The New York Herald Newspaper, April 22, 1870, Page 3

WASHINGTON. Another Dodge of the Gold Gamblers. Senstional War Rumors — Consptrators Feging Despatches from Admiral /orter—Disgraceful Condition of the Amorican Navy — Savings Ef- fected by Logan’s Army Bill. WASHINGTON, April 21, 1870, Exciting War Rumors Shrewd Dodge of Geld Speculators. Admira) Porter this afternoon received telegrams from Admiral Godon, at New York, and Captain Steadman, av Chariestowa, Mass., announcing that despacches to Ubelr Care, signed “Yorier,” and stat. lng that woudie with Spain was inevitabie, and to pub every available vessei in commission, &¢., had been received, and asking for explanations. The Vice Aduiiral telegraphed immeciately that he had signed no such despatches aud did not kuow the perues to whom they were direcied, Ibis hardly necessary to stave that these war ru- mors oririnated in tis city, and are pure faorica- ons, started by the gold speculators, The State Departinent is in possessi8n of no facts changing dn aby respect our yelations WIth Spain, wich are Ahout ihe same vow as they Were a year ago. ‘Troops vor the Letence of Arizona—An Importe aut Beature of Logan’s Army Bill, ‘The House Committee on Miliary Atvairs held a meeung to-day, at which Mr. McCormick, Delegate liom Arizona, appeared and Made an argument in favor of allowing the citizens of thac ‘Territory to raise troops for deience agaist the Indians, the troops to be commandeu by United States arwy ofil- cers. 1618 understood that the commitice will agree to repor: such a bill, The subject of the Army oll Was informally coasidered, Ww baying been ascer- taied that the Senate Military Commttcee was favor- aule to Wilson’s bul, The House Committee will lake a Vigorous fgut for Logan's bill, and should the scuae agree to Wilsou’s bill General Logan will move ponu,concurrence in the House, Logan claims that @ careful calculauon of the com- parative cost of paying the army under the pay section of bis bul and under the present system will show @ large ailiereace m favor of the foruer. Itis alleged tuat the saving in the pay of general officers wiil be $104,161, and by the mustér Out of supernumeraries $1,252,423, The estunated aiverence in favor of Logan’s biil in the pay of officers below the rank of brigadier general who Wl remam in the service, if the bili passes, is about $080,606, waking the entre saving to be effectea vy We DIL $2, 217,21. Keveuucliivform—-Important Movemont Among puolicans. Animportant aud significant meeting, made up mainly of renublican jour Y induen- lial leaders of the party, not memoers of Congress, froin ail sections of the coantry, but mainiy from the West, has been in session in this city for the last two days, The meoung, being entirely private, its pro- ceedings nave not beev made pudiic, but it isunder- stood it was determined to call amass convention of ail frieuds ol revenue reform to be he an early day in so.we Western ciy. The numbers and character of the gentiemea attending tis meeting render 1; ove Of unusual UEporiance, Tae Attempt to Corvape SenatorsBold © by One of Bullocl’s Sx i There was no investigation to-day into ine allegea Corruption praviised im securing cerigia results in the vote on the Georgia bil, The labors on the Judi. clary Committee have not been cone uded, as stated, but wil be resumed, 14 is uncerstoou, about Puesday next. A.’buugh some explanations bave been made in regard 10 the migratory bonds, it docs p t sausfy * the consmittee that the overtures said to have been made to a certain Senator were not made. it1s un- derstood that one of Lullock’s sateliites remarked that $10,009 worth of bonas would be given a certain Senator if he would vote against tne Bingham amendment. Lhe Senator, it 1s sald upon respon. sibie auivority, was approwchea, but informed the parties that he intended to vote fer tue amendment, Banquet to the Ohio Legisiative Eaxcure sionists. A grand reception was given to the Ubio legisla- tive excursionists by the Onto State Association at the Masonic Temple, this evening. Tue entertain ment was aitended by the Senators ind Repres sentatives and by many private citizens, with the Jadies of ti respective fami- les, from that State, prom t among whom were G a) Sherman and Secretary Cox. Secre- taries Be p and Boutweil and Attorney General Hoar were also in company. President Grant and Vice President Colfax remained for more than an hour, and hundreds of the vast assemblage of jadies and gentlemen were severally presented to them by Senators Sherman and Thurman and Geseral cbencx. Many availed tbemselyes of the music and dauced, All appeared happy in meeting with their visiting friends, The supper room arrangemenrs were iw accordance with temperaice principles. The bali Was handsomeiy decorated with flags. Distinguished Visitors at Washlagion’s iom>, ‘The members of the Onio Leaisinture, on the invi- tation of Henry D. Cooke, of the firm of Jay Cooke & Co., made an excursion to-day to Mount Vernon, Among the invited guests present weve Mrs..Grant, Senators Sherman, Howell, Warner and Drak pearly ail the members of the House trom Ohio; General Rosecrans, General Ewing, Commisstoner Delano and many prominent Onioans. forutications fur Harber BD ie Colonel Casey, of whe Enxincer Bureau of the War Department, rade a stacerneat netore the Comn- mittee on Appropriauions to-day Naval Appropriation bil, whe that as a means of defensive wariare iron clad monitors are not equal to — fortifica- tions for harbor aud that land fortifications for harbor defence could not be dts- pensed with on acco of the existence of the monitors, e Payment of Fecert! Ofticers in Territories. The House Commmitice on Territories agreed to- ay to report a bill prohibiting federal oMcers m the Terriortes irom receiving #ny pay or reauneration from the Territoriat Legislature; also to anuul ti laws of Wyoming Terrifory whick impose a speci: tax of five or tea dollars upon all Chinamen coming thio the Territory. The Georgia Bill to Lay Over. At the instance of Generai Butier nearly all the members of the Reconstruction Committee have promised not to act on the Georgia dill until his re turn irom Massachusetts, which will be oa tne sth of M Inland Navigation. Governor Austin, of Mimnesota, and Governor Fairchild, of Wisconsin, had a hearing before the Committee on Commerce of the House and Senate in behalf of the improvement of the Wisconsin and Fox rivers, 80 as to give four feet of water in the channel betiveen the Mississippi river and Lake Michigan. Governor Harvey, of Kansas, who was tw make an argument for the same, was unex- pectedly called away. Governor Merrill, of lowa, will be nere to-day for the same purpose. Favorable action by Congress upon this subject is anticipated, The New York and Boston Post Offices. ‘The Secretary of the Treasury has under consiaera- tion the subject of the New York and Boston Post offices, in connection with the appropriation re- cently made by Congress, with a view to increased forces for the completion of the buatldings at the earliest practicable time consistent with good exe- eution of the work. ° ‘ Homestead Relief for Freedmen. Mr. L. H. Putnam (colored), of Brooklyn, ad- dressed the Committee on Freedmen’s Affairs to-day on the sunject of his petition to Congress urging Planters to seil