The New York Herald Newspaper, July 20, 1874, Page 6

6 —- --~-— ~ BAY STIR POLITICS. —__-——_— The Coming Campaign for Vacant Seats in Congress. end CANDIDATES AND THEIR CHANCES. | General Butler and the Governorship. BOSTON APPREHENSIVE Boston, July 19, 1874 That “there te always acaim before a storm’ seenis to be as true im a political as in @ meteoro- jogical Sense ; and it may be stated in this connec- tion that Massachusetts, afver all, is not to be so dreary in the line of politics as was tureatened a Jew months ago. On the contrary, the campaign of 1874 promises to be the most lively and “enter- taining” one that there has been here for many years, and the preiiminary ‘skirmishing along the lunes” wiil begin just as soon as the season of sum- | mer recreation is over. Uniike the former exciting | political canvasses in Massachusetts, the coming | ene is not to be wholly monopolized by General | Butler. Of course, 1! he enters the field for the gubernatorial chair he will not fail te render him- sell the most conspicuous element; but aside trom the attractions and excitement which the Dasex statesman will afford taere wili be numerous ether “side-show” features around which will cluster considerable more than @ loeal interest. In Jact, 1t may be fairly said that there is to be A NEW ORDER OF THINGS, aad one of the resuita will be a thorough change m the complexion and make ap of the present Congressional delegation, Mr. Dawes, of the West- era district; Mr. Hooper, of one ol the Boston ais- tricts ; Judge Hoar, of the Middlesex district, and his wrother, George F. Hoar, of the Worcester dis- trict, have ail announced their declinations of a renomination, and probably all of them wiil ee “in the hands of their friends” when the matter of @ new Governor or a new United States Senator @ talked of. Besides the absolutely certain changes in these quarters it is also probable that Goocn, of the Charlestown Navy Yard district, will ‘ve displaced, and the renomination or re-election | of Mr. Crocker, of the Fitchburg district, is among ‘We probable improbabilities. Now add to this the possibility of General Butler being the next Gov- ernor, and there will be no less than seven new @engressmen among the eleven who now repre- went the State. In view of these circumstances itis reasonable to anticipate that there will be few States that will be more fruitful of politica; excitement tnis fall than Massachusetts, Tue can- @idates who are willing to serve their country by assuming Congressional honors wiil probably be a8 Dumerons as grasshoppers in the far West. In the Boston, Western and Essex districts there will probably be the most lively and entertaining can- asses, and tar barrels, torches, migtt parades, ‘and pomp and splendor generally will be in order as early as October. It is among the “probabill- ‘Mes” that 3 BILL” SIMMONS, of custom house fame, will be a candidate for Mr. Hooper's place. The intervening circumstances of increased popularity or the skilful manipulation @fthe preliminary caucuses will be among the con- @itions of his success, Hooper's district embraces Beacon Hill and other sections of territory famous jor bine blood and the ‘‘soli@ men ‘of Boston,” and affection for Simmons is uot a pre- d@ominating quality of their composition, And then they hate Butler in @ most cordial manner, and Butler is the friend and counsellor of Sun- mons. If the election was to be held to-day the success of Simmons would be an impossibility, but | St is hard telling what ch 3 May be wrought im the public feeling between now and November. Another gentieman who is willing to receive the Congressional mantle of Mr. Hooper is Rutus Frost, of Chelsea. He has been once or twice Mayor of his city, is an old Boston merchant and j has a spotless and enviable jocal reputation, ] A DEMOCRATIC SUCCESSOR OF DAWES. Up in Western Massachusetts, which embracea | Buch cities and towns as Springfield, North Adams, Pittsfield and Great Barrington there will also be B spirited canvass. Mr. Dawes retires after twenty yeare’ continuous service, and, of course, there is gniversa) sorrow in his party. The republican poli- faclans and republican journais have been pro- fuse in their eulogies of his public services, eBaritabiy forgetting jor the moment such little Incidents as bis Suspected alliance with General Butler and his connection with the Crédit Mobilier seandsi, The story is thathe 1s poor, ang that waiter having served ne arly a quarter of a century | at tne trade of politics he has finally discovered | himself poor, and come to the conciusion that his profession as a lawyer will be more congenial and | profitable. Im regard to Mr. Dawes’ successor everything how seems to point to the election of @ democrat in the person o! Mr, George M. Stearns, @i Chicopee. He is a lawyer of rare and unusual | a@bdility, and until within alew weeks has been District Attorney in the Hamoden and Berkshire districts. Personally, he is exceedingly popular, and inasmuch as bis democracy is not of the violent Kind he would probavly be honored with @ at many republican votes, a fact which prom- ent men in the party ‘reely admit. He will cer- tainly be nominated by the democrats, and, while the republicans will aiso make @ nomination, many | of them will nevertheless vote for Mr. Stearns. ‘The trouble with the republicans is that they nave ‘DOt a single man in the district who is sufficiently gover. vo defeat Mr, Stearns and who will sacri- private busimess for Congressional honors. Mr. Alexander, President of the orp Bank; Walker, the Professor of Finance, and Mr. Bowles, the accomplished jonrnaiist, are among %uose who could be readily elected, but none of | ‘them is ambitious to enter political life. The | willing candidates—such as Collector Tinker, of North Adams, and Charles 0. Chapin, oi Spring: | Seld—are not the equals of the tet Aenea } candidate, either in ability or popularity, and if either one 18 nominated the election of Mr. | ‘Stearns is assured. THE NAVY YARD DISTRICT. | Inthe Fifth district, the one comprising the Obariestown Navy Yard, there seems to be some- by ae very air that savors of the defeat of Mr. ‘h, the present incumbent. It is putting | at exceedingly mild to say that be is unpopular, ‘and bis chances for renomination or re-election ‘are hardly equal to those of being strack by light- | Ming in the middie of January. General Banks, who #0 long ana abiy represented the district, was ropped on account of Greeleyism, put that iittle | ‘Watter is ‘orgotien now as was soown by his tri- | umphant election to the state Senate a year ago. | ‘The “‘Jittie iron man” was never more popular | ‘with his felluws than now, and his early reappear- ance in the national Honse of Representatives is among the events confidently predicted by politi- | cal prognosticators. For the vacancy in \ BX-JUDGE HOAR’S DISTRICT | the only candidate of apy account thas far men- | toned is Lieatenant Governor (now acting Gov- | erpor) Talbot, of Billerica, but it 18 likely that | some one more formidable and more