The New York Herald Newspaper, March 7, 1867, Page 10

Ww "THE STATE CAPITAL. wee The Preposed Medropolitan Board of Pubiic Works. Consideration of the Constitutional Convention Bill in the Senate. FRANCHISE LIMITED TO MALES. &o, &e. &e. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD. "Auuasy, March 6, 1867. FOR THR GOVERNMENT OF NEW YORK cry. The measure which under the title of “a bill to provide & Metropolitan Board of Publick Works,” proposes the abolition of the present system of government, as car- ried on by the City Hall officials in New York, bas, it ‘would seem, been so radically ¢ constructed that ite warm- est advocates begin to fear its failure, The Senaie Committee on Municipal Affairs gave an andience to Corporation Counsel Richard O'Gorman, aud toa New York legal gentleman who accompanied arguments they employed were the old trite ones which were made use of years ago in opposition to ‘the constitutionality of the Metropolitan. Police bill, and embraced the pet claim of elty rights derived from the Dongan and Montgomery charters, The very fact that so strong an opposition is manifested to the present measure despite the weakness of these and sim- ilar arguments, points to a deep seated dissension in she republican ranks, a8 well as to the exercise of extra- ordinary influence by the powers of the lobby. Brief ‘as have been the debates on the measure in the Senate they have elicited the strength of the opponents of the ‘vill in the republican branch of the house, and it is claimed that not more than a dozen votes will be cast in 3s favor. The breach which mapifested itself long ago between the young and the old members of the republi- can party in the lower House has evidently extended to the Senate, for the discussion thus far in that body shows that there fs a degree of harmony between the more ven- erable republican members and their democratic col- Yeagues not generally expected, Of course there are no rumors whatever of the influence of the money which the members of the City Hal! ‘‘ring’’ have accu- mulated so largely, and which they could afford to dis- borse so freety now, to continue their hold of the rich placers in their possession. Of course there are no ramors of any such undve influevce; but when the younger members of the party have got over the frst enthusiasm of their party feelings aud have fallen into ‘the set ways of legislators, they may begin to see that partisanship 1s not always proof against the arguments of the lobby. At least the present bill is virtually dead. Perhaps eome of its original but secret opponents in the repub- Jcan ranks interpolated its radical and objectionable features with a view to killing it finally. Again there is ® growing impression that the commission business is used up—especially in view of the lamentable failure of the Metropolitan Fire Departme It would seem that the resources of the City Hall were not sufficient to stay State legisiation on such mat ters as the police, fre and other departments of thé city government, but yet are all potent for self protec. tion The discussion last evening was in Committee of the Whole, the session being devoted to 1t by a special order, A motion having been made to strike out the clause imiting powers to New York city on the ground that ‘Westchester county was included in the general pro- vigions of the bill, Mr. Andrews (republican) opposed the appomtment of any commission such as eontem- plated. He had favored the previous bills for the pres- eat commissions in New York, but thought there had ‘been enough of them forthe present, Yet he would favor the appointment of a commission for wharves and ag those matters needed attention Mr. Low (republican) was in favor of the bill, and thought that all the ents for previous commis- rons fully applied in this case, Vue COMMISSION Mr. Pierson (: blican) next spoke at great length in ‘opposition to the bill. He deomed the appointment of a ‘board taking the government out of the hands of the York entirely un- ot ible to the people non hee de taser was D ple whom thoy govern: Tad as the fect of taxation’ without represeatatioa ‘was also involved, responsibility and power should go to- er. ‘Mr. White (republican) was convinced now, if he had mever been before, that the bill was a proper one and the thing needed. He recognized the reforms it contem- pe as the policy of the great Union republican party. thought the bill was the least of a number of evils, and £0 accepted it. Mr. Pierson did not know that the measure was a po- tical one. Mr. H. C. Murphy continued in a long argument against the bill, quoting from the Dongan and Montgom- ery charters. Mr, Folger (republican), very pertinently inquired if New York city, in accepting the charter of 1857—its present charter—bad not surrendered its rights under Previous ones, ‘The motion was then put and lost, after which an ad- journment took place, the further consideration of the bill being made the especial order for next Friday morn- mg. BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN. Mr. Creamer introduced a bill in the Senate to-day providing that there sbali be elected to the Aldermanic districts, as provided, seven assistant Aldermen, who shall hold office for one year, and receive the same compensation for their ser- Vices as 18 now received by the members of the Board of Councilmen. The proposed new Board to enjoy all tho rights and privileges of the present Board on the expira- tion of the term of office of the present Board. The officers mentioned shall be chosen at the annual charter eteetions, each Aldermanic district electing one assistant Alderman. TER CRISTOPHER STREET RAILROAD. A dozen or more numerously signed remonstrances have been presented against the Christopher street rail- road, as it is called, which proposes to run through Ninth and Tenth streets, between Christopher street and Tenth street ferries. The objections ‘come principally from property owners in Ninth and Tenth streets, in- cluding Colonel Aspinwall and other well known citizens, This company agree, in the charter asked for, to make ‘a system of transfers with cross'ng lines at the additional vate for cach passenger of two cents. A PROSPECT PARK JOB. The Assembly Committee on Cities have been taking Lestimony regarding the proposed extension of Prospect Park, ia proskiyn, to Franklin avenge—an enlargement ‘of some seventy acres to be parc! Fr about . ‘opposition is manifested to the bill, and it is ized ag a job for the benefit of p ‘owners in a remote who hope by the improvement to enhance the value of their real estate five or ten fold. extension of the powers of the Central Park ‘0 ag to include