The New York Herald Newspaper, May 15, 1874, Page 4

4 CONGRESS A Second Finance Bill Passed | the Ssnate. DEPRECIATION OF GREENBACKS Successful Manipulation by the | Inflationists. ‘The Day of Redemption Further Postponed. WasuINeTon, May 14, 1874. At eleven o’clock the President pro tem. called the Senate to order, and directed that the roll be called to ascertain if @ quorum were present. Bat thirteen Senators answered to their names. Mr. WixDoM, (rep.) of Minn., said the Committee on Appropriations had permission to sit during the session of the Senate, and that accounted for the absence of the members thereof irom the Senate Cnamber. Mr. HAMLIN, (rep.) of Me., said there were many Senators in the building, undoubtedly, but en- gaged in their committee rooms. The Cuair (Mr. Carpenter) read from the rule fortidding the transaction of any business with- outa querum, and said his attention was called to the absence of so many Senators at the hour of meeting yesterday ; hence his course to-day. Mr. SAULSBURY, (dem.) of Del., moved that When the Senasg sdjourn to-day it be to meet at twelve o'clock to-morrow. ‘The Cyan decided that no motion was in order except for adjournment, Mr. CHANDLER, (rep.) Of Mich., made that mo- ton, but, at the request of several Senators, he withdrew it and moved a call of the Senate. ‘The roli was again calied and forty Senators an- awered, being a quorum. ‘The Caarn directed that the journal of yesterday be read. ‘Mr. BocTWRLL, (rep.) Of Mass., from the Com- mittee on Commerce, reported with amendments tue bill to relieve sips and vessels from the pay- ment of compulsory pilot tees in certain cases. Placed on the calendar. Mr, BUCKINGHAM, (rep.) of Conn., from the Com. mittee on Commerce, reported favorably on the pone oS tae ecb rc to the biocesgg | of the | Buuppl mmissiovers act, approved June 7, THE DIPLOMATIC BILL. Mr. GorDON, (dem.) of Ga., from the Committee on Commerce, reported on the House bill to amend section 19 of the act of August 18, 1856, to Tegulate the diplomatic and consular service ot the United States so as to provide that certain consular officers should not be absent from their post ior a longer period than ten days at one ume Without permission previously obtained of the President, and that compensation should not be allowed ior any sch absence except im case of. sickness, The bill roposed also forbids diplomatic or consular of- oers from corresponding in regard to the public affairs oi any foreign government with any private Person, newspaper or periodical, or, without the consent of the secretary of State previously ob- tained, to recommend any person for any employ- ment of trust or profit under the government of the country in which they mal peed ask ‘oF aocept say invor, ome or title of any kind. a comumittee Was discharged from farther consideration of the Dil. Mr. ConoveR, (rep.) of Fla., Introduced s resolu- tion requesting toe President to tranemit to the | Serate, if not Incompatibie with the public inter- | est, copies of the correapondeuce tn relation to the | arrest of F. A. Dockery authorities. over, THE FINANCE QUESTION, The morning hour having expired the Senate Tesumed the consideration of the Finance bill, the ding question being au amendment of Mr. rz - a (fep.) of lowa, to strike out “fifty per | cent” as the proportion of legal tenders to be re- | tired a8 new bal bank notes are issued, and insert in lieu thereo! “twenty-five.” Mr. WasHBURN, (rep.) Of Mass., inquired of the . (Mr. Sherman) if it was the intention of the Finance Committee to compel the govern- | ‘ment also to retain @ portion of its gold in reserve | ‘with the view to resuming specie payment. | ‘Mr. SHERMAN, (rep.) of Obio, replied in the nega- tive, and said such a course would be usciess un- | eas’ the government had surplus revenues, which ‘unlortunztely was not the case now. UNCERTAINTY CONTINCED. Mr. Wasesvxn said, in his opinion, the govern- ment shovid take @ step in the same direction as that uired of national banks. In liste: wo the discussion he had been struck with the differ- | ence of opinion existing among the Senators from | ali sections. if he could become satistied that tt | Would be to the interest of the country that the | Circulation of national banks should be done away with and the government issue all the currency, he would say jet the national banks be laid aside. He would inform the committee in all fairness that he had serious doubts as to the effect this bill | would have a the country. He ieared that its passage would create greater uncertainty tin that nging over the country at the present tume, and probably ine nation is better off as it is now tuan it would be after the passage or this bill. As to whether iis effect would be expansion or con- traction depended very much upon the number of banks organized under it. He did not think the bill Was of such @ nature as to induce the orgapiza- tion 01 mauy new banks. Bonds are now worth 116, but by Waiting two and a half years they Gan be obtained at par under the ninth section of the | Dill; theretore he thought it pronable that they { | | | Hitcucock, Ingalis and West with which they wore to be redeemed to four and cent, tors aiall know that hearing thse rate of could not be ‘sold at par ip coin, Mr. ALLISON, (rep.) of Towa, said he had voted with the majority, and he did not believe that yor would depreciate the ereenbacks. He believed that by 1578, the time named in the bill, the four and a half per cent bonds would be at par in gold. He believed that tour sad @ half per cent bonas now would bring par ia gold were tt not for the act that there were $170,000,000 of five per cent bonds yet und! ot course noone would purehase those at a lower rate of interest when others of @ higher rate could be obtained. of N. C., submitted an of a substitute, provid- Bt and cancellation of all na tes alter July 1, 1875, and Grecting the Secretary of the Treasury to issue in place 0! every $100 national bank notes eo cancelled $100 i emonvenks, which shall be used either for the redemption of the public debt or the payment of current expenses oi the government; repealing all laws imposing @ tax on State banks greater than that now im Op national banks; pro- onlmzarte may be past Eusites States Sate ol vr 1D and that aiter January 1, 1877, United States notes may be exchanged lor ten year five per cent goid bonda, and that the Secretary of the Treasury may reissue notes so exchanged; that after Janu- ary 1, 1878, United States notes shall be redeemed in coin, apd for that purpose 000,000 in gold and sliver coin shall be annually reserved trom the surplus revenues of the United States to prepare Jor