Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-05-25
NEW YORK.



NEW YORK, May 24.-Stokes was
arraigned to-day but by the instructions of
his counsel refused to plead. The court
ordered plea of not guilty to be entered.
The District Attorney then moved to pro-
coed to trial, but Stokes counsel asked for
a commission to 20 to England to examine
Dorman B. Eaton, said to be an important
witness for the defense, and read a long af-
fidavit in support thereof. After some dis
cussion the court decided to adjourn the
case till the third Monday in June to give
the counsel time for The issuance and re-
turn of the commission. The special plea
presented by Stokes counsel yesterday was
OveTruled.
Importing Smallpox.
During the last three days two vessels
arrived with smallpox prevailing to a great
extent among the steerage passengers.
They are detained at quarantine and the
infected passengers sent to Wards Island.
Sailing ship Europa arrived on the 21st
with AIS steerage passengers. On the voy-
age Is deaths occurred from the scourge,
and % additional cases Of the infection were
on board. The ship Athenae, also from
Bremen, arrived on the 3d. with Ala steer.
age passengers; 10 passengers and two
sailors died at sea; six passengers have
died at quarantine, ard 20 passengers and
two sailors have been sent to the hospital.
The Coroner has been invited to investi-
gate the case of these vessels. The disease
on the Athenae consisted of smallpox, scar
let fever and measles, the majority of
deaths being children from the latter.
The impression that the mortality was occa-
stoned by the inferior quality Of food is
pronounced groundless, the Captain saying
that all the provisions put on board the ship
at Bremen was thoroughly examined. The
Captain seems TO think the disease was fos-
tered by dirty habits of the emigrants who
were.chiefy Poles. Nothing shortiof physi-
cal violence could induce them to wash and
the men deliberately ate the soap furnished
them thinking it cheese.
VIII of Prof. Morse.
The will of the late Prof. Morse has been
admitted to probate. 1t is dated Febr uary
Z, 1872. 1t provides that $4,000 be set
apart to detray oDe-third of the cost of his
monument at Greenwood, and that the res
idue of his property be held in trust for his
wife during her life; after her death the
property tC be divided into eight parts,
one Of which is to be appropriated to pay
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given to his children. From these shares
various sums from $4,000 to $4,000 are
to be deducted on account of previous gifts
and to be paid into the residuary fund.
His biOgrapher, to be appointed by the ex-
ecutors, is to be allowed free use of his
books and papers. The cross conferred by
the King of Denmark is to be returned.
His gold spectacles are to be given to eX-
Senator Sidney Breeze of Illinois. Among
the legacies are $1,000 to the theological
seminary at Hampden Sidney, Va.
Intangible Assets.
A judgment for S45O,000 entered in the
Court of Common Pleas in favor of Chas.
E. Devlin, and which formed part of his as
sets when going bail for Tweed, was set
aside to-day by Judge Loring, who ordered
the case to go on the calendar and be tried
by the jury. The judgment was against
the city for work done on the streets, etc.
The New Jury Law,
The new jury law, which allows Jurors
to serve who have formed an opinion, pre-
vided they can be guided solely by evidence,
was put In force in the trial of an alleged
hotel thief to-day.
A Bridge Falls with 200 People on It
ITHACA, n. Y, May 24.-About three
O'Clock this morning the buildings belong
ing to WSG. johnson, on Fall Creek, were
fred by an incendiary. A steamer was
stationed on High bridge oveE, Fall Creek,
lust below the foot of the main fall. When
the fire was nearly out the bridge,
without any warning by cracking fell,
carving with it the engine and
the people who had congregated there to
the number Of about two hundred. The
bridge was twenty feet above the water.
The whole of it went down together. Fiji
teen persons were seriously injured, includ-
ing some of the students of Cornell Univer-
sity, some SO badly that they are not expect
ed to recover.