The New York Herald Newspaper, May 27, 1874, Page 3

WASHINGTON Democratic Treasury Management. Rumors of Secretary Rich- ardson’s Removal. OONGEESSMAN MELLISH’S FUNERAL Passage ‘of the Deficiency and Centennial Biils. WASHINGTON, May 26, 1874, The Substitute for the House Currency Bill. The following is the House substitute for the Senate Currency bili, Oa Saturday it was re- ported from the Committee on Banking and Cur- Tency by Mr. Farwell, of Iilinois:— Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Yesentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembied, ‘That the act entitied “An act to provide a na- tional currency, secured by a pledge of United States bonds, and to provide for the circulation and redemption therevi,” approved June 8, 1864, shall be hereaiter known as ‘the National Bank act. SECTION 2.-That section 31 of ‘the Nattonal Bank act” be so amended that the several asgo- Ciations therein provided for shall not hereafter be required to keep ou hand any amount of money whatever by reason of the amount of their respec- tive circulations; but the moneys required by said Bection to be kept at all times on hand shall be getermined by the amount of deposits, in all re- spects as provided Jor in the said section, Sec. 3.—That section 22 of the said act and the several amendments thereto, so far ag they re- strict the amount of notes for circulation under Bald ucts be and the same are hereby repealed, Bnd the proviso in the first section of the act ap- proved July 12, 1570, entitled “An act to provide Jor the redemption of the turee per centum tempo- rary loan certificates and for an increase o1 na- tonal bank notes,” proniviting to banks hereatter organized a circulation over $500,000, and the pro- viso in the third section of said act, limiting the circulation of banks authorized to issue notes re- deemabie in gold coin to $1,000,000; and section 6 of said act, relating to the redistribution of $25,000,000 of circulating notes, be and the same are hereby repealed; tuat every association hereaiter organized shail be subject to and be governed by the rules, restrictions and limitations and possess the rights, privileges and trauchises now or here- after to be prescribed by law as to national bank- ing associations, with the same power to amend, alter and repeai provided by “the National Bank ct,,? P “EC. 4—-Thet Gvety association organized or to be organized uuder the provisions of the said act and o! the several acts in amendment thereot shall at all times keep and Lave ou deposit in the Treas- ury of tle United States, in lawiul money of the United States, a sum equal to five per centum of its circulation, to be held and used for the redem) tion of such circulation, and when the cir- culating notes of any such association, assorted or unassorted, shall be presented tor redemption in Bums of one thousand doilars, or any wultiple thereo:, to the Treasurer o! the United States, the same shali be redeemed in Unitea States Roies. All notes so redeemed shall be charged by the ‘treasurer of the United States to the respective associations issuing the same, and he shali notity them severaily on the first day of euch month, or oftener, at his discretion, of the amount of such redemptions; whereupon each association so notified shill forthwito deposit with the Treasurcr of the United States @ sum in Uniied States notes equal to the amount of its circulat otes so redecmed, And | ail noles of nafidnal banks, worn, defaced, mutilated or otherwise unfitior circulation shall, when received by any assistant treasurer or at Pat designated depository of thé United Sfatés, orwarded to the Treasurer of the United Statcs for redemption, as provided herein. And wien such redeluptio: ave been so reimbursed the Circulating notes so redeemed shall be forwarded to the respective associations by whom they were issued; but i! such notes are woru, mutilated, de+ faced or rendered otherwise unit for use they” shail be forwarded to the Comptroller of the Cur- Fency aud destroyed, and replaced as now pro- .Viged by '. rovited, ‘hat cach of sald associations shall reimburse to the ‘Treasury the charges ior trans- portation and the costs tor assorcing such notes; @nd the associations hereaiter organized shall aiso severally reimburse to the Sreasury the cost of engraving such pilates as shall be ordered by each association respectively; and the amount assessed ree each association shail be in proportion to the ‘culation redeeimed, and be cluarged to the fund On deposit with tue Treasurer, ! Sxc. 5,—That duy association organized under this act, or any of the acis of which this isan | amendn.en esiring to withdraw its circulating ‘Motes, in whole or in part, may, upon the deposit pf lawiul money witn the Treasurer of the United States, in sums of not less than $9,002, take up the ‘bonds which said association has on deposit with the Treasurer for tue security of such circulatin; motes, which bonds shall be assigned to the bani in the manner specified in the niueteenth section of the National Bank act, and the outstanding notes of said association, to an amount equal to the legal tender notes deposited, shall be redeemed at the Treasury of the United States and de- Btroyed, a8 now provided by law; provided that the amount of the bonds on deposit for circulation shall not be reduced below $30,000. SEC, 6.—That the Comptroller of the Currency shall, under such rules and regulations as the Sec- retary of the ‘Ireasury may prescribe, cause tne charter numbers of the association to be printed pon ali national bank notes which may be here- aiter issued by him. SEc. 7,—That the entire amount of United States notes outstanding and in circulation at any one time shall not exceed the sum of $382,000,000; aud ‘within thirty days alter circulating notes to the amount of $1,000,000 shall irom time to time be issued to national banking associations under this ‘Act in excess of the highest outstanding volume | thereo! at any time prior to such issue, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury to retire an amount of United States notes equal to forty per cent of the circulating notes s0 Issued, ‘which shail be in reduction of the maximum amount of $382,000,000, fixed by this section; and such reduction shall continue until the maxi- mum amount of the United States notes outstand- ing shall be $300,000,000, and the United States notes so retired shall be cancelled and carried to the account of the sinking fund provided for by the second clause of section 6 of the act approved on the Sth of February, 1862, entitled “An act to authorize the issue of United States notes and for the redemption and iunding thereof and for fund- ing the floating debt of the United States,” and “shall constitute a portion of said cer fund. SEc. 8.