The New York Herald Newspaper, July 12, 1873, Page 8

D3} “THE COURTS. FLOATING BATH IN HOT WATER Question of Jurisdiction Between tho Harbor Masters and Dock Commissioners. Point of Cwnership as Raised in the 11Cth Street Improvement. BUSINESS IN THE OTHER COURTS. A8 will be seen by a report of proceedings yester- Gay before Juige Monell, there is a confiiet of au- thority between the Harbor Masters and Dock Commissioners as to whether the former shall banish from the foot of Grand street a floating bathing establishment or whether it shall be al- lowed to remain there pursuant to the permission of the latter. After hearing a lengthy argument the Judge took the papers, reserving his decision. Application, it will be remembered was made a few days since, before Judge Daniels, holding Su- preme Court, Chambers, for a peremptory manda- ‘Mus against the Comptroller, directing payment of @rrearage of salary, claimed by James Macgregor, ate Superintendent of the Department of Pubito Butidings, the salary being withheld because he Would not give up his books and papers to his snc- cessor. The application was denied, on the ground of there being an adequate remedy in law. ‘The subject of the confirmation of the report of the Commissioners of Estimate and Assessment in the matter of opening and widening 110th street was argued yesterday before Judge Daniels, in Supreme Court, Chambers. No decision was given, but it witl be in a few days. FIGHTING A FLOATING BATH. Conflict of Authority Between the Hare bor Masters and the Commissioners of Docks—The Statutes Regulating Float- ing Structures. Fur several years past Frederick Hoeft and Others associated as partners with him, have had a floating bath at the foot of Grand street, Kast River. They moored their bathing establishment there this sca- son as usual, when suddenly Mr. Leamon, Captain of the Port, and Mr. Thomson, Harbor Mas- ter, interposed their objections, and ordered them to vacate the premises, As Mr. Hoelt and bis asso- Clates did not care to do this, considering that they Bad a perfect right to remain pursuant to a per Mission to this effect granted them by the Dock Commissioners, and #8 the Captain of the Port and Harbor Master threatened to remove the establish- ment nolens volens, the matter was taken .by the former into courc apd a temporary in- junction obtained restraining the latter from putting their threats twto execution. As the case stands, as will be seen, it ig an interesting legal squabble, involving a nice question as to the relative jurisdiction of the oe tain of the Port aud Harbor Master on tlie one side and the Dock Commissioners on the otber over the piers, sitps and docks of the city. Ofcourse, the benefit to the city in a sanitary point of view of this bathing establishment does not enter into con- sideration, and, ag far as Mr. Hoeft and party are concerned, it is with them morely a matter of dol- Jars and cents. Cpon an order to show cause why tbe temporary injunetion referred to above should vot be made permanent the matter came up for open yesterday before Judge jonell, holding Special Term of the Superior Cout, There was a large and able array of counsel, Messrs. Channing and Mathews = re} Smaart g Mesers, Hoelt & Co., ex-Judge Beebe and Mr. A. M. | Hastings appearing tor the Captain of the Port and | Harbor Masters, and the interests of the Dock Com- missioners being defended by the Corporation Counsel. On the part of Hoeft & Co. it was urged that the old form of regulating the barbor and docks confided to the Captain of the Port had been divided up by statute, and only what relates directly | to commerce, the discharge of cargoes and the like, left to the Harbor Masters, while to the Dock Commissioners was delegated the control NEW ‘The rema'néer of the dey was taken upin dispos- ing of another charge of highway robbery preferred against Thomas Bernard, who ts known in the Fourth ward by the sobriquet of “One-armed Scot YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JULY 112, 1873—WITH 1,400 lots lecated ou Bay, Istana Bets ts kdventised. to. tate place of Weuteacay the 16th Instant, by Meners, % Crawiord and. J. BR, Foley & adioins the grenade. owned end Mr. John Hunter; also Within a fow hundred yards of Lorillara’s villa, and commands a fine of the Long piss. Sound, The Harlem River and Portchester station is situated on this tract. MARKET NUISANCES. Decaying Animal and Vegetable Matters—An Expected Or- der to Vacate. Many cities poast of the attractions of their mar- ‘The complainant, Timothy Manning, tes- | kets. New York has no such vavity. Her citizens tified that on the night of the 2°d of Jane, while | who visit her vast food depots do so from necessity sitting at tho corner of Wator and Oliver stree! not choice, four men attacked him. Bernard him an ‘one of his confederates stole from bis person a silver watch and chain, worth $30. The defendant showed by witnesses that he kept a paper stand ra and enjoyed a good reputation, Mr. iu however, rebutted this testimony by call- dng two poitcemen on the stand, who showed that # yy’? was not that immaculate individual his witnesses made him oat to be. The ay rendered @ verdict of guilty, and Judge Sutherland sent ‘Seotty” to Si ing tor twelve years. Grand and Petit Larcenies. John Conuors, who, on the 3d inst, stole $1 in nickel coin trom the person of Michael Canley, & conductor on tne Second Avenue Railroad Com- pany, pleaded gulity to an attempt at petit lsr- ceny from the person, Martin May, alies John Kubo, charged with steal- fog, on the Stn of July, a cow and two heifers, valued at Broveesy! of Ann Shannon, 70, the leaded ni toan ait. e Joho F itos evin pik id guilty to on attempt at petit larceny trom the person. On the 4t: of this month be stole a silver watch from Theodor» Kern. | Johu Russell, olny indicted with ancther party, leaded guilty to attempting to steal a gol watcn rom Gustavus Levy, on the platform of a Fourth avenue car. The above prisoners were sent to the State Prison fer two years and six months each. Anos Sinclair, who on the 25th of June stole S wearing 3) rel valued at $39, owned by Mrs. William LaenOng pleaded guilty to petit larceny. He: guilty to an attempt at ry emortaee plead d larceny, the allegs' that on the 27th of June he stole a case of ribbons worth $142, tho property of John Freel. There tion against him being were strong mitigating circumstances in this case. znape Pi ners were each sant to the Poniten- tiary for six months, James Cummings, who was charged with steal- ing on the ist of June fourteen pairs of pauta- | loons, the property of Morris White, pleaded guilty to pelt