The New York Herald Newspaper, January 17, 1874, Page 6

THE STATE CAPITAL. The Constitutional Amevdments Ordered to a Third Read- ing in the Assembly. a Clerk’s Error tor Them. What Did WHE BROOKLYN CHARTER. Adjournment of Both Houses Over to Monday. ALBANY, Jan. 16, 1874. ‘The adjournment of the Legislature to-day over jee Monday next was generally expected, and although, no donbt, many people will be ready to denounce tt a8 a bad beginning for a short session, a cannot be justly looked upon in any other light than that of absolute necessity. The targe vote by which it was carried, too, only goes to show ‘that even many of the members from ‘‘the agri- eultural districts,” as President Grant would say, ‘Were of the opinion that an adjournment just now qwas not 4 crime at which ail reformers should stand aghast, The fact is, that during the last few ‘days discussion of the constitutiona) amendments ‘Meas taken up the greater portion of the ume of Senate and Assembly, and but Jittie other easiness of any importance could be transacted Pending their consideration. What is more, the committees have not yet been able to get together for any length of time, as their clerks and messen- gore bave not ali been settled upon, nor have the mew subordinate ofMcers of the Houre been ap- pointed by the Speaker. For a proper @Metment of these officers @ day or 80 is Wequired, and, as the pressure of the friends and MMvential advocates of the various aspirants 16 g@imost as great as was that for the chatrmanships | <l@ering the past week, it was but an act ef charity on the part of the House to allow @he presiding officer to escape home for 8 day and themselves a retrieve out Of Albany tl Monday from the botheration and trouble of being Borea to death by applicants for places. Next ‘Week, no doubt, the hard work wil) begin, and ‘when it does begin if must be continued vigor- eusly if the short session is not to be, like all its | Predecesvors, to use a Hiberuicism, a very jong one. | 4 NIGGER IN THE FENCE. Paring the aiscnssfon to-day on the constitu- tional amendments, which were finally ordered to @ third reading, a discovery was made that, by ‘what was cailed the carelessness of one of the clerks of the Senate, @ certain mistake was made am one of the amendments by which it was made ‘te read as It should not read. It appears that when Yast year the amendments to the seventh articie ‘were finally concurred in by the conference com- and a general concurrence as to the whole was obtained alterwards, the bill (as the mdments ag a whole were calicd) was seut to the ‘Senate, ‘We-engrossed and ail the amendments made by ‘the committees properiy attended t6. The biil ‘Was not so engrossed, and so the section which gislature from selliug, leasing or | bits the Bernice disposing of the Erie, Oswego and mMmpiain capale, contained, when printed and @fficiaily published beiore the last election, the Black River Canal among the others that should the property of tne State jorever. It will remembered by those familiar with the legisla- Gays Of 1871 that the name of some canal was ogy ergy slipped into an appropriation bill il dor a State donation of several thousand gollars, ,@ithough an attempt on the part OF the @riends of the canal im both houses to wh appropriation failed —_muserabiy. | fact was that the donation cr aid, or cali it swhat you wil), was put into the bili inthe FES ‘mg room after it had passed both houses, ie a those who believe that some sharp practice this was mduged in when the amendments [ wefer to were ordered to be printed; but such is Mot the generai belief, for the reason that whe ‘Black River Canal is v A DETRIMENT TO THE PEOPLE ‘Mm ate immediate vicinity instead of a benefit, as it 3a regarded by them as nothing more or less:than @ Of feeder for the Erie Canal, inasmuch, as if the were diverted in tihe opposite direction, borhood would have a splendid water . Under the circumstances it is not probable jt anybody was so interested in preserving the ‘Biack River Canai for ali time to come to the use @f the State as to run the risk of having it re- stained by fraud in the clause of exceptions in sec- en 6of the amendmeuts to the seventh article @f the copstitation. But the question as to how ‘the mistake was made is not by any means tbe most important one in connection ‘with the amendments; for as the section was cffi- tially published with the name of the canal in it, apd- the original bill is on file in the Secretary of State's office with the error uncorrected, there @omes up the graver question as to whether tne entire batch of amendments to articie 7, of which canal mistake is part and parcel, <@o not, by reason of the error, fall to the ground; ‘whether, in fact, they are not null and void even mow, and cannot therefore be placed before the atthe next election. It is said that the of Ap) has already decided an errasum ase somewhat similar to this one, and that the @ocision was that a law on file in the Secretary of Btare’s office was the law, and that, no matter ‘whether the journal of each house showed there ‘Was ap error made in the paren ee eg, 1 und to as Med. The doubts which this error we created already proved rufiicient to- during the discussion to compel ‘the House simply to report progress upon all the ‘amendments to article 7. while they ordered the third reading, and at the same time @ resolution asking the Attorney General to ive his opmion as to what can be done, if any- cc. w get the seventh amendment out of the ‘Mauddie it is now in. THE BROOKLYN CHARTER. ‘The charter tinkering has already begun, and ‘Mats time it is Brooklyn that comes first in order. Denohue, one of the Kings county members, yes- terday introduced a series of amendments to the ‘unfortunate charter of his city, and to-day Senator Jacobs introduced another series. The latter series contemplates several bes kg changes in bri are bondg to be made at less par. However, should the ‘or, Comptroi- Jer and Finance Committee of the of Alder- In_negotiatiny the city the Mayor is associate of the Comptrolier. By the second smendment the Departments of Police and Excise are wiped out and a new Department of Police is areated. Provision is made that the Mayor and Aldermen, within thirty days after the passage of She act, shall select a proper person to be placed @t the head of the new department, wuose @alary is to be $6,000 a year. The office of 1 of Police is renewed and that of Superintend- abol Which seems to be rather a dis- tinction without a difference. Ali the officers, ex- cept the patroimen and doormen, are removed, ‘The present Health Board is also legistated out of and in its stead there is to be a department With # single head, appointed by the Mayor, and upon him will devolve all the “du- ties 0 Board. His salary is fixed at $5,000. There ts to be an Excise Com- mussioner appointed by the Mayor and Aidermen, ‘whose sa! is fixed at $5,000. The present Com- mussion of and Buildings 16 abolished and one to be “rarolae’ after