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The New York herald., 1870-05-17
THE DANGER OF THE SOUTH.
Too Much Cotton and Too Little Corn.
(From the Hayneville tAla.) Examiner, May IL.


ALL COTTON.
AlcOrn may be the author OF the political misfor-
tunes OF Mississippi but All Cotton Is the potent des-
pot who Will bring the people OF this section OF Ala
bama to grief next fall The complaint Is general In
Lowndes that there s not enough corn planted. The
best expression have about corn is .lve planted
enough to do me- II the seasons are favorable.n The
general reply Is dubious snake OF the head. Not
gram for sale But cotton-the apple OF the eyes OF
our planters Is cotton bols. Nothing less Will
satisfy them. Mr.. irwin H0user reports but Eve
acres OF corn in sight OF the public road from
ManacH TO ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS miles OF almost
continuous plantations. The negroes who rent land
and manage their own crops are said to plant no
separate held OF corn they merely cross their cotton
win II, ana stand o chance TO make four or five
bushes TO the acre. 'if the seasons are fav0rabe.'
Exchange papers In adjoining counties bring the
same news. IL we have large cotton crop we may
make up our minds to get twelve and halt cents
for Il; bur as we Will make late one we predict the
worms will eat 1t. And II we have small crop it
will take 1t all to buy corn al 81 so and two dollars
b,shel. So much for the prospect the second week
OF May.
[From the Union Springs tAla.) Times, May ILL.,
COTTON SEED IN PLACE OF CORN.
From present apl earances cotton seed will have
60 take the place Of corn Tor man and beast next
lall and winter. We receive newspapers from all
pa Is o! Tn country and receive dai accounts OF
The cohdiion Of the crops. In every quarter where
cottol can be raj ed complaint IL made because of
u large area planted III the stap.e and the very
silllii ulu AadeIua.e nuulDer Ol corn clds. In
many sections every planted Is Ill cotton and no
corn az al. and In other parts not enough corn
The New York herald., 1870-05-17
THE TEsEMENT HOUSE ArFRaY.

The Other Side Of the StOry-Arrest and Dis
charge of Mrs. Murray-N0t such n Bad
Case After All.
Anorher hearing was had before Coroner Rollins
yesterday afternoon In the OF Mrs. Julia Walters
of 313 East Eighth street. VINO was alleged to have
been brutay beaten on the 4fh instant by Margaret
Murray living In the same house, and the testimony
elected directly the reverse 0i that given by Mrs.
Walker on Sunday. It now appears. under oath.
that the injuries received by Mrs. Walters resulting
In miscarriage, were not innicted by Mrs. Murray.
Dr. Nelson Place testified the same, In substance
heretofore published IN the HERALD. Mrs. Walters
snow much better and the doctor believes she Will
recover.
Theresa Carbon, living in the same house, testified
that some twelve days previous to the diniculty be-
tween Mrs: Murray and d. Mrs; s. Walters Mrs: Walker
doctor who had been called said her
child was dead; the auarred between the women
Mrs. Murray's little girl and Mrs. walkers Young.
est daughter While the children were fighting the
witness says Mrs: walker came out of her room,
Walters instantly caught Mrs. Murray by the hair of
the head. while the latter stood In her own door,
stop and inquire the cause OF the diffcuity,
Mrs. Walker caught Mrs. Murray by the hair and the
the two sons Of Mrs Walker caught hold Of
Murray and slapped her; the witness sent for q
friend Of the Mnrrays ns she was afraid Mrs. Murray
would be murdered The witness swears positively
that during the quarrel Mrs. Murray did not lay q
hand on Mrs. walker.
Mrs. Barbara Hammar corroborated the evidence
OF Mrs. Carlow. Il was evident TO the Coroner from
the conflicting testimony in the case that there was
false swearing either on ono side or the other but
where locate IL did not seem TO be an easy NATTER
AS Mrs Walters Is improving and likely to recover
Coroner Rollins discharged Mrs Murray from GUS
tody, as sne can be found at any time should her
presence be required.
From the result OF the investigation yesterday it
would appear that the Official action Of Justice Scott
in dischargIng Mrs. Murray, who arrested at the
time OF A. the alleged assault, was ght and proper
From the investigation made by the magistrate he
fully satisfied that the quarrel was only an ord
nary affair." such as almost daily In tenement
houses
The New York herald., 1870-05-17
COMMON pleAs-ralAL rsam-pAsr l.

