The New York Herald Newspaper, June 20, 1872, Page 3

THE STRIKES. Ai gh Wuarther Progress of the Movement. REPORTS PROM OTHER CITIES. A Rejoinder to the Attacks of the Granite Cutters. Meetings of the Iron and Motal Workers, Sewing Machine Men, Shirtoutters, Iron Moulders, ‘Tin and Sheet Iron Workers, Stair Build- ers, Plumbers, Gasmen, Master Bar- bers and Gorman Brewers. ‘The strikers’ decks are clearing. Al) cumbrous and useless socictics are going out of existence, either sinking from sight altogether or returning, Nike the pianoforte and coach makers, to the open arms of the employers, They are received on the oid termes, and their humiliation made as little apparent as possible. And now thero comes into view a new organiza- ton, powerful alike in numbers and resources, that promises to guido the movement to a broad and Bolid success. The history of the birth of this so- lety is worth preserv! In the fitth week of the lahor movement there ‘was a moment when, as already noticed in the HBRALD, a orisis came, and nothing but defeat and Hagolution was apparantly in store for the untons. ore was no central rallying point or controlling ence, with the single exception of the German Inet Makers’ League, which was bouad up in ethyl and powerless to take any resolute ac- ton. ions like that of the pen and pencil case makers, with apparently every odds in their favor, abandoned their efforts to obtain a reduction of hours or an increase of wages, and re- turned to the factories. Thore were dissatisfaction loom in every quarter, At this well-known comic singer, Johnny Koache, a metal worker in Roach’s tron works, conceived a bii!liant idea. He gathered about him half a dozen fellow workmen, and went about from hall to hall organizing meetings and singing eform songs of his own Sormmoaltion with amorous bits at the employers and the old system of things. Roache’s movement was & suc- cess. He founded the Eightiiiour League of lron and Metal Workers, that now, at the expiration of two weeks, has a membership of over ten thousand, with funds at their disposal amounting to nearly three-quarters of a million dollava, and a weekly reveuue of nearly seven thousand doilars, which is daily increasing. The committees of this League are canvassing the lew England States, the manulacturing towns of ww York and Pennsylvania and the cities lying tween here and Washington, holding mass meet- ings nightly and forming branches ate olnt, There can be little doubt that the immediate future of the eight-hour movement rests in their Lauds, oment & The Iron and Metal Workers, About two thousand five hundred men were pres- ent at diferent times during the forenoon and afternoon yesterday at Germania Assembly Rooms. Whe Jersey City Iron and Metal Workers’ League have become affiliated with this body, and are the das accession to their ranks, Eight additional manufactories were reported as having capitulated. ‘he steam engine makers, branches of an Eng- we organization, have joined the metal workers, ie English society split some twenty years ago at he inception of the movement for Sinsigamasion, ng with the new society and half keeping up the old association. The Cential Committee of engine makers now back the Amalgamated Booclety an assisting the metal workers, and bring Qu aduitional fand of $125,000 to their support, Howe’s Sewing Machine Men. Nearly three hundred of these men assembled at 99 First avenue yesterday, but transacted no busi- (Bess of importance. A committee of five left for Teutonia Hall at two ‘e'clock to make arrangements for a consolidation ‘ander the auspices of the Cabinet Makers’ Fight- Hour League. Four men denominated, in the nomenclature of the strikers, “scabs” are reported as still working at the Howe machine factory. The Shirtcutters, Avery fine-looking and intelligent body of men @re the shirtcutters, who gather daily at No. 91 ‘Walker street. There wero eighty-twe present yes- ‘erday, and they reported six factories as having acceded to their demands. ‘There are about one hundred factories in the city, and the proprietors of these have formed a protec- tive league, founded upon a mutual agreement to pele no workmen who have been engaged in the eight-hour movement. Six of these have, as above etafed, nullified this aiceemne On motion a committee, consisting of a workman from each shop represented, was sent to inform the manusacturers individually of this action on the t of some of their number, and a committee of hree was also sent to the meeting of the Manufac- turers’ League for the same purpose, and to hold a general conference with them. The Iron Moulders met last night at the Germania Assembly Rooms, 293 Bowery. Mr. Martin F. Heyburn presided; ut, as the session was a secret one, nothing of im- portance transpired, The Tin and Sheet Iron Workers. ‘This body of artisans assembled in Military Hall yesterday. Mr. Thomas Smith occupied the chair. The principal business of the meeting consisted in receiving reports from the committees appointed to visit other societies whose members are how on strike. It was moved and finally resolved that the body accept the invitation of the Painters’ Union %, march jn procession on the glorions Fourth of The Stair Builders. ‘The regular monthly meeting of the stair builders ‘was held last evening at the hall 147 Wost Thirty- second strect. Affairsin connection with the re- cent snecessful strike were considered, and a large umber of hew members admitted into the unton. The Plumbers. A meeting of plumbers was held last evening at | Milliman’s Hall, but the proceedings were secret and unimportant. There was a very large attend- ince and the best of feeling prevailed, The plumber strike has been completely successful. The Metropolitan Gasmen—Further Pare ticulars of Their Strike. The members of the Metropolitan Gasmen’s Pro- ective Union held another mecting on yesterday, for the purpose of coming to some definite issue in ‘the strike, which they have been so determinedly | keeping up during the past four days. They are Strictly silent, however, when requested to give information as to what measures they are going to adopt, while great jealousy prevails among them, Ddecause the igs have succeeded in employing new bands in their place. Groups of police are stationed at the corners of the adjoining streets and around and within the gas works to prevent any riot that might be likely to occur. The old hands are under the impression that the company cannot get along with the new and inexperienced men they manage to employ daily. They think there are certain portions of the machinery which it will take some time to understand, and which cannot be entrusted to them, and, labor. ing