The New York Herald Newspaper, April 20, 1875, Page 7

—_—_— ee ee hO Or .); OO convinced Uolden of the impossibility of en. forcing ibe obnox gor, the stamps be re- ceived irom England ne surrend to the repre- sentatives of the Common Council, John Cruger being then Mayor, This episode, a bloodiess pop- uiar Victory, id one of the most tignificant signs phe tims, deserves to be placed on record side by side with the immortal Tea Party of Boston, THE REPBAL OF THE STAMP ACT rarly in the foliowing year causea w and the popular feeling found expr erection, by xct of the Legit leadeu equestrian statue of George III, on the Bowling Green. A ‘ew years. after. ward this statue was turned to @ purpose the founders had not dreamed of, in the revulsion of leeling which followed the imposition of a duty on tea, Upon the reception im New York of the Deciaration of Independence, the horse and rider were dragged from tne paaestal, broken in pieces 4nd sent so Litchfield, the residence of Ulver | | | Voice in t | such oppri Wolcott, fhe patriot Governor of Connecticut, by | Whose wie and daughters they were run into thousands of bullets, which were distributed among the patrio's of the surrounding country. With these bullets hundreds of British soldiers were Shot during the subsequent invasion of Con- necticut, A FIGHTING TRADER. Speaking for the merchants of New York I Might iurcher remind you (hat it was a New York merchant, Alexander McDougall, who, abandon- iby his counting house, took command Of a regi- ment, and in tue disastrous bat. le of Long Islund disupeuisied himsel! by bis valor In the fela and masterly revreat across the East River in the face o! a victorious enemy of overwhelming numbers, After having risen to the rank of major general ana served throughout the ar, winning univers gai confidence and respect, he returned to his commercial pursuits, became a leading mem- ber ol the Chamber of Commerce and the first President of tne Bank of New York, Sharing with lim in patriotic duty and devotion were Buch merchants as Elbridge Gerry, of id@assacna- Betts; Willam Whipple, of New H.mpsnire; Geor.e Clymer, of Pennsyivania; Josepi Hews, of North Carolina; Burton Gwinnett, of Georgia; Pouip Livingston aud Francis Lewis, of New York, nd a host of others allover the land. it 1s pleas- Bvt to remember that the heart of the English peo, le Was with us; and it was natural that te Assertion by the colonists of the homesvorn rights every Englishman should find sympathy in the motoer country; aud so it was Cuatthe utterances of Hancock, Adams and Otis were eloquently echocd by such statesmen 4s Chatbam, Burke ana Barré. Chatham “rejoiced that America had re- ted;” Burke saw the giory of England in the tablishmedt of the British coiomes “on Benet les Of liberty,” and Barré went to a daring length in the declaration of his sympathies with the foun- gers o! this Repubite. Pardon me, Mr, President, for detaining this ais- tinguished audience so long. With sucu a record beiore me, bearing directly on the early commerce And general business of the country-—@ subject which, in advance, your committee kindly assigned | Me to speak upon to-day—vow could I say less * 1 would not overesiimate tne services of the mer- chants; but posterity Will never lorget their zeal | d fidelity, toe deeds and tials in the perilous ruggie for personal liberty and nauonal inde- pendence. A century bas passe since that call Avril day When these piaing were stained with the first blood of a conflict which ulumately gave us the Declaration of Independence and the coustitution of the United Sates, What a memorable epovh in the Worid’s nistory have been these one hundred years! How grand, beneficent and try Langit progress of affairs in our own country! I sill not open this most instructive volume in theiunals of mankiud, Let us indulge the jervenc hope that when our children’s chil- Gren shail assemble to celeorate the second cen- Tennial of the auspicious event which bas drawn us hither they wili Qnd tps Repuole occupying & remost p sition amou#ihe nations of tue earth, Bnd containing Wituin its borders myriads of peo- pie, united, prosperous, virtuous aud free. Then, indeed, shail the patriotic \lood which flowed at Lexingtog and Concord oot have been shed in vain. THE DAY IN NEW YORK. Flags Gying from all public buildings and trom maby business edifices and private residences throughout the city yesterday gave to New York ® holiday aspect, tinged with the warm hues of | haste and marched rapidly to Lexington. patriotic assuciation, recalling the days of fervent | rejoicing whicd occurred here so irequently during bur jate war, There was no formal celebration of the glorious event which one hundred ears ago opened the fierce struggle of a and Ol straggung co.onisys for their rights pgainst tue arrogant usurpation and tyr- anoy of Britanoia, mistress oi the ocean, But shougn our citizens joined in no triumpual processions and listened to no spirit-stirring ora tions like those of Massachusetis, We xreat oulk of them joytully noted the date aud associated it with the moving events which have made Lex- ington and Coucord dear to all Americans and words of inspiration to al! people round ihe work who sigh oF strive fop freedom anu the natural Tights of Mantiood. Those names and the or gut weeds of Valor and ceroic suffering linked with thm were on the geueral voice, aud the e¢xampie of bur Revo utlonary grandsires was commended as exampies (oO young America, @ stimulant and in pentive to pure lives and subie endeavor, THE WOMEN’S WAIL [HE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION BY THE NEW YORK WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE SOCLETY—PROTEST AGAINST TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTA- TION. Quite an interesting looking audience, mostly tadies, assembled last evening tn the Union League Theatre to parcicipate in the celebration of the Dentennial under the auspices of tue Woman's Pudfrage society. Tne proceedings partly assumed the iorm of @ protest against taxation without rep.esentation, it having appeared that the women property boiders of Concord were sessel one-fiith the amount requirea to defray the expenses incident to tne festivities im that historic town, while, of rourse, they are still debarred from voting at elec- tions. The theatre wag appropriately adorned, and on the stage were many persons identified with the movement which bas been agitatea with such vigor for years past. Among others were Mrs. Lilie Devereux Biake, Mrs. Henrietta Westbrook, Mrs. Helen M. Slocum, H. H. Wilcox and Mrs, Clemence S. Lozier, M. D. The President occupied the chair and opened the proceedings tn @ome well chosen remarks. Following these were some Weil rendered recitations, on the subject of the ceiebration, by Mrs. I. BE. Frobisher, who de- livered the poems with much spirit and force, The first was entitied “Lexingvon.” by ©. L. Homes, and the second ‘The Batt.e of Lexington,” by ©. W. Bungay, both of whicn were well ie- ceived, MRS. BLAKE'S ADDRESS. Mrs. L. Devereux Blake, on