The New York Herald Newspaper, February 22, 1873, Page 5

APOLLO HALL PRIMARIES, ——_+__—_— THE GENERAL OOMMITTEE FOR 1873. Prominent Tammanyites and National Demo- crats Among the Delegates. In response to the call of a committee appointed ‘by the Apollo Hall General Committee ef 1872, pri- mary meetings were held in the several wards last Meet pom NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1873—TRIPLE SHEET, er REPUBLICAN PARTISANSHIP. THE SINKING FUND COMMISSION. The Castem House Republicans Re- \kea by the Venerable Peter Cooper— Ratsing a Political Edifice That Will But Tetter to a Speedy Fall—He De- sires the Mayor To Be Clothed With Full Power to Appoint and Remove. The following letter has just been iorwarded to Senator Benedict :— nc. manmmen, an senate Tiron Feb 1, 4878 ftv Dean Sin shall make ony f ‘in relation to ding legbstatiga on the aad you in rel jauon on the af ity, because I believe that dt hi but Slotlve of that subject, ‘and that is'an earnest desire the le the best possible government at the ble ‘expense. Starting with this as our com. evening to elect delegates to form tne General Com- | mon object, let me submit some considerations which mittee for 1873, each ward electing as many dele- Bates as there are election districts in the ward. Executive committees were also elected in each ward, composed of not less than three delegates~ for each election district in the ward. The names @f the delegates to the new General Committee comprise many who have heretofore been promi- Bently connected with the Tammany Hall and Rational democratic organizations, as will be seen from the following complete list of delegates :— Flynn, vd ard’ Fitepatrick, Chari ius wa es. gobuite, James Skuse, Jobn P, an, Matthew Stripp, Patrick Dollard, Edward Burke, Thomas Foley, Patrick Fitzgerald, Daniel Kennedy, Henry M. Abrens, Patrick Cavanagh, Patrick McTiernan, denn Moore. SECOND WARD, Samuel H. Randall, P. Monahan, James Ledwith. Patrick T. Carney, Hugh gan, Arthur 7, Halll x . Hal @ay, ference ‘Hyland. ie URT! FOURTH WARD, Patrick Iver aera McCabe, Soe Shaw, James Conan, rge Wilson, A. J. Merton, Daniel acu) Felix Murphy, Jeremiah O’Brien, Timothy Radican, Thomas wild, James Vonavan, John S. Roche, Daniel Leary, James Murphy, FIFTH WARD. James Fitzgerald, W. H. Crane, Oharles H. Tucker, M. v. Murphy, Jenn Connolly, Michael McDermott, Terence Duffy, Michael igan, George A. Barney, Jams H. Madigan, Jemes Carey, Frederick Jarges, Thomas Fallon, James Haunt, Carrol Cunmeen, James McBriarly, Matthew Thompson, David Jackson. SIXTH WARD. Morgan Jones, Patrick Kain, Owen Hant, William Kennedy, Thomas Healy, Cornelius Shea, Michael McCarty,’ Thomas Mater, John Quinlan, Andrew Melntire, Boney Momsushey James Conlan, Matthew Gilligan, John E. Brennan. BRVENTH WARD. P. H. Keenan, John Galvin, Bryan Reilly, William McMahon, E. N. Rage: , Andrew Lennan, Joseph ‘tiiam Churchill, Ceerge Cowal Wi » J. J. For Thomas Brady, John Sheil, C, Barry, Leuis Levy, Michael Wall, Peter Rill, Denis Considine, James Turner, James ’Connor, John J. Reilly, Anthony ai Charles Reilly, Danie! Ryan, Hugh McGlynn, E, J. Cunningham, Patrick Scanlin, KIGHTH WARD, Michsel Norton, William Cleary, John Kelly, Henry Husch, Amos Cumwing: ‘iit H. Berri- 3, illiam O'Day, William Butler, William Walsh, derick Steringer, Patrick Burke, James Cava- pagh, Thomas Kelly, Michael Egan, Lawrence }ine- re George pone Christopher O'Donnell, Cyrus rris, Thomas Fitzgerald, John Troy and Themas Canary. NINTH WARD. Gparies W. Brooke, Alex. V. Davidson, Wiiliam ige, Peter Culkin, W. G. Bergen, Daniel Wil- ms, Patrick Hernon, James D. McClelland, James Roon, H. McCutcheon, Wm. H. Spear, Michael Mckenna, Ignatius Fiynn, Thomas Fitzsimmons, Thomas Kyan, John Mack, Jacob B. Davis, Thomas Coonan, John Houghtalip, Moses Hamilton, Patrick meh, Patrick Kehoe, John Morris, T, Shea, P. icGarvey, Tuomas Dunham, David Westervelt, Thomas Fitzpatrick, John Boyle, Thomas Sim- mo! A. J. Terhune, Patrick Anderson, Josepn O'Neill, Louis Beers. TENTH WARD. Charles Gausma! W. E. Burckhardt, J, T. Brinkman, George Grenbart, Henry Snellback, John Hoemberg, John A. Hassler, B. Brady, D. J. Sullivan, Daniel Eiselzer, Frank Stroebel, Joseph Fieischel, Thomas Finnigan, Eugene French, Jonn McCauley, rd Cullen, Robert Burkhardt, ELEVENTH WARD. William W. Vanderbilt, Peter Bowe, P. Kearney, N, Aturphy, Mack, John J, Lory. William Don- nelly, Francis Cox, Owen Boyle, Joun T. Birden, Jobn Reardon, P. Casey, Jobn Schuf, John MeGul- ken, John H. Dengler, Andrew Balldorf, Joann BStalch, Moses Michaels, Nicholas Benner, Martin Stumpf, William Beas Christian Walls, R. J. Welch, Jacob Bischoff, Martin Schreiner, Thomas C. Cahill, George B, Khodes, Philip Eekhardt, Ham- Uton Platt. TWELFTH WARD. Levi C. Adams, Thomas P. Tappen, John E. Dev- in, Charles B. Morris, Charles Borst, Jonn W. Smith, George Unterholzer, Andrew J. Keating, Addison Bmith, John Cuningham, Patrick Bannon, John F. Twomey, Louis Frank, James Hodges, Fritz Loeber, Isaac White, Dr. Bemarest, Mathew Coogan, Charles Dowd, Isaac J. Lock wood, Shepherd Knapp, Bartholomew McDonald, James A. Deering, J. Ro- maine Brown, Lorenzo Hefter, Thomas Daly, James joe, Archibald Phiilips, Isaac J. Stilling omas ren BEY Mathew J. Fogarty, James Owens, Ed- ‘ward Jones, THIRTEENTH WARD. Frederick Gorman, Jobn C, Rapj mor, Charles Koster, Thomas Phelan, Isaac 8S. Baker, William Hennessey, John Sigerson, L. &. Hill, J. D. McKin- non, Charles Lewis, James Kirkwood, John G. Mc- Gee, James Towers, Isaac Brush, Morris Meyers, FOURTEENTH WARD, William H. Rooney, James J. Slevin, Owen Kava- , Matthew Perkinson, James Giblin, Bernard J. Dennin, Matthew Cassidy, ‘Thomas Stanton, Frederick J. Byrne, Jacob Sauer, Thomas Carey, Henry Kruger, Patrick Oakley. FIFTEENTH WARD, Jenkins Van Schaick. Frank A. Ransom, Michacl 0, Finnell, John McNicol, D. Crump Ormsby, Join 3. Butts, J. 0. Tobias, Michael Smith, John Gilmore, Martin H. Lewis, Timothy O'Brien, William J. Gib- yon, Frederick L. Comstock, Thomas J. Milier, james McPyke, Benjamin Wood, George H. Purser. SIXTEENTH WARD. Joseph W. Lamb, Michael Gallagher, Bernard Yoodwin, John Ford, Robert Tint, ‘flliam Carr, ‘dward McNamee, Thomas Gibney, Cornelius eye Thomas Miller, John Shanley, A. R. Her- ick, John Donnelly, Richard Vocharty, Robert sorland, Frank Leahy, John Kinney, B, Van Buren, . D. Peters, George W. Mitchell, Valentine Fink, ieorge Bergh, John Gallagher, Michael K. McCart- ey, Joun Ciark, John F. Higgin, SEVENTEENTH WARD. George Hencken, Jr.; James Daly, Frederick ‘ollwagen, Jr.; Henry T. Carroll, William P, utchell, P. J. Curty, Henry Allen, Christian Frank, ’. Durkin, Patrick Cunningham, Thomas Clark, ernard F, McGill, Andrew Ceder, John Theiss, ohn Kegelman, Alexander Sutter, Nickolas Mul- or, Anton Sauer, William Gleason, Richard G, affy, Thomas J, Creamer, P. J. Hanbury, Anthony artman, Anthony Ciinchy, William J. Lynch, Joun “invers, Jacob A. Hatzel, Louis Fauerbach, Berna:d enny, Henry Rommel, Heury Banks, Nicholas r, Robert Schwend, Cord Mahnken, Prosper J. , John Guth, Joun C. Meister, George Schus- ut, John Clark, Bernard Dugan, Patrick Mullen, RIGHIBENTH WARD, Burton N. Harrison, Rebert R. Nooney, Nicholas aughton, Solomon Mebrbach, Jonn d. Hearn, ‘hn Scott, Patrick T. Cunningham, Jonn E. Cum: xey, Christopher Hackett, Patrick Brady, Michael sly, Join O’ Toole, John Tierney, Thomas Mismer, ter