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New-York tribune., 1872-03-11
THE CASE OF FOSTER,

Under the common law, killing human
being, no matter if unintentional, was held to
he murder if the perpetratOr were engaged III
the commission of any illegal or wrongful act.
The Legislature of our State changed this
in 1860 Chapter 410), so that, if the killing
was with malice prepense, or the homicide
were committed while the perpetratOr was
engaged in OF intent upon the commission OF
carson, rape, robbery, burglary, or attempting
"to escape from imprisonment" the crime
should be murder in the first degree; If not,
then it should be murder in the second
degree, punishable by imprisonment for life.
The Legislature of 1862 Chapter I'D further
modified the law, so that 81 arson in the first
degree" was thenceforth the only crime
whereof the perpetrator, if he committed
homicide while engaged in or intent on 1t,
should be held guilty Of murder in the first
degree; otherwise, if he killed human being
while intending only to assault and wound or
MAIN him, his crime should be murder in the
second degree as aforesaid.
Judge CardozO, on the trial of Foster, re-
fused to charge the jury in accordance with
these statutes insisting that, if death resulted
from anu felOnious assault it must be ac-
counted murder in the first degree.
Such is the ground of the exceptions taken
to his ruling by Messrs. Porter and Bartlett,
and argued by them before Judge Barrett on
Saturday. They hold that the question OF
intent was one for the jury-that, if they found,
that Foster killed Putnam, while intending
only to wound or main him. then the crime
must be murder in the second degree. The issue
thus made up is one of grave moment, and
Judge Barrett's decision will be awaited with
interest.
New-York tribune., 1872-03-11
HOW GARVEY DID IT.

Mr.. Garvey's testimony is slowly struggling
to the light through the cloud of objections
which the Mayors counsel have thrown
around it. His description, on Friday, OF the
manner in which he made up bill OF
S395,OOO for "work done on the new Court
&" house" is complete epitome of the history
of the Ring frauds-Or, to be more exact, 1t
would have been complete epitome if the
evidence he was ready to give had all been
admitted. Still he told enough to show us
how the fraud was done. Mr.. Garvey, to be-
gin with, had a charge against the County OF
something over $100000-and we may be sure
that he charged the biggest possible prices
for everything. But he had also charges
against other people which the County was to
pay, and he had money to collect
on other mems account, and the County
was to pay that also. Before he made
out his bill, therefore, Mr.. T.. a. Wood
ward gave him a memorandum of the
amount he was to charge, and the date
he must fix upon for the imaginary work.
Then Mr.. Garvey went on with his addition:
"There was due to me-" he said, "$126,0O that
81 was expected to cover up in my bills;
"there was $4,000 that was cash to Mr.
Tweed at Albany for the Legislature; there
was 100000 for working expenses in Green
"wich, Conn.,, for VIM. NJ. Tweed; two
amounts, 100000, for a friend; $4,000 for
"wOrk done in NOrwalk for Mr.. Woodward;
$4,000 for plastcring two houses for Walter
"Roche, in Fifty -ninth-st., and $1,000 for my
"self, to pay my political assessments in the
Fall campaign" This considerably exceeds
the total of the bill referred to, but it is in
evidence that Mr.. Garvey presented several
bills on the same day, and we suppose that,
for the sake of appearances, he divided the
items around.
The Democratic party will be chagrined to
learn how small share of the Ring robberies
was really devoted to the interests or the
great national organization. Here we have
total theft of $4,000 at one grab, and ont of
that the party got only Mr.. Garveys $4,000
assessment, and the benefit of the $4,000 used
by Mr.. Tweed in corrupting the Legislature.
The rest was lavishcd upon Mr.. Tweed's
country house. Mr. WOodward's villa at Nor
walk, Mr.. Rochc's houses in Fifty-ninth-st.,
and Mr.. Garvey's unknown friends and debtors,
into whose identity we trust the Court may be
able to penetrate before this remarkable wit
ness leaves the stand. The Democratic party
in fact seems to have sold itself to Andrew j.
Garvcy for 5000. and we can only hope that
il is satisfied with its bargain.
New-York tribune., 1872-03-11
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE, MONDAY MAhCn liz i01~

