The New York Herald Newspaper, August 31, 1875, Page 5

SOOT, THR DEPAULTER. Latest Developments of the New Jersey State Treasurer's Embezslement, PERPLEXITY OF THE EXECUTIVE. The Story of the Arrest as Told by the Detectives. The alleged embezzlomont of a large amount of money belonging to the State of New Jersey by Stato Treasurer Josephus Sooy, Jr. continues to be the all absorbing themo of conversation, gossip and discussion through- bat that Commonwealth. To say that a wild whirlwind has shaken the republican politicians of the State by she developmonts in tho case is but a faint expression of the condition of things in every section since pub- licity was first given to the matter. Mr. Sooy, pre- vious to his misfortune, was held in high esteem. Three or four years ago, before he was appointed State freasurer, he hell positions of honor and trust in his aative county of Burlington. Yor many years he filled the position of County Collector, during which timo arge amounts of money passed through his hands. then he was never under even a shadow of suspicion as | Jo his honesty or integrity. And during his terms as State Treasurer tho fullest confidence was placed in him antil a short time before the present exposure. His \bsence from his post of duty at various times recently fave rise tocomment. Besides, he seemed to be rather nelancholy and downcast. Sometimes when his friends wanted to see him on important business in connection with his office his whereabouts could not be ascertained. Consequently many of his bosom friends thought there was something wrong, This state of afftirs brought gbout the developments which havo cast a blight on his family circle and irretrievably ruined, the character of the unfortunate nan. He is the father of an estimable family, one of ‘ais sons being an exemplary clergyman, who is located Princeton. Mrs. Sooy is a lady represented to be possessed of many fine traits of character, and belongs © a respectable family. THE POLITICAL PosITion Last winter the democrats in the Legislature who had control of the lower house, and were in the ma- jority in both houses, were, according to custom, en- titled to the patronage of many State offices, including \hat of the State Treasurership. The republican min- »rity refused to consent to any change, accordingly they ould not assemble in joint meeting with the democrats © appoint new officials, and thys Mr. Sooy held over is State Treasurer. When the democrats saw that the republicans would not yield they bad recourse to rarious expedients in order to attain their ends, in all of which they were foiled. At the time the republicans, after many overtures were made and rejected by both parties, agreed to a compromise, the terms of which were that Mr. Sooy should retire to give way to a demo- sratic successor, the republicans to hold on to the other offices. To this the democrats demurred. They wanted all or none. They got none, and the Legislature adjourned with that result, A week before adjourn- ment, Mr. Fitzgerald offered the following resolution in the House, which was adopted by a vote of 34 to 13, after opposition to it by the republicans:— Resolved, That the bond presented by Josephus Sooy, Jr., claiming to be State Treasurer, be referred toa special com: mittee of five, to be appointed by the Speaker. with power to examine under oath the parties signing said bond, and with ower to send for and enforce the appearance of persons and mA ip enepeg> of books and papers to ascertain the personal tondition of the State Treasury and the management thereof since Februat 1873, and make all necessary examina- Hions under onth there for. Resolved, That the committee proceed immediately under the resolution and report thereon as soon as possible, and said committee is hereby authorized to sit during the session Uy the House. : ‘The Speaker appointed Messrs. McGill, Dodd, Hen- {rickson, French and Toffey as the committee. Three or four mectings were held, when nearly all of the dondsmen appoared and were examined as to the imount of wealth each was possessed of. It was ascer- tained that they were worth over $500,009. This satisfied tho committee that the bondsmen were good for a? least the $209,000 fixed as Mr. Sooy’s security. A re- port was, accordingly, made to the House setting forth shat fact. But there was nothing done in the way of txamining into the condition of the State Treasury, as called for by the resolutions. The committee thought the labor which that task would, involye too onerous, and gave as another reason for not proceeding with the work that the session of the Legislature was near its close. According to she developments brought to light by the defalcation Mr. Sooy has been a defaulter since February last. Now the query 1s put, Who is to blame for this state of ihings Had the comnmitteg done the work ‘aasigne would it not be likely that Mr. Sooy’s operations coul have been discovered before this time ? SOOY DELIRIOUS. Yesterday at noon was the timo fixed for Mr. Sooy to haye a hearing before Justice Mills. In consequence of the alleged embezzler not being ready the hearing was adjourned until to-day. Mr. Sooy when he was visited yesterday morning by a Henaup reporter was in a de- tirious state of mind. He wandered in his conversation ind nothing intelligible could be gleaned from him. The effects of his recent dissipation in Philadelphia have taused sad havoc on bis mental faculties. He 1s im- prisoned in the Mercer County Jail at Trenton, It is not likely that he will be able to obtain bail, as the ‘arge amount ($75,000) fixed for that purpose is a risk which his friends, if he has any now, are not willing to + wsume, THE STATE IN A DILEMMA. Unless Mr. Sooy resigns his position as Treasurer Zovernor Bedle will be constrained to call a special session. of the Legislature in order to have hiin im- peached. The constitution provides that he shall hold over until his successor shall beappointed. This cannot be done unless the incumbent dies, leaves the State, resigns or be impeached. Governor Bedle, President of the Senate John W, Taylor, Comptroller Runyon, Secretary of State Kelsey and ‘other officials held pro- tracted conferences yesterday,as to which is the most legal and wisest step to be taken in the emergency. The result of their conferences they decline to disclose, The general opinion is that a special session of the Legisla- ture will be called. Mr. Sooy’s frionds have retained Messrs. John ©. Ton Kyck and W. H. Barton as their counsel. He will bo tried at the next term of the Mer- cer county Court of Oyer and Terminer, which con- venes in October. AMOUNT OF THE DEPALCATION. The amount of his defalcation has been ascertained to be in the bas nrg of $50,000. One of his bonds- men, General Irick, yesterday discovered a balance of about $14,000 in a South Jersey bank which had not beea found out at the time the exposure was first made, A HeRaLv reporter yesterday interviewed Charles Thorn, the constable who was mainly instramental in arrest- ing Mr, Sooy Mr, Thorn’s ‘description of the adven- tures, incidents, &c., of his chase alter the alleged de- faultor is rather romantic. The following is the STORY OF MIS CAPTURE. I was detailed on Friday morning, at two o'clock, to hunt up Mr. Sooy, and I started to’ Philadelphia armed with a warrant for bts arrest, When I arrived at Phila- deiphia I went to the office of the Chief of Police, Mr. Jones, Tasked him send a detective with me to search for Sony. At first he refused, on the 1 that the warrant was not right, but after some persuasion on my part he ‘consented to indorso the warrant as follows:—"Ollicors will assist bearer with the within warrant.” [found Fcould not do much