Whearty, Patrick Mylean, James Mackin, Padean, Joseph J. McCarty, Andrew F. Con- ‘iy, Kanfman Worms, John Brannigan, Frederick Koch, Timothy Gearey, Kobert M. Fleis, Henry Mulnal, Joun Maguire, Aaron Churciill, John rbei, Walter S. Lawrence, Charles P. Sykes, seph Powell, D. V. Williamson, John Bell, NINETEENTH WARD, ohn McCovl, James Cunningham, K. F. Page, ia bie gg ad E. 8, Cauldwell, Cornelius ae liam A. Butier, James G, Coffey, Michael Ma- aey, Con Desmond, Frank we, sney, Denis DeCourcey, Jacob Cohen, Michael smey, Jokn McCatierty, F. M. Bixby, James kK, eler, Hamilton Bruce, Philip F. Smith, William Howe, James McGovern, John Harpy James eter Patrick O’Con- . Sullivan, John uinian, William Es abe, Barnard Wilson, John Tomey, Demp- , John Connors, Patrick, McManus, Michael ey, Jer. Feore, John A. Butler, George W. Van Charles H, Rietly, Henry Hinck, William Heb- d, Michael Whalen, John Doyle, Philip Shefer, er Mehan, James Brady, Michael Vail, Kobert J. apbeil, Patrick Kirwin, Mathew Baird, John or, Thomas Coreoran, Wiiliam Frazer, P. H. en, William Hitchman, TWENTIETH WARD. smuel G, Courtney, Alired Spaulding, Valentine k, Nicholas Judge, Dennis Mannion, John Murry, John Fudge, Jos. Kegnan, Thomas J. Quick, gan R. Bellinger, Matthew Byrnes, William E. varest, Wiliam B, Pettit, John Fehr, Benjamin rim, Joan Bathe, Henry . Palmer, Oharies AD- M. P. Golden, A. N. Radclity, James Devine, es P, Winters, Alexander Freer, Philip Miller, is Strauss, Caspar Meyers, John Maller, Lewis th, Casper Wagner, F. F. Reynolds, John ull, Lewis Sommers, Matthew Keane, Martin kh, John Gaynor, Felix Murray, Valentine Kess- Martin Murray, Gil ‘Henry L, Clint on TN i \ ter Gilsey, Heury L, Clinton, J. Nelson Tappen, br H. Bixby, Joseph A. Methelmer, William C, Nney, Heury Morrison, Lawrence D. Kiernan, um D. Booth, Mathew Bynner, Nicholas H. der, Jomes Everard, Thomas J. McCahill, John sttigrew, James 5 Aes ay Patrick Handibode, Jy Morlath, David Bank: iomas Higyins, Peter &, Lawreice McMahon, Peter Hickey, Bernard Ol, John S. Matthews, Jehn O'Shaughnessy, oe Haight, John Carney, Martin E. Degan, Pb Cummiskey, Patrick Casey, Charles Deviin, Larney, James O’Brien, William 0. Barrett. ‘TWENTY-SECOND WARD. sep ity Murray, Alexander Spaulding, RoswellD. ‘Ha, William Joyce, Aloys Muller, James F. Al, Brastus C. Wilson, Philip Donahue, Martin Buoy, John Reynolds, Thomas Dooley, Laurence le Daniel Draddy, James Monahan, Michael ‘Bernard Docharty, Jon Doran, Peter McCul- fom James Donnelly, John BE. Green, William Cary, John Nugent” John Quinn, Edward J. , George Green, Martin Si r, Timothy J, v8, John McDonald, Andrew Ewald, Michael iraond, James J. ‘tin, James F, Gun, Michael i . Mi lohaa, | Te acne fk a ata witch the characteristic Fmt te appear to me of paramount importance in deter- mining what practical action will best secu the end in view. First, let me remind you that the source of the terrible evils we have suffered im the past is the persist- ent determination to “run” the city government as a parly machine, thus rendering it inevitable that it should be conducted on thore principles which are terly antagonistic to prudence and economy, hy exaltii mere party service above integrity and devotion to 1 ublic g¢ You certainly cannot have failed to deduce z rt from the pregnant facts of our recent Next, let me remind you that whenever party lines are tightly drawn, this city iseure to favor the democratic party’ by a large majority, so that asa measure of pa) in expedieney nothing can possibly be gained by. republicans in the long run, by countenancing the idea of a pai city government. The only ible result, therefore, of a movement of republicans toward iniro- ducing party into the city affairs must be to unite the democrats in a solid and irresistible torce, which claim. ing only its rights ina partisan point of view, will wield wer of the city, as heretolore, not jor the city’s but for the consolidation of its own power in State and nation. Now there are thousands of disinterested and patriotic democrats who will gladly join their fellow citizens of other affiliations in the creation of a city gov- ernment, entire! vered: national ly disse’ from State an litics, and administer it for the sole purpose ot secur. fag the public good. These men see the baletul effects of partisan: in the conduct of @ municipal corporation vast and important as ours, and #0 preter to forego any party advantage for the sake of honest and economical vernment at home. it when you ask them to unite 4 movement wath ie Socened to cover the trick of substituting the pat ne of minority from those of the , you ask too much, y justly say, “If you want any help to form @ non-partisan government we are with you, ‘but if you ask us to choose between a partisan government which is republican and one which Is democratic, you can’t expect me to go against our own side, where we have ever: lose_and nothing in.” Can we wonder at or complain of this? It seems mo it neods only to be to suggest the manitest duty of all good citizens and wise legisiators at this crisis To us here in New York it looks as if the only stambli block in the way of. charter on soun adjusting our ci! and beneficial principles was the settied purpose of some republican managers to wrest the victory of last Fall from its manifest purpose in order to secure the offices of the city to their p: na, can 1 more ‘weltare of the city. fatal to the ruture suggested, the republican managers of power and not ex- fain for @ lol secure it ae =4 time, nton the most of it ior the present, then, indeed, we non evil times and must expect to see all the good results of years, swept away in order thata small Class of men, With little or no stake in the wellare of the ‘enjoy @ briet season of power and profit. Let the’ hope that such a strous result may be or that if inflicted upon us it may be only ‘ainst your earnest effort and remonstrances. hat we want, my dear sir, is such a charter that we can show to men of all shades of political opinion and challenge them to point out its blax towards any, The peor elects ir, Havemeyer Mavor m a well founded belicf that in his age, experience, ability, in- texrity and entire freedom from all conceivable motive apart from the public good, they had the best guarantee @ CO which naturally belong to the head of the city govern- ment. I think it safe to say that nincty-nine hundredths of those who really desire a pure and economical city ad- ministration believe to-day that the object they seck can be best attained by conferring on the Mayor the power of appointing and removing the heads of departments, thus laying on his shoulders weight of responsibility for the proper conduct of affairs by giving him all the power necessary to the successful performance of his duty. This is the true democratic doctrine—make elec- tions as frequens as you please; make constitutions and Jaws as stripgent as you like; but when you want a thing done, when you come to choose an executive off. cor clothe him with the full power of the State to do what {s nocessary, and then hold count for his discharge of the trust. I rudging, hesitating grant of power to such officials which para: zea their usefulness and furnishes excuse for ail their shortcomings. na city isxo fortunate as to have s excellent.a Mayor as Mr. Havemoyer it can bettor affo1 to trast him than any one else. He was not elected asa Partisan, and