The New York Herald Newspaper, December 3, 1871, Page 3

OUR INTERNAL REVENUZ. The Commissicner’s, Annual Report. Total Income for the Fiscal Year from All Sources. Recommendations to Punish Fraudulent Tobacco Dealers. Wasuineton, Dec. 2, 1871, The report of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue states the aggregate receipts from all sources, exclusive of the direct tax upon lands and the duty upon the circulation and deposits of national banks, were for the fiscal year, 1871, | $144,011,176 24 This sum includes the amounts refunded and allowed on drawbacks. Drawoacks have been allowed on general merchandise under gection 171, act June 30, 1864, limited by the act of March 31, 1868, amounting to $22,887 97. This amount is larger than that allowed for the fiscal “year 1870, om account of the adjadication | of old claims for drawbacks on cotton goods rendered admissable by joint resolution No, 78, approved July 14, 1870. There was reiunded Guring the past fiscal year for taxes illegally as- | Sessed and collected the sum of $617,581. ‘This large increase over the year preceding was due to the adjustment of claims that had been auspended during former years for more complete considera- tion—for instance, the claiin of one of the States which wasembraced in the above aggregate and @mounting to $45,866 for taxes collected on divi- dends declared upon stock owned by the State. ‘whis was the largest claim ever allowed by the bureau and was referred to the Attorney General for his advice. ‘The Commiszioner’s estimate of receipts for the current fiscal year under the present law is $125,000, 000, DISTILLERIES, Tne number of distilleries (other than fruit) regis- | tered during the last year was 1,043, The number Of fruit distilleries registered was 7,149. The total | number of distilleries registered was 8,192. Of the | distilleries other than fruit 517 were operated during the year, and of the fruit distilleries 4,007. The re- turns to this office for the last fiscal year show a total production in taxable galions from material other than frait of 54,576,446; and from trult 2,199,733— Total yearly production, 58,776,109. The total quantity of spirits im the United States not in in- ternal revenue warehouses the Ist of May, 1871, was | $1,185,713 proof gallons, showing a decrease in quan- ; Uty On market since November 16, 1870, of 4,452,580 gallous. The receipts from spirits for the fiscal year ended June 80, 1871, were $46,281,348, The amount | Of tax received on ‘ermented lquors, at $1 a barrel, Was, in 1871, $7,159,740, The increase over former years is believed to be due, in part at least, to the greater attention given to that subject by internal fevenue officers during that year. This attention bas revealed some delects in the law which call for Barly remedial legisi auon. * YOBACCO AND CIGARS. ‘The total receipts {rom tobacco for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1871, were $33,578,097 18. As com- pared with the receipts trom the same source for the preceding fiscal year the 1ncrease 13 $2,228,190, | ‘The totai amount of manufactured tobacco repre- | ented by the amount of collections for the fiscal | jing ended June 30, 1871, was as follows:—Chew! bacco, snuff, &c., class thirty-two cents, 64,617,868 | pespas; SmoFing tuvacco, scraps, shorts, &c., class | Bixteen cents, 80,517,035 pounds, Add to this the , ‘quantity exported, 10,621,082 pounds, and the excess Femaining in Warehouses June 30, 1871, over June | Bo, 1870, 1s 72,377, wiving a total product for the year Of 105,828,963 pounds, The total number of cigars, cheroots, &c., on | which taxes were collected Was 1,332,844, 357. The steaty and unttorm wcrease from month to month in the revenues derived from muanafactared tobacco, cigars, &c., since the present law went into Operation, by which the mode of collecting taxes on these articles was changed from an assessment afier removal from the manufacture and sale toa Prepayment by means of suitable stamps before the ad are removed {rom the place of manufac- re has fully demonstrated the superiority of the present system over tne former. Fewer frauds are possible where the taxes are re- quired to be paid at the manutactory, and before the soods are ullowed to go upon the market, and where every package 1s evidence that the tax has been paid. But notwith- | Blanuing the encouraging progress that has been Made toward @ thorough and complete coilection of the revenues trom this source, tne Commissioner Is forced to the conclusion tat ‘uring the last fiscal ear much tobacco has escaped taxation through e retiling of empty stamped packages, the sec- | pnd use of Stamps, the use of counterfeit stamps, the removal of small‘ quantiles from the \noeind of manofacture without stamps, and mping as class sixteen cents tobacco which under the Jaw sbould have been Blamped at tne rate of thirty-two cents per pound, He says a uniform rats of tax, while it would allow every manufacturer to manipulate his products in bis own way, without rescriction being | jaced upon his modes of manafacturing. would | Bfectualiy close the door to the perpetration of i Iraud or the evasion of taxes hy their improper | Classification. His own opinion is that with a tax | at twenty-iour cenis, taking into account the natural increase of he revenue as bhown between the coliectious of succeeu- ing years, and with the advantage of some Yeyisiation hereinafter recommended, we shall be able to keep the collections on tobacco up to those under the present rates. This recommendation, bowever, 13 made without regard to its relation to future total revenue results. If tt should be the opinion of Congress that tne.ylela of revente from internul taxes should not bé materially aecreased, then, to accomplish the desiurabie results expected | from a consolidation of tax on tobacco, and to com- pensate in part to the revenue the expected | large loss from the expiranon of the in- come tax during the current fiscal year, And the further natioval loss from “articles and oc- cupations formerly taxed, but now exempt,’’ a rap- | taiy decreasing item, of course he would advise | & consolidation of the tebacco tax at twurty-two vents per pound. FRAUDS BY PEDLARS. The Commissioner is satistied, from the evi- | dence which has accamulaied, that much of the fraud above referred to is efected trough the instrumentality of pediers, In order to put an end to this illicit trafic some aduitional leg- islation is required, He therefore recommends that every person who sells or oifers to sell manufactured tobacco, snuif or cigars from wagons in the manner | of pediers travelling from place to place be re- | quired to pay @ special tax of $15, $25 or $5u, ac- cording as they travel, with ove, two or more horses or mules, and tw comply with sucn regulations as may be prescribed vy the Commissioner of Luver- gal Revenue. The Commissioner says for the last three years this oilice has been in possession of in- | Jormation that alarge and increasing amount of raw or leal tobacco in portions of the country was being soid at reta directly to consumers with- out the payment of tax. Evidences of this | | i i trafic have trom time to ume been iurnistied by Qssessors collectors, and more especially by Supervisors, Who, in taking transcripts trom tne bo required by law to ve Kept by leaf dealers, bave reported that they find scores of pages of these books Where entries were made of sales from one | half pound ty 4,000 pounds each, and [am constanuy 1 receipt