The New York Herald Newspaper, November 13, 1869, Page 3

WASHINGTON. The Mission of the Ship-of- War Albany. THE SAMANA BAY Reinforcements’ for Squadron. CAPTAIN HIGGINS AND THE CUSAN JUNTA, CANARD. the Gulf Laas off Specie on the WWornet. Vv WASHINGTON, Nov, 12, 1800. “Phe Samuone Bay Expeditien Fioax—A Highly Spieed Canard Expiod It may be a pity to Knock Uae brains out of a good sensalion story, bul it becomes necessary to do 80 sometimes, and especially when great questions of public policy are involved, To-day some of the New York papers contained spread eagle reports about a supposed expeditionary force that had left our whores to take possezston of a slice of St, Domingo, which it was represented had been turned over to Uncle Sam by asecret treaty agreed upon between President Baez and certain agents of this government not very long ago. The name of a United States vessel, the Albany, which had left for St, Domingo, the exact quantity of explosive mate- rial, gigantic in quantity, The pumber of guns she carried, together with rifles, small arms and other warlike articles, were enumerated with reinarkable precision tn one of your contemporaries, which also stated that at Key West, or some other point thereabouts, the vessel would stop and take tn 500 marines. All these were to go down to J long promised Samana ana politely take possession unresistea, The Miantonomon, Dictator and other monitors or ion-clads wete to follow goon after the Albany, and form alto- gether such a big naval force as would appal and paralyze John Bull, Johnny Crapean, Don Quixote and the restof tue unive It was a very Inghly spiced sensation, but stern truth knocks out iis vitals. in oficial circies itis pronounced to be the Jargesi Kiud of a camerd, Your correspondent cailed to-night upon members of the government who ought to know ail avout such an expedition, if it nad any other than hraginary existence, and was authorized to state that nothing of the kind had been organized The Albany, K is true, has bee despatched to the West Incles, but it goes out just 43 any other war vessel, with noextra quantity of awimunition or armament, and is simply designed to replace another vessel which 1s ordered home. If may go to Samana, but not for any such purpose as stated in the canard, The Dictator leit Philadeiphia to-day for the West Indies and the Severn will shortly follow. The latter vessel will replace the Powhatan, ordered home, The Miantonomoh has not yet left, but will before long, and then there will be an American force in West India waters suMcient, as Mr. Robeson laughingly terms it, to “blow up the whole Spanish navy.’ The design ts to have this large force on hatid vhere to,be ready for anything that may turn up, and to act a3 a naval corps of observation. The administration knows not what a day may bring forth, and 13 wisely resolved not to be taken una- wares. But St, Domingo at present has nothing to do with the gathering of the South Atlantic squad- ron; neither is there any change in our policy on the Cuban question, [am quite reliably informed on that point. So you see the pretty sensation must fall, The absurdity of the thing will be seen when tt 18 explained that our governinent, in point of law, couid not take such a step as accepting Samana, or any other foreign ter- ritory, without a treaty duly ratified by the Senate. Jt is by NO means the same thing, however, to sta that no negotiations on the subject have taken plac indeed, the fact that such negotiations have oc- curred 18 quite well known, and there 13 a wide- spread belicf that they will lead to something when Congress mects, But till thon nor Baez, nor Grant, nor O'Sullivan, nor Cole, nor Babcock, nor Por- ter can help us to the beautiful Samana. 1 should add that the Swatara and Nantucket, aa well as the Dictator, sail to-day for the West Indies. The following vessels are either on or have been assigned to the West India statlon:—Dictator, Miantonomoh, Swatara, Nantucket, Severn, Yantic, ny, Powhatan, Seminole, Tuscarora, Nipsie, sas. The Severn is to be (he dagsbip, tie Powhatan performing that duty for the present. Senaior Cole, who deok such & prominent part tn the negotiations for Samana, lad # long interview with the President to-night, which the gossips declare was all avout St. Domingo. nay. He spoke not one word Hut Cole says the subject and Was closeted with the Presiigat on matters of another nature. The abau Junta Pisvatieied With Captain Higsi He iy Not to be Enitnsted With Another Command. There ts good ground for stating that the Cuban Junta 1s not all pleased with tne conduct of Captain Miggins, late of the Nornet, netiher in the manage- ment of his ship nor in his sayings and doings sin his capture by the United States authorities, Ait aiong Cepiain Higgins, they say, has disregarded the mstiuctions of the Juuta and has at fected to act on lis own jadgment. He has repeatedly been asked for explanations of his conduct both by Sefior Lens and the Seere- tary of the Janta, but has never made any, end, in fact, has not deigned to reply. fis going before the Junta io demaad an explanation from them is regarded by the Cubans, under the circumstances, as the height of impudgence, Ne was informed by the President of the Junta that when he made the ex- plonation which they thought was due they were veady to hear what he had to say and give him every reasonable satisfaction. {tis not likely that Captain Miggius will be entrusted with another Cuban man- ofwar. His story about the causes which led to his ranmtng into the port of Wilmington is not generally credited by the Cubans, neither are they disposed to shoulder the blame of his recetv ing bad coal of Montank Point. Ho was present when the coal was taken on board, and they think it was iia Husiness to have discovered then whether the coal was good or bad. ifad it been condemned they would have furnished him other ana bet. ter coal., B aa it was (io Cubans think he could have satied to a point ou the coast of Florida, where arrangemeets had been made to ren outa schooner With coal, J018 learned that this schooner actually ran out and was searchin, Hornet fora couple of duye. Altogether ot Captat Higgins is mexplivabie to the Cubans, It has been stated that the Hornet was presented to the Cubans And consequently cost the thing, 1 jearn on good) =anthority that cost the Junta over $200,000, and thas at the time of her capture she had a considerable amount of specie on board, intended for pay the oflcers and seaman and for puyehasing the vocessary provisions, coal, | Ac, it ia the intention of the Cubans to fit out Another vessel, but, as stated above, Captain Higgins Wil hardly be wasigned to tie command of nor. The Paragunyan Levestiantioy The Houge euby-Committee on Foreign Amuirs re- sumed its weselon to-day. hx-Minister Webb was again examived. That worthy gentieman gave an | extenited histaty of his own diplomatic career Wig the past nive years, and o an elaborate hie tory of the presen War tn which “il is engaged against Pavagaay, 49 was begun about 1998, and Mr. Webb proposes