the ange eng improvement of ‘Stveets-in the city of New York below Fourteenth street, ‘under consideration in committee, but the bill not yet been agreed to. The gape) Bill, as agreed upon by the Com- mitteoof Ways and Means, embraces a total amount of eleven million five hundred thousand dollars, ‘The following are the principal items :— Balaries of Justices of the Supreme Court Tetilaive’printing and Sas advrtiti et ‘Btate Prison maintenance 4 Taterest op State debt. ———— of State stocks, terest on bounty debt. ‘Metropolitan Fire Mayor and commonalty of New rey and Seemann nik 6 Die adjustment by the sabetioanion of 8 bill for the one now before the Committee on Commerce and Naviga- an; Ey, the Quaran- o of jand of Richmond or . This 18 to b@ happily attained by construction of the boarding station buildings: For the a of those exposed to Rp a one ‘Cagious diseases upon another and until some buildings 4 constructed vessels fog ae Son ets coat who has Seaeae ae jlocat! the quarantine at Con favor of the amended measure, Of course ‘emeot with Hs approbation of the members from the lower end of The constitutional convention, as the special order of She day, was under consideration in the Senate this juorning. A motion to amend the section of the bill as to the qualifications of voters, #0 as to wnake their qualifi- eations the same as those required of voters for members of the State Assembly. was voted down, It evoked a Jengthy debate, which, on the part of ihe democratic mem! was very like ‘‘a chapter of the history of t world the deluge.” Tne old argunrente as to the gazeelogiel inferiority of the nogro were rehcarsed swith ante bellum geal. The changes wrought by the War as to the status of the colored man did not sem to bave eccarred to oF have impressed the advocates of the amendment. NEW YORK LEGISLATURE. Senate. AUaxy, Maron 6, 186%. THR CONBTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, ‘Vhe entire morming seasion of the Senate was occupied te (he consideration of the conatitational convention in ‘Committee of the Whole. The question pending was ‘spon the motion of Mr. B, C. Murphy to provide that those ‘entitled to vote for members of Assembly shall alone be ified to vote for Monrny spoke at th im favor of bis amend. ment. Me. Warr orguet ta aver of eatending. eatiege to Mr. La Bav, aMhongh In favor of thie proposition, be- Deyed a conetiivyen exploit iw limiting tbe rigbt to NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1867.—TRIPLE SHEET. those qualified to vite for members of Assembly, and therefore could not voto for it. Mr. Preson also believed the constitution explicit on point, and he could not vote to confer any doubttul right, ‘At the close of debate the question was decided against pays amendinent—yeas 11, nays 15. DNNEL| noved to postpone the election of del- egates until the next generat . Lost, Mr. Foran moved to amend by providing that elect- ors of divtricts may vote for a person for delegate who t of saia district, Carried. ‘The bil! was then reported complete. Ip the Senate Mr. Kune moved to amend by limiting the elective franchise to males, Curried by the tollow- ing vore:— Aves—Messrs, Bonnett, Chambers, C. G. Cornell, Crow. ley, Gibson, Humphrey, Kline, La Ban, Lent, H.C, Murphy, Vsrsons, Pierson, Plait, Sessions, Stanford, Sutherland, Wate, Wilber, Williams, Woleott—20, Navs—Messra, Andrews, Barnett, Campbell, E. Cornell, Folger, Godard, Low, T. Murphy, 0? Donnell—9. Mr. H. ©. Murray renewed his amendment declaring that only electors qualified to vote for members of Asseim- ad ba ‘ote for delegates, and it was lost by the follow- Ing Votez— Avyes—Messrs. Andrews, Bennett, Chambers, ©. G. Core nell, Crowley, Kiine, La Bau, Lent, H.C. Murphy, Pierson, Sutherland, Wilber, Wolcott —13. Navs—Mesers, Harnett, Campbell, E. Cornejl, Folger, Gibson, Godard, Humphrey, Low, T. Murphy, O'Donnell, Parsons, Platt, Sessions, Stanford, White, Williams—I6, PETITIONS, Sundry petitions were presented from the Metropoli- tan Transit Railway for additional canal ships in New York, and for the closing of the Harlem Railway cut in Fourth avenue; also against laying @ railroad track in 113th street, BILLS REPORTED, To secure the navigation of the Oneida lake canal; relative to publishing the proceedings of Buffalo Com: mon Council; toamend the charter of the Travellers’ Insurance Company; authorizing the Travellers’ Insu- rance Company wo eilect insurance upon the lives of in- dividuals. * By Mr. Low—For an experimental line of railways in New York and Westch against authorizing the Third Avenue Railroad Company to lay a track in 130th street—tabled; authorizing the erection of tree chapels in certain cases; against the bill relative to the Orphans? ah the Protestant Episcopal Church in New York— ‘abled. By Mr. Humrmegy—aA majority report for a railroad in Broadway, Lexington avenue and other streets in New York; to increase the salary of Wm. W. Smith, clerk in the New York Surrogate’s Office; relative to Trustees of the Brooklyn Art Association; incorporating the La- borers’ Protective Union, of West Troy; relative to sewerage and drainage in New York; authorizing the Society for the Relief of the Ruptured and Crippled, in New York, to hold real estate, 3 BILLS INTRODUCED. By Mr. Lent—To amend the act changing the ronte of the Broadway and Seventh Avenue Railroad; relative to assessments in New York; for the reconstruction of the bridge over the Genesee Valley Canal, in Rochester; etter | the Corning Literary University; relative to the Third Avenue Savings Bank; incorporating the St. Gabriel’s Temperance Society, in New York. By Mr. Bexxerr—Authorizing the New York Central Railroad to charge two and a half cents per mile passen- ger fare. The Senate then adjourned. Assembly. Atuaxy, March 6, 1867. THE EXCISE LAW AND THE STREGTS OF NEW YORK, The Sreaker presented a protest from the Prison Asso- ciation against the modification of the Excise law; also the response of the New York Street Commissioner to a resolution of the Assembly calling for Information reta- tive to the neglect of cleaning the streets of that city. ‘The report exonerates the contractor from the charge of “gross neglect,”’ and attributes the delay in carrving out the contract to the severe weather and the throw. ing of dirt and garbave in the streets by citizens, JUNCTION CANAL, The Speaker announced the following Seloct Com- mittee to investigate the management of Junction canal * i aia 8 Hoyt, C. W, Buck, Lord, Torry and Hiiams, REPORTS. By Mr. Lrrtigsoan for enlarged locks on the Erie and Oswego canals, By Mr. Hiscock—To incorporate the Warehouse Loan Company; also to enable the husband