The New York Herald Newspaper, January 29, 1873, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1873.—TRIPLK SHEET, “4 “hrsoneprt HOBILIER. Speaker Blaine Before the Poland Committee. His Statement Concerning His Connection with C. M. LOGAN ON THE DEFENSIVE. The Vice President’s Bank Account Produced in Evidence. A SURPRISE AND A GREAT SENSATION. Ames’ Bad Memory Still Troublesome to the Committee. Books Expected that Will “Refresh” Hoax’s Beeollection of Important Incidents. WASHINGTON, Jan. 28, 1873, Judge Poland’s special committee te inquire into ‘che distribution of Crédit Mobilier stock among members of Congress resumed its session this morning, and Judge Poland announced that at the last meeting there was some information in re- gard to the Sioux City road, and it fell out that Mr. Blaine was a stockholder in the road. He had notified Mr. Blaine to be present at the meeting to-day to make any statement he might desire. Speaker Blaine+Mr. Chairman, I see Mr. Stevenson, who mtroduced the Regepret yar and I would like him to state what facts he based his resolution upon. The resolution alleges so and so, and I want him to state b: ‘whom and what it is alleged. I want something to speal and ore request that Mr. Stevenson be sworn. ir. Stevenson—Oh, certainly; I prefer to, and also that others be sworn. Mr. Stevenson was then sworn, and testified as fol- MB. STEVENSON’S STATEMENT. Mr, Oakes Ames informed me that certain members of ‘the House, including Mr. on, himself and Mr. Blaine and other names he mentioned thea, but don’t yemember ‘Dow, were interested in railroad; stated that was 8 construction contract similar to that under ific had been built, and if we wanted nation we had better make an exer or Mr, laine, who is @ wealthy mai and had agreed to put funds in Mr. Blaine’s hands tor such in) ent, and that Mr. Blaine had invested in this road to the extent of $100,000, and, r, that Mr. B jased the bonds of this compan, the Coburns; ‘Mr. Blaine purchased ten or twenty thou- sand dollars’ worth ot bonds and paid him eighty cents Be collar. , and the Coburns paid him ninety cents on Mr. Blaine—Mr. Stevenson, when did this conversation occur? A. A few days betore I offered the resolution. Did it not occur at the dinner table at the Arlington on the day that you offered the resolution, and after you had offered it? A. No, sir; I had ali the details before I offered the resolution. You are quite sure of that? A. Yes, sir. Quite sure the conversation with Mr. Ames was not as 7 Arlington Hotel aiter you offered the resolution? ‘Mr. Wrevenson—I have subsequently received from other persons FURTHER INFORMATION, but all I have is hearsay; but I understand the com- mittee wants to know upon what I based by resolution. Judge Poland—Well, any information you have So which you ink is authentic, we will be ¢! ear. Mr. Stevenson—All the information I have ts froma ‘witness who has been called and will be called again; the additional information came from Mr. John B. Alley, a man whom I never saw until I was introduced og by Mr. Ames at the Arlington Motel; he stated THE IOWA FALLS AND SIOUX CITY Railroad Company was organized in 1867; that he was a Stockholder himself; also samuel Hooper & Co., and that Mr, Ames and some gentlemen in Boston represented the company; he said he had no personal knowledge of Mr Blaine being a stockholder; he went over the details to ‘me in a vague way, but did not seem to have much per- sonal Knowledge; Belore proceeding inthe matter. I'ex- amined the statute and found in volume Il the act of May 15, 1856; Itound also that the grant expired in 3865; auvo that the time for compieting the road wus ex- Mr, Stevenson here read from the will sell it to you upon a slight advance over what I paid. Laughter.) Mr. Stevenson—Thank you; I prefer to wait until 1 get out of C Mr. Blaine—Well, ive will be on the 4th of March— laughter)—and I will agree to take it all off your ‘hen you are re-elected. (Renewed laughter.) Mr. Btevenson stioned Mr. Amos, and the lat- ter testified that he some bonds ot Sioux Cit: road to Mr. Blaine; thoughthe sold him $5,000, but ay remem a 7 r. Blains to Mr. Stevenson—Ask me; I can tell you; mes and paid bim ‘a0. bou, ht, ir wh oh be . That, 1 by od thera in Tpaid him ‘eig was in the Winter of 1570, or 1871. I Messrs Coburm, partly at one price and partly as another; sume ein. as high as ninety and some &| eighty five. My business with Mesi burn is very aay id and coal y htge pinnae That isnot germane to what we are to ing ere further questioned by Mr. Stevenson, and testified thas MR. ALLEY WAS INTERESTED: Uniou Pacific Railroad as well as Trith,bimm (Amen) 10 ie ought Me, Allison was interested wi ed a most of Mr. Stevenson, and asked, you want to know?’’ Mr. Bte interest. The com- non: mittee require rebe committee di@’not require you to go into all of these snings our f the Bes ion. I never know that it wes a crime to build a rail until this in- renip commenced, and 1 am not satisted of it Judge Poland—Well, we are now through with this part of case. The name of Senator Logan was men- toned a di ‘tw and Honad day of two ago, he is here at my request to GENERAL LOGAN'S STATEMENT. Senator John A. Logan was then and testified as follows:~i have seem tho testimony of Mr Ames given before the committee; [have nothing whatever coal in the transaction, so far asI am connected with it; Mr. Ames said I agreed to purohase certain stock; 1 showed that the @ stock up to that time paid the amount due for it and leit a balance of ir, Ames handed me a check for this amount; I Mr. Ames no money and he had given me no or certificate of stock ; I took the check with the un- derstanding that if I did mot conclude to receive the stock in a tew days I would let him know; I kept the check three or four werd before I asked cash upon it; then I Presented it to the Sergeant-at-Arms, or In his office, and received the money; I retained it for a few days and thought about e matter; im the meantime I & letter trom friend, me some rei a 1. information about the matter, when I went to Mr. Ames and told him I would not take the stock: ne sald very neoe stock, or he tno net well, and remarked that it was it was a hesitated about the interest, Pi Al been 80 mat- ter ended ; the memorandum I ma ¢ time refreshes my memory; I don’t say this to the committee by way of excuse tocover up anything, but state the tacts as they are; ‘THE STOCK WAS NEVER DELIVERE! to me or anybody for me, nor have Tever thing directly or indirectly, except as I hay Thad no hesitation on tH the Ames to take the stock at the time, fon or wrong was the time having b ghort, but I insistea upon him taking it, and thus the > received any- stated here; with Mr. fi and so cence! there was no ation fore Congress at the time affecting the road