popuiar wii! come to the surface when the campaign is fairly | dmangurated. THE WORCESTER DISTRICT, mow represented by George F. Hoar, will be con- Yesten on the republican side by William W. Rice, @ prominent snti-Butier warrior, and the demo cratic Ce. gone to be vanquished will probably | be George F. Verry, who represented Worcester in | ‘the State Senate this year. In the other Worces- | ter county, or | FITCHBURG DIsvBicT, | Mr, Croeker, the present incumbent, will be acan- Gidate for re-election; but he will find many ob- | stacies in his way, and his defeat is more than | Likely. He is a wealthy paper manufacturer, and a Man of no amal) popularity among his peighbors; ‘Dat many of them singutariy think that he is more ‘agefui at home than in the hails of Congress, | DESTINY OF THE RETIRED CONGRESSMEN. | eg Dandtear would remark, ‘‘Thave something pe Tian can fina ou.” Those who have voiun- | farlly withdrawn, with pertiaps the exception of Mr, Hooper, will provabiy be heard from belore ‘the canvass ie over. The Governor's chair aud & Beat in the United States Senate are prizes tbat should not be ignored, and | shali ve very much surprised if Mr. Dawes and both of the Hoars are not candidates in tarn both for Governor and Senator. Mr. Dawes would probably prefer the Henatorship; and there was @ sort of an under- ing last spring that he should bave it when Ges: nds went over to the support of Governor ots Mr. Sumner’s vacancy. The frends Hoar, however, are very stead/ast, and ly the Senatorial contest will be between him ‘Mr. Dawes, the same as it was a iew months | ope. Mr. Hoar, who represents the Worcester trict, 38 said to be desirous of becoming Chief trate of the State, and he will probvanly pe one simong the multitude of anti-Butler candi- dates at the next convention. “WILL BEN BUTLER RUN FOR GOVERNOR ?”? This 16 & question often asked and as olten un- answered. He has not yet “snown his hand,’ gnd to the minds of many this fact is interpreted ee Mwave evidence that he wili enter tue | candidate 1s aecidedly in favor of liberal legisla- | | avenue, should sell thelr valuable city property NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, JULY 20, 1874.—WITH SUPPLEMENT. field. Since the adjournment of Congress he hi sought that quiet and rest which the arduous jabors of the few preceding months rendered nec- essary. lew he will start o1 rachting cruise, and when that ts it wi a sure ange to. ie MU political warfare w not at once clared in Massachusetts, ere is a great deal said about the Generals growing unpopularity since the Sanvorn contract exposures; also that bis late speech on the moiety system has burt his political prospects, e have even gone so far as to say that he cannot even be returned to Congress from bis own district. The latter statement is ridiculous. The General has a way of looking out for rhe interests of Gis constituents tn Cape Ann that merits and receives their continued support, and be can probably represent them in Congress, uf be cares to, until summoned to the “oright realms above.” Conceraing the Governorship, he has twice had the experience of deleat, but in neither case can the victora claim @ Waterloo, ‘There are many circumstances which would seem tw udicate Wat the chances of the General being successiul are better this year tnanever. The republican party is far from harmonious, aud the breach ia daily Widening. Governor Talvot vetoed his chances for election when he vetoed tie Police and Liquor vis. The retired Con, en Who have been mentioned may ove or ail loom up as ANTI-BUTLBE CANDIDATES, And so will Alexander H. Rice, of this city, Who is wiso an ex-Congressman, and of course Dr. | Loring, o! Salem, cap always be depended upon as acandidate. With Butler in the fleld the tgut will be much the same as it has been before, but there are many who believe the result would be differ- ept, Of course the Simmons aud Sanbora alfaire will be adead weight on his shoulders, and pos- sibly the charges which General Hooker 13 reported to have made—which are in substance that enring the James River campaign General Buuer require the colored troops to leave their money with him for saie keeping deiore going into tbe fight, that when & man was ghot the money was never heard of, and that the General made apout $1,000,000 out of the operation. ‘This latter accusation is Dot believed, even by the most bitter of bis opponents in Massachusetts. Even Mr. Bowles, of the Springdeld to the Generai’s defence in oatum attaching to him om account of bis support of Simmous for the Boston Collectorship amounts to notbing, tor there were no charges brought against bis iriend at the time the appointment was made, and as an oficial he bas thus far acquitted limself quite creditably. In the Sanborn business, if the General can disprove any counection with it, wen the iresh implements of Wartare possessed by his opponents of Hamilton Hall fame are only as so Many harmiess popguns. Of course no one can speak positively a8 to whether the General pro- poses to go for the Governorship or not. Even his fost intimate personal iriends are in the dark, and it may be that even the General himself has uot fully decided. The fleid is certainly inviting, and those who have so persistently supported him im the past are Clamorous tor another opportunity. It was hinted a year ago that if a third at- tempt was made it might possibly ve on an imdéependent basis if tne cuances of a nomination in we republican convention were not promtsing. The fact that the parvy Jamily is divided here may warrant such a course on the part of the Genera), By runaing tadependentiy on a liberal piatiorm many democratic votes would be secured, for it is well known that the Essex | tion, and that is What the masses are clamorous for. SIMMONS IN THE CUSTOM HOUSE. Although in the main sausiactory to the com- mercial community, the adm nistration of Mr. Summons, of the Custom House, has not been marked by those calm and serene elements char- acteristic of bis predecessors, It appears that he | didn’t find things to his liking when he took the Colector’s desk, and at once commenced the work Of retrenchment abd reorganization. “No removals or appointments on account of political reasons’ was his motto; but im makin: some of his changes the politicians an party newspapers thought they saw a great deal of sutler partiality. In one case where he made a removai the pressure Was so reat that the man was replaced Dy oraer of the sident, a circumstance Which gave great joy to the antt-Butlerites. During the rei of the pre- vious Coliector the oMcers got indolent and lazy, and two or three were required to do one man’s work. This Mr. Simmons songht to remedy by reducing the force where it was practicable, and by requiring others to work the fuil number ot hours specitied by the government. Some of tie older oMcials Kicked against this, and of went their heads. By the removals already made and contemplated it is claimed tnat some $15,000 per year is saved to the government. The discoy- ery of asystematic system of swindliag in the gov- ernment warehouses is among the latest of the Collector's achievements, and several officials of “high standing” are said vo be implicated, NEW YORK CITY. The Eleventh regiment, N.G.S.N.Y., go to Oreed- moor for rifle practice to-day. Roll call at six A. “A disgusted citizen” desires that the exhibi- tion of afflicted humanity should no longer be per- mitied in our public places. The Eighth regiment (Wasnington Grays) will meet this evening at eight o’clock at the armory, in citizens? dress, in order to form a regimental army club. Mary Smith, of No. 161 Perry street, was com- mitted yesterday by Judge Murray in $500 bail on a charge of stealing a watch from Patrick Barrett, residing in the same house. A thousand working girls and women leave this morning on an excursion in the steamer Twilight to Rockaway Beach under the auspices of ‘The | Free Training School for Women.”’ The commemoration of the Shooting Jubilee in Switzerland, a Swiss shooting festival, will take piace at United Schuetzen Park, Union Hill, N. J., ‘on the 20th, 2ist, 22d and 23d inst. Complaints are made that the eMavium arising from deposits in the Fourth avenue (Harlem Rail- road Company’s) stables, at Thirty-second street, is endangering the health of the neighborhood. “and charity is greater tnan them all.” The Free Dormitory for Women, No. 54 Amity street, Teports that in the six months ending July 1 they have lodged 2,695 persons, aad situations were ob- tained for 56, Jonn H. Stark challenges Mr. McIntyre—who won the Letter Carriers’ Medal at Barnum’s Ro- man Hippodrome—to walk one mile on any course (except that of Barnum’s), and will stake $50 against the medal that he will beat him, Letter carriers, attention! James Faulkner and John Kelly, who were ar- rested by Officer Dyer on suspicion, were com- mitted to answer yesterday by Judge Bixby in default of $500 bail. The field glass found in their possession was identitied by Alpion Jones, of No. 47 South street, as his property. ‘The oystermen of Perth Amboy indorse the Pilot Commissioners in forbidding the fature deposit of mud and débris in the channel there. Counsel have been instructed by the Commissioners to commence legal proceedings against the Easton and Amboy Railroad Company. It 18 suggested thatthe “College of the City of New York,’ Twenty-third street and Lexington ot Sena property in Westchester county, so at 18 roung stadents”’? should have @ chance to induige athletic sports. | On the 10th of July James McNamee, of No, 225 Wooster street, made a complaint against Sarah Meyer, of the same street, whom heeharged with keeping a disorderly house. As car amisé though repeatedly sent for, failed to appear je eXami- nation, Judge Morray ordered nis ari and com- mitted him to the House of Detention in deiault of $5,000 bail. Chariea Tappan, of No. 27 Salitvan street, being pressed for money, determinea to “raise the wind” at the expense of his neighbors. He started out for a walk, and, going into No. 71 King street, helped himself to $80 worth of clothing and a sum of money be! to John Woods. Officer Carr, of the Twenty-eignth precinct, went in search of Charles, and took lim onder his own care, Tappan conducted him to @ place in Baxter street, where he had disposed of the clothing, and the officer re- covered it, Judge Murray committed the prisoner Jor trial in deiault of $1,000 bail. BROOKLYN. Mr. Edward Witty, of No, 2% President street, bad $50 1n currency stolen from bis apartments, and, suspecting Mary and Ellen Toomey, two of the domestics of his hougehola, of the robbery, he caused their arrest. Tuey were held to answer. An attempt was made at anearly hour yesterday morning to set fire to the drug store carner of Adelphi street and Myrtie avenue. The miscreant, who Was seem leaving the premises, placed a barrel of Wood and shavings saturated witu kerosene oil against the house, and ignited the inflammable material. The @ames were extinguished by a policeman, The body of the boy Charies Woetfei, who, with another lad named Willtam Murphy, was drowned at the foot of North sixth street, Williameburg, on Wednesday afternoon last, while batning, has peen picked apn the dock at the foot of Korn Pina streets. The remains were taken to the reswience of his parents, No, 1@9 North Second strect and the Coroner was n@tified, William Jacobs beat Christian Schripp on the | head with a glass tumbler, during an altercation in a liquor saloon, on the corner of Pacific and Smith streets, yesterday morning. Schripp’s scalp was badly damaged, and he was taken to the Loug Island Gpllege Hospital for treatment. The bar- | vender of the store in which the affray occurred | ‘Was arrested for violation of the Excise law. AD Oflicer of the Eighty sub-precinct arrested | to the articie. Annie Hiese, a young girl, on charge of disorderly conduct, on Saturday night, and conveyed her to the station house. She was placed 1p a cell, wnen she made desperate efforts to commit suicide by dashing her head with full force against the walls. iv was found necessary to tie ner, and the ambu- lance was sent for to enrer. the poor creature to the hospital. Dr. Cushing, the surgeon in charge of the ambulance, refused to take the girl to the hospital, aa her case was one of suicidal mania, and came within the province of the Charity Com- missioners, She will doubtless be sent to tue Lunatic Asylum. LONG ISLAND. ‘There are ten granges ofthe Patrons of Husbandry at present in suffolk condition. county, al in a flourishing ‘The Atlantic Yacht Otwb, of Brooklyn, will ren- dezvous at Glew Oove on the 2th inst, prepara- wry to their annual cruise, The Seawanhaks Yacht lub propose to have & race in Oyster Bay harver every Saturday during the season, weather permitting, The relatives of Ann McLaughlin, a feeble old lady, who is supposed to bave wandered from her home, will find ber at the Town Hall, in the village of Jamaica, Previous to his departure for Europe Mr. A. T. Stewart visited Garden City and aclected the sites for a number of additional houses, to cost about 000 each, making twenty-two new houses which || Boon be In process Of construction. The Boards of Excise of the village and town of Fiusbing have granted in all forty-two licenses. They have now closed their sessions, and give notice thas ail persons jound hereaiter selling Mquor without license will be prosecuted to the fuil extent of the Jaw. The effects of the dull times are felt ina marked masner by the shipping engaged in the local trade. No less than fifty-four vessels—sicops and schooners— were in Port Jefferson harbor on Sun- day, and a large Dumber were also in the harbours ei Cold Spring ana Northport, The old Atlantic Base Bali«Club, of Jamaica, played a game on Saturday afternoon with the Allejar Club of New York. Eleven innings were | gic the score being 30 to 28 Im iavor of the At- antics. Time of game three hours and a half, game was very closely contested throughout. “Mr. D. T. Bayles, of Stony Brook, has a large Three-masted schooner on the stocks for Captain Jesse D. Hawkins, of