The New York Herald Newspaper, March 25, 1875, Page 8

B THE CENTENNIAL. Meeting of the New York Advisory Committee. Galakava and the Wonders of His Realm o | Be at the Exhibition, The only occurrence of interest at the head- quarters of the Centennial Commission in the St. Nicholas Hotel yesterday was the meeting of the New York Advisory Committee in the afternoon. Mr. Peter Cooper is the President of this commit- €ee, but he was deterred /rom being present at its meeting, as were several other members of the committee, by the oad weather. The purpose of the assemblage was to hear reports of the results of the operations of the New York Division of the Centennial Commission, and to forecast the prob- able results of the future. Mr. James Ogden was chosen temporary chairman of tae committee, After the organization of the meeting was completed, Governor Bigler, Agent of the Board of Finance of the Centennial Commission, submitted a report of the subscrip- tions to the funds of the commission, which nave already been procured in this city. The following ip the LIST OF SURSCRIPTION A.T. Stewart & Co., $10 000; Hardt & Co., $5,000; F. Vietor & Achelis, $5,000; bomeroy & Plummer, $5,000; Whittemore. Peet, Post & Co., $5,000; W. L. Strong & Co., $5,000; K. 5. Kennedy, $3,000; Brown Brothers & Cow $5,000; Drexel, Morgan & Co., $5.000; Moses Taylor, $3,000; John T. Johnson, #: 3d. P. Waite & Co,, $1,000; EB, Oeloermann Co., $1,500; Haines, Bacon & Co., $500; Henry F, Bpaulding, $1,000; Haraing, Colby & Co., $1,000; . G. Arboid & Co., $1,000; Hardt & Laindzens, $1,000; J. Wendel! & Hutchinson, $2,500; J. Meyer, $1,000; H. W. T. M 5005 $1,000; A.A. Low, $1 . Dodge . Garrison, $1,000; Sturshelg Raynolos Co, $5003 dams Express Co., $10,000; G. P. Smith, $1,000; . King & Co., $5,000; Poilup Grossfeid, 3a. W : Robbins & Appleton, | 500; Carter, Hawkins & Dodd, $500; Balawi Fak & Peterson, $500; vurand & Co., $5 Artour, Rumril & Cc JA. Riley & C 8250; Smith & Hedges, Mulford, Hale Cohle. $250; Randall, Baremore & Cr 50; D. He Wickham. $250; D. Banks t $500; H. & 3. Brown, Churchill, ward Todd 3 Es ; Whiting Manu- 3 F. Winston, $5003 kering & Sons, $250; Filta Avenue Hotel, $ ries Hotel. $1,250 & Co., $2503 All lacturing Comp jamuel Sloan, $500 icholas Hotel, Windsor Hotel, ¢ voort House, $1,000 Giluey House, $ Bra! Hotei. $1,00: House, Cla 1 Br wick, $400; Union Square Horel, $300, Wesimin- ster Hote!, $300, Smaler subscriptions amouns to $3,000 or $4,.00. Governor Bigler then made some remarks upon the progression of feeungs of interest in the com Ang Centennial celebration among the people of ‘this city as weil as of the country at large. When the ex-Governor bad concluded his remarks Colonel William L. Stroag arose and presented | THE POLLOWING RESOLUTIO: which were adopied by the meeting:— Resolved, hat we advise those controlling this de- partinent to adopt the policy o' holding public me piste proper times in the t public interest in the cc Th.tin the mavier of r: aicelebration. | sing capital we recommend that the vurious Sranches a8, trades and pro- Sessions be canvassed separ! v and methodically, and Bhat the men of each be requested to furnish a commit- tee of three or more of their own members to aid the | 0 ming Cen: to the manutact ars. Chainber of Commerce, Exchange and all men contreling oF Gons—the railroads. siiup lines is esand all ¢ ar mend the Ven taon of th z ¥. We also emnbr pag ratulate the Centennial managers o. ure cations of a grent be ertain that nearly eing lihave a part in the ex- 1 Gispiay will be ali that could desire. ha ‘the peopie of the ‘The evidences of the wonderful achie Repuolic emboiied in that display means of doing honor to th mory of the statesmen, Patriots and soldiers who t and estabiished it Previous to the adoption of the above resolu. tion, a general discussion took place upon the means to arouse a thorough luterest among the people in the enterprise of the Centennial Cot. mission, Among the participants im the debate were Governor Bigler, Wiliam E. Dodge, H. A.. Shackleford, Wiliam B. Ogden. After the series Of resolutions was adopted, 4 motion was made ements of the and approved, empowering the Chairman of the | meeting and Governor Bigler, in conjunction, to Appoint five members of the Advisory Committee to act a8 un executive committee oi that body. The meeting was then adjourned. Itis probable that acentral office will soon be opened on Broadway, somewhere pear the new Post Office, at Wuich ail iniormation in reference to the Ceuiennial celebration wii! be furnisned, KING KALAKAUA AND THE CENTENNIAL. The jollowing is a copy ol a letter whicn has Deen sent to the Hon. a. toe Centennial celevration, by Colonel James Forney, United States Army, under whose escort King Kalakaua traveliec in this country, aod with Whom he returaed to his own dominion, It | Will be learned [rom the document that the dusky monarcn of the isies has become fixed in bis ex- ectation to return is country at tne time of ne Centenn jon, and that, not to be there abesn poor display of the products of | Bis kingdom, he bas given orvers jor the coilec- tion of specimens of ali things wonderful ana lustractive in bis reair UNITED STATES FLAGSHIP PENSACOLA, 1 HONOLULU, HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, Feb. 15, 1875. f Hon. a p T. Gosnoan, Direcvor General of the Centennial Celevration, Ph Iphia, Pa, :— Stx—I am directed by ifis . Kalakaua, of the Hawaiian islands, to itor you that he will be present «st our Centennial, in de-irous to know L ‘n space will bis government the occasion, Boon as the Ho! of Parliament meets, Be will be happy communicate with you officially, as well as with the governm at Waste fpgton, in regard e reguiar commission, come ged of the lollowing named gentieme: ceilency the Minister of the Interior. Samuel G. Wiider, ana J. A. Kanaimal, Commissioner, who fave already veen appointed and who have lor me time been busily ¢ in collecting together the principat 8 of the isiands, \nciuding toe var! pe ns of voleanic stone snd diderent forms of java, that Cabnot jail to be or interest to our people. uce his arrival, af my suggestion, the King spoken to tue gentlemen composing the come Mittee, and has requested them vo go to work expeuite matters, vo have everything jor jorwarding before te eud of the year 1575, it is the express destre of the King tnat all the products of the islands should be properly repre- ented, viz:— Specimens of woods, plain, polisbed and in sec- tions of trees, Furniture, made from native woods. Prepared specimens 0! birds, fishes, &e, Sampies ol vegetabies aod iruitg; dried, pre- Served and green or