The New York Herald Newspaper, February 2, 1872, Page 3

TWD STATE CAPEPAL, JAW AND LAW IN THE LEGISLATURE, Fellows of Infinite Jest Discussing New York City Affairs, The Seventy Wise Men in Council. Emigration Matters from an Albany Point of View. Witnesses May Not Be Detained But for a Limited Time. “KILLING NO MORDER” PLAYED CUT. Rapid Transit—The Judges and the Bar Associa- tion—Terwilliger’s Case—Steam on Canale— The Capitol Job—Fun for Third Avenue Gar Passengers—Pleasing Intelligence for Sheriff Brennan and His Gentle Doputies—Law aud Reform— Pro Bono Publico. ALBANY, Feb. 1, 1872. One month of the legisiative session has passed and yet all those wonderfal reforms which the peo ple of the State, ana especiatly of the city o: New Yorg, were led to expect would speedily follow the epening of the Legislature, still remain unborn. True, several preliminary attempts at probing ave been tried, but the probe has only been pointed at the sores and then allowed to fall; true, indeed, the Grand Jory bill ‘wap passed to Overcome a deadiock in the criminal Courts, and a botched-up bill to allow the poor people of the city to get what may be due them from the city and county; true, again, a sort of provision has been passed by the Assembly to allow future reformers to fasten responsti- vility on any official who may be. guilty of fraud er wrongdoing in office; but, beyond these, there has been nothing done to forward that much needed reform for which the people cried aloud at the last election, The time has vecn frittered away on small and generally unimportant loca! matters, and vy the efforts of EMBRYO CICEROS and emulators of Demosthenes, each one endeavor- ing vo show the people of the State that they have Wen fn this their reform Legislature whose forensic and rhetorical abilities would throw Webster, Olay, Calhoun, Pitt, Burke, Curran, “or any other man” far in the shade. Unless these ambitious legislators and orators learn sense very speedily the session will be dragged out far into spring, or little w be done to satisfy the people on the question of reformation in the various departments of tne government. Among the many reforms, Rowever, which seem to be particularly looked for Je in the COMMISSIONERS OF EMIGRATION. Already there are two bills here looking to a speedy reformation in that department, and the Matter is being urged with much force. Many of the people hereabouts are soniewhat astonished that the Corporation Counsel, Mr. O’Gcrman, did not know there was any idea of legislating his Board of Commissioners out of office until a HERALD re- porter went to interview him on the subject. Per- baps he was too much occupied in suing the mem- bers of the “Ring’’.on ‘behalf of that non-incorpor- ated eorporation, the Board of Supervisors, to road the HSRALD, in whicn be could fave found some two or three weeks ago, in the correspondence irom this place, that a bill had been introdvced vy Mr. Mackay to legislate this—as it Is called—‘‘fearful fraud ot a Board.” That the bili will pass there can be no flondt, and tne idea 1s to put good men there to jook after the interests of the emicranis and thus give the national government no reason to interfere with the emigration to the port of New York, as is how being talked of. . THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE Blso seems to he regarded as a peceee Place for Bpeedy and profitable reform. The figures published in a letter irom this Pg in relation to the charges by the Sherif of fifty cents for each person com- mitted by the police magistrates have created con- siderable comment, and the manifest injustice of bet i ‘will no doubt induce the speedy passage of People wno hereafter happen despite themselves to witness the Pespetration of a murder or the com- mission of a felony will have guod reason to be thanktiul for the action taken to-day by the Senuie in passing Mr. Woodin’s bill in relation to ‘witnesses in criminal cases. Every man, woman, or child for that matter, who has ever had the msfor- tune to be looked upon by the authorities in New York as an important witness in @ crimins) case, pnd for whom the District Attorney, In THE EXERCISE OF A “WISE” DISORBTION, refused to take ball, will not egsily obitt- eraye from thelr memories the wesry weeks, pag at = may be months, they had to pend away from their friends in that most delec- rg nest of comfort known as the House of Deven- in. How many persons are there pot who, even dar- $ng the past year, have been uncer lock aud key at this delectabie “House” for months simply because ned to see some one else commits deed, it is & notorious fact often while the scoundrel who commits wome horrid crime 1s allowed to enjoy entire free jom from restraint while awaiting the day of hig the poor fellow whose testimony is deemed of Importance,fand who has no influential friend or CORNER GROGSHOP KEEPERS Bmong his famuilisr acquaintances, is made to within doors of a half prison house, ommpelled to partake of prison fare and undergo Bhe “watcnfal care’’ of the keeper from mora till ht. In years past those who have the very best nt to complain of their bitter expert- ‘ences t have made the most Btrenuous efforts to have this obnoxious feature of Bhe “law of the land” changed; but their every en- deavor never failed to get strangled tn the Legisia- ture means which @ great many wealthy loot and dishonest legislators, once poor Im pocket, best understand, A list of the victims for the past few years of this nefarious detention outrage—for it never was anything else— Would, doubiless, make quite & volume; and i have no doubt if every innocent person held in durance vile this precious system would tell all he or they knew about THE REASONS WHY AND WHEREFORE Of his or her needieas imprisonment, and what was pas and heard and done within the walls of the louge of Detention, the volume would create a sen- Sation of @ most decided character. But hap- ly this outrageous system will end with next eek if the Lower House takes hold of the question with the same desire to do away with a great gut and act as promptly in afforaing the means yy which tho wrong be gone away with, as the Senate has. I have no doubt tt will do whai every nse of and right should have made the ware do last year when the same question ‘was at issue, The bill, as passed, provides that no person shall be held or detained as a wituess in any criminal case for a longer period than fourteen days from the commencement of the term of the court In which such witness is held to appear and vestify. An amendmeot mace to it yr it had peen reported by the Judiciary Committee strengthens the nands of the prosecuting officers by providing that THE WITNESS SHALL NOT BE BLD touger than ‘fourteen days from the commence- ment of the term,” unless the trial of the case shall De in actua) Lae phony “at said term of said Court at the expiration wf sald fourteen days, in which case @ny witness may be teld until be shall have been examined or said trial concluded.’ It is further Provided that tf the trial of a criminal cage De post- NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1872.-TRIPLE SHEET, predecessors, out of until the lass weeks of the wien he would be very doubtful. SETED AVENCE CABS GET a Rabie, is It is more ‘at ven , When they drew up their Palace would be taken in band alter the fashion they were by the Senare ow, the bill would have never been introduced at all. Indeed, the op’ jon that broke out against the Py ag goon a8 it Was put mio Committee of the eo eet he = ent tee so much » H were 2 oss” what to do or say. They, as @ maiter of cou! that there would be found ree, knew were ait tse idea (hak in oyponey tr, ine, erroumest |, but 0 uM the Senate would denounce the road and Itt men ip eneral mi mt unsparil never entered {her minds. delight at paad THE SBNATORIAL OUTBURSTS concet! the condition oi their cars, which gooa people use who Gan’t afford to ride 1m carriages nor yet in drawing rooms on wheels, mus! have been very veal indeed. It fell to the lob of Mr. Tiemann, who introduced the bill @ week or two ago, to ‘nove’ it to-day, ahd as soon as the Se had resotved itself Into Committtee of the Whole he made @ moilon to amend it, go that only five cents, instead of ben cents, should be charged over and above the Seer fare. fret aks this up by SPCREES , if properly mi |, palace cars on city rall- roads woula be @ great public benefit: but, again, that might become a great pubiic nuisance if not ‘Managed ina way that would be sultahie to the travelling public. He believed, from ail he had been able to learn on the suviect, that the great majority of the people living along the route of the road were anxious that the bill should pass, Benedict was of the opinion that Len cents was quite small enough as an extra charge. Weismann then got up and delivered A REGULAR FUNERAL SERMON, during which he remarked that the cars now used by the company were gi so crowded and so “out of repair” that @ decent person cared very hittle about ridi in tnem. -He had an idea that the passage of the bill would be the conferring ofa at blessing on the people of New York. Weismann evidently, judging from the appealing way he begged the gentlemen’? about him to give ther support the bill, is exceedingly n aQuxlous that the drawing room cars should | was very trifling; we have paid Terwiliger @ per- be put on the road jJarge | centage; he has done more for us than any other nombers, although it is very doubtiul | clerk outside of the Legislature; we have not always if they would obtain any patronage from the con- | aliowed nim twenty per cent; did not know stituents of his district. However, he made a | how much had been paid him; had been doing a | great mistake in bls vearful adyooucy of the bill by |, plece of work which had passed over several latking about the condition of the present cars on | years—the historical records ordered by the Senate the road, waich NO ‘DECENT PERSON’? cared to ride in if he could help it. This mistake Senator wis ons seized upon as beginning to end dead present Management of the road, tn so far as it did not Make any attempt to accommodate the public. I the bill became a law he declared that it would be looked upon as @ pioneer act that would lead almost every other city railway in New York to ask & grant of the same character given in the bill. Tbe road that was so anxious to et the bill through was the best paying road in the metropolis. it obtained franchise early, and now that it had obtained it and found it sucha profitable one, it early proposed to charge an extra ven cents for doing what it ougnt to be compelled to do—give its passengers decent accommodations, Af the bill became alaw aman would have to pay fifteen cents if he only rode @ block. Under the present management of the road the cars, It was said, were FILTHY AND BADLY VENTILATED. If this was so he was 10 favor of taking the fran- chise away trom them and giving tt to some com- pany that would do better by the public. ‘It should be compelled to furaish clean cars. He knew very well what palace car dodges were. What was there to prevent the company from taking one of their ordinary cars, putting plate giags in the windows, sweeping the floor clean, put in a few soft cushions and then calling that a palace car? ‘There was nothing in the bill that prevented the company from dubbing any kind of a car a palace car. If the company once got vhis power he felt certam it would ran the other cars in such a filthy condition that no decent person would ride in them, and he pointed to the fact that Senator Wels- mann had admitted that even at presept “no decent peraon’’ cared to ride in them. for the petitions sent to the Senate asking the pomese of the bill, he put no faith in them whatever. Petitions were casily signed, and he had no doubt that a good-sized one could be gotten up in his county to HANG THE BEST MAN IN THE STATE. Senator D. P. Wood “went for’? the bill in his turn, and manifested @ great deal more opposition to 1t than even Lewis had. He showed that posted as to the bad con- ang misnout ibe at oh the Mouse.” he preseut mn "] a eat OF road,” satd ke, tn ohotintee id re. marke he had proposed Sererel mmendments to the bill, “are mov! masses of iness, For ‘waut ot lecent Cee eS they surpass any- thing I ever saw. in the ine in my whole life- tme. pene the sum season decent people often walk blocks aw: the avenue 80 as to most numerous patrons were the lower and to pass the Bit in its present shape would be to allow the company to make.'the accommodations of their mer meaner than ever. Murphy, who is a rector of the Brooklyn City Ratlway, had quite a different idea ofthe cost of running a city railroad than some of his colleagues, He was ol the opinion that his fellow Senators overiooked the main object of the bill, and that was ine question of compensa- tion for tne right of being guaranteed a seat, By a provision in the bill every person was guaranteed a seat. That was the real object of the