The New York Herald Newspaper, February 21, 1872, Page 5

Enthusiastic Mass Meeting at the Cooper Institute in Favor of Its Passage, Proportional Representation , Defended. Pierce Onslaught Upon the Office- Holding Remnants of the Tammany Ring. Speeches by Ex-Mayor Havemeyer, Ex-Governor Salomon, Horace Greeley, General Dix, Jo- sepholl. Choate and Wm. E, Dodge. ‘The New Charter a Non- Partisan Measure. The large ball of Cooper Institute served again jast evening as the scene of one of those mass gath- ergs of the people which belong to and indeed go far to make the history of the city. In numbers as well as tn heartiness and sincerity and earnestness it was the worthy sequel to tnat still more note- worthy assemblage which last fall solemnly confided our munieipal affairs into the hands of the Commit- tee of Seventy. Every seat was filled and tho msles and entrances were choked with people. Rumors ‘ef possible disturbance had got afloat and we hall ‘was therefore dotted witn policemen, who sat ready to pounce upon offenders, Opon the platform the committee themselves mustered in strong force, Beveral of them being received*with loud applause a8 they entered, ‘The meeting having deen called w order, ex- Mayor Havemeyer spoke as follows:— MAYOR HAVEMEYER’S SPENCH. FELLOW CiTIZENS—When we assembled in this place in Septemver last an unscrupulous and in- famous cabal held possession of our municipal gov- ernment, aud had become so corrupt and reckless im the exercise of the power it had usurped that the people of this city, of all parties and sects, justly alarmed at the crisis in their affairs which was so rapidiy and so surely approaching, provided for the exigencies of their condition vy delegating to a Commiitee oF Seventy citizens, then appointed, and whieh 1 here represent, the duty ol “resorting fe every legal remedy to fully ascertain and dsclore whe trauds charged upon the city and county officers und recover the money wrongly taken from tie public Treasury, and if no adeluate remedics should be found that laws should be en- acted to enabie citizens and taxpayers to call ofii- cers entrusted by them with power and moaey to legal account, and prevent and redress the dishon- est appropriation of the public money,” Ib was further made the duty ol the committee “to appeal to the present Legislature of this State to repeal tne charter and laws by which the rulers of the city had retained and perpetuated their power, and to give to the city of New York such a form of gov- ernment as should be devised and approved by our wisest and best citizens, and enable us to secure an honest and eflicient administration of the laws.” The committee, fellow citizens, upon whom you charged this stern duty was composed of men of all partes, sects and conditions; they entered upon the periormance of their duties with an energy, earnestness and a sincere devotion to the mterests entrusted to them deserving your thankful recogni- ton aud remembrance, (Loud applause.) Every member seemed fully 1mpressed with the gravity of the emergency which had arisen in the adairs of our plundered city and the difiicultics to be overcome in bringing the officiai peculators to - justice. The committee were, however, found equal to the work. (Applause) Tne infamous King has teen broken and its members and their afiiliations scattered; suits have been commenced under the ablest legal super- vision of the State to secure a restoravion of the plunder; indictments have been found by an earnest and honest Grand Jury, which, itis hoped, will re- suit in the punishment of the guiliy; and ‘a good, #rong lock has been placed upon the City Treasur, (Applause.) ‘This lock has no combinations— (aughter)—it may be blown up by the horaes of sneak thieves and deadneads with which our city (8 niested Mf You are not very watchial, but I can sure you it will never be picked. The people, too, roused to action by evidences of the gigantic frauds which Were daly turned op to the hght, returned to the Legis. lature a pay of delegates Irom this city, rT to the cause of reiorm; and not oniy in ts city, but 10 other parts of the State, have sus- tained your commitiee with earnestness and uan- fagging determination. In order fully to secure the result of their victory over corruption, wiich had been accomplished by the November election, and turn It to a practical good for the community, the committee, which I here represent, appointed a suo-committee of gentiemen or all political partes, and of ripe expericnce in pubiic aifalrs, to pre- og a charter Which would, 80 tar as can be done v law, provide remedies lor existing abuses, and insure for this city once more the benefits of a good government. Tuis sub-committee has most assiduously devoted the past three months to the preparauon of a charter, which has been sabmitted to te Legislature of this State, where its provis- fons are now under exainination and discussion; wad, 1 Order, 1 you approve its recommendations, that 1% may be accompamed by the sanction of your endorsement, {hts meeting has been appointed, and Jwill only add, :f it be criticised at Albamy in the spirit in waich tts provisions were here considered and adopted, that any suggestions which the enlightened judgment of the Legisiature may Munk proper to propose which lovks above aud beyond the Ynieresis and squabpies of ‘parties and factions, and schemes of partisan profit, to the interest of the whole people of ths city. 1am satisfed that such criticism will receive the fair consideration of tne committee, and that no subsiantial good will be sacrificed to any mere pride of opimion. But, fellow citizens, while much has atready been done by your com- mittée, much still remains to be done. With one» or two exceptions the departments of the city are stil iniested and filled up to overflowing with the creatures, next friends and co-conspirators of the chief culprits who have veen denounced and disgraced, We see them now striving at the public treasury, and en- deavoring to overawe and overcome the faithful public officer who is stationed at its portals, It 1s through the means of the charter, a good election law and other salutary legislative measures that your work 18 to be accomplished; aud to the com- pletion of the work whicn has been so weil begun and, so diligently carried forward Linvite the co- ‘operation of all Who value the guod name and pros- perity of our noble city, with which ail our indi- vidual interests are closely identified. White Mr, Havemeyer was speaking Mr. Greeley entered the hali, and op taking his seat was re- ceived with immense applause. GOVERNOR SALOMON’S SPERCH. Governor SaLomon then came forward and said that in the great struggle with official corruption In which the people had been and were suill eo- gaged, and which had met alroady with such signal success, and which first cook sliape at the meeting of the 7th September last, the men whom the people had seiected as its leaders were now anxious to be Strengthened by Gn assurance of the continued sup- port of their feliow citizens, Two things had been demanded by the people of the Legislature which they had elected. ‘ihe first was the removal of every Tammany Hall oMcial; the second was the ot that Tammany Hall charter, which had served a8 the iustrument of such stupendous frauds, In pursuance of this last demand the Committee of Seventy lad, with great lavor and iter carefal consideration, framed the charter which bears their name, and had presented tt to tae Legisiature, That charter bad been received with great couriesy, and the committee to woom it was referred had recommended it for adoption. It haa then been read and discussed, section by section, ¥, the