veing introduced, ‘was Warmiy applauded, She said:—Just as tue first rays of dawn stole across our city this morn- nis nation m: their fr stand tor rty. Toe ew April sunsbi @ bundred Ago SAW 4 grOUD Oo: meu ana voys gathered i the meeting ts village Lexing- Ununiiormed ang undiscipliued, ‘the chilly morning. that banaiui of patriot: resented tue great Repuoie woieh on th was The revcliious colovists had collected im the Damiets vear Boston some military stor the Uritish oficers in command at Kost ShoUld be seized and destroyed. Warn iva, Paul ke " arouse the country to resisiance, Budoight Adains and Hancock wens out to sum- mon their comrades to arms. Just as the last ars Vanished belore the dawn the orum bi oO SUMMON [he patriots to action. and In respouse a hit‘ie band of about eighty men and ooys ssserm- Died on the Village green, Few as tiey were in Dumbers they presented a brave front as tue Brivish reciiars came up the quiet street, 200 ot lide TO SPMING FROM THEIR MARTYRDOM. Strong. What iollowed was SUP A BATTLE, BUT A BOTCHERY. The minute wen reiused to surreader to Major Pitcaira’s haurhty demand, and a volley of mus- liv, W. poured oa this keiry, close and de Woted baud. Jn response only a tew random shots vel |, waien dit avsolutely Bo barin, and, then, seeing the hopelessness of resistance, the commander o: the minute am ordered them io disperse. ‘The briush, ciated with their easy viciory, pusned on towsrd Cov- @rd, thinking that there another speedy In this they soon bitter F wed their error, Althougn they were rein- 1 On the Way, When (hey reached that vil- lage they Were meu by such @ resistance as drove tiem back, broken and disorganized, on the road they bad #9 proudly iollowed ia the moruing. Concord wouly avenged ik SLACOMTER AT LEXINGTON. success awaited them. ‘The datties of Lexington and Concord form an era in our country’s history. When oriven to dese peration by a long course Of oppression the peopie Of tim land first resvived ty revolt agaimst the Bi ther country. Discoutent, resentment and in- Gigbation had grown stronge® month by month among the laray settlers oF (he land, until ihey ed in the most spiendia act of audacity world has ever seem. A lew colountes, tered at iong juteryals along the Atianue seavoard, dared io dely the PROUDEST NATION IN EUROPE, rust ¢s, undisciplined and amost un- wally Veurared jo encounter im battie y Woica faa Housted its conquests over a boropesn coivairy, What unheard ot Oppies-ions diuve these people to tae mad at Winyt! What auveard of wtrocities had the Fulers of the-e people practised, what unjust con Useations of propercy, What cruel Imprisouments aus Wickeu maraers! None of ail these; the ople Ol ner tt ineir this Ire civil d were not starving or dying (ofan Alva or a Robespterte, ad been denied, their i heen reiused, ond rather ere wiliog NOOUNTHA men and o DANGER AND TO BRAVS DEATH. women who stifered at Concord NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 1875.-QUADRUPLE SHEET. tyrs to the saered cause ot personal liberty. Looking over tne records of the t we dnd again and again repeated the wron, of which our ancestors complained, ior the slavery which we women undergo to-day are the vi our lorelathers protested 1 TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION. Why look atthe mockery of justice which this moment we see enactea! {n Concord the wo pay one-fth of ail the taxes, and ¥ administration of affal it was) ions as these that roused the people to resistance # hundred ago, and thus the Revolutionary War was begun, 4 struggle which taxed to the ULmost the resources vi the colonists. In that jong struggie were tae women -upine and indifferent observers ? No! they came forth nobly to vear their full share of tne nardship ana the sufferings; some of the ACTUALLY SERVED THE COUNTRY with arms in their bands, and ali tne records of the war are glittering with the brilliany deeds ot heroism which the women performed. In anotner year he men Of this nation wul celebrate the Cen- tennial of their Independance. What part are we women to have in the pageant? Are we to cele- brate the one hundreto birthday of the Republic simply as siaves, attired in siiks and laces, servin the purposes ol golden letters? While the men o! the nation will unite to rejoice in their treedom, shall we Women appear beside them, splendidiy and jess proud than they? Let every arop of patient blood that runs in our veins forbid such humiliation. Mrs, Westbrook was the next speaker, and in the course 0! @ pithy address ga @ maie por- tlop of (he community some severe slaps lor their seifisnness aud their characteristic disregard of the rights of wom: After pointing out at some length, and not without some ashes of humor, the justice of woman's Claims to recognition, sne alluded to the unfairness of insisting on taxation, Without the equivalent laid duwn by the constitu ton. Mrs. Helen Slocum followed, and likewise made an earnest appes! on belialf of the cause Jor which they liad assembled. Mrs. Helen M. Cook, the secretary, then sub- | mitted resolutions, effect tat a cent the Revolution which were adopted, to tne ury ago the long straggle of was begun, a in which the men and women land bore an equal snare of hardsmp, of sacrifice and of suffering, that at the ciose of that contest the men secured only to themselves tue liberty ior which all had contended, it w: ow resolved that the descendants and tne repre- sentatives of the women (hus delrauded reiterate to-day the claims of the founders of the Republic and demand that they be retieved from the pay- meut of taxes imposed without their consent aod that the Women be given that personal represent. ation which alone secures ireedom, It was also resolved that these ciaims be urged, not py an unuatural resort to the cruel sacrifice of war, but by an earnest appeal to tue justice of the nation. Aiter some iurther recitations the proceeaings terminated, THE GREAT UPRISING OF 1775. To THe Epitor or THE HERALD:— rring toa scrap of family history, written by the late Dr. Hudson Kinsley, @ grandson of one of the minute men of the Revolution, the spirit of ‘the patriots of that time and the promptness with which they rushed from @ distance at the first call to arms is evinced by the Jollowing extract :— When the difficulties between the colonists and mother country became serious, and the British bad taken pos of Boston, (he Americans teit that the time tor ce by torce had arrives My grandiather, Silas ey, helt a commission as lieutenant unser the previous to te commencement of hostilities, this Le assisted to raise and joined gcom any of minuie meu, 1m Easton, thirty tiles from Boston, deiermined ‘to march at a ‘moment’s warning to deteud their rights and their tbe When the alarm was sounded that the British were on their way to Concord with hostile intentions they, mustered in They arrived in time to husten the retreat of the british by their ap- Pearance and pega) upon them trom a distance: but the tatigues of U osure of the encampment in the open air on the tollow- ng night