The New York Herald Newspaper, June 10, 1873, Page 4

4 THE FATE OF THE SUPPLY BILL What Speaker Cornell and Lieutenant Gov- ernor Robinson Have Done About It. ‘The Question of “Rejected Items” and Fraud @ensrally—How the Villany of a Pre vious Supply Bill Fraud Ib To Be Avoided. People who have good reason to be interested in the Supply bill, which passed the Legisiature the Inst day of the late session, are somewhat excited just now over a report current for the last day or two that it has been tampered with, and that con- sequently it is in great danger of never becoming law. It will be remembered that the Suppiy bill of 1871 was nicely doctored by partics who were paid to doit, and that on the discovery of the fraud- ulent claims put into it, Governor Hoffman wrote a message, based upon them, which was sent to the Legislature of the following year, and in which message the attention of legislaters generally was called to the “loose manner” in which supply bills are passed, and advising the adoption of SAFEGUARDS TO PROTECT THE TAXPAYERS from fraudulent claims being ever again put intoa pill of a like character. The Legislature thus ad- dressed never gave heed to the warning, and leit the “loose manner” to work its evil, if evil minded persons saw fit to adopt the precedent made for them in 1871. ‘ Now the present excitement over the fate of the Dill of 1873 does notarise because of any discovery made that the bill has been tampered with since it passed both houses, but simply becanse the decided Stand taken in regard to the signing of it by Speaker Cornell and Lieutenant Governor Robin- son has given rise to the suspicion that it has been doctored since it passed both houses. The fact is ‘that the engrossed copy of the bill of 1871 was signed by the Speaker and the Lieutenant Gov- ernor before it was discovered that a canal claim tor a very large amount, which botn houses had re- fused to put into it, had actually been made a part and parcel of it after it had left the hauds of the Conference Committee and been taken in hand by ‘the engrossing clerks. The fact of the discovery being .made alter the Da oficers of both Aouses had signed it le: f THE GOVERNOR IN A TICKLISH PLIGHT. He discovered the fraud in reading over tke bill and comparing it with the report oi tne Conference Committees and the various messages that passed from one house to the other when certain ems were under consideration. But what was he to do? True, he could have vetoed the bill; that ‘would have most effectually squelched the rascals ‘who had boldly attempted, under coyer of law, to rob the taxpayers of a large amount’oi money. Yet had he vetoed it every just claim under the bill, every appropriation made for the State and city governments for work performed or to be per- tormed would have gone by the board. The gen- eral result would have been deplorable. Placed as he was the Governor had but one thing to do. With | Bets reluctance, aye, even under written protest, e signed the dill and it became a law. Governor Hoffman's experience, if lost upon the Legislatures which have succeeded that of 18: hag not been without its effect upon Governor Di and be, in conjunction with Speaker Cornell an General Robinson, have determined, it seems, that Wo doctored item shall be in the bill when it be- comes a law, if they can prevent it, Had the pre- Aiding officers of the two houses signed the bill last week, when it was completely engrossed and claims reported by both houses were then found in tt, Governor Dix would at present be in the same Ox as was Governor Hofiman, and in the end would have to follow his example—sign the bill maloré tut. But the refusal of the Speaker and the Presi- dent of the Senate to sign it before they are sure ‘go rejected claiin is in it leaves THE CHANCES OF THE “DOCTORS” exoeedingly small. In order that the true state of affairs in regard to the whole matter may be fully understood a talk which a HERALD reporter had with 5; er Cornell on the subject is herewith iven : “Do you believe, Mr. Cornell,” asked the reporter, as he met the Speaker in the vestibule of the Pith Avenue Hotel, looking as fresh as a daisy, notwith- standing tue terrible “‘siege’’ he has suffered dur- Ing the past five months, “do you believe the Bupply bill nas been tampered with ?? SPEAKER CORNELL ON THE SITUATION. “I do not know that it has been,"’ was his reply; “4n fact, trom what I know of the cierks ynder Mr. O'Donnell (the head clerk of the Assembly), I do not believe any rejected or other improper claim or item las been put ito the bill since it passed the two houses, Still what I want to get isan engrossed copy of the bill, that 1 can feel certain is the bill just as it finally passed, just as it came ‘out of the hands of the Conference Committees.” “How can you satisfy yourself on that point 7”? “Very casily. 1 have ordered that the bill as 1d be printed, and I willave it sent to each member of the Conference committees who had the dill under consideration a copy as printed. Ifany improper item is in the bill, avything that was not agreed upon, they willbe sure to find tt, and thea they can point itout. After they get througn the bill as perfected will be engrossed. Then I will sign it, as will the Lieutenant Governor. It will then go to the Governor all right.” Here the reporter ventured a parliamentary opinion by remarking— “But the signing Oi a bill by the presiding officers of the Senate and assembly {sa mere Clerical act. They simply sign a bill that passes their respective houses to certify that the bill did so pass. Their signatures to a billare the official certificate by g ich tne Governor is iniormed that the wl «6did)= pass. Now, do you claim that aiter, wel! say, the Assembly passes @ bill by the proper constitutional vote you have the option to sign or not sign it as Speaker? Does the fact of the House passing a bill not make it im- perative upon you to sign it, no matter if, to your mind, it is reeking with iraud from the first line to the last 7” This question seemed to strike Mr. Cornell rather pera ger but he laughingly replied :— “Now, I don’t want to go into the merits of that question. Suffice it to say that what i am entitied to1s a bill ‘properly engrossed ;’ that, you know, 13 the wording of the rule. A bill that contains any item that was not approved by both houses is not 8 ‘properly engrossed’ bill.” “Yo do not know, from any reliable source, that there is any item in the bill, as it stands now, that ‘Was put in by fraod +” “1 do not. My action in the whoie matter has been prompted by a desire that the bill should go tothe Governor in its proper shape.” WHO CAN SAY? It will be seen by the stand the Speaker has taken in regard to the bill in question that the Schemers’ plans, if any they had, to get their “steals” into the bill unwarranted by the Legisla- ture (for we all know that many steals in many bilis are warranted by that honorable body) wil gang agice. Yet, while the Speaker ts to be com- mended for his bold action in thwarting the sup- posed designs of unscrupnious men who may de- sire to jatten On the ill gotten gains they may have hoped to get tnto the Supply bill of this year, with Or Without the