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4 ber 15, 18 were prese 3, Cotton, Fel and Stone 4 sinali shot imbedded in the nthe DaCK Of the hed skull beneata scalp, ¢ @ vullet hole Hi tue cavity of the chess trom behiad, « bree imcbes tO Lhe leit ol the first Qorsar ay peasy WEEN THR Rips, on of the lef lung, through the through @ po pericordium, perorating both the puimouary ar- tery and aor)a, just as those vessels had leit the leart and escaping from the cavity of tne chest through the ivtercustal space between the sixth and seventi 110s, lodged in the tissue beneath (he anterior suriace of chest; i my opinion ulled (rom hemorrhage into the peri- cuused by the bullet ound. Shepard further saia:—On the same day as above 1 made an eXamination of the body of a may sald to he named Pouglis; tound a large cou of intestines protruding irom @ circular opening, about an meh and @ haif in diaméter, 12 the abdominal wails a little to the rignt of the umbilicus; large numbers of sma.l shot bad passed, imto the ab- domen through tuis opening and the surroandin surface; number of Small shot, evidently fire trom a greater distance than that whieh entered the abdomen, vere found imbedded tn the skin of the front and leit side oj the lett leg; in my op'n- fon deato resuited irom shock, caused by the gua shot wounds in the abdomen, WILLIAM SCOTT testified that.ne lived at bay and {s a gar- Gener; Lam in the employ of Judge Charles Van Brunt; | reside in the barn on tne premises; | ex- amined ihe Judge’s house on Jast saturday alter- noon, and ound it all right; [locked al! the doors as Lcame out; everything was fastened when | leit there; the cellar door was locked upon the out- side; | was im the house on Sunday night too, and was down in the cellar, and locking the ce.lar dour padlock; the door next t aud leading from the ce.lar was also securely fastened ; Lbave been five years in the employ of the Judge, ana never knew him to send strangers to the house for anything; that house, except vy iorciug his way in or coming to me for the key; I did not Jet any person have tie key that«ay or night; | never saw the men who were shot in that vicimity until that the; on Monday morning, about two o’clock, Albert Van Bruut cawe over to we and rapped on the door; Locked out of the window. and he told e that me TIE ALARM WAS RINGING, TO COME DOWN} Lopened the dour and cawe out with him, when we wal. Jantero with me; 1 found the ceilar door open and a ligut was burning m the upper part of the house ; the light was on the second oor; then I covered my lantern with My coat and to’d Albert to go and cordial sac jetch Frank, With the guns, fiom the other house; be | came buck Wilh Frank and the guns, aud soon tis jather caume;I then sent up to my housefor my gun, and we were ail four together then; Albert and Frank then went to the front of the house, aod Mr. Holmes, Van Brant and [stayed in the rear; Sir. Van Brunt then looked in at the parior window and caine back and said to me, “there are twool snem;” we then went and stood by the Cciiak door, When Mr, Van Bragt sald, “We must HUNT THEM OUT, I cannot stop much longer ;” I went to the kitchen door and banged it two or three times, ana the light in the house went out; [ stopped whend heard them cou down stairs, and 1 told Mr. Van Brant they were coming; then we saw the light going through the dining saloon. going toward the celiar; Mr. Van Brunt, when they made their appearance from the cellar, said to them, “Stop” or “Halt,” or something like his, dud WR pistol pots came from the men coward us; theo we fred in fetprn; the pen ran us: Sook as they hrea to te kat side of the house ind we tialloed to 100K out, for they were cowing; ar. Van Brunt ran alter them and I went round sae oiner way i came near the elder of tne Lwo men he said, “I'll give up,” and ne fell down; that wail thut 1 saw; the fence by which the younger Man was lying is about filteen teet from ive house; Frauk was with lim when [came up with the tight; the younger man told me the ‘der one’s bame was Mosher and that his name was Louglas; Douglas said in my presence the St boy would go rigot home, that the other one knew where the cuild was, but Le dian’t; 1 asked (im where he (Douglas) lived and he said, “No place, but Mosher lived in the city; Lasked him ne numoer and the street, and: he said he didn’t know; he asked meto “send the boat home to sher’s wie,” bu. did not say where; ali thatl ‘ard rum this mao was written down by Mr. iieor.e Bergen, By a juror—.ow many shots did you fire? Witness—Ouly one: [can’t say at which of the two men, as | fired when they came out o! the cellar; they fled right away when they came out of the cellar as soon a8 we cried “Stop!” HERMAN FRANK, @ stolid, thick-set German, was then called, and, being sworn, ‘testified tiat about two o clock ue was called out of bed by Mr. Albert Van Brunt, who told him that there was some one in the Judge's house, and be accompanied ms master to the place; Mr. Albert gave him a gun; they saw alight going up and down stairs; wit- ness took up a position with Albert in front of the | house. and ina little while they heard some one ery “Hait” twice; then two smali shots, like pis- tol shols, were tired, and these were followed by louder reports; heard the boss cry out “Hold bim;” Aibert and witness then moved up nearer to the house and fired one shot at the men who were Coming that way, and cried “shoot him,” and they both fired togethe right alter this there wes another pistol sho: Mosher then fred at Albert, and the latter cried “Holc him d witness rephed “I have hii: then Holmes Van Brust cameand witness toid him to 1ook out, as tle man had a pistol, but witness sub- sequelitiy found the pistol where he had dropped it in the grass; beard Douglas say that ue and te other man STOLE THE CHILD, CHARLEY k083, at Germantown, Pa.; he did pot know, but the other man did, where the boy was; Douglas said they came over from New was ancuored below; be bad a brother and sister, but had not seen them im ten or tweive years; he said he came trom New York, The Coroner at this point, half-past two o'clock, faid that it would be Imperative upon him to ad- journ this inquest until some otuer day, as the witnesses whom they ¢xpected to identify the bodies had not all done so yet, and one ofthe jurors would have to absent himseil in order to attend a meeting. The inquest waa therefore adjourned until one o’clock P, af. to-day. pana NOT CHARLEY Ross. PHILADELPHIA, Dec, 16, 187%. A despatch from James M. Ross, who went to Chester, Ili, to mvestigate as to the child there, sends word to-day that it is not Charley. THE ODONTOLOGICAL SOCIETY. The Odonto ogical Society held the closing session Of its special meeting yesterday forenoon in the parlors of kev. Dr. Crosby’s church, Fourth avenue and Twenty-second sireet, Dr. Northrop, President of the organization, in the chair. Turee papers were read, the first being by Dr. Moffat, of Boston, oa “Dentai Eclecticism.” This discussed whe importance Making wise selections from different modes 0! practice, go that when, for in- stance, gold oi five grains to @ leaf gently put in With an ounce of pressure, and goid of 120 graius to @ leaf driven to tts place with a ten ounce Mallet would be offered tor use, the practitioner Might knuw which to use. He believed that until students were compelled fo pass through & thorough course of training there could not be eclecticism in the profession. The second