The New York Herald Newspaper, January 28, 1874, Page 3

NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, -ASHANTEE. Herald Special Correspondence from Cape Coast Castle. CAPTAIN GLOVER’S EXPEDITION. His Action Not Commended by Sir Garnet Wolseley. STIRRING ACTIVITY. COMMISSIONER GLOVEK’S HEADQUARTERS, Dec. 14, 1873, ‘The aspect of affairs with this expedition up the Volta is very promising, though special Commis- sioner Glover works under the disaJvantage of being compelled to push op a force of 25,000 natives into the interior to fight the Ashantees, with but ten oMcers, There is not one man in a thousand ‘Who could have sustainea THE TERRIBLE PRESSURE On one’s energies that a large native force like ‘this must necessarily impose. Governor Glover, however, isa man of the same nature as Living- stone. He takes all the onerous duties of his posi- tion quite calmly, and proceeds with his Herculean task steadily and philosophically, and shortly his vast labors will be crowned by a vigorous Move upon the truculent Aquamoos and Awunahs, opposite the Volta. Compared to Governor Glover's expedition Sir Garnet Wolseley’s becomes avery tame affair. Sir Garnet at the utmost will not have more than 9,000, Governor Glover, in a week irom date, will have a force under him TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND STRONG. Sir Garnet is blessed with a plentitude of officials for all purposes, besides three regiments of white troops, with which he may accomplish anything he pleases on the Gold Coast. Glover has but ten oMcers to command 25,000 men. At present Glover's forces are 11,000 under the Kings of Eastern Akim and Crobbo, King Ansa, of Aquapuri, turnishes 8,000 warriors; Champagne Charley commands 1,000 men; the Demon musters 500 stout fellows, King Lam, of Crobbo, 500; chiefs oi Osodoko bring 200; the King of Creepee {furnishes 1,000 men; King shai ‘bas & quota of 600; Houssahs from Lagos, 550; Yoru- bas from Lagos, 560; King Solomon has 2,000 accras; King Tarkey has a force of 4,000 accras; King of Christiansborg brings 600. Total, 25,510. ‘This large force occupies nve posts—Gea-Adda Forh, River Adda Forh, Gravie Island, Blappa and Jankelty. They are all uniformed and equipped, armed with Snyders, Enflelds and Brown Besses. They are being drilled daily and a large body of them are AppA For, Mourn or RIVER VOLTA, | SUPERB SOLDIERS already, in discipline, order, neatness of dress and efficiency in drill. They are devoted to Glover, ‘Who is looked upon as & father by them. Glover Intends before the end of this week to concentrate is entire force at two places respectively, Blappa and Gravie Island, from whence a simultaneous crossing will be effected to north and south of a district, on the other side of the river, entirely overrun by the enemy. In the rear the enemy will be attacked by the Crepee allies, who are merely waiting until Glover’s appearance on their Bide of the river. STRATEGY. Commissioner Glover will attack the enemy from the south, Assistant Commissioner Captain Sar- torious, with a force of about 7,000, will cross the olta from Blappa north and sweep down towards Glover through the country, One week will see the enemy completely crushed and humbled. Thence Glover marches with his whole force to Pong, eaiated by steamers ana launches, and strike in a Morthwesterly direction for Coomassie across a Deautiful open country. Twe of Glover's officers, Captain Larcom, 8. N., and Lieutenant Barnard, Nineteenth regiment, are down with fever, The Operations. Care Coast OasTLE, Dec. 16, 1873. On arriving at Oape Coast Castle by the HERALD steam launch Danntiess this morning, from my expedition to the Voita to report upon Commis- sioner Glover’s progress, I found that the Twenty- third battalion and Kifle brigade had arrivea per transport ships Tamar and Himalaya; tnat the transports, having arrived at too early a stage for the march to the Prah Crossing, nad been sent out again to sea for ten days with the white troops on board. The care which Great Britain takes of her soldiers is a most singular feature in this Ashanvee war. There is nothing on record to equal the ex- cessive caution and regard for the health of troops e@bout to engage in war as have been manifested by the authorities here. Sir Garnet Wolseley had re- turned from his inspection of the camps and sta- tions in the interior along the line of route nota ‘whit improved in-health. He shows signs of climatic influences, appearing debilitated and as if hardly able to withstand long the LASSITUDE AND FEEBLENESS whic8 this untoward climate engenders. He him- -Belf, however, stoutly declares he never felt better in bis life, and his actions prove him in no way disposed to yield to African climate or Ashantee ‘warriors. Sir Garnet and his staff have been up to the Prah River, and Captain Buller has actually Deen across on the Ashantee side and succeeded im bringing over to the English side a veritable <Ashantee canoe. When the details of our trip to the Volta, in the HERALD steam launch, were reported to Sir Garnet ‘Wolscley he felt very much annoyed that Com- missioner Glover was not more advanced, and expressed himself strongly on the subject. He ®ald he was about to give definite orders to Commissioner Glover for an immediate ad- vance towards the Prah, for, unless, said he, “Glover can be on the Pran by the 5th of January to co-operate with me he might as well have stayed in England. The Awunahs havé expressed them- selves in my favor, and [ do not see why he should Waste time over them.’ It is fortunate for the young General's reputation that he has not been asked to take Glover’s place, otherwise I feel certain that, though he would ‘have worked himself to death, he would never have succeeded in doing so much as Glover has done. Sir Garnet must remember that the allies with which he has been enabled to drive the Ashantees across the Prah were formed into or- ganizations six or seven months ago; that when he arrived at Cape Coast Castle he found his allies as perfectly orgapvized as Fantee natures ‘would allow; that they were armed and equipped and somewhat disciplined, and that in such a state they had repeatediy fought the Ashantees, and had won some victories; that Colonel Festing had tested their calibre at Elmina, and Captain Hopkins had distinguished himeelf and won his captaincy in just such paltry skirmishes as have been the means of giving so much credit already to Sir Garnet Wolseley; that Commissioner Glover received his appointment but a week prior to Sir Garnet receiving his; that, in fact, Commissioner Glover has done more already in the rapid but NOISELESS CONCENTRATION Of 25,500 troops ready for the fleld than Sir Garnet Wolseley has done yet, with the assistance of ever 80 many “best” officers of the British Army, Of course it can easily be understood that Sir Garnet should feel chafed and annoyed should any hitch occur in the plans he has arranged; but Sir Garnet must be just, even if he 1s disappointed at Commissioner Glover's not meeting tim at the Prab. But should there be any hitch it will be