Port Jefferson, and others. She will be 123% feet keel, 33 feet beam, 12 feet in lower hold and 4 teet 9 mches between decks. She will be launched about the Ist of Aagust, and is intended tor the general coasting and foreign trade. It is again reported that the proprietors of the swill stables on Blissville avenue, Long Island City, are to be arraigned before the Grand Jury. The existence of these pestholes was brought to pudhic notice several mupths ago, and the Society for the frevention of Cruelty to Animuls 100k prompt notice of their condition; hence the ex- pected action, John Hoffman, in the employ of Mr. James Valentine at Black Stump, Flushing, on saturday stole a trunk, containing clothing, papers, a watch and chain and $600 in money, and started for New York. He was arrested just as he was about to take the cars lor New York, and the goods were found in bis possession, He was fuily committed by Justice Quarterman to await the action of the Grand Jury. Two or three experimental test wells have been sunk under the direction of Mr. William E. Worthen, the engineer in the employ of the Long dJsland City Water Board, the point selected being on the south side of ‘and near Thompson avenue, and within forty feet of the meadow land in that vicinity. Agood stream of water was obtatned in one instance at a depth of only ten feet, and ap analysis of its properties is to be made. During the severe thunder storm of Thursday afternoon last Mr. John Hurst, of Jamaica, and a fisbing party of half a dozen, were trolling for biuefish in Jamaica Bay, when the lightning strack the mast o1 the boat m which they were, shiver- ing it to spunters and burning @ number of holes in the sail. Five of the party at the time were lying in the forecastie for shelter, near the trunk of the mast, but, strange to say, only one of them Was affected, and he only slightly, The corner stone of the new church edifice for the Episcopalians of Richmond Hill, to be known as the Church of the Resurrection, the Rev. Joshua Kimber pastor, was laid on Saturday afternoon at tive o’ciock, the Rev. George Williamson Smith copducung the ceremonies by appointment of Bishop Lituejohn, who was unavordably absent. ‘The builaing is to be of wood, after pians by the architect, Dudicy, and Mr. Abrabam Van Dier, the baiider, has contracted to nave the building com- pleted and ready for occupancy by the lst of No- vember next. There was @ \arge attendance of the clergy and laity of Queens county yesterday, Suffolk county, and especialy the vicinity ot Babylon, is becoming famous for its aged residents of the turtie species. Mr. Epenetus Wood re- cently found one bearing the name of his tather, Seleti Wood, who has been dead several years; date, 1817. It was found on the old tarm formerty occupied by the elder Wood and now by the son. ‘The fact that it was found near the place where it wasmarked fifty-seven years ago proves that this turtle, at least, is not a great traveller. A still older one was found a day or two ago by Mr. Wil- iam Smith bearing the nameé of Thomas and Edward Dow, and marked 1791. Thomas Dow once owned the property on which the turtie was found, and has been dead about thirty years. According to the date this “old settler” is over ecighty-turee years of age. STATEN ISLAND. —_—_+___— The streets of New Brighton are soon to be lighted with line, The contract for erecting 142 lamps has awarded. Mr. Michael Oats, Treasurer of Edgewater, re- The | ports the total receipts irom the Ist of June, 1873, to the Ist of June, 1874, to be $33,384, and the disbursements to be $29,677, leaving a balance or $3,707. This is exclusive of tax sales. The people on the south side of Staten Island are commenting, with considerable asperity, upon a recent change in their postal service, 1t 1s alleged that all letters to and from that locality will have to go to New York first, and not, as heretotore, from the Stapleton office, so that a letter from Stapleton to New Derp goes to New York, and thence ‘direct’ by carrier to its destination. And, further, a letter sent from Tottenville or Rossville, at the west end of the island, will have to go around to New York tn the morning and vack again in the afternoon. ARCHBISHOP MANNING ON ARMAMENTS, Archpishop Manning has preached a sermon at | the Roman Catholic Pro-Cathedral, Kenatngton, London, on behalf of the Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners’ Royal Benevolent Society Jn the course of his sermon Dr. Manning said he wasa “round-shoulsered, pale and faint | man of peace and he abhorred war ag ne abnorred capital punishment, But he believed capital pap- ishment to be expedient, necessary and just, and he believed also that war, although it caused great i$ | suflering, was often necessary, e: and just. War was capital punishment on a large scale, inficted by nations apon each other. He had no pathy mn whatever with the mistaken charity of those who, ip their advocacy of peace, would reduce this country to the position of an unarmed nation, jor an unarmed nation could not maintain it own honor, protect its interests or aeiend its mghts, and opis the aggression of other nations. An armed and just nation was a guarantee of peace, and England, “armed as she ought to be, Inight maintain the peace of the world. He be- Heved that to be the real mission of En and he trusted that she would be able to fulfll it. first lime of England’s defence was upon the waters, and not upon the jand, and without her noble navy and galiant seamen she would have ho defence against aggression.”’ At the conclusion of the sermon a liberal collec- | tion was made, WLAUGHLIN'S MISDEMEANOR, On Saturday mght John McLaughiin, a private waichman, residing on Tentn avenue, had a dim- cuity with Officer Kane, whtie on post, Kane, he alleges, threatened to club him, and in aeif-de- Jence he drew his revolver, but did not cock it, and told the oMcer he would protect himseif witn that weapon against his club. McLaughlin was arrested, and Counsellor Spencer yesterday ap- peared in his benalf before Judge Murray, con- ending that he was only guilty of a misdemesnor. Judge Murray, however, heid him in $600 bail to answer, JOHN 8MITH’S HAT, denry Harris keeps a nat store on Righth ave- nue. He makes quite a display of various artl- cles of headgear in his show window, of all atyles and shapes, One John Smith was attracted by the exhibition, and, continuing to gaze, became more and more discontented with his own chapeau and pies one irom Mr. Harris’ stock. He made selection, and, Not caring to disturb the pro- prietor, who was busy, resorted to the moré direct method of breaxing the giasy and helping nimself Mr. Harris, however, did Dot ap- ib ged the gentieman’s consideration and had im arrested by Officer Mulligan. Yesterday Judge Murray held him in $500 bail to answer. YAORTING NOTE Yacht Tarolinta, N.Y.Y.C., Mr. Kent, from Port Jefferson, for New York, and yacht Isabelle, C.