The New York Herald Newspaper, February 29, 1872, Page 4

4 RL SE REEe COTTON RING. The Cotton Ring Fully Or- ganized. . Branch Offices in New Orleans, St. Louis and Atlanta. A Full Corps d’Armee of Lobbyists in Washington. The United States Asked to Borrow Sixty Odd Millions of Dollars for the Bonefit of the Bing—More Government Officials To Be Created—Full Text of the Bill. WASHINGTON, Feb, 27, 1872, On the 10th inst, the Heap gave a fall account of the formation of a Cotton Riag here in Wash- Ington, and foretoid the introduction of a bill in Congress “to refund certain taxes collected by the government of the United States on raw cotton during the years 1865, 1866, 1867 and 1868, On the 19th inst, the Cotton King introduced tts bill, pre- cisely as was loretold in the HERALD nine aays be- fore. The full text will be tound further on. This new ring is now fully prepared with all the ap- Pliances for lobbying. Emiuent aud tnduential law firms in New Orleans, St, Louts and Auanta, Ga., are engaged in buying claims and transacting the ‘business in the Cotton Staves, while a full and well- drilled corps @armee of lobbyists is stationed here ai Washington to push through the necessary legis- ation, It is currently reported that Herschel V. Johnson, candidate tor Vice President on the demo- cratic ticket with Stephen A. Douglas, 1s one of the leading spirits in this new cotton combinauon. Certain it 1s that able and influential men are in the Movement, and it 1s just as certain that they are BACKED UP BY MILLIONS UPON MILLIONS OF DOL- LARS of internal tax receipts that will be as good as @reenbacks the day the bili in question becomes a law, Altogether the scheme has more strength than was at first believed, It is calculatea that tue Southern Congressional deiegation will go tor it nearly solid, which, with the aid that can be ob- tained from the North, will make it a success. No account is taken by the ringleaders of the tn- calculable imjury their success would inflict upon the country. They do not reflect nor do they care if bills for refunding the income and all other internal revenue taxes follow asa matter of course, This Whole business of REFUNDING THE WAR TAXES 4s pernicious in the extreme. We ought to shut right down here andnow. Secretary Boutwell, with all his blunders, is entitled to all credit for the ob- B.acles he Jas placed in the way of refanding the internal reVenue tax on State officers’ salaries, The occasion which called our Internal Revenue Bureau into existence nas passed away. Some of the taxes collectea were terribly oppressive, and Some perhaps unconstitutional ; but they are all Paid and the nation 1s yet in debt over two thou- Sand millions, and new claims constantly coming In. Let us, therefore, stop refunding, at least until ‘we get out ofdept. The tollowing is the fuil text Of the cotten ring’s statemeut of tneir own case:— A MILL torefund certain taxes collected, by the govern- ment of the Un! tes on raw cotton during th 11389, 1866, 1867 and 1868, ee Whereas large sums of money have been collected by the United States as ataxonraw cotton since the closeor the te civ under the provisions of the internal revenue laws of the Unied States; and whereas, after two solemn arguments, the Judges of ‘the Supreme Court of the United Bisiea were equally divided in oplaion as to the validity of said taxes and the constitutionality of the laws under which they were collected; and whereas the game were unequal and unjust in their operation, and have ‘been rep ‘80 far as regards said cotton tax whereas Bald tax laws, tn thelr practical operation, have not had the effect contemplated when they were ted, o' ‘Durden upon the consumers, sively on producers who, while payin, cotton, and which, at that time, were In common with citizens of u ir due proportion of all otber taxe Faw agricultural product of any of the States has ever been #0 taxed, even during-war; therefore, Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives pt the Unitet States of America in Congress assembled, that Festitution shall be made of all moneys collected as taxes ‘under and by virtue of the several acts of Congress, and re- gulations pursuant thereto, imposing a tax on raw cotton after the prociamations of the President of the United 5: States moving all restrictions from trade throughout the several tates of the United States, dated June 13 and 24, A. D. 1365, detd said restitution shall be made as hereinafter je prov! ‘Sxo, 2,—That a commission shall be appointed by the Pres!- dent, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to onsist of three discreet and competent persons, who shal ave power to examine, hear and determine all claims an spplications, under the provisions of this act, and when found just and correct to direct the payment of the same to ally entitled thereto, thelr executors, OF assigns. mmission shallhold its sessions In the ail continue ‘In office for the term of f their commission ; shall sit upon }, and a majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Be- fore entering on. their duties sal commissioners shall take and aubscribe an oath to support the constitution of United States and faithfully to perrorm the duties prescribed by this act. In case of vacancy by death, resignation or otherwise, (be President sball appoint some discreet and com- ‘all bave power to make 4 rules of proceedings for its action of business and the adjudi- fatton of cases before it, and shall have power to call on any department of the government or any subordinate officer of same for information, for coples of books, papers and er proofs ¥@ thelr custody or under their control, or 1oF ‘ang books, papers or proofs remaining {a or under the con- trol of former or present officers of the government. con- taining entries concerning sald taxes, with the names of parties paying sald taxes, and the amount or amounts pald. When Sriginal rev-nue collector r and collectors’ books cannot by vy bere gd certified under the set af the boa wouhers fail to shone the miasionors may wati clatms submitted by swh rules an arg groquoed, toey all bo Gosmned oonaieatta, SEO. egmmissione di one foeir gy ae iy ts cuairman, Soh ole gesture ‘shal! be the Sitestation of all Process, ‘proceedings and copies; and commission shall have wer to summon witnesses, ‘and to enforce their attendance in avy part of the United Btates torough the United States marshals or bailids epectally polnted by the commission to dischary sveh duties, and ‘to Issue suvpcrnas duces (cum, and writs of attachment, to compe! the production of any books, papers, vouchers or Other documentary or written evidence pertaining to the pay- ment or collection of said tax which may of any public oflicer or other person; refuse to obey any legal subpoena, uing from said commission Pp a penaities as the uit and District Courts of the United States may infict in casea of similar contempt. And itis nereby declared that al! books, papers, vouchers (private receipts excepted) and other documents pertaining to the collection of said cotton tax heretofore, now or here- after in the hands of public oflicers her persons, are the BE operty of the government of the United States, and are ereby made subject the order or control of the commis- ‘sion Damed in this and any person wh ‘or maliciously se deface, erase, mutilat book, paper, voucher, receipt or other fle! JJ or ed tion of said tax, or any p: pe deemed guilty of felony, and, on conviction in any court of competent jurisdiction, shail be imprisoned for not less than ove year bor more than three years. SK. 6. poten) whenever in their discretion it may be a! deemed ex said e0 mony by commission testify in the Circuit Courts of the United SI the judgment of said commission it hereby clothed with power to send for RO. 7.