The New York Herald Newspaper, February 7, 1872, Page 5

after which —_ amendment “NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1872—TRIPLE SHEET JHE PRESBYTERIAN QUANDARY, A Very Mixed Muddle—Procecdings of the Brooklyn Presbytery Yesterday. Oe The More They Discuss the Woman Question the More Inextricably Confused They Beoome—A Oompromise Measure Adopted—The Moun- tain Brings Forth a Mouse and the Grave Ministers Depart in Peace. ‘The Brooklyn Presbytery assembled again yester- @ay in the First church, tn Clinton street, to con- ‘tinge their discussion of the question which has s0 agitated the City of Churches and its neighbors— she question of a woman’s right to preach the G@oupet Dr. Wells took the floor and opposed the wording of the committee’s paper, but at the same ‘tame, in a very good natured way, emphatically op- posed the practice of women preaching in the @murch. He proved it contrary to Presbyterian ‘sage by tne fact that this single instance nad cre- ated such mtense interest and excitement ip the sainde of all classes in the community. He took Dr. Spear and Mr, Taylor to task for their exposition of Presbyterian doctrines an‘ usages on Monday, and for their exigems of the Scripture texts cited by the @ommitiee against the act complained of. He was. One of the committee, and he explained the dim- culties that were presented to them tn drafting the paper. He was in favor of censuring the Lafayette avenue church by name as well as the act of that Seprch which bad called thém together. Rev. Mr. MOCLELLAN VBLLED FROM DAN TO BRERSHEBA ma Hiariy an hour in its delivery, searching fer facts and points upon which to base a censure of the Lafayette avenue church and its privilege to ®@ woman to preach therein. He analyzed the argu- ments and the logic of the defenders of Dr. Cuyler, @elivered by them yesterday, and strongly opposed the practice of women preaching, which, he im- muted, was contrary to the Word of Goa. Rey. Mr. TAYLOR, interrupting, asked Mr. McOlel- Jap where he would draw the line in Scripture, and especially in Paul’s wnitings, which have been quoted, between that which 1s obsolete and that ‘which is atill in force? Mr. MOOLELLAN evaded this qnestion and created & Mttle sensation by his equivocal answer. He placed himself, he said, solely on the Bible, and the decrees of councils or dtliveranuces of gynods or assemblies were to him mere trash compared with the Word of God. Tra- versing the Old Testament from Genesis to Malachi, he showed that the namper of prophetesses men- tioned—Miriam, Deborah and Auldah—daid not allow of more than ope in 1,200 years. And this in Mselt, he thought. was a good argument against ‘women preaching. He tvok also the negative argu- ment from the New Testament, and showed that Women had not in a single instance exercised the ministerlat functions. And the New Testament ©berch having been moulded after the synagogue, and not after the temple, women had no right to Beehatoate im any of its services, The positive pro- tions of Scripture were next reviewed, and the by of’the Presbyterlan Church were calied up ir. McClellan against this act and the practice fbich it 18 likely to inaugurate. A motion was here mi to admit certain breth- ren from other Presvyteries to the privileges of the house, but objections, was raised against members ef the Synod of Long Isiand because they will have to ait in judgment on tnis case by and by. Leaving bretaren out, however, the others were ad- Dr. SPHaR then took the floor in defence of Dr. @ayler and of hisown ition, taken the day before, He would not follow his brother Wells through lus Swpendous varicty of IMPERTINENT CONCLUSIONS, por his Brother McViellan through voluminous and ‘Wearlsome speech of hatr-splitting points, but he had a few “theses” whion he wished to natl up here Reere this Presbytery as Luther natied his theses up Papal Europe. Some of these theses he said ne would expand, but others he would merely name:— Porat, the language of the call, which be,read, im- ‘@ ground of complaint against the session and F of the Latayette avenue Presbyterian church; the matter referred to in the call is not the eral principle whether women shall be installed the ministry, but whether the specific act re- wo in the Call, so unimportant in itself, should brought before them; thn being convened ior purpose named in the call, this Presbytery is, the constitution of the Church, confined to one three causes—it may dismiss, approve or con- @emn the act complained of, but this condemnation es censure; and jourth, ceasure in any degree ‘mM involves punishment, and this can only be after charges have been properly made and @ trial and conviction have been had thereunder, An6, furthermore, the Presbytery must show its ery and the process of exercising that autho- FRy, and also that such authority is exercised ac- cording to that process. They must proceed accord. ‘ng to the book of Church Discipline and Govern- ment, from chap. 7, sec. 1 and sub-seo, 6, title “Gene- rab Review and Contents,” of which he read to show YJ ae seett 3 that tne jon’ of Lafayette ave- Bue church should be cited to explain before tnis Presbytery why they allowed a ‘woman to preach in their church, Presbytery might refer the matter back again to tue weasion to be disposed of there, His tith thesis was fat the only authority for dectding the question be- fore them must be sought in THE STAPDARDS OF THE CHURCH— the Confession of Faith, the Longer and Shorter Cate- obisms and the Constitution and Government of the Presbyterian Church. They can’t try this case by Dr. He y exegesis. It must be tried by the stand. Qrds of the Church, which proless to be based on the word of God. It can’t be settled by brothers Pat- ton’s or McClellan's exposiuons of isolated Scrip- ture texts, nor by deliverances of General Assem- bites, nor by Church usage. Dr. Spear eulogized Dr. Van Dyke for standing out boldly in 1866 against the St. Louis Presbytery, which body had violated law and usage. Dr. Van Dyke was then a strict pa He (Spear) stood by the book, in whioh he struck his book and knocked out some memorandums, which some merri- ment. Sixth, the prosecution can’t show a single prove thai rr. Of disci- paper pent from the book to Ner’s act is in violation of any rule or church government; seventn, the @censure upon ita face, and, eighth, it e censure a by fod Lappe ned bd begging the question and s Ing the interpre- tation of Scripture. Nintn—The paper, 1 adopted, ‘would be an outrage on the Lafayevie avenue lres- verian church and on its vested rights, Tenth— Presbytery by such action would seriously @ iwweif in the esti of ninety-nine-one redths of the population of Brookiya. This he @i0 not present as an argument, but as an offset to & statement made by the complainants yesterday that @ similar effect would be produced by a dis- missal of the case. We can’t, said the woctor, it Presbyterianism any more than by coin, this very foolish thing. (Applause.) Eteventh—1. the Freanytery at a future time and witnout any reference to this case choose to make a deliverance On the subject of wounen preaching in Presbyterian charches it might do so; understanding, however, that such deliverance would be but the expression Of @ majority and would have NO AUTHORITY TO BIND ANY ONB under heaven. (Sensation.) This was his Presby- terlanim. Deliverances are 7, dignified ad- vice and as such are worthy of all due consideration. Be had no party zeal in this matter, but, constraing the law sirictly, he was utterly opposed to any cen- eure for this act, which would be an outrage on tne avenue Presbyterian church and an in fraction of its rights which woulda disgrace this