, 1872-11-11
WIS saved except the cotton in the hold, which
vii ii be be- slightly damaged but. ultimately saved,
The machinery, furniture, and state-room doors
Of the boat are all that can be saved.
NEW YORK.
Special Despatch to This Chicago Tribune.
THE TRIAL.

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THE c1AFLIS-wooDHULL TRIAL:
New YORK, Nov 9-The trial OF Woodruff,
Claain, and Blood for lbeling A1r. Luther C.
Challis is progressing slowly, with the drift Of
the evidence strongly against the defendants.
Mr. Challis testimony admits that he vas an
occasional caller On the Clafiin family, who cul-
tiyated him until they thought they knew sufa-
they wrote article assailing his character, and
showed it to him, but be dehed them The
father Of Mrs. Woodruff WAS witness
to-day. He testified that he met Blood
at bis daughter's house, e living
others talked about the publication of an article
regarding Challis heard Blood read the article
referred to. Mrs. Woodruff and Tennie Cladin
we're in the room. It was about ten DAYS before
the publication Of the article. The evening be-
C1af1in told my children that they would get
into trouble, and that they had better so away
till Monday. Blood told me to shut up my old
withered mouth :; We believe in free-love prin-
ciples and We publish them" Blood wrote toF
Howe. has sought to -intimidate
tho Witnesses for the prosecution by
asking them indecent questions about their per.
sonal habits, and has been sharply rebuked and
curbed by the Judge. a curious crowd Of
Spiritualists and errati: individuals are present
each day as spectators IN this case.
WHAT THE WORLD" SAYS.
The World, having aastened back to free trade,
cratic ground. It sa7s: "It is too evident nov
that the Greeley CANVASS was p1odigious
blunder- It has replied three honest Democrats
for every Liberal Republican gained Thewhole
suiting rebuke . the cheriahed ideas
not ths snrursed thae e many y' tae
staunch De1nocratsrefrained from voting. The
only surprise is thai the great body of the party
was SO obedient to discipline az to support, on
the authority Of tie Baltimore Convention,
| candidate whose ingrained hostility to Democ-
racy is attested by his every utte1ance during
more than thirtyyears Of political activity"
The World is now prepared to admire d5 ire The q
| Democracy Of New jersey, Of whom 10000 did
| not vote On Tuesday last.
THE CITY INDEBTEDNESS.
| The portraits in the City Hall and the Fira
Department apparatus having been barely saved
city creditors, the question came up to-day
whether Comptroller Green must go tc
prison or not. He was ordered, FIVE months
ago, by Judge 1ng7aham, to pay 800, the bal,
ance Of salary to Super7isors clerk who had
sued the Controller; not having settled It,
motion vas argued at length, to-day, before
Judge Fancher, in the Supreme Court, to CON-
NIT Hlr. Green to prison for not obeylng the
| mandanaus. The Controllers counsel stated
plainly that only $500 remained in the Treasury
physical impossibility to settle bin for 500
with this amount. The Judge took the papers
under advisement, and the Controller is safe
from prison till Monday, ct least.
ITO the Associated PTess.1
| SOCIAL AND POLITICAL.
New YoRK, Nov. 9.-At the annual dinner CIV
en- by the Mercantile Library Association, last
evening, Charles O'Conor delivered q speech on
the progress of the Reform movement in the
metropolis. He concluded with the sentiment: !:
| stGenera1 Dix and Francis kernan-endoUed
! alike with integrity un9uestioned, and morals
above reproach, they we're fit rivals for high
station. We trust they have inangnrated an er1
in candidacy [Applause:] Addresses Wers
also made BY William E: Dodge, Rev. Dr.. Potter,
Rev. II. ". Beecher, and others
| THE BEEcEER MEMORIAL.
At Plymouth Church, BROOKLYN, last night, tho
Committee Oh Beecher Memorial reported that
| and Navy Missions.
TIE UNITED STATES sESAronsHP.
George Bliss, Jr., and General Henry Davis
are mentioned in connection with the successor
| chip. Of United States D1str1;t Attorney Hoa7
| Davis.
A FIRE in Twenty-eighth street, extending to
Twenty y~seventh street, this morning, burned
Deans stair-building factory, Brasslnsts2}ns ten
tins machine ahop, Welch's planning mill, large
tenement house, . grocery and dwelling house.
The loss is $4,000.
! WANTS HIS SALARY
| In the Supreme Court to day James " Nc-
Donneu applied for an order committing Con
troller Green for contempt in not obeylng q
mandanaus ordering the payment OF McDon-
nels salary assistant in the Office Of the Board
Of Supervisors. The Controllers counsel
claimed that he could only pay the money which,
had been appropriated Decision reserved
! AIARGE FAILURE
Reports we're current in Wall street to-day OF
the failure Of Bow1es Brothers Co., Of London
| and Paris.