proved too much tor grandtather’s covstitu. tion. A fever ensued, which terminated bis lite just two weexs alter the battle of Lexington, at the age forty lis three eldest sons, aged about nineteen, Seventeen and fi.teen, named Daniel, Azel and Bethnel, continued in the service during the war, except the lat- ter, who died while in the army. The above 1s copied in brief from #n account written by my father, Dr. Hudson Kinsley, from lamily Pecurds. Kespectiuily, WILLIAM B. KINSLEY, No. 47 Maiden lane, April 19, 1875, THE DAY ELSEWHERE. Synacuss, N, Y., April 19, 1875, Asalute of 100 guns was fired here to-night in honor of tne centennial anniversary of the battles | of Lexington and Coucord. the century was complete since tue founders | 8 of these precious things who keeps 4 pi M Boston, April 19, 1875. At Acton, Mass., guns were fired and belis rung at sunrise, noon and sunset, in celebration of the | Centennial. The monument erected to the mem- ory of Davis, Hayward and Hosmer, who fell in | the Concord fight, was sppropriately decorated. Dr. G. B, Loring delivered an address in the even- ing, and & ball closed the events of the day. Arlington was decorated witn flags and mot- toes, and salutes were fired and bells rang. At Mancbester, N. H., a salute of 100 guns was area. Many of the adjoining towns made an extraor- inary display of bunting. Tne day was one of universal celebration throughou: Eastern Massachusetts. Worcester, Mass., April 19, 1875, The day is being celebrated here by the Wor- cester Ligbt Infantry, whose active memvers re- ceived and entertained the survivors of the com- pany of 1861, who marched with the Maasachasetts Sixth regiment througo Baltimore. The survivors of company K, of Boston, and company L, of Stoneham, of the same regiment, were also included in the list of guests. During the public parade the graves of Colonel Bigelow, who commanded the Worcester minute men who set out for Concord 100 years ago | at the news of tne fight, and Major Harrison W. Pratt, who commanded the infantry on its march through Baltimore, were appropriately decorated. The afternoon was occupied by a dinner at the | Lincoln House. This evening the infantry give a grand ball at Mechanics’ Hail in houor of their guests. A BROOKLYN MYSTERY. DISCOVERY OF A YOUNG WOMAN'S BODY IN THE GOWANUS CANAL—A CASE OF MURDER OB SUICIDE. The discovery in the Gowanus Canal last nignt of the body o! an attractive looking young woman gave rise fo a suspicion in the minds of the police of the Eleventh Brooklyn precinct that anocher murder had been added to the catendar of crime im the City of Churcses. Tie discovery was made by Ja Walls, a citizen, who saw the body float ing onder the Ninth Street Bridge. He imme- diately notified the police, who secured the corpse. Shortly aiterwarad,Thomas Hynes, residing at No. 9 Ninth street, taemtified it a: Catharine Hynes, aged eighteen years, who had been missing irom ber Bume since carly on gay morning. From his statement it appears More probable that the deceased nad committed suicide. than that she sald that lis st country om Gueenstowu, Ireland, ia August jasi, and bas since lived With him #6 Wis house In Nimto sur Whica is one Of & Clus.er of rickety irame tene- ments. Leis a mariied man, with two children, Sad having been outof work for aiong pertod, ud great dificulty in supporting nis ‘The advitional €X, ease entailed by the afrival of bis sister cowpelied them ail to live m “ stare of | poverty and squalor that became unbearable to Hynes. On several Occasions be bad complained to his sister oi his Siraitened circuamstances, and she sought em- ployment, but without success He toid ner on Saiurday nrorming that he wished that she was WIth Caeir pareats in treiand, where sue would be much more comfortably situated, She leit the house with t remark that ne wouldn't ha occasion (© compiain of her again. Thinking that she was going to look for work he made no eforr to de tain wer, young Woman was seen cotng in the direction of the canal a tew moments tater, and poting more was known of her til her jife- less body Was found Moating in the water. Coroper Simms has determined to make a thor- ougi investigation, in order to ascertain, if possi- bie, how the deceased met her aeatu. by 00 means certain th police think she may have been the victim of one ol (be gangs 01 ruMads Who invest South Brooklyn. it t she committed suicide, as tne UNLICENSED LIQUOR DEALERS AR- RESTED, Last bight Inspector Wendover, of the Excise Board, accompanied by Roundsman McLangoin, Ol the Fourteenth precinet, succeeded in arrest+ ing the following persons for selling liquor witn- outa license, and also closed up their places:— Thomas Collins. of No. 74 Bast Houston street; Thomas Haely, Of No, 142 Muloerry street; James ) Muloerry street; Wiliam Gieser, et, amd Patrick PF, Fivun, ine corner ot Heater and vets, and ADOtheT in Mualberr, » prisoners Were ail iocxed up, and whl atthe Tombs Volice Vourt this morn. oi No. e rapid march and the, subsequent ex- | that o! his sister | famuy. | street, near | THE TAMMANY SOCIETY. THE ANNUAL RLECTION OF SACHEMS LAST EVENING AT THE WIGWAM—AN OVERWHELM- ING VICTORY FOR THE KELLY TICKET— GREEN AND WATERBURY GET WEAK IN THE ENEES. The largest gathering of big and jittle ‘‘Injuns’” of the Tammany Order that was ever held since | the good old days before tha Ring made the | Wigwam a obissing and @ byword with honest democrats was meld last night at Tammany Hall, im pursuance of the last week by Grand call issued the Sachem. The object of the meeting was the elec tion of Sachems for the year 1875, Tne Winskinski, young man Newman, whose hair turned prem: door service be has had to undergo for the benedt of the society, was on hand before the setting of the sun, and so no person but a iull fedged mem- ber of the Order was abie to get into the council chamber, He stood at the door witn his blanket rolied about his bead, his tomahawk in bis right band and bis cheese knife in nis left, during the entire meeting, and those who could not GIVE THE PASSWORD, were warned by a savage xrowi aud @ whirl of the tomahawk to go to some place where @ labor ticket or some other kind of a ticket would make their way easy and comiortable, [118 sale to sa, atany rate, that thematbering of the “Anjuns” was the largest. uot ony in numoers, out In point of Tespectability that has been hela for many years, Inaeed, there were democrats in attendance, men who have been members ol the society for seventeen years and upwards, whom the Ring was never able to inveigle urco the peculiar waya of their doings in the society, and who had come together to testify by their votes thelr confidence | in the present regime, THE “INJUNS’? WHO WERE THERR. those present were Mayor Wickham, John Kelly, Sx-Judge Bedjord, Abram 8, Hewitt, Augustus Schell, kdward Cooper, Richard Schell, Henry S. Clinton, Austin Leary, Wilson Small, S. S. Cox, Dougias Tayior, Colonel John K. Feliow: Judge Donolue, M. I, Brevnan, ex-Judge Barbour, ex-Judge Cierke, John Morrissey, senator Gross, Bernard Reiliy, Generat