The New York Herald Newspaper, May 21, 1874, Page 3

| | WASHINGTON. Censure of the Treasury Chiefs for the Sanborn Scandal. The Frauds in the District of Columbia Government. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS. The Proposed Abolition of the Electoral College. ‘ Wasnincton, May 20, 1874. The Proposed Constitutional Amend- mont Regulating the Presidential Elec- tions—The Prospect of Its Adoption Be- fore 1876. 1m & conversation with Senator Morton to-day Your correspondent called his attention to the Proposed amendment of the constitution for the aimplification of the modus operandi of our Pregl- dential elections, agreed upon by the Senate select committee on the subject last summer, of which committee Mr. Morton is chairman. Upon asking the Senator if this amendment had been aban- doned, forgotten or laid aside to be called up at the next session, he answered:—‘‘Oh, no. We have not abandoned nor forgotten it. We have only been waiting for an opportunity for its con- sideration, and @ day or two hence we expect to have 1t before the Senate for discussion.” “You expect to get it through this session, of course?” “We hope to carry it through both houses by the required two-thirds vote before the final adjournment of the present session, in order that it may be acted upon without loss of time by the State Leguslatures which meet during the coming winter. Our object is to have the amend- ment part of the supreme law in season for the Presidential election of our national centennial, 1876, We regard it asa matter of the highest im- Portance to the country, and we are satiafied that the great. body of the people desire the proposed change.” . From some farther remarks of the Senator upon the subjectdtiappears that while the committee in framing their amendment were guided by the great idea of making as nearly as possible the election of our President and Vice President an election directly by the people of the United States, as the People of one supreme sovereign national govern- ment, the individuality of the States and State rights and State pride had to be considered and Fespected by the committee. Hence their proposed amendment provides, not that the people of. the States and Territo- Ties of the United States, em masse, shall vote for President and Vice President, and thata majority or plurality of the popular vote of the whole Union shall determine the election; but that the States and State lines shall be so far re- pected in these national elections as to preserve substantially the present system, while dispensing with those middle men, as they may be called, of the Electoral College, and avoiding that dangerous contingency of an election by the House of Repre- sentatives. Hence the proposed constitutional amendment provides that fur President and Vice President the people shall vote. by States— first by the State at large for its two Senatorial Votes, and next in each Uongressional district for the vote to whicb, under oor present general State ticket system, it is entitled. The plurality rule is to be substituted for the majority rule thronghout. It is too late in the day, however, ‘We apprehend, for any hope this session of this proposed or any other amendment of the constitu- tion that will simplify and bring more directly to the people the election of President and Vice President of the United States; but, doubtless, in bringing the subject before the Senate Mr. Morton ‘will open a discussion which will go far to dis- @lose the wishes and expectations of a people touching the abolition of these middle men of the Electoral College, Significant Evidence Developed in the District of Columbia Inquiry—A Crade System of Dishonesty. Adolf Cluss, a civil engineer, and a member of the Board of Public Works of the District of Col- umbia, was examined to-day’ by the committee who are investigating tne affairs of that minia- ture territory, and gave important testimony, Mar. Cluss said’he was never consulted in regard to the estimates for the execution of plans of city improvement, and that the organization of the Board of Public Works was such as to impede any engineer in the performance of his duty. He dis- claimed all responsibility for the errors which had been committed. All of the important contracts were made without reference to him as an engineer and without his knowledge as a mem- ber of the Board of Public Works. He gave an idea of the crude and unsystematic Toanner in which the business of the Board was transacted, Whenever the President sat down to ‘write a contract it was considered a meeting of the Board, whether any other of the members were present or not. When the witness opposed a measure and when he desired to be shown the as- sessment rolls appertaining thereto, he bad been “bluffed off.” Vouchers of large amounts which were paid contractors were concealed from him. Unreliable estimates of measurements were made in manner which would prove that they were founded on no. actual méasurements and the contractors were secretly paid on the vouchers given upon these false cal- culations. The system of keeping accounts used by the Board was very complicated and dim. cult to understund. The witness stated that con- tracts were usually awarded by Governor Shep- hera with one stroke of the pen, and without ad- vising or consulting with the Board. He did not know why expensive pavements were laid in an- inhabited portions of the city, but knew that there had been such pavements laid in places where the ‘wooden material would utterly decay long before they were of any public use. A contractor named Dr. Gilbert had got final measurements on some work which was in progress, After being paid the fall amount of compensation he had leit for parts ‘unknown. The committee at this point adjourned, and will farther examine Mr. Cluss to-morrow. The testi- mony of late elicited in this investigation has been very pointedly indicative o! irauds and knavery or else of the most intense stupidity and careless- ness, Modification of the Senate Finance Bill by the Banking and Currency Com- mittee of the House. The Committee on Banking and Currency, at a meeting to-day, considered the Finance bill, avd Struck out that section of the Senate bill which Provides for the retention of one-fourth of the comm interest by banks as reserves, The committee lso Modided that part of the Senate bill in Tela- tion to the amount of greenpacks to be retired as ational bank notes are issued, substituting