consent of the peonie in Senate and Assembiy assembied, there comes up a vei tion Ont of it, and that is:—“Can any bill by the proper constitutional vote in both taken by yeas and nays, iiered or amended by anybody after. ward: It if the present Supply bill has been tampered with since it passed it is not the bill passed by the Legis- lature. Yet supposing, if there are any rejected items now in the bill, those identical itoms e put in after the Conference Comm:ttecs had agreed, ‘and yet were in it before the yeas and nays were called upon for its final passage, whac then’ Though the bill was ordered read through, it was not because of the hurry of the moment and the confusion that prevailed im the House. Who knows, ‘then, if any item was slipped into the bill after the Conierence Committees made their report, but that ‘It Was slipped in before the @nal vote was taken, @nd that all unknown to the clerks? Then again, jog for argument sake, that the clerks acted ws ts for the patrons of ihe “steals,” of what avail will the “record” or the various messages from House to House be to show just what kind ofa bill the Conference Committee agreed upon’ The Tecord and the messages could easily be made to Sally with the bill, “altered vo suit.” W 4s no good ground to suppose as ict that there is Qny rejected tem tn the Supply vill as it now stands, or that any clerk in the Assembly or Senate has tampered with (he bill, it is plain to be seen how easy it Would be for a “ring” of bad men to get in fejected items in\o a xupply bili and yet have the fecord and the messages from house to house to Support them. I any such fraud (uus systematic- carried out was ever to be committed, what suthority Would any Speaker, Lieutenant Governor baer cleo a ange, alter or amend eh after Governor Boffman’s ad- an; ice about additional ‘guards Lo pro bills trom fraud Was certainly to idle talk. supply No Ante.Mortem Examination—Joc Co. bern as a Witness—A Man Shot by a | Stranger. At ap eariy hour yesterday morning l’atrick Kin- Oey, Much under the infuence of liquor, while Fiding down town on a Third avenue car, became involved iv 4 wordy altercation with a stranger, end neai Forty-01) €o settic their diMculty by force of arms. Joe Coburn, the muscle man, being # passenger aboerd he car, jumped of to see fair play, but Kinney being Shot by bis UUkBOWN antagonist, Joc was arrested true that it is claiied that reet both of them jumped of | Murderer. NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 187%~TEIFLE Herrman to mex te-mortem Sereda, ett crear, Sts ects of the wound. ‘The ‘attendance, after mi an examination, that the bullet had not entered the cavity of Kin- ney’s abdomen, His oficial statement, therefore, was not taken. Kinney lives in Thirty-first street, near Second avenue. Captain Garner of the Nineteeath precinct, made vigilant efforta to find the knight of the pistol, but without success, Kin- ney himself being unable to give any description whatever Of the man who shot him. Joe 2 feels much aggrieved at his arrest and detentien, and states that if he should see ive hundred men murdered he would keep bis mouth closed and say nothing aboat It. Yesterday aiternoon Coburn was brought before Coroner Herrman and held in $1,000 " bail to appear as a witness, Bernard Gillis, driver of the car which the men leit to fight in the street, was also arrested a wit- ness and held in $600 bail, FORGERY ON THE ST. NICHOLAS BANK. ——+ Captare of the Forger—He Simulates Fainting and Betrays His Confeder- ates—Numerous Arrests Expected. Yesterday afternoon at a few minutes before three o'cloek James H. Drake, a well known forger, Was captured at the St. Nicholas National Bank, Broad street, while endeavoring to defraud that institatton of $250 by means of a false check payable to the order of Messrs. Colgate. The following is the history of the case as told by one of the promi- nent officers of the bank:—Last Friday Mr. Henry Levy, @ customer of ours doing business in Maiden lane, came to the bank, accompanied by the prisoner, to deposit a draft for $100, which was to be sent out to the Fourth National Bank at Cin- cinnati for collection, and against which Levy gave his check for @ similar amount to Drake. This Morning telegram was received from the Cin- cinnati bank stating it was bogus. A short time afterwards Drake came in and presented a check ay shad to be signed, py Henry Levy & Brothers for $250. THE FORGERY WAS VERY CLUMSY, and the teller immediately saw that the document Was not Worth the paper it was written on, and made a signal to Thompson, the janitor, to collar the forger. He failed to underatand it, but the forger did, and he bounded for the door, where the janitor strove to make a prisoner of him. After a violent struggle he rushed down the high steps of the bank into Broad street, pursaed by the Janitor, and showing acieau pair of heels. He had not ran many yards in the direction of Wall street before he was seen by Detective OMcers Bennett and Clapp, Who, suspecting mischief, grasped the fying fugitive, and asked what his hurry was. The forger, seeing he was in the hands of the law, made a clean breast and told at once t he had forged acheck on the St. Nicholas Bank, thereby entitling himself to dive years’ imprisonment, at least, AN EXTRAORDINARY SCENE. Drake now realized his position and attempted to faint, and threw himself down on the sidewalk, rolling his eyes, shaking his head from side to side, and making a quivering motion with his arms and legs, as 1: atiticted with palsy. The detectives, who knew full well that all this was a mere counterieit, stood'by their prostrate prisoner ready to use their pistols ‘A case any of hig confederates should tempt to rescue their man. At last, to quote a _ lice expression, the “bounce’’ was played and the final roli over on the sidewalk had been finished, and Drake consented to use his legs and go to DURANCE VILR | with his captors. Accordingly a stage was hailed in Broadway, and the turee started off for Police Headquarters. During the ride the prisoner became very com- municative, and told the police officers about the ang of swindiers with which be is connected ‘as layerdown of checks’’—i. ¢, presenting them for payment; and it ia believed that before many hours have elapsed a number of these “cross”? men will be in custody. When the prisoner arrived at Police Headquarters he was searched by order of Captain Irving, and | several PORGED CHECKS were found in his possesston, including one for $300, payable to Hall & Ruckle, on the Grocers’ Bank, signed by 8, A, Busick, Superintendent. He is to be seen to-day at nine o'clock by people who have been victimized by bogus checks. The prisoner suys he is twenty-four years of age, was born in this city, and has recently been em- ployed at @ dry goods store in Cincinnatl. He | Wears.a white silk hat and bull coat, has black | hair, dark brown eyes, and is quick and active- looking. Great credit is due to Police Superinten- dent Matseli for cating extra detectives down to Wail and Broad streets to look out for thieves. The Stock Exchange recently piaced & room 1m their | building at the disposition of the police, and a new war on