The New York Herald Newspaper, June 18, 1872, Page 4

PO LITICAL. GREELEY OR GRANT. Soreheaded Soreheads in : Sore Distress. TO BE OR NOT TO BE THE QUESTION. Whether It is Nobler to Support Greeley, or by Bolting Elect Grant—Schurz in Seclu- sion, Fenton Confident and Ot- tendorfer on the Fence. .Politiclans with Argus eyes are looking to Baiti- more, and lesser lights gleam on the free trade coterie of the Fifth Avenue. What may be done or left undone at either place may have effect une- qually but potentially on the Presidential canvass. The event coming first demands immediate atten- tion, and the doings of the hotel men must be re- corded, The veiled prophet of liberalism threw himself into the arms of the curt clerks of the Fifth Avenue | warm advocate ot Mr. Greeley, Hotel yesterday. Many frequenters of the marble hostelrie fronting Madison square were puzzled to know whether Schurz’s friends or the hotel clerks were the most important. These were countrymen, of course; for every citizen of New York knows that a hotel clerk is far above a Senator of the United States; that he need not be polite, and that his ipse dirit is final. Senator Schura was absent all the day until half-past five | this manner: during the war McLean, who had a | in the evening, At an early hour he visited Mr. | sight acquaintance with Mr. Greeley, succeeded in | Ottendorfer, of the Staats Zeltung, and conferred with him for several hours, The result of that con- ference is declared to be satisfactory to Greeley by some and hostile to him by others. Both SCHURZ AND OTTENDORFER seemed anxious to ward off criticism, Ata late hour in the evening Senator Schurz's friends were still in conversation with the distingulshed liberal, | presented Imself at General Dix’s headquarters but the result of the deliberations was not divulged. | with a demtjobn of the best whiskey, Which he re- } quested General Dix to send to where his friend The friends of Senator Schurz say that his carly presence here is caused by the fact that his family are golng in a few days to Europe. The Senator wishes to see them safely off on their transatlantic journey, The Senator's family taking a marine | trip !—the story is exclusively for the marines, he presence of the Missourl Senator seems not to have aisturbea the half-way-house soreheads very:much. Mr. William Cullen Bryant, who, with | Senator Schurz, signed the call for the meeting of the gentlemen of the opposition to the opposition, was at Rosyin all day and did not come to the city. Inquiry at his oitice disclosed the fact that he | was not desperately anxious in the cause he fathers. While the Free Trade Council—as many as they can—is yet in an inchoate state it would be | Tash to declare what a day may bring forth. Fenton on Schurz. Senator Fenton, who is stopping at the Fifth Ave- | ther coaxing, nue Hotel, was visited yesterday by a HERALD re- porter, with whom he discussed cursorily the aims | and intentions of the Schurz-Bryant conference to | chuckled over it for weeks, and from that day to be held on Thursday. .The Senator was of the opinion that the conference was called mainly to unite all the elements opposed to Grant upon the tlcket most likely to insure suc- cess. It is true that a number of men whose names are signed to the call are inimical to Greeloy, but he felt sure that the mass of free trade | voters were not. He had no doubt that the result | of the conference would be to accept Greeley as the most promising candidate, and thus harmonize the elements that have threatened discord among the Cincinnati Convention men. far it would be roductive of great good. He believed that to be ‘he only course they could pursue consistent with their duty as good, patriotic citizens, OSWALD OTTENDORFER. See What He Knows About Greoley's Chances—Strong | Elements of Opposition to the Sage of Cap- paqua—The Germans, East and West, | Hostile to Both Grant and Greeley. \ As one ofthe prominent signers of the call, Mr. Dswald Ottendorfer was catled upon, at the office of the Staats Zeitung, by s HERALD reporter to ascer- tain what he knew about the purposes and object of the conference. He was inclined at first | to be very reserved about giving information, but as he warmed to the subject became more commu- nicative. In response to the first question of the reporter, “What is the primary object of your con- | ference ¢” Mr. Ottendorfer answered as follows :— “The main object of the conference is for the pur- pose of mutual consultation among the politicians who are opposed to Grant and at the same time dissatisfied with the results of the Cincinnati Con- | vention. Before that Convention met great hopes Were entertained by ns all that both platform and | candidates would be sumMciently strong to unite all | the elements of opposition to Grant in such a way | as would be certain to insure his defeat. This we | do not think has been done, and we want to see if | our deliberations on Thursday may not be produc- tive of some scheme which will make the campaign more dificult for Grant and probably lose him the November election.’* | “Is the meeting called in opposition to Greeley?” “No, not directly; to Mr. Greeley personally there is no objection, and if the question narrows itself into Greeley or Grant we will certainly take Greeley and support him. It may be necessary to give | AN EXPRESSION OF OPINION | upon the subject, but the main purpose of the meeting does not directly concern the nominees of the Cincinnati Convention. The invitations have been sent to men of all parties, a number of whom are presumed to be friendiy to Greeley, and it | would therefore be incorrect to call it an opposi- | tion meeting to him.” “Ja the question of free trade to come up?” “Incidentally it may, but that will be an after consideration, the leading object is to beat Grant. | Doubtless the question of free trade will be dis- cussed, as the signers of the call are well known to be revenue reformers. The Conference does not intend to confine its attentio?a to any particular lank in the Cincinnati platiorm, or any one lead- | ing political question.”’ “Do you think there will be a fresh nomination made on Thursday *”” | | release of a prisoner from Fort Lafayette, and, | pending the interval before accomplishing that re- | tied and offended air, straightened himself to his | military prisons. McLean replied that he possessed | back down on the part of McLean, was completely | last, and all the time, opposed to the endorsement | tion. Mr. Groesbeck is reported as believing that | such an act would be equivalent to | sheer folly. | able he will return in time to participate in the | | during the Paris siege balloons were employed to | carry | whence it was forwarded by wire. | poses, however, balloons can always be used with- “Ido not. It is likely that several names may be mentioned and suggestions made, but further than that it is not likely that anything will be done, issue will be at Baltimore.” “How do Mr. Greeley’s chances stand to obtain the German vote #”” “I think he has no chance whatever. It will be | overwhelmingly against him. The Germans have ne | | erled, ‘Let us vote for Horace Greeley.’ | what the Chicago Post says of the democracy. It NEW YORK HERAL Ottendorfor ‘retired to tho inner sanctum of the | the latter’ ormaity former for consultation, and the interview was ab- ruptly terminated. THE PRESIDENTIAL GAME. Groesbeck’s Opposition to Greeley—The Unterri- fied to the Resone—Pendleton’s Views—An I-Flavored Pill for the Hardshells— The Chances at Baltimore. Crnorynati, Ohio, June 14, 1872. In the State of Ohio every man who intends to cast his vote at the approaching Preasiflential elec- tion expresses himself as being intallibly certain that his favorite candidate will win the great race of 1872 by arousing majority. The action of the Baltimore Convention is now regarded asa fore- gone conclusion, and the democratic delegates to that body from Ohio will indubitably swallow Greeley, Brown and the liberal republican platform with the voracity of starved wolves. But, toan unconcerned spectator, it becomes apparent that while the Grant men are united and working hard to achieve a creditable victory, the democrats are depressed, divided and lukewarm. It is true that Wash. McLean, an individual who has never been | anything else than a democrat of the “red-hottest” species, is @ warm supporter of Horace Greeley; but Mr. McLean does 80 partly, if not purely, upon personal considerations, Murat Halstead, also a narrated to me a ludicrous anecdote in explanation of this seem- ingly unaccountable attachment between two such men as Wash, McLean and Horace Greeley. The genial Murat told the story in his usual droll, gro- tesque manner, and it was highly enjoyable. “The great love Horace Greeley entertains for McLean,” said Murat Halstead, “originates, oddly enough, in a demijohn of whiskey. It occurred in obtaining from the philanthropist a letter of intro- duction to General Dfx, at that time commanding New York harbor. McLean desired to secure the sult, was no less anxious to make his friend’s prison life’as comfortable as possible. One day McLean lay immured. The General, assuming a most digni- full height and sternly demanded of McLean if he was not aware that the introduction of spirits, and especially whiskey, was positively prohibited in all full knowledge of the fact. ‘Then, sir,’ continued the irate General, ‘why do you come here and ask me to send this demijohn of whiskey to a prisoner ?” ‘Because he likes it,’ coolly replied McLean. Gen- eral Dix, who confidently expected a complete surpris by this answer, and could not help roar- ing with langhter at it, and, with a little fur- ordered the demijohn of whis- to be sent on to Fort Lafayette. The of this stupendous joke on Mr. Greeley something marvellous. He laughed and ki etlect y this has looked on McLean as one of the greatest men on earth. Mr. Greeley has often told the story with great relish, and always concludes by saying, ‘Now just think of a man giving such a capital an- swer as that! anted whiskey because he liked it. Oh, that is capital!’ Mr. Halstead was insuch good humor that your correspondent prolonged the visit, and obtained much valuable political information from him, Mr. Halstead thinks that Grant will be elected, alth he (Halstead) supports Greeley. Mr. Halstea also of the opinion that the Baltimore Convention will endorse Greeley and Brown, but that even in that event Grant would still have a walk over the course. When I agked Mr. Halstead whether WILLIAM 8. GROESBECK would consent to express his views on public af- fairs for publication in the HERALD, Mr. Halstead replied that he thought not; that Groesbeck had been besieged by the interviewers during the Cin- cinnati Convention and had effectually bluffed them, and that Groesbeck described himself as being a very dry pain for the interviewers, Not deterred by what Mr. Halstead had said, I | made several attempts to see Mr. Groesbeck, but did not succeed. However, several gentlemen who are thoroughly acquainted with Mr. Groesbeck's views informed me that Mr. Groesbeck is, first and of Mr. Greeley by the Democratic Nationa! Conven- D, TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 1872—-TRIPLE SHEET. repudiate the following men, who stand in tho way of ail reform, and promise to ve them neither airecsig nor indirectly any in- uence during the next Presidential term:— Spencer, of Alabama; Osborn, of Florida; Morton, oF. Indiana; Pomeroy, of Kansas; Kellogg, of Louisiana ; Nye, of Nevada; Conkling and Fenton, of New York, nl Sherman, of Oblo; Howe, of Wisconsin; Ohandler, of Michigan, and any others that are untrue to the best in: terests of the country. To this list the most ob- jectionable of Grant's relatives might be added, Grant and Wilson would not be likely to entertain such @ proposition, and Greeley will withdraw any way; but if the proposition is made the whole country will plainly see that a vote for Grant, how- ever much may be said in his favor, is a vote for the ring who are constantly enlarging the sphere of the United States government and enriching them- selves through the lobby or the Dep teerina of the tariff in pay, for promoting legislation on questions that are best settled by the different States or by individuals themselves. “That government is best that goverus least." WALTER GIBSON, 98 Nassau atrect. GERMANY. ere atid Holiday Voyages from the Fatherland to the United States—Madame Pauline Lucea and Her Troubles—Bismarck’s Carrier Pigeons—Aecrial Navigation. BERLIN, May 30, 1872. We are nearing the season when the “upper ten” are wont to flock to the watering places and plea- Sure resorts, and the morte satson, which will last at least two months, will, it is to be hoped, act as a damper upon the tumultuons polftical discussions | and religious clamor. Prince Bismarck ts giving the Court, the Ministry and the Dieta the proper example by enjoying his otium cum dignitate on his estate ai Varzin, In a week or go after the baptism of the Prince Imperial’s new-born guests of the occasion, among them Prince Hum- bert and consort, of Italy, A GENERAL STAMPEDE may be expected, A novel enterprise, calculated to enhance the interest of this annual stampede, 13 a social pleasure excursion, the first of the kind, from this city to your shores, which will be managed by the long-established firm of Stangen’s Travellers’ Bureau. For several years this firm has arranged trips to the East, Italy, France, Scan- | dinavia, &c., which have given great satisfaction to the participants, The steamer Rhine, of the Bremen Lloyd, sailing July 12, yia Soutnamption, will con- vey the excursion party, composed of the heroic Teutons (most of whom have never smelled the sea) to the western metropolis and ita “neighboring primeval forests and redskin camps.” Eight days will be devoted to sight-seeing in Gotham and two to Niagara Falls. The party will then proceed to Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Washington, Balti- more, Pailadelphia, stopping at each point from four to six days, and then return by way of New York. The entire expense of the trip, calculated to occupy some‘nine weeks, is