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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-18
THE PARTY OF "REyEsug REroRnERs.,
Personsei and snasrer NIin6s'' OF The New
Fnrty.

Personnel and smnsLer hIinGsD OF the New
Fnrty.
from the Chicago Post radical republican, Nov 1851
II Is proposed to get up this new party on new
plan. Instead Of the people speaking, complaining
OF Ills and demanding change, they express their
satisfaction with the means Of government and pre-
gress In being, and have tendency TO laugh 81 the
'angry bOyso who, with tears In their eyes, tell
them they are going to destruction. md so these
youthful adventurers ges together, and form
national political party on the military plan or the
mackerel brigade, everybody being briradier and
nobody soldier. We suppose they will now under.
take to enlarge the plan, and drum up recruits.
Wherefore, let us see whether the seil-coDstttuted
officers are such men az would be likely to lead
great nation to the adoption OF wide and wise states
manshp.
There 49, as one OF the leaders, General, BoYn.
ton, OF washington city. lie Ia q newsmonger, one
OF the kind who depend upon their maginatlons for
their facts, and their malevolence Tor their caum-
MES. The people know nothing OF him aid care
less.
Democrat. He YVES dismissed rom the army for
miscellaneous tipping, or something worse. and was
afterward allowed to resign; and ID performer" OF
the reddest color, who hold such steady men as
in express contempt.
Then there is Don Piatt, OF the Cincinnati com.
naercfAi. He Ii cross between a oufoon and
Bohemian. Don would be among statesmen what
Beau Hickman Is among gentlemen. He could put
on all the airs and Danish all the Substance.
Next Is Charles Nordhon OF the New York Epe1a-
fn0 Post IL is this youngsters misfortune that the
country knows nothing OF him.
Among those VINO assisted In putting tho new
party on It's legs was Also Mr.. Horace White. OF the
Chicago Tribune, whose most notable achieve
brought down q once great journal, advocating
great ideas, to q news and advertising sheet and
the mere vehicle OF personal spleen ana spite.
rhsse are the Ter mnds 2, the o new pa par
we have said. consists only of leaders aud no
followers,
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Clear and Deliberate, Though mysterious ms
fautic;dc--PartinI Invesfigation.

Clear and Deliberate, Though mysterious Ins
iauticide-Partinl Investigation.
The circumstances attending the finding OF tho
body OF female child murdered by some one I'M
known) on the basement steps OF DR.. CockrofrS
residence. No. West Sixteenth street. heretofore
detailed in the HERALD were yesterday investigated
OF the City Hall.
Bernard Piunkett, an oflcer attached TO the Ninth
precinct, deposed that he was called by man to
him then unknown who said he had been sent from
DR.. C0ckroft's house to ask thar the child be re.
moved; the man, as the witness alleged, said the
doctor would put him into trouble II ne dad acs
promptly In the matter. +,
Oscar Miller, coachman for DR.. Cockroft, testified
that he was requested by Margaret Morrow, the
cook employed In the house, to 60 for an oilcer aud
accordingly ne sought out oilcer Puukett but said
ne did not threaten him with trouble II he refused
TO 60.
Margaret Morrow depcsed TO finding the body OF
the child lying ON the basement stcps as she opened
the door for the mkman.
Merritt q. Manning, the milkman, saw the child
lying on the steps before the COOK opened the door.
No evidence has yet been obtained by Coroner Rol.
Inns going To show the names or whereabouts OF tho
deceaseds parents, or by whom the murder was
committed, body abandoned, &c. Coroner Rollins
lndennlfely adjourned the further investigation OF
the case In order that Captain Burden OF the Twen
V-ninth precinct may make further efforts 10 dts
cover The murderer. AS yet there seems 20 be M
clue 10 the guilty parties
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tnvestisatson Before Coroner Kcsnan--Nes "a
Murder.
Coroner keenan, held an inquest yesterday at the
Seventeenth precinct station, over the remains OF
Mrs. Mary Collins, who died at 533 East Eleventh
street, was supposed from violence at the hands
OF her husband, Jonn Collins, an honest and indus
trious jaborcr. Death resulted from rupture or an
Intestine; but there was no evidence to show any
guilt on tho art Il the prisoner. Below Will BIO
found q brief synopsiH OF the testimony intro
duced:-
Dr. David d. Toal, OF Cos East Eleventh street,
who was called to see deceased on "Wednesday
morning. iestined that ne found her In q state OF
collapse from peritonllis; she was able to talk and
said her husband had beaten her. and also that she
had received several falls; she died between twelve
and one O'Clock r. Al. the same day.
Anna O'Connor, living In the room adjoining that
occupied by deceased, knew them only by sight
never knew them TO quarrel; on Monday night the
witness heard deceased scream Tor about five
minutes; the prisoner then went out with his
daugnter, after which deceased came out the door
laughing.
Ellen Collins, eleven years of age, daughter OF dc.
ceased TESTIFIED That on Monday night the prisoner
slapped the lace OF her mother with his open hand
because she was drunk; did not see the prisoner
klck deceased and thinks he never did so. Ellen Is
an unusually bright and Intelligent girl, who writes
good hand.
TIE PRISONERS STATEMENT.
John Collins, the accused, was sworn, and said
ina. ON Monday night, when he came home, deceased
commenced TO and and he told her to stop,
and as she did not do 30 he gave her little
slap in the face; has not kicked her III two years;
his daughter said deceased fell or the chair three
tines she has been hard drinker Tor the last nine
years and LOT Two days she had complained OF pain
IN the bowels.
Wooster Beach, NJ. D., made O post norton ex-
animation on the body OF deceased, and found q
rupture OF one OF the intestines.
me case was then submitted TO the jury, who
found THAT deceased came TO her dca.h from perl
tonlts from rupture OF an intestine; but now said
rupture was prednced una BILE to determine ,,
Deceased was about forty years OF age and ma
tive OF Ireland
Collins was honorably discharged from custody,
and left with his daughter and brothers to look after
the interment OF his unfortunate wife.
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ret forth thar the same was uttered in the German

