The New York Herald Newspaper, October 27, 1874, Page 10

10 "TUR WASHINGTON BURGLARY. Testimony of Chief of Police Richards Con- elud:d—How the District Attorney's Office Was Watched—Harrington the Master of Ceremonies. WASHINGTON, Oct, 26, 1874, ‘The Court assembled at eleven o'clock, Judge Humphrey presiding. The jury were admonished by bim not to read any newspaper during the pendancy of this iri Major Richards, Chief of Police, was recalled and examined by Mr. Riddle. He satd that Mr. Har- rington remarked, alter the arrest of the burglar, ‘hat the transactions that nigbt bad not impli- caied Columbus Alexander, and he desired tnat, in giving the matter out to the papers, no mention should be made oO! the arrest at Alexander's house, but that they should be informed the arrest took place in the northwest part of the city; when the reporters called they were directed to Harrington for information; Harrington also suggested that alter the affalr was over they should go to the club house on New York avenue; Harrington wold witness he would light up his oMce on the night of the 22d to protect the office, CRO8S-BXAMINATION. Cross-examined by’ Mr: Davidge.—Detective Clarvoe went to Harrington’s house with witness, but remained down stairs in the parlor while wit- nesg wentupto the libraryto see Harrington; after half an bour’s talk with Harrington Clarvoe ‘was called ana the letter was read to him, and all agreed that it was a matter to be looked after; witness and Harrington decidea to watch the inside of the office, and Clarvoe was durected to watch the outside, on the north side of the street; did not know that the window in the little room where witness and Harrington were watehing commanded a View of the back entrance, so that any person passing out of the back door would have to pass by AMERICAN JOCKEY CLUB. Extra Day’s Racing at Jerome Park. On Saturday next there will be five races run at Jerome Park. For variety there has beep noth- ing like the amusement ever before offered on an American race course. There wil! be two grand steeplecnases, a hack race for gentlemen riders, @ selling race and a handicap for all ages. The fields for each, no doubt, will de large, as nearly all the race horses that have been running tne past summer are turough their engagements, and a@win just now will help to pay for winter’s oats. The first race will bea grand steeplechase han- dicap for @ purse of $800, of which $200 will go to the second horse, three or more to start, entrance free. AS there are many “cross coun- try” horses hereabouts five or six will be likely to start for the prizes. The Second race will be for a purse of $500, the entrance money to be given to the second horse, the winner to be sold at auc- tion immediately alter the race. Tne conditions are that horses entered to be sold for $1,000 will have to carry weight for age; those to be sold ‘or $750 allowed 8 ibs., for $500 7 ibs, and for $300 12 1bs,; the distance one mile and aneightb. For thig event a dozen or more should come to the post, The third race will be a handicap for all ages for @ purse of $600, of which $100, with the entrance money, will be given to the second horse, the distance one mile and @ half, There ought to be twenty starters for this race at least if the horses are properly handicapped. The fourth race willbe a hack race for gentlemen riders fora Silver cup of the value of $300; entrance $20 each, to go to the second horse, welter weights and over weights allowed; the distance half a mile. This should, and probably will, be one of the most interesting races of the day. There must be a large field for thisevent, The fifth and clos- ing race of the day will be a grand steeplechase handicap for a purse of $800, of which $200 will be given to the second horse; the winner of the first steeplechase to carry 7 lbs. extra; tne second horse in the same 3 lbs, extra; en- Witness and Harrington; witness was somewhat under the direction 01 Harrington that nigat; wit- ess wished it distinctly understood that the plans that night were Dot arranged by him; Ciarvoe was ot posted outside by his direction; be acquiesced in it; distinctly saw the man who was standing in the shade of the bill board, but could not swear that he was one of tae two men who came up rour-and-a-ball street aitérwards and entered the office; the burglars came up and entered ver, boldly as if they belonged on the premise: some one remark, alter the tot taken, that a man had entered the but witness did not see him; the officers bane whe rear of the building to jollow the burglars and not arrest tuem should they come out that way; witness made up bis mind to follow the burglar with the bundle; Wiliam followed the burglar who did not have the bundie and went down D street; the parties lohowing ‘ot on and graduaily drew near him, until he arrived at the corner of Tenth ang G streets, whep he was nearly surrounded; ‘the explosion did not attract any one to the scene ; the reason why Clarvoe was not called up stairs when witness bad just arrived at Harrington’s house, was that witness did not Know that Cla voe and himself were there on the same busines: Witness said Harringvon did not interiere ‘with the number of men which witness posted to watch the burgiars. Harrington told witness that be had, a8 prosecuting attoroey, a line of argu- ment to pursue in regard to this burglary, and de- sired witness to act under his direction, so that his chain of evidence might be complete if the case came before the courts. A recess was here taken until halfpast one o'clock. Alter recess the direct examination of Major Richards by Mr. Riddie was resumed. Harrington and wiiness were together during the pursuit of the burglars, Q At what time during that night did you pro- pose to arrest these parties? A, While they were ‘at work in the oitice. Q Why did you not dott? A. Harrington ob- jected to my doing so; in my action apout arrest- ing oF failing to arrest 1 was governed entirely by Tington. TESTIMONY OF POLICEMAN LEE. William F. Lee was called and sworn:—Am & trance free; three or more to start. This last race ought to have a large number of starters, as all that start in the first will be likely to run in the second, besides fresh ones that will be heid in re- serve to try conclusions with those who might be somewhat fatigued with the first chase. Such a day’s sport will be well worth witnessing, and should the weather continue as fine as it is at present until Saturday next the multitude in atrendance at Jerome Park will be well worth looking at apart from the racing. TROTTING AT FLEETWOOD PARK. Three Fine Contests—Music the Winner of the First, Rutledge the Second, HRopefal the Third. The attendance at Fleetwood Park yesterday aflernoon was very respectable both in nambers and appearance, the track wasin excellent con- dition and the weather delightful. Three trotting contests were decided—tnhe first an unfinished trot trom Saterday last, between the chestnut mare Music, the bay gelding Everett Ray and the bay gelding Barney Kelly. When the race waa post- poned on