The New York Herald Newspaper, April 16, 1875, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1875.—TRIPLE THE STATE CAPITAL Effectual Killing of the Fifth Avenue Pavement Bill. ALIVELY PERSONAL DEBATE. Discussion in the Senate on the Governor's Removal Bill. he Superintendent of the New Capitol. ALBANY, April 15, 1875. The principal points of Senator Bootn’s biil, in- troduced with the memorial of Comptroller Green, are ag follows :— The Comptroller is authorized to certify to the | Board of Supervisors the amounts of estimated rev- | enues of the genera fund applicabie to the reduc- | tion of taxation for I¥_ The Board of Supervisors gre then directed to \aduct said amount, so fertified, from the estimates made by the | Board of Estimates and Apportionment for | Bbis year, insteaa of the amount of estl- | mated revenues of the geucral fund heretofore Aeductea in the final estimate, The aggre- Bate amounts of said final estimate, Boch deduction and amount required to be Gedueted by the second section of the act to the Board of Supervisors, and shall be raised and-coilected upon the real and personal estates Bulsect to taxatioa in the city of New York, The second section provides for the raising .}® pay the expenses of the Fourth avenue | * (@yprovement of $12,767 50 for 1875, and $785,000 | lor 1876, the Comptroller being authorized to | yssue revenue bonds to meet these amounts, The ‘remainder of the bill provides for the transfer of unexpended balances of appropriations made for the year 1873, and previous years, into the city treasury. THE NEW CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. The Judiciary Uommittee of the Assembly | unanimously agreed this aiternoon to favorably report Mr. Waebner’s bill providing for the ap- | pointmant of two judges in the new Central Crim- imal Court of New York city. General Spinola ap- peared before the committee and made a speech in advocacy of the measure. THE POLICE JUSTIORS BILL. The bill introduced by Senator’ Fox, creating police justices exclusively for the Court of Special Sessions, was to-night passed in the Senate and | sent to the Assembly for concurrence. The principal feature of! to-day’s proceedings in | the Senate and Assembly consisted of the discus- sion on the State OMecial Removal bill and the killing of the Filth avenue poultice scheme, The latter project was effectually squelched beyond apy hope of resurrection, THE REMOVAL BILL, Considerable feeling has developed itself as to what form the bill, now belore the Senate, shall jake relative to removal of State officials jor wrongdoing. One fact is quite apparent, that | nearly all the republicans are opposed to vesting | absolute authority in the hands of Governor Til- den, They argue against it as establishing a dan- zerous preceaent—namely, tnat of centralizing in one man such immense power over officials | elected tike -himself by the votes of tne people. Senator Woodin made an able speech to-day | against the measure as at present before the | Senate. The gentieman is evidently in favor of a | bill designating a trivunal of judges to investigate | and determine all charges against these officials. | Mt Senator Jacobs speaks for all the democrats \n thé Senate, then we know the desires of this side of the House. They believe in passing the | bill giving entire power of removal and suspen- sion to the Governor. The Senator delivered impassioned and eloquent argument in advocacy of banding over to Governor Tilden perfect control | of removal and suspension of those officials. | THE FIFTH AVENUE PAVEMENT JOB. The Assembly should be congratulated over the \gnominious defeat to-day in Commitiee of the Whole of the bill which proposed to ruin Fifth avenue by covering that magnificent thoroughfare with a poultice pavement. So apparent a job nas not come belore the Legisiature during its present session. A strong lobby was behind the measure and all sorts of means used to push the bill througp. It will be recollected | that an attempt had been made to tamper witn | the Mies of tne House and an investigating com- | mittee was appointed to inquire into the ‘acts. Those proceedings gave an increased questionable aspect to the bill, but the mancuvres of its sup- porters were not at all reiaxed. Mr. James Daly, chairman of the Committee on Cities, bas | worked faithfully and efficiently to kill the scheme {from the moment of its intro- duction, and his efforts, together with tnose of bis colleagues, Messrs. T. C. Campbell, Mr. Jacob Hess aud others, were to-day crowned with success. Mr, Hess made his maiden speech in the House im @ppositioa to the bill, His remarks were vigor- ous and to the point. Over two hours were spent tu discussing the measure, a good deal of interest being manifested. THE SUPPLY BILL INVESTIGATION. The charges made against Senator D. P. Wood as to tampering with the Supply bill, in baving in- serted without authority an item of $10,000 for the saiary Of the Superintendent of the new Capitol, were to-day disposed of so far as the Senate is concerned. A committee of three being appointed irom that body to examine into the charges, ma- jority and minority reports were to-day handed m. The former entirely exonerates Senator Wood, while the iatter, aithouga implying irregu- arity on his part, does not inier criminaiity. 4 MEMORIAL FROM COMPTROLLER GREEN. ‘The following memoria: from Comptroller Green | was presented to the Legisiature yesterday :— Pisaxon Derantuent, CompTrotcer’s Orrice, Giry or New Yonx, april 12, 1875. § fo rus Howonaste tax Lecistarces of Tus Stats OF New Yore:— i have the honor to transmit herewith a bill relative to taxation and sppropriations for the support of the rovernment of the city of New York and objects con- uectea there with :— The appropriations made by Board of Estimate and Apportionment for tne 1875, including the amount required for deficiencies in the product of the (ax, call for arate of taxation equai to %(8 per cent on the Valuation of 1874, inthe present depressed cor dition of business affairs this rate of taxation is exces: sive and onpressive, and should, if possible, be reduced. ‘The appropriations incinde 767 for the Fourth avenue Improvement, t9 be paid, rom taxation ingwead at trom the proceeds of bonds, the ordinary way of pro- viding Means to mees the cost of public improvement. It is proposed, as this is not properly an ordinary ex- venditure of the year 1976 to dt and raise in 1875 the sum of $&13.7 1876 the #um of $785,000. The revenues of the general fund, it is estimated at this date, will exceed the estimate inade in Decemper by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment, and ority 18 asked to apply whatever excess there ma this fund to the reduction of taxation in 87s ff this Dill receives the approval of your honorable body, the overburdened taxoayers will be relieved to some extent from the heavy rate of tax which will ber yuited to be levied in the year 1976, and if authorit conferred on some official ur body im the city of New York who will act solely in the public Interests, there is | no doubt th by aid in 2 3 the extra charge, 0 and inthe year is | other savings cat be made this year that | jecting @ material reduction of taxation. — | undersigned respectfully asks that this matter may | TESTIS the Potable consideration of tbe honorable the Legisiatare. ANDREW H. GREEN, Ce THE