Feantially Giemissing the case eltoxetier, whicn the case altogether, which the Presbytery were asked to adopt. t a3 rs a The Rev. 1. DEWitr TaLMaGe said that when jer asked Miss Smiley to preach he either % OF wrong. If right, they should approv should condémn. For his own part he roved of this act, and in sympathy with the following resolutions as an aimend- Ett pnt & ne osfer Ment to the committee's papers:— MR. TALMAGE ON WOMEN PREACHERS. Whereas it hus come before us that » woman has preached in Lafayette avenue Presbyterian church at the inv! of Rev. Dr. Cuyier, therefore Resolved, That we find no canse of complaint agatnet Dr. Dupler, be having by this act offended no law o the Presby- ‘Ubureh. Resolved also, That as a Presbytery we encourage pul ‘with the clergy of all evangelical devominatior 0 that there may be more intimate and sympathetic rei er, ib wi al e coming qyhen she who was last at the cross and frst at the sepuichre shall go everywhere recommending the pardon and comfort of tne to a suffering world. (Great applause.) Tne Rev. Dr. VaN Dyke opposed this applause @nd moved that the Presbytery sit with closed agoors, Rev. Mr. TAYLOR thought it would be very unjust %o turn out in the cold many who had come here from 8 distance and who had taken no part in the CT r. WiLLs thought those who had been guilty ‘Would be honorable enough to leave the house at the LG ae of the Moderator. ‘The MODERATOR said he could not enforce such @ mouon. He had done what ho could to preserve order, and the responsibility rests with the audience. Dr. SPEAR made avery tem speech, reter- ring the applause to the weakness of human nature and the great interest it las exctved in Brooklyn. He urged the ladies very pleasantly tn forage roar HANDS OR STAMP PERT ure. {aug ver and sm Rev. Mr. St. Joan opposed tnetnotion. . BUTLER amended, that on the recurrence of ‘Mr the Presbytery sit with closed doors. REMAN, Dr. DURYBA and others took in. the discussion, the mowon,” as Was then read and op- i by Ds. Van Dra®, and by vote was laid on the ont fie tare, ae the question had not yet been met. That question HOW FAR MAY WOMAN TEACH AND INSTRUCT, Seripture or in public ? He recited if the schoo! and the 4 condemned all this, ‘That church would, have Forused 118 pulpit to many brethren of good stand- disturbing the eof the Church. Notso. They jambs there. It is these brethren who Rave brought this matter’ here wno have disturbed the peace of Lafayette ayenue church. the Apostles to show how certain 1 the converts r was brought before the Church and Jerusalem they sent a letter to the other Courch DISAPPROVING OF THE DISTUKBERS OF THB PEACE, and the record says that they rejoiced on the re- ceipt of the epistie, The action of this Presbytery shonid be similar to that of the Synod at Jerusalem. Mr. Lambert sent a few shots atthe Old School breturen: who had brought this trouble upon his arch, cana ALFRED TAYLOR remy ey eee, is of Scripture given yesterday, an wed how often this vel affeos complained of had been committed im the churches of Brooklyn. He hoped the Presby- tery would «io with it ag it degerves—throw it out, Rey. Mr. Leg sided ‘with this view. He with Dr. Spear that 1t was ‘small potato,” and should be put on the table, under the table or tn the basket. Presbytery dare not condemn or cen- on this act, which has not come properly vefore m. Rev. Mr. Taylor defended his exposition of Paul’s prohibition to women, and insisted that the Apostle spety. condemned the wi of gold, pearls, embroidery, &c, There was a time, ne said, when Presbyterians thought it a great innovation to introduce stoves and organs and other adjuncts PApogere, wore lp. He was reminded or the coup- bras!— Compound for sins they are inclined to, By dumning those they have no mind to. After some discussion on adjournment the Pres- tery took # recess until three o'clock, and upon mbiing the Moderator guid he had received @ letter certifymg that MISS SMILEY 18 A MINISTBR IN GOOD STANDING of the Society of Friends. If the body desired he Would read it. It was not asked for, Elder JoHNSON theo lin strongly against women im Mr. Parron, in a ‘‘nifa- tat and after finn" are: repeated p arses deaiof his speech of Monday afternoon. Ho defied the “sneering press” to hold win up to ridicule, and talked away aa if he personally was the Presbytery of Brooklyn. Only two of Dr. Speer’s ‘theses’? were worthy of bis notice. mare nae, poe ok Ot bi) them— jas the Pres! @ right to take cogDl gance of this act complained of? and 1s it gol ait} right way about ity He analyzed section 8 of chap- ter 10—“Form of government’’—io show that the Presbytery had ample power tin this case and was roceeding legitimately. He traversed the Scrip- ural arguments, and showed, by extracts from a recent public article, that the word “laleo” occurs 04 times in the Hibie, being 246 times it being translated “apeak,”’ and that in only one instance can it ve tant 4 “babble,” as Mr. Taylor declared yeater- day. That instance is wherein Papl states that } when he was a child he “spake” a8 @ child, &0, But whatever difference of opinion there might be about this there could be none about the phrase “Let your women keep silence in the churches,” Mr, Patton continued at considerable Jengih. m support but travetea so far down toward tm, he (Lee) expressed Die surprise that he could not make the young man (Mr. Patton) understand this matter as he (Lee) uo- derstood 1, Mr. Lee then went on to read extracts fromthe Church Discipline and the Digests of Gen- eral Assembly to show that to censure Dr. Cayier’s church this case shoulda come up judicially beiore them. Brethren were inclined to interrupt Mr. Lee, who took everything goodnaturediy and met every inquiry with some witty repartee whick kept the Presbytery and congregation in almost INGHSSANT LAUGHTER AND GOOD HUMOR. 129, Digest of year 1793, was quoted to show ‘nat there could be no trial without judicial process, and no censure inficted without trial. If they cen- sure Dr. Cuyler and his church in this case such cen- sure ig null and void, because it is not properly be- fore them. They are asked to censure the pastor and his church for doing ap act or permitting an act to be done which, itis alleged, is contrary to the Word of God and the usage of the Church. “Tuls church may havi periect defence, and may show that Mss Laie f did not preach at all, as preaching Is understood by the Bible and the discipline of the Pres- byterian Church. The moment, said he, youdo this or allow it to be done, you might as well cut off your Presbyterial head and cart it home in a clam basket. (Laughter.) If youdo it, and your action goes up w mod or General Assembly, you will get the biggest Kipping you ever got. (Laughter.) » VAN DYKE Said Mr. Lee's line of argument ‘was not known to him, and, thereiore, be did not deem it My Seed Mr. Lem, interrupting, said he had been trying to teach Dr, Van Dyke for ten years, but found hum a bad scholar. (Laughter.) Dr. Van DYE continued to play upen cer tain judicial words used by Mr. Lee, and contended that the Presbytery had a right to adjudicate upon this question. Had charges been made against Dr. Ouyler and his church he (Van Dyke) would at once take the other side and defend the constitutional rights of that church and minis- ter. Upon two grounds only—immorality and heresy—can charges be preferred against a minister or church member. They can be judicially tried, And no one pretends Ww cuarge ‘the Lafayette avenue church session or Dr, Cuyler with crime or heresy. The Doctor closed a lengtiv aadress reading a “minute” of his own draughtiug, whiol he would like to see adopted in leu of the commit tee’s