the same manner as eg loner, with @ salary of is to be @ Department of Wor! le head, gt ota by the and Aldermen, at a salary of $7.000, With | of the Mayor and the Board oi Alder- divide bis department into bureaus, it the Park Commussioner, ry, and who shail make an- pupor se’ 6y, the Common Cwancil, and ottener come upon, sna he is probibited from entering anw any BXPENDITURRS NOT PREVIOUSLY GUARANTEED Dy proper appropriations, It 1s provided that ail Dids and proporais must be pliely opened by the Mayor ana Ceutumrenee of city orks ‘and’ pu- ers. apnounced, with the the bias wie Common Council is to we one. all contracts IMstead of, as Now, leaving this pover im the hands Of the City Works be ‘Whenever x. ‘traordinary expenditure of money we ‘required by approval is necessary ‘The Mayor and the where it should have been | NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JANUARY termme, and contatn such rights and privileges as the sto Kholders of said company way elect i the bonds may ‘contain such rights and privileges as the stockhokler may elect,” It is easy Teeive what @ nice thing the com} can out their newiy soquired privilegcs, it for erapted that they obtain pl this td it is Lelievea, ever, that Mr. ; ry “Company applied tof int 1oau_ of ai or $2,500,000 on bond and m 4 e, which they ob ‘tained for a day aud alterwards lost in an bour. YET ANOTHER CITY RAILROAD, ‘The route of the city rai!road, designated in the Dill ntrodnced by Mr. Kirk in the Assembly to- odifivations, as that 1s the same, with ht mt pee S 4 With double tracks to James ship, with doubie tracks to New Chambers sireet, thence tnvenan and along New Chambers street and hatham street, with Goubdle tracks to Chambers street, with a single track to West street; thence through West street, with a single track to Duane street; through Duane street with a angie track bo con- Reet with donbie tracks at Chatham and New Chambers streets. Among the ot ete men- Voned in the bill are the names of D. Con- ever, Jonn T. Conover, David V. Freeman, Stepaen A. Estes, James Mo. James Harkins, Frank A. Carpenter and John Vickers, These nadies are not unknown to Albany railroad ers. AFTER THE NEW YORK PILOTS. The bill introduced by Mr. Stevens, of Staten Island, will undoubtedly have the eect of stirring up the pilots of New York. 1t will be remembered that last year ap attempt was made to reduce the pilots’ fees all round, but that the attempt proved abortive. The present mill is backed up by the shippers of New York, who contend that the “off shore” pilotage which the bill, if i becomes a law, will do away with, hah ayer | The portion of the law of 1565 repealed by the bill as the Jollowing:—"‘When any ship or vessel bound to the port of New York and boarded by any pilot | appointed by the Board of Commissioners of Puots im the city of New York at such distance to the southward or eastward of dandy Hook Nghthouse as thai said ligutnouse could not be seen from the deck of such ship or Vessel in the daytime, and in fair weather, the ad- dition of one-joursi to the rates of pilotage herein- before mentioned shall be allowed to such pillow” MUNICIPAL CREDIT TO RAILROADS, Mr. Phillips’ bul in relation to city raflroads, which he offered to-day, contemplates the staimp- ing out of what he, as @ man from the interior, considers a great swindle in many cases—viz., the sooupe of money to city railroad companies by manicipalities. The bill pro- | hibits any muncipalty trom loaning its credit | for any railroad purpose, This is beginnyng at the bottom of the ladder in following up Guvernor Dix’s suggesuon, that the practice of allowing towns to bond themselves for the advancement of railroad projects should be stopped. A bili to carry out this view of the town bonding business Will, douitiess, soon make its appearance, NO EXTRAS FOR THE ALDERMEN. Mr. Waebner’s bill in reiation to the Board of Supervisors of New York is a queer one, in that | lt goes in a very roundabout way to get at the object it Is really aimed at. It starts ont | by declaring that the Board of Aldermen shall | be the Board of Supervisors, and that the Mayer and Recorder shall be members of the board. No one need be told that the members ot the Board of Aldermen are also mempers of tie | Board of Supervisors, nor that the Mayor and Re- corder are also membe! But the point of the bill, after this settler of a provision, declares that the members shall serve without pay as supervisors. It would have La ba as easy, one would think, to have made the bill non Snel: that the Supervisors should hereatter serve without pay; but there is nothing 80 attractive to new mem»ers asa bul that beats about the bush tn useless sec. tions before coming to the point. 1t jooxs sormid- able as well as learned. THE TREASURY DEFALCATION. The report of Mr. Warren, the expert employed by Governor Dix to examine into the frauds com- } mitted in the State Treasury, was presented to the Assembly to-day. [t has already been pub- lishea in the HERALD, and sono detailed reierence to it is necessary. Mr. Bennett’s resolution offered to-day may be the means of bringing about sone plan by which defaications in the Treasury may Lot occur again; but there are very few Albany legislators who believe that resolutions | can make dishonest men honest. THE CONTESTED SEAT IN THE ASSEMBLY. A protest signed by Jacop Messer against Mr. Silverman, 01 New York, being allowed a@ seat in the Assembly was presented to-day. The protest is based on the ground that Silverman was elected by fraud in the old jashionea way of ballot box stufiing. FRAUDS IN DIVORCES. The bill introduced by Mr. Parmenter to prevent Jrands in obtaming diverces provides that when- ever any action shi be brought to obtain a divorce or a limited divorce, or to declare a mar- null, and issue sball be joined, the | Same shail mot be referred to a referee for trial or taking of evidence, Whenever, in any action, answer or defence shall be put in, the matter shall not be referred to a referee to take the proois or to report his opinion and the evidence, but the hearings shall be had before the Court, and the proofs shail be taken before the Court, except stch as, according to the usual practices, may be taken on commission or de bene esse in tle imstances in which such are properly taken, ac- cording to the statutes in such cases provided. This act shall not affect the validity of any order of reference wh ch shall have been duly made prior to the time when this act shall take effect, nor any proceedings which have been or may be taken under the same, NEW YORK LEGISLATURE. SENATE. Awsany, Jan 16, 1974. President Romixsox presented the annual report of ihe Health Department of the city of New York and of the Commissioners of Pilots of New York; also the report of the Captain of the Port of New York for the past nine months; also the report of the managers of the New York State Inebriate Asylom. BILLS INTRODUCED. By Mr. Sereaec—To authorize the Ithaca, Utica and Elmira Bailroad