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as “miscellaneous” are Protestant institu- SECTARIANISM, [2¢2iseessewuse ss Tian,” to which you Mr. HAWKINS—AD ! yes; It may be so; I have not exa! all the to which you refer. I aid not foot up, mye vit Nyse institu- tions, such 38 x tals, dispensaries, or M other How the Public Money is Filched for | oterxinared iesttasions, aes Toc! schools belt to the churches, leading Denominational Purposes. e first for the support of mon sch which a Protestant Bible is read to their children, contrary to thé teachiigs of their religion, and, secondly, taxes In an indirect way, or contributions for the support of the parochial scuools, and that they are compelled to send their children to their own schools to prevent them froin being prose- i ‘mg by meaus of the reading of the Protestant ‘ur. HAWKINS—Ab, yes, I am afraia the whole arganent hinges on that Bible question. 1 believe vhat the common school system ig essential to the preservation of the repubiic. But, then, in working up this matter I Dad occasion to call on many Catho- lic clergymen, for the purpose of ascertamming Ut we could not meet on some common id whereby we migitagree to do away with all these donations to the verious sects, Catholic and Protestant. Une Catholic clergyman I did meet—a liberal Catnolic qergyman—a man of culture and refinement, and pastor O1 one of the largest, if not the largest, con- SarERS Obs of his sect lrthis city, To begin with, 1 objected to the Bible in the common schools, but he was willing, personally, to do away with secta- rian donations oy act of Legislature, ReroRkTeR—What was that clergyman’s name? Mr. HAWKINS—I am not at liverty to give his name. I said to bim:—'We reformers will remove tue Bible from the common schi and we will see Af that will be satisfactory to you. Will you guaran- tee that Catholics wil! then send their children to tne public schools when the Bible is removed ?? He answered, with a smile, “No, we cannot promise that; for we hold that religious instrucuon should be given along with secular instruction.” KEPORTER—Whien that clergyman used the word “we,” did he speak for himself or the Cathouc Church authoritatively and separa? Mr. HawkINS—An! that is where the shoe pinches im the whole matter. The priests hold that the Schools should be controlled by them. | “Give us the chud,” say toey, “irom four until twelve years of age, and then we are sure of them. The child will not c ter that. A child drilied and disciplined by the Cnurch unul twelve years of age will always remain with us alterwards.” “We know it to be a fact,” said Mr, Hawkins, “that the children of emigraute edu- cated in toe public schools are never so subservient w the Roman Catholic Church as those who are ed- ucated in their seetarian schools. ‘To make sure of these ‘facts I sent to Rome for the Pope's encyciical Jewer of 1864, which I received in the Latin tongue. Both the letter and spirit of encyclical ts against our public school system, and he refers particularly to our republic, I translated it and | refer in sub- stancago the matter pertinent to our public school ayatel im my report of yesterday, quoting as fol- jOWs :— But a single sect is taught by iis head, a foreign and des- potie ecclesiastical prince, that the civil authorities in a re- public have not the right to control and direct the course of study and the choice and appointment of teachers in tue Schools open alike to the youth of all classes, but tuat this right belongs to the Church, Hence this sect makes war upon our public schools; persuades its children to. leave them ; seta up an opposition school wherever it has a church, find uiiits that it does this solely for the purpose of indoc trinating the young tind with ite peculiar sectarian tenets and observan “The Pope explains fully in this encyclical why,he makes war on public schools, He states explicitiy that 1 Une latter errors are taugnt which are fatal Lo the salvation of souls, and therefore he deuounces all schools governed by the civil authorities.” REPORTER—You state in your report “‘tnat many of the Catholic school rooms are damp basements of churches—so dark that gas has to be used on tue es day.” To what parucular schooi do you refer air, HAWKINS—You have bug to walk one hundred yards from your OWn ‘HERALD office, to St. Peter’s church in Barclay street, of which Father Quinn is pastor, and you will find five handred hittie chil- dren immured in @ damp, dark basement, whica has to be lighted by glass reflectors hung at an angle, so that the light shoots into the retina of the eye, and damages the sight for ever. It hurts my conscience to see the poor little children used in this manner, Many of these basements are full of Malaria and pestilence, and should be abolished, if only for sanitary reasons. Why not send those dear little children to our noble and paladal public schools, full of light, freedom and air, instead of sending them to these dark and gloomy holes? But the worst of 1 18, we have to pay very heavily for these dark and dirty places, all because tne priests wish to contro} the cnildren. REPORTER—How much did this Church of St. oe receive for their school from tne Legisla- are Mr. Hawkins—Nearly fitteen thousand dollars in three years, beginning with the year 1869, REPORTER—In regard to St, Vincent's Hospital, managed by the Sisters of Charity, do you find that institution managed In a sectarian fasnion ? Mr. HAWKINS—I have placed it under tne head of Roman Catholic instituions; butl am not positive ag to whether they permis patients of auother sect to enter this hospital. Ofone thing I am certain, ana that is that those who control it (the sisters of {minister tne consolation. of Feligion to a bawent of + nt his own Percoamion Wha tae Sisters of Charity call on me 1 always give them some money—as much as I can afford, although it is against my con- science to do so, For when J say, “Would you ad- mit a Protestant munister into your institution 1” they quickly answer, “Oh, no, we cannot; my reply is, ‘‘Ladies, then yuu are proselytizing.’? PORTER—What are the facts tn regard to the ground donated to tne Catholics at Fiftietn street nd Fifth avenue, upon which they are erecting their great cathedral ? Mr. HAWKINS—T’he ground 13 worth $1,500,000, and the facts are these:—In 1799 @ lease was ob- tained of that block, wien it was common iand of the city, tor four bushels of wheat per annum. ‘This wheat was delivered to the Mayor at tho City Hall, The bushels of wheat were commuted for, and the ground came into ssion of the trustees of St. Patrick’s cathedral, and it was trans- The Coming Struggle Between Church and State. THE BIBLE IN THE SCHOOLS. The Chief of a Politico-Religions and Secret Organization Denounces the Pope as a _ Despot. THE BAPTISTS BEGGING. A Church Corporation Worth Fifty Mil- lions Asking for Alms. “What Mr. Dexter A. Hawkins is Going To Do About It—No More Money for Parochial Schoolsin Damp Basements—The Pope’s Encyclical Letter Condemned— Statersnts and Statistics. ‘The publication in Friday's HERALD of the resola- tuons of the Union League Ciub, with the report of the Standing Committee on Political Keform of whe same organization, together with the alleged dona- tions made in 1869, 1870 and 1871 by the city govern- ment and Legislature to the various religious societies, churches, schools and benevolent in- stivutions connected with the different religious sects in this city, caused the most intense excitement among the five or six hundred thousand commual- cants of the conficting denominations who fill the churches on each succeeding Sunday in New York city. ‘The report of the committee, published solely in the HeRaLp, was signed by Mr. Dexter A, Hawkins, a well-known tawyer of this city, Mr, Hawkins Is a member of the Executive Committee of the State Council of Political Reform, an organization which has for its basis princl- ples very similar to those held by the old Native Americano party, as will be seen by & reference to the document issued by them to the voters of the State and published in the HERALD September 5, 1871, @ few days before the grand rally of the adherents of the Committee of Seventy at Cooper Institute, This documert was signed by W. F, Havemeyer, George C. Barrett, Hooper C. ‘Van Voorst, Jackson S. Schultz, Isaac H. Bailey, Thomas ©. Acton, 0. C. Colgate, Richard Kelley, Joun Hecker, A. R. Wetmore, 8. 