—That it shall be the duty o in sums of 8500 each nnd § reasury of the Unites States to bearer, at the years from date, in gold, bearing interest ‘at the and one-half per cent old, with coupot be signed and provided in 9 act to authorize ror the redemption or funding thereef, and for fundi floating debt of the United States,” approved Febraary 1862, which bonds, #0 authenticated, sali be by him del ered'to the person of persons In whose favor the comrals sion shall have made an award, or to bis, ber or their admin- istratora, executors or assigns, in payment of such claims as eaid board sball allow on the presentation of +b claim or fled. bythe chairman of said board; provided that when y such claim for a less sum than the smallest denomination of bonds, or an excess be left of aciaim allowed, over id above the exact amountof a bond, certificates for rable to the order of te claimant oF his assign id by the Secretary yf the Treasury, hict when presented ia Rmounts excevai shall, be redeemed at the Treasury Department in the aah menuoned bonds #0 far as practicable, and for the residue a new certificate s} sued in like manger as provided for the original i ‘of the commission shall ion until the game are exchanged for bonds as p led. The faith of the United States is bereby pledged for the di parment of the interest ana the redemption of the prinet of said fonds, and the same shall be free from taxation, as in the tase of other Donde of the United State BRO, §.—That as several of the St in which cotton is roduced have not received their proportionate share of Auking capital, itis heroby enacted that the bonds hereby authorized to be issued may be, and the same are hereby, au- Qiirised to be used as capial for banking in the St “4 which said tax money Was paid, in the same manner and it provided for under he laws establishing the pres: ent system of national pank: Thi (ro hays be ‘end of forty rate of four yable semi-annually, 10 hed, to be called cotton tax bonds, ‘authenticated ip the manner directed ction three” of quarterly; aud they power to ap messenger to atlend their sessions at Wasbiagion, and Suthorizea to employ such additional services as they may ry. oeTre 10. That all laws and parts of laws and regulations Jn condict with any of the provisions of this act, so far as they conflict with the same, are hereby repealed. It will be observed tnat much stress ts placed upon the false idea that cotton in the bale 1s @ “raw” material, When it, in fact, 18 no more en- tied to be classed than flour has to be desig. nated as “raw wheat.” Cast steel isa “raw’! ma- terial to the kulle maker. but it is the foished NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1872.-TRIPLE SHEET. : product ¢t the steel manufacturer. So baled cotton may be “raw” material to the New England cotton manufacturer, but it is the finished product of Southern cotton pressmen and gin house owners, All legislation, therefore, that is founded upon this fine material” theory must be unjust im the ex- reme, MORE OFFICIALS, It will be observed that the Cotton Ring’s new bill provides for an increase of government officials, Commissioners, With most extraordinary power; bookkeepers, clerks, &c., witn comfortable salaries, are all provided for, at government expense, as a matter of course, The enterprising Ring leaders who head this cotton tax business go not seem for one instant to reflect tha: the United States is not only without @ single dollar of its own, but it is over two thousand mitiion dollars in debt, so that, in fact, the government is asked to vorrow more money to refund the cotton tax in order tha: a ring i spaceiaions may pocket sixty odd miiiions of dollars, SAVINGS BANK TROUBLES. The Market Savings Bank. ‘The ceremony of proving the claims of depositors 1s stilt proceeding at the Market Savings Bank, aud yesterday a large number filed the necessary affida- vits, Mr. Worth, tne Recetver, it 1s claimed, 1s working indefatigably to realize upon the assels ag Much as possible, but so far no positive per centum that depositors are likely to secure has been arrived at, It willbe recollected that among the debtors 1s Charles G. Patterson. who borrowed $16,000 from Conklin on twenty-two ($1,000) shares of the Derby Coal Company of Pennsylvanta, The receiver yesterday threw these securities upon the market so as to realize the amount of the loan, and a forced sale at the aucuion rooms of Adrian H. Muller, 111 Broadway, was ad- vertised to take place, It appears, however, that Mr. Patterson, claiming that the loan was secured from Conklin indvidually, denies the power of the Receiver to sell them, especially as they are not lkely to bring their full market value, and threatens to prosecute Mr, Worth, When the item was reached on the catalogue of sales the auctioneer adjourned the sale until next Wedaesday week, March 13, and e public notice that as no protest had been to him made against the sale he would ppp | put up the securities on the day named. 1 ts probable that some understanding will be arrived at between Mr. Patterson and the Receiver in the interim. The Bowling Green Savings Bank. The acceptance by the depositors of the above bank of Henry Smith’s proposition to pay $50,000 towards the deficiency in the assets of the bank has Met with some opposition on tne part of some of the more violent, who insist he ought to be prose- cuted criminally. on condition that he shall be released from all re- spOnsibility in the premises, and as the majority are bound by the action it is likely the money will be forthcoming. Mr. Smith stated yesterday to a HERALD reporter who met him that at no time was he a debtor Of the concern; that, on the contrary, It had been indebted to bim at one time as high as $100,000: that he has already paid large sums to- wards making up the losses of the concern, and only made this offer of $50,000 to be relieved of the vexation and annoyance likely to follow in winding up its affairs, He still maintalns,that he is not moraily or legally responsible for the irregulariues, but is desirous that all the depositors shall be paid. It 1s said that proceedings will be commenced against other officers of the bank unless they follow the example of Mr. Smith and make up the defl- ciency of $: A RELIGIOUS REVIVAL, Enthusiastic Meeting in the Greene Street Methodist Episcopal Charch Last Evening. ‘Tne first of a special series of religious meetings was held last evening in the Greene street Methodist Episcopal ‘church. ‘These meeting are gotten up under the auspices of the National Camp Meeting Association, and will be continued for ten days, with services every afternoon at three o'clock and in the beg half-past seven. At three o'clock the next two Sabbaths there will be held a real old- fashioned general love feast, in which ail are in- vited to participate. The object of these meetings, as announced in @ small circular which has been freel y DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE CITY, is “an earnest effort to save the unconverted and to promote the work of God among professors of relt- gion in reference to the doctrine and experience of entire sanctification, They will be conducted by Revs, J. 8. Inskip and W. McDonald, assisted by evs, W. T. Harlow, of Providence Conference; 