thieves is to be inangurated, SEMATOR MITCHELL DEFENDED. omceesenticoalfiasie The Charges That He Deserted His } Wife and Changed His Name Pro- nounced False—The Card of Mr. Mit- chell, In response to the charges made in the pews- papers that the Senator from Oregon, Hon. J. H. | Mitchell, years age deserted a wife in Pennsyl- vania and changed his name from ipple to Mit- cheil, has called out the followiug card from the aggrieved gentieman:— In regard to charges against me in newspapers of re- cent dates I desire (o say that full explanations in rela- tion thereto will appear in a few days, supported by statements trom prominent gentlemen in the State of Pennsylvania who have known ine irom childhood. I parpose to explain to the people ot Oregon everything in relation to this matter, and shall subsiantiate the facts of my whole history prior to my leaving my native State (Pennsylvania) by the testimony of prominent men and unimpeachable Witnesses, and upon such testimony, rather than my own statement, f shail_ submit to the Im* partial judgment of the people of this State any question sto iny sanding and integrity put in issue by the articles reterred to. My only object in suffering any delay is to enable me to in despatches trom Penusylyania, several of which nave been voluntarily sent me already, in response to the arheles appearing inst me. Within three or tour days at furthest T shall be able to respond. Until such time I will be glad to submit to any ong the despatches already received. Respectfully PortLan, May 27, 1873. J. H. MITOHELL, Dr. A. M. Loryea, of Portland, a Pe onal friend ofthe Senator, who has been in Washington on business with Attorney General Williams, noticing the publicity given to the charges, hurried to (his pon fpr and furnishes the following letter to the HekaLp. In conversation with one of the at- tachés of this journal he stated that he believed the stories were started by persons politically in antagonism to the Senator, and he has no doubt but his answer to them will be a complete vindica- tion of his character, The following is the letter:— New Yours, June 9, 1873. To tue Eniton or toe Herann: In your issue of this morning is published a story of whai purports to be “A Chapter from the Early Histor; of Oregon’s New Senator.” Having known Mr, Mitchell | intimately for the last thirteen years as a man’ of hol and integrity, Thave no doubt ‘whatever but the state- ments are in the main filse and are only brought. for- | Ward in order to injure his fame as a young and rising | Senator trom the distant State of the Pacitie Northwest, Jregon. Mr. Mitchell is well known in Oregon and did not re- ceive the honorable gift of an election to the United States Senate by accident. He was a candidate six yea azo and was defeated by fraud in not receiving the ca chs nomination. His opponent, Addiken C, Gibbs, tained the nomination over hin’ py only one vote, but in cousequence of the fraud A. C. Gibbs was not elected and H. W. Corbett was, as a compromise candidate, Two years ago Mitchell withdrew trom the political fleld tof Senatorship in order to assist in re- vlecting the present distinguished Attorney General, General H. Williams; but the State having gone demo- | cratic James K. Kell 1 United States Sona- se nator—he being the choice of four-diths of the republicans of Oregon— Corbett, endeavored t Mr. ‘Mitchell, in Oregon who are ing to injure Mr. Mitchell in this section }; because he is a new man, by orisinating and ing publicity to rumors and stories derogatory of his past conduct. So, L trust, as Mr. Mitchell is absent, being in Oregon, that the public will suspend Judgement until he or his friends can be heard from, to give a full retuta- tion to the foul sianders that his enemtes are endeavor- ing falsely to attach to him, A. M. LORYBA, ot Portland, Oregon. ae The Inquest To Be Resumed and Con. cluded To.Morrow. Coroner Whitehill has made arrangements to re- sume the examination of witnesses in the Good- rich case.on Wednesday, Deceased, it will be re- membered, was found iying, with three bullets through his brain, in the basement of his residence, 627 Degraw street, South Brooklyn, on the mern- | ing of March 27. The police detectives came to the conclusion that Mr. Goodrich had shot himeelf, a8 @ pistol was found lying by the right side of the | the post-mertem examination, however, contended that it was ae possible for a human bemg to inflict upon himself three such wounds as those found in the brain of Mr. Charles Goodrich, The motive for murder was established | it Was shown that deceased had betrayed a young | woman, whose name is said to have been Kate Stoddard, and between whom and deceased violent roations had taken place. A female answering | premises early on the morning preceding the find- | Ing of the dead body, The police have utterly failed | io their search tor this woman, notwithstanding the iact that rewards, amounting in the ‘egate vo $5,500, await tne person who inay give Informa- | tion og, | to the arrest and conviction of the he Coroner has grown reey of waitin, for any additional ad from the police. The princips Witnesses to be examined to-morrow are two ex- pert surgeons, who will testify as to the possibility | of @ man controling suMctent nervous power and sensibility to infict three such wounds as were found in the right and left side of the head of the Nineteenth police and detained in | Charles Goodrich. Let the verdict be what it will, station house. Kinney was feat belevee | “murder or suicide,” the case is @ most remarka- as the wound wos thought | bie one, considered in all tts bearings, and advo- Cavin Gaver Ovryuer 1 cates of either theory are about equally divided, body. by and surgeons who performed | by the testimony taken before the Coroner, when | ne description of this Woman was seen leaving the | MEXICO, : —_-—_—— Americam Report of the Condition of Affairs in the Republic—Lozada’s Case After Capture—The Pursuit of the Kickapoos by United States Troops— The Question of Annexstion. Sr. Loum, Mo., June 9, 1873. Dr. D. H. Williams, who has resided ih the State of Coahuila, Mexico, for two years past, bas reached here. In an account of affairs in that country Dr. Wil- ams confirms the report of the capture of General Lozada, the rebel chies, and states that it was be- eved he was immediately shot, THE PURSUIT OF THR KICKAPOOS, In relation to General McKenzie’s pursuit of and attack on the Kickapoo Indians on Mexican soil, Dr. Williams 1s of opinion there will be no serious complaint made on the part of the Mexican autherities, as the latter have long felt the necessity of some mutual arrangement between the two countries, by which Indian marauders upon either side can be followed across the river and punishea by the Mexicans if the outrage is committed upon its soil, as well aa by the Americans, as in the Kickapoo affair. The Doctor apprehends that the Mexicans will use the latter as 8 precedent, and pursue the fugitives on this side of the Rio Grande. They will be sure to avail themselves of the example set by the Ameri- cans, if not disavowed. This will eventually lead to trouble, and plunge the frontier into a war. Such a@result