without a de- fective, so 1 went to Wilmington atter Mr. Mercer Beasley, Jr., in order to have iim use his miluence to get me one. When we got back to Philadelphia I stopped at the Continental Hotel while Mr. Beasley went hunting after ove, While | was at the hotel ex-Mayor Briest, of Trenton, in company with a detective named Brown, cane looking for me, In tho meantine [ ob- tained a clew as to the whereabouts of Mr. Sooy. lt ‘was at Nos, 1,109 and 1,113 Wood street. We started for there and found there were no houses there at all. We came back tothe Continental and stopped there until noon on Sunday, Brown and Briest went away. Mr. Wells, of Trenton, in the meantime came and stopped with me atthe hotel. Ina short time afterward Brown and Briest returned ant told mo they had a clew of Sooy’s whereabouts; that he was down at the “Neck” in & house kept by a mau named Ryall, proposed we should go there at once. Briext said that he did not care lor yoing, that he had to go home to attend to his newspaper. [insisted we should go. I told them [ would go alone if they wouldn't go. After some hesita- tion om their part we concluded to go. We saw Ryall, and told him we were Sooy’s friends and were hunfing after him, and would like to see him to get bim home, Ryall sid Sooy was thore yesterday (Saturday) m com: pany with aman and woman and that his (iRyall’s) boy hot six {birds for him (Sooy), and be said lo was coming down again to-day (Sunday), We waited tere about an hour, nel wont to another house, (Ryall is a sporting man, pigeon shooter, &e.) The tan we saw tn the last mene Houed place appeared to know that we were alter Sooy. He said, “What's the matter?’ Are you coming after the old’man?? We saul, “No; we are his friends from Mount Sfolly, and want 1 jk Him shape tw tke Alter said, “Wo had better leave it is getting two hot'for us.” Briest said, is too hot; let as go." We went back to Ryall's ! | again'and stopped there half an hour, 1 heard,that Sooy was at te Renting House, on the “Passyunek Tow.” We went there, vit could not find him. A men there tohvus he had not seen him since Monday last, Ryall then told me to go to two or’ three other placos and we might be apt to tind him, We went to a house of iti-fame on | Bainbridge — stevot, kept by & man named ‘Thompson, whero we received information which led to the arrest, Wo asked Thompson if he had seon any- thing of “Old Sooy,” “He said “No.” Ho had not NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1875.--TRIPLE SHEET. seen Joe since Tuesday, when ho wanted to borrow $5 off him (Thompson). gd} been there the day before and $100 from his mistress. Atterward I talked to Thompson, while Briest and Brown were not present. T[ said to him, “Tell me where Sooy is, It is a big thing, and I want to make the arrest."’ He said, “Now, look here (drawing his chair up close to me), 1 can tell you where you will find him, if he isin town, You go to Mra, Shane’s, four doors above Fifth street, on Redwood street; if ho is not there he is not in town.” We went to Redwood strect, went into a beer saloon and learned that the “old man” was around there a few days ago. ' He described him exactly, I asked him what house he frequented, and he came and pointed out the house No. 508 Redwood street. Brown and I started over; Wells remained in the saloon and Briest in acarriage. AS soon as we got to the door I heard some noise and hal- loved out, ‘“I'here is somebody coming to lock the door. ’” I heard footsteps, Brown tried the door, and it was locked. Just at that time I saw throngh the window shutters. which were ajar, the gray whiskers and bald head of Mr. Sooy. I made a jump for the shutter and | hallooed out,” “Mr. Sooy," 1 want you; open that door.” ‘I then lifted’ Brown in ihrough the window, and afterward put my shoulder to the door and burst it open. I told Sooy to put his coat on right away and come with us, He did so, and we con- ducted him into the carriage, He wanted to know what wo wanted with him. I told him I had a warrant for his arrest on the charge of embezzlement. He said, ‘I don’t owe tho State of New Jorsey one dollar; I can fix up everything by next Friday.” He added, “Where are you taking ine tof” I said, “To Trenton.” Te said, “1 want to go to Mount Helly to my family.” He wanted to know who started the report about him. I told him | did not know. He said, ‘That damned Runyon did that; I'll make it hot for him.” We then drove to Volice Headquarters, Here he wanted to be taken to a hotel to stay till next morning. Told him it was better to go to Trenton that evening, for if he went in the morning there would be thousands of people to gaze upon him when he arrived at Trenton. He then consented to go to Trenton, He was in a very drunken condition and seemed to be a wreck of dissipa- tion, At tho house where we arrested him there was a man lying on the floor alongside of him in a beastly state of intoxication, with his mouth open, full of flies, There were no women around at the time.’ The neigh- borhood was of the lowest order and appeared to be a negro settlement, THX GOVERNOR'S COMMITTEE. Governor Bedle has appointed John W. Taylor, Presi- dent of the Senate; George O, Vanderbilt, Speaker of the House of Assombly; Henry C. Kelsey,’ Secretary of State; Jacob Vanatta, Attorney General,’ and Albert L. Runyon, Comptroller, as a committee to examine into the condition of the State Treasury and report without delay the actual facts in reference to the defalcation of ‘Treasurer Josephus Sooy. ‘THY COMMITTER ORGANIZED, Allofthe committee are in town, They organized this afternoon, and will commence work at eleven o'clock to-morrow. The opinion is gaining ground that a special session of the Legislature will be called as soon as enough evidence ig collected to impeach Sooy. ANOTHER FIT OF DELIRIUM. Sooy was attacked this afternoon with another fit of delirium, which necessitated medical attendance. He is closely watched in the county jail. FUNERAL OF MR. NOE. THE OBSEQUIES AT CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH— A LARGE ATTENDANCE-—BEAUTIFUL FLORAL OFFERINGS—INTERESTING REMARKS BY REY. DR. DOWLING AND .REV. MR. MACARTHUR. The funeral of the late James M. Noe, who was mur- dered at his store in Greenwich street by a burglar, took place yesterday afternoon from Calvary Baptist church, Twenty-third strect, between Fifth and Sixth avenues, At one o'clock, the hour fixed for the opening of the service, the ghurch was filled in every part with ladies and gentlemen anxious to testify their respect for the unfortunate deceased, and to show by their presenco their sympathy for his bereaved family. ‘The front of the platform was covered with floral offerings, tastefully arranged, some of them being of large proportions and of elegant design. In the centre, in front of the desk, was a large crown, surmounted by a cross, resting on a pillow of flowers; and on either side of this were wreaths, anchors and crosses, columns, crowns and a Deautiful lyre. At either end was a large column, that at the head of the coffin being surmounted by a dove; and another handsome design was a bed of flowers on a branch, out of which rested a dove with outstretched wings and bearing an olive branch in its mouth. Soon after one o’clock the organ began playing a melancholy voluntary, during which tho cortége entered the church, the coffin being preceded by the pallbear- ers, Messrs. Freeman Bloodgood; No, 215 Thompson street; Alpheus A. Frecman, No. 337 West Fifty- seventh stroct; A. C. Cheney, No. 44 West Fourteenth street; Matthew Kic&y, No. 46 West Fifteenth strect; John H. Welch, No. 271 Greenwich street; L. Housman, No. 114 Wall street; John McKewin, No, 221 West ‘Twenty-first