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4 give it to hioi when finished; I had worked mottora i'u many of the articles, as "1 Love Vou liearly," "Truly Tliine," "tver the word I put ou thin broom cane wan "Hope," aud I did uot intend that it should have any particular tignilicauco; it wan the least siguitlcant of arteetion ot all the mot- toes that I worked: Tiishop's statement that he read to inc au article iu the Norwich HuUetin last February ou arsenical is raise; it is also false that he called upou me iu Noveuilier, when my husband was at ledge meetings, for mjr mother was ill during all that time and 1 was attending her. VAIllOUb MKKTIKUM llCMKI). On the night ot the 4tli of Juue, after a visit to the library and ou tuy way home. 1 met Mr. aud llr? ltain.il, la and after eouie conversation went dl redly home; 1 neither suw Bishop that evening nor I made any appointment to meet hnu; my mother was at home when 1 arrived; Bishop's state meui that early iu May lie met me at Mrs.

Douglass' ami took mo driving nutil ten clock is untrue; I waa at lier house later iu May, hut 1 did not sea bishop that evening; about the same tiuio I visited 1 Mrs. Towue one uvtuiug, 1 did not (jo on a drive with Mr. Bishop that evening or any other evening; the statement that Bishop was at my house ou the 'id of May. that he concealed himself iu a cellar way uutil aouie of my relatives gone and then had im- I proper intercourse with tue is wholly false; the front chamber, iu which he alleges this occurred, was not furnished at the time, the furniture having been removed the evening previous to another room; this room waa to he occupied by my mother, who wae to move iu the next day, uud there waa uo bed, carpet or furniture of any kind; ou this evening my mother ami brother remained until after teu. THE "PET" TOOTHPICK.

1 never gave liishop uuy neckties; I bought the toothpick marked "l'ct" on the ltth of May, for my owu use; 1 had it marked "bet" because that was the name my husband called lue. (litre the witness burst iuto tears.) home days later Bishop examined the article: said lnftiud had oue like it; he alipped it into his pocket, mid 1 have never seen since; Bishop never gave me a cup and saucer marked "Pet:" lie knew that my liur-band was iu the habit of addressing me by that uutue; I never told Bishop that would not wear deep mourning after iny husband's death, and hia dentil was wholly unexpected; I never wrote private note to bishop nor received one troui liini during all our acquaintance; I had nothing that I oared to write about; however. Bishop hail frequently taken my notes to Ills wife and brought back answers; 1 often -met Mrs. Bishop at the store where her husband was employed; it was a meeting place for us, hut 1 never received any nota from Bishop there nor gave him any; papers were handed to uic by Bishop at times, but they were merely circulars of new kinds of goods, with no writing on them; Bishop's statement that at one tune in my dining room he followed me into a closet and kissed ine is false; the table was located so that people seated there faced the closet, and there were several persona at the table who would have accn everything. NEVER EVEN KISSED Kt'if.

I repeat that there was never suy sncli thing as kissing or undue intimacy at any time; I never received a message from Bishop alter my husband's death, but my mother received one and answered, It is impossible;" I haven't the note, but it requested my mother and myself to meet hllu at his mother's house; a few days after Bishop's wife was buried I said to him that I would like some memento of Usttic; he mentioned a ring tliut I could have, but he never brought it; 1 never mentioned a plan to Bisjiop to kill his wife by poison in medicine to bo given to procure an abortion; Mrs. Bishop joined Victory Bodge at my request, and Bishop had nothing to do with it; she. had previously been connected with temperance organizations; my husband usually met me at the temperance meetings and cscortod me home; on the night of the l'2tb ot January both Mr. and Mrs. Bishop came to my house.

Bishop last, but both went away together, and if he had been concealed anywhere I knew nothing of it. ltecess taken until two o'clock. AKTEBOON SESSION The testimony of Mrs. Cobb was resumed at the afternoon session. The remainder of the tea that my husband drank on the night of his first attack 1 threw in the tire, and the tea in bulk that was left after my husband's death I gave to my mother.

The witness identified a poem, "Since I lluve Known iler Bove was Mine," as one that she had cut out of a H'ttvciUj Majuzinf and sent.to Mrs, Bishop, aud continuing, aud his wile spent overy evening at our house just before I went to Troy, and the evening that I learned to play, casino Mrs. Bishop put her hands on my shoulders and said, "I'll love you now as long as I live;" 1 did not change the personal pronoun in tho poem entitled "Beyond the Bright Clouds;" 1 was in the habit of giving poetry to Mrs. Bishop, but sumo of these poems now proilueod I never saw before; the poem, "The Water Mill," 1 sent to her because it alluded to a phrase often used between us, "We'll nover miss tne till the well runs dry." C1U KXAMX A TJON. The cross-examination was begun at a qutrtc-r to three. P.

and biate Attorney Waller braced himself for a strong effort, as the testimony of the witues8 to this point compelled admiration ior the ready answers, coolness and a display of nerve most astonishing. Mrs. Cobb husband, In our vain nf married lire, never across word to me, nor was 1 ever unfaithful to him at any time; I did not know that Lin sickness wan due to poisoning; Bishop never had any unpleasant feelings toward my husband except on one occasion; after bishop's wife died he wauled to take his meals at our house, and I spoke to my htlHband about it, but as Bishop wanted his meals at a different hour the result was a refusal; Bishop remarked that he wonld never ask another favor of my lmsbaud; I have been to some dances that Bishop did not attend and at duces where he was present and I did not dance with him; on one occasion he asked mo three times to danco and I refused; Bishop begun to deliver goods to us in 1H7T, my husband having previously purchased at various he came frequently, sometimes twice or three times a day. once as often ns six times, nearly always on business; 1 never counted how many times he came, to the house without any visible reason of business; he did not make such call every day; his visits averaged fifteen minutes- and my husband whs often present; sometimes lie stayed an hour, but I do not think he made three such visits in a week. WHY ALL TBJiMt VISITS "What business or enticements would keep this grocery clerk at your house lor un hour when your husband was absent Nothing that remember; I was usually at my work and he wonld sit or stand around; he bothered me.

and 1 once told liiin that if ho didn't keep away 1 would speak to liis employer and also to my husband about the annoyance; I told him this in February, several mouths la-fore my husband's death, but 1 never mentioned to him that the neighbors were talking about liis visits and woro mukiiig scandal it; must nave torn lum Several timet) to keep away, ami I Anally told my liusbaud and my mother about it; alter tills lie discontinued his visits for about a week for other than business and then he renewed them; 1 roproved him again few weeks after the first reproof, and thin won after 1 had eomplained to my liusbaud; 1 insist that I never held out any indneement to him to visit, and I never had any correspondence with him during this time; my intimacy with Bishop had been very close, and we used loving terras toward her; while away iu Troy I sent her tho pnora beginning, I've known her love was as an expn-sslon of niy attention, ami the date, HI, marke on it, indicated the evening that she taught me to play casino and it refers to nothing else; the mirror was given me in August; Tdiil not know that Bishop thought the mirror July HI. shown by the dealor's books, nor that he gave it to me on that da'o. htatc Attorney Waller read lines from one of the poems and (jucrtioucd witness as to the sentiments with which it was overflowing. But when lie asked her whether she wished to say those tilings to Mrs. Bishop she replied with some humor.