—That on and alter the 1st day of July, 1878, any holder of United States notes to the a@mount of $50 or any multiple thereof, may pre- gent them for payment at the ofice of the ‘Treas- ‘urer of the United States, or at the office o! the Assistant Treasurer at the city of New York, and thereupon he shall be entitled to receive at his op- , tion from the Secretary of the ‘lreasury in ex- * ghange of said notes, an equal amount of either ‘class of the coupon or registered bonds of the United States, provided for in the first section of the act approved on the 14th day of July, 1870, en- titled “An act to authorize the re-funding of tne Mational debt,’ and the act amendatory thereof, approved the 20th day of January, 1871. ‘ovided, however, that the Secretary of the Treasury, in lieu of such bonds, may redeem said notes in the gold coin of the United States. And ; the Secretary of the Treasury shall reissue the United States notes so received, or, tf they are cancelled, shall issue United States notes to the game amount, either to purchase or redeem the public debt at par in coin, or to meet the current | Payments for the public service, EC. 9.—That nothing in this act shall be con- strued to authorize any tncrease of the principal or mterest of the public debt of the United States, Doings in the Senate and House—Pas- sage of the Deficiency and Centennial , Bills. The Deficiency Appropriation bill was passed by the Senate to-day, involving about $5,000,000. ‘Then the Centennial bill was also passed, shorn, however, of its extravagant features and a per- Jectly mnocent measure. A message was re- ceivea from the President, transmitting, in accordance with the resolutions of the Sen- ate, the correspondence of the State De- “partment in regard to the claim on Brazil concerning the ship Caroline, and tne report of the commissioners appointed to inquire into the depredations on the frontier of Texas. The old diplomatic diMcuity, it thus appears, 1s again to be raked over, In the House the business of the day was of greater importance. The Sanborn report of the Committee of Ways and Means was considered and Mr. Beck, of Kentucky, addressed the House in a clear and incisive style. He spoke of Sanborn as a man who had been paid $213,000 for doing ab- golutely nothing, except prostituting the officers of the government to his own purposes. He had no hesitation in saying that the whole thing was a system of corruption, a per- version of the law, an overriding of authority such as he had never seen equalled and hoped he would never see again. As the Treasury Department had thus thrown down the gauntlet he would now gay that he would make the recora ‘show that these officials could not stay in that department, and that no honest President could Oa Keep them, He would bring forth stubborn facts | New York, which has been olfered im the House, ; to him, and he says that he believes he has had ex- .NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1874—-TRIPLE SHEET. cware demanded impeachment and which de- Manded the commitment of Sanborn to the penl- ® | tentiaries of the country. The Sanborn contract was made by Richardson, as acting Secretary, taking advantage of the temporary absence of Mr. Denunciation of'| Boutwel, and that under it Sanborn was allowed his fiity per cent m cases where indictments were already pending, so that there could nave been no pretence of “discovery” on the part of Sanborn. Referring to Mr. Richardson’s statement before the committee he declared that it was absolutely pitiable to see a man at the head of a great depart- Ment of the government pleading infancy and im- becility as an excuse for all his acts; that the As- Sistant Secretary had stood by and backed his | superior, each trying to throw the blame on the Solicitor and make him appear the guilty man, and that the Solicitor, on the contrary, had showed that he had but obeyed the orders of his superiors. Mr. Eldredge here remarked that Mr. Beck had cherged and sustained the charge that the Secretary of the Treasury had been guilty of an impeachable offence. If that were so the Committee on Way@ and Means would not have | done its whole duty unt it presented to the | House a resoiution of impeachment, At the close | of Mr. Beck’s speech the previous question was or- | dered, and the matter went over until | to-morrow. The bill amendatory of the rey- enue «and customs laws was then de- bated upon, Mr. Dawes explaining its pro- visions. The action accomplished resulted in the changing of the duty on still wines in casks to fifty cents a gallon and in bottles to $1 50a case. By this means an increase of over $1,000,000 in the revenue is anticipated. The following committee of visitors to the West Point Military Academy were announced by the speaker:—Messrs, Hale, of New York; G. H. Hoar, | Of Massachusetts, and Young, of Georgia. Alter the obsequies of Mr. Mellish the House ad- Journed, Vice President Wilson on the Admin- istration—The Republican Party With- | out a Cause—Need of Active Reform to | Save It from Reverses=Secretary Rich- ardson’s Successor. Vice President Wilson, in conversation with | your correspondent this evening, denies the truth | or accuracy of the statements which are going the | rounds that he is dissatisfied or has found fault with the administration. Neither has he spoken | with General Grant on the subject of remodelling his Cabinet; buton his way home, when it was Tumored that the President was going to remove Mr. Richardson from the Secretaryship of the Treasury, In April last, he did write to the Presi- dent, and said that if the removal was going to take place he thought that it would be eminentiy | judicious to select Judge Hoar, who had been in | his Cabinet, and who would give satisfaction to New England; and, besides, it might settle some of the asperities arising out of the contest tor the Massachusetts United StatesSenatorship. Mr. | Wilson says he 18 not in the line of constructing Cabinets, and knows full well that as Vice Presi- dent he is not expected to perform that duty. Through a long, unreserved conversation, in which he chatted gayly and sincerely over the political Matters of the day and the affairs of the adminis- tration, not one single word of dissatisfaction or unfriendly disposition towards Presicent Grant was dropped. He was free to remark that he had spoken long and earnestly with him on public atfairs, but he never for a moment obtruded his opinions as to what the President should do or whom he should select as his constitutional ad- visers, He ia not anxious, in view of the advice of his doctor, under whose care he 1s, to engage in any excitement of public affairs at this time or to mix up with things that do not properly belong perience enovgh in political affairs, extending over a lifetime, in which he has written much and made more speeches than any living man on. record, to’ warrant him in the belief that he knows what it would be propriety in him to do. He does not disguise the fuct that he has said candidly to General Grant that as the republican | party had no great living principle