National Republican., 1873-01-31
Ngw yORK.
The Missing Steamer Alasl.s-

The Missing steamer Alaska.
NEW YORK, Jan. ao.-The failure Of the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company here To receive news Of
the arrival Of the Alaska At Yokohama, Is not re-
gartlcd by the ofices as any indication Of disas-
ter to the steamship, there are various reasons
why the company would not yet be advised about
her movements.
WRECKS AT cHARLEsTov.
A Charleston dispatch states that the following
wrecks have been raised or removed during the
past year FROM that iarbor And contiguous nv
eTs! lhe lron;elad Palmetto STATE, Ghariss,on' '
SoSt S i"s also tie iron. SiSa WsSGSsacn and nearly
all q the Patapsco. only two vessels remaln'
THs UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD.
Edward Simmonds, Of this city, states that
when superintendent Of the rolling stock Of the
Union Pacific railroad from 1853 TO 1871, seconf-
hand locomotives were sold 10 the company by
p. q. Butler, Of Boston, As irst-class engines,
the company paying $4,000 or tI,OOQ Apiece for
them nolwllhssndins ns rePort Laat In I9e sn, sn
any decent road. Other secondhand stock was
also purchased In the same way.
TnE TRIAL or TWEED.
Mr.. Graham began his speech for the defence
In the Tweed case, this forenoon. lie drew
largely from Bacon, Story and other authorities
| urged the Jury 10 ignore all newspaper olamor
| and have regard only to the testimony, At the
| same time remembering with Bacon) that thu
proof should be commensurate with the magni
| tude Of the ofTCnse charged. lie argued that tn
| fact that Tweed had not taken the witness stant
should not he used 10 his prejudice, as the prose
eutlon had endeavored to do, and charged tha
there was no proof that Tweed had acted cor
| ruptly as auditor except the testimony OF th'
rotten perjurcr Garvcy. The prisoner was abuse'
| In the same manner ~ Grant and Hoffman. HI
| was dOgged wherever he went by those VIII
| sought TO drive him from the city; but Will
others had ned he had remained like homan
II he CTweetD owed anything TO the city h
| wOull nav IL thFDuQh civil suits.
The prosecution here suggested and the cour
decided, that there had been no testimony 4
show that he had anything with which TO pa
Graham contcnded that no one but wooiwar
had been lmpeached by the evidence, and whe
he saw the storm coming he, like q senslbl
man, took himself beyond the Jurisdiction df gu
courts, where he CGrahaml hoped he would re
main until the tempest blew over. II Wood
ward deposited checks TO TweedS credit, the lR'
does not authorize jury to consider them a
part Of the booty, hut as payments properly due
Graham then proceeded TO denOunce Garyey i
the strongest terms, after the manner OF Fuller
suppose that Tweed, when holding the govern
ment In the palm Of his hand, should have dc
scended from his lofty pedestal TO converse wit
such miserable laokey Us Gatyey concernin
the purchase Of legislative committees, ~ Gal
vey had testified. Their positions were too wild
apart to admit Of Il. No credence was to he give
TO one so Infamous as to turn on his accomplice,
who, according TO his own statements, wa
stepped In infamY, and showed, so far as Carve
was concerned, that there was no honor anon
thieves.
After the recess, Lyman Tremaine began hi
address TO the Jury on behalf Of the people. II
pleaded illness In commencing his address, bu
said he had sworn TO do his duty TO an outrage
and plundered public, and would do so regart
less Of personal consequences. He dwelt mos
polntedly on the colossal extent Of the crime
charged against Tweed, and said they had n
parallel In ancient or modern history. His col
viction would he not only national victory, bt
his Acquittal would make any country forey.
Infamous. lie spoke fOrcibly Of the evidence
the case against the accused, and said u was di
grpceful to republican Institutions that not
paftlcle Of testimony had been produced to dt
prove the guilt Of the defendant
AT the conclusion Of Mr.. Tremalnes eloquer
address, Judge Davis commenced his charge
Judge Davis said: The defendant stands II
dicted before you for alleged violations Of offci
duty In the neglect Of duty and In granting ce
tinoates upon the auditing OF accounts whc
were false and fraudulent, and so known TO hin
Tue Judge spoke In some detail Of the organiEi
tion Of the Board Of Audit and Its duties, an
, ruled that the language Of the legislative o,
creating the board, that all liabilities again
the county Of New York incurred previous to Il
passage should be audited" meant the pc
! iormanee q those general things neeessag essay
! were justly and properly payable. IL require
2 at the hands OF this board something more tina
were clerical duties.
They were required 10 pass upon liabilities
, such form as should furnish to their judEinel
satisfactory evidence that they were Just At
: should be paid. A public Officer clothed viii
such authority cannot obigate II, nor can bod
OF public ofioers, because the duties constitute
i board Of trust for the benefit Of the people. II
I OF no Importance whether evidence has bee
i given here to show willful neglect on the part
i the mayor or the comptroller. II IL enough Z
this case u the people are satisfied that the d
fendant, Tweed, was, In the meaning Of the laN
guilty OF neglect. Willful neglect is an intel
! tlonA act Of Omisslon. An Oiticer Is bound
> know the duties devOlving upon him. II he &C
, and enters upon the duties OF his once there
no necessity Of proving malice or intention
, inJuTe somebody.
Judge Davis continued his charge In forth
language, and in the main adverse to the d
! fendant, concluding at O'Clock, when the ju
retired, and the people inside and outside u
courtroom speculated upon the probable Tesu
OF their deliberations.
, judge Davis left the courthouse, returning
II O'Clock, and the Jury not having agreed he Q
; deTed that they be locked up for the night, ai
Q adjourned the court until 1880 O'Clock tb-mOTro
morning.
fire broke out at 9;31 n. IN. In the Steve
, , castle, st Castle Point, on the Ousk rita Of II
bOken city, The llObOken 1remen being unAl
to extlngush the flames, not having steamer
the chief engineer telegraphed to Jersey city I
/, the residence Of the late Edwin A. stevens.
: IIATERl
The fiTe at the Stevens castle caught from
defective nue, and the observatory room aud q
stories above 10 the cornices OF the tower OF Ii
, front wing were burned. The main building W
4 not injured by the fire. After some time engin
: from Jersey City arrived, and the Ore was su
dued. The damage to the building will amou
TO about $4,000. The valuable library was
moved without damage, and the stevens fainl
remained unharmed In the main building.
' PRoFRssOR TYSDALL
sails for England on Wednesday next. Profess
Agasslz will preside at dinner to be given
the Professor on Tuesday evening.
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