bill. It was all very well, he said, to talk about velvet cushions, pier glass and all that, but the real idea ol the bill is $0 five & pemscngor a seat for extra commis- sion. It was impossible, in his opinion, to run the ordinary cars, guaranteeing @ seat to each passen- ger, for five cents. Passengers were carried, he had been informed, now irom Harlem to New York in loads of one hundred and twenty in a singie trip. ‘Ths was the secret of the large dividends of the company, but it would not pay if the company were ae by law iy bboy and to the number of eir passenge: @ number of ngers was to be even limited an increase in fare “should be allowed. It was quite possiole to guarantee every- body a seat If the fare was made eleven cents and additional cars were put on the road. Mt. Lowery said that the bill simply sought to in- crease the privileges of people who could afford to Tide in drawing room cars. He was for accommo- dating the masses who could not afford to ride in alace cars first and the aristocrats afterwards, ‘he bill was desired by the men who wanted to run the cars so that THEIR PROFITS WOULD BE INCREASE! 80 that the company could make greater dividends. They did not care a fig for the accommodation of the public, and when they drew up tue bill they had no thought of the public interest or wellare. Senators Johnson and oodin then joined in the debate, the latter denouncing the condi- tion of the present cars of tne Third ave- mue line and arguing to show that the poor people would be driven away en from_tne Toad; for that alone seemed to be its object. That woulo be the result of the passage of the bill in its resent shape. The poor would not be able to pay for a ride on the drawing room cars, and the others would be gradually diminishedjin number, so that they would not be SUFFICIENT TO ACCOMMODATE ALL Mire would desire to ride inthem, no matter how thy they might be. It was true that the bill pro- vided that the company shoald not ran any less number of ordinary cars “‘than by the terms of their grant they are required to run.” Yet how man) wore they required to run by their granty I[t was @ patent tact that the company was now running @ great many more cars than the grant years ago required them to run. This closed the discussion, and Tiemann, knowing that the bili would be defeated tf pressed to a vote, had it progressed. The following was one of the amendments to the bill offered by Mr. D. P. Wood, and which he wit! ofer when the bill comes up again:—“Said railroad company shall not run any less number of vhe ordinary cars than is sufficient atall times to accommodate with seats all such persona as do not desire to use said pulace cars; and satd company shall not be allowed to receive fare from an, ree who is not turnished witha ot tne whole jstaace such passenger shall ride in car.’’ NEW YORE CITY FRAUDS, Mr. Niles, of Westchester, offered the following resolution in the mbly to-day, which was laid over under the rules: Whereas t crimes against justice are alleged to have ‘been committed in the city of New York by persons in high offlgial stations; and whereas the Bar Association of that ciaim 0 have knowledge of such crimes; and whereas evils must be known before they cai be ree a legislative body, Of Fight and wrong, oF up wiedge of facts proved; and whereas 1 is alleged that in former years charges against wave resulted in compromise between the accusers ecused. while the Legislature is left, as it bas been ‘or four weeks, Lo the censure of the people for not bav- ing removed the evila of which it has neither specifications wor proof; therefore, Resol hat the Bar Association of the city of New thers having Knowledge of abuses that this aght ‘0, abate, are herevy reqosted to present eae a Proof, or to the end tbat THR CHARGES AGAINST TERWILLIGER. The Senate Committee appointed to investigate tife charges against Ferwilliger, Ulerk of the Senate, alleging that he had received a percentage on tue Poned beyond the fourieon days referred to, either on the motion of the counsel for the peopie oF of the accused, It shall be postponed, but only upon their oral consent in open court or oy their written stipu- lation that the testimony of the witness or witnesses held or detained be taken “within two days theres after de bene esse, a8 in civil cast IN THE PRESENCE OF THE ACCUSED PARTY or parties, before any criminal magistrate, or before + ny Justice of the Supreme Court sitting at cham- +4 ders.’ I%is further provided that this testimony may be read on the trial of the case, and that the deposition or depositions of any witness so taken shall be subscribed and sworn to by such witness or Witnesses, and shall be certified by the Magistrate or Justice before whom the same shail have been en. This unce accomplished, the mony may Fead upon the trial of the case ‘by and on be- Of the people or of the accused with like effect same had been reierred to by the witness trial, suoject’ however, w0 any and ail ny an ceptions thereto, asit tne sume had bee ainiy ar." Woowin deserves Gens Yr re in or devermivation he has shown ever since the Dill 13 ESS N & me rinting OF the bills of the Senate, whii wi Bier of that body at a former term, met Tote. waiver noon. E. Gracie, formerly bookkeeper at Weed, Parson: & Cos, who made the amMdavit. already pablisned. making the charge, Was put on tre sand. He tes- tifled that he made the amMdavit atthe instigation of Colonel George 8. Hast Governor Fenton's povave secretary, WHO assured him that it was not ‘o be used publicly, and only to aid nim injsecuring the clerkship of the Senate and to defeat Terwilliger, He also testified that the printing bills, as made out by him had been taken and brought back enlarged, 0 that when they Were paid he was obit 10 make'entries of deficiency in charge, &c., in order to make the books balance. He never saw Terwil- liger make any changes in the charges; he simply knew that changes were made. e commitiee ordered the production of Weed, Parsons & Co.'s books and adjourned until to-mor- row, THE COMMITTEE ON PRINTING, At a meeting this afternoon of the Assemvly Com- mittee on Printing, to investigate the charges of ex. ‘ravagance, &c., im printing, Willam Cassiay, of the Argus Company, was tne fire’ witness exam. | imed. “He vont ‘his company Dad @ contract be buried, like tts | to do | all the legislative printing only, and not for ihe departments, and it all falis under the contract of $58,000; and no matter ‘Whether were printed 600 or 5,000 copies