The New York Herald Newspaper, March 27, 1875, Page 8

8 THE RAILROAD TROUBLES. AN EARLY SETTLEMENT PROBABLE. Visit to the Freight Offices in New York. Grand Railroad Combinations Projected. Merchants are now naturally giving a good deal | of attention to the strile among the railroad com- panies regarding freight and passengers, These contentions, however, it is Lelteved, will not affect the merchants injuriously, for many reasons, The | stock of goods im the Interior ol the country is said not to be large, and Western merchants will find in railroad competition thetr best chance for Javorable transportation of spring purchases from the great trade centres to their doors, Rumors are in the alr of an EARLY SH?TLEMENT OF THE STRIVE, and certainly the meeting ol the raliway Man- agers In Phikadeiphia is vot without significance. It is possible that such men as Sydney Dillon and Mr. Jewett went tothe “Quaker City’ to consult Mr. Scott on the Tehuantepec Air line to the Pa- e'fic Ocean; but it ts also reasonable to suppose that the immense interests jeopardized by a con- Unuance oj the railway war would cause an intel- gent effort to be made to harmonize the troubles. A HERALD representative cailed yesterday on the agent of the Pennsylvania Railroad in this city, when that oficial informed lim that their line was making no further reductions in freight and had no tustructions irom the home office so to do, An inquiry irom a shipper at that moment, how- ever, disciosed the Jact thatthe Peonsylyanta Railroad were willing to make their rates on grain and fourth class freight irom Chicago at thirty- pine cents per 100 pounds, ,When even this price was demurred at a whispered conversation en- sued, and an accommodation was apparently made, The Pennsylvania Ratiroad claim that for sending freight West irom tins point their rates are cheaper, although nominaily higher, because their line is all rail, and they call the BALTIMORE AND OHIO A WATER LINE, The steamers of the latter company, #o the Pennsylvania agents claim, cannot carry half the freight offered, avd it lies on thetr docks for a week awaiting transportation, while the carmen have to be paid for waiting until their trucks are unloaded, Al! these charges are, on the other hand, denied by the Baltimore and Ono Ratiroad peopie, who say they are sending forward freight to Chicago and other points with as much despaten as any of the rival lihes and are dolug a paying business at | the reduced prices, while their rivals are losing money. In the meantime THE CENTRAL AND ERIE ROADS fre, from the nature of the case, being mace par- ties fo the controversy, and are, 1t 1s understood, cutting under rates established by the Sara- tova compact, Wuich ts now @ nullity 1D iact as Weil as practice. It will pe seen, therefore, how important the Philadelphia conierence will be in view of estab- lishitg an entente cordiale between the contend. ing roads, 1 this effort snouid fail it 1s velleved the ruinous polcy—viewed trom @ railroad stand- oint—will be adopted on April 1 by all tue roads itherto neutral. A despatch from Chicago yes- terday stated that it was contemplated to reduce the passenger fares trom that city to New York to #15, and the rate irom Chicago to Buffaio—ior- merly $l4—to $9, The man cause of these reduc- ons is the continuance of the rivalry between the Grand Trunk and Great Western railways of Canada. Meantime intrigues in the interest of one or the other railway magnates are going On in the Legis- jatures of the diferent States. In the East we have the spectacle ol the New gersey Legisiature Passing to a bill supposed to be in the mierest of President Garrett, which became a law witaout the Governor’s Siguature. This enavied the balt- more und Onio Railroad to gain a terminus in New York by the purcnase of the NEW JERSEY SOUTHERN RAILROAD, AS S000 as this was discovered Colonel Scott's | friends came forward, the bill was relerred back by some mysterious process only known to modern Jegisiators, and probably will not be resurrected. nthe West we have the Legisiatures o! lowa and Wisconain making ‘{Potter” jaws and granger enactments one day, to repeal them the next. All of these it 1s more than Suspecied ure cunning de- vices to aflec: Wall street values Of stocks, as much 4s to protect the larmer or force railway managers to an honest and economical admunis- tration of their mighty trusts, One of the most telliug blows yet struck at the business of the competing lines in the West is an agreement recently entered into by the local roads iu [ilinois aud otner Western States whose lines reach prominent points of competition. This | agreement will go into effect April 1, and binds all the roads that are parties to it vo fix arbitrary rates jor competing points which must ve reached over their lines, at tne same time abolishing the pro rat arrangement which all QJ them have had with the trunk lines, Under this arrangement the locai lines have suffered severely sitce the War, but thinking that it would Got be of long duration they nave suffered in quiet. Now they speak for themselves, aod their aciton will doubtiess go iar toward checking the reckless competition 0 the trunk jines, The effect of the arrangement can be best explained by illustration, Take Peoria, iil, a8 an instance. Under the pro rata system, when first claas ireight from New York to Chicago is carried tor 75 ceats per 100 pounds, the rate to Peoria is 84 cents, the jocal line receiving only 9 cents per 100 pounds, But ou the ist of April the loca! ines, abolishing THE PRO RATA SYSTEM, will charge 30 5 from Cu 0 to Peoria, thus Making the cust trom New York to the last named pisce $1 05, instead of 84 cents per 100 pounds. i8 advance will be consistentiy adnered to on all the jocal routes aud will materially affect tne trade of all the couuecting trunk lines beyond Chicago. The managers of local roads say that the brunt of all the reductions falla upon them under the pro rdta system, and hence te change which will practically confine competition to Cat cago freizht, since on all shipments beyond that olnt the reduction will have to be borne by the rank lines themselves. It Was said that at the meeting of freight agenta in the Hrie building on Wednesday last there was @ rather stormy scene. Several of tne fast treight lines oi the Pennsylvania roa have been almost ile since the adoption of the seventy-five cent tari, having received positive orders to adhere to the schedul lines of the Erie and tie Cen- tral, it is said, have been in active com With the Bultunure and OMo, An ag stands bigh in the Pennaylvania freigut | announced atthe meeting that tne trade Toud shou yyotected at any coss and warned the I Central agents tuat if they con- tinned to cut the tarut the Pennsylvania jines Would go into the market ou their Own account, regardiess of schedules or compacts. GRAND COMBINATION SCI ES Still co forward, however: great lim are consoli- dated, and rumors of tmportant connections still continite, While It seems to be the ambition of one Men controlling a capita: of many millions and supported by capitalists of Vast resources to make @graid cousoliuation of iines across the conti- nent, and by steamship connections pracucaliy bave @ belt line around the world. FATAL ELEVATOR ACCIDEN BOX OF AN ELEVATOR COMPANION SUSTAINS INJURIES. No, 23, situated ernoon ng A GOT FALLS FROM AND DANGEROUS INTERNAL THE IS KILLED--A at No. 58 City the scene of ood Friday se were closed and the sive by the janitor, James periorming his daily work, was the witness the appalling catastrophe. To ligitten (he labors of the janitor the Board of Edu. cation, some months since, ordered an elevator to be erected at the back of tue School house for the purpose of hoisting coul and lowering ashes to | and from the upper stories, | When the accident occurred Mr. Ryan was hoist. | ing wood up to the third story of the butiding. where his son Richard and a young (riend named Henry Finley were unloading the box. Just pro- vious to the acetdent (vey Wad unloaded the box and got Into It to have aride down to the yara, where Mr. Ryan was, When tn the box Mr. Kyan began to let them down fiowly; but it appears, n ali that can be learned of the affair, that the ys began to skylark, when young Finley fell + was accidentally forced over the side of the Grammar Schoo! Hail place, was y aead and fatal th the sche building was deserted ! 0, Who, while doors 0 of b <, and came (thundering down into the yard or a iew f irom Mr. Kyan, whose no ror and sympathy deprived him of hi presence of mind jor the moment. In vead of hoiding on he let go the rope and roched to the assistance of young Finley, when the Dox immediately came down with acrash, and hia son, already horribiy frightened, was dasned round with terrif prebended is awiul position, “ Caled for help, aod the police arrived on the scene. at THE HOSPITAL. As 8000 as the police made their appearance the two iujured boys were taken to the Park Hospita), | yachting seasons wnat has veen enjoyed for many NEW YOKK HERALD, SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 1875—WITH SUPPLEMENT. were everything possible was done for them. The boy Finley, cece mi me years, Who resided at No. 149 Leonard st t, was iound to have broken Dis skull by. the fall, and death ensued shoruy after he was admitted to the hos ital, Kicbard Ryan, aged ten years, ad his rigat arm broken, his back badly hart and his face cut in @ most terrible manner. ‘The shock to his nervous system is also severe, and the el sicians are doubtiul of his recove: Toe child seemed to be suffering feariul agony, and most of the Ume he was not able to recognize his father, Who sat by his bedside weeping Distariy and talk: ing to tim, The on!y inteliigible words the boy ultered were, “Give me @ drink.” The littie fel- low’s mother came to the Hospital late in the af‘ernoon, and at her earnest entreaty the Doctor | allowed the cbud to be taken to his home, No, 32 City Hall piace, apparently in a dying condition, YACHTING. - THE PROSPECTS OF THE COMING YACHTING SEASON—VICE COMMODORE GARNER'8 NEW SCHOONER—THE NEW CLUB HOUSE OF THE NEW YORK YACHT CLUB, The extremely severe and extended winter sea- gon has proved rather an obstacie in the way of early yachling preparations, but the vast few | days of sunsh.ne has given a slight hope of an ap- proaching change, and yachts will soon be hauled | outof their winter quarters, and given into the hands of the carpenter, saiimaker, painter and | other mechanics, to be fitted out for the reguiar Season. Present indications are very favorable, and | there is a prospect of one of the most brilliant | years. There are not as many NEW YACHTS onthe stocks as the marine architects would like, bul there is one that will, in all provability, bea creait to the amateur navy of the United | States. This yacht is being built for Mr. William | 7. Garner, recently elected Vice Commodore of | the New York Yacht Ciub, and one of the most good, however, has been accomplished by the ‘prosperous character of the season. | New members have veen admitted to the the New Hamburg Ice Boat Club, began their prep- aration for the renewal of these contests that have made it and the sister association at Poughkeepsie leaders in this favorite recrea- tion. With a Commodore wealthy, liberal and full of enthusiasm, the rising young club of this place has just finished a season wherein there were many cracking races sailed, many chal lenges flung down to other organizations, and many prizes snatched irom an adver- sary’s grasp by sheer pluck and daring. Not alone are owners of ice yachts in- terested in this recreation, but on the occa- sions of regattas or match contests there have been immense gatherings of the peo- | ple, the ice being crowded and the shores in every place of view and vantage lined with men, women aud children, attesting their Interest in the events by the hum of eager expectation and sometimes tho burst of ringing cheers, The success of the season | fast closing places the New Hamburg club upon a higher point of eminence than it was believed by the greatest enthusiast in this species of health- | ful sport possible for it to reach, Just now, though the ice Is still fifteen inches | thick on the Hudson opposite here, the members feel confident there will be no more racing this year, owing to the presence of snow. Smooth ice 18 necessary {or this sport, and it must be ice with- out snow upon it, otherwise it is not available; and ag the sun is now becoming very powerful it will be diMeult to again obtain anything like a glassy surface this season. So the club has re- solved that the few races still to be sailed accor- ding to agreement or annual custom will have to be postponed uatil the season of 1875-6, Much | club, new yachts constructed aud old antag- | onists vanquished, The lame of the organization | has reached far and wide, All interested to ice | yachting in this immediate vicinity have not only enthusiastic and liberal yachtmen of the day. Mr. Garner first achieved a liking for yachting on the decks of the Magic, when Franklin Osgood made her famous by winning the Queen’s Cup Regatta, This liking grew apace when, following | Mr. Osgood, he mace many & cruise under the | Rear Commodore’s pennant, in the Columbia, Mr, | Garner then commenced his career as an Owner in the sloop Vixen, but as the YACHTING FRVER reopened he wanted something larger, and the folowing season found his signal to the peak of tne Magtc, Mr, Garner has always been a great admirer of the Columbia, and last fall, after win- bing the match between the Magic and the Comet, he concluded he would baiid a yacht on somewhat similar lines to the Columb‘a, but large enough to meet the Enchantress or Sappho on even terms, ‘rhe result of the above determination ts the mag- nificent pleasure crait now being constructed by Mr. Van Deusen, at the foot of South Seventh street, Brooklyn. This yacut has not yet been named, but it is reported that Mr. Garner intends christening her the Mohawk. Her Gimenaions, compared with the Columbia, are as foliows:— Length _ Lenath, Depth Over Al. Water Line. Beam. of Hod. | Mohawk...... 10s ft 121 ft 30 tt. din, = 9 fe 4 in. Columbia. 