The New York Herald Newspaper, November 28, 1871, Page 3

> ‘ . ‘ > ~ sl THR PRINCE'S PLEASURES. Whe Grand Duke Alexis Pho- tographed. VISIT TO THE BROOKLYN NAVY YARD. Brilliant Reception at the Residence of the Commandant. THE IMPERIAL PARTY AT THE OPERA Grand Ovation in the Acad- emy of Music. Mille. Christine Nilsson as Margue- rite, in Faust. THE PROGRAMME FOR T?-DAY. The Proposed Visit to Philadelphia. ‘Bis Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Alexis yesterday to artistic, social and musical ments, The prominent public features of his movements comprised a visit to the Brooklyn Navy Yard, where a brilliant reception was given at the fesidence of the commandant, and a visit in the gvening to the New York Academy of Music, where the opera of “Faust,’? with Mile. Christine Nilsson as Marguerite, was magnificently rendered, THE PRINCE PHOTOGRAPIED, Alexis and several membcrs of his sutte, accom- panied by Mr. Catacazy, Mr. William H. Aspinwall and Mr, Albert Bierstadt, left the Clarendon Hotel early in the morning and drove to Brady's photo- Sraph gallery on Broadway. Mr. Brady conducted them over his estabiishment, where they had an Spportanity of examining the portraits of the Grand Duke's tather and mother, their Imperial Majesties the Czar and Czarina, as well as of other illus- tions foreigners and many prominent Amert- fans, The Prince and party passed some time and evinced much interest in viewing the spe- timens of artistic ski! which adorn the gallery, and Afterwards the Grand Duke resigned himself into Whe hands of Mr. Brady for the purpose of being Photographed. Several successful portratts ot him were \aken in different positions and of different Btyies and sizes,from the small vignettes to the large wnperial photograpns. After returning tnanks to the proprietor of the establishment the Grand Duke and his Russian friends took thelr departure for the Ravy Yard, i a daeg VistT TO THE NAVY YARD. The United States steamer Tallapoosa nad been placed at the aisposal of the Pridde to convey him- Delf and suite from the New York side actoss the fiver to the Brooklyn Navy Yard, As the steamer the wharf a royal salute was fired from the stationed on the dock near the recelving Shrp. The imperial party wore met on landing by Bear Admiral Smith, Commandant of the Yard, and } brilliant group of naval officers, The marines were Grawn up In line and presented arms as the Grand Dake, Aamiral Possiet and the Russian officers who accompanied them from the Tallapoosa passed m to the commandant’s residence, A large con- pourse of spectators had assembled at the York Breet gate, through which, meanwhile, carriages Donveying invited guests came rapidly rolling in. he spectators expected that the Grana Duke would Wnter by that gate, and that they would get a eae him, but they were doomed to disappoint. ‘The proceedings at the Navy Yard were confined othe reception. The admiral’s residence was very Glegantly decorated for the occasion, and the enter- tainment was one of the most delightful of tne ind that can be imagined. As the imperial guests arrived they were greeted with the familiar martial music of their national anthem by the band trom Governor’s Island stationed on the front verandah, which was enclosed and festooned with fags, the gational standards of Kussia and America, THE GRAND DUKE AND SUITB were cordially and gracefully recetved and wel- eomed by Mrs, Smith, wife of the Aamiral, and thetr beautiiul and blooming daughter, Miss Emuy. Mrs. Smith looked really magnificent in a rich k and white brocade, with a profusion of black and a wealth of diamond ornaments, nd Miss Emily looked lovely in a beautiful dlue Bik, covered With white Valenciennes lace, and a crown oi! natural white flowers on herhead. Alexis took up bis position within the drawing room, near the door, to the leit of the hall, with Mrs, Smith on Bus right and Miss Smith on uis leit—Admiral Pos. piet being on the right of Mrs. Siith, and Admiral Bmith on the right of Admiral Possiet—with the ower gg ad Nak Lp trie of me se dis- pear by picturesque an jeasin, ere: As the invited guesis were Tosnered o the apartment they were received by the host Bnd bostess and preseutea to the Prince, All the ofMicers of the Kussian and Ameican squadrons in the harbor, the naval officers stationed at the Yard, She of_icers of the garrisons in the neighboring de- fences, together with distinguished civilians of New York an Brookiyn, with their ladies, received, invi- dations to the reception, aud many vo! those so hon- graced the occasion by their presence, gentiemen who were not in uniform were in iuil evening dress, and the jadics, some in eveninu costume and some in demi- Jolletie, view with each other in the splendor of their Gress. ‘tuere wos an unusually elegant display of ‘wealth, beauty and fashion. Among THE PROMINENT PERSONS PRESENT, oe the Grand Duke and suite, were Mr. and Mrs, (who came in a beautiful and becoming biue walking costume), Admiral Kowan, Admiral we ineg then bie the Leroy, Commodore Stroug, Captain Whitney, Captain Upshur, Saget Eld- Paymaster Cunningham, cunief Engineer img, Chief Engineer Sewell, Medical Inspector Kk, Medical Inspector Jackson, Communder e, Commander Adams, Governor and Mrs. E. Morgan, Mrs. Judge Roosevelt and daughter, the Dean of Chester and daughter, Mrs, Captain Nicholson, Juage and Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Livingston, Miss Weish, Mrs. and Miss Lowe, and a host of other juemen and ladies. The mosic, mingled with the feriime of the fowers which floated in on the balmy from the conservatory through the open win- @ows of the drawing room, together with the bril- Se appearance of the guests, combined to make a SCENE OF ENCHANTING BEAUTY. After an nour or two had been passed in recetving the invited guests and detightful social converse the company were invited to partake of a sumptuous collation, which was spread out in & spa- cious apartment over the drawing room. ne Grand Duke Per te Protfered his arm to Mrs. Smith and led the way, followed vy the Other guests. The room was profusely festooned ‘with flags. Ail the windows in the rooms and the halis were draped witn Russian and American flags tnsvead of ordiaary curtains, On the wall in ‘the reireshiment room hung a splendid patuting of on ie resting on shield, and under- peal the words “America” and | “Rus. gia.” ‘Ihe table was loaded with an abundance of substantial viands and decorated with flowers and vrnamental confectionery and tors; stands filled with tempting fruits were placed slong the centre, alternating with vases filed with fragrant fowers, Alter the guests had partaken of the refresh- ents here provided they descended to tne drawing foom aud A DANCE WAS IMPROVISED, The Navy Yard band was arranged on the rear veranduh