The New York Herald Newspaper, April 5, 1873, Page 5

ee MARSHAL BAZAINE. An Interview in Prison with Napo- l¢on’s General-in-Chief. ‘His Version of the Defeat at Gravelotte and Surrender of Mets, and His Reply to the Charges Upon Which He Is Arraigned. A cortespondent of the London mes Naito, Jowed the Henap’s plan dy interviewing Bazaine, at the house im Versailles where he has Deen in confinement under military guard for nearly year. After describing his cordial reception by @ @0ldierly man of sixty, with deeply furrowed brow and grave aspect, he proceeds :— fa erin es ses a Bocnp morgen Lar spinon Teapec Bong averse. of ripe caries seroma a that the tata nat ations B86, of long range ke seca or Biav re aries and 13 ta proof ot at view vow he referred to gap ee Phe'ofaartan co you rs Reman aen nam are rasan | 3, ae epecpeme rata gpl interchange a rors id. interc: of ideas can be Stected and Senta for Seats eke ree ees Poe Heer inet 70 Papers ee buiardes “an the : firs! he, otige on 4 hilliars ana never scr tare ea then pean, aes ‘was for heey the A, Piette he ba — ee Pt i pebe en ets ver- Sree nl, ek lei ao crak atu wt with n itarone al had ern Tu portion, troops a iti Balt ok jon wi Ico adv ohne (0) aia Wot aut that ated Pater aan battie i as “ , and there was bie of — commandin| aR, ‘ony she venture to © sn ‘ig that I nguid have occupie: othe: RY is not. Lesion of a to-fight awordin in hand, and had zporianaed that two a Aare, before at Rézonville; where, ‘ome batteries had been abandoned, 1 rusted Gena, sword in hand, a if pony mang jigs I not been extricated Fshould ‘have remained: a pris- oher int thes hands of the eA eee hal, there are joera.. who wz ry Pera ‘Whole of st that da aay i on oper as rained oy Bah and coy! belle flask Bh sles yiwere greatly 6 evening to ad the thet the troops. were, “ese ret . tg their former rae “The battle of vitliers or -Gravelotte,”. said the Marshal, “the poe ce ne T alone.|bad) conceived, was Pedaid never ove Thouy mht of ‘tating, Eh ei never have thoug! men uy ant a : Nis road = a pgosem a gagement and to destro! of the enemy’s, mont 28 possil spare pale own; the) ef alter, several a See hoped su cables to force a pi ‘e, not, ‘ae might. be expected, by my line of retreat, but by repassing the ‘Moselle, and, throwing myseli riaky into Alsace, to relleve Stresborg an WA cover A Bace and Lorrame. Such was the object I had in vicw. During the engagement at Amanvi the regiments simply theratore, occupied Mistentive = positions ich had marked out for them and at the Ade I had prearranged, but they made no ‘advance. One corps only (the Fourth) made a pretended pping Movement in order to distract the atten- tion oi the enemy, but as to the others they took partina dofensive engagement, which succeeded admirably, and which was for the Germans the most murderous contlict of the whole pty ne n.?? “But when you assumed the command y: nat have had Instructions to enable you to act Ap voncert with the other corps, and 1am astonishe that you should’ speak of arrangements as Marly your own, and which would constitute isolated and independent action.” “I had abso- lately no instructions. When, on the Toth, I saw our beloved and unfornnate Emperor, Aes —_ ‘ted him to give the command to Marshal ion or to Marshal Canrobert, but the Em- peo insisted and gave the orders. When I asked im for instructions he satd, ‘Do your cma — that moment the tion Was aiready very bad and Smabaraene Alter Helonshoiien! and For- Dach we had no longer any Hant wing, and the Germans were able at their leisure to Perform ee turning movement, which resulted in my be- ing invested. I wrote at that moment to Marshal MacMahon that I should endeavor to retire not upon Verdun, but nm the fortresses of the gporth. When the rabal, aiter some hesi- tation and after having sought to fall back upon Paris, ed the instructions of the Minister of War and quitted Rethel, he believed me to be al- ady in the direction of the fortresses of the norti ena he arrived at Sedi own ; Acie Pt ee ean foinin, ni ng invest en On! rely ed iy nig 0 own judgment.” “Still it ia said eg sourde de chasse nained Scalabrino delivered to reonally on the 23d a despatch from General rat jahon, Which explained to you the line you aot follow and the direction you should take?” ‘The Marshal shi his shoulders. ‘I never re- ceived couriers; i never saw Scalabrino nor an: de chasse, I never received any Ss atc ts 2h rn: a bee he iy ei August, iter that day received many, be- cause it was the interest of the Germans to allow them to pass. ‘The trial will very clearly elucidate that point. No one Nas ever been brought face to face with or who maintains that he had delivered any despatch irom Marshal MacMahon to me be- fore the seth.” ‘You said just now that you had ‘Dut 90,000 men to oppose to the German ter Dut there were 170,000 men made prisoners.” + Thad 170,000 men rationed, but 1 had on), 90,00 ting men.” ‘There is a transaetion which ly sine oxeited Worne curiosity, and which is even Stay envelope in mystery—tl \e affair of Regnier.” “Yes, yes,’’? replied the Marshal, after a moment’s siience, “and I myself cannot yet expiain it. A Man was brought to me one day provided with a ‘passport from M. de Bismarck, and who wished to Break with me. He told me that he came from Chiseinurst, and that not daring to bring witn him Suy Written papers he had been furnished as a cre- dential with. a peo ‘aph of Chiselhurst, with a dedication by the Pr! Imperial, whose hand. writing I revomnized: that he came on behalf of the Empress, who asked me to send to her either Marshai Canrobert.or General Bourbakl. Inaturally thought that there were some negotiations going on between the Regent and Bismarck, and I Ks Aes that | had no right to thwart them nor to be made acquainted with them. I sent vor Marshal Sreie whom I brought into the presence of jer, and then 1 left them. Half an ‘hour afterwards I saw Marshal Canrobert, who declared that he was too old and too fatigued to undertake the journey. I then sent for General Bourbaki and after @ few minutes’ conversation he came and told me that he was willing ha go, He set out, in fact; and from that time 1 never saw either M. he’ er General Bourbaki again, and all I know business is whatI have gathered from the wepapers.”” We remained silent for afew mo- monte sate end then I said, ‘You have been greatly re- proached for having ‘peen willing to obey the Em- ‘press this matter.” “And whom could I obey? The government of the National De- fence had never placed itself in communi. cation with me and I knew nothing of it, 1 was cut off from the world, and, only having rumors to inform me of what was going on, for me the Empress-Regent was still Regent.” “You are glso blamed for not having burned the eagies.”’ “But I had given a pressing order to that effect to General Soleil, as wellas to General Tarras, Chief of the Stail; they though pera hat they might ‘wait a litti¢ longer, and t) it was too late.” “I hardly dare to ask you, M. M. Le Maréchal, whether it is true that you dined with Prince Frederick Charles before the surrender oi Metz.” ‘Oh, you May ask me anything, 1 should prefer that ‘those ‘whe talk about me si ould do as i are doing. This is what must have given rise to that report; on the ‘28th I was at Corney with my officers. It was rain- ings ne were all et through. The Prince was 3.1 wished to wait for lim. As we were fatigu ea and harassed we were offered a basin of wh. I moistened my lips in order not to refuse; 1 do not know whether my officers did as much as that; and two days ea ered it was asserted that Thad been present at a grand dinner given by the General mef of the Fenemy's army.” “Bat when Metz had been surrendered is it true that there was found there an abundance of provisions, while the day previous le were perishing from hunger 1” e official inquiry attests that there an found in the nme ane one day’s supply of tions Cheek orn ry tre that some of the in- ad lat ain stores brought them out, finding that the meee was at an end. But we had J ied Ogg everywhere without bett ing, #0 well were all those thin it interest could 1 have in vt If red “It is said,” 1 ie , “that you foment of declaring A! and Lorraine s neutral d snot and ¥ becoming its bod and that M. de Bismarck had held out that ct to you.” The Marshal broke out into a ae Neither M. de Bismarck nor Prince Fred- id he, “thought me_ sim nd if Alsace and Lorr: ities, it ¥ “fa ave offered prepared, withou' “put all sorts of” Appius Made about me, date me. ry haa ag aK ay aaa entrar ari |= NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, APRIL, 5, 1873—TRIPLE Pemba oH a ‘The truth 19 that I dzone, of eno! wealth, sou, but ut rather 1 had. debts, poor Tor iieiiminen, hea given me the Ale of Benaviste, for 100,000 nd Juarez ennventen, Sierra peror Napo! radon a b ate Emperor.’ How ce it ha 0 that the Bona- pete moa Ps ar be: oa the tio) oor it. General Cae, ol rr Cearee Season dlbectsd me to a He the Emperor to and to bring him back me a, {had wished tose! CM ok in- siractlons. ea paetee to repens that he ta rate ae a thousand ‘who Qung away nis a erord in the midst ori batt lo rT, whee Bano abe mld ‘atte, “Ho ore *, ie old out & with me, but he topr il the same”? tt ‘s Let apaacatd e xour casos jextip- ray eis will be seo “i hoe, rae Slat goed ou you wil have Vo eee a spon stents Bre rege ind t0 deal seat wi and how eaponatie e truth called Tipe eee ats Wes eat to ad 7? Leda RR hothing 9 Bbous 8 At arsasee at Ete a ee Dave ‘ito it Homer of ERiose ven evideiics & Sanat ae hee Bivsetean st opacity} geod room Mommie a Seok a vmahog tharer. rhe or shay befe the a Marshal’ writes to bd is aac “‘cpan, he Srnole, i house, alte bh mana damp, is incomfortable, able, and the betes makes bre ‘complains of it, amhenes jor a man ihe eaveeou ‘wounds, m ARDSTY sar Ti06, 0 ere tary nin THE GERMAN REFORMERS, es The Republican Charter Not Wanted by Them=A ‘Gubernatorial Commission | Called Bor to Prepare a Charter Bill. The Centra) Committee of the German Reform organizations of this,city, which originated during the reform campaign of. 1871, held a meet- ing at the Beethoven Maennerchor Hall last night, when, in the absence of Henry Clausen, the President, Oscar Zollikoffer occupied the chair. After a lengthy debate ona report of the Committee of Organization on contested delegations, trom os Assembly districts, resolutions in reference panes TBE CTX GBABTER, Were introduced by uswaia Yio: Panaviet, hich, after a brief discussion, were adopted, declariy ng that they. believe it to be almost impossible to in- sure a thorough reform in the administration of our municipal utfairs by means of a charter, which, in substance, is merely a law enacted by the, Legis- lature, that may be annulled in its main provisions by. OTHER LAWS SMUGGLED THROUGH the same body under other names and titles, as has often been the case, and to which circumstance the origin of a of the abuses in the administration of “our = municipal rs Further, that, in order Hoes ‘the evils resuiting from such course, it be recommended that the Governors be authorized by the Legisiature to appoint a Board of Commissioners, dralt » dharier for the elt raha Bay may traced, to avoid in the nena appr rovalandto the Legislature for conilrma- at no Jaws in reference to the city may be passed not called for by the people or by the repre- Fentaty es in the Common Council. It is farther argued in the resolutions referred to that the city charter as pending before the Legts- lature is a partisan charter, intended to create a new “Ring” to succeed the Tammany Ring. The contemplated removal of Comptroller Green is characterized asa partisan measure, originating irom corrupt motives. A CIRCULAR FROM TH2 COMPTROLLER. area The following important circular was forwarded to each of the departments of the city government yesterday by Comptroller Green:— Drrantuent or stig) Cor i, argh Sy 1 oa } Ly 31, To rmx DerartMents oF tae Crty Govern: The ter part of the mass of the arrears pes tsdpartent when the undersigned en' there still, b may eaplcated claims of Life the te Parpoee 2 ts now before the for chat p 0" Courts have from time to hme ot lass 80, Toterpreted verte us lay 8 Sina Saeed hice of the sige De- tment » ro rf es found jn wi tments of the cit Freatiy incre Tnereas ty Jabors a arth the same ithe to atfo the work of examin- the Sity ioonnes and diberae the city oe sn he careful identification and payment the taking proper receipts. from. thousands ‘of oe ployee ,scauared from, whe Rattery to Croton stance a work. of” great detail of bringing them to the C paid, ae was formerly the case, each man is pal ¢ work where he 1s engaget arenes fortnightly er or smaarve reneraliy month! ia To this work is e added that of the -dipee g of for labor and sup- ies to the various officers ans eernrcnes At no time in the history of the Finance Depariment has the volume oe its ee eaee, ees much over one-third what it has in for the ee tos has been done wan two- thipds 0 wnount of clerical rorce Ki oped in the Department whee the undersigned ente: umber of warrants issuod inst your was 27 107. rete total payments fn the same year were $69,003, 469°37: of which there were paid to laborers, directly trom this Depart- ment, ear gto millions of dollars. For ast current bilis have been audited and paid ywithin an average ee of ten days from their Presentation at this de} syierebanta frequently api for the payment kf hea whisk, on. inquiry, “¢i never been sent to this office by the epaginent