The New York Herald Newspaper, June 17, 1873, Page 4

4 “THE GALLOWS IN. VIRGINIA, Execution of a Negro of Rus- sell County. A FARCICAL HANGING. The Murderer’s Confession and Cool Conduct. LONG-WINDED FUNERAL —ORATIONS. | An Immense Crowd Witnessing a “Christian’s’’ Death. LEBANON, Russeli county, Va., June 13, 1873. A steady, sharp stroke of a hatchet, @ rope is cut, the crash of @ falling drop follows, another rope is Stretched to its utmost tension, there is a rebound jand the body of Archie Johnson, a negro, is swing- Sing in the air a solemn warning to an immense ‘multitude of spectators that “he that sheddeth ‘man’s blood by man shal! his blood be shed,” This ‘was a legal exeeution ior the murder of a man @amed Hunt, committed in this county on the ‘might of the 17th of January, 1872, The clrcum- jBtances, already published, were pecullarly im- moral, degrading and atrocious, The trial took place at the May term of the Circuit Court, and ‘uring its progress large crowds of interested" (spectators thronged the room. The prisoner was ably defended by two of the most distinguished lawyers of Washington, the adjoining county, but whe was found guilty and sentenced to be executed 0-day, ARCHIE JOHNSON Fes @ copper-colored negro, about twenty-eight ears of age, five feet seven inches high, slightly uilt, but of good muscular development. There ;Was no expression in his countenance to justify the impression he was a murderer; on the con- ‘trary, his features were regular and well cut fora wegro, and the habitual set or cast was rather leasing than otherwise. He was born the slave f I, L, Hendricks, of this county, whose trusted jservant and carriage driver he was. In 1863 he fmarried Alice Robeson, who died about a year fafterwards, and from that time Archie began a ‘career of dissipation: and vice. Upon his return | from the army in 1866 he married again, the second twite being Martha Ferguson, who, after three years’ ‘experience of his licentious and bad habits, leit him, ‘and then he totally abandoned himself to all that fas degraded, vicious and criminal, winding up Pventually on the gallows. THE CROWD. i “To say there was an Immense crowd of people present here to witness the execution would be a iid and inadequate way of statingit. Not only Bll Russe!l county were on the grounds, but from ‘Washington, Scott and other surrounding counties many thouSands came to behold the death struggles of acondemned felon. The number of females in ‘the vast throng was somewhat astonishing, and their complexions were as varied as the costumes ‘they wore. Some were as black asa traditional ce of spades, others as fair as the whitest lily, ‘while the intermediate embraced every imaginable Bhade between the two. A large number of these came on horseback, their long, dark rifting skirts forming a happy contrast with the innumerable pright and gaudy colors worn by the peces-, itrians. As to horses, all the available racks, trees and fences m town were thickly Qined with them, and then it seemed that (the surrounding woods were densely picketed with them. The prevailing costumes of the men were ‘blue and gray jeans. The valleys, the knobs, the “aks and plains, the huts and houses, seemed to ave poured themselves out to-day, all actuated by the same common, morbid curiosity, and it can safely be said that scarcely a score of them were solemnly impressed by the territie scene they wit- eased. The number present was estimated at six usand people. THE SCAFFOLD ‘was Q very ordinary, rude affair, consisting of the sual two tain uprights, a narrow platiorm in the , in front of which Was the drop, supported by ® rope. This ran through the crossbeam near the jeentre, and was secured to a peg driven in one of fthe uprights, about four feet from the grow It allowed of a fali of six feet, and was in all respects fas thorough and effective as a majority of the clumsy. murderons machines generally used in Buch imstances in the South. The structure was Bituated in the old field to the north of the town @nd about half a mile distant from the jail. ANOTHER CONVERTED CRIMINAL, The condemned man passed a restless and sleep- Tess night, the greater portion of it being spent In prayer, until, for the last time, he saw the gray Streaks of dawn break through the narrow iron- ound windew of his cell. He paced the floor the entire morning, praying aloud, bis manacles clank- dng as he moved, and at seven A. M. ne was joined by his spiritual advisers, with whom he was after- Wards engaged in devotional exercises almost ‘until he was taken from the jail. He proiessed re- ligion, and seemed to have an abiding faith that he ‘would be forgiven his sins, througn the interces- Bion of Jesus Christ. In a written confession, after admitting the crime for which he had to die, Archie says:— some advice to give the people of my color. In oxicatiuy cup. There les the atm crime. Then the card table, which ep in my downward course. Above all * of her “whose steps take hold on hell. of understanding: T passed by Hight, in the bieck und dark nighi. There met me a woman With the attire of a harlot and gubtle of heart. She said * * * come let us take our Mil of love until the inorning. I hasted after her and Anew not that it was tor gay life. T wont after her as the , ‘ox goeth ite”. Hearken unto me, therefore, oh! ye chidren. a nd to the words ot my mouth. Let fot thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in cli er pathy tor she hath cast down inany strong Her hous is the way to hell, going down to the chal bers of death.” —Prov. 7th chap. Fake th and w come Je Co 7 of You will not come into the condemnation of oa. THE GUARD. Owing to the great throng of people present, and ake this advice the starting number among them of Archie's furmer associates, the Sherif thought it prudent to summon a strong and effecuve guard Of filty men fo preserve order ¢ e the stern decree of th his body command of ar Meer, were sta- tion ny emergency. About thir 3 past tw (mid-day) the order was guard to iorm square, and soon T ey ations being com- leted, at one . the cond tinan was taken rom Nt and conan wagon contaming ‘bis comin, im the cen 0 guard, He Heatly aud tuscesully red it of entire Diack cloth, biack cap, with gloves and gaiters, He waiked firmiy, wore a vonehaiant air. and eulmly smok as he sat on his comin on a He quietly surveyed the im arriv atthe scaffold mine iat machine with a view y and its abtlity to perform the ty agsigued to it, Having parently satisfied hiinseif as to this he w thirty-six minutes afier one P. M. conducted t latiorin, upon Which he took a seat. The Rev oir Loyd, of the Methodist Conference, the twenty-third chapter of Luke, which was s Jected by Arci and irom which FUNERAL ORATION fas preached. entirely uncalied for, and whic ed to pro- flong the tortures of the condemned man, could as @reli have been performed alter death as before, pnd with much more effect. When the first ciergy- an had ceased, and the crowd were congratulat- ing themselves that the tragedy would soon be ver, another divine of the Baptist persuasion came forward and delivered a short address. This con- luded, @ hymn was sung selected by the con Gemned man, in whict he joined with great spirit Bnd religious zeal. The two ciergymen then bid Archie @ final farewell, a colored preacher remain- {ng alone with him @n the piatiorm, holding an pmbrelia over him. HIS LAST REQ! gras made just at this