The New York Herald Newspaper, November 20, 1874, Page 5

et THE LOCK-OUT. The Situation Remains Substan- tially Unchanged. THE ITALIANS AS 'LONGSHOREMEN ‘Along the North River yesterday the aspect ot | the “lock-out” presented more quiet features shan on any day since Monday. As was stated in yesterday's HEZBALD the men are taking things very coolly. Whatever excitement was at all especially noticeable was to be seen on the docks where the new hands were at work. And the ex- citement here did not arise from sense of dread of interference, but from the necessary tnoconve fences incidental to the training of “green hands. The steamship companies were not less confident pf victory yesterday than they were on the pre- wious days. They believe the society men cannot bold out and that they will themselves be ABLE TO PULL ALONG with the new hands they have employed, The majority of them would, however, very gladly re- Instate the society men at the reduced prices, bat they are still resolute in breaking down the society rates. Work went on yesterday ‘a6 well as could be expected” at all the docks where steamers were lying, and it was not believed that any delays in the departure of vessels would take piace in con- sequence of the “lock-out.” The few companies thatemployed society men on Wednesday con- tinued them at work yesterday, but no accession to the society’s gains were reported. So far, then, | gs the companies are concerned it may be said that they stand now where they stood Wednesday evening, except that some of them, as the exigen- | , as | all orders were transmitted Shrugs dim, ties required, pat on some additional men yester- day from the unskilied ranks of labor, The men assembled in consideradle numbers in the morning along West street, from tne Anchor line, at pier No. 20, tothe White Star line, at pier No. 62, They were separated into knots along the route; but especially at the pier of the Pacific Mail Bteamship Company and at the pier of the Inman line were large crowds gathered. The same une demonstrative demeanor characterized them, They watched eagerly the movements going on at the docks and, from long experience at their busi- ness, were able to tell very soon HOW AFFAIRS sTOOD, No large bodies of non-society men were paruded through the streets in charge of the police to ex- cite the ire of the “strikers,” and as things seemed to go on smoothly the men came to the conclusion that the companies had made no new move, and after a short time they relapsed into easy indifference. They continued, however, during the early part of the day on duty, ready, doubtless, for any emergency that might arise, end gathering facts for reports to be made at the Next meeting of the society. In the afternoon there was a noticeable falling off in the number of Nongshoremen along West street, and at four pclock, except at a few places, the street pre- sented no unusual signs of disquict, except the Bignificant groups of police which held their posts at intervals all along the route. As the reporter ‘went along the line, inquiring opposite each con:- any’s Tige What was the condition of affatrs, the Invartable response was in substance that given ey Bae of the officers on duty—*All as quiet us a church, AN ASSAULT, There was one exception, however, to this gen- eral manifestation of good conduct on the part of the “strikers.” At about hall-past twelve o'clock, when a gang of non-society men, mostly Italians, having either got through with their job, or hav- ing collapsed from the long hours they bad been Dn duty, had left one of the piers of tne Pacific Mail Steamshtp Company, and were at the junction of Canal and West streets, a society man named Thomas Beatty jumped in among them and de- livered a sturdy biow on the head of Louls Casta- lep, an Itallan. Ofticer Beck, of the Sixteenth precinct, on duty at the place, at once came to the Fescue Of the assailed Italian and arrested Beatty, who was taken to the Tombs and there held in €500 bail to anewer, From conversation with sey- eral of the police along the route, the inference Is that the society men, ior the most part, are behaving themseives excellently, and do not Bbow the siighteat Illeeling when offic In obedience to orders prevent them trom coll Ing tn too large numbers at any one place. Bame time, it is pretty certain that were 1t not tor the over-awing number of biue coats the socicty meno would mike dashes among their more ieeble competitors, which wowid result in trouble for all parties. THE EAST RIVER FRONT was yesterday even quieter than it bas deen in any day during the lock-out. The ‘longsuuremen found It too cold to remain on the sidewalk all day, as they had done op Wednesday, and the crowd at tre foot of Maiden iane was comparatively small, ‘They were all attracted by curiosity, for they were eager to hear whetver the [talians on pier 18 wer woking satisfactorily. Mr. Morgan, the agent the Liverpool aad Bristol Steamship Company, a large and fine-looking man, with hindso..e auburn mutton chop wuiskers, superintendeG their work personally, and, being a manor keen judgment and great experience, as regards work of this | Opinion of the value of Tralians as ‘longshoremen -will prove of especial interest. “Chey do not work quite as last as my former men dtd,’’ he declared, “but the difference is not great, and | think they ‘Will soon acquire the experience which Will make them quite as valuable and desirable lavorers, The Arragon will be \oaded by Saturday and read to sall at the appointed time, and I don’t thin! we could have done much better with our former men.” There were avout sixty or seventy mea at work on the Arragon, mostly [talians, THE ITALIANS AS 'LONGSHOREMEN. They were wild looking, harum-scarum fellows, thick set, undersized, with darkly flashing eyes and bushy eyebrows, and a peculiar brigand-1ike expression of countenance, Tuey made a great deal of *‘iuss” over their work, jumping and run- nibg madly about in moving barrels, and afford. ing intense amusement to the policemen who were standing by and Kept up a running comment on their actions. Tue Italians took their meals on board the Arragon; butt seems that tney do not enjoy the American corned beef as well as their native macaroni, for they turned up their noses a@tit. Some of tuem slept last night on ooard the ship; but the majority were escorted some dis- tance by tne police, so that they might reach their homes in saicty. On pier 16 the Savannah Steamship Company had employed some thirty non-society men at the wrates. Mr. Hall, the stevedore, said they worked admirably ; but, in bis opinion, they would Dot be abie to load and discharge the great Liver- ool steamers, as they were not strong enough to jandle heavy bars of tron and other ireight o1 that character. The ‘longshoremen did noc interfere ‘with their non-society rivals, who were also es- corted to their homes by Captain Cherry's oficers, THE FINANCES OF THE UNION. One of the merchants on South street, when questioned yesterday in regard to the lock-out, Baid the ‘lougshoremen would not be able to hold out more than six or eight weeks, ‘They say character, his themselves,” he remarked, “that they have only | ‘0,000 in their treasury, and divide that between 8,600 "longshoremen—which 18 my estimate of the number who are locked out—and you have about $20toreach, Weil, how