certainly no fault of Commissioner Glover's, but rather artsing from thé lack of oMcers; for it is ab- surd to expect that ten British officers, however able, energetic and skilful, can furntsh impellent force sufficient to drive 25,500 apathetic and lazy” Africans faster than Sir Garnet Wolseley. with 200 British oMcers, can drive 4,000 white troops and 5,000 lazy Africans. THE TELEGRAPH wire has arrived anda line is being constructed from Government House, at Cape Coast Castle, to the interior stations. Transports have alyo ar. mved from Woolwich with any auantjty of good things for the army, and, I regret to say, apy quan- Sty of unnecessaries. The troops are ‘ ON THE PRAH now, and have occupied Prahsu. The advance across will be made on January 15. The report that the Ashantees had died in great numbers of disease has been confirmed. The dead bodies strewing the line of maren from Abracampa to Prahsu are sufficient evidence fo the mortaiity which overtook them. The enemy has continued his retreat far beyond the Prah, as nothing has been heard of the Ashantees for several days, Rata and tornadoes are still trequent and heavy, and the beaith of those at Cape Coast aoes not seem to improve. THE ART OF CHARITY. Meeting of the Woma Seciat Educa- tion Society—Address by Mrs. Kebecea Morse. The regular weekly meeting of the Woman’s Social Education Society was held yesterday after- noon at Plimpton Hall, at the junction of Ninth and Stuyvesant streets. The President, Mrs. Caro- line E, Soule, was in the chair, There was quite an assemolage of ladies present, who are inter- ested in the questions that have lately been agi- vating the public mind regarding the social well being of women, The meetings, lectares and ad- dresses which are being held and given all over this city at present by Women interested in the advancement of their sex are the result of the labors of the Woman’s Congress which was held at the Union League Theatre some months since. ‘The “shriekers’”’ and the class of women who have been an annoyance to the public for so many years have no longer any part or participation in these meetings. Among those present yesterday were Mrs. Caroline E, Soule, Mrs. Rebecca Morse, Mrs. Laura Bronson, Mrs. Kent, Mrs. Dr, Miller, Mrs. Dr. Mix, Mrs, Slocum, Mrs, Dr. Hallock, Mra, Hannah Shepard, Mrs. Fuller, Mrs. Wilbur and otners. ‘The society meets every Tuesday to confer among its members and to discuss the matters which are vital towomen. Mrs. Rebecca Morse, an aged and very distinguished looking lady, read the following paper, which was listened to with much atten- tion :— THE ART OF GIVING, My appointed work in this association makes me anxious to confine my paper in the interest of our philanthropic community within art limits, heuce its title, which I fear may have more sound than sense. We are partial to great preeedents when we essay dificult and unaccustomed jects, so I again quove De Quincy and seek in big well known example an apology tor my theme, His very clever satire on “Murder Considered aga Fime Art’ nas been fully exemplified by recent and numerous in- stances, and the modern figure of Justice wears @ bandage quite transparent, and it would seem her balances are only true to golden weights. One murderer, old in vice, Mature in years, pays the penalty of murder with malice aforethought by an imprisonment of four years, with, I lieve, & prison clerkship; while another, @ mere youth, maddened by the abuse heaped upona beloved mother, provoked, possibly when seeking vo se- cure her from further msult and cruelty 4 con- temptuous sneers and unmanty o e, in the heat o! passion, to commit a like crime, is doomed by the same code of laws and in the same conrt to a iife-long servitude. Pray pardon the prelude. I do not enjoy the horrible, nor do I seek to regale you with the discussions that are served with our ay bread by our dally journals. The art of giv- ing is as little understood, perhaps, as @ny other of the cardinal or Christian virtues; nor do I expect to offer anything new, only suggest other Means in hopes of obtaining better results. 'Tis aneasy matter to give a lew pence to the little crossing sweeper Who saves our trailing skirts jrom defilement, or to drop a dime now and then into the outstretched hand of the lame or blind be ir, or into that littie street musician’s, stolen, perhaps, from home and parents, and thereby help to support a portion of the yilest of our foreign population. ‘This is easy, sentimental charity; but is it true philanthropy? Or {8 it our duty to those little oneg. whom Jesus said were and, as His followers, are our care? Would it not be wiser and a truer charity to seek out the homes of these destitute children, and so remove them, 1f possivle, irom au atmosphere which is foul morally and pnysicaily, in which the child must be trained to a jue ol crime, which will likely mature and end in our State prisons, for such as these are pretty sure at some time to become wards of the State, The guardianship and the homes that the State greaecod cost tne people very dear. Criminal courts, police and prisons are iar more expensive institutions than all the public schools— educational, charitable og reformatory—tbrough- out our land. Upon the*most ‘then: st of momy—is fn we change Pour SSernods and. build -pro- tective homes instead of nitentiaries? By legislation these unfortunate childreu are wards of the State, while its guardianship can save the un- offending and immature from debasing infu- ences—the contro of drunken fathers, the exam- ple of vicious or wretched mothers—or from those who Keep them in far worse bondage, and have no parental rights or any other claim upon their young lives. We have Many private enterprises, sustained and conducted by Christian men and women, that do noble work. The Five Points mis- sions gather into their various homes thousands of these strays and waifs, feed, teach and clothe them, and, a8 jar as it is possible, protect them; but they have no authority to hold them from de- graded parents or wicked relations, who, by the mere tie of consanguinity, can claim and drag them back to polluting dens and haunts of vicious vagabonds. The arms and homes that will effect- ually shelter must be strong and wide, guarded by Vigilance and controlled by law. Primarily, too, when we can legally piace the con- firmed drunkard, the inebriate _tather or abandoned mother in reformatory asylums we shall strike at the principal, the chief root of this great evil, the first cause of woe to these helpless little ones—these most pitiable of rRnene Bae, indeed, of all beggary and vice in this otherwise prosperous and happy land. If we, a8 women, claim that we are powerless to effect such philanthropic reforms because we have no voice in the legislative halls, will admit that we do hold a power indirectly, every earnest and out- spoken appeal to those in power and place will have weight; we can influence and direct public sentiment, We are, if we choose to be, @ moral Jorce. Men cannot ignore the opinions or the good works of jaithful, true women, of wise