The Eject Of DeIirium Tremens-A Singular
Case.
John O'Gornaaa us. Henry KanlaE.-The CON-
plalnant alleges that after having been piled with
liquor for several days until he was reduced to q
state OF delfrtuns tremens the defendant by fraud
and device got him to sign deed, or forged deed
purportlng to be signed by him, conveying
his property consisting OF house in Madi-
son street, to him Qhe defendann. The
testimony adduced so far on behalf OF the plaintiff
goes to show that Kamak placed him in the care OF
9 man named Samuel White and told him (White to
give him all the liquor he wanted; to give him alco-
hol and the commOnest stun he could get; that
O'Gorman who was laboring under the effects OF
liquor when he was thus placed in Whites charge,
continued drink this r0tgut for several days. the
money TO procure 1t being supplied by Kamak, and
the result OF (Which was as above stated Case still
The New York herald., 1870-05-17
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

The United States steamer Pilgrim and the iron
clad monitor Terror were spoken on the 18TH In t.
when nfteen miles Off Hatteras
Lieutenant William II. Emory has been ordered to
the practice squadron.
The following assistant psymasters have been
ordered to duty, vz.:Joseph l.. Addicks, rs assist.
ant to the paymaster at the Philadelphia Navy Yard
Cary N. Saunders as assistant TO the paynaster OF
iue ItCciNinS EutH ,sissss,sisssss ..sr1 =,
as assistant to the inspector OF provisions and cloth
ING al Philadelphia Charles H. Bartlett as assistant
to The Inspector Of provisions and clothing at the
Boston Navy Yard James A. King, assistant 10 the
paynaster al the Naval Academy.
The New York herald., 1870-05-17
YEIQeS BY IAe GoYEnNQ1.

Tie Governor has vetoed the following bils:---
Regulating the laying out Of roads In Newtown,
Queens county.
incorpor ating hose company In Buffalo.
Appointing avenue commissioners III Richmond
county.
Incorporating the Mental and Moral Improvement
Society IN lrvington. Westchester county.
An act TO protect the citizens OF the State OF New
York from empiriclsm, and elevate the standing OF
the medical profession. In disappearing OF this hi
Governor Hoiiman says:-"The provisions Of the bll
are needlessly restrictive, aid wonld oftentimes
operate disadvanias seousiy and harshS nor are they
necessary 10 elevate the andlng OF the medical pro-
fession.
The New York herald., 1870-05-17
SUPERIOR couaT-1alAl Isam-pAa1 /.
Assault and Battery-1Iaking the Fur Fly
Before Judge Jones and Jury.

Assault and Battery-Making the Fur Fly.
Before Judge Jones and Jury.
Loufs Manson Us. John j. Jo,tnSOn.-The plaintiff
In this suit 10 engaged as manufacturer or furs In
this city, aud the defendant is Broadway mer-
chant. 1t appears that during 1858 the plaintiff
consigned to defendant on commission furs
to the amount OF $4,000, and at the termna
tion OF the season the defendant returned the
furs remaining unsOld to the plaintiff, among
winch wee muf and collar, which plaintiff claimed
wee not consigned. Plaintiff went to defendants
store to have the matter rectfed, when o
wordy warfare ensued between the parties, result
ing in an assault by the defendant, who subse.
quently had plaintiff arrested and brought to the
TUmDs where he was confined for over half an hour
amidst thieves robbers and cutthroats. for which he
somewhat conflicting as to which OF the parties
commenced the assault or what were the exact
words used by defendant in causing the plaintiffs
arrest. The Court ordered q sealed verdict
The New York herald., 1870-05-17
STREET ouoTArnys.
HaIf.past Five o'Cleck p. M.
COMMERCIAL REPORT.
MONDAY. May 16 -6P. N.