whose duty it is to certify and transmit them. Warrants for bills have lain sometimes for weeks waiting aa parties to eall for them. Hereatter, Cae 4g ing in casesotinwicacy ‘and dificult current claims for supplies and materials will examined, and, if correct, paid w! days their presentation properly certified. Tt is ren Known that those who have of late years far. nished supplies tor the city were too olten’of a class created iy I the officials wuo dente with them. Obstacles were thrown in the wy of aan to facilitate the 9 rations of a class of gone weens, who detrauded the ty and divided with the omiciais? and reputable mer chauis were frequently unwilling to deal with the elty. ‘The advantages of restoring te bp eb dealers the be on or trade of the city are mutual and appare! it is the intention of the Finance Depart Arent t at the ange in this respect that has been commenced shall be £ our aged and established. It can onl, IJ aoa lished by te co-operation of the department ee percentages, divisions, deductions ‘or advan. ‘whatever shoul id’ be allowed to the personal bencit any purchasing agent or employe of 1 chy, govern: a every practice other than straight forward, fit dealing wil e dikcouraged and no omtoris spared to fen fear Haclon of this fundamental rale by any employ’ of the Finance Department will resuit in immediate dis- missal and punishment. Tt has taken e pteen, months to get rid of the accumu lations ot five irs Of id and jobbery; the Inbor it Has cost will never be appreciated. ‘There will be no re! tien in the seratiny of claim: and current bills nate He on examination found illega in character or ex in price will in. ordi be returned to the departmeni nated, with a statemeht of the re: ‘The department ineurring the b: inary ce a which they orm: na therefor. ill will thus have an op- portunity to consider the o jectons anid to discuss them with the claimants directly. This will relieve the Finance Department of the necessity of intervening in the first instance between the merchant and the de, i ment that has incarred the bill, and leave it to thal partment to retransmit the bilt ‘to this department, with such corrections as the circumstances warrant. The undersigned has been too gs connected with ublic Works not to understat importance to con- ctors of the prompt, receit’ of money due them, tn order to enable them, to. meet thelr eng nts with the irmen. To insure this ie is ‘genta a the contract under which the payment is demanded be lawful and free trom Couble at suspicion, Were a contact Is All iti of Dy, he monte r the aeparenons making 1 eh onsible tor delays in payment, nay ‘his De at will be, bY promptness of payment’ ro contractyrr and. thers, “to Fender unueces- sary the practice, which has long existe at ex- tent, of mrohers oe claims at thorbiiant dlcounts to broke "Colin ether than those of laborers will be Paid monthly, and generally within the first three days of the snonth. They shor ‘be sent Meng Ty yh ng the Tat of cach Salendar nowt, As they can bent ly made wu ‘he practice of making Sp Pane ceri reo Tolls for Rie Month before it has expired is not approved. ‘very name on the roll should be written in full, and not abbreviated. Rolls nonla be certified b; omfce or Department. persona ere, rolls will continue ig oF lo WOFk every two wes week: prowptiy a tana ‘not delay’ them, ae uaa a ‘Dumber ts acum ins ire on Slike ell ye and syatern { forms of rolls and cer: iecanens —x st He furtished on application at this dtl el soma is the chief official of the rene fa by another. id On or near the ee: in their pills frequently the case, At with a view of Sretitiating the business and of securing the prompt payment of Eas credit Li suage long are general, and will ot be constr % interfere with whatever measures y be necessary to insure the most thorough serutiny ofall claima and accounts. If properly carried out they will ea J in, Sordery LW. the expenditure of public moneys and systematic transaction ot a "| eae tend the ration of all oficers and depart- nts of the governmont is respectfully invited. nT ANDREW ‘ie GREEN, Conptrolter, To THE EDITOR OF THE HBRALD:— Nearly five years ago I was constrained by 1m- paired health to close my business and political labors, since which time I have sought the repose which ill health and the infirmities of age seem to require. Conscious tnat I conid not do much good, Thave endeavored to do as little evil as possible. Thave been especially desirous of avoiding all just cause of offence. It is difcult, however, to re- main in the world without being of it. I could not, if would, discipline myself into indifference to the welfare of my.country or ingensibility to the mis- fortunes of my race. To the misapprehensions of several city journals during vhe presént session of the Legislature in re- lation to my alleged inserference with the charter contreversy, I have not deemed it, necessary to re- ply. But the gratuitous, unjust and persistent Misrepresentations and aspérsions of the Times, designed and-caloulated to place me in a false posl- tion before the Legisiature, demand attention. T.nad no knowledge of or concern with the char- ter until it was reported im the Assembly, Nor did Tin any way or manner interfere with its passage through that House. I am not in the slightest degree responsible for any differences that exist between the Assembly and the Senate nor for any collisions of opinion between Senators. Nor did I inspire or suggest any amendments offered in either House. I have written to no member of the Legislature on the subject of the charter. Sen- ators Adams, of Albany, and Wood, of Livingston, and Asserblymen Blackie and Clark, of this city and those only; called at my house and conversed With me on the gubject of the charter, Ihave also Gonversed with ex-Governor Morgan, Governor Dix ana Mayor Havemeyer on the subject, In view of'all the°modes of appoititments proposed and discussed in and out of the Legislature, I came to the conclusion that capable and honest heads of departments who are now digcharging their duties faithfully should be allowed to serve out their terms, and that the general power of appointment should be given to the Mayor, subject to the approval of the, Board of. Aldermen. Such is my presen! opinion—an opinion which, though ex- pressed when appealed to, has been obtraded uzon no one. Early in the sesston, in conversation with Thomas 0. Acton and John A. Kennedy, I expressed @ decided preference for a Metropolitan Police law conferring upon the Governor the Sppointment of Commissioners. « Such, in substance, is my exact position in refer- ence to the Charter question. I have had no pur- pose, wish or thought in that connection but to aid, so far as I conid, in re-establishing good gov- ernment