The New York Herald Newspaper, July 28, 1871, Page 6

The Way Providence Fixed the American Guard and How Roeky Point Was Stormed, Rain, Clams, Fireworks, Fun and Pretty Girls. The Grandest Military Excursion of the Season. STRAMER CrrTy or LAWRENCE, LONG ISLAND SOUND, July 27, 1871, ‘The Providence which all Rhode Islanders look up Yo with becoming reverence put on its sweetest | emile and decked Itself out tn irs most gorgeous | holiday dress on Tuesday to please the boys of the | Seventy-first, who dropped in upon the town—as I have already sent you word—just in thie for dmner; but, unfortunately for the New Yorkers, the Provi- @enve that rales Rhode Island 18 not always the | Providence that reguiaves storms and tides. The one decided that the Seventy-first shonid make a parade at night time, that the houses should be | Mummated, and that Roman candies from every | rooftop should make the most bri!liant star that @ared to twinkle during the march to bide its diminished head mstanter. The other decided that | the Seventy-tirst was, wiiat it always has been, THE RAIN REGIMENT ‘ofthe First division of Gotham town, and that its | old time reputation should not suffer for the want of | thunder aud lightning, a steady rain, brimful of | contempt for showy uniforms and streets that white | pants and polished boots were entirely out of place | in. Itis needless to state that the Providence of | Roode Island had not the power though ithad the | will to change the condition of affairs latd down by | the decree of wind and weather, and bad in the end, ith tears in its eves, tosuccumb to what every inte boy in the town declared to be a frightful misfor- tune. Indeed, the foiks alopg the route of the in- | tended march in Providence, who had days before | made the avaricious hearts of profit-loving tinsmitns | | to jump with exceeding joy by hundreds of orders | for tin candie-nolders, whose names had become | household words with every chandler; every dealer | in “stars and stripes’’ and likewise every bouquet merchant for miles around joined in TAE GENERAL WAIL. But my brief despatch yesterday told you the whole | tale of woe. How the day was spent indoors, how | Colonels Allen and Lippitt and White and Edey | worked themselves to death to make the time a | lively one for everybody, and how the night passed away with the rain falling down im torrents and the | Seventy-first snoozing in their onnks as quietiy as | though Providence was as far off as the “junction” was from Annapolis ten long years ago. ‘To the surprise of everybody on Wednesday morp- mg the rain ceased and the sun shone down upon the muddy streets from as clear a sky as ever glad- dened the Providence heart in all its lifetime. ‘When the Seventy-first rolled out of bed it rubbed its eyes and looked about itas though it had just swoke from SOMP HORRID NIGHTMART. It would have been foolish to have let the oppor- tunity go by for a parade, for it was qaite probable that the moment Uld Sol got a sight of the biue | voats ne would take a back seat and give the clonas | fall swing again. Sothe drums beat the assembly, Bnd, in the twinkling of a baker's dozen of eyes, | the boys were in line, looking as tresh and as bloom- | ing as they did the day they left your city. The Prov- Mdentiais got wind of the thing, and the street Sraightway began to fill up with sightseers as | though everybody in town had slept all night round the corner on the pier with one eye open, so that the New Yorkers could not do anything smart in the quilitary line without getting caught at itt. Of course there was enthusiasm all round as the march be- gan to the grounds near the ratiroad depot, and Just previons to the ball a | blanie | to see him. b+ ery to dance with. eplay of fireworks was nad in front oi the hore, while huge calcium lights litup the scene on every side, ‘The ball passed of quite pleasantly, and was followed by an elegant banquet given to a few of the invited guests, Small talks were made by General Daniels, Colonel Lippitt, Colonel Allen, C lonel Rockafeller and severai others, During the banquet | the Khode Island officers and_ the Seventy-first Kept up an incessant cheermg for one another, which seriously interfered with many an appetite, The just boat for Providence left abeut midnight, and as she shoved off asceue of THE WILDEST ENTHUSIASM followed. Cheer upon cheer rent the air, and the Khoae Island boys viel with their gnests to have the last hurrah, Regimental caps were interchangea by the members of the various companies on the two boats; the lames threw back gloves and hana- kerchieis m eschaage for Seventy-frst regiment buttons, and the New York band and the Rhode Island band joined in a grand “Auid Lang syne” chorus as the darkness inlervened between the two A PINCH AND TOSS GAME. A provost guard scared up ail the stragglers after the hhode Island folks had gone, and by two o'ctock tne tired out guests of “little Rhody” were, with the exception of a few owls that never siept during the trip, snoozing quietly in their berths, The City of Lawrence slipped her cable at five o'clock, and had oniy been out in the sound about an hour when it encountered a tearfully heavy sea, She pitched and tossed In a way that woke up every siecper. Some felt good-humoted; others did not, Those who did not were in the majority. In fact, they couldn’t for jor the life of nem find out what that engineer was about to let his “machine” Knock things around so. The Seventy-iirst boys are by no means horse ma- rines or any other kind of marines, and it 1s not to be wondered at therefore if quite a namber of them got heartily sick of tho way their beds kept rising and failing. It was positively outrageous to wake a feliow out of mis deep by such tom-fooiery, they thought, They knew that somebody was to for the thiog, There was the Sound, looxing as peaceiui as could be; yet there the boat going up and down like a chura bandie, and horror of horrors, Point Judith not ehed yet! Of course the engineer was to blame, He dian’t know his bustuess; leastwise if it wasn’t | the engineer if was the confounded pilot who had a hand in the thing by steering the boat in all direc- Hons ata time, So thought one of the veterans.” He bad been io the surgeon's quarters the night be- lore and had gota remedy to make him sleep, and the surgeon had told him to keep quiet; yet there Was his berth ON BEAM ENDS every second, The fellow just below him had already when he woke up toppled over the wash- Stand, the valises were waltzing all over the floor on their own hook, one of his own boots had some- how crawied out of tue open window, and the other Was bobbing alt over his pillow. In fact, there was ‘a general racket in all parts of the boat. The | Fascais in the berths next to him were making hideous noises. Why be knew not, yet they all seemed somehow to be in the same plight as himself. Everybody who had siept on the | Saloon floor was holding fast to a chair ora table for dear life, and looking as though every lurch of ‘he steamer, every groan she gave as she plunged headiong dead against a hage wave while in the very act of tnmoling from the top of anotber, was to be her jast. and that ibe Seventy-first was to be SWALLOWED UP, never to be heard of more. All this he managed to see as he dragged himself to the window of his berth, and was thrown haif way through Itas he got there by a violent pitch of the veasel. Me felt that that pilot ought to be seep, and he was just the man but Parker saved blm the trouble, for Parker was enjoying the scene hugely, and moving about his saloon as calmly as though taking an af noon walk on Broadway. He was beset upon all sides for assistance, but the pale face of the bi al veleran won bis sympathies rst, so he sald:— “What's the mutter +!” ‘Are y-o-u the pi-pilot ?? gasped the veteran, “No; Why, do you waut him?? “Y-e-s; tell lim to stop this damned non-non- sScnse,’’ and the veteran gasped aguin. “What nonsense 7?” “This kind 0’ steering. I’ve been in the business and know it’s all numbug.”