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4 “HILGICN AND GERVANY. The ORR Who Make | War. | THE PEOPLE WHO FEEL IT.} of the Belgian Liberals Toward Bismarck. Attiiude THE ELEMENTS OF WAR. Belgian Troops Weary of Un- profitable Peace. BRUSSELS, April 21, 1875. What is given to the world as polliical informa- ‘tom is too often derived from persons to whom ) the events of contemporary history are nothing | more taan a source of pleasuravle interest, and | the jatest news merely an agreeable excitement Gt breakfast time, when the papers come in, On the Continent of Europe, again, it 18 the loungers | at the cafés of tue great capitals who manulaccure diplomatic complications, or, at least, frequently imvest them with an importance they never origivually possessed. These geatlemen would not probably suffer much in the event of war or revo- lution—possibly the evening glass of apsintie | might become a couple of cents dearer, No more | serious Calamity would be likely ta befall (hem. | Notwithstanding the recollections of 1970, capitals seldom know the horrors of war; and Paria herself may be considered to have been lenientiy treated, when the ‘ate of Strasburg, of Gaeta and of Sevastopol is remembered, A But there is another class of men who lay no eiaim to the intellectual rank of politicians and yet whose views are really worth more thac all the orations of parliaments and congresses put togetuer. Anybody may have seen a shoemaker | eloguentiy proving to an unfortunate customer | that a tight boot fits him admirably, The shoe- maker is Not to wear the boot himself, and his rhetoric has far other ends in view than the ease and bappiness of another man, So itis with the statesmen and with the peasantry of a country, especially the peasantry of the irontier. The | peasantry have to wear the boot; the statesmen | have only totalkaboutit. When it is said that the Prus#oBelgian question has caused lively emotion” at Brossels, the statement may or may aot be true. It is, however, perfectly certain that Walloon farmers ana the petty shopkeepers of Verviers and Lidge. of Spa and Arion, on the eastern fromtler, read the first accounts of the * didicuity with very gloomy faces as they sat over | their lambic or faro, For them war would mean mstant military occupation by a hostile force, heavy requisitions, the sbooting of priests and the burning of homesteads on the slightest “misunderstanding.” On the other hand, tne — borderers—o/ a certain degree of intelligence and | understending—are natarally more cosmopolitan than the rest of their compatriots, An innabitant of Weikeuraedt, in Belgium, speaks very muck the same language as his neighbor in Welkeuraedt, m Prussia. a few miles of. His habits are similar, snd he wishes for nothing better than to trade in peace; and if only that troublesome custom house | om the frontier could be removed al the better. Annexation? Well, what is the harm of apnexa- tion? Avisit to Verviers reveaied to me something | Di this state of feeling amoug the middie and lower classes of the frontier country. in the train I managed to get into conversation with a very intelligent Belgian gentleman, residing at Verviers—a merchant, as 1 understood—who gave me the impression that commerce, tne influx of traveliers aud the spread of Knowledge are gradu- ally sapping the strength o: Belgian nationalism, Or rather provincislism. My ‘riend was no enemy | to what may be called “fourth-ol-July sentiment,” — or to a rational feeling of patriotism, out he seemed to think them a little wasted on Beigian independence, nut to say Belgian isolation, | Though we were alone in the carriage he looked round a littie nervously belore speaking out his mind, for there are touchy citizens even in this ttle jand of \reedom, before whom itis dangerous to give expression to unpalatable truths. Doupiy Teagsured of the absence of listeners, be spoke Somewhat to this effect:—‘“l believe,” he said, “there are many of us who, if we cared to own it, would irankly avow that we sbouid feel greater pride at being citizens of the French Republic or of the German Empire, aud we cannot heip ret tag that it is the destiny of smail States to be ab- sorbed into larger ones. Prussia bas attracted to herself the petty States of Germany. Germany, or possibly France, will absorb us.” “But,” I inter. posed, “you would not like to have your ta: duubied or trebied, which would be the result of annexation to France “France,” be, rejoined, “would willingly guarantee us certain fiscal ex- Mmptions. In fact, sbe would be only too happy to buy ws atany price. She would treat Beigium as Germany ia now treating Alsace-Lorraine—pam- | bering and almost spoiling ber. Then, mon Diew (with @ sprug of the shoulders), France may BOt aiways be so burdened. They say the Left | Wish to repadiate the debt. It nas been done de‘ore.” “And may be done again,” 1 observed. “Then you see,” be proceeaed, “even if we were more taxed th rougn union with France we should still gain from a pecuniary point of view by the ‘removal of commercial barriers.’ | { | } At present we | cannot send goods for a few miles in any direc- tion without stumb ing upon our own boundary and being met by export or import daties, Trade 1s hopeiessiy crippled wouer such conditions, Union with France would give us larger markets and elbow room.” imoticed that it was always “France” with my Worthy acquaintance. Tne idea of a closer al- Hance witn Germany did not present itself to his mind under equally favorable aspects, Tie coua- trymen of Prince Bismarck are not popular here; or, perhaps it would be more correct to say (hat the people sympathize with the French, whose language ond many of whore wanuers customs they have adopted. It is an undoubted fact that 90 far back as in the war of i815 the sympathies of the Belgian population were on the side of the Frenca, thouzh @ Belgian legion was serving under Duke of Wellington. ven uncer the Secoud Em- pite, which was a standing menace to Uelgiam, it ‘Was the despotism o/ Louis Napolcon rather than Union With France that was seared st Brussels. The late war turned a food of Preach emigrants upon Beigium and increased the feeling of mutual 00d will between the two countries. The geutieman with whom | conversed beionged to the bigber type of middie class society igiom. He was in acta trae representative ‘Tiers Etat” whieh ultimately forms the opinion of a nation. A: things, the restof his country: Will probably end by thinkin Local opinion in Verviers, as iar as { could gather, cared ‘Vory little about the riguts of the Prusso-Beigian question, but entertained the strongest aversion wo the threatened presenc> of aregiment of ahians im the dourishing little towa, which is so busy GQanuiacturing clotn. Opinion on “tue soutuern frontier” closely re- sembies opinionon the eastern or German frontier; tuough in the famous old town of Monal found a strong