Legisiature, sitting as a Committee of the hole, and at last it had been ordered to @ toira reauing, but by a vote that, unless increased, would be eight votes short of the majority necessary to make it law. ‘There were seventeen avsentees, however, and so there was every reason to believe that it would be passed oy more than a constitutional majority. Still, after the adjournment, it had been asserted by Many ol its /oes that this charter would be defeated by combrmations that would be made. This meeting had, therefore, been called tn order to secure the endorsement by the people of the work done, Mr. Satomou then briefly reierrea to the lending fea- tures of the charter. First among the causes of re- cent corruption had heen the supremacy of a cau- cus inside the dominent party. The same ma- chinery tuat was safe and successful in Siate or national politics had been proved not to be appli- cable to municipal affairs. ‘The great ques- tion was tuen to take the affairs of the city out of the hands of a —_irresponsibie party ‘cauc After due study and thought ‘he committee had come to the conciusion that the principle of provortioual representation would rem- pe J that evil, and was but necessary to we con- ler this principle to recognize tts justice. In this oity there were, perha two-tnirds democrauc and one-third republican, and yet in the Common Council the republican minority had had no repre- sentation whatever. Was it not fair that the minority should have its just voice in our municipal adairs? This system would necessarily act upon party caucuses and destroy their power. At present. voter had to accept one of the party candidates; but under a system of minority representation, If bad men were nominated, he might cail together enough men also dissatushed and elect bis Own can- didate, ‘Thus we should be freed jrom the tyranny Of party organization. (Loud applause.) “Ii this charter passed we should have an honest Common Council, and it would not ve necessary to go up to Albany evory year to buy @ way through tora tax levy, nd thus devadch ihe Legwiature with bribes, Then it would be ciear to all the world that we could govern ourselves honestiy ana weil. (Ap- of iz, but the of sitting in the nd watching what the Lge ‘ple had also been carried into some of the executive departments of the municipal rnment, and some ds of the charter ob- ted toit on that ground. But he thought the principle was @ good one. Suppose Mr, Tweed nad had four assoc.ates with bim in the Department of Public Works, and one of tnem only bad been hon- est, would Mr. Tweed be as rich to-day as he is? (“No! no!) Nodoubt, one man would be more eMcient in carrying on business than five; but would, it not be better to have tive slow but honest men vhan one efficient mr. Tweed? ‘The charter also provided that an offi. clal at any time be brought up sioner even, for a stated cause. it had been stated that minority representation was unconstitutional, but he had yet to see this clause in the constitution ted out, and he did not believe that any man would ever find it, Itnad also been objected that the Aldermen and other officers just elected would be thrown out of office, which also would be uu- consticutional. (Applause.) It was, indeed, uncon- stitutional to prolong a man’s term of ofiice, but that was no argument agamst the un- constitutional wer of the Legislature to abriage aterm of oilice, There would be but one Board under the charter; and as Mayor Hall and macy of his appointees would be turned out It was not surprismg that many ofttce-hoiders should op- ose it on constitutional or other grounds. (Laugh- er.) Professional politicians also would oppose it, because it took away from them the Ob poreanlAE, to successfully carry through their slates, Some others opposed tt because proporuonal representation was, they said, new. But how many times had the government of this city changed? And, besides, the principle was not new, either in this country or in Europe, and wherever 1b had been tried 1t had not been found wanting. Other objec- tions had also been brought against the charter, but the objectors, if gathered together, would tind them- selves at War with each other and Would be alto- gether unable to agree. Governor Salomon con- cluded by an eloquent appeal in favor of the charter, 80 that tho people might secure the legitl- eg) A ed of the victory they won at whe polls MR. GREELEY SUPPORTS THE CHARTER. Mr. HORACE GREELEY Was then introduced and Said that he believed, mdeed, that the charter was Not framed to subserve the interests of any party. If the fear of its veing a partisan measure could be removed there would be very much less resistance toit. Tne fatai vice, the original sin of the Tweed charter Was that It was designed only for the pur- e of keeping a certain number of men in power. He also approved of minority representation, and, to the cavil that it was not constitutianal, he repliea that nothing else was constitutional, ‘The consiitution said that the people should govern, but under the old system a dominant caucus of the majority governed, The great delect of the old order of things was that the strong party majority knew that tney could elect whom:they dhose, and, of course, a bad man generally worked much harder for & nomination than a good one wou!d do. ‘The old system was had, too, because it gave lazy voters an exc ise for not going to tue polls, A man would either say he woulan’t vote because he would be beaten anyhow or because they would win without him, Under ine new system a man couid always elect somebody out of the entire number of candidates. Even if tax- payers should fail to be in @ majority they coald Testrain bad men by watching thelr acts. A single good and honest man would have tle power to uo that. Onsmall matiers the committee might give way in a kindly spirit, in order to have the charter passed by a hundred votes, He believed in the divine right of bolting, and this new system would enable a nunority to bolt to some purpose. GENSRAL DIX’S REMARKS. General Dix was the next speaker. He spoke as follows:— Fe.Low Crrizens—We are assembled under cir- cumstances the- most pocaiiay, It became known many months ago that the people oi this city had been plundered to the amount of tweive or thir- teen millions of dollars by the men whom they had chosen to administer their goverament and to pro- tect them in their lives and property, At the elec- tion succeeding these disclosures the people, wronged, outraged, plundered and indignant, rose up in inass and by an overwhelming vote revuked the plunderers, aad redeemed the cause of popular government from the obloquy heaped upon it by its enemies, The voters have done all they could or can do to vindicate thelr integrity before the civilized world, and to bring to punisninent the Gepredators who have betrayed and dishonored them, The citl- vens of New York have burne this dishonor, this injustice, this spoliation, with most exemplary patience. Indeed, such jlilage as they have suffered has never been inflicted upon a com- munity, under color law, since the 01 world began. 