to follow tho struggle up through all is yarioue ramifications, The testimony fo far has been entitly of A documentary chatacier, and Jodging from the manner in wate Webb haa Inaugurated his narrative, It will require sowe days Jonger before he finishes, The committos expect to conwume ten days move in tic yan diniewty, Senator cameron aud f ' | { N Vexamination ag to ea Mansion, iWeon Coleman, one of v. Of the same State, were entertained by the Pres dent at a private dinner at the Executive Mansion this evening. tron princes of Pennsylvania, and Judge Watts, Tax on Deniers in Gold Dust and Bullion. ‘The Acting Commissioner of Internal Revenue has addressed a letter to the Assessor at Santa Fé, New Mexico, relative to the lability of parties who pur- chase go!d dust and retorted gold to a special tax as brokers, in which he states that itis not held by the Internal icevenue Ofice that the buying, selling or dealing in gold dust raises a liability on the part of thoge doing such business as brokers. Gold dust Is not bullion wituln the definition of the same as given by the lexicographers and in the encyclopedias, and itis not believed to have been the Intention of Con- gress to include gold dust under ihe term “bullion.” With regard to retorted gold, however, the case 18, 1p the opinton of this office, different, and persons dealing in the same by buying or purchasing should e regarded as brokers as Suying or selling bullion. Retorted gold constitutes @ cohesive mass, being entirely different in tbis respect from the dust; and while the gold ore might, perhaps, be said to be gold in the mass, especially in cases where it is found in avery pure state, there is yet a wide Alffer- euce between it and the smelted gold of the retort. ‘The Commissioner ts of the opinion that all gold re- moved in even one degree from the ore by the pro- cess of smelting should be classed as bullion for purposes of taxation. The Assessor is directed that his assessments should stand ia cases where parties make tt a business to buy retorted gold. The Remains of the Late George Peabody. Secretary Robeson to-day sent a despatch by Atlantic cable to Admiral Radford, commanding the United States European fleet, directing him to de- tail one of the man of-war vessels under his com- mand for the purpose of conveying the remains of the late Mr. George Peavody from London to this country, ‘ Thankegiving Day to be Observed by the Ruse sinne. ‘the following telegram was sent to San Francisco to-day by the Russian Minister:— WASHINGTON, Nov. NKOPSTROM, Rassian Consul, , 1869. o Fran- MARTIN KLE cisco, Cal, President Grant baving designated the 18th of this month as & thanksgiving day I instruct you to have a thanksgiving service celebrated on taut day in the Russian chapel, mviting ail Russian subjects to unite their prayers with those of the American people, CATAOAZY, Russian Minister. The Railroad DiMiculties at an End. The cars of the Baltimore and Ohio Raiiroad Com- pauy now leave for and arrive trom the North on regular time, the obstructions to the track having been removed by the laborers of the company. Soon after Judge Olin granted an injunction restraining Mayor Bowen from further obstructing the track. Delay ia Printing Fractional Currency. The Currency Printing Byreau recetved only a small amount of currency to-day from one of the bank note companies in New York, and both of the companies have notified the depariment that they Wil not be able to furnisl any to-morrow. Stamp Counterfeiter Coavicted. The Internal Revenue Ofiice has information of the conviction at Louisville, Ky., of Von Stein ior dealing in counterfeit tobacco stamps, and he 1s sen- tenced to five years in the Penitentiai Exeentive Appointments. The following appointments of postmasters were made to-day:—Daniel B, Jones, Sycamore, Ill, vice John W. Burst; George W. McKean, Lexington, Mo., vice J. B. Alexander, Lit Ming Cook has been appointed interpreter to the consulates of the United States in China, ROBERT 5. WAKER. . Resolutions of the Bar of the United states Supreme Court on the Death of Robert Watker. WASHINGTON, Noy. 12, 1869, The following order was issued to-da, TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Nov. 12, 1869, Robert J. formerly Secretary of the asury of the Untted States, was distinguisned for atriotism and for varied and earnest public ser- vices. In recognition of these services and as a mark Of respact ior lis memory business will be suspended in the Treasury Department onthe day of fils taneral. GEORGE S. BOUTWELL, Secretary of the Treasury. The members of the bar and officers of the Supreme Court of the United States yesterday neld & meeting in the ofite of the clerk of the court, Mr. Reveray Johnson acting as chairman and Mr. D. W. Middleton, clerk of the court, as secretary, Mr. Jas. M. Carlisie moved that a committee be appointed by the chair to draft resolutions appropriate to the occasion, and the following gentlemen were accordingly appointed a3 such committee:—Messrs, J, M. Carliste, P. Phillips, L. J. Durant, William M. ivarts, J. L. viexey, Assistant Attorney General Benjamin MH. Brewster and L. T. Merrick. Vitae committee reported the foliowing resolu- uons: ‘Tue members of the bar and other ourt of the United Btates, here ass together by an oceasion of deep concern, not only to them- selven, ni to the whole country. Robert J, Walker, long dis- tinguished among American lawyers and siatesmen, ® Jearier, as weil jn the Senate as at the bar, a Uabinot Minis. ter, at's period when the nation demanded the best talent of her sons, a patriot of tried coustancy and devotion, bas closed his useful and honorable career, and sunk calmly to his vest, surrounded by his family and friends, His death, which ok place in this city on the morning of \ er instant, has deprived the country of aived citizens, tue bar of one of fis most le: rienced and accomplished members, ani a large el iriends of the ready aynupathy and wise conusel of one whose attachments wero as true and steady os they were warm and earnest. Ther Resolved, Taut wa deeply lament the death of our eminent brother, and that the chairman be requested to communi. cate these proceedings to the Court. Resolved algo, that a copy of these resolutions be commu- tothe family of tae decease with the assurance of thies. ‘cera of the Supreme led, have been called SQOULDERS TO THE WHY The Co-operative Trades’ Union cussion, &c. A meeting of those lterested In the co-operative movement, among whom were the presidents of eral of the trades’ union societies of this city, was held last evening at Karly Closing Hall, No, 267 Bowery, Mr, Blissert in the chair, 2 The CHATRMAN explained ihe object of the meet- ing, Which was to form co-operative establishments, ‘The tailors were the first to take a step In this direc. on ia (his city, They commenced with but a very few dollars, and had progressed so rapidly that they now had a large number of men working for them. A. first ¢ , aly, well ventilated shop had been taken, and in it a goud deal of work was done for h avenue andother