wives and mothers; 80 every honest word or unselfish, noble act is a power inthe world, and will surely hold men to their duty, and to perform what we thus advise or approve. Js it our duty, then, or our rivilege to content ourselves by iterating we ave nO power or control in these things? Are we Not, like the priest and Levite of old, passing by on the other side, still asking who is our neighbor, with a view of escaping work to us neither pleasant nor profitable, selfishly preferring pleasant paths and favorite pursuits? Do we not sanction evil and corruption by our indifference or accept it by our silence? Do we not endorse false judgments when we meet cordially and without rebuke the unjust judge, the faithless or dishonest offictal— when we hesitate to Fag because the evil is in- trenched by high position, the wrongdoers clever and able to gloss their evil deeas by plausible pre- texts or elegant manners? To return to first premises; charity, as commonly practised, is an easy virtue. Scattering small coins to avoid the mmportanity of street beggars, giving our cold and broken victuals at the basement door, or sending our cast off or worn out garments to some of the city missions When quite convenient is not very high art in giving. Our duty to our neighbor requires something more of us than an indiscriminate almsgiving. Do we thus bind up or pour oil upon the wounds of those who fall among thieves? Do we give the fallen and the wretched kind words, or encourage them to hope by our pity and sympathy, or personal care to the suffering, insuring the rest and refreshment needed? To visit the widow and the fatherless and to comfort them in their aiiiction is one of the ways appointed unto us. Of course, to feed the hungry and to clothe the naked is simply a Chris- tion duty—nay, friends, ’tis less—only common hu- manity, hardly a virtue. Public charities and be- nevoient associations for the gratuitous relief of every species of distress are peculiar to Christian- ity. No other system of civil or religious policy bas originated them; they form its highest praise and chaxacteristic feature. As individuals, each and all of us have social duties and interests to which we devote time and means and doubtiess accomplish much good ; but, working together with well defined and concerted plans, we could attain greater ends. To Mind the best means and insure Tadical reforms, to work and see our plans per- fected while we live, is the true art of giving; to build our own monuments, not in perishabie mar- ble or bronze, but in deeds whose influence for good may be worid-wide and endure forever. Pos- chumous charities are but a kind of selfishness and are usually bequeathed by those who, when alive, would part with nothing. Pope says:. In faith ana hope the world may disagree, But all inankind’'s concerned tn charity. ui must be talse that thwart this one great end, And all of God that bless mankind or inead. A FALSE ALARM, Boston, Jan. 27, 1874. A large meeting, at which many women were present, was held in Fall River last night in favor of a ten-hour law. Resolutions embodying the spirit of the gathering were adopted, one of which says:—“We demand a ten-hour law of the Legis- lature, and pronounce any member of that body that opposes it as unfit for his place.’ While the meeting was in progress some person, evidently for mischief, gave an alarm of fire, which caused @ terrible scene of confusion in the au- dience, Several windows were broken by men attempting to jump through them. The women rushed to the platform, and for a few minutes im- minent danger threatened the crowd from fright; but a strong voice called out that there was no fire, and after an emphatic appeal from the Seo- . Felary phe commotion snbaideds THE STATE CAPITAL The Constitutional Amendments in the Senate. THE SUPREME COURT JUDGES The Abbott-Madden Contest—The Com- missioners of Emigration—The Canal Commissiongrs. ALBANY, Jan. 27, 1874, The good people who enjoy the questionable honor of being members of either the Senate or Assembly, and who have, ever since the ‘Bald Eagle” from his eyry in the Speaker’s chair, on the 6th of the present month, foretold just how every- thing was arranged in regard to public and private matters—so that the affairs of the Empire State,’so far as the Legisiature was concerned, were to be so unprecedentedly short, sharp and de- cisive that every member would be legally paid, before he went home, for his services as @ public servant—have all of a sudden come to the conclu- sion that they have, like @ great many other People of good intentions, realized the fact that “great expectations,” as with the unfortunate young man in “Our Matual Friend,” are not always realized. The fact of the matter is that we have already been in session exactly three weeks, and appearances now indicate that we are to have a long and wearisome session. THE SUPREME COURT JUDGES, The following is the full text of the very impor- tant bill which Senator Kellogg has introduced rel- ative to the Supreme Court judges, Some people spéak of it as a slap m the face to Governor Dix; but the Senator, says he had no such intention when he introduced tt:— Ax Acr to amend sections 3. and 4 of chapter 406 of the Laws of 1870, entitled “An act relating to the Supreme Court and to the election of a Judge of the Court of Gommon Fieas in and for the city and county of New ork.” The People of the State of New York. represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact ax follows :— Sxcr10N 1.—Section 3 of chapter 408 of the Laws of 1870 is hereby amended yo it will read as follows: — eC. 2—The Governor, by a writing to be filed in the office of the Secretary of State, shall, immediately after the passage of this act. designate trom the whole num- Der of justices of the Supreme Court a presid i and two associate Justices for each of sald de! to compose the General Term therein. After designation of presiding and associate the judicial force provided the ing of such general. terms shall tained and supplie sary, and for Justices hold- d main- from time to thme as may be neces- at purpose other presiding and associate Justices shall from ume to time be designated, and such other and further designation shall be made by the Gov- ernor in manner atoresaid, Any justice designated at presiding Justice shall act as such during his official term, and any justice designated as associate justice, Unless in place of one dying or resigning that position of Promoted to presiding justice, shall act ae much associate justice for five yeurs trom the 3ist of December next after the thine of his designation or until the earlier close of his offical term. The Governor shall, in like manner as aforesaid, desig: and associate justices to sit in such general terms aa often as vacancies therein shall occur for the unexpired terms, An iate justice may be promoted to pre- ‘assoc! siding jastice, or he may, with the consent ot the Goy- ernor, resign the position of associate justice without re- signing his office of justice of the Supreme Court; and ‘uch position he shall act ax a justice of ul if he had néver been designated to act as an associate justice. SKC. 2.