The New York Herald Newspaper, May 11, 1872, Page 8

8 NeW YORK not be allowed to continue even in times of profound -—+-—-- Civil Rights Put on the Sen- ate Calendar. THR FIGHT FOR GQ. ISLAN Louisiana and the Presidential Election, The - fortification priations Pased. Appro- ..1G IRON’S CHAMPIONS The Liberal Candidates’ | Friends in the Majority. SENATE: WASHINGTON, May-10, 1872, On motion of Mr. CHANDLER, (rep.) of Mich., Tues- dlay evening next waaassigned for the considera- tuon of bills repoxted from the Committee on Com- merce. Mr. MORRILL, frep.) of Vt., reported from the Comittee or Public Buildings and Grounds a bill authorizing the Seeretary of the Treasury to par- chase a site Fall River, Mass., for the United States public buildisgs, not to cost more than $200,000, * CML RIGHTS. Mr. SUNN {rep.) of Mass., introduced anew his supplementary Civil Rights bill and moved to have At placed on the calendar, Mr. BAYARD, (dem.) of Del., moved to refer it to | the Committee on the Judiciary. At the expiration of the morning hour the bill | was ordered to be printed and placed on the ¢alen- dar, subject to the motion to refer, Mr. MORRILI by conseps reported a bill authoriz- the Secretary of the Treasury to urchase pa site for United States puvjic buildings at Rockland, Me. and appropriating $25,000 for the object: Passed, AT ISLAND JOB, Mr. CoLE, (rep.) of Cal., ofered the following, and ‘seked its immediate consideration :— Kerolved, That the Secretary of War be directed to communicate to the Senate as soou as practicable any in- forination now in his possessiow ng Upon the House | Dill selating to the use of Goat TMand tor railroad pur- Rows including any information relating to the expe- liency of reserving ‘said istand for military purposes ex- ¢lusivaly ; and also relating to the effect, if any, upon the por.af San Francis approac the mais land with railroad structares. Mr. StEWART, ).) of Nev., said that the inform. ation asked for was already before the Senate, and he objected to the consideration ef the resolution unless the Senators from ifornia would agree that the House bill should be referred to the Com- mittee on Pacific Railroads, Mr. Oassercy, (dem.) of Cal—That is a singular Dargain for the ator to ask us to make, The resolution went over. INDIAN DEFENCE. Mr. WILSON, (rep.) of Mass., called up the bill @uthorizing the issue of 1,000 breech-loading arms ‘to the inhabitants of Montana for defence against the Indians. Passed. THE LOUISIANA ELECTIONS. Mr. KELLOGG, (rep.) of La., called up the Louisiana Election bill. Mr. CASSERLY denounced it as one more step toward a general forcivie Congressional control of the State elections, but forbore to discuss it at length knowing that its passage was foreordained by the Senatorial caucus, Mr. BAyARp questioned the constitutional power of Congress to pass the bill, and incidentally said that having examined the election laws of Louisiana he was satisfied that they were framed for the purpose of facilitating fraud ‘in the interest of the dominant party Mr. TRUMBULL, (rep.) of Ill, opposed the bill on (rep.) of Wis., dented t the same ground. other object than to save th nd from Mr. CARPENTER, dill had any pen: nd trouble of two elections. Mr. Morton, (rep.) of ind., expressed the same view, and in reply to Mr. Bayard said that the election Jaws of Louisiana vested extraordinary owers in the Governor of the State, aud that as he present Governor had now abdndoned the the eXx- republican party and joined its opponents, they | ¢: were probably expecting to have those powers ex- ercised for their benefit. Mr. Bayann said he would object just as strongly | to giving such powers to a political friend as to an | opponent. : r. MORTON read extracts from the report of the | House Committee on the Louisiana riots to show | U. disturbed condition of that State prior to the | Jast Presidential election, and argued that his bill | ‘Was necessary to guard against similar outrage the next election. j Mr. BLAIR, (dem.) of Mo., said that the report from which Mr, Morton read’ was a partisan docu- ment, and charged tt the majority of the Ku Kinx Committee appoluted to investigate the con- tion of the South jast year had overruled all tempts by the minority to investigate the state of affairs in Louisiana, because they were afraid to | face the facts. Messrs PRATT, (rep.) of Ind., and Scorr (rep.) of Pa., denied this, and said that the reason the | majority refused to investigate Louisiana was that they thought it their duty to do first what the | committee was appointed to do—inquire into the | | Ku Klux outrages—and had not time to do more. | Alter a deeultory political discussion the bill was | passed. | ‘The Senate then held a brief executive session, after which the open session was resumed and the | bill to AMEND THE ENFORCEMENT ACT ‘was taken up. ‘The act provides for the appoint- | ment of supervisors of election at Congressional | elections in cach voting precinct, and where a re- | quest is made for such by two citizens, In the discussion that ensued Mr. KELLOGG re- | ferred to State officials and other “itheral repnbli- cans" from Louisiana who attended the Cincin- | nati Convention as “thieves and rascals,’ who had Oppressicd and plundered the State, and ‘said it was | they, with “the rag, tag and bobtail’ from other | States, who turned the scale in that Convention. Mr. Casserty—I wish the ator would state ‘Whether these persons whom he denounces commit- ted the outrage which he denounces before or after they became liberalized. (Laughter.) ir. KELLOGG—Before and after, Mr Ge again intimated that many of the delegates to Cincinnati were no better than those from Louisiana, and called upon the Senators from Georgia and Texas to state who the men were that oye to represent those States in the Conven- jon. Mr. HAMILTON, (rep.) of Te delegates from Texa xas—I can say for the sthat there was not a capet- Dagger among them. (Langhter.) Mr. KLLocG, at a quarter past five o'clock, Yielded to a motion to adjourn, and without acting Upon the bi the Senate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, WASHINGTON, May 10, 1 Mr. Porrrn, (dem.) of N. Y., from the Judictary Committee, reported a bill taking away the Circuit Court jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Northern district of Georgia, and creating a Circuit Court in that district. Passed. A large number of private bilis were reported ‘and acted on in the morning hour, Mr. Moore, (rep.) of Il, from the Committee on | Invalid Pensions, reported a bill to revise, consoll- | date and amend the laws relating to invalid - | sions. The bill contains forty sections, covering | twenty-eight printed pages, and is a mere codifica- | tion of the existing pension laws, with some modi- | fications. | After having disposed of three sections of the | will Hi ala quarter to one 0 