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The New York herald., 1871-11-29
gHE CANylSsERS' MANDiMyS.

JUDGE BarnarG's Mandamus-Thc Order Sus-
taininG Judge Rrady-Probablc Appeal from
the Order.
The subject OF the peremptory mandamus granted
by Judge Barnard, directing the Board OF County
Canvassers to count the vote for Aldermen at the
late election, occupied for long time yesterday
morning the attention OF Judge Brady Of the S,l.
preme Court sitting IN Chambers. The matter came
up simply for settlement oil 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.
damus.
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 afidaylts Of
Thomas Conan and Jonn Hardy appearing on the
record claiming that the same were irrelev ant.
. After the exchange OF o lew furtner observations
between counsel the following
FORM or ORDER
was finally agreed upon ana signed by the judge
peremptory manaamus having been issued err
pd,e by Hon. George G Barnard one OF the Justices
OF The Supreme Court, sitting at special term,
dated November 49, 1871, said order being
founded upon an affidavit of the relator herein
appeared In obedience 70 said writ, before the Hon.
John r. Brady, one Of the Justices Of this Court by
William A. Beach, counsel for these respondents, and
Richard O'Gorman, Counsel FOR the Corporation, and
the relator also appearing before said Justice by Abra
ham II. Lawrence, Jr, and Henry A. Clinton, his
counsel, and the time To make return to same writ
beng by order OF the said Justice extended to the
2sth OF November, 1871, on behalf OF said respond
ents that sald writ OF mandamus be quashed ana
wholly set aside; ana on reading on salu motion the
anidavis on behaf Of said respondents OF Thomas
Hardy, dated the 23d November 1871, the
relaror ODjectlng TO portions OF said af1idaviS
IS lrreyelant and on hearing said William A. Beach
ana Richard O'Gorman OF counsel for sad respond
ents, and said Henry L. Clinton and Aoraham II.
Lawrence Of counsel for the relat0r, 1t Is ordered
that the said motion 10 quash said writ OF man.
damus be and the same Is hereby denied.
JOHN X. BRADY, Justice Of supreme Court.
APPEAL FROM THE ORDER.
II was subse llientIy stated that the members OF
the od Board OF Aldermen would at once appeal
from the above order Meantime as the matter can
not possibly come before the Appellate Court be-
fore next January, II Is not unlikely that the two
Boards Will organize on the lst OF JaLuaiy, and o
lively tmc may be anticipated.
The New York herald., 1871-11-29
NEW YORK HERALD WEDNESDAY, 29

Harlem went 90 nr. ureen, q the 0cmptronses
ofice, and said to him:-
plants wish you to state to them from me- that
DESIRE A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION
to De made by YOU M UConor, or any gentleman
"Mr Green told me that he did not pay much aten-
emar atlons undoubtedly OF political excitement and
that he attached no importance to Them since that
time
sLANDERoUs CIRCULARS
came out, making charges In black ana white which
are utterly untrue, and denOunce any man who
$50 far as it is said that nave received any con.
stderati0n other than the OJO every word direct
ly or indirectly uttered against me Is untrue. And
SO far as my knowledge goes since the Commission.
ers had but one interest In the matter that OF the
81 tae building 90 not think they nave
But mad no intercourse with them other than as
"But Mr.. Genet, rumor links the building OF
HOUSE OF YOUR OWN,
with the building Of the Court House In some
II VIII say word about that. l am building
a house at 10th street and Fifth avenue.
M sSa9n ny ouSr and is an o
TO Duid the house, and was to receive per cent
on the work done. He sent The bills to me- paid
them, ana tnat is the only connection In the world
that had with the building. lie Is responsible for
everything that was done In the erection OF the
house.
Il propose now to take
LRUAL MEANS
to make the men VINO have made these charges an
swer for them. have lei II all pass until after the
election; but now the thing must be cleared up.
NV Character Is al stake, and That OF my family.
nave consulted counsel to-day IN regard 70 beginning
SUIT AGAINST MIR. LEVI ADAMS
"My duty IS TO set myself right before the people.
shall certainly prosecute INN and every one OF the
committee on whom we can fasen the puDlisning OF
these charges defy any man that lives to produce
one particle Of proof showing that have delrauded
the city In this or In any other Inaiter.n
Colonel Webster said that he thought the publ.
cations copied from the circular referred TO were
NOT MADE ON AUTHORITY
either of the Investigating Com mmtttee OF which he
Is member or OF the Executive COMMITTEE or the
Citizens ana Taxpayers Association. MIR. Adams
had made them Oh his own responsibility, and was
prompted 0y an OLD personal spite against MIR.
Genet
Tho senator, In conclusion, said that he didn't
believe there had been any evidence before
THE GRAND JURY
that could implicate him. He thought also that they
had acted unfairly III mol placing him under exam
inauon and IN not taking the testimony Ul more wit
nesses instead OF relying much on Darte State
mentS. ''Thev have discharged all OF the witnesses
to-day and tomorrow l may be indicted. VINO
kn0WSN
The New York herald., 1871-11-29
TIE HARLEM COURT HOUSE TROUBLES
What Senator Genet Has to say-sui!s To Be
Instituted Against His slanderers-Ge-
nets House aud the Court House.

