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The New York herald., 1873-12-18
BOARD OF APPoRTIoNMENT.

President Vance, commissioner Wheeler and tho
Comptroller met yesterday In an executive session
OF the Board OF Apportionment to examine the
estimates for 1874. There Is general Impression
among the well informed that at the meeting
to-day the estimates win be slightly modified, but
that the reductions OF the Board OF Aldermen will
be rejected.
THE "cITY RECORD
The official joufna, OF the city continues to re d
very expensive mode OF advertising pubic notices.
The monthly report has just been sent In TO the
Mayor ior November. and the expenses Of printing
are 1924 and the receipts St2 loss 10 the city O
$S62 per month.
The New York herald., 1873-12-18

THE REAL ESTATE MARKET.

Yesterday showed large attendance at the auc-
ton mart and property was disposed of as fol-
lows:-
f. q. Ludlow & Co. sold by order OF the Supreme
Court, the three story unfinished brown stone
house and lot, 19.9x10o.10, the north side Of
1l9th street, 13s feet east OF avenue A, to II. F.
Hatch plaintiff in the legal action, for $500 over
mortgage OF sI,0oo-total, Slo,5o
Il. V. Harnert sold, by order OF the Supreme
Court, the three story brick house and lot known
as No. 90 James street. between Oak and Madison
streets, 20 John Callahan, Tor 81, 500.
A. j. Bleecker, Son Il White sold the Goelet lease
OF the three story brown stone house and lot, COX
1905, the south side OF Fortydfth street. 100 ees
east OF Lexington avenue, TO Narhan Herman Tor
Sill go, the lease being from April /, 1S70 for 20
years, at an annual ground rent OF $500 per year.
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zens, too, lent o willing hand in removing the
Thousands OF people had by this tine
gathered; frantic mothers after young children
who had started for the school some time
they found that no boys had reached the building
yet, and that the girls were all safely brought
out For time it seemed that the whole building
would be destroyed. but bv almost superhuman ex-
ertions on the part OF the hremen, under Chief
John Smith and Assistants Frost and Minard
the flames were confined to the roof and upper
moor. The whole building and furniture have been
damaged by water. Two fine pianos on the upper
floors were utterly ruined and the building dam
aged to the extent OF $4,000.
As the building Is heated Dy steam and no fire
used about the scnooi rooms, no cause can be given
Ior the fire.
The New York herald., 1873-12-18
HIGHWAYMEN AT WORK.

On Monday afternoon last Mrs. Peter Shotwel',
OF West Hill, while on her return from the village
OF Huntington, where she had been to purchase
some goods when about one mile from the vil'agc
on her return home, was stopped by three nlRn-
waymen, VINO emerged rom piece oi Woous
her TO give up ner money l$6ol anu nci Roous.
One OF the men then pointed ms gun ~ her,
threatening her with instant dcatn, whie ms COM
panions rode away; he then ran Into the woods
and was soon lost 10 alGh6
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was resumed yesterday in the Hunterdon County
On. J) Court OF oyer and Terminer at Pennington
The attendance OF spectators was not SO large as
on the preceding day.
DIR. ALPAUGH's TESTIMONY.
DR.. Alpaugh gave the following testimony
yesterday
There was more or coaguated blood on the side of
,he the body wa n m IN ynS eendto nongh could have
been done me in itandng @ meyer saw
only prescribed Tor Mrs. Brennan, anl that was
would not quit drinking her leg would never heal;
her general appearance should think
SHE DfAsK PRETTY HARD,
although don't know II Of my own knowledgc her hus
she iooSed 5oaied aud then said little sauor would
DO her good IN; about six weeks before her death
husband lthe prisoner after al a quarter
% out and in great asony the fst ns Re
- Lordi Doctor, come down; my wife has burst
ahead q me and had to walk pretty last 70
way Way When i came ne 70 tie hill he distance was "a 70 70
yards ana got there inside Of four ninpes saw no
when perceived deceased lying back n the arms oi
saw none ofihc children the first thing did was TO feel
her pulse; noticed the blood around before then;
heart had stopped beating then pronognced her dead
nS eay Rn e one s o os sa e ads
reply SLet her lie; She Is dead the prisoner seemed
who all seemed agitaed; asked M Brennan what this
meant and he red mat m ss wie was drunk m ana he
and mental suffering; he said when he was moving her
around gushes OF blood came from her body;
haocd me, - doctor, her IT you -
Piled "Sne is dead - made examination deceased
that night; somebody said HAS there been
PLAYyi
said, 1T looks very much like itn everything around
the place in confusion: saw three pools OF blood
away from the body, on the hoor and one pool coming
from under her person; saw bloonstains the
stairs and the wall smear Of blood the edge
OF le door leading into the room, near where the body
lay, and on the outside drops OF blood
on The wall Of the starway about bout SIX iset above he
directly where the body was found; the
THREE POOLS or BLOOD
clearly separated; there was no line connecting
them the large pool about Is inches In diameter
the body exhumed the 2gth OF November and
brought 10 the house Q Patrick Hyne near the Catholic
church. at Clinton. where II was placed on table and
examination made by myself and Drs. Todd and
Fields; IL was in a state Of good preservation.
Mr.. Beasey maize q most searching cross
examination, and sought to impeach the direct
testimony OF the witness by urging questions
touching on the theory that death resulted rom
the accidental bursting OF the pudendulum artery.
Doctor John X. Todd next took the stand and
said that he mad assisted DIR. Aipaugh I'm the post
mortem examination on the body OF Catharine Bren-
nan. He was proceeding TO give statement OF
the observations he pade on that occasion, when
the time for adjournment arrived.
The New York herald., 1873-12-18

