The New York Herald Newspaper, November 28, 1871, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1871.-TRIPLE SHEET IMME NUNICIPAL, GOVBRAGEENT |<". cas Meoting of the Board of Apportionment | resortea and Sink'ng Fund Commission. WHE COURT HOUSE SWINDLE. Weelsive Action of the Board of . Apportionment. THE CITY VALUATION DISPGS D OF, The Board of Apportionment met yesterday at the layor's office, There were present the Mayor (in chair), Comptroller Green, Colonel Stebbins and derman Lysaght. . Aprevious resolution of ghe Board, passed at its meetung, in relerenc® to @ further issue of County Court House boids to the amount of §§500,000, and which was referred tothe Comptrol- Jer to report upon, was taken up. The Comptroller read a report which he had pre- fared in reference to this question, which statea the act of 1868 authorized the issue of Court jouse stocks representing $600,000 for the compie- ps of the Court House, In 1869 there was roted for the fnisuing of this building 300,000, The act of 187) also voted a similar jum for the same purpose. In 1371 another act was btained, by wuica there was @ grant of $750,000, d this aiso was to complete the Court House, Looking at the various provisions of that act, and at on each grant ol money the building was to be ompleted, he thuuyat that before any further Court louse Stock Was issued tue Board has @ right to yw whether the jast appropriation will really omplete the building. te would, therefore, move toa before any action was taken by the Board of poorencaten the Court House Commissioners port on the foiiowing points:—First, the amount xpended on the work; second, the amount of devt ow due, to whom ant what for; third, the amount dd Material in detali necessary for the compictivn the building, \. Colonel Srgssrns—It wil be necessary to know hat before we can make any appropriation. The COAPTRULLEK—beiore We can inielligently upon the iegal provisions for granting this ap- roprislion we muss have evidence as to these par- cules, The MaYor—It would scem so, Yes, and there ts MN auditioual arguineut. The law provides tha: the omptroiler should pay only from time to time. It therefore, uot mecessary «0 pay iMlerest upon e bongs When the appropriations Were not caiicd jor, ]was@ party to the passing of the res: jution jor the $500,400 stocks to be issued, but my only oxety Was that ihe creditors should ve pail that hich 13 already due to taem, There was an appa- nt deliciency, abd moucys had been furmisied Ithout bonds, the resviauiun of the Comptroller was unani- \mousiy adojieu. Mr. Alderman Coman and Mr. Commissioner Vaish, who were 2uxiousiy awuiting tie result, id Bob seem to quiie approve of the course that had en adopt.d. ‘The Mayor said he would more, for the purpose of eeping tue maiier Vere the Board, that at an ad- urned meeuug ihe question Of the Court House ds be CoUusicred, 2n43 otoD Was aiso Unanimously adopted. The Comptrorier Lacan suonutted te Loowing as Tuture esuorsement of bonds and certudcaies:— This certiseate, or bond, is fexuei by cue authority and meurrence vi th: Board of Apportione:nent of the city and mung Oc New Yors, ©. Lue persons cyruprising the sad pursuant vo section 4, chapler Ses, Laws of 1s71 oe ‘chy of New Yors, as appears by the minutes of the A resolution sanctioning the above endorsement on Council, applied tu t.e Loard on behalf ol the ouncil ior ao u.der jor the payment oi tucir sal- Mr. Hardy explained tut ols payment was rovided lr by ir the Board to authorize the payment. The MayoB—I can ouly answer, @s a2 individual, that this Board has already appropriated » sum ior e salaries. Ii that appropriation exisis, or any part 1, the. gaiaries cay be paid. If not, I can only that there m no way, that I am aware of, by ‘hich the saiaries can Le legally paid. | have seen some of the newspapers the question, “Who ied the Tammany King’? itl may be allowed to uswer that quesuun 1 Woula Bay ib was the Legis. ure WuICh passed the bill for the Board of pportioument, Mr. Ha py said that as be read the statutes the joard naa discretion Wo apporiva the payment, ‘The subject druyped, aud Mr. Mardy was in- tructed to iniorm the Common Cogacil that any juries due to thea could only by ovtalued rough the passing ol @ deficiency vill by the next gislaiure. The Sinking Fund Commisstoncrs, After the atjouroment of the Board the Sinking Fund Coumission met. Thera were preseat:—Tne | ror the HERALD, BMayor, in the chair; tue Comptroller, Mr, Chamber. jain Bradivy and Mr, Aiderman Lysaght. | The question adjourned trom the previous meet g, of the payment of commission to Messrs, Meecker and others for the valuation of the real | garxness, while ower neighborhoods were scarcely | late of the city was first discussed. ‘ Mr. Watson appeared for Mr. Bleecker, and urged )pt lengin tho settie:nent of the claim, He was of the Yorkville Court squad, wita his men started out brightand early and commenced a raid on the club hoases, saloons and other piaoes likely to bo to br the gentry of whom they were im search, ‘They succeeded i arreat- jag five only, whose Ramea, residences ont businesses are as fo!lows:—Jonun Retily, 240 Chery Street, a cartman; James Reitty, 120 Monroe street, clerk; James Bailey, 196 Madison atreet, Ulacksimah; Wiliam J. O'Connor, newspaper dealer, corner of Monroe and Market streets, acd Christopher Bairy, 80 Pike street, carman. The prrsoners, a3 fast as arrested, were conducted (0 the Sevenin precinct station house, bat by the ume the Ath had beon secured there were no iore ty be found; the otuers, although kuown to be at home—that 1s, round tke Deighborhooa where they are accustomed to ‘hang out,” having aircady mage track tor parts uo- known, The ratd was abandoned about three o'eloek, - a moved by a strong for.e of police to tac Yorkviile Police Court, Where they were arraigned before Justice Bixby, whose countenance, xed aud stern, boded them but little mercy, Alter the other business of the vourt was gone through with the five tuspectors were ca led up to answer tie charges preicrred agaiust chem, All the swagvering tin; adence which characterized them in the days of their master’s glory were now gone, and there they stooa vevore the awiul majesty of the law which, % ts ali they had vio- ated so corruptly and dishonestly, Ravey 1n & special degree tclt the awkwardness of his position, although he was discharged on his own aiidavit and that of Mir. Thomas Sneils, liquor dealer, doing business in East Broadway, Who testified that he (Bailey) was appointed an in- Bpector, but had resigned the nignt previons to the election, probably not naving the courage or