and the music for the dancing, sweet and soit, stole in from the open windows. The gas was lighted in the drawing room, and ‘this Served to give ihe festive scene a delightfully sub- ued appearance, as well as to enhance the effect Of the costumes and complexions of the ladies. The arawing room was so much crowded there was Mitie room for dancing, but one set was soon formed, and the Grand Duke and Admiral Possict ceores & the Lanciers. His, Imperial High. danced with Miss Smith, and Admiral Possiet With the hostess, Subsequently others of the guests pM pect, find joined in several successive 3 Hy ‘ santa ances bim here asebaaia MAGNIFICENT BOUQUET OF FLOWERS, which he gracelutly accepted in honor of the Amert- gan ladies, in whose name it was presented. ‘The Grand Duke comported himself 1 roughout with enat ease and elegance which have characterized ail Gis Movements since he first displayed bis manly ep ee Influence among us, The mem- ‘of his ai and all the Russian oficers likewise crested & MOst picasing }mpreasion upon ail the company, especially the ladies. The Grand Duke did not mspect the different depariments of the Fetura. ois Motel to "send “oe ane aR, Of letters ba and do RETURN TO NEW YORK. Bpon leaving We Admiral's residence the imperial NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1871.—TRIPLE SHEET, Darty were condncted to the steamer by a giittering array of American Officers, the marines on the Wharf presented arms @gain as the party passed on to go on board, the ban? played the Russian hymn, the guns gave the Foval salute avain, loud cheers erose from the company left on shore, and tne Grand Duke bowed his acknowledgments from tre upper deck as the Tallapoosa giided trom the dock to convey him back to the city of New York, The Imperial Party at the Opera. His Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Alexia, accompanied by his suite, visited the Academy of Music last night, ‘Faust’ being the opera specially selected for the occa ston, A very fashionable assemblage thronged the building long before the curtain rose, The beauty of the metropolis was fairly represented, for 1t is seldom that the Academy has presented such ® gorgeous and sparkling array as was witnessed there last evening. Te be sure, Nilsson has at- tractea the most refined and cultivated of our met- Topolitan belies and sages, but a regal sensation not being an affair of every day occurrence, the very creme de la créme of the city congregated in chival- ric and fascinating masses to greet the noble gon of the Ozar. Truly the Academy was ablaze with fashion, and it was worth while consid- ering whether in any other metropo!ts in the world such @ brilliant galaxy of talent and beauty could ‘be brought together. Towards eight o'clock car- riage after carriage rolled up towards the doors of the Academy, ana shortly before the overture com- menced there was scarceiy & vacant seat in the building, About ten minutes after eight the Duke and suite arrived, and at once proceeded to the pro- scenium box set apart for them. Russian flags, in- terwoven with the Stars and Stripes, made up the ration, Upon the entrance of the Duke the orchestra played the Russian hymn, the audience rising almost simultaneously with the com- mencement of the air. ‘The royal visitor gracefuily bowed his acknowledgments and toox his seat in the box to the left of the’ stage. The party con- sisted of Admiral Possiet, Mr. and Madame Vata- eazy, Counsellor Macuin, General and Madame Gor- lom, Count Visenteuf, Count Sheuralot, Lieutenant Tuder, Dr. Cudrien, Captain Kremar, V. Shukof, Robert Sonutzi, Captain Van Shantz, Lieuten- ants Gillebrandez. Sideusner, Stark, Osteletsky, Dr. Popoff, Master Kazaninog, Lieutenant Kogiof, dr.; General McDowell and a few otner American officers made up the company. The appearance of the Duke set the ladies in a flutter, and he had not long taken his seat when he was subjected to @ heavy fire of artillery from the com- bined opera glass = force of the house. He braved the attack with wonderful composure, and having been comfortably seated quietly awatted the riemg of the curtain. So much Nas been said in praise of Mile. Nilsson in her un- Tivalled role of Marguerite thacit is almost super. fiuous to add a word of commendation, ie great cantatrice wasin splendid voice, and fair!y enrap- tured the audience by the grand rendition of the arias and concerted pieces which fell to her part. Capoul and Jamet, as faust and Mephisto respectively, acquittea themsetves with distinction, and Miss Cary, as Siebel, added to ihe vary favorable impression she has already made, Indeed, the entire opera passed of wiih unusual smoothness, Tuat its performance was gratiiying to the ducal party was evident from the trequent and enthusiastic plaudits that issued from their box. ‘Tne Duke Alexis seemed deeply interested in the opera from the rising of the curtain until it fell for the last (me. The programmes furnished to the Duke aud suite were printed on white satin, At the ter- mination of the opera Mile. Nilsson was called for, and when she finally did appear the Duke appiauded heartily, aud in acknowledgment the great prima donna bowed toward the proscenium box he occu- Pied, Altogether ‘‘Fausv’ gave decided satisfaction to the entire assemblage, The Duke and suite left by the side entrance to the Adademy tmmediately nee (be last act and progecded to the Clarendon Bi TO-DAY’S PROGRAMME, At one o'clock P. M. the Grand Duke, accom. panied by hig suite, will review the Fire Depart- ment at Tompkins square. He will pass in review- ing between the lookers on and the brigade. The south stde of the square will be reserved for car Tages. He will test the eMfclency of the system by nimself giving the alarm at one of the stations, In the evening THE GRAND BALL AT THE NAVY YARD will take piace. There are about seventeen hundred guests expected. The following notice, which ap- peared in yesterday’s HERALD, Will be found useful to those who expect to be present:— Invited quests to the naval ball on Tuesday Tember 28, are expected to enter the yard b entrance, where an admission ticket will be shown for each occupant of a where it 1 are includ ‘Theso tickets will be given up atthe entrance to the ball- room, in the Equipment Building, where a carriage check, with ' coupons, given, and the carriages ‘out — the rear of the building, and take positio: them by the police. “These requirements will be evening, No- the York street Fequired to be carriage, except in cases ‘presaed on the ticket that a “lady” or “ladies” in the invitation, ALEXIS TO VISIT PHILADELPHIA, PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 27, 1871. ‘The Committee of Arrangements for the reception of the Grand Duke held a meeting this morning to complete the arrangements, The