HONDAS, Nay 10 q I. N.
prices demanded 10 consequence OF the small supply
We heard OF sales OF moment For other kinds
the market dull but unchanged We quote Rio, ordi-
nary cargoes I5c l5c fair i6i<c 16k good do 1916.
IKE prime do, fkc. ASK. Extremes for lots. l6c
l9c Java. 20c 22c Singapore 1sc l9c; Ceylon, Ike
&c.,; Maracaibo l6&c I9c. Laguayra, 1910. 18Hc
jamaica l5c lsc. Costa Rica l6c zoe. Manila l6c
gold. duty paid.
COTTOs.with light demsnd and increased offerings the
market for this staple heavy and lower, the
balk Of the sales being At price. 4 below those
8lS export SO for spinning and l04 speculation
The business ia future deliveries good, but at
lower prices the offerings being comparatively liberal The
sales as follows5o bales basis low mIddng for
May, at MHc; 600 DO. for june, a, 2ahe 2aas 800
500 do for July a. 2sc 500 do sellers option 80
ss1s and 200 do for July at 224c. 2asSc 2atsc. We
append the closing quotations.
The New York herald., 1870-05-17

w be raised TO ICED stock TIL Christmas. There Is
n0 corn 10 t.n country now except that broul he
iaOn 'ne WeAt and the probability now IL that the
srniH sm clo e IN the West and Northwest this season
,,s WI oe sery short Already we have b ard OF g.
nv drou9ht In California and other gra growing
sifered severely. Spcn facts as these present pic
euro alogether discouraging 10 the most hopeful OF
our people, Grain crops liable TO fail III the West
as are the cotton crops here. n they were To fai
mere this year from all We can learn the cotton
growing section would be In q deplorable condltion.
The New York herald., 1870-05-17
MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
Married..

BARNEs- BLAMIRE.-In this city, on Saturday May
IL, BY The Rev. Thomas o. Oliver, JOHN II. BARNES,
OF Washington, D. O., to Miss SARAH A. BLAMIRE, OF
Norfolk, Va.
at the residence OF the BRIDES parents by the Rev
H. s. Stevens, JAMES II. DAVIDSON to MARY w.
REED, only daughter OF William II. Reed both OF
this city.
MiLLER-HuNTER Zion's church, by the Rev.
Bishop Southgate, IRA OsMoRE MILLER 10 ANNIE s.,
daughter Of the late w. A. Hunter, all OF this city,
WARD-OsTRANDER.-Ou Wednesday, May H. by
the Rev. j. Eaton, j. FARRAND WARD 10 RCEYETTA
OsTRASDER, all Of this city.
The New York herald., 1870-05-17
COMMON PLeAs-esNeaAl TERM.
The Leslie Divorce Case,

The Leslie Divorce Case.
Before Judges Daily, Loew and Van Brunt.
Frank Leslie Us. Sarah Ann Les,te-This was an
appeal from an order made by Judge Brady while
presiding In the Special Term OF the Common Pleas.
In his decision Judge Brady held adversely TO the
right OF the plaintn to discontinue his action for
divorce while alim0ny and counsel fee ordered by
the Court during the pendency OF the action re-
NAMED unpaid The Court at General Term has
sustained the position taken by Judge Brady and
confirmed the order appealed from.
The New York herald., 1870-05-17
A RHODE ISLAND MYsTERY-The inquest that is