¥.C., Mr. Beam, from Harlem, cruising eastward, passed Whitestone yesteraay. | . hi THE WINSHIP DEFALCATION. His VAabilities for $460,000— Assets $500. Examination To-Day Be- fore Referee Fuller. Naval Paymaster, Treasury and Custom House Employe—Sketch of His Life—Pauline, the Blonde Housekeeper—Sing Sing in the Distance and Ludlow Street Jail st the Present Moment. This morning the trial of E.K. Winship, now of Luadiow Street Jatl, the well known salary broker, who is accused of feloniously applying money to his own use which was mtrusted to him by Mr. W. W. Burdick, of No. 437 Broadway, for investment tn salaries of government officials, will be held be- fore Mr, Levi Fuller, Referee, at No. 102 Broadway, who ts ordered by Judge Praty to take testimony and decide upon ali issues in the case. Mr. Burdick advanced the sum of $9,300 to Winship in 1872. Win- ship acknowledged, upon his return from Europe, to which place he took flight last November (com- ing back to New York last February), that he had been tuselvent for tour years, and had been system- atically misapplying money lent to him; that be was sorry for what ne had done, and had come back from Europe to make the honorable amend; but it ia said that he has not yet paid a single creditor a cent. The ful! amount of Winship's indebtedness ts about $465,000, and his assets are estimated at $600. He nas sworn in his bank- ruptcy schedule before Register Kitchen that he has claims against government officials to the extent of $17,000, All that the creditors have succeeded in getting hold of up to the present moment are jour fast horses; two of these, however, were demanded and esurren- dered to Mme. Pauline Kunn, allas Klein, of West Forty-third street, Pauline having been bis house- Keeper at Graniteville, near Port Richmona, on Staten Island. The other team was sold by the assignee in bankruptcy, but did not realize suf- cient to pay costs and expenses. The case in question was commenced last Wednesday by the examination of W. W. Burdick, the plaintiff, and nis father and brother, wno have ali commenced suits, the total amount Jent Winship by the family being $21,000. The testimony showed apparently adeliberate intention of Winship to defraud his creditors, and that never more than $3,500 a month bad been invested in government salaries out of a capital of from $200,000 to $400,090; also that ne had called a meeting of his creditors, to show his solv- ency, on the day (15th of November, 1873,) on which he took his flight tor Europe. Mr. Burdick further stated that he lent the money to Winship for the purchase of salary claims; he also statea that he, as one of acommittee of creditors, had examined Winsbip’s books after his flight, and they showed that he had been insolvent for years, and that his business simply consisted im receiving money and paying dividends out of the same (three and a half per cent a month); that Winship told him frequently he had $150,000, which he was iuvesting every month in salaries, inclading $40,000 of his own capitai—wnhile in trutn he had a working capital of $450,000, and was only using $3,500; that he tried to trace where this money went by examining his check books and ledger, but couid only trace it as being paid to him- self, checks being drawn, as au almost invariable Tule, either to bis depositors for iterest or prin- cipal, or to pay his personal bills, or to go into his pocket as casi. Further than this, Mr. Burdick said, he had not been abie to trace any of the mis- appited funds, and thatin his opinion the assets Were merely worthleas. Mr, H. Ellis, counsel for Winship, objected to nearly every word of testi- mony pat in by Mr, Burdick, but was only tn one of two cases sustained by Referee Fuller. The tes- timony 0/ the other two members of the Burdick famuy was substantially the same, A MISSING LETTER. On the date of Winship’s departure, a letter was received from him to his creditors, to be read at the meeting which he had called at his office, at 24 Broad street. The leiter in question alluded to his creditors as ‘green and a pack of fools for ad- vancing him money without security, thathe never intended torepay them, that he had never in- vested their money, as agreed, but had spent and kept a large portion of it for his own pleasure;” the letter was Very incoherent in style, and ap- parently written under great excitement, and wound up by threatening to commit suickde. The letter, after being read at ap adjourned meeting of the creditors, was handed to Mr. E. H. Hotckkiss, of No, 31 Pine strect, agent for the Security Life In- surance Company, one of his creditors, who has either accidentally or imtentionaliy misiaid the document, ‘the letter has been seen, however, by a umber of bis creditors, who will testify as to its contents at the next meeting on Monday next, “40 BB OR NOT TO BE.” Winship has told the following yarn with refer- ence to his suicidal propensities:—While on board the Anchor steamer Trinacria, disgusted With life and desiring to seek eternal rest, he took a large dose of laudanum, but, unfortunately, more than bis stomach could bear, which simply had the effect oi producing buusea. He further says that, throngh ail the mental misery of his voyage he could not help chuckling over the meeting of nis poor, benighted creditors at the Astor Honse and at his office (he having appointed two meetings on the same day), who were waiting ior his arrival, while he was free on the ocean wave. His return to this city was procured through Messrs. Hodges & Meeker, jawyers, of this city, ‘who made arrangements with liis creditors that he should not be arrested, on the supposition that he came back to settle honestly wita kis creditors. After acting for him seven months in all his litiga- tions, including his divorce, they became con- d that he had no intention of acting honor- 0 80) ‘our the jollowing letter to the creditors :— Law Ovrice or Hovces & Mrxxen, Naw Yone, 1876. Dxan Sin—At the times during the past winter when we galled upon you w negotiate for the return of Edward K; Wi ‘to New York, we believed him to be actuated by good intentions, and, therefore, we me per- sonal assurances to his creditors, outside of osition ‘88 his legal advisers, in order that there might be noth- ing wanting which would securo his return and freedom from interference after such rerurn. He was permitted by you to and he did return to New York. After his re- turn he ret to fulfil oar agsarances given to yon and to follow our advice, and at last we became satisted— afters continual companionship with him for apout five months—that wo had sadly been deceived in him, and the matters and things which led as to this conclusion are so forcibly impressed upon us thas we, for our own reputation, desire t thus openly renoance him in the ms, gad to say that as long as the law gives ect to, ourselves ot them. trusting he will re- ceive a just and suitable puvishment, if such is possible, for his action. HODUSS & MuLKBR, It issupposed that Winship took moneys and se- curities to the amount of about $150,000 with him ofice the day previous to his departure, aé will be subsequently proved, nting United States bonds to