specie resumption ; or if the sugplus revenues are not suMicient to aliow this amouat to be re- served the Secri im order to supply the ai $100,000,090 of five per year tonal gar ot tae United —, ourrency o! States shall be im silver coin and de- CONKELING in thi eo wok quired if that amendment was Ir. The CHarn replied it was under the new rule-re- oo ted, although it was an amendment in the ree. MORRILL, (rep.) of Vt., raised the point of Mr. order against the substitate of Mr. Merrimon that it was a revenue bill, as it pro) 1d to reduce the tax on bonds and algo provided for the payment of fity per cent o! the customs duties in United States notes thereivre could not frst be considered by the Senate. ‘Tue CHalR overruled the point of order. NATIONAL BANK RESERVES. At the request of Mr. EDMUNDS, (rep.) of Vt., Mr. Conkling withdrew his amendment to permit bim to offer one requiring national banks to keep on hand # sum equal to one-half their circulation, to be held and used only tor the redemption 0! such Circulation. Mr. CONKLING then renewed his amendment, with @alight change in the phraseology, but the Chair it ag out of order now. After a lengthy debate upon the decision of the Chair and points of order, Mr. MoRTON, (rep.) Of 10d., saia 1t was very well for Senators who thought they understood points of order and had made a study of that subject to have an opportunity of airing their learning. (Laughter.) Mr. EDMUNDS withdrew his amendment, and that of Mr. Conkling’s then being in order, it was re- Jected—yeas 27, nays 20. The question then peing on Mr. Merrimon’s sub- stitute St Was rejected—yeas 8, nays 40—Messrs, Alcorn, Cooper, Dennis, Gordon, Hamilton of Per gen: McCreery, Merrimon end Ransom voting in affirmative. Mr. WaicHt then moved to insert the word “sball” instead of “may” in the clause authoriz- ing the Secre' ‘Of the Treasury to reissue United States notes redeemed after July vided in the ninth section. Agreed to—veas 25, nays 14. ‘THE REISSUR OF GREENBACKS, Mr. MORRI tollows :—*‘And the Secretary of the Treasary shail reissue the United States notes so received, or, if they are cancelled, shal! issue United States notes to the same amount either to purchase or redeem the public debt at par in coin or to meet the cur- rent paymenés for public service.” This amendment was rejected without a division. THE REDISTRIBUTION PLAN REJECTED. Mr. CONKLING again offered the amendment for the withdrawal of $48,000,000 irom those States having an excess of the nauional bank circulation and the redistribution thereoi to those States hav- Jess than their proportion. 18 was rejected by a vote of 18 yeas to 23 nays, 88 follows :— Yuas—Mesars. Anthony, Boutwell, Buckingham, Conk- ling, Cooper. Davis, Edmunds, Fentov, Hamuiton of Mary- land, Hamlin, Jones, Morrill of Vermont, Sargent, Schurz, Scott, Sherman, 1hurman and Washburn—ik Nays—Messrs. Alcorn, igre Carpenter, Ulayton, Dennis, Perry of Michigan, Goldthwaite, Hager, Harvey, Morton, ‘ogiesby, Pattcreoa, Fra Kausey" Massom ortol 9 by ,, Ransom, indom ‘and , Ste Taran speticer, Sprague, ‘iipton, Wi Messrs. Bayard, Chandler, Sauisbury, pes cy Frelinghuysen, and Morrill of Main ‘Who would Nave voted for a substitute, were paire With Messrs. Gordon, ne Boreman, Do! rsey, who would have voted against it. ‘The bill was then reported to the Senate, and amendments made in Committee of the Whole were concurred in. Mr. BUCKINGHAM moved an amendment to the ninth section, so ag to provide, if a holder of any bonds issued in exchange for United States notes should del payment thereof beiole the expira- tion of fifteen years, the Secre of the Treasur; shall pay the principal m United States notes ani the accumulated interest in coin, Rejected, Mr. ScorT, (rep.) of Pa., moved to strike out twenty-five per Cent as theamount of the United State notes to be retired and insert forty per cent um lieu thereot Rejected, ‘THE PINANCE BILL PASSED. The bill waa then reaaa third time and passed— yeas 25, nays 19—as follows:— ‘Xxas—Messrs. Alcorn, Allison, Carpenter, Clay- ton, Dennis, Ferryot ilonipan, Golaewsives Harvey, Howe, Johnston, Logan, McCreery. Merrimon, Mitchell, Oglesty, Patterson, Pratt, Ramsey. mm, Spencer, Sprague, Tipton, Windom and Wright—25. Nays—Messrs, ae een Boutwell, Backingham, Conkling, Cooper, Davis, Edmunds, Fenton, er, Hasntiton ot Maryland, Hamlin, Jones, Morrill of Ver- Mont, Sargent, ccou, Sherman, Stewart, Sburman and Washbura—19. PAIRED, Messrs. Gordon, Boremap, Conover, Brownlow, Ingalis, Morton, Pease West, who would have | voted ior the bill, were paired with Bayard, Sauls- bury, ndier, Ferry, of Connecticut, Freling- would wait til that time betore organizing new banks. Agam, he had no doupt there were | banks all over the country which would be willing to surrender their circulation, recetve their bonus | and ceil them and wait tli January, 1877, when | they couid obtaim them at par. Congress could | not afford to do anything which wonld leave any | uncertainty. The business o! the country felt that | Congress was pledged to travel 10 tue direction of specie resumption, but in such @ Manner as not to | break down business, He did not want any back- | ward step taken. ADOPTION OF WRIGHT'S AMENDMENT. A Vote was then taken on Mr. Wright's amena- ment, and it was agreed to—yeas 82, nays 24—as follows :— Yuas—Messrs. Alcorn, Allison, Bogy, Boremai Cameron, Ci Jayton, Conover, vebnis, Lorse nter, UI Ferry of Mhetivan Gilbert, Uoldthwaiie, Gordon, Har: | Yey. Hitencock, Johnston, Logan, McCreery, Merrimon, | Mitchell, Morton, Oglesby, Patterson, Pratt, Ramsay, Hovertaon, spencer, tupton, West, Windom and Wright— Nays—Messrs, Anthony, Bayard, Chandler, Conklin; Cooper, Davis, Kamunda, fenton, Fi in, Hage: Hamuton ot Missouri, Hamilton of Texas, Hamlin, Hows Morrill of Maine, Morrill of Vermont, eut, Sauls: Vary, schurz, Scott, Sherman, Stewart, Thurman and | Wastiburn—s, Messrs. Lewis, Brownlow, Ingalls, Norwood, Ransom, Spragde and Pease, ny would have Yoted in the affirmative, were paired with Messrs. Buckingham, Ferry (Conn.), Frelinghuysen, Kelly, Stockton, Boutweil and Wadleigh, who would have voted in the negative. yesterday cond Mr. CHANDLER said he gavo notice if the amendment just adopted showld be be would move to lay the bill on the table. He saw no use iu Wasting time now, and thereiore made that Motion, hejected—yeas 19, nays 36. AMENDMENTS MADR. Mr. WRIGHT, (rep.) of 1owa, mo inserting im the sixth line o1 the ‘words, “dn ene the hj volu! thereof at any prior to such isaac so that the clause would read, “And within thirty days aiter circuiating’ notes to the amount of $1,000,000 shail trom time | to time be issued to