1o7 it. «95 ft Zin, BM Sin. | All new yachts are experiments more or iess; but in this instance there is but littie doubt of | success; end, spreading an acre of canvas uader | full sail, she will prove @ dangerous rival to the | fleevest of the fleet. Mr. Garner intends to teat ber racing qualities thoroughly, and all comers will be accommodated. He has matched her for a ONE THOUSAND DOLLAR CUP, with the Madeleine, now the property of Commo- | dore Dickerson, of the Brooklyn Yatch Club, The race will be sailed over the New York Oiub course with time allowance. | Several yachts are nowin the hands of the builders undergoing extensive alterations. 4 W. L. swan, sauished with the increased speed obtained by the alterations in the schooner Cilo, has pot her sister, the schooner Artel, in the hands of the builder, and she will appear this seuson under a remodelled form. Mr. Roosevelt hag sent the sloop Addie to Northport, and sue will make her appearance nearly a new boat, and ready for the Engtish cutter Fioné tf Mr, Bouché should think of paying these waters a visit, The Addie when finished Will be about 69 feet over ail with 194 feet of beam. Several new sioops ar being built, and others are undergoing extensive alterations. THE NEW YORK YACHT CLUB. The aanual regutta of the New York Yacht Club Will be,sailed on Toursday, June 17, and the ciub priated $3,500 to defray the expenses o! The oMcers of the clu elected in Febru- L. Kingsiaud, of tne a the Gay. ary are:—Commodore, G. schoner Alarm; Vice Commoaore, W. 1. Garner, Of the schooner (not christened); Rear Commo- dore, S. Nicholson Kane, 0! the schooner Resties: Secretary, Cuarles A, Minton, anda Treasure’ Shepherd Homans. The Regatta Committe are:—Messrs, Wiiliam Krebs, 8. K. Cooke and 1. Frederick Tams, Among the new members recently elected is Mr. Boucné, owner of the cutter Fioné, and, although the ciub has not been offl- cially notified, it is understood that the Fioné will be In these Waters during the coming season. ‘The members of the New York Yacht Club antic- ipate a very delightful season, as this year wey wii have a | CLUB HOUSE On the water, with good anchorage for the yachts, alovely view and all the comiorts that a first class restutirant can afford. For this addition to their comtort they lave to thank Vice Cum- modore W. T, Garner, who came forward in his usual quiet way anda offerea to build them «a club house and rurnish it for & mere nominal rent. The offer was ac- cepted, and there is Dow in course of construction ahandsome club house, pier, foats and all the necessary addenda. Tne club house is being built } au STAPLETON, Staten Island, about 425 leet from the shore, op- posite the flats, well known 4s @ yachimg anchor. age. Tae pier is run out trom the western side of the ferry cock about fifty ject, after which you cross @ thirty foot bridge and enter the club house, which 18 being built on a pile foundation eiguty feet iong by thirty-five feet in width, The object of the oridge ts to allow boats coming frum the western sidé of the club house to ieach the Noats on the castern side without having to pull around the entire puilding. ‘he club house Will be built on piles seven feet above high water and surrounded by fenders four feet higher than the first Noor and braced to- wether from side to side, The house will be eighty feet long by thirty feet wide, two stories high, flat at the top and Covered by a dome shaped root, with fancy colored awnings on tue sides, Enter- ing the house from the pier, @ staurway to the leit jeads upstairs, Tne | FIRST FLOOR. is occupied by the Kitchen, steward’s room, pan- tries, Wine closet, tollet room and reception room. The latter room is about twenty-five feet by twen- ty-one feet, and opens on to a veranda twenty- elgul ‘eet by thirty-five feet. The second story 13 divided into two toilet rooms, One tor ladies and one for gentlemen, and two dining rooms con- nected by jolding doors, each twenty-nine feet by vwenty-one leet. The dining rooms open on toa balcony about the same size as the veranda be- low. The roo', or the deck, sixty leet py thirty feet, 18 One oO! the great attractions of the ciub house, a8, shaded by the dome roof and awainzs, the visitor can enjoy the tresh air and waten the yachts sailing over the club course from START TO PINIS Seated on the deck there is a clear view of New York haroor, the Narrows and Sandy Hook, The style of architecture is Swiss aud the butiding will be quite the attractive feature of Stapleton. In front of the veranda will be a fagstaff for signal- ling yachts, and a lantern of large dimensions on the top of the dome will light up the deck and also guide to an anchorage those that wind or tide may delay after dark. ‘The piles on which the house ts to be constructed will be driven by the mitdle of Aprii, aud the building is to be Anished and reaay for the turni- ture by the Ist of June; so it will probably be opened to the guests on the day of the annuai re- gatia, June 17. ANE) RRY direct from Stapieton to the Battery will com- mence running on the Ist of May, foats will leave every hour, making the passage ip twenty- one minutes. The D. R. Martin is betng altered in Jersey City so as to be thoroughly fitted for this particular line of passenger trame. The ciub house will be @ great convenience to yacht owners, as, shonid they wish to take a party op an afternoon's cruise and he short of stores, they wouid only have to telegraph to the club stewara aud he coyld send on board everything necessary. ICE YACHTING. —— THE BRILLIANT SEASON JUST CLOSED ON THE HUDSON--WHAT THE NEW HAMBURG CLUB Has DONE—THE ‘ICR YACHT CHALLENGE PEN- NANT OF AMERICA” OFFERED FOR COMPETI- TION. New Hamoure, N. ¥., March 24, 1875, During the season now nearly passed the fasci- nating sport of ice yachting on the Hudson reached @ point of supremacy never before at- tained. Many races were decidea and (mprove- ments made In the unique craft which aston- ished even the most envhusiastic gentiemen of this victnity—-men who have been noting {ts steady progress since the year 1893. What were once rude concerns are now ele gant constructions, wonderfu) in thelr light. ness, ther stiffness and their Qnish, No sooner had the Hodson vecome frozen ‘over than the members of the spire | ited) organization in thi village. kaown as | takes the place of summer yachting, and, once in- | world, | yachtsmen all attended the racing events, but those engaged in the novel pastime in neighboring and cisiant States have been in sympathy with the yachtsmen. here, writing Commodore Grinnell that they have eagerly noted their movemenis and Wishing them all good lack. And then the Commodore has re- ceived letters from gentlemen in Massachusetts, | Connecticut, Western New York, Onio, Michigan | and Wisconsin, seeking information relative to the construction of Iceboats and anxious to lorm clubs in their respective places. There is no reason Why there is not hundreds of such organizations all over the land in eligible lo- calities. There can be no question that it ts tue | most exciting of the winter sports. It capitally | terested, gentlemen jond of regattas and cruises | | In hot weather, will never abandon their icepoats | when the ear:h is covered with the crystal treas- | | ures ol the Arctic. | | An incentive now exists to form new clubs. The | | Now Hamburg organization 13 in possession of a | pennant which is the result oi a resulution passed | ata special meeting of the club, held on