larce! le was sent to the Penitentiary for three mont! John Stevenson picaded guilty to an attempt to burglariously cuter the shoe store of Zadock Strauss, 64 West Twenty-seventh streor, on the morning o! the €th tust. This prisoner was sen+ tenced to the Penitentiary for one year. Edward Fatrbrother, who appeared to be an in- | telligent man and said he was a London physician | who recently cume to New York and lost his money, was arraigned charged with stealing $79 worth of jewelry from the house of Charles E, Pierce, 148 Bust 123th street.» He pleaded guilty to an attempt and was remanded for sentence. TOMBS POLICE COURT. Before Judge Dowling. Michael Owens, of No. 7 Roosevelt street, was sitting on his .stoop on Thursday eveuing, when a man named Wiliam Roberts came up and as- sauited him witha club, Mr. Owons was injured seriously about the head and body. Roberts was arrested yesterday and brought belore Judge Dowling, who committed him to answer at the General Scssions, Lambert's Loss. George Lambert, an English emigrant, arrived in this city last Tuesday. On Thursday evening he met @ woman nemed Ellen Barker, who enticed him to her house, 99 Crosby street. When Lambert entered the house he was possessed of seventeen sovereigns; when he came out he discovered that eleven of thom had been stolen. Mr. Lambert pro- cured the arreat of Ellen Barker, She resto: to him eight of the sovereigns; the remainder she retained. She was brought before Judge Dowling yesterday and held tn $1,000 ball to answer. ‘Aibert Abrahams; of Pearsall’s Corner, L. L, 28 passing through Front strevt, near Dover, Thurs- day evening, When he was approached by Patrick Manning and two others, who asked him if he had any firearms about him, On recciving a negative answer the trio made a general assault upon bim and robbed him of his watch and chain, Through the exertions of oMicer John Meilen, of the Fourth precinct, one of the principal of the highwaymen was arrested. He was brought before Judge Dow- of all permanent use of the piers and their regulations, This diverse celegation of powcr it Was insisted was explicitly set forth in the stat- ute, giving the Harbor Masters power alone to regulate tne discharge of cargoes by ships’ lighters, canal boats and the iike, but no powet whatever over any permanent floating structure not used for commetce. It was claimed on behslf of the Harbor Masters that they had control o! all foating structures and tbe right to assign a location to the same, and this alone in the Interest of commerce, except wnere the docks are actually under repaiis, when the Dock Commissioners have the exciusive direction. At the close of the argument the Judge took the papers, reserving his decision. OPENING AND WIDENING 110TH STREET. Report of the Commissioners Up for Confirmation—A Nice Question as te Who Owns the Old Bloomingdale Road. The report of the Commissioners ot Estimate and Assessment in the matter of the opening and widening of 110th street from near Eighth avenue to the New Drive came up yesterday before Judge Daniels in Supreme Court, Chambers, on the mo- tion, previously made, for ite confirmation. All the facta of the case have been published in the HeRatp. ‘The discussion of the matter was very brief. Messrs. West & Shiw, who appesied on behalf of the Property owners interested in the master, urged that to particular instances the awards were not justly made. reierence to the awards made for poruous taken of the O'd Bloomingdale road. It appears that in 1867 @ new map of the city was made and old streets closed, except such as were needed for public uses. Although this strect was only nominally closed itis now claimed that the ownership of the same reverted absolutely to the adjacent property owners. The same question ‘arose in the Riverside Park matter, when Judge Barnard decided that old streets which have been closed must be paid for as private property—a principle that was adirmed at the General Term, although Judge Barnard’s decision was reversed on other grounds, Another point claimed was that the urea of assessment was too large, extending | 2 plots on Meadow a trom 100th to 120th street. Mr. Dean, Assistant Corporation Counsel, on behalf of the city, urged that both the awards and the assessments were Most equitably made. At the close of the argu ment Judge Danicls took the papers, promising to render # decision at an early day. BUSINESS IN THE OTHER COURTS. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS. Decisions. By Judge Danicls, Sanford vs. White et al.—Motion denied, with costs 01 opposing. Green et al. vs, Lock wood.—Motion granted, with $10 costs, on delendant stipulating not to sue for htise imprisonment, Bailey vs. Dodge.—Motion for reference denied, ‘with $10 costs of opposing. ‘The People vs. Macgregor & Grocn.—Motion for writ of mandamus denied, with $10 costs. SUPERIOR COUR]—SPECIAL Tam. Decisions. By Judge Monell. Bemphi!! et al. vs. Foley ct al.—Order denying motion to satisfy judgment. Muller vs. Augerean.—Iefcrence ordered. Lord et al. vs. Birdsall.—Order denying stay of voceedings, with $10 cos to plaintit and for Siery of judgment, Senneider vs. Knox et al.—Order disallowing items of costs amounting to $32 50. Wiimerding vs. Lester et al.—Order setting aside former order, unless afidavit of merit is fled by the 15th inst. Stanton vs. Barnard et al.—Default opened and defendants allowed to defend on payment of $10 coats, COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. A Highway Robber Sent to the State Prison for Ten Years. Before Judge Sutherland, ‘The forepart of yesterday's session was occupied in the trial ofa young man named Thomas Pender for highway robbery. It was shown by the com- plaining witness, Robert Corrigan, who had just engaged to work his passage home on the steamer Algeria, that, after wituessing the fireworks at the Batlery on the night ot the 4th inst, he waa attacked by four young men, who knocked bim The main question discussed bad | road. ling yesterday. Mis name is Patrick Manning. He was held in $5,000 bail to answer. REAL ESTATE MATTERS. Sales Held and to Come Off. Messrs. A. J. Bleecker, Son & Co. sold yesterday at the Real Estate bxchange one lot on the north side of 122d street, 200 feet west of First avenue, 25x100,10, to H. Hl. Edwards, for $2,C00, which com- prised all the transactions in city property aj pub_ lic sale for the day. This tells the story without needing any further comment. Lusiness in cily real estate is very dull as far as buying and selling is concerned, has been so for soveral weeks past, and is likely to continue so for some time to come. On the other hand suburban