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Show GENERAL. Sew York Sews. Is'ew York, ID. Tho Stokes' case was resumed this a. in., and tho testimony as to the irregularities of the grand jury-was jury-was continued. Mayor Hall appeared in the court of of general sessions this morning, and fUked that the trial of his caso be proceeded with immediately, General Barlow said it was well known to Hall that judge Daly's arrangements didn't permit linn to hear tho uis-o to-day. Over 5il00,m of claims for advertising, adver-tising, by weekly papers of this city, ha vo been disallowed as unauthorized. The Into lire aL Bethel, Connecticut, was the largest over in the State. The loss was J W.O'H'. Mayor Hall's case is formally put over till Monday. It is reported that archbishop McClos-key McClos-key suggests to the lrirh societies to discontinue dis-continue their processions on St. Pat- TXCV'A ll.1V. Jem Mace will light Xed 0' Baldwin an v where a thousand miles from 2ew York, for but will not goto K ow Orlcan;. Tho funeral of Mrs. W. B. A.-tor to-d:iv. to-d:iv. at Graeo church, was largely al- luini.-'d. ! Thero was an exciting sceno at the I general soi-.-ions ari.-ing from mayor i Hail appearing and a.-king for his : trial to be proceeded with. Tho statement state-ment of the the attorney r;enora!, that ' i lie mayor's ai'penram e as a trick and i fraudulent dr:vic", with the deliberate pnrpo.-o of gaining credit with tho peo-I peo-I pie and placing Hie attorney general in a false position, was greeled with hi-.-c by a crowd of .-pecUiors. Tlie attorney ' general added lie came to the court to ' t'pro.-s his own, and what ho believod to be the public, indignation of tho con- duct ot th" court in connection with the eve. M:iyor Hall said: '"I shall at lonat rouiemhor tho dignity of the pi., ition I hold in the community, and shall cor.iino mv-eli to the law and the :';.cL VVhether the attorney general is hero as tho suc- cu.-sor of Van Buren and other ditm- guiihed men, or & volunteer is no dlifer- "nee; he will be answered in due time. It is with me a matter of time, and it rests only with the district attorney before be-fore what judge Ishall be tried.' When the mayor left the court he was loudly cheered. The announced death of "Win. Wood, of the Brooklyn Ea.iU is a mistake; he is recovering. Washington Advices. "Washington, 10. Tho house committee commit-tee on civil service agreed to-dav to report re-port a bill to make it penal lor a con- fressman to ask for & civil appointment, t provides that they can make recommendations re-commendations only upon request Gen. Wade Hampton and others have arrived to ask a hearing from the Ku Kim committee, to defend themselves from the charge made in the senate thit they were in active sympathy with the Ku Klur. The senate to-day confirmed Charles Hale assistant secretary of state. Seth Johnson, treasury clerk, was today to-day sentenced to a vear's imprisonment and a fine of $40,X0 for embezzlement. embezzle-ment. Prom Boilon. Boston, 19. Solomon M. Towne, a prominent citizen of Massachusetts for many years, a colonel in the war of 181 and widely kuown as the author of Towne's speller, died on Saturday, 'l years of age. Chns. A. "Watts, K. years of sge, a. Lowell last evening shot, probably fatally, Charles Kimball, 10 yours of age. A young lady was the cause. .me uoara ot traua Uy a vote oi 'J-l to 19, adopted resolutions approving Sumner's Sum-ner's plan for the gradual withdrawal of greenbacks, and the substitution therefor there-for of compound interest nrtes in monthly issues of live millions, bearing interest not Jess than four per cent., the notes payable at maturity in coin or bonds at the option of thu government and not of tlio holder. |
