyster-
icsl Fits rapid prostration, epiIepsy and death
If you, any of your friends. thus afflicted,
send at once for bottle of English Female Bit.
tiers and be cured. Its effects ma gcsl in such
complaints. Surely no mother will postpone and
delay this duty until
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