ooPdost recollect of any legisiation in regard to the road during Y pe fwreen ‘Mr. Ames and myselt; as far as influence was concerned there was no necessity for Mr. Ames or anybody else making a bargain to obtain m: influence ; Sy, constituency was favorable to the roa ‘and I was naturally a frienc have always voted to sustain the road, and would de s0 to-day. Mr. H. O, Swain, cashier of the First National Bank of this Disirict, was tho noxt witness sworn, and in answer Poland stated he had brought the Schuyler C ii red {Sesame re fiestas nuyler Colfax, in answer to the summons. Upot {ng 0 the scout of Mr, Colfax Judge Poland put the fol- uestion :— Stale whether it appears upon your books that Mr. ooltax made a deposit on the 22d of June, 1803, GREAT SENBATION, A. Yes, sir; $1,963 63. Soesajamnen ten.) fell, what other deposits were made in Juno or sa Tare eas fo ty Would the entry on this ledger indicate whother the sepotte Polgad then: tequesied the witness to bring up the blotter or book upon which the original entry of these deposits were made. Wituem replied thut he would do so, and then produced tne following certifleate of depos: upon belng requested Deporited with the First. National Bank by Schuyler Coltex. June 22, 1868 United States and bank notes, Eeeyeheetnine Mlowar-omy 63 and $500, Total, Will yon look and see the last deposit made by Mr. Colfax prior to June zit A, Juno 1. Gnreply toa question of ifr. Ames the witness replied pane ‘course he could not tell where the money came ‘om, Tho examination of Mr. Swain being concluded, Mr. Ames said he desired to go over to the other commitiee. Judge Poland—We have prior possession of you; that is good In law. (Laughter.) Ine committee then took recess for fifteen minute: and, upon reassembling, » Ham was recalled an testified that he issued the fifty shares of additional Credit Mobilier stock to Mr. Neilson, but knew nothing as to whether the $5,000 borrowed by Mr. Neilson from Mr. Ditlon had been paid. ‘The witness here of the paper authorizing the issue of tional Credit Mobilier STOCK TO MR. JAMES BROOKS: gn acconnt of his previous agreement with Mr. Durant: the paper was signed by Oakes Ames, Samuel Hooper & Co., K, Robbins and others, but witness testified that he thought the ature of Oakes Ames, in pencil to the original, was notin the handwriting of that gentleman, but signed by some one else for him. Mr. Poland announced that certain books of Mr. Ames, which the committee desired, were expected to-nigh and the committee, at half-past ono o'clock, adjourne until ten o'clock to-morrow morning. roduced & copy itty shares addi- journal of the House for that session as to action on the te Mr. Blaine—You don’t mean to say that Iwas Speal thea? A. No, sir, but you were as well in the @s anybody in the House. Mr. Stevenson continued to read from th¢ journal, and upon pars juestioned answered that the rd showed Blaine was among those not voting on the bill e88 quoted therefrom. Mr. Biaine asked him to explain certain portions there- of and rei “| HAVE STUDIED THE RECORD AL80."? Mr, Stevenson—I don't need any help; but perhaps eome other people do. Poland asked Mr. Blaine if he desired to question Judge ba aa epiied in th tive, but sted that ir. e re} e negative, but nes that Mr. Ames be called. sie Oakes Ames recailed and examined by Mr. Blaine—Mr. Stevenson in his statemen: says, “Whereas it {s alleged,” 4c, and gives asa Dasie thercof @ conversation he had with you; I uu whether that conversation occurred after or beiore he offered the resolution? Mr. Am day or night after he offered the resolution, and it occurred at the dinner table at the Arlington} 1 was laughing at him, and told him he had fot hold of the wrong road. You are very positive that Mr. Stevenson had no in- formation whatever trom you betore he offered the reso- Tution? A. Lam, sir. Mr. Blaino—then the allegation of Mr. Stevenson is not supporied by you? A. No, sir. r. Blaine to Judge Poland—Mr. Ames told me the other day that he had the conversation with Mr. Steven- son after he (Stevenson) offer the resolution. ‘Mr. Stevemson to Mr. Ames—You have frequently stated here, Mr. Ames, that your recollection as te dates is not very distinct? A. Yes, sir. HOAX'S BAD MEMORY AGAIN. Witness resumed—Did not know when the company was formed; did te to Mr, Stevenson that he had never Deen over the road; there is but one larger stockholder m the road than Witness; witness did not know the amount of stock held by himselt; believed he subscribed five or six hundred thousand dollars and afterwards more; did not remember the date when he had the con- ‘versalion with Mr. stevenson, but knew it was after that gentleman offered the resolution in the House, as wit! was Lila Fy him about the resolution and telli Stevenson) be had hold of the wrong road; never -of the resolution until Mr. Stevenson offered it. ‘Mr, Blaine then questioned Mr. Stevenson as follows :— Q. Did you have an anonymous or other kind of letter Jrom Iowa on this subject before you offered the resolu- tion? A. None whatever. | Q. Have you ever spoken of having received such a im jeard latter ? A. No, sir. . Did vou ever say to any one that you thought you sbad caught thi er? A. } don'tremember. Q. Dit you } uch @ conversation with Senator | Stevenson, of icky t A. Idou’t remember; 1 had a conversation with him on the subject *-Q, And you said, “I have caught the Speaker!” A. Not in that rough way: I may have Indicated that I had something that would implicate the Speaker in land | rent ‘: Q. Do you think that your controlling motive was for | the public good or to caich the Speaker? A. My object was to catch the Speaker if te was involved in this road, and I said further that if the § engaged in auch transacti Credit Mobilier stock. Mg. Binine was then sworn and made the following statement :— a THE SPEAKER'S STATEMENT. Tho Towa Falls and Sioux tity Railroad is about one hundred and eighty miles in length. Itwas begun in 1869 and finished in the Autumn of Is70, It never received ‘gn acre of land by a direct acto: Congress. The State of Towa gave to the company the remnant of the old land = tnade to the State in 1854, amounting to a trifle over Ly ipeaker of the House was ons it Wasequal to dealing in nd acres tothe ynile, Phe road wi It, TOR PaWg dompaty, shtlrely for cach. “Me capital of the contracting company was ween six and seven millions of dollar: he ‘% u amount necessary for building the road was levied on the stockholders ‘x this company pro rata by direct asyess- ment. total assessments were, I think, about sixt, Vth, of the whole, or a shade over four million dol. In this contrac: company my gins and highly valued friends, Messrs A. and P. Coburn, the weal n in Maine, an on gone, men ver lived, took of stock and pa on oe ments 10 peered” Tn