The New York Herald Newspaper, February 16, 1873, Page 7

CONGRESS. General Grant and Senator Wilson In- formed of Their Election. THE GENEVA DIVIDE. What is To Be Done with the Money Awarded. Insurance Companies to Take a Back Seat. BUTLER’S BILL PASSED. Kittle Ben and Indiana Kerr in a “You're Another” Fight. The Honor of the United States Not To Be Compromised, ” “HIRED ATTORNEYS ‘Wan Mr. Evarts the Agent of the Gov- ernment and Paid Also by the Insurance Companies ? SENATE. WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 1873. ‘My, SHERMAN, (rep.) of Ohio, from the commit- tee appointed to notity the President and tne Vice President elect of their election, reported that the eommittee had performed the duty assigned to it, amd that the President and Vice President elect accepted the offices to which they had been chosen and promised to discharge their duties to the best of their abilities, HE CONSULAR AND DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATIONS. Mr. MORRILL, (rep.) of Me., from the Committee ‘ef Conference on the Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation bill, made a report, which was agreed to. Mr. Buarr, (dem.) of Mo., introduced a bill in re- ation to certain swamp lands in Missouri. A LIMIT TO DEBATE. ‘The rule offered by Mr. ANTHONY, (rep.) of R L, yesterday, limiting debate upon appropriation bills, ‘was called up. Mr. Haminron, (dem.) of Ind., said he would not agree to the rule if it was designed to apply to the amendment providing for the establishment of @ockyards in the hands of private corporations, Because that was a measure which needed to be debated fully. Mr. THURMAN, (dem.) of Ohio, said the proposed rule was unnecessary, and that he would oppose tt unless it were so amended as to prevent the recep- tion of any amendment proposing an appropriation for any other purpose than to execute an existing W Mr, TRUMBULL, (lib.) of TIL, also opposed the reso- fution as unnecessary, and moved to postpone 1t wntil Monday. Mr. CONKLING, (rep.) of N. Y., said the object of ‘the rale was to ‘enable the majority to ternfinate debate and bring the Senate to a vote on any given b mmc and he thought it proper and necessary i$ the majority should have the power. The debate was continued until the expiration of the morning hour, when Mr. Thurman moved to take up the Two Per Cent bill. Mr. Morton, (rep.) of Ind., favored this The States of Ohio, Indiana and Lilinois, he said, were interested in this bill, and it was due _ to them that it should be acted w n. Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, (rep.) or |. J., opposed the motion, which was rejected—yeas, 24; nays, 31, THAT CUT-OFF-DISOUSSION MEASURE. On motion of Mr. ANTHONY, (rep.) of R.L, the ‘nfinished business, the Naval Appropriation bil ‘was laid on the table, and the Senate proceeaes swith the consideration of the Anthony resolution Mmiting debate on apprepriation bills. Mr. TRUMBULL moved to postpone it until Mon- ow. SHERMAN said the time had come when it was mecessary to have some form of previous question 4n the Senate and that this resolution did not go far enough in that direction. Mr. BayarD, (dem.) of Delaware, protested st the introduction of any rule which would eat off discussion in the Senate. The majority, ig their measures in secret caucus and springing them all complete upon the Senate, might think it advantageous to limit debate, but the minority werc entitled by the constitution of the Benste to discuss freely all public measures, and tt ghould be remembered thas the rules of the Senate Were designed not merely to enforce order, but to Secure deliberation. Mr. TEUMBULL’S Mr. BAYARD offered an amendment providing that nothing in the rule shall be construed to authorize amendments in the nature of general beh pe Lost by yeas 23, nays 23, the Vice ident voting in the negative. Mr. TRUMBULI, Offered an amentment designed, he said, simply to exclude general legislation. Lost, ‘Mr. CasseRiy, (dem.) of Cal., offered a similar amendment, which was also lost. The resolution, as proposed by Mr. Anthony, was then agreed to by yeas 36, nays 20. NAVAL APFAIRS, On motion of Mr. Core, (rep.) of Cal., the Naval aoe bill was again taken up and the amendment of Mr. Cragin, relative to retired Maval officers, their pay and employment was id to by yeas 29, nays 15. . VICKERS, (dem.) of Md., offered an amend- Ment providing that the act of 1864, to promote the efficiency of the Navy. shall not be construed so asto a te any officer before the age of sixty-two. 4, - NYB, ) Nev., offered an amendment, Sogerted by him from the Committee on Naval on the 11th inst., providing for the accept- of the proposals of the International Steam- Company and of the Western Iron Boatbuild- Company. ir, CHANDLER, (rep.) Mich., raised the point that the amendment was not in order, and the Chair sustained the point of order, Other amendments were offered and rejected. ‘The bill, having been considered in Committee of the Whole, was reported to the Senate, and several ofthe amendments were concurred in ; but those re- storing the appropriations tor certain clerks at the several navy yards, which had been leit out by the were rejected. ‘The question was on concurring in Mr. Cragin’s mdment relating to retired naval officers, when , EDMUNDS, (rep.) of Vt., moved to strike out ‘the provision giving them increased pay. The vote on this question showed no quorum present. PROPOSED POST OFFICE IMPROVEMENTS. Mr. CoLE, from the Committee on Appropriations, the Post Office Appropriation bill, with amendments, among which are the following :— Prohibiting the transmission by mail of any free matter whatever, not excepting newspaper ex- motion to postpone was re- ies, Requiring all persons receiving mails by carriers to provide eer boxes or other recepta- cles at their dwellings or offices to jacilitate rapid delivery. Authorizin; the employment ef one additional special agent to detect is ei in sending obscene matter the mails. Striking out the provision re- quiring railroad companies to make contracts for postal car service as a condition of receiving in- creased ay, and providing that additional pay be allowed for daily posta! car service at rates excee $25 per mile per annum for cars feet in length: $30 for iorty-five teet cars; ir fifty feet cars and $50 per mile per annum a, (Song ery Bhd fa fi) ong. The length of the cars for any particular service to determined by THE POSTMASTER GENERAL. Mr. CAMERON, (rep.) of Pa., introdaced a bill donating condemned cannon and cannon balls to ‘the Gotiysburg Battielield Memorial Association. Mr. SAWYER, (rep.) of S. C., introduced a bill to incorporate the Southern’ Homestead Emigration a. iving power to lease, purchase, rent or sell large of land anywhere in the United At forty-five minutes past five the Senate ad- Journed. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 1873. Mr. STARKWEATHES, (rep.) of Conn., presented Petitions from the citizens of New London and Slorwich asking for the repeal of the stamp tax. NOTIFYING THE PRESIDEYT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THEIR ELECTION. Mr. Dawes, (rep.) of Mass., from the joint com- mittee appointed to notify the President and Vice President elect of their election, reported that the committee had performed that duty, and had beea sharged by those gentiemen to report to the two houses their acceptauce of the trusts confided to them and their obligations to the people of the Daited States for that mark of thelr confidence }» just, the same shall be valid. NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1873—QUADRUPLE SHEET also the assurance that they would endeavor to Gisoharge faithfully the duties of their respective Offices. - BRINGING LO TO THR LANDMARK. Mr. SHANKS, (rep.) of Ind., Chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported a bill rela- tive to private contracts or agreements made with Indians. Alter explanation by Mr, Shanks the bill was passed. It makes it unlawful for any United States ofiicer or other person under its employ or control to recognize the binding force or legality, or in any Manner sustain or enforce or counsel, or give any or assistance to sustain or entorce any contract or agreement made by any rsou OF corperation with any band, tri or hation of Inaians, tor individual Indian or Indiaas not citizens of the United States, entered into prior to the date of the act of Congress entitled an “Act regulating the mode of making private contracts with Indians,’ proved May 21, 1872, for the payment or delivery of any money or other thing of value, in present or in prospective, or jor the granting or procuring any privilege to him or heror any other person or sons or Corporation in consideration of services for or advancements made to said Indians relative to thetr lands or to any claim growing out of or in reference to annuities, instalments or other moneys, claims or demands or anything under the laws or treaties with the United States or the oficial acts of any officer thereof or in any way connected with or due from the United States, unless such contract or agreement was re- duced to writing and duly waned by the pares in interest thereto at the time it was entered into and fully made known to the parties at the time the contract was signed; and then not until such origi- Dal written contract shall first have been presented to and examined by the Secretary of the Interior and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and these facts by them severally endorsed thereon and a copy of said contract and of any assignments that may have been made there- on duly entered on record in the office of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. It also pro- vides that no such contract or agreement shall be recoguized by any olicer or employé of the United States until the Secretary of the Interior shall, after full consideration of any such contract or agreement, together with the proofs and papers in this act required to be filed, and such as the Secre- tary of the Interior or Commissioner of Indian Affairs may requige in addition thereto, consider to be just and reasonabie and not tainted with fraud and not exorbitant in its demands, provided that the eatpen f of the Interior shall in all eases enter in writing on such original contract on the record in the ofiice ef the Commissioner of Indian Afairs, wherein such original contract is recorded, an official statement showing that the contract or agreement and proois have been filed in accordance with the provisions of this act and considered by him, and tt, in his opinion said con- tract or agreement, or assignments thereof, are not exorbitant and not fraudulent, and that they are But if, in the opinion of the Secretary of the Interior, such contract or agreement, or the assignment thereol, is fraudu- lent or exorbitant, he shail offictally enter his re- jection in writing upon the record of such contract or agreement, and they shall not b@ considered of binding force by any oilicer or employé of the United States. VHE SPANISH CORTES NOT CONGRATULATED. Mr. WILLARD, {rep.) of Vt., asked leave to intro- duce and pass a@ joint resolution congratulating the Cortes and ple of Spain on the establish- ment of a Republic in that country. The reading of the resolution was interrupted by Mr. BANKS, (rep.) of Mass., Charmain of the Committee on Foretgn Affat who said:—“I It is @ proposition to recognize slavery in $ of Spain.’? ARP—Not at all. —Certainly it is. The resolution was not received, THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE ON UTAH. The SreEaKeER laid before the House a message from the President calling attention to the condi- tion of affairs in the Territory of Utah, and to the danger likely to arise during the coming recess of Congress Irom a threatened conflict between the federal and Territorial authorities. On motion of Mr. BincuaM, {rep.) of Ohio, the message was referred to the dudici lary Committee, which has already under consideration a bill on the subject. ™ Mr. BRAxTON, (dem.) of Va., introduced a bill to remove political disabilities from William Smith, of Fauquier county, familiarly known as “Extra Billy.” Passed. ON THE GENEVA AWARD. The House then resumed the consideration of the bill to provide for the just and equitable dis- bal Peto of the Geneva babs aheay fe t. PETERS, (rep.) of Me., spoke in favor of the amendment offered by him yesterday, modified, however, so as to make the interest allowed date back to the time of the actual tosses, except in the case of the insurance companies, which are to be allowed interest only from the date of the award, The bill was further advocated by Messrs. HALE and Frye, (reps.) of Me., the latter, while com- mending that provision of the bill which refers claimants under it to the Courta in their districts, instead of a tribunal to sit in Washington, as pro- osed in the Senate bill, said that he was a mem- er of the Committee on Claims, and knew how claimants were robbed—literally robbed in the den of thieves outside of Congress—by men who watehed them at every corner and demanded pay lor influence which they professed to have with mem- bers of Congress. He did not want the claimants from his district to be sent to Washington, where they would first have to pay a claims agent twenty- five per cent and then have to pay hundreds of thousends of dollars to the tools ofathe claims agent lying in wait to rob them. As to the CLAIMS OF THE INSURANCE COMPANIES, They were entitled not to mercy or equity, but to law to the bond, and nothing but the bond. These insurance companies had never showed any mercy to the owners of vessels in their hour of peril. They had used their power without mercy, and his (Mr. Frye’s) constituents said that these insurance companies should not now come to Congress plead- ing for equity and'mercy. They had made a profit of $2,000,000 on the war risks, and there was no equity in allowing them additional profits. Ir. LyNcu, (rep.) of Me., also swpported the bill with some reservations. He argued that the War risks on cgrgoes should be made, not to the owners of the cargoes, but fo the owners ofthe vessels, for the latter actually had paid the war Tates on cargoes. Mr. L. MYERS, (rep.) of Pa., argued in favor of the right of the insurance companies to share in the distribution of the award. Mr. EAMES, (rep.) of R.L,:argued in support of the amendment offered by him yesterday, admitting into the distribution the claims of a who sustained losses by the depredations of Confed- erate cruisers, and which claims had been pre- sented to the Tribunal of Arbitration at Geneva. IN_FAVOR OF SUBMITTING IT TO THE COURTS. * Mr. Beck (dem.), of Ky., opposed the bill, and rather favored the substitute