moment, EST nd It shows that the ruling passion is strong in death. He asked for pnother cigar, which, being lit, he sinoked in the Most philosophic and cool manner imaginable. He Whilfed as slowly and ag methodically as though he Xperienced an intense enjoyment of the weed and bai an indefinite lease of lile. His coojness justat his tiwe excited the wonder of many and aduuta- Hon of more, ‘The Sheriff had previously informed Archie that 6 would allow him unti! his latest 1ooment (three , M.) unless he signified a wish to be executed pooner. To the astonishment of everybody, at the conclusion of his smoke, which lasted ten minutes, Be threw away his cigar and remarked to the het "'M READY Now.” {An official then handed the Sheriff smal! ropes with which the arms and legs of the condemned man ere pinioned, At this time there was an awful ad aeathiike stillness in that vast throng of xed humanity. A pin could almost have been eard to drop. At twenty-iour minutes past two the fatal noose was adjusted, the black cap was drawn over the features and the condemned man stood a ghastly pens, ‘on the verge of eternity. At twenty-five utes past two the ROPE WAS CUT, the drop fell with a loud and dismal crash, and the body of Archie Johnson was hanged by the neck. ne shrieks and wails of women as if in great apg out from all portiong of thy, then read NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 1873—TRIPLE SHEET. vast throng, while a cry of horror broke from the male portion of the crowd. Several women fainted, and a great many had to be carried from the scene, The fall did not break the neck, though tt was fully five feet, and there were slight struggles lasting for about two minutes. At thirty- three minutes past? two pulsation ceased, and at three P. M. action of the heart ‘had ceased, and the soul of Archie had left its earthly tenement, At five minutes past three P.M. the body was cut down, placed in the coffin prepared for it, and turned over to bis friends for interment. Soon afterwards a solemn procession moved through the town following the corpse and chanting a mourn- ful dirge. He was buried about five miles from here, tn the graveyard of his ancestors, PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS. Last Day of the Spring Meeting. ‘The attendance at Prospect Park Fair Grounds yesterday afternoon was not as large as was an- ticipated, considering the fine field of trotters that were entered for the purse offered, besides the running race also on the card, which was the first event of the day. The track was in excelent or- der and the weather delightful, but with these great auxtlaries to the sport the people were not there to see, The running race was between Mr. Boughram’s black gelding Gerald and Mr. Jones’ bay filly, the same that ran last week. The filly was the favorite before the start; but Gerald winning the first heat the betting changed in his favor. He won the race in three straight heats, The trot was for a purse for which were. entered Jack Draper, Lydia Picton, Clothespin, Abdallah, Highland Maid, Lady Annie, Consiance, Windemire and Belle of Vermont. The last named did not sta Lydia Picton was a great favorite until the last heat, when Jack Draper had the call. Jack won the first, third and fourth heats and the race. The following are the details of the running and trotting as it progressed :— “THE RACE. First Heat.—The start was even and the horses ran around the turn head andhead, Then Geraid took the lead and the track and was a length infront at the quarter pole. Me was two lengthsin front at the half mile pole, Going along the lower tarn the filly closed up the daylight, and as she came into the homestretch was at Gerald's saddle skirts. A struggle set in for the heat, which was won by Gerald by two lengths. Time, 1:47%. Second Heat.—The flily had the best of the lead, and took the inside quickly. At the quarter pole they were head and ‘ead, and the same at the half mile. They ran yoked down the lower stretch, but as they neared the three-quarter pole Gerald showed in front half alength. Aiter a fine strug- gle Gerald won the heat by a length in 1 :50. Third Heat.—Maiden had the best of the send-off and led around the turn two lengths in front of Gerald; but he outran her, and was on even terms with her at the quarter pole. At the half-mile pole he led half aiength, At the three-quarter pole he led two lengths, and came home a wiuner by four lengths in 1:4733. The following is & SUMMARY. Prospect PARK Falk Grounps, June 16.—Run- NING—Purse, $300, free lor all running horses; mile heats, best three in five. E. V. Boughram’s bik. g. Gerald, by Micky ee, aged (Hgnkerson) ht T. Jones’ b. f. by Bacon. dai ars old (McLaughlin). ad va ‘Time, 1:47%{—1 :50— THR TROT. First Heat.—The horses had a straggling start, Jack Draper taking the lead and keeping it to the quarter pole, Constance second, Abdallah third, Lydia Picton fourth, Clothespin fifth, Lady Annie sixth, Windemire seventh, Highland Maid eighth. Time, thirty-eight socends. Jack Draper kept the lead up the backstretch, and passed the half-mile pole in 1:14, two lengths in iront of Constance, who Was one length in advance of Abdallah, the latter one length in advance of Lydia Picton, who was four lengths ahead of Clothespin, Lady Annie sixth, Windemire seventh, Highland Maid eighth, Going down the backstretch Lydia Picton passed Abdalléh and Constance, and at the three-quarter Boe took sides with Jack Draper, but she there roke up and fell back to fourth place. There was a@ fine race up the homestretch between Jack Draper, Abdallah and Clothespin, the latter making a dine finish. Jack Draper won the heat by two lengths, Abdallah second, halt a length ahead of Clothespin, the iatter being six lengths in tront of Constance, who was four lengths in advance of Lyaia Picton, Lady Annie sixth, Windemuire sev- enth, Highland Maid eighth. Time of the heat, 2:30. Second Heat—The horses after a great deal of Manceuvring got away tolerably weil, and when they reached the quarter-pole Jack Draper was first, Abdallah second, Lydia Picton third, Lady Annie fourth, Clothespin fitth, Highland’ Maid sixth, Constance seventh, Windemire eighth. Time, thirty-seven and a half seconds. Lydia Picton trotted fast along the backstretch and showed ner head in front at the half-mile pole. Time, 1:13. Jack Draper was second, one length ahead of Ab- dailah and hoege Sy who were trotting side and | side, Constance fifth, Lady Annie sixth, Highland | Maid seventh, Windemire eighth and out of the race, Lady Picton showed the way along the lower stretch, closely followed by Jack Draper, who was two lengths in advance of Clothespin, the latter a bead in iront of Abdallah, Lady Annie sixth, Con- stance seventh, Windemire eiglith. Lydia Picton | led all the way home and won the heat by two | lengths, Jack Draper second, six lengths in front | of Clothespin, the latter six lengths in advance of Highland Maid, Abdallan fifth, Lady Annie sixth, | tae and Windemire distanced, Time ot tae eat, 2 yi Third Heat.