thiak’ of sbout “eighteen” months. im out 3 the'road thus was dalshed i fo the last ral Land spike ty the faded bonds on the road for $18,000 per mile and stuck 10 the amou! $25,000. The bondi pis 8 wor' rz" C# tract secu: ra eg had actually them about cash in advance. profit was pro: anuelpeted rise of realized. In Januar, , just some business with Messrs, 4 quantity of the stock of this on cash. That the " c dW? coud net boast could not Congress for anything, and spoke as fofiows :—I must ay, with all due respect to Mr. Stevenson's better jude. ment, that I consider an investigation into the weck! expenses of my bousebold as legitimate as udge Poland—Do you know of any other members of Congress interested in the road? Mr. Blaine—Mr. Ames says be is, and F, A. Pike, for- merly a colleague of mine, purchased $20,000 worth of stock in it He acquired it in an honorable manner, and paid the money tor ! ‘By Mr. McCiary—Has this road any connection with THY UNION PACIFIC ROAD? A. Not the remotest in the world; no more than ithas with Be Raltimore and Ohio or the New York Ceutral. = he : eee (Laughte in the railroad business; ‘would like to be in it more He By Mr. Ste —I much the vugas fa ; 1 begs ‘Do you know how ; r. Binine—If ation wikend tr hen ‘want to put them on investig: Q. What was the nature of your transactions with them? A. Do you mean in regard to this matter, or tim: WILSON’S COMMITTEE. Examination of Witness as to the Disposal of the $126,000—J. F. Wilson, of Iowa, Receives a Check for $19,000—What For?t—Money for “Lobbying Purposes’’—The Quiet Ham Recalled—Profits of the Credit Mobilier. WASHINGTON, Jan. 28, 1873. The Wilson committce met at half-past twelve o'clock. Benjamin W. Spence, of Boston, was sworn. He ts an accountant, and was employed by the Union Pacitic Rail- road Company from June, 1 toJune, 1871; he was cashier of the company, and acted as assistant treasurer and assistent treasurer to the Board of Trustees under the Ames contract; knew of the item of $126,000 paid for special legal expenses; witness made eres March 71; he did not know what use was made of the money; ere Was some talk about it at the time between Mesars. Williamsand Bushnell; the substance of the conversation was, was the mone for the purpose of securing = reversal of the actfon of the Secretary of the Treasury ? . Wore there any other legal expenses paid at the time? A. A short time before Jadge Curtis, Sidney Bartlett and E. R, Hoar, for opinions eae argu- ments having nothing to do with the other transaction; the payment of ‘THK ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS was ina check and two or three drafts; witness drew two checks, one for $24,500, which he gave to G. M. Dodge, and the other for $19,000, which he gave to James F. Wilson, a government director; the remaining $82,500 ‘was made up by adrafton Morgan & Sons, of New York, and gi to Mr. Bushnell ; this amount divided into thre ‘tg, in round numbers, as follow: mae Bal in juestion, sald th and $! wit reply, to Fr) at Bushi ve a drait ior to E. H, Rollins, secretar; Of the compan; te ned to’ Rollins’ that that r his AT WASHINGTON, when Rollinssaid, “No;” he wanted the money to pa amount he had borrowed from Mr. Ordway, Sergean ‘Arms of the House of Kepresentatives, tor dir. nell; Rolling, Bushnell, Dodge, J. F. Wilson and Coloael Thomas A’scott were In Washington previous to this time; the inst named, he believed, was not then President of’ the company ; all the $126,000 was charged to one account, Witness, during the examination by the Chairman, said the check to G. M. Dodge was drawn on the National Bank of Boston, and the check of J. F. Wilson on the me bank, “Wie 3. &. Wilson, who was standing near the chairman, said he should ke to settle this question ricnt here. ‘Mr, Hoar did nut think Mr, Wilson should interrupt the examination. ‘Mr. J, F. Wilson remarked that he should merely like to have an opportunity to explain and to see whether a check of that kind was given to him, Mr. Hoar said the gentieman should have an oppor- tunity to be heard. Witness resuming his testimony remarked that ne had not stated that the check was drawn in Wilson's favor; the check was drawn to the order of witness, who made it payable to the order of E. H. Rollins; witness re- inarked to J. M.S. Williams, the treasurer ‘of the com- pany, “1 suppose the ss MONKY WAS USED FOR LOBBYING PURPOSES,” to which Williams replied, “I suppose vo,” and gave wit- ness to infer such was the case, uestion asked by Mr. Hoar, the witness sald tho cher was his share of the $128, SRRVICI kK endorsed by Rollins in biank, and that the holder could ¢ delivered toJ. F. Wilson in person was collect the money without ae his own name to it; Witness knew of a charge of $30) for Joral expenses, the money being paid to B. H. Rollins, but for whieh no voucher was obtained; Oliver Ames, President of the Union Pacific Railroaa senpat , told him to let Rollins have the money, and said Rollins would account to him for it; this was June 1, 1870; witness had no personal Knowledge as to how the money was applied, but during THE SENATORIAL CONTEST IN NEW MAMPSHTLR, in 1870, Rollins said the company would have to help him; Rollins was trying to get Cragin’s place, and c back to Boston after two we sence; witness kno! 8 Bote Se 52.00.00) fapaued B A ow jlroad Company and given to the U: jobilier. The Chi Do the books show that ing wi ‘or e Credit Mo- the company as owing The chairman—At ting She. note b’-- given, so far the Union Pacific road Company owing 000 or any other ng tod Credit Mobilier was in- Union Pacitic iroad Company? Phe witness replied That he waain doub ‘as to whether it Mobi) acreditor at tne time the note te Creat oritness huew of @ sale. of bonds by th Union Pacific Company on the Ist of January, 1871, to the amount of four or five million dollars; Ans 4 were sold to 0.8, Bustinell as agent; the income bon were sold at fity percent, the land nt bonds at sev- enty-five per ceat and the bonds at eighty-five per ce ae aatee othe company ftom. subscriptions: was i money ek fon } r there was account A, Rice, treasurer o the re wl subscribed ,000 shares, which rep- resent ; there was & credit to Kice's account; i Exen A PAPER TRANSACTION; sane a eae pepe jer of \s Wel iy ut as the tured they wei bi mau re turned over tothe Parieele testined as to the shortage of bonds on the ari, oa Eas Mate Ba ne y . ‘were tra and found a By vote of th aF. Wiiioon wae pry to interrogate tho t part of his (eingetn regard ti Cina) cums one Mr. Wilson then © ele sg Oy! Said that on. the A pared Pacitié Nalvons Gompatytat gr hear ‘le donk Te note Wat attr mpan first made spay ale ouve ord rites a to the Ler land in Maine, or coal land in Veunsylvania? Ifyou Would like an interest im (his railroad, ir. Sievengon, [| ing with order of pag bo oye palg Roll able al Commerce, Beata, wht wan located the Union Pacitic Batiroad Company. wit Wilton acting it was delivered: torhtm, he thought BY ison, ha 6. thou; the direction of J.