would, however, be hailed by many as de- sirable, as it would lead to the carving out-of another “fat slice” from the ‘sick man” on the southern border. EFFORTS FOR ANNEXATION. There are, however, efforts being made by seme Rio Grande which may lead to a negotiation for annexation of more Mexican territory, in order to strengthen the boundary line, and by which Mexico will be enabled to pay her debts, The territory coveted for this purpose embraces the States of Nuevo Leon, Coahuila, Chihuahua, the north end of Durango, Sonora and Lower Califor- nia, known as the Moxican frontier States. This would shorten the boundary line one-halfof the present meandering of the Rio Grande, and leave a frontier that could be much more easily protected by both nationalities; whereas it is almost im- possible to do so with the present boundaries, It would be a vast territory with fine irrigable and mineral lands and pasturage, which are now nearly worthless to the Mexican people. ART MATTERS. Sale of the Late Mr. Fagnani’s Pictures. A sale was, yesterday morning, begun of the pic- tures and other objects of art belonging to the late Mr. Joseph Fagnani. The sale is private in charac- ter, will continue for a fortnight, and is to be held at the residence of Mr. Fagnani’s family, 43 East Twelith street, the hours being from nine in the morning until six in the evening. The objects for sale consist of eighteen portraits, twelve genre pictures, half a dozen pencil sketches, various handsome draperies, some of which were presented ) to Mr. Pagnani by Madame Ristori; a few elegant marble ornaments, about a dozen curious and val- uable books and nearly fifty pieces of furniture. some of which are extremely handsome. Among the portraits will be found likenesses of Victor Emmanuel, Countess Guicctoli, Lord Byron, Eugenié, John Bright, Lord Daning, Bulwer, Garibaldi, Chevalier Nigra, the late Urbino Ra- tazzi, General Cialdini, Eurydice Aristarchi, Prin- cess of Samos, a distinguished Greek lady; Bon Maza, the rival of Abd-el-Kader; Marie Christine, Queen Dowager of Spain; Cortez (purchased in Spain by Sir Henry Bulwer) ; Eleazer Williams and President Lincoln. Flower Pieces at Lanthier’s. Some of the finest flower pieces that have been seen in this city for many months are now in the possession of Mr. L. A. Lanthier, No, 6 Astor place, They are executed by the celebrated Rivoire, of Lyons, an artist who is to flowers what Rosa Bon- heur is to catile. Words could not ‘easily do jus- tice to the delicacy and richness of the com- binations and the matchless fidelity of the execuiiog, unless the description were furnished by a poet who was as great an artist in the use of language as Rivoire is in that of color. With re- spect to flowers there is @ sort of sub-creative touen in Rivoire’s brush, and he seems to produce rather than reproduce. Here are azaleas and japonicas breathing the very breath of floral life, ferns which the happy fate of bern d Ror tuper by him saves from ever fading, and fleld daisios and the yellow — of the trumpet flower, with all the Vital bloom of natural growth and freedom. It is a pity that more of Rivoire’s workmanship can- not come te this country; but the handsome in- come given him by the nch government prob- ably reconciles him to yielding his services exclusively to the State, Such work as he does manage to do for this country, however. is periect after its Kind, and Mr, Lanthier judiciously seems disposed to monopolize it. “30000,” THE RIVER THIEF. Through the Heart—The Mortem Examination. Yesterday morning Deputy Coroner Cushman made a post-mortem examination at the Morgue on the body of Joseph Gale, alias “Socco,” the re- puted river thief, alleged to have been shot nearly two wecks ago by Oficer Musgrove or OMcer Kelly, of the Fourth precinct, while engaged, with two or three others, in robbing @ vessel at pier 27 East River, 98 previonsly reported in the HERALD. In his examination Dr, Cushman found a pistol shot wound of the heart, through which organ the bullet had passed. Dr. Cushman is of the opinion that “Socce” must_have died in a few moments after being shot. The fatal bullet was not found, ut the Doctor will make further search tor ti, in order to satisfy the officers, both of whom claim | the credit of shooting Socco. The bullet will show | from which pistol it was discharged. Captain Uliman, of the Fourth precinct, has ar- rested two men on suspicion o1 being in ‘the boat with Socco at the time of the shooting. Coroner Herrman will investigate the case on Wednesday. Officer Musgrove states that there must have been at least fifteen shots fired by the thieves at himself and Kelly, his associate. Considering that the officers were not more than ten or twelve feet from the thieves and bad no means of concealing their persons except by crouching down behind the stringpiece, it 1s almost wonderfui that they escaped being snot. The pirates, having no time Shot Post- or opportunity to take deliberate aim, probably fred too high for the “cops,” | Whom they were so mtent on killing, Ommfcer Mus- | grove, who has had a great deal of experience with river pirates and thoroughly understands their desperate chara and how little regard for human life they have when their liberty is in peril, had somewhat the advantage of them ‘on the last occasion. Extending himself on the foor of the pier, he opened @ heavy fire into the boat, without being able, ewing to the darkness which prevailed at the time, to distinetiy see the occupauts of the boat, although three men were known to be in it at the time. OMicer Log! AE ed at the thieves over Musgrove's prostrate care that he did not shoot the latter, THE DROWNING ACCIDENT OFF NORWALK, Norwatk, Conn., June 8, 1873, To THE Eprror OF THR HeRaLp:— Having read the account of the casualty which occurred on Saturday aiternoon-between Gregory's on board the steamer Americus, I take the liberty to acquaint you with the facts as they occurred, so | that you may be better abie to judge where the | blame rests. In the first place, it has been the | practice of the boys in tne schoo! to row as near the steamer as possibile, in order to get the effects of the swell. On Saturday afternoon, as the steamer | passed Gregory's Point, We noticed the boats con- | taining the boys on (he west shore channel, and | | shortly passed them, when not little child, son of the engines hand in the wheel chain. reversed the wh was given that a as canght by the pilot immediately }, liberating the child, and at the same time causing the steamer to sheer on the | ats, where she came to a perfect standstill, re- maining so for several minutes, during which time the teacher who was with the boys rowed directly across the steamer’s wake, and there laid on their | oars watching her movements, but entirely out of sight from the pilot house. Orders were shortly given to back, and the wheels made several revolutions before she started of the fate, and she backed in the same position in which she went on, and the first intimation any person on board the steamer had that apy one was capsized | Was the shouts and screams of the teacher and boys. Life preservers were immediately thrown over, and the steamer was stopped in an instant, so far as Machinery is concerned, and when she again started not one on board supposed for an | instant that any lives were lost. This is the whole story, which can be certified to by many good and reliable men, and many of them old ‘steamboat commanders, If teachers taking @ lot of boys out sailing would use a particle of discretion they would avotd ali steamers and never try to get into the swell or wake, just for excitement. In jnstice to the officers of the Americus I think your articte in to-day’s issue should be modified, and the blame attached where it belongs, viz.