Grand Duke will leave New York ona special train on Bunday evening next, arriving at the Contl- nental Hotel about eleven o’clock. Monday will be spent ina drive through the principal strects, after which @ collation will be served at the Park and a military review be held. ‘The party will then visit the Navy Yard and take a trip to League Isiand for the purpose of inspecting tho monitors. ‘The Grand Duke wiil spend put twenty-four hours in this city, consequently the grand batl ts fixed for Monday night. A letter has been sent to the Russian Admiral requesting him to permit such officers of the Russian feet as can be gpated to accompany the special train on Suoday nignt and become the guests of the city during the brief visit of the Grand Duke, THE NEW YORK ORTHOPEDIC DISPEN- SiRY. Important Meeting of the Trustees—A Salt- able Building to be Erected. A-special meeting of the Board of Trustees of the New York Orthopmtic Dispensary was recently heid at the residence of President Jas. Brown to consider the project of erecting a suitable building to meet the requirements of the Dispensary. Mr. Howard Potter, the Secretary, presented a report showing that at present there were 311 patients under treat- ment, of whom 175 were suffering trom Potts’ dis- ease of the spine (humpback), 90 were aflicted with hip joint disease and 46 were laboring under other deformities, In discussing the resolution to erect a building Theodore Roosevelt, Treasurer, stated his entire confidence in and approval of the treatment as Pracused in the Dispensary, to the success and efil- cacy of which he could bear personal testimony. He strongly urged the building project, and stated that the necessity for a building had long existed, and that the time had now arrived when he con- sidered some definite and decided action should be taken. Mr. Potter expressed similar sentiments, and read a letter from Dr. John T. Metcalfe, one of the sonsulting surgeons, in which, after regretting his inability to be present at the meeting, the Doctor spoke in terms ot strong approval of the gratifving and successful results accomplished by the Dis- pensary in the treatment of deiormiues, prs. C, Re Agnew and £. Krackowizer, also consulting surgeons, Were present, and each endorsed Dr. Metcalfe’s views, and added their testimony asto the merits of the institution and the advisapility of building. Kev. Dr. Hitchcock then addressed the meeting, Speaking at some length of the great bene- fits which accrue to the public from the labors of those who are so actively engaged in the work. Jn response to an inquiry Mr. Roosxve Lt stated that it was deemed necessary to raise $40,000 for buliding purposes, and that the subdscripuon would begin that evening, no subscription, however, be.ng binding until $20,000 had been ‘subscribed. Three thousand dollars was subscribed by the trustees before the meeting adjourned, and it is earnestly hoped that the public will aid this really noble charity. Subscriptions may be sent either to dames Brown, President, No. 59 Walt street, orto ‘Theodore Roosevelt, No, 94 Maiden lane, The objects of this dispensary are to furnish proper surgical and mechanical treatment to poor ous we who are suffering trom disease and condi- ions Which result in bodily deformity, and since its organization it has faithfully fulfilled the ob;ects for which 1t was created, A large number of patients have been benefiied by its services, and tts past successes in the treatment ol this large and neg- lected class of sufferers call for more extended facill- ties to meet Its constantly increasing demands, Those who feel so disposed may visit the dispensary, which ts located at No. 1,209 Broadway, and open. daily, from one to three o’clock P, Saturdays ex- cepted. Many unfortunates have been saved trom @ life of misery, dependence and, perha auper- ism, by the kind and timely oMces of this Dispen- fary, and have in rice been returned as useful and active members of society. The oMcers and trustees of the Dispensary are as follows:—Presi- dent, James Brown; Vico President, U, Murdock; Secretary, foward Potter; Treas. urer, ‘Theodore Roosevelt; Surgeons—Charies Fayette Taylor and Thomas M. I. Chrystie; Assistant Surgeons—Newton M. Shaffer, U. G, Hitchcock; Consulting Surgeons, Willard Parker, Willam H, Van Buren, 0. R. Agnew, John T, Met. calfe, Ernest Krackowizer; frustecs—James Brown, S W. Coe, William B. Dodge, Alexander Frear, D, Willis James, Robert Lenox Kenpedy, U. A, Mur- dock, Robert 5. Newton, Howard Potter, Theodore Roosevelt, Charles F’. Taylor, David V. N. Walliams, Morgan Snyder, John L, Aspinwall, David Dows, Allan Campbell, Roswell D. Iteucock, Robert Win- throp, William B. Ogden, F. % Winston, Samuel Hawk, 7, M. L. Ohrvauea “DICK’S” DISTRESS. The New County Jail on Broadway and Its Distinguished Occupant. The Cell of State and the Prison Fare. Bailers on Behalf of the Late Comptroller Coming Up Slowly—$900,000 Already Bonded, “Flas Connolly got his ball yet?” “No, I dare say not, He may have tt ready, bat tt will, no doubt, be pretty dificult for him io fyd that amount ef money ready to be pledged for him at this particular time.’ “Why at this particular time?” “Because the public mind is so upset, so harassed by cries and charges of frauds and robperies that people possessed of property enough to become se- curity in any large amount are afratd to make pub- he the condition of ther affatrs, as they would be obliged to in justifying as bondsmen.’’ Conversations such as the above, or in “words to that effect,” might be heard yesterday in almost every quarter. The arrest of Comptroller Connolly had been fully discussed on Saturday and all day Sunday, and, of course, yesterday brought no change in the situation as regards the now noted prisoner of State, and consequently the subject re- mained still one for speculation and conversation, ‘The fact thatthe arrest was made on Saturday af- ternoon, when It was so diMcult to obtain any amount of ball, not to say such an enormous and really excessive amount, was regarded by many— not alone friends and followers of the late Comp- troller—as simply an outrage, and was more loudly commented on when it became known that the illus- trious captive must, perforce, be confined IN THE COUNTY JAIL. Tne building lately and generally used by the Sheriff for the confinement of prisoners committed to his care is situated on Ludlow street, but as a smart paper maker and counterfeiter had succeeded in cutting his way out of that establisument, and as it was sadly in need of a general repairing, a new Jail was necessary, especially as the prisoner wa3 one of more than ordinary importance. This new jail is situated on Broadway, between Waverley place and Washington place, and opposite the Glone and Lina Edwin’s Theatres. It is six