"1 didn't compose the poem." Continuing she had sent such poems to Mrs. Bishop previously; 1 asked ltishop to buy rue a band mirror because I knew his taste was good, for he had dealt in such articles; 1 was in town uvery day an I eould have bought one myself; when I found that no charge hail been made in tho grocery bill for the mirror I inquired what his motive was. ami he said ho wished ine to accept It as a token of friendship; I told my husband of the whole affair, hut I never talked with any other person about It; Utshop never gave me the pearl gold-tipped peupil botoxe 1 went to Troy, and 1 never knew that about that time Bishop pur-hawed one; 1 repeat tlist I found it on the Hudson Uiver steamer when Bearing Albany; it was lotiiid on the lowet1 deck. wrapped lii (witness produced the pencil, she liatl on her watch chain); 1 my husband that I found one, an 1 ha may have told Bishop oil ram-Mug Albany I called nt a Jewullor's and ashed the value of 1 cannot ti ll where It was; 1 never sent the pocrii, "Consolation in Absence," to Mrs. Bishop or Mr.

Bishop or anybndy elso, and the paper pasted on the back of it is different from any stationery that I ever used; while In Troy I rerei'vod two letters from Mrs. Bishop; one 1 now have, but I destroyed the other and I tin not remember whether either any reference to Ncnding poetry nor about the charm that I purchased tor Bishop In Troy; I scut it to htiu, but it wan unaccompanied by a letter; thin was the 11 rst present 1 had ever given bun; bo called at iny house the morning utter I returned, snd I snook hands with him, but did not kiss him. nor did 1 say that I had been lonesome without him, for 1 not been. Moar POKTHY. The poem entitled "UhangclaM" I ghve to Mr.

Bh hop myself; In consequence of bis wife's deatli I regarded it ns particularly appropriate. Mr. Waller reads Anil tim-tgli I lung In see your fare nnea mere; I fur the In, nil clasp tlm smile, llie Kiss? Alwl th.l 11 till I mill mult lulu. Witness repeated that she hart no other object ill Mil ling liiiu than to remind turn ol wife, ml continuing, gave uio Jewel caeo before and some Jewelry; alter hll wUi'l djath my JiiihIihik! saw me ul work on flit- hand mirror iiiut ior Bishop, nil know that it tor him in April, ut tor his wife's death, I also gavo him tlin broom with my husband's knowledge; lho motto "llopi!" on it hail no signifti-aiice, lor It was ueleetui at ramloni from hoot of my iiiiNliaml know that liislmp pavo Din tile set of Jewelry, but 1 don't remember that I over told who it came from; it was none of their attain notwithstanding all our ami poetry ami presents there was never anything wrong lief ween us, not even a kiss; 1 never pave the toothpick marked "Pel" to Bishop: I bought It for my own use, although 1 never unod one iu my life, a quill; my only reason for selecting tbu word "Pet" was that it was my liusbumt's favorite name for me, and I never intended to give st'T th" article, excepting pcrhnpy to my husband; nntil the other 'lay 1 did not know that there was a cup ami samcr in my house marked "ict," nor do I know that my little girl ever NEW YO aw such a thing in my closet; I bought the toothpick on tho 14th of May, kepi it a week and Bishop thru took it away from uie; I wu oq entirely friendly forma with liim. and I believe that tuy husband saw Iiiehop take it; I never asked him to return it.

and uiy husband remarked, when Bishop took the toothpick, "He is (pute a nobbier;" Bishop called at my house occasionally evenings, look inn tor his wife, and lindina uir alono he staid halt an hour or less wait inn for her; a Mrs. Fuller told me that she had heard tiiat liishop wus iii my house one night when my husband was in Troy as late as four o'clock in the morning, and I replied to her that Bishop and lus wife were both there, but that they did not stay so late; 1 visited Bishop's house ouCe whilo his mother wus in New Ha vest, and only once, and nothing iin- proper jtesmtd between kissing, no embracing, nor any tiling worse; Bishop testified falsely when he said 1 had been there four times. A SHIBT. BUT NO K1SSKB. It wm fnrthsrto liis house after the shirt i that I bad agreed to fix for him tliau it was to go to liia Htore after it; iny husband went part way witji nie and knew all about the matter; I never went to Bishop's store in the Avenings after wife died, 1 because 1 thought it might excite comment; 1 went i iuto the house without ruppiug, the door being tin- I locked, and did not consider it improper; lie had the shirt ready for me and I took it and left immediately and alone and went JaO.i's part of the house; 1 had no other reason in the world for going there except to get that ahirt; up to this time, alter all our acquaintance, ho had never even kissed me; 1 never walko i with bishop alone iu the evenings, except that he sometimes met me ill the street and walked home ith mo; often in the mornings, when Bishop called to take uiy orders, he would tell me where ho i liad been the night before, because after his wife died he complained that ho was very lone- 1 some, that he did not know what to do with himself, and thought of beginning drinking again; ono morning he told me that he hail 1 been out riding the night before, but did not suy what woman ho had with him or for what purpose lie was riding; I didn't ask him about any woman, because I didn't think it was any of my business; I am positive that Bishop never had intercourse with roe when out driving, because I never went out riding with him alone.

TUOSK CHARMIMO WALKS. The witness was thou cross-examined at great length as to reported walks with Bishop, the details being wearisome and developing no new facts of importance that were not given in her examination in admitted that Bishop's knowledge of these walks and where she went came from her, she sometimes telling him on the following morning. Bishop liad testified that he had been with her on these occasions, but she denied it positively. Continuing, witness 1 told Bishop on the lMth of February that my mother-in-law had been talking to my husband about Bishop's attentions to lue and that my husband liad been advised to discard his company: 1 also told him 'that it was said that ho had poisoned his wife; ho threatened to bring a suit for slander against my mother-in-law; from January, lts7(t, up to tho time of my husband's death there was never an event that would suggest correspondence or secret meetings with Bishop; my friendship with i.i? hia wife and be of my husband: I bad some correspondence witb bim after my husband's deatb aud my arrest, for I had scou it imblisbcd that be bad bought arsenic for my husband, so I appealed to bishop to do anything be could to get mc out of jail, because 1 knew that I was guiltless, and 1 advised liim not to reply to the letter because it was against the of the jail, and I know that it would be a greater risk for bim to write to me thun lor mo to write to bim. NO ALMANAC REQCIBKD.