fasitonable neighborhoods, li Was a rule now among the co-operate tailors that none of t@eir work should be done in a tenement house. He then alluded to the progress that co-ope- ration bad made in Rochdale, Hugland, as well as m France and Germany. He contended tuat strikes could not do so well for the Workingmen as co-operation when weil iuanaged. Co-operation Movemeut™Convention of DelegutesInteresting Dis= advanced the commercial interests of a country. | Show him awan that was a good co.operator and he wotld be found to be a weil conducted, peace able citizen, aud one Who would not spend his ime in the gin shop. A representative from the shoeentters wished to know by what meaus taey cold keep men who might be placed in charge of co-operative estaviti ments lonest in this country, as well as in Europe, where co-operation proved a decided success, Phe CHATEMAN said the cause of the farlure of the co-operative system hitherto was not owing to dis- honesty, but to the want of education among the working classes. Ait. NELSON W. Youna, President of the Working- then's Union, inquired if this meeting was i for tho purpose of estwbilshing way particula branch of busines: ‘The CLATRMAN § nd extend the workings of the Kuighta of St, pin to other trades, Mr. YOUNG then made a few weil-timed and ear- nest remarks in favor of the object in view. He said they should solect men for pons who were will- ing to make sacrifices and fit offices voluntarily Until such Umes aa co-operation would be crowned With @ success suifictent to remunerate them for their e er some further discussion of the subject a com- 8 Wad appointed to devise the best means for carrying out co-operation and to what trades the 46 could NOW be The most easily and speedily pplied #0 a8 to start co-operative estadiisninenta, Ihe proceedings thea terminated. “WORT” ALLER'S NEMESIS, William Madden, who was shot in tame ago by W. J. Hamilton, who supposed him to be Mort Alien, appeared before Judge Daring, at e Tombs yeator to formaily prefer bis com. nt. Hamilton was brought up from the cells aud did not appear any the worse for his long incar- ceration, Havititon, ia nis informal examination, said ‘I never saw this young man; I did not know hia; lever meant to harm pim tiang way. The mao J meant to hit was Mort Alien, who bwd slan- cered ge, When Tsay this tian he turned round And looked atme, Alter id pass 1} was Ajlen, and T fired two shois ab him and tien rauaway.!’ Hamilton was (hoy formally committed to anew idl the meeting was called to try | sroadway some | Thum i thowgne | TROTTING AT THE FASHION COURSE. ‘The Chestnut Gelding Pet and the Bay Mare Lady Murphy the Winners—Disgraceful Pro- coedin: Two trotting contests came off yesterday after- noon at the fashion Course, the first being a sweep- stakes for $300 between Dr. Ogle’s chestnut gelding Pet, Jacob Kckerson’s bay gelding Captain Smith, and William Lovell’s bay gelding Big Jim, mile heats, best three in five, to wagon; a@ match for $200 between James Murphy's bay mare Lady Murphy, in harness, and William Loveill’s roan mare Viliage Girl, to wagon, mile heats, best three in five. Pet won the first race after four heats had been trotted, three of them being contested fairly and spiritedly, Captain Smith was the favorite before the start, the pools selling: — Smith $60, Pet $40 and Big Jim $12. The rates and the second | | other place to be designated hereafter, with a view advanced in his favor after Big Jim had won the first heat and Pet the second, some mysterious intlu- ence or undercurrent causing that pecuitar result. ‘The average of several pools was:—Captain Smit! $265, Big Jim $50 and Pet $25. The odds oa Pet after he had won the third heat—the second for him— were five to one. This race developed much of the latent rascality that some of the so-called veterans of the turf are kuown to possess, and there is hardly a race on record, whatever its questionable character, that engendered so much i! feeling and inimical lan- guage as did this at its conclusion. There was a bold attempt at fraud—in fact, the boldest that can be recailed. Finding that the race after the third heat could not be fatrly | won by either Captain Smith or Big Jim, some of their payee in betting looked around for a chance to at Pet in another way, and to thisend the driver of Big Jim gave way to a person who Is certainly a non- rofessional with the mbbons, From the first quar- Ter he ran Big Jim under the whip, down the back- stretch and aiong the Flushing end, and when in the homesiretch deliberately twice crossed in front of Pet, running him from one side of tue track to the other, and so imminent was the danger of collision and so palpable the disgraceful proceedings that the devent spectators cried “Shame!” It was a despe- rate chance, but failed, Pet being given the heat and race,amid the greatest confusion, The second race was won by Lady Murphy in three straight heats. Before the atart, when the first pools were sold, Village Girl brought $60, Lady Murphy $55; but after being seen on the track these rates changed, Lady Murphy becoming the favorite, seil- Ing at $55 to Village Girl's $00. ‘The track was 1n excellent condition. considering the advanced state of the season, the weather quite pleasant and the attendance in number sausfactory. THK FIRST TROT. First Heat,—Captain Smith won the pole, Pet sec- ond ond Big Jim outside, Captain Smith had a bad send-off, being on the break when the word was given, but the horses went around the turn in good style, Big Jia ieadimg Pet three jengths, and at tue quarter pole, made in forty seconds, he had the best of it by Gve lengths, Pet second, three lengths in front of Captain Smith. These positions were retained by the contestants at the half-mile pole, in bus along the Flusiing end Big Jim dropped back a length, and when the horses got into straigat work Pet still decreased his distance from Big Jim by a pretty effort, but Jim held out finely aud won the heat by tio leng!hs, Pet second, three lengihs 1 ad- vance of Captain Smith. Time, 2:49. Second Heat,—Captain Smith still a great favorite. even terms with Nim on the turn, when the latter broke and Pet went to the fron’ a length at the passed in 1:19, Pet two lengths in front, Big Jim sec- ond, three lengihs in advance of ptain Suv Along the Fiussing end Captain Smito acted y badly, breaking two or three times, and, running, collared and passed Big Jim. In the ho. nestretch Pet kept his advanced posiuion, and with tiree not very serious skips came in the winner of the heat by three-iourths of a length, Captain Smith second, ona keen jump, which he had mainiained trom the dis- tance stand, one length in front of Big Jim. ‘Time, 23. a Heat,—Captain Snuth still the favorite, even against tne field, This was very straage. The start was afair one. Around the turn Pet took the lead, and at the quaiter pole, in forty seconds, was four jengths ahead, both of his opponents on the run. Aiong the backstretch Pet broke twice, buat wi caught quickly, and at the half-mile pole, im 1:2 he was three lengths in front, Captain Smith second, six lengths ahead of Big Jim. On the Fiushing end Pet increased his lead to four lengths; but, being carried to @ break, Captain Suucth went up to his wheel and there remained en- tering the homestretch, vut Pet held his own bravely and despite two jumps between the distance stand and the string, made the finish by @ neck ahead of Captain Smith, who passed the score on a@run, having broke within iliteen yards of it. Big Jim was a bad toird, Time, 2:4334. Fourth Heat.