aad wife to be “py Mr: D. F. Woop—The samval Appropriation bit y Mr. D. P. Woop—The annual Ap) it. By Mr. Yannexscrc—To incorporate the Produce Warehouse and Guaranty Commission Company. By Mr. Parger—To facilitate the construction of the Walkill Valley Railroad; also to allow the Northern Railroad pany to assess its ital stock; also to regulate the gradés and change the rail used by the aE pts bas a sare ja Reiger street, lew York; regu! ¢ carriage of passer.gers’ baggage by railroad companies, and to prescribe the preayprson llnay «pepe fe HET passengers in rela- ym thereto, By Mr. Smies—For the i a A creditors of the Dutehess County Bank; to incor. porate the Nationa! Savings sank of Rochester; alsa t) amend an act relative to the Buftalo and Cross Cut Rail- By Mr. WeLts—To amend the charter of the French lent Society of New York; also to amend the Plasterers’ Aid Society of New York. Be Hivspaiz—To provide for laying out streets in rooklyn, By Mr. Wacstarr—Relative to military exemptions in Kings county. By Mr. Hovt—To incorporate the Owl Club of Roches- tees nla to incorporate the Harmonic Social Clab of New BILLS PASSER, To regulate the driving of sheep and cattle through the streets of New York. To detine the powers of police justice of Yonkers, To provide for the election of three comuissioners of higdways in the town of West Farms 'o incorporate the Germania Savings Bank of Brook- iyo, BILLS INTRODUCED, By Mr. Wrrra—To incorporate the Staton Island Athe- noun; also to incorporate the Staten Island Savings nk. By Mr. Harssy—To incorporate the Newburg Bay Ferry Company. By Mr, Jacong—To suppress prostitution in the Metro- politan Police district, and for the better preservation of the public health therein; also for improvement of Ful- tom avenue and Livingston strect, Brooklyn; to extend Flatbush avenue to the East river. By Mr. Pairce—To make the office of Supervisor of the Erie Court a salaried office. . By Mr, CReamen—To provide for the election of a Board of Assistant Aldermen for New York city, and to abolish the Board of Councilmen there, By Mr. Torrey—'oamend the Excise law. By Mr. Hatszy—To amond tho aot relative to gas light eompanics, By Mr. Lrrrzrsons—To amend the Contracting Board act. By Mr, Frean—To authorize the City Transverse Com- y to lay tracks in certain streets and avenues in New ‘ork; for a railroad in Lexington nue and other streets in New York. By Mr. Jacons—To incorporate the West Side Elevated Suspension Railway Company. By Mr, Rocers—For a railroad in Falton and other streets of New York. By Mr. Creamer—For the construction of an experi- mental line of railway in the counties of New York and Wives ‘To incorporate the Jefferson Medi- y Mr. BicrLow—" n cal College, of Wateriown. REFOLOTIONS, Mr. C. W. Bucx offered the following resolation, which referred was to the Ways and Means Committee :— Resolved, if the Senate concur, that the Comptroller Trautre payment of the loan authorized by chapter 296, of the laws of 1840, within three months after notice, and in thereof that all requisite legal proceedings be re- def sorted to for ita collection. Mr, M. C. Murray offered the following resolution, which was tabled under the rule eae, ee ein tee te Berg eg = quested to vacat premise: ‘occupied em in Heuer Market. A recess was then taken till half-past seven this ev Evening Session. BILLA ADVANCED TO A THIRD READING, New York; to authorize Joint Stock an Insurancec ompanies to reduce their capital stock; to increase the capital stock of the South Side Railread Company of Long Island. The Assembly then adjourned. WEW YORK COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY. First Annual Commencement. The first annaal commencement of the College ef Dentistry was held last evening at Steinway Hall. The attendance, drawn together chiefly by cards of invita tion, was both select and numerous Aflera short per formance on the organ the Rev. N. L. Price offered up a prayer, invokiog especial benediction on the assembled graduates, Dr. Norman W. Kingsley read the anaval report, from which it appeared that an iufrmary was opened simultaneously with the College, in November, 1866, and that since then over nine hundred patients wore received and treated thereima, The infirmary was 4m &@ great measure designed for the poor of the metro- jia, who receive advice and attendance free of charge. services of the members of the College were given tuitously to inmates of the Institution. fie onty charge demanded from those under treatment was for the materiats ured The filling or repairing decayed teth. fl ig open throughout the year. Out of 1, teeth filled there siace its éatablishment 1,000 were flied On the conclusion of the report Dr. Allport Jong and interesting aa pyri ing clans, impressing upon ity of cult veliag industry and the nned other virtues that make mep their vocation and THE CUSTOM HOUSE MUDDLE. Letter from Collector Smythe to President Jebuson. fi Qustom Hover, Nsw Your, } Cotector’s Orrice, March 6, 1867, To bis Excellency axpasw Jommson, President of the United Siates:— Sm—Recommended to your favorable regard by the commercial public of New York, by your appointment in April, and in May, 1866, by the favorable vote of the Senate of the United States, 1 was honored with the office of Collector of the port of New York. From that day to the present I have discharged its duties, devoting to them all my energies, intelligence and my most con- scientious zeal, I have scrupulously sought to obey the revenue laws, which it is my duty to administer, to per- fect the machinery by which they are executed, to re- Strict disbursements atthe point of efficiency, and to secure faithful and trustworthy subordinates in all de- partments of the Custom House. These I conceived to be my first and chief duties to the people, upon whom the customs revenue faJis as a tax; to you, who honored me with your confidence; to tho Senate, which honored me with its endorsement, and to myself. T affirm that the New York Custom House was never more economically administered than it has been by me. Iaffirm that it was never more purely adminis- tered. 