to contend for now and n@great war to wage for the salvation of the country and the establishment of that principle, during which the popular mind looked over many less important. things, It was evident that the ada- ministration of affairs and the discharge of official duty would be looked into more exactingly and scrutinizing)y now, and hence it became the party | to see to it that any errors or political evils in the | past should be promptly and effectually 4 corrected. Thus, in the prevailing exac- tion, the republican party, coming up on the line ot progress in every requirement had of it, would hold its place in the public esteem and | regain any ground which it had lost. Thus might be averted the danger which now presented itself of having the next Congress democratic by reason | of apathy or a wurning away in disappointment of- the friends of the republican party. He thought it now the duty of the hour to look to that and pre- vent, by calling to hand every element of strength and assistance, the reverse which threatened its | future. Everything was pleasant. The President received what was said in good part, and Mr. Wilson, who has never had a difficulty nor @ disa- greement with him, felt that he was only doing his + duty in saying this much and as a friend seeking | to strengthen the President’s hands in his dis- charge of oficial responsibilities, The statements made'to the contrary of this, he says, are in their entirety incorrect. Rumors of Secretary Richardson’s Re- tirement from the Treasury Renewed— He Denies the Report—Position of the President and the House. The rumors of Secretary Richardson's early re- tirement from the Cabinet were renewed to-day, | the Kentucky delegation, all democrats, having assurances that General B. F. Bristow, formerly :Solicitor General, would be the new Secretary. Your correspondent called on Secretary Richardson this evening, and in re sponse to the question whether he had resigned or @ change was likely to soon occur in the Cabinet, he replied with much firmness, but calmly and with self-possession :— “Has there been a time since I entered upon the duties of Secretary that the rumor of my resignation has not been hawked about every week? It is as true to-day as it was a year ago. I propose to re- main in this office, with the President’s approha- tion, as long as I please, and Iam free to say that nothing has occurred receatly, or {s likely to oc- cur, that will hasten my resignation, Of the President’s approbation the assurances are ag strong to-day as they have always been.” This announcement does not please those who | formerly @ member of and which meets their views and those of the committee generally. Possibly, with some amend- ments, it will be fayorably reported, together with Senator Fenton’s bill governing the salaries of customs ofictals, making one bill, The urgency with which the appeal was made and forcibly re- echoed by Mr. Bach, arises from the apprehension which the merchants of New York nave of the fear- ful results likely to arise irom the spirit of retalia- tion which will be felt against them for having gone so far in their protests to Congress against | the Custom House officiais., This feeling is avowed, alrnost beseechingly, with a demand for protection. The merchants of New York in tnis matter appear in the attitude of those parties in Louisiana and | Arkansas who have been asking for government help to save them from threatened danger. AS @& Senator remarked to-day, “it is a sad commentary | on the system of plunder which has grown up in i the republican party, apparentiy with the endorse- | Ment and encouragement of Congress, The com- | mittee listened attentively to the statements of Messrs, Schultz ana Schwab, and Senator Sherman assured them that a lively interest wouid be taken in the case as presented, and everything would be done which a just regard for the interests of the government, as well as the acknowledged rights of the merchants, would admit of, The District “Irregularitics”"—No Rec- ords Kept by the Board of Public Works—One Man Power=—Mr. Cluss on Governor Shepherd. There was turther strong evidence to-day in the investigation of the affaira of the District of | Columbid, showing the careless method of transacting business in the Board of Pub- lic Works. ‘The Secretary of the Board, Mr. Charles 8, Johnson, testified in effect tnat there were no formal records kept of any of the proceedings. Testimony was also given which would create the impression that the Board of Public Works consisted tn reality of but one man, the Vice President of the Board, who dictated tne action of all tne other members, An employé of the House of Representatives has sold a coutract of the District of Columbia for $2,000. Mr. Cluss, the Board of Public the stand and proved by vouchers the truth of his contra> diction of certain testimony of Governor Shepherd, He also protested against the charge of perjury which such men as the Governor had preferred against him, and said that he did not | consider them Christians, Mr. Adolf Cluss was yesterday removed by order of President Grant, who nominated to fll the va- | cancy Licutenant Hoxie, of the Engineer Corps. Lieutenant Hoxie is not eligibie for the place, as he 1s not a resident of the district and igs at the present time an officer of the army. The Last Henors to the Late Represen- tative Mellish—The Obsequies in the Capitol—Touching Funeral Scene. The funeral of the late Congressman, David B. Mellish, from the Ninth New York district, took place this afternoon at four o’clock, in the Hall of the House of Representatives, The chair and desk | of the deceased were heavily draped in black, a beautiful bouquet of smilax and lilies crowning the desk. At precisely four o’clock, the Senators entered | the Hall preceded by the officers of the Senate, and Were assigned seats in front rows to the right of the Vice President pro tem, who occupied the desk with the Speaker. Vice President Wilson sat with Judge Hoar in the rear of the Hall and near them was Governor Shepherd. In a chamber where the spectator sees only turmoil and confusion,inctdent toso large a body in transacting business, the | .Bcene presented to-day was sorrowfully impressive. While business has more than once beén silspended during this and other sessions to hear eulogies on deceased members, it has been over eight years | since the Hall of the House was one of mourning. | At half-past four the cortége was announced by | the Speaker's gavel, the pallbearers and Mouse Committee preceding the coffin, On the cata- | faique, placed parallel! with the reporters’ table, the casket was laid, its sombre covering relieved with massive silver trimmings, the lid hidden from view by exquisite (uneral wreaths and crosses, The mourners were assigned chairs directly in front of the first circle, the widow and her three little children, with the brother of the deceased, being nearest the casket. The