paper was read by the Secretary, Dr. Cushing, of Chicago, the subject being “What Patients May Reasonaply Expegt Beak ed He argue patients ex; Unued immunity rom decay of veet ply be- cause they had once been treated. Care should be taken to remove the causes of decay as directed, because these might continue active and prove destructive {to other parts of teeth under conditions favorable to such destruc- tion, The laws of health should not ove disregarded und preveniion always exercised, The third paper was read by J, ith Turner, M. K. C. 3, of London, England, on “A New Mode oT: ing Plaster Impressions of the Mouth ‘or Artificial Teeth.” Discussions followed the reading Of the papers, in which several of the members participated. Dr. White, of Philadelphia, offered a prize of $60 for the best essay in reply to the question, “What is the best method of preserving the tooth pulp, commonly called the nerve’ Dr, Butler, of Cleveland, exhibiied some new retain- ing screws, and the meeting then adjourned, the members going in a body to attend the funeral of Dr. Eleazer Parmly, trom his residence, No, 19 West Thirty-eighth street. MUNICIPAL NOTES. Rumors were again prevalent around the City Hall )esverday as to changes im the departments, it Was announced at an early part of the day that City Chamberlain Lane haa resigned, This gentle- man, on being applied to in regard to tue matter, cmphaticaily dented the statement, The examination in regard to the treatment of William M, Tweed on Biackwell’s Island still pro- Sresses before Mayor Vance. Several officials of the Island were brought before the Mayor yester- day and gave their testimony. It is expected that the investigation will be concinded to-day, Thur- ow Weed and Commissioner Bowen calied upon a ReaD ve afternoon, ‘The lor Commissioner Laimbeer’ -ciit continues, although his resignation had not yet been accepted by the Mayor. Yesterday a dele- vation of workingmen called ior the purpose of Peet eg gd the appoatmeut of ar. Cnarles lack @ Recently several members of the Fire Depart- ment have been arbitrarily discharged. ayor Vance yesterday addressed a communication to the Fire Commissioners asking for an explanation ofthe matter, AD answer is expected to-day. rhe Common Counc!) King Kulskaua Reception Committee were announced to hold a meeting yes- terday, at baif-past one o'clock, at the City Hall, When that hour arrived only three of the Joint Committee were found to be present—Alderman Ovvendorier and Koch aud As it Aldermen Strack, Another meeting is called jor this after- noon, ‘The sa)6 of property for unpaid assessments will be convinced in the General term room of the Su- Ri Clue Vue ai Lele O'Cl0ek to-morrow. remember | uo person could get tn | ked down to the Judge’s house, I having a | York in a sloop, which | NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1874.-TRIPLE SHEET. THE FOURTH AVENUE TRACKS, Mr. Simon Sterne’s Defence of Comptroller Green. — History of the Harlem Liti- gation. tended to be an explanation of and reasons tor | the Fourth avenue improvement :— Hon. ANDREW H, GkeEeN, Comptrolier:— } Corporation Counsel Smith, upon the matter of communication and bis reply to you lor your gov- jormation of an intelligent opinion upon this | he done what courtesy. and his duty thor- manded beiore he committed himsell to nis leiter by a public communication the instrumentality o: | for the use of the Harlem Ratiroad and its lessees, ject of a contract which 1f not faithfully carricd ment. Nothing can be farcner (rom the trata, irre. COST OF LITIGATION. fees cannot bear any proportion to the amount in { subject to the regulation of the official heads of service as yet been rendered. The maia intel | proportion of the expense cannot ve saved by Second—No public improvement is jeoparaized this work. The Harlem Ratroad has the whole continue the fmprovement to the end and pay the nevertheless, receive half of the cost thereof latter any money whatever. The only con- | the Hariem Railroad in 1832, when Mr. Thomas @ condition tor being allowed the use of the Fourth zens and their property at its own expense, and de | wise spirit of anticipation of the future growth of by a railroad company wou!d, in process oi time, | River with the Central Kaliroad, that great trunk to the Fourth avenue, the evils originally antici- | The following letter was addressed yesterday to | Comptroiier Green by Mr, Simon Sterne, [t isin- | the attirude taken oy the Department of Finance | | im withholding the city’s share of the expense of | 59 AND 61 WALL STREET, New York, Deo, 15, 1874, Deak Si8X—ThRIS Morning’s papers contain a cor. respondence between tis Honor Mayor Vance and | the Fourth avenue improvement litigation, Ar. Vance states that he has transtmitted Mr. Smith’s | ernment in the premises. I deem it, theretore, | proper to place before you those tacts, jor the | | controversy, which I would have prowptiy and | cheerfully placed before Mayor Vance had | ougaly to inform himself upon a matter of such | vital be | enter, to the taxpayers alike com- | of the 14th, Mayor Vance has aliowed himself to | be misled into the beltel, and thus makes himself | | misteading others, that the payment by the city of | one half of building four tracks on Fourth avenue and sinking the track ior the safety of the lives and limbs of the citizens of New York, ia the sub- ‘out by the city will entail a very expensive hitiga- tion and the stoppage o! a great public improve- spective of the legal aspects of the question, than | this statement. First—The litigation ts not expensive; there is | | but one counsel eugaged on bebuif of the city; his | controversy, which may possioly be saved to the city, and tue amount of those fees is pregcioaily the city. Therefore, upon the score of expense, there 18 nothing to be apprehended. No bili for | feral lal or to carry the litigation forward has | aiready beea done, and therefore by far the largest stopping the litigation here and now. PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS NOT STOPPED. or stopped by Teason of the continped Festatance of the city’s officers of the payment of Oue-bali u work under its supervision; it made the contracts for the same, and, willing or unwilling, it must stipulated price, the question beiug whether, own- ing and receiving the benefi® of the whole, it shall, Irom the city, There is no contract between the city and the Harlem Railroad to pay the tract im existence upon the subject is one entered into between the city of New York and Adais Emmett was Counsel to the Corporation, in which contract the Harlem Railroad Stipulated as avenue to build waatever structures might there- alter be necessary for the safety of New York citi- should the city require the Harlem Raiiroad to va- cate the Fourth avenue that it would do so wit! out any Compensation whatever, This contract was made by the city authorities of that period, in a the metropolis, and in the belief that the surface use, With steam, ofa central city avenue | become a nuisance too grievous to be borne. | | When, after the amalgamation of the Hudson | line became the lessee of the Harlem Railroad | and transferred its depot from the Hudson River | pated were largely aggravated by the constant despatch of trains running at a hig rate of speed, | for tne purpose of accommodating the iargely mereased traffic thus brought to the Fourth | pyeny Ape is¢ Qf that Aventie by thé Har- em ‘irdad alone might have