anti-Frenet ieciing, wuich did not surprise Me, considering the purt Mons has played in the Wars Of Karope trum the days of Louis XIV. to thedays of Napoleon. he people of Mons have never forgiven che captures of the once maiden city by the armies of the Grand Monaroy. it may be diMcult to believe in the existence of such o sentiment, yor its reality (¥ unqnestionabie, though it is only fair to ada that it hb been fox. tered and kept Siive vy sobsequeut events. It is recorded that when the Frencu marched tuto the city im the year 1601, the very Cordeliers, woo ‘ware supposed to Lave renounced every earthy | | larger and more dangerous class in Belgium than | thrive on war contracts, are also a power in this afection, showed thai tney were still Flemings as weil as Catholics, and looked sulleniy at tne glit- unifirms and splevdid accoutrements of | the renowned “Household” troops. | Ata calé I sat next (o a young Belgian oMeer of | Guides from whom I contrived to eiteit some of | the views of “Young Belgium,” The youth of a | nation generally form the strongest part of its patriotic element. In Belgium young men appear to be a jittle ashamed of belonging to so small a country. Tuey see that mill- | tary, maval, diplomatic careers would all be indefinitely enlarged by the entry of Bel- gium into @ State of the first rank. As itis, a Bel- gian oMcer or civil servant can have no serious hopes from hts profession at all, except to attain @ competence and retire ou a small pension, with- out honor or distinction, Belgium cannot go to war except in company with a bigger ally who would put her troops in the background. Belgian | Aiplomatists cannot act except in reference to the | opinions of a protecting Power. The young officer sald he believed that the discontented were & | was generally supposed, These naturally “wish fora row” or for anything that would puta few dollars into their pockets, If annexation would do this they would welcome annexation. I may add that rich speculators, who would | litue country, and well represented in the Cham. | ber of Deputies, These gentiemen would not prov- | ably object very strongly tu the absorption o/ their nailve lana into France or Germany, but tuey would naturaily like a preliminary war. Whether | history will be kind enough to oblige them remains to be seen. At present writing a rumor ts abroad which, if | trne, would materially accelerate the sojution of the Prusso-Belgian question, It 18 to the effect that Bismarck is endeavoriog to create @ customs union between Germany, Austria and Italy, which should have the effect of establishing a surt of Con- | Unental blockade against the industrial products | of England, France and Belgium. The notion | scems altogether preposterous, bat we live in | strange times, and the Ge-man Chancellor seems | to be careless of adding to the number of his ene- mics. THE BELGIAN LIBERALS, BRUSSELS, April 22, 1875, The gencral sympathy of Europe, perhaps an uureasoning thing, but nevertheless a strong | one, bag been with Belgium during lier recent diplomatic strife with Germany. Prince Bismarck | has many warm admirers among the Belgians, | who, like all quiet people, iook up with mingled | love and wonder to the strong. Moreover, the | great Chancellor has been fighting tne battle of | the liberal party in Belgtum—that party whichis | opposed to the Catholic Church, and which 1s now in opposition, with M. Frere Orban, the ablest | parliamentary tactitian in Belgium, at its head, But the liverals do not want their battle fought in | this rough manner, and are crying out, ‘Softly, | my Prince, you are not going the right way to | work, Leave these black robed mummers alone. | Do not make martyrs of them as you are dolng. | You cannot persist in worfying clergymen who have many friends without expecting those friends to take their part. Leave tuem alone, we fay.” They might as well advise the quicksilver in a barometer to be still as Prince Bismarck to be quiet, and, therefore, he continues to ask that the Belgian government—at present representing the Charen party—shall bridie tue tongues aud fetrer the pens of a persecuted foreign priesthood who have been deprived of their benefices and driven intoexile here, “We cannot do this thing,’ re- plies the Belgian government, polltely—England assénting in the background, with an encourag- ing nod—‘our laws will not permit us to restrain free speech or free writing.” ‘By no moans,” as- sents England; this time with @ demare lock, not quite so cordial. “1 do not ask you to touch the liberty of your press or your pubiie talkers,” replies Prince Bis- marck, witn dry humor; “I merely think that you can and that you ought to prevent government officers in your country from openly couspiring against my policy, and even against my life, and from falsifying my motives, as well as blackening my character. The Catholic cletgy in Belgium are public functionaries. You can, therefore, con- trol them.” | “Not so, my Prince,” answers Belgium; “our — constitution gives us no power to mix directly or indirectly witu Churen affairs. We have not even @ concordat with the Hi See. The Pope ap- points our bisnops, and the bishups only can influ. ence the inierior clergy.” ‘oon!’ cries the great Caancelior in bis rade way, being accustomed to use summary methods with parsons; “you pay the Catholic clergy; if uney | will not obey you, you can take away their sti- pends.” e crave your pardon, my Prince,” responds Belgiam, “the stipends which we pay the Catno- lic clergy are notin the nature of salaries from the puolic parse, revocable at pleasure. On the contrary, they have @ vested right in them. After Courch property in Belgium wad been confiscated @ compensation was awarded by law to the Cathoilc priesthood, and we are legally bound to Duy it. Our constitution is very explicit on this point.” “Stuf,” whispers Prince Bismarck, modulating that loud voice of his a little, aiter consultation with @ jearned friend or two; “your scruples are mere moonshine in water; we had them oace in Germany, and they gave my predecessors a vast deal of troubie. If your laws are not strong enough to protect you from getting into mischie! with me, make new laws which wil be strong enough.” “an! says Belgium, dubiously, and there the | matter resta, with Prince Bismarck glumiy watching the situation, till Belgiam shal venture to make ber utterances plain. : } This is not ap easy task at the present writing. | Prince Bismarck’s attitude toward tae Cathouc Church is sullen and menacing. He insists that all the Agbtng shail be on bis side, all the hard word ail the gain, ali the excitement and pieasure ot the game. Teo must not play at it. He wishes to | strike the Catholics and to pave things 60 man- aged tat the Catholics shali not defena them- | selves, England, Austria, France and italy would | like to see the gi piased out on other term Russia pretends to