PROCEEDINGS. Atsaxy, April 15, 1875. SILLA INTRODTORD. By Mr. Boorm—Relative to taxation and appropria- dons {n the city of New York. By Mr. Guoss—Authorizing the New York Police Board togront new trials. It provides that whenever the Board of Police of the city of New York shail be satisfied that a decision of such Board dismissing any member wWastounded upon false or insufficient evidence said Board, by @ majority vote, may rescind its resolution of dismissal and grant a new trial, and if on said trial the seonsed is found not guilty he shail be restore to his tormer position on the force. Also relative to the juris- Metion of the Marine Court in New York city. ‘TRE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE NEW CaPrITOL. The committee to investigate the manner of inserting the item of $10,000 as salary for the Superintendent of the new Capitol in the suppiy bill of 1874, presentea ma- jority and minority reports The former is signed by Senators King and Dow. They say the testimony snows that the clause fixing the salary of the Superintendent ft $10,000 was im the Papply pill whem said bill passed | ‘Den beanebes of the Legisinimre, and was (him aa mack alter | shall be certified by the Comptroller, | | wherever in the opinion Ca Canal Commissions | also the | Mayor toid him (Mr. Daly) he & part of aw a9 any other provitiem: that this pro. vision was distinetiy stated b, the comference report at the time the report was adopted by the Senate: that haying the assent of a ma- jority of the senate portion of the cowmittee and sup- posing that be had the assent of the Assembly portion, gd Wood was justified in inserting the salary clause. Senator Parmenter, presented a minority report. | Taking gil things into consideration, and without ca!ling in question the honesty and good 1a!th of any Witness, be tinds that the salary of $8,000 for the supermiending builder was settled Oy the Conference Comuntwe before the final adjournment; that General Batcheller fs wis: jaken in his version of the interview of April 30, ls74; that be !s not satistled that tieneral Batehelier Intended to state 10 General Wood that he (Batcheller) spoke for the Assembly Committee on Ways ana Means in fixing the saiary of the superintendent of the Capitol at 810,000; that the item was inserted by General Wood in the Con- ference report before it was sigued by any member of the committee, and of course it was the report adopted by each House; that the uudersivned without intending to impugn the motives of Senator W. wrong in inserting the salary provision in the report, cannot approve of the manver in which the salary clause was incorporated in the report. Both reports were fabled for printing. THE GOYERNOK'S REMOVAL BILL At one o’clock the Senate went into Committee of the Whole on the Removal bill, Mr. Jacons took the floor and amended his s1 giving the Governor power to remove only ingineer, Surveyor and Canal Commissioners aud State Prison Inspectors, Mr, Woopiy opposed the passage of any such villon piineiple. He could join hands with the Senators and nvernor Tilden in all wise efforts to remedy the present defect in our state government relative to the removal of dishonest or careless olticiais. ‘Nhe Governor should Lave the power to suspend any official, and should not act as iudge aud jury, The Gov- ervor is the head of a Darty, and no Senator around the eircie can deny he opposed the bill on democratic repud- lican principles against the centralization of power. The power sought to be given the Governor is an auto cratic one, and not in accordance with his (Vilden’s) platiorm of last year. It is not denied thar the Governor favors the passage of the bili as proposed by Mr. Jacobs. He (Mr. Woodin) tavored giving the Governor power to suspend officers. ‘he provision sbould be made tor @ tribunal betore which the impugned oflicers shall be ed. Mr. Jacons replied that the time had arrived when the great frauds which have disgraced the State for years may be removed. During the war of the rebellion the head of the nation Was given greater power, and no one | questioned the propriety of that course. ‘Here 15 the great state of New York, whose treasury has been | robbed oy a corrupt Canal Ring, und the Governor now | proposed to clean out (nis Augean stable, and he would do so thoroughly if he had the power. quently quite technical, and guilty men may escape rough them, Give tho Governor iull power and he will not let any littie technicalities stand in the way of punishing the vuilty pa ‘Mr. \¥ ooDIN replied out that any Senator was apologizing tor robbers, Artes. d ue did not Ike to have the idea go e (tr, Woodin) would not permit any such wrong inter al. He would He ence to go beiore the public without legislate to-day just a3 it no emergen would legislate for all time to come “He ing a tribunal from among the Judiciary of the state for the triui of state officers, and would remove It as far Possibie trom political power and influence. as, on the bili, EVENING SESSION. The Senate reassembled at halt-past seven P. M. The follow ing bills were ordered to a third reading :— In relation to the erection of a court house in tne ‘Third Judicial district, New York city. Authorizing the New York Bowe Company to elect a vice president. ‘The biil in relation to the Court of Special Sessions of the Peace in and tor the city and county ot New York ‘was read a third time and passed. ‘The bill providing that Vertical walls may be built 'y Fire Insurance the same are necessary on the Krie Canal was orde: toa third reading. ; ‘Adjourned. THE ASSEMBLY. 2 Aunayy, April 15, 1875. In the Committee of the Whole the bill providing for repaving Fifth avenue, New York, was considered. Mr. Lixcoty moved to strike out ail of section 1, which defines how the work shall be paid for, and insert a pro- vision requiring a contract to be entered into to keep the pavement in repair for a period of not less than two years after 1s completion, without addiyonal expense to the elty or property holders, and that the cost of re puiring said avenue, in accordance with the provisions of this act, shall be included in the estimate of the De- partment of Public Works, shall be appropriated by the Board ot Estimate and Apportionment, certified by the | Comptroller according to law, and inserted and in- jaded in the annual tax levies and raised and collected by.tax upon the estates subject (0 taxation in tie city und county of New York. Mr, VALT opbosed the Dill chiefly on the ground that the propo k was not needed and was not called tor by the peopie of the city Mr. Lixco. responded, ‘claiming that the improve- ment Was @ Very lmportant and pecessary one, and th: it was called tor by a very large number of the heavi taxpayers ot the city. E Mr. Hs opposed the Dill, insisting that the city au- st Senatoe Wood as part of anc exonerating Lim trom all mteational | Judges are tre- | unmanageable and the officer jumped trom | | the vehicle to the ground for the pur- pose of holding him; but his foot un- fortunately became entangled in the wheel, | fractured in two places, Some of the policeman’s | e hour of two having arrived progress was reported | | conveyed to & hotel near by. Police Surgeon thorities had sumicient power to make thls pavement | without coming to the Legislature if they wanted it ue wht the sole object of this bill was to lay a ‘ewent in which