At this point tne State Attorney detected an almanac in Mrs. Cobb's lap, to which she referred. In answer to an inquiry she said that she bad the book for the purpose of studying it; that she had it for several weeks and used it for fixing dates on which she was uncertain. Alter a iew more questions she was directed to put it aside, and was then interrogated regarding the mutter of the poisoning of her husband, and especially as to the tea which produced his first illness, besoming she tea that was left was burned, and the tea grounds from the pot from which his enp was poured I threw odt doors; the nett time that he was ill was after takiug some oranges, aud again in April alter taking some canned tomatoes brought by llisliop; the can was open when brought: bishop brought more two weeks later, but Chftdie didn't eat them: neither he nor myself was suspicious; 1 never hau the slightest suspicion that bishop was poisoning my husband; one time when 1 asked him to bring some whiskey no asked who was to drink it, and when 1 responded that it was Charlie he remarked, "I'm glad you told me;" perhaps lie was glad it wasn't iuc because 1 belonged to a temperance society. (Laughter.) NKVKK WANTS TO OKX MARJtlKD AGAIN, I never hinted to bishop that if my husband was out of the way I would marry bim.

I wouldn't marry him now or anybody else. Tills was said with great earnestness. After his wife died 1 felt only respect for him and he bod no reason to believe that if she was out of the way 1 would look on liiiu witb more favor, nor did I discuss with him the subject of what mourning I would wear, nor telF anybody on the duy of Charlie's death that I had made arrangements to support myself by working lor awhile; on the day of the fuueral I gave two books to bishop to take to the library; I might havo given these to Alattie beynolds, who was present, but 1 wanted her to assist me; these are the books in one ol' which bishop testified that he found a package of poison and a note telling him to destroy it. The Court, at about six o'clock, adjourned until tomorrow, when the crovs-cAiimiuation will be resumed upon several points of equal importance. FINE ARTS.

UNION LEAGUE CLUB MONTHLY ART EXHIBITION. The monthly art reception and exhibition of pictures of the Union Lesguo Club, which took place last evening, was rendered especially interesting by the fact that the gallery was lit for the first time by an electric light, as well as by gas. The artists and club members present discussed the adaptability of the new light for snch a purpose, and opinions for and against we re heard on every side. For o.ur own part, though at first it is rather trying to the eyes, wo are inclined to think it a success. Only repeated trials, however, can detorininS this.

The chief defect lies in the cxtrome diffusiveness of the light; but we do not think that the "coldness" which was complained of by some of the artists, is any mom detrimental to the pletnrcs than the yellowish light of gas. Like daylight, it does not favor weak pictures, which are strengthened when in well adjusted gas light. If the electric light "divided" so that it can lie thrown from different points on oblong reflectors, like gas, there is no question as to its adaptability for illuminating purposes in plctnre galleries. The collection, which was brought together by the Art Committee for the reception last evening, consisted of eighty-seven pictures, which we noto in the order thev are catalogued. Alfred C.

Howland is represented by "Country Gossips," recently spoken of, and by bis admirable little Academy picture, VIII. CI Minn, Klu lit .1... un I large ennvas, "Autumn," already wrtttcu about in I tllo "Sludlo Notes." A study of licad of a young lady, by 4. H. Witt, who sends a delicate and poetic little lanscapn, ia cjiarming.

It la cleverly modelled and lull of ex predion. A large "View Near Munich," by W. 8. Mary, ia bold and vigorous piece of work, in which the foreground lacka slightly in strength. A large tree is admirably rendered, and there ia a tine aky, against which the foliage should have beeu luoro sharply defined.

"A Portrait," by t. C. Beekwith, ia iv striking and creditable work. The excellent well modelled, and a noticeable point ia tho treatment of tho hair and beard. The tint expanse of light overcoat ia somewhat monotonous.

There ia good atmosphere and perspective in o. Middloton's "Near Mliankln, laic of Wight." The angularity of forms aeema exreaaivc. One of the remarkable pictures iu tlic colli ction la A. II. Wyunl'a maatorly production, "Scene Near Wcstpurt llarlsir." A.

Buuner'a "Interior of an old tieruiun Kitchen" ia a solid work, excellent iu tone. We were flud to again It. Swain (tiflord "Breezy Day on tariiuoiitli Moors" and Thomas Morau's 'T'laius of tho llumhuldt." with its strong sky effect. 4. M.

Entee is poetic as usual in his "A Pool In Atltnnui;" 4. II. Dolph has an admirably posed dog uslecp in his "Alter Breakiset Nap. and Wordsworth Thompson is seen to advantage in hta interesting "Meiitoue." It aevuis to us that Arthur guartley lius produced I one of ids in succcssliil pictured In his "Pishing off Georgetown lalaitd," and wc are glad to teatify again our appreciation of it. 'The Klver, New Jornoj," bjr George Iuncaa, a Mtrikiiifi example of painter, which however, in strength and Niohii lu thu fori gound and in water surface.

A spunky little "Sketch from Nature" by F. S. Church. Sam in I tollman has improved the in hia powerful "Canal at There in a decorative sky in Mien hollo -k a (food little "Twilight." A sterling little cattle picture ia by W. lluirii.

Anions the other canvaeea we noto Walter Satterlrc'a "Young iiomlnicau." (George Iuiicsm, "Sheep," LI. Humphrey "Waiting for a IMtu," Cm Nieoll'a "Alter the llain," T. L. Sinith'a "Moonlight in Wintar," W. "Karly Walter Blackman a "The Adieu a Son to Hia Father," W.

Honntag'a "Siiuaet," K. L. "Incident from the of Oerinantown," M. K. II.

do of F. Heii.hart'a "The Wanderer," H. M. Shurtlcfl'a excellent "Through the Wooilaa lh'llowa; S. It.

Ulfford'a "SxuU ratarlna;" "Logo T. I as "Portrait;" Frank "Citadel of Cairo front the Deaert;" J. O. "A Faatoral;" Jell. "The Jerney Coaat," with weli drawn Whiatler'a portrait of hiniHnlf; Jtaughtcr;" George H.

YewHl'e careful "Interior of Church of St. Nieolo, Venire," and of W. V. do F. Tait, Filwurd Moran, Cora Kichardson, B.

F. Kclnhart. A. C. Smith, F.

A. Silva, Clinton f'giivic, J. It. Urcvoort, W. J.

C'. l'orcfval ile Litre, J. F. Crouaey, A. F.