1 affirm that it was never more efficiently ad- ministered than it is to-day, Inno department is the pubhe business in arrears; in nearly every bureau im- provement has been made in the character and com- petency of my subordinates. Reforms are still possible, economies are still possible, and these will be accom- plished as fast as practicable while I continue to dis- charge the duties of this office. Herein I mean to imply no inculpation of my predecessors, I can claim no possible advantage over them, except in my experi- ence as a merchant, and my freedom from political envirouments of any sort; but if the latter has been an advantage to the public service, it has been my own personal misfortune. I am accused by the Committee on Public Expenditures of the House of Representatives, in a published report banded in during the final hours of the session of an expiring Congress:—Firet, of making removals and appointments whien have impaired the efficiency of the public service. Second, of having, while the business of the Custom Hovse was decreasing, ine ed its expenditures from $250,000 to $300.000. 7 |, of baving contemplated a distribution or farming out of the profits 0: the ‘general order business,” ‘These are the sum total of the committee’s accusations, Teubless they are decorated and padded ont and ribboned oT with adjectives and rhetoric, and are heightened here and darkened there with surmises and probabilities, innendoes and insinuations. To the one I oppose only the stoiniess record of my life; to the other facts, The first charge, of living made removais and appointments wherebv tho eit!ciency of the public service has been im- paired, fs not true, J have weeded out incompetency, ignorance, intemperance and vice from my working force wherever found, and have filled vacancies with com- petent and honest men. You do not need to be informed that the applications have outnumbered a hundred to ove the places in the Castom House. In making selec- tions frem these competency and honesty bave been the condition sine qua non, This condition being satisfied, IT have next been guided in my choice, as any other honest public officer must be in all cases out of the range of his personal acquaintance, by the testimony of those whom I believe worthy of trust, I have appointed men from both political parties, and men of no politics, Some men I bave appointed for faithful service in the Union armies; sone because they were destitute and deserving; some because they wre highly recommended for such and other reasons by your political friends; some because they were personally known to me to be such as the public service required, I have uniformly filled vacancies bv the pro- motion of officers of proved efficiency and fidelity. The new appointments have alwavs been to the inferior ‘places thus left vacant, It is by this plan, in part, that T have improved the efficiency of the Custom House force, patting the square pegs into the square holes and the round pegs into the round holes, That inefficiency does not characterize my appointees is best proved by tho fact of efficiency in the pubtit service in this depart- ment, in proof of which I call to witness the head. of mane bureag and the whole commercial public of New , ‘ork. Tie committee allege, in evidence of my bad appoint- menta, that an indicted murderer ‘might have had” a lace in the Custom House. For that saddest “might been”? I was indebted to the Surveyor of this port to the most venerable politician in these parts. Be pleased to accept my assurance that I have not soarched = 5 thieves and Lik bahar ag officers, je committes me ‘while business decreased, a et es en ake tu ‘he bas increased ex} $250 rear.” first the a y Laney oe of the Bureau of Statistics, Thi larged tariff of 1866 acne | jnired a iarce writing force ‘im the Custom House, while in no department of public service or of private industry have wager and salaries failed to rise above those which were paid out two or Give years ago, nevertheless, by retrenchment, reforms and the discharge of political barnacles the necessary increase of the expenditures of the Cus- tom House has been so counter that it does not amount to one fifth of what the com- mittoe allege in their ‘it is said.” That increase is chiefly made up of surplus messengers, formerly paid $750, who have been promoted to be uselul clerks ‘at $1,000, and of twelve entry clerks, whose salaries tho Secretary of the Treasury raised at my recommendation from $2,000 to $2,500. I asked the increase jn order to forbid and stop their old practice of receiving fees from importers for work done after the office hours, a practice prejudicial to the interests of the government for obvious Teasons. Finally, Yam charged with a contemplated distribu- tion or farming out of the perquisites or profits of the “general order business.”” Perhaps the commitie tended to chargé me not only with ‘‘contemplated,”* bat also an actual ‘distribution.”” Thoy probably intended to insinuate as much, even thouch the dé nouement as they themselves have shaped it fails to sutisfy the ex- | pectations raised by their rhetorical plot. If thai be their insinuation {tis false aud unjust. But I frankly plead guilty, while acquiring a knowledze of the Custom House business, to some contemplations which were never real- ized, some plans which were never executel. Conscious of no purpose or act which needed conceal- ment, I plead guilty to having concealed nething from this committee, not even those inchoate purposes. nor o those rejected’ projects. I gave them the mea knowing the trath, and these are the very weapons of their injustice. Much of my testimony they forbade their stenozrapher to record. Part of what was recorded they have suppressed. All of it they have distorted. ‘The facts regarding the ‘general order business” are these:—I found it in the hands of a nephew of one, the partner of another, and the son of another of my pre- decessors in this office, with certain distributive shares allotted to the proprietor of the Independent, a weekly religious newspaper, published fn this city, and to other politicians, These facts were presented to me at the commencement of my datier, and I was informed that the profits of the business were legally and property dis- tributable perquisites of my office, Having no partuers of relatives to share in these, and being aatiafled with my other emoluments, I formed the purpose to divide and distribute the whole amount thus:—A portion to a andy not succossfal in business, who bad aided me wh was a boy struggling for advancement as a clerk in a New York store; a portion to political friends who had commended me to the Senate; @ portion to one or two assistants whose salaries did not seem to me adequate to their services; a portion to a member of Congress pre- viously interested m this storage business; a portion to a ‘Woman named Mra Phelps, who presentel herrelf to me a8 interested in Barr & Phelps obtaining the business, po be gfiemiy lost her ann and ems in San an ir property ire; a portion reserved tor & “political fund,” to protect the clerks in the Custom House against the electioneerisg assessments heretofore levied upon them. This purpese, as