street, and Edward H. Seely, No. 281 Hicks strect, Brooklyn. While the procession was slowly moving up the aisle the Rey, Mr. MacArthur, pastor of the church, and the Rey. Dr. Dowling, late pastor of the Berean church, Downing and Bedtord streets, chanted the Psalm “I am the Resurrection and the Life.” The coffin was followed up the aisle by a large number of the friends and relatives of the deceased who had ac- companied the hearse from the family residence in King street. In a pew behind that occupied by the pall bearers sat the widow of the @gccased, supported on either side by her sons, The coffin, which was covered with flowers, rested at the head of the centre aisle, The service opened with the singing of Watts’ hymn:— “Why do we mourn departing friends 1" This was followed by the reading of select portions of the Scriptures, especially from the Revelation of St. John, by the Rey. Mr, MacArthur, Then there was a touching prayer by the Rey. Dr. Dowling, in which he feelingly alluded to the terrible affliction which had fallen upon the family of Mr. Noe. Dr. Dowling then proceeded to deliver the funeral sermon, which, for the most part, was a pathetic account of the murder. Ho gave all the details of the bloody occurrence, from the Sunday morning on which Mr. Noe went to the store down to tho hour of his death at five minutes past seven o’clock on Thursday evening. His description of the scone between Mr. Noo and his wife at the hospital drew tears and sighs from many in the audience, Mr. Noe, Dr. Dowling said, felt that he was dying—that he could never recover from the murderous blows the assassin had inflicted upon him. To all his wife's plealings that there was still hope for his recovery he always answered that he was ready to die. He enjoined upon his children that they should stay by their mother and that the home should not be broken up. It had been agreed that on Thursday evening there was to be a con- sultation of doctors and he himself had been invited to be present, but as he got off the cars he was met by the two sons, who threw their arms around him, sobbing, and then’ he knew that the last was come, The funeral service, which was now being conducted, was according to the expressed desire of tho deceased, who had also suMcient conscious- ness before death to name the gentlemen as allbearers who were now performing that sad office. in the course of some general remarks on the murder Dr. Dowling said it had always been his opinion. that the judges wisely discriminated between the thief who ‘wont to steal property without intent to kill and him who would murder rather than be detected. It was a terrible thought that so many murders wore associated with the stealing of property—‘Dead men tell no tales,"’ The speaker then gave the following succinct account of the life of the deceased:—Born December 31, 1816, and was therefore in the fifty-ninth year of his ago; baptized on the first Sabbath in Fobriary, 1854, by ‘Rev. Dr. Wescott, in Laight street ist church; in 1856 deceased and his family, with some fifty other persons, camo under his (Dr. Dowling’s) ministration, in the Berean church, and re- mained until 1859, when he (Dr, Dowling) resigned. The speaker then went on to speak in the most culo- gistic manner of the Christian life led by the deceased gentleman. In every department of Tite, as a mer. chant, a husband, a father, a friend, Mr. Noe evinced tare qualities of head and heart. Nothing unkind or dishonorable could be laid to his charge. ir. Dow. ling concluded with some similes from the beautiful Hloral symbols which were laid around the bier, The ev. Mr. MacArthur also made some remarks, in which he expressed his deepest sympathy with the family of the murdered brother. He had been on vacation when he heard the sad news and he returned as soon as possible to unite his prayers with those of the bereaved that their hearts might be lifted up and that Providence would sustain thom in this hour of need. It might, he said, be appropriate here to call atten- tion to the open lawlessness which for some weeks past had characterised this city. New York was a marvellous city; best in many respects, worst in others, In all large cities the best and the worst must necessarily re- side. This was unavoidable, But he believed that many of our political elements contributed very largely to bring about this present stato of lawlesstiess, Many of our politicians catered to the worst clements of the community, desiring thus to win their favor. He did not believe in the maudlin sympathy for criminals which prevailed, Civilization should ‘not go beyond God's Word, an the authority ot God is given for the prnishment of the murderer, The speaker then went ‘on to draw from the sad death of Mr. Noe the instrue- tive lesson of preparation for the flval parting, and con- cluded with an eloquent prayer. The Rev. Dr. Dowling then asked the audience to in tho singing of the favorite hymn of the late Mr, Noe, the first verse of which is as follows:— i Blessed be the tie that binds Our hearts in Christian love: ‘The fellowship of kindred minds Is like to that above, It was then announce! that the relatives and friends might take a farewell look at the remains, and in make ing the announcement Rev, Mr, MacArthur said he had been requested to exntion the audience against piek- pockets, who were usually presont on occasions like the present. ‘Ihe large andience then filed up one aisle and ‘went down auother, after which the coffin wax borne to the hearse and conveyed to Greenwood Cemetery, fol- Jowed by a large number of carriages, comtaining rela- tives and friends, THE SHOVEL TRAGEDY INQUEST. TESTIMONY BEFORE THE CORONER--THE JURY FIND CONSUMPTION THE CAUSE OF DEATH. The inquest in the case of Frank MeGoey, the young man who died in the Chambers Street Hospital on the 23d inst., and who stated before his death that he bad Deen beaten with a shovel, was held yesterday by Coroner Croker, The following is a synopsis of the evidence :— Russell H, Nevins, being sworn, said:—I am a physi- cian at the Chambers Street Hospital ; Frank MeGoey was admitted on August 22, suffering from bleeding at the nose; he stated that he had been struck with a shovel a friend who had drunk with him; the nostrils wero zxed; he had a swelling on the left side of the face, by if | But‘no injury to the bone; deceased continued to grow weaker, and died at three'o’clock the next day, Frank MeGoey testified:—I reside at No, 139 Hudson street; am a porter and kinsman of deceased; he lived in the same house; on Saturday, Angust 21, he did not come home to his supper; about twelve o'clock at night I went to look for bim end could not find him; about one o'clock he was brought home by two young men, James Morris and a man named Hernan; McG was under the iiluence of liquor; he wanted to. go in the lager beer saloon; I was told’by Morris that he was struck with a shovel; he was bleeding from the nose; Thave known deceased some time; he was in the habit of drinking to excess; he also had’ frequent attacks of bleeding frdm the lungs; have heard him cough and complain of weakness in the chest, John MeGooy, being sworn, said:—I reside at No. 26 Beach stroet; [heard that deceased coughed and threw up blood; saw him on t ner of Beach and Hudson streets on Saturday night, August 21; he was intoxi- cated; he was then bleeding from the inouth; he made the remark that the bleeding was regular; he afterward said that a man named Flanigan had struck him; I did not see him after eleven o'clock. Edward MeGoey, being sworn, testifled:—I am the father of deceased and reside at No, 128 Baxter street; my son has been sickly for the last twelve months; he told me he had attacks of