—Lady Annie was first away, High- land Maid second, Jack Draper third, Ciothespin | fourth, Lydia Picton fiith, Abdallah sixth. Jack Draper took the lead on the turn and went to the quarter pole two lengths in front of Ciothespin, who was one-length ahead of Lydia Picton, the la ter two lengths in front of Abdallah, who was | three lengths in advance of Lady Annie, the latter hail a length in advance of Highland Matd. Time, thirty-seven and a half seconds. Jack Draper showed the way along the backstretch and was two lengths ahead at the half-mile pole im 1:14, Lydia Picton second, three lengths in advance of Abdaliah and Clothespin, who were trotting side and side; Highland Maid fifth, Lady Annie sixth. dia Picton trotted rapidly atter Jack Draper -along the lower stretch, and was at his quarters at the turee-quarier pole, She clung to him as he came into the homestretch, and when at the draw- gate, where she was about on even terms with him, she broke up and Jack led home a winner of the heat by three lengths, Lydia Picton second, five léngths abead of Clothspin, the latter four lengths in advance of Abdallah, who was three lengths in front of Lady Annie, Highland Maid sixth, ‘ime of the heat, 2:30. Fourth Heat.—Jack Draper had the lead again, the starting judge seemingly determined to let Mr. Phillips do as he pleased, which Was anything bat Jair to the other parties inthe race. He was two lengths in front of Lydia Picton, who was second, Clothespin third, Abdallah fourth, Highland Mata ftth, Lady Annie sixth, Lydia Picton trotted tap- idly after Jack Draper and showed her head in front at the quarter pole in thirty-seven seconds, Clothespin third, eight lengths betind; Abdatlah fourth, Hitghiand Maid fifth, Lady Annie sixth. Jack Draper and Lydia Picton trotted garely along the backstretch, the little mare leading a length at the half-mile pole in 1:12, She soon after- wards broke up and fell back; then, making a suc- cession of br Jost all chance of.winning. Jack Draj me on steadily, and won the heat by four lengths, Clothespin Lydia Picton, the jatter eight lengths in advance of Highland Ma! Abdatiah ifth, Lady Anuie sixth. Time of the heat, 2: The following is @ SUMMARY. Same DAy—Trotring—Purse $1,000, for horses that dave never beaten $600 fo the first, $300 econd and $100 to the third norse; mile in five, in harness:— a » Carroll’s ch. m. Highland M. Hayden's b. m. 1 . J. 0, Snydain’s br. 1 H, Hartieck’s br. g. Windemire ...... W. Rogers’ br. m. Belle of Vermont . TIME, Quarter, Half, First heat. 1: “ 1 1: Fourth heat. . is AMERICAN JOCKEY CLUB. att ccm Fourth Day of the Spring Racing Mect- ing at Jerome Park—The Events and the Entries—Pool Selling Last Evening. ‘This is the fourth day of the Spring racing meet- ing at Jerome Park, and, judging from the pro- gramme, it will prove as interesting as any that has preceded it. Should the weather hold fine the track will be in excellent condition, and, no doubt, the attendance will be very large to witness the contests, as they will be of acharacter to deserve the best possible patronage. Four events are on the card, the first being a Handicap Sweepstakes, for all ages; $50 each, half forfeit, and only $10 if declared, with $500 added ; the second horse to save his stake and to receive the money for the declarations; one mile and a quarter. This will bring to the post Shylock, 100 Ibs. ; Conductor, 107 Ibs., and Sunrise, 87 Ibs. Second on the list will be a purse of $700, jor all ages; entrance money to second horse; the winner to be sold at auction for $3,000. Ifentered to be sold fer $2,500, illowed 4 Ibs, ; for $2,000, allowed 5 Jb8.; for $1,500, allowed 8 ibs. ; if not to'be sold to carry 10 Ibs. extra—jash of two miles. Entered for this dash are Bessie Lee, 100 ibs.; Ethel Sprague, 97 Ibs.; Wine Sap, 103 Ibs,; Boss Tweed, 100 Ibs., and Sue Ryder, 97 tbs, The third race is for the Members’ Cup, value of $500; entrance $25, fas oF pay, to go to the second borse—s bandicap jor all ages; Members of the cond, one length in front of | club to ride; one mfle-gnd one_ fu wil bring before the star! Lochiel: 100 ines stock. we 167 lbs, ; Sanfo! 152 1bs.5 vague, 150 Ibs.; ‘Sorrel Dam, Ihs.; Cadence, 143. ibs. ; Mascus, 140 Ibs., and Visitor, 140 !bs. The last event of the-day is a race of mile heats, purse of $000, for all ages, entrance money to Second horse; winner of the mile heats on second day of the meeting excladed. In this contest will ve noted Sunrise, Mildew, Springbok and Buckden, Pools were sold on these events last evening at the Ciub-room, Madison avenue and Twenty- seventh street, and at the pool rooms of Mr, Cham- berlin, 1,146 Broadway. The following figures will give an idea of what the betting fraternity thought of the horses on the “eve of the battle’? :— HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES, Room, 4 8. Sunrise... $30 $50 $50 30 Conductor 23 35 b 8 Shylock. 20 1 cy 10 iF TWO MILES. club Room, Bersie Lee. +++.-$100 Ethel Sprague Tweed & Ryder..... 100 Wine Sap.. MEMBERS’ CUP, Chamber- —Clud Room.— Lin's. Lochiel,.... $50 $50 $25 Stockwood . 30 23 Sorrel Dan. 21 16 6 Sanford, 25. 16 6 Vespuciu: 26" Victor . The os ry Cadence Ss 1 Mascus.. 5)* 6 73, Thampber> —Club Room. — tins, Springbo! ++ $205 $50 55. iidew. 45 6 10 Sunrise 40 5& 10 Buckden 6 35 il The special trains on the Harlem road, with cars reserved for ladies and their escorts, will be ran as usual, The first race wil! come off punctually at three o'clock, YACHTING. A New Sloop Yacht. Among the sloop yachts now in the course of con- struction is one which is being built at the foot of Eagle street, Greenpoint, by Messrs. W. Martin and J. Smith, members of the Williamsburg Yacht Olub, for their own use. The model was drawn by Mr. Smith, one of the owners. She will be a cabin sloop of the following dimensions :—Length, 30 feet 8inches; breadth of beam, 14 feet; depth, 4 feet; tonnage, 19 ©, M. Her mast will be 47 feet long, topmast 21 feet, bowsprit 20 feet, boom 45 feet, gaff 24 feet. She will be furnished with mainsail, jib, club topsail and jib topsail. The cabin trunk is 14 inches high and is furnished with skylight and side lights. The cabin is divided into main saloon, 12 feet long by 9 feet 6 inches wide, and two staterooms each side of the centre board, 6 feet long by 4 feet 6 inches wide. The galley is 6 Jeet long by 6 feet wide, and forward of this is room for the’ anchor, chains, &c. The cabin will be finished in herd wood and the skylight, companion- | Way, &c., will be of mahogany. She is to be named the Victoress, and, when finished, which will be in about three weeks, will be one of the largest yacits in the Williamsburg Club. A Challenge from the Owner of the Yacht T. B. Asten. To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD :— The action of the judges in the recent regatta of the Brooklyn Yacht Club was doubtless techni- cally correct according to the printed regulations of the club published by the committee on the morning of the regatta. We entered upon the race upon those conditions, and of course have no fault to find with the action of the judges in award- J ing the prizes, though we should have been pleased had the commitiee relieved us from our four hours’ arit between the Hook and the Lightship by nott- fying the feet that it was no race, as was done, we believe, by the committee of the New York Yacht Club in the previous week. As a test of the quality and capability of the respective yachts, or the seamanship of thetr crews, it 18 admitted by every one that the experience of Thursday last amounted to nothing. That the regatta proved that the Vision and the Undine are the fastest first class sioop yachts in the fleet will not be claimed even by the owners of those excellent Vessels, and we, in common with others who are dissatisfied