lands to treedmen. Mr. Pntnain submitted tue draft of a bill to estabiish a bureau of homestead and relief with the view to the improve- ment of pubjic lands In Florida im connection with theaevelopment of the principles in the Southern States, Tobacco Manufacturers? Bon is. Commissioner Delano decides that tobacco and cigar wanulaciurers’ ponds meed not be renewed on UES ae We ade cee the first of May of each year, provided the amount of old bonds are deemed to be ample and the sure- ties good and suilicient. Sominatioas by the President. ‘The following nominations were sent to the Senate to-day:— Arlihon iene jl Darian he Collector of Conane’s at An- Dale eh Decrotts Mich. Sora? 10.00 Regine Nomina‘ions Confirmed. ‘The Senate, in Executive Committee, this after- noon confirmed the following nominations:— Judgo George P. Fisher to be United States District Attor. ney for the District of Col@mabia; Charles White, Secretary tothe President, to sign land warrants: Jossyh Hobson, Collector of Lovernul Revenne for the Third towa districts Henry W. Dennisoa, 0. the District of Colum/ia, Marshal of the Consiliar Court of the Calied States at KAARK AW. ent ae oo Wy. Diton, Yorktown, iVa.; David G, Carr, Polersourg, Va:; ‘Amos D. Joonson, Rappa: haminosk, ¥ “ne ws-“Gdmond ©. Getty, at Gaape Basin; Biaphen M. fc Vale, of New York, at kheneh Bavaria; Samuel Wore kk inekiawe’’ Aloe reed, 0" Norway a. Her ea ork, at Kin-Kiang 5 0" . &. Berea; Lyell’ Adan, oe New 10rky at Malta; Geshardt Gade of Norway, at Christiana ; Caries IT, Koyee, of the District of Coiumblh, at Peague;’ William A. G ula, of New York, at Aux Cayes; A. Jourdan, of Iisrict of Columbia, at Seville; Bamuel J. Day, of Florida, at Picton, P suet Martin Muvile. Velevan, Wis.; William Joucs, Dallas, Texas; kdward B. Stephens, Binghamton, N. 4 Albert i. Tat oo fifa Caley b ecralt tsa Fredericksbu ‘a.} Joseph anon, Farmvilie, Va.y Tibi He Freesian, Lozington, Var; O. b. Thomson, Leroy: 1. ¥ Personal. Among the late arrivais at the Ebbitt House are General Canby, trom Virginia; Dr. Francis Lieber, A, Corbin and Eliott Sandiord, of New York, Weekly Customs Receipts. The customs receipts fog the week ending April 16 were as follows:— Boston,...9 + $470,067 75 New ork « 8,275,651 $2 Phiade!phia. y Baitamore, New Orieans (irom 0 Apri 9), San Fr&neisco (1rom March 2660 April 9). Tocal.. FORTY-FIRSE CONGRESS. Second Session. April 21, 1870, TAX ON Fatm PRopucr, Mr. Soorr, (rep.) of Pa., iutroduced » bill to amend the revenue lag providing that the section which imposes a license upon the produce brokers shali not be so construed as to make subject to that license farmers who sell their own produce, DEBTS OF BOUTHERN RAILPOAD CORPORATIONS. Mr. THAYER, (rep.) of Neb,, introduced bills for the col lection of debts due us from certain Southern railroad cor- poratious, and relating its of the United States ngainst the sae. THR NORTHERN PACIFIO RATLEOAD. At twenty iinutes past one o'clock the Northern Paeife resolnuon, aushorizin, the company to issue tts bonds (or the construcsion of its'road @ud to secufe the same by mort- gaue, Was taken up, and - Mr. CASBERLY, (aem.) of Cal., resumed his argument upon the rapid avsorption of the ‘pubite lands by Weatei rai.coads, to show the mischievous effect of these excessive Zranls, a8 compared with a more equitable system, ten diag to para yze rather than invite corporative energy, and insucs fog the fuaus to coms to Congress and demand as a right what at rst they asked asa (avor. In view of the «avlgulty of the resolution he charged that a fair inference to be drawa was to authorize tue company to mortgage not oaly its propesty, but all its rights to property, thouga ft suould never owid its roat. Was it a ot thing, he asked, to pass legisiation so destitute of imitations aad ‘salegu hat ft shoud be in the power of & see of 8 - turs to yo io Kurope, and by means of tho credit Outamed through the liberality of our government enrich themselves us a grand stock jobbingconcern? He objected tu the comtinaance of this liberaltty towards corporations on beba.f of the settier, beifeving tuat the eifect of tue land grant poltey was to ie Uy an immenre territory in the bands of » Tew.” He did not ooject lo railroads, but he would keep the public lanis ree aud open to settlement by the people. Le cuargea thal the object in he present instance was to pro- mote a colossal specu.ation, and that the inevitable defeat of every attempt to winend the bit had demoustirated the great powerol the ¥acwe Railroad Committee and tts abiity to jictate wita iinpanity tue ratirvad legisiation of the Seni He then proceeded to show the navessity of free lauus 1a maintaining (ree ineuivutions. At tires o'clock the senate voted upon Mr, TI amen tient to require that troops, stores and mu war of the Cafe t States shail be traagnorted over free of cost, which was rejecte1—yeas 12, nays 8). ot. SuOty ollered aa aimeudsent that’ lane now grented lon of tue road shall be fou Mike other lands, at eclosure of mort- in counties whore Wertigement. Agreed to—-yeas Biuuntod a‘ter wixty days 33, nays 6. or amend this joint re. ng dite regard co the rights of said company anduny other paryy’” Adopted, Mi, CAMERON, ep.) Of Pa. moved to insert a proviao that the construction of theroad American tron or steel. 2 ued, the Same to be manuulactured from Atmeil- vert. \ id the provision was contained in the rter. n wasthen agreed to—yeas 27, nays 1 I vem puased by a vote of 4310 11) as i Mesera. Ames, Anth ny. Brownlow, Cnanilier, Cole, Corbett, Cragin, an, Hamilton of ‘exas, Hamlin, Murri oc Ny on, Pomeroy, ®, Robertson, Sawyev, Scott, Speacer, Yrambil, Wil Lins, Wiison aud ¥ N esas.’ bayard, Boreman, Uasserly, bowler, Tar- Jan, MeCreery, Morton, Pratt, Sausbury, Schurz and Wil- Messrs. Thurman, Howell, Viekers and Har opposed tu tad bill, p 5 ilbert aud M ny fa favor of at. soution a8 amended and paased: AUEHORIZING THE I9SUAN NOMIMERN PACIPIO RAILROAD COM soins BON Di PAS he it resolved, &¢., That the Northern Pacific Raflroad Company be, and hereby 18, authorized to iswue its bouds to aj) Ju the consiract.on and'equipment of iis roa, and to $0- cure the same by mortgage on its property aitd rigiits of property of all kinds and descriptions, real, personal and huixed, incinding its franchise as a corporation, and as proof and noticed exul execution and elfectua: delivery said aortyaxe Shall ve lied and recorded in the vice of the Sec- ‘Of tue Interior; and also to locate and construct, un- rn » provisions and with the privi grants and duties sprovided for 1 its act of incorporation, Its main roa to sume poli on Puget Sound, via the vaLey of tue Columbia riv: with the right to locate and construct ite branch irom som cuavenient point on ks main truns tine ac: r Mountains io Paget Souad; and in tae event of there not being in any Sta-e or serritory iu which aald main ue or branch may be located, at the time of the tinal location thoreo!, tie Amount of lauds per walle graaied oy Cou. to swid Compaay, Within the limits prescribed by its charter, ticn sald company sanll be entitled. under direvuon of the cretary of the Interior, to receive so many sections of jabs Deonglag to tue. nited States ant desiquated by odd humbera, fa such diate or Lerrvory, within ten mbes ou exch Bide said road, beyon4 the iimks