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may give any explanation that he can tn ad- 3 ec rf fie reading ai nis very letter, and of the seruuil y o: The contents of how there happened to be that omission, [and bm & printed buok con- taining that letter and ask bis atrention to that levier, Knowing it is thus printed; Lf then band him the letter, and nothing else, as in the hand- writing of his Amanuensis, and Hs lad be.ore the commiltee—iNat is, the letter; 1 don’t want auy- thing to do with the statement—and then ask him Wie her Cat letier purported to be the whole let fee as (has written, and containing no mdication D1 omission to get rid of any difticuity about the Writing; and i ubderstanu the witness to say that observed, or ay Rave observed pt some Ume or other, ‘hat there was a differvuce between the Catharine Gaunt letter as printed and as read and tig Catharine Gaunt let. tev as written by his wile, and that be sent it tothe Graphic, [tscemed to be lithograpved But now he does not ember that it was litho. | frapued. out thal le gent it; but whether ib was | Ushograied will appear trom the Graphic itsel'. | Dow, | am reading, as is iy right, the private let. | bKroftis wile; and [have a right, 1% seems to me, | to show tbat any publication dif Ger the supervision of this witness, In any dezree, has omitted this passage, and sacrificed in so far | the truthiviness of this letter: aud the magnitude Of that sacrifice will appear by comparing the let. He a8 printed aud used with (ne letter written by ie Wile, ‘The Judge—You have aright to read the letter, but it dun’t appear to be a part of the statemen T dou?’ see that you make a comparison between | the letrer and the statement without both being here, the one in tie presence of the other aud tue Otner in presence oi the one. | Mr. Evarts—i understand Your Honor to lay Gown some propositions tuat may be pecessary to observe, but wietier that has not been observed | is the question. Itis notcertaimly necessary when L Wish to compare a letter contained in that puyli- Caton, aNd ior Which tis Witaess 13 Tespovsibie, Aud with the letter as written, and to show the difference, that I should use the statement and the Fest of 11, because | have nothing to do with it, "the Judge—You have a right to show he pub- aris—Your Honor tbinks that is not hat the statement as published—that does rent to that, un Ror already appear. Mr, Tilton: (niver looking at the original letter) — | My tw pression is that these murks at the top of | the letrer sow that it bas been lthographed at | Wili Bot swear to ft. Mr. Evarts--tue Graphic wili speak for itself, A. 8 es, Si Mr. Evarta (siowing the leaves of Mr. Mav- | Brick’s copy to witness again)—Now look at | that letter and say wiether you believe that man- | uscript which f piace in your band to be the man- Uscripl Of the leiter as it was presented beiore the committee? Mr. Fullerton—We object to it. He asks, sir, a8 Bhiere matter of belie: of the witness, when ie buould as & matter of knowledge. Mr. Evarts—Do you know or believe? We have Brignt to either and aright to an answer there- Irom. Mr. Fullerton—And we a right to object, Mr, Evarts—Do you know or believe that that Mavuscript of this letter which you now hold in your hanus, as It 1s in those very leaves as they Fe in your hands, 1s a part of the statement maue Betore the church committee? Mr. Fuilercon—That | object to, The Judge—I think we can take the answer. Mr. Fullertun—Whether he knows? Vue Judge—Yes, whether he kuows, Mr. Fullerton—The question is whether he knows or believes. diy, Evarts—We are entitled on a cross-examin- ation to have the witness’ bel et. Mr. Fullerton—It they want to compare tho Catharine Gaunt letter with anything tat was pliced before the committee they have a right to | do so, but they must drst svow What was piaced be_ore the commitiee. Mr. Beach—Your Honor will recollect the rule of jaw is Where & Witness 18 Cross-examined with regard to the contents Of & paper the paper itself ve introduced; it has been so decided in tho, tor Appeals. ‘The Jaige—Yea; so it has, Mr, Beach—Very well; then they present to him something in hanuwriting of Mr. Maverick and do not usk whether that Wasa part of the state- ment, but whether he believes 1t was @ part of the stulement or scopy of a portion of the statement Which Was suvjnitted to the committee. 1 sup- pose it 18 sufficient to present that part of the paper Lo Which the question relers, apd 11 the wit+ Ress can tueutify shat as & portion of the statement I certainly pave no objection to that, Mr, Lvarts—Read toe last question, ‘yhe stenographer read:—“Do you know the fact that the manuscrip: of this letter which you now hold in your nand was in tho-e very leaves which | are now in your hands, 4 part of the statement as you personally made it beiore the church commit- tee Mr. Evarts—Is that the last question ¢ Judge Neilson—T'nat naturally should be the last uestion. by Mr. Evaris—I ask him to read the last one, There is sume variation, Lsuppose, in the phrase- ology Oi it, Have you not avy subsequent ques- | tuon ? if Stenographer—No, sir, Mr, Lyarts—it is pot.the question, Q. Do you know or believe that the written leaves Which you hold ip your band are a copy of ; the Catharine Gaunt letter that jou personally laid before the church examination * Now wait, if | they object to that question. A. Lhave every reason to oelieve, sir, that this 1s Mr. Maverick’s copy or a few leaves of Mr. Mav | erick’s copy of that sworn statement which L laid before the committee, which statement In- | ciuded 2 copy of the Vatha:ine Gaunt levter, and which statement, in being laid be ore the commit. | tee, Was accompanied also with the original mane | uscript 0: the Catharine Gaunt letter, which I parried to the committee, which manuscript you | bow bold in your hand, the Judge—the question also was whether these leaves were part o1 the statement? | Mr, Evarts—No; 1 didn’t inciude that; whether these were the very leaves that he laid veiure tue committee. i don’t care what tney were in? A. I Bay 1 have every reason to beileve these lew Jeaves are part of Mr. Maverick’s copy. | The Judge—they don’t ask you that, Mr. Evari:—Yes, Will Your Honor hear his an- ewer? | The Judge—Tne question is whether those leaves forma part of the stalement—those very leaves ¢ Mr. Evarts—lf Your Honor please, if you will allow it, we will have the answer as the steno; Tapher pas taken 1% down, Now, will you read that answer as it was heretofore taken down. Lhe scenoprapwer read the question, | Q. Now these very leaves Which you bold in your id, were Lie), of not, the very leaves, 80 fur as Went, or lhe siatement Uiat Was put beiore nnulttee ¥ Weil, sir, t have ever Bou ly beleve that they are; to vei fat buese pa vo, were part of Mr, copy ol the sorl stave cemmitie ab which Liaid lu person beiore th 1 don’t think the inquiry material. | ile has just said that he laid it tee. ppose he has just sald that wasa | iteluent Whicn lie said berore them; It ‘The copy of the 8 Wat is por mia Mr. Evart “cite 1s Mr be he com Titon—! It copied, and committe ¢ Your Honor’s pardon; he says verick's copy which 1 in person laid ttce.? handwriting Is there, aad I had laid tne clean copy beiore the yinal copy! Kept for wyseu; 1 belore the committze; | iy T the or ters and pr pos: them Was tis Catharine Gaunt letter; 1 be read them and then dir, Winsiow Was appointed and wake aa exammation of leisure. ts (reading the part omitted)—‘‘Never 1 say tuis.” Now, Lt begin, “i know to wait upon 0 bot.’ Is oF a? Mr. Porter—Tuat sentence ig not In the original, M P not that you are not able, or ever will be, to (underscored). Stil with what proround that £ am turned to this sure foundation, iny leet are planted un the rock of this great Iruth, you cau’t realize, Mr, Porter—All that portion is omitted in the copy. Br. Evarts (reading) :— | When you yearn toward ine with any true feeling, be pesgres ol the tr purified and restoved love of Eliza- h sHowantE, June 29, 1871. Those statements are not in evi ets of counsel are hot evidence. reau caretully as it Was written And ask (at the printed and written copies be compare. Mr, Beach said the statements of counsel were notevidence, they stated that there were certain omissions. | di. Lvarts—L pat a certain paper in the hands He said taut 13 a paper copied by which be ((he Witness) haa piaccd | belore tue committer. | then read as be had write teu, vnd a Comparison ollowed in the hearing of | the Court ty loosing at the papers. Toe Judy make that comparison one as otuer must ve belore the Cour t—Loe Maverick copy has vidence, —i nave bad it marked for tdentifica- tion to ve stown to the witness, Mr. Beach--{ mov: to stiike out from the mins Ules that there Was any omission in the copy—any Omission in the Cathar ut letter, ! ‘tne Judge— thes: KS made here are not | proper u ve both pap beiore us. We | | deen pre: Mr. Eval Will consider both papers as re ‘ Mr. Beach—And both are read, ‘The Ju Uniess they ure in evidence there can be no comparison. . VO sou reweuber any public occasion of writing in re; ce to Mrs, Victoria Woodhull | except utrending her lectnre, wWeithog ber | bu phy wha tie Writing ol the letter to senator | Bumner? A, role # Jetter to senator Car- are the only pubie documents Lres | ng im regard to ner. | aiter this 22d of May visit was It be- | te us Ie ot Mrs. Woodhull? A. It about the ist of September, ia the same year, Q When Faphy first introduced to you? 1b Wis done, Lien ab that § the subject of writing that biog- A. Shortly beiore time you had been pretty well | quainted with her ¢ Lthowit 80 | Q You hitd been acquainted with her traits of Mink. be ov, afd ber relations and purposes e yood of seciety? A. L thous it rstood them, but f touud Lb was mistaken. | a. ere is a marked copy of the “Life of Mrs. | | @ shadow in strange eo: | lite; whose position, | tue of Its composit Tieac! express | broken down with those in lite, QB expressing your to me in that verse. ment to your wile aud famuy ¢ NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1875,—TRIPLE SHEET, Woodbull” (placing {t in the hands of the wit- ness) Counsel was avout reading, when ; Mr. Beach sald—What do you propose to read from. ? Mr, Evarts—I am going to put a question to the Witness, Pieage listen 10 this passage, which [ read to you, and say Whether if is your composi- tion and expresses your sentiments as you then beid them avout Mrs. Victoria Woodhull ? Mr, Beach—I object to that question. The “Life of Mrs, Woodhull” has been already excluded, Mr. bvarts—! am asking whether it expresses bis opinions as then held by him, Mr. Beaci—Your Honor has ruled out this “Life of Mrs. Woodhull,” and I say that the evidence now sought tv be given 1s immaterial and incom- petent. I do not understand that the opinions and sentiments of this lady at any time are impor- tant In thls case, Mr. Evarts—As lt understand it, there has been no ruling on teat question. Mr. Lillon was the writer and publisher of this “Life,” and f was toid by the gentieman on the Other side that the bis. torian Who puvlishes certain starements and facts | does nut approve of the sentiments of all those | Whom he may introduce tuto his history, There ure some passages in this “Liie’? which IT propose to read 4s expressing, 1D terms, the Opiilons of this witness about tis lauy, ber character and principles and to ask him if these are not his | views, ‘The Judge—It appears before us in evidence that her husband had prepared a drat of the docu- ment, Ib was put belore the witness to rewrite It and put it in a suiraole state for publication, Mr. Evarts—He said he wrote {tip one heat. He presented it to the lady, who pronounced it a Tailure. ‘he Judge—She calied it a fatiure because the witness had omitted some extravagant passage written by her husvand. fe then rewrote it, Mr. Evarts—I propose to contive my question to the pabseaee relerring to tals witness’ views of this lady. Mr, Keach—I object to this question. 1 suppose this evidence 1s offered to discredit this gentie- man, How do we know what evidence there is here, or What are the sentiments or conduct of this Jady up to a certain pomiol time? iow are they laying the foundation for the impeachment ot the credibility of the witness by proving the | opinions, sentiments or conduct of a woman, these | sentiments not being the subject of wroat be‘ore the jury, itis Simply & proposition to prove a ewlogistic biograpay of a Woman about whom this jury are not inquiring. it w att thev propose to | read has not some Lmmediate effect on the case, | then, L say, it is entirely inadmissible, What legal effect can it have on the subject of this case to | prove that this witness, in this publication, ap- proved of the character o1 this lady?) What legat | knowledge have we of Mrs. Woodhuil? evidence proposed to be given is entirely immate- rial. ‘the Jadge—I think we will take the answer to | that question, and you can take an exception. Mr. Evarts then read irom fhe Life of Victoria Woodhull,” written by witness, the following ex- tract:— I shall swiftly sketch the life ot Victoria Claflin Wood: hull, a young woman whose carcer as been as singular any heroiue in a romance: whose ability is of a rare type; whose personal sufferings aro of themselves. 0 Whole drama of pathos; whose name (through the malice of some and the ighorance of others) has caught trast With the whiteness of he a representative ol her sex, in the greaiest reform of modern t object of peculiar interest to h whose character (inasmuch as I know her w portray without color or tinge trom any other save that I hold her in uncommon respe Q. Did you write that? A. I did, sir, Q. Did that express your opinions? A, When I wrote 1 believed 4 portion of it; 1 believed that she Wasa woman much tradiced; Mr. Beecher, Mouiton and myself were then endeavoring to seal Up the scandal aud in controlling that woman; wrote tt in September; 1 wrote what I thought would please her. Objection was made at this juncture to the ques- tions propounved by Mr, Lvarts, as they were just Jor the purpose of committing the wit hess to the responsibility of the sentiments ex- pressed in this blography, which the witness had $ | Stated was written in an exiruvagant style lor a certain purpose, Mr. Lvarts tuen read’ unotner highfown and ridiculous eulogium of Victoria Woodhull, before commencing which the Judge humorously suggested that the counsel “turn over another page or two.” Witness, in answer to tne question as to whether he wrote that, replied in the aifirmative, and he