forty insteag of twenty-five per cent, Committeemen Who Voted for the Im- peachment of Judge Durell. The names of the six members of the House Ju- diclary Committee who voted in committee for the impeachment of Judge Durell were Messrs. Butler, Poland, Wilson, White (republicans) and Eldredge and Potter (democrats). The four against im- peachment are Messrs, Ward, Trematn, Frye, Cessna (republicans), Jewett (democrat) being absent, The Committee on Ways and Means Op- posed to Restoration of the Ten Per Cent Tariff Duty. The Cormmittee on Ways nnd Means to-day, by a vote of 8 against 2, expressed themselves opposed to the resturation of the ten per cent taken off the rate of duty on certain articles in the second gec- tion of the Tariff act of June 6, 1872, These arti- cles are manufactures of cotton, wool, iron and steel, metals and manufactures of metas, exoept- wg percussion caps; matches, jewelry and other articles uo! ornament, paver und manulactures of NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1874—TRIPLE SHEET. Peper, exoepting unsised printing paper; books and other printed matter not specifically provided for; manufactures of india rubber, gutta percha or straw oticiotns; all descriptions of glass and giass- ‘ware, leather, all manufactures of skins, Bone, ivory, horn, leather, except gloves and mittens. In other ‘words, the committee are opposed to in- creasing the duty onthe above named articles, leaving them at their present rate. The restora- tion of the ten per cent would increase tle reve- nue about $8,000,000 annually, but the Committee on Ways arid Means seem to think no such increase of the tariff necessary. Censure of the Chiefs of the Treasury Department for Careless and Lax Ad- ministration. The Committee on Ways and Means to-day gu- thorized Mr, Foster to report a resolution censur- ing the Secretary of the Treasury, the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury and Solicitor Banfield for the lax'and careless administration of the law in the Sanborn contract cases, TROTTING AT FLEETWOOD PARK. dea ere The First Trot. FLEETwooD PaRgKx, May 20.—Trotting match booty mile heats, best thre in five, in harness, Jobo Murphy named 8, Jake. P. Webber named b. m, , tee TE. Sorrel Jake’ was the favorite at 2 to 1 before the start and at any longodds required after wards, THE TROT. * First Heat.—Rose May took the lead with the word, Sorrel Jake having broken up. The mare led to the quarter pole three lengths in 42> s¢c- onds, Sorrel Jake then trotted steadily and more rapidly than the mare, and at the half-mile pole was at her head in 1:22}¢. Going ‘up the ‘back. stretch the horses trotted meck*anad neck until near the three-quarter pole, when! Rose May broke up, and Jake, coming away from her, won-the heat by six lengths in 2:473¢. J Second Heat.—The mare had haif’e ‘length the best of the start, but she soon broke up, and Jake took the lead to the quarter pole, passing that point two lengths in front in 41 seconds, Going along the lower turn Jake opened the gap, and was four lengths ahead at the half-mile pole in 1:21. He held bis own up the nil, but irom the three-quarter ipole to the score the mare closed adoaily,, dake, however, won the heat by a in 2:47. z ira Heat.—Rose broke wp soon after leaving the score, and el Jake led her lengtns to the oa le, in 44 seconds, He was eight ban in front at the half-mile pole, in 1:23, and won the heat and race in 2:47. The Second Trot. Sams Day—Trotting match $600; mile heats, best | tree in five. mee . Second heat. Third heat..... Fourth heat. THE ‘When the horses 3 50K, oe ee Peet to lover Tivol. Even ‘aier'the team were aa eae: they ascendancy in the’ @ heat maintained their Pool box, pant >|, First Heat.—The team, on the outside, ; tride ahead at the roy. rt taal yo was with them, and Leg (| f it to quart head and head, in 443¢ Th 1 BES el in the Some Wp I-mile pole, : backetreten ‘fhivoll closed up. the broke up again just velore re: quarter pole, and the team left him winners by jour lengths, in 3:00. Second Heat.—T of tb came home the bat Tees —The t away on even terms and trotted aro fist side and aide, They Kops close ther to le, passing that Cy Go- into the lower turn i swung far and lost a length, but by up ing Sait “Sh oS pas tak ete Sanath e half-1 and a half behind. assed that point in 1:213g, They kept im wit 2 breaks an rae and came home four lengtas al Third Heat.—Joon -Marphy took the place of Heinzel behind Tivoh. He went off with the lead and carried the team toa break on the turn. He ‘was two lengths in front at the quarter pole in 46 seconds and three lengths ahead at the half-mile pole in 1:27. The team closed on the hill and at the three-quarter pole they were head and head, Then they made a bad break and Tivoli came away and won the heat by four lengths in 2:58, . Fourth Heat.—The horses had an even start, and they trotted around the turn and down to the papi pole side and gide, passing that point in seconds, Going’ into the lower turn Tivoli slipped up and lost a length; but he after- wards rook @ jump or two and showed in front at the half-mile pole in 1:26. Going up the hill there was too much running indulged in by both the team and the singie horse, and when they Perry the three-quarter pole they were neck and neck. Breaking’and running seemed to be in order from there to the score, as both parties practised in the game until they crossed the score, the team lead- ing by a head, thus winning the heat and race. ‘Time, 2:5534. TROTTING AT BEACON PARK Boston, May 19, 1874, The spring meeting at Beacon Park began to- day. The weather was very fine and there wasa very good attendance of spectators for the first day. There were two trots on the card, of which the following are SUMMARIES, First Race.—Purse $160, for horses that never beat 2:40; mile heats, best three in five, in har- ness, ENTRIES. Lon. Morris’ g. g. Meddlesome. 111i Dan Bigley’s b. m. Grace 222 George Lovering’s b. g. 444 George H. Hicks’ br. s. Ar' 3 3 3) ‘Thomas Conley’s bik. m. Louise +8666 5 Colonel Dickey’s bik. g..Country Boy. dis. Time, 2:40—2 :39—2:39 4—2 :39—2:48, SgconD Rack.—Purse $200, tor horses that never beat 2:31; mile heats, best three in five, in harness. D, W. Beckler’s ch. 1D. Flora Belle. 2 11 21 4. A. Dustin’s br. g. Frank Palmer.....3 1 2 2 2 Colonel Dickey’s b, m. Lady Kirk. 1385465 M. Carroll’s s. m. Highland Matd..... 6 ‘ : : ‘ D. Bigley’s br. m. Lady Wentworth... 