been borne | for years to come without serious detriment | to the puolic interests; but when the Harlem | Railroad leased its track to three of the most thriving, busy and important ra‘iroad corporsa- tions on this continent, it practically contiscated one Of the avenues of this city, divided the upper depreciated for miies the value of real estate. | Then an active apd persistent agitation was com- | meiced to compel the Hariem Railroad and its | Jessees to sink the track, and thus once more re- | esablish saie communication between tue eastern and western sides of tne city above Forty-second street, and prevent the numerous accideuts which | brought sorrow and death to many families in our | city. | WHAT TWEED'S ALDERMEN DID. | Had our oly government then been in the hands of persons at all alive to its interests, mstead of, | as itnotoriously was, under the control of a junta of thieves, the contract ot 1832 would have been strictly enforced, and the Hariem Kallroad and its | lessees been compelied to do the work of abating | this nuisance at its own expense. At that time | | an organization of real estate owners, who were most directly injuriously affecced by the nuisance | im question, was formed, called the East Side | } pa yr gene entered seh veeens concls7og | | with the railroad company and it# Tor; tives | &s to how the nulsatie:. could “Ge fost qulckir | grated At cuat Hale § ere was no thought of the | fy joing calied upo any part of the ex | pe 8. |B pa: The Tweed Board of Aldermen, with Mr. oman at its head, did on the 1st of January, 1872, ass & resolution strictly analogous to chap. 702 of the Laws of 1872, the Fourtn Avenue Improve. ; | ment bill, saddiing one-half of the expense of the | abatement upon the city, This resolution even | | Mr. Hall could not stomach, and his official act | Was its veto. It was passed, notwithstanding that | veto, On the same morning. [t was the last iniquity of the most iniquitous legislative body that | vhis city was ever cursed with, The incoming re- | lorm Board of Aldermen within a tew weeks after its installation rescinded that resolution, and no | step has since been taken by the Board of Alder- | men to revive @ schewe to which it then affixed lis reprobation. Tue Harlem Railroad, foited be- | fore the city government in its attempt to saddle the city with part ot the expenses of a Work which itshouid wholly bear, went to Aibany to accom. plish this object. There it met with what must have been unexpected success, for not only was the Legislature willing toimpose upon the city | balf the expense of sinking tne then existing tracks, but it gave to the Harlem Ratiroad the use forever of the Fourth avenue, authorizing it to lay two additional tracks upon 1', and imposea | upon the city the payment of hall of this whole expense of building bridges, viaducts and so | forth, for these new tracks a8 well as for the old. Assuining, as it is fair to do, that the expense w: thus doubled, it pracy cally a he atte ade the whole oresose Of Bbal Ing to tne Harlem Ratlroad the expense only of providing bridges, viaducts, tunnels, &c., for the | | | exceedingly v: See et ci ae ol the comsur WO additional tracks on @ eit aPeRae SF hn) city of New York, ACTION OF THE ASSEMBLY. Can it be said that the city, through its bay she | Seutatives in the Legislature, by assenting to this bill. entered into an obligation of soiné sort im the | nature of & coutract with the ifariem Railroad to | pay what tne act imposed? Again, nothing can | be surther from the trutn. The bill was intrudpced | in the Assembly by Mr. Moulton, a member from this city, now Tax Commissioner, who, to his credit be it sald, when he discovered its true character, disclaimed any responaibility in | connection therewith and resisted {18 pass | | age. Mr. Rush ©. Haw! another mem- | | ber from this city, fought the pill step by step until it passed the Assembly, and then in disgust resi making thereaiter 4 pub- lic statement ot nis motives, in which he says thas “he unbesitatingly asserts that this act pas no | precedent in tue history of legislation, and that its passage cannot upon any kind of plea ve de jended.” Notwithstanding tne insidious and well know influences which @ great corporation can and does pring to bear for the accomplishment of its legislative purposes @ smali minortiy only of the whoie city delegation refrained from joiling in whe following indignant protest:— LETTER TO SPEAKER SMITH, Hon. Henny Sern, Speaker of the Assembly — Sir—We, the undersigned, members of the Assembly from the city of New York, protest against the passage of the Assembly bill No. 797, entitled “An act to improve and regulate the use of Fourth avenue in the city of New York.” Our protest is chiefly based upon the fol- lowing grounds :— First~The act, without any compensation belni i to the city of New York, gives pe rete came nad exclusive use of one of its avenues to @ private corpora- jon. Second—It also compels the taxpayers of the city of Now Pork to pay, for the benedt ot b ieicnis somone, pM eet etard aoe is RE ap- et aa OF por m toward abating a ni Which has been creaced and perpetuated by it Ano? This was signed by fifteen out of the twenty-one members from the city. Mr, Whitbeck, the only Cg! member of claims to respectability, who was in iavor of the bill, was binsell a large owner Of property in the victoity of the Fourth avenue; was an influential memper of the East Side Association, and hence had per- sonal and class interests against the general in- verests of the city. ‘A MONOPOLY SUPPORTED. Yon will, therefore, Pipe kag that ¢his iniquitous Measure, nuililying the wise joresight and pro- vision made by our municipal authorities of 1881-82, was rejected first by the city government, then repudiated by the city’s representatives at Albany, and finally forced upon our taxpayers by | the country members of our legisiative Bou only. | Were it nothing more than the unjustifiable pay- | ment of four millions of doliars—bad as that 1s for | our tax-iaden and heavily indebted city—it might still be borne; but it en Hi the benefits which | might have accrned to the city under | [the conwact With the = Harlem =~ Railroad | | actively promoted by all parties who felt the in- | He seems not to Know who created the nutsance, | terests of a mono | HERALD, was then finally adopted. Company of — 1831-32, am hands — over forever tae use of the Fourth avenue to taat cor- poravion, aud gives to it, without compensation, & additional iranchise wort: miitous of and builds up out of the city treasury & gigantic business Of carrying passeugers, im the profit of which tne city bas no share, THE CITY HAS NO PRIVILEGES. Mayor Vance, in his published communication, Says of the work of improving the Fourth avenue, that “when completed there can be no doubt but that it will be one ol the greatest puvitc improve- ments and benefits secured to the city Oo! late years." His Honor seems to be under the halluct- | nation that when completed with the city’s money the city wil own it, Bat the | ninth section of the act says that this “puvlic im- provement” spull be exciusively ‘dor the 2-es and purposes of this railroad company,” and inhibits the citizens of New York trom entering or passing | upou or through @ part @ th own public highway, except in the cars of the Harlem Ri roud Company, a privilege for which the company will, in ali }uman probability, Make each citizen of New York pay his fare. The pecumary benefit,” great 98 It doubtiess will be when completed, will be not a public but a privare one. NO MORAL OBLIGATION. His Honor naively adds:—‘‘The neceoasity for some such jmprovement was generally acknow- ledged, and the prosecution of the work was convenience and were exposed to the dangers re- sulting irom the pre-existing state of matters.’ 