property sella lively under the impetus given thereto by the jubilee auction system at prices highly remunerative to both owners and seller, at the same time proving profitable invest- ments to those who purchase. On Thur.day the last great sale of the week was made by Jere. John- son, Jr., of lots located at Orienta, on the Long Istand Sound, near Mamaroneck. Two hundred and seven lots were sold, axgrogating $40,077 50, or aboute$195 per lot on an average. At this rate an acre realized the owner $2,2 6, which may be considered a good price, in view of tae location and nature of the ground. Fnily 3,000 peopie at- tended this sale, and were brought to the premises by two barges and steamboat and a special tiain on the New York, New Haven and Hartford Rail- The annexed list gives the details of this sale i— Moe corner Meadow and Union avs, con‘a rg oining, containing 3 lota..... P Yous. se 7 if lott, bounded by Union, Forest and Meadow ave, 6 pl about 13 lots...... os tones 4,635 1 plot corner Forest and Meadow ave. about ¢lots.. 560 1 plot on Forest and Meadow avs, adjoining, about ut 3 lol 450 tain 1.440 | 2 plots adjoinin: taining 6 lots. ¥75 | v.. rear above, about 6 lots. 10% 1 plot ad:oining, about 3 fot... ... . ‘510 | I plot on Sules av., containin ony 1) lot adjoining, containing 3 lots. ta 1 pot adjoining, containing 3 lots 465 1 plot adjoining, contain ng 3 lots... 435 1 plot adjoining, my Siots. os 495 1 plot ad;oining, contaiat 495 1 plot on Stiles av., m. of De | lots... 439 4 plow on" Beianeoy a 250 iss f Beach av., containing 3 rier Delancey and leach avs, containing 3 ad.o. ning, containing $ Hols... ‘vining. containing 3 Lota. 6... i, COMMA 3 lol. taining 12 lots. taining 3 lots, alning 3 lots Great preparations are being sale Of 400 lots at Vid Rockaway, by Jere. Johnaon, | Jr, next Tuesday, the 15th instant, on the prem: | ises. Everything has been douoled up tor the oc- | casion—trains, bands and tents, To-day, at noon, Colonel James M, Miller will hold a sale of a farm or 60 acres, fully improved, located near White Plains, in Westchester county, and on Tuesday, the 16th of July, Messrs, Anthony J. Bleocker, Son & Co. offer, at trusters’ saie, 106 es of jand laid out in villa plots at Flaindeld. N. in which the Untted States has a very large interest, it being no leas than the estate formerly owned by Norton, the defaulting cashier of the Moncey Order Bureaa in the New York Post Ofice. The sale js by order of «eneral P. H. Jones, late Postmaster of New York, as trustee for the United States government, and absolute and unre- stricted. The tract consia's, as above stated, of | about one hundred and five acres of land, and is laid out in villa tart containing from ten to Mi- | teen city lots erch. fine opportunity 8 pre- sented by this sale either for permanent inveat- ment or for speculation, Piaintield is acknowledged to be one of the hand- somest cities in this country, aud the opportunity presented by this sale is & rare cone which mal hover occur again. The government and its ofl. cers have no limits or restrictions, The anctioneers will furnish passes to par. | down and demanded bis money. He was airaid of chasers, One of the greatest sales of the aeanon comoprta: | | the part of those wh ; gatherings directly from the Thoy make a point to leave their per- ceptive faculties at home, all except those requisite to estimate quantities and to discriminate in refer- ence to price, For a head of a family or chief of a boarding house to carry the sense of smeil to Wash- ington Market, would be fair evidence that it was a Grst cxperiment and would not willingly be re- peated. HgeRALD that that thronged locality whence so large a portion of the food of our city and Brook- lyn 18 procured, has for long years beon AN OFFENCE IN ALL DECENT NOSTRILS, Many times have these columns arrayed its pes- tilential odors, its sickening filth, its loathsome ac- cumulations of blood, decaying meat, soft fish, spolicd frnits and vegetables and the endless list of offensive matters which, from the construction of the market, defy even the most scrupulous neat- ness to remove. In spite of repeated efforts at its amelioration, the fact still remains that the old building squatting upon the made land which was originally covered by the river, with its piecemeal additions and aunexes, has no thorough drainage, and can have none till the old structure is cutirely swept away and tho builting reformed upon a thorougi basis which snall turnish complete sewer- age and ventilation beneath every foot of its floor- ing, affording no cranoe for the lodgment of foul, dangerous, decaying matters, THE CLOGGED GUTTERS, Besides the total lack of drainage in Washington Market itself its unwholesome condition Is vastly augmented by the booths which, like the ugly warts on @ misshapen hand, add to Its repuisive- ness and its dangers. Except upon tie cast side it is surrounded by rows of irregular, separate lean-to’s, extending across sitwwalk and street gutter angseeyond the curbstone from three to fif- teen feet upon the space supposed to be reserved in all streets for the use of vehicles, That these structures, which appear very neariy a3 substan- tial as the market house itselt, obsiruct the tree passage of water and filth along tue gutters toward the river is oniy what all can see who care to look. Evidently it Is not the intent:on that their flcors shall be trequently removed the suke of ; cleanliness. If the gutter thus bridged and hidden continues clear then the occupants of the booths will not object, but if they become choked and | dammed, why let them be dammed, whocares? This abuse grew up in the old times under the Ring, when all was sanctioned which paid, and bejore those disturbers, the Sanitary Squad, discovered that bad S:nocils indicate poison in the airand BUSINESS FOR THE UNDERTAKERS. The smeiling committees, poking their noses into their neighbors’ affaira, lave so tar disturbed | these gutter-choking bouths as to secure an open- | tug beneatu them from the side next the middle of the street, with the view of keeping the gutters | free. But it has small practical avail. Tke gutters are foul aud fil the air.with the seeds of disease. It is easy to see that there la but one cure for the evil—the complete removal of the booths. On the side next the river, obstructing West street, we have a long row of butchers’ stalls, Their drip- | pipgs and retuse naturally Oud restin the gutter, ; which, with little or no fall, becomes a rank fool of | poison. On the Vesey and Fulton street sides | are sold meats, fish, butter, cheese, potatos, onions, poultry (dead and