The New York Herald Newspaper, April 27, 1873, Page 8

8 NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY APRIL 27, 1873—QUINTUPLE SHEET. THE FEEBLE FOUNDLINGS. Report of the Sisters of Charity on the Con- dition and Futore of the Asylum in Washington Square. An Appeal to the Legistature for State Aid. Statistics of the Work of the Institution— The New Building and the Funds Noeded for Its Completion. The Foundling Society of the Sisters of Charity, at No. 3 North Washington square, is one of those Kindly institutions which appeal directly to the tenderest sympathies of the public, and yet the course of its work has been marked by the seyerest struggles for the means wherewith to save and care for the unfortunate little beings whom destiny has cast upon this world friendless and alone. It 4 is seldom that so deserving a benevolence hasbeen compelled to pass through such arduous trials, and yet there is none the name of which in its shore* existence has become so well known and awakens such a kindly interest, It is uow over three years since the institution Was incorporated, The Sisters now present their THIRD ANNUAL REPORT ofits condition and their labors, accompanied by the reports: of the attending ‘physician, the Hnancial statement of the treasurer and the archi- tect’s description of the new buildings, which are now approaching completion, to be occupied by the children as soon as possible. uf course this latter project, now so bravely gotten under way, demands fresh contributions of money from the patrons of the institution; but that it ts already so far advanced is an impressive evidence of the ex- cellence of the management of tne Sisters, The enlargement of their work in each succeeding year has caused an increasing expenditure by them for the cause of charity. That the real comfort and welfare of the children is sincerely studied cannot but be apparent from the fact that in employing suitabie nurses and attend- ants outside of the institution aloue, the Sisters paid out iast year over eighty thousand dollars for this purpose, which is one-half of the whole sum of expenses, They now strongly urge the propriety of LATIVE AID being given them to perfect and carry on their noble work. ‘ The following is the introductory report of Mother Maria Regina, President of the Asylum:— THIRD ANNUAL REPORT OF THE FOUNDLING ASYLUM OF THK SISTERS OF CHARITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK. In presenting our third annual report to the friends of “the Asylum and to the charitable public of the city, we Would ask them to recall to mind the original object in establishing the instituuon, in order that they may see how naturally, in pursuing and accomplishing it, another ‘ity of a scarcely less high nature has been de- 9th day of October, 1869, the institution was in- pursuant to the laws of thiState, under the Foundling Asylum of the Sisters of Char- New York.” We, the managers, then Asylum would con- sist in providing a home tor that class oi suifering buman- ity whose cry tor help and life filled our hearts with sad- néss; for the poor little untorturate whose right to exist- coporaie Dame ot ity in the City of 5 thought thatthe whole scope of the ence almost ignored, and who consequently had scarcely inated the vital air, unaware of all except its first necessities and suiferings, before the disposition of ¢ grievous question with the atendants lor the innocent offspring of passion or the door step, the street, the sink, the string and knile presented each means of rid- dance to those who, suffering from poverty or fearing - disgrace, sat in final'and cruei judgment upon it; in tine, for that Glass of children whose fluttering, helpless lives Wore often threatened even by their mothers. ‘This charity, although Interesting and widespreading, scarcely surpasses, however, in beauty and the benetits it bestows upon the recipients of it, and on socie large, the other which has insensi sarily grown trom it—the rescue hopel y at ¥ and almost neces fallen women before 8 depths of misery and they have sunk w the criine. To THE HAPLESS, UNWi the portals or the Asylu oodness and salvation for her une it could enter and be saved to complete the mission of its life; but now, under the new outgrowth, she sees the im- stittition expand into a protector and a savior of herself, to shaiter her trom the derision and scoils of an untee World, to save her trom iniamy and restore her to home and virtue. Since the opening of the Asylum at least five hundred of these suffering mothers have tuund 4 home under its rool, Many of them are now earning respect- able livings by honest industry; others have again en- to open a vision of nscious babe, wherein tered the bosoms of their families, whose repu- tation would hi the m | * covered the — errors meuib fu 1! i About fitty are still ne Instituon, | mourning their lapse, and schooling and strenvihening themseives in the prac nd ways of virtue, that they | bor of deaths within the building and outside, and the causes of death :— Whole number from Oct. 1, 1871, to Oct. 1, 1872 Condition upon entrance— wins, Dying Vremature. Exposed Syphilitic. Living— in Asylum. At nurse Di AU MUM. cee a Diseases which caused deat— Intestinal Pulmonary : Broncho-intestinal.. Prematurity. Syp luli... Thanition brysivelas. Convuisions.. Percussis bile Tubercular meningitis. Sunallpox (upon island)... Nepiritis, Bay Rul ‘ Umbitical hemorrtiage.. Certiicates signed outside. gheceeces p Rererri have dow within the Asylum ST of the i duz s received during Ue year) at we nurse about the city and surrounding country, 499, dug us 506 iniants aliv 55 per cent have died; 71 have been discharged. arged averaged 30 days cach as foundfings—« " over tube months before tts discharge img 70 ‘rom one day to eight monihs under our care the following table will show the ages at which these 1,392 iniants were lett. Ages of 1,392 infauta let ietipgn 1 October 1, I8T1, and October 1, 172. Under six hours... Bix to twelve hours ‘Twelve to twent, Fitte Ly One month to two m Two months to 8x D ths... Six months to twelve months, Over twelve months. ....... . We see irom this table that 274, or we not # hours old: 515, or 37 per cent, one week and und 1,154, or 82 per cent, one mouth and under, and only 2 Jess than 1 per cent, over one month old when admitted. rved Ulat of the total 766 deaths 308, or 40 rurrea within the hospital. During the past year we have admitted a larger pro- portional number’ of sickly infants than the preceding year. In 1870-71 they constituted 34 per cent, while in Is71-72 they amounted to 4 per cent of the total recep- tions. The condition of these intants was such as gave them but little or no chance of living, and they were consequenuy retained within the ta Tt within a few days, by care and nursing, they ghowed any tende improve, they ‘were immediately placed “at wet nurse outside. The — explana- don of this larger number oft miserable intants having been lett with us during the pastyvear is easy. tor all other instiutions, public and private, retuse to admit them. In plainer words, the other toundiing institutions ct their inmates, and, with but very few excep- ns, admit the infant only when in good condition, and ccoinpanied by its mother as wet murse, In several in- tances, coming from sister charitable institutions (as their attendants have declared), intants have been