of letters from manufacturers of tol complaining of the injury to their business arising from such sales, aud iniorming me that im some localities Where they formerly received frequent aud iarge orders for manuiactured tobacco they bow make no sales, The same parties who usea 10 giuike wese orders are bow ordering instead sup- pues of natural leaf from the wholesale leaf dealers Agailist this trafic, grown to such large roporwuons, 80 injurious v0 their business as manu- jacturers and prejudicial to Ue interests oi the gov- ernment revenue, they ask to be protected. To this end 1 would recommend that secuion Mity-mine of the act of July 20, 1508, be so amended as to impose a special tax of $500 on every person Who shall make © business of selling raw or leaf tobacco to persons other thau those who have paid w spectsl tax us leat dealers or manusacturers Of tobaccy, snuff or cigara, br Who Shall seil lea! tobacco In quantities less than | twenty-five pounds, or who shail sell such tobacco | Girectly ‘© consumers or for consumption | without its being manufactured; and if this is not deemed suficient 1 Would further recommend such a tix on the sales of Buch deulers in excess Of $5,000 annually as would be equivalent to the tax on the same amount And value of manulactured tobacco. such @ pro- vision of law will not only give the required protec- tion to the manulacturer, Who now pays & special tax for carrying on bis business in addition to a pecifie tax on all his products, but it will also, I Bin persuaded, tead lurgely to increase government revenue from this source. Tiere are now iu opera- tion sixteen expors vonded waretiouses. ‘The total amount slored in thom during the fiscal year was 26,379,264 pounds; quantity withdrawn Jor exporta- Goa, 10,621,083 pounds; withdrawn for consump- Yon, 11,499,859 pounds, The figures show (hat less Wan halt of the tobacco, &c., removed in boud from the maniWactories is actually exported from the cighs bouded warehouses established at Ue several ports of Philadeiphia, Baluimore, No Orleans, San Francisco, Portland, Oregon, Which Were stored, during tue decal ‘year ended June 50, 1871, 9,437,467 pounds of manufactured to- Yacco, only 457,495 pounds during this period were withdrawn for exporiation, while 6,480,056 pounds were withdrawn for consumpuon on. ent of the tax. Nearly njue-tentus of all the to from the country is siupped throug! warehouses at New York aud Richmi Of tina Va, and large’ portions agver gunee in 1Dg , and forfeitures, $248,626 50, | guits decided in favor of the United Staies, | feiture, $145, 23: required to bear on it the | ne , in value that it cannot be sold for enoug! ; tion of the consideration by the Commissioner of | speedy an NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1871.—TRIPLE SHEET. the bonded warehouses. The snipments are made directly irom the factories, the goons being caried by the warehouses and only construct- ively entered therein, though "he owners thereof are charged with @ month's storage, The practical Operation of tls sysiem of bonded warenouses hitherto has beep to zive toa few individuals and firms, and more pa:licuiarly to the proprictors of the warehouses, the same faciliues for storing to- bacco without the prepayment of the tax as were iven by the former system o! Class Bb bonded ware- fouses, abolisned by act of July zo, 1868, THE PRESENT INEFFECTUAL SYSTEW. | Itis my opinion, and, so tar asi nave been able | to ascertain, it 16 the opinion of manutacturers of tobacco generally, that the present system of ex- port bonded warehouses can be enurely abolished, to the interest both of government and of manufac- i | turers. Under the present system all the tobacco bonded at the warehouses in Richmond, Va, is exported without even entering the warehouse, and the same is true of much ol the tobacco bondea in New York. By abolishing the present system ot export bonded Warehouses and providing tor the exportation of manulactured to acco, snuff and cigars as other merchandise is expoited, allowing a urawback of the tax paid upon prooi of janding abroad, requir- ing the tobacco to be loaded under the supervision of an inspector, and the tax paid stamps to be de- stioyed by sald officer to prevent reioading, it 1s | belleved a large portion of the expen-es now in- currea by the manulacturers in exporting their guods would ne saved. Government would recetve the taxes on all goods when removed from place of manutacvure, all job- Eee ne = Cte rlieoamene woul = ‘on the samt ng to the tramic on tax paid goods, and the special privileges and advantages enjoyed by @ few individuais and firms would be removed. 1 would recommena that Con- gress provide that evidence of loss at sea satisfuc- vory to the Commissioner of Internai Kevenue shall Nave all the force of a landing cerificate for the purposes of drawbacks, Other systems of exportation designed to remedy the evils of the Present bonded warehouse system have been sug- posted bat they involve the multiplying of bonds to | taken in leu of tax. A multiplication of such | bonds would result in an increase of losses to the vernment. Tne records of Unitea States Courts in many sections of the country are largely occupied by suits on bonds taken for spirits and refined pe- troleum under similar systems to those proposed. In a large majority Of the cases, the principals being insolvent generaily before the suit was brought, the sureties have either not ound on original pro- cess, or, f found, @ return ol no goous on the inal process has realized to the goverument a total loss of its supposed security. REVENUE STAMPS, Important chi have been made in tne ma- terials and manner of preparing stamps in order to Prevent fraudulent issues, counterteits ana reuse. Heretofore nearly all the issues of revenue stamps have been priuted in a single color upon ordinary | commercial paper, furnished by the parties doing the printing. By the change reterred to the govern ment provides @ distinctive paper’ and peruits the | printing of stamps upon no otuer, and requires that all stamps shall be printed in two or more colors. 1t 18 well known that the revenue derived from stamps has seriously suffered through the Iranduient reuse of stgmps, It has been found no difficult mater on the part of evil-disposed Mart use of chemicals caretully manipu- jated, to Pemove the cancellation marks enurely without injuring she appearavce of the stamps, thus enabling dishonest persons to reuse them or sell the same for reuse and’defraud the government tothat extent. It fDelieved the stamps now being Jurnished under contract cannot be tampered with. Espectaily is this thought to be the case with the ad- hesiveand tobacco, snaff and cigar stamps, printed upon chameicon paper. {his paper so effectually changes the color upon tne application of chemical agents employed tor the restoration of stamps for reuse as to render restoraiion to its original state impossible. In addition to the pro- tection’ afforded by this paper a soluvle ink 18 used in the preparation of adhesive stamps, This ink contains the ingredients of ordinary writing ink. Any acid or alkali of sufficient strength to re- move the cancellation made would destroy also that rion of the stamp which 1s printed in the solu- le ink. By printing the stamp in two or more , Colors counterfeiting, which has been largely prac- | , ticed by photographers, becomes impossible. An- other jeature in the present issue 18 that, with the exception of documentary and proprietary