a large amount, the pile being very large. It 18 supposed that tnese securities are depostied abroad, and that he dare not draw upon them for fear of exciting suspicion. Communications are to be sent to the police authorities at Glasgow, London and Brussels, authorizing them to make dnguiries in the matter. Winship is supposed to have spent a large amount of money upon his housekeeper, “Pauline”, he having bought for her diamonds, horses and elegant dresses; this is stated vy Winship himsell in his tesumony beiore reteree McGowan and Register Kitchen, WINSHIP'S HOMER IN LUDLOW STREET SAIL. Winship is now living in great style at Ludlow treet jall, at $30 a week—oecupying the best cell in “Filth Avenue," and which has been filled vy General Ryan, Sam Bowles, of the Spriugfela Re- publican, George Francis Train, McDouald, the Bank of England forger, Woodhull and Cigfin, &c., &c. Pauline, the housekeeper, is a daily visitor. Five suits are now pending agaiust nit oi “tort,” “wrongful conversion” and fraudulent act in bankruptcy, which may probably keep him in prison » fora year io come. Criminal proceedings are to | be brought against him, besere the Grand Jury, for various misdeeds. Asuit has been brought by assignee in bank ruptoy Demorest, against Mr. Pauliard, tue cele- | brated music instrument importer in Broadway, | in the Supreme Court, for tue recovery ior the creditors of a magniticent music box worth $1,500, which Winspip purchased for his housekeeper { Pauline, and which 18 now at Pailliard’s mw» her name, having been there for repairs. Mrs, Win- ship who resites at No. 58 East Ninth street, once Met Pauline at Staten tsiand and paiied all her back hatr down and called her everything ex- | Cepta respectable housekeeper, Winship tas a pitt 1 certificate which states that he was married to Pauline. WHO WINSHIP 13, Winship comes o1 respectable Conuecticut stock, and is from near Hartford. In 1860 he was paymas ter 0 & supply ship, empioyed in the navy, which Was for a ong time stationed in Hampwi Roads. | His reputation ameng his brother officers was then | excellent, Alterwards he was employed in the ‘Treasury af Washington, when Mr. Jewell, the new Postmaster, was his bondsman. About this time he made the acqnaintance of ‘Pauline,” who had rooms in a house near! opposite Police Head. quarors; im New York. He left the Treasury at Ashington about 1863 and entered the New York Custom House at a salary of about $1,500, It in vp ported that he was dismissed from this depart- vince: ably, declined to act apy longer for him, and issued | when he saiicd to Europe, a8 he was seen in his | | oMcers received them in ment. Alter his dismissal he entered the “salary” business, Jendin pe oifictals money at ten per cent @ month, ai defaulters were brought re Judge Fowler, at Jefferson Market cou- tracts for purchase of salaries being 80 worded that refusal to pay made his debtors vo impriso; ment for breach of trust. His present counsel, Howard mie prosecuted all the suits, and now represents the salary brokers, viz.: Messrs, Billings, wig, Thompson and Esher, the two latter occupying Winship’s old office, at No. 24 Broad street. At first ship carrted on his business in a legitimate manner; but as capital increased upon him more than he could actually invest, the grand enterprise dawned upou him, whicn has now burst, of paying interest out of capital and enjoying the proceeds of bis in- genuity, ‘This continued until the panic, when the withdrawal ot money by certain o! his de] tors, who needed it in their business, prickeq bubple, and was followed by his dight to mNgland and present residence in the County His de- fence of hts conduct ts alleged to be Copartnershyy, usury and the payment oi interest a8 part paypent of cap! AN AUDACIOUS SWLISKER, Attempt to Defraud the First National Bank of Hoboken. A young man, neatly dressed, applied on Friday afternoon at the First National Bank of Hoboken for what he termed “a small favor.’ He inquired for the cashier, Mr. Lilienthal, and having scen that gentleman he handed him the following letter:— New Yor, July 17, 1874. nn LivtentHal, Esq., First National Bank, Hoboken, Sin—We haye reterred Mr. J. R. Sheldon to you by re- quest of Allen S. Apgar, Esq., of the Merctiauts’ Ex- change National Banl Mr. Sheldon will hand you this and will probably leave 8 funds in your charge. As he will require no G facilites at bunk we trust lus account will prove advan- tageous. Yours, respectiully, MORTON, BLISS & CO. The applicant handed to the casbier a check for $1,000, stating that he would not draw any por- tlon of 1t for a week, The check bore the signa- ture of Morton, Bliss & Uo., and was drawn on the Fourth National Bank of New York, Shelfon, alter some conversation, stated that he suddenly Tewembered he had to pay the sum of $2,400 to a man of whom he had _ purchased some property, and he immediately drew a check for that amount. The haste with witich he did this was the straw that broke the camel's back. ‘The cashier suspected him and refused to pay till he should juquire into the case, Sheldon then de- manded his check lor $7,000, and the casnier re- turned itto bim. The letter of introduction was, however, relerred to the irm of Morton, Bliss & Co., who pronounced it a jorgery. Sheldon made nis escape. 2 PIFTY-SEVENTH STREET POLICE OOUBT, Very Suspicious. Before Judge Sherwoed, About four o’clock yesterday morning Officer O'Neil, of the Eighteenth precinct, found a man lying drunk on the sidewalk on Third avenue, at the corner of Twenty-seventh street, He had been robbed oi his watch and chain and shirt buttons, but his money was still safe in his pants pockets, When the officer came up to the man he had noticed a short distance of three young men who walked off rapidly up the avenue. He followed them and they ran into acellar in Twenty-ninth street, between Second and Third avenues, where he and another officer arrested them. In a coal- bin, within two feet of the prisoners, were found @ set of metal knuckles, some worthless bank bills and @ pawn ticket for a watch. Jobn White, one of the prisoners, admitted the bills and the pawn ticket to be his, but the whole three denied any knowledge of the knuckles. The other two gave their names as John Marks and James Greer, The latter was recognized while in court a8 an old offender. They denied all knowl- edge of the robbery of the unknown man, who, in the excitement following the arrest of the pria- oners, disappeared and has not been heard from since. The Court did not think there was sul- ficient eviaence against the prisoners to hold them and they were discharged. A Highwayman Because He Was Hungry. George White, of No. 86 First avenue, was placed at the bar, charged with snatching a pocketbook containing $10 1rom Carrie M. Peck, of No. 64 Bast Ninth street, while she was walking along Second avenue last night. In answer to tne questions ol the Court the accused said that his name was not White, but Poliowskt, and that he was guilty of the charge. He was hungry, and, having no other way to get food, he determined to steal the price of it, He was committed Jor trial in deigult of bail. A Till-Tapper. Patrick Monroe, @ youthful till-tapper, was com- mitted for trial, on a charge of stealing $10 from the money drawer in Philip Whittacu’s sture, No. 972 Eighth avenue. COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS—Third Monday.