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The New York herald., 1876-12-21
HERALD THURSDAY DECEMBER 2 ls7e-TMPLE

rapidly as anticipated All the parties were In court
yesterday accompanied by their respective counsel.
expecting tho taking Of testimony would be COM
menced before the rcieree but owing to the absence
ofJudgs Brady the matter was postponed until the 9TH
OF next month The young girl, or rather young
lady, as she appears to be. accompanied by two
young lady frerds, all three OF whom chatted together
In the lveiiest manner imaginable sgntly dramatic
incident occurred which Is perhaps worthy OF note Tue
mother who seated remote from the Others by her.
SELL beckoned to her daughter 10 come where she was
The daughter sa that II tho mother wanted TO ner
she must come where she was, as she did not care 10
talk with her privately. Upon this unexpected reJoin-
der to her request the mother burst INTO tears. and
Bob Hart, with that fellow feeling which makes us
wondrous Kind stepped to her told her not 10
nd hat Carrie said and wound up with inviting her
10 spend week at his house, where she would have
abundant opportunity visit and talk with her aaueh
ter 1t stated that Mrs Sutherland seems to exhibit
tokens OF recntng and that she has gone Tar as 10
say that II her daughter will be happier IN the family
OF Mr. Hart than living with her she ID willing 10 have
her remain there Hitherto she has expressed the
greatest nxiety from the fear that her daughter
DO induced to go upon the stage
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ONE is ENOUGH.

George NJ. Faun, Of No. 800 East Thirty-nth street.
was arraigned the Fty-seventh Street Court ycs-
tcrday, and was committed for examination his
wifc's complaint, whose life no threatened to take
with carving kniic IL alleged by the wifo that
he was the husband of two other wives which the
cause Of all her sorrows and she requested the Court
TO commit him until shc could procure evidence TO
corrobornte her assertion. Mr.. Faun said that tho
trouble with his wife that she was jealous of him
without cause pnd assured the Court that he found
quite enough 10 do keep wife without taking the
rcspo visibility o three oil them.
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ACQUITTED, BUT A PRISONER.

novel came up yesterday in the Court OF Gen.
era Sessions Part before Judge Gilderslcevc, which
afforded considerable merrimcnt Edward Graft was
indicted ON the charge oi forging and u,erns check
Tor $463 on the Second National Bank. signed by Mrs
NJ Il. Dows, of No. 55 West Twenty y-thrd street The
prisoner was defended by Mr.. William II. Howe, who
promptly detected that by clerical error the bank
ITSELF according 10 the construction oil the sentences
made TO appear the OF the check ques
ton Instead o the accused and that accord
ngly sct asice Again tho counsel asccrtaned that,
although the cheek drawn the Sec
ond National Bank the letter "dn omitted
IN The Indictment, making II read "Secon- National
Bank" upon when state Of facts nc moved Tor tho
qulttal OF the prisoner The motion was denied, how
ever tho prisoner tried for forgery, the teller
OF the bank merely cstifyng that the prisoner had
presented the check for payment In this prcdica-
ment and when II seemed more than probable that
Craft would 90 FREQ without ull investigation As
sstant District Attorney Herring who appeared for
the prosecution, stepped INTO the breach and moved
that the prisoner be acquitted on the ground OF va
rance between the proof AMI the indictment The
jury directed TO acqut the prisoner on that
ground, but he was renamed for another trial.
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reply was unnecessary. But, further II a counter
claim existed upon the authority OF Justice Brady's
opinion, Abb. ~ s 80. and there cited leave
to discontinue should be granted, tho defendants
have acquired right OF which they would be de-
priyed by q discontnuance. The motion must DO
granted.
BY Judge Van Worst
Ebert vs. Montgomery ct al. Merchants Bank OF
Canada W. Barrett aud another-Judgments for plain
tiis Opinions
The New York herald., 1876-12-21
FELONlOUS MASONRY.

John Quinn, OF Stapleton, by trade mason, was
yesterday arrested, with two accomplices, one
woman, charged with robbing tho stores OF r. TrndIc,
New Brighton, and Albert Kohnston, OF Rocky Ho
low OF goods TO the valve Of 1000. portion OF the
goods taken from the Of Mr. Trndle was lound
by tho police in thieves den on street. Staplcton.
Committed TO the County Jail
The New York herald., 1876-12-21
BOB HART'S CHARGE.