prescribed in sald charter, 4s wil make dp stich deticiency on said main line or branch, {xcept mineral ani other land® as excepted ia the charter of Saji company of 16 4, to the amount ot the Linds tha! have iy sold, reserved, occupied by homestead xetilors, nyted oF otherwise disposed of suvsequent to the pasa- (the act oc Jtuiy %, Tetd; and tha: twenty-tive mules of main iiue betveon its western terminus ani the city of i ate of Oregon, shall be completed by the ist day of daattaty, Wo, and corty miles of tae cematiing portion thereof eech year thereafter, until the whole sai! be pieied between sieht poluts, provided thas all lands here Arauted t@ wai Company Which shall not be so.d or dis o! or reriain abject to the mortgage by i's act au- ized at tho expisation of five year aiver the completion r ali be subject to wettlement aud pre- i nds at a price to te paid to wali com excesdtng $2 60 per sera;and if the morigago hereby rived shall at aay time be enforced by toreciosure or logal proceedings, or the government iands hereby ed, OF any OL then, be sold by the trustees to whor be executed, elther at its maturity or lor Of wuia compuny under the terms ail be sold at puvite sale at piaces tories in which they wball be situ- iy days’ presions notlee, in single aereot to the highest and best uid- provided, furhor, that in the construction of the waid d American {ron or steel only shail be weed, the game aiurgetured from American ote exciusively: . And oe it further reso.ve!, Taut Congress may at time aier or amend this joiut resolution, having due re- ed wo tue rights of said company and any other parties, EXEOUTIVE SESSION. uek, went into executive 10N YY THE r thereof, such laads within the states acd ati HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, WASHINGTON, April 21, 1870, THE TARIFF BILL, Mr. DAWRS, (rep.) of Mass., stated that he had received a note from the chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means, stating that Le was not well to-day, and would not be able to go on with the Yariif bill, He proposed, therefore, that, after the morning hour, some of the appropriation bills should be taken up. PROTECTION OF LOYAL TENNESSEEANS, Mr. STOKES, ( rep.) of Tenn., asked leave to present a me- morial from loyal citizens of Carroll county, ‘ean: taking for relied and pepipeiion, lite reseed Mr. BOOKS, (Gem) Of Ms Yi objected to ite being pre- sented in open House; it could be done at the Clerk's desk, under the raves, CONGRESSIONAL VACANCY IN LOUISIANA, ‘The resolution ofered by Mr. Kuve, (dem.) of Indy day, to notify the aera of Louisiana of a vacancy in the First Congressional district, having come up as the un- finished business, 3. Kerr withorew 1 and Mfr. Btevenuon re- newet ‘Mr. STRVENSON, (rep.) of Ohio, proceeded to address the House on the subject of waat he characterized as the extra- ordinary course of the House yesterday in reference to Mr. Sypher. If the irath were ever fully known about that case ic would be found, if auy improper infiueaces had operated at ali, they operated adversely by caucuses aud by combina- tions. But he did not make any charges. He only wanted to caution the House as to its riiture action, There were to be more cases reported {rom Louislana in which the princy involved was the aame, ‘There was tot a buns breadth a ference in principle between (he case of Sheldon, who was voted into his seat last week, and that of Sypher, who was rejected yesterday, they dud not cifer an iota In” uve case ov Sheldon the official returos showed that the majority agatnst tim wat 10,615, and in the case of Sypher the ollicial Fevurng showed s wajotity against Lim of 0014, ees than the majority of Huat over sheldon. ir. FARNGWORNH, (rep.) of HL, made the point of order thata uussion as to the jorities agaiust Sypher and Mr, Sheldom had nothing to do with the pencting resolution, Bie Stavassow remarked tat it tue red to i . STEVENSON remar! ow yote im the Sypber case all the seats from Louisiana would ‘be vaceted, and he oned, therefore, that the resolution be Wilhueld ube thot fact be dostded. uaa ‘Atter further argument in ih same direction, and several interrupt polyts 0. seat, and the resovution on the ave, fe for bec REVIBION OF THE PATENT Laws. The Houre taen, as its busliess fOr te morning hour, re- sumed we constieiaioa of the bill “Lo revise, cbnsolidate anu amend tye stalules rejatioy to paten's und peztighs.” Pah, PAW. 9 wegtics Aghiust some Imcreeds OF anlar of a Uliice etnp.gyes jroyo.ed in Oye section of the bil ini be moved to reduce the salary < order, r. Blev yo resumed his in thotion of Mr. Huiaan, laid jacliated thaa itive was no NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, APRIL 22. 187 0. TRIPLE Patent Office from 2,50), a» proposed, to the present rate, 1B. Agrees to, ry Mr, Dawes also offered an amendment setucing ries vy ' oe examiners of the Patent be + In charge the sala. itive from to, Also reiuviog the salary ot tue Of loterferences from 3,000 w $2,500, geod, own amendments changes {n the detalis of sno wich comprises fi sections, were offers) uu die were offered and die (eaara. vuiler of Mass., Kerr, Poland, Cleveland wha X and iver Al pending amendments were rejected and the bill was passed. ‘The House at forty minutes past two o'clock, went rnio Common ue Wok wi il inthe ebair, on m1 ‘AL. NEL The bill appro; rates ‘$t6,e445, Ibeluding the following a Pay of commissioned and warrant oilicers, 0, nl § f pert 1» $2); A 0; pay of party 0 “sat seamen, $2,000 ; on Yards and pent tv “Z1,500,000) “Bureau of Ohinance ; Bureau of Construction and Repalr, 3,580 00 reat Of Nteam Engineering, Bl-OwAd? Mureau of ro: Visions and Clothing, 46:40; Bureau of Modicine ‘and Sure EUs gahess Svar Aoaiemy, G183,0005 aarine Corps, tir, WASHBURN, (rep.) of Wis. who had charge of the iil "rom the Committee on Appropriations, made ® general tement aa to ity provisions, and replied to several ques- spur by Mx, Morgan as to the pay of naval officers, He cordembed the action of Secretary Welles in reviving the owan.e6 to naval oilicere that were in existence prior to Isso; buthe thought it Cairand reasonable to auppose that. the present Secretary regaried that matter as svitied by his predecessor, He proposed to offer ap amend:.ent on that he said that the ountry at home oF nost huiniMating, the war ships of the | nlted states being the derision of the world. "The Committee on Appropriations was uuanimously of opfaton that before spending any large sums o: money for acids of Vessels that were oonieesediy selene Ke cruisers they sbouid pause anil considcr the questioa of future policy. Re erring to the commercial fron steamships of England, he waid cat by them wust ite Aavericam commerce there was left wouid be swept from the ocean in thity days, The United States bad no such sui). ‘bis wae 4 most hamille ating staten and he thought It weil to consider whether the United States goyernment might not wisely divert a part ofthe money now spent for the navy in eacoaraging the bulidiug uf & class 0: ships that woul be uselt in peace and ty in war, He exprassed the hope the Congress would on that subject proft, by the experience of the past aud adopt a policy which the experlenee of orher counties had demon: strated to be eiticicnt aad economical. As to the question of the exien-ton