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4 COMPLETE LIST OF SENATORS AND REPRE SENTATIVES. Republicans in _Roman—Democrats tn Itallo—*Re- elected. Senate. Term expires, MINN: Daniel S, Norion, Aaron H, Cragin. » Buckini Jas. W. Pat.erso! CALLFORNIA, Cornelius Coie... Bugene Casserly. DBLAWARB, willard Saulsbury. .18T1 Thomas F, Bayard, 1875 NEW YORK. Roscoe Conkling. FLORIDA, RAS KA. ‘Thomas W. Osborn..1873 John M, Thayer......1871 Abya@h Gilbert.......1876 *Lhomas W. Tipwon..1875 GBORGIA. tHomer V. M. Mi Ouver P. Mortol Daniel D, Pratt. ILLINOIS. Richard Yates. Lyman Trumbull, 10WA. John Sherman.......1873 Allen G. Thurman. . 1875 OREGON. George H. Williams. .1871 dames W. G James Harlan. Heary W. Corbett. ...1873 KENTUC! Thos. ©. MeCree Garret Dav Edmund 083. Henry B. Anthony. ..187; Samuel C. Pomeroy..1878 *William Sprague...1875 LOUISIANA. SOUTH CAKOLINA, John S. Harris.. 1871 Thos. J. 2. .1871 Wu. Pits Kellogg....1873 Fred. A. Sawyer. MAINE. TENNESSER, W. Pitt Fessenden...1871 Joseph 8, Fowiler.. Hannibal Hamln....1875 Win. G. Brownlow. ..1875 MASSACHUSETTS. asts Henry Wilson.. “charles Sumne! *Geo. H. Edmunds...1375 ‘WEST VIRGINIA. MARYLAN George Vickers. ‘Waitman T. Willey. ..1871 Arthur I. Boreman...1875 1. Timothy 0. Howe. ...1873 Matt. H. Carpenter..1875 tNot yet admitted. RECAPITULATION. Repadlicans . Democeals... Not yet BAM ..066 TOUML. ... se seen eee errr House of Representatives. ARKANSAS, NEW YORK. *Logan H. f Henry A. Reeves, aniiuny A. C. ROgErs, John @. Schumaker. *thomas Boles. Henry W. Slocum. CALIFORNIA. *John Fox. *Samuel B, Axtell, *John Morrissey. Aaroa A. Sargent. Samuel 8. Cox, "JAMES A, JONSON, Hervey C, Calkin, DELAWARE. ‘James Brooks. Benjamin 7. Briggs. FLORIDA. “Charles M. Hamilton. ILLINOIS “Norman B. Judd. Clarkson N. Potter. George W. Greene. Jobn H. Ketcham. Jonn A. Griswold. *John F. Farnsworth, Stephen L. Mayhem. *Euhu B. Wasuourae. Adolphus H. Tanner. John B, Hawley. *01 Ferriss. *£ben O, Ingersoil. William A. Wheeler. *Burton C. Cook. Jesse H. Moore. *Shelby M. Culiom. *Thomas W. McNeely. Stephen Sanford. Charles 8. Knapp. *Addison H. Ladin. *Alexander H. Bailey. ‘Joho 0. Churchill. *Dennis McCarthy. George W. Cowles. *Wuliam H. Kelsey. At Large—*Jno.A.Logan. Giles W. Hotchkiss. INDIANA. *Hamilton Ward. “Wiliam E. Niviack, Noah Davis, Jr. *Michael C. Kerr. John Fisher. *Wiliam S, Holman, David S. Bennett. *George W. Julian. Porter idon. *Joho Coburn. NEW JERSEY. Danjel W. Voorhees, *William Moore. *Godlove S. Orth. *Charles Haight, James N. Tyner. John T, Bird. John P. C. Shanks, *Jobn Hill. William Wiiliams. nd. Jasper Packard. onI0. 10oWa. Philip W. Strader. G W. McCrary. Job E. Stevenson, William Smyth. *Robert C. Schenck, “William B. Allison. *William Lawrence. William Loughricge, * William Mungen. Francis W. Palmer, John A. Smith. Charles Pomeroy. James J. Winans. KANSAS, *Joho a Sidney Ciarke. Edward F. Dickinson, KENTUCKY. Truman H. Hogg. be 8. Trumble. ‘John T. Wilson. George Morgai *Martin Welker. Edward H. Moore. *John A. Bingham. Jacob A. Ambier. * M, Adams, William H. Upson. John M. Rice, *James A. Garfeid. LOUISIANA. OREGON. Lous St. Martin, Joseph §. Smith, ‘Lewis A. Sheldon. PENNSYLVANIA. Adolph Batley. *Samuel J. Randal. Michael Te *Charies O'Neill. George W. McCrante, John Moffat. MAINE. *William D. Kelley. john Lynch. John R. Reading. jamuel P. Morrill. John D. Stiles, *James G. Blaine. Washington Townsend. a ie. 3 a MARYLAND. “Henry L, Cake. Samuel Hamblen, *Daniel M. Van Auken, “Stevenson Archer. I W. Woodward. Thomas Swann. *Ulysses Mercur, Patrick Pion gpm eamin John B. hg Stone. J s coon ome mega John oo james Bulington, ‘Daniel J. *Oakes Ames. Wiliam H, Ar. *Benjamiu F. Butler. Henry D. " eg owe ips. Seorge P. Hoar. J. Benton Donley. *William B. Washburn. RHODE ISLAND.” *Heary L. Dawes, *Thomas A. Jenckes. MICHIGAN. *Nathan F, Dixon. “Fernando ©. Beaman. ‘SOUTH CAROLINA. Wm. L. Stoughton. Benj. F. Whittemore. “Austin Blair, "0, C. Bowen. “Thomas W. Ferry. 7. 1. Omar D. Conger. W. D. Simpson. Randolph Strickland. TENNESSE. MINNESOTA. *Robert K. Butler. _— S. Wilkinson. *Horace Maynara. M. Wiison, “William B, Stokes, MISSOURL Lewis Tiliman. Prastus Wells, William ¥. Prosser. Gus, A. Finkelburg. “James R. McCormick, “Samuel M. Arneil. *isaac R. Hawkins. Sempronius H. Boyd. W. J. Smith. Samuel 4, Burdette. At Latge—Jno. B. Rogers. *Robert T. Van Horn. VERMONT. John F. Asper. Charles W. Willard. *sohn F. Benjamin. “Luke P. Poland. David P. Dyer. “Worthington C. Smith. NEPRASKA. WEST VIRGLNia. *John Tarte. Isaac H. Davail. NEVADA. James C, McGrew. ‘Thomas Fitch. John S$. Witcher, WISCONSIN. “albert E. Paine, *Benjamin F. Hopkins. *Amasa Cobb. "Charles A. Eldridge. hilewus Sawyer. ‘ad. C. Washbarn. NORTH CAROLINA. Clinton L. Cobb, *David Heaton. *Oulver H. Dockery. sJohn T. Deweese. ‘Ysrael G. Lash. Francis B. Shoebder, Plato Durham Territorial Delegates. ARIZONA. MONTANO. Richard C, McCormick. "James M, Cavanaugh. COLORADO. NEW MEX 5 en A. Bradford. ACOTAH AND WYOMING, gL. Spink. 1Dano, "J. Francisco vr, “William H. Hooper, WASHINGTON. “Alvan Flanders, RECAPITCLATION. a. RK. TOM. cos se ssereresrresrececress ses sssosssseeese 216 Alabama, Connecticut, Georgia and New Hamp- shire have yet to hold élections for members of the Forty-frst Con, Mississipp!, Texas and Virginia are not yet reconstructed, and of course have no representatives at the seat of government. THE NEW SPEAKER. James Gillespie Blaine, of Maine. To-day, when the Forty-frat Congress meets tor ‘We purpose of organising, one of its first ateps wili be to elect as Speaker James Gillespie Blaine, a representative from the third Congressional district of Maine, that gentleman having been nominated for the position at the caucus of republicans held in ‘Washiagton on Tuesday last. It fs nothing unusug), may, it is a matter of fre- Lp As somidope to witness men born in some one high other of the New Bngland states electea to omice as rep; of other than the States of their nativity. Indeed, your enterprising New Englander has ® virtual mortgage upon ail the Within the gift of the people, from President fre Toad commissioner. When, therefore, it that a representative of a Yankee State can- hot lay Claim to being descended from the pilgrims NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1869.