C. M. Miller, A. U. Thayer, II.

McCord, Frauk Fowler, K. Van Klten and Johnaon.9 The gidlury will bo open by card in between twalro M. aud thrco 1'. AL to-day and to-morrow. RK HERALD, FRIDAY, JJ LITERATURE.

THE INTERNATIONAL REVIEW FOB ANT ART. Hencafbrth the Rnxew will issued monthly instead of bi-iuoiithly, and. placed under more vigorous leadership, will dispute with the best on either side of the Atlantic the palm of excellence. With the March number the editorship will paes into the hands of Mr. Henry Cabot and Mr.

John T. Morse, assisted by Mr. Henry 11. Barnes, the present editor. It announces that it has made arrangements for securing papers on current topics and fields of action, aa well aa In all the branches of speculative thought and literature from the pens of the best American and foreign writers, giving, however, the preference where practicable to the native.

This programme ia made the easier by the drawing together of men of letters of conflicting opinioua in the pages of a siuglci magazine, which haa already taken place in more than one English magazine and In at least one American periodical beslilos -the JnU-maUonal. It gives a play to intelligent enterprise, and, pur- 1 sued with vigor, cannot fail to redound to the honor of the projectors and their able agent, as well as to the profit of the reading public. In the number of the International lor Jannary we find its international character well sustained; for, besides the American articles, we have two ou French subjects and one ou the Russianizing movement in the southeast of Europe, as viewed by the Italian revolutionist, Mazzini, whose opinions are lovingly reproduced by the German radical llliud. Of the American papers that by Mr. George D.

Julian, entitled "Suffrage a Birthright," is a reply to a paper in the North American Rcviru) by the historian, Mr. Francis Park man. entitled "The Failure of Universal Suffrage," which attracted much attention. The titles of the articles indicate sufficiently the position taken by the two writers. Mr.

Pafkuian in his paper gave utterauce to a moan which has been emitted from the breasts of thousands of the foes of popular progress for nearly a century past and to which scholars and recluses have given articulation. "It is." says Mr. Julian, "tbo well tuned keynote of a widespread and growing distrust of our democratic institutions. Too many people, we are told, have the ballot, which lias been made a fetich, and our free institutions will certainly end in disaster if we continue to 'fling the suffrage to the mob' instead of restricting it to the educated classes." The giant evil which Mr. Parkman deplored was that power has fallen into the hands of "an ignorant proletariat and a half-taught plutocracy." Mr.

Juliau asks what practicable limitation of the suffrage would cure all this. The paper by Mr. F. H. Morse, late Consul General to Loudon, "Tho American Export Trade," is the most timely of the number.

Pointing out tho importance of tho change which has taken plaee in our foreign trade, by which since 1875 the balance in our favor has reached the sum of $484,583,689, Mr. Morse proceeds to examine me naiuro 01 uur cxpuris, whither they have gone and in what proportion, and liually what are our prospects of retaining or increasing the bslanco. for the year ending June JO, 1878, our total exports, foreign and domestic, were "About eighty per cent of the domestic exports was made np of raw- materials aud agricultural products, including a very small amount from the forest, and about twenty per cent ($130,000,000) were manufactures." From the statistics he finds that Great Britain and her dependencies take over three-fourths ol all our exports ot merchandise, consisting for the most part in raw material and food in great variety. First in importauco stands cotton, then grain and flour, then pork in various forms and then leather. Tfie preservation of these markets is, therefore, of great importance.

Air. Morse concludes from a survey of the cotton fields of the world that vyc can hold our own in cotton aud even extend our market. In wheat he thinks that the position of America will forthwith be sharply contested by other countries. "Kngland does not raise wheat enough to feed her owu people by from to 100,000,000 bushels per year." To succeed in the future competition for this trade our farmers and shippers should have "the advantage of the lowest transportation and port charges from the wheat fields to delivery on shipboard that a fallprofit on actual outlay of capital will admit of." With our rich soil aud labor saving machinery wo mould then be able to compete successfully. In tbe' same way our cattle trade (live and dressed beef) can be extended.

To Europe wc must look for markets for onr food products and to the new countries of South America aud the old lands of Asia for markots for our The two articles on France are interesting, that by yt. Alfred Talandier on "Tho Political Future France" particularly ho. as it fomcn from the pen of a Deputy who sits on the Extreme Left in the Assembly. Dr. Edmond de Pressenxe, a French Protestant clergyman and publicist, who sat on the Left in the National Asaenibly, contributes a paper on "Morality in French Literature," which is a portion of a series.

In the present number he treats of the books of the year of historical and religious interest. He Hunks that the future is assured to tho moderate republic in France. There is also "Papers on the Old Conflict Between Religion and Retrace," by "a inechnnic," and one on tho "Literary Movement in America" by the editor, as well as a review of some recent English books by Mr. G. B.

Smith. The number opens with a short mystic poem by Mr. Edgar Faweett, entitled "Frustration," in the newest style of lavished adjectives and vague immensity. "Glimmering on ths dumb, cold lips of dawn" lie sees "Pale languors of inscrutable unconcern." Too bad. Altogether this number of the International gives a hue earnest of a bold determination to lead tho wuy.

in pertodi'-sl literature of its class, on this side of the Atlantic at least. INTERCOLLEGIATE ASSOCIATION. Tills evening in Htcinway Hall the Intercollegiate Literary Association will hold Its fifth oratorical contest. Nino colleges have sout speakers to represent them, and the contest promises to lw more than usually interesting, owing to the fact that most of the speakers have taken prir.es for oratory in their owu colleges. The.

drawing for places, which was lot, took plane before d'residcut Webb, qf tlio College ot the City of New York, and resulted in the following 0. W. Holdcu. Wesley an University. 2.

A. Wakeley, Cornell University. 3. A. H.

Trick, Williams College. W.J. Hiring. Princeton College, J. S.

Me William. College of tho City of York. H. W. H.

Harris, Northwestern University. 7. H. Miller, Rutgers College. H.

A. K. Fuller. Madison University. J.

A. MeColl, New York University. The judges ar? Professor Uottu, Judge Van Vorrt and Mr. I). II.

Frothiugham. Tho reports of the judges in Greek. Lut.n and inn.he ill ri ad. ami will ugain student heart an upon the liveliest comiaenceMM day. KOlillED OF JEWELRY.

Word wan hroaight to the Central Office lint niglit that the residence of Mr. Locltwood, at No. 00 Went Forty-fifth afreet, had been entered hy and a large amount, of jewelry and had lieeii earned off. They belonged to Mnee, a uiceo of Dan Mare. The family were at at the 'time of tile irl Otuo their attention wiim drawn In the harking of a net dog up hut it suddenly reared and they gave It no fnrthrr heed.