paper. It named the church and CONDEMNED PREACHING BY UNBAPTIZED, DAINED PERSONS and females, and recommended the churches of the Presbytery to disallow women preaching among em, Dr. DURYEA was glad that the Presbytery was coming up tothe book, and ne was glad of this op- portunity, before his Methodist, Baptist and Congre- gational brethren, of an exposition of Presbyterian doctrine and practice. He wanted tocondemn the act without indicting the man, because aman in- dicted 1s two-thirds gone. Dr. CUYLER thought this matter had been greatly complicated by reference to tne Lafayette avenue byterian church, and the many ovher questions of jaw and order and discipline which have grown ground it and out of it, The paper starts out ex- pressing kindly teelings toward dim and his church, and in the next phrase declares that he bas violated acommand of God and the constitution of the church. It placed him ina false position. Re did Dot look upon the subordination of Miss Smiley's sex to his own agabarrier to ner deliverance of the Lord’s message to & congregation. If God had designed to so place wemen He would not have chosen even the three or four godiy women whose ames have been handed down to us in the sacred Scriptares. His act in inviting Miss Smiley to preach was not an excep- tional act, Other Presbyterian ministers had done it before him. But the action of the Presbytery 18 exceptional, and if this “minute” 1s recorded his ability and that of his church to promote the cause of the Master in Brookiyn. And that 1s the Prompting motive in ali his ministry and in this’ action—will be greatly impaired. He sug- gested that this matter should be disi: and the General Assembly be asked to give a de. liverance on the general question of women preacn- tng. The doctor closed with an appeal to the broth- erly sympathies of the Presbytery. They need ‘not write him down in their journal as having done things contrary‘to the Word of God, when he knows he did not, The Church and the country know his act his motive, and there is no need to brand the only man in this Presbytery wno has violated tne Word of God, THE FINAL PEACE MRASURE. Dr. DURY«a offered the following preamble, ac- companied by a deliverance of the General Assem- biy in 1832, as follows:— ‘Tnis Presbytery having having been informed that » ‘woman has preached in one of our churches on Sabbath, at a Y he request of the pastor and with the con fore, Presbytery feél constrained to enjoin ‘pon our ebm rict regard to the following deliverance of the General Assembly :—“Meetings of pious women by themselves for conversation and prayer we entirely ap- Prove. But let not the msired probibitions of the great Apostie, as found in his Epistles to the Corinthians and to Timothy, Be violated To teach and to exhort, or to lead in PIATeE 18 put rormiscuous assemblies is clearly for- jaden to women 40 the holy oracies.”” After a little friendiy discussion on the phraseol- ogy of this preamble and an effort to get some other word substituted for “enjoin,” the amendment was adopted with vut one dissenting voice. Dr. CUYLER then made a few remarks in justifi- cation of Miss Smiley's standing in her own denom- imation. after which the minutes were read and the Presbytery adjourned, with prayer. And thus the mountain has brought fortn a mouse, SALE OF THE WELLINGTON COLLECTION, ‘This interesting collection will be disposed of by guction to-night, at Ulinten Hall, Astor place. From the great interest manifested by the pubiic and tne Collectors in the exhibition we have no donbt that the possession of the various gems of the collection will be warmly disputed by intending purchasers. ‘The Wellington collection deserves on account of the numerous. exampics of | te cariter American artists which it contains. As we have aiready noticed at some length the most unportant works, we shall confine ourseives to advising those who wish to complete their galleries not to miss the sale this evening, a8 a similar opportnnity may not occur agi Among pictures we suould have liked to notice did space permit are Esbrait’s “Cat- Ue,” (28) Mignot’s “Moonlight in the Tropica’ (70), two landscapes by Wililamson—“A View in Ulster County” (43) ana “Phe Upper Valley of the Connec- Heut” (70)—which, are painted strongly and decis- ively. The sale of the Williams & Everett paintings ‘Will take place On Thursday gt Ciinton Hall, NOVA 8OOTIA. the Sea~Yankee the Timber Trade. Hauirax, N, 8, Feb, 6, 1872, The brigantine Mayflower, from Boston, was run into by the sonooner Telegraph this morning and ved considerable dam: resevoral tlemen from Maine have purchased 9 number of milis and @ large extent of timber land near AgnaDvoila. N, Sv UNOR- Collision on in Enterprise ANOTHER WONICIPAL MUDDLE. | THE KILIAN-FREAR ELECTION CONTEST. |THE CUSTOM HOUSE COMMITTEE, Alleged Fraud in Westchester County—The Purchase ef a Burial Ground for Morrisa- uia—Hew North Brother Island Was Ac- qulred—Repert of the Investigating Com- mittee—A Handsome ‘‘Present.” ‘The purchase of North Brother Island, for hospi- tal purposes, by the town of Morrisania, Westches- ter county, last year, bas since given rise to various charges of fraud against certain members of the Board of Town Trustees, who were appointed a committee to negotiate the transaction. The price paid py the town for the bleak and inhospitable piece of real estate indicated was $40,000, a handsome fraction of which sum, it was alleged by many of the taxpayers, had found its way into the pockets of some of the town guthorities, These allegations at length became so notoriously specific in their na- ture that the Board of Trustees adopted a resolution last November, that the whole matter be referred for investigation to @ committee of citizens, consist mg of Messrs. James L, Parshall, Gouverneur Mor- ris and Samuel B. Lyon, Having accepied the ap- intment, the committee has since been engaged endeavoring to UNEARTH THE ALLEGED FRAUDS; but having had uo power to compel the attendance of witnesses or to administer oaths thelr efforts | have been attended only by partial success. By a@ report of the commitiee, presented to the Board oi Trustees at @ regular meeting last evening, it appears Mason Oliver, one of the Town Trustees and a member of the committee appointed to negotiate the pur- chase of North Srother Island, received from the Misses Ackerson, who sold the property, the sum Of $3,000, as ‘a present,’’ out of the 000, which they assert was received py them for the island. ed Mr. Oliver does not deny, while insisting that was SIMPLY A “‘PRESENT,’? made after the sale, and not in pursuance of any understanding or agreement. In thi connection the committee state in their report that on ques. tioning Miss Ackerson as to whether she had said anything to Mr. Oliver about making him a present, fore the sale, re) im the affirmative, ‘at the same time stating that she nad not dever- mined in her own mind how much it should be, and that Mr. Oliver had made no request of her to make him such present. ‘The following are THE MAIN Parte, which the Investigating Commilte? in their report state have been establishea:— That the Ackersons sod the island to the town for $40,000, to be paid in town bonds; that these bonds wero actually delivered by Mr. Oliver to the Acker- song; that the Ackersons sold two of these ponds to dcal savings bank at @ discount of cent, and received the proceeds; that they returned to Mr, Oliver $8,000 of the pro- ceeds of the bends; that they paid $4,000 of the bonds in part payment of a purchase of some pro erty on 137tn street, and that they havo now in their possession the romauning. $31,000 ef said bonds, thas makng ie full amount of $40,000, The