consider the whole question as unworthy of f attention; a high-handed | Pac- tice, which saves argament when the wary Cav net of St. Petersburg has none to offer. It may always be observed when Russia is doing or spout 'o do anything sly. Among her supporters, however, Belgium can only really count upon England, and upou her only witn reservations. Engiand coaid not send a large contingent to Belgium, willie pro- tecting her own interests during a European war; and, if Belgium were seriously attacked, she would have her baods {uil, ihere is @ strong probavility that Prince Bismarck will, indeed, allow the pres- «Mt quarrei to end without decided action on nis part, bat be is evidently storing up a seres of complaints against Belgium for future wu: By and by, perhaps very shortiy, we shall see what he means to do with them. Germany is at this moment so completely pre- pared for war in Europe that the Chancellor is anxious to do whatever is to be done for the dggrandizement or security of the Empire as soon as possibi Now Russia is friendly; a lew years hence, under a new empire, sue may be hostie to Germany. Now France sau Austria are both smarting under defeat, aud powerless, without armies and without allles, a few years hence borh Prunce and Austria tay be more formidable. Now Bagiana is without allies, and strongly disiu- clined to enter upon Wars irom whici she has everything (0 lose ana nothing to gain, The Eng- jich Queen bas German sympathies; a few years hence @ Danish princess may sbare the throne, or & prinee whose blood i# Wall Danian may ail it Now Germany has Biamarck, Moltke, Roon and Prince Frederick Charies to guide her on to vic- tory; a jew years hence her most consummate captaing may be dead, and the warlike old King fone too, having given piace to # successor Of iimited energy and ambition, The real question vuiore the world is not whetoer there will be a war im Burope, bat how soon it Will break out aud where it wii) com vence and What objects Will provaviy be Obiaiued by it? ‘The euswer to this qiestion is not tual wuien is | generally supposed. | she to force an aggressive war upon France with- | stand aloof, at least, If not actively hostile; aud | of Germany and Russia are watching each other | neither, | nave Holland, | tending our mission school aud have so tar recovered irom the effects of their cruel captivity as to enjoy good health, and are in fine spirits Ihe two younger childre: lia and Nancy Adelaide, are NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, MAY In the first place Prance is giving and will give ne pretext to Germany tor crushing her out of the rank of nations; and were out reason the general good sense and good fee! ing of Mankind would take part with France. Russia, alarmed for her Baltic provinces, must France would have Austria, Denmark and the Catholic States so far on her side that, cousider- ing the internal dissensions in Germany, witn the growing discontent of Bavaria, Saxony ana Wir- temberg, she might resume the struggle under ; more advantageous conditions than she lately sued for peace. Indeed, the far-sighted statesmen uneasily; and Prince Bismarck is understood to have seen clearly of late that German interests imperatively demand an alliance instead of a war with France. Germany bas no sort of use for Bel- gium, A large Catholic population reinforcing the Catholics of the Rhenish provinces would be a ter- rible element of weakness for the new Empire, which is 30 resolutely Protestant, and Germany bas territory enough, What she wants, or believ she wants, {s seacoast and colonies to add naval power to her military s'rength. Both of these ae- sired advantages Holland would give her if she took possession of it. Seigium would give her ‘Theretore, tt 18 believed by persons who are scldom misiniormed, that a secret treaty will be made between Germany and France by which ; it shall be agveed that France shall take Belgium uaopposed, tu exchange for the forleited provinces or Alsace and Lorraine, and that Germany saall | The business, tt is rumored, will be managed in this fashion, Germany, under some | specious pretext, wiil occupy Holland, and France will move troops into Belgium, as though the Low Countries were to be the battle ground between them, and then, with much journalistic and par- | liamentary outery in all nations, the affair will be left in the hands of the diplomacies, who wi'l deal with it as usual, leaving both parties in possession of what they have got, when It cannot be taken from them, It is a tangied skein of policy and not very clean; but then European politics have never been pretty things, though statecraft is so Pre-eminently beautiful (of course) among usin America. THE GERMAIN GIRLS. PLEA FOR HELP FOR THE UNFORTUNATE CHILDREN RECENTLY RESCURD FROM THE CHEYENNES BY INDIAN AGENT MILES. | The following leticr irom John D. Miles, the Indian agent to tne Cheyennes, has been for- warded to us for publication:= | name of Mrs. W. E. Dodge, wile of the President. | ! | CHAWBER OF COMMERCE. | | An Exciting Election Results | in a New Departure. The 107th Annual Dinner at Delmonico’s. A Distinguished Gathering of Solid Mer- chants, Bankers and Statesmen. Speeches by Fernando Wood, William (. Bryant, Jackson Schultz, Postmaster Gen- eral Jewell and Others, The annual dinner of the Chamber of Com- 7, 1875.—TRIPLE SHEET. merce was hela at Delmonico’s, in Fourteenth Street, last evening, the President in the chair. | Pully 200 members and invited guests partici- ; pated in one of tie most interesting reunions the | Merchants ava business men of the city have ever taken partin, The decorations were of the | most eiaboraie character, Over the President | was an cagle on tie wing, bearing an evergreen | ribbon, in which was woven the motto, “Von | nobis nati Solum.” Surmounting this was a shield of myrtle and laurel leaves, with the letters “N. Y.,"? and extending from it “Chamber of Commerce, Founded A. D, 1768," on two bands — of smiiax. jm the four corners of tha | banqueting hall were massive bowers of | growing plants, representing the floral pro- ducts of the four points of the com- pass, On the table of invited guests, to the | right of the President, was a large steamship modelled in flowers and on another part o, | the table inland commerce was typified by a floral locomotive. Other rich and appropriate designs, in flowers were scattered in protusion over the tables. A very pretty ope was & mound of elegant © flowers in front of the President, and irom it was awnite carrier pigeon bearing a card with the | and ana rich | On the tables were seen also the todvacco cotton planus, sheaves of Western grain corn, standing upon pedestals of W. Van Wixxun, New York— | ican ussure thee on venalt of the Germain girls that the interest manifested im thy kind letter isduly appre- | ¢lated. In reply to thy Juquiry toc lurther miormation | concerning these