stamps, none are allowed to be entirely prepared by any single establishment. The wbole number Of cases Compromised, a8 proviaed under section 102, Act July 20, 1568, during the fiscal year ended June 20, 1871, was 730; the amonnt of tax accepted, 349,795 12; assessed penalty fixed by law, 20,076 86; specific penalty in lieu of tines, penalties Totai amount received by compromises, $618,497 98, Whole ee of 182, against 456; amount collected and paid into Court in suits. in personam, including inaictments on ac- connt of judgments, fines, &c., $594,339; amount collected and paid mto Court as proceeds of for- total value of seizures, $915,240, EXEMPTIOMS RECOMMENDED. The Commissioner says, in conclusion:—I fully approveand would here renew the following recom- mendation, made in last year’s report by the Reve- nue Commissiover, Mr. Delano:—The act of July 14, 1870, exempted from taxation, under schedule C, canned ae Wie a leaving re- musi 0 ams a jellies ati * Wabig” a" Pe stamp tax. These articles bemg either condiments or con- serves, and generally of home or culinary production, never having been a fruitful source of Tevenue, the collection of the tax thereon always attended with no inconsiderabie amount of trouble and vexation, 1 would recommend that they ereafter be released from the stamp act now im- eS on them under the clause in schedule C re- ing to “canned meats,” £0. CONDEMNED AND FORFEITED GOODS, m tbe hands of collectors There are now and United States marshals, stored in bonded warehouses and elsewhere, con- siderable quantities of condemned, for- feied ard abandoned tobacco, so depreciated to charges and for the necessary stamps, This tobacod was manulactured under the old :aw, consequently itis unstamped. Under the present law It cannot be sold or offered for sale without firat being Properly stamped, and there 1s no provision of law under whicb the Commissioner of Internal Revenue can furnish stamps for it. The want of authority to furnish stamps for such tobacco, which is constantly accumulating in the hands of government oflicers, has caused much emoarrassment. I would, therefore, earnestly recommend that Congress autnonze the Commissioner, upon the requisition of the officers having custody of and control of such tobacco, to furnish suitable revenue stamps to be attached and cancelled before the same ts offered for sale. It frequently happens that tax-paid stamps are lost from packages of spirits by unavoidavie accident without fault on the part of the persons interested, the spirits being thus exposed to selzure and deten- tion, The present law makes no provision for re- stamping such packages, except on the repayment of the tax, inasmuch as the stamp 1s a device to pro- tect alike the interests of the government and the taxpayer. It 18 considered that authority should be given lo complete that protection by restamping. TAX ON SHIPBUILDING, It was recommended last year by Mr. Commis- stoner Delano that Congress provide by joint resolu- ton or otherwise for the remission of a'l taxes assessed on shipbatlders under the fourth section of the act of March 31, 1868, as had not been collecved ; no action, however, was taken upon the subject, and not fecling at liberty to allow further delay I have ordered their coliection. Section 44 of the act of Juve 13, 1864. gives to the Commissioner, subject to regulations prescribed oy the Secretary of the Treasury, authority to abate and retnnd taxes and penalties mM certain ciasses of | cases; one of these regulations, circular 79, | provides in effect that no claim or application for the refunding of taxes will be entitled to consuiera- tion by the Commussioner unless it shall be filed ‘with him either prior to August 4, 1871 (circular 79 having been issued August 8, 1869), or within two years from the date of the payment of the tax. It wiil be observed that this simply affects the ques- claims thus barred, but does not, 1t is claimed, limit any right of action upon them. One of my predecessors, Mr. Rollins, in his report for 1868, remarks upon this subject as follows:— ‘fhe guthority vesied in tne Commissioner of Internal Revenue to refund taxes erroneously col- lected has been the means of preventin, much expensive litigation and has afforded inexpensive relief to many persons who have been competied to pay more than was legally due, white a witnarawal of this anthority would be proauctive of much hardship in many cases, I am Saustied that astatutory limitation of the time within which such claims must be presented would tend to prevent much abuse. When the legality of the as- sessment 18 not seriously questioved at the time it 1s made, the evidence in tts support is very apt to dis- appear with a change in the officers of the district, and itis not then dificult fora skilful attorney to present reasons in support of a claim for refunding such as ure hard to be set aside. I wouid re- commend tiat Commissioners be prohibited from considering or allowing any claim not presented within two years from the time the tax Was paid, and that all Claims be barred in the courts after six years {rom the date of the payment Of the tax. Section 44 of the act of July 2, 1868, should, in my opinion, be amended by making the minimum penaity smaller, such penaity being now a fine of notiess thaa $1,000, with not less than six months’ imprisonment, ‘The undue severity of this punishment would seem to be Obvious as applied to the offences of carrying on the business of a recail or wholesale liquor desler, rectifier or manufac- turer of stiils, without having paid the special tax. in cases wherein no invent to defraud exists, the omission arising from ignorance of the law or other circumstances not fraudulent, yet constituting no legal excuse under’ the terms = the section, the -practical ef- fect of providing 80 disproportionate a punish. ment for these onences i to discourage complaints, defeat convictions, and induce suspensions of sen- tence in many cases in Which some reasonable puntshy ment should ve enturced, as well to vindicate the law as to secure future compliance with ite requirements. Section 63 of the act of July 1 1866, pege 31 of Compilation of 1867, shoul be wmended (to make ib apply to cases arluing onder any Interna evenue acy As {t 18 now it applies onty to offences under that act of 1866 and the previous act to which it was amendment I ‘also id thi should be extended from three hundred to five hundred, as contained in the parallel provi- sion of the Customs Laws, secuon 11, sg act of July 18, 1566, 14th Statute at ¢ 180, 17 would Gall attention to report Of last “di er ae ear! year in relation to the subject of would renew the recommendation ly legislation for the final disposition of all lands Which have been asoguired or are now owned by tha United States Under the direct tax Jaw. The complaint which has here*ofore isted of qelay inthe settlement of ex-cotlectors? accounts has been, it Is believed, enurely removed by the operation of the regulations of this oMfce now in force. Prior to April, 1879, it apneared | that the accounts of sixty-one ex-rollectors had been closed, which number, how- ever, has since been increased to 4,'4l, seaving at the present time £30 accounts still open. Of this number 115 have been placed in the hands of United S.ates attorneys lor suit om the bonds of the delinquent collectors, the residue being in course of adjustment at this ottice, THE GREAT AMERICAN GEYSERS, GOpering Lecture of the Cooper Union Satur- day Nigut Kree