report also states that the sum of $1,900, received in cash by the Ackersons, has been usec by them in revuilding thetr house and other purposes of their own, and thatgnone of it has been applied to any purpose connectéd with the transaction in question, In answer to MR, OLIVER'S DEFENCE “that it was @ voluntary present made to him after the sale was completed”’ the committee reply that “he was ety) in a fiduciary capacity as trustee of the town, and had no legal or moral right to be ben- efited by a transaction In which he was acting for the town.” On motion of Mr. CAULDWELL the report was ac- cepted, and Mr. Oliver invited to make AN EXPLANATION in reference thereto. pccurdinaly the last named member briefly addressed the Board, admitting the truthtulness of the report, and assert ing his guilelessness in that or any other transaction during twenty years of official ex- erience in the town. By & subsequent motion of ir, Cauldwell the report was tabled and a resolu- tion adopted permitting Mr. Oliver to make & written statement of his connection with the transaction, for the purpose of being submitted to the Board at an early day. ‘Thus far the investigation of this affair nas failed to give satisfaction to many of tue citizens, who are firm in the bellef that there 18 still something concealed im the transanction which should be brought to light. A NEW CHARTER FOR BROOKLYN. | five per How the Reformers of the City ef Churches Propose to Govern Their City. The Citizens’ Reform Committee of the city of Brooklyn nave just completed their proposed new charter, which will be immediately presented be- fore the Legislature. The proposed charter dlffers from the present one mainly in the fact that it piaces the entire govern- ment of we city in the hands of THE COMMON COUNCIL, whom it empowers to make, establish, modify, amen@ or repeal ordinances, rules, regu- lations and bylaws for the government of the city; to establish, manage and regulate ali the depart- ments created by the act, and all mauers connected ‘with them; to create such offices as they may deem expedient; to provide for the compensation of officers, and generally to bave sole and exclusive control over all matters connected, directly or in- Girectly, with the government of the city. The Common Council shail consist of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen, to be elected annually, one Alderman from each ward of the city. DEPARTMENT® ‘The act creates the following departments, viz. :— Department of Finance, Department of Assessment, Department of Vollection, Department of Law, Department of Police and Health, Department of Fire and Butldings, Department of Streets, Water and Sewerage, Department of Parks an Department of Education. The act provides that the Mayor, Auditor aad Commissioner of Streets, Water and sewerage shail be elected, and that all the orher heads of departments shall ve sopanes by the Mayor, with the consent or the Board of Aldermen, and shail hold olice for @ term of two years; that the Mayor shall bold ofice but one year, and abolishes the present “Permanent Board” of Water and Sewerage Commissioners. THR ALDERMEN. As the charter places the entire control of the city in the hands of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen the committee OS “98 to throw salutary safeguards around the people, and to protect them against corrupt and baneful inflvences that too often follow in the wake of undisputed power. The act provides that the Aldermen shall serve without compensa- on, and thatno Alderman shali hold any other omice during his term of service, and that Immediately on his accepting any other office his seat shall be declared vacant, and ie shall be deemed to ve resigned. Section 22 of ttle 15 provides that no officer or member of the ‘Common Council shall be directly or indirectly interested 1n any contract made by or with the city or in the profits of any such contract; that no oMmcer shall take or receive any money, article, thing or ad- vantage or promise thereof as consideration for tus vote in his oficial capacity, and that any person offending against these provisions shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction, shall be imprisoned in @ State prison fora term not less than three years, Many salutary measnres are proposed for the re- form and reorganization of the civil service. Printed copies of tne proposed charter were for- warded to Albany last evening. A BIG BANKING BUILDING. Large Purchase of Real Estate on Wall and Broad Streets for the Site of a Miniature Fi ial World—Wonder in Busiuess Cir- cles Over the Rumor. In Wall street yesterday the excitement usually incident to the perpetual exchange of stamped paper and yellow coin, in the multitudes of restiess traMckers in millions, was somewhat diverted by @ rumor of such a startling character to old fogies and young fogies both, and to men who were uceply absorbed in other matters also, that forthwith upon its dissemination it pro- duced @ vast deal of wonderment and curiosity. The most valuable part of the business district, which has been speciaily dedicated oy his yotaries to the supremest of modern gods (Mammon), Js that which lies In the vicinity of Broad and Wali streets, It is the sacred and most ancient buutng ground of the s#rong-neaded (ut sometimes weak-kneed) trives of bulis and bears, where the greatest and most renowned achievements and defeats have occurred. Rumor has it, im tbe envious ears of all the solid old mil- onnaires who have not yet grown too old nor too goltd and portly still to frequent Wall street, that a firm of Philadeldhia, whose enterprise seems of the Napoleonic order, have purchased the land and buildings opposite the Stock Exchange, comprising several fine buildings, and extendi from No. 27 Wall street to tne corner of Broad, an along Broad street as far as No, 13. ‘This 1s not all ‘Phe full tatention of the company Is to purchase of the property extending from Wall street to E: change place on Broad meee bounded on the east by @ tue from No. 27 Wall street, parallel with Broad, to Exchange piace. Rumor places the cost at $500, in gold, for a Aquare fovt of terri- tory, and the buildings undoubtedly are purchased atl prices, When tney si ave been leveiled to the dust, as they will be, @ huge, magnificent banking house is to be erected upon the ground making the lar establisument of the kind in ‘the world, and o splendid addition to tne architectural ornaments of the city, Such @ building would accommodate an immense number Of bankers, fitted with offices, and would rival any- thing in the Oid World for oustle and business; in fact, @ miniature financial world in itself, The firm whose tramsactions and projects have been thus trumpeted abroad by rumor is that of Mesera, yee 4 Drexel & George W. Childs, of } Philadelphia. it is boped that the report will prove ‘The Case Cloved as Far an Sittings in This city Are Cencerned=Failure of Frear te Impeach Kilian’ Witnecsee—Kittaws | Additional ‘Testimony in Relation | Tus'=3 Generous Offer to Frear—Kilian’s Majority as Sworn In Forty-Five Over Frear. The Committee on Privileges and Electigns met at the Sturtevant House yesteruay, at hat-past three o'clock, Mr. Strahan in the chair, ana Messrs, | Duties of Weighers—Political Assessments—Gra- Hill, Moseley, Marcy and Springsted present. Alter waiting over an hour for Mr. Waterbury, counsel for Mr. Frear, Jefferson Brown, 185 West Twenty-ninth tested inet when he made. aiterit bo ‘test! wi fore a that he bad voled for Kilian he was mistaken; tuat he voted tiokets given him by one Carroll, of 1, Broadway. Carroll was called, and swore that he gave him the Frear ticket; Carroll