to extend its tracks, By Mr. Fox—To authorize the admission to practise as attorneys and counsellors in the courts of the State all who are practising attorneys and counsellors in good standing of the Sapreme Court ot the Untted States. By Mr. Rosertson—Io amend the charter of the Har- lem Brver and Portchester Railroad Company. By Mr. Pasmenten—To prevent fraud in obtaining di- By Mr. Gross—To 6 title 13 the Revised statutes, making rauroad companies babic for the acts oi their servants. By Mr. Jacoss—To amend the charter of the city ot a. By Mr. Fox—For_a street railway from the foot ot Chambers street, North River, to Wall street terry. By Mr. Lowrrr—For the relief of the Firemen’s Be- Revolent Association of Utica. By Mr. Dow—to repeal the act of 1873 relative to the Seneca Indians, Mr. Loweny presented the annual report of the man- agers of the State Lunatic Asvium. He apologized to the Senate for not presenting it on or before January 15, as required by Inw, saying it had been lost in the nail, or it would have been presented Janaary & The report was received. | Tage Mr. Tosxy introduced a bill for the construction of new Jocks on the cansl at Cohoes, The angual REPORT OF THE BOARD OF KEALTH reviews the sanitary condition of the city and suggésts a method tor distributing the laboring populace ot the city over a larger area, and thereby relieve the over crowd- ing in the tenement house districts and providing healthy houses for the dependent classes, by urging reduced rates of fare on railroads. The gross amount of FRES COLLECTED BY THE CAPTAIN OF THE FORT OF NEW YORK during the past nine months was $00,000. THY AMENDMENT TO THE BROOKLYN CHARTER, introduced by Mr. Jacons, provides that the Mayor Comptroller shall open bids and sward all city contracts and Degotiate all city loans. The Department of Police id Excise is abolished, and one Commissioner of Police appointed by the Mayor every two years. A Commis- loner of Excise shali be bgt y the Mayor, with the consent of the Board of Aldermen, to hold office for two years. The Department of Fire and Buildings to con- sist of one officer, to boid office for two years and recesve a galary of $6.00) The Senate adjourned until Monday evening. ASSEMBLY, Auaary, Jan. 16, 1874. REPORTS, Mr. Parixce, from the Judiciary Committee, reported a bill to amend the law concerning the publication of the laws, journals, #¢., of the Legislature; also to allow practitioners in United States Courts to practise in the Supreme Court of the Siate. By Mr. Lincoun—To authorize the city of Rochester to issue the Inst !nstalment of the bonds in aid of the Rochester and State Line Railroad Company. On motion of Mr. TayLon the Uiil was read a third time and passed. BILLS INTRODUCED. By Mr. Paritirs—To repeal the bill allowing municipal corporations to aid railroads. By Mr, Pors—To aid tho construction of the New York oy Mr Bannoweete pathorize the | y Mr. Barrow—To anthorize the laying out of high ways acroa the Onondaga eter vation. Gul ds se T. ALbKNGRK—Atnending the charter of the Indus- trial Exhibition Company. agg By Mr. Bivssinc—To charter the Metropolitan Safe Deposit Company of New York. ly Mr. Kinx—To authorize the construction of @ rail- way ea the foot of Chambers sircet to the to@t of Wail RESOLUTIONS. Brxcner offe red the tollowing reas the public be saci now in Progress of con- wit:—the new Capitol, the struction in the State, py tal at Pougikeepste, the aayinins at Buffalo ana Middletown, Retormatory or State ia ese te aes SFE ly co: f , ier are far trom completion; and whereas the present cost when com: 1, im accordance with thei archit de: reaches the sum of 933,600,000; whercas, the present construction and manay t isin the hands and under the control of Commisnoners representing localities more or less inter- ested in structures ornate expensive; therefor Resolved ), That a joint, com- mittee of mem! be appoin jate the subject, and report to mellitate Construction and lessen expense to overburdened tax- Bite Henge eqpongn Bahn mpenvein count | Board, the Executive tn his messare to the Levislature, that the construction ot butkings to be ereeted by the state shout! be under the supervision of a single super- viriny architect competent to ‘task, meets with tue bearty approval of Tabled. Kr, “penwere offered the following, which was dopied :- ““Wicreas previous to the last general election in thts ite there was mucb public discussion in regard bin to the yer LY, me failore er atan took place mn she Tress August and September, 1873; therefore ved, That it be reterred to the Committee on Ways: and Meavs to ascertain and report to the Assembly the Peo a A] uly was neglec which by law and usage ts featired to be perfaraed ey the Comptroller's n a Mr. Puruisrs—Calling on the Auditor for a detailed statement of the expenses to the State ior furnishing the canals with water, apd the cosh of dams. The report of Mr. Warren, wl urer’s books aiter the Pheips detalcation, and reterred to the Ways report is already published. Ir. ALVORD presented & protest ot Jacob Messer a: Mr, Scherman occupying & seatin the assembly Eighth district of New York. Kelerred to the Committce on Privileges and Blections The Governor transmitted the report of the BOARD OF MBALTH OF NEW YORK, nied by & Tecomninendation for the enactment requiring all railroad c ofa which enter New York to ran CUKAP MORNING AND KYRNING TRAINS for the benent of the laboring classes to a distance not less shan tigen miles, from their depots, thus, affording opportunities to reach heaithfal Nees lor that class, and eilect a saniary measure of importance to the city. Ordered to be laid on the table, printed. Air. Waknnee introduced a bill making the Mayor, Re- corder and Aldermen a rd of Supervisors for the of New York, and the Nayar jent of the and that no additional compensation be allowed them theretor. YS DEPARTMENT date tho thefts that during the months of Dill repeali: sections 2 w York Industrial Com: pany and providing that the Company may issue mort- gage bonds on its real and Dersonal estate ior fily years, payable at such times as they may Ax. Mr, Srarucns introduced a bill to amend ACT REGULATING PILOTAG! 