Worthy, unfortunate children, Twill in- | form thee that Catharine &. and sophia t., ayed seven- teen and twe ve Years, are now at this a 1 at. orth, how at Port Leav <unsas, anu are kindly for by the intlitary ofl appropriated $5,0W trom the Denesit of the two last named children, to be placed on the Looks of the ‘reasury of the United States. to interest at the rate of five per cent per auuum, to be used trom time to Ume, as-may be necessary, lor theil matotenance upport until they arr the age of ew: s, When the prinetpal sual be thew. (Ido not remember the exact words of the ap- | propriauon, but { think the above is the substance.) No provision Was made for the two older giris, owing to the | fact that the news of their rescue had not reached Wash- | ington at the time the appropriation bill passed. An efort’ will be made next winter to get a fize' amount. for. the two older girls. heir | education. has} been somewhat negiectad, yet they are very inieiigent and lutvresuag enildren; they nave good hearts and minds and are capable ot devéloping | into tseru. bee aged 1 tu th eurtily possessions of Ubeyenue raiders, and hands of the Chevenn: sympathy and substantial suppo! makes provision the burden of sup: bo of the two Will rest upon t ¢ generos- ity of the people, May we expect this aid? Their rela- tives are ull in limited clreanstances. ‘10 the proposition made in thy letter that our leading journals give space dan invitation tor contributions for their benent, 1 Would also suggest that the churches and sabbath schools set apart the collections of one day for their ened, Also that inaviduals whom the Lord has blessed with this world’s goods be iniormed that oppor- | iuaity is offered to assist in so worthy anobiect. 1 dare hot doubt that the Master will bless the giver ot every penny thas appropriated, For thy information asio what the agency peovie and troops stationed here are doing for the fints T subjota a siatement of funds that have | received, om account up to date, viz. :— Company B, Fifth infantry, witn compliments... Company F, Sixth cavalry: with compliments: Company H, Firh Injantiy, with compliments. y Cheyeines and sold tor thi wero their pari Germain, the eldest of the wrvivors, 1 aye given bonds and papers of kuardian- ip ace being issued tor the Probate Judge ot Dougiass county, Kansas. [n accepung this trust J desire to assure them that their greatest gocd, temporal and eternal, ‘aim. ihey do fot desire to return to wl adVaatages are hot Bo good as in the y er b jaced in good homes ard good sehouis in Kansas ps Will be wken at ones to | thisend. Contributions for their benefit might be sent fo the Nationa! Hank, Lawrence, Kansas (above bank is a designated depository), where | keep count as Lured states Indian A, torwarded the above amount to be as "Guardian tor Germain Children, butions be sent at any ume, let them above, marked “Por Germain Chidren,” and irom whom douvated or contributed, in order that I may Make the proper entry ou my books to settle with the Cour. W. findiey. forward to me the account of all deposits T herewith enclose copy of resol ff county, ki west of Catharine their teelings wh esteem that Was ‘iced With them for One year prior | their tatal journey to Colorado. I | desire that thou prepare and present some of the leading journals a statement of their case, with the in- formation that an opportunity is now offered by help may be extended to a worthy o ‘Trusting that | the Lord may open the hearts of cur people and bless our every eflort to assist each other temporally and | spiritually, iam thy friend, JOHN U. MILKS, ‘United states Indian Agent. ‘The following are the Elgin resolutions referrea to lu the above lotter:— Whereas Joha Germain an portion of his large fam- n Kansas om the 1th of nd for many inont and whereas the Germaw tamily this neighborhood for about one year prior to their capture and murder, and itis (ting and proper that this community save soine public expression with reference to this flendish outrage ; thereto: Kesoived, that whic Jonn Germain resided in this community he inspired us with great respect by his im- dascy, inte ines. vived, upon Hi ry brutal wretch who pure and murde Time op ihe CAiLOWS. D our Senators and Repre- nd aise upon (he pulpit aud the y and & . Phat we call Excellency Governor h vs sisted, ° to ery | cease no: until the rescued ehil- re educaced ant amply proviled for out of th Appropriations for the suppurt of the | une indian wesuived, That the thanks ot this coumunly dially extended to the inilitary and agence! especially to Jona DW. Mies and his estimable ba: Cheyenne Agency, tor the Kindness they have to the unfortunate captives. All journais friendly to these children are re- quested to copy tue proceedings of this meesing. | PROBABLE FATAL ACCIDENT. Frederick Henry, aged forty-one rears, reaiding at No. 120 Forsyth street, while at work last even- ing at No, 487 Broadway, accicentaily tel down & flight of stairs aud received several severe scalp wounds aad contus the spine. He was ac. tended at the Ligh t station Bouse and seut to Bellevue to SINKING OF A DOCK iN BROOKLYN. The dock at the foot of Pacific street, Broowlya, fell nto the water yesterday afternoon, causing & logs of 10,009 tons of ¢ Valued at $60,000, The dock, which Was 223 feet in ieugin, was owned oy David Dows & o., and wos leased by them to the Steamer Coal Company and Coaries If. Bass val, & Co. It was cove with tre bins of the coal company, which were filled, causing @ great weight on the dock, The streagty of tne ebb tide yesterday caused the dock to call, precipitating the cual, one ind iwo carta into toe water. The accident occurred just at dimaer the; wad It been au Hour carer or ater a jarge namber of lives Wou d have deen iost, a8 a gang of meu were working oa the dock during the (renoou. NO of the com: can he recoveres, aud it wii be Bece sary to revulld the dock from tue buixboad, total loa ia $63,000, PROBABLE HOMICIDE. A BARTENDER FATALLY BEATEN IN BROORLXN. A yousg man named Peter O'Brien is dying la St. Peter's Hospitwi, at Hicks and Congress streets, Brookiyo, (rom the effects of a beating be received on tue nighto! the 20th ult. In Thomas Garvey’s liquor store, corner oi Smith and Bultic strects, Where be wascmpiosed as a bartenaer, He was injured in 4 drubkes row turee mea, Whose names Are UNKHOWN LO the police, one Of Whom struck bim on (he vead wrhatwaver, Upon tae atrival of the police O'Brien reiused to make coniplulnt agains: is awaants and they were hot arrested, Toe injured man nad grown 80 much Worse that if Wat jouug necessary to remove fim to tl pital, and Goroner Sims was dotifed to ta! aute-mortem tee . it Was tm secordance | jnvied guests were:—Hon. Smith Ely, Jr., Hon. | Commerce ot New York on the 6th inst. | responded to by Mr. flowers, fishes nestling in flowers, and Ben). A. Willis, Hon. fernando Wood, Hon, Stewart L. Wooaford, Hon, John