The New York Herald Newspaper, January 27, 1872, Page 5

WHO MURDERED PANORMO ? Four Men Arrested on Sus- picion. THE MYSTERY STILL UNSOLVED. The Necessity for Increased Police Vigilance. FUNERAL OF THE VICTIM. ‘Particulars Elicited at the Coro- ner’s Inquest. THE MAN WITH THE LIGHT COAT Public mind 3s still excited over the fearful tra- @edy enacted in the vicinity of Fort Green on Tues- | Gay night last. The greatest anxiety prevails as to the long-delayed detection of the guilty parties, arrests of suspicious characters have been | made, but nothing dir ctly crimmating has been found against the prisoners, A VERY HARD NEIGHBORHOOD, Tn evidence of the fact that the Fourth precinct is | Badly in need of police reinforcements may be cited the following incidents of outrage and robbery that ave occurred within its limits of late.. Since New Year's Day a Mr. Harvey was found bleeding from “a cut on the heaq; taken to the hospital m anan- sensible condition and there died. ‘The Coroner's jury were unable to ascertain the exact cause of death. A prominent physician, a Dr. Swalm, was | knocked down by footpads and robbed of his | watch. Solomon Wassermann, a professor of | Janguages, residing at 868 Myrtle avenue, at ten o'clock on the evening of the 15th, was assaulted tn tne vicinity of Fort Green, knocked down and | robbed of some meat whicn he was taking home i from the market, besides his pocketbook contain- ing $10. There were two villians in the attacking party, one of whom knelt upon the stomach olf the prosprate professor, while the second riffed his pockets, AS soon as their victim could gain hus feet he raised a HUE AND ORY, and gave chase. No one assisted, and the robbers got of with their booty. There were no policemen on hand, Frofessor J. H. rdoff, @ music teacher (the third member of the musical fraternity victimized in this neighvorhood), waa assaulted by a gang of highwaymen on Fort Green place, on the night of the 13th imst. He was on his way home, to No, 170 Fort Green place, when he saw three suspicious looking members of the “young fellow fraternity’? dogging his steps. Suddenly be “heard from them” in @ most alarme ing fasnion. One of the precious trio rushed up to him and twisted his arms behind his back, wolle the others proceeded to ** go trough him,” turning his pockets inside out. With the agility of a cat the | Bimble Nurdoit managed to disengage is mght | arm and apstract & handsome six shooier from his pocket and to fire 1t off. The effect was admirable. ‘the cowardly desperadoes “took | water’’—they mide off in mortal terror; one of thein, Mr. Nordoif believes, carries a bullet in his arm as a (rophy of the night’s venture, There have been other cuses of assault in the Kourti precinct which cannot be overlooked. That there exists AN ORGANIZED GANG OF HIGHWAYMEN In the vicinity of F Green it 1s useless longer for the police to attempt to conceal or deny, They must Kuow the corner loaiers. the Idlers, the dis- banded good-for-noihirgs, who were wont to “pum” about the engine pouges in the pany, days of the volunteer Fire Department, Why, then, should they longer hesitate about bringing the sus. picious denizens of their precinct before the tribunal Of justice tnat weir guilc or innocence in counecuon with the damning recor set fortn may be settled now, at once and for- ever. It is useless longer to conceal the fact that the cry of an indignant community has been raised against the inefiiciency of the protec- tion accorded by the guardians of the peace ana morals. If the force at the disposal of the Com- Missioners 1s not suflicient at present to protect life and property—and it appears thatit 19 not—why hesitate abont increasing tne force ana entorcing a more rigid discipline? Thatis the question of the hour. So excited, indeed, 13 public sentiment over the occurrences of this character in Brooklyn that many citizens refrain from venturing out at night, even when business calls them to vo 50, This state of affairs cannot, must not longer exist. What are bigh taxes, as burden, wnen considered in connec- tion with the cost of common protection of Ife and property ? ‘hese are queries propounded upon every Fiae, and they are sound in every sense of their ac- ceptation und meaning, as affects the community of the City of Churches at the present exciting epoch. A party of six officers, consisting of Koundsman Dolan, Detective Carr, anu Patroimen Friel, Kick- arts, Battersby and Shanghnessey ser OUT ON A MIDNIGHT RAID from the Myrtie avenue station house, Fourth pre- cinct, upon the gangs that infest their baiwick on Thursday. They cruised in citizens’ cloths about the resorts, so well known to them, of the fellows who would bear watching. Finally, @ low shanty on Hudson avenue was entered, and irom thence was tuken James McLauzhiln, who claims to be an iron moulder, and is twenty-eight years of Age in Raymond street, near the jail, was found John Gilroy, a laborer, uwenty-iour years of age, Join Kuimead, twenty- two years of age, was the next sweet youth of promise that the police “gobbied.:! These hopeiul specimens of Brooklynites were faken to the station house, Mr. Wassermann tden- ded James McLaugnitn and John Gilroy as the Fufilans who bad assaulted and robbed him on Myr- tle avenue, as set forth above. Mr. Nordoff ‘was pretty positive that John Kilmead was one of the gang at whom he had the satisfaction of taking a slot in detence of his person and property on the night of tne 13th inst. They are three of as desperate a set of hu- Man looking brutes as one could expect to find ering through tho bars of any prison cell in tne world. McLaughlin, who is a fellow of low stature, with the face of a wild cat, has served ten years in the Sing ole Mas on charge of burglary, and has always been known os “‘a hard case’ among the police. Gilroy is of slight build, tiger-like spect, dirty in dress, and decidedly vicious in expression. He has served a term in jail on charge of manslaughter, and, it 18 said, has had @ hand in taking off two men. The oMcers on hig beat speak of himas “the worst man in the city.’ Kilimead 1s also a slender, active-looking man; has been offen under lock and key, and is Well known to the police asa scoundrel, ‘These ter- rible fellows are well of behind the iron grating, nd the people of the precinct will fare better from the fact that the scoundrels are boarded at the ex- pense of the city, Whether they have any CONNECTION WITH THE MURDER Or not, however, remains to be seen vy future de- velopments. Mr. Marvin, the druggist, stated it will be remembered that a man wearing a light over- coat assisted in bringing Mr. Panormo to his store when wounded. He aiso alluded toa man witn ‘whom he was acquainted coming up at the time he ‘was ing the nature of the injuries of the Geceased, The gentleman alluded to by Mr. Marvin, a Mr. Searing, sesiding at 80 North Oxford street, has come forward, through the agercy of the press, and makes @ statement to tue effect that he saw two men standing under a tree supporting @ third, in front of Marvin’s drug store. 