growing. Ferns, cereals, cocoanuts. Salt, rom natural Geposits or sun-evapora’ Sneils, corals of ai! qualities and shades, Geo.ogica specimens. Fibrous plants ol ail paied. Aquatic pia Coffee, in ted. . kinds, natural and pre- Suga: ch large plantation, samp! aiteren in kegs; sugar cane. Woo. Ld, ua the fleece or carded. Rice in vags, cleaned aud unocleaued. Awa. in roo : ‘Tallow, in casks. Arrow root, in kegs. Manu acture eather cloaks, mats, tapas, cal- twine ‘rom native stone adze fibrous materials, . isnuooks, models oi canoes, sul ne of former and of 4, heedie Work, of awatian objects and scenery. higelago, a& @ specimen of scale showing pay of the sat Ny sical ZeoY 1 Me mountain sileys, arable and grazing iande, Boes, Narbors and population Bouks in the Hawotier English and Hawaiion. hs Majesty aod intends to send for exut the ancient Weapops of the native chie s. ing of *pears, daggers, cluos m and Wignly polisned wor irym uum batr or t river eae island, anguage, Lewspapers in ion and sending pecimer wa J with great ivice also nds mave trum (ie The t Kam naw tions oF k fuch oird t i two leathers AL yeduw, one under eacit mmen-e number Of birds were mant hich 16 jour ieet * eet wid toe this cloak I Wace is mokmtenous parts of the @: muen patieuce and skul ior 4 of native youtha are to a Comper) tus Aine ond bis exCOTL ALG Wi LO | accompaniment is permitted, be a fitting | T, Goshorn, director of | | new command give 1 unto you, that NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1875.—TRIPLE SHEET. “doubt, ocd mach te the attractiventes of our Cen- eonial . 1 am, sir, very respectfully, your vant, JAMES FORNEY, Brevet Lientemant Colonel U. 3. Fleet Marine OMicer, North Pacific Sau drome CENTENNIAL MEDALS. PHILADELPUIA, March 24, 1875. In order to enable the public to distinguish Cen- | tennigl medals issued from the United States Mint by order of Congress, the United States Centen- nial Board of Finance have found it necessary to issue tne following :— } Unirep Stars Cznrenntat Boarp or Fixaxce, Furtaperruta, March 24, 1875. It being deemed essential “that medals with appro- priate devices, emblems and tnscripiions commemora. C jar uve ot the Centennial anmversary of the De ion 1 be officially issued, by special actaprroves Juue 16, ¢ prepared atthe Mint tor ance, subject to the provi- fon of the Coinage act ot ted state: cied the same to enie ns Of t a he fiity-second se upon the payment of a sum not less than the provisions, whether penal or against the counterfeit United States shall sued under having bee! 6 Cs d thereof, and ail the otherwise, of said Coinage act ing or imitation of coms of the apply to the medals | provisions of this act. | prepared and issu | tenmial Board of Fina (sagents, ai profits arising therefrom strictly applied im ard ot the ‘ation ior the ceiebraiio of the anniversary wt medais commemora' bey the only medals relating to the great events of 1876 oficially issued, and may be readily distinguished from any of the tokens styled Cenienalal meda's and tssued by pri vate parties (or their indivitual profit. trom thé tact that, in addition to the design and other wording, the od ve stainped upon “Act of Con: Yand the ovhers, “By authority of the 4 States.” offici: These medals are of four kinds—small galt at $l: large bronze at $2, coin silver at $8, large gilt at &: or all enclosed in owe case at SIL. tionary notice hereby given that the Centennial Board of Finance in- of the protection and_ privilege joned, and tends to avail t granted by the acts of Congress above ment that the highly penal provisions for publish feiting or imitating the authorize be strictly enforced against all infrin uon. a} OHN WELSH, President Centennial Board of Finance. Frepgnick Frater, Secretary. HOLY WEEK SERVICES. THE OFFICE OF THE TENEBRZ. The first of the three solemn memorial servives of the passion and deatn of the Redeemer, which form tue principal features of the commemoration by the Catholic Church of the emancipation of mankind from the dread consequences of original sin, took place yesterday afternoon at the Cathee aral and the other principa] Catholic churches. It 18 Known as the office of the holy Tenebrae, and is mourniul in the extreme. The pall of a dull, damp, disagreeable day seemed to enshroud St, Patrick’s, and through the gloom of the unlighted aisles the lights of the triangular candlestick that stood before the altar appeared dim @nd flickering. The monotonous chant of the priests and altar attendants reciting those psalms that breathe the very spirit of profound grief, the occasional wail conveyed in the sublime Lamentations of Jeremias, the low tone in which the “Beneaictus’” was recited, the gradual ex- tngutshing of the lights that typify the prophets who foretold the Messiah, the temporary withdrawal of the topmost candle that represents the Saviour, and the noise made at the conclusion of the service as a igure of the convwision of nature at tue death of her Sovereigu Master, all conveyed to the mind a deep sense 01 sorrow ana religi us emotion, In Rowe the office of Tenebrw is given wito the utmost solemnity. The musical feature of it ts the celebrated *Miserere” of Gregorio Allegri, com- posed,for the Papai choir in the seventeentu century and presented annually siuce, When the “Mise- rere’ begins the Pope and tbe Cardinais present rostrate themselves on their knees. “I'he Last Judgment” by ael Angelo, painted above the aitar of the Sistine chapel is tucn discovered, brilitantiy illuminated by tapers. As tae service advances these tapers are gradually extinguished. fhe forms of the miseradle crealares painted with such terribie effect by Michael Angelo now become more and more imposing {rom oveing scarcely per- ceptible by the paie light of the remaining tapers, AS the “Miserere” draws to a close the tune is Slackened. the singers diminiso te strength of their yotces, the Parmony van- ishes by degrees and the kneellug con. grevation seem to await the dread summons of the Judge of mankind. There are thirty-two vouces in Chis famous choir, and no instrumental Tue eifect of this “Miserere” 1s Sald to be indescribable. Inflaeis have gone there to scoff according to an eminent writer, and Lave remained to pray. It bas been attempted in many churches; but, owing to the pecullar nature of the music ana the unapproacn- able training of the Papal choir, it has proved un- successiul everywhera outside of the Sistine | chapel. THE FIFTH DAY. | INSTITUTION OF THE LAST SUPPER—BETBRAYAL OF OUR LOED—SERMON BY DB. AEBMITAGE. The fifth of Dr. Armitage’s series of sermons upon the life of the Saviour during the week which terminated in His deatn and