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The New York herald., 1871-11-29
A BROOKLYN ALDERMAN SHOT.


How IL Hnppened-His Injury Believed To He
Serious.
Alderman ID. ). stewart, OF the seventh ward,
Brooklyn, was shot about three O'Clock yesterday
morning at the corner OF Pearl street and Myrtle
avenue IN that city, and his injury Is believed to be
OF serious II not fatal character. lie was attend
Ing the opening OF q new liquor store
by his bru.herin-law, p. J. Madden, at the
above corner, ana joined in the merrymaking for
several hours. As on all such occasions number
OF The parties present became more or less intoxi
Gated and we're bosterous, though not inclined to
make any great disturbance. suddenly the report
OF pistol was heard. and the next moment Alder
James Kelley, VINO keeps liquor store a;
tho corner Of Hudson avenue and York street, had
been seen nourshing pistol about in a drunken
dentaliy went on and the ball entered the Alder
mans side. Alter his wound had been dressed the
arrested and locked MP.
srArRxEST OF THE ACCUSED.
Iknew last evening that Madden was going to have
al opening. because had an invitation 70 70 down
there. Aboa, nine O'Clock went down TO MS place.
the Han there. All the Madden brothers were ,Ssre'
and there was good deal OF drinking, and some OF
tne boys got pretty well set up. About one or two
young fellow. DON'T Know VINO ne Is, but wne
J was taking with him Madden came IRON behind
and backed toward Inc door ''1 and TO toward S
friends. A crowd from the barroom had come out
alter me and when got 10 the sidewalk took my
pistol out. there met some friends, aud was abont
10 put my pistol IN mJ pocket when 1t exploded, and
Alderman stewart was shot, When found he was
shot took hum to Dr. Fuller, 81 Clinton street.
and then put him In carriage and
sent nin 10 bis house. There pr. Chase
pronounced his wound OF dangerous ma
officer who had come up with me. Mr.. stewart told
me not 10 do so; that the shooting was accidental,
aud lnat he entirely exculpated me from all blame
w the matter. TINS " Gil know about Che matter.
The New York herald., 1871-11-29
THE CAyyASsERS' MANDiMyS.

Judge Barnar6's Mandamus-Thc Order Sus-
tanning Judge Brady-Probablc Appeal from
the Order.
The subject OF the peremptory mandamus granted
by Judge Barnard, directing the Board OF County
Csnyassers to count the vote for Aldermen at the
late election, occupied for long time yesterday
morning the attention OF Judge Brady OF the Su.
prene Court, sitting 10 Chambers The matter came
up simply for settlement OF the form Of the order,
Judge Brady, as will be remembered. having, when
the case was first brought before him, denied the
motion to quash the same.
Mr.. Beach, on behalf OF the Board Of Canvassers.
stated tnat the Board had compiled with the man.
daInus.
Mr.. Lawrence. appearing for d. d. Conover, q can
diaate for Alderman. on whose petition the manda-
mus was granted made no technical objection to
the maudamus. but did object 20 the aiidayits OF
Thomas Conan and Jonn Hardy appearing on the
record claiming tha; the same were irreiev ant.
After the exchange OF lew iurtaer observations
between counsel tue following
FORM OF 0sDE8
was finally agreed upon ana signed by the Judge
A peremptory mandamus having been issued es
Idte by Hon. George e. Barnard, one OF the Justices
Sasa ~ e snr c9sr Suing d pec,a oGe4 n .e,m
founded upon an AFFIDAVIT OF the reator herein
dated on said day, and the respondents having duly
appeared In Obedience TO said writ, before tne Hon.
John X. Brady, one Of the Justices OF this Courr 10y
William A. Beach, counsel for these respondents and
the relator also appearing before said Justice Abra
ham II. Lawrence Jr, and Henry A. Clinton, his
counsel. ana the time to make return 70 same writ
beng by order of the said Justice extended TO the
2sth oil November 1871, on behalf or said respond
ents that saia writ OF mandamus be quashed ana
wholly set aside ana on reading on SAID motion the
Q afiidays on behalf Of said respondents OF Thomas
Conan, dated November 81 1871, and or John
Hardy, dated the sd November, 1871, the
relaror oOjecting 10 portions OF said afdavits
Irreyelant, and on hearing said William A. Beach
and Richard OGorman OF counsel for SAID respond.
ents. and said Henry L. Clinton and Aoraham r..
Lawrence OF counsel for the Telator, II Is ordered
that the said mutton 10 Quash said writ OF man.
famus be and The same Is hereby Denied
JOHN X. BRADY, Justice OF supreme Court
APPEAL FROM THE ORDER.
IL was subse Juenily stated that the members OF
The olt Board OF Aldermen would at once appeal
rom the above order Meantime as the matter can
bot possibly come before the Appellate Court be-
lore next January, II Is not unlikely that tho two
Boards will organize on the lst OF January, and q
ly ely time may he anticipated.
The New York herald., 1871-11-29
TIE HARLEM COURT HOUSE TROUBLES
What Senator Genet Has to say-suis To Be
Instituted Against His slanderers-Ge-
nets House aud the Court House.