—Pet the favorite 5tol., Now the trouble began, and it took no wiseacre to imagine that something unusual would soon be wit- nessed. big Jim came on the track with @ non-professional behind =him. = It was growing dark gradually, and __forty-tive minutes had elapsed since the third heat was tr ted. Captain Sinith and Big Jim were the last on the track, although being rung for repeatedly, Tue word was given to a fair send-off. Around the turn Pet led Captain Smita a length, Big Jim third, on a run, At the quarter pole, in forty-one seconds, Pet was a lengti io iront of Smith, who was three lengths in advance of Big Jim. Down the back- stretch Pet and Captain Smith had a lively struggle, but at tno half-mile pole, in 1:22, daylight was just visible between them, Big Jim three lengths to the rear on a keen run under the whip, which he had commenced at the quarter pole. Along tie Flushing end Big Jim passed Captain smith on the run and yoked Pet, and as tiey swung into the homestretch Captain Smita broke and ulso began to run. Now began the shame- ful work. The driver of Big Jim purposely crosse the head of Pet twice, which carried lim to a brake, « and jora few yards the latter was on a run, a3 his driver’s position was a dangerous one between his competitors. The confusion now was very great among the speciators, not ac all diminished as the horses passed the score, Pet being a neck in advanca of Big Jim, and Captain Smith third, two lengths in the rear. Pet's driver caught him as quickly as possible after the shametui attempt made to inter- Jere with him on the stretch apd passed under the string on & trot. Captain Smith, as well os Big Jim, came home ranning. After a moment's con- sulfation, amid threats and profanity, the judges gave the leat and race to Pet. Time, 2:45. The ivl- lowing is a SUMMARY, Fasnion Courss, L. 1, Nov. 12.—Sweepstakes, %, mitle heats, best three In five, to wagons. at dy. Ogie entered ch, g. Pet.... 11 Win. Lovell entered b, g. Bie Jim... 32 Jacob Kckerson entered 23 Mile, First heat Third heat. Fourth heat 46 TAK SHCOND TROT. First Heal.—Village Girl won the pole. ‘The send- oif was very pretty, At the quarier pole Lady Mur- phy was a length and a half in front, in fort seconds. ‘This position she maintained at the haif- mile pole, in 1:19 Along the Fiushiug end the Lady made a skip, but atonce again settled to her work, and came home the winner of the heat by tiree lengths. Time, 2:45, Second Heat.—Lady Murphy sola for $50 and Vii jJage Girt for $16 in the pools. ‘The Lady had the best of the send- of, and on the turn was tWo lengtis in front. Approaching the quarter pole the Girl was. carried toa bad break, the Lady passing it fully seven Jengths in advance in thirty-nine seconds, Lady Murphy entering the backstretch also went up, and ran badly; but, when settied to her work, trotted very prettliy, and at the half mile was almost the distance in advance of the Girl in 1:20, It was evident the driver of the Lady desired wo shat her, as hig mare came home at a@ clipping rate, but he fated in his object, as the Girl just saved ‘her dis- tance, Timo, 2:42. Third Hewl.—Two hundred to five on I Was offered, but not taken. She won the heat with apparent ease. Time, ‘The following is a SUMMARY, Fasnton Coursm, I. Nov, 12.--Match, $200; nile heats; heat three in fiv James Murphy entered b, m, in harness Wm. dy Murphy Lady Murph Loveil entered r. m ri Quarter, Har, | seed 1:19 or) 1:20 i voll i | j BALTIMORE RAGES. BALTIMORE, Nov, 12, 1860, ‘The fall races at the Baltimore Club Park was concluded to-day by a trot between Bud Dobie's s, g. Dot and Johnson's b. &, Patohen, Jr., mile heats, ve: two in three, for $1,000, he SUMMARY, Dott. Patchen, J | | Memrnis, Nov. 12, 1 the fifth day’s racing over the Chickasaw Jockey Club Course commenced with a race for the De Soto Stakes for three year oids, two miles; subscription $100, half forfelt; the club to add $600. Ten entries. ‘The race was Won by Mr, Babcock's Helmbold, beat- ing General Buford’s Versailies in 3:44—8:46, The George Eliott Sequel States, for two year olds, dash of one mile; subscription $20, play or pay; the clud to add $400, Fifteen horses were entered, The race Was won by Enquirer, beating Hamburg, a ehburg, et and Madam, Twelve paid for- ‘Time, 1: The Green Stake, for three year ol e never won prior to August 1, ae Hunte; satacripe tion $25, play or pay; tue second horse to receive | #109 out OF the ate i the club to add $400, } horses were enteyed, Moran Scout won, beating n | of grading is about $32,900, NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1869.—TRIPLE SHEET. Blacksmith. Eight paid forfeit, Time, 1:51%— 1:53-1:55. Helmbold was the favorite in the frat race, Ham- burg in the second and Morgan Scout in the third, ‘The track was a little heavy and the weather rainy. WOASE NOTER, The board of directors of tne Narraganset Park Association, Providence, R. 1,, ata recent meeting devided to confer with the priacipai trotting asso- ciations throughout the country tor the purpose of ca'ling a convention, to meet in this etty or some to the formation of a National Trotting Association, ‘The object songht for Is the establisnment of a code of rules for the government of ali the associations that will tend in the future to effectually stop all fraudu- Jent operations on the trotting turf and elevate tt to its proper standard~a consummation greatly to be wished and deserving of hearty co-operation. Half a dozen weslthy geutiemen, living in Morris- ania, have bought and ed ground on the west of the Harlem Ratiroad track, becween the Melrose and Morrisania depots, for a private trotting course. ‘The track 1s to be a mie in extent, sixty feet wide and nearly oval instape. The estimated expense ‘The whole expense of the track, When completed, Is eaiimated at about $100,000, THE HARLEM Rf ROAD DISASTER. How the Lives of Passengers are Jeopare dized—Coroner’s Inquest—Whereabouts of tao Missing Switchman, Notwithstanding the efforta made by the author- ities during the carly part of yesterday to discover the whereabouts of Patrick Gerraglity, the switch- man, who fled from the terrible scene his careless- ness had brought about at the junction of tho Has lem and New Haven Railroads, on the previous evening, no traces of him could be found. The shockingly mangled remains of Thomas Hammond, the fireman who was instantly killed, as mentioned im the HERALD of yesterday, were conveyed to the ‘Tremont police station, where Coroner Bathgate pro- ceeded to hold an inquest. Conductor Ransom Ham, who was the only avail- able witness, on