had believed in her to a certain extent. Q. Listen to this, and say whether yon wrote it and whether it expressed your opinions :— HER SOCIAL QUESTIONS. On soclal questions her theories are similar to those which have lon been taught by John stuart Mill and Mrs, H. 8. Stanton, and which are styled by some, as free love doctrines, white otters reject this appellation On account of lis popular association with the tea oft romiscuous int bet 1 the sexes—the essence of her system being ois of the heart and not of the law; thar wi ends marriage should end With it, being dissolved by nature, ant that no civil stutitte shoul’ ow!w blend two hearts which have been inwardly sundeced; and, finally, in religion she is ritualist of the most mystical and'etherial type. Witness—I wrote that; it was part of the plan on which we were working to keep her im good humor and silent. Referring to the Graphtec, Mr. Evarts asked wit- Bess, Did you make any other publications of fac- similes of letters except this? A, I don’t reeall that | did, Witness requested Mr. Evarts todo him justice in regard to the “Grifith Gaunt” letter by read. ing tbe fac-simile instead of that which was in the book. as the former was. complete and the latter was not. The counscl exchanged the two etsy im evidence, iu accordance with the 1e- quest. . This September publication of yours—the | biography—was in the Golden Age and inthe tracis, was it not? A. It was in the tracts alone; I don’t know what the circulation of those tracts | Was; I believe it was reproduced in many of the newspapers; I don’s remember that the receipts amounted to much, i think the | have let thi lines have gone in print if 1 had thought for one moment that the public shoulda give that meaning to it; I would have cut my Fight hand off rather than have done it, Counsel also read the lincs:— lam now ail bereit watll, And and bridge, and al— And nothing let These lines were not appropriate to the case in witness’ construction of his own feelings, Q. Now, Mr. Tilton, six months after the appear- ance of the card of Mrs, Wooahuil tn the paper, Qnd aiter the circulation of these tmputations on your wile, did you not publish this poem? In the November following the Woodnull card you pubs Mshed this poem ip your own paper, and you did not think it could carry any danger to your family, as betug the subject of the verse? A, I wrote tt in a railroad car, abd would have lost my sight rather than have printed it had I thougat so. Mr Evarts—Now, sir, asl understand tf, the principal trait in that poem is the verse which refers to your deceit tn love ? ; Witness (to the stenograplier)—Read that ques- tion, if you please ? ‘The question was read, and Mr. Tilton signified that bis answer was in the allirmative. Then he leaned back in his cheir and appeared to enjoy a Tespite Of a couple of minutes whicn ensued wile whe counsel conferred as to the next line of ques- tons, Q. Now, Mr, Tilton, when did bd start on tho tour on which you Were absent all the time of tne puoltcation ? A. 1 was absent on that tour from the time of the Ciucinnati Convention up to the election. Q. You were not absent at that time, were you ? A. Nearly all that time; I came home alter the Maine election to Brooklyn and spoke in the Acad- emy of Music; after that I started off again and returned to New England to fill up the rest of the time in New Hampshire. Q Then you were not much in New York at this period’ A. No, sir Q, Had you any communication with Mrs, Wood- hull irom the time you broke at the “Tit for Tat”? vp to this pubdiication of the Beecher scandal? A, Thadn’t any communication with her then; the last time [saw Mrs, Woodbull was in April, 1872. Q. iiad you any written or personal commanica- ton, or any sort of communication, with her? A. No, sir; she sent me no communication during that interval, as jar asl know of it, “it is ihe usual hour for adjournment,” re- marked Mr, Evarts at this juncture, and Judge Neilson, rapping sharply with his vavel, delivered bis customary admonition to the assembiage, who were beginning to rise from tnetr seats, Mr. Evarts—One Moment, zentiemen, Q. Mr. Iiiton, you Were absent on the poltical campaign at the time the Woodhull publication Of 1872 Was made, you stated, Did you receive, see or heur that publication cr apy portion of it being i giips and know of it being proposed to be pub- lished belore it was? A, All Lever heard on that subject was through Mr. Beecher; he sata ie had been spoken to In Auvance Of the publication; that some blackmailing letter bad been sent him; 1 never saw any slips of the publication, q. What did you hear irom Mr, Beecher about his notice of the Woodhull statement before the article in the paper appeared? A, He made a statement to tne effect that the day berore it was | 8 published some person had cailed and told him the | publication was to be made; wy impression is he Made some ailusion to that. ASH WEDNESDAY. To-day is Ash Wednesday, aud masses will be celebrated in all the Catholic churches in the city, and services held in all the Episcopalian churches, In the Catholic churches the ashes will be blessed before the earliest mass, and ‘atterward the an- cient custom of putting the sign of the cross on the foreheads of the faithiul wilt be observed, This ceremony consists tu the jriest dipping his thumb tuto apiate of biessed ashes and then making on the forehead of the faithiul, kneeling at the altar rating, the sign of the cross, saying in | Latin. the words, “Remember, man, thou art but dust, and uoco dust thou shalt | P return’? In the early ages of the Cuurch there was consideravie disputation as to the time of celebrating Kaster, wilicn 18 a movable feast, The Western and astern churches were divided on tae suvject and con- siderabie embarrassment was constantly arising a3 a consequence. It was finally settled gnat Easter Day should be celebrated on the first Su day after the full moon which happéns upon or next aiter the 2st oi March. 1s a full Moon on the 21st of March, and that day will be a Sunday, tue Laster festival will be cele- brated on the next ensuing Sunday, the 28th of Thus Asi Wednesdiy tails ‘upou tne 10in of February, and Easter tuis year occurs withto six days of the earilest period upon whicn the festival can be celebrated according to the law watch regulates 1ts place ou the caicndar. ‘The ¢arliest date on Wich if can occur 1s the 22a of March, the latest the 25tu of April, In 176l and 1818 Easter je!) on the Not happen again until the next ceutary, whe 1913, it wili Jail on the 23d of Marcb. In 1886 E: will occur on the 26ch of April, and tue latest date Jor the next century will be 1p 1943, oa the 25th oF April. Thus it may be seen that the extreme limits are seldom reached, a fact which shows the extraordinary exactitude with wiich the data in | Used in Mxing the time for its celebration were . Do you remember the speech you made at the | Q Steinway Hall meeting? Can you give that speech you made on opening the meeting? A. From memory, now? No, sir. «. You heard it given here by Mr. Moulton the | other day, did you not? How did that strike you | | then, from your memory? A. Lt was true, I think, that | 1 think there was | Q. You “remeniber a disturbance at meeting, do you not? A. some interruption by some person in