The New York Herald Newspaper, May 21, 1872, Page 2

4 a as CONGRESS. The Habeas Corpus Suspension Bill in the Senate. © The Tax and Tariff Bill Passed by the House. $44,000,000 REDUCTION Hite srnin annul % Ben Butler and the “Re- Treaty.” SO eee What Humiliation and Confession are | We To Be Spared? eS The Sundry Civil Service Ap- propriation Bill. THE BUELL COURT MARTIAL RECORDS, SENATE, Wasuincron, D. C., May 20, 1872, Bills were passed granting private pensions, At the expiration of the morning hour the Senate restimed the consideration of the Habeas Corpus Suspension bill. The Vick PRESIDENT directed the Clerk to read the order made by the Senate on Friday, that this bill should be taken up at twelve o'clock to-day and considered to the exclusion of all other business until disposed of, Mr, TRuMbu, (rep.) of NL, said that this order {Mtroduced into the Senate an arbitrary rule, in violation of its traditions and its history, and he moved to reconsider the vote by which the order was mado, Mr. Scori, (rep.) of Pa., moved to lay the motion to reconsidcr on the table. Agreed to. Mr. HAMLIN, (re of Me., offered a resolution ordering the expulsion of an Associated Press re- porter from the Senate gallery because he had written a denial to the Boston Advertiser of the bias attributed to him by Senator Conkling in making his reports, Mr, SrRrAw (rep.) of R. L, objected, and the resolution went over. The Senate t TH Mr. bLAY resumed the HABEAS CORPUS SUSI (dem.) of Mo., add on tothe bill, Sonate He said it was intended tot President of the United le imself by force. This was ts by which. elections in this ved under the supervision of 3. The original act, passed a States power to re. one Of &serics of a ¥ try h, PAT BLO, lit was now sought to extend, had eon ad a feeler to try the temper of the ye and see how far it would be | safe to in overthrowing the constitutional safeguards of the people's rights and liberties, and now it was proposed to follow it up by this bil, When the original bill was under dis- | cussion it ha n Clearly demonstrated that there was no nec: or excnge for it, and he would not | Go over t unent now; but he would eall at- tention to certain points bearing on the President's | exercise of these extraordinary powers and upon | the ponding hil, It was astynificant fact that the President did not respond to the resolution of in- juiry asking for the number and dates of the of- fences committed against the Ku Kiux laws in th seven counties in South Carolina in which he had | Geclared martial isw. He had IN NO INSTANCE GIVEN THR DATE of any alleged offence, and this omission has been Made with the deliberate purpose of creating the impression (hat the offences were committed at or about the time 1 tial law Was prockumed, when tw fact was that most of them that were com- mitted at all w » committed from nine to eighteen Months before that time. Mr, BLary here quoted from the testimony given | before the Ku Klux Committee to show that months by the p eof the Ku Kuux act th Caro- lina was in an orderly and peaceable condition, and he defied Mr. tto potnt to the case ofa single person arrested who was not arr or an alleged offence, commit montes bevure, ed at least three of the men a in unty, a school- ‘as dle. also other cases, but he would house about clared. There w r, Blair to mention tiem now. ud that the Senator from Pennsyl- ranid »tt) could give only one case, aud | that a case in which the parties were acquitted. If the P: ent could pup a district under martial law because of the burning of a school house and | one or tw er outrages occurring there, no part | of the countr his declara year or mor upon the fi years before ? Mr. Sawyer, (rep.) of 8, C., said that the rank | and file of the republican party in South Carolina, | like the rank and file of ali parties, was pure, and | that corruption had not been more marked among | the regublicaus connected in the State government | than among the democrats who had aasociated | thomseives with it. Mr. BLArR then spoke of the great Increase in the | debt of the Southern States under the carpet-vag | governments, and stated that the debt of Arkansas had beea Ased $15,000,000, Mr. ChayTon, (rep.) of Ark., sald Mr. Blair waa wistaken. into power the debt was between four and five millions, and it had since been increased, by loans to railroads and for levee purposes, shout seven tillions of dollars, making the aggregate eleven or twelve miliions. Mk. BLAIN said that none of the officials in the Southern States knew how much their Govern- ments owed. to extract from the wouid be safe; and if he could base n of martial law upon acts done a before, why might he not base it t that a rebellion existed there six administration of South Carolina a statement of their debt, and it was so in | the other States. The statement he had made about the debt of Arkansas was based upon infor- ination obtained by other means, and he belie t to be co} 3 it was derived from the sworn testimony of the best men in Arka: Mr. CLAYTON sala he understood was the testt- mony of men who were not before the committze and hot subjected to cross-examlnation, Mr. BLare said, in conclusion, that there was not even a plausible pretext for this bill. The attempt of the President and his friends to force his re-elec- tion would be a failure, Already there were indl- cations that the people were aroused to a sense of the dangers surrounding them, and that they were disposed to throw off the trammels of sectionalism an artyisin on both sides in order to rescue the country. Mr. SPENCER, (rep.) of Ala., made a speech in re- Biair's statements about the debt of Ala- described a number of Ku Klux outrages said, made it necessary to pass the pend- h bay tg Mr. CaAmERON gave notice that he wonld ask the 5 to go into executive session at on Wednesd WILson | yste Mr. adoption of a army, At half-past four, the Ku Klux bill being still un- 1 of general regulations for the der consideration, the Senate took a re haif-past seven P.M. At the evenin proceeded w Jsion the Habeas Corpus bill was HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, WASHINGTON, May 20, 1 Under the call of Sta several unimportant bills were presented. The cail of $ being concluded, and Mr. Hooper's Supplementary Civil Rights vill having been reached, the remainder of the morning hour was used up in votes on dilatory motiona, Mr. Dawes, (rep.) of Masa., moved to suspend the rules and adopt an order allowing an hour's debate under tie five minute rule on THE TARIFF AND TAX BIL, when the House n govs into committee on that subject. Mr. Ganrrenp, (rep.) of Ohio, expressed hig Preference for a motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill as the most practicable mode of hay- ng legislation on the subject. Mr. Dawes’ motion was agreed to. The House refused to go into Committee of the Whole on the Tarif and Tax bill, by a vote of 75 to Mr, Dawes moved