lett in a wretched, some even ina dying condition, and upon some of the: fants the names of the institutions have been found upon their clothes. The number of premature infants (of whom none weighed over 3 pounds, and one 144 pounds, and of whom 14 are still living), of those badly exposed to cold, snd ot the syphilitic and dying, is less than during 1570-71. We have now nilety-six infants and children, from three months to three’ years old, in the buitding, who have been so far reared within our walls and are thriv- ing and healthy. ; Every day, except when actually stormy, our infants are serit out into the square for a ride or walk, and many of thei, even during the Winter season, twice a day, and during their absence the wards are thoroughly yen" tilated. tiousing but tor one day shows its bad effects upon them in peevish, pale faces and poor appetites, It is by thorough cleaniiness, good ventilaion, regularity in nursing, extreme care in the preparation of the food and constant watehing over the wet nurse, with as much outdoor life as possibie and but little medi- cine, that we strive to rear the feeble little -iniants lett to our protection. Lregret to state that our experience of out-ot-iown or country wet-nursing is the » Were jer; saine asdust year, although under the same surveillance as city Wetnursing. We were led to suppose trom re- of ports to Kindred institutions and trom, the experts Doutinental toundling hospitals that country life (wet- hursing in the rural districts) atlorded the oilly chance ot saving the lives of foundiings; but whatever it may be in the tuture, at present our farmers will uot take turs- lings into their tamilies, and the poorer elass of people in the country who will take them are more carcless than the same class in city tenement houses, i fant have we been able to raise in the rural di Long Island. We have been greatl oficer, kindly detailed aided by an efficient detective by the Board of Police, and who on coustant duty, visiting among our infants tn the city and surrounding towns When an iniant is discovered to be in @ poor condition, or neglected by its nurse, it is tin- mediately sent to the Asylum, and, if necessary, it is given to another wel One intint was changed six times in two months, and it is now with its seventh nurse and thriving. x During the year we have not been afflicted with any sorious epidemic disense, Whooping cough and chicken eto thank | omptly vaccinating all B. ‘tay mates, and aiso our ne Dr, Brady has continu our foundlings in ay amsburg sand to hi dito the ehiidr S$ departments of our who have uniiornly treated our foundiings when presented to them by their nurses, we owe our sincerest thanks, During the past hot summer months Dr. Wil- ium Hi. Vermilve the hospital daily, jenec, mes a week, treating ) r the hospital, but of those at nurse out- rf In conelnding the same tim dicious care whose hi With 3 this report, it is not only a duty, but at” Y to testify to the ju ess of the Sisters, has been shat. may never again as they journey on in the path of lite. At the same time they wre acting as nurses to their own and others’ enildr till, all our nurses are not of | this class; for many married women, whose circum: | stunces oblige them to seek shelier for themselves and | their legitimate offspring, are received as nurses. 3 outward distinction, however, is made, so as to sudject | auon or to dispirit the former, and the visitor r. 1 operation and and is as the base: wc Ment fort been deserit bell-pull officers ¥ ithin of a new wait. are Known to us to be employed and &s wet nurses elsewhere, are not rece sion is based upon duiy aud morality as well as upon a controlling economy.” The mother, too, whether married Or unfortunate, who decides to act as a wet nurse for Jy, and inorder to do so rids herself of the burden of het xhibits a heart of maternal duty which we 1 phose and against which our moral again, to provide a wet nurse in th ther who herseli, by the same kind o rning enough to m: rw of the offs! her who rejects the privilege Asylum and th tine the mate prejers to her own a strange reckless and in our friends and from the crib. Dathed and dressed n @ nurse, either in oF out doors, speedily OUTSIDE AND INSIDE NUKE Children two or thre our direct <upervi than those outside, advantage which inany of the latter c and inspite of our arrangement, which woul! see reclude inattention, by which ekel child is brought to he Asylum every monih for inspection, We do not mean to intiinate, however, hut that excellent nurses are found | among the poorer Classes of our city; yet the comparison | Which our experience affords betwe in the Asyitm warran ha larger number of. id year, and se mothers ompensaied this exclu- ne ng at the same her own infant, coutributions of | when removed | to be registered, nursery and provided tor it. | ne {this happen only the nr ones, much diminished, Mai this belie: ad. | the first, an | ‘ongest, is, (hat in the asylum the phy- is near at hand and proper treat- | can be immediately obtained ior cases et infantile | Gizeases, #0 prevaient, especially during the Suinu Months, in th Or inexperien Minister an improper remedy ust be the sin ecaseloss watching fis relieved b Bursing, 100, th: climate’ while, away from it, the tardy r th rikht or ad- Great, too, and unustal | e which will hot tire with as, in the Asylum, weariness *"* Outside int nN 5,048 expendeds over $50,00) were This, of cour: & great be Poot poopie employed, and many ‘tamiites have been ept together by means of this resource. For although the sum allowed fur each child is small, amounting to oniy $10 per month. vet this may pay the rent and thus | secure a roof for the family, Which is in itselt a great charity and a social bene So eager, indesd, are the many for this vinployment, that ai 1 iwenty or thirty daily pr OF this who pre- ‘cia stion Whatever of religion arises to berson r | Mine the choiwe. but whoever appears likely to ma : Dest nurse receives the preference. Yet THe GOOD OF THK FOONDLE being our primary object, still another precaution against deception and megiect is taken; a detectve detailed the Institution oceasion ‘when, a8 tar as ig can judge, | as we have altoady sald, cbr dai Je ath ob tl 1y Visits cach nurse at umes least gxpected. Still, experience shows that hot_as well subserved Fax could be hence we | completing | Duildings now in will be ample room for all com ‘s. For yt of means portion only of the intended and described structure ‘cat, he at present @rected--viz., one ward anda vata tt re or ad: | : cent ministrative building. 4 This portion a built, oven in th ne plain manuer jn which it is | into the hands of the tre tered by their ware 3. B, REYNOL! M.D, The financial ment for the past y mitted by =iscer 1s as follows :— ANCIAL STATEMENT FOR, THK YEAR ENDING SEPTEM- 30, 1872, A Subscriptions and donatic b rtainment given by Mr. A. Daly ven by Choral 8 cipts. At Association. 