the gallery ‘ al thar meetiug; I don’t remember that tne in- terruption was made at a stage of the lecture When she advised the audiénce not to be confined Lia Ene mairiage relationship, but seek their own amMuities, ). Was Lt not at that passage of the address that | ing disturbauce occurrea? A. I can’t say whether it Was at (hac passage tonat it occurred; [don’t remember that 1t Was on her promulgation of that passage that the mberruption arose, qQ. Do you know what Was 10 her address, and | whether there would be nothing worse in the rest of it than what sue had said ? Did you not have Silps of ner speech Wile she was delivering It? j did not have any sitps ol her speech while she | was dolivering Lt. @ Your intimacy with this lady would have con- Mnued for ought you know except ior this talk about the “T\t tor Tat’ articie coming up between you, would it not? A, Yes, sir. @ Ailer. the prblicat of this card in the World sn May, aid not t ton attract pub- lic commen’ and scunue ng Mr. Beecher A. Ldon't think it did, sir and you ? T don't remember; I can’t recall one instance of any person im iny acquaintance forming the idea as to Whom was reierred to 1m that articie. Q. ‘that was tae happy state of things in the comauity that no one’ could discover who was concernea by the card— it not? A. Ye Was hothing im it that att epuon {rude on My part becau ard; my jou 18 (Mat shortiy alter in the World news- here were references made to Mr. Beecher; ssuil blind; some mugnt understand it and 3 Would not 2. There was nothing to give you any fear of the story coming to a nead? Witness ad, “What was that?’ and Mr. Evarts soilingiy retorted, “Weil, as Mr. Beacu Bays, it 18 ONG O} those things waich no fellow can ndout.’? «q. Atthis date, November 18, 1871, there was quiet and freedom from this scandal as far a3 the pubite are concernea ? A. Ithad reached no furs calcuiuted upon, THE ASTOR HOUSE AUCTION. CONTINUATION OF THE FURNITURE SALE. There was a sensible diminution im the number of those in atteudance at the Astor House saie yesterday, thougn the bidding was lively and the prices realized unexpectedly large. Tne buyers mostly represented private famille, with an occa. | sioaal proprietor of a second hand furniture estab- lisument, looking tor bargains wherewith to re- plenisn his stock. The sale commenced in the ladies’ parlor, on the ofice floorf where the car- pets, chairs, mirrors, &c., were disposed of, and ‘Was thence taken to the roomsin the “hair shell,’’ or entre sol, a locality prominentin the remints- cences of belated bachelors for near half a century, and taen to the sleeping apartments on the sec- ond flour, five Of whica were cleared out. Among these was Mr. Calhoun’s room, where the crowd gathered in unswer to the announcement tnat the sale was about to be made there; but the relic hunters among tne frienus of the great nuilificator were not in attendance, and the prices realized there were not in excess o: those in the other apartments, ‘The sale will be continued on this floor to-day and wiil doaotless | extend to the sleeping rcoms on the story above. THE HOTEL, ‘rhe Astor House has existed in its present Bhape With slight alterations since 1's first open- ing, on June }, 1836, and thouga it is to be con- / Unued as @ hotelit willbe a different stracture ' remin | seven years tier Lau the Woouiull card, and no attention had , been directea to my tamu) time had uot spoken eth Beccner or Mrs. Tilton, Q Wien thts poem, “SIR MARMADUKE'S MUSINGS,” Was frst pubiished in the Golden Age was it not under your owo name? A. lt was publisued over my own name, Q. Was it in Its conception by you pertinent to your own experience? A, How far the verses were personal to myseil | am unable to say at cue ton. Q. Do you say there is no part of this poem that conveyed your conception of ile in your expe: A. Yes; there 1s one stanza; it was to peace and sorrow for a man utterly the papers at that Mr. Evarts—Was 8 the stanza you referred to case, gad he read: T won a nodle fame, But with a sudten frown ‘the people snatched my crown, And ia the inire tod down My lofty uainer Witness—Tat does not express my case par- ticulariy at that time, Mr, Evarts read next, and with fine effect: — i gained what men call friends, But now their love is hate, Aud | have te Ad too sate how mated winds unmate, And irienasnip ends. Witness—There is uothing particularly pertinent Continuing, the counsel read:— hore a boun‘eous purse, fig hext 5) aspedt Q. Doos that s nzareer to your own feelings atine une ¢ Q. Did y the time you pub- lished it over ) n your paper (hub tt would carry some con 201 That inch oF sentl A. L never suould | the latter years of its existence tke Astor bas been | rounklidly of An | im Jrom that around which centres so many pleasing o its guests hive been argoog the nobiest aud fairest of the land, while fom abroad princes and noblemen have gathered within tts wails to enjoy tie luxuries and comiorts of a uotel which was peculiarly American. 1ts first keeper was Mr. Boyden, who, In 1858, turned it over to Messrs. Coleman & Stetson, names kuown allover the world xs caterers pase of the puolic in mine inn.’ jatier named gentleman has been connected with it r smice, Warren Jones, who will be recollected by so many havitucs oF the Hotel, opened the door at jour o'clock in the morning of June 1, 1346, 10) the entrance of guesis, and he remained in charg ggaze a BILL DIS death in isis, s posicien Known by travel- Jers irom ail parts of the world, and was regarded by them as a part oftne mstiiation., in Isoo Mr. Coleman went out and 3 A, Stetson con- tinued the business in compat brother, é Mr M. Stetson, Tins firm continued until 1862, When a ew one Was lormed, consisting of Messrs. Charles A, Stetson, Jonna Devin and Wiilam H. Brown, by whom the hote: was run jor nd wutli 1869, when tt passed into tae hands ot My, Cuaries A, stetson’s sons, Who have remained the proprietors up to the present, For almost exclusively devoted to business mea, as tt | has been considered too iar down town lor the ac- | comimodation of jamilies, and in its reconstruction Ana ly by the way Tuen biessed me day oy day; Buti, crown poor as they Wave nowt Irs 4 vere js pothing m that verse relevant | toms; | never had i very bountcous purse, and I ve that veaetars ever cu ad me, | ening the canal co seven ivet, as provided by law the accommodation Of that class will be especiauy considered, BUITER AND CHEESE EXCHANGE, ACTION ON THE MANAGEMENT OF THE CANALS. At a special meeting of the Butter and Cheese Exchange, called after the regular business hours | yesterday, the following resolutions, which were adopted at the meeting of the “Commercial Con- ference of the City of New York,” January 27, 1875, were presented :— Resolved, That we deem it of vital im; ree of tin city anit State of New York and the in- 4, that the trink canals should be bottomed 0 ¢ t seven feet, ax pre Sotibed by Jaw and recommended by the Governor in hisaunual message, and tht the survey therein pro- to ascertain the cost of the wors should be made e least possible de ved, Tiatany uite ment of any out of the structur pe sate postponed Until they suait b ‘As ROW proposed Ke thay approve © He recommendaty u on shoul be appoi % Wu & View to the Hot necessary to ti ihe wiwan