kK, Went into mitt of the Whole, Mr. Scofield in the chair, ard took up THE FORTIFICATION BILL. | The bill appropriates $1,985,000, including the fol- Jowing items:—Forts in Portland ber, Me, $155,000; in Boston harbor, $191,500; in Newport harbor, $85,000: in New York harbor, $267,500 MiMin, Philadelphia, $72,000; Fort Delaware, ware, $42,500; forta in Baltimore harbor, Md., SH, forts on the Potomac River, Maryland, | $42,000; Fort Monroe, Virginia, $42, Forts | Moultrie and Sumter, Charleston, 70,000: Forts Jackson and Pulaski, Savannah | River, $40,000; Forts Taylor and Jefferson, | Florida, "$85,000; Forts — Jackson — and St Phillip, Mississippi River, $106,500; forts in the har- bor of Sun Francisco, $202,500; sea coast mortar batteries, $100,000; permanent platforms for large cannons, $50,000: contingencies of fortifications, $250,00005 surveys for military defences, $150,000. On motion Mr. NSEND, Of New York, the Appropriations for a new fort on the site of Fort ‘Tompkins, New York harbor, was increased from ‘32,000 to'$83,000, tr NiBLack, (dem.) of Ind., who had charge of ‘the bill, stated in reply to objections by Mr. FARNS- ‘WouTH, (rep.) of Ill, a& to the inutility of keeping up these forts, that a month ago a single iron-clad could have entered the port of Ohaleston and ‘ LAID THAT CITY UNDER TRIBUTE. Ince attention lad een called to it that condi: Jon of things had been changed through the energy of the War Department, but a similar condition of things existed at many other poinis of very von. #iierable importance on the seaboard, aud ehould :| contused and bothered him. at | wh | time ago he introduced a resolution | st The committee then took up the Tariff and ‘fax 1. Mr. BuRCHARD, (rep.) of IIl., moved to insert she words “on pig iron $6 per ton.”” Mr. Brooks, (dem.) of N, Y., called attention: io the fact that the bill, as ordered to be reported xto the House, contained these worda, Mr. DaWks, (rep.) of Mass, admitted that that Was 80; but stated that it was a clerical mistake. He asked that it be inserted, and then he moved that it bestruck out, soa8 to bring it within tke general reduction of ten per centon tae existing dutics. Mr. Keng, (dem.) of Ind., moved to reduce the duty on pigiron to $5 per ton, and argued in sup- port of that motion, stating that the present rate was equivaknt to forty-flve and a half per cent ad vale Mr “KRY, (rep.) of Pa., denied that it was even , twelve ain) @ half per cent, ‘ ir. KERR gave as authority-for his assertion statement wfphe Chief of the Burean of Statistics, he and gave his reasous why the «luty should be re- duce Mr. KeELunyy (rep.) of Pa., said, he was sure that Mr. Kerr dict 80% speak for THE GREAT. LEADER OF THE PROTECTIONISTS, Horace Greole; e did not Kpeak for the revenue reformers, and -he (Mr. Kelley). haid in his hand a democratic paper, of New Albany, Ind., showing that he did nolspeak for the denocracy of Indiana, In the course ofa long and interesting discussion on the oppositing principles of provection and free trade Mr. BANKS, (rep,). of Mass., pictured in a most ludicrous manner the state of uncertainty in which hia mind. wae leit by the <icbates on the tariff question, and by the difileulty dm which he was pacer by there bain fo many chairmen of the ‘ommittee of Ways and Means, and oy, hat commit- tee being divided into so many factions—a hundred. thought, The spéeches were very xecllent, but what - he complained of was that those who made thei dit not follow their own precepts, and he supposed wey did not intend to. The gentleman ¢rom Indiana, (Mr. Kerr) had said that his people had nothing te from the tariff. He thought they had something to gam by it. They gained, the meney that defrayed the expenses of the government without having to pay it out of their own pockeis. If they bad to pay their proportion iv the way.of a dircet wx there would not be a county or town or vt e vor indi- vidual in Indiana who would uot vote fore tarifl system. ‘here waa no percentage in rod- bery. The tax of $5a tonon pig iron, which the gentieman (Mr. Kere) proposed was ag mnch robber, a tax of $50 a ton would be. WHAT SORT OF A CHURCH did that’ gentleman aitend, and»whose preaehing did he listen to, if he could make that tax howeat ut $5, which at $6 would be pira nil robbery, rape and burgtary? (Loud Jaeghters) These gentlemen (Laughter) He was like the old man in one of the western counties, of Massachusetts who, among the contasions of con- ventions gone and conventions coming and ter- gaversations in public opinien, said. thet he had Jost jaith even in the thing he sat on. (Roars of lugh- ier.) He would not say that he (Mr. Banks) had no faith. He had as much confidence as he ever but his condition was illustrared by a story wh! he bad heard in the city of New York, where one friend visiting another found that, in consequence erhaps of the high tariff, there was butane ¢ between thera, and that chair the host was 0 pying. ‘The host said to his friend, “WHY DON'T YOU SI DOWN ? Cant you find something to sit upon?” “Oh! yes,” €aid the guest, “I have get enough to kit upon, but 1 don't see any place to put it.” tLoud laughter.) So with himeelf; he had as much eont- den he ever had, but he did net see where to ae it. ‘ork (Mr. E. nghter-) The gentleman from New H. Roberts) had made one of the best epee nies made on the subject, except one which ke himself (Mr. Banks) had made one Saturday, when there was nebody present to hear it. (Laughter.) The gentleman (Mr. Roberts) had so far detined his system of protection that he thought it better to follow the example of China and Japan, and yet, what was his (Mr. Banks’) astonishment to find one of the first votes of that gentleman to be for REDUCING THE DUTY ON COAL 1.20 per cent, What could a fellow do who did not know anything on this question? (Laughter.) Mr. BuRDETT, (rep.) of Mo., made a speecti, show- ing the enormous growth in wealth and produc- tion which the te of Missouri had made within the last ten years, even under the system of rob- bery and spoliation which the free traders depicted her people as being subjected to. He held it as a principle that no country could spend more than it produced, and, therefore, he hoped that Congress would continue THE SYSTEM THAT FAVORED PRODUCTION, At length the vote was taken on Mr. Kerr's mo- tion to reduce the duty on pig iron to $5a ton, and, it was rejected. Mr. Cox, 1.) of N. Y., moved to reduce the duty to $3 ndment the diseus- sion was renewed at considerable length, BURDETT mov« the duty $6 50. Mr. Roosevectr, (dem.) of N. Y., at showing how the representatives of the East combined with the tobacco ratsers of the South, said that the people of New York had_ no part or parcel in these | robberies. Not only had they nothing to steal, but | all the others stole from them. Some years ago the | city of New York had a magnificent fndustr, shipbuilding industry; now there was noth of it. They had been taunted with the remar their wealth was on the ocean, and unstable as he element on which it reste He reminded the gentlemen that the wealthi nations of the world had been commercial nations, instancing the Venetian republic and Holland. They had also been taunted with the remark that it was their demo- cratic friends in the South who, with Confederate cruisers, had destroyed their commerce. He would tell those gentlemen that | THE PIRAC were infinitely worse than the ptracies of the rebels. 