1do not hesitate to say that there is no other city tn Christendom which wouid not have Tevenged itself on the Wrongdoers by revolution and-toree, instead of appealing, a8 we have done, to the ballot box and the peacefnl arbitrament of law, But our patience 1s nearly extausted. ‘The plun- derers still walk abroad among us with their ill- gotten wealth in their hands, setting public opinion, this respect, at defiance. hile they have been carrying on their depredations the city has fallen under the control of the most desperate marauders. Neither life nor property has as much security here as they have in the worst governed cities elsewhere. Peaceabie citizens are assaulted, plundered and murdered in open aay, nd some. times in the moat frequented thoroughfares, and the perpetrators of these acts of violence in most cases are permitted to escape. I say, witnout tear of con- tradiction, that there 13 no City in the civilized worid where there 1s so much unpunished crime as there 1s here to-day. The social demoralization has grown for the most part out of the unbridled cupidity and the official corruption of our rulers. Very naturally, we are impatient to put an end to these evils, for our own sake, for the cause of good government, and because, If continued, the time may come, and it may not be far distant, when the people, despair. ing of redress by legal means, may mse up, as every community has a rignt to do when injustice and oppression become intolerable, and take tae remedy Into their own hands. From such an extremity as this, myolving conse. b Mtoe of the most fearful character, we esire =oabove all things to be secured. We look, then, to the Legislature, not without im. patience, tor relie’ through the adoption of the charter we have prepared for its consideration. I find no fault with that body; on the contrary, Iam thankful to the Assembiy for the vote ordering the bill to a third reading. Considering its Importance, it has been acted on in as short a ume, perhaps, as could reasonably have been expected. No one, I think, wiil deny the justice of this tribute to the Assembly when We consider the strong and varied opposition which the charter has encoun- tered—from those who hope to revive the system of depredation which has been for the moment ar- rested; from placemen anxious to retain their offices; from those who are Willing to put a great reform in peril vy le the charter, because it contains some provisions which they do not ap- prove; and, finally, through the wrangling of outside politicians, more intent on their own interests than. those of the country, Whose personal altercations in the pursuit of patronage and power, by allenating trom each other men of the same principles, are ex- ecting & most pernicious influence on all public measures, We now appeal to the Legislature to dis- regard all these clements of opposition, and 10 give us the charter as our best remedy fof the evils by which we are degraded and oppressed. I was a member of the Committee on Legislation by which it was (ramed. Ido not say itis perfect. I will not say I would not, if { could, change some of its de- tails, But this I can sincerely say, that it was framed with @ deliberation, a candid mterchange of views aud opinions, aud a disinterested regard to the intérests of the city which could not possibly be surpassed. Lsay furtirer that it has undergone @ more careful scrutiny, in all its details, than any other charter—I care not by whom constracted—is likely to receive. It 1s dificult for any body of men, however enligntened or experienced, to frame & system of government for @ State or a city which shall, at the oatset, be perfect. We are legis: lating for a milliton of people. The consiltation of the United States, under which we tive, was framed for three millions, and 1t was the result of the con- tinued labor, from May to September, of as able and conscientious Men as ever sat in conclave, and yet at the first session of the First Congress ten amendments of @ character as important as ever have been made to that instrument were suumt'ted to the States, and were ratified by them during the two succeeding years, The Legislature of this State meets every year. If any provision of the charter should be found, in practice, to work un- favorably itcan be promptly amended or repealed. ut a refusal to accept it because it 1s not by every one deemed absolutely iree from objection 18 to ask for it a concurrence of opinion which, I venture to Say, DO such instrument has ever commanded, There is one consideration which ought not, perhaps, to be overlooked.. Some prejudice may exist against the charter. because some of our rich men, Who have veen active in political move- ments heretofore, have taken no part in this mea- sure of reform. But, feliow citizens, we know that property is proverbiaily timid and’ tears to make enetuies. 1 tuink neutrals in this great contest be- tween corrupt aepredators and honest reformers greatly tuistake their true intere: It is @ capital error for men of Jarge means or in- fluence to leave to those who are less avie to bear the burden the task of restoring to the city an honest and economical government. For they may reat assured that if this system of plunder is not how effectually overthrown, the time will soon come when they will have nothing in. prospect but we forlorn hope of the companions of Viyebes, that they may be the last to be devoured, This charter, ‘then, may justly be said to represent the men of Moderate mcaus, the larger class, by whose labor of baud or braim the prosperity of this city has been wrought out. It is thts class which appeals moslemphaticauy and earnestly for aid and reuet to Its own representatives in the Legislature and to the represeniatives of kindred interests in ower parts of the State. Great fortunes can bear, without inconvenience, ®@ good deal of piunder. Bat on those whose means are oniy sufticient for the com- fortable support of thelr famiiles depredations like those to which we bave been subjected fall through the enbancement of prices with oppressive weight. We cail on the members of the Legisiature, therefore, to give back to Us the blessings of good government, more espectaliy for the sake of those to Whom they are indispensable, ‘The pros- perity and honor of the State, of whiob this city is a part; the cause of good order and public morals, every principle of justice, every consideration which an attach ts to our ree Institutions, demand that Liey should give us What Wé ask ab ther hapis—a Municipal gover iment of oor own choice, Wulob we sincerely believe Will enabie Us LO PUl aD end LO ex- isung evils, Mr. JosepH H. Cuore then sald that this was the third time that they nad assembied to look with Sate cms ope og Rnd own ae La necessary for them to expreas their app) cnarter by the committee oan demand us err wil % substantial change. As far as the jature was concerned, indeed, we nad reck- oned some of our chickens before they were baiched, The work of reform was as yet hardly or the d been broken and scattered ! Tweed and Sweeny, lovely and pleasant tn their lives, had not in theirdeaths been divided, Con- nolly, alter @ period of seclusion in Ludlow street, had betaken himself to green fields and pasiures new. True, they had got one honest man in the Treasurv—(cheers for Green)—and another of the same Kianey in the Department of Public Works, and two more in the Central Park Commission; but when one had said that he fad said all, With those exceptions every department of the public service remained in the same font and fiithy condi. tion that it was before, Mr, Choate then enlarged upon the features of the charter, and, in support of the principle of proportional representation and the consequent overthrow of professional politicians aud of the supremacy of party caucuses, alluded to the whisper that the fate of the new charter depended upon the quarrels of the two republican Senaturs, Alter humorously re- viewing the opposition to the new charter te said 1t ‘Was a case bel ween the downtrodden and oppressed people on one side and the officeholders and politi- Clans on the over, Mr. WILLIAM E. Dopos said that while in Europe he bad been asked again and again by intelligent men Whether it were indeed true that