—Nection 4 of the aforesaid chapter 408 of the Laws of 1870 is hereby amended so 1t will read as fol- 0) ws Sc. 4.—Tn case the presiding justice, or either associate, or either two of the three, shall not be present at the time and place appointed for holding a general term, the justice or justices present shall, by an order entered in the minutes ot the Court, select ‘any justice or justices of the Supreme Court to hold with im or them such general term until such absent pre- siding or associate Justices shall attend. And when the Presiding Justice shall not be present the Justice having he shortest term to serve asa justice of th residing justice until jall attend. e Supreme Court ‘the lesign: But should all the jus same time to serve the oldest Justice prosent shall act as presiding Justice until the designated presiding justice shall attend. ‘The Justices ho'ding any general term may adjourn the same r \ any time and place within the same department, and hold such adjourned general term for deciding matters an id cases theretofore argued before them or submitted to them, and said justices may in their discretion hear motions and causes argued at any such adjourned term. THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS have at last been disposed of by the Senate. amendment to the fourth article, in which NEW YORK AND KINGS COUNTIES were so vitally interested, and which, if adopted by the people next November, will prevent the two counties from ever having @ reapportionment of the Senatorial districts so long as no new con- stitution is provided for, were adopted by the fol- lowing vote :— Yxas—Messra. Abbott, Booth, Bradley, Coe, Cole, Con- polly, Dickinson, Dow, Kellogg. King, Ledwith, Lowery, McGowan, Middleton, Robertson, Selkreg, Thompson, Tobey, Wagner, Wellman, Woodin—21. Nays—Mesers, Fox, Jacobs, Johnsen, Lord, Parmenter, Ray—6. The guestion of the amendments to the fifth arti- cle was then announced; whereupon Mr. Lord moved to strike out the first section. He said that the other day when he had had some- thing to say on this article he had not succeeded in making himself understood by the Albany Jour- nal. Mr. Lord then read an extract irom Satur- day’s Journal, and explained that the Journal had held that the democrats were anxious to put off the responsibility of the amendments upon the Tepublicans. The Journal added that it could not be done, What he (the Senator) meant to be understood as saying was that the responsi- bility for the amendments could be put on the republicans and would be put upon them if their votes passed this article. The democrats of the Senate would vote solid against the article, with the exception of the gentleman from the Twenty- seventh (Mr. Bradley.) That gentleman having been a member of THE CONSTITUTIONAL COMMISSION ‘Would stand by their work. That commisston had been organized to carry out the peculiar ideas of Governor Honman. He (Mr. Lord) could say with- out fear of contradiction that when Governor Hoffman put forth the ideas embodied in ¢! article, in his annual message, he failed to be a democrat. He departed trom the democratic idea, and the democratic party im turn de- parted from him. I said that bad men had control of the Governor. The Jowrnal says | spoke of Tweed. 1 did not mention him. Mr. Lord then said that he was radically opposed to this article. If adopted a party in power could perpetuate 1t- self for all time to come. He was opposed to the article because It meant centralization, The discussion then became general. The amendment to article 6 were adopted— yeas 6, nays 20, as follows:— Yeas—Messrs. Abbott, Booth, Bradley, Coe, Cole, Con- nolly, Dickinson, Dow, Kellogg, King, Ledwith, Lowery, McGowan, Middleton, Robertson, Selkreg, Thompson, Tobey, Wagner, Wood, Woodin—i. eae lessrs. Fox, Jacobs, Johnson, Lord, Parmen- Mr. JOHNSON then moved to strike out the entire article. Lost—yeas 9, nays 19. Mr. LoRp moved to insert “Comptroller” in sec- tion 5, Lost—yeas 11, nays 18, Mr. BRADLEY moved wo refer article 7 back to the Judiciary Committee, with instructions to strike out section 6. Lost—yeas 8, nays 17. The amendments to the article were then adopted—yeas 21, nays 6, as follows:. Yxas—Messrs. Abbott, Booth, Bradley, Coe. Cole, Con- nolly, Dickinson, Dow, Fox, Gross, Jacobs, Kelloze, King, Lowery, McGowan, Robertson, Belkreg, Thomp: son, Wagner, Wood, Ws0din—21. Nays—Messrs. Johngon, Ledwith, Middleton, Ray, Well- man—6. Mr. Jacobs then moved to refer back, with ine structions to strike out section 11, which was lost—yeas 9, nays 19. The amendments to article 8 were then adopted—yeas 26, nays 6—as follows :— Yras—Messra Abbott, Booth, Bradley, Cole, Connolly, The Dickinson, Dow, Gross, Kellogg, King, Lord, Lowery, McGowan, Middleton, Parmenter, Bobertson, Selkreg, ‘Thompson, Tobey, Wagner, Well: odin—28. 1) Wood, Wo prArg-Messrs. Coe, Dayton, Fox,’ Jacoby, Ledwith, ay: The amendments to article 10 were then adopt- ed—yeas 30—as were also amendments to article 12, a8 follows :— Yuas—Messrs. Abbott, Booth, Brailey, Cole, Connolly, Dayton, Dickinson, Dow, Fox, Gross, Kellogg. King, Led with, Lowery, McGowan, Middleton, Parmenter, Ray, Robertson, Selkreg, Thompson, Tobey, Wagner, Weil- man, Wood, Wo . , Jacobs, Johnson, Lord—4, Nays— Messrs. C The amendments 16 and 16 were then adoptea— yeas Mr. Wellman then made a motion to refer back article 8 to the Judiciary Committee, with instruc- tion to strike out section 10, which was lost, and this ended the struggle. THE ABBOUT-MADDEN CONTEST. The decision given to-day by the Committee on Privileges and Elections in Senator Madden's case excited no surprise. They undoubtedly intended to do their duty as best as they knew how ; but, as the report was written by a gentleman who ismot & member of the committee and who was paid to do the part allotted to him by Mr. Madden when the case was being argued before the committee, it cannot and will not have much weight th the Senators, who mean to do their duty regardiess of partisan considerations. ‘The Senate stands now eighteen republicans to four- teen democrats. I happen to know that there are two of the republicans who will not be swerved from a course they have set for themselves, based on their convictions of right and justice, no matter what pressure may be brought to bear upon them by the leaders of the party. They may, of course, vote for the report in favor ot Mr. Madden; but, if they do, Mr. Abbott, J learn, will, instead of making himself a contestant, as is suggested very iu- geniously in the resolution reported by the com- mittee to the Senate to-day, make another move which will open the eyes of & good many republl- caus in Ulster county as well as 1 Oran; Wasa JANUARY 28, 1874.