all men must justify pledge himself to run the city government in the interests ofa party. If for this refusal, he shall, be deprived the powers the city desires to see'him possess, the results of such wrong will extend far beyond the present a time, and inflict loss and injury on the city such as no one can how calculate, In that event itis not a violent supposition that Mr. Havemeyer will be succeeded by 4 Mayor who will bring back under athin disguise the disgraceful and vicious régime through which we have just passed. Certain! neither the power nor the motive will be lacking, whi the conclusive pretext will be the wanton perversion of the reform vietory of 1872 into a partisan telumpb of the minority. Now that a Senate and Assembly unusually free trom the influences that have so often corrupted our legislation have addressed themselves to the great task of re icting our city gove Is it unreasonable to hope that they — wil to forget considerations of mero — partisanship, that they will mark out the province of cach municipa office, with reference not to the political opinions of the Present incumbent, but of the relation of the office to the whole system? In establishing the organic law ot a great elty it is inexcusable to weigh not the political principle: in accordance with which municipalities should be g erned, but the partisan opinions held by this or that man ‘who at the instant holds some elty office, A grand opportunity is given to the republican party to construct an honest, efficient and durable government for the city, but they must found it upon. solid’ princips If they suifer themselves to be controlied in their work by the fact that eight members of the Board of Aldermen are republicans, they will raire a political edifice that will but totter to @ speedy fall—a fall which will crush first of all. those political architects who are responsible for it in the present legistation, “Let me entroat you, therefore, in behalf of all good citizens of this great metropolis of the State, not to allow the charter which 18 to be the future shield of the rights and property of its people from official spoliation, and which ought to hold every executive officer to a strict responsibility for the honest discharge of his trust: not to allow, [ say. this fun- damental law of the city government to tall to the level of mere beste politics, or give equal chance to the Political trickster, and to the venal politician to take the Place of the honest and patriotic citizen in the adminis- tration of its municipal ai With great respect, PETER COOPER, ment, strive THE GERMAN REPUBLICANS. Endorsing the Republican Charter Amendments—Action of the German Republican Central Committee. The German Repuplican Central Committee, Carl Schwedier presiding, held a meeting at 349 Bowery last night, when the Executive Committee, through Leo Weil, submitted ® report, anrouncing that the committee had been organized by the election of Morris Friedsam Chairman and himself Secretary. Further, that a special committee had been dele- gated to Albany to represent to the Legislature that the German republicans are opposed to the proposition urged in some quarters to con- fer dictatorial powers upon an executive oMcer in the matter of appointments. Res- olutions to that effect were submitted to the Committee of the Legislature on Cities; also resolutions against the proposition to separate the city election {rom the generai election, on the ground that such a measure not only involved an unnecessary interierence with the business of the city, the result of which would bea laxity on the art of the citizens to attend to it, but would aiso Increase immensely the expenses of this over- burdenec community. The committee reported that these points had been argued beiore the Committee on Cities, which accorded to the delega+ tion a patient hearing and cordial reception. The Teport of the Executive Committee was adopted, amd some additional measures were discussed to be applied to the pes of the republican char- ter amendments, with the view of effecting in that Way a thorough reform of the adwinistration of our municipal affairs. THE IRISH SOCIETIES, The Convention of Irish Societies met at Hibernia Hall last night. Atter several hours’ debating on different subjects a committee was appointed to designate the line of march for St. Patrick's Day. The committee consisted of one from each of the societies represented, and, after a prief delibera- tion of one half-hour, the committee returned, having egreed on a line of march, which, however, they refused to make public. On Friday next the Convention will meet again, at which time the line of march will be published and the Grand Marshal electea. MOORE, THE MURDERER, SENTENCED. Mornistown, N. J., Feb. 21, 1873. Judge Dalrymple has sentenced Moore, for the murder of his wife, near Dover, to twenty years in the State Prison. GOOD GRACIOUS! YOU DON'T SAY 80! {From the Evening Post of yesterday.) ‘The news of great events not unfrequentiy moves slowly, and there are many instances in history where the real cause of the overthrow of empires and dynasties has been hidden from the eyes of men tul long after the generation that witnessed the event had passed away. In our time we not only move more quickly, but affairs of state are 50 necessarily trans ed in the light ofday that se- crecy is not so feasible, and we get, with a good deal of certainty aud celerity, at the springs of If there has been any recent exception to this rule it is In regard te the Srperare of the frauds of the Ring. How came they to be discovered? By what means were they first brought to light? Strange to say, there has been great uneertainty on this point, but at last we are enlightened, It was the New York Times that did the public this great service. We learn this fact from its own columns of this morning. If our memory is not unusually treacherous it once before, a good while ago, mysteriously hinted that it had ‘something to do with it; but now we have @ distinct, unquall- fied, categorical, ) Uhequivocal, unmis- takable, indisputable, undeniabie and immutable statement thatthe 7imes first published the Ring frauds! We hasten to lay a — before our readers elviggs to remain \d be most saiely trusted to exercise those powers | Superffeeus City Fands—Taxation Re- duced $300,008—Courtiand Palmer and Mr. Bleecker’s Ciaims—Stopping the Contributions of City Funds to Re- Mgious and Charitable Objects. A Meeting of the above Commission was held yesterday in the Comptroiler’s office, the Mayor in the chair, Piesent—Comptroller Green, Recorder Hackett and Alderman Van Schaick. THE WATER FRONT QUESTION. A report was received from the Chairman of the Finance Committee of the Board of Aldermen in reference to an offer of $500 for @ water front at the foot of Summit street, Brooklyn, and the recom- mendation oi the Comptroller at the last meeting ‘was recommended to be adopted and the titie given to the applicants for the sum named, APPLICATION FROM PETER COOPER. AD application from Peter Cooper jor the con- sent of the Commission to tie acquirement of a water right on 113th and 114th streets was referred to the Corporation Counsel. AN OVERPLUS OF CITY FUNDS. The COMPTROLLER submitted the following reso- lution:— That a warrant be executed in favor of Francis A. Palmer, Chainberlain, tor the sum ot $300,0N), to be charged to the sinking fund, for