Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-06-19
New York.
OWL SERVICE REroRM.

CIVIL SERVICE REFORM,
New YORK, June fS.-The board of eNamiu-
ers OF the treasury department, under the civil
service rule, have been here in consultation with
custom house officers, and have agreed upon a
system which will be pat in operation at the
earliest practicable moment. Appointments are
to be made under the rule Of competitive exam
nations.
THE COURTS.
The trial of Gyles, the abortionist, commenced
to-day
The jury were unable TO agree in the case of
several Irish Catholics, indicted for the murder
OF a Protestant during the riot at Bayonne, N.
j., in April.
No decision has yet been made in the Kings
county court upon the application for perma-
nent injunction to restrain the Pacific Mail COM
pany from decreasing its capital stock.
The case of Iiden VS.. Gen. Butler again oc-
cuped the session Of the United States circuit
court to-day Geo. llunnewell formerly owner
of the steamer Nassau, testified to her seizure.
MIR. Deylm opened the case for the defense, say
ing the defendant, the best abused man in Amer
lea, had been cruelty maligned and miSreprc-
scented during the last ten years, and this was
the first opportunity he had of having one of
his sO-caled infamous acts passed upon by
jury OF his cOuntrymen. 1t had been asserted
that General Butler and his brother Andrew
j. Butler had made millions of dollars in New
Orleans, and that Andrew J. Butler mad retained
from one to two millions of this amount. This
was utterly untrue, for Andrew j. Butler had
died bankrupt, his assets not being equal to
| fifty per cent of his liabilities. 1t would be
| shown in the present case that the Nassau was
| not seized at all by Gen. Butler, but that he
| paid the full value of her to Hunnewell who
was perfectly willing to sell the vessel,
and who made out bill of sale vol
| unfairly in Buffers office. 1t has been
| said by the prosecution that the Nassau
| seizure was made as result OF a conspiracy of
| Gen. Butler and brother, the latter monopoiz.
| ing the tow boat business below New Orleans,
| and ltaHring that Hunnewell was about to make
| a tow boat of the Nassau and compete with
him. This was utterly untrue, Andrew }. But
| Ter never having any connection with the tow
| boat business at New Orleans, and Gen. Butler
| not hearing until the present suit was instituted
| that his brother Andrew had ever obtained an
| interest in the Nassau. 1t would be shown
| that the Nassau was not worth more than
| $4,000; that being the amount she sold for at
| auction in New York a few months before
| she came into possession of Gen. Butler at
| New Orleans, when he gave much more than
her actual value to Huunewell, who untruth-
| fully represented himself as the owner The
suit had been brought in this city because it was
thought that there was enough preiu-
dice here against Butler TO condemn him,
| whether justly or uniustly. The suit should
have been brought in Massachusetts, where
both Butler and Hunnewel live Charles II.
| HaSwell, formally chief engineer in the United
States navy, testified that he examined the
| Nassau a few months before her sale to Gen.
| Butler, and she was then worth 500 900 to
$4,000 Butler gave S2S,000 for her. deposit
ton of Samuel P. Griffin was read to the effect
that Butler sold the Nassau to Mr. Griffin for
the amount defendant had paid Hunnewell for
her, with the expense Of the alterations made
by defendant
AT ALBANY.
The senate met to-day as a court of impeach-
ment in the case of Judge Prinde, which was
postponed until October; and that of Judge Nc
Gum fixed for tomorrow. 1t was also ordered
that Judge Curtis of the New York marine court
be notified to appear for trial.
MISCELLANEOUS
The district master Of the 0rapgemen denies
the rumor that they will parade with revolvers
and says they intend to be peaceable, law
abiding citizens.