HERALD reporter yesterday called upon Senator
Genet at his Office on Broadway, and gained from
MIN the following version OF the troubles connected
with the building OF the new Court House IN
Harlem and OF ms position IN relation thereto. Mr..
Genet was In company with Colonel Webster, OF
Harlem. VINO Is member or the committee OF the
Twelfth Ward Citizens and Taxpayers Association
which was appointed TO investigate the alleged
frauds.
HARRY eEyKT's STATEMENT.
"As counsel TO the Commission appointed TO
carry out the erection Of the Court House, conn.,
mission consisted OF william NJ. Tweed, John
McQuade and Josiah PoTter-I have, TO q great ex.
tent performed all the legal and counsellor duties
which have been performed in the interest OF that
institution, and for the performance OF those duties
I presented my bill OF t5oOo and II was
paid by the city. Mr.. John scallon was
designated by the Commission as the con-
tractor ana builder TOR the Court House.
and was 10 receive, as understand IT, q COMMISSION
OF ten per all the contracts for building the
same. the Commissioners purchased property on
l2stn street. south slde between sixth and Seventh
avenues, for which they paid $4,000. and which at
thar price was very cheap. There were six lots at
$4,000 q lot Mr. scailon only discontinued the
work about eight or nine weeks ago. While acting
as counsel assisted Mr.. Scallon In obtaining the
amounts OF his bills.
ENDORSING THE WARRANTS.
II any name appears IN any way on the warrants
IL was al tho request OF Mr.. Scaon only not for
any interest Of my own that IT was placed there /
went TO the bank with Mr. Scallon TO identify him
and 70 endorse the warrant and do not know but
that at tne request OF other parties who had bills
did the same thing for them At the request OF Mr..
scalon and one or TWO other pariies drew money
once or twice Oh their warrants and delivered II 10
them. AIN ready 10 respond TO my signature when
Qy A
at any other place.
ADMIT ALL THIS,
far "a II IL on paper. acted thus smpl! ior the
accommodation Of utners.
PrevIous TO the election. understanding that there
we're likely to 10 accusations made against me oI
TIC kind winch Lave appeared. By the people of
The New York herald., 1871-11-29
SENATOR MORTON ROBBED.

senator Morton, OF Indiana, was passing into tho
railroad depot from the erryboat In Jersey CITY Last
evening" en- route to Washington, when ne was
relieved Of his pocketbook, containing between nvs
hundred and six hundred dollars. As the passen-
gers were entering ihe gate there was great crush
ana tne mic kpocket took advantage OF IT, Onicer
Hartley searched lhc depot soon auerward, out the
thief had returned to New YORK, whence he had
ssDotfedv and .spipedr the Senator.
The New York herald., 1871-11-29
ANOTHER SHOOTING AFPRAY.

