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PRACTICAL RELIGION, Relief, Shelter, Food, Clothing and * Fuel for the Poor, Sick, Cold and Hungry. A BOWERY BENEFIT. Owenty-two Hundred Dollars for the Sixth Ward Destitute. THE SOUP KITCHENS. Abont 12,000 persons yesterday partook of & very food soup at the thirteen diderent kitchens managed by Mr. Delmontco and his corps of about forty assistants, whe ave mevaged by Chef Kan- hoffer. Day vy day the bummers and idlers are Deing weeded ont, and are no longer allowea to come and feed on charity while weak women and tungry children are compelled to suffer for the Bosolute necessaries of food. For the first few days after the soup kitchens had been opened there was a small attendance of these idle hulking fellows who came and got soup as often as they Wanted it, but ashort time had only elapsed be- fore the policemen of the different pre- cincts in which the soup kitchens are es- tablished, thrust these teilows ,forti, and now only the poor and helpless v.n obtain soup at any of the kitchens, In Captain Murphy’s precinct, the Eleventh wara, the citizens are notably be- stowing themselves to deeds of charity, and Jarze sums of money have been collected to ‘buy bread, as it is supposed, for the soup kitchens. In the Seventh ward Captain Mount is doing an exceilent ‘work in ‘ting contributions of bread and vege- ; an® in the Sixth and Fourtn wards bread is constantly a to the hungry in large quan- tities. Nothing has been done in the Fighth or Pourteenth wards by the police to obtain dona- tions of bread, although many citizens in these districts will give ireely, if called upon, toward feasing the poor, and are merely waiting to be THE RELIEF FUND. Donations for the poor secured by the HERALD nd not previously acknowledged:— Ladies of Kingston, Ontario, for New ae nA ! B. Kay, Rising Sun, HL, for the ‘McGrail fami ys Twentieth street. @100 for the Poor from « Modest Man. New York, March 6, 1674. $0 THE.EDITOR OF THE HéRALD:— The result of your generous efforts in making known the wants of the suffering and destitute poor has had a practical illustration in the case of the St. Vincent de Paul Conference of St, Gabriel’s parish, A few days ago this Conference received a donation of $100 from a benevolent gentleman, whose name is withheld at his own special re- guest. The Conference desire that the fact shall be made known through the columns of the HERALD a8 an acknowledgment of the substantial benefit conferred on the poor of the parish. The ee. given to the Society of St. Vincent de aul through the H&sRALp has no doubt been the means of largely increasing its benelacttons to the deserving (gen in other parishes throughout the city, as well in that of St. Gabriel's, CHARITY. Donation of Meat for the Sick and Needy. New York, March 7, 1874. fo THs EpiTOR OF THE HERALD :— The Woman’s Educational and Industrial Society desire to acknowledge through the HERALD the re- ceipt from the West Washington Market Associa- tion of 125 pounds of beef and mutton, given ior use among the sick and ueedy, We shall continue to provide beef tea, soup and other suitable food, to be obtained at our rooms, No. 47 East Tenth street, upon application. By order of the Executive Committee. 8t. John’s Guild and the Downtown Poor. ‘The following additional contributions were re- ceived yesterday by Rey. Alvah Wiswall for the poor of the Fifth and Eighth wards, and handed to the Almoner of the Guild, Mr. Henry ©, De Witt:— {Those desiring to visit the oflice of the Guild will remember that it is in the school buildings at- sachea to St. John’s chapel, Varick street, between Laight and Beach streets.) THROUGH MRS. F. P, EARLE, Hunter, Keller & Co. $5 00 THROUGH M . E. HAL The People of Closter Institution........... 7:25 SENT TO THE GUILD OFFICE. A Friend o} tne Poor. a 5 00 Mra, E. J. C.....-.0.+ 5 00 Earie’s Hotel poor box.. 5 00 Previously acknowledged. . 8,070 88 GrAnd tOtal......c.cseseeeseeseverees eres $8,693 13 Contributions to this fund may be sent to the HERALD Office; Mayor Havemeyer, City Hall; ©. V. B. Ostrander, President of the Merchants’ Fire In- surance Company, No, 149 Broadway : Andrew W. Leggat, Collector of Assessments, New Court House; George Wiikes, M. D., No. 16 North Wash- ington square; G. K. Lansing, Earle’s Hotel; G. J. N. Zabriskie, Cashier of People’s Bank, corner of Canal and Thompron strects; J. L. Davis, Sheldon & Co., No, 677 Broadway, and Rev. 8. H. Weston, D. D., No. 8 East Forty-flith street, or to the Rev. Alvab Wiswall, Master of St. John’s Guild, St. John’s chapel, Varick street. Packages 1 clothing, groceries, &c., should be sent to st. John’s chapel, Varick street, between Laight and Beach streets, or il an order be seut a messenger will call for any packages, Mrs. Judge Brady, No. 19 West Thirty-third street; Murs. Joseph Delafield, No. 475 Fifth avenue, and Mrs. F. P. Earle, No. 34 West Fifty-second peg have kindly consented to receive subscrip- ons. An Appeal to the Churches, The following circular was yesterday seut to all she churches in the city:— Sr. JoHN’s GUILD, New York, March 6, is74. REVEREND AND DEAR BROTHER :—Four tuousand families, rom al} sections of the city, have applied . av the office of St. John’s Guild for assistance dur- ing the past three weeks, A large majority of these lamilies have been found, upon investigation ‘by Our volunteer visitors, to bein extreme want, and have been supplied with groceries, clothing, and oiten with medicines and medical attendance, Over 7,0U0 garments, new and cas:-on, have been | distributed to men, women and children, who were found 80 destitute of clothing as to be unabie to icave their miserable homes night or day. Infants several days old have been 1ound withunt even bandages to cover their nakeduess, and young mothers who had given them birth were | found jn rooms destitute of imrniture or fire, | Women have fainted at the doors of the chapel from exhaustion produced by hunger, \_We ampiore your aid, and trust that you will make a collection in your church for these wretched ones who are famishing at our very rs. And ifyou will please remind your congregation that donations of cast-off clothing will be ol imes- timable service to thousands 01 shivering Jornis at the present moment you will surely receive, with Your church, the prayers of the poor. .. The volunteer visitors of the Guiid are of ‘nearly ‘every religious aith, and dispense charity without | question 0i race or creed. { Contributions should be sent at once to St, John’s Guild, St, John’s chapel, Varick street. Yours, in Faith, Hope and Charity, Rev. ALVAH WISWALL, Master St. John’s Guild. + SIXTH WARD. & Noble Benefit for the Poor at the the Bowery Theatre—§$2,203 Collected for Charity, Manager Freligh yesterday handed to the STRRALD, for distribuiton to the destitute of the Sixth ward, $2,203, the entire receipts of the char- | (ty Matinée at his Bowery Theatre on Thursday af- | *rnoon, under the auspices and with the efficient | Assistance of the Morgan Jones Club. No part of she money taken at the box office or for sale of | HeKets was absorbed by commissions or expenses, | she manager having freely given the use of his house, While the several actors, artists and assist- ants of every name gave their services, and the advertising, printing, posting and all outside ser- vices were gratuitous, and the Mutual Gas