leo testified that one Gibson, who swore he voted for Kilian, voted for Frear; he waschairman of a reform association and gave instructions to the men employed to run Frear’ name on the ticket, and such was done as far ashe ex- amined the ball Jobn Armstrong testified that when he | Made afidavit that he voted for Kilian he did not read ity | ‘and, as he did not examine the ballot he voted, he could not | tell who he voted fur, Mr. Gibson, reterred to in Carroll's erkdence, swore that he ‘voted the ticket given him by Alexander Frear, on yg Fapeert testified tha: he author- ized Mr, Green and one of counsel to confer with Killan ‘with a view of avoiding a contest ; witness offered if Kilian would withdraw he would peg he (Killan’s) expeni if not counsel fees in was ques- Hatrict, and over $500 or an dition ; witness' counsel reported thet Mr, Killan was not anxious for a contest, and witness then him to propose that the matter be le(t to arbitra- tion to decide what expenses should be: allowed. He had never proposed nor authorized any other proposition, Valentine Cook was cailed to impeach one of Kilian's wit- nesses, named Fielschman, He testified that Fielschman told bit after the election that be did not know for whom he for Edward Carroll, sworn ubstituted Frear ballots for Harris’ kages; he so substituted about three hun- dred and served them to voters over the bar. While Judge Waterbury was privately examining witnesses in the ante-room the committee indulged in a little side fun, that was started by Mr. Andrews, # spectator. Mr. ANDREW6—Mr, r, Mise and besworn. You sol emuiy swear that you wil! state pone of the truth in thel matter touching the contest between you and Fred Kilian, ‘Mr, FREAB— man, you are sumer Me er & )—GenniemghY mean Messrs, Po there ie any hard feel- een you a ‘That ‘is not right, you know. Be friencia, won't you ? Mr. KILtAN-1 vou shiut saying to dis sheutioman, if Mr. gives me bis siomacks gives him der seat, Cnataman-—Where ia Judge Waterbury ? Mr. Exxan—They say ho in playing a game of seven-up, Waterbury entered, when Mr. Straban asked :— “Judge, who won that game ?” Mr. WATRRBUBY—What do you mean, sir? CHARMAN—It {s rumored here that ‘you were playing & f seven-up with a witness, WATERUURY—Oh, no; I am now playing a kil-in game, ONATRMAR Well answered. Merely & litle hilarity in lew of our early close. Willlam Doyle: Inspector of the First district of the Twen- tleth ward, was sworn, and coniirmed former evidence as to the modo of conducting the election in that distr ict. ‘The vefence loved except as to the Firat district when they will introduee eyidence a} Albany. The counsel for Kihan recalled W. W. Shinewald, fouallenger at we Twentieth disirict, and James Carter, the republican chal- lenger, whose evidence was unimportant. The evidence 13 now virtually all In as far as it can materially affect tne result, It will be remem- ered that Kiltan claimed that he bad nearly one Dundred votes in the Twenty-flitn district of the ‘Twentieth ward, where the canvassers gave him but sixty, and that if these had veen given him he would have @ majority, a3 the final canvass gave Frear but twenty-seven over him. Tho claimant (Kilian) has produced ninety-eight witnesses who swore they voted in the district for him. ‘This 1s thirty-eight over the numoer counted for him. The other stde im- peached but two of these votes, leaving Killan en- Utled to thirty-six In addition to the sixty, Against the aMdavits of these tmirty-six 18 the evidence of the three inspectors that Kilian only received sixty votes, The committee must then decide whether the three inspectors or thirty-six voters tell the truth. The testimony shows the correct vote in the aggregate in the entire Assembly district, as fol- lows:— Kiltan’s vote as canvassed Add votes swora in... vote as canvassed. Giving Kilian a majority o 1 Kilian claims, however, that under rulings of the Legislature several districts should be thrown out on account of irregularities, This would make his majority nearly six hundred, ‘The committee at half-past ten last evening ad- Journed, and will proceea to Albany to-day. RECEPTION OF THE NEW ENGLAND SOCIETY, The Sons and Dau, Join in the Virg: Last night, at Delmonico’s, the New England So- | the arran, ciety gave ile first annual ladies’ reception. The entire first floor of the clegant mansion had been given up. The grand dining hall had been turned into a dancing room, and the weual recep- tion room was used as a banquet hall, The oom | fame description of pany began arriving at about hal!-past nine, though siowly. As the gorgeously dressed daughters of New England and tne gentlemen ascended to the parlors they were introduced to the President of the society, Mr. Elliot ©. Cowdin. Among the distingnished company who went through this formality were Governor Marshall Jewell, of Con- neeticut, and Mrs, Jewell, accompanied by Mrs, Jonn A. Andrew and daughter, of Boston; ex -Gov- ernor Joseph R. Hawley, of Uonnecticut; ex-Governor A. E. Burnside and Mrs. Burn- side, of Rhode Island; ex-Governor A. ff. Bu.lock and Mrs. Bullock, of Massachusetts; ex-Governor FE, D, Morgan and Mrs. Morgan; Sei ator W. A. Buckingham, of Connecticut; Senator Tim- otny 0. Howe, of Wisconsin; Senator Daniel D. Pratt, of Indiana; ‘Admiral Boggs, United States Navy; Admiral M. Smith, United States Navy; Ad- miral 8. H. Stringham, United States Navy; Major General John A. Dix; Major Gen- eral Irvin McDowell, United States Army; Major General Johu Newton, United States Army; Brigadier General Henry Prince, United States Army; Brigadier General Rufus Ingalls, Untted States army; Judge Samuel Biatchford and Mrs, Blatchford, Juige L. B. Woodrut, Judge John R. Brady, Professor Roswell VD. Hitchcock, v.D., and Nrs. itehcock, Rev. Dr. Bel- lows and daughter, Rev. Dr. Morgan, Gen- eral and Mrs. Mauran, of Rhode Island; Horace Greeley, Dan Bixby, Dr. Willard Parker, dr.; J. W. Darlin, Mr. and Mra, Thompson, W. W. Voce, J. Q. A, Ward, Judge Peabody, Judge Van- derpoel, Mr. Tillou, Waldo Hutchins, Jonn Fitch, Griswold, Isaac H. Bailey, Silas Herring, Sinciair Tousey, George W. Cottrili, Charles Spencer and lady, Rufus Andrews and lady, Mr. and Mrs. George A. Fellows, Joseph W. Fish, J’enja- min R, ita Simeon Leland and daughter, H. H. Anderson, isaac H. Smith, Freeman J. Fithian, Miss Stanwood, Guy R. Pelton, Mr. Palmer (the oy, Chamberlain) and his wife and numerous others, The ladies and gentlemen both were manly, mid- die-aged people, it was singular to see on such an occasion so few young faces. But the members of the fair sex slowed a degree of gooa taste, mingled with richness, which did New England credit, At about seven o'clock the bana struck up and the promenading began. It would hardly be fair to say the dancing, tor though orders of dancing were made out and the floor had been waxed, it was only afew wild heads who mingled in 80 enervating a pastime. The e!der ones contented themselves with looking on, Supper was announced at eleven o'clock. It was served in Delmonico’s best style. The room couid nardiy contain the company assempled. On the re- turn ‘to the hall dancing was more gener- indulged in, and soon after a regular Virginia reel ‘was pretty well joined in by all. It was @ curious and motley sight to see generals, diplomats, sailors, lawyers, editors and liticians, and even the staid daughters of New England, jotning in this most exciting and amusing of the past ‘ferpsichorean programme. Tne reel lasted some twenty minutes, and on this there Seemed to be no two ways of thinking—al! went on merrily and beth For a first reception this was a favorable success, and in future years the tdea will‘be carried out