aud iunproyement of uavy yards it woud be considers (ii another vill, he Engitea government was now haviog most of its work done had no doubt tbe work done in the navy yar’s © as much as it would cost im “private Keferring to the nd eeetion of the bi, requ: es avy paymasters on forei,n stations to reader with toc. accuuus ou oclal consi ar ‘tilerte rivate shipyarcs, and he twice chases and expenditures were toate mt the ruif Pp he rented at some iength the cir P ovident con pacts. mate s q named Abicastnt, Lt was to provent she nection Was reported ani should be a’ he sali he was assured thet tie expenses present tisenl year wonla uot excesd twonty n Mr. Covone, (rep. of Pay, made so aris atory of the Abicagains’ 0 ) Which, he sald, Were made during the Jobnson aan Mr. HALE, wep.) of dreaed the committeo in'de- fenes of the Navy Deparithent arainat the aspersions or ine #innations of Messen. Cox and Dawes and the dewspituers, 19h, AN, dem.) oi Ohio, asked afr, Hace whether he *was aware that the sec mated for the pay of uaval oie 18 two mil ions over tue logal salaries 2 Mr. HALE said he was pov aware of it and did not know anybody who was. Mr, Mogi AN--/ know it and wil Mr. HALE went on to colapare ino American nary with that of other natious to aoow, ita foveriurity, The British navy bid u totes os 19 vesaeia af all ¢ of six nundret thoussad—a preporuonal meroial marine 0 3 480 vessels, ine uw fu the Baltic none tonnage of 112,057 the American | prove it niy-one veeses, with & arly double the force of the whole of in ail 6 syuadrous. Spain had o navy of 1.5 vessels, ani bat now In tie Cuoan waters alone sixty-ong vessel, monaiing 260 guna— tty per mors of naval power thaa the United Sates could bring agawat her i¢ all our equadrens were scooped together. Liven Prustix, which bad no naval Outgrowta or ammotiton nntl receauy, hat a may a elghty- 40K Vessels, carrying 547 guns, twice the nuinoer of vessels And one ald a bail Gmes cue ikaoer of guns of the Amerl- navy en titte Deomerx, a fty ra ‘opeant Power, on the verge of annihiation, had a wavy of thirtys tuvae vosse's, carretag 4 Without co Whole, at tial seven thls eve. din a, the Comumities of the toolt w recess uutil baci-past Dvening Seaat avi Va session at half- Apprapriation bors pp door in eo. th oan 4 POOR GRU -NAORN. Propesition to Reduce the Per Capita Tax on Emigrnuw—As ut Present Coileectod fs ft or Usjosty Leval ov Mlegal, Liveral or ie The emigration laws of New York tinkercd, so badky couceived ana ridicu- lousiy enacted that tne sipping Interests of this great port have been waverally injured, and the pvor, heipiess aud sir g emigrants mercilessly bied to support instivatious from waich they get the most palay alms. ‘fo efface such a swain trom tae slatute booxs of tie Slave a Du nas been introduced in the Senate at gibaay whien, if passed and enforced, will prove of yreat benetly in Subserving tue iuleresis of Our silppiog and the emigrants. This pill provides that commutadon LO! TE ave been so money for emigre ay tae port of York shali ve r ut Sum of $2 50 percapiia to fi 4108 I coming back 0 tic old stundard& fu 1847 commarauon mouey by siatuce was Uxed at $1; ia lout Ab $1 00; In 1505 wb $2. in ivds it Was wiso Tatsed to $2 5%, its presedt amouns, .o euabie tae Commis- sioners of Biigrahon to meet the expeuses of the Mariuers’ Hospital and Quarantine, bow or whicu are now removed from their cuarge. Since this dinimivion of their junetions the per capita tax On Lhe eunigrant has largely exceeded the average tudividual eXpeuse of eaca person living on Ward's Isiaad or oluerwise querered by the Cow. missioners. The actual cost does not exveed $1 25, and che excess uf the $2 49 pu’ capil tas been ac- cutting for years, reveuues Of the Counts. #ioners vi Eimigrasion from this source since isd, over und above ine actual expenses, are as foi- lows:— 132 to 186: 1863 to 1 isbt Lo 1848, net is65 10 1866, net 1308 to 1507, Net luc 1367 Lo 1867, Lei tue: net crease of assets, 172,87L 170,154 2 Ol ASSIS... ccs + Boy S¢ Of assets. ase of assets 1668 to 1669, net Increase Of assets. Total excess of recelpts Expended sor outldiags iron Net excess in recetpta....... i ‘The buidings which have been put up witn ese moneys ace for iuture use, oolong co tne Siate, aud ure tie repository of revenves coliecied Lor no purpose of Uns character, bub siiuply to support ing poor em aut WuO Custol ake e of uuinseif, Lt is evi- ut tat the who system of accumulaung taxes Ire these oppressed people is wrong and = unjust, for tiie $2 60 per cupid * comes fiom the eungraav’s pocket. Jt is first es not pay, 10 Charged bo Lhe vesse, Owaer, O4b o ' 18 ine passenger bial 18 Died wad (i ate That Zains, The protessed Loeraiity of « erigeation 1aws bi, terefore, asiam, Boston 1s a port wiere the emt grants, pussing througi io \estern homes, are not taxed atall, Why cannot New vork show this same spirit? or is 1 im ihe handing of the money tuat there Is the Most Uiiliy? Li Consequence of the Oppression Of this tax many of our steamships now mvoc their vessels to Lue Jersey docks, and New York Siate for a were song looks wih indiffer- e@uce upen bills Gecadcuce Oi Our suipplug interests. Besides, it 1s notuis DUE A Leavy, unwelcome bul- den upon tae euilgrant, who, wild brigh) Visions of @ paradise in A pretty Western tome, drst lauds on these shures to fiad thab taxation — begins upun his passpori, ouly to end oo his col- fin, Epligration seeks other ports, and the injury to commerce 18 uutold. It siouid be the early ofiice Of the Legisiuture (o amend tue faws, and not make tne euigrants pay a tax unconsiiiutional aad suoversive of justice and decency. Ip appears tias large amounts of work are peing done at Ward's isiaud without contract, and one wan has performed over $70,000 in carpeuter work. FRG BROADW Susyected Incendiarism—Two Colored Girls Nearly Suffecated. About half-past nine last evening pedestrians on Broadway, near the quiet puriieus of Fultoa street at that time of might, were star:ied by cries of fire end murder proceeding first trom the rvof of No, 202 Broadway, and afterward from No. 200. Shortly aiterwards the oMlcer on the beat saw smoke pro- ceeding from No, 202, aud gave the alarm. Fire was discovered on the floor above the basement, imme- diately under the stairs, where a quantity of oftice rubbish seemed to have been syored. The fre wag extinguished in avout half an hour, with & damage to the Le of about $2,500, which sum imay be divided tween the first and gecond floors, occupied resuectively by Frane, Hare & Lockwood, generai tmeurance agents, and the Standard Lite insurance Company. in’ the base- ment 18 the billiard room ef G. ancela, which has sustained a damage of $4.900 by water, From in- qwries of the janitor’s family it seems that two colored girls, named Marshall, were sitting sewirg in the atuc of the building, and, about nine o'clock, beard @ nolge m the buiiding as if the iarge iron door had veen hastily closed. A few moments after they perceived smoke eoming into the apartment, and, rushing into the haliway, discovered a dense volume arising Irom te stairs. They attempted vo make their way down, but found it impossible, and forwunaicly escaped on to the roof aug gave the alarm, and afterwards made their way on to the roof of No. 200, Where they reveived assistance, The