Satarday evening Everett Ray had won two heats, Barney Kelyy and Music one each, and all the other horses in the feld were ruled out for Rot winning a heatin five. Everett Ray was the favorite over the field when the horses began scoring yesterday, but Music having won the first heat (which was the sixth of the race), she was a great favorite in turn. Music won the seventh heat and the race very easily in good t/me. The second trot was between bay gelding Rut- ledge, roan gelding T. E. Gordon, gray mare Pri- vateer Maid, gray gelding Alexis and chestnut iceman; on the 23d of April | was directed, by jajor Richards, to aid im watching the office of the District Attorney, and was placed in a position to watch the rear of the office; Harrington and Tom Shepuerd came around once, and Harrington told witness that some one was going to break open his office, and he wanted witness to “pipe them of;” Harrington changed the position of witness ; ajor Richards came around and asked witness way e did not remain where he had been posted, and Witness replied he had changed his position by direction of Harrington; witness afterwards, by direction of Major Richards, got more oficers to aid in watching, and himself returned to Police Headquarters; he came out to the street avout one o’ciock and heard the explosion; when the burglar was first arrested witness recorded his mame at Police Headquarters and took charge of the bundle which was brougnt in with the pris- oner; the bundle contatned books and papers. HARRINGTON’S CLERK. William H. Evans, being sworn, testified that he 4s employed at the District Attoruey’s ofce; Har- Trington showed witness a letter on tue 23d of last April; the letter contained tniormation concerning a robbery of the safe in the ofMice; (Witness gave the names of several perties who have rooms in tne _ build- ing); on ‘Thursday, the 23d, by request ot Harrington. witness and Harrington fixed up some packages which they could identily and piaced them in the safe; witness received in- sti uctions from Harrington to be at the office that evening, as they were going to watch the sale; the colored janitor was the only person who slept in the buliding; witness went down to the office as requested, and entered Judge Fisher’s room; some one came into the hallway, and witness went out to sce who it was; found a colored man in- quiring for Josh, the janitor; went back and told Harrington and Major Richards, and tuey directed witness to go and teil Josn not to come down there that night; Harrington toid him be would ond Josh at the Club House; Witness went up there and told Josh, and stayed there to see that Josh did not ieave; Harrington told witoess to remain at the Club House till he (Harrington) should get around there: on the 224 Harrington told witness to tell Josh to ight up Une Office and sieep there; Harrington was at John Weicker’s taking @iunca with Messrs, Kilbourn and Evans. “JOSH,” THE JANITOR. Joshua Parker, colored, swora:—Am janitor at the office of the District Attorney; first beard aoout the burgiary on the night of the 23d April; lighted up the office oy direction of Harrington on the night of the 22d, and tried to keep awake as they directed; on the aiternoon of the 23d wit- ness and Harrington were at the oMce; witness wold Harrington about some articles in the sale belonging to witness. Q. Did Mr. Harrington tell you that if they were Stolen be would pay you for them? A. Not ut that Ume, but he may have done so atverwards., The counsel for the government suggested that the Jury be allowed to view the premises. The Court decided the jury could not examine the premises unless the defendants were present, and as this Was to be @ judicial investigation purely whe Court would not permit any irregularity, and the gentiemen conducting the case would see the necessity Of such a course. The Court would, bow- ever, prescribe certain regulations under ‘which the jury might view the premises aiter he had been abie to mform himself as to whai regulations were necessary. The Court then adjourned until to-morrow. THE COOPERS, Coopers Union No. 2, the organization of which the journeymen who are on a strike are members, metiast night at No. 165 East Broadway. The purpose of the meeting was to begin the formation of the Cooper’s Co-operative Society which is to take the place now occupied vy the “bosses” unless the latter cease their ight against the Union within two weeks. There is, however, a strong inclina- tion among some of the journeymen to put the Co-operative Association into operauon under any circumstances, and then be- gin the gradual extermination of the “posses,” or a8 the now call them, the ‘middiemen.” Most of the coopers say that operation among them could not fail to be speedily appreciated and aided by the merchants, as the latter would soon find that for years they have been enriching men who never did them any service; yet they are nuwilling to employ it, as 1 Would destroy the bas'ness of the houses who have always treated them well, and are not now op- posed to t i, wever, the ‘middlemen’ now combining against them do not stop their plotting the coopers say they will be forced to put the co-operative system into working order. They are very indignant at the action 0! some of ‘middieinen” in employ: ing Hoverious scoundrels, and declaring that they are necessary to protect the non-woctet assauit. jociety men from MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE, Mr. Peter A. Eller, 4 German, residing at No, 166 Morgan stroct, Jersey City, left his home at ave o'clock on Sunday afternoon ana hae not since been heard of, He told his wife and son that ne was going to the armory, in Wayne street, ont it has been found that he did not go the heutenant of the National Guard of the State of New Jersey, a carpenter by trade, and toox an setive part in the revolution of '44, in Germany. 78, 8 possesion were B vaseaple double cased gold waten, go gan ut $200 in money, suspected that he has been foniiy deait with, @ man of sober habits and cheerfui temperament, and would have returned home vader any other eircumstances. He was thirty. eignt years of Weighed 190 Ibs,, was of a dark complexion, with heavy mustache and hin whinker and wore durk clothes, . mare Melissa. Rutledge was a great favorite over the field, He won the race as he liked, in three straight heats. The third trot was the great event of the day, it being between horses that had never beaten 2:21. There were five starters. These were gray gelding Hopeful, chestnut gelding Thomas L. Young, bay gelding Seasation, bay gelding Kansas Chief and brown gelding Young Bruno. Hopeful was the favorite over the fleld at oads before the start, and continued to be even after the first heat, which was won by Young. Hopeiui scored the three subsequent heats and won the firat Ppa Young the second and Seusation the third. e following are the details of the trotting as it came off:— The Unfinished Trot of Saturday. FLEETWOOD PARK, OCT. ¢—SECOND Day OF THE SECOND FALL MEETING.