alive), przeona, rabbits, Guinea pigs, sausages, hams, eggs, lard, tripe, icklos, sauces. vinegar, catsups, berries, veg- etables Of all sorts, oysters, clams, lobeters—in short, nearly all Manner of human tood material, except breadstuifs, All these varieties of raw rations bave their scraps and retuse, which if Neglected become sources of bad smells and noxious vapors, easily enough perceptible to all nostrils except those made obtuse by interest. At all seasons of the year the whole market ls per- vaded by a sickening odor of rotting, musty, frowzy, decaying organic matters, unreileved by ventilation and ae by crowding and mani- fest unttdiness. In cool weather these pass witn- out special notice, Hot weather 2nd the threat of pestilence has justly brought these nuisances to the notice o1 the Board o1 Healti. REMOVAL OF THE BOOTHS. Yesterday there was muc: talk among the occu- pants of the booths, who dally expect orders to vacate thelr shanties, 80 that the streets which skirt the market may be cleaned and tneir gutters made to carry of the drainings trom the market. So.long have these dealers been suffered thus to poison the Sty created that they have come to consider themse.ves as holding @ natural franchise; and the determi- nation of the Board to clean them and their filth awav together is taken asa piece of official tyranny which tofringes civil ia and smacks strongly of imperial despotiam. If carried out it will largely decrease the evils of the market, but it will still leave the maiu defect. Still the markget proper will remain, without drainage and ventilation, a breeder of foul savors and disease. THE WEST WASHINGTON NUISANGB. Beyond West street we have West Washinaton wholesale market for meats, vexzetab.es, fruits, &c. This source, from which a large share of New Yok and Brooklyn retail dealers procure their stocks, is still worse market. Its intersecting roadways are covered with planks, resting upon the soil, which is laraely an accumulation of oid decon po a animal and vegetable matter. Yesterday's drenching midday shower made it vvident that these roads have not the pretence of an outlet for filthy water, In the spots where the planks have worn thin a passing Wagon would reveal the black abo:nination ve- neath, rankly offensive, spurting and oozing up through the cracks and giving of an odor un- equatied except by the uptown dumping grounds. lt sweet streams can be expected from noisome founjains, then may wholesome edibics be sound amid the rank, piercing smetis of West Washing: | ton Market. Butevidentiy, to make this a sale depot for the food ot the city, its streets and alleys should be substantially paved aud the foul sink- boles of nasty water removed. THE DUMPING GROUND. In justice to the Police Board it should be said that the dumping ground tor maiket and strect dirt, which ts situated betw West W Market and vhe river, is iree from accumulated Mth. Scows are moored tne arts atthe dump, and the old heap, which ia former years perfumed the neighborhood, tas disappeared. obstructions of the retail market and the stagnant Water under the planks of the whovesale market are likewise removed, there will have been made a vast improv: nt in the sant are crying evils, and challence re du against threatened pestile The Superintendent of Markets has written @ reply to the report presented to tue Board of Health relative to the strictures passsu im that report on Washington Market. ‘ne reply pur- ports tobe a vindication of the position of the Superintendent, repeiling the charges made, by giving circumstantial reasons ior the present con- ditton of Washington Market, PRESENTATION TO BISHOP CORRIGAN, OF NEWARK, Tho annual “retreat” of the clergy of tne dio- cose of Newark closed at Seton Hall College, South Orange, yesteiday, after a short season of deep interest and spiritual profit to those participating. ‘The event of the day was the prosentution to the nest action on it is to guard us Bishop of the diocese, Right Rev. Dr, M. A. Corri- | | gan, of a beautiful chalice, vestments, &3., which Ar of abOV went for that round taining 6 lot had been specially ordered irom Paris vy the New- | thomasivos the only cecupants ot the ear, and as ening 108. 9 | ark clergy a8 soon as the Bisnop's app t | them shuffled about the car apparently very ner- ining tow. ‘99 «WAS Announced from Rome: last February. | yous. The el about five miles, and In tendertn; to the Op | when the c shouted “lank Road!’ id Delancey ava., con in behali or cleray, Vory Rev. G, H. Doane, WV. G., delivered a e n appropriate ad- to the re’ ‘end pret: personel and official r sa alfeotion for ing, mevest and unassuming way, assuring the clergy that it was their generons support that sus- tatned tum under the great and responsible burden imposed on him by the Holy Father at Rome. The clergy then dispersed to their respective parishes. OBSTRUCTING THE THOROUGHFARES. To THe EDITOR OF THE HeRaLD:;— Your article inthe HERALD of the 8th instant, in regard to the obstructions on the streets and sidewalks of this city, merits the thanks of the community. Permit me to call the attention of your powerful paper to those on the sidewalk east side of First avenue, between Fortieth and Forty- first streets. There are piles of lumber twenty to forty fect high, occupying nearly the whole side. | Walk, @reatiy to the annoyance and cost of tre storckcepers on the next block, whose business ts entirely hidden from view until you are in their stores, Frequent complaints t the Department of Public Works only result in an increase of the pulsance, The owner, I am informed, 1s a mem- ber of the “Committee of Seventy.” 1 sup. pose, is the reason that a “reform” party will nol reform the evils or respect the complaints against one of tts mombers, JUSTICE, It ig no news to the readers of the | with the stench their business has | in @ sanitary poiut than the retail | bington | nd receive the | If the gutter | y condition, These | assis Of their | | him, Bishop Corrigan respouded in his usnal ieel- | SUPPLEMENT. THE DUTCH DUELLO, A Bloodless Encounter Between Two Bel- licose Germans Yesterday Morning. -——— Jersey Justice. Hanover vs. Prussia—The Cantankerous Kopke and the Sapient Schroder—Enormbus Weap- ons and One Ounce Balls—Sharp Pis- tol Practies— What Might Have Come of It—The Encounter Postponed. A few afternoons since, among other customers | in the lager beer saloon of Jacob Stomer,13 Park place, was Mr, Andrew Kopke, a butcher, whodoes business at 86 Hudson street and wuto lives at $80 Second avenue, and Mr. A, W. Schroder, a cigar maker, of Hoboken, Tho fivst of those is a Hano- verian and the second a