exoitement awong the crowd for a period of twenty minutes was intense, bus on finding nd one was in danger it subsided into equally intense indiiference, — NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Paymaster Robert W. Alien has been detached from the Bureau of Provisions and Vlothing and ordered to the practice ship Savannah on the sth lust, Master W. B, Newman has been detached from the receiving ship at New York and ordered to tue viigcim. The oraer of Firet Agsistant Engineer Wison K. Puree to the :a@ugus has been revoked, Second Assistant Engineers W. A. H. Alien and the Lbrarian of the | Geurge W. lal Dave bceu ordered to the Plignim, THE STALE CAPITAL, The Tax Levies Not Yot in the Senate—Passage of the State Supply Bill in the House— Present to Mr. Tweed—Passage of the Arcade Rajlway Bill in the Senate. ALBaNy, April 21, 1870, ‘The tax levies still continue to absorb the major- ity of whatever liveliness tnere is in this piace for outsiders, The boys still continue to come up irom the big city aud worry Che leaders, and 80 THE LEVIES have been held in the Assembly unt! the arrange- ments are completed to have them passed in !he Senate without unnecessary delay. It has veen found much more convenient to make any amend- ments oF aiterations in the items since the bills were printed, and they have been undergoing @ most careiul revision since their passage through the Assembly, It is staved positively that there will be material REDUCTIONS made im many particulars in the bill, For instance. the provision 19 relation to the fre telegraph will be cut down about $200,000; the appropriation for the Normal school will be cut some $50,000. The section in relation to the Secretary of the Central Park, which, it 18 said, would involve some $50,000 or $69,000, will be cut out entirely, The section in relation to the sale of city property by officers who shall be authorized to seil or dispose of such pro- perty will be amended so as to make nt ovligMory that the property must be disposed of to the highest blader, ‘Tae transier of property autnorized by sec+ toa tweive for @ norina) college 18, no doubt, in reference to Reservoir square, and the clause au- thorizing the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund to dispose of such reai estace acquired for school pur- poses as they may deem unnecessary or uusutt- able it 18 beleved reiers to the irce academy property oa Twenty-tuird street, 1 wwenty-giuth seciton is still giving ®@ great deai Of Annoyance Lo certain legal lighis, who dave taken advantage of amere technica! mlormelity ia the revision of assessuents during the three or more years that alr, Joan &. Devin was Corpora- tion Counsel, That geuticuan abd bis associates, under the advice of one of his predecessors, went on doing bus.ness m ihe manner Which Was ually decided (0 be leg: A PECULLARLY PREPTY PRESENT Was received iis murnlug by M. tweed from health Odleer Carmocaau, “fae following note will explain Lie ualure of Une gu a consideraiiol hie wou aie party, Aiter the dean of 18 Wad (runamiwed ty me oy his As tite Was pleases tO aRy—Ol UM as. A have ti oavouh Of tie clsettistin. propratay @ regarded as a poiiical heirivem, ans your acceptance vf it asa wibute to your high personal cuaracter, aut iy admiration o€ your poutical wisiom Ih bannontiing and cousuiieung the great vemocratic purty of duis city wus riate. Ttewain, wy dear Sir, most truly yours, J. al. CARNOCHAN, Hon, Wa. M. TWEED, Albany, N.Y. ‘ims cage is au extracrdiiarily large and beaut ful piece Os Maced, tuly ad Wc and &@ quarter in uitueLer at Lue taluuest part. ‘Lue bead is ui heavy guid, CurVed au Cdasea wound Lie SUCK, Whie Lue (Q0.2L Ui LOp CoULAMS Ths Mascripliou:— PAELETCAP LED CL CA ETT ATE REES ELE LE FE bDbb OEE LEE ED ELIJAH F. PURDY, Grand Sactiem—idu, WiLtiAa wa. iWEe. Grand oXe2eMl—i97. MAA CORE CELE TELEDI TE LELELITEIDLE DUIS LEDEDPSELOLEDE HE ®) fue cane 14 Cuclosed in a beautitul rosewood case, ANG WB dtogetuer & Musi appropriate azd yaiuavie gil Lue aroensen Gneene ARCADIAN ANOMINATION, Was lo-day Passed 14 Cle Senate. Lespite the earnest pP OiestaliUA vt Lie SEW LOPK Fepiescutalives; ue- syle Lae duct thal ine OW Lad Ov $000,000,000 Pr agunst the passage of wie vil; d wid ditost eleraal bUZciug Ui Wo in regard to sae mutter Gesiruy Lue property wioug . Youth in the milbruntiv comuUrymen eAceplog Seni wud po Luis Cracy scieuie gu Louse, Wuere, Hh UUs Deca sided, OrEST pite vue infernal veed subjecied BIGeLCER WEN Voted Lo ; dhuse who UL YOUL Cily 5 duwal Ww ue lower 4 hO.D HAS BUEN GREASED WIN SCrip Rut BtVEX Oi te Coupauy. onould tt go tuyouga, Uotrerer, vis preicy Ceriaid buat Lue Gov- eruer, WOO has veek La NeW LOK City auca OiLeder Wud sone Gs We ductive Deuators, Wis BuO. Sine Feud 10x Lae ye teles OL bis Loruer Ulrect Cun slituchis aud piace Lis Veto agalsi Lue weasure. VU8 BATE SULLY biti passed the Avsemoly Luis witernoun, alter being SUYALY BUICHded Ah Devers UbibApOrtAMe ives, tua alter CuLiug OUl the Clauses ailoWing 319,09) Lor Norn, the CouiMissiouer vo the sare wcerno oul Exiupiuea,’ and $40,000 to Munsou Lockwood, on @ judgment suid bu Dave beea re deved iv tis aver Aguluse the Htale Sulue Years ago, Ad ameuament Was inseried by Which §9,0.0 Were yranced to tue town of Cunistota und $0,000 to Lue Lown uf Noute guna, lor ine deVelojunent of saliaes. AL atendiucit Was ofered vy Mr. Irving, giv: clerks LO COMuUiileGs $00 eacd lor exwa Wors, Lue Siead OL $100, Mr. Bergen opposed the amendment, and showed by “fact, fgues aud puosopay’? that the ciset tems in tue dui relating to expenciiures vy Lue Legislature nad Inci¢ased wilim ten years over Siuv,v0. He had po avube iat Uiere Were mie: bers ol the Legis ature Wily, Wien ide Leyisimture adjourned, Would lake away Cue Captioi aud Wie pubic bulidibys wrouud Aiv“ay; vul be Would iane ihe responsivity of opposing ail attempts to ewe these expeudiiures to such eXiravrdiuary figures. He did not state how inucu tae respoustbiliy was WOrta; Lub as Le Was WIi Ing to allow tue OLber memn- vers tu carry oi the Cupiiul aud pubic bundings, Wille he would take only the respousidiity, tue Jabver maust be very Vaiiaui NEW YORK LEGISLATURE. : ‘SENA tB ALBANY, April 21, 1870, REPORTS. v bill amending the General Rallroad case of fare. Mr, GE nT reported law authorizing an f By Mr. GRAHAM- Amending the charter of the Brevoort Savings Bunk. Ordered to a third reading. By Mr. TWEry—Closing part of Clove road, Brooklyn. By Mr, MukrHy—Consolidating sets relative to the New York Marine Court; also authorizing the Atlantic & Bank of New York fo chanze its jocation, By Mr. WinsLow—Amendlog tne charter of the American ‘Trust Company of New 4 MEDBAGE FI ‘The Governor seni in the vr To ine SF 1 respectiuly call your altention toa tof great importance, on which I trust you will act adjourn ny annual message Lealled upon the Legislature to put an end to the policy ot practical re- padistion uncer wich jor seven years the State has paid tn depreciated paper the inter # On ite coin debt, Tue con- tract witu our cre Iitor deots incurred prior to the bounty loan plainy cals for gold. A resoiution was intro- duced in the Aasembly carly in the session, action oa which wp delayed Unuil after the receut decision’ of the Supreme Court of the | nited States that pa; ment of private ceocs