, 1872-12-14
NEW YORK.

n1itted for Trial-The JameI Estate
Cnsc-8eavy Mortgage and Deed For.
geries-Froude's Lectures-F8is Opin-
ion of the Catholic Church.
Special Despatch TO The Chicago Tribune.
NEW YonK, Dec 13-AIr. Froude has got
enough of the Irish Question, and is introducing
other topics. In his Brooklyn lecture On "The
Beginning OF the Reformation, he opened by say
Ing he had intended to speak to them on the rela~
tions of England and Ireland. That course of1ec-
lures attracted considerable attention. and led to
8. hotter controversy than ho anticipated or was
desirable, for the object he had in view. ANY,
thing to be had By speaking on that subject in
New York or elsewhere had been gained, and
that it would be useless, and perhaps foolish, to
press it further. He then proceeded to show
how the Catholic Church has changed for the
worse since the thirteenth century.
Mayor Oakley Hall has been interviewed; He
denies that he appointed Deladeld Smith Corpo-
ration Counsel on account Of any bargain With
Republican managers to drop lawsuits against
himself. He says Smith WAS bis schooimate,
and it was useless to appoint 8 Democrat, to be
turned out OF Office by d Republican Legislature:
The Times and Post continue to pour hot-shot
into Smith for accepting, but he Will STICK.
G4o the Associated Press,]
NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-The testimony IN the
Anderson poisoning case, to-day, made start
ling disclosure. Andrew Jackson, formerly q clerk
in DR.. iah's store, testified that ten days before
Anderson's death, Irish and Mrs. Anderson
came into the store, and at the Doctors request
the witness put up three drachns Of white ar-
senic, with which it was said Mrs. Anderson
wanted to kill cats. Four or FIVE days after the
Doctor ordered the witness to put up dollars
worth Of arsenic, which vas done; also dol
lars worth Of Paris green: On the 12th Of May
DR.. Irish said to witness that, since he might be
subpnnaed in this case, he would like to
know it their evidence con0icted. The
Doctor asked him about putting up some bicar-
donate Of soda, and if he remembered it. The
and would not perjure himself for the City Of
Brooklyn The Doctor then said he could go out
Of the city, to Brooklyn, or any other place. A
new clerk was Obtained, and the Doctor gave
since remained Mrs. Anderson wrote 3 letter
to Irish, telling him that he had better not let
the Witness go, as the other side might get hold
Of him, and he might testify in regard to getting
arsenic Tor the cats.
The counsel for the Bank Of British North
America state that sauville, arrested yesterday,
had no connection with the institution, but was
q partner of the firm Of James Austin j Co.,
which recently failed in Montreal, and which is
debtor to the bank for comparatively small
amount. The charge against ssuville is the al
tering Of the amounts Of some Of the accept
ances discounted,
The lost steamship St. Louis YVES valued at
9150, 900, and fully insured by the owners, Crom-
we'll i; Co., in the Atlantic, Mercantile, United
States, Lloyd's, and other companies. Her cargo
consisted Of 1241 bales cotton; ! ,641 barrels
molasses; $50 barrels oil; 50 barrels rice; some
tallow hides, etc. There was also s., 800 in
specie on board. The st. Louis Was eighteen
years 9ld and Vas built at IT. Dunbarton Scotland
rill, shot and killed BY her uncle, Robert Bleak
lev. returned verdict against the prisoner, who
was committed to the Tombs.
The project Of introducing salt water into the
City Of New York for estinguishing fires was
tee today.
In the Jumel estate case, to-day, the deposi-
tions Of Mary Ar1nsby snd Lemue1 Angel, both
over 90 years OF age, we're read in corroboratlou
Bowen with Madame Jume1, and Daniel Hull
aged 85, identified the plaintiff. whom he had
known from infancy as a son of Betsey Bowen:
Paul Bertrin was arrested to-day, on board the
steamship Calabria, upon Q telegram from
Rouen charging him It'll * klllag woman snd and
held to answer by the United States Commits
sioner. 50,
The fune,al OF the late Edwin Forrest will
take place in Phi1adelphia on Monday next:
Professor Stowe, husband OF Mrs. Harriet
Beecher Stowe, ia seriously i'll.
4 movement has been Instituted IN Brook
lyn, establishing q. system Of cheap eatln6-
houses for the working classes Of both sexes.
Inc defI1a0 C016u4 0eueIa4 ueIe Apptt1o At1
aid for the people in the Baltic provinces suffer
ing from the recent foundations Of that country
George Price, whom nobody seems to know,
and who is believed to have sailed for Europe
has made mortgages and deeds Of property which
he did not own in Hudson County, New jersey
to the amount Of $500, 600, and caused them tt
be recorded. For these mythical securities
Price rot possession Of houses, lots, yachts
jewelry, and other tangible property, which ht
quickly transferred to other parties. The vic
TINS think some of these parties we're in the con
fidence Of Price, and suits have been commenced
| to recover the property.
The Directors Of the Crystal Palace Exhibit
ton Company met this evening, and discussed
| the advantages Of the proposed enterprise
| Richard scheu offered to be one Of hundred
| to give S17, 500 each aB purchase money for th
| land Tho meeting adjourned without arriving
at definite conclusion
! A meeting Of co1ored people tonight, to ex
| preas their abhorrence Of the policy OF th
! Spanish Government in Cuba was we'll attended
| Addresses were delivered by the Rev. Il. Il
Garnet and ". II. Saunders.
| At meeting Of the New England Society, to
night, Elliott G. Cowdin was reelected Presi
| dent, and q Committee appointed to draft appro
priate resolutions on the death of Horace Gree
| ley, thirty years member Of the Society. Th
/ annual dinner takes place on the 23d instant
when, it is reported, the President and General
t Sherman and Sheridan will be present.
| The bondsmen Of Colonel Blood, in the crimi
nal suit for libel, surrendered his bail thi
afternoon. Blood was roarrested, end is now i
| the Eldridge Street Police Station.
THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE.
| n5r. coTfarss Interview With the Stock