which we now cele- prate, wags delivered last eveniug in the Fiith | avenue Baptist church. His text was from Luke | xxu., 14—"When the hour was come he sat down, | and the tweive aposties with him.” He said: Thursday of the great week is irequently called Maundy Toursaay, or the day of mandates, in reference to the fact that our Lord tien gave His Church so many instructions and injunctions in His table-talk at the Last Supper. The word man- dates, as used here, irom mandatum, or | recept, has rejerence to the fall spiritual expression wajeh our Lord gave inthe great chamber—"A ye love one another, even as I have loved you,” and also the wonderfal iliustrations which He gave then of that injunction in washing His discipies’ feet and in requiring them to be willing to wash each other’s feet, and again to observe the institution which He ordained that evening, by breaking the bread and drinking the cup in memory of His death to the end of time, Jesus did not return to Jerusalem util Thursday afternoon, toward evening, when He proceeded uuther with tis disciples for the purpose of eating with them the last Passover whici He celebrated, Peter and John had oeeu sent into the city for the purpose o| making tue necessary preparations, a description of which was given by speaker. The meeting of these thirteen persons in that upper room in Jerusalem was the most important gathering that had ever been gathered wsround a paschai table siace the tribes of Israel bad observed the ordinance. For the time being the Man of waylaring, who had no bome of His own on earth, was the head of the household; no longer & guest, He was now, jor toe first time, a host presiding over the festive meal, nee Whicu arose among will jesson of humuity by the act of 4 y de tal ing uprignt at our mea were quite low, und coucnes, lounges rearranged around them. On these € treciined at ‘ull length, throw. pg tis feet behind him and leaning on his lett elbow. According to the Gospel of Jo sus was troubied in spirit, The presence of the wretca e obdurate heart had not been softened by last act of genie love in washing Us ieet be- gan to be oppressive to Him and iia griet proke Out 1M the Aeart-rending exclamation, “Oue of you shal! betray in That sentence fell lke athunderboit upon all. Betray Him! For what ahow’ kvéry mao burns with shame ative ight, ana Peter, so bold ana coutident, ap- ve giv yhn @ private sigual of in- the question of the veloved gisciple guir . esus ansWwe probably in an undertone, “He it 1s to Whom L snall give the sop when I have dipped it.” Ifa demon naa preseuted himself at the sacred voard in visinle shape a blacker shadow abot have failen upon that sacred + rast of each otner and «distrust seized every man, aud simultaneously tne silence was broken in the bitter appeal, ‘ Lord, is iv 4? Lord, | is it 1%? When the otners were through Judas had the infatuated hardihood to take up the sane question, and Jesus repied, “fbou "at the same time handing ch He had dipped in the common with the appailing vom the Sn ol Man at yan it ad e198 t do nd Wwrithe 1WUON, arose Judas. ile J wit Lora’s dre! dful de 1 aj ad wend ow You will remember that all tis touk place at the feast of the Passover, and it 1s reas herejore, to suppose that jas was n at toe institution of the Lori's supper $8 to have been CeU ab : bread ur bee derstood wiieh ie them ac mere troubled hearis, Inspir i ng hopes, soothed ture sorrowiul ehidven o! men, thun any words ever uttered, When the notes died away ana the guest chamber Was empty and nt, ws far as we Can speak with accuracy, at , @UOUl Miduight, Jepus bad gone Out luVe tue Gare obedient ser- | f | Son, the presiding bishop, acted as president. itseems | the reverend | | den of Gethsemane with His followers, and the last scene in the drama of the stonoment was opening in @ perspitation of sacrificial blood. Great festival, great treachery, great prayer, Great Jesus, far | GERMAN METHODISM IN AMERICA. SESSION OF THE EASTERN CONFERENCE IN NEW- ARE, N. J.—HOW THE CHURCH HAS PROS- PERED. The annual session of the Eastern German Con- ference of the Methodist Episcopal Churco tn tpis country began yesterday, at Emmanuel church, Newark, N. J., with quite a large attendance of |; German ciergy and laity. Rev. Dr. Matthew Simp- A brief sketch of the German Methodists in America, | their orgamization, work, members, &c., will | doubtless prove interesting to the Methodists | generally as well as the general reader. Dr. William | Nast, a sterling Methodist clergyman, laid the first seeds in Cincinnati m 1835, From a very feeble beginning there has grown up quite a ; | powerful Church, not only im tnis country, but in | the Fatherland. At present there are seven | anoual German conferences, comprising 6,683 probationers, 38,416 full memoers, 529 ministers, 426 «local preachers, 508 churches, vaiued at | $2,500,000, and 909 Sunday schools, with 7,500 om- | cers and teachers and 43,673 scholars. The total | sum contributed by the German Methodist congre- tons for missions, church eXtension, educational and beneficent purposes amounts annually to about $65,000, exclusive of charitable gifts pri- vately appiled. THE CONFERENCES are divided as follows:—Germany and Switzere luna, comprising the States of the German Empire and Switzerland; Eastern German, comprising the territory east of tue Alleghany Mountains, and reaching from Dunkirk and Bufaio in the North, and Boston tu the East, to Frederick City and baltimore, Md., in the South; Central Gers man, comprising Ono, Southern Michigan, Indi- ana, Western Pennsylvania, Kentucky and ‘tea- nessee; Southwestern German, comprising Mis- souri, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska; Chicago German, comprisinz the city of Chicago and surrounding country and adjoining parts of liiiaois aud Wisconsin; Northwestern German, comprising Minnesota and parts of Iowa and Wisconsi uthern German, comprising Texas and Louisiana.’ The German mission work in Caltfornia, including seven ministers and 215 mem- bers, 18 @ part of the Callornia Conierence., The astern German Conlerence, tne one now In session in Newark, was started bine years ago, and has grown rapidly into a powerlui organization. The proceedings yesterduy were contned to tne ex- amination of candidates, and in the evening addresses were made w Rev. Messrs. J. C. Groth, P. A. Moelling and F, W. Dinger. To-day the con- jerence sermon Will be preacned by Rev, P. Stahl or bis alternate, Rev. J. F. Steidel. ‘lo-morrow, being Good Friday, memortal services will be held triputary to the late Rev, John Sauter, ounaer of the Newark congregation, tu 1844, who died last year, and also to the memory of Rev. William Schwarz, late of Melrose, N. Y. On Saturday end Sunday sessious and services will aiso be eld, and on Monday the appointment for the year will be mage and the Conierence avjoura. RUSSIA AND THE PAPAL JUBILEE. (Paris (March 11) correspondence of the London ‘Times.] The Russian government has forbidden the observance of the Papal Jubilee. This step has been taken on the ground that such unauthorized Church festivals are instituted with the ovject of exciting adoration jor the Pope and tue priests, apd are consequentiy in the bighest degree per- Dicious to the interests of tue State. Moreover, such festivals, which are only instigated by tae fiercest superstition, are also very demoralizing jor the people, by causing them to negiec: their WOrk and inducing excess and debauchery. NEW YORK CITY. Michael Dolan died at Park Hospital yesterday, from the effects of injuries receiveda year ago by talling down stairs. ~ The members of the Produce Exchange held o meeting yesterday at whicn it was resolved to close the Exchange on Good Frida: The Governor’s Canal Message will be considered to-day and a committee named who Will bave con- trol of the entire meeting and select the speakers, Miranda Jennings, sixty years of age, residing at No, 22) Cherry street, attempted suicide yesterday afternoon by taking Paris green. She was removed vo Bellevue Hospital. Esther C. Doughty, a colored woman living at No, 172 Thompson street, died in Bellevue Hospital yesterday from the effects of burns, received on ; the 14th inst., at her resideace, Patrick Gordon, of No. 529 West Thirty-sixth street, accidentally feil on the sidewalk yesterday morning, at the corner of Forty-second street and Hleventh avenue. He was tukento Bellevue Hopital. The entertainment at the Lotos Club reception im the Academy of Music, on Tuesday, March 30, will consist of a soirée musicale, similar to that of last year, followed by an art exhibition in the club house. ‘The report unoilicially circulated that an | opera wonld be given on that occasion is incor- rect. Richard Lambert, of No. 1,161 Secend avenue, fell {roin the jront platiorm of a Second avenue | car yesteraay morning at the corner of Forty-fifth | street, the wheels passing over his neck, killing him instantly. Tne uniortuvate man was a car | conductor, and had the reputation ol being one of the most Careiul on the road. The Local Board of Steamboat Inspectors yes terday reported that it had investigated the case of the coilision between the tugboats H. A. Craw- ford and James Wattson tue 17th ult, W. A. Smith, the complainant, requested to be allowed to wihdraw nie complaint, Which was granted and the case Was Gismissed with a repritaand and @ caution that such an occurrence should not be | repeated, Z | Catharine Keene, residing on Oliver street, near | Cherry, was run over at the corner of Twenty- fourth street and Third avenue yesterday after- noon by &@ Wagon. sustaining a iracture of the arm and asiight scalp wounc. The driver, Henry i. Finck, of No, 540 Last Thirteenth street, was arrested and iocked up in the Eighteenth preeinct station house, The injured woman was removed to Bellevue Hospital. | BROOKLYN. The dwelling No. 92 Partition street, oceupied by Margaret Finn, was damaged yesterday by fire; the property is insured. Judge Pratt, in tne Supreme Court, yesterday, appointed A. Seaver a receiver for the Westchester and Boston Ratlrcad Company. Mrs. Butler, aged filty years, was severely burned yesterday, at her residence, No. 597 Baltic street, by her clothes catching fire trom the stove. er recovery 1s considered tunprobavie, Three hundred dollars’ worth of jewelry, which Was recently stuleo !rom the residence of Mrs. ’ Miller, No. 350 Livingston street, has been re covered oy the police irom New York pawn- brokers. ‘The police found the three little children of Mra. Nolan yesterday in @ starving condition at their place of abode, corner 0: Columnia and King streets, They bad been without ivod jor two days. ar obes were taken to the Nursery at Fiat- bush. ‘Tne funeral of tne late Captarn A. W. H. Gill, ex- Deputy Tax Collector, took place yesterday, from his late family residence, No. 270 State street. Many city oMciale and memoers of the Fourteenth regiment, of Which Geccused Was @ member, Were present. ‘The services v Dr. Paddock, of Si, Peter's E,iscopal cuurch. LONG ISLAND. The ice has nearly ali disappeared frem the Great South Bay in the neighborhood of Babylon. The ‘inlet’ recently dug at the east end of the bay at Atianticvilie has proved & drain instead, and In two weeks has run the bay off to common low water. It is now pearly closed up again, being not more than five of six rods wide and very suallow, with a sandbar Wasued ioto the mouth by the action of the sea, The recent heavy northwest gale had tue effect of reducing the waters of Peconic Bay to an un usually low stage. On Thursday ot tast week the greater part of the bay bottom was bare, and large iumbers of fish wore lett Hopping around im the heir strug e Ol #hort stion, a a smail army of peo! out to che rdvuntage Of il wind tis and clams bo good, and a boun was gathered belore the water re There has been considerable excitementin and about Jamaica lor several cays past regarding the alieged tarring and jeathering ol @negro named some tim: ago, at Foster adow, and ot deato trom treatment then re. he bands dea, Richard na oluie years to be Loonie uper two colored 10d annan Soade stony as to F cuse War taken beiore Jastice Bennett, of Jamaica, & few Gays since, and warrania were iseaed for the arrest Of several persons alleged to be implicated iu ie OL Urawe, Charging thei With assauit, Ofl- Smitner his su a at rt ory a n ed aiscourse, | e conducted by Rev. | | cers Wilkinson and Remsen, to whom the warrants were given, have searched the neighborhood for furiher testimony, and have finally come to the conclusion that there is but little, if apy, truth in | the statements made by Chuings and Haunah | Spader. ‘they believe that the story was invented | by the former tor the purpose of having Sttlwell and Khodea arrested and imprisoned, as they are bad characters and a terror to the neighborhood, | both baving served a term in the State Prison. WESTCHESTER. Right Rev, Bishop Potter administered the rite of confirmation at both of the Episcopal churches in Sing Sing on Monday eveutng. Twenty-three postulants Were confirmed, The republicans of Yonkers have made the fol- lowing nominations for Aldermen, to be voted for at the annual town election next Tuesday :—Sec- ond ward, James 8, Mitchell; Third ward, Will'am 8. Carr; Fourth ward, John A. Kemp, In accord- ance with the party tactics pursued last year no aaa was made for Alderman in the First ward. The conduit leading from the Croton Aqueduct to Sing Sing Prison, and’ which supplies that in- stitution with water, has caved in or otherwise be- come choked, occasioning much tnconvenience. As the deiective spot is about twenty-five feet be- low the surface of the ground it will require much time and labor to remedy it. Meantime a steam engine has been brougnt into re¢utsition for the purpose o! forcing water from a neighbormg pond into the storage reservoir.