the 15th inst. Itisof dark blue silk, thirty feet in length | aud manula tured in the most tasteful anu ele- | gant manner. Running itsentire length in letters | O| gold are the words ‘Ice Yacht Cnallenge Pen- | nant of America,’’ which will give some idea o/ its purpose. It is designed to be a trophy, under cer- | tain condiuons, open to the competition of the Enthusiastic and. experienced ice | over the Middle, Eastern | and Western States, Canada, and even in Europe, will greet this announcement with undisguised pleasure. As will be seen by the conaitions annexed, the pennant wili become | to i achismen something Of the same nature as tne “Queen’s Cup” 1s among the regular yacht | clubs of England and this country, It is not too mucii to think that on the upper Hudson we may have an international contest between iceboats contending lor the pennant, a8 did the yachts in 1851, when they sailed around the Isie of Wight for the cup given by Queen Victoria. It 1s the desire of the New Hamburg Club to give as much bablicity to the existence o1 this Challenge pennant and the conditions unadér which it can be satied for, as possiole, im order to bring it to tne notice of ail organized clups in this country and elsewhere; also, i the words of Com- modore Grinnell, ‘to promote the formation of many new clubs, and to create @ generous rivairy and lively enthusiasm among all admirers 01 this lascinating and exciting sport.” To this end, the address 0; some officer of all ice yacht ciubs in | the United States, Canada and in Europe is de- | sired by Commodore Grinnell, that be may trang. mit to them copies of the subjoined conditious, and to correspond with them upon this important subject, That the correspondence solicited will have a liberal response bo one cau doubt, 1 have seea tne pennant, and it ts of the most gorgeous workmansiip possible. It was manufactured by and is Low on exhibition at Messrs, Tiffany & Uo,'s, Union square, New York, 2s 1s also @ beautuul | mecel of Commodore Griunell’s fine ice yacht tne Fiying Cioud. ‘The challenge pennant isdestined to oven a new era in ice yachting. Iv will prove sash an incen- tive, a8 the ofMcerg of the club Wish for—to make greater improvements in these most graceiul imaginable cra:ts, as also to the formation of new organizations throughout the country, There is | no doubt that the tne Will come when the ice | yacut holding this pennant will be known, not only throughout the length and breadth of America, out of Europe, and the story of the race will be told so often tpat It will be a8 familiar to our ears as hoaschold words. The foliowing is the invitation and conditions as set forth im the circular of the New Hamburg Club:— A certain fi lenge Pennan Hamburg Ice Boat © county, ». Y.,and is h all ic for 8 to be known as the “Tce Yacht Chal- of America,” is now heid by the New | of New Hamburg, Dutchess reby offered for coinpetition to acht clubs in America aad Kurope, to be sailed ect to the following Conditions :— 1 This flag is alw ‘sto be consi 3 asa challenge flag. and never to become the individual property ot any 1 club winning it bholding the flag is Hable to te challenged 2 The during its ice yachting season by any organized club in this couniry of Europe, the chailenge to be in the name of the clu, and sent through its secretary in writing to | the secretary of the club so challenged, «m| such chal lenge or challenges must be accepted and sailes tor in the order in which they have been respectively re- ecived. ine club ving the challenge must imme- diately appoint a commitiee of three lor this race, who | shall appoint the day, start the boats, take their ime, settle all a ns connected with the race and pro= claim th 4 from the decision of this commit- tee 61 appeal. ‘the club challenging need n one boat if prefgred. not ¢ 0 club holding the flag can oppose with one wr more boats at | its option. ‘3. Any challenge for any other purpose that may exist unsettled between the club chailenging and the club chalienged must be sai 1 for betore the race for tts n them. hall be sailed over the annual regatta course of the club challenged ; but if the ice on su ein no proeee condition for sail upon the race shalt be sailed over the nearest neutral course, saint course to be selected by the committee appointed tor this race. 5. Nociub can challenge the club h more than once during each ice yachti 6. Ali races for this flag shall de sailed for according to the sailing rules and regulations of the club holding 1t 7. this flag ts a silk pennant, words, “Iee Yacht Challenge I golt letterson the biue gro nown and salied for as the nantof America.” | ° TRVISG GRINN Commodore, N, Ul. I. B. C. PA. M. Van Wrex, Secretary. ing this flag vin i Valways be ice Yacht Chal.enge Pen- THE COURTS. UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. WASHINGTON, March 25, 1875. No. 222. Grandin, administratrix of Piatt, vs. The United States—Appeal from the Court of Claims.—In this case Piatt, in 1814, contractea with the secretary of War to furnish rations for | the Nortnwestern Army in the (then) war at twenty cen's perration, After part periormance, | the government owing him $210,000, as alleged, | which it cenla not pay, he entered into a parol agreement with the Secretary to continue the furnishing of rations, to be paid for when the government was able to appro- priate the fands to do it, at such rates as (he ra- tions were reasonably worth at the time of pur. chase, the Secretary assuring him that he would be paid and he proceeding upon the faith of those assurances. At the close O1 the service he had a large claim against the government, having been paid a portion of What was due him on the Past of the original contract. Piatt had been @ disbursing officer of the government and retained some $48,000, for which, Guring the pendency of his claim to 1520, be was arrested and put in jan limits to the district, in that year Con- ress passed an act authorizing a settlement of hia claim on just ant equitable principles, bat limited any payment to him to the sum he then | owed the government, Tne accounting oficers | | under this act proceeded to settle nis accoanta and | found due bim over and avove the som he owed | the government the further sum Of $63,(00, He was, however, allowed only an amount equal to nis debt to the government, which was placed to bis oredit and bis accounts were adjusted, But aiter- ward, in 1824, another act was passed authorizing the payment to his legal representatives of the balance of $63,000. [14 legal representatives still claim $131,000, alleging that all bis accounts were not adjusted under the act of 1820; that there are various matters which have never been taken into consideration. [ne Court of Claims found, but held that the act of 1520 was intended to be @ settlement of the claim, and that it must be regarded a4 such. Jt is here contended that it cannot be so regarded, a8 it directed the account ‘to be settied on Just ant equitable principles,’ and yet limited the payment to @ sui vastly sinalier than such a settlement would make tt. | he fact that Congres# in 1524 ordered @ further payment ia aiso rged a8 @ legisiative Construction of the act of 1820 adverse | to the = decision = he iow. The govern- ment maintains the position of the Gourt below, and asserts that as the ortginal uppropria | {ion under the act of 1820 was accepted by Piatt Without protest tt was @ settlement that con- | Oded him. The same argument is made in re ercnce 10 the act of 1824 as wbUlicabie Le che & resentatives. Thomas Wilson for appellant; the Attorney General and Assistant Attorney General for tue government, COURT OF APPEALS CALENDAR. ALBANY, March 26, 1875, The foilowtng is the Court of Appeals aay calen- dur for March 29:—Nos, 153, 154, , 161, 163, 167, 169, 170. MARINE COURT—PART 1, Before Judge Spaulding. THE CHAMBERLAIN-HOLMES BREACH OF PROMISE CASE. Mary Chamberlain vs. John Butt Holmes.