of a work, so long as it is for the use of the House, the com- takes the risk and the contract covers it, Printing reports of the Agricuitural Society, Regents of the University, \c., are extra. The amount for printing for the years 1469 and 1870 was about one hun’ and fifty :housand dollars, in- cluding the contract price of $58,(00, That inciudes: prinung, lithographing, mapping, avd everytaing. Red printing is notin the contract. Extra Banting is always ordered by resolucion. frer cpeatiing. the manner of awarding contracts for printing Witness said the contract was continued by @ provision inserted in the Supply bill. The rates for extra printing were made by a schedule govern. ing other work. He considered the contract o $58,000 profitable, paying from fifteen to twenty per cent on the total amount of work. The total amount of work last year was $159,000, More than hal! the princing has been ‘extra’ ad any © of either House regard! this extra printing, nor to my knowledge has ing our firm 4 employés; never had a percentage for printing, nor any of the firm, to my Roowianee never paid anything to get extra printing provided for in the Supply bil! Remainder of witness’ testimony was 01 similar tenor. John D. Parsons, of Weed, Parsons & 00, was Mext examined. Ho testified that his firm did not do any Legislative work ex- cept what they secured through the clerks. It has been the custom to & percentage on tne work done to thecierk for bringing the order; could not say, withouy reference to the books, how much they did for the Legislature in 1871. The clerk has to get MISCELLANEOUS WORK DONE, and it 13 on that we pay a percentage; the work is under his control and to give to whomsoever he pleases, We did not do the clerk’s work in 1870 and 1871, but in 1869 we dij, and paid percentage on certain work, Think we paid percentage to Underhill in 1869; percentage 18 Ne erally twenty, and the aggregate amount paid him, I think, was $2,000; might have been more, but Not $4,000, nor $3,000; ca’i tell how many years | have paid percentage; previous to 1868 percentage Several years ago; it was completed in 1868 or 1869, and that year the percentage was more than in bs years; he did favors for us i various ways; we pay PERCENTAGE FOR WORK brought to us, but do not offer it; Terwilliger did not come and offer us work in 1869: when the work ‘was done we called on him and had a settlement. Q. How much proot-reading 01d ne do for you in 18697 A. Well Q How much time, then, did he give in doing those other services you speak of? A. He was in and out more or less during the year after the Legislature adjourned; he was not engaged in reading proots entirely. |. Now vell us what all those services were for which you paid nim $4,000. <A. I cannot tell you exactly, but it was not all for reading proof. In 1869 we printed the journai bills and a great tion of the State printing for the Argus; they d the contract, but could not execute it, for they had not the facilities for doing it; the proof-read- ang was done on Senate matter, Witness also vestified that he nad paid $10,000 toa man named Phelps last year to secure the insertion of bills in the Supply bill, to make up losses by their fire on State work in course of printing. Rapid Transit—The Seventy and the Charter— New York Judges nud the Bar Associa- ion. os ALBANY, Feb, 1, 1872, The rapid transit folks appeared again this evening before the Oommittees on Rall roads of the Senate and Assemply to preach about their respective “schemes. Gardiner, the buikheaad and warehouse man, borea the committee for an hour oremore, and would not be cut short, Commissioner Henry, of vhe Dock De- partment, spoke against the plan and the idea of granting such privileges to @ private company, and claamea that under the guise of rapid transit this ‘was merely to get in Gardiner’s old Warehouse Dill. The orators of the Vommitteo of Seventy nela forth in the Assembly Chamber to-night before the Joint Committee on Cities of both Houses, Ex- Governor Salomon, of Wisconsin, J. B, Varnum and Simon Stern spoke in behalf of the charter prepared and presented by the Com- Mittee of Seventy. Mr. Varnum’s speech was parucularly entertaining, as it detailed cause and effects of the various changes in THE NEW YORK CHARTERS from 1890 to the present time, vonsider the vote sending the Erie blll to the Rail- road Committee, and have summoned Jay Gould to appear on Wednesday next on the several bills pending im regard to the Erie. The resolution calling for some special charges against the New York Judges by the Bar Association is creating much taik and is regarded as a move in the right direction. After the close of the meeting of the Committee on Cities to-night the gentlemen ot the Seventy and others were most Laren 2 entertained by Senator Palmer and Assemblyman Eastman at their rooms in Congress Hail. “KILLING NO MURDER” PLAYED OUT. The Judiciary Committee’s adverse report upon the bill m relation to the degrees of murder, which ‘Was introduced yesterday, was founded on that feature of tue act which I pointed out in my letter seqnboed as its only weakness. That the nave 18 determined, however, to make the bill strong and effective by cer- tam amendments 1 alluded to yesterday was evinced by the report of the committee being immediately disagreed with and the bil re- ferred to the Committee of the Whole. in that committee, which is the full Senate under another name, the Important featares of the present bill on murder treated of in the act will be thoroughty dis- cussed. ‘The result will be, doubtiess, a strong, effective law. It should pe men- tioned, in this connection, that im mak- the adverse report the chairman of the committee stated that a bill, already favorably re- ported upon, and which permits a jury to bring in & Verdict o1 murder in the second degree when the indictment against the prisoner is for murder in the first de covered all the ground sougnt to be covere the bill imtroduced yesterday. The Senate showed by their action in not agreeing with the report that they were not entirely of hs opin- jon. understand from good authority that tne Clause of the viii making it murder in the first de- ‘ee, premeditation or no premeditation, when the jiling of@ human being 1s perpetrated by an act imminently dangerous to others, evincing a de- praved mind, regardiess of lile, will be retaimed, no Matter what the result of the general deiiberation On the bill may be. The Capitol Job—Testimony Taken Before the Committee