being sworn, testified in substance to the following particuiars connected with the acci- dent:—The Chatham local train, of which he was in charge, ieft West Mount Vernon on its schedule time, viz., twenty-eight minutes past eight on Thursday evening. Not more than four or five minutes had elapsed, and while he was taxing up tickets in the foremost passenger car, the whistle biew “down brakes;’’ believing this to be a signal of danger ho grasped @ portion of the car for support and finme- diately the forward trucks of the car ran of the twack. He then jooked out and saw no engine, which at once couvinced him that it had rolled down the bank, and on examination found that the locomoiive hal been deposited in the marsh, bottom upwards; the tender followed, and this by “telescoping” the forward part of the baggage car, kept the latter horizontaliy on the bank, and the smoking car, although hurled from the track, remained in an almost erect position. In the inan having charge of the y, netther ot whom, it appears, On first looking trom the train, imme- is injured. diately after the accident, he saw a inan standing Pet got the pest of the send-oft, but Big Jun was on | on the track with uw lantern in bis hand, ané (his, he supposed, was the switciman. He asked him what wis the matter, and whether he had left the quan pole, in forty-one seconds, Big Jim two | switches wroug? ‘To thisthe reply was given, ‘I lengths ahead of ‘Captain Smith, Entering | guess they are wrong.’’ He sai this man for only the backstretch Pet went up, but, bemg | a moment and did not see him again, Hurrying Quickly caught, maintamed his lead, when | toward the engine he called the — engineer, Big Jim also broke, and the hali-miie pole was | Ausuu Wallbridge by name, and the latter answering, he was sound lying some distance from the engine and frightiuily svaided, A further search revealed the body of the deceased firmly wedged under the body of the wrecked locomotive. It was impoasiple to extricate the remains until the earth had been dug to the depth of two or three feet trom beneath them, and then 1t was found that the lever oi the throttle valve had been driven tarough the body into the groand, Deceased must have been instantly killed, Word was at once sent to Willlams- bridge, irom which piace a train was subsequently seit, which conveyed the passengers t) the ci The engineer was made as comfortable as pr sible and went to his home in New York, As there was no switcnman then at the junction he took the req ta sieps to guard agaist accident to approaching trains going up or down. When the train was approaching the junc- tion its speed was about elght miles per hour, that being in accordance with the company’s reguia- tions, The signals, as he was informed by the brakemen, were shown “all right” when the train fivst came in sight of the junction; but he sawa afferent signal alter the accident occurred. A post mortem examination of the body was made by Dr. McElroy, who testified that, in ‘addition to the injury througn the body—before descrived—he had found the mvs of deceased crushed and the body : calded from the head to the iower part of the trunk, wiuch, together or separately, Must have caused immediate death. In order to obiain additional testimony from those who witnessed the disaster, and if possibie to pro- cure the attendance of Patrick Gerraghty, the switch- man, the inquest was adjourned until next Monday, The remains of the deceased were taken charge of by the Harlem Ratiroad Company, and they will be forwarded to his friends at Troy. He was about twenty-two years of age and unmarried. From what has been ascertained in regard to the dent it would appear that the switchman, hav- ing seen a Now Haven train pass down avout haif- past seven o’clock, reversed the signal and indt cated “ati right” for Harlem down trains, with: moving the switch. 1t is supposed that he went in and slept a wiile,and on being awakened by the Har- Jem train ran outand at once reversed the signal. At this fearful juncture the engineer blew his aiarm, causing the patent brakes to be mstantly uppited, but tuo late to avert the ruin which followed, It was ascertained late in the afternoon of yester- day that Gerragity lives in First atreet, Mount Ver- non; that he arrivea home about nine o'clock on Thursday evening, aud told bis fauuly, while in a distracted state, that he had ‘misplaced a switch, throwing # passenger train from the track, and had perhaps destroyed hundreds of lives.” He has been in the company’s employ for many years and 18 described as a temperate, careful man. It was stated that he had no invention of concealiug him- self, and left only on hearing threats of passengers to murder him, Austin Wailbridge, the engineer of the wrecked train, was yesterday in @ critical condition, but although delirtum, with other distressing symptoms had sot in, hopes were entertained of is recovery, He is considered one of the most competent engi- neers on the Harlem Railroad. AN EDITOR CHARGED WILH PERJURY, Ie is Sued for the Recovery of Rent, Swears He Gwas the Premises and is Arrested for Perjury. One of the most novel cases Queens county has experienced in some time is tliat of a legal compli- cation between two gentiemen of Jamatca, L. 1, named Willlam Shaw, piaintiif, and Horace W. Love, defendant, Shaw is a retired gentieman, and Love is the editor of the Long Island Farmer, the republican organ, since about the ist of October, previous to which time he was editor of the Brooklyn Mon/hiy. He took up his residence in Jamaica about four months ago, in a house owned In fee simple and absolute by Lydia A, Siiaw, whieh he hired from William Shaw, the husband of the Inc reetag to pay therefor the sum of thirty doilars per month in advance, Mr. Shaw nade complaat before Justice Snedeker on Wernesday for the purpose of bringing an action to recover tnpaid rent, and a summons was served upon Mr. Love, In the afternoon the case was called on, when the defense put in @ plea setting forth that he owned the. premises in fee simpii ‘The Justice discontinued the proceedings, believi | that he had no jurisdiction in tue cave. The defeaco alleges that he purchased the premises from Shaw and to bind the bargatn paid him the sum of twenty- five doliars in the presence of witnesses. This the plaintit? absolutely donies, and asserts that as late as Octaber last Love paid to him a portion of the rent due. The defence also cialis that in addition to the instalinent of twonty-five dollars it Waa agreed that on the ist of May, 1570, he was to pay to Shaw the sum of $1,000, This is also denied by the plaintiir. On Thursday Mr. shaw appeared betore Justice Bradieo and made complailit against Horace W. Love, charging him with wilful, malicious aud cor- rapt perjury in having sworn that he owned the premises in fee simp he Justice Issued a warrant, and Love was arresied aod gave bonds for his ap- pearance In the sun of $500, Justice Bradiee has | deckiod that a justice of the peace has jurisdiction | 1 @ matter of dinevence between a landiord and tenant, aud this part