? Parker gtinned broadly as he walked into the Peet ana aud stumbled over ap empty champagne OLLIE. “Why, my dear fellow,” said ne, his is the sweil that’s doing this, It isn’t much. The veteran siood up aud tooked out of the win- dow. “Swells be—," and just here the boat gave | @ more violent lurch than ever and Mr. Veteran tumbied into a corner, unable to fuish the sentence he vad began. He managed vo get to his feet and, assisted by two of the ‘boys’? who could stomach any sea, he reached the outer deck, and there he Was leit in the sweet company of a half aozen others, each oue as mysitfied as himself! about the way tings were being Knocked about. The majority ot the “‘sogers” had got out of bed by this ume, and metead of pitying their misery stricken companions, in detiance of ail rules of Cfirtsuan charity coolly called nem to account for “making fools of them- selves.’ One individual got a piece of pork, tied it to astring and amused himself by inviting every one of the unfortunates to TAKE A TASTE. Tt need scarcely be added that this way of treat- ing @ seasick patient was eminently successtul—atter a fashion, hat on earth would have become of an immense crowd of the beauty and fashion | tery Loe tinah alte neal ne Porn! yD ; bothersome tt would mdeed be very hard to tel of the city was present at the drees | Indeed, there might have been a miiftary funeral or parade which foliowed. It was high time to | twonext Sunday. But, fortunately, the botheration start for kocky Point after the parade had come to anend; but the good people of the city wanted the boys to stay another day. Colonel Alien was ready to take his oath, if they did, he'd get the clerk of the weatner DRUNK AS A LORD while the sun was still shining, and thus make sure of good walking overhead. The ladies—weli, it would be hard to tell what they did not promise if the stay was prolonged, They wonld receive them with open arms at their houses and hire extra cooks | to work np extra dishes to order ad libiium. They | Would Wear @ new silk dress every hour, compel | Jobn to hitch every horse in the stable, aud the cows if necessary, lo every carriage they ald buy up, and tote the boys all round to see the elephant ali day long, tot le Was Sil no use; for there, while the promises were being made, was Parker oa the City of Lawrence, with is white hat already done up 1 oil skin and an approaching rain storm prophecy written m every lineament of his face. The plot wes putting on his heavy boots, and Captain Ladd had his watch out, TIMING THE SUN that everybody could see and the he hobody saw bat jumseif. vy clouds that it was really too bad, There was al] Providence with its heart in its hand beckor voys to jollityand fan on the one | Bite Weather seers on the other, look! t Uke umbrellas that Were ready to spread themselves and bring down @ rai storm at a moment's notice. BO to Rocky Point started the steamer, with | reof a mighty muititude following in her wake unui she had got so far out into the bay that the swarms of wari rted people on the dock had become & spe ’k tn the cistance. Then came the triamph of the Weather seers and more tribulations for the regiment. The Point was reached about goon, the bands played their swectest, the thou- sands on the g i cheered themselves black m the e r two afver the regiment had de ance ladies a ith Patiently ever but the more people prayed Seve oily watted for | ta change W tac lowering sky, more it was too much jor; townecast; Mau- | Sule through his Diew the wind, darker gr Y PAILURE; Harr § and down the piazza, 10! ing for ali the World jike @ idan Who had just come from @ iuneral, “What had the Seventy-first done to merit such treaum Was the question every- body seemed to be asking bimsell, However, tie | New Yorkers made up their minds that they didn't | care a fly for a Rhode isiand rain, and, despite th omnous headsbakings of the | surgeon, at last | k t red ihemser set upon ad in th Jen horses on tl seated the siipperiest act, wok e prem i ten cents a ride, could get sight of, x 80 good humoredly at even ine ladies got carried away by vie excite. ment and made themselves 4 dash forthe dancing hall, jus: to Keep their guests in good hawor. The Taii setried down into @ driving siect about three o'ciock, and then cam HE CLAM BAKE. style Rhode Islander of a It was 2 regal T persons sat down to it, and when 1 “round” clams, 150 gallon pared clams and one ton of fish had disappeared, It ts said that one of the boys manazed, With the ald af a bottie of Rhine wine, to | swallow 260 01 the “rounds,” and then had the eool- mess to clam-or, ike a starved Oliver, for more. and finally got out of tbe room without the assistance of 4 Wheelbarrow. Another of the boys came verv near peing pat under arrest during thé feed by an exhibition of ignorance that was positively out- rageous in a New Yorker, He was actually found in the act of skinning every crab he got on his plate. He was saved from the ire of the omicer of the day after he bad proven by two soft-shelied Baptist com- anions (hat he had never been ata clam bake be he had read something about what ju @ religious paper in New York. While the fish and the clams and the orown bread were being pul OuL or the way the boys found ume to cheer the committee and General Burnside, listen to a sow wiity remarks irom Colonel Snow, of Bos ton, sing several songs with A, HASH,” ell themsgives “nine miles to the junction K again a hondred umes over, The feed at an end, the vlue coats waddied out of the room the best Way they could. One walked etraight into (he water from ‘he beaca the minate he Cs out. He said he was going for more clams, but e was deterred from undertaking bis self-imposed task by being carried away bodily by his chums to the nearest ice cream stand. From five to elgnt everybody enjoyed himeel! the best way he could, Every boat trom Providence brought a crowd of new arrivals, fore, aithongh one was like BEVIRS OF PRETTY GInLs putting ina full dress appearance for the ball at every wip. Fully ten thousand persons were ou hand at seven o'clock. The rain bad by thar time 1, ana the New Yorkers were abic to find com- ort out Of doors. The Jadies, anxious to make the @ireugers foe) perfectiy at home, did not act as strangers, and so by the tle the bail was opened She buys Were at their ease, and eae bad @ proviy | 4s, hired all the moving | As didn’t last long, and in an hour or two what the veteran considered ihe pilot’s “‘tomfoolery” settled down into an easy sail-along, with the surface of the water undisturbed by arippie. This was ail that was wanting. The veteran became pee ice doj on board; the man who cheered the Governor