under this opinion, they continue in ‘their unrelenting determination of purpose. The company, on the other hand, seem quite contdent they wiil be able to get along; but, of course, under greater dimcuities, and at the tisk of making, 1f | on an inadequate at least a by far less amount of Uptown trade is considered injured; bnsiness Jooks dull, and no small share of vagrancy and dis- pa gL] prevails In the public streets, which might remedied by d ac arpa, prompt deliberation and action of The Master Barbers. The German boss barbers held a meeting at the Harmonia Club House, in Prince street, last even- ing, when action was taken to form an organiza- tion to meet the demands of the journey- men barbers for a reduction of the hours of work. The newly formed Journeymen Barbers’ Union has passed a resolution that the hours of work shali be from seven o'clock 4m the morning until eight o'clock in the evening on week days; on Saturdays until ten o'clock at wight, and on Sundays until twelve A. M. Mitherto they have been empigyed “until ten and eleven o'clock in the ening in Bowe uptown districts, particularly in the “German guarters.” The numver of journeymen\, barbers employed in this city 1s estimated at about ¢wenty- 40 Sirens oe ued wages range from $14 eek, or $8 and $10 per w pad mavane, » $ $10 per week Ve tre The German Brewers. % + The employés of the German beer orewing estab. Hshincnts held p meeting, st No. 1,200 Third avenne, fast evening, to take fction for the, protec- tion of the names were enrolled, and ® committee of organization was composed of Messrs, Theodor ident; Carl Suss, Treasurer; Cart Kempe Mpcuretar’ and Oscar Phemel and Carl Hartmann, trustees, The object of the organization i# net to atrike for the eight hour system—although their hours of labour are longer than in most of the other trades—but their intention is to effect an increase of their wages in @ peaceful way and without re- sorting to such a harsh measure as a strike. It was reported that the employers in general are disposed: to meet the demands of the men. The Granite Catters Arraigne?d—A Com- munication from the Bullder of the Masonic Temple. ‘The following communication 1s in answer to the statements made by the granite cutters at their Putnam Hall weeting, Monday: night :— HARtTvoRD, June 18, 1872, TO TRE EDITOR OF THE HERALD :— The statements in the Heratp this mornin; touching the granite cutters in my employ al Westerly, R. 1., and elsewhere, are 80 nee. atva- viance with the facts that I feel constralt 0 give ‘ou a short history of the case, In 1869 the men in Westerly struck against the employment of a reater umber of apprentices than one to every ten journeymen. A compromise was effected by making ‘the numberone to seven; the diiltculty was thus settled, and the agreement was reduced to writing. There is no dispute but that the agreement then mado has been Teliplonmy, kept by me. Some time in January, 1871, the :Westerly society, without warning or notice of any kind, passed. a new by- Jaw making the number one to teu, @ direet viola- tion of the written agreement made In 1809, That bylaw has never at any time been accepted or agreed to by me, though we did not gmploy a. reater number of apprentices than one to tén, and never had, In December, 1871, we discharged some men for the reason that we had more than we needed, ‘These discharged mon immediately t about stirring up a strike, claiming that we had more ap- preutices than were allowed by the new bylaw. ‘They were invited to luspesct the books, andin a oper Way to determine whether we had moro han we were entitled to or not; but the; fused to inspect the peoks, and made a peremptory lemand for thq dismissal of Six apprentices, or submit to a strike. Being en- tirely in the right, we refused to submit to any such arbitrary dictation, and the men struck. Then commenced a series of outrages which continued for three months, during all of which time the railway trains and steamboats were picketed by the strikers; the qnarry aud workshops were ruarded to prevent the employment of new men, neuits and violence were resorted to until the mid- dle of March, when it became. necessary to do something for self-protection and in self-defence. I then caused the offendiag parties to be arrested and brought suits against thein for a motety of the damages sustained. ‘That ended the strike, and the civil suits are still in Court. . The Westerly society, curing the strike, appealed to the New York society for help, which was granted, Mr. Giblin, the President, visiting West- erly two or three times for the purpose, Our men were driven from the Masonic Temple, corner Twe street and Sixth avenue, and the work stopped. I sent fresh men from Westerly and asked protection from the police au- thorities, which was granted. The men, however, were attacked in thelr boarding house and beaten and also upon the platforms of the building, but they continued work, protected by the police. At this point of the proceedings, on the Sth of June, I found Mr. Giblin, beiore mentioned, at the building warning the men of the consequences which would follow if they continued work. 1 in- quired hig name, and then asked why he interfered with my business, He replied that the Westerly Society charged me with having violated my agree- ment with them in regard to apprentices, and with having also arrested and sued them tor damages. Tils business was to aid them, He admitted that Westerly was out of his jurisdiction, but, nevertieless, his society had voted to stand by them. Ithen told him that if it was true that I bad violated nuy agreement made with the men as to apprentices that I would at once withdraw the suits and pay-all costs. He said that me fair, and asked how it could be decided. [ told him t would meet him ora committee at Westerly any he he might appoint and refer the matter to in- different persons to find the fact. We agreed upou the next Saturday, and aiso upon the submission, in the following words, which were in writing Iwill submit to indiferent per-ons the question as to whether I have ever vioiated or exceeded tho written agreement made with the society, in Westerly of one ap- prentice to seven journeymen, ‘That agreement I adm and if it has been violated I will withdraw all of the suits and ask no payment for costs. Telaim that I have kept faithfully my agreement with the nen, and that they were wrong in not respecting the agreement made in writing and kept by me. We met in Westerly as agreed, but the Westerly men positively refused to submit the question even toa committee which I finally agreed they might appoint themselves. That ended the conference, but before we