AT eight O'Clock las. night an alteration tooA
place between Philip smith and Samuel Nicholson.
at tner residence, No. 24s Baxter street. during
which Nicholson drcw a revolver and fred at Smith
the oali entering dis taiSn i ALTER Alter committing ths
lArxc.
The New York herald., 1871-11-29
M'ALISTER'S LAST LEAP.

81. LOUIS. Nov. rs. 1871.
William McAlister, who was recently stabbed In
the neck at ball at Bowling Green. NO., by Cap
senate, dlcd on Sunday night
The New York herald., 1871-11-29
ANOTHER KEROSENE MURDER.

On the zIth inst. Mary Ann Brown, aged thirty
nve, resulting at o5 last Eighth street, received
injuries from the explosion OF . Kerosene lamp
whicA caused her death yesterday atterpoQos
The New York herald., 1871-11-29
The Dangers Of Third Avenue Cars.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
sunday evening. at about seven O'Clock, riding on
Q Third avenue CART was No H1-.he passengers
witnessed the following scene. winch | ask the
favor OF publishing In the columns OF your paper-
man. who apparently was slightly intoxicated,
jumped on the platform in the Bowery, and DIM
cuites arose between the conductor twhcse number
Is 47l and himself about the fare; SO that after
very short conversation, the cond uctor ordered
the man down, and the latter not obtying
Immediately this command, the conductor, with
breast, mich completely threw the man down
from the platform and caused HIM 10 fall heavily on
the track or the railway. The rough and most
both hands, made q violent push al the man
brutal manner which this conductor showed In
TINS case proved clearly that he was not mt for hls
place, aud as only short time ago man al been
killed by being knocked down nom the car by
conductor the railway company ought 10 give bet
ter instructions TO their conductors how to benave
In such cases. II q man happens to iall lie might
be, however run over by another OF the numerous
cars running In the Bowery. Yours truly, q.
NEW YORg, Nov. u, 1871.
The New York herald., 1871-11-29
SOUTH CAROLINA.

Adjournment Of the Ku Klux Trials Meeting Of
the Legislature at Columbia-Governor Scott
Reviews tho Entire Fields Of Finance
and Pclitios-Hov the State Debts
Can Bs Paid and the Morality
Of the People Improved.
The New York herald., 1871-11-29
A Cure for Crowded Cars.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
As have been o constant reader OF your paper
for twenty-seven years, and know that you always
venttate the wrongs OF the oppressed whenever
they como under your observation, desire call
your attention to the Third horse cars. They
have promised on several occasions to put more
cars to run from Harlem; but tney have never done
It, To see the way the people are carried up and
down In those Is disgrace to the city. have
been q constant passenger up aud down for five
years every day, and | see a car carry as many as
four nve cars should carry. Every through car
carries over one hundred passengers, eighteen or
twenty on eacn platform, and nty or sixty
inside, anu II one should get out, TWO or three
will be to get In. IL Is easily seen, Mr. Editor,
the reason why the company don't put more
cars: tney can make one car DO as much work as
TOUR should. Can the citizens of New York stand
this much lonsers No. They are now going TO
take measures shortly that Will sweep
and dsus nters are packed like herrngs IN BARREL
holding on to straps and when they want to get out
1t Is at the expense oltner apparel and tney almost
leave the.r limbs bennd In trying 10 get out The
through cars are half TO three-quarters OF o miic
apart. It IS rot necessary for all the 10 run
down TO the HERALD Buiiding. Some should switch
on at Grand street, wnere many ladies' go sh0p.
ping. They can get lu loads from there, and there
should be cars TO start from Fifth street and the
young ladies from the Normal College, in Fourth
street.
Now, Mr.. Editor, n You will give this q place In
your valuable paper am sure you will receive the
thanks OF grateful peOpie. A. X. w.
NEW YORK, Nov. n, 1871.
The New York herald., 1871-11-29
OUR CITY RAILROADS.