stories in helght, of Philadelphia brick, with brown stone trimmings, It is @ much more comforlable looking building than the old county jail, The matin entrance 13 from Broadway. The matin nallway ts covered with marble tiles, and the stairways and hallways above are heavily padded, for the purpose, perhaps, of allowing the Keepers and attendants to pass up and down, and be thus enabled to surprise the prisoners should they attempt any conspiracy or attempt to form LOTS FOR ESCAPE. The cejlg are much more cosily furnished than in ‘the old Jjaif, and were they devoid of the ja'l ac- companiments, in the shape of deputy sheriffs and keepers and other suspicious cuaracters, would not be at all unpleasant as dwelling places, Cotij)- troller Connolly is confined in cell No. 131, which fronts of the main thoroughfare of tae metropolis. The windows are guarded by five crossbars and intricate network of thread lace, and are about twenty feet from the street, 80 that in case any forcible attempt at escape should be mace the drop trom the window would not be very great after the prisoner or his friends had succeeded in cutting through the bars and net- work, ‘the apartament is furnished with chairs and sofa, of heavy crimson velvet; a bounteous side- board stood at one side; @ marble-top tavie stood in the centre of the room, and on it were scrolls and bonds and ink-horns and quills and other parapher- nalia o1 legal fights and prison life. THE DISTINGUISHED PRISONER was visited yesterday by numbers of his friends, some of Whom came prepared to certily 1n his behalf that he wouid appear when wanted and make answer to the complaint filed against him; others came only to sympatnize, and ail were obi 10 apply first at the office of the jail, where Mr, August Schneehagi Officiatea as Deputy Warden, rr. Schneenagl 1s a@ stout, full bearded, good-natured looking man and the pink of politeness in his official capacity. He scrutinized each applicant for ad- mussion quite closely, and then, alter a little neces- sary formula of inscriping the visitor’s name on a pastevoard and sending it by an attendant to the Cell of state, the visitor was ushered up. Passing up the padded stairway the first cell espied is a large, roomy one, covered with Axminster carpet of lavender und work and handsomely colored vines and wreaths; the furniture ts of heavy Tosewood and covered with purple satin; damask curtains and lambrequins hide portions of the net- work on the windows, The room is by no means gloomy, and is ased a3 @ general sitting room by those inmates who are not too closely guarded, At a@short distance from this is the ceil No. 131, At the door of this latter apartment Deputy Sherif Keyes stands guard, and none can be admitted without his permission. When the HERaLD re- porcer called he was immediately usuered up stairs and transferred to the scrutiny of the lengthy Keyes. The reporter remarked that he was some- what sorry to ind Mr, Keyes playing the part of Cerberus, “An! replied that gent, “you know what Hamlet say: To what base uses may we come at last ; Imperial Ciesar, dead and turned to clay, May stop a hole to kesp the wind away. Tam not here of my own volition; lam but the creature of circumstances and a deputy sherut, You remember the motto on some of the engines in the fire department—‘Where duty calis, inere 1 find me.’ How’s that?’ ‘vhat’s good, Martin—likewise correct. fares your prisoner to-day, good Sir Martin y” “Weill, he fares quite well. The friends are not quite as prompt as might be expected, but the bail bonds are being prepared. There ts quite a dis- tinguished company inside at present, and Judson is putting the bondsmen through an examiation,”” Presently the door opened, the reporter's card was handed in and in a moment he was admitied, Comptroller Connolly received the HERALD repre- sentative quite affably and cordially, He was dressed in his well known prown Velvet smoking Jacket, and was waiking about as if quite at home, Uls fect were encased in comfortable-looking slip- pers; in one hand he held a short cigar and in the other he swung his goid-bowed spectacles, He said in reply to @& question that he felt ag well as could be expected, although at times his face wore a troubled expression, and he moved around as if sayi “How long must this farce go He showed certainly but little sign of any fear or trembling. In the room were his nephews his counsel, Rufus Andrews and 8. G. Courtney, an a few friends, among them Charies Underwood O'Connell, “faithful among the faitniul few.” He seemed much more annoyed at the turn affairs had taken than did this fallen chieftain himself, slr. O'Connell assured the HERALD reporter thay ‘THE PRISON PARR was really not hard to take. He had not tried it himself here, but he had nad a dose of it in Port- land and one or two other prison establishments under the dominion of England, and he really thought that the fare at this jall was the best ne had ever known. He had secured coples of the bill of fare and intended to send some over to the keepers of Portiand Prison and recommend that when Her Majesty’s minions should feel again in- cinea to imprison American citizens they could see how prisoners of State are treated by the jailers in Gotham. Here is a copy of a list of voriure to which prisoucrs may subject their digestive appa- ratus:— Tlow Ox Tafl, @ I'Angiaise, ) AUX CroutonA, P Broiled Whitefish, «la maitre d’hotel, ROAST. ibs of Beer. f Mutton, BOILED, Ham, Cham- 3 ‘ g 3 [eg of Multon, caper sance, - ‘of Corned Pork, with wae ‘turnips, « Beouf, & ia mode, Beef Tongue. Ham. Lobster. fave de Strasbourg, a a genie, Hi Boned Turkey, with truities, ENTREES, COLD DISHES, Corned neh, pressed. Jeune Poulet, saute, aux champignons. Ox Tall, braisee, au Madere, Petites Loteleites de Canvas-back Duck, aux olives, a fromage de Parmesan. |, boeles, sauce piquante, jard: Hh HC la Diable, Bistole de Snipe farcies, panes, Pompadour. Sanards, én brochette, au puree de ‘oles de Jeunes tomate. Croquette de Rix frite, a 1a Vienne. GAME, Roast Mallard Duck, Currant Jelly. Celer; Cran! Lettuce. 