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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-15
JEFFERSON MARKET POLICE COURT.
A Jealous Citizen in DiMcul

Zc0lous SltAzeh IN DhmcuIty.
man named Crump Ormsby was arraigned be-
fore Justice Ledwith at the Jefferson Market Police
Court yesterday, on charge Of disordery con-
duct The complainant was respectable gentle
man named william Maxwell, who has an ONCE at
600 broadway. Ormsby, who claimed to be q
'semi oclal,r seemed to have been in search or the
publishers OF obscene literature or other violators
OF the law in mailing the same. He met o little
girl IN the employ Of Mr. Maxwell coming down the
stairs at the place mentioned with bundle, winch
he insisted on opening ana examining, and when
Mr.. Maxwell came out and interfered Cnnsby sent
out for an officer and had him arrested. In the
court room he refused to explain his action or
give his authority and the Justice held him to bail
In the sum $500 for good behavior
An Aggravated Assault and Battery.
Patrick Wood, denizen of "the rocks" was
charged with assault and battery on Michael
Bowen. throwing him down and so beating him on
the head with Stone that he was taken to the
hospital IN a dangerous condition. Patrick was
committed without bail to answer.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-15
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.
An Important Opinion Affecting the
Rights OF States-The New Orleans
Slaughter House Monopoly Sustained
Against tho MISUNDERSTANDING
Mt inn

WASHINGTON, D. c., April IA, 1879
The following opinion was delivered In the Su
preme Court to-day butchers Benevolent Asso-
citation vs. Crescent City Live Stock Landing
and Slaughter House Company-Error to
the Supreme Court OF Louisiana, and two
other cases. = In these cases 1t Is
complained that the Incorporation of the Landing
and Slaughter House Company by the Legislature
OF the State giving 1t the privilege OF erecting
exclusive landing Tor live stock and slaughter
house for the whole cit ,of New Orleans. In
which all butchers must do their Strengthening
on such terms as shall be prescribed by
the company, was re-establishment In
all its essential qualities OF slavery
forever abolished by the thirteenth amendment
ana violation Of the fourteenth amendment,
which provides as follows mo State shall make or
enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges
or immunities OF citizens Of the United states !;
nor shall any State deprive any person Of
lie, liberty prosperity without due pro-
cess Of law; nor deny TO any person within
It's jurisdiction the equal protection Of the aws.n
IL revives slavery, 1t is said, by making all the
people OF New Orleans who are engaged as but
cners or may wish to engage as such, the servants
or tire seventeen corporat0rs of the company, who
are the dominants, and placing them and their
business at the mercy OF these seventeen men. IL
Is . violation OF the fourteenth amendment, V Is
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-15
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.
Robbery q Third Avenue Car.The
Highwayman Sent to the state Prison
for Twenty Years.
Before Recorder Hackett.

Highwayman Sent to the state Prison
for Twenty Years.
Before Recorder Hackett.
The first case tried by the jury yesterday was an
Indictment for robbery in the first degree against
Michael Mahoney. 1t only took few minutes to
try It, the facts being within small compass. The
complainant, Mr.. Peter r. Corson, testified that
while he was returning home on Third avenue
car. on the evening OF the 5th instant, about half
past ten O'Clock, the prisoner came on the front
platform, seized him by the neck and stole
pocketbook, which contained about fifty dollars.
An alarm Was given, and, fortunately, Officer
Webb was near by, and promptly arrested the
prisoner The jury rendered verdict OF guilty.
Mahoney addressed the Court, and said that he
that he was guilty Of larceny from the person
= Inc recorder, In passing sentence, observed that
ne sent Mahoney TO the Penitentiary last year for
larceny Ife was sentenced to the State Prison for
twenty years upon this conviction for robbery.
Grand Larceny.
Mary Randall was tried and convicted of steal
ing $50 rom Charles Zipp, at disreputable house
in the Bowery, on the 4th inst, and was sent to
tue state Prison for two years.
AequittaIs.
James Quinn and William Lansing Cboys) were
acquitted OF a charge of grand larceny. They took
an express wagon belonging to John Schliemann,
on the cath OF March, which was standing opposite
store in Broadway, and were driving of with it
when its owner eau ght and arrested them. The
defendants proved by respectable witnesses
that they were engaged ny gentleman In a store
to take a package TO the Long Branch boat, and
having established their good character the Jury
rendered a verdict OF not guilty without leaving
their seats.
Michael Connolly was also found not guilty of
grand larceny, the allegation being that on the
night OF the 2st OF December last he stole S51 from
James Shields while Shields and his brother were
engaged IN wrestling match. Mr.. Mott defended
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-15
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT. COURT.
The Case of Carl vogt-A Prussian Ex-
tradition Case.