only 575 thalers. This, of course, does not include cocktails and Veuve Cliquots. THR FAIREST OF FAIR EMIGRANTS, whose tiny feet will ere long tread American soil, is the charming prima donna Pauline Lucca, at Present starring in London. This pet of the Berlin Court and pub&c is just now, more than ever, the subject of gossip among her admirers. ‘The “divine Pauline,” in all her beauty and attractions, her innate genius and artistic glory, called before the curtain in St. Petersburg twenty-six times in one evening, is not above the reach of earthly pangs and family woes. Her husband, Baron von Rhaden, an army officer, was severely wounded at Metz, whither, Samaritan-like, she hastened to repair, amid great difficulties, in order to nurse him. The ungrateful husband, disfigured by a shot in the face, has become an ardent devotee of the green table, and we are told that more than once Pauline has boldly entered the Oficers’ Club at Potsdam and hauled away her truant lord from the tiger's clutch, However, this summary treatment proving unavailing she openly declared, in her quaint Aus- trian dialect, that her earnings should no longer be squandered by him, as she needed them to educate her infant daughter, whom she intends to place above gaining a living by singing on the stage. It is now said, to the alarm of the public, that she con canes suing for a divorce and never return- ing to Germany. A NEW ATTRACTION AT THE ROVAL THEATRE. Since the visit of Fritulein Grantzow, solo dan- seuse of the Russian Imperial ballet, whose incom- parable grace of form and execution excited the admiration of this Court and artistic public, the shief attraction of the Royal Theatre consists of Frilulein Clara Ziegler’s personations of the char- acter, originally played by Ristori and Rachel. A VERY PRACTICAL IDEA is the conversion of the old Berlin Zoological Gar- den, which was a mea, government affair, into signing the death warrant of the democratic party. Mr. Groes- beck advises his friends that it is the duty of the hour to stand by the party, aud not to amalgamate with the republicans, be they called liberals or con- servatives. Lastly, Mr. Groesbeck’s friends declare that Mr. Groesbeck desires the democrats at Balti- more to nominate an out-and-out, dyed-in-the-wool democrat, and thinks that no better man could be selected for standard bearer of the democracy than Mr. William 8S. Groesbeck. Although Mr. Groesbeck has never been an aspirant for political honors, and has never held any omce except that of Representative in Con- gress many years ago, will now consent, if nominated with enthusiast unanimity, to accept the nomination and fight with all his might against both Greeley and Grant. So much for Groesbeck. George H. Pendleton 1s not now taking much part in politics. His law business, which 4s very large, absorbs all his time, He has, however, been con- sulted by the democratic leaders of Ohio, over whom he wields great inflnence, and Mr. Pendleton is understood to have advised them to send a dele- ration to Baltimore that will endorse Greeley and frown. He thinks Mr. Greeley rather an ill- favored pill for the democracy to swallow, but be- lieves that his endorsement {8 the best thing that | can be done under the circumstances, As to aspiit at Baltimore, Mr. Pendleton does not believe that there will be any. Such an occurrence would be | Thave ascertained from a source not to be discredited that Mr. Pendleton will shortly sail for Europe to join his family, which is now | travelling on the Continent, and that it is not prob- | an enterprising share-company, now patronized to | such an extent, and even by the best of society, as to enable the company to exhibit a collection ac- knowledged the most complete on the Continent. The immense and increasing variety of animals | and the tasty and inviting arrangements of the es- tablishment (which has its seat in a romantic spot of the Royal Park), as well as the excellent ad- vantages for observation and study it affords, have made it the most fashionable out-door resort. Among the more recent valuable acquisitions ia @ number of animals from Africa, such as lions, giraffes, zelles, chimpanzees and one ourang- belie ti ut the most practical and attractive ac- ion is quisit: BISMARCK'S CARRIER PIGEONS, rae him by admirers in Holland, and placed in this garden for breeding purposes, with a view of employing these swift messengers hereafter for the military service, in which, as was experienced in the late war, they can be used to great advan- tage. To begin this new postal service some of these useful fowls will be sent to the fortresses of Co- logne, Metz and Strasbourg, and them, as fast as they* multiply, to all the fortresses of the realm. Another valuable addition to the means of warfare is re- ported in the invention of A STRERING APPARATUS POR BALLOONS, sald to have been made at Mayence, and examined and favorably reported upon by several noted me- | chanics. If, however, the problem of steering bal- loons should really have been solved, it still remains a question whether they can be advantageously used in war. The experience of the last campaign indicates that such is not the case. It is true that Presidential campaign. POLITIOAL NOTES. (N. H.) Herala The Concord (Greeley) the Granite State, news beyond the lines of the besiegers, For sueh pur- | out necessarily forming a distinct branch of the The Chicago Post (Grant) thinks the endorsement | of Greeley by the democrats will drive off twenty or thirty per cent of the democratic vote. Senator Morgan is preparing to enter the cam- paign—for Grant, of course. An exchange having asserted that Greeley, though a Unitarian, believes in the doctrine of election, the Boston Post says the Philosopher is not a Unitarian, but a Universalist, and believes in “universal amnesty.” The Chattanooga Herald says died with his democratic evidently not white ones. “They have mortitied the flesh, they have put on sack cloth and ashes, walked on broken bottles; “Dan Voorhees feathers on.” They were they have bowed their heads in a mud-pnddie and | This is may all be true, but we doubt the adhered to the democratic party for the past fifteen | part of the exclamation—they might have been years ering 4 thized with it in every particular, but that they | considered it necessary for the safety of the country | and their own welfare to have | ys si se Senoue FARSY IN OPPOSITION a | *o the ublicans, With this in view they oe ret Ante stenilly fupported the democratic | nominees for office, and have stood almost as a | unit for the principles of the party, and it cannot | now be expected that they will vote for a Presi- | dential candidate who in all his life has been the living embodiment of antagonism to all the Ger- mans hold d Any other name brought before | the Cincinnati Convention would be stronger and | more popular with them than his. Trumbull, Palmer, Davis, but above all Charles Francis | Adams, would haye each of them commanded the | friends are greatly exultant when the telegraph | ined their vote, | cf jermans and confidence of the G the ‘strongest ‘and Mr. Adams would haye be most popular, but either 0! have commanded ten times as much popularity as | and for Greeley. Greeley, and in this particular the choice of t Oonvention has been very unfortunate. The Ge mans have the greatest respect for Mr. Greele; in ey way, but they do not think that the polltl- cal opinions ‘of a lifetime can be changed In an In- stant, and they cannot consistently support him, and it is certain they will oppose him.’ “It is stated in one of the morning papers that Senator Schurz supports him and intends to de- liver a speech in his behalf as goon as convenient. “1, then, do not believe it. I have not been in communication with Mr, Schurz personally, but what I have heard from his friends leads me to be- lieve that he is dissatisfied with the results of the Cincinnati Convention. He went there anticipating a diferent finale, and hoping for it as well, but he | has been disappointed, aud, J believe, chagrined. | He will, however, If THE WORST COME, SUPPORT GREELEY in preference to Grant, as he is opposed to the latter in every way. 1 expect to wee him in a day or too, as he is now in the city, and I will then know more about his views.’ At this moment the distinguished Senator from Missouri, Carl Schurz himself, entered the room and shook hands with Mr. Ottendorfer, He was, as usual, faultlessly attired, and his countenance wore p hopeful and smiling expression. He aud Mr, not so much because they sympa- | empty, however, with only the corks drawn. Henry Fish is the prohibition candidate for Gover- nor of Michigans broken bottle | | | says if | service, or requiring, in times of peace, a body of Greeley be nominated at Baltimore he will carry | trained men and stores of material. Shonid tt, In j he future, be possible to control the direction in | which a balloon shall fly, the improvement could be made available for war purposes only as an agent for conveying news. This seems to be the limit of its utility, Repeated experiments have proved that it | is not applicable to reconnoitering. All reports | affirm that, owing to the considerable elevation at which the balloon must be kept, in order to be guarded against hostile projectiles, the ter- ritory below appears too indistinct and ill-defined to make out camping or marching bodies of troops, still less the condition of the groand's surface, | roads, fortifications, &c., which details constitute the most important part of a reconnoissance. This deficiency, of course, Would not be removed even though the balloon could be steered. Hence it is conceded by military men generaily that unless new and important discoveries in the @ronautic art be made the present Kind of balloon cannot be con- sidered a valuable auxiliary in military campaigns, | Y! A NORWEGIAN BRIG FOUNDERED, Rescue of the Captain and Crew—Six- teen Feet of Water im the Hold. The Norwegian bark Aristides, Captain Olsen, which came up to the city yesterday, brought with her Captain Andersen, wife andjnine men of the brig John, foundered at sea on the 5th inst, in latitude 42 26, longitude 60 30, The Aristides had been nine- Sam A. Wilson is commended by the Cherokee | geen days west of the Banks, and had fine weather. (Texas) Advertiser as eminently worthy of the dem- , ocratic and Greeley nomination for Congress. That would be a sort of sea-s-a-w nomination. All the republican papers in Texas support | | Grant. Most of the democratic papers prefer Greeley. The Mobile Register cries out to the democrats, | “Don't be deceived,” and adds:—“Our Greeley announces that a democratic convention here and the other three would | another there go solidly for the Cincinnati platform But it would be much more to the point if now and then the wires were to bring us the news that a republic convention had done that same thing.’ Perhaps the telegraph don’t “see the point.” The Baltimore Sun (independent) judges from intelligence from all quarters that even the sem- blance of organized democratic opposition against the Cincinnati liberal movement no longer exists.” HOW GRANT MAY YET SAVE HIMSELF FROM REFORM WRATH. To THe EpItor OF THE HERALD:— Although Adams and Groesbeck are preferred to Grant and Wilson by @ majority of those people of the United States who are interested only in good government, yet, as & compromise, the gentlemen who are to meet next Thursday, at the Fifth Ave. nue Motel, might, if they thought it was possibly too late to elect the candidates of their choice, pro- that Greeley and Brown should witharaw in Tavor of Grant and Wilson ou the condition that On the 5th of June the Aristides fell in with the brig John in a sinking condition. ‘The John had 2,036 barrels of petroleum on board, and was bound from Philadelphia to Stettin, North Germany. Six men Were at once put to the pumps, but the jeak increased. All hands were then set to work, and night and day the crew worked Justily, but their efforts were of no avail. They managed to keep the vessel afloat, and headed north by east, but on the morning of the Sth there were sixteen feet of water in the hold, and rapidly rising. The were exhausted after their hard and steady pump- ing, and refused to stay on the vessel ay longer. The captain, seeing no earthly hope of saving the brig, manned one of the small boats with five men and his wife, and made it fast to the stern of the vessel. Himself and four other men remained on board and hoisted signals of distress. These signals were seen by Captain Olsen, of the Aristides, who bore down and reseved the captain and crew of the sinking vessel and brought them, as reported, to this sed Captain Andersen ex- presses tery sincere thanks to Captain Olsen and his men for their great kindness.’ The foundered vessel was built in Stockholm in 1840, and was owned in Christiana by Andersen & Co. She was 481 tons burden, and was rated in Lioyd’s at A 2-3. She was rebuilt in 1864, repaired in 1869 and metalled in 1870. Her dimensions were 112 feet long, 27.4 feet wide and 17 feet deep and drew 16 feet of water, Nathaniel Lockwood, a boy aged eight years, while fishing off the pier between Kent and Java streets, Greenpoint, last evening, fell into the river and was arombed.” His ‘2 ‘was recovered and conveyed to streets or ot his parents, 34 India daughter and the departure of the illustrious | She left Philadelphia on May 24, | and experienced fine weather up to the 2d of June, | when Captain Andersen discovered her leaking. men | MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS. The Supervisors, Aldermen and Assistant Alder- men in Stated Session. Board of Assistant Aldermen. The Board of Aasistant Aldermen met yesterday afternoon, Otis T, Hall presiding. A remonstrsnce, presented by Mr. Robinson, against the paving of Leroy street on account of the expense incurred thereby, was ordered to be printed jin the minutes, A resolution was adopted that music be furnished once a week in Stuyvesant Park. | The Commissioner of Public Works was, by reso- lution, requested to cause to be removed the rub- bish and other encumbrances in Twenty-third street, from avenue A to the East