When the burglary waa discovered, however, little interruption win found to have been aignifiraut. The animal had en ted the and net to work giving the nlnrin no effectually tlia' tin were forced to etratigle liiiu. The body of the (log in found hi the doorway of the room tliey had entered, where it had been flung when the life choked out of It. Tlio burglars evidently knew where Maee kept a number of and nonie valuable jewelry which belonged to her uncle, for they began by neenring a diamond cluater pin, value'I at Next they ranaarked the and of other jewelry of value, and, having then aeenred their booty, they TTIlllurow 'luirt i vaiuo. IIU luicu ujierty It valued at MIHHINO FROM POUGHKREPRM.

Word win laat evenlmr brought to Central OAco that Cornelia Wright, aged thirty-two, nodding In Ponghkeepnlu on January 'J, hud taken flic train for New York and nothing more had txwu beard of her. Mrn. Wright wore a Mark nilk druaa, a hat with a white feather, a aealnkln nitiff and gold watrh and r.hain. When ehe left home ahc had a nuiuber Of trartx with her, aud it In thought that alto undertook the trip in a moment of mental atierrathm. When thin newa wae brought to Jnnpertnr Thorite be nearehrd the rcturna and found that a woman, airing the name of Cornelia Wright, bad boeu arftntad by Captain Welti) on the prevloun night.

Tha latter wan aont for, tint be naid bit captive tu not tba miaaiug Poughkeeyalo lady. iNUARY 10, 1879. -TRIPLE UNION'LEAGUE CLUB. ANNUAL ELECTION OF OF THE REGULAR TICKET MILIUM FISH CHOSEN PRESIDENT. The annual election of officers in the Union League Clult was held last evening, and resulted, as was expected, in a choice of the "regular" ticket, 110 opposition being made, excepting to the re-election of Mr.

Peabody to tbo office of Socretary. Before the election a meeting of the club was huld at which considerable routine business was transacted. Mr. But- ler, of the ArfCominittee, made a speech urging that an increased appropriation bo made for art purposes. A proposal was then made that a new Building Committee be appointed, tu view of the fact that the by the club of its premises will expire on May which gave rise to a lively discussion.

Tho committee, as at present constituted, consists of Messrs. John N. Hall, Le lirand t'luuon and Itlchard Butler. Mr. A.

T. Ktewart was also a member of tho committee up to the time ot his death. It wus at length decided to call on the present committee for a report at the next monthly nieetiug, and two members are to bo udded to the present committee. TUK 11ALLUT FOR (iFFIUEUS. The following officers were thru chosen, oach receiving the- number of set opposite bis nuiuu.

The total number of bullots cast wus dull. Fish 205 Vict George Cabot Juckaou 8. 302 Klliot C. Cowilin 300 Peter Cooper Noah I)ivl? 200 David Dowa iWI Jatuea Euiott 303 Joseph Heligraan 203 Cornelius It. 303 I suae N.

Phelps 30:: Luther K. Marsll 303 John H. Hall 302 Secretory. Charles A. Poaboily, Jr 1C4 Treaturtr.

Georgo F. llaker 303 Executive of 1881. Charles F. 200 Elthu Hoot 279 Leonard Hazel 288 George C. 303 JtMtob Wcudell 301 Committee on Admissions.

Alhon P. Man 302 William II. 303 'Joseph H. Drown 302 James Otis 202 Josepli W. Howe 302 G.

St. John 302 Frederick D.Tappeu. 303 Committer. on Library and Publications. Charles T.

Poore 303 IaaobF. Wood 303 John Ward 903 Horace D. Fry 303 William Q. 303 Thomas 303 Gilbert E. Jones 302 Committee on AH.

James W. 303 Francis A. 9tont 303 Cyrus DO tier 295 Stephen H. Tyng, Jr. 303 Edward L.Henry....

303 Frank Waller 301 George MoClure 303 Committee on JWtical Reform. Dorman B. Eaton, Samuel Vance, H. M. Kuggles.

Daniel G. ltollins, Charles E. Whitehead, Oliver P. C. Billings.

Henry J. Mcuddcr. Charles Beaiuan, Jr. William Walter Phelps, Charles Collins, Elliot F. Sheparil, Thomas Hillhousa.

Birdscye Blakemun, Auditors. Joseph 8. Charles K. Beebe. William A.

Camp, The votes for the Committee on Political Reform and for the auditors were unanimous. Mr. Louis C. Lewis-received 138 votes, being 20 than Mr. Peabody, for the ofllce of secretary.

Mil. FISH ACCEPTS. The following letter of acceptance was shown by the Committee on Nominations from Mr. (Jkmti.kbkn?I am in the receipt of your letter Informing: nio that the comniittoe olected to nominate officers of the 1'nioii League Club for the ensuing year had done me the honor to amtnimnnsly nominate mo as candidate for president of the club. When your worthy and honorable chairman, shortly prior to the ditto of your letter, spoke tome asking if 1 would a nomination, I was utifeignrdly surprised that uiy iiume should have been thought of in connection with the oflice, nud I unhesitatingly declined, expressing to hitu the conviction which I still ant-ortaiii, that my iuexperiruco in matters relating to the cluh and its course of business would make mo a very inefficient officer.

No doubt lie hits related to you what 1 then said. Tito renewed iuvitatiou conveyed in your note divides, if it duos not transfer, tiie responsibility for the detlvleucius of which I am conicious. If. therefore, the club tee fit to ratify the nomination which you propose to make, I shell fool honored by tile Indorgepu-nt of an association both social and patriotic, without hoi tig either prescriptive or dogmatic, which devoted-its efforts most efficiently to the stippbi of the nation in the days nf its severe trial, anil hits shown that it wilt not fail should the occasion again urine to stand in support of the constitution and of the Cniou; and relying upon your support and the generous indulgence of the cluh will undertake tho duties of this offiun which ro.l kindly suggest with a view to the best interests of the Stub and its continued intinonce as a social and patriotic agent. With grateful acknowledgments to tliu Committee for tho coniideiieu implied lit their action, I have the bouor to be, yours very obediently.

HAMILTON VIHH. Tho lion. P. Moktox, Chairman; Hknuy -0. Wakd, Secretary.

THE ARMY AND NAVY CLUB. The rooms of the Army and Navy Olnb, No. 28 West Thirtieth street, wero thrown open last night to a social mooting of the members, each of whom had the privilege of introducing a friend. The arrangements for the meeting were confided to the care of Major General Martin McMahon, who spared no trouble to make the invited guests thoroughly enjoy the hospitalities of the club. The lighting of the rooms wps effected in auch manner as to bring out the artistic points in a number of works of art which adorn the walls.