The habeas corpus proceeding Instituted by Mrs.
Almra Sutherland to obtain possession Of her daugh-
ter Carrie J. Sutherland, aged thirteen who for the
past three years has been living in the family Of bob
Hart the Ethiopian comedian, does not progress as
The New York herald., 1876-12-21
LAW sTENoGRAPHERs ASSOCIATION.

At the annual meeting OF tho Law stenographers'
Association held Saturday, tho following orlcera
were elected for the ensuing year:Presdent George
II. Bishop; Vice President, t. G. Bgcow; Secretary,
George Wright; Treasurer, Henry NJ Parkhurst; Ex-
aiming Committee, William 4. Bonynge, r. G. Nor.
cross Frederick J. Warburton. The annual dinner
win take place at pcImonico's on December 80
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the holder though the person who had signed 1t
had no further interest in the stock. Judgment was
accordingly directed IN favor oil the bank
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COURT OF APPEALS.

In the Court Of Appeals, Wednesday, December 60
1S76:--
No. 105 Concklin VS. Taylor.--Submttod.
No. no Cook Clark.-Submtted.
No. Ill Greene vs. Thomas-Submitted.
No. 23. Stewart VS. Bealc-Argued by Francis Kcr.
nan ior appellant; IL. Il. Andrews for respondent
No. l06 Robertson VS.. Atlantic Mutual Insurance
Company by Samuel Hand for appellant; !;
John T.. Parsons for respondent;
Adjourned.
CALENDAR
Tho following is the day calendar for Thursday, De-
cember u lS76:-Nos. 81 100, ia 113, 49, lie, III
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-03-03

Susan B. Anthony at Council
Bluffs within a few days, was sought
to be interviewed upon the subject
of the Brooklyn scandal, but de-
clined. She is represented to have
talked freely with her friends con-
corning the complication and made
no secret of her belief in Beecher's
guilt. Though possessing no admi-
ration for either of the others named,
she nevertheless asserts that if any
have grievances they are the ones.
The Advisory Council she regards
as whitewashing move, and thinks
the ultimate result Of the whole af-
fair viii be Beecher's death, though
ne will probably never confess his
guilt, having determined otherwise
when his troubles first began. Mrs.
Tllton first confessed her guilt to
Mrs. Stanton, and subsequently to
Miss Anthony herself, and of the
truth of her confessions at the time,
Miss Anthony has no doubt. 1t is
the latter's desire to avoid all pub
Iicity in connection with the scan
dai. Susan B. knows whereof she
afiirms, and Mrs. Stanton had repeat
ed the facts in the case from Mrs.
Iilton's own lips, in this place, long
before any legal steps had been tax
en- by the parties to the affair.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-03-03

II was Republican Administra-
tion and Republican Congress that
snapped the fetters of four million
of slaves, and bestowed upon them
the right of suffrage. This act in
yolyed the grave responsibility of
protecting them in the exercise of
that privilege. In full6llment of
this duty it would seem that some
notice should be taken of the mon
strous frauds committed upon this
people in Mississippi, and because
they demand this justice, the conser-
yatiVe and Bourbon sheets, both
North and South, roll up the white
OF their eyes, and point in derision
at 'sthe bloody shirt the RAIDS are
again streaming" as.a
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-03-03

TTloa's Leqhlrs on Wednesday sve
ping at the c, ,fa House, on the "Prob-
lem of Life ,HAs lisiend to wi:h the "
most aiientlsn and salisfAchoa by
crowd d house, drawA from various
parts Of the County. tIs was fall and
CO nprehensive in range. elegant in die
son. and elocu ion ~ grac. an style of
d livery not often eqaaled and seldom
surpassed. Tilton IS power on the plat
foim stakes front RINK wi the first and
most tinishrd orators of the day. The
reception accorded TO him shows how
marked a change has come over pub. ic
Sentiment since the revelations aiiendin g
the Bereher trial. HIS star is rising,
while every founder of the destroyer OF
his domestic happiness, only sinks him
d eper IN public as it must in bis own
estimation.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-03-03

The Wisconsin Republican State
Convention which assembled on the
22d ult., to select delegates to the
National Convention, adopted reso-
luton declaring that the aRepubli-
cans of Wisconsin emphatically
favor the nomination Of the nations
gifted son, Hon. James 9. Blaine. ,
The resolution, however, did not
positively instruct the delegates, but
con6ded the duty to their ainteIli-
gence, discretion and fidelity.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-03-03