2.00.) through Mr. Maclay e by Mr. Jones eee Didursements. Washinton square ties. . Jons and groceries Medicines and tiquors Milk and ice... i 1 3 Dry goods. W6t7 02 Burial expenses 145 00 and printing 53 ess EXiSung September Bi, i871!) Indebte Total $115,615 41 THE @ADIES’ SOC! A large number of ladie have formed a society | for the collection of donations to the institutions, and have been, since thetr organization, very suc- cessful, the irait of their | aASMrel amount gained by the sale of ma tickets. The report of the architect on THE NEW BUILDY lum at the corner of Le erection of for the ington avenne street gives a good description of what tt will be When completed and oi e dite culties that have impeded its progress. To THe Beripine Coxsurren — Dwar Sixs—in compliance with your request [have the submit the following deseription of the buildin ted tor the York Foundling Asy- jum an made in their construction dur: ing the past year. The location of the buildings is block bounded” by — Lexington and Thire enues and Sixty-eighth and Sixty-ninth — streets. In the centre the lot and facing on Sixty eighth street will be the Administrative building, » by sixty fect deep and. dy te basement. in the basement ot will be the kitchen tor — the oms and offices; — the yuo of nfants ” being ay of the dou An apariment tor the resident physichan, story wilt be the apartments for the Sisters, and sewing and linen rooms, the thir run and titth ‘ies Will n dormitortes, an or an infirmary. the upper the vel building,” in the base peut story of which and parali with inn peat dense ings will basement, each othe ward buildings mn these several b basement story, ce Jing other will, Arched passage: ward rooms are be to, south pavilions will cx the Sister in charge of the thirty by ‘ni on each story suing ward, & room, two private rooms and ‘The north pavilions will likewise co tain linen store closet and bathroom. children’s Washroom, a small kitchen, steam-drying of linen, closet and for tures. In the, basement story ward buildings will be offices fur the @ room for r physicians, We dispensar waiting rooms, nurses’ aud sew. Up, ata less o. aditure than $2%),00v. In the treasury r ing rooms, small kitchens, store ‘and there are only OW), but We rely ou the ctiarity « | closets, The heights of the several stories in the centre ariends in New York to supply the and ward buildings are as follows:—Basement, 10 leet 6 secure the completion of this | inches; frst story, 15 get 6 inches, and see hird, The honorable memb | rourth and fifth stories, [4 feet 6 inches, all inthe clear ave humbly requested tc becween floors and ceilings, At the centre of the lot on Decessity of making an appre Sixty-ninth street will be placed @ two story building, 31 plete the entire ee. Lf f 1d Wfeet front, to be connected by corridors unmindful of what has been already done th the several ward buildings. In the first story will ; still, the calls on this cMaritable merous than were anticipated, and day by ‘and press upon us. What has been so we l kindly begun gives as hope. for continuan: ve favor, until the work has become con. put ona firm basis, so that protection may tended jot to @ portion only, but to all of these waits of hur iy. Mother M. REGINA, President ot the Asyluw, ister M. Iuxnw, Treasurer of the Asyluin. Mother Regina's report is followed by that of the attending physician, Dr. James B. Reynolds, which, fas it contains some interesting statistics, is given in full :— REPORT OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN mire PRESIDENT aNv Ovriceus on tix New Youre INDLING AS! The attending physician has the honor of submitting lowiny tf the folk annual report :— vi During the past year from October 1, 1871, to October 1, there have been 1,392 infants left at the Asylum. following table gives the conditionin which these nial to were itt the 1,392 infan number alive within the Asylum and outside at nures, those discharged, the num- dated and | ying room, an fronry Fal purposes of the es cellar an ice vauit, coal bins, The placed the laundry, @ steai a wor the hasement rooms : ot building will | ie iT servants, &e., and the € eed portion will be pd to the | pur quarantine, thus completely isolating this t of i the establishment from the cblidren’s wards, he inortuary receiving vault will be ina portion of the cellar under the north end of the chapel building. The Whole establishment wil! be heated by steam, generated in tubular boilers, to be placed in a vault under the paye- ment on Sixty-ninth street, where will Ukewite be the e and pu ) sup the reservoir tank, placed at the highest part of the main building, whence the water will be distributed to the upper strive above the. Croton level. Closets, baths, wash-basins, ac con- veniently located ‘in © aor’ ot Yat the Jarions, bulldings, | The elevator” will in the main building, and situated near the main and private staira The exterior of the buildings willbe faced with Philadelphia brick, relieved by sut- ficieut Obio stone bands di aud white pox were in the house for several months, but whit no fatal results, tew of smallpox developed in in 3 were deposited with us, but th i sent to the Sinallpox | Hospi to any one in th - | public opinion wi abors betng $18,000 paid | besides a large | ue and concert | Stories high, | orth of and connected with this building, will be | the “run arounds,’ play room ;in the first story, * room for ind exhibition purposes, and | © this the Cl buildings, tain oneach story | are taid, and the plas- commenced. In thé main building the floors are prepared for the deafouing, previous to laying the floor oards, partitions, &c. Tregret I cannot report more progress, but various c&uses—some of them unavoidable and untoreseen—have retarded the work, On account of the extraoidinarily severe Winter we are experiencing. and that fires cannot be safely allowed in the atldings in their present condi- tion, thé plastering pparations must be temporarily sus- pended. Itis very desirable that means. be speedily pro vided tor the immediate construction of the ceutre buiid- ing on Sixty-ninth street, and also of the building be- tween it and the main administrative edifice om Sixty- elghth street. They are both very essential to the eitect- ive operation of the establishment. STOKES IN THE PRISON CELL. What He Thinks of the Judges and of Public Clamor—He Has No Exercise ‘ and Cannot Leave His Cell Night or Day—He Has Strong Hopes of a New Trial in Which Everything Will Be- come Clear, Everybody has heard of Edward 8, Stokes, But very few persons have lately heard anything from the cell No, 73, on the second tier of the Tombs, in ‘ which Edward $, Stokes 18 confined. It is very hard to get into the Tombs at present to see a prisoner. One of the Commissioners ot Charities i and Correction, Mr. Isaac H, Bell, has enforced the most stringent orders—more stringent than were ever known before, The Warden of the prison, a Mr, Johnston, seems inclined to be civil enough; but orders are inexorable. In view of the fact thata decision will be returned on Tuesday week-next from the Bench of Judges—Noah Davis, John R. Brady and Judge Fancher—ot the Supreme Court, on THE GREAT VITAL QUESTION to E. S, Stokes, whether he shall have another trial or not, a reporter of the Hrraup catied yesterday afternoon at the Tombs prison, the entran® of which is in Franklin street, opposite a large railroad depot, which has balconies like the Grand Hotel at Paris. Aiter some inquiry Warden Johnston is found and the request is made to him to have admission to the inner part of the prison, The Warden is slow and measured in his speech and withal has a kind of dry wit which mesembles the flavor of Clicquot champagne. He at last grants permission to the reporter to see Stokes, suing through the yard you are stopped by a good- natured