offered by Mr Poland, of Vermont, in so far as it referred the whole matter to taree Courts, to sit in New York, Boston and a hh He was in no frame of mind and io no condition to decide what was exact justice in the question, and he therefore preferred to let the Courts of the United States say so instead of Congress. He denied that any part of the money could be paid to make good any other losses than those inflicted by the Ala- bama, Florida and Shenandoah, because it was for these losses that England paid the money. As to the insurance companies, he saw no means of es- caping from the conciusion that they should be subrogated to the rights of the insured. But if the Courts could find any way to get clear of that he should be very glad. He saw _ none. The oes A could not be kept in the ‘Treasury. le would rather see it sunk in the ocean than to have it said that the United States government had received the money to pay for damages for which Great Britain was responsible, and had then paid it for other purposes, or hat kept it in the Treasury of the United States. The good faith of the government was werth more than all the money. When the Courts of the United States had aetermined the question the world would be satisfied; but would never be satisfied if Congress sheuld undertake arbitrarily to undo what the itrators had done. Mr. (dem.) of Ind., also opposed the K Eur, He was not willlng to iollow his prejudices or dislikes towards the wealthy corporations of the country, and he would say with the utmost sincer- ity that he had entered on the investigation of the subject with @ settled and deliberate determina- tion, if possible, on correct and honest grounds, to decide against those corporations and to decide in favor of other classes of citizens and of the Treas- ury; but he would not do so much violence to his judgment and conscience as to give a vote which would, in his judgment, violate settled recognized lionorable principles of jaw. There waa AN ELEMENT OF CUPIDITY IN THR BILL, and he argued that it should not be, in its present form, passed by the House. He very greatly ne ferred the preposition of the gentleman from Ver- mont (Mr. Poiana) to submit the distribution of the award to the Courts of the country. That was where it ought to Ro. Mr. VoorHEES, (dem.) of Ind., @ member of the committee, supported the bill and replied to the argaments of Messrs. Beck and Kerr. There was in those arguments, he said, an element of respect to England as well as of respect to the insurance companies, According to them the insurance com- anies must be looked to with awe, and if mot then england must be looked to ‘with respect and awe because that government would hold the United States responsible for not applying the money paid | in the way it was intended to be paid. A more de- gradi idea had never entered into consider- ation in re; to the foreign policy of this coun- try. The distribution of this money was the busi- ness of the American government, A more shame- Jess and degrading idea had never been advanced in the House of Representatives as that a foreign Power should foliow here and tell the govern- ment of the United States what it should do with own its people and its own funds. It was not only absurd, but it had been refuted by the instructions to the American agents at Geneva not to be committed to anything required at their hands by England as to what should be done with — dollar of the money. Whenever he could mot Ciena in settling up the dreadful re- adful war by standing up against the further accretions of enormous weaith ; further speculation on the side of alread: SorreneR, and gre -; wh ia equities of the poor ‘who were not he: rfully represented, h Should certaimy be found there, > alias BUTLER SUPPORTING HIS BILL. Mr. BUTLER, (rep) of Mass., closed the debate in post of the bill as reported by him. H tue Mr.Poland’s pro was Wholly’ ibebpl. ,Teceived by them did not equal cable, and would leave, without any remedy, all the small claimants who could not a! ‘to sue in the tribanais provided therein. He deiended the provision of the bill in rd to the insurance companies, and stated that the whole theory of in- surance was that the premiums paid the tosses, The fact in this case was that the insurance companies had paid @ little over five mil- lions and had received as war premiums & Uttie over six millions, and not more than two-thirds of the war premiums had yet come in, As the claims stood, the insurance companies as & body had made @ million dollars of profit, and he thought they had made two and a half or three millions, and yet it was proposed to let them par- ticipate in this distribution; and some men called that equity and justice. Kut he knew where the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Kerr) had got bis Notions on the subject. He had seen him accom- any the attorney of the insurance companies, r. Evarts, into the committee room of the Ju- diciary Committee and listen to his argument. , ‘MR. KERR IN A RAGE. Mr. KERR (angrily)—The gentleman's statement is not true, Mr. BUTLER—Were you not there? Mr. KERR—Yes; but I did not accompany the at- torney, as the gentleman states, Mr. BUTLER—The difference is this—you were there only at that time and at no otner time. Mr. KERR—I had aright to go there under the courtesy of the committee and listen to the argu- ment. I went there, but I accompanied nobody bo except the gentleman from Kentucky, Mr. eck. Mr. BuTLER—Well, that is the key-note of the gentieman’s argument. Mr. Kerk—It is not true. Mr. BuTLBR—I did not see the gentleman there afterwards, and simply saying that ‘it is not true’? does not alter the matter at all when the fact stated is true. Now, Iam aware that it was the agent of the United States at Geneva, THE PAID ATTORNEY OF THE UNITED STATES, who came before the committee and said he was the paid attorney of the insurance companies be- fore he was the agent of the United States. He Went to Geneva as the retained counsel of the in- surance companies. He came before the commit- tee and argued the case in iavor of the insurance companies, and he has been on this floor arguit the case, and with what results we have seen, bu' not to change the vote of any honest man, in my judgment, who has heard botn sides, Perhaps he may have influenced, the minds of those who have heard only one side. Mr. KkkR—Will the gentleman let. me ask him one question ¥ Mr, BUTLER—I cannot. Mr. Kenk—My question is whether the gentle- man himself is not the hired attorney of other claimants ? Mr. BurLER—No, sir. Mr. Kerk-I have heard it stated that he 1s, Mr, BuTLER—That is lalse.’: Mr. Kegr—It may be; I do not assert it. Mr. BurLer—Then it is insinuating what a man dare not say. Mr. BANKS—1 rise to a question of order. It is not the right of any member to charge another mem- ber with falsehood here, t mas PeTers—He only said that the statement was false, Mr. BuTLER—1 will not discuss that at all, Mr, Banks—It is not admissable, and such @ de- bate should not be allowed, Mr. BurteR—I have said nothing unparliamen- tary, and have nothing to take back, Whatl mean today is that there are some men Who are so little acquainted with an honest transaction that they do not know it when they see it, (Laughter.) That is allf mean to say. And you are one of that kind. be, but Tam not alone, What [imean to say di iy and exactly 