anv supposed claim to the throne OF France
Fy.n :r the recent curious "" ,I.,..er of the
Leeitimist Deputies to the Count OF
Chambord, they speak of the Count OF
Paris as his heir, and while justifying sing
Henry for refusing all compromise with the
House of Orleans, they urge this House to
make their immediate submission to the head
of the family. So that it would be difficult
for the Child of Miracle to do anything better
for the cause of the monarchy in France than
TO die for it. But rs we prefer to see the
Republic gain strength and consistency, purge
itself of its errors and establish itself on the
firm basis of intelligent popular assent, we
should regret to See anything done to mite
and reinforce its traditional enemies; and so
prefer to see Henry of Bourbon travesty his
dynasty by words rather than consolidate IL
by suicide
New-York tribune., 1872-03-11

"wrong" with company, ever hears OF its vin-
dication. Agencies that have been established
Inv much hard work. ceaan :" l." ....,r.-,.,, con.
~ - ---<~<>vST.-. :" -" -
fidence that has been the growth OF years per,
ishes in an hour. cOmpany.is' well mafageo
and fortunate, If it rccOvers in year\ tho
ground that is lost by one weeks examlnatiov'
Of the superintendent.
Now, az losses thus produced fall on the
whole body of policy and are pnbiic
evil, it should be the part of wise legislation
to limit their inGictiOn. The periodical ex-
animation of assets might be effected, as 1t IL
in the national banks in few hours, without
interruption Of business, and without publicity.
The fees for such work should be fixed and
moderate. The more extended researches ne
cessary for q valuation of policies should
be reserved for the few, rare cases where fraud
is suspected. There should be no possibility
in law by which gang of politicians could
be put in charge of company under the pseu-
dOnym of receivership; and as for Ieglsla-
ton to force companies to pay losses on poll
cies obtained by misrepresentation or fraud,
it should be regarded as absurd as Dill
would be that proposed to compel all banks
to pay instantly, on presentation, every check
or draft of depositOr, without being allowed
to identify the holder of the check or take
any other means of securing honesty in the
transfer of the funds in their keeping.
New-York tribune., 1872-03-11
Nesu.21ork D1iIr 9s,rIbu,1e. &,
MONDAY, MARCH II. 1872.

Secretary Fsh's answer TO Earl Granville has been
received in London. An exciting debate has taken
place the French Assembly during which n violent
nttack made on President Theirs. coalition
against The spanish Government has been organized for
the elections to the COrtes.
Congress not III session on saturday. - bill
was introduced in the Assembly 10 abolish Capital Pun
ishinent. Another severe snOwstorm has occurred
Utah but he Union Pacific Railroad is not seriously
obStrlctcd --= The Government has decided to con-
tinue thr Mormon prosecutions.
Additional proofs are given Of the Generalization Of
The Eing --- New General Order regulations have
been issued by Collector Arthur. === Brooklyn Com
>ntces rcpor; on Prospect Park management and the
frauds 40 he last election Special charges against
Judgc Barnard are published. ====- Gold, llO4 40.
New-York tribune., 1872-03-11