0, Munger, of Maine Conference; W. 1. Gray, of Phila- deiphia Conference; J. E. Searles, B, M. Adams and W. H. Boole, of New York East Conference; L. R. Dann, of Newark Conference; G. Hughes, of New Jersey Oonference; A. McLean, of New York This offer of Mr. Smith ts made | OBITUARY. Very Rev. Henry B. Coskery, V. G. of Bal- timore, The HERALD yesterday announced the death of the Very Rev. Henry Benedict Coskery, Vicar Gen- eral of the archdtocese of Baltimore, He died about Six o'clock last Tuesday evening, at his archieplsco- pal residence in that city, of typnoid pneumonia. Father Coskery was born on the 19tn of July, 1808, 10 Middlebury, Carroll county, Md., and was con- sequently sixty-three years of age. He received his early education in Middiebury, and from his eariiest youth was remarkable for his devoted ptety. He was almost a mere child when he formed the determination of entering the priest- hood. In 1823 he commenced his studies at St. Mary's Theological Seminary, in Baltimore, where he remained nearly seven years a zealous student, He was ordained priest in 1834 at the age of twemy-six, and immediately afterward was ordered to (he parish of Bellatr, Harford county, where he remained nearly tour years, In the fal of 1835 Father Coskery, who had made an enviable reputation ior himself as one of tue most promising young priests in the arch- diocese, was sent by Archbishop Eccleston to we parish of Etlicott's sitll, and there established St. Pauls church. Father Coskery labored eleven years in the parish of St Paul’s, and so successfully that archbishop Eccleston recognized his worth to the Church by enlarging his field and transferring him in 1849 to the Cathedral in Baltimore, where two years afterward he was made Vicar General of the “archiepiscopal see. Upon the deatn of Archbisnop Eccieston Father Coskery was made Adininistrator of the archdtocese until the appomument of Archbisnop Kenrick. He was appotuted Bishop of Portiand, Me, in 1857, by His Holiness Pope Plus LX., but graceful, declined the ofler, preferring to remain in Maryland, where he {elt assured his services to God and tis Church would ve Of much greater benetit, Upon | the death of Archbishop Kenrick Father Coskery Was again appointed Admunistraior and was also Damed ior the same Office as the laie Archbishop Spalding just previous to that prelate’s death. | Father Goskery was a ripe scholar, an able logician and a theologian of undoubted reputation, He was Very unosieniatious in his manner and was univer- saily popular, As Vicar General he was one of the most zealous and eflicient Lat ever tilled that oftice 10 Maryland. ‘The deceased priest was iatd in state at four o'clock yesterday alternvon in the same room mm which ne late Archbishop was laid only a few weeks since. ‘fhe 1uuerat will take place from the Cathedral at nine o'clock to-morrow morning, pre- parations lor which are being made, of a very ln- posing character. He will be buried in the Cathe- dral cemetery, A grand requiem mass will be sai atthe Bathedral at eight o’clock to-morrow, Friday, morning, after which the funeral sermon wi be preached by the Key. Father Dougherty. Bishop | Waelan, as senior bishop ot the arciaiocese, has | the appointment of an Adminwtrator of the See, but 1b 1g understood that he waived the right, and a few days ago telegraphed for instructions from Kome, | Yesterday a teiegram was received from tne Pope | appotuuag Rev. Kather Dougherty, the Chanceilor ol the arcudiocese, us Adminiswator pending the translation of an arcubishop. Captain Revert Dysart. Captain Rovert M, Dysart, of Lebanon, Pa., while On a visit to tis city, Was taken sick, and died on the 26th ol February, from iliness resulting from a wound received during the war for the Union, Captain Dysart was born in Lancaster, Pa., January 18, 1837. He entered the Union Army October 8, 1861, as a first leutenant in the Seventy-ninth Penn. sylvania Volunteers, under Colonel Hamoright; was promoted Jor galiantry in action to a captaincy, and again to the staff of General Starkweather, Army of the Cumberland, with whom he remained until the close of the war, Captain Dysart was wounded twice. His remains were taken charge of by Abraham Lincoln Post No, 13, Grand Army of the Republic, ot this city, Charles F, Spaulding, Commander, and buried in the soldiers’ plot at Cypress Hills, the burtal services of the Order being conducted by Joseph Forbes, Assistant Quarver- master General, Departinent of New York. TAMMANY HALL, Committee and the Regularity of Its Elec tion—The Chiefs in Council. The committee of twenty-two members of the Tammany Society appointed by the sachems to de- vise some plan to reorganize if necessary the democratic party of the city, and to taxe into consideration the regularity of: the pres- ent General Committee, assembled last evening at headquarters, About half-past seven o'clock a Conference; 5. Coleman, of Troy Conierence, sud by other eminent members, Judging trom the spirit and interest manifested at the initial meeting last evening the object tor whict hese good men are laboring will be peculiarly yh There was a large number of persons resent, and all seemed to enter, heart and soul, into the work. After an address and exhortation y Mr. Inskip, and during the singing of the follow- Ing verse of the good old Methouist hymn:— But drops of grief can ne'er repay ‘The debt of love I owe Hire, Lord, I give mysell away, ‘Tig all Loy 4 ~ igal wey Be those who she the prayers of the meeting were Invited to come forward and kneel at the altar. in response to this invitation no less than twenty-five gentlemen and eighteen ladies—forty-three in all— went forward.’ COLLEGE OF PHYSIOIANS AND SURGEONS. Sixty-fifth Annual Commencement at Stein- way Hall—Address to the Graduates by Rev. Henry Ward Beecher. The sixty-ffth annual commencement of tne Col- lege of Physicians and Surgeons took place last evening at Steinway Hall, The proceedings were opened by prayer, Rev. Mancius 8. Hutton, D. D,, oficiating. Edward Delafield, M. D., conferred the degree of Bachelor of Medicine on the following gentlemen:— Bamuel Swift, Ph. B., Valedictorian; Daulel 8 Adams, New Hampshire; ‘Samuel B. Bangs, New York; George W. ow, New ‘Jersey; iiuy (. Bayley, New York} on 'W. Belvin, Virginia; Blanchard, Not ‘Thomas N. Bradteld, jew York; Wm. T. Bull, A. B., New York; Wm. Bi York; Norman Call, Maine; Henry Camuiners, taleon Candidus, New York; Thomas A. fork lenry 8. Carter, A. B., Ohio; Harvey H. If nole Church, 'Sr., New York: Frank A. B.; Frederick H. Conger, Wisconsin; tant, oe) Charles L. Dey, New Jerse’ ee tc Peter A. E, Bortzkes, jew Jersey; William G. Budin’ nba 5 Gavriel K’ Naz, i harles RK. Doane, New York; Coert Da Hols, «Me, New Xork; William W. Durden, Mississiy 4 ills, New York; John E, Ensell, York; Figueira, Portugal; Martit, J. Floming, A. M., New York George C. Gage, Alabam: James A. Gi tone, New York William Guden, New York: George W. Hale, A. 1., Maine Henry P. Harvey, Mississtppl; Jacob J. Healy, New Mamp- shire Joseph Heine, Jr., New York; Joseph J. Henna, Porto Rico; Edward K. Henschel, New York; Charles Ilitchcock, Ph. ix, Boode Island; Wyutt Hollingsworth, Alabama} Allan ©. Hutton. York; Samuel’ B. Jones, Massachusette; | Will . Kinmouth, New “York John D, Kline, Mississippi; Louls G. Knox, New York} Henry A. Kornemann, New York; John Martin, A. M., New York; Martin 8. Matheny, Tennessee; Alired W. M: New York; William P.’Meagher, Nova Scoum; Monteomery, New York; Wililam 0. Moore josepn V. Mott, New York; David H. Mount, Jersey; Dennis D. Mulcahy, New York; Thoin New York; Alfred &. Regensburger, New \or' Hi. Rieger, North Carolina; Charles 'D, V. Romondt, New Jersey; John ii.’ Se York} Wellington B. Searles, New York; a Scotiat Andrew B, Somers, Vermont; MM. Fregerick Squier, New Jeraey; Samuel D, Stilwell, New York; Samuel Swiit, Ph, B., New York; Thomas J. Thompson, A.’ B., H John &. Thomson, New Yor! Sachusetts; Charles P. UI low N York; Beary B. W Tamson, A. My New York; Robert B. Wilson, New York; ‘Enoen D, Woodbridge, A. B., Vermont; Carl H.'A, Weidner. Professor Dalton then announced the names of the successful competitors for the aiiferent prizes awarded to those who had written theses. He said that tnis year, altnough there were only afew prizes, nearly every one of the theses written de- served houorabie mention, botn for scientific and iterary merit, Prize for best thesis to William T. Bull, A, B., of New York; second pnze to Veter A. E. Boetzkes. ‘rhe poe ae have deserved louorable mentor Edward K. Henschel, New York; George C. Sage, Alabama; Joho H. Seabury, T, Naylor Bradford and Cornelius 8. Crowe. ‘Ihe ‘Otis’! prize, a case of surgical Instruments, was awarded to Mr. F. W. Chapin, of New Yor The prize of the Alumni As- sociation, a check for $400, was given to French P, Foster, M. D., of tue class of '62. After some very One music by Grafulla’s Seventh Regiment Band, the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher de- livered one of his mos: happy, original and extem- pore efforts, He remarked thatthe common people ad of Jate years become more and more enight- ened, Gnd in a great many sensesevery man was lis own doctor and his own lawyer, aod the profession must rise with the times, as Ms Own ministerial one had founa itself compelied to do, They must teach mental and moral philosophy ana the doctrine of hygiene. Fresh air and te glorious orb of day had come to be known as the greav elements of healtn He wound up by paying the profession in general a high compliment on their services during our late War, When, scorning death and danger, the disci. of Es plus wer pe > always in the breach deal ng comfort aud succor to the aiiicted brave, Samuel Swilt, M.D, delivered a feeli@ valedic- tory, and benediction was offered by the Rey, Man- cius 8, Hutton, SORANTON COAL SALE. * Draper & Co, yesterday sold at auction ),000 tons of Scranton coal. In some brands 1 will be seen there was considerable competition and prices ranged lower than at previous auctions, while a few kinds commanded advance, The toilowing are the comparative rates at tue last and present Balesi— Lump... Steamboat. Grate. number of prominent local poitticians congregated on the stage of the little theatre, and after some preliminary skirmishing, during which the repre- sentatives ot the Tammany Society quietly entered an adjoining room to abide events, Mr. Harry Genet called the attention of the delegates trom the different gio to the objects of the meeting, Be Bald that the committee of the Tammany Sotiéty was present to consult to the best possible means of reorganizing the party, and a rep would be made to the society. The répreséhti- lives of the General Committee were:—Edward Burke, Wiiliam Furlong, D. kinn, Thomas Coman, Terence Dufly, Judge Dowling, Judge Snandiley, Michael Norton, William Bergen, Judge Scott, fone Woltnan, Henry W. Genet, Wiillam ealy, James Gibvons, John fully, Rich- ard Flanagan, Jolin Rellly, Augustus Schell, William Hitehinan, M. Roach, Lawrence D, Kternan and John Masterson, Mr. Genet suggested the pro- priety of sending in a sub-committee to confer with the society, and after some discussion Messrs, HMitchmat, L, D, Kiernan, Dodge aud Tully were re- quested to represent the General Committee, In reply to the chairman and other members of the society committee Mr. Hitchman explained that tke General Committee organized last January had been regularly constituted, as the call had been made in conformity with the usual custom. The certificates of tnspectors, he said, had not been regarded altogether as conclusive evidence of elec: Wop as the forms had been changed. The sub-com- mniifee having presented the case, the society com- mittee reported progress, and announced that the regularity of each ward delegation would be in- vestigated, The delegates from the several wards then proceeded one by one to prove their claims be- fore the society committee, the members of which will make @ general report to the Tammany Society on Monday evening next, LEAP YEAR, Once more the ladies, God bless them! will have the privilege of their sex granted them by the ar- rivat of Leap Year. This blessed day, the 29th of | February, willbe a day upon which pretty girls may propose to young men with perfect impunity and-‘without any outrage to their modesty, It is only once in four years that February | can claim twenty-nine days, and this is by an ar- rangement of the solar system. Old Numas Pompe- ins, who in his day pertected the Roman Calendar, used the month of February very badly, as he leit it tnree out of every four times with out twenty-nine days. That is to say, he arranged that it should have only twenty-nine days, excepting in leap years, when, by the intercitation of a dav between the 284 and 34th, 11 was to have chirty days. This did well enough until the tme of Augustus Imperator, who thought —festive old Roman that he v nat the moptnh of August, named alter him, should have @ thirty-first dav added to it in honor of bins sel, and accordingly he stole a day from poor Febrnary, in order to add the dignity of his own month, Now, February could least spare tnis day, as the new arrangement lett it but twenty- eight days; yet, after all, this montn ts gifted above all others, for the ladies—at leastin the leap year— like it best, The old German fashion at balls and parties was to have what 1s called the “amen ‘alse,’’ or Ladies’ Waltz danced, the fair sex choos- ing their maie partners without remark. At any party, ball, dinner or other gatnering that may ' occur this day or evening, any lady can choose her partner jor the time being, and the choice will be deemed a perfectly proper one, And when the bright moon shines over hill, valley and stream, and when the stars look out of the clear sky with their holy influences, and George and Emily press each other in a fond embrace, sweet vows being whispered and eyes jooking love into each other, then if Emily should say Lo George, in accents jow and mild, and witn honeyed utterance—‘ieorge, uear George, this 1s leap year—on, pardon the question—will you have me for better or for worse, until death does us part??? The odds are that George will answer:— “Pll take you, Emily, if 1 have to go my bottom dol- lar.” RELIGION V8. NEWSPAPERS, Bishop Foley's Views of the National Press— Moral Poison Spread Broadcast Daily by Half a Million New York Catholic Church Without Journalism, Bishop Foley last evening delivered a lecture belore the Union Catholie Library Association, In his lecture he said there was scarcely a book or paper pubilshed in this country which did not sneer a Friend at preaching. Against the true religion this coula do but litte injury, But there was a more dan- gerous foe. Both the daily and weekly newspapers were spreading poison. N¢ paper was exempt trom this charge, The Catholic religion had not a single Iriend among the daily sewspapers, They were continually Making the most gross misstatements With regard to the doctine of infallibility, which has been occupying for some months the atten- Von