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LECTURES AND MEETINGS.

At a meeting of the German Cigar Manu-
faeturers Protective Association, in the Turn Hail. yes
tordav committee was appointed to obtain modlhca
ton OF certain Internal Revenue laws winch are 0o
cred impracticable in their operations
AT Convention in the Bloomingdale Inrh
Hall acton was taken yesterday TO cooperate with otne
German organizations in agitation 10 obtain reform
of the present school system, WIN VIC" VI 80
school attendance obligatory. Inc Dlstrct NounO "~o
directed TO take further action in the matter'
The trustees of the Metropolitan Museum
of Art gave reception their rooms in Fthaye last
evening TO Gen. L. p De Cesnoa the discoverer OF the
collection of antiquities recently purchased by the
Museum In reply TO speeches euogzinR MS zeal anu
perseverance, the General MADE suitaDio resPonSo
The reception was well attended
The investigation in regard to the lease OF
Nilsson Hall as an armory continued. yesterday oy
the special Committee Of the Board OF SUPERVISORS MT
Postly lawyer, testified that he leased Nilsson Hau
of $4,000 year and taxes he had nothing 10 90 Win
the sub-etting Of the hall to the CITY,
The Hon. George II. Yeaman has begun
series of lectures at Columbia College Law School on
constitutional Law" The fourth lecture Of the series
"Checks and Balances in Government the DIVISION Ul
Government into three glsiatVe Juul-
cin and Execufive the Functions or these anu Iner
Relntons TO Each other"
At the meeting of the Board of Supervisors,
Yesterday an excited personal discussion occurred De-
tween Alderman Van shack and Mr Ottendorfer Alder
man Van Shaick complained that Mr.. Otendorer In MS
newspaper unjustably abused members OF the bOaIu'
charged that Ottendorfer had written ~
NJ Tweed complmentng him on his administration Oh
the city affairs and had acted as secretary at meeting
favorable to the erection Of a monument 10 IWeeu'
New-York tribune., 1873-02-04
TIE LIBERTY-sT. TRAGEDY.

The inquest concerning the death of Nicho-
las b. Duryea, lottery dealer, who was killed by bis
former partner John E. Simmons in LSertyst, Dec &c.
was continued by Coroner Keenan, at Bellevue Hospital
yesterday afternoon. AS at the previous session. the
accused was borne into the upon litter and COM
fortaby propped up with soft pillows blanketed
armchair william stryker, the prisoners clerk, was
yards from simmons and Duryea when they first
clinched; Duyea grabbed Simmons by the throat
with one hand and struck ham in the face with
the other; they then clinehed and Duryea threw sm
mons down and got top Of him. after hard struggle
Simmons turned Duryea over on his back; they turned
slowly and lay upon their sides for second after
which Simmons got on top; first saw Simmons strike
Duyea after the former had got top Of the latter
tar as could judge the feet and part Of the legs of the
two men in the gutter, and their bodies in slant
ing direction on the sidewalk.
ChArles Anderson, postal clerk testified in brief,
that hearing disturbance be left the Office in Lib
ertyst, the evening OF the murder, he ran with
crowd the place; he observed two men down the
sidewalk kneeng over or on top OF the other
he stepped up close TO them, and as he did go,
one, whom he recognized as the prisoner, got up
excaiming, "Now have got the best OF youW AS the
carried him into sutherlands restaurant where witness
saw him whisper to 5ryker; minute two later
one inquired what the matter, and Sryker the wit
ness thought replied. 1.-TWO going down
Nassau-st and somebody attempted 10 rob them"
This testimony substantially corroborated by
other witnesses who that they The prisoner
strike the beneath him several times with iDsru
ment that glttered In the gaslight
New-York tribune., 1873-02-04