1 who mcreased it to an unbearable extent, and who was bound by contract to abate {t whenever the necessity Jor such abatement arose. I have said enough to show the’ character of the act and how it became @ Jaw on the statute book. Certainly, irrespective of | any legal, there 1s no moral obligation to | ay one dollar to the Harlem Railroad Company. ‘echnical Objections are and must be constantly raised by a municipal corporation to prevent the Ge pletion Of 118 treasury, a8 ainst Claims hav- ing some moral support, bat which some-mere in- formality bas vitiated. Many & man has been turned irom our courts heartbroken and ruined pecause he bag parted with his property and | labor to @ municipal corporation without a cau- i tons and itera! compliance with the forms prescribed by law, and so lar as am aware, no corporation counsel Nor mayor has ever made such a hard- ship the subject of a public commanication. Wheretore, then, this tender rega Jor the in- iy which has ever shown & "gs interests? Where- 500,000 of the city’s reckless disregard o| ee Wd fore haste to part wit money ? OPINION OF & SINGLE JUDGE. Into the legal aspects or this matter I need not enter here, Both my opinion and argument are in print, and have been before the public. Allow me, however, to say that the weight of Judge Westbrook’s judic opinion is very slight in- deed, in this case dangerous tn its tendencies, | and every effort should be made to have it re- versed; and itis notat all @ rare event, as you well know, tor the General Term of this district to reverse even a well considered decision of a fudge sitting at Chambers, aud @ recent term of tre Court of Appeals reversed almost one-half of a Series of General Term decisions trom this district, | The tact, therefore, that im the Orsi insta pingle iyaze has differed from the position take ir. Havemeyer is not at all to be deemed con- clusive. Whatever fault was found by the public with the political auministration of our late Mayor, no one ever doubted his sterling honésé, and integrity, and in his resistance to this griev- ous wrong upon thecity he displayed the best elements of his strong character, Had he lived he unquestionabiy would have protected the tax- payers from this imposition to the end of his official term. You are now called upon to perform a part in consummating what Coman’s Board ol Aldermen began, Mr. Hall repudiated, and what almost every self-respecting member of the Legislature of | 1872 from this city strove by every means in his | power to deieat, If you now abandon the proud position wnich you have gained as guardian of the | city treasury the taxpayers of New York will have reason to feel that almost the last beneficial re- | | | | sult of the reform movement of 1871 1s fast slip. ping away. Respectiuily, SIMON STERNE, OUR SCHOOL FATHERS. An Interesting Meeting of the Board of | Education Yesterday—Dispensing with | “Fancy” Teachers—An Effort to En~ large, at the Same Time, the Scope of | German Instruction. | are the peculiar charge of the Ladies’ Relief Asso- ments of two additional ingtractors ror the Nautt- eat School—namely, Lieutenant George W, Da Long at $700, and Lieutenant Willa IL Jaques at $500 ber year—were made subject to the sanction Of the President of the United states. The reporc of the Fance Committee appropriating $350 for the neceasary repairs to the stcam-heating appa- ratus o/ the schoviship was sauctioned, % TRE EVENING HIGH SCHOOL AGAIN, Mr. Patrerson (in whose breast the conduct of the Evening High School seemed still to raukle) moved 2 regolution directing the city school Superintendent to examine the Evening High School ag he dia every other. Mr. Jenkins, who champions this school, objected to the resolution and moved that it be laid upon the tabie. The roll was called and the motion was Jost. A motion was made to reer the resolution to the Committee on Bylaws, inorder that they might investigate whether the Superintendent had the right to examine this sciool, Mr. fownsend—Will itdo any harm to let the Superintendent examine the school? Will it cost anything? Whats the use o! this resolotion? Mr, Halstead suid the Superintendent, to speak Plainly about the matter, Wanted to get controt Over it, wnile he had nothing to do with it, Tne Of the school was a8 capable to examine gud report upon tt as the Superintendent, who had no more right to go there than to the Normal College or New York College, Mr. Patterson's Motion was adopted. THE NECESSARY SCHOOL REFORM. The Board was then about tu adjourn when Mr. Baker submitted a series of resolutions setting forth that the “special” branches of instruction in the schools tended totoster the spirit of nation. ality in our midst and greatly increased the cost ofthe schools, &c., and directing the Committee on Salaries and omy to investigate into the Propriety of dispensing With all spevial teachers, Smong Others the assistant superintendent of erman. Mr. Klamroth said this was only @ second edition of a resolution already: belore the committee. He moved to Jay it upon the table, which was rejected by the following vote:—Yeas—Mesars. Neilson, Brown, Farr, Fuller, Kiamroth and Traud, Naye— Messrs. Baker, Halstead, Jenkins, Patteison, West and Wetmore. The resolutions were then referred to the com- mittee and the Board adjourned. CHARITY FAIRS, —-+ At Masovic Temple a most attractive fair was Opened ou Monday by the Ladies’ Union Relief As- sociation for the benefit of sick and disabled sol- diers and their families. Several hundreds of these wrecks, thrown by the stern storm of the late war helpless upon public charity, live but to sutfer within New York aid Brooklyn, and mainly rely upon the efforts of this band of noble women to provide for tnetr simple needs. They are those Whose cases do not—irom one defect or another— come vthin the technicalities of the pension laws, which are framed to cover large classes an’. are necessarily inflexible {4 their provisions, and naturally fail to provide for mauy whose health was broken down by a soldier's life, Such persons clation, who, under the leadership of Mrs, William F. Havemeyer, Mrs. William H. Wickham, Mrs. John A. Kennedy and others equally well known and respected, have arranged the fair at the | Masonic Temple. Here are arrayed a profusion of | phase of the strike was held at two o’clock. There useful and fancy articles, displayed on handsome tables in rooms elegantly and tastefully decorated. All can find here abundant opportunities for grati- ying refined tastes and contributing to the relief of the brave men who, after fighting the nation’s | battles, find themselves unable to earn their own living. On Tuesday evening the fair for the benefit of the Morning Star Mission was opened at the Mis- sion chapel, Nos. 165 and 167 West Twenty-sixth street, The object of this organization, now estab- lished about Ix years, is the Sabbath teacning of ‘the poor children of the neighboriood. Recently @ pew chapei has been built, and the fair is for — the purpose of raising funds to!urnish it. Allde- | nominations are interesied in the Mission,* the school having no sectarian