—Pyrse $1,500; $800 to the first, $450 to the second and $25@ to the third horse, for horses that have never beaten 2:24; mile heats, best three in five, in harness, STARTERS, W. C. Trimble’s ch. m., Music... 0 232111 J.C. Eckerson’s b. g. Everett Ray......... a7 niietes -@#126828 W. Loveil’s v. x. Barney Kelly. 0 3 21 2 2 M. Foik’s b. m. Kitty D. 666 64 tO. J. Trout’s b. g. Comee. -5 6 6 3 dis. ~38 44 4ar Halp. First heat.... Ls1L 3g Second heat. 1:12 ‘Third heat 110% Fourth heat. 1:09 Fiith heat. 1710 Sixth heat 11035 Seventh heat as 1:10 2 Sith Heat.—Everett Ray was tne favorite, selling for $140, Music $70, and Barney Keily $20. Music Wok the jead at the start, was never headed, and won easily by six lengths, Everett Ray and Barney Keliy having both brosen up in the heat. Music passed the quarter pole im 35 seconds, the half mile in 1:1034, and won the heat in 2:263,. Seventh Heat.—Music the favorite at 2 to 1. This heat was a counterpart of the previous one. Music took the lead and kept it to the end, Barney Keily second, Everett Ray third. The quarter pole was passed in 365 seconds, the half mue pole In 1:10, and the heat made in 2:25. Everett Ray won second money, Barney Keily the third pre- miam. The Second Trot. First Heat.—Yutiedge was the favorite over the field at3to lL ‘T, E. Gordon was away first, Priva- veer Maid second, Alexis thiru, Meilissa fourth, Rutledge fittp. Gordon ied a length to the quarter pole in 37 seconds, Privateer Maid second, Kat- ledge third, Alexis fourth Meilissa fiftb, Kutledge went Clean away from the others on the lower turn, passed the half mile pole in 1:13, and joggea home im 2:33 four lengths ahead of Gordon, wno was a neck in front of Privateer Maid, Alexis fourth, Meilissa fifth. Second Heat,—Ratledge was away first. Priva- teer Maid second, Alexis third, Meilissa fourth, 7. E. Gordon fifth. Mellissa was first at tbe quarter ole in 87 seconds, Rutledge second, T. EF. jordon third, Privateer Maid fourtn, Alexis filth. Meliissa then broke up badly and was a dis- tance benind all the otners before she recovered, Rutiedge was first at the half-mile pole in 1:14, and he came home @ winner of the heat by a length in 2:35, Gordon second, Alexis third, Pri- vateer Maid fourth, Mellissa distanced. Third Heat.—Ratledge was iast in getting away, but was first at the quarter pole, passing that point in 87 seconds, Privateer Maid second, Alexis third, T, E. Gordon fourth. At the hallemue pole Rutledge ied jour lengihs in 1:14% and joggea* bome in 2:34, Privateer Mata second, T. E. Gordon third, Alexis fourth. Gordon won ond mone: Privateer Maid third premium, The wilowing i SUMMARY. FLEETWOOD PARK, Uct. 26.—Purse $500, horses that have never beaten 2:50; jor $200 to the first, $150 to the second and $100 to the third horse; miie heats, best three tu five, in hai STARTERS W. Sargeant’s b. g. Rutledge A. Bourret’ r. g. T. BE. Gordo’ A. Cash’s g. m. Privateer Maid A. Patterson’s g. g. Alex: J. Somerindyke's ch. m. TIME Quarter, aif, Pirst heat. m < Second heat........ fi Third heat........ vee BT The Third Rac First Heat.—Hopetul sola for § for $300, Thomas L. Young $90, 0, Kansas Chief she field $100. Young Bruno bad much the best of the send on, 1. L. Young second, Kansas Chief third, Sensation fourth, Hope/ui fifth. At the quarter pole, Young lea two lengths, Kansas Oniei second, naif a length in advance of Hopeiui, Sensation fourth, Bruno fifth, the latter baving broken up badly. Time, At the half-mile poie Young ted one length, pt econd, a length in advance of Kansas Chief, the latter ten lengths ahead of Sensation, Bruno ten lengths further off, Time, 1:09, Climb- ing the hill jomas L. Young showed the way, and when near the three-quarter pole he broke up, Kansas and Hopeful following suit, Young retained tne lead, Kansas taking sesond piace, Hopetful’s break being a bad one. Young and Kansas Chief thea had @ very spirited struggle to the stand, Young going under the wire a winner by a short length, in 2:22%. Hopeful was eight lengths be- hind, Sensation fourth, young Bruno fifth. Second Heat.—Hopetul still the favorite, selling for $200; Kansas Chief, $05, the fleld, $60. Young had the best of the start, Kansas Uhief sec- ond, Young Bruno third, Hopetul fourth, Sensa- tion fiith. Going down to the quarter pole Thomas L. Young broke up and fell back to fourth place. Hopesul was first at the pole bya leggth, In 3446 seconds, Kansas Chief second, Young Bruno third, Thomas L. Young lourth, Sensation fifth. Ho; tul was first at the bait mile pole, two lengths abeaa of Kansas Chie), \" 0 four lengths further of, Young Jourth, Sensation sith, Hopeful trotted steadily up leading Kan- sas Obiel a length, and be came home in that war quite easily, Making the heatin 2:24, Bruno was third, Yo fourth, Sensation fifth, third Heat.—Hopetul the favorite over the feld at $110 to $25. He had the best of the start, Kan- sas Chief second, Sensation third, Young Bruno jourch, Young flith, Bruno and Kansas Chief broke up on the turn, At the quarter pole Hope- tui led three lengths in 3334 seconds, Young sec- ond, Sensation third, Kansas Chief iourth, Bruno filta, Hopeini kept the gap open to the hal!-mile pole and passed that point in 1:08%, Young sec- ond, Sensation third, Chief sourth, Bruno filth, At the three-quarter pole Sensation passed Young, and comimg On made @ gallant attempt to capture Hopeiul, j¢ was unsaccessiul, however, as Hopeiu! beat him over the score three-quarters of @ length, making the beat ip 2:21. Young was third, Kansas Chief fourth, Bruno fifth. Fourth Heat.—Hopetul the favorite over the field at $100 to $10, with few takers, Hopeiul was away frst, Young second, Kansas third, Sensa- tion fourth, Bruno flith, Hopeful was two lengths in front at the quarter pole, in 333g seconds, Young second, two lengths abead of Sensation, who was one length in front of Kansas, the iatter two lengths in advance of Bruno, Hopeiul opened the daylight between himself and Young to the half. mile pole, the latter foar lengths ahead of Kansas, Sensation fourth, Bruno dith. e, 1:00, Young shut up the daylight in going up tne hill, and Sen- sation also closed upto Young, and as they passed the three-quarter pole the horses were just @ length apart, Hopeful first, Young second, Sensation third. The latter then passed Young and made a vigorous but unsuccess- ful effort to Overtake Hopeful, the latter coming home a winner of the heat and race in 2:22%. Young was @ good thi Bruno jourth, Kansas fiith, Young won second money, Sensation the third, ‘The following ts a 0 SUMMARY, Same Day.—Purse $2.009, ior horses that have never beaten 2:21; $1,000 to the first, $650 to the second, $350 to AS horse; mule heats, best three in five, in 38. STARTERS, A. Tuft’s g. g- Hopeful........ 3111 J, L. Doty’s on ie (thomas L. Young. 1433 B. Mace’s.b. g. Sensation .... 4522 J. Splan’s b. g. Kansas chief. 22465 ©. S. Green’s br. g. Young Sru 5354 TIME. Quarter. First heat. 346 Second he: BA Thira heat. Bay Fourtn heat, 33g TROTTING IN OALIFORNIA. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 26, 1874. The noted trotters Occident, Juage Fullerton and Gloster have been entered for the $6,000 purse race, which is to come of here November 7, YACHTING NOTES. The sloops Sadie and Recreation have gone into winter quarters in Greenport harbor, The sloops selene, Kate, Lizzie L, and Kaiser, and schooners Triton and Columbia are still in commission, and every evening, or nearly so, are to be found off the Brooklyn Yacht Club House, foot of Court street. ‘The schooner Agnes ts at Glen Cove and will re- mein there until next season. Tne schooner Magic has gone into quarters for tne winter at Fire Island. The schooners Comet, Idler, Mystic, Dauntless, Peerless and several sloops are laid up at the 1oot of Court street. The sloop Selene, of the Brooklyn Yacnt Club, Mr. Hd. 8, Wood, went down the bay yesterday blue-fishing. Her owner was accompanied by sev- oy ae tie more prominent members of the Brook- THE EPISCOPALIANS. The Convention met atten A. M., Dr. Craik in the chair, and the session lasted tli five P.M. A vote was taken on remitting the election of bish- ops to the standing committees alone, and it was voted down, as wag a substitute for the report, leaving the matter unchanged. At noon the canon on ritualism was taken up, ‘when Dr. Pulton, of Alabama, made the principal speech in its support. Dr. Rudder, of Philadelphia, opposed. Dr. De Ko- ven made the great speech of the Convention, oc- cupying nearly two hours, He was glad of the proposal for a commission toexamine tne ritual and rubrics of the Church. It is time the Church should define sharply the limit of ritual on the one hand and on the other, that those who so hold may be permitted to go wherever they will and preach Christ, and others may be permitted to keep what they belleve in broad Catholic cere- monies, He gave his assent to the main princi- ple of the canon, but only for the time, till the question can be definitely settled. He preferred that the Bishop and standing committees shoula Tegulate this matter in the several dioceses than that 1¢ should be in the discretion of the individ- ualrector. A Bishop shoula govern his diocese, but the Church should not organize the Rev. Paul Pry, as this canon proposes. He did not object to incense, thougn he had never seen it used here or in England. Touching the elevation of the ele- meuts in the communton the Doctor said that the Priest turns toward the people with those ele- ments in his hands and bids them bow the knee to Jesus, and the Bishop breaks the bread in the presence of the people, and will this Church, or this Uonvenuon, say that that symbouzes false doctrine? Toe Doctor then passed On to the pronivitiou in the proposed canon Ol any act of adurauon toward tue elements such as bowings, prostrations, &c., and remarked that there 1s # Wide distinction between outward and inward adoration; and, said he, you may take away {from us every ceremonial—the altar and the superaltar, the lignts and the flowers and the vestments—but if this Church shail command os to put away the adoration of Christ in the eacual ist there are men in this Church whoevould sa; “Let me die in My own Country and be buried be- side my father and mother, but don’t take away my Saviour trom me.” The Doctor here, with great effect, 1ecited @ poem, the burden of which ‘was the well known one of “Let us alone.” It de- clared that:— Let the world use us as it may, We may not change our road. He declared that this section of the canon was the mos¢ definite assertion of the doctrine of eucharistic adoration that he had ever seen in the Church, And from the controversies in which he had been engaged jor so many years he was ob- higed to give the subject a good deai o! study. Me aid not Know whether or not there was a ritualist in the committee, but this is the greatest declar- ation of the doctrine that has been passed since the time ot the Reformation. The Doctor then, vy @ masterly argument, in which he traced the history of the Prayer Book, showed that priests are allowed to kueel at this service, and that, therélore, eucharistic adoration canuot Le prohibited so long as this permission 1s given, He wanted no other posture tuan that for adoration, He argued against making any speci- fications, und said that if these were leit out ne was ready himself to vote for the canon. At this point be yielded to Mr. Biuncuard, a lay deputy from Maryland, to offer a suvstitute for the Feepces canon, It leaves tue matter of ritual where it now 1s, in the hands of the several aiocesans ; but it leaves out the committee's inter pretation of What symvolizes erroneous doctrine, and pronibits the use of the odjectionavle cere- moniais in public worship, Alter tois substitute had veen offered the Doctor continued bis speech, One gentleman, he re ‘ked, had said nere that there was no such thing as eucharistic adoration, while another declared that this thing, wuich does not exist, is permit by the Prayer Book, When he heard the cieri depity from Virginia (Dr. Andrews) say that there were seven waysin which @ man migut hold the doctrine of baptismal regeneration he tried to foliow tim and to as certain im how inany ways the doctrine o: eucha- ristic adoration conid be held. He coald find only SiX, 30 he WaS happy to say that Wisconsin was not so advanced im fFitialism a+ Virginia. (This joke on the lowest of the low church ato- ceses in the country Was fully appreciated by tre house.) He had heard people say vat it is wrong to adore the sacrament, but he supposed they meant the outward bread and wine of the sacra ment. The Doctor (hen expiained the sense in which ne held the doctrines of eucharistic adora- tion. But he could not explain how Cbriat could be present in the sactament and be tn heaven too, Neither could le expiain how Jesus, speaking on eartin to Nicodemus, conid declare that the “Son of Man who ts t von” was thea speaking to him. But he accepted woth by fatth. He did not believe {a transabtantiation, nor tn con- substantiation nor in any of the other views of this doctrine, but he did believe that Christ is in some spiritual sense present in the euciarist. He be lieves ip God's election aad in man’s free will, but he is not, there(ore, Calyinist an Arminian. Nor ts he @ rivualist, im the o ve sense in which that term is used. The Doctor pieaded that the case be lett for final adjustment to 4 commis- sion. ele offered aiso some amendments which leave out the references to erroneous docirimes, t0 prying Presbyters and the specific acts of rtual- isin Named in the canon. ACCIDENT AT THE EAST RIVER BRIDGE TOWER Yesterday morning the centre derrick on the Brooklyn tower of the East Kiver Bridge fell from the summit, @ distance of 260 feet, with a terrific crash, to the dock, A portion of the dépris struck the deck of one of the stone scows and a splinter striking William Cambridge of No. 68 DeKalb ave- nue, @ workman, on the hip, inflicted a severe in- ary. The accident is attributed to the insufficient Hocking of the derrick, which weighs six tons. There will be a delay of three days in consequence of this