A HERALD reporter yesterday called upon Senator
Genet at his Office on Broadway, and gained from
him the following version OF the troubles connected
with the building OF the new Court House in
Harlem and or MS position IN relation thereto MIR.
Genet was III company with Colonel Webster, OF
Harlem. who Is a member or the committee OF the
Twelfth Ward Citizens and Taxpayers Association
which was appointed to investigate the alleged
frauds
HARRY GESRT's STATEMENT.
"As counsel TO the Commission appointed 10
carry out the erection Of the Court House. the con
mission consisted OF william M. Tweed John
McQuade and Josiah Porter-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
l presented my bill OF 5000 and IL 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, rs understand It, o commission
OF ten per cent on all the contracts for building the
same. The Commissioners purchased property on
l2sth street. south side, between Sixth and Seventh
avenues, for which they paid $4,000 and which nj
that price was very cheap. There were six lots AZ
$4,000 lot. Mr.. ScaIlon only discontinued the
work about eight or nine weeks ago. While acting
as counsel assisted Mr.. Scalion In obtaining the
amounts Of his bills
ENDORSING THE WARRANTS.
If any name appears IN any way on the warrants
1t Was at tho request OF MIR. Scallon only not for
any interest Of my own tnat 1t was placed there.
went to the bank with Mr.. Scalon to identify him
and TO endorse the warrant, and do not know but
that at the request OF other parties who had bills
did the same thing Tor them. At the request OF Mr.
Scallon and one or TWO other partes drew money
once or twice on their warrants and delivered t to
them. / am ready to respond TO my signature when
ever II appears upon the warrants. IN the banks or
at any other place.
ADMIT ALL THIS,
so far 10 Is paper. acted thus simply for the
accommodation OF utner5.
'Prev0us to the election, understanding that there
were likely 10 bc ACCUSATIONS made agalusC me OF
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 ferryboa in Jersey City last
evening, en- route to Washington, when ne WAS
relieved OF his pocketboOk containing between nve
hundred and six hundred dollars. As the passen-
gers were entering the gate there was great crush
ana tnc mic kpocket took advantage OF 1t. Oncer
Hartley searched the depot soon aftcrward out the
thief had returned to New YORK. whence he nu
ssnOtfedv and .sDiDedn the Senator.
The New York herald., 1871-11-29
OUR CITY RAILROADS.