desire to do what was asstrned to nim as is task. Fach of the ether prisonera was separately examined and pleaded “not gullty” to the charge of having on the night of election, while coun ing the vous Jor the fespective candiiates, preven'ed tho “watchers” appointed by Wiliam Mckahon, cand agate for Assembly in the Fourth disti against Henry Lecker and John J, wir, trom exercising thetr duties properly aud etfecavely. And Christopher Sarry was turt aceuse tof hav- ing, With the other inspectors in his election uls- trict (the Fighth), couated the votes cast tor As- eembly 10 a corrupt, tlezal aud franduient raannei en they counted “ten, at which they cal lly,” they. generaily put im the bunch of tickets from thirteen to fiteen, aud I thts manner taey counted bs Whole vote m that district, Mr. Mo- Mahon swears in his aMdavit to having witnessea this little operation pimseii, aod that bis “watcner id those under lock and key were re- | EINGS COUNTY MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS. | Meeting of the Board cf Aldormon—Ths Annual Report of the Corporation Counsel—A Petition from Taree Thousand Brooklyn Ladies to Close Stores and faloons on Sundays—A Reward for the Stolen Poll Lisis aud €500 Reward for the Detection of the Thieves— ‘tho Union Ferry Compa. ny’s Enercachment, The Brookirn Board of Aldermon met yesterday afternoon, Aldermen Bergen Alderman NoLan offered the resignation of Super- | visor Murphy, of the Fourtecuth ward, that gentle- | man having become incapacitated for further | oMcial duties by reason of a stroke of paralysis, The resignation wa3 accepted and Mr. Juun Car- roll was appointed to fill the vacancy. AKNUAL REYORT OF THE CORPORATION COUNSEL. The anaual report of the Corporation Counsel was received and 500 copies ordered to be printed. The report embraced a delatied statement of the busi- ness of (he aeparitment, The city’s litigation duriag the past three years, in a financial point of view, ‘Wasas follows:— In favor of the city. Against the cily.... 11,000 49 Balance in favor Of the city...s.eeseeeee $9,704 AL ‘The Counsel says it pecomes also his duty to sub mit a review of some of tue more promincat legal proceedings of the past your, THE CROWDED CONDITION OF THT CARS taverslug our city raliways Lad long attracted pub- he atteation acd complaint. it was a state of things utterly tucompatibie with the bounden duty of the ratiroad com, aules undor the original condi | Mons by which they secured tue might of way from thecity, Wnhen the grant of francitso was given tue Brooklyn Kiailroad Company by your honorable body that corporation entered iuio a bend wnere- $20,924 90 at that district was also present. Tho other | py it covenunted and agreed to offer ample prisone:s are accused of having, in every Instance, prevented Mr. McMahon's “watcners? | @¢Commodutions to the travelling public irom seeing the voles in their districts counted, by | and keep the strects in repair between showing them no facilities to do so, and in one ine stance putting the “wutcher” out oi the room aito- gether, when he was quite orderly, and had done nothing but opjecy tothe manner of counting the | votes. O'Connor, tn tne Sixth Flectton aigrict, and James Reluy, in the Second Klechon district, Sev- enth ward, were also charged Wita coupting Heeker’s and McManhon’s votes, and refusing, when asked by the “watciers,” tu count Biair'a, ‘The Coinpiaints in each cuse were made by McMahon, but he was not present in person. Mr, Henry L, Cimton appeared on bis bebuif and on that of the Apollo Hall reform pariy to prosecute the | prisoners, wo were held to bull in $2,600) each io answer, Thoinas Shefls, before alluded to, hecame bonds- man for ©. Barry and Jotin Reilly, while James Duty, of 137 Madisun street, gave his hoerty to James Retlly, and Ralph Moss, of GL Catharue Street, to Inspector ©’Uonnor. ‘The day on which these cases will come up for examination will pot be Hxed unul the others for whom warrants are ow in the Bands Of the police are in custody. THE GRAND JUBY AND TSE MUNICIPAL FRAUDS, ‘as agreed to. Mr. Lardy, the Clerk of the Com- | ts heing made into the alicged Court Ha atule, ARG Luat it was competent | morning fora few moments and it 13 va The Grand Jury of the General Scssions, which Were urged by Judge Led‘ord last week to institute & rigid examination tnto the charges mado a: prominent city ofictals, witn a view to bringing tne | guilty to justice, have eutered with vigor upon the discharge of tats imyortant duty, Itts rarely that be graud inquest bold sessions on Saturday, bat tt 15 sai@ to say that over twenty witnesses were sum- mioued beiore them om Saturday last, among who were Mr. O'Conor, Mr. Tilden, Jackson S. Schultz and other leading members of the Commitice of Seventy. Jt is rumored that a rigid inve-tigauon at Rarlem, mm which exsenator Harry Genet hos played a prominent part, District. Avorney Garvin Was present im tne Grand Jury reom yesterday 10o0 that the investixation was resumed. Mr. Samuel J. Tuden, however, was the ouly witness examined. THES BAD GAS. When Will tho Gloom be Dinaveclicd (—Opin- fous of Citizens on the Conduct of the Mo- Bopolieta—Wiil the Leaiah ire Luteriere @ ‘The madignatior. of the citizens consequent on the continued absence of good gas in thelr sirects and houses 13 undiminished, The companies believed that the storm o! pubiic censure would blow over, but they now confess that they will have to supply good gas a. acieaper rate than formerty or abide the Tesult of Icgisiative action, Several gentlemen Called at the HERALD office yesterday to exyicss | their disgust Wuh ine monopolists and their thanks 3 vigorous advocacy of the rights Of the people in the premises, Last pigit many places in the metropolis where for the security of life and property an abunaance of light 13 avsoluccly necessary were Icft in total better off. THE LIGHT IN THE STREETS ts sadly deficient, and in many large houses the gas opinion ‘hat the entire claim of $32,531 could be | 43 uncertain end of the very worst quality, People ‘covered, but ne bad advised Air. Bleecker to accept ait that amount, ‘tbe Mavow said the commission did not do ngs by haives, ‘tae matter had been referred to phe emeeens aud probably ke bad prepared a por ‘this report was handed to the Mayor by Mr. reen, aud was read by the sormer with consider- le precision und ciearness, i, in subsiance, tated Unit ihe assessmeut by these gentlemen was iD unnecessary Work; Lat, even M necessary, the Puna’ Co could not Le legaliy made by the Sinking und Commission was of a0 opinion that the ues Would be amply paid by @ payment Of $3,000 = ana 1 tue