that the ru and that the Committee of the Whole hw « from the further consideration of the Vari b1, and that the bil minended hy the ¢ do pass. This incindes the internal revent and all, ‘The following is the estimated reduction of daties Which the Tari bill, as fer as acted upon by we umittee of tie Whole, ~ (uy vitactare Metals, aud india rubh Gulla percha, wud wanulactures of sof, N. 0.8 tid manutactures of ted Jor an offence | aid he would call Mr. Blair's attention | cr When the present government came | It had been found utterly impossibie | twelve | vduced a bill to authorize the | NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1872—TRIPLE SHEET. Articte, Straw, and manufactures of Hicloths, and manufactures Btoel, and manuiactures of. (flax dressed pufacture biuding ehemicals, &e.) {including oeNo estimate can be “No estimate can be Books, prit My BOs eee eeree periodicals, &e ir einen [No estimate ean be made, Mustard, ground ltt Currants, figs and raisins 036,51 Copper, ar facture) 87 14 ss (ipeluding sil pts OF PIALES......2e.ssscces braced in iron reduetion ‘Tin, in sh Screws, cml Moisic fror Ba RRER EN pets. Paper, manufactures of not Included Total red pn dutiabl Free list Total reduction. oat + + 20,645,778 The total reduction by the tariff and internal revenue sections is estimated at $44,000,000, The motion was agreed to—yeas, 147; nays, 62. FINAL ADJOURNMENT. Mr. Dawes then moved to suspend the rules and concur in the Senate resolution for a final adjourn- ment on the 29th of May. Agreed to—yeas, 162; hays, 61. The announcement of this result was re- ceived with a clapping of hands aud a general jubl- lation among the members. THE VANISHED WAR DEPARTMENT RECORDS. Mr. Conurn, (rep.) of Ind., from the Committee on Military Atfairs, reported a bill reciting the dis- appearance from the files of the War Department ot the records of the Court of Inquiry in the case of Major Generat Don Carlos Buell, and directing the Sceretary of War to employ Ben Pitman, the phonographic reporter of that Court, who has re- tained his notes thereof, to furnish two transla- tions, one for the War Department and one for Con- TERS. The bill was passed, Mr. Burner, (rep.) of Mass., moved to suspend the rules and pass the following resolution; — Whereas this House is informed by telegraph that at a meeting ot the Exeter Chamber of Commerce, Sir Stattord. Northcote, who presided, ina speech stated that “the understanding of the British Commissioners was that a promise had been given that the ciaim for indirect damages should not be presented, but it was necessar) that the American Senate should not be pre in a posi- tion requiring acontession that wrong had been done, which statement by a leading member ot the Jolnt High: Commission on the part of Great Britain deeply concerns the good 1aith and integrity of the American commission- ers and of the government as well as the honor of the na- Atel f tho United States i ntal to the public i her the Executive hi e, be f hat the President sted, if not detrin 3, toinform the House whi 3 any knowledge of: romise heing made by any offical person that claims ndirect damages shall not be pre- | sented to the Triduaal of Arbitration, andy jf #0, | by whom sueh promise was made or under- | sianding iven, and if any, and what, arrangement was made with the British commissioners’ or the British gov. ernment by whieh the American Senate should not be position requiring a confession that wrong had r whether any arrangement whatever has placed in heen done, been made with the government of Great Britain or with any ofilcial thereof, by which the action of the Amorlican Senate was to be controlled or influenced In this bebalt, and if so by whom and when and by what authority sucll arrangemcnt was made. While the House was dividing Mr. Cox, (dem.) of N. Y., said:—The honor of our country is involved in the resolution. If there has been a dishonorable | humiliation let us know the worst, and who is re- | sponsible, The motion to suspend the rules and adopt the resolution was rejected—yeas 109, nays 73—less than two-thirds in the afirmative. | , The resolution was then referred to the Commit- tee on Foreign A ‘ ‘ioe the democrats voted for Mr. Butler's resolu- lon. THE ROUMANIAN JEW Mr. Cox offered a resolution requ den | test ting the Presl- 0 join with the Itallan government in its pro- glut the intolerance and crucity practiced towaids the Jews of Roumania. Adopted, Mr. BINGHAM, (rep.) of Ohio, presented the re- port of the Conterence Committee on the bill to | regulate the criminai practice in the federal Courts, which was agreed to. | ‘The House, et quarter to four o'clock P, M.,went. into Coin-mnitte of the Whole, Mr. Wheeler (rep.) of N.Y., in the chair, on the BUNDRY CIVIS, SERVICE APPROPRIATIONS BILD, Biden appropriates $17,541,67¢, under the following heads ring stations on the coast... rine servi ' tal wervice 225,000 8,100) 1,378,317 easury For rent of oft tork: ing public lands. e+ of collecting Fe nd 457,375, hateadn ‘ 155,017 ‘pital for the Insane 177,800 ital for Women an | 77,300 200,000 | For Washington Ag 70,850 |r xt Leterme ile. 1o9\n | nd botanic garden 20,000 298,749 722,000 | | Jishinentand lighthouse ast take \F eee + 175,000 ather ports)... +» 225,000 Department (miscellancows, relnding $ expenses incurred in raising volun: | 848,206 | nite + +2,038,900 | jitor299 | ++ 248,500 | 2000 2.000 50,000 of the Tres For Armori: or Public Bu thority ts not recognized as ttought to be in the spirit of Ghristian submission, This may be seen in the insubordi- nation of children to the salutary authority of Christian parents or guardians of youth. A liko sptrit of insubordi- nation is manifested Sy professing Christians, and & Strong desire to assimilate and conform to the question: spirit and practice of the world, abkenln, we ace’ prophecy tuldied in the overthrow of anti-Christian dominancy and the spread end growth of the spirit of civil and rollgious liberty, in the anu-Chris- tian kingdoms of the earth. We see in the SUBJUGATION OY THE BMPIRE OF FRANCK to the military rule of Germany (an anti-Papal Power) the Inst throes of the western part of the anclent Roman empire, $0 long eppesed to the spread of holy Christianity. We see, too, the “man of sin,” so long opposed to the apiritot civil and religious Liberty and 40 long sor of the saints of the Mi God, expelled from his ancient seat of authority by a som of his own raising and by childron of his own faith. | “Surely this is a prominent aicn of the present time and a marvellous fulflment of the vino prophecy.” ‘Spatuy the laud of the Inquisition, Portugal and, other countries, v0 long trodden down under the power of papal larkness, are st ing for the erties, Civ! vil- gious, which constitute the line of distinstion between PROTESTANTISM AND POPERT. And thus we are encouraged to continuc in prayer that the kingdom of Christ may soon come in all its’ fulness