keeper, INSIDE OF A BOX, from which hangs a swinging door. The ticket given by the old white-headed veteran Kenrick has to be surrendered to the good-natured man at the swinging door. As the reporter goes up stairs to the second tier he finds himself surrounded by rough, unshaved and — uncouth-looking prisoners carrying huge baskets full of bread, cut nh square chunks, measur- ing each way four inehes, and immens tin kettles filled with a greasy compound by coui tesy designated soup, There is a keeper, who guards the iron door on the second tier; he is young, good-looking and mild-mannered, as his fellow keeper at the swinging door below. There are a number of “sweils,’’ gentlemanly-looking te lows, dressed in the height of fashion, who stand outside of the door of cell No, 73, in which Edward S. Stokes is conilued. ‘They are conversing with the inmate. THE BARRED TRON DOOR is closed fast as a vice, and Stokes cannot even shake the hand of a friend who may come to see him. The Warden at this moment has entered the | gallery of the second tier, and, alter a few mo- ments’ conversation with ‘the iriends o1 Stokes, courteously gives place to the reporter, who is hailed and cordially greeted by Stokes. During the last five or six weeks the rules of the Tombs prison have become so severe and onerous that the thousands of visitors who called day after day to visit Mr, Stokes have only been able to see him through the grating of his celi door. The lace js confined, narrow and full of impure air. Stokes appeared at the cell door. Time and trouble have drawn severe and deep-furrowed lines across his once smooth forehead, and his dark eyes, though bright as ever, with their sad lividness seem to indicate the sufferings engendered by eighteen months’ confinement, HE INTERVIEW WITH STOKES. Rerortek—Well, Mr. Stokes, I am glad to see you. How are you getting on ? Srokes—Pretty fair, considering everything. | Deprived, as lam, of all exercise, the treatment 1s very severe, and | feel it somewhat, REPORTER—We' * , 1 am surprised that you have stood itso well. 1 int to ask you what are the prospects for a new trial. Tell me what you think. | SvOKES (lesitatingly)—Ican only say that fam | eae have reason to feel so trom what my el say. TER—Well, what do they say about it ? s s—Mr. ‘Tremuin called after the conclu- sion of the argument on ‘Thursday and stated to | me that he was well satisied with the case as presented by our side, and thought that the prose- | cution was remarkably weak. That was all he said, but it encouraged me. REPORTER—Mr. Stokes, a Judges who comprised the General Term? Srokrs—Pertect) riectly, They are of high character and standing that pubiic prai: | | clanfor has no weight with tnem one way or the | | other, I will get law as they uuderstand it. Tecan- not expec pay thing more. RevosrER—iIn yeur opinton, how do the rulings of Judge Boardman compare with the rulings of Judge Ingraham, who presided at your first trial? SToKEs—Oh, dear! There is ‘no comparison. Judge Ingraham gave me a fair trial according to law, altnough he bore dowg pretty hard upon me, Judge Boardman’s rulings were entirely diferent. ything, in fact, at this last trial was unfor- tely against me. Private counsel prosecuted— mountain high in excitement, caused by the murders that were daily occurring; | and the Judge's charge, at such a time, placed me | in this terrible position, Reroxrex—Well, I sincerely hope that you may have g her trial. In case of an adverse decision do you feel as Scannell says he does; that you “would rather be hung than associated in prison with murderers and cutthroats?” SrTokgs (smiling through the bars)—I beg your pardon, old tellow, and I hope you'll excuse me | from going into any such dei e and unpleasant matters, It is noth airy in prisen to jorm any associations. Ill bid you good day, as I believe the | time is up, for visitors to leave. Here Stokes turned toward the door, and placing two fingers through a square ortice in the bars, shook the hand of the reporter, and the interview you satisfied with the terminated. anes | MOVEMENTS OF THE PLANETS. MARS, To-day this planet, for some time so very con- spicuous by its brilliant red light in the southeast, will come into opposition to the sun and be at its least distance from the earth during the two next years, and aiter the 27th will rise before sun- set. The oppositions of this planet take place at intervals of about twenty-six months, but its distance from us when in opposition greatly varies, as its orbit is very eccentric, Atthe opposition in February, 1871, its distance Was about sixty millions of miles, At the end of this month it wili be about filty-two; in June, 1875, forty millions, and in August, 17 tili less. At the opposition in Jane, 1875, this planet will have a large southern declination, and wil therefore be very favorably situated tor inany daily observa- tions when cast and west, at the observatories in the southern hemisphere, and thus atford what | may prove to be ane lent opportunity for the determination of the distance of the sun. VENUS. On May 5 this planet, which has been several | | months so briliiaut in the west atter sunset, will come into @ line with the sun or be in infertor con- | junction, and afterwards, until next February, visibie im the east, before the sun Ti: | As the interval between two inferior conjune- | tions of tois pianet is about five hundred and eighty-three days, the n after that on May 5 will take piace in the night of December 8, 1874; | and as the plavet will then also be so near its node that its geocentric latitude will | be jess than a quarter of a degree, it will appear to pass 083 the sun, or ip other Words, there will be, in Asta, Australia, &c., an annular eclipse of the sun by the planet Venos, for the first time in 105‘, years, or since June, 1;09 for the very careiul observation of Which astronomers have long been uiaking great preparation, as they generally hope that, with the aid of the new Instrument, the spectroscope, and or papi ye &e., the Limes el the beginning and end may be mere accurately uxcertained than they could be in June, 1761 and L769. transitsof Venus always take place in June or Decenber, at the very unequal but a intervals of | being frequently detainea days a | bor for the want ol | house keepers on & char; 12155, 8, C. nly three of them have been seen; tle rst in December, 1639, | by Mr. Horrox only, near Liverpool, England; the second and third in June, 1761 and 1769, by many astronomers sent expressly for the purpose to dis- tant parts of the earti, Where they were visible; the fourth will take place, as already stated, in the night, Boston time, of December 5, 1874, and can- not, thereiore, be nih any part of our conti. nent; the fifth, ember 6, 1882, for observing which our A ate, West Indies and South America are very rably situated; then the sixth and seventh, on June 7, A. D. 2004, and June 5 both of Which will be partly vis- ible in New Engiand. MERCURY, The transits of Mercury, the on) other known inferior planet, are of much more irequent occur rence than those of Venus, and two of them have been seen kere within & few years; they, how- ever, are Of little importance, and for the determ! nation of the Sun's, distance quite useless. The transits of Mercury always occur in May and No- vember, at intervals ranging from three to thirteen ig The last one