of Ways and Means. ALBANY, Feb. 1, 1872, The Committee of Ways and Means continued their investigation of the charges against the Com- missioners and the Superintendent of the new Capitol to-day. John McKenna, a stone cutter who did not work on the Capitol, Knew of Capitol men working on other work, but did not know how and by whom paid, Dennis Ryan, stone cutter on Capitol work, testi- fled that he, with others, went as a committee to the New York Workingmen’s Union; was gone several days, and was paid the same as if at work. Michael Feaney testified tnat he kept teams, which were used in drawing stones, off and on, for the Capitol; he knew of stones being drawn to Aaron Hawiey’s piace on the Delaware turnpike, and was paid for the same at the Capitol office; was told by his teamster that the stone was so drawn; his teams also hauled some flagstones to Jay street and dumped them on a vacant lot; did not know whether the money came out of the Vapito! fund or not. Edward Hawiey testified that he had occasion to employ two granite cutters, and got them from the Capitol; ne paid them for the work they did, chard ik, Who keeps @ stone yard, needed Tuobing sand, and there was none to be had ex- cept at the Capitol; applied to the Capitol Super- ntendent , who reierred me to the Commissioners; this was last fail; the Commissioners gave me an order for it On my agreeing to return the same amount; | have not yet returned it, but I will in the spring When I can get it; 1 cannot get it before; in my business | have hired men who WORKED ON THE CAPITOL, but I paid them for all the work they did. Edward Donough had worked on the Capitol two Years, but had never received pay twice nor signed two pay-roils, Jt appeared that some one had Started the story that this witness Dad said he got douvle pay, He denied the story. John Fiynn was a laborer on the Capitol in 1870; he haa been sent upto the Rural Cemetery to work on Erastus Corns monument, and received his pay at the Capitol. On the cross-examination of this ‘Witness 1t appeared that ne had been hurt by an accident at the Capitol, and asked for six weeks’ pay, (he time hé was jaid up, but received only four weeks’ pay. The prosecution here ended their case, with the understanding that they would put in other evi- dence if they had any which Was important, The testimony for the aefence was then intro- duced, Abraham Dyer, who had charge and super- intends the Bridgeford farm, testified that he paid B. B. Van Alstyne for all te Work be did for the ‘m0. Joseph 8, Gould, the timekeeper at the Capitol, testified that no man had time or work credited to him who was absent in New York or elsewhere; the Toll is cailed twice a day, morning and noon, and no man not answering to his name 1s ever paid: a man might step out of the yard for awhile, but must respond to his name at tne roll call. Daniel Staley corroborated the testimony of the last witness, and other witnesses gave simuar NIE Hice, one of the New Capito! Commis | = sioner, took the stand and testified that he knew of the stone taken for the McQuade monument; that it was to be paid for and charged in the ac counts, but Was Bot yet paid for, Su dent Bridgeford also took the stand and ex| that Henry Sinith was a personal friend of and he was anxious for his election to the Assembly. He therefore urged everybody to vote for him, but he did not use any coercion. ‘The chairman of the committee then announcea the investigation closed, TRE WEATHER. WAR DEPARTMENT, Ovrics OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL UPFICER, Wasuinoton, D, U,, Feb, 2—1 A. M. Synopsis for the Pas; Twenty-four Hours, The centre of the highest barometer has moved northeastward since Wednesday night to New Jersey. The pressure has fallen throughout the Gulf States and Mississippi Valley, with north and northeast winds Continual cloud and occasional light rain in,the Gulf States, Rain is also reported from South Carolina and snow from Missouri and Knonsas. Olear and partiaily cloudy weather nas continued from the Middle and Eastern States northwestward to Minnesota, Light northeast winds prevail on the South Atlantic coast, light winds and calm on the lakes, light norsh winds m the Mississippi and Missouri valleys. Cloudy and threatening weather, with falling barometer, are reported from the California coast. Probabilities, The barometer will probably fail on Friday very generally east of the Mississippi; cloudy succeed the clear weather in the Middle States; rising temperature throughout the Middle and Eastern States, the rain and snow extena northeastward Jato Virgmia. Dangerous winds are not anuicrpa ted for the At lantic and the Guif coasts to-night. The Weather in This City Yesterday. ‘The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-iour hours, in com. parison with the corresponding dav of last year, a8 indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut’s Pharmacy, HERALD Buiding, corner of Ann street: — 1871, 1872, 44 28 Average temperature for corresp: last year, CHURCH AND STATE. of Officers for the Ensuing Year. CINCINNATI, Feb, 1, 1872, At the evening session of the Convention a com- mittee was appointed to nominate officers, and ad- dresses were made by Professor Stoddard on “The relation which the character of the State bears toa ‘Written constitution,” by T. P. Stevenson, editor of the Christian Statesman, on ‘The practical value and eifect of the proposed amendment.” The Commuttee on Nomination of Officers reported the following for the National Association for the ensuing year, which was adopted :— President—Judge William Strong, United States Supreme Court, ‘ice Presidents—Governor Washburn, Massachu- setts; Governor Harvey, Kansas; ex-Governor Pad- ellora, hode Isian x-Governor McClurg, Mis- sourt; Indiana; Electi: Lieutenant Governor Cumback, Judge Murray, New York Supreme Court; Judge Hagans, Superior Court, Cincinnati; relix R. Bru- not, Pennsylvania; John Alexander, Philadelphi: Charles G. Nazro, Boston; Thomas W. Licknell, Commissioner of Public ‘Schools, Rhode Isiand; of New York; E. bs. Foley, ra? Eastonn, of Ojo; Bishop Gummungs, of entucky ; President Finney, ef Oberlin College, Ohio; President Merrick, of the Wesleyan University; President Cummings, of the Wesleyan University of Connecticut; Rev. Mr. Mayo, of Cineinnati; Bishop Morris, of Ohio; Rev. Dr. Melivaine, of New Jer- sey; Professor Stoddard, of the Wooster We! University; Bishop Simpson, of the Methoais! Episcopal Church; Dr. Blanchard, of Wheaton