Spinola, Jerome Buck, Joon Tyler Kelly, Henry Wilder Alien, Judge Speir, Judge Gale, kdward Gale, Judge Ackert, Judge Amon, Freeaman, John R. Fianagan, Judson Jarvis, Coaries G, Loew, Judge Lane, Sexton Brown, of Grace church: Coroners Croker Woltman and Bickhod, Aldermen Reilly, Lysagnt, Shandley, ex-Fresident of the Board of Aldermen Richard over eighty years of age, Said be had turned out to vote jor the first ume in ten years); Warden Tracy, Thomas Ferris, THE OPPOSITION’S BREAKDOWN. ‘The meetiug was a very quiet one, and all the ‘dnjuns’ seemed to be in the best of hamor. There were a jew who looked a iittie furried and who could 00%, apparently, beneve tat the threa' Of the Opposition would come to naught. Tuere was no speeco-making, although Judge Freed- Man made & long talk, Which Was Very pretty in its way, Dut to which no one bad lime to pay Serious attention, The voting was the only thin, that spy One Was interesiea in, Bod 1b was carrie a quietly and orderly. When the ballots were counted it was discovered, greatly to the dismay of the two opposition wirepuliers Wio had been getailed to rout Mr. Kelly, torse, foot and dra- | goons, that the jollowing ucket only got five votes Out o1 the 362 that were cast: PEOPLE'S TICKET, For Sachems—Neison J. Waterbary, Green, E. B. Hart. Coarles G. Cornel Whitsen, Francis B, Spinola, Joha Hardy, Jonn Y. | Savage, Kelly, Thomas Dunlap and © Snaffer Storms, for Treasurer—Artuur Lear, For Sagamore—\\ilson small. For Secretary—Joel O. Stevens, For Wiskinski—Joun D, Newman, ‘the joke of the opposition putting Mr, Keliy on their ticket with Greeu ana Waterbury created a great deal of laugnter when tne tull ticket was read, General Spinola, it 18 seid, was put on it on account of the weight his collar w supposed to be worth to apy party that tried to Kick Ip the traces, Andrew H. THE VICTORIOUS SACHEMS. ‘Tne following was tue regular ticket elected :— REGULAR TICKET. For Sachems—Jonn Kelly, ‘1homas Dunlap, Wil- lam ¢. Conner, Nathaniel Jarvis, Jr., Miles B. Ane drus, Freaerick Smyto, Wiliam Wickham, Abrum 8. bewitt, Edward &. Donnelly, Henry 1. Clinton, Bernard Reilly, George J. Forrest, Wil- lam Waish, For treasurer—Arthur Lear: For Secretary—Joel O. Stevens, For Sagamore—W ison Small. For Wiskinski—Jonn D. Newman, As the Grand Sachem cannot, under the rule: be re-eiected. Mr. Scbeli, it 18 beileved, will “hol Over” in that position for anocher year, The result of tue election, in the opinion of most Of the politicians, 18 a foregone conciusion that from this oat there will be no jurther attempt “within the lines” to deieat Tammany Hail. NEW YORK CITY. John Hubig, of No. 77 avenue B, accidentally fell from @ truck at the c.rner of Twenty-second street and Third avenue, yesterd: sustaining a turely gray many @ year ago by reason o/ the open | ianagan, Thomas Whalen, (who, thougn — I, George H. | James Rogseve!t, Douglass Taylor, Joan © (severe scalp wound, He wus (aken to Believue | Hospiral. streets, while at work at No, 31 Union square yes- terday morning was severely burned by her clotaing catching fire from the stove. She was removed to Ueillevue Hoxpiial, Mary Mansfeld, living at No. 102 Washington street, was accidentally run over by a Broadway stage the corver of Broadway and Wail street yesterday, sustaining @ tracture ofthe leg. She Was taken 10 the Park Hospital, An adjourned meetin, Transit Association will be beld at the rooms of the Board oi Fire in urance Brokers, No, 162 Broadway, to-cay, at two o'clock P. M. It ts pro- Posed at tis meeting to nold the election jor alrectors oO: the association, The trial of Captaia Killilea, of the Eleventh precioct, charged with extorting money trow the propietors of a beer garden, which wasto have taken place belore the Board of Police Commis- siouers at the Central Department yesteraay, was adjourned one week at the request of tue counsel | Jor the deiendaat. At twenty minutes of four o’clock yesterday aiternoon James Moran, a child ot jour years of aye, Whose parents reside at No. 409 East Twelfth street, Was aimost instantly Killed while riding in reur of a truck drivea by Jonn Kiernan, o! No, it Fourteenth street, by a barre: tailing j head und Iracturing bh sskull. The driver | arresied. Notficauon was sent to the Cor- | oper to hola an inquest. BROOKLYN, George Winslow was convicted in the Court of Sessions yesterday of picking the pockets of pas- ngers on a Souta Seventh street ferryooat and ent to the Penitentiary ior one year, | Thomas Suilivan was tried inthe Kings County Court of Sessions yesterday for svealing 1,500 ands of nitrate of soda from 4a itghter in the on Decembe: 9, 1 He was con- varceny ad remanded jor sen- ‘There was @ meeting of the directors of the East River Bridge Company yesterday, Hon. Henry C. Murphy presiding, ‘ibe Chairman reported that the property taken for the New York anchurag? had been paid jor, and stated that the outidin: thereon would be so.d and removed by May 1. communication Was re A ived trou Mr. Kosenverg ashing if the company did nut need some jand Jrvatiog ou Jamies street, browkivu. This groand ts Near the ancoorage, aud (ne erection of a buiid- ing 00 it Will endanger tue caes. Mr. Murpny recommenuved that it oe purcnused. Aller two More courses Oi stone are laid on the Brookiya tower it wil be ready jor the cavies. At the meeting of the Brookiyn Board of Alder- men yesterday the anuuai report of the Boara of commissioners of City Works was received and placed on tle. The report shows the total re- ceipts during the year to nave been $988,375 01, and the total eXpendicures $1,005,513 VO, making a de- ficiency of $19,433 59. Tao- commissioners say to regard to the source of the city’s water suppiy that they are drawing taigely irom tne wuder- ground basin, that tney aaticipate tow water and can only calculate 08 about 27,000,000 gallons a day. A greater suppiy conid only ve wad oy ex- tending the upper part o1 the storage rese! voir, but such supply Would proportionately dimiyish the quaatity avatiabie for storage, KILLED BY A FISH BON | Coroner Kessier held an inquest yesterday on the body of John McCormack, who died irom asphyxia, from swallowing @ fsnbone whue at supper at @ iriend’s house at No. 72 Tallman street, Brooklyn, on the 9to inst. McCormack came over to rais city to the residence of Ais sis ter, No. 39 Jefersou stree', and Compiained of @ paio jo his torva, He went to a dispen- sary, but the physician enarge = was unable to pet wwe bone vt ine deceased, When le atiempted 10 swa.low any- thing, Suilered excruciating pain. tHe vad eaten hojhing jor some Gays velore his deri, By ad- Vice Of fis physician he went bo the Roosevet | Hospital, where ne was taken with a Weakness as Sout as he Was piacet upoa a bed. Deputy Coroner Mars: Mace & post-mortem exe a aminavion and ionad de was due to aspuyxia from the pressare ou the ur 1m ihe (esophages, resulting lodgement of a fist cone. | verdict accordingly. nd the jury reaaereu a ann Cushen, living at No. 336 East Thirty-sixtn | ¢ of the New York Rapid Board to keep the court