—TRIPLE SHEET. the matter comes before the full Senate you may reasonably expect a storm. Senator Wuodin will do his level best for Madden, because he knows why he ought to do so, with @ more decided de- termipation to win than any other Senator, but Senator Bradley and Senator Woodin have not yet met face to lace in @ strife of a character in which nothing can be hidden as in this, and the result may be that the independent movement among certain republican Senators will be found to be not less strong and vigorous than it was in the late potitical campaign in certain counties of this State when the SNAP OF THE PARTY WHIP was supposed to have in ite sting a something far more powerful than the written mandates of ail the leaders from one end of thegtate to the other. ‘The contest, indeed, 1s expected to be a very ter one; bat, whether it is or not, the political Periepces Of the majority of last winter are not in every Fespect to be repeated this year. At least 80 say the wise men of the present session. Senator Booth’s bill relating to the NEW YORK COMMISSIONERS OF EMIGRATION looks to the material reduction of the emigrant head rate, and is in almost every respect similar to @ bill of @ like character introdcced last session. ‘The bill of last year, like the bill of tiis, is not very generally understood, and there are many who believe it ought to pass provided the steam- ship companies who carry emigrants are compelled hot to raise their rates, The hotels are crowded to-night owing to the annual meeting of the State Military Association and the arrival of almost every patriotic democrat from one end of the State to the other who feels that he ought to GET A CANAL APPOINTMENT. By the victory in the matier of State officers last November the democrats secured the Board of Canal Commissioners, Hence the patriotic strife. Indeed, there is as much heavy wire-pulling to- night for all the small piaces as Well as for the big ones as there was a few weeks ago among the re- publican members for the chairmanships and for the giits ot office in the hands of that caid-water cure establishment commonly called John 0’Don- nell, the Clerk of the Assembly. As for the military people, they are, one and all, even including Major General Husted, in the fullest bloom of brass but- tons, silver stars, gold belts and peaceful swords. To-night they held a meeting at the Agricultural Hall, but to-morrow evening they will TALK WAR TO THE KNIFE in the Assembly Chamber, and with all their brevets scintillating will go to the hotels at mid- night to tell over their cups great battle histories, until the colored men, who fought so nobly during the rebellion, indicate the way to glorious peace— that is, to their sky parlors and hall rooms. The Port of New York. ALBANY, Jan, 27, 1874. The bill introduced in the Senate to-day to amend the laws relative to the port of New York provide that it shall not be lawful to throw any cinders or ashes from any steamboat, under a penalty of $50 for each offence, at any point ad- Leo to the shores of the city and county of New ‘ork on the Hudson River, or below ‘Throgg’s Point on the East River, nor in the bay inside of Sandy Hook. The Commissioners of Pilots may, at any time in the daytime, go on board and examine any steamboat in the narpor of New York jor the purpose of ascertainmg whether such vessel has an opening or pipe go constructed as to carry ashes nto the water below. NEW YORK LEGISLATURE. eer SENATE. ALBANY, Jan, 27, 1874 Mr. ROBERTSON presented a petition of Henry A. Mott and others for the repeal of the act to incor- had never asked for this new prison—this unnm- ited, unrestrained expenditure oi their money, The commissioners created by the bill to erect this prison are not accountable to anybody, ‘They can spend the money in any way they please. He found that when any local matter was here, affect- ing any other locality than the city of New York, the. citizens thereof have that respect one of the commissioners under the bill—an inter- ested party. 1t is he who asks us to stop and not repeal this enormously outrageous law, The peo- ple of New York city, now struggling under a debt Of $130,000,000, ask ‘the repeal of tne act. Mr. Banks, one of the commissioners interested in the uplimited expenditure of (his money, asks that it not be repealed. Mr. C. 5. SPENCER replied, showing the necessity for a new building. Mr. BLESSING moved that the bill be ordered toa third reading. “Lost—39 to 57. Mr. ©.S, Spencer's motion was carried and the bill was recoimitted, The consideration of bills in Committee of the Whole was resumed, Authorizing attorneys and counsellors practising in the Supreme Court of the United States to practise in the Supreme Court of this State. Or- dered to a third reading. Yo provide for the better administration of es- tates of deceased persons, Ordered to a third reaaing. To facilitate the construction of the New York and Canada Railroad by reappropriating moneys for its construction. Ordered toa third reading. Requiring sheritfs’ notices to be pubhshed in papers in the towns and cities where the real es- tale 18 situated, when possible. Mr, BEEBE and Others opposed the bill as unne- ecessary and calculated to work an injustice. Messrs. PRINCE and Wight sustained 16, but, on motion o! the latter, progress was reported. To amend the act to enable resident aliens to hold and couvey real estate. Mr. MELVIN explained the object of the bill, which was simply to put heirs-at-iaw on the same footing as devisees under the will of a resident alien. Ordered to a third reading. Authorizing the Judges of Marine and General Sessipns Courts in the city of New York to appoint clerks. Progress reported. The Attorney General, in answer to a resolution of the House, transmitted THE OPINION OF JUDGE CADWALLADER, rendered last year, to the effect that the boundary line between tlis State and Ccnnecticut runs through the middie of Long Island Sound, but under the constitution of the United states the laws of Connecticut giving exclusive oyster fishery rights to its citizens were void, as such exclusive rights cannot be granted, Laid on the table to be printed, r. C. 8. SPENCER presented a petition of citi- zens of New York, asking that an investigauon be had as to whether HARRY W. GENET was not elected to the Assembly last fall by fraud, and William E. Howe, Jr., legally elected. Reterred to the Committee on Privileges and Elections. BILLS INTRODUC By Mr. BENNETT—To repeal the act relative to the powers of the Commission of Emigration. By Mr, WaGstaFr—To incorporate the New York Cotton Exchange. By Mr. BLUMENTHAL—To secure effective vaccina- tion in New York city. By Mr. WuiTBECK—Making regulations for rail- road companies regarding dividends, carrying pe- troleum and other dangerous freight, and requir- ing trains to be brought to a stoppage at stations, Also providing for paving Bank street, between West street and Thirteenth avenue, with Belgian pavement. Mr. Woop—Authorizing the loan of the credit of the city of New York in aid of the construction of a steam rallway underground from the Bowling Green to Harlem, Adjourned. porate the Mott Memorial Library of the city of New York. BILLS INTRODUCED. By Mr. Lowery—Regulating the salary of the Recorder of the city of Utica, By Mr. BoorH—To amend the laws relative to the port of New York. Also