College, 11.5 Dr. Hart, of the New Jersey State No: mal School; Bishop Kerioot, of Pecnsvivan Bishop Huntington, of New York; Dr. Curale’ Brooklyn; Kishop Scott, of Delaware; Professor seeley, of Amlerst Uollege; Bishop McIlvaine of Onto; Presidemt Miner, uf ‘Tufts College, Mass. ; Rev. Dr. Edwards, of Hllinois. General Secretary-—Kev. D. McAllister, of New York. Corresponding Secretary—Rev. J. R. Stevenson, of Philadeipp: . ng Rev, W. W. Barr, of Phila deli ere ae eens Treasui muet Agnew, of Philadelphia. Executive Committee (in addition to the Secretary and Treasurer)—B. P, Sterling, Joshua Cowplana, John Alexander, James 8. Martin, Rev. Dr. Wyle, Ronert Taylor, Wilitam McKnight, Tnomas Walker and Thomas Brown, of Philadelphia; Rev, W. s Owens, of Pennsylvania; Henry Harrison, George Silver, Robert B. Maxwell, William Neely, Walter T. Miller, James Wiggin, Henry O'Neill, Hagh Carisie and James Spen of New York; D. Chestnut, of Pitsburg; Henry Martin, of Cinci nnatl. The usual vote of thanks followed, after which the Convention adjourned sine die. GOLDSMITH MAID TRIUMPHANT. of the American Trotting Ass tion. PROVIDENCE, R. I., Feb, 1, 1872. The Board of Appeals of the American Trotting Association, to which was referred the appeal of S. D. Brace and others fora decision respecting tne validity of the record of 2:17 claimed by the bay mare Goldsmith Maid at Milwaukee, September 6, 1871, deciaed:— First—That the said Cold Sprivg course on the day of said race exceeded one mile in iength, mea- sured in the Manner required by article 19 of the by- laws. Second—That sald race was @ puolic race within the scope and meaning of article 42 Third—That the official record of said association resents nO protest or otuer allegation of disquali- ication to either horse; that said record contains conclusive evidence that Golasmith Maid won the race in three heats, of which the time, as taken by the judges and properly placed in the ord of the association, was severally 2:21 34, 2:17, fe Fourth—That the proof is conclusive that in each heat of the race said Goidsmith Maid trowed fairly and performed a fali mile, Fifth—That the judges of satd race employed the assistance Of all necessary persons to enable ther- selves to properly understand and judge the race all its that the aowledge which they thus the perform- ance and the aforesaid decision of the race, Which they have recorded ,were notin any reason. able sense invalidated in consequence of an inter- ruption of their personal view of ot of the course, caused by objects occupying the range of their vision, For these reasons we confirm the validiy of the recora produced by the association, which establishes that Goldsmith Maid, in the second heat of said race, trotted a mile in 2: Decisi t= ALEXIS WONDER HUNTING, LOUISVILLE, Ky., Feb. 1, 1871. The ducal party left here at nine o’clock this morning, by @ special train on the Northville road, accompanied by a number of ladies and gentlemen, for the Mammoth Cave, which the party intend to explore this evening, after which the party from this city will return, and the Grand Duke and suite will proceed to Memphis, arriving there to-morrow. The visit here has been very gratifying to the guests and the citizens alike. UTAH AEFAIRS. Hope Deferred Maketh the Mormon Gi Bullion Waiting to Get Out. SALT LAKE, Feb. 1, 1872 Notwithstanding the Apportionment bill the Mor- mon leaders still profess strong hopes of being ad- mitted this session of Congress, under the joint re- solution of the Legislature. ‘The election of delegates to the Convention takes place next Monday. Judge McKeon and the bat! question is the topic of genera! discussion this morning. Opinion Is ex- pressed that he 1s consistent, but roolish. Near three thousand tons of ore and bullion are awaiting transpottauon East. Of this aout one thousand five hundred tony are from the mines. ‘There is great stagnation in business, owing to the snow blockade on the Union Pacific Railroad. MURDER OF A PRUSSIAN NOBLEMAN, CHICAGO, Feb, 1, 1872, At Dewitt, Ill., January 23, Alvin V. Parevitz, a Prussian nobieman, residing near that place, was murdered by Frederick Shafer with a monkey wrench. Shafer was an empioyé of Parevi The murderer placed the tody, of his wietim in @ compost heap, and proceeded to Chicago with the horses, wagon and effects of the deceased. He was found at Chicago Reb pdette im @ livery stable, and made @ full confession disclosing the where- ah ‘ar arn ae Le age the name of is victim, ange ra ance to aid the deception. = iat THE PRINTER'S ELECTION. The election for oMcers of New York ‘Typogra- phical Union, No. 6, took piace yesterday, and re- sulted tn the choice of the {oi tlemen: Tk sunitte, vies President; ‘Alred sitrtom, ‘Treas. urer; & B. 0 M, Pa Habhad, # member of tne tive Gommitices A RAILROAD HOLOCAUST. Valley Railroad, Eight Persons Killed and Six- teen Wounded. The Buffalo Express Train Going Over a Forty Foot Embankment. THE SMASHED CARS TAKE FIRE. The Groaus of the Dying and Screams of the Wounded. The Dead at the Mauch Chunk Mansion House. THE RESCUE OF THE WOUNDED. Three Die After Medical Attend- ance is Secured. Another railroad catastrophe has to be added to the great number already chronicied during the late severo weather. But while many already re- ported have been confined to broken bones, the de- struction of rolling stock, of tracks and parapher- nalia In general—with now and again an exploded locomotive aud tne burning of trains of cars—the oceurrence calling for the present article is attended with considerable loss of life, and injuries to many persons, from which, doubtiess, several will never recover, Ata quarter to eight yesterday morning a train, known as the Buffalo express, left Pivtston, Pa., the destination of most of the passengers being Philadelpnia, The train was composed of an engine, a baggage van, smoking car, a Central Railroad and @ Philadelphia car. Nothing unusual occurred during THB EARLY PART OF THE JOURNEY, The morning was exceedingly bright and clear, and the country nad a splendid appearance, the land along the route for the most part being clothed in & winter mantle of sparkling, crisply trozen snow. Just previous to the start from Pittston the driver of the engine remarked that they would have to keep an eye out for tie cracked ralls arising from the contractions caused by the severe frosts of the past week. The road over which the trai was to pass is known as THE LEIGH VALLEY RATLROAD, and connects with most of the Pennsylvania