The news of the acquittal of General
Babeock seems 10 haye been received
with satisfaction in all parts of the cOun-
try. While at St. Louis he received little
less than an ovation he was serensded
by bands OF music at his hotel, and his
rooms were throRged by distinguished d
visitors, offering congratulations on his
triumphant yindIcstiOn. This is all well
enough, but in the face of it all comes
the news that the President has conclud-
ed to dispense with the services of Messrs.
Bsbcock and Luckey in their con6den-
tiAl capacity as private secretaries. Il
was also determined to remove Districs
Attorney Dyer, whose language in his
closing argument;in the Babcoek trial
has given grave ofense TO the Presidsns
and the Cabinet.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-03-03

The organization of the Papacy
is, perhaps, one of the most compact
and effective which human ingenuity
could ordain. It's head, the Pope,
ranked as a spiritual and temporal
monarch, until a claim of infallibility
made earthly potentates afraid, and
they deprived him of his temporal
power. The aim of the Church of
Rome is temporal and spiritual dom
nation wherever it is strong enough
to secure it. Its means are various
-mousing, insiduous, vigilant, for
ward and froward, greedy and insa-
table. It is to be resisted as long as
there is love of freedom and intel.
ligence among us and determine
tion to prevent the sacrifice of our
public schools upon the altar of sac
erdotal domination.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-03-03

How it'carries the mind back to
"them good old days" of slavery
rule in Congress to see twenty-four
of the thirtY-six committees Of the
House given to the South. Every
Southern State, except South Caro-
lima. has one chairman, or more ;but
thirteen of the Northern States are
without such recognition.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-03-03

Why is it that after more than a
Decade has elapsed since the war
ended, the South, enriched and lib
Grated under the principles of the
Republican party, is still a source of
Irritation to the national common
wealth and a hindrance to the eoun-
.try's peace.?s What was the object
Of theIrebellion and why was it put
down by the North at such. fearful
sacrifice of life, if devotion to the
crime is made test of Southern re-
spectability and a qualification to
serve the Southern States. fa
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-03-03

A Boston pawnbroker has got in
to trouble by receiving a stolen dog.
You may steal a Bostonian's diamond
pin, hurry off his Youngest boy for a
Charley Ross, and forge away his
entire bank account, but Just lay your
hand on his valuable dogif you want
to discover the spirit of Bunker Hill.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-03-03

The Legislature of Louisiana have
been ripening for some time for an
other jamboree in the shape of an
effort to impeach Gov. Kellogg. The
blundering stupidity of the move
nient, was such as to bring the whole
thing to grief. The vote of acquit-
tai stood IS to Q. 1t proved NOR
itifying fzzle, and the Southern heart
didn't fire, and the projectors of the
scheme were only rewarded by the
curses of the leaders of the party
for another amischievous piece of
stomfoolery. b5ae4n8 ,stf7l si4
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-03-03

There is nothing new to record in
Che way of Improvement of the
statesmahship'of THE House maiori-
ty though their drill is somewhat
better. : Understanding that some
of their earlier defeats were due to
an attempt to follow individual
Judgment rather than the party bell
wethers, the members have been in
structed thattheir only safety is in
keeping asharp eye upon these lead
ers Of the flock, and vote as they
direct. Isli- 2l.i .la - al
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-03-03

Theexamlning committee Of Plymouth
Church met one evening last week, 81
Parspn Halilday's house to lhesr the evi-
dencs to be submitted BY Mr. Bowen. In
the face Of the understanding that the
proofs Of the charges we're to be con-
fined 70 the small number 0f three, We
believe, and thal names Of parties impli-
Gated With BeecheE's sdulieries were not
to be made public iROwen found himsel
eonfronspd By some ifiy Of Beecher's fol
lowers, including lawyers and Beecher
himselE RoRen expressed bis surprise,
hut raFs statement, whether his intend
ed one CT not, Is moi known. Az the con-
elusion the rather singular processing
took place oilockIng doors and removing
keys, to prevent Bowen from leaFing a
rear door, however, gave friendly exit TO
Mr.. B. s1d bis two sons. The object Of
this proceeding must be inferred. The
attempt 20 restrain, and the preeipilale
aieht, ars not little unAccountsbls. -
The object Of 90 large = number Of
Bsecher's friends being present, may very
naturally Be devinsd-io sither shut
Bowen Of, or Il not. 10 furnish ample
testimony in case ofimpIlcalipg new D ar
fies-for harrassing suits 70 break down
the reyelaior, or to swear him down. In
either case. striking evidsnce Of Beech.
sr's wish % GET the bottom facts, whelb.
sf@fpon hessep og bell"
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-03-03