Il he Fourth Avenue Railroad.
We have at last horse railroad 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 Tor Eighty
sixth street have to get out and take Third
avenue car to reach ierrY as tne Fourth avenue
car stops at the Tn rty-secOnd street depot. This
mistake wlll we hope soon be renledea and tnen
the line Will be the best IN the city. The time table
Is as fOllOws:-
Car starting from Eight sixth street at any
given tlue VIII nave
9mlnutcs TO Sixty-fOurth street,
20 minutes to Forty y-sec) md street.
20 minutes to Thirty.secOnd street.
80 minutes to Fourteenth street.
SO minutes to Houston street.
As minutes to Canal street,
so minutes TO City iialt.
Returning from CITY lial Will have
6 minutes to Canal street.
I3 minutes 10 Houston street.
20 minutes to Sixteenth street.
26 minutes to Thirty second street.
80 minutes TO FOrty. y.secOnd street.
Al minutes to Slxty-iourth street.
30 minutes to Eighty y-sxth street.
All cars TO ana from the Grand Central Depot TO
the City Hall, thirty minuLes
The time from the Thirty fourth street ferry 10 the
City Hall is tnirty-thrce minutes precisely.
The New York herald., 1871-11-29

believes that the party n not dead yet. by any
means and that people who believe that Tammany
Hall and democracy went down together last clec-
tlon day VIII dnd out theH mistake. There is' ne
SAYS pleny OF room In the party for all reiOrmers,
no matter what party they belong TO: In fact that
the democratic party. the new leaders intend TO
make It, wil be the great refor party Of the tunes.
Thee Is but little doubt that. everything gees on
smoothly, the reorganization win he an accom-
plished TACT In q very short time.
The New York herald., 1871-11-29
A Cure for Crowded Cars.


To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
. AS have been constant reader OF your paper
for twenty-seyen years. and know that you always
ventllate the wrongs Of the oppressed whenever
they como under your observation desire to call
your attention to the Third avenue horse They
have promised on several occasions to put more
cars to run from Harlem; but tney have never done
1t. To see the way the people are carried up and
down in those cars is disgrace to the city. have
been q constant passenger up ard down for five
years every day, and see a car carry as many as
four or nve cars should carry. Every through car
carries over one hundred passengers, eighteen or
twenty on eacn platform, and nfty or sixty
inside, anu II one should get out, two or three
will be sure to get In IL Is easily seen, Mr. Editor.
the reason why the company don't put on more
cars; tney can make one car do as much WORK as
iOur should. Can the citizens VI New York stand
this much longer? No. They are now going TO
take measures shortly that will sweep
tDs gigantic monopoly away. Our wives
and daug packed like herrlngs IN barrel,
1t Is the expense oltner apparel and they almost
leave their limbs benlnd In trying to get out. The
through cars are half TO three.quarters OF mtc
apart. It. Is not necessary for all the cars 10 run
down to the HERALD Building. Some should switch
OIL at Grand street, where so many ladies go shOp.
ping. They get lull loads from there and there
should be cars to start from Fifth street and the
Bowery, especially IN the afternoon, to carry the
young ladies from the Normal College, in Fourth
street.
Now, Mr.. Editor, II You will give this place In
your valuable paper am sure you will receive the
thanks OF grateful people. A. X. W.
NEW YORK, Nov. 27, 1871.
The New York herald., 1871-11-29
ANOTHER SHOOTING AFFRAY.

At eight O'Clock last night an alteration tooR
mace between PHILIP smith and Samuel Nicholson.
at tnem residence, No 248 Eaxter street. during
which Nicholson drew a revolver and fred az Smith,
the ball entering his thigh. Alter committing the
assault Nicholson ma e hls escape, still At
ar
The New York herald., 1871-11-29
ANOTHER KEROSENE MURDER.

ON the z7tb inst. Mary Ann Brown, aged thirty
1--WE, residing at o5 last Eighth street, received
Injuries from the explosion OF q kerosene lamp
which caused her death yesterday atterR00ns
The New York herald., 1871-11-29
M'ALISTER'S LAST LEAP.