01 f these men wore a ligntovercoat. On inquiring into the mater Mr. Searing found that the man m the centre was Panormo, and that the two Olhers were strangers. As Mr. Marvin deposed one of these men went off In searcn of a policeman. After waiting @ monient or two Panormo scrambled to lis feet, With the assistance of the tree, and pro- ceeded up Oxford street, staggering and reeling like @ drunken man. Tbe mysterious man tn the light overgoat followed him up Oxford street ata slight distance, the last seen of the poor Professor by Mr. Searing being when he halted a moment in Oxford street, shadowed, or, in police parlance, “piped” by the man in the light overcoat, ‘A German named Miller has been arrested on suspicion of bis being the man who followed the Professor towards Myrtle avenue, as seen by Mr. Searing. Miller is a pedier, and is an il-looking individual. Mr. Searing fatled to identity bm. ‘Miller, curiousity enough, states that at tive minutes pelore ‘en o'clock, or thereaboots, he was passing up Park avenue towards Oxford street, when ne found Panormo lying 1n & pool of blood. Assisted ‘@ stranger he carried him to the drug store of ir. Mal id remained with him under the tree unul b THE STOLEN WATCH, ‘The watch, which it was See was stolen by the murderer or murderers of Professor Panormo, ‘was an English silver patent lever, Beeziey & Co., Liverpool, makers, No, 3,002. He left it at Schurig’s, corner of Hicks & Middagh streets, about the mid- @ie of July last, for repairs. A private waré of Scharig’s was upon the back Of the case, inside, ‘thus:—‘No, 24, 314,” with “s. & K.’ underneath, THR FUNERAL Rev. Hugh M. Gailaber, of the First Baptist church, Nussav street, conducted the funeral ser- vices over the remains of the murdered Professo r Panormo, at tue residence of Mrs. Snow, corner of Fulton apd Pineapple streets, between two and three o'clock yesterday afternoon. The Bacal were thronged by an immense audienge of Tienda Puls and curious people. Mr. Gallaher spoke 0 he jaws prepared for the protection of the cititie zens, and the efforts made by the oMicers to execute these laws; but, without amore moral sentimen ¢ Dervaaing the community, iaws wouid be of lie avial, He spoke of the deceased as a peaceabie, Guiel, order-joving citizen, whose vocation in jue ; turned home; | and acted | locked alter him, hy, NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 1872.-TRIPLE SHEET. elevate the communt which he hved. Hiv remaing, followed by clant oartiones, were con- veyed to the Evergreens Cemetery, where they ‘were interred. The Inquest Yesterday. ‘The inquest was commenced yesterday morning at eleven o’clock, before Uoroner Jones and a jury, tn the Coroner’s office in the County Court House, The room was crowded by interested spectators. Previous to the opening of the proceedings Coroner Jones stated to a reporter of the HERALD thav there was @ rumor afloat to the effect that there existed previous to the tragedy an ttl feeling between Mr, Panormo and another party, which might be shown upon the inquest, On opening the proceedings the Voroner remarked to the jury that, generally speaking, THE PRESS HAD BEEN CORRECT in the published statements concerning the tragedy, but he trusted, however, that the jury would not be biassed by anything which they bt read in re- garg thereto, The deceased, ie said, was a man small in stature and not physically strong, and he would say that @ more violent blow than that which had been dealt the murdered man he had never before seen in all h’s official career, In fact, he did not think it possible for any human being to have used such force in a blow at another, It bad been suggested, the Coroner added, that the deceased mignt have fallen and therevy received bis mjuries, but ne would show that this theory was incorrect, He proposed to trace the deceased from the time he lett his house up to within a few moments previous to the assault, PROFESSOR PANORMO AT [18 BOARDING HOUSE. Mrs. Sarah A. Snow, OF 108 Pinsapnip street, at Whose house the deceased poarded for over four ears, Was called as the first winess. According to er statemeut Mr, Panormo was a@ strictly sober and an ainiable man, and one who rarely mingied With the other boarders 1p the house, She never Knew him to quarrel with any one, and was alweys on the best of terms with every one in the house. He was in the habit of telling her of bis financial con#ition, and she kyew all his business, Professor Panormo was et a man of very great financial means, Ste did not know how much money he was worth, but sue did say that he nad no cash in the bank, This, 16 appears, she ascertained from couversation with nim, He had a piano tn the house, and she remem- bered that in October last THERE WAS A LITTLE DIFFICULTY about it between Artnur W. Weils, a boarder th the house, and the deceased. 1t seems that Mr. Panor- mo made ill Out Against Wells for the ure of the and Wells thought that he too much, “‘Inere were about the but the two were not on terms intimacy after that, Mr. Wells never spoke to Mrs, Snow about tt, but Prof, Panormo aid, though in a laughing way. @ Would swear tbat theie never ‘Was apy quarrel ‘in which the deceased was @ part- ner. On the 22d inst. Prof. Panormo yave his annual public concert at the Brooklyn Institare, but he did hot state Whether it was a success flaanctally or not. On ‘'uesday last, however, he stated to Mrs, Snow that he thought he would wake a litue by it. He did not state the amount, nor did he exhibit any money—in fact, he never exhibited money; some of ihe money was Collected by Mr. Dale, of Myrtle avenue, a particular iriend; there were $20 takea at the aoor and $15 realized irom the hat room, but Professor Panormo never told witness whevher that money had veen paid over to him; she was of the opmion that he had not collected any money e@ about four doliars for tickets; the deceased was never charged for board at Mrs. Snow’s house, as he taught her children, PREVIOUS TO THE TRAGEDY. In relauion to what occurred previous to Prof, Panormo’s leaving Lhe nouse on that fatal evening, and touching tne circumstances attending his death, Mrs. Snow said:—On ‘luesday myght wien he was assassinated, he ie(t my house shortly aiter half-past seven; I was talking to him in the sitting room atthe | Times a went away without an overcvat that | night; him agata untth he re- when he went out he spoke in such excecdingly high spirits thatmy attention was atiracted by his lively man- | ner; Lnouced itso much that | made a remaré to my family to the effect that Mr. Panormo appeared to be in goud spirits, aud | ascribed it Lothe success ofthe concert; L was not at home on his return that evening; | was in New York; when { returned deceased Was at my house, lying on tle sofa in the parlor; he seemed to be conscious; 1 went over to the Academy of Music ta New York with Mr. Walker, of 66 South Ninth street, Wile iamsburg, and my husband; when 1 got home it Was hali-past eleven; when 1 eatered the room in which deceased was I fouud Drs. Snively and Stubbs, my two daughters, au ofiicer, Mr. Wilmot, @ boarder, Mr. Hudreip, Elien McAuley, Mr. Weils, Mrs, Hare, a servant, aud Mr. ‘Townsend; these gen- tlemen and ladies, with the exception of te olticer and the physicians, were members of my own house- hold; every effort was mude to save tue deceased's life, but he died at twelve o'clock on Wednesday. A STRANGE MIDNIGHT VIS{TOR. Mrs. Snow then went on to say that at about half- ast twelve o'clock on ‘Thursday night (or rather iday Morning) a strange wan entered the tront parior of her house wuerein the body lay, The Stranger looked at the body and put a red cloth over the face, she was upstairs at the time, and, on being notified of the man’s presence by her terrified daughters, descended to the pare lor, opened te folding doors and asked him if he were the undertaker, He replicd in the _ negative, whereupon Mrs. snow inguired if he were a trteud. He