A RHODE ISLAND MYsTER.Y-The inquest that is
exciting SO much interest In North Providence Is
developing phases OF life that are from angelic
Ill their character, although the man whose myste-
rious death gives occasion for the judicial inquiry
was an Angel the coroner is an Angel, the foreman
OF The jury is Angel and the chief witnesses In the
case are Angels Not much progress made during
the weeks investigation In sa islyng the publ &c mind
the real cause OF William r. Angeil's death The
inquest Is likely 60 continue, we ind stantl, two
or three days loDger--f1orld Journal. Mdy 10.
The New York herald., 1870-05-17
T HE COUR rs.
Full Criminal Calendar-Alleged Breach OF
Contract Habeas Corpus Case-Action for
Assault and Battery Effect Of Delirium
Tremens-The Lester Divorce Case.
UNITED srAIss INSTINCT couaI.
A Full Criminal Calendar
Before Judge Benedict.


The criminal calendar OF all cases not disposed OF
In this court last term, also OF the new indictments
presented by the Grand Jury Of the April term, was
called yesterday shortly after one O'Clock by Judge
Atnedict, District Attorney Pierrepont, with his
assipaAls, Messrs. Purdy and Jackson, appearing
for the prosecution. Cases were set down as
;-Wednesday-Unitel States vs.. Lewis
Chapman, unlawinlly OBTAINING letter: United
states vs.. John II. Whitten, having counterfeit
money. Thursday-United States VS.. Moore s. Ma
e0n, presenting false reurns United States vs.. r. b.
Clark and James Gaidiner, countereltinR. Friday
y. l.. Pierce and Reuben Carpenter, counterfeiing;
Henry Maunchaasen, using uustanped lager beer
Kegs; II. g. Latore, Indicted under the forty fourth
section Of the bankruptcy law. The other cases
were reserved. Judge Benedict expressed his inten-
u0n OF dsp0sng or all those cases IN winch the ac
cused were actually In prison before proceeding TO
the ases OF those admit ed TO ball. or TO SUITS OF any
other nature
IN 'tion was made by Mr.. Jackson that the court
adjourn during the coming election IL was Or
dered accordingly, and tie cases were set down
with tnat unders anding. The court then adjourned
TO Wednesday.
The New York herald., 1870-05-17
FINANCIAL And COMMERCIAL.
WALL STREET,
MONDAY, May I6--0 L. M.

MONDAY. May l6-6 +. M.
The general characteristic OF Wall street to-day
was duness. The street was devoid OF the usual
sensational kilograms from Washington unless we
except the announcement that the new tax bill pro
poses On abolition OF ali taxation on gross receipts
measure OF the highest importance TO the railway
interest.
GOLD UNSETTLED.
the gold market was heavy AZ the opening and VII
der pressure Of sales intended TO induce an In
crease OF the short interest wen 10 make good
starting point for the "bulls,n VINO have planned
startling demonstration this summer, the price went
or to 1l4'<, but then steadily advanced to 1I4H,
closing strong at 1l4. The course OF the market Is
ahO In fho tohl
The New York herald., 1870-05-17

FLOUR AND GRAfN.Kecefpts 3y64 Dbh. Hour, 2iU Do.
and $50 bags meal soc4s bushes. wheat corn.
ll43 IL s3 do. barley and 7i3 do malt The
nour ruled heavy and prices about &c.
sell The about 5000 bbs including extra State
shipment x6 26 Southern -four quiet, but firm
Sales 500 bbs Rye -four srn with fair demand
Sales bbs dull and prices nominal
The New York herald., 1870-05-17

Holders OF gold paid two to i've per cent 10 have
their balances carried. The operations OF the Gold
Exchange were as follows:-
Gold cleared &25 COS 900
Gold balances. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. S62 972
Currency balances. Observation-Disclosures. 09772I
The New York herald., 1870-05-17
THE BOND SENSATION AGAIN.
Anna Cruz or Anna Larkins, Which 10 Iti-Al-
legged Perjury at tho Tombs in the Cruz
Bond Case-A Four Year Old
Sensation Case Revived.
In the latter part Of September, 1885, the columns
OF the HERALD were occupied 10 q considerable ex
tent by what was then designated