there was ® monopoly and vposed the bill, saying that he eveu those who hud signed the » opposed to it, One of them had told lum he had signed it under a wisapprebension, Me did bot thimk this charge was needed. Th pavement was one ot the best in the city. pavement would answer in this avenue. stone would do. ihere bad already been plaster pave- ment experiments in this avenue, and they had tailed. He said the cily was now overburdened with taxation, and they could stand no more, especially tor anything s0 useless and unnecessary. KLL aivocated the bill, insisting that it ssary lmprovement and would prove to 1 one. Was satistied the Common Couneit was in favor of it; at all events he was willing Ww leave it to the Board. Mr. Davy said the Board was opposed to it, and the wuld veto it it it was ard. MPueLt said it wasa little strange that the tell the gentleman anytning about such assed by the ie r. 7. Mayor would little things and nobody else. Mr. 4. € LL sald the Mayor of New York does teli other people such things. Lie told me the very sume thing. He theu went on to show that many of the most wealthy property owners on the aveaue were ou record Drotesting against this improvement. He read the sig- Datures, which, be said, represented over $20,0W.W0 Worth of property on thé avenue. He called attention to the widespread enthusiasm for this bill. but he cid not think 1t Was so much tor the asphalt im the abstract as it was for the Graham in the concrete. He ieit that this ‘Was the true expianation for the claim of this so-called improvement He insisted the bill was unconsututional, 4m that it granted an excl privilege to the corpora: tion which 1s to lay the Grahamite asphalt, Mr, Waxuwex opposed the Dili, insisting that it was tn the interest of a certain corporation; that it was legis- lating a special privilege to a. sing! that it was unconstitutional. The charter of the city provides that no such pavement as this and no patent ment should be laid without inviting proposals. brovision stands in the way of this proposition, ce We find the proprietors of this pavement comin, re and making an effort to force their parucular kin been intimations om he he gf Pavement on the ety, there having luring the debace measure as well as in the Datly 3 aker MoGutRe rose to say tha other evening he voted for the Daily Revister Kepeal bill, and now, for the first ume, he had beard there were ‘millions ih it, Now he intended to vote for this bill, and iit should turn out really there were miflion in these measures, uniess those having them in cn: came to him with his “divvy,” he woud take occasion, at some futare time, to make @ fuil and startling exposure of the whole amar. Mr. Beutts said he wished he could learn jast now many members had on this question been seen. He did . Bot ¢xactly wean to say thai—at all events, not in au offensive sense—but he would lice to know who and how y have been visited; ha been talked to; have sat question elsewhere 1 bad little confidential coniabs, not with any wrot purpose. He dia not want to be understood as impugning any one’s motives in his action here, but he did want io know how many had beeu converted one way of the other by solid reasons— the best and wost sound reasons, he meant, He wished e coul bers raise their right hand: ad say— r. T. J. Camraett—Woes the gentioman think he is dressing a sunday school? Mr. Buetts—Ob. In the Sabbath school we ask all the shildren who want todo good to hands, and. th vd up their right il do so. Sometimes we reverse (his ‘All who wish to do bad will hod up and then pone ot them do. (Laughter.) t to Know is, whether chis bili is going nd if so, let it pass, and let us go on with our wisiation. (Laughter. ‘Went on for some time in this vein. The question was then taken on Mr. Lincoin's amend- ment aud it was lost. Mr. Waxuxer moved to strike out the first section, which would kill the bill. Carried, 45 to 37. Other sections and the title to the bill were also stricken out Mr. BROGAN Moved to restore the title. &c.. to the Fifth mae Pavement bili, and that it be ordered to a third acing, Which was lost, as follows -— ¥uas—Mesira Alvord, Barkiey, Bennett, Berry, Bord- well, Brogan 1. J. Campbell, Cleary, Coffey, Fay, Fish, Friend, tiause Keenan, Kirk, Krack, Lawrence, Lewis, Lillybridgé, Livcold, Ransom, Keilly, Slinger- jand, Vedder, Vos! argh and Witbeck — 28, s—Messrs. Badger, Bene’ jeardsley, Bishe p, Burtis, ; Clark," Comstoc CooKe, gett. Daiy, Decker, Dessar, bly, Ureen, Griffin, Hammond, ‘Hess, Hussey, . olme: neon, Kenuaday, Mackin, McA! MeGowan Merwin, W. Miller, Muller, Prince, ‘toscoe, Kussel, em, Schuyler, Scudder, Sherwood, shiel, Stauf, stephens, Talmage, U. lazior, . Tay? jor, ‘ewasbury, Waenner, ington, West, Whitmore and Wiilis—06, Mr, BRoGaN moved ~ reconsideration and that the mo- tion lie on the table. The mot was lost, which effeo- tually Kills the bili. ‘The Assem! Bowen, Farrar, Hnek: a 3 2; Johnson, MeGronrty, Petty, Fope, chie THE CANAL FRAUDS. YESTERDAY'S SESSION OF THR JOINT commrr- TER—EVIDENCE OF A FORMER ENGINEER AND COMMISSIONER—CENTAIN SECTIONS OF THE WORK CHARGED FAIRLY. ALBANY, April 15, 1875. The Joint Committee of tne Legisiature to in- vestigate canal afairs amed their labors this atrernoon. George 4. Oliver was the first witness, He said he was and nad been a civil engineer for ten years; was an engineer on the Champiain Canal for two or three years. He continae follows:—The work on the Denison contract on the Erie Canal was placed in my hands in the fall of 1868; at thas time the work had not been commenced; my first duty was vo Make Cross sections for tne purpose of estimar- ing the work to be done; those messurements I kept in a smail fleid note book; took the nec sary Measurement in one Muy; the note book containing these measuremegts was destroyed vy a fire in my offive in Decemver, 147 it other note books of mine are im the engineer's office, with the exception of one book, wh was incom: piece, and therefore uointeiiwbie: that | kept; the book Was the only voucher I had ior the ap- ProXimate estimates of the work done; the only | reason | had for retaming the nook was becauve I thought it Was necessary to me to holu my reputas tion a8 an engineer; it Would pave take | Hogan probabiy one day to met i robably tho’ Important iat oT la measurements | 4 CONNECTICUT JUDGE BY INJUNCTION MAK- corporation, ana | s they did in Sabbath schools—have mem- } ly then took @ recess until baif-past seven | myself with compensation from the State; | durmg the progress of this work I took measurements once preliminary to tne begin | ning of the work; more or less monthly aiter- ward; Stephen KE. Babeock was my successor; do not know whether he 18 there now or not; saw | Mr. Denison two or three times during the progress of the work; Mr. Denison did not make complaint to ine about the progress of (he work | oro: the amount of the mdnthly estimate; bad | notning to do with the work, except as jar as lock | 20; the reason why I was discharged was becanse | | Mlr, Crocker said It was necessary to reduce ex- | penses; know of no other reason for my dis- charge; by taking away my feild notes ali means ot wales the accuracy of the figures were re- moved, Alexander Barkley, sworn, and testified :—Was Canal Commissioner irom January 1, 1872, vo Jan- uary 1, 1874; Was somewhat connected with the canals before; was