4 the protectionists stole $5 he felt that th by ‘ea little more merciful than when they stole 5 50. Mr. Dawns remarked that placing pig iron under , the ten per cent reduction clause would make tue | duty $6 39 a ton, Which at the pr nt cost of iron in England was only fourteen per cent ad valorem. Mr. STEVENS, (dem.) of TIL, showed how Penns, most of her’ revenue from special on iron and coal corporations, and asked with what justice her Representatives came to Co: gress and demanded protection and bounties for | coal and iron. Mr. STORM, (dem.) of Pa., replied. After further debate a motion by Mr, BEOK, (dem,) Ky., to reduce the duty on pig iron to $5 25 per ton Was rejected—71 to 81, | Mr. Burdett's amendment was also rejected, i The question recurred on Mr. Dawes’ motion to | | | | | Strike out the line “On pig iron, $6," so as to let it come under THE GENERAL TEN PER CENT REDUCTION CLAUSE, which was agreed to—yeas 84, nays 82. The committee then rose, after having disposed of but a single line. Mr. Dawns made an effort to limit further debate on the first section of the bill, or rather on amend- | ments that may be offered to it—for the committee has actually got through the first sectlon—to ten minutes, but opposition was made to it by Mr. Kelle: nd others. KY moved an adjournment till Monday. eS appealed to Mr. Kelley to s AW ES Dill, and abide by th Mr. Ke however, persevered in his motion, and the vote by tellers was 91 to 74, The vote was then taken by yeas and nays, and resulted—Yeas 82, nays 89. The House then, at a quarter to five, adjourned, ANOTHER PLAGUE SPOT. —+_—. Thieves Nestling in a Mountain of Manure. At an informal meeting of the Board of Health, held yesterday afternoon, a petition was presented from a number of citizens of the Nineteenth ward | complaining of the manure heaps in that locality. | Wendell ¢ The chairman of the committee informed the Board | | that the heap of manure at Forty-fifth and Forty- | seventh streets was three stories high and covered an acre of ground. A number of thieves had burrow holes in the masa of filth, in which they lived, and sometimes carried on high pranks that sometimes made the neighborhood dif- | ficult tolivein. Tie manure, the petitioners claimed, was destroying the health of the people living near it, and they feared that if some urgent measures pre hot quickly taken the pile of filth would most certainly bring an emic on the city. Commis. sloners Manierre and Barr have been endeavoring for some time past to get rid of these manure heaps, but there is evidently a hitch somewhere, for the manure is still lying in tains in the city. Commissioner Manierre said openly in the Board of Health, at one of its re- cent inectings:—If none of the Commissioners Would interfere in this matter outside the manure could soon be got away from the et Commmis- sioner Burr is thost anxious about the city, and is trying by every means in his power to ave the causes of so much danger removed, Some Meetings respecting the filthy condition of the eet cars, he resolution, like a great many others, was considered a very wise and appropriate | one at the time, was adopted and then referred | to some pigeon hole ina corner of the “Cirenmio- ceution Office,” where it has since remained. Tobe | Sure, the City Sanitary Inspector wrote a long re- | ject, but that has not improved the | port on the suby State of the cars, norin any way abated the nut sance, Dr. Morris presented a report upon the ground belonging to the street contractor, at 10cth Street, into which all the offal of the city is being dumped, and which was complained of to the Board of Health at its last meeting by 1,100 inhabitants of the neighborhood. Dr. Stephe scent the whitewash brush tinging the Inspector's report, but the paper will be given to the public one day next week, and the instrament can then speak for itself. FLOATING TELEGRAPH APPARATUS, Hanivax, N.8., May 10, 1872, ‘The bri@ Venture, from Demerara, picked up a adrift in the Gulf Stream @ buoy, attached to which were 700 fathoms of chain and about five hundred fathoms of telegraph cable. The buoy and attach- ment @ supposed {0 belong to the gcd Jaying the vables to connect phe Weas India Inlanda, ~ moun- | heaith of the | atone of the | n Smith seemed to | TROTTING AT FLEETWOOD. ariso—eeriabasiotaeaee Mateh of One Thousand Dollars Between American Gtrl and Wm. H. Allen— American Girl an Easy Winner. ‘The announcement of this match to come off yes- terday at Fleetwood Park drew together a large und very respectable assemblage, many of those Present being the owners of fast horses, who had expected, from the known reputation of the trot- ters, to witness a well contested event, but in this they were disappointed. The agreement was that the match should be mile heats, best three in five, to wagons, for $1,000, the Girl carrying five pounds overweight and the horse his driver's weixht only, which, being about 0 ponnds, made the Gir’s weight twenty-five pounds in excess ofAllen’s, Just before the horses were called to the score a thunder shower came up and-continued througtout the first heat; but the ram was doubly -weleomed, inasmuch as it laid the excessive dust of virack and road, while it cooled tie heated:atmos- ‘phere for a time very pleasantly. American Girl looked well, and the rumors that she had wintered to the satisfaction of her owner seemed perfectly justified by her performance, as it.yppeared an easy matter for her to trot away from Alien at her driver's will. ‘The latter horse, onmihe contrary, seemed as if he had been over- worked and was sore, fearing to extent himself. Really this must have been the cause of lila failure yesterday, 23 tt was publicly given out onthe grounds that only afew days since he had shown 2227 1-5. dp'tive pools the Girl had the call of about three to one, and ior a while the excitement and specu- Jation remlided the observer of Fleetwood’s suc- ceasfat field days last season, ‘American Girl won the pole, and the horses in the first heat were given the word in the drenching shower, On the turn Allen left his feet, and at half-mile pole the Girl was twelve leagths in a vance and trotting without un exertion. malntained this 1 ascent on the side, und the ‘winner by eth made in-thirt the mile in 2 quay ds, the haif in Me Girl now