roads— indirectly with Harrisburg. After making several stoppages the train was aue at Rockport at about nineteen minutes to ten o’clock, but as matters sub- sequently proved many of the unfortunate passen- gers were destined never to reach that place alive. When about midway between Mud Run and Rock- port, and sixty-four miles {rom Easton, at forty minutes past nine o'clock, VHE ENGINE MADE A SUDDEN LEAP, the forewheels few round, causing a horrible whirl; and the driver and fireman were so severely shaken that they could scarcely hold on to enable them to stop the locomotive. The levers were reversed and the steam shut off as speedily as possible, and the terror-siricken men Were at once convinced that a fearful accident had occurred, that the terrific leap Of their great foaming iron horse had saved them from the horribie fate allotted to many being drawn by 4t, Leaning over the side of the engine A FEARFUL CHASM FORTY FEET DEEr met the driver's eye, the only support between the road and Lehigh River being a hard fint embank- ment, almost perpendicular in construction. The steep deciivity and the running waters were nothing to him, however, as he nad ridden trinm- Dhantly over both many scores of times, and would scarcely have engendered a thrill of terror in nis breast this time but for the fact that he saw the half of the train leap trom the track, and in an instant plunge as it were headlong DOWN THE FLINTLY WALL TOWARD THE RIVER below. He saw the central car, which contained most of the passengers, with the end of the broken coupling swinging in front of it, like a runaway horse with the end of a bridle about its neck; he saw the earth fy up in a thousand directions be- neath its ponderous weight, alow, rumbling sound caught his ear, and the carriage, with its live freight, went tumbitng and crashing over the mountain,” as the declivity is cailed, The next mstanthe heard the MOST APPALING SHRIEKS FROM THE INSIDE ofthe car, and heads and arms were thrust out at the windows, and every tongue seemed to he send- ing forth accents of anguish and dismay. Women and men and seats, cushions and débris were soon @ horrible heap; but, to add to the horrors of the situation, before any assistance could be rendered smoke and flame were seen emerging from one part of the smashed-up vehicle, and it was teared that those who were not killed or injured by the fall and the crushing of the timbers would be burned to death, as the STOVE HAD SET FIRE TO THE CAR. The Philadelphia car followed the central car, but it did not fall so far over as torest on the frozen river, the passengers, however, being fearfully bruised and wounded, and exposed to the same fearful catastrophe of being consumed by tne fire, which had taken hold of the car from the stove, the games issuing forth as in the other car, and creating a perfect pante among those who were not injured, for the moment. The first thing to pe done was to rusi to the as- sistance of those in the central car. The engineer, fireman, a conductor and two or tnree from the smoking car clambered down the embankment, and, amid the sereams of the women, THE GROANS OF THE DYING and yellsof those who were lying beneath the débris in great agony, barely out of the jaws of death—these men set to work, and, in avout fifteen minutes, were able to sum up the result of this appaliing accident. THE DEAD BEING TAKEN OUT, The firat body drawn out from the fore part of the car was a colored gentleman, whose features were almost destroyed, the face and forehead being crushed up, and who was dressed in a black coat and striped pants, Though warm he was quite dead. The feet of a colored woman were next seen extending from beneath a part of the car that was still burning. In a few seconds the broken charred timber was removed and the dead body of a full grown person was ex- posed. Near this body was that of another colorea female, daughter of the first menuonea, slightiy built and about thirteen yeara of age. it was ob- served that,’ im addition to the young giil, the colored woman had also AN INFANT CARRYING IN HER ARMS when she entered the train, and a search was at once atituted for it, Round on the opposite side of the car from where they were standing, and about eight feet om the littie creature was found with its body curied up and crying out lustily for its dead mother, With the exception of two or three bruises, occa- Sioned by its fall and subsequent struggling on the fee, the child had receivea no Injuries of any mo- ment, While several of the crowd were engaged ‘with the child THE DEAD BODIES OF TWO LADIES were drawn out, both well dressed, and of appar- ently respectable birth, but greatly distigured about the head and neck by tne severity of the wounds that had caused their death. All were now in @ state of great excitement, and fs the ive dead bodies were taken up and stretched side by side on the snow, each being soon soaking in the blood that was flowing from the open gashes ‘and horrible’ brusea a wild, Indescribavle picture was prosented, Those .whowere not hort wer Pushing hisuer and thither in the ENDEAVOR TO RESCUE THE WOUNDED from the perilous positions in whick many of them were placed, and in a short time about twenty per- sons of both sexes, all badly wounded, were extri- cated and assisted vo the cars still remaining on the Metals attached tothe engine. Nearly ail the latter have broken limbs, and tt was evident that several, from the nature of thelr wounds, could not long survive the accident, THE CONDUCTOR ON THE TRAIN, S¥) was dveaatuily cut, the left side ot Ms quite battered, and nis face and hands were bruised and bled profusely. In addition to this he had sev- eral riba broken, and consequently was not ina condition to give any particulars concerping the dead passengers and where information should be sent to their friends, ARRIVAL AT MAUCH CHUNK. Assistance had been obtained by the time all the deac and wounded were taken up, the train, or rather what remained of ti, was ran to the nearest station, Mauch Chunk being reached the first thought was to hand all the wounded over to the charge of the medical men iu attendance. ‘The ins telligence of the accident soon spread, and a crowd Gathered around the station; but little information could be obtamed, however, aud the people had to content themselves with the fact that so many were killed and wounded, THE DEAD AT THE MANSION MOUSE The dead boaies of the five unfortunate passen- gers Were at once removed to the Mansion House in