and glory, embracing, notwithstanding the general loose- ness and apparent Indifference of professing Christians, the Iklugdow of this world as hay ing become the kingdout of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, Dr. WiLsoN moved the adoption of the report, which motion, after a short discussion, prevailed. No further business of importance was transacted, METHODIST GENERAL CONTERENCE. fii ASS Book Concern “Frauds” Up Again—Dr. Lanahan on His Muscle=The Agents, Editors, Secretaries and Delegates to the Conference are oll Prophets of Baal and Dr. Lanahan Only is the Lord’s— Wild and Reckless Statements of an “Injured” Man. The seventeenth day's session of the General Con- ference was opened yesterday with devotions led by Rev. Dr. Witherspoon. It was enlivened, also, by another appearance of the ghost of the Book Con- cern “frauds and mismanagement,” which created a@ sharp discussion, It came up In the form of an apparently innocent letter from Mr. 8. J. Good- enough to the General Conference, in which the writer reviews Dr. Lanahan’s report, and morally convicts the Doctor of falsifying the records therein quoted, Mr, Goodenough denies emphatically the Doctor's statement that he (Goodenough) retained vouchers for paper or anything else purchased. but always passed them to the cashier, after which they were filed by the bookkeeper. The invoices, which were memoranda of goods forwarded, were properly filed and preserved in the vault of the printing ofice. These were necessary to the de- partment in order to check the receipt of goods and the items of monthly statements, while the vouchers, or RECEIPTS FOR MONEY PAID, were always with the bookkeeper. He also refutes other portions of the report by the sworn testimony of Mr. Smith, of Campbell, Hall & Co., 8. D. Warren, of Boston, and of Mr. Barton, before the Book Com- mittee. He also most emphatically denies that there was any motive or desire on his part to con- coal any matter connected with the business, be- cause he believed it to be straightforward and legi- timate, and knew that the Concern was being well served by the course pursued, as all the examina- tions and evidence taken in the case fully demon- strate; and as to the conversations said to have passed between them, Dr. Lanahan’s word must be reccived against his. The whole thing has been put in a shape by Dr. Lanahan to suit his purpose. The most charitable course, in view of his errors in repeating words and conversations, would be to gharge the same to tho account of defective memory. He also denies that Mr, Porter enjoyed a monopoly of the purchase of paper for the Book Concern—by a private arrangement with himself— and that he was anxious to conceal it. On the con- trary, not a pound of paper was ever bought for the Concern except on a written order by him, and the price was determined in advance, and was made to conform to the lowest market rates, except in a few cases of small lots of odd size or quality. Mr. Porter was on a par with every other dealer, except that he had proposed, and was allowed, to devote special attention to procuring goods on the best terms for the Concern. Goodenough says he constantly encouraged competition, and received and noted tre proposals of other parties, and did not give orders to Porter unless his terms were | as low as the lowe THE MONOPOLY, 80 CALLED, was simply the ability to undersell others. Mr. Porter was never employed by the Book Concern, and never received one cent from the house for any service rendered, All the benefit he ever had was in profits or commissions as a dealer, which were made ont of the manufacturers by thelr agreement and consent. And he claims he was Justified in doing this, notwithstanding the relation of Porter's father to the Concern, Mr. Goodenough does not deny that he was in- terested in oil companies travelled in their in- Department... ....ccc ces 4 of Public Works of the District ot Golum- nmbla Tnsittation for the Dear'and Dumb. Having progressed bill t nu nit ee r to five o'clock P. 245,110 | 935 | far as the tenth page of the , and the House, at a quarter took a recess till half-past | seven o'clock, the evening session to be for business of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, At the evening sossion bills were passed author- izing the President to appoint Commissioners to the Vienna Exposition of 1873; to provide for edu- | cating Japanese interpreters; to pay the Japanese government out of the indemnity fund the rent for | certain houses used in Japan by the American Con- sular and diplomatic representatives; appointing a Consul at Soutarein, Brazil. The French pOliation bill also came up. THE PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD. | The General Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian | Chureh of North America reassembled yesterday morning, at the usual hour, in the Presbyterian | church in Dufileld street, near Myrtle avenue, | Brooklyn. The Moderator, Rev. James F. Morton, | offered prayer, After the singing of a hymn the | | Rey. Mr. Yates led in prayer. | ‘The subject of the morning, “How to Increase | THE EFFICACY OF SABBATH SCHOOLS," | was then taken up. | Rey, Mr, Woopstpk thought the subject of great i interest to the whole Church. How shall we in- crease the number of our Sabbath school children, and how increase the interest of the children in | their studics? The parents must assist the teacher. | The school is temporary, but the family is not. | The parents are the Heaven appointed guardians of | | the children. Parents must see that child: x | Sent reguiarly and punctuaily to school, or the | | teacher is discouraged. It is not because the teacher has no interest, but because the parents do not send their childven and do not take enough In- | terest in the Sabbath ools themselves, They | | should come with them the Sabbath school and | | take part with the children in the exercises, Nor | do parents offer up prayer enough at home for the | | Sabbath schools and teachers, The Sabbath school | | must be kept in its place, and not supersede the | | Church, Superintendents should not attempt to be | pastors of the church also, but keep to their own place If they are to be allowed to do otherwise 1 am in favor of | PUTTING DOWN THE SABBATH for the Church is the appointed vel work, and must not be made subse nt to any- } else beside, Until these features are | | noticed the efficacy of our Sabbath schools will be | jOOLS; | of God's | Dr. CLARKE, of Nova Scotia, then of- | "q onsidered it the duty of the pastor | | to throw his Influence toward the parents, and | | he should endeavor to lay before the parents their | duty. The teacher should be qualified by the pos- | session of evangelical truth. It is ve himeult to | find such teachers, and parents object to sending their chiidren to any other. This is the gist of the | whole matter, and until teachers are so possessed, | and have, beside, a