room at its pres | | Mot seem to | tue 1din 0: Uctuver, 1868. WIFE MURDER IN JERSEY. | TRAGEDY IN A JERSEY CITY TENEMENT HOUSE—DOMESTIC LNFEZELICITY AND ITB BE- SULTS. At half-past turee o'clock yesterday afternoon a crowd gathered round the house No. 183 Bay street, Jersey City, Detective Coward, from Police Headquarters, had entered, and te soon appeared with Frederick Blankmeyer, whom he conveyed to the First precinct poll tation, The prisoner was ten committed to a cell on the | enarge of murdering bis wite, It ap- pears that about haif-past wo o’ciock Blankmeyer called on Dr. Hadden and asked | him so go Gnd see bis wife, who, he said, had just died. The physician proceeded to the front room | ofthe third floor of the building, and there saw | the body of the woman. It was a ghastly specta- cle. The mouth was gaping, the face was swelled, the left jaw was disiocated, and that side of the face was @ blackened mass of flesh. Scratches were visible on the neck, the chest | and part of the back bore evidence of bruises, and the position in which the boay wi found denoted that she cied aiter intense saffering. Blankmeyer asked the Physician to give a certificate jor burial, but was met with @ decided rejusal. Dr. Hadden imme- diately proceeded to Police Headquarters and re- | ported the case, ‘The arrest soon lollowed. Police | Justice Keese was notified and an examination was | held. Hiankmeyer stated that bis wie hud been Visiting 00 Sunday, aud that whea she came home about eight o'clock in the evening she Was intoxl | cated aud he reproacbed her. A quarrel was the resuit and he struck lier several biows. Sue became “quiet” after this punishment, and went to bed, ‘That was tue last of tue uniortunate woman, In- fammauiou and congestion rapidly set in and Geath soon ended tue struggie. ‘The eidest child of the aeceased, a girl about eleven years old, was buen brvugnt forward, aud sue stated that her father struck motber With bis boot and the biow caused her to ial against @ tadle. Tiat is all could de learned irom tne girl. ihe deceased leaves two other colldrea, Who did realize the terrivie tragedy. County Puysiclan Stout and Pouce surgeon bird made & post-mortem examination ata late hour last evening. A HERALD reporter, accompanied by Officer Maginnis, Visited the wretched dweillog an hour alter the arrest of Biaukmeyer, ibe rooms were in & squalid conditioa; tue poor, thoughtless children seemed indifferent aud were uncommuuicative. The body lay ona miserable beu in @ Bwail room, the biackened face beng concealed by a damp cloth. ie boay laid on tue Tight side, the law requiring that no change be made Wil the arrival o ive County Physician. ‘Toe three childrev and @ sister O1 tue deceased Woman with the oficer aud reporter, crowded around tie bed. Few worcs were sposea, “Was your lather drunk when he came in last | night ? Was asked of the eidest child, “Don’t Kuow, Sir,”) Was Ube answer given, with | some caution. “ile hit mother with his boot, and | she jell agin the taole out tuere. 1 don’t know anytnng more, sir.” | “Lerriole, isn’t 1t,’? whispered the officer, ‘to | see that young one telling @ lie and looking a: us @s il she were tuiking truco??? | Jt Was ascertained that the deceased woman | Was thirty-one years of age, was born of Irish parents named Dolan, im sussex street, | jersey Cily, Was married to @ man named Gibbons, by whom she had three children now living and that she was married, three years aud a nalr ago, to tne hus- baud now cuarged with — o They resided in Steuven street uuiii last Tuesday, when they Femoved to the house in which sie met her death, She bad no children by Blankmeyer. Alver the removai ou Tuesuay, he says, she was taken ill and Was confined to bed on Friday and Saturday, Coroner Lynch arrived about huli-past 61X dad Viewed the jemaius. ‘dhe reporter had au interview with Blankmeyer in hig ceil, He is 4 man of more than av- erage iutelligence. medium size, pleasant countenance, thirty-six * ol , and wears a _vionde mustacne, He stated that he served two terms in the regular army of tue Upited States. He first enlisted on the 6tu of August, 1560, and was mustered out on ‘My wile,’? Ge sald, in answer to ove question, ‘Was about Ove years my junior. She was of very intemperate oavits, [ have had great trouble with her on (hat account.” Biankmeyer tas been employed in oiling cars at tue Peuns)ivania Railroad aepot Mm Jersey city, His Wie was lormeiily employed in dusting and Washing the Gars, @ud 1 tus Way Le made her acquaintance. PROBABLE MANSLAUGHTER. Yesterday evening Joseph Marshall, residing at No. 119 South Seventh street, Brooklyn, while en- | gaged in an altercation with Andrew Auderson, living at No, 339 West T'welitn street, was pushed by toe later and jell on the sidewalk, in irout of . Feuta street, sustaining a severe scalp Wound and Concussion Of the oraim, Toe in. jured Man Was removed \o Beilevue Hospital, aud DiS assailant Was arrested and locked up in tne Ninth precifct station fouse. Mursaail’s condi. tion 18 considered quite seriou! CHARGES OF CORRUPTION. EXCITEMENT IN THE BROOKLYN BOARD OF AL- DERMEN. While the Brooklyn Aldermen, at their meeting yesterday, were discussing the question of re- moving the Sixth District Court to the Stagg Street police stauon, Alderman Ziadel said that he bad been informed that the son of the owner of the building, now used as acourt room, bad charged that $250 had been paid to members of the at loca. tion, and be wouid like to kuoW who received the money. Aiderman Dwyer, Chairman of tue Com- mittee on Lands and Piaces, had, ata previous meeting, strougly vpposed (he removai vi the Court, wod be Considers Ls a reflection on him as Well aS On the Olner memoers of the committee, He arose from bis seat iM ap earcited man ver aud moved (he appointment Of # committee Of Live to investigate Cue matter, Aide: 4 Fisner did not think ic becoming for the members of tne Board to be vaudyiug words and thougit it Would be more proper Lo in gace the remarks of Alderman Zindel. Aderinan Bergea—Alderman Zindel has made no charges ayaiust auy mewoer. Aideriman Ropes—if the charges were made in the same orm against me as they are made agalust tue Committee ou Laads and Places, i Suould take It up very speedily. Aiderman Dwyer (excitediy)—1 knuw be did not accuse me, for I would but aliuw uim to Go so. dey tue Aldetinan jrom the Sixtecata teeuth to cuarge anything against me. A resolution aotlyiig the owner of the premises now used vy Justice Eames that they would not be required aiter tae ist of May, Was adopte Aiter a lengthy and very exciting devate it was Tesoived to reler the charges 01 corruption to a commiptee, with power to send ior persous and papers. SU a (Ey REVOLT AT SING SING PRISON, | SEIZURE OF A VESSEL BY ESCAPING convicts— | TWO OF THE DESPERADOES SHOT AND 6E- VERELY WOUNDED. A bold attempt on the part of a gang of convicts to escape irom Sing Sing Prison was made at that institution yesterday, which resulted in tne shoot- ing and possidly fatal wounding of two of the desp-Tado It appears