brought $200 to her competitor's $25, The second heat was much the same as the frst, though Allen did trot very prettily up the stretch, yet he was easily beaten by éwo lengths in 22364. The third heat was others, Rounding the turn American and was nev aded, jogging over the score two lengths to the SUMMARY, FLEETWOOD PARK, MORRISANIA, May 10, 187 Match of $1,000, mile heats, best three in sive wagons, American Girl carrying five lbs, ove! weight and Allen cerrying Manee’s weight. Willlam Lovell named >, m, American Girl (B. Mace) .. W. Bacon n: Manee). st heat, cond heat ‘aird heat. AQUATIC NOTES. CHER Eas The Xenia Boat Club, of Bay Ridge, L. 1, held theiy annnal meeting on the 16th ult., and elected the folowing officers for (he ensuing seaso! Pres- {dent, 13. W. Thomas; Vice President, Otto Heinicke ; Captain, Sherman Uoyt; Seeretary, Thomas C. Hi nah; Treasurer, William H. Thomas, Jr. The Xeni boys intend that this shall be their most successful season. It isan organization worthy of honorable mention at all times in the world of aquatics. The Neptune Rowing Association was organized in October, 1863, and then styled the Neptune Boat Club of Port Richmond, 8. L Among those who formed it were Messrs. Williamn R. Wemple, Thomas R. Dunean, William Coles, J:., Henry Y. Wemple, Charles Me: , Abram La Forge, A. J. White and others. The club, which now rants as one of the first boating organizations in American waters, had a very humble beginning, their roll number- ing about a “baker's dozen,” all told, and with two old-fashioned gunwale barges in their small boathouse—one built in Connceticuts and the other purciased from the Atalanta Boat Cinb of this city. The contrast now presented to the lover of boating pastime, with its elegant house of more than one hundred feet in length by 60 wide, filled to overflowing with a fleet of recing and pleasure craft and @ roll of seventy-five ave and | honorary members, is very pleasant, The Neptunes? rowing record is a series of victories, proving them to be most excelleut amateur oarsmen, fully eapa- ble of adding to and maintaining their club's prestige and of keeping their colors in the van. lieiy first race was in four-oared gigs with the Bergen Point Boat Club; their second race, September, 1870, was in six-oared gigs, with the Argonanta Rowing Association, ‘nd their third, Septem 1871, was also with the Argouautas, in six-0a 3, The dis ein all the ra was three miles, and in each the Neptunes | gallantly won, Their house is now open for the in, und the four cared ¢rew commenced work three W ago. T ptunes hav, epted a chal- Jange from the Ne ns, and are willing to accom. modate all their rowing brethren that want a race. ‘The omicers for the present year are:—President, George A. Twiddlebrook; Vice President, Wilbur R. . R. Wemple: freasurer, Charles W, Durand; Captain, William R. Wemple. The annual mecting of the Saratoga Roat Club, held on the sth ult., elected the following | oficers :—President, R. Stevens, Jr.; Vice Presi- | dent, Join B, Fin Captain, W. A. Hamilton; Secretary and Treasurer, W.A, Patterson ; Trustees— ©, F. Southgate, Washin; n J. Costar, and ©. F, Fi: ation of a site for a boat house a ratoga Lake, The matter was left in the hands of the same committee, Charles Osborne and Samuel M, Clarke, members of the Atalanta Boat Olnb, are matched to row three miles in seventeen-foot race boats on the Passaic, at W. A. Haumilton reported on the | Newark, ly inJune., This will be an interesting porne has won several races and has than Mr, Clarke, who made his début only last season, rowing two matches, losing the first, but winning the second. The annual Harvard scratch races took place on Saturday forenoon last, on the Charles River, the | conrse being in frontof the boat house, between the | bridges, The races were three in number, for sin- | gle seuils, double sents and six oars, and the prizes | Were pewter cups. The first race Was for single sculls, and there were three entries—Gonld of '72, ns of ‘74, and Low of the Scientific School. | With a good send-off the men kept well together | till oppe p the t se, When Gould ran ashore | and Low was capsized, ond after floating about for a minute or two was picked up by a passing bar Devens went over the course at his own pace, win- | ning the prize. The second race was for double | sculls, Bryant and Daland, ‘72, having the inside position; Morse and Goodwin, ‘73, outside. The hoats lapped all the way up the course, but on | | rounding the stake ‘72 hed a length or more, which was increased un finish they were | three or four lengths ahead, rincipal attrac tion the race for six-oared he and for this there were thi The crews were chosen | by lot from all the el, Ps, and were made up as fol- lows ell, No. . White, W. A. Bell, No, 3. HW. Gould, No. 5 |g _ bow; No. 4; 3h Second crew— het : Bliss No, ‘Third c HERALD, SATURDAY, | anda friend visited the Grand Central depot, for tested for at the review, the winners to hold them for & year, subject to challenge, at thirty daye’ notice. ‘The following oflicers were ciected:— President, William G. Crissey; Captain, E. M, Green; eynemel oo ‘Treasurer, ‘W. Stone Smith; Exeeutive Committee, John L. Manning, I. M. Alden and RK. A. Thompson. HOWARD MISSION ANNIVERSARY. The Little Wanderers of the Home at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. ‘The Brooklyn Academy of Music was thronged last evening by a benevolent audience, friends of the little wanderers of the Howard Mission, ‘The juvenile beneficiaries of the institution occupied seats upon @ raised piatform-on the stage, which latter was 80 arranged as to represent a forrest, wherein the boys and girls made the ‘welkin ring” with their cheerful voices as they:performed their part of tne programme, which was gone through in a manner highly creditable to those who have the control of the Mission House, Repeated encores were given, to which the children responded with alacrity and credit. Mr. A. 8. Hatcr occupied the chair, and, after prayer by one of the ministers.on the stage, the ‘Treasurer's report was read, giving the following exhibit for the year ending May 1, 1872:—Keceipts, $40,097; expenditures, $39,749; the whole number of children received since June, 1861, 11,009; sent to homes and situations, 1,633; during last year, 104; missionary visits, 4,476; daily average, 343; gar- ments and pairs of shoes and boots, 9,600; meals cat- enin the building, 105,176. Mr. Hatch, in introducing the exercises, said he believed that there was no occasion to offer any apology to Brooklyn for coming over here with this institution, Seme edule may think that there are enough of children to be cared for in your own city. That may be all very true. But as long as they were welcomed over here from year to year they intended to come over to the City City of Churches. You have enticed us to