In 800 bail to answe charge Of libel preferred Dy
smons Burke j. H. Donnelly and G eeoaeg nsI,es ~
Pennington The alleged libel consisted N tne gaons
non 2. an Account OF prisengna "a Tn'0" '''
HopoKEr-Chief OF Police Donovan. who mas = Deen cen
working up the case OF the murdered man founa w
Elysian Fields jan So sncceeded yesteruse ., ~ the
hat IA regarded as complete explanation OF tue %
ner an which the murder was committed and also PROD
able cline TO the urderers While passing near car
standne near The ferry the Chief noticed earhook or
what is sometimes called swlteh,iron, Whcn :.
appeared 70 have traces OF piooa upIn lcaa az az
naucor was at once arrested with the drivers OF cars
Nos 102 1o9, and 14 and taken 70 tac "a Charles
washngtons Here they gave iSnnacR InSr and Henry
Penack The three last reside in Union Hll Berger
resides at No. II Grand-st., this city, Wheh h
stains OF blood found Bergers coat Inc
we're held 10 await examination but 10 was snDsequsnI
ascertained that Benack had not Deen enPioynSu ~
the line previous 70 Feb l. ana ne wa was ron 10 crti
cal examination by the aid OF powerful W.
and decided that the stains were caused by blood very
The n6vscIan afterward compared the iron with the
wounds and found that in every instance u hctoa
acty. The inquest will he continued & S "
the Allentown authorities having ascertaneo tbat no
person is missing from that town.
NEwARK-James Nolan, laborer employed Dy M,
cbael Shanley & gon contractors, was instantly keo
Yesterday by the falling OF an embankment on Cuhton
Hill. He leaves a wife and one child "A man Known
as Terry" Smith was arrested yesterday Or an out
rageous assault upon girl, age eght inc Wy
Samuel Hall has sent In his resignation as rector o Oh
Johns Church. Woodside "A number or persons were
badly hurt yesterday by falling on inc shppeiy Sue
walks
PATERsoy-Theodore Williams was committed Yeeter-
day TO the county jail to charge OF having a
tempted TO shoot Andrew Murphy on Sunday nlgh.
Both intoxicated, and Williams claims @ luat ~
firing he did not intend to wound Murphy: ;The nre
alarm telegraph In 40 far completed Jat IL VIII pc III
working order by Feb. H.
New-York tribune., 1873-02-04
TIE STOKES CASE.

Upon the adjournment OF the February Term
OF the Court of Oyer and Terminer by Judge Brady,
Judge Boardman ascended the bench Dos Passos occu
MED the remainder Of the session in setting forth the
grounds upon which the motion for trial OF Stokes
was based and citing authorities in support of his
stons After revertng the expressions Of bias against
the prisoner alleged TO have been uttered by several
iurymen he proceeded to aDayze the Jury law and
claimed that the statute contrary TO the fourth
article Of the Constitution Of the United States,
which guarantees q trial by impartial jury.
II also contravenes two articles OF the State
Constitution Art l. sec which gives trial by jury in
all cases in which 1t has heretofore been used and Art
ee g. which provides that person shall he deprived
OF life or liberty except by due process Of law. 1t
said that the evident object OF the law must have been
TO enable courts OF Justice TO impanel jures easily
In imp rtant trials, but that II was direct bid for
preiudiced Jurors The counsel then took up the ala
Wits referring the visit Of juror TO the Grand Cen
tral Hotel, the inspection Of pistols by another,
and reading OF newspapers by another. He claimed
that no Jurors should receive testimony out OF court that
the fourth ground the absence Of the prisoner during
portion OF the trial. then considered and the fifth
the court room upon two occasions, during the sum.
ming up OF the counsel for the people. The counsel
argued that II necessary for the constitution Of
court TO have the presence OF Judge, and that any
proceedings during his absence were illegal.
Two points still TO be argued In support OF the
notion first that there Is newly discovered evidence,
and second that the counsel for the prosecution their
case, and which were calculated to influence the minds
M
New-York tribune., 1873-02-04
THE EAsT RIVER BRIDGE COMPANY

The Directors of the East River Bridge
Company held q meeting yesterday afternoon. The
Committee whom referred the subject of amend
ing the charter Of the Company made report recon-
mendng that @ bill be submitted 10 the Legislature
which shall contain the following propositions; The
Mayor and Controller Of the City OF NewY and Mayor
and Controller OF the City of Brooklyn shall each nOm
nate member of the Board OF Directors, making fonr
additional Directors ip ALL who shall be efcio mem
DeTs Of sn standing committees; they shall make
reports annually 10 thaT respective citiesi the
meetings OF the Board shall be public; the Board
o. Directors shall have power 10 forfeit the stock
OF citizens foT Don-paymeDt Of iustsments
schroeder moved az ap amendment that
these appointments sLOud be made annually, Ar.
Hewitt EADlea Clae~ pat ~ relative 10 tbe forfeiture
pf fn ,10ek-ha' 10 vaI d.Do without releasing the
gufterije. ind0 r. of 0Uiienfon 90 pay the amend
n. 70 Ss t, ~piJo Bi Barnes ten spVke oi the foso-
New-York tribune., 1873-02-04
THE scANNELL AND KING CASES.

day morning, before Judge Brady, DstrietAttorney
Phelps stated that there two Of homicide
come before the Court, that Of John scanne indicted
for the murder Of Thomas Donohue, and that OF James
G. King indicted for the murder Of Anthony f. oNeil.
He thought IT than right that these cases should
be tried before any other indictments which might be
brought in by the Grand jury and he desired
with them at once. Mr. Beach, Of the counsel for
King stated that they not yet prepared and
condition OF King who had to be brought from other
states Mr. Spencer. behalf Of scannell asked
delay OF two weeks, he had found 10 impossible
make adequate preparation in the time allowed him
The trial OF Scanne was finally put down for Monday,
Feb TO- and the King for Feb IT, The prisoners.
who were in Court, were then remanded and the petit
jurors discharged until Tomorrow as the arguments in
the Stokes case will probably occupy to-day.
New-York tribune., 1873-02-04
NEW GLASGOW STEAMERS.