0 ie in the port of New York, passed March 17, 186, by strik- ing out of section 1 the last elanse, from and including the words “when any ship or veswel” to and including the words “such pilot for @ railroad from the foot of Cham- Mr. Kirk's bili bers strect to the toot of Wali street, New York, fixes the James slip Y route through south street and to New Chambers sweet, thence across Chatham street to Cham- bers street, thence to West street and al that street to Duane, and along that strect to connect at Chatham and New Chambers streets, Jt le the same bill as was in troduced last year. Mr. Donowvy’s bill to amend the charter of Brookiyn provides tor electing all commissioners, Corporation Counsel and Register of Arrears for two years. The House then went into committee on the remain: der of TUR CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS. and, completing them, ordered them toa third reading. ‘The amenoment known canal and genoral debts fauding scheme,” adopted by the last Legislature, so adopted aud ordered to & third readin; o Secretary of State, in auswer to Mr. Wecd’s reso- lution calling for information as to what publication was given to the concurrent resolution, stat the finds no jefinite information in the oftice relative to the imatter. Deputy Secretary of tate Wood, in a letter, says the re-olusions were prin‘ed three months in the Siate bay nd they were transmitted to county treasurers to be published the same as session laws are. Thay were also puvlished in the volume with the session laws, ‘The House then adjourned until Monday evening. CUBAN AFFAIRS IN THE CIY, Diamonds and a Lady’s Patriotisan The departure trom New York of General Manuel Quesada, as well as of Don Carlos del Castillo, left the field indisputably in possession of the new sole agent of Cuba Libre, Don Miguel Aldama, and his | friends the amigos de Cuba Society. Although it 1s true, as Mr. Aidama formerly remarked to a HERALD man, that no single individual can make a revolution with his capital alone, still it is equally correct that the new agent of the young Cuban Republic, having at his command all the patriotic Wealth and influence of Cuba im exile, shouid be able to carry out some really formidabie enter- prise in behall of the heroic men in the field. It is how—the Cubans here say—about three years since tae party at present in power sent any aid to the fighting tsianders, and le are already im- patient to see what they will do. If the presence ip the Exchange place Deadquarters of a muiscella- neous assortment of exiled patriots means any- thing, then the interests of Cuba are safe and something is being done. Meanwhile, “the world {| and bis wile” are On the tiptoe of expectation to hear of the next expedition—a jormidable one this time—having landed on the shores of free Cuba. Tue Virginius prisoners have, for the most part, betaken themseives to new fields and fresh pastur- ages in diferent parts of city and country, well pleased at escaping irom the, eof Don Juan Burriel’s illustrious sword. Such of the boys as are yet to be found around Exchange place look as if they would try another run jor fatherland if the present Cuban agent will only give them a chance of again running the gauntlet against a tempest of Torfados. Tne exquisite set of diamond jewelry that over two mouths ago was presented to the Amigos de Cuba by a handsome and accomplished young Cuban widow (the allusion is not spoiled by the jauy’s being & widow) 18 to be drawn in a lottery on the 20th of next month. The diamonds have been removed to Tiffany’s, on Broadway and Union square, where tuey are On exhibition, and tickets for the lottery are on sale there, aiso in Ex place, The gifering of this noble lady at the shrine of her country’s Mberty may well be culled the widow's mite. Let those among the sons of Cuba who can spare a few thousands take this (it is to be feared) inimitable example to heart; go and ao likewise, so that the widow’s mite may become might for Cuba’s rignt. Several Virginius Affairs Averted. Sefior C. S. Passallaigne, who lately arrived in this city to purchase several steamers and -equip them with men and arms to attack the Baez gov- ernment of St. Domingo, leaves New York this aiternoon by the steamer Tybee, for Puerto Plata. In conversation with @ HERALD reporter yesterday evening Seiior Passailaigne stated:—‘Now that ex-President Baez has taken to fight and the Tevolution seems to give promise of being almost bloodjess, I have taken upon myself the responsi- bility of leaving the United States and return home forthwith to report to Acting President Gonzales, who is at the head of the Provisional yovernment. My mission here was a warlike one, but owing to the fight of Baez 1 needed to equip no hberating expeditions tn this country. ‘ne Dominican Consul here has not thought iit to re- port to me.” Among the passengers by the Tybee is Luis Pacheco, ene of the Virginius survivors, @ young lad, the son of ex-Governor Pacheco, the military commander of Puerto Plata. The lad, !t 18 reported, showed great bravery at Sanuago de Cuba, and Was much admired by his Coban comrades. Captain George W. brown, the well known com- mander of the Cuban steamer Fannie, algo goes to St, Domingo on a special mission connected, it is reported, with the imterests of Cuba Libre. The Tybee, it is said, carries out arms and ammunition. THE TAMMANY GENERAL COMMITTEE, The temporary committee on organization of the new Tammany General Committee held no meet- ing yesterday afternoon, but will probably Snish their labors to-day. All the cases have been heard and closed, and to-day the committee will vote on the various Assembly district committees, proba- bly beginning with the Sixth. The meetings of the different Ward associations for the purpose of or= wanting. & working committce in each election istrict were largely attended, and the committees were formed in all but the contested districts, The largest meetings were lieid in the Third and Thir- teenth Assembly districts. The new Tammany General Comuittee will be composed of §41 mem- bers, twenty-three having been added from the an- nexed districts, About 100 out of these 641 seats are contested. THE GERMAN REPUBLICANS, Reorganization for the Ensuing Year. During the past week primary elections were held by the German republicans, reorganizing the different Assembly districts and electing delegates to the central body. The delegates—five from each Assembly district, including delegates trom the incorpora' district of Westenester coanty— met at the hall No 349 Bowery last night to reor- es the German Republican Oentrai Committee, ‘ontesting delegations appeared from different Assembly districts, Whose claims were referred to @ special committee fof examination, A perma- nent reorganization was effected and Dr. Hermann Mubr was elected President of the Central Com- mittee for the ensuing year. THE GERMAN DEMOCRATS, Reorganizing for 1874. The newly elected deiegates of the German democratic Assembly district organizations to the German Democratic Generali Committee held their first meeting at the Teutonia Assembly Rooms last night for the purpose of effecting an organization for the ensuing year, when a full attendance of delegates was present—about 250 in all. The dif ferent Assembly districts were represented re- spectively by nine, fifteen and twenty-one delegates each, according to the number of votes registered. The meeting Was called to order by Judge Michael C, Gross, chairman of the General Committee during fri past year, After the Ly! of the lst of dete- faves and the reference to the Executive Commit- ec of the matter of contesting delegations from the Eighth Assembly district, a motion was made to re-elect Judge Gross President of the General Committee for the ensuing year by acclamation. After @ brief discussion on the subject, durin: which Professor Theodore Glaubenskiee ‘occupied fae chats; & reorganization was effected, as fol- President, Judge Michael C, Gross; Vice Prest- dents, Proiessor Theodore Glaubensklee, Oharles Kinkel and Joseph Kung—the latter being the rep- resentative of the Westchester county district; aan Ronee y, Albert. Goettmann; Corre- sponding Secretary, Dr. Hartwig Gerke, aad Jobu Tetwen, Treawurer, daat Of THE PRINTERS’ FESTIVAL, Celebration of the 168th Amniversary of Franklin’ Birthday—Entertain- ment by tne Typographical Society at Turn Hall—Remarks by the Rev. ireneous Prime, W. C. Bryant, Dr. Chapin and Others. The New York Typographical Society celebrated the 168th anniversary of the birthday of Benjamin Franklin, at Turn Hall, last night, by & iiterary, musical and social entertainment, which afforded much satisiaction and enjoyment te those im at- tendance, Shortly before eight o’clock the hall Was well filled, and ater some introductory selec- tions by the orchestra the Rev. 8, lrenwus Prime, who presided, opened the proceedings. He said that In calling on him to take the chair at the an- niversary of the great printer, philosopher and patriot they had recognized bis relation to the craft, and he thanked them heartily for the honor, When the young printer Benjamin Frank- lin wished to take a wife, as most young printers did, he asked the mother of Mary Read tor her agughter’s hand, But the prudent mother hesi- tated toigive her consent, as there were already two other printers in Philadelphia, and she had wholesome fear test there would not be business enough to support a third, (Laughter.) The printing businesa has increased somewhat since that time. The hand that was 80 dilligent in our art was the game hand that drew the lightning } from the clouds of heaven and signed the Declara- tion of Independence. (Applause.) Two years ago the monument of Franklin was inaugurated in Printing House square, and it was unveiled to mortal eyes by the hana of Morse. 1t was his last publicact, He came trom his bed to perform that service and returned to it, whence in a few short weeks he was re bis grave. dhe names of Franklin and Morse were now identified in American historyjand,will forevergbe associated with art and science, Franklin taught us how to avoid the dangers trom electricity, and Morse made it our obedient servant. The reverend gentleman concluded by stating that the observance ot this anniversary should never be neglected. It would do them good to cherish the memory of the iilus- trious Franklin. REMARKS OF WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT. Mr. Bryant, on being introduced, was warmly re- ceived. He said that the illustrious printer and Journalist whose birth they commemorated was ‘often spoken of with praise as an acute observer of nature and of men, as a philosopher, as an in- ventor, as an able negotiator and as a statesman. But in this latter respect, the capacity of states- man, he has not received ail the praise whichis his due, for he saw further into the true province and office of a iree government and the duties of its legislators than any man of his time. He saw and pointed out the jolly of governing too much. He saw that it 18 not the business of a government to do what can possibly be done by individuals, He saw that what the government had to do was to restrain its citizens irom invading each other's rights and compel them to t each other's freedom. He therefore condemned the corn laws— the laws against the importation of grain— @ hundred years before the people of Great Britain became convinced of their folly and repealed them. He held aiso that it Was not the policy of @ State to put any limitations on paper credit—in other words, he was for iree banking, believing that the | intermeddling of the government with that branch of commercial business could only lead to mischief, Frankho saw also the wisdom and humanity of mitigating the calamities of war by allowing trading Vessels to pags and repass unmolested on the high seas in time of war, and beiore he re- turned from Europe in 1785 he negotiated a treaty with Pruseia which contained an article against privateering. Thus he anticipated by more than half a century the proposition which our government since made to Great Britain, After alluding to Franklin as a wit, of which he gave several instances, Mr. Bryant went on to say that the philosopher was also a poet, and referred to his tract written on seeing a fly crawl out of a giass of Madeira wine, where it had been im- Mersed perhaps ior yeare, But the most remarkable example of his possession of the poetic Jaculty was given Spe in the year 1787, he sat in the’Conven- tion which ed the federal constitution. Asthe Convention finished its labors the sun, emerging from a cloud, poured a flood of radiance into the ‘ hall where tye Koeembly | g_held, You know that the ancients made the of the_sun, Phoebus Apoilo, the god of poctry also, and the source of poetic inspiration. The aged philoso- pher, then in his eighty-second year, caught the inspiration, and in @ few well-chosen words accepted and prociaimed the omen. “ fhus,’? he said, “are the clouds that lowered over our Re- punlig in its infancy destined to pare pes: Thus Will the amile of Heaven be vouchsafed to our com- pleted labors and the sunshine of prosperity rest on our country.” He hoped his words in all the coming time would prove as prophetio as they were poetical. (Applause,) Some vocal selections having been rendered by Miss Seager, an-eloquent and masterly tribute was by the Rev. Dr. Chapin to the great phiios- opher, whom he characterized as the best repre- sentative of a practical man, The reverend gentic- man was followed by the Rev. Dr. Osgood, who also rejerred to the greatness of Franklin in appropriate terms. . W. Oland Bourne read a poem entitled “Morse and Franklin,” which was received with reat favor. He was followed by Proiessor W. C. man, who recited ‘The Vagabond,” At the conclusion of the exercises the platform ‘was cleared and asketch representing scenes irom the life of written by John Brougaam, ‘was performed by a corps of weil trained amateurs. The scenes inciuded Market sae in Philadelphia; ce, the interior of Keimer’s printing o1 the home of , the council chamber im the of St. James, and others, The performance was very well received. The guests subsequently proceeded to supper, where several toasts were proposed, after which the company adjourned to the which was ar- Tanged ior a sociabie, in which a Bumber of the visitors participaved. Altogether the pro- gramme was admiral Wy carried ont, and the guests weparated at @ late hour, well pleased with the eutertainment. THE ITALIAN SLAVES. Employment of Children in Vagrent Professions—Notice from the Italian Consul General. To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— You would confer a great favor on me by insert- ing in your columns the official notice hereby sub- Joined. Through