Prnasian. Getting into conversation, the two sentlemen began the ever- lasting topic of the Franco-German war, and in. due course of time illustrated the beau:y of United Germany by geting into a discussion on tie merits of their respective SECTIONS OF THE VATERLAND and the part which each bore in the war, Mr. Schroder thought that tie courage of the Prus- sians was incomwparably superior to that of the Hanoverians, while Mr. Kopke contested that the manly verve of the Prussia’ s bore no possivie com- parison to that of the Hauvoveriars. The latter then cited several instances, notably the battle of Orleans, where, ie said, the Hanoverians proved the stuf they were made of when the Prussians were ignobly routed. He also spuke of the period when the Prussians invaded Hanover and were beaten at long odds, Mr. Schroder’s Prus- stan blood could not stand, and, in a general way, he msinuated defiantly that the facts pro- ceeded more from Mr. Kopke’s lively 1m: gination than fiom any kaowlodge of what he waa talking about. Mr, Kopke retaliated by makirg a distinct } assertion that if Mr. Schroder learned a little more about the history of his own couatry he would be worth arguing with: otuerwise not, THE ROW. At this pomut mattsrs were getting toa very lively focus. Mr. Kopxe is a stout, tall gentleman, and of finely physical form. He bas only one arm, however, The other was lost some years ago In a duel in Caliorria, Mr. Schroder his two arms, but in physical build is not the equal of Mr. Kopke, There is no doubt tuat, owmg to the less of his arm, in @scrambie Mr. Kopk2 would not be the equal of his patriotic antagonist. The latter seemed dis;oscd to take advantage of this and = prevokcd Mr. Kopke so muuch that he (Kopke) preposed to Wager | several hundred dsliars, and pu up the money, | that what he suid was corre ‘+. Tic oiner, not hav- ing the several hundred dollirs to cover, and per- haps feeling that his historical correctness was not equal to his beliicose propensity, re.used, but, at the same moment arose, and said he wo for” Mir. Kopke but for hia onearm, Mr. Kopxe ‘was not daunted, and dared himto doit, but Mr. Schroder sneeringly reivsed. Before either had anytime to do anything the be'ligerents were separated, both equaily excited, Mr. Kopke said he did not want to settle ma:ters that way, but wouid be quite willng to mase a target of his body in case the vther gen‘leinan was agroeable. ‘The other gentleman said he was quite agreeable, | and nere matters rested for the time being, Mr. Jacob Stoffer expressed his willlagness to act as second to Mr. Kopke, and Captain Heddendort became Mr. Schroders, Aiter two or three meetings the seconds agreed on the preliminarics. It was settled on both sides that the duel shoula be fougiit with pistols at ten paces aud that it sioula take pisce at the hour of seven, on Friday. morning, im a deserted grove near the Paterson plink road, ken, rendez- vous to be at the Plank Road Hous? a° 2 quarter to seven, The lateness of the nour was owing to the fact that it was almost an impossibility tor a New York resident to reach the appointed spot at an | earlier hour, Mr. Kopke lived up town in New York, while Mr. StoJer, his second , and Mr. Schroeder, the antagonist, lived near the spot indicated for the meeting. THE PRINCIPALS ARE SATISFIED. Both principals expressed taemselves as being perfectly satisned with the arrangement, and both swore on all they hel sacred that they wonld be on hand and have tre thing out according to the | most exacting laws of ‘he cole of honor, Every- thing looked well, aud there seemed to ve nodoubt | that both gentlemen would be satisfled in having a nice, pleasant Little encounter and blase away at | each other unti) honor was satisied, Inthe nean- time all parties were enjoined- and promisod to keep the greatest secrecy ubout the matter, and in no Wise to zilow tie authorities to circumvent their laucable plans for popping each other off, MK, SCHRODER'S TACTICS. Tt is said, no o1 in tell with what degree of nc. | curacy, that Mr, Schroder for the past two days | | 1 ' has been at pistol practice in his back yard to such an unwarrantabie extent that the neighbors calied | i upon him and protested in a body, They found | the wall ot is yard, a space covering some forty fect, quite riddied with bullets, A stuffed man tn | | the midcie of ths garden appeared to be unin- jured, The neighbors went away with strong doubts of Mr. Schroaer’s sanity, MR, KOPKE’S MARMSMANSHIP, On the other hand, Mr, pke, whose hand had forgotten the cunning of previous years, has been making his neigadorhood hileous, in Second avenue, by shooting at the errant cat population, ! with differing resuits. The oply cat he suc- | | ceeded in killing was lis own, witich he mus- took jor auotier, There has been trouble | in the house of Kopke 5 And other sounds | have lately been heard besides those of | | pistol shots. Still there is no doubt but tiat he | | did better t his rival, On one occasion, however, while shooting at a cat Which sat cals.jy about five | teet from the mouth cf his revolver on the top of his | Wail, not in the least troubled by the tact that Mr. | ae hal al y fired ten distinct shots at it and lorded tw. & dreadiul soaud proceeted irom the rear house It seemed to be a noise ot | broken giuss and a human yeil tntermingied. It waa very fortnnate for Mr. Kopke that Mrs, Smith has never found out thet it was he who nearly | Killed hee baby while starring a 3125 mirro:. THR MEETING, Yesterday moruing, about hai-past five o’cloc! three very discontented looking persons emerged | from the ferry 30 tn Hpboken and rushed jor | the cw nd in tue torrents of rain and tie peal- ing of the thurder rushed back again, One of the three went tp fo the lerry master and said:— “Can you tell tre Whatcars go to the Paterson Piank Road.” ‘fhe other person said to the ferry master :— “Will vou piease iniorn me how lar the Paterson Plank Koad House is?” ‘The ferry master looked astonished. The third person said to hi Jan th shin an on Plank Road touse be reached hour’? 