iong cau that last them, particularly as many of them have from four to eight mouths to fecu’’ On the other hand, it 13 pow claimed by some of the ‘longshoreuien that the improper manner of and stowing the cargo will probaby endanger their safety. On that ground, ti on no other, they pay, the public should give their sympathy and aid to the regular ‘longshoremen, who protected their best interests. As to their financial status, they say that many of them donot need tne sav ings of the union, havirg laid by a little money of their own against arainy day, Thius far they have shown no signs of weakening and preserve a steady front against the steamship companies. *Longshoremen’s Assaults. Yesterday morning Francisco Gestaro, an [tgl- jan, twenty years old, who resides at No, 40 Mal- berry strect, was assailed by ‘longshoremen while 10 Canal street, near Greenwich. He was struck in the back with a stone and otuerwise bruised, but bot dangerously nurt. Riotous ‘lonyshoremen attacked Giovanni Bur- nenzo, an ltalian, aged twenty-five years, in Ho- boken street, near Washington, yesterday morn- Ing. They vriised him on the head and body, His wounds were dressed at the iwenty-eighth precinct station house und he was sent to kis home at No. 49 Mulberry street. Another Striker Arrested. Thomas Broderick, a ‘longshoreman, was ar- rested about twelve o'clock yesterday morning by Officer Dalton, of the Ninth precinct, in West Street, near Christopher, for assaulting Dantel Donnelly, of No. 7 Uarrison street. Donnelly who ‘was applying for work at the pier, foot of Oliris pher street, Wis Knocked down ‘by the priso. and beaten about the head and face, Broder Was arraigned velore Judge Waudell yesterday aiternoun at Jeferson Market Potice Court. He was committed in $500 bail to answer at special Sessions and the complainant Donnelly was sent to the House of Detention. . An Appeal to the Police Commissioners. A committee of the Ash and Dirt Cartmen's As- seciation, comprising Mr. James P, Hackett, its eresident, and about twenty-five others, cated wpoa Police Commissioner Disvecker, at Police | with them sat down and enjoyed their meal, while | day was ended the men were carried back to the Atthe | | bers shail cooper auy package Known to them to | belong to any shop Other than the one they are loadin vIPs | y endanger | hold the keepers strictly tothe law, and he has “EW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1874.-TRIPLE SHEET, Hendquarters, yesterday, to request that the wages | aid ty the Police Department be put back to 4 a day for ten hours’ work of a wan with his horse and cart. It may be remembered that the rate was lowered to $3 50 on the lst of last Sep- tember, The men requested that they might be allowed to work by day, as they.ruu the risk of maiming or losing their horses through | the unsafe condition of the dumping docks in the difereut parts of the ctty. Mr. Disbecker replied that the men employed in the other departments only received $3 50 a day, andjhe thought that tne ash and dirt cartmen ought to be contented with the same. ‘To this Mir. Hack- ett replied that the other departments worked six days in the week, and that in their case they only worked, on gn average, four days a week and that $14 a week was insufiicient to pay for the wear and tear of their carts and harness, shoeing ot horses, stating also toe high price of feed, oats being $2@ bag and hay $1 50 er 100 pounds, Staole rent is likewise $48 month for one horse. Mr. Disbecker said be would iay the matter before the Board at an early opportu. nity, and the veputation withdrew, thanking the Commissioner tor bis courtesy. The Strike in Jersey City. Yesterday was a ‘lockout’ day for the ‘long- shoremen in Jersey City in the full sense of the word, They realized what it was to be left out in the cold and how well the Cunard Company could get along without them, They congregated tn (ull force at early morning in front of the wharf only to fina the gates closed against them, They were informed by the watchman that an order had been issued forbidding admission to any of them. Wednesday was the iast day of grace allowed them oy Mr. Walsh, the superintendent, to return to their work, and, as they continued to be recusant, all negotiations were broken of. Itisa remarkable feature ol this strike that the men are in perfect accord on the line of action to be pur- sued. At seven o'clock yesterday morning @ gang of seventy-five Italians, in o! je of an experienced perintendent, were conveyed from tne vicinit; of Castle Garden in @ tugboat to the Cunard doc! and placed at work in unloading the Java. Nov one of the gang could speak Englisn, but one spoke French fluently, The super:ntendent, however, understooa both Englisn and Itallan, et e men, though unaccustomed to tnat kind of work, gave, on the whole, greet satisfaction. When din- ner hour arrived ‘those who had carried lunches those who had oot were provided with dinner at the messroom on the whar!, When the task of the place they were taken from in the tugboat, and will be brought over again this morning. ‘The ‘lougshoremen on strike congregated during the day in jront of the gates leaaing to the wharf to the number of avout 100, Some of them posted themselves on the adjacent wharf, foot of Sussex street, but they were incapable of creating any disturbance, even if they nad be clined. A squad of poiice, under mand of Captain McHorney, were posted at the gates, but n0 attempt at disturoance was made, The police watch will be maintained for several days, in order to guard against every emergency. Many of the strikers proceeded to New York in the evening to attend a meeting of the association and to obtain instructions with ree gard to the policy to be pursued in the future, The Strike in Hoboken. The men on atrike at the Bremen Dock, in Ho. boeken, made no demonstration yesterday. The green hands employed at the reduced rates of wages by the Bremen Steamsbip Company worked all day without hindrance, They have already done some damage to goods in the process of loading. A sympathizer with the strikers, named Charies Schmidt, became involved in a quarrel as to the merits of the cause or the ’long- shore men, in the course of which he pomelicd a painicr who entertained adverse views, and was conveyed toacell in the police station, There was no prospect of a settlement upto tast evening. General regret 13 expressed ai the strike in view of the fact that business was commencing to brighten within the past month. THE OOOPERS’ STRIKE, One of the most important “lock-outs” at pres- ent is that of the Coopers’ Union No, 2. About 300 men are out of employment on account of the ace tion of the “bosses” in disregarding the rules of the union. Mr. Nicholas Miller, Assemblyman elect, has contributed $500 to assist the men in their efforts to maintain their position, and County Clerk Walsh is reported to have added $1,000 to that sum. A HERALD representative had an inter- view with one of the principal men concerned in the movement, MR, JOHN O'NEILL, at the corner of Sonth and Moore streets, who said that “the bosses had forced this state of affairs on the men. ‘They objected to various sections incorporated tn the rules of the union, especially those numbered 9, 11, 12, 13 and 15, the principal points of which were, that i50 nhogsneads of