+ At Sing Singon Tuesday evening the demo- cratic primary meeting for the nomination of town and village ofcers cuiminated in a general row, during which the furniture in the Corpora- tion rooms Was wadly damaged, as were also seve- ral noses owned by the combatants. uring the mélée the ballot box containing the votes for the new Town Committee was carried of. thus vitlat- ing, as iS asserted, that portion of the proceed. ings, and leaving the existing Town Committee m statu Quo, STATEN ISLAND. —+—_—— A proposition to establish a line of fire alarm telegraph from Port Richmond, through New Brighton and across tue island, through Edgs water to Forts Waasworth and Tompkins, witn alarm bells located in the three incorporated vil- lages named, 1s now being discussed with con- siderable favor. Coroner Dempsey, of New Brighton, with a jury and others interested in the case, met on Tuesday at the County Poorhouse in Richmona, tor the purpose of commencing an -investigation of the circumstances attending tbe death of Joseph Eagan, who was last week seut to the Poor House in a dying condiuon vy Justice Wood, of Totten- ville. Eagan’s body was dug up, and a post- mortem eXamination was made, alter which the inquest was adjourned, 1n coasequence of tne ad- sence of important witnesses, At the adjourned term of the Richmond County Court, Judge Moore presiding, held to audit the accounts of the Drainage Commissioners, the tes- timony taken related chiefly to the identification of vouchers received prior to the appointment of obe of the present Commissioners and the con- sotidation ol the two drainage districts into the one now existing, The Treasurer was examined at considerable leng!h to ascertain the exact amounts paid out tor work done, the object being to find out exactly how the $10,000 used by the Commissioners has been expended. The taxpay- ers of the drainage district intend, if possivie, to prevent the issuing Of any more bonds, The Court will meet again on the 30th inst. NEW JERSEY. Thomas Herrington, living near Sloatsburg, New York, # few days ago tried to batter his brains out with a blacksmith’s hammer, and, failing in that, drowned himself in @ brook tnree feet deep, The Board of Education of Bayonne city having exhausted their appropriation for the support of the schools, applied to the City Council for a sum wo meet the deficiency. The Council, in order to Incuicate the necessity of economy, refused the request, The war between the contending factions of the democracy im Jersey City came to a cr jast evening, when the primaries for the charter elec. tion were held by order of the General Committee. The primaries under the auspices of the city committee were held the previous evening. The former committee were triumphant throughout whe city last evening. ‘The Messrs. Watson, of Paterson, have contracted torepair the Barrett Suspension Bridge, at Port Jervis, ata cost of $12,000 or $15,000. The erec- tion of the Erie Railway bridge will not be com- menced fur perhaps two weeks yet, on account oftne danger still apprehended from the vast masses of ice which line the river for @ long dis- tance above Port Jervis. A plan for the revrganigation of the New Jersey Midland Railway was submitted at a meeting of the Board of D.rectors in New York to-day. It Was proposed that the first mortgage bondnoid- ers surrender their coupons until April 1, 1880, in exchange for preferred stock; that the second mortgage bondholders do tie same, and that tbe third mortgage bondholders and other creditors funda their Claims tn a new voud at fifty cents on the doilar, 1t 1s calculated that this would leave the road with $7,500,000 of obligations, including bonds aud stock, which, it 18 claimed, the road couid easily carry. The action of the Jersey City Police Commission- ersin reducing the salaries of tne force, while leaving theirown untouched, nas increased the hostility of the people to the commission system. ‘The poor, hard-working patroimen are among the Mozt linest and fateful of tne servants o1 tue d form the best police force Jersey City has ssed lor many years, Not a move was Iaie by the Commissioners to cut off the exorbitant appropriations to the City Hospital, Where beel is | furnisned at three times its market value and Where the city 1s chargea daily Jor milk suilicient lor a regiment of the State milltia, THE NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE. MORE RAILROAD SKIRMISHING—THE ERIE RAIL- BOAD ACHIEVES A VICTORY—AN ANIMATED DISCUSSION IN THE SENATE. In the Senate of the New Jersey Legislature yesterday Mr. Hopper introduced a bill to repeal @ section of the charter of the New York and Long Branch Ratiroad Company which empow- ered that corporation to consolidate with any other railroad company. The bill was immeat- ately ordered to a second reading. Subsequently the vote by which it was ordered toa second reading, on the ground that the bill was a private | One, and as the time had passed for the introduc @ vote of 11 to 6 the tabie. Mr. Hill offered a concurrent resolution in reter- ence io the surplus revenue distriputed to the several States in 1837 by wich New Jersey re- ceived $764,670, instructing the Senators and members of Congress irom New Jersey to vote for @ btll to relieve tne several States from the bonds now held by the general government against them tor this amount, 1t being under-tood by all parties 4s a distribution never to be cailea for, ana 1s now a dead jetter. The Treasurer ol the United States Carries tis amount against the several States, While the State carries the amount against the severai counties, and has done so tor iorty years. ‘The resolution was ordered to be printed. dir. WyckoMs bill to appoint three commtssion- ers tu appraise the taxable property o: the Erie The subject was then latd on Kailyoad Company in the State was, alter a lengthy discussion, veleated by a vote of 0 to 56 in the House, The Assembly Salary vill Was pasted by a McDonald, 2 to & (Messrs. od). vrencu introduced a bill to provide for anew ¢ House for isseX and Hudson counties to be calied the State House of