-TRIPLE SHEET. of Plymouth Rock notoriety, or, at least, not boing able to claim somo one of the six New England States as the place wherein he “first saw the light of heaven,” we have an event worthier of extended notice than the election of Charles Sumuer as Senator from Massachusetts, And just such an event has transpired, or is about to transpire—for we must be mindful of the old adage, “there’s many a slip betwixt the cup aud the lip,”? which, however, God forbid in this tostance, Mr. Blaine was born in Washington county, Penn- sylvania, some time during the year 1830, and 1s not quite thirty-nine years of age at the present time, His early Years were spent atthe piace of his na- tivity, Where, also, he received an excellent educa- tion, having graduated with honors at the Wasung- ton College. He removed some time after to Maine and engaged in the profession of a journalist, For several years he edited the Kennebec Journal, and, subsequently, the Portland Advertiser, exhibit considerable skill aud avility in tae Management o! these journals, which much influence with ther readers. Entertag into poiitical life, Mr, Biaine was elected to the State Legislature of pope ye iu the Assemble: ie tour ar wo of which were passed e position Speake, When the rebellion broke out he was one the foremost in urging the people to volunteer in detence of the Union. In 1862 he was elected a rep- resentative to the Thirty-eightn Congress, and since then has been regularly re-elected at the expiration of each term. As a member of Congress Mr. Blaine has wona very favorable reputation. Altuough no orator, in the accepted sense of the word, he is known asa ready, easy speaker, ard one of the most cautious in debate, He isa proa: Fy B rete and will probably preside over the deliberations of the House of Representatives with success than did his predecessor, Mr. OC who occasionally lost his temper, and more than once ruled 10 & man- ner which—though no doubt not intended—seemed rather partisan. It must be borne in mind, that the new Speaker brings with him considerabie legis- lative experience—a qualification very necessary in the | regen officer of @ deliberative body. Person- ally Mr, Blaine bears the reputation of being a gentle- man of excellent parts, a warm-hearted, generous disposition, and a man of atric integrity. A FEMALE SEA CAPTAIN, The Captain of a Ship Taken Sick aod His Vessel Brought from Calcutta to This Port by His Wife—A Highly Interesting Nare rative. That deeply thrilling narrative of the sea that seemed, in the exciting interest of its details, more like a wild iegion of fiction than a plain recital of simple facts—how Mrs. Patten, the wife of a sea captain, upon the death of her husband assumed command of the ship, and how she safely took the vessel through @ series of severe storms from San Francisco to Valparaiso—is still, though it happened years ago, fresh in the public recoilection. A case presenting some parallel features to this, though happily devoid of that painful link, the death of her husband, and that element of intensifying interest, a specially tempestuous voyage, has just occurred. The heroie tn this latter case—for heroine she is, and thus richly deserves to be gee grees Mrs. Maguire, wife of Captain Maguire, of the ship Chief- tain, which arrived at this port on Tuesday evening from Calcutta. The following are the facta regard- ing this latter case as yesterday obtained on board the Chieftain at Harbeck stores, Brooklyn, where she is now lying:— The Chieftain ts a ship of about 1,300 tons burden, full rigged and stanch. She salied from Philadel- phia, Where she is owned, a year ago last mber to Liverpool and thence to Calcutta, At Calcutta she loaded with jute and guupy cloth. She left Calcutta on the 28th of last October, but did not get ouside of Sand Heads—the Sandy Hook of Caleutia—tll November 4. The crew numbered twenty-three, including a second and third mate, the first being Off duty and Captain Maguire in com- mand. Everything went on well; there were favor- ing breezes and the sip made good headway at the commencement of the return voyage. At the end of five weeks, however, Captain Maguire was pros- trated with Calcutta fever. Both mates were com- paratively inexperienced and neither had ever com- manded a vessel. “You have been with me twenty years on my voy- ages,” he said to bis wie, ane her to his berth, “[ want you should take command of the ship. Wil you do it?” “I will,” she answered. “Iam commander of this ship by my husband’s —" she sald to the crew; ‘you will obey me as such. Promptly she took command, and faithfully and well the crew obeyed her. Allied to tais promp- ness was bravery, aud barman: this bravery was confidence in her own abilities to dis- charge the duties she had assumed. She knew every spar and rope and sail the veusel. Sie knew every word of com . She made all the observations herself. She kept the log book, She was on deck at all hours of the day and night. She watched the barometer. She noted the shifting clouds and varying breezes, She was de Jacto the captain, But in the midst of her manifold duties she never falied ta attentions to ner sick hus- band. Here womanly tenderness of a de- voted wife showed itself in soft and soothing words of comfort and in giving him bis medicines, under whose beneticent working she was pleased to note a gradual maste! ease that kept bim through thirteen long weeks ee er and a On sie — was stern, unyielding, peremptory. Happily the crew had been well disciplined and there was very little much as they respected and obeyed her. beautiful incident in connection with this, the tribute of devotion these stern servitors of Old Neptune, these rude, coarse-mannered men of the sea—with hands hard as iron, out hearts as soft as chil- dren’s—paid to their sick and loved captain. “They Waiked down on tiptoe,” said Mrs. jaguire, ‘‘ and spoke only in soit w! ” What better encomium could be pronounced this? On the 10th of January the vessel sto; at St. Heiena and remained there five days. erin speaks in the highest praise of the id attentions shown her and icularly her sick husband, by Messrs. Solomon, Moss, Gideon & Co. had her husband taken from the ship, and with ersell and son, & bright-eyed boy of eight years accompanying them on the voyage, taken to @ private house and the best of care given them and best of med- ical attendance given her husband. From St. Helens here there was nothing special to Mark the voyage. The weather, as from Calcutta to St. Helena, was most of the time exceedingly States Consai--it bemg the opinion of the piysicians ‘tates Consul—it being the opinion of the physicians there that Captain Maguire would not live—desired to put another captain on board, but she resolutely joined her husband in opposition to such dis- of the command of the vessel. As already stated, she brought the vessel here safely, and the New York consignees, Messrs. Charles L. Wright & Co., of No, 56 Soutn street, ex; themselves eS leased at her having retained the command. he @ is not the first time Mrs, ire has commanded a veasel. Several years ago her bus- band commanded @ brig, and he and the crew were sick with yellow fever. She took command of the vessel; in fact, to induige in a Hibernicism, was the well man on board, and was crew, cook, nurse and everytiing. In our conversation with her, we asked if she knew Mrs. Patten, the lady alluded to at the commencement of one yrvsent barrative. “Il knew her weil,” she apsw 3 “ahe was a5 good & seawoman as ever went to sea, I a = fess nme — be are bg now.” Ts. Maguire is a thoroughly sensible Woman, with undoubtediy a deal of the masculine in her composition, but yet entirely and pleasingly Womaniy. She is tall, almost Amazonian, in fact, but though strong snd abie bodied shows none of those physical peculiarities and angular pointedness characterisuc of our modern schoo! of strong minded women. Captain aire is convalescent and able to be about, thougl il weak and unabdie to auend anding officer of tue ship. His beaith promises to be faily restored in a short time. BOARD OF EDUCAT 10K, A stated meeting of this Board was held last even- ing, with the president, Commissioner Larremore, im the chair, After the usual preliminary business had been disposed of @ very sharp discussion arose on the question of appropriating the sum of $75,000 for the enlargement of the building of Primary School No. 1, in Ludiow street. On motion of Mr. Nelison the matter was indefinitely postponed. A commanication was presented by Commiasoner Warren trom the Society for the Protection of Leati- tate Roman Catholic oo asking that the Board donate to society any old furniture for which the Board may have no further use. The subject Was referred to the Commuttee on Buildings. Tne Finance Committee reported in favor of appropriat- ing the sum of $24,000 for the purchase of three low ou the northerly side of Fifty-fourth street, near Sixt avenue, for the purpose of thereon & new buliding for Primary School No. 40. The sum of $55,000 was appropriated for the purchase of four lots of ground and the buildings thereon, Known as Nos. 246 to 2s2 Fifth street, mciusive, for the purpose of erecting thereon @ new building for a grammar and primary school combined. The Finance com- mittee reported that the amounts of the school 0 be apportioned for the year 1869 were as mount e to Novem: al to the Biate Ly amount equal to sno twemsi one per We property of the ony, anaes ie maxing . Seromd Ay cent on tara! total of 4649.08 be. amounts be aprettionsa bef echoa tt abate por seboiar ‘The report was adopted abd ordered to be printed tn dogument op A resolution was adopted direct- ofa ae before stated, being the ing the hiriog large brick build in Fifty- second street, between Tenth and Eleventh avenues for the term of five years, at the yearly rentel of $2,000, the building jo be used as a new ewe School. ‘rhe Finance Committee reported favor of appropriating $20,090 for the purpose of blasting rocks in grading lots for a school site in Wost Fifty- seventh streét, in the Nineteenth ward. The sum of ie] was ar teen for the purchase of two of ground of Sheriff street, in the Bleventh ward, for the purpose of erecting thereon additional accommodations for primary department of School No, 22. After a littie further unimportant business the Board adjourned, THE GAS MONOPOLIES. the Heavy Dividends by the New York Gas Company—Obstinacy of the Company’s Otte coreIncreased Expenses Increase the Divi- dends, The investigation in relation to the workings of the gas companies of the metropolis was re- sumed yesterday morning, with the chairman, Mr. Peter Mitchell, presiding. A large amount of inter- esting testimony was taken, which shows the close workings of tho corporations and the heavy divi- dends which accrue upon the stock. Professor Henry Wurz testified that ona recent occasion, at @ photometrical examination made in his presence, the power was sixteen candies at the works; that his experience has shown that there is generally a loss of light the further you go from the works; there are circumstances wen the power may be greater at a distance from the works, for instance, in.spring, after therehas been considerable napptha, or benzole has been condensed by the cold; if a sud- den increase of temperature should come, these substances will be absorbed and make such @ volume of gas asto smoke in combustion at the burners; there might be obstructions in the pipes, which, if heat conducting matter, might in fact add to the power of the light; but there could scarcely be any de- Dosits which would interfere with the illaminating Power; the fact of obstructions occurring one even- ing so much as to diminish the power and then next evening the light be as good as usual would be something wonderful; the opening of a main by which five per cent of air would be admitted there might be a loss of three candles in eighteen candle gas; it ts certainly not proper for a gas company to test the gas simply by the eye; sucha test would not be to the best interesta of the consumers, nor would it be to the interests of the company; it is generally understood that there is a very great ability to difference in the quality of gas from the same kind of coal; the coal may at times contain more sulphur than at others, and would therefore meed greater purification; my judgment is that hydrate of lime is the best purifier for the purpose of securing the best quality of gas; pare a8, should be free from any marked reeable odor; should any suipbureous, gariiclike or skunk- like, or creosotic odor, a8 some gad has; it should not produce a choking sensation on those in the room using it; 1tshould not burn green; it shonid al contain 44 bagi carbon as to create Meyda ic aci wi very nous; 80 muon puri led as to decrease the illuminating power: there was a time oon Landay dh ae, gas, =e urified, was consi good; een to six! The ustial standard ‘in London and in New York; in sir and ae poke Sey. serve ook eighteen candle gas, ey go to great expense in preparing and purifying it; fyarare of lime can always be ob- and is always reliable, and It extracts the inju- rious materia from gas much better and much more reliably than oxyde of iron; there is @ statement published, as made bya chemist in this city. which states that there has been as much as forty-five grains of sulphur in a@ thousand cuotlc feet of the gas furnished by the New York Gaslight Company. ‘The witness then went into a i statement of the methods of purifying gas and the action of Par- lament