thieves teld high office in the city, and it was only atter tne lorious victory Of last November that he ads dared §=6to)=6hlhold) ss up-s hiss heads and evenly defend popular government. Never had there been a time in which the city of New York go greatly needed an honest goverament as now. New ratlcoa:t lines were constantly couverg- Ing to our city, and our harbors were tilled witn Bulpping, To the accommodation of our commerce new facilities were absolutely needed, Look at our wharves! They were a disgrace the city, and would have to re- Dlaced by splendid and useful flues of docks, But think of the cost of constructing them under Ring supervision! The tabering classes, too, were especially tnierested in reiorm, for high taxes meant high rents and high prices, He concludea by urging the audience to watch, to vote and to labor for an efficient and honest cliy government, ‘and then proceeded to read the Jollowing series of resolutions:— Whereas at the mass meeting of citizens, held in this halt on the fth day of Sepiember, 1871, an Executive Coinmnittes of Seventy citizens was. appointed and enjoined further to ferret out then discovered enor committed city officials upon the this city, to prosecute and bring to judgment their perpetrators, to re cover the money and property of which the city had been rovbed, and to take such steps as might be proper mous frauds and others to give to the city @ good povernment fn the future; and whereas up to this time the Committee . of Seventy has faithfully, diligently, earnesuy and effectively and with the ‘entirs approbation and support of all good citizous, without distinction of party, labored in the discharge ‘of thoss duties, and through He Anstramentality wid by a guilance the | peopie this ctiy have been enabled check and over. couspirators against thelr property and Uberty at the last November election ; and wherens, with the aid of good citizens tarougnout the State, we have secured a Foguiaiure | pledged to reform, at whose anda we have the mght to expect the’ prompt enactment of such laws” as may be necessary to enable the people to reap and preserve the fruita of their victory; and whereas in the discharge of its duty the Com- mittes of Seventy has carefully prepared and submitted to the Legisiature a new organic law for the government of this cfty, which is now under consideration in both Lranchea of the Legisiature ; therefore be it rived. ‘That the charter proposed by the Commuttee of Seventy, framed aa it i solely far the bene of the pevple and in the interest of good government, embodies such sub- Stantial and necessary recorms us will secure us against a recurrence of the evils of the past Resolved, That while we recognize the fact that in such matters opinions and views wiil necessarlly diifer as to de- tails, we yet consiver it the duty of every member of the Legislature who ts favorable to reform to reiraff from unduly fusisting upon bis own individual views, and vo unite with those who have given tueir unqualiied suppart to this measure of reform, because a different course not only endangers, but may absolutely prevent, any subd- stantial reform fn our city government. Resolved, That no amendments to the present cfty charter and no project of a new ovarter emanating from any one man or from any mere partisan organization can be regarded with favor by the people.” ‘Tne — measnre —_ pro- oned by the Comnmittes ot Seventy is free from objection o- suspicion of personal or part; , and 18 heartily approved by all cla) zens, however much It may ve Opposed by professional poli- ticians, with whose trade it will seriously interfere if it be- comes a law, by evabling the people to deveat corrupt caucus nominations and to obtain complete representation. we tender our thanks to all (hose membera ave given to tb poople’s char. lied support, and that we ear- neatly entreat all others to sin< miuor and immaterial objec- tions for the greater yood that will result from a charter devised in the interests of honesty and justice and sustained by good men of both parties, The gesolutions were passed with the enthusiasm. After ashort speech by Mr. the meeting adjourned, wes of Our good citi- greatest S. Slern REPUBLICAN GEN Roping In the Lukewarm—‘ppointment of Commitioes, The meeting of the Republican Central Commit- tee—John J. Townsend Chairman—at Demiit Hall, corner of Second avenue and Twenty-third street, last evening, was numerously atiended, there being at least two hundred persons present. Ur course Mr. Townsend presided, and, calling the committee to order, made a few polated and appropriate remarks, at the conclusion of which Mr, Jonn D. Lawson offered tne sollowing resolution, which was adopted:— Resolved, That we deem it our duty as good citizens to continue our co-operation with the leaders of tke reform movement in thie city, and that this committee earnest Tecommend the passage, without material amendment, o} the charter proposea by the Committee of Seventy. Some little discussion of an unimportant nature now ensued, alter Wilich the loliowing resoluuion was passed:— Resolved, That the several republican district associations be reqested to publicly invite ail republican residents o: their RAL COMMMIEE, Tespective districts to become members o/ the assoclation, and that they appoint times and piaces for holding meetings for the admission of those desirous of accepting such invi:a- tion, to the end that all repupacans ‘act unitedly in the maintenance and election of our standard bearer in the po- litical campaign about to open. Carried. ‘The following gentlemen were appointed to com. pose the Execuuve Uommittee tor the ensuing ear:—Jobn Robinson, Morns Friedsam, James Flemining, Charies N. Brackett, Avraham Leni, D. H. Crowley, Jacob HL. Gumvie, Solon 8. Smith, George B, Dean, Henry H, Hayte, Jouu H. White, Charies H. Southworth, Cnaries S. Spencer, Joseph C. Piockney, Henry D. Lapauzn, Wiilham Latnveer, John R. Russell, George W. Lyons, Richard H. Green, George Opdyke and John A, Kaglen. ‘The following geutiewen will compuse the Com. mittee on Legisiative Matters:—Tnomas Murphy, Wiliam Lainbeer, P. ©. Vanwick, Joseph W. farr, Abraham Cent, Simon Seward, Thomas H. Oakley, Hough Garduer, James W, Booth, Jacob M, Pavter- son, Jr., and Williain Haw, Jr. AFFAIRS IN TEXAS. Attempt to Arrest Governor Davis on a Capias, and Also to Impeach the Grand Jury—The Csief of the Executive Claims Protection from the Federal Government, New ORLEANS. La., Feb. 20, 1872, The Galveston News has a special despatch trom Austin, which savs:—Marshal Purnell went to Goy- ernor Davis this morning and presented a capias from the federal Court, and asked the Governor if he would submit to an arrest. The Governor said, “Yon, sir, will hear ina day or two from the De- partment of Justice at Washington; you will govern yourself accordingly, sir. You may keep your Capias: the nattonal government will protect me,’’ Thus the case rests. ‘There 16 considerable talk among the Governor's riisans about the tinding of a receipt, said to ve been given a mewver of the Grand Jury for bribery, In @ tobacco case some time ago. Tue in- tention 18 to cast odium on the Grand Jury. The Teceipt 19 believed to @ forgery. Tue Governor and other oMcials seem to fear the pend- mg investigation, jovernor &. M. Pease and Judge Kichard Coke, attorpeys jor prosecution, announce that they are ready for the trial. Defendants seem to prefer delay. Judge Duvall allowed the District Attorney to subsutule other for the stolen indictments against Fountain, whose case will be called to-morrow. Colonel Giddings 18 here to-day investigating the affairs regarding his election. The Register, Mr. Boovb, of Hil