national banking associations | under this act in excess of the highest outstand- ing volume thereof at any time prior to such issue, | 1t Bhail be the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury Secbasanonee of vo yer Fseaten notes equal -tive per centum of circulating not \ssued,” he. ‘is ae Agreed to—yeas 30, nays 22. | Mr. Wrigut moved to amend by striking ont five ‘per cent as the rate of interest which ponds is. | sued to redeem present Unived States notes after | January, 1877, whould bear, and insert in lieu thereot jour and a hait per cent. Agreed to—yeas 82, nays 16, He Moved to strike out fifteen years as the time wi suct bonds should be redeemed in coin | end insert in iieu thereo! ten years. | Agreed to—yeas 31, nays 16, | TIME OF REDEMPTION NED. He then moved to strike out Juiy 1, 1877, as the | hen United States notea may be redeemed | in bonds above mentioued an e = Saly 1, 1978. insert in lieu Agreed to without a division. | WITHDRAWAL AND REDISTRIBUTION, Mr. CONKLING, (rep.) of N. Y., moved to strike out all alter the enacting Clause and insert in lieu thereot the bilfreporied wa the Finance Committee on February 3 providing for the withdrawai | of national bank currency irom those States hay- ing an excess to the extent of $46,000,000 instead ‘of $25,000,000, the sum named in that bili, and tne Tedisiribution of that amount to those States hay- ing less than their tion. He said that unde: Uns bill a jarge amount would be taken (rom New York, but he would rather have it go than see tn- flation. He noped this substisute be adopted aud the financtal trouble be settled. Mr. BUCKINGHAM, (rep.) Of Conm., said adoption of the substitute would take a large the | amount irom his State, bat the bul with the amendments just adopted. Mr. SHERMAN the majority = by its | action, had depreciated the greenbacks. They had | ut OF the time when they might be redeemed to he would prefer it baal | ite | Union Grounds, | On the Union Grounds, huysen, Morrill of Maine, i a and Wadleigh, who would have voted aging Mr. Howe, (rep.) of Wis., introduced a bill to authorize the settiement of the claims o! the sev- eral States ior five per cent of the value of the In- dian reservations, Referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Mr. CONKLING moved that the Senate adjourn, Temarking that giory enough bad been achieved for one day, whicn was agreed to, and, at a quarter past six, tue Senate adjourned. OUR NATIONAL GAME. A Miserable Contest Between the Mu- tual and Boston Clubs, The largest number of spectators seen on a ball field in this vicinity this season assembled on the Union Grounds yesterday aiternoon to witness the third game of the championship series between the Mutuals of this ctry and the Rea Stockings of Bos- ton. At first the betting, which was spirited, was | withdraw nis resignation. A few of the members 100 to 30 in favor of the visitors, but it afterwards changed off to 100 to 45 and 60, The New Yorkers took the lead in the heid it with ease till the sixth inning, when poor pay on the part of Nelson, Remsen, Allison, Carey, tthews and Bard assisted by some batting, gave the as? five runs when they shonid have been bianked. Muf after muff followed in quick succession on both sides until the contest degenerated into @ miserable farce. In the seventh inning Hatfeid came in to snort stop, Neilson went to centre field and Remsen to leit, ‘This tuals several runs. Both plichers were yery effective until the jast inning, and then the boys seemed to get the swing oi Matthews and hit him for fourteen total bases, White m: a clean home rum and G. Wright, McVey and each a three-baser, Then the Mutusis pi 0 Je steam, Carey, Hatheid, Burdock and Matchews hitting clean and getting in six runs, three of which were earned. nt Remsen cropped two easy fly balls, Nelson two, and Leonard, of the Boston, missed a coupic. Appended is the score:— eR POA | Player HB POAR 1 *. x q ri nght, TOES wlgitins 00108 2 011 2 Reison, S126 2230 9 Btart, ib O91B O18 $ O43 4 Garey O..3 3 be 3 3210 2 Hatteld, 1. Pizgiag $24.0 2 Burdock, g2331 3 410 0 2 Allison, & 292817 Hall, 2°20 0 Remsen, Lisgg Schaffer, db../. 1 1 5 1 2 Matthews, p...1 10 3 4 Totals,.......20 167 8 Maa an Clube, 1a. "he Sth, 9th. Bos o $8 8 Oo 614 Wau . 0 0 014 oO 4 om uns earn Bonton, 5; Mutual, 3. First base & rrors of opponents— Boston, 13; Mutaal, Time of gamoe—1wo hours and thirty-five minutes. Umpire—Mr. Swandell, The Flyaways and the Jaspers. A Weil contested game was played yesterday be- | tween the Flyaways, of this city, and the Jaspers, of Manhattan College, on the grounds of the latter, Those who came to witness the game numbered 1,200, Manhattanville, Garmansville and Harlem being well represented. The game commenced at about half-past three and closed about hall-past five, with a victory for the Jaspers, which caused considerable excitement among the spectators, Who anticipated a different result, as the members of both clubs were unequally matched in age. The Jaspers were victors by @ score of 16 to 12 Base Bail Notes. To-day the Atiantics play the Bostons on the To-morrow the Mutuais play the Bostons agam er aad bad reduced tha intareat on the bonds | lyD, play a eld nine at Prospect Park, i —_— | ‘The Bxecutive Committee Grand Army of tho 4, 1878, a8 pro- | of Vermont, moved to strike out | the clanse in the ninth section just amended, as | |. upon petition of a majority of the property owners, NEW YORK CITY. Florence Ueble, Ofty years of age, committed sui- | cide yesterday bd; No, | | 19s odiancay riy 4 SARAR. 90 BOE residence, Republic will meet at hall-past seven this evening, at Nos. 18 and 20 St, Mark's place, to make arrangements for Decoration Day. OfMcer Nelson, of the Twenty-second precinct, ‘was overcome by the heat yesterday afternoon while standing at the corner of Forty-ninth street and Eleventh avenue. He was remo’ to Belle- vue Hospital, oo Detective Heidelberg, of the Central Office, arrested Leopold Danbelser last evening, on & Warrant issued by Justice Flammer charging him with having obtained goods under faise pretences trom J. Newton, of No. 821 Broadway. Professor Kodemly will lecture this evening in Association Hell on “The Exiles in Siberia.” Sev- eral years passed among them enabies the lecturer to speak intelligently and interest! of sue ule of banishment in that land of ice snow. Wiljam Newberry, forty-one years of age, anda native of Engiand, accidentaily fell overboard from the steamship Aregon, at No. 18 East River, and was ciowhed. e body was subse- quently recovered and Coroner Eickhof notified. John Gilmartm, a sailor, twenty-eight years of age, born in Ireland, died in Bellevue