The State Line Steamship Company, which
has been organized in Scotland for the purpose Of
trading between Glssgowiand this port and Liverpool
and New-Oreans Will have feet Of nine vessels
ming between these ports The Company has arranged
for the purchase Of six vessels At present building
Three of these 0 tuns EACH intended to trade between
Glasgow and this port, and named respectively Penn
sylyania Virginia and Georgia, building by the Lon
don and Glasgow Engineering and fronshipbuildng Com
pany, at Glasgow. The other three, two OF which
900 tuns each, and 24Oo tuns named respectively
Louisiana Minnesota, and Alabama, and intended TO
trade between Liverpool and New Orleans, building
by Mesus. Thomas Wingate q Co., Glasgow. All the
ve6sels intended under special survey to register
70oA AatI IIoyde
New-York tribune., 1873-02-04
QUESTIONS OF MUNICIPAL FINANCE.

A correspondence between Controller Green
and Messrs John X Porter, John II. strahan and E.
Delafeld Smith. in reference the deposares etc.
city and county funds has been made public. Messrs-
Porter and strshan therein decide that the in
terest on deposits belongs 20 the city and county
much as the principal; that the Finance Depart
ment is vested with control OF all the fiscal
AFFAIRS Of the city and county; that the Chamber
lain has no night 70 demand that the depository banks
pay interest 20 him that the power Of the Chamberlain
10 appoint deputy and other officers was repealed and
placed in the Controller.
f. Delafeld Smith, Corporation Counsel. conenrs sub
stantay Ia these opinions and concludes his letter
follows "Whateyer. therefore, may be the ultimate de-
eioDs Of the courts In the SUITS now pending,
In the opinions Of exJudge Porter and Mr. srahaD as
TO your right TO proceed by mandamus against the
Chamberlain far relates 10 the balances Of interest
now in the hands OF the Park Bank and the Union
Trust Company and by aehpn other proper proceed
ing against the present depository bankep far as
lates TO the balances OF interest In excess OF the smounts
required 10 pay salaries, &c, under the act VI 1909
New-York tribune., 1873-02-04
THE RAPID TRANSIT ASSOCIATION.

A meeting of the New-York Rapid Transit
Association was held last evening at No. COZ sxthaye
Rudolph A. Williams in the chair. call for pubic
meeting to be held Cooper Institute has been signed
by about 500 prominent business men, 1t was proposed
to hold the meeting Feb H. but after some discussion
was thought best defer to Feb 49, s. E. Church.
W n. Harrison. and Mr. Olmstead were appointed a
Committee OF Arrangements,
The Twelfth Ward Association has agreed 70 act ia
was appointed to confer with the President OF the East
Side Association with reference to that sending
delegation TO accompany one from the Rapid Transit
and the West Side Associations to urge the Dl before
the Joint Committee. Messrs. Barry, Morrison, and
Hoffman appointed committee 10 secure Waru
auxiliary ORGANIZATIONS
New-York tribune., 1873-02-04

,,,,on snreestiny that the meetings snonu sn ~ srs 80,
nss tho directory purchase no supplies IN any N.
of ite members or any OF its empsoyost sna YIN. ~ y.
sse lowest responsible bidder he desired to know what %
ra.srer 9sa snsvered ssbSiIOo Mr. Barnes then CON
tn1ed TO say that they had only received about oS6c
out Of a 100000 which they viii have IN otnef os monu
necessary and he believed that to obtain these ADJ
tonal moneys public confidence required strengtnenng
Sonsinarahle discussjon ensued, and Mr.. stranahan
moved 10 table Mr. Barnes's amendments, but tne
motion 70 table lost and motion 10 reler was cai
ried The report OF the Cominittee was euoPo"' M" ~
meetin0 then adjourned.
New-York tribune., 1873-02-04
NEW-YORK CITY.

pof. Agassiz, finding it impossible to attend
,,o vnda dinner the Hon. wm M. Evarts win preside
instead.
Can't. John McGinn, the Harbor-master VINO
qualified on Saturday, assigned. yesterday py 'no
antan Of the Port to the Tenth District which extendS
from Pier No. AZ, N. K. 10 Tubby HOOK.
A new bill relating to the formation Oh Juries
has heen proposed by lawyers Of this city ana
80, So asonted 20 the Ieetslature It will modify the
number Of challenges and the mode OF trying them'
The following is comparative statement OF
TIM contagious diseases of the past two weeks:
New-York tribune., 1873-02-04
GOV. DIX AND THE PARDoNING POWER.