batons, aud thut we deem early tend of greai importaves vived, That every efort suould be mace, by law or : Lamendinent, ter wn hovest, economical and efliciont m at a conn al an | Resolved, That copies resoittions be sent to | the consti bodies: outed in this comlereace, and thateaweh of th ted to memoralize ihe Legislature to the ‘rhe following preamble and resolution, confirm. ing the above, Were moved wud unanimously adopted reas the important question of the improvement heretotore contused by attempts at iin- 1 bie schemes, is Now siinpitled to the pract.cal point o Wich have prevented any eeton, me there. fore be it I vived, That the resolutions adopted by the Com Comerenes ot tae Cry of New York, January rewith stbiitied to the New vork Mutts Exchange, he the same are fully and nl the mombers or this iu tho memorial or the Coa- Jol ference Commmittec of trade bodics or New York to the Legisiature of tie State of New York in turiherance of the objects set forth, As this year tnere | 2d of March, but tts can- | t | he desired to cail ior a reierence of the Message portance to the | enlarge. | CONGRESS. | The President’s Message on Arkan- sas in the Senate. LOUISIANA'S GRIEVANCES Further Delay of the Choctaw and Chick- asaw Claims, The Indian Appropriation Bill Passed. SENATE. WASHINGTON, Feb, 9, 1875. The Vick PRESIDENT announced as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the Senate on the Legislative, Judical and Executive Appropriation bill, Messrs, Morrill, (rep.) of Maine; | sargenut (rep.) and Davis (dem.) Mr. JOHNSTON, (dem.) Of Virginia, said he was not tn the Senare vesterday wnen the Dill referring the ciaim of G, W. Custis Lee to the Ariington Estate in Virginia to the Court of Claims wus in- definitely postponed, he thereiore moved to recon- | sider the vote by which that bill was postponed, | and have it placed on the calendar with tne ad- | Verse report. Agreed to, Mr. Johnston gave notive that he would ask the Senate at an carly day to indulge him halfan hour to submit some , remarks on the bill. Mr. Boay, (dem.) of Mo., presented the memo- rial of the St, Louis Chamber of Commerce in favor of opening the Southwest Yass of the Missis- sippland remonstrating against the oponing of the South Pass thereof, Referred to the Commit- tee on Transportation, | ‘The House having disagreed to the amendments of the Senate to the Dill amending the twenty-third paragraph of the act in regard to fees of clerks and marshals, on motion of Mr, Edmunds, the Senate insisted upon its amendments and tne Com. malivae of Conlerence asked for by the House was ranted. ‘The VICE PRESIDENT appointed as members of the committee on the part of tne Senate, Mes-rs. Ed- mana (rep.), Conkling (rep.) and Thurman (dem.) * Mr. WADLEIGH, (rep.) of N. W., from the Committee on Military Afairs, reported favor- ably on the House bill to provide for the sale of the Rush Valley Military Reservation, in the Yerri- tory of Usah. Placed on the calendar. He also, irom the same committee, reported | favorabiy on the bill to provide tor the payment of bounties to persons entitied thereto, but who have uot received them by reason of having been transferred Jrom the military to the Raval or ma- rine service. Placed on the calendar, 3 Mr. CAMERON, (rep.) of Pa., from the Com- mittes on Foreign Kelations, reported favor | ably on the joint resolution authorizing the Prest- | dent to appoint a commissioner to attend tue inter= national Peuitentiary Congress at Rome next Year, aud asked its immediate consideration, . SARGENT, of California, objected, aud It was ne eaiendar, } Mr 0 ‘rom the same committee, re- | ported adversely on the bill permitting Lieutenant Commander Frederick Pierson, oi the navy, to ac- | cept a decoration trom the Queen of Great Britain. | Placed on the calendar with adverse report. Mr. LoGay, (re, IL, trom toe Committee on | Military Affairs, jorted favorably on the House | bill to reduce and fix the Aajutant Generai’s De- partment of the army. Passed. Mr. ANTHONY, (rep.) of R. 1., submitted a resolu- | tion instructing tne Committee on Printing to ine | quire into the expediency of engrossing tne bills im print on their transfer trom one House of Con- | gress to another, Agreed to, THE LOUISIANA QUESTION. | Mr. Davis, (dem.) of W. Va., presented joint resolutions of tue Legislatare of tat State pro- | tesung against iedvral interierence in the civil | afaurs of Louisiana ani asked permission to sub- rks thereon, He said he would py more than five minues. AYTON, (rep.) Of Ark., objected, and sald | | | | of the President of yesterday in regard to Arkan- gas affatis. + Mr. BAYARD, (dem.) of Del., said that the mo- | tion would certainly lead to debate. | , Tne Vick PRESIDENT decided that the Senator fon West Virginia (Mr. Davis) was entitled to the oor. The resolutions of the West Vireinia Legisiaturo | Were then read at the Clerk's desk, | Mr. Davis said be belleved the sentiments ex- | pressed in them were indorsed by three-iourths of | the people of West Virginis, a3 weil as the people | of the country at large. He argued that the Louisi- | ana Legisiature had been lawrully organized on | the 4tn January, when the military tntrrierenca took piace, aud that sach interierence was by the authority of the President, as two Cabinet o- cers, secretary Belkuap and Aftorney General Wiliams, had, in the name of the Presideot, in- dors.d tne acts of Dureil, Keliogg and otaers. He, Mr, Davis, Couid not lmagiue & more dishonorable | act than lor thuse who had sought aud accepted oftice at the hands of the communities o! the Soutn to be traducing and revilinz the people they assumed to represent. In conclusion, tie de- | clared that he indorsed the resolutions and asked | that they be piaced on the recora, So ordered, THE PRESIDENI’S ARKANSAS MESSAGE. Mr. CLAYTON, Of Arkansas, moved that the Mes- sage Of the President on Arkansas be tak§n up and referred to tae Committee on Priviieges anu Elections, Mr. BAYARD, of Delaware, said yesterday an order Was made to print the Message and accom- panying documents, which had not yet been com- pied with. ‘true, the Message was here, but the uccompanying documents had not yet been printed. He had been iniormed that it was the intention of the Seuute to adjourn to-day at the ation Of the moruing session as a mark of ect 1o the late Senator Buckingham, of -Con- necticut, Whose funeral took place to-day. He there‘ore hopea the motion to refer wouid not be considered how, as if would lead to deoate, and there were but ilve minuces of tie morning hour leit. Mir, CLAYTON said some days ago he presented a memorial 1.0m the Hon. James Brooks, ot Arkau- sas, to the effect that he had been untawiully ket out of lis ofice of Governor, and that memorial was relerred to the Comuiitiee on Priviiewes and Hlections, He (Mr. Clayton) introduced the reso- Juuion ling upon the President lor the tiiormas tion reesived yesterday al presenting unat Memo. tal, and ‘it seemed to him proper that tne Me @ stouid go to the same commities as the memorial ot Mr, brooks. Mr. TUCRIMAN (em.) 01 ODLo, said ordinartty there Was no troubie about relerring a message, but this was an exceptional case, It seemed to hin that i! anything could ve demonscrated 1t Was the lack that tis Message should go to mite on the Judiciary, He aid want to covsume time — in arguing the matter now, but he was sure that Message could nob be reierred without debate, as it was tue most extraordinary and astoundiie OF all tue Messages, He asked that the unflaished bus eamooas bilimbde taken up. | YRESIDENT announced that the morn- ing had expired, and iaid be'ore the senate the Steamboat ptil, it being the unfinished bua. hess Irom yesveruay. | Mr. F (rep.) of Conn., said the funeral of his late colleague, Senator Buckingnam, tooKx piace to-day, und, a8 # Mark oO. respect to the memory of the deceased, he mroved that the Senate adjourn, Toe motion was agreed to, and, at five minutes | past one 0’ @ock P. M., the Seuate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WASHINGTON, Feb.