The attendance of members and their friends was large, and the taloni and supper rooms were crowded by military gentlemen, some of tliem in uniform and some in evening dross. The most of them hud seen service in the late rebellion, and several bore honorable wouuda, which atte stcd the servieos they had lent to tho Union cause. Among those present were General Itobiuson. General J. It.

Hawley, of Connecticut; Major General M. T. McMaliou, Major General Francis J. Herron. Genaral ltipley, Vermont; General llodcubaugh, U.

8. Oenoral Horace Franklin, U. 8. General Warner, U. H.

General Crittenden, General Kllburn Knox, Colonel V. Sanchez, Spanish Army; Commodore J. 8. Dickerson, U. 8.

Commodore liraine, U. S. Commodore Kvens, IT. S. Mr.

Charles Stone. Mr. Levi P. Morton, Mr. Sotathworth.

Mr. G. Witherbee. Dr. Gatling (of revolving cannon fame), Mr.

C. N. Uracil, llarttord; Judge T. H. Fltlilau.

Judge John II. Brady, Captain Hyle, U. S. Captain Qulnn, U. S.

Colonel Crielly, West Point; Colonel Julian Seott, Colonel O'Boirue, West Point; Colonel C. F. Fuller, Major Heiues, Wont Point; Major Wheaton, Colouei Locer, Captain fallaghan, Captain Parker, U. S. Dr.

Snieig, U.S.A. (the only surviving officer of bis regiment after the Modoc massacre). The officers of the United States man-of-tvar Minnesota wero present in lorce, and also those of the Brooklyn Navy Yard. There was music during the evening, aud some old eampaign songs worn given with gusto by officers who had hesril theiu at tile csmp fires in the field. Bit ions, in the shape of a eold collation, wero served a fd siege of Petersburg, aud nu extra allowance of spirits was permitted by special orders.

Tho retreat waa not sounded until a very late hour. Maior General Hancock, who was absent from the city ith leave, did not report himself present for duty up till mlduight. DESTROYED BY FIRE. A stable in the rear ut the one story frame building, No. 1CTB Kaat Forty-fourth street, took fire niiflit fentvi anmA ntilf ouiiao Thfi lire quickly spread communicated with the front ami roar which arc likewise constructed of wood.

In Ave after the breaking out of the lire the three buildings were all ablar.u. On the discovery of the fire au alnrtu wan sounded, but a considerable limn elapsed lieforn Kuglue Company 21 put in an appearance. It was followed by Hook and Ladder Company 7 and Kugnic Company but on their arrival thi were almost deatroyed. When the remainder of tiic district engines and the police appeared 'ho Arc had been gotten nil lor control. The delay in the arrival of the Aroinen la said to have been eauaed by a mistake in the sounding of tlm alarm.

Jaiuos Moran. who owned the building, eat I hl? at which la covered by an Inatiranco of fl.ooo In the Ktna Inauraure Company. SHOT BY AN OFFICER. John Kolmlakl, of No. 1.7C Greenwich afreet afole a keg of lager beer laat evening from in front of the saloon of Hubert Hchwedt, at No.

avenue aud (lacaped with it. Later on in tho night he attempted to ateal another wiiun lie wan captured liy Sofewudt, who held hlin until the arrlral of Officer Rone, of the Seventeenth precinct, to whom ho gave him iuto ruatody. While the officer wm taking KoltoUkl to the Fltth street limine the prtaonnr broke from hie gr enp and ran np Fourth afreet toward Flrnt avenue. Fearing (hat the thief would eecape Officer Mono aounded an alarm, which waa heard by Sergeant Welaing, in the Fifth ntreet atatlon limine. The Sergeant thereupon denpati hod Officer Mcbh'intcr to anawrr the call, und on Firat avenue the police.

nan naw the eacdptng thief. He promptly called a halt, hut Hobolaki paid no attention to the aunitiions. flelilclnter produced hie nlatol, but tlila did not aearo Itoboinki In dhe leant, for ho kept on running. Mchbdster then fired two ehota at him. Tho flrnt went Wide of the mark, but the eecond atrui'k him, lodging in the thigh.

Itoboinki tell on tho nidewalk and remained there until tho officcrn came up and made him prlnoner for tho eecond time. He wee aentntcd to the ntation bonne and from there removed to lletlevue Honpltal. where Surgeon Ooothala extracted the Jrallet. wound la aevero, but not dangerous. SHEET.

CONNECTICUT LEGISLATURE. GOVERNOR FIRST MESS AOS. Habtford, ah. 9, 1879. The Connecticut Legislature nist In joint tiou to-day and elected the republican State ticket, as follows-Governor, Charles B.

Andrews, of Litchfield; Lieutenaut Governor, David Gallup, of Plainfield; Secretary of State, David Torrance, of Norwalk; Comptroller, Chauncey Howard, of Coventry, At half-past one Governor Andrews wan escorted to the Capitol and installed as Governor. His message opens with congratulations upon specie resumption and hopes of the return of prosperity. He recommends a change of the joint stock laws of the State and the consolidation of probate districts, advocates minority representation and cumulative voting, advises that the separate property of married women he taxed against them iiud not against tnolr husbands; favors ullowtng women property holders to vote upon questions affecting property; recommends removing all repealable privileges of exemption from tax that are now granted; favors keeping the State tax at ono and a half mills and making a sinking fund to pay off the debt, which is favors an Investigation of the State Prison and reorganisation ot the Hctorin building a new insane asylum at a cost of He also favors a revision of the insurance laws, biennial sessions Of tlio Legislature aud a new method of legal procedure, including a change in the way of assessing costs in civil suits. WEST VIRGINIA. THE NEW STATE WILLING TO BEAR HEB JUST SHARE OF THE VIRGINIA DEBT.

TELEGRAPH TO THE WHKCUKii, Jan. 9. 1879. Governor Mathews presented his biennial- message to the Legislature to-day. A number of rccoiumeudatious are made, the most important of which, tierhans.

is that relatimt to the liability of West Vir ginia for a portion of the unte-bcllum debt of Vir-. ginia. The willingness of Went Virginia to assume her just share and proportion of the debt is clearly expressed, and tho matter is presented with a view thut an amicable settlement may be concluded and misrepresentation of the Conduct of this State in the matter by the mother State be corrected. The State institutions are in a good condition, and the balance in the State Treasury at the end of this last Ascal year is shown to be nearly which is larger thou at the close ot any previous year in tho history of the State. INDIANA LEGISLATURE.

Indianapolis, Jan. 0, 1879. Both honses of the Indiana Legislature convened to-day. The Senate organized by a resolution declaring the following as the choice of Daniel D. Dale, democrat, secretary; Charles W.

Want, national, assistant secretary; Richard Hvncflcon, democrat, doorkoeper. The Lieutenant Governor's vote was required to pass the resolution. Of the three national Senators Majors voted with tho democrats and Poindextcr and Davitf with the republicans. The House was organised by electing Henry 8. Cauthorne, democrat, as Speaker, and Webster Dixon, democrat.