tn England in relation to the subject. The statement was very interesting, bus was scarcely connected with the investigation proper. Resuming the direct testimony the witness stated tt hé had never examined photometrically the wer of the Le furnished by the New York Gaslight ompany, but by the eye he should judge that its power was not as great as» that furnished by the other large companies; that he has been @ party to several examinations of the quantity of = procured from coal; the Boghead canne! coal, imported from Scotland, is by far the best; that from the coal generally used here about 8,000 or 9,000 feet can be secured from a ton; his impression was that the cfty was about as well lighted as any large city with which he was acquainted, but the number of Jamps in use would make @ great difference in the lighting of the streets, Charies F, Chandier, who made an investigation of the purification of gas in this city simply as a sanitary measure, but had not made particular ex- aminations as to their illuminating power, The Witness testified that the gas which he used from the various companies was of jor quality; the eye, however, was so easily ved in the examination of a flame that little reliance could be placed on such asvatement. The further testimony of this witness was mainly ident- cal with that of the preceding witness. J. M. Long, superintendent of the Harlem Gaslight Company—tis co! has 3,000 consumers; there had asu dece! Paterent are pany out rent men to examine into the complaint; never had @ case where the collector or inspector has esti- mated the amount of gas consumed, instead of ex- — the index; the meters very frequently get out of order, but they as often count aguinst the company as in its iavor; if a consumer complains that the meter 1s unsatisfactory the company will one it. F. H. N, Newcome, a stockholder in the New York Gaslight Company, testified—1 own ten shares of the stock; the latest dividend declared was gy per cent; inone year there was an issue of iP; 1845 I bought eight shares, and when the stock was watered | received the two extra shares; the semi- annual dividend paid regularly is five per cent; in 1868 I drew two payments of Henly per cent each time; it was not advertised, but I ved a private note enclosing a check for the amount of the dividend; I would not like to sell my stock; I do not know of any sales of the stock in some years: iknow only one other stockholder and he is now in Europe; I have never meett for the election & igh extra dividend; I paid 114 per share for the stock; has never cost me anything extra on the amount the ees the Seen _ ia from nine to oy per cent per annum; wenty-four years, from Trereased stock Thave gained two additional snares, and on these the dividend is also paid, of course; I vhink, but am not certain, that tue div! 1867 was the same as last year—ffty cent; tne par value is fifty dolars per share; it is very littie mind of man, but still 1’m satisfied. Joun Baimore, engineer of the Harlem Gaslight Company, \—1 have been employed there about ten years; have been about fou years the business; the tliuminating power of the gas fur- nished by our company is from eighteen to twenty candies; the photometrical tests are made every few days; | do not keep a record, but simply make the test to satisfy myseli; since ave had the ter—some two years—our 'y: bas not run w the andard of eighteen candle power; the test is made witn Harris’ photometer with a dve feet argand burner; the examinations are made carefully and conscientiously; we frequentiy find the results y oed different; there was one time When, with Nova coal, the gas ran as low aa sixteen candies, and only that time; dry lime is used as @ purifier; highest soneeg] of gas from our works is four and s-halfl aches; the examinations of the pressure of gas at dif- ferent parta of the district are not made very fre- quently; they are sometimes made in co; ence of complaints by consumers and partly to our- selves. ‘The witness was examined at some length by Mr. Bergen as to the purifying and other processes con- nected with the making of gas and to the style and use of meters. No new points were elicited except that the witness had never known more than two meters co register against the consumer: that he had found now meters, with the State Inapeqgor's seal on, which registered incorrectly or would not at all; that he bad found hundreds of meters to regis ter against the company. In response to the chairman the witness staved that sixteen candic gas would be fair, bat nothing eXira; that he (the witness) had found hundred or #0 Ineters with the inspector's seal on which did not register correctly. At this stage of the proceedings a recess of an hour was taken. Joshua Kidd, gas engineer, of London, called and being sworn, testified as folows:—I have been in the vas aa business for some twenty years; am per- fectiy familiar with the business tn all its branches; the power in London is from tweive to eighteen can- dies; there is an office in every pariah in which teste are made; each paris has a certain number of lamps, and it is especially for these lamps the officers: make the tests; each lamp is supposed to burn 22,000 feet per , and the cost is £5 sterling year. 1 the lower pal of New ork is the most miserably ihted place Lever saw; | can teil to aimost within half @ foot the burning capacity of the burner, and [think the burwers used in the lamps in tae lower part of city do not burn more than a foot or a foot and & half an bour; in my opinion gas of a better quailty could be supplied to the city of New York at 8 lower price then it is at present; | have found that the price of coal makes but little difference in the of gas; in od, where coal 1s one pout F --4 ton, gas is as P a8 Where it costa not more one quarter of a pound; good gas should be eighteen candle power; we find that gas in travelling through ‘he pipes loses about one inci in a mile, e Witness stated that the purpose of his comii to thé country was to introduce anew lighting; that he could increase the quality of the Seca ata of wa be al ig no by which he claims the light can increased 900 per cent. In pong Re | ad two gases—cannel and com- mon cannel is eighteen candle power bod the other twelve, fre common gas in London costs @ little less than one doilar per thousand; the 5 cannel gas is about $1 50 per thousand. 