— Motion calendar. CoUuRT OF GENERAL Sgssi0ns—Held by Judge Sutheriand.—Tne People vs. Carlotta Shotweil, grand iarceny. SHOCKING ACCIDENT. Two Children Burned to Death. A terrible accident occurred Saturday aiternoon on the farm of Stacy Haines, in Pennsylvania, eight miles from Trenton. Two children of Josepn Bennett, aged seven and nine years, were playing witn matches in the celiar of a barn, at one o’clock, When the hay and straw caught fre, und the barn, eight loads of wheatand a large quantity of hay were destroyed. The children perished tu the fames. Two laborers arrived on the scene When the fire was at its beight, but they were tou late to render assistance, A WELL MEBITED REWARD. Some recognition of the bravery and coolness evinced im the successful rescne of the passengers and crew of the ill fated steamer Europe has peen awarded to the officers and men who gallantly hazarded their lives in the perilous adventure. On Monday, June 22, our contemporary, the Liverpool Mercury, gives an account of the presentation, by the English Society tor Rewarding the Saving Life at sea, of a gold medal to Captain Thomas, of the Greece, and a silver medal to Officers Buck, Hub- bard and Dr, MacGuire. The three firat named person. Dr. MacGuire, Who is @ practising physician in this city, was not present, but the medal and brevet awarded to him were intrusted to Officer Buck for preseutation. We may mention that this is not the first time Dr. MacGuire has received recognition for services rendered to Frenchmen. During the Franco-Prus- sian war he commanded the Irish ambulance in France, and subsequently was surgeon of tne Fighty-ninth regiment of the line, and for his con- duct in the many fights outside of Paris receivea from the hand of the Marshal President the Cross of the Legion d’Honneur. “RIOHES TAKE WINGS.” (From the Boston Sunday Times.) It 1s not only individuals who have suddenly in- creased in prosperity and as suddenly gone down into nothingn same can be said. Such a one is Ptthole City, Pa. Within one month from the completion of the first house this city had a telegraph office and a hotel, costing the owners $80,00v. In one month more there was a daily paper estabitshed and in the next a theatre; in another month another theatre, and then an acagemy of music. In six months there were seventy-four hotels and boarding houses; in the seventh month the city had reached its highest prosperity. It then had about 15,000 inhabitants, elaborate water works, a city ball and an expen- sive city government. Then occurrea the com- letion of & iiler Farm Pipe line, by whicn the petroleum ‘was sent off independent of the Jaborimg popula- tion. At one<: 4,000 persons were thrown out of employment, while 2,000 honses became useless; | this was the death blow to Pithole Uity. At once the hotels, the theatres and the telegraph office were closed, and the dally paper gave up its guost, While aimost every one packed his trunk and moved out. Only nine families remain out of a fy eto of, 15,000 souls, while the railroad trom ithole and Oleopolis runs only one train a day. | consisting of a jocomotive and a single car, which ‘would be lost. usually is empty; but the company is obliged to keep running, otherwise the charter for the road ‘hey stil hope against hope or better times for that uniortunate city, which, in bos seven months, was born, full grown, got sick and died, Undoubtedly this is @ cage unparal- jeled in history, mouern or anetent; neither Egypt nor Greece can give examples of such rapid changes, NEW JERSEY EDITORIAL EXCURSION, Return of the New Jersey Press Gang from Niagara Falls. Saturday, after an absence of four aays, the | members of the New Jersey Editorial Association and their frlencs—a party numbering tn all 205 persons, of whoin 117 were ladtes—retarned from their excursion to Niagara Falls. The excursion- ists started on Tuesday evening, and reached the Falls the following night. On the trip up the Hud- son @ number of them narrowly escaped crema- tion in consequence of the terrific crush on board the boat, crowds bound for the Saratoga aquatic And athetic sports. Staterooms or berths Were not to be nwa for love or money. Hence there was littic pleasure in the trip. as far a8 Al- bany. After spending a Mil a and two nights at the! valle aud taking in the ous Mangptirtad @ fine hop at the lacomatignsl, af slonists started to return on day morning, and reached their homes In Jersey the Dext day. — there are cities of which the | col aera ooberpriae, the go-catied | A eo THE SICK CHILDREN. A Journey Through the, Tenements of the Uppe:- Wards. The Poor ‘graying for the Floating Hospital. “Afew gentlemen recently made @ tour of in Spection through many of the tenements in the Upper wards of the city, both on the Kast and North River sides, The writer accompanied tha, Party and is enabied to give a feeble description of Some of the scenes of destitution and sufferings they witnessed, Starting on the East River, in the districtknown to fame as Mackerelville, they began vy climbing to the fourth story of a wretched haman hive, im which weie imprisoned thirteen families im twenty-four rooms, The hallway, stairs and land= ings were swarming with half-clothed and half washed children. Doors were open on every hand, evidently to catch the currents of air that strug~ gled through the passages, Through these door- ways were visible domestic acenes of the most varied character, and of a nature that in better abodes would be carefully screened from any pro- fane glance. From the dozen cooking stoves came at least two dozen different odors, agree-' able enough some of them when inhaled singly, but forming a disgusting potpourri of smells when offered in a complex mixture. In several of these rooms sick children were: seen lying m chairs, on lounges ur extended upom pillows, bed quilts, or an old coat or gnaw) upon, the floor. As the visit was intended for a “special case’ the toilsome ascent to the top floor was’ rather hastened than interrupted by these strange sights and stenches, “Does Mrs. B—— live on this floor’? asked the. first gentleman of the party as he succeeded in. scaling the last flight of narrow stairs, “Yis sir, In the front,” was the reply of a rheumatic female who had hobbled to the door at the sound of the strange footsteps, Approachiag the door indicatea by the woman’s finger a low knock Was given, in response to which the door was opened by a slight girlish wo- man, whoin a pleasant voice and with an apolo- getic gesture bade her visitor enter. The room would doubtless be described by AN ORDERLY FEMALE ag “littered,” but the articles of furniture were 80 few 12 number that ihe most promiscuous arrange-. ment of them would