Coursc—Loteresting Descrip- tion o! Western Phenomena, The Cooper Union Course of Saturday night free lectures was happily commenced lass evening by the lecture of Dr. R. W. Raymond, United States Mining Commissioner, on the great Geysers of the Yellow- stone region. A large audience attonded and great interest seemed to be manifested in the lecture, Mr. Abram 8. Hewitt, who presided, in intro- ducing the lecturer explained that the course of lectures how opening was iotended to instruct the Public on scientific subjects in such language as May easily be understood by persons without preparatory education m science. First class men would be brought before the audiences, and substance rather than show would be the object of ‘he course. It was proposed the first month to dis- cuss ‘Terrestrial Phenomena;” the second month Dr. Willard Parker was to discourse on ‘‘Man;’ the third, the “Structure of Society” was to be consid- erea; thefourth, the ‘Application of Science and Art to Man’s Existence.” Dr. Raymond then began his lecture by showing the extraordinary progress we had made in our Knowledge of the world within a tew hundred years. Within a lew centuries this boundless con- Unent had become known, and it was most interest- ing to look back and see the steps by which we ad come to reauze how vast. was America. Within bis own recollection Buffalo was away out ‘West, and Cincinnati was far West; then the Kocky Mountalns became almost a boundary, and so ou un- tl we had gone out now so far that even all the reer we had recently fought and bied to preserve in the Union would be but a mere strip of land upon the great Western regions, The lecturer then went on to speak about the loca- tion of the geysers, and the stages of travel by which | the traveller could reach them. He gave an amus- ing description of some incidents which occurred during his own journey, in company with the pho- | to vapher, Thrasher, and the guide, Santell. he geysers are situated in the northwest corner | | of Wyoming. AB you approacn them yon meet constantly with small hot springs which at first greatly attract your attention, but as you advance ‘these springs become larger, tll finally at the highest poimt of the originul Madison River you come to the great geysers them- selves, In appearance the geysers are knolis, white in color, of greater or less size, gradualy sloping from the moutn or summit and formed by the incrustation of the not water, Tne Glant Geyser, as it is catled, sends forth a volume of water to the height of 140 feet, With a diameter at the mouth of five feet. The gey- ser continues its eruptions for three hours at a | time, then becoming silent for perhaps forty-eight | hours. ‘Ihe geyser known as the Falthtul, twenty | inches in diameter at the mouth, sends forth every hour a column of water 20 feet ingh. Several others might be named, each with its peculiarities of tme and occurrence. ‘The land all round is covered with mounds containing mineral sub- stances in solution. The lecturer then explained the theory by which it was supposed these geysers were formed, and which in brief was that there must be basins of boiling water beneath the earth, and these wren au a certain heat rush upward and thus appear in due course at a great distance above the mouth of | the incrustation jormed around. The boiling water being all gone, there must be a wait until the cool waters, coming from the mountains, have had time to boll, and these then continue to rush upward. Dr. Kayinona concluded with a glowing descrip- tion of the Great Yellowstone River and the cafions eX: | ; Mortal mould, connected with it, which stretch along for fifty miles and are of excessive grandeur in appearance, espe- clatly at the points nearest the river. MUSIC AND THE DRAMA. Home Goasip. Tony Pastor has an entirely new bill this week. ‘Ths ts the last week of ‘Rosedaie,” at WA Jack's, Only two weeks remain of Mr. Sothern’s engage- ment at Nibio's, Jobn Owens closes his engagement at Booth’s at the end of the present week. “Humpty Dumpty” rung with unabated success @t the Olympic, Miss Jennie Hughes, a charming singer, 1s the Feigning star of the Comique. The grand combination of variety artists at the Union Square Theatre 1s well patronized. The Thirty-fourth Street Theatre has quite a large and well-selected variety company, John Brougham commences an engagement at the Brooklyn Theatre on Monday, The New York Circus have a large bill of new at- tractions to-morrow night. “Rosedaie, or the Fishba)i’’ still draws a crowd of admirers at the San Francisco Minstreis, Dan Bryant was honored by a visit from Prince Alexis on flunksgiving night, “The Bridge of Sighs” is still onthe bills at Aimée’s Upéra Bouffe Theatre. Marietta Ravel commences an engagement at the Park, Brooklyn, this week, Madame Lichtmay and Levy are the -soloists at the Ninth Regiment #and concert this evening. A concert wiil be given this evening for tne suf- fering Belgians of tne northwest at Steinway Hall. On Monday night week Mr. Daly celebrates the one hundredth night of his comedy drama, ‘ Divorce,” at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, Frank Mayo commences an engagement at the Grand Opera House this week, appearing in “The Three Guardsmen.” That dreadful work by Charles Reade, callea “A Terrible Temptation,” will’ be presented in a dramatic form at the Bowery this week, Nilsson sings “Mignon” for the last time on Mon- day night, “Traviata” on Wednesday and “Lucia” on Friday. The matin¢e yesterday was crowded, On Saturday evening next “Lucia’’ will be given at the Brooklyn Academy. A very interesting concert was given by the Pat- tison Concert Troupe at Association Hall yesterday afternoon. ‘rhe artisis were Madame Martinez, ‘Miss Barron, Messrs, Stanley, Giloert and Pattison. The concert was a complete success and the audi- ence quite large in proportions. The Washington Chronicle speaks thus of a recent | performance given in that city by Mi! ‘edesca:— “The great enjoyment of the evening consisted in the beautiful violin music, performed with as much Le as marvellous accuracy, by Miss Ferdinand e desca, a lady of rare personal veauty, a most | elegant form. ana face and head marked with all the peculiar signs and expressions that music gives its own votaries. She displayed true genius in her use of the violin. The music, which another lady, unknown, accompanied on the piano, was a-dif- cult and exquisite composition, and more graceful movements and skilful plavin§ could not be imagined. The fact that a lady so gifted and at- tractive should arrive in our city unheralded ap pears remarkable."’ MATILDA HERON AND THE ST. LOUIS SCENE.” Explnnatory Card from the Lady. ; To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— Your kindness in forbearing to publish a false and | Malignant telegraphic report of my reappearance on the stage at De Bar's Opera House, St. Louis, Mo., on the 20th ultimo, emboldens me to present a plain statement cf the facts, It was the unaer- standing that [ should appear in my play of “Noemie, the Jewish Mother,” to be followed by my plays of “Pearl,” and ‘“Agrahmara,”,a new tragedy adapted by me from the German. For the first piece I had stipulated for four renearsais— two of them “letter perfect”—and had forwarded copies of the piece and parts in advance. On arriv- ing I found the Jane Coombs company had posses- | sion of the theatre, and that De Bar's company was | absent, playing at Peoria. I had, therefore, only one rehearsal. Near the close of the first act a principal performer was missing, and I had to “talk against ime” to “make @ scene,” while @& search was made forhim., The “gods” in the gal- lery, attributing the delay and confusion to me, made noisy and offensive demonstrations, which i rebuked sharply. At the close of the play—per- formed under discouraging and embarrassing clr- cumstances—I was called out and made & speech, ending with & humorous re- mark. The telegraphic despatch, alluded to | above, and which has been circulated broadcast over the country, stated that [ then “danced of the stage, waving my aris wildly.’ This is faise. I retired quickly, courtesying to the audience, The impossivility of ete Wo new pieces at short Notice compelled me reluctantly to consent to fill ous the remaining nignts of my engagement with “Camille,” though | knew that play had been “done to death” in St. Louis. However, my reception in the four pertorm- al of “Camille? was very flatering, and [I was on each occasion called three times before the curtain, Although knowing full well the cause and source of the hostility which has assailed a defenceless woman standing alone in her battie with the world, I yet forbear at present to expose them, and rely on the manliness and chi- vairy of the independent press of the country to pubiish this brief vindication. The critic sets down my manner to mania. It might, perhaps, propitiate his ire were I to admit that i] am mad. Icannot, On the contrary, | am 80 convinced of the perfect reasonableness of my malady that I bear no malice to my enemy, but rest my ‘case in fail trast vast id Baonioe praverat on eapectiuly Yours aud the public's gra . van, TILDA HERON, ALEXIS AT THE ACADEMY OF DESIGN. Presentation of Mr. Page’s Picture, Farragut in Mobile Bay,” to the Russian Duke. Long before the hour named by the committee for = the opening of the Adade:ny aoors groups of eager prince-admiring citizens were gathered in Twenty- third street, waiting, with what patience they could muster, until the inflexible porter should descend and give ingress to the anxious watchers, who looked with anything but a triendly eye on the cu- TuOMAd ae AGO rT, rious scroll work of the iron gates which opposed MOSeS It. GAINSELL, their further progress, The morning was sufliciently MOSES TAYLOR, cold to make sheiter desirable, and it was evicent %'A\LOR JOHNSTON, from the lowertug looks of some of the ladies and HENRY G, @ plebetan ruduiness which was stealing over aristo- | S"Grecais Rutt cratic noses that the discontent would soon become formidable unless the gates were thrown open. Just at this CRITICAL MOMENT F; the town clocks began to chime ten, and at once all | BOWLES BROS. 4 00., the clouds disappeared from the fair vrows, and as the Academy porter descended with slow and stately tread smiles of satisfaction beamed on the nitherto foriorn faces of the wawhers. Once inside all traces of qiscontent vanished, and under the influence of BENJAMIN the gentle heat which was diffused through the ' JOUN T. DA gallery the reddened faces resumed their normal | % color, aad the various groups scattered themselves about the gallery to wats the coming of the Duke. American and Russian flags, tastefully arranged, decorated the staircase. Tims was the only Gecoration that had been attempted, and owed much Of 118 effectiveness to its REPUBLICAN SIMPLICITY. Some very anxious people immediately proceeded tothe grand salon, where Mr. Page's picture ocvupiss ; @n excellent position, and, judging that the present- ation would take place in frontof tne picture, those who were most anxious to see the Duke took imme- Giate possession of the chairs at that end of \be room | and maintained themselves with a tenacity worthy of the highest praise. But, alas for the uncertainty of human calculauons ! these enterprising people were doomed to disappointment owing to an unex- pected flank movement by the committee of arrange- ments. The interval between tne opening of tne doors and the arrival of the Russian Duke was | filled by pleasant and animated conversation, The ladies formed littie coteries and were evidently inteut on THE DISCUSSION OF THE TOILETS, which, though rich, were not very brilliant. Of | Course there were a few irrepressible butterflies of fashion who retused to allow winter frost to chill the bright colors of their wings. and floated through the rooms with all the lightness, grace and witn an air of as much immaterality ascan be attained to by angelic beings cast in a somewhat substantial Others, with more wsthetic tastes, Wandered about the rooms and commented on the Varios pictures with more or less intelligence, while not a few of tue younger ladies seemed more occupled with their cavaliers than with art or fashion, Very few o1 the metropolitan artists were present, as the invitations had been corfined almost exclusiveiy to the subscribers to the picture and their friends. There was an impression among the public that the presentation was to have been Made on behalf of the Academy, but this was an error. Anumber of gentlemen interested in art formed themselves into a committee and purchased Mr. Page’s picture, with the intention of offering it to the Emperor of Russia as an acknowledgment of THE CORDIAL RECEYTION which had been accorded to Admiral Farragut when he visited the dominious o1 the Czar. Having maie known their intentions and desires to the Emperor Alexander, he was picased to signify hus willingness to accept the painting, and the presence of the Duke Adjexis was considered a favoravie oppor- tunity to make the present’ formally to one of the imperial tainily. Mr. Page’s picture has already been criucised in the HERALD, so that it is unneces- sary to make any lengthened remarks as to its merits or demerits. The dimensions of the pamting are about ten feet by seven fect and ahalf, The artist has selected the moment when tne Admiral went aloft to overlook the operations of the fleet. He is seen tied to ihe sprouds and holding a telescope in - right hand, whe the le(t grasps one of the stays ‘the cradle, ‘A tranquil and repose.ul air has been ImMparied to aim as he 100ks Out Gnd watches from hus post of vantage THE TRIUMPIAL PROGRESS OF HIS PLEET. Over tue whole composition there is an air of gloom and indistinctness wh.S) interferes with the effect of the picture, whose principal merit consists in being a fair portrait of the deceased Admiral. In the distance @ lew black specks are moving about on the water, which, we suppose, represent some of the accompanying or opposing fects, but owing vo the defective perspective it is somewhat dificult to decide what relation they hold in the compo- sition, J¢ appears somewhat strange that a war ship should appear not mucn larger than a small plate when seen {rom the shrouus 0! a vessel which | could not have been at any great distance, These apparent Shorvcomngs, ness in the pose of the Admiral’s figure, deprive tue painting of much of ‘the dignity which it 18 natural to expect in such a sub- ject. The circumstances of the incident are, however, —truthiuily rendered, and — the | Picture will im future derive great value from the | authenticity of the likeness, and the correctness of the details, however much the want oi force in their treatment may take from the painting as a work of high art. Jt is aimost io be regretted that Mr. Page's work will go toa bo country on account Of its intimate connection with the history of our own country, the more so as there is some doubt as to the existence