The safe found by the police at the headquarters
OF the policy dealers, In the Bowery. was opened
yesterday and $4,000 taken out, which was handed
TO the property clerk at the Central once OF Police
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Nicholas Stiplsic, an Austrian, 2i years OF age,
who lived at No. t53 West Thirty-second street,
yesterday fell into the dock at the foot OF Thirty
covered. - -
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PRINT CLOTHS MARKET.

PRovIDENcR. n. t. Dec IT. 1873
Print cloths hrm with moderate business at &c. !,
&c Tor standard and extra 6is, with some choice
GoniA haLd 10 hlahss.. ~ J
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Yesterday afternoon, shortly before three
O'Clock, Elias Loringer, OF 81 Pitt street. was ex.
amining loaded pistol In the lager beer saloon OF
GottleD Walzer, 159 Stanton street when inc nis
tol pfematurey exploded the bail taking efyeci IN
MaLzer's breast, infilcting dangerous wound.
The New York herald., 1873-12-18

Mr.. II. B. Perkins will deliver an address this
evening at Washington Heights, for the benefit OF
the "Washington Heights Library.n Subject
'Pubic EduCation.D
The New York herald., 1873-12-18
NEW YORK CITY.

An engine ran into passenger car at Fifty
seventh street and Eleventh avenue yesterday,
during the log. Fortunately no one was injured.
The New York herald., 1873-12-18

A lecture will be delivered on Friday evening
at Cooper Institute, by Mr.. Daniel Dougherty,
under the auspices OF the New York Young MEMS
Roman Catholic Benevolent Association, for the
benefit Of the Sisters OF Mercy in Houston street.
The subject win be 'Oratory,n and large audi
cnce Is confidently anticipated BY the friends Of
Dotn the SISTERS and tae LECTURER.
The New York herald., 1873-12-18
CATHARINE BRENNAN.
Trial of Her Husband on the Charge of
Numbering Her-Intercsting Testimony
of the Attending Doctor.

The trial OF Edward Brennan for wife murder
was resumed yesterday in the Hunterdon County
On. J.) Court OF oyer and Terminer at Pennington
The attendance OF spectators was not SO large as
on the preceding day.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-09-17
PROSPERITY IN THE SOUTH.


A recent editorial in the New York
Times, on Prosperity in the South"
closes by saying:
persistence in well-doing is all that is
necessary to give the South prosperity
far greater than that of " the good old
times" which some of her fossils regret so
much. And sheis rapidly becoming aware
OF this fact"
The Times comes to this conclusion after
q review of the operations of few manu-
featuring enterprises in the South, and
bases the conclusion on the belief that
manufacturing will be more generally re-
sorted to than it has in the past. We
think there can be no doubt OF this. at
no time in the history of the country have
the Southern people had their attention
turned so much in that direction as now.
They are convinced of their resources and
Of the advantages to be derived from their
Improvement. Capital is seeking in
vestment in such enterprises, and in every
instance where it has been judiciously in
vested, it has. brought in a fair income.
Manufactures do not grow up into pros
pe-ity in a day, but if persisted in at the
South, they will become profitable, and
our people more prosperous. 1t was once
believed by the Southern people that there
was no money in anything but cotton and
negroes, but they have learned new les
lon, we trust, and the census of 1880 will
show a wonderful increase in the quantity
and value of manufactured articles.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-09-17
CUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