in- curred before the passage of the Legal Tenuer act must be made incotn. A preamvie was then prefixed to the resolu- tion reciting that the reason, for our State return ing to the honest payment of her devts was simp that she might comply with this decision. This preamoie (s wrong; but the resouition itset, direcung all Cuture pay- ments of interest on the principal oi the State debt, except the bounty loan, which was negotiated for depreciated paper, to be made {a coin, is right. Itta of secondary courequence, however, wuat reasons may be assigue in thé prearnue, out it io of great and primary consequence not only that the State shail pay this portion of her debt in coin, as the Cuino- troller i airendy doing, but also that her — pubite record on thi point’ should ut once be right by authoritative declaration of the — Le. ture. This is especiaily important now, that great and un- recedented efforts ure mu..tng to induce the Supreme Court (ovreverne ita aolecun and deliberate judgment. “1 plead the Importanee of your action upon tls subject to the honor and good name of this the great Stato in tue Union as mn exctwe for making to you this special communication, recommend that the resolution on this subject which ha alrealy passed the Assembly be promptly passed by your body, JOHN 'T, HOFFMAN, BILLS PASSED. HE GOVERNOR, liowing ines Amending the General itnilroad act relative to the time for «ousteucting aud compieting rajironds; amending the Firednsurance law relative to the incorporation of com- 1b. ” THE NEW YORK ARCADE RAILWAY. The bill Ancorporating the New York Arcaae iailway Com- pany paseed by the following votes :— AYES—Me Banke, Blood, Bowen, Brand, Chapman, Elwtod, Genet, Graham, Hubbard, Lewis, Lord, Minier, ted be jorton, Pierce, Scott, Winslow, Wood and odiin— hexS—Messra, Bradley, Cauldwell, Creamer, Frost, Har- denturgh, Harpending, ‘Kennedy,’ Murphy, M. Norton, Parier, San‘ord, Thayer aud Tweed —13, 2 BILLS, THE REGISTRY AND COLORED BUFFRAG Mi. M. NORTON called up the bill removing disabilities fron colored voters, pursuant to the fifteenth amendment. The Pending Doerr was the motion of Mr. Lord, to amud the bill by adding « proviso repealing the Rogistry law. The repudlican Senators contended that the agreement was thatthe ills Were to be #eparated,and a lengthy debate fol- Os M;. CREAMER denied that any such arrangement was mave, and if made it couid not bind him, ‘Mossrs. PARKE® and CHAPMAN denounced the proposi- ton as an abominabie breach of faith. Mr. WOODIN sald so far as the vill relating to colored itizens was concerned, it was entirely unnecessary. although uld be glad to vote tor it as ab expression of opinion. onatitution of the United States gav the right to vote, All laws or covstitutions o| conuary were null and void, and any election inspector or other person ovatructing cored voters in the right (0 vote Would be punished. Therefore, If ule Regiairy iw repeal was tacked On to this bill he should vote ayainst 1 Mr. MURPAY would not willingly place bia republi friends ip w di egreeable position, aud would prever to le! the unatter lie over. Afver an anima.ed party debate it was seeed on both aides What che vore should be taken bamediately on the two ques Hons separately. SHEET. 7 Mr. Genrer moved to amend the bill Typenling tee Registry Jaw 69 asto make it applicable to New York city. Loa, LOHOWE ime Yas Meare. Han Mood, Caltme, Cranmer, Gene, a ‘ford=" seca oan Cane " i, Chapman, Elwood, vt is. Bowen, 1 Bra Prom, ral Har t ubbar!, Keanedy, Lew's, Lord Miner: Moreny FH Noro Parker, Pleree, Seott more Swed, Wins by, ene bed aig a 3 rile ¥ unanimous conaent the ing - ssoept to the i New Nore, rae turd ime and ry 8 to irtet party vo one bil removing disavitties from eolored voters was jasaert, with but three dissenting vowws—Mesars, Creamer, Maldwell aud tweed, MIGCRLLANFOUS, The bill relating to proceedings in Surrogates’ Courts ip f" 6 New \ ork was passe Evening Session. arter of Flushin £ Armensing the charter of the Ceutral Savings Bank of New Amending the Brooklyn Water act relative to the commis. one! ge lie Detter organization of the Physiclans? Mutual Ald ciety. Amending the act reculating toll on roads and bridges In Newtown and Bushwick. e Contidence Lodge, No, 51, Independent Or- ‘eilown, {xing the compensation of stenographers in the courts of record, Incorporating the New York State Loan and Trust Com- Jn Relative to Yark avenue, Krooklyn. yitcorporating the Eijith Ward Savings Tank of New ncorporating the Rich:ond Hotel Company. Ineorporating the Associated Hotel Company. Incorporasing the New York Loan and lademnity Com- ny. peRUthorizing the Common Counell to open und improve Van Cott avenue, Hrookivn, Conirming the oficial acts of the Supersisora of New York and Westehester counties Graniing m aaie of land to the United States, to ereet a Dulliing (or @ post office aud (ur other ouices, ta “tue city of Aloany. Authorizing the New York and Oswego Midiand Ratiroad Company to conso.idaie with acker ralisoad companies, ASSEMBLY. Aupany, April 21, 1870, BILLS PASSED. Providing for a stenographer to the Court of Over and Ter- miner in New York city, Making provimon for conducting elections in Kings county, Incorporating the Staten Isiand and Kllzabeth Ferry Company. Appotnting Commissioners migration to take charge of the interests of emt arriving at New York, Authoriziag the Grand Stre Prospect Vark Ratroad Company. Brooklyn, to exte track turough Frankin avenve, The Free Canal Funding bil. Gn motion of Mr, Dis stir towar bane aad SacKet was feconsidered and th vit The House then went into Cou cialorver--the Annual Su, ough with by items, A pro wood was strloken out. ihe amounting io (he aggrecat motion of Mr, u py the salt aprings 010 4 the vote by which the Waler- Harbor Baioad bill wae loa: eM of the Whole on the |. tbe bill was gone vision to pay «claim of $10,000 to Munson I, Lock- ite. y for printing books jouer fo the Paris Lapo- uted In stricing repealing the law creating the office mm Bolers, ally ordered to @ third reading, and was o" The vill was read and pasa Evcving Session. ILLS PASSED, To prevent the damuye ur descr uction of baggage by ex- Y ‘or others. To prevent empiric and requiring physicians to have a diploma trom @ medical institution, Vroviding for the compietion of the Wallabout improve- ment, Brooklyn, An ting the act extending the powers of Boards of visors, except of the counties of New Yor< and Kiugs. incorporating the American Mutual Benevo.eut soclety of York. constenet a sewer or drain in Central and other ave- nines in Brooklyu, Incorporating the Noah Widows and Orphans’ Beuevolent Association, Super- THE NATIONAL GAME. Adantic vs. Union—Score 24 to 10 in Brooke iyws Favors ‘The Capitoline ground was visited by some 1,200 people yesterday to witness the opening game of the season between the well known rival clups, Atiantic, of Brooklyn, and Umon, of Morrisama, The mem- bers of the iatter organization donned tue new uul- form of tue club, hgbt checked pants and piaid stockings, and a very handsome appearance they mado—the pants and stockings espe cily. ‘the Atlanucs were to have appeared im new toggery also, but the bright look witch the cutoa dress gave thew voys 80 eased the velerans tat they agreed to beighien trast, Wd 60 they euerged tom tue Gu douse lu Wwe