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WFE-MURDER AND DEVOTIONAL TN.
SANITY -

The affidavit upon which the counsel for
STEVENS, the wife-murderar. secured post
ponement Of the latter's trial revealed the line
OF the defense to be emotional insanity" !"
and, indeed, during the discussion that fol-
lowed the presentation of the affidavit, coun-
sci used those very words in defining the
proposed defense.
This murder WAS committed severa1
months ago, and, at the time, aroused an
unusual amount Of public indignation, which
has naturally subsidized under the rush of
later events The victim was scarcely moro
than child, and had been married to her
destroyer only shoit time. During their
married life there had been frequent quarrels
andseparat1ons, the responsibility for which is
charged BY the young wife's friends upon
STEVENS in-treat1nent and failure to SUD-
port her. STEVENS himself charges that
his wife had criminal intimacy with
several men,, though the letters and
evidence produced on this point would
only indicate culpable filtration. At ntl
events, STEVENS, by his own admission. had
condoned the offenss he charged upon his
wife; but she had left him again. In his
recent affidavit he says that he found her ia
public park sitting with man, whose face
he slapped; that he then told her he would
see her later; that she colled him tslittle
sneak; and that, on account Of tbs yarious
circumstances related, he ssbecauo crazed
and was not responsible for what he did
thereafter" What he Gid was to shoot down
this Young girl-wife as she was walking home
alone or IN company with another Young
woman. 1t does not clearly appear from the
affidavit whether his s'emotional INSANITY" "
and the consequent loss of moral responsi-
bIity was tha result of the suspicious be had
been harboring or Of the epithet of "little
Sneak" The fact that he had been troubled
with suspicious for long time, and that tho |
shooting was done only upon being called |
!" little sneak" would indicate that it vas
the epithet which 'tcrazed" him. We ire.
sumo, however, that this is not matoria1 |
where 's emotional insanity actually sets in |
Emotional insanity " WAS first employed
as successful defense against q charge Of
murder to secure the acquittal of a man who
zilled the alleged seducer Of his wife. It vas
he excuse which served for jury's approval
# S1cklE5' killing of KEY. This set = rraco
lent which served to acquit seyeraI othar
nen who took the law in their own hands and
, 1879-01-26

4 Subcommittee of the House Judiciary
Committee, consisting of KNOTT and Cu1BER-
soS, Democrats, and LAPHAa1, Republican,
will leave Washington this evening for this
city, to investigate the charges preferred
against Judge B1oDGErT. It is expected that
they Will get to work on Wednesday. II
Proo1oR KNOTT will devote as much atten-
ton to this matter as he did to Duluth some
eight years ago, he will doubtless present q
report as equally readable, if not profound.
, 1879-01-26

The Post-OfHce Appropriation bill was dis
cussed in the House yesterday, Congressman
DAkEn, Ct Indiana, fayoring the setting apart
Of liberal sum for both the railway and
general service. The Democrats were less
inclined than usual to save at the spigot and
let flow at the bung, and the prospects are
tbet enough money will be appropriated for
the carrying Of the mails in q manner COM
mersurate with the needs of the people.
, 1879-01-26

The recount Of last falls vote On Sheriff.
made nominally at the instance of e1-Sherif
KERN, has proceeded far enough to deter
mine that the result will not materially
change that which WIS first announced. The
few votes gained by the recount are offset by
nearly AS many lost, and there is reason
to believe that the original count was
as fair and thorough as it erer is in
the hurry Of IN election night, and
under the human tendency to err. It is
probable that AR. KERN was misled By the
more glaring mistakes in the count of the
vote on the Courthouse bonds; hut the DO
sition which the bond proposition occupied
on the tickets, and the confusion as to blanks.
led up to errors that were not SO likely to
occur in canyassing the vote On candidates.
It is also likely that the Grocnbackers urged
the recount under the impression that their
ticket had not been credited with all the
votes which had actually been cast for it.
This pprehension had 1udjc1ous origin.
When the Greenbackers were going about
the city previously to the election, they as
certained that nearly everybody was in favor
Of more money 70 sentiment common to
most individuals at al ti.nes), and was ap-
pGrently ready to vote the ticket that held
the promise Of more money for everybody.
Thereupon the men who were running the
Greenback ticket jumped at the conclusion
that their ticket would sweep the town; the
voters, however, concluded that the quick
est and surest way to get more money was
20 vote for sound money,-and hence these
fearE!
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nenta. none wonderful exhibitions OF memory in
a. ealeu'at'ons barring recently been made
s.ara aou sna noticed in the Spectator, CORE
en- oeut u mat paper calls attention to the
tna n'oie remarkable feats Of DR.. WALLIS in
s sssentecnth century, recorded in his journal
aeeo a aslested by reputable witnesses. Dec. %,
aoos' ~ oafk night, in bed, without pen, ink,
VI p'oeF' Or anything equivalent, he did bY
, 1879-01-26
SUNDAY, JANUARY o6, 1879.