—The trial of this suit, commenced on Thursday, wi resumed yesterday. The plalntif, a girl eigntcen years old, sues the delendant, a city surveyor, having an office in No, 39 Nassau street, for | | breach of promise of marriage, the case being trans{cerred from the Superior Court. The defend- ant is an ederly gentleman verging on sixty years. The first meeting of the parties was at de- fendant’'s office, wnen plaintiff and her mother— as the testimony goes—went into delendaut’s office on @ book advertusing mission. Strange to gay, the old man then and there took a lancy to “little May,’? as he called the now Plaintiit, chatted with her, told ber to be a good girlaud he would marry her. Here was & position, ‘May’! went to a convent school, but the mother, Mrs. Chamberlain, kept up her ac- quaintance with Holmes, and after a year or 80 told the daughter that Holmes had been tondly inquiring for her, on which the elder Chamberlain takes the plaintiff from school and another meet- ing tukes place, at whicn detendant states he would make ber bis wife, but that ne had a house- keeper whom he was airaid of, He, however, placed a ring on her Onger aud said that was tan- tamount toa marriage, Platntif and her mother accompanied the delendant to Fanwood, his home, in New Jersey, under accepted conditions that the housekeeper—whose inumate relations with himself the defendant telly explained to mother and daughter—was only to know them as ordinary visitors, ‘The secret got venti- lated, however, and a scene attended the depart- ure of the strangers the next morning. The plain- tif, notwithstanding this rebuff trom the house- keeper, visited the New Jersey home alone with the defendant, staying over night. On this occa- B10n It dig not appear whether Mrs, Sullivan, tne housekeeper, Was aware of the lactor noc. Toe principal point lor the plaintif’ was the buying of the ring, placing it on her finger and the defend. ant addressing her on one occasion as his wile, In answer to these, however, the defendant states tnat Miss Mary Chamberlain sometimes called the woman that represented herself as her Mother “Gussy,” and sometimes “mother,!? but for a long time sne called her Mrs. Willams, and untit lately he never heard her catied Chamberiain, Mary, 1n one of her visits to Holmes’ office, told him that Gussy stopped out all night and came bome drunk, and she did not know whatto do. Mr. Holmes answered :— “On, Lknew tbat long ago! ou be a good giri and keep away trom her, and Ill pay your board.” Maty said she would du 80, only what would any- body say 1f a gentleman paid my board, “Say you were married,” advised Ho'mes. ‘Ab, but how could I prove it without a ring?”” “On this,” said Holmes, “I took tbe measure of her finger and went to a jeweller’s and bought a Hay 3 for thirty- five cents, and gave it to her, as I would to please achild.” In thesame way as withthe ring, he Said she coaxed him to write a letter to her and call her nis wile. ‘The deiendant admitted that after he put the ring on Mary Cnamperiain’s finger he agreed to pay $6 per week for her board to Mrs, Maddox until the coming June, when they would be mar- ried, if the conditions named belore were carried out, The case is still on, COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Before Juage Sutherland. SENTENCES, At the opening of the Court His Honor proceeded to sentence the prisoners who were remanded during the term, Louis Nephew, who, on the 20th inst., pleaded guilty toan attempt at grand larceny, was sen- tenced to the State Prison jor eighteen months. Robert Rellstab, who, on the 15th inst., pleaded guilty to an attempt at burgiary in (he turd de- gree, was sent to the Penitentiary for one year. William Pearsall pleaded guilty to an attempt at grand larceny. On the 9th of this montn he atole @ spring overcoat and cape valued at $50, the property of Robert Speiton. He was sent to the State Prison for two years and six months, LARCENY BY TRICK AND DEVICE. Mr. John O, Mott made an able argumentona motion for a new trial in the case of The People | vs. Jacob H. Stone, who was convicted of grand larceny by trick and device. The counsel cited numerous authorities to Siow that the facts proven against the accused did not warrant a ver- | dict o1 grana larceny. His Honor, while denying the motion, intimated that there wight be some doubt about the pot presented by the counsel, which could be reviewed and settied by a higaer court. Stone said he came from Massachusetts last December and had been an agent for publishing | houses. The City Judge senicuced him to the Svate Prison ior three years, THE ADAMS EXPRESS ROBBERY. Lawrence Noonan, who is charged with being concerned in stealing a safe, containing $50,000, from the Adams Express Company in January, was arraigned upon an indictment for grana lar- ceny. Mr. Hammei directed a plea of not guilty to be entered, and the accused was remanded for trial. PETIT LARCENIES. Joseph Edwards and Berpard Gorman (youths) Dieaded guilty to stealing, on the 6th of February, three bags of oats, Valued at $5, the property of | They were sent to the Peni- | Oscar T. Marshall. tentiary lor six months, Walter Coleman was convicted of stealing a suit © of clothes, on the 4th of November last, from Robert Cunningham, and sent to tue Penitentiary for tive mouths. TOMBS POLICE COURT. Belore Judge Kilbreth, ROPED IN. Leopold Frank ig @ nice young man, and prior to December 10 last believed himself well acquainted with all the “ways that are dark and tricks that are vain.’ On that day he was accosted by an elderly genileman, who informed him that his name was Martin Phillipps and that his occup: tion was a dealer in a jaro bank at No. 856 Broad- way, Mr. Philipps further informed bim that he was “hard up," and that if he (Prank) would go witn hin to the gambling saloon he wouid deal the cards in such @ manner that he would wina “pile’ of money; but he demanded tuat the “pile? should be divided between them, Frank readily acceded to the terms and @ short time aiter was playing faro, itdid not take long for him to lose $540, and it took the dealer less time to sliove him into the street ater he had lost it. A lew days aiter he compiatued to the police, and ever slace Detective Reilly, of the Central OMice, has been on the track of the swindler, -Puilipps eluded arrest until yesterday, when he was taken into custody, At the Tombs Police Court Justice Kilvreta held him | In $500 bau lo answer, DISORDERLY HOUSE. On Thursday night Captain Williams, .of the Fourth precinct, arrested Charles Harris for keep- ing @ disorderly house at No. 95 Cherry street. He was heid in $1,000 bail to answer, Fiteen tamates Of the house, who were also arrested, were, upon examination, discharged, FIFTY-SEVENTH STREET COURT, Before Judge Murray, THE CIVIL COURT ‘HEELERS.” William J. Wolfenstein, Charles A. Salzman and Samuel Eckstein, Civil Court officers, were ar- raigned yesterday on the complaint ot Mr. Lynch, who accused them of breaking into hisrooms at No. 1,460 First avenue, and putting his family and furniture into the sireet without due process of law. Toe prisoners were represented vy Coun- sellor Nesuit, Who produced a dispossess Warrant, signed by Judge Fiaanigan, of the Tenth Districs court, and claimed that his clients had merely obesed tne orders of Marshal Cornelius Farley, who had employed them to dispossess Mr. Lyn The latter Claims thay the paper served upon tim oruering him to vacate the premises was a bogus one, and not issued by any justice. Marsnal Farley did not serve this paper in person as the law requires, bat dele- gated that power to Salzman, wuo, with the other prisoners, are employed by him as assistants, commonly called ‘heelers” in court pariauce. Judge Murray adjourned the case until this atter- noon, when the matter will receive @ thorough Investigation trial if found guilty, Mr. Antnony, Judge Stem- ler’s clerk, some of the Marsnais Of tue Seventh District Civil Court and probably Judge Flannigan, Wiil be summoned a8 witnesses in the case. Saiz- man 14 af ex-policeman, who bas been frequently | in trouble in this Court, and was held tor trial some months ago at the General Sessions on an offence somewhat aiinilar to the present. Nothing has been heard of 1t since, A BURGLAR CAUGHT. Henry ©. Nef, a young fellow about filteen years of age, was caugbt in the act of roobing the rooms o! Frank Cudden, of No. ast Thirty-sixth street, and was held for trial on marge ol burglary, A comrade 0! bis escaped, AN UNFOUNDED RUMOR. To THe EprroR oF THE HwKALD:— Atumor has been Industriously circulated that Coroner Keasler has been or is living at my house, thereby tmputing partiality to that oMictal, wit you please allow me to stare hentd'gg hg columns of your widely circulating paper that (ois rumor is on uotrne aa itis malicious, Mar. 8, HIRSUA, New York, March 9 1875, che prisoners sent down for | THAT RED HAT. WHAT HENRY WARD BEECHER SAYS OF IT—IS TT AGAINST THE CONSTITUTION. [From the Christian Union, March 17.) ABOUT A RED HAT, Among our exchanges there are several estima- ble journals whuse lives are made a burden by dread ofthe Pope. Most of them are “religious,” though the “secular” press ts also represented. But all of them alike are terribly wide awake to the wiles of the Scarlet Woman. Week after week they sound the bugle blast against her machina- tions. Week alter week they biaze away, with Great guns anc little guns, Columpbiaas, Parrots, | rifes, shotguns, pistols and firecrackers against | the Pope of Rome and all his minions, They tear the veil trom the Jesuits; they propound stern questions to Catholic candidates for office; they | are veritable watchdogs of Protestantism—we had | nearly written “bull dogs.” We haven't a doubt | these journals have long ago converted every | benighted Romanist among their readers to a | better faith, Aud now little is left them save the | charitable and Christian work of stirring up bit- terness, suspicion and hate between two great | Classes oF feilow citizens, who, tf !eit alone, are Well disposed to dwell together im peace and | Irtendship. | An‘ now a noble opportunity presents itself to | these champions of truth, They have about ex- hausted the subject of Senator Kernan’s presum- able design of aunexing the United States to the Vatican, With untimited ammunition and the | Dest heart for fighting, thetr fire has siackened a | litle because the insidious enemy wouldn’t show | himself to be shot at. But now we shall hear from them, An American cardinal! A caidinal in New York! Archbishop McUloskey has received | the red hat! The foe has put a lieutenant general | €Mong us to complete our ruin! Nay, McClos- | Key may now be chosen Pope. An American Pope in prospect! What, of what, rematos of our Prot- estant liberties? | q For ourselves, brethren, we recommend imme- diate and unconaitional surrender. Let us propi- tiate our foe in season, before we are all turned over to the Inquisition, We tov plainly foresee | the future. On McCioskey’s return from Rome he | will march up Broadway—io his red hat—witn | 500,000 Irishmen at his heels and all the Jesuits 1n the van. He will proceed to the new Cathedral, on Fifth avenue, and there be enthroned; the |; Bible and Harper's Weekly will be burned in his | presence by the common hangman, and the Inqui- sition will at once be set up in the new Court House. Tweed will be released irom imprison- | Ment and enthroned as Grand Inquisitor, An | @uto-da-fé will be held daily in Central Park, and | On the frst occasion Bishop Simpson, Dr. Tyng, | Dr. Jonn Hall, Dr. Bellows and Dr. Chapin will | grace the stake. Imagination shudders and re- | Juses to further unroll the dire panorama, We lear some of our respected contemporaries | will attribute to us @ most unbecoming levity on | @ solemn subject. And in trnith we could be very solemn ourselves upon this matter, We are sad- deved aud shamed when we sce men in the name | of religion perpetuating the sectarian hatreds which are the bane of religion. As Protestants, | We are ashamed to sec representatives of a body | Which has seven-eignhths of the numbers and @ larger proportion of the wealth, the intelligence, | @nd the moral power of the country thrown into | convuisions of alarm lest Kome should somehow Subjugate us ail and convert us in spite of our- Selves. There are grave tssues, especially con- | cerning public education, as to which we deem it ) becessary to strenuously and watchiully oppose | the policy of the Catholic priesthood. But we have @ most hearty disjike for that polemic and bitrer Protestantism which refuses to treat the members of the Catholic Church as jJeliow Ohi tians, and sows bitterness and strife where there Ought to be mutual respect and growing «ood will, Toese polemical partisans are really forwarding the cause of the Church of Rome. The greatest | Ganger to the exclusive claims o: that Church is | the harmony which under our institutions tends to grow, up between members of different | churches, ‘the zealots on either side who are | widening the breach are the real enemies of the | Common good. | _ We expect that the next Issues of the Protestant | Bull Dog and the Foe of Popery will declare that the Christian Unton 18 at Once an infidel and a Vapist. Nevertheless, we make bold to wish Dr. | McCloskey joy of his red hat, to hope tuat tt wiil | “become” him, aad not give hima headache; and to assure nim (hat not even his ultramonianism shall prevent our having good hopes of his destiny | | in the next world, whatever he may think of our | prospects there. | SHOULD ARCHBISHOP M'’CLOSKEY DECLINE THE Hat? {From the Evening Post, March 25.] The investiture of Archbishop McCloskey, who is acitizen of the United States and a resident of this city, with