do so, Humanity and Christian charity is wider than Man- hatten jaud, or even the entire world, In Eng- Jand substantial aid had been given to the Howard Home Mission when its objects were stated there, ‘the Home had taken many an English sapling from the strectsand planted them in-the great, West, where they will grow up into great American oaks. The moral interest of New York and Brooklyn cannot be divided, any more than tle atmosphere we breath can be divided. It sympathy and help were found across the ocean, surely the East River conld not shut them off there- from, He then stated that the object of the mis- sion Was temporary shelter and homes for the homeless. Since June, 1861, 11,009 have been re- ceived, and enjoyed for a longer or shorter period the beaefits of the wardrobe, dining and school rooms, more than 1,600 of whom have been pro- vided with homes and situations, From 300 to 400, sometimes: over 600, are daily at the tables, Mr. W. C. VAN MeTER was the next speaker, and Tede a strong appeal in behalf of the institution, with whichfe has been connected for many years. He held that vice was more abroad in New York now than it was when the institution was estab- lishe?, and therefore the a le should see to it that the means were supplied by them for the pur- poses set forth, to carry on the Home work. He dwelt apon the essity for Bible reading for the childress, and pe pd into such persons as objected tothe *ible in the public schools. The Catholic Church was assailed in a characteristic harangue by the speaker, who was applauded at the con- clusion of his remarks. Mr. B. F. Jacons.3lso spoke upon the advantages of the institution, and held that it was the thought of the world to save the souls of the little wander- ers, He believed that the men and women of Brook- lyn were particularly blessed to-night in being able to contribute to the object in view, A collection was taken up and a large amount was contributes FIRE IN BROOKLYN. EOE ESE Destruction of the Cuba Sugar Refinery— Loss $300,600. ‘The alarm of fire in district No. 62 was given at a quarter before eight o'clock last evening by the Brooklyn City Hall bell. The firemen lent a prompt response to the summons, and the light from the burning pile, which proved to be a seven story brick building at the foot of Gold street, attracted crowds of people from all directions to witness the work of destruction. The structure, which was known as the Cuba Sugar Retinery, was occupied or leased by Messrs. Wallace & Shoemaker, who had on hand a very valuable stock. The flames for a time threatened to destroy much valuable property adjacent and the second alarm was given, which brought out steam fire engines Nos. 6, 7, 5, 8, 10 and 4 and trucks Nos. and 3, The fire originated, it is belicved by the employés, on the fourth story of the building, which was used for e washing. William — Greer, of No. 322 Cherry street, New York, who was on the third fluor of the refinery, where he found all the regular avenues of escape closed against him, jumped from the window, injuring himself seriously if not fatally. He was carried to the City Hospital. There were 500 barrels of sugar on the first’ floor, and $75,000 worth of syrup, all of whieh was consumed, Mr. Henry Steers, bookkeeper, estimates the loss on sugar at $100,000, on mac ‘3 ‘The whole was insured for about $250,000, The policies are held in the Star, Humbold, Phenix and other companies. The building, which was owned by Charles A. Coe, of New York, was entirely destroyed, involving loss of $50,000; iully insured. The Japanese war vessel building on the stocks in Poillon’s ship yard, foot of Bridge street, took fire from the sparks, which fell in showers, but the vessel was not much damaged, owing to the prompt exertioas of the firemen. ‘The police of the First, Second and Fourth precincts were on duty, and proved their efficiency in pre- pty BOS: and keeping back the surging crowds from about the burning building. DISASTROUS CONFLAGBATION, A Great Portion of Somerset, Pa., De- stroyed, Including the Business Stores and Public Buildings—The Loss Esti- mated at $1,000,000. Prrtseura, Pa., May 10, 1872. ‘A special despatch says that the fire in Somerset, Pa., destroyed six squares in the heart of the town, embracing one-third of the area of the place and two-thirds ofits entire value. The buildings de- stroyed included three hotels, every business house, store and shop but one, both Laces d houses, both printing ofiices, the lawyers’ offices, the Post Office, the United States Assessor’s office, two churches, the Masonic and Odd Fellows’ Halls, the telegraph and express offices and over thirty private dwell- Fifty families are rendered homeless. total of the losses Is estimated at $1,000,000, the insurance $75,000, A FIRE IN TULLY, ¥. Y, SYRACUSE, N. Y.,-May 10, 1872. A fire in Tally, Onondaga county, on Thursday night destroyed the Tully Hotel and barns, three adjacent dwellings, Gardner's drug store, Wright's drug store and several offices and barns. The loss is $40,000; insured for $10,000, THOSE DISHONEST HACKMEN, ‘Thursday night Alexander Herrman, a Polander, Chauncey F. Low, No. Daland, No. 8: H. B, Stone, No. 4; F. 8. Apple: ton, No. 5; Richard HT. Dana, strok | | The excitement of the race was spoiled by a tng- | | boat, whose stupid helmsman steered directly in | the line of the approaching shells, thereby causing | considerable delay and nearly running over them. | | The first crew wes the least impeded, and came | | home ahead, followed by the third ere | Invitations to participate in and copies of the | rules and conditions for the approaching national amatenr regatta on the Schuylkill River, at Phila- | | deiphia, ander the auspices of the Schuytktll Navy, | | have been forwarded to seventy-six clnba in the 2; Tucker | States. Ahy clubs that hi been overlooked will be furnished promptly with copies of the rnies and | conditions by sending their addresses to the secre | | tary of the Schuylkill Na Wm. A. Steel, 1,837 | Coates street, Philadelphia. he regatta ia to take | place in the month of June, and those having the arrangements therefor in charge are using strenn- ous exertions to render its complete success as- | | sured. Let amatéur boatmen everywhere cheer- | fully second their efforts. T. J. Lynch, Secretary of the Shawmut Boat Club, | of Boston, writes :—Our arrangements for the season | have not yet been fully agreed upon, but the club | will certainly be represented in the Charles River | Regatta on the 4th of July by a fonr-oared crew, a | | double scull, and perhaps a single scull; the racing | crews will soon be gelected, Our membership can- | | not exceed twenty-five; and this year, more than | ever before, the association is in a very flonrishing | condition, We have twelve boats, among them the shelts Queen Victoria and England, and the shells | In which