county, was brought here under arrest on Saturday, charged with complicity in stafing the ballot boxes in the late elections in that county. The party who turned Siate’s evidence attempted to escape, but Was captured and put 1a jail. WIST VIRGINIA, The Constitutional Convention Discussing the Financial Dificultica—The stars and Stripes Exhibited in the Hall ot the Sanc Ye CHARLESTON, Feb, 20, 1872, In the Constitutional Convention yesterday the discussion on the finances was resumed, Tue Con- Vention is eqnaliy divided on the question of em- powering the Legisiaiure to make provisions for the adjustment and payment to Virginia of a propor- tionate amount of the debt of Virginta prior to Jan- wary, 1861, The Convention adjourned witout coming to a vote. ‘The stars and tit tendered by a New Yorker, were received ana displayed in the Convention hall, ‘The Legislature yesterday visited Huntington, W. Va., where they were banquetted by the citizens, A "GIFT ENTERPRISE” EXPOSED, of Milwaukee slightly Teken In. MILWAUKEE, Wis., Feb, 20, 1872, Ab apparent fraudulent scheme, under the name of “National Engineers’ Gift Enterprise,” has been ventilated by the newspapers of this place, the President, Cuaries D. smiin, having failed to make & satisfactory expianagond as to the disposition of Ry funds. A number of citizens Wiose names have een used as references iu connection with the acneme have published cards disciatiming any con- hection With the concern, aud expressing regret at ‘he use Of Weir names, The Inbabitants HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Lecture by Professor Newcomb on the History, Geography, Products, People and Manuers of St. Domingo—The Popular Desire for Anucxation to the United Staters The reguiar monthly meeting of the Geographical Society occurred last evening. Judge Daly, tne President, being detained at home by domestic Aailliction, the Vice President presided. The report of the Treasurer showed that in the month of Janu- ary the amount of money on hand was $130 89; the receipts since then had béen $320, making a total of $460 39, The disbursements had been $313 32, leaving a present balance of $147 67. The Librarian reported that 290 volumes had been added to the library of the society, 150 of which were donations from various eminent persons and societies in this country aad Europe and 50 had been obtained by purchase, The Vice President introduced Professor W. New- comb, who—after remarking that he was much pleased to seo so large & number of persons there, and especially of ladies, tor whom by the way he acknowledged @ partiality, as he held that in sci- ence they were more charitabie in regard to errors tuan their masculine contemporaries—proceeded to read his paper upon “HISPANIOLA; Its Past, Present and Future.’ Alter an elaborate introduction he reviewed the discovery and hisvory o! Hispaniola, illustrating by incident the hearess cruelty ol the Spanish con- querors toward the natives, Of the 3,000,000 of happy Indians once inhabiting Hispaniola, scarcely @ trace now remains, To relieve the'native race, at tne instance of Dias Garcias, Airican slavery was at leugth 1itrouneed; nut walle the negro slaves In- creased rapidly in numbers, the indiaos contunaed La Srenpeas until at length ikey were eatirely ex- ch, Referring to the principal geographical features of the island, Professor Newcomb said that the mag- Hiflcent May Of Damaua is Capable of containing the Wuaole navy of Great Britain, and Could be deiended by one monitor of the United ptates, He described the mountain ranzes, rivers aud ocher PHYSICAL FEATURES OF THE COUNTRY. ‘The lake region of the isiand 18 Composed of four lakes, Which are surrounued by marshes of great extent, The rank tropical vegetation i this lo- cality generates malaria, Wuich tue breezes walt to the westward. Gold, copper and iron are found in Various piuces on tue islaud, ‘i’ae Cretaceous age 1s the one to which has been assigned most of the fossiis which have been found, Toere was eviaence of the former umon of te Atlantic and Pacitic, ‘The sumunts of the mountains belore the great subsidence 01 the waters had been Merely isiands, ‘The trade winds (rom the north and east swept through the valleys of the country, cooling the almosphere and exercising a salubrious influence, More than seventy disunct varieties ot iruijs are grown, ‘The soll 18 $0 Various that almost every kilt can be found, from the most varren oO the richest and most lertlie, Irrigation is practised in the sugur cane lands, The estimate oi two mu- Lions Of tons of sugar tor the annual production 1s too low; 1b should be placed at three millions, The arable land of WAYTT is not one-tourth that of St. Domingo. The coffee region of Ube latter 18 aiso Very CXteusive, com, ng not less tian 2,000,000 acres, and tae annual export is in Value about $12,000,00. The population dives Lol exceed 120,000, Our commerce with St. Domingo 1s very limited America is Woo much eb gaged im other matcers to attempt securing tie car- rying ol her products. ‘The whole amouat ol export irow this isiand 13 really surprising, Waen We con- sider We small population and the annoyance of the bower war. We can only find a true explanation in te tact that labor can be periormed =in the feids at all umes of ihe year, Among the products of the country he mentioned the mango tree, the cin- cuilia, the cedar aud fruits of seventy diferent kinds, Tue British nad almost entirely abolished the export of quinine 1n consequence of tue neg gence Of the United States, aud there was danger thas the American people would oe almost entirely deprived, CXcopt at ive uighest prices, of this valu- avle drug. Port au Prince was oue of the most deadly places in tropical America. J'rom this tact had grown up tne veliel in the unhealiny climate of St. Domingo, Hut having visited twenty-iour of the islands of the West Indies, the lecturer had no hesitation in saying that of all these ST. DOMINGO WAS THE MOST HEALTHFUL, This, of course, did not incluae the towus on the ‘West coast orin Haytt, The city of St. Domingo was the oldest of Euro- pean orimin in America. Proiessur Newcomb save a vivid description of tie ruins of this ancient Span- ish settlement, aud espectally of the Monastery of San Francisco, fhe people of St. Domingo, worn out py disseasions, desire most ardently u settled government, and hold out taeir hands imptoringiy 10 the United states to giva to them this means of securing peace and prosperity, When Proiessor Newcomb fimshed he was very warmly applauded, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY. Commencement Exercises of the Medical De- partment. The annual commencement of the Medical De- partment of the University of the City of New York was held last night at Association Hall, There was alarge audience in attendance and the exercises were of an interesting character. Alter some fine orchestral music the graduates, nearly eighty in number, received their diplomas at the hand of Professor Draper, going upon the platform in the order of thelr classes, The venerable professors, the tavle loaded with the credentials of the young professionals, ana the groups of graduates receiving, with thelr diplomas, the last words of their Alma Mater, formed a scene somewhat rare tn this fast metropo- Us. Upon tne platform were seated Professor Loomis, Professor Budd, Professor H. Draper, Professor J. Draper, Professor Thompson, and other distinguished gentiemen, members of the college faculty. After the distribution of the diplomas, two medais, one of guld and one of sliver, called the Mott medals, were presented to J. P. Granger and H.C. Monroe, Prizes from the Professors were awarded to