for our city. If by carefully avoiding alt interference with legislation ; if by doing, saying and thinking 1n reference to the charter nothing incon- sistent with good government for our city or hos- tile to the rights and interests of its inhabitants, there is anything worthy of stripes, I will patiently submit to chastiaement. Meantime I beg through your columns to refer the question to the judg- ment of an impartial tribunal. T. W. New York, April 4, 1878, THE PERIL OF OUR ROXTEN PIERS, Fie ocned-ne A Pile of Lead. Crashes Throngh a Wharf and Three Men Are Precipi- tated Below—Two of Them Saved by Sailors und the Other Saves Himself. Last eyentt , shortly before s SIX, an ominous cracking Was Sa addr ths ‘extrete ‘end of pier No.7 East River, situated at Coenties slip, and a few moments later 622 bars of lead, weighing about 8ix tons, had disappeared from sight, carrying With them into the water an Irish laborer’ hamed James Muivy, who had a bar Of lead on his shoulder, Ani old watchman named Pelsey, belonging to the Merchants’ Police Association, aext fell through the rotten hart, wi while @ second watchman, named George Taylor, attached to the brig Argo, of Hali- fax, also disappeared from sight; but the latter miraculously managed to clamber up from the débris of timber which was floating below the wharf. A line was given to a sailor on board the 9» which vessel had just discharged the load, and he boldly let himself down and saved the laborer, aiter great difficulty and with much peril. Lying abreast, at the end of the wharf was the New York brig Daisy, which had_ar- rived but a few minutes before from Me a. Her second mate, Mr. Nash, hearing the alarm, let him- self down into the hole, and managed to save from drow: Pelsey, the old watchman, who was found to be uni ured, though greatly stunned by his fall upon the slippery spiles. Mulvy, the laborer, who is employed in the United States Weigher's Department, When brought to the surface was found to be much bruised and wounded. He stated, curiously enough, that “he could not let go of the lead’ when he was going down, thinking, Fa ys it would keep him afloat. He was removed the ambulance to the Park Hospital, but was subsequently, at his own wish, taken to his home at 199 Mulberry street. Tue watchmen at the dock Jast night all concurred in stating thatitis in a most dilapidated and dangerous condition. The hole where he had broken throug his about fourteen feet square. Another large piss. oF ofiead is on the brink and may go through any minute. A similar accident occurred in 1850, when a pier gave way, and many teams were thrown into the river aud a woman sitting on the pier lost her life. BEDS ON THE WARPATH. Another Surveying Party Attacked— Several Men Killed—A Call for Protec. tion. WasnIneTon, D. C., April 4, 1873, The Interior Department to-day was officially ad- vised by telegraph of the murder of asurveyor by a party of forty or fifty Indians, calling themselves Cheyennes, while in camp twenty miles east of Camp Supply. One man was wounded and the camp destroyed. On the 19th of March four surveyors of another party were murdered fifty miles further north, where the Camaron River crosses the Kan- sas boundary. Robert Martin, @ messenger, has been missing since March 7, Surveyor Barrett, who sends the telegram, asks, “will the government protect us 1” Mr. Risley, agent fer the Indians at the White- stone Agency, reports, under date of the 3d inst. from Fort Laramie, that D. R. Rogers, United States mail carrier, was killed by In ans on the Sist ult. while carrying the mail irom the said agency to Laramie. AN IMPORTANT TRIAL PHILADELPHIA, April 4, 1873, In the case of Daniel Scull vs, The Kensington National Bank, in which the jury rendered a ver- dict allowing $37,000 for the plaintiff for the loss of his bonds by the robbery of the bank in February, 1969. Judge Williams this morning set aside the verdict and ordered a new trial. “WEST VIRGINIA The “Capital” Question Again Tabled in the Legislature. CHARLESTOWN, April 4, 1973. The West Virginia Legislature will adjourn on Monday next, to meet again on October 20. The a) Senn et the capital to Wheeling was laid on e table, ALLEGED ORUEL OoNDUCT. A Woman in a Delicate Condition Tarned Into the Street—She Dies at Bellevue. , Coroner Kessler was yesterday called to the Morgue to hold an inquest over the remains of Mrs, Mary Thomas, & woman only nineteen years of age, who died in Bellevue Hospital the day pre- vious. Mrs. Thomas, who had been compelled to leave her husband in consequence of his intem- Rant habits, obtained employment as a book Ider and secured lodgings at St, Mark’s place, but, being in @ delicate situation, the woman in chatge, itis alleged, ejected her, and, no alterna- tive being left, she took refuge in Bellevue Hospt- tal, where death ensued, as stated. Tne matter will be Whoronghly mves investigated. SUIOIDE BX HANGING. George Rickett, a disconsolate German, sixty- six years of age, who had become tired of life, hung himself in his basement room of premises 416 West Thirty-seventh street, late on Thursday afternoon, The bedy was cut down by Sergeant Buddington, ofthe Twentieth precinct, Coroner Kessler was notified to hold an inquest on the body. ARMY ORDERS, Wasutneton, April 4, 1873, First Lieutenant James Siaden, Fourteenth in- fanty, aide-de-camp to General Howard, has been ordercd to report to the Commissioner of Indian —. for duty in connection with the Indian ser- Veeptatns ©. L, Tripler, Twenty-first infantry, and Y. M. Siiva, Twenty-first infantry, have resigned. FAREWELL, HOS0KEN. Union with Jersey City for Better for Worse. To Be or Not To Be—The Bill Consolidating the Two Cities—Next Tuesday's Election to Determine the Question—Why This Measure Was Resorted To. It {s not the Free Railroad bill, nor Tom Scott's warfare nor local option that troubles the people of the thriving city of Hoboken just how, but chieny and above comes the important question, To.be or not to be? In other words whether alter next Tuesday, the day fixed for the charter elec- tion, Hoboken as a separate municipality shall cease to exist. The ring of small fry corrupt polt- ticians that have been preying upon. it, retarding rather than promoting improvements, will go into. mourning and there will be» wailing and weeping among the retainers of that oldest of New Jersey monopolies—the Roboken Land and Improvement Company—if the consolidation shalt take effect.' The question in one aspect is one of emancipation from the relentless power of this monopoly, In another it asaumes the phase whether Hoboken shail remain a mere pocket borough or rise to the dignity of a city that owns no master and will not be left behind in the march of improvement. ‘These were the questions