-9, 1875. Mr. SYPHER, (rep.) of La., offered tne foliowing resolution, which was:agreed to:— Whereas the expenses of the government reautre an | additional revenue of trom $40,000.0)) to $:0,000,.0); and | as, OY tho Vacn of duly, 1870, tie on | reduced at thé rate of 38% per ° id reduction of dut.cs diminished | anes of the goveroment $i4t0)IN in golt ane vithout reducing the price of sugars to the con- eretore that the Committee of Ways to Inquixe into the expediency ot all im ported sugars to the rates of duty the aforesaid Mr. Cox, (dem.) ol N. Y., presented tie memo- Tlalof the special committee of tae New York Chamber of Commerce, urging the vigorous pros- ecution of the public work in New Yor« Har- bor, ans be THE NATURALIZATION LAWS. Mr. POLAND, (rep.) 01 Vt., Irom the Committee | on the Revision Of Laws, reported a bill to correct | errors and to supply omissions in the Revised Stat | utes. A discussion sprang up in regard to the naturalizauoa iaws, the last revision having by some mistake tuserted the word “wiile.? The bul prope rrect that error. Mr, WILLARD, (rep.) of Vi, thought the mistake wd Inoved vo amend tue bul oy Letting | Mr. Pace (vep.) of Cal, held the same opinion, | inasmuch as Under (hat imstake Chinese were ex- ciuded Irom naturalizarion, : . (dem.) of Onto, claimed that with gard tothe expediency or inexpedieney of uge, the business or tie Committee ¢ w of the Laws Was simply Lue stat tk, ona point of order comcided in sed by Mr. that View aud Wa: | der, When Mr. WILLARD, of ¥ ermont, withdrew it. The bill was then passed, " . | Senate on | which | tennial has s: | to study apout toruie the amendment out of or. | Mr. O’NBILL, (rep.) of Pa., from the Committee | on Appropriations, reported the :enston Appro= priation bill, which Was made the special order lor to-morrow. It appropriates $20,000,000, Mr. irH, (rep.) of N. Y., from the Committee on Elections, cailed up the report of taat come mittee in tue case of Mr. Cannou, tne Delegate from Urah, declaring lini guilty of polygamous practices, and tbat he be exciaded trom bis seat. Mr. LOUGHRIDGE. (rep.) of Lowa, ratsed the ques- tion of consideration, and tag House reiused ty cousider it, only 2 ing aye. CHE CHOCTAW CLAIM. Mr. Lovauripaez called up tne Indian Appropria- tou bill, the ony pending questions being what are known as the Choctaw and Chickasaw amendments. The Choctaw amendment requires the payment of $2,332,001 to the Choctaw Nation, being the amount the award made by the the Sth of March, 1859, under the eleventh articie of the treaty of June, 1863, trom sum $250,000, already paid, 13 to be de- ducted, Mr. PARKER, (rep.) Of Me., offered a substitute for the amendment providing that the amount shall be invested in bonds and eld by the Sec | retary of the Treasury in trust for the Choctaw nation, until the individual claims of the Indians are audited and certified, the interest meanwhile | and that of any surplus to go to the support of the Choctaw schovis and government, aud no claims of attornéys, contractors or claim agents to be recognized or paid. Mr. LTA, (rep.) Of Ill., expressed his belief in the justice of the claim, but resisted the pend- | ng propositions because he vdelieved that under them the Choctaw Indians would never get a dol- lar, He believed so because every proposition to pay the ind.vidual claimants was resisted ana be- cause It was rumored around the committee room | that tue Washington lobby owned every dollar of | those claims, | Mr. Cominao, (dem.) of Mo., also a member of the | Indian Commission, offered a substitute sunilar ta | substance to that offered by Mr. Parker, except that it torbids payment to any assignee and re- | quires it lo be made to the individual Indian or his heirs. He expiained the amendment, and said 5 RAPID TRANSIT. The Opportunity for Future Commercial Raile ways and Warehouses. Strengthening the Greenwich Street Railway. orden ecaieltetan OPINIONS OF CHIEF ENGINEER GRAHAM A few days ago the HERALD publisned an article in which were detailed some of the comments made by downtown merchants on the actton taken by the Dock Department to procure author. ity to have the proposed bulkhead and pterheads 110 feet nearer to the houses on South street than theie present instructions indicate that they shall place them. It has been a pet ides of the merchants spoken of to have a rath road for rapid running freight trains around the city, and to have “shunts” from tt leading ince monster warehouses built on the bulkhead. Te allow room for both the railroad and the ware houses South street must have the extreme width that would be given iti! the bulkhead were bulit out to the limtt established in 1871—that 13, & Space between the houses on the west side of the street and the East River of 250 feet. It thar it had been agreed upon by a sub-committee of the Commission oa Indian Affairs, The amendments were opposed by Messrs. Thompson, Boutweil, Sayler, Uarris, — Scoilela. Shanks, Biery, of Pennsylvania, and Wilson and Holman, of Indiana, 5 | Finaily toe aiscussion was closed and the firsc question was on Mr. Comingo’s amencment as a Substitute for Mr. Parker's. It was rejected. Mr. Parker's substitute jor Mr. Loughbridge'’s amendment agreed to, and then the whole proposition was rejected—yeas 88, Nays 137. | The next amendment was one to pay to the Chickasaws $250,0 Oarrears of interest on trust bonas,held by the government, and it was re- | jected without a division, | The bill was then passed by a vote of 162 yeas to 2 Nays, And the House, at fiteen minutes past tive | | P.M, adjourned. ART AT THE CENTENNIAL. SHALL WE SECURE ORIGINALS OF RAPHAEL AND MICHAEL ANGELO FOR THE CENTENNIAL ?