Clerk. WISCONSIN. GOVERNOR SMITH'S MESSAGE? STATE FINANCE AND AND TRAMPS. Milwaukee, Jan. 9,1879.

Tho Message of Governor William E. Smith was delivered to the Wisconsin Legislature at Madison to day, and is confined chiefly to State matters. Tho finances are in a healthy and satisfactory conditiou. The State indebtedness remains the same as last year, about $2,500,000. This, added to the indebtedness of the counties, cities, towns, villages and school districts in the State makes the public indebtedness of the people of Wisconsin about $12,000,000.

The real value of taxable property in the State is $1,000,000,000, while the amount of property actually assessed is a little less than half this amount; hence had the assessment been made at the actual value the rate of taxation would not have cxceeeded one instead of being nearly two per cent. RAILUOAD REPORTS. From the report of the Railroad Commission it appears that half a million more passengers were carried than last year, and 400,000 tons more freight. Of the whole number of passengers carried only two were killed. The total absence of all serious complaint against the roads shows that the present 'law is well suited to the purposes for "Which it was euacted.

tax ation by tramps. The Governor devotes considerable space to the tramp nuisance, and says that tho assessments these criminal parasites levy on individuals and communities nearly equals the whole State taxation, and lie recommends vigorous measures of relief. specie resumption. In conclusion, the Governor cannot forbear to couRrntnUto yon that the United States has resumed its normal relations to its own citizens and the world at large by paying on demand all its matured obligations in money current wherever civilization extends, and this has keen accomplished without any unnatural contraction of the currency or violent shock to the business interests of the people." GOVERNOR riLLSBURY'S MESSAGE. St.

Jan. Governor rillsbury's message was read to-day. It states that the State debt has increased slightly, and recommends great caution in making appropriations this yotr. The message further states that 375 miloa of railroads have been built during the year, congratulates the country upon the resumption of specie payments and regrets the condition of the South as exhibited by lato outrages. THE LIE DIRECT.

EXCITING SCENE IN A NEW JERSEY FREEHOLDERS' CHARGE OF TREASON WHICH WAS FLATLY DENIED. At thn meeting of the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders in Newark yesterday there was an exciting scone. The Board had decided to apply to the Legislature for a law transferring to the Board's control the powers of the Essex County ltoad Board, likewise tho choosing of the latter's members. now elective officers. This disposed of, Freeholder J.

D. Poinier, of tho Fourteenth word of Newark, rose and said I hat tho' charge made nine months ago to the effect that Governor MeClellnn had caused the defeat of thn bill introduced In the Legislature to abolish the road ho (the siNiaker) hod ascertained to untrue, and it was only just to the Governor that the truth should lie stated. Continuing, Mr. Poinier declared that he had been reliably informed that one member of the Board's legislative committee had worked secretly against the measure and finally secured its defeat. I He had been further reliably informed, he said, thai each of the six members of the Board had coutrib.

I nted $50, the total of which was paid to Major Thotnnf o'Connor, now an Aascuiblymau elect, to lobby against the bill. "It the gentleman says so, bo lies." i T.i say that this caused a breeze would be stating it mildly. Kn- Mr. Poinier hail rraumed Heat Free bolder Ntl, who In also a meinlier of Ho.nl i Hoard, Rprang to fret, and, growing white with anger, demanded to know If the gentlcnnui Ironi the Fourteenth meant to that he (I'oek) paid $00 Into a corruption fnnd? "If he he Ileal" ihonlrd Pock, lifting hi? to ita liigheat- pituh. Ni xt Mr.

alary, of the legislative Committee, took'the floor and also flatly denied the charge of trcanmi tn the committee. He doinanded the appoiutnn rit of a comiiilttoe to Invehtlftate the, matter. If there wan a traitor in the camp let hint ahnwn tip ahd Itramkil as motion for a committee waa voted down, however, So waa a aituilar one made by Mr. Pock. nivtao nxmfn.

A loud call being made on Mr. Polnier for hta anthortty, he atated that ex-HherHT William Huah recently a nicmber of the lload Hoard, hail told iilin In the prcaencc of Harney Ford and Irwtn that lie (Huah) and all the nn-mbera had paid $A0 each to liolp defeat the inoaanrc. Xho excitement wan an great that it waa feared at one time the afTatr would end in Mown, If not In the Hoard thcu when the Hoard adionrnod. But theae feara proved groundlcKa. No wore Htrnck.

but a fierce war of la uow raging in Kaaex County official and the war la likely to continue. BEATEN BY EOUGHH. Officer Mallone, of the Jnanjr City polioo atteiupted to arrcnt a young iuati for dlflorderly con. duct yeatcrduy. He had only gut a few with prtaoiuT on the way to the atation lionao when he waa aet upon by a pang of who knocked hint down, ami, after reaming the priaoner, beat the offioel unmercifully.

When he regained Ilia feet he drew bla revolver, but Ida aaaallanta had fled. SUITIEME COUllT CALENDAB. ftjca, N. -Tan. 0, 18751.

The General Term calendar for January 10 la at 81, III, 94, 104, 111, 1W. 133, 138, I'd, 10, Ml, 31, O'J, 30, 87, 80, and 90. THE STATE CAPITAL. Election ot Mr. Alvord as Speaker.

READING OF THE GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE. Early Attention to the Interests of New York "DAM" HARRIS ON THE CAPITOL BUILDING. Championship of Free Canals by Dr. Hayes. Albany, Jan.

9, Tho Assembly Was formally organized to-day by tha election of Thomas O. Alvord as Speaker and nothing more remains but the appointment of the committees, so that the Legislature may proceed at once on its delegated duties. The inauguration of "Old Salt" as the first Speaker in the "New Capitol" was devoid of any particular interest other than the facts of a crowded Assembly Chamber and thfc presentation of a beautiful bouquet by Mrs. E. It.

Phelps, of White Plains, to the venerable sage of Onondaga. Then came the Speaker's address, which was terse and to the point. relative to mew york. Mr. Strahan was the first to introduce a bill, on asking unanimous consent.