took place on November 4, i the next one will hanven May G, 1678, ‘ “POOR MERCANTILE JACK.” The Working of the New Ship- ping Act. Release of the Sailors’ Boarding House Keepers on Bail. WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT THE ARRESTS, ee Views of Captain Duncan and Prominent Ship- owners Relative to the Trouble. THE FOURTH WARD AROUSED. The troubles of “Poor Jack" ashore have long furnished a fertile theme for sketch writers and reporters, In the matters ofthe world sailors, as a general rule, are mere children, and are liable at all times to be imposed upon by the land sharks» who in every seaport town lie in wait for the ar- rival of vessels, and, as a general rule, they secure their prey. Runners and boarding house keepers, atleast those of the worst class, are ameng the worst enemies that seamen have to contend with, and, in most maritime countries, special legislation has been secured to pretect the ‘“tollers of the sea” from the greed, chicanery and fraud by which the poor sailor is frequentiy mulcted of his hard earnings. Of course there are many honest men, who keep sailors’ lodging houses, but they are the ex- ception, not the rule, the majority of them being unprincipled and unfair in their dealings. In one of Dickens’ Uncemmercial Sketches the trials of “Poor Mercantile Jack” in Liverpool have been graphically and feelingly detailed, and what 1s true of Liverpool is equally true of New York, the sec- ond greatest seaport in the worid. Some years since the abuses relating to the shipping of sailors had reacned such a pitch in the English seaports that the government in power at the time brought into Parliament and passed a special act which took the business entirely out of the hands of THE BOARDING HOUSE KEEPERS and placed it under the control of regularly accre- dited government officers, The system worked well for both sailors and shipowners, and as a con- sequence it was continued, and the boarding house system Was in a great measure broken up. In this city the want of such an act was long ap- parent, but it was not until the commencement of this year that one was provided, known as the “United States New Shipping law.’ Its passage in Congress came like a thunderbolt upon the boarding house keepers, who had long, as melan- choly did with the youth in “Gray's Elegy,’ marked the sailor for their own. They were de- termined to have recourse to strong measures to defeat the working of the act, and their indigna- tion found vent not only in words, but deeds. They have an orgauization under the name of the “Seamen’s Benevolent Boarding House Keepers’ Association,’ with a membership of about one hun- dred and sixty, and through this body the deter- mination was unanimous that the law should ve looked upon as a dead letter, The body, ag may be supposed, is one® of considera- ble influence, and its power to prevent sailors from shipping only as they shall dictate 1s very great. A sailor returning from a long voyage after being paid off is very often re- duced to poverty in a night, and he has no re source but to have recourse to one of these board- ing housekeepers, who is always willing to board him on credit until he procures a berth on some ship, when the shipping owner always refunds to the boarding housekeeper the amount of the sailor's indebtedness, Under the old system, by which sailors were shipped belore the new act came into vperation, the manner of doing business was very profitable to the boarding house keeper, as he had the sailor in his power and could compel him to ship as he should direct. Of course, in many cases the amount of the forthcoming wages of the sailor nearly all went into the hands of the board- ing house keeper, and Jack had to go to sea with the dismal prospect before him of A LONG VOYA\ ARD WORK and noready money to draw when he should re- turn, The new system in @ great measure did away with this nelarious mode Oi shipping and the money which would otherwise go to the boarding house keeper was secured to the sailor, ‘The opposition of the boarding house keepers has all along been very determined, but latterly the: have become so troublesome that it was only wit extreme dificuity crews could be procured, vessels eeks in har- men, The evil became so flagrant within the past few days that no less than twenty vessels Which wanted to leave were lying idle ia port, and Captain Duncan, the United States Shipping Commissiouer, made up his mind that the thing should be Stopped, and the law rigorously —enlorced, He accordingly. consuited with his lawyer, Mr. Benedict, and, by his advice, went to District Attorney Phelps and hud 180 warrants for the arrest of the boarding of conspiracy to ob- struct the trade and commerce of the port, in oppo- sition to the law of the United States. On Friday night, as detailed in yesterday's HERALD, more than fiity of the men were arrested, and on yester- day morning additional arrests were made—Jonn O'Toole, 50 Oliver street; John Wallace, 24 Monroe street; Thomas Maher, 51 Market sireet; Thomas Wild, 10844 Cherry street, and Leman Strauss, No. 2 Carlisle street. A large number of other places were vasited by Captain Leary and his men, but the | proprietors were found to be absent; Lut they had jett word that they would surrender themselves as soon as they had procured bail. ‘The General Sessions Court presented an unusual Appearance yesterday morning, the prisoners hav- ing been brought up for a hearing, The corridors were crowded with Fourth ward roughs, and a large number of the wives of the prisoners were outside the court room endeavoring to precure ad- mittance, but they could not. Inside the court room was very aniinated. The sixty or seventy prisoners were closely guarded, awaiting the arri- val of a judge to fix the amount of bail, Their night's rest in the FOURTH WARD STATION HOUSE did not tend to improve their appearance much, and their usual amiability of character was not very conspicuous, Taking them asa whole they could not be pronounced a very hard-looking set, and there were Many respectable faces; bnt thera were many whose countenances would guarantee that they would = not have any hesitation in easing a sailor of his money or putting a head upon any ony one boid enough to oppose them, Some were smoking, seme chatting, and some were giving vent to their indignation in words and curses, not loud butdeep, What made the men feel particularly sore was the fact that the warrants for their arrest were not issued until late on Friday evening, When it was known that the Court of General Sessions had adjourned over until Monday, and the difficulty of procuring bail would be considerably increased. The warrants were issued by Assistant District Attorney Allen, who, on, being questioned, did not deny that the war- rants were issued at the time they were with the view of Keeping the men confined until Monday. District Attorney Phelps, on his arrival, any such intention, and promised 'y lacility to those who were in a posi- tion to give bail. The prisoners were represented by counsel, and on the arrival of Recorder Hackett the proceedings commenced. Counsel in address- ing the Court Said that he Was informed that many of the prisoners were arrested without rants, and that warrants had been issued for three or Jour persons who had been dead for some time, Alter some discussion the amount of bail was fixed at $500 in