Contention, Mr. fofley introduced a bill compelling the Penn- sylvania Railroad Company to place a flagman at } that point in the Bergen cot woere the darsimus Cove ireight branch of the road Intersects the Main jine, under a penaity of $100 for every neglect to comply with this enactment. There Was au mated discussion in the Senate in the aiternoon over aresolution of Mr. Abvett calling lor a joint meeting Oo! the tWo Nouged to- day Jor the election of State and tounty officers, abu it Was delcated by a strict party vote of 12 to 7. Tis action of the Senate gives tie republicans control of the State ‘reasurer, state Prison Keeper and other fortunate oficers tor anovuer year, although the custom has been for a nuinber ol years that these officers should be elected an- yne and nuaily. Mr. Abbett then offered @ resolution that the present State Treasurer be required to qualify in bonds iting to $200,000, 1m accordance Wh law. He has been Under only $50,000 bonds tor the pistyear, although the jaw calieu tor $800,000, [his rumorea that he cannot qiailly, and consequently there is a cuance lor a democrat being eleciea to flouse this afternoon the committee appointed to inVestigate certain charges against rity of Messrs, Gill and Sieran, mad ists, named Cosgros L reported that the charges © rai ning to end, and unat ‘ated ine accnsed gentlemen ta every particular, movers. Kirk, Rube, Cary, Merl and others paid 1 tributes to che worth and integrity of srs. Gili and Shera, and on motion of Mr. Rave the report and evidence was ordered to be printed. Cosgrove and Lundie were denounced and censured vy the report. A MERCENARY OFFIvEnN. ONE OF THE ROBBERS OF THE NEW YORK CEN- TRAL RAILROAD CAPTURED AT DENVER— $9,000 AND VALUABLE PAPERS HELD BY THE SHERIFF TO SECURE A REWARD. Povankeersiz, March 24, 1875, George Van Velsor, the absconding clerk in the treasurer's office of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad, who was arrested at Den- ver @ short time ago, 1s now on his way to New York in charge of Detective Jonn Scanlan, THE CRIME. On the 8d of May last the sate tm the treasurer’s office at the Grand Central depot, in New York, ‘was robbed of $33,000 in casa, Two young men, aged about nineteen years, and who had been em- ployed in the office, disappeared simuitanevusly with the discovery of the roboery, and, of course, suspicion at once fastenea upon them as the guilty parties. Taeir names were George Van Velsor ahd Isaac Baxter. A large reward was offered for the arrest of the culprits and the recovery of the money. Photographs and descriptions of the young mea were sent in all directions, and detec-- tives everywhere were on the alert. In July or August o/ last year Deputy Sherif Hibbard went to Denver, exnibited the photograplis to Sherif Willoughby, and left such other information as might be useful in case the rovvers strayed in that direction. Hibbard seemed very anxious for the arrest of Van Velsor, but did not care much for Baxter. THE ABREST OF VAN VELSOR. ‘ Sheri Willoughby has since then been watching for hisman, About three weeks ago a young man arrived in Denver from the East, ana went South toward Pueblo, whose appearance resemdled closely she description of Van Velsor. Willoughby never lost sight of his man, and on Monday last the fellow returned to Denver. From that time until Wednesaay the Sheriff kept on nis track, telegraphing meanwhile to New York for a fuller and more particular de- scription. On Wednesday, everything having been done to establish the identity of the suspected party, he was arrested and lodged in the county jail, He bad been making preparations to leave in a day or two for Salt Lake, tn company with a prostitute, which little plan was nipped in the bud by the persuasive eloquence of Mr. Wil- loughby. On the young men’s person asum of money was found amounting to $1,665, and a trunk checa, the trunk being at the depot. In this trunk several thousand dollars were discovered, in the original packages such are given out at banks. From the time of tne arrest until yesterday forenoon the pris- oner dented all knowledge of the affair and stoutly protested his innocence, but when informed tnat an officer was en route from New York armed with @ requisition toreturn him to that city ne gave up atonce and made a full confession of his identity and bis guilt. He is as yet very reticent about his movements since the robbery, but itis believed that he and his confederate, Isaac Baxter, have been living down in Southern Kansas, In Van Velsor’s trunk the seal of Camanche county was found. A telegraphic imquiry was sent to the officers of that county for information, but the answer came back that no such person was wanted there. Van Velsor says that Baxter left Kansas some time ago for Texas, taking with him young girl as@ travelling companiou. He haa very little money, from which 1t would appear that Van Velsor had appropriated the lion’s share ofthe plunder, Sherif Willoughby has managed vhis affair in @ most admirable manner. POLICE COKRESPONDENCE. The above is, in substance, the story published by @ Rocky Mountain newspaper about the rob- bery, but additional particulars, received at Su- perintendent Toucey’s ofice, in the Grand Central depot, New York, put the Sheriff in no enviable light, and no doubt by this time that Denver oMctal is under arrest. The first intimation re- ceived by the New York autnorities of Van Veisor’s arrest was the following :— Denven, March 11, 1875. he W. Wate, Superintendent of Police, New rk ‘ork i— . Have arrested man calling himselt Frank Reed; an- swers description of Van Velsor; hus been in Southern Kansas several months; caine here several days ago; spends money recklessly; has several thousand dollars in tran in small bills; says he bad answering deseri with girl; is very nervous: avoids hotels and oflcers; vy on giris; don’t deny or ucknowledge anything; h fan'Choid’ long; what will vou do? what reward; aus wer. E. A. WILLOUGHBY, sheriff. Superintendent’ Wailing replied “$1,000 reward for man; ten per cent jor money recovered; send picture by mall; would send Officer if certain it was the rignt person.” ‘Yo this Sheriff Willoughby replied, “Van Veisor acknowledges everything. Hibbard promised me $5,000 when here; can’t keep him from babeas corpus for $1,000." Here 1¢ is proper to state that the man Hibbard reiered to is John H. Hibbard. Mr. Hibbard 1s now in New York city and has mae the following statement t» your correspondent :— [leit here on the 12th of July to go to Denver, and thinking that perhaps I might come acroi Van Veisor in my travels, | got appointed Deputy Sheriff so as to be empowered to Make