-M. Williams, the ‘Treasurer of the company. Mr. Wilson then said that since he-had been connectea cide he was & direoior led a dollar except such and the desired might be ob- rson through it jhe had no recollection of ever hay- ‘ ead Ohh arog nat Porat ceeieae mn aD: n Col with that "institution; If he hed presented the check to - ban! ne bank would ne nant hare required his ‘seme: some one ntity orig Taree amount of m hey ol he would here of Mr. Horace F. lark, Union Pacific Railroad Company, that, so bar anrthing to do with the money of the he declined the requ Mr. Clark to act coun: sel of the company, HOt wishing to place himself in # po- sition which might give rise to misconstruction. Mr. Clark remarked to Mr. Wilson, “And you may say that I never asked you to take part in any legislative t Mr. Wilson resumed, saying be had studiously abstained trom doing anything which would look like ENDEAVORING TO INFLUENCE CONGRESS or any member of Gongress concerning legislation from the time he left rene, to the present time. Mr. Clark had just called his attention to the tact that he would never, under any circumstances, allow any money of the company, ‘k (interposing)—Yes, not one cent to be 80 compéiny to be ised for such purposes. used. Mr, Wilson, resuming, sald the check might have been placed in his anton ‘to be handed to some one. This ‘was the only wa: its ever boing in his hands. Mr. Spence might have asked him to hand it to somebody, but he did not recollect ally denied that he jolfar of the money ; Mor did he know where the ng concerning it. n of Mr. Shellabarger, Mr. Wilson was in mn in March, 1871, being in attendance ‘at the meeting of the directors, of whom he was one. The committee then took a recess juntil seven o'clock this evening. Evening Session. The Wilson committee met to-night at half-past seven o’clock, when Benjamin F. Ham was re- called, His testimony was as follows :— He was auditor of the Union Pacific Railroad trom Tune, 1867, until October, 1870, and Assistant Secretary and Treasurer of Credit Mobitler from December, 1868, to 1870, He was examined as to the cost Ma, ot building ‘the “road ~ from hundredth meridian and other matters connection. This involved the examination of a number of books ot the railroad company and Credit Mobilier. He sald the 657 miles of road cost the Union Pacific Kail- Company $58,475,878, under the Hoxie contract, ‘THE CREDIT MOBILIER MADE $6,272,232 PROFIT, response to & question as to what disposition was made of the profits, the witness replicd:—The Credit Mobilier purchased bonds and stock of the Union Pacific Rallroad with thelr money; then sold a portion of the stock to their own stockholders, divided some of it, and also gave bonds to thelr stockholders, The statements of the witness were not as clear to the committee as they desired them to be, though he sought to enlighten them by reference to the books ana with accompanying remarks. The examination was continued for several hours, and the committee adjourned until to-morrow, ALLEY’S ALLEGATIONS. Alley Acknowledges a Corruption Fund—The Wires Laid to Subsidize Congress— Good Dinners, Wine and Poker the Influences at Work. WASHINGTON, Jan. 28, 1873, The Wilson committee was appointed for a prac- tical purpose, the farcical part of the bribery and corruption investigation being left entirely for the amusement of the select committee over which Judge Poland presides. But there never was a more absurd scene enacted than that which took place before the Wilson committee on Monday, when John B. Alley appeared ana swore to @ statement. Alley’s whole course in this transaction, thus far; his efforts to have the investigation in secret; his impertinent address to the House ; his “Uriah Heep"’ wriggling after mem- bers in the lobbies, in their committee rooms, at their hotels, in gentlemen’s reoms: his trip during the recess to New York; his attempt to engage Dr. Durant in a “Uriah Heep” conversation; the sudden rebuff and “notice to quit” which he received, and his hasty return to Washington—facts all well known here— make his appearance before the Wilson commit- tec simply ridiculous. This was undeubtedly done at his request, in the absence of Dr. Durant, who has repeatedly said that he would not believe Alley under oath. Yet the Wilson committee per- mitted this ’umble Heep of the corrupt ring to take advantage of the press facilities ~“f their committee to abuse Dr. Durant in his abs,se. Alley, instead of being allowed to enter tiie committee room to vent his spleen and pursue trade, should be obiiged te take his place as one on trial. He was a member of Congress during the years that mil- lions of the people’s money were voted into the pockets of Alley and his associates. Ames, acting in the capacity of State’s evidence, does not shield Alley. Durant and McComb. prand him asan un- truthful man, There never was anything more yudicrous than in propounding to John B. Alley, one ef the suspected party, the question “pO YOU KNOW OF TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS having been paid to Mr. Harlan?” The committee exhibited a deal of ignorance, if the question was earnestly put, in supposing that Dr. Durant would permit yy to know that he purposed making any such investment. Alley belonged to the “BOSTON KING,’’ which Durant knew to be deadly hostile to him. Of course the latter knew nothing about the $10,000, It was undoubtedly an investment by Durant for service in the Interior Department. Harlan was too smart to let ley know that he had received $10,000 because he probably knew Alley’s habit of claiming the largest slice. The “umble’”’ attitude and characteristic grimaces of pure-minded Uriah when he answered the question provoked the ee ibwree propensities of some of those present wi! it invoked an utterance from others which will go asa brand upon the frontiet of the man who solemnly swore that “there was NEVER A DOLLAR PAID to any member of Congress or efticer of the govern- ment while he (I) was @ director of the Union Pacific Railroad Company or connected with the Crédit Mobilier, directly or indirectly, to the best of my (his) knowiedge and belief.” That is a subtie subterfuge of the artful Alley. The committee did not ask him about “a dollar’ nor whether such a thing was ‘paid to any member of Congress,"’ ie eels was about the payment of $10,000 to Mr. Harlan, who was then Secretary of the Interior. Mr. Alley dedged the questien, and it remains to be ascertained whether the commit- tee discovered the deception. Meantime Alley is Wrigging up to every ome he mects with that same sweet smile