—to the party who was in the boat with the boys, Mr. Farnham. Yours k gavtaln N. GOMLAM. Fonpectiully, of the leading parties on the Mexican side of the | most | ly, and had to use great | Point and South Norwaik, and being a passenger | THE COURTS. Some time since the Grand Jury of the United States Circuit Court found en indictment against Frank L. Taintor, charging him with having embezaled $400,000, the of the Atlantic National Bank. A motion was made by Me. John B. Burrill, of counsel for Taintor, to quash the indictment, on the ground that it did not sum- ciently specify the offence. The result was that the Dis- trict Attorney consented to give, and did supply, to the de- fendant, a bill of particulars. The Grand Jury yesterday found against Taintor a new bill of indictment, embracing the facts and charges set forth in the bill of particulars; and a motion will be made to have a noile prosequi entered upon the first indictment In the United States District Court yesterday, before Judge Blatchford and a jury, a suit was brought to triat by the government for tho purpose of condemning @ cargo of core seized at or near theSpring Valley Distil- lery, in Rockland county, about which there has been s0 much litigation, civil and criminal, in the United States courts. The value of the corm is $600, and the corn is claimed by Whitmore Brothers on the ground that it belongs to them; that although it had been forwarded to the owners of the Spring Valley Distillery it was never delivered to them and has not been paid for. The jury, by direction of the Court, found a verdict for the claim- ants. In the United States District Court yesterday fines of $250each were imposed, by order of Judge Blatchford, upon the following persons for non-attendance as jurors :—Hiram M. Darkee, R. Hutchinson, Robert L. Kennedy, C. V. B. Ostrander and Daniel C, Rowe. Yesterday the case of Simon Donau @nd Christopher Flood, who are on triat in the United States Circuit Court, before Judge Benedict, for having conspired to defraud the government out of the tax on a quantity of whiskey, manufactured at the Spring Valley Distillery, was again called on. It was ascertained that one of the jurors (Mr. James B. Raymond) was sick and absent. The mat- ter was then adjourned to half-past one o’clock, in the hope that an arrangement might be made to go on with eleven jurors, At the hour named the Court met again, when there was an agjournment till this morning, at the usual hour, Yesterday Hugh Carr was brought before Commissioner Shields, and charged with passing a $10 counterfeit bill upon Herman Frolelgh, 351 Madison street. It turned out, upon examination, that the bill wasa genuine one, and that the accused had been in prison on this charge since Saturday. The Commissioner said it was a highiy repre- hensible thing tomake an unfounded accusation of this kind, and at once ordered Carr to be discharged. Yosterday, in the United States Circuit Court, Judge Smalley took up the trial of the case of Watson & Co., clothing importers, vs. Hiram Barney, ex-Collector of thisport. The plaintiffs imported a quantity of goods which they called flannel, but which the government | | | | | designated worsted, liable to a duty elgnteen cents per pound, flannel being assessed at a lower rate. The plaintiffs allege that the importation in question was liable to a leaser rate than eighteen cents, but, under protest, they paid the excess, amounting to about $1,000, and now bring an action against the government to re- cover that amount. The case isstillon. Martin & Smith tor the plaintiffs; Mr. Trematne for the government. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS. By Judge Ingraham, Hyatt vs. The Continental house Company.—Mo- tlon granted. SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM, Decisions. By Judge Monell. Coleman vs. Livingston.—-Motion denied. Gray vs. Sterling.—Reference ordered. Tn the Matter of the Application of Charles Banks.— The same. vs, The Manhattan Odorless Excavating Com- pany.—The same. Weyerman vs, SMillington.—Order granted. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TERM. Decisions. By Judge Larromore. Dayton va. Lambrecht.—Application denied. Platt vs. Platt.—Defendant is entitled to @ hearing on confirmation oi fere hort, 0 J. By Ju Daly. Gamtting vs, Morgan.—Motion granted, without costa. Kochler vs. Metz.—Motion denied. Barnes vs. Mott.—Motion granted. MARINE COURT—PART |. Before Judge Joacnimsen. Charles W. Morse vs. The American Sterling Com- pany.—The futher of the plaintiff, the late Professor Morse, disposed of a certain plating process to the de- fendants for $18,000, with the proviso, as plaintiff claims, thet he should be employed to superintend the work, at a salary of $2,500 a year for three years. The contract was to be'in writing, but its execution was delayed from time to time until too late. The defendants pald the cash and have since commenced to operate, but refuse to employ the plaintiff. This action is brought to recover the first three months’ sal: ‘The Court held that under the cases of Wolf vs Goodkind, Moody ys. Leveridge and Folk ys. Daly, decided in the Common Pleas, a party en- gaged under a contract for service stipulating the salary tnd. its "perioe of payment, on. being wrongfully dis- charged, cannot maintain an action for salary, but only for damages resulting from a breach of contract. On this ruling the plaiatif agked and obtained leave to withdraw ‘juror. MARINE COURT—PART 3. Action on a Lost Note. Before Judge Curtis. Blackholl vs. Weyar ct al—The defendant, Weyar, made his promissory note to the order of Creighton & Reynolds, and by them it was endorsed over to plaintif, who, before the maturity of the paper, had his pocket picked of valuables, including the note, which has never On the da: the note matured plaintit? tated his loss a e from maker and endorsers Tespectively, but offered no bond of indemnity to either. Judge Curtis, on motion, allowed counsel to discontinue on payment of costs, ruling that it was essential to prove that such a bond had been tendered. COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS—PART |. Discharge of the Grand Jury Till Next Monday. Before Recorder Hackett. The Grand Jury summoned to serve in thts Court were in attendance yesterday morning. but were discharged till next Monday by His Honor, in consequence of the Grand Jurf of the Oyer and Teriuhiner being in session. Pleas ot Guilty of Larceny. The Recorder and Assistant District Attorney Horace Russell disposed of a large number of prisoners yester- day, and if they continue during the