8. Constant, Alfred C. Post, M. D.; George P. Putnam, Allan Hay, 8. D. Moulton, John C. Crosby, Esha Harris, Robert Hoe, J. H. Ockershausen, A. S. Hatch, R. A. McCurdy, YZophar M:lls, and many other well known citizens. After ascending two flights of stairs at 10 Wall Street the HERALD reporter found himself in the very comfortable and capacious law office of Mr. Dexter A, Hawkins, who is, by the way, a cousin of Colone] Rush C. Hawkins, who 1s at present making stir in the Assembly at Albany. There were on the shelves a large number of standard works of law, and whea tile reporter entered and asked for Mar. Dawkins the latter gentleman—who 1s a man with a dark compiexion, with a slight inclination to gray hair and whiskers, and of tine personal ap- pearance, having large, piercing, dark eyes, and a Polite expression—arose and welcomed him conr- teously, stating at the same time that the “re- formers,” of wnich no claimed to be part and parce!, were much obliged to the HERALD for the publication of the very important figares in regard to donations of land and money and remission of ‘assessments granted by the city during the past ‘hree years to the various religious denominations of this city. Mr. Hawkins having seated himself, and the HERALD reporter having taken @ chair, the latter began to ask questions. REPORTER—There 1s considerable curiosity ex- cited among the readers oi the HERALD lu re gard tosome of the items which appear in your statistical report of donations of iand and money to religious Corporations, bg ran Prog a int gs i manner, sanee ‘Mr. Hawkins—In what way? sald, “Let us commute and we w t a tee simple if une ground,” which they did in y ReEPORTER—For instance, there 1s one item which changed the ieasenola 1 ‘treenold. fyue same Churca 10 @ like manner obtained a lease of the two blocks above, on Fifty-tirst and Fitty-second streets, for $1 a year. Some day or anotner, when the Tammany gang again gets control of tie city, they will commute the $1 @ year and get posession of the two blocks avove the cathedral, Once admit the principle ot giving land and money in donatious to one particular sect and you have to give it to them all. To receive such donations 1s a libel upon Christianity, aud we must stop all such gifts, REPORTER—You speak OF @ church tnat counts ita blocks of houses and stores by mues and their value millions, and yet stands hut in hand at the door of the city treasury vegging for alms for its parish schools. To waat church do you refer? Mr. HAWKINS—I refer to Trinity church, the rich- est religious corporation in America. I think it 18 most shameful that such a corporation should ask for alms. REPORTER—To what Church ao you belong,’ Mr. Hawkins? Mr. HAWEINS—I am @ Unitarian, ana was edu- cated at Bowdoin College. I am @ trustee of the church of which Mr. Hepworth was pastor.” RerorTER—Did the Unitarians ever get anything? Mr. HAWKINS—Not @ dollar—on! J beg your par- don, they had some ney | assessments remitted by the city, under protest of some of the members of tne church, RePorTer—Was any of that pk laok f now in the possession of. Trinity church formerly owned py Anneke Jans? Mr. HAWKINS—Yes, @ great deal of It; itis the satne property. REPORTER—Are any of the dwellings on that pro- perty rented for peculiar purposes ? Mr. HAWKINS—AD! yes, for all sorts of pur poses. . REPORTER—I observe that in your report you have reflected upon the Baptist persuasion as having re- ceived a great deal of the public money and lan Mr. Hawkins—Yes, they fet, ten lots, valued at $100,000, for whe use of the ies’ Home Society of tne Baptist Church, upon which to erect a puliding. It was done in a peculiar way, A committee was formed, in the brick churco to raise subscriptions for the erection of this Home, a corporate society was formed, and none Were allowed to be share- holders who did not sudscribe. Some of the mem- bers said, “Let us get some lana from the city; tne Catholics are getting @ good deal, and we ht to have some.” Ucner members opjected and said, “No, that will not d0; don’t let us disgrace ourselves; the Catholics are in and we want to get them out, but it we take this land we can’t get them out.’ The decent men were overruled, however, and tne Baptsts took the land. ere our reporter arose, thanked Mr. Hawkins for his courtesy and departed from his presence. A leading Catholic gentieman ot this city, wno is Well acquainted with matters pertaining to his Church, informed @ HBRALD reporter that many of the sums which Mr, Hawkins staied nad been donated 10 aiderei Catholic institutions and churches had not been received by them, and that some of the institutions and churches wh ‘This gentieman specified them as follows, wish tie sums given in Mr, Hawkins’ report:— bas puzzled a great many to-day. It isa donation of $4,817 85 to one Sister Heiena, granted by the city im vhe year 1869, under tne head of Roman Cathono donations. Can you tell me who Sister Helena is? Mr. Hawkins—I am sure Icannot. The money Brants were made out in the uame of the manager, Manageress, priest or minister who had control of the religious lastttution to which the money Was granted. * RerorTeR—Where did you obtain the figures and Information upon which you base your report? Mr, Hawxkins—From the Comptroiler’s books, by order of the Comptroller. The books were searched by my clerks. ReporteR—What Comptroller? Mr. HawkIns—Compwoller Andrew H. Green. RerPorTeR—When did you obtain these figures ? Mr. HAWKINS—Since the Ist of January, or since Mr. Green has taken oflice. “You see,” said Mr. Hawkins, taking up acopy of the HERALD, “that these donations and gifts are contrary to the con- stitution of the United States and the constitution of the State of New York, I shall read to you two extracts, one from the first amendment of the con- Btitotion of the United States, made in this city March 4, 1789. It says:—‘Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or pro- hioiting the free exercise thereof.’ The constitu. tion of the State of New York goes still furtuer. It says (article 1, section 8):—The free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and wor- 8aip, without discrimination or preference, shall Torever be allowed i this State to all man- kind.’ Now,” added Mr. Hawkins, “you see Mr. Alexander Hamilton, one of the great statesmen ‘who framed our coustitution, was very desirous of Making the language of the constituuon stronger, more plain aud more explict in regard to religious matters; but the States rights party of that day ‘were very sensitive and ticklish on this particular pubject, consequently that clause in the constitution ‘was toned down to its present state to suit tbem. Long ago | told leaders of the repuvlican party that it Was unjust and outrageous that these donations or grants of money and land should be made by a State government to auy religious sect or denomina- uon. But they said, in alarm, ‘Keep quiet, Haw- kins, or the republican fo Wilt lose the entire Koman Catholic vote.’ I answered, ‘I do not care one penny it we lose every vote in the country; let uy be right and we need not fear.’ REPORTER—Bui, Mr. Hawkins, does not the first ine in the section of the constitution of the State of New York which you have read cover the entire argument 1 quote, ‘The free exercise and enjoy- ment Of religious professional worship?” If the framers of that constitution required that no dona- tious should be made to religious sects why did Year, mount. they not say so’ Aa @ lawyer, do you not stick to | German-American Free School, sre etherrether tian vo tho spirit of the ire Inter. | Gertuen-amerionn Fres pooce i ga eee Te wkere an, yes; You are right there, but Gorwoun ‘amerionn Gesooh W aeiesnih Wares etd \” Mr. HawKiNS—Ab, yos; ‘ qi , ‘ | no law can ve a good one Which does uot contain | Parun'soncer Church othe Meee warden 3,700 \ spirit as well as letter, The letter of the law 13 not | Free werman School. v 639 Mciently explicit. Free German Beh: 8,80u ‘RePoRTER—Then you think that these donations | Free German Sch: 4480 illegal and contrary to law ? ae coor cee 5,000 Mr. HAWKINS —Most certainly I do, and if brought rman Bisson lon. 5,000 German Mission \verore a Court, the Court, in Bad opinion, would @n- | Church ot the Covenant 4 } 0in ali such claims. Besides, | do not believe that | The shepherd's F. wn avy Legisiature can tax me vo support @ Church or | Tue Shepherds F 8000 fa\th in which 1 do not believe or which is repug- 4 of Betniebem. 710 Dai to my conscience. I have been boring at the Gepor) of ng bo Rea 555 Covaptroiier’s office tor thirteen years and I have all | § Y Marra: i the ris, Twenty years ago I was in Europe ana 5 Ista: all the systems of education west of Tur- ee 4 Was shen a student at the Ecdle-de-aroit in ‘aris, and | found time to invet te the foundation DEXTER HAWKINS CORRECTED. management of these sever; siems. \RPORTER—1 Observe, however, Mt, Hawkins, In Figures About tho Cathedral ovlr report that after you have specified the Roman Property. vahuone, Protestant Episco} levrew, Reformed Duh, Presbyeran, Tepe” Metnodist Episcopal and man Evangelical churches, with the sums attached that have been donated to them, you then give @ table, headed ‘‘Miscelianeous,” in ‘Which the ‘Sums abe MeutiOned that have been granted to these aoe mae fe erg a ions and ae . fool up an Sivsous 02 benoit rees aaaln Mr. HaWKiNS—Yes, Thave so stated, ated, RePoRTER—Well, leading Catholics have informed me to-day tat all toese insututions which you have To Tue Epiror oF THE BERALD:— In your edition of Friday, 234, was published a report of the Standing Committee on Political Re- form of the Union League Club, giving @ statement of the Jand and money donated to the Roman Catho- Alc inatitutions of the city of New York, It is stated that many years ago the Catholics ob- i nted by the city, for a nominal Fouts pf typ waole block of "arougd Gxtendig from earca best avenue and pace rst street; then, in 1852, ior the sum of $83 23 10 execnte of the block, thus dit the city’ and giv- ing the Catholics an lute titie in fee simpie to the whole block. gee jen dog cry by Dexter A. Hawkins, Chairman, and Chartes Col! The above statement is The same statement has ap) Pp brints several times before, and every time contra- dicted; but it Appears the Union League Club is de- termined to stick to the falsenooa, ‘The above mentioned property was deeded by the ee , Aldermen, &¢., Of the cityof New York to Robert Syiburn May i, 1799, subject to quit rent of four bushels of wheat per annum; Robert Sylburn to Thompson and Thomas Calle Februar, 20, Co Recorded November 26, 1828, Liber. 1 cis Thompson and Thomas Calleto to Andrew Morris and Cornelius Heeney March 6, 1510. Re Pie April 13, 1821, Liber. 150, page 235; cost, Francis Cooper to the Trustees of St. Patrick’s Cathedrai in the city of New York and Trustees of St, Peter’s church in the city of New York, Janu 30, 1829 Recorded February 26, 1829, Liber. page Th in 1852 the Mayor, Aldermen and Common Conn- ch of the city of New York deeded to the trustees Of St. Patrick’s Cathedral and the trustees of St, Peter’s church a gore of land on ihe north side of Filtieth street, five feet six inches on Fourth avenue and ten inches on Filth avenue, for a gore of land About equal size DOANE to the trustees of St. Patrick's Cathedral and the trustees of St, Peter's church, said Jand situated ou the north side of Fifty-first street, The deed to the trustees is signed A. C, Kings land, Mayor, and D.T, Valentine, Clerk. Regis- tered sune 17, 1852 (Liber. 604. page'ss4); the $83 33 ‘was pata for the quit,clarm of four bushels of wheat, The proprietors the public press and any one interested tn the truth of the above statement, by cailing at Calvary Cemetery office, 266 Mniberry Btreet, will have the privilege of examining the deeds and abstracts of salu property irom the year 1799 to the year 1852—the time tne partition sale ‘Was made by the order of the Supreme Vourt, C. THES JUDICIARY INVESTIGATION. Protest of Judge Barnard Ag: Tilden’s Service on the Committee. The Judiciary Committee reassembled yesterday im the Filth Avenue Hotel. several clerks of the Supreme Court were examined in relation to the gold suits. Judge Cardozo was m attendance. James C. Hays was examined at length. County Clerk Loew was represented by his deputy, Mr. Plum, who produced before the committee an im- mense bundle of court records. The committee go to Albany on Monday. ‘The following protest of Judge Barnard was pre- sented to one of the members of the Judiciary Oom- mittee yesterday :— To THE HONORAGLE THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK:— ‘The undersigned, George @. Barnard, a Justice of the Su- preme Court of the State of New York, in the First Judicial “MTbak having Deed neuited that certain ch at, having been notified that certain char; bave been preferred'by the Bar Association of the city “ot New York Against him, for acts done in bis oficial capacity as Justice of the Supreme Court of the State ot New York, which charges have been presented to your comruittes for’ investi. gation, réspectfully enters his protest against the right’ and propriety of the Hon. Samuel J. ‘Tilden acting asa member Of your commitiee during the consideration of the same, for the following reasons:— Fird—That the said Samuel J. Tilden is a member of said Bar Assoctation, the prosecutors in this case, and has been for a long time past engaged, as a member of aad associa- tion, in endeavoring to excite hostility to the undersigned and io procuring and bringing adout his arraignment before the Legisiature for the purpose of causing his impeachment and removal {rom the oajce he now holds. nd—That the bamuel J. ‘Tilden has written and caused to be written intlammatory articies for the pubile preas of New York and Brooklyn, and in public speeches made by him has charged the undersigned with malfeasance in ofles, with other hig endeavore to prejudice and has prejudiced the public mind, with the design of intluencing members of the Legislature, #6 as to compass the removal of the undersigned from the otlice now heid by him. Third-—"That on many occasions, in pu'lic speeches and in private conversation, the sald Samuel J. Tiiden bas made false charges and talse assertions against tne undersigned, nd declared that he would use ail the influence of his posi: ton as a member of the House of Assembly to procure the impeachmeut and trial of the uuderaigned before the High Court of Impeachment of this State and removal from the office held by him. And the undersigned charges, ana