I testified to the Committee under oath, and repeat unknown to most of those whom I intenied to the business to, was a purpose never executed, & formed project, speedily dismissed from my mind. first action in the matter was to transfer the “ order business”’ vo E. C. Johnson & Ca, ment, ment, or understanding af to am; they might make from the business, bet this disturbed so many political ‘‘ rings,” and interfered so many “verted ve il and compleate chants of nn hi el Jed me to believe # that after a short experiment, reneral order business’ to Myers and Smith, as before without payment, agreement, or under- standing, expr ssed or implied, with orders to reduce their charges to a basis « with the distinct information that La from merchants would be deemed its prompt withdrawal But ome com trivial has been made from Tagain * this source dl alt ini. 2 = e ot in, simple chanty, f did relieve Mra. Perry's disappointmont by giving her enoogh to take her home to the West—en indiscretion 1 have guilty of in more cases than one, to the horror of thie ben benevolent and puresminded committee, ry a suffer me to express regret inex. ber investigations and political made me the instrument of pos. sible harm to you, who appointed me to this office. I took no pains to guard against the machinations of those ‘who sought my removal, for | believed that and @fficieney were alone required here. I was julous pop ee believe this committee when they informed me there was nothing before them which would require contradiction or re(utat! on = part, was crodulows enough to suppose that the testimony elicited in my favor, outweighing in quantity aod quality all that Re el eect has garbled and distorted ighvened discredit, would go out with it [was not enil as to their real purpose tii] they coined calumnios against you into interrogatories to me, and ordered their Bverse grthg to suppress the indignant truth Wich nailed thoir base coinage to the counter. In thie business I chiofly regret the wounds which have by me to the hearts of thove who are dear to me. wondered if the members of thiscom mittee have wives or children. But a man’s |ifelony character stands for something In this comm' ond F am less anxious, therefore, to vindicate it to the prh- lie against the outrageous aspersions of this committee than to vindieate your appointment to a public trust the SS. ho other reason than your belief ia tris ‘capacity and with no other expectations thant bis 2 S efficiency in ene of An. duties. a oor coe tee te ul ie P. &.—I am glad to se ‘that the honorable whose names were #0 basoly brovght into this (and to whom I bave never en with regard matter), on the floor of the @ to-day contradicted the foul slander. 2 COCK FIGHTING. Long Island vs. New Jereev—A Main of Nine for $500 and $5@ on Each Fight-Long Island Wins Without Losing » Bird. A cock fight came off yesterday afternoon in New Jer- sey, about three miles north ef Hoboken, between a party of “fanciers” belonging to Long Island and an- other faction belonging to New Jersey, the main being for $500 aside, best in pine fights, and $50 aside on each fight. The affair was arranged and governed under the following rales: — Rete 1. The shining hacklefeathers must be cut off. All gaffswith roand blades and points are fair. Ail others are unfair and must be taken off. Chisel points and sharp edges are unfair, Pitters can examine the gaffs before the fight, and appoint umpires and referee, Rute 2. The pitters let the cocks peck each other five or six times before they put them down. The cocks are placed fairiy on their legs, and not pitcbed or thrown to- ward the opponent cock. When the fight has com- menced, if a pitter act contrary to the rules, he forfeits the fight, By-bets are decided in tbe same manner as the battle money. Ru.e 3, The cocks are pitted six fect apart, When they refuse to meet each other time of ove minate is called, at the expiration of which the cocks are again called. If they refuse again time of one minute is called, and so on until the expiration of third minute, when the cocks are pitted breast to breast, until the battle is ended. If one cock fights and the other does not, the pitter of the fighting cock takes the count, and counts “ten” in an audible manner, when tho cocks are to be handled, and again set down and counted as before, At the expiration of the third count the cocks are placed breast to breast, When the pitter of the fighting cock counts vg the fight is ended In his favor. If both cocks fight during the count it is broken, and must be commenced over. If neither cock fights in five pittings a fresh cock is to be brought in and allowed vo peck each cock, If one cock rhows fight and the other docs not, the fighting cock wins, Jf both fight or refuse to fight it is a drawn battle, A runaway cock does not show fight by pecking inthe hand. If a biow is not struck, itis no fight. A pitter is allowed reasonable time to fix his cock’s feathers and press his legs up. If he does not come down when called on the third time, he forfeits the fight. No refreshments to be given during the fight, Reve4 The pitter must handle his cock when bung in himseif, the other cock, or otherwise. If one pitter stoops to handle, the other bas a right to handle, The pitters must stand three fect from their cocks. They are also required to place them on their scores, They can give their cock a wing, or turn him over when oo his back, provided the cocks do not touch each other. If one cock dies in the pit, the living cock wine, though he shows no fight. If both cocks die during the coant, the longest liver wins, No changing of ‘cocks after the match is made, under Feared of forfeiture. If a doubt arises as to the cock, must be weighed after being heeled. ing to weigh forfeits the battle. Rots 5, No smoking, horrahing or cheering allowed. Good order must be preserved, The Long Island chickens were bred in the vicinity of Kast New York, being principally Heathwooda, with a few crosses of the Derby strain of blood, while the New Jersey birds were of mixed families, mostly crossed on the Derbies, at least it was so said. Ludlow, the breeder, who represented the Jersoy fowls, and who Iast winter ‘was so fortunate with his breed of fowls as to win forty- two out of forty-eight fights, had bot two of bis own stock in the fight, and they were both killed, as was every one that they put in the vit for seven baitles im succession, Not one of the Long Island chickens were kilied. The New Jersey birds fought well at the start Ineach encounter, but tired very rapidly, and di not seem to strike with any power after four or five flies, showing a want of training. The Long Island chickens, on the other hand, were strong to the end, and, with the exception of one, exhibited the greatest gameness throughout, They were handied scientifically by Ed, Mackey, while one of the Ludlow brothers and John Mulholland performed a like duty for the Jersey fowls. They fougtt with inch and a half spurs, There was a very large attendance, and the parties present behaved in a very orderly manner for such a promiscuous gather- ing of that clags-of “sports.” The New Jersey cocks were the favorites for the maio at one hundred to eighty, and large amounts were posted on the result. THE FIGHTING. First Ficnt.