replied in the affirmativee She called him toward her and ques- tioned him, When he said something about a jury and that he had called to take a Jast look, as he had to gooutof town in the morning and could not attend the funeral. He did not appear exactly sober, ana withess showed him 10 the door, which sue ‘The stranger entered unknown to the family, but in the hailway he ran agaiust a couple of people, to whom be said he wanted to view the body, and wien passed right on. He said Wat he had been 10 the room that alteroon. THE MURDERED MAN’S DYING STATEMENT. Mary Etta Snow, daughter of the previous wit- ness, testified to we friendly disposition of ine de~ ceased, and made the following statement 10 rela- tion to what occurred alter he returned home tat night, and to what he said touching the assauit upon him:—When he got home he had nine dollars aud seventy cents in LT race) which I look from his pocket; I asked bim when he got home it they hud stolen his money; he said no, but they had taken his watch; there was no one with tim when he came home; 1 was called to sec bim by my sister and one of the servants; I found him in tue sitting room; when J entered the room he was sitflug on the sofa; his face Was covered with blood; there was “not & white spot on it; Tran to him and took off nis leit glove, Which Was saturated witn biood, #0 much so that it stuck to his hand; the other glove he held tn his right hand; I asked him what was tne matter; he said, ‘L have been attacked;” [ asked him where; he sald, ‘Please, don’t ask me to talk now;” he laid his head ou my shoulder, ana I bet a4 he was some to faint, and a@ gentieman bathed bis head, and in the meanwhue I sent another gentieman tor the doctor; Mr. Panormo got better at about hall-past ten, and I asked him where he had been attacked, and he said in a Myrue avenue car, by &® man who sat beside him, and who was attempting to take his waich; I asked him why the conductor didu’t help him, and he said, “THR CONDUCTOR DIDN'T DARE T0;?? Itook off his cravat and collar, as he had great dimMculty in breathing, and he seemed relicved; at that ume the doctor came in and looked at the ‘wound at the top of the bead, and alterwards the one on the eye; he kept saying that ‘it was in the car;’’ he repeated it to the poilce officer; | asked him 1f he Knew the number of tne car; he said *No;” 1 said, “Can you recognize the man?’ he answered, “No, there were two rufflaus;” I asked bim where he was coming from, and he said, ‘From No. 41 Cumberland street;” he asked me not to talk to him, ag it was such an effort for him to converse; he said that there were a dozen passengers in the car; he was very delirious, and every now and then would cry out, *Von’t uit me so hard—doun't nit me again,’’ TRACING PANORMO'S MOVEMENTS. Miss Hattie Pierce, of No, 46 Smith street, who took plano lessons from the deceased, said that he came to her louse on ‘Tuesday night, about a quar- ter to eight o'clock, which Was late for bim; the Protessor once told her that he had some troubie with one of Mrs. Suow’s boarders, but did not say what It was; on Tuesday she gave lim $4 50 fur some concert tickets, and he Jett tne house at from twenty minutes to haif-past eight o’ciock, saying {nat he had two more lessons to give, oue im Atlan- tic and the other in Camberiand street. Kachel Ens, of 269 Atiantic sureet, said that Professor Pauormo arrived her house at about half-past eight o’ciock and leit at about ten minutes of nine, not saying where he was going. TAKEN TO MARVIN’S DRUG STORE. Mr. H. A, Marvin, the druggist, of Park avenue and Oxford street, to whose store Professur Panor- mo Was brouglt by two men aller the assault, Was examined; but his testimony to regard to tue cir- cumstances did not difer materialiy from his state- ment published in the HEkaLD yesterday. Mr. Marvin did not dress the Professor's wounds, bur advieed the man to get a physician at once, and told him where one lived. He said yesterday that it was not in his capacity as a druggist to dress ‘the man’s serious wounds, He has been a didn’t see druggist for nearly seven years, and pretends to know his daty a8 # druggist; he believed that tnis man Was better of on the sidewaik (where ne was leit while one of the men went for a policeman) than in the store, as he (Panormo) could have tree air, Mr. Marvin declared that he was not asked to take te men, in Pabor s - e Inquest Was adjourne mnday mornin; at ten o'clock, negates ve 4 Subscriptions to Pay the Funeral Expenses of Professor Panormo. 106 FULTON STRERT, BROOKLYX, Jan. 26, 1s72 To THE EDITOR OF THR HERALD!— Mr. Wustermat’s statement in your impression of to-aay announces that he and friends bave opened afsubscription to pay for the funeral of the mur- dered Projessor, and that I have consented to act as treasurer, Permit me to gay that such assertion 18 hardly justified by the resuit, seei that, up to the time | write you—tve o'clock P, M. not one cent pas been received from Mr. Wusterman or his friends, and from ‘what he now says there wiil be none, 1 am nappy, however, to staie, through your columns, that Mr. Dale, of 163 Myrtle avenue, and myself have not been idle, and the amount coliected since tweive o'clock yesterday 18 $91—almost sufficient for suneral expenses. sympathy we met with in our swore to store canvass Was Indeed gratitying, and I, in behalf of his pupils and inenus, sincerery tank al) COMLTLDUFOS®, Ae We Chan TON, } picture than thar of male creditors, Whose deepest THE SICKLY SAVINGS BANKS. ‘The Affairs of the Market Bark in a Wretched Condition—Report of the Reeeiver— Where the Blame Belongs. The Run on the Third Avenue Bank Decreasing. THE MARKET SAVINGS BANK. Discouraging Prospects-The Report of the Receiver=How the Directors Directed Institutlon—The Depnied Depositors Exai ime the Accounts—Statement of Ree ceivereThe Liabilities Double the Assets. About a dozen of the unfortunates who entrusted their savings to the Market Bank in the times when its reputation for trustworthiness was unimpeached, lingered ali day yesterday in the hall of that institution, apparently ‘waiting for something to turn up,” and hoping steadily that that some- vhing, when it turnea up, as of course it was sure to do, would cast some gleam of sunshine upon the darkened prospects which diled their financial futures. The blow of misfortune might bring abso- Tute poverty on'y to a few, but to men of any class who bave gained their worldly goods by their own exertions the loss of any of the fruit of their years of strained energy and application is felt very deeply, They do not bid goodby to it with much cheerfulness, and are apt to cast many ‘‘a longing, lingering look behind,” at what might have been had hope not beea daunted, if ever so little, by this undeserved stroke, as she climbed upward the path of life. A WIDOW'S SAVINGS SQUANDERED. A widow appeared early in the morniag, as soon as the doors were thrown open, and waited in the hall, which at so early an hour was almost enurely empty, until nine o'clock, when some one connected with the bank first arrived. The temperature of the atmosphere was most severely frigid, and pe- destrians went on their way shiveringly, tae breath congeallng on their lips) The woman was of a quiet manner, evidently used to @ modest and industrious life. When the Receiver had made his appearance, and the clerks had failen to work at tne desks, she ventured at length to ask foradmittance, saying that she wished to get her Money which se had deposited in we