blocding from the lungs; kaw him in the hospital; was told he had a quarrel with a man named Flannigan. Joseph Cushman, M. D., testifled:—I made a post-mor- tom examination of the body of Frank McGoey at No. 160 Chambers street, on August 24, 1875; on external examination I found’ slight -swelling of the loft side of the face; the brain normal; on opening the chest both lungs were found studded’ with tubercle; the left lung contained numerous cavities in the upper tubes; the liver and kidnoys showed evidence of fatty degen tion; death, in my opinion, was caused by heamopt; due to tubercular deposits in the lungs. Several other witnesses were examined, among whom was Sergeant Boehin, of the Fifth precinct, The latter swore to having traced the movements of deceased from his place of occupation on the Saturday preceding his death up to the time of his demise, but was unable to find any evidence that pointed toward violence. After a few moments’ deliberation the jury returned the following verdict :— “We hereby find that Francis McGoey came to his death by haemoptysis.”” THE CALLAGHAN MATRICIDE. POST-MORTEM EXAMINATION OF THE REMAINS— DEATH CAUSED BY VIOLENCE. Coroner Croker and Deputy Coroner Cushman yes- terday repaired to the Morguo and held a post-mortem examination on the remains of Mrs. Callaghan, the woman s0 brutally beaten by her son, at No. 189 South Fifth avenuo, on Saturday night. Tho following is the report of the samo by Dr. Cushman, who conducted the examination, by which it appears that death was the result of violence:—On making a post-mortem ox- amination of the body of Mary Callaghan, at tho Morgue, I found bruises over oniside of right thigh, over the front of legs and left arm; clot of blood be: neath scalp over right temple; examination of throax revealed fracture of tho fourth and fifth ribs on the left side, and third, fourth, fifth and sixth on right side; out one pint of fluid blood was found in left cavity of the chest; death, in my opinion, was caused by shock from said’ injuries, The imquest will be held the latter part of this week, probably on Friday. The prisoner, Thomas Callaghan, in the meantime remains locked up in the Tombs. THE JEFFERS-M'LAUGHLIN AFFRAY. ARRAIGNMENT OF THE ACCUSED BEFORE JUSTICE WALSH. The stabbing of Inspector of Buildings Henry McLaughlin in Fulton street on last Sunday morning continues to attract great interest among the friends of the parties interested and politicians generally. The knife entored the side of the wounded man three inehés, inflicting a ghastly wound, which may yet prove fatal, though he was doing as well as could be hoped yester- day. He is in a critical condition, The police suo- ceeded in arresting Danicl Gray, twenty years of ago, aresident of Elliott place, and’ Thomas Hines, twelve ears old, of Raymond street, yesterday, in addition to enry Jeffers, the alleged principal, and John Conway, a boy, whose arrest was reported in yesterday's HERALD, These four comprise the Jeffers party, who had been drinking during the night in a low saloon, and made the attack on Mclaughlin, Farley, Cohen and others, when the murderous jack-knife was used. The four fellows were arraigned before Justice Walsh, in the basement of the City Hall, in the afternoou, Hei Jeffers, who is twenty-two years old, and a very ha visaged customer, had a handkerchiof tied round his head, and his face was scarred with scratches. The thumb on the left band was also bandaged. He pleaded not guilty to the charge, and the examination of his case was set down for Saturday morning next at ten o'clock. Conway, Hines and Gray were also remanded to jail as witnesses. A MURDEROUS GANG CAGED, A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT BY THE JERSEY POLICE— ONE OF THE PRISONERS TURNS STATE'S EVI- DENCE. The greatest triumph of the police of Jersey City for many years is the swift detection of the murderous ruffians who attacked Mr. John Hughes, a contractor, at the Hackensack Bridge, and, after beating him terri- bly robbed him of his watch and money and left him, as they supposed, hfeless. Captain Dickson, of the Fourth precinct, and Detective Howard went in pursuit of the scoundrels, and before twenty-four hours elapsed two of them, Norton and Watson, were in custody. Their bloody garments were found, as well as the weapon. by which the blows were inflicted.” “Yesterday morning the case ggsumed a most unexpected turn. yoluntecre@ statement of the whole affair and an- nounced that he had made up his mind to turn State's evidence. He said that he had been led_ astray by evil and that this was his first offence. ing been brought into the Judgo’s room ho made the following statement:—I was present when Hughes was knocked down and robbed; that night wo caine out of Blewitt's and started down toward West- side avenue; we reached Westside avenue and turned to the right toward the north; Norton was walking be- hind and I was with Mr. Hughes; there was some kind of a whistle passed, and atter that was through Norton struck him on the head; the man fell and rolled to- ward the fence after receiving three or four blows; then wo both took a hand and went through his pock- ets; the man got up again and I struck him twice with my fist; I didn’t carry anything; we made another search and got a watch, chain and ring, & little pincushion and seventy ‘cents in change; then we left and went up the back lane to Fairview ave: nue, up Fairview avenue to Bergen avenue, and then to Meyer's, but Moyer wasn’t open; I went home then, and I suppose Norton went home’ too; Norton struck him with a “blackjack ;” Norton had one like the one shown me; on the way home he told me he had lost it in the scutlio with Hughes; he struck him three or four times, maybe more; it first occurred to us to do this of the way to Kaiser's; Norton said, “If that fellow has got any money to give away to bo lected sheriif we want it; he asked me if I would stay with him; I said yos; Hughes was able to walk; Norton walked ‘behind him in order to strike him; I got blood on my clothes while was searching him, I suppose; the watch was pawned in New York, at a’ street running off to the right of tho Bowery (Bayard street); Norton and I pawned the watch; I got $12 0n the watch and divided it with Norton; I threw the chain away while [ was on the way to the station house on the night Twas arrested; 1 threw the ring with it; I guess Jimmy Shea has got the pawnticket ; Norton told’me he gave it to Shea; the whistle was to give me notice when the attack commenced; Cummingy, Shea, Norton, Aleck Smith, and others know the whistle; we called Shea with it on the night we were arrestea; Norton bad light: pants on, dark vest and coat that night; the coat shown is the ‘one he wore; I took the blood off while 1 was playing billiards in New York; I first heard of Hughes being found the next morhing at Pat Tealing’s; Norton passod his money to Shea after he was arrested, and so did I. Watson was remanded to make room for another pris- oner, * From the information thus received the police ob- tained another clow to the perpetrators, Yesterday morning, about cight o'clock, Captain Dickson arrested Shea on Monticello avenue, fn his possession was found the pawn ticket of the gold watch, He Kaid he was twenty-three years ot age, but refused to answer any questions in relation to the affray, Watson, Norton and Shea were then remanded to the County dail to await the action of the Grand Jury. The condition of Mr. Hughes was thich improved y , and the physi- cians believe he will recover. nit is considered that not the slightest clew was furnished to the police when Mr, Hughes was found lying in his gore. too much praise cannot be accordad to the