burning love for t ronversion of those who are under their care, we can hope for little change for the better. We can get mere formality nearer to us than Rome. We want i EARNEST COWORKERS WITT GOD | and the pastors of the congregations as helpers to bring this great work to a biight fruiti ‘The Rey, Dr. CLARKE presented his rep “SIGNS OF THE TIMES,” | of which the following Is an extra In this age the signs of the tlmes are pre-eminently re- | vort on the | markat are so both in the ecclesiastical and political ag is manifest by the goneral preva- | hee of which seems to agitate ate—in, arches for union and in ates for unlimited liberty. There isa general cry | nion of the churches, but without due regard to the ples according to which union can’ be safely 1. Divine revelation warrants the expectation of ge in the latter day, and that this change will be better: that Js, tor the greater prosperity of the the extension of the kingdom of Christ | 1 benefit and good order of human society. vident that this end there Isa preva- among tho thr 8 to be in too | for, and urity and | nity, an thos to run, | developments ‘of Divine Provit | Drinciph ter than th of God tzones God has made her so; but | mon act as irthe unity of the Churen of Christ were to he efeoted by man, and not by God. 1 a yrominent sign | that almost g about the Church of God and | iis worship t and In the strength of th He ¢ ql the desire itsel! ‘ God ay the ru tion with the ro-c matory measures ome of wh appear to wear ihe more sous! it atter than cor i ot God. This ¢ xpiritual tn ther prominent sign is TNATION Aspect Of ge ton with thy ots things is Fests ot the | ad salutary will, Thos in nthe exercise of Christian au. | 27 cents | atthe time to be bety | the amount saved to the Concern by pure! | prices below those paid by these | he is dogged and hounded by a set of terest, but says he did 80, Ing his summer vaca- tion, which he had been always allowed, and he never permitted these things to interfere with his first duty to the Book Concern, Ministers, too, he ) | declares were interested in similar speculations, and he asks is it to be inferred that they neglected their pastoral duties therefor. He is’ willing, he | says, to compare his record with Dr, Lanahan’s, that it may be seen which has done most to promote the interests of the Book Concern, In regard to Dr. Lanahan’s statement of the saving to the Concern when he broke up Porter's paper monopoly and purchased himself, Mr. Goodenough analyzes the items and shows that Dr. Lanahan paid, under contract to a broker, seven- teen cents a pound for paper which could have been bought for sixteen cents a pound, and that he made his contract for 100,000 pounds of said paper when the market was fluctuating and falling. WHAT GOODENOUGH SAVED TIE CONCERN, During the war, Mr. Goodenough continues, anti- clpat arise in prices, he ordered in August, 1865, 500 reams of newspaper, at 17 cents per pound, and | in September reams, at 20 conts. The price soon went up to 23 cents. About the same time he ngaged over 1,000 reams of book papers, at from 17 0 19 cents per pound, and the price rose to 26 and Within a short time. In August of the | same year he engaged 400 reams of superfine super- caiendered paper, at 25 cents per pound, and 400 in September, at 3245 cents, and while taking in these papers the price advanced te 83cents. The savin; to the Concern on these purchases were estimate: N $7,000 and $8,000, Mr. Goodenough then ws to the General Con- ference a proposition which he made to Dr. Lana- han on Jani }, 1570, in effect agreeing to submit his paper p ses for the Book Concern during | the |, ten years of his oficial connection with it to reful comparison, to be made by disinter- ested persons, with the like quantities purchased by Appleton’s, Harpers’ or any other large publish- ing house here or elsewhere, and to pay over to the Concern stich amounts as it shall be found he had id during that period over and above the average price per pound which the other parties paid; pro- | vided, on the other hand, the Conference (or Dr. Lanahan, as at first challenged) eRe, to him hases at arties, Mr. Goodenough gives illustrations of the desperate straits to which Dr, Lanahan had been compelled | to resort to make ont his case, and intimates that the inspiring cause of all the Doctor's hostility to | h'mself and Mr. Porter was a desire to get his own son into the paper business and to give him the pa- tronage of the Concern, DR. ATIAN ON TIS MUSCLE. Dr. LANAWAN started up when the paper had been read and denounced it most vehemently. It Was a repetition, he said, of what he had endured | in the Book Concern and of the scenes which had | been enacted in the meetings of the Book Com- | mittee. He knew the pape> Wad coming. and he | MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS. Board of Aldermen. The usual weekly meeting of this Board was held yesterday, President Cochrane in the chair. THE COMPTROLLER AND QOUNSELS FEES. Alderman ComaNn moved the following :—“‘It ap- pears by & resolution adopted by the Board of Audit that the sum of $2,500 was appropriated by said Board for counsel fees for the Finance Department; therefore be it resolved, that the Comptroller be and he is hereby requested to inform the Board the party or parties who received said amount and the paaaen CA ‘ the Stelces so rendered and by whose authority employed. Alderman Vane Tnoved that this resolution be laid on the table, inasmuch as the Comptroller had already answered substantially the same question and the answer was satisfactory to the Board. Alderman ComAN said that there was every occa- sion for the seni oe we neeolanens there was counsel a inte the city already. “Alderman 1 VANCE tala that there was a law de- artment it is true, for the city, but it was a law Repartment, and no city oMcer with any respect for himself and his office would ever apply to it for information, Mr, Green had only done that which every gentleman would have done in his private business. This calling city officers to account for these petty matters was unworthy of the Board. The Fou ution was laid over for a week. The Board was in session until five o’clock, with the ordinary routine business of calling up general orders, Board of Assistant Aldermen. The Board of Assistant Aldermen aiso met yes- terday—Otis T. Hall, President, in tho chair, and the following members present at roll call:—Messrs, Foley, O'Brien, Galvin, Robinson, Healy, Hartt, Kraus, Coddington, Costello, Pinckney, Wade, Lit- tlefield, Geis, McDonald and Schwartz. THE NEW READER. ‘Thomas E. Barry, who has been appointed to suc- ceed G. T. Kelly (resigned) as reader to the Board, made his début. There was no opportunity of judg- ing of Mr. Kelly’s ability, but it certainly would have been preferable that the Board had waited his recovery—the alleged cause of his resignation— and, in the meantime, engaged the