services consisted of prayer by the Chaplain of the Senate, reading of the Scriptures, a short | address by the Chaplain of the House, concluding with prayer and the benediction. The remains were then removed, the Senators and Representatives remaining standing until the cortége passed ont, the eye of every one in the ; hall following the bereaved family. ‘The Senators | then retired to their Chamber, and on motion of | Mr. Tremain the House adjourned. The remains were taken to the depot, and at nine o’clock were conveyed to New York, and thence will be taken to Auburn, Mass., for interment. The melancholy circumstances attending the death of Mr. Mellish awakened tie deepest sorrow. The presence of the orphaned chilaren and the grief of the mother touched the hearts of all who were present during the services, Tne solemnity | of the scene was marked, and it was the most touching of any of the sorrowiul events witnessed at the Capitol. | Nice Plans of Brooks’ Embassy to Cause to Favor Their Private Intcr- Works, came on | i | } | | Since last night a change has occurred inthe tactics which the determined Brooks oficials in- tend to pursue with the President. The desire { now Is that, instead of executive interference, the committee of investigation asked for by resolution in both branches of Congress to look into Arkansas matters, shall be appointed and at once proceed to | business at Little Rock. From this it is expected, | at least that while the committee are at work, the lawless element wiil remain quiet and harmless in | order to gain the good opinion of the committee. Thus the Brooks officiais now here and in St. Lows | as refugees, as it were, from the violence and danger to life in which they stood at the hands of the Baxter forces, may return under the protection of the morai influence of the Congressional com- mittee, settle up their property and domestic | affairs, which they claim are now there imperilied, | and when they have closed up everything which they can now save, in the expressive provincial | language of Arkansas they will “up stakes and skip away.” | Decoration Day at Arlington. No order relative to the decoration of the graves at Arlington on the 30th of May, 1874, has been issued. The grounds of that cemetery will on that | day be opened to all orderly persons who desire to decorate any of the graves within that enclosure. have been trying to make the President think as they do about the necessity for his speedy retire- ment, “He will not be Secretary forty-eight hours if the report from the White House 1s true,” says one; and chimes in° another, “No; tne President has assured mem- bers of the Ways and Means Committee that a change shall shortly be made.” As to the resolv- tion of censure, if It is ever reported to the House, 1t will develop such opposition and debate as to divest it of all party censure, and it is now very doubtful whether it would pass. The Judiclary Committee, republican and democratic members, are pledged to oppose it, as” the most extraordinary encroachment upon the honor of the government that couid in a time of profound peace be perpetrated. The sentiment of the House is unequivocally that the Sanborn contracts were very laxly managed by tie | Treasury Department; but in view of the questionable legislation supported in Congress in @ routine way, it is now seriously asked whether it would reflect credit upon the House to set them- selves up as without sin and cast reproach upon those less guilty of exactness in the discharge of official duty. New York Merchants Beseeching Con- gress to Abolish the Motety System— A Promise of Relief. The Senate Finance Commiitee to-day consid- ered the repeal of the laws sustaining the system of moieties. All the members of the commit- tee except Senator Bayard were present, and Mr. Jackson S, Schultz, aided by Messrs, Schwab and Dodge, presented the views of the New York merchants and the desire they havo that something shall be dono this session on the bill of Mr. E, E& Roberts, of | TN MEMORY OF AGASSIZ, The Teachers and Pupils’ Fund—The | Approaching Birthday of the Great | Scientist. Boston, May 26, 1874. The plan for the establishment of a “teachers and pupils’ fund” in memory of Agassiz has met with general and cordial approval. The superin- tendents of public instruction in thirty-one of the States and Territortes have taken a strong per- sonal interest in it. The States of Maine, New Jersey, lilinois and Kansas, and the cities of Salem, Chicago and St. Louis, have issued oficial circu lars to accompany the circulars which have been isssued by the committee, nearly 60,000 of which are now in the hands of teachers throughout tne country. The birthday of Agassiz, on Thursday next, the 28th inst., is tne day fixed upon for re- ceiving the yoluntary offerings of the schools of the country, but contributions are already being received from various sources, including filts from children in humble schools in the far West. The resuit promises to be one of great interest and of substantial value, and will constitute one Of the most beautiful tributes to the memory of Agassiz, 4 YOUNG GIRL SHOT, Sad Result of Pointing a Loaded Pistol in a Boarding Hou PHILADELPHIA, May 26, 1874. A young laay named Lizzie Tamplin was shot in the face this morning by Charles Yedder, both rties being at the time in a boarding house. edder entered the room where Miss Tamplin was, drew froin his pocket a six-shooter and pointed it at her temple. When the pisiol went of it was 80 close to her face that the powder biackened her skin, The ball, passing through her leit eye, lodged in the roof of her mouth. Yedder swears that he was only in fun and did not know the pistol wae loaded. He has been arrested. The young jady is in @ critical condition and must lose | chored until the fog lifted, | numerous ce THE IDAHO. Safe Arrival of the Vessel and All Her Passengers, WHO RAN HER ASHORE? A Question of Off-Shore Pilotage and Steamship Economy. SCENES AT FIRE ISLAND. Yesterday morning, at two o’clock precisely, the special train bearing the passengers of the Idaho from Babylon, where they had been lanaed, arrived at Hunter’s Point aiter multifarious delays. The train was expected to start at nine o’clock on @ run of an hour and a haf, and it took five hours, The emigrants were transported on freight cars, which the superintendent of the road obtained at Hempstead, as he objected to allow his first class cars to be used for the purpose of carrying the emigrants, as he stated he was afraid of after re- suits, THY SPECIAL TRAIN AT THE DEPOT. When the train reached the depot and the cars ‘containing the emigrants were unlocked the stench Was dreadful, as in the hot cars the wet clothes of the people had dried, emitting a searching, pun, gent steam, which clung to them. The passengers | embarked on a ferryboat which had been char, tered by Williams & Guion, The confusion was fright(ul. Irish, English, German, French, Scandi- navian, they