the lamented Renforth and R. F. Clark | astonished the aquatic world. Other boats are | building for us. Our boathouse, erected two years | ago, and now in splendid condition, is 65 feet long, | 20 feet wide 1 16 feet high. The ofMicers of the | Shawmut for the present year are as follows:— | Captain, James Sullivan: Viee President, Wiliam | McDonald; Treasurer, T. J. Flynn; Secretary, T. J. Lynch; Directors, George MeDonaid, F. Collerton ana D. J. Kane, The Laureate Boat Club, of Troy, held their an- nual meeting recently. During the year the clubhad elected forty-eight new members, seven of whom resigned and oue lost by death—Mr. L. 0. Hauson. At present ther ‘The club boats consist of one and four single. There a longing to members, twelve singles, three doubles and nine row boats. Power was given the Execu- tive Committee to purchase a aix-oared barge. A review will probably be held about the Ist of June. | Two champtonship flags were ordered, one for single and the ober for double sculls, to be con- -five active members four-oar, three double also in the house, be- | the purpose of going to Buffalo. While waiting at the depot they met a hackman, named Frederick | Keppler, who induced them to enter his coach. The Polanders being emigrants, and unable to speak a word of English, and not knowing the value or de- nomination of paper money, allowed the hackman to take £30 out of their pocketbook—all the money they had. After receiving the money the hackman, as they allege, drove them to Madison square, and put them out. Officer Foley, of the Twenty-ninth precinct, hearing of the occurrence, arrested Kepp- cr and conveyed him before Justice Cox, at Jeffer- son Market, yesterday morning. He denied the charge, but was locked up for trial. The complain- ant was sent to the House of Detention, BROOKLYN COMMISSIONS, The Republican General Committee has instructed, it is said, the appointing powers of the City Works Commission (Water Board) and Police Com- mission, Auditor Wilson Schaurman and Comp- troller Frederick Schroder to appoint the followin; Commissioners :—Police Board, Captain 0. B. Leic! and General Jourdan; Board of City Work, Super- visor of Internal Revenue Silas B, Dutcher and Assemblyman Charies B, Morton, The appoint- ments Will probably be made to-da} HAIL STORM IN THE WEST. Seneca, Kan., May 9, 1872, A very severe hail storm passed over a portion of Washington county yesterday afternoon. It is re- ported that the ground for a mile in breadth was covered with hallstones, some of which were as large a8 pigeons’ eggs, Heavy rains have fallen over Northern Kansas and Southern Nebraska during the past forty-eight hours and the streams are igh, The Little Blue River is not fordable, BASE BALL NOTES. ‘The Matuais left this city for Boston yesterday, where they are to play the Red Stockings this after- noon, The Troy nine play the Baltimores at Baltimore this alternoon. Pools on both of these games will be sold at Jobnson’s, corner of Twenty-cighth ish end Broadway. commenving at hall-past two MAY 1, 1872—TRIPLE SHEET, THE COURTS. “Madame Fraleff’s Laces—Important Bankruptey Case—Cherge of Counterfeiting—The Charge Against a Respectable Lady Dismissed— Business in the General Sessions. UMTEB STATES CIRCUIT COURT. Madame Fraloff’s Laces. Before Judge Shipman. In the-case of Madame Pralof vs. The New York Central Railroad Company—being an action to re- cover $100,000, value of a large quantity of valuable antique laces, allegea to have been stolen out of a trunk belonging to the plaintity while she was trav- elling by the company’s cars between Albany and Niagara Falla—further testimony was yesterday given in pehalf of Madame Fraloff. A considerable part-ot the day was taken up with the examination of Mrs, Carter, an expert as to the value of antique laces. ‘The-case has not yet concluded. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT—N BANKRUPTCY. ‘Witnesses im Benkruptcy Suitsx—An Im- portant Legal Point Settlea. Before Judge Blatchford. Judge Blatchford, im the United States District Court, settled an important legal question yester- day—namely, the right of a State official to arrest a witness on his way to give evidence in a case in the federal Court. A man named John Prine was brought up before His Honor on a writ of habeas corpus, which was issned by Judge Blatchford. Prine had been summoned by subpoena to give evi- dence in a case which is now before the K erin Bankruptcy. On his way to the court he was ar- rested by a deputy sheriff and lodged in Ludlow Street Jail. A motion was then mude before Judge Blatchford to issue a writ of habeas corpus on the ground that a State official had no vo arrest a person who was on his way to gi lence in a suit in the federal Courts. Judge Blatchford decided that. no such right, and Prine w. ely dis- charged from custody, UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT, The Charge of Counterfeiting Against Henry D. Colc. Before Commhissioner Shields. The United States vs. Henry D. Cole.—Nenry D. Cole, who was committed by Commissioner Shields on a charge of having counterfeit money in his pos- session, was brought down from Ludlow Street Jail yesterday morning to be examined, but at Cole's ps meg the matter was put over for one week. Order of Arrest Clerk Jarvis, who took Cole into custody by virtue of a civil process when he was arrested by & deputy marshal, was present in com- pany with Deputy Sheri’ Keese. Cole makes a statement that he is anxious to remain in jail for the present,as he says he fears, if released, he might be arrested by the Sheriff or removed out of town in consequence of the evidence he gave on a former trial in the United States Court. Charge of Passing Counterfeit Money. The United States vs. Henry Welbrook.—The de- fendant, who is a peddler, was taken before Cont missioner Shields yesterday morning to answer a charge of passing a cdunterfeit $2 bill on Jacob Ben- der on Tuesday last. The complainant met the de- fendant yesterday and accused him of having passed the bill upon him; a quarrel ensued and a policeman took both parties before Judge Dowling, who sent the case before Commissioner Shields, The Commissioner, however, decided that as there was no evidence showing that Welbrook knew the bill to be spurious, or intended to pass it as such, he was entitled to his discharge. SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. Decision: By Judge William E. Curtis, Little et al. vs, Hart.—Order granted, Anderson et al. vs. Reilly.—Same, Auffwoode vs. Dinsmore.—Same. Gale vs. Moore.—Same. Brown vs. Moore.—Same, Patterson etal. vs. Benvino.—Motion for refer- ence granted, Greggory vs. Greggory et al.—Motion denied, without costs. See report for counsel. Miller vs. Graham.—Default taken. By Judge Barlow. Stephens vs. Howe et al.—Motion denied, with costs. See decision with clerk. ES Judge Freedman. Fink et al. vs. New York Mutual Insurance Com- pany.