to still ter pertection. The Soctety is at present prosperous, and numbers some eight hun- dred members, MANITOBA AND ONTARIO. Excitement in the Manitoba Parliament Over the Scott Murderers—Ontario the Sister Provinces to Mind Each Thetr Own Business. Fort Garry, B. N. A., Feb. 6, 1872. There is great excitement in the Manitoba Legia- lature over the expression of the Untario govern- ment of regret that no steps have been takeu to bring the Scott murderers to justice. The Attorney General introduced a resolution denouncing the la- terference of Ontario in Manitoban affairs, An amenameut was moved declaring that either province has the right to take action regarding the murder of a felow subject. Out of the House is intense. ‘The galleries were crowded, and on the closing of Sounterfeit n the Shi vd Mr. Hay's speech in favor of che amendment ne the trunk and it was sivogeter a toro bows galleries were cee to spectators gave loud cheers, The then closed by order of the Speaker. The amendment was lost by 18 to 6. The result caused a strong exhibition of feeung outside, NEW YORK STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY, ALBANY, Feb. 6, 1872, The State Medical Society met here to-day, Presi- dent Wey delivered his inaugural address. A draft of an act to be introduced in the Legisiature pro- | bis private rest viding for the more severe punishmeut of malprac- became ‘very anxious to raise the money; ho was» ilicer tice Was presented. Dr. Harvey Jewett read a on a case of uterme fetation; Dr. Cook, of Chonan. daigua, one on certain forms of mania, and Dre Rogers one on the medical Boveras ovher pal art and its practitioners, business commit appointed. Dr. Barnard, of Columbia College, will lecture on “High Speed Engines” this evening, before the New | count nearly hail fwro-tharee of th : York Society of Practical Engineer: ap the Geoe @rapbical Kooms, Yooper Clot panies j aileges the money was to be paid), Kissler & Co. ‘States . ters of Yankee Land | to prevent our dundies of wire going to yeneral to the Alleged Frands. rei ‘on payment of $300 mM _that case, but did not know what became of them, pases Miter Le testified that the books and Papers of H. ties to Officers— D, . lway, were seized on an affidavit ol ‘Modus Operandi of Inspec- | Fine". irrvatuiag bie invoice. ‘The case had been set tled for g1,000, Alter some further testimony of this description the committee adjourned at five o’clock until evening, tors—The Ratcliff Diamond Case—Revela- * tions of a Detective—Spicy Develop- ments— How the Smuggled Cigars Were Disposed Of. Evening Session. The committee reassembled at half-past seven o'clock, anc proceeded to examime witnesses. Seward Lew'sobn, of the firm of Lewisohn & Wallace, tes {| tified that at various times goods had been abstracted from thelr cages while parsing through the Custom Houses $375 worth of ostrich feathers had once been thus stolen; in instance, the case was not in bad order; # did not look as though the carman had broken open the case: the entire welght of these goods was only 1 Ib. 15 oz. ; complained to the sppraiser, and was told wt reply by him that it was impossi ble for goods to be abstracted in public store; the same week some human bair was abstracte! from another ease; the value was $88 and the goods welzhed a iittle more than four pounce: in that case also the case to be in ore ler; made application again to the appraiser, and In reply was tola that everything had le(t the public store in the same The Custom House Committee resumed thelr la- Dovs yesterday morning at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. ‘There was a small attendance, but during the pro- ceedings some interesting developments were made. Senator BAYARD suggested that the Collector of the Port should be called upon for copies of the leases of the public stores and: any letters relating thereto, THE UNITED STATES WEIGHERS, W. T. Perkins, who has already been examined, gave addi- | Condition as when it had ent there; they saat Route Supine nGa aotemer Tee ented tk ed. that when. they opened the case the involee ‘a United States weigher, in. the Custom House. some et; another curred in ahinment of » from Buen’ arrived from the pu people claimed that they had deli did not remember if the recelpt from the publie store ree was “bud order ;” as a general thing their goods were taken directly from the sbip; when they went to general order store they generally were taken out ina couple of days, ‘HH. Bilis testified that the carmen are (requently compelled to wait a long time in consequence of the confusion and overcrowding of the general order store. A long discusston ensued in consequence of @ proposal by Senator Howe to put Colonel Whitley onthe stand, Colonel Whitley had not been sab- ce, and bad considerable experience in buying and ‘nd provisions prior to bis appointment; he ts weighers would do for this port if they had of the men under them; his duties include ing, and he magne ‘all the returns that go to the Custom House, and signe the pay roll of the men that work under Q. Then all he does is to sign the pay rolts and returns for his district? A. That is realiy all Pike manual labor he per- forms; the returns are made once a week and are prepared by the clerk ; the weigher only signs his name. | Q You told us last night you paid regular sums on the Custom House as political assessments. Were the amounts aed? A. Yes; it was an assessment of eee cont; ‘steamship ood order, but od It 10 | « my salary. was aT paid i | pobaed, and Senator Bayard protested on the Pa ae that wae carrot cand $605, paid altogether #200; Zround that a witness named Rightmire bad been ay, down On alist with other weighers, all for $5 subpwnaed more than three weeks ago, had an . ; been kept waiting at great cost to himself in logs OF ecto, Commun? A. 4 should eall {t «mild form of elon. . If you had paid nothing, would you removed? | AN ronly belleve would Ebert nde thane egal 1 Q. Well, what if you paid $45? A. I don’t know about that; the’ manner in which the thing was done was this:— Some one came around with lists of names and he asked you to put down your name and the amount you would give; you | ‘saw the names of others in the same department down for $00 and you pasa Senator CASSERLY—In fact, you considered the intimation to pay tantamount to acommand? A. Yee, alr | 'o Senator HowR—Honors bave been conferred on mein | my native town, Dover, New Hampshire; I was member of the town Council in 1864, of the Legislature in 1868 and 1867, and of the State Central Committee in 1867, | A STEVEDORE’S AFFIDAVIT. An aMdavit was read from William Shaw, steve. dore, who discharged the coal from the Princeton, 22. which occasion Inspector Cloyes is charged with | business and inconvenience. He added that the practice of the comimitice had uniformly peen to make merchants stand aside while Custom House | oMicials were put on the stand, senaior CasskeRLY made a speech of the same EDEpORS He instanced as a case in point Surveyor Joruell, Who Was put ahead of a number of private citizens previously subpeenaed. He suggested the injustice of this, and that many complaints might never be brougut forward owing to it He did pot expect, however, that tis protest would have any effect. In all questions of this Kind the majority had overruled the minority whenever a point had ; been made, Thomas F. Rightmeyer sworn —Am a butcher; was ape } Polated by Collector Murphy to a place it, the Custom House e Collector | could not spare time to attend to any that ne would give 21 bel an. oltice where javing attempted to levy blackmail on the con. | #ho! 0 do any work longed to the same Fe. ; ab) ciation with him, and