tradition Case.
Before Judge Smalley.
Yesterday, in this Court Mr.. Kintzlng, as counsel
IN the case Of Carl vogt, whose extradition has
been demanded by the government of the German
Empire for the alleged crime of murder, on which
he has been held for examination by Commissioner
White. made an application for writ OF habeas
corpus and certorari directed ~ the United States
Marshal asking him TO show cause why Vogt is
de taned in custody.
Judge Smalley said that as he was ILL., he wished
the application might be made either to Judge
Blatch1ord or Judge Woodruff.
The application is based on the ground that,
under the Extradition treaty between the German
Empire and the United States, there is no legal
right to initiate proceeding for the arrest Of a
fugitive charged with the crime Of murder in a
territory foreign to the jurisdiction OF the German
Empire. Nogt is charged with committing MUIR
der in Brussels, and his eXtradltion is sought by
the German government under law which makes
a native OF Prussia tVOgt being Prussian)
amenable to the law of Prussia Tor a crime COM
mtted on foreign territory. Counsel Tor the
prisoner contends that this particular law cannot
be extended to eXtraditon cases.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-15
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT.
The Wine Trnde-An Important Ques-
ton OF Taxation.

The Wine Trade-An Important Cues
ton OF Taxa ton.
Before Judge Blatchford
An important question affecting the manufacture
OF wine IN the United States came up yesterday in
this Court. II is claimed by the government that
under the act of July 20, 1865, as amended by the
act Of June 6, 1872, domestic champagne subject
to tax of twenty cents ON quart bottles and ten
cents pint bottles when the carbonic acid gas is
infused into the wine by artificial process instead
OF being generated by the natural process of fer
mentation. 1t appears TO have been the object OF
Congress in its legislation to encourage the manu-
facture OF domestic wines by declaring that all
wines made. in the United States from native
grapes should be free OF duty. Nevertheless, some
misunderstanding seems to have arisen upon the
subject, fer Mr.. ]. M. Blum and Mr. L. Siege, native
champagne dealers and manufacturers in this city,
refused te pay the tax in question and submitted
to seizure for the purpose OF testing the question
whether, under the law, they were obliged to pay
Yesterday ex-Judge Perrepont appeared as
counsel for the parties named and argued that the
Internal Revenue Department had no more autho-
rity to tax native champagne where the gas was
infused into 1t than they had TO tax man for
pouring champagne down his throat.
Mr. Thomas SimOns, Uni ted states Assistant Dis
trct Attorney, was heard on the other side on the
part OF the government.
Judge Batchford took the papers and reserved
bis decision, but in the course OF some remarks
intimated that his views, as at present advised,
were adverse to the position taken by counsel Tor
the government
Action for tho Condemn ton OF a Dis
tillery.
Yesterday, in the United States District Court,
before Judge Batchford and jury the cases OF the
United States vs.. Distiliery Property and Real Es-
tate, seized at the corner OF FIRST avenue and
Thlrty-eighth street, was heard. The suit was
brought for the condemnation Of all the property,
on the ground that the proprietors, Yetter Il Co.,
were legal dIstiers OF brandy from fruit, and the
government charged that they were distilling
Whiskey from molasses. Mr.. Luther w. Emerson,
counsel for the claimants, contended that there
had been no violation OF the law.
The jury found verdict Tor the claimants.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-15
BROOKLYN COURTS.
SUPREME C0URI-SPeCAL TERM.
Lucette Meyers Relea scd.
Before Judge Tappen.