superintendent of one section of the Erie Canal from 1860 to 1861; the frst indication | had thatanything was wrong in the Canal Commissioners’ office was when At- torney General Barlow came and took the papers away; the first connection I had with the West ‘Troy contract was with Thompson in making out new price lists; I thought that the estimate w | made for a completed work; I thought that the figures on the contraet were fair prices, nothing very exorbitant im my opinion; | think the work is first class work. A MEDICAL MYSTERY. EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF EXTENDED STUPOR— THE ADMINISTRATION OF HALF A GRAIN OF MORPHINE FOLLOWED BY DEATH—THE DOC- TORS PUZZLED. ‘The medical fraternity of Westchester county are exceedingly puzzled over @ case wherein the usual prescription of morphine, administered for the purpose of producing unconsciousness, to enable the puysician to amputate a /ractured | limb, resulted in death yesterday morning. The circumstances of the case are as follows :— On the afternoon of the llth inst, Patrolman Joun P. Sheridan, of the Thirty-fitn precinct, Kingsbridge, took a carriage togoto a ‘uneral, but before he nad proceeded tar bis horse became and before he coujd extricate it nis leg was | iriends promptly cathe to nis relief, ana he was Varian was at once despatched for, and, arriving, yendered medical assistance, setting the bones ana binding the leg toa pillow, intending, after | the nervous shock to the man’s system had suffl- ciently abated, to perform an amputation, which was rendered absolutely necessary {rom the na- ture of the injuries, Tbe patient, suffering in- tensely from pain, moaned for something to as | suage it, and the physician, procuring a grain of | morptine, and dividing it into four equal parts, administered one of them, with tustructions to an attendant to give another within aiew hours in case the first fuiled to preduce sleep. This was in the evening, about ten o'clock, Two hours later the attendants scemg Sheridan still awake and Losstug restiessly gave him tne second dose. Three | hours more passed without any visible eifect trom | | the mecicine, and the burse was about to renew | the dose When Sheridan sank into a deep sieep | from which he never awakened, Dr. Varian paid two or three Visits te next day, each time feeling | satisfied that the man’s condicoo was natural, toe protracted sleep being Dut the ordimary result of the combined influence of tne opiate aud the | nervous shock. Wishing, however, to set at rest the anxiety displayed by Sheridan’s relatives, Dr. Varian conciuded ‘0 call Police Surgeon Pur- otf Fordham, mto consultation, and latter paysician arrived Monday after- noon, and alter examming the pauient pro- nounced him dolog as well as could be expected under the circumstances, giving the as- suiance that there was nothing to be teared. All | day fuesday Sueridan lay unconscious, occision- ally opening his eye-lds and rolling his eyes in a listless, Wandering. manner, Every effort to | arouse bi proved unsuccesstul, but now and thea alow moaning sound would escape his lips. Dr. Varian at last became alarmiea and determined | upon calling a council Of physicians. Accoraingiy be aad summoned Drs, Purroy and Kellogg, of Fordham ; vr. Parson, of Kingsbridge; vr. Sirady, of New York, and Dr, Jenkins, of Yonkers, all of whom wade an extendea and careful examination | of the patient. An electric battery was brougnt | into requisition and pewerful shocks were given, | } roy, the but they produced apparently not toe sitrit- est effect upon the “sieeper. Other means were then tried, but with no _ better | success, aud the physicians were at last com. | peiled to admit their skill baffled, He could noc be awakeued, Sheridan continued in this state of Stupot until haif-past eleven o'clock yesterday morning, woen he breatued his last. ‘The poyst- | cians were diviced 10 opinion as to the cause of death, some attributing it to the morphine that bad been administered and others contending that the man’s brain had been injured by the acci- dent. Tuis latter theory seems unsupported by | facts, Inasmuch 4s Do contusions on the were to be Jound. The quantity oi morphine given was ¢ notan unusual ou average dose, Coruner Miller, of Westchester, has been nort- fled of the case and Will hold an inquest witnout aelay. Ata late hour last nightthe inquest was con- cluded, the jury rendering @ verdict that tne de. ceased came to his death from hemorrhage of t braio, and not from ao overdose o! morphine. RAILROAD DEADHEADING. ut anything it was below the ING A FREE PASS FOR HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT OVER THE NEW WAVEN RAILROAD AN IMPUSSIBILITY. The following despatch was yesterday morning sent by the Presiaent to tne General Superintend- | entof the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company :— Pussipext’s Ovrice New Yore, New Havex axp Haxtrowp Rainwoap Company, H | Gnaxv Cex You, April 1S, 1876. EM. Rego, Vic ident and General superintendent ‘New Lork, New nd Harttord Railroad Com. pany, Hartiord, An injunction fag been served on us by the Superior Court im session at Hartford prohibiting the company under a peaalty of $4,00), from permitdng any oni ber of the Legisiature, or servant ot aay state the United States, ur of any towa, county of city in United States to travel on any part ot our road without the payment of regular tare.” /ssue orders immediately | to all Conductors to collect regular fares irom @ii suc! persons whether they have passes or not Under this order {t will be nec jor th dent of the United ot nd hi and also the comuittee of the who come to ¥: ersary of the battle of U $ been granted ez purte, on the application | '¥ L. Goodwin, of Kast Harttord. the owner of te shares of stock in this company. on the ground that his profits as a stockholder are aifected by the iasuing of free agses to such persons His real object, hovever. hee. ably to make himself distinsuished. motive mmay Le I see no way bit for us to obey the injunc- ILLIAM U. BISHOP, “ciresident of Now York. New ilaven and Hartfo Railroad. The tollowing is®copy of so much of the tn- janction of Jadge Martin, of the Superior Court of Hartiord county, Conu., as prohibits the New | York, New Haven and Hartford Rallroad Company {rom passing officers, &c., of any State, or of the United states, or Oo; any town, county or city therein :— Itts hereby ew ordered and decreed, and you, the New ven and Hartiord Railroad Company, the fy t, and ali and suodry of your officers, em- ployes, agents, attorneys und servants, are expressly commanded aud iniormed that you do issue no free | asses or complimentary tickes to any mem- er Assemvly, or other officer | or servant of State ot Connecticut, any other *tave, or of the United States, any county, town or mumicipai corporation ther that you dv carry of convey no sucn member, o servant over ony part of the line ot ratiroad own the respondent or hired for the respondent's busine: save on requiring from them the reguiar aud usual fare or commutation rate for each. always excepting such officers or other persons re exempted by satus from such nd hereof you may not fall, wa- 4 000 sad of the iaw. pia 6 jay of April, A. D, 1875. By order of the Vourt O. W. JOHN BON, Cierk. | TERRIBLE DOMESTIC TRAGEDY. Buil’s Ferry, N. J., was the scene of a melancholy and fatal ccourrence