Tho Washington dispatches intimate with
considerable degree Of certainty that CoSK-
11sa's efforts to defeat the Presidents desire
in the matter Of the Collectorship of New
York City will temporarily succeed On the
rejection Of MERRITT by the Senate AnTHun
steps back into the office under the provis-
ions Of the Teuure-of- Office act, but his stay
will expire in about five weeks, and then be
must step down end ont. CoSn1Sa can't
s,Yn him
, 1879-01-26

Mr. BRONSON HOWARD has brought the New
YORK Naton to bookrczy sharply forits criticism
upon his play, The Bankers Daurhter.' The
Nation had said: I'll it does not turn out, 1t
some remove, to have French origin, We shall
be greatly surprised" Mr.. ilowAHp Justly
contends that the Nation has no right to indulge
IN surmlses OF this description. Ei1h:r his plaJ
, 1879-01-26
TRIBUNE BRANCH OFFICES

TIE Cr1cAeo TRIBUNE has established branch Offices
1trf1c receipt OF subscriptions and advertisements
fellows:
NEW Y0EK-Room g Tribune Building. F.T. Mo-
= AEDkx, Manager
PARIS francc-So. 16 Rue de Il Grange -Bzte1ere-
J. .NAuLEE. Agent
LONDON, EcS.-Amercan Exchange. 4zs Strand
EESEY r. GllL,G, Agent.
IAN FRANCISCO. CaI-Palace Hotel
WASHINGTON, D. C.-So. 1919 street.
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NATIONAL LODGE, NO: 5es, a. F.: 4. n
Tuesday evening Jan. -. All members arc notified
Be present attend special election to I'll thc office
OF Treasurer bY diEpensatoo from the G. II. by order
v. u. A. e. WOOD. Sectcta15-
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NEW COVENANT LODGE, 80. Is. I. o. G. t.
Oyster supper and soctab;e st Temperance Hall south
west corner Wabash-av. and TxentJ. second st. %
Monday evening" 9Th Inst. At 1:30 O'CLOCK Adml4-
sion. IS cents.
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CoR1STHIAE CHAPTER NO. g. r 4 NJ
Ecsu!as GonyocatIoa Monday evening Jan =, st 7;so
lng Compositions are cordially invited. b order
SAMUEL KERR, H. T.
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70 Monrur-st--Sta:cd Conrocat1oa Monday evening"
Jan L. At 13o O'Clock for business By order of the
II. r. E \. TUCKER, SECRETARY.
, 1879-01-26

D. a. EASTMAN LODGE, no. es6, F. 4 A. NJ
Regular Communication 4 their hall. coEaer "sst
Madison ana Kobey- y-sts- Tuesday evening" Jan. :8-
G. A. DOUGLASS. secretary.
, 1879-01-26

tespI1a1orF Hetuodr especially when preparing Tor
tonFs de JoFce, is very praisewortbY, and not Sec
ond to this is her Intelligent phfasing and good
enunc1arion. Her Aor1turi passages are nneIy
snns, and her execution is iaultless, and her in
donations are absolutely correct In the most dfd-
cnjt bFavura passages.
Another critic saw the matter in more sober
light, and said:
In the intricate and long finale Of the first act
Aer voice was overpowered when the septette Ea4
reached where it shoul have topped all Others ~
s tempo IS independent OF the others, and it gives
color and form to the climax
somehow the male voices do not inspire the
same degree OF enthusiasm as those Of the lady
singers. we read with regret that one Of them
was not only "too weak to cope with the IN
tcnslty required" BY particular part, but
Nscemed to be unable to cope with an ordinary
braTura passage." II the singer bad been a
courageous as the writer, it is not likely that he
would have hesitated to <scope'' with any mu-
Steal feat short of an imitation OF a calliope or
orchestrion. The reporters mastery Of "b1avurs
passages is complete, even II somewhat pain
tul. We may admire his energy aud daring, but
are not quite ready to accept his method, which
indicts such misery not only upon himself but
all who may read his work. In literary critl-
cistn, it is not usually the writer who can employ
the greatest number of technical expressions
that passes for the one OF most profundity. Il
IS expected, rather, that the criticism will b.
clear and simple in proportion to the ability OF
the critic. It is not, trust, too much to houe
that n nusfca1 criticism will some time be OF this
and that it will not cease to be fash"
Eonable even when intelligible. Parua5sian
slang in literary criticism is now generally con-
'iderea an indication of vulgarity; and tho
bravura style Of cFiticsine music will, We trust,
before long be allowed to take the sane rank
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-29

MIR. TlLDEN AND MAYOR COOPER.