bias. The Superintend- ent, Lr. R. P. Perry, 18 ah Open-communion Bap- ust. The chapel is decorated for the occasion and offers the usual aturactions of such festivals. | branches among the number, Mr. | The most prominent fancy tabie ts presided over | told them the result of the conference—“Thirty TO WORK AGAIN. End of the Great ’Longshore- men’s Strike. THEY YIELD TO THE MERCHANTS, Dissenting Delegates Denounce the Sur-ender. Painfally conscious that there was something wrong in the management which had kept them Idle for several woeks many members of the *Longshoremen’s Union, at their meeting on Tuesday evening last, insisted that they wanted a change. They threatened to withdraw from the organization if something was: not done to meet their imperative case. Wives aud families were depenaent upon them. The recent decrees promulgated must give way to others based upon common sense; sud so the delegates in council agreea that a committee should be ap- pointed to wait on the merchants and stevedores yesterday. The instructions, it is reported, given this committee were to the effect that they should endeavor to obtain forty cents an hovr for day and sixty cents for night labor. But if these rates were not acceptable other reauc- tions were to be made, and the best possible terms seoured, The Union at the same time voted that the name of Mr. Walsh should be taken from the bulletin board, This means that the order forbid- ding any members to work for the firm of Walsh Brothers is rescinded. The unnecessary deflance against them and the agents of certain steamship lunes has failed to be of good result. The committee complied with their instructions yesterday and called upon several merchants and steamship gentlemen, among them Mr. Cortis, of the White Star line, They were met ina friendly spirit, and had full opportunity to state their case. In substance, the committee said that they were empowered to make such arrangements as in their opinion would be satisfactory to the union, It Was thought that forty cents and sixty cents | wonld be acceptable to the merchants; but Mr, Gortis felt that no agreement could be arrived at upon that basis. The committee then manifested 8 disposition to accept thirty-five cents an hour for day work and Afty cents for night labor, at which Mr. Cortis said it would give him pleasure to conier with his associates on that point and re- port later in the day. A meeting of the steamship men to consider this was a large attendance, and the whole subject was fully discussed. Finally it was decided that they would not recede from their position, and would not in the future pay more than they were now giving. These rates are. thirty cents an hour for day and forty-five cents | an hour for nightlabor. The steamsutp gentle- | men went furtner and struck a serious biow at | the union. They came to the conclusion that it | ‘was time to discriminate against the members of that body, and refused to employ any society men in the future under any consideration, Mr, Thomas S. Sandiord, secretary of the steam- ship combination, was directed to aavise the com- Mittee of this ulumatam; consequentiy when the | men called upon Mr. Cortis for an answer in the aiternvon he referred them to the former gentle- | man, and they soon thereaiter met in his office, No. | 29 Broadway. Tne committee was headea by Jonn Gannon, a foreman prior to the strike on the White | Star d It was @ fair representation of the | union men, there being one or two presidenis of | Sanaford briefly | S The Board of Education held @ regular meeting | py Miss Finch, where a venture of fliteen cents se- | cents for day work, forty-five cents for night and ; yesterday afternoon, Mr. William H, Neilson in the | cures a chance of drawing a Agreat oumber of miscellancous commu- | chair. nications, petitions, &c., propriate committees. The special order of the day was the report of the Committee on Compulsory Education. Mr. Townsend rose to propose an amendment to the | seventh section of the rules and reguiations which | had been previously presented. and the amendment declares that these officers shall be subject to the control of the Board and removable at their pleasure, The amendment was carried. i SPLITTING HAIRS, Mr. Klamroth suggested that instead of “truant agent” the term employed tn this section should be “superintendent of truancy.” He hoped that their agents should not be truant. (Laughter.) Mr, Dowd said the word “truant” was not proper in any case. The children in question were not those who had runaway but who had never been to school at all. Mr. Townsend thorgnt, as the term “truant” had done very well in Massachusetts where the | ame iaw was in force, it would do well enough here. Mr. Farr binted that the wora “compulsory” might do better. Mr. Halsted was of the opinion that the word was perfectly appropriate, as every child who violated the law in not going to schvol was, properly speaking, @ ‘‘truant.”” Alter some further discussion the objections to the alteration were withdrawao, and Mr. Kiam. roth’s suggestion was adopted. The report of the. committee and the ordinance, as published in the Mr. Farr moved that when the Board adjourn it be to the 30th of December, when a special meet- ing shal: be held, Adopted, The Auditing Committee reported in favor of paying several bills, Among these 1s one by Lord & Taylor, amounting to $111 65, for draping the | hall, &c., of the Board of Education, in memory of our late Mayor, Adopted, OINTMENTS OF TEACHERS, Miss Sarah ‘ooker was appointed vice princi- pal of P. D. G.S, No. 7; my Albertine Cooley | principal aud Miss Jeannette Robertson vice prin- | Cipal of F. D. G. S., No. 4, and Miss Caroline BH. Ap- | pleton principal and Miss Mary A, ‘tremper.vice Principal of F. D, G. S., No. 34, The ‘Trustees for the Nineteenth ward were eas to orgamize a ped rimary, to be ied No, ne Ww st side of First avenue, be- Pe Rava ‘ond Bits third streets, GELMAN IN THB SCHOOLS, jThe report of the Committee on the German nguage was ordered to be printed. This report | Proposes Coes extension of tiie tnstraction in Ger- O through all grades, enjoin: he princi- als a strict compliance With ait ‘iat ng ereto, and prescribes that there shall be at lei Jour recitations per week of not less than thirty minutes each in every gigde. This Tule, the committee aay, was proposed in order | #® gptabien a Meson uniformity in the course o: | erman instrdction, the time given to it in some schools being too short and in others too long. The necessity ol enlarging the scope of this pranch | is dwelt upon at length in the report, and it is pointed out that many of the 11,000 German pupils who now attended the Catholic Parochial, Luth- eran and German private schools wouid ve sent to vhe public schools if German were only more efll- stently tangas. bic th ye contract for printi blanks, &c, ras awarded co Witam O, Bryant & Oo, ae the lowe! ers, and that for binding tl 4c. to Cashing & Bardus. ae eee rt of he Committee on Supplies was read, stating that tne cost of neasing actiool buildin H by Wood was twice as great as by coal. The matter was referred to the Committee on Warming and Ventilation. THE EVENING HIGH SCHOOL, A report recommending the printing of an old report on the evening nigh school was read, and Mr. Patterson objected violently to ite adoption. He desired to know why other schools were ms gy in the matter of printing their reports and only this one was #o vastly