4 Time, 2:34—2:333¢—2:33-—2 :324—2 :8434. Second Day of the Spring Meeting. Boston, May 20, 1874. The races at Beacon Park were continued to- day. The weather was fine and the attendance good. ‘Iwo races were trotted to-day, in the first of which Honest Jesse was the favorite, and in the second Eugene sold at $100 to $60 over the fleid; but the backers of both fell heavily, as they were | both distanced. The following are SUMMARIES. First Rack.—Purse $160, for horses that have never beaten 2:44; mile heats, best three in five, in harness. 8. Harpe’s br. m. Kate Hughes... Colonel! Dickey’s bi . Country Bo; Hiram Smith's b. g. Honest Josse,. Time, 2:42—2:40— 234014, Sxconp Race.—Purse $150, for horses that have never beaten three minutes; mile heats, best three in five, in harness, 8. N. Woodard’s b. g. Yom........ +1101 J. J. Bowen's b. m, St. Lawrence Maid,, 2 2 0 2 Colonel Dickey's cb. g. Lewiston Dick... 3 3 3 3 H. Brock’s l. g, Eugene 4 dis, ‘Time, RACING ‘IN TENNESSEB Nashville Blood Horse Association. NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 20, 1874, This was the second day of the Spring Meeting of the Nashville Blood Horse Association. The attendance was large and the track in fair condi- tion. FIRST RACR. JOHNSTON STAKES.—All ages; dash of two ana @ quarter miles; $50 entrance; play or pay; $500 added; closed with twelve entries and five start ers. — ce h. Wanderer, by Lexington, dam DOFAL ....serreereeeee a8 Hews itt cP sowee Harding's ne 4, Pianchette, by Brown Dick, dam Funk’s b. c. 8t. George, by War Dance, dam by Knight of St, George.....seeeveve Gordou’s cb. g. Jack of Trumps, by Jack Malon dam Velvet. eee gecees re Lewis & Co.'s Joe Jolnston, by Hunter's Lex- ington, dam by bhatt In the pools Planchette sold as the favorite, with Wanderer close up and St. George as tue third choice. SECOND RACE. Mile heats; purse $300, Jackson's gr. ¢. Jean Valjean, by Lightning, GAM HEQUIN... cece ceeeer sere eereeeee 7, Barry's br. c. Survoy, by Asteroid, dam Miss Odom. see ceseeeseeres +38 22 Aicock’s ch. 1, Chatterbox, by Vandal, dam Lucille, soe 1 Sdis oe & Sm .| Prayn agreed. In this ‘race Jean Vaiiean was leit out ot the Pools, Survoy selling for the first choice and Chat- rbox the second. Aiter the first heat Jean Val- Jean sold at about 2 to 1 over Chatterbox, Survoy Time, 1:47}4—1 4054— 1:47, THIRD RACK. Mile dash; purse $150, Seally’s br. Noll, by Asteroid, dam by Aus- mupesn’s b. f. The Nurse, by Australian, dam Frills ch. & Brittomart, by Asteroid, dam by Kigeman. or mn Hitcne bia... ‘Time, g In this race Quits sold for $300, Brittomart $: The Nurse $184 Noll $li2 and Norwood 50, HORSE NOTES, John Coffee's stable of race horses, from New Or- leans, reached Monmouth Park on Monday, where they will remain until after the July mecting at that place. The string Somnace B. FP. Carver, Donnybrook, 0, Catler, trie Norton, Ida Wells and & two-year-old b; ie. Jonn F, Chamberlin’s stable of racers, Myre 4 of Survivor, Weathercock, Hoaxer, Carling, 8 ble and Lizzie R., leave for Baltimore to-day, to” take part in the races at Pimlico Gourse, which commence on Tuesday next. c Lucille Goiddust and Copperbottom have both been entered for the $1,000 purse offered by P of the Management of Prospect Park Fair Ground: snd by Kp ai for the prize on savarday heat tn 8 es : t SOCIAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION. Second Day's “Proceedings—Papers on 4 Taxation and Steam Lanes. The conference of the members of the State Boards of Charities waa held yesterday in the par- lors of Association Hall, John V. L. Prayn, Prest- dent of the NewYork Board, occupying the chair. Among those present were, from the New York State Board of Oharities, John V. L. Pruyn, Presi- dent, Albany; Nathan Bishop, New York; William P. Letchworth, Buffalo; Samuel #. Miller, Delaware county; Dr. Charles 8, Hoyt, Secretary, Albany, and Henry E. Pellew, New York; from Wisconsin, Hon. W. H. Giles and Mrs. William P, Lynde; from Connecticut, Mrs. Morette R, Petty, and from Massachusetts, F. B. Sanborn, A committee of three was appointed to report a plan for united action among the Boards in collecting and publishing statistics and other matters pertaining to the Board. The committee consists of Messrs. F. B. Sanborn, W. H, Gules and W. P. Letohworth, A paper was read by Dr. John B. Chapin on “ The Daty of the State Towards the Insape Poor.” Evening Session. Shortly after eight o’ciock the session re-opened. The, audience was very thin, composed jor the Moat part. of mombera of the committees. ‘Ihe Chairman introduced Mr. David A. Wells, who read ® ‘on ** Rational Principles of Taxation.” porn = saint of the convention which helda Aemmon, some time. since to revise. the tax laws of the State, he could speak of practice as well as. theory. Neitter the Chairman nor Chancellor witti’Mr. Wélis. in his premises, and both took occasion.to give thoir reasons. mdwensston hed ended: Professor Ben- a Gampridge,.was.introduced with on.\@eegn, Lanes for Steamship Naviga- i Senna is printed herewith. Sep re, TRAM LANES, @ present paper lays pater or avelsy. ». fi itennotion if it should gr, h, ‘Norwood, by ‘Vommodore, enrene have oce! ans-ewouticttt "part now, mm the ~~ number tenfold wi it = be ir in the next generation, owed to ten ‘ames the peril, tenfold, tbe whole number of collisions (oid its present num~- . There any iD & year as there are now in a ape ha every year will have ita @ruel record of these fearfal lente. The neces- sity of protecting the ocean from this danger D; assigning fixed limits to the routes of the Steane. Ships was first considered as early as the year 1855 in a correspondence between the late M. F. Maury 9nd mariners, shipowners and underwriters. This correspondence originated, [ believe, with R. B. Forves, of Boston, and I think that it was then that the expressive designation of “ocean lanes” wae tnsroasoe, sigats 08 z je subsequent investigations of Mr, Maury have referred especially to the ordinary sailing vessels and purely mercantile steamers, which ships should av the proposed lanes just in proportion as they are occupied by swift steamers, for whose pee thee are intended. The subject has recently been taken in hand hy Professor Von. Freiden, of the North German Observatory, who has collated the routes of the various German steamers and de- duced irom them what he regards us @ proper route for each month in the year and in each di- rection. It must be observed that the meridian of greatest danger