to amend the law relative to the powers of the Commissioners of Emigration in New York city. By Mr. PARMENTER—Regulating voluntary as- signments for the benefit of creditors, and the prosecution of bonds given for assignees and sub- stitutes. By Mr. Fox—To amend the charters of the rail- Toad companies authorized by the law passed June 24, 1878, allowing the construction of double tracks along Forty-second street, from Eleventh avenue to Madison avenue; also double tracks along Thirty-fourth street to Twelfth avenue. Also by Mr. Fox, for the construction of a railroad from the foot of Forty-second street, New York, North River, along said street to Fourth avenue, with Jonn Starin, Timothy B. Kastman, James E. Fargo, Charles P. Hawley, Fred C. Wagner and Akin T. ‘Thomas as first corporators of the proposed com- pany. Mr. Booth’s bill provides for changing section 13 of the law passed April 18, 1853, relative to COMMISSIONERS OF EMIGRATION so as to Tread as sollows:—The amount for which the master, owner or con: signee 01 any vessel may commute for any bonds required by the 7th section of chapter 623 of the Laws of 1861 shall be $2 for each passenger. Said Board is also authorized to agents in Albany, Oneida, Onondaga, Niagara, Erie and Chautauqua counties not to exceed $1,500 per annum. Said Board may also appoint agents In every other county of the State at salaries of not over $300 each per annum, BILLS PASSED, To amend chapter 74 of the Laws of 1870 in re- ference to the records of the surrogates’ courts. Amending the act incorporating the Cayuga Asylum jor Destitnte Children. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS. Article 2 of the process amendment to the constitution was adopted—yeas 25. Sections 5, 6, 7 and 8 of article 3 were also adopted—yeas 37, Mr. PARMENTER Moved to reconstruct section 1, article 4, with instructions to strike out. Lost— yeas 6, nays 20, and the resolution was then adopted by @ vote of 21 in the affirmative to 6 in the negative. Mr. Lorp moved to recommit rection 1 of article 5, with instructions to strike out. Messrs. JOHNSON and Lord said the provision was very Obnoxious to the people, and if allowed to remain it would drag down many good provi- sions by causing the deieat of the whole. The motion was lost—yeas 10, nays 19. Mr. LORD moved to recommit section 5 of article Stor the purpose of amendment by adding tne name of the Comptroller to the Canal Board. Lost—yeas 11, nays 18. After the sections of the article had all been read Mr. JOHNSON moved to refer the entire article 10 the committee, with mstructions to strike out. Lost—yeas 9, nays 19, ‘The article was then adopted—yeas 20, nays 10. Mr. BRADLEY moved to strike out the section of the proposed article 7 relative to the disposal ot canals, Lost—yeas 8, nays 17. adopted. Mr. WELLMAN (rep.) moved to strike out the pro- posed tenth section of article 8, forbidding the granting of aid for school purposes. Lost—yeas 6, nays 21, Mr. JACOBS moved to strike out the proposed eleventh section of the same article, saying, if it passed, the cities of New York and Brooklyn could not issue their bonds to complete the new bridge. He said the passage of this section would interfere with the progress of great improvements. If this amendment was adopted the great public improve- ment o! lmking New York and Brooklyn together with a bridge will be stopped, Lost—yeas 10, nays 19. The resolution was tnen adopted. Article 10, a8 amended, was read and adopted. Article 12 was also adopted—yens 26, nays 4. Arti- cles 15 and 16 were also adopted. THE ABBOTT-MADDEN CONTEST. Messrs, CoLE and ToseEy, from the Committee on Privileges and Elections, reported in favor of awarding the seat of the Tenth Senatorial district E, M. Madden, with power to Mr. Abbott, now eat ef it, to Contest the right of Mr. Madden to 0) Mr. BRADLEY, from the same committee, made a minority peptre directing said cominittee to pro. ceed with the hearing of such matter, receive the evidence thus offered, and report to the Senate thereon with all convenient speed, Mr. Woop offered a resolution directing the Comptroller to furnish copies of the contract for legislative printing. Adopted, ir. WOOD offered a resolution directing Repre- sentatives in Congress and Senators to use their influence to secure the passage of the bill now be- fore Congress making provision for arming and equipping the whole body of THE MILITIA OF THE UNITED STATES and for other purposes, Referred to the Commit- tee on Militia, Mr, LeDWITH Introduced a bill relative to em- bezziement. Alter which the Senate adjourned. ASSEMBLY, ALBANY, Jan. 27, 1874, GENERAL ORDERS. The House went into committ€e and consiaerea bills on general orders, and disposed of the follow- ing, as noted :— To repeal an act authorizing the erection of a NEW PRISON IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK. Mr. ©, S. SPENCER stated that the President of the Board of Aldermen was expected in the city to make statements concerning this proposition, Mr. Spencer said from his present knowledge his im- pression was that this bill ought not to pass, and proceeded to speak of the necessity for a new prison, characterizing the present one as pestilen- tial and totally unfit for its purpose. He asked that the matter be postponed at least, so that the House could have further information” He moved ¥ apes progress for that purpose, which was In the House Mr. SPENOER moved to recommit the bill for further hearing. Mr. WACHNBR stigmatized the bill panes at the last session directing the erection of a new prison as one of the greatest outrages ever perpetrated in this State, The peonle of the city of New York J, The article was then THE DEATH IN A RUSSIAN BATH, The Case of Mr. W. J. Wilcox. New York, Jan. 27, 1874, To THE Eprror oF THE HERALD:— As there seems to be much misapprehension in reference to the death of Mr, Wilcox on my prem- ises, arising largely trom misstatements in the papers in reference thereto, I beg leave to submit very briefly the following facts :— Mr. Wilcox was in the habit of bathing at this establishment, and from the Ist of August last about once a week. On the day of his death he complained of being unwell, and undressed with the intention of taking his usual bath, but felt so ill with pain in his breast that he did not bathe that day. He was urged to take his bath by the attend- ants, but declined to receive either the steam, brushing or the plunge, as he lelt unable so to do. ut he requested to be, shampooed, and that only on his lower limbs, which was complied with, He dressed himself and retired to the parlor, walked about fora short time, and asked the attendant to procure him some stimulant. Bejore his request could be complied with he sat down on 4 soia and apparently fainted. ry. Willara Parker was by his side in ten min. Utes from that moment, but too late to render enl- cient aid; he was dead, The verdict of the Coroner’s jury, from the post- mortem of Professor Janeway, must be correct as far as death trom syncope is concerned; but the belief that this was caused by the