1t is not perhaps known that an effort
has recently been made by the Catholics
of the city to secure for their church exclu-
sive school privileges. They have for
some years enjoyed privilege accorded to
no other ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of having the
bulk of their children taught in their own
school house, by their own teachers. Not
content with this, they have been attempt
ing to secure from the city school board
the privilege of allowing their children
living in other school wards to go to the
school on Summit Hill. Mr.. Baird, su-
perintendent of the city schools, found
children assigned to the Bell House school
ordered to attend O'Shea's school at Sum
NIT Hill. Upon inquiring into the matter
he was told by Mr.. O'Shea, who had omit
ted the scholars contrary to the rules, that
the Priest had so ordered it, and that he
had to obey him. Although employed
and paid by the city school board,
he seemed TO think he had to fol-
low the Priests instructions. But on being
approached by Mr.. Baxter, the efficient
chairman of the school committee, Mr..
Marion denied ever having given any
instructions TO Mr.. OShea of the spirit re.
ferred to. The whole subject has been
fully considered, and firmly met by the
school board and superintendent of the
city and the trouble is at an end. The
parents of the Catholic children have rec
Ognized and yielded TO the directions of the
board and theregulations are to be strictly
carried out. The Catholics have as much
right to the privileges Of the public schools
as any other denomination but no more.
The school system would be hopelessly
ruined if every religious denomination
should have separate schools. The Pres
| byterians, Methodists, Lutherans or Welsh
! do not ask for it or obtain ii. The schools
ought to be, and we believe they are man-
| aged free from sectarian influences, and
! then Catholics, Baptists, and al
! others must attend them or lose tho
privileges they afford. There can not be
and we trust never will be division of thC
/ public school money into sectaTian hands
! Such policy would ruin our free schools
and eventually our Republican form o
government.
Our city free schools are most efficiently
conducted, and we are glad to say, very
largely attended. The teachers employed
are fully equal to any in ourprivate schools
and are Jealous in their good work. Knox
vile has good reason to be proud of he
public schools and her citizens should SCI
that they are generally encouraged and up
held.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-09-17
ABOUT THOSE HEApsToNEs.

The bids for the headstones for the Ma
tlonal Cemeteries are given in the WASH
ington papers, and run as follows:
Knoxville Marble Company, headstones
S3.5O each blocks S2.65 each, aggregate
500, 17455. Charles S. Jones, Washing
ton: stones $685. blocks $3.50; aggregate
Ss57 ,503.S9 Brandon, Vermont; stones
$3.50, blocks $3.50; aggregate, S9l9,S6l.3o;
The New York bids were S90i, l46.54 ana
1888, 970.30. The Connecticut bidders run
to 1904, 1861, and the Pennsylvania bid
ders to S900,99S.
Advices from Washington received yes
terday in this city, represent that Quarter
Master General NIeigs, passed the
bids up to the Secretary of War without
action adverse to Knoxville bids which is
regarded as very favorable. Dispatches
sent out from Washington by some CORE
spondents represent that the contract would
be divided the Department looking to "du-
rability and suitability as well as cheap
ness.u 1t seems almost certain that the
bulk Of the contract at least will come to
this city. If it is so decided new machine
~ on much enlarged scale will be put
into the quarry and the work be prosecut-
ed vigorously. 1t would require several
years to carry out the contract and would
occupy several hundred men, The stones
will be sawed, lettered and prepared fol
shipment here, negotiations for reasonable
freight arrangements having already been
entered into.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-09-17
cEsARIsM.