iottH khc s1iiiO w1o ue~SiSu 80 s'A~ NSiHA
language. Nrt
Mr.. Spencer. counsel for the defendants opposed
the motion IN quite u lengthy speech hnd IN hi5
usual vein. He Unlisted that IL was late In the Gay
10 come forward with such q motion, ana then en-
tered upon an argument 10 show the aDsurdity "
prosecuting the acuon VI all against MS clients.
They are responsible men, interrupted the op-
posing counsel ''and should be made 10 suner Tor
such an airocious SANDER upon most worthy anu
respectable man. ami thereby lnnlct not oiiy iatal
stao upon his reputation but seriously inJure hi5
business prospects,
81 insist that nothing can be made out OF them"
pursued the defendants' counsel land leave ~ ia
your Honor to udge.n
That's matter TO he determined after the con.
clusi0n OF the suis,n said the Judge, I'm case OK
Judgments against them"
will put the case strong,n continued defend.
anus counsel cast your eyes on the names OF
these defendants One Is poor Poor and the other
Is a d-n youth lDamuthl. tl.augnter.) Now. ASK
What ~ the use or trying TO make any money out OF
These men-One pllHtd Itfcie Delng without means
anu the other without characterf'
baainage ceasing and the motion coming
10 DC argued ON IT. merits, the Judge granted the
same on each OF the defendants paying seventy
dollars, the stipulated price Of tho privilege.
The Bishop Divarce Case.
Eleanor Fletcher bishop rs. Nathaniel q.
BiShop.-Ths Case came up on two motions. Tho
first was on part OF Mr.. Peck FOR plaintiff TO with
draw motion for stay Of proceedings brought by
Count Johannes, the late attorney for the plaintiff
IN the name OF The plainuB without ner autnoritG.
Inc motion, after opposition by defendants coun-
sci, was granted. Tue second motion was for per-
mission 10 strike out portions OF the paintia
sci. THIS also was opposed, but granted, and an
der entered allowing reply 10 be Withdrawn and
plainnr twenty days to serve new renly the reply
Withdrawn having been served ON the late attorney.
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A DREADFUL FALL.
Woman In Rochester Falls from Fsarth
story Window and II Instantly Killed.
From the Rochester Chronicle. Nov 1871

