The New York Herald Newspaper, February 8, 1875, Page 6

THE BROOKLYN SCANDAL "West, Moulton and Tilton the Three Chief Witnesses for the Plaintiff. "THE ELIZABETH AND THEODORE LETTERS. ow this Mass of Amatory Correspondence, Furnished by the Plaintiff, Is Used by the Defence, THE DEFENCE OUTLINED A pause of two days in the long trtal is what the Bamoriat would have called ‘a sweet boon.” Not that the days are languidly spent nor too aompletely occupied. Not Catharine of Arragon mor Queen Caroline nor Warren Hastings were more sumptuousily tried. It is tne dignified hour of eleven before Vourt is called, but that barely allows mptowp New Yorkers time to breakfast and cross ‘he jerry; and then at one the confiict ceases and ‘here are cries in the court room of “Nice ’am sandwiches! Fried Hoysters!” At four the crier makes proclamation that the jury 18 about to re- tire. Then aiter a livtie caucusing the plainua and defendant, lawyers, spectaiors and Judge take their departare through a biack file of auditors drawn up in the darkened loobies. Outside the court house every fair day at four a great multitude is drawn up in the public Streets. The object of observation is, of course, Mrs. Tilton. Beecher comes next | 4m notoriety, with his wife, Then Tilton draws Ris modicum of attention, Lastly the Judge and ‘the lawyers extort notice and criticism. In every new relation of man @ special new interest at- taches to him. Mr. Beecher, as widely known Delore,to his countrymen as Greeley or Joe Jef- Jerson, stands now in @ wbDolly new position, and those who had read “Norwood” or the “Star Papers” and heard him preach a lecture, come again, responsive to the accusations against him, to see if there be any proofs of these blemishes on his exterior. Tilton was never widely known, in the reality of that term—that is, he was known, but not to the outer multitude. He was men- toned, but not famed. There was a glimmer of Bim, and to his circle he was a piain portrait; but ‘the recognition which arrives after years ofthe highest performances he has never obtained, and even now, magnified by his relation to nis tower- aug adversary in this scandal, he is a thin and ‘Wapory being. To edit a weekly religious news- (paper, lecture through the country in the winter, Make some clever poems and have an incidental @elation to polemics and politics cannot give that Yank which Mr. Beecher nas won as the puipit epirit of emancipation, personal friend and peer of Lincoln, Chase, Sumner and Seward, and am- ‘assador to the people of England to neutralize ‘the people of that country by his eloquence, and finally, at the close of the war, elected to raise the flag that was hauled down by Major Anderson. When the small-beer poet | Greene arraigned Shakespeare, when Chatterton defied Walpole, when Rochelort chailengea Thiers, mankind had something of the paraliel which ap. pears to (he great muititude at Tilton matching Beecher. And nothing but the quality of the crime «charged upon the great defeudant could nave so speedily raised the plaimtiff to an equality of a no- ‘sorievy. Of course in the nearest circle of critics there @re some who outweign Beecher with Til- tn, but this is rather an intrinsic than an extrinsic study. There are some who think that fTilton’s logic 1s More sound; bis English purer, if less copious; Dis fancy, if less fantastic, more genuine, and his | ‘Purpose as bold, with less sel/-induigence. At least two of Tilton’s lawyers say that he is one of the most remarkable men in fibre and of wili they Mave ever known. But then again there are tens | of thousands who have no sympathy with Mr. Ti- | ‘ton’s prominence and regard it as mere forward- } Bess, and believe he is one of the mere ducklings | of Beecher, foolishly experimenting on the wide ares where his patron nas so long been a power. ‘o others the very nature of tois compiaint is a testimonial to Beecher. “Look,’’ they say, “at Tilton, under forty years ‘of age, asking the protection of & court to Keep a person a quarter of a century his senior 3rom taking lis wie’s affections. Witn all the youth, tall beauty, ambrosial locks, pomade, try and assumption of Tneodore, he puts it on Fecord tuat Mr. Beecher had put to come into Dis household and write ‘Veni, vidi, vici,’” Transpose these actors and some think the case ‘would be more natural. Let the tall young | man of thirty-nine be arraigned as the | Aptruder, and the other at sixty-five years require the damages. But this tilustration could | Not be patented, because @ Tilton in the bar would | Dave no suco reputation to deiend as Mr. Beecher, Ui sound guiity of the offence the great pastor wiil Jeave in the court that portion of his fame which is necessary to all the rest. It is the nobility of his sentiments whieh requires that their sincerity Sbould also ve proved under this complaint. THREE ‘'GRACES.”? Mr. Tilton has been one of three important wit- esses in this Cause up to tue present time. ‘The | Qrst was Frank Mouiton; the second Mr. West, formerly prominent in Plymoutn church. Tuese are ali (hree young men, West somewhat junior of | the other two. West was something of a matual | friend, like Moulton—that 1s, his aamiration for his pastor and his devotion to retigious principles Jed him to take a middie ground and demand that both be vindicated from the prevatiing asper- gions. He deciined to take Mr. Beecuer’s judgment iM # Matier Of morals, and insisted that Theodore ‘Tilton be disciplined, mucn against Mr. Beecher’s ire. He therefore made a series of charges | against Tilton, which would have put tne latter | Out of the jurisdiction of the churca but for his nal appearance, where, meeting Mr. Beecher to face, fliton was excused or pacified, and ‘the whole matter quashed. It is said that after this | Mr, Beecher looked askant at West as veing too | oficious, aNd that the latter had grown lukewarm | fm the church. Mr. West attested vy his appear. | ance bis modesty and conscientiousness. His | action led to one important ‘eature an the | case—namely, the refusal of the church to com- jleve an inquiry into Mr. Beecher’s benavior at is own request. Unfatnomabie mysiery over- bangs ail this portion of the case. The long se- cret, whatever it was, which gave the delendant | #0 much anguish, lies back in the ecclesiastical records and traditions of Brooklyn, like the secret behind the man in the iron mask. The archives of f#iymouth church have been calied for in ‘this triai by the plaintimT on the aliega- tion that they wer® mutilated to make @ showing for Mr. Beecher’s innocence, out the defence has aii along repiied that whese rec- cords, not oeing their property, must de obtained at the expense ana by the javor of the plaimutt. Perhaps never till tie hereaiter, Wnen Storis, Budington, Bacon and others write their me- moirs, shail it be known what ministerial intrigues were accessory to this trial. ‘There Is a beer @mong some ciéar-headed folks of Brooklyn that the piainti Tuton opera for some time through other ministers to vring Mr. Beecher | the bar, and thas they procured Dr. | Bacon to presive at @ triai of Plymouth burch aod pasvor; that Bacon was captured by | Mr. Beecher, is age ana temper Ddeing now | ductile and on