1 had charge of the lighting of London for ‘about three years, and had every opportunity for co the quantity of gas consumed as on each jap and by test meters. The cause of the m lighted condition of the lower pert of this city ia the Want of pressure; I made a examination at my office in Maiden iaue and found the there about tweive candies, sometimes lower seldom nigher; this dead oll of tar can be se cured from the refuse of petroleum, aud one burner will give a8 much light as four purists usially give of the ordinary coal T. K. Reoretary of the New York Company, being sworn, ed:—I ha secretary of the com} for about seven years; have access all books the company: I have not charge of all the books; ake the entries of the dividends; mi 3; am forpidden by the terms of my appointment to tell anyu to the office or its business outside of the o ; Lreceive my orders from the president; I cannot state what the dividends were; do not know what the receipts of the company inst year were; when I received the suvpcena I spoke to Mr, Adams, the president, on the subject; he did not tell me not to bring the books, but | regard tion a8 a confidential one, and did not wish to pro- duce the books without vhe authority of the board; I decline to answer whether 1am a stockholder or ited that he should insist on the genuieman Te mepriny dod question asked and should insist on having the ks produced. The company is @ public concern and being incorporated under a general law should be held the same as any other corporation, It was not a private affair. The public wants to know something about it, and companies oes the dividends declared, but the lew York Company pays its dividends in a mys- terious menoer, and as Re ad to-day the company is declaring large jens Mr. La Bau declined to vote on the question as to compelling the Secretary to furnish the books, as the president 18 the proper custodian of the books, The question was thereupon waived, and the vote being taken on the question as to whether the witness was @ stockholder all the members present yoted to com- pel the answer. In response the witness stated he was a stockholder, but declined to tell how much stock he owned. it is @ small amount. Examination resumed:—I do not know how much coal the com used; donot know ap. about the cost of coal; cannot tell how the expenses would compare last year with the year before; the salaries were increased and that would naturally swell the expenses; [ decline to answer as to how often dividends are declared; I make public only such mae rs as — ee directa; the board cid wista, a8 far as 1 know, ~ Adains, $ Messrs. Guy ‘Richards, E. 3. "Woolsey? of Astoriai ‘Moses Taylor, Henry Remsen, Henry Cuauncey, John Jacob Asior, Joseph Sampson, Percy R. James R. Taylor, F. W. Stephens, Cornehus L. Everett and one other whose name I forget; Mr. Everett is vice president and treasurer, and, together with the b pieeange | comprise the offi of the board; keep the minutes at the board meetings; the divi- dends are declared by the board; I still decline to answer how often and to what amount dividends are declared; I decline simply on my own judgment that a8 a confidential servant I have no right to an- swer that question; the president is the only person who has access to the books besides myself. Mr. La Bau, who had been examining the witness, stated that he felt disposed to rest the question at the declination of the witness to answer, as he thought it looked rather unfavorable to the com- any. “i The Chairman asked if the witness ever knew of any dividends having been declared otherwise than by the board at ite He answered tnat the dividends when they declared were by the board. He was asked if he knew of checks being sent to stockholders. He answered ib Buch @ practice when dividends were de we Senin ow often do you send these checks) . i apadrs have declined to answer that question fore. The Chairman tried two or three other ways to et as the Dumber of times or the amount of divi- lends declared, but the witness was wide awake and would not be caught. He would not tell how much salary he received, evading all questions by stating that the minute book would show all that was wanted. After waiting some time for the appearance of other witnesses the committee adjourned, to meet Uiis morning at ten o'clock. THE HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD SMASH UP. Collision Occurred=The Damage Done— Only One Person Injured=Who was to Blame. Trvout, N. Y., Mareh 3, 1969, ‘The age of miracles 1s over, but the age of wonders has not yet passed away. The list of well nigh miraculous escapes from death by accident is a long one and the narration of the story of hair-breadth escapes by sea and land is frequently proof positive of the oft used proverb, “Truth is stranger than fiction.” The accident which occurred on Tuesday morning on the Hudson River Railroad affords an- other illustration of this fact and by no means a poor one. ‘he fuct that a collision between two trains could occur at all without fatal results is tn itself extraordinary, but when it is re- membered that a passenger car containing ninety- one persons was smashed up, it is @ little shortof miraculous that no human life was sacrificed. The facta connected with the disaster as collected upon the spot are full of interest and are worth detailing. On the morning in question the through freight and emigrant train which left New York at 7:45 P. M., on Monday, had proceeded on ita way a3 far as Barrytown, and having passed that station about half-past tive o'clock on Tuesday morning, the engine was discovered to have run short of water. ‘The engineer endeavored to run bis train on to Tivoli when he would be able to water up, but having arrived at what is known as the Fiy Bridge, about two miles from Tivoli (jmst south of Crooker’s island and north of the drawbridge), he found that he could not draw the care to that depot, so uncoupled his engine and ran on leaving the train standing on the bridge. Some few minutes after the engine had left, a special freight traiv, which was only ten minutes behind the emigrant at Rhinebeck, was seen by the conductor coming along at a pace. That officer at once sent & man to meet the coming train provived with the red signal of danger, but owing to the exceed- ingly slippery nature of the ralis was unable to get near enough to cause the approach train to stop. When he found _ bimsei the stationary cars the conductor of the freight endeave to but o to the slipperyness of the rails the kes would not act well enough to bring up in ap; like quick time. This is not to be wondered at il the statement ts true that there was but one mile and @ haif vetween the two trains when the man with the danger signal was sent back to stop the freight train. THE COLLISION. ‘The consequence waa, of course, that a collision took place, ‘The