—Case ordered to he filed. COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Alleged Perjury by a Respectable Law- yer—The Prosecution Abandon the Case and the Jury Promptly Acquit the Ac- cused. Before Recorder Hackett. Most of yesterday's session was occupied in the trial of an indictment found against Joseph M. Dixon, a member of the late firm of Cheney & Dixon, lawyers, charging him with perjury. The bill was founded on the complaint of Ann Dailey and her sisters, Rosanna Murray and Catharine Dailey, who alleged that Ann Dailey was never served with a summons in a foreclosure mortgage case, in which they were defendants, on the 4th or April, 1871. Mr. Dixon was counsel for Emil Gabler, the purchaser of a house in Wyckoff street, Brook- lyn, upon which were three mortgages, one of which was owned by Rosanna and Mary E. Murray, who transferred it to her sister. The women were witness for the prosecution, and swore that Mr. Dixon could not have personally served the sum- mons upon Ann Dalley on the 4th of April, 1871, be- cause she was in Albany on that day. A Mrs. Hempstead, from Albany, testified to the same effect, but on cross-examination sfie could not tell definitely when Ann was in Albany, while witness herself seemed to have been a person very familiar with police courts, The other female witnesses when cross-examined denied important statements made in affidavits, which they admitted they had heretofore signed. For the defence Mr. Joseph M. Dixon gave a de- tailed statement of the transactions he had with the complainant and the manner in which he served the summons upon her on the 4th of April, 1871. His testimony was corroborated by Edgar Whitlock and W. J. Jacques, his clerks, who were present in the office when the complainant was there and served with the papers. William E. Osborn and Edward Z. Lawrence also gave testimony which contradicted the witnesses for the prosecution. The case was suddenly brought to a close by Messrs. Blankman and Shafer, who stated that there were numerous witnesses in attendance to impeach the character of the complainant and her witnesses, and to prove the high gis & of Mr. Dixon, the defendant, The testimony of these wit- nesses was deemed unnecessary, in view of the damaging record established virtually against the complainant. Assistant District Attorney Felloys abandoned the prosecution, by stating that if he were on the jury, under the evidence adduced, he would render averdict of not guilty. His Honor the Recorder said that he coincided with the District Attorney in his views, and the jury pronounced a verdict of acquittal without leaving their seats. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— In your issue of the 3d inst. wide circulation was given to a malicious and groundless accusation of perjury against me which, without any prejudice on your part, tended to injure my reputation, I made no reply at the time, believing that the vindication which would follow a full investigation upon the trial of the charge would be a better and more powerful response than ed I could then make myself. That prompt investigation which I demanded has this day taken place, and the verdict of acquittal which was rendered by the jury in the Court of General Sessions without leaving their seats is the tullest vindication I can ask. Relying upon your sense of justice I request the insertion of this note in order that, as the charge itself was made public, 80 also may be its refutation. Your obedient servant, JOSEPH M. DIXON. A Housebreaker Sent to the State Prison for Fifteen Years by the Recorder—A ‘Warning to Burglars. Thomas McDonald pleaded guilty to burglary in the first degree. On the night of the 3d instant the prisoner was caught in the house of John Lob- dell, 143 West Twenty-second street. He entered the premises by the basement, and was caught by Miss Lobddell in her bedroom. She gave the alarm, and her father pursued and finally caught him and handed him over to an officer. The burglar had possessed himself of $50 worth of jewelry. A “jimmy” was afterwards found in the house, and he wore a pair of india-rubber shoes, showing that he was a professional housebreaker. He said that he was eighteen years old and came from England. The Recorder told McDonald that he saved five years by pleading guilty, and sent him to the State prison for fifteen years at hard labor. Burglars and Thieves Sent to Sing Sing. John Carey and Peter Doyle, charged with steal- ing a roll of carpet on the 2d of May valued at $68, the property of Hiram Cohen, 75 Bowery, pleaded guilty to an attempt at grand larceny. | Charles Brown also pleaded guilty to the same grade of crime, the allegation being that on the ‘wth of ape he stole $60 worth of wearing apparel 8 8] from Louis Spiro. n pleaded ity to an attempt at puryin rin the ‘onrd 4 gt indictment charg- ing that on the Ist of May he broke into the gro- store of Joseph Cronien, 73 Mulberry street, cel 3 money. and sci ag Thomas’ Riley, charged with burgla- viously entering the premise of Theodore Koeppen, | of Pennsylvania, which proved to be 418 East Fourteenth street, and stealing $15 ta of property, also pleaded guilty to an attempt. Prisoners were each sent to -the State Prison for two years and six months. Thomas Murphy, who on the 29th of April stole J.C. hosonatel ‘pleaded gaily and Wes sent Fs he . le: and was sen! the State Prison fortwo years, 4 Forgery of Allentown Bonds. Frederick Snedicker was charged with presente ing to William Muir, of 113 Broadway, on the 28th of October, 1871, @ number of $500 bonds purporting to be Allentown School District’ bonds of the State forgeries, He pleaded guilty to forgery in the was remanded for pentence, en greene a A Women Stabbing Case, Roxanna Duse was tried for Stabbing Fanny Palmer in the side with a knife, on the 4th of April. The women belonged to the “unfortunate” class of females and quarrelled about their men. The prisoner said that Fanny attempted to stab her with a dagger, and she protected herself by using a small pocket knife, The jury disagreed and were discharged, COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY. UNITED States Disrxict Court—In Banke ruptcy—Nos, B21, 8853, 3351, 3405, 3431, 3447, ‘2, 3486, 3487, 3488, S4U0, S402, S494. Argumen: calendar.