each case, The prisoners had no difl- cnity in procuring bail, as most of them had friends waiting to go upon the bail bend, John Harrigan, a liquor dealer in Cherry street, offered to go bail Jor the entire lot, but the offer was not accepted or was not considered necesssary. As soen as the Re- corder had fixed the amount of the bail he left without signing the ball bonds, and this was the cause of another diMculty. The failure to obtain the signature of the Judge is a technical default, and had it not been for the arrival of Judge Suther- land, about one o'clock, who signed the bonds, the prisoners Would have had TO BE LOCKED UP in the Tombs until Monday morning.. As it was those who were bailed left the Court in great glee, & few remained behind, who had not suc- ceeded In procuring bail, but they were nearly all released later in the day. When they had leit the Court of General Sessions Court resumed its usual appearance, and the sympathizers and roughs who had congregated in the corridors departed. It 19 understood that Mr. John McKeon and Mr. Charles O'Donohue are retained as counsel by the prisouers: in the forthcoming suits. While the prisoners were in the court room @ HeRALD reporter spoke to several of them and obtained their views, which are given below. MR. @'TOOLE’S STATEMENT. Mr. O'Toole, a good natured looking, red whisk- ered man, is the keeper o| joarding house at No. 60 Oliver street. He makes the following state- ment :—‘‘I think the manner of onr arrest last night was a great outrage. The thing was sprung upon was about to Waaneite, Since the new act came into operation our business has suflered gteatly, and the interests of the, sailors have not been at all advanced. We have objected to do business Captain do with Duncan because we . not think has treated us fairly, To explain what I mean—a man comes ashore and boards at house. Very ire- quently be has no money, and I am forced to give hum credit. When he succeeds in getting shij Captain Duncan makes out his due bill, and I am forced to wait for my money until the vessel has been three days gone to sea. Captain Duncan has the use of the money in the meantime, and the loss ol it, while in his hands, is a serious inconvenience to me. ‘The money that Captain Duncan pays us with is not his own money—it is the money of the shipowners, and it was much better for us under the old system, when ali were paid the amount of our due bills as soon as the vessel had left the port. The sailors would much rather have the old sys- tem, and have so expressed themselves, and many of them have refused to ship under the new law, We have an association called the Sea- men’s Benevolent Lodging Housekeepers’ Associa- tion, and we have passed resolutions as a body retusing to treat with Captain Duncan or supply him with sailors, We intend to sight the matter out, now that 1t has been sprung upon us, and see which is right." WHAT MR, HUGHES SAYS, Willlam Hughes, the treasurer of the Association, Was next sought by the reporter. After expressing his opinion of the outrage committed upon him as acitizen, by what he styled his unwarrantable arrest, he said, in reference to the act, “Il am iree to say that the working of the act is not near so advantageous to me as the old system has been. As far as I know the law suits" no- body but the United States Commissioner, The sailors would wish its repeal, and so would the shipping owners whose ships are lying in the harbor jor want or men, Under the old sys- tem we dealt directly with the AbippING OR REE when we puppiied him with men, and to him we looked tor the payment of our due bill. We never had any difficulty in settling with the ship owners, The men engaged at a regular monthly salary and an advance, and out of the advance our bills were paid. Under the new system the due bills must be paid by the Commissioner, ana delay is often caused In this way. I have not lost any money on due bills myseif since the act came into operation, but I know there are others wio have, Captain Duncan has éold us he does not recognize us an association, and we have refused to traae with him, The money to pay the due bills is deposited in his hands, and he Sometimes has it. ten days before it is eee We want only fair play. When the man is shipped we want our money, and this is all the conspiracy we have been guilty of. Captain Duncan employs runners to procure sailors, and I must say they are pretty intelligent men; but under the old system the ships were supplied with as good sailors and in shorter time than they are now. We will contest this matter, now that it has been Started, and see whether we are guilty of con- spiracy because we endeavor to maintain our by hae and gain our living.”” john Williams, a tough-looking customer, with a huge, bushy black moustache and whiskers, keeps & boarding house at 49 Cherry street, He stated to the reporter that since the act came into operation he has trequently lost money through the manner in which the due bills are now paid. He says he some tim@ago presented a bill for $50 whica was legaily due him, but it was cut down to $40 in the Commissioner's ofice, whereby he lost $10. Hehas no harsh feelings towards Captain Duncan, but he won't readily forget the loss of his $10, Whiie he was speaking, Ludwick Alexander, proprietor of the Seaman's Home, came into the room, and Wil- liams observed, “There is the white-livered hypo- erite who has done most of the harm. He will, under the guise ef religion, entice men to go upen voyages they don’t want to, and if they refuse he will take them into a private room and have them clubbed into compliance by his runners.” , CHARLES B. CAMERON, 91 Roosevelt street, is ignorant oi what led to his arrest. He was formerly a member of the associa- tion, but left it some years ago and has since been engaged in the milk business. He knows nothing about the new act and don’t want to know any- thing aboutit. Christian Levers, a Hebrew, of 54 West street, is equally puzzled to know why the officers pounced upon him, as he says ne never shipped a satior in his life. Mr. Levers forgot to say whether he prevented any trom being shipped, as that is the great trouble at present. Leaving the Court the reporter proceeded in the direction of the Fourth ward, where the boarding houses are mainly situated. As a rule they are miserable looking places—rough in their outward appearance and dirty in their interior, Most of them are on Cherry and Water streets, and the vile smells in their vicinity are not particularly pleasant to the nostrils of those who are unaccus- tomed tothe “savory” odors. The oftice of the United $tates Commissioner is No. 189 Cherry street, and Mr. Duncan was ound in his office. He y readily assented to give the reporter all the information about the trouble in his power. The following is his statement WHAT CAPTAL Captain DuncaN—I may sayin the outset that the United States Commission has po motive in “the diticuity that has eusued further than to see the jaws of the country enforced. Since the new Shipping act came into operation we have met with nothing but trouble trom the boarding house keepers, who have done allin their power to ob- struct usin our work, The “Boarding House As- sociation” we don’t recognize, and this is one reason why our difficulty is so great, There were a iew of the boarding house keepers who were willing to work im harmony with