R. Brady, Mayor Hunter, | Brooklyn; General John Newton, Rev. Dr, Adams, Rev. Dr. Bellows, Rev. Dr. Cuyler, Rev. Dr. Vincent, | Rey. Dr. Vermilye, Rev. Dr. Cook, E. M, Archibald, | Britian Consul; Waldemar de Bodisco, Rus- | stan Consul; Hypolire de Uriarte, Spanish Consul, Hon. Noah Davis, Hon. Henry E. Davies, George; Jones, David M. Stone, Join B. Bouton, Whitelaw Reid, William Onilen Bryant, Hon. Erastus Brooks, Hon. A. W. Tenney, 5. Endicot Peabody, London; Judge Wallace, Syracuse: Rev. A. P. Put- nam. At the conclusion of the dioner the following LETTERS FROM DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMEN ‘were read:— Auavata, Me., May 4, 1875. Geytuxxex—Be pleased to accept iny sincere ‘thanks for your polite invitation to dine with the © vew ¥ Nothin, meet the honore utmost regret tha’ Imperative engagements, p presence elsewhere at rt respectiully, EB. : Exxcurive Cuamnen, Avnaxy, May 1, 1875. GextieweN—The state of the pi busiGess at the resent time will not admit of my withdrawal from it | Pngenough to enable we to attend the anniversary he 6th mst. ‘Ihe surrender of the pleasures | ‘would afford {count among the sacrifices ublic interests which banquet on t that occasion derman Jed of me by duty to great pecuuarly concern the commercial c! » and largely | concern our whole people. With assur. sothigh con: | side: for the important body you represent, and for tral; ae ey ey GAMUSL J. TILDEN, Letters regretting their inability to be present | were received from O. 8. Grant, President of the Unitea = Stat Hon. Hamuton Fish, Seer tary of State; Hon. Benjamin H. Bristow, Secre- tary of the Treasury; Hon. William W. Belknap, — Secretary of War; Hon. George H. Williams, At- torney General; General W. T. Sherman, United | States Army; Admiral D. D. Porter, United States Hon. Edward Young, Chief of Bureau of | | Statistics; Hon. Roscoe Conkling, Hon. Clarkson | N, Potter, Hon. Charles P. Daly, Hon. William M. | Evarts, ex-Governor Jonn A. Dix, Joseph H. Choate, George William Curtis, Major General Winfleia 8. Haucock, Vice admiral 5. C. Rowan, Right Rey. A. N. Littlejohn, Bisnop; Chester A, Arthar, Collector; George H. Sharp, Surveyor; Key. k. D. Hitchcocs, D. D., Rev. ttenry Ward | Beecher, Rey, William Ormiston, D. D., Rev. RS. | Storrs, D. D., Rev. John Hall, D.D.. H. A. Scau- macuer, Consul General German Empire; 7. A, Havemeyer, Consal tor Austri Hon, Witliam Dorsheimer, Lieutenaut Governor; F. T. Freiing- buysen, I, T. Runyoo, Chancellor of New Jerse, Charles A. Dana, Jonn A. King, Jacob Van Att New Jersey; cis Kernan, Elijan Ward, J. tasted, H. A, Beach, A. RK. Linderman and Frederick W, Seward, Jr.’ Tue latter geatieman in closing nis letter remarks :— The return of better times in the cammercial metropo- lis and jn the Uuion is largely dependent upon eurly popular recognition of the trurha which the Chamber a8 puinied out- that cheap transportation between Last and West, peace and ivateraai relations between North and South and resumption of specie paymen everywhere are the roads, aud the only roads, by whi Wo shall regain commercial stability and national pros- perity. ‘The first toast given by President Dodgo was “Sne President of the United Stares—a Worthy Successor of the Father of bis Couutry, both ia the Fiela and im the Cabinet.” (Cries o: “On, ob aod jaughter, folluwea by cheers.) Mr. Lodge colied up the Postmaster General, Mr. Jewell, who made a happy speech, iu which he made the state- ment that New York pays (oriy per cent of all the newspaper postage of the country. Tne last it ‘paia $80,000 against Chicago’ Boston's $16,000 and Patladelphia’s t newspaper postage. Mr. Jewell ex- pressed the hope that the Coamber of Commerce would assist in defeating inflata, and he looked for the day when New York would be tue centre of the Reorder and financial transactions o! the world. “ier Britannic Majesty Queen Victoria” was Areaoivald, the Britisa Consu. Who gave some statistics as to the commercial re. lutious between the United states and Great Britain, and warned our merchants of the dauger of josing our commercial supremacy, owing to we efforts of the young giant on the North— Caneda—or to deepeu ana enlarge her canais, “The state of New York” cailed out Hon. Stewart L. Wood/ord, who spoke of the debt we, as a city, owe to the statesmen who built, in tue lust generation, our cana.s; and unless we Wak- ened up the New York of to-morroy would fall behind Cahata im the handitog of the grain of the West. Ii it was tne toresight of De Witt Cinton wiien dug the ca it Oetueves Us to s¢@ that neituer Canada nor the South ow s usin he eat work, He complimence Goyerdor Tilden for taking the Canal King by the horns and choking vo, such setvice he de- serves the civic crown, and it is the duty of ail good cinzens of whatever party to upuoid his hands, (Loud cheers.) Lhe City of New York,” to which Mayor Wick- bam, who Was detained oy Ficknes+, Was expected to respoud, Was honored oy Jaige Braay, wio made a Witty speech of ten minutes, in which te Made some Gever and \augn-provoking nits, and gave & tons: that called to hit sees President-elect Babcock, who made a few happy remarks, The toast, “Commerce,” was rea, ouded to by Kev, Thomas &, Vermiye; “The Circulating Media," by Jasge Noah Davis; “Courts of Arbttration,” by Jadge llenry &. Davies. Among the other sentiments given and honored were, “The Ariny,” “fhe Navy” and “Woman.’’ PERCH OF JACKSON 3 SCHULTZ Mr, Schultz responded to the toast of “Our Tar. | it Laws” aud openet nis remaras by deciariug toa! the Merciant, as Well as all Thoughtfal pe sons, are demaucing a revenue tar aodac toms service economically and jastly administered, The hecessities of our goverhment demand tuat fully — $130,000, 000 ali ve collec‘ed from forelgn merchandise, The vVaclilating foreign polley of our government for bait a& century has embarrassed our merchants, uever Worse 80 than since our tari? has been adjusted on the fallacious Idea of protection to American industry. Bat the time tas now ar- rived when the Whole suvject may be gafely dro; ped out of (he domain of party politica, Tue didiculty Low ts Oue Of revenue and Not oO: prote tion, We may saely hand over to the prove tlonist the proolem whieu they will fad tt hard to suive. 