left the honse Mr. Giblin and mysell both expressed our regrets that his mis- sion was # failure, The Westerly men said that if 1 would withdraw ell of the suits and pay my own costs that they would “let Iné have #8 many apprentices as 1 wanted.” I told them I was not prepared for that, but if they would pay the simpie costs incurred by the suits and let me alone I would withdraw the suits. This they refused to do, Giblin asked me to make some other proposition for a settlement. I told pina re- would think over the matter, and if could find any way out of the gg which would be fair to all _ parti would make another proposition ompromise, Giblin complained that the New York Society had been misrepresented; that he had not said thet the stone cut by non-soctety men in Masonic Temple should be cut over; that no threats had been made of damage to the building, &c., &c. This disclaimer I reported to the architect and as agreed, The assertion that the granite cutters have been “calumpiated’” by me isuntrue. I did inform the President (Mr. Olmstead) of the Park Commission that I feared injury to the great basin of polished granite if sent during tus excitement; but when Giblin informed me that my fears were groundless I reported that to Mr. Ohnsted, and shipped the basin on the faith put in his disclaimer, In regard to the merits of this question I hand you herewith statements of men and apprentices employed from the time of agreement to the dat of the strike last December. iere follows a stat: ment showing that from October, 1860, to Decem- ber, 1871, there were employed by the writer on an average nine apprentices less than he was entitled to under the agreement.) Atno time were we in excess of the number agreed upon, In August last there were 261 cut- ters; at one to seven we were entitled to fourteen more apprentices than we had. At one to ten even, we were two short of the quo: No itions were made and no complaints pret ing the next five months or until in December, when they trumped up the apprentice question again as an excuse for a strike. And now comes President Giblin again, with orders to my men to suspend work on the Masonic Temple, threatening forcible measures when others fail. I have paid higher wages all this time than re- quired by the society, and now claim the right to manage my own business. I admit the right of the men to work or not, as they please ; but [deny their right to prevent by force or intimidation any one from working who desires to do 80, or to dictate to me how many apprentices | may employ or where I shall send my children to school. is J. G. BATTERSON, committee LABOR STRIEE IN LONG ISLAND CITY. Yesterday afternoon the mechanics and laborers employed on the public works and in the machine ‘to | which was an: shops in Long Island vity struck for eight hours | and an increase of wages of six and ten cents an hour, Two hundred New York laborers, employed on the flats, joined the strike, and in all about five hundred men par- Pies At the Thirty-fourth street ferry the hele and German, The employers refused to accede to the demands of the strikers, aud work was sus- pended, THE STRIKE IN JERSEY. The statement published in some papers yester- day that some of the machinists on the Erie Rall way had struck is without foundation, Mr. Tunis T. Onderdonk stated porter at Jersey City yesterday afternoon that the men have not contemplated anything of the kind as yet. The reporter called on about forty of the employés at the depot in Jersey City, and they spoke in the highest terms of Colonel Berthoud, the division superintendent, and Mr, Onderdonk, the depot snperintendent, both of whom the: said had shown 80 kindly a@ dis. position towards the employés that oa strike would not be necessary. When some of the men complained last year of the low rate of wages they received, Messrs, Berthoud and Onderdonk ad- mitted the justice of the claim and had the wages increased. About thirty of the men employed in the machine shop in Jersey City are in tavor of a strike, but as they have been overruled no action has been taken. The employés in the sugar rofinery held a mect- ing at Cooper's Hall yesterday morning, and formed an organization. Henry Wilkins was elected Presi- dent, Louis Spelman Secretary, and Henry Raybuck Treasurer. The meeting was addressed by the numbered 1,000 men. They did not ask for eigut hours, but they asked for $2 60 @ day, Action of the Erie Railroad Employes. Port JERVIS, June 19, 1852, Acommittee appointed by the employés of the Erte Railway shops at Jersey City to visit the shops | at this and other places, to induce the employés to enlist in the elght-hour movement, arrived here on No. 1 this noon. They have been in consultation with leading workmen here this afternoon and are using their best endeavors to get the men to turn out, A meeting is to be held in wood's Hall to-night with that end in view. The men here do not take much atock in the strike, Bw they have had aome jittle experience Jn that line a meeting, and speeches were made in Engiish | to @ HERALD re- | | President of the New York Society, which, he said, | | had been eating pretzels and drinking beer to- | must fatl, loge thetr time, and meet the disappoint- ahi but sweet. They will remain hought, this time. THE STRIKERS IN PHILADELPHIA, PHIDAPELPRIA, June 19, 1872, The meeting of the strikers this morning was again a failure, there betog a small attendance. at work, it ts William Candidus made a eee, saying that the strike was premature and f-considered, He was hooted by the friends of the strike. BROOKLYN REFORM. The Committee of Fifty Ask for Further Contributions From the Taxpayers—A Check on Official Fraud. ‘The Reform Committee of Fifty have reached the end of their funds, and yesterday they appealed to the taxpayers of Breoklyn for further contribn tions to aid them tn defraying the expenses conse- quent on the work in which they are engaged. "hey Bay :— That if the members of the committee were to consult their own mclinations they would at once disband and cease their labors, but discoveries have been made in the course of their investigations which render the continuance of their work an im- perative duty, and they have determined apon such continuanee, feeling assured that the exist- ence of the committee is a check on ouicial fraud, and has already prevented the maturing of iniqul- tous and expensive schemes which had been or were being inaugurated, ‘That they have received contributions from mem- bers and others amounting to $2,778 60; that such money has been expended :—For expenses, $332 28; for expert services, $1,800 62, and that the balauce in ine Wrengury on Juno 7 was $145 70, at