Gov Dix has sent the following letter in
reference to the application for communication OF the
sentence of John Gafney for the murder Of Patrick
Fahey: - ,
ALBANY, Jan 81, 1873
GRoyER CLEVELAND, eQ, Shertr Of Ere County. -
DEAR SIR: considered h application for commuaon OF the
John Gane for the murder OF Pat
rk Pshey Buffalo critical examination OF the
csse nd the Executive authority Of the State
shield punishment awarded by the law The ur after
the found him guilty OF murder
degree Court Of Appeals review Of the record Of
law the proceedings the verdict
all the taken for bis Defense the benefit Of able
and devoted counsel
large number Of the citizens Of Buffalo including superv,O
Coun and the jurors hare Detoned TO
imprisonment for life While participating in the
sympathy felt BY his owownsmen for the family OF the con
criminal forget that sympathy equally due to the
friends the victim, who hurried without moments warning into
orderly members Of society whose lives are In daily
peril from the alarming prevalence Of murder Nor can forget that
eIercse Of emency Is asked Of BY inspiring In
brutal vOaors Of the law the hope of escaping punishment become
crimes 10 this the criminal playing caris in
drinking saloon armed with nuerous and ready to
provocaon and after interchange Of opprobnous
with who had entered the room be fred at the latter
three shots, OF which proved fatal
ind justification for defeating the execution Of the law By the
inrposon Of authOnty and the expression
similar will have the effect Of erug evminded persons from
Of extraordinary nature will be needed TO
considered determinations Of ures and courts respectfully yours
Io A Dfx
New-York tribune., 1873-02-04
HIGHWAY ROBBERS IN KENTUCKY.

LOUISVILLE, Feb. 3.-Ths stage running from
Mitchellsburg to Harrodsburg KY, was attacked on
Thursday night about eight miles from Harrodsburg
by four men, one OF whom ordered the driver 70 stop
and deliver the mail. At the same time he endeavored
robber through the head, killing him instantly The
other robcers fed but pursued by the
who captured two OF them took them to Harrodsburg,
and lodged them in iail.
New-York tribune., 1873-02-04
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LONG ISLAND.
NEW-JERSEY.
rY.-Thomas 0'Brien pl,

JERSEY CITY.-ThomasO O'Brien pleaded guilty
yesterday in the Hudson County Circuit Court OF as
saulting John Katenhof. aud sent to the Penten
ary for nine months; Orlando Allen gave 1900 bail t.
for having resisted the authority OF tho Sheriff
ana Jamee A. Mclaughlin. editor Of The Times was held
New-York tribune., 1873-02-04

the not.d song writer k Published on Tuesday fcr sale BY az
reputable nsnss aud at No sSpfucesI kght PAGES soo o"
columns for
New-York tribune., 1873-02-04

tood Ira me action OF the daughters Of Mr.. Greeley
now taken is not based predicated upon that sug
motive that their fathers ashes may rest IN
peace and that the ipfrmities and ealamltes which
overwhelmed him in the last weeks OF ms NE may not
be made the subject Of further public investigation and
M. Wihams-It is known TO the Court as well as 70
my friends on the other side that the executors OF MI
on us nor have they uttered word IN self-defense
ber idea was that the testimony in the case would be
Temarks that have been made on the other side have
this tendency, and 1 Wi not say TINS purpose ss
~ tss seessed % az spd Ws asat 10 te deceased
whale he lived but being encountered by set OF men
who are strong and determined while we weak and
feeble we IN feeble health yield. ln short we back
down frem right true and strong position because
don't at 70 make developments tcvetng She ebsrae
<ser Of the deceased -
Row, ssT, entertdn different opinion on all this
be Developed H tIs ease, II IL to the very llst
grcc 10 which IL co. which viii rebound toe
credit and fame of Horace Greeley. Il Is thousand
times better iD nv Judgment for his fame thi.t the
truth should DC known 70 the public than that the
have been put forth during the last weeks Of his life
During the last weeks OF his life we able 20
show that ne not 0nly not 10 ht state to mako
az eight days before his death he marched steadily
GOWBward growing feeblcr and feebler. During this
fIme he was In cnargc OF two stong men,
ham within proper limits. A case OF acute mania
OF the EXTREMIST kind visited during the past eight
cays Of his life His will, executed al the last hour N
s1yt cxiefenre Al A coad be called an eYecufon in
which he says, 1t IS not nay will although when he
Mas Subsequently askcd "ls ils the VIII you wr9t9T
ony at time when he lees capable OF making viii
sbaB lie was 40 any former period Now SIR think the
ffeet Of these remarks has been 20 give the public the
ksea that VIC are overcoming young l0dy Who has a
rt 10 her fathers wealth. want tO Tepel that by one
81 Two TemaFss the first place, We prepared
ss not ony iiauy, bat an safe Va eaJl'g, uat aside
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