of the proceeding Is to be tried {on Monday. Kich developments are anticipated, And the main interest 1s centered to the charge of perjury, WEETING OF PETROLEUM BROKE A meeting of petroleum brokers was held at the Commercial Exchange on Thursday for the purpose | of organizing & regular board, and also to consider | Philade!puta commtsston houses, where sales are | made from New York to that city, A large number of brokers were m attendance, “The board delag organized the aubjoined measures were adopted: ‘gf—'Vhat a committee of three be appointed to viait Philaaelphia to confer with the commission merehants in that city on the sabject of aividing K ‘That no broker shall under any circum. vt less than cleven-twentietiis of one 9 customary brokerage for making a should any broker belonging to the ad be found doing business for leas he stall be iy fined or expelled, according to the deci committee, per cent—t sale—and t bo: The Jndipendance Belge, of Brussels, cites the case of a poor Woman being Imprisoned for debt aud torn away from her seven young euiidrea and her husband, Who is Incapable of working, and calls ‘Ten | upon the government of Reigium to revoke the law respeoung naprisonment for debn | the proposition of dividing brokerages with the. THE CUSTOM HOUSE FRAUDS. History of the Drawback System—Checks and Balances in the Treasury De- partment—How Frauis Were i Perpetrated—The Condition of Affairs Yesterday—Mr. Blatchford Tempora- rily Suspended. | trlet Attorney's Itts about time that the people of the country knew the real etate of the facts in regard to tne Custom House frauds. So much has already been | said about it, 80 much falsehood bas been mixed up with a little truth, so much sensationalism has been thrown around it, that most people not intimately acquainted with the way that business Is done at the Custom House might well be induced to believe | that this entire branch of the financial aepartment | of the government was but one sink of corruption, | thievery and fraud. It is undoubtedly trne that | frauds have been committed on the revenues of | Uncle Sam by unprincipled men, and, too, with the aid of persons in the employ of the government. , Tt is true that these frauds extend over quite a nuim- | ber of years—as far back, perhaps, as 1864. It ix true, | it may be said, that their inception dates | back as far as the first passage of what 1s called a “protective tariff,” under which the heavy duties | collected on imported merchandise were refunded by | the governmeut when it was shown that any par- ticular article on which mmport duties bad been paid was again exported to a foreign country. In providing for this “drawing back” of duties paid, known in the tectinical phraseology of the Custom House as “drawbacks,” the Congress of ihe United States undoubtedly meant to grant facilities to the foreiga trade of the country. Inorder to give Ame- rican importers an opportunity to compete with European houses in the Central and South American and the West Indian trade this provision was a wise one. The system itself is a very old one, It commenced, in fact, with the granting of the fishing bounties and the imposition of an import duty on salt. It dates back to the last century, and has been in vogue ever since, Waenever salt on which duty was palit was used in the caring of fisha “drawback” was allowed | gage by the government equivalent to the amount of the duty paid on the salt thus used. ‘This, it seems, was the tirst beginning of the system of “drawbacks,” and which, it is now asserted, has wrought such dls- astrous loses to the Treasury of the United States, Now, how are “drawbacks” obtained? This, in the proposed investigation of the case, 13 serious question. The pending charge 1s il Samuel 1. Blatchford had detrauded the gov out of large sums of money, estimated var from one to two mullions of dollars. If th al known to bave been perpetrated were chargeable to him alone—if the money was refuaded only on his own certificate—then there would be some founda- tion for the “tue and cry” ratsed about his head, But the people should know how these “drawbacks” are got iro1a the government. Suppose Smici makes an application to the Col- lector for being refunded the duties paid on certain goods re-exporied. it 18 not necessary that lie should have imported them and paid the import duty himself, If he bought the goods from the iin. ter and sold them to the foreign merchait, the foreign merchant himself, on exporting them, 1s entitied, under the law, tothe “drawbacks.” But the mere application won't do. The applicant must specify the articies which he has exported or ts about w export; he must state the amouns of ihe daty patd thereon, when and where the specified articies of merchandise were imported, and when ana where the daties were pail thereon. This application then into the Lureau of Drawbacks of the and irom there it 1s referred to the Statistical Branck. The ruie is that the clerk in the latter branch, in which all mantfests ol arriv- ing and outward bound vessels are kept on flie, 1s to examine these and see whether the statements in the application for drawback correspond with the manifests. Li they do cocrespond the clerk has to “check” the applicatton—that 18, he puts bis initials upon it and returns it to the Drawback Sureau, From neve it again passes nto the hands of another clerk, Who has to investigate whether tne state- ment in the application of davies pald tales with the daily returns on the schedules on file. If this clerk finds matters ‘all rignt” he aiso puts bis ini- uals upon the application, as his voucher tat he has examined the records and that everyining ts correct. Alter the appiication for drawback has gooe through these processes, and las passed throagh the two dif ferent and distinct deparcments named and hns been verified with the siguatures, or rather tue initials, of the officers in these two departmenta, then tt comes to the hand of the ciief of the Drawback Bureau. Finding that the necessary examination hus been nade, that the application bears upon it the “checks”? of the ofiicers enirusted with the duty of examining that all was “right,” and sworn to be faithful to their trustand to the government, what else has he to do but to aflix his signature, consist lng again of ils initials, to the document? ‘Yhe application, having thus passed through a triple ordeal, goes to Washington, mo tie oiice of the First Auditor of the Treasury Deparment, who is the principal auditing officer of the ‘Yreasary attached to the departinent. Here again it comes into the hands of subordinate clerks, witose duty it 13 made to compare the statements of tie ap- plication with the returns as received from the Custom House, if these ‘ks find it again “ail right” tne applic: mn is cer. tiled to as beimg correct by wie Auditor, and from hita it passes imto the ofice of one of the Comptroiiers of the ‘Treasury, who las again a number of clerks to investigate ali claiins ayainst the Treasury. Should the claim be found to be well substantiated the Comptroiler draws his