Com- bany donated the gas which lighted the entertain- Ment, as will appear from the suvjoined letters :— BOWERY TixaTRE, M. bo sy usa) or ty En baat Re ‘The Morgan Jones Club and Captain { have exerted themselves in Dehall of the pone the Sixth ward, and J am pleased to state that the miatinée benefit given at this theatre on Thursday, Sy rch 4, was neces and we request ingly undertake the disbursemont of the you to monay ae ‘eallzed on that occasion, to the poor of the Sixth and oblige. re ve WM. B, GH, Manager. Bowsny Saeiteyy March 1, 1874, TOR OF THE HERALD:— 4 Myltuse ucknowleage the receipt ot Re tbowthe sums accruidg irom the matinee benefit given a this theatre March 5:— Somer at She bos oMee: from Caj > ‘Sixih precinct Police, irom sale of ticket Se a cisaday and’ Garman yg ceapted bills for never tistng se beneit. } Hecelptea bilis from the Sunday Depacen for ad- | v ertising. ~ Receipted bills from the New Yor! 5 Recelpied bills from the eee fob Office, for printing tickets, From Paulding & MacMabon, posting the bills free of SO Recolpted buls from the Mutual Gas Company, for the gas used ou that occasion, Mesers, Cameron & Co.. printing posters and bilis for the benefit; recetpted bill for tle same. ‘The ludies and gentlemen of the company aud the attachés in tront of the hous¢; atso valuable provesloney aid, 4 hytong) ae Metropoli- tan, Tony Pastor's and Olympic Tiyatres, mh WILLIAM B. FRE I iH, Manager. OFFICB OF SIXTH PRECINCT Municwal, PoLice, Marth 7, 1874, } To THE EpiToR OF THE HERALD :— ‘On behalf of the Morgan Jones QubI desire to return my sincere thanks to Manger William B. Freligh and Stage Manager Charles Foster for their energetic co-operation on the occasion of the beve- fit to che poor of the Sixtn ward, t¢ the members of the company and to every ladyand gentieman who kindly volunteered their vaiuable services. To their united efforts and conscientious labor is attributed the great success of the undertaking. To each of them we thankfully make deserved acknoWledgmenis, and we remain sincerely grate- ful. THOMAS J. KENNEDY, for the Morgan Jones Club, TWENTY-FIRST ‘WARD. An Appeal from the Reform Association for the Rolief of the Aged and the Des- titute Poor. Friends and strangers, we need your assistance in a worthy cause. Will you grart our request? Will you answer the pleadings of your many suf- tering and deserving fellow beings, who are dally becoming the victims of famine and disease? From day to day they are increasmg, being sought jor and found by our missjonaries in their per- sistent efforts to aid and console them. In the large tenement houses they ate crowded into small and nearly unfurnished roons, some of which contain three or four families, aud a pumber of poor sufferers are on the verge of life’s chasm, ‘while all are 1m need of the commen necessaries of life. Hard-hearted landlords are turning their poor tenants into the streets, because, in their misery and want, they are unable to pay Tent. 4M you wiil aid them accoraing vo your ability, how- ever small the glit, God will biéss you, All who are desirous of beholding the pcor and famished beings renteved from distress, and who shail be re- lneved in the future with your kind agsistance, are Invited to visit us, Groceries, provisions and ciothing, &o., are dis- tributed every Wednesday and saturday, between the hours of three and five P, M, Soup, meut, cof- fee, bread and vegetables are given away daily, Donatidns of coal, provisions, clothing, &c., should be sent to the association building No, 323 Kast ‘Thirty-third street, or if a order be sent a messenger Will call for any packages, Money nay be sent to Marcos. Riggs. No, 10 Wall stréet, or to Dr. M. N. Baker, No. 303 East kighteenth street. We thank the jollowing persobs for their dona- tions :—~ J, W. Beardsley & Sons, Nos. 196 and 198 Chambers street, 2 hams, Messrs, Geils & Mittwolten, No. 83 Murray street, 1 bar- rel potatoes. Messrs, Cochran, Nix & Ool, No, 4 Park place, 1 barrel oiatoes. : can Charles Lowry, No. 164 Mullerry street, 1 barrel pips. rr icntenstetn & Co., No. 88 Barclay street, 1 barrel P . ips. MA. Kennett & Co., No. 186 West stieet, 1 barrot potatoes, tenet Nathan & Barnett, No. 83 varciay street, 1 bar- rel iuruips, Messrs. Kemp, Day & Co.,No. 1 Wall street, 12 cans ot repared beef. vr. Ehilip ‘Gilman, No. 99 Barclay street, 2 barrel beans. _Mr, G. Pustkuchen, No. 252 Wastington street, 1 bag of Tice. Mr. J. G. Potter, No. 89 Barclay ¢reet, 2hams, Mesers. Gennerich, Hilsmau & C¢., No. 264 Washington street, 1 bag of flor. Mr. Robert Stiléom, No. 117 Warren street, 1 can of Damson ji Messra, 6 bags ot Mr. M. age ¢ jam. Fiorning, Adams & Howe, No. 115 Warren street, sale F. Powers & Co., No. 112 Water street, 1 pack- tea. we haied & Buchan, No, 99 Wate: street, 1 box or macaron! vir, .G, Story £.Co,, No, 46 Water ftréet, 1 package of tea. Zucca Brothers, No, 88 Murriy beet. ganies mace- **Nir. Willis B. Witaker, No. 18 Cornelia street, free ex- ressage. vats Hrothers, No. 154 West street,1 box of cran- ries Clesera Kattenhorn, Wopke, Offerman & Co., No. 102 Wall street, 1 barre! ot sugar, % Nowra, Dewinter, Hurdy & Vogel, No. 104 Park place, ara Patt. Patrice Egan, No. 50 Second avenue, 80 loaves of bread daily. Mr. D: M. Kohler, No, 120 East Twenty-seventh of bread. C & Co., foot of East Twenty-third and Tvrenty-tourth street, 500 ibs. corn meal, —-, 104 Wall street, 1 bundle tea. Mesers. Sanger, Keers & Fisher, No. 82 Front street, 1 bag coffee. ‘A iriend, 5 pounds coffee. B, D. Heurick & Co., No. 15 Warren street, 10 pounds of tea. Cc. B, Ueydon & Co., No. 102 Water street, 1 bundle of te: 2. ‘Messrs. Jackson, Goodrich & Benson, No. 114 Water street, 1 bundle of ta. ‘Messrs. Greer & Turner, No. 76 Wall street, sugar. Messrs. Augastus, Marsh & Co., No. 153 West street, su- ar. Sifossrs. L. Benedict & Son, No. 97 Barclay street, poul- im y. Mr. John Flear, No. 342 West Thirty-third street, 1 bun- die of clothing. . Mr. G, B, Lawson, No. 234 Fulton street, 1 barrel of ap- ples and poultry. Messrs. Hoope & Colt, No. 76 Warren street, 300 pounds of sardines. We give below a few of the cash donations, which, with many others, have been thanklully re- ceived:— D. Appleton & Co., 551 Broadway ., Qvorge A. Clark & Bro Mr. ', W. Farwell, 407 C Mr. Jobn Sneden, 27 East Thir Mr, William J. ui, Harbax, 260 Firth avenue | Mrs, D. H. Turner, 325 Fifth avenue. | Mrs, 1. Law, 259 Flith avenue, | Mrs, John Pettigun, 296 Fitth avenue . Mr. ©. 