officers who have so admirably succeeded in making the arrests. IS CRIME INCREASING? STATISTICS OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. In view of the statement that crime has been on the increase in New York of late Superintendent Walling esterday compiled from the archives of the Police pepariment Le follaying, statiatles, showing the total pecuniary ‘losses by burglaries, grand larconies, &e., during the past four years :— JOE TYSON’S ARREST. Capture of a Supposed Party to the Barre Bank Burglary. AN OLD OFFENDER. Conflict of State Jurisdiction Between New York and Vermont, An important arrest effected in New York on Friday last has been vory carefully kept from public knowledge ‘antil the present time and now, upon being made known, bids fair to prove the inauguration of a very interesting conflict of authority between the officials of this State and of Vermont. Detective Richard Fields captured here on Friday last a man known as Joseph Tyson, alias Kingsley, alias Ful- lor, one of the supposed robbers in July last of the Barre Bank, of Washington county, Vermont, It will be remembered that on the night of the 6th of July last Mr. Charles A. King, cashier of that bank, was awakened from his sleep with, as he subse- quently averred, a sensation of profound astonishment at seeing about his bed and in full possession of his house, half a dozen armed men, who, with as much courtesy as their profession permitted, proceeded to arrange his domestic affairs in a novel and, to him, extremely unsatisfactory manner. They took his wife from her bed, and aftor tying and gagging her in a closet, fastened in a similar manner the three children, and then fastening a collar and chain about the neck of Mr. King, as if ho wero a Newfoundland dog, ordered him to show the way tothe bank. Mr. King, persuaded by the silent influence of a revolver, the muzzle of which was held close to his ear, obeyed the command of his captors, It does not appear that the persons thus intruding upon Mr. King’s rest wasted their time in the snapping up of any unconsidered trifles which might have tempted the cupidity of minor thieves in his residence. They were after larger plunder than silverware, pocketbooks and watches, “TO THE naNK |’? was their order, and Mr. King obeyed. They forced him to produce the bank keys, to open the outer door of the institution, and, when inside, to open the safe, All this time Mr. King’s hands were bound behind his back and he was gagged. His captors were not masked. So bold were they that, excepting what devices of false beards and mustaches they may have worn, they freely presented their countenances for his inspection, and in those faces he read the desperate alternative of compliance with their demands, or death, In the outer com- partment of “the safe, the principal—almost the only—article of value, which they discov- ered, was a package consisting of $13,000 of the unsigned bills of the Barre bank. They demanded that he should open the inside compartment of the safe in which were secured a considerable amount of deposits, government bonds and other securities, This, Mr. King was fortunately enabled to convince them, was beyond his power. The inner compartment of the safe was CLOSED BY A ‘CLOCK LOCK,” so ingeniously contrived that it could only be opened at ten o'clock each the hour for the regular opening of the bank. Neit! the cashier nor any other officer of the bank could have obtained access to the compart- ment so closed at any other time. The bank robbers endeavored to force the lock, but in vain. Relying upon effecting their boldly nefarious enterprise by a novel means, inde- pendent of the appliances of the vuigar burglar, they were unprovided with effective tools, and the ‘‘cloci lock” set them at defiance. Securing the unsigned bank bills and relocking the outer doors of the safe and bank, the robbers reconducted Mr. King back to his residence, half a mile distant from the bank, and to his own room. There they tied him securely, s'rapped him to an arm chair, gcd him, and screwed the chair fast to the floor that e might not by auy extraordinary effort obtain for | himself means of liberation. In this plight they left Mr. King and his family while they MADE GOOD THEIR ESCAPE. On the succeeding morning, July 7, at the hour when the Barre Bank should have been opened, but was not, the citizens of the little town began to view its closed doors with anxiety and to in- quire for the missing cashier. A bank clerk finaily visited the cashier's house and found the family in_the condition described. Mr, King, his wife and the three children were all almost dead from exhaustion, excitement and their unwonted and painful continement. When they were freed from their bonds and gags they told the story as here in brief narrated, and at once a rewards were offered for the capture of the robbers, King was able to describe them with re- markable clearness, and the sams promisea for their seizure were suflicient to stimulate to activity the patiee, not only of all Vermont, but of the entire At- ntic coast. Nbtwithstanding all this, week after week elapsed without ai were supposed to have driven away in a private conveyance from the scene of their depredations, and no clew to their identity seemed to be left. Meanwhile the bank was made to feel the effects of their visit. There came back for identification no less than $12,500 of the stolen bills, all adroitly forged and passed through the hands of honest parties. THE ARREST, At length, no longer ago than Friday of last week, Detective Richard Fields, of the Disirict Attorney's office, assisted by the Sheriff of Washington county, Vermont, and two special detectives from Boston, ran to earth and captured in this city upon suspicion of being the chief of the gang of Mr. King's un- welcome. visitors, the notorious Joo Tyson, Ie was taken up to Police Headquarters, and thence remanded, by order of Superintendent Walling, to Ludlow Street Jail to await # requisition upon which he could be legally removed to Vermont for trial. None of his friends were allowed to communicate with him. Cow sellor William F. Kintsing was engaged for his defence, however, and yesterday, when the vilicers were about to take him, in pursuance of a warrant of requisition issued by Governor ‘Tilden on demand of the Governor of Vermont, back to the Green Mountain State on the noon train, Counsellor Kintzing stayed proceedings by his application before Judge Lowe, of the Court of Common Pleas, for a writ of habeas corpus. Tho writ will be argued by Counsellor Kintzing at eleven o'clock this forenoon. TYSON’S HISTORY, Joseph Tyson, alias Kingsley, alias Fuller, is an old offender, and of the “thoroughbred”? class of thieves most to be dre@fed by those possessing or in custody of large sums of moucy. His operations are always large, If report speaks truo he owes at present seven years? service to the State ot New York. He is said to have been. sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment for “cracking”? a bank at Watertown, N. Y., of which time he only served three years, escaping then by some unexplained device, to perpetrate new depredations, Warden Walker, hay: ing been informed of his capture, is now on the way here from Sing Sing to reclaim him. Doubtless Tyson, alias &e, &c., will in- finitely prefer going back to serve out his seven years of unexpired time, rather than go to Vermont, where the extreme probabilities are that they will—if they get hold of him—*‘bounce”? him for forty years or the term of his natural lif He is also reported to owe some five years of unexpired time on a sentence in Delaware fora bank robbery. The police pronounce him one of the smartest and