Payment o: the expenses, When Were ver $',! The Mayon said that he was in favor of the hamberlaw’s p Opositiop, whieh was the payment f $15,000 exch, bui he did Dut propose that any one hould be paid except Lnose who asked for ineir joney. Mr. Bleecker was the only one ¥ ho had had he courage tO ask and he thought ne sould pe The COMPTROLLER sald that he thought $15,000 grossly exorbitant * ud if Mt were right to pay i to one Mad it was rig’ pay tt to the others. After a loug discussion, @ resolution recommend. the payment oi $16,010 to Mr. Bleecker and t iting of the account lor expenses by the Comp- ler was ordered. ‘The COMPTROLLER stated that in reference to the . Nathanici Sauds for negouatiog the he nad not had tune to inguira into it, but of Parke, { The Department of Public Parks announce that ‘o's Dam bridge ts not completed and opened to the public, as reported tn the daily press. It Per ait or temporarily open on Runday aud will be ened on Thursday (Tusnkagielng Dass tor that oniy. t cee times it must remain closed until further to it the Completion of the repairs. expected to be fully completed in avout three when there wili be uo further interruptuon the travel. Department of Public Works, { The rumors current in the city yesterday after. ask, how Jong is this going to last? Wien wil 8 Temedy be applied, How iong are ihe gas mouvpor hss sd be peruitied to Wors this grievous mis- cniel One of the gentlemen who called at this office yes- teruay sald taut tae ight Was so bad tm bis nelsh- boriivod (Seventie:h strcet) wat he was aur ild to po. Out at night; and as ior bis dweiliag, the never be depended va. He threw the enure biame for this disgraceful, condition of afa.zs oa the gas | co.npanies, whom he said were so avaricious Wat they Couid not be just to their patrons, “Letus examine the «nestion,”? he said, “rhe Companies pre ever, that the gas, as distributed by them, Is very Uueveuly supplicd. ‘ometines itis sour Inches, and sometives, aud not uairegueutiy, O2e-ientn of “au inch pressure. Proper atteutiou is cot pald Ww We Malus ana pipes. ‘ine fact is, and this is THE KEXNEL OF THE SUPPLY QUESTION, the gag should be distribuied on scienu c princt- | ‘the pressure 1% never equal, ani nence 1 is | twat While in some parts of the ctiy there Is a iain | pressure im others there 1s not enough of light for | pies. ordivary purpuses. Of course the companies get palu—tiecy are monopolists—ior What wey do not | as well a§ What tney do suppiy. If people would only disregard the rues of the com- | panies and get Luci gus pipes to suit their usiness there would not be much to ceusure. But, of course, the companies throw every ovstacte in the way of accomplisiung this,and 80 compet the citizeu8 to pay dearly for bad igi. Uniess somethiag is dove the lgntin ine city with | r than it } be worse in the approaciiug cold weaine now 1s, for the pipes ireeze then, the gas and tue supply ts checked in conse uence, ‘The companies’ pipes are too small, and the purners they recommend are unsuited. For twenty years past the companies have known tuat seveniy-ave THE MONEY PAID FOR GAS used 1n public ofiices, jactories and private houses could be saved to the Consumers by the adopuon of Fal Bn grok = ater at it, ah presume, ver, ‘Of the per I thet deg ome P people and charge ‘There was @ good deal of talk erday about town in reterence to tne exorbitani charges of sne compauies and the wretched light supplied, aud it Seemed to be agreed on ail hands thut dn coort would be made as svon as the Legisiature meets to oon that Mr, Tweed had resigned the control of | colpel the gas monopoiists to deul more ‘airy with it and that Mr. bad been ap- anes of some Darts of the City tusk” ang nt ome were uot confirmed by the SucH Neusure of legislative action is urgenuy’ called The Department of Public Instruction. Commissioner Lewis called upon the Comptroller iterday in reference to the salaries of the teach- , Which were due for the month of Augustand | pound month of December, He stated that it was cus- mary to advance the December salary on the 15tb tuat month, in Order saat the teachers might Ave BOINe resources by Which to the eros fier suine deliberation the Com) ler deci at on te 16th of next month he would A ‘ovember salaries and Gfiy per cent of the suartes, Arrest of Inspectors of Elcetion. Atlength the most criminal of ali the tools uf the ammany ‘Ring,’ the Inspectors of Election, have in ty feel the just vengeance of the indignant of this city, aud to know that the same fate iy @waite them which stares in the faces ‘Bugust masters, Tweed, Connolly and the Op the 16tn inst. warrants were issued for abont in the city, heir roos.s#; and tis was not until last Saturday. After a day or two the search which had been in- for the inspectors bad to be abandoned the Oylug birds should gain courage to return —___________ THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEBT. The Treasurer’s Staiement Audited and Correct—Governor Scott und the Awerican Bavk Note Company. CHARLESTON, 8, C., Nov, 27, 1871, A committee of influential citizens, including Mr, 4. D. Pope and ex-Governor Orr, publish the result swiniie | ‘The evil conunues, | could | cud to deliver tae gas at anineh | pressure, waler gauge, uniform!y. Tie fact is, Low- | the tracks. Evidence paving came toto my posses- sion showing that these opligations were veipg per- sistently violated, I notified the president of the company that uuless further accommodations were | afforded and the streets put into immediae repair | proceedings would Le initiaved to amend the charter of the company and eject them from the streets, Tuls movement resulted in a conference between the company and myself, and concluded with an agreement in writing by which the company pro- Muised to add eyed cars to its tour main Toutes aud to pal ali the streets used og them in repair. 4 am bound to say that the compauy lives up to lis acreement, He theo re- ferred 10 the exciivinent over the street assesinents by the properiy oWuers aiong Lue ilae of unproye- meats, aud which ivolyed the sui of $2,00),000 any ot tn cases Were DOW Lylog In the Court of Appeals God would not be decided ior one or two years, He aad the greatest Couudenco that che city Would erumph 12 ad These cases, ‘Lag Counsei cot 3 his report by refereace to the lavesuzativn @f cluzeus In ihe accouais of the pubic vical, Pavie odicils sbouid take fali anu candid states meats Of Loe MAnuCrin Wated they have discnarged thet Mucous aud turoW Wide open the dours of duavest a ION FROM THRE THOUS LADIES, Alderman TueBN, of the liati ward, proseuted a Pelton siened by 4,0.0 brookiyn lauies, setung Jorih Wat the Sabath was desecrated Ly tie keep ing Cpea of stores a0 suluons aad the taasacaga | O DUsivess, Luereby aisturbins tue peace aod zoud order of we tuilluity, Lney prayed iuat tie Board would enforce ibe laws agaiast the sale of Iuerchaldise and iotoxicatiag drinks, Alderman i.