[From the Rochester Chronicle. Nov. 1911
Yesterday afternoon, about two O'Clock, woman
named Lydia Galway aged about afty- five years,
while cleaning one OF the windows In ). K ROBIN
sons law once, Ia the fourth story OF Powers,
block, stepped on the sill outside or the window and
her hands slipped and she fell backward to the
sidewalk. striking on the right SIDE OF her head
back of the ear, and being Killed almost instantly
In her descent she struck the second awning
In front OF z. IA. Curts' store breaking four
or i've VI her RIBS on the right side, and
both bones OF her right leg below the knee. the
force with which the body struck the awning was
gentlemen to the spot, and raising her up car
red her into an unoccupied store In The building
When they got TO her the blood was flowing freely
from the mouth and RICH, ear and she was breath
ing. Aiew minutes after being taken into the store
her breathing stepped, but her heart continued to
beat fully eighteen minutes after she had fallen
Drs. Hovey and Montgomery were called ana made
summoned the following named gentlemen to act as
iurors:-E. 4. Huntington, Bernard Hughes,
John w. Martin, A. stevens. William Wads-
werth and James Conway. The Jury re-
tired to the parlor In the building and held an
inquest, rendering verdict to the effect that the de-
ceased came TO her death by falling from q window
which she was washing, In the ONCE OF 3. r. Robin
single woman and resided In the upper stsry OF the
building. She had charge OF Powers bank and had
been in his employ for fifteen or sixteen years. She
was well known and liked by all for ner cheerful.
ness and truStworthincss. She had friends residing
In Canada, near Glananoqua, where she owned q
farm. Sho WAS devout woman and was member
OF the First Methodist church The window sill from
was conveyed 70 the chapel vault In Mount Hope
Cemetery.
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COURT cALENDARs-IW,s Oky.

SUPREME COURT - GENERAL TERM Beforc,
Judges lngraham Barnard and Card0zo. Opens al
halt past ten A. M-Nos. .l3l 1885, 1885, 40, 1sl, I42,
143, l44, las 146 147 l4s 149, $780, 1885, l5l 1872 I5S
154, 1855, l58, 1877. 158, l59, $780,
SUPREME COuRT-CIRCuT-Part before Jndg3
Van Brnnt.-Nos. SOL $500, 6677. $780, 676l 6lo1,
1912 1907, 7l3a 72l7, 1877 74il 747l 1852 75i 745
SUPREME UoURT- CHAMBERs.--Befor Judge
Brady-Nos las, TO- 1875, 1885, 1879. 202 DOB; call
SUPERIOR COURT-TRIAL TERM-Part Held bY
Judge McCunn Short causes.-NOs. 49, 10l4, 97o,
$50, 007 li0l, S67, 1889, 1852 Ola, 92I, 1915.
COMMON PLEAs.--Part 1-Hcid by Judge Robinson.
Nos 3la Sl7 400. s2s, 402, 403, 27o 369, 2o7, Is,
Sl4 1877, lss. $40, 3lo, l6s. Part 2-Heid by judge
Daiy-Nos ls iss xl2, 42s 43l. 432, 433, 434, 455,
IS Q, 437, AS, 439, 40, AL.
MARINE ooURT.--Part 1.Nos. 434s, 1915, 4I17, 1852
431l, 1885, 469 1870 437l 4372 4373 1874 4375 4377
4379, 1897, 4ls0 Part Mos. 3O22 43Ie, 43Iy 1873
1885, 1881 4s2 42s3 1884 43s7, 1850. 42Sa 1885, 1880.
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INVITATION TO AMERICAN ENTERPRISE

QUITO, Ecuador, South America, Sept 30 1870
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
VIII you allow an American to AVIAN himself OF a
small space In your world-reGd columns TO say O.
word that may be OF benefit to some wioe-awake
Fellow ctizen2 In this city OF 10000 or 1000 souls
there Is no single dentist OF real capacity and
modern accomplishments. There are only two or
three rough Indian BARRIERS. who draw teeth by
"main strength and awkwardness, and one Euro.
pean, who, with neither \ respectable complem ent
OF instruments nor any knowledge Of the modern
improvements, isreaping rich pecuniary harvest.
An energetic American dentist, who understands
all departments OF the profession thoroughly, who
would not mind o few nardships and novelties.
and VINO would come provided with everything
from dentists chair to an apparatus for gene.
incalcuable advantage to this city bnt would T
frankly believe, amass fortune In very few years
"A. business man with some capital and respect
aDe connection with responsible mercantile houses
In New York who would be willing to watch all the
points o. the compass and levy contributions on all
port-womid IND here fine field for opera
lions sra nam me country improving and there
msnv man" af ele aaaan Of Isssh Ia it. In
and productiveness, and the expenses OF living RE-
wonderfully small: cotton mill would yield album
wool, cattle, horaes medical barks and herbs espe.
cially That from which quinine is made could be
nn Ts. ~ hs erected Many other articles
while In this day Of female fashionable adornment
one c man Is said 20 have amassed competence by
the export OF the matchlessy pumaged birds Of the
Napo The people are very kindly disposed towards
Americans, tnough but few OF our country men have
ward. me ground lies fertile for the hands OF en-
ergy and enterprise. Tho Introduction OF American
mechanical Inventions, agricultural Implements and
domestic conveniences would De great WORK. Fine
roads are being built under the supervision OF Anne
rcan engineers employed by government and the
cohtract LOT me OF American coaches and carry
Ing wagons upon the great highway soon to be
finished between this city and Guayaquil, on the
Of wealth. What American industry and nerve and
capital have accomplished for themselves in other
send you these incomplete Statements. hopinw tn
they may meet The attention OF men who will iooE
into them. There Is an American Minister here
take the trouble 10 reply to any person Vi no NAV
address him In regard to my statements
"
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the PRESIDENT AND Ex-sECRETARY coyEo MEpsuER-
STANDING.