with the result of that day, are desir- ous of comparing the boats under more iavorable circumstances for all. We, therefore, desire throngh your columns to invite the owners of the first class sloops entered for the recent Brooklyn regatta to sail at an early day over the course, under the rules of the Brook- lyn Yacht Club, for a cup of the value of $260. Should this not be practicable we would be glad to sailthe yacht T, b. Asten against any one or more of the first class sloops of the Brooklyn Yacht Ciub over the same course for a similar cup, at an early day, to be ageed on. Hoping that this will be acceptable to the owners ofthe Vision, Uniline, Meta, Commodore, Ariadne, Addie, Kate and Mary, or to some of them, we are, very respectiuily, HENRY ©. ALLEN, For owners yacht T. B. Asten, New York, June 16, 1973. Yachting Notes. The annual regatta of the Harlem Yacht Club will be sailed next Thursday, Irom oif their club house, along the Sound and return. A large num- ber of yachts have entered for the regatta, The schooner yacht Idler is lying of Green- point, receiving some slight alterations in her canvas, The Brooklyn Yacht Club start on their annual cruise on July 19. The members of tne club are to be handsomely entertained at West Haven, Amatcn race between the sloop yachts Vision and Vixen is talked of. 1t is proposed to sail twenty miles to windward and return fora silver cup. ihe annual regatta of the Columbia Yacht Club will be sailed on Jund 30, Commodore Nobles an- ticipates a good race, as some fourteen or fiiteen boats have entered. The annual regatta of the Long Island'Yacht will be saiied on Wednesday, June 18. The course will be from Gowanus Bay, where Commodore Bates has his headquarters. The members of the Atlantic Yacht Club start on their annual cruise on August 2, They will prob- ably go \ the Sound as far as Newport. The annual regatta of the Jersey City Yacht Club Will be sailed on Saturday, June 21. Commodore , Bill is making ail the preparations to insure a suc- cessiul day. The regatta of the Harlem Rowing Association has been postponed from June 18 to July 2. ‘the members of the New York and Brooklyn Yacht Clubs are very anxious to get up a match between the scheoner yachts Madeleine and Colum- bia. Both yachits have sucha well known reputa- | tion for speed that such @ race would attract thou- | Sands down the Bay. The annual HY iba of the Seawanhaka Yacht Club will be satled on Oyster Bay, L. I., on July*4. The sloop yachts Genia and Emma T. have been Matched to sail three races. the owner of the Dreadnaught has not yet fixed upon a day to sail his match with the feet little Magic for the Cape May Challenge Cup. The schooner yacht Clio, of the New York Yacht | Club, butit last Winter by the Potlions, of Brooklyn, ; iS now at the yard of Jessie Carll, at Northport, L. 1, being letigthened fourteen feet on the keel | and having an entirely new bow of a very hand- some model, The stern will be very nearly plumb; foreboom, bowsprit and jibboom’ will be longer than before, and considerable more canvas will be put in the head sails. The new planking is of Uhio oak, and rans well aft to seenre strength by dis- | | tributing the butts over a targe space. The Clio | Will be done in abont two weeks, and is owned by Messrs. Asten & Bradley, of the New York Yacht cint The new steam yacht America, recently lannched by Henry Steers, Greenpoint, on returning trom a trial trip on Saturday evening, ran against th | bulkhead, and her sternpost was so badiy damaged | that her contemplated departure for Europe will | not take place #8 Soon as Was intended, The following passed Whitestone yesterday :— Yacht Foam, N. J. Mr. Homans, from New York tor Newport. Yacht Fleur de Lis, N.Y.Y.C,, Mr. Dickerson, from Darien, Conn., jor New York. THE GERMAN-AMERICAN SOCIETY, The fourth section of the United German- American Society met at the New York Assembly Rooms, corner of Second avenue and First street (200 members present), to elect their officers, the election being postponed from the meeting on June 9 Mr, serrman Gerland, a master builder, and very popular among the Germans, was chosen President, and Messrs. August Kuenne, Gratzner and Goertz were chosen deiegates to the Execu- tive Board, Forty-three new members were ad- mit A meeting of the Central Executive Board Will be held next Friday, STRIKE OF WILLIAMSBURG COOPERS, The coopers employed tn the shops of Havemyer & Elder sugar refiners, Williamsburg, numbering about two hundred, were notified yesterday morn- ing that their services would not be required after the 23d inst., when they immediately struck work aud held a meeting. A deputation was sent to the | firm to inquire the cause of the notice, and were informed that hand work having become go expen- sive the firm intended hereafter to manufacture by machinery, Some dissatisfaction had previously been manifested by the men because their em- plovers bad purchased 100,000 barrels similarly mhanulactured by another firm, No ill-tecling exists between the men and their former employers, “INOENDIARY FIRE, St. Lovts, Mo., June 16, 1873, A supposed incendiary fire at Mexico, Mo., yes- terday destroyed seven trame stores, causing a loss of about thirty thousand dollars, The amount of insurance on property destroyed is not stated, MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS. Matters at the City Hall Yesterday—The Mayor's Pennsylvania Trip—Meeting of the Supervisors and Board of Ap- portionment=—The City Record. There was a fair sized crowd of politicians and men looking for something yesterday about the City Halt, Nobody knew anything, and nobody got anything, although, as it was understood that Mayor Havemeyer was about to leave town, quite @ number called to see about his health and—ahem, their own little prospects. This morning His Honor takes his departure for the Scranton coal region of Pennsylvania, The election of the Pennsylvania Coal Company takes place this week, and the directors intend to make the affair one of business and pleasure, About fifty capitahsts, engineers and scientific gentlemen will make a tour of the regton, visiting Easton, Scranton, Wiikesbarve, Mauch Chunk and other interesting mining centres. The Mayor will return on Saturday, and as his duties have been s0 very exacting since his necession to office that he bas seldom left his office before six o'clock, and has even been detained as late as eight o'clock, it Is supposed he will experience no very injurious effects from the relaxation. It 18 quite certain, however, that there will be no relaxation with him on one point—no more nomi- nations for police magistrates will be sent in to the Board of Aldermen until they have either con- firmed or rejected those already in. The Aldermen mect on Thorsday next, and of course, as the Mayor will not be in the city, there will be no ex- eitement about nominations on that day. ‘The bondsmen of P. W. Rhodes, ascontractor for the publishing of the City Record, were approved yesterday by Comptroller Green, and Supervisor, Disbecker states that he, will endeavor to issue the frst ccby Of the official journal on Friday next. The Supervisor's oMce will be in the northwest corner (basement) of the City Hall, = ‘The Board of Estimate and Apportionment met yesterday, Mayor Havemeyer inthe chair. Pres- ent, Comptroller Green, President Vance and Presi- dent Wheeler. A ‘communication was submitted by the