The Democrats in, the House of
Representatives are evidently rather
afraid of each other. An adjourn
ment was voted Tnesday,, after a
few hours session mainly devoted to
the usual Monday introduction of
bills. None of the committees being
ready to report, and general discus
sion being fraught with danger, Mr..
Morrison was relieved when small
majority agreed with him that it
was best to take half holiday, has
Mr.. Kerr the courage to recognize
the inAationist spokesmen and that
section of the party is naturally be-
coming anxious to know 'uhder
what circumstances a gentleman
would be recognized to make legi-
innate motion an The Democratic
leaders may as well abandon the at
tempt to suppress the tolerabIy obvi-
GUS fact that the majority Of their
party are opposed to the res umption
of specie payments.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-03-03

Gen. .Babcock Notwithstanding a dif-
frent statement elsewhere has resumed
the discharge Of his duties at the Execu-
tive Mansion Has usual.p he diselaims
all respons ibiIity for the various reports
and specuIAtious which have been pub
lished IN regard to him in ths newsps-
pers. The statement that he had placed
his resignation in the hands ofthe Pre-.
sident was. therefore, probaly erroneous,
and the report that II was TO be accept
Ell was obviously 30.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-03-03


Ben hin is anxious &c Ere Of an in
teuselv patriotic speech in support Of the
bill granting pensions to the vsserxns Of
1912. hoping thereby 10 take the curse
of bis trsitorous amnesty harrangue.
A curious case Of enme bringing It's
own punishment is reported from Erie.
A man stole railroad tie for fuel Car
rying II home, be slipped and fell. The
stolen lie fell on his head and killed bim-
A lsAp.year party was recently given
BY the young women Of Washington to
the swelI-headed young men. Without
any sppreciabls effort the men scted like
silly women. and tbs women like silly
men, showing that Stiffness IS not . mat
ter OF sex, but Of education and natural
capacity. The men dropped their fans
ard lace haadkerchiefs thrice in an hour
and giggled incessansly and The women
talked rapidly about the fellows at the
club and The "ssrTice," which in Wash
iDgton means snyshing iron the Marine
Corps to the Capitol Police.
The Nation sees no way out Of the Ply
mouth trouble but resort 10 the ordeal
Of IRE and water. The old lady Shear
man, viii furnish the water. Of course,
from his fountains Of tears. and perhaps
Old Harry viii take contract for the
Gre. Itisan unpleasant situation.
Heavy eonsignments Of walnut logs,
cut IN Southern Missouri, are being ship
ped via. Indlsnapolis to New York lum-
Der deaiers. ai q cost Of ee5 per car load.
The Springfield republican thinks DR..
Bacon is pretty smart, but it is slways
SAFE 10 bet on Shearman.
Miss Carey. the disrsputable Iowa girl
who was. taIred snd ieathered BY wo
men. has recovered $3.50 damages. She
asked for $4,000. The aciuAl damage
sustained Wss itemized By her as follows +;
Expenses 10 davenport. 75 cents ex-
pepses Of cutting hair and cleaning head
Oftar and feathers, rs cents; loss Of hair
BY reason Of tar and feathers, 50 dam
maze 10 dress by tar. 81.
The conclusions ofsthe Brooklyn advi-
sOzy council are substantially in accord
with the general anticipation. The &C
ton of Plymouth Church in connection
with ali the subjects specified in the Let
tsr-Missive is fully sustained. and new
Investigation into tbs charges against
Mr. Beecher Is provided for BY 3 con-
mIstse OF fYe, to bs appointed BY sub
committee Of she council from among
list Of persons distinctly specified, end
the commission IS clothed Eish authority
to decide vheihsr aD investigation shall
BE held At all OF not.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-03-03

Information has been received
at the War Department. that Gen.
Crook has started with force from
Fort Laramie, and Gen. Custer with
troops from Fort Lincoln, to be
joined by a detachment from Monta-
ma; to operate against Sitting Bull,
near the mouth of Powder River in
Yellowstone country. Sitting Bull
has fifteen hundred warriors and sets
at defiance the treaty which requires
his people to remain on their reser-
Yation. The number of United
States troops in the expedition is
about two thousand.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-03-03