he said ne wanted signees, Messrs. Benedict and Rogers. The attdavit | Mye'to potiticully work with hin: T only held the ollice four- went on to state that no such language a3 Was testi- | then aya the of ‘altonethi junteer alfairon the fled to passed in his hearing. Another aMdavit was | art of Murphy’ 1 newer alt any work. but got may pay. read from Charles 1, Fox. He was present, but | Q. Where did’ you tirst see Mr. Murphy Shout A, He never heard Cloyes ask Mr. Rogers for aload of coal. sent for me to go to the Custom House, I was then spoken 1t was then decided to subpana Mr. Benedict, Sena- | of a3 « probable delegate to the Saratoga Convention; I bad c r. Murphy by aight about five years, and nal tor Casserly observing that affidavits, as a general = thing, were an unsatisfactory kind of testimony. A DENIAL, ‘rhe following letter was then read trom Messrs. perso r#4j_we spoke about my going to the Convention ; Mr. Murphy asked me if 1 did not want a place in the Custom House; I said 1 could not attend to one, as my business took up my time; Mr. Murphy’ said Chase, Hartley & Oo.eman, 61 Wilham street:— | he would ive me a place that would not require much of my New Yor, Feb, 3, 1872, | time: It was understood that I was to be allowed to devote Hie Wik ekki Gukee toe my time to my private affairs; I was assigned as storekeoper Sta iis terinony of Mar Homer, Usken before youon | St,A,store; 1 went there three times in the fourteen days, but ‘Thursday. contains statements injurious wus, which we | idid Boe peeteren say cuites; Twas reared ‘WihOd Ray wish to correct, He is reported as saying that'at diferent | CA)* rite nuatene, F Q. What was the object of your appointment? A. 7 sup rm, called at the store of Kissler | pore it was for political ov-operation with him; before be times Mr. Hartiey, of our tir 4 Co,, offering to procure for’ them a reiund ot duties; that | Pom veq ime, nw eouversation, he told me he thought 1 had made a mistake politically. after an unsuccessful correspondence with the Treasury De Dartment and repeated calls at the Cusjom House (where he | The committee then adjourned unul this morning. were compelled to employ us, the delay being made by the Cus- tom olficers until we were retained. ‘The facts are that on Fobenary, 7, Wil, r Co. authorized us to collect a claim for #61 97, currency, then long pending at the Comptroller’s Ofice in ‘Washington. None of our firm called on Kisser & Co, at their store or elsewhere, but some one representing them called once at our ofice. ‘The claim was not for refund of duties, nor in any way under the con- trol of the Custom House, but was payable at Washington by draft sent direot to the parties on the 27th February last, having received thelr draft from the Treasury. Kisser « Co, reinitted us $10 for our services, which were simyly those of attorneys making an ordinary collection, Very respect- fully, your obedient servants, CHASE, HARTLEY & COLEMAN. GRATUITIES TO OFFICE William Hunt, of the Western Company, testified as follo GENERAL ORDER CHARGES, Suggestions for a New schedule of Rates—Inow portant Meeting of Warchousemen, Mere chants and Custom House Officers. In pursuance of an arrangement euterea into with General Arthur, the Collector of the Port, by the Chamber of Commerce and the bonded ware- housemen, 2 joint committee, representing the Custom House, the Chamber of Commerce and the warehousemen, met yesterday at two o'clock, in the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce to take into consideration the present rate of generul order charges, and take measures to adopt an amend ed RS, Union Telegraph 1 find in 1870 a memorandum of $10 paid to an inspector; Ith on Rin Pie name was Wood ; iz money to United ‘10 was sia we pald during year; the he ayments to the weighers were made to facilitate our system, which will meet with the approbation tee ire [evener peo “the woipher came oureartman made | or the business men of the city, It ts identified by the cartman and I paid bim. necessary to state that it was on the ‘To Benator BAYARD—The inspector who got $10 kept our | wire probably twenty-four hours out. of reseral order atter | the forty-eight hours bad expired ; only on_ two occasions our bundles got into general order, the invoice not having ar- rived; in the same biook and under the same roof as the eral order store, in another warebouse, i can have the | oods stored equally well for one-fifth of Lay nvogh and one-si op the storage which I was charged suggestion ot General Arthur that the arrange- ment was entered into. His suggestions were cor- dially accepted by the Chamber of Commerce, and the following gentlemen were appointed on the various committees:—On the part of the merchants, 'Q. Ordinarily you pay the United States weighera for | Jonathan Sturgis, D. Willis James, 8, Humphreys, Pere caver oe ses ometine pay them for copies of | William A. Booth and A. S. Hewitt, On the part of ‘To Senator PRATS—I have no knowledge of the difference | the warehouse proprietors the Collector has ap {n the charges except from payments I made; we have a | pointed Franklin Woodruf, Jono £. Fay, Frank And is not this private warehouse | Squire, A. B, Miller and M.S. Driggs. On the part eee aBiel oe a POR | of the Custom House the Collector has appointed the following oficers, all, vy thelr relation to the INSPECTORS” WAY OF WORKING. William ©. Gaspar, agent for Howland & Aspinwall. testi- matter under consideration, experienced persons:— | S. P. Russell, T. B. Thorpe, Joseph Treioar, Harvey basiness overdone fied that be has been tn tbe habit of paying Cust House in- spectors alnce 18%, for facilies and over fours. work and wo encourage them to diligence, eo are that other per- sos paid in the same manoer, for the matier bas been cai Major aud 5. A. Smith, vassed and they told him so; the inspector usually came to ‘The meeung was called to order by Mr, J. Sturgis, the office and got paid; he believed that was the prevailing m, In reply to Senator Bayard the witness stated that his frm had salling vessels as well an steamers conmgned to them; the inspectors on sailing vessels do not receive au; Q. Do you know anything of rations allowed to in tors? A. Asa thing the inspectors mess on b who took the chair, and explained the objeets ol the meeting. A document was submitted containing a schedule of general order charges adopted by the Chamber | of Commerce in 1857, but it has never been used, an rd | arbitrary rate drawn up by the Collector of we pod peneea Kenbite: Loe ce of the firm, and they are allowed | Port having been substitated tn its place, Q. You have bad lines ronning to different ports—docs | ‘The CHaIRMAN—At the prosent mecting we cam: the gratuity system prevail on all th ay va i ease ity system prevail on all the ines of steamers? A. | 2141 9 report of rates be prepared aud subml wo Senator PRatT—What sums do the inspectors usually re- | Lhe committee for approval. fog AE Td from $10 to $50, according to the time Mr. HewitT—I think the proper course to pursue 2 suggest u rare- fo nesumee, SaAtinte tates Cd: ES paral teeth tenes | Womemen: So rae cunlesaintte ae eee Me Onboard; the third inspector’ could be’ Gutiely dispenses | VY the Chamber of Commerce in 1857 are perfect with; it 1 only recently, since September satisiactory and furnish no ground of complaint, pointed, and we found’ that one of our m 18 the arbitrary rate now in use in the general actly the same character of work, keeps th order stores to which objection is taken, the two Inspectors, and now three do tor the Cus! Mr. Dariggs—1 understand that the Collector wisues to adopt a uniform rate for the generat grataitics. not do much more than organize. 