depressing effects of taking a Turkish bath (the Doctor's words) Was gratuitous on the part oi the Doctor, for the reasons—first, that there is no Turkish bath in the establishment; second, that although the unfortunate gentleman did come to enjoy a Rus- sian bath, he dia not get one that day. In justice, therefore, to myself and the many thousands of the public who now consider the baths of New York as essential to their health, I respect- fully ask te publication of the above facts. WILLIAM GIBSON, No, 842 Broadway, corner Thirteenth street. Russian Baths Not Necessarily Danger- ous. New Yorks, Jan. To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD: Your editorial, headed ‘Death from @ Russian Bath,’ does us so much injustice that we feel called upon to point out to you the inaccuracy of the grounds upon which your reasoning is based. The gentleman who died in Russian bath lately did not die from the Russian bath, but from syn- cope, mduced by fatty degeneration of the heart. If he had run a block to get into a horse car, he would have been in far more danger of death than from the bath, which would have been beneficial to him had proper precautions been taken by the proprietors of the establishment. Men have died in the streets from uremia, but to argue that therefore persons afflicted with functional derangements must not leave the house would be manifestly absurd. And yet this is pre- cisely the line of argument which you have adopted. Allow us to point out to you that the vapor bath is not a new thing. The Editor of the HERALD must ve aware that the very circum- stance which is stated in the editorial as a posi- tive proof against vapor baths has been favorably commented upon again and again by every trave ler who ever went to Russia, For there not only do men go from the temperature of American streets in winter into an apartment varying trom 100 to 120 degrees Fahrenheit and then return to the streets again, but they rush from the hot vapor naked into the open air and rol) and wallow in the snow, returning back again into the heated vapor. The number of deaths occarring in Kus- sian baths 1s no greater than the number Of deaths which occur in churches, street cars, halls of justice, &c. The trouble in the case of Mr. Wilcox was that when the syncope came, and in his lifetime it must have comet many times, the persons in charge seem to have had ready neither stimulants, nor hartshorn nor a med! cal man. In nothing can the innocent heate vapor be viamed for is death. Please to take the case of our own baths into consideration. We have been in operation thirteen years, and dur- ing that time have never had a single incident of the kind, though our yearly average has been over 80,000 persons, making a total of 390,000. This fact abundantly demonstrates that by no possibility of distorted reasoning can death be said to threaten patrons ot the bath, whether of sound constitutions or the reverse. As for what you state o1 the “bad results short of death” it would puzzle the inge- nuity ofa Sphinx to know what is meant. There is not a single medical man of standing in his pro- fession who would Claim that even the stupid verdict of the Wilcox jury couid license any other charge against the Russian bath except that in persons of extremely abnormal debility it might superinauce syncope. We beg to assure you that this 18 nettner a chronic nor contagious nor epi- demic malady. It is simply a period when the voll- tion, or will, is suspended, and is nothing more than the fainting fit which girls of the past geuera- tion considered so feminine and so becoming. If, indeed, there be e bad results short of death,” as you state, you will place us under a serious obli- gation by letting us Know what they are; for up to the present moment the distinguished medical authorities with whom we are in communication have left us in the profoundest ignorance. May we beg of your sense of justice to publish this communication, because otherwise your cdito- rial, going everywhere, is calculated to create a prejudice against our business for which there is no foundation? ALICE CAPES, Proprietor. T. RYAN, M. D., Superintendent, and graduate of Bellevue H. M. College. Believes Rassian Baths injurious. New York, Jan. 27, 1874, To THE Eprtor OF THE HERALD:— I noticed in the HERALD a few days since an ac- count of the death of a gentleman alter taking a Russian bath, also your editorial remarks on the same, I myself, some years since, after taking a Russian bath, and betore leaving the building, had a carbuncle make its appearance on the back of my neck, which I firmly believe was caused by the Russian bath | took, and | came very near losing my lile thereby. 1 firmly believe the Russian baths do more harm than good. 4N OLD SUBSCRIBER. }, 1874. they are entitied to shown them. But who is it that asks us to stop and give him a hearing? Why, it is Mr. Banks | 3 ANOTHER JERSEY DEPALONTION, The Treasurer of Jersey City Absconds with $50,000. | He Carries with Him His Official Bond and Notifies His Family of His Arrival in Bos- ton—A Pliant Secretary of the Board of Finance and a Confiding Board. No city in the Union has suffered more from mise government than Jersey City during the past three | years, When a corrupt ring was placed in charge | of the public treasury by a corrupt Legislatare the HERALD sounded the keynote of financial embar- Tassment Which was certain to follow, Popular government was overthrown, and the members from Camden and Cape May in the Legislature up- dertook to force a government upon the people of Jersey City that has entailed a load of debt from which it cannot recover within the next quarter of a century, The present debt amounts to one-fourth of the valuation, As another appeal will be made to the islature at the present session to repeal the infamous charter and restore the system o1 popular government the following case may serve as an illustration of the outgrowth of the system of government by come missions for the enlightenment of the wise legis lators at Trento: The firat City Treasurer installed under the new charter was Josiah Hornblower, who receivea the position as @ reward for his services in sup- porting the charter in the Legtsiature, contrary to the expressed will of the entire body of bis constituents. He held the position till last August, when he resigned, and a young man, named Alexander D. Hamilton, }, Who was a clerk in the City Collector’s ofice, was appointed to fill the vacancy. It is proper at this place to state that a strong effort was made tp the Board of Finance, on the motion of Mr. Farner, to have the bonds for the office of City Treasurer fixed at $200,000, but 1t was unsuccessful, The bonds were placed at $125,000. The bondsmen of Mr. Hamilton are his father, his father-in- jaw, John Clewes, Mr. Chamberlain, Mr. John Anness, Mr. James Gopsill, Mr. Van Pelt and Mr. Lawrence. The new imcumbent attended faithfully to his duties for three months, after which it Was observed became a little erratic, to use a very mild term. Ten days ago Mr. Annes was called upon by a friend, who