is ready to prove, that the said Samuel J, Tilden sought a nomi nation and election as a member of the Assembly of this State with the avowed purpose of using his influence as such member to procure the impeachment of the undersigned, 5) crimes and misdemeanors, and bas | THE NIAGARA SHIP CANAL Meeting at the Produce Exchange—Resolutions Antagonistic to the Project—Lively * Diseussion—Fierce Denuncia- tion of Buffalo. ‘The course Of business at the Produce Exchange was enlivened yesterday by a somewhat spirited mieoting that was held at a little past one o’clock to consider thé question of the Niagara Ship Canal. The meeting ized by electing Mr. John Boynton Chairman and Mr, J, McCuiloch Secretary. The CuatRMAN explained that the meeting was catled to place before them the questions invoived by the proposed bill now under the consideration of the Legisigture ceding to the United States, sub- ject to certain formal conditions, sufMicient land in the counties of Erie and Niagara to constract a ship canal, and thus open another route to the sea- board from the West. While it was the in- terest of our city to cheapen the tolia and increase the facilities of the Erie and Oswego canals, it ougnt to be kept in mind that the advo- cates of this ship canai expected to divert trade away trom our city and send it tarough Montreal, Portland and Boston. ‘The bill having been read, Mr. CARLOS Cops, In & short speech, proposed the following resolutions: — in the opinion of this New York Produce now before the Legislature of this State to United States ewinent aomain over such ands shall be necessary to construct asbip canal around the Falls of Niagara has mainly for its object the civersion of trade from this city ang State; in fact, with {ts most demon- strative advocates, bas no other object. Resolved, That while the realization of this scheme may afford one or two locallties of this State incidental bene- fits, yet by far less thau U ‘rom our canals ‘and ra'roads hoped to be accomp! theretore it should not be entertained by the this State. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to tho Senators and members of Assembly representing thia city and Kings county 1n the State Legisiature. Scarcely had Mr. Cobb finisned than Mr. W. B, BARBOUR rose, and, In a somewhat excited speecd, denounced the resolutions as mean and illiberal, In their place he proposed the following substitutes:— Resolved, That a broad and enughtened public poitcy de- manda the the opening of adaitional highw.ys, turough which may pass the enormous and constantly increasing inland commerce of the country. Resolved, That the insuilictency of the present water com- munications to the seaboard is demonstrated by the constant and persistent efforts ma-ie to open up new routes from the Great West to the Atlantic. Resolved, That the opening of a ship canal around tho Falls ot Niagara, with a proper discrimination of tolis in fa- vor of our own citizens would be a great national beneiit, and would directly beneiit the State and city of New York, reducing through heulthy competition the present excessive exuctions upon grain passing through the western gateway of the Erie Canal. There was then for a few minutes an episode of the most amusing parliamentary confusion, Carried away by Mr. Barbour’s coustant allusion to the “peo- ple of the Great Northwest” and the patriotic auty Of opening up every possible highway from the in- terior to the coast, the meeting decided to adopt his substituie and actually voted 10 its favor, Thus the avowed purpose of the meeting was reversed, and | the partisans of the antagontsuc resolutions found | themseives to their very great Surprise in the ml- | Dority. Convinced thal something must be wrong | somewhere, however, they succeeded in defeating & moton tw adjourn, and then proceeded to recon- sider the resolutions. Mr. Vos this tline spoke with much earnestness and to the point against this scheme, which he de- clared to be auother grand land-grabbing plot on the hepa of interested parties. If tuis higaway were Teally needed, capitalists would cheerfully come tor- | ward and construct it. But instead of thts, 1t was | proposed to issue bouds and make land grants, and thus get the State of New York to bear tne expense. | of turning trade away from its great cily. This was certainly @ cool proposition. Mr. BARBOUR again spoke in favor of the canal. He contended that though the city might lose, per- haps, the handling of ten or fifteen millions of dol- lars’ Worth of grain per annum, yet this would be many times made up by the increased wealth of the “Great Northwest” and the stimulus their demands Would give to our manufactures and general trade. We ought 0 look at these questions [rom a higher ‘These, with other good and autlicient reasons, which the undersigoed will furnish to the committee, tantiat by proo! if desired, disqualify, and should e | sdgment of all fair-minded men, the satd j. Tiiden | om sitting as = member of your committee, when the | charges Sled against the undersigned are under investigatior He hus constituted himself a persecutor and prosecutor ai uel tee, the undersigne judgment caunot be free from proju- dice in the Investigation. Therefore I respectfuily ask at | your committee request the sald Samuel J. Tilden to retire | trom the body of your committee while the charges against | ‘myself are under consideration and examination. | Ponscious that I have committed no wrong, I only ask a fair, just and fmpartial investization. Seexiag no iavor, I | am only desirous of an unprejudiced exammation of my official acts in ce with the right quaranteed to me of my State, Should your committes haye any doubt as to its authority to exclude the said Samuel J. Tilden from its deliberation duriag the investigation of Said charges, the undersigned respvetfully requests that the ghairman of ‘your commiitee present this his protest to the House of Assembly and take the judgment of said House thereon, ‘While the undersigned does not fear the most unlumited in- Vestigation, and while he would not tnterpose the least em- barrasament to such investigation, he feels tt his duty in this proceeding to place upon the record such a statement of facta relating to the qualitications of a member of this committee, So that hereafter no precedent may be established calculated | to interfere with the independence of the judiciary or tne fairness and justice of legislative investigation. All of which is respectiully suena. @. BARNARD. New Yorx, Feb. 24, 1872. " i BROOKLYN REFORM. Registrar of Arrcars an Unnecessary Office— Why It was Creatcd—Report of the Sub- Committee of Fifty @hereon. ‘The Reformers of Fitty have received, during one of their Star Chamber sessions, another report from @ sub-committee. The gentlemen who were desig- nated to investigate the affairs of the office of Registrar of Arrears of Taxes, insinuate that upward of one million of dollars was borrowed on certificates of indebtedness, under a law passed last year, and that the | power of issuing such certificates was secured in order to show a reduction of the rate of local taxa- | tion when no reduction had been effecte® ‘The | report ts as follows:— To THE COMMITTEE OF FIVTY OF THE Ciry OF BROOK- LEN: GENTLEMEN—Your Sub-Committee on the Affairs of the ae of the Registrar of Arrears of Taxes submit the foliow- PORT. ‘This office was created by the last Legislature (Session ‘Laws, 1870, chupter 877), ostensibly for Pgh Cr ena bling the city and county to discount the arrears of taxes. b: the issue of obligations to an amount not exceeding the esti- mated arrears for tne current year, termed “tax certificates,” for a perio not