— PLAN OF TWO PUBLIC-SPIRITED LADIES—NEW YORE ART AT THE EXHIBITION 1t has frequently been observed that art in its | various jorms—in music, sculpture or painting—is the common language of mankind, or, at all events, of that portion of it which worships at the shrine of the beautiinl. Hence it appears probable that at a universal exposition like that which is to be held in Philadelphia next year the department which will excite the greatest, the most general interest among the cultivated visitors ofall na- tions will be that ot the fine arts. Tue farmer may be interested iu newer and more wonderiui reapers and other labor-saving machinery; the dry goods merchant may view with attention the American silks that are to be exposed to view; the scientist will gaze with careful scrutiny at the natural products of a country whose mineral wealta is unsurpassed fn the world; but none of these necessities Of @ work-a-day world will ex- ercise the same fascination upon the cultivated mind as will the divine creations of a Raphael or a Thorwaldsen. THE GREATEST ATTRACTIONS. | | | | would overcome all the great needs of commerce | | | was not strangé, then, that the merchants became indignant when they heard of the action of the Dock Commissioners ‘They had accepted the idea as one that, being carried ont in the future, here—ray transportation —and secur: s'orage of freight. They had cherished it, and bad only waited for the work of the Dock Department to be compieted to organize a company to carry it into effect. The action of the Dock Department, then, was a cause of wonder to them, for they could not see why that bureau should oppose their scheme. A statement made by General Charles K. Graham, Chief Engineer of tne Dock Department, to the effect that if the bulkhead line were placed 110 feet within the proposed limit, @ Saving Of $750,000 would be effected on the cost of every mile of artificial river boundary, gave the sticklers for the ‘railroad and warehouse’’ scheme a base for their complaints; and thay asked, with seeming pertinence, if such a saving could recompense New York for the loss of. her commerce in the future. It was to get an answer to this query, and to procure a statement of General Graham’s ideas upon the agitatea subject of rapid transit, that the writer called at tae Dock | Department terday aiternyvon, General Graham dechiued to speak in detail of | the means to accomplish rapid transit. He said that his ideas were embodied in the report of the | Committee of the American Soct vil Engie neers: Lhat they had alreagy towed in the comments of tue newspavers on c report, anal would be known exactly when t | document is pudlished as the latier pb of this week. In speaking of the rea. | sons for bis report to the Dock | Department im favor of lessening the proposed width of South street, General Graham said that | he bad not Known that the merchan | are opposed to reducing that width, and he ase sured the writer that neither he nor the members oi the Dock Commission are moved by a wish to make a show Of economy tn advocating suca a re. | duction, he sat the merevants wave only dise | cussea the necessity for wide espianades on cach | Tiver tront with reference to rooin jor their dee | sired raulway and warehouses; that they have not | considered the effect of a bulkhead and piers ex. dowa town There will be naturally a great deal in this ex- hibition which will be of peculiar Interest to Americans, and to Americans alone; but what civilized nation is there that does not admire pic- tures and statues, espectaily if they are good? Tao German and the Frenchman, the Brazihan andthe Russian, the Greek and the Portuguese, will equally crowd to sce new paintings by Knaus or Rusa Bonheur, and even tie most inveterate of American business men will no: pass by a new statue by Miss Hosmer without stopping for a few moments ro examine its merits. It is therefore easy to understand why toe Art Gallery will prob- ably be the greatest attraction at the Centennial Exhibition, and why the managers of that stupen- dous undertaking bestow more than ordinary Care upon this department in order to make it as perfect us 1t can possibly be made. mere seli-deception to say that 1t will In this re- Spect equal the best great world iairs tant were held in Gurope. Puiladelpnia is too remote from the great art centres of the world—Varis, Munich, Rome—to be able to cope in this department with the luternational exhibitions held in Europe, ‘Mit, MORRIS MOORE'S PICTURES. And yet !t will he a most valuable art collection. It has already been mentiones in these columos that a distinguisned novleman of Kurope has bike to send his collection to Phiiadelpnia, overnor Bigier being as yet forbidden by motives Ol delicacy tu give the name of the grandee alluded to jor pubiication, Another feature of ipterest 1s that many Americans traveling iu Europe are engaged in tae lauaabie endeavor to obtain the toan of valuable pictures jor the Centenmal Exhibition, it will be remembered that two ladies caticd recegtly upon Mr. Bigler to tutorm him that they were begotinting with a ,enPieman in Europe for the Joan of some remarkabiy beautiful works of the old masters. Yesterday Mr. Bigier showed the writer a istter from these ladies, in waico the paintings alluded to are specited by name, They are im possession of sir. Morris Movure, a cele- biated Kngileh art conuoisseur, whose acquaint- ance they made walle tn Rome. FOUR GEMS. As Jong ago as in the year 1856 tue Eari of Onsiow lett air, Moore quite a sum “in token of the high opinion Lentertath, Of him as @ consummate Juage of pictorial art in atl its various branches— he Who unquestionabiy stanos without a rival in tis country as a judge of painting,” A renowned French critic said of him: Mr. Moore atirmed that evea toat footstool were oy Phidias 1 should ec! bound to believe mm.” Weil, this gentleman 3 possessivn four Magniticent puimtings of ol—Raphael’s ceebrated “Apollo which has been exhibited and city in Europe; two bust por- traits of Daute and Petrarch, companion pictures, pain 1 Jor his great friend Cardinal Bembo and mentioned by the Cardinal in his wil Reclaimed in eve aun “ttoly Fainily’? by Micnael Ang! which derives especiai value irom be ons of the only tour Gasel pictures ever painted by the immortal sculptor is admitted by trustworthy connols even more beaurliul than tie celeora and Angelo” ot tae Loudon National Gallery. The leis fer then goes on bo say :—-“By the courtesy 0: Mr. Moore We carelully studied’ the merits of these pictures, and even visit but inc tion, but not tilt possible th ed our admira ead returned did we dream it could be D fo OUR COUNTRY, However, spondiog with Mr. Moore on matters ofart, We told him how we ionged jor jis beauritul gems, how we wished that America owned t.em, and wondered 1 1b were possible ior us ever to obtam a genuine Kaphael or Michael Angelo for this country, Lo our surprise we tuund him not only willng but even avXions that iis pictures should tind a home with us, 1% was a pe idea O1 his that they shoud belong to the Great had purposed Repubc, and at one time he bringing «them = hinisels, Being a thors | ough repudlican in principle he does not Wish them to become the property of a monarch, and he is just as much H Opposed Lo their becoming tne property ol any pri+ vate individuals, and so We have been jooking about Us to see Wout can be dour. To us the Cen- medthe tne auspicious and su- preme jor laying the foundition of a great national art galery, aud wid, We ask, can bette lay t than toe Mateniess masters, Raphact and Michael Angelo? | THE LAST OPPORTUNITY, his, in ail haman probability, is the last op- portunity we shallever have to secure originals ol these two great maste: The italian govera- ment guards every littic piece with the most jeal- 0 pus cure. We know pretty well the history ol ail t principai pictures of Europe, and we kn of} but one otuer Kapuael that 1s lor sale—the “Vioe lin Player’—but tts owned by an Italian count, and the government wili not permit jim to sell 1% out of the country. Our plan has been to lirst get the picrures to the country and then | make them pay