an arrest. Treached Denver on the lita of July and saw Sheri? Wihoughby and toid him | was atter Van Veisor and sbowed him the printed circular | Mr. Hendrickson made a motion to reconsiaer | tion of private bills 1t could not then be received, | Alter some discussion the motion was adopted by | issued by the railroad company, which offers $5,000 for the capture ol Van Veisor aud Baxter and the recovery of the Money or in that proportion for the amount recovered. | gave him all the ine formation [ could, inciuding descriptions and photographs and went around witn mim in Various saloons lookin jor the prisoner. I made no offer ot ‘ard to him whatever outside of the rewad offered in the printed circuiar, He told me whatever he did he weuld ‘be tn’ with me.” 4 MERCENARY SHERRIFP, In reply to Superintendent Wailing’s Gespatch Willoughvy again telegrapued:—* Have fought and jought two Writs of haveas corpus. Will not try to hold Van Veisor unless guaranteed $5,000 t morrow.” Superintendent Walling again graphed to the benver Sherif as tollows:. Ji not get reply irom officers of the road beiore Monday. Hold Van Velsor.” All of tie above telegraphing occurred between March 8 and March 18. By the ivth of March the Superintendent of the New York Cenira) Katlroad, having been in constant communication with Denver by tele graph, engaged the legal services of General B. M. Hughes, o/ (nat city, and put the whole matter 1% Mis Nunds, anu quickly alter the following wa# telegraphed io the Superintendent from Deaver:— “Tae ;risoner is closely Watched day and night, and if they attempt to habeas corpus him we will arrest him again, and hold him until Detective Scanlan arr watching the case closeiy.”” | When Detective Scanian reached Denver he te! phed to the § iendent rhat the parties eward, and would not jell aisposed. Imune- ork acquaintance and the assistance of rnor ot Colorado, Am y thr Hughes, nor Koutt, lhe new | was procured in belalf of New York Central Raiiroad Company, ana on the 20th of Marca clive egraphed as follows: Governor has given @ warrant to the 3 4 ‘T Coroner Says We stall have toe man to-day if lic bas to call upon the military to go and get him,” A few hours later Seanlon again telegraphed :— “Van Velsor 1s in may Charge aad I will start jor home on Monday, but the Sucruf will not give up the money."* The next day (Sunday last) Scanlan sent this despatca trom Denver:— “Cannot fe away on Monday. The Sherif nas taken all the property and refuses to give it up. It consists oO! $9,090 in money, deeds tor 100 acres ol land, three horses, one gold watch and ono diamond ring. [fave Van Velsor at the hotel with me, and Shelly will remain uatil General Hughes says xo PROCEVDINGS AGAINST THE SHERIFF. The question of tne custody of Van Velsor hav- ing been settler the next question was how to get hold of the remains of the $35,000 stolen from the company whica the enterprising and contama- lous Sheriff of Deaver had (0 ail appearances une lawfully seized upon. On that subject General Haghes, the attorney for the company, tele- graued:— “Willougoby refases to give up the money and demands $5,000, I refuse, of course, and the rem. edy now 1s to sue him for the 1unds.9 To this answer was made as follows :— “You may propose to Willoughby to place the funds and prop -rcy in the bands of the Governor of the State. Explain the cage fully to nim on both sides and lec him decide what we shall pay Willoughby. We wiil abide by his decision. If Willoughby wili not consent to this commence pro- ceedings against him atonce, If he really does not intend to roo us he will, I think, consent to this plan”? Ateply was received stating that, Willoughby declined the proposal, and leg: beep taken accoraiugiy, the 5 aitorney having received instructions to “make It as hot for that Sherif as posstple."? | Yue amount of reward originally offered was | equal to $1,090 per man and ten per cent of the Inouey, and the company is willing to pay Sherif | Willoughby en that b The action of the Sherif in refusing to give up the $9,000 the horses, Ul an air ol re the |e B case one the deeds lor the houses, hans diamond ring has Ad0 wOOUT It that ts, Co say y the whole fiaat result unuanal ta Will ho «i Watched jor with interest. sny Govut but that Baxter, the au npunion or Van Velsor, is in ‘iexas, and Hews of Ms arrest 18 expe hourly, a8 a shrewd detective 1s on nis track. Detective Scanian, with Van Velsor in charge, lef Denver Tuesday morning, and will reach Ne . York city aboul seven o'¢.ock balurday morning, to serve on SheruY Willoughby, and he | ANOTHER STRANGLING. Execution of Joseph Brown at Pottsville, Pa. The Murder of a Farmer and His Wite Expiated. The Last Night’s Incidents and Scenes at the Gallows, POTTSVILLE, Pa., Maron 24, 1875. The execution of Joseph Brown this morning ‘was the most exciting occurrence that has taken place here for years, For days the coming event bas been the theme of public conversation. People takJed of little else, it even absorbing the public in- terest and diverting it from the strike of miners and suspension ot railroad men, The morning broke dark and stormy, a snow storm raging until a few moments before the prisoner was led to the gallows. Brown bore himself bravely. Last night he spent several hours smoking and chatting with underkeepers of the prison. He slept soundly six bours and arose in gooa spirits, replying to inquiries of friends that ne was feeling first rate; he ate but little breakfi nd spent the interven. ing hours with bis ministers, praying and reading the Bible, At a quarter to twelve o’clock he was led forth to execution. His steps never fal- tered and his bearing was wonderiully firm, He mounted the scaffold as if he were simply going up tne stairs of his own house; he and his ministers kneeled and prayed, Brown repeating the confes- sion of faith and the Lord’s Prayer. After the benediction the noose was adjusted by the Snerim™, Brown then said, “Lord, have mercy upon me, @sin- ner, and my soul I commend to Jesus Onrist,” be- tween sobs. He was very much agitated, and he would occasionally utter, “Dear Jesus, Lamb of God.” Alter the white cap was drawn over bis face he moaned and sobbec until the drop jell, which took piace at eight minutes to twelve o’ciock. The fal: was lour feet aud a half, but the neck was not broken, death ensuing {from strangulation in about fifteen minutes. The body hung twenty- five minutes and was then taken down. A post-mortem examination of the body wae made immediately. The tace was found in periect repose. In half an hour the face began to dis+ color, The body will be buried in the jail yard. An immense crowd of