It was rumorcd last night that disagreement had
occurred between Ex-Governor Tilden and Mayor
Cooper by reason OF the lattcr's appointments of
John II. VOORHEES, Police Commissioner and Jacob
NJ. Patterson, Jr as Police Justice. 1t said that
Mr.. Tilden had expressed his digpeasnre at such a
proceeding tho part of MIR. Cooper. and had in
timatcd that the appointments were not the best
that could have boon 10. This story credited
in many quarters. a reporter OF the HERALD called
ut Mr. Tlden's residence In Gramercy Park late
in tho evening, and was informed that
the Ex-Governor mot in" Later
however. the Governor at hcme. but declined to
be seen. he the point of retiring. The fol-
lowing question, written Oh card. sent in to
HIM, to which no returned neither verbal writ
ton anBwer:-
HAS Mr.. Tilden directly indirectly announced
intinated that he disapproyes of Mayor Cooper's
recent appointment OF John II. VOORHEES, as Police
lninissioncr and of MIR. j. NJ. Patterson, Jr, as
Police Magistrate has ho expressed dissatisfaction
that either or both OF these gentlemen have been
chosen by the Mayor for the respective places named
abovcr'
Politicians believe that thcrc some truth in the
story that Mr.. Iildcn Is not well pleased as Ito
might be with Mayor Coopers recent political move
m
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-29
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.

Especial meeting OF the Board OF Aldermen was
called for yesterday afternoon. at two o'clock. The
object OF this gathering was not thoroughly under
stood among local politicians. and = number OF
them crowded around tho City Hall for the purpose
OF ascertaning tho latest movement In the political
whirlpool. The republican Aldermen proceeded TO
the District Attorneys Office aud held bref consul
tation with some OF the leaders OF their party. II
reported that this conference called tor the
purpose OF discussing the names OF candidates for
Police Commissioners In place OF AIR. Wheeler. who.
1t In Understood, has expressed positive
wish to be relieved from the duties Of the position
which he at present occupies. 1t s also stated that
the caucus could not agree upon successor ~ Mr..
Wheeler. 80 that meeting of the Alderman was con-
sidercd unaiviseble.
Tho question as to whether not tho Mayor had
right to withdraw nominees sent in 10 the Alder
men without the consent OF that body Was also dis
cussed. but no conclusion arrived az.
Chester A. Arthur Bernard higlin. John q.
0Brien. District Attorney Phelps aud others were
present at this caucus.
tug noxt Tuesday.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-29
BROOKLYN NAVY YARD.

Notwithstanding the fact that there are large
number OF vessels lying at the Brooklyn Navy faro
Mt the present time which would seem to necessitan
tho employment OF a considerable force of workm
the different departments unusually dull. and
discharge is looked for to-day. Besides the Tennes-
see. Minnesota. Colorado. Marion. Powhatans
Alarm and Intrepid there several vessels belong
ing to the Coast Survey service at this port. among
them being tho schooner Eagre formerly the ILL
fatsd yacht Mohawk. The Tennessee will go into
commission Tuesday next. December q Rear
Admiral r. II. Wyman will then transfer his dag
from the Powhatan 10 the Tennessee Captain d. b.
Harmony and the staff officers win accompany tho
Admiral. Her deck battery will CONSIST almost
tirely OF breech-loadng ried guns. while the bat
terry her gun deck is to be for the present COM
posed of the old style Danlgren. Her torpedo
equipment is OF the most improved and destruc-
tive kind 1t is said that Captain ID. l.. Braine is to
take command or the Powhatan. which vessel,
on this station and be used for special service.
number of men whose term of service Is short were
transferred to the Colorado from the Marion yester
day. The latter had her crew made up by recruits
from the Colorado There will be some change in
the personnel of the Marion's officers. after which
she will take III supplies and join the Pacific sta
ton.
The torpedo boat Alarm which has been taken
out of the dry dock. will test her propeller
some time during the coming week.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-29
MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
MARRIED.