accident, NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1874:-QUADRUPLE. SHEET... NEW YORK CITY. Patrick Martin was struck by the wheel of @ Harlem train last. night at Forty-ninth street and Fourth avenue, and was seriously burt. Philip Paul, of No, 649 Filth street, fell from the new building No. East Seventeenth street yesterday and wasseverely injured. An unknown man was found drowned yester- day afternoon tn the Nortn River, close to the anvborage of the Roanoke. A cut on the head seems to polnt to foui pl Yesterday afternoon Katie Hepple, three and & halt years of age, fell from the fourth swory win- dow at No, 827 West Thirty-eighth street, into the pag and was killed, Coroner Eicknof® was noti- ed, The Woman’s Social Education Soctety will meet this afternoon at Plimpton Hall, at three o’clock. Miss Sarah E, Fullér will read a pay subject— “To what extent shouid parents make confidants of their chiidren.”” The Board of Assistant Aldermen held a sesston yesterday afteruoor, but transacted no business of any public interest. Only twelve members ap- peared 1 their sents, On motion of Alderman Jlaney the Board adjourned to meet on Monday, November 9, The mall for Havana will be sent by the steamer Vindicator to-morrow, 28th inst., cfosing at the Post OMice at two P. U., and a supplementary one at tweaty minutes to three P.M, The Vindicator takes tue place of she Morro Castle, which was to havs salied to-day, Deputy Coroner Marsh yesterday made an au- topsy in the case of Jane Acton, whom it was sus- pected had died at No. 42 Charlton street from the effects of violence received at the hands of her brother, He found she died irom compression of the brain, the result of violence. Coroner Wolt- man has the cage in cnarge. Tammany’s nominations were ratified last even- ing by & large and enthusiastic meeting in the Fifth ward. Mr. James Healy presided. Speeches were made by Mr. Edwin R, Meade, the candidate for Congress, and by Jadge Quinn, Jerome Buck, 4d. McKenna, Colonel le, Captain Isaiah Rynders and several others. At the mass meeting of German republicans of the Fifteenth Assembly district, ia West Thirty- third street, last mght Mr. Lawrence Bayer pre- sided, Stirring speeches were made in German and Engiish by Mr. Jonn J. Steitz and others, eu- logizing the party nominees, especially Mr. Wil liam 8. Murray, the candidate lor the embly. Mr. J. A. Johnson, the editor of the Santa Bar- bara (Cal) Press, will bring before the people tee night, at the Cooper Institute, a novel entertain- ment. He will lecture on the many grand natural characteristics of Southern California, and ilus- trate lis remarks with numerous stereoscopic views of the most int-reating localities of that beautiful country. The Postmaster General has entered into a con- tract for carrying the United States mail between New York, Havana and six Mexican ports on the Gulf, with the New York and Mexican Steamship Company for the term of ten years, Tbe new line Of three steamers to carry this mail will run from New York to Havana ahd six Mexican ports to New Urieans, Stop there five days and then go ack again to all of these ports on the Gulf and Havana and then return to New York. BROOKLYN. The Board of Aldermen did not hold their rega- lar meeting yesterday, owing to the absence, on electioneering business, of a quorum. Comptroller Schroeder yesterday awarded the sale of $500,000 worth of water bonds, assessment and sewerage bonds and improvement bonds, John Mahoney, of No. 494 Hicks street, box maker, had the fingers of his left hand cut off bya circular saw at Hyde’s box factory in Sedgewick street yesterda John Grogan, @ laborer, fifty years of age, fell from the roof of the warehouse o! Woodruf & Robinson, Furman street, yesterday, and was se- Tiousiy injured. He was removed to the hospital, William Johnson, who was arrested at River- head on Saturday, charged with piracy, in taking possession of a sloop-rigged vessel, the property of the federal government, was arraigned before United States Commissioner Winslow, and held, fn default of $2,000 bail, to await the action of the Grand Jury. LONG ISLAND. Smith Silsbee, while oystering in the bay of Patchogue, yesterday, got into an altercation with a man from Moriches, named Raynor, which ended with Rayner’s shooting Silsbee with a shot- gun, wounding him tn the arm. Rayuer, woo 13 said to be rather @ desperate character, has as yet eluded arrest. William Jones and George Beach, employed as deck hands on board the sloop White Oak, now at Greenport undergoing repairs, went to Patchogue on a spree on Sunday, and while there stole a bu” faio robe trom Uliver B, Corey, taking 1t to Green- port and concealing It on board the sloop. They ‘were arrested on suspicion and the property was found. Justice Brown sentenced them to the County Jail at Riverhead for six months, ‘Tests made at the Long Island City Supply Well last week proved that over 400,000 gallons of water daily were already flowing, and since then springs have been struck which have greatly increased the flow. All tears ihat tne supply would not be ade- quate are now dispelled. When the well has reached a depth of twenty-six teet it ts proposed to drive down three pipes, each nine Inches in diameter, to different depths below the bottom in oraer to more surely strike the stratam through which the water flows, The Water Board, it 1s understood, want $20,000 in cash to put everything im working order and nave the water flowing through the pipes, nine miles in extent, oa or about the ist oj December, and acail is made upon citizens to come forward and cash water bonds to that amount. WESTCHESTER. The Sixteenth battalion, N.G.S.N.Y., which made such a favorable impression on Governor DIX and his staf at the division parade and re- view at Poughkeepsie a short time since, will exe- cute its second parade at Peekskill to-day. Before being entitied to the State Sporoprianion it ap- pears that the vattalion, which fas just been or- ganized, must have held three formal parades. A legal notice, setting forth that tne Sleepy Hol- low Cemetery Association wi!! make application to the next Board of Supervisors for permission to set apart forty-one additional acres in the town of Mount Pleasant for sepuitural purposes, 1s occa- sioning consideraole agitation among the people of Tarrytown, Who appear to be alarmed at the calamitous prospect of seeing almost their entire neighvorhood converted into an immense grave- yard. Notices of meetings under the auspices of the prohibition party, bearing the name of a Yonkers clergyman as chairman, have been sent to the churches in that city, and accordingly in afew cases have been read trom the pulpits. This ts characterized as unseemly, as it maxes the sanc- tuary serve political purjoses, One of the local papers professes its ability to comprehend the movement, which, it says, is only “a blind encour. aged vy a high-toned democracy,” Francis Curry, aged fifty-seven, and who has for some years past followed the occupation of a farmer near the Saw Mil) River road, in the city of Yonkers, was iound hanging by the neck ana