No one objected, and instead of introducing one bill ho handed up three to the clerk. They were, of course, in relation to the "local government of the city of New York." The matcri points have been before the Legislature in various shapes since 1871. They were, too, embodied in the Woodln and Fish charter amendments, but so co v.erod up wfth other immaterial matters that Oovernoi Robinson was compelled to apply his scalping knife. The first bill relates to assessments for local improvements in the city of New. York, throwing ad.

ditlonal safeguards around tho passage of resolutions by the Common Council for street and other improvements. Tho other bill relates principally to the letting of contracts by the different departments and the necessary rules to be adopted in advertising, letting, Ac. The following important proyislons also reiterated: No Judgment shall be entered against the city except upon affirmative proof of the existence of a sufficient unexpended and unencumbered appropriation, as herein before provided, or else upon affirmative proof that a statement designating the proper appropriation and tho amount thereof applicable to each liability lias been given slid indorsed in the manner herein provided. It hereby inadu the duty of every head of department in said city, oxropt the Law Department, to transmit to tha Comptroller daily statements of the aggregate amount of liabilities, payable from taxation, received liy his department upon the day of the date of such statement and a designation of the pal ticular appropriation against which such liabilities.me to be charged. Tho office of Inspector of Weights and Measures Is abolished and tho duties transferred to ihc Sealer of Weights aud Measures.

The bills were laid over until the appointment of the committees. dr. haves early in the field. The member from the Seventh district of New York city, Dr. Hayes, has entered early upon tlia important proposition which he championed at tha last session in advocacy ot free canals.

The gallant fight he made at that time will be recollected by tha people ot tha State. His speeches were quoted an 1 commented upou favorably everywhere. Tho resolutions the gentleman introduced this afternoon are an exact copy of those introduced last session. THE Liqt'OR INTEREST. Two bills on tbe excise question were introduced by Messrs.

Strahan mid Langbelu. The bill ot tbe latter gentleman bus been published recently in tho Herald. It was drawn by ex-Judge Dittenboefur. Mr. bill, which applies to the city of New York, ouly provides that whoever sells liquors, alea or Bass' beer without a license shall pay a fine of $100 and be imprisoned for three months.

It authorizes tho Board- of Excise to issue a license to sell to be drnnk on the promises at any fee they may fix, as and beer, not less than $80 nor mora thah $100; strong liquors, wines, alo and bper, not less than $160 nor more than $260; and to sell either or all, not to be drunk on the premises, not less than $100 nor more than $160. The la very long, and contains the usual provisions found in excise bills. drawimo for seats. Tbe Assembly spent an hour this afternoon io drawing for scats. Tho "Bald Eagle" has his old position on the back row, to the left of the chair.

In tha second next seat sits Dr. Hayes. Mr. Sloan occupies a seat in the front row, near Hamilton Fish, while Erastus Brooks, the democratic leader in the House, IlttH piaccu Ulllist'il iuuul wmj ucinooii urn turn republican leaders, Husted, Sloan and Hayca. in thk sexatk! A lively little debate enlivened tho- proceedings of the Senate.

It originated with Hamilton Harris, who offered a resolution calling for a committee of from each house to confer with the New Capitol and arrange for a festival of aoino kiud to eelebratu the occupancy of the new edifice. "Why. we have already had a splendid reception," auid Senator Goodwin, "and nothing that thin body can do would add any brilliancy to it." "True," responded Senator Harris, in substance, "wo havu had a celebration, but that wan on the part of the citizens of Albany. Now what I propose la an official commemoration of the opening of the New which shall go upon the record and pass into the archives of the Statu." "What!" exclaimed Senator Hnghes, "are we to hold a jubilee every time a room in this vaat buihling ia finished Three-fourths of it is still without a roof. Let ns wait until tho building shall bo finished and then give a 'blow We have had enough for thin time." This seemed to bo the sentiment of the Senate, and no one offered to say a word in favor ot Mr.

Harris' resolution. He persisted maufully. however, aud made a pretty long speech, a part of which was prompted by Judge Hobertson, of Westchester. A resolution offered by Senator Hicks called for a committee to consider the advisability of reducing tho number of of the Senate aud loweriug the aalarina of those that were retained. it socmen to fall upon deaf ears, and waa quietly allowed to go upon tno table.

thk xknsaue. The feature of the proceedings was the reading of Governor llohinson's message. When the usual lorinul notices had boon Interchanged between the Senate and the Assembly, to the effect that they were reatly for business, tho Governor's secretary appeared and presented the message, which was forthwith out by Clerk Vroomans. It was listened to with intense interest for the first thirty minutes, but after that attention flagged and i many members lctt their seata. Aa will be seen by the uocuun-ut which ia given in another column tho Governor bore pretty hard upon tho alleged extravagant cost of the now Capitol.

When the Clerk had i finished document requiring one hour and ten Harris rose and moved that the message should be printed. His desk was heaped with law books, ami there was an expression upon bis face ah he rdac that fixed the attention of the Senate. Proceeding to speak to bis motion, he said there werw some stateuieuts In the message that he felt bound to oorreet. It woe evident from the books at haud anil to which the gcutliuuau nuerred that he had coma i prepared to make a speech. In the first place, he tended that the limitation of the coat of building to Jt.UtW.ouo did uot refer to tue new Capitol, did uot refer to the present building at all, but to a building which urnpnaed to be orortcd 1 i on the alte of Ougrcaa Hall.

He read from the 1 in aupport of propoattiou. tn reference 1 to the aaaertiou that the building wai nnneoydartly 1 large, be naul that the matter had boon widely and lively dieeiiaxcd bet(ire the plana wire finally acI i eptc.1 aud every aiiRiicatlou waaeiinaldered carelully. I It uot riaaouable, he aatil, to compare the new bu ldiug and Ita coat with the old one. The latter waa built to hold the repreaeutatnrea of MO.UOd I people; Die former waa the Capitol of ft.UW.OOO of pmaporuus In comparison with the growth of population the new structure waa not any morn costly than the old. The laat point he diacuaaed was In rulattou to the auditing or accounts.

ttovcruor hrj a there waa no audit of the tthat does he metn? la hn exalted lU hla own eatlmatton beyond the or la lie ignnraut of the law? Haa the Comptroller boI ho iinliiitxirUiit that he In to bu troaiod liy thn I Governor aa of ii? acconntT" It wtll rrmaniboiad tint Senator John Morrlaecjr too HI to nworu In year, anil an a ooueouuelioe liia widow rniild not obtain any aalary for tha iaat H'-imioti. Senator Thomas Murplfy, who Alia tha sent left vacant by death, to-day Intrmtuoed a resolution directing the Comptroller to pny MorrfuMjr the entu of fi.swi, which hor uuabaud would have been eutltled to for the of 8T K1U() IJ St D1 (KIE1US. i Fonr men were noticed delving In an old heap of aahoi at 138th trmd and Fifth avenuo ycaterday. They were aaked their object, and coolljr marked that they were aearchlng for tha body of Jainca MeWitliame, a relative of who hail not been alnee Fve, He waa reporteil to have appeared at the cabin of Peter Glynn, which la in 1 eated near the aeh heap. Aa font play Waa feared ha search waa made to diactoaa what (rounds tini-a wen for the suspicion..