—This fight was between a five pound two ounce biack and red Heathwood, Long Island, bir', anda black and red white hackle, raised by John Lud- low, of Weehawken, weighing four pounds fourteen ounces, The Long Tstander had the callin the betting ation toeight.. When the birds were brought to the seratch they both seemed anxious to get at each other, and upon being lot loose they made strikes with xveat vigor speed, cutting each other sbarply several ‘Yes, but without much mischief, The Jersey cock ‘wus the first. to show injury, and effects of a bit in the neck feom the Long Island rned to his work, and inflicted however, returned e Bid le punishment to his it, bat at last had to succumb. He was placed at the scratch three times be- fore he died. Pea, Iasied five minutes, and the Islanders scored their first victory, which was hailed ith delight by the crowd. ‘Scorn be ene minutes being allowed botween the fighte, aod time iK up, a pair of four pounders utin the nit, and betting set in in earnest, the’ were Tong island bird being the favorite at five tofour, the latter being a brase-back, bred by Samuel Mitchell of East New York, the Jersev bird being of a birch color with white yen The Long Island cock had the best of the fight from the start, ge ‘a bit on the other's neck very early, and Nog 3 cep gash the bird bled badly, He never flinched, however, but fought gamely to the last, cutting his adversary in several places. At the end of seven minutes, noiwithsianding his game- was put out of his troubies by a rip in the neck, the 1g Islanders being awarded their second score. Trp Ficut.—Two four pound six ounce birds were then brought to the scratch, the Long Island fowl being a biue brass back Heathwood, the Jersey a black red, without pedigree—John Mulholland. taking the place of Mr. Ludiow as handler of the Jersey bird. Tho latter the favorite at slight odds, ana he commenced the fight in a rattung manner, but flew too high generally and missed his opponent for some time. He, however. ceeded in giving him a damaging hit in the neck, the Jersey's backers were in ecstasies and offered great odds on their bird. The Long Is!ander soon recovered, -and in ashort time turned the tables by fastening his. gaffs in the body of the Jersey fowl, and for a while | they were on even terms, ripping each other severely. The Jersey bird then got a severe cut in the throat ond the Long Islander one under the jaw, and they beth s-emed fatally hurt. It was not so, however; the Long tan by th ts which put end hh 2 a@ew thro which pot an to the other’a ékistence. His fant lasted Finecn minutes, and Long Istand was hailed the victor a third time, Fourts Front —For this fight two four pound twelve ounce birds were bronght into tho pit, the Long Islander being a Heathwood biack red and the other all red, This was a sharp battle, the Long Island bird soon becoming macter of the situation by delivering a desperate blow in the neck, which cut deeply into the throat, and the blood flowed freely over the carpet of the pit The game bird, however, soon rallied, again fought sharply; but, getting another cut in the neck and one inthe breast, he became ‘y and staggered until he fell dead, The fight was over in three mmutes, and the backers of the birds for the main now began to despair of winning, the Long Isiaaders having but one more fight to win to close that account. Fiera Ficut—Long Island bad a black and red fel d for this battle, the Jersey Ley Hhensy: to the scratel one of Ludlow’s stock, also a black red. The betting on by rapid and punishing aight, ising. and cutting ech punishing cutting eac! otbers throa:s at nearly every stroke, the Derby getting ere tates ee it é e f to opera- their hi was lacked force bis and Long 5 ty i i eI i A # | 2 Hl tl i I i 3 offered to bet odds on bis winning; the bet was closed the Long I bird bis adversary a ripping cut in the neck, im over in au instant, and that was the ‘was dead before Mac counted ten, Suymwrn Frout—The tuterest in the fighting, now that ‘Long Islanders had won six matches in succession, nearly gone, and the crowd began to leave the pit. derseymen then brought in a pite (white and Jed) said to be a good one, weighing four pound, ounces; but he was met by a four pound three red, the odds of ten to eight were wiilingly laid on. The et was a poor one, the Long Islander showing a dis- ition to run whenever he was punished. A great ‘of counting was done by the handlers, and finall when it was s.pposed that the pile had wun the tev, some one Yaoi the Jormy bird—that ia, bet twonty to one m, howerer and bic itcke inate oe made a tarn, however, and by a Incky hit cat the other desperately about the neck, and the fight terminated by the Long Island bird being declared the winner. Some doubts were then expressed about the Jersey- men Pees sy more, and st this jfinetare our re- porter left che scene. i i 733, i FE 8 THE MEXICAN LOAM. Card from Mr. Dantel Woodhouse. New Yorn Crrv, March 4, 1867. On the 26th of January last a card wis published by BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE. Fata. Borsa Accwsnt.—A boy named Joba Blyth, Tesiding with his parents at No. 247 Atlantic street, died on the 23d of February from the effects of burns received by the explosion of a can of kerosene oil, The accident Oveurred on the 13th of the month and the deceased lingered until the 234, when, as alleged, be was buried on a certificate furnished by the Board of Health. The facts of the case the knowledge of Coroner h, he caused body to be disinterred an inquest . From the test! mony given by the mts of the deceased appears he poured some of the oil from the can upon the fire to make it burn more quickly, when an ¢ Occurred, setting fire to his clothing, and burning him in ms wt manner, The jury returned the following wed ‘We find that the said John Blyth came to his death by accidental caused by the explosion of @ can of kerosene oil which he was pouring on the fire, on the 13th of February, 1867. The jury demand an explana- tion why a burial it was granted by the Board of Health after a certificate setting forth that the deceased bad been burnt by oi! had been submitted by the phy- sician in attendance. ”” Ferrrpoat Coxtisiox.