of the entire world, These statements were hore or less credited bythe readers, though their falsity couid be readily teen. ‘the New York daily papers, with an aggregats circulation of about aif @ million, Were spreading the poison, and each copy of these Ropers Was reac by two or three persons. Besides this the sectarian press was occupied in the | Same enterprise. This immense power was dally Used Apalust Lue Cuthoilc religion. ART SALE. An tnteresting collection of patntings in which our native school of art 18 strongly represented will be sold to-day at noon at Schenck’s auction rooms, in Liberty street, Among the pictures which please us best we place £, Moran’s “New York Bay from the Battery.” The picturesque as- ct of our great commercial harbor has 2 admirably caught by this arust, Who seems resolved to exhaust all possible views, it had often been to us @ matter of astonish- ment that our local artisis should wander in search ol the beautiiul and interesting and neglect the charming scenes of our rivers aud harpors, Mr. Moran promises to do for New York what Ziem has done for Venice, and though our port lacks the his- toric interest which beiongs to old civilization tt jurnishes material for pictoriat effect such as lew maritime Cites can boast. The grouping of the river boats, with Castle William looming in the distance and the vast luminous gray clouds , in the distance, make a charming picture, in which the poetry of the scene has been fully realized, Sontag has one of his idealistic land- scapes, Which has been suggested by ‘Ab Island in the Androscoggin.” It 13 lull of many-hued rich- ness; in composition good, and in color brilliant. W. Hart’s “Autumn” 13 a pleasing little landscape, in which we see the brilliant autumnal foliage con- trasting with cool skies. Brevoort’s “Evening on the Coast oi Maine” is full of nice, quiet sentiment, and gives us a pleasing eifect Ol light on some rocks 1n the foreground, i, FISH’S CARRIAGES AND HORSES Af AUCTION. The Male nt the Twenty-fourth Street Stables—\What Chariots Cost the Eric King—The Auction Price Outside the Kink— “he Lute Colonel’ Charger—Josie’s Jennet—'the Prince’s Pet Paltrey. At noon yesterday Messrs. Miner, of Chambers street, sold at public auction the horses, carriages, harness and equine paraphernalia of the late James Fisk, Jr. The sale was by order of the widow and executrix, and took place in the spacious stabies 344 West Rwenty-fourtn street. A large concourse of people were assembled—bidders, buyers and idie persons who came from mere curiosity to wituess the disposal of the chariots and borses that only a few months ago excited their admiration and envy, as they coursed through the streets of this busy metropolis or bespattered them with the sandy soil of Long Branch, The compeution for the possession of many of the articles was pretty brisk; but tne prices realized fell very far short of the original cost, the buyers being men Who have to eurn the money they spend, and consequentiy cannot afiord to scatter quite so lavishly as did the late Prince of iirie. ‘fhe tirst lots oifered for saie consisted of norse blankets, rubber covers, &c., Which brought lair prices, though siX bulllon-trimmed street covers that cost $109 each realized only $775 a piece; a large black bear robe brought $v5, and tnree white 10x robes $195. ‘three imported Eng- lish saddies and bridles $71 each, and three military saddies, with equipments, $122, Then the steeds of the late Colonel of the gallant Ninth were trotted out, and the first that was the subject of the auctioneer’s eulogy was the chestnut sorret charger ‘Blucner,” upou which Prince Jim s0 often rode to bioodiess victory. He was knocked down to Mr, Fitzgerald for $330, Mr. A. W. Smith became the owner of-a thoroughbred lady's bay saddle horse at aa expeu- diture of $525, and a bay Morgan horse cost an anonymous gentleman $440, chestnut Morgan horse was purchased by Mr. Ebbitts for $460, aud a pair of black carriage horses by Mr. Hartung, for $1,060, Tue gorgeous Satin-lned Clarence, witch cost Fisk $4,000, was bought by Mr. Elsbury for $1,350, A set Of six-in-hand harness, with gold mountings, realized $260 (cost $3,000), Mr. Uraw- ford vecame the purchaser of a pair of black horses for $1,000, and W. H, starin of another pair tor $810; the same person also became the possessor or a Concord puiit phaeton for $460 (cost $1,70u), The $1,800 four-in-nand drag, upon the box of which Admiral Fisk used to appear to such advantage, was knocked down to Mr. Metcalf tor $460, and the $2,000 81X-la-nand drag to the anonymous stranger heretofore alluaed to ior $490. Shandley & O’Uon- nor, of Newark, bought a pair of stylish gray horses for $540, and Mr, Ackerman another pair for $710, Mr. Hendali became the fortunate possessor of a very handsome clarence $1,115, and Mr, Comer gained the celebrated $1,750 Fortiand built sleigh tor $300, while the magnificently gola mounted, ivory handled whip that the late Colonel used to wield with such proiessional dexterity brought only $36, The other articles disposed of realized the following amounts:—One set sliver plated narness, $100; seg of new four-in-hand white reins, $45; six strings of sleigh bells, $48; set Of stx-in-hand reins, $21; six saddle turret beils, $70; three swing poles, $27; two coll $12; five extra lead bars, $79, and four colored sporting pictures, $20. A large number of smaller articles—such as bits, pole chains, carriage covers, photographs of the steamer Plymouth Roc! stavie Oxtures and the other concomitants of a wei organized nolel de chevai—were then knocked down to purchasers who, judging irom appearanc seemed well pleased with their bargains, Tne to! amount realized by the sale was about $12,000, . HORSE NOTES. ‘rhe trotting stallion Major Edsall, weil known in Orange county, was sold recentty by his owner, avid Knapp, to J. H, Clark, of Scio, N, ¥., for $5,500. > fom % The San Francisco Chronicle is responsible for the fellowing:—“It has commonly been supposed that hybrids were incapable of reproduction, but of late years there have been several well authenticated exceptions tothe rule. R. B. Woodward, of this city, some two weeks since purchased the four-year old colt of an Oregon mule, and has the same in training tor Ryland’s circus, Itis @ genuine curi- osity, It 1s @ sorre! animal, standing fourteen hands high, weighs 800 pounds, has the ears of a horse and @ tail nearly resembiing that of a mule, while in the contour of its head it 18 more like a zebra than either a horse or a mule. There isno mane at all, and the entire body 18 covered with @ fine, silky, close-curling wool. It 18a veritable woolly horse, and no humbug. It was born of a female mule, on the farm of Mr. Dougherty, of Curry county, Oregon, ‘The animal was trotted out for the inspection of a Chronicie reporter yesterday by Mr. H, Andrus, at Woodward's Gardens, who says there is no doubt at ail of the creature's parentage being as stated avove,’* PIGEON SHOOTING. A pigeon match for $200 came off at Virginia, Nevada, on Monday, February 19, between Bradiord and Cocking, thirty birds each. The weather was very unfavorabie, blowing hard ani raining. Bradford won the match, killing twenty-seven to his opponents’ twenty-six. Richard Wood, of Philadelplua, challenges Ira A, Paine to shoot him amatch for $250a side, fifty birds each, twenty-one yards rise, 1}; 0z. shot, eighty yards boundary, find and trap for each other; the Rhode Island rules to govern. ‘A sult has been commenced in the Maine Court against tie