3 Pickled Beets, Pickles, Onves, VEGETABLES. Boiled Potatoes, Hominy. Corn, Bau Tarnips. Piaii NY nach, 3 Baked Sweet Potatocs. Sauce, Carrots, Beets, Botled Onions Fried Oyster Piant, Plain Rice, Botled Parsnips with Pork, ‘ASTRY. DESSSRT, 3 Corn Starch Pudding. Filberts, — Hickory Nuts, Petits Pots de Creme, Grapes. Almonds Fi Lemon, Cocoanut and Ap- Oranges, Engitsh Walnuts. ple Pies. Raising. Apples, Pop Corn, Gateaus, & Vorange, ‘Crackers and Cheese, Biscutt, a le oulliier. Black Coffee, Caramets, Peach Ice (ream. Fagen negpanaaman rege speontaens to ir. O'Connell assui the H#RALD reporter ti » there were portions of th¢ bill which reminded him of his former fare, such as beets—but tn Portland they Were spelled w.th an a instead af the second @; nckles—he Was I a ploxle all the time he wae here; black cuffee—they got coffee black enough, but he thougnt the New ork cofee was much ter, ‘The ditt of fare of thts new jail 13 @ pleasant one, At the top ure nicely engrave) Views of the prison house, and a chunky hitle mermaid raised up tn a shell aod blowing immense sheots of water through & short trumpet; and below this a fish flying over & er, and & biz dead duck lati outand surrounded by litte deud birdies, At the bottom, beneath the list of things that may be aunished = by those underguing punishment ts a nicely engraved view of New York harbor, with ships and yacnw and row beais in tne ioreground, and trinity steeple, the HERALD ofive, New Court House dome and the ed sy in the distance, On the reverse of the bil is a Hat of wives of ail qualities and in any quantity, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Hungary, Madeira and all parts of the Old World aud the New had farnished their finest trewings and most choice vintages.to @.d f@ making the sare at this new jail ait that any eure Or connoisseur could desire, But enough Se pect Of the prisoner's triais, They are, as 1e- marked aboye, “not at al hard te take.” : ‘The work of accepting i ai and examining those Who offered to act as Mr, Connoily’s securities oceu- Pied most of the ime of Mr, Judson Jarvis througn- Out the day aud late into fast night, During the day the HERALD reporter had an interview with Mr. Rulus Andrews, in which he stated that he drmly believed that this was acecided outrage, and that it was contrary to the spirit cf the coustitution of the Untied States and of the State of New York, which prescride that excessive bail shall not be demanded, and i tus ot excessive ball he did not Know What was. The complaint was not ac- companied ty any legal statement of facts, aud he could not in iis practice get an crder of arrest on any amount unless he presented @ statement of fact. He beilcvea that THE OLD MAN WILL BE ALL RIGHT, Fe stated further that Messra, Havemeyer and Tilden had been there aod declared that the Com- miuiee of Seventy had not pressed unis arrest and were pot at all pleased with the wanner tm which it had been carried out, It had eyidentiy been done for effect ana with the hope tnat Connoliy, if he knew anything to the injury of any of the others, would divulge what he knew, or, as they cull it nowadays, with the hope that he would “squeal.’” Up to nine o’ciock last evening Mr. Connolly had sneceeded ia securing the following amounts on the ponds of hig bail:— @ Hoffman Owen McGovern. 100,000 ‘Thomas B. Connolly. 60,000 James M. Connoliy 60,000 Charles M. Connolly, 50,000 Washington Connolly . 000 Solomon Mebrbach..., 100,000 Colonel Willam R. Roberts. 100,000 Three others, names not given. ‘000° ‘Yhis makes the fuil amount of bail req |, less $100,000, ‘Tne builors, of course, are required to jus- tify im thrice the amount of their bonds, and Air, Connolly’s friends were quile sanguine last evening that the full amount would be secured betore noon to-day, and the late Comptroller reieased trom cus- tody and aliowed to depart from tne gilded jail. Lost evening the number of sympathizers was largely augmented, and in the lower rooms and hallways in the new jail Bryan MeSwyny might be scen pulling his waritke mustache and jotuog down memoranda of those whoin he knew to be Well off in the world’s goods, and who were among the “summer weather friends” of lus frend Con noily, bul had not thus far “come to the trunt,’” Colonel hoberts, in justifying, stated that be was under no Obligation to Mr. Connolly, but he had no fear that he would run away, and, as many men who had been built up by Mr, Connolly had jatied to show any gratitude, he did not hesitate todo what he could to relieve any man whe submitted to such an outrage. There were deputy sheriffs in number, and also a large number: of the members of the St. Patick’s mutual Alliu They were all anxious tv see the distinguished cap- tive, but, as he was enjoving bis prison fare im the magnificent dining hall at the particular hour when tne majority called, he received their cards aud congratulations and implied consolations as they came. By noon to-day, as before stated, his frionds ex- pectto have secured the full amount of ball re- quired, and to have, fora waule, at least, this portion of what is now looked upon by many as a legai Jarce, = RAPID TRANSI?' The Overhead, the Skeleton and the Viaduct Railrond Squashed—From Harlem Bridge to the Battery in Ten Minutes for Five Cents—The Giant Mind of a Mecaanic. A meeting was held last night at East Side Hall, under the auspices of the East Side Association, in favor of rapid transit. The meeting was called to order ateight o’clock by Mr. Vary, the President, who, in short address, mentioned the object of the meeting and made several comments on the trials and failures of different companies to offer to the peovie @ means of rapid transit from one ex- treme of the city to the other. He then concluded, and introduced Mr, W. A. Whitneck, Assembiyman elect from the Twenty-first district, who made an ex- haustive speech on the progress of underground rallways in London, the gist of which was as fol- lows:— In rising to speax upon this questiou, gentlemen, 1 feel, as I know you all do, the necessity of the abo- Mtion of the present system of transit and the in- guguration of & new and more commodious one. The question of RAPID TRANSIT isone that has for years agitated the city of New York. We have been told a certain company were going to build @ skeleton raliroad, and that another was contemplating the erection of an overhead rallroad, and that some one else was about to build @ viaduct railroad, buv the sum total of all this was that there was no railroad built at all. That one- legged aitair on Greenwich street has fallen far be- low the requirements of the people. The skcleton is naught but the haliucination ot some ded capitalist, and would never work—no, not even as good as the “old tning”—the horse cars, The expense atieading the erection of the viadnct railroad and the damage upon the property by or over which it would pass make it also imprac- Ucabie. I estimate that the cost of the property which this railroad company would necessarily have to buy would be between tiree and FIVE MILLION DOLLARS PER MILF, and the damage to pmoperty abons the some amount, if we are to protit’ by the teachings of ex- perience and the lessons of the past we can not fail to kee that this viaduct railroad is a mere myth, The time to be consumed in its construction, at the Jowest estimate, would be five or six years, and during the interim we would be obliged to put up with the present insufierable inconvenience of hanging on to. straps and being jerked hither and thither in the filthy cars of the Third avenue road. I have spent no smail aniount of money aad time in inqdiring in detail mto the workings of viaduct, overhead and underground railroads in London, Ihave been in London two seasons, and during that time L have carctully studied the workings of the different roads, and I have come to the conclusion that no other road than an underground one will work in New \ork, When the underground RAILWAY OF LONDON was brought into working order the others were left out in the cold, and the whole of the passenger transit was done by the underground ratiroad, and 80 it must be in New York. When Mr. Whitbeck concluded his speech the following resolution was unanimously adopted.