payment of interest ou the city debi, on account ot the surplus revenues, of the city fund tor’ the year 1872, and carr.ed to the general fund of the city, in conformity of chapter 163, Laws 1862, The COMPTROLLER said that there were two sink- ing funds—one for paying the interest and another tor paying the principal—and there was an accu- mulation of money, more than was necessary to meet the interest, and which conld be appropriated for the purposes of reducing taxation, aud this amount would reduce taxation ior the year 1873, The surplus had come from the collection of market rents. ‘The resolution was adopted. MONEY FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DOCKS. The CoMPTROLLER moved w resolution recom- mending the iment of $65,457, amount of bills submitted by the Department of Docks, which was agreed to. THE VALUATION OF THE CITY PROPERTY. Recorder HackgrT stated that he had been oken to by Mr. Courtiand Palmer in reference to reste Jor the valuation of property beiongin, to the city, and which he, with Mr. Bleecker an My. Muller, had performed, under the directions of Ex-Comptroller Connolly. He said that Mr. Paimer had sufered badly by the work. A stroke oi paraly- sis been superinduced, and he had to go Europe to recruit his heaiti, He had not only not received a dollar of remuneration, but he had been sued by those employed by him on this business, The COMPTROLLER detatied the circumstances connected with tie employment of the valuers, and said that there was a@ demand of $30,000 by tur. Bleeker and that, with experts and other expenses, made about $150,000. ‘The reatter had been re- ported to him for adjustment, and he had recom- mended in a lengthy report that $3,000 be paid to each of the valuers, and that the bill of the exaerss and all the other persons employed be paid. “ihe trouble about this recommendation was that there Was no woney to pay it with, The Sinking Fund Commission had no resources for this purpose, There was an act belore the Legislature that would enable the Mayor to pay it, and he deemed it ad- visable to await that action. Recorder HACKETT suggested that the amount of remuneration be $5,000 each. Alderman VAN SCHAICK said it was hardly worth while discussing it, us there was no money to pay it. That valuation was made to bolster up men who were stealing millions of dollars a month. No other city inthe world had had its parks valued Jor the purpose of sustaining its credit abroad. The bonds that were then Regotiated by Mr. Sands could have been sold for two per cent more than was got tor them. All those valuers were rich men, and he should oppose their receiving more than the Comptroller had named, The matter was laid over. ‘TUE LADIES’ UNION AID SOCIETY. The Mayor brought up the application of the Ladies’ Union Aid Socicty for a pieve of land to buud a beme upon. Legisiative power had been given to tue Commission ior this, and it had seen Made available in five or six instances. There was ne doubt about the worthiness of this charity. Alderman VAN SCHAICK said that inasmuch as he Was not a candidate for any oflice, and did not ex- pect to be, he should vote against the Sprropria- tion of any money for any benevolent or charitable object. He objected to it on principle, and did not care where the application came irom. Ii the cnar- ity wanted $250 or $500 he would give it to them, but he would not vote the city money away. Recorder HACKETT said that he thoroughly con- curred in what the ciairman of the Finance Com- mittee of the Board of Aldermen had said. Tue multitude of applications of this character would soon leave the eity without a dellar in the treasury if all were to be satisfied. Mayor HAVEMEYER said he should concur in the opinion of the two gentlemen it the resolution were an original one, but it had become the practice, and these ladies had assumed responsibilities on the atrength of recent legislation, The matter was laid over, and the Commission adjourned, DINNER OF THE HARVARD CLUB. Last evening about one huadred gentlemen, alumni of Harvard University, who have an organ- ization known as the ‘Harvard Club,” held their seventh annual dinner at Delmonico’s, in Fifth avenue. Among the distinguished guests who sat at the main table were Parke Godwin, Rev. James Freeman Clarke, William G. Choate and Wil- liam Walter Phelps. The President of the associa- tion, Mr, William G. Choate, occupied the chair, and after the cloth was removed delivered a humor- ous and eloquent address, characteristic and 1l- lustrative of the history and iortunes of “fair Harvard.” In his address Mr. Choate referred to the Rev. John Weiss, who had been, Spotless as was his character, suojected to a sort of persecution, which arose from the fact that a certain class of persons, who, if a man dares to differ with them in opinion, insist upon slamming the door in his face, He was a distinguished son of Harvard, and he regretted his unavoidable absence irom the dinner, as they would be eager, were he present, to testify to their admiration for his character and attainments. (Applause.) ‘The first regular toast was, ‘‘Harvard—our Alma Mater,” which was responded to by President El- Hott, of Harvard University, He spoke of the five distinguished gentiemen who had governed Har- vard—quincy, perfect specimen of Beston culture; Everett, most finished of orators; Watker, Felton, most enthusiastic of scholars, and Sparks, whose name was indissolubly connected with that of Wash- ington by his admirable biography of that greatand good man, and alluded to the fact that Harvard was hever so strong as at present and her future was never more hopelul. A steady stream of contribu- tions had continued to flow in ever since the fire. Many persons believed that he (the speaker) was most fortunate fn obtaining gifts for Harvard Col- lege, but the fact of it was that the principal per- sons who had made the greatest gilts to Harvard were not known to the speaker, and he had never exchanged a word with them, either verbally or im reiting until they had be- stowed their giits. le referred to the rumors and newspaper speculations in regard to what was called the radical revolution supposed to be going on in Havana. It was supposed that lec- tures were being substituted for recitations, The fact was there were more lectures and more reci- tations than were ever given before, and more work 1n the laboratory than ever. (Applause.) Written examinations were better and teaching has increased, The number of teachers had doubled in six years. Te was opposed to a uni- form curriculum of studies for ali students. More time was given to instruation and less to what might be termed “inquisition,” The remaining toasts and responses were as follows :— “The Overseers of Hi rd.” response by Rev. James Freeman Clark ‘ale College,” response by William Walter Phelps; ‘The Press,’ by Parke Godwin; ‘Washington,” by James ©. Carter; “The Harvard Clab,” by Joseph H. Choate; “The Medical Faculty,’ by Dr. Norton Solston, and “The Bench and Bar,” by Henry Wilson Howland, THETA DELTA OHI DINNER, Yesterday being the third and last of the Con- vention of the several Charges of Theta Delti Chi fraternity, it waa celebrated by a dinner which was given last evening at the Metropolitan Hotel. The attendance numbered about fifty persons, among whom were Messrs. Sam Morris, of Brooklyn; General W. 8. Hillyer, of General Granvs stat; John