bank, The coorkeeper tried by loud spoken arguments to show her the uselessness 01 the application, but she still persisted in her entreaties, which were very afiecung. She said that she had trusted to the bayk the Iittie savings of her five years ot wfiownood, money which she haa gathered together only by living in the Most modest fasnion, from the property that had belouged to herself and her husband before his deaiv. She had added toit by assiduously tolling With the needie and by seli-sacrificing economy, | Tondiy hopiug all the time that when her two chil- , dfen—a girl and @ boy—reached womanhood and | manhood she could have given them a geutie education and fited them for the same refined sphere in waich she had always moved before the advent of misfortune to her lite, This story was | not learned from ler own lips but from | one of tne largest creditors of the bank, | who had known her tamiy very mtimately betore | death, failure and catastrophe had broken tt up and | lowered it {roi wealth to want. ‘The widow 1s the | only one who is now ieft of ner blood, and the last muisiortune that tas assailed her, and perhaps the most bitter, 18 the loss of the greater part of her property through the reckless mismanagement of the Market Savings Bank, Mr. Dennis, the Re- cetver, ‘iinally assured her that it was in- Poxssiple for her to be paid until the confused aifairs of the institution were entirely overhauled, and that then she should receive all that could pe saved of her squandered fortune. This intelligence, Kiudly given, sne received very quietly and went away. ‘The incident 1s the only one of a touching character which has occurred ai this bank since its failure, most of the creditors being strong men, who, doubtiess, had not ene trusted their all to one guardian institution, and, if they nad, could bear the misiortune with unpaitetic 16rtitude, But a lonely widow of reiinemeut and culture, with two cluldren, so dis. tressed by this small financial crash, is a different | ‘agitation 1s only evinced by the nervous exchange | 0! opinions in excited voices which betoken le-s of quiet endurance aud suflering than the mute lace of @ patient woman, THE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEES, The cominittees appointed at the meetings of de- positors held on Thursday—one representing those Whose accounts are of higher value than $1,000, and the other those whose accounts are of less value— went together to the bank yesterday, at midday, aud were closeted with the receiver for several hours, They examined the books and te report which was being prepared from them, and departed when It was completed. itthen awaited attestation before a lawyer before it was ready for publicauion, Belore the committee adjourned it was arranged Lo hold another meeting this morning, to determine upon the further action to be pursued. ; The depositors, through the committees, Mave posi- tive prool of the wretchedly bad management of the bank. Indeed, the negligence ot those upon whom rested the responsivility, 18 most fa- grant, and, if not legaily, 18 at least morally of a criminai nature, Conklin ts a defauiter; butil there 1s any excuse for such a man it should be accorded iim in the fact that his temptation was absolute, He was unchecked by any surveillance, given the fullest direction or all al- lairs, and never for a moment questioned as to the propriety of what he did. He 1s a young man whose previous reputation has been goou, and who has never come closely in contact with the consequences of crime cither as an actor or @ spectator. The temptation was belore him, un- veiled and alluring; the possibility of misfor- tune resulting from yielding to it was in the future, veiled and unperceived, He was the creature of circumstance, and, though worthy of punishment, should not be made a@ greater sufferer than those genticmen Whose stupidity and folly have wrought his ruin as Well as that of the institution under thetr direction. THE FEELING OF THE CREDITORS. The depositors are lar more bitter against the al- rectors of the bank than against the Secretary, and it was hinted by members of tne tmvestl- gating committee that’ they were not wholly convinced that all of the punishable guilt attached to his acts alone. Further prosecution of the inquiry will determine this matter. It ts pro- posed by some of the creditors to sue the directors for the amount of liabil.ties. STATEMENT OF THE RECEIVER, Mr. Dennis completed his statement of the affairs of the bank about seven o'clock. In was found that if the bank goes into bankruptcy only avout flity per cent of their money cun be paid to the deposi« tors. The following is Mr. Dennis’ statement:— ‘Total liabilities, $960,452 Total assets. 672,755 | What Can Be Done About It. To THe Bbitor or THE HERALD:— Is there no way of dealing summarily with these legalized robbers who use their position as directors of savings banks for the purpose of stealing the earnings of the industrious? Pardon me if I speak harstly, but you can ind anecxcuse fora man and men who have confided to the safe keeping of the Market Savings Bank the proceeds of many years’ hard industry and savings, Yet, should we not call things by their proper names? In effect, what does it matter toa man who is robbed whether tt be done by a sneak tnef, a highwayman ora bank director? Ican see no difference as to the result. Ican see a difference asto the punishment. You ay. be justified in shooting down she sneak thief and the highwayman, while the bank director, screened bellind his charter, can put up a@ job or ix up @ case Which may appear to acquit hum of all blame, or he may stuit the biame on some of his brother officers, What does it matter to the de- ositor which of the officers ropbed him? The resident and ail his suvordimates sould see to It and each of them should be held responsivie for the money entrusted to their sate keeping. ‘They tell us that Mr. Conkling Was a poor man; that he had $3,000 a vear to ilve on; they saw him in a jew years own property In the city and out of the city, and yet these faitnful custodians of the poor man's earnings never trouvicd themselves as to BOW Mr. Conkling grew so rich on his $3,000 a year, ‘This must certainly be consoling to tne depositor. But what depositor wili believe that other officers did not have a finger in tne piet 1, for one, cer- tainly Wil not. I have not seen any account of the transaction as yet only a bungling made up thing calculated to criimmate every Officer of the instil tion. But why talk? When words have no effect, when the law cannot reach them, what ts to be done? Well, we witil wait a littie and see what we are going todo aboutit. Probably Mr. Van Name and his associates would pay up. Men do nox re- main sijent and inactive when their dearest inter- @sta are thus jeopardized. A DEPOSITUR, THE THIRD AVENUE BANK. and an Easier Vanquished—810 to $15 Offercd for Standing Substitutes. ‘The creditors of the above institution still besiege it datly in search of their cash, On Thursday night, as early as nine o'clock, some of the more anxious Ones put in an appearance on the steps for @ thir- teen hour's waiting, By ten o'clock there were present about twenty, and as high as $10 and §15 were offered for substitutes to hold places In the line until this morning's banking hour. Three or four Of the crowd were substitutes eager to be purchased. At daylight the crowd Was prowty large, and it in creased until about eight A. M., when many far down in the line left, satisfied