dead in au outhouse used as @ carpenter shop near bis dwelling on Sunday morning, Coroner Bassett neld an inquest on the remains, and a verdict was rendered setting forth that deceased committed suicide while taboring under tempo- rary insanity. Deceased, who it is understood possessed consideravie property, was jormeriy & captain of police in the Twentieth precinct, New York. He Was married, and ieaves a family. Mayor Masten, of Yonkers, has presented a com- munication to the Common Council of that city, setting forth, among other pertinent matters, that Governor Dix has at length vetoed the measure known as the “Funding bili’? which passed both houses of the last Legislature, and was intended to alleviate taxation in liquidating the present city debt. Tai action on the part of the Execu- tive nas occasioned a good deal of dissatisiaction among the people, irrespective of party, and will, it is asserted, Cost the Governor some hundreds of republican yotes in that city on election day. If is not denied that Comptrotier Green, of New York, Was mainly instrumental in killing the bil. = STATEN ISLAND. Viciscpeiinaien : During the present fine weather the farmers throughout the island are busy in getting in their winter grain and timothy seed end gathering their winter apples and corn crops. The latter rove to be better than was expected, consider: lng the long drought last summer. ‘The Coast Wrecking Company are fitting out the steamer Lackawanna to take the winter wrecking station at Key West, in place of the lost steamer Amanda Winants. She will sail for her destination in about ten days, The lost steamer Winants, with her wrecking material on board, is said to have been valued at about $70,000, on which there was Do insurance, The work of tmproving the channel around the corner stake in Newark Bay. between Bilzabeth- port and Shooter’s Island, on the shores of the northern extremity of Staten Island, for which the government has made an appropriation, will commenced re November and is expected to be be completed in of next year. dyk wuree tee thousand feet jong na vullt a ny ave depth of 7.20 feet at mean high tide, Depth enough will be obtained in the new channel to float heavily-loaded vessels, where now vessels going through the channel hghtly laden are oiten grounded on the mud fits, NEW JERSEY. i— bee The corner stone of the new Library Hall was laid in Bloomfleld yesterday. The edifice is to Cost $23,000, ‘The forty-ffth annual Baptist Convention of the State is now in session at Plainfleld, and will con- tinue during the week. Thé colored man, Sadler, who was charged with the murder of Abigail Dilks, in Salem county, last Spring, bas just been acquitted, Hamilton, the defaulting Treasurer, ts still an inmate of the County Jail in Jersey City. The requisite bail 1s not forthcoming. ‘The frauds in the Board of Uhosen Freeholders of Hudson county will be investigated by the Grand Jury this week. Seventeen witnesses have been summoned, The Grand Jury of Hadson county have presented forty-five bills of indictment, Their labors have only jast commenced, although they have been in session many days, The taxes in Jersey City this year will be $32 per thousand—an increase of nearly twenty-fve per cent over the rates of last year. This is the latest blessing of ‘The Thieves’ Charter.’ A fire at Frenchtown on Saturday last de- stroyed property to the value‘of $20,000, belong- ing to Abraham Fluke, on which there was an in- nce of $7,000. It is supposed to be the work of an incendiary. The land sold by the Hoboken Land and Im- provement Company to the West Snore and Chi- cago Railroad Company a couple of years ago has been partially repurchased, the railroad company having fated to meet its obligations, The grounds are twenty-eight acres in extent on the an Fields, cost originaliy $1,546,208. The Hobo- ken company took @ mortgage thereon to the ex- tent of $347,000, the interest on which has not been paid by the railroad company. A corre- sponding amount of the land, which was intended for depot parposes, has thas passed back into the hands of the Improvement Company at master’s sale, The repurchase took place at Busch’s Hotel. ART MATTERS. Goupil’s Gallery. Several important pictures have been added to the collection at this gallery during the past week. American art is represented among the novelties by a large canvas from the easel of Mr. Ww. K. Richards, “A Wave Rolling In-shore” is the subject. The artist seems to dwell upon this phase of nature witn much pleasure, for in one form or anotaer he constantly reproduces it. The in-rolling wave and the bit of rock in the joreground was very true to nature and painted with quite remarkable power. The sky aud atmospheric effects are rendered with great skill. Toe picture is breezy and has a devided flavor of salt water. A little cabinet picture, by Meyer von Bremen, representing a sleeping child watched over by two other children, will be wkely to achieve popularity. The composition 18 admirabie, while the tone ofthe work is perfect. Like all the school, how- ever, to which he belongs there is a metallic effect in the color which detracts from our satisfacuon with the work. A ireer and more natura! style of art is exemplified by Perrauit’s picture of an ‘Italian Peasant Girl,” @ work remarkable for its simplicity and force; the drawing, free and bold; the color, strong and well harmonized; no simpering about the way the paint is laid on, but every touch of the brush given with iorce and de- ci:100. 1a contrast to this new school, of which Bonnat is an illustrious example, we have one of the poetic, sentimental he: of Merie, It is called *Prayer,” and is very sweet aud sympa- thetic;, go much so, indeed, that a prayer from these lips would indeed be likely to prove irresistible. The coloring is remark- auly deilcate, but the work does compare m jorce and solidjty with Per- raulv’s work. Goubie’s “Riding School at Ver- sailles” shows us a scene as it might have oc- curred under toe reign of Louis XIV. The artist bas used his materials with skill and gives u: work that will acquire popularity. Toe grouping is well done and toe action of the horses natural and spirived, ‘This work obtained @ medal at tue Salon in Paris, Art Notes. Mr. BR. Cushing is modelling a bust of the late Mr, Alexander, of the Equitable Insurauce Company. Moran has just finished one of his most impor- tant pictures. 