OF all the consummate nonsense, ana
idiotic gable that was ever uttered TO the
disgust of sensible people, the silly talk OF
the New York Herald and of few lesser
lights in the country on the subject OF So
called Ccsarism, is the silliest. The Her
aid, whose editors profess to have common
sense. started it, 'and then hundred little
fellows. who don't know Julius Caesar from
Beau Hickman, took it up, and are howl
ing about Csasarism. The effort to have
Gen. Grant appear in the ro'e of a Cesar,
TO rule this country for an indefinite term
OF years in his own way, regardless
of the wishes of friend or foe, is so utterly
preposterous as to be worthy only ofGeorge
Francis Train.
If General Grant had desired TO make
of himself an American Caesar, why didn't
he do it while at the head OF the army In
1865 Then he was universally popular,
as he is in q measure still. No one VINO
had been loyal to the United states Gov
eminent hardly dared to even criticise
him, public opinion was overwhelmingly
in his favor. The prestige Of victory was
then with him, fresh and powerful. 10 his
efforts the suppression of the rebellion was
i'm large degree attributable. II he had
seen fit, it might have been possible to so
work upon the leading army officers as to
secure their support in such an
assumption as this "raw-head-and-bloody
bones, - now talked of. But now it would
be impossible, if the President were ever
so ambitious.
But if unrestrained, uncomfortable,
vaulting, over-reaching, wicked ambition
| is what is meant by C9sarism, the leading
Southern politicians of ten years ago, are
| the last men on earth to talk about it. Who
so strongly illustrate the principle of ruling
in hell rather than serving in heaven, as
| jeff. Davis and Isham G. Harris? Davis
seized the first opportunity to precipitate
rebellion and then perpetuated HIM
! self in power by forcing events
Harris forced Tennessee into Sc.
cession, and after having depleted our
| Treasury, drenched the State in blood and
suffered our towns, cities and fields laid
waste, he fled q fugitive from justice. Ce-
sarism was never so we'll illustrated, any
where as in the South, since and immedi-
ately before the commencement OF the late
rebellion. We could name quite number
of men, who were, and we have no doubt
are now ready to play Caesar, only wanting
two things-brains and opportunity.
But nothing is more absurd than to talk
of such thing in this country. The peo-
pie are not the material upon which Ce
sars thrive. In these dull times, where the
papers have little to write about, the Her
aid probably thought to create sensation
but we are surprised that they did moi
show acknowledgement. The Daily Grdl'hic
in its balloon scheme, showed grea
deal more.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-09-17

WE have made reference several tim
of late to the disclosures of the kuklux out
RACES in the State of Kentucky now being
made by the Courier-JouTnal-a strict
Democratic paper. That paper has not
only exposed the outrages OF these lawless
bands, but it has inaugurated q new jour
nalistic enterprise, in that its correspond
ent with several assistants has gone into
the lawless counties and arrested two
known kuklux murderers. The civil Of
ficers of the State were powerless to arrest
them, or else for political reasons chose not
to disturb the harmony of the party"
The latest news from the infested section
is. that the two kuklux arrested through
private enterprise hare escaped. The
COwiey-JOWndl says of it:
"They were taken to the county Jail, left
under case of the jailor and sheriff, and. the
next morning they are missing The 10
cal authorities of these three counties have
proven their absolute inefiicienoy. Crime
runs rampant within their borders and
laughs at the attempt to suppress 1t. Is it
possible that such state of affairs can
| exist in any section of the State, and the
Governor has no power to apply the
! remedy ?"
1t Is now announced that the Attorney
General of the United States proposes to
prosecute the criminals in the United
! States Courts. Will the oppressed peo-
| pie of these counties, left to the tender
| mercies of lawless men by their own State
authorities care where their relief comes
from? Shall we have the same old cryioi
Capitalization and despotism," when the
Federal authorities, long forbearing in theiI
patient waiting for the State authorities to
act, put an end to the outrages? If such
crimes can he perpetrated with IMMUNITY
in Kentucky to-day, can our readers nov
doubt that they were far more aggravated
and alarming inn orth Carolina and Georges
a few years ago? And If such papers as
the Courier Journal are compelled to ad-
nit that the civil officers of Kentucky arr
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-09-17

The Montgomery Nail some time since
charged ex-Gov. Foote with assailing jeff.
Davis because the latter once put him "to
the foil in a dueln Foote denies this,
and says the writer "!ie8 in his throat"
He says:
"I never was challenged by Mr., Davis
to fight a duel in my life, and we never
met on the dueling field What impudent
falsehood will next be attempted TO break
the force of allegations, not one of which
any of the parties implicated will ever
deem it safe 10 deny specifically?
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-09-17

EVERY mechanic, laborer, business and
professional man in Knoxville, prosecuted
his calling yesterday and Monday as usual
There was no indication of anything
alarming or unusual, having happened
anywhere, but in the Supreme Court room.
There was hot haste there and we may
add there was hot indignation every
where else. We have never known such
general and universal surprise and regret
over the action of any Court.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-09-17
SEDUCTION OF DEMOCRATS.