Most UNUDVOTD AabiNGALS hae UieIT ancient Wardrobe auorded, ihe Atianne mie wi- Jeved lrow har ot last year ta out one man—young Hall appearing ior Crane. ‘there wes Lite Dek ana ‘tine’s Kocks Joe, Cneasy Charac, Happy Boo Kevguson, the Quiet Charmer, PiuIp Jack Chap- man, We Suent sMcVonald and (nnocent Mike «ll looking ws teusilar The unted Umons lovsed not 80) familar, and many of ine players tnserchanged saiutalions ior the liras time as ueMoCrs Uf LUP Bune OFgauiZatioN. fink of Kenny aud Grown, once meubers of the AUantes, doug davte ON Lae sue OF Morrisania against Ciel wou? cleo, in ing red cern @S3, Ol Ui Powhsians, scalping oid indians tor tae Union Al Geaai breawlug pais as though sh were a bora Wood splivier, end — Higham, serving how balls more orousiy tan aor dunks, in Kaw ureecaes! int tas is precisely the fact, taoagh i does somewhat conic With cu@ aposivile dec.aration that there ls gobi new wid Tue sun. What Kind of a game did these Youlus Tousters pay ? Might oe ASKed, A Very gooU is (he reply. yuoids, Aud Pabor and wird pleased with the young uns, aod 80 Lavy uugut be. lor Lae poorer Was doue BY Uiess oid felOWS On Lis oc The i mions Were 10 bab rst, bur taned of scoring, and as Pike and Smith feil victims aso, a lute Found O was icoked jor on tue Atiaaue side, Bue no; Stari, Whom {1uie seems WO lave overt 1c Hine InaeroW, Carried a bul over right f head atu reached tie Nowe plate aud wild car ing before the ball could be goulea mm. Upemug second MWK Ue Loon 108b Ue ast ana second nanas, butt getting down to work, uit prettily forturee rans ad@ five Urst vases. Tuls good work atihe Oat Was not Kept up nm the “eld, where Aus in commenced the mult n business, and the resu four ruiis for Lae Atiautics, La@MgN Ut Wo iy juts were bs aud eign. men had s.ood be.or pitcher, Afier tms Cuions were unfor.unaie, aud ab Mes indiere i, or Hot Bumcleauy Wide awake, and the gawe came down to the ninth s laan owe tours’ pray, with ‘ihe fol e ATLANTIOS Playern. “ OMA Ausilt, cf ih. “S138 Isrown, Tat b. s 84 D. 32 Pabor, p. Gott BME D. 1243 6 Higham, 340 Chapman, be “2837 BASH, 35 8 bead iirusall, “Bo a4 r 4300 Hall, ¢.'f. “1354 McDonald nO. 4114 Total....-. 74 98 SI INNINGS. Int, 21. Bie Au. BH. BY. THA, ete Beh. © $00 Oy Coe oe oe Atlantic DIREC She LARC IRS felt any eae ale EE: Umpire Mr. Charles Mills, of the Mutual Club. Bcorers—Messre, Lush sod Kivers, Clean home runs start, Uapioan and Pabor. ‘Time of game-—One bour and Loriy-tve minu On Saturday the Harmous tole. YueS THORY Rep Another Prisoner Found Guilty and Sen- tenced=A Statement by Janes P. W Hiams—His Fail Confession of Ali the Burge laries. POUGHKEEPSIE, April 21, 1870, ‘The jury in the case of James R. Lee, indicted for @ butier robbery at Robert Thorn’s, came in at nine o’ciock this morning witt @ verdict of gutity, Far- ther action in his case was postponed ti! tats after- noon, When Gerome Williams, counsel for the pris. oner, made® motion for & new tria), on the grounds that James BP. Wiliams had made a siate- ment sincer bis sntence for fifteen years that neither James K. ‘Lee, Darius Lee nor Pever Witiais was concerned tn any of the robberies at Mr. ‘Thorn’s; that the three persons concerned In all of them were himself, Wiliam Driscoll and Thanas Skerritt, and that the other three named ard en- urely innocent. Upon cousiitaion the Court de- nied the motion tor a new trial and sentenced Les to five years’ confinement in the State Prison, The trial of Peter Williams was then pnt over till the next term, and Darius Lee was discharged for want of sudicient evidence to hold him, The counséi for James Lee hus ten days m which to apply to tue Supreme Court for a writot error in his case. THe WGHTS OF WITNESSES. Physicians Declining to Give Opinions on a Prisoner's Sanity Without Fees, (Vrom a Sacramento Exchange, April 10.) ‘The trial of B. J. Johnson, for the wurder @ his child, tn Sacramento, last November, was concladed April the jury returnea a verdict of gaily of murder in the second degree and recommendet*the prisoner t the mercy of the court. In the course of ‘aig trial the question arose of sanity. At least one- half of the practising physicians in the city were Summoned to testily to ine mental condition of Johnson at the time of the murder. The physitians refused to give their opinions without fees, cli that they, by study, experience and expenditu; x} money, hud qualided themselves as experis, the State had no right to demand such services wrhout an equivalent. The Court declared m in con- tempt. An agreed case has been u:ade for deeion ‘on this point by the Supreme Court, whetner physt- cians can be made to abandon engagements, neglect atients, and be required to sit all Gay in court to ar testimony On a hypothetical case and then be Oviiged vo give opinion thereon. Seven physicians anewered the suinmous and testified, Three gave Opinions tha: t.e prisoner acted under monomamia; three others that motives induced tue act, and tne detendant Was cupave of distinguishing between Migutand wrong. Tue otters deatined expressing Aus oulaOD. THE HACKENSACK BRIDGE HORROR. Finding the Body of Lano—Man's Inhumanity to Man—Retribution Richly Deserved—The Barkarity of Railroad Monopolies. Man's intumantty to man never had a better, or rather Worse, iiusiration tian mw the case of poor Pat Lane, the unforrunaw | assenger vy the New Jersey Railroad, woo tive monius ago was tarown off a train at Hackeasack brioge, and tumbl d inte eternity, because be taied to sausiy a brutal con- ductor in the sum of twenty-uve cents, American conductors of railroad trains may ve vain, pompous and perhaps overbearing, out we charge of positive brutaiity, of utter and indeiensibie biack-nearted- ness bas se|dom been charged to tae r account, As agenerai rule they are courteous, accomodating and humane, prepa ed, like ovuer men ot average @ perience ana Iieigence, to make allowance ta certain peculiar cases where ratiway rules may be infringed, and extend consiaeratiua wihout neces sarily involving chenise! ves ti Wow BNOKMITY OF THE CRIME, The wretch who, for the paltry excuse of twenty- five cents, shoved off a poor fellow on Hacken- sack bridge because hy was unable to proauce bis Ucket has as litle excuse Lo Wase ior his ofeuce #6 the manincharge of Goat Isiuad would have to throw ols visitur into tae rapids tor fariog to pay the customary fee. Lhe whole ease presets a feat ure of such gross an! Wauton outrage Lat no effort on tite part ot We scaly deaahead serivolers in the iuierest of the New Jersey Raliroad seeking to justify the monsirous deed can do more taan intensity the public lndinatio al the criwe perpetrated agamet Glmaniy, Suppose, as i was ase serled, that poor Lane was under tie mtu ence of liqdur at che Umeda Ww juslay us beng pul olf the Wain al Bo dangerous a part of Oud As URCKEAKACK DLid2ef Af le Conductor ved li us druns aud at tne sawe ine bad AAY SENSE, LEM gud discretion be Would have sen Hh Mong .o muted Qu tO he oa HEAL MCO\ WHAT pak @ dud CoM ody OF bag po Dis ¥ OP THE BOY. His body, however, Was fouga morning yesterday by two fisdecwen, Vanier», nefore Vreviand wud oun G, Waters, Wao went out Lo vis tier nets just beow tie Newark wud New York bairdad bridge. As taey Were MoUL LO LELUIM ciboy disCOWs eed the bouy of & an Wb bus Viewty of thee nes, and, fasienmg