(atvSuN moved Hs reference to the Law Coumities. Aldermau BERGEN moved as an amendment that it be reverred to ine Exe.se Comumissiouers, The motion prev adcd. A KEWALD Ful! THE STOLEN POLL LISTS. Alaermun Dawson offered the following :-— Resolved, That bis Honor the Mavor be and he ts hereby auihoriged and cirected to vier a reward of @25U Cor tae re covery ot the stolen poll iste trom the First district of the tuxth ward, and 5.0) for the detection aud conviction of the Deraon or persous Wid stoic the same from the City Hail of brooklyn, ‘The above amount to be paid from the contingent fand of the city. Tne reso.wtion was adopted. THE UNION FERRY COMPANY'S BXCKUACK) ENT, ‘Ine report of the Committee oa Fefry and Vi er Figbts was taken from the tadie aud it was moved to adopt the resuiuiion appended, to prosecute ibe | company and recover damages. Alde.inan RicHARDsoN moved to amend the reso- lution by gurtkivg out all after the word resolved aud inserting as toliows:— je 1ouuwing terms. } perioit ox thelr pres tue Com-nissiouers of ti ¢ bund 0 # of Sow York, one person to be ay { d by we Commiramners of the | Son: che ehy of Brookiya, one to veep Ofte Ustoa ferry to | a: ea third person mon of whom coucins!re as to the em, the de ypratsers Bia ve ev | x i ve no increase in the fersy races.for foot passea- gers during the coutinuance of their jvesent lease. CITIZENS? REFORM ASSOCLITION. Meeting of Brock!yn’s Ucmmittce of Seventy- five. ‘rhe Citizens’ Reform Association, or Committce of Seventy-five, sclectea at the mass meeting held at the Academy of Masic for the purpose of investi- gating the frauds perpetrated at the late election and bringing the guilty to justice, met last even- ing at their rooms, No, 63 Montague street, between Clinton antl Court streets, Mr. Frank. lin Woodrut occupied the chair, There was present a jatr representation of the wealiby and influential gentiomen comprising the organization, The press was also well represenicd, but their labors Were brought to a speedy termination by the usual motion to go into executive session, which was carried by that unanimity of sentiment which has heretoiore governed the actions aud deliberations of that body. The report of the Treasurer was reccived, giving the following exuiblt:—Before reported, $2,500; Ne. mas Barnes, $100: F, A. Schroeter, $100; sey, $6); Barlow Ste L. i. Husted, $250 5 Gisbursed, $1,053, Balance on hand, B. Whitiock, chairman o the fk mittee, reported thai he had rece ments from geutiemen woo had been clected mem. vers of the association, B. Hodgkins anu Henry E. P.ervepont had accepted their positions, Mr. Charies H. Towusead had ae- | clined, owing to pressure of business which pre Veuied his atteudiug to Ube duties which would be reguired of hun. It was resolved that the expenses Incurred by standing committees shail be certified by the several committeds, jor audit of Whica they shail be patd. Mr, James A, Frotumzbam was nommatel for we! bership in piace of Mr. ‘Yownsend, declined, The | committee then went In‘o execulive session, Wien @ long discussion Was had upon the question of the roposed Hew Charter—tue report of We Prosecue by Commiliec. ROOKLYN AFFAIRS. The Union Ferry Compnny. From the annual report of the Union Ferry Com- pany, filed yesterday in the County Cierk’s ofice, it appears that the assets of the company amounted ‘WO $1,479,026, and chal the lavilities ure $1,20s,048, A Fatal Casualty. Notice was yesterday sent to the Coroner's omice to hold an inquest over the body of Patrick Bayne, ‘Who was Killed in the sugar refinery of Burger & Co,, Furman street, by the rapid descent of the dummy, upon which he was standing, and from of their examination of the Treasurer's debt state. | Which be was thrown against tue wai on tue first ment, wnicn id correct. The that te devt of South Carolina is Sige exclusive Of $6,000,000 Owing in New tly for those who acted as inspectors or | to have investigated the circumstances attending. ip the Seventh and Fourth wards—put | the falling of three brown stone buildings corner of ‘the indiscretion of some of the members of | 122d sireet ana First avenue some ten days ago, | ine Fineenth ward, upon which thirveen votes were Committee of Seventy the fact that such war. |, result had been issucd by Justice Bixby at the York. | OH Oo Police Court Jeaked out, and the tnformation immediately published in almost every daily Ready for Work. The sub-committees of the Committee of Fifty an- Dounce that they are prepared to commence operas tions according to their assignments, and desire that citizens and property holucrs of brookiva knowing of extravadauce, corrupt on and fraud in of the city und county goveraments jodge such Dow! as they possess with the Executive Com- mittee at 367 Fuivon sireet, room 6, The City Canvaseers, The Committee of Ci'y Canvassers met yesterday to take action on the returns of the First district of Teported as “scattering.” Alderman Cunningham said the votes should be given to the person ior Messrs. A. M. Wh.te, James | acd (he comuiiee FUE POLITICAL CBTLO9K. The Plotting and Planning fir a Reorganiza- tion of the City Democraey—The D'ffi- cultics of the Situation and lw They Aro To Be Overesrat. Will There Be a Democratic Presi- dential Convention? WHAT AUGUST BZLMOMT EAS TO SAY. “The Democracy Cannot Afford to Make Rash Resciutions.” The democratic politicians appear to be all at wes as vo the political future; at Jeast tne so-called Would-be leaders of the party in thia city seem to be. Ove has it that Mr. Sweeny ts slill busliy enguged the wires for the grand pull altogether tuat laying 1s to come, while anotuer deales on the authortty of te aforesaia gentieman that he has or intends to have anything to do with tne puliing and hauling that ts going on under grouad, Yet everybody who imagines tuat he Knows some tuning avout what may happoa in the maitor of re- organizing the party for THE PRESIDENTIAL OAMPAIGN “has an idea that what be knows ts cic gospel truth, and that everybody else who does not coincide with him kuows nothing whalever on the subject, The fact of the matter is, there is a great deal of bosh about the manoeuvring tat is going on among the democrats to put themselves in trim aod the alleged compact said to have been made lookiug to a successiut campaign next year, when a new