1s. tat these insurance companies have received $6,000,000 for war risks, when they have paid out only $5,000,000, and there are some men who seem to desire to give them $5,000,000 more out of the funds in the Treasury or out of the funds of honest claimants, It seems to me so monstrous a propost- tion that it not be supported by any honest mind for a moment, and no honest mind will sup- Dore it unless such a mind is led astray by sophis- ry. VOTE ON AMENDMENTS. Mr. Birp, (dem.) of N. J., moved to lay the bill on the table, Rejected by a division, The various amendments offered by Messrs. Eames, Monroe, Potter and Poland were severally rejected, ‘The vote on Mr. Potter's amendment was 35 yeas to 166 nays; and on Mr. Poland’s, 65 yeas te 118 nays. The bill was then passed by 122 yeas to 57 nays. WHAT THE BILL PROVIDES FOR. It provides that out of the money paid by the government of Great Britain in satisfaction of the award of the arbitration at Geneva under the Treaty of Washington, indemnification to the United States and citizens thereof, and cor- orations organized under the laws thereof, or the jaws of the several States and Territories therein, shall be established and paid from the Treasury in the manner hereinaiter provided, to the fellowing classes of claimants, in the manner following :— First—To all such corperations and citizens of the United States, actual owners of property at the time of its destruction, whether ships or cargoes, outfit, advanced er other fvages paid to officers and seamen, or freights actually earned and lost by capture or destruction by the cruisers for whose acts said arbitrators have found the government of Great Britain liable, shall be paid an actual indem- nity where they were not insured thereupon or the insurance was not received. Second—In all such vessels, to the officers and crews, being citizens aforesaid, all the wages which had been actually earned by them up to the time of their capture, loss or destruction in an, vessel by such cruisers, together with the tndi- vidual property of each respectively captured and lost or destroyed in the vessel so captured, who have not received the insurance thereupon, and to such officers and crews or to any person on board either of said vessels an indemnity for damages actually sustained from such capture or de- tention, and the amount expended in pede | to thetr homes, or the place where they engaged in business or took employment respec- tively, not including any prespective profits or wages not earned at the time of capture which have been theretofore paid them. Third—Where the owners, officers or seamen of such vessels so captured and lost or destroyed were insured for jess and received insurance in less amount than the actual value of the vessel or other property above described captured, lost or destroyer further indemnity shall be made for their los: yond the sum so insured and received. Fourth—To the United States for all vessels, the property of the government, or which were under charter to the United States, and, for the destruc- tion or loss of which the United States by the terms of the charter party was liable, which were captared and destroyed and lost by said cruisers, together with the property of the United States on board, and the same indemnity to the officers and crews of said vessels respectively as hereinafter provided in case of capture of private vessels, Fifth—To all such cerporations or citizems as aforesaid who had paid a premium of war risks on vessels and cargoes ar other property therein, after the sailing of either of said cruisers, to the amount of such extra or war premiums paid by them, whether they suffered loss by capture of their ves- sels and property or otherwise, provided that in case of such premiums paid or secured to mutual insurance companies, the indemnity shall be the difference between the premium paid or secured and the returned accounts or premium therefor. Sizth—To all insurers, being citizens or corpor- ations of the United States respectively having insured or re-insured property so destroyed, who shall show an exhibit of their books of account and business that the war premiums actually in amount the losses paid by them because of property thereatterward captured and lost or de- stroyed by either or all cruisers bearing the Confederate flag; provided that the amount paid to any mutual insurance company for losses so sustained shall be apportioned by the company among the members thereof at the time of the losses paid by them haw gc on | in pro- ortion to the interest then owned by each T thereof; and provided, further, that no insurer shall have any claim or right in claimsof any assured herein — provide jor because of any assignment either in law or fact, unless such assignee had actually paid adequate consideration therefor other than underwriting policy or set- tling or paying any loss claimed by the assured, or unless such assignment was made a part of written contract of insurance before the policy was under- written in express terms, There are four other sections to the bill prescrib- ing how joases shali be ascertained, how claims shall be presented and prosecuted by petition to the United States Circuit Court, and hew judg- ments shall be pe by the Secretary of the Treas- ury on the certificate of the Cireutt Court. If after all certificates are paid in full there is any sum left, it 18 to be covered into the ‘Treasury of the United States. MISCELLANEOUS. The conference report on the bill for a govern- ment building at Memphis, Tenn., was presented and agreed to. Mr. PENDLETON, (rep.) of R. L, reproduced the bill to lave medais executed and pre- sented to Captain Jared 8. Crandall and others, of Westerly, R. I., a8 a testimonial te their gallantry in Lehn a lifeboat and fishing boat and saving thirty-two lives of | ested from the wreck of the steamship Metis, in wd Island Sound, on the 3ist of August, 1872, Passed. The House then took up the bill reported from the Committee on Printing, directing the Congres» stonal Printer to contract with William J. Murtagh, of Washington, D. C., for reporting and publishing the devates of Congress for six years from the 4ti of March, 1873, in accordance with his proposal. Mr. BEATTY, (rep.) of Ohio, Chairman of the Com- mittee on Public Printing, made a statement in support of the bill, and showing the amount that would be saved under it as compared with the LSeoay cost of publishing the proceedings in the At the close of his remarks and without any ac- tion on the bill the House, at twenty minutes alter four o'clock, adjourned. Yesterday a woman, who gave her name as Mary Brady, was taken before Judge Walsh and sent to the Kings County Jail on a short commitment, she having confessed that she was guilty of arson. She said that she had set fire to the house of her father, ‘Ihomas Brady, corner of Schenectady avenue and Dean street, with the intention of burning up the —— Fire Marshal Keady went to the house and found Thomas Leiogy 3 whom he questioned con- cerning the case. Brady said he never had Gaughier by the’ name Of Mary, aud DO one mem- | | the Third brigade next week. Tad attempted to set fire to his house. The Marshal made a diligent eh, = but was unable to find any trace of fire. He then went to the jail, and in a conversation with the girl became convineed that she was msane. When he asked her