all mingled in a general mingling of tongues Babylonian tn its variety. The embarking on board the terryboat employed some twenty minutes, and at half-past two the Long Island City started for Castle Garden. Besides the emigrants on board the train there had arrived Captain Dewer, the Port Captain of the Williams & Guion line, besides the purser, as- sistant, several minor officers and those of the sea- men who had helped the passengers ashore from Fire Isiand to Babylon, and did not return in con- sequence of the vessel having got afloat again, These had the emigrants in charge and took good | Care of them, THE PASSAGE TO CASTLE GARDEN. The passengers crowded into the two cabins of the boat so that nota seat nor a space of one foot on the floors remained vacant. Tnose who could not sit or lie stood up, anda singularly unplea- sant trip was taken to Castle Garden. The night, which was at first beautifally clear, soon darkened and a thick fog covered the river and made lights invisible afew yards away. The boat hugged the the Brooklyn shore, but finally navigation became 80 perilous that it was forced to stop in mid- Stream for fear of 8 collision. This caused another delay of half an hour, when the fog lifted and shortly after Castle Garden was reached. Some difMiculty was experienced in landing the people, as there was no slip at the Garden for the peculiar | shape of the boat they wereon to enter. Castle Garden Was reached at ten minutes to four A. M., and it Was not until half-past four that all the pas- sengers Were safely housed inthe pig rotunda, where they quietly slept after their long series of daugerous experiences, THE IDAHO'S ARRIVAL, The great ship, about whose going aground all this trouble had occurred had, as alreaay pub | lished, been got off the sands at Fire Island on Monday evening. tow of a tugboat at about three o'clock A, M. yes- terday and anchored there. She was boarded at anearly hour by the Health Officer, who found only some twenty-five steerage passengers to visit and speedily dia his work. She then came up to | the city, still in charge of her tug. When passing | the. Battery she looked very dirty and leaning per- ceptibly to one side, giving her the appearance of baving’aad her cargo shitted. Curiously, it seemed as if a series of migfurtunes were to happen to the vessel, for on going into her dock the wind struck her broadside and she grounded on a mud bank some feet from the dock. It was only when the tide rose that she was got up toher pier. The re- mainder of the steerage passengers were then dis- embarked immediately and taken to Castle Garaen. After landing, Captain Moore, of the Idaho, had a private interview with Mr. Williams, of the tine, which was neither long nor pleasant. ‘the officers of the boat were very reticent as to the cause of the disaster at Fire Island, and neither the first officer, Mr. Lascelles, nor the second officer, Mr. Lawson, would give any infor- mation whatever. WHAT THE CAPTAIN SAYS. The captain says that at balf-past seven yester- day morning he was standing on the deck of his vessel when the fog an tO w thicker and thicker. He had about four o’clock in the morn- ing sighted land and knew that he was near it, but in consequence of some error in calculation or some deviation in the compass, he did not suppose it was so near. However, the fog was 80 dense that for hours before he could not see land and was going ahead, ‘The vessel struck about eight | o'clock and stuck fast in about three fathoms of water. The first consideration after the vessel struck was to transfer the passengers, which was done very quickly and quietly, as the sea was calm. Had there been @ heavy sea on it ts doubt ful if this could have been done. It was not until two o'clock that the efforts to get the vessel off | proved to be successful. She was shortly alter an- | Her course was then continued and she wenv along all rignt. There | | Waa no damage to the vessel ana she made no water whatever in consequence of the accident, CAPTAIN DEWER’S OPINION. Captain Dewer, the Port Captain before alladed to, stated to a HERALD reporter that it was very !ortunate that the vessel went ashore | when tt Wag dead low tide, as had the vessel gone on the sand at high water it 1s probable she never would have got off, as in that vicinity there were * and when the water had gone down she would have sunk and have re- mained stuck. Being low tide when she struck she floated off easily enough when the water rose. Captain Dewer was present when the passengers were brought ashore at Bapylon. They were quiet and composed all along and made no outcry what- ever about having to leave the Idaho. THE CABIN PASSENGERS, The cabin passengers, in every case but one, had also landed, and had been accommodated at the Surf Hotel, on the beach at Fire Island. Tne steer- age passengers were cordially and humanely treated when they landed at Babylon, and many who did not have articles of clothing were fur- nished with them out of kindness and charity. They were ravenous and actually eat up every- thing that could be obtained on the mainland. in fact the poor satiors, who had been exciting them- selves to save everything and everyhody nobly, found themselves without anything to eat what- ever, a8 they had been kept back until the pas- sengers had got through. The purser oi the Idaho states that the passage across in the surf, while it was not devoid of all danger, was accomplished without any fear being shown by the steerage passengers—a remarka- ble exhibition of courage under the circumstances, and one which had not been expected. The cabin passengers, of course, took the matter coolly. The one who remained on board did so to take care of his horses. THE STORY OF THE “LOOKOUT.” One of the sailors named Twillerton, who was the lookout ahead when the accident happened, told the reporter that when the vessel struck he could not see the shore, and had no idea that he was near it. He said he could not see bis hand ahead of him, the 10g was so dense. He under- stood the vessel was in charge of the Captain when | she struck, and not tn charge of the pilot, though the pilos was on board Another sailor stated that he was of opinion at the time that they were hugging the shore too closely, and that the Captain should have kept lurther away a8 & mere matter of safety, There was no necessity of remaining so near the shore. WHO WAS RESPONSIBLLBY On this point the whole responsibility of the dis- aster seems to rest. It 1s a by all that at the time of the accident the pilot was on board, but she Was not in charge Of the pilot, but of tae Captain. POPILOT COMMISSIONER BLUNT’S OPINION. Pilot Commissioner Blunt has laid down the fol- lowing rules concerning this potnt:— et ater, Inquit by anonor ana cables see Sate inquire as ol falman tbat hand and rt that signals are ready for use. He should inform the master when he is ready to direct the plioting