— Resolved, That we earnestly desire the construction of an ee raliroa nder Broadway and Fourth avenue from the Battery to Harlem. Believing such pian and route to be the beat for the purpose of quick transit, and believing also that such railroad under Fourtl ill furniah the the east aide the most spee from people ef And destruction of life and property now caused by th roads on the surface of sald avenue. Mr. F, C. BARTLETT, & mechanic, from Harlem, then asked for permission to speak to the meering, and was allowed to do 30, Whereupon he stated that he was the inventor of a means of transit by which he can transport passengers FROM HARLEM TO THR BATTERY IN TEN MINUTES for tive cents, His road will occupy only one toot Of ground and Will cost out $1,000,000. In auswer to @ question from My, F.elds as to bis motive power, lie said ic Was compressed air, DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT. A Card from Representative Voorhees, of In- diana, on the Presidential Campaign—tlis Pian to Secure the Election of a Democrat— General Grant Cannot Be Re-elected. TeRR& Havre, Ind., Nov. 27, 1871. The Hon, Danie: W. Voorhees, in a card published In the Journai of \his city, proposes an important democratic pariy movement, He say: 1 keenly appreciate the importance of an authoritative ex- pression of the principles which are to gulde us in tue future asin the past. It abould be made, too, at aneariy date, in order that an organization sbail be perfected and confidence Teatored by (ho me. the pproacliag campaign Is upon us. This, however, In Work of am mational gonvention, embri dete; the I am. in ‘favor of calling central point in the West on a ruary next, The call should be issued by the National K ecutive Commitiee, and delegates should be appointed by ict conventions. The business of this vody and patiently weigh all views laid be- pon and publish a clear, detinite decla- ration of principles upon all matters. affecting the political wellare of the peo) afety of our free instivutions, This being done, ft should adjourn to m day fixed {or tne nomination of a Candidate for the Presidency. In the mean time the people of the States can discuss, approve or disap- prove of what has been done. “It would be the duty of ail democrats taking part id polities omit voice of the majority. § uid fore it, and to 6 Iples Let us, however, have poiltical as weil as personal hare mony, and success is within our reach, If the entire demo- cratic vote can be consolidated, inspired with haem fand brought to the polis General rant cannot be re-eleoted. Tt ‘was the voters in our party that asta; Of the late elections which wrought There is no increase of the republican above suggestion Knowing that it in that it meets an urgent demand of the presen respectfully urge it wpon the attention of the National Kzecu- tive Committee, and ask for it the favorable consileratlo! WASHINGTON. Gen. Sherman’s Management of the Department of the Platte. A Petition Presented to the President by the Inhabitants of Arizona Seeking Frotec- tion from the Baids of the Apaches, Restaurateurs Leasing the Basement of the New Post Office. Wasuincron, Nov, 27, 1871. General Sherman aud the Department of the Plate. Now that General Sherman is well off at sea in the Wabash, one of his ill-considered acts, that now and again almost arise to the dignity of biunders, is in process of rectification, The Department of the Platte has been established, and Brigadier General Ord ts on his way from California to command it. The organtzation of the military depots and the dis- tribution of the troops are necessarily left pretty much to the discretion of the General in command, Sandwiched between some sensible recommenda- Uons looking to a better goverument of the army on the Plains, and a better management of Indlan mat- ters, Was one for the abolition of a military depot embracing in ita lmits. two States aud two Territories, the great line of communica- tion and transport to the Pacific, several of the largest military posts, the Mormon strongholds, en masse, two large supply depots and about fifty companies of cavalry and infantry. This slipped through and the Department of the Platte was added to that of the Missouri, already larger than could be conveniently managed, When the working arrangements came tobe made so many diMculties arose that the shortest way out of them was found to ve the undoing of what had been done and the re-establishment of the former state of affairs, The old commander, General Augur, has not been recalled, because wanted for more active service in Texas; so General Ord, whose headquar- ters were, in view of his fiery temper, too close to those of his superior commander, both being in San Francisco, has been transferred to Omaha, 600 miles distant, and from the possibilities of disputation. General 0, O. Howard will probably succeed him in the command of the Department of Caliornia, The Effect of the Merald’s Synopsis of the Presidents Message. The HERALp’s syuo;sis of the Presiacnt’s Message has, in the portion relating to internal taxation, given much uneasiness to several newly ariived guests at the hotels, whose plans are thus threat ened with serious interference if not defeat out- right. It was expected that some coucurrence in an unmistakable public sentiment in favor of lower taxes would be expressed, but with Bout- Well’s supposed check rei on him it was not be- lieved that the President would get along so far on the popular track as to advocate the virtual abolt- ton of the major part of the internal revenue Rystem, retaining only that which afords the largest revenue at the smallest cost and burden. Any proposition to reduce the national income to an amount only sufiicient to meet an economized administration of the govern- ment, to pay the interest on the debt and to effect a smal yearly reduction of the debt isa deathvlow to @ host of contemplated jobs that could only hope for success when the Treasury 1s filled to repletion, and the temptation to spend the public money too strong in consequence to be