why she set fire to the house she said she wanted to send the whole family to Heaven at Prt and then one would net have to wait for the others. NATIONAL GUARD NOTES, The members of several of the city and State regiments of the National Guard are agitating the proposition of going to Washington to participate | in the 4th of March inaugural festivities, and con- | siderable anxiety i8 manifested i their ability to | turn out @ large force. The Fifth (Colonel C. 8, Spencer) has decided to go on, aud this resolve has put the Seventh on thelr metal. They do not desire that the Fifth shall shine as the only representative of this city, and consequently they are now voting | upon the proposition to go to the capital. Colonel | Clarke yesterday expressed the opinion that the | vote #0 far did not justily guy effort towards a Participation in the imaugural ceremonies, and consequently it is not at all likely that any ity i Tegimont other than the Kitth will be represented. The board of officers of the Fifth will meet Monday night to perfect arrangements. Among the other organizations that have determined to exhibit themseives on Pennsylvania avenue on that occa- sion are:— ‘The Second Cennecticut National Guard, 700men. The Boston Lancers, 100 strong. . The Albany Burgess Corps, 75 strong. The West Point Cadets, numbering 326 men, and the “Old Guard” of this city, who expect to turn ont about sv strong, under command of Major George W. McLean, late Street Commissioner. The Twenty-second regiment, Colonel Porter, is in a highly flourishing condition, and recruiting goes On rapidiy, It promises to be one of the crack regiments of the First division, and the Seventh and Ninth must look to their laurels, On Tuesday evening next Company A (Captain W. Buchman) of the Ninety-sixth will give its an- nual reception at the armory, Private Conners, a thirty years’ veteran of Company H, Kighthk regiment, has been promoted to the quartermaster sergeantcy of his company and assumed the duties of his office, The Thirty-second (Brooklyn) regiment will drill at its armory, the right wing on February 26 and the left wing on the 28th. The regiment has been newly uniiormed and tho finances are in a flourishing condition. ‘The Seventy-first regiment will hold a full dress reception at its armory on the 22d. Colonel Swilt, of the colored regiment (Eighty- fifth), claims to pe actively at work and to number 600 men, but National Guardsmen say it would require a magnifying glass to find balf that number at any muster, The Fifteenth Brooklyn battalion (Lieutenant Colonel Meyenvorg) is tilling up rapidly. The Eighth regiment—Coionel Scott—give a re- ception at the armory on the evening of the 22d, and dance from eight until eleven P.M. A good time may be anticipated. The old veterans of the war of 1812—Major Gen- eral Raymond—intend to adopt the style of hat worn by them twenty years ago. The “vets” of the Twenty-second regiment hold their aunual reunion and dinner on the evening of the 24th instant. ‘rhe Thirty-third has resumed its Saturday even- ing concerts. The next will be held to-night, to be be followed by concerts on the evenings of March 1 and 15 and April 6 and 19, Company B of the Kighth regiment give a recep- | tion to tieirfriends on the evening of the 24th instant, when a brilliant time is anticipated, ‘the new armory of the ‘Twelfth is rapidly draw- ing to its completion, and the members pronounce it One of the finest inthe city. A delegation of property owners opposed to the erection of an armory for the Seventh regiment im Reservoir square called upon Colonel Clark on Fri- day on the subject. The impression upon their minds was that the object of the billoffered for that purpose is to take the entire square. The Colonel eXpluined that the intention was to take but a ortiok of it—250x300 feet. he friends of the movement claim that the sur- render of this portion of the square will not mate- rially injure the square, while the placing of the regiment there will have the effect of attracting visitors to the square and making it a popular Sum- mer evening resort. The delegation did not state swhether they would continue to oppose the scheme; but Colonel Clark thinks their opposition will not be so strong. The regiment has been backed up by an immense petition, signed by many hundreds of the taxpayers; but the property owners in the immediate neighborhood claim that tt should have no weight, as the signers of the petition do not own property affected by the proposed surrender of the square. The plan is to build the Sixth ave- nue front of the armory three or four stories high, to be used by the respective compantes; the rest of the building to be one story high and to be used as adrillroom. The estimated cost of the structure, which it 1s proposed shall be erected 4 the city, is $200,000. The scheme of the Seventh is a very Pretty one, but it is doubtful if they can success- ully Carry it through in the face 01 all the oppo- sition that has been raised. For the vacancy in the Majority of the Ninth Tegiment there’ are three prominent candi- dates whose merits are canvassed, viz.—Captains Previores and Wood and Adjutant Allein, The “knowing ones” of Phagregiment repert that the latter has the inside tratk. On the occasion o! the regimental! ball, on the 22d, the Eighth regiment will turn on the gas in @ magnificent chandelier, purchased for them by Mr, Ingersoll, owner of the armory, at a cost o¢ $1,000, The Eighty-fourth regiment, Colonel F. ©. Conk- ling, drilled at the State Arsenal on Friday even- ing. A large number of the “fleld” of other regi- ments were present and highly complimented Col- onel Conkling and his ¢ommund upon the precis- ion of their evolutions, The Seventy-first regiment, N.G., Colonel Rich- ard Vose, will be reviewed by Inspector General William H. Morris on Thursday evening, at the State Arsenal. ‘The staff of this regiment ‘has been reorganized, the present members being—Lieuten- ant Colonel, H, C. Lockwood; Major, Thomas L, Raymond; Adjutant, David Graham; Surgeon, Louis Balch; Chaplain, the Rev. James L. Hall} Quartermaster, B. J, Guibert. The officers have adopted the United States regulation sword and belt, Adjutant George A. J. Norman, after thirteen years of service, has resigned. ‘The regiment will Gre its reception at the armory on the evening of ‘ashington’s Birthday. The Thirteenth regiment (Brooklyn) have a bill beiore the Legislature to construct ap armory, worth $175,000, on the Court House property, Boerum street. New York, according to General Woodward, pays $300,000 per year for armories, while the six Brooklyn regiments combined pay but $4,000 per annum. Colonel Washington R. Vermilyea, the Wall street banker, who has just been elected colonel of the Seventh regiment Veteran Guard, was coldfiel of the regiment about 1835. In 1862 he enlisted as @ private in the Eighth company, and participated as such in the three months’ bn tae get Maryland. ‘The officers and non-commissioned officers of the Eleventh infantry, Colonel Vilmar, will assemble in fatigue uniform, at the armory, to-morrow. The right wing assemble for drill at the State Arsenal on Fepruary 28. Privates A. Kalver, Henry ‘rhautphens and Julius Meier, of B company, have been expelled for disorderly conduct. An election to fill vacancies in Howitzer battery Eleventh (Brooklyn) brigade, caused by the