of any good portrait of THE ILLUSTRIOUS COMMANDER. It was past eleven o’clock when a litte commo- tion at the head of the the looked for arrival azz of conversation, which had gradually in. creased as the invited guests poured in, suddenly ceased, and then succeeded some minutes of ex- pectation. Under the direction of the secretary of ‘the committee the chairs had been so arranged as to leave an open space in front of the principal en- trance to the grand sa/on, where Mr, Page's picture Was on exhibition, and into this open space the Duke advanced, tollowed by General Dix, Mr. Page, Mr. Catacazy, Mr. A. Bierstadt, General Gorlof, Wiliam O, Stoddart and the members of the Duke's suite. The Duke «lexis took up the position as signed to him, and General Dix, on the part of the committee, advanced and made the presentation address with dignity and grace. tle said:— Your, IMPERIAL Higunrss:— In the name of the cittzens of New York I have the pleas- ure of presenting to you, as the representative of the Em- ror of Russia, this picture of Admiral Farragut, which he as kindly consented to accept. Itis @ faithiul representa. tion of one who gained the highest distinction as a naval commander, and who endeared himself to his countrymen by his ingenuousness, his gallantry, bis patrlovem and he pany, of bis hfe, ‘ue artist, the President of his Academy, has exhibiied bim in one of emergencies in which man of great presence of mind and decision of character instantiy resolves on the course of conduct or the act which is best cal- Gulated to accomplish the has in view and which « man of ordinary powers would neither have Attempted nor conceived, At the commencement of a des- Perate naval combat, im order that he might ascertaia the plan of the commander of the bostite ileet and the dispoat- tion of ite sbips, he wout ap the shrouds, remainiog there duriog the action, above the cloud of amoke in wuich he was enveloped below, and in this exposed position he gave his order with a promplitude and precision, which no'doubt contrivnted essential to the successiul issue of the conte. It is at the moment when the victory is complete he is represented in the picture, calmly surveying the acene of striies His countrymen nave a grateful remembrance of the kind- ness with which he was received at St. Peversburg; aad it will gratify them to know that the picture {sto go there, as tt were, in lasting acknowledgment of the hospitable and dis- ished manner in which he was entertained by the Ei . Indeed, our chief gratification in presenting {t fs that t is to have A place in the capital of an empire between which and ourselves the closest reiations ot amity have ex- isted from an eariy period in our history—relations which hope may continue to exist in all future time, service has, in all marnime countries and in all ci onapicuous and brilliant one, aud [am sure 1 speak the feelings of all here present when I express the hope that the profession with, which go many tilusirious names are dentified nay open to Your Imperial Highness a career of honor and fame, Whatever of duty or peril or heroic achievement the furure may have for the navies of Ri ted States, the sincere, and I may add on our part is that they may never meet except for the interchange of courtuaies god as messengers of peace and mutual good will. At the conclusion of the addiess there was con- siderable applause. As soon as silence was re- stored the Duke, who spoke clearly and with an ex ceulent pronunciation, replied in English:— In the name of His Majesty the Emperor I am giad to re- celve tho portrait of thts distinguished commanter. ‘This have an honored place in His Majesty's collea character of this nero will be cherished in Russia, wnpie to our navy. proud to belong to thia service, and I hope :hat, an I said the bret time, the {riendship between America and Russia will always cobtinue--in our navies and in our coun- tries. (Applause. ) As he concluded he advanced and shook hands warmly with General Dix, and then procecded wita the gentlemen of the committee to examine nore closely the painu With which he expressed bim- seit weil pleased. The ladies crowded round tn such numbers that there was a moment of anxiety lest Shey should carry him off by main force, but it proved to be only the natural curiosity of the sex to see a real live prince, and he was allowed to depart in peace. Before leaving he visited several rooms, as he was anxtous to see our art work, It 1s worthy of mention that the committee, with commendavie good taste, were not desirous to show the galleries, and he must blame himself tf the pleasant ceremony Of the presentation was marred by @ 00 close exam|- nauva of the exhibition, ‘The following 1s & copy of the letter of presenta- Mon which will accompany the picture:— To His MAsEOTY ALEXANDER LJ., BMPEROR AND AUTO- ORAT OF ALL THR Russias, £0. :— Stnk—The undersigned citizens of the Unithd States of North America unite in behalf of their coudtrymen in offer- ing to Your Imperial Majesty the accompanying picture, Tepreseoting Admiral Farragut ip the shrouds of the Hart and the want of firm. | ind staircase announced | ol the Duke, and the | those | “Admiral ani aab na an appropriate re | | | ts 3 Tord during the memora} Mobile Bay, painted Whar Pag Nek ble battle of M a wy @ anak your acceptance of the sam of ur apurediation of the rymmpathy masitoated ter Your Mae y's government and people during our war forthe Union, tion of the hospitable courtesies anown by the civil military officers to the Admiral and his com: thelr visit to your empire, whose continued proaperity is the earnest desire of Your Majesty's grateful friends 8. P. ABE JOUN SIMON CAMERON, A.J. DRE ALEXANVERT.STEWART, JOHN M. \ H. SHERIDAN, . BAIRL FE. BURNSI| SAMUEL PF. B, MORSE, R, LENOX KENNEDY, 3. DELANO, TER COOP hr CHARL ‘UMNER, LES 8 WILLIAM KE. DoDGE, J. EDGAR THOMSON, SINCLAIR TOUSEY DUOLEY FIELD, FRANKLIN HAVE JOHN A. DIX, J, LORIMER GRAHAM, C. P, HUNTINGTON, MANSHALL 0, ROBERTS, 4 DER SMITH, ALBERT BIERSTADT, W. WHITEWRIGHT, Jn, D, 0, MILLS, kb, W. B. DINSMORE, STEBBINS, OAKEY HALL, BILLINGS, K, L. CUTTING, ISAAC BELL, WILLIAM BRO! EDWARD COOPER, J. F. D. LANIER, WILSON G. BUNT, W. it. VERMILYB, 8. W. GUDON, JAMES BROWN, |. JAY, PAUL SPUFFORD, R, W. HOWES, Lu VI P. MO SAM L*7HOOPER, HENRY GREeNEBAUM, GEV, C. RICHARDSON, EDWARD HAIGHT, J. WILEY EDMONDS, ©, 5. DETMOLD, HARLES Bb. COLLINS, JOHN J, MAY, © KES AMcs, WILLIAM 0. STODDARD, GcORGE BATEY BLAKE, JAMES STOKES, E. BATES, Cc. A. SEWARD, HENRY BERG, LY, WILLIAM T. BLODGETT, STUUGHTON, HENRY CLEWS, NRY C. CAREY, C, H, MoCORMICUK, 4, COOKE, GEORGE W, QUINTARD, EB. 0. i. FRANCIS D. MUOULLOD BALL, BLACK & CO. J. YOUNG SCAMMO WM, F, COOLBAUGH, SAMUGL BHETHAR, NIGHT, WM. G, MOOREHEAD, JOSiPH HARRISON, N. P. BANKS, BE. A. QUINTARD, ©, MACALESTER, The letter and the names thercto aMxed (auto- graph photographs) are imprinted on parchment, ! win an elaborate border of appropriate and beauti- ful emblematic symovls, Among the emblems are | two figures representing Russia and America shal ing hands across. Behring Strait; the Russian fleet leaving Cronstadt and entering the harbor of New York; trophies of Kussian and American arms: the | Emperor Alexander Li, treeing the serfs, with the Dardanelles in the distance, and President Lin- coin emancipating the slaves, witn the West India coast im the perspective. The whole is elaborately finished in India mk, and a splendid specimen of accurate and artistic workmanship, The parchment scroll