The New York Herald Newspaper, September 2, 1875, Page 4

ee 4 Foe enEe Ses TPE GEORGLA NEGROES. Further Evidence of the Con- spiracy Plot. ELECTING A MILITARY GENERAL. Horrible Plans to Assassinate Men, Women and Children, A Negro Protest Against the Rising. ‘THE GOVERNOR'S COURSE—MORE ABOUT THE SECRET MEETINGS—‘'KILL AND DIVIDE”—A CAPTURED NEGRO OFFICER'S STATEMENT— GRANT TO BE KING AND ALL TO PAY TITHES— 4 NEGRO PROTEST AGAINST THE RISE SANDERSVILLE, Ga, Augus The editorial remarks of the HxzaLp in commenda tion of the course of Governor Smith, of this State, in regard to the recent phenomenal negro movement in this part of Georgia do justice to an excellent public officer, Whatever the real truth of tne alfuir, it can only §be ascertained upon the approaching trials. The preliminary evidence, confessions, of the negroes arrested, and the revelations of the captured letters, papers, &c., however, were well calculated to beget a counter violence, and the usual short shrift and ready tree, leading in turn to arson and assassination by the blacks, would in all human probability have occurred 1f a frm and steady hand had not been at the helm of public affairs. ‘The Governor has been a soldier, and thus doubtless learned to keep his head in times of excitement, and for his successful management‘of a difficult work is receiving many plan- dits in the State press. The nature of the evidence, to send you a further batch, may be seen from the follow. ing transcripts of the preliminary examination—namely, in Johnson county :-— re RLECTING A MILITARY GENERAL, Jasper Hicks, sworn—Had the secret meeting for the destruction of the white people and to divide the lands; when we joined that organization we promised to obey all orders that any of the officers would give; at this meeting the oath was, Will you be at the beck and call of the officers at any season, either day or night? An- Bwer, Iwill! there was orders given for thirty-tive folegates to meet at Sandersville for the purpose of election of a military general; there was other | orders given for the purpose of killing the white race for the lands; we did not have the orders in time for it to be done; the orders were to receive the orders last Saturday; the cause for not receiving the orders was that the letter that contained the order was lost; all them that belonged to the band was to receive the order; the orders was lost on Buckeye; Edmund Snell was to bring the orders; they told me that they got their orders from the Governor; myself, Bob Hicks ana Early Hicks decided to come out of it, not to have anything more to do with it; we could not find the man that had our names; we were talking to Willis Pullen; he said that we were scared; that he did not fim to come out; he said we could not come out with- out signing a liebill. J Cross-exam!ned—Edmund Snell delivered the orders from Jake Clark for us all to meet at Buckeye Creek; there was about thirty-five or forty there; there was nothing done that day but joined and sworn in; our orders was to keep everything a secret; I never heard Willis Pullen say anything about the orders to kill the white people. KILL OUT THR WHITE RACE. Phil Pullen sworn—‘You join this band and be then at every beck and call; the purpose was to kill out the white race and take the lands; we have had no orders; Willis Pullen said they had lost a letter up yonder on the camp ground; Willis Pullen said what ‘Was in that letter was to kill out the white race, THR WHITES TO GIVE UP THE LANDS. Bob Tucker sworn—All that I kuow belongs to the secret organization; the object of the meeting was to make up a military company to drill; we were to pro- tect one another as brothers; it was not a general un- derstanding the land was to be divided; Cordy Harris said the lands was government lands, and if the white folks would not give up the lands willingly we would whip them into it; he was one of the head men. ONE OF THE SECRET BAND. Nero Miller sworn—I belong to Jerry Walters’ com- pany; paid half a dollar to get into it; the company is styled the secret band; 1 joined the company at Jake Moorman’s; they told me that by joining I would get @ captain of road working, and that when a white man ordered me to work the road, for me not to notice the white man at all, but tw go to my captain; and they also told me that each member of the company would get 150 acres of Jand, and that if I should get into a fight with a white man to let us fight it out, but if another white man should interfere for me to go and get another member of the company to take my part; I was told that I must father and sell my own crop and let no white man sell it for me; they told me that I would get the 150 acres of | land by sticking to the company; | heard that if the | white men refused to give up the land to us that we would be reinforced by men from Burke and South | Carolina to help get it for us, and that President Graut was to furnish us with guns; they said before the white people would fight they would give up the land to us, but if they refused