that about eleven o’ciock in the fore- noon five men employed in the quarries surrep- tittouny left their work and, after stealing unov- served to the dock, wh: a sioop Was lying waite jug jor @ led of stone, jumped on board. To drive the captain and oue man, who formed = tue crew ashore under pevalty of instant death if they refased, was tne work 01 afew moments, after woicu toe bawsers were severed in a trice with @ hatchet and @ large koue in the hands of tue convicts, Just as the escaping jallbirds were in the act of pusning og irom whe dock, bowever, Witam Gaie, one of the guards stationed a ew yards from the pot, has- lebed to the dock. and, #) ringing on boaru, drew bis revoiver and commenced firing at the woult- be iugitives, WHO jos. no time in getting ashore, Two of the meu, however, uameu respectively Alexander Corvett aud Jonn McHaipin, were r being shot in tue rigot Dreust, near the shoulder. on Physician, Dr. Smith, bas deen an- able to ascertain oy proving Wnat direction either Of the bullets has taken. in the case of Corbett he says tue ball may ‘have passed mto tne abdomen, but up to & late hour fast evening HO symptoms to justify that conciusion had developed themselves. He also says that the abseuce vf interual wemorrhage i ie case oF Meilaipin would imdicate that his rignt lang was hot pierced vy the vali, Aithougn dota men were tolerably ¢ moray! the hospital at nine ociock just ev neyher vl (hem Was conswiered by any odfoi danger. Mcialpin was sentenced June 4, 18;3, to twenty years jor vurgiary and grand jacceny, and to ten yea additioual sor axsauie with tutent to Kil Me made an atiempt toescape irom Aabura Prison not long Since, aod Wus Wounded vy a rifle baG at tie time. Corbet: Was sentenced, In Pecemoer 175, vo twenty years’ imprisonment for ourgiary. Oniy One Oo; the remaiming three Woo were on the soop has been iaentified, as the others con trived to join @ lot of other convicts ma lime kil, and tins conceal thei identity. It iw bee heved, however, that oue or beta 4 haghtiy wounded, and in that case theif idepudcanou 16 vrovaviy only a Matter o: time, | phatic, would be of value. EY-GOVERNOR HOPPMAN. An Interview with J. T. Hoffman on Albany Legislation. THE CANAL QUESTION CONSIDERED. What Has Been Done, What Should Be Done and What Will Be Done SMe PO Eur Orr The Governor’s Removal Bill and the New York City Charter Discussed. {From the Albany Pre: ALBANY, April 18, 1875, Below ig the substance of a conversation re- cently bad with ex-Governor John T. Hoffman, by one of bis peighbors, a prominent citizen of Albany, on questions now agitating the public | min CrrizeN—The excitement in the public mind | caused by the recent developments relating to the | management of canals having quieted down some- what, it has occurred to me that your views, always well considered, calm and no less em- | The people would read them with much satisiaction, May I ask you to | answer a few questions ? | ANSWER—I am much obliged to you for the kind © .] | way you put the matter, but I prefer greatly not to say anything. My responsibilities as a public mun have ceased. My inclination is to leave pub- lic affairs to those who are charged with their ad- Ministration, and my duty, as well as my desire, 1s to do all in my power to strengthen their nands in their efforts to correct abuses, ‘ CirizeN—Pernaps the best way to do all that ts to speak out your sentiments, Ex-Governors — Seymour and Dix have both spoken theirs, and some of your neighbors and a good many other people wonder at your silence. They want to know what you think of Governor Tilden’s Canal Message and of the proposea remedies for existing | evils. ANSWER—Perhaps you are right, and they are not unreasonabie, There 1s no reason except dis- | inclination why Ishould not speak. I Rave nothing to conceal, apd very little new to say, Hence if 1 say anything | must talk more or less about my past views and utterances, I think Governor Til- | den's Canal Message a very strong paper. Some | people say he bas told notning new; but he cer- | tainly has a new way of telling it, and you know | vere ts often as much in the way a story 18 tola as there Is in the stury itself, He has succeeded in | arousing public attention to a degree tar greater | than any of bis predecessors. He is evidently de- termiued to uave # thorough investigation—the | prcrie want it, and if good does not result from 1b suall be gieatly disappointed. THE DAVIS BILL, CrrizEN—What do you tatnk of the Davis bill, so called, now belore the Legisiature which abolishes — the office of Canal Superintendent, increases the powers of Canal Commissioners and state Engi+ neer and deQnes the powers of \he Canal Board in certain respects? ANSWER—Perhaps under the present condition 1 things the bess thing to do is to passin. To put power in the bands of the Commissivners is Gli Tigut theoreticaliy, but practically, It has never been a very great success, It may, however, ve weu (o try It ugain for awhile, The Davis’bill has some excelient provisions, I think, however, the evils are beyond tne reach of mere legislation. in order to secure substautial and perpianent re- jorm We heed a radical change by amendment of the coustitution, The State in its canal policy has been vibrating lor years been contractors | and superintendents, Canal Commissioners and Ube Caual Board—tirst one, then tue oiler; here a little, and there a little, Something aiwa wrong, everybody burt and novody respousible, Tue result always has been aboat the same, A LITTLE PIECE OF HISTORY, Let me give you, by way of ilastration, a little piece of history, Belore | commenced tne prep- ara‘iou of my annual Message oj 1870 I bad learned enough Of Cabal mismauagement to be satisied that & change in the thea existing laws was desir- abi: 1) NOt an aosolute necessity, 1 nad conver- sations With several promiment men, ex-Governor Seymour among otuers, in the Executive Coamber, He was in javor ol the abolition of the contract system for ordinary repairs, a return to the superintendent —sysiem, the superintendent to de appointed py the Canal Board, and of the general policy of giving power and responsivity to that Board. He so javored the reduction of goils, His views were in accord in those matters with my own. [ recommeuded them ali suvstantiaily to the Legis- lature, asking toat discretionary power to the sullest eXtept permitted by the constitution over the canals be conferred upon that Board, to tae ud that it might adopt the oest plan vr comvina- uoD of plaus pussiow. It seemea to me that a Board of Woich not only the Lanai Commisstoners, but the Lieutenaat Guvergor, Comptroiler, Sec- retary Of State, Attorney General, Treasurer and a Kogineer were members, ought sometiow, so long as under the cudsil.ution we coud pot have a single head, do the best thing possipic ior the State and jor the canals, At that time there sencral dissausiaetion With tue contract and with wwe Canal OCummissioners’ man- t. Boatmen, forwarders, ail persons Rav: ob (he canais, Were joua in their com- The Legisiature passed & biil substan- plaints. tiaiy In accordance with my recommendations, Chapter 55, Laws of 1870, in 1871, one year aiter, altuough everytmng appeared to pe working pretty well, Wat was kuown as the Hardendurgh bill Was introduced and passed, wita only two dis- seuting Votes tn cacn house, Tals was &o act “to abolisi the office of superintendeut and to give powers (0 the Canal Commissiovers"” or Lord and otver prominent well- kuown canal weu strongly urged ts passage, as well as my approval of It. £xX-Governor Se) moor javored this bill aise, It was in direct Opposition to nd io effect repealed the law of 1870, vetoed it tor rea- sons then stated. | understand that senator Lord has introduced @ similar bill this year. Ihave meutioued these facts to iliustrate now rapidiy changes in Canal policy are attempted, and how, in & snort Lime, the VieWS O| men, even as adie and experienced as ex-Governer seymour, change. In 1570 the l@uit Was believed to be with the Canal ymiseicners toa greatextent. Now the cry is against the Cana: Board and the superintendents, My idea is there ts fauit and blame ali around, as there ma ys be where the managing power is ali body amd uo head. WHAT OUGHT TO BB DONE. Crrizex—What do you think tae Legislature ought to do? AnsWex—They ought promptiy to propose an amendment to the constitution, changing the whove system of canal management. I am sorry to have to reier to my previous deciaration. but l told you tm the beginning 1 nave notning new to fay. in 1872 L recommended an amendment & hew ided, by any means, providing fur a inteudent of puolie works, to be appornted Governor and Senate, who should have charge of the canalé. [0 him would be concestraied power aud respoasibiity, aud vis accountability to the Goveruor would be direct, The Commission pointed to revise the constitution reported sucn wDamendment to the Lextsiatare, aboishing the oftice Of Canal commissioner, providing ivr (be ap pomimect and removal of the superin- tendent of Public Works, and giving nim, | under certan restrictions, power over tue canals. Lhat amendment was never permit- ted by the Legisiature to go to the peopie lor their approval. Inview oi recent developments the suuner it Is sent to the people the better. Meanume bali,"? jet the Legistature the “Davis or some other bili, ior temporary reitef, et the approval of the Governor, who $s any ivan in the State made the | canal Question & study, and Who 1s thoroughly in earnest for reiorm. Senator Madden has, I see, recently reimtroduced the proposed consutational amendment m tue Seaate, and | think Mr. Seward has in ihe House, out am not ceriain. CITiZEN—Where do you jocate the blame tn tne matter of swelling contracts to such enormous cost beyond the contract prices ? ANSWER—Wait lor the report of the Governor's Commission, Upon the facis presented the peopie Will judge ior themselves. THE INSP KOTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS. CrrizeN—What do you think Of toe proposition to have an Inspector of Puolic Works appointed | ernor to investigate aud report? R—I can see nO good objection to a Dill < When aunorizes tne Governor to appoint pis own agent or mspec.or—anu taere are very many rea Boas In ol Itto examine, irom time to tune, the Works of the Stace, as Well as lis Prisons ahd charities, Witn a view to satisfying t Governor as ‘to their actual cou aiuion, Constitutional oMcers of the Slate chargea With important duties mignt lect sensitive About velug inspected by ao Governor's appointee, Where they Wouid Welcome the Governor uimeel. But tue Goveraor himself cunt gos and shouid ve, by an Mspechon, consucted, as it his representative, ourht not to be fo any honest puviic officer or con . Such ai appointment gives ine Governor ho udditonal power, butit wili add immensely to Mis respousivuity. No dian Who fears tue responsi bility wil want the power of appointment. i, however, hall we heat about canal ir Mysterioas power and imduenee of what is c anal Ring is true, my jear is the luspector self Will need a watchman beiore he nus traversed hali tne jengen of the towpath. THE WEMOVAL tilde CitiZeN—Wohat de you think of soe preposition ment should be jurmed on the model of the I | constituted triounal. oa, the Governor power to remove State ANSWEB—I GO not see that Snare 18 aun graces bility of the Legisiature passing any suco measare a@pplicable to the state oMcers generaily. me of the plans proposed in place of it objectiuns, ‘Tne sudject of the appointment removal of State oificers is ope upon whica | lo: azo eXpressed my decided views, and they are unchanged, They were stated in my annual mes. made in contemplation of retirement i know Luey are bot popular with the That t§ nothing to me. @ thev are not democratic, | believe they are and wil, im ti . J must speak decid even at the risk 0: appearing uot over mod belleve ail ihe wisdom of the State was exbausted in the preparation o1 the consit tution of 1846 or embodied in tue Convention. My recommendation 1p 1372 Was jor tue appoint ment of ali the State ofMcers (except the Treas urer) by the Governor and senate, to be rewov able by the Governor for cause, 80 a8 to make bis spONSLOLILy for the food Management of adairs ‘The idea Was that the State goverm ra goveroment—the State oflicers forming the G hor’s Cabiuet, ieee as (he secretary of State, ang ‘treasury, and Interior and Attorney General, &c., form the President's Cabinet, On these recom: mendations, waleh were partiy Dut not wholly re- sponded to by the Constitutional Commission, sume polticians raised the cry Of “central. gation” and “ooe man power,’ aod you know a cry t8 @ great thing in poliics. If it was “centralization,” we bave veen liviog Uae der a centralized goverument at Wasniagton for 100 years, Sume leading men, who did not join im the cry, held their peace altogetner, and the propositions Were aeleaied. Tne amendment, as reported vy the Commission, was not per: Initted by the Legislature to go to the people, | velleve uow In giving tue power of appointment of State officers to ite Governor and Senate, and to the Goverhor tue power of Temoval tor cause, I believe in coupling the two powers, but not io se) arating them, If constitutional State officers a@et beeiected by the people iecthem ve ac countable tu the peopie or be impeac.ed by their representatives, ur be tried veiore some properiy Ido vot beileve in halt one Wing and Hal anotwer—a ubion of tLWo discordant systems. I believe, however, in giving the Got Nor, Nuder certain circumstances, & power of sus pension. The great mistake Im connection With government is (iat men ure ail the ume devisi some plau to manage pubue alfuirs whieh, 1D private business, would ve rejected at once a8 in utter Violation of ali sound business principles. 