Hospital from injuries to the head and face received some days ago by failing irom a @t the corner of berry and Clinton streets. Ooroner Eicki wok charge Of the case and will hold an inques! ‘Thomas Harkins, twenty-rour yoeare of age, yes- terday afternoon fell mto the dock from the pier foot of Kigneh street, East River, and was drowned. The body was subsequently recovered and removed to the late residence oi deceased, No, 119 avenue D, where Coroner Woiltman will bold an inquest. Last evening the Central OMce detectives made araidon Mike Murray’s gambling house, at the corner of Broadway and Eighth street, end ar- reated the proprietor and five men who were play- mg. Tue ec hi were locked up at headquar- ters and be taken to the Tombs Police Court this morning. The body of an unknown woman. far advanced in decomposition, was yesterday afternoon found floating in the dock foot of Tnirty-fourth street, East River. Deceased wore a biack alpaca dress and black shawl. The remains were sent to the M e and Coroner Eickhof notified. ‘The Kept for several days for identafication. Coroner Eickhoff was yesterday called tq hold an inquest on the body of Charles Schiott, a German, forty years of age, who died in Bellevue Hospital from the effects ot injuries received about tnree weeks ago by falling from his wagon while driving through Second svenue. Deceased, who was & grocer, lived in First street, near First avenue. About eight o’clock yesterday morning James Finnerty, three and @ half years of age, whose psrents live at No. 760 renth avenue, while playing at an upper window during the absence of his mother, opened the blinds ana fell to the pave- ment, thus recelving injuries which resulted in death three hours si quently, Coroner Woltman was notified. Rev. Abraham J. Ryan, the poet priest, lec- tured last evening before the Catholic Union at the Church of St. John the Evangelist, Fiftieth street and Madison avenue. He commenced by quoting from the eighteenth chapter of Matthew, “He that will not hear the Ohurch let him be to thee as the heathen and the publican.” And from this text he urged the existence of but one true Charch, the supremacy of that Church and its in- falubluty. The reverend lecturer was listened to with the utmost attention for over an hour by a highly intelligent audience, A law, recently signed by the Governor, author- izes the Commissioner of Public Works to improve Worth street, from Broadway to Chatham square, and the streets intersecting Worth street at the Five Points. Commissioner Van Nort is having ecifications prepared to pave them with granite block pavement, and the work will be put in hand Bt an early day. These streets have for a long | Ume been in a very filthy condition, because, un- Ger the charter, ey could not be paved except b. me as ay nate be eetnen for the pave- ni yy Buch special aut as 1s granted b, the law reierred to. ' bi i ‘The billiard match between Cyrille Dion and Maurice Daly tor $1,000 @ side will be played this ly part of the game and | change Was @ poor one and cost the Mu- | Rourk | evening in Tammany Hall. During the past two orthree weeks both men have been practising very steadily at their respective rooms, rill bas not been playing a8 well at practice as Mn = Tice, for the latter played 600 points up Jast nig ht and averaged over 20, Cyrille has been do- ing pretty good, nt, work, averaging about 8% to 9% and feels like plaving. ‘There is considerable money invested on the game, and nearly all atevens. In some instances fining odds have been laid on both men, but as a rule the bettingiseven. The game is 600 points up, and will be played ona five by ten Collender standard table, according to the laws ol the International Tournament. BROOKLYN. There were 198 deaths in Brooklyn during the week ending May 9. Of this number 73 were chil- dren under the age of five years, Annie McNiff, the divorced wife of Stephenson, Who she attempted to shoot on last Friday, was committed to jail to await the action of the Grand Jury by Justice Riley yesterday. The Health Board met yesterday and resolved that no permits to keep milch cows, to be fed on distillery swil!, shall hereafter be issued. A very extensive swill muk business is now carried on in Saturday evening concerts will be commenced at Prospect Park, near the Lake, on May 30, The aggregate cost of the concerts last year was $4,278. Proieasor Couterno will wieid the baton this season as usual. An extra effort is being made to complete the foundation of the new Thirteenth regiment armory, 80 as to Rarer of the laying of the corner stone Of said building by Governor Dix, who will review the Second division on the 28th inst, The democratic leaders have determined not to contest the right of Comptroller Schroeder to of the Common Council are in favor, nowever, of contesting the matter at the next meeting of the Common Council. The, Commissioners of Charities contend that they cannot act upon the resolution of the Board of Supervisors, instructing them to postpone the ayment of salaries, &c., and expend the bali Bi see neg the fiscal year) in ine pure ea Orne visions for the poor. They would be liable to be — they claim, for misappropriating. the an Patrick Cook, captain of the canal boat C. M. Felt, disappeared from his vessel on the 11th or April. Yesterday afternoon his body was found foating im the Gowanus Canal, It was stated that the Cap- tain had become greatly reduced and had been obliged to subsist for some time on bread and water, and the belief is he committed suicide. He bad received a letter from his wile, in Philadei phia, stating that she was also destitute, STATEN ISLAND. A petition of the taxpayers of Richmond county in tavor of retaining the present Board of Health. and to whicn is appended some 600 signat bas been forwarded to Governor Dix. The petivioners Pe A a tie will not sign the bill to abolish the ‘The Real Estate Association and the taxpayerd of Edgewater have nominated Thomas Lisle for Alderman of the Eighth ward, and Mr. Brockman, of the Clifton Brewery, for Alderman of the Sixth ward, to be voted for on Tuesday next. At the last meeting of the Board of Aldermen Mr. James & een of the Sixth ward resigned his posi- It has been & general subject of complaint on Staten Island that taxation has been materially increased of late years in consequence of the diMm- culty of collecting taxes from non-resident erty owners. Senator King during the recent ses- sion of the Legislature succeeded in procuring the passage of @ bill simtiar to that for Weste! jer county, which authorizes the County Treasurer to nell the property of such delinquents at once for unpaid taxes as s00N as the collectors