that it was useless to wait. At ten all that remained —160—were aamitted, and as they came later in the cay all were admitted, ‘The payments were more rapid thaa the day betore, and about one hundred received their cash, there being few extra books, The rapid payments and tne withdrawal of the book-brokers and loud-mouthed fellows Who annoy depusitors and alarm them, had the effect to quiet the people, wuo were very well behaved, and, in Most instaaces, are in a hopelul mood. The. Presi- dent early took steps to dispose of the old lady who for so many days hee been purcoasing places on the ling, and the paying went on as regularly as clock Work, ‘The officers of the bank declare that Ubey are in no Mauner in collusion with the specu- lators, and will pot encourage any of their Practices. The amounts withurawn yesterday Were geverally smatl compared with those of some days, but several large undies of currency were taken out, fhe total will probably reach $50,000, The presence in the jine in the mornings of persons Who have no books and desire to sell thelr places as become such an intolerable nuisance that the Police hereatter will remove from the Imes all who cannot show books. The number present yesterday certainly showed @ slight subsidence of the run, but as to-day is Saturday, and the banking hours are seven, itis Likely to be as large as ever. MECHANICS AND TRADERS’ SAVINGS INSTI- TUTIO! Report of Its Condition—A Surplus of Three Hundred Thousand Dollar: The Mechanics and Traders’ Savings Institution, in this time of crashing downfalls, gives a re- port of its condition, upon the oath of its officials, which shows that its patrons have nothing fo fear as long as it 1s threatened witn no more danger than at present, The assets amount to $3,710,19) 61, and the labilites are $3,404,331 34, making a sur- plus of $305,850 70, THE NEW CHARIER. Hints for the L lature. To THe EpiTor oF THE HERALD:— In all schemes for anew charter for the city of ‘New York I perceive that the tendency 1s to increase the number of oMiciais tustead of diminishing them, and of course in that way increasing expenses, It ‘Was proposed to do away witn the Moard of As sistant Aldermen. Then comes one to have eight Aldermen to each Senatorial dis. trict. This not being thought sufficient, an- Other 18 offered to have three for each Assembly district, Then in the Registry act ‘it is Proposed to have the ery divided into districts of 250 voters, when 600 can with ease register and vote inaday. My ideais to make as few government oificials as possible—no more than necessary to trausact the business between nine and four o'clock daily; that they remain faithfully at their posts during these hours, Aldermen included; that their Pay be as small, at least, as 1s usually paid for equally necessary talents by private parties; that all shall be salaried offices, and that their receipts for pay be subscribed under a general oath that they have recetved no benefit in any way, directly or indirectly, apart from their salaries. These rules will promote industry, leave little time or money to sporiing fast horses, last women, displaying diamonds, &¢. (always public plunder) Another advantage would probably be, tkae of diverting the mtnuds Oo; those looking tor em- pioyment, to other lndustriai pursuits, and not have ublic oftice the Mecca of their thoughts, That he Courts, civil, and as far as pracucable te criminal; the public administration department, Surrogate’s Court, and all departmenis as tar as possivie, should be made — sell-supporung y judicious fer sufficient to pay Juuges | and other salaries and expenses connected; also Register, Sherif anc all law officers connected with public alfairs. My plan 1s to condense the number of officers; aud the Tesponsibiity and habilivy, For instance, | would make the number of Aldermen thirteen, to be in Session daily irom nine until four o'clock. All busi+ hess to be transacted openly, properly organized; but no committees. I recoliect having paid city taxes for my father when a boy; the rate then was about one-tiith of the present. Now, considering the vast increase 10 population and 1n values (even taking into account the introduction of we Croton water and other improvements), the rate shoulda not be higher to-day. A charter upon these gencral principles would probably accomplish this desirabie object. f you consider these remarks worthy of notice I would continue further devails of such @ er Z Since writing the foregoing I notice a movement has already been made to increase the rate of taxa- tion, ‘This is altogether unnecessary. Comptrolier Green partly commenced the proper course by re- fusing to pay large saiaries ana by discharging use- less ofticers. ihe Legisiavure should follow this out by @ charter abolishing all commissions and make them bureaus under the one Tesponsivie head, “the Mayor and Common Council,” with a Superintendent to each, appointed hy tie Mayor, gna to cat off all unnecessary branches which have been created oniy to make oftices, ‘Lhe appropriations recently asked for by eacn of several of the commissions are greatly in excess of the whole annual expenses of the city govern- ment bui # few years back. In these cicy afals [ am in favor of the H«RALD’s idea of paying off the national debt by degrees and not have ail fall upon the present generation. For instance, 1 would stop appropriations for the Central and other parks, ex- cept to keep them in order, and use all means of obtaining income from them, by leasing at auction annually, the privileges of poats ou the lakes, goat ‘wagons and passenger stages on the grounds, places for refreshments, all sales of any ktnd on the grounds, and would sell everything ratsed or poner on the grounds that are unnecessary ¢ “SINK THE TRACK.” The Harlem Railroad Company Seriously Objects. Meeting of the East Side Citizens’ Commit- tee at the Grand Union Depot—Plans Submitted—What the Railway Officials Think Well Of. Commodore Vanderbilt’s Views—'Don’t Try and’ | Drive the Harlem Railroad To Do What It Don’t Want To Do” The Sub-committee of the General Committee of the East Side Citizens’ Assoctation delegated to | confer with Commodore Vanderbilt and the ofictals | of the Harlem Railroad in relation to the improve- | mentof Fourth avenue and the doing away with | the dangers now attending the running of steam | cars over that avenue and hence to Harlem River, met again yesterday morning at the offices of the company in the Grand Union depot, This commit- tee number many prominent gentlemen, and, as | heretofore, Commodore Vanderbilt met them with a kindly greeting, and without loss of time the meet- ; ing was called to order by Mr. Wheeler A. Peckham, the Chairman, who explained the object for which they had assembled, Commodore VAaNDERVILT replied—Taking the i whole matter into consideration, a plan has been got up by the engineers without regard to any par- Ucular part of the road, it being left witn them ¥ get up the most practical and feasible plan pos- sible, The committee then proceeded to the adjoining room, where they were imvited to examine two plans to remedy the evils proposed—one submitted by Mr. Prague, in behalf of the Nineteenth Ward Association, and the other by the Harlem Ratlroad Company, through Mr. I. C. Buckhout, and the con- sulting engineers, Mr. A. W. Campbell and Mr. F. Craven, the latter having been called upon by the oMcers of the road to advise upon the most practic- able way, taking all interests into consideration, to remedy