1. ihem adjust the tari, but compel them to jurnianh the requisite revente, Faring to uel a proper :esait from suen action aa they com. mend, we idsish that the Whole sudject shall @ hagded over to the former iriends oi free trade and hidthem adjust a tarifcn a revenue basi ‘Tuere never bus coon any aiMcnity avout secur. | iow av adequate revevue, Ihe diMlcuity has only | atisen wheu seldsn men have insisted upon dis- | regardiug the revenue Standards, aod imeisdng upon prorection as ® principie of action, disre- arding the wears of the iveasury. , Rovwerring to the reiorms in our cual oe | opening up. ; Isiand wali | me) Tepol.s Mr. Schuliz pointed out ent exist and the cireumocutiou of collecting the revenne. “It is," b that our present system 18 ay than 600 brokers and their cierks, 100 or more ex- pers add their retainea jawyers, and ail these to be paid by the merchants of this city, aud lor Lo other service than to iuierpres the reventy laws and perform the service which au ordinary lutet- ligence should do for him without compensition, Do not uuderstana me, how this Or any particular admioisiracion tor Wiese Ac~ cumulated Wrongs, They ure uiuerear in a Gils system ana belong to the past coucepuons ‘OL what Was demanded of our revenue service." SPEECH OF HON, FERNANDO WOOD in response to the toasto: “Lhe Future of Our Metropolis,” Mr. Wood said: le necessary more expands with tne coniemplarion. What room there 1s for the bleuding of the imaginary with the real; how we may draw on history jor analogy and on the {deal tor supposition, What vast proportious may we not carve out for ver when, bounded no iguger by the present noble | water confines on the east and weat, she siiil have the ocean for her eastern and southern bare riers and the iiimitavie West tor her northern and western fruntiers, Nor are such vnoughts aitogether fabulous. {i at ier age London and Paris were comparatively but villages, What will not New York be at their age? Once tual we have broken through the puysical limitations which divide us from the surrounding territory we shail expana indeiiuitely, absoroiug population and spi IL is in this aspect thac 1 predict ber utimate metropollian power as ty numbers In the not very remote iurure, Now, with coils anticipa- tion, have we no preseut duties to perform? should we Hot prepare for tuis enormous aggregate of people’ Is ty not incumbent upon us to see to it that We shall luse no present advantage in re: taming What we have as a nucleus, around which snail gather the muons to come atter us? The New York of to-day wits not butte by this genera- tio, Our predecessors imd down Well atid strong the foundations upon wWhicu our preseyt prosperity rests, foe municipal works of any magnitude, our internal avenues of commerce, our commanding foregn trade, the steriing integrity of our werchants, the patrt- | otism of the people, the broad and liberal cosmo- olitan eharacter o! our instivuttons, were ail tne herited from those who came before us, and rou God and naiure came tue imperishavie advantages KiImIty fo tae Ocean, Wich the best barbor on ntinent open to the commerce of the world, But let those who think they stanu take heed lest tney fail, verses us When we are overproud of onr strength or indifferent to the possibility of calamity. New York 1s beset with dificuities, She is surrouaded With rivalries, jediousies and restiess energetic Opposition Without and organte disease within, She has much to eucounter, and st will require | our best efforts and most unitea courage to com- bat successiuily the dagger which threatens, Na- tions aud cities rise and fall, Empires, aynas- ties and thrones, Ovce overshadowing the whoie earth, Nave disappeared, almost even trom bis- tory. The lyre of the ancients, and the Veuice of vhe moderns, once the great marts of commerce, as such have disappeared forever, Even on our own Continent changes have occurred, Within the present century Salem, of Mussacbusetts, con- ducted the East India trade of thts country, Poughkeepsie, of tis State, veld the whaling ton- | Rage, aod Alexanoria, Of Virginia, did the chier West India exporting trade, This city was, before the last war with England, the third in exteut of its foreigu trade, Boston and Philadelphia bens ahead, Circumsiances gave Us an impetus in that direction which soon enabled us to obtain the lead which we Nave maintained ever since. We now do three-ilitas of the foreign trade of the whole country. But agencies are at work which, if not thwarted, may change cts to ourinjary. Tove torewarned is to be fore- armed, New York bas evdured foreign and domesiic war and has survived them, Sue has endul pestilence and pinicand has survived them. We have seen American tonnage, mostly owned here, driven from the ocean and wave survived tual. Our internal trade must be muintained und increased so as to enable us to continue a healty relation to ie other maritime nations of the world, In this view it ts of im- portance 10 New York that she shall see to it, that jrom no cause the domestic commerce of the West, Which, of rignt, belongs toler vy every rule of | natural aud Commercial advantage, shail be taken away and sent to oluer ports for exportation or consumption. We tiave commanded it tor flity yeurs aud should contivue to coinmand itim the great future. With us there must be no retro- We must not oaly maintain the lead, but 'y is impossible, In- deed, @ compared with some ol the Canadian or New Dominion cities, we are going rapidly be- hing while they are going as rapidiy torward, all directions strong and energetic competion is Weare beset by rivals both by rail aud water for the control of the Western cereal carrying trade. The State Comptroller's report of 1873 contuins @ tabie of the receipts of rain at the lake ports of tols State lor the ve years ending December 7, weich shows, that while during that period 697,803,802 bushels were received at the lake ports, yet only 880,747,208 bushels reached this city, and the re- turns since that time show a yet greater disparity against us. While the perceutage of decrease in our receipts in proportion to tue quaxtity received Within tue ports Ol the state have Oven gradualiy becoming greater, the city of Montreal bus In- creased 118 exportation of grain to European ports 263 per cent within five yeurs. Comment upon These facts 13 ubnecessary, dud the causes whicn have producea them are ovvious. Something has diverted trade which naturally belongs to us. We are not only losing the profits of tue receipt, handling ana transmission abroad of an immense volume of merchandise—zreat in its bulk as well asin value—but also, in addition, the benefit of the returns, whetuer they are ia merchandise or money. Meanwhile give us a large reduction of tolis. I Would jike to see a snip canal from Lake Erie oc Lake Ontario or Lake Champlam to the Hudson. | Toe rivalries Which threaten us are too serious for longer vegiect on our part. Of our own im- mediate city government and its affairs i nave | but a few words to say. 1am called upon to reier to quick transit and diminisued taxation, Of the former it may be well said, that wita us there is no division of opinion; at least no avowed division. very oue is 1b favor Of & more speedy mode of city transit, vy which time may ve econo- mized, The tormatioa of the ivland upon which the city siands renders it absolutely necessary that We stall lave communication vy steam from one end to the other, While vais is generaily conceded, there Is @ diifer- ence of opinivn, arising too