sugar or moiasses should employ one | man; over 150 hogsbeads three men; and no member shall cooper sugar or molasses when dis- charged or tnished alter the snips’ coopers; also | He was captured at Waverley, N. Y, that go member or members shall ag* out hoops or straps by oe Pe must be got out by day’s work—and no member or memvers shall work With men who are not members ot the Coopers’ Union; finally, that no member or mem- working in.” ‘The differences between the bosses and men may be said to be embraced In the above, and developments are looked tor to-day which shall either terminate the difference or make the strike determined and universal. THE SAILORS’ STRIKE. There has been & movement during the past few days, originating among the sailors’ boarding: house keepers, to prompt the sailors to go upon strike and insist upon receiving more wages than have hitherto been paid. This movement 1s of course mainly a selfish one on the part of the boarding: house keepers, as they generally succeed 1n get- ting the larger part of the wages which the men receive, and tt is not considered likely among those who have the best interests of the seamen at heart that any increase of pay will do Jack any positive good. There is no probability in any case, how- ever, of the wagesjbeing raised jnst at present, and the strike, if 1t may be called one, has been almost abortuve in its effects, Shippers have found no difficulty whatever tn employing able- bodied seamen at the old rate of wages, that is to say an average of $16 per montn, iustead of $18 and $20, as demanded by the strikers. On the contrary, there wave peen more men offering themselves jor employment than there has been any demand for. In tact, the general dulness which pervades ail branches of trade has extended to this, and men can be em- ployed in any numbers that are wanted. All these, however, are not what may called “able-bodied seamen,” os many of them are landsmen, who, finding nothing to do on shore, have determined to adopt ive sea, temporarily no doubt; but these men are willing to go at almost any price. A HERALD reporter saw the Shipping Commis- sioner, Captain Duncan, upon the subject, who said that the strike hud not been a success, and that seamen were in abundance at the old rates, Indeed, he thought the movement would have no Rertous aspect, and that in a | case the times Were enough in themselves to insure failure to any movement of the kind, when so many were Out of employment and work was 60 coesp. The strike had practically ended already. THE SAILORS’ BOARDING HOUSES, Mr. G, W. Blunt, the President of the Society for Licensing Sallors’ Boarding Mouses, intends to lately had several of the boarding-house keepers indicted tor not having licen: He says thatit is absolutely necessary to pursue these men with rigor, or else they will immediately be at their old tricks, committing predations upon the poor sailors, I! those now indicted are convicted ne Wil ask that they be sentenced for the tuil term, one year, Witaa fine. The trials wiil be procceded with very shortly in the United States Court, ‘A NOTED BURGLAR, Isaac Marsh, alias Ike Morton, allas Howard, alias Cosgrove, a native of Kast Boston, and one of the most celebrated New York burglars, is now in Jali at Wellsborough, Tioga county, Pa., charged with being one of a gang of six masked burglars, who robbed the Wellsborough First National Bank of $100,000 on the 17th of last September. Three of the band, including “Cosgrove,” were captured shortly aiterward. Detective Dusenbury, of this city, Was seat for, to see if he could recognize any | ot the mea, and fatied to recognize in “Cosgrove” the notorivus ‘Ike’? Marsh, Should Marsh be ac- quitted tn the forthcoming trial he 1s labie to be Fearrested jor compiteity in the following rob- peries: ‘the robbery of the Merchants’ Union aed car, tn 1808, of $350,000, after gagging Putnam Browa, the express messenger. @ was aided in this by Chartes Bullard, Wuo 13 now Lo fail im Bos- Tou awaiting trial for robbing the Boylston Bank, ol Hoston, the two men made their escape to Torouto. They were brought back and lodged in Waite Vian. Ja, but through the assistance of | Tully Forrester and “Mart” and “Wes” Allen they were enabler to escape, and went to Pars and kept a gambling house, ior Which they were im- prisoned tor severai months. Marsh, With Shinvurne aud others, is alleged to have lakeu part in toe great Ocean Bank rop- bery of $400,000, In addition to this ne ts said to be implicated im the Boyiston Bauk robbery at Boston, November 22, 1869, of $400,000, With Bullard, alias Plano Chariie, and Jerry Coste!lo aud | Rah Cochrane aliag Big Conga, Rullard pleaded | gullty to this robbery a few days ago. After leav- ing Boston Marsh was very nearly captured on bis route South, in this city, by ex-Detectives Radford ana McCord, while gatene of the car which had brougnt him trom Boston; but he suc- ceeded in disappearing in the crowd of pacsen- ers. It is only within the last few days that it as become known that “Cosgrove” is Ike Maran. than Marsh, a brother of Ike, was arrested in this city, under an alias, some Months ago, for attempt: to rob the savings bank at Fourteenth street an Eighthavenue, This brother was formerly em- ployed tn @ liquor and gambling saloon on ad- way. GLENDENNING EXPLAINS, He Takes Ia with the Rev. Mr. French—All the Reasons Stated for Giving the Watch to Miss Pomeroy= The Last of the Testimony. Rev. Mr. Fisher, Rev, Dr. Eddy and Mr. J. Maro Martin, the Commission appointed to take testl- | mony in the Glendenning case, held @ session yes- | terday afternoon, in the office of the Rev. Mr. Dod, in Hoboken, The committee for the prosecution, a8 wellas the committee for the defence, were present. Mr, Glendenning was placed on the stand to testify in answer to the evidence of the Rev, Mr. French in rebuttal. He testified as follows:—Miss Pomeroy joined our church at the Decemuer com- manion, tp 1872; the watch was bought and de- livered to her some time before the holidays, in 1873; it wi delivered to her the evening of the day \t was bought; the chain was bought in the spring—in March or April—and delivered the aay it was bought: I stated to her that I remitted $30 when I gave her the chain, and from that day I regarded THE WATCH AS A PRESENT; I stated this matter to Mr. Moore firat outside of my legal counsel; he made a special inquiry in re- gard to all the presents; | happened to say to bim that I did not regard the watch ®@ present at first; he said I ought to have stated go or some rer mark to that effect; this necessity for explicit statement did not occur to me when first talking to Mr, French on the subject; the reason why I exercised reserve when speaking to Mr. French Was on account of advice which I received to be Trecetved this advice (rom a legal gentleman, Q. Did you tell Mr. French that you gave that watch to Miss Pomeroy as an encouragement to lead a virtuous life because yon knew that she had had slips and falls? A, never did; I made an explanation to Mr, French that my general con- duct towards Miss Pomeroy was an encourage- ment to her to lead @ Christian life; I gave this as ® reason for my continuing to have anything to do with her; at the time | gave the chain to herI did not know of her slips and falls, Oross-examined—I don’t know the date of