that prompted the m- troduction ofthe bill by Mr. Lee, the member from) Hoboken, 1t may interest others besides the peo- ple of Hoboken to know under what circumstances the bill was introduced. Mr. Lee introduced a bill for the restoration to Hoboken of the most valu- able portion of her/territory—the water front— wrested from it under the mame of the township of Weehawken by the Huo. ken Land and Improvement Company. Tho continuance of such injustice would not be toler- ated in many cities of the Union. The bill was a most righteous one, yet the monopoly would not Teliquigh its grasp on the ill-gotten property and the bill was defeated. Tom Scott’s vassals in the Assembly came to the aid of what was known in both houses as monopoly No. 2, and trampled under foat the rights of the people of Hoboken: Lee was not discouraged, however. Pat- terson, Letson, Gacde, Cavyileer and other stanch opponents of ional, encourt him, andon @ vote to reconsider til lacked Just one yote, Another bill was drawa up, but after linger- Po tbh days it showed symp! ‘oms of atone and withered away. Lee, thus bafiled at point by poenower ot Mammon in the Tobby, ry, as iy executed a flank movement. His ultimatum to a monepoly was ‘Restoration of stolen propert; annexation to peer Mele sete This is iit he hist of the case rief, The bill has story both Houses, and will certainly be signed v the Governor. There will be an overwhelming majority in Jersey City in favor of consolidation, Avhat will the people of Hoboken say on election day? The whole power, influence and money of the monopoly will be employed at the polls to defeat consolida- tion, but there is every prospect that the people will remain firm ee the cause which had so abie an expounder in Le ‘he following iS the bill in full:— Whereas it appears to be the dosire of the pe Jersey City and of the city of Hoboken to have Laid fies consolidated and form one city; and whereas it ts r sonable ‘and propet that the popular will should be com- Baie Ar tae) icted, by. the Senate and G 1 . Hie it enacte e Senate and General A of the State of dw sersay, That Jersey Bidy niall here. after consist, not only of tie territory hither comprised frituin Tes Limite, but: in addition alzo the spitory now okens comprised within the limi . And ersons resident within ae and oe, tt fie aj i all ¢ sald imitsofthe gajd citjes, ay and He pes 2 mgetg ae {st} ork ait fererhsr Qanutiate a a oll @ known as “The Mayor ind Aldermen of Jerse y Olt 8. And be it @ 4 Tae an Property and whether In possession, In expectancy oF Ih acto belonging to the Mayor and Council of the city of Ho- boken, or to the different departments of sald city gov- ernment, or to the inhabliants of eald city ng a body politic ahd corporate, are hereby transmitted to ine ayor and Aliermen ‘of Jersey City, and all abilities for rest or contracts now exisiing against the Mayor and Council of the city of Hoboken, or the said bod: and corporate, shall hereafter cxist_ with by’ City, and all suits or proceedings against or in behalf the Mayor and P Soul of the city of Hoboken Rrorcsald, of the sald. bo ody Polidic and corporate, sliall proceed against or in behalfot the Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City, in the same manner and with the same effect as aa ‘would gaint or in behalf of the original i Hoboken shall hereafter compose he Seventh Alder lc district of Jer- sey City, and the act to which this is @ supplement and he supplements of said act are hereby extended to terr! a tory 8 and thie tnhabitanys ware eek the ct as said act and supplements have in an; Other district of dorsey ity. i af 5. And be it enacted, That all Uttara of beta Mayor and Common Council of Je: ‘&@t present incor. in force dn the hu es orated, or other ordit joboken that may be in force when this act shall eftect, so faras the same may be applicable to the consol. idated city hereby provided for, and so far as not incen- sistent with this act, shall be in force until altered or re- Soree b we Proper board of the city government of 6. And it enacted, That said Seventh Aldermanic district shall be entitled to the ereme! number of Aldermen, members ot the Board of ‘and constables that are, by the act to which Sate islsasupplement now al allows to the other aldermanic seme “hammber a ot Beventh 4 t shall bias Jastices of the Peace at aeat te “en i cl of He. Ao, oe the present ustice: fokea fs now enti and roo! Coennigipoer: roars As “aking the, acknowledgment an proof of ‘deeds. a ii continue in office for non a their terms rest at at the charter sonore of Vv 7. And be it enacted, said cities ot month of April oficete ot the holden i me ane ot ¢ as the electior oieike yea oe de aa be oan under the direction of Election, the elec en- a ton note a er ete for city of eu pat express their of ie Be t by aving atthe foot of “the hatlote which ba fa all vote, either written or printed the ‘for. solidation,” or s to hosen: Free jolders of Hu ag the same time and in the same manner as the ‘director dson ges of Election are required to report in count; elections, and the said Director sball cause the sai Board of Chosen Freeholders to be convened to ler eS rater ation of nad return: the official newspapers ime a pace And” "be {tenacted thatif in each of said citics the number of ballots deposited as aforesaid “for comepiiae- tion” shall be greater than the number of ballots de- Posited “against consolidation” “4 is act shall go into — and operation on the blak ey. thereafter. be It enacted, That | rity of the ballots voted 8 aforesaid contain the ‘words eine consclida- tion.” then said cities nay reconsider i ir vote he os Fontan eee of which th 1 f Chosen Freehol'lers of he county dso shi e at least one week's previous Ly in all ‘the mnewapaners printed and published in both of said cities: and, if at bn Tast election, said cities shall vote by a inal jority of electors voting at such election “for oi then this act shall go into effect and operation on the bas Tuesday thereafter. 0, And be it enacted fast on the gay when this es goes into effect and oper: the terms of office of the charter officers of tho Pity. of “troboken ar ‘and ther officers ot the government of said oe except as herein other- te dkionea for, shall cease. be it enacted that on the day this act sh: into effect the members of the Bi f mt said city of Hoboken shall by their Ee ae shall be Sesrensies in the actto which this tsa supple he of ae8 foe is act to go into ay foe 0 Into oper fi fonngied, "That ald Boventh slacrenasty ree, ie mbers of the holders of Hudson yeounty, Proy ‘ded Matine yaad said Boa oboken, who sntinee Bomber. 