lor themselves by exhibiting them and (hep pitee them in a national gallery acce: sibie to al, Students and lovers of art,. More per- ject moceis cannot be obtained for any who wish alter models aud have not means to go abroad, We have the retusal of these pic- tures lor only three months longer. We woutd ub Under the hike to have tie enterprise carried auspices of tio Centennial. th it wo auchorines co guarantee securities lor sary i¢ about $150,0.0; we con make good the remamaer through our own friends, Of course the mnsurance must be ample and the portation must be provided jor. they become the levy.) The property of our Nationa NEW YORK Ant. This interesting letter brings home an impor lant question to our patrons of art and artists mM shall these priceiess gems be secured scountry? bb is to hoped that they wil erate with the Director Gene of the riTLOW In AeCOMplishing tails desirable end. As lar as the re vutation of this city m_ the Allory Ly concerned, it 18 proper to state that OW The’ Oceastor OF ls Last VISiC views With ewo Of our lead: ved trem them ample aseur- art would ve fully and han. Oo th Ing artists aud rece | ance that New Yor | somely. represented, It would be | tenamg far ito the East River upon that ream. Said he, “tne East River, at Wail street, is on! 000 feet wine; at v | Fulton ferry, 1,600, and at Grand street, 1,390, The | river then from Grand streef to its mouth 1s fun. nel-shaped. During this winter we have fad evi- dence enough that the ‘funnel’? would be choked | for weeks with ice 11 1t were not for the continual | movement of strong steamers and the grea | ofthe tae, Now, if the bulkhead and pier re. built ont to the lines proposed for their Limits the piers Wouid greatiy lessen the width of tne river | and serve for a time to support the Ice ta jis re- | sistance to the ud? and the power ol the steam. \ ers. But they would very soon be weakened and | finally be overthrown by the immense forces of the ice and the currents, We cannot afford to encroach upon the widch of the river, and if we could afford todo so we wonld yet be unable | to build piers strong enough to resist | the pressure o! the ice and the currents. ‘The request ol the Dock Commissioners for authority | to en the proposed width of South strect was iuspired by a Know. edge of these facts, und not by | desire to save money tn the present at the ex- | pense of New Yorx’s commerce,” | “Cannot a railway for rapid transportation of | Jreight be built along South street, even though that thoroughfare 18 Only 140 feet wide?” asked | the writer, “Certainly,” replied General Graham, “And | though no warehouses may be oulit on tuat rtreet | they can be erected on West street, Walch will be 250 feet wide.’” | Commissioner Wales now entered tho room and took partin tue conversation. He said the mer- chants had not studied the effects of an extremely wide esplanade along the East River, as the members of the Dock Com. mission have, The Commisstoners possessed exact knowledge of thoss efforts becore they de- cided to memorialize the Legtslature for authority to construct the new buiknead and piers so that they would not tuterfere with the course of the East River, and be in continual danger of demo tion by the pressure of ice and the carrenis. He went on, saying that, “fhonugh there will be | room on West street, When the works of the Dock Department there are finished, for the erectton of warehouse, they ure not likely ever to ve built, The west side of the city wil propably be the entrepot of the commerce with ioreign ports, | while the east side 11 be the. seat of local or domesuc commerce. The steamboats, schooners, and all the smail vessels will probably have their berths on the Bast River. Tae entire width or the esplanade of West street, will be required, there is scarcely any doubt, for the use of raiiroads—freight and passenger— and by the uso of the former the merchants will be able to take their freight rayidiy fiom the docks to Warehouses and thence throughout the city.” RAPID TRANSIT FOR PASSENGERS, The Greenwich Street Elevated Railway Com. pany is now strengthening its roauway. For several months tits road, in the opimion of pas. sengers, has been anything but an achievement of rapid transit, and, i the opinion of engineers, has rdiy been secure irom the — propas bility of accidents. The veams of the iron structy have become teusile from tha K OL adeqnate support, and as a train passed ‘y have been ooserved to “sag” at their centres, Sometimes two or three inshes. The supports that are now being given to the beams will prevent them trom ‘sagging’ in the tnture, A pai of truss roads are being placed under each beam between the posts and connected with toe latier by @ system of braces. The roadway is soon tobe “narrow gauzed.”’ and steel rails are to be sunstituted for the iron ratis now in use. J. M. Drake tnformod the writer yesterday afternoon that the work of collecting subscrip- tions to the “subsidy” or “deterred stock’ funa is going ®n very well, A number of gentlemen have already reported that their ‘ists’ are be- gining to show « very pleasing array of pledges, A partial report of subscriptions wiil be calied for very soon. Mr. Drake says that the project. indorsed at the Chamber of Commerce meeting wili be persevered with, without tegard to other movements to procure rapid tran-it, and he continues to believe that if will ultimately mect with success. Letters are sent to him every day commending the project, and tt ts certain that the company which receives the “deterred stock’? fund with whic: to begin the construction of@ rapid transit ratiway will not fali for want of sub scribers to its regular stock. MUNICIPAL NOTES. ‘rhe Comptroller has not yet approved the bonds ot the newly appointed Cnamberiata, It ts be+ heved that Mr, Green ts dilly-dallying in the mat ter simply to vent his spleen against the Mayor, Mayor Wickham yesterday signed a warrant for $42,000 for the Foundling Asiumn, which was a balance due of 1874, The Comptrolier some time ago retused to pay tits money, on the ground that he was Gcebarred from so doing under the con- stitutional amendments, The Corporation Coun- sei’s Opinion Was evoked on the sublect by the Mayor, and was against the stand taken by the Comptroile: Hehve the making out of the Wwar- rant. ‘rhe Corporation Counsel has not resigned, says he doesn’t intend to resign, and the Mayor says he has hot in his “mind's eye” anybody lor Mr, Sinitn’s place. ‘Toe Kinane men mot 3 Committee of the Board of Alder. cerday and considered the Mus tor No conclusion as to he Commiicee on Law of the Board of Alder ‘will fuid @ meering On Saturday, at one kK, Whe al parties Wao have charges to ke agaiast Comptrover Greea of a rehabie character ace myliet to attend. ‘This action on the part of the committee was prompted by the olution of the Board last week aufoorizing the committee to invesugate the charges that bad | been made against Mr. Green by 10us parties, | The Raptd ‘Transit Commitree mees to-day at one i’. M., Wien it Is believed the long talkers Will be made to be very shor eVeral parties called upon the Aldermanic Law Comimittee at their meeting yesterday and pr sented piags of rooms i buildings they wera anxious to lease to tho wity sor @ civil district court house,