exceeding three years, bearing interest at the rate of seven per cent per annum. The act also provides that the Registrar at any sale for taxes may purchase, on behalf of the city, such parcels as he | may deem expedient, the title to vest in the city, and that the | amount paid in for arrears of taxes after July 1, together | ‘with ali sums paid for redemption of PAROELS PURCHASED BY THE REGISTRAR, shall pe devoted to the payment of the tax certificates, and | ifthe amount received from these sources shall be insutli- cient at any time to meet the certificates falling due or in- terest on same, other tax certificates shall be issued to meet such deticiency. | It was provided that the tax certificates shonld be sold under the direction of the Mayor and Comptroiler. | ‘The (rar and Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, pursuant to this act, estimated the arrears for the year 1870 | at $1,483,361 78, and have issued tax certificates to the amount of 000, payabie in elahteen months, at seven cent. Pete Hirst issues of July 19, 1871, amounting to $460,000, were duposed of by the Mayor and Comptroller to certain banks ‘at & premium of one quarter of one,per cent, and the second janue of October 1, 18/1, amounting to $700,000, were sold without premium.’ If the second issue of these certiticates had been sold at public auction, a premium would probably have been received, these certificates being most desirable Ropurchased of parcels ai tax sales h 0 pu of parcels at tax sales have been made b; the ‘tegustrar on behalf ‘of the city, aa provided in aud ty the said act, consequently no moneys received for redemp- = since July jast can be applied in payment of the tax cer idcates. Your Committee are informed that $500,000 of th t the certificates huve been taken. by the County Treasurer og ay the State tax for the year 1871, and that a further sum of Galo,000 oF the proc as been used to cau 4 certificates of the County Treasurer, sacar nder the system pursued prior to the creation of this Bu- | reau arrears Wore, Toussonsed, beck upon the ward wherein | they occurred, thereby increasing the 0 GENERAL RATE OF TAXATION, And the immediate effect of the elimination of the arrears from the levy was to reduce the rate for the current fiscal year. In the Ninth ward, by wav of example, the reduction thus effected was $4 61 upon (oad of assessed valuation, But assuming that the & sineates will be paid at maturity from the moneys received for account of arrears (which ie Improbable), the taxpayers will bre paid for interest on the Certificates $40,205, and also to salaries and expenses of the Bureau of Arrears, while, owing to the failure of the Regis. trar to make purchases of parcels sold tor taxes, private specuiat ontinue to ‘the addi 101 p the bener nf tional interest charged for defaults, which by the terme of the atute anonid be applied to extinguleh the certificates at mu: urity. Your sub-Committee believe the form at Practice of ro. ince, in effect, it ult of his neigh. It, therefore, appears that the reduction in the rate of tasdtion for the current year is tully ‘counterbalanced by the standpoimt than that of mere immediate interest. At present only three or four per cent of the pro- ducts of tue West were brougbt to the seaboard, aud this was conclusive proof of the need for new routes. Indeed, there could be no doube that the “Great Northwest” were determined to have this route, and as they held the poiitical power of the couutry they would og it, He believed tis opposition was organized the interest of the city of Buifalo—a miserable little village, Which might be swept out of,existence and none scarcely be tne wiser or miss it. ‘Lhe peo- ple of Buffalo had been robbing New York mer- | Chante by teximg grain on its passage. Builalo had | Indeea been a damning curse to the city of New York, and it was about ume that her robberies were stopped 1m some way. Mr. HAZELTINE sald it was a Very nice thing for the people of the “Great Northwest” to invite them | to cut their own throats. He did not object to new highways being opened, but he did onject to the West asking us to pay taxes to give them tne oppor- | tunity to send their grain through other cites, Tne at purpose Of this canai was to go round New ork and ignore it, and he hoped, therefore, the bill would not pass through the Legisiature. Finally the vote was taken on the resolutions, and Mr. Cobb's, against the scheme, Was passed, and a committee of seven appointed to meet at Albany with the Buffalo Board of Trade and conier with tae Legisiature in regard to it. By unanimous consent of the mecting this com- mittee was also authorized to defeat in the Legisla- ture any bill giving the stockholders of tue Ex- change power over the members. OUR OIL MERCHANTS, Formation of av Oil Exchange. An adjourned meeting of the dealers in oti, grease, tallow, &c,, representing some thirty oda firms, was held yesterday morning, at 118 Maiden lane, to take action ip the matter of forming an O11 Exchange in this city. Mr. Josiah Macy, Jr., was elected chairman of the meeting, and Mr, Sidney W. Knowles acted as secretary. A committee appointed at the meeting week ago | reported that they had thoroughly canvassed tho trade and found it to be unanimously in favor of the formation of an Oil Exchange, The Committee on Location and Organization submitted @ report, of which tne following are the opening paragrap! We found two places, either of which, we think, would meet the requirements of the trade, namely—The New \ork Produce Exchange or the Merchants’ News Kooms, in Pine street. The New York Produce Exchange would be pleaged to have the oll trade join them. As they are incorporated, it would save the trouble and expense of organization. Wo could make our own forms of contracta and standards for lis, fc. and appoiat our own, Arbitrat mittee, and the ‘Board of Managers will confirm the provided they do not contiict with the rules and sbylaws of the associati The annual dues are 840 per year. The association now under consideration the subject of forming a stock pang, thateach member may be a stockholder, and thereby make a fund for purchasing building. Any person now @ Member, upon subscribing before the Let of for $200 per share, and after # ot share, The mewbership is salable and same as a seat at the Stock Board, ‘The report concluded with the statement that the committee were not prepared to report upon the subject of organization and bylaws, but possessed the documents for their formation with but little delay. After much discussion the meetung decided unanimously in favor of Perfecting the organiza- uon, and by @ considerable majority in favor of meeting on the floor of the Produce Exchange. Messrs. Whitman, Mayham, Cook, Fox and Libby were appointed @ committee to confer with the managers of the Produce Exchange, report on by- laws aud nominate a Committee of Arbitration. The next meeting will be held at the same place on Sat- urday mext. new cae ARR, “OUTLAWRY IN NEWARK. Fd Daring Attempt at Highway Robbery in Broad Daylight. A very bold attempt at highway robbery was made ia Newark on Friuay afternoon about five o'clock. Mr. Thompson Price, brother of ex-Post- master Price, was on his way home trom his var- nish factory, corner of McWhorter and Chestnut streets, and while passing through Hermon street was suddenly stopped by two rufflans, who demanded his money. Ere they could lay violent hands on Mr. Price, however, that gentie- man took to nis heels and soon distanced the high- men, He stated the matter to Officer Leonard, stationed at tie Chestnut street depot. Leonard started for Hermon street, and, with the assistance of