It was Ajax who de6ed lightning,
bat it's only the man who tries to
straighten a stcvepipe elbow with a
Ratchet that can manage to knock
thunder out of joint. sgf.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-03-03

On Friday last the Senate passed
Mr.. sherman's bill to amend the
act of July IA, 1870, and Jan. 20, to
authorize the refunding Of the ma
tional debt. It provides that the
44 per cent, bonds shall run thirty
years instead of fifteen, and be in
creased in amount from soO,OOO,-
600 to $500, ,OOo,o 600. The vote on
the passage of the bill was yeas 81,
nays 5. aadsHt +.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-03-03

The q. 5. Government has on
hand twelve million dollars in silver
coin. The redemption of fractional
currency with silver is now thought
to be practicable.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-03-03

The friends of Gov. Tilden, Of New
York, are not SO hopeful of his Presi-
Dental prospects, now that the Dem.
ocratic National Convention is to be
holden in ST. Louis. The location
is presumed to give western aspirantu
an advantage by virtue Of the i'm.
mediate surroundings and the weight
of outside prsssnre on the Conven-
.SioB.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-03-03

A strenuous'efort is being made
in the House for the repeal of the
Resumption Act. 1t viii not be
done however, without the enact.
ment of some other measure more
practically promising specie resump-
fion -f .sfsfsai- si.fi
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-03-03

Gen. Garfield and Gen, Burnsides
have been selected to address the
soldiers grand reunion to be held in
indianapolis in September to ratify
the Republican national nonainss
tions.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-03-03

Mr.. Rowland, RepresentatiYee from n
Ashtabula, has introduced a bill to
punish obtaining goods on false pre-
tenses-a practice now obtaining by
a course outside of the present laws
The matter is worked up in way
of acting as commission merchants,
by ordering goods by letter from
ont the State. l...l- y
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-03-03

Rebel PrlsORs-Ths irrulA ofHissory.
Walt Whitman, the poet, whose
services as a volunteer nurse in the
fieId and army hospitals in and
around Washington during the civil
war are not forgotten by the country
at large, or the soldiers he attended,
has in press valuable volume of
memoranda of the war" It is
simply transcription of notes TAX
en- at the time, and gives in the pow
erful and picturesque prose of which
Mr.. Whitman is master, the scenes
and circumstances of which he was
an eyewitness or connected with.
In advance portions IF this work the
following paragraph appears. 1t SO
vigorously delineates the condition
of our men returning from Anderson
vile and other prison pens that it
should lie widely c:rcrl ted. The
date is early in 1865:
aTre released prisoners of war are now
c pming up from the Southern prisons. I
have seen "a number OF them. The sieht
is worse than any sight of battle fields or
any collections of wounded, even the
bloodirst There was (ss samplel' OF e
large bOai load ofsevtral hundred brought
ab0nt the 25ih to Annapolis, and out Of
the whole number only three indIVi luals
we're able Ia walk from the boat The
rest were carried ashore and laid down
| in one place and another Can those be
men those little livid-brpwn, ash-sireak-
ed. monkey looking dwarls Are they
really not mummied, iwindled c0rps,.s
They lay there, mOst of them, qliie still,
with 3 horrible look in their eyes and
skinny lips. often with not enough
flesh on their lips 10 cover their teeth.
Probably no more appalling sight was
ever seen on this earth (There are deedss
crimes, that may be forgiven. but this IS
| not among them. Il sleeps its perpeira-
tors in llackest, escap,lcss, daninati'n.
Over $1,000 have been compelled 10 die
the death Of starvation Reader, did ynu
ever try 10 reaiize what starvation aciu-
ally is, In those prisons and in a land OF
plenty p
An indescrIbable meanness, tyrany.
aggrayating course of insults. almost in-l
credible, was evidently the rule of ireat-
ment through all the Southern military
prisons The dead there are not to be
pittied as much as some of the living
that come from there--if they can be
called living; many of them are mentally
imbecile, and will never recuperate-"
Mr.. Whitman's description has all
the more value from the fact that it
is that of a competent critic and OBJ
server, and that since the above was
written its author has been pronounc-
ed in favor of amnesty and reunion.
There is a cloud of witnesses who.
speak as from the grave. Mr. Davis
and his Confederate associates will
6nd that audacity will not over.
throw the facts Truly, Whitman's
description shows that the men he
saw came from @out of the jaws of
death; out of the gates of hell" 81