persons were assembled inthe neighborhood of the jail; housetops and trees being crowded with men and boys. About eighty persons were present inthe jail yard. PARTICULARS OF THE CRIME, The crime for which Brown yielded up nis life on the gallows was one of unusual atrocity—one wiiich sent a thrill of horror throuzh all the coun. try round about. Previous to Sunday night, Feb- ruary 25, 1872, there lived in Washington town- ship, 1n comiortable circumstances, an aged far- mer and his wile, Daniei 8. and Annetta Kreamer, aged respectively sixty-four and filty-two years, ‘They were aione in their house, save that Mrs, Machemer, the mother of one of the couple, an aged and infirm woman otf eighty-nine, dwelt with them, On Monday morning, February 26, Daniel M. Kreamer, 6 son of this couple, himself a farmer of the neighborhooa, called at tne homestead about seven o'clock. Entering the house he saw no one in the front room, but in the back room he saw a sight which most have chilled hia blood. His aged mother lay stretched in her gore, her face being hidden by blood. He leit the house to summon aid, and had not gone more than twe hundred yards when he came upon the dead body of his father, lying in tne middle of the road, the head and face shockingly beaten, Near by lay @ club, evidently tne instrament: of murder. The alarm was given, and quickly the intelligence of murder spread through the peacefal, quiet neighe borhood, and people flocked to the scene of the vutchery. Mrs. Kreamer was ound to be aliv but remained unable to make any intelligible come munication ior several days. Meantime the hor. rible news bad spread Jar and near, and aniutense anxiety was manilested jest tue wurderer or mure derers might net be apprehended. An examina. tion of the premises of the murdered wan revealed the fact that a chest and @ desk had veen broken open, and rifled of gold and ‘silver money knowg to have been there. That very day @ youth of eighteen years, Joseph Brown by name, @ neigh: bor and relative of Kreamer’s, leit his work of woodchopping and went to Auvurn on the plea of wanting a broadaxe. From Auburn he came to Pottsville, paying bis fare in silver. He entered Charley Kantner’s saloon and paid for & glass of ale with sliver. He then went to the Miners? irust Company Bank and sold about $20 worth of silver coin. These tacts being known by Constable Karcher and Charles Ewing, they proceeded to the nouse of Brown’s lather and arrested Brown on the 27th, At first he denied having so.d any silver in Pottsville; then cousessed he had and said he had saved it Since he Was ten years old; finaily he confesseu it Was Kreamer’s money, but said if was given him by Isaac Hummel, @ schoolboy of the neighborhood, tummel was arrested like- wise, aud the two prisopers were brought ta Portsvilies On the ist of Marcn Hummel was dise charged, he baving clearly proved he wasinchureh at the time the murder was committed, Brown was on that day luily committed to prison by Squire Reed to undergo trial, Mrs. Kreamer having rallied suMciently to state that he was in the house a Jew moments delore she Was stricken down, On march 1 Emanuel Achenbach, who had been arrested on the 28th of beoruary, was also ree leased, Not content with ihe attempt to implicate young Hummel, Brown tace such statements regarding Jonn Bennenof, that on the stn of Mach he was arrested, being discharged the next | day, however. It became now a settled belief that Joseph Brown, and he alone, for the sake of a few collars, had committed a double murder; for Mrs. Kreamer only lived a week longer than | her husband, It was regarded as a thing of hor- | ror that one 80 young should pave done such bioody work. THE LAW AND ITS DELAY. Brown was tried and a verdict of guilty of mur- der 1n tho firsi degree was returned on september 7, 1872. A motion for arrest of judament wag granted. The rule for a new trial was argued on December 20, 187%, and on Saturday, De- cember 27, the Court rejused to grant a new | trial, and Judge Green sentenced Brown to be hanged. The case was again taken to the Su- preme Court. On the 19tn of August, 1874, that Cours affirmed the judgment of the Court below, and ordered the record to be remitted for execution, There now remained no hope, except by applicae tion to the Board of Pardous and the Governor, Reasons were filed why the warrant should not issue, but the Attorney General disposed of them as tollows to the Gove; nor:—“I have carefully | considered all toe legai objections urged against the issaing ob the Warrant 10 this Case and am of | the opinion they are not sufficient in law to ware | rant you in so doing.” | Accordingly, on February 24, 1875, Governor | Hartranit tssuea the warrant tor Brown's execte | | | | tion on March 24, 1875. SULLIVAN’S DOOM. PETITION FOR THE COMMUTATION OF THE DEATH SENTENCE OF A JERSEY MURDERER, The following petition, which is signed by about 800 citizens, was presented to the New Jersey | Court of Pardons, now in session at Trenton: “We, the undersigned, residents of the county of Middlesex and State of Sew Jersey, respectiuily, but earnestly pray of your honorable body to com: Mute the sentence of death pronounced om Michael Suliivan for the murder of Daniel Tal. mage to imprisonment for life. Michael Suilivam was tried and convicted before the Court of Oyer and Terminer of the said county of Middlesex, and the whole of the evidence against him was o! a purely circumstantial character, and to a great many Who nave heard the evidence it left a douvt in their minds as to the guilt of Sullivan, and we humbly think thatin adoubtfal case the ends of justice wili be sufficiently answered by his ims prisonment for life, imstead of having the dread penalty of death carried into effect. We do there. jore respectiully, but earnestly pray of your honorabie body to exercise the spirit of clemency and save the itle of 9 young man, only twenty. three years of age, who may be innocent or the crime of murder, and we will ever pray,” sullivan was sentenced to be banged on the ote of April next. THE LIVING In consequence of the disagreement of the Jury in the case of Hunt and Gilligan, tried at Jersey City forthe manslaughter of William Livingston, Gilligan was remanded to jail in default of bail and Hiant remained wut on bail. Yes lig Mr. McAdoo, counsel for for ¢ 100 tO $4,000, andy ren the Judges, the leis expected that batt will Application was then made after some consultation be Moon Was granted, be lurmished to-day, tor areduction of the bau of Ldward Cosgrove, | who ts held ax an necessory, but this tne Court promptly reise. The case Will not be tied agai | during the preseay tera.