BErrs-BALLANTINE-On Wednesday. November
&c. st. Peters Church. Morristown. N j.. by the
Rev. Robert N. Merritt. rector, j. BRoGNARD BETS
to ELIZABETH c., daughter OF j. W. Balantine. NO
cards.
BgowS-GALLEGo.-On November "a. 1879. ut the
residence Of the brides parents. IL Corneia st. by
the Rev. Charles Graham Mr. BENJAMIN =. Bnown
to MARTHA A. GALLEGo. all OF this city.
EvANs-GIRAUD.-At the residence OF the brides
brother. No. % Lawrence st., Brooklyn. MARIA u.
GIRAup. daughter OF the late Il. 3. Grsud. 70 J. d.
Evans. No cards.
RroN-ScHooSMAKER.-In Jersey City. by Rev.
W. H. Parmly. ID. D., November 20. 1879. HENRY A
CARTON to MARY G.. ScuooSMAKER-
copy.
HowsoS-GoLpTHwAIrE.-- Wednesday, Novem-
Der 26. by the Rev. Charles Holmes, WILLIAM 3.
HowsoS to ANNIE L. GoLDrnwAIrE. both or Brookly0s
No cards.
QUINTARD-JoHSsToN.-On Wednesday. November
&c. 1879, at St. Luke's Church, Daren Conn.,. by the
Rev. Louis French CHARLES Il. QUISrARD. OF SIAM
ford to EFFIE c., daughter of the late Robert II.
Johnston. Esq. OF Darien.
ScHwARZwAELDER-GALE-O Wednesday even.
ing, November 26. ut the residence of the brides
parents by the Rev. Charles Cuthbert Hall. WIIIA1
o. ScHwARzwAELpER to LILLIs A.. daughter OF Frank
A. Gale Esq. all of Brooklyn.
SMIrH-Moss.-In Paterson. n. j.. November 70. 81
st. Joseph's Church, by the Row. Father Corrigan.
assisted by Rev. Fathers Brady and Burke. MIcHAEL
SMITH, of Hoboken N j.. to JOSIE. daughter OF DR..
Moss of Paterson. No cards.
SToyT-WHIrNEY-At Albany, n. y. on Tuesday,
November %. 1879. by the Rev. Walton w. Batter.
shall, WILLIAM H. STorr. OF Stottville. N Y. and
LEILA daughter OF William NJ. Whitney. OF Albany
N. Y.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-29
"a CORRUPT UNDERSTANDING"

Tho Board OF Auditors OF the town Of White Plains
on examination OF the bills against the town,
have audited 1ot OF the number. Many have boon
rejected on tho ground, the auditors claim, that
tho town was not liable for tho same. the amount
claimed being s4633 o.. and the amount allowed
was s277i 60. saving of 81, $3.50 30. The auditors
n their report accuse the justices OF the peace OF
acting In collision with the constnbos In vagrancy
cases. rca rking. 1--WE are satisfied that the Migrants
were Illegally arrested and committed to prison In
accordance with q corrupt understanding and agree
ment between tho parties arresting them and the
justices Ina order to increase tho emoluments OF the
Offices aud the expenses OF the town.
Tho parties accused deny the charges alleged
against them.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-29

CONTINUED FROM EIGHTH PAGE. ]

tho religious sentiment or the community
would he strongly opposed to such an innovation,
aud that the Post Office Department at Washington
would. on that account alone. refuse to
give Ii its Official support or sanction. Much salts
faction was expressed at the solicitude with which
Postmaster James enforced the latest possible de-
liverses on Saturday nights. thus rendering Sunday
deliveries far less necessary than they would prob
ably otherwise be-. 1t appears interesting in this
connection that about onehalf of the past four
o'clock Saturday afternoon mails habitually and
regularly brought back by the downtown carriers.
because the Offices already closed and their
pants have gone home.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-29
KEARNEY AND HOOKER.

Kearny Post, of tho Grand Army of the Republic.
in Newark taken tho initatory steps looking to
the erection In that city of monument to General
Philip Kearny. Last night meeting OF tho Eighth
Regiment Veteran Association was held and commit
tees were appointed to devise ways and to
sst In the erection OF statue In Washington, like
that of General Thomas. to the memory OF Major
General Joseph Hooker. The Eighth regiment was
part OF Fighting Joe's" 'Old Guard"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-29
REAL ESTATE.

The following sales took place yesterday ct ths
Merchants Exchange
y.
Foreclosure sale ct tho four story brick dwelling
and two story brick stable, with lot 2sx~tI. No
so East 18th ST.. a. n. 2v3 q a. w. Of broadway. 10
Also similar sale Of tho three story brick dwelling
With lot iIsluoS No, &- East tid a.. . .. no
H. o. OF I'd sv., to plaintiff. s1lD
nv uicHAnp v ntnNKu
is.S 81, 100 H. s o. ~ i,a ss 20 pl.sas ao
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-29
HENRY NIcoLL.
CAPTAIN MORGAN l.. puLrz.