iavored, . Mr. Jenkins said vhis school was one of the most important in the city, numbering, as ft did, some 1,800 scholars. The principal of tae school showed | io this report wnat return was made by him for the | outlay and whetuer the results were adequate to the cost, Mr. Patterson remarked, with much emphasis, hould go to this instite: ee i Eee ion as he 0 any other evening school. W: this evening high scnool such an exclusive con: | cern a8 to require special treatment of this kind? | Mr, Jenkins retortea that the Superintendent would, undoubtedly, exercise his powers in the anant pM 4d done so in the t. He e why such aspers upon the conduct of his schoo le ‘The report was finally adopted, COLORED scHooLs, The Committee on Colored Schools rted that the condition of Male Colored School No. 1 Was not in @ satisfactory condition owing to the ineMctency of the Principal, and recommended a reduction of his salary to $1,800, and a transfer of the primary aye the Female Department of the ‘The Executive Committee of the Nautical School 1 of the Nautical Schoolshi p has already appeared in this journal. had been Ynovugtly overhaul ed, and The 2: it which the government gave the use of this ship to the Board—namely, that ti be kept in a thoroughly The section re- | part of our metropolis by a dangerous gull and | ferred to defines the duties of the “truant agents,” | Betriendin, prize of a fine gold | ring. Various city merchants have made valuable | contributions to the imterest of the exhibition. were referred to the ap- | Up stairs there is a restaurant, The inevitable | tion followed, during Which a good deal of sound | | advice was and amusing “post ofice,” which seems to be al- most a necessary feature of all fairs, is conducted by Miss Clara Todd and Miss Josie Oaunon, The managers ol the festival hope from the proceeds | to dectire @ valuable addition to their resources to | be used in furnishing the schoolroom, ‘The efforts of the ladies who ave taken in hand | the management of the fair Jor the Association for Children and Young Giris, now bein; held at No. 30 Union square, have so far met wit! very pleasin results. Notwithstanding the severe weather the lady managers have hed | to contend with their attractions on the tables im the large ball in Union square have proved highly valuable. The hall has been open every night since the 1st inst., and has been welt crowded with visitors. This hag been well de- served, for the articles set forth for sale are not only rare and valuable, but useful and artistic. Nothing that could be serviceable in @ home, apart from the kitchen gear, or embellishing to |. ita luxury ts wanting trom the collection, and buyers find their tastes as well as tbeir necessities Fr led to. Good music has béen 4180 provided it adds pn attraction éeihe b: egney of thé éehe within the hall which is most enjoyable. It ‘was at first intended to close the fair on the 15th, | but the great press of pusiness made ft incumben§ on the managers to continue the fair until the 18th, an thereby give their large bi of patrons an opportimity of securing 4 selection of things for the Christmas holidays at such fates as they could not be pro- Gured in a régular way of business. This, com- bined with the objects for which the proceeds of | the fair are intenao’ should \psure a continuation of the attention so genercusiy Shows the jadies, who are arduously japoring to assist the pour on friendiess up to Saturday night next, when the Jair will be closed. PROTECTING THE POOR, Meeting of the State Charities Asso- ciation. The State Charities Aid Association held its annual meeting yesterday afternoon at their room No, 52 East Twentieth strect. meeung was called to order Mr. Howard Potter was called to the chair and Mr. Francis B, Stout the President, upon the affairs of the association, ita general usefulness, the good it has done and what it proposed to do, was read by Mr. George William Curtis, The report embraces an account of sights seen in Europe during @ sojourn 0) five months in _ visiting similar institutions, and many wise and prac- tical potnta were embodied in it that the society wiil do well to heed. Mr. Char!es L. Brace, of the Children’s Aid Society, read a jong paper on pauperism, giving his experience and clearly pointing out many different ways for improving the condition of the pauper children of the State, Dr, John Ordronaux read &@ Most valuabie paper on insanity and ita treatment in the young, and was followed by Dr. Kilsha Harris, who read a treatise upon the treatment of pauper children, and touched generally upon the topics relating to them and théir proper government. Mr. Letch- wood, Vice President of State Board of Chart- ties, then offered a series of resolutions, which ferc Seconded by Mt. Shaw, one of the committee. After the i72nsaction of some routine business the Meeting was aqjcyrned, —— SINGULAR IMPUDENOE AND OBSTINACY. A Man, Turned Three Times Off a Train, Turns and Fires on the Conductor and | Brakeman. ERIg, Pa., Dec. 14, 1874, Thomas E. Metzgar, @ conductor on the Phila- deiphia and Erte Railroad, related to your cor- respondent the following incident that occurred on his train Saturday, at Cameron :—A man got on and quietly took nis seat in the smoking car. When the conductor asked him for his ticket he said that be did not have any, and swore he would not pay @ “damned cent” for nis ride, At this the train was stopped and the man pushed off; but he bad determined to ride, and as the hind end of the train came slong got on again and took a seat. Again he was put of ana again he got o: the last car, and for fie third time was one ‘om By this time the conductor and his brakeman were pretty well “worked up.” Met; stationed a brakeman on the platform of the r car, with instructions to ‘knock hei)” out of the fellow if he attempted to get on again. The man, a strong built Jellow, aged about twenty, chased the train Some distance, all the time swearing like a trooper, Seeing ne could not get on agaln, ne PULLED OUT A REVOLVER and fired at the brakeman, the ball passing be- tween the conductor and brakeman, going through car door and out or @ window ou the side Of the car, luckily injaring no one. He was about to fre in, but seeing that the train, from @ signal of the conductor, was coming to a stop, he took, in thieves’ parlance, “leg bail,’ runnin, rapidiy across the felds, The train was backe up some distance till even with the fleeing man, when Billy Coolidge, the engineer, jumped off, and, with the train hands, gave chase. Alter a har ron of halfa mile Coolidge “ran his man down” and brought him to bay. The man took refuge in @ coal shed, and, baa nd cocking nis re- Volver, threatened to kill Codtidge it he would not let him alone. While he was talking Pilly rushed ae him, giving hia hand a lusty kick, sending the revolver flying over nis head, and aiter giving him a “litle dressing down” escerted him to the train. At Emporium the fellow, who gave his | and injustice fully pointea out. Tne question of When the | no society men,” which took the committee by surprise. “We'll have to stick out a littie lunzer, then,” replied Gannon. An informal conversa- | given the committee and the | mistake which ied them into such steps of foily | supply and demaud was thoroughly discussed, | and they were asked if they thought the steamsiip men would pay more than thirty and forty-five cents, when at those rates | the. work was satisfactorily done? The | committee contended the work was not well done. | They did not think it wag "a8 easy to break tn the | new ‘lougshoremen as it was jor them to break the cargo which they handled.” Again, the atbi- | trary rules of the society were referred to, partica- | larly that preveating any of thetr members hiring | by the week. The members admitted thut sach rule existed, but reste it could, be modified to suit all concern Other mattera were talked over by the committee and Secretary Sand- ford, when the former retired, regretting that n arrangements could be made. ‘1 think,” ggid Gannon, “ that some of our men will have %5 ac. cept the wages offered by the 03" ship com: panies, but ull of us will not. 4g better to try id do fopremnine, else thad *xpose ourselves to the eather ahd work WP"; and day for such wages.” The committes reported tothe adjourned meet- ing of thg Gelegates last evening. The mauner and @ppéarance of the committee was such as | re lead an uninterested party to conclude that he ill-advised strike of the ’loogshuremen | is bearjng the iruit which every one ex- | cept the unfortunate participants foresaw. } Thope who threw away their work at the bidding of the union have seen their places occupied by } Others wiling to take the wages offered, Filty | gociety men who have been employed on the East | River will leave the union this morning and go ‘ over to the North River, working in a body on one | ateardshin docx, Meeting of the Convention. Ata convention of the deléyates from wc Vari ous unions of the workingmen’s organization of | this city and Brooklyn, which was held in ‘Nos, ¥8 and 78 Varick street last evening, | the "longshoremen’s atrike Yas finally settied. The several unions of New York city | sent in all forty-eight delegates, who reprosented 4,800 members, and Brooklyn sent four delegites, | { | acted as secretary, The report of Miss Schuyler, | Tepresenting 800 men. The unions of Jersey City | | and Hoboken being now partially dissolved, were ; DOt represented. Besides the delegates, there were present at the meeting over six or seven hundred members from ali parts of the city. The meeting was called to order by Mr. Patrick Wall, who was elected chairman on Tuesday the Walsh Brotbers was rescinded and a committee appointed from each division to confer with the merchants and stevedores yesterday in order to effect some compromise on the best terms possible. Tne committee consisted ot Messrs. Edward W. Gannon, Carman, Ashmore, ‘Yaylor, Riordan and McCourt, and they met at half-past nine yesterday morning, subsequently visiting the various steamship Unes along the North and East River docks. The report of the committee, asgiven by Messrs, Gannon and Riordan before the delegates and mempberg (J88t aight, was as follows:—'We iirst viaited thé agents of ‘the’ White star line yester- day. They recetved us kindly, but wero sorry to Say they bad to stand by their original regoiution of payiig only thirty cents an nour daring | the day and forty-five cents during the nigtt, promising at the same time to confer with the other merchants of the city at their meeting in the alternoon on this topic. We then visited Mur- ray, Ferris & Co., of the Savannah line, who could give us no definite answer. Mr. Mor- agent for the London line, was nex! but ‘his only answer was, “I do not particularly care about seeing thein to-day.” The agents of the Cromwell line ex. pressed themselves in favor of employing men by the week. The agent of the New Orleans Mer- chants’ line said he was sorry to say ul iad «6 tO) tana = bys the ~— reduced es, bus added he would preler to the old bands back again, and the agent_of | jaiveston line said his company did not fés1 Ty @nything more than the other com- ‘he report, as given above, was received y the convention with applause, and unan- imously endorsed, Mr. Gannon then advocated @ final decision by the house as to whether the men Were willing 10 Wrok at the reduced rates or not, The men, he were now nearly six weeks On strike. Some were able to hold out six years, but others were purtially starving and could hold out no longer. Men had to ORK, and ought be permitted to work, in order to support their families, A DELEGATE—If we have to surrender let ua surrender as union men, honorably, and if we do Rot Ces in time our Union mist necessarily Mr. RiORDAN—Our committee were informed to- E that labor as weil as everything in the market will have to come down, and that the merchants do not seem satisfied with the present low rates. Coal shouid come down, else it was stated they Wwourl substitute sailing ships for steamers. A D&LEGaTR—Let it be put before the Union whether the men are willing to work at reduced rates or not. I am not willing. No. 2 wili uot consent to this action. Vorces—sit down, sit down; you are working on a steamboat, DELEGATE—Are the merehants willing to dis- | evening, when all active opposition relating to | goureett lucky to get work along with them for awnile. ‘The Secretary, Mr, AsuMor#, then said, in a very serious manner, ‘There are DO ‘wo Ways about it, we have to subinit with good grace. Some men can hotd cut, but many cannot, We have now had six weeks’ revolt with fiimuess; let us pow, as there seems tobe no hope, submit peaceably to an hon- orable at The Union men will no doubt be taken back by cheir old employers, as many ot the-merchants have already intimated to thas effect,” The motion to surrender was then made, sec- onded and put before the house amid the hissing and calling and “questioning” of almost ail the members,untint wus impossible to hear the Chatre man’s voice from the rostrum. At length the mo- tion telat as follows, first to the delegates and sgeway tw the whole house :— fesolved. That the Wnion authorize the men to go to ware at ee rate of thirty cents ner hous dunn the day our during the nixhtor OC KS, steamships and ‘longsmorework of tals city. The motion was carried by a vote of 46 delegates against against 2, and almost onanimousiy after- ward by the whole house, there peing ouly about 10 dissenting voices in 700 or 600, The wil go to work to-day or best way they can, for the ve: jeciar incapabie.of providing Sone oF ve meh seemed work for all hands, at this state of things, and a good eal of discussion ‘ens eal of discussion ensged, until the Convention finally adjourned sine di, The men went to their homes periectly enthustastic at the prospect of work, but also very orderly and quiet, Three Circles. of the Union Protest Against the Action of the Convention. Apart from the Conventton. of “lungshoremen delegates which was held last evening in Varick street, tne members’ of Nos, 1, 2 and 3 Unions, im all about eight hunarea members, held 8 meezing in St. James' Hall, corner of Catharine street ana New Bowery. Mr. Roger Burke acted as chairman, and Mr. Charles Smith as Secrerary. The chairman stated that the action taken by the Convention in Varick street was not right, and that the men who took part in it were not to be considered as union men any longer. JAMES MaRTHER, Vice President of No.2, said that the steamboat men came to the meeting here | on Monday night, discharged the whole board of delegates and elected a new board, which ts composed chiefly of Walsh Brothers’ foremen, We gave them no power to compromise without reporting back to No. 2, and hence, because they acted contrary to the spirit of this union, they oe ut longer be recognized as members of that vision, JouN HuGGarp, Recording