In the latter part Of September 1885, the columns
OF the HERALD we're occupied 10 q considerable ex-
tent by what was then designated
''THR LARKIKs AND KING CASE
This was tried In the Supreme Court before Judge
Barnard, and at the time It the sensation case
OF the day. The facts adduced were as follows:-A
lady, named then Anna Larkins, sought to recover
from Mr. King, lawyer, in Broadway, drafts OF the
amount OF sos, oOO she alleged that they had been
deposited with King by ner and that he had placed
them I'm the Bank OF the Commonwealth in
New York, In his own name, without her onsent
Tne point at issue was that King had lien upon
these drafts, and that he had right to be paid be-
fore he delivered them. The lien was accounted for
In this way--thc lady had called upon King In re-
ference to these $500 drafts, to solicit his advice
as lawyer as 10 their being secured that she con-
nded TO him &C. tain communications as between
lawyer and client as TO how she became possessed
OF them, OF which 1t will be sufic. tent to say
that her friend, Tancredo Cruz was conddentially
employed IN Spanish bank and that he gave her
this money. Mr.. King states that he sugge ted q
compromise with the Spanish bank, and that this
lady. Anna Larkins, obta ned compromise, and
the drafts we're attached by the Spanish bank. Mr..
King claimed 500, advanced by client OF his TO
Anna Larklns. and $1,000 fees. The case. after
three days hearing In the Supreme Court, was de-
that Anna Larkins and Anna Cruz are the same per-
sons and that ancredo Cruz is the person mentioned
IN The proceedings Of 1865 and the same man who Is
now awaiting his trial In the TOmbs for stealing
80. 900 from Anna Cruz.
The following letter from Mr. King refers 10 the
examinat Oh OF Tancredo Cruz at the Tombs Police
Court, before Justice Downing on Friday last. SO
much OF the Transcript OF the shorthand writer's
notes that bear on that evidence we have published
parallel with the evidence re.ating thereto given on
Friday
NEW YORK. May Il, 1870
IL AZ one and
suffered considerably in by her under
OATH beg herewith remit the senographers report OF
those proceedings This Annie Larkns Anna
truZ ana other thtnga thus ."l had
great deal OF money during the past eight
gave II TO me- am . widow; was married 1t Baltimore
eight husband died three MAan
the sister inlaw OF Tancredo Cruz" &c &c. How
things changed when convenient In her proceedings
against she swere that she not married and that he
had drawn the In the otlery accompanying
stenographc report you will the file OF your
papers OF that date commend the said stenographc report
TO and to the inspection Of the judiciary the
bar aud the general public 10 whose Judgment be s
Who the perjured In those proceedings she ~
FkEDEkICK KING Broa
The New York herald., 1870-05-17