the evils now existing on this line of travel. THE PLANS, Mr, CAMPBELL, in proceeding to explain the first named plan, that of Mr. Prague, sald that neither he nor Mr. Craven appeared as advocate of any Party; they were not interested tn the matter in any way, only appearing as engineers, Mr. Pragu proposes, he continued, to sink the tracks about | the depot eight feet, descending gradually to Forty-eighth street, where it would be twelve fect below the level of Fourth avenue, This is to be arched over and the road to be a covered one to the tunnels of the company, which, with the present bridges, shall be used. Hence the viaduct road on to the river. In regard to the question of smking the track in the neighborhood of the depot, Mr. Craven and myself do not think it practicable. Once | commence this work and the engine nouses, build | ings, everything in this tract of nine acres must ve subjected to the same operation, Mr, PECKHAM—You say it is not practicable, Why not? Mr. CaAMPBELL—Here are immense and valuable butidiings erected, combining depot, engine houses, Offices, signal stations, &c. Now, to require all these. to be sunk I don’t think right, just, nor equitaple. Judge VAN Vorst—In this view, then, it ceases to be an engineering question? Mr. CAMPBELL—Physically, I don’t say that it 1s | impracticable; but let me go on, In this place, alter leaving Forty-eighth street, the grade descends to thirteen or fourteen feet, and all this 1s to be a covered way, with iron beams across parapet walls, with brick arches and dirt road, like Park avenue Is now. Then come the bridges of the | Harlem road, with the river to be crossed high, and | the viaduct road in Harlem, There is no estimate of cost accompanying Mr. Prague’s plan. MEMBER OF CoMMITTEE—Mr. Prague estimates the cost of the alterations, according to his plan, at $5,000,000, THE COMPANY'S PLAN, Here Mr. Bucknout, Engineer of the Harlem | Railroad, submitted the plans for the object as agreed upon by the officers of the road. He said:— We propose to leave the same level of the tracks as now from Forty-second to Forty-ninth street; or, in other words, not to disturb anything up to the laiter point. A bridge over the tracks, elegantiy con- structed, and made so that neither horses nor foot Passengers can see the passing trains, or a toot | tunnel will be ouilt for the same object from a point near the depot to Forty-ninti street. The tunnel will be lighted ana ventilated in the inost approved manner. This part of the work will be by bridge or tunnel, as agreed upon hereajter, From Forty-ninth street we descend rapidly, not interfering with sewers | | or public purposes, I would have the Bureau of Docks attend to keeping the docks in repair, and make the Bureau self-paying. Do away with the present sysiem of dock and harbor masters; have all that business pass through the Bureau, that ine merchants and shipowners may receive Justice and honesty. I would have say $500,000 appropriated annually for permanent new docks, The greatest savings could probably be made in the Police Bureau without decreasing the force, and making 1t more agreeable to them than the monotony of pacing the streets—part of which I know is done now. I would make it their duty to inspect the paving and pavements within their beats, sewerage and sewers, and all other pubs lie contract work within thelr beats; siso do all sanitary inspection, and perhaps mavy other things that would not interiere with their main business. I would also have Inspectors of Election and Registry detailed from the force. The office of Fire Marshal—one for the benefit of insurance com: panies, formerly thelr officer and paid by them— sbould be abolished. It was created for party pur- poses, The Superintendent of Buildings should ve @ Very small affair, I Know that the public have no idea of the immense number of office-holders there are in this city, the expensive buiid- ings occupied by them, and how unnecessary half of these perhaps are, If your interviewers could obtain their names, offices, salaries, the rents and expenses attending them, It would make an inter- esting book and pay for its publication. Of the immense machinery of the government these are only a few rambling remarks and a small part of reform—but I cannot close without noticing the open political bas of judges and officers of the law; there 13 nothing worse. James T, Brady and many others always regretted that they were made elec- tive. 1 believe it is @ general regret, and it would be one of the greatest acts of reform to have them again appointed by the Governor. Unless our legislators follows out strict economy, their new laws will only benefit the democrats, because the minds of the people are bent on reform, and jusi so soon as it Is perceived that reform is not intended the city becomes demo- cratic. We want the economy used in private establishments. Look at Stewart's, Jaffray’s, and o.ners. True reform comes through the influence of the press, and it should be kept before ere CONTESTING FREAR’S SEAT. The Committee on Privileges and Elections in Session—Trying to Oimiuish Frenr’s Majority. The Assembly Committee on Privileges and Elec- tions, composed of Assemblymen Strahan, of Orange; Twombly, of New York; Buros, of Onon- daga; Springsted, of Albany; Marcy, of Suffolk; D. B. Hill, of Chemung, and Moseley, of Kings, met yesterday at the Sturtevant House, to take testi- mony in the case of Frederick Killian against Alex- aimier Frear, who the former hopes to oust from his seat in the State Legislature. The committee is composed of five republicans and two democrats, Mr. Ts F. Farrington is the clerk, The first witnes: called at ten o'clock, Ralph L. Schinewald, testifie to irregularities in’ the canvass of the vote for Assembiyman in the Twenty-fifth district of the Twentieth ward. He heard one of the canvassers remark after counting the State ticket, ‘Let us give — Votes to the republicans and ——. votes to the democrats, That will be about square.” He further testified to hearing one of the parties who had de- tected errors ia the tally remark, “On, damn it! give Killian a show.’ ‘This was the substance of nis tes- timony. During the day there were about twenty- five witnesses call all of whom testified that _ they had voted for Killian tt we Twenty-fifth district of the Twentiet! ward. The same questions were put to each and not more than two to five minutes were consumed with each, The object of the contestant Kuillan is to snow that a sufficient number of votes were cast for him to overcome Frear’s twenty-seven majority. Chairman Stranan has issued a iarge number of pid tolaoay bd oa Mr. confide! establishing his right to the seat now held by Mr, Frear, Henry’ D. Li and Samuel G. Jelliffe appeared for Kill a Nelson J. Waterbury ana . Moak for Frear. ‘The examinagou Will likely consume two more days, Kiluan is quite The next iecturo in the free course of scientific lectures for the people, at the Cooper Union, will take place this evening. Subject—“Our Rodtes and jl Are laured.” Lecturer. Dire Willard fe sot ie “vedi aie tte Pc mec SE ee a em Sno ES until Filty-ninth street is reached, where tne tracks are sunk fifteen feet, crossing the outlet of the big sewer. At Forty-ninth street it is crossed with a Toot bridge or by Lunnel, as may be determined upon, liguted at top and between the tra at fiity and Fifty. t streets other bridges are noted, and | at Fittv- nd and Filty-third streets parallel bridges, novel in construction, will be vullt, Para- pet