River, and in Twenty- sixth street from Fourth avenue to the East River. A resolution to the effect that in future members of the press should not be allowed to copy any of the docuanents connected with the business of the Board uatil the Board had passed upon them was read and referred to the Committee on Arts and | Selences. This resolution, which was the result of | &@ Jealousy on the part of one reporter toward an- other, and the effect of chagrin at what one of ihe two believed to be RSETIOE enterprise, relieved t! members of the Board of @ little pent-up smiling. It was resolved feaizecs to the concurrence of the Aldermanic Board) tht the salaries of the officers of the Assistant Board of Aldermen be fixed at $1,200 a year, to be paid monthly. ‘The Board then adjourned. Board of Aldermen, The Board of Aldermen met yesterday afternoon, President Cochrane in the chair. The Board was in session about an hour, with a full attendance, but really took final action upon very little of the business that came before it. Several very important matters, however, were pushed into a preparatory stage of being referred and ordered to be printed on the minutes, ‘There was rather an angry altercation over a re- Solution intended to restrain Commodore Vander- bilt, the Harlem Railroad Vompany or others from using the lands of the public parks of the city with. out giving in return to the city asufMfctent compen- sation. It was stated by members of the Board that surveys of the lands referred to were now being made, evidently with the intention of utilizing them herealter to the Sparenaiseseny of some rivate individuals. Mr. Van Schaick, in speak- Ing on this subject, said he hoped that when the resolution could be referred it would be referred to a committee that could not be bought up. Mr. Conover, the mover of the resolution, waxed very wrathy on hearing this, and demanded of Mr. Van Schaick to name any member of that Board who was susceptible of being bought up; and Mr. Van Schaick having re- peated his assertion anew, @ little milder in-tone, the President threw a damper on the splurge by declaring it to be out of order. A resolution was adopted (the only one adopted during the session) redneeyiae the Board of Appor- tionment to appropriate a certain amount of money for a proper display on the Fourth of July, sald money to be spent under the direction of the Board of Apportionment. A resolution requesting the Commissioner of Public Works to see thav the city railroad com- panies ampsoye those'parts of the streets between their tracks and immediately beside them, so that the proper grade would be preserved, was ordered on the minutes, So many lamps are now Frapiied with gas at the expense of the city, entirely for the benefit of pri- vate individuals, at a cont to the city of about seventy-seven thousand dollars a year, that a reso- lution was offered limiting the number to that exactly prescribed by law—namely, two for churches, public schools and the like. The resolu- tion was ordered on the minutes. The following resolution was ordered on the minutes :— Resolved, That the Commissioner of Public Works be and is hereby directed hereafter to grant no pormits for street vaults to extend more than twenty feet beyond the house line In any 100 foot street or avenue, and also to grant no permits for such vaults in any other street be- Yond the present curb line. A resolution was also ordered on the minutes directing that all extra street lamppost bey win- dows and troughs be at once removed, and that in future permission be not given for the plactag of of such obstructions unless the consent of two owners of houses on either side of the proposed lamppost, bay window or trough be obtained. It was moved that in future there shall be sacred musie in Central Park every Sunday for the benefit of workingmen and their families, who are unable to visit the Park during the week. The motion was favorably considered, but its adoption postponed. The above resolutions were nearly all debated, and it was evident that the reason they were no! acted upon at once was that members desired time to read them over carefully and arrive at an Intelli- geht conclusion concerning them. They were, for the most part, proposed by Mr. Conover. The Roard then adjourned to meet on Monday next. Board of Supervisors. The Board of Supervisors met yesterday after- noon, Mayor Hall presiding. It had been expected that there would be some- thing of @ wrangle over the question of the pay- ment of the employés in the new Court House; but though there was some little spirit of opposition on both sides of the house the diMiculty was settled by postponing ultimate consideration to Wednes- day next, when a special meeting of the Board will be held. It was admitted on all sides that it was too bad that the work- men should be kept out of their wages; but Mr. Van Schaick stated that after a search of the | books in the Comptroller's office he had discovered that the few engines required for the building had been run by seven engineers and over a dozen as- sistants. Under such circumstances he demanded that there should be full inquiry, and, when a com- mittee’s report was before the Board, then in- | telligent action could be taken onit. At the last meeting, a8 Mr. Cochrane explained, a resolution ‘was passed authorizing the Comptroller to Pay the men their wages, at least to pay all those of the justice he was satisfied; yet this was not done. After some remarks from Mr. Van Scnaik he moved that the resolution referred to by General Cochrane be rescinded, and that now the Committee on Civil Courts inquire into the justness of the claims; but Alderman Coman thought that the proper committee to which to refer the subject was the Committee on County Offices. Inasmuch, how- ever, a8 the Board had previously consented to re- fer the subject to the Civil Courts Committee, this suggestion was not well received, and after a little oe, the whole bog was laid on the table y avote of 8to6, It was again brought up, how- ever, in another form, and a special ‘Committee of | three, consisting of Messrs. Van Schaick, Conover | and Martin, appointed to find out the number of persons employed in the new Court House during of whose — claims The Comptroller sent in a communication stating that of the moneys appropriated for the department for the year a total sum of 19,166 99 had been paid. Mr. Conover explained that he, with other mem- bers of a commttee appointed for the purpose, had | been arranging for a change of offices for several of the departments and some of the Courts, which | would effect a saving to the city of $68,900, and the committee so engaged are to continue their ser- ices. it was resolved to cancel the lease of the build- ing Nos. 14), 143, 145 and 147 East Fourteenth street, the present occupant having given his consent. The rent to be paid up to the time of the delivery | of the lease. | There was considerable discussion over the leas- | ing of a part of the building corner of Broome and Elm streets, formerly occupied by the Eighth regi- ment as an armory, for an