Officer Ball and a citizen, they effected the arrest of the outlaws. They resisted stoutly. A large crowd of peopie gathered and took sides with the rul- flat nu it Was only by the most determined efforts that ‘the officers succeeued in getting the prisoners to the station house. A brick was hurled at Oficer y, can do 80 per ‘the for $3 transferable, THE BOLLS AND BEARS A Lively Fight in Prospective-A Bear Charged with Perjury—He is Bailed Out by Daniel Drew. Armed with a warrant from Justice Ledwith, OMm- cer McCormack, under instructions from Sergeant McComb, of the Jefferson Market Police Court, yes- terday went to the office or Heatn & Co., brokers, Broad street, and arrested the principal of the firm, William Heath, on a charge of perjury. The war- rant for the arrest was fssned on the authority of an amidavit made by Samuel V. White, a broker, re- siding at 210 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn, and drawn up by Assistant District Attorney Sullivan, who himself personally applied for the warrant for Heath’s arrest, Tne following is a verbatim copy of the affidavit: The Pecples of the State of New York vv. Wiliam Hea Stephen V. White, of 210 Columbia Heights, city of lym state “gf New York, being duly ewor oth 1871 00K upon his oath That heretofore—to wit, on the Ist aay of June, ertain civil action, wherein Churies A. Quincey w: plaineiff ant Joseph Young, William F. Woodward and stephen V, White (the deponent) were defendants, was pend: fog mm the Court ‘of Common Pleas of the city and county of New York, which action was brought by said plaintiff as as- | signee of the Grm of Willlam Heath & Co., brokers, of No. 15 Broad street, upon an alleged contract for an’ allezed money demand, which controversy the said Court then and there bad competent jurisdiction. after the commencement ot said action, and before said June 1, 1871, the said cause was by the order of said Court duly referred to'H oils, kag. to try the iagues theretn, d that on ¢ 1,187), naid cause came on efore said retvree, at his ollice, 50 Pine street, , broker, of to be tried New York; and thereupon William Hea Brond atreet, New York, appeared as a witness for and on penalt ot said plaintiff, and was then, to wit—Ist of June, such referee, that the evidence lie suould give re! duly sworn as u witness by the suid Henry Nicoll, as fating to the matters in difference between sald parties should be the truth, the whole trath and nothing but the truth, That the sald trial and hearing waw then and there ad Journed to June % 1871, when tho sald Heath was further examined asa witness as aforesaid in the cause aforesaid, at the place aforesaid, before aaid referee. ‘That upoa said tial ft then and there became material to inquire whether the suid Witham [Heath bad an interview And conversation with the raid defen Woodward and White, in she presence of one Tanker Marvin on the Leth day of July, 1870, at the office of Marvin Brothers & Co., No. 4 Bychasgo place, New York, That thereupon the said William Heath, being so aworn as witness as aforesaid, did then and there, the trial of aid canse, falsely, wilfutly and corruptly , swear and testify, among other things, that be did not go into said office on sald 16th day of July, 1870, and have @ conversation with said cefendanta, and that he was sure about it; whereas, in truth and in fact, the said William Heath did go into said office on said last named day and did have a conversation | with said defendants, Woodward and White, in the pres- | ence of said Marvin, whereby the said William Heath did then and there swear falsely and commit wilful and corrupt erjury. PeKud further, sald aflant, on his oath, doth say that at the time and place aforesaid, ‘before said’ reieres, on the trial | aforesaid, kt became and was tauterial to inquire whel ‘an occasion when sald Henth was ia the office of sa vin Brothers & Co., in July, 1879, and and Marvin ro there,” the pot say, in presence of said Woodward, White ain Marvin, that he, the said Heath, was in a position that he did not expect. himself to be—namely, speculating in stocks; anc thereupon the = said Heath, In his onth, the trial aforesaid, did falsely, wilfuiy and corrupt depore and fostify that on’ sald occasion, in the pre, sence of sald Woodward, White and Marvin, he did not &: ‘that he was in a position he did not expect himself to be in— that is to aay, speculating In stocks; whereas, in truth and 10 ‘on such occasion, that he was in a position pect to be in—viz., specniating In stocks; whereby the aaid William Heath did then and there swear falsely and did commut wilful and corrupt perjury, ‘And further, aaid atlant on hie outh doth gay that at the time and piacd aforesaid—to wit 1871, on the trial aforenuid—-before said referee, it be e erial to inquire whether the sald Heath, in the interview and conversation aforesaid, in July 1870, at the office of said Marvin Broth ers & Co. in the presence of said Woodward, White and n a Marvin, did say to said Woodward and White, in aub that {this thing (referring to his speculation im stocks) turns out badiy, ail I ask you la to give me $10,000 out of yegin wit my capital to that, therefore, the William Heath, upon said triat, upon fis oath, did faluely, corruptly and wiltully depose, swear and testify that he did not aay to the said defendants, Woodward and White, ff this thing (meaning the stock speculation) turned out badly all ho asked of them was to give im $10,000 out of his capital to begin with; whereas, In truth and in tact, on said occasion, tn July, 1870, in the preseace of said Woodward, White and Marvin, at the oftice of suid Marvin Brothers & Co,, he did say to the said Woodward and White, if this thing (meaning his stock speculation) turns ont badly, all Task of you isto give me #10,000 out of my capital to begin with, whereby the said William Heath did there and then swear falsely and commit wilful and corrupt perjury. ‘Aad further, this aflant says that the taking of the oath by said Heath, and his statements as aforesaid, can be proven by Albert Dawson, stenographer, of No. 81 Nassau Street; that the falsity of fald statements can be proven by | Tasker 1H, Marrin, of No. 49 Exchange place; Willian Woodward, of Brooklyn, and by this adlaut. 8. B. WHITE, Mr. Heath was taken to Jefferson Market Police Court, ana, through his counsel, Mr, Malon smith, demanded ‘an examination. This was granted, and the investigation set down ior the 8d of March, at three o'clock P.M. Daniel Drew became bonds- man for Heath’s appearance in the suim of $10,000, THE QUARANTINE INVESTIGATION. More Light on the Way “the Commerce of the Port is Ruined.” Testimony of Steamship Companies’ Agents—Dr, Carnochan Completely Sustained—The Quarantine Well Managed. The sixth session of the Quarantine Investigating Committee was held yesterday, at the St, Nicholas Hotel. Dr. Carnuchan and his deputy, Dr. Reid, were present as usual, as were also Mr, John J. Boyd and Mr, Johngon, counsel for the Health Ufticer, A number of witnesses were examined as to the detention of vessels at quaranune aud the charges for hghterage, &c,, but the testimony was merely & repetition of that already given in the ARRALD.. There were other witnesses examined, however, whose evidence gave quite a different complexion, vo the investigation, Mr. Francis W. J. Hurst, agent of the National line of steamers, was examined at considerable length. His testimony was asfollows:— Twelve ships are engazed in the service of this lines | We have added six steamers to our fleet within the last four years; they make from sixty to seventy: voyages & year, and bring about thirty thousan@ passengers; they are the