, 1872-11-10
NEW YORK.

THE CLAFLIN-WoODHULL TRIAL.
New YoRK, Nov. 9.-Ihe trial Of Woodruff,
Claain, and Blood for libelling Mr. Luther G.
Chalis is progressing sloE1y, with the drift Of
the evidence strongly against the Defendants
occasional caller on the Clafin family, who cul-
tivated him until they thought they knew suff-
cient about him to extract 5000 by blackmailing;
they wrote article assailing his character, and
showed it to him, but be defed them. The
to-day. He testified that he met Blood
at his daughters house, q Irving
place. He was present when Blood and
others talked about the publication Of an article
regarding Challis !; heard Blood read the article
referred to. Mrs. Woodruff and Tennie Clahin
were in the ROOM It was about ten days before
the publication Of the article. The evening be-
fore the arrest Of Mrs. Woodruff and Tennie
Clahin 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 eve believe in free-love prin-
ciples and we publish them" Blood wrote for
the paper.
The counsel for defence, y. =.
Howe, has sought to intimidate
the Witnesses for the prosecution BY
sonal habits, and has been sharply 1ebuked and
curbed by the Judge. 4 curious crowd Of
Spiritualists and cratic Individuals are present
each day as spectators in this case.
WHAT SAYS.
The World having hastened back to free trade,
is now rushing for what it considers solid Demo-
cratic ground. It says: "It is too evident now
that the Greeley canvass was prodigious
b1under. It has repelled three honest Democrats
for every Liberal Republican gained. The whole
sulting rebuke to-. the cherished ideas
not Nc 81 surprised that So many true,
staunch Democrats refrained from voting. The
only surprise is that the great body Of the party
was SO obedient to discipline as to support, on
the authority of the Baltimore Convention, q
candidate whose ingrained hostility to Democ-
racy is attested by his every utterance during
more than thirty years Of political activity."
The World is now prepared to admire the
Democracy of New Jersey, OF whom 10000 did
not vote on Tuesday last.
TEE CITY INDEBTEDNESS
The portraits in the City Hall and the Fire
Department apparatus having been barely saved
on several occasions from the clutches OF the
city creditors, the question came up to-day
whether Comptroller Green must go to
prison or not. He VAS ordered, Eve months
ago, by Judge Ingraham, to pay $700, the bal
ance Of salary to Supervisors clerk. who had
sued the Controller; not having settled it, a
Judge Fancher, in the Supreme Court, to COM
nit 31r. Green to prison for not obeying the
,ndndanaus. The Controllers counsel stated
plainly that only $500 remained in the Treasury
to the credit Of the Supervisors, and it vas =
physical impossibility to settle bill for 800
with this amount The Judge took the papers
under advisement, and the Controller is safe
from prison till Monday, at least.
ITO the Associated Prcss.1
SOCIAL AND POLITICAL.
NEW YoRK, Nov. AT the annual dinner Civ
en- by the 9lercantile Library Association, last
evening, Charles O'Conor delivered speech on
the progress Of the Reform movement in the
metropolis. He concluded with the sentiment: !:
-+v-Al
alike with integrity unquestioned, and morals
above reproach: they we're fit rivals for high
station. We trust they have inaugurated an era
in candidacy" [Applaase:] Addresses were
also made BY William z, Dodge, Rev. Dr.. Potter,
Rev. H. ". Beecher, and others.
THE BERcuER MEMORIAL.
at Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, last night, the
Committee on Beecher Memorial reported that
$4,000 had been raised for the proposed Bethel
and Navy Missions.
THE UNITED STATES sENAToRsHR.
George Bliss, Jr., and General Henry Davis
are mentioned in connection with the SUCCESSOR
ship of United States District Attorney Noah
Davis.
THE STEAMSHIP MISSOURI.
Investigation into the loss Of the steamship
Missouri Will commence in this city next week.
A fire in Twenty-eighth street, extending to
Twenty-seventh street, this morning, burned
Deans stair-building factory, Brassington's
plan1ng mill, Macys packlne-bo1 factory, Mar-
TINS machine shop, Welchs planning mill, 8 large
tenement house, . grocerya and a dwelling house.
The loss is $4,000.
WANTS HIS sA1AnY.
In the Supreme Court to-day James ". Nc
Donnen applied for an order committing Con-
troller Green for contempt in not obeyinS q
x1dnddnaus ordering the payment of McDon-
nels salary as assistant in the Office Of the Board
Of Supervisors. The Controllers counsel
claimed that he could only pa. the money, which
had hean annrnnriated Deci9inn reser7ed.