on Weduesday evening. William McHale, a well Known resident of that place, returned home tn an intoxicated condition and vecame invoived in a quarrel with his wife, It 18 alleged that he struck her with his fista, and she undertook to run out of the room, wh e drew forth a knife and cut ner across the throat, inflicting & gash Wick Must cause her death, She Twn screaming Into the street, when severai per- Sons, alarmed by ber cries, speedily rushed to her Tescue. Sue fell to the ground exhausted from logs Of blood, and iniormed \hem of the Manner in which the deed had been perpetrated, The hus- band Was arrested by Constable Short and taken | beiore Justice Dwyer, wuo comimitted pim, with- | out bail, to the County Jail, Tne prisoner be- | trayed the greatest emotion when piaced im the | cell, but he declined to give any intormauon as to how the tragedy had taken piace, | HOBOKEN ELECTION COMPLICATIONS. Yesterday alternoou Smita Howell and Alder- man Dwyer, of Hobokeo, were arraigned beiore | Recoruer Bobnsvedt ad neld to bail in the sum of | $500, on & charge of baving been parties to tne re- | moval of the poil book io the Fourth ward on elec- | tion day, Tue Look was stolen, so th mes | Of those who Voted could nay ase: It | 1 asserted that there Were 120 more tickets found \ie ballot box than had been deposited by th vovers. -emy of | bados was cut yesterday for repati DAN BRYANT. PROPOSED THEATRICAL BENEFITS FOR THE FAMILY OF THE DECEASED FAVORITE. The manugers of the various theatres im this | city held a meeting yesterday on the stage of Wailack’s Theatre for the purpose of making arrangements for the holding of a grand perform- ance for the benefit of the tamily of the late Dan Bryant, Among those present were Henry C. Jarrett, Lester Wallack, Augustin Daly, John Dutt, Theodore Moss, W, R. Floyd, Caaries Backus, Wiliam Biren, David Wambold, Stephen R. Fisk, Josn Hart, Maurice Grau, 0, A. Chizzola, Chandos Fulton, Mr, Pike, of the Bowery Theatre, and Josepn H. Looxer. On monou Mr. Lester Wallack was elected Chairman Ol the meeting. Aiter some discussion it Was re- solved that @ benefit should take piace In each of the places Of umusement throughout che city on the aiternoon of Luursday, the 29tu inst, the total P ods to be devoted to the benefit of Dan Bry- ans children, The aumission tickets WIL be $1 each, and Will be issued sO that each ticket WIL be govud for either of the theatres. ine managers pledge themselves to deiray the expenses attend- ing these benedits, so tuat the total receipts will be untouched. The periormers lave also tendered their services on (is Occasicn to tue managers it was resolved that William RK. Travers, gust Belmont and William Butler Duncan be requested to receive anu invest the junds realized and to apply the same for the education aud sup- port of the Chiidren. Mr. Fisk staved that ve nad received jrom the managers o1 this city $300, and thut $200 more is pledged, all of Which 18 To be placed tu the nanas of Patuer Young for the im- mediate wants of the family. Barney Williams bas given a check for $260, Mr. Fioya $100 and Mr, Collier $50, ‘the doctor woo attended Mr. Bryant bas donated bis vill,and Lord & Taylor have rejused to accept any payment tor mourning furmished by thew. We J vices lor a benell. periormance, A letter was read irom Matilda Heron, offerin, Bijou Heron, Messrs, Hari, Fisk and Tooker were appointed a Oumiittee on Printing, The Committee on Amusements are W. K. Floyd, Au- gusun Daly, H.C. Jarrett, Wiliam Biren and Will- um Stuart, ‘Ireasurer. Mr. Marry Montague, of Wailack’s, has also subscribed a check ler $00 toward the benefit fund. Mr. Barney Williams will make his iarewell appearauce on this occasion at the Acad- Music. MITCHEL TESTIMONIAL FUND. A number of gentlemen met last evening at the St. Nicholas Hotel to orgauize a committee to pre- pare a suitable testimonial to the memory of John Mitchel, Mr. John O'Connor presided, and Mr. O*Donovan Rossa acted as secretary. ‘he meeting having been called to order, Mr. Mullaly explained its | purpose, and some conversation ensued as to the best course to be pursued. It was the unanimous Wish that a tund be collected, to be presented to the Mitchel amily, Mr. Mullaly suggesting tbat the appropriate iorm would ve the gut of a house to Mrs. Mitche., ‘The prevailing opipion, nowever, decided tuat av the present time 1t Was better to raise the money and allow the form which tue testimonial shall take to rest jor another day, Marked unanimity characterized the meeting, and the geoviemen Wio had brought the work Lo its present advauce- ment Were complimented by the speakers. A letter Was received trom Jeremiah Murphy, of No, 37 Oliver street, iuclosing a five pound note in ald of the tuod. Mr. Jolin Muilaly stated tuat, as a | representative of the Knights of St. Patrick, he might Say that bis organization would suvscrive | $500 to the fund, A comuittee, consisting of Messrs. Mullaly, Ford, W. E. Robinson, John Brosnan and O'Dou van Rossa, was appointed to walt on Messrs, Charles O’Conor, John McKeon, Eugene Kelly and otwers, to ask these gentlemen to uct as trustees, On motion of Mr, Devoy the gentiemen present were constituted a committee of the Mitchel Lex uUmonial Fund, The were eiected:—President, Wiliam bk, Robinson; Treasurer, Patrick rord; Secretary, John Muialy. It Was determined to commusicate with all the presidents of the diferent benevolent and tem- perance societies in order to secure their ml co- Operation in the movement; also to notify prom- inent Irishmen in New York and neignvoring cities. ‘Ibe committee adjourned to meet ou Wed- hesday eVeuimg next, at Demilt Hall, ‘iwenty- turd street and Second avenue. ‘The memorial proceedings at the Hippodrome seas Sunday will consist of an oration by Dr. aby. WALL STREET NOTES. THE MUDDLE OF THE CHICAGO, DANVILLE AND VINCENNES RAILROAD—THE GOLD GRABBERS. ‘The publication yesterday of the meeting of the Chicago, Danville and Vincennes Katlroad tn the | HERALD caused wide discussion in Wail street. ‘The seven persons who are to act for the bond- holders in the foreclosure suits are not yet named, but it is to be hoped they will comprise names of gentlemen who do not consider a trusteeship as a merely nominal position, requiring neitner zeal, diligence nor honesty in fulfilment. ‘The new seven per cest coupon bonds of the Delaware and Hadson Canal Company, due in 1894, have been piaced on the list of the New York Stock Exchange at 105. The $2,000,000 of this loan negotiated by Messrs. Morton, Kose & Co., of London, are odlcially quoted on the London Stock Exchanye. At the election of Long Isiand directors yester- ‘al in per y. The following 18 the oficial list o1 the directors Lawrence Lbenandag W. Me. now, H, Havemeyer, J.C. Havemeyer, Cooper. G. W. Lane, 5. L. Whitmore, A. 8, Hewitt, William Dowd, K. L. Out- ting, J.C. Parsons, Wiliam Kavaus and O. Cam- bios. Henry Havemever was elected President. Many Changes will take place under (he pew man- agement. Mr. L D. Barton, for severai years Superimiendent of the Long Isiand road, now of the Flushing, North Side, Central and Soutbern roads, tt is beileved, will be called to tae Superin- tendency. The old shops at Jamaica will be occu- pied. THE suowed great weakness yesterday, the premium refusing to Advance in spite of sensational rumors pur afloat by small speculators. ‘he government