is that flity de; Greenwich. This is the meridian of the Banks of Newfoundland, with its dense fogs, ite squadron of fishing smaczs.and its stranded icebergs. It is of the first Rime yr to decide at what point this meridian shall be tound, and, this point decided, it may not be necessary to ‘mpose any other restriction as to the route to be pursued. | All the western passages of the German routes cross meridian o} deg. between the latitudes of 40 deg. north and 43 deg. 42 min, north, The average length of these routes is only about six miles longer than the shortest, Toute which could be pursued, but they croas the Great Banks near their widest and most dangerous part. The eastern German 8 are Of two | classes, for the three mont October, Novem- | ber and December, which hardly differ from | the shortest possible route, which is é@xactly the, route for October. In the nine remaining months the re north of the western routes, crossing the meridian 95 deg. between the | latitudes of 46 deg, 38 min. north and 42 deg. 88 min, north, The two of May and June are in- | cluded within the limits actually adopted for the | western routes of the Uunard line and are thereby exposed to pecullar risks in che two months when there ia the great danger from fog and ice. Tnese lanes of the German astronomer are at pres- ent mere proportions and have not been adopted branes of the lines. The objections to these are that they occupy too great a breadth of the ocean, and especially the whole extent of the Great Banks; that they are different in differ- ent months, thus posing the advantage of a single and well defined track and introducing perplexity and confusion as to which month ea jteamer properly belongs; that the opposing routes of different months overlap each otner, and pepeciaily that tie more southern of the eastern routes lies exactly in the track of the steamers of the Cunard Itne on their western pas- sage. The tracks which have actually been adopted by this line are defined with extreme simplicity apd iy @ very few words:—“On the outward passage Jrom Queenstown to New York | or Boston crossing the meridian of 50 cog, 8 43 | deg., or nothing to the north of 43 oak a the | homeward pasene crossing the meridian of 60 chess 42 deg. latitude, or nothing north of 42 | e; e singular brevity, conciseness and complete- ; ness of these directions mark thelr author as a | man of genius, They are dictated by a regard for human Iife, which is the first duty of a carrier of ; passengers. {[ venture, then, to press apon this | association the expediency ?’ ‘usin Hp unguenge t to induce the other lines of Altantic 5! ers adopt the Cunard routes, It is essential tothe success of the system that it should be universally adopted. When the great amount ot human life is considered which will be saved from. needless danger, she immense extent of human anxiety which will be relieved irom unnecessary excite- ment, I am sure you will regard the object a3 worthy of the earnest action of the associ- ation. It is important to consider the | agencies through which the system must be introduced—whother there be any action of gov- ernment which wiil required or whether the whole subject should be left to shipowners and underwriters. Some clause introduced into marine Soon might be wise and effective. and it might Well to subject ail the logs of steamers to some olticer of acknowledged {a ment from whom an unfavorable report would be received as @ serious sentence and une greatly to be dreaded, But even when the lanes are established there will still re- main consi ble danger unless the steamers are Tequired to assume a uniiorm speed, say of ten knots an hour during the continuance of a fog. With these suggestions I leave the subject in the hands of any committee which may be appointed. Mr. James McCurdy made a motion that such a committee as the Professor had suggested be ap- potnted, and Mr. George Walker in a short speech Seconded the motion, which was carried ana the committee appointed. Mr. Gardner 8. Hubbard read a paper on “‘amert- can and European Ralir and the meeting adjourned to meet po this morning, when the following papers will be read:—Mr. J, D. Foster Jenkins on “Tent Hospitals,” Dr. Alired L. Corvall ie Pls igo _ cceeaen or ae Mr. George . Angell on ‘Protection of Animals, Especially in Transportation,’ sti THE OANADIAN PARLIAMENT, OTTAWA, May 20, 1874. The Canadian Pacific Ratiway bill was read a third time and passed in the House of Commons last night. It evoked a long discussion, prominent members on both sides taking part in tue aebate. Hoa. Mr. Blake’s bill to prevent maritime tele- graph mononoly nassad the Genera AMUSEMENTS. Booth’s Theatre. ‘The beautiful story of “Damon and Pythias” was presented tast night at ths house to a fair audi- ence in spite of the threatening state of the weather. This fact speaks volumes for the favor- able impression Mr. McCullough has made on the New York public, In the impersonation of Damon the best qualities of Mr. McCullougn’s acting were shown. The character is well in sympathy with the noblest aspirations and the mingled tender- ness and passion that make up the sum of Damon’s ature give the amplest seope | for the exhibition of dramatic talent. The | i its severe classical, form lay, too, in Bats the declamatory manner of Mr. McCullough, and as the attention of the audience is centerd on the Jew leading figures, the actor has a fine rtunity to impress himself on the listeners, There is something remarkably tender and ee porta in the gentler moods of thisactor, and the scenes between him and Pythias, and with bis wile, were touching in their manly simplicity. The pictures Of passion, too, were very lorcible, } and more than once the house was moved 'to ac- knowles their power. ‘The scene with the slave where- Damon Jearns that hig horse has been killed, aud the culminating scene where he ores in mad haste to save his friend, were'és ally powerful and effective. It is just Daven gitnations that the merely talented man mes emrarted, while the true acvor, who enters Into the dramatist’s thought, rises to the de- lineation of great soul struggies, carries his sud@tence with him by the force and grandeur of his cenanensions The Damon of Mr. McCull tanks with bis Spartacus as a dramatic achieve- ment,:and: will to his reputation as a thought fl ‘t artist, The part ol Pythiag was in- » Wheelock, who acquitted himself creditably. Many parts of his tmpersonation o! the role