largest steamers crossing’ the ocean; hat NO COMPLAINT TO MAKE against the Quaranune officials; their action Is now Wwe sume as it always was; tuey are quite strict enough, and sometimes wo sirict; never had any steamers unnecessarily detained; we pay to We emigration oMcials $1 50 a head for the passengers, and iu cases of smallpox the Quarantine oiicials take charge of the pauents; we pay the Commis sioners Of Quarantine the expenses o1 those pauients, | which 1 think is only fatr; the Heiveua was de~- tamed at Liverpool tor cholera; the charges were £*,000; we have never paid more than $50 lor fumte gation, which | consider very low; 1 could not get ivuone for anything tke the money; we pay {or vacs clna ion to te Heata Oiicer twenty-five cents per head; 1 think quarantine charges are perfectly fairs hever had ships detained except those that bad sichuess OM bourd; never sent ships to any other port vecause of quarantine charges here; the charges are paid to the Commissioners of Quaran- Une, aud 1 suppose go to the State, Dr, F. L. Harris examined—I was once connected } With Quarantine, from 1848 to 1850; smip fever was | the prevaillng epidemic at that time in ships com- ing to Ulis port; during the season I bad charge | more sickness arrived in ihe montus of April and May than during the rematnder of the year; do nob Know of any port in the world where greater strict- ness 18 exercised in quarantine than in. this port; tu were very few steamers at that time; ihe Cunard had four, and there were & few others; there 18 a greater Chance of passengers in salllug slips becommg iniected with disease than tn sen! jor the reason tat passages Were longer and the ventilation more imperiect; the 1ood and Waler 18 also better on steamers thin in @ sailing vessel; | know the Black Bail line; | do Know that they were more free from disease than any others; I should say that it would be almost fmpossible for a sailimg ship from Liverpoot with passengers to arrive here with a clean bill, and should say Watit would be necessary im pearly every case to detain them in Quarantine; during my time it was usual to detain vessels with | yeliow fever aboard tor Uurty days, and in some ages aul the winter; 1 used to vaccinate passen- gers; the charge varied from nothing to twenty-five cents; Cavin passengers sometimes $1; [am notin favor of BOARDING VESSELS IN THE LOWER BAY} during my ume we ‘aily selected inghters from New York and Brovkiyn; we required bonds ot them to perform their business properly; 1 thiak irom m; experience for tue just twenty years that it the vessels had not been so strictly destained at Quurantine which had yellow fever aboard that it ‘would have visited the city “and utterly destroyed tue commerce of the port; Ww would be dangerous to adow lightermem and stevedores Muiscriminately to enter Qasrau- ting; isolated stores are a necessity; J am acquainted with Dr, Carnochan; he stands at the head of bis profession to this country; i know ot no man who 1s so titted to guard the city against the approach of pestilence; tS adumiiustrauion of quarantine has OL been too rigid, ‘To the Chairman—I wouldn't give the snap'of my finger fora bill of health; the quarantine can’t be wo strict; clothes carry the disease; 1 would not be afraid to Sleep with aman Who nad yellow lever, but i would be afraid to ein a bed in which a Man had died of that disease; there 14 no danger of the fever by personal contact; it is contagious, and ot infectious; we had tn 1849 more iinmigrauon WEATH ER REPORT. OFFicE OF THs Cmizv SIGNAL OF#toRK, ‘WaSHINGTON, D, C., Feb. 24—7 P. MM. Synopsis for the Past Twenty-four Hours. The low barometer which on Friday evening ex- tended from Kansas to Lake Superior has moved slowly northeastward to Lake Huron, and the pressure has fallen eastward to the Miadle and East Atlantic coast, A lesser disturbance has moved from Texas eastward, and Is now diffused over Alabama and Georgia. Fresh and brisk winds from the south and southwest prevail from Lake Michigan to Fiorida and eastward to the Atlantic. Northwesterly winds are reported from the Missis- sippi Valley. The’temperature has risen decidedly throughout the Atlantic States, and has fallen from the upper lakes to Texas, Threatening weather, with light rains, 18 now reported from Northern Fiorida to the lower lakes and Wisconsin, and snow trom Minnesota and Lake Superior. The barometer has risen somewhat, Probabititues, An area of low barometer will probably extend on Sunday eastward into Montana and Wyoming; the low barometer on’ Lake Huron move northeast to the St. Lawrence Valley, with continued south- west winds in the Middte and Eastern States; threatening and possivly light rain extend througn- out the Atlantic States by sunday night, followed | WAR DEPARTMENT, | by brisk westerly winds, and clearing weather pre- | vail on Sunday from lowa to Onto and sourhwest to the Gulf. Dangerous winds are not anticipated for Saturday night at the Atlantic and Gulf stations. Supplementary Wenther Report. Snow has been reported from Daluth, St. Paul and Marquette; sieet from Duluth, following the | snow of tis morning, aud at St, Paul, succeeding the snow storm of this morning, and rain from Cairo, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Toledo, Detroit, Es- canaba, Grand Haven, Lake Uity, Memphis, Milwau- kee, Mobile, Nashville, New Orleans, Omaha and San Francisco. Rain has fallen since last report very rapidly at St. Louls. A neavy westerly gale, with rising temperature, has been reported trom Mount Washington. The temperature at Knoxvilie and Lynchburg this evening was 60 degrees; at Baltimore, Cairo and Washington, 6 itisburg, 63: at Charleston and Wilmington, 65; at Augusta, Ga., Galveston, Jacksonvilie and Vicksburg, 69; at Moblie and New Orleans, 72; at Punta Rassa, 73, and at Key West 78 degrees, above zero. | agatnet D) ‘nd more yellow fever than since that tine; forty to eighty ships were in quaranune at a ime, fo Mr. Mr. BoybD—We kept the vessels TEN DAYS IN QUARANTINE after the passengers ad been disposed of; T don’ believe that any buta scientific man can give an a@utientic opinion on quarantine; merchant, siip- owners, &c., Kuow nothing about it; then taelr in terest interferes with thelr judgment, Witness menuoned cases mm his experience ag Deputy Health umicer where captatns of vessels deliberately swore that their sips were healthy while at the same time there were people on board them dying of yellow jever; outside tae medical profession 00 one 13 competent to give an authori- tative opinion as to what should or What should not be done at Quarantine; we lave the most honorable merchants in the world, bus they will screw bard to get their ships iree from quarantine restrictions. att . Ernest Wendt, agent Jor a steamship line, being sworn, testified that his firm had four sips em- ployed between tls aud Prussian ports; one of them, the Franklin, made four trips last year; three of them she had the suiailpox and the fourth the cholera; the last trip, in November, 1871. there were. FORTY-TWO DEATHS FROM CHOLERA on voard of her; there were areal mnany cases; she had 610 passengers; she was detained twenty days at Quarantine, which I think was wrong; had to Day for the support of passengers at Quarantine; had to pay charges at Quaruantime amounting to $990; I complain of the detention of the vessel; cere tainly the crew, If the ship iad been let up, mighy have brought cholera into New York; one of them ‘Was sick With It at Quarantine; seventy passe! were taken to hospitai—twenty-nine in one 3 $40 Was not too much to charge for that; the charges were paid the Commissioners of Quarantine, To Mr. Boyd—I