clear ringing voice of its able Deputy Clerk, than to be compelled to sit in agony listening to Mr. Barry’s perform- ance. He galloped over the minutes at a 2:30 rate, and, t0 make matters worse, his voice was 80 weak and his utterance so indistinct, that it was ey impossible to understand what was being read. LOOKING AFTER THF COMPTROLLER, Assistant Alderman Gris offered a resolution in- quiring of the Comptroller by what authority he has paid, and what sum he has paid, to Mr. Strahan for legal services. Mr. Geis said that Mr. Green's exactness in paying claims against the city was well known. He instituted the most searohing inquiries into every claim. He (tbe mover) would now like to be informed by what authority the Comptroller paid, as he (the mover) has reason to believe, the sum of $5,000 to Mr. Strahan, On a vote the resolution was referred to the Com- mittee on Law. Assistant Alderman LITTLEFIELD offered a reso- lution requesting the Commissioner of Public Works to report by what authority the several gas com- panies have been and are now laying gas mains in the streets throughout the city. The resolution was adopted, THAT READER AGAIN, Assistant Alderman GxEis presented a resolution calling upon the Comptroller to pay George T. Kelly, late reader to the Board, salary from the 1st of January to the 14th of March, at the rate of $1,600 per annum, Assistant Alderman PINCKNEY opposed the pas- sage ofthe resolution. He considered 1t preposte- rous that a man who has never done any service should claim salary. It was said that Kelly was Ill, pe the neakaE was pens ab (a é was sitting in the Ghamber one day upon whic! ag sald he was ise aie bed. He (Mr. Pinckney) be- lieved the man could not read, and possibiy he might have been taken ill in attending night school. His only qualification, as far as thé speaker knew, was that he could play a good game of forty-fives. (Laughter.) He would not consent to the passage of the resojution as a reformer, and he called upon all his brother reformers to support him. Assistant Alderman Gels, in reply to Mr. Pinckney, said it would be seen from the resolution that Mr. Kelly did not claim salary as reader to the Board. He claimed it as an assistant clerk, appointed by the Clerk, and he certainly was as much entitled to pay 48 Most of the assistants on their pay roll at the present time. (Laughter.) Alter some further debate the resolution was re- ferred toa 8) jal committee for investigation as to what Mr, Kelly has really done, A resolution to give permission to Alexander T, Stewart to extend the vault now constructed in front of premises No. 61 Chambers street cighteen inches, with walls four feet thick, so as to conform to the vaults on either side belonging to Mr. Stewart, was referred to the Committee on Streets. No further business transacted was of any public interest. The Board adjourned till Monday next. Board of Supervisors. The weekly meeting of this Board was held yes- terday, the Mayor in the chair. Recorder Hackett was also present, NEW LEASE OF AnMORIES, Alderman VAN ScHAtck moved that a lease be ex- ecuted of premises known as Nos. 7, 9 and 11 West Thirteenth street, for the purposes of armories and drill rooms, for the term of ten years and eight months, from the first day of September, 1871, at an annual rental of $6,000 to May 1, 1872, and there- from at an annual rental of $7,500, and the Comp- troller is hereby authorized and directed to pay the said rent in the usual manner irom the proper ap- propriation. The resolution was adopted, EMPLOYMENT OF COUNSEL. The Committee on Armories and Drill Rooms recommended that counsel be employed by this Board and instructed and authorized’ to take the necessary legal proceedings to set aside the lease of the Tammany Society executed in the name of Henry Vandewater & Treamer to the Board of Supervisors, and to recover back the portion of the $42,000 fraudulently or illegally paid for the rent of the Tammany building, as set forth in a lengthy report, which was read and accompanied this re- commendation. The recommendation was adopted. LUDLOW STREET JAIL, Alderman VaNeg, from the Committee on Annual Taxes and Finance, moved that this committee be aud is hereby directed to inquire regarding the amount received for the support of United States prisoners in the years 1870 and 1871 by the Warden of the County Jail, in Ludlow street, and what dis- Position was made of the same, and to inquire gen- | erally into the accounts and general condition of the said jail and report to the Board, The resolution was adopted. ‘The Board adjourned at six o'clock to Monday, the 3d of June. THE LATE JOHN DAVID WOLFE, Action of the Trustees of the American Museum of Natural History. At a special meeting of the trustees of the Amerl- can Museum of Natural History, held in this city yesterday, the following resolutions were unani- mously adopted :. Resolved, That the trusteos of the American Museum of Natural'History have received with profound sorrow | the Intelligence of the sudden death of their esteemed President John David Wolfe, on Friday, the I7th Instant Ait his residence in this city. His devotion. to lar objects which this association was mote and his general interest In the welfare @ city led him to take a most active part in the formation of tho Musenm, and, as the frst and only President of its charged that it had been prepared by Dra. Carl- ton and Du Puy and Mr. Goodenough, (The two | former cmphatically denied any knowledge of the | paper until it had been laid before the Conference.) The sutt of Goodenough vs. Lanahan for slander he charged, was also inspired by the same parties same Interest. But Goodenough dare | fe it, for he (Lanahan) would open | its and the treasury of the General Mise | y Soviety that had been robbed. | The Doctor belng called to order grew mild in his denunciations and said that he was not fn | order, Dut this ofl speculator and stock jobber was | in order when he came before the Conférence with alandecrous paper. before this matteris settled, sail hi, there will be a revolution in commercial circles that will bring the Concern down, The next paper that will be read here will be from that leather thief H, R. Hoffman, and the next again | from that Penitentiary bird J, F, Porter, He was again called to order, and the Bishop (Ames) ruled that he must confine himself to a personal defence of himself and not wander so wide from the subject matter. This decision was sustained by the Con- ference. The Doctor continued that such a thing was never heard of in this country or in ecclosias- tical history. And this man did a great wrong in handing over the paper business of the concern to Porter, who had just escaped from the walla of a Penitentiary. If the Conference would take his ade vice it may say save the Church and the Concern TROUBLE IN THB FUTURE. A discnesion arose on an extension of time for the Doctor, which was opposed by Dr. Hitchcock, whom