engine strack the caboose of the ‘y train em: it up completely, driving it into the rear nger car and com- pletely stripping. it also. great was the force of the collision that the engine and tender of the freight train were thrown of the track, the tender being precipitated down the embank- ment on the ice below. The forward car also was forced up on end and the freight thrown about in allidirections, the track being strewn with a miscel- Janeous collection of merchandise. In the emigrant car there were ninety-one passengers, and the wiid scene of excitement which followed the collision can scarcely be imagined. The shock was so great that the unfortunate people were thrown from their seats With great violence, and in the struggie to get to the forward part of the car many were knocked down and trampled upon. At this time the car be- came a very pandemonium, cri tuin- bers, shrieking women, breaking glass, shout ofMicials, snorting steam valves, ons chil- dren, grating wheels all joiued in one terrtbi orus, such as will never be forgotten by those who heard notes. Mothers expected that their little ones were being trampled to death, strong be- ¢ to think that ther end was at hand, wom@ bade farewell to their husbands and sons, and all e: ted the next moment to be their last. But almost in an instant the collision was over, and the passengers discovered that no one had been killed and but few bruised to any very painful extent. The only person who was seriously injured was a German Rabbi named Abraham Shinemann, who was cut about the head. ‘Ths man, who is connected with the Catharine street 6: jue, was sitting near the rear of the car, and some on Of the iron Work struck him on the head, inficting slight cuts. His hat, which no doubt saved his head, is completely cut up in the crown, Mr. Shinemas was removed to the Dutchess Hotel, near the depot, Where he was weil taken care of, and is pow very much improved and rapidly re- covering. A German woman, who was somewhat bruised, complained considerably; bat was not so much hurt but that she could proceed on her any medical assistance. The and driver of the freigit train injury by jumping of their engine they saw @ collision was inevitable. ‘The Pougnkeepsie special, which leaves that city at ten minutes to seven A. M., on ite arrival at the scene of the disaster, took the passengers of the emigrant train and carned them on tueir westward joursey. ‘The freight train received a fresh engine, ‘and leit Tivol at six minutes to three P. M. ROK. THR whi ‘The track at the scene of the disaster presented on ‘wesday & Most woe-begone spectacle. The débris of the broken cars was scattered about on all sides—wood, glass, iron, machinery and freight phate — ae an engine com pped, smoke- stack carried away, *he front stove in, and journey without 3 the rear also completely demolished by the freight car which plied up upon it. As it now stands, on a switch at Tivoli depot, it presents an entirely wrecked » aod some thousand dollars ‘pended upon it ere it cau be used caboose is a total wreck; the sides are it ! Panny carried away, yh has anything of the ap; which, mysteriously, was not ie car is also bral have been broken rear platform completely carried feats, with the exception of one completely amas! up. Nota the windows remains whole and the with the broken sides and seata. ty hour yesterday morning, re- place to which it was thrown, resting upon the ice, and It, too, is very mucn broken Up. A _— number of workmen were sent down on Tuesday morning 10 cieer whe track, aod about ax o'clock tn the evening they succeeded, by weans of 83 28 ER 5: g : f £ 5 BES 2: eae BEF 3 € REE OO snes 9 derrick oar and ‘§acks,” onthe find #0 leave the tragk Clear trots 6 poligatSatow gb aataant Gait WU e It is ‘acknowledged. by ail that the em! was some hours behind time, the freight was only ten minutes behind it when it Rhinebeck, general opinion seerns to prevail that the accident was caused by carelessness somewhere, and it saia that the super- intendent in New York will at once hold an investi- for the purpose of ascertaining who 1s to mat Whatever may have been the cause of the accident One thing is certain, and that is, that little short of a miracl vented fata! consequences. Those who have investigated the matter are quite at a loss to Pry. some of the ninety-one souls who were in the broken- up car were not killed, jing trampled upon or by the falling SUBURBAN INTELLIGENCE. NEW JERSEY. Hobokea. Suicrpx sy PorIsoNING.—A young girl named Annie Schmidt, sixteen years of age, who resided in Hudson City, swallowed a dose of Paris green on Tuesday evening. As soon as the inmates of the house discovered that she had taken the poison they hurried her off to St. Mary’s Hospital, Hoboken, but when sne reac! there she was beyond medical skill and death soon ensued, haa poor been tor some time past oppressed with despond- ency, and to rid herself of iancied troubles she took Shi fatal 4m mquest was held yesterday by joroner Repamprion Ov THE MaRrTHa INSTITUTE.— Through the interference of Councilman Schmersahl the First National Bank of Hoboken advanced to men tion, but the citizens at large, that excellent institution has been saved to the trustees. Tax Meruopist Cuurcu DirricuLTy.—A confer- ence was held last evening between the trastees of the Methodist church and the Committee of the Common Council on Public Grounds and Buildings with the view of having the question in dispute amicably arranged. City Attorney Besson has been notified that the trustees have lodged an a) to the Supreme Court the order of the Chancel- lor, who denied an injunction to restrain the city ities from on. xtel of time, say 1870, which date was aac Ren acne ee ay » There is a on the part of the Common Council to allow every indul- gence consiatent with the mghts of the city to the trustees. A warm debate arose on Tuesday evening when the question of transferring City Cierk was introduced in the council. now remain with the chairman grant ap of January, the or on col to use church whenever they desire. The members of church natarally feel that they are badly treat and the city authorities declare that it is with reluctance they have been obliged to assert their rights by such @ proceeding. Some compromise satisfactory to the trustees is looked for. The the Swedenborgian congregation, who have been treated in @ similar manner, accept the situation without @ murmur. Paterson. Map Docs.