The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-31

The possibility or q ne,c issue or inconDertible
paper Iregdrd aotth anadzenaent ana onrtety ana
In noy Judgment, such an issue uOuld be deTi-
Ulent ana u Sbanle.-CHARLES SUMNER.
1t is understood that the government will again
try Charles Calender, in the United states Circuit
Court, during the next criminal term on the IN
dictment charging him with having accepted q
bride Of $4,000 from the Ocean National Bank OF
this city to influence his Official action bank ex-
amner. The statement that in the recent trial ten
Jurors were for the conviction and two for the
acquittai Of Calender seems to be pretty well
hrmed. Calender is under $4,000 bail He ap.
peared in the United States Court yesterday, in
the custody Of Deputy Marshal Crowley and was
every moment expecting his bondsman to arrive,
SO that he would not be under the necessity OF
passing a night in the prison OF Ludlow street.
q. J. Dreyer was brought before commissioner
Shields yesterday on a charge of having, without
authority, obtained letter from letter carrier
addressed to Dreyer & Co., glass merchants, No. 43
Barclay street, in which firm the defendant claims
to be bOokkeeper. Commissioner Shields released
Mr. Dreyer on his own recognizance. The de-
fendant's counsel, Mr.. Bumenstei, informed the
Commissioner that he had entire authority to re-
ceive the letter. that he Is the brother OF Mr..
Dreyer, VINO occupies the position OF senior and
principal member OF the firm, who is now In
Europe on business, and that the complaint against
the defendant was made by Mr.. Heyman, the
junior partner OF the house, who, it was alleged,
has been enjoned from taking an active part in its
affairs in the absence OF Mr.. Dreyer.
Mr.. A. II. Purdy, United States Assistant District
Attorney, has gone to Richmond. Va, at the re-
quest or the District Attorney Of that city, to assist
In drafting an indictment against party who is
alleged to have swindled a bank in Petersburg out
Of large sum of money
Judge MEG uIre according to decision rendered
in his case yesterday. by Judge Van Brunt, of the
Supreme Court, which will be found in full below,
Is still master OF the field. Pending the appeal
from the order granting him o new trial he re-
mains in undsturbed possession Of his Court q
least so far as being troubled by any interruption
on the part Of Judge Stemmler. The latter gets
his order, but Judge Mcclure gets all the benefits.
The developments in the case, as lately reported,
IN which it appears that Stemmler's election was
the result Oflraud on election day, but another
chapter Introductory or explanatory OF now 'the
Old thing works. as being brought TO light in the
Chariick investigation.
The legal prosecutors OF the "Ring" as will be
seen by the proceedings yesterday before Judge
D0nohue, IN Supreme Court, Chambers, have
abandoned any further prosecution of E. A. Wood
ward. Conjecture Is busy at work trying to d.
vine the cause of this sudden change Of 'front.'
In the Court of General Sessions yesterday Fred.
erick W. Adams, who pleaded guilty TO q char ge
Of embezzement; was sentenced. TO two years and
six months. Edward Leonard, youth, was tried
and acquitted on charge Of stealing two sets of
harness and two blankets from the stable OF James
w. Tucker. william Lambert was honorably dis.
charged after trial upon an Indictment charging
him with having stolen pocketbook from a cob
ored woman named Johnson.
The Trial OF the Italians Stephani and Paolo,
under indictment for murder, set down for yes
terday IN the Court or Oyer and Termner, was
postponed till to-day.
The possibility OF a 7aeec issue OF incOnvertible
paper regard NTH dnazefae7t ana anxiety, ana,
IN nty Judgment such an issue ,oOuld De detri
1laent Qnd q shame. -CHARLEs SUMNER.