gold will soon be on the market. There are no shipments. The old and powerlul clique are out Of the speculation; and i/, in v.ew of these facts, the Spanish brokers invite bankruptcy, 1 1s weir own affair. THE BANAMA EXECUTIVE COMMITTE: 4 | met yesterday, but there Was no ousiness of im- it 18 understood no com- id on between rland roads, portance transacted. romise has a8 yet been anama, Pacific Mail and the o' BRITISH WEST INDIES. Kixesron, Jam., April 7, 1875. In expiavation of the ramors of disturbances in St. Thomas in the Last, in consequence of which the Governor sent a vessel of war and mariners fvom the guardship, it appears that an engine on the road, a few days before Good Friday, let off some sparks, and these, alighting on one of the cane pieces on the Winchester estate, set fire to the cane and gave to the excitea mind of the white residents an idea that the “generai firing | of estates at Easter’’ had already commenced, and some of them sought protection on board vessels then lying in the bharpor. The Regroes were enjosing tieir holidays, and, as no Work Was being proceeded with, every little noise or excitement was regarded with al THE PANIC has subsided and the estate laborers are at work. NEGROES EXONERATED. The negroes who went on board the schooner Winchester to broach ram and caused the destrac- tion of that vessel by fire, nave been discovered, but no one believes there was any intentional burning, the rum catching fire by the incautious appilcation of a light. LOOKING OUT FOR CANARDERS, The gunboat and marines have returned to Port Royal aud the magistrates have now assewbied to discover Wno originated these reports. STAM AND ELECTRIC ENTERPRISES, A couple of Clyde built steamers to arrive here very shortiy for trading round isiand, A company has been started with $50,000 capi- | tal jor the constraction of a street car railway to Tan through the city to the Villages in its vicinity. ‘The cable between Santiago de Cub: Hooper. Th pension of trafic will probabiy last for @ kK, after which there will be two cables in operation. HAYTL BRITISH FINANCIAL CLAIMS AGAINST THE GOv- ERNMENT—PUBLIC AGITATION AND CITIZEN ALARM. Kixosron, Jam., April 7, 1875. The English gunboats are both in Port au Prince, Making a demand on tne Haytian government for reclamations, which they have bitherto failed to pay. PUBLIC AGITATION—CITIZENS FLYING FROM GOV- ERNMENT ARREST. Affairs are very much disvurbed, Several per- sons have fled to the British and American con- | sulates for protection, and they remain there for | the present sale against arrest by the government. LEGISLATIVE PHOROGATION. The Legisiative Chamber, which was to have opened on April 1, Will HOt assemble until Sep- | temver 20, THE CROPS. The spring rains have already set in, and there wi calles prosp: FRENCH STEAMER AGROUND, The French steamer La Pout has got ashore Ot Port an Prince and her cara is damauod. tae | Flor: | ence aud John Brougham have tenaered tueir | the services of | Mr. Pucodore Muss Was appointed \ jolowing named officers — 8 for the coming Coffee crop, | | SHEET. THE AGONY POSTPONED. | Ex-Judge Fullerton Threatened With a Serious Attack of Vertigo. The Court Adjourned Until Monday. The scandalm ongers that risked their precious lives yesterday in the perilous voyage across tle East River were seen returning shortly before sof many, especially those it Was strongly depicted— annoying, after having suc- ceeded in passing doorkeepers of the court and getting comforta@y prepared for a pleasant dish of scandal, to learn that owing to the indispo- sition of one of the principal periormers there was to be no show that day? The teelings of those in- dividuals might be compared with tnose of the enterprising traveller who, having successiully crossed the Styx and blarneyed the sainted Peter ipto passing him through the sacred gates, was ignominiously shown the door after having been given but a few moments to taste the joy that hereaiter he would only know in his dreams, ‘The few con- | tented taces to be seen among those returning to this city were those belonging to the literary pro- fession, and they to a unit wore @ satisfied ex- | pression, as if denoting intense satisfaction at @ temporary delay of hestillties, The court, as usual, Was crowded to suffocation, and 1f would Lave been hard to find suMicient space to place the most diminutive camp stool, Since | Mr, Fullerton commenced work upon Mr, Beecher the curiosity of the outside pudiic has been raised tofever pitch, and everybody that has the entry vo the court on @ business basis is importuned by | big friends for a seat. Tne members of the press | are the sufferers, as even their limited quarters are encroachéd upon, and it is hard now to obtain even ejbow room. Thus far Mr, Fullerton has made a decided suc- cess of the cross-eXamination, as, although he has not lured Mr. Beecher into any direct contradic- | ton, he has succeeded in puzzling the ; Plymouth pastor by the direct aud searcn- | ing mature of his interrogatories. Tne | letter of apology, the pistol scene ana | Mrs, Tilton’s letter of retraction were each | taken up on Wednesday, and all the details con- cerning and relating to each of these matters | were minutely examined. Mr. Beecher looked | Worried and tired during the day, and .evidently | felt the ordeal that he was being put through by | Mr. Fullerton, No point, however trivial, that | could have the effect of weakening the defend. ant's testimony before me jury was lost by whe | keen Jawyer, who shot forth bis questions #m rapid | succession, paying especial attention to dates and | other minutiw, in which he found the witness’ | recollection rather weak, On several occasions Mr. Fullerton called the witness to order, request- | ing @ direct answer to his question, and objecting | to any of she profuse explanations with Which Mr. Beecher often smovths over his answers. On one | Occasion, when Mr, Fullerton said sharply, “Ob, weil, it 18 not worth while to play upon words,” | the witness replied, “i know, but you have cor- nered me 80 many times I am atraid of you.” The spectators are perfectly wrapped up in the proceedings, and follow with painiul avtention | every word that is uttered bearing upon the case, ‘Lheir sympathies are also apparent, as in many | instances even the stern and reproachiul glauces | from the Judge, meant to quell the expressions of approbation and disapprobation, {all m their pur- port, aud a word or two of censure becomes neces- | sary before silence {8 obtained, Ninety per cent | of the lady visitors are friends and sympathizers with Mr. Beecuer, and whenever Mr. Fullertoa gives lis questions in a ratner aggressive man- | ner, the tans flutter very impatiently, and a | slight ripple of disapprovativn rolls over the sur- face of the calm. THE PROCEEDINGS. ‘The jury were not very prompt yesterday morn- | ing, and it was nearly ten minutes past eleven veture they had answered the cajl, A silght sen- sation was created by tue appearance of Miss Bes- sie Turner, as she bas vot lavored the Court with her presence since her examination. Messrs, Evarts and Porter were among the early arri | bur until pearly a quarter past eleven. Mr. Beecher Was already in is seat, awaiting the arrival of the grand tnquisitor, and a tew minutes later Mr, Beacb, Mr. ‘tiiton, Jadye Morris and Mr. Pryor waiked in and tork their