washington CSov. l6) correspondence OF the Gin
cinnau Commercial
The President stated TO Senator Wilson TODAY
that there was no misunderstanding between him
sell aud Secretary Cox, and there never had been;
that ne ontertatns Tor him none but the kindest feel
fngs and that all the differences between them had
been originated and fabricated by mischief making
politicians and newspapers. he also states that SO
far az any conflict having arisen between himself
and General Cox on the subject OF reforms
IN the civil service, there had never
been SO much as shadow OF fact for
their foundation, that they had never discussed the
subject together relating to the Interior Depart
ment, Dat that 1t was generally understood in the
beginning OF the administration that all the reforms
were to be made that were possible and that each
secretary had taken his own course In his own de-
paIsmont and that he had interfered with any
unem. Inc President further said tnat the Indian
ko oIy was MS OWE, and that nc idevlation from IL
secretarv maze and none would be made, and that
rrovs1 Sox never objected to the policy but APP
mort sna, ano Iurtner that Cox, In his annual
pvi5 svvaks OF the indian policy as the Presidents
ao' 'es'ipes W che admiyabie working thereof.
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uRlrsD STATES SUPREME COURT.

Imprisonment of Senator BrownIow During
the Rebellion.
WASHINGTON, ID. O., Nov. IL, 1870.
NO. 2l7.--Joaeph A. cooper, Pdultg in error,
rs. Lessee or Robert b. ReVnolds-Error 10 the CIR.
cult Court for the Eastern District OF Tennessee
In the early part OF Tue the Confederate min.
tary authorities siezed and Imprisoned Tor period
OF six months, and afterwards expelled from Ten
nessee, the Rev. William q. Brownlow, now Senator
Brownow, OF that State. HIS experience during
that time has often been related by himself, and
Is doubtless familiar TO all. In February,
1865, Browniow recovered judgment by default
for s25 900 damages the full amount claimed against
X. X. reynolds, ". III. Snecd ana J. Ii. Crozier the
parties immediately concerned IN the arrest and
imprisonment, they having then ned the STATE, ana
beng served Win legal process only 0y publication
In the Knoxville pHfg. The suit was commenced
oy attachment against the property after Defendants
located within the jurisdiction OF the Circuit Court
for Knox county where ir was brought, anu tue
Sherih subsequently sold tao property 10 satisfy the
judgment thus suit was brought after the close OF
tue war by Reynolds, one OF the defendants III the
bfownow case, TO recover his property. Another
question as 10 the ute OF Cooper
who held under the sheria's deed The court
charged the jury that the proceedings III the
state court, wherein Brownlow recorded The Judg-
ment, were void, aud that Cooper LOOK no tlJte
from tue sheriff, because the arlidavIt upon which
the attachment issued waS detective under the laws
OF Tennessee In not setting forth certain facts which
were required TO give IL validity The verdict was
accordingly Tor the plaintiff ana the Is brought
mere Tor revisai, the plaAtlH III error contenulng
that the affidavit was sufficient IN form TO sustain
the proceedings, and that the title conveyed by the
Sherln Is u valid tltie and that even II 1t were
not 30 Its validity cannot be collaterallY
attacked In another suit but could be
questioned only by appeal from the Judgment OF the
Court where the case was decided. rhe defendant
IN error sustaEs the position assumed by the Court
below, ana adds that Key and his co-dcfcnd-
ants were at the time OF the Brownie suit excluded
from that part Of the State by the existence OF the
war, and could not appear ana defend by reason OF
the laws Of the United states then IN force aud the
proclamation OF the President prohibiting all inter-
course between the people or the loyal and dsoyal
States or sections thereof. Thomas A. X. Nelson and
Horace MAYNARD for plaintiu in error, and G. w.
Moore for defendant.
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Investixation by Coroner FIynu.