ol Rhode Isiand aa the Governor of Massachusetts at the banquet and got frightfully jaughed at by the Provideutial jolks for lux pains; Russell, who broke his wrist in trying to SLIDE DOWN THE BANISTERS of the saloon on his little finger, and Miller, who fell overboard at the Point because the water looked 80 attractively like a grass plot, and was fished up with a bean pole, regained their wonted rollicking humor; and by the time the boat reached the wh at New York the regiment felt so brimful of good nature toward mankind in general that all the rain at Providence and ail the swells on the Sound were set down as among those things of the past waich were only to be rememverea but with pleasure, The Return and the Rocepth The Seventh regiment, between whose mempers and those of the Seventy-lirst there seems to bea very cordial friendship, was drawn up in hine in Watts street when the excursiontsts arrived. After the usual formalities of a milftary reception had been gone ihrough with the two regiments started for the Seventy-first armory. The Seventh took the right of the line just beiore reaching Broadway, The sidewalks along the route of march were densely crowded as the regiments passed along. Tho (wo commands were loudly applauded at every block. BROGKLYN AFFAIRS. The Last Williamsburg Stabbing Affray. Bernard Lyon, arrestea on Sunday morning iast on a charge of stavbing Alexander small in a tene- ment house row in South Eighth street, Williams. burg, had an examination before Justice Voorhies yesterday. The case was finally referred w the Grand Jury. Lyon is an old, hard-working laboring man, Who has been in the emplovinent of one firm Jor the last nine years. He says he was first ase saulted by Small while standing in his own door. A Reward Offered for the Murderer sessor Gilbert. Assessor J. Jourdan sent an order at noon yes. terday to P, Campbell, Chief of Police of Brookiyn, directing him to telegraph te the captains of tne different precincts that the government, through As | the Revenue Department of the Second district, had offered a reward of $5,900 for the arrest and convic- tion of the person Or persons Who fatally wounded ssor Olinton (iibert during the raid upon the Pith wafd, about two weeks promptly ‘obeyed by Chief Huet distillers of the ago. The orjer was Campbell, Another Victim to Kerosene. Mrs. Margaret O'Donnell, aged seventy years, dict yesterday at the Long Island Hospital, after intense suffering, from burns about her face and body, re- ceived by the explosion of @ kerosene lamp on Wed- hesday night in her apartments, 68 Woouhuil street, Coroner Whittenill bas a similar case under Inyesti- gation—that of the fatat burning of the girl Mui- hoUend, in Williamsburg, and it 1s understood that action Will.be taken to suppress the sale of the oli in Brooklyn When itis below the temperature re- cormmmended—110 degrees Fanrenbeii, A Fiatbush Farmer in Treubie, Michael Parsons, a Viatoush farmer, had « lvely time in Brooklyn yesterday. He wished to test tne speed of his horses in Schermerhorn street, and in so doing drove them In @ reckless manner, bringing his wagon in contact with the carriage of Mr. Tarn- ball, Which was upset, and Mr. Turnbnll thrown to the street. Parsons Was arrested and arraigned before Justice Kiley and placed under bonds, Ed- ward Tully appeared as his bondsman, sons was deligni He invited Tully to drink and ride with nun, The mvitation was accepted. Parsons’ wagou this time al¥o fot his bondsman into trouble, for 1t Was upset, aud Parsons and Tully were thrown into 4 pile of mortar and arrested and locked up for intoxication. The Funeral of a Well Known Architect, Mr. Jonn Kellam, @ popular architect, died on Monday, at his residence in Hempstead. His boay was yesterday buried in Greenwood Cemetery, from the Clinton avenue Congregational churen, Brook- ), after rmpressive funeral services there by the Rev. Dr. Buddington, The pail bearers were Mr. Poppenbausen, of £lushing; Wilson @. Hunt, of New York; A. B, Baylis, Brooklyn; A. T. Stewart, New York; Juage Me New York; Richarée Ingra- nam, Hempstead; Dr. Johnson, Brookiyn; Dr, Euwin Webb, ifempstead: Dn George Marvin, Brooklyn; Thomas Sullivan, New York; A. ©. Hoe, . and N York; Colonel Svephen A. Dodge, Brookly William i. Stewart, New York, Trom alongside the City of Lawrence | | latte | Sales. NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY. JULY 28, 1871. “RACES AT LONG BRANCE The coming race meeting at Monmouth Park proinises to be a Memorable one, as the norses there | are all in the finest possible conaition. They num- | ber about seventy in all. ‘The meeting commences ' on Tuesday next and continues all the week. On the first day there will be three races, the first being ahurdle race of two miles; the secona tre Trial Purse, one mile, for all ages, and the third will be | for the Continental Hotel Stakes for three-year-old | colts and fillies, mile heats, There are twenty-seven entries for this stake, among them Frank Ross, | Saucebox, Salina, Hollywood, Nelly Ransom, Bin- gamin, McKianey, Stockwood, ' Bonnie Scotland colt, Nathan Oaks and Idaho, race must be the result, Stockwood will likely be the favorite. The sport on the second day of the meeting will i begin with astruggie for the Thespian Stakes by | two-year-old colts and fillies, “the distance bdelug three-quarters of a mile. There are nineteen entries for this stake, aod the starters will probably be Malita, Mr. Santord’s chestnut filly by King ar, Richard Roe, Experience Oaks and Hubbard. The r will, ho doubt, be taken for choice in the pool ‘The second event will be @ selling race, the distance one mile aud a half, and there will ve a 00d fled of starters, The tmrd race will be for the Mansion Hoase Stakes, which 1s for four-year-old | colts and tiles, two mile heats, There are twelve entries for tuis race and there will be at least four | Condactor, Susan Ann, Judge | starters, comprisi ure Midday or Beliptic and maybe Preakness; but the latter will probably be kept tor the Tammany Cup, three miles, Which takes place the day follow- ing. Shouid Preakness not start ta the two mile heats it will bea very open affair and the bettung wiil be even on the horses, On the third day the racing will open with a steeple chase for gentiemen riders foracup. This Hose! Stakes, which wil be a similar one to the Monmouth Oaks Stakes, It being exclusively for three-year-old filles, the distance being two miles, ‘Twenty-two have entered, among them Salina, Hol- lywood, Aureola, Nelly Ransom, Madame Dudiery, Mary Clark, Kattan, War Girl, Wine Sap, Fanchon and Elsie. Mary Clark will be the favorite, beyond a doubt, ‘The second race will be for @ purse, mile heats. This will bring together a large fleld, and Will be a doubtful affair. The third race will be for the Tammany cup, three miles, and Preakness and Helmbold will try conclusions at that distance. The fourta day will have a race for the August Stakes for two-year-old coits and fillies, one mule; the Robins Stakes for colts and filhes three-years- old, two mile heats, and the third race will be four intle heats for $8,000, This will be the great feature of the meeting, < horses will start, comprising Helmbola, Niagara, Barney Wiliams, Echpuc, Susan Ann and Jnage Durell. The fifth and closing day of the meeting com- mences with a handicap steeple