Mayor giving am estimate of the expenses for the current year Of the various departments of the city government, The document was received and placed-on file, A communication was also submitted setting forth that at present it was im- possible to give an approximate estimate of the Cost of the City Record for the year. The Board then adjourned. The Board of Supervisors met yesterday, Super- visor Vance, President pro tem., in the chair. The Mayor and Recorder were present. A communication from the Corporation Counsel, approving the legal services of George T. Curtis and Jehn K. Porter, rendered in the Tweed suits, and recommending their bills for such service as being fair and equitable, was received and referred to the Committee on Criminal Courts and Ponce. ‘The bill of Mr. Curtis is for $10,000, aud that of Judge Porter $5,000, The rporation Counsel further informed the Board, in reference to their resolution asking tor his Seen as to the powers of organization and composition of the Board, that @ bill is now in the hands,of the Governor awaiting his approval, which will inall probability definitely decide the question, the Board await its receipt. Charles D. Birdseye was removed from the As- sistant Clerkship of the Marine Court and Mr. T. Daly appointed to succeed him. James A. Munson Was appointed a stenographer of the Marine Court, vice H. A, Sperry removéd. - On motion of Supervisor BILuINGs the report of the Committee on Taxes and Finance, appropriat- oy $160,000 for the payment of salaries, &c., of the officers and employés of the College of the City of New York, was adopted. Then came a perfect ava- lanche of bills approved, for work done on the Centre Market Armory, Judging by the number of these bills this armory must be one of the cost- liest edifices of the kind in the country. Supervisor CooreR explained that all these bills were incurred by the old Board of Supervisors, but that the Finance Committee of the present Board had overhauled them thoroughly, and had cut them down on an average flity per cent. Coe aiced it may be stated that the original amount of Nicholas Seiger’s bill for carpenter work was $16,384, the committee made it $9,289; the bill of Jacob Weber for mason work, $20,067, was reduced to $9,765, After some other minor business was concluded the Board adjourned. The Board of Assistant Alderman did nothin; public importance yesterday beyond postponing action on @ resolution introduced by Assistant Alderman Healy, abolishing the receipt of all fees or sums of money in payment for permits granted’ by the members, Mayor Havemeyer yesterday married three He, therefore, suggested that.-' 7onne couples, one Italian and two German, and is himself taking a bridal tour for them to-day as his share of the felicity. President Vance, of the Board of Aldermen, will, omMciate as Acting Mayor during the absence of | Mayor Havemeyer. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. Estimates of Expenditures for the Year 1873. Commissioner Van Nort, of the Department of Public Works, has sent the following communica- tion to the Board of Estimate and Apportionment, trangmitting his estimate of the expenditures of the Department for the year 1873:— City or New Your. Derantuent or Punic Works, Ciry Hatt, Jane 16, 1873. To tne Honorante thx Boarp or Estimate AND Arron TIONMENT :— In reply to the circular letter of the Department of Finance, dated 19h ult, covering a resolution of your honorable Board, and ih compliance with section 112, chapter 335, of the Laws of 1573, the Department of Pub: lic Works herewith transmits ah estimate of the amounts required to pay the expenses of comducting the public business of the city of New York under its charge for the year 1373, together with a statement of each of the eal- ‘aries of its officers, clerks, employes and subordinates. he aggregate amount asked for Is $44.50) less than the ‘amount appropriated for the year 1872, and $193.00) leas than a previous estimate subgnitted for the year 1873. REVISED RSTIMATES FOR 1373—DEPARTMENT OK PUBLIC WORKS. Titles of Appropriations. Aqueduct repairs and maintenance. Boulevards, roads afd avenues, maintenance of. ceteee Amounts. $125,000 60,000 Di 5,000 Free floating bat 10,000 Lamps and gas, eign ‘ 000 Printing, stationery and blank books for Depart- ment of Public Works, for eight months end- ing December 31, 1873... + 10,000 Printing, stationery and blank books for Depart: ments, Civil and Police Courts, to May 1, 1873. 13,000 Public buildings, construction ahd repalrs....... 50,000 Public drinking hydrants. . 5,000 Removing obstructions in st ‘500 Repairing and Keeping in order ment ple + €0,000 epairing and removal of pines, stopcocks, &e.. 9.009 Roads and avenues, repairs und sprinklin; 280,000 Salaries, Department of Public Work: 190,000 Sewers, repairing and cleaning... 780,000 Streets, repaving and repairing of stone pave- Cn ER OE EEE 100,000 Supplies for and cleaning public oftices: 50,000, Weils and pumps, repairing and cleaning ie ‘asked fe onagee of the Aqueduct” is the same as ‘appropriated for the years 1872 und 1878 by the late Board of Apportionment, and. should not be reduced, as the proper maintenance of the Aqueduct is of vital importance to the city, and the means, therefore, showld be ample to meet any emer- eney. efor “maintenance of boulevards, roads and avenues” the late Board of Apportionment allowed but $35,000 for the current year, ihe expenditure on this account dur- ing the last ten months averaged $4,000 per month, The area of roadways under maintenance has Increased Sit per cent since June, 1872, and is being continually added to, by the completion dt new roadways. The amount asked for, $50,000, will, therefore, be barely sufficient to do the necessary ‘Work. For contingencies and legal expenses the amount re- quired is $5,000, being one-half of the amount set apart | tor the year 1872, a ‘The cstimato for maintaining the, free floating baths is the sume as the appropriation for last year, ali of which will be needed. ‘The estimate made to the Inte Board of Apportion- ment for “lamps and gas” for the current year was $800,000, but was reduced by that Board to WW. At the minimum price of $39 per annum for each lamp, which is now being paid to the Harlem Gaslight Com: pany, the cost of lighting the public lamps, pul Supplying gas to lighting’ public markets, buildings and offi oes908s sesereraseaes Furnishing and fitting ap hew street lamps and SIENE. se eceee ee Resetting and repai p lazing and repairing lamp frames. >. nting, furnishing cocks, tubes and burn uli other expenses... i“ Making a total of... $300,000 being @ reduction of $200,000 on the appropriation for 1872, while the number of public lamps is necessarily in- asing every y Under the provisions of the present charter this De- artment is not required to provide stationery, biank Pooks and printing for the various departments, bureaus, Civil and Police courts, ax herctofore, The amount res quired to cover the expenditure on this account is made up from actual expenditures and liabilities in- curred during that time, .as 1s the amount required for this Department for the balance of the year. The appropriation Yor construction ‘and repairs of i public buildings” should not be m: s than the esti- mate, which is $60,000, as it was necessary to make exten. sive alterations in the Cit uilding for the purpose of providing offices for this Department, the