—About half-past six o'clock last evening the Grand street ferryboat Warren collided with the Oneida of the same line as the latter was leav- York side, The Oneida was erably dumaged by the collision. and a lady on board, whose mame has not been ascertained, was se- reel ae, The collision ts said to have been un- avoidable owing to the state of the tide at the time. Carturs or ConTraBanp Wuiskey.—Inspector H. C. Jewett yesterday afternoon captured six barrels of whis- key at the Grand street ferry for alleged evasion of the Revenue laws. Tax Excrse Law.—Adam Geis, proprietor of a lager beer saloon corner of Varet street and Grabam avenue, E. D., was yesterday tried before Justice Walter and a jury on acharge of violating tho fourteenth section of the Excise law. The jury failed to agree, A large num- ber of Hunter’s Point liquor dealers were yesterday ar- raigned before Jnstjce Madden, at Blisaville, charged with selling withoub a license. No decision was ren- dered. AN Excvatom OvERTuRNED.—Yesterday morniug a grain elvrator belonging to H. & J. H. Stevens, of No. 1 State street, New York, was overturned on'th4 wharf at the Clinton Docks, and almost totally demolished. It appears that one end of the elevator became fastened in the dock, when the other was raised up by the tide until it capsized on the dock. Damage, $5,000. Tue New Revexvs Currers.—One of the two revenue cutters built at Hathorn’s yard, Greenpoint, was launched on Tuesday morning. This cutter is of one hundred and twenty tons burthen. Her armament will consist of two guns forward and a thirty-two pounder amidships. All her appointments are excellent, The other cutter will probably be launched on Saturday next, ComMITTAL OF AN ALLEGED BuRGLAR.—A man named John Shields, about twenty-five years of age, alleged to be a notorious burglar, was yesterday commitied by Jus- tice Dailey to await the action of the Grand Jury ona charge of burgiary and robbery. The prisoper is charged with breaking into and robbing the residence of James M, Brock, 45 North Ninth street, E. b., in Octo- ber last, when a set of silverware was stolen. Ausczp Graxp Larceny.—Wilham Van Brunt and his wife Harriet were yesterday arrested and arraigned before Justice Dailey, charged with grand larceny by Paul Lounsbury. Ali the parties reside at 92 North First street, E. D, The larceny was committed on the 28th ult., and was at the time attribuied to sneak thieves. ‘the Hargis Ser the property alleged to have been stolen:—One black frock’ cout, two pair of black pante, four vests, one silver watch, valued in all at $72, besides Treasury notes and smail currency to theamount of $44 75. The prisoners were remanded until this morning. PropaBLy Favret Accipents,—Mr. James Smith, resid- ing at 1,270 Atinmtic avenue, while waiting for acar at the corner of Fulton and Furman streets, Tuesday night, missed hir footing and fell into the basement of the Montauk resturant. skull was badly fractured and his recovery ts considered doubtful. A house painter named Henry Van Buren. residing at No. 7 Nort First street, E, D., yesterday afternoon fell a scaffolding on which he was ‘at work in South and sustained a street of one of his ‘ancies: and other injuries, WorkIncMEs’s AgsEMBLY.—A meeting of delegates to the Workingmen’s Assembly was held Jest evening at Graonada-Hall, No. 112 Myrtle avenue, Edward B, Gal- lagher presiding. The attendance was very small, owing, as stated by the Secretary, to a misunderstand. ing on the part of the delegaccs as to the time and place of meeting. The del present represented the Plasterers’, lacickinyees's Pomeaters® and Tailors’ Unions, A number of the latter trade state that their socie y would meet on Monday ‘evening, when they would determine whether they would be able to maintain their position in there was a great Union, = The Secretary, Mr. Lwerie, explained to the meet- ing that, as they were merely organizing, no trade represonted compromised itself by any state- ments which they mght make before the meetine. [he ‘object of the assembly was to reorganize by establish- ing a union of the different trade societies of Brookiyn. A communication addressed to the workingmen of this city, from the Rey. W. W, Hicks, was read, in which he invited them to attend lectures of interest to the work- ingmen which he proposed to deliver, Remarks of a general character were made by a few of the delegates presen’, setting forth the advantages. to be derived by ‘he permanent organization of the proposed union of the ue trade societies; and the meeting finally adjourned, Tas Jourseymes Prastergrs.—The Journeymen | Plasterers’ Association held a regular meeting last even- recovered, and soon afterwards finished the | | the Secrotery of the Mexican Legation relating to the ing at No. 22 Court street, the President, Mr, John Dougherty, in the chair, A communication was received fromm the Plasterers’ Association of New York, statii Urat the members of that organization conte: plated “striking” for eight hours as @ day’s work about the Istof April; and after the transaction of some routine busives< the meeting adjourned, There was a very largo odange of members during the evening. Mat axcnony Surcipr ty tar Twevtiera Wanrp.--Coro- ner Lynch was notified yesterday afternoon to hold an iuquest touching the case of Thomas 8, Thorp, Jr., who had committed suicide at the residence of his father, in Washington, near Greene avenue, by shooting himself through the head with a pistol. It appears that Thorp, who was about twenty-five years of age, had been con- siderably depressed in spirits for some time previous to his dea h, and was under the treatment of a physician, but not the least thought was entertained by about him that he would commit the awful act which so sud- denly deprived bim of tife. Yi while a brother of deceased was room adjoining that of the unfortunate man, he startled by the report of ‘& pistol, which | bad ia his brother's apartment, on thereto was horrified to behold him Dinga pistol in bis right gras] over bint was itn issued from a ghastly wound on head, in close proximity to the lodged under the left tempors! have occurred almost instantaneously. Pecng erp utmost: eee the fami! are livin, good the Dlow which Has removed expectedly from their midst. Axxvan Mzenixe or THe Brooxtyx Acaprwy or Meni- cine,—The annual meeting of the Brooklyn Academy of a 5. i i Young Men's Christian Association, corner of Fulton There was not a very large @ fact probabl; tenng