1. Band, No. 3 Madison avenue ‘ Conkling’ & Co., 28 Washington square. Naw Yous, March 7, 1674 RELIEF COMMITIEK, BIVERSIDE PARK IMPROVEMENTS, Mecting of West Side Property Owners— Passage of Strong Resolutions—The Department of Public Works vs. The Department of Parks. A meeting of owners of west side property in- terested in the passage of the bill now before the Legislature for the improvement of Riverside Park was held at the office of Mr. John McClave, No. 1 Pine street, yesterday afternoon. Among those present were Simeon E, Church, L. F. Barry, K. H. Arkenpourg, James McMillen, J. H. Godwin, J. W. Pirsson, G. H. Peck, J. W. Gillies, P.G. Weaver and William R. Martin, Mr. 8. £. Onurch was called to the cuair and Mr, Cyrus Clark acted as secretary. AS the object of the meeting was known to dil present it did not require much time to dispose of the business brought before it, which consisted of @ series of resolutions expressive of the indigna- tion of the interested gentlemen at the delay in carrying out the proposed improvements in their section of the city. These resolutions were intro- -duced by the chairman with a few pertinent re- marks, when, after their reading by the secretary, tney were unanimously adopted :~ THE RESOLUTIONS, Resolved, That it is the unanimous opinion .of this meeting, composed entirely ot property holders and tux- payers and those who have been assessed to pay tor the Improvements therein contemplated, that the bill now betore the Senate as reported by the’ Senate Committee on Cities, giving the construction of Riverside avenue and other avenues adjoiving the parka to the Depart- mentot Public Works, ought to pass and become a law. Kesaived, That we express this preterence ior the ex ecution of the work by the Department of Public Works because it is the only one of all the departments in this city connected With our public improvements that is left uytrammelied and has shown any capacity or dispasition to prosecute these works with Vigor and to bring chem within any reasonable period fo completion. Resolved, That in thus expressing our preference for the ageucy of the Department of Public Works in the execution of this work we have no unfriendly feeling toward the Department ot Parks. We have enure con- fidgnce in the head ot that department; we believe he is desirous to de much more Jor the public interest than he ig abie to do by reason of his surroundings; but we charge that his department hasbeen so organized as to be idingeer, controlled by Andrew H. Green, and as such is practically little better than useless for any ac- tive andeflective prosecution of the public works. Resolved, That while we, theretore, earnestiy urge the earliest boosie paseace. of the bill giving the work to the Departmem ot Public Works, we do at the same time and with eqpal earnestness protest against the growing abuse whiclh exists in that as well as in all the other de- partments in fespect to labor. Itis our firm conviction, the resuit ot Cgnwant daily observation for several years past, that (he Lex aud Asséssinent payers do not receive an average of (oUF hours of honest labor a day tor ihe honest full day's Wages they pay. A law which irom the beginning ack the effect to discriminate between laborers, giving to ‘ae few who are employed upon the public Works an uNgust advantage over the many who are engaged im ali other industries in respect to the houXs of labor, could have no other resuit than to pro Wo* general dissatisfaction and demoralizauion among w bring upon the public wor and least inclined to the ho their pay. The result is thay al our made to cost for labor more th three and legitimate cost. for this abuse, Resolved, theretore, That as remed sta , and now beeoue Intolerable, we in- constantly growin; Sone ener first, the abolishmen ‘of the Eight-Hour law, At least as applicd to the works ,\amed Im the bill; or, | second, u bseacaticn: of the work by Coutract given to ie lowest jer. Nesolved, ‘That these resolutions, sted by the officers f this m rye sentto the chen. eS the nenate Att rial jatuse om mitios on Uities as 2 ae wy , 9 toumNEaSSwas szeseesees m ees works are 8 their proper 5 a Jota, NEW. YORK HERALD THE MOIETIES EVIL, Mr. Schultz Throws More Light on the Reve: OMicers of New York—Fraud and Plunger on All Sides, WasHinoron, March 7, 1874, This morning Mr. Schultz appeared before the Committee of Ways and Means, in behalf of the merchants of New York, and thanked the commi> tee for their hearing the statements of the wrongs whicn they now endure. He assumed two proposi- tions :— Pirst—That the importing merchant has as posi- tive and direct an interest in the proper collection of the revenue a8 the government itself, and far More so, for while it is with the government a Matter of dollars, it ia with the merchant Iife or Geath. The merchant must discontinue business if he has to compete with those who are guilty of Violating the customs laws. Second—Tnat the merchant is not a non-producer, and no prejudice ought to exist against him by reason of his profession. He made this remark because there were persons who think the merchant must necessarily be a bad man. LOOSENESS AND DEMORALIZATION. John Randoiph once said, while the question of protection on wool was pending, that he would at any time go a mile out of his way to kick a sheep. He hoped no one would go out of his way to kick a merchant. He and those from New York acting With him were to ask the committee, as the repre- sentatives of the government, to give up some of the present provisions of the law intended as pro- tection or checks, so there may be no trauds. In order to show the committee that there are checks and protection without the apphances which they sought to modify or repeal, he asked them to look at the manner in which cargoes are landed and the necessary customs machinery attending that business, They would see there are ample means to absolutely and positively secure the rev- enue, He asked the committee to repeal the ob- noxious laws in order to restore the affection of the merchants to the government, which bas been alienated by the wrongs perpetrated on them. It is probably not known to every Member of the committee that there are special agents of the gov- ernment roaming over Europe to bring all the Consulates into harmony with relerence to the official duties required of tiem. He wanted to say there is @ looseness or de- moralization in the detective system, Atneererey commercial house has a travelling agent abroad. This class fallinto the vices of both Europe anv the United States, and, meeting at dinner parties, they get at the secrets of merchants who are com- petitors in business. ‘his information 1s paid for. The travelling agents for competing houses are not of moral worth, The information they ac-. uire leaks out and is used on this side for detec- ive purposes. Mr. Schultz then particularly re- lated the manner of taking charge of a ship on arrival, its cuscody by inspectors, the duties of Watchmen and matters generally with regard to the passing and delivery oi cargoes, showing the checks provided by law against frauds, and con- tending that the government must be responsible for the acts of Its own agents, Even a bad law, executed by good men, may go along somewhat harmoniously. President Grant said, in order to get a bad law repealed tne best way was to enforce it. You are now, Mr. Schultz remarked, enforcing laws which we desire and hope will, in conse- quence, be repealed. He then explained bow “honest trauds”—so called—or irregularities aro committed, owing to merchants following the law instead oO! being controlled by the Treasury regu- lations, which they do not, or bat seldom, see. Again, the law taxes certain articles speciically, es the merchant has purchased at ad valorem ices, Le ‘A CASE SETTLED FOR TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS. in this connection he referred to Harvey Barnes, @ man of seventy-five years Ol age, an importer of sugar. This gentieman, owing to mistakes not his own, was charged with having forfeited the whole cargo, Worth $54,000. He found this man in prison under a Charge of undervaluation when the gov- ernment had not taken a cent. The case was set- ued for the old man by paving $10,000. It took the last dollar