of self-suMiciency playing upon his be- i countenance. There would be some value in Alley’s statement to the Wilson committee made on day if he could be believed. If it is true, as he says, that in 1864 the directors of the Union Pacitlc Railroad Company authorized a committee to TAKE ONE HUNDRED AND TWELVE THOUSAND DOL- LARS AND GO TO WASHINGTON and procure additional legislation, that is direct testimony. But to have force and effect the state- ment must be substantiated by the documentary evidence. Call the committee sent by the directors to Washington. If it has been the practice of the Union Pacific or any other subsidized ratl- road to vote themselves @ lobby and place $112,000 at ita disposal to go to Washington te influence the passage Of a bill, it is necessary that Congress, for the sake of its own reputation, should know it. If Congress proposes to repeal the law releasing the payment of the $15,000,000 interest, with the pur- pose of demanding its payment, it had better look about in Washington and ascertain what members are RATING GOOD DINNERS at Welcker’s and Wormiey’s and the Washington Club. ‘The latter establishment is the headquarters of the Syndicate. Jay Cooke and Governor Cooke and Cisco and Childs and their friends do most congregate at this place There 1s @ vast amount of Union Pacific Railroad stock and Crédit Mobilier shares represented in Washington just now. The Ameses (Oliver and Gokeal end their sons and brothers are here; J. M. 8. Williams, of Cambridge, Mass., who stands high in the Crédit Mobiller list, and is elected to the next Con; is in and out of town; Sam Hooper, the great b: r of Boston, Congressman, ber of the Ways and Means Committee, a heavy carrier of stocks of all kinds, is keeping house—a magnificent establishment— where the most sumptuous entertainments are ven, Durant and McComb reside temporarily at illard’s, and the Crédit Mobilier record shows that they never do things by halves, Ali these gentiemen are interested in stifing the exist investigation, if there is a possibility that it wil result in repealing the act of Congress releasing the Union Pacific from the payment of the interest on the first mortgage bonds. GOOD DINNERS MAKE MEN HAPPY if they are not afilicted with the dyspepsia. Good wines make them feel liberal, and, my word jor it, 41 good dinners and good wines only are needed to produce happiness and liberality among the “aa- sembied wisdom,” that the meu named above are here to do it, Then there are tue old soldiers on the ks. There is Stewart, who get over three hun- thousand dollars for iis influence with gress. thing. He still lives and is ready to take $300,000 more to stave the interest of, Then, there 1s “Nestor” Shaw, the wake of Uriah Heep, of Lynn, He, a8 usual, will “PIX ALL THE FELLOWS ON NEWSPAPER ROW.!? Pant will look after the bankers. The “Poker’’ and “Boston” ties are kept up at Wormiey’s and Weicker’s and at the club. The variety of the amusementis great, Fenedy, can want for anything. At the least selene ton Ee five me i | dollars represen’ city, every dol which will be expended to prevent the repeal of the Lnterest bill, WASHBURN, OF Wis. What He Thinks About Subsidies—He Knows Something of the Sioux City Railroad Grant—A Prosecution Wanted. A representative of the Hzraup called upon the Hon. C. 0, Washburne, ex-Congressman and pres- ent Governor of the State of Wisconsin, who has been a quest at the Fifth Avenue Hotel fora few days. The object of the visit was to ascertain the Governor's views upon the engrossing subject of Congressional bribery and corruption, especially with reference to the granting of the public lands tothe Union Pacific Railroad Company and the Sioux City and Pacific Railroad Company. The views of Governor Washburne are deemed of more importance just now from the fact that in his place in the House of Representatives, in February, 1868, he STRUCK THR FIRST BLOW at the dangerous practice of voting gigantic sub- sidies, precured often by corruptly influencing legistation, His speech produced a profound sen- sation at the time and had been extensively quoted in the HgRaLp and the public press generally. Governor Washburne, however, modestly declined to be interviewed. But in the course of brief conversation he remarked that he took occaston to enlighten the House of Representatives and the country on the subject now exciting public atten- tion in 1868, when it was his right and daty to do 80; that his speech, published in the Gongresstonal Globe at the time, contains all that he knows about the special matter then under discussion. Subse- quent developments, he said, had vindicated him.’ Governor Washburne says that his public duties at present are confimed to his State; that when dealing with national affairs he did not hesitate to express himself freely en the subject of economiz- ing the public lands and moving cautiously in re- lation to all subsidies, He said he was particular to eine out to Congress, when the grant was made to ‘THE SIOUX CITY AND PACIFIO RAILROAD COMPANY, that the language of the provision of the bill, fix- ing the line, was too loosely drawn. Instead of providing that the company should have a direct and practicable route, fixing it upon lands good enough, of average fair price, it leit the spec- ulator to a cheice of routes and, of course, the cor- oration located their line on the leit bank ef the issouri River, which is continuous on the bottom lands from Sioux City to De Soto, which are very level, well supplied with timber, in @ country sus- ceptible ef the highest state of cultivation, and was, at the time of the & ae Partially settled, Most of the land selected by the corporation was at that time worth from $10 to $25 per acre. it @ great shame ive ienty of” poorer” and, just. ss good was plenty of poorer land,. just as go for the railroad. Such rich bottom lands, Governor Washburn believes should have been re- served to actual settlers, at fair prices, for cultiva- tion. The Governor did not blame the company for taking the land, because the act of Congress left them treo to go where they pleased. The trouble was the loosencss with which the bill was Cen which became law. What influence was brought about to induce the construction of the language of the bill is BEST KNOWN TO THE COMMITTEE who reported it. Governor Washburn expressed his regret at the humiliating developments now making in Washington relative to the Union Pacific Orédit lobilier and the Sioux City and Pacific Railroad Company, but he says it does not surprise bim, as his speech made in February, 1868, will show. He thinks the investigation ought to be vigorously prosecuted, and if so, he is of opinion that the transactions of other corporations in Washington, in obtaining land grants, will be developed, and will prove quite as