the decline, and encouraged to | fake a fitting instant to viuaicate Mr. Beecher in order that the latter might get the laugh on his Aoquisitors. To make it soort, some Hrookiynites g@ay Storrs, Buddington and others sent for Dr. Bacon vo preside at an ¢ astical counctl of thetr own getting up; that Beecher used Plymouth burch to biufl we council: that Dr. Bacon was then decoyed to relieve Mr. Beecher dy denouncing Tilton, thus throwing the weight of the nead of the council io favor of Beecner's character, and that this faur pas brougnt on the Bacon jetier, She Storrs’ commitcee, and, finally, tts trial, Mr. Weat’s appearance a8 a Witness in the cal connects these chureh intrigues with the civ guit, The Congregationai courches of Brooklyn gre disinclined at present to receive memvers | grom Plymouth by certificate. ‘(here ts a vast oit- | ‘Serness under the suriace of, church society, utterly irrespective of any feciing for Tiivon. The | Storrs lever nas y tha, During | tne yor only ha ma ag Bog | men, has are side. - eral ‘oveasions clergymen come muo'{ court, and Brother Caldwel) bas been prompt | to invite them to the good seaw de- | bind srotner Beecher, but it nas sppeared ‘as if the Doctors in Divinity wau'ea to keep oat of the Piymoutn set. As to the Piymouth invest- tung Committee, the Juage referred to it, say- jow | hope we shail keep Clear of that com- }. , i Miniton and Moulton have both taken occasion to spit sarcasm and innuendo at Plymouth church. It ‘Was Moulton’s favorite topic, and he always Drightened up wheo he got an opporvuaity. Tiiton becomes a champion again and drops his subdued and melancholy air when be can Ore a shot as tae oid brick charch. THE AMATORY CORRESPOND ‘The great batch of jetters op which exaintna.- | sion bag pegn Abe last thyee Gaye lave jue | NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1875—WITH SUPPLEMENT, following history, which Mr, Evarts endeavored to oxanee im Court, but did not altogether suc- c5eed:— alter Mrs, Tiitom left her house hastily to live with the Ovington family her hrsband, who was master of the premises, instituted a search 1D the fMy-leaves of her books, and io dre’ close\s and tronks, for data perti- nent w case, Mrs. Tilton bad pot been | advised of the value to her reputation of many ‘things behind her, of her letters replies. Among these were bundl ton dr.“ Tuton, with Bl aware of the general contents of these, and when newspaper assertions were hurled upon him and bis wie and when the wi ness, Bessie Turner, was induced to make him appear a household ruMan ana terrorizer, Tilton said to Judge Morris, who hai jusi then come into his case:—‘*These letters abun Bry refute Bessie Turner's stury.” Morris then said:—“I advise you Lo have copies taken of sufficient of those iet- ters to be able to use them if you are sought to be peaten down in advance by pubiic opinion,” Mr. Tilten then dictated nearly the whole of this correspenennee to phonographers, and of which the bulk were subsequentiy pubiisued. THE THEORY OF THR DEFENCE. The letters, irrelevant as they appeared, are being voluminously produced by the defence to sustain @ theory they mean to advance as tO Til- ton’s character. This theory seems now pretty plain by the course of Mr. Evarts’ questioning. 1% may be oul ned somewhat as follows :— Tilton be represented as a smart, rebellious minded, and subtie young person, with au iocuravie ambition, which would bot stop for & polnt of principle, Various wiinesses will be ad- duced to show tnis, among them, it is said, a pub- lisher to whom be had once sent as original sev- = of his older poems, receiving $50 apiece lor em. ‘His course will be traced up to the time he be- came Mr. Beecker’s protégé, when he received for the first time a irieudly anda social recognition which rapidly advanced his fortunes. For a time he was modest, and affected piety, or, at least, & ign morality. ‘Those were tne years of bis normal growth, but he was unable to stand good jortune, and when he had reached the editorial chatr of the mt, and through Mr. Beecher’s absence became absolute there, he conceived & sense of injury to his patron, because the general public would not give all his radicalisma the respect and credence which he expected, In course of time he embraced an opportunity to show nis spite by attacking Mr. Beecher in the coiumns he coutrolied and by a tagonizing bim in his own lecture room. The chureb people regarded him as ap upstart and sided with their pastor, Mrs, Tilton also grew troubled at the irrascibility of her husband to- ward the man whom above ali others she consid- ered the purest and greatest. Baffled at hisown fireside, ag well as In the religious world, Tilton conceived @ hate of religion itself and en- deavored to take the Independent into inflael- ity. He was constant!y denouncing Mr. Beecher vo his wile, aud tue correspondence between them proves that she had only the parest consideration lor her pastor, and hoped through him to recover Tilton to pumility and morality. Thus things Went on until anti-Keecherism became & mono- mania with this plaintiff, He foreswore the diviaity of Christ, absented himself {rom church, introduced the apostles of devilishness to nis family, and torival Mr. Beecher in the woman’s suffrage reform he took the presidency of the Wood- bull school of jemale suffragists, and at this time Mrs. Tilton consulted her pastor as to what she should do to keep her soul trom taint and ber chil- dren from pernicious infuences. Mr. Beecher, in an evil hour, advised her to discipline him, believ- ing that Tiiton loved his wife, and that a separa- ton would ead him to make promises of repent- ance and reform. The confiding woman told this to her husband, whose hate for Beecher was thus intensified, and he saw a chance to lead them both into a trap whereby he could revenge Dimsell to the fullest. REVENG# AND BLACKMAIL. About this time he lost control of Mr. Bowen’s publications and was reduced to want. He tnen applied nls whole energies to the object of re- venge, used Moulton to involve Mr. Beecher and obtain admissions irom him, and Qnally torturea his sick wife into @ confession 0! adultery with Mr. Beecher. After this Mr. Beecher was blac mailed for money to establish Mr. Tilton in busi- ness, and Moulton worked up the case, until be not only had quantities of letters irom tne de- fendant, but also letters from other members of his lamuy, many Oi them awkward and insinuat- ing. Secoraing to this outline of the defence it was a | part of Tilton’s plan to believe toat his wife nad never sinned at heart, but oniy through persua- sions addressed ‘to her religious nature. Thus, when this arch-conspirator bad subsisted on his enemy for years and overthrown him at last he | woul recover nis wife and Jamily, and be the nero of the hour in the city of Brooklyn. General Tracy wiil open in a speech of from two to three days, and itis well known that his dislike of Moulton will lead him to couple that individaal Witn Tilton as ap accessory. THE COURTS. THE TOMBS POLICE COURT. THE SUNDAY VISITORS BEFORE THE BAR OF THE POLICE COURT. Social reformers whose efforts have been especially dirécted to manufacturing centres have inveighed loud