wu: including William White, Frederick Alexander ani aman named Pearsall, but when the association heard of it these men were expelled trom tle soci- ety. The sailors are in such dread o! the boarding house keepers, Who have taken means to intimi- date then, that they are afraid to slip, and we are forced to get our crews upon the sly, There is a colored boarding house keepers’ association, and from that we never had any trouble, as the propric- tors have always manifested the greatest willing- ness to do what 1s right. ‘Stuere are also two or three Chinese boardiag houses, and the owners ol them are particularly tractable and readily aid us tn pecne men when required. The great trouble is «with the white boarding house peer who have hitherto hampered us in our operations, { took the action I have taken against them by the advice o! Mr. Benedict, 0! Wall street, as the man- ner in which they have conducted themselves has become intolerable, ‘Ihe money paid in due bills is not the money of this office; it Is the money of the shipowners, and we only dispose of it to their advantage and the advantage of the seamen, Whoever says that a boarding house keeper luses money by the ma paid lies. They are paid the full amount of their claim when their bill is atvested by the sailor. I see that some shipowners have expressed themselves against the bill; but these are the ler houses on South — street; the larger houses are in tavor of the measure. Such firms as Grinnell, Minturn & Co., Marshall & Co, and the Pacific Mail Steamship Company have ex- pressed their satisfaction with the working of the act. If the boarding house keepers imagine that they can by intimidation prevent the law trom being carried into effect they are mistaken, as a decided stand will now be taken against them. The names of the members of the Boarding Houses Benevolent Association were procured and they were all in- dicted, and by some mistake the flames of one or two were put upon the warrant who were dead, which, Of course, releases them from all responsi- bility. The case will be pressed in the proper courts unto an issue. The Deputy Commissioner, who has immediate charge of the shipping of the men, was aiso seen. He says:—We had more trouble in procuring men to-day than we have encountered yet. There isa very sore feeling about the arrests, and, though the men are locked up, they left their Wives be- hind them, who are as fierce in their opposition as their husbands, There is a boarding house three or four doors from here kept by @ man named Galvin, There are four seamen boarding there whom [engaged two or three days ago lor a ship, but such was the influence brought to bear by Gal- vin upon them that taey were afraid to leave. They come in here every day and say, “We will go if you take us out of the boarding house, but we are afraid to go at present.” Len- gaged a man for a coaster a jew days ago, but I lost him on the street and have not heard of him since. I anticipate that we shall have a good deai of trouble for some days to come, as some of the boarding house keepers have threatened to PUT HEADS UPON ANY OF OUR MEN who will attempt to interfere with the sailors, The association has a meeting to-night at Botanic Hall, and if you want to hear sedition talked and tho United States government defied, you had better go there—that is, if you can get in, for I believe their meetings are secret. We have shipped less men to-day than on any one day since the act be- came law. DUNCAN SAYS, as 2 A SHIPOWNER’S STATEMENT. Mr. Marshall, of the firm of Marshall & Co., owners of the Black Ball line of packets, stated to the reporter that he had no reason to complain of the working of the act. He said:—I had my doubts when the bill first psssed whether it WOULD HAVE BEEN ADVANTAGEOUS, as I looked upon it as being somewhat despotic in interfering with the contracts made by private citizens, | must say I have been agreeably disap- inted with the result. The ships owned by us ave been as regularly supplied with sailors as they were formerly, and,we have bad no cases of delay. There is one thing we are not suMiciently protected against, and that is the evil of runners boarding vessels, and taking oifcrews. The new shipping act is practically a counterpart of one that Tas been in operation in England for years, and we are forced to ship our crews in Liverpool in the same way we are here. In @ certain sense the shipowners are more secure against losing money by sailors slip- ping away than formerly, as the aue bills are not paid until the ships are three days at sca, I do not say that the bill has been a source of unmixed good, but I think on the whole it is better than the old system. There is one thing [should like to see done, and that is to have the boarding house keep: ers squelched, as they are the source of most of the troubles that arise. Frederick Alexander, proprietor of the Seaman's Home, 190 Cherry street, said that he approved of the bill. Tt had been an advantage to him per- sonally, and he believed it was good for the sailors. He expected to be expelled from the Boardins House Association for the part he had taken, bu he wasin accord with Captain Duncan, and will take the consequences, The above represents the views of the varions Pd interested in the trath, and it will be seen ‘om its perusal who is right. A meeting of THE BOARDING ROUSE KEEPERS tus, and we bad no idem shat auything of the kind Was held last evening at Botanic Hall 69 Beat Broadway. The chair was taken by Mr. Jobm Monahan, 111% Cherry street, the President of the assoctation. ere Was not @ large attendance, ag the meeting had been called at so short a notice that the members had not been individually Notified. The object of the meeting was to raise funds to the lawyers who have been retained to dofend the boarding nouse keepers against the United States Commissioner. The money was Promptly raised, and resolutions were adopted Pledging the association to contend the matter against Captain Duncan by all legitimate means. ACCIDENT ON THE SOUND. The Steamer State of New York Cole lides with a Schooncr ani is Seriously Damaged—The Schooner Minus Her Head Gear—Nobody Hurt. An accident happened yesterday to the steamer State of New York, on her trip from Boston, which, had she been crowded with passengers, must have resulted in the loss of life. The following ts sub- stantially the statement of Captain Buell, of the steamer State of New York :— About half-past two on Saturday morning we were sailing under a ful! head of steam, and were between Stratford Light and Huntington, about Opposite Stratford Point Lightship, when we were struck by the schoouer Silver Heel en our port bow, She had no light visible and consequently I did not see her until we were quite close. There was quite a breeze stirring at the time and she was making headway ijast. As soon as I saw-her I rang tostop the engine and the order was imme. diately obeyed, but not soon enough to prevent the Hopending accident. When we struck we dis- covered that our hull was unimpaired, so I lowered @ boat and sent it to board the schooner and see if she was seriously damaged. All her headecar was torn away and she was disabled for sailing, so I threw out a hawser and towed her to the, head of the Sound, where I left her in the morning, The cabin on the upper deck, which was destroyed, was luckily vacant; but the bar, situ- ated