G. H, Hammon, 8. P. Ensign, J. A. Steven and H. 8. Vandennoif. Professor Darling was then introduced and re- ceived by the graduates aud the audience with a storin of applause. He began 1s written address by congratulations, and went on to earnestly advise we young men before hiin not to consider their studies completed with the reception of theit dipio- mas, He reminded his audience that they nada lve of labor aud privavion, and that a physician’s work is never done. The experience ol the past and the discoveries of science are at the command oi the student. The professional secret should be as sacred as the secrets of the contesstonal. The utile of physician showid lave added to it the nobie ttle of friend. Ip no profession should rival- ries be so earnestiy deprecated as im the medical profession. Let the practioner who has never made a mistake first throw @sione, Do not sell tor goid what gola can never buy, Set apart a portion of your time for the purposes of self culuure. We live in an age Ol activity, The scholar can no longer repose upon his academic laurels, Eacn one of tuis large class should make It the object of his Ive to aad something Lo medical knowledge, Professor Darlitig closed his address by a eulogy upon tue University of the City of New York, and a reference to the distinguished Professors and alumai of the college. Dr, Robert J, Brevora, the valedictorian of the class, delivered the valedictory aduress, beginning With the usual references to past friendships and fulure partings, The coliege was culogized as a bulwark against quackery, and the Jaculty agec- tlonately adaressea. ‘This address closed the Commencement exercises, and the graduates went forth to thelr career of pil and plaster, eviden‘ly giad that college days were over. A Man and His Wiie Robbed and Then Burned to Cinders, With the Hat They Inhabited. CINCINNATI, Feb, 20, 1872. Aspecial despatch to the Chronicle says that a horrible tragedy came to light this morning in Clark county, two miles above New Albany, In Indiana, A log house, in which resided a German and his wife, named Bently, was found burned to the ground, and on searching the aébris their remains Were found in the cellar. Bently sold a large lot of bacon yesterday, and tt 18 supposed that they were murdered ior the money he received, and the house burned by the roboers to cover the crime. The case is now being investigated by the Coroner of New Albany. SMALLPOX IN BALTIMORE. BALTIMORE, Feb, 20, 1872, In the upper branch of the City Council last night @ communication was received from Dr. Taylor, Health Commissioner, stating that smatipox ts pre- vailing in an epidemic form in the city, and is fear- tully on the increase, there being now forty-five cases In the Marine Hospital, id Many Cases of a confluent type concealed in private houses. There Were six deaths Irom smalipox in this clty last week. THE OHELSEA (MASS) MURDER, Boston, Mass, Feb., 20, 1872 In the Chelsea murder case to-day Bariholo- mew waived examination, and was fully committed for trial, Dr. West and Mra. Gilbert Were heid 1a $3,000 ball each as witnesses, ‘the body of Storer Was taken to his native town, Damariscouas, Me.. for burial. _NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1872——TRIPLE SHEET, AMUSEMENTS. Junius Brutas Booth as Cassius. ‘The departure of Mr. Barrett from Booth’s Theatre has deprived ‘Julius Cesar’ of one of tts principal attractions, To those who look for vigorous and ape propriate expression of the thoughts shadowed forth by the dialogue the substitution of Mr. Junius Brutus Booth for Mr. Barrett cannot be regardea otherwise than asa misfortane. Even that part of the audience which applauds the bolsterous expressiveness of Mr. Bangs recognized the difference between a real actor who enters into the spirit of mis part and strives with whatever power there 13 1n him to pour- tray the feelings and the very soul of the man | Whose mame he bears for an hour and the mere mechanic who struis about the siage with conventional tread and tries to impress us with words long drawn out, which have nether force hor sou Dor evidence of thought in them, as uttered, There was in the acting and elocuuon of Mr, Junius Brutus Booth something which we can butexpress by the word “fabb.ness,” Which con- trasted painfully with the manly and vigorous conception of Mr. Barrett. There was neituer sinking grace nor vigor im action, — but omy @& certam awkward — bluntness, such as we might expect trom an insuiticieatiy trained | artist, However, this drawback was not without | its compensation—tue acting of Jumus brutus | Booih restored more anilormity to the rendering of | ‘the plece, and we were enabled to discover veauties even in the acting of Mr, stark as Gasca ol we were belore, perhaps On other occasious we nad amused when Casca in making the little speech giving is adhesion to the plot, | “And I will sec this foot of mine as far as he & farthest,” invariably put out nis hand as if tt were a@loot. But pernaps wb is §=Mr, stark KuowWs best. | Last night, however, appeared to us perieciy in keeplag with the cast of the perlorimance, and we could scarcely get up ie ghost of a melancholy | sunle, Such ws tue luduence of cheerful surround- jogs. Mr. Junius Booth as all the faults of mu nerism of Edwin Bootn withour nis caretal culture and posh, Edwin has reacked a point oi meciaut- | cal excellence which renders lum respectaule, and we can oiten pardoa the want of inspiration and enthusiasm in cunsidertug his velinement aad | the careful study which is visiole im all that he does, 1p the rendering of the character ol Cassius Junius Booth dispiayed & Lola want of the nervous vigor and concentrated but elevated pur- pose which breathed througa Mr. Barreit’s Lmperso- Nation of the great Koman. We have bo doudt thal the avsence of Mr, Barrett will have @ marked eifect on the attendance at this theatre, as, some- how, intelligent people sooner or later get tireu of the most elaborate stage eflecis, hich unconseto: } been = rather happily, Bowery Theatre—“Buffalo Bill.” Last evening there was produced at this time- honored temple of the drama one of the most ex- citing and thrilling melodramas that was ¢ placed upon the Bowery boards. The piece is en- tilled “sufalo vill, King of the Border Men,’ and 1s founded on a ficuion of that name written by Ned Bunuine, Was present in a bOX, in Company With the writer of the story, and the dramatizer, Mr, fred, Maeder, When the real Builato Bill was recog nized on his entrance the audience rose en masse and grecied him with an ovation such 43 actors at the more aristocratic tucatres never ‘received, Tne amount of incident which has been crowded tito the four acts of tuis goul-suurring melodrama 1s truly amazing—natr-breadih escapes, burning prairie trappers’ last shots, Indian war dan G@ || iH} raids, &c, Jollow each other with startling ri sullicient to meet the desires of we ardent tover of the ulira-seus & peculuriiy about Bow v detest anyihing that appr jes the sentimental, | and only recognize as glorious that which 1 and terrible, Mr, J. B, Studiey, who e1 % falo bili, played fis part to pert On. The latidae bie desire be exhtuits to revenge the murder of nis | paternal ancestor aud the coolucss Le dispiays when | encompassea by dangers and dificuities Is superb. | Kounds of appiause greeted nim whea, finding hin soli surrounded by Indians, he sipped, like a snake, into a hollow log, which log the redskins presently added as fuel to their council fro; bur the trapper soon found it grew uncomfortadly hot, 80 ae threw his powderhorn into the fire. There was a grand explosion, aiid the Indians went yell- ing skyward, wulle the hero escaped