! NMNtStfBVtIWn ny COrOuer FLYNN.
IN the month OF October last there came to this
city from Canada Scotch girl named Flora Anna
McDougal. She had no friends in New York, and
was Alone About the latter part OF the
month she called upon Or. Wooster for
his advice, she being then pregnant.
He recommended her to Mrs. Reimer's boarding
house. In Twenty-eightn street. where she took
room. DR.. Wooster continued to attend her during
her subsequent Illness and until her death, which
TOOK place about two weeks since. Complaint
having been made TO he Board OF Health, an in.
whether there had been any malpractice in the
case. Coroner Flynn summoned Jury of eminent
physicians including Drs. Simms, Barker and
Budd, and held the investigation yesterday after
noon al The City Hall. The evidence showed that
tine deceased had had an attempt at abortion prac.
tised upon her previous to her seeing DR.. Wooster
but there were no grounds for suspecting that the
case was badly managed by the latter A verdict
was rendered accordingly.
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rRoTTiNG Ar FLEETWOOD PARK.

The sun shone brightly ON Fleetwood Park yes
terday afternoon. and the atmosphere was balmy
and healtnful, but at intervals nipping blast OF
wind would watt over the course necessitatinu
shelter as long as 1t lasted. An important trstting
match was to come OF, ana much sport was antici-
pated; but when the bell rang for the horses to
appear for action the crowd In attendance all told,
numbered 200 gentlemen and six ladies'. The match
was between Colonel Fisk and Mr.. Stokes, the for.
mer backing friends brown mare PswnaI Mare
and the latter bis own chestnut Josephine the
race being mile heats best three In five, wagons.
The Pownal Mare had the call in the betting az the
odds OF one hundred to sixty before the start and
afterwards ct very long range. Dan Mace handled
Colonel Fisk's mare and Sam Mclaughlin attended
70 the movements OF Joseph Inc. Pownai Mare won
the race very easily IN three straight heats. The
following are the dctaiis:--
First Heat.--The fownal mare was the favorIte nc
500 TO 500 before the start Josephine had the pole.
The send-en was very even and the mares went
away ON even terms. AT the quarter pole they were
close together In thlrty-seven seconds. Going
around the lower turn pownai Mare broke up and
the half mile pole LIS. ON the way up the back.
stretch Pownal Mare trotted fast and passed jose
pnine leading few lengths TO the three quarter
pole. Coming into the homestretch Josephine
closed and by a break on the part OF Pownal Mare
very close heat was the result Pownai Mare won
by snort length. Time 2:3tM.
Second Hedt.--The betting was now 500 10 $50 on
Pownal Mare. The horses al n very nns send-on
and they went head and head for 200 yards when
Josephine broke up, and before she was y trot
again Pownal Mare nifty yards in front Tue lat
ter passed the quarter pole In thirtyseven seconds
and the half In l:i7, about The same distance
vance or Josephine. The Pownal Mare was then
taken In hand and Josephine closed up great deal
or the daylight on the b&ckstretch, being only three
lengths behind Mt the three-0uarter pole Josephine
was forced too much as she came into the home
stretch and sne again left her ieet and Powna Mare
logged nome winner oy SIX lengths, In 1888 II.
Third Hedt.-S125 to $40 was the current betting
between the heats, the odds being on tine Pownai
Mare. After good deal OF man9uvring between
Mace and MCLaughlln Tor the hest OF tie eend-Ot
they got the word on even terms; but before they
were around the turn Josephine broke up and fell
all TO pieces. When she was picked up she fifty
yards behind and all chance OF winning the race
gone. Pownal Mare went TO the quarter pole in
tbrtyseven and three-quarter seconds TO the half
mile pole IN LII, AID logged In a winner by
lengths III 1894. The following Is
SUMMARY.
FLEETWOOD PARK, November lT--Match g., 600,
mile heats, best three In FIVE, to wagons.
Dan Mace named br. m. Pownal Mare ..... / 1
SaIm~AcLaugnIin named Oh. IN. Josephine. 2 2