of the vessel, which may be, he master chooses a8 soon a8 the pilot comes on rd; but the New York Pilot Commissioners prefer the master retain control untii within fifteen miles of Sandy Hook lighthonse, as the Sandy Hook pilots often board vessels , infles from the light, and rs sed to better navigators and to know. the qualittes of their vessels better tian the pilots, Bat the master is in no caso relieved of tus command until the voyage 1s com- | ing. She arrived at Quarantine in | jq, | discovered that a large ocean steamer was ashore, | | house Department were there, but not making pleted. His responsipility continues even after the pilot has taxen direction of the vessel. It appears that the subject of what the limits are has been a matter of dispute. The line has sometimes been drawn from Barnegat to Fire Island hght. The Court of Appeals have decided that it was wise to encourage pilots to cruise at gea and that no limits should be made. Regard- ing this point the HBKALD reporter called upon ofthe line to which the Ifabo be- not consider the pilot jen happened, for the simple reason he did nok Pilots until they came within tho afte tha 0 say, the lights of New York harbor. le con- pone bad Captain, therefore, responsible tor the accident THR IDAHO WAS NOT IN THE PILOT'S CHARGE, Tn the absénce of Pilot Commissioner Mr. G. W. Blont @ HeKaxp reporter gained the following 1 formation Ane ice of the Commissioner of Pilots yesterday afternoon:—‘John Dougherty was the pilot who was on board the steamer Idabo when she struck on Fire Island. He boarded her upwards ot 460 miles to the eastward, but did not have charge of her when the accideut hap- pened. There can be no dispute on this | subject, as the Wiliams & Guion line, to which the vessel in question belonged, and | likewise the Anchor line of steamers, retuse to pay any offshore pilotage, and their captains re- fuse to give the pilots charge o! their steamers until they make dy Hook Saeniantp. All the other lines pay off-shore pilotage. If Dougherty had taken charge of the Idaho when he first fell in | with her it would have cost the owners $%2 12 tor off-shore pilotage. Pilot Dougherty claims to have | been the first man to see the breakers aud nouted the Second Oricer, who was standing alongside | him on the briage. NO_ SOUNDINGS TAKEN UNTIL THE VESSEL STRUCK. No soundings were taken at all during the tog until at the moment when the steamer was strand- In conversation with an old sea captain familiar with the Long Island coast, he stated:—I consider the conduct of the Captain in not causing soundings to be taken ag Inghly reprebensible. It 18 all open sea navigation and the fogs do not han, long at this season or the year. The soundings o the Long Island coast, as likewise the New Jersey Coast, are very gradual and uniform and give an almost invariable index of the ship’s distance from || the coasts in question. Soundings are as necessary to the ship’s management when off a coast like that of Long Islaud as the compass is in mia ocean, EXTRACT FROM THE IDAHO'S LOGBOOK, The followtng is the record in the logbook sf the ‘unfortunate occurrence:— At7:30 A. M. cloudy; dense fog; 8:10 ship grounded off Fire Isiand lighthouse; atZ P. Me touted off and uncncred in ten fathoms, and 5330 P. M, cleared, weighed anchor and proceeded; at 9 o'clock off Sandy Hook Lightship; ze A.M, passed Sandy Hook Light; 4:30 A. hu. passed Quarantine Light. THE SCENE AT CASTLE GARDEN. The wearied emigrants, alter being landed at Castle Garden, were glad to throw themselves | down on the boards and fall asleep. A good many | of the women and children suffered a good deal still from the effects of hunger and thirst and be- ing wetted to the skin by the pouring showers of | Monday and by the spray which fell into the small | boats while crossing the bay between Fire Island and Babylon. Yesterday afternoon they received their baggage from on board ship and proceeded to their various destinations, bearing no pleasant reminiscences of their landing on the Long Island coast. The Ltalians, of whom there were avout forty among the emigrants, were heard to invoke | more than once the “malediction of Heaven upon | their ill luck.” } THE IDAHO TO BE EXAMINED, An examination will be made oj the Idgho’s bot- tom, though, unless some more damage 1s found | than ts supposed to exist, she will not be put upon | the drydock. ‘he supposition ig that she is not at all injured or strained, as she has not made any water since the accident. She is announced to sail on ‘Tuesday next, and Mr. Williams states she will do so, The general opinions appear to pre- vail that the accident was One of carelessness on the part of the person in charge of the ship, though the fortunate way in which the occurrence (which might have been fatally disastrous) has turned out tends to lessen the aspect of sertous- ness of the whole thing. It is thought that it was foolhardy when close in upon land (having sighted it four hours before) and in a dense fog to be run- ning under full head of steam. The suspicion, therefore, lurks that as the Idaho had made a good passage the desire was to make a good record, and this was gone at the expense of pru- dence and safety. The only thought in connection with the whole matter is the idea of “what might have been ;” that had the water been high at the time of the accident and the weatuer stormy, the loss of a good ship, and, more serious still, that of | a large number of lives would have added one | More to the long list of ocean disasters which of late has been obtaining such painful proportions. RETURN OF THE WRECKING STREAMERS, The steamers Lackawanna and Relief, sent down by the Voast Wrecking Company to render assist- ance to the Idaho, should she be found tobe stranded high aud dry, returned to this city yes- terday alter their bootless errand, The lifeboats belonging to the Idaho, left ashore at Fire Isiand, grein the charge of the proprietor of the Sur Hotel, and will betowed up to this city without delay and placed once more on the deck of the jauo. was in te Scenes at Fire Island. Frre ISLAND, May 25, 1874. | The tervent prayer of the Florida wreckers, “Please God, send some ships ashore,” was brought to mind yesterday on this little sand island—which possesses nothing remarkable but its splendid lighthouse and its hotel—when a shrill | whistle of distress was heard from some steamer apparently stranded but 2 few hundred yards dis- tant, The treacherous and moving sands of Fire Island have engulphed many noble sailing craft in late years, among which may be mentioned the Persia, Cyclone, &c¢., and, in fact, the whole Long Island shore between Montauk Point and Coney Island is dotted with hulls of stranded vessels. The last well known ship lost on this coast is that of the French steamer Alexandre Lavaliey, which went ashore off Southampton beach, and is now @ hopeless wreck, deep sunken in the sand. It may be here