make their return: ‘and the Supervisors Lave passed a reso- inet jirecting such action to be taken imme- diately. ’ Grave complaints are made regarding the filling up of the Swash Ohannel. This important channel isin the lower bay, between Hoffman Isiand and and the Namneless, of Brook: | the south peach. Every day a namber of mud scows are towed down to make deposiis of mnd | about thirty eet, The e! and filth dredgea from the New York slips, each scow dep irom 80 to 100 tons of matter. Tue channel was formerly ning feet deep at ebb tide and bavuzable for schooners and other small crait, but now has a depth of only Ove feet at low wator, and vessels endeavoring 10 pasa through are {re- quentiy grounded, [i the scows are aliowed to continue these deposits the Swash Channel is lk@ly to soon become impassable. Residents along the south beach propose tO make Complains to the Harvor Commisswuvers, as the shad fisning there nas been spoiled in consequence of the deposits. WESTCHESTER COUNTY. seeumerterrernnee A scaffold gave way on Third avenue, near 166th street, Morrisania, yesterday afternoon, precip- tating John Denninger, aged thirty-four; Cyrus Griffin, agea forty, and Elma Griffin, ason of the latler, aged six, to the pavement, & distance of ‘aged in paint tained «broken leg, esiaes ing, sustained s broke! fatto, Dis spinaltcolumn, injured. His boy, whom he had allowed to get on tne scaffold a few mo- iments previously, received injuries o/ an internal e 1a tal, while Denninger escaped with hi bruised. Patrolman Michael safferers to be removed to their homes, where they received immediate surgical assistance, The biM making a Board of Excise for West- chester county, and which has just become a law through receiving the Executive signature, ia being indignantly denounced by the demveracy throughout the county. The new Board 1s com- posed of three commissioners, appointed by the County J who are to hold office jor a term of years, @nd as the present judiclal incumbent is a repadlican, his appointees. already selected, are of the same political household of faith. Accord- ingly, the democrats are in “high dudgeou” over the “radical rum machine” being once more set in motion for the purpose of controlling local elec- tuons, to the end that republican rule se per- petogies, im ther midst, Senator Robertson and jpeaker Husted are accused of being sponsors for the objectionable proa AN UNSAFE BUILDING. + A Falling Edifice on Broadway—Scare im the Great Thoroughfare—A Wall Which Should Never Have Been Put Up=The Structure To Be Torn Down— ‘Who Is Responsible? » For some time, especially since several small shanties on Broadway, near Houston street, have been in course of demolition, the large four story butlding No. 698 Broadway has been considered in & somewhat unsafe condition. Yesterday, how- ever, matters came to a climax when one of the district inspectors, named McGunness, of the De- partment or Buildings, reported to Chief Adams that the building was in a dangerous condi- tion, This was about twelve o’clock, and shortly alter Superintendent Matsell sent a number of policemen from the Fourteenth precinct to look after the matter. It was apparent to‘any one from even a cursory view that the building was ail of what it was reported to be, The immense side wall, stretching from Broadway to Crosby street, looked in a ricketty state, and in some por- tions bulged out as if threatening at any moment to give way. It was also apparent that the orig- inal building of the wall had been done in a disgracefully loose manner. There were portions of 1%, extending some feet in length, where the bricks had actually been put on top of each other without cement, and lay together with wide seams between them. In other por- tions these bricks had bulgedso that they were nearly falling out of their places. For some days since the demolishing of the shanties next door has been going on large joists have been placed against the wall to support it, and yet the pressure is such that these immense beams bend under the weight of the wailwhtch tareatened to fall in spite of them. Each hour this pressure on the supporting joists seems tobe getting worse and jaotion. the danger eater, The danger rs to ve great ‘on. the Broadway aid where during the day the i{ront wall to the extent of an inch and gave way. @ half, so that at present there is a fissure some twoor three inches wide between the front and the main wall. One of the first things done yes» terday was to place a ii joist to support the front and keep it from falling out. The side wall has thus far given way to euch an extent that on the fourth floor there is fissure of about two inches between the flooring and the plaster, and this seam is getting wider, showing that in spite Of the joists the side wall ts giving way. When the police arrived on the ground yesterday ‘they forbade all passage of vehicles on Broadway opposite tne building m danger. The annoyance caused by this was very great, as all manner of carriages, stages and trucks had to pass'up and down Prince and Houston streets. continued until half-past two in the afternoon, when, a cor- don having been established round the bui'ding front, travel was resumed on Broadway. In the meantime the various tenants of the ouilding were DOtified of its condition, and they moved out very speedily, These were W. J. Van der Roest, dealer in ostrich and fancy feathers, third and fourth floors; Solomon Meyer, hats, second floor, and J, Collyer & Co., carriages, ground floor. When in- formed of how vad things were the tenants moved *| out with remarkable alacrity and without making the slightest objection. The owner of the ‘“‘Ku- Teka concert saloon in the pasement said, how- ever, that he would stay until he was put out, and he still occupies his premises, Some dan; ‘was apprehended on the Crosby street end of building, but this did not seem tobe realized except by the police which kept guard there. During tne ailernoon epee nt Adams, of the Depart. ment of Buildin; arrived on the scene, and ordered his inspector, McGinness, to have more Joists placed against the main wail, which was in most imminent danger of falling. Five laborers were obtained, and 8 far as the sawing of the lumber wag concerned all went well, bat when It came to putttt condition of things and quietly walked away, re- fusing to work under a failing wall. Matters still remain in the same condition at present. The main trouble set to be that di- rectly the foundation of the old building next door is removed to make way for a Dew structure there will be no further support for the main wall ol the dangerous building and it must inevitably come down, so