—The people residing in the neighbor- hood of the late hydrophobia case in Rockland county have formed a sort of vigilance committee for the immediate destruction of dogs found thirty yards’ distance from their masters. Three animals have falien victims to this rule already. A small mortgage re! jing on the place of John Eckerson, who died of hydrophobia in Rockland county, is proposed to be taken up by the peleabors and thus secure the widow ahome. A dog of Mr. Holdrum, near the Bergen county Poorhouse, suddenly be- came mad on Sunday and bit # child and a cat be- fore being killed. Paramus, in Fatal, RalLRoaD ACCIDENT.—Two Germans on their way home from work in the Danfortn, Cooke & Co. locomotive shop, about half-past seven o’clock t, were struck by & westward bound train whil over the bridge near Shaw and Hincheliff’s wery. One, whose name was not ascertained, was knocked through the bridge into the road underneath, about twe! feet, but ap- peared not much hurt, as he picked up his and started off for home @ great hurry. recovery, and the man died im two hours alter home. Deceased was forty-five years old and leaves a wife and five children. Coroner Avison held an inquest yesterday afternoon, and a verdict ‘was rendered in accordance with the above facts. Trenton. Cavcvs NoMINATIONS.—At a republican caucus of both houses of the Legislature, held on Tuesday night, the following nominations were made:—For Keeper of the State Prison—Samuel Peacock, Cum- beriand. For In of the State Prison—Wil- ham H. Passaic; D. B. Snow, Atlantic; Frederick Fasex; Hen ‘Mercer; Josepn R. Burlington. State Director ee Camden 7 roe Railroad—Theodore P. jowell, Essex. For Canal Commissioner—Socrates Tattle, Passaic. UniTep States District Covrt.—In this court yesterday @ man named John Bierscham, of Clinton, Hunterdon county, pleaded not guilty to an indict- ment for carrying on the business of a tobacconist without comp! with the juirements of law. John c. bietechar, father to the former ae. fendant, entered a similar plea on a charge of hav- ing unlawfully interfered with the Cay! marshal by assaulting him while attempting arrest his John Bierscham. Both trials were set down for Friday morning. In the case of the United States vs. fifty barrels of smoking tobacco, seized at Perth Amboy, counsel for the claimant declined going into the case and consented that a decree of forfeiture should be signed. The Value of the tobacco in ques- tion is about $1,000 and was claimed by Wilnam + — waa The jury was discharged Uli Friday morn- ng. NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE In the Senate yesterday a bill was introduced for the establishment of an industria: reform school for fee male culpriis tn that State. A bill wasalso introduced authorizing the Camden and Amboy Railroad Com- pany and the Delaware and Raritan Canal Company to issue an additional stock of $3,000,000 each, and the New Jersey Railroad and Transportation Company $3,750,000. A bill to prevent accidents on railroads was likewise introduced. It provides that if any person be injured by a locomotive while walking, standing or playing on any railroad in this State, or by jumping off a car while in motion, such person shall be deemed to have contributed to the injury sustained, and shall not wo damages mee from the Cong own or opera’ ; provided, however, this net aa Dot apply to an, or as crossing & Benga cae bra pau or pte ‘The bill also provides no street or hyghway i hereafter be laid out alongside of any ratiraad in the State, por within jess than 100 feet taereof, except to croas the same; and no street or road shall be put across any railroad at the same grade therewith in any case Where the owners or managers of said rail road shall offer to one-half the cost of bull jaid upon any turnpike of bridge intended for pubite travel, uniesa by the ission of the Legisiature. The bill to reviee amend the charter orange a, watne bill 10 Abolish transit duties on raltroads and canals x: rough ate Was yesterd passed by thee Senate unanimously. [t was at ‘once carried to the House, where its prompt passage is expected. In the House yesterday the bill to the clause abolishing corporeal punishment in schools came up on ite secovd reading. An amendment ‘was offered repealing the provision of the School ‘act in relation to the appointment of county oper: intendents and vesting their powers in the school trustees; but, on the motion of Mr. Keim, en- acting cl of the bili was stricken out by 8 of 23 40 22 Mr. Smyth introduced a supplement to the charter of the city of Bergen ee} the Alder- men to borrow not more than $100,000 ata time. A motion to recall from the Senate the Justices of the Peace bill evoked much discussion. The oppo- nents of the bill maintained that it would be a harvest to the lawyers if and it is thought that this movement wil be the discométare of the measure. The motion wasn adopted. In the afternoon a bill was introduced which provides that it on not be Dae for any ratiroad, canal or turnpike company, neorporated under and virtue of the laws of this State and being in ‘State, to sell, convey or lease any of or ail of the corporate rights, privil or fran- chises of said corporations to any railroad com. pany, &c., under the laws of any othor State, anieas She privliogs of #9 selling oF (wading Suid Corporate The Governor sent @ communication to the vetoing tue bilil incorporating the Base Ball Ciub-of Jersey City. The Governor holds that it invests too much arbitrary power in a private corporation. ‘The og Duty bili introd in the Senate passedjthe louse, WESTCHESTER COU\TY. ‘Tos Free AND INDEPENDENT CiTIZENS’ Reronm Association of Morrisania held a public meeting on Tuesday evening at Hafflin’s Protection Hal, Mel for the purpose of nominating candidates for ry town chives to be voted for at the ensu- ing election. James Dickson received the nomina- stables; John Di J. ©, Grant and Philip Bender for lnspectors of 0. Lanp Impgovement.—One of the largest, most spirited and exciting meetings ever held in the vil- lage of New Rochelle took place there on Tuesday evening. It was called for the purpose of dovising measures for the improvement of the town and of sustaining those alreadycommenced. The secemring preamble and resolutions were presented adopted by the meeting:— ‘Whereas this town bas suffered for man: years by the bad Jani yult on.y obstacie to ne te oe New ‘Rochelle their per- should be by our from The m was ably addressed by Mosars. Sto- pouon, Banton wton in favor of improve ent. POUGHKEEPSIE. DISTURBANCE aT ELECTION.—There was severe fighting going on in the town of Beekman, Dutchess county, on Tuesday. It was started by Irish labor- ers, aiid the citizens were forced to arm themselves. Clubs and revolvers were used, and one or two per sons were hurt. SINGULAR DISAPPRARANCE.