walis, with neat iron railing surmounting them, ‘will prevent the pedestri: or horses trem seeing the paming trains. Bridges or tunnels will be con- structed, Mr. Buckhout further explained, at other points along the road as required and the present tunnel at Eighty-sixth street is proposed to be ex- tended southerly to about midway between Eighty- filth and Eighty-sixth streets, and also noriuerly for a distance deemed practicable, This open line with paraliel side walls and bridges or cunueis wili extend to Harlem River, that being crossed at a height of twenty-two feet, ‘The company furtner propose to open streets at certain poiuts in the up- per section of the island, aud improve the road in every particalar, The drawings were quite ex- haustive In detatl THE PLANS DISCUSSED, When thecommittee had fully examined the above boot they were invited to the large room of the esident’s suite, Where an animated discussion en- sued between the members, Commodore Vanuerbiit and the engineers, Judge VAN VoRsT arose and called upon Messrs, Campbell and Craven to give their views as engi- | satisfy the community if it ts within our reach. tracks these roa would be m me way or engmes OF cars entering the depot, r Judge Van Vorst—Why not put them lower na Mr. ORAVeN—For the same reason, no, Judge Van Vorst—Tnen the demolition of thé whole building is involved? ; Mr, CRAVEN—I must think more of that question. Judge Van Vorst—Thts committee represent the people, and the leeling about inis matter 18 univers sal. We come to find out if these tracks cannot be sunk and covered, and would like the question auswered, If 80, what expense would it involve? JoHN McCoou—Aiter all, atu’t this whole thing & question of dollars and cents? Mr. CRAveN—I don’t say that sinking the crack is impossibie, The excavation would certainiy re~ quire the demolition of many buildings, and would destroy all the grades of the transverse streets as fur back as Filth avenue. As an engineer, [ would not feet jusiified im recommend: tunnel work on @ passenger railroad, it could be avoided. We should look on both sides of the question. No doubt Fourth avenue as {¢ is Dow 18 a nuisance; but while we look to the Interests of the residents we must not forget the rights of the railroad and the travelling puolic. We think Mr. Buckhoulv’s plan, with certain modifica- Uons, When built will protect Iie and limb, as re- quired, The open cut isaue to the passengers to and from the city. JoHN McCooL—t{ cannot but think that this job has always been one of doliars and cents Ww York 18 destined to be @ great city, and tnis mm. provement Will be a perinanent thing ana should be the right Kind of a one, I don’t want Commodore Vanderbilt to make me rich at his expense, 1am willing to bear my share, It 13 almost certain the inverenred people will notapprove of Mr, Bucknout’s plan, Commodore VANDERBILT—Every one seems to have had a particular plan, We have submitted the matter to a corps of scientific men and asked of them the most feasible plan in order to get rid of it. Here itis, Lhave not been wedded to anything, We have consumed a good deal of tine in this mat ter; now let’s look at it and work, Mr. BEEKMAN—AS I am called upon to give an opinion, I will say, as far as uble to judge, this plan Will fail’ utterly. ‘That 1s demonstrated daily. Mx. Buckhout intends to put up a Chinese wall ugh the avenue, and practically the dwellers on either side will be cut of from tae other. Fourth avenue should be arcued over a sunken track, Other par- ties than the railroads should be satisfied in vbis improvement. Joun McCoor—Iv’s money all the way throu; MEMBER OF THR COMMITIEE—The residents of the Twelfth ward consider that itis practicable to sink the road all the way from Seventy-ninth street, running it unaer the Harlem River, Commodore VANDERBILT—We have had but one object in view. We want to get rid of the evils and inconventences growing out of the track as it ie now, and this plan has been suggested for that object alone. If anybody wants quick transit let him _ build the roads—don’t let them try to drive ee Harlem Katlroad to do what they don’t want to 10, MEMBER OF CoMMITrEE—Then we are to under stand that tne Harlem Ratlroad are not willing to harmonize on @ plan to insure quick wransit along Fourth avenue? Commodore VANDERBILT—I don’t say anything about it, We didn’t suppose that the plan would suit every Individual, becuase that 13 impossible. | L ‘Was willing to give and take, and didn’t say anys thing. The Horiem Railroad has got enough to do to take care of herself, We don’t want underground. roads, nor anyving of that sort. We are willing to 8 are not sevking quick trausit. We want to be left atone; but that you won't do, and we must do the next best thing, JouN McCooL-—-You do not object to ald the people, do you? ecopmonars VANDERBILT—I dont object to any- wing. Mr. CAMPBELL here explained that in Mr. Buck- ‘houv’s plan the matter of signals would be so con- ducted as not to present any of tie objectionabio features a3 now observed. Mr. BEEKMAN thought if the Harlem Railroad de- sired to sink their track they could find engineers to make all the alterations inthe depot demanded by such change, and with pertect safety, Commodore VANDERBILT—We want to work for the good of the whole people if we can. It It don’t sult, why Just take the depot yourselves; take everything (laughing), I don’t’ want to do any fighting with you; Lam getting along in years and Want to live the rest of my davs mm peace with ail mankina, Don't make us figit. General SANVORD then addressed the committee, looking rather favorably on the Buckhout plan, When it was decided to lay the facts vefore the t™meeting of the Geaeral Committee, to be held to- morrow evening, at Fifty -fiitn street and Tnird ave- nue, and await their decision before proceeding further, The meeting then adjourued, Who Has “seen William.” To THE Epiror OF THE HERALD: — Asthe HERALD seems tobe the only one of our ; prominent journals that has not been subsidized by the Vanderbily influegce, periaps tt will allow in- quiry through its columns as to what has become of the projects for sinking and arching over the Fourth Avenue Railroad track which were so ener- getically discussed a few weeks ago? Have they gone to sleep under the soothing syrup which seems to be so effectuaily administered to every one that toucnes this grievance’ Rumors are in the air that the sub-Committee of Ten, appointed by the Com- mittee of Ninety to investigate the matter, have “seen Wililam,” aud been likewise convinced that Mr. Vanderbilt, througi having paid $300,000 over forty years ago, in 1830, ts henceforth entitied to run as many locomotives as he pleases through the finest avenue in the city and kill as mahy people as he likes, if they chance to come in the Way of the said locomotives. Rumor also has it that certain men, hitherto.very prominent m this reform, and very much trusted by the citizens of the Nineteenth ward, have been simliarly psychologised by the ifluence, and are ready either to jotives to run as before or to saddle the city with the expense of sinking the track ior the company’s profit, Meanwhile the Nineteenta ward lies prostrate at the feet of this. rich corpora- tion, A Worse than Chinese wall cuts tne city asunder lengthwise. The 1st of May 1s ap- proaching aud unhappy house owners seek io vain for purchasers or tenants for their property. Human lives are continually sacrificed to the flery demon that tears up and down Fourth