Governor 18 to be elected. iowever, the rank and file of the democrats are really work- ing to heal all digerences between the factions aad to unite upon aset of good men as leaders who will not be leaders as the members of tue late Ring ‘were—in the sense 0! being dictators to the party— but who will be really anu truly the representatives Of the great mass of the voters, A FUSION OF FACTIONS. It 1s given out in certain quarters that in a few weeks @ plan will have been seitied upon by which all good, square, up and down honest democrats, no maiter what faction tncy may have belonged to heretofore, can unite on a common plauiorm and be guided by such counsellors as will conduct them to victory, if not tu tue Presidential at least im the next municipal and State eections. It is said that the tvea of the reorgauizers is te 80 remodel the party machinery that the conservative Tepablicans cau uct with the democrats cordially and without in the loass abandoning their priack ples 3 moderate republicans, In other words, the democratic city party, Waen reorganized, Wal not be composed simply of any particular accion, but Will be & unit made up of all the good o!d elements of vie party, aa it Wus 11 its palmiest days, when Honesty Was bs Kui Mug otal, a3 Weil us OF Lause Fe- Paviicdas Wue ate UawliLug Lo go the iad ieugtos tue d.scipliue Ol tie reguiar radical party med 13 Cuuvaveriud LO Walp Cie. ILO, Lue iach ww that the Collservalive FepusucaDs uve really tae more euergesic Of tie bWu patiies in the proposed piaa of forcing ail the good men Of Lue uewoc. aiic AuU Con. Servalive parties inte ode party, aad It 1s veleved tat the euuris of Lie wen wo Nave luc Multer In charge wil pe‘crowned wita success, It is uider- sloud, however, thai the oid ‘Tammany ieaters and ward wen wil not ve slowed eveu ste pour prvi lege of giving ad\ice o3 Wo tlds movemeut of reor- Gauizauon. WiLL THERE BE A DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CON- VENiiON t In connection with thir matter it may as well be staivd that & grat deal of anxiety 13 veing ex- Pressed amon the democrats as Lo tue piovavie acuul to be takea by Lue Demvcratio Geueral Com- Dilitve 10 refereuce Co Caliug a WOUnELUg Conve: ion; und, as the Lie 18 1asi Byproaching Wien Li Cowles Wii mect, if it latenas Lo meer wb ail, this feeung vs auaxiery will very uaturatly bs On tue Lae crease Irom day to day. ‘Tue talk avout tie Alicged tention Of tue Leaders not Wo issue a call fur any Convenuon, DulLo watt Mail Lae party could, Wiluuut making Buy DoMiatious vi lhe own, Weel intv une Wich (he Couservauves, oF auti- Buminis:ratios party, and give their Unuvided sup- port io Whutever Caudiduies shuuld ve nonuated by we latter, has bus @ NeW cacitc:ment w the geueral fceunR of the ueuucrats as to the upsiot of all the powwowlng guiug on, Indeed, it was stated suine thue ago ou pretty goud auinunty that We Deinveratic Geverai Conuuiiee Woultl LOl meet at all, aou tial, asa water of Course, as 1b Nad wiread) Deed Ueciaed UpO. oy the leauers, no Democratic Couveniioa Would be ue.d lo wommuate Cand.daies for sreswient and Vice resident Deoious Of asceriain.n; waxt reliance uv be placed in his report & i rday called upon Mr, Augasi ‘wud Of Lhe Comuutice, ab wis O1lice 1a Wail Breet, Alter tue reporter Had Luireuuced imsell be said:— “i liave calied upon you, Mr. Belmont, to ascer- tain trom you what actoa ide Gececal Comuicoe Piopose to take Mn Fic Mater Of LssuLLg OF hus bssu- Ing @ Cull .ur a Democratic Conveniion next year. ‘Le HERALD 18 Buxious lO huoW just how Much trulaihcre 13 1a the rumors that ale atvat, aud, Lewg uiWays reliable, does Lot care about pubiiso- ng Wie many coumuMeCations 1 hus received on tue suviect Will you had been beard fromm.’ AS the reporter asked tits question he put on his sweetest suiie, and endeavored Lo luok a3 week and huuivie Oy a lorty-day PENITEN TIAL PSALM-SINGER: and he had goou reasov to, tut be nad no sooner put the ques:ion than he veifeld a elowd gathe! about the of ihe great buuser that port a creas wad lerriic storia aliead, provided t OUL Was ut On Nis guard. —ladeed, for a secoud or ko ie Lanker louked at tue reporter as dough bail undecided Wheater to turn oa fis beei aud watk away without Siylag @ word, or cailiwg oa some handy pouceman to Cake Chalge Of Wis Visior, But the cloud Lna.iy passed away aud tue bauker spoke ou “i do not recognize,” said he, and he looked Wuulterabie Wings as be spose; “4 do uot recognize tue right of a paper to publish Lerore: goug to happen, oc may happen, 11 watters of pud- Tic importance, sue as We action the commited Muy tuac, refuse to Le intervi-wed on the gues- ton, and I am ready to stand all the avuse tue papers may give ne sor my reiusal.’? “pul, sur,” saggesied (he repor' “TNE ROGUE OF A NE PER to find ont beturehandt and pubiisa news of import. auce 18 @ Worid-w ide right and one Willen the news- puper 1s alone re-pousiole ior solely.” “1 concur wiih you,” repied Mr, Belmont, put you will concede that | have ap equal right vo resuse to give any sucunews M1 nave wt in my power lo give aay; and Mr, Belmont langued a good-natured laugh which te reporter tully appreciated. “vel, Mr. Belmont,” ventured the scribe, despite the warniag Ol tie storm Cloud, every vestige of wiich Gad DOW enurey Passed away, “you can readuy understand (bat tere ts so much talk about ihe ; lliical situation Just uOW Wal Ue public are very uuxious to Hid.out tae trud of tie rumors that ave afioat and thus ease tue minds,” “4 anderstaad al that, but ldo not care to be in terviewed on tue subject OL Waat tne comuitieo wildo, If it was to tik about somethiug ivatit has done theu | would be only loo happy lo give the HERALD @1 the Intormation la my power.” “Weil, Wea, Mr Belmont, Seay asile what the comuuittee Will do, let me remark that it ts rumored that the mewbers of the commites have hed a hicetiig or have conierred togeiner as to Wilat uc on they titend to take in regard to THK CALL FOK A CONVENTION.” “As T said velure,” replied Mr, belmont, “I do not want to be interviewed a9 to tha matter, but 11s not true that the member- of Ihe commi we have held @ couference or anythtag of tue sort. Lhave not had # word with guy of Lae otaer members on the subject. There 19 no truth whatever io the rumor iat you speak of to the edect that they have decided up anything connected with the notding of the Convenion,” and he then added, soo vue, “the democracy cannot afura to make any rasa resvlutins just now." “snen (nat's tue whole thing in a nutshell?” “dts? “And it Is exactly the information I desired to as- certai,’? was tne reporter's reply, a8 Mr, Belmunt ‘Went