Dr. Lanahan thereupon accused of saying that he would pele put to the wall any man who should write ii his (Lanahan's) favov, This assertion Dr. Hiteheock emphatically dented, as dia Dr. Reid also, who was indirectly referred to in connection with it. Dr, Lanahan then accused the editors and assistant secretaries with knowing all about the oil | Specaiations, &c., in the Concern, but withholdin, the information from the Church and the Genera Conference. This brought a general and emphatic denial from Drs, Curry and Harris, and also non- officially from Dy, Du Puy, who {8 nota delegate. But when he (Dy, Lanahan) attempted to stop it aultty plun- Vomlerence derers of the Church, and the General | looké on and'tistens, Alter considerable discussion the paper was _re- ferred to the Committee on Book Goncern. Some routine business was thon transacted, aiter which the Conference adjourned. ‘To-day the additional bishops WII be electod, Board of Trustees,'a liberal contributor to its support da zealons cate of itv interests he has’ ren d special service in bringing it to Its present | essiul positions and the Board desire to place on | record their high appreciation of his "manly virtues and generous character, of which they were witnesses. His never-failing kindliness of feeling and urbanity of manner Will always Le recalled by all his associates with pleasure, while they feel the loss fo whieh this institution ted, and desire to express their deep sympathy | family in their sad bereavement, | That this Hoard will attend the funeral of nt on Tuesday, the 2st instant, », That the Secretary cause the "foreg ad, aud an engrossed copy the resolucions duly authentions deceased. Tuxovorr Roo. GOULD AND GORDON, The Lordly Contest for Carrency=Motion to Punish Gordon for Contempt—Legal Tactics—Another Examination Ordered. The famous Gould-Gordon controversy came up again yesterday in the Supreme Court, Chambers, before Judge Leonard, on a motion the main ob- ject of which was to obtain an order for the examination of Gordon. An afidavit was read setting forth that an order had been granted by Judge Mel elt on the 7th inst. to appear before the Court and be examined asa witness, The ex- amination was adjourned, and, the party failing to appear, an order was issued to show cause why he he should not be punished for contempt. Counsel now asked for the examination of the plaintut under the order, Mr. Strahan resisted the application on behalf of the plaintil, and read his own aidavit in support of his statements, claiming that Gordon had already been examined, Mr. Field explained that altogether there were three motions In the case, in two of which Gould was the plaintim, A lengthy discussion ensued as to whether the plaintit had been Mined as to the issues in the vause, When Judge Brady, before whom the plaintur had been examined, came into Court and explained that the exami: jon Which had taken place was in reference to the motions presented, and that the evilenco then adduced should not be repeated, ‘The Court then decided that the examination of Gordon should take place to-morrow morning; otherwise the attachment would be issued, THE COURTS. TJarors Fined—Alleged False Registration of a Foreign Vessel—Tho Case of Dr. Gyles—Special Court Notice—Vanderbilt vs. the Erie Rail- way Company—Action Against the New York and New Haven Rail- road Company—Decisions—Busi- ness in the Genoral Sessions. UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT. Jurors Fined. Before Judge Shipman. David Keller, George W. Quintard, Strong Words- worth and George Opdyke, personally served with summonses to appear as Petit Jurors in the United States Circuit Court of this district yesterday, and who failed to par in the required nppearance, were each fined ¢ y meshing but the necessary legal excuse will be admitted for reauction or re: jon of these fines, 5‘ UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT. Charge of Presenting a False Registra- tion for a Vessel. Stephen B. Babcock, charged with procuring a false and fraudulent registration from the United States Custom House for a foreign vessel, was to have been brought up for examination before Com- missioner Betts yesterday, but in consequence of revious engagement of counsel for the defence the earing in the case was postponed for a week, SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS. The Case of Dr. Gyies. Before Judge Leonard. In re George R. Gyles.—In this case the relator, Dr. Gyles, who is charged with committing an abor- tion on Mrs, Lowden, resulting, as claimed, in her death, was brought this morning before the Court on the writ of habeas corpus previously granted. Mr. William F. Howe, his counsel, stated that it had been arranged to take the inquest in the case before the Coroner to-morrow; that the of holding the inqnest met the wishes of his client, who was anxious for a speedy examination. Upon this statement the prisoner was remanded to await the action of the Coroner. SUPREME COURT—GENERAL TERM. Special Notices. New notes of issue must be filed in all cases on or before Pateoey ext with name of the judge or referee who tried the same, licants for admission to the bar must file their applications on or before the first Monday of June. Decisions. The Merchants’ National Bank of New York ys. Alexander MacNaughton.—Motion denied; $10 costs to abide event. Charles ©. Williams et al. vs. Cairo and Fulton Railroad Company.—Motion granted; $10 costs to abide event, . Marks et al. vs. Altman, and three other cases. Motion denied, with $10 costs in all the cases, SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. cisions, prompences ny Judge William E. Curtis. Se Brown vs. Windmuller et al.—$2s0 allowance to defendant, Wallace vs. Nicholson.—Petition granted. Hunt vs. Livermore.—Judgment for plainti@. Watson vs, Gardner.—Application granted. Clarke vs, Fuller—Motion ered: Kenzie vs. Bock et al—Motion granted. abet vs. Nort et al.—Cause to be placed on di lender for first Monday of June. nowlton et al. vs. Providence and New York Steamship Company.—Motion granted on judgment of. rw costs of opposing to plaintim. Libbie vs. Rennie,—Motion granted. orandum on papers. Murphy ct al. va. Finn.—Order of reference ‘urp! granted. By Judge Monell. Catharine A. Dace vs. The New Jersey Railroad Company.—Case settled. COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TEAM. Commodore Vanderbilt on the War- path—His Action Against the Erie Rail- way Company. Before Judge Joseph F. Daly. Cornelius Vanderbilt vs. The Erie Railway Com- pany.