and long against the system of paying working people on Saturday. The justice of their efforts would need no better recommenda- tion than that to be found at the Tombs Police Court on Sunday morning. Throughout the week the crowd brought up on the morning watch are bummers of the most unmistakable type, no- torious courtesans and hapless vagrants, . while those who appear on Sunday are of a different and Detter class. Sprinkled through the crowd brought up beiore Judge Smith yester- day were @ large number of clerks and tradesmen, who had become joily on the proceeds of their week's labor and as —penancy had slept in cells. The Judge, who is quick to discover the social status.o! those brought before him, does not fall to question those whose faces are unfamiliar. Old stayers he cracks jokes with and always gives them ten days, while to strangers ne is kindly in- quisitive, A MAN WITH A QUEER NAME, Noticeable among those im the dock yesterdgy Morning was a handsome young man, whose pretty form was encased in an Ulster overcoat. He seemed much embarrassed and was‘certainly | Much the worse for his Saturday night's frolic. | When arrayed he blushed like a girl, and seemed very nervous and hung his head. The Judge asked :— “Young man what is your name?” “John Smith,’ responded the chopfallen youth, “Where do you live ’” was the next judicial in- terrogation. “In West Twelfth street’ was the evasive repiy. The Judge did not want to turther embarrass the youtn, so he said :— “It cannot be possible that you are my cousin Who Was lost some months ago, and yet your sin- gular name would lead me to that velief, it being such arare one. Hold up your head and let me see your face.” The youth elevated his head to exhipit a scarlet countenance, and the Judge, on scrutinizing it, said :—*No you're not the cousin, so you must be the other John Smitn who gives me so much trouble here. Every time he is arrested he gives @ different address, and wears different clotnes,’’ The youth provested that he had never been ar- rested before, out the Judge said the records of the court would not justify his believing any such story. The clerk was directed to see how many tumes John Smito had been arrested during the week, The report came that he was entered nine | times. Notwithstanding the documentary ev dence to the contrary, the young man stii! held his | ground. Finally the Judge told the prisoner he | | would discuarge him Wf he would swear be had | never been arrested belore. The youth swore, and, a8 he was leaving, the Judge said, “I won't ask you to swear that your name tg Smith.” HOW HE CUT HIS NOSE. As Smith stepped down and ont an officer brought another prisoner ots-0-vis with ‘he awiul | front of Jus'ice. His nose was terribly scarred and deiicate shades of pink and green ovtained around either optic. complexioned man stared. Tne gaze of Justice Wus cool and steady, that of the prisoner furtive and uncertain. Finally Justice triumphed, and the prisouer cast his eyes down at his hat, which all the while he had been dallying with. Justice looked at the slip which the officer presented and read the prisoner’s name, “Dwight,” said the cuild of the blind-folded Goddess, “you are charged with being drunk. What bave you wo say” Dwight denied the charge, “Then,” said the Judge, “t gee it sil, You were ping wood, @ plece flew ap and you on the nose, Or may de the axe canght in the clothes-line in the back yard. Which?’ Dwight us and the crimson 0! nis cheek completed the rainbow roof of ais complexion. He made no answer to the query; but “oa second, as to What rinks be liked best, he retnrued tie ‘aconic an- swer, “wate: fhe Judge said as it would not inverfere with the prisoner's tastes he would lock oim up tor ten days, during which time he could save bis aquatic appetive without injury to nimself or the pabire pea The next case of intoxication was an adopted citizen named Haverty, He knew his “roits,"’ and the Judge ‘daren’t” lock bim ap without giving him a iui examination. He knew woo much iaw and was & dangerous man, so they \ocked fim up for ten days, RATHER MIXED, The case immediately succeeding that of the People vs, Haverty was @ complicated one. The omMcer made @ charge of disorderiy conduct .gainst Stephen Hovart and James Finiey, and each of these gents in turn made mutual charges of assault and batvery with atvempt to defraud, ihe Jraud was involved tn a question of betting. It apyears that the two gentlemen in question tixito an east side barroom which contained a weighing scale, and there each made & bet as to how muah the other weighed, Finiey knew Ho- Justice stared and the prismatic | tt on the platform, took up a _ brass | Sake, marked ‘50,"’ and put it im hig pocket, In | bis inedriated condition he could not exactly un- was that he only weighed 126%. his mo and being refused raised & row, for which he and his thrown into the street, where tue rested them. When these facie were man appeared belore the desk to make & } charge of larceny inst Hobart. He was tne storekeeper, who bad lost bis weight. In searcnin, | Hobart the sergeant bad found tue weight, an | the storekeeper was sent to the station house to | get bis lost property, Finley ana Hobart were jocked up, in Order that they migot become sover. deratand bow it | Mr. | TILL TAPPING. Henry Kneif, of Nor239 Wiliam street, charged Henry Haines’ with having stolen irom his liquor store at the above number $5 1n money aud & number of cigars, Haines was held, WOMAN'S DANGS! On Saturday night as Mary Post was passing along Franklin street, om her way to the arug store for some medicine for her father, who was i. was met in front of No, 188 by Jeremian ri8C0 |. Who said something to her; she don’t re- member what. She paid no attention to him, but continued on her way. Before she had gone twenty feet she was seized trom behind and dragged into the hailway of No. 188 by Driscoll and two other men, named respectively Caferty and 4 Mcer to the res- Cue abd the ossailants were arrested. The Jadge held them for trial in defauit of bail. FIFTY-SEVENTH STREET POLICE COURT. Before Judge Flammer. AN INHUMAN SCOUNDREL, An extreme case of inhumanity was brought to the notice of tuis Court yesterday. OMicer Quig- ley, of the Nineteenth precinct, arraigned Edward Martin, twenty-five years of age, Of No. 1,099 First avenue, on a charge of beating bis wife Annie in a brutal manner and then throwing her down a flight of stairs, Her injuries were consiaered dangerous because Of her delicate conaition and her /orced exposure to the terribie cold weather of Saturday night. Liquor was, as usual, ‘the cause the aasauit, and so Insensibie was the accused to the sui/erings of his wife that had not the neigh- bors ieft their beds to protect and shelter her her death would, no doubt, have followed. As it is her life is in danger. The brutal husband was com- mitted to await the result of his victim’s injuries, WOMAN'S RIGHTS. Mary Masterson, of No. 427 East Twenty-aftn | street, Was accused of an assault on Thomas Mas- terson, her husband, and when arraigned Mary looked every inch the tyrant that her husband’s cut and battered head indicated she was. She did not deny the assault, but said it was not true that she had inflicted the tnjurtes with an axe; she had “only used scrubbing brush upon him, and that on.y to protect herself when he had attempt to beat her without provocation,” Mary was beld for trial in default 01 bail. PRACTICAL JOKING. John Reilly undertook to obtain the equivalent of a week’s board at the expense of Henry Krem- wieder, of No. 1,161 Second avenue, by running of with a paper bag of four, Henry saw bim commit the theit and started in hot pursuit. As the owner of the four overtook Reilly the latter turned sud- denly upon him and throwing the bag tu!l in his Jace sent the contents all over him. policeman next took up the chase and arrestea him. Tue alleged thie! was vesterday committed for trial at the Special sessions, COURT CALENDARS—THIS Day. SvurreMe CounT—CHAMBERS—Held by Judge Lawrence.