chase, about three miles. Then will follow a handicap ‘for all ages, mile heats; the third race a selling race for ail ages, a dash of two miles, and the windup will be the Con- solation Purse for beaten horses, winners excluded, amile and a haif. ‘The following is alist of the horses now at Mon- ith Park, and all are mended to ran for we n us stakes and purses given aboye:— Dr. Weldon has Astronomer and Lejand. Oden Bowie—My Maryland, Belle Meade, Edwin and Rebba, C, Elwees—Sir Joseph, D. J. Bannatyne-—Dutty and Paddy Mayes, |. Gatmey—Dennis Burns and Vesuvits. C, Littiefield—Tisdale, US, 69, Aureola, War Whoop, } me War Jig and Talal H. P. McGrath—susan Ann, Impecaneous, Rich- ard Roe, McKinney and blarney Stone. D. Swigert—Stockwood, Wanderer and Musketeer. . Bitord. ¢ Gray, Salina, Malita and Holly wood. D. C. Dorson—Gao and Atbuera. John Boughruim—Oakland Belle, John Heenan, Geratd and a bay colt. ‘Taylor—King John and Climax, McDaniel—Idaho, Hubbard and a brown filly. W. Cottrii—Frank Ross, Billy Williamson ana Saucebox. D. D. Withers—King Ernest, Bink Iron, Elsie, Minnte, Miss Netile and Concett. Jonn Coflee--Judge Durell, Joe Elliott and bay colt by Bonnie Scotland, W. RK. Babcock—Helmbold, Conductor, Nellie Ran- som, Voctor, Daunter, Pompey Payne, a chestnut colt aud a chestnut filly. Thomas W. Doswell—Eclipse, Midday, Wine Sap, Eolus and two others. Dennison & Crawtord—Hampton, Citizen, Wood. man, Narragansett, Julietta, @ chestnut flily and a bay Milly. ae C. & R. H. Parks—Nathan Oaks and Expertence aks. John Purdy—A bay colt, Monson & Gray—Vim. M. H. Sanford—Preakness, Niagara, Madame Dud- ley, Mogarchist, Laxity and Bingamin, BUFFALO DRIVING PARK. Burra, N. Y., July 27, 187). A large number of turfmen are already In the city to attend the grand August races at the Buffalo Driving Park, The entries will close on Satarday evening next. A large numoer of horses are now daily training on the track, Among the well known horses to arrive to-night are Goldsmith Maid, Thomas Jefferson, Paimer, American Giri, Western Girl, Hotspur, Lucy Locust, Myron Perry and Medoc. WICKEDEST MAN. He Will Be Hi in October—Hie Career of Crime. {From the Hartford Times, July 26.} Wiison, the murderer, 1s to be hanzed on the 13th of October next. ‘The Supreme Court of Errors has heard une appeal of his avie counsel and retused to — him a new trial. The Legislature has heard is petition and rejected it, There is no other tri- bunal to which he can appeal, except that which jJuages hereafter, and to that only can he appeal during the next eighty days. Then the bangman'’s rope will choke the breath from lis body shoulda he survive tll thatme. He appears now quite plucky and full of bis oid gamy vim. He has this week appealed to lis counsel, Mr. Aberaeen, to procure a writ oj habeas corpus, claiming that he 1s iiegally held in the State Prison, the county jail being his proper piace of confinement. But as the Supreme Court of Errors has already decided upon Wat point, sustaining Judge Carpenter's sentence, we do not Know how the convict cau get the benefit of the writ, Wiison ts especially anxtons to get into the county jail. Hesays that uf the people of Hartford aesire vo see Lim choked to death, they must see that ne is transierred to the jatl at once. Otherwise he has decided not to be hanged at all. He speaks with the greatest contidence aud freedom of his ability to terminate his own tife, notwithstanaing a guard is at bis cell night and day. He thinks he can beat Captain Botelle, woose duty 1t is to Keep hum safely in ihe saicidal game. Of course the people of Hart- ford have nothing todo with his confinement, It Was the duty of the Court to consign him to safe keeping till the day of his execution. ‘This it did, and the sentence will be faithfully carried out, Wilson has written about one hundred pages of manuseript, giving an account of his life, and he roposes Lo surrender it ouly on the condition that he is removed to the county jail, a subject on which he dwells with inveuse jeeling, In this manuscript, which he entities ‘Thirty-three Years in the Life of a Crack,” he says he has broken out of nine Sate prisons, and jJnat he has committed a very large number of burglaries—two or three hundred we bes heve. The first of his burglaries was committed in Philadelphia, when he was nmeveen years old, 1 company with an experienced cracksman. They were to go halves In the plunder. #ntering ajew- eiry shop they took watches and jewelry on which they realized $7,000, and bis hals, $3,600, gave him @ good capital to start with. Since then he has tried his hand on banks, safes, jewelry and silk store many places. He proposes to continue the n tive and expo tain receiving shops in New York and other es, which are kept by men who “earry thelr heads high in soetety.”? He avers that his real nant he was born in Belfast, Ireland Irish and his mother Seote! at ne was brought to | New York by lis father when he was a child, and that his father packed uP und went back to Ireland, soon after the Philadelphia burglary, saying he “would not stay here 10 be disgraced by a young vagabond of a son.’ He neversaw his parents atter tha. Wilson says he was never Wwught at school, but Jearned to read aud write In his own Way, With- ont much instruction, He ridicules the action of the Indiclary Committee and the Legisiature in rejecung lis petition without a hearmg. He has an idea that the Court which sentenced him + © hanged had no right to intere fere with his previous sentence of fourteen years for burglary, a8 there 18 no Jaw authorizing one judge to set aside the sentence of another juvige of the same court. He also velieves that in his bat sent situation he cau procure & writ of habeas corpns, under which he can compel Judge Car- penter to show cause why he detains him in the Connecticut State Prison. On some matters he 1s remarkably shrewd. Bub on « ons of law and the authority of the courts, he seems to have adopted statutes and ruings siited to his own case and which the jawyers are tnavie wo find im the book, Mr, Aberdeen told him frankly that no ication, and that his s Dan Kently; that thag his father was Ju Would jisien to his case was closed in the cour he had only to meet the sentence which had been pronounced by the Judge, and showid not deiay in preparing for tie result that awaived hun. Wilson seems to be quite confident he can take his own life at any time, But how he is todo it is » eyes are upon him at all deadly poison, choking—all these, it 1# beveved, can be prevented, But still Wilson is confident that he hoids the pulsations of is own jife jn the palm of his hand, and has only lo close his Angers to stop the beating of bis hardenea neart. He ignores religions counsel, and 18 aa much a@ murderer and urgiar to-day, velying the iaws of God and man, a he has been aul through lis career of crime for thirty-three years, ANOTHER VICTIM OF THE RIOT, James Firehock, one of the men shot during the riot of the 12th instant, died on Wednesday evening in Bellevue Hospital, Deceased waa twenty-nine years of age, @ uative of this city, and resided at 308 Bast Fourth street. The body was removed to the residence of deceased by permission of Coroner Young aud an inagest held, Wil be followed witn a contest for the West End | Wanderer, Coffee's | an | of those named will probably start, and a capital | WORLD'S PEACE JUBILEE. AGIGANTIC MUSICAL FESTIVAL. One Hundred Thousand in the Audience—Twenty Thousand in the Chorus and Two Thousand in the Orchestra. Mr. P. 8. Gilmore, the originator and manager of ; the first great Boston jubilee, is m the field with | another enterprise, which throws its predecessor | quite in the shade. It will commence on June 1%, | 1872, the anniversary of the signing of the Treaty | of Washington, and will close on the Fourth of | July. Here is his prospectus:— Two years ago the Boston Peace Jubilee held the | Nation spell-bound by the sublimity of its music. ‘That great volume of song swept through tne iaud | like a food of melody, filling every Christian heart ‘With “giad tidings of great joy.’ It came like a sunburst upon the musical world, shedding light where all bad beea darkuess before and revealing & new sphere of harmony, a fairer land of | promise, and triumphantly realizing greater achievements in the — divine art = than Were bitierto thought possible. 1t will ever be a memorable epoch in the lustory of music. Never | before had musical enthusiasm ran so high tn cur own linc; never had there veen sich an occasion to callit forth, lt was @ grand outburst vi sacred song, an overwhelming outpouring of the people, a universal expression of joy and thankfuiness that ce, bleased peace, had settled down upon the ud once more, 16 Was giorious event, and | thousands upon thousands are happier to-day for that one week of heaveniy music. ‘ne boom of the | cannon, the stroke of the bells, the clang of the an- | vils, the peal of the organ, the harmony of the thoa- | sand instruments, the melody of the ten thousand voices, the tuspired works of the great masiers, the | song of the “Star-Spanglea Banner,’ the cheers of the multitude, the splendor of the spectacie, the gen. | eral excitement and interest oi the even(—all this | 1s the rich possession of many &@ memory, and will | ever be recalled as amoug the happiest experiences of alifetime, It was indeed @ giortous triumph for all mterested—a triumph for the individual partict- pant, a triumph tor the nation, a triumph tor the musical world, Is there one of the thousands who were there who would not wis to see, to hear, to take part im another such feast of music—nay, in a festival of double the magnitude, double the mag- nificence, double the interest and importance in every respect? A GREATER FESTIVAL PROMISED, Within the past year the black cloud of war has burst ‘over urope, deluging with blood one of the fairest countries of the Continent; but, God be praised, Peace has conquered at last, and once more unfolds her white banner over the Christian world. ‘ile moral consciousness of mankind 18 so shocked with the | iat terrible havoc of war, as now waged with all the improved machinery of death, that the tendency of the time is for peace—permanent, enduring peace— among the nations of the earth, Will not ail say Goc-speed to any movement that would help tnaugu- rate such a nappy era? With this end fn view itis proposed to hold in the city of Boston, in the mouth of June, 1872, @ world’s peace jubilee, an mierna- tional musical festival, & union of all nations im harmony, when tweuty thousand voices shali swell the grand chorus and sing, as never before, the hymn of the angels—“Peave on Earth, Good Will ‘Towards Man.” For this purpose it is proposed to erect a Colisenin that will seat A HUNDRED THOUSAND PEOPLE, @ grand temple of music that shall be, ag it were, the gachering place of ail nations, upon whose sacred aitar every people shail tay its git of song. Within it shail be adoraed with the emblems of peace and harmony, and over the diferent entrances the names of ali nations will be emblazoned, while above 1t shall float the fags of all countries—nighest above all the broad banner of untversal peace. Poets, composers, artists and conductors of e land Will he asked to contribute or take part, and ail governments will be invited to send representatives vo participate m the ceremonies, ‘The restival will continue for two weeks, and it 1s proposed to dedi | cate one day to each nation. Now that through the recent Treaty of Washington there 1s every pros- pect of permanent aud it is to be hoped peat peace between England and America, t would secm highly appropriate America should dedicate the frst day of the grand festival to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and ireland, White the selections to be performed upon that day will consist chiefly of compositions of sons or adopted sons of the British Isles—including Cos- ta, Bennett, Benedict and Arthur Sullivan, among living composers, and Balle, Wallace and others, amoung the lilustrious dead—as tne highest compli- mnent America could pay Great Britain, the best place upon the programme will be given to Eng- land’s national air, “God Save the Queen.” This majestic choral, when produced by a chorus of 20,000 American voices, with the accompaniment of 2,000 instruments and every other accessory that can heighten its effect, caunot fail to touch the heart of Oid England, and convince her that her ofspring across the sea ‘seek peace and pursue it,” and are ready, in commemoration of the settlement of all questions in dispute between the two governments, vo strike the grandest chord of harmony that ever fell upon human ear. Wale the mpppcsiticn, to dedicate the first day of the World's Musical Festival to the Motherland will not doubt receive the approval of all Americans, who are themselves chiefly the children and chil- dren’s children of England, freland and Scotland, next and nearest to clatn Kindred with America 1s THE GERMAN FATHERLANC. To Germany, then—the land which leads all others in the sublime art of music—the land of the immor- tal Beethoven, Mozart, Handel, Haydn, Mendels- soln and scorea of oyher composers whose lofty in- spirations to-day fill the universe with the “concord of sweet sounds,” civilizing, Christianizing and har- monizing the whole human brotherhood—to Ger- many, then, hundreds of thousands of whose nople sons are among the best citizens of America, shall be dedicated the second day, But though there are substantial reasons why the Motherland and Fatherland, so imtmately con- nected by ties of blood with America, should be the first to receive her greetings, she opens her heart and stretches forth her arms with equal warmth to Russia, to France, to Austria, to Italy, to Spain, to all nations, and invites them to join with her tr mak. the proposed International Musica! Juvilee such a festival of harmony and rejoicing as the world has never known. ‘Thus while united Eagland, Ireland and Scotland Would have its day, Germany its day, France its day, Russia its day, Austria 118 day, Italy its day— each and every nation a separate day—whiie canon will salute, joy-bells ring, drums beat, organs peal, two thousand fustruments play, and twenty thou- sand voices sing—while ail these etemeats of har- mony will unite in producing the national airs of every jand and the grandest works of the great Masiers with a power anda majesty hitherto un- known, still, in order to carry out the proposed fes- tival im ail tts fulness, 1t is hecessary that each nation should be represented by A MAGNIFICENT BAND, in the full uniform ef the country to which it be+ longs, Which band should be the gif. and