expenditure for which Was not taken into account when the late Board of Apportionment appropriated the same ainonnt for the current year. ‘The removal of this Department to the City Hall eifects a saving of nearly thirty thousand dollars per annam for rents. ‘The demand for public drinking hydrants is dally in- creasing, and they are of such practical benefit to the community that the means for providing and maintain. ing, them should properly be inereased. Fhe amount asked for expenditure in removing obstene. tions from public thoroughfares is $50), being one-fth of the appropriation for I To Keep inorder the wooden pavements during the r asum much larger than is shown in the estimate ald be required, butit is intended to make only such repairs as are unavoldable, in anticipation of measures providing payements. The amount required for “repairing and removal of ipes and stopcock” is the same ay allowed joard of Apportionment, afd in view of th the Croton’ mal ure for the entire removal of wooden y the late conuntal system it eannmot, with duced. Department asked for extension of On a pre $35,000 for repairing 0 sprinkling of roads and avenues; the Board of Apportionment allowed $30,000, which amount appears on the present estimate, ‘The appropriation tor salaries siould not be reduced below the amount asked for. The clerical, engineering and superintending force of the Department hag been reduced as far as consistent with t Grapes A nd Ge em- ployés have sven prot, by faithiul service, that they Are fully entitled to their respective salaries The amount uired is $35,000 less than the appropriation of last year. nd cleaning sewers, the Departinent asks $80, year $90,000 was appropriated, and the receipts for sewer permits, ainounting to $22-440. a applied thereto. Under recent legislation these receipts Prorele, to the general fund; the full amount asked should therefore be allowed. The estimate tor repairing stone pavements ts $100,000, one third less than the appropriation of last year. A much larger sum is needed for this purpose, as the street pavements are in very bad condition trom the effects of an unusually severe Winter. The greatest economy and judgment will be required to keep the stone pavements {0 serviceable condition with this amount, ‘One thousand dollars is asked for the purpose of repair- ing and cleaning wells and pumps Thin amouneis very small in proportion tothe work tobe done, as many of the old wells require expensive repairs, aud’ a great pore tion of the upper part of the city, where Croton water has not yet been Introduced, mist rely on wells and amps for its wate 1. Very respectfull: alain aad GKORGE Me vaN | NoRT, Commissioner of Public Works. SOMPTROLLER’S RECEIPTS, Comptroller Green reports the following amounts paid yesterday into the city treasury, viz. :— q BUREAU OF ARREARS. From arrears of taxes, assessments, Croton rent, for re and intere: eee eoeee $18,213, coLtecron RSS KITS, From street openings and improvements and interest sees sseee 10,836 BURMAU oF CITY REVENUE From market rents and fees and bond and mort- gages and intere: - 38h BUMEAU OF WATER REGISTER, Prom Croton water rent. © 4960 From licenses. 180 Total ..... -- ansssecerenee $37,571 CHARITIES AND CORRECTION. Regulation of aries by the Commis- be missioners. At the meeting yesterday of the Commissioners of Charities and Correction, Mr, Latmbeer presid- ing, the following regulation of salaries was made. At the Free Labor Bureau, the matron will receive $500 per annum, with house room, gas and tuel; John E. O'Keefe, clerk, $30 per month, house room, gas and fuel; Mrs. O’Keele, $20 per month, and house room, gas and fuel AT THE CENTRAL OFrFice—Secretary, $3,250 er annum; cashier, $3,250; suppiy clerk, 3,000; examining clerk, $1,500; super- vising engincer, $2,000; two clerks to cashier, $800 each; clerk to the secretary, $800; clerk to Mr. Donnelly, $800; Engineer bps $500 and board; Norman, letter carrier, $240; Fitzpatrick, messen- ger, $240 and board at Bellevue Hospital; weigh- master of meats, $500, The office of assistant weighmaster was abolished, BUREAU Or OUTDOOR Poor—Salary of Superin- tendent, $4,750 per muniume olerice $1,600. Action Was suspended on district physicians and apothe- cary of the Bureau of Medical and Surgical Relief, BELLEVUE Hosriral—Entire compensation of clerk, $1,000 per annum; engineer, $1,000; matron, $500, Action was suspended on steamboats, Small- pox Hospital and Charity Hospital. Engineer of the Park Hospital, $50 per month and board; am- bulance driver, $500 per year and board; apothe- cary, $30 per month and board; orderlies, $20 per month and board, City Prison—Warden, $3,000 per annunr; clerk, $1, night warden, $1,200; physician, $800; record clerk, $1,000; steward, $1,000; gatekeeper, $60 per month. MORE RING INDICTMENTS. A Flutter Among the Politicians Yester- day—From Fifteen to Twenty Indict- ments for Defrauding the City. Considerable excitement was created about the City Hall yesterday by the appearance in the Court of Oyer and Terminer of the Grana Jury, who pre- sented anumber of indictments against various persons. There was much speculation on the part of politicians as to the nature of the charges, bat it final became fanerally circulated that many of the officials of the old city government had been indicted, and some of the eX-police officials were especially mentioned, The authorities about the District Attorney’s office were as reticent as usual, but it was ascertained that between fifteen and twenty bills of indictment had been presented against a8 many persons for fraud in connection with the city government, It* was admitted that*the accused were city officials under the old régimes, but denied that any of the arties heretofore indicted are included in this atch. It appears that these frauds have never before been considered by the Grand Jury, and are now for the first time to be brought to the atten- tion of the Court. The District Attorney reports that he hardly thinks they will be able to send the warrants to the Sheriff tor execution to-day, so that several days may clapse before the facts are made public, FIRE AT FLEETWOOD PARK. Several Stables Destroyed and Two Val- uable Trotters Burned to Death—Nar- row Escape of Noted Horses. On Sunday morning, shortly after three o'clock, afire broke outin the stables at Fleetwood Park, which resulted in the burning of tour stables, containing forty-two stalls, and the death of two valuable trotting horses in the stable of G. N. Ferguson. Though the loss is large, both to the Association and the several drivers whose stables were destroyed, the latter individuals can consider themselves very fortunate, as placed at the mercy of the element were some of the finest trotting stock in America, which were rescued at much personal risk and after great trouble. So far as can ve ascertained the fire was discovered in the stall of Crown Prince, in the stable of Ferguson, when the alarm was given and the work of rescue commenced without delay. Immediately adjoining the stall where the fire was first seen, and also in Fergu- son's keeping, were seven other horses, among them Miss Miller, James K. Polk, the Banker mare, the Robinson mare and the bay horse General Mamford, besides three others whose names are not known. To the right of this stable was that of Alex. Patterson, in whose charge were ten horses, among them being the Spotted