just on the spot where the schooner struc! was demolished, and the gin, brandy, whiskey an all the rest were spilled, consequently no cocktails this morning. Our damage is about three thou- sand doilars, if not more, Ali the joiner work for twenty-five leet, will have to be reset and replacea, so that it is likély it will be Thursday betore the ner in which the due bills are | boat will be completely repaired. in the mean- time we will run as usual. THE REHLSEN ROW. A Police Sergeant and an Officer Charged With Beating a Saloon Keeper—Ante-Mortem Statement of the Victim—Verdict Against the Officerse The Wrong Sergeant. Coroner Herrman and his deputy, Dr. Cushman, yesterday morning called at the residence of Mr, William Rehlsen—the saloon keeper, of 812 Righth avenue, who is alleged to have been brutally beaten and clubbed by Sergeant Westervelt, of the Thirty-first precinct, aided by OMicer McDonald, of the Twenty-second precinct, as previously reported in the HERALD—for the purpose of taking his ante- mortem statement. Rehlsen was found ta bed, but his condition is not considered critical. He made the following STATEMENT: On Thursaay morning, about eleven o’clogk, six weeks ago, @ conductor of the Eighth Avenue Rail- road, whose name Ido not know, came into the saloon with a woman (the said woman hfiving been in the saloon before alone). I had then told her that I did nov alow women in my saloon, The conductor said HE WOULD GET SQUARE WITH MR. At eleven o'clock he attacked me, biting my finger. ITwent inside and shut the door, having driven the conductor out, An oflicer Came and asked me what was the matter, I told him and he wanted to arrest me, but I teld him he could not do that, as he had no warrant. I believe the officer's name is McDonald. He wanted to arrest me and I re- sisted, and we got into A SCUFFLE, during which he stamped on me, he receiving @ wound on the head by striking himself against the counter, Ithen went up stairs and my wife locked the door. I then weut to the top of the house to {x the skylight, when a sergeant by the name of Westervelt came on the roof from an adjoining roofand threw me down, injuring me in the back and side. He then violently attacked me with his club, striking me on the head with such force as to break the club. My wife and mysel! were taken to the station house, Where my wounds were dressed, The next day | was taken to Court and discharged on bail. I have since been suffering trom the in- juries received at the hands of Sergeant Wester- velt and Oficer McDonald. The case was then submitted tothe jury, who rendered the following VERDICT: “That William Rehisen received his injuries by being struck and beaten at the hands of Sergeant Westervelt and Officer McDonald, on March 13, 1878, at 812 Eighth avenue.” THE WRONG SERGEANT, In his statement Rehisen cnary Thomas West- erman, Sergeant of the Thirty-first precinct, with being the man who clubbed him; but, as subse- quently appeared, he accused the wrong man, the real assailant being, it is alleged, Sergeant Wester- velit, of the Thirty-first precinct: In ebedience toa summons Sergeant ‘Thomas F, Westerman ap- peared before Coroner Herrman at his omice, in the Sun Building, and reported that he belonged to the Eighteenth precinct, and that he was in nowise connected with the clubbing of Mr. Rehisen. Ser- geant Westervelt and OMcer McDonald will be required to appear and give bail to answer, TOMBS POLICE COURT. Begging Money with a Forged Letter= Hypocritical Poverty—Katic Connolly Again. A lugubrious looking individual, calling himself Henry Charles Howard Davis, was arraigned before Judge Hogan yesterday morning, on the complaint of Charles N. Nash, of the firm of Nash & Fuller, 39 Park row, charged with swindling him out of $8. Mr. Nash, who has a reputation for benevo- lence, was applied to fn March last by Mrs, Henry Charles Howard Davis, and told a pitifal tale ot the sufferings of herself and her husband, whom she represented to be inavery delicate state of health, and asking assistance. Mr. Nash responded at once, and shortly afterward Mrs. Davis called on him and presented the following letter:— Worainawouxn’s Protectryn Uxtor, 38 BLRECKER StrKKT, New Yous, Maree 21, 1373, sit, Esq., Nash & Fuller, Park tow :— . ‘My Dean sin—t really Velieve that by introducing Mra, Davis to you Tam presuming on, your good nature. But the tact Is, on account of the sudden death of Mrs, John- son, the lady with whom we had provided tohave her employed, she is stil without any kind of means of sup port. T hive credited her with $12 on our books, whic you kindly were pleased to tender to Mrs. Davis. She hag always informed us of what she received, and 1 trust that you will be able and willing to help her. Yours re- spectfully, K. M. SCHULTZ, Mr. Nash on this occasion gave Mrs. Davis $8, and she, after re wean &@ profusion of thanks for hig enerosity, went her way. On the zéth of April ir, Nash received another letter, of which the fol- lowing is a copy:— 47 Morr Street, April 24, 1873, —Nasn, Esq., Park row :— Dear’ Sin—Thanks to your generosity I have been able to secure the services of a good doctor, and, with the help of God, Imay yet recover my health. To tell you that Tam gratefal would be usciess, You must under- stand how deeply T feel for the Good Samaritan. baby will give you the note. Yours, thankfully, CHARLES’ DAVIS, He had discovered that €he first epistle was @ forgery, and that Mr. Schultz denied ever inditin “such a communication, He felt somewhat nettl that his good nature shonid have been abused, and had the pretended sick husband, Henry Charles How- ard, arrested, Mr. Nash and Mr, Kmanuel Schults both appeared to testify against lum. The prisoner admitted writing the letters, an: he was held by Judge Hogan to answer in default of $1,000 ball. » ‘The examination in the ease of Hirsch, alias Henry Mandeibaum, against Thomas Barclay, was set down for yesterday afternoon; but, owing to the absence of Judge Hogdén, it was postponed until the 10th of May. The whole crowd then sep- arated, Mr. James Barclay becoming bondsman for Andrew McIntyre. “A TIARD CASE.” After this little Nein Katie Connolly was brought forward for the fourth time on the com- laint of Mr, Theodore M. Morgan, banker, of 14 Vall street, residing at Montclair, N. J. Katte was employed in his family as a seamstress, and on the 5th of January she decamped with $108 worth of wearing apparel. Katie, as in all the former cases, confessed her guilt, and went with the detective to procure the stolen property. On this last charge She was held under $2,500 bail. THE JEWELRY ROBBERY ON THE PACIFIO RAILROAD, of Thieves Discovered at Quincy, Il, St. Lours, April 26, 1873. It has been ascertained that Lekay Swift, who robbed Berdell Johnson of $4,000 worth of jewelry night before last on the Pacific Railroad, between here and Kansas City, is not and has not been im the employ of Eldridge & Dunham, of New York, a8 represented by him. He is, no donbt, an expert thief, whe had followed Johnson, waltiny an oppor: tunity to rob him. Six men charged with robbing the freight cars om the railroads centring at Quincy, iL, were ar- rested yesterday. One of them was a switchman A Nest in the yards of the Chic: Burlington and oy road. Two other switehmen tured. State’s evi- dence and were bound over as witnesses. The Obvery Wad WeGn caine OD sor twa KAAS OARS,