mentioned, while alluding to the loss | of thts fine steamer, that she had a pilot on board, but her captain, to save the “‘oif shore’ pilotage | of, perhaps, $30, had refused to accept his services till he made Sandy Hook Lightship, and nence, in | all probability, the cause of the disaster. | Louder still, through the foggy air, came the sound of the shrill whistle, and @ few seconds later Mrs. B, 8S, Sammis, the wife of the proprietor of the hotel, ran down to the beach in the dense fog, and during a heavy | Train, to see what assistance she could contrive to render to the distressed mariners in the absence of her husband. To a HERALD reporter, who ar- | rived at Fire Island a few hours alter it had been reported in New York that a large ocean steamer was breaking i pieces, Mrs. Sammis made the lollowing statement:. WHAT AN ENERGETIO WOMAN CAN DO. My name is Mrs. B.S. Sammis. At nine o'clock | this morning I heard several whistles from a steamer, and which came irom the direction o! the lighthouse. Upon running down to the beach I and that some eight or ten people from tne Light- any effort to render assistance. They stated vhat they would not be allowed to take out the govern- Tent surf boat, as it was locked up. I told them that the boat in question must be got out forth- with, and after a ee! deal of delay the boat was launched, manned with a volunteer crew, under the command of Captain Jackson. Meanwhile I sent orders to the hotel to have fires lighted in the bedrooms, and to get clothing ready ior the women should they need it. At this time I thought it possible that the steamer might be filling, and thought I would be prepared with all the comforts I could get ready for the pas- sengers. ATTACHING A LINE TO THE SHORE. Meanwhile the surf boat had reached the ship and had fastened a line, connecting the ship to the shore. When the boat came back I learned that the name of the vessel was the Idaho, and she belonged to the Williams & Guion line. limmediately sent over a boat to Babylon with a espatch to the owners in Wall stree: telling them of the misfortune to their ship an that she was stranded between the lighthouse and our house. Meanwhile the ship’s boats were being lowered, and the Oaptain gave orders to com- mence landing the passengers, cabin and steerage. At about eleven o'clock the cabin passengers were landed here and cared for by us. There were sev- eral ladies among them, and they all acted, I have learned, with courage, and showed no signs of | Jear when told that they must enter the small boats. Owing to the drenching rain the passengers Will remain with us till to-morrow (Tuesday). WHAT MR. SAMMIS HAS TO SAY. My name is B.S. Sammis. The escape of the Idaho in not leaving her bones here is something wonderiul. Had she gone ashore at high water nothing in the world could have saved her, for she would have worked into the sand. She carried her anchors out and put steam to them, but it had no effect till the swelling of the tide lifted her, and ! | assist ct sks oade i the uld not see ¢] os breakers, 60 dense wan tho COMMODORE J. J. GLASSON, UNITED gra! ; This gentleman, who 1s nother of the eatre wry sengers, condemns the conduct ot the officers in command of the vessel for not taking soundings when in a dense fog, and while not Kuowing 1 exact locality of the ship, procee at such. rapid rate of speed, STATEMENT OF A loca serrersgpenaie ~ A quartermaster, stop] at the surf Hote! Says that the lookout mado Buimnecosk ght cit and thinks that the accident happened thro the officer In charge thinking the vessel nearer Sandy Hook than she actaully was. Fine IsLanp, TUESDAY, May 26, This morning the cabin passengers left here for New York, and were taken across the bay to Baby- jon in schooner Number 1, Upon their arrival om the Long Island shore they were met by Stages, whitch took the party to the station of the Central; Railroad. They will arrive at Hunter’s Point at one minute to twelve, when they will be met by & Custom ifouse oficer, who will examine their Ls a gage. The Williams & Guion line did not pay their expenses here, but will probaniy refund to them What they are out of pocket for their Long experiences should the passengers in question ae- mand it. THE DRIVERS’ STRIKE. Breadway Without Stages—Determina- tion on Both Sides to Hold Out—Amaq teur Drivers and Wild Work—Im- patience of Would-Be Passengers. With perhaps a dozen exceptions Broadway Waa yesterday again deprived of its time-honored and’ picturesque omnibuses, owing to the strike of the drivers for $3a@ day. Broadway withont its! tearing, dashing and uncouth looking stages i@ like Venice without gondolas on its watery thor- oughiares, It is true thatif not one stage coach’ was in existence our main street would be prob- ably as crowded as ever; butstaking off the stages! certainly gives Broadway a flat look, and any ona Who stvuod yesterday at the different street cor- ners and listened to the exclamations and mutter ings of impatience and annoyance that dropped from the lips of old and feeble men and delicate jadies who were waiting for the stages that would” not come could not fail to observe the hold that the old vehicles have upon the conservative and’ old fashioned citizens, who never by any means ride in a car when going up or down town. AMATEUR DRIVERS, Some few of the companies yesterday made am attempt to act independently of the strikers andi got washers, hostlers and even clerks in their em- Ployment to mount the boxes and drive. But it seems that it is as hard for a new hand to navigate a stage in Broadway and dodge passing vehicles’ safely and without taking any lives as it ts for a strange sailor to get into New York harbor after dark. A stage driver must be as skilful and have as much patience and judgment as a harbor pilot,: or if not ne 1s of no use. It is said that two stages’ were injured yesterday belonging to the companies who made the attempts with amateur drivers, and the wild career of some of the vehicies up and down Broadway was @ very poor guarantee for the lives of the passengers who sat shivering and’ shaking inside, It is requisite tor a driver to Keep up @ certain rate of speed, also to pick up passengers and Keep an ever watchful eyes on his horses. Should he not observe the latter rule accidents and loss of life would be an everyday occurrence om Broadway and other thoroughfares, The men declar t they will hold out until the proprietors shall have to se! their horses and stages and give up business they do not get the increase of wages. They de- clare that even the car drivers have time to get their meais and have a rooJ over them im ail seasons, While the poor stage driver has no shelter from storm, snow or heat, And that the lite of @ dog 18 far preferable to theirs when the present rate of wages is taken mto account. They also complain bitteriy of the fact, that no matter how cheaply a man may live who drives a stage, he must have a good, hearty