"whest was in limited demand and c &c. lower sIcep,
s :h'fs e. MT:,ss ...: We're 'pSn sS .SS s's
sSf SH 81 Shsass Is ssD5s d for
:Ss :Sa II 81 for sna western ksS va: s.s, as
$s II
Herior new m1sd lots were .g By, quiet .eO CSC
w. Ws.u sr Us e 5S :. s for
issIenIs The msrs. dull fsr .lmo.. all
the petroleum trade oonsnasd IL fair demand a.
Tbs engasemens were 40 Liverpool per steamer,
s BIZ: sS Sss!n rs
ST. ssd. sss ss'ss a. y %e
g. from q
sdais S. 70 q. contiasS With Ds pee ps
:sS;a a%s:S 81 ssS sss:is cargo.
@ was ySs IN good demand srm Sale.
$50 bags. 70 arrive gold bond 200 DO the spot
xsIs q gold, in bond 100000 hn.ssd bags
IA Az. was qsis. su. steady a. s lssc
'H Demand cD and mostly
s ss % wsro y:S for
Prices ranged from y to 2se
Cuba muscovado on private terms; we qaOle--
Cuba Centrifugal aud mIIed.... scc sse soe Sac
Nuscovado, refining. S6c. a 40c
huscoya ado, grocery. 40c. a45c.
Porto Rico........ .............. i0c. aeSc.
English Islands ................ 80c. o 5Uc. A.
New Orleans s,...,................ 70c. q 95c.
NAVAL 6TOREs.-The market for spirits turpeptine
only moderately active. There but little demand and
that mostly for small lots, prices lower closing
At l0hc. c for merchantsble and shppng lots In yard
For lots 70 arrive previous prices were pad 200 bb were
sold et 40c. On the 175 bbs sold ~ l0pc.
a Ihc . l2c. Crude turpsntins was dun and
the demand being light prices steady at former
quotations. There sold 70 bbls good strained at 50 10
nd No No 9ni atxtthi
ssr quotations s We quote STRAINED ss % e. io No
window glass; 10 rs 49, Tar sduli but uachan
sses 20 bbls Wilmington rope and thin at 50 M and "
do Ne~oern on private terms.
OILB.-Lnseed was quiet but firm at 9oc. In casks.
Other kinda were dull al former 6gures.
PRrRoLEuM-Tbc ma ket crude In bulk, dun and
trine lower though the close holders refused to sell to
extent below 1J There sold l0u bbl. NJ
l54c loc. Crude, barrels, dull nominal At
20c Naptna held lQc II which price the last sss
The New York herald., 1870-05-17

Extracts from evidence OF
Anna Cruz, At the Tombs, on
Friday, the 12th:-]
I am his tprisoner's) sister
in-iaw WAS married At Baltl.
more, eight years ago; l am
4 widow; ! have not the
marriage certificate; my hua-
band died three years ago Ai
4atanzas; my husbands
name WAS Theodore Cruz;
first met his brother at Balti.
more six months before ! got
married; l have had \ great
deal of money during the
past eight years my husband
gave It TO me I; I hare had no
money that ] had receivel
from any other person thar
my husband.
The New York herald., 1870-05-17

Extracts from testimony
OF Annie Larkins on Sep.
tember 26, 1865, Ia the Su.
preme Court Of New York;
l know Tancredo de Cruz ;
will not answer whether I
have been married, because
II has nothing at all to do
with the money; I drew this
money In . lottery; ] gave
the persons who laid claim to
II $4,000, and promised them
$l5, 900; ] do not remember
when ! drew this money In
the lottery; my name is Annie
Larkins; ! have no hus-
band; Tancreio de Cruz 10
the father Of my children; l
am Of age and = single wo.
man: ] have cultivated nup-
tiaI relations with Tancredo
de Cruz.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-02-10

How TO GET CHEAP DREssEs.-A London
correspondent Of the New York World writes
as follows: Goods of all descriptions are now
amazingly cheap in London, and SO are all
articles Of food, except meat, which is still
high, although much cheaper than in New
York. l called ON an American lady the
uther day, Who arrived here on a brief visit q
short time since, and found her just descend
ing from a carriage in which she had brought
home the fruits Of mornings excursion to
Regent street. II really believe" she ex-
claimed, that the London stoTekeepers have
stolen their goods! Else how Can they Sell
them SO cheaply See this silk, she added.
rapidly tearing open one Of her parcels. " in
New York l should have paid SIS for ii, and
thought it cheap; here j. cost me only i've
suineas, which is SIS, is it not: Aud look
1T these others; any one Of them IN New
York would cost $50 or $40, and g.t them
for IS :" % But how will you get them
home ?" asked "the Custom House Off
GERS in New York will never permit all these
dry goods to pass duty free, and when you
have paid the duty they will not be so cheap.
The lair American gave me a sly glance out
Of the corners Of her bright eyes, aud clinked
a couple of sovereigns in her tiny hand, COW
cred with the luveIiest kid glove in the world
bought, rs she told me. tor Is CD Do
YOU think they can Te>is' me and these she
asked; aud l was Obliged to say that did
not believe they could.