—Nos.’ 2748, 3445. COMMISSION OF APPEALS CALENDAR, The following is the Commission of Appeals’ day calendar for Saturday, May 11:—Nos. 2, BAS, AE, B45, 30, BAT, y rier 860, 51, 352, 355, 366, 357. THE THREATENED JAIL DELIVERY. + Retrial of Fifty-eight of the Ola Offense ders—They are Nearly All Resentenced and Sent Back to the tsland, Judges Hogan, Ledwith and Scott held an extra session of the Court of Special Sessions yesterday for the purpose of retrying the batch of prisoners recently broughtdown from the Island under the recent decision of Judge Brady in reference to the illegality of the Court by which they were first tried. There were fifty-eight cases set down on the calendar, all of which were disposed of in one way or another before the adjournment. Owing to the judicious management of some four or five of these by Counsellor Hummel the accused parties were either discharged or had sentence sus- pended, but the great majority of them were re- sentenced to the Penitentiary, not, however, with- out having from ten te twenty days taken off their original sentence, ‘The following are the names of the prisoners, toe gether witn the disposition of their cases :— John Bennett, petit larceny, two months, William Brady, assault and’battery, discharged. George Brow ssault and battery, discharged, Ed. Behn, petit larceny, two months, William Christie, petit larceny, sentence sus pended. James Ryan, petit larceny, remanded. Jeremiah Calden, petit larceny, one month. David Clancy, petit larceny, one month, Alonzo Carter, petit larceny, three months, Cornelius Crane, petit larceny, discharged. Peter Drake, assault and battery, six months, Daniel Dempsey, petit larceny, discharged. Thomas Egan, assault and battery, remanded, jary Fay, petit larceny, remanded. Patrick Franly, petit larceny, sentence suspended. Charles A. Hamniiton, petit larceny, remanded. ny, two months, remanded, \y, two months, James Johnson, petit larceny, six months. Richard Keesler, petit larceny, remanded. Charles King, assault and battery, two months, James Kiernan, petit larceny, remanded, John Jones, petit larceny, remanded. William Mullen, petit larceny, four months, James McDonald, petit larceny, three months, Charles Murphy, petit larceny, six months. Patrick Mathew, petit larceny, three months, John Morris, petit larceny, two months. William Myers, assault and battery, sentence sus pended, Michael McCabe, pert larceny, two months, James Nolan, petit larceny, dne month. John O'Neal, assault and battery, remanded. James Perry, petit larceny, ten ‘days. Archibald Creed, petit larceny, discharged. Julius Rodriguez, petit larceny, three months, John Russel, assault and battery, discharged. Peter Reynolds, assault and battery, sentence suspended, Ann Reilly, petit larceny, remanded. Louisa Goodwin, petit larceny, remanded. Francis Reaber, petit larceny, two months, Jacob Stevens, petit larceny, two months, George Smith, petit larceny, two months. William Stevens, assault and battery, discharged, ely Eoeabete assault und battery, segtence suspended. Eyes Sullivan, assault and battery, one month. ERS, Charles Simmons, petit larceny, two months, Thomas, Smith, petit larceny, two months, Daniel Thompson, assault ‘and battery, months. Abe Ulner, petit larceny, two months, Morris Cohen, petit larceny, remanded. Adam Webber, petit larceny, remanded. John Williams, petit larceny, sentence suspended, Martin Waters, assault and battery, remanded, John White, petit larceny, two months, William H. Williams, assault and battery, two months. siz THE NEWARK JEWELRY DR. GLARY. Clever Capture by the Newark Detece tives=A Brother of “General? Sigoen- thal Among the Captives. x Asreported in yesterday's HeRaLp the Newark detectives captured in New York on Thursday sev- eral persons believed to have entered and robbed the jewelry factory of Messrs. Krementz & Co., of Olive street, Newark. Tift particulars of the cap- ture reveal a sertes of facts no less exciting than! interesting. Detectives McManus and Becker were detailed to ferret out the bur- glars. After a eareful examination of the place robbed the officers were satisfied that the burglars were no novices, but experienced hands, probably from New York. Thither they went, and, after considerable “piping,” succeeded in ‘‘shadow- ing’? & man who answered the description of one who had been observed tn Newark on the night of the burglary. They next spotted a woman coming from the same house wearing a showy set of the stolen jewelry. They next fastened on one Bill Porter, who had on his person some of the stolen watch chains. Last Tuesday a requisition was pro- cured from GOVERNOR PARKER ON GOVERNOR HOFFMAN, and on Thursday the Newark force in New York was increased to ten men and the Chief of Police. Mary Ann Johnson, alias Mrs. Cully, of Bleeker street, was the first arrested. At her place was found a cameo set, worth $65. The next both arrested was Hersch Harris, alias Greenthal, a brother of the notorious ter oh “SOME a reputed the largest receiver of “s a the metropolis. While searching his house two of his po ae aged eighteen and twenty-two, con- fronted the officers and knowingly remarked, “Surely you don’t think we're green to have any of the ‘swag’ here?” In a hardware store on Third avenue William O’Brien, alias Billy Porter. was arrested while in the act of pure! aset of burglar’s tools. An attempt was made reacue the prisoner by his pals, but the Newark officers, revolver in hand, kept their ground and their man, Among the crowd of rescuers was one Michael Kenatz, allas Sleseay Mike, The oMcers captured him also amid the meénaces of the crowd. le crossing to Jersey Porter tried to relieve himself of a chain, but Becker was too si He secured watch and all. The chain has been ae fled by Krementz as their property. Paty? to be A NOTED NEW YORK “ORACESMAMY and Mrs, Johnson has two husbands tn State Prison. Yesterday the two Harris girls visited their Manggomely dressed ad 0 without a fair amount ose Th y secured for their father the to get of dereey. jaw.) The Srisoners were @ll locked up to await examination. Jie ot eR THE SHEDDON FORGERY CASss, On Wednesday last Elijah P. Sheddon, a young man dealing in grain and flour in West street, was: arrested by Detective Reilly, of the Central Omce, and locked up by Justice Cox, at Jefferson Market, upon complaint of Horace Dennett, superin~ tendent of the Knickerbocker Ice Company, charging. him with forging jah = Shed- don’s (his unce’s) name to note for $1,500, on which he obtained the latter Amount from. him in exchange for the note. The note, upon be- ing presented to the uncle in Washington, N. J., was declared a bal jo The uncle appeared before Justice Cox on Wednesday and testified he had never signed the check, and that {t had been forged. by some person. At the examination held yester- day afternoon the uncle, being placed on the stand for cross-examination, testifled that during the month of October or November last he signed his name to a blank check an® ave it to his nephew to get discounted. fe also testified he did not stipulate the amount the check was to be filled outfor. He admitted the signature to the check was his and he had given tt to his nephew. Justice Cox, npon hearing the tes- timony, dismissed the complaint of forgery againat the nephew and entertained « complaint of perjury against the uncle, He was held for examination, EN NTE aE Te eS