We have q well-founded assurance that this
day will witness great step forward iii the
campaign now iu progress against the corrupt
organization which has so long controlled the
administration and embezzled the revenues of
the Erie Railroad. Our earnest desire not to
embarrass the action of those who are en-
deavOrng to rescue this great thOroughfare,
and our disnclnation to furnish any informa-
ton to the plunderers who are now fairly at
bay, induces us to withhold until to-mor-
row the facts already III our possession in
regard to the plan of operations by which
this desirable end is to be effected. But we
can assure our readers that the movement is
strong and ell-conducted,-t names OF
eminence in both political and financial circles
are enlisted in it, and that although it is true
that last desperate rally will be made by
the adroit tricksterS who have so long dcfied
law and Justice, there is a reasonable hope
that Erie is now to be redeemed.
New-York tribune., 1872-03-11

man ia a rascal, intent on filling his pockets
out of the public chest. If only to disgel this
unjust presumption, ;xs insist the: legislative
::y;, =: be ordered whenever specific
charge of official corruption is responslbly
made and dniy authenticated. Congress itself
does much that Is Jess with little that is more
useful than the average work of its investi-
eating committees.
New-York tribune., 1872-03-11

thoro is no place Of resurrection, thou,h
seek it carefully and with tears.
IL d story Without moral at least a
none, if mothers do not find il for thsu..,~ ~
New-York tribune., 1872-03-11

This much ought to be understood of all
true reformers. Not only that there is to be
no halt in the movement, but that there shall
be no halfway measure of reform. 1t is not
enough that Tweed and Sweeny and Connolly
shall disgorge the stolen money already tracer
to them, but that they shall pay the fuli
penalty for the crimes by which they prohted'
Not only, however, should these who were the
chief villains be punished, but those, mys-
teriously referred to by Andrew j. GarVey II,
his testimony on Friday as "outslde par.ies'
who had their houses frescOed and iurniSneu
and built by Ring contractors, al puoic eA-
pense must be made to disgorge ana suller
the consequences of exposure. mere aio
scores. even hundreds, of minor oihciais ana
adherents of the Ring, against whom " bushels
"of testimony" have been gathered, who still
live in the luxury this gigantic conspiracy
secured them Their names are known to the
proper authorities. Keyscr, Garvey, and In
cersoN can furnish all the additional informa-
ton needed; and the true interests of thorough
reform demand that the proper authorities
shall institute proceedings to recover from
all outside parties.'
New-York tribune., 1872-03-11
Bnelnrss Noiiees.

SAVE FIFTEEN DOLLARS.
celebrated WILSON SHUTTLE S6wN0MAcHiNE The best IN
the voyl, Price payments 5 month. War
Agents wanted
and sesom WILSON MAcHiYE ConPASr, 20? BrosdTs
To Communicating have been happy
20 he testimony in favor Of the as' e WhsoGs PcE Cop
LIVER Or AND Experience has p.oyei % be yausb'e
remedy for CONSUMPTION Ashms Dphhela an. all diseases Of e
Troa Lanes Manufactured oly by A. WL8oR Chcins No
l6S Court-sL. Boston. sold bv druggists generally
BARG .INs in JEwELRY and WATCHEs-Seil-
Of Al less than wholesale prices
Gro. C ALLEN, s4l Bros3vav rcr tourt 1en'h''t
ARTIFICIALITIEs-PALMER LIMBS.
Ia Broadway n " 1909 Ches;nas. Plit 81 r 5 b,'"n
Has CASH ASSETS OF $1.919S91 49.-iBAVEL-
FRS LigR AND ACCIDENT Insurance Co. llariior-
WILLItMss EXTRACT JAMAICA GINGER 10
household wor!.
Fans, Jewelry, and Watches repaired,
Gro. C. ALLEN, s4l Broslysr near Nor-teen'hsi
New-York tribune., 1872-03-11

style of explanation il commendcd to the
gentlemen who desire to see an Assistant
Postmaster General at the head OF an Aneri-
can Government Telegraph Service
New-York tribune., 1872-03-11

After these many months Of waiting and de-
lay, l.eet s Co. appear to be actually ordered
cat Of the General Order business. Collector
ArthGr's public notice, concerning bonded
goods. leaves out of all consideration the firm
which has been depressing New-YOril COM
mcrcc nearly ever since the Inauguration OF
President Grant, This blow at The influential
staff officer han bepn long in making ready,
but it has fallen at last, to the great relief OF
the merchants of the city.
New-York tribune., 1872-03-11

ASSOCIATION HAIL--At III Lecture DIR. Lord
COOPER INsrITUTE-Recitation. Sidney Woolett.
SAN FRANCIsCo MINsrRELS Birch Wambold, etc.
NFw-YoRE Circus, Fourteenth-st, between Third
IS Four-syes -" Cinderella"
New-York tribune., 1872-03-11
TERMS or THE T&IBcNE.