4 members of the Board of Alder ot Jersey City. and they shall represent said Seventh ‘Aldermanto district. pet the next ensuing rter election, wan he in the mai rms of office of all the members of Councilmen of said city of B. yn, with the exer of the two chosen as aforoanld, shall cease on the ainirion for onet mato: for in. this act, shal be considered & tow ip Pang aha isha be entitled fo clect th; office at tive ime this ct gees, rite effect, shal in, age until the ne: ting, charter election. And be it enacted. “hat the day when. the Mayor said go into effect, as hereinbefore peoriaee. y ‘ouncil of the city of Hoboken and the he: different departme ‘the city government of said elty shall deliver aver to the appropriate board of the city, of Jersey City all property, books and papers In their or his Possession or contrat helonging to the Mayor and ell of the city of Hobo! a an! oy Rima Eorpornte and ctusal loftending shalt fortett and p bay for ith oity t) or of Versey cht City the sum of one thousand dollars, to be acts and paris o£ sc bes for’ and recovered hoonsiatens 4. And be it grained. that a nessennne passed, so far as the same are with this act, be and the same are a porety, repealed, and this act shall be deeme: wc cinerea THE AMERICAN JAN BIBLE ‘SOOIETY. Meeting of the Board of Managers—Grants of Books—Revision of the Arabo-Turk- ish Testament. The stated meeting of the Board of Managers of the American Bible Society waq held at the Bible House, Astor place, at half past three o'clock P. M., Dr. W. H. Allen, President, in the chair, Three new auxiliaries were recognized—in North Caro- lina, South Caroma and Florida, one’ each. Grants of books were made to the American Missionary Association, the New York Female Bible Society, to the American Sunday School Taions ig American Board of Commissioners for Foreign boy books A the aoa language fo Africa; besides many ir amount ope: clally to feeble t auxili: entire Dber of nts of aries, volumes granted is 145, of which were a oe he use was riated in funds, of which $2,! was for ‘was voted to concur with the Britis] ‘and FoI Bible Society in the re: sion and republication of the Arabo-Turkish ty 4 mt in Consta! , and also in printing the pore: in same language, translated by JERSEY’S CREDIT MOBILIER. UE EES A Day of Retribution for Corrupt, Legts- lators—Arrest of a Tom Scott Senator on the Charge of Tak ing ® Bribe—Startling Developments Expccted=The Men Who Sold Out Their Constituents to Receive No Quarter. When the HERALDA few weeks ago announced that the Senators who voted for Tom Scott on Assembly Dit! No, 3 would find themselves, at no distant day, i & very uncomfortable predicament, the recreant legislators did not appreciate the @rave import of that announcement, ‘The invasion of the halls of legislation by Tom Scott, aad the bargain and sale that followed, are likely tobe commemorated tn his- tory as Crédit Mobilier No.2, On the eventtul day when.No, 8 was killed in the Senate all eyes were directed toward the Senators who voted against it, and cries.of vengeance were poured on their devoted heads, Mr. Letson gnashed hia teeth as he muttered in low tones to the HERALD repre- sentative, ‘Well, a day of reckoning will come for this,” Patterson overheard the remark and added, ‘That’s s0, for the tories of the revolution were respectable compared with those fellows.’’ It was ramored throughout Trenton that the price of one Senator's vote was $30,000, while another, the man inthe gap, waiting to hear from either sido, during the previous night placed hia gervices ata ae higher uy $5,000 and received his pay. Btil he friends of. the people's railroad bided their time, and it was ‘not till the gavel fell yesterday, announcing that thé Legisiature had adjourned sine die, that they swooped down upon their quarry, The transaction which culminated in & sensation that will etir the pulse of the State ast has not been. stirred for a long time is as follows:—A be ag of weeks ago three men eta hot e prying the peace’s office. in ‘Trento: questo im to Witness an inidavit hich ey were about to make. They not disclose its. character nor tne. names Le Hee parties ene The Justice, on np, at Te Sigh gion ised that functionar: aha, speeding ithatanding he made every inquiry con cerning the secrecy of the matter, he was left in oorniees ee was heard of it since that time journins when, immediately after the ad- dou ate ons nt of tne Legislature, a sensation was Sadden arrest of Henry Caleb She PI mad "senator trom, Cumberland couuty, & warrant issued on the affidavit of Joseph Lat set forth the following :—‘‘rhat Caleb. (Sheppard, @momber. of the Senate of the fat 1873, was guilty of taking, receiving accepting tne gum of ,$2,500 (twenty-five hun- area on or about. february 27, ag a reward, gift ae gratuity for giving his vote asa member of id sem bi Na 8 HY said year 1878 in favor of As- is well known that Sheppard did not vote for No. 3, and hence the issuing of the warrant for his arrest and breach of faith. ‘This Shaeffer is from Sussex county ange acting on the part of Mr. Bpokaut, (§ the principal promoters the National Railroad. mnerai Sewell sppearea atthe Justice’s office and helped console the accused Senator in his hour of trouble. General Perrine appeared also and signed a batl bond to the amount of $2,000, for i iperelas appearance at the next Ovurt of Oyer aud Terminer in Mercer county, Messrs. E. T. Green, of Trenton, and Samuel Gray, of Camden, presented themselves as counsel for the ac and waived an examination. Reliable rumors are afloat that this case is only the commencement of a number of others of greater magnitude which will be brought to light in aiew days. It was remarkable to the pre- cipitate dight out of Trenton after the adjournment took place of nearly all the Tom Scott Senators. Developments ofa most startling and sensational character are expected to be made public at no Kerr pli e her ailidavite are being prepared, but it is deemed advisable to withhold them from publica- tion for the present. Statements were made by members of both houses yesterday that reveal an alarming apreee of corruption. HORSE NOTES. Death of the Race Horse Lightning. {From the Turf, Field and Farm, April.) This celebrated sire died Sunday, March 30, at the Walnut Hill Stud Farm, Mr. James A. Grinstead, near Lexington, Ky. Lightning, gray, foaled 1857, by Lexington, out of Blue Bonnet, by imported Hedgeford, her dam Grey Fanny (Grey Medoc’s dam), by Bertrand, out of a mare by imported Buzzard, &c. He was bred by Messrs. Boyden & Chinn and purchased by Mr. Henry B. Foley in his three-year-old form, who raced him with marked success under the management of Dr. J. W. Weldon. He was subsequently purchased by Messrs, Grinstead & Clark of H. B. Foley, and belopged to them at the time of his death, He did not appear on the turf as a two- year-old, but began his racing career in the Fall