a rope Ww i, wwed & to ihe Newuk plank read and sbi @ notification to Coroner buras who was ie wediaiely iu attendance, The bo ¥ wad Cou -eri by decomposed. Lue clotiiag was compar UlinjUred, and throirh 18 Means Lue reais We taken Up Without dirwemoerment. ‘The web the Missing Ikan Was setlied beyoud ail aon dE! discovery OR We lappel ul ue coal Of Lae o smela bearing Uke luscripuon, “Coustabie, Huasun conaty.? Upou lis petsvl was wise ouul a watch to Wuleh Was Atwcted part Of Mie Case Of & t )# PENCH oG & piece Of priitea paper, evidewily & pare ol a handun. DISPOSITION OF TUB REMAINS. The body was brougus to Jersey Uity, to the pre- mises Of Mr, Urady, uudertase , Ww cCorouer Burns, and a jury euipauelied for che cession, took a@ VioW OL GUE TeMmulas, ANG AL fue Suggesiou OF The Covoner postponed ie mQuesi UNL Fuesaay DeXt, to give Muse Jor the Various Wituesses iv be sue mon An undertaker irom Newark valed yester- day and took away Lue remains lor interment in the farily burying erouud at Newark. Toe wite and mo.ues OL poor Lane received fiom tue Corouer ail the cifecis ound upon the body. CHARACIE OF THE CAST. As far as the circuinstances go counected with the death of (Mis Wosi Unortuuate vf railroud travelers, several passengers testitied tu regard ty the alfuir, how one saw tbe man fall im, another heard the shouts for ass.siance; but no heipeaue. the ups fortunate man siraggied. tossed splashed and tried to su0uL, And belore the tain uioved Our of sigut of the spot Lane pad disappeared, ihe pudic tnaige mation at lad very litue efiect on ine atier Was Ab Geal OL CoulNess auo unditter- ence bli ab lengih they were shamed iio giving some sort Of Compensation to (ue widow and her aLx children. ‘tue rawroad company touid apologists im the Lungry Bosemion acadheads, whe acvualiy spun OUl @ yarn showing that Lane Was not dead at aul. THE PEELING IN THE MATTER. A HERALD reponer, Who Hal an tnerview with Several gentiemen at Coroner Burns’ onive yester- day, Qin ng Whom Was eX-Corouer Warren, discov. ered @ strong state of .eeling agalust the conductor, Who Was the immediace aud iolemost cause of Laue’s untimely cud. HOW LANE MET HIS DEATH. The whole story ix twat be was pr ding on & New Jersey Rauroaa train to dis HOMe al bast New ark, wheu the wor, MK, Varser, went round to ect tures. hae put his hand in is pocket, VUE inissed Ms LICl ie then searched fis pockett nd the seal whereon he Was siting, and, wile the seareh Was being nade, lie ConoUuctor passed on to tie Over passengers and returned. Lane slated that he had purcoasea a ticket, out could Hoe find tt, Bor bad Le owey enough Lo pay Dis fare. ius conductor Wen toid hint he must get oll the car, the train nearing tae Hackensack bridge at tals time, ‘Tuere isa rule in iovce of aimost every Talle road that m such @ case tie person reusing to pay sbail be pul off at tue frst station the train reacnes ailer such reiusa!. But bo such consideratiug was vouchsated lo poor Laue, even thouga darkness had sevm. Lue Wain was stopped, Lane stepped off, and had not proceeded six paces whey he tell vhrough the bridge inio the river. ‘hac was tue last of Lane in this world. ‘The inquest, Whien 18 to be held on Tuesday nex! will be a Most Importanc OVE. Ruuior tas i tual the conductor incuipated tn the matier fore.ted bis batiovuds wad jefe for parts uaknown. The best exeriious should be inave to bring him back, OF noue more richly deserves €xempiary puuishinent, LECEURES LAST MGHT, THe SUEZ CANAL. Lecture by Samuel Moorehousc. ‘The Eureka Literary Assoctauion muagurared @ series of spring lectures In school No. 44, 1m North Moore street, last evening, with one by Vrofessor Mvorenouse on the Suez Canal. These lectures are to be ull on scieutific and useful subjects, and in taeir Way Will popularly add+to the advancement of knowledge in out of the way places. It was evi. dent that be,bad thorougaly studied and understocd his subject, as noting could be more thoronghiy au satt than some of the passages in his lecture describing the great work which has just been competed in spile of all the obsiaces of Hasrern darkness and opposition, Mr. Moorehouse spoke In eathusiasuc terms Of M. Ferdinand de Lex seps, the great French eagmeer, Wao carned inrough tbework from begiuning to end, originating the idea and pusuing Ibthroagn woul 1 was accomplisned and remaioed now # Wouder of CiViliZauon, rankiny with our own Pacific Kaliway im waguitude an mnportance. ‘The lecturer sand Chat notung since the invention Of steam Was Of More [mporiance to tue advancement Of civtlization Laan the sues Canal. it was a saving to the cemmeretal word which woud soon be counted oy hundreds and thousands ot militons of ail. Not ouly did it open we entire trade of the Hast to the coumercial world and vender 16 of Casy Access, DUL it Was & civuizer aud added one more hak to tae cham which would bind the nations Of the eartu im One Harwonious Waele. AMERICA AND THE AMERICANS, Lecture by Rev. MH. M. Gallaher. The Rev. H. M. Gallaher last evening delivered one of the most enthusiastically received lectures of the season, to a very large audieuce, at the Church of the Sea and Land, The subject was “America and she Americans,” and the lecture was repieie wiin pathos and humor. The speaker alluded to the bitterness with which English writers bad referred to the United States, quoting trom Blackwood @ statement which, unaonbtedly, once caused the English readers to sliudder, but whidh awakened great meiriment in the audience, and trom the Rev. Charles Kingsley the lo.owlag:—‘In America very few, I am sorry to say, understand the doctrine of the Catholic Caurcn, that man is made in the mage of God, and that Chnsat dies for him. An English writer travelling in Kentucky had found children who sudered the pails on their fingers to grow long and scoop-shaped for the purpose of tear- ing out each other's eyes; yet the americans—who received Mr. ‘Thackeray and Mr. Dickeus, not to speak of that dear Prince of Wales, wiih such gen crous hospltality, aud who sent food to the starving in Ireland—cannot see how or wuy they deserve such talk, “He described how from a coiony wiach ‘was not a favorite daugtter of the mother country, but a Hagar driven forva in acorn and anger, America had grown great enough in three hundred years to load the boards of hungry nations ana fee) no wrtil of terror for Christendom in arms. Afver alluding to the power of the press in general. tue speak paid a gracetul tribute to the geusus and energy the American presé in particular, wich bad even, toa certain extent, supplanted the puipit. ‘The re- mainder of the lectute consisted of facts aid figures, interwoven with patuetic and humerous anecdoies, hind was frequently interrupted by outvursis of ap- plause, WEW JERSEY SECRETARYSHIP OF STATE. Mr. Congar, Secretary of State for the State of New Jersey, has lately accepted the position of vice President of a Newark Life Insurance Company, at an annual salary of $7,500, The rumor to the efect that be intenas to resign his present office appears to be without foundauon, ag {tts p18 intention to re- tain the two positions Lf no .egal objection is offered. AC (east It 1s understuod That be ts to discharge the duties of Me Secretary ship tor some Ume to com | as Governor Randuipo ts about to set out on a tray 1 WDE 10%