fits imo a case of polished ebony, set with solld silver | stars, inlaid, representing the States and Lerritories. ‘The case cost several hundred dollars and 1s the gift of Ball, Black & Company. ‘The Graud Duke and suite were entertained by the New York Yacut Club last evening, at Delinonti- co's, Where a maznificent banquet was provided. His Imperial Highness will attend a special religious service at the Greek chapel this morning, and will eye 10 @ special train ior ’hiladelphia in the even- ing. Programme of the Prince’s Reception at Kox- tow. Bosron, Dec, 2, 1871. ‘The programme for the entertainment of the Grand Duke Alexis during his visit co Boston will include @ reception at the State House by the Governor, visits to Cambridge College, the navy yard and the factories at Lowell, where he wil be the guest of his friend, G. V. Fox, formerly Assstant Secretary of the Navy. Acconcert of school children in Music Hall will be given and a banquet at the Revere House, Ata meeting of citizens to-day a committee | Was chosen to make the necessary arrangements for the grand bail on Friday night in the Boston Thea- t COMPTROLLER CONNOLLY. THE BAIL BONDS STILL UNSATISFIED. Rich in Bonds But Poor in Bondsmen. “CONFESSION” Preparing for the “Boss” the County Jail. THE CANARD. in Grand street on Saturday night presents a pecu- lar appearance. Full of life and lignt and buoy- ancy, with its flashy young sports, its fippant young shop girs, its crowds of meketcrs and shoppers, representatives of all grades of life on the east side, it presents a picture worth being seen, Crowds nuisy, dirty, glittering with sham jewelry or flouncing in shabby gentility, it possesses an in- dividuality scarcely, if at all, equalled by any otner Street or thoroughfare in this great cosmopolitan capital, if mm any city in tne world. * Removed irom this noisy bustling avenue, but the distance of one very short block stands the County Jail, @sombre looking brick building, with huge Windows that are guarded by heavy wrougit iron network, and obscured by dirty, ‘bufish” culoring. During the past few days this mstitution has ob- tained A PECULIAR INTEREST, for here it is that ne who 80 lately controlled the finances and an immense portion of the party pat- ronage of this great city and county remains incar- cerated as a victim to the ingratitude of holiday iriends and those who are ever ready to Crook the pregnant hinges of the knee That thrift may follow fawning. Just one week has elapsed since Comptroller Con- nolly was placed under arrest in default oi the in- ordinate amount of ball prescribea by the Supreme Court. It might have been supposed that he who held so high @ position and has been supposed to have accumulated so much wea!th would have but litte diMculty im procuring any amount of ball under existing circumstances. Actual facts have shown, however, that HE HAD MADE A GREAT MISTAKE in supposing that those who fawned on him in hee gle who shared his hospitality, who profited yy his power and patronage, would risk anytning, be it never so littte, when misfortume or grief should overtake him, gen! was his third day as an inmate of the County Jail, and as far as incidents were concerned Was really but @ repetition of the previous two days. There were, besides the members of nis family, crowds of callers and sympathizers from early morn- mg until the time for closing, Many to learn ‘What truth there was in the story of “CONNOLLY'S CONFESSION,” as given in one of the morning papers, The most appropriate answer that could be given to the originator of the report would be the familiar ex- pression of the veteran turnip rt who presides over the journal in which the statement appeared, The most intunate (riends o/ the captave Comptrolier proclaim that he has no confession to and that be will figbt the question through ite the unprecedented actions thus far taken under color of law. Despite the earnest efforts thus far made to secure the amount of deticit in the ball there were no new names received yesterday, and to-day Mr. Connolly must suffer a Sabbatn behind the bars. Im view of recent reports the arrival of 4 “BOSS” TWEED AS A PRISONER isexpected. Should this transpire the great chief can hardly expect 10 have as good quarters as those alloited to Mr. Connolly. Tne poor prisoners are on the lookout and Warden Tracey 1s preparing a room for his reception. The prison last night was more than usually quiet and the Sabbath silence seemed to have fallen on it with sunset last evening. SERSEY’S PIGEON PRODIGIES, Feats of Flight Extraordinary—202 Miles an Hour on the Fly. Harry C, Bleeker, the owner of the pigeon prodi- gies in Jersey, which have occasioned pot a@ little excitement through the marvellous feats of fight they are said to have accomplished, has veen interviewed. He ts @ lad of four. teen years, residing with his parents at Whippany, near Morristown. Hisfather is a farmer, formerly @ seafaring man, Who accompanied Walker in his Nicaragua expedition. The-jad’s grand- father, stil living, Was once @ State Senator from Morris county, aud, later still, @ Common Pleas Judge. Young — Harry, wt is set forth, went to sea in the George W. Chase, @ briganune, which sailed from New York Septem- ber *, pound for Galveston, Harry took with hin coop, With three colored pigeons, of much symmetry and beauty, These were to be jet fy trom the deck of the vessel, one at each 500 miles distance from New York. On the 10tn, the vessel belng of pe jatteras, the pigeon, Tempest, was set at liberty. Key West, Tornado, a female pigeon, was tet loose, and on the zist, in the middie of the Guf Stream, 1,596 mules from home, dead reckoning, the juird pigeon (‘'yphoon) was let fly. This one, it is ed on the authority of the Bleekers, reached howe, making an average speed of 202 miles an hour. iv qaied immediately atver reaching its coop at Whippany. ‘Tornado made 1,004 statute mites at the average rate of 196 miles an hour, and. was in good condition. Tempest ts representea to have made equaily marvellous time. The entries in the Chase's logvook on the day of each fight are clied as proof positive of the feats, FRANCI3 GEORGE SHAW. | MUNICIPAL RECONSTRUCTION, Appointments and Resignations of Public Officials Under the New Administration. A Quarter of a Million of Dollars of Interest Paid by the Comptroll:r. ARREST OF AN ELECTION INSPECTOR, The sensational and unfounded report that ap- peared in a morning contemporary, yesterday, thas Mr. Connolly nad made a confession, in which sev- eral members of the Ring were implicated, caused @ briet flutter of excitement at all the city depart- ments, At the Mayor's OMce Mr. Cardozo was called upon to tell the reporters what he knew about Ludlow Sireet Jail, but Mr. Cardozo, who, according to our contemporary, knew all about the secret proceedings of the jal, was blissfully ignorant of everybody aud everything connected with the city debtors’ prison, and dis claimed all connection with any conversation ia which he Was said to have taken part as to Mr. Connolly's conlession. The only circumstance of any special ublic importance occurring at the Mayor's Office yesterday was the swearing into omice of Mr. Daniel 8. Dickinson as Deputy Collector of City Kevenues in the Fimauce Department. Mr. Dickingon re- sides at Binghamton, and his appotniument | Shows the strong desire of the reform party W take care of their inends, Mr. Courteney and Mr George Jones are both relauves of Mr. Dickenson, and very properly became ms