interesting and startling as those now under investigation. GOVERNOR WASHBURN was never in finer health and spirits and never looked better than now. His hair is somewhat more sprinkled with the silvery lustre of age than when he left Congress two years ago, He has been on a visit to Maine, and will return home in a few days. He did gallant service in the war of the re- beilion. returning to civil life with a major gene- ral’s star. He is a brother of ex-Congressman Israel Washburn, of Maine; ex-Minister Wash- burn, of Paraguay, and Elihu 8. Washburn, our Minister to Fuance. THE PFEIFER FAMILY RELIEF. Rev. George Hollis, 196 North Fifth street, Brook- lyn, E. D., acknowledges the receipt of the follow- ing contributions, per Methodist Book Concern, 805 Broadway, for the venefit of the widow and family of Charles H. Pfeifer :— A ieee ©. B. Frank, 66 Broadway. B.Y. vi Frome pene, in pane place church, Brooklyn, er G. Hayne: oFW., 188 Water street. . Dr. Kidder, Madison, . Le, 46 South street. B., 35 Front stres mt a> ‘214 Bast Ninth stree Leon. 363 Bowery. W. H. Gray, 22 Wooster str one two working girls’ ‘Johnston, Poughkeepsie, N. ¥ 8, Roosevelt. SAR Seat nm mechan Seorines csi dole SSSSSSeSSSSSSSSSSSSSSESsEN Sess 146 75 + $5.00 Wilbur F. Herbe: ba) William H. Holl 500 Me. Whately, 393 5 00 Mra. Jackson, 392 Third street, . F Ln base + 200 Grand total.. There has been rece! to the present time the sum of $293 and an order for $5 worth of groceries, for vhe relief of the widow and orphans ofthe murdered man, Charles H. Pfeifer, which Mrs. Pieifer can obtain by apply- this office properly identified. r following subscriptions for tne same worthy object were received at the HERALD office yester- day:— J. Redman, 16 Second street, New York..... Talcott 4 Son, 56 Broad- + New York....... 25 F Total Previously Total.... VANDERBILT AND THE UNDERGROUND BAIL Report that the Commodore Had Given Up the Underground Scheme—What He. Says About It. Areport was current in Wall street yesterday that Mr. Cornelius Vanderbilt had abandoned the project of the Underground Railroad from Forty- second street to the City Hall, and tt obtained so much credence that about three o’clock a message ‘was actually sent over the stock telegraph saying that this wasa fact. Itis almost unnecessary to say that the report, coming from such @ seurce, created @ great deal of comment on the stree' and, being universaliy believed, was canvass one way and another as if it were a fait A reporter of the HERALD called upon Mr. Van- derbilt to ascertain the truth about the matter and what were the causes which led to such a step. The reporter stated the purpose of his visit, asking whether the report was correct or not. Mr. Van- derbilt gave the following laconic and decisive an- swer:— know a of such @ report, asI have not authorized anything of the kind.” THE ORPHANS’ BALL, BROOKLYN, Last evening the Irish-American element of Brooklyn society enjoyed their annual Terpsicho- rean entertainment. The event was the thirty-fitth annual ball of the Emerald Benevolent Association in aid of the Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum. The affair, which was brilliant in all that can tend to make up &@ joyous assemblage of the kind, tran- spircd at the Academy of Music. The attendance ‘was very numerous, and the sale of tickets—which were $5 each—was sufficiently large to warrant the estimate that the receipts would exceed that of last year, when, aiter paying all expensi sume was netted for the most charitable in view. Among those present dur the evening were Mayor Powell, Judge imar, Judge Walsh, Register McLaughlin, Fire Commis- sioners Massey and Brown, County Judge Moore, General Dakin, Corporation Counsellor De Witt and many other locai celebrities. The decorations and music were of character to reflect credit upon the committees of arrangement, and the order of dances was gone through with by daylight, when the assemblage dispersed to seck repose, with the consciousness of having perfermed a meritorious action by aiding @ noble cause, and enjoyed themselves at the same time. MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS. OITY FINANCES. Proposals for $2,600,000 City Improve- ment Stock. The follewing is a liat of the bida whieh were re- ceived by Oomptrolier Green yesterday for $2,600,000 city improvement stock, authorized, by chapter 920 of the Laws of 1869:— 101.00 101.50 101-75 ee ioe 108.75 103.00 102/25 ee 108.1236 103.25 02:11 102/53 176 08 101-80 102.4 102.77 103.19 105-03 108.76 ia ¥ am William H. Hoo} 103. H. T. Morgan & Uo. 100,000 102.61 Richard M. Cornel 409,900 103.57 state Robert La: 40,000 108. Albany Savings 20,000 103.01 George H. Norman. 50,000 103.123 sere & gee pe fea George i sisters tem 10436 George K. Sistare. Won | ius-st George rE ” bed iat George K. Baits rou 108.5 ‘ork Savings i fork Savings 25,000 101: a ee. ae ngs 50,000 100.58 0,000 100.27 30,000 103.03 15,000 104.60 20/000 104: 6,500 105.00 100,000 100.08 19,000 101.77 10,000 102.02 10,000 102.15, 25,000. 104.02 25,000 104.06 25.000 1A AL 25,000 104.13. ooklyn 258000 is ings Bank. 2/000 12.00 Lawrence. 4,000 101.05 Dry Dock sav 50,000 108.00 Dry Dock Savings Ban! 60,000, 103.25 Dry Dock Savings Bank bow 8.78 r a jank. x * AT Potorson 10000 103.08 2B 4.000 103,02 ‘roy Sav’ 10,000 108.16 Troy Savings 10'000 108.11 yy Ba Ba 10,000 108.06 ‘roy Savings Ban! 10,000 103.01 Troy Savings Ban 1.0098 102.96 re Ban! } Troy Sayin Yon doa Luke O'Reille 13000 101.00 loseph Larocqu 10/000 102.75 oh 10,000 102.88 Joseph Larocque. 10,000 203.00 h La 10000 108.13 John Morris Kerr 1000 103.12 John Morris Keri 1,000 108.37’ North River Savings Bank... 70,000 108.00 Albert F. Byan...., 5,00 = 101.00 Total of bids... 395,500 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. The New Court House Pay Roll—A List of the New Engineers, Watchmen, Cleamers and Firemen of the County OMces—Another Court of General Ses. sions—Recorder Hackett on the Untried Murderers. A special meeting of the Board of Supervisors was held yesterday, Mayor Havemeyer in the chair. The following 1s the principal business trans- acted :— THE NEW EXECUTIEE FOR COUNTY OFFICES. The Committee on County Offices reported that they nad appointed the following named persons to the charge of county buildings and offices, the same to hold their places from month to month (commencing February 1 proximo), under the direction of the committee, duriag the pleasure of the Board :— Harrison Redfield, as janitor of new Court House, with domicile, light and 1uel.. Henry K. Adee, assist: John Jackson, watehi John Smith, Watchman Karl Friedel, watchma: Peter Dobsor Frederic Fink,’ watchman. William H. Jones, watchm: Williams B. Clark, ‘watchma: John Sherry, cleaner... William Mullooney, cleaner Peter Hogan, cleaver. Paul