they fre sbill Purdditg thei? work, their time and industry to the genera! good, and feei that they have now the right to ask further material aid for labors in the interest of the entire community. ‘That as soon as practicable a fll and detatica re- port of their proceedings will be published in book torm, copies of which will be sent to contributors, one or more numbers to each, a8 may be desired. In view of the facts above set forth we urgently ask of our fellow citizens contributions to such ¢x- tent ag will enabie us to conrplete our work. The following gentiemen..compose the Finance Committee, and are especially authorized to collect such contributions:—T. F, Helsenbuttie, Thomas N. Rooker, Gideon Frost, James W. Emory, I. G. L. Boettcher, Willlam A. Cott, A. F. Goodnow, John E, Cammeyer, Oliver G. Carter, Lorenzo Nickerson, Henry A. Higley. We would, however, state that such citizens as fre not personally applied to may enclose such sums as they desire to contribute to B, T. Backhouse, Treasurer, at these chambers, or to any member of this committee, and which will be properly ac- knowledged, ving NEW YORK CITY. Se An unknown colored man died suddenly yester- day afternoon, at 81 Mercer street, supposed from the heat. John Whalen, aged forty-five years, of 123 Mac- Aougal street, was prostrated by the heat in Church street yesterday, and was sent to the Park Hos- pital. “Life in London, from the Mission Standpoint,” Will be the subject of a free lecture to be delivered by Rey. A. MeAulay (the English missionary) in the Washington square Methodist Episcopal church, Fourth street, near Sixth avenue, this evening, under the auspices of the City Church Extension and Missionary society. About half-past four o’elock yesterday afternoon Joseph Wolf, a boy fourteen years of age, employed im the shooting gallery attached to Bellevue Gar- @°n, while looking to See Mf the target was struck, was accidentally shot in the right arm with a mus- ket ball by Louls Warner, of 310 West Thirty-eighth street, He was attended by Dr, Thomas and taken home by his irlends. A white specimen of a Saxon trom Saxony named George F. Himmel), aged 26, was married by Alder- man Martin in the City Clerk's office, yesterday, to a dusky descendant of Africa from New Jersey, named Miss Jane Burnett, aged about the same. ‘The happy company passed out of the City Hall arm in arm, creating an intense sensation among the bootblack and loungers in the Park. James M. Macgregor, Superintendent of the De- partment of Buildings, has issued his weekly report, from which it appears that he has approved since his previous report plans for thirty-eight new buildings, of which fourteen” are to be first-class dwellings. St. George's Church 18 to erect a chapel and school, 25 feet wide, 136 feet deep, and four stories high, at No. 420 East Fourteenth street. The Rev, Henry B. Chapin’s Collegiate School held its annual exhibition yesterday afternoon, at De Garmo’s rooms, corner of Fifteenth street and Fifth avenue. The hall was crowded by a most fashionable audience, the friends and parents of the students ef the school, who were not slow in show- ing their appreciation of the intellectual good things displayed to them by the scholars, The programme, consiating of twenty-seven items, including music, dialogues, orations and essays, was admirably rendered. The exhibition wag concluded by ais- tribution of honors to the young men for excel- lence in the several branches taught. Some time during the month of February last sneak thieves entered the house of Mr. D. B. Bar- nard, in Brooklyn, and stole therefrom a number of valuable articles, by i agen a gold watch and chain, valued at $103. ast Tuesday Mr. Barnard’s son, @& young man about eighteen years of age, was informed that the watch was in possession of Isaac Leavy, who lives at the corner of Baxter and Leonard streets, Young Barnard went to the house with an officer, and found both watch and chain, Leavy and his wife were both arrested and taken beiore Judge Hogan, at the Tombs Police Court, yesterday alter- noon, and after a thorough examination the male branch of the house (Isaac) was held to bail in the sum of $2,000, but the wife was allowed to depart in peace. PUBLIO STATUES—COMPETITION FOR THE PARRAGUT MONUMENT, To THE Eprror OF THE HERALD:— Your paper, of which I have been a reader for twenty odd years, has been the best friend to American art and artists in the land. This I know; but in your late idea of urging the “competition plan” for great public works {8 surely a mistake on your part, and your advocacy of the same will de- feat the great object you have in view, namely, the improvement of our public works of art, especially | monuments to our great men. It looks like a square thing for the government of the United A REVOLTING RECITAL. Horrible Case of Inhumanity and Negligence. A Young Woman Forced to Attend a Smalipox Patient—Takes the Disease and is Sent Into the Wilderness to Die and Be Eaten by Cate, Dogs and Rats—No Offi- cial Gare or Attention. MrvpLBrown, N. Y., June 19, 1872, A-year or so since a young girl, giving her name as Mary Butler, came to Unionville, a village on the Midland Railroad, about twelve miles from here, looking for a sttuation as adomestic, She said she was alone in the world, and, getting no employ- ment, she formed an acquaintance with a man named Seeley, & laborer, and Mved with him as his wife, although it is not known that they were ever married, Notwithstanding great cruelty on the part of the man toward the girl, she clung to him with that singular affection characteristte of wemen of her class. A feW weeks ago a lady living at Gardiner- ville, near Unionville, was attacked with smallpox, and no one being feund to take oare of her, liberal offers were made by her friends for some person to act ly the capacity ef narse. FORCED ON TO DFATIH, Against the earnest wish and protest of the girl above mentioned, Sceley compelled her to risk her life at the bedside of the smallpox victim, for the sake of getting possession of the money offered, ‘The girl attended the ate throughout her ijiness, and then returned to Unionville, engaging as a domestic in the family of Mr. Asa Smith, Ashort time therealter symptoma of smallpox appeared on Miss Butler, and she was sent to Seeley’s house. He refused to have her there, and she was then taken to a lonely, ruined house on the “drained lands’ in tie woods, and left. The house had no oor; the windows were out, and not a door to shut ont rain or shine, SUELRY’S BRUTALITY, The authorities sought for some one to attend to the poor creature in her horrible sickness, but no one could be found except Seeley who was