the dignity of a cardinal by the | Pope of Rome has been greeted with compliments by almost all people without reference to their religious tenets. The Archbishop was heid in high esteem as a learned and amiable prelate, and any suitable recognition of his merits by the sovereign power of his Church was sure to afford public sat- | Isfaction, But now that a sufficient interval of | time has elapsed in his case to elevate the inquiry above the suspicion of personal | | unkindness—were such a suspicion possible at all—we chink inat 1t 18 proper for the people of tue United Siaies to consider whetoer it 18 be- coming foran American citizen to accept such a dignity under any circumstances. Clearly it | Would be unlawiul tor um officer of the United States to do sv without the sanction of Congress, | ‘The constitution expressly provides Dot only that | “no State shalt grant any title Of novility,’”’ | but aiso that “no title of Dobility shali be hoiding aby vifice of profit or trust under them snall, Without the consent of the Congress, ac- | cept orany present, emolumeat, office or title, of any kind whaiever, Irom any king, prince or lor- e@:go State.” The corresponding provision in the | Articles of Contederation Was more res'rictive, and absolutely prohibited the acceptance of ofice or ule irom a king, pritice or foreign State by any officer of any of the United States, ne following amendment, Suomitted many years ago by Con- gress as a supplement to the existing provisions Oi the coustitutigu, 18 still pending belore the States, many of which have ratined 1t:~ | _ Ifany citizen of the United States snail accept, claim, receive or retain any ttle of nobility or honor, or shall, without the consent of Cougress, accept or retain an. Present, pension, oftice or emolunent of any kind what ever, trom any emperor. king, prince or torelzn power, such person shall cease to be @ citizen of the United | States, and snallbe incapable ot hoiding any office of trust or profit under them or either of them. The purpose of tne exisuung provisions of the COnStItUtION, und O/ this pending amendment, was to enforce the political equality 01 ali the citizens as au elementary principle of our system Oi gov- ernment, ‘tities of nobility were justly considered by the iramers o1 the constitution to be contrary 10 the spirit of equality; and we entertain litte doubt luat, i the creation vi an American cardinal bad veen impending at the time o1 the submission orthe amendment, there would have been less apathy among the state Legisiatures im respect to its ratification. If it were fully ratified, te accept. ance 6! lis new dignity by the Arcnbishop would | | ‘ranted by the United States, and no person | | Duty, having charge of t LIE IN THR TOMBS, Experiences of a Prisoner During a Residence of Two Months. Extortion and Outrage Practised. . How Prison Officials Manage to Increase Their Perquisites. Dr. Moses Jacoby, a practising physician, residing and doing business at No. 161 Bleecker street, was, on or about the Ist of July last, arrested upon a charge not necessary to mention here. He was taken before a police magistrate sitting at Harlem, who after examioation committed him, in default Of $3,000 bail, to the Tombs, to await the action oF the Grand Jury, Subsequent events demonstrated his entire innocence of the charge preferred against him, aud after remaining in the City | Prison for nearly two months he was Bonorabdly discharged without trial, and allowed to return ta his patients and family without any siain upon bis character, Such, in brief, is the story which Dr. Moses Jacoby tells of his misfortune. O1 his treatment while detained a prisoner in the Tombs, however, he speaks with much more energy and profuse. ness, making charges of extortion and outrage on the part of the officials there, which, tl true, would seem to demand the immediate attention of those having authority over them. in conversation with @ HERALD reporter yesterday the Doctor recited the following STORY OF HIS EXPERIENCES, On arriving at the Tombs, the osual preliminary examination before the Clerk was had, und, at its conclusion that oficial called out, ‘Second Tier Man!’ This brought out a keeper by the name of t tier, by wnom I was put in acell witha man charged with burglary. After remaining there a short time, I called to the oMcer (Duffy) and asked him asa favor to give me a cell by myself, aud said to him, “I will make It all right with you.’ “Wait a moment,” he sald, “and I will get you the best cell on the tier.” He returned soon after, and I was taken to cell No. 66, which he in- formed me had been occupied fora long time by George francis Train. Subsequently he fur- nished me with a tumbler, a spittoon, a Icoking giass and some other small articles of furniture, I inquired of & prisoner what 1 ought to give Duffy, and he answered “Give him $2,” Tater. ward gave the officer a $2 note, Which he put in his pocket without looking at it, Very soon alter the note was returned to me by one ‘vi the prise oners, and within a day or two Dufy came into my cell and said :— “yoo, this celi is worth $°5,"" oy not afford to pay you that amount at pres- sent,” | said, “Very welll ‘Tho first burglar that comes in here, 1 ahellpas him tn your cell ag @ companion,” he responded, an‘! walked out. The next day the burglarcame, When | stepped out on the corridor to tuke my exercise, Ad 18 the custom of the pris- oners, Dutty placed his thumb to his nose, and moving his fingers, said, “dow do you like your companion?” ‘The burgiar was tried, comvicted and sen’ to Sing Siny alter a few days, and | was alone again, Then Duly came to the cel! and asked for the looking glass, at the same time remarking :— “Phe next chancel have 1 will put @ couple of thieves in with you,” Soon alter tuis avother burglar was placed in the cell, and when the hour for exercise came Duify came to th¢ door ior the new comer, but would not allow me to go out and from that time 1 was denied the privilege of exercising, such as 18 habitually aécorded to ali prisoners waitin trial. Ltnen wrote to Warden Joho Quinn an to Commissioner sterne. Neither paid any atten- ton to letters, anf l am satisied the one to the jJatter was not detivered. I afterward wrote again, this time stoding the letters by my daugh- ter, Who visited me trequently, This brought Warden Quinn (0 my cell door, when he called riminal, whaj do you want!” “1 am no crimiual,’’1 said. “I have committed no crime, “If you don’t 4j what the officer tells you,” he answered, “1 will put you tn the dark ceil,” ana ne walked awayand eutered into conversation with Duty. Wien this was over Dutty came to the cell door anl sald, “Weil, how much did you make of it?!" in ap intervitw with my counsel, which took Place soon after 1 complained o1 the treatment [ received, and ig Called to Warden Quinn, who hap ened to be passing the window of tne consul- tation room at jhe moment, and requested nim to treat me in ¢ gentiemanly manner. The only response Quinn made was “That criminal is@ — lar,” anu (iter my counsel was gone he called out to onepi his officers :— “Put tuat feliov in the convict’s cell.’ This was sometime in tie Monta of August. I Was immediately taken @ud placed in one of the ceils on the firs! Muor devoted to condemned feious. A more {itny nele it ts impossible to con. ceive of, Lnevetsaw anytuitg ioequalit, Ast entered the Waren orderet a colored man io whitewash the fur which Wis done immediately, and so rendering it jess halitabie than i was petore. The dainp was oozim through toe walls; the straw mattres was aive with vermin, an contained somethng even wose which nad been leit by 2 previous occupant. | Was placed in there @bvul jour o'cioct, and votitbe inner and outer | oor Were siut, 591 Was Involve bi3 surrender OJ the franchise Of an Aweri- | cau citizen. in these suggestions there is no need of refer- ence to the purely ecc esiastical junctions of a cardinal, Sv lar as those are coucerped we shall not now argue that tue appointment of a Roman Catholic to be a cardinai is Of aay more politicat conceru than the election of a Protestant Episcopalian to a bishopric. We need | ethodisc or a | reler solely to tue functions and rank Of a cardi. | Dai as @ secular prince, tested by a consideration ol what would be the Telative rapk Of the American Cardinal apd ine American Minister upon. an occasion of oificial secular ceremony in which voth of them might ve | Provont at the Court of Austria of the Court of | Spain, We are much mistaken if a spectacle would | mot then be manitest of a precedence of tne pre- late over the dipiomatist, which would not be sat- isfactory to the uational pride of tue people of the United states, | _ ‘These thiags considered, an occasion for @ sig- Nal act of patriotism offers itself to Archbixsuop McCloskey. He has an unprecedented opportu- nity (o Vindicate the dignity of am American citi- wen belore the world by a refusal o: the red hat and sapphire riog. Let him return to the Pope of Kome ibe insigiia of the proffered titie, saying, “May it please Your Holiness, |! am gratetul tor your recognition in my person of the growth of the Church in the United States, butas @ citizen of this Kepublic I cannot accept with propriety an ecclesiastical oMce to which pertains a rank of secular pobility.” Let him do this, and he wiil endear bimsel! to his tellow citizens by an exam- Let the question be | ple Of patriotism worthy of the iand whose free | constitution enables bis Church vw Wax strong upon these Western shores, untrammelied by re- siriclions Of religious liberty, THE SCHOOL QUESTION. PRACTICAL BUGGESTIONS FOR THE BOARD OF | EDUCATION. | To THe Eprror oF THe HERALD:— | In an interview with one of the Uatholic paro- chial’ committee of conierence witm the Board of Education in the Hanatp, there occurs the following:—‘It was a perfect truth that both | turn up their noses at the poor, ill-aressed and unkempt child.” ‘The fact ts the average cuild in the parochial and in the primary public schools, in dress and general surroundings, Is about the | same. This 18 @ Weak argument and shows thas the gentlemen Consiituting the parochial commit- tee know very littie of the public schools. | Much better argument would be the present over- crowded condition of thé*pubiic schools, bad air in the classrooms, where every principle of sani- lary laW ib its Managemen: is violated, It would | be jar better, more pracucal and certainly more | Consiscent, i! the Board of Education would airect its attention to caring for the health of wne ch dren how tn the schools rather than negotiatin: for increased responsiblity, when tt nas 80 nad quately performed one of the most casential dat in this reapect, required of them both by the laws of the Stave aud that of humanity. VERITAS. | puplis and teachers im the public schools would | Al DAPRIVED OF ALL VRTILATION, I pushed tae horrible mattres one side and sat down upon the bed and thet passed the entire night, My door was not oped until nine o’ciock in the morning and uot thenuntil | nad rapped upon it witu my caue. ‘he Myntiul atmosphere of the ceil had induced aieverirom which | was suffering greatly, My summos brought a colored man, to whom I stated mcondition and re- quested to see the doctor. Gnmissioner Siernoe happened to be near at hind id, having received the letter sent througn my dagnter, he came ta my cell, Itold nim how shaeluliy 1 tad been treated, iu the presence of t Warden who wag ding near, aud gaia to hii— “All the crime | pave Comufed here is In ree fusing to pay money.” Tasked Commissioner Ster to enter the cell ana showed him the filthy cdition of the mat. tress, He offered to give 1 a arora to bring my own bedaing if | desired» tolo him Ldid not wish to stay to that naswell, to whicu he re- sponded: COMMISSIONER STER’ POWERLESS, “Doctor, | can do nothiner you, | canuot IN terfere with the order ol tnVarden."* will prove to you," Rid, ‘that the whole trouble is that Ll refused toy $25.” His answer was 10 Germ aud signified — “1 Koow all that.’ Here our conversation ided, He went away and [ remained in the filtbole, Dr. Brekes, tne physician of the prison, ced a@ litte later, and aller examiming me dired that 1 be trang. ferred to my Old cell, whievas done, Upon hid recommendation 1 was “mitted to walk two hours tn tue yard and touvurs eacn day in the corridor, Jam satisited at the order granting this perMission Came [rovOMMIBSlULer ster: The privilege was cut off 6 auort time, howeve and upon my again conaining to the Commis. , sioner he said he could dotaing more or me, £ remained there subject petty vexations and insults too humerous to munt until the sta or 7th of september, when was honorably dis- charged, haying been as gitiess Of an olfence as the babe unvora, Tam sausficd that there a regular ring witha the prison Walls aud amuitie oflcials tor making money Out of such prisuns as wave any means, by making their aituatious unbearable as possiole ubul they are wilting > pay. Let a decent appearing man be broug! there and he 18 at once Placed in a cell With sombuiel oF burg.ar, Whose Very presence 18 pestileual, no conveniences are furnished him and those vivileges Ne 18 entitiod to under tue rules deni him until he is come. pelied to pay, and this whe there are any vacant cells; kept 80, Lam xatitea, for tue Use of some man Who can bo made tcdisgorge. ‘These favrs are generally known amog tue prisoners and are considered by them as a gitter of Cuurse, POLICE BIUTALITY. THE DEATH OF JOSKPE RAGAN INVESTIGATED BY THE (ORONER. ‘The investigation of the case of Joseph Eagan as Against Kilimey@r and overs, before Coroner Dempsy and a jury, Was concluded early yesterday morning, after three days’ sitting. Over forty witnesses were examined, amorg Wem Wiliam Kitiney, Dr. Sinciair, Dr, Millspaggb, Justice Wood and Oficer Wingate, all of whom testified that. Kagan had been ill-treated. ft seems that after Kagan became beastly drunk Je was thrown out of doors, and when found hewas Irozen al- most to death, and the keeper o! she Poor House, knowing the circumstanves, tried to do something 1D, Out ‘ound it was tco late, When he sistance of police officers, and the man was bustied into a wagon ANd driven irom Kreiscneville to fottenville, # distance of two miles, and (aken beiore Justice Wood, who com- mitted him to the County Poor House for forty daya, While ho vas speechless and anconsclous, He was (CONTINUED ON NINTH PAGE] called tne