D,nY rpIEUNE. Mail Subscribers, so per annurn.
.SEMI- WEEKLY TRIBUNE. Mail Subscribers 81 per an.
WEEKLY TRIBUNE Mail Subscribers. 81 per annum.
Advertlslng Rates.
DAnY TRIBUNE Soc. 40c., SOC. 15c.. and - per line
SKMI-N E'G1Y TRIBUNE. p and % cents per line
WEEKLY ,KIBUNE. 81 S3, and 50 per lpe,
According 70 posI non Al the paper.
Terms. cash in advauCc.
Address. THE TRIBUNE New-iOTk.
New-York tribune., 1872-03-11

The Brooklyn Reform Committees have
worked slowly, and theiv revelations have not
been startling, because, possibly, there was
comparatively little fraud in the municipal
government there to be exposed; yet they
have done good and fruitful service. We
print two reports this morning, which will go
far toward correcting the evils they complain
of, though they may Dot result IN remedyjng
the past. The Committee OF Fifty Is 10 be
permanent organization, and 10 that fact alone
much of the good it will accomplish will be
due, for such an organization in large city is
always terror to evil-doers under the gdise
of civil officers.
New-York tribune., 1872-03-11

Ex.,uace Fithan asks us to say that his name IS
not Joel 4. Fithiau. We do II VAIN 'ne nv,
,,oos,,e sipc, wa me clad 10 have il underStooa
dat m.n ,ke yudre tithian are our friends, anu
iaou like joel A. Iithiap our foes
New-York tribune., 1872-03-11
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ac.n,,,x- - MUsIC.-Italian Opers Roberto Ii
~'''- 4'iSsoH'
R,clTfS THEATER.-"J Julius Cesar Booth.
FIFTH AVENUE THEATER.--" Divorce
NIRIo's G ARDEN La Belle Salvage" Mrs John
woOL
OLYMPIC TpElTER-" Humpty Dumpty" Recon-
fiucted. G.. l.. Fox
NJ. JAMES THEATER.-" Marriage" j. = Maokaye
Union SQUARE THEATEI.-Varietv Company.
WArl.ACK's THEATER. 80 The Veteran Lester
Wan,ek
New-York tribune., 1872-03-11

We ask attention to the letter of the Hon. Ezra
Cornell, setting forth his reasons for urging
the passage of the bill renewing the land
grant to the st. Croix and Lake Superior
Railroad We feel the force of the consider
ations urged by Mr.. c., and have at all times
vindicatcd the policy of landpants in aid of
railroads through the Public Domain as wise
and be0cfccnt, though subject to abuse. We
only dcmur to making fresh immigrants while
80 mich land already granted remains un-
settled aud unpIoductive.
New-York tribune., 1872-03-11

Nrw-H .MPsHIRE votes Tomorrow, and the
prospect now is that the day will be fair and
the poll very full one. The general opinion
seems to anticipate a small Republican plural
ity. but whe,her sufficient TO overcome all
opposition is doubted-the Consultation OF that
State requiring an absolute majority to elect
The 7,mes's correspondent correctly says:
..Tne Democrats having chosen % pat Free Irade vs.
protecton into the canvass, the Republicans have ac
cepted the ISSUE and to-day sent out new series oi
pamphets presenting the arguments Tor froteeuon 10
cogent forms EewHampshire a state largely depend
nt upon her manufactures for her prosperity ana "eS
n. no dout nat upon this issue the Democracy ~onu
r., ,, numbers Of voters in such Industrial ccnlers
.s auelester and Nashua"
New-York tribune., 1872-03-11