sureties. Mr. Dicken- | son’s knowledge of New York, of which city he has just been appointed Collector, 1s somewhat limited, fe was quite unaware of the Locality of the Court House, and consequently did not know where the ; Compirolier’s office was to ve found. ‘this was @ | blissful ignorance of ways that are dark and tricks | that are vain that was certainly a recommendation in his favor. Denartment of Parks, The Departinent of Public Parks announce that the repairs on Macomb’s Dam Bridge have so far advanced as to permit of its being temporarily opened to-day, the 3d {nstant, between the hours of nine A. M. and engnt P.M. In this department tiere has been manifested re- cently the same economizing policy that has pre- vatied lately in all the public departments, ‘Tne number of the police force employed for the protec- tion of the parks has been ordered to be reduced. The list of discoarges contains the names of twenty- nine parkKcepers aud twenty-four gatekeepers, The parkkeepers employed to watch the small triat and street parks have nearly all been removed. This Teductton wilt lessen the annual expense to te amount of $50,000, Dep irtment of Docks. Comptroller Green yesterday paid to the Depart- Ment of Docks $10),000 for the uses of that depart | ment, At the Comptro! °4 Office. The usual routine was observable in the Depart- ment of Finance, and the only event of public im- Portance was the fact that the Comptroller had re- Moved another attendant at one of the Supreme Courts. For the reasons given previousiy Mr. Green declined to give the name of the attendant Whose removal he had ordered. The Coriptrolier paid on the 1st instant the amount of interest on the stocks ana bonds of the city of New York due on that date—viz., $225,400, MurshaPs Office. Marshal Hart has granted the following licenses during the past wee! Express, 12; vendors, 25; public carts, 44; coaches, 5; boarding house, 1; dor cart, 1; drivers, 61; porvers, 3—total, 142, ‘Total amount received, $214 25. Arrest of Another Election Lnapector. Thomas Bogan, who acted as one of the Inspect- ors of the Tenth Election district of the Eighth ward at the recent election, was arraigned before Justice Bixby, at the Yorkville Police Court, yester- day. Mr. John Hamil, of No. 82 King street, swore | that Bogan refused to allow bim to vote because ne was not wresidentof the district, when he (Bogas) knew weil that he was # reside: Justice Bixby held Hamil in $2,000 vall to answer THE TIGER TREED. The Jungle Seized by a Sheriff's Officer—The Claim of Knapp & Fitch, the Norwalk Builders—I; It a Bogus Claim to Pro- tect the Property from Seizure by the New York Reformers? The announcement of the seizure, upon legal pro- | cess, of the Americus Club House and grounds as Indian Harbor, where the Americus tiger sports each summer to his heart’s content, has created some sensation at South Norwaik, Conn., as well as consternation among the boys, who are just now sojourning in New York and enjoy- ing the fruits of their political services, The impression having gone abroad that this action was inspired from New York to prevent the confiscation of the property by New York in a suit to recover from the Ring, a reporter was instructed | to vislt Norwalk, and if possible get at tne bottom of the suit. In this he has been unsuccessful, but enough was elicited to justify the remark that there is some hidden mystery connected with the action, that Knapp & Fitch, the plaintiffs, and their attorney, Mr. Beers, of Norwalk, carefully guard. Mr. Fitch, on betug questioned, declared that he had nothing to say. His attorney was nearly as non-committal regarding the aflair and referred all auerists to the papers in the case. These show that on the 29th an attachment against the property was sued out of the Superior Court by Knapp & fitch, the “Ring builders’? of Norwalk, who claim to be the creuitors of the club to the amount of $10,000, and placed in the Nands of Constabie John Dayton, of Greenwich, for execution; that on the 30th he executed the attach- meut and took possession of the property, subject to the action of the Court to be holden at Bridgeport on next Tuesday week. In the plea the plaintiffs allege that the defend- Anis, on this of November, were indebted to them in the sa°% of $7,000 ior so much money before that time had and received of the ces by the defendants, aud for so much money fore that time lent and advanced to the Plaintiffs for tue defendants,.at che specited tn- stance and request of the de‘endants, and for so much money betore that ume paid, latd out and ex- pended by the aeleucants at the spectal instanced Tequest of the defendants, and for money found “be due and ‘tn, dele to the plaintiffs on there bei ween thm, and being $0 mdeuted the defendants alterwards, to wit, on the day and year last id, in considerauoa thereof, undertook las , and faithfully promised the pi its to pay them the sald sum of money when they should be thereso alterwards requested. The plea also claims otuer indebiedness ior goods, wares, &c., furnished and work performe Mr. Beers yesterday Ormly, 1 pole refused to give any details of the suit, and with @ peculiar smile that clearly showed mystery remarked, “J cannot divulge the secrets of my clients, 1 am sur- prised, however, that astute managing editors should Overiook an important point—that they cannot gee that an action for $10,000 cannot very well con- sume property worth $200,000. It is impossible that thus suit can bar the claims of Other cred ana unaer our laws, ifthere be any just ground for sus ecting collusiou to defraud creditors, the creditors Rave their redress in the courts by appiving tne proper legal reme:\ies that are always attamaple. He did mot eveo explain by what legal triek an attachment was sccured before, @ judg- ment had been obtamed. In response to te inquiry us to in whose name the property appeared recorded, Mr, Beers staved that his duties as attorney led him lo examine the pcord, aud Witle be was fully informed on the bject his clenvs interests demandea should not divulge the information. He declared that the suit Was commenced in gvod faith; } but no one eise in South Norwalk was found to express such a2 opinion A large number of persons were sounded upon the subject, and all agrecd in the belief that the action 1s one Of many to be commenced by “straw? creditors in the interest of the ciub to prevent the recovery Of the property by the city of New York, @ud it 18 asserted that it is more than like of the programe for the club \o allow judgments to be enteree up against them, It 18 admitted that these builders erected the club house, and that since Woodward—-with whom the Plaintiffs were mtxed up In many business ventures of & questionable characier—cleared out their friends have been iwdustriousiy circalating the that Knapp & Fitch had @ claim of $40,000 st the clut. ft 18 further asserted that the property is recorded in Mr. Tweed’s name, but the reporter was unable to verify the statement by an eXamination of the record. Mu of tne honest trades people of the town speak In very contemptuous terms of the plaintiffs, and their conneciiton with the Ring, and their mys- terious reticeuce regarding the suit, only increase the suspicions of the people that all ls not ‘square’? in the transactions. However, we case will soon come before the Court, when the veil of behind which the plaiaiifts take refage, wilt be torn asunder. ‘Till then the pudlic must endeavor t¢ ‘walt with patience, € po ee ee eS eee