seats, Bejore any busi- pes? was attended to Mr. Keach moved over to Mr. Evarts and iaiked with him for two or three minutes. They did uot appear to agree pertectly, and Generali Tracy and Judge Porter drew over and joined in the consultation. Mr. Beach then got ap, and, addressing the Court, said:—“li Your Honor p i am very | much’grieved to have to announ at my cole league, Mr. Fullerton, does not teel in suMicientiy good heaita to attend to business to-day. He is Budject to occasional attacks of vertigo and he has had one during tne progress of this trial. lie has done all in his power to try and i. rce bimself to continue the examination, bat be feeis iu such a@ condition to make labor an impossibility to-day. Alter consultation with the counsel ior the d lence, who bave given 4 cordial and empnatic ex- | pression in approoation of Mr. Fullerton’s views, | Lhave to ask ior an adjournment, and as in my opiuion Mr. Fuilerton’s condition is such that it would be unwise to tax him with any wok I should propose an adjournment until Monday, 1 owitt omit to the wishes of my Opponents and the views o1 your Honor, thinking, however, that we ought to adjourn until Moaday, i would very gladly continue tne duties of Mr. Fallerton, bat uniortunately. pot expecting that my assistance would be required, | nave jailed to repare myself with the minuteness which Mr, ‘ulierton has, nor dol think it would be safe ior me to attempt it. Mr. Evarts then got up to reply, and in afew words stated:—If your Houor please, you wil! un- | derstand that io the jegal profession it is the duty of a member of the bar to straia every herve | carry out his Work, and im my optoton Mr. Ful: ton is so disposed. We are ctly sensible to the Jact that it would be foolish aud Improper for | any lawyer woo flods himselt im & stress in the progress of a cause and in a reduced condition of heaith to go om under apy extraneous circumstances. It would no. advance the case; 1% Would not assist the pros,ects of coming to a0 early conclusion, and the results might ve serious to the lawyer. Under tuese cir- curmstances We are oO! the opigion that Mr. Fuller- ton should take into consideration the state of hig health wheo reerriug to the iength of the adjournment, and should consult tne Court on that subject. | Yoe Jnage then said we will adjourn the Court | until Monvay morning, at eleven o'clock. As $00n as the jury nad filed siowly out, thank- | ful to get two or three days’ sound rest, Mr. Beecver got down (rom the Witness chair and | moved over to his counsel, wita whom he en- | gaged in conversation. Io the meantime the | spectators crowded round and stared at the dramatis persone. Mr. Caldwell moved slowly out, escorting Miss Bessie Turner, and succeeded in allowing twenty or nty-five bystanders to gaze at that interesting young lady with as much curiosity as if sne were @ mermaid or a What is It The court was | mot cleared for over half an hour alter the ad- | journment, and then only when Mr. Beecher moved oat Witn Mrs. Beecher on bisarm. Alter leaving the court Mr. Beecher went and got ac Triage and took Mra. caer for a drive in Park. He was to have been accompanied vy som |, but they concluded they had too heir hands, as woat could be the counsel for the plaintut dia not arrive o cou! | mach work on MORE PAY FOR THE JURORS. of a law for adaitional compensation for the jurors | 4m the great scandal case and in all cases where | To tue Hoxonante Tas Sexate A¥D ASSEMBLY OF THE State oF Naw York:— 10 > the Ohief Justice of the City Court of Ihe pettion of Brooklyn and of the attorneys & counsel en ¢ suit hereinafter men- 8 detence of en brought in the City Court ot xtraordinary nature in respect of the | magnitude and public interest of the issues involved, and of the great extent and variety of the evidence jecessary to be brought before the Court and jury, an that the undersigned have been respectively engaged, | the trial of tha: cause ‘That the trial has, contrary to the expectation ot a! | parties concerned, been necessarily prolonged over period of over three months, and will evidently require F part of another month to complere I # your peutioners benieve there is now no law authorizing the payment to the jurymen of more than the ordinary tees of 92 per day, and your petitioners are informed and believe that such compensation is ei tirely inadeqaate for the continuous loss of time a proio.ged incer:erence with their business, which the jurvmen bave sustained by reason of their detention in tne cause. | {ratice reauires that be mm: the | shat a AUNe. And your petitioners believe that ¢ wddilional Compensation shou! | wi ume And your petitioners theretore nambly yy 4 that your honorable bodies will be ple to enact a law provid: tin cases Where jurors are detained fora period the ‘acu ital sad shail Ve authoriaed aad | the one as presiding Justice and the others as counsel, in | ade to jurors are detained for such an extraordmary length of | | the heart of the Blessed Virgin. The following petition, requesting the enactment | to make some further compensation as sald Boarde Supervisors may think fit, And your petitioners willever pray. Sigued by ChiefJustlee Neilson and ali the counsel. THR VALUE OF CHARACTER, {From the Lynchburg Virginian.) The New YoRK HERALD has some good views on this subject, in conuection with the greav trial which is now challenging the attention of the People of uta whole country, which, we think, are worthy of all consideration, It says:— One of our contemporatios, in discussing. the cage, makes the point that Mr. her's evidence is not to bé eved ‘until itis confirmed by corroborative state- nis; ihwt, as a Witness, he isno boster any other jose that have gone upon the stand, Now, without attempting to pronounce upon the guilt or innocence of the accused, we may take occasion to Say that tf) such a doctrine a3 this 1s accepted, Lhe most exalted Character may be ab the merey Of any villain, or combination of vil- jains, who may conspire to blast an estaviished reputation, If such views are to prevail even tne Durest character 13 of little wortn, and will pro- tect no man fom the insidious attacks of the blackmailer or the conspirator against the peace, honor and reputation of the man me may envy. There are many emissaries of Satan going up an down in the earth who would delight to do jast what the arch flend did in the case of the patriarch ol Uz, upon whom he was permitted to bring untold calamity, And so, with the qualification ve Stated, we indorse and commend the Views of we HERALD. ol CARDINAL M’CLOSKEY. THE DAUGHTERS OF THE SACRED HEART ENTER TAIN HIS EMINENCE AND THE PAPAL ENVOYS. The Papal envoys when they return to Rome will carry but few, if, indeed, they carry any memories more fragrant than the remembrance of the reception which they, with Cardinal MoVios- key, had in the Convent of the Sacred Heart on Wednesday. The entertainment was a prod uct of love—of love borne by the good Sisters of the convent tothe Pope and the Cardinal, I was beautiful in every particular, and its m cidents were expressions of deep religion and acute artistic feelings. In the convent everything exhaled periume. ‘There were no secu. lar gentiemen invited to the reception, Beside the Cardinal, the envoys and quite a number of priests, only ladies were admitted into the con+ vent. The latter took advantage of their privi- legé