be eo man) the exercises even! fen. by ectae of the societ; the chair, y, occny ‘at about eight o'clock with afew He lowe: ‘ard—Suspicions Singular Statements in Regard to the Cane, de. de. A great deal of excitement i now prevailing among he bets ® quantity of See i : i g iB i i ‘The Germsn Republican Central Committees of this city and Brooklyn, through « delegation appointed for that purpose, have presented to the Legisiature a memorial, embodying propositions for a modification of that section of the Excise law restricting the sale of liquors on Sunday. They admit in the document alluded to that for mora! and political reasons an excise law is: necessary; that the sale of alcoholic beverages is a source of demoralization and crime; that establishment ‘where they are retailed should be placed under a strict control avd that the sale of intoxicating beverages should be restricted; further, that the present Excise law, with the exception of a few provisions, is a wholesome and wise measure, and they declare that they sire defend the law against the attacks of persons who dre misled in their views on the subject; but, taking this view, ‘they regret that the opposition against the law is sucky ‘that it may interfere with its enforcement and the success of their party, which is generally held responsi- ble for the ordinance by the opponents of the law. | This Opposition on the part of some persons is entirely differ- ent from the spirit of opposition against the law in- augurated by the rumsellers and parties interested in ‘the liquor business, The opposition on the part of the people 1s not directed acainst the Excise Jaw, but only against certain of its accidental provisions, which inter- fere with the supposed richts of the people and their personal liberty. The opposition on the part of the Iquor dealers is based’ on self-interest and * base motives. But two clauses are particularly in opposi- tion to public opinion, viz.:—First, the power delo- gated to the police in paragraphs nineteen and twenty, to make arbitrary arrests; second, paragraph fourteeo, the closing of all places nimed during the whole of junday. They propose that the first of these provisions be re- pealed, so that no one can be arrested without a warrant ‘of law, except in cases where liquor is sold without a license, and that the Sunday clause be modified so that the sale of refreshmeutsa(ter two v’clock P. M. on Sun- days is allowed. Experience bas shown that serions- vinnders have been made by the police im the exercise of their discretionary power, and complaints on the sub- ject are often too well founded, as is shown by the re- ports of the police and the public journals, These arbitrary arrests irritate - public opinion and create indignation, which tend to bring the law into disrepute, They do not intimate that the police bave acted from malicious or personal motives; but they will maintain that police officers should not have dis- cretionary power to interfere with the personal liberty of acitizen. If tbe modifications proposed should be adopted the law would be rendered popular among all classes, with the excep'ion of the liquor sellers’ faction; but they fear, if these modifications should not prevail, that the~ spirit of opposition will become more general from day to day, and that it will be proved at the next general election that these fears were well founded. ‘Mass Meeting In Yonkers in Favor of the Ex- tension of the Law to that Town, A mass meeting of the citizens of Yonkers was held . last night at Radford Hall for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of petitioning the Legis. ., Jathre to have the Metropolitan Excise law extended to that town. There were about ei mendves pacnans: present, ineh about one hundred and fifty tadies. ‘At half-past eight o’clock the meeting was called to- order by Dr. Seward, and Robert L. Getty elected chair- man. the quiet and which prevafted in New York since the lawcam + inte op - eration green yrrbrceg tee gym ‘The returns showed that the Sab! day was desecrated by the app2arance of drunl on streets, The gentleman concladed his by exe pressing the hop: that ere the close of the Logislative sesgion the beneficent influences of the bill would be felt not only im Yonkers, bat throughout the whole of Westchester county. Messrs. Hanby, Behronds (Rev), May, Cabe (Rev.), King (Rev,), and others followed with similar remarks, and at the close of the meeting a petition to the go ture was presented for sicnatnre, embodying the vations of Mr. Jaques and the otber speakera. It was signed amid the utmost enthusiasm, and the proceed ings were thea brought toac:ose. Messrs, Hanby and Post were appointed a committee to be the bearers of the petition to Albany. STATEN ISLAND INTELLIGENCE. Suppex Duats.—A boy, aged twelve years, a son of Mr. Morris, of Stapleton, died suddenty on Saturday, as- his parents’ residence, under peculiar circumstanves. It seema the boy was in the act of going to school in bis usua! good health, when he complained of a severe pair in his head, and a few minutes afterwards was taker with convulsions. Medical aid was immediately pro- cured, but of no avail, as he died in @ few hours afterwards, Max Inevtirmep.—The dead body which was found in ihe woods at Camp Scott bas been Mlentified as tnat of Mr, Keyser, late of West Twenty-second street, pears that the deceased Mr. Keyser left hie home a vs previous to his death for the purpose 0 arten ing to some busine # in the city, lis fam'ly not suspect- ing at the time that anything was wrong with his reason. when the first information th: y afterwi received of his whereabouts was throuch the Hzrano, giving a fal description of an unknown person betog found dead in the woods, as above staied. The remains were removed. by his afflicted famuty to his late residence in the city. FIRE INA BOSTON CHUICH. . Bostox, March 6 1967, Tho Methodist Episcopal church in Temple street was damaged by fire this evening to the amount of $15,000. Tosured for $20,000 The fire origmated from a damaged MISCELLANEOUS, (Cy DEATH FROM SEVERE BURNS.” Were the merite of DALLEY’S MAGICAL PAIN BX- TRACTOR universally known such beadings as the above would never be seen in our news columns, Hundreds of thousands who have for the past twenty-five years used it can testify that no burn or scald 1s too severe to yleld to ite. soothing and healing influence. It relieves the dreadfat agony fo a few moments, and beale quickly without leaving the slightest scar. Asa specific for chilblains, sores, inflam- mations, piles, swellings, bruises, £¢., it bas not an equal in the world. 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