into lis back ofice and the scribe went his 8 |. way very well satisfied wiih the resuit of his visit to the good-natured chairman of the General Com- mitice. TUOMAS A. SCOTT AND THE PRESIDENTIAL QUESTION. To THE EpiTor OF THE MERAL! fin—I have noticed from time to time in the columns of the Hxkatp relerences to thts distin- guished genticman and prominent candidate for the Presidency which, while they do not partake of the spirit of party antagonism, do not do him that jus- tuce which he and hia friends are entitied to expect at your hands, For my part {can see no reason why the Heratn should not both favor Colonel Seou’s nomination and election vo the Presideacy. Be 1s & man in every way qualified to administer the high oMce With dignity and success, Independent of politi. cal cliques and unsolled with the sume of partisan Intrigues—s patriot of no unoer*ain record and an henest man—wnas else 1s required Of the Incum- bent? Is it am evidence of wisdom om the part of the people toignuore such a maa and ele hus Opposite instead? 1 take Lt tht you are opposed to the re-election of Ulysses S Great, aad way? Because ho 1s hope- Jes:ly in the hands of a partisan mug, that care notuing Whatever fer the common weliare of the couatry ant propose to make Pres.dent Grant’ supposed avatlablity the means of gratifying their owa selfish eads; and atso because he ti a candi- dave sor re-slection; in other words, he 1s daily sacrificiag N& own dignity, endangering tue staouity of our political mstitutions aad crushing the public interesia for the sole purpose of scouring bis own re-election. Coionel Scott ts not @ candidate in any such a sense of the word. He nover desired his name to be mentioned in connection with the Prestioncy. He would be highly gratified should bis iricnus, which are to be rowid fu every secuioa of tie cuun- try, reiruin at once from Mentioningelt in that con- | nec.lon, But shuwid he be nuuiuated vy th: demo- | cratic and conservative party of the country tor tne Presidency, he could nos, a. be would uot, refuse to accept the Avmination, whicn, udeed, would be tile short of an elec:ion, but Colonel Scott would scorp the idea of schem- tnz tor the nomimauoa. He belongs to that pase generation of stutesmen—for he is statesman in the best sense of Lie term—who believed that no Once shoud be sougat ater or its dates shurked by any mau upon Whom feil the people's cuvice, You Wul notice that toe chet opposition to Colonet Soot cumes from the “yoliticlans” so called. ‘Vuis | ie easy understoud. Beture tue *poliuicians’ ure willing to fey tome & Presidential candidate they must know whetuer he wal auswer their purpose, | In uns respect iney are not ed with Colonel Sco, ‘Tuey know trom his past bisiory tiut ho looks forward aud dues his duly as he understands | This kind of a President is just what the people Want, aud just whut tie “poliiictaus” do not wait Now, Waoss Wises are to ve Consated—tie peo- ple’s or the party wirepulleny’? Coiwnel Scutt has hob seught to couciiiate ums opposiiou, or WiN ho seek to do it He woull nut cousiuer the vice worth hol ing 1€1¢ bad to be ubtamed Dy such dis Teputavie Meads as *uxing’’ politicians, suvsiuiZiMg | the press or cooking up deegauons. | He stands iu uo need of Louors purchased at such | Bprice, ‘The very fact thai he Would not stoon to such Means bo uttuin Lue Ligaest and grandest Smbition of an American citizeu 1s What maxes ain | tormidaole in tae eyes of the more thoagntul raut- cal leaders, Ii takes wo seer to see buat tie uay 13 not far distant wnen the American peopie will choose ruiers, not because they are shrewd “poli- lucians" or availatie bivckneas, bat becuuse tuey are men of ciiaracter and patriotism, devoted to the wellare of tne country aud not toliping ier OWN pockets, H, indeed, in the Meantime tae peo- yae do not let ther last opporiuuity to save them- selves Shp away. 1 do uot draw upon my imagination when | say ‘that since Colonel Scott’s name bas veen meuilo.ed | iu connection With the /’residency it a8 been made | Pessible Lor him to be secouu to noue tn tue cuatrol of the fexeral palwonase Uf he would peremptorily reluse the use O1 Diy name. 11 he chose to g.ve tne a@sSurauee In the right quarter, Camerou anu Couk- Mog and Morion und murphy, ¢ id omne genus, would be made his sub-licuicuants and dependents beture the assembling ef Congress. ‘This may ap- Pear sensational, but Lue prool will come belure toe pubiio tu due tine. itis siupiy absurd for mento say that Colonel Scott's ipiwence and popularity dvpeud upon nis railroad conuecuons, If inese connections would imueuce auytaing it woula ve to make him un. Pooular rather tian otherwise, TY MLCULE NG maa tm the country Kuows this, Colonel dcolt is simply popwar because he deserves to be—hecuuxe he combines ait the clewents v1 tae true gentlenua, Wu tue business und private relatious of lie alike; Lever abused a trust repose in tin; nover gratived @ny pas=ton by wu tnisuse of the authority placed ta his hands, whi aus universally ireuted the numblest Workuian With a3 much ‘consideration us tue Rughtivst Mazuate, because tuey were voth meu, entitied to precisery the same rigilts, ‘Luere are a thousand reasons way the great State of New York snvuld unite whi Penasyivania 18 | electing Lo.onel scott to the iresidency, First of | ali we cun defeat Grant, a lact kuown oownere else better than tu Washin.tow. ‘Shere is no great puo- | lic iuterest in wuich he would nt tee coucerucd | gud which he would not promote, Yen yoars , more of such administration of the government as we have at present, und New York aul Penusyl- vania Will have no interest worth iguting for, ‘The | Amer can Merchaut murine that ten years ago filled tae harvors of New York oud Viiladelphiw has talien away piecemeal. Teo years more of suck aati-re- pubducan and antl-American adivinistration as the present and your docks will avail but little except tw pastare goats. Colonel Scott 18 a democrat, out that will not pre- veut repuolicans from voting for him. He has Created no oxter pre,udices vy being weatided with mere partisan struggles, These, aud thousand other reasons I migit mentivon, aad wh: wul no doabt occur to you, why New York and Penosylva- nie should unite upon a Presidential vaudidate, aud why thut cuadidute shoold be Lhomas A. Scott, A PENNS‘ LVANIAN, RUNNING NOTES—POLITICAL AND GEXYZRAL, “Who's got the vouchers ? 