warrant, countersigned by him aud afterwards signed by the Secretary of the Treasury, and in pursuance of that warrant the ‘ireasurer at Washington issues a drait, a@ check on any Sub-ireasurer or depostiary of the United States, for the amount named in the Warrant, which latter 1s the Treasurer's voucher for the sw paid out on his check or draft. it 1% most certainly not exaggerating the cave when it 1s said tha with so mauy iindrances thrown in ihe way of fraud and peculation it takes more than one man vo assist in geiting a fraudulent application through these many offices end have it cashed at last. ihia systein of “checks and va ances’ Was inaugurated by the first Secroiry of the Treasury the United States e' fiwi—Gene- ral Alexander Hamilton, under the first administra tion of George Wasnington. It has wor weil fo upwards of seventy years, and tt was only the greed for money and the desire to get it, ti if possible, but to wet it at any ra many conscicnces wad has obscure many hitherto hones! men, that even U maciinery ior the manag of finances was found to need sou How, then, were the frauds governiaent vemenk, plained of perpetrated?’ Sumply by chia means: the con- spirators bought (he clerk ia the Sutcistical burcan, that his his initials upon th ld bea warrant to all the oili¢ cation siould subsequently come to wilix tue vely- natures also, without persoual exa on, ing upon their belict that the frst ollicer, Wie had the most import ad fully pers nt inqutry to make, hy ms duty. It was, 1t seems of siirking respoustoility and upon tie shoulders of one man, Who, oficial ducunents, was the very man in should nui Nave trusted; ior ment by the United states Spiracy to defraud thi All (hese matters were fully tavestigaiod two years ago. At that tue the investigation Was lnsttixated by Mr. Blatehfurd, who tirst by Me SUsPLCLOtts, AS ts credibly asserted, of the correctaess of all these ain cas! claims for drawback. He and one of b orks, a& Mr. Van Zandt, testified bi y, ond on their testunony a numy brothers Caldwell and others, among them fie clerk m the Statistical Bureau above referred to, 4 Mr. Pherriot— were indicted and placed wider heavy bail, The investigations then carried on were puslied back to the fall of 1866, aud noting was round to eriminate Mr, Blatehtord. Lately, and since it was known that the the idleted parties would be urged tor Mr. Blatchiord having since beea promoted (o tue position of Deputy Collector of the Eighth Divieion— te bonded warehouse branch—rumors were given out, and finally ound stape Mm an amicayit handed to the United saies Dintct Attorney, Judge kd- Wards Pierrepont, (0 the elect that Mr. Samuel T. Blacchford was a party to the conspiracy; that he received part of the gvatis of the traud, and that he willingly aiixed iia signature or initials 10 the ape plications, know tug thei to be false and fraudulent and with the ment of slarimg mm te m fraudulently obtained from the gi Was & serious charge, dnd Judge Pic niteated it humediaccly to the deparement at \\asn ington. There it was resolved to continue the examination | to the begining of (he year 1806, and gl the docu ments on file 10 te department Were at ol tou | toNew York. ‘This examination bay now beer | golug on for several days, and What has been brought | to light so far sipws that the same system wud upon the revenue has been practised b as well | as since Mr t¢ std Orst Went before tie ad Jury to exp et for how long it is present | impossible to say. if necessary the exaiination Will be carried back as far as the frauds dewcied [ ly to the first euaccmont of the | Hin July, 189%, It ag but just to say | . Blatchiord has promptly deciared many of the signatures, or, rai intals, purporting to be | his to be forgeries, whic DP Check” @ud ocher | documents he admits to have boen me n | hand. The imvestigation now going on a judicial! one, but merely, as it may be called, an | admmustrative procedure, No Ju woceedings | have yet been iustituted; for it 8 yet dotibe! whom | to hold ag criminatly guilty ot the frauds, iow axcer- | tained to have been dearly $900,000, exept ‘ie parties already indicted, 5 Jet the Collector of the Port, Mr. Moses [I Grins | hell, beheved himself justuiled th suspending dr | Biatghford temporarily from oifcial auty aad curiag | | the Bowery, the time that tnis investigation proceeds, feta the latter geniteman 1s sald to have been ready resume his duties upon the expiration of his leave of absenee, Mr. Broome, the chief clerk of the Eighth Division, was therefore appointed and sworn mas peviay: Collector pro tempore and now trans- acts the busiaess of the office, What furtuer developments were made at the Dis- wilee renained an arcanum yester- day, since Mr. Pierrepont did not put in an appear ance atthe building on Chambers street nor any- where else down town where he is usvally found The belief, however, is gen- ial circles, that whatever else the investigaiuon may disclose it Wil at any rate prove that the exciting and sensational reports of ee Bohemian press were devoid of any soitd foun. dation, THE ERIE STRIKERS. The Progress of the Strike at Port Jervisee Wiat Both Sides Say—Tho Company and Men Stil Determiaed=Trains Running Rege whaviv. The situation at Port Jervis remalus about the same. The strikers held a large mecting yesterday afternoon and listened to speeches and the reading of despatches, They claim that they are gathering Strength ail the time, and feei confident that they wii! yet succeed. ‘Lhe oflicers of the company, om the contrary, claim that they have all the men they —- want. ‘Che men no longer demand the discharge of Mr, Wandel. A JizRaLp reporter had @ talk with some of the men, Who stated that they intend to hold out to the last. ‘They do not beleve that the company can men to rin the road, and that they will all eventu- ally akeu back, They also lint at something which Is to Lappen in a day or two which wil make them all right. What that gomething 18 we could not learn. ‘There are two delegares here from the Western division of the road, who say that they have notified tie oficers of the company that unless they accede to the demands of these men they will strike within five days, How much toundation there is Lo this siuiement We canaot say. ‘Two enpiu Messra. Hoitt and Drew, have been suspenc indeiiniteiy for alieged sympathy with the strikers, Mr, Hoitt addressed the strikers at one of their weetings, Which, we learn, was the use of his suspeusion, He has written a cara to the Port Jervis Gazet/e, m which he says that he did sympathize with the strikers, but that he did nol say anything agamst she company, He only wold the mea to hold out, Keep sober and Lehave Ulemsetves and be thought they would be all eet The HERALD reporter also had a conversation last evenlig with Genevai Superintendent Rucker, wio says that there ts no trouble about getting all the good men they want, He gays that he has had Numerous applications from the old brakemen to go to wol gain, but Uiat * the latensiring which hung outside the door Has been taken mn,” Le says