avenue un- ceasingly, night and day, and compels those wno would be safe to make long circulis at the cost of whatever time and pains. Is 1t possible that this state Of affairs should be endured much longer? If those who put themseives forward as the cham- pions 01 the people prove faithless to their trust, ‘will 1t be very strange if they take matters in their own hands and some day tear up the track, after taking prover precautions that no ilves shall be lost thereby? itis said that there are those who are pledged to this tf M% Vanderbiit and nis company persist in arbitrarily trampling on other rights. We appeal to the HERALD lo speak tor us, and promise tin return $e fervent gratitude of & WHOLE NINETEENTH WARD. STEEPLE-CHASING IN ENGLAND, Considering the antiquity of the British flat racing, IL seems strange that the first steeple-chase in England shouid have taken place so recently as the year 1792, It was run in Leicestershire—eight mues from Barkly Holt to the Voplow and back, neers in the case. He said they had examined the plans submitted, and the committee, 1a accordance ‘With @ resolulion passed by the association they re- presented, desired to know what they thought of their practicability and feasibility. Those living on ‘the line of the Harlem road and those experiencing the most inconvenience personally, and suffering from the injury doue their property by the present condition of alfairs, had said that in their opinions Ube track should be sunk aud arched over, the reso- lution embodying this sentiment passing With great. unanimity, Mr. Buckhout’s pian does not contem- plate covering the road, and only arching it at some points. All the committee would be pleased to hear the engineers’ views, Mr. CAMPBELL—There are many difficulties pre- sented in the consideration of arching an entire line, All travellers would certainly prefer an open cutting. They like the light of heaven and is pleasures, rather than the darkness and smoke of vuunels, ‘There are no particular reasons why this line should be shutup. In my experience of years in railroad matters I had always thought here was a fine oppor- tunity, at a reasonable expense, to solve the prot~ lem of, rapid transl, This question has long agi- tated the people, and plan after plan nas been sub- mitted invoiving the expenditure of miliions, but no money has ever beeo found with which to accomplish the work, Here ig a steam line running through the backbone of tne island, and why not build an underground rall- road in connection with it to the Battery? It would hot cost more than $6,000,000, 1 don’t say the Har- Jem Railroad proposes to undertake tnis expert- Ment. (Here Commodore Vanderbilt laughed.) But I suppose they would connect with such @ road. Here 1s a plan suvmittea to us that, with few modi- fications, may be feasivic, and should satisfy all, We come here impartial, disinterested persons, merely as Old citizei gineers of New York, and think that the pie should now do something to enable the building of a road running tnrougi the eatire length of the island. Judge VAN VorstT—What eiTect would these diffe. Trent roads—covered and open—nave upon the ad- jacent property ? Mr. CAMPBELL—I am not a property owner on Fourth avenue, Judge VAN Vorst—Then you can give a disin- terested opinion, Mr, CAMPBEEL—So far as I have been able to an- derstana the property owners think that tue pian Co ied by Mr, Buckhout would eahance 1s Wieuraw H. VANDERBILT—Conld we run our pres- ent locomotives through a tunnel extending from here to Ninety-seventh street Mr. ORAVEN—No, you could not; you would have to obtain those of different construction, Judge Van Vorst—The resoiution we are geting upon declares a sunken track, and that covere over, to be imperatively required. Are there any earns didiculties 10 the way of 1ts accompliso- ment Mr. CRAVEN—Fngineering dificuities exist, but perme not engineering impossibiiities, lt would ‘@ great engineering difficulty to alter this depot in accordance with the idea of sinking eet below the tracks, wn this building, are tie-rods, They are so placed that the apportionment of forces are rightly reguiated, and Without them the buildig could not remala intact 11 you dig down elgit fect and sink your catch weight, gentiemen riders, and the winner was Mr. Charles Meynell, son of the great F, M. Hl. The course could not have been very strictly defined, when Mr. Needham, of Hungerston, sung out to Lora Forester, “It will save you 100 yards, if you'll come through my garden and jump the gate into the road.” In the early days of steepie- chasing, while there were no artificial slaughter traps, there was no compromise. Jt was real business, that Wiltshire steeple-chase in 1833 between Lord Ducie ana Jem Hil, the Vale of White Morse huutsman, with the plain-spoken conditions that tt was Lo be “luur miles straight aucad, neither to ride more than a hundred yards along @ road, every gate to be locked ana no fences cut.” In those early days st. Aloans was a [nee Steeple-chasing centre, under the auspices of fommy Coleman, whose idea of asteeple-cliase Was two miles out and two miles in. and ‘‘keeping the line quite dark,"’ With ‘tommy there was no going over the ground the night before to see what It was like. ‘The riders saddled in the inn yard, and he marched them out tiree abreast, like cavalry, to tha starting post, dropping down heavily on any one tat he detected looking over the hedges. From twouty to thirty years ago steeple-chasing with gen- tlemen riders up Was in its glory—“the Marquis,” not he who owned Lady Elizabeth and killed himself before he was thirty, but the Marquis of Water- ford, on Cock Robin; “tne Squire” (Mr. Osbale desvon) on Grimaldi—the gallant horse that would face everything out water; Captain Beecher, the “copper-botiomed amphibious,” on Vivian, wont to gallop ope! outhed over the douvles—or on Lottery, Mr. Elmore’s wonderfl jumper, That was someting like @ steeple-chase between “the Squire,’ on Grimaidt, and Captain Beecher, on Napoleon, in the stout-fenced Pytehley country. The River Lem was tne thirty-elghth jamp trom the start and the sixtn (rom the finisi—torty-six Jumps in one steepie-chase. Botn went in headlong, and were seen ho more of meu for some time, At last Beecher’s cap was seen, and then Napoleon's ears. and the pair floated a hundred yards down streai the horse ‘‘figoting like @ bad swimm dog.” For all the mischance at the water jump, the race ‘Was ridden Lome, and after being ruobeu down and dressed, both the riders weat out hunting, and had to cross the Lem agala.—London News, 5b SUFFERING IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, Who ever hears of those aistant islands, or knows what goes on in their quiet, obscure communities A monwor so ago ariver in the provinge of Pan- gasinan rose eighty fathoms—so the Spanish ac counts have it—and inundated the enure prov- ince, destroying ail the crops, drowning nearly all the live stock, a large number of the inhabitants, and causing great suifering, This wicked river en- joys the uproarious name of Bevambang, and prob- ‘avly often plays such pranks after the ral he track. | But the worst of the matter 1s that the poor suiler- Again, two | ers are not likely to receive any hélp rt the roof of | mother country, nor { om anywhore else, A fami is dreaded, and tae clergy to plant corn and vegetabl destruction of the rice crop aud the inability of country to make purchases of food Jrom foe ne are exhorting the I jes, in view "ot the, total ag BUDD,