Schack, cleaner. Francis J. Schinith, o! Michael Hogan, cléan Thomas Hartigan, cleanci ‘Thomas Hoolaba.,, assistant janitor Henry Cook, assistant Janitor Ambrose W. Stewart, assistant ji Conrad Merger, assistant janito: James W. McGowan, assistant janito jartin Murray, engineer, Charles Selman, engineer. ‘Thomas Bour, fireman. William MeUovern, fire Richard Bennett, fireman, James Nolden, fi Patrick Hier nu, Watchman eNvomen cea ra at mon Mary McGuire, len Harty, nn ridget Dougla: ar A, Whitney, Francis Scha! na Alt” Alicia Reynolds, ® fe, Margaret Blackwell, Ann Daily, | Eliza Ford, Johanna Good, Margaret McUormack, Frank Ken- ney, Mary Doyle, Mary Ryan, Mary Malone, Mary T' mons, Mary Ann Scully, Catherine Martin, Eliza nox, Rachel Kennedy, Mary Ann Newmi Curry, Rosanna Corbett, Catharine Conway, Mi Sack, Ohristian Hope, Jake McDonalds Toval, $44 eg report was ordered to lie over under the rule. A JANITOR POR COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICER. The following resolution was presented and laid over :— Resolved, That, in addition to the list of employes for county purposes adopted at the last meeting of the Board, Friday, January 24, cial janitor be assigned to the care of the County Clerk's office, at a ye: $1,00, and that James Muldoon be and lie 4s “hereby ap- pomied Special Janitor to the County Clerk’s office in the New Court House, from February I next, to serve during the pleasure of the Board. A NEW COURT ROOM FOR GENERAL SESSIONS, The iollowing letter was read from the District Attorney :— ly salary ot City anp County or Naw District Arrorney’s Orrick, Jan. 27, 1373. To mx HoNouanix rae Board or SurEnvIsoRs :— GxNTLRMKN—An order has been made this day in the Court ot General Sessions for an additional term of that Court during the month ot February, In order to hold that term there will be need o another court room, and, it possible, It shoul be in this building, as the attempt 06 hold it anjwhere else will produce great inconvenience, not only ‘to this office and that of the Clerk, but also to the large numbers of people necessarily in ‘attendance upon the Court as witnesses and jurors, If one of the rooms Kow occupied by the Marine Court could be ob- tained it would answer this purpose. I desire to urge upon your honorable body the importance of providing forthwith. Very respectiully BENJAMIN K. PHELPS, District Attorney. In this connection Recorder Hackett offered the following resolution :— Resolved, That the Committee on County Officers and Police be directed to forthwith provide a court room, and suitably furnish and warm the same, for the use of the second and co-ordinate sitting of the Court of General ons, to be held on Monday next, the 3d ot February meet cen. also to cause the room in the fourth story of Yorx, Hl the brown stone building coeniee by the Court of Sessions to be at once thoroughly rep: farnished and warmed, for the use of the petit juries of the Court of Sessions, while deliberating upon verdict they should render. Recorder Hackett said that the resolution which he offered, with the concurrence of his associate, the City Judge, and of the District Attorney, was directed by an order under the discretion given to the Recorder and City Judge by statute iu 1672. In view of the great amount of business in the Gen- eral Sessions he had ordered, after giving the usual five days’ notice, that a ceurt should be holden for the disposition of all those cases that may be necessary to be brought beiore that court. In that connection he might be privileged to state that the power of the Court of General Sessions is abridged by the law, and which makes that power practically nothing in all cases where convictions of murder in the first to gn were obtained. The convicted person thro his counsel could go to the Supreme Court of his district, or in this state could, a8 a matter of right, though there had been on the trial of the case no errors or exceptions taken, and obtain a writ of error and stay. The Recorder instanced the case of Purcell. Although there had been in Saree ytd ry} Lond and the jury consul ol P pot est ofright had been obtained. This ‘was the reasen that the cases were taken to the Court of Oyer and Terminer, that seldom sits, and only ior a short time. ‘The business of the Court of General Sessions was discharged with prompti- tude, but the reason he had stuted was the reason why the prisons were crowded: with murderers. Asa ‘double sessions had been ordered it was necessary that aroom should be provided for this additional Court, and for that purpose he was anx- jous that the committee should clothed with power to enter into certain expenditures for fur- ee court room and @ room for a jury to de- liberate. The latter was absolutely necessary ; two juries were out deliberating recently, and one of these juries were placed ina room in which the ‘windows were brokem, no heating and very lew chairs, and in which the snow came in in no small quantities ; the jury had complained to him, and he ho; that the rd would pass the resolution. Tesolution was unanimously reterred to the Committee on County Offices, with power, SALARY OF HENRY 0. ALBEN: The Committee on County Oiices recommended the adoption oi the following resolution :— ‘That the bill of baa ©, Allen, for services rendered to the District Attorney (six months, at the rate of per Se inting ty $2,500, be and the same is hereby audited and allowed, and the Comptrolier dire. ved to pay it from the proper appropriation, Recorder Uackett doubted the legal power of ————_——$— $$$ the Board of Sgvervisors to audit any such claim, and said that if the District Attorney had authority to engage counsel other departments had the same After a short discussion the report was referred back to the committee. The Board adjourned to Friday next, at half-past BOARD OP ALDERMEN. A meeting of the Board of Aluermen was held yeaterday, President Vance in the chair. The only business that was not of routine character was the calling up of a resolution proposing to-disconnect the from all private street lamps now lit at the public expense, and to remove the lamps, unless the owners: consented to allow the ‘gas to pasa through the private meter, This resolution would include all the churches in the city, and there was a spirited discussion, which, alter various amendments, resulted in the resolution being laid over. ‘The Board adjourned at seven o'clock, to meet on Thursday next, at three o'clock P. M. CHAMBERLAIN PALMER'S STATEMENT. The details of the undermentioned report were submitted to the Beard of Supervisors yesterday by Chamberlain Palmer. It shows the balance of caaity, ‘and court funds in the care of the Chamber- The report was ordered to be printed :— Fonds and mortgages.. 