W. Lott, Colonel Stehan, Mark Smith and John Brougham. The din- ner was served up in very sumptuons style, and, of course, was done full honor to by the ucsis. The bill of tare was very elaborate and jainty. Wills S. Paine officiat as Chairman, and after the more substantial entertainment of the evening eating proper was dispensed with in favor of the usual flow of soul, &c. The oration of the hoe! was delivered by Jacob Spahn. The historian of the asseciation, inklin Burdge, de- livered @ history ince the starting of the affair in 1846, Then @ poem, “written for the occasion,” was delivered by the Poet of the T. D. 0., John Brougham, After this the regular toasts of the evening were in order, and were proposed and responded to as follows:—The Theta Delta Chi,” by J. Kilburne Jones; ‘The Press,” by Colonel W. L. Stone; “The Bar,” J julien; “Th y, ie Ladies,” by Cameron 3 “The Grand Lodge,” b, FW. "Stewart. Toasts were then made to the various charges aad responded to by the Chairmen, A-PATAL HITRO-GLYCERINE EXPLOSION, Orrawa, Canada, Feb. 21, 1873, John.Little, superintendent of the blasting ope- rations on Grenville Canal, was killed by an ex- ae of nisre-sivosting boy Lge 1 oomne javing apparently led, he wei hen is axndoded, killine him instantly, ‘the case. Ww BURNING OF THE STEAMER ERIE. Arrival of the Crew and Passengers—An Excit- ing Scene at Spcing Street Last Night—Inter- view with Captain Tinkelpaugh—How the Fire Occurred a Mystery—The Conduct of the Captain of the Brig Susan Voorhies—Loss of the Largest Cargo of Coffee Ever whipped. Yesterday evening at eight o’clock the Brazilian mail steamer Ontano came to an anchor in the middle of the Hudson, off Canal street, and the mews was soon bruited around that she had brought the captain, oMcers and passengers of her sister vessel, the Erie, which was burned near Per- Dambaco on New Year's Day. Considerable ex- citement existed among the wives and others on the wharf at the foot of Spring street where the Passengers and mails were to be landed, for the report had spread that several of the crew had died of yellow fever at Pernambuco, Shortly afterwards the steamtug E. 8. Babcock was seen ploughing ber way through the ice to the wharf in question, laden with the crew, and as they neared a shout of welcome was given by those in attendance, One woman was nearly fainting with emotion, Soon the vessel was at the wharf, and over eighty sallors had sprung ashore, and were fast hastening towards home and favorite groggeries. One of them, named “Lame Joe,” a mess boy, is considered a perfect Jonah, he having been in the following lost steamers when they met their fate:—De Soto, Mis- sissippi, Missourt and Erie, while another sailor, named Charles Connoway, of the First ward, re- cently had @ miraculous escape at the burning of the Missouri. All the crew, oilicers and passengers speak in the highest terms of Captain Tinkelpaugh, and thank him for the various efforts made by him to make their misfortunes light. INTERVIEW WITH CAPTAIN TINKELPAUGH, Later in the evening @ HERALD reporter went to the Washington Hotel in quest of Captain Tinkel- paugh, to gain his views with reference to tle loss of the noble vessel he commanded, and after pre- senting his card was shown into the private parlor occupied by the worthy captain and his better half. Beiore entering into the subject matter it may be remarked that no more re- spected name, as a veteran steamship cap- tain, exists in this city than that of the Captain in question. He has beena commander of flite an steamships, none of which have ever been lost, during the past twenty-five years, and among them may be mentioned the Ocean Queen, when she belonged to Vanderbilt, and of later years the Brazilian mail steamer South America, which he commanded for seven years, he having her last Oc- tober, when she was ordered to be fitted with new boilers. Captain Tinkelpaugh stands over six fect in height, and possesses @ commanding, yet genial presence. The following conversation then took ape between the HERALD reporter and the Cap- tain :— REPORTER—Have you any idea, Captain Tinkel- paugh, how the fire originated ? CapTatin—None whatever. The matter still re- mains @ periect mystery to my mind. I wiil give you the whole history of the case with pleasure, so that you can judge for yourself as well asi can, The Erie leit Rio Janetro at ten o’clock on the morning of Thursday, December 26, with eight pas- sengers and the largest cargo of coffee which ever léit Rio—viz., 26,646 bags. We arrived at Pernam- buco on January 1; left again on the after- noon of the same day, While steaming along the coast and through a smooth Bca, at ten o'clock onthe evening of the same day (January 1) smoke was perceived in the coal bunkers, and the chief engineer instantly notified me Of the fact, and an Investigadcn took place, when we found that the top of the cargo of coffee in the neighborhood of the galley was on fire be- tween decks, I may here state that no vessel which ever sailed out of this port was better pro- vided with arrangements for putting out fire than we were. No panic took place, and every man on board, down to the coal-passers, to their credit be it said, obeyed every order that was given. We cut through the deck and played five streams of water, also steam from the boilers, upon the fire; but the smoke, which came out in dense volleys, drove us back, as I my- seif experienced; but these efforts of ours failed to make the slightest ditference in the fire, and the flames rapidly and unconquerably gained upon us. The fire commenced, as 1 said, under the galley, but there had been no fire in that place since six o'clock. Seeing the fire maining non us fore and ait and amidships, I saw the futility of making any further fight with the devouring clement, and gave orders to abandon the ship, which was done in good order. Previons to this, however, I had sent a@lady passenger ashore with her child and the stewardess, so that bo should be out of harm’s way. We were then ving in thirteen fathoms of water, and the cathéads having been burnt off, the anchor fell overnoard, and we were thus moored, Shortly afterward, at midnight, the whole of the ship's crew—about eighty—and the ten passengers were safely taken onshore. At one A. M. the three masts went by the board, THE BRIG SUSAN VOORHIES. RErorTer—‘"“he people in New York think that the brig Susan Voorhies, wnich reported you burn- ing, acted in a far from handsome manner by offer- ing you no assistance. Caprain—Well, I don’t want to say anything against the Voorhles; but she never sent out a boat to us, although I subsequently learned from Barbados that a passenger on board had begged the captain to do so. Perhaps she saw that we were a large number and might have eaten up her provisions. The next morning she was seen hull down, standing for the southward. THE ERLE BURNING FOR THIRTY HOURS, At midnight every soul on board was safely landed and we had arrived at the fishing hamlet of Titubahu, and after having remained there for a few hours we _ started for the port of Parnhiba, situated on the river of that name, distant about six miles from where we landed and thirty miles from the sea. Ihave since heard that the Erie was seen to go down on the morning of the 2d January, at tour o'clock, having thus burned for thirty hours. Upon our arrival at Parahiba we fortunately found a small coasting steamer