were mated by an honest Jorce and sympa- thetic appreciation, which won for him the ap- lause of the audience, Miss Lillie appéared as Baianthe, Miss Horne as Hermion. Ths play will be repeated this evening, Academy of Music. Professor Herrmann’s last nights of his present engagement are announced, and the Academy was brilliant last @yening with a fashionable audience to. witness his entertainment. The p>2cullar charm which attaches itself to Herrmann and to his per- formances Is a legacy of his brother, to whom the present Professor 1s an accomplisnea and worthy successor, The taste of the American public 1s somewhat singular; the public of America is a public of theatre goers, and as such they do not tail tO appreciate the fascination of Pro- fessor Herrmann’s tricks and deceptions— 10% they are deceptions in whic! skill plays an important part, ‘fhe programme con- | sists of a new varicty of tricks irom those pre- sented last: week, and the notable features are the Queen’s bouquet, in which cards are marvellously taken from ab ordinary bouquet, or, rather, are tanned into existence’ by Herrmann’ magic | hand. . The trick of the watches is most admirably executed, with which goldfish are and the gelled produced, and coffee made without fire, is worthy of @ second visit, On Friday evening a grand tes- timonial benefit will be given to Herrmann, upon which occasion his friends will present Dim with a substantial expression of their regard, and the programme upon that evening will be one of especial selection. Central Park Garden Concerts. “Mr. Theodore Thomas has inaugurated his season of summer concerts with a degree of brilliancy and éclat remarkable even for one who may be regarded ag the favored musician of the American public. Tuesday night the programme was interesting to.an extent that few would anticipate in a sum- mer garden, unless with such a superb orchestra as Thomas provides. There was for an opening Mendelssohu’s cnivalric “Ruy Blas’ overture, and | aiter it, as a fitting companion piece, a wreath of choral and orchestral laurels from ‘William ‘Teil.’ A charming Strauss waitz, “Publicisten,’’ aud @ stupid murch by Liszt, who seems to be equally uninteresting nowadays for chorus or orchestra, completed tue first part. Schubert’s overture, “Fier-4-Bras,” the quintet from the third act of the ‘‘Meistersinger” (one of Wagner’s most attractive conceptions); the quaint Mozartish, delici us ale from the Eighth Symphony, Beethoven (rapturously encored), and an Hun- garian Suite by Hoffmann constituted the selec- ons tor the second part of the concert, Then came a Weber overture, “Abu Hassan;’ the de- | lightiul “Meditation” of Gounod, which on the open- ing night created such a marked sensation; a car- nival walts of Strauss and the Indian march from “L)Alricaine,” The admirable finish of the rendering ot each work, the perfect balance of tone between | the various departments of the orchestra, the exqui- site shading and coloring in expression, and the unanimity of thought evinced in the ready re- sponse to the baton of the conductor could not be shown In a stronger light than last evening by this incomparable band o{ which Thomas 1s chief. Many improvements have beep made in the garden under the supervisfon of Mr. John Koch, and now it is one of the cosiest, most enjoyable d home- luke places where one can while away mers evel ‘Musical and Dramatic Notes. De Vivo has engaged Mile. Di Murska ior a con- cert tour in the fall, Mr. J. N. Pattison will be the pianist of the forth- coming season of Strakosch concerts in the West, Mme, Lucva being the prima donna. Edwin Booth’s engagement at Ford’s Opera House, Baltimore, has been eminently success{ul. It eclipses all former dramatic triumphs in that city. Mile, lima Di Murska sang the shadow song from “Dinorah’”’ yesterday at the Filth Avenue Theatre, | for the benefit of the popular treasurer, Mr. Mor- Tigaey. Nilsson and Campanini will appear in Balfe’s posthumous opera, “The Talisman,” in the réles of Edith and Sir Kenneth, at Her Majesty’s Opera, Drury Lane, this summer. Bijou Heron sustained in the part of Oliver Twist | the reputation she won in Monsieur Alphonse, As | a dramatic success it deserved to rank with Miss Davenport's Nancy Sykes, The child displays a dramatic intuition truly wonderful in one so young. : Professor Herrmann will receive a grand test!- montal benefit at the Academy of Music to- morrow. Anumber of novel tricks will be pre- sented on the occasion, notably “Tne Column of Vendome.” There will also be a matinée per{foim- ance, specially adapted to please the young folks. OBITUARY. Major General A. B. Dyer, U. S. A. This very capable officer, whofor a number of years has been the Chief of the Ordnance Depart- ment, died yesterday in Washington. Brevet | Major General Alexander Brydie Dyer was a native | ot Virginia, but. was appointed to the army from the State of Missouri. He entered the Military Academy in the year 1633, and graduated in 1837, and at that time stood No. 6 in his class, On the 1st of July of that year he was appointed a second Meutenant of the Third Artillery, and in July, 1838, ‘was appointed to the Ordnance Department. In hl 1848, he was brevetted a first lieutenant for - lant and meritorious conduct in the confiicts at Em- buda and Taos, in New Mexico, the brevet bearing date February 4, 1847. He, however, declined the honor, and was made a full drst fieutengnt, his commission dating from March, 1847. om- manded @ section of Love's light battery, under Brigadier General Sterling Pri and was bre- vetted captain for gallant and meritorious condnuct | in the battle of Santa Cruz de Rosales, The brevet | was awarded in March, 1849, and dated from the } 16th of March, 1848, On the 3d of March; 1853, he was promote to be a full captain of ordnance, After the Mexican war Captain Dyer returned to service in the Urdnance Department, and hed charge at various times of the several arsenals. When the revelin began he Dea iden Ca himself to speedi the Unton a. His exertions were fitly recognized by his to be a major, He conNnued for several years to give eMcient aid within his department toward the acm of the rebellion, end im 1964 he was taken from the command of the Springfiela Arsenal and made Chiet of the Ordnance Depart- ment, with the rank of he ycene general. After the close of the rebellion, in 1866, General Dyer was made @ brevet major general, in full recoguttion of his earnest fulflment of