willing to accept the position, and he only did 60 in consideration of $20 paid hhn by the town. Receiving his money, he went to the house, and no one heard or saw any- thing ef him again until Friday last, when he came to the village and SAID THE GIRL WAS DRAD. His appearance in the town just, the house of pestilence and death ated general consternation, and he was a new suitof clothes and disinfectants and t to depart. He left, and his whereabouts are un- known. The body of the unfortunate girl laid in the house, at the mercy of cats, dogs and rats, which had free ingress to the ruin, upil last night, when persons were found with humanity and courage suitcient io proceed to the house an GIVE THE BODY BURIAL in the wilderness. This was accomplished with great dificulty, for obvious reasons, The body had been mutilated by some animal or animals, and several cats were frightened off at the approach of the burying party, but lurked around and followed the remains to the spot where they were buried, This is one of the most shocking cases ever known here, and it has excited general comment and exe- eration, Nothing positive is known about the un- fortunate Mary Butler’s history. She was bright and intelligent and about twenty years o! Great appretension exists that the pestilence will be Oresy by the dogs and cats throughout the neighborhood, and the mind of the community Is far irom being easy, THE TREATMENT OF COLORED PASSENGERS, Bavrimorg, Md., June 19, 1872. In the United States District Court yesterday, Judge Giles, in the case of Josephine Carr (colored) against the master of the steamer Chester, for eject- ing the plaintiff from the after or main cabin to the forward exbin of the steamer, the Court decreed $25 damages and costs. In giving his decision, Judge Giles remarked that it was not in the power of common carriers in transporting passengers to make discrimination as to color. NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD CONVENTION, Sr. Lovis, Mo., June 19, 1872, The convention of narrow gauge railroad men, locomotive and car builders, and others directly andindirectly interested in the subject, convened in the Southern Hotel at noon to-day, Between sixty and peventy delegates are present, and more are expected. Erastus Mills, of St. Louis, was a) pene temporary chairman, and Colonel Huriburt, of Georgia, secretary. Various col mittees were HY journed until this afternoon. The delegates are principally from the West and South, and there is hot @ broad gauge man among them. CONFIRMATION OF ROMAN CATHOLIC CHIL- DREN. The Most Reverend Archbishop of New York con- firmed many hundreds of children in the faith of the Roman Catholic communion, in the church of St. Vincent Ferrer, yesterday. The scene was ex- ceedingly impressive. His Grace delivered a very elegant and eloquent sermon to the congregation subsequently, impressing on the minds of the children the importance of the saving sacrament which had just been administered to them, and the dangers which awaited them in this world and the hereafter if they wilfully violated the Christian obligations which it imposed on them. A consoling feature of the ceremonial was the confirmation of a Jarge number of orphan children from an institu- tion which is conducted by the Sisters of the church, They were neatly uniformed, quite intel- ligent, and exceedingly well instructed in the principles of Christianity. from THE JUDGMENTS AGAINST THE OITY, In the case of Fox against the city, wherein judg- ment was recently rendered for plaintii, allowing him $800 for the loss of a horse, and on which, in | connection with other judgments, the Sheriff’s ofi- cers seized a portion of the city property, com- prising pictures in the Governor's Room, safes in the Comptroller's oifice and New Court House, and asteam fire engine and horses, the Comptroller joueecty acknowledged judgment and settled up. 't was understood, also, ti.at the judgment found by Brower and Winch for other losses wonld be paid at once, “A PAMILY PIGHT, States to put forth proposals for beef, calico, animal traps, tobacco, whiskey, &c., forthe Indians, and it would be equally fair for it to ask for bids upon the erection (not designs) of public buildings, bridges, &c., and, upon a casual view, one would suppose that asking for propositions, designs, &c., for works of art, they are similar, and should be placed upon the same category with ordinary con- tracts, In the one case It ts purely a commercial transaction; the government states plainly what it wants; gives a description of the articles, quality, &c., and then asks who will furnish them at the lowest figure. It costs the bidders—who are generally wealthy—nothing; but how different with artists. They are asked to furnish designs which in no case can cost less than $500, taking time and materials into consideration, and then | there {s but one chance in the present instance for them to win, Iften artists compete nine of them hient which defeat will surely bring. Ag a general thing sculptors are poor, and it will require six | months to prepare a good design. The government refers the decision to a committee of Congressmen, who, iu all probability, neither know or care any- thing about statues or monuments. In the trtal to find out who can furnish the design which will best | suit the committee, the sculptors must do the work and bear the expense. I say that the five or six thonsand dollars which it will take to try this ex- periment should be borne by the government. That amount is nothing to the country, but it ts an im- mense sum to artists, My plan is forthe government to pay $1,000 for each design furnished. This will give all a fair chance, It willbe some inducement for artists to enter, and will pay some young and eeroreling genulses, who will gladly try their hands in the race, Let the experiment be made at government expense, hot at the cost of time and ore ofthe | artists, JUSTICE. MURDERED OB KILLED BY ACCIDENT. Last Tuesday afternoon Ernest Miller, an appren« tice in a tinsmith's shop on Washington street, | near Court, in Newark, was shot in the head by one Martin Friedman, a Hungarian, Martin's story | was to the effect that he and _ Ernest ines, intending to go rowing on the river. | hile handling @ revolver carelessly it went of, the discharge lodging in Ernest's braig, passing in through the frontal bone. Marti at once ran to the station and delivered himself to the police, The “boss” followed and wanted to batter Friedman's brains out, but the olice interfured, of course, Young Miller red but till yesterday morning, when he died, about three o'clock. ie remained uncon- actous until Fino aay two, when he was able to