Secretary of No. 2, apoke next. He sald:—Wnhen our delegation was appointed it was not intended that our wages should be made lower than forty cents per hour. Some of ofr men are at present getting forty centa per hour on the Hast Kiver steamships. was one of the delegates to the Cone yw bug I resigned because I shough caucud the union had been forme by the men working on the North River. It is no¢ Necessary that a convention should be called to permit us to go to work at thirty cents an hour, 48 all know the Italians are wetting that wage. ‘The men unanimously declared the action of the Convention nall and void. A resolution was passed stating that men going to work at reduced rates were uo longer belonging to the organization. The meeting then adjourned. THE SAILORS’ STRIKE. Large Meeting Last Evening—The Marie ners’ Alleged Wrongs. There was a crowded meeting of sallors last evening at Botanic Hall, East Broadway, who seek to obtain @ higher rate of wages than at present paid, and which they claimed is necessary to enable them to support their families and to yleld @ reasonable return for their arduous labors. Another object was to seek, by petitions to Con- gress, a repeal of the Shipping act of 1872, and by an appeal to the Legislature to amend tho Boarding House law by vesting in the Mayor power to appoint boarding house keepers. Mr. William Churchill presided and his remarks, with those of other speakers, on the subjects named were forcible and well received. A quese tion discussed was as to the best means to be adopted so as to afford protection to sailors arriving at this port from imposition alleged to be practised upon them by individuals and assocla- tions, who, it was said, assumed the office of shseiding sailors irom wrong, when their real mo- tive Was to put money in their purses. It was resolved by the meeting—That the present condition of affairs as they relate to sailors have become such that . concerted action only can remedy matters for our welfare and prevent us any longer being mere instruments of any indi- vidua!, association, clique or clan, Who alone ara benefited by an unasked for and oppressive law, thereby creating offices for themselves and mem- bers of their own jamilies, That we have found by experience that the advocates and sup- porters of the Shipping act of 1872 and the persons acting under ft are inimicaito the vine interests of seafaring men, and that the law of 1872 was a cunningly devised ‘alse beacon” to lure us to oppression under the bypo- critical pretence that ip was passed Jor our benetlt. ‘That we now petition Congress making known eavy grievances and pray that sald law be fe pealed, a3 its only effect is to enslave the sallor, and provide lucratives position for commpyssioncra a ut their rel tives gna followers. a ay nat societies ahd assoctations pretending to be philanthropic and to lave read feelings toward Mariners are not our friends; but, on the other hand, we recognize jhe men who afford us’shelter, food and dothtng when we ate ecenatte NA C1 cumstances as tar more entitled to dur confidenc and that we claim the privilege of appeal to cotrts for redress tor our wrongs (now denied ui by the Shipping act of 1872), instead of having & commissioner who is antagonistic to the saltors? fair demand for living wages and who arbitrarily | Passes upon our rights. COLD-BLOODED MURDER. i | atime are sea) 3 A Waterbury Saloon Keeper Shot Through the Head=—Capture of the Assassin and Threats of Lynching. WATERBURY, Conn., Dec. 16, 1874, A most brutai niuraer was committed between the hourg of twelye and one this morning im @ saloon képt by Frederick Becker, a German,’ ; Situated in the district known a& simonsvillc, about oné nile south of the railroad depot, Just) over the city boundary. Becker’s place, which js @ beer, concert and dance saloon combined, bas Jong been known as a disreputable placé, though the proprietor was well to do in the world and had the reputation of peing @ kind-hearted’ man. His housé, being outside the jurisdiction of the city police, was the resort of those who sec the law at defiance, for they knew that something! more than an ordinary carousal would cail for the | interference of the authorities, Last night A DANCR WAS UELD at Becker's, which was kept up till late hour, and there was more or less of intoxication. John Eagan, aged only seventeen year! was tuere atd joined in the festivities. During the evening he drank considerably, and at twelve o'clock called for more ¢ but in view of his boisterous behavior Becker, thought he had enough and refused to deal out any more. Loud words followed, in which Eagan’s’ friends took part, and at one time a general fight Seemed imminent, and was only quelied by the COOLNESS OF THR PROPRIETOR. Eagan renewed bis psmance for liquor, whictt’ were again refused; whereupon, in a great rage pid attering the foutest oaths, he Went out, bore ‘oe evolver Of @ member of his gang; He af , walked up to Becker” ai again repeated his request. On Becker's third ree’ fusal to comply Eagan took Peliperace aim and shot him through the head, The ball penetrated the skull and entered the brain just above the right eye. ‘The unfortunate man {fell mortally Wounded without uttering a word. He lived aa hour, but in a state of insenstbility, and died soon aiser one o'clock, THE GREATEST EXCITEMENT 1 ensued, bfeaking up the dance, during which Eagan left the saloon, intending to make good bis escape. Quickly as possible the news of the tragedy was sent to terbary and to houses in the neighborhood, and notwithstanding that it was the bitterest hight of the season prompt pursuit! of the youthful assassin was made. He was over- taken and captured by Oficer Root, of the Water. bury force, about one mile distant from the saloon. When arrested the UMicer told him that Becker was dead, wherupon he said, “Becker ought to have been dead yearsago.” Becker formeriy kep @ place on South Main street, this c ty, and had many friends, The event caused profound sensas tion here, as it 18 THE FIRST MURDER perpetrated hereabouts ia years, Threats are made by Becker’s German iriends of pea Began, Dey it ig hopea they may not be carrie out. Eagan {8 an Irishman, seventeen years of age, and the a, gon Of a widowed mother, Hoe belonged to what is known as the Abrigador chain ang, Who are the terror of the respectable por- jon of the 1 Oplgesdeae in the Abrigador section. Becker was filty years of age and leaves a wil and several children to mourn his loss, THE ELEVATED RAILROAD EXTENSION. As the veto of Governor Dix only affects ther New York Elevated Railroad Company in their proposed extension to the South ferry, and in 50 way interdicts their further extension through the upper part of the city, {t is the intention of the company to at once proceed to carry theit & | Ine to Fifty-ninth street, and to that end the con- tracts for iron and the laying of the road and track will be given out next week. The company think the public desire the road to run as tar a8 ossibie, and they Be pete to oblige them by push= ng it through the Harlem River a8 soon @8 pos fame school. @ @ description of her, whic! adapted to its purpose. The conditions under RO9d COMMON. &C.—Were also read. She apvoumt- name as James B, Kartell, waa lodged Brut oa el 1) Ws lodged ii jail to 1 charge the new hands and take us all back again ? Commitooman GaNNaN—Xau may coualier sible, Provably other steps Wil be taken tosecure Whe lower cxtenglon.