that the condition of the edifice actually pd any bullding operations next door, ‘ne only means believed to be possible is to pull the unsafe building down at once. This courses Superintendent Adams says, will be taken. The building No, 598 Broadway is owned by Wood Brothers, carriage builders, and the walls are said to be the same that were injured by the fire which destroyed the inside building nine years ago. A considerable loss wiil be entailed upon the owner by the pulling down of the edifice, Police- men continued to guard the spot all night. Crowds were congregated all day iooking on the scene. The matn question is, Who is responsible for the erection of such a builaing? THE BUFFALO BUILDING DISASTER, BUFFALO, May 14, 1874, Emily Golley, a German girl, aged fourteen years, died this morning from injuries received by the fail of McArtbur’s building on Monday, making the third victum. THE HUDSON BIVER RAILROAD CASUALTY, The Engineer Released on Bail, Patrick McGuire, in charge of the dummy engine ‘which on Tuesday evening ran over and fatally crashed Charles Schick at the corner of Fourteenth street and Tenth avenue, was yesterday released by Coroner Elckhof on giving $1,000 bail. The ey bo will be held on Monday next. The remains of Mr, Schick? which were sent to the Morgue, are suill there, no friends having claimed them for in- terment. The engine belonged to the Hudson River Railroad Company. THE LAW'S SWIFT REVENGE, An Inhuman Wretch Arrested and Con- victed in Twonty-nine Hours. WILMINGTON, Del., May 14, 1974 Lewis Robingom came from New Haven, Conn., to this city yesterday morning. At noon he at- tempted to commit an outrage ona little girl on Market street, between Sixtn and Seventh streets. He was arrested a few minutes afterwards and committed to Newcastle Jail. This morning he was arraigned for trial and this afternoon was | convicted and sentenced about five o'clock. The time between the commission of the crime and conviction was just twenty-nine hours, He will receive tuirty lashes on Saturday, be unpilloried one hour and imprisoned for ten years. THE PRESIDENT’S OPPORTUNITY. (From the Nation.) The field is there fairly open & him for a de- Cision, which, whatever it may be, will be strictiy ‘within his competence, and is sure to prove a sale Baxter or Brooks that he will respond to a requi- sition from him for aid in suppressing domestic violence, he will not only give much needed relief | to the sudertng people of Arkansas, but he wiil re- hoes the growth among us of Spanish American abits of government, which, tn hyorid commu- nities such as the Southern States have become, are already working infinite mischief. ANOTHER NEW STEAMSHIP, WILMINGTON, Del., May 14, 1974, The iron steamship Hudson, to ply between New York and New Orleans, was taunched this morning from the shipyara of Pusey, Jones & Co,, In the fring of 4,000 spectators, She i# 2,600 tous our- jon and 300 feet ileus. them in position the men saw the | NEW “YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, MAY (15, 1874—-TRIPLE SHEET, THE NEW ATLANTIC CABLE. Lonpon, Saturday, May 2 1874, This morning, in response to an invitation from Dr. 0. W. Stemens and Mr. Cari Siemens, I left Charing Cross by specia: train at eleven o'clock, my destination being the works of Siemens Brothers, on the river side, midway between Char!- ton and Woolwich, and my object being to inspect the telegraph works and the cable ship Faraday, which starts next week for the purpose of laying the new cable just manofactared for the Direct United States Cable Company. Of this company, the stock of which is hel¢ vy English, Frencn, Germans and Belgians, Mr. Lushington 1s chatr- man and Mr. George Von Chauvin manager and chiefengineer. Mr. Chauvin 1s the son of General Chauvin, who was Director General of Telegrapbs during the Franco-Prussian war and who rendered eminent service at an expenditure con- trasting strangely with that incurred by the United States during the civil war, when, i I recollect myself, fabulous sums were paid by the government to the Western Union Company, whereas Prussia had her tele- graphing admirably conducted during the whole war at the cost of ¢ few hundred thousand pounds, Many eminent civil engineers and other scientific men were among Messrs, Siemens’ guests and were conducted Over the vast works, where 2,000 men are employe, distributed over the core tank houses, the fitters’.shops, the gutta percha factory, the sheathing department, the hemp, wire, test- ing, galvanizing packing shops, the store- houses and the engine house, After proceeding through the yards and shops we were taken on board the Faraday, which is lying off in the river, and which has beenbuilt expressly for the cable laying service. Thodgh by no means handsome, she is @ fine ship and well suited to the purpose for which she ts destined. Her nominal burden is 6,000 tons, but itis estimated she can carry 6,480 tons, and she will have nearly tuls weight of cable on hoard, She is 8@ feet long and 87 feet deep. The cable will lie in three immense tanks, each 45 feet in diameter and 29 feet deep. The Faraday bas @ steering apparatus at each end, and ts, In fact, a ship with two bows; she has double engines, two funnels, placed abreast, and a steam- steering gear in the centre. It is boped that the Faraday will start in ten days’ time, proceeding first to New Hampshire, thence to Nova scotia, thence to Newfoundland, laying cable all the time. She then returns to England, and ships the remaining 2,000 miles’ length of cable, extending from Valentia to New- foundiand. The Ambassador, @ steamer of 3,000 tons, will be her tender, ‘The Direct Cable Vompany hope to be at work by August next, and promise that their first rates shall not be more—pernaps less—than two shill- ings, or fifty cents, per word. The day was fine, and a well-served luncheon at two o'clock did not detract from the enjoyment of those present. Many scientific men, financiers and merchants en- gaged in American enterprise were present, Two thousand four hundred miles of cabie are now ready, the greater part of which is alreaay on board the Faraday, which steamer is commanded by Captain Trott, CHURCH OF THE MEDIATOR. A Knickerbocker Tea Party—The Fair Ladies in a Field of Charity—Knicker- bocker Kitchen. The ladies of the Church of the Meaiator, corner of Jefferson street and Ormond place, Brooklyn, gave a grand Knickerbocker tea party on Wednes- day and Thursday evenings in the vestry of their church. The object was to raise money to pur- chase an organ, which is soon to be placed in the church. The event hos been looked forward to with many manifestations of delignt by a number ofchurch