1s the new name for the old game of “hive and go seck.” “You know how it 1s yourself,” said Tweed to Coono.ly, touching the subject of @ mililon dollars bail. Are the Bowling Green Savings Bank depositors itkely soon to receive @ faveravie report irom the House ot the Good Shepherd L. Knapp, the receiver, in relation to their funds? For sale at- the American Legation, London— Schevck’s Pul Imoneyc Gag, in shaves to suit. Cap- tat, £1*000,000, The Selma (Ala.) Times has discovered what the Governor tasued his Thanksgiving Proclamation for. Itis, as the 7imes thinks, especially in ochalf | of Selma, in getting rid of the notorious Coon, who has been appoin.ed United States Consul for Rio | Jancrio. ‘The Cincinnati Times thinks there is one pleasant | thing about Coliector Murpby’s retirement, and that 4s one less grievance tothe Zibune, Murphies are good for an occasional meal, but not as a regular | diet, The Cleveland Piaindealer (Jemocratic) is out for its Presidential favorite as tollows:—“Willlam S. | Groesbeck, of Cinciunatl, Ohto, one of the purest, Dest and ablest men of Ono, or of the country, nas | many warm friends in Ohio, Penusylvania and the | Eastern States, who believe he ts the man waocan | lead the conservative hosts to victory in the Prest deutiat campaign of 1572.” The Ciacinnau Enquirer states that General S. C. Burvridge, of Kentucky, 1s to uadergo an investiza- tion, There ts supposed to have been some ‘Irregu- larity” In bis prosecution of claims against the gov- ernment. 13 not this an old charge resuscitated? The Cinctnnatt £nguirer ts thrilled with the an- nouncement that the amiable Colfax has started io | Washington, and is in excelient health. He its making preparations to retire to private life, A correspondent of the Cincianatul Engutrer pro- poses “Cox and Hancock” as the next democratio Presidential ticket. Too many cocks to make a harmonious “cock-e-doodle-do,” during the canvass, The Cincinnati Times says those friends of Mr. Seward whoexpect tomake him the democratic nominee for President tn 1872 are quietly Keeping tn the background, The auspicious moment for bring- | ing him out has not yet arrived. That “auspicious | moment” is awaited by General Grant's friends witn fear aad trembling, The Ohio State Deinocratic Executive Committee ‘Was in session ia Columbus on the 24th inst. The Cincinnatl Times says the interests of Thomas A, Scott are represented by Mr. Washington McLean in person. The proceedings of the conclave are not ye divulged. In 1841 a negro boy named Oscar Dunn was ad- vertised a$ @ runaway siave im the New Orleans | Picayune, Some monihs ago ihe same Oscar Dunn | was elected Lieuteuant Governor of Louisiana, and @ Week ago the same Oscar Dunn was carrted to his tomb, The wornis, alas! feed alike upon Oscar Dunn the slave ag upon Oscar Dunn the Governor, “To this complexion must we come at last’! THE COMMISSIONERS OF EMIGRATION. Tho “commutation” Money and Where It is Deposlied Statements having been made that the Commis- sioners of Emigration were among the depositors in the defunct Bowling Green Savings Bank, that they had over one hundred thousand dollars on deposit in the Tenth National Bank and that they had $100,000 invested in United Staces bonds, but that tno holders of the securiuies were not known to th public, some Inquiries were ituted yesterday to ascertain whether the ullegation nad any foun. dation, In reply to no interrogations & promiaent momver of tue Board promptly de- bied the statement. He said the Commussioners had no mouey deposited im the Bowling Green Savings Bank, but he wnderstood Mat a lew of the olticera tad placed sume of their Pah ag funds in the establishment, the amount, he belleved, not exceeding $0. ‘The Commissioners, he said, had not one cent in the Tench National Bank, and that the mouey belouging to the Comrulssioners was bow on deposit Li thes United Stazes ‘trurt Company ¢ added, had within a few days : view of being con’ iu Into city bonds, and the roceeda of same were also On deposit in the ling the negotias nited States Trust von, he te taave of we lion with the Com} bonds, ons sigh en | too frequently , by the rules and regulauions. | that ROSENZWEiG SEPUSIATED, ~~ The Ethics of Crime es a Profession. Society in Sing Sing Prisoa—How ths Author @ the “Truak Tragedy” is Regard.d—Sccia) Ostracism of the Mal-Practics Wurdarer— He is Robbed and Bea‘en by « Gang of Indignant Jai Birds, The trite and apparently paradoxical adage, “Honor among Thieves,” while not rs cepted as veracious, is occasionatiy excmpliged: im a manner which, to some extent, intghs be regarded as 8 redeeming trait in the incorrigible characters of those Who, either voluntarily or through force og circumstances, adopt @ calliug which can omy be successiully followed by trampiing on all laws having for thetr object the safety and good order of society. Thateven condemned criminais, who are serving out thelr fourth, 1th or sixth term of sen- tence im any of our State prisons, and who might reasonably be supposed to have sunk far below the level of self-respect, stil possess an almost incredible amount of DunctiHousness on certain points no one wie is ; Ot ail familiar with the composition of those insti- tutions will galusay. In Sing Sing Prison, wnere, | although all are altxe felons, who have forfeited their liberty to the laws of the country, there exists im a proporiionate dezree a3 much ot THE SPIRIT OF “CASTE,” or social distinction, among the inmates as may be found tn any of those pretentious circles of soctety, the genealogy of wnose members miy be expressed: In tae sinsle, (hough suggcetive, term, “shoddz/* There the professional burglar, pickpocket oF Panel thief regards with supercniious seorm and aversion tose greater villains: «~whe have been found guiliy and c nvicted of nameless | crimes verpetrated ou cuildren aad yrown persons Oi Ine eppostie sex, To the yrade, then, of the worst wretches, whe dely tho laws of dod ani man, tae more honor. abie (!) class of convicts have coasigned THE INFAMOUS. ROSENZWEIG, who, althouch a low, vulgar and illiterate Hebrew, from tne seml-civiized region of Western Kui acwwally reared, wader ihe siadow of our chure! in the “City of Cuaritios,” the favric of a handsome foriune on the dying wails of tortured Gente Women aud the muraered bodies of tei offsorieg. AS this person possesses @ guodly supply of she “sinews of war,” It 1s nut surprising that under the exi-ting Minagement uf Lue prisen ue Succecied Um haviog himsel placed among o ganz of pretended favalias, who are only expected to per.orm & vou inal amount of exceedingly gut duty, Tus wae too great AN OUTRAGE on the hitherto high-tonea () composiuon of the “sickly squad?’ indicated, and not inany days age & sort of pantomimic couveution of the gang was held, at waich it was suddeuly und secretly resoived Snat the avortiouist Koseuzweig snould be expelied irom their coierie, Accordingty the leading spire of this highly iadiguant gaaz, aiter watcning Wd unconceaiod satisiaciion the retreating forut o: tReMe Keeper, “opened out" on Roscuzwelg in a turret of the vilcst and most blasphemous invective, havin, for 8 peroration the aduronition that K he did leave their gang aud fad employment in some otaer departmeut of t piisom tavy would TAKE Ui LIFE. Alarined at the earnea*ness of tho desperado whe had toresnadowed his speedy death, and the deter mination whica he saw writiea in the feavures of these around hin, Rosenz» eug essived the rule of | temvorizing, and endeavored to cuncillate enemes by such blandishmeats as he in Court regarding hws imnecence of the crime charged und his harmless disposition gene- rally, together with other assurances of Iriendship aud govdwill towards them all, als hearers, im popular parlance, cousidered the “Doctors” story “too thin,” aad ayatn loaded nim wiih abuse on ad count of his atrocious acts, Stung to the quick ut last by their = vitaper.rti bay and rota ital the abortionist stood at by denouncing the whole gang a3 & ICKPOCKETS, THIKVES AND LOAFERS,” and, drawing @ roil of bank notes from his pocket, he shook them in the faces of his fellow ia birda, while spite.nity teliiug them that he could make ag muen at bis business in one night as they could af theirs in “tree munis.” Rosenzweig bad scarcely tume to finish the last sentence wien i. A COAT WAS THROWS OVER LIS EAD, and in another instant he was in the grasp of half a dozeu experts Who “went turough him’ secunden ariem Wo the tune of aboat two hundred and any Goliars, which the malpract.ce man had, doabtiess, for the purpose of “greasing” his way tnroug® tho impecnutous rotricactes of prison life. With Dis head enveloped in we coat ady mention the sleeves of whch were fusteued secarciy aroun his neck, Kosenzwelg was tirown to tue ground, and walle there received & uuuber Oi gratuitons kicks in return for his to-t dollars, It 1s nnderstood, however, that he did not sUstuin any serious boduy inyury, TEE LONG ISLAND NIBLZ WAR Tho Excitement Increaving—{ntense Fecling Among the Catholica~Yorty Catholic Chile dion Expelled trem Scheol—The Parente Demand the Expulsion of the Texncher=The School Protected by Policemen. Yesterday morning the school excttement which has been agitating the resivents of Hunter's Poms | for the last week was Increased @ tuousand iota by the expulsion of forty scholars—all Catholics—py the principal, Mr. Seiburg, 1t scems that, hearimg the report on Saturday that further troablo was | Intended by those objecting to the reading of the Scriptures, he deteriimed to forestall any attempt to cause trouble. He conseqneatuy sougnt advice of the Superintendent, mr, Palmer, and of ihe Commis sioners, and was authorized by them to expel from the schovi eaci and every one who refused to abiue No further instruction Was asked and none given, He requested of the Police Department a saMctent force to protect him im the Gischarge of his duies, and two policemam Were imruished, wio took their position at the door, After ihe calling of the roll Nr. Seiparg requested all wuo objected to the reading of the Bidio te arise. Forty pupils arose, ail members of Catho lic families, aithougn not cowprisiug ali the scholars of that taiuh prescat, Mr Seiourg ime mediately expelled the foriy disadected children, ordering them to leave the school, Wilich was done aiid considerabie Comusion, As S00 as the news: spread the excitement, which before was great, ta- creased to fever heii, and fatners, mothers and friends of the schoiars rusicd io we eee and not being admitied there were no acts Vivience, though Vivient threais were made, fae question has assumed such an aspect that the scitiement of it either one way or the other will be almost impossible. The Roman Catuole partisans proposed two alternatives, the aduption of eituer ef which Will give them satisiaction. They de either the St, James Bibie” be biaden wie Bcnovis, or, if nol that they obluin their due proporuon of the taxes to establish separate schovis for the Cainholic enil- drea. ‘They assign a4 reasons jor this opposition t@ the readiag 0: the Bivle, iu the first place, tie incor. rectness of the texts, Whichawouliin many errors ma trauslauion. Their second reason is tue lncapacty of the children to saderstana or comprenead the abstruse language of the (ible without having as explawmed by some recognized authority, In sap- ort of the first they assert and mame ain tat the reauing of said ible ww injurious to the fain of the Canela children, This Bible contains many things difering from the authorized Cathe version, and hence opposed to the dogmas of the Catnole Churoak, ‘They say that errors im faith are iniuiteiy greater tan errors in morality, Whence it naturaily follows that books containing the foriger suouid be strictly ud for prohibited. You may cure ioral turpitude aud the greatest defleciions irom virtne, but let faith be tampered with and loss, of restoring It, It was this that made a celeorat priest of the Caurch—Dr. Cahill—say that be wow sooner permit Catholic chiluren to read the worst buoks of romance than the Protestant Bivle, The Cataolie priests of Hanier’s Point enteriain the like sentiments, Agam they argue, “how 1s it pos ple 1or children, Whose mids are yet weak and untrained, to reason understandiugly about Wings which the Icarned of all religious aud nailons come tinually dispnte?” ‘The Provestants, on olher han are divided _ on the aa- visavlity of reading the Scriptures, bat all sustain the authorities at the present turn of affairs. ‘Thoss who think the bible should pot be read in the scuools, among whom there is a large and influential class, say tuat as aucient {nstiiuuion endangered by tis flerco on. Blanght itis their duty to sustain the authorities, No compromise seems to he possible as far as they are coucerned. Daring the excitement the police deparcment, though most of them are Cuthulica, sustained With commendable zeal the city authori- thes, The building 18 watched day anJ night py them, as fears are entertained that it will be fired og some over-zealous fanatic, a r and expericice shows the almost utier a oloorated PROSPBOT PARK PAIR GROUNDS, ‘The several times postponed contest between/ene teams Honest Allen and mate and Kingston aad mate, announced to be decided yesterday afternoon, tais track, did not take place, At the hour when the horses should have veen in readiness for the race (here were aviiier drivers nor spectators om pee an Re eg I I cs lar from Me o vy be the carta moralage » OW y rain