, 1870-04-05
NEW YORK.
Opening Of the Mcfarland Trial.
H0ruce Greeley Before the Sem
ate Committee.

I1IE NFARIASD TRIAL
NEW YORK, April 1.-Thefo was great Interest
manifested to-day tn the trial Of Daniel McFar-
laud for The assassination Of 4 D. Richardson.
but owing to the larHe number OF men to bs
drawn from Tire jury, only few Of the general
public wcre admitted to the Court room. Il u
thought thatas SIX Jurors ne.e obtained 10 da5,
the balance will ba secured TOMORROW, and the
stM Will proceed on Wednesday,. District At
torncy Gasyin manages the prosecution. asslEted
bI e1JudXc Marx payis- Tho prosecution
will proceed to proYe Assassination, and then wait
TOT the line of desenoe, which has not yet been
Indicated fully, but Will probably be insanity. AZ
ter the ufY Is obtained the tr1sl viii be rnnoved
| to the largest room Of the new City Hal. One
juror was obtained today who had nevet heard Of
the case Until summoned to attend the trial.
TEE eIucE {xCHAkGK--AHBIIHARY r0KkRs SOUGHT.
| It IA understood that the governing committee
OF the Stock Exchange Ia prepared to spend $780,
eco TO secure charter from the Leg!s1atufe which
has already passed to third reading In the Sen
ate and viii practically insure Stockholders ffor1
| a1l r1aks from the outNdc public 1t gtves
their arbitration committee Iii Tho rowers Of
court Of Justice authorizes the boa1d to form Itself
into life Insurance society, ahrogases tho nsury
lava ~ far as regards transactions Of members of
The Stock Exchange, and places them beyond al
Law xnd superior to Ill authority but tbelr OWL
1n2 b1nxDEa.
Etplo's Theatre waa crowded to-ufxht at the re,
anpenranee oS The Thompson Boslesqae troupe
The blondes were enthusiastically received, a1d
Miss Thonpsons sliusIous to her unpleasantues.
In Chicago were vigorously applauded
TO rHE ASSOCIATED PRESS
JHR NTARLASp Trial
NEW Yohx, March k-The trial Of Danlel Nc
Faztlnd, for the murder Of Albert n Richardson
hAs begun. The whole day has been occupied Il
an attempt to procure 4 jalJ- 0ne hundred ~
! st1ty-elght persons were examined And only sa.
Jurors obtAsned, and one OF Them Was excused o.
ae ground hat hls asset VA Il the point Of dsAsa
present were Mr. Richardson's brother and vile
The names Of the Juror thus Tar obtained AZ
FnnSiln eaeet, VINO no1ever, was e1cose,
: Richard Brown and August r: Cl4Hssen, prttloc
dealers, 1856 Duane street.; Danlyl PtckeFmat
Porter i. WeIch, merchant, ssi West 4ucet-
COAL CONTRACT.
I Th-uew contract between ne Ptnnsy!Fan M 2
livery OF the largely increased amounts q! Co
daiy, began April !. The Delaware uu.ise M q
>. Company has also ARRANGED With 9e Ens i,n lor Il
II TIE C0L1KEr MEMS JUBILEE
The coloted people Of New Yos5 hol!i Ja1tl.
9 over the Fifteenth amendment On Friday efenii
Wendell Phillips. Wm. u5od Garrison, FEedcn.
n Douglaaa, Senator Rcsels, Senator Fcnton, Il
&c TIE CIT CHATTER fight At ALBANY.
4 ALBANY, April 4--The Senate Committee,
| the ncw charter for ScW York city, this attefnoo
+, | heard addresses from Horace Greeley On tho pa
E | Of the En!on League Club, asking aIncndmen
s. thereto to make 1t more uEeful and elective
opposed aDy attempt to make paity Charter,
ID benefit any interests but those Of the people, q
b. particularly appealed for a publication uf r.
ID lions, without which she best charter on ca
would Rire bal city Eoycrnnent. He deslr
Z, that thoke Tho iactte or Buhorn men
+, / yute Illegally Hhop1d he pnnished ii lei
{, | severely u Illegal ypters- Election otnce1 ahot
be gworn to receive none but legal votes, end
y | count votes exactly As cast, and On violation
d. this oath and signing an Illegal return, should
bJ punished as forEets- He opposed decentt1iEatl
4. OF power, spoke Of the Federal Constitution a
ch lest on earth, in making chief officer responal
20 fur hta suhortnases, and desired the same ptlF
lis pie 70 govern the city charter. MI dretfef
ed fndrd to ta1ious other A,ncndmentS he conade
,le4it1hle. prominent among which Was tas tf1f
As pte OF m5noFHe1, which viii be snfe TO mett n
he | universal adoption shortly.
oc- Rufus Andrews, representing the Union hef
ilcau Committee, spoke At conc length In reg
1u- to the new chlxteT. lis remarks WeFet In
,ts- | main, highly lsudAtory Of that instrument
H. Samuel j. J11icn, Chairman Of the uemocr
National Committee, made somc remarks In Of
'ct- eitlou to placing the power Of making arro
meuts for four TO 70 eight year8 IN the hAnos
tHs the present MAYOR, power N oppo&uou u
e1t ideas at eeIf- government
NJ, paly, a8 the representative OF TIE C!ttx
Association, expressed unqualified approval Of
l rhnr$Ar.