people, At an early hour the guests be- gan to arrive in large numbers and con- tinued to pour in until the large han was crowded to repletion. The lecture room was tasteiully decorated with flags of different nationalities and bannerets bearing @ variety of Scriptural mottoes. ‘The tables were tended by ladies whose toilets were exceedingly rich and elegant, being of the old Knickerbocker style. The tables were loaded with meats, cake, creams, with contectionery aud fancy knick- knacks of home skill, ‘The attraction of the even- ing was the Knickerbocker kitchen, festooned with the American and Dutcn fags, Here was an old fireplace with brass andirons, and an enormous iron kettle suspended; on both sides were the old fre buckets; on the mantel was an old newspaper, rinted in 1774, with ears of corn dryiug above. here was the spinning wheel and the fax, ten- dea by anold matron, and the buffet, witn its old dishes of 100 years ago. But the ‘breaklast table, filled with numerous articles of appetizing food, food of the Dutch order, cold meats ani hot meats, chickens, potpics, with the Yankee baked beans, with snowy biscult and an endless number of little detatls that complement a square meal. This was in charge of Mrs. J. B. Wobbe, who periormed her duty with all the grace and dignity of the old school. ‘To enhance the attraction of the evening a mis- cellaneous concert was added—an overture to “Semiranitde” by Miss K. H, Smith, an overture to “Wiliam Tell” by Miss Fithian, @ recitation by Major A. G. Constable, a piano solo by Miss Carrie Coleman, “Fanfare Militaire’? by Join Core, Jr.; song by Miss Chapman. About the hall was to geen the much esteemed rector, Rev. Dr. Van Bokketer, Meee socially with every one. Everything was done by the warden and the ong to make the evening’s entertainment a suc- ce: ASOENSION DAY, The Ascension Day services at Trinity church yesterday were unusually grand and attracted so large @ congregation that the church was over- crowded and many were obliged to leave without obtaining admission. The service was opened With the ninety-eighth Psalm, by Mendelssohn, and the clergy, consisting of the Rev. Morgan Dix, D.D.; Bishop Tozer, of Zanzibar; the Rev. Drs. Ogilny, Hitchings and Houghton, of Trinity; the v. Drs. Haight, Mulcahy and Cropsey, o/ St. Paul's; the Kev. Dr. Weston and the Kev, John H. Cook, of st, John’s, and the choir of forty voices walked in procesdion around the church, the choir singing @ processional hyun, Gounod’s “Messe Soiennelle,” consisung of “Creed,” ‘sanc- tus,” “Agnus” and ‘Gloria,’ was periormed by the cholr, accompanied by the grand organ aud an orchestra of snirty N nenyd under the direction of Messrs, Mesgiter and Carter, At the conciusion of the service tne orchestra performed the jinale to Mozart’s Fourth Sympnony, THE CHURCH OF ASQENSION, Ascension Day was observed yesterday at the Church of Ascension, Fifin avenue and Tenth street, with the usual morning service and ser- Ton. There were present Bishop Potter, Rev. Henry C. Potter, of Grace church; the Key. Dr. Curtis, the Kev. Dr. Ryiance, ol St. Mark’a church ; tne Kev. Dr. Kramer, of Grace chapel; the Kev. Dr. John Votton smi rector of the Church of ‘Ascension, and Rey. Donald, his assistant, NORWEGIAN ANNIVERSARY, The Norwegians of this city and of Brooklyn ‘Will celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of the | union of Norway with Sweden after the fall of Napoleon in 1814, with @ grand festival at Eest River Park, om Monday next, in- stead of Sunday, the day ov which the treaty was effected. The exercises will begin at two o’clock in the aiternoon, and wiil embrace speeches, Singing and the presentation of a mag- niticent silk banner embroidered by the Norwegian ladies, to the Norwegian Singing Society. ‘The festivities will continue through the evening, “PRISON REFORM. Sr. Lovuts, Mo., May 14, 1874, The Prison Reform Congress met this morning, eighty delegates being in attendance. No business Of importance was transacted. RAILROAD OARS BURNED, RRADVILLE, Mass., May 14, 1876, The car and general repair shops of the New York and New Engiand Ratiroad caught fire about noon to-day, Several cars, including a drawing room car, were in the shops When the fire was dis- covered, besides a quantity of stock, vaiuabie jum- | ber and machinery, The passenger cars were ail and efficient remedy. If he will signify to either | salely drawn out, but two bux cars were de- atroyed. The shops were erected several years ago and Were not of great value, The fre is sup) d to have caugnt from the spark of an engine or trom the chimney. ‘Lhe loss is about $40,000 and the in- surance unknown. THE LIMBKILN AOOIDENT. At a late hour last night Coroner Whitehill conciu- ded an inquest in the case of the nan James Burns, Who died on the 10th {nst. from Injuries received by failing into the limekiln of James Ray lery in North Thirteenth street, Wilhamsbvurg, on May A oumber of Witnesses Were mined and from the testimony elicited it Was proven that he came to ms death through his own carelessness and & verdict Was 80 rendered. THE NEW POSTAL TREATY. What Brought About the Franco-Ameri- can Postal Arrangement—France ° Taught s Sharp Lesson. Panis, May 1, 1874, The government of the French Republic do nos. shine in finance, and M. Thiers’ Cabinet got the postal arrangements of this country into such a queer pickle that the correspondence between France and tho United States is carried on almost entirely through England. M. Thiers waured money, and sew BO Shorter Way of getting it than charging extravagant prices—any prices, indeed, for the transport -of letters. He was like the boy who killed the goose of the goldem eggs, and Americans resolutely declined to pay these fancy postages, They sent their letters ia bales to London, and the French treasury got very little of their money because it asked for too much. The thing they did was legal and could not be stopped; neither thought the Ministers chiefly concerned Gould it be allowed to goon. Mr. Washburae then kindly suggested to them a way out of their dim- culty, and the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Finance and the Director General of the Post Ufice listened eagerly to him, But’ after a time they had an opportunity of ap- preciating the blessings of parliamentary govern- ment, for no sooner had they settled the draft of= postal treaty with Mr, Washburne than they be- came afraid of thelr own work, aud It soon ap- peared that they did not dare to present it to the National Assembiy at Versailles, where the ma- jority they commanded was weak and uncertain, The government of the United States, too gener- ons to enforce an