Irequentiy from a digerence o1 interests, a8 to which particular Pian snail be acopted. in this last uificuity, as to p te interests, that has #0 Goieated every mpt and every project, | hope we vave now ile las; Of these Ud-ecmiy Contests, and that an earnest effort, prowpted by puviic good and not private gal, Wil suceeed in giving us ravid lransit, We must have a periect uieabs ol inter- nal communication, Conveyance by st Beeessary meaus to reach tue city, ald tt ts also of grea! importance (o the city In its internal econ. omy ii pracileally aud properly controled, There 18 Convered over the huadred and tweoty miles of the city :atlroads abou one hundred aud twenty agers per year. This gives a auly ry day of the year of about three id ity thousand persons cured. r eive in travel i now very great and Durtug the lase Jour years it has beeu at tue rate of about twenty-live per cent. per dunus in the lucrease, The passenger busi- Noss on Lhe city roads 8 more than twice thatof the Hariem Kailioad and greater than the passenger tliguge of the New York Ceutral Railiead in its 860 iniles operated by steam. The diterence in the time now occupied by people In going aod anoual in 13 sli Increasing, Telurniug daily to business, more rapid transit Jaciliiies were iurnisued, Would afford tea hours per day of productive Ixvor to 20,000 persons ior every Working resent slow piss Oger conv car. it may bo sald that (he city’s auvancemeut in weal population wilt commpnee with the mer Oba MOFe rapid syscveui Of ConVEPANEE, hen ve ily popdiated, As tae Central Park 18 vow amost Ute single object of pride and interest to all (he citizens, 80 spall this then become an object of Daitonal . JUSt ae 18 Is the pride os all France, and as Rome was the glory of the Romana fmpire of the Ocsars. Mr, Wooi next recrred to the nocessity lor jower taXaiion and asserted:—‘in my judgmen : goverament of this city nientirely in tae bands of vagistrete—with the power wil suvordinates of e absolute the che man. tu appoint aud re ery Class. Tats authority snould be 1 to the most Tigi accountability, Bot Ouly tor bis Own acts but for the acts of every person wader iim, There | Should be jodved where poser to remove and pUubish Nia if he violared Eis trust or omrtted to periorm every requirement of law made for the government of lie city. Lyere suould be bo con- tract for puoue work, ho fees for pudile Odicers, term for Mayov of iv#s tnan ven years, Wao ot Le ilaible to re-cleettun, No aurgority Mm the Legisiatuie to aiter of ameoud the cy charter more (aan once m tel years, Bor to inter. fere With i's management or the municipal con- trol. direction or term of offives. I have always thouzut that Wirhout some such sandameniAal pro- Visivls as (hese We should bave bo ecouomy, no ity, NO gvod anu eihcient goverumedt, and reduction o expenses, Call tails one man power t you please, out itis aemanded by Lue Ine verests afd prosperity o' our city. SPEECH OF WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT, In response to tae toast, “fhe Vress,”’ William C, Bryant relerred to honest and diswouest journals ists, aud claimed that as a class the journalists were Wiser aud more virtuous than our logis- Jators. He referred to the hard knocks dealt to iraud @nd corruption in tals erty wud State by the press, aud its generous support oF Governor Tilden’s wariare upoa the Canal Ring. if the Legislature of this State ial} to screen the aelin- quents itis Decause oO} the UDaDimity With whien the press sustains the Governor's policy Of a re- mor-eless Investigation and @ frid eXaction of | responsibil J0okiug at (hese facta, Wo Would Hos lecl a certain satisiaction at belonging to a Chis 80 useiut, The festivities closed about eleven o'clock, and the merchants retired tu tele seatdences With Bieudy heads, and weil pleased With (ue manner in which (he one handred and seventh annaal banquet had passed of ANNUAL ELECTION OF COMMERCE. whe the abuses that at prea- | he said, “sugvestive tocousider | “fhe Future of Our Metropolis.’ How the mind | We are uever in $0 much danger of re- | The wuoie | i THE CHAMBER | lection of oilers of tne Chambor of Com- merce to serve for the ensmug sear [ook piace toms service, | yesterday, and resulted in the defeat Of the Fogue iT headed by ex-Mayor Opdyke, by sixty: four votes. ‘This election las yeen ous of the nest | exciting that bas occurred for years, and the nabli | has been usually for the Chamber ty ciect the teket reported by the Committee on Nominations For several weeks there has been an undercun | Tent at work on the part of members whoare as satisfied with Mr. Gpdyke. growing out of bust | HEns jedlousies and the unpression that he 1s toe j Much of au influtionist to suit the hard money bt leres's of the Chamber, and the result was te nomination of an indepeudent ticket and an ap- | peal to the memoers to make a new departure, | Mesors. J. Plerpont Morgan, CO. D. Borden and J. | Hope acted as tellers, ‘The following are the re | Spective tickets nar Ticket se Opdyic M ty ermil: ‘Treasurer z Lathrop. rop. | Secretary. +Georgo Wilson. ... George Wilson. The Standing Committees on both tickets were about the sae, Tudenendent D. Ticket. -sam'l, bs President . | The polls were opened about half-past one, and closed at five minutes after two, Alter the can- | Vassing O! the vote, the fellers announced the sac- cess of the independent ticket, headed by Mr. Babcock. ‘The vote stood as follows:— For (he Babcock ticket For the Opdyke ticket, Majority for Babcock,.... | Two votes were scattering, and commitiees there was some scratching. | dependents, of course, were elated at their vic ) aaa they made no unseemly display of their elight, oe 167 103 Perrier +. 64 on the vartous The * | | AFRAID TO MEET HIS CREDITORS, A WELL KNOWN MERCHANT COMMITS SUICIDE ON ACCOUNT OF BUSINESS REVERSES—INQUEST BY CORONER WOLTMAN, Between one and two o'clock yesterday after- noon Mr, Henry Bodenheimer, of No, 236 Hast Nineteenth street, was found in the sub-ceilar o! No, 88 Vesey streot with bts throat cut, be baving committed suicide. About eleven o’clock yester: | day morning Mr, Bodenheimer went to the store | of Schatfert & Nephews, at No, 38 Vesey street, on some business, and, alter being at that | place some time, he disappeared in a | rather mysterious manner, His presence being | required, search was instituted for him, and, aiter some time, he was fonnd lying in the cellar, with | his throat cut, by Henry Brickenbel, a cierk, and | Eaward ‘ryler, a porter, employed by the above | firm. Coroner Woltman was notitled of his death, | and held an inquest last evening at Bodenhek | mer’s late residence. | | the first witness examined was W. H. Parring- | ton, M. D., who testified as iollows:—I resite | the Astor House; about two o'clock yesterday | aiternoon | was called to No. 38 Vesey street, ana * | on proceeding to the sub-cellar im the rear of it | found