about taking her departure for Pernambuco, and I accordingly engaged pas- sages for all, and the next day we were back at Pernambuco. I have here to express my thanks to the American Consul, who did all that he could for my men in the way of clothing, &c., ior Wada had lost everything—all they possessed on board. The ship's log was fortunately rescued, and also a package of money and also $100,000 in bonds, sent in freight from Pernambuco for Peru for the Brazi- lian government. COCOA NUT ISLAND. RErORTER—Where were the crew placed while at Pernambuco, ty l ask, Captain? Caprain—Tne American Consul obtained permis- sion to locate themin @ new hospital building at Cocoa Nut Island, distant about three miles from the city, and which the sailors called “Short Branch,” to distinguish it from Long Branch. Here they were placed out of the reach of whiskey and other demoralizing city influences, and every one of them is now sale and well in this city, althouga yellow fever was raging at Pernambuco, THE CONCLUSION, RePorTER—Then, Captain, once more, before I bid you good night, you have no theory as to how the fire originated ¥ Carrain—None at all. As I before stated, it isa complete mystery to me. I may also say that I con- sider the loss of the Erte to be a great loss to the mercantile marine of this country, and a too costly addition to the terrible list of steamboat losses of 1872, witnin which list the Erie may be fairly counted. I suppose that an investigation will be commenced shortly as to the reason of the loss of the Erie, by the United States inspectors of steam vessels. The ship was completely filled with coffee, and the fire, without doubt, had been burning many hours, and, not impossibly, a number of days. Thanking the Captain for his kindness the re- porter withdrew. A SAD CASE, Among the passengers by the Ontario is Passed Assistant Paymaster J. F, Tarbell, United States Navy, and late Paymaster of the Wasp, an American vessel-ol-war on the Kio la Plata, and whose case is a@ peculiarly unfortunate one. Paymaster Tarbell’s safe, secured in his stateroom on board the Wasp, notwithstanding the taking of every reasonavle and proper precaution, was opened a few months ago and a large amount of gold taken, and the thief—one of the lesser ofl- cers of the ship—succeeded in escaping. Soon after he learned from his family, temporarily resid- ing in Europe, that atl the household property— furniture, carpets, paintings, silver, everything, having been stored in Boston, was entirely con- sumed and uninsured. And now all his personal effects, accounts, vouchers, papers and a number of articles he was rhaateraas for brother oficers have been entirely lost beyond recovery. A MERITORIOUS MISSION, Rev. Dr. John McLean, Archdeacon of Manitoba, Canada, and Warden of St. John’s College, located in that distant point of Canada, is now in this citw, visiting Episcopalians with the view of collecting funds to aid in the completion of the college. Dr. McLean comes here with letters from Bishop Mc- Rae, of Manitoba, and his efforts are heartily sec- onded by Bishop Potter and other divines of this city. The college is to cost $20,000, and $10,000 more is required to lift the debt. Dr. McLean has already collected over six hundred doliars in this city. The object in the founding of an institution of iearning there 18 more expecially to educate the Indians and fit them for teachers of their kindred, {ap se ~ is open to = oe saa cresing 6 r. McLean will preach mornipg evel Trinity church on Suiuay. ‘ CHESTNUT HILL STUD FARM Po A Herald Correspondent’s Visit to Erde: heim—Glances at Leamingtom, Flora Temple and Rysdyk. CuestNut HILL, PHILADELPHIA, Feb, 20, 1873. The loveliest suburb of Philadelphia is undoubt- edly Chestnut Hill, I all my travels through this Magnificent State I have yet to see its equal in beauty of landscape and landscape gardening. Happy indeed should be the lucky dwellerin this beautiful spot, surrounded ashe {# by all the ap- Ppliances of wealth and caressed by Nature's swect- est smiles. From Chestnut Hill proper the view over the surrounding country is truly magnificent. The paternal acres of the descendants of the Penns; the rippling streams that water the rolling country, the numberiess varieties of shade and or- namenta!l trees, and the waving meadows in June make up a picture of rural beauty that is not often equalled even in PICTURESQUE AMERICA. I might dwell for an hour over the pastoral beau- ties of the spot, but my theme on this occasion is a more practical one, but none the less interesting to lovers of that most noble antmal. Walking down Chestnut street the other day I met Aristides Welch, proprietor of THE LEAMINGTON STUD FARM, near this place. Inever meet Welch without ask- ing about Flora Temple, for he, you will remember, is Flora’s owner. “Oh, she’s well,” he replied to my interrogatory. “Why don’t you come out and see her”? Of course I promised to go, and I went on the fifty minutes past four P. M. train from Ninth and Green streets on Saturday last. By six o’clock I had received a very cordial “How d’ye?” from ‘“Puser Welch’? in person, and had sat me down in the sitting room by a blazing wood fire to exchange the latest intelligence on the ali-absorb- ing topic so near Mr. Welch's heart. He had just received intelligence from Mr. Cottrell, in Mobile, that Lyttleton, his hope and pride among his racing stallions, had been permanently ruined for racing purposes while ex- ercising a few days previous. The letter was very brief. It said the noble stallion had given way in one of his fore legs, at the fetlock joint. This was all: it was quite eneugh, Mr. Welch’s home was formerly known as ERBDENHEIM, OR HAPPY HOME. The snows and chilling blasts of Winter have robbed the place of half its beauties, but a prac- tised eye can easily see what it must be in Sum- mer, Spring and Fail. An old, roomy, family man- sion, on a level plateau, surrounded by um- brageous oaks and many varieties of cedars, a dee} stream of pure water just back of the house, wend- ing its way to the Schuylkill. The large stone and frame barns and stables are 400 feet from the house, on ground slightly elevated above the gar- den and drained toward the south, Here are the ORAOK STALLIONS AND BROOD MARES, first among which is the peerless imported Leam- ington, Leamington's record is too well known in the sporting circles of England and America to reaning any notice at my hands. As the stable boy stripped the blanket from this truly noble animal and led him from the stall into the light I could but exclaim, “I have never seen a horse till this day.” Never have [seen anything in the brate creation Spproaculng, him in majesty and beauty. He tsa king among kings—the first of his species. His color seems to be rather a rich porple as he stands in the stall; when brought into the light itis a dark brown. Sleek, long-bodied, clean, faultless limbs, unshod; head erect and eyes of fire, the smoke of his nostrils bore on its wings the breath- ings of his majestic nativity, Leamington is now nineteen years old, and apparently good for seven or eight years more of lite. Another fine stallion is Bredyk, & bay horse of great promise, fine action and the sire of two other very promising coits. There are a number of other fine stallions in Mr. Welch's stud, but none of national reputation, save Lyttleton, reierred to above. FLORA TEMPLE is now