resisted, Besides this there have been recent indications oi lively coming scrambles for cullectorships and assessorships aud supervisorships of inteznal revenue, ali to be el- fected on the plea of preparing for the Presiaentiat election. But these schemes will have to be aban- doned, too. If Congress follows the Presidential advice there will be many soreleads on this account. Proposed Modification of Internal Revenue Reporte. Complaints have been made from time to ume by some of the principal orewers in the country that the form of reports required under the Internal Revenue regulations were unneces- sarily complicated, and might be changed witn profit to the revenue and satisfaction to the brewers. Tu-day Mr. ©. A. Bates, of the Bureau, leit for New York for the purpose of examining the present system of reports, and after inspecting tne various brewerles in that city will return via Newark aud Philadelphia, reporting on his return wheter the modificauons suggested should be carried out, The People of Arizona Petitioning President Grant Concerning the Apaches. To-day Delegate McCormick formally presented to the President peutions, extensively signed by citizens of all classes, including the federal and Territorial officers of Arizona, from the towns of ‘Tucson, Prescott, Phaontx, Florence, Santord, Wick- enburg and Vulture Mine, 1a that Territory, and one from San Bernardino, Cat, in the following form:— To His Excellency U. 8. Grant, President of the United States:— The undersixned citizens of the Territory of Art- zona, regarding the present avomalous ‘state of aljairs concerning the indian dinicuities in the Terri. tory as being in the highest degree unsatisfactory and pertious to our interests as & community, re+ spectiuily represent that we desire notuing more earnestly tuan peate with the Apaches ; Uhat last spring many, disheartened by our suerings and losses from hostile Indians, were preparing to abandon the ‘Territory where we have jaborea and watted for years, hoping for the subjugation of the Apaches, when the assignment of General George Urook to the com- manu of this depariment gave us new hope, and we determined to hold on @ little longer, as we be- Neved that the operauons inaugurated by the Gen- erat were caiculated to result in a speedy settie- ment of our troubles; but just as ms plans were being successfully put in force we learn tnat the matter 13 taken out of his hands and turned over to the Peace Commissioners; that although we had no confidence in their policy, being satsiled from past experience that no peace treaty to which the Apache 1s an equal party can be lasting, we were willing to give ali the assistance in our power to the Commissioners to aid them in their plans, but since the arrival of their ent here We perceive with dismay the most hos- ule tribes refuse to treat with nim, aud have con- Unued their murderous and thieving raids as boldly and viciously as ever before; that we are disap- pointed and discouraged by the policy of the agent jn proposing to continue the pract.se of giving asy- Jum and aid at military posts indiscriminately to all Indians choosing to seek it, as the past has proven that the warriors can thus leave their familtes in security while they make marauding expeditions over tne country anid return with the scaips and plunder to the pro- tection of the posts; that we are satished tne party having authority to make peace treaties with our Indian evemies should aiso have power to prompuy punish violations of such treaties; and we do fur- ther respectiully represent that if tae policy here inaugurated by the ageat of the Peace Commission is to be persisted in, the deserted homes of our friends and neighbors, and \he graves ol those slain by the Apaches, which line every road ana trai! and fill every graveyard im Arizona warn us that we remain bere we must expect a similar fate, In making the presentation Mr. McCormack sald the petitions were prepared prior to the decision of the government upon the new programme for the treatment of the Apaches, and indicate the recent order of General Schofield or their language would have been diferent in some particulars, He also in- formed the President he had advised his constitu. ents toassist In any way in a fair trial of the saia programme, whatever their belief as to its resuits, He described the suffering of the inhabitants of Arl- zona from the unceasing raids of the wild Apaches ag most exaggerated, and sald that life and property had been quite as inse- cure since the reports of the peaceable disposition of the Apaches as at any previous period. He pronounced the charges that the people wished to prolong war with the Apaches for specu- lative purposes, and that the hostility of those In- dians was of recent origin and to be attributed to the conduct of the settlers, atrociously false. He also denied that any large number of the Apaches had shown @ sincere desire for peace or that there was a determination on the part of the settlers to interfere with the reservations if tho Indians were kept upon them and not simply fea there and permitted to go forth upon fresh cam- paigns of robbery and murder, Hitherto they have frequently made the military reservations bases of supplies and places of refuge and security for their plunder after commiting outrages upon setters 3 and travellers. He knew that stolen cattle and are ticies taken from murdered men and women had been found in the hands ot the Ladians at Vamp Grant, and ii¢ belleved the report that the Indians concerned in the murder and scalping of Loring and others had been traced to another reservation, The President took the petition and said he hoped the order of General Schofield would satisfy the People of Arizona that the government proposes to geal summarily and rigorously with the Apaches Mf, after duly notifying them to go and remain upon the new reservations, where they woukl be fed and Protected, they continued on the warpath. Leasing the Busement of the United States Post Office. The Treasury officials are tn a fermenting condl- tion over the receipt of several propositions from Parties with speculation in tneir eyes to lease the basement story of the new United States Post OMice {nd Court Building in New York, tor restaurant and other business purposes, aud referring to the prece- dent found in the lower story o1 the basement of the Capitol here as a justincation for accepting cer- tain very handsome offers, The prompt and tn» variabie answer Is, however, that proposals of the kind are not invited and assuredly will not be enter- tained. The so-called precedent of the Capitol 1s of that exceptional kind that strips it of the character ciaimed fort, the fact about the congressional restaurants being that certain privileges granted solely for the accommodation