deceased lying in a large pool of viood; his | throat was cut and a penknife was near bis right hand; in my op nion death Was caused by hemor- ) Thage (roma wound in the throat. | ,, Phe brother-in-law of the deceased, Edward | Melius, Was next examined. He C:stified as fol- lows:—I reside at No, 234 Hast Nineteenth street; | Lam brother-in-law of the deceased; the deceased | Was in the dry goods business, and lately met with | heavy losses, which compeiled him co Tail; stace | that time his mind has been affecteu; I think he | has mot beeu in his riguc mind for the last three monchs; I saw him the nisht betore last aud then he had a wild Juok and was mucn ex. | cited; since his failure in business he had an office | at No, 38 Vesey street; there was to be a meeting | of his creditors, at the corner of Chambers street and West Broadway at two o’clock yesterday | alternoon and he Was afraid to meet them im thé | excited conuitiob oi bis mind, imagining that he would be arrested and imprisoned; I was sent for yestervay and (ound him dead, |” Henry Brickenbel, the clers. and Edward Tyler, the porter, in the employ of Schaffert, & Neph- ews, woo found him lying in the sub-cellar with | his throat cur, testitled to that fact, and also to ha | erratic actions during the morning, |, The jury, alter being outa short time, brought in tne following verdict:—‘Henry Bouenheimer | came to bis aeata by suicide, having cut bis throat | at No, 38 Vesey street on the morning of the 6thoi | May, while laboring under @ temporary aberration | of the mind,’”? } | THE MISSING STEAMER METROPOLIS, A HERALD reporter called last evening at the office of Messrs. Lunt Brothers, the agents of the | missing steamer Metropolis, which leit the island of Bermuda on the 15ta of April, and of whigh née | tidings pave been recelved since she was 1as{ spoken, in a disabled condition, on the 25th of April, at about 140 miles to the southeast of Bar ni t, to inquire if any later news had been re ceived, but the agents stated that no further tid ings had been received. it cannot be dissempied any longer that serious apprehensions as to the saiety of the se! are now entertained by many waring men. openeeneges on board the Metropolis are:— Mrs. Wiliam Ing, of Baltimore, wife of William Ing, of the Audittor’s Odice, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and her four smail children, a servant, and Mrs, William T, James, travelling in company of Mrs, Ing; Mr. and Mrs. Turver, Ars. Somert | and child, Messrs. R. G. Hopkins, W. H. McOartn, | A. Murdock, W. Hayden, ff. Smith and W. Murphy—seventeen in all. Five others—Mr, and Mrs. Hlocker, ©. H. Wilhams, Patrick Voylan and | J. Beam—were taken otf py tae bavk Jacoo, ‘The following is a list Of the offlee7s and crew ot the Met iis:—Captain, T. S. Bi ate. D. Be Peterson; second mate. J. S. Hull; purser, George A. Clark; seamen, William Hayward, Heary Mouutjoy, James Dixon, Jacob Compton, Micnaei Suilivan and Thomas Wilhams; encinecr, Isaac H. Fuor; first assistant, J. W. Howlanag; oiler, J. R. Berryman; Sremen, John Kelly, David Deway and John MeGioin; coulpassers, Henry Cunning: ham apd William Manning; steward, Ff, Lang) stewardess, Leonora Cant; cook, George H. Perer son; second cook, Del Vou Frankiin: boy, Joseou | Peters; porter, Robert Hazelton—say tweaty-loul souls 1p all, | LARGE CUSTOMS SEIZURE. | | Yesterday evening the veteran Customs Inspeo- tor, Andrew McCort, and Inspector Peter Hagaa seized upward of $7,000 worth of smuggled goode on board the bark Osceo, nailing from Halifax, Nova Scotia, whico vess arrived im this port on the Ist inst. trom Clenfaegos, in Cuda, with a ‘mo of sugar for Messrs. Brugiere & Avilas. ‘Toe captain of tue vessel 1s J. Fulton, whois now lying sick in his berth, The smuggled goods of woich po meation ts made in the soip’s manifest, were jound copceaied in his cabin by sald taspece tors, Among the many articles captured, and Which, It 1s Understood, were purcnased by Cap- tain Fulton at Glasgow, in Scoriand, previous to his proceeding to Cuoa, are tuirty roils of broad- cloth valued at $5,000, ten barreis of ale, 100dozen of Woollen shirts and a general assortment of other goods, which will b¢ taken by Inspector Mo Curt (0 the seizure room of the Custom House to day to be appraised, i POLICE TRIALS. THE DISCLPLES OF CAPTAIN WILLIAMS EXHIBIT< ING THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF CLUB EXERCISE. Commissioner Voorhis sat at Headquarters yes terday to conduct the trials of delinquent police wen. The court room was crowded, anda great deal of interest Was manifested iu all the cases, but especially la two clubbing cases from the Fourth precinct. — The first wos that of Officers Max Meirs and Timothy Harrington, of the Fourth precinet, charged with clubbing Richard Boban, of Varick street, Withogt any cause or provocation, At midnight, on April as is alleged by Mr. Bonan, he was standing in Peari street, when OMcer Max Meirs accosted him and asked bim what ne was doing and where ne lived. Lon answered he was merely resting himsetf, and that he livea tp Varick street. Bohan, on being told to move on, Went toward an alleyway near by. The officer fol lowed him into the alleyway and struck bim on toe head with me ciao, Bohan crying out at the time “for God's sake don’t kill me!” A number of citizens gathered arogud, gud Officer Meirs rapped for assistance, OMcer Harrington then ¢yme ap, and both men cudbed him uumerctiully Wane taking their prisoner te the stutiva huuse. Wuea vrowgnt tuto the stanor house he Was searched, a small penkuie war found on his person, and on being brougnt te court the jollowmg Gay @ charge 0} assault and bavtery was preierred = againes = iim by the olficers, but tneir evidence not being satis Jactory to the Magistrate he was discharged. Both oMicera ewore yesterday that Bonan as suuited Chem, and that he was a man known to be violent Aud Gungerous to the community. Ag Police Cour, ihely evidence was looked upon a8 lacking joundation, Bohanu’s appearance esterday Was suillcient testimony of the beating ie had received. Mis ticad was cut in severa places, and was covered witn bandages, The case was referred to the /u/! Board for action, and th officers lo question wii! iu all probability sufe! | tue penalty of their brutality, Jogtus Frambecstein, a coy about fourteen care Of Age, Appeared witli his hand io A slung 2 charged Offiver Wiliam H, !aire, o: the Pours | precinct, with vreakiug two of ngers by @ | biow of tue ciub. in dames stree, on | pigot of the in of Apri, Offcer Tate excuved = himselt by saying that he. wa | following & man whom he wante arrest, and thac ine boy jumped oat trom crowd Of others and tried to intercept hia prow ress ana he struck tim with the ciud oy mistake, | Oo the part of tue boy tue testimony pomted | the act that ne way Giuobed wit .out any ber to tue | | cause, Tus Caso also Was reerred Board.