—This is a suit brought to recover overdue in- terest coupons upon bonds of the Boston, Hartford and Erie Railway Company. The interest, it is claimed, amounts to $175,000 up to the close of last year. These bonds were guaranteed by the defend- ants, and the legality of this guarantee, as well as the bonds themselves, is involved in this action, Under the authority of the State of Massachusetts the Boston, Hartford and Erte Railway Company be- came the LE ge oor of two additional lines in this State, giving it a igitrn line from Boston to oppo- site Newburg, on the Hudson River. The defend- ants’ main line extends from Jersey City, N. J., to Dunkirk, on Lake Erle; thence extending and con- necting with various lines through the United States, and thus connecting with Boston, through the Bos- ton, Hartford and Erie Railway Company's line, the Western traffic. By reason of the latter connection the defendants guaran teed payment of the bonds in question, which in the ses course of business had already come into their hands, A general de- murrer was interposed by the defendants to the complaint on the alleged ground that it does not set forth, with suficient definiteness, the existence of power of defendants to give the guarantee or of the Boston and Hartford road to issue the bonds, The question as to whether such power did exist was argued at length by the opposing counsel. In sup- pap of the demurrer it was contended that neither | y the act of 1832 nor that of 1830, authorizing acom- | pany to make connections west of the State or with new roads, was authority conferred to guarantee bonds of another corporation; that such power is not contained in the charter of either company, bor can it be tmplied therefrom, and hence that the issue of the bonds and guarantee was void; and, further, that the Boston and Hartford company being a foreign corporation, no right was given to make the contract with the defendants on which are based the bonds, In op- | See mem- | position to this {t was insisted that after the Boston | and Hartford Company had been authorized by the Legislature of New York to acquire title to the lines within the State, meaning to make the connection with the Hudson its present terminus, it became a corporation of this State, and ceased to be foreign; that the authority to make this contract is derive: from the charter; thetin the ordinary course of business these bonds were received by the de- fendants, who put them in the market and caused their purchase by the ae ee, thar the defendants could not now repudiate the oficial acts of their authorized officers. In reply to this it was con- tended that the contract was not made with the links of the road within this State, but with the Massachusetts company. At the close of the argu- ment the Court took the papers, reserving its deci- sion. Unusual importance attaches to the suit, ag it ts said $5,000,000 worth of these bonds are held by other parties. : Decision. By Judge Van Brunt. Witllam A. Hennigan vs. Clara A, Decree of divorce for plaintif. COURT OF OYER AND TERMINER, Before Judge Ingraham. This Court met to-day, but, there being no cases ready for trial, an adjournment was ordered till | Wednesday. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS—TRIAL TERM—PAAT |, Suit for Damages against the New York and New Haven Railroad Company. Before Judge Loew. Dunham Brown vs. The New York and New | Haven Railroad Company.—On the 19th of December | 1870, Anthony Brock and the plainti®, both colorea men, undertook to drive a wagon across the de- fenadnta’ track, at Sixty-fourth street and Fourth | avenue, A down express train interfered with their purpose. Brock was picked up dead; Brown was Picked up insensible,with a collar bone broken and other injuries; the horse was hors de combat and the vehicle was available for no other purpose than as fragments of old iron and kindling wood. ‘The widow of Brock has instituted a snit against the railroad company for damages on account of her husband's death, which suit is now on the cal- endar awaiting trial. The plaintiff brought the present suit for speculative damages on his own account. Witnesses on his behalf testified that the train running into the wagon was going at the time at the speed of from twenty to thirty miles an hour. On behalf of the ratiroad it was testified that the speed was from twelve to fourteen miles an hour. ‘The testimony on this side also showed that it was a light, clear day; that the train could be seen in the | cut a hundred fect distant; that the alarm bell was ringing at the time, and that on seeing the wagon advance upon the track the engine was immedi- ately reversed and the brakes put on. The defend- ants’ counsel, on the submission of this evidence, moved to dismiss the complaint, but the Court re- fused to grant the motion. The jury was ordered to bring in a sealed verdict. COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. A Garroter Sent to the State Prison for Twenty Years—A Warning to High- waymen. Hennigan.— Ment for robbery in the first degree against less looking fellow, naned Michael Morgan. Fred- erick Trappe, the complainant, testified that on the night of the 5th inataat, while passing through ener street, the pNguner asked him fer some ney,and at the same ti it him bj throat , Whereupon another Dan necked iin 4owe and pressed upon his chest, Wile @ third um of a Pocketbook contalnin $75. He pursu livered into the hands o ‘an offic uth. Se Michael Morgan swore in his oWDbehalf. Ho said that he saw Mr, Frappe in a saloon, nd asked him for some eer, but denied having Mpbed him om ca Sitears e testimony was go brief and conunot that fe Sullivan dif not sam It Assistant District Attorney rendered a verde of wlinout leaving thelnc hout leaving their seats, Morgan to. the State Prison ‘ne twenty tt was a clear case of garroting, is Honor felt tt to be hia deny, eee is Honor fe! uty to sentence by way of example, demise An Acquittal, John Keating was charged with cutting J Manning in the ear with a carving knife on the 4t. inst. The evidence was insufficient to sustain indictment, and the jury rendered a verdiot of not guilty. A Queer Verdict. Francis Sexton was tried upon an indictment charging him with cutting Frank Maguire in the cheek with a razor on the 9th of December, 1871, in Nineteenth street, between Sixth and Seventh ave- nues, The testimony of the witnesses on bo! sides was conflicting, and, notwithstanding root ier ean Cpa i jury ‘Ga & Verdle of y of an assaul ith & dangerous we: with intent to do bodily harm. Sexton was re: manded for sentence, rd Larcenies, Burglaries and Felonious As< ial Edward Hart, a boy, was convicted of stealing thirty-five conta from the et of Androw J. Gase on the 6th df this month, w: ‘hs Waa Tooke? atthe burning of Nibig’s Theatre, The prisoner was sent to the House of Réfug® um John Dillon and James Williamson pleaded guilty . to an attempt at burglary in the third degree, the” allegation being that on the 18th of April they broka - into the steel pen manufactory of George Bradford. and stole $400 worth of ei oe They were % sent to the State Prison for two years and ri months. The game sentence was passed upon | Scheirer, who pleaded guilty to stealing $221 fro Moses Hamburger on the 30th of April, Lizzie Johnson was