and attended the reception. in large numbers, The carriages began to arrive at the convent, which 1s in 131st street, at about three o'clock. Soon after four o’clock the carriages bearing Car. dinat McUloskey, the Papal envoys and Father Farley arrived. Oardinal McCloskey, Mgr. Roncettl and Dr, Ubaldi occapied the first car Tiage, which was the vehicle regalarly used by tne Cardinal while he wag the Archbishop. In the second carriage were Count Marejoschi and Father Farley, the secre tary of the Cardinal, Tne party entered the long hail of the convent, which was bung with scarlet, andthe Cardinal and Father Farley were shown Into an apartment where they PUT ON THEIR PRIESTLY ROBES. The party was then conducted into tue chapel, which was already filled with guests, the Sisters and the pupils of the convent, The latter occu- pied the body of the chapel, the lady guests were seated on either side, and fhe clerical were siationed at the communion rails within and ouside of the sanctuary. Cardinal McCloskey und Father Farley stood upon the altar while the choir, composed of pupils of the convent, sang a Te Deum with skill and fue eifect, Toe scene within the chapel was beautifal in the extreme, ‘Tne three altars were dressed naudsomely with Nawural Mowers, and ligat gieamed above and upon them. When the fe Deum had been sung the congregation was led into tue large drawing room Of the convent. slere A BEAUTIFUL SCENE came into view. ‘The room Was brilliantly lighted by gus jets and by handsome candelabra, placed upon pedestals, dis*ributed throughout it, Flows ers were everywhere. At the iower end of the room Was the statue of an angel, set 1m @ circle of light. Above this Were two arrangements of gas jets to form tue’ word “Welcome,” und ‘To give (ull effect to this handsome combination @ pali of scarlet damask covered tue wall behind it, The same material depended at the windows—toe hangings of waich Were arawn to exclude the lignt—and were grace.ully festooned oo the ceiling. Att.¢ end oj the room, Ovposite \o where the statue oi the ange! was placed, a stage had been built, which was covered with @ scarlet carpet. A throne Was placed ou tnis, under a canopy ol scarlet cloth, On entertug the drawing room Cardinal McCloskey and the envoys were conducted io tas stage and torone. ‘ne Cardiual seated himsei on the throne, and Mgr. Koncetti and Dr. Uoaldt took chairs, iso under the canopy, placed at the right and left of the preiate, The clerical genuiemen ranged themselves in semicircles on the stage. The pa pus aud sisters of the couvent and their lady guests were seated along the sides of the apart iment ou three Uers of benenes. The guests occu. pted the highest tier. Toward the lower end of the room were two grand pianos. The space between tnem aud the s;age presenied the apvear- auce ol @ weil kept parcerre. Bouquets were disiTiouted Witviu it in rows In such a way that there were waiks running between them in every direction, ‘Tne special reason tor tais ari ment was ni immediately apparent. a irst incident entertainment in toe drawing room Was a spirited performance by jour young ladies on the two pianos, Atter tng eigt hittie girls waiked into the parterre, singing a flower Cnorus as they moved grace(ully trrougn the devious Ways betweeu the bouquets. Each represeuted @ flower. After moving out of toeir Howery patus the littie maids grouped themselves belore the stage. where, at different times, each made @ little address, aanouncing herself the Tepresentative of @ flower and recitt ules, Alter each recitation the maid T? gitis had re choras, Alter the © little turned to their seats there was music, and then a young lady re pom in French, which i tl amused Mgr. Roncetti. Afterward alittle girl san @ Freach soug, and then the young jady who np: read the poem made a very pretty address of wele Come to the Cardinal atid tue papai envoys. At lis conclusion she presented three very beauttiul baskevs of dowers to the Cardinal. The principal of these gilts was made o\ taberoses and caroa- Uons. The latter fQuwers were wrought into @ very handsome design on the white bed tormed by the’ tyoeroses. ‘This Was the monogram of Car dinal McCloskey, surmounted by 8 preiate’s aoubie cross, below which Was the word “Welcome” ang aheart, Anotner of the gits took th ots resenta- vered, shea(of wheat. When the address and tons were over, Cardiaal McUloskey Jeelingly, the jollowing remarks :— CARDINAL M’OLOSKEY’S ADDRESS, Ihave bo words, good ladies and children of the Sacred Heart, in which eitner to express my taanks or my great admiration for tue traly beart- leit Welcome and reception which you bave given me. You made us understand thé meaning of it by the very first act. 1 tne altar of God and tere to sing thauksgiving to our omuipotent what we ui returned, dear caildreo ? For the great kindness which oar oily Father, Pope Pius [X. has bestowed upoa you througn me, ois humble subject, Aver returning thanks to God you thank tue Holy Father, the Vicar of Christ on earth, and tued you bring us here and express your taanke in the language of poetry, of music, of flowers and eloquence. I camnvt say to you, dear chik oren, how thankiul 1 am to you Jor your kindness to me, and aiso the Ablegare and the noble Coun Wo accompanies him, who uqnor you to-day wita their presence. The Monsignor, no doubt, will carry Lack to the Holy Father a Knowledge i be bas seen at the Conveot the Sacre th and he in return wiil doubt send you bis biess ing. Mgr. Roncettt also made an address to the pupilt ofthe convent, He spoke in French, and every one of the scholars see wed to understand tim. He spoke of his Kind reception and treatment ia thie country, ing haa pleased him more than the reception and ¢ tainment he nad at the Convent of the Sacred Hears He assvred the young ladies that ne wouid tell His Holiness of the entertainment, and that he would endeavor to obtaim for them nis biessing. . THE ENVOYS’ MOVEMENTS AY. In the morning Mgr. Roncetti and Dr. Ubaldi celebrated masses in St. Gabriel's church, ia Thirty-seventh street. In the afternoon, ac- com pani by Count Mareioscnl, they visited aud dined wita Patber titta, of St. Anthony’s churea, in Sullivan street, whom they koew in Italy. THE FIGHTING FREEHOLDERS. After a few days the fighting Freeholders of New Jersey will pass into history. Their last meeting but one waa held yesterday in Jersey City. Some of the members have been re-elected ; but not one of the seven men Who engaged in the conspiracy to deiame Freeholder Wickham will occupy a sea! im the new The meeting was very gloomy, Warden Post, ol the Penitentiary, Was ugain over hawed for ne tof duty in ailowing a prisoner to escape, Messrs, Young and Gibson were a pointed @ committee to have lands be condemned at Snake Hill for county purposes surveyed. The Committee on Penitem tary recommended the eee of Keeper Nicholas Pierce as Deputy Warden in the piace oi Miller, discharged. The Board adjourned to next ‘Thursday, when the fnal meeting will be weld One of the members, Charies F. Ku, who nat rowly escaped being poisoned the previous day, made his appearance, looking very haggard. had Bot iuily reco from the narcotic effects of the drug. It was agreed, at a caucus of the members, to allow the case of the Warden of the Pentrontiary to go over till tl eT Dis term OF Office Wik **r@ anger tue BOW law on the lato May, -