recognize friends, He sald nothing to throw light on the shooting, The County Physiciag has ordered ap inquest, | A. Thomas and Maggie Green, man and wife, resid- ing at 220 South Fifth avenue, the former black and the latter white, were arrested on Tuesday night by Officer Reed, of the Eighth precinct, 6n com- plaint of William and Catharine Thompson, residing in the same house. Thompson charges that his wife and Green’s wife were engaged ina quarrel, when he attempted to separate them, but was re- warded by being stabbed three times in the left arm with a large pocketknife by Mrs, Green, in- flicting painful wounds. Mrs. Thompson charges, while the fight was progressing handsomely Green slapped her in the face and tried to choke her. The Greens were arraigned before Justice Cox at the Jefferson Market Police Cov erday morn. ing and committed for trial at tl ial Sessions, p OHEATING A GAS COMPANY, Thomas Fitzsimmons, an inspector in the employ of the Manhattan Gas Company, appeared before Justice Cox, at the Jefferson Market Police Court, yesterday morning, and preferred a complaint against Edward MeNally, charging him with defrand- iug his employers. Mr. Fitzsimmons states that on the night of the 15th inst, he visited the store of the ae at 364 Tenth avenue, and found gas burn- ing there. Knowing there was no metre in the place, he made an examination and discovered the gas was furnished from a false pipe, which con- nected the service with the distributing pipe. prisoner was committed in default of $300 to appear at the Special Sessions and answer the charge, INFANT BURGLARS, Andrew J. Henry and William F. Henry, aged respectively six and eight years of age,-were ar- raigned before Judge Scott, at Essex Market Court, yesterday ona charge of grand larceny. On Mon- day last the premises of Marx Frohman, 208 avenue were entered while he was absent and a old watch, a bracelet and some other jewelry, n all valued at about one hundred dollars, stolen therefrom. OfMicer Flannelly, of the Seventeenth precinct, arrested the two boys above named yes- terday in the act of trying to sell the bracelet fn a | They showed where | | the watch was concealed in a cellar in 607 E Jewelry store in avenue A. ast Thirteenth street. They said that the property was stolen oy another boy, and the police are on his track, Judge Scott held the young culprits to answer. SUDDEN DEATHS YESTERDAY. Bridget Darmody, aged nine months, of 789 Ninth avenue, and Matthew Malcolm, aged sixty-five years, of 244 West Sixteenth street, died suddenly esterday afternoon. Sergeant Brooks, of the fourth precinct, also reports that at eleven o'clock Tuesday morning, John Brown, venty M without in each ot 122 Roosevelt street, died sudden! medical ald.” The Ooroner was noti cage and Wi) hojd the inquests to-day, inted, and the convention ad- The | TROTTING AT FLEETWOOD PARK. Three trotting events were decided yesterday after- noon at Fleetwood Park. The fret was the unfinished trot of Wednesday between Butcher Girt and Lady Lovell, which resulted in a victory for Butcher Girl. Five heats of this race were trotted on Wednesday, each of the mares winning two and making a dead heat of the Ofth, We append a full summary of the affair, ‘The second trot was a match of $500, mile heets, best three in five, between Jotm Murphy’s black horse Jolin Case, in harness, and Hiram Howe's browa mare Nellie, to wagon, This was an easy race for Jom Case, as he wen it in three straight heats, He waa a great favorite over the mare, ‘The third trot was a sweepstakes in which three were engaged, viz,:—Jobn Harbeck, Jr.'s bay mare Cinderela, to wagon; J. Smith’s sorrel mare Rosa, | to wagon, and P, Van Wagner's brown mare [da, in harness. Four heats were trotted before a deci- sion was arrbved at, Cinderella carrying oi! the prize. There was not a large attendance. The track Was good and the weather delightful. ‘The following are the detalis of the sport :— ‘THE UNVENISHED ‘TROT, FLEETWOOP Park, JI 18 and 19—~Match $400, le heats, beat three in five, to wagons, ownds named b. m, Butcher Girl 1 2 Mace bamed b. m, Lady Lovell,, 2 TIME. Quarter, » 41% First heat. Sixth heat......... . 45 3:01 Sixth Heat.—Butcher Girl had the best of the start, aud Lady Levell left her feet soon after the word was given, She led three lengths at the quar- ter pole, but on the lower turn Lady Lovell shut up the fap, but breaking again Butch Jengtis atead at the half-mile pr led.six lengths at the trce-quarter pole, 4 ing along steadily wou the heat by six lengths, Sc, ‘THE SECOND TROT. FLEETWOOD ParRK, dune 19.—Match $500; heats, best three in five, J, Murphy named bik. g. John Case, in b: ness mnile Pies Be BB A) Hiram Howe named br, lellie, to wagon 2 2 2 TIME. Quarter, “Half. Mite, First heat... 38 1:1 3g Second heat. 1994 1:19 } ‘Third hea coves 9895 1:19 2h First Heat.—The horses had a very even start, but before they got around the turn Nelite took the lead and went to the quarter pole two lengths ahead, in thirty-cight seconds, She kept this advantage around the lower turn, and was about the same dis- tance In front at the half-mile pole. Time, Going up the backstretch NetHe opened the Rup 10 six lengths at the three-quarter pole, But sie had ulled so hard from the start that she then began | to choke and shorten her stride, Case then closed on her gradually up the homestretch, and won the beat by a nec! 40. Second Heat.—One hundred to ten on John Case. ‘The horses had a good start, but Nellie cast a shoe @sshe went around the turn, and broke badly in consequence, Case opened a gap to the quarter pole oj fifty yards, Nellie trotted steadily, notwith- standing her mishap, but Case was not forced. | Nehie was allowed to save her aistan: Lime, 2:53, third Heat.—The horses had an even start, but Nellie soon went to the front, and led three lengths to the quarter pole, She was about tie same dis- tance in front at the hali-mile pole, and opened the gap up the backstretch; but wien she entered the homestretch she began to shorten her stride, and Case went to her and peat her over the score a length, in 2:44, THE THIRD VROT. FLertwoop Pak, June 1! weepstakes for $300; mile heats, best three in fiv J. Burke entered b, m, Cinder wagon... .... Sone J. Smith entered s, . 122 P. Vau Waguer ente m. Ida, DArHekss... see eee 33338 First heat. nd heat Third heat. 8 ’ Fourth heat. Poe 1:25 2:55 First Heat.—Rosa had the best of the send-or, Ida second, Cinderella third. Going down towards the quarter pole Rosa and Ida broke up, and when they were on the lower turn Cinderella went to the | front, She trotted steadily along afterward, and won the heat by four lengths, Rosa second, Ida a very bad third, Time, 2:53), Second Heat.