'y master looked puzzled, and the three | H tt Pretty soon | eTsoODs tue three persons jumped up ond ina torrent of Mank Road Howe, The t such an extraor- » impression on | rain walked ac: | arrivai of these thiee per | dinary hour seemer to caus the landlady. These four were the only persons to be seon within miles, ach wentover to a solitary table, ordere | something to gain the good will of the landlady and stared fiercely at the other, One of these jersons had onc arm and was Mr. P, Kopke; the other was a littic German with gids Whiskers, aad proved to be Dr. F. Seb 81 Baxcer street, « the third was @ MBEKALD reporter. It was ev t that Mr. Kopke looked with great suapicion on Dr. elin and the re- porter, while both the others were a tification to the reporter, and all his ta on the siert to find cut about them. Th T oilier Dand War graduany getting 1s Doctor on the white. He scemed to think that both Nr. Kopxe and ‘he reporter were oicers set to watch his movements, Not cP TO TIME, The time wore on, and stil no appearance of any oue else on the seene, Seven O'¢.ock came, a | quarter pasi, hall past; at twenty-iive minutes to eight Mr. Stover cawe walking in through the | pelting rain, evicenuy excited, He had under hts | | arm a neatly folded package, covered with a hand. | i kerenie, Which he unolded without saying a | word, dir, Ropke looking on, his excitement border. ) ing oo insanity. From the handkeretief Mr. Steter | carefally produced two—what misht be cailed by | courtesy—-pistols, By correct measurement they | Were nineteck abd Obe-lull inckes in length, aad balls. When Mr. tortare he went up of the examined ‘were to carry One-ounce saw these instramenis of r. Stoffer, and taking one it with anything bat a con- ten! 5 “Don’t think they are—well—rather clumsy?” he said, ienita A rf Mr. Storer. “It doesn’t rf mach,” answered Mr. Stoffer, for the duel can’t come of.” * he exclaimed, with great a@ppearance of indignation TOR ARREST, Mr. Stofler then told the story. Mr. Schroder had retired to bed the evening veiore at Lhe usual time, Perhaps @ little carhier than usual. He “says he slept soundly all night and did not feel at ail mervous, At four in the morning there came a rap at his outside door, He thought perhaps he had oversiept himself, and Aastened down to open. A mad shoved a piece of paper in his tace. It ‘amen! ed “Gobiseh, Peace,” and oreerivg sot bring A. W. Sehroder’s body before him. Mr. Shroder dressed an and went with his fe Aid not remonstiate. that, but it was remarked that he ciung very ten: clously to the arm of the man who had him. Mr, fehroder was taken to the Hudson County Court House and locked up. About a quarter to six Captain Heddendorf, Mr. Searoder’s second, was crossing on the Hoboken jerryboat, As be put lis joot on Jersey soil a msn ut hia hand on lus shoulder and took him to the udson County Jail. ‘This was Mr. Stopper’s story, aud it was evident no duel could take piace. Mr. Kopke raved and tore his hair and gesticulated wildiv. It waa ovt- dent ne would sooner have lost his lie than have had the inatter postponed. At le ist he said so, It was sometime befure he could be quieted, Then he quicted very suddenly. Arter a lite.e while the persons present parted. Mit, SCURODER'S PATE. During the insruing Mr. Schroder was taken be fore Justice Gobisch and bound over to keep the peace in the am of $2,000, In the afternoon he Was bailed out and went noine rejoicing. The sec- Captain Heddendor!, Was a'lowed to go on his izance. There Wasa warrant out for Mr. Stoffer’s arrest, but he was act cauglit. No o molested Mr, Kopke, and he returned Saiely to the WHAT THE COMBATANTS THINK OF EACH OTHER, The tunny part of the affair is that each believes the other “put up the job.” Mr, Kopko believes and mtimated that he believed that Air, Schroder had got himaeit arreste: use of the needful succeeded in getting hia- self arrested at such ao unearthly nour as four A, M. in fear somedody would be caling for bin if he delayed it later. Mr. Kopke thvew out many broad hints about this, and when ire leit was coniirmed in the opinion, i: one may judge by what he said, He added that if Mr, schreder did not want to be ar- rested he could eastiy have slept elsewhere, On the other land, Mr. Schroder says that he has po doubt that Mr. Kopke sent over the news to the Justice that the duel Was to come of and giv- ing his (Mr. Schroder’s) name as one of the con. batants, as weil us the name of his second, and that the iniormation was so correct that he (Mr. Schroder) was arrested before be coutd possibly leave the housz, Mr, Kopke thus getting ail the credit of being On hand white Mr, Sechroler was in durance vile. ANOTHER DUBL IN PREPARATION, And now the new3 comes that we are to be sur- prised in a few days by a due! in Harlem. Rumor has it that two Well known citizens of that section oi tae country are the coming combatants, The Kopke-Schroder cuel is onty postponed jor a few days, and will probabiy tase p in Westchester county, with more sei ous re: THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, Tho Reeent Changes—The Coptains in Theil: New Quaxtera. The recent changes efec‘ed in the police by the transier of several captains to new precincts has given riaec to many questions both inside and out- side of the Department. 1t- seems to be doubttul whether the transfer of either captains or men from precincts in whieh thoy are weil known to those tn which they are stran_e1s is caiculated to advance the interests of the public. It is the opinion of many of the oldost men in the torce that the longer a man has done duty in award and the more thoroughly i.e has become acquainted with the dis- turbing clements therein the iore valuable does | he become, fo lonz a3 a@ man can be relied upon 26 incorruptible it is regarded as wise to retain him upon the same beat. Causes may arise which render the trans.er of a patrolman from one part of the city to another an advisabie move. The complaints of. keepers of» disorderly houses are not safe tesiimony upon which to impeach or remove an ofilcer or patrolman, ior exporience has taught the In spector and teaches every Board of Commissioners that these very same charges are citen the best evidences of faithful discharge of duty. The keep- ers of panel houses no’ unfiequently enter com- plaints agaiust the captains or men on the beat in which thetr establishments are located because arrests were made of the attacnés of the house, The same results have folowed tho closing of gam>dag saloons. The proprietors have been known to repair to tre Commission W.th ihe most startling atidavits, cbarging thi In suns have at specitied times been paid to the Captain of the precinct jor ior- mation regarding intended raids aud ior immunity from arrest. in alinos: every tasidnce such charges are tramped up -or Lie sake oF revenge. “THE ADWAY SQUAD.” The trams.er of the captains im the present in- stanc is not w rstool as implying auy insinuations of any kind. The transier 0: Cuptato Burden to the Twenty-tita precinct does not um- press nin faverably, ‘this precinct is regarded as the plum of the uepartmeot for short hours aad Lgnt duty. tis the headquarters of what is known as the “roadway