ST. Louis. Nov. rs, 1871.
william McAlister, who was recently stabbed In
the neck at ball at Bowling Green, MO-, by Gap
tain Hendricks, Assistant SecretarY OF the stale
Senate, dicd Oh SUNDAY night
The New York herald., 1871-11-29

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Sunday evening, at about seven O'Clock, riding on
q Third avenue car-it was No. AI-.he passengers
witnessed the following scene. which | 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 dinl.
culties arose between the conductor whose number
Is AZ and himself about the fare; SO that after
very short conversation the conductor 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 hun to fall heavily on
the track or the railway. The rough and most
both hands, made violent push at the mans
brutal manner which this conductor showed In
TINS proved clearly that he was not lit for his
place, and as only q short time ago man had been
killed by being knocked down rom the car by q
conductor the railway company ought to give bet
ter instructions to their conductors how to BEHAVE
In such cases. II a man happens TO iall he might
be, however run over by another OF the numerous
cars running In the Bowery. Yours, truly, q.
NEW YORK, Nov. ~, 1871.
The Tarboro' southerner., 1871-01-12
4 GREAT REDOUBT,

constructed by the Prussians at Chat
illon, and mounted by 13l pieces of
heavy artillery, has been rendered use
less by the French works before Vile
juif and by the armament of the forts
All the reports received iu Paris rep
reseut the troops of the enemy as
greatly cut up by typhus and small
pox. 1t is estimated that the victims
of these two maladies have already,
reached the extraordinary number of
10000. The single town of Saint
German, which the Prussians have con-
vertsd into a hospital camp, contains
over 10000 sick.
HOW THE PARIsIANS ARE OFF FOR
PROVISIONS.
On the 26th Of November the Let
ter journal has the following upon the
subject Of provisions: Now We have
reached the period Of the salt.neat reg
imeut; bet there still Remains a con
siderable quantity Of cattle, so that we
shall have fresh meat from time to time
We have, moreover, in order to remedy y
the evils which may possibly arise { on
the use Of salt meat, a quantity OF veg
etables, both fresh and preserved
We shall have bread until the end ot
January, without the necessity Of Civ
ing it out in rations. Rice, sugar. cot,
fee and wine will last longer, and thee.
ailments will enable US to continue To,
resistance not only without any fallius
Of in the public health. bat the pre-
sarvatlon Of all tas necessary vigor.-
Meanwhile We accept the situation viii
the Fest orr. i 20 ro-!5
The Tarboro' southerner., 1871-01-12
How they Live in Paris.


The following details relative to af
fairs in Paris are taken from the Letter
Journal of the last week of November
which has been received by balloon
post:
On the 18th Of November General
Trochu, tie governor of Paris, issued a
new order forbdding all persons to pass
beyond the outposts on account OF the
conduct of the Prussians toward unarm
ed men, women and children who ven.
ture beyond the lines. The Prussians
fire upon them, and have killed and
wo unded great many, especially
in the plain Of Boudy.
The Tarboro' southerner., 1871-01-12
How much Milk and Butter
will a Cow Give.

4 correspondent of the English Aeri-
cultural Gazette gives his experience
in Dairy Farming. lie says:
Icousider 72C gallons f2,s3O quarts
a fair return in e year for COW, and
this quantity of nli!k, If the food does
not coutaiu more than eighty per cent.
Of moisture, viii produce two hundred
and eighty TO two hundred AID uincty
lbs. of butter. This sane writer saws
that twenty-five and one fourth pounds
o! milk, or about ten quarts, will mnte
one pound Of butter. lie also states
that five gallons, or twcuty quarts, was
the highcstssyie'd ofoae COW, He was
evidently Practical man. fox he kept
forty-eight cows. lie states tha. AZ
COWS actually gave throug the year
en- AYR g Of 81 aallons daily, Oh 90
GEO gallons, or 122G640 quarts in one
year. Agsiu, IN the Farmers Alma.
nac, find it stated that Holderness
COW, gave 2g quarts daily, yielding
one pounl of butter h.ou. each twelve
quarts. An Ayrshire COW ga.e g
quarts daily, yielding one pound o.
butter from niue and one half quarts
al Alderney COW gave 10 quarts, yield
ing one pound OF butter from twelve
quarts; aud a Deyen COW gave seven, j.,
Ceen quarts, yielding one pound Of but
ter from nine and tltrec, Fourth quarts,
OF course these last are exceptional
cases, but your own correspondent gave
his aetna! experience Of one year of =
diary Of As cows Now reckonod on
5000 quarts, but allowed twelve
quarts to produce one pound of butter
which gave two haudred ana fifty
pounds in year, Instead Of the hun
dred aud sixty one pounds.
The Tarboro' southerner., 1871-01-12
The Mobile Rcrt,fpy. thuS comman:

The Mobile Register thus comments
on a statement of the Cincinnati En-
guirer: The following statement from
the Cincinnati Enquirer is q striking
commentary on the difference that
Northern Radical States make between
negro s,sFrage 10 tic Soutk and negro
suffrage in their own homes. Nothing
more clearly illustrates the hypocrisy
Of the pretended love of the Radical
party for the negro. That Journal says
that while IN Michigan the Republican
Governor Baldwin has a majority Of
Is 6765, appropriation to strike the wc.d
"white" from the constitution, SO as TO
make it conferm to the fifteenth amcDd-
ment, was ouIy carried by this vote:
Yes ...........-. -...-........ .54 Jos
Ne. ..................... ...-....-. 50,91S
The Tarboro' southerner., 1871-01-12

4 minister asked tipsy fsilcw
lespiog up against a feace where Ls
expestsi to 20 vixen he '1is5- Il :
cant kss aIoag ary bsssf tian g
cov" he saiI. ~ shGa't 20 envw here"
The Tarboro' southerner., 1871-01-12
BALLOON PRISONERS TO BE COURT.
MARTTALED

Bismark sent word to the French
government that several balloons have
fallen into the hands Of the Prussians,
and that the persons thus captured
would be tried according 10 tie la7s OF
war. However, the French rafuse to be.
love that the Prussian Government
has any serious intentit Of tai icg the
responsibility of such n 6aroarity rs
the trial by court>martial and execu.
ton of balloon travellers. It is pe.
lieved that the object is simply to
strike terror and to discourage resist
encc.
The Tarboro' southerner., 1871-01-12
Pianos ! Pianos ! Pianos !

Ba1ti1ncc cs, Md.
STIEFF'S PIANOS HAVE. ALL THE
- latest improvements including the
.AGRAFFE TREBLE, IVORY FRONTS
and the improved FRENCH ACTION fully
FOR YEARS with the
privilege of exchange within II months il
not entirely satisfactory 10 the purchaser.
Second hand Pianos and PuriOr Organs al
ways on hand from $50 to $500.
= Referees who have our Pianos in use:
Gen Robert + Lee, Lexington, Va. Gen
Robert Ransom, Wilmington, c. Gen D
H Hill, Charlotte, N c. A. Braswell, James
r. Thigpen, H. L. Station. J. McJenkins,
James B. Sutton, Miss Vrglnia Ma
Sry, Weeks Parker, George G.
Susg. B. C. Pitt, Edeecombe co, \. c. VIM.
F. Mercer, Edeecombe county, n. c., and
Rev. c. 3 Riddick, KittrelI's Springs, n. G..
c. c. LANlER,
Agent for Edgeconbe county,
..- Tarboru, \. c.
Dec. . l-lf
The Tarboro' southerner., 1871-01-12
The frat few aars eartainly did an.