of 1860, when he won the Produce Stake for three- year-olds at Lexington at four heats, winning the second and fourth heats; Idlewild won the first heat and Sherrod the second. Jack the Barber, Colton, and a chestnut colt by imported Glencoe, out of Maid of Orleans, and a Vandal filly out of Dick Doty’s dam ran in the-race also. The track was dee} ie mud and the time slow—1:6334, 1: 58%, 2:02, 2:153%. He was dis tance in tr takes: for three-year-olds at uisville, KY., Won by Bettie fard = in *t60 3g. He walked at Natchez the 318%, snd a Brown Tan second to Pani Dick Colt. suine Panty three-mile heat, in 6:32! bt oe Exchequer an Neil Robinson started al le meeting he beat btm and ed four smallest in the mad, in 8:62, 134. During the Winter meeting of 1861, which should have preceded the 6 Sp! pring meeting ing, Sid Stor; beat him for a rcopatakes, ie heats, in 160, Same meeting he beat Uncle Jeff, Bett! Ward iS a mtance in four heats of three ale Jette secon Bettle Ward winni for heath tr second. Same meeting he beat Uncle J rey ie Joe Boe four-mile The, Re best se be Joe Stones aaa s texin ington 1e g os oner, and a& x wis, , three-mil ese iny colt ae of pag oe le heats, ¢ he beat file ri penints heul , Tas0%, his ended hus rack career, a ae ‘she season of 1862 st Le: Ky., car ‘was removed South the same Paul, wheu Sep erat Kirby Smith’s command left Kentucky. remained South some two years, we believe, hen he was returned to Kentuc'! the property of aa pen a AA ago wi nif tent Priam ever since, uni e other day, age sixteen years. Lightning was one of the Some of Biue Bonnet, who produced Little Arthur, Nebula (dam ef Mere) of Alice Jones (dam of Jones- boro), The Gloamin, all by imported Glen- coe, ‘ollowing them with Lightning, un- der, Bonnet (dam of Pleasurevilie ys ad stone and Lancaster, all Paanp Lahn Biue Bonnet. was out of Grey dam of the renowned Grey Medoc, and Pine 2 tatatty has always been noted for fast and game horses. Lightnin; ‘was just beginning to win laurels at the stud, an stood this year fourth in the list of winning aires, with eleven winners of twenty-six races—$15,025. London is bis lal er, and from his close resemblance to bids fair to be @ worthy suc- cessor to lus noble sire, without Mr. Grinstead’s y colt, Crockford, out of Mishap, can bear the it er of Lightning to the front amid such large as of , oe romans Uhree-year-olds as will contest Spirtt of the Times of March 22 speaks as follows of a contemplated four-mile race in that part of the country :— We learn that Mr. Ge T temp ti up % four- mille raee nt the "ie fe Courses i ede | Sate about two wacks before the State Tair, There 1 be other purses given during ‘Theva to haa wii 1 Weights to be cal i pou on sats wonton wares and." If any hoise can come out here ms ast nat anid get away with that hecan win font coln of the realm. Among our ‘homebred ed horses, we field, posed of such horses w, u.! Sheridan, At "ADI and Irene Harding. We ou of the crac! pntcky be tee some vi rs of sanomve, | Voted by Captain’ T. G, Moore or the Com iH by his ae won iret oa wat the Oven 1 fe can assure any ofthe Ea rn turfmen who visitus that they will be cof bead jes and every arrangement made tor their jo Colman’s Rural World says “that Mr. Thomas J. Smith has ‘ood the mare Flora Belle to Aleck hewla for $22,500. It ia su; she has been purciised for Mr. Reed, the mi of Erie, 14 oye tee 4 ae Med game and aidan os trotter, a0 Od, ie toi ds, 88 not be retired from the turf. Her record ‘is 2:22%, and there is no douot that she will be able to re- duce it materially if br tg bronght ot ‘out this season, THE BANKRUPT _FE { FERRY OOMPANY, They Propose to Reorganize and to Bet- ter the Comm tion With Sta Inland. The East Shore Ferry Company, which some time ago became insolvent, and whose property passed into the hands of George Law by auction as one of the creditors, propose to reorganize immediately under the name of the “Staten Island Railway Company,” the stockholders each agreeing to pay bis proportionate share of the deficiency of losse» incurred through the Wi ae disaster. About the 15th instant the com: , a8 reorgant: ro- to run @ boat from the istand at five o’clock 1 he morning for the accommodation of the work- img 80 pI to run their boats more frequently throughout the day than they doat presents THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE. Investigation of the Affairs of the Company—The Superintendent Before the Committee of Aldermen—The Cost of the Enter- prise—Nota Dollar for Legislation. ‘The spocial committee of the Brooklyn Board o¥ Aldermen resumed their investigation into the affairs of the East River Bridge Company yester- day afternoon in the Common Council Chamber, WILLIAM C. KINGSLEY EXAMINED. Mr, William ©, Kingsley was sworn and testified that he was Superintendent of the East River, Bridge, and had been a director of the company since June, 1872, but was not one of the incorporators; became personally interested-in the enterprise in 1860, at the beginning; Colonel Julius W. Adams was connected with him im making up the plans, (Mr. Kingsley then proceeded, at the request of Alder- man Ropes, to give the history of the enterprise. He also related the circamstance of hus connection, with it as Superintendent.) The directors wanted him to take the position of genera! superintendent under a salary, but he had his time pretty well oc- cupled and he DECLINED TO ACCEPT THE POSTTION for @ salary; he agreed, however, to accept the position at titecn per cent, but they thought this was entirely too high, and spoke ef five per cent; finally they told him to go on with the work an@ they would make satisfactory arrangements; he took the position in 1869 as general super- intendent, and went to work to organize his forces, (Hé'then related the circumstances of the contract for the caisson which was made with Webb & Bell.) They advertised for bids, but only two shipbuilders sent-in--proposals, as it was con- sidered a matter of doubt about the succesafuy launching of this caisson; they accepted the pro posals of Webb & Bell; he became responsible for $80,000 worth oi A easloy por and Lak bepress materiay to the amount o| ther hed to ee lowest’ bidders —— in one: instance, and that wast the case they found Tag put ina bid to furnish granite; they this man had no quarry and the anaes had wag not granite. (He then rete; tion and the amount which he was matter was not settled until earl v05" he then slalmed § that he was entitle 10 FIPTREN PER CEST for hig time, labor and efforts in behalf of tl terprise during five or six years; he 06} that fifteen per cent was a reasonabie profit contractor, and he placed himself in that pt A and they then decig¢ed ve oy | fifteen per thet was the) price ic) vgraptend ge for the