term to despatch business in this way, the prison willbe cleared at the end of the month. George Hance, who was charged with stealing a gold watch valued at $70, on the 14th of March, the property of David T. Thomas, pleaded guilty to an attempt at grand larceny. George Duryea and John Johnson, two colored men rho, on the 26th of May, stole a carpet valued at $10) from the house of Joshua Cooper, 217 Sullivan street, Pleaded guilty to an atempt to commit the offence. fhe carpet was recovered by a policeman, Mary A. Monined, alias Mary McDonald, who was in- dicted fog stealing’ a gold watch valued ‘at $80 on the uth of May, trom Murray H. Hall, pleaded guilty to attempt at grand ceny Joun Thomas pleaded gnilty to an attempt at larceny, the charge against him being that on the Wth of May he stole a silver watch worth $20, trom the person of Patrick McFarland. % Joseph Flynn was jointly indicted with Ann McCormick for grand larceny. On the Sist of May they stole four coats, valued at $37, from the store of Henry T. Cran 142 Fulton street. He pleaded guilty to an ai grand larceny and was sent to the State Priso’ period of two years and six months ‘Aun McCormick pleaded guilty to_an attempt at grand larceny upon the indictnfent to which Flynn pleaded Suilty and, was sent io the State Prison tor two years, Willlam Teraney, @ boy, pleaded guilty to an indict- ment charging him with stealing silk dresses and silver- ware, ngeregate value of which amounted to $415, on the 2sth of May, the property of Laura Keene, the actress. It was stolen from 34 Bond street and the police officers found a portion of it inthe boy's possession and the re- mainder of the goods in a room. at the Revere House. The Recorder sent him to the Penitentiary for two years and stx months. James Willish, who on the 25th of May stole a pocket- book contain’ + the property of Barbara Banr, Dleaded gutity to petit larceny: Owen O'Neil, indicted forcutting Terence Morgan in the face and shoulder with aknife on the 7th of July, 1872, pleaded guilty to assault and battery. John Keaney pleaded guilty to having slungshot in ig possession on the 25th of May. These prisoners were each sent to the Penitentiary for six months. An Acquittal. The only case tried by the jury was a charge of assault and battery preferred against James O'Brien by Agnes Dertinger, the wife of a Harlem lager beer saloon keeper, who swore that on the 28th of August last the defendant struck her three times in the face. It appeared in the course of the trial that O'Brien was severely beaten by Dertings the proprietor, id that an indictment for feloniousby assaulting him was found by the Grand Jury. ‘The testimony im this case was conflicting, but the jury believing that the preponderance of testimony was in favor of the accused rendered a verdict of not guilty. COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS—PART 2. Before Judge Sutherland. Three cases wore tried in this Court yesterday, but not one of them was specially interesting, though the evi- dence was voluminous. Louis Gluck was found not guilty of a charge of as sault and battery. The case sprung out of a ii tree fight, and it was hard to say whether the or the complainant was most to blame. Edward Tea, an Italian, was charged with carrying a dirk knire. He admitted that it had been found on him, but said, in explanation, that he had been in the country and had used it to “cut off the branches of trees.” Un: fortunately tor him, he subsequently got into @ quarrel rrested, and on be! him. The jury retw ig searched the knife was it after the case bad progressed some tim that the charge of simple assault and battery be maintained, and District Attorney Rollins only could consented, at the request of prisoner's counsel, to accept that plea. JEFFERSON MARKET POLICE COURT, jargiary. At the Jefferson Market ’olice Court yesterday, before Justice Ledwith, Johan Poutius, of 66 Woat Thirty: street ; jo Bowbecker, of 50, , were Eee aioe ee ere Gomenitied in default’ of Teepectivaly &2 bes erie Robbery. Timothy Reardon, of 472 Pearl street, was resting him- self upon a pile of lamber in West street yesterday morn- See re eigsspena foment wena thon ran away. Reardon pursued with, ie eee Se eae and leedea nop gaily i ren comuaioed withost ball ts Grand Lareeny. Benjamin Lyon, of 155% Stanton street, was charged with stealing @ gray mare from Frederic 0. Heiner, of tae ROTA eRe dtc acs traded it off for a horse. He was held in the sum of to answer, ‘YORKVILLE POLICE COURT. An Incorrigible Toper Attempts to Mar- der His Wife. Jobn Drake, residing at $03 East Thirty-fourth street, was charged by his wife Ann with having stabbea her while attempting to take her life on Sunday night He was committed for trial to the Special Sessions, Drake is ‘@ most incor’ run! an other day in the presence ef Justice Bixby that if he were sent up every day in the week he would get down again as often. Efforts were then made to have him licted as an caceans copy by the Grand Jury, but that failing, he a — Stealing. George Clancy was held for trial for having, as alleged, stolen a chest of carpenter's tools froom George D. Van Winkle, of 152 West Thirty-ftth street, The charge was lenied. Rebbery. About four o’clock yesterday morning Christian Moring- weick attempted to rob that part ot the premises occu- pied by Geerge W. Edwards at 781 Ninth avenue. He‘ was, however, discovered before he was able to get away with a watch and chain and other articles which he was in the act of gppropriating. Mr. Edwards arrested him, and he was locke op the Twenty-second precinct station house, Yesterday he was held for trial at the above Court, COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY. Soraewe Court—Crrourr—Part 1—Held by Judge Bar- 4577 , 25115, 3791 tt. Ni 719, 4 4 . 0736, 2747, Tipe. sr 1043, Part eo ene rugs tag ae BE RS—| ingra- ham,.—Nos. it 16, 5 . » AL Tah latte ha 7% Fic rgd rele ats d Teru—Part 1—Held by Judge aK. — Or ‘ a Nos. Tis fas Hs re, TAS, 1606 Be, Bash S50 ta ti, 1548, I § Count or Common Puras—Eauiry Teru—Held by Judge TRIAL Teru—Part 1—Held Tr: Daly.—Nos, 59, 7, 28, 47, 03, 64, 72, 75, 28, 65. oy dagge's ee aly.e Mie sah Son hr Tab, | 1 697, iil, Biz, 185i, S13, Ste Part 2—Held by Judge Loew.—Nos. ‘2177, 2179," 1792, 2102, Maxine Count—Triat Tenu—Part 1—Hel Jonchimeen.-Nos. Judge Spaulding. —N S03 2300, 2401, 248, 2407, by’ Judge Curtis. Tiree 1438 2220, Court Or GkNERAL Hack TI t.— ys Helena Solms and Peter Solms, It and pat ; Same vs. George A. verett Frank W. Brooks, Charles Berdat, assault and battery; Same eee om ilivan, petty larcen: a fre ludgo Sutherland. —The ’ People vs. Andrew Rankin, periury: Samo vs. Patrick McShane’ and Charles Mc hane, felonious assault and battery ; Same vs. George H. Farrell, do,; Same va. James Mooney, grand larcen: Same vs. William Mahony, do; Same vs. Mary Baker o.; Same vs. #raneis Heffernan, John J. Kelly an Jolin Lafferty, do; Same vs. John McCormack, di vs. George Smith, petty larceny ; Same vs. John L. son, concealed weapons; Same vs. Edward Reimer, misdemeanor. BROOKLYN COURTS. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT. Bankruptcy Proceedings. Before Judge Benedict. ‘A petition was filed in Brooklyn by Joseph H. Tuck, of the firm of Tuck 4 Co., machimsts, and in New York a petition was filed ageinst the firm by certain creditors A motion was made yesterday before Judge Benedictto stay the proceedings as against Mr. Tuck individually. Tho Court granted the motion temporarily—for two quently been adjourned for that time, Ie is proposed to donsolldate the proceedings in both districts. Decision. In the Matter of William Adams.—The peculiar circam- stances attending this case make it proper that some allowance should be made out of the bankrupt’s estate legal services rendered to the bankrupt the property ot the bankrupt was such as to forbid the allowance of any considerable sam. 1 think $150 can be properly as! as the sum which it would have been necessary for the bankrupt to have disbursed to enable his rights to be fully Protected. That amount the assignee may pay to the counsel for the services in the petition set forth. SUPREME COURT—CIRCUIT. A Transaction in Bonds and Real Estate. Before Judge Pratt. Mr, Archibald M. Bliss, a well known Brooklyn poll” tician, in November, 1870, purchased a house arm sixteen lots of ground at Myrtle and Lewis ayenues from Mrs. Jane A. Mills, for $37,000. The terms of the sale were that Mr. Bliss was to pay $5,000 in cash, $25,000 in bonds of the Avenue C (New York) Railroad Company, in which he wasa large stockholder, aud assume a mortgage of $7,000 which was upon the property. All this he did. Mrs. Mills alleges that Mr, Bliss guaranteed the bonds to be worth par, and that they bore seven per cent interest, which would be paid regularly. ‘The interest was aid until the Summer of 1872 when payment ceased. irs, Mills thereupon induced Mr. Bliss to take back hig bonds and give her a deed of the, property. todo anything of the kind and she therefo! ainst him. commenced y Wil probably continue several days. Plain false warrantee by defendant ‘The defendant says that he knew nothing of Mrs. Mills as the owner of the property until the day on which the deed was passed, the exchange having been effected by her husband, who acted as her agent. Mr. Bliss denies that he mado any guarantee as to the worth of the boos and says that he gave bounds which cost him of the creditors BROOKLYN COURT CALENDAR. 0 =N 1 ht » COURT OF APPEALS CALENDAR. Axnany, N. ¥., June 9, 1873. the Court of Appeals day calendar for The following Nos. 203, 163, 164, 135, 158, 149, 169, 167. Tuesday, June i A NEW PRESBYTERIAN TEMPLE. Laying the Corner Stone of Dr. Hall’s New Edifice on Fifth Avenue and Fifty~fifth Street. The corner stone of the new Presbyterian church on Fifth avenue and Fifty-fifth street was laid yesterday, with imposing ceremonies, in the pres- ence of a large and fashionable gathering. An awning had been erected to shade the bald heads of the reverend gentlemen who were to conduct the ceremonies, but the fashionably bedecked ladies and gentlemen of the congregation who attended were compelled to endure the somewhat heated rays of the sun, which at four o'clock had lost little of its noonday power. The church when finished will occupy the northwestern corner of Fifth avenue and Fifty-fifth street, and will be a magnificent edifice of a composite style of architecture. The land was purchased for $350,000, and all the money needed go far to carry on the undertaking has been Jurnished entirely by voluntary subscriptions of members of the congregation. It is intended to seat comfortably two thousand persons, and will, besides, have @ lecture room, a large Sabbath School room, @ pastor’s private room and a church parior. The new building will prebably be ready for occupancy in the fall of 1874, and until that time the congregation will worship in their present building on Nineteenth street and Fifth avenue, however, is sorely inadequate to their ‘rhere were a number of distinguished ministers present yester: as well as @ highly re- spectable delegation of laymen. The Rey. John Hail, pastor, for whom the new church is building, opened the exercis ee a is hag the gathering sung a hymn, ‘Jesus Shall Reign,” and Mr. James Frazier, of the Building Committee, read a historical account of the church. The corner stone was then laid with the accus- tomed services by Dr, Hall. It contained within 1¢ @ historical statement of the enterprise, and the customary mementoes of the day and the occasion. Short sermons were then made by Drs. Adams, Muhlenburg Foss, Robinson, Ludlow and Taylor, each representing other Ronee on raha of the church, and the services closed with warm congrat- ulations from the congregation to the pastor. OBSEQUIES OF JAMES L, ORB, LATE MINIS. TER TO RUSSIA. New York, June 9, 1873. All organizations desiring to unite in the funeral ceremonies of the late Hon. James L, Orr will re- rtto H. Clay Preston, Grand Marshal, at the overnor’s room, City Hall up to noon on Friday. ELLWOOD E, THORNE, Deputy Grand Master. THE WRONG WORSTER. New Yorx, June 9, 1873. To Tag EprTor oF THE HeRALD:— In the list of surgeons appointed by the Board of Police, a4 published in yesterday’s HERALD, my name appears a8 one ef those selected for service. To correct the error I write to say that it is my son, Dr. Willard Parker Worster, @ resident of , Harlem, who has b aid this compliment by the honor le Commissioners of Poitou, Very truly, yours, ¥ JO8BPE WO) wD. | THE CITY HALL CIRCUS. ee Doings and Gayings on the Oficial Sawdust Yesterday—A Japanese Visiter—The Police Lamps—A Nico Lit- tle Debate. ‘There was a renewal of excitement among polt- tictans and oMce-seekers yesterday et the City, Hall, which augurs a lively contest for the offices Yet to be disposed of, and the Aldermen, thoug not in session yesterday, were individually as busy asbees. Of course Mayor Havemeyer had a fuly quota of visitors, but he has a fortunate faculty of being able to hear a great deal of talking without allowing it to fret him. As agentleman remarke@ yesterday—“He’s the best listener I ever saw. He'll hear all @ man has got to say, and seldom does any of the talking himself. He confines him- self to thinking, but he always pulls througm right.” Ofcourse cverybody of any account called em him, but as they have had their names printed often enough it is not worth while repeating thens.. There were two visitors, however, whose adveng was of peculiar interest—Tetsnoske Tomete, Vice Consul of the Empire of Japan at this port, and the: Consul of the Netherlands. The gentlemen calted{ together to pay their respects to the municipal ex~ ecutive, and after @ brief interview and friendly conversation took their leave, With reference to the NOMINATIONS FOR POLIOR MAGISTRACIRS some very peculiar points of the bill, not hitherte fully understood or known, crept out yesterday, and will be of peculiar interest to the Aldéermen,, inasmuch as the bill restricts the range of their ac- tion in .one or two ways. In the firat place, the bill provides that the Board shall take action on the nominations in the order in which the names of the nominees are sent in by the Mayor. Thus they must dispose of the first) two nominations before they can take any on the second two, and must take action also om the second two before they