have no complaint lo make Carnochan; Lave no complaint w make avout the charges. Mr. Francis D, Moulton, @ merchant, testified that he nad no complaint to make against Dr, Carno- chan; he found fault with the law wich gave dig. cretionary power to the Leaitn Omicer, Mr. Cnaries F, Sciurmer, general agent of the German Liovd Steamsiup Company, examiaed—Our company employs TWENTY ATLANTIC STREAMERS; fourteen have been added wituin the last fourteen years; we have three lines; we estabiisned tne Baluumore line a8 @ separate undertaking, aad pot because we wanted to take the trade from this port: our lines from New Orleans, trom Aspinwall and West indies to Bremen were established om the proiits of the New York business; our stock 18 at 163; seventy-five of our steamers arrived here last yeur, with from 39,000 to 40,000 passengers; none were detained at Quarantine except on account o! sickness; we have no complaints to make; every facility is given us; the charge for vaccination is nut too mgh; the Quarantine 1s Well managed. Other witnesses were examined as to their knowl- edge of the formation of the New York Harbor Lighterage and Stevedortug Company. The test. ‘rhe Weather iu This City Yesterday. ‘The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours in com- parison with the corresponding day of last year, as indicatéd bythe thérmometer at Hudout’s Phar- macs, bascone Te — 1872, 1871, 1872, SA, M.. 23° «= «SP. M.. 48 68 6A. M, 29 866P.M. 6 9A. NM. a4 oP. M, 46 12M 480M. a Average temperature yesterday. see eee 41 ‘Average veinperature for corresponding date TaSt YORE. se0sev eee ry: 46% average temperature for the week. 8235 Average temperature for corresponding week lass year... see secetwes B76 WESTERN ‘STEAMERS SUNK. Tho Columbia andthe Minnie Strack by lce— Huge Masses of Ico in the Missouri Sr. Louis, Mo., Feb, 24, 1872. The steamer Columbia, while landing at the | levee this afternoon, was struck by a large piece of | jee and had a hole knocked in her starboard side, near the stern. She was forced out into the cur- rent and headed for the lilinolg snore, but betore reaching it sank in twelve feet of water. The boat les straight, and can be raised. A large amount of ice passed through the harbor | Leonard, and strack hum a violent blow, At the station the pair were identified as members of a notorious gang of Kiver street roughs, pais of ‘Dad’! eynolds aud others of that ilk. Their names are i Quail and Jim Whalen. Both are held. fasue of these certificates, the payment of which, to a greater or less extent, must be effected by the issue of ‘other certit- cates, according to the terms of the statute. Your sub-Committee pelieve that no suficient reason ex- fated for the creation of the Bureau of . and that the laws in force prior thereto were ample 10 secure the collection Of arrearages of taxes, if Taithtully en- The salary of the Registrar is $3,500, and of his assistant aD of which is resvectfully snomitted. RD RORKE, jub-Committee. ANDREW B, MARTIN, BROOKLYN, Feb. 28, 187% GEOBGIA STATE AGRICULTURAL CONVEN- SAVANNA, Feb, 24, 1872. ‘The State Agricultural Convention adjourned to- day. The members accepted an invitation from our Citizens to visit the harbor and Fort Pulaski by boat and have returned, Most of the members will leave Jor their homes to-nighé. jarlier in the day UMicer Pletfer arrested one John Kane, oue of @ like band of scoundrels wno have song been a terror to persons crossing the East Newark Bridge at ‘mght. Kane tried hard to pistol persuaded him not to ANOTHER SHOOTING AFFRAY IN ELIZABETH, Hannab O’Hearo «& @ strapping maid servant of thirty, who has long been in the service of Captain William Fish, a0 Elizabeth canal boat commander. Hannah has bad queer Ote of irritability lately, and yesterday one of these took ane: Sanguinary turn. She seized the captaii's cmid, a girl of seven, threw her down the companionway, and When what was the matter she whip, arate, Parse, and fired at him, wounding risen the hand, A second time she took aim at his head, put the butiet grazed his temple. He fled, currytig the child with num, leaving Hannad oh board tic boat. She was proven, (UY Meld. Iv ae beeved thas wap 16 de- this fternoon, oa With the exception of the sink. tng f the Columbia, no damage was done. and would have ‘been'sunk had not ghee un! not th ‘ Glencoe caught and neld her, sntasired Sioking of the Steamer Jobn Kyle. CAIRO, I, Feb. 24, 1872. The steamer John Kyle sunk tm nine feet of water Rear Lommerce, Mo., yesterday. She was bound | from New Orleans to St. Louis, and had about five hundred tons of freight avoard. The boat was Valued at $100,000 and insured for $75,000, of whicu $20,000 was in Pittsburg companies and the balance in Cincinnatt. The voat was owned yy Captaio Jonn Kyle, of Cincinnat,, and W. R, & W. F. Daviasox, of St. Louis, The steamer will probably be raised. WESTERN BIVER LOGGERS. MILWAUKEE, Wis,, Feb, 24, 1872. A special despatch irom La Crosse reports that there is great despondency among the loggers on the Black and Chippewa Rivers. Nearly ail the men and teams are coming out of the woods on account the great thaw, and are feartul of having po or A drive 1m Wwe rivers she counng sprivg. niony completely exonerated Dr. Carvochan irom Gil suspicion of blame. The committee will meet to-morrow and then ad+ journ to Albany. PROBABLE SUICIDE, Sudden Death of a Young Woman—Disape poiniment in Love. For nearly two years past Etlen Siggins, an une sophisticated Irish girl, twenty-two years of age, has been living out at service in the family of Mr. Brown, residing at 311 East Forty-first strect. Some time since Ellen formed the acquaintance of Mr. Nolau, @ sickly dry goods clerk in Brook- lyn, and they kept company rogulariy, with a view to matrimony; but, for some unexplained @reason, Nolan some weeks ago ceased his visits wo Klien, This seemed to trouble her very much, and at intervals she would be joomy and despoudeut, out without conversing ely Of the subject which oppressed her so Lag On one or two occasions Elien has made remarks to the effect that ilfe Was not very uesiravie to ner, pat without threatening sel-desiruction. Friday after- noon Elien wae seized with @ burning pain im her stomach, to allay which some lime- water from & drug store was procured and administered. Subsequentiy Ellen became better, and at the asual time retired to her room, after partaking of some slight retreshinent, Alter midnigat she was heard moaning, and on dein, questioned by her employer Ellen said she felt bi aga. Remedies were immediately applied, but as the sufferer grew worse instead of better a doctor was sent for. His services, however, were of no avall, a8 death ensued before he arrived. The ‘Twenty-first precinct police, to Whom iniormation was give, report the case as one of probable sul- cide, While the employers of deceased seem to think dvath resulted from natural causes, a no poison or trace of it was founda io her room, and, besides, she said nothing about ending her ite. roner Youag Was notified, and Dr. Marsh will Make & post-mor- tem eXaumination on the body. SUICIDE OF AN INVALID, On Sunday last Mr. James Emery, & man sixty years of age, living at No. 17 Barrow street, was taken sick but declined to have the services of @ physiclan, He became despondent, but bis family thought be would rally and be restored to healtty again. Mr. Emery was lett alone in his room yes terday morning, soou atter which he secured @ fu; @rouud his neck aud suspended himself from the top of the bedroom door. At half-past eight A. M., hig daughter fours nim dead, and caused the to becut down, Coroner Herrman noufied to hold ay MQUest Over the Feu nae