The Fourth Avenue Railroad.
We have at last horse railroad IN this city which
has for Its passengers clean cars and decent time
table, by which the running trips are made In the
shortest time possible The railroad referred to Is
the Fourth avenue line, with Its route from the City
Hall to Eighty sixth street and return. This rail
road is now perfect, with but one exception, and
that Is where passengers In late car for Eighty
sixth street have to get out and take Third
avenue car TO reach ferry. as the Fourth avenue
car stops at the Tn rfy-secOnd street depot. This
mistake Will. we hope, soon he renedied and tnen
the line VIII be the best IN the city, The time table
Is as fOOws:-
A car starting from Eight, sixth street at any
given tule VIII nave
9mlnutes 10 Sixty-fourth street.
20 minutes to FOrty-secJnd street.
20 minutes to Thirty. second street.
32 minutes to Fourteenth street.
80 minutes to Houston street.
45 minutes to canal street,
so minutes 10 City HALL
Returning from City lfAd will have
minutes to Canal street.
Is minutes 10 Houston street.
20 minutes to sixteenth street.
26 minutes to Thirty-secOnd street.
80 minutes TO Forty.secOnd street.
Al minutes TO Slxty.l0urth street.
30 minutes to Eighty sixth street.
All cars TO and from the Grand Central Depot TO
the City Han, thirty minutes.
the time from the Thirty fourth street ferry 10 the
City Hall is thirty-thrce minutes precisely.
The New York herald., 1871-11-29
DEPARTMENT OF TAxxs AND AssEssxI

ROOM z CRY HALL, BxooxLrs, Nov. Is 1911
Mesars ALLEN and CiILTENbkN:-
18th inst received and con
tents noted The list OF books kept Udco long
you include the tax lisis and assessments (which
one thousand during last year, Of are
account books
We keep cash taxes tc,rrent, cash axes (arreas e.
ass. .pments, cash redcmptions
Tho cash oqqs contain IN account OF all receipss Re-
turns are hiaae from the cash books of which =
account 10 kept ani receipts taken from citv and
county treasa.ers The bootkssper keeps ,hs &c
between the Collector snd Comptroller. The pusO
OF department, eysnsvc intricate thai
personal interview would probably give you sAsfsc-
uon than any information possibly gse you In anawsr
70 your note II you win nix your shal pleased
TO meet you al my enee and Give all the facilities
power In the prosecution OF your labors.
Any other Information you require win be promptly
nished by yours, respectfully,
ISAAC BADEAU, Collector
In secret session the committee received from Its
sub commute, for publIcat ion, address TO the
people of brooklyn, which was adopted anu oruered
to I've prnsed. The committee then adjourned.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-11
Decay of wood-A Valuable Discovery.

In this climate the decay Of wood used
for building, paving and bridging purposes
has been the cause of such expense; labor
and annoyance that the attention of indi-
viduals and communities has bounded over
toward the use of the more durable,
but far more expensive metals as
substitutes, without pausing to consider
whether the wood now so album
dant and comparatively cheap in this sec
ton of the country could not be preserved
so as to be equally durable as the metal, at
far less cost and inconvenience of prepa-
ration.
Upon an investigation of this all import
ant question we observe there are now
quite a number of inventors in the field
with different processes for this purpose,
many of which will preserve wood from de-
cav, but the essential articles used are
either too costly or they are very poisonous
and destroy the lives or the health of those
engaged in doing the work of preserving
the wood.
There is one invention which all ply
sicians will testify is not at all poisonous,
but is really very healthy to>work in, and
is the cheapest process known. The oil
used in it can be manufactured at eleven
cents persgallon. Its specific gravity is
1860, and when wood is preserved with
this material, it becomes as durable as
stone or metal. Our fellow townsman, n.
H. Thomas, of No. 80 Carondelet street,
has a patent for preserving wood by this
rosin oil process, but many will urge OBJ
1ections to it because, when wood is pre-
pared by his process, it will never decay,
and mechanics will have to hunt new jobs
instead of constantly repairing old ones.
In our opinion, a very large amount of
money would be saved if our laks shore
abutments were made of preserved timber
instead of iron. as neither fresh nor salt
water will affect the same, while it will be
preserved against the action of marine
wor6s; whereas the iron, if used for that
purpose, will soon oxidize, and require to
he raplaced
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-11
CTRAIGnT UNIVERSITY.
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA

This University received it's charter June
Is, 1863, with the power to CONFER All sued
degrees and honors are conferred oy universities
in the United States of America.
1t is modelled after the best colleges OF our cour'
try, and its imlrunitits are free to all.
Its first catalogue shows that nearly nine nun
bred students have been in attendance and present
indications are that the next one will show an
equal number.
All necessary expenses are moderate, and deserv-
ing INDECENT students can hare pecu1tary aid
The University Is situated IN pleasant and
beautiful part OF the city, and in all its appent-
education not exeelied in the South
1t embraces the following departments
L ACADEMIC, in which students ara prepared
for college, Or secure good English edaeation-
). NORMAL. arranged with special reference to
the education Of teachers and Is aided by the Pea
~ /. MEDICAL Charity Hospital is accessible
to this department
s. THEOLOGICAL which is open to all deuoni.
nations
Further information may be obtained upon appli.
cation TO any Of the following members of the
faculty:
REV. ]. ". HEALY, LII. D..
PRECEDENT and Instrnctorin Sacred Theology.
REV. G. H. THOMPSON, D. D.,
Professor OF Pastoral Theology and University
HON. RUFUS NAPLES, LIB,
Professor Of International Law and Dean Of the
e B. WHITE, Md,
Professor OF Theory and Practice OF Medicine, and
Dean of the Medical Faculty.
]. F. FULLER, A. -
Professor Of Mathematics and Principal OF tue
Ac sdemisal Department
p. NJ WILLIAMS, A. NJ, s
Prof ssor Of English Literature and Principal Of
Normal Department. ap5
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-11

CONSTABLES' SALES.


ID. c. 1IcCan VS.. j. w. PoIines and Wife,
James Foley, security on appeal bond First
Justice. Court for the parish of Orleans. No,
GIG.
DY VIRTUE OF A WRIT OF FIERI FACIAs TO
ID me directed by the Hon. H. M. Dibble. First
Justice of the Peace in and for the parish of Or
leans, will proceed to sell at public auction,
Merchants and Auctioneers' Exchange, on ROYAL
street. between Customhouse and Canal Streets
in the Second District OF this city, tho following
described property. to wit
AC3RTAIH Lot OF GROUND, situated in the
First District of this city the batture in front
of the municipality No. 2, in square boundedsby
Fulton Girod, Front and Nertre Dame streets, des-
ignated by the No. on certain plan known as
plan off, s. Beard duly certified by Hugh Grant sur
veyOr, dated the twelfth of January, 1882 depos-
tied in the Office of III. B. Cenas late notary.
Which lot measures, pursuant to said plan, TWEEN
ty-three feet ten inches and two lines front Ft
ton street. twenty three feet eleven inches and
line front Front street, By one hundred and
twenty feet ten inches and three lines in depth on
the line dividing it from lot No. 5, all American
measure, with the buildings and improvements
thereon. Said lot was acquired by act passed be-
fore James Casteil, notary and recorded in con-
veyance office book No. so folio 6l9
Terms-Cash in United States treasury notes.
aus 20 seq DANIEL CROWLEY, Constable
Victoria Anderson VS.. MIR. Durham
Fourth Justice Court for the parish OF Orleans,
DY vfRTUE OF WRIT OF FrERr Pa.
% cias to me directed by the Hon Z. G.
Baum, Fourth Justice of the Peace in and for
the parish of Orleans, will proceed 70 sell at
public auction, on SATURDAY, August IL 1871, at
twelve O'Clock A. NJ, in front Of my Office, No.
Frenchmen street.
Seized in the above entitled suit.
Terms--Cash.
aus IL AUG. BUICK. Constable
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-11
The Situation i'm Louisiana,