can proceed to @ com- sideration of the third two, and so on until the ten. nominations have been acted on. No candidate’ when once rejected can be renominated by tha Mayor, but the Aldermen may, if they choose, re- consider the vote by which any candi jected, and then confirm him. The bill also pre- vides that the two magistrates first appointed hold office fur THE TERM OF TEN YEARS, the two next appointed for nina years, the nex two for eight years, the fourth two for seven qeara, and the fifth and last two for six years. Under these circumstances then Mesars. Ackert an Streeter, already nominated, will be the long term or ten years magistrates, If confirmed. ese visions are all embraced in sections 6 and 10 ef. The Common Council Committee having charge of the civic arrangements for the obsequies of THE LATE JAMES L. ORR, Minister to Russia, have requested General Shaler, Commander of thé First Division of the National Guards of the State of New York, to rade the: Seventh regiment with full band at the funeral. It is probable that the funeral will take place either on Wednesday or araay. The steamer bearing the remains is not ex d befora to-night or to- morrow morning. Invitations to be present at the services have been forwarded to the President and Cabinet, to Governor Dix and staff, to Major Geme- ral Han commanding this Military Depart- ment, to the heads of Departments of the city fore ernment, the Judges of the United States and Courts and other public functionaries. The Board of Assistant Aldermen met yesterday afternoon, but no business of public importance’ ‘Was transacted. hor ih eeratecraets ved very en- wever, was inaugurated, and pro’ ry ieee to the members and entertaining to the lobby. In one instance the name of jomon. Michaels was brought up for approval as a Com- missioner of Deeds. Nobody seemed to take much Lab he 1n it, and the nomination was about tobe rred, when Assistant Alderman KELLY rose in his seat and said :—“Mr. President, I think this man is a fit an® proper person to exercise the office of Commis- sioner of Deeds. He is 8 man who has never béem sentenced to be hanged once, although he an 1n Court a great many times. He is an oMcer the Fifth District Court.’ That settled it, and the resolution fr bseoinnes Michaels was adopted. A little later a concurrent resolution from the Board of Aldermen came up, to grant permission to the Equitable Life Assurance Company to erect three ornamental lamps in tront of their offices. Assistant Alderman Cuanoy pitched into itim lively style,and wanted to know, sarcastic 'e why this poor (?) corporation, with no reputation (?), NO capital (?), no anything, should be allowed to obstruct Broadway with AN ADVERTISING DODGE of this kind. They were too poor to advertise themselves in any regular way, he supposed, and the insignificant building they already occupy tm Broadway—a mere shed—was not atti enongh attention to their affairs. He suggest as the company was so limited (?) in its means, il merely wanted with these fancy lamps to attract the attention of countrymen coming up Broadway, and go extend the area ef their trade. Assistant Alderman THORNELL didn’t see bis col- league’s sarcasm, and got up te state that the opposition evinced by Mr. Clancy was an opposition purely personal. ‘Assistant Alderman CLANCY came up once more and said in swinging tones, “If the a says 1 am actuated by personal feelings in this matter HE UTTERS A FALSEHOOD!” Assistant Alderman THORNELL said somet about not taking notiee of personal remarks. Bui the Equitable Company. at all events, was not the poor and almost defunct or; zation which the mtleman had just asserted itto be. He ee FP was, stra that when he voted for measures favored by other members they should npn those which he desired to have progressed. istant Alderman OLANCY thought it was @ rather strange suggestion, as the gentleman seemed to suppose it to exist, that votes should be bargained of and measures adopted by one mem- ber agreeing to vote for his colleagne’s resolution: on condition that his colleague should vote for his. He concluded by ree that the Equit- able had already optraded the piers of their build- ing four feet beyond the lines, thus reducing sidewalk a fifteen feet to eleven Fone Pye: wid and that if these lamps were erec' y a the width some two or three feet addi- tional. , The row ended by referring the resolution to the Committee on Lamps and Gas, Assistant Alderman Simonson got himself into trouble by advocating a resolution to permit some- body to . BUILD A BAY WINDOW in front of certain designated premises, Assistant Alderman KELLY opened the ball asking whether it was intended that the bay win- dow should occupy the whole tront of the premi- ses, as he understood the house was a four story one. Assistant Alderman SrMonson—Not the whole ‘ont. Another member wanted to know of what mate- rial the window was to be constructed, whether of giass or bricks. Assistant Alderman Smonson—Of glass, I be- lieve. Another inquired if the window was to have lass sides. evaasistant Alderman SIMONSON—Glass front and sid les. Another asked if the window was not intended to be of wood and glass. Assistant Alderman SImonson—Both. The last quiery was—What sort of wood will be used, pine or black walnut ? Assistant Alderman Simonson—I think it will be pine. Apy more questions to be asked ? None came, and the resolution was adopted, and after a littie more “circ the Board adjourned. THE OHARITY OOMMISSION. Mecting Yesterday of the Commissioners of Charities and Correction—Unsafe Condition of the City Prison. The reorganization of the Commissioners of Charities and Correction has occasioned consider: abie labor upon the Commissioners, and meetings have been held twice a day by the newly appomted@ Commissioners, The department is found to be, speaking generally, in a condition that needs much reform, and with a view to accomplish this the Com- missioners are unfailing in their efforts to diseover abuses and obtain & speedy correction. On Friday it was resolved to reduce the salaries ofthe Execu- tive of the Park rt 1 twenty per cent. Yester- day a meeting was heid at the office in Eleventh street, when there were present President Laim- beer and Commissioners Bowen and Sterm. CITY PRISON. Commissioner Stern presented the following re- port :— On my visit to the Tombs this morni gate of the Franklin street entrance. tion Warden Johnson ti be gnawed by rats or otherwise to be gnaw . Cov late from the Inside, which was torn by & prison ‘wagon ‘thls morning.’ ‘Tatso found some ng of the recesses in LS) . Texamined the On said examina- the Tombs, on the Franklin street side, Deem! defects dangerous to the safe Keeping of i Fespectiully recommend :—First, that a ‘ith’ r bars and bolts, be Fito WH wails faside, and in addition to jalso that reliable and competent m: Siow ut to ‘examine the defects pointed out in said walls, and furthermore, in company with the President of this rd, examine’ the entire mason work of said Tomos, tm order to ascertain if any other repairs be: rred uired. wi 01 ‘sub mitted. res he MYER STERN. Referred to President Laimbeer. The Commissioners adjourned about tour o’oleck (day. *