squad.” The men go on dut: about seven o’ciuck A, M, and quit at six o's oc with an allowance of one hour for dinner. yy duty is unknown, aud the men of this precinct are regarded as the favored of ali the joughty policemen of this metropolis. Yet, strange to say, Captan Burden does not regard bis chanye from the fweoty-ninth precivet with favor, aud is dis,osed to grumble. “So say his friends. The Tweaty-ninth precinct, which Captim Buraen has just left, is an unusual y important one. Many of se arate and bost hotela in the city are located init. Captain Burden centered the jorce in and has been an efficient patroiman, and captain ever since. Tt 18 belteved favorit? precinct was re- al testimonial of regard for ser- been long and fuithiui. THE TWENTY-NINTI PRECINCT. Captain Meculiougi, who assumes the charge of his appoi garded as Vices wi the Twenty-ninth precinct, is a younger man to the for “record, Inthe early part of | his carcer asa pohccman he was wounded in the discharge oi his duty, aud waa promoted to a ser- geaancy ior that reason, The Twenty-ninth precmet 18 quits large, and wi] require active watching, “HERE'S TO CRIME" is doubtless the tuast of all members of the force, } for should the millonvium suddenly conte tie Police Department wou'd cease to be a necessity. The Most imMportaut preciuets are those in which crime most abounds. The Fourth, Seventh, Sixth, Fif- teenth and Kighth are the must troublesome. The amount of police duty performed by the men in tne dangerous precincts 1s muci greater in linportance, Meeting of the Police Board. At a mecting of the Board of Police held yester- Gay after oon Sergeants Christopher Boehme and G. M. Davidson were transierred trom the Eighth to the Twenty-ninth precinct; Sergeant Keating, from the Tweuty-ninth 1o the Twenty-first; Ser- geant Fanning, from the Twenty-uinth to tho Righth; Sergeant ©. W. Woodward, from the Twen- ty-lirst to the highth; Patrolu.an Peter Terwilliger, from the Twenty-i:rst to the Bighth, and Patrolman Joan H. Miller, trom the Kighth to the Tweuty-ninth precinct. The streets of the city 10 the arrange- ment of cleaning were divided into four districts, tho First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth and Fite: trict; the Seventh, Tenth, Elevento, teenth, Thirteent.: and Fourt enti the Secon the Ninth, Sixteenth, Kighteenth, Twenticth, and Twenty-first the third, and the Nineteenth, ‘twenty-second and fwelfth making the fourth. The salaries of inspectors and of the super- intendent of boats were fixed at $2,000. James oO Was assigned tothe First district and Joho Duyan to the Th: The vacant places will be filled on Monday Nothing further was done in the matter of the captaing; but that, with the lst of the detectives, will bo taken up at the next regular meeting of the Board, OCEAN GROVE CAMP MEETING, Some weeks since a call was published in a large number of papers, signed by 8 number of leading mon in the Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregation- alist, Kpiscopaiian, Fricnds and Methodist de- nominations, to meet im convention at Uccan Grove, N. J., July 10. Ocean Grove is a watering place or camp meeting ground, owned by the Mothodists and situated on the sea beach, about Six miles below Long Branch. The plot of ground contains 200 aces, extending from the turnpike to the Se! and having about a mile of saudy beach, Since these grounds were purchased, tour years ago, Some three hundred thousand dollars have bee nded in making avenues, streets, build. {ngs and o'her improvements, and at the present time a large number of cottages are in course of erection. The Convention met in a large canvas tabernacle, which was erected this season for this purpose, Dr. Ward, of Newark, N. J., Was appointed Prosi- dent of the Convention, and was assisted by Eider Stokes, of Camden; Dr. Inskip and Dr. Ball, of New York, and Dr. Levi, of Philadelphia; Pastor Hedstrum, Rey. H. Belden and others. The Convention ati contioue its meetings fora week, and a large concourse of people are ex- pected to be present, and that by a dexterous- THR COLLEGES REGATTA, The Bowdoin Boys Arrived at the Seene of the Great Aquatic Bout. Organization of the Crew and Phys:que of the Rowers—Boats aud Boat Houses—hethods of Training—Three “Crack” Crews—A Glance at the Cornell Champicns—The Namb:r of Men Presoni—Arxious About Riyarian Syace—Boils Instead of Bunions—Zcones oa the Biver and the Shoro— Ce/culaticns Coming Forward. SPRINGFIELD, Mass., July 11, 1878, Last, but not least, of ali the coliege crews to put in an appearance are the Bowdoins, the stal- | wart lumbermen trom the backwoods of Maine, who, it will be remembered, in the frst mile anda half of the race Jast year su valorously led the van, but who were then compelled to drop behind by the sudden giving out of the bow oar. This year they have provided against any such weakness by rejecting the bow and next weakest man of last year’s crew, and filing their places with two naw ones, who, in polat of physique, certainly appear to be every way worthy to pull in company with tne remainder of these hardy wood choppers. The crew arrived by the noon train from the East yesterday, and taking their now boat, a beautifal Elliott shell, from Harrigan’s boat house, where it has been stored since its arrival irom the builder several days since, they proceeded at once to thelr quar- ters near the Agawam Jerry. Their tratner, George Price, of tho famous St. John’s crew, came with them and accompanied them down the river. TOEIR APPEARANCE IN THE BOAT is very similar to that of the crew last year, and their style reminds one strongly of the St. John’s men as they appeared when pulling against the English crew led by the lamented Renforth, Thero is the same quick re- cover, high feather, short reach forward and sudden finish before the body has reached the perpendicular, giving the appearance of a very short, quick stroke, but with a considerable loss of power at each end of it.. They put the muscle on to the oars while the latter are in the water, how- ever, and the boat certainly glides over tho surface With a rapidity that must make the hearts of nota few of tnoir rivals quake with fear, The most pecu- liar feature of this crew ig that they not only do not use aay sliding sea’, but THEY DO NOT SLIDB at all, Price, their trainer, being strongly opposed to the slide, believing that its disadvantages by far outweigh the extra purchase which it is claimed is obtained by the add.tional use of the legs waich the slide necessitates. In this resect they stand ' out distinct from all the rest of the crews, being the only one here that does not