1 would s ‘Could, then, one Inspector as Intelligent as ler! @ficien'ly perform all the duties, if so inclined? A, Un- doubted! y. a, What do you pay the dock clerk? A. Four dollars. "Senator BaYaRD—Has not your dock clerk to see that the | right man gets the right goods, and does not that req order stores and waretiousemen generally, At the present time tnere is no such rate, The principle of those who now hold general order stores is to make as ra oe u ey can, hog pave the re | business almost entirely in their hands, t a See ot serra hee ee pe of naponiar td. | eee a reat they pleaue:. it Wil always beatae Tae Senator Prart—Does your firm regard the goods as under | 48 the positions are given in reward for polite their charge and control ‘unti! the cartman gives a receipt? | Services. A. That tea very hard quesvon to answer; there have veen Mr. THorrk—From my position in the Custom some suits about it, House, aud from what | have beard Geveral Arthur ator BAYARD—When the inspector marks goods tor | gay, I can give an idea Of what the General wants, order, “G, O.,"" if the dock clerk should detain them | He wishes to relieve the government and the Uus- Toust It not be done with the approval and consent of the in- | 1mm Yrouse trom the perpetual charges of iraud by which they are ussatied, and wants to cut loose the general order business a ihe Custom House, at detective force, was examined Ly Senator Casserly heh regety miopeed: arg: ‘mer- at great length :— chants and warehousemen would agree to a fixed Q. Do you know of any case of wrong done to the govern- | tariff which would be satisfactory to ali it would tt Q. State a few of the principal ones? A Pie Ratctn. ata. | he ninge nieattio? & rate be adopted, how could it ase was one; Colon who fs e Called Tas eotoe of Customs, bit who ts head ofa secret. Mr. THORPE-—General Arthur proposes to have it signed py the Secretary of the Treasury and a law. spector? A. Undoubtedly. THE RATOLIF¥ DIAMOND CASK, Abraham ©. Beatty, formerly of the Custom House = service bu arrested Ratcliif! in January, 1870; there were about ten’ thousand doliars' worth in the diferent lots | mad of small stones smuggled through the Post Ofice; among | ‘The CHAIRMAN again suggested that the better them were Bfty-four small stones found in & broker's office; | wy, y Whi a Het ‘ay tO proceed would be to have some definite plan Colpnel aeey Pare 1'baid ie’ lor ahh eromee eaand | Tubmitted winch would cover the wdimealty. ite them now, andI presume the others have theirs; the case | tariif Was drawn up by experienced men it could, came before Commissioner Osborn, and I dot ow what | Mf found gatisiactory, be ratified by the committee, Gisposition was made of it; I believe tt watill undecided, | Mr. SMITH agreed with the Chairman, and sug. but the records will show up the whole case, gested that the committee to prepare the tari WHERE THE SMUGGLED CIGARS WENT. 7 ‘The witness went on to state that when cigars were seized consist of Custom House oficials ana warehouse- 1d to Colonel Whitley's office the rep: men, who understand the subject best, Sac in end help a the on pony gad After considerabie discussion the following reso. porters called twice @ day and took’ cigars; the | lution was put to the meeting and unanimously parties em. pe a. evading the Rev | adopted:— Fane ot Ktorney'a ollice fOr’ #800 OF BAO; keris ike | _ Resolved, That the Custom House Committee be requested OO, sometimes the = oon peda hg fa ppg Reet igh Ly ed of e ‘ohave en e office an: arked there: there were 54,00 ‘are sel "i 4 to prepare a complete schedu'e of ail articles, and that Commitee of Warebousemen be requested to submit ti | fates of storage and labor desmed by ‘nem appropriaie there a - to, and that the said schedule be then presented to this com- See ee ane prosceution: “private gaticae* cuiver, | mittee, for the purpose of examiaation, and also such modi. into Colonel Whitley's office use % | ficatiobs as may be necessary to render’ the rates acceptable ley’ up great quantities | tothe ty ~4 of them; generally the parties #30) or B40, and | ' the merchants of this por get their c say nothi avout hey were, mostly Germans; a large quantity o cigars was selzed at wis. corner of Roosevelt and Mott streets ; while Colonel Whitley's men were in charge in the cigars ; the case was After the transacuon of some further unimportant were glad to q business the meeting adjourned. ‘The excitement in and | {ebm rs of like nature were read and | js aleoe custo PIRES IN NEWARK, Exciting Scene in a Tenemout House. Between seven and eight o’clock yesterday morm | inga fire broke out in the tenement house No, 22 Wilham street, a short distance from the station house, in Newark, On the arrival of the police a | mumber of women and children were found huddted | together on the upper floors, unable to pass the staircase for the flames and smoke. Ladders were procured quickly, and the imperilied ones saved ol * but Miller mad bu made a greai row, compla ining that WHERE THE CASKS OF WHISKEY WENT. Witness on one seized two cases of Scotch whisk smuggled by a man nomed Malcom, purser on an Inman | steamship; the were placed in Coionel Whi and suddenly disappeared ; there never was a prosecution, Large quantne ae gaNT 70 WASHINGTON. q les o! seized cigars were sent to Washington tor the" Treasury Department the "sletue not Cane ke ly took some himself when he ot; sometimes the online, | Witness stated that a nL aave him a check to call on Park, New Jersey, and by the gallantry of the police. A wild scene of ex- citement was presented to the crowd in the The firemen arrived soon after and saved get a tru he brought pack | Job; the Colonel go with bim to the hoase, ® reward for him; they went an Between nine and ten o'clock on Monday night wat told the cashier that Beauty the firemen of Newark were called out to quem ree months worki case and had spent money | fre which had broken out In the clothing store of nD out of his own pocket, which the government couia not re- fund? that be wab go Beauty m handsome present and recommended the bank todo the same; nest ay the The stock was damaged to tne extent Martin Conway, corner of Market and Alling streets, | The ‘stock was Of $10,000, Fuily covered by Insurance in the Cit me out with f bie a F pam ad to shoot a mano get tbe trunk, whertas he only | nis and People’s companies, ail of Newark. The it from » bangs ; sume time after the bank Chief Engineer suspects ihe tire to bave been the ity $100, witness then stated that @ poor cigar | work of an incen Piha irs oes bits ot on oa clan 8 fou id at let ; was found at s residence; one ot Whitley's staf fold ihe maa CORRECTION. U hich was unt and the man jas liable, wi untrue, poor ‘The notice of Satarday last in the H#RALD, staung that “a lecture on oceanic meteorology and currents would be delivéred on the 7th instant by the Chief of the Signal Bureau, Professor Thompson B, Maury,’? was a mistake. General Albert J. Myer, itis hardly mason and an oficer of the bureau was ‘and be wn- dertook to settle the case; it was settled for $510; as for the cigars, they went like the rest—used up in Colonel Whitley's TT—Colone! Whitley is still an officer; be Lospector ; he used to arrest people with- out authority of law. The witness further stated that dur ing the eighteen months he was in Colonel Whitley’s o! nec to say, is the well-known and diatine ‘seized aud brought to. the office provaol Guisned Chiet of tne Signal Bureau ana the cigatss Seizures of the others cal met at aole ‘omeer to wv the rologist and country really owes the efficient organization brilliant success of the promncs Dational system of weather the