—Cinderella took the lead, Rosa sec- ond, Ida third, Going to the quarter pole Cinde- rella led three lengths, but on the lower turn she broke up and Rosa took the lead and was four lengths in front at the half-mile pole, Rosa kept in front to the end, winning by two lengths, Cinderelia second, Ida third. Time, Third Heat.—Rosa broke up as soon as the word was given to a good start. Going down to the quarter pole Ida took the lead, but by the time she reached the lo" turn she broke up and fell in the rear, Cinderella then took the lead and held it to the end, winning the heat in 2:58 by eight lengths, Ida far behind, Fourth Heat.—Cinderella was in front, Ida second, Rosa third. Going to the quarter pole Cinderella took a commanding lead and passed that point six lengths ahead of Rosa, Ida far behind on a break. Cinderella was four lengths in front at the half-mile pole, and about the same distance in the lead at the three-quarter pole. She came on steadily and won oF six lengths, Rosa second, fifty yards ahead of Ida. Time, 2:55. THE MILITARY AT PROSPECT PARK. | Field Day of the Eleventh Brigade— Drili and Review. { The Eleventh Brigade N,G. S.N.Y., never ap- peared to better advantage or created more inter- est than it did at Prospect Park yesterday. The occasion was the fleld day of the brigade, and the movements were generally well executed, and were at times applauded by the large crowd of | spectators. ‘The Twenty-third regiment was under | command of Colonel R. C. Ward; the Thirty-second regiment, Colonel H. E. Roehr, and the Forty-sev, enth regiment, Colonel D. E. Austen, The separate troop of cavalry was commanded by Captain John Krenser, and the howi bat- tery by Captain John F. Simons. The whole was under control of the following named staff ofiicers:—Brigadier General J. V. Mese- role; Lieutenant Colonel W. Rk. Bunker, Assistant Adjutant General; Major T. Linington, Insp: General; Captain M. H. Moody, Ordnauce Oitice Major J. C, Harding, Engineer Officer; Major G. H. Fisher, Judge Advocate; Major A. Cochrane, Sur- co; Captain S, G. Evans, Quartermaster; Captain ». H. James, Commissary; Captain H. L. Crane, Aide-de-Camp; First Lieutenant G. W, Van Meter, ‘Alde-de-Camp. The first movement in order was the battalion | fyers as the Magic, | Manic. | with YACHTING. THE AQUATIC CARNIVAL TO-DAY, Regatta of the New York Yacht Club---The Course and Entries for the Race. The annnal regatta of the New York Yacht Club Will be sailed to-day, over the usual regatta course. ‘The entries have closed with eleven schooners num- bered among the competitors, and such weil-knowD Columbia, Peerless, Tidal Wave, Madeleine, Resolute and Eva cannot fail to make a race of remarkable interest. ‘The fleet sloops Gracie, Vixen and Addie will also come together in the contest for the prizes awarded to their class, The steamer Magenta, carrying the members of the club and their guests, will leave the foot of Twenty-third street, North River, at ten; pier 1 North River at twenty min- utes past ten, and Quarantine Landing, Staten Island, at eleven A, M. ‘The steamer William Fletcher, furnished for the use of the Regatta Com- | mittee and press, will leave pier 28 North River at half-past nine A.M. Messrs, G. L. Haight, W. B. Hend and William Krebs constitute the Regatta Committee, THE COURSE will be from the starting point to and around a stakeboat at buoy No. 83g on the Southwest Spit, keeping it on the port hand in turning; thence to and around the Sandy Hook lightsbip, Keeping it on the starboard hand in rounding, and return over the same course, keeping the Southwest Spit buoy on the starboard hand, Yachts must keep to the eastward of buoys Nos. 9, 11 and 13 on the West Rank, going and returning, and will pass between he Judges’ bout and the stakeboat on arriving Home, ‘rhe start will be a flying one, and the time of each yacht will be taken as she crosses a line tween & stakeboat which will be anchored in the Narrows and the judges’ steamer (the William Fletcher). The stakeboat will be anchored either mane wort Leda on Staten Island, or Foré arnilton, on the Long Island side, depending upom the direction of the wind, a wl The signal for starting will be given from the judges’ steamer as follows :— For a preparatory signal one gun, and the yacht club flag on the steamer will be lowered, and ten minutes later, for the start, one gun and the flag will be again lowered. No yacht’s time will be taken later than fifteen minutes after the second mn, unless instructions to the contrary are given vy the judges on the morning of the regatta. Tho expiration of the time wil be marked by a third gun and lowering the fag. ‘The regatta will be salled under the sailing rey lations of the New York Yacht Club, and attention is called to the fact that by recent action of the club the rulé restricting the number of men to be carried on regattas was rescinded, and yachts may carry ay number of met Ail yachts will carry their private signals at the main peak, THE PRIZES will be as follows :— . Une prize, value $250, for the schooner which makes the race in the shortest time without time allowance, One prize, value $250, for the schooner which wins with time allowance. One prize, value $250, for the sloop which makes the race in the shortest time without time allow- ance, One prize, value with time allowan No yucht shall recelve more than one prize, and if the schooner or sloop Which Wins the prize of her class without time allows i also the prize with time allowances the latter will go to the schooner or sloop which comes in second with time ‘ance. T following 18 @ list of yachts entered for the regatta:— 260, for the sloop which wins Name. Owner, Rear Com, F. Osgood. William Voorhis. Burd Grubb. Tidal Wave K. Maxwell. B. Herreshoff. R. Smith. Homans. Lester Wallack, Resolute A. 8, Hatch. SLoors. Gracie ... AMG... Addie. = Ariadne. Vixen MEASUREMENTH jo AND ALLOWA REGATTA TO-DAY— Naine. Resolute. Columbia. . Ariadue pease = PRESIDENT GRANT AT THE YACHT RACES, The United States steamer Frolic, Lieutenant Commander Schoonmaker in command, will start iyom the Brooklyn Navy Yard this morning, at an early hour, with a Dare of invited guests. She will stop at the Battery, where, among others, she will take on board Secretary Robeson, and, proceedin; to Long Branch, will there receive President and M Grant. The Frolic will then steam to the course of the New York Yacht Club for the purpose of affording the distinguished guests on a view of the yacht races, The band of the receiving ship Vermont, composed of twenty-four musicians, under the leadership of Mr. Pall, will accompany tho party on the trip, and a sumptuous