armory for the Eleventh | regiment. The part now to be occupied is to be | leased—provided tne present owner has a legal | title—at $3,500 per annum, but Mr. Gilsey valued | the use of the building at a mnch higher rate. Mr, Conover said he had voted for the leasing of this | | building, inasmuch as he considered the Comptrol- | ler’s previous silence in regard to the building be- | fore the present lessee got it as a monumentef how | the Comptrolter’s department was now being con- | ducted. Some time ago General Sigel, the Register, put his office into repair at his own expense, inno- | cently forgetting that had he taken proper steps | the city would have done the jod for him. He now | appeared asking to be reimbursed, having deen long enough in office to know how the thing was done. He got $5,000, all he asked for: but Mr. Van Schaick | thought that a man with $75,000 a year ought not | to mind such a trifle, while General Cochrane attributed the Diander to the fact that the Regis- ter’s head never was a level head. The disgracefal condition ot the Court House as | it is at present was the subject of mach conversa- | tion, Mr. Gilsey especially expressing himself in | condemnation of the inaetivity of the Board in re- | gard to the matter, He said that bad smells arose | from the fifth that was allowed to collect in many | places in the building, and it was really scandalous that the Boaml, with full power to remedy the nuisance, should continue to permit its existence. Some members of the Board, however, dia not feel inclined to take immediate action i the matter, | and Mr. Gilsey, getting mad, said that for his own part he would then and there subscribe $10 to procure sweepers to clean the building. His eaay- | going confreres then determined to adjourn only until Wedviesday next, when something would be done to prevent the disease that was impending. It was unanimously resolved that hereafter the meetings of the Board shall be held on Mondays at one o’@ock P. M., instead of at five P. M. as hereto- fore. ThesBoard then adjourned, John Murray, ‘of 102 Mott street, was arrested yes- terday and locked up by Judge Hogan at the Tombs for stealing a package of goods valued at $32, fram y® Newark express wagon, THE NORTHWEST BOUNDARY. A Joint Engineering Commission to at Once Mark Out the Frontier. Have the Hudson Bay Company Trespassed Upon Ameri- can Soil? Another Chance for a Diplomatic Difficulty With Great Britain. Three Years Required for the Task of Survey- ing—Provision Made by Congress for Defray- ing Expenses—Past History of North- west Official Surveying Expeditions. A few days since it was announced by tele- graph that the British government had ap- pointed Captain Cameron as Joint Commis- sioner to run the boundary line through the forests, lakes and rivers from an initial point to the Rocky Mountains, The boundary lines between the United States and the British posses- sions are well defined on the eastern and northern frontiers, from the Atlantic to Lake of the Woods, in the northern part of Minnesota. The treaty of 1846 fixed the dividing lne between the colonies and this country on the forty-ninth parallel, from Lake of the Woods to the Pacific; but comparatively little has been done up to the present time to determine the northwestern line and place monuments on the ground. The dispute asto the possession of San Juan Island did not attain any importance until 1855, when Mr. Marcy instructed Governor Stevens, of Washington Territory, to allow mat- ters to stand, as the question was oc- cupying the attention of the two govern- ments, The treaty of 1846 provided for the appoint- ment of a joint commission to run the boundary, but it was not until 1856 or 1857 that anything was done in the premises. The border country before and at that time was but little known, and what was known did not commend it to favorable no- tice. It was rugged, supposed to be sterile, with a most inhospitable climate, and inhabited by nu- merous hostile bands of Indians. There were no roads, and rapid and treacherous rivers were be- lieved to run through the country. On the south of the line are now the prosperous Territories of Washington, Idaho, Montana and Dakota. On the north side of the line is British Columbia, bounded west by the Pacific Ocean, and Manitoba north of Minnesota. The latter was the theatre of a rebel- lion, headed by Riel, a few years since, against the authority of Canada. All the rest is a vast hunting ground, WORK OF THR FIRST JOINT COMMISSION, About fifteen years since a joint commission was organized to run the northwestern boundary, under the provisions of the Oregon Treaty. Mr. Archibald Campbell was appointed Commissioner on the part of the United States and Captain Pre- ,Vost on the part of the Btitish government. A scientific party, under command of Lieutenant (now Major General) John G, Parke, United States Engineers, acting with an English party, com- menced work at the northern point of Washington Territory, south of the Gulf of Georgia, which they prosecuted until 1860 towards the Rocky Mountains on the forty-ninth parallel. The American expedi- tion consisted of two astronomical, two surveying and one reconnoissance parties, with a company of regulars as an escort. During 1858 reconnoissances were made as far east as Skagit and astronomical observations necessary for marking parallel in the in the valley of Childoyuck completed. In 1859 ob- servations were taken and latitude determined and marked to rivers Pasayten, Smulkaymeen, Osoyoos, Nehoilalputkwa on to third crossing of the Colum- bia River. OCCUPATION OF SAN JUAN. While this work was in progress General Harney took military possession of San Juan, on the ground that the Vancouver Island authorities had forcibly arrested an American citizen on the island, and on the further ground that the territory was the prop- erty of the United States. He concentrated eight companies of Soop, 600 men, with twelve heavy guns, on the island in reer of five English men- of-war, who held a threatening attitude for some months in San Juan Bay. ie difficulty was settled by the interposition of General Scott, who proceeded to the Pacific for the purpose. But General Harney had _ already drawn the military escort from Lieutenant Parke to strengthen the garrison at San Juan, and the civil war Lea deine out the surveying expedi- tion ceased its labors, after marine by fegieee oh monuments, the boundary from the Pacific Ocean to the east side of the Rocky Mountains. The line on the forty-ninth parallel, from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains, a distance of 850 miles, has not yet been determined, though the Manitoba authorities state that the present General (then Captain) Pope took observations at Pembina in 1860, and fixed the exact spot where the forty-ninth parallel crosses Red River, RECENT ACTION OF CONGRESS. Important questions which have arisen during the past few years, particularly questions wing out of the organization of Manitoba and its incorpora- tion in the Dominion of Canada, have made it desir- able to have the work