advantage upon France in her sorrowful condition after the war, had made many concessions; but they were of no use; the Minister of France, or some not overwise clerk who managed him, insisted upon impossible con- ditiqns and demure Count de Rémasut threw up nis hands. Mr, Washburne, therefore, aiter some good haumored remonstrances, le(t them to their own devices, and no more was hearé of the postal treaty for one while, The delay did not affect American interests, because merchants and other parties concerned had long ago discovered that, as the French Post Office was unreasonable in its demands, they could do withous it, So the question rested till the Duke Descazes became Minister for Foreign Affairs, and as this Duke is a sensible, straightiorward man, he re- opened the negotiation for a postal treaty with the American Legation. The United States gov- ernment, however, was no longerin a humor to make concessions, and bluntly insisted that uf there was to be another negotiation at all it should be carried on at Washington, and that they should have theirown terms, The French Minis ters made but a faint reststance, They urged with a phthos almost absurd that 1¢ was the custom of their country to charge a nonsensical price for let- ters weighing ten grammes, or about one-third of an ounce. The men of Washington answered that it was the custom of their country to do no such thing. They explained tha@half an ounce 1s a fair weight for a single letter, and that five pence isa handsome price for the postage of it between France andthe United States. Then the French Ministers remarked that uader this surprising arrangement they would only receive about nineteen centimes instead of twenty as their charge for inland car- riage, and that so terrible a loss would grieve them to the soul The government of the United States remained deaf to this appeal, and then the Duke Descazes gave way unconditionally. A Franco-American postal treaty has been conse- quently signed at Washington, and will come inte operation as soon as it 1s ratified. The terms of it are well known. Single letvers may be posted in the United States and will be distriouted in France for fifty centimes each, provided they do not weigh more than halfan ounce. Single letters posted in France must not weigh more than ten grammes each, and they will be distributed at the same tariff. Several years have been wasted by the French government before thia desirable change was brought about; the delay, should there be any, will now rest with the United States, The American Legation in Paris has done its duty, and displayea much diplomatic ability as long as the negotiatigns were conducted here; but the honor of having definitely concluded the new treaty belongs to the authorities at Washington. Whether the government of France, warned by the sound business lesson it has just received from America, will or will not revise its postal system altogether is another question which might be asked pertinently enough in other countries, Most governments are slow to learn, and although more than halt of the correspondence between France and the East 1s now carried by England and Bel- gium to the great loss of the French treasury, there is no sign of a speedy change in this state of affairs, Indeed, the postal arrangements gen- erally, both in France and England, are defective. ‘American letters mailed througn London are need- lessly detained twelve hours, tor some reason only known to the permanent clerks of depart- ments. The class of Europeans who correspond ‘with the United States woffid not object to even higher rates of postage than those now charged if they could secure a speedy interchange of commu- Rications; but at present they are paying a great deal for delay and inconvenience, so that they are forced to the wires when they ought to be able to do without them; and the Post Office loses still More than they do. Such an administrative mud- dle ag the needless detention of a correspondence between Europe and the United States for twelve hours ought no longer to be tolerated. Moreover, while giving all fair praise to the American gov- ernment for its spirited conduct in settling the new treaty with France, I regret to add that I am given to understand no provision has been made in it for the transmission of patierns, which is a blunder quite unaccountable. French goods, such a6 silks, laces, ribbons and many of the fancy goods, called “Articles de Paris,” could be surely sent through the post at @ cost satisfactory to all parties. It {is really to be hoped, also, that news- Paper copy, printers’ proofs and business papers ‘Will 8oon be relieved all over the world from heavy burden of these taxes, which still weigh upon knowledge, and which are now unjustly levied in postage stamps. AMNESTY FOR ALL, {From the Vicksburg Herald.) Tue New YorK HERaLp, in a broad, catholie spirit, demands amnesty for ali who were engaged in the great rebellion. In this the HERALD Is wise. There will never be genuine peace and concord between the sections, there will never be the devo- tion to the government that once existed In every uarter of the Unton, until every citizen of the South can look upon the starry embicm of the nation’s power and feel that the old fag pro- tects him equally with all others, and that wher. ever that standard floats he has the same rights that are vouchsaied to the most favored citizen in the land, alii calli bili iai ital ats A CLERGYMAN MURDERED BY ROBBERS, 9. Louis, Mo., May 14, 1874, The Repudlican has ® special despatch from Springfieid, Mo., atating that a mail carrier anda Mr. Traett, who was riding with him, were roobed a day or two ago im Cayton pinery, and tho mail The robbers were tracked by a party of Hert men to Boone county, Arkansas, ina HA a fight wit them Rev. Mr. New was killed and an- other man seriously wounded. The robbers escaped. Mr, New was a minister of the Methodist Church, and had but recently come from lowa, DEATH OP A NEW HAMPSHIRE POLITICIAN, Concorp, N. H., May 14, 1874 Mr. David A, Ward, of the firm of Ward, Hum pbrey. & Dodge, the iargest and oldest hardware house in the State, died to-day at his residence in Concord, aged 46 years. He was President of the Bate Se! last year and for cen years has been @ prominent member o1 the Republican State Com. mittee, and has filed other offices of trust and honor, He leaves a wile and Ove children, WOMEN DEBARRED FROM OFFICE. Boston, Mass., May 14, 1874. In the Massachusetts Senate to-day the resoin- tion providing for an amendment to the constitu. don to secure the elective franchise and the rigne to hold office to women was refused @ third read- img by 14 yeas Wo 1) maya.