the purchase of the watch; there was NO INTENDED CONNECTION between the delivery of the watch and her unton nie the church; I did not think of 16 till alter- ward. Q. vid you not say to Mr. French that there was such aconnection? A. I did not, but [Axed the time of giving by saying {t was near that time. Q. Why did you speak of the time of her joining the church if the giving of the Watch had no con- nection with it? A. We had been speaking in re- gard to her connecting hersel! with the church; I Suppose she regarded the watch as a present when [ gave her the chain; | gave ber to under- stand SHE WAS NOT TO PAY any more on it; the reason jor remitting the $30 was stated and was understood by her. Q. What Was the reason? A. 1 bad been tnstrao- mental in keeping her out of $50 and I thought I would make her a present of about the half of it, but 1 did not want co give her money; she never, to my knowledge, regarded the chald as a present. at Why did you not state ia your examination 8 RECONCILIATION OF THE TWO STATEMENTS? A. Because | thought it would be brought out on the cross-examination. Q. Why did you say on your cross-examtnation that all your statements respecting the watch had been thesame? A. Because | did not think there had been any discrepancy between the statements J had made; the uew metuod of putiing the case was owing to Mr, Moore’s suggestion, though not eutirely; as faras 1 am aware Mr, Moore did not go to Mr. French to set the matter in THIS NEW LIGHT to him; I always spoke to Mr. Moore previous to this in a general way of the watca as 0 present. Q. Why, if you were not criminal, did you fear that your confidence with Mr, French wouid injure you? A. 1 had no personal tear about it, but my counsel lad advised me to be reticent. Q. You had no hesitancy in telling Mr. Moore all | about it? A. I told him only in answer to tis ques- tious; 1 did not wani to tell him any lies; £ would have put him olf tf it were possible; 1 wish to say here, with all que deference to Mr. French, that | his manner When he came to see Me impressed me a8 50 COOL AND DISTANT 4s not to invite my confidence, Q Why, then, did you solicit him to break the news to your mother and sister? A. lt was Mr. Hailowell’s suggestion, and as no other person | was present assented (o tt; he afterward seemed unwiillog, but [insisted apon it; I think Il spoke to Mr. French ina general Way about Miss Pomeroy's character; aon't remember using tue expression that she had bad sips and lalis; put it; [think 1 told nim of ber LAPSES ¥XOM VIRTCR, but not that nigit; spoke to him afterwards about it; L dia mot know myseit about any such slips and falls be‘ore her confession in May or June; did not reier Mr. French to any time when | knew of this to the best of my knowledge; told Mr. French that when delivering the watch to her in the winter Lremiaded ber that white it marked the progress of the hour tt should alse wark the PROGRESS OF HER CHRISTIAN LIME} Mr. Moore iniormed me that Mr. French’s mind was laboring ou the point; the only reason I can assign for not having gone to alr. French and ex. plaining the matter ts thati did not teel called upon to go around and make explanations to in- dividual members of the Presbytery; I tola Mr, Moore to tell tum to come down to my study; haa he done so 1 would have MADE THE EXPLANATION; did not request Mr. Moore to make any explana- tion to Mr. Frenca; had Mr, French asked the same questions I would have answered Lim as I did Mr, Moore. This ends the entire testimony in this pro- | tracted trlal. Drs. Imbrie aud Kiggs have not yet come to au Understanding on the question of en- tering a protest against toe exclusion of rebut- ting testimony. A most important witness in the rebuttal is Mr. W. D. McGregor, but the moment his bame was mentioned ne was objected to vy Mr. Dod on the ground that he was A NEW WITNESS, and the Book of Liscipiine so regulates the mode of procedure that nis testimony could not be ad- mitted at tos stage Oo! (he case without the con- sent of the deience. No action will be taken itn regard to the testimony of the witnesses in re- battal till the Presoytery announce their verdict, It wili depend entirely ou the character of that verdict whether any further steps will be neces- sary. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN WESTOHESTER, Diabolical Work of an Incendiary in the Village of Katonah. The thriving village ot Katonan, in Westchester county, situated about forty miles from New York, Ou the line of the Hariem Railroad, nar. lowly escaped total destruction at the hands of an incendiary yesterday morning. Shortly alter three o’clock A. M. flames were seen issuing from 8 large frame building known as the “Old Hotel,” and located on the main atreet, not far from the railroad depot. The cry of “fire,” which had never before disturbed the slumbering villagers, soon attracted a number of peopie to the blazing atrac- ture, which was being rapidly devoured by the desiructive element, A double two story house, owned oy Charles Avery, hav> ing wings on each end, and standing @ few feet to the north of the ‘Oid Hotel” next Pill tk fire and was soon destroyed, as tuere were | o means of combating the Names except water buckets, of which the citizens made good use, An- other house, to the nortaward, owned by W. P. Van Tasseil, Which, in all provabiiity, would have conducted the fire to the most thickiy-settied portion Of the village, was fortunately saved by a timeiy covering of wet carpets, which were kept constantly saturated untu the danger tn its direc- vou had passed. Meantime the wind shilited and blew the Hames from the first-mentioned structure southward to a barn, [rom wich tuey spread to a carriage shop, occupied by Albert Lyon, ahd wiso by & dlackawith named Robert Hilt, speedily destroying both, and then communicat- ing with two detached dwelungs owned by Ber- nard travis, both of which were also laid in ruins, The building of Mr. Avery contained on the ground floor a wardware store, a drug store and a reiresiment siioon, While the upper portion was occupted by amines. fhese latter succeeded tu Saving nearly all of their household effects, Dur- ing tie progress of the fire a large humber of men and women worked uke beavers to save their village, among them being State senator Wiliam A. Kobertsun, who resides in tue neignvorioud, and who, in addition to car- rying Water in bucsets jor nearly three hours, uid inva » Service by his judicious direction of the corps of male and 1emule volunteers, ‘Ihe totai loss is estimated at irom $20,000 to $25,000, On Which It 18 Understood there Is but @ smailamount of insurance, There 13 no doubt that the Gre was of incendiary origin, as the “Old Hoiel,” where tt fir Be they have at no time used fire on tue prem- es. ut) did soit Was uotin the connection m whlch he | | adopt & Dlag Walca relieves us and | in any quantities at uniform charges, For broke out, was unoccupied | and undergoing repairs, the workmen asserting | THE GRAIN LIGHTERAGE QUESTION. The Body of the Trunk Lines’ Arguments. ERIE VS. THE PRODUCE EXCHANGE A committee of the Produce Exchange, which was appointed in pursuance of @ resolution of September 22, ‘to confer with the representatives of the three trunk lines upon the subject oi lighter- ing smal! lots of grain,” reported as follows: - That railway