boldest operators in his evil profession, MORE ROBBERIES. The following robberies were reported at the Central OMice yesterday; The lager beer saloon of Gustave Gobel, at No. 153 Fast Houston street, was broken into on Sunday night by thieves and robbed of cigars to the value ot $11 soln Flood, of Dutch Kills, L. L, was assaulted and robbed by an unknown man the night before last at the corner of Twenty-third street and First avenue, Flood informed the police that the amount of money Stolen from him was $60. James Goddu, of No. 36 Second street, reported to the police of the Seventeenth precinct that while his family were absent from home on Sunday thieves ontered his apartments by means of talso keys and car- ried away $50 worth of clothing. Thieves succeeded in entering the residence of Mr. Henry Sibel, at No. 300 Third avenue, by forcing open a bay Bhp on Sunday night, and stole jewelry valued at A porter employed by the firm of Isaac J. Meyer, of No. 390 Broadway, was sent on Saturday last with a package of goods’ worth $78 to the store of Adrian, Robertson & Co., No, 341 Broadway. Neither the por: ter nor the package have been seen since, but his em- ployers have received information that the porter was entering the store to which ho had been sent he was met by a man who took the bundle trom him. This ry isnot credited on account of the porter’s non- pearance. OFFICIALS IN BAD LUCK. A BOILER INSPECTOR AND AN AMBULANCE 8UR- GEON INJURED, About cight o'clock last evening Boiler Inspector John Dolan, of tho Fastern Distfict, was about to get on the step of an open car on the Broadway line, near Myrtle avenue, when he slipped, and the wheel passed over his loft foot, crushing it in @ shocking manner. The unfortunate man was removed to the Sixth snb-precinct, and the ambulances was tclegraphot for. The ambulance from the Kastern District Hospital, with Surgeon Hesse, of the Health Bureau, was speedily em route for the station house, but the horse took fright and ran away, throw. ing out the surgeon at the corner of South Fourth and Twelfth «tj and severely injuring him about the legs. The doctor was taken back to the hospital. Mr. Dolan was removed to his home, No, 66 North Sec- ond strost, E, D., by bis friends, trace of the robbers, They | THE CALIFORNIA ELECTION. THE CANDIDATES IN THE FIELD—THE PLATFORMS ADOPTED—AN ACRIMONIOUS PERSONAL CAM- PAIGN—THE SECRETARY OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE ASSAILS SENATOR BOOTH—‘‘BILLY” CARR AS AN ADMINISTRATION POLITICIAN. The State election that takes place to-morrow in Cali- fornia opens the fall political campaign for 1875. An entire State ticket, with a full delegation to Congress, are to be chosen, and the people of the Golden Common- wealth have the privilege of making selections of their rulers until 1879 from the candidates presented by four distinct parties. However, one of the organizations— the temperance—is so weak as to be hardly worth men- tioning, except so far as its existence tends to cripple the republicans, Something over two years ago Newton Booth, then Governor of California, became ambitious to attain a seat in the United States Senate, and, having considera- ble following, broke loose from the administration party, to which he had been Jong attached, and which had conferred its highest. honors on him, He pronounced the republican organization to be rotten, and, effecting an alliance with disaffected democrats, succeeded in creating a new party, which was called the People’s Independent party, Booth de- clared war against the grasping policy of the Central Pacifle Railroad, which really aimed to control every branch of tho Stato and even municipal governments for its own purposes. The election two years ago loft the republicans in a small minority in the Legislature, and Booth was elected to the Senate by democratic and independent votes to succeed Eugene Casserly, who re- signed at that time. ‘THE INDEPENDENT PARTY IN CALIFORNIA is now composed almost altogether of republicans, the independent democrats having nearly all gone back to their old party, When the conventions were about meeting in the summer George G. Gorham, Secretary of the United States Senate, with Scnator Aaron A. Sar- gent, set out from Washington to control the admin- istration forces. The contest opened was a bitter one, and the two gentlemen named determined to fight itont to the end, It must be admitted that both are very un- popular among all classes of people in California, who believe that they are interested in jobs, which, if successful, would be detrimental to the public good, Gorham, once a candidate for Governor himself, came with a complete plan of campaign and a platform already constructod. “Billy” arr, & notorious poiitician, well posted as to primary election tactics, and with plenty of money, was his chief adjutant, and no difficulty was encoun- tered in managing the Republican State Convention, The resolutions—one opposed a third term ina mild form—and the candidates were according to the wishes ayia emissaries from Washington—Sargent, Gorham and Carr, SARGENT AND GORHAM VS. nOOTH. ‘The two first opened the campaign by charging Bid- well, the independent candidate for Governor, with having secured a very large and valuable tract of public land from the government by rather questionable means, In fact, they spoke very plain English on the subject. Tho singular spectacle was next presented of Gorham assailing Senator Booth as a trickster, a traitor, and as one whose public addresses were made up of plagarized matter. Booth, on the stump, re- sponded to the secretary of the body of which he is a member in language no less pointed, and matters went on in this way up to the latest dates, The democrats thoroughly canvassed the State, and seemed from the first to be contident of success, Gorham, who has aspirations for the Senate, declared that if the republi- can party had to dic he Was determined to assist at the uies, Sargent did not serve his cause by defend- ing the Washington Ring, Sheridan’s conduct at New Orleans, and other similar acts, and his previous con- nection with the Goat Island job made him obnoxious to the people at large. ‘THE PLATFORMS. The three leading parties sought to outdo each other in fulminations against railroad monopolies, ‘The lead- ing issues were the questions of irrigation, tax reforms and reform in Vuathelae government, The republican platform covered all these points, and included, strango to say, an anti-third term plank though not of a very emphatic tone. At the Democratic State Convention resolutions were adopted denouncing federal interfer- ence in the domestic concerns of the States of the Union, and the corruptions and nepotism that characterize the present administration of national affairs. The public school system was highly applanded, and the ap- plication of the schoul fund to any other purpose than as authorized by the constitution was reprehended. It was declared that it was the duty of the Legislature to regulate all corporations—railroad, gas, telegraph and water—and to limit their charges in the interest of the public, and to compel them to serve the people at rea- sonable rates. Prohibition and land monopolies were also condemned, The independents almost entirely confined themselves to local matters, and in. their plat- form had little or nothing to say on national affhirs. The claim of Senator Booth that the independents con- campaign with some degree of contempt, and the attempt of putting that gentioman forward as a proba- ble candidate for the Presidency in 1876, was ridiculed on every occasion that republican and democratic speakors addressed the people. Ho was more bitterly assailed by his