commenced by Lieutenant Parke finished—that is, Resi | it on from the Rocky Mountains to Lake of the Woods. Last March Congress passed an act giving the necessary author- ity, and made the necessary appropriation. Asa measure of economy and wisdom, it authorized the Secretary of War to entrust the work to the hei neer Bureau of the Army, instead of placing the survey under civil control. The following officers, under the actin question, have been detailed for the urpose :—Licutenant Colonel Francis U. Farquhar, Tnited States Engineers; Lieutenant Colonel Wm. J. Twining, United States Engineers; Lieutenants James F. Gregory and John H. Weeden, United States Engineers ; Lieutenants F. W. Greene, Fourth Artillery, and C. F. Palfrey, First Artillery. These, officers are now in Washington bperide 7 their in- structions and preparing for the expedition. The English party are expected in a few days. ORGANIZANION OF PRESENT COMMISSION. The organization of the Commission, it is under- stood, is to consist of two astronomical and two surveying parties. The reconnoissance party that was found necessary by Lieutenant Parke in 1850 and the military escort will be dispensed with on the present occasion. The country along the north- ern boundary of Minnesota and the adjoining west- ern territories is now well known, and military posts and settlements have been long established there, The four engineer and two artillery oficers detailed for the service will fill the places of com- missioner, chief astronomers and surveyora There are to be six assistants to the latter, besides a sur- geon and quartermaster. The reat of the expedition 18 to consist of six men $75 per month, twenty- six men at $45 per month, four cooks at $60 per month, twelve teamsters at $45, eight messmen at $45, elghty pack mules, or twelve wagons and fifty- six mules. The party is to be supplied with subsist- bom the government at the rate of fifty cents per day, CHARACTER OF COUNTRY WEST OF ROCKY MOUN- TAINS. Lieutenant Parke found during his. operations west of the Rocky Mountains the country he tra- versed mountainous, and, with the exception of a few localities, eminently unfit for Conde ead or set- tlement. The mountains.were rugged and precipi- tous and attain great elevations, the ridges and peaks being covered with perpetual snow. Glaciers were discovered; and during the months of June and July snow to the depth of two feet was en- countered on tid route of travel. A heavy growth of pine and fir abounds throughout the en- ure line, from the Gulf of Georgia several huadred miles inland, The thermometer fell to ten degrees below zero, and the animals suffered severely. In Harney, Lieutenant Parke was forced to seek early winter quarters at Port Colville, A NEW LINE FIXED AT PEMBINA IN 1870, The question of fixing the gee! along the forty-minth parallel, east of the Rocky Mountains, was raised in 1870.by a complaint made (a Lieu- tenant Governor of Manitoba, through the British Minister, that a party of United States engineers had in selecting a site for a milit tation at Pem- bina made a series of astronom| fivap, of the United Stat eap, of the Un: ates earty In 1870 to proceed from by Major Gen- eral Hancock to determine the true position of the forty-ninth parallel along the line of the Red ae or Winnipeg country. He took a large number “4 observations and remained five days at the Having determined the latitude he tg a oak north of the post on the tg the w ; os the west bank of Red River. this 673 f 4 run a parallel thirty-five miles west nearly pio foot of the Pembina oe ee eethasesch Anes Paving U.S and “B, pe ohiselted on either side- HUDSON BAY COMPANY'S POST WITHIN AMERICAN LINES. established by Captain Heap is a0 toot Tort of that heretofore recoguized, aud 1859, When the escort was withdrawn by General | $8 was the work of the o othoars of only rome of the rned, the Dominion autho: were reluctant to abide by the new line, though not ad- mitting or denying its correctness. The change also brought the Hudson Bay’s trading post within our lines, which, in case tho. last established loca- tion should We rec a8 the actual boundary, the whole of their ture importations would nave the effect sock of merohandile rg subject he ment of duty to the United States. ‘The Collector Bt Pembin pote no time in having a Rul BVOneOre Oem g00ds and effects of the | company taken, for the duty in case the line estubliahed he ain ese should be recognized as the true boundary, GENERAL GRANT'S DEOISION, The Governor General of Canad: the boundary line fixed ne | OUR Symap og by General considered correct until the question i many settled, It appears @ small military force had been sont to the Hudson's Bay fort at Pembina for the protection of boats coming down the Red River with goods, and on the ground of expediency it was desirable that the might be used as a shelter during the winter, It was believed the interests of the inhabitants on both sides of the sine would be preserved on the frontier by a body of troops of both ations being stationed in its vicinity. The Presi- dent offered no objection to the occupation by British subjects of the territory near Pembina, the sovereignty of which was thrown in doubt by the result of the observations taken in the spring, and the Treasury Department instructed the Collector not to disturb the existing condition of things on the border until farther instructions. ANOTHER JOINT COMMISSION PROPOSED. From these transactions it was evident that the interest of both countries called for an early scttle- ment of the question by a joint survey, before fur- ther emigration into that coun’ and y jointly fixing upon the surface of the ground monuments to mark the line of ti lary which may bo inked. British government was invited by the State Department to take “steps go that so much of the land boundary to the west of the Lake of the Woods, between the United States and dominions of Her Majesty, as has not been already fixed, may be determined and marked,” beginnin; with the Red River Ppniis The War Department ‘was cailed upon for an estimate of the prot le ex- Pense which would be necessary for completing the work by @ properly organized commission, REPORT OF BURBAU OF ENGINEERS, ‘ Tho Bureau of Engineers reported that the time requisite to do the work would be three years, in- cluding one year’s office work, to complete the re- cords of the survey, and that the probable expense which would be incurred might be set down at $325,000, but if the demarcation of the boundary was confided to engineer officers the cost would be considerably less. The season for working to ad- vantage is short, and although the country is an open one the number of stations to be occupied, upon which the rate of progress mainly rests, de- pends so much upon the distance of prominent points of elevation from each other that they can- not be estimated, From one month to six weeks would, it is thought, making allowance for bad weather, be required to establish, astronomi- cally, a point on the parallel, to tyace its connection with a preceding one, and to move the