If people must smoke tobacco (and we suppose
they must why can't they smoke it decently! Why
must they create nuisance! There Is Q complaint
that the Massachusetts Legislative Committee On
Railroads have made their room in the state House
sort of smokers retreat that The atmosphere Of
the apartment would disgrace grogsbop. Even q
prominent lawyer the other day who vas engaged
in an argument before the Committee tainted away;
and railway lawyers are usually considered pretty
tough subjects There is. We suppose, such thing
possible as taking tobacco" neatly; bat Chester
tieldan decacy is not usually observable among
the votaries of nicOtiue.
New-York tribune., 1872-03-11

There is a yerymuch married man in Texas. ONed
by name. who for ll.shmaa. is m extraordi-
nary prOpagator Of his species, for, having been
married eight times he has tOrty-one children. rio
is sixtyfiye years old, and his personal ambition IL
to bring the number of his wives up 10 ifty doing
in a legitimate that which the Mormon patrllrch'
do in an illegitimate way. Perhaps Mr.. Oheal does
not intend to wait for the opportunities afforded
bereavement, but proposes 10 try the shorter eus
of divorce. II SO, in Of our Stlres he need not
limit himself 20 such al Insignificant number m
spouses as half-a-hundred
New-York tribune., 1872-03-11

One must admire the cool candof win
syhich Mr.. Frank Scudamore, Government
superintendent of the English Postal Service
confesses that he has been taniperng win
pews dispatches, and lauds the superior Virtoe
with which he makes confession. Mr. Scuda-
more says be kept back the news OF the ,e'e.
graph strike for the protection OF the pupilo:
5,ut he thinks the invioablity OF kilograms Is
secure so long as he tells what he has done
when he gets ready TO toll. THIS refreshing
New-York tribune., 1872-03-11

A person styimy himself An Anslo-AmerT'an
Merchant" writes 10 MS from London. giving ~" m
views on the Alabama question. and inciosss nn
letter in . cory of The London lines by when ue'n'
he cheats his own Government of the letter poSs''
A man capable OF SO small fraud IS not espeeiar
ltred 10 sbed light upon the discussion OF any q'''
tions of public or private morality
New-York tribune., 1872-03-11

Mr. Judd's bill to abolish The ahsurdities Of the
present Jury law has passed the Assembly ami ougns
to pass the Senate without any further delay we
have wasted, since this bill was STst presented Ia
the Legislature. nrAny thousand dollars worth Oh
the time of our Courts in the attempt TO tnd gnoFat
jurylnen who haye not formed ana eNpfeSSe"
opinions about subjects that all intelligent men a'e
discussing, and It is high time FOR IA 20 reioI'n
statute which virtually excludes from our J'iii1d
nearly all men who are competent 80 give Just
yeIdcts.
New-York tribune., 1872-03-11

There is an American doctor In Marsoil!es' ffanr''
who is curing" all kinds of diseases by the ad'a'
istration of "mesmerized wafer OF course III"
probably scamp. and not even an Original scamp
for Mesmer himself Administered that sort oi ""er'
and cured people in the same way Inc MHo'
lean may or may not believe in his medicine ~.
without the least doubt he believes III MS ices 'V'
the poor patients pay whetber cured or not IAN
more lamentable fortune befal any pne th"u 10 W
fooled in ones phySlc
New-York tribune., 1872-03-11

Out or III deceptive calm which now br0ods
over Spanish politics there come a few flashes
of Storm. Our Madrid correspondence gives an
account of the royal lecture to tLe Sagasta
Ministry, in which the King made complaint
that the Sag2sta party was neither harmonious
nor yet consistent with itself. On the other
hand lat dispatches indicate a consolidation of
the ant-Govenment elements. The coming
Elections 20 the COrtes will manifest the strength
Of this coalition; and when the new Cortes
suall assemble, a real cOnhct will be im-
miucUt.
New-York tribune., 1872-03-11