colt, Manhattan, byron Luff, Brown Kitty, Frank Kloch and five others, though “green, yet very promis- ing.” To the lett of Ferguson’s were the stables of Dan Pfifer and Johnny Murphy. In the Jormer. were three noted clippers of the turf— American Girl, Grace Bertram, Dutchman— with Topsey, Lady Pfeifer, Barney Kelly, the ery mare Kitty, anda bay horse without name. In Murphy's stabie were Charley Green, George W. Pattersom, the blark mare, Mollie, brown mare, Kate, Bonner’s Mambrino Bertie, and several others, In each of the stalls was a stabie boy, and, 80 soon as they were awakened and could fully com- rehend the condition of aifairs, the work of rescu- i was agcrousy commenced, By this time Piifer, Murphy and Lambert, with others who sleep on the grounds, had arrived, and the alarm being given to the “one horse” Fire De- partment of Morrisanta, there was some system observed in the manner of combating the enemy. Many of the horses would not move from their s‘alls, and hoods had to be placed over their heads before they could be led from the burning mass of timbers. Finally, after the greatest exer- tion, thirty-nine of the forty-one horses exposed to the flames were taken to places of safety, the two burned to death being the Robinson mare and the bay horse General Mumford, in Ferguson’s stable. It was impossible to rescue these, so rapidly did the fire leap from stall to stall, and the aid at hand being of an extremely limited nature. The Robinson mare, @ promising animal, was first rized by the flames, and tien the horse Mumford cl nbed, and both, lying down, were soon dead, ated that these horses were very valuable, the Robinson mare particularly, and, though un- tried in public, gave promise of mach speed. Neither belonged to Ferguson. By the liberal use of axes in cutting away the burning boards the fire was finally got under control. The individual loss sustained by Ferguson amounted in sulkies, harness, wagons, feed and dresses for the horses to $5,000, on which there was no insurance. That sustained by Pieifer reaches in feed and numerous little matters to fully $200. Murphy and Patterson also suffered in the loss of teed, while all of them have been put to much in- coavenience in finding accommodations tor their horses in the stables of their brother drivers. Yesterday the Association began the work of rebuilding the stables, which, it is surmised, will be finished in about twenty days. The fre will not tn @ny sense interfere with the opening day of the Spring trotting meeting, set down for to-morrow. Though there ts no conclusive evidence pointing to the matter, there is much reason to suppose that the fire was the work of an incendiary. THE NATIONAL “RIFLE ASSOCIATION, On account of the number of ‘teams’ trom dif- ferent regiments now practising upon the range of the National Rifle Association, at Creedmoor, it has been found necessary to establish the following additional rules to prevent complaint and give all @ fair chance :— 1, When there are a number of com ground the squads shail contain not less than twelve in nuinber, or in other words, a team to a target. 2, Contpetitors desiring to practise at 5) yards must use the extremo eastern target, so as to allow the western targets to be used at 200 yards by other parties. 4. While those first o1i the ground have the right to se- lect the distance at which they shall shoot, this must be construed rei ably, 1 atter the members squad have fi ten rounds they must give Any others that desire to practle ut the same shorter distance, 4. The range keeper is charged with the arrangement of squads, so as to secure fairness, and any applications inn py to the order of firing can be made to him 5 ofiicer of the Association is authorized to sus- pend any of the rules in regard to firing whenever he shail deem it requisite. 6. Competitors may practise daily (instead of Wednos- days only) of the firing, provided that the work of ftui not interfered with. Twenty mark a Ammunitio tors upon the ¢ don thd ground. at sevonty-fve conts a package twenty rounds), and rifles can bé hire Rifles can also be left wit! range KeePer (OF wae Ko RGR W. WINGATE, Secretary, THE WARDS ISLAND TROUBLE EXPLAINED. ‘Who Prevents Civil and Religious Lib- erty on Ward’s Island? To THE EpiToR oF THE HERALD:— My previous communication to your journal hav- ing met with no response, and as the gauntlet was thrown down with the promise that I woald sub- Stantiate the statements then made, with your permission I will now proceed to doso. Referring tothe HERALD of June 8, the answer to the ques- tion in my heading would be, ‘Commissioner Stephenson and the Board of Emigration; but an investigation of facta will not bear out this conciu- sion, Your reporter was doubtless imposed on, for had he gone back to February last his mind would have been disabused, and in order that the light of truth may dawn upon this affair Iam compelled to go back still further. During the time the “Ring” power under Sweeny and Tweed controlled this city, and its malign in- fluences were evidenced in- their gross ciass and corrupt legislation, the political power of the Ro- man Cathollc Church was everywhere apparent ia the subserviency with which its tools obeyed its Slightest behest, and then if was that these troubles began. In September, 1871, a resolution was offered in the Board of Emigration by Mr. Lynch, President of the Irish Emigration Society, that a Roman Catholic church should be built on Ward's Island, to cost $30,000, This was opposed by Mr. Wallach on: the ground that it was an illegal and sectarian roposition. On the motion of Mr. Frear, the sub- ject was referred to Messrs. Lynch and 0’Gorman, with instructions to obtaim plans, On November 9 Mr. Lynch reported substantially as follows: Resolved, That a church be built on Ward’s Islan cI ds, at a cost of ter pine turnished by Renwick & $35, and that the architect's fees shall be three per cent of the cost. Opposed mainly by Messrs, Wallach and Bell, and lost. On November 23 Mr, Frear moved that a church be built at a cost of $35,000, and this was carried, Yuas—Messrs. Nicholson, Lynch, Schack, Husted, Frear, Hart and O'Gorman, Nays—Messrs. Barr, Wallach and Willmann, This resolution was substantially the same as the revious one, which had been lost, Thus was the attle your reporter denominates @ “Religious War” begun, through politico-religious influences, to force tue expenditure of the public funds, patd by all classes and creeds alike for the maintenance of those who temporarily became a charge to the State. The money is coliceted by law, the fund is a public fund, and has not been sufficient to pay the regular expenses for which the law specifies it should be coliected. Separate places of worship had been assigned the Protestants and Catholics—the former on tbe upper Noor of the old hospital buliding, and the latter the entire floor oi the large nursery build- ing. December 7, 1872, Mr. Lynch reported to the Board that the latter place was overcrowded, the congregation numbering aboys seven hundred, while the Protestants were about one hundred and fifteen, He moved that the new church be handed over to the Roman Catholic congregation, (The Board had by this time been changed in pares and consisted of Messrs. O'Gorman, Frear, Hart, For- rest, Nicholson, Wallach, Willmaun, Lynch, Powell, Hall, Hoguet and Kauffmann.) Mr. Wallach op- poree this on grounds of variance