1t represents a scene on New York Bay. Tne Paisley statue of Alexander Wilson, the poet, has been placed in its position in the Abbey Ground. Teill’s chapel, near Kussnacht, 1s in process of restoration. A fresco painter from Lucerne ts en- gaged upon the decorativn of the dingy old walls. Casilear has come back from the country, look ce) weil, This season he abandoned Lake George {or the sceaery along the Erie road, He 18 one of the first summer truants to return to work. Mr. Lincoln Alaridge, the painter of “The Tich- borne Trial,’ bas proceeded to Munich, with the ovject of painting a great work, the suoject of which Is “rhe Turning of Low's Wife into a Pillar Of Sait. Mr. Chapman, the Brooklyn art connoisseur, has come into the possession of @ sinall picture by Horace Vernet. it has the unusual merit of being very smali—cabinet size. Toree lancers are acting as scouts on campaign. They have perceived some suspicious circamstance in jront and have come together for consultation. Tae group is exceedingly spirited, tue color stron; and solid. It ts remarkably effective as a piece composition. Mr. John Lawior, a well-known London sculptor, has just completed @ remarkabie statue waich he calls “Light and Darkness,” Lt represents a olind girl reading tne Bible. Tne subject gives ample Scope Jor strong dramatic treatment, and, though pecultarly within the range of sculpture, 1t 18 Dow treated for the first time. Mr. Lawlor was agreat favorite witu the late Prince Consort, from whom he received his first important commission white yet @ very young man. His most important public work is the group “Engineering,” coutrib- uted to tne splendid monument erected to the memory 0! Prince Alvert by the British nation. Art Frauds. To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— Considerable attention has been recently given by the datly preas to the discussion of the repuied art frauds practised by certain of our sculptors abroad. Will 4 word or 30 ‘rom a home “op- server”? Come amiss at this time? Some of the letters that have appeared in the papers seem very funny, the writers being apparently oblivious of the direct confirmation they were making of what had been said by those with whom they claim to disagree. Their own exposures are tn- direct admissions, These are further testimony, im accordance with an opinion held by connois- seurs, as to the stupidity and simplicity of Auierican att patrons in general. The writer who has written the largest amount of what has been published 1s evidently somewhat torget{ul of the unenviable reputation we have gatned ‘and sustain ip this respect. Those art mongers who yearly dupe a certain cultivated (?) class in New York, and in places not too far removed from ‘she city, are corroborative evidence enough of the existence of this silly credulity in the ready made art ware of America and the cast off canvas of Europe. It ts usual with soch a er, upon presenting @ well-covered canvas to the admiring eyes of his patron, to impresa hitn with the idea that, althongh his artist is as yet unknown, it ts still possible to discover the influence of the great masters in the composition of the work—to trace there, tu fact, what no one else but he can see, The picture is sold at an exorbitant price. A place of honor 1s accorded it in the already vaiuable collection of the liberal friend of the fine arts, Unfortunateiy enough for our painters and = = sculptors they cannot live by falth alone. Lif after spending years in, conscientious labor to elevate public taste—no matter at what sacri- fice of self it may have cost them—they find them- selves in want of iriends, of food and money, are they not jnstified in lowering the standara of their works? Then, too, with the example of justice meted out by our government in the matter of commissions, how are we to expect honesty from 4 single man (or 80 small @ portion of our popula- tion as that formed by our artists), when those who direct and superintend the various appropria- tions made by Congréus prove themselves guilty of the most flagrant dishonesty? We, doubtless, have some roguish scujptors in Rome, bat surely we have some disnonest men at Washington. Not. being an artist myself, I cannot be accused of q prejudice in favor of any particular manor painter or sculptor; so that the facts Iam abou to lay before you are given rather with the view ta afford the public a knowledge of “both siaes of the Story,”’ than for apy private and selfish purpose, I believe that they will not be uninteresting to Amerivan artists and iovers of art, It is known toa few that there will be severad mportant applications made to Congress during the approaching session for appropriations for Works ofart, both in painting and sculpture. It 1s Said that artists are seldom “wise,” Now, in re~ Bard to painters and sculptors who are not art~ 1ets, are they deserving of that severe criticism ? Already the sage ones have taken time by the fore- lock. Wheels, and wheels within wheels, have been set in motion to bring about unmentionable results. Even Congressional committees andi Prominent members of both Houses who are sup- posed to be well acquainted with such matters are yet ignoraut of the mysterious influences which are at Work weaving a silken coll for their capture. Among other things the competi- tion for the Farragut statue will revive without fail this winter under the management of the new committee. It 18 to be hoped—I Bay 1t boldly— that the new competition will be conducted more. honestly than the Jas! id in @ way that, were the straightforward old salior himsel would wu atingly approve, Mf jirtag, be Be it remembered it @ national, not a parte tribute to his memory. None of us can a see it made the occasion of dishonorable favoritism and buttonbole paalry The appropriation ts, iC 1 am _ not at fault, jpeg ‘At the periormance of the former little comedy, Known as the ‘ tive exhibition,” the competitors ap ocmbestr McDonald, B. M. Pickett, Di » Tol be Randolph Rodgers, Ezekiel, the two Messrs, Mills (sons Of Clark Mills), Horatio stone: gud innie Ream. As the statue is to be placed some one of the public squares in tne capt i: every one, of course, telt anxious and’ ambitious to succeed. ‘The statuettes which were entered were all placed by the Committee on Lands and Public Piaces in a email room of the east or Senate wing of the Capitol. dows were on the east side. Along this all the statuettes were arranged. Asa consequence the right side of each statuette was in shadow. ‘This, Of itself, was most uniortunate, ag the right side of Admiral Farragut’s iace waa the weaker one from the sculptors point of view. Each of the competitors had presenied @ statuette, with tue exception of Miss Reain, whose study was of the heroic size. This occupied a position im the: right hand corner as the visitor entered. Mr. Stone’s study was likewise of the herolo size; but he refused to send tt to the general exhibition, as, baving been the first to suggest the appropriation, he maintained that the commission by right be- longed to him. The committee did him the monor to wait upon him act the Navy Yard, where he had. set up his study. Having inspected it they, as in che other instances, r served their decision. Previous to the day appointed jby the judges for: tne decision and the award tit? exhibition room was open during certain hours of the day to the public. All could visit the room at their pieasure: then, After this time everybody save Miss Ream. and her assistants were excluded. Her statue, be- Ing Of such great proportions, had become ‘aged in moving. it needed many repairs to make iteven presentable. During this interval the lobbyists had not been idie—indeed, their efforts. had been attended with such