—The friends of Mr. B. R, Tenney, @ prominent Poughkeepsie merchant have been much worried over that gentleman’s sud- den disappearance from their midst, He left town last Thursday morning, on the Pacific express, at pvbrene Wome minutes past four o'clock. re his de his wife opened a letter from bin adc to her, which contained an article from the New York Tribune on the subject of imprisonment for debt. He stated in the letter that he feared that would be tho result in his ne, and he must leave. He added that he hoped to mee! his friends at some future time. He also left a letter with Mr. Williard H. Crosby asking that gentleman to settle bis affairs. A despatch was received last evening Sey cee he is now in Canada, His friends consider him deranged. CONFERENCE OF UNiVERSALISTS. Sixth of a Series of Conferences at Washing- ton Hall, Harlem. The sixth mass Conference of the Universalist churches of New York and vicinity was held last evening at Washington Hall, Harlem. The hall was about two-thirds full The exercises were opened by the reading of @ portion of the Scriptures; then a hymn was sung, and after this Rev. Dr. Lee offered @ prayer, which was succeeded by reading another portion of the Scriptures and singing another hyma. / Rev. Mr. Clark made a brief address. He was Pleased to see 80 many present at this Conference. ‘There were faces that beamed with a generous faith in a good God—faith in the fulfilment of God’s promises in this Iife and in the life to come. It had been customary at their Conferences to agree upon some special subject for discussion. He did not wish to limit them to any topic. He would have each talk as he wished. For his own part he found a theme for saying much in the passage of Scripture to which they had listened. Sometimes they felt, many of them, no doubt, depressed when they saw the comparative unpopularity of their cause as compared to that of other igious systems. we 4 had not free churches, The aristocracy and weaith and with them. should only more earnest en- deavors for their religion. That spirit which moved and animated them and filled them with joy and hope they should seek to imbue others and make them converts to the same hi Magnanimous religion. There was @ great field open ior their efforts, Let them strive to make the people about them believe and were heartily in earnest. Rev. Mr. Pul next made a few remarks. He said that a suspicion was getting about that they were not li up to the privileges of their faith, For this Dts Conference had been called. He was gratified to know that the previous suspicion was unfounded. The members who had come to meetings showed a zeai 10 their cause. if they knew it there was a power in their religion that be estimated. Their religion was not Lire = gp lle pyr it was @ religion that led for jabor, that meant some- for ae. and something for to-morrow, ‘ant faith to stimulate them, take their candies in their hands ont in the world and let the world know that m that would make them all betcer, lift the veil of mysticism and get rid of and the externais, or whatever it might be, get at the spirit of the whole thing. There is adi- imtelligence that contro!s every t! here. tie has not deviated the width of @ bair from purposoa, time would come when they would see eye to and then know that the paths they took here in life, dark as many of are and environed with ity and trouble, were the paths marked out for them by God. The question wi; were they y ought to live? Did their religion poh them inspiration? Was this effect being pro- juced by these Conferences? The evidence of the goodness of this religion has got to slow itself in their good works and good lives. Kev. Mr. Emerson, who was the succeed! speaker, said that it had been a matter of dou! whether the mode they had adopted in holding these Conferences was attended with the desired benefcias results. He referred to the view taken of the subject at their last convention at Utica. His own impression was that these meetings were being fol- lowed by good fruits. He disliked the common idea which one of the speakers of the evening had falien iato of comparing their members to those of other Churches, as the Catholics, Methodi and other Christian denominations. How he jooked at this subject he would expiain. It was not numbers he looked at, but quality. He had seea what Universalism had done for coarse men. He had seen it increase the ioral force of sucha thousand fold. In his view there were enough Uni- versalists churches in New York to save the city. Now go back to the Elizabethan age. He could pick ont one hair that was worth a million of ordini bairs—the hair of Shakspeare. And there was Bacon and matty Others he might name, The Hovtentots are made in the Divine image, but it would take many of them to make a Shakspeare. ‘Time was when the Christians had to flea to the caverns and dens for shelter and protection. Time was when to write the word Christian was cot sidered a disgrace. Where was the power of ti corsair? Gone, utterly gone. Who ruled in the Eternal Cityfto-day? A Pope whose Infuence, like his life, was rapidly ebbing away. He urged that they were on the right track. The only thing was, having the right, to pursue it, Several lay members followed cach ina few re- marks, which was followed by singing tue Doxvlogy, Which concluded the exerc! es 5 Ha s Terrible Condition of Society. The McKinney (Texas) Messenger, of February 20, contains the following néw outrages:—On last Mon- day evening a man named Stockwell, living about one mile east of Alfred ‘Ihompson’s, on Indian o1 in the eastern of thia county, was shot through the od instantly killed, while seated atthe t tavle, (ts) unknown party. Itie said Stockwell had 4 diMficuity avout some Horses he bad stolen from him, some time previously, with some parties in that portion of the county. men, bon cette baad La Hendrix, aoa a... = rested, now under @n exam! nm Farmeraviile. peter Mr. Erwin was shot and killed lately at his resi- dence, four or five miles from Sherman, by some ities whom Mr. Erwin suspected of pe his jorses. Parties went in pursuit of the murderers and several shots were fired at them, but they were ‘not captured, ‘The same journal prints the following sentences for murder:— ‘Thompson and Blackmore, the men who murdered & stranger from Missouri a few weeks since, above Mantua, have been convicted of murder in the firat degree, and sentenced to be hung on Friday, the 26th March, Hoth Thompson and Blackmore confessed having amirdered the Missourian, one of them waking tue com” iiva in opea court.