with the ore: nal resolution, and proposed that it should be free from the control of any one sect. Mr. Lynch’s resolution was carried. Mr. Wallach then moved that the church should be free for the worship of Protestants as well as Catholics. The vote being a tie the motion was declared lost; byt Mr. Wallach raised the point that such proceeding was against the power of the Commissioners under the law, which (chapter 350, section 8, Laws of brag 8 says :—*But the moneys received under any of the provisions of this act as commutation money, or upon bonds given for or on account of any a OS sengers landing from vessels at the port of New York or elsewhere, shall not be applied or appro- preted to apy Other purposes or use than to de- ‘ay the expenses incurred for care, support or maintenance of such persons or passengers’? Thereupon it was ordered that the opinion of the Counsel to the Board should be obtained. General Hillyer furnished the opinion promptly, which was adverse to the uge of State maneys for the noses specified, It was handed to one of the ‘Trustees of the Irish EI t Society,’ wno retained it until Judye John K. Porter could offer an adverse opinion, which latter, on presentation to the Board, was rejected and the counsel's puoy ene On this island are other institutions, under charge of the Department of Charities and Oorrec- tion, such as the Insane Asylum, Inebriate Asylum, hospital &c., for the inmates of which no special place of worsiiip hi been provided, To procure the stated congregation of 700, and seemingly be prepared for Mr. neh’s advent and repert, itis asserted these institutions were depleted of their population, while the matron of the nursery was di- rected by the priest to send all the children. With- out being finished, and the windows without glass, the new church was taken possession of by the Catholics, the pews having been put in previous, by the Commissioners. A carpenter was employe: and directed by the Scincad to pat up an altar (for which he has never been paid), anda painter—a State charge—was engaged by the same person to decorate the walls, &c., also receiving nothing, by way of remuneration. It cannot be that these are @ part of the fittings for which Father Prachensky states he has paid $2,000, It 1s also a Well-known fact that this same priest, not satisfied with attending to the spiritual wants of his flock, has algo dabbled in politics, exercising controlling influences in making and unmaking, minor ofictals and granting passes vo and from the irs no Deeroy auiven belonging only to the Commia- sioners, Previous to 1865 the emigrants arriving at this port were largely Irish, but since then the German element has so largely increased that the last year it doubled the Irish, and as there is a very large emigration from other parts, consisting of all na- tionalities and creeds, the mind can easily compre- hend who it is to pay most of this head money. Notwithstanding this, of 108 employés on the Island last year, filty-nine were Irish and thirteen German Romanists, the remainder being Protestants. One instance cited by the priest, when the Protestant congregation numbered but nine persons, was in- tended doubtless to show their insignificance, and, on account of their pancity of numbers, the small amount of consideration to which they were entitled. The iacts are these: Last Winter the miserable stove which helped to warm the Protestant sanctuary broke down entirely, and Was removed bodily for repairs, and, as people ao not generally care to attend church during in- clement weather, the congregation doubtless in. this case was sinall. The Protestants that attended worship at one time numbered as high as 260. In February, 1873, smallpox broke out in their build- ing, which was used as a@ hospital. Mr. Wallach urged the removal of the congregation to the new church, but, instead, the infected patients only were removed, and the congregation left. Why? By the foregoing it will be seen: First—No ‘resolution was ever passed to build a Romish church, but one to build a church presum- ably for the worship of the Supreme Being. Second—That the State law specifying exactly the Be! dag for which this commutation money was to be paid out was in the nature of a contract with the parties paying it, and should be used only for the purpose named, Third—That Father Prachensky, in his state- Ments to your reporter, has been guilty of prevart- cation and duplicity, to say the least, and un- worthy to hold his priestly functions any longer. ‘ourth—That the reverend father has usurped powers that do not belong to him, and Jor this Teason, if no other, should be removed. Fi/th—That on this island State junds and State. laws were mere footballs to be kicked around at pleasure by such men as composed these ‘trustees Of the Irish Emigrant Society.” Matters had thus sped on, under an unvaryiny rule of wrong, until the spirit of reform arouse stern Justice from her long repose to strike down this conglomerated mass of sectarian imposition and fraud. Let Keform C4 to-day who is oppos- ing her on Ward's Island. It cannot be this priest, for his sect, owning more than double the amount of all other denominations in the city of New York, can care but little for this trifling sum Of $35,000, The American character is a strictly defensive one. Yielding by constitution civil and religious lib- erty under all possibie circumstances, it seldom in- terferes until deception, fraud, and wickedness have accomplished their designs, and then only to pronounce judgment. This is Christian, Why is not the Romisa Church in this country American ? rit is exacting, autocratic, illiverai, elsewhere, here, under the wgis of our laws regarding liberty of conscience, it should be just. If ree in Europe, it should be yielding here. nite Ttaly and Germany have seen the danger of allowing this powerml sect; the a ge of so much wealth, should we, give it gratuitously prop- to all in common, until so erty ede) | great @ muss has been accumulated as will be- come a bone of contention, and perhaps civil war? “History repeats itself’ and “we can only judge the future by the past.” But to the point :— Vhy cannot this chapel, erected for the worship of Almighty Ged, be used by all sects alike? Protest- ants do not object; theirs is a@spirit of liberality. Why should manists? Can intelligent beings, who Will appear before the same great tribunal to be judged, entertain such unchristian sentiments; and that, too, in this great country, where freedom of thought and worship are not only God-given, but constitutional privileges? Let us hear no more of this one-sided talk of “persecution,” “religious war,” &c, Investigation will show where the onus rests. Patience under misrepresentation has at last ceased to be a virtue, and wrongs that have been tamely borne so long will not ve endured any longer withont complaint. Yours truly, A. P. JUNE, 14, 1873. THE VAN WINKLE-BOGART TRIAL The Van Winkle-Bogart trial was continued yes terday at Paterson, N.J. The evidence is not at all interesting, and it is not probable that the risoner will be convicted on the evidence that jas been, presented. The only testimony of im- portance yesterday was that of Professor Dore- mus, who gave the details of the analysis which he had made of Burroughs’ stomach, At the conclut sion of the examination of the Professor the Court Sdjourned until hal-past ten o'clock this morning. Sa