1 can see plainly bow thac there is a general feel ing that sume Sort 1 a law Must be passed tO sat iy & pubuc demand. Everyoody is 1g something must be done,” and the danger Is thal something Wiil be Gone whicd somebody will some day be ashamed o!, ‘Tat Is always apt to be ue case 12 times of political as well as nancial panics, Let ali men recoliecc that laws saould be foundei on principle, be well con siderea aud intended to last long enougo Ai least to give tue peuple a litile chunce to re- spect tuem. Laws svouid not be enacted for one day or for one Governor, 1 know Governor file den's ability and segacity, aod, Irom recent news- paper reports of bis Views, hardiy veleve be cares much about having the power oO. removal. 1 may be ail Wrong iG my impressions, but 1 thing ue Sees (hat the puolic seaciment is aroused aud that he feels he bas tue moral power, whetoer he gets Quy wore iegal power or vot, LO accomplish sub- stantially What ue started Jo: 1 am weil aware that some thiugs 1 have said are not in aarmony With what appears to be tie geaeral curreut of public Opinion ia iBy party or out oll =Toat wy nothing tome. Youasked ior my opinion, not o:ber peopl 1 speak as 4 private citizen ang for mysell only. NEW YORK CITY. CitizeN—W hat jegisiation do you think is needed for New York city? ANSWER—I don't know, Every one who knows or cares about my views kuows that | wlWays Leen iu Javor of strengtuening a8 the respousibie bead of the govera: an amusing Lustration o: political iucunsistency that a good mauy iwen Who strongly Javor tow principie waen applied to the Mayor vu New Yor ery out “centralizacion aud one wan power™ when you taik of applying It to tue Governor oF the State. In regaru to city affairs J save only to repeat what have said over aud over agaia iu past years that, no guod government cal be secured unless it sbail have a responsi head, in Whom snail be Vested anexecullve power aud w whom, Lue elected represea (ative of tue people, ail departments charged wit) admintsirae live duties shail be directly responsivle and ac- countabe, 1 velieve this to be the Very Joundm® ton stone of a good municipal governmeat Now } have tulked with you too jong. Ol politcal lie and back in my Jaw office and aon’ Want to give uuy wore opiuions except proves sional ones, eXcept alter due aud sufivieut consk aeration. THE PAPAL ENVOYS. The Papal Envoys did not venture far from the Cardinal’s residence yesterday, except in the morning, when tuey went to St. Gabriei’s charch in East Thirty-seventa sireet, Where Mgr. Rom cetti and Dr. Uoaldi eavt celebrated a muss. To day they will remain at home, preparing tode part ior Baltimore on Wednesday morning. Tney will remain in the Monumental City ontil about Saturday next. Arcubissop Bailey will accom puny them to this ily, a8 the date lor the cere mony ci investing Cardinal McCloskey with ow scarlet roves and Oerretia tas O¢eu definitely Sxe@ bpoa next Tuesday, the 27ta .nst, A SACRILEGIOUS THIEF. CAUGHT BOBBING THE POOR BOXES AT ST. PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL. During the past siX months the poor boxes ef St. Patrick’s Cathedral have beea robbel dauy by some unknown person, aud although tne police have been watching them constantly for some tume no clew Was obtained Co tne tute: until last night. The discovery of the pilfering was made by one of the trustees of the church Gnding sowe gum or other giuunous Substance on tne lids of the boxes Gnd also Ob some oO! their contents, and be ordered them to be Waicued by # person com nected with the cuurca, wnica was done, but with out success, althougu the boxes were oitep compieiely emptiea of their contents. i Wes finally determined to acquaint Captain Allaire of the Fourteenth precinct with the fact On pear. ing the case the Cuptan aetatied OMicer James Hart of bis command to work itup, and tf pos sivle arrest the sucriuegious tale since tne cllcer has beea deraiied at Wwe caurch the edt. fice has remained «pen every das, irom ane. hour in the morning wut alate one at nigni on account of is being one oO tue churenes to be visited by Catavics during the jubilee, Last bight, about seven o' be succeeded in Catching the {Hiei in the act. art Was stauoned at the rear ot tie alter, on the Mul berry street side o: the Guilding, aud wie &@ pair O! Opera glasses, was abie to Waren the boxes on the Mott street side uaooserved by any one, aNd it Was if this Wanuer he fre: sighted the tue). Captain Allaire Was aiso a request visicor atthe Cathedral, aud wasin company with the oMicer at the time he ovserved tne robver With bis glass. A plan Was thew set for 1s cap- ture, and Captain Alaire Went outoi the Mub berry street entrance omly toenter the one io MOLt Street, SO thal LO One could escap la meantime Odicer Hart, being attired in cltizeas' ciotnes, Weut down & sue aixie, and on ¢ entrance of the Captain arrestea the long lookea-for and expert rovber, aud escorted tim to the station house iu Mulberry street, Were tu gave bis name as August Barta, aod sai he had no wom He was thea searched, and turee long pieces of fat whalevone were sound hidden im his bat, a sMali bottle, contaimiog some mucilage, Was found in one o! Dis pockets, and $510 tea ceut s.amps Were found U.on ny Person, al. OF Waich were vesimeared With the gum. He was jovcaed up, and will ve t court to-day. The amouu; of money supp: x been Stolen by the cunning thiel 18 avout T BENEFIT. . Ata meeting of members of the press, held at Wallack’s Theatre yestercay, tor (ne purpose of co-operating with the managers in the proposéd benefit on Thursday ajternoon, the 29th tost., t@ the family o( the late Dan Bryant, the folowing Fesol@tivns were unaaimousiy adopte Resolved, That having tearned of the sudden and timely death ot Mr van Uryaoi, awd the jurcher tr that his tamliy ar wi lout adequate pecuniary tele ance, and rememoering the rary ets amd many pope lar aud artisue graces of the (rend Whose Memory We Fespect aud Whose death we mourn, aid revomtil the sisnal proprie the movement imate by Mr. Bryants Magers | At nereoy resolved that the sew York Reac sympathize with avor of the magade fo aud Mr. Bryant's iamily oy a series ot benedt per forinances. and will do atl im thelr sphere to tu ‘and enhance the same . ant hesolved. that we tender our cordial sympathy t Brvant’s tamily aud UF hearty co-opetation te eee tne ang ved. That the press of the country are re ud ‘heir faducnce tu the success of the ‘Strout ene, A committee was appointed to constder the ad- Visabiity ©! arranging a supplementary perform. ance, to be given on the evening Of tne 2th inse It is understood at many of (he actors, singers aod artists who anavie to appear at the reg ular matinee per.ormances will render theitser Vices for this entertainment, und wose Wao are youn are requested to comma he secretary. » Floyd, of tos Amusement Committee, came be ure tue Meet ng and represeatea that the af Taupemenis vy the managers Were being Taploly Coupleted; that tie programmes at toe various 8 Wodid $000 Oe af. Canved, managers are tu dO: Pro ef Wacely carry out tue proposed plan of Operations, ney req that the volunieers adress of the Memoers of tae AmussiMent rretr, be nr. W. RK + Sie. Witdam Stas rloyd, Walack’s. # Committee wuil ti their permanent headquarters at Waluck's Theatre, where all communications suoud be addressed to the 6e@ | Febery,