former ‘political friends than his old time opponents, and during the past fow weeks the campaign has been carried on more in regard to the character and antecedents of candidates than as to the principles embraced in platforms, THE NOMINEES FOR STATE OFFICERS. Appended is a list of the candidates nominated by the three parties for State offices. The parties chosen Will hold office for four years. They are all men of prominence in the State and siand well:— Repwtican, Independent, COMPTROLL J.J. Green... . W. Mandeville. ..Li E. Crane. NERAL. Robert Gardner.....William Mirris...... E. Twitchell. ATTORNEY GENERAL, E. D. Sawys Jo. Hamilt . Peter Van Clief. SUPERINTENDENT PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. E. 8. Carr... D. BP. Fitagerald....J. M. Gainn, TREASURER, William Beckman. .J. G. Estudillo......Ferdinand Baer. CLERK SUPREME COURT. G.T. Taggart.......D. B. Wi :Pant Morrill, Phelps, the republican candidate for Governor, served in Congress several years. Irwin is the present Licu- tenant Governor, Bidwell was beaten eight years ago by Gorham in a republican convention as candidate tor Governor, and Gorham was beaten in. turn by the peo- ple. Romualdo Pacheco, a fative Californian, is the Present Governor. He was clectod in 1871 Lieutenant Fovernor, and succeeded Booth who was sent to the United States Senate. The temperance candidates for State officers have un- dergone so many changes that it 1s difficult to give a correct list. CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS. Diet. witican. Democratic, Independent, 1. Ira Penkin -Wm. A, Piper......John F. Swift, 2. iW. F. Page. . in. 0. Tuttle. 3G. . ed. In the First Congressional district, which includes a considerable portion of the city of San Francisco, there are several candidates int ield besides those named above, Frank Soule, formerly Collector of Internal Revenue, dissatistied with the action of the republicans, will receive many votes; and Sam Brannan, at one time closely connected with the Mormons, has plenty of money, which he will spend to make a good showing on the day of election. = The total yote polled for Supreme Court Judge in 1873 ‘was 68,810, ont of which the republican candidate re- ceived less than 14,000, or about one-fifth of the entire vote of the State, PREPARING FOR SYRACUSE. The democrats in a majority of the Assembly districts held primaries last evening to elect three delegates in cach election district to the district conventions, which are to clect three delegates each to the Democratic State Convention, to be held at Syracuse on tho 16th inst, As this year tho ; Tammany democrats are determincd to have all tho preliminaries carried out strictly in accordance with the rule laid down in the Convention of 1871 it is probable that the anti-Tammany democrats will soon fol- low suit with their primaries, Under tho Con- vention rule, strictly adhered to, the delo- gates irom this olty will not go to the Convention as heretofore, as one body, as the rule virtually com- pels delegates to go as separate and distinct delegations of three from each Assembly district. Thus it may happen that some of the delegations opposed to Tam- many may be admitted to the Convention if they can provo their “regularity.” There has been a good deal of talk for some time past about the likelthood of John Morrissey being run for Senator im tho Fourth Senatorial distri: in opposition to John Fox, and inquiries were mado in the principal polling places in. that district lost night to ascertain if any Much movement wis intended. Most of the polt- ticlans spoken to on the subject admitted that they were favorable to Morrissey, but doubted ithe would be a candidate, and hinted that they conld not speak more openty for fear of falling under the dis- pleasure of the Tammany Committee on Discipline, of Which they all appeared to entertain a wholesome drew it was only in one of the elec. tion districts of the Fifth Assembly district that the politicians Upon? cmap ay stated John Morrissey was to run and would be on the winning card. Even there an opposition party held that “Ed’” Hogan would be the Tammany nominee, even though he ran against Tammany last clection. The majority spoken to were very favorable to Morrissey, but it is plain that no or- nized movement has bech set on foot so far to put im forward for Senator, SECOND ASSEMBLY DISTRICT, The democrats and liberal republicans of the Second ‘ Assembly district met last evening at No, 22 City Hall place for the purpose of electing three delegates to rep- resent the district at the Democratic State Convention a Syracuse, Tho following are the names of those stitute a national party has been treated during the | 4 chosen as delegates :—Felix Murphy, Thomas Wilde and John Mitchell. INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS. ‘The delegates to tho Fourteenth Assembly District Convention met at Cogan’s Hall, corner of Eleventh Street and First avenue, yesterday. The Convention was called to order by Samuel Kreizer. E. Heneken, Jr., was elected Chairman, and M. ©. Danenbaum 8ec- retary, Messrs. T. J. Creamer, P. J. Carty and Marcus Otterbourg were elected delegates to the Syracuse Con- on, REPUBLICAN GENERAL COMMITTEE, A mecting of the above committee was held last evening, at the republican headquarters, Broadway and Thirty-third street, Mr. George W. Lyon called the meeting to order and ex-Senator Lent was called to the chair, ‘The difficulties in the Third and Sixth districts are reported us settled. Friday evening next was determined as the date for holding primaries for the election of delegates to the State Convention, No other business of importance was transacted and the meeting adjourned after half an hour's session, RAPID TRANSIT. A PROTEST AGAINST THE THIRD AVENUE ROUTE—MR. SAMUEL B. KUGGLES PREDICTS GREAT INCREASE OF REAL ESTATE VALUES FROM RAPID TRANSIT. Another meeting of the Rapid Transit Commission was held yesterday, but no definite conclusion was ar- rived at as to the selection of a route, which is the first business in order before the final adoption of a plan. Mr, 8. L. Phillips, President of the Third Avenue Rail- road Company, accompanied by Mr. Hart, the largest stockholder in that line, appeared before the Commis- sion during the afternoon, Mr. Phillips made a short speech, in which he said that he had seen by the publi¢ prints it was contemplated to build a rapid transit road through Chatham street, the Bowery and Third avenue, As a representative of the Third Avenne Railroad he wished to present an carnest protest against the selec« tion. This street was the main artery of the city of New York. The erection of the piers and supports of an elevated road would so encroach upon its width— now already too small for its commerce—as to seriously injure the value of property along the road, destroying the stores as places of business and the houses as habi- tations. It would also injure seriously the Third Ave- nue Horse Railroad, in which $4,000,000 were invested by the citizens of New York. The profits of the road were much less than people imagined. Mr, Phillips contended that only some six or seven per cent was earned on the capital invested from fares, averaging five and one-quarter cents each, being the amount gained as profit on each trip. Taking $200,000 as the amount of profit for any one year, this would only leava ten per cent for the stockholders. Last year less than six per cent had been actually saved. It would prove seriously disastrous to vested interests for an elevated road to come into ‘competition with a horse railroad where the profits were so small. The wisest route yet suggested to the Commission, so faras the east side of the city was