Before Judge Tappen.
Mrs. Lucette Meyers, alias Armstrong, the i'm
prisoned witness in the Goodrich case, yester-
day taken before Judge Tappen, in the Supreme
Court, and released on her own recognizance
District Attorney Brtton said that when the Court
fixed the amount OF the prisoners bail at $1,000 it
was presumed that there would be rush OF people
to become security. 1t was fact, however, that
not one person had offered to furnish bail for her,
and under these circumstances and in view of the
fact that the authorities were OF the Opnien that
the ends OF justice no longer required her deten-
tion Mr.. Britton moved that she be released on her
own recOgniZance.
Judge Happen directed that an order to that
effect be entered and Mrs. Meyers was subsequently
released.
Question of the Legality OF an ASSESS
ment.
Before Judge Pratt
The Court OF Appeals several years since decided
that an assessment in the matter of the opening
of Prospect avenue middle street,, certain 10 is
not fronting on the street, was improper, there
being an intervening lot between the street and
the property in question. Yesterday Joseph II.
Sawyer moved that the assessment on one
of his lots on that street be vacated,
assessment purposes showed that this lot did
not touch the street II appeared, however, that
he owned the intermediate lots, and Assistant Cor
pOratOn Counsel Jesse Johnson argued that this
being the case all OF his property had been properly
construed as adjoining the street. The Court sus-
assessment was denied. 1t would appear from this
ruling that the decision of the Appellate Court ap-
plies only to cases where the party does not own
property to the street.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-15
A FEMALE SNEAK THIEF SWALLOWS A
LOCKET.

Last evening female sneak thief seventeen
years OF are, giving the name Of Amelia Miller, was
caupht in the residence OF Mrs. Catharine Kent $50
Grand street, Williamsburg. When discovered she
had stolen a small gold locket and skirt belong
ing to Mrs. Kent. The girl, on her way to the st.
ton house, swallowed the locket, shortly ai.es
which she complained Of being sick and tue Ponce
Surgeon was sent for. A waterproof CLOAK ang
two dresses were found In her possession ina. nav
been stolen, and for which an owner " Wanteo'
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-15
SUPREME COURT CALENDAR.

ROCHESTER,, N. Y, April Ia, 1873
The following is the calendar Tor the General
Term Of the Supreme Court for Tuesday, April Is -
Nos. 81, So, s4, IS, So, So 9s 90, loo, 102, 1903,
LOG, III, IL, ll3 lis.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-15
SUPERIOR CouaT-SENERAL TERM.
Decision.

By Judges Barbour Mcneil and Van Worst.
Mary Luddington ct al. VS.. Abraham Il. Miller ct
ai.-MOtion to dismiss appeal denied. Opinion by
Judges Mcneil and Barbour.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-15
CoMPTROLLER's RECEIPTS.

Comptroller Green ref6fts the following amounts
yesterday into the city treasury
RECEIVER rA&Es.
From taxes and interest .$7A
COLLECTOR AssEssMENTs.
From street openings and improvements and inter-
BUREAU ARREARss
From arrears Of taxes assessments, Croton rents
o3of
From market rents and fees &c................., B
Total,
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-09-26
The Financial Storm.

The financial storm which began in New
York, Philadelphia and Washington on yes
terday week, at last accounts bad somewhat
abated. Some fifty houses have gone down
10 N. York, Philadslphia, Washington & 9TH
er places since the commencement Of the pa
panic. "It struck with irresistible force
those who were deeply involved in stock spe-
cula,ions, and either laid them prone or sad
ly shattered them. The great business
community, collateral to the track of the
storm, continued throughout ffrm and stead
fast. Not single commercial house went
down; not q single business man is reported
PROSTATE, tho some may have been shaken
indirectly during the immediate passage of
the storm"
In regard to the suspension of the great
banking house of JAY COOKE e. Co, the
New York Sun says:
"The credit Of the house has been deeply
impaired By the implication of HfNRY d.
COOKE, one of the members, with the i'm.
mense frauds Of the Washington Ring -
That was enough to break down anything
but along with this the chief cause of JAY
COOKIES failure is the attempt to build the
Northern Pacific Railroad That enor-
nous and ill-cousidered undertaking was
sufficient to exhaust the strongest Iesour-
ces. Its downfall, we fear, will involve
thousands of widows, orphans, aud cop6d.
ing people Of limited means in lasting po-
verty and embarrassment.
at is long since we had such financial
storm as now RACES. But when it clears off
the air will be more wholesome. There
will be less reckless speculation fewer
railroads will be built on credit aloGe aud
let US hope that Credit Nobiiiers, plumber
ing Rings, official corruption, bribe giving
and present taking will BIO things of the
past only"
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-09-26
The Rescued of the Polaris.