companies declining to rescind their ection ip submitting small lots of grain—snipments of less than t adopt the grading system as originally presented to the grain trade at their meeting held July 15, yieiding for the it) to the tax ation of thr: This was signed by Messrs. Francis S, Gibbs, J. H, Herrick, Lewts Roberts and C. R. Aickox, while the minority report was read by Mr. Carlos Cobb, which embodied the folowing views :— That Philadelphia is charged Sc. big 100 pounds less than to New York, equal to 8c. a bushei on wheat and 28-10c, on corn; but $2 per car gives storage, insures, delivers to ship and repay! bounty of 8c, per 100 pounds, which on wheat would be about $6 75 and $6 720n corn per car; that Baltimore was allowed 10c.per 100 pounds, but now Sc. per 100 pounds less than New York, which equals 3c. @ byshel on wheat and 2 8-100, on corn, but gives ten days’ storage, puts aboard ship, guarantees quantity rail co ship, all at the expense to grain of but 134c. a bushel It ts claimed by our roads that such differences tn rates of transportations are allowed Philadelphia and Baltimore on account of less mileage. ‘Those roads claim vhe jake and river facilities enjoyed by the New York roads equals the difference in mileage; but, if not, your committee does uot be Neve New York roads will hola their busine: through imposing upon property terminal ex- properly ertaining to the business of ‘tation without a corresponding reduction of transportation, M a3, ON the part of the Erie Ratlway, re- fused to gtve the rates paid for grain lighterage. The Pennsylvania Central contracts with what is known a8 toe ional Storage Company, to do its Haprarage trom the New Jersey snore to New York, This company is said to be largely made up of directors and other persons useiul to the road. The rates paid by sucn contract Mr. Gossler, who represented the road, “could not tell exactly.’ This company relets its grain lighterage, and erhaps others also, to what is known as the Na- tional Freight and Lighterage Company, at rates others refused togive. At least one person in the latter company is said to be an officer in both. For some reason which may not tully appear on the surface, certain lighterage ‘interests connected with these roads are very care- fully protected; the rates pald they refuse to give, but manifestly such as lead to great opu- lence when long enjoyed. The roads pay, as ap- pears irom the partial answer of Mr. Ruiter, “more than two ceote a bushel’—say 24c,—for simply use of a boat with one tuan trimming the rain im such boat and towing to snip side or lock, since the grain 1s delivered in such boat by the road, and allowed to collect %c. lor dis- charging, it equals Bic. with no responstbiiity for quantity, while lighterage on wheat (the most costly of grains) 1s dally periormed irom store, Prager trimming 1Ot0 boat, towage, elevating out, quantity guaranteed, ior 1}<c. a bushel. That whether the grading system is adopted or not the offensive charge for unloading their lighters will be persisted in. That no allowance from tariff would be made In consideration of assuming lighterage on the part 01 Lhe Produce Exchange. Nor that even canal terms of delivery will be accepted if offered as compromise. Nothing but absolute, unconditional surrender is tendered, the law and customs of common car- Tiers the worid over abrogated, to their profit, Enijorced individual compliance with usurpation for six years past to be now followed by the as gumption of the yoke by the public act of this Pro- duce Exchange. ‘rhe minority of your committee beg to recom- | mend to the body of this Produce Exchange toat | it reafirm its acts taken at a meeting held July 80, 1874, and leave the responalbility of the refusal of the grading plan, as adopted by this Exchauge at the date above named, upon the trunk lines of railroads terminating at this piace, CARLOS COBB. To this minority report of the Produce Ex- change tne REPLY OF G. BR BLANCHARD, the Second Vice President of the Erie Railroad, ‘Was yesterday submitted, addressed to Mr, Franklin B, Edson, the President of the Produce Exchange. In substance it is as follows:— SiR—1 request the iavor of responding to and dissenting from the minority report of your com- mittee ior the toliowing reasons:— First—It presents only such portions of the ratl- Way View as it wishes to quote jor attack or ad- versely criticise, and 1s therelore unjust to your car- riers, Second—It omits the essential elements in such & paper of an impartial presentation of jacts, - ‘he railroad companies justly complain that for years many consiguees have mace warehouses of cars by not giving prompt deilvery orders, We were also harassed in deliveries with the delays, accidents and errors, tor which we were info wise responsible, of upward of 10,000 miles of connecting lines; promised promiscuous opuonal deliveries all over the haroor, which toe cone | Slguees also insisted upon; incurring large and ulnecessary expenses to tic railroad companies, and operating to emburrass the geveral turough trafic in many ways, These causes, coupied with the want of modern systems o! rail ipapections and grading at New York and the want of elevator facilities at the rail cer- Mial, and not the rates or barvor charges, di- verted all-rau grain in large quantities to rival seaports, Whose tmproved usages are weil known. ‘The plans ultimately agreed On by the Exchange commi'tees and Che rauiroad oflcers embodied the lolowing concessions:— 1, The appointment of inspectors, to be paid by acharge on the grain, a8 at other cities, in lieu of former sales by samples at the Exchange, 2, Covering the marine risks upon grain for ten days while alloat, a partially new concession. 3. Guaranteeing weights {rom the Hudson River termini of the roads to delivery, WAN a superintendent at cach delivery, a new and im- portant risk and expense, which will alone very much more than counterbalance the improved speed aud economies of deliveries at their teruuni. 4, Allowing tour days free storage in boats ior sales and deliveries, instead of turee days as Lere- toiore. 6. Allowing three days for free deliveries along- side ship or warehouse, instead of two asiormerly. 6. Making the storage rate one-eighth of one cent per bushel per day after tour days, which will vary [rom $4 tv $8 per boat per day, depend- ing upon the quantity of grain such poat con- tums, instead of the previous uniorm charges ol $10 and $6 per boat per day, demurrage. 7. The agreed rules to apply to uil lots, large or small, We, therefore, invite criticism of the assertion that, at no City of the world do rail carriers do so much, at so great an expense in receiving, hand- ling and delivering any class, o! freghts tree of charge as do the railways terminating at New York for the grain trade of this city, Notwithe Btanding these {acts and comparisons o1 facilites and expense, the Produce Exchange now demands that we pay in addition thereto tue costs of ele- vating and delivering grain from our lighters through elevators designated by the buyer or shipper, by including tue costs therejor in the rates of transportation, or otherwise. This the railway companies have declined for good reasons, which have been oxpiamed to the Exchange. Reterring wore particularly to the recent mi- nority report it may be said :—Lhe railways termi- nating at New York cannot be asked to deliver less than five carloads and incur increased ex- penses vecause tar West connecting lines cannot supply five cars at @ time in vusy seasons, wuich quantity the delivering company stands ready to receive, forward and deliver, or become responst- bie tor its latlures to do either or all. We to encuuruge small as Weill as Jarge lots, when they do not burden us wito excessive and unnecessary | expense and delays, and therefore stand ready to laces all sized lots upon a like improved footing of receipt, delty- ery and expense, That plan baving veen de- seated vy tbe action of your Exchange, how can the railways be held accountable for the diversion of such trade eisewhere? 