the arduous labors of hia osition, General Dyer has remained in charge of he Ordnance Departmetit ever since his appoint-9 enh and it could have had no more competent romotion Monginti the Tenor. The cable informs us of the death of the tenor, Mongini, after a prolonged illness at Milan. Signor Mongini hasbeen tor many years identified with the principal opera houses in London, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Milan, Venice and Paris, His voice was & tenore rovusto of extraordinary power, and he was looked upon in ndon as of worthy successor of the great Tamberlik. His Arnoldo in “William Tell and Raoul in “Les Huguenots” have long been regarded as master- pieces o1 lyric art. Wien Mme. Christine Nilsson first took the London public by storm Mongint was her most able assistant. His fine, sonorous voice, Which possessed a trumpet-ltke power, and his great dramatic talent, made him a@ favorite wherever he appeared. Of late years, however, his lyric powers were sensibly on the decline, an hts former admirers learned to transfor their C- tions to younger and fresher artists. Colonel Ouseley Higgins, ex-M. P. The {rish papers publish regretiul announce- mente oftha daash of Colonel Ouseley Higgins, a , Barded as the highest authorit: gentleman who for several years represented the county of Mayo in Parliament. He seems to have been an Insh Bayard. jl the journals say that Colone) Higgins bad the rare and delightful art of winning affection irom all who obtained his ac- quaintance, With the Queen, the Prince of Wales and several members of the royal family he was @ special favorite. Un all sportimg subjects his jucgment was accepted as law, and be was re- jor the adjustment Of disputed questions on mat connected with the turf. His sagacity or good fortune in nelecting the winners in great races was absoiutely marvel- lous, His winnings were consequently very great, buthe mvariably devoted the entire proceeds to works of charity. He was a most generous con- tributor to Roman Catholic benevolent institutions, Colonel Higgins was the Private Secretary of the Marquis of Sligo while the latter was Governor of Jamaica. He died in London, at the age of filty- eight years, RAIDING ON THE GAMBLERS. Breaking Up ot an Establishment Last Night—Ten Prisoners Arrested—Capture of a Safe. Last evening Police Captain Thomas Byrnes, of the Mercer street police station, received informa- tion that @ gambling establishment was in full operation at No, 62 Twelfth street, adjoinin; Broadway. Five minutes alterwards the Captain in question, accompanied by a sergeant and two men, went to the place and demanded aamission, Permission to enter was depiea for several min- utes, which time was utilized by the gambiers in hiding money, &¢., in tne safe, which was found to be fastened with # combination lock. Tne “lookout” window on the inner | door of the principal room was closed while this operation was going on. Meanwhile a platoon of men had been brought round from the station to prevent any escapes being maae. Shortly after- Wardg the doors, inner and outer, were opened by Andy Sheehan, the proprietor, who expressed himself in forcible language as disgusted with the ofMictousness of the police in breaking up a private game of cards between gentlemen. The assembied gamblers had all diferent stories to tell of how they had dropped in by accident to see Andy, and that they bad not been playing at cards for noney, but were merely playing an inmocent game at drawpoker, &c., &c, TH’ MARCH TO THE POLICE STATION. All haying been gecured they were marched off to the Mercer street police station, where, before deing placed in cells, they gave the tollowing Pro in ‘most cases fictitious:—James Shields, aged twenty-nine, No, 193 Grand street; John Chamber.ain, aged fs tr No, 112 West Four- teenth street; James Willis, oy thirty-five, No. 117 East Seventeenth street; Will Matthews, aged thirty-two, No. 117 East Seventeenth street; Wil- liam Brown, aged forty-three, No. 54 Christopher street; James Moore, aged forty-five, Irving House; James Sullivan, aged thirty-eignt, No, 18 West 125th street; James Stone, aged forty-eight, No. 133 East Eighth street; William Henry, aged | fifty, No, 183 East Eighth street. WHO SOME OF THE GANG ARE. Among the number are the veteran New York epee Jim Stewart, who formerly kept a gamb- ing establishment over ll saloon; Miles Faron, who ia often alluded to&s one of the old “land marks” among the gambling fraternity; another well known votary of fickle fortune ia “Jack Logee,” a ‘boss gambier;” also Jim Brown, an old taro bank gambler, who is considered of lighter Weight than the three preceding men. ‘he rooms where the “establisnment” existea were on the first floor, and comprised front and back pariors, with small extension. The place Was handsomely carpeted and furnished in every respect, including some very handsome biack wai- nut tables. The ivory counters used by the gamblers were undoubtedly hidden away in the safe, which will be opened to-day. Tne gambiers arrested are described by those who know them “as men who deal square and are not mixed up in any skin Bre ‘They all allowed themselves to. be arrested without making any resistance. A police officer was detailed by the Captain to take charge of the contents of the gamblers’ room. Andy Sheehan is a well known gambling house keeper, having formerly been connected in that business with Heenan, and having kept establish- ments in Broadway, near Eighth street, and also in BL street. Tne prisoners will be taken before Judge Mur- ray, at Jefferson Market Police Court, thie morn- img, who will place them under bail to appear for trial and will also give orders respecting the safe, &c., seized by the police last night. LARGE HAUL OF ALLEGED SWINDLERS, A Thriving Business Broken Up—Hew Walker & Co. Made Money. At four o’clock yesterday afternoon Judge Gideon L, Walker, Cornelius Whigan, J. Mandel- baum, Terence Quinn and J. Schwarzkop, accom- Dlices of the firm of “Walker & Uo.,” were fully committed for trial. on @ charge of conspiracy to defraud, by Police Justice Fairbanks, of Eliza- betn, N.J. During the past five years ‘Walker & Co.” have, it is alleged, preyed upon the merchants of New York to the extent of many thousand dollars by purchasing goods on credit and then disposing of the goods at auction. The police have long been in quest of them, but without success. They opened a store in Broad street, ‘Enzabeth, in April, and