party to the next. Should these points average fifty miles apart there would be seventeen stations (860 miles) to occupy, which would consume from eight to twelve months’ actual fleld duty for the completion of the work. It is not probable that the parties could be kept in the fleld continuously for this length of time, but the work would have to run through two seasons at least, if not longer. How- ever, the progress would depend in a great measure upon the nature of the country to be passed over; but it is every way superior to the territory west of the Rocky Mountains surveyed by General Parke in 1859 and 1860, THE OASE AS IT STANDS. There does not appear to be any reason to appre- hend difficulty along the northwestern frontier, but both governments are satisfied that no farther time should be lost in definitely fixing the line, which Tuns 850 pallegand. marking it by substantial mon- uments, The Dominion of Canada attaches much importance to Manitoba, and as the surveying work commences in that quarter the question of boun- dary will be settled before the summer is over. There is & military post and Custom House at Pembina, and the Hudson Bay Cempany has a fort and factory at the place. As the case stands now the latter are on American territory, The British officers are ex- pected to enter upon their duties immediately; the American officers, as stated before, are now in Washington receiving their instructions. The de- cision of the Emperor of Germany on the San Juan uestion will finally settle all matters relating to the boundary between the United States and the British possessions from the Pacific Ocean to the Rocky Mountains. BROOKLYN'S POLYTECHNIC. meen Commencement Exercises of the Brooklyn Collegiate and Polytechnic Institute. Last evening the annual commencement exer- cises of the Collegiate and Polytechnic Institute were held at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. The building was crowded from “pit to dome” by an audience composed chiefly of ladies, many of whom were young, and bestowed their smiles of ap- Proval upon the’ youthful orators who have now set sail upon the voyage of life with a truly auspici- ous breeze from their alma mater. The order of exercises were opened by prayer, which was of- fered by Rev. Dr. French. Upon the stage were: seated, among other prominent men, J. Carson Brevoort, ex-Congressman Demas Barnes, Judge Greenwood, Alderman Richard- son, ex-District Attorney Allen, Professor Brownham and the faculty and professors: of the institution. The graduates delivered the fol- lowing orations, all of which were origfnal, and’ displayed a degree of analysis and researy:h highly creditable to the course of intellectual cyitivation: through which they have passed:—“Lany ruage the Expression of Character,” H. Arrowsry ith; “The Real and the Ideal Wallenstein,” H. ¥1. Russell; “Labor and Capital,” J. H. Betts; “T ‘olygamy,”” R. L. Hallett; “The Relation of Oratory; to Litera- ture,” Oy. Uriah D. Spicer (this was fa very fine etfort indeed) ; “The iment from } Design,” M. C. Ihiseng; ‘The Era of International 4 rbitration,” A. E. Brown; “The Reception of New ¥ heories,”” k. B. Fullerton. Music was furnished by Papst’s Twenty-third Regiment Band, which p# ayed popular airs between each oratorical effort. Upon the conclusion of the declamal ion the mem- bers of the “Scientific,” “Classical” # ind ‘Liberal’? classes were called forward. Alexam ler E. Brown received the degree of Bachelor of Science, and Kennie B. Fullerton that of Bact elor of Art. Diplomas were presented by Mr. 8 revoort to the following ntiemen:—Harold Ar »wsmith, John Hi. Bet! fagnus C. Ihiseng, Edwas | L, Lockwood, Charles P. Notman, Henry M. Russé il, Mr. Carson took occasion to return his thanks7 0 the people of Brooklyn for the generous support, accorded the in- stitution durt the past year—in act, since its opening. There Ww ere 500 seats occupied by students. there / .his year, while fifty applicants were on tl 2 roll ye | admission, The receipts hadfor tuition amounte to $62,000. The salaries paid to’ teachers and pro- fessors reached in the aggregate’ the sum of $50,000, The people of Brooklyn need f 10 longer to send their children away from f iwir native city obtain a thorough, full ° rounded collegiate education, with all the advanta mes and honors too, that are offered by Harvard or Yale College. The success which has attended the efforts of the found- ers of the Polytechnic was allt hat could be desired, and the graduates are acredi , to the institution. The institute, as is probabiy well known, was in- corporated in 1854, and firat # ened for students in September; 1855, the object F ,eing to afford to the youth of the city and to. ot® ers who may choose it ‘as a place of study the requi# ite facilities for a thor- ough education adapted to ¢ heir destined pursuits. ‘The library of the institw® © numbers nearly three thousands, and is steadily ) icreasing. The pupils. in the acw lemic department are classified according to their attainments and ability, and each sub-divis# on is provided with sepa- rate rooms and teaci#® ers, so that in effect the academic departmet it itself comprises seven distinct schools, Chie | g fifty pupils each, The officers. are a8 .ows :—President, Isaac H, Frothingham; Secretar ;, Benjamin T. Frothing- ham; Treasurer, Charie 38, Baylis; Registrar and Clerk, Albert J. LeMing well. THE JERSEY OITY MURDER. Cooney Sentenced { to Seventeen Years in the’ State Prison. James Cooney, Wit) was rescued from a shdden death by twelve of ? is peers in the Oyer and Ter miner at Jersey City on Saturday, was called up for sentence yesterday morning under the verdict of murder an the set ond degree. When asked the usual question, bg th he and his counsel replied that they had notl to say. Judge Bede, af idressing the prisoner, said:—The Jary convicted y ou of murder in the second degree, in having cauy ed the death of Robert Gallagher. The Court are/entirely satisfied with the verdict. There was reasonable room to save you from a severer verdict. The offence was, neverthe- less, & grofs one, and the use of liquor incited you % doit. After all, it seems as though the free ag fe liquor is one of the worst enemies of mankind. great difference in your case is that you were cfnscious of its fearful effects upon you, and you h#d not the manhood to withstand its use. It seems /as though loose ideas prevailed in the community as to the sacredness of human life. It i. sported with, so to speak, and unless the Court punish, and punish severely, there is no ade- quate Protection against murderous violence, The jurors ‘before whom you were tried saved your neck. There was enough in the case to justify the verdict rendered, and you must submit to the pun- ianment, The sentence of the law is that you be confined at hard lavor in the State Prigon for the period of seventeen years. LIBBIE GARRABRANT The petitions from Paterson in favor of the com mutation of Libbie Garrabrant's sentence to im: Prisonment for life contain some four thousand D, ames, _ The Court of Pardons mect at Trenton to-day.