1 note tue allusious to lesser rates to rival cities, and so far as the charges that export bounties are paid at Boston and Phila- deiphit, syinpathize entirely with tue comparison ; but it has always been alleged that toose conces- sions were demanded because Oo: iree lighterage deliveries at New York, In conclusion, we thus rival cities nave periecte inspection upon ral bat clearly should nave, brief the issue:—All stems of grades and ‘ain. New York has not, Other cities take grain good reasons cited New York tavors large lots. ‘Tho terminal rail Warehouse facilities of contesting cliies exceed ours. Kor these reasons large an smali grain trade was veing diverted to watcniul rival seaporta, We stand ready to use the new system, at in- creased guarantees, risks and expenses to the carrier, and, therergre, less in the aggregate to the grain. We simply ask the grain to bear less expenses than customary elsewhere, which, if we disagree, it must in any case continue to bear, which it has borne bere for years, aud which are less added to the freight rates than at any other city for ike services, Your Exchange having so far declined our proposals, if expenses are added to small lots, ioreign trade diverced, the West dis satusied, Co-operation withheld, feeling enzen- dered and unjust Mopressions jounded, we eave | the pantie, members of your Exchange and our forwarders In possession of the 1oregoing tacts to deteimine by wnom those results are caused, and the adoption of the Wisely agreed plans postponed or deieated, THE FREE TRAINING SOHOOL RECEPTION, The ladies of the Free Training School last night held a delightiul reception in the parlors of the echool, No, $7 Bast Tenth sirget. Those receptions i ve cars—to expense of lighterage are new, compared with the institution, but their reputation 18, if possible, greater. The word “re- ception” always conveys with it an idea of formaitty, and on this account {t 1s here misap- plied, The claw hammer coats and decoletté dresses which are always associated with the word are not to beseen at the semi-monthi: gatherings of the scnool. Tue party which iiled the pariors last night was in appearance ordinary, the beautiiu! young ladie excepted, and in ability extraordinary. Th conducted much on the same princip: . Miss A, Tre- , aud after the usual con- entional objections she consented. Some one 0. Wi excellent pianist, notwith- standing his dei and Mr, 0, Was requested to favor the company, whichhe did, Miss X. had been heard to recite such and such a poein very prectiy. and was called upon to repeut, and in is way the evening wore on until ten o'clock. Among those who were kind enough to con- tribute to the pleasure of the evening were Mrs, A. Oakes Smith, who sang an operatic selection, Mr. Delamonti Woodcock presiding at the piano, Signor Guili executed severa! selections elegant td pravious: to the recitation of & Lilly 1) oem by Mra. Lill everaux Blake. Miss Louisa Levitt sang Ruby’? in excellent style, her sister, Miss Nina, accom- panying. Miss Newcomb recited severai dramatic poems, much to the entertainment o! the party, nd the reception was over, 4 BRIDE'S SAD FATE. The Bon Ton of Newark in Tears=Fu- mereal Ending of a Happy Honey= moon. The “upper ten” social circies of Newark rolled a@rich and palatable morselof news under their tongues abouta month ago, The theme was the very recherché double wedding of two of Newark’s handsomest and most accomplished belles—the Misses Jane M, and Caroline 4%, daughters of Mr. 8. 8, Titany, a leading and weaitby citizen. The demoiselles were married, Miss Jane to @ Philadelphian and Miss Carrie to Dr. Florian Alexander, of Baltimore, Both brides started off with prospects of a most bril- Madt character, The wedding trip was one of the most delightful that wedding tourists could desire, At its close the Alexander couple took up their temporary abode with the bride's parents, on High street, Mr. liffany, the father, being ab- sentin Europe, On Monday last Mrs. Alexander, who was only about twenty years of age, left home to make some calls, and was complimented on HEB HEALTHFUL APPEARANCE, She told her friends she never felt better. On returning home in the afternoon she retired to her room. About five o’clock ® servant found ner there insensivie. The family soon gathered and | tried to restore her, but without avail. Thenan | | mau calicain, With the unconscious lady these two esire | eminent physician was called. He pronounced the cnge congestion of the brain, and had Dr. U'Gor- | professional gentiemen—than whom none stand | nigher in New Jersoy-—straggied to restore her to | Sense, bat without effect, Poweriul stimulants, a galvanic battery ana all that science could sug- | gest wore brought into requisition, but to no use, | Shortly atcer ten o'clock the lamp of life of the bride Of a month fled forever, So quickly did the lady pase into eternity that it was some time be- fore lier iriends could believe it possible that sne was really dead. ‘lo describe the grief which over- whelmed not only the berezved amily but a large circle ot friends would be impossible. ‘The occurs rence has caused a widespread feeling 01 deep sor- row througout the community. | THE FUNERAL took place pasyerany, at St. Stephen’s church, on Citaton avenue, and was a very impressive cere> mony, & large Congregation beiog in attendance, The clergyman who 0: ted at the wedding a month ago, Rev. Dr. }. Boggs, sadly and feel- ingly oMiciated over the bier of the bride-corpse, For several years previous to her marriage Miss Tiffany took a leading part in promoting Newark charities. On several occasions she won marked distinction ior the admirable manner in which she bore diMculs paris in amateur theatricals jor charitable purposes. A post-mortem examination proved that death did result trom congesti ot the brain, as set iortn in the first medical diagnosis, | ANOTHER SHOOKING RAILROAD SLAUGHTER IN NEWARK, In Newark, yesterday, near the South Broad street depot of the Pennsylvania Kallroad, au un- | fortunate tramp, whose name is unknown, was Tun over and killed. The deceased was apparently about twenty-fve years of age. He slept in Rah- way on Wednesday night, and yesterday set out in company with Michael Williams, another tramp, hathog from Trenton, to walk to New- ark. | until they came within a short distance of the | South Broad street station, when their attention | Was attracted by ths sound of an Sppronobing | train. Williams turned and saw a train coming | around a curve only a few reds behind them. immediately jumped from tne track and called to his companion to save himseif, but