resig- nation of Sergeants T. E. Richardson and E. J. Anthony, will be held to-morrow evening, at the State Arsemal, Portiand avenue, Brooklyn. | ‘The newly-elected oMicers of the Hawkins Zouaye | Association are :—President, Colonel Rush C. Haw- kins: Vice President, Major Edward Jardine; ‘Treasurer, James B. Horner; Secretary, J. ©. Julius Langhein, and an Executive Committee consisting of William Cortelyou, John R. Periey, Ht P. M. Beers, Samuel Maicolm and John Shields. Inspector General Morris will inspect the books | of regiments and companies and the armorics of Tne inspections of the First brigade will commence on the 24th inst. Early 10 the Spring full-dress inspections and re- views of the First and Second divisions will be made, instead of in the Fall, as formerly. The armory of the Eleventh regiment, some ot | the members say, 18 so unsafe that many are afraid | to attend drill. Company C, of the Seventy-ninth, Captain Dutch, will give its first annual reception on Tuesday evening at the new armory, West Twenty-third, street. While the commander is Dutch, the mem- bers are mostly Scotch, and hoddie and iager beer wiil not quarrel on that occasion, THE NEW PARADE GROUND. A Suitable Site Selected for Schooling Sons of Strife—EKighty Acres at Inwood To Be Laid Out as a Parade Ground— When It Will Be Compicted. In 1871 there was a bill passed by the Legislature, ntitled “An act toalter the map or pla B of the city of New York, by laying out thereon a public place for a parade ground, and to authorize the taking of the same by the city,” which invested the discretionary power in the Department of | Public Works. Shortly after the passage of the bill General Shaler put himself in communication with the Department, and requested an early op- portunity to confer with them relative to the necessary steps to be taken in carrying out the | provisions of the law above mentioned. His re- quest Was answered, and Mr. Olmsted, the land- scape architect of the Department, was appointed to confer with him in determining upon the site for the parade ground. For some months these gentiemen searched the island for @ suitable location, and carefully con- sidered every proposition that was made to them, It was first thought that the Harlem Flats, north of the Central Park, would be the most desirable and convenient locatien; but for some reason the project of establishing there was abandoned, and a {ew Months since a plot of eighty acres at | studio, Inwood was selected. This Lge of land is very irregular, part of it veing hill and the remainder swamp; however, its cheapness has induced the Department to favorably consider the project of pur- chasing it. pie timate the present value of the ro) y to be ut $400," and fay that it is one of the moat convenient locations on the island, for the Jollowing readong:—It 18 1,000 yards from Lawood landing ana station, on ene Madson River, by a level street, feet wide, as already laid out. Boats on the Harlem River would land passengers directly upon it, and a ratlway from the Grand Cen- trat station follows the opposite bank. No site npon the island nearer the city is approached with equal convenience and rapidity from as many dif- ferent points wathin it. The property has not yet been purchased, but application has been filed with the Corporation Counsel to apply to the Supreme Court to appoint @ commission to assess the value of the property, and, if this commission arrive at a conclusion as to the value of the property which the Depart- | Ment consider just, the work of levelling will im- | mediately commence, and by close calculation it is estimated the ground will be ready in about two years. FINE ARTS. Somerville Art Gallery. Readers of the HERALD were reminded last San- day that a more than usually valuable and inter- esting sale of pictures was to take place at the Somerville Art Gallery to-morrow and Tuesday evenings. Attention was asked to the fact that the paintings belonged to Messrs. Williams & Ever- ett, of Boston, and that the collection, 130 in number, had been removed to this city in conse- quence of the artistic apathy created in Bosten by the recent fire there, Room is available to-day mercly for a general reiteration ot what we then announced, These pictures include a large propor- tion of a particularly valuable stock possessed by the abovementioned firm, Most ef them were eapecinly, gathered for this season’s trade, Of the foreign ones obtained in Europe during Jast Summer many were painted especially to order or purchased directly of the artists, Among tor- eign names represented are Zwengaur, Zamacois, Worms, Verschuur, Verboeckhoven, Tschaggeny, Toulmouch, Tissot, Tourney, Troyon, Schreyer, Roelofs, Rousseau, Daubtgny, Jules Dupré, Dietfen- bach, De Natre, De Buel, De Vrint, De Cominck, Courbet, Corot, Bakalowicz, Brillowen, Beranger, Barth, Bougereau, Reinhart, Perignon, F. Lambert, ‘Kunasaeg, J. Hubner, T. Frere and Among American contributors are to be Weber, Bacon, Tait, Bellows, Sonvtag, Brown, Richards, Bierstadt, Lambden, Bricher, Key, , the Colemans, Hetzel, Dunning, Ga; y and Hinckley. One of the most Seu gems of the collection is Meyer von Bremen’s “Yes or No,” which during last week fitly won perpetual, enthu- siastic and intelligent comment. Mall, Meisel, Meyer vou Bremen, Lejeune, Lambinet, ‘The Studio of Messrs. Church and Heade= A Genuine Caravaggio. A visit to the studio of Messrs. Church and Heade, in the Studio Building, on West Tenth street, will discover several new paintings by these widely esteemed artists, as well as a very valuable relic of the antique. To Mr. Heade’s labors we shall refer presently. No genuine lover of art who has lately looked in at the painter’s atelier can have failed to notice a large and remarkable picture which represents a man bearing a cross, and which, from the force and vitality of its treat- ment, 1s calculated to arrest the regards of the connoisseur at once. We understand'that the work is for sale, and that the owner of it is merely making use of the privilege granted by Messrs. Church & Heade to have ii remain for the present at their tests to this chef d’@uvre, and the results are all in favor of its having been painted by Michael Amerigi Angelo Caravaggio. This artist was born at Cara- vaggio, a Milanese village, in 1569, and, therefore, flourished about three hundred years ago. He was known as & most faithful imitator of nature, pro- ceeding occasionally to the extreme of copying even her deformities. His great merit consists in the marvellous effects of light and shade he pro- duced; Some of his contemporaneeus critics claimed that his style was marred by trickeries, which, though vigorous, were vulgar; but the pic- ture of which we are speaking does not bear out this stricture. His coloring is wonderful, and the pecnaelty of his effects of light and shadow may best understood by explaining that they are such as are due to obstructed situations in nature. In almost all his celebrated pictures the light ap- pears to have come through some _ particular ape ture instead of being identical with a broad and eneral eifulgence. He attempted little or nothing in what, strictly speaking, 1s grand composition, but was renowned for his half-length figures. He idealized very little, and took small pains to spirit- ualize the faces which, after all, were portraits of the uncultivated models