—Nos, 37, 42, 61, 72, 73, 76, 81, 82, 83, 85, 89, 94, 101, 123, 129, 182, 166, 172, 177, 195, 200, 209, 217, 218, 219, 221, 229, 246, 247, 248, 252, 256. SUPREME COURT—SPRCIAL TaxM—Held by Judge ‘Van Vorsi.—Court opens at half-past ten A. M.— Demurrers—Nos. 6, 17, 114, 122, 78, 123, 127, 131, 132, 137, 188, 139, 146, 149, 164, 155, 156, 157, 158, 74,1, 65, 64, 48, 60, 163, 165. SUPREME COURT—GENERAL TEEM.—Adjourned until Monday, March 1. SUPREME COURT—CIRCUIT—Part 2—Held by Judge Van brant.—Nos, 15923, 448, 348, 572, 193834, 159044, 1830, 2110, 2106, 164, 2340, 892, 2338, 462, 020, 924, 926, 928, 900, 932, 954, 936, 940, 942, 944. Part 3— Heid by Judge Donoiiue.—Court opens at half past | ten A.M.—Nos. 295, $29, 1889, 1068, 198934, 1591 44,2111, | 2113, 159344, 1325. 1445, 253, 877, 1119, 879, 823, 861, 929, 1055, 2117, 2119, 1005, 775, 93, 1007. Part 3— Held by Judge Brady.—Court opens at eleven | A. M.—To be held im the General Term room.— Case on, No. 979, Ss TERM.—Held py PERIOR COURT—GENERAL Judges Moneil and Freedman.—Nos. 28, 13, 20. SUPERIOR COURT—IRIAL M—Part i—Heid by Judge >pei.—Court opens at eleven A, M. 583, 753, 714, 687, 845, 533, 853, 869, 1619, 17: 62534, 318, 843, 653, 1719. Part 2—Held b Curtis.—Court opens at eleven A. M.. 874, ene 914, 802, 1636, 28, 734, 920, 934, 986, 896, 660, 940, 95 CoMaMon PLEAS—GENERAL TERM.—Adjourned sine die. CoMMON PLEAS—Equity TERM—Held by Judge | Loew.—Court opens at eleven A. M.—Nos. 56, 11, | 17, 27, 28, 43. COMMON PLEAS—TRIAL TERM—Part 1—Held by Judge Larremore.—Court opens at eleven A. M.— Nos. 1244, 1190, 1239, 95, 1154, 2099, 1097, 1136, 1093, | 1165, 1252, 487, 1068, 1069, 494 Part 2—Heid by | Juage J. F. Daly.—Court opens at eleven A. M.— | Nos. 1300, 1062, 1212, 1260, 202, 1230, 1317, 1518, 1819, 1820, 1321, 1322, 1323, 1324, 1325. MARINE UOURT—TRIAL TerM—Part 1—Held by Judge Shea.—Court opens at ten A. M.—Nos, 129%, 1450, 1565, 990, 1415, 2617, 1457, 1460, 1365, 2319, 1472, 296, 1140, 1100, 135’ Causes reserved for this day and not on the Calendar will appear as soon a8 causes now on may be disposed ol, not. more than fifteen cases appearing on each day Calendar. Part 2—Held by Judge Alker.— Court opens at ten A. M.—Nos. 107842, 1101, 1192, 1197, 1328, 1413, 1482, 1913, 2075, 2098, 4172, 2588, 5459, 1465, 879, Part 3—Heid by Judge McAdam.—Court opens at ten A. M.—Nos. 4279, 1813, 2650; 1073, 1178, 1225, 1447, 2082, 2265, 2337, 2357, 2368, 2369, 2602, 2503, 2533, 2661, 2692, 2444, 2735, 2707, 2755, , 2866, 2871, 2659. Court OF GENERAL SESSIONS—Held by Recorder Haekett.—fhe People vs. William Hatch, John Filmore, Annie Waiker and John Bennis, robbery; Same vs. James Ro! in and William Regap, burglary; Same vs. James Kinny aud Charles Mc- Kinley, burglary; Same vs. Tho Dempsey, felonious assault anc battery ; Same vs. Win Olsen, | lelonious assault and battery; Same va. Thomas Mabr, felonious assault and battery; Same vs. Timothy Donohoe, felonious assauit and battery: Same vs. Michael Gorman, felonious assault and battery; Same vs. Hugb Casey, felonious assault and battery; Same vs, John Koch, bigamy; Same vs, James O'Shea, grand larceny; Same vs. Frank Mitzerims, grand larceny; Same vs, George A. Wright, grand larceny; Same vs. Henry Wiilfs. ‘and larceny; Same vs. Joseph Brown an@ fnomas Chance, grand larceny; same vs. Lizzie Hier, grand larceny ; Same vs. Charlies Hi. Carroll, grand larceny; Same vs. Herman P. Ulhbrock, rand larceny; Same vs. Aionzo Jonnson and Sophia Jonnson, grand larceny: Same vs. Mary Henry, disorderly house; Same vs. Margaret Pualon, petit larceny; Same vs. James W. Smith, assault and battery. Court OF OYER AND TERMINER—Held by Judge Barrett.—The People vs. John Relliy, homicide, OLIVER CROMWELL’S HEAD. A correspondent of tne London Times draws our attention to @ strong corrovoration of the main incidents of the story lately tola respecting the head of the Lord Protector Cromwell, to be found in the “Fity Years’ Recollections, Literary and Personal,” of the late Mr. Cyrus Redding, and resting on the authority of Horace Smith, one of the authors of “Rejected Addresses,” &c. Red- ding writes under date about 1821 or 1822:—“Hor- ace Smith was acquainted with a medical gentie- man who nad in his possession the head of Oliver Cromwell, and in order to gratify my curiosty he , 199, Judge 2850 c | gave me a note (of introdnegion) to | him, There accompanied the head a mem- orandum relating to ite history. It had been torn from the tomb with the heads of [reton and Bradshaw after the accession of Charlies Ll., un- der @ feeling of impotent vengeance, Ali three fixed over tue entrance of Westminster , the other bones of those three distinguisned en being interred at Tyburn, under the gibbet— @D act well vefitting the Stuart character. “Dur- ing @ stormy night,” be adds, “the head in the centre, that of Cromwell, fell to the ground. The sentry on guard be- neath, baving @ natural respect for an neroic soldier, nO matter of what party, took upthe head and pi it under his cloak untii he went om duty. He then carried it to the Rasseils, who were the nearest relauons of Cromweil’s fatally, and disposed of it to them. It bde- jonged to @ lady, @ descendant of the Crom- wells, Who did not like to keep it in ner house. There was a written minute extant along with tt. The disappearance of the head (off Westminster Hail) ts mentioned in some of the publications of the time. It had been caretully embaimed, as Cromweil’s body is kuown to have been two years before (ts Gisinterment, The nostrils were filled with a substance like cotton. The brain had been extracted by dividing the scalp, The membranes within were perfect, vut dried up and looked like parchment, The decapitation had evidentiy been performed after death, a8 the state of the fesh over the vertebra of the neck plainly showed. lt was tacked, and the severance bad evi- dently been done by @ band not used to the ‘work, for there were several other & bone, The peard, of @ chestnut color, seemed to have grown after death. An ashen pole, Forotes | With Lron, bad received the head clumsily impaled Lpon ite point, which came out an inch or 80 avove the crown, rusty and timeeworn. The wood Of the staff and the skin itself been perforated vy the common wood-worm. I wrote to Horace | Smith that f nad seen t head and deemed it ; genuine, Smith re Tam gratified that you Were pleased with Cromwell's head, as I was when I saw is, being fully persuaded of ‘ita identity.’ It remaina, then, on record that two persona, both Men of the world and of large expertence, and yet 40 different irom each other in character as Horace bart oniy Weighed 125 pounds and shaped | Smith and Cyrus Redding, were satisfedwith tne his bet sccordingiy, Hobart took him | evidence brought before them to prove Yt being up sad be Aid, pounds, He.) cqupine pearly Ofiy xearsago. fos. 846, | cute beside that which actually separated the | i THE WHAT IS IT? “Old Princeton” in a State of Alarm. | Is There a Contagions Disease in the Athens of New Jersey? College Boys Sick and College Boys Well Pleased with the Prospect of Getting Home. ‘The usually well beloved and sleepy town which Jerseymen delight to cal) “The Athens of New Jersey,” instead of Princeton, has figured mach tn | our country’s history. The chronicies record that there was a battle fought there im the times of Washington, and tne chronicles elaborasely detail all the circumstances connected therewith, Prince- ton is an old town, but still she Is not satisfied. She desires to crowd herself to the front, to takes front seat in the Congress of aspiring hamlets, some of which are only recognzed by THE STRAY STAKES OF THE LAND SURVEYOR and she significant sign, ‘Lots for sale cheap.” Princeton in the last half century has been rarely mentioned outside of New Jersey. Yet Princeton is a8 old as the Republic, and now that the Cen- teantal is coming on little Princeton wants noto- Tiety, by the side of which the fame of the metrop- olia will pale. It ought to be admitted that in one particular she 1s entitled by her venerable age to ask New York to step down to a lower seat. This 1s in regard to her college, for there, all Americans will admit, ts located one of the finest colleges of learning in our country, the erudition of whose President—the venerable and respecved Dr. McCosh—and faculty is national, and in which all true Americans take just pride. But the credit of graduating gentie- men of finished education does not sutisiy ‘TRIS LITTLE TOWN ON A HILL, She wants reputation, even if it be through the instrumentality of an epidemic that will scatter her college boys to their homes, and leave her “sol- itary one-eyed policeman,” as the boys style the force, nothing to do except to gather into the stockade the few veteran bummers who hang about two o/ the hosteiries, assuming to be notels. The HEBALD On Friday and Saturday relerred to @ disease existing in the town, which had ex- tended to the students of the college, the exact nature of which was a disputed point—one of the attending physicians claracterizmg four of the cases attended by him as diphtneria, while another-reported the disease as PHARYNGITIS, OR INFLAMMATION IN THE THROAT. A representative of the HERALD, on Saturday, devoted several hours to the work of ascertaining the real facts in the cAse, and is forced to the con- clusion that while the disease 1s infeezious, tt is not dangerous, and consequently there need be no cause for closing the college at this time, Pres- ident McCosh assured the reporter that there was no occasion for alarm on the part of the parents or friends of the students, that the physicians had assured him that the disease was merely an aggravated kind of sore throat. Some of the parents of students, including Mr, Pine, of this city, had, on reading the report of diphtheria at the college, hastened thither; but, after seeing Dr. Wykof, bad re- turned satisfied that their sons were in no danger, Dr. McCosu further asserted that in the past two or three days he bad visited all who were seriously ill and all are either convalescent or geting better. Many of them attend recitations ag usual, although suffering from the disease. He main- tained that there had not-been A CASE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE | in the college for two years. They may, perhaps, call some ot it diphtheria, ‘but 1t is not,’ said the Doctor, “ofan infectious form. Why, in one case 1 sent my son to sleep with one of the youths whose companion was absent, and although ne bad. the disease in an aggravated form my son did not take it in the two nights’ occupancy of the same room. This satis- fled me that the disease is not infectious.” The Doctor admitted that twenty or thirry young gen- tlemen bad been attacked with the disease, but none were ill more than @ few days, He also stated that he did not think there was any serious ALARM BXISTING AMONG THE BOYS, who looked upon tne publication of the exist- ence of diphtheria there as coliege fan; yet such reports were calculated to injure the college and glarm parents, He admitted, with qualifications, the published statement of a correspondent of the Hgrap that “many of the students are taking their departure.” Dr. McCosh stated that some had really left without permission, but that is not gn anusaal thing at the end of the week with those whose parents reside at a convenient dis- tance, 80 that the boys can get back for Monday's recitations. In the case of YOUNG SCRIBNER, OF NEW YORK, which was reported to be diphtheria, be had just made an investigation, and found the report un- rue. Dr. Wykoff, one of the attending physicians, on being asked in what particular this disease diifers from diphtheria stated to the representative of | the HERALD that in diphtheria there is a mem- braneform layer im the tonsils which can be stripped off in layers. In this disease it is a pul- taceons deposit with the edges definitely defined, The white points seem to penetrate (or dip) into the tonsils instead oi spreading over them, as in diphtueria cases, This gentieman stated that THIS WAS NO NEW DISEASE. He had attended forty or ft; early fall among the students. For a week there would be numerous cases, then there would be an a@batement. He bad als. attended many cases tn his private practice. He stated that he could net remember & summer for ten or twelve years that he had not had cases of it. He had always prom- ised to have the patient well in four or five days, and they always recovered. He statea that he bad been through two or three diphtheria epidemics of the m malignant type, and was sutisied this was not any lorm of diphtheria. He asserted that Dr. McCosh, when he siated that the disease was not iulectious, was mistaken. It is, be said, infectious, the same as influenza is tufec- tous, butit is not dangerous, snd A PERSON NEVER DIRS OF IT. They usually get well in three or four days. He asserted irom his owo knowledge of the cases he attended that there had not been areal e of diphtheria; but this disease exists ail over the country, and it would not be strange, Dr. Wykom thought, if they had casea of diphtheria in the college. The people, he stated, are not alarmed, but Lhe students are, and many of tkem want to go nome, Dr. Schenck, of the meme, who ts a physician and bas attended some of the students, admitted that there existed colds and sore throats, but he declared that there was nothing alarming about it. Ta the cases he had seen there was NO RESEMBLANCE TO DIPHTHERIA, He ridiculed the idea that the students had got up @ conspiracy by circulating exaggerated rumors about it with a view