appetite, and as he must eat his meals away irom his family he is consequently forced to spend trom sixty w seventy-five cents a day which should go to nis wile and children and help the marketing. Tne proprictors, on the other hand, who are ail wealthy men, declare that they have at last put their foot down and will not be bossed by their | own employés, whom they declare are capable of taking @ yard if they were given an inch. Daily consultations are pee held by the proprietors, Mr. Marshall, one of the proprietors o1 the Madt- son and Fourth avenue lines, says be expects the arrival of 100 able-bodied men trom Boston, who have agreed to drive for the wages paid the men on strike, The companies, he asserts, can employ any number of men for $2 50 a day, but will not accept many of the applicants. ‘Those coming from Boston are picked men. MEETING OF THB DRIVERS, Yesterday aiternoon, at two o'clock, a large and very enthusiastic mass meeting of the stage drivers was held at Concordia ae im East Forty- first street, between Second and Third avenues, There are about 500 professional stuge drivers in this city, 200 of which rumber are | Known as “surplus’? men, or “subs,” and abouts 400 persons were present at the ee: The greatest unanimity was manifested, and a leadin; stage driver asserted that the men were prep: to hold out ior a month and that the bosses woul ‘be compelled to yield or else dispose of property’ which would by disuse become useless to them. The drivers declare that if the proprietors of the different lines were foolish enough to hold out for | thirty days that by that time the public would have adopted another mode of conveyance than the old stage coach One driver said to & HERALD reporter:—‘I tell you, sir, that if the proprietors hold out for thirty days their business 13 gone; 80 it is. Why, look at how quick New York iearns to do without anybody who thinks he has a show to bounce his luck.” Mr. Charies Smith presided at the drivers’ meet- ing and Joseph Stephen Hyland acted as secretary. The reports were then heard irom the Committee of Safety, Which had been appointed to gather information and to receive proposals from any of the proprietors who should choose to accede to the. demands of the drivers. The committee reported that one of the tl ere of the Twenty-third street line had as! two or three old drivers to go to work for $2 50. They told him that no stage driver would work for less than $3 aday. One of the proprietors of the Fourteenth street line roposed to some of the drivers that be would ask Phe men only to make eight trips instead as they do now, and to men do it at the old rates. ‘The men refused togo to work. Marshall & Wil- kins, of the Fourth avenue line, through their | receiver, refused to pay $3 day tothe men. The | Piith avenue line, Samuel Andrews, proprietor, which has not one stage running, said that i! the rest paid $3 a day he would aiso, There was not any report from the Madison avenue line, of which Marsball & Wilkins are proprietors. Alter the re- ports had been read some speeches were made, in which a firm determination was manifested to re- sist all attempts to have the drivers go back at the | id rate of wages. The car drivers offered to the sti drivers with money, which was thankfully declined, as they would not need any for some time, A Driver’s Appeal. New York, May 26, 1874. To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— We, the stage drivers of New York, feel, as all other workingmen do, that without tne assistance of the HERALD, whieh always gives both sides of the question, we could have no such confidence. Now my views as one of the drivers are:—In the first place, the proprietors claim that they will let the stages rot, &c., before they accede to our de+ mand—betore the strike we called it our request— for what we call our just rights. In an article im one of the papers I see where the proprietor. said if the men wei determined to stop Work at $2 60 they had better turn their atten- tion to some other more lucrative business, of nine, have the she proceeded on her voy: to New York, ap- rently uninjured. Five of her boats remain on tho beach. 1 only arrived on the island at three o’clock, when I found Mr. Smallman, the purser of the Idgho, here, asking me to get transport for the steerage passengers (across the Great South Bay) to Babylon, I then obtained eight boats, and at six o’clock they were all landed on the Long Well, we say if the proprietors let their stages rot Bnd tefuse fo ron them, why let earn also torn their attention to somet! else. We know thag new men are a failure, and certainly the old me: have to drive them, and they will not drive ‘unlees they receive their demand. So the public ht Just as well Make up its mind to pre; pare Island shore, @¢ Bubylon, and proceeded to the | Some other conveyance to pA pas Central Ratiroad station, by which they were to be taken to New York. 1 feei certain that if she had come ashore at high water the idaho would have worked her way into the sand like the French: steamer Alexandre Lavalley, now lying on} Southampton beach, ve the emigrants ait’ the food they could eat, did our best in every respect for the poor people. 1 would not give them ai whiskey, however, and consequently kept the while they were here. town. Some remarks by the abot Mabilties of the drivers through accident is not correct, ey a nde tel or breaking @ coach, out of his wages, J. S. ‘ No More Stages. BROOKLYN, May 26, 1874, To THE Epiror oF THE HERALD:— The strike of the omnibus drivers affords tha ol STATEMENT OF ONE OF THE CABIN PASSENGERS, public some idea of the safety to pedestrians if Upon entering the hotel in the evening the cabin passengers were all found eating their sapper, *| and, doudtiess, congratulating themselves upon having been stranded opposite @ hotel. For This they might thank their lucky stars, for many points or the Long Island coast show no signs of & human habitation for miles, and the women and children would have fared hardly if they had been Jorced to waik @ long distamce through jog and rain in the marshy quegmires of t barren coast. The iollowing is tue statement of a Chicago clergyman, one of the passengers, REV. R. F, SWRET, In reply to a question from the HERALD repre- sentative, Mr. Sweet, after some persuasion, con- sented to make the jollowing statement toachin the grounding of the Idaho:—Aat about eign’ O'clock this morning, during a heavy fog, we their action could only be perpetual I fear thera fs little hope of such a luxury. 1 believe @ bill waa assed @ short time since authorising the car come Dantes torah to south. ferry. Ths Be te racticable method for Frame Of Broadway. Are the. moneyed mono; he omnibus nuisance to Ther tayustiee to the public? How’ mi are we io have to, yaaa 6 quarter, A an hose South ferry to yo cars through. SouTk YACHTING NOTE, Yacht Kate, Mr, Lawrence, from Oyster Bay, passed Whitestone yesterday” \iaw York.