collation, with covers for fifty, will be served on board, ‘Phe Uni- ted States steamer Catalpa will also start from the Navy Yard for the race course, taking passengers from the Yard, s Yachting Notes. The schooner yacht Rambler, J. M. Forbes, of Boge ton, lately purchased from Mr. Banker of the New York Yacht Ciub, arrived at Fayal, Western Islands, after a twelve days’ voyage from Boston. The Rambler experienced very heavy weather on the trip, and on the fourth day out lost a man off her jibboom, He was a Norwegian by the name of Edward Hamilton. The Rambler sailed from Fayal for a port on the English coast about the 4th of June, Ned Smith, her old captain, 18 still her. drill, which passed off in @ manner agreeable to those who witnessed it. After a rest at noon the brigade drill took place in the following order, closing with the r five c@ In line of battle, n retreat, Halt and alignment. By the right of wings forward. By wing, left front into line. On first division, first battalion, form line of masses, To the right column of masses, To the left column of masses. Column of masses on second battalion, right in front. On second battalion take deploying interval. Deploy masses. By the right nank. Right front into line of masses, face to the rear. To the right column of masses. By the head of column take wheeling distance. Left front into line. Review in line of battle. Dress parade, double column at full distance. The troops were reviewed by General Woodward and staff, after which the line of mareh for quarters was*taken up. The brigade drill and the review were both commendable, lew s— | NULLIFIOATION IN WASHINGTON, D. 0. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 17, 1872. To THe Epitor or THR HERALD:— The old Jacobins among the merchants of this city have resolved to nullify the recent decision of the United States Supreme Court which had smashed up the odious non-resident license system and established free traae, That decision spoiled their game of plundering the people by charging three prices for goods, for it permitted New Yorkers and others to come here and sell without being mo- lested; so in their bitter rage they have for months racked their brains for some plan to defeat the ef- fect of the Supreme Court decision. They have at | last hit upon the ingenious plan of charging all | traders by sample, card, or solicitation, whether resident or non-resident, the outrageously high | license fee of $250, or, If selling liquors, $600. The act has passed one branch of the Territorial Legis- lature, and by the time this reaches you will have passed the other and become a law. As this city contains only two or three resident traders by sam- ple, this action does not hurt anybody here very seriously ; but it is intended to operate against New York merchants and those of other large cities. trust, sir, that you will denounce this narrow, sel- fish and fanatical legisiation in the manner it de- serves, by publishing this letter make your merchants aware of the trap set for their travelling salesmen, The merchants of New York ought to combine at once to test this new law before the Su- preme Court, If they do not, Baltimore, Richmond and other places will at once no doubt re-enact their odious license laws, and the young men sent out by New York to transact her business pes be e 1 fined and imprisoned by the villainous harples in- city and other places, Yours respect. | fun soda TRAVELING BALES! ) _ the course twic | from St. John, Dighy and Mr. Alexandre’s new sloop yacht Vision, built by MeGarrick, of South Brooklyn, from a model far- nished by Bob Fish, was launched on Tuesday even- ing, at seven o'clock. She 13 a very pretty-looxin; , craft, but her tremendous overhang, fore and ai | Strikes the eye as something peculiar, | sions are as follows:—Length on deck, 66 feet 6 Her dimen- inches; extrem on water lin depth, 6 feet; a breadth of beam, 26 feet; length feet; length on keel, 42 feet; ught of water aft, 6 feet; draught | of water aft, 6 feet; draught of water forward, 3 | feet; length of centreboa eet; draught with ntreboard down, 17 feet: length of mast, 10 feet; length of boom, 66 feet; length of gaff, 29 fect; length of bowsprit outboard, 20 feet; tonnage, 5%, Her frame ts of oak, doubled’ and riveted together, her planking of Georgia pine, galvanized, fastened throughout and built in the best manner. The cabin is large and roomy and has two large state- rooms, with all the modern improvements, finished with mahogany, walnut and other hard woods. She will spread about twelve thousand feet of canvas. The Vision will nake a trial trip next Saturday. ‘The schooner “Magic, Rear Commodore Osgood, come off the ways yesterday and went for a trip down the Bay. ‘The sloop yacht Meta went on the dry dock yos- terday to prepare for the regatta of the Brooklyn Yacht Club on Saturday, Five schooners have entered for the regatta for the Wallack Cup, which will be sailed next Monday, | on the New York Club course, The New Jersey Yacht Club hold their annual on Monday next. The course will be froi a stakeboat off the Club House at Hoboken to a stakeboat off the Columbia Yacht Club house, thence toa stakeboat off Pleasant Valley and return. The yachts will sail over, The steamer Fort Lee will accompany the yachts round tie course. The Harlem Yacht Club hold their annual regatta on Thursday, June 27, About twenty yachts will compete in this U ‘AQUATIO NOTES. Fulton, the stroke oar of the St.John “Paris? crew, has gone into training at Digby, N.S, fora scull race with Brown, of Halifax, who rowed second to Sadler in the international scull contest jast summer, The match will come off on the 8d of July, at Digby; the stakes $500 a side and the dis- tance four miles, On the same day there will bea race for amateur four-oars, to row in lapstreak boats, open to the world, entrance $20, Crews jalifax are expected to compete, and should any American clab send re] resentatives there they will be warm! Tweloomes. Fulton has three boats with him, but the one in which he will row the race, built by Elliott, of Greenpoint, had not arrived at the latest advices. a hat Kg od from a boats yy built for im—one by Elliott, one by Jewet lewcastie- on-Tyne, and the third by Searle, of London, besa ag gl pea’ of age, and trains to pounds, Fulton is a few yea ounger, apd weighs 162 pounds when {n ro gr, . Charies Weeks and Robert Schnildt, of Cineinnati, are matched to row five miles on the Ohio river this month for $1,000, Charles Osborne, of the South Brooklyn Rowin; Club, formerly of the Atalanta, is matched to ro Samuel M. Clark, of the Atalanta Boat Club, a three- mille scuil race on the Passalg river thie month.