contriyn- tion of each government to this, the first Interna- tional Musical FY al, first Peace Jubilee of all nations ever held, Upon the day dedicated to any particular nation, the band of that nation would at the most interesting moment in the day's exercises be maren he Lvont of the platform tu play its part and to receive such a Welcome, such an ovation as would convince its country that America at least desires to be on terms of amity with all the world, the band has played ‘a selection of its own choosing, and while it stands atthe front, the 20,000 voices, Un ‘trumeuts and ali the elemenys of harmony © ned, will give the national air of the country It represents, as a compliment from Amer.ca to that nation. What cheers wonld greet the appearance of a maganitiec ystriad band, @& Prussian band, a Russian, or English band, or the splendit Guides’ band of musical Beigium! Woat music they would make! What internauional harmeny such visitors would produce | ‘The etfect of such a musical gathering as tg pro- posed would be to popularize the heavenly art of song, and move to nobler impulses every Christian heart. here would be no war, nor thought of war during the paration for such a festival would | Such black lines 18 thereby forbidden. rer ang pind closer with its subtiie chain ay the hearts of ail peoples, and cause the electric cable, mn its all-embractng and all-conquer- ing march of civilization round the glove, to pul- Sale With warmer words of grecting tian have ever yet leaped from heart to heart or from nation to hation through the mysterious depths of ocean, and open a broader path for the moral and material progress of the world. THE MUSICAL PEOPLE OF AMERICA, fromm one end of the land to the other, are now ready for tis grand demonstration. In hundreds of ch towns and villages, from tne Atlantic to the fie, they are wating for the word to organ- ize their best voices, where they are not alreaciy or- ganized, and to commence with renewed ardor the study and practice of the glorious music to be per- formed—miusic that will in the best manner repre- sent the character and compositions of every clime and people; the inusic of Germany, which may be regarued a8 UNIVERSAL MUSIC; the music of Engiand, Ireland aod Scotland; the music of Italy; the muste of France, the music of Russia, the music of Austria, the music of Spain, the music of every quarter ‘of the giobe—Europe, Asia, Africa and America. From both hemispheres and every nation let them come-—from Classic Greece and the Holy Land, from Turkey, China and Japan, from the Nite and the Ganges, the Alps and the Andes~ay, let not the con- tinents alone, Vat the isles of the sea contribate, and ‘With ail their varied instruments of muste swell the giad chorus of universal rejoicing, that shall fil not only every heart, but the Whole world with divine hartony. Come, ye representatives of every court and cabi- net of Europe, the New World invites you to Join in the feasi she is preparing; come in your ships, not with implements of war io make war, but with tne struments of harmony to inaugurate the new era of perpetual peace among the nations; come In the name of the King of kings and Lord of lords, and Tet the voice of aii navions go up in maltitudinous chorus for PRACE ON BARTH. ‘rhe note of preparation sounded months ago 1s already awaking unusual interest at nome and abroad. Leading men of the nation have given it their hearty endorsement, ‘and day by day cheernng words of encouragement come in from all quarters. Meiubers of the municipal, State and national govern- ments, as algo thase who by voice apd pen and purse helped forward Jodilee of are ready Reaparers oie the Wilander har ny, in this to countries, in making the Jubilee of 1872 such an exposition of the divine art as will raise the standard of music everywhere and be a living re So alt who may in any way contribute to its fultiiment All societies that took part im the Peace Jubilee 1869, as well as tnose unable admission to the chorus at that are now invited. Twenty thousand books contain- ing the selections to be performed will be furnished free to the singers, and eacn and all are expected to enter into the good work with heart and soul, and devote the coming winter to a thorough Study and practice of the suvilme music. Thousands of hearths and homes will be made happier anticl- pating this great event; the wholo American people, ay, THE WHOLE MUSICAL WORLD, Will look forward to it with deep interest; and when, upon the opening day, the graud chorus ol twenty | thousand shall rise to stag the inaugural “tiymn of Peace,” and to this chorus the harmony of two thou- saud performers and the bands ot alt natlous shall | be added, such @ volume of soag will be heard, such @ perfect and powerful accord of voices and instru- ney as never oefore weut up from earth to eaven, As ail nations are invited to join with America tn this demonstration m the name of universal peace it is hoped our Ministers at foreign Courts, and all who represent us abread, will use their influence in bringing about a festival which promises so much for the cultivation and development of internationa: harmony. THE POLARIS IN NEWFOUNDLAND. The Reception of the Polaris Expedition by the Authorities. On the arrival of the Polaris at St. Jonn’s, New- foundiand, on tho 13th inst., Captain Hall and the entire staff connected with the North Pole expedi- tion were received by the Governor, Secretary and Several prominent members of the Legistature, Every courtesy was extendea to the distinguished visitors. They were banquetied,at the Governor's mansion, and, in company with eral citizens, en- Joyed a day’s trouting. On the departure of the Polaris her gallant company received a hearty God Speed from the Newfoundlanders. SUPPLIES FOR THE AROTIO EXPEDITION. ‘The steamer Congress, bound for Disco, on the Coast of Greenland, with stores for the Arctic ship Polaris, Captain Hall, sailed from this port on Wednesday last. The following is @ list of her officers :— Capatn—H. K, Davenport. Lieunnant Commanders—William Ty. and Benjamin F. Day. Liewienants—Charies H. Stockton and Charles T. Arnoid, Masters—J, V. B. Bleecker, H. ©. Hunter and Wil- m H, Everet Midshipmen—C, FE. Vreeland, G. F. W. Holman, Thomas C. Spencer, A. H. Cobb, W. EB. Seweil and F. E. Green. Mate—J. M. Creignton, Surgeon——Edware >, Bogert, Assistant Surgeon—Homer L. Law. Paymaster—George Cochran. Engincers— Ciel, Edward B. Latch; first assist- ag ray H. Greenleaf; second assistant, Thomas: First Lieutenant of Martnes—c, u. Sherman. Captains Clerk—W. 0. Wywan. Pay Clerk—W, 8. Underdown, Boatswain—Joun Halt, Gunier—W, T. Devlin, Carpenter—Benry Davis, Suilmaker—A, A. Warren, Ice Pijot—J,. M. Buddingion, Greentand Pilot—H. W. sodge. on board at time of sailing). The complement of officers, crew and marines of tne Congress 1s about 830, and her tonnage 2,000 tons. The Congress had the following passengers on board:—Rey. J. ?. Newman, Chaplain of the United States Senate; Mr. E, &. Bliss, Rev. E. D. Bryan, and Mr, R. W. D. Bryan, astronomer for the Polaris, Sampson (Failed to come ABROGATION OF STAMPED ENVELGPES. WASHINGTON, Jui It will appear from the following corr that the envelope makers have, after all, succeeded in abolishing the stamped envelopes. The first letter is from Attorney General Akerman to the Post Master General, construiag the proviso attached to the appropriation for the service of the Post Ofice Department during the ensuing fiscal year, The second ts from an eminent New York lawyer and former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury under Mr. Chase's administration, construing the construc- tion of the Attorney General: THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OPINION. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICF, } WASHINGTON, June 28, 187 i Hon. J. A. J. CRESWELL, Postmaster General:— Sin—The question submitted in your letter to me of the 27th inst, 18 this:—Whether the prinung of black lines upon the envelopes furnished for the Poat Ofice Department is forbidden by the following provision In the act of March 3% 1871, entitled “An act mak appropriations tor the service of the Post Oftice Department for the year ending June 30, 1872, and for other purposes,"’ Provided, That no envelopes, as furnished by the gor- So printiog except a. priniod reeuen tavcruranine karte no print 0 retui he writer.” (16 U. S. Statutes, p. oy schon aed You inform me that the black lines are printea in the ordinary, Way on a printing press, in the same manner and by substantially the same instrumen- tality as the “return request.” The statate ts uni- versal in its promibition of ail printing except the “return request.’ Printing 1s the forming of char- acters or marks on paper or similar material by im- pression. 1 am unabie to distiagmsh, in construing this act, between the impression of one sort of mark and the impression of another sort of mark, and while it 1s possiple that such marks as these in the specimen which you nave sent me were not within the special contemplation of Congress, yet Lam of the opinion that the universality of tie language forbids that any letters, devices, marks or char- acters should be printed upon the envelops except the “return request."’ This constraction is confirmed by the prohibition in the same proviso of lithographiag or engraving upon the envelopes, showing that it was the inten- tuuon of Congress that the envelupes should be per- fectiy blank with the exception of the “return re- quest.” Very respectfully your obedient servant, A. H. AKEKMAN, Attorney General. ME, M. B, FIELD'S OPINION, New Yours, July 17, 1871, Srr—Yon have submitted for my consideration a written opinion of tie Attorney General of the United States, dated Washington, June 23, 1971, in response to an inquiry addressed to him by the Postmaster General, Whether the prinung of black lines upon the envelopes turnished (or the vost Orice Department is forbidden by the following proviso In the act of Maren 4, 1871, entitled an act making appropriations for the service of the Posi OMice De- partinent for the year ending June 30, 1872, and for other purposes, viz.:—"Provided that no envelopes as furnished by the government shall contain any lithographing, engraving, and no printing except a printed request to return the letter to the writer.”? ‘The Attorney General decites that See erating, of je say: t am of the opinion that ihe universailty of t Jan- guage forbids that any 3 or characters shali be pri upon the envelopes ex- cept the ‘return request.’ This constraction is con- firmed by the prohivition in the same proviso of lithographing or engraving upon the envelopes, showing that it was tie imtention of Congress that the envelopes should be perfectly blank with the exception of the request," You ask me whether, in my view, the foregoing decision does not abolish the stamp and water marks, “P. O. D.” (meaning the Post Office Depart mest) contained in Postal envelopes as well as the black lines contained In a portion of them, and T am constrained to answer that it does. At the same time I feel it my duty to state that I enureiy dissent from the Attorney Generai’s construction of the proviso. Unwiiling to havard the expression of my individual opinions in the premises without consultation with others, | have conterred with some ¢f the ablest members of our bar and tave been by them confirmed in my views. The Attorney ne ral, in this opinion, gives his own detinition of print img as follows. ¢ forming of characters or marks on paper or similar material by impression.’ Web ster’s definition of the noun printing 1s, “The act, art or practice of impressing letiers, characters or figures on paper, cloth or other mate- rial the business of ‘a printer: typography.” ! ‘The Attorney General relies upon the universality of the anguage in the proviso as proniviting the in. preiston upon the reverse side of the envelope of blac lines intended to facilitate the writing oF the addiess or superscription upon tne face thereof. Acoptng his definition of printing as applicable to the construction of this statute, it requires no argu- men: to show that the stamp and the water marks contained in the envelop are Re laveat equally with the Hack lines. The only reply that can possibly be mad; to this 18 that the proyiso should be so con+ stra as to harmonize with the expressed intention or entitling of the clause of the appropriation to Which it applies, Which is)“for stamped envelopes and sostage stainps.’* The outy construction which woud harmonize the entitling and the proviso would be tlat which should attach to the word “stamped” som¢ other meaning hot included in the comprehen- sive lefinition of “printing” adopted by the Attor- hey yeneral, Otherwise the word stamped’? in the enuiting should limit and control the Word “print ing’’in the proviso, Very respectfully, B FIELD, THE 8T, LOUIS EXPRESS ROBBERY. St. Louis, Mo., Joly 27, 1871. ‘The Kansas Pacific Railway bonds stolen from the Unite: States press Company on Tuesday are numipred from 260 to 286 and 301 to 360, Inclusive, for $00 each; 201 to 401 and 451 to 590, inclusive, for $50 each, They are jand grant bonds ana had Jnly oupons attached, Both the driver and mes- senge have been released, there bemg no positive evideice Of their complicity ig the rovvery, UYSTERIES OF THE METROPOLIS, Suicide of a Beautiful Southern ‘Woman. She Shoots Herself in the Breast and Refuses to Say Why. A Secret Between the Victim and Her God. The suicide of Miss Genevra DP, Rockwell, other- wise known as Minnie French, by shooting herseld in the left breast with @ seven-barielled revolver. on the 10th inst., while im her boarding house, 117 | West Tuirty-dirst street, has heretofore been briefly mentioned in the HERALD, Some turther and inter- esting developments in the case were yesterday made during the oficial Investigation before Coro- ner Schirmer, Some three weeks ago deceased and her sister Fidelia, both exceedingly beautiful and lighly ac complished young women, arcived in this city from their home In Charlotteviile, N. C., with the inten~ uon of visiting Saratoga, Long Branch, Newport and other fasbionable resort:, and secured apart- mnents at one of the Broudway hotels. Subsequently preterring to Live in @ private house, the sisters went to 117 West 'Thirty-first street, where, on tie even~ ing of the 10th instant, Fidelia Rockwell, on going to her room, was horrified at Onding her sister Genevra on the bed, bathed in blood, which was ra~ pidiy oozing from @ wound 1a her breast. The poor girl admitted that she had shot herself, but refused tw make any explanation, saying lt was & secret be~ tween HERSELF AND