Morgan L. Pultz died at his residence No. 176 Dean
street. Brooklyn. on Thursday. 9th inst. Deceased
was for many years connected with the merchant
marine as a shipmaster. commanding successfully
ike briggs Humming Bird and sutton. He was ut one
time pursor. and also commander Of tho old steam
ship Illinois. As navigator he ranked among the
frst In his profession. His body will be taken to
Hudson n. ", for interment. Ho resided thoro for
many years
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-12-25

Among the specimens showing ingenuity
and skill to be seen in Bozeman, is recent
production of Elwood H0fer, or as more
generally known BILLY the candy NAL a..
It is the English man of war "Pinafore IN
full rig. The ship is made from an excel
lent model, and shows nearly all the usual
standing rigging. The Hull and every
thing else but the standing rigging and
sails are made of candy.
The boat is a regular three master win
guns run out, not ready for action, Out
Inst to give her sisters, and her cousins
and her aunts'' a chance to dance on the
u,n deck. The deck shows an absence OF
the crew. which is perhaps busily engaged
..splicing the main BRACE" as the salis are
f,rled and the boat resting peacefully IN
port. pohs..rs
The boat has its Deadeye and bopstays'
its colors flying, name flying from nam
ROYAL mast, name on both sides OF Tue
hos. and H. M. s. on stern. The us''al
boats an. hanging from the side and IL mas
= nice figurehead, red headed girl, JUST
swsst enough for anybody but those par.
ticular young men who prefer nesn anu
Hood to candy. The boat Is on exn'o'''on
At chris. Sewers confectionery psriof.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-12-25
That Other Newspaper.

Another newspaper is still talked of for
Bozeman. We ought to have one on every
mans ranch in the valley, in order to util-
iZe some of L. c. Powers & Co.'S wind
mills. The COURIER, under its present
management, is the only instance in which
newspaper has been published in Boze-
man without becoming an unsupportable
burden to its friends and patrons. The
business and population, being barely suf:
ticient to support one paper, we cannot
see, for the life of us, what the commune
ty wants with two, or why any person
with brains and capital sufficient to start
and run newspaper should seek to ex-
pend either or both in a locality promising
such meager returns. However, we are in
Il free country, and this is an excellent To-
cality in which to gain valuable experience.
The COURIER is in better shape, at pres
ent, to stand little lively competition
than ever before. Besides, the proprietors
have learned the secret, so essential to
country newspapers, of getting along on
very short pickings.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-12-25

brother" Jno. j. Reese. acting u,,on tho
olo maxim that IAN open confession is
good Tor the SOUL" comes out in this
weeks COURIER with a card that does
him proud" We have heard of hun
dred, more or less, who would do well to
follow his example; that is, so far as the
confession, good resolution and published
card are concerned. We are willing to
make considerable reduction from our pub
lished rates on similar cards, provided they
are sent in by wholesale: and it they
should threaten to crowd our columns, we
Will issue supplement. We offer the
above inducements because we are anxious
TO see many Of our old-time friends and
acquaintances start the New Year with a
clean leaf.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-12-25

From White Calfee. who returned from
the Terminus Monday evening. we CLEAN
the following items of interest:
The snow from Devils Dive on through
Pleasant Valley was about thirty inches
deep when Mr.. Calfee left. abou: week
ago. His teams, loaded with freight TO,
Helena. destined principally tor army Of
ficers at Fort Assiniboine. The freight
had previously been shipped via the North
ern Pacific railroad to Bismarck, but ar
irving there after the boating season. i,
was re-shipped and forwarded over the U.
p. and Z. and N. railroads.
There was but little freight at the Ter
minus for Eastern Montana parties. but
twenty car loads arrived for parties ir
Butte.
The present Terminus--Devil's Dive-is
appropriately named, as it harbors. at
present. a gang Of the hardest characters
to be found in the Northwest. During
Mr.. Calfee's stay there, Cbes. Travis, who
was on his way East. was called to one
side by one of the gang, while Others BE-
smeared his face with snow. threw him
down. throttled and robbed him of from
$4,000 to So, 20O-all the money he had-ip
broad daylight. The Waterman witnessed
the robbery and made some Intellectual ef
forts to prevent it. He appeared to know
the robbers, but fearing personal violence.
he refused to divulgc their names. Mr..
Caltee's teams will probably make another
trip to the Terminus during the winter.