of baving the college closed foraseason. They knew that such a rase would fall, and he rather inclined to the belief tnat the matter had been exaggerated by the students for @ little fun. He had no objection, he said, to fun, but this was serious {un for many anxious arents who were alarmed by these reports. Dr. y tie, anowner Shades OF be duration whose testi mony that he had attende FOUR CASES OF DIPHTHERIA, in a mild form, among the students, appeared in daturday’s HERALD, Was songlt, but he being ab- sent {rom home the writer was unable to tain further details from him. The tacuity made light of the disease, and expressed great desire less the college should be injured by tue reports. Yet they aisplayed no disposition to give th representative of the HERALD facilities to mi personal examination of the sick cases and tain the correct number who have been stricken with the disease, Krom the above it will be seen that the attending PHYSICIANS DO NOT AGREB as t@ the character of the disease. The writer, In this dilemma, sought the students about town, all of whom seemed to be very much concerned as to the sickness, bat admitted that the reports pub: lished as to the number ailing were exaggerated. Some ten different boys conversea with piaced the number ali the way {rom thirty to fifty. The stu- dents ali agree that some of the boys are home- sick and hope by oxeggerating: the hature of toe disease getrecaiied home. They report that never have the telegraph messengers veen so busy in chasing boys about the town with despatcnes from home as on Friday and Saturday last. They also report that fifteen or twenty boys have de- parted for their aomes, while a few who are ANXIOUS TO SRR THEIR MAMMAS have feigned sickness in the hope of getting leave @1 absence. ‘This Was the situation at the college on Satur- day, 60 far as could be ascertained by careful In- quiry in ali avenues of information. That an in- fectious disease exists in the college there is no Coubt; that it is not dangerous 1s inily estabyshed, as weil as the fact that many of the studen greatly alarmed; but if she testimony of reputab! poysicians i# worth anything there exisis no Cauge Of undue anxiety on Lue part of the paren | tie young geguemey attending Prigceton, cases since the | PACIFIC MAIL. COMPANY—WHAT THR MANAGING DIRECTOR HAS TO SA4¥ ABOUT THEM. When the funny men of Wa!l street dubbed ; Pacific Mat] stock “Perpetual Misery’ they must have been imbued with prophetic instinct, for cer- tainly ever since the shares have assumed any prominence on the Stock Exchange as @ specula- tive interest either its directors or its affairs nave invariably been in not water, The present Con- gresstonal investigation into what 1s popularly, although, it appears, erroneously, called the “Suo- sidy Joo,” has vied with the cause deldbre of Brook- lyn tn absorbing the public attention, and, like its former rival, seems to be almost interminavie. Indeed, so true is this that in the tuture the int- tials P. M. 8, S,, Instead of standing for Pacific Mail Steaniship, will suggest to the mind ratber Pacific Mall Subsidy Scandal. Yesterday morning the HERALD recetved tnfor- mation to the following effect:—First, that the Pacific Mall Steamship Company bad, within a few days, sold all of their San Francisco property, con- sisting of wharfs, warehouses and real egtate, for the sum of $450,000, this property having been inventoried by them a& $1,100,000. Second, that the coast or San Diego line, with six ships aud certain parcels of real estate, valued at $400,000, bad been sold for $230,000. Third, that $600,000 Worth of stock of the company had been disposed of Fourth, that a desperate effort wae to be made to have the subsidy renewed. Fifth, that the company was burdened with very heavy debts, and finally thas an effort might be mage to sell out the present subsidy; the inierence to be drawn from the whole thatthe affairs of the company Were in @ very bad way ind Here was a cata- logue of statements the truth or falsity of which it was most important to discover aod & HEBaLD reporter was instructed that such was the duty assigned him. Mr. Rafus Hatch, the managing director of the Pacific Mall Steamship Company, was accerdingly called upon. Mr. Hatch was suffering from a severe cola, but, when the mission of the reporter was explained, he welcomed him affably and expressed his entire wiilingness to converse on the subject and to g:ve all the ‘acts tn his possession which would throw any pew light on the rumors, STATEMENT OF MR. RUFUS HATCH. “In regard Lo the San Francisco property, it is not true that we have dispose of tt all, Only a portion of 1: has been sold, and that portion do not include any dock or wharf property whatever. The sum to be paid to the company 18 $450,000 1n gold. ‘The trade has been consummated, but some few minor details have yet to be. arranged. The property has been leased back to the company jor fifteen years at an annual rental of $45,000... This includes two large warehouses, which we have leased to other parties at an annual rental of $24,000, 80 that the uctaal anpual outlay of the company willbe only $21,000, The valuation of the entire property in San Francisco, and tnis in- cludes the two warehouses mentioned, made a3 late as last July, was $630,000, so that the sum mentioned by your informant is terribly exces- sive.” PRA PS about the sale of the San Diego ine Mr, Hatcu—The San Diego line was sold some* time ago for the um mentioned—that is, $23u,000. The property consisted of six old wooden steam. ers and one piece of property worth about $12,000, Uf L remember correctly Messrs. Alexandre, Guion and Mr. William H. Fogg appraised the eutire property at $210,000. Tne line was not by any bieans & profitable one, as it was being operated at vbe time against @ formidable opposition. In one quarter alone it lost about $20,000, so that the sale was clearly in the interest of the stockhold- ers. It was an expensive luxury and was one of the legactes handed down to the present administra- tion. The launching of the Peking aud Tokio, which was necessary to carry outvur second contract Wivh the United States government, which 1 shail explain to you later, was a great disappointment to many people, because that was supposed to be the turning point in the affairs of the company. Had the company failed to periorm this contract it Was supposed that its ruin was inevitable, and this accountsin @ measure jor the falsenoods and misstatements which have been so industriously circulated. The evidence before the investigating Committee proved conclusively that the money spent on the ‘subsidy’? was robvery and not bribery, and it is hardly necessary to mentuon who divided the money. WHAT IRWIN TESTIFIED. Mr. Irwin’s testimony, in which he acknowl- edged to have stated that he was coming to t! country to the funeral of the Pacific Mall Steai ship Company, that it would be in the hands of a receiver Within sixty days, and that he came here to wreck and ruin the company, ought to con- vince the public that the whole thing was a pre- concerted conspiracy to break down the credit of the company, tf not to finally ruin it. REPORTER—Have you, as stated, sold within a short time $600,000 worth of the stock of the com- pany? Mr, Hatcu—-There is nothing new tn shat. Some time in November last 6,000 shares of the stock were sold at 443;. The money was used to pay ingialments due on the three new iron ships of 4,100 tons each, being built oa the China con tract. We have paid already $375,000 on them, and we have twenty-four months 10 which to make final payments. é ships, when all com pleted and fitted out, are to cost ‘about $750,000- eaca, and the third, I will be iaunchea about the middle of March. REPORTER—Well, Mr. Hatch, whats have you got vo say about the subsidy? Mr. Hatco—There it 1s again. The Pacific Mat! Steamship Company has never been subsidized vy the United States government; what money the government has paia has been or ser- vices rendered. In 1866 8 Iaw was Passed authorizing the Postmaster Gen- eral to advertise for bids and to contract for @ monthly mati service for ten years between San Francisco, Clina and Japan. The Pacific Mati Company was the lowest bidder, and the contract was awarded to it, the service to commence on January 1, 1867, the sui to be paid being $500,000, annually in quarterly payments of $125,000 eac' The mails have veen carried since that time by | the Pacific Mail Company, and we are Carrying them now, and the government has always paid promptly for the service. The contract has,.now twenty-three months to run bejore it expires, THE SECOND CONTRACT. In May, 1872, another law was passed authoriz- ing the Postmaster General to contract for an aa- ditional montily service between San Francisco, China and Japan tor ten years, This would make the service semi-monthly. Im August, 1872, the contract was awarded to the Pacific Mati Com- Pany, the service to commence in October, 1873, the terms in regard to payment being the same as beiore, viz., $500,000 annually, in quarterly instalments, Since October, 1873, the steamers have missed only two voyages. Tne mails havo been carried satisfactorily to the government and vo the commercial pubiic, bat for ths additional Service we have not as yet received a single dollar. In this second contract there was @ provision that the ships were to be built of irom and so con- stracted that in the event of war they oouid be Treadily converted into war vessels. Two of them are already afvat. The secretary of the Treasury, a8 provided by law, appointed a commission of three naval officers, wuo were to inspect the vessels. The inspection was made and the report of the commission filed with the Post- master General, who ordered os to put the ships on the service under the contract, e have the letter ordering this, so there can be no doubt about that. Ihe first one, the City of Peking, is now tn San Francisco, and will sat. for Uhti and Japan on the 15th, under the last contract. The reason why these payments have been with- heid ts because we have not technically performed the service with Amertcan built tron si IDs, bat we have periormed it satisfactorily with ships of another class, and the Attorney General of the United States has rendered a decision to the effect that we are entitled to the pay- ments, The present administration bas nothing to cover up. henever called upon we have freely placed books, documents and papers at the dis- posal of Proper persons. Of the five ships L spoke of three, which ,are yet to be completed, ‘Will cost $6,200,000, REPORTER—Now, Mr. Hatch, we come to the last question and I will leave you. Is the company greatly embarrassed by debts? Mr. HatcH—The Pacific Mati Company has less debt upon ts shoulders than any corporation of the same magnitude represented in the Stock Ex- change, and, furthermore, auy statement I have made to you this afternoon can be fully borne out by the books and documents of the company, Which are at your disposal for investigation. AMERICAN SOCIETY IN ROME. {Rome (Jan. 18) correspondence of Galignani’s Messenger.) ¥ ‘The dramatic soirée given the day before yester- day by the American scuiptor, Storey, at the Bar- berini Palace, was a charming success. Two pieces were performed with great spirit— Planché’s “Faint Heart Never Won Fair Lady’ end “1795: a Prophetic Dream,” by Kilosa—a pseudonym adopted by a skilled statuary and equestrian, Mme. Hosmer, who 18 without a rival in the hunting field after the Roman fox mounds. The piece by Kiios@—since such 1s the name—was very amusing, The scene 1s laid in the British Museum, in 1795, where the mummies awake, and foe: the necessity of raking themselves famillar with the events of the period. The costumes were very original, and well de- signed by Mr. Richmond, The piece was preceded by an overture of the maestro Ben Trovato, another fictitious name, behind which a taiented | musician conceals himself, The amateur actors ail deserve praise, being Mr. Victor Paget, tne young son of the English Amnassador, @ King of Lweive years vid, whose costume was perfect, and who p ed Ni8 part with astonishing Spirit and id Mrs, celles, Messrs. Richmond, torey, and Don Vario — THE STATE CAPITAL Democratic Outlook and Re- publican Tactics. GREEN'S LOBBY AT WORK. Legislative Swindles and Corporation Intrigues. Gas, Insurance, Sheriff’s and Railroad Interests. ALBANY, Feb. 1, 1875, The events of the past week here, far as lege islation ts concerned, have not been ofa very im- portant character. Political provnecy and gspecu- lation, however, have undergone a considerable change during this brief period. The atMculties experienced in legislation affectiny New Yor city now assume much larger proportions. What- ever the proposed Tammany programme may be as to pushing through suitable laws giving that organization supreme and absolute control of the city patronage, one fact | can assert—the line of action must change, or utter deieat will be the inevitable result, 3 WANT OF DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATION, The tactics of the democratic majority in the Assembly have hitherto consisted ina species of bushwhacking, guerilla wartare, without concen- tration, skill or organization. Messrs. Daly, T. C. Campbell, Waehner, Davis, Hammond, McGowan and one or two others have been heard from, on the floor, on the democratic side, Their argu- mente are general and sometiines logical. But the people) want the pith and marrow of public business attended to. The scalpel of acute criticism and reform agitajion must be vigorousiy applied. Let us have the root of cor- Tuption festering the atmosphere of Albany plucked out with vigorous hands and thus give the people somgthing to be thankful ior. COSTIGAN’S BILL—REPUBLICAN TACTICS. ‘The treatment which Mr. Costigun’s bill received on Thyrsaay nas opened the eyes of democratic reel to the necessity of concentration and ation. General Husted and ex-Gov- ernor Alvord run the machinery or parliamentary tactics, of course in the interest oftheir party, with consummate’skill, They raise points of order, offer resolutions and motions, and make evidently iar and candid propositions, which completely take the feet from under their democratic opponents, Mr. L. Bradford Prince and Mr. F. W. Seward are also pillars of strength to the republican minority. When Husted rises in bis seat there is always a hush of