stocked it with goods | amounting to $2,600, secured in the manner men- | tioned, and, when on the eve of removing tne Stock to the city, the police, who had been fore- ‘warned, arrested six of the gang. ‘Walker & o., however, were not in the batch ana are still at jarge. The Judge Waiker committed | is the father of the Waiker in the firm. He | denied any complicity in their transactions, but the evidence was 80 conclusive against him that he was held with the rest. The prosecuting attorney, Mr. J. Augustas Fay, Woven such @ web around the gang that the arrest of the younger Walker and tne ‘Oo.,” g man named Joseph Butler, is buta mere matter of time. Judge Walker was for many years the County Judge of Cataraugus county, New York. He was arrested, tried and convicted for malfeasance in office and served eighteen months in the Auburn State Prison. Quinn is an ex-jail bird, and | Mandelbaum and Schwarzkop are alleged to | be the parties who assisted “Walker Co.” in swindling the merchants of Newark out of $21,000 @ year Should Judge | Walker be released on a writ of habeas corpus, he | will be immediately rearrested on an indictment | of subornation of perjury and be brough¢ to this ; city for trial. The arrest of the prisoners was effected through a Mrs. Bream, whose husband while in Ludiow Street Jail was mulcted out of ' notes and other collaterals amounting to $3,000, which he had given to Judge Walker as # retainer as counsel, and which Judge Waiker had dis- counted and never returned. Among the victims of Walker & Co. of recent date may be mentioned the following named New York firm: Boyden & Co., $210; Johnson & Sutphen, $179; Newall, Hitchcock & Uo., $229; Louis Schwarz, $63; Tibbing & Co., $193; Fred Krause, Fe 59; Weil, Friedburg & Co., $101; Foster and NATIONAL AOADEMY OF DESIGN, Annual Distribution of Awards. The annual distribution of the awards of merit of the schools attached to the Academy of Design Was made last evening at the Academy, tn the presence of a large number of artists and students, | Worthington Whittredge, the President elect, pre- sided, supported by the retiring President, Wilham | Page and Thomas Hicks. Mr. Whittredge, after an ddress to the students, awarded the prizes as iol- ig si—In the We school je rst prize, of iy dati ver medal and. $00 was mate to William Fitz; the second prize, the Soydam bronze medal and $30 to George ; Butcher; honorable mention to M.S. Bloodgood, Hago Brene, August Schwabe and Fanny Powell. | In the antique school the first prize, the billott | ‘Sliver Medal and $20, was awarded to Miss Jennic Brownscombe; second prize, the Elliott bronze medal and $20, to Edwin Russell; honorable men- tion to Lloyd Branson, Hen. » Walcott, M. W, Hall, George E. Hat!l, Jonn Komboch and P. Staunton. The portion of prizes consisting of money were presented by Mitcuell, Vance & Co, Other addresses were made by Willlam Page and Thomas Hic! PALL OF A DWELLING HOUSE, Seven Persons Buried in the Ruins=Two | Fatally Injured. CINCINNATT, Onto, May 20, 1874, Seven persons were buried in the ruins of the house at the corner of Perry and Central avenues, which ell last night. They were Mr. Murphy, his wife, three children and & servant girl, and Wil- Ham Whittaker, @ carpenter, who was passing on the sidewalk, The timbers of the house had been cracking And snapping all the afternoon, and after Mr. Murphy closed his store, at ten o'clock, he conciuded it Was not saje to remain there over night, and the family were preparing to leave the house when it fell. Mr. Murphy received only a few slight bruises, Mra. Murphy received severe cuts and bruises about the head and breast. A daughter, aged five years, died filteen minutes after her removal fiom the débris. An older. daughter was badly cut about the head and braised. about the body, The babe was uninjured. The servant was reseued avout one o’ciock this morn- ing, having been held dowa on the cellar foor by a stove which fell upon her. It is thought that her injuries are not dangerous. Mr. Whittaker sus- ba @ crushed hip and thigh and died this morn- ra THE OOMING SOULL RACE, Hauirax, May 20, 1874, George Brown has begun training on Bediord Basin for the scull race with Sehar; | with Mr. Stern; Mr. -—Watrous, . 0., $114, ' | charge: “CHARITY AND CORRECTION.” Mayor Havemeyer Makes an Effort to Investigate Commissions. STERN AND LAIMBEER, The Acoused Conduct Their Own Investigation, However—How Much Was Paid for Convicts’ Shoddy, Yesterday afternoon, at four o’clock, the investi. gation into the alleged charges of fraud and corrup- tion presented before the Grand Jury against Com- missioners Laimbeer and Myer Stern, of the Board of Charities and Correction, was held by Mayor Havemeyer in a small room of the Charity Building, corner of Eleventh street and Third avenue. For’ some reason or another not given Mayor’ Havemeyer had associated with him Mr, Jonathan Sturges, a well known merchant of this city, and the examination of the accused was conducted by this ‘latter’ gentleman solely) as the Mayor never asked one question during a session of Over three hours, ‘For over halfan hour the representatives of the dif- Jerent newspapers were refused admission; but finally, at the request of Mr. Laimbeer, President of tne Board of Charities and Correction, they were admitted to the so-called investigation. There were present in the room Mayor Havemeyer, Mr. Jonathan Sturges, Commissioners Bowen, Laim- beer and Stern; a Mr. Flagler, who nolds @, position in the department, and waa present to take notes for the accused, and seven reporters. Three witnesses, wha have already appeared and testified before the Grand Jury as to the charges made against Com- missioners Laimbeer and Stern, were in their turn examined by the accused. These three witnesses Were Commissioner Bowen, Francis A. Shaw, As- sistant Auditor in the Comptroller’s office, and specially detailed to examine gooas purchased tor the use of the Department of Charities and Cor- rection, and William P, Lamson, formerly purchas- ing agent of the old Board, who was appointed by General Bowen, and who was superseded by ® man named Goodkind, who is an ap- pointment of Commissioner Stern. Messra. Stern and Laimbeer were both furnished by the District Attorney with copies of the charges against them, the presentment of the Grand Jury and the evidence taken before that body. The Mayor swore the witnesses separately, and each witness waa admitted alone into the room at