success that most of. the uninitiated competitors were trembling. Lovers 01 art accounted it a creditable victory that no judgment was passed. Influence and not: the Senann of art was to determine the choice is seemed. Huppening to be present at the unpacking ofone: of the returned statuettes, I, witn the rest present,, was surprised to discover that it bore nos evem the slightest resemblance to the dead nero; 1! was, in fact, no longer a portrait—an excelient; ortrait, as it had been, of the familiar lace of ‘atragut. Upon placing it more direot under’ the lignt the mystery was solved. It had beem ainted with thick white paint, The paint had een applied too deftly to be other than the work of an artist. Only by the closest scrutiny were we assured of the truth of this. ‘races of the most delicate workmanship with the brush were visibie; then, however, beginning with the eagle on the’ iront of the cap and downward to the right side, where the shadows commenced. Still farther’ down over the hair the paint bad been used until it reached the ear, which, by some strange over- sight, had been left nearly fuli of paint. The fore-- head, under the shadow of the {rontpiece of the: cap, was covered with it, Tne eyebrows were 60 heavily touched that the int left on there was fully & sixteenth of an tnco in thickness, The eyes themselves were given a clouded expression by the artustical appit-- Cation of toils paint All the delicate model of the cheeks was obliterated, tne surface being assmootn as we see itin the young, The wings. of the nostrils were loaded with paint. To look at. them one would imagine eeny. bad been carved in wood by some bungling tobacco si; “artist.” The rignt side of the mouth, also in shadow, had: been treated in the same way. The nevk, collar, becktie, coat collar, rignt breast, and even tne sword belt, had each been daubed, leaving a wearying, unsatisiactory looking surface, where the sculptor had originally Paid great attention to detail. This entertaining little leaf must furnish in tne future delectable pabulum to the sta- dent of the history of American art culture.. 1 give it because consider it one of those “good things’ rarely paralieled in the accounts. that come tous of the competition in art circles abroad, Here it is, as a matter of course, supple- Mented by a titbit as choice—I allude tw the Ris- tory of the Rawlins statue. Congress had made an @ppropriation on Pian similar to that just ex- Piained in connection with the Farragut statue. All American scuiptors were invited to send studies to the members of the committee. On this occasion there seemed to be @ prospect. of a iair field and no favoritism. Artists who had their Tortunes to make, if not their fame, set. to work in good faith to elaborate their ideas of what the Proposed statue should be, What likelihood they bad of receiving the coveted award | will show. One of our New York sculptors was one of the competitors. For months ne worked conacien- tiously, without the slightest suspicion of the ‘futility of his labors. Just belore the day assigned, and ere the award bad been made to Mr. Batley, this artist, In con- versation with an architect who stands high in his projession and who knew what chicanery had been practised in the matter of the competition, learned to his chagrin that from the frst he had been doomed to disappointment, His iriend Baid:— “()m sorry you have spent your time and money. No competition was contemplated, The notice to that effect was given ou: a3 a biind, Mr. Bailey: will certainly be successtul.’? This conversation occurred some days previous to the inspection of the studies, The day desig- nated tur the decision of the judges brougns together among the few who were to view the statues the President, wife and father. Shortly alter entering the room the President, directing attention to Mr. Bailey's work, remarked, “‘I'nat is the one.” No regular decision was made at the time, and two of the committee lef¢ the room. Presently both were surprised at receiving a note ‘rom one of the mem- bers of the committee, saying ne had given Mr. Batley permission to reproduce his study in the required size, and that then it would be submitted to the committee for approval. Probably Mr. Flannery, who was one of the competitors and is now tn the city, could add a few notes of interest to this revelation. ‘fne absurdity of calling such a prearranged affair a “compettion” is obvious. His statue of Washington, which adorns one of the public places in Philadeiphia, if an excellent ‘exampe of his system. It bears as much resemblance to General Putnam orto General Wayne as it does to Washington, and looks sor all the world (by common consent) far more like a French dancing master than the “Fatuer of his Country.” From what has been given it will beseen that at home we have people as tricky as the artist abroad. However, now that all works of art paid jor by national appro- priations are to be inspected by a competent com~ mittee, composed of a few of our ‘most accom- plished painters and sculptors,’ let us trast—ay, beheve—that a repetition of such disgraceful frauds ag those I have mentioned here shall be hereatter impossible. Let us nope, too, that from time to time an opporwuuity may be offered for artists to do their best, and that the numberless and nameless horrors in bronze and marble which now haunt us at every corner may be supplanted by works worthy the geniua of our superior artists, E. T. B. New YORK, Oct. 17, 1874. WOOL MEROHANTS’ MEETING, Yesterday aiternoon the Chamber of Commerca was made unusually lively by a crowded meeting of the wool merchants and wool brokers of thit city. The main object of the meeting was to taka {nto consideration what simplification In classifi- cation of wools and what alteration ip the mode of collection of duties shall be asked of the government at the next session of Congress, Mr. Gustave Schwab was chosen tem-+ porary chairman, and Mr. Abraham Mills secretary. Mr. Schwab explaned the action aiready taken for bringing about the desired modification in the tart on imported wool and advised the appoint- ment of a committee for consultation. At the con- clusion of his remarks he resigned the chair ta Mr. James Lynch, who delivered an addrey pointing out the defects in the present laws taxi tae importation of wool and the changes he deeme desirable in reference to tne subject nos only im the interest of commerce but fer the good of tha American wool grower, the manufacturer and ail ‘who wear woollen clothing, and that class includes every man in the United States, ‘The meeting was afterwards addressed in a sims ilar manner by Messrs, Joseph Ripley, W. Re Ropes, Abraham Mills, A. J, Cameron, Mr. Dema« rest and others, A committee of seven, consist- ing of Messrs, Startney, Strong, Mills, Scnw: Ripley, Weening and Commissioner Lynch, Wi appointed to consult with the Unamber ol Cor merce upon the action to be taken, and to report the result before a subsequent meeting of the woo: merchants, traders and brokers. ie meeting oe to meet again at the call of the com =)