expectancy. The democrats look wise, inquisitive, anxious and nervous. Chain lightning could not have struck more terror into the hearts of the majority than did the temporary shelving of Costizan's bill. Un Monday evening it will come up again. Let the democrats come together in counci! and some of them should read up, for tae occasion, “Oreswell’s Manual.” “A word to the wise is enough.” GREEN'S LOBBY. A thoroughly equi;ped lobby appears to be on hand in the iaterest of that most tenacious oflice- holder, Andrew H. Green. [here are three gentie- men pointed out as positively engaged in active lobby schemes for Green. Others behind the scenes puil the wires, but those three have come to Albany, it ts understood, tuily armed, in the con- teat for retaining the Comptrolier, The names of these gentiemen are James N. Beers, a member of that delunct body known aa “The Council of Poli- tical Reform;” Charles Sevan, of Syracuse and New York, and Dr. Stevens, also oi New York. The two latter have brains, tact and a thorot appreciation of their duties. ‘Creswei.’s Manual” and ap almanac, containing the State constitu. tion, was hanced around the hails of “the Deiavan” last night to his colleagues by a demo- cratic New York member, atter the shelving of Costigan’s bill, As the “voys’ were studying up J noticed a broad grin fit over the ‘ace of one of Green’s lobbyists as he watched the movement, © “The Mephistopheies” of the Finance Department had been at work through bis agents und dis- organized the democrats. Neither the almanac nor “Creswell” could save them. I[t was too late. Let them look to their laurels in the future and ell may yet be well. THE CORPORATION INTERESTS aT WORK, A general opinion prevails tht special legislas tion, being Killed off in the lobby, is absolutely dead. But events lust week dispelled the pleasant SUpposition. The tactics of corporations begin to be developed, and gentiemen vi the lobby look forward tv very substantial pickings from this in- terest. General laws must be passed in the man- agement Of these corporations, Already the car- Tien of cerruption and swindle in these particulars offends the moral sensé of honest legislators, THE GAS MONOPOLISTS. ‘Three bills emanating irom Kings county have been Introduced so far to reguiate aud control the quatity and price of gas. Citizens of New York need not be reminded of the outrages committed upon then by gas companies—of overcharges’ insults by collectors and other grievances. Why ig there no remedy? Wili these biils pass? The first question 1s very easily answered. Money of corporations nas controlled legisiati n in their m- terest Det bende Bribery accomplished the work. The second question is not su easy Of solution, We hear a reform Legisiature was inaugurated. Let the existence of reiorm be proved. Messrs. Worth and Coffey of Brooklyu, who introduced those bills in the House, can jet us know tne history of their defeat, if such is their fate. THE INSURANCE INTEREST. Insurance companies, of ali otner corporations, require close looking alter. Many swindies have been perpetrated by individuals banding together and ‘arting insurance organizations. They pro- cure charters, take sumptuous oitices, auvertise extensively, coliect a large amoant of premiums, and then—suspend. Mr. George Staui, of New York, recently introduced a resoiution in the House by asking that the Superimtendent of the Insurance Department be requested to report the names and members of companies chartered under the laws of the State or under the laws of any State within the Unitea States and doin business within this State: also the names of suc! a8 have failed and the amounteach had refunded to policy holders. Mr. Chapman returned his re- port in answer to this request, and stated that the Mumber of joint stock fire insurance companies chartered in the manner mentioned in Mr, Staul’s resolution was 185, The particulars with reference to suspension of a number of these companies are meagre. Asto moneys refunded, Mr. Chapman says ‘The law does not require any company which has gone into the hands of a receiver to return to this department the amount reianded to policy hold The recetver is an officer of the court, and is subject to the order of Buch court, and ts not under the contro! of the department; hence there is no data tn the d partment to enable tie Superivendent to give the amount refunded to policy holders, nor ts there any power given him in the law whereby he can obtatn such information.” The oll of Mr. Staaf provides that each com- pany deposit with the State a sufllcient amount of security to cover all premiums in case suspen- ston seems to be an equitabie measure. RAILROAD LEGISLATION. The ratiroad corporations have not yet devel- oped their tactics for the future in connection with Albany. Of course under tne general laws Vast interests will be brought under consiueration. Mr. Chauucey Depew, Mr. Vanderbilt's watchdog, nas been here several times, He sauntered through the Delavan, looked benigniy around among the memvers on the fvors oi the houses, chatted with Senator Selkreg (Chairman of tne Senate Ratlroad Committee), and Mr. Mackin, of Dutchess (occupying a siuiilar position in Assem- bly), and then took his departure in peace, with prospects and conscience, joubt, in entire har- mony. GOVERNOR TILDEN AND THE LEGISLATURE, The lobby and some of our distinguished Sena- tors and A-semblymen are somewhat prone to forget at intervals that Governor Tilden 18 to bills that become law. There is the rob. That the Governor wili thoroughly scrutinize al! enactments bejore aMxing his signature no one can dount, ‘That bd cau be passed over his veto becomes a very shaky contingency, The lobby willbe com- peliea to hurry up ail thetr schemes to have them pat through by the Legisiature several days be- fore adjournment, uniess they propose trying the questionable method of passing bills in dedance Of the State Executive. SHERIFF OONNER'S BATCH OF BILLS, Every Legisiavure is prolific of bilis emanating from the Sheruf’s oifice in New York. The firet cry raised in their advocacy 1s poverty. Ail sheritis, according to their own statem: 0 to Albany with assertions that they are losing money. One fact 18 Clear, that no Legisiarure hag had the audacity for some years past to pass a bili either creating or increasing sheriffs’ fees. What the present “reform” body may do ume alone can determi GOVERNOR TILDEN’S ENTERTAINMENT TO WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT. This gntioipated briliiant gathering of civilians, oMcials and professiona: gentiemen gv « ally comes off at Goveruor Tilden’s resives. , in Kagle street, on Monday night. All tie iuvita- tions bave been issued and read as toliows:— “Governor Tilden and Mrs, Pelton request the honor of your company to meet William Cullen Bryant on the evening of Monday, February 8, 1876, from seven to eleven o'clock. No, 138 Eagio street, Albany.’? The ceremonies of reception in the Assembiy and Senate on Tuesday will be particuiarly in- teresting. Lieutenant Governor Dorsheimer de- livers an address of welcome to Mr. Bryant, alter which the guest will be formally received v, Bueaker Moduire in the lower Houaa, "°¥00 OF le! no d