the medium of your valuabie Paper I take the liberty of addressing the same re- quest to all the press of the United States, I bave the honor to be your obedient servant, FERDINAND DE LUCA, Consul General of Italy in the United states, OFFICIAL NOTICE. CONSULATE GENERAL OF ITALY IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NEw YORK, Jan. 15, 1874, A royal decree, under date of 21st December last, has Genni evel uroninigeted in Italy the law, pro- posed since 186y, discussed and Ppproyed. Jast spring by the Italian Chamber of Deputies, and sorely by the Senate, by which all employment of children and adolescents of both sexes, under the age of cighteen years, in any vagrant protessions, and, above all, as street musicians, is absolutely Jorvidden and severely punished. ‘The undersigned, while inten: to return more fally to this argument as soon as he has received the necessary instructtons from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rome, deems it proper to inform without any further delay all the hirers, trans- ferees, relatives, guardians, parents and holders eneral of Ltatian children and adolescents of both sexes employed in the above professions, who may now reside in America, that, according to the aforesaid law, they are from this day ov! di to submit to the following provistous :— First—To report immediately, either in person or by letter, to this Consulate General, or to the nearest Consular Agency of Italy in the United States, the number, Christian and family names, ages, native districts, together with the names of father and mother, o: ali Italian children and ado- lescents of both sexes, now or until lately em- ployed as street musicians or in any otner vagrant proiession entrusted to them by the parents or in apy manner held by them, even if those children are their own offspring, relatives or wards, They must, moreover, inform the consular offices of their own name and native districts, second—To send back to Italy, at their own ex- pense, all the aforesaid children, none excepted, in @ period of ime not longer than four montus trom this day, viz., before the 16th May next. ‘The law does not admit of any exception. Those among the roni, parents, &¢., who rigorously comply with the foregoing provisions will be exempt irom any penalty; those, on tne contrary, who do not comply, will be mercilessi; subjected in Italy to the severe punishment decre by the law, and varying irom six months to seven years of imprisonment, according to the case, together with beavy pecuniary fines; and if their extradition is granted, they will be seized in America itself and sent to Italy under arrest, All the contracts now existing between the pa- droni or their agents and the parents, relatives or pnts oes of the aforesaid children are trom to- jay null and void, and will no lopger have any legal value in courts of justice. ‘he undersigned most earnestly requests all the feaeral, State and municipal authorities of the United States to lend him their assistance for the purpose of Inducing and, if necessary, compelling ail the padroni, guardians and parents of these children to comply with the above mentioned pro- visions of the Jtalan law, The Consul General of Italy in the United States of America, FERD. DE LUCA, The fishing season is at hand, and we see from the Gloucester and New Bedsord papers that, not- withstanding the severe losses of jast season, there ‘will be no falling off in the number of vessels sent oat. Already @ score of schooners have started for the Western ae from Gloucester, and twice as many more will be yeady Jor departure by the he months He invited the gentlemen into his house, and ) he regretted his wiie’s absence very much, as it 17, 1814——WITH SUPPLEMENT. BRUTE MAN. Remarkable and Horrible History of a Wild Homan Family. The Nude Nymph and Ugly Satyr of a Pennsylvanian Wilderness, Their Language Gibberish and Their Brains Idiotio—Infanticide, Sororicide and At- tempted Parricide—Original Sin in Its Unrestrained Development, TONKHANNOOE, Wyoming County, Pa., yommins Jap. 1b 16h William Parks, aged about twenty-one years, has been lodged in jai) at this place for repeated at- tempts to take the life of bis father, Stephen Wells Parks, of the town of Monroe, this county. This brings into prominence the history of the Parks family, known as the ‘‘Wild Family of Monroe,” which, witheut exceeding the bounds of truth in the least, is one of the most singular on record. DISCOVERY OF THE WOOD NYMPH. In the fail of 1871 a party from Pittston, Luzerne county, Were hunting in the mountains of this county. In @ wild, lonely spot, miles from any habitation, one of them, hearing a rustling in the leaves and bushes on one side of him, was as- tounded to see a young woman, per- feculy nude, digging among the leaves, ap- parently for beech nuts. She was on her hands and knees, and was not aware of the hunter’s presence for some time. When she saw him she uttered a harsh cry and started off like @ deer through the wooas and was soon out of sight. Determined, if possible, to find out something more in regard to this singular appari- tion, the hunter summoned his companions to- gether, told them what he had seen, and proposed that they follow in the direction she had taken, and endeavor to learn where she came from, THE SATYR. The party walked for about a mile through the woods and came to a small clearing. In one corner of this clearing was a miserable hovel, built of logs and with @ roof of straw. They went towards it. Before they reached it the gir) who had been seen by their companion came out of the door, and following after her was a boy, also en- tirely naked, They jumped avout the door, as 11 playing, On all fours, picking up something from the ground occastonally and eating it. The hunters stood for a moment speechless with surprise at the Most singular spectacle, and then approached nearer. They were soon seun by the wild beings— for wild they surely were—who at once ran swiftly off and nid in the woods, 4 MODERN CRUSOE. Coming up to the door of the hut, the hunters looked in. On @ bench in the middle of the room sat an old man, reading from a large book which rested on his knees. His ciothing was scant and ragged, and evidentjy made by himself. A long white beard reached nearly to his waist, and, like his hair, was matted and unkempt. There was no furniture im the room, except the bench. In one corner some straw was scattered about, as if for a bed. The bare ground formed the floor. Near one end of the room a hole was dug, in which there was afire, Over this was an iron kettle in which some- thing was boiling. Everything betokened the most abject wretchedness; filth and dirt were on every side, HIS NUDE CHILDREN. i The old roan arose when the strangers came to the door. He was below the mediam height, and had a sharp, bright eye and an intelligent face. eed them, in polite terms, the nature of their errand. The hunters were at a loss at first to ex- Plain, but Mnally told the