Mauch Chunk, where they will remam uull Identified by friends, ONE OF THE BODIES IDENTIVIED, ‘The elder of the two ladies last found ander the débris was identified as the wile oi Professor Prato~ rius, of Wilkesoarre, The greater number of the passengers were from Pittston and Wilkesbarre, and those of thé woun- ded, about ten in number, were immediately sent back. Judge Dana, Justice of Luzerne codnty, was among the latter, and had an arm and shoulder broken, TURKE MORB DEAD. Jt was not long after the removal of the mangled forms of the dead to the Mansion House that mfor mation was received of the death of another of the Passengers, and subsequently two others died— making eight in al), The latest report was that the youngest of the two white ladies was a school veacier, but ler ame could not, be ascertained at ihe tlie, The cotored ciild was seni back to Wilkesbarre, An inquest will be held to-day. The names of all the parties will be made public, and full details Will be duly recorded of this last terrible holocaust. CAUSE OF THE DISASTER. The cause of the accident, the engineer states was thata rail had been broken, and that as the train was going at about thirty miles an hour the engine leaped over the broken space ana drew the. two first carriages safely over, but the central car, striking the broken edge of the rail, slid of, broke the couplings and dragged the Philadelphia car after it down into tho fearful chasm below. He alleged that no one was to blame, and thatit was one of those uvavotdable ac- ¢idents for which no foresight could provide, #0 long ag fron rails are exposed to contraction from trost; in other words, that it was, in every sense of the words, ‘i lamentable accident.” Another Acco MAUCH CHUNCK, Feb. 1, 1871. A horribie accident occurred this morning on the Lehigh Vatiley Railroad ata point on the road two miles from Mad Run and one from Rockport. The Buffalo express train, due at Rock- port ataquartnr to ten A. M., and having tnree passenger cars, the second and third being reapec- tively the North Pennsylvania through. to Phtla- deiphia, and the New Jersey Central through to New York, Was passing this point, when, after the engine, baggage wagon and one passenger car had gone on solely, a rail broke, causing the second car to jump the traok and go down an embankment twenty-five feet high, dragging off the car following it. Both cars were completely wrecked. As soon as the pas- sengers were removed from the wreck the second car, yhigh was warmed by Baker's patent heater, took fire, Only two of the passengers im the wrecked cara escaped uninjured. Five of the passengers were killed instantly and four have since dica of their wounds. Persons veside were more or less Injured, ‘The wounded were removed to Mauch Clunk by come pany’s officers and all possible care afforded them, The Mansion House was placed at their disposay and the people of the city rendered all the assist ance in their power, The names of the persons kilied are as follows:— Mrs. Pratorlus, wife of Professor Pratorius, Wiikesbarre; Mrs. Still and child (colored), Read- ing; Mrs, Miller, Tannery, Pa.; J. A. Smith, Wilkes- barre. ‘The names of the persons injured (of whom four, Whose names are not reported, have since died), are as follows: Judge Dana, der broken; J. H. Mellon, Wilkesbarre, arm and snoul- Mrs, ‘Traxel, Wilkesbarre, badly! Yowanda, slightly; Join Lally, Pittston, slightly; Mary A. Spaid, Wilkes- barre, seriousiy; Mrs. Monianye, Brooklyn, slightly; Lutner Woodward, Wilkesbarre, slightly; Kate Nearcast, Mahoney City, slightly; Jane Kile patrick, New’ York, sughtly; George Brader, Whitehaven, dangerously; Jonn’ Cox, Bethiehem, badiv; Mr. Wolf, Whitehaven, Jatally; Mr. He Rivel, Phiiadeiphia, slightly; J. Yonker, brake- man, Phitadelpnia, sughtly ; Abel Kel- sey, Hickory Kun, slightly; Charles Timmuos, engi- neer, Pittston, slightly; P. H. Gillick, Hick Run, badly; Aaron Whittaker, Whitenaven, tly Noah ©. areas Lett, slightiy; Bil Seig- froid, conductor, Easton, sligntiy. All the dead have been claimed and takén charge of oy their friends, The Lehigh valley Railroad has had the reputation of being well managed, and this is the first time that a passenger bas bees. killed on it. THE LA’ Names of the Killed and Wounded. SCRANTON, Jeb. 1, 1872, The following are the names of the passengers Killed by the accident on the Lehigh Valley Ratle road:—Julius Sinith, Mrs, Practorius, wife of Pro- fessor Practorius, of Wilkesparre, Pa,; Miss Muler, William Stills, wife and daughter, of Reading, Pa. ‘The foliowing is a list of the injured, $0 far as as- certained:—Mr. E. L. Dana, Sherif! Whitaker, Miss Troxell, Miss spayd, of Wilkesbarre, Pa.; George Brader, and a man named Wolf, of White- haven; John Cox, of Bethlehem; Conductor Seige fried, and a brakeman, name unknown. Miss Troxell and Messrs, Brader, Wolf, Cox and the conductor are considered sertously inured. NEW ORLZANS. The Congressional Co! ttee Bobvieg in Louisiana Dirty Water. NeW ORLEANS, Feb. 1, 1872. Senator Campbell was before tne Congressional Committee to-day and testified that he dia not know of any Senator having been influenced in his acts by personal interests or pecuniary motives. He had heard of such charges being made, but did not know of them himself. He ad. mitted that he has stock in the Mississipp! Cana) Company, but he bought them. He also admitted that he was a Senator, a Major General of militia and a Land Commissioner. He did not think that he violated his oath as Senator by holding other po- sitions. Marsnal Packard was next called, and, on being nestioned as to the cause of the differences be fveen the federal authorities and the Governor, pro- duced @ list of CHARGES AGAINST THE GOVERNOW pee. un a wee oath, The Marshal ‘stated that ali ne could swear to was that he believed them true. The charges—thirteen in all—were then read, He charges the Governor with bribery and corruption in office, &c., aud with using the’ tration aud election laws !n his own interests to return ch men elected as he 4 and with corrupting the members of the re by bribery. Alter each charge witnesses were named who would testify to their truth. After reading the charges the Marshal stated tnat he verily believed the Governor GUILTY OB GROSS MIS and dereliction of duty. He believed thatif the amined them, that they convinced and as Well satisfied aa he is thas ie Seer well sustained, and that he had good cai tobe antagonistic tu the Governor. = was before the committee nearly four