advised him ta avsoive himself from his security, ifhe would not have need of repentance. The advice was not heeded. Now comes the climax. Last Friday Hamilton deposited the sum of $954 im greenbacks in the Hudson County Bank, This comprised the whole receipts of the day. Before he made the deposit he called upon Mr. Corneltus S. See, the Secretary oi the Board of Finance, and obtained from him the bond which made his sureties liable in case of default. Here is another mstance of the effictency of government by com- mission. Mr. See handed over the bond, which he Was bound to retain in the interest of tae people of the city. On that (Friday) evening Mr, Havuilton bade tarewell—a long tarewell—to Jersey City, He ‘was not missed, except by a few, uill Monday. On that morning his wite and his father received telegrams irom Boston stating that he was making a brief sojourn there and would be home in due time. General Carman, the Comptroller of the city, catled on Mr. Morrow, Clerk to the City Treasurer, on Mon- day morning, abd asked him what bonds were on hand. The reply was most unsatisfactory, and the Comptroller said, “You must have more than that.” Morrow persisted that there were no more than what he stated, and Mr, Carman inguired where the Treasurer was. Morrow said he sup- posed he was at home. “Well, i want you to go and tell him to come down here,” said Mr, Car- man. Morrow met this request with @ positive refusal. Then arose a suspicion that a small Afri- can Was concealed benind something other than & stone wall. ‘Where are the keys? asked Mr. Carman. ‘The key of the inner portion ot tho safe, which the City Treasurer had never before parted with, was then produced. Mr. Carman made inquiries as to the whereabouts of Mr. Ham- iiton, and communicated his suspicion to several members of the Board o! Finance. The flight of the Treasurer was known to many of the inner circle on Monday:morning. Messre. Farner and Lockwood, of the Boara of Finance, were apprised at half-past ten o’clock in the jorenoon of yesterday. Then startling rumors flew around anda consultation was held. A spe- cial meeting of the Board of Fiance was called for the afternoon, and an examination of the books revealed the iact that bonds to the amount of at least $60,000 were missing. The rumor spread ulong the street that the defalcation reached twice that amount. Out- water, the lightning calculator of the Erie Railway, was immediately impressed into the service, and he was engaged in a scrutiny of the books up to a late hour iast night. Messrs. Lockwood, Case and Farrier, of the Board of Finance, and Mr, Carman, the Comptroller, toid the HERALD representative that. so lar as known, the defuication does not exceed $50,000, At nine o'clock last night Mayor O'Neill arrived at his office, where he was met by the members of the Board of Finance as well as Mr. Lewis, the Cor- poration Counsel, and some otf the bondsnien of the missing treasurer. A conference was then held with closed doors, Mr. Lewis gave it as his opinion that, notwithstanding the abstraction of the oficial bond by Hamilton, ny one of the bonds- men was liable for the entire amount, Great sympathy is felt by the whole community for the father and father-in-law Messrs, Hamilton and Clewes. The latter bas been for many years an active member, trustee and vestryman of Grace church. ‘the absconding treasurer leaves bebind him a wife and four children. ‘The missing bonds number fifty of $1,000 eac! COAL MINERS AGITATED The Wilkesbarre District im a State of Commotion—Mceting: Called and Threats of a Gencral Strike. WILKESDARRE, Pa., Jan, 27, 1874, The announcement of a meeting of miners at this juncture in affairs of the coal trade creates in this community the deepest interest, if not something like excitement. tis well understood that the members of the Miners and Laborers’ Association are not yet in perfect accord with the coal opera- tors, and the prospects are that a break between them is likely to occur at any moment. Conse- quently, when the workingmen come together for consultation the greatest curiosity is exhibited to Know what they do and say. For the past two weeks the miners have been so busily engaged in periecting their organization under the international charter of their association that there has been little opportunity for them to consider what will be the relations between the operators and workers for the ensuing year. leetings of the latter have been frequent latety, some held openly, many more in secret; but the matter of arrangement with the mine owners has peen but lightly discussed, the men being appar- ently determined to place their organization upon a firm basis before entering upon a consultation and most likely & struggle with their employers, ‘That the miners are feverish and uneasy is beyond doubt, and that they are utterly disinclined to re- sume work at anything under the basis of 1873 13 equally certain. In this dubious condition of things strange events are likely to occur and dis- tract the operations going forward. Yesterday the miners of the Wilkesbarre district held a meeting in relation to the change of organi- zation, and by some — Se as tothe object a delegation from Piymouth was present under an impression that it was a convention of delegates from the several districts in this valley. The Piymouth committee communicated the tact that the men in that district were disposed to ac- cept Mr. Charles Parrish's proposition to pay the wages of last year, and under the same arran; ment as established on the 22d day of April, 1871. ‘This announcement created no littie excitement and caused considerable discussion, the unanimous opinion of the meeting being that the Plymouth men should not go to work, and the delegation was appealed to to act in accord with the Wilkesbarre district and demand their just wages and hola the Wilkesbarre Coal Company to strict account for the percentage for last year’s operations as yet unpaid. The Plymouth delegation revarned irritated and generally dissatisfied, and @ mass meeting at that place was held last night, at which upwards ofa thousand miners were present, and the earn aay of sentiment prevailed. It was resolved to await the action of a delegate meeting to be held to-morrow, at which it will be deter- mined Whether @ strike shall be maugurated. All things considered, the meeting to-morrow will be the most important event in this region since the long suspension of 1871. Indications favor the con- clusion that matters are unseitied and threat- ening, and a strike is more imminent than people generally imagine. THE SIAMESE TWINS, Chances for an Autopsy, PHILADERPHIA, Pa., Jan, 27, 1874, Dr, Pancoast expects to receive an answer from Dr. Holitngsworth, of Mount Airy, N. ©,, to-mor- row. If it 18 favorable he, with other prominent Physicians, wilt proceed at once to that State and make an examinatton of the bodies of the Siamese ‘Twins. The bodies wii not be brought to this city, as Was at first intended, Dr, Pancoast fears tie bodies may not be m good condition when he reaches Mount Airvs