The story OF the experience and final res.
cue OF the en- tire crew Of the American Arc
tic search steamer Polaris, in two different
parties at different times, is one Of the
straogest and at the same time most provi-
Dental that We have ever had in the world
OF adventure. The last party, under Capt.
DUDDiNGToN, who have jnst arrived at
Dundee, Scotland, 10 a destitute condition,
having been picked up By whalemen, are
ordered by the Secretary of the Navy to be
properly provided for aud brought home.
They sail from Eoglaud to morrow. As is
known, some time after Capt. Halls death,
the crew of the Polaris 10 the Arctic waters
had been divided, part taking to an icehurg
and the Others drifting off in the vessel
The first party Aoated nine hundred miles
before being picked up by passing vessel,
and on the recital of their story the rescue
OF the others was deemed doubtful. But
DOW they, too, turn up after having to a
bandon the vessel and construct two boats
from the material, the thermometer meap-
while marking about twenty three degrees
below zero, and floating down the ice bound
channels for many weeks. In the details
now given by Capt. Buddingion. he says
that he resolved in August, 1872, to give
up the North Pole expedition. Soon after
the Polaris began to drift southwark, aud
as she was leaking badly, on October Is, pro-
visions and he Tyson party were placed on
the ice, when gale came on, the ice broke
up, and the Pvlaris was driven off from the
rest or them. The ice bound party were lost
to their sight, and they never saw them a.
gain. After wintering in Lifeboat Cove,
late in the spring they went south 10 the
two boats they had constructed, and reach
ed Cape \ ork In June, and on the 23rd a
whaler noticed their signals, and their res
cue 'hus Is what we now know. 1t was by
the Tigress, sent out TO search for the Pc.
larls, that it was first learned from Esqui-
maux that she was destroyed aud the crew
gone off 10 boats
The United States steamer Ju niata, which
was commissioned to continue the search
for them, had just started from St Johns
for tho Arctic sea when the news came TO
81. Johns that the crew had been safely
landed at Dundee. Tue United States
consul (Mulloy) Immediately chartered a
fast steamer, the Cabot, and setting out in
chase of the Juniata, overlook her with the
good tidings. The scene ON boaad of he
Juniata was ono of great joy on eccoun, of
the good news, and in being relieved from
her perilous mission. The story Of the
Polaris is worthy of most romantic pen,
for it outdoes The fate of Kane's wanderinps
and throws Frakin into the shade. 1t
will be seen by later cable dispatches
that DR.. Bissell, of the Polaris, denies III
the reports to the contrary o! DIR. Hall dy-
ing other than natural death, and by
apoPlexy Baltimore Sun. Sept. %.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-09-26

The FARMERS ORANGES The official
report of the growth of the oranges, issued
September 6, shows the whole number of
sub-graDges reported at headquarters to be
6,062. These are distributed as follows ::
Alabama As, Arkansas fl, California So.
Florida 6, Georgia 1877, Illinois 613, Indi-
ana 1858, Iowa /, ZOO, Kansas SOP, Ken
lucky /, Louisiana 16, Massachusetts, 4 =,
Michigan 60, Minnesota $40, Mississippi
287, Missouri 71S, Nebraska ga, New
Hampshire 3, New jersey 3, New York Q,
North Carolina 70, Ohio ia, Oregon 26.
Pennsylvania Is, South Carolina 146.
Tennessee l07, Texas 9, Vermont 25, Vir-
ginia 3, West Virginia Z, Wisconsin 200
Colorado 2, Dakota, Is, Canada 8. Thus,
says The Baltimore SIM tho advance of the
Farmers movement is certainly very ra.
pid. As the organization wasSno, known
70 the general public year ago its popular
lty and growth are without precedent in
the annals Of social movements. II is a
noticeable and curious fact that il has ia
ken deepest root 10 tho west and in the
southwest. South Carolina has 14G gran
gee, Tennessee and Georgia over 100 each,
Mississippi nearly 800, and Missouri over
700. 1t anything we're needed to show
that the grange business is either non par
tisan Of the development Of new and very
extraordinary political party It is in the
fact that the States already named affiliate
with Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin,
aud Minnesota, in ell Of which the grange
movement has apparently come to stay, es-
Pec'a"y 70 iowa, whore there are 100 Of
its camp tires. Ia he east it has thus far
run lightly. As popuious State az New
ork has only nine oranges, Pennsylvania
sixteen, all New England less than fortv.
IL Is a movement spreading over sections
Of country 50 diverse ia their social and NO.
litical character that it is not easy to ana
lyze and define tho bond Of sympathy that
makes it a unit - baltimore SIM.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-09-26
The YELLOW FEvEn.-A, Shreveport