he had. Mr. Schultz did not find this man’s name in the government printed state- ment, and therefore suggested that the Treasury be more particular in its own statements, it being | very exact with those of otners. ADDITIONAL OUTRAGES RECITED, He alluded to another case, that of Mr. Down- ing, who was charged with cheating the govern- ment out of $240, ‘The matter was settled for $30,000, This gentleman had leit the country, and did not, after being thus treated, wish to pe cahed an American citizen any more. Something had been Satd about no foreign vessels ever Naving been seized, but he bad authority from the German lines of stéamers tO say that they had been re- quested to give bonds in the sam o! $300,000 in or- der to let their snips go. The release from the bond cost them from $3,000 to $4,000. The trouble Fer out of some misdoing of & captain or mate, fhe agents of the steamers say they constantly exercise watchfulness to prevent frauds or smug- glng, and make searches to that end. Only two or three of such cases had been discovered, MORE “‘BARNACLES.”” Mr. schultz then referred to commercial at- torneys and experts, who are always ready to set- tle digicuities—men who get up iruit and ribbon cases, drawing hundreds of thousands trom the ‘Treasury in such cases alone, but giving the mer- chant not over twenty-five per cent. These ex- | perts and attorneys always get up the jobs, He | asked that there be a limit to the liability of the merchants, {he law now runs five years—the merchants want it to run two years. Owing to the present hardships and unjust annoyances, the merchants, he said, some of them, were now drawing out of business He knew something | about the Saltcase, General Batier told him there was nothing flagrantly wroug in it, and that they charged Story only $50,000, when they could have charged him $1,000,000, when Mr. { Schultz replied, ‘Most excellent, Judge.” (Laugh- ter.) Mr, Schultz said he was acquainted with the present officers of the New York Custom House, the Coliector, Surveyor and Naval Officer, and his | relations with them were personally and_politi- | cally pleasant. He did not say nor wish to be un- derstood as jntimating that they act trom im- | proper mouves, but these moieties have turned their heads. They act as judges, when owing to | their interests in moieties they cannot naturaily | be impartial in that capacity. He velteved sheir better sense and judgment would yield to what the | merchants ask, There was not one man among , them he would not make executor of his will, but these moieties having overturned them they know not what they do. THE REFORMS DESIRED. Mr, Schultz, after speaking an hour and a half, presented to the committee the proceedings of the New York Chamber of Commerce as indicating the desired reforms, aad, in conclusion, spoke of the means to which special agents and detectives resort forthe purpose of exacting money from merchants, relerring to Phelps, Dodge & Co., a8 furnishing @ case im point. He mentioned that Mr. Story would be in sew York next week to pre- sent to the committee his views in connection with the Salt case. The committee then adjourned until Monday morning at ven o'clock. BANK BURGLARS. The Pottstown (Pa.) National Bank At- tacked by ‘Three Masked Men: he Old Story of Gags and Ill Treatment. PHILADELPHIA, March 7, 1874, A desperate attempt was made last night to rob the National Bank of Pottstown by three the following particulars :—It is the custom of the Officials of the imstitution to close the doors at about three o’clock in the afternoon and vacate the premises about four. At six o’clock each day it has been the habit of a _ police officer to stand guard upon the outside, while the reguiar watchman employed within, Mr. J. P. Meckert, went through the cellars to assure himself that no one had effected an entrance during the day. found everything all right. When Mr. Meckert went cellarward for the second time, at eight o’clock in tie evening, some one struck him with @ short, thick club, the blow Jailing to do its intended work betore he had recog- | nized the appearance of three strangers in masks. | A hurried ape te of voices took place. Mr. Meckert Was securely tied while the men made | their attack upon the sale. They produced their | drills, fies, jacks and other implements, we tied | watchman being in the same room where the burglars were working. One of.them agreed to stand watch upon the outside, that he might protect the operations of thoe within, in | order that his communication could Ne immediate @ hole Was bored through tue tloor and @ string passed through to the sidewalk without. Aiter the burglars had worked lor a while upock the vault door the watchman was lound to have loogened bis fastenings to @ great degree, and uvon dis- covering this the two villains me second attack upon him, _ threw bim down and pound him from head to foot, They then attempted to insert a gag in the ,\oor tellow’s mouth, but he resisted desperately, clenvil- tng and firmly fixing his teeth, The burgiars we.e determined, however, that the man should bes gagged, and they so roughly plied che stick that they severely wounded his mouth and Joosened all his front teeth, Then they put a long rope around the watchman’s neck, and jastened the other end ol it firmiy to the door knob of the vault at which they were working. The knot was so fastened that by moving the slightest the watchman would be strangied, Aft jafe had first been placed in the bank Joxmed the conclusion that jor extra | masked men, concerning which, in an} interview with the President of the bank, Mr. Daniel Price, your correspondent jearned As usual, yesterday Mr. Meckert | went below, and when making his investigations | curity in case of the inside of the door with # thick layer of chilied | iron, ‘This was done, and it was this alone which pone the burgiary. When the burglars had red through and come to this chilled iron lining they could go no !urther. ‘The suriace of the extra | lining resisted the points of the toughest Griils, yet | so persistent were their efforts that the burglars worked irom eight o'clock last ht to four o'clock this morning. At this hour, fearing to work later, they went out of the cellar by the same manner as they had entered it—namely, a rear cellar win- dow. Nothing was known of the affair until the watchman was found this morning tied as above | described, with ropes, his head and face covered with @ thick black cap, apd im almost an uncon- scious state. STREET CLEANING INVESTIGATION. ctmieeetenedbiicdastieere The Disclosure at Yesterday's Session of the Assembly Committee—What Mr. Brown Got tor Manure and What the City Does Not Get—Why an Italian Laborer Was Discharged — Political Asscasments in the Department. ‘The street cleaning investigation was resumed yesterday morning at the Fiith Avenue Hotel. General Francis Barlow for the prosecution and Mr. Rutus F, Avdrews for the defence. Assembly- man Eastman presided. Commissioner Charlick and Captain Thorne were in attendance, The first wituess of any importance was Mr. Sterchthall, in the employ of Steinway & Co., who said that be paid ten to wwenty-five cents per load Jor dumping refuse matter in the Fast River scows; the money was paid tomen in charge of the scows at the dumping ground; witness had never dealt with Captain Thorne in regard to this matter, James Doherty, proprietor