of the national legislators and their employes were, on the motion of the late Thaddeus Stevens, turned into @ source of revenue forthe benefitofa Soldiers and Satlors’ Orphan Home of limited resources. But with regard toexecutive buildings of the gov- ernment, the oficers in charge have neither legal authority to create any leases upon them orto turn the proceeds of such leases, if they could be made, into any other direction than the surplus tuud, Beyond all this, there will be no room to spare in the new buuding in any event. The pro- posais of these New Yorkers havo recalled to the oficial mind an offer of the keeper of @ clothing store In this city, just after the war closed and hundreds of discharged oMfcers and soldiers were being paid off at the Pay Department building opposite the Treasury, to lease the ground floor of that building for a citizens’ clothing depot and to pay the expense of shifting the paymasters to the garret floor; also to bear the cost of removing the collection of musty and dusty reeords, then up inthe garret, to some other repository. This proposition was met by an outburst of apuplectic indignation from the Paymaster General, and this is the only precedent Ukely to be followed at the Treasury. Congressmen Arriving Preparatory to Open= ing the Session. Senator Morton is expected here on Thursday, Seuator Windom arrived here to-day and Sumner will reach here to-morrow, There are about twenty Senators here, the majority of whom are em gaged on committec work. Ex-Senator Wade Declines. Ex-Senator Wade has declined the tender made him vy secretary Fish of president or umpire in the boundery commission beiween Eng and and Li berla, Mr. Wade says his position as chief law oft cer of the Northern Pactiic Ravroad wilt not permit him to be loug enough away to attend to that bust. ness, The position he vow fills in ihe railroad com pany Is the one whic was offered to Minister Schenck prior to the latter’s having becn appointed to the English naitssioa, Deparimental Instructions Officers. The Secretary of the Treasury has issue a circular letter to disbursing officers directing that Whenever a United States disbursing officer serv: ing In two distinct capacities and having moneys advanced to bim from two distinct bureaus do- posits his funds with the Treasurer ot the United dtates, an Assistant Treasurer or United States de- sepurate accounts suould be kept of such nd the balance to the credit of each should be reported separately on the weekly lists of dis- bursing olficers’ batances, ‘These instructions are intended toapply more particuiarly to oittcers of the quartermaster’s branch of the War Department ser- ving a8 COMmissaries, and vice versa, A Dishonest Official Commits Suicide. A aespatch received by tue Vommissiouer of Internal Revenue this morning staves that F. Mier, late assistant assessor in Texas, bay committed suicide in consequence of @ fear that he would be arrested lor collecting and embezzling government funds, Appointments to the New York Custom House. ‘The following appointments in the New York Custom House have been confirmed at the Treasury Department:—Joun J. O’Brien, weigher; M. O. Hart, storekeeper; Charles Camberson, inspector; 8. J. Burr, clerk. The following Internal Revenue appointments were made to-day:—Eugene B. Movre, gauger, Ninth Lilinois district; Joseph D, Keebaugh, Third ‘Missouri, and J, 8, Sage, Seventecath Kentucky; George MacNoe, storekeeper, Thirtieth New York, and George S. Moss, assistant assessor, Twenty- fourth New York. New York Naval Hospital. Assistant Surgeon Mackie has been ordered to the New York Naval Hospital. Laying Up the Governmont Steamers. Secretary Boutwell to-day ordered the revenue steamers Johnson, Sherman and Fessenden, on the lakes, into winter quarters. THE LAND OF PLLYGAMY., Orson Pratt Says that Without Polygamy the Mormons Would Havo No Religiouo—Accla- mations ia the Tabernacle—Fearful Snow Storms to Cool the Too Much Wedded Saints. to Disbursing Sat Lake City, Noy. 27, 1871. Leading Mormons express themseives very anxious that Brigham Young should be here next Monday for trial, They say positively ne will be here at the time if the prevailing storms permit, He has been notified by telegraph, and, it ia stated, has already started for salt Lake City. Elder Orson Pratt, in the Tabernacle yesterday, preached with great earnestness in favor of polygamy. He said polygamy was one of the chief tenets of the Mormon religion, and if that was taken away tho religion would be destroyed, and the proposal to give up polygamy for the sake of a State organization, or for any other purpose, would never receive the consent of the Mormon people; in fact, the Mormons would not surrender polygamy or any part of their religion for any governmeat, These remarks were received with loud cries all over the house of “That's so; we won’t.”” A despaich from the Tintic mining district says that a terrible storm has been raging there for the jJast six hours, accompanied with sleet and snow, and that it Is still snowing and biowloy, Another slide in Cottonwood is reported, by which four men lost their lives, ‘The snow at Alta City is ten feet deep, and at she time of the last accounts it was stil storming furlously, The following despatch was received by the Herald this evening from Cottonwood:—siace the last report the storms have not tn the least sub- sided, but, if possibie, are more fearful than ever, Parties who have been here the last two winters say they, nevers knew as terrife a storm in the cailon before, We have not seen the sun sinee Sun- day, the 19th, if blowing, the snow drifting, treea’ ‘the wind 1s falling and everything gloomy. Work ts generally suspended. ‘Though there las been no slide In the last forty-eight hours they are momentarily ex-. pected, especiaily on the Einma Hill, All hope of finding the body of C, Morrison ts now given up until spring. Lis wife is almost dis- tracted. ) Since the slides of Friday last no teams have passed up or down the cailon. THE KU KLUX TRIALS, Opening of the Campaign—Mr. Reverdy Jotn« Defend the Prisoncrs—A Squnbb! Over the Drawing of the Jury and Adjourn< ment of the Court in Consequence, CHARLESTON, S. U,, Nov, 27, 1871. The Ka Klux trials began at Columbia at tent o'clock this morning, Judges Bond and Bryan on the bench, District Attorney Corbin acted for tha government and Hon. Reverdy Johnson for the de< fence. There were a lanes namber of spectators. Mr. Corbin challenged the whole array of jurol on the ground of fatal irregularities in drawing. ‘Mr. Johnson arguéd that te objection was purely ical. “sndge. Bond sald the Court could not procecd, Judge ‘there were only nine jurors present, aud hq desired to consult ro the quesuon Tawed by Mrg Oofhe Court then adjourned until eleven o’@ock tof morrow.