Soctety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, by Ira A. Paine, for interfering with and preveuting the pigeon shooting handicap at Fieet- wood Park on January 5. Paine claims that the officers of the society broke up the match, and by preventing 1,000 persons from entering the grounds Caused Dim to lose $1,000, Ward and Bogardus are issuing challenges to each other; but itis doubtful whether these two individuals mean business. Their late matcn in Cauada will sumice for the present. AQUATICS. The Bigiin Brothers have been matched against Coulter aud Cavite for a patr oared race of five miles on the Schuylkill River, at Philadelphia, for 500 a side. The race will come of on the 20th of jay. ‘Arrangements are being made for @ national re- gatia on the Schuylkill River, at Philadelphia, under the auspices of the Schuylkill navy, in the early part of June, about the time of the assembling of the Republican Convention in that city. The promi- nent races will be those between sucils of the differ. ent classes, gigs and other boats. THE GERMAN HOSPITAL ‘AND DISPENSARY, The Directors of the German Hospital and Dis pensary have just issued their annual report, from which it appears that during the past year 718 pa- tients were treated at the hdspital—605 males and 113 females, ‘The receipts during the past year amounted to $26,516 9. ‘The expenses were $26,183 65, leaving a balance of $333 34. The hos- pital is located ou Seventy-seventh street and Fourth avenue, and the expenses, ce its establishment in 1861, have amounted to $313,326 33. At the Ger. man Dispensary, which 1s located at No. $ Third street, 16,121 patients were treated during the year, of whom 5,793 were natives of this country, aud 10,328 of foreign birth. DESTRUCTION OF A BROOKLYN CARRIAGE PACTORY. The carriage factory of Hand & Fullerson, 699 Third avenue, took fire between twelve and one o'clock yesterday and was destroyed before the flames could be subdued. The building was a four story structure, and the loss 1s estimated at $10,000; ins.ired tor $6,000 in the Imperial of London, The Joss on the stock 1 $5,000; insured for $1,500 in the Montauk. The broke out tn the wheelwright shop, but from what cause has not been learned, FIRE IN CRAIGVILLE, ORANGE COUNTY. On Monday night the cotton factory of Mr. Joseph Graves, Uraigville, Orange county, was destroyed by fire. Mr. Graves loses about $20,000, which 1s fully covered by the insurance. Twenty. five persons are thrown out of work in conse. uence Of Lhe fire, A Methodist church, adjomin the building bur was imperilied, but throug! the efforts of the firemen was saved with smail age, The cause vf the Are is Dot known, UTAH AFFAIRS. The Saints Want To Be Admitted Into the Union. To Cover Up the Murders of the Past Brigham Will Make Any Concession. His Emissaries at Washington and Elsewhere. Satt Lage Cry, Feo, 16, 1872. The announcement that there 1s a probability that the Union Pacific Road will be open tomorrow nat- urally suggests that the HERALD be furnished with a letier on THE GENERAL AFFAIRS OF UTAI, From the first occupancy of this country, even before it became a Territory of the United States, Brigham Young has been fighting for independent sovereignity. His experience has been hivherto such as would have been very discouraging for any ordinary man; but Brigham is no ordinary man, and instead of being cast down and discomforted by defeat, his reverses have only tended to make him the more persevering and aetermined. When he went to what is now Utah the country west of the Rocky Mountains was Mexican territory, and, knowing the continual confusion that reigned among the descendants of the Montezumas, he anticipated that he could readily establish, with- out any particular alfficulty,the monarchical govern. ment of which he and his predecessor had dreamed in Illinois, The unexpected outbreak of war with Mexico and the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo 10 1848 spoiled that calculation, and Brigham found himself again under the government of the United States, Before there were 10,000 inhabitants in all the country he calied a convention of his leading elders, and on the 5th of March, 1849, “ordained and estab- lished a free and independent government,” by the name of the State of Deseret, THE BEGINNING OF BRIGHAM’S HATE. On the 2d of July following the Legislature of Deseret met and professed the most abject devotion to the government of the Union; paraded their great loyalty, their patriotism and their matertal progress, and asserted their ability to sustain all we expenses of a State government and asked for ad- moission as @ sovereign State, Very properly the prayer was denied, and over the country was ex- tended a Territorial government under the Congres- sional designation of Utah. This refusal to allow Deseret into the Union was the commence- ment of Brigham’s political hate to tne govern- ment, and soon after his death Brigham announced from the platform to his believing people that “Old Zack Taylor was weltering in Hell.” These were his words, and they are before me now as I write, Published in his own official organ. By the terrible biunder of President Fillmore Brigham Young was appointed Governor of tne Ter- ritory, and the majority of the federal offices were given to his Mormon brethren. To Brigham this was a sign of weakness, and he flattered him- self that the government feared him—a thought Which was not without some foundation in fact. It was 4 biunder then and has had the worst results that could possibly have been anticipated. He grew in self-importance and flourished like a green bay tree by the rivers of waters, He was not only Go's vicegerent upon the earth in spiritual matters, but nis gubernatorial office was merely the stepping stone to the Presidential chair and the omen of the day when he should rule the United States by the Might of his priesthood. All that has transpired in Utah history from re time to the present has been very consistent with his faith and programme. At almost every meeting of the Legislature there have been petitions to Congress for admission tnto the Union, but hitherto without effect, With every Teiusal his hate towards Congress, to the govern- ment and to the nation, has increased. In his prayer circles and in endowments he hastaugit the nia, both men and women, to pray fur the over- throw of the nation; that it might be destroyed and dashed to pieces like @ potter's vessel; that it might crumble and decay and be wiped out of national ex- istence, 80 that the people of God, the Mormons, should build up a Kingdom upon its ruins, THEIR REBELLION, 80 flerce was the preact and 80 de: men who believed ite that there ie barat Was DE jie Bal TOL aad pa penne all a éd_ thel 857. fonermation of this statement ts found in the fact that When a small de- tachmeat of the army of the United States escarted toither a new Governor and new federal officers Brigham turned out lis brethren in the name of the militia of Utah, aud kept the national represente- ives and “the Hower oF he American army,’ a3 he untingly sneered at them, freezing in the snow 120 miles east of this city. In the spring of 1858, when he could have been brought to @ realizing sense of his rebeliion, politi- cal wire-pulling was commenced, and Pres- ident Buchanan yielded at the moment when he should have thao and offered Brigham and e his folks a Pardon if they would lay down 1c} m3. Instead of humbling him before his people he | eat stronger and stronger, and claimed that “the ord had put a