twenty-eight years old, and the dam of three fine colts—the first, a horse coming four years old; the others fillies—one by Leamington, the other by Kysdyk. I noticed one of these fillies with the same marks that distinguished Pantaloon, an evidence that some of Leamington’s colts are breeding back. Flora looks very well, and is be- leved now to be in foal. Her back has sunk some- what, but her eye nas lost none of its brightness, nor has her soul been tamed by years. Mr. Bonner and Mr. Bruce have been thinking of purchasing Flora for some time past. In fact, one of them did make arrangements to come [or her last week ; but she fell in the field, and, in attempting to recover herself, sprained her ankle. She will probably re- main with Mr. Welch the balance of her days. Maggie B. B, will be remembered as a famous Kentucky racer; but she, like a great many of them, gave. way {n her fetiock joint, and her racing days are over. It will be remembered that Maggie was named for Miss Maggie B. Beck, a daughter of the Ken- tucky Congressman of that name. One of the Clays was very much in love with Miss Beck, and named his mare im her honor. Clay’s alleged pe- culiar habits led Miss Beck’s parents to oppose his suit, and she married a nephew of Corcoran, the Washiugton banker. Two weeks after her mar- riage she died. So it will be seen that a sort of mournful interest attaches to this famous flyer. Maggie B. B.18 the dam of a fine sorrel colt, by Leamingten. This colt also has the characteristics of Pantaloon, Maiden is a beautiful bay mare, with good record, having won the Travers’ Stakes at Saratoga in 1865, She is the dam of a large-boned, brown colt, by Leamington, named James A. Duke is a well known fiyer, now in Mr. Welch's stables. One of the most promising colts in these stables to-day is out of Lady Duke, by Leamington. Duke also gave birth to a fine chestuut colt last Sunday night, sired by Leaming- ton. Among Mr. Weilch’s fine brood mares, all well known, are Stolen Kisses, Lurline, Lady Sherrerd and Sallie Boune, sister to Longfellow’s dam. Carrie Atherton and Morlachi, famous running mares, are also in Mr. Weich’s stabies. The dam of Longfellow (Nantura) and Lida, the dam of Enqutrer, are now en route to Chestnut Hill. Ii the 1 ge ge ig of horse-wise people go for anything, we shall hear of the advent of some running horses in the next three years that Will “astonish the Jews.’ Can any vhing be sng- gested that will beat the get of such a horse as eT eens aud Nantura, and Leamington and ida The Parson’s Mare is a fine bloo’ed mare from South Carolina, sent here by a South Carolina “Rev,,” for the services of amington. A very promising brown colt is the result of tne syndicate. Mr. Welch has entered tor the Jerome Park Nursery Stakes and the Dixie Stakes (Baltimore, 1874) two splendid two-year-old fillies, sired b; Leamington. The one, Lady Bruce, a brown, wit! right hind (oot white, 18 a fine built colt, and bears a closer resemblance to her sire, so far as she has developed, than any herse in the stables. The other, Mar; peat? is @ sorrel mare, with white face and white hind feet, very graceful, and re- ported by “Noah,” her keeper, as amare ef ex- traordinary promise. There are probably one hundred horses, mares and filiies in Mr. Weich’s stud, many of them of romise and none thatis not far above mi yy at Mr. Welch’s lasted until Monday morning. As it rained all of Sunday we were obliged to keep the house, and you may believe I improved the opportunity to brush up my knowl- edge of horse flesh, much of which I had lost since Orange county and I partea company. The ten minutes past nine A, train from Chestnut Hill, on Monday last, found me on board evolving in my inner consciousness the pedigrees of ail the horses I had known, the incessant chat- ter of the brokers ali around me occasionally caus- ing me toconclude that Dexter was the son of Commodore Vanderbilt, and worth 67% and 2:17%4 and buyer 20, with privilege of calling im his pedi- gree in favor of Pennsyivania at 594. “HORSE NOTES, ‘The famons race horse Lyttleton, by Leamington, dam Finny Holton, broke down in his training on the Magnolia track, at Mobile, a few days ago. His racing career is now over. Lyttleton gave way in one of his fore legs, at the fetiock joints, John Doty will train and drive Thomas P. Wal- lace’s horses the coming season. Few men can handle a trotter better than Jonn, During the week ending February 8 the annual celebration of steeple-chasing took place at Nice. The sport, however, was poor and untm- portant, and for the principal event on Monday, the Grand Prix de Monaco, M. Baresse supplied tlie first and second in Mariu “pave, who were ridden respectively by Brinale and Gardener. The solitary representative of Engiand, St. Valentine, was abad third, and the ancient Astrolabe would not look at the water jug The Prix des Haras (hurdle race) was won by Heroine, with Page in the saddle, and Cadomus, who finished pecoud to her, made short work of the Prix du Chemin Fer (a selling steeple-chase). On Thursday the Prix de Monte Carlo (hurdie race) was won by Marius, with Sir Pigtat! second, Heroine third, and four tsunplaced, Roitelct, who fell in the race won y Cadomus on Monday, turned the tables on the Prix du Cercie Mediterranée, with Amira! sepa- rating them, and the Prix da Prince de Monaco was appropriated by Jullette, A trotting match in California for $5,000 side has been arranged between May Howard, owned y John P. Boggs, and George Treat, owned by A. . Smith, the trot to be two-mile heats, in harness, The eighth avnual mecting of the Budalo Park Association will commence on Tuesday, August 5, and continue for days, The Magnolia Vourse, Mobile, Ala., have selected April 14, 15 ind tv for tolding their Spring meeting of 1873, "Che Yurf Vongresa Stakes, four-mile heats, will be ran on tue Arde day and the Cottril Cup on she second, - $ ROSENZWEIG, The Malpractice Doctor Indicted for Wilful Murder. RECORDER HAOKETT’S SUGGESTION, Seven Years in Prison Too Little for Murder. At three o'clock yesterday afternoon it waa whispered around the City Hall Park that Rogen- uwelg, the alleged murderer of Alice Bowlsby, ha® been reindicted by the Grand Jury, and that this time the indictment was murder in the first degree. Two Grand Juries were in session—that of the Court of Oyer and Terminer end the General Ses- sions Grand Jury. Later in the afternoon rumor said that it was the latter which had reindicted Rosenzweig, and that District Attorney Phelps had fished out some new testimony upon which this in- dictment for the gravest offence known to the law had been foand. Rosenzweig, it will be remembered by the read~ ers of the HERALD, was indicted for an attempt to commit an abortion on the person of Alice Bowlsby, under the Laws of 1846, chapter 22, section 1:— E ho shall inister to any woman nant With 's quick chud, oF prescriie for any Much woman, or advise or procure any stich woman to take any such medicine, drug or other ye with intent thereby to destray stich child, unless the sabe ahall Dave. on neces s fe of other, ls Prthe case of tue death oftwen mother be duemed guilty? of manslaughter in the second degree. Under this statute Rosenzweig was tried in the Court of General Sessions fore Recorder Hackett, was tound guilty hy the jury, and was sentenced by Recoraer Hackett to seven years the State son, the full term allowed by the