before the Jatter ovuld do so the engine struck him and threw wim upon the track, where the wheels of the cars passed over his head, tearing of the scalp, and strewing the unfortunate man’s | brains along the track, Tne body was picked up | and brought to Newark, when it was discovered | | that both legs were broken, as were also o num: | ber of the bones In other parts ol the body. Wi | Hams, the companion of the unfortunate man, was ; brought to Newark Police Headquarters, where he | farnisned the above particulars of the accident, ; He says that he did not know the name of the | deceased, THE HUDSON RIVER TUNNEL, Workmen Driven Out by the Tide- water. The gang of laborers engaged in excavating a | shalt at the foot of Fifteenth street, Jersey City, | to form an entrance to the great tunnel to be Stacie yesterday. The ground in that vicinity is filied in, the river having flowed over that | entire tract ten years ago, Accordingly at | are obliged to watt for low tide before they can | resume the operations. The shaft will be fifteen | feet deep. The Superintendent of the Delaware and Lackawanna Railroad appeared on the ground and protested in the name of Samuel | Sloan and Moses-Taylor against the surther pro- gress of the work. Colonel Haskins re- | ceived the protest «and referred the | Superintendent to the counsel for the Tunnel Com- | pany. No injunctton has yet been served upon | Colonel Haskins, and he expresses his determina- | ion to pursue the work, and, if necessary, ight | the case through tne courts. It is not yet certain what paint on the New York side will be selected, but the ground between Canal and Christopher | Streets bas been surveyed recently for this pur- pose. PATHER TOM BURKE IN LONDON. (London (October 29) correspondence of the Irish Times.) Archpishop Manning presided at a densely crowded meeting in St. James’ Hall last nignt, to hear Father Tom Burke, the Dominican preacher, on “The Vitality of the Catholic Faith.” The pla form and a great many of the reserved seats were filled with the Roman Catholic clergy and mem- bers of the various monastic orders. On the Archbishop, who was accompanied by the Domini- can friar, dressed in his monastic garb—a white | Serge cowl, witha black one over—entering the hall, they were received with deafening cheers, Many times renewed. Dr, Manning said that this ‘Was not the first time that Father Burke had come over trom Rome to assist him, He had further | promised to-day to come over and assist him in | Making a raid upon some oi the worst parts of | | London. He had been in America, in Glasgow, in | Ireland, and now he had come to Engiand, | Futher Burke on rising was enthusias‘ically re- ceived, new sensations, but his pleasure to-night was mixed with a feeling something ike fear—a lear partly of himselt and of his audience. He, how. ever, Was an Irfshman, a native of Galway, and one of their characteristics was that they were nover alraid of anything or anyone. The subject to-night was the perpen my of Catholic religion, ‘The enennes of the Church ha have been stamped out loug ago on the battle fleids oj Ireland. persecution raging !rom one end of the Continent to the other. At the vidding ot statesmen, bisti- Ops and priests were being cast as prisoners into tre most loathsome dungeons; even the Moly Father himseif is now @ prisoner in the Vatican, But amid all these persecutions did they ever hear of any of the chiidien of thesChurch saying “The Church in danger ?”’ Not they. But one thing he couid tell them was that States and statesmen may be in danger for some time. Some one or another may | Invent somothing that will sink at once all their | tronciads and the artillery in which they trast. (Great cheers.) The virality of the Catholic | Church was owing to the fact that 1t was estab | lished by One who was no less than God Himseif, He Himeelt created that Church, and to tt He gave | the word of truth, which was {6 be inseparable in | its unity, It was because of this unity that the Catholic Church conid not be destroyed. The | more pure a thing Was the more indestructible 1s | Aiter denouncing Prince Bismarck and | | Queen Klizaveth he described Victur Kmmanucl as | became, the modern lienry VILL, and went on to say that when he thought over the persecution oi the Charch, of the temporai crown being dragged from 4 of the Holy Father, bis humanity 1 him almost to & savage indignation. v ker then ridiculed modern rituaham as | “a mockery of the Cathouc Courch, and concimded | that its votaries Would soon discover the hollow. | ness of its Dretensions,"? Tne two men walked along the track | He | | in legislation need not be expected yer, | nection with the legislation for large cities we bored under the Hudson encountered the first ob. | | every high tide the water flows in and the men | | | He said that nothing was pleasanter than | 5 THE LEGISLATURE. A Candidate for the Speakership of the Assembly Interviewed. THE CONSTITUTIONAL + AMENDMENTS, What Effect They Will Have on Legisla~ tion—A Blow to Lobbying, Learning that Mr, Richard U. Sherman, of Utica, who has been prominently mentioned by the press 484 Candidate for Speaker of the Assembly, was in town, & HERALD reporter paid that gentleman @ Visit yesterday at the house of his brother, Mr William Pitt Sherman, West Fifty-fifth street, Mr, Sherman ts @ man a little past middle age, ot good presence and direct, practical and business like in manner. He made no objections to bemg “(nterviewed,” and readily responded to the ques tions of our reporter. REPORTER—You are, I understand, a candidate for Speaker of the Assembly, on the democratie side? Mr. SHERMAN—My name has been suggested fos that position, probably from the fact that a large portion of my life has been spent in legislative business and that I am supposed to be familias with the theory and practice of parliamentary law, Ido not purpose to go into a scramble for the position; but regarding it as one of high honor, if honorably attained, I should be gratified to be electea to it, and would in such case do my best to discharge its duties properiy, REPORTER—What has been your experience in parliamentary bodies ? Mr. SHEBMAN—I was five years clerk and one year member of the Assembly. SubsequentlyI served for ten sessions as an Assistant Clerk of the House of Representatives, in duties which brought mein Intimate offictal assoctations with the presiding officer. I was also a member of the Vonstitutional Convention, which sat in this State in 1867-8, REPORTER—Have there been any important changes in the rules and practice of the Assembly since you served in that body ? Mr. SHERMAN—There have been no esssential changes. The rules remain substantially as they were codified by me in 1857. Iregara them as an excellent code, admirably pted to a fairand impasHal despatch of business, easily understood nd not dificult to administer by a preeieine ol ficer of tact and experience, though they might be a@ stumbling block to a new man, REPORTEX—What effect are the constitutional amendments just adopted likely to have onthe character of legisiation ? Mr. SuUERMAN—Generally, excellent. they will, in the first place greatly reduce its bulk by shutting out a mass of specie legtsiation which never ought to come to Albany at all, and can be much better provided for by the action of Boards of