have appeared the result of mathematical calculation to masculine eyes, ‘he eyes of the visitors did not, however, long rest on the imanimate objects in the small, close room, but wandered to the window, under which. was lying a littie baby girl, with bright faxen bair and great gray eyes, over which the lids were wearily drooping. The hectic Mush of fever was' upon her cheeks, and her forehead, white 9s mar- ble, was covered with drops of perspiration. wrung by her agony Jrom her weakness. Her eyes: wandered to the faces of her visitors with an air of mute inqBiry that warred with ber flagging inter- est in the affairs of life. Her pretty curling lps: seemed to search for air and as if strug- gling to inhale it, She was, all in all, so pretty a picture, and so winsome in her sufferings that it was mo wonder the party stood for along time in the centre of the room, lost in looking upon her, before a glance at the mother recalicd them to themselves and directed theirattention to another quarter, Across the room, in an angle of the wall, there lay, drawn up on an old coat, with adress rolled up ander his head for a pillow, a little lad who must bave been the masculine counterpart 01 the baby girl. But months of sickness had stolen ail the color irom his face, which Was shrupbken and cling- ing to the bony framework of the sk. His eyes had lost the luht of live imits steady biaze, and gave forth now only the teeble Mickerings of the flame within. He paid no attention to the visitors further than to let tis eyes wander to them with a tired look trom time to time, When the party looked at the young mother again her head was turned away. She was weeping. A well filed basket had been tett at the door, with a copy of the HERALD peeping forth, i which an account of the projected free foating | bospitai had been broadly marked. As the mother bent over the basket into which her tears dro} she noticed the paper and quickly scanned the opening paragraph of the article in question. When she turned to us again there was @ grand, | hopeful light upon her upturned , and she said, oh so eagerly :—“May 1 accept this as an open invitation irom all these Kind gentlemen and la- dies to bring my sick babies out upon the bay?” ‘Then her eyelids drooped, and a shadow stole over- the face where the light had just been gl 1ng as she added :—“‘If they are not too ill to go. | So, while we remained, hope and gladness fought | with the dismay aod terror that had hitnerto held undivided sway in the poor child-woman’s heart, | ONE OF THE VISITORS WAS A PHYSICIAN, who made a careiul examination of both the cbil- dren, and he has staked his reputation uy bis | ability to have them strong enough for the ex- | cursion of the Guid barge. Away up among the shanties of the slaughter house quarter on the North River a poor, tumble-down rookery was en- tered, where there were only two well ones in a family of seven, consisting of an aged couple and their five grandchildren. The old man was feeble and the crone sat nodding and droning by the open window. It was she who told ua their simple story of poverty and sorrow. The father of ‘these children was Killed by a fragment from a blast while engaged in tunnelling. is head was crashed and his lace horribly mutilated. When ne | was brought home the wile was in childbed, and z | the shock, rT woman, Killed her. “Since then,” said the withered grandam, | “we've not had a day but of sickness tn the house, | nor aday’s luck. First one of the childther was down iil and then another. It was dipthayrea and measies first, and now its a low fever, and the youngest, tne little chick of a baby, beyant, is lyin Wid the cholera infantam. Glory be to I don’t know what we'd doat all, at all. Its only the Kindness of the neighbor, a8 poor almost as our- | selves, sure, that gives us a bit to eat day afther | day and Saturday nights In 8 tew pennies, | trom one an’ another, to buy a few lemons ana | a bit of ice wid, for thim that is sick there.” A careful examination of the litte sufferers, the youngest lying three in a bed, stretched cross- | Wie, the other two sitting by their grandam’s side, their hands clutching the rungs of her chair, | showed what disease could do, even st youth and robust health, when it bad cont 2 and the atmosphere of the shambles for its breath. After. affording these poor creatures relief the | party came back to their starting point through | the lower end of Central Park, and it occurred to the writer that were half the taken to insure | the thrift and health of some of the human beings who crawl about the slams of New York that is ex- | pended im training and pruning these. ing trees, childhood would pi something else | than the moral deformity of eves and street | girls, and the full grown man and woman would be he id of itm> and sounder of heart. Society | has itself to blame for the gnarled and ugly natares | we find around us, and when we devote to the cul- ture of the little mites of vagabond humanity | about ug the same effort to beautify and adorn that the landacape garderer maki es, a8 grand re- suits may be expected. In the meantime the barge is being got in readi- | ness. A OHARITABLE FIONIC. To-morrow it is anticipated many thousands of citizens will avail themselves of the opportunity of | visiting the Boys’ Catholic Protectory, West- chester county, where, for three days, a series of amusements will be given and addresses by | popular speakers delivered for the entertainment | Of visitors. The picnic proceeds are to be appro- | priated for a very worthy object, that of extending the present facilities of the inatituton by the ereo- tion of 4 new building for the female department, which uniuckily was burned down some years ago. It 18 understood that more than 20,000 tickets have been disposed of to Catholic societies alone, and it is confidently expected tnat three time ber will be sold. ‘The Second oF road cars or steamboats to Harlem and noel thence by Harlem branch of New Haven Rati or by West Farms cars will hose desiring to Visit the Institution to the grounds. | ‘THE HYDROPHOBIA SOARE IN NEWARK, The bydrophobla scare hag just demonstrated itaeif in the Newark Common Vounell and resulted | on Friday night in the passage of a resolution au. thorizing and empowering the Mayor to appoint | one or more persons “to cause the capture and de- struction of all unmuzized dogs found running at large” (by drowning) unless reclaimed, &c., the -kiders to be under the control of the Chief of Selize. In offering his resolution Alderman Westervelt supported it warmly, saying that the whole generation of dogs nad become a nuisance, and pow, when liydrophobia was imminent, he Jelt satisfied it was tle Conncil’s duty to move in the matter, Soitcid, unanimously, for the reao- Jution, In sustaining the resolution Alderman O'Connor said his sou had been bitten recently by a dog. Newark has bad ne dog pound this year, in consequence of its having been urged ‘that boys fifty cents @ piece lor dogs ie runping at large encouraged those boys come thieves, see ase