The YELLOW FEVER. Shreveport,
Louisiana, at last accounts, the Yellow Fe-
yer was still prevailing. From 20 to 80
deaths daily.
At Memphis the fever is abating. On
the 22nd only nine deaths. leading ply
siciaus of that city are sanguine as to the
permanent abatement of the disease.
SW-SENAToR MORTON states that be has
10 his possession proposition from eminent
capitalists in Holland to build four track
railroad from the Atlantic coast to some
point in the West, perhaps Indianapolis or
Chicago, the whole to be accomplished by
private capital, and without asking for a
dollar Of State, national or individual aid,
and he vouches for the entire responsible.
~ of the parties.
FOREIGN DEMAND FOR OUR WHEAT
IL is said that England will have to import
$4,000, 900 bushels of wheat to make up
the deficiency Of ,bis years home product,
and that France will need 4S, 900, 600 bush.
Vie HUH uViOhu Nussla anu beTlntny Will
have jess grain TO spare than usual, and
hence greater demand than last year 8
will be made upon the United States, from
which the exports for the year ending June
30, 1872, amounted to $4,000, 900 bushels
The shipments thus far exceed but slightly
those of the corresponding period last year,
and it is expected that high prices will be
offered in order to draw out every spare
bushel of wheat in this country
EpMR SCHUYLER CoLFAx, ex. Vice-
President of the United States, was lately
introduced to the Northwest Indiana con.
ference NJ. L. Church, by Bishop SIMPSON,
It's preceding officer. Mr. CoLFAx in the
course of some remarks said 81 prize most
highly your mistaken friendship and sus.
tanning confidence, and hope that both may
continue unimpaired in all the years that
remain to US, until ], with you, shall be
gathered to our fathers" TO which Bishop
SIMPSON said "And we oil hope that your
.t"t"re may be more brilliant than your
past" the conference responding "Amen. 4"
A sentiment which may be echoed by cve-
~ charitably disposed mind
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-09-26

SUIT COMMENCED The late public prin-
ter has beer calling for somebody to "pros-
ecute him" and wanted some one to "sue
or subside." He has been accommodated,
perhaps, sooner than he wanted.
Suit against II. S. WALKER for libel was
last week instituted in the United States
District Court by Gen. j ID. IMBODEN and
others; damages $4,000. The SANDER
consisted in the publication of ibelous
statements in the Courier concerning com
pauy lately organized for the purchase aud
sale of coal and timber land, building rail-
roads and navigating rivers, &C., en- Gauley
and head of Kauawha River. The mem
bers of the company were denounced as
swindlers, and the public was cautioned not
to have anything to do with the Gauley-
Kanaw Company. 1t will be as much
"suit" as he will want for time.
Eversince the investigation into his char.
ges for printing was commenced, that IN
fortunate young man has been trying to get
up some sort of sensation that would
make more noise than the printers raids
had but in every instance he has made a
total failure ; and this is likely to be more
expensive and troublesome than aDythin Q
else he has undertaken. - Charleston Chron
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-09-26

HENRY A. WIsE's PLATFoRM.-Mr.
Joseph Segar, leading Republican of Vir-
ginis, having addressed letter to ex-Gov-
ernor Horny A. Wise asking him if he
would not cooperate to secure the com Pile
tion Of the James River and Karawha Ca
nal, writes, under date of September IL E,
an affirmative reply, which is construed by
the Republican press into cooperation with
that party. Ex-Governor WISE says:
Il advance upon this subject now with
out the least embarrassment on the question
Of Federal power to construct this work,
DANES River aud KanaWha canal la
the first place 1t comes within the excep-
ton of works, national and necessary, to
execute admitted powers of peace and of
war; and, in the second place, I regard
the question of internal Improvements by
the Federal government as settled by time,
by repetition of the exercise of the power,
and by the late internal war aud, in the
third place, it is too vital to Virginia for
her longer to hesitate while other States,
north and south, are, and have been profit
ing, by the exercise Of the power. / am,
in word, ready and anxious to do any
thing to resuscitdte Virginia. / will give
up any prejudice and make any sacrifice of
past opinions now to raise up the fallen
head Of my mother State. | will co-ope-
rate with you, as of old, to make Virginia
what she ought to be, and can be made,
by proper efforts"