law, His Honor remarking that he regretted very Much that the statute did not allow him to inflict a heavier penalty. Rosenzweig's counsel applied to the Supreme Court for A WRIT OP ERROR, which was granted, and new triat was ord Under this motion Rosenzweig was transferre from Sing Sing Prison to the Tombs, to await his new trial before Recorder Hackett. A HERALD reporter called at the District Attor- ney’s Office last ae after the adjournment of the Court of Oyer and Terminer to verify the above Epport, ond, had the following converaation with Ir. Phelps :— REPORTER—Mr. Phelps, is it true that Rosenzweig has been indicted for wilful murder ? District ATTORNEY—I don’t know. You see L have been very busy at the Scannell case all day. “But can’t you consisicntly give me some infor- mation on the satyent Y Was it your intention to have him reindicted ? Mr. Phelps seemed rather unwilling to giveany. information, but added after some hesitation :— “No, I don’t think he has been indicted yet.” “dt was, then, your intention to have him rein- Aicted for wilful murder ?” “Yes, sir; but Ihave left the matter entirely im the hands of one o: my assistants, Mr. Russell, and. of Mr, Allen, the Chief Clerk. The latter probably knows as much about it or more than Mr, Russell.’? “Might I ask was it you yourself had this mattér pet before the Grand Jury again ?” “Yes, sir, “Has any new evidence been found against Ro senzweig 1’ “It was given to the Grand Jury after a sugges tion was thrown out by Recorder Hackett in open Court. You had better see Mr, Alien, I’m sorry I can’t give you any more information, or [ would with pleasure. The reporter subsequently saw Mr. Allen, with District Attorney Phelps, who in reply to the re- orter’s question as to whether the Grand Jury had indicted Rosenzweig for wilful murder, said:— “Yes; the Grand Jury have ordered that a bill of tag for wiliul murder be made out imme- lately. tne ig the reason for finding this new indict men: “They want to hang him. They think that seven ears in the State Prison is too small a punishment for such an offence.” “But will he be tried on the old indictment ?”” “Not now. He will be arraigned on Monday morning, on the new indictment, ior murder in the first degree.” ; “Might Lask has any new evidence been discoy- ered against him |” “No, sir, The indictment was found on the testi- bu formerly given before the Grand Jury against inh. RerorTer—Oral or written? Mr. PHELPS—It must be oral always, There hag been no new testimony given to the Grand Jury. up to the time of the reporter's conversation with District Attorney Phelps and Mr. Allen none of the attachés of the District Attorney's office had heard that Rosenzweig had been indicted for wilful murder, and Mr. Allen’s statement caused GENERAL ASTONISHMENT. The wife and daughter of the prisoner have almost. lived around the District Attorney's office since he was brought down from Sing Sing to the Tombs, and they hoped to have seen him brought to ® speedy trial and acquitted. The news of the rein- dictment will be a crue! blow to them, as they were: assured that Rosenswelg would escape by some legal technicality. The bill of indictment will be oie in regular order in the Court of General essions, before Recorder iedes on Monday morning the indictment bein, found by General Sessions Grand Jury—and the prisoner be formally arraigned. ‘The prisoner said to the Tombs officials himself that he thinks his constitution was hopelessly Leip mp down under the punishment he has already endured. A STRANGE STORY. How a Man Lost His Health, His Wife and Children by Going to the War in 1862—Given Up for Dead—The Wife Contracts a Second Marriage and Ree moves te Chicago. Kinston, N. Y., Feb. 21, 1873, + In 1861 & laborer named Isaac Devoe, an indus~ trious man employed about the wharves, left this place and went to Poughkeepsie. In 1862he enlisted in the regular service and went to the war. He was married and had several children. His regiment was in many hard engagements, and in the early days of the siege of Petersburg he was taken prisoner by the Confederates. Previous to that time he had written regularly to his wife and sent her money. After falling into the hands of the rebels all communication with his friends was cut off, During his captivity he was transferred, with other Union prisoners, from place to piace, until the cessation of hostilities. When released he was broken down in health. He went to New Orleana and entered @ hospital, writing to his wife to inform her that he was still in the land of thé living. He remained in the hospital some months, during which time he had received no reply to hig letters. Partially restored to health he found,light employment on & plenty steamboat, and worked his way to Cairo, lil, Here he was again prostrated and sent to a hospital It waa nearly @ year before he was able to get about again. He wrote several times during that period to his wife and brother, but, receiving no replies, he concluded that they were dead or had discarded him. Kecoming convalescent, he again engaged as a hand on @ steamboat and ran between Cairo and New Orleans until the 16th of last month. He then could no longer resist a long- ing to return to the scene of his former life, and arrived in Poughkeepsie a few days since. After he went to war his wife received letters from him regularly, and wrote to him in return, In the published accounts of the siege of Peter burg she read the name of her husband amoi Lb tao roe re) Aad as ae me ie Months passin; without an: Ings be: ceived from mtn, "yrs. Devoe mourned for her haw band as one dead. The support of her chi now fell entirely upon her, and, to keep the from the door, she sold what furniture she and placing her children with a brother ol hers, inthe vicinity of Kingston, proceeded to Co- hoes, where she became an operative in @ factory, For some ye her life wasa Ca 1) with pov er Io keepaie and he 1868 she returned to Poug! visited her cbildren at Kingston. hile stoppit at the house of a friend at the former she became acquainted with @ man Barney Deviin, a piasterer by trade, lvu in New York but working in Pot He was @sover and industrious man, and & Warm attachment sprang up between him and Mrs, Devoe, who was supposed by all to be & widow. The result was that the two were engaged to be married before she returned to Cohoes, he offert her @ good home for herseif and children, The fo! lowing Fall Deviin and Mrs. Devoe were married. They went to New York, where they lived very happily together until the Spring of 1870, when they removed to Chicago, since which time their friends in this vicinity have had wo account of them. When Isaac Devoe arrived in le afew days since, alter an absence of nearly twelve years, and after every one who had ki ‘him had jo! looked upon him as being dead, the astonishame! Hats bead Sarees melted, Pantie at a ‘’s named Fa ton, on Church street. It ss some time be- fore ke cowd assure — th he was really Isaac . Devoe, Inquity A, to. what had become of his ‘wite ‘and family elicited the above facts. Devoe r the singular in. telligence very phil meagan said that if bia wife was living happily with her new partner hi Would not interfere with them; but he will insis on having bis children placed {in his ‘charge. ft. | it in hkee) @ only over ni ie then started in search of nis children, the artalt has cteated po Utile senspuon Dereapoule,