1t is hard to read this resolution adopted
by the Democratic Conventions of Ohio,
Maine and Massachusetts, without smiling:
Resolved, That every department of the
government, being in the hands of the Re-
publican party, they are responsible for the
evils in legislation and administration of
which the country complains including
the seduction of the Democratic members
of Congress to the corrupt schemes of the
Republican party to rob the people OF their
money.
That is about the coolest suggestion we
have heard The bare idea OF such an
old hag being seduced, is absurd. Every
one knows that the Democratic party has
been public prostitute for years and the
idea of seduction is ridiculous. The old
thing run naturally, from instinct aAd ed
ucation into all kinds of corrupt schemes"
including the one to destroy the govern
ment, and seduction would be work of
supererogation.
Even the Memphis Appeal is laughing
at the idea of seducing Democrats to "cor-
rupt schemes" and after copying the
above resolution says:
Tweed was a beautiful virgin, blooming
in maiden purity and honesty, but unfor-
tunately he fell in company with some
Radical rake, who seduced him into steal
| ing about thirty millions Of dollars The
victimiZed Tweed no doubt read the above
resolution with pathetic and touching emo.
! ton, and it must have caused his tender
head to droOp upon his bosom, and floods
of tears to run in gurgling cataracts down
his blushlng cheeks. Tweed was inclined
| to political virtue, but the seductive wiles
and bewi,dering snares of the libidinous
Radicals allured him into dens of sin anC
| wickedness. There were several tender
Democratic violets blooming in the capito
at Washington, so pure so honest and vir
tuous that any breath limiting at an Illicit
commerce would have been TO them like
the breath Of the sirocco upon the garden
l ofTemen. But the charming and irresist
i6le Oakes Ames came along and corrupt
ed these Democratic innocents. -
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-09-17

The recent election in Maine, shows
that the Republican party there is as
strong as ever. The aggregate vote is
much smaller than last year. The Repub.
lican majority, is proportionaly about the
same. This year the whole vote was
about $4,000. Last year it was l27, 284
Then the Republican majority was 1851,
while now it is about 10000. Just before
each election we hear the false prophets
OF Democracy proclaiming that Republi-
canism is dead. After the elections are
over, the returns give the lie to their pre-
dictions. Maine is one of the States in
which the Democracy plead seduction.
The people laughed them u scora.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-09-17

GENERAL BUTLER is defeated in Massa-
chusetts and yet the Democratic press have
for weeks had it that the freedom Of the
ballot was TO be overturned and the min
ions of the Administration were TO force
Butler down the Threats Of the people
against their will. The consistency Of all
this Democratic outcry against Ben. But
Ter is shown in the statement of the
Springfield Republicans liberal organ
that As, 600 of the 10000 Democrats of the
Bay State were ready TO support Butler If
he should bolt the convention and oppose
Washburn.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-09-17

WE had the pleasure of short Interview
with Senator Brownlow yesterday He
expresses the belief that the next session
of Congress will be one of interest. He
thinks that on the first day of the session
a bill will be introduced to restore the
Thanking privilege to some extent A large
number of Congressman, and they are
backed up by public opinion, think that
the law, as it now exists contains some
very absurd features. 1t will be modified,
no doubt.
The Senator also thinks that there will
be fight, commencing early in the SEES
sion, over the repeal of the salary bill
adopted by the last Congress. He having
voted for the law in good faith will of
course oppose its repeal.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-09-17

The two East Tennessee Judges on the
Supreme Bench were willing and anxious
to proceed with the business of the court.
1t was generally understood by counsel
who came from adjoining counties that
causes would be heard, as announced OFF,
cially in the published order of the court.
The sudden change in the order on Mon
day morning was unexpected and unfortu-
nate, to say the very least of it.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-09-17

BISHOP SIMPSON, in an address recently
delivered at South Bend, Indiana, said: 81
want the day to come when women will
vote. Without their vote I fear we will
never be able to put down the houses of
infamy and the liquor saloons Of our coun-
try. Nothing is so ruinous to the country,
it is true, and it is my opinion that we can
not get along without women voting. 1t
is not good for man to be alone.