unscatned, ‘This, as might be naturally expected, was warmly appiauded oy the “ous;’’ but the highest pitcn of excitement was reached in the taird act, where dake McKandlass (Mr. P. Connoily), & noted border rufllan, meets Butfulo Bill, and a terrific hand to fand . conflict with bowie knives three feet long ensues. The audience were spell-vound—breathiess—auring this flerce encounter; but when it was brought to a con- clusion by tne death of the villain and the victory of bold *Buifalo Bul,” the burst of enthusiasm tnat followed would have rivalled the roar of & whirl- wind, Fire-Water Tom (Mr. Manley) 18 a most eccentric cCharacter—a “vig Injun,” with a decided penchant for the ardent, and iis comicaiities elicited = much merri- ment, Kitty Muidoon (Miss Milly ‘Sackett), tne heroiae, who finally (of course) marvies tie valiant “b11—he having rescued her numberi tmes Irom dire peril—piayed her réle to periection and merited the encomiuus which a Bowery au ence are always whlng to accord to those wio cater for their amusement Tne tWeaire was crowded from pit to vallery, and of -he tutnre suc- cess of this drama there cannot be the iumtest shadow of a douvt, Wood's ifuseum. A nantical burlesque, entitied “Poll and Partner Joe,” which has rarely or never before been produced in this country, was given at this theatre on Monday afternoon. It 1s most burlesques, lull of far-fetcned absurdities, and kept the audience tn continuous merri- ment, There are init a number of London local hits, which, however appreciated by Cockneys, are lost upon an American audience. To heighten the extravagance of tie burlesque many allusions to Tammany, some of them rather witty ana feltci- tous, are put into tue .moutis of the different characters, Miss elie Howitt looked handsome and played the young love-sick hero with dash and gracelul avandon, Miss Pauline Mark- ham acted the part of the maiden in love with the hero aforesaid, and was as usual fascinating. Mr. Sheidon, as Lie heavy villain of the buriesqu Was exceedingly comical. Mr. Rollin Howard rep- resented Dame Titer, the washerwoman who had done the washing of ‘tammany's airty slnen, but, unnke the other Tammanyites, had not laid by @ayining lor rainy ‘8, and consequenuy waa now to reduced circum ces, THE BOSTON JUBILEE. Boston, Mass., Feb. 20, 1872. Dr. Tourjee has already received applications from over eight thousand singers for the grand jubilee chorus, the liandel and Haydn society heaaing the list. To facilitate travel to the pro- posed coliseum the Boston City Council has | passed an order (or the erecuon of permanent iron bridges on Huntington avenue, over the Boston ana Alvany Rauroad, and on Newion street, over the Boston and Providence Ratiroad, at a cost of $175,000. A REMARKABLS SCENE IN A PATERSON OHUROH, Congregation Taking Abstinence Pledge. Last Sunday evening a most remarKkavie scene was witnessed in the old Charen of St. Joun’s (Catholic) parish, Paterson. ‘The Rev. William MoNulty, pas- tor, at all the morning masses, had read Lishop Bayiey’s Lenten pastoral, and teelingly dwelt upoir the passage wherein the Bishop declares that “the spectacle of a strong man behind a bar, deating out crime, misery and death, instead of earning an honest living in some manly way, was the most pitiabie sight tmagimanie.” He announced that the oid church, In Which they had worshipped for years, would be opened that evening for the purpose of administering the total abstinence pledge to all who might wish to commence lent in this praiseworthy manner, and that he had invited the President of the Catholic State Temperance Union to deliver an address, and would himself address to them some exhortations on the suvject, About two thousand people were packed in tue old church av seven o'clock, ‘The altar was hidden away behind draper- ies aad banners, & piatiorm velng erected in front. Pews and aisles on the floor and galleries were crowded, ‘The pastor delivered an impressive ad- dress, which was listened to with breathless atten: Uon, and introduced Mr. J. W. O’Brien, of the Siate Union, who spoke for an hour. Father McNuity then calied upon his people to join the army of Wetotalers, and told those g0 disposed to stand up. In an instant fully 1,000 people were on their feet. They repeated the pledge aloud, and received the riest’s benediction. The Presidents of St. Patrick's, 1. Joseph's, St. Jonn’s, of Paterson, and Passaic st. Patrick’s societies were on the platform. The meet- img was compared to one of U'Conuel’s monster emancipation meetings, A Whole the Total ALLEGED MALPRACTICE, Mrs, Hannah King, a widow woman, recently died at her residence, 242 West Forty-first street, under circumstances strongly indicating that she nad been the victim of foul play. Coroner Herrman was notified and Deputy Voroner Jonn Beach yesterday made @ post-mortem examination on thé body, which showed that death resulted from metro-peritonitis, During her last iiness Mra. | King was attended by Dr. Varley, of Twenty-second sircet, but ag yet there 18 nothing to show that ne administered any medicine which had a tenucncy to hasten death, Wmile on her deathbed it is stated that Mra, King confessed to naving volun- tarily taken some medicine to hasten & desired result, ‘The investigation 19 suill vending. But, strange to say, the hero of ihe play | ¥ ke | Libby Doris at the Tombs Police Court—The Young Men Who Were Left in the Parior to “Wait Till I Show the Things to My Sis ter” —How the Oricle was Worked. About two o'clock yesterday afternoon Detective Woodbridge, having in custody Libby Doris, one of the two swindlers whose arrest and the accouat of whose operations was reported in full in yesterday's HERALD, ana accompaniea by Mr. Charles V. Pick- ham, of 687 Broadway; Mr. Williams, of 773 Broad- way— TWO OF THE MANY VICTIMS; Miss Sarah Spink, of whom the “ladies” rented & room in which to carry on their operations, and two or three other parties who turned out to be important witnesses, appeared in the Tombs Police Court. Woodbridge carried under his right arm a number of boxes, containing a portion of the “plunder,” which he had found at the time of making the arrest, and which was subsequently ldentifiea by the rightful owners, Inmedtately the party entered the Court, Jauge Dowling took his seat on the bench and directed the fair prisoner to be brought before him, This was done, whereupon Henry H, Rosenbaum, @ youth in tne employ of Mr. Williams, of 773 Broad- Way; stepped up and proceeded to tell the story of his adventures with THE HANDSOME BUT ERRING MISS beside him, who, tt should be said, is a woman of no ordinary attractious, intelligence and edacation, and of whom it is difficult to force oneself to believe the enormities charged, 80 perfectly like a lady does she deport herself, But then ap- pearances are at times most wonderfully deceiving, as several merchants and shopkeepers of this clly have recently learned Uo thelr cost. But the youtu Rosenbaum, le said he was sent by Mr. Willams with a lot of goods, the valne.or Wich was $175 50, Lo be delivered to a ‘Mrs. Ship- ley,'! at No, Lis sv Thirtysixth street; that he Trung the bell at that number and was SHOWN INTO THE BACK PARLOR, where he met ra, Shipley,”? alias Lioby Doris, Who gave himaseat by the stove and took the goods, Which cOuststed Of laces, gloves aud other light but expensive matertais, saying she wished to. step into the nex! room and show them to her sis- ter, who Was dressing jor dinner, L made no ob- Jection to this, sat the witness, for I supposed she would soon retarn wilh the amount of the bill, which [ was dtrecied to but she didn’t come back at ail; there by that tre about Hfteen or twenty minutes, withont