GOD, which nothing could induce her to divulge. Roundsman Edward Kuight, of the Twenty-ninth. precinct, testified tat alier the shooting he was: called into the house, and on the third floor found Ge- nevra on the bed bleeding from a pistol shot wound of the breast, the pistol then being on the bureau. In answer to a question vy the roundsman she said. she had suot herself, but that tae cause for the act MUST DIB WITH HER. The wounded woman was first taken to Bellevae Hosptial for weatment, and subse jnevtly removed to 150 East Twenty-seventh sureet, where death en- sued as stated. Dr, Walter M. Fiemtng, who had been in attendance upon deceased, gave a certificate of death, Which, of course, Was not bonored by the: Roard of Health, who rejerred the case to Coroner Schirmer, No verdict but that of suicide by shoor~ ing could be rendered, Deceased was twenty-three years of age and a native of Virzinia. After Miss Rock well shot herseifan anonymous telegraphic despatch was received from oue of ber friends in Richmond, Va., announcing his intention, ofcoming to New York if absolutely necessary; otherwise he would not. Evidently certain parties have taken a «deep Inte~ Test in Keeping tne facts of the case trom the public view! but they proved unsuccessful, Inasmuch as the matter Was brought prominently to the notice first of Captain burden, of the Twenty-uinth precinct, and subsequently to Captain Cameron, of the Eigh= teenth precinct, Where ine woman died. Deceased had a costly funeral, but where she was buried or at whose expense did not trangpire. DEPARTMENT OF DOCKS. The Commissioners Refuse to Lease the Water Frout—The Keason Why. A regular meeting of the Commissioners of Docks was held yesterday, the President of the Board, Mr. John T. Agnew, in the chair, and present Commis« stoners Wood and Smith, The Executive Committee, through Mr. Wood, presented its report im reference to the petition of! the NEW YORK PIER AND WAREHOUSE COMPANY, asking for a lease of the water front for the erection: of docks, &c. The Pier and Warehouse Company appled for a lease of land under water suMictent for the construction of ten piers, together with the intervening space of about two hundred feet, for docks and slips, on the Norte River, beginning a dittle south of plor No, 1, and cxtenaing northward anout three thou- sand feet, The terms offered were that the Depart- ment of Docks should construct the sea wall and’ streets according to tne plans already adopted, and should set apart the said three thousand feet for the accommodation of vessels propelled in part on wholly by steam. The company was to lease the premises for ten years, with the privilege of four renewals, making the whole term fifty years: the clly to bay the property, at the explra« ton of the lease, at @ fair valuation, ana m the meantime the vroperty to be free from taxation; the company to pay annually for each pier, with buikhead, &c., $16,000 for the first ten years; fer the second ten years, $7,000; for the third ten years, $8,000; for the fourtur 0, and for the Mth term, $10,000. ‘The company offered for the lease $100,000 full paid-up stock for each pier, at least 100 feet wide aud 500 feek long, with a warehouse according to a plan hereto fore submitied, the company to nave the entire con~ trol and management of sald piers. The 5,000 feet of water front wail take froia pier No, 1 to No, 20, each of which is valued by its present owners at from $100,000 to $750,000; and as they are private: property they would have to ve bought by the city At a cost Of at least $3,420,454, on which the annual Interest at seven per ceul would be §23y, in ad~ dition the necessary buidings woull — cost 454, kor this ouvlay the company offers an. L rent of $6,000 and a deposit of $140,000 of its OWN stock, With No assessment. this caiculauon shows @ balance in the iuterest account against the Clty oF $1,794,818 for the iirst ten years; and, consid ering the renewals, the amount would probably ex- ed the Cost of the enitre improvement of the water tront from Sixty-first street, North tuver, to Grand street, East River, considering in addition the ex, emptton Irom taxation and thé loss to the ctty of Slipage, dockage, &c. The cowmuittee considered Ulat such & lease Would put the control of the water front in the hands ot a compaty so as to be detrk Menta} to the best interests ot the city, ‘The com. Mittee favor the project of leasing piers and wharves directly to steamsinp lines, a8 well as the owners o! sailing vesseis, and lieve the piers will be thus seif-sustaiming. ‘The committee also advo- cate @ liberal poney m relation to the rt front, with a view to stimulating commereial enter- | prise, but think it aivisable to retain concrot ot the entire water froni, While leasing the bulkheads, &c., for strictly commerctal purposes. Persous seeking gain by exactions, from commerce, m the shape oF | liga rates of wharfage, must then have recourse to piher Speculations Jess injurious to te public Haters a F hese reasons the committee recommended that the application be aenied, and ihe Boare adopted the report, The Auditing Voinmittee reported In favor of pay. sundry bills, amounting In the aggregate to 06, The report was adopted, Alfer the transaction of a good deal of executive busimess the Board adjourned. inj ALLEGED FRAUDS IN INDIANA, INDIANAPOLTS, Ind., July 1871. R. J. Brignt, the State Printer, appeared before Justice Fisher this morning to answer a charge of perjury, for which he was arrested on Tuesday, om the afidavit of Mr. Fishoack, of the Journal, By agreement the case was referred to the Grand Jury, Which meets in a few weeks. Mr. Bright gave bat in $000, Mr. Wiliianr Henderson aud John Fishback. a brother of the plainud, becoming his bondsmen. ‘The charge 18 brought for the purpose of opening arp Javestigation into the alleged trands said to have been committed by the State Printer, whereby tha State 1s defrauded oat of several thousands o} dollars, WEST VIRGINIA SULPHUR SPRINGS, Fancy Dress and Masquerade Balls nt the White Soipiur Springs—Grand Display of Elegant Costumes—Nuambers of Northerm Qvesin Present. Whire SULPHUR Springs, W, Va., July 27, 1871. ‘The firet of the series of grand fancy and masquer- ade balls of the season, given by the proprietors tor their guests, took place Jast night. The array of fancy costumes and costly ball dresses was very brilliant. Many distinguished gentlemen and noted belles from ali parts of the Union were present. At twelve o'clock the company were dined ane wined by the proprietor, Dancing was kept Up until daybreak this morning. One of the gratifying feavures of the ball was the large number of ladies and gentlemen present from the North and thety recepion by Southerners in the social circles, THE ROCKAWAY SHARKS. Fan ROCKAWAY, duly 25, 1871, To THe Korror ov THE Heranp: Ata meeting of citizens of Rockaway the follow ing was adopted Resolved, That as the New York press has for tho past fer days been itvin hy thelr appearan: the statement tv absolutely falee und Intended to damage the interests of this resort, ‘The ata at (Wo Ton, George killed, i equally falve, and we raelver 10 have origh~ 3 Pam, am te. malicious reporter. B. C. MOTT, Chairman, Darran, Secretary. Wilham smith, Charles L, Hopkins, Joon R. Hicks, M. Walker, Robert Dibble, Benj. Pie A. bi, Benson, N. K. Scolleld.