1,633,063 wi ew York Life Insurance and Trust Co.. 87,633 United States Trust Company... > 17508 Union Trust pany. jee 32,703 Union Trust Compan} 17930 West Broadway Ban! 24,193 United States bonds, fv 33,758 Hudson River Railroad Same New York city stock. 1,508 Total. 020,253 LITERARY CHIT-CHAT. Tux Scorrisn Law or Line. is not only severe, but enlorced. The North British Matt was mulcted in 2575 fine last month, at the suit of the Lord Provost of Glasgow, for charging him with corrup- tion. Tug GERMAN romance writers have been princt- pally occupied during the past year with amusing themselves and the public by issuing new editions of their works. N. Trspais & Son are now issuing, from the pen ofT. Be Witt Talmage, ‘1,000 Gems,” or “Brif- Hant Passages, Anecdotes and Incidents, &.,’” edited by Professor Larabee, author of “1,000 Mistakes Corrected.” The Pau Maw Gazette sharply criticises Mr. Gladstone's criticisms of Strauss in a recent public speech at Liverpool. Dr. Strauss’ new sceptical book, “The Old and the New Faith,” had been road by Gladstone with extreme iaterest, and bis mind was full of the subject, and so, thougn he had nothing particular to say, he could not persuade himself tobe silent. He said he could not confute Strauas, and he did not attempt it. Why could he not have held his tongue? Because there is a clerical as well as a statesmanlike side to his character, and clergymen seldom know how to speak with effect or to be silent with dignity.” A BLUNDERING ENGLISHMAN named Loaring has put forth a new book upon “Epitaphs,’"’of which the Saturday Review writes the epitaph in a few caustic sentences. THE Pall Mall Gazette finds in Dr. J. G. Holland's late volume of poems, especially in ‘Daniel Grey,” manly and delicate sentiment and a sober style; but thinks his ‘Marble Prophecy” savorsof nar- rowness and bigotry toward the Roman Catholic Chureh, THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT, which appears re- solved not to be browbeaten by the Vatican, haa given warning to the newspapers in Posen and Konigsberg that if they publish the utterances of the Pope against Germany in his recent allocution to the Cardinals they will be immediately seized. Victor HvGo’s only surviving son has 2 life of George Washington m press. A “HISTORY OF CHRISTIAN ART DURING THE Fist Eigur Centurtes,” by Father Garrucci, is among recent valuable historical works published in Italy. Estgs & LAvRiAT, of Boston, announce a transla- tion of Mme. George Sand’s reoent novel, “Les Ailes du Courage,” under the title, “the Wings of Courage." A RECENT Brocnvrs entitled “Berlin's Moral and Social Condition’? is attracting great attention in Europe. Its statements are based on official re- ports and present a picture by no means fisttering tothe great and rapidly grewing capital of the German Empire. Out of 833,000 population no less than 125,000 are paupers inscribed on the Lista for punlic relief. The scarcity of lodgings is such that the poorer class have to pay half their income to the landlords for rent. There are 375,000 persons occw- pying apartments only a single room of which pos- sesses a fireplace. Asto the criminal classes of Berlin, those of London and Paris are models ot virtue in comparison. Tae MeEmotrs OF Miss Letitia Boorusy, firat out in Londoa, is an echo of the last century not without interest, though wanting freshness, and the stories it tells of English society and manners have a certain used-up air. Mr. J. E. Monson, of New York, has in prepara- tion a “Dictionary of Practical Photography.” EDWARD GARRETT, who wrote “Occupations of a Retired Life,” is not a man, but a young woman— Mrs. Isabella Mayo, of London. A BrogRarny of the late Rev. Dr. Nott has been written, and will be pbblished, probably in the Spring, by Gould & Lincoln. It is the joint work of Professor Tayler Lewis and Dr. C. Van Santvoord. It will describe his friendly intimacy with many of the greatest men of his day—William H. Seward, Chancellor Kent, Bishop Potter, John C. Spencer and many others—and will show how powerful as well as benign was the influence he exercised in political and ecclesiastical affairs. MUSICAL AND THEATRIOAL NOTES, It is probable that another “folly” will succeed “The Cataract of the Ganges” at the Grand Opera House when that piece is withdrawn, An amusing experiment has been made by Signor De Michelis, of Civita Vecchia, whose new opera, rather incongruously called “L'Uomo,” contains only female parts and female choruses. Mr. Mapleson, the impresario of Her Majesty's Theatre, has just passed a single day in Paris. Rumor whispers that he has engaged @ marvellous baritone and @ charming soprano, both of whom he will produce at London in the coming season. Mme. Lucca has petitiened the Emperor of Ger- Many to remit the fine imposed upon her for breaking the contract she had made with the au- thorities of the Berlin opera. The fine amounts to about twelve hundred pounds. It is reported, says the Musical Standard, that the petition has been rejected. During the run of “Alixe” at the Fifth Avenue Theatre the members of the company not included im the cast of the piece are to play “False Shame” and “Married Life’ in some of the neighboring cities. Next week they go to Trenton, Elizabeth, Paterson and Yonkers, the week following to Springfield, Worcester, Hartford and New Haven, and the week after to Utica, Syracuse and Rochester. St. Louis is just now happy over “a surprise to Rubinstein.” The Kunkle brothers, two music teachers of that city, invited the great pianist to one of their entertainments, and, without telling him of their intention, they played bis fantasie, opus 73, @ piece composed for two pianos, which Herr Kubinstein had never heard performed other than by himself and his brother in concerts and himself and Liszt in soirée, Of course Rubinsteim was de- lighted, and declareq that there were no two Pianists in Europe who could approach the per- formance. THE BROOKLYN NURSERY. A Worthy Charity Appealing for Aid. The institution known as the Brooklyn Nursery, located at 160 Flatbush avenue, is one of those un- ostentatious charities which “de good by stealth," amd has since its inauguration cared tenderly for numbers of little ones who would otherwise have been neglected and lost in the great maelstrom o! city life. The Nursery has been supported hitherto entirely by private subscription, and has never yt for State, county or city aid. Owing to great demand upon it during the present severe Winter the treasury has been pretty well depleted, so that the managers have determined to enlist the public im behalt of the institution, For this pur: @ reception will be held in thy Nursery build- ing to-morrow esis aiternoon and evening. At the latter there willbe some fine music, vocal and instrumental, and addrysses by tue Rev. Dr. Nye, Rey. Dr. Dunryea, Dr.W, F, Swaim aud other&