slide, THRIK MSTHOD OF TRAINING 18 nearest like that of the Harvards, described at juillength in the HERALD a few days since, but 1s __ more stringent in the matter of eating fruit, all such articles of luxury belng prohibited. They use alo, but the amount of their drink is very small. They believe thoroughly in the winning-by-becf theory, and have done, therefore, and are doting, probably, as much or more work than any other | crew here, except, perhaps, the Wesleyans and Dartmouth. The genera! confidence in their ability to put themselves among the leaders has increased rather than diminished since their arrival, aad though not naued as the winuecrs, Ret ave about the only crew that find mention every time in the “firs: } fonr. ic is noticeable that the shrewd ones, while | talking up soine in‘erior crew, con't forget to th- vest a fair amount of stamps on this same Powdoin crew. THE THRER BEST LOOK! 80 far as mere rowing is con ‘GC CREWS, ned, are without doubt the Harvards, Yales and Cornelis, Ovhers may have m<re inuscle, som? of them idced have, and do more execution, but for mere excellence in Sows the three above named must bo ranked ahead, The style three is vory nd mvre neaily appruaches the eriect or, a5 some proter to term it, the “Fngiish stroke,” than any other crew here. Neither one is i, however, to admit that bis style is like that of any one else, and it affords no little ar ment to those posted iu this matter to see tue squirming und twisting aud Abding they go throu zh | trying to prove that their stroke is one of their | own aod catirely diferent from any one else. Of the three crews, and In fact of all the crews here, THRE MARVARD CREW rows the most nearly perfect, and in point of style is far superior to any of its predecessors for so: tiare. To one watebing them as they pass by on their way down stre'm their psig is more luke that of a nicely regwiated machine. The backs are in poriect line and straight as an arrow; the arms shoot forward in most exact time, and the biaves drop into the water at the same instant. They pull their oars weil through the water, eveuly and without any jerking, but they fatl to get tie “catch” at the beginning, tho first and one of the chie elements in correct rowing. ‘They are named among the first five, and generally among the Orst four crews, but it is more, I imagine, from their past reputation and beautiful, taking style, than irom an actual comparison of tieir speed wito that of thelr rivals. The work they have done since arriving In Springfield has been moch less inight cast A other hidald although the men ht each one lose several pounds of flesh yet and not be the sufferer thereby. ‘4 THR CREW WHICH OUGHT TO WIN, 80 far a8 Men are Concerned, are the Cornell boye, } to whom Coulter is giving the finishing touches. A tougner looking set of men throughout one will rarely meet with. Eldred. of the Agriculturala; Gunster, of the Williams; Ward, of the Amherst University, and Eustis, of the Wesleyans, are indi- vidually as strong, perhaps, as any of the Cornell boys; but they ' stand out in their respective crews separate and alone. The Cornell poate carries an entire crew of just such mon—well 1ormed, of good height, yet not too tall, with square shoulders and well-de- veloped chests and loins. They certainly are the best built crew here. Their style ts most like that of Hervard, witch they are evidently trying to imi- tate, even to the “well-browned backs.” Ata dis- tance of a quarter of a mile a Harvard student Woald be deceived in them and tmagine his own crew were before his eyes. But while showing up the strongest Nae 3 crew, and rowing so well together, the critics have noticed that their boas don't seem to move so rapidly through the water as some of the others, and they fil therefore to take over the third or iourth place in the vetting circles, THE YALE BOYS and their English stroke come next in order, and bet are deserving of commendation for their break from old ways and desperate aitempt to re- trieve their fallen fortunes. If any one comes to Sringfield, however, with the idea of seeing the English stroke perfectly illustrated by this crew he will find himself most badly sold. The crew do not row it nor anything more than an at- tempt and partial approach toward it. That Cook has the theory pretty clearly developed in his heaa is evident, but he libors under the insurmount- able difticulty of trying to teach it to his crew and row stroke at the same time. While he has them in the yar oar, or stands upon the float id instructs while some one else occupies his seat in the boat, all is well and tlie crew make progress, but tne moment he gets in himsel! and the crew are thus left with. oyt an outside “coach,” they all begin to fall back into the old ways again, and the benetits of the Previous lesson are all lost. The crew, while not ranked among the first four or five, will, neverthe- leas, do much better than last year, and say the pouon satisfed with as low as the seventl RLEVEN UNIVERSITY CREWS TO ROW. With the arrival of the Bowdoins yesterday the last of the colleges who entered crews for thig year's regatta is compicted. No oue sup) three months ago that sucn would be the case, the prevailing question now t: University crews all row on the river without fouling?” The | mi ettnctann re certainly in favor of one or more interierences in the race, but A POUL IS BY NO MBANS 4 NECESSITY, The change tn the location of the courso brings the starting point below the narrow point in last year’s course, and the width of the river at the start is now 1,000 feet. This ts also the narrowest nt, tor the river widens to 1,600 feet a short dis> ‘ance below, and does not narrow up again for & four miles. Allowing each of the outside ta to be 100 feet from shore, there is atill room enough at the start to place the boats seventy-two feot apart, which is a suficicnt distance to allow of fair start. The great trouble, therefore, 18 notin @ lack of room, but will come from tho disposition of all the crews to make jor the current, and the almost certainty that some of the bow oars will tae Mf the boats once begin to getinto a THR PRACTICE YESTERDAY AND TO-DAY. Yoaterday was the quietest day on the river since any considerable number ot the crews Lavo arrived, for the water was so rough ali day that little pulling was done, and several of the crews took a day Ol rest, which some of them were sadly inneed, The Columbia Men met their now boat at Harttord and brought it on, but did not try her until aye Tha Bowdoin men als) tril their new bout for a few minutes alter supper, and CONTINUED ON NINTH PAGE. al “Can the even