We copy the following excellent editorial
from that staunch Republican paper, the
Marshal (Texas) Weekly:
There is at present, we regret to state, a
conflict in the Republican party of Louisi-
ana-Governor Warmoth being the leader
on the one hand, and Lieutenant Governor
Dunn and Speaker Carter, the twin-cham-
pions on the other side. From the facts as
reported to us, we are satisfied that the SYM
pathy of every true Republican should be
with Governor Warmoth. The Governor has
a host of strong opponents enrolled against
his Observation-Disclosures office
seekers and avaricious ofice-holders, COM
bined with the federal officers of the State
and strengthened by the sympathy of the
Democracy. And yet, despite this formida-
BILE opposition, Governor Warmoth carries
the mass of the Republican party with him.
and is master of the situation"
In an editorial on the contest, the New
Orleans REPUBLICAN, the leading Radical
paper of the South, says: Betrayed on the
one hand, badgered on all sides with tavors
that have been refused; denounced as a
traitor to his principles and his party. be-
cause he would not abuse the one and desert
the other, Governor Warmoth still holds
fast to his anchorage in the hearts OF the
people, and is winning victories where he
was supposed to be without friends. The
sustaining voice of the people has rallied to
his support, men who neither want office
or patronage are responding to the defense
of the officer who has not misapplied his
trusts, nor squandered the public treasure.
They credit him with the peace which pre-
walls, and the good will which grows apace.
He did not quit them in adversely; he has
not fattered nor deluded them in prosperity.
A Republican at the first, he is a Repub-
| can to-day. They did not ask him to
abuse his once by smiling ON them at the
expense of their neighbors, and since he has
done nothing of the sort, they insist that he
will do to trust again.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-11
The Cincinnati Ga-sac Of Tuesday has


The Cincinnati Gazette of Tuesday has
this special
Caleb Gushing to-day had an interview
with Secretary Boutwell, in regard to the
collection of the tax on dividends of Boston
banks for the last five months of 1870. 1t
will be remembered that Commissioner
Pleasonton decided the law did not author
ize the collection of the tax of two and a
half per cent for that period. His decision
was subsequently reversed by the Secretary
in accordance with the opinion of Mr.. Aker-
man and the commissioner was ordered to
collect the tax. Finding it would be i'm
possible to do this in the case of interest
represented by coupons, this portion of the
order was revoked. The, Secretary an
nounces that the tax on dividends de-
clared during that time by banks, railroad
companies and other corporation must be
collected, and so he shall hold banks to the
payment of this tax.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-11
UNCONFIRMED LAND CLAIMS.

District of Louisiana, ,
New Orleans, July "a, 1871.
THO ALL WHO 1T MAY CONCERN-APPLICATION
III having been made this day to this Office to en-
ter as public land under the homestead act of May
90 1862 and the acts amending it, ahemestead con-
tanning 70 I7-lO0 in fractional section thirty
township thirteen, south of range twenty -four
east and fractional section two, in township thir
teen south of range Twenty-Five east, in the south
eastern land district Of Louisiana, about five
miles from the town of Agiers, Louisiana, fronting
on the Mississippi river and bounded on the west
BY lands confirmed to Barthelmey Jourdain
Pierre Jourdan and Manuel Hold, and on the east
by lands confirmed to Louis Bernoudy, and is
known on the records of this Off ee as the uncon-
irmed claim Of the representatives of Thomas
Ramos, deceased.
All persons interested in said claim are notified
conformably to general instructions from the Com
missioner of the General Land Office, to appear at
this Office, personally by counsel, with their
witnesses and other testimony, on MONDAY,
the twenty-eghth day of August, 1871, at u NJ.
to show cause why said entry should not be al
lowed.
jy25 1t law w. H. HYATT. Receiver.