The Nes- York R.Tuii OF Saturday conaihcu
truthful and courteous account Of the aI'fay Ia
TRIBUNE building the day before, IN winch Hn SO"
in-law received his deserts 2As Haa!a Is 100 LIS
aud prosperous ncwspaperto 70 suffer from 'n'ee
pulses of jealousy and spite which nave nuu.
other papers TO libel and ylify gentleman 'nu :
journalist in the interest of ruiliaa ana rooe'-
Of stolen money.
New-York tribune., 1872-03-11

II seems to lie difficult for tie staten Island
Railroad Company to find a Jury which viii
not give verdict against them in the matter
of Che Westiield explosion. Kings County
Jury has Just returned a verdict for one OF the
plaintiffs (ShO seeks to recover 5000 damages)
in a third trial of the cause. The explosion
occurred as long ago as last summer; but
even considerable lapse Of time appears not
10 have dcadened the popular opinion that
common carriers are responsible for the lives
oi their passengers to Il certain extent.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-29

How THE EURoCs MAKE CANOES. AS the
redwood grows only along the lower Klamath,
the EurOcs have monopoly Of making canoes,
and they sell many TO the Cahrocs. canoe on
the klamath is not pointed like the Chippewa
canoe, but the width at either end is equal to the
trees diameter On the great bar across the
mouth Of the river, and all along the coast for
eighty miles, there are tens of thousands Of
mighty redwoods hove up on the strand, having
been either fioated down by the rivers or
gru6oed down by the never-resting surf. Hence
the Indians are not Obliged to fell any trees, and
have only to burn them into suitable lengths
In making the canoe they spread pitch on what
ever place they wish to reduce, and, when it has
burned deep enough, they clap on piece Of raw
bark and cxtinguish the fire. BY this means
they round them cut with wonderful symmetry
and elegance, leaving the sides and ends very
thin, and as smooth as if they had been sand
papered. At the stern they burn and polish out
neat little bracket, which serves as seat for
the boatman. They spend an infnity Of pud-
dering on these canoes, two Indians sometimes
working Ion one five or six Notwithstanding,
scraping, polishing with s0apstone, etc. when
completed they are sold for various money,
ranging from SO to $50, or even morc.--Ocer-
| ldad MOnthtg.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-29

The lobby is not recent invention, nor is the
thlrd house better organized or more open and
shameless in its operations now than it was
many years ago. A writer in The Record, of
Chicago, describing some of the celebrities of
the cary days of Illinois, says that forty years
ago The proceedings of the lobby during the ses-
sions OF the legislature were full of interest and
Importance. Its objects were similar to those of
ITS successors in later times, and its methods
were not essentially different, except that the
lobby nowadays, while representing laroer in.
terests and controlling vastly greater resources
is more careful TO disguise its operations, com.
PEELED thereto by the improved manners if not
by the purer morals Of the present. day. Upon
the assembling Of the legislature, we are told
whether at Kaskaskia, Vandaia or Springfield
the third house was promptly organized, and
It's discussions were held in the representative
nan when that chamber was nor in
use by the body which leeitimatelv
occupied il. Senators and representa.
u'es attended the meetings and took part
IN The debates, and every effort was made by the
iiienus OF measures and their feed attorneys to
make favorable impression on the minds Of
ine'ioers' and thus things were shaped and iol
ou' ~ inc rough at the lobby meetings to BE-
"o'Aeu Gown, smooihed and flushed in the two
houses OIL Inc general assembly This is pitcl
OF audaeliy to which no recent lobby has ot
famed, Dut such methods would douhtless h,
less dangerous aud demoralizup than tho NOR
lnslu'ouS approaches to which recent Legislation
have been known to yield The Illinois lohbv
however, employed these too, as the same WRIT
says, often using means Of persuasion that wcr
corrupt and criminal.