old man what they had | seen in the woods and about his door, and expressed @ cnriosity to know who and what the strange beings were. The old men Jaughed and said :— “Those are ee William and Melvina— brotoer aud sister. They appear peculiar to strangers, no doubt, but I’m used to’em. Clothes are A hag moch account, anyhow, here in the ‘woods, The oid man then stepped to the door and gavea peculiar shout. Very soon his children were seen to emerge from the woods and come stealthily toward the house, geaticulating and Septet | a str: gibberish, and now and then laughing idi- otically. They came near enough to afford a suffi- cient scrutiny. Both were well formed, with the | exception of the lower limbs, which were dia- torted. The girl’s face, although lacking any sign of intelligence, was not ay erarrct ‘he boy’s features were repulsive. ‘Their heads were small, the foreheads sioping iar back. Long. matted hair hung from their heads, and their skin was _ nearly black with dirt and exposure, While ‘the strangers were look! a the boy, with no apparent provocation, struck his sister a blow in the face, uttering @ peculiar cry. She ran across the clea Jay er them, shouting, “Let her alone, Bill! Lev her alone, I say!" “Bill” did not catch his sister, how- ever, and ran off in another direction. The old man revurned to his guests, who couid not repress their astonishment and disgust, but solicited an explanation of the extraordinary and almost in- credible scenes which they beheld. HISTORY OF THB #AMILY, The 014 man, without any hesitation, told them the history of himself and ‘his wild children. His name, he said, was Stephen Wells Parks. He was born in Luzerne county, Pa., and was fifty years of When he was twenty-five years of age he married, and moved, with his wiie, to the farm where the hunters found | lum. His wile’s health, he said, was poor, and her mind very weak. His daughter. Melvina was born in 1850. She never had any care from her mother after she could walk, and no clothing except a cloth wrappea about her when it was cold. William was born two years after- wards, and was treated in the same way. Parks aud his wile believed that it was useless to clothe their children out in the wilderness where they lived. Neither of the children ever spoke @ word beyond their strange gibberish, which they appar- ently understood. They ran wild in the woods, living on roots, beech nuts, berries, and some- times killing and eating snakes and toads, Walk- 4ng so much on their hands and knees, hanting their food, occasioned the distortion of their legs. Melvina had always been of a docile, gentle dispo- sition and easily managed. William was quite the contrary. He Was vicious and ugly from the time he could creep, and, at the time the hunters dis- covered the family, was getting quite unmanage- able. ‘The “farm” was used merely to raise enough tatoes and pumpkins to furnish 1ood for the mother and father. The children seldom ate home, and slept in the woods when the weather was not too cold—sometimes being gone for days at a time, DESERTION OF THE MOTHER, In 1867 the wife of Parks left him, stating reason that “Bill” was getting so a and ugly that she was afraid of him. She took ‘with her another child, a baby, and bad never re- turned. Up to the time of the visit of the huuters Parks had lived alone in the mountains with his wild, mute, idiotic children, If he bad occasion to go away he always tied Bill up in the house with a strong rope, for fear he might kill Melvina, Parks said he found them a great burden and their care interfered with is studies, Surrounded by wretchedness and filth, the father of these brate like offspring had jearned the Bible almost by heart, being able to repeat whole chapters at will from any portion of it. He was also well versed in his- tory and Mathematics and had invented a system of shorthand writuty which ne used with wonder- ful dexterity. He exhibited specimens of penman- ship executed by himself which were really ele- gant. He also recited selections from Shakespeare im @ Manner that astonished his hearers. He said evented him from investigaung an un, Btymological theory of his, "5 pS THR WILD CHILDREN LEASED FOR EXHIBITION, The hunters left, finding it dificult to credis even What they had seen and treard. When the news of the existence of the ‘wild 1amily” became known the “arm” was besieged with callers, and two enterprising individuais conceived the idea of securing the family and exhibiting the “wild mutes’? about the country. Parks was willing to engage in the enterprise, and leased his unfortunate off- spring for the purpose. He accompanted the exbi- bition, “lecturing” upon the circumstances at- vending the lives of his children and himself, The “mutes” were taken avout the country for @ few weeks, but tie specuiation proved a failure, and they were returned to the wilderness. Removed ea ben it, tore to shreds the clothing nm placed upon thi soon 0 reaohed tome.” pon them as ag they r the first excitement created by the dis- covery of this family had died away they were for- gotten. The arrest and iacarceration of one of them has again brought them forward, and re- Veaied @ still more sickening chapter im their his- tory, INPANTICIDE AND MURDER, Parks, the father, says that after their return home from the exhibition tour more and more violent in his yy? le several deadly assaults upon both rand iether. A few months after their retarn Melvina gave birth Wechid, This child she and Bill ia ———».. T to pieces, Not long afterwards, sister and killed her with an a stru; A in capturing him, Th at a ent of ing on him “and bro Hira Pto soon ‘a8 ‘Tunkhannock and lodged btm in jail. be was pisgen in the eet he one off his clothing, and is now perfectly naked. Hundreds have flocked to the jail to see him. Tks area home, and 18 now living entirely alone, and prob- ably finds ample time ior his stodies, The wild, mute, maniac son, Will doubtiess be sent to tho insane asylum to spend the rest of his days. Jt seems incredible that in this enlightened age, within the sound, a8 tt were, o! the chi bells of a populous town, such @ case of utter depravity and wretcheaness could exist, But the ahove are the facia, which cap be subatantiated by plenty of reilabie witnesses, CENTRAL AMERICA, Costa Riean Dipiomacy and Interstate Relations—Pian of a Presidential Com- ference=Marshal Gonzales? Battles Mediatory Efyrt. : Mail advices from Panama of January 1, via New Orieans, contain the following news. San Salvador, The Boletin Oficia? of San Saivador of the 16th ult., reviewing the situation, says:— From the different phases shown by the Costa Rica Cabinet it is impossibie to judge of the trae nature of its relations to the other Central Ameri can States. After the declaration 0! a peace in Dr. Castro’s circular a sudden change took on President Guardia’s again resuming the ot power, he having then banished many leading pare sons from the country, and among them Dr, Cas- tro, all of which had destroyed condaence im the attitude Costa Rica might yet take i the affaits of Central America. 