of a sawmill, testified that he had paid for dumping refuse; he had pur- chased tickets from Captain Tnorne, and had dumped the stuf in the city scows ; Captain Thorne had told him at the time that ne had brought the witness the tickets to prevent his paying money to anybody else, which was quite irreguiar. Patrick Boyhan, a cartman, said that in Novem- ber last he received a permit from Captain Thorne Lo dump ashes and other stuff in the city scows free of charge, Previous to this WINRSS HAD PAID THE INSPECTORS for the privilege, Louis Heilig, a clerk of Captain Hyatt, said that the “trimmers” and otner city employés were in the practice of picking out the bones, rags, &c., while unloading the scows; he did not know per- sonally whether Captain Hyatt had received the proceeds of the sale of the bones, &c., but he be- heved that he did; he could not say what amounts had been realized from the sale of the rubbish, or whether the city got the money; it was none of his business to find it out; witness received $2 per day trom the city as a laborer, and was paid an extra amount by Captain Hyatt, his services being clerical. He explained at great length the work- ings of the bureau. James Lee, Inspectorin the bureau, sald he had collected political contributions from members of the force for the republican association to which he belonged; he did not act under the instructions of the Police Commissigners, although a letter was written by Commissioner Smith asking the mem- bers of the force to give pecuniary contributions for the benefit of the Tpoblican party; nobody in | the department was teld THAT BE WOULD BE TURNED OUT if he did not contribute money for political pur- oses; they did not expect democrats to con- ribute money for the republican party; a load on the way to the dumping ground always lost one- fourth of its weight hy the jolting of the cart, aithough the quantity might be the same; it Was tmpossible to keep the carts full, and if cor- responding deductions were made it would be im- possibie to get men to work for the bureau; he made no written reports, but went to the head- | quarters every morning; he might make a written Teportasto the condition of the district, but the bureau did not require it; he thought the street cleaning had been prqperly done; the carts were loaded full, but the jolting and shaking diminished the quantity; it would be an outrage to the cart- men not to allow them for the quantity loaded originally; the Inspectcr had to use a great deal of judgment in all these matters; a team of horses could carry a cubic yard of dirt, but it was not tue 1e pa ber $2 fla The committee toen adjourned to th mi wi w his district he found tiat the same men who had worked for Brown ‘WORKED ALSO FOR THE BUREAU, for there was only 4 certain class of laborers that would do this Kind of work; those who worked in the streets were fet laborers; the city could not get cmt or ten Tull loads to the dumps as a day’s work ; if this were required the men would not work at $4aday. He had tried to induce men from the upper part of the city to go down to tne lower, but jound it impossible; from the Eighth ward ten loads per day were dumped and from the Sixth ward twelve loads; witness thought the c standard of the department had always been com- that if the carts were increased 80 as to be made to deliver a cubio yard at the dumping ground the men would not work at the present rates of pay; witness did not think it possible to require a de- livery of a cubic yard without increasing the size of the cart. Wiliam L. Peck, of Henry A. Peck & Co., in the fertilizing business, sold some manure, which was | given to the firm by Captain Thorne; some of this | stud was dumped on the dock and carricd away by their scows; they received 10,000 or 11,000 loads in 1873 from the City, and sold it for about 10 to 20 cents per load; we PAID NO MONEY TO CAPTAIN THORNE nor to any one else in the department; Captain | Thorne sought permission to dump in the witness’ vacant lots in Thirty-elghtn street, because he was | short of scows; wicness finally gave bis consent on Captain Thorne’s granting permission to !et him | have street dirt; the loads he had received consti- tuted the best parts of the sweepings; the dump- | ing place in Thirty-eighth street was on his own and not on the city’s Penna we could | | not tell who else reeeived manure from the city in 1873; they made an arrangement wita | Captain Thorne as soon as the latter took charge, | but when Mr, Brown had the contract witness did | | pay for the stuif; Brown did the “separating” of | the rubbish, but Captain Thorne would take no trouble with it; he did not xnow why Captain ry u c the manure as Brown had done. The firm bad never given Captain Thorne any presents; when | Brown and Whiting had the contract they paid for the manure, and now they got it for nothing; they | never had any dealings with Mr. Atkins, but always | dealt DIRECTLY WITH CAPTAIN THORNE}; J tracts of Brown and Whiting permitting them to | sell the manure; witness had to hire @ man to | “separate” the manure under Captain Thorne; he | did not think that Captain Thorne could have | made as much profit by selling it as be dia; the | a: city could not have delivered the mannmre at the place where he did without building new scows; they had sourteen or fifteen vessels of their own; there would be great difficulty in selling the man- ure at the docks, and if the city collected It at | Stanton street for the purpose of selling it to par- | I ties coming ior it in vessels of their own it would probably lose money by the operation; the only | profitable way of disposing of it was to take it up the creeks and to Long Island, otherwise it would | be impossible to get rid of it; witness would not buy the same quantity of manure from the city | now as hie did from Brown because the demand for it had greatly decreased, Abraham P, Skidmore, oi the same firm, testi- fied that irom June, 1878, to October, 1873, they paid Brown $1,600 1or manure. Arthur McQuade, junk dealer, reported in. an- | swer to & Subpeena of the previous night, and said he could not tell whether bis brotier had | bought rags, &c., of Captain Nesbitt, Witness never had any dealings with Captain Hyatt; be quit the business aiter Nesbitt was removed. David F, Atkins had bought manure in 1873, but COULD NOT TELL FROM WHOM; he paid aman named Davis, but did not know whom Davis represented; he gave the Captain of | one of the vessels the money to buy the jure; | C# he had no way of communicating with the ( ‘the latter was generally on board the vessel when- | ever he Was sober, but he was not always | sober—(laughter)—Commissioner hariick intro- duced bim last summer to Captain Thorne Who told him that if he would send tus | vessels to the dumping grounds to carry away | street dirt he (the Captafo) would consider it a | favor; he received no manure in 1874, and in 1873 | the amount was 5,500 Joads; he had always paid o © at re reduction of his bail. davit by Hawley setting forth that the defendant had been twice indicted and held to bath in $25,000 | and $15,000, and that it was the totention of the District Attorney to call another Grand Jury and have bim Indicted again. been promised a speedy trial, which tad not been granted him; that the District Attorney did not Procure the attendance of @ Circuit Judge to try the