the discretion of the two gentlemen who have been Presented under the name of “John Doe” to the: Grand aut, Mr. Sturges cond ucted the examina~ tion of the witnesses for a short time, and then Commissioner Stern, who showed great heat and excitement, took up the examination and ‘actually examined the witnesses himeelf, with a little assistance from Mr. Laimbeer, who asked @ question occasionally. The evidence of Commissioner Bowen was not of any material con- Sequence. Toa question of Mr. Sturges. General Bowen answered that he had protested against the purchase of goods by any one Commisstoner without the consent of all the Board; remembered that Mr. Stern had purchased a lot of straw hats at what he supposed was a very low price, but could not tell if the hats had been purchased at flity cents which they purchased on @ former occasion at $1 87. General Bowen also remembered to bave heard Commissioner Stern state that it was impos sible for one house to have all the different kinds of goods required by the Board; when witness had agserted that prices paid for goods were too D, he had got his imiormation from Tefts, Griswold & Co, and A. T. Stewart & Co. Mr. Stern here read a resolution which he had offered in said Board May 30, 1873, making it com> pulsory to have proposals advertised in the City Record for all supplies amounting to and exceeding 000, ir. Laimbeer desired to ask General Bowen if he knew of any gooas having been purchased by the Board ata price in excess of the prices pre+ sented by the purchasing agent to the Board. Commissioner Bowen—I know nothing of the subject more than you do yourself. Commissioner LaImB£ER—I happen to know (take be his glasges and iooking at General Bowen). mmissioner Bowen to Mr. Starges—The mer. troller bad objected to ig some of the bi owing to the exorbitant s charged, To Commissioner Laimbeer—I do not recollect in this item of cloth, waich bas caused the Board to be presented by the Grand Jury, that this Lamson furnished cloth at prices ranging (rom sixty cents to $1 10, and that afterwards Mr. Stern furnished samples of as good a nature at forty-five cents, and which were as rs aa those. which bad hed =at a@ higher price by Mr. | been Lamson, the former purchasing agent; had acquiesced in the purchase of goods on joint action of the Board; on one occasion ha found @ pile of bills on ils table and had signed them, among which was a bill for g purchased by Mr. Stern alone as a member oi Board; baa signed that bill, but would not do tt ugain; had audited bill for 500 blankets on December along Laimbeer was absent then. To Mr. Sturgess—l did pot refuse. to sign or audit bills because | suspected Mr. Stern of any- thing dishonest, but on @ principle, because I be- lieved that to sign bills # goods purchased by one member was very dangerous recedent, calculated to destroy confidence ia the “Board 01 Charities and Correction and I am auil of that opinion. if I snould buy four, Mr. Stern ary ti is and Mr. Laimbeer something else, inde. or rote of each other, I think it would be a very ng. Here there was quite a heatea passage between Commissioners Stern and Bowen. the latter taking his hat and leaving the room to go home. The next witness was Mr. Francis A. Shaw, a very closely buttoned up gentleman, who looked as if he might have served im the Life Guards at some time. He had examined some of the sam- ples of cloth furnished to the Department by Mr. Stern, and, on making inquiries. at stores in Churn, and Worth Streets, had found that cloth equaily good might be obtained cheaper than the prices given by Mr. Stern or as they appeared on the bills sent to the Oomptrolier’s Oilice, in which he was Assistant Auditor; had been in the linei and hose trade inthe old country, The witness | Was severely cross-examined by Mr. Stern, and did \ mot protess vo have any great knowledge of the dry goods or hnen trade; knew that he could buy , the Same kind of cloth five cents a yard cheaper | than it was charged upon the /ace oi the bills re- quired to be audited. ‘The next witness examined was Mr. William P. Lamson, formerly purchasing agent ot the old Board, who had been removed by the new mem- bers. Hisexamination was conducted for three- quarters of an hour by Commissioner stern, who shouted at the witness and contused him @ good deal, to the great amusement of the Mayor, who woke up after a long and comfortable sleep, and {| smiled benignly at Stern. The latter gentieman sought to prove that Lamson had been guilty of re- ceiving certain commissions on purchase! made by hin for the old Board, but tl was stoutly denied by the witness, who astonished to find himself being inves: ited and d with corrupt practices, when he had been testilying before the Grand Jury to the same paur- port against the two Commissioners. He was com- | pelled to admit, however, that he had bought oods principally from the house of Tefts, Griswold Co. and bought crash and carpet from A. T. Stewart & Co. Commissioner Stern repeatedly asserted that Lamson’s memory was bad, and sev- erai times it was believed that the excited Gor missioner Would nse personal violence toward tn witness, ‘fhe investigation (%) was finally ‘ad- Journed until to-morrow (Friday) at half past tures o’clock by bis Honor the Mayor, QGITY TREASURY, Comptrolier Green reports the following @is- bursements and receipts of the Treasury yeater- day: 4 io DISSURSRURNTS, Payrolis. Total.. ss 5,807 " RECEIPTS, ue From taxes of 1873 and interest. Y $14,397 From arrears of t tw ann: 15,034 08, assesaint From collection of assessments and inte fever Market rents, di ut of Gity Ri re jar! an urea 1e) iblio Oharities. and ‘Cor From Department of BITE 218 rections... ... 1412 From tees and fines, Cy From licenses, Mayor's Office. 1,329 FIRE IN OLINTON s8TREET. A fire broke out yeaterday morning in the five story brick building No. 18 Clinton street that caused a loss of $2,000, The first Moor was occu- pied by Philip Phirkien as a grocery store, whose Roce wesletmaged $1,000, The onilaing wae dam- ed to the extentof $1,000, Fire Marshal Shekion \ hold an investigation to-day as to the cause of the fire. SUIOIDE FROM A FERRYBOAT, About two o'clock yesterday morping, as the {Wiamaburg and New York jerryboat Montana wason her way to N York, an unknown was seen to jump overboard from the front of the boat, and as he dict not rise again itia that he was struck by one of the wheels, to the darkness nO description of the maa be given,