5 Nicaragua. The Et Porvenir, oi Valle Gottel, of the 21st De cember last, in describing the situation of Central America, says:—‘‘The affairs of Central America become every day more and more complicated, and it is difficult to predict what the upshot will be? vag In spite of the imbroglio into which Fi Guardia has led Costa Rica the tendency of the administration of that Republic was considered in Nicaragua to be towards peace. There is am,in- vention afioat to invite to a meeting the ts, of all the Lidell A it ay arg whe ir establishment of peace in untry. The question tas not been yet decided With respect to whether Honduras will accept Sefior Selva as President instead of Seflor Arias, who been provisional President since the overthrow o| the Medina adimivistration, Selor Setva, as iy noticed, has organized his Cabinet in Teguel 4 representing tue liberals, liberal conservatives. the moderates, BATTLE. In the meantime Marshal Gonzales, of Salvador, had collected in La Union @ considerable of troops with artillery and @ fleet, with the object of making an attack upon the port of Commander Vargas, commans the in that port,.refused to surrender lace, i re to an intimation to that , quest was one tor the authorities faa, his duty being to deiend the post to im, On the 13th of December an at ‘was gurrisou fought vigorously, Dut, ateer 8 garrison fought vigorously, ba straggle, had to give in against numbers ter arms. The Salvador torce lost forty men killer that in Amapala seven, with Many, wounded on both sides Marshal Gonzales, Com- mander-in-Chief, and General Samayoa directed the miktary operations. Marshal Gonzales took possession of the tort, and the garrison remained as p Hostilities have thus commenced between Honduras and Salvador, which have so sie fought together in defence of the same cause. The MEDIATION of Nicaragua arrived too late to prevent biood- shed, which 18 not to be wondered at, as no ex- planations were given to the Seg gy ne] of such a hostile movement on the part of bal Gonzales, JAY COOKE’S CREDITORS. Second Meeting To-Day—The Basizess Donc=The Voting for Trastee, PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 16, 1874, Many of the creditors of Jay Cooke & Co., dis gusted with the boisterous incidents which characterized their meeting yesterday afternoon, were not present at the meeting to-day, and hence the crowd was not by many hunaregs so large. In order to prevent the repetition of those disgraceful proceedings this morping the United States Marshal was on hand, who, with his depu- ties, insisted upon and preserved perfect order. There was but little business of an interesting order transacted during the first hour of the meet- ing, nor was any excitement whatever evinced until the proposal of the following resolahon by Mr. Christie, of Washington :— Resolved, That we, the creditors of Jay dctermine that it is for the interest of the general body ol the creditors of the said firm of Jay Cooke & Co. ‘the estate of the said firm, and the several 128, should be wound ep.ene tied, and distribution made among the creditors by the trustee, under the inspection and direction of a com- mies of the creditors of said pts. And be it ther Resolyed, That Edwin M. Lewis be selected as trustee, and he is hereby nominated to the eaid District Court tor confirmation, ‘And be it tus Kesolved, That John Clayton Ieane ors ona ebors 3 Charles el ies- members thereof as individ: ry Shoemaker, of Philadelph! Northumberland county, a; way Brown, of . Pa; J, Abhton, of Washington, D. 0.; B. R, Cowen, of Ohio. ‘Coulter Watson, of the city of New York, be selecied as the Committee of Creditors, As soon as the above was read Mr. Franklin moved that the expenses of the committee should not exceed $100,000, Some one immediately in- sinuated that were so large an expenditure al- lowed there would be nothing at all left jor the creditors themselves, A motion was then made to drop altogether the question of compensation, which motion, after a little debate, was carried by @ majority of 140 votes. The vottng upon the various motions and Propositions set forth in t 's HERALD was then resumed, and continued until five o'clock this afternoon. U0; the closing of the polis at that hoar tt tiered evident that the proposition for a committee of creditors and the appointment of one trustee wag likely to be carried, and that this one trustee was likely to be the present receiver, Mr. Edward M. Lewis, President of the Farmers and Mechanics’ Bank, of this city, as advised m the resolation above. Seven hundred creditors voted in the above elec- tion to-day, but Mr. Mason states that it will be impossible to give the result to-night. The issue will be rendered to the Bankruptcy Coart to-morrow. The creditors will hold another meeting on Monday afternoon to hear what the Court decides upon in the matter. Mr. Lewis was the only candidate named for trustee, and | therefore, doubtiess elected. The largest approv: claim was that of the First Nationat of Washington, D. C., amounting to $800,000, HOWARD RELIEF COMMITTEE, In the early part of last December a committee consisting of Alderman Van Schaick, John D. Wil- Mamson, John H. Keyser, Rev. J. Parker, William brommell, Solomon Bros., John M. Merrick, T. P. Sommerville, E. Van Orden and Samuel Senwat | met and organized a plan for the relief of poo. clerks and others who were suffering from the effects of the late build. ing No, 49 Leonard et was obtained from the Sinking Fand ers and jJurnished with beds and the necessary means to provide meais for large number of per- sons. Since its opening on December 13, 1 1t has been an eminent success. It has vided leseeee for Cy ge and furnished 9,168 meals charitably: disposed for additional ‘pecuniary supe charitably di r addition: sup- port, They have room on the for 150 more beds, and they can also double the namber of meals, Messrs, Hutch & Foote, of No. 11 Wall sireet, are the treasurers of the institution, and Mr. John D. Williamson ts man: Oirector, Ail who call at No. 49 Leonard street are provided for and moe comparatively comfortable while they are there, OROP REPORT, A Deficit in Last Year’s Yield of Oats and Hay—Favorable State of the Growing Wheat. SACKSONVILLE, IIL, Jan. 16, 1874, The National Crop Reporter publishes the fina estimates of last year’s crop of oats and hay in Itinots, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Mis- sourt, Ohio, Tennessee and Wisconsin. «4 The estimated total production of oa’ *~ States mamed in 1872 was, in round ni¥ 192,900,000 bushels, and the falling o@ from . 1873 is placed at 102-10 per cent. Indians a the heaviest loss, being over 17 per cent, aot nessee the largest gail, or nearly 9 per cen \ The of the crop Are vad we alee e Se Sek Raa, the total pie ist year in the above Staves. nes: 4° 10, ‘tons, +8 fom sie any aren of pd few been don alvernatiops of ireczing and thewing FABLDALS