heved District Attorney to try bim on either of the indict- says thata speedy trial has been refused him. to say this—that {p this case, I myselt ba the city ot New York som ¥ interview with Judge Woodruff to see it he would come over bere and try this case; but failing to see him, { went yesterday morning to his residence in Twenty-ninth street, leaving my own home in Brooklyn, and saw him | and had au interview with him, asking not come over here the last week in Mi case. He informed me that it was impossible for him to do 80. Judge Benedict—I understand you to state, then, that you intend wo oy, the defendant upon this indictment? ready to try him ag soon a jury. \y called another Grand Jury; it is Matters to lay before that Grand Jury; bat | say this, that Messrs. nd i tie tion we are in. our Fi lege econe in and make answer. vhat we shall be made the victim of the Disirict Attor- | ney's experiments with grapd juries year in and year | ut. He trusts. He ernment for nine years, Its faithful servant. fore has an accusation of any offence been made against him. The District Attorney intimates that it may be that ‘this Grand Jury will not present any indictment on which he is to it oes not | and still another, an When is there to be an end to this? after indictment to be filed against these detendants, $25,000 and | ina ‘ to go to trial’ Isn't it sufficient to hold a man to bail on an indictment upon which the District Attorney is willing to say he proposed to try him t He di reason why Captain Thorne could not have sold | another Gran for outside parties aud not for the Court, As to the ter of bail, we care but very littie about it. “It is he understood that there was a clause in the con- | in Your Honor’s wise and sound discretion whether you will reduce this man’s bail test against a reduction of the ball this question came up about remitting th: trict Court it was remarked, it l remember rightly, (hat the first week of this term was for bankruptcy business, and upon this we relied and { relied, tor the reason that | had | business, then the defendan in a much worse would be {ipossib! month of May. Leaving it as tt ; laces the deiendants im a T1gsition for a speed: Prni‘than it otherwise would haven hee | the bankruptey business had ani | intimated possible at that time. about this mat , SUNDAY, MARCH, 8, 1874.-QUADRUPLE SHEET. It they had better line | tained money from the laborers; witness bad told his men not to pay anybody; a Mr. Wolsey and @ oi. Saopes were paid by their laborers, he was in- ed. Frank Frett said that Mr. Brower, the overseer, haa demanded $2 50 from ever; Urposes, man for “election under penalty of their mstant discharge ; ucted as interpreter; he advised the men not to y Brower the money; he had seen bones and Tags picked ont of the scows, and Brower and Wolsey oid this privately; HE WAS DISCHARGED APTERWARDS cause he had advised the men not to pay the 50 which Brower bad demanded for “election purposes.” Dennis McCarty, @ cartman in the Second ward, said he dumped at the Buttery and on tue Jersey ts. That was all he knew. Mr. Arthur Keettng sata he was foreman under | Whiting, Bowan and also under Captain Thorne, but only for six weeks under the present régine. With this his examination closed. Mr. John Hayes, owner of two carts used by the bureau, was asked by the foreman of the First ward to contribute money lor election purposes; the foreman said he had been sent to collect $25 jor election purposes; Witness refused, and after a few days one of his carts was “knocked off;”’ the foreman’s name was Battersbury, and he was identified with the republican party; witness was arrested on ove occasion for striking & man, but Was never arrested for robbing eur C one, Monday morn- ing at nine o’clock. ‘The investigation will prob- ably close next week. THE ALLEGED TREASURY FRAUDS. Supervisor Hawley on the Offensive— He Charges District Attorney Tenney with Attempting to Evade a Trial. Another move was made yesterday in the no- rious case of Sanborn, Hawiey and Vanderwer- ken, who are indicted on the charge of naving con- spired to defraud the government in connection with the Jegacy and succession taxes. jamin F, Tracy, counsel lor Supervisor Hawiey, appeared before Judge Benedict, in the United States Circuit Court, Chambers, Brooklyn, yester- day, and miade application for the discharge of Mr. Ben- jat defendant on his own recognizance or for the Mr. Tracy read a lengthy aM- He claimed that he bad he be- of the and that intention case, as promised, it was not the ents ander which he had been held to bail, De- ponent protested that he had never conspired ith Sanborn, and that in what he did he acted under instructions of the Secretary of the Treasury. In conclusion the affidavit submitted that this continual indictment of the defendant and holding him to bail upon indictments upon whieh he was never to be tried was oppressive and nnjust, and therefore he asked retief—that he be discharged or that nis bail be reduced. District Attorney Tenuey—I never saw this afMdavit. This is the first time [ have heard of it, Judge Benedict—Do you wish to reply? Mr, Kenney Yeu sit. verbally, now. Judge Benedict Qo Mr. Tracy)—Will you take a verbal reply to the allegations in the atidavitt ir. Iracy—Yes, sir; any staieinent of the District At- torney made officially. Y don't ask him to go on oath. Mr. Tenney—It Your Honor pivase, in thy matter he I desire I? 18 ABSOLUTELY FALSE, We have been as diligent as it is possible for men to be een to the Circuit Courtin five or six, times to have an him if he would arch to try this Mr. Tenney—No, sir, I don’t say that. T say we are we can get a judge and @ That is what I say and have said from’ the start. 6 are in earnest In this case. Judue Benedict—l understand this motion to be based pon two propositions—ono Is that there has been unu- sual delay, and that you have auswered; and another [ inderstand to be that you never do intend to try this indictment, This is the quesiion on which they Dress the motion upon me. If a man is held to bali on an in- dictment on which you do not intend to try— general understandingthat at the dumping ground Mr. Tenney (quickly)—That is entirely an ex parte the load should exactix measure a cuble yard: Ip | stament i donot consider Wat Lau callea upou here to answer that. I simply say— vy Judge Benedict (interrupting)—That is safficient. Mr. ‘Teaney—I simply say sales: It ia true we have ue we have certain ley, Vanderwerken janborn. WE LE id the courts ex! privileges and ve @ right to & uew for. the interests of 101 ution of this cuse satis! y to the government. dant has not —To that proposition the det ts with them, and when he does it is our privi- What we object to 1s Mr. 18 Hawley is an important puolic o! charged wit high and as been in the employ of the gov- icer, trial; apa it di to try another Grand Jury, 80 ON in every month ot the year, And is indictment willing’ to go hen he is going ti 1 they required to give excessive bail to the extent o $15,000, while the Vistrict uorney is, month ad month out, experimenting with ind{e whether he can procure one on which he ts willing The District Attorney omesses the charge We Make that he does not intend to ry these derendants upon the indictment that he now has against them and under which be required them to | give bail. Judge Benedict—I don't understand him to