tried and acquitted of a charg of stabbing William Davis in the shoulder with small knife. The parties were colored, and tbe evis dence showed that Davis was an ex-convict and @ very dangerous man. Gustav Jason, who, on the 27th of April, Be Philip Keviy in the chin with a pilte, pleaded gee to assault and battery, and Was sent to the enitentiary for one year. Robert Smith pleaded guilty to an attempt a@ burglary in the third degree, he having, on thé 7th of April, broke into the pooper shop of Stephel 8. Baker and stole $20 worth of tools. He was sent to the State Prison for two years and six months, John Corcoran, who was charged with point a loaded pistol at James Simpson with intent shoot him, on the 3d of April, pleaded gullty i239 simple assault and battery. ir. Kintzing stat extenuating circumstances, and His Honor sene tenced him to the Penitentiary for one year. . John Farrell aud Henry 0. Neff pleaded guilt; an attempt at grand larceny. On the 29th of hey stole a horse and wagon valued at » erty of Ire D. Wilkins, which Was afterwa recovered, They were sean sent to the Sta Prison for two years aria SIX Months, 2s A youth named Francis Scanlol wad Sonvicted of- stealing a silver watch from John Muiler on 27th of April, and was sent to the Penitentlary for three years. ‘ The Court adjourned at a late hour, haying dis: posed of a large calendar of cases. The three Ag sistant District Attorneys—Messrs, Sullivan, Fel- lows and Stewart—appeared at intervals to prose- cute the indictments. ‘ COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY. COMMISSION OF APPEALS.—Nos. 401, 860, 398, 2, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 362, 377, Surrkun'Court—Srecia TerM—Held by Ju Brady.—Demurrer No, 7.—Law and fact Nos. 18, rei 10, 25, 82, 83, 9, 00, 74, 6, 85, 68, 87, 88, 89, Wy Supreme Court—Crrourr—Part i—Held by Judgd Yan Brunt.—Nos. 395, 225, 2767, 649, 1701 1218, 1%, 711, 761, 1281, 1289, 1729, 173534, 1737, 1730.” Part 2—Held by Nos. 700, 708, 610, 720, 660, 748, 788, 78834, 566, 620, 654, 736, 662, 670, 70214. SuPREME CouRT—CHAMBERS—Held by Judge Leo- nard.—Nos. 30, 81, 88, 39, 46, 5234, 54, 55, 59, 60, 63, 65. Vall 68, SupgRion Court—TRIAL TERM—Part 1—Hold by Judge Sedgwick.—Case on. Part 2—Held by Jur Freedman.—Nos. 1086, 1080, 798, 1278, 612, 950, 1068, 822, 1256, 1384, 1936, 1146, 876, 252, 1002, 1034,’ 1030, 1192, 1258, 782, 1140, 270, 840, 1270, 47632, 726, 608, 1284, ioe, cir ot 1078, 862, 834, 1040, 1804, 1202, 824, 064, CourT OF CoMMON PLEAS—GENERAL TERM—Held Judges Daly, 0. J. Robinson and Larremore.—Nos. a BF 25), 82 (Q), 44, 61, 62, 63, 67, 08, 73, 74, 75, CouRT OF CoMMON PLEAS—TRIAL TeRm—Part 1—Held_ by Judge Loew.—Nos. ee 1054, 68, 1360, 506, 1057, 1631, 1507, 1687, 2080, 1473, 2492, 1512 626, 1,239, 1,233, Manixe Gourt—TrraL Term—Part 1—Held_ by Judge Shea.—Nos. 7567, 7655, 8859, 9204, 8249, 8307, , 8602, $678, 9086, 9184, o18%, 9188 9189, 9192, Part 2—Held by Judge Joachimsen.— Nos. 7320, 9006, 8860, $554, 8555. Part 3—Held by Judge Tracy.—Nos, 9230, 9958, 9428, 9876, 9686, 9003, 9700, 9701, 9747, 9759, 9760, 9777, 9781, 9787, THE COURT OF APPEALS CALENDAR. ALBANY, May 20, 1872. * of Anpea day calen- “f late, Severe f oN The following is the Court. dar for Tuesday, May 21:—Nos, 136, 263, 60, 169, 248, 261, 247 and to 315, inclusive. The last thirty a1 ony cases against the New York and Hudson River Kailroad Company, and will be argued as ona cause. WIDENING BROADWAY. The Case in the Suprome Court—Growl+ ing Property Owners and Their Gricve ances—Arguments in Favor of the Co: missioners’ Report. Pursuant to adjournment this case came up yee. terday before Judge Gilbert, in the Supreme Court, Special Term. The previous statement of the prop- erty owners opposing the confirmation of the report of the Commissloners of Estimates and Assess ments had been previously submitted to the Court, and the Counsel to the Corporation now appeared to argue in favor of the report presented. Mr, O'Gorman said he was not merely the coun. sel for the Commissioners of Estimates and Assesg. ments in this matter, having no other duty than to sustain their report and present arguments in vocacy of their decision, but represented aiso th city of New York and its citizens, and felt himself charged with the responsibility of representing and upholding their interests. ‘Those whose Property Was taken invariably expected larger awards thai. they ought to get, and those who were assessed for benefit protested that they were the victims of con- fiscation and plunder. “The questiom as to value of real estate, and of the amount of beno! accruing to the parties Interested, together witl all the other questions of fact, had been presented to the Commissioners, and the only questiong which needed to be discussed were questions of law raised by the counsel oppos ng the confirmation of the Commissioners’ report. Mr. O'Gorman then proceeded at some length to argue on the poin presented, and finally claimed that the report of the Commissioners should be confirmed. ‘ r. Vanderpoe! took the ground that thongh on) two Commissioners acted their action was I a oem He cited numerous authorities on point, ‘ Mr. Delafield insisted that the Legislature ne intended two assessments over the area, neither did Judge Cardozo in his order intend t! He urged this point at length. Mr, Anderson claimed that the principle of ass ment was the extent of benefit conferred on property assessed, This, he urged, had not bes principle upon which the present assessmen' een mnade, Mr. Kitchel wanted to know on what pri the westerly side of Eighth avenue, more re from the improvement, was assessed ingher the easterly side of the avenue. He conte! that the Commissiouers had acted upon no pri anes as an analysis of the assessment show. Alter various other remark by various counsel present it was decided that the dit counsel shonld during the present week hand briefs to Mr. O'Gorman, and he wouid transi them to panes Gilbert for examination preparat to making his decision, FIRE AT CYPRESS HILLS. An Entire Block of Houses Burned $50,000. At four o'clock yesterday morning the people Cypress Hills were awakened from their slumbe! by the cry of fire, At about that hour fire was issuing from one of the ten French roof ho recently crected adjacent to the waterworks pi erty. The alarm was sounded in Kast New Yor and the Fire Department responded promptly, bu before the machines reached Cypress Hills, a di tance of two miles the whole block was tn flat When the machines arrived there was no wate! and half an hour later the ten houses were reduce to asi Before Recorder Hackett. Judge Bedford occupted a seat on the bench with the Recorder yesterday. ‘Tho first caso tried in thia Court was an indict The buildings had neyer been occupied, and we constructed at a cost of $60,000, by Frederick Hil nd were not insured, hey were to have be sold at auction yesterday, anc that the fire waa incendiary.