concerned, was that of the Cornells. If am elevated road were erected over Third avenue the directors of the horse railroad would not be slow in petitioning the Legislature to allow them to use more than horse power. This would result in a competition between the two roads, having between them the travel that ought to be monopolized only by one, In this contest the surface road would largely have the ad- vantage. The Cornell plan of locating the road on Lex- ington avenue would result in drawing the travel from | Madison and Third avenues, He (Mc. Phillips) thought this plan the most sagacious, He deemed it his duty to say that he did not Know any of the Cornells and had no connection whatever with them. The selection of Third avenue as a route would destroy millions of prop- erty which had grown up by the energy and industry of the men wholive on the line of the road. ‘This was understood to be the substance of the argue ment made before the Commission by Mr. Phillips. “As usual, the proceedings were secret, and it was only after adjournment that an outline of the gentleman's specch could be obtained. PLANS, SUGGESTIONS AXD COMMUNICATIONS. Mr. L. Kirkup, an engineer, sent in a lengthy com- munication embodying the following suggestions :—Th least obstructions are small wrought iron columns and plate beams, spanning the street from curb to curb, To block tho streets with massive bridges will moet with much disapprobation from property owners on the line of the route. If an elevated road is built at a mode erate expense, strong and safe, leaving the contractor a fair remuneration (not millions of dollars, as some seem to expect) for his care and trouble, then ‘the public car have cheap rapid transit, say five cents from the Batter: to Harlem, and palace cars for those who want them at eight or ten cents. The stations will be made of iro the foundation of such a depth as will insure a soll hold, with granite block stones and the best concrete ag a base, and the columns of wrought iron to stand fitteon or sixteen feet above the sidewalk. The cost to be about $250,000 per milo of straight line for two tracks, Mr. Alfred Maynard, of Williamsburg, also sent in plan for an clevated road. Mr. John Schuyler transmitted a letter saying that he is forced, in order to perfect with the capitalists up- holding ‘his road the arrangements requiret by the Commission, to ask thom to report his route favorably, with the following proviso:—That he shall fully satis the Commission, before their corporate powers s\ cease, that the necessary capital required to construc his road upon the route alroady submitted is subscribed. in good faith, and a guarantee to that effect given, Mr. J. M. Hannah writes to the Commission hoping that no one route will be so located as to necessitate another to cross it at any point. Such will be the case if the Greenwich strect company are permitted to crosa. to the East River at South ferry or Bowling Green, or if permitted to cross Eighth avenue. He further say that the Greenwich street company have ample s¢op¢ on their present route and should improve that before attempting to head off other companies, Mr, B. J. Black wished to know if he is not too late te lay before the Commission a plan for an elevated road His invention, he claims, is a novel one, there being no obstruction im the street, and very simple m construc. tion and not expensive. A hearing will shortly be ac- corded Mr. Black. INCREASE OF REAL ESTATE VALUES BY RAPID TRANSIT. The following communication from Mr. Samuel B. Ruggles was yesterday transmitted through Mayor Wickham to the Commissioners :— New York, Angust 28, 1875, To the Ton, Winttam I. Wickitax, Mayor of 4 City of New My Dxan Sin—In compliance with your personal request- on the Sth of August, instant, that I should prepare a state, ment of the value of ‘the real estate in the city of ‘ork, north of Fourteenth street, as assessed for taxes, and the Drobebility of its increase by aproper astem of cheap and rapid transit, and after three weeks spent in collecting arranging tho necessary information, wholly derived from of ficial sources, and es} from the Hon. John Wheeler, one of the Tax Commissioners, I now havo the honor of ;present. Ing for your consideration copy of one of the official mape of the elty, which [have divided into seven consecntive geo« graphical portions, on exch of which T have inveribed the number within its limits of building lots of the ordinary dimensions of twenty-five feet front, after required and used for streets, avenies and public xether with the aggregate amount asso: the buildings thereon for taxes, in the with the average amount on each lot. summary of the whole :— SUMMARY. = ing spacee parks, tos ‘on lots and resont year, 1873, Fhe “following ise Aver- Ld Portions of the City above Four: ‘oonth Sec *iccion. | xc, Between 14th and 26th streets! $97,353,450] 89,719 Between 2tith and 40th streets 108,538,050] 9,704 beg eg oy th bapa t ose) aon, south line Central Park... 120,507, Between SOth and — 110th) east sido Central Paper abe Sot “and 1100 3 west side Central] 24,262,080] 1,960 “ 41,022,115] 1,688 North 1560 ; ton Duyvil Creek or Harlem| River 7 5,600, 184 and you a istorle cal sketch of the past growth of the population, and of the Progressive increase of the valuation for taxes, of the re estate of the city north of Fourtoenth street, from whieh it will be sufficiently evident that whenever’ 80,000. of the 119,968 lots north of Fourteenth street shall be by substantial buildings the valuation of the whole 119,908 lote north of Fourteenth street may probably be incre: toast Teast 000,000, and the actual money value to their owners to at least $1,500,000,000; and further, that this ims m result may now be greatly facilitated and e: ited by a wise, comprehensive and harmonious system of cheag and rapid transit whieh shall at once establish twe main lines to the Harlem River, res th ex: tending southwesterly and on " each of ral Park parallel thereto, and a or from the Park to the Hudson and to the East ‘ thence direetly down to Fourteenth street, and eligible lines to the City Hall Park, the said lines to be mane aged and sed either separately or to be ¥ erone lines so as to form parts of one harmonious system, to be di- rected and used under one common authority. It ix necewary to add thatin the preceding statement the recent accessions of territory from Westchester county, scen- erally estimated at,8,000 acren, and containing ‘060 city building lots, now forming. the Twenty.thi went ew York, ~ ‘ali ol arly ver, and by fourth wards of the ot the present year at $22,906,965, are nu 2,000 acres, mainly on the level pli alrendy laid out in city bloeks, and it is qu with the two lines of rapid transit to the City Hall, this val ation of $22,906,985 must soon be ver; irgcly increased. Fomain, with much rogard, respecttully your friend: aud. oe vant, SAMUEL B. RUGGLES. THE ASTOR LIBRARY. Tho Astor Library, having been closed since the 1a of July, was reopened yesterday morning. Since the building has been closed against readers it has been un+ dergoing a process of renovation, The shelves have elt; taxes ‘been cleaned, some painting has been done and the books have been carefully overlooked and arranged, There have also been quite a number of new books added to the library, ‘The addition is particalarly com for the Astor has kept pace with some other ibraries whose attendants are fond of speaking of it ag “a dead library.” The Astor las been and still com tinues to be a very grand institution, and the aid given toward ‘developing mental ability in this Very great; but its value would be increased if oftener supplied with the good works of living i?