hearme any sound of returning footsveps, collect; I sat an A. was not right, went mto the room, and—well, 0% e Witt do you suppose | saw ¢ Not “Mrs, Shipt ister dressing tor dinner, nor vt “Mrs, Shipley soll; % nothing but the boxes I had brought i, relieved of their Jormer contents aud stewo avout tne floor. The duor leading from tue bedrooiw thio the ball was open, and it @t once occurred to me tat I HAD BEBN SWINDLED, lwent right down stawrs into the kitchen and saw | the landlady, of whom I inquired tor “Mra. ship y.? and who informed me she had not scen that aly since she left us Logetuer in Lae LACK parlor, Mr. Wiillains next took the staad, and, having been shown a portion of the goods proaght in by the officer, at ouce identified them as the same he had sold on the vill day of the preseat Monta to the , and wuleh young: Rosenbaum wad de- he articles wer ixteen yards of gul- pure lace, $86; two thread covers, 564; two pairs Of Kid gloves, 52.50; two pte imp, "$24 59; bwo 8 ve nets, $19 50; Lwo point lace Collars, $35—total, iL 50, Mr. Charles Flattich, @ clerk at No, 687 Broad. Way, Was the next witness. He, Loo, HAD FALLEN & VIOUIM to the “ways that ave dark and tricks that are vain’ of the two trail swindlers. On the 16uh Inst. his employer, Mr. Cuarles V. Peckham, directed him to deliver a box of goods, consisting of two uman hair switches, of the value of $54; two long curls, $19, and a back curl, $3, to Mrs. Nolan, at No. 327 East Ninth street; ie went there, and—well, ne was served in precisely the same aner the youth Rosenbaum had been at 1389 West Thirty-sixth street on the Occasion of his visit there On the 9th Inst, While this examination Was going on tbe counsel for vhe prisoner, Mr. Eaward Price, requested JUDGE DOWLING to postpone the case several days, a3 he had but Just been engaged by the defeuce and had not had Ume to confer with her. ‘Yhe Judge sald that as the other prisoner, iva pt. Valerie, was sull in the hospital and unable to attend the exaniuation, he would do as requested by the counsel, adjourning the case unul such time as she can appear. He, however, directed that all | the witnesses present pe examined at this time. Under these circumstances Mrs. Saran Sprink was called, Mrs. Sprink said she lived at 227 East Ninth street; that on the 16th inst, the prisoner came to her house and ENGAGED A ROOM. She did not pay jor 1t in advance, as is customary. After engaging 11 she went out and was gone about an hour. When sne returued s&s toid me that if any oue caine Where with & package and tnquired for Mrs. Nolun to please siow Liem into the parior. few minutes li i answer to tue bell, | sound a yottng man—Mr. Flatiich—at the door, with a pack- age. He WANTED TO SEE MRS. NOLAN, and I conducted him to the parlor, where the laay was siting, and tnen returned to my household duties. About twenty minutes, or perhaps halt an hour jaer, the gentieman whom I had admitted came dowao stairs and asked me where Mrs, Nolan was. 1 told tim 1 had not seen her since Lleit her m company wiih him, and on goimg ap stau’s jonnd the laay had jett the house. taklog wiih her the package the gentieman had brought. Mrs, Sprink said she knew noting of tue prisouer, and had never seen her betore she came to her houss for rooms, Detective Wooldriage testified to having found ali the above mentioned property secreted m the room occupied by tue prisoner at No. 250 West Twenty. second street, where he made the arrest. the $175 50 worta obtained from Mr. Wiliams waa tound sewed up In a pillow, and on opeaing them in Court they bore unmistakabie evidence of this Jact, the feathers and down which had cluag w them on their removal from their Living place FLYING IN BVERY DIRECIION about the room, greatiy to the consternation of those present who chanced to be attired 10 costiy apparel, and to none more thau the fair prisoner herseli, who continually employea ter tiny, glove- encased hands in removing taem. ‘rhe witnesses present having all given their testi- mony, Judge Dowing issued an order or commit- ment, which Olticer Wooldridge took, together with his prisoner, to Vollce Headquarters, wiere sae will be confined until her con/rére i abie to leave the hospital, When the case will aga be brought ap. Libbic Doris in Her Lonely Cell. Last evening &@ HERALD reporter paid a visit te the alleged confidence princess in her cel! at Police Headquarters, by permisstoa of the lawfuily con- stituted authorities, He found sitting onan oid- Jashioued wooden chair a beautiful girl, of about nineteen years oi age, Whose bandsomely set and litue Ogure was arrayed in a black skirt and bodice of gray silk, The girl's eyes are of a grayisn blue and her teeth are uke a row of pearis; her chin tall of aimples and fer smile 18 @ most winning one. She Js evidentiy @ person of good education who has by some Inysterious means been piaced in this embar- Tassing aud unfortunate situation, ‘There 1s nothing in her story to indicate depravity or guilt; on the | contrary, she seems to have been selected by Madame St. Valiere as a dupe, for it is pretty posi- tive that she never gave an order to any shopkeeper to send goods to any house in which she resided, although she did sometimes receive goods in person; bit she says she never received & gollar from her companion, who, besidessveing @ little Insane On the suyject of spiritualism, 1s con firmed in crime, having been for many years en- i in these confidence operations, The girl Linbie Doris is mot an irish girt nor of irish parents; on the contrary, she is of American birth, as she states, and she has not given her reat name, That the girl has @ fatner and motner in re- spectable circumstances there can be no doubt whatever, as she hinted as much last evening to a HERALD reporter; but the poor girl, [rom a seuse of shame, declared tat she would souner die than give the names of ier parents or disgrace them oy puolisting their Whereavouts, She ts in good spirits, simply because she does not realize her position, never having been in the hands of the iaw before. ‘The St. Vailere woman 1s the prime mover in the Scheme, as it is suid that she was in tne Dabit of sewing the stolen ety ee ee as laces and over articles of great value and small compass—in the bolster of Miss Doris’ bed while the latter was absent from the house where the two women boarded. Two men “worked with Madame St. Val- lere, who is now showing insanity at Bellevue Hospital while her victim is lying in a cell at Police Headquarters. There 18 some foul wrong mysteri- ousiy hidden behind this girl’s story and it needs close investigation. The girl has more of the hot- tempered /ool to her composition than of the knave, and she earnestly protests her tanocence of auy theft, although she admits to having received the oods for Mme, St, Vailere without Knowing any- hing lurther or betug able to solve the mystery which always, she says, seemed to hang around tho movements of the latter personage. ARBEST OF SHOPLIFTERS. Mary McDonald and Annie Howard, two re speciably dressea females, on Monday afternoon visited the store of James McCreery & Co, 808 Broadway, and pretended to one of the salesmen that they desired to purchase some silk. While the clerk was engaged in slowing them the sliks Mr, Jackson detected the woman McDonald in the = =act of secreting & roll of sik, Upon taking ter into @ private room two pieces of Silk, Valued at $200, were found concealed under her shawl. Oitlcer Dymond, of the Twenty- Oth precinct, being cailed in, took the women in custody and locked them up Wot) yesterday morn Jog, When they were arraigued at the Jeitersou Mar- ket Police Court aaa locked UD WO auswer at tid General Seostuuse