thac tie mien who relura say that they have nol been en- In the strike, butthat they bad been sick, had Jame 0b; » 8 Hngera, sprained aukies, dc. He thinks that ii fhe course of @ week al: ihe old men Will be weil sud (at no one Will be found who bas waged in the strike, utils jefe Port Jervis yesterday before aud (he Superintendant said that eight or ten imore would leave during the night. Twenty trains leit Jersey City cae the day, This, they Bay, ts a good duy's Work and fully up to the aver- age. They also say that there bave been no more accidents on the road since the strike than usual. rio Stvike at Bingham? Bincuampon, N. Y., Nov. 12, 1869, The expected scrike jast night among the brake- men of the Susquehanna and Delaware divisions of the File Railway did not take piace, and it te thought there wil be no trouble, LilTLE Gang, Voss Indignation Jleeting at Paterson Lest Night. The order of Fisk, Jr, Mereasing the tariff of ireight between Paterson and New York, in order to secure the mouopoly of the express business between thove two places, gave rise to a dissatisiac Uion which resulted in an indignation meeting at the Paterson Opera ilouse last evening. The mecting was organiz by the appointment of Mr. George Christie as chairman, General THowAs 1). Hoxsky addressed the assem- blage and reviewed the jaws of we state under whose enaciment the trie Railroad Company holds its power, General Hoxsey was in the Legisiature when the bili was passed, “under the snttuence of @ gigauuic rativoud ring,’ in spite of the opposition of tie Bpeake other members, Genera tloxsey’s remarks tended to the general expression iat We Jerseymen would not be “bossed around’? by King Fisk aud King Gould, and urged that the representatives of the county 1 the Legis. lature be imstracted to repeal all laws granting powers to ine lrie, so as to place the regulations of the road through New Jersey im the ands of the people of that staie, Svckaves TurrLe was the next speaker, and de- nounced the increase of the freight tarut as legal; that it Was, however, sequred by a suvierfuge, call- ing it “ierminai expenses,” % €. loading and unioading, xc, The speaker would uot care so much avout this increase were the money spent for a devent purpose. But he under- stood the money, or a good part of it, went to- wards the maiuienance of “fancy establishments’? in New Ye Uuly afew days ago, he said, one of the Erie kings Weat through Paterson in a special car im company with hus partner in one of these fancy estublisunenis, while the one who should have been wii tua was at home im Boston, He concluded by cailing upon the people to stand up for and demand their rigucs. Uther speskers followed, all unanimously denonne- ing tie acon of isk as illegal. Some tended some- What towards the Javorabie entertainment of the bouding of the county in aid of the construction of railroad it Was -oggested to appoint a committee to wi ti kings to see if they would hot yp adie on the people of Vaterson, it they wil not, then put the serews on with full force, A HAN-4 FOS THE INNUCENT WAIFS, The New Mome fer Fouadlings tn Twelfth Street. it tsa siguificaut and gratifying fact that no case of infantic n recorded Ne police of thi city st iment of the new Home for Foundlings a} No. 17 Hast Twellt stveech, Tne insti- tution has virtueily become @ preventive of the hor- rible erime of ciud murder, which has been a blot upon the civilization of the age, About a month ago this refuge for the walfs of sin and poverty was opened under the direction of Sister M, irene, and it has already thivteea infants under 1s maternal cure, If it had not been founded the fugitive parents of these muoccat babes migat have dyed their hands in tie Diood of their Own offspring aud added the to The sin Of shame. uf the anuals 1 Charity did not furnish exampies ‘si 1h combatting Popular vices vould seem too great to be accom- na mem- nty years. The meidents progress of Ute institution, furnisit tndi- plished even ber of the Which have mari during a brief ¢ cations of ister [rene Is avied ces and some nurses, Who oc cupy t er of the butld- ing being « The drawing room aud upper floors haye ile iron bedsteads and soft, consorabie beds for the a modation of the iniauta; fi ie babes recelved so in the latter, Tho name of each and the date admis sion are written OY td, and if stlenee and tie enjoyine fa botdes are tokens of pleasant contentment, thoy ust ave all seemed happy to tase who visited Novel and tnievesung scene yesterday. At or of ladles of Wea.ti and piety gather w y iu (ie pariors of the Home and make dresses for Lie ionnditags. The manner in which infants are teft at the Home is of itself saiiciontly mter- esiing to murvated, On stormy night, about wv fortnight ago, amid @ shower of rain Sister Irene open waruily clad 1 Ou another 1 tuo Hall door and found a bab 1a horse blanket, lying on the step A muiied Woman, bade the Sister, Wien she appeared af tie stoop, to open her arms, and sie was soon buriheued with a sleepiag babe. A Jewish baby was found on another nighy in Vestibule, and all aro now receiving matornal care, Siste: peals to the charitable pubile to ald her in her crou undertaking. The contriba- tions to this nub.e ave been, so far, compara. luvely few aud meagre, bat it snould be the duty of every one who desires to check the crime of infantt- cide (o sustii Luis insittution, A ert for the recep. tion of infants has been placed by Sister Irene in the vestibule of tle Home, So, 47 East ‘twelfth streot, tus rendering the estaolsiment in this respect 46 least somewia uillar to the great Madelaime Asy- lum of Paria, GHA SCHOOL ASSOCIATION. ‘The gon eral committee of this organization met in Spectu session last evening at the Liederkranz tial, on Est Fourth street, between Lafayette place and All the twenty-two wards of the city were represented. The President, Mr, Willy Wal- tach, was in the chair, and Dr. W, S. Landsberg Acted as secrelary. The, object of this special meet- ing Was stated to be to make some arrangements for eieeting Only suitable and proper persona for schoolmiasters—-(hat 18, Such @$ are in favor of hay- ing the Geran language introduced Into the pubie schools as a reculur branch of instruction, The lportance Of tals Was at length explaimod by Mr. Mavens Otterdourg, atier whieh foliowed @ dis cursive debate, partictpated in by Dr. Berckmann, Dr. Len sberg, Willlam Suuer, Dr. Loew: , Dre Herzbers and others, When tt Was resolved that te several ward organizations should be called (o meet in their respective localities on Monday eventug next, and that these local kocleties be requested, in con Junction With the leaders of the political organtsa- Hons of ely Wards or districts, to place i noms Wallon for school wustee such’ candidate as may , feliod on to favor the movement, A number of other resolutions were offered and eltier veclared out of order or postponed to some future day. Mr. Commissioner Gross, of tho Board of Education, Was, by resolution, invited to meet the General Come mittee Ab its Lext segaion, and then the mgeating adjourned,