Supervisors. I regard the provision which gives the Governor a veco of par- Ucular clauses or items in appropriation bills as especially valuable. It gives the Governor, in fact, a supervisory power over ali appropriations, Under a Governor of such stern integrity as Samuel J. Tilden we may be absolutely sure that no steals or improvidentappropriations will creep into supply bills, 1 have no doubt this provision, in connection with that which forbids the Legisla- ture to pay unuadjudicated claims, will save the taxpayers of the State many hundred thousand doliars the first year. Tuere wilt be some hard. ship to public charities growing out of the pro- visions forbidding State aid toa large class which have bitnerto shared in the public bounty; but loca! beneficence will tn time make ap ior this, The general tendency of this provision will be to bring the many admirable pubitc charities now under sectarian coutrol within direct state supers vision. REPORTER—Will the character of these amends ments tend to shorten legislative sessions Mr. SHERMAN—I think not, materially, As the general laws will become of greater importance on account of the curtailment of local and special legislation, more time will be needed ior tneiz proper consideration. Legislative work will bde- come more like what it Was thirty years ago. Tne action of standing commit'ecs will be leas conclu sive, and the consideration of measures in com- mittee of the whole will receive greater attention, Waich will work @ great improvement in the char. acter of the legislation, Tne traming of general laws, to take the place of local and special legis. lation, will be a very particular work, requiring the most careiul consideration of the best judiciml minds in the Stare, The line between what is permitted and what is prohibited isso narrow that the judgment of the courts will in many cases have to be resorted to to determine what is con- stitutional and what otherwise. My judgment is that the Legislature should early pro vide for the appomtment of u joint committee or of an outside commission—the latter would be best—of the ablest attainable material, to con+ Sider this Class of legislation and report its con- clusions, in statute form, at un adjourned session fo be heia late in the summer or early in the jall. Unless this work be done with great care the Legisiuture will be tloodea with doubtful applica- tions and the courts be cucumbered with disputed constitutional questions, REPORTER—How do you regard the provision for increased pay of memoers of the Legislature? Mr. SHERMAN—Favorably. The salary of $1,500 13 higher than I should bave put it. One thousand dollars would have been about the right mean, It eneral laws or by | OUght to de high enough to pay expenses,.but not The First Obstacle Encounterea=The 8o Ligh as to tempt cupidity. A legislator of easy virtu@,would much preier the sum o! $300a year under the old constitution to $1,500 under the new. A great blow has been struck at log-rolling and corruption by the adoption of these amend- ments as & whole; but the day of oe ae in con- May sull look tor corrupt appliances, and great Vigilance Will still be needed to protect munici- pane irom the raids of plunderers through tears enactment. EPORTER—I notice in some of the papers that youare classed as a liveral republican and by others as a democrat. What is your status as between political parties? Mr. SHERMAN—Until six years ago I was a zeal- ous republican, The growing tendency of tnat party toward centralization and the usurpation of the party organization by ambitious and selfish leaders for their own aggrandizement long since destroyed my 1aith and confidence in it. 1 have not been in accord with it since 1868. In the last Presidential campaign I was a member oi the libe eral organization und @ supporter o: Greeley. When that movement fatled I lookea to the aemo- cratic party as the only instrumentality through which relief trom prevailing evils in the public service might be eifected. 1 was nominated for the Assembly by democrats and elected by their votes, reinforced by the liberal republicans and by my personai friends in the. republican party, my district being a republican one and giving & majority jor Dix at the last election, I intend to act squarely with the democratic organization and to use what influence I may have to consolidate in it ail the elements which contriouted to the late | triumph, so that at the next Presidential election it may be an invincible power ior reform, I am too new a recruit to the democratic ranks to be mixed with any o1 its old alleged rings or factions, 1 stand absolutely impartial as between all honest Interests, As to dishonest ones, if any shall ape pear, they may rate me their enemy. 1 have no ambition fur leadership nor has public life 4 particular attractions ior me, Ihave no wish study my own fame or advantage otherwise toan by a conscientious discharge oi my duties where ever I may be placed, whether it be in the Spe; er’s chair or 1n the walks of private lite, REPORTER—The question of United States Sem ator seems to engage the attention of the demo. cratic party to a great extent at present and may have some effect upon the election of Speaker, Have you any objection to expressing your views on this subiect ¢ ERMAN—None whatever. I had mrues ubject wonild be in accord with the generally expressed sentiment of the democratic press of the State, and that ex-Governor Seymour would be chosen with almoai entire ananimity. [ notice, however, In d tried to crush if | out, and if persecution could have doge it it would | At this moment there was a | ue this | Metiugh, a resident of Canal street, Newark. to-day’s telegraph report that Governor Seymour declines to he ‘candidate. This will, no doubt, | bring into the fleld many candidates. The selec. | tion should be made irom among the ablest and | foremost democrats in tae State. I presume there will be a Warm contest for the position, What way our choice may bel could better tel! here. after, when the candidates shall be made known; it i proper i should say—that no ine fuonce I might possess as Speaker, no power or patronage pertaining to that offiee would be rought to bear in the contest. The committeeships and other places tn the gift of the Speaker are not perquisites to be bestowed for the benefit of his friends and favorites, but trusts whioh he shonid use only for the good of the public service, | Lshould despise myself if 1 snould think for a moe ment of using them otherwise. BTABBING APFRAY IN JERSEY OITY, A desperate struggle took place at half-past six o'clock last evening, on Montgomery street, near | Washington, Jersey City, between a man and a woman. The latter directed ner volley of abuse so loudly that a crowd collected, and the man, becoming enraged drew a large knife an inuMicted = @ gash on her neck, When the knife descended the second time she grasped it, and two of her fingers were nearly severed. Justice Leonard, wio was among the spectators, | grappied with the infuriaved man and wrested the | Knite from hin. ) precinet police station, He then brought him to the First where he made a charge bis name as menos @ says Uhat the woman is his mistress, and that sho Sauandered the money he gave her to pay thew \ fares from Newark to Now York ana rotura, against him, The man gave