erection of ted new Post Ot New York and the bin i at fake A fae work was then continued until the 725, Tree eemitece thon! becahie: dinsatinted with the arrangements in regard to the cunieenrenixitg aes ; they had a number of meetings, and aiter taki matter over HE CONCLUDED TO TAKE FIVE PER CENT, which would amount to $115,000, or $120,000; he consented upon the condition that the committee should take the part ot the stock which he held, which would reduce it to about. Sat 000; this they ageed to do; he was, he considered, entitled to receive $200,300 more than the Bridge Company paid him, and then it would have been avery honest contract, Why were you so willing to back down In this? A. I was not willing to give it up, but the com- mittee thought that they had made a mistake, and it would be so regarded by the CORTE TAA and they therefore desired to be relieved frem he Te ponsibility; the only way they could remove that error was for bim, to. make the sacrifice; they re- Meved him of about, $190,000 worth of tiie stock all he had receiv 8 pay from ie com) iy was $125,000, and he considered it a ‘sacrifice or of his time ; in fact he regarded it as ‘A PICAYUNE COMPENSATION. He should have received $200,000, but he did not wish this to be an obstacle in the building of the bridge, and he therefore sacrificed it. The Execu- tive Committee passed a resolution, and it was put? in the minutes, to pay him this sum. He had never received any of the salary which they had agreed to give him—that of $10,000 per annum. The state- ment that he had put in @ bid at $40 per yard for the mason work was he said, untrue, Expecting to be a bidder, he would have been foolis’ to do #0, He might rence said in reply to a question that he would di work ior thatsum; but there were no bids ma . for the work. Alderman 1 Ropes inquired if it cost ANYTHING FOR LEGISLATION’ Mr. Kingsley ted that it did not cass a dollar ‘80 far as he Kn Something had been said ip regard to the purchase of lumber at the Brooklyn saw mill in which he was @ stockholder, He would say that up to December the sum of $330 had been expended for lumber, and the whole amount which had been patd to the South Brooklyn Lum- ber Company was $34,000. This company had been the lowest bidders for furnishing the luinber in’ all cases. Up to Angust next the sum of $5,000,000 will have been expended for the work; and it would require from twelve to thirteen million dollars to complete it, He denied that Mr. Barnes had been prevented from making an investigation of the ton the yard of the company. Mr. Courtland P. Nixon was the next bday called, He testified that he owned a quarry in Maine, and was a contractor mee the United States in constructing the new Post Office; he furnished the stone in ite rough state, and then had it cut to sult the architect, and for this he received Aftcen per cent upon the cost on the work. The committee then adjourned, subject to tho call of the Chair, THE KING OF CONFIDENCE. Cy An Old Swindler Under a New Name— J. Howard Livingstone, Who Operated in New York in 1871, The New Orleans papers of a recent date give the following details of the operations of a confidence man, named Henry A. Livingstone who claims to be @ brother-in-law of Colonel Tom Scott, of Penn- sylvania. This man is evidently the fellow who operated in New York in 1870-17, and not only swindied so many of our citizens, put deceived many lady acquaintances. He was ‘looked for” by Detective Warren, who never captured him, however :— Several prominent railroad men in New Orleans have just escaped @ magnificent swindle, Boe nig con, i at Ceeene se uch upon their good luc! y don’t care Buck about oakley. to tthe Sin A map, calling | himself Henry A. Livingston, hailing had the general cat of a from St. Louis, who railroad aoc agy from his boots to his cap, “. denly appeared among them. He stated was the brother-1 inion ‘of Colonel Thomas ‘soott, rs) the Pennsylvania Company, and showed various home letters purporting to be from that railroad king. His wile was, according to his story, Colonel Scott's only sister. He had lost three or four chil- dren in St, Louis i oe poe pe. booed, his wife and two children left. He had nm unfortunate, and did not wish to call directly toot brother “Tom”? if he could help it, though eves showed letters apparentiy genuine givii permi to draw on the afereatia ram to any amount not exceeding $50,000. He be- by acorn! cunlary assistance, and gan wanting only work in some Pallroad cay oc gba, refused such insignificant offers as $500 oF which were made. In this way le establuned on limited. confidence, and the usually wide-awake railroad men were thrown compietely off their ard, At length he condescended to accept a few thousand doliars from several of the Lo wanted to get bank accommodations for $38, he had seem a residence which he wished to pare chase immediately, before it was snappod up at a reat bargain by somebody else. His private ep fore aia not quite he the bank, and “omocts id him that ao must a etter of credit. from Sine Scott, which they would honor, This he 4 to do, and the next day showed @ telegram signed by Scott—and ima lew days the letter of credit ¢ Cy In the meantime, however, pa was ascertained that he had got a telegraph ice blank and written his own despatch, and had saenaveral hundred railroad passes printed in a job office in New Orleans, His few irtends caught ‘and cornered him in hs room, and got back va- rious sums of money they had loaned him, the fel- low being. coqparics. aiter alk Colonel Tom Scott Lens yy them that Livingston was #8 fraud, and jas not yet a letter of credit at the bank or beugit, t a) contemplated mansion. There ia a woman mixed up with him some way, who pd id ny represents his wife and writes a very ven New Orleans Times of the ist instan: éeived last evening, says that Livingstone obtained oe telor es blanks by represen himself as. seis Superintendent of the New ins and Jackson Railroad. ws fellaw ana mh at the Jackson depot in thority to act as Convtuctr, and be spe noon The for yd future fitanclat ciroles or ‘the Grenson aes chat it it now well unders' 1 8 ssional —— aid had a two. cone jedera! pa. and male a‘ the part of the sick wife. is yu seventeen years of , and from and she fs bh nego and gone AZ lobile, while Livingstone ts ‘nid back of towm among colored people—in nc, he has made ain residence amo? ever since this seotion at donde, eaitinantins It may be remarked thas Livingstone failed to swindle the New Orleans tradesmen, and divesting himself of nis conductor’s uniform and badge, te ‘wow in the negro quarters awaiting an 0; ity to escape, e believe ery ‘vhere nore are aig coca Wee this city for forger and woman vt er, Who now i oranse two years sleep, in New Orleans UP