The fret few Gays Certainly did ap.
pearto US rather rough; bur we have
become secusteWsd 20 the thag nov,
and the more prisatiops increase the
less people appear to Mid them. Oae
curious fact Is that the resignation IS
greatly among the upers elsssses.. Al
every moment persons accustomed to \
sumptaous table may be heard to speak
With the greatest indifference of the
tue when our nourishmeut may be
reduced to bread and wine. But wn
have every reason to hope that we shall
not be reduced to such an extrensitr,
and thatapproaching eveats will change
the condition Of things. Nevertheless
1t is we'll to be prepared FOR everything
and the eeol determination of our pop.
ulation, under present circumstances.
does the greatest hcuer to Partisan pa.
triotisln, ~ ...-,s.
The Tarboro' southerner., 1871-01-12
The 1'arbOro' SOutllerner.
Have a. Kind Word for All

BY TnOGENE.
Drop kind word IN the ears Of the poor,
That yeu meet in your path ev'ry day,
And change. if yon can, their counternance sad,
70 smile, as they pass by your way.
To the needy, lonely and distressed,
To the sick that are writhing with pain.
Speak pleasantly, kindly to them,
That they all may some comfort obtain.
To the orphant, left in this rough world alone,
Speak words Of consolation and cheer;
That hls sorrows less oppressive may be,
That smile Oh his face may appear.
Speak kindly and Oft to the lame and ill,
To the heart broken pilgrims you Iaeet,
That your life may be blest With happiness here,
That at last your reward may be sweet. :
The Tarboro' southerner., 1871-01-12

The Subscriber respectfully calls the
attention ofthe purchasing community
and visitors generally, to his stock Of
Goods, consisting of
Fine Gold Hunting Case Levers, of European
and American make, for Gentlemen 4 Ladies.
Euntlng Silver Levers, of American and Swiss
make.
Gold Leontine and Chatelaine Chains and Pins
Gents Gold Vest Chains, Gold Rings.
CarbuDcle, Garnet, Ruby PEARL and all Gold
Ear Rings and Rims in setts.
Diamond Rinsss-Gent's Seal Rings, an exquis-
ite assOrtmeRt-1S Karat Plain Gold Rings,
suitable for Engagement and Wedding Rings.
Garnet Ruby and Peah Rings-Ladies' Gold
Pins in every variety, A..
Gold Sleeve and Bosom Buttons Of every style
Ice Pitchers, Castors, and general assort-
ment of FINE PLATED WAEE.
With general assortment Of GtCitE usually
kept in a Jewrlry Store, all of which are offered
FOR SALE at as Low PRICES Is ANY STORE - TIE
CITY.
30 FINE WATCHES, CLOCKS and JEW
ELRY carefully repaired and warranted.
J. NJ. FREEMAN Il SONS,
At Cor. Main & Talbot Sts., Norfolk, Va.
July IA, 1870. 32-tf
The Tarboro' southerner., 1871-01-12
The Democrats of Georgia took the

The Democrats of Georgia took the
wise precaution to max an arrangement al
by which two Of their own party and
two Radicals sat up with the ballot
boxes ofeach precinct throughout the
State every night. instead OF permit
ting Bullock's agent to take them
home 10 order to stuff them, as had
been designed BY this means, they
held on to the victory which they had
fairly wona
The Tarboro' southerner., 1871-01-12

The neanst man in Portland, Ne,
is said to Be a gentleman" Of fortoao
who enters stores, and after reading the
daily paper, coolly pockets i. for tie
perusal Of FREUD, who pays h'u a. a
year. under the impression that he
himself pays full description.
The Tarboro' southerner., 1871-01-12
Valuable EdgecOmbe Land for Sale

II OFFER for sale till 5th January next, the
i whole or one-half Of my plantation on Tar
River, In Edgeeombe county. Terms very lib
eral, made known by application TO me at Raj
eigh, or to Capt. Guion on the premises, who
will show the land to persons who may desire
10 purchase.
II desired, ! can supply the stock OF mules,
implements, corn, forage, &C., DC, needed to,
work the farm.
dtco2 q VrvPT Nc-Drcs-