confess it. on't feel called upon to auswer. Mr. Tracy—Well, t hat’s A CONFESSION, because when a District Attorney has twice indicted a man and held him to bail, and has refused to remit the ause {0 @ Court that ‘could try him, and has called another Grand Jury, & motion is made on the ground Jury and has subpanaed the sam ury is to get another indictment, and then in the face of such a charge as that the District Attorney says, “I | simply don't feel called upon to say whether I” intend to | tr OF not,” that is a confession. r. Tenney—The speech of the gentleman is intended Judge Benedici—The motion is to discharge him on his wn recognizance. Mr. lenney—That is in Your Honor’s discretion. i pro- and most solemnly eurnestly against his being released on his own ri izance; and, yet, L admit it Is in Your Honor's dis- tion to do 80 as you will see fitin the Ua When is Case to the Dis. wanted a specdy trial. Had this case been remitted and ad the week been entirely occupied by bankrupte; 8 Would have been place parson than they are now, for then it le to get it back to the circuit until the Leaving it as itis and was at that time, in. provided ti oes That is AU I have to say Judge Benedict—I will take the papera 4-ll—44. Captare of an Old Established Policy Shop in the First Ward—A Large Haul of Policy Appurtenances, Yesterday afternoon, at five o'clock, Captain Van Duzer, accompanied by Detectives Levy and Dakin, ptured the books, slips and drawing of a well No. 31 Coenties slip. About a fortnight ago | Burnatt closed his place fora few days, being ap- | » | prehensive of a raid by the police; but a week ago | opened it and carried on the business secretly his customers having td pass through a porter | house, for the slips, When the police entered Burnatt- An outside man was Always looking out for the manure until June, 1878, when he got it | was found writing out policy slips, Among the from Captain Thorne; formerly it took two hours | documents were the drawings of Saturday, Marco to load & boat OF his, and under the present régime | 7, of the Shelby and Kentucky lotteries; a boat had sometimes waited six days before get- | also account vooks, found concealed under ting the manure. Witness denied, amid the | his desk; @ set of blackboards apd a Ger- laughter of the spectators, that Commissioner Cuarlick had any interest in the Farmer's Protec- tive eae of which the witness was the superin- wndent. He had paid no money to Captain Thorne, nor given him any presents; he nad not even treated a drinks, (Laughter.) At certain seasons man dream book, showitig lucky numbers, When | captured Burnatt laughed, put looked ve: When his books and slips were discovered. He ave his nown lor several years as a policy writer. locked up at the New street police station, blue profession ag a broker; put he has been Be 18 r. of the year the city ought to receive money for the | Kepper, who keeps the porter house where the manui other seasons it was not worth carry- | policy place was kept an ho is the brother of ing away on scows; alser a heavy rain the ex-Alderman of that name, called at the NO MANURE COULD BE GOT: ollce station last night and offered himself as pol Syere teen fod city might sell some jurnatt’s bail; but the Captain, ot anentea de- jonabdie figure. clined, Burnatt’s place was much frequented b; Anton Dickstetter said he atl all the dumping | negroes, ‘ ‘ , for Steinwa, gee was paid tor it by the book- keeper; he did not stop on the way to drink lager eer; he never spent the money on beer, but paid it € the foreman, (Laughter.) tichael Dandeg, an Italian, was examined, with the Md of an interpreter, and stated he was fore- man ¥t Newton Ureek last summer; he had forty Italtax under his charge, who were paid $2 8 day; tey did not give him any part of their wages; ‘ol Dowayar. Ronibaits ‘ab. of the Park a BREAKING A LAWYER'S LEG, Stephen J. Brady, who describes himself as a lawyer, was thrown out from a drinking saloon at No. 110 Chatham street while endeavoring to obtain money last evening, and, being under the influence drink, fell, breaking hus leg. He was taken to osvitel in an ambulance, ve myself of alt the rights that the law gives to me. (ess jury if I want it, and if I in my discretion, think it is necessar; it the government to have it. and tbat is precisely the posi- And I say now that I will have a grand jury every month in the year, If need be, for the prose- important Never be- tments to | e witnesses betore it, and that the object of that Grand THE CUBAN “STOWAWAYS."' Why Captain Desken Put Back to Havana and Delivered Up His Three e—What the Cubans Think About Giving Up the Unfortunate Refugees—What the Messrs. Alexandre Say—The Captain General's Secretary on Bokrd. Few late events have met with more general disapproval among nearly all classes of Americans than the voluntary surrender by Captain J, Deaken, of the steamship City of New York, of three unfor- tunate Cabans who had stowed themselves away in that vessel. Every impartial mindea man who was spoken to yesterday by the reporter thought that such needlessly oficious obseqaiousness to Spanish authority should bring the blush of shame to the cheeks of honest American tars, who love their fag and hate tyranny. A representative of the Heraxp called yesterday at the office of Messrs. F. Alexandre & Sons, No. 31 Broadway, agents of the New York and Mexican Mail Steamship line, to ascertain their views upon the action of Captain Deaken. Mr. Alexandre, Jr., handed the reporter a paper purporting to be the Captain’s report of his action in connection with putting the stowaways off the vessel. RBPORT OF THB CAPTAIN. Ateight A. M. hove up the anchor and proceeded nas of the harbor of Havana at twenty minutes pas ty when passing the Morro, three stowaways were re- ported by the second oftcer, and when ship was clear of the vessels in the entrance of the harbor turned round and put them in a fishing boat, which transferred en Ww the pot boat Loss of time about twenty min- a RerorTeR—Mr, Alexandre, why did Captain Deaken find It necessary to put these poor men ashore? Mr. ALEXANDRE, Jr.—The Havana Passenger law is very strict, and it imposes a heavy penalty jor taking passengers aboard any outward bound | veasel Withous passports. Our sbipping regula- | tlons are made out in conformity with the Spanish law, aud tue Captain was only in the execution of bts duty witle carrying out its decrees in putting the stowaways ashore, Mr. ALEXANDRE, Sr., said:—We wish to please everybody, if pussible, but cannot carry peo- ple who do not pay their fare, The Cap- tain of the steamer aid ois duty, and acted accord- ing to instructions in putting those men of the ship. Our company must keep from trouble with the Havana authorities. Aaa the Captain taken the meu with him neither he nor the ship could have gone back to Havana; the one would have been libelled and the other SENT TO THE CHAIN GANG, We had purser in times gone by who was accused of having connived at the escabe of onc or two persons trom the island. He dare never go back tisre, and goon after left our service, Perhaps Captain Deakeao might have been alittle more leni- eut but for THE CAPTAIN GENERAL'S SECRETARY being on board. He was there, aud must have seen the “stowaways,” therefore Captain Deaken was obliged to act sternly towards them. REPORTER—And should the presence of the Cap- tain General’s Secretary be the means of influenc- ing an American sailor to do an act that his con- science could not approve? Mr. ALEXANDRE—Well, no—that 1s to say—you see—in fact, the Secretary would have reported the matter had the “stowaways” been kept on board, and it would have made immense trouble and very regrettable hardships to us bad any other course been adopted. The reporter proceeded to the vessel, where he found Captain J. Deaken in his cabin, With two or three others, enstrouded in a dense fog of tobacco smoke, that argued a liveral consumption or prime *Conchas."’ REPORTER— Will you please state the circum- stances under which you gave up those three “stowaways”? who sougit reluge on your, ship ? Captain DEAKEN—I Was passing the Morro and close to it when the men were aiscovered. The pilot bad leit me inside the Mola, which is inside the guard ship, the latter being at the foot or the Morro. Jstoppedthe ship when outside of the ; harbor, to seaward from the Morro, In order to turn. The ship could not turn round in the nar- Tow passage between the sea and tne harbor. | There was uo marine, revenue or other Spanish | official on tue ship, excepting the Secretary of the Captain General, who was @ passenger. KEPORTER—Were you obliged to put off the men? Captain DzakeN—1 was, of course, obliged to do 80, or get five years in the chain-gang upon my re- turn to Cuba, and I’m not inclined to undergo that punishment to please all the newspapers tn the country. RerorTeR—How did you know about the men? Captain VkakgX—Ihe second officer first drew My attention to them. They seemed to belong to the middie class of society, being. Trespectably \ dressed and of good appearance. They were try- ing to get away from the drait, There was a fish- ing boat near by, She was halied, aud came along- side to receive them. None of the ship’s boats were lowered. 1 paid nothing to the fishing boat for receiving them. RErorTER—Will you not feel some qualms of con- Science if these poor men should be shot? Captain DrakEN—Not a damped bit. U did my duty and have nothing to fear. I was in Cuban waters wher the men were discovered, and Idid ‘rac; done 60 1 lightest objection. The District Atto: can have | Tight to turr them over. Had I not do pied eee aenoaaematine ae oo fury Loe month in the yea he wishes | Should havegone to the chain-gang in Havana, Haadauhecerns Wiebeeu examined tia ietacias ne) |/ oe Ce mond of our busines “how "many | where all tle newspaper prate in Christendom tad cogut aman coder Wee: Bod war oat he Frand Juries he | has | or what he does with | could do meno good. Aud I tell you when they ¥ Be pe Hened.|isuore (tee Ne unless he proposes to affect have a ielicw in those Ouban chain-gangs tuey know how te treat nim. REPORTER—Don’t you think the flag should cover all those wh) are under it? Captain DzaKgeN—Not a bit of it. When any man ets aboard of a vessel as those men did he couid & taken right out at once Irom under the Ameri- can flag. Taey might have been criminals instead of political jerngpess and if they had remained on board | might have resigned my position, which will not sult me to do just yet. It is not true that | any one paid me either four or six ounces or other | sain to come on here on the last or any other voy- | age. 1 HAVE NEVER TAKEN ANY STOWAWAYS from the island. If these poor fools had been Smarter it might be otherwise with them. ‘they | sung out too soon. They otece to have kept still | a white longer. They are to blame for that—no- | body else. If 1 wanted to steal men from Cuba | they could have been brought along, but tuat sort of thing aon’t suit my line of business, and I'll tell you right here that no one on board felt more sym- | pathy for tuoge “chaps” as they went over the side than 1 did; but sometimes duty and interest do not harmonize with one’s sympathy. Captain Deaken is an American, and says he | hoisted the flag on the steamer Star oi the West, against which the first shot in our late rebellion Was fired trom old Fort Sumpter. ya Thorne did not use ae dumping ground at Stanton Saaritad oan BPR as Oe a tae ne gd tae ’ * street except for the reason tuat the Board of “ele a formed = ant y e 4 | believes that the District Attorney. di not THE OCEAN BANK INVESTIGATION. Health would probably object to it; he saw no | Joy io lMtty the causes that he? has ealbed | Adjournment of the Committee—Only One Side Heard Thus Far. The sub-committee of the Committee on Banking and Currency of the House of Representatives, who have been in session in this city for the past | few days, yesterday hela a meeting, at whicha | large number of witnesses were examined. Tne } session was, as usual, held in secret. The mem- | bers of the press, who called upon the committee wer | {.. | for information a3 to the proceedings, were in- | formed that the closed door system had been adopted pecause the testimony thus far was ail one sided, and, if publisued, would be damaging to Many gentiemen prominent in the community, Who might be able toset themselves rignt when their turn came to testify. It nas leaked out, notwithstanding the refusal | of the committee to hold the sessions in public, i that the evidence given up to the present is of the | utmost importance to the stockholders of tne | bank. It ie aileged, indeed, that certain officers of | the bank, by collusion with certain parties in Wall street, made ail the necessary arrangements ior having the bank closed up at @ particuiar time, and that these arrangements were all per- fected months previous to the time when the bank was really closed, Among other features of the arrangements it is alleged that the testi- mony shows that Davis was decided upon as a | referee trom the first day the conspiracy was ree solved upon, and that to make tbe conspiracy a | Success it Was found necessary to secure the oficial assistance oi a prominent and well known | oiicial of the government at Washington, If these | allegations prove to be true the report of the com- | mittee will doubtiess be well worth reading. The ptain; | known policy dealer, named Rawlins H. Burnatt, | committee leit this city last evening or Washing- ton. THE FREETHINKERS' CONVENTION, | Pacther Measares for the Prosecution of the Police Comm mers for Their Interference with the Workingmen and Free Speech. | ‘The trade union delegations, recently organized | under the auspices of the German Freethimkers’ Union, for the purpose of proceeding against the Police Commissioners, on account of the Tompkins square clubbing, to insure their impeachment and removal from office, held ® meeting at the ‘Turn Hall, in Fourth street, last night. Some | action Was taken to raise funds for the prosecu- tion of the work, and a sub-committee submitted | a report, stating that the material for the prep- aration of the complaints a; t the Folice | Commissioners, to be preierred against them be- Jore the Mayor and Grand Jury, is in the hands of @ prominent lawyer, who is to report at the next meeting. It was also reported that printed letters denouncing the action and conduct ol the Police Commissioners in the Tompkins square affair have been addressed to each member of Congress trom this city, te each member of the State Senate and Assembly from this city, to each member of the boards of Aldermen and Assistant peptone and, in addition 4 Carl Schurz; also to Presi Dix, Mayor Havemeyer and