hoox in the jaw of tue government and {t could only go so far and no furtuer against the Saints.” With this fanatical teaching the people have fattened, and are, at any moment, ready to take up arms for ap independent soverelgnty under Brigham Young. THEIR LOYALTY. When the Southern rebellion broke out brigham was jubilant, ior he thought that he then mw the utter overthrow of the government and the tnipl- ment of his predictions, and he spared no ocasion im his newspaper and from the platform of tne ‘Tabernacle to cram the people with the most réyej- hous sentiments that he coula utter. When he spoke of the war he would tell the people, Sunday alter Sunday, tnat the Saints had been wronget 1m Missouri, and that Soumern Congressmen and penators had always been opposed to Utah, and that in consequence he should be prejudiced against tnem; but be sunk all those feelings for the pleasure he had in seeing the work of the Lord fulfilled in the overthrow of the nation, because they had Killed the Prophet Joseph Smith, = * During ali that rebellion Utah not oniy dia not furnish a man, but Brigham dared the government to draft a man from the Territory. He did, indeed, do better than even that; he forced the government to keep on the hili overlooking this city a regiment of cavalry, another of infantry, and @ battery of artillery that had been recruiting in Calitormia for the Potomav. it then cost the goverument several millions to keep Brigham Young quiet, and lost to the nation the use of the California volunteers, very mucn to the disgust of the latter. MURDERS. Refore the United States troops went to Utah a good many murders had been committed. Persons who had been objectionable nad been “put out of the way,” and @ reign of terror existed beyond anything known in this republic. As the army under Colonel Albert Sydney Johnston was ap- proaching this city there occurred that cruel, sav- age slaughter known as the Mountain Meadows murder, On that occasion, on the 10th day of Sep- tember, 1867, @ company of emigrants, of about one hurdred and filty men, women and children, with 1orty wagons, 500 head of cattle and sixty horses and mules from Arkansas to California, were attacked and butchered by “Indians” and Mormons, Only seventeen children were d. The whole Territory was not only in rebellion at this time, but the leaders were crazy. Brigham, in his speech on the Sunday before the massacre, was haranguing the people that they were now free, and made use O1 the following language:—*+We have borne enous of their oppression and hellish abuse, and we Will not bear any more of it; for there is no just law re- oiring further forbearance on our part.” Heber I, imball, his counsellor, echoed the same sentiments, and added:—“The thread 1s cut between them and us, and we will never gibe again, No, never, world without end. (Voices—‘Amen !’) Do as you are told, and Brigham Young will never leave the Governor- ship of this Territory from this time hencelorth and forever. No, never !”’ ‘These were the sentiments that rolled out of tho mouths of the Mormon leaders day after day, until the people were ready for anything. During that excitement the murders were committed, and neves unui the present time was the government in a po- sition to call the Mormons to account for the damn- ing deeds that have been committed in the name of religion, This is really the present dificuity here, THE PRESENT POLICY of Brigham Young 1s to get rid of the federal officers, all put District Attorney Thomas 0, Bates; the latver is ail right on the Church side. If a State overnment can be extended over Utah, so much the better; but if not, get rid of the present Judges. ‘Yo attain peace he 1s ready to do anything. Money, that before was “tight as wax’ in te Prophet's dealings, 13 freely parted with, and big sums are offered for the removal of McKean, the Chief justice. Brigham illustrates in his extreme by Co hb the most abject fear and distrust of the forthcoming Meeting of the District Court, It worries him, and he Is sick and tired of Ile ,and looks a8 if his uays were numbered; but with the sanguineness of a na- ture that never knew wiat it was to yield he hopes to see “something turn up’? that will help him yet. If Thomas U. Bates, now at Washington, can elfoct the removai of Judge McKean Brigham, will pseu aud live ten years longer. He hates McKean wo than any man who was ever In ae COUNTER. THE OPPOSI a There has been a fusion effected within & aon care of ail the liberal element tn the ‘Territory unde 4 designation of the nati party. 1b te compoved of everybody opposed to the rule ‘of the eee 5 and they bave taken enooursgemert froin the success ot New York to demand reform in everything. A great many of the most intelligent of the Mormons cy maponing wan held here two nights ago and the Course of Judge McKean was fuily endorsed, aa, in- deed, was that of ali the federal officers except Mr. Bates, The petition asks tnat McKean may be fully 8 Bates removed aud Utah kept out of the Union. The Mormon press and peopie are as loud latter actually fears the bulldog tenacity of the former, ‘The prophet has never seen a President of the United States thathe cared a fig for ull now. He has cursed Congress and the governments 0: tue past with the greatest liverality and protusion of sentiment, but he 1s sober now, He sees that some one has got to back down, and he 1s not so certain that the occupant of the White House is the man. THREATENING DISCORD, Orson Pratt, the great controversialist, who ae bated with Dr. Newman upon polygamy, is rampant against yielding @ point Of his polygamous faith for any political favor, tt is @ Conscientious be- liever in the mission and revelations of doseph Smath and he has never been very steady upon Brigham. He looks upou the latier as an ainbitious aspirant Jor power and anscrupulous as to the means. Pratt nas never taken any part in the persecuuion of apos- tates, and is not in any way linpiicated im the mur- der business; so he does not see the urgency of @ State government. Brigham ts differenuy situaved and readily comprenends that nothing is right while his life ig. .n jeopardy. Pratt is void and outspoken and utters the following as his sentiments:— If Utah be agmitted as a State she wil', most undoubtedly, see that the rights of te domestic institution are nob trampled upon by religious bigotry; that no illberal laws are evacted to prevent emigration (rom polygamic nations. THE FARCE OF ELECTIONS. At the election on Monday there was one Gentile elected to the City Counc, Mr. Alexander Majors, @ good-natured gentleman, whom tue Mormons are very tond of, fe is quiet ana never disturos the peace of the faithful. But, while that concession Was being made in hopes of pieasi: some of the Gentiles, the old spirit was manifest in the election of Kobert J. Burton, the head executive oMicer of the Danite Band, who has concealed himself for eighteen months to avoid apprenension for murder. It 13 in these things that Brignam shows that, waue he is willing to sue for peace to save his neck, he will at the same time show his contempt for Public opinion, ‘The bajlot-stufMing and repeating of Tammany tn its best days never came up to our last election. With a population of less than seventeen thousand persons there were nearly five thousand votes cast tor the Church ticket. EXPOSURE OF FRAUDS, A Committee of safety nas sprung into being among us, with the determination to urge upon the people to pay no more taxes ult the City Treasurer renders an account of funds. ‘I'ne bulletins are headed “Tne Tammany Utah Frauds.’ The first exposure hus already been made, exnibditing Jetec Clintun, the ciel of the Aidermen, to be a very cor- Tupt, thieving old Saint. Jeter has got quite an abundance of wives, preaches in the Tabernacle, and compounas with thieves, soled doves and gamblers for permission to carry on their work in the chief city of Zion. Instead of all this being pub- licly exposed Brizham retains him as an Aiderman and pats hiin on the shoulder as a good and fattutud brotl Clinton Knows more of the Sait Lake mur- ders than any other man, and it will not do to wuru Dim off, And We are all Saints | CHIEF JUSTIOE M’KEAN, OF UTAH. Chief Justice James B. McKean, of Utah, arrivea in the city a day or two ago, on his way to Wasa- ington, His Honor was very reticent on Utah mat- ters, and assed to be excused an interview on the affairs of that Territory. The Judge speaks highly of the Kocky Mountain country, and believes in the great future of Utan commercially and socially, He bears in lis appearance tne traces of the continu- ous lavor whica the complicated difficulties o: the Mormons have thrust upon nis Court during tne last twelve months. His visit to Washington will doubt less have important results, one Way or the otner, tor the High Priest of tne Mormon faith and those faithful brethren now indicted tor murder. His Honor expressed but one sentence—“We Lope only for the triumph of right, THE REC NT STEAM DUMMY CASUALTY. The Hudson River Raifroad Company Cen. sured und Leld Responsible, Coroner Young yesterday maue an investigation into the circumstances attending the death of Mrs, Ann Browne, late of 213 Montgomery aireet, Jersey City, who, on che afternoon of the 19th inst, was crushed to death corner oi Hudson and Desbrosses strees, by being Kuocked down and run over by steam dummy No, 6, belonging to the Hudson River Railroad Company. As previougly reported in the HERALD, Mrs. Browne, @ lady of sixty-three years, was attempting to cross Hudson street at the point named, and so mauy cars were standing on the last track that it was impossible for her to seg, the train approaching in time to save her life. Had the street been free of standing cars the accident might not have occurred. Below will be founda brief synopsis of the evidence adduced:— Mr. William M. Dunham, an engineer in the em- ploy of the Hudson River Raliroad Company, tes- yee, {43k on He afternoon of the 19th inst ne ari ‘om St. Jolin’s Park depot witha dummy engine attached to a train or jwelve cars, and at near the upper crossing of Huasoi And Desbrossea sireeta he saw @ truck crosai Street and instantly reversed toulowin, immediately aiter the deceased, aud the witness says it was utterly impossible to stop the train in time to save her lule; the dummy struck the rear end of the truck and deceased was Knocked down, crushed to death and her body horribly mutilated: deceased was crossing from the east side of the sureet and_appar- ently going to Desbrosses street terry. Winess stated that he was ringing the bell all the time; as @ general thing there were freight cars standing on the track in Hudson street; 1t 13 sometimes aim- cult for persons crossing Hudson street trom the east side to see the train approaching from below; there is usually only one brakeman on the up freight cars; the train was going very slow at the time; one brakeman Is enough to stop a train Of twelve cars; some of the brakes are better 1 Others; one bell ts the signal for applying brak the brake on the last car was not goud; there were several other bad brakes on that train; the train can be stopped quicker with two or threo brakemen if the brakes were all good; cars were standing On tue track east of tne one on whicn the dummy was going; the track at tue potn: of the acciden| ‘was wet and greasy, at least the engineer go stated. Peser Eagle, a bootbiack, testified that he saw the accident, and noticed stationary cars on both side@ of Hudson street, and the dummy engine was pass- ing up in the centre track; 1t was Impossible for ¢e- ceased to see the dummy approaching without first looking aroun one of the stationary cars. ‘The case was then given to the jury, who, after a short deiiberation, rendered the foliowing VERDICT. “That Ann Browne. tue deceased, came to het eth by iujurles received on the 19th day of Febru- ary, 1872, by being run over by duminy No. 6 of the Hudion iver Ratiroad. at the corner of Hudson and Desbhgges streets, and we censure the Hudson River taiiroad Company for allowing their cars to Temain on the track, Obstructing the view of per- sons crosing, We therefore hold that the company 4s directly vesponsible for the cause of ner death, and hereby »xonerate the engineer from ail blame in the matter Ic 18 undershod that the relatives of Mrs. Browne intend bringing§a suit for damages against the Hud- son River Railrowd Company. THE FRENUI ARMS CONTRACT, Messrs. Remington Exposition in Reply, To THE EpiTOR OF THE QERALD:— Several articles duringtne last few da: beex publisned in certain payers of a nature highly calumnious of our reputatin, The occasion of their publication is the present political debate upon the French arms business, We never indulge in newspaper controversy, and itis with great reluc- tance thatwe feel compelled to ax the Insertion of this commtnicauon, Yet a decent regard for pub- lic opinion tupeis us to gay that these articles, con+ sisting, as tthy ao, of documents whice were in the first mstance ‘ent to France, for use there in the im- terests of M. Pace, the late French Consu: General, are not, a8 & person unacquainted with: the facts might sippose, by any means new. We have met then verore in the courts of France, on the trial of M. Yiace, and before the French Par- Namentary Commision on Contracts, and we have completely refuied jem in every respect, Inaeel, @ comparison of theh ailegations with our invoices in the possession of tie ch government eitec- tually disposes of then for the most and stamps the rest as etry of belief, After having failed in thelr oDgct there they are repro- duced in La France, the gan of M. Place, and re- copied here for the pur) ‘of effect in the present political strife, We promotce them untrue tn every particular, and in their Wh0e scope and meaning, and we await wich entire Cafidence the publica. tion of the report of the Benen Commission to completely Mie id Bad hw ton4 from these unjust owl , imputations, 4 REM GTON #6 80Ne Naw York, Feb. 28, 1872. SINGULAB- SUICIig, ‘The 1;55 train for New York had sqrcely left the Paterson aepot yesterday afternoon, Ynen a young man, sitting near the centre of the seca car, sud- denly puiled @ three-varrelled revolve. from nis pocket and blew out his brains. He instntiy fell over upon the seat dead. The train was baked up to the Paterson depot and the body removed and a Coroner Was sent for, Nothing hid heen produced up t @ laie@ hour to pve tne young man’s identity. He was about twenty. three or twenty-four years of age, smooin face, and had a Jewish Cast of countenaice, In his pockets, among other things, was a jiece of aper pon Which Was written tne name Pi Bal. iv. There was a wedding card of Fr. Davii Weld. ner and Louise Huelschoi; also an order of dancing of the Gemischter Chor, Beyoad ths th waa nothing to tell who the young man Was, tl none of the many who have viewed his features naw yer been able to identify him, Having neitner a cqit of money nor @ railroad ticket tu lis pocket It isKap- posed ho Was driveu to the act by sueer deatituion. 4