who stood for his saints | The picture in Mr. Heade’s studio, | and heroes. however, representing St. Andrew bearing his cross, is certainly indicative of a genius which the present age of the world cannot afford to despise, and deserves to hold a place among the best recognized works of Caravaggio, such as the “Crux of St. Peter” inthe Church of st. Maria del Pop and the “Entombment of the Saviour’’ in the Chiesa Nuova at Rome, and the “Scourging of Christ’ in the church of St. Domenico Maggiore, and St. Martin’s eter Denying Christ,” at Naples. Of St. Andrew, the subject of the present picture (which, by the by, has a romantic history, not the least thrilling incident of which is its sur- vival of the Chicago fire), the world knows little. Little is said of him in the ‘Acts of the Apostles,” and the most that we do certainly know is that he was the son of Jonas, the brother of St. Peter; and in allusion to his having brought Peter to Christ, was styled by some of the early Fathers “the Kock betore the Rock.” Origen telis us he preached at Scythia; Jerome, that he exhorted at Actaia, and others that he was seen in Sog- diana, Colchis, Argos and Epirus. Scotland owns him as her principal patron saint, and tradition avers that he was crncified at Patras, in Achaia, on a cross known from its form as the crux decussata, Hence the term “St, An- drew’s Cross.’ The face in the picture under cou- sideration beams out upon us from a dark back- round, It is that of a patient, suffering, believ- ing man, maintaining his saith through trials that lead to martyrdom. ‘The treatment is full of power, and Caravaggio’s fine resources of color and wonderful art in introducing unique and un- usual effects of light and shadow are made the ut. most use of. This painting would appropriately adorn a church, and may possibly be purchased with that object, As a model in drawing it is inval- uable, and in respect to the perfection with which the ecteegiarne is executed we know of no rival to it in this city. Upon another occasion we shall return with leasure to the freshest elaborations of Mr. Heade’s pusy brush. At present his two newest and most admired paintings are ‘High Tide on the Marshes” and one representative of an orchard in carly Spring redolent with apple blossoms, The Farragut Monument, To THe Epiror oF THE HERALD:— Thirteen sketches for the proposed statue of Ad- mirail Farragut have been submitted tothe Con- gressional Committee, and there is little doubt that the artists who have sentin these sketches are respectively represented by lobbies of more or less strength, and that the strongest lobby will secure the work. For this committee of Congressmen cannot be supposed to know anything more of statues than the competing artists would know of Parliamentary law, so the artist who is most strongly endorsed will naturally enough be ad- judged the one to do that work. Now the results of this absurd way of choosing artistic works are in nowise satisiactory, Nor does the direction in which the Rawlings statue was awarded argue conditions at all improved since Mills was in his glory. It is plain enough committees composed of persons holding place under government, however much they may know of art, will seldom feel free to follew their judg- ment. If we ever expect to raise the art of the capital above the standard of such untortunate efigies as that of Lincoln or of Jackson, Congress will have to appoint | persons who are competent judges in such miatters, Certain it is that the intelligence of the country will not suffer the memory of Farragat to be out- Taged as the memory of Lincoln has been. It will therefore be @ becoming thing on the part of this committee to think weil before it decides, for bronze statues last a long time, and that they should be gooa ones is of more consequence than that some clamoring man or woman should be raised into cheap notoriety at the expense of poor Farragut. LOVER OF TRUE AKT. “THE BEST SOCIETY.” Lecture by Miss Emily Faithfull at the Saturday Popular Matinees at Associae tion Hall, Emily Faithfull delivered to @ large audience, mostly ladies, a lecture yesterday afternoon at Association Hall, entitled “The Best Society.” It was not, as might have been expected, a lecture on “society,” as generally understoed—nameiy, dealing with men and women as they are represented in the refined waiks of Iife; but it dealt with the still small voice of literature, and Miss Faithfull introduced her audience to the best society ef the best minds, a8 found in her own library. ks were the best society, and if it were not wished to be an outcast from the best society, then good and choice books must be read, The lecturer said that there never Was a period soprolitic as the presentis of light literature. Women were not only large producers of this, but they were also large consumers. ‘Che light literature that was harmful Miss Faithfull eo- quently condemned, but paid a glowing tribute 01 admiration to George Eltot. sing on to the notable lack of earnest and pol thought in the generat reader, she gave her views on the vexed question of education. Earnest, eloquent, tender, touching and pathetic counsels were al- dressed to the audience as to the development of a thoughtfal purpose in reading, and interspersed with these counsels were recitations from Lowell, from Tennyson's “tdayiis”, and the war poem, “Somebody's Darling.’ The lecture was ay lauded with a ripple of genteel feminine plau and Mise Faithfull strengthened very greatly the favor- able impression she has made since her arrival in this country, More than one expert has applied his | Y THE MODOCS. Another Account of the Battle of the 17th of December. The Indians Laugh at the Soldiers: A correspondent of the Oregon Herald, writing under date of January 22, from the camp of the Oregon militia operating im the Modoc country, tells the story of the battle of the 17th ult., as fol- lowat— Captaid Bernara’s forces, together with that por- tion of the Fairchilds party and the soldiers that made tue junction with Bernard during the battle, arrived at this camp last night, a footsore, shat tered and demoralized troop. A* portion of these men were compelled to lie behind rocks and im crevices, sheltered irom the deadly fire of an un- seen enemy, until darkness gave them a chance to escape. Their retreat began at midnight and con- tinued until daylight without a halt. The suffer- ings of the wounded during that terrible night must have been extreme. One of these rode om horseback through the night, over the worst imaginable trail, with his thigh-bone broken in splinters—said, in this instance, to be a morta wound, ‘The forces upon the east side were ina position equally critical, but were more for- tunate in their retreat. I despair of making it clear how so formidable and carefully prepared an expedition could have accomplished such dis- astrous results. Everybody affected contempt for the enemy, and it isbut fair to say that that enemy affected the greatest contempt for us. When Captain Bernard opened his fire on the east, although the engagement nad already begun on the west, a shout of derisive laughter arose upon the Indian right and ran along and around their line througii rocky caverns, a distance of nearly two miles. In close quarters the Indians showed themselves proficient in the use of slang English. ‘Their remarks were more exasperating than edi- fying. This profanity and obscenity was enough to provoke the envy of the most accom) oP American gentleman. One of them, hearin; Goiane Green’s name mentioned, “Is that yous Colonel Green? Well, go along, you infernal oi ——, we won’t hurt you.”’ The Fairchilds party formed themselves with @ part of the infantry battalion in a rocky go! when a voice, recognized as that of Steamboat Frank, shouted across to another voice—Scar~ faced Charley’s—on the opposite side :—‘‘Hello,, Charley, here is some Yreka boys; don’t you see them ¢” “Yes, “Boys, What do yon want? What makes you come here tw fight us ¥? And the same voice con- rey, there is old Dorris, Dorris, what do you want here’ Say, Dorris, how long are you going to fight us?” All this talk was accompanied by a lively shower of bullets. Only an occasional glimpse oi an Indiam was seen. Four of the tittle party had already been siot, The men were lying flat behind rocks: and sage bushes, Any eXposure or movement, however slight, invited a shot, No answer was made to this Indian taiks Steamboat Frank per- sisted in tryimg to draw Dorris out. “What's the matter with you, Dorrts? Can’t you hear’ Ain’t you got ears? Can’t you talk P ‘Ain’t you got a mouth?” But Dorris knew his man and laid low, occa- sionally blazing away at the rock from which these | questions seemed to proceed, and conscious that his rock was being peppered in turn, A soldier near by peered over his cover in the direction of the voice—a moment—a shot and he sank back with bullet hole in his forehead, mor- tally wounded. Near this spot Colonel Bae an officer of great LU speyl was shot through the arm and breast, le involuntarily moaned, “Oh, I'm shot!” Ashrill voice, that of a squaw likely, mocking him, said, ‘You come here to fight Indians and you make noise like that; you no man, you squaw.”” The number of narrow escapes, where bullets were stopped or turned aside by cartridge belts, pistol handles, &c,, was large. An awkward German, unaccustomed to the use of arms, carried his pistol at full cock on his abdo- men, A Springfield rife bullet struck in that vicinity, and that pistol remains at half-cock yet. His pistol ts ed, yet the man lives and is hay py Donald Mc! ‘s horse was shot dead under Donald is a nephew of the celebrated Dr. McKay. ‘To sum up, we were eager to get in and glad to get out, anxious in the morning that the Indians should not escape, and at evening anxious that we should, The nature and impregnanle character of the Modoc position, and the number of the enemy, were not understood. Better information was not attainable except only by a reconnoissance jn force and at the sacrifice of life. All that was known in these respects was obtained by observations made: at a distance of five miles, except what Fairchild Hegre in his visit to Captain Jack, and that was mited. ‘To repeat the substance of a part of my former letter, it is impossible to imagine the character of that terrible place or even to approach it. It stretches away in expansive awfulness. As you approach the Modoc position its ruggedness in- creases, and it breaks into an endjess /succes- sion of canyons, chasms, gorges, extinct volcan craters. and mountains of rock, jagged, splintered and toppling. From the extreme and commanding points occupied by our skirmish lines the scene has. @ sort of infernal grandeur in it. From the lake to the east, south and southeast, the rugged plain reaches to the mountains with a gradually inereas- ing elevation. Although within a few feet of the main camp (we passed over several deserted ones) we saw ree of the celebrated cave. It is, howe ever, universally believed in here. CUSTOM HOUSE AFFAIRS, Spring Trade Fairly Begun—Nearly Five Million Dollars’ Daties Collected Last Weck—Highly Important Ruling Regarding Flax Straw—The New York Surveyorship. Nearly five millions of doliars have been collected for duties on imports at the Custom House during the past week, which has been one of uncommon activity and bustle. The various transatiantic steamers, laden down with valuable merchandise, which were overdue, have come into port, and im numerous instances the goods on board had already been made free by payment of duty by the ad- vance invoices. As a matter of course, the brokers have had their hands full, as well as the officers of the government, Whie there has beer an im- mense amount of money paid as tariff on the ported merchandise entered for consumption last week, more than double the value of such ods have been sent to bonded ware- jouses, to be takem out as exigencies or de- mand requires. The general prospect for a busy and enlivening Spring trade is exceedingly bright, and if the heavy snow south and west did not embarrass the regularity of railroad trafic, the wholesale business would, at the present time, be in a most flourishing condition. Considerable excitenrent existed at the Custom House last week, concerning a decision made by Hon. George S. soutwell, Secretary of the Treasury, in relation to an importation of an article style “flax straw.” It appears that a party residing in New York, the inventor of a machine with which to separate flax from tne straw, imported a number of bales of the latter material, and en- tered the same as “flax staw."” * Section 596 of the law of June 14, 1870, provides the following tarift:— On flax straw, $5 per ¢on; on flax Grossed, $20 per ton; on hemp, 1 substitutes for hemp, not otherwise ton: on tow of the fax of hemp, butis, $6 per ton. Under this law the importer claimed that his im- portation covered the first named arttle—fax straw—and onered to pay $5 per ton. This was refused and $20 per ton demanded. The money was paid under protest and the case referred to the Secretary of the Treasary, to whom samples of the “material were submitted. The Secretary decided ot_hackled or Ie and other like provided for, $25 per 10 per ton; ‘on jute in favor of the importer, and unless re- versed by the same authority, or the Cour the decision il stand as the law the land, covering all similar cases likely to arise. ‘There ig some difference of opinion existing amung the officials concerning the Secretary's stand im this matter. ‘The publication that Mr. James L, Benedict’s name had been withdrawn from the Senate, to whom he has been nominated as Surveyor of the Port of New York, in place of Speaker A. B. Cor- nell, resigned, caused considerable flurry in Cus tom House circles. It is currently reported ana@ believed that Deputy Collector Thomas L. James,, chairman of the Civil Service Board, will be the coming man for this responsible position’ THE DEATH OF ASSISTANT ENGINEER ER LAOHER, Reeommendation | by the Jury. Coroner Herrman yesterday held an inquest at his ofice in the City Hall in the case of Mr. George A. Erlacher, late an assistant engineer of the Fire Department, who was fatally injured on the 17th ult., while proweding toa fire at 183 Water street, articulars of which have heretofore been pub- ished in the HRRALD, listening to the testis mony the jury rendered following VERDICT. “That George A, Briacher came to his death bj | injuries acctdentally received by being thrown ou of a tender to Kngine No. 12, January 17, 1873, Peck slip, between Water and Front streets, Tous coumaiing' New York fulrond companies to sions compel few Yor! reinove the snow of the streets throug® which they rua.” *