we would kill them as we came to them; Cordy Harris would be elected judge to try white men; when I joined the company I took an oath to obey all the orders from the captaim, and go day or night, when callea upon to do so, and to do anything that I ‘was called upon to do. 4 KILL, MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN. Phil Pullen sworn (in another case}—I know nothing requiring us to execute the whites except the letter, and ail were sworn to obey all orders of the officers of every kind, whether they were good or bad, against the jaws or in favor of them; Willis Pullen said a white man bad found 4 letter on the muster ground which required us to kili the whites, including men, women and cbil- dren, aud take the land; Juke Clark, one of the band, Jost the letter, Cros#-examined—None of them knew that they would be required to kill the whites and take the land at the time they joined. MORK AWOUT THE KILLING, Bill Hicks’ statement, not under oath—Little Austin told me if I did not go into this band 1 would sufter for it; when I went into the band | told Austin I would come out, and I would be dated if I did not; I thought 1 would come out because I saw there were things in it that I did not know when I joined; there was a great | deal said among the black people that the lands would be taken from the whites and the whites killed, DRILLING AND MARCHING, Nera Millen sworn (in another case)—I know that Prisoners belong to the meeting because I have beard their names called on the list; the oath is to keep all the things pertaining to the meeting secret, and go ut any beckon and call of the capt day or night; the object of the | meeting was lo drill and march and some day it would benefit us; they further said if we did not stick ap, but bucked out, we would have to abide the laws of the United States; further, lands whether the whites were willing or not; it was the general understanding after we joined that the lands were to be divided; I found this out about » month alter | joined; only & few of us knew this. TO TAKE THE RICH WHITH MEN'S MONRY, Phil Pullen sworn (in another ‘was :—Will you join this band and keep it a secret ? and be there at every beck and call? any hour or seagon at hight? matter not when, at the beck and call of the bead men? We received some orders in a letter to kill all the whites for the lands, and them that did not have quns was lo tuke pitchiorks, spades and hoes, Axes, grubbing Loes and brickbais, we received such Instructions trom Edmund we Were to start at Ball's Ferry and kill ull in the edge of Washington and this county (Johnson); | think that to-day (August 20) was the day for us to do kill all the rich white | men and take their money, for we will need the money; carry all the provisions along we can yet, and we will meet at No. 11, and we will be ready to go when we get to No, 1, “NOT TO TRLL YouR wivE.” Phil Pullen sworn (in another case)—Belongs to the band; the oath was lo keep everything secret, even from your wite; to be there at every deck and call—that js, ab these meotings, at night or day; to obey all orders from the bead men, whether it was in resistance of the laws or not; the orders were to be given by the bead men; received sume orders that some attended to and the orders that was received was these meetings and theses orders was disturbance to the people; | know about the contents of that letter: the order was to kill every white man, every woman, every rich white man— ry kill him and wke the money; we was (to start to-day jAugust to-day is the day if (make no mistake, | lo start at Ball's Ferry, kill every mau In thie county | aa up to ey oan tort ington, Shee cree: nt got guns to take forks, spades, bine hoes and brickbats; Kill right on aad we Wiki most | that we were to take the | {? SW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1875.—TRIPLE SHEET. at No. 11—Edmand Snell brought this news—and get all the provisions you can get; { talked with Efram Mason before he received the orders; he said hold on, I don’t know; I talked with him after he received the orders to kill'all the white people and divide the white people's lands. Cross-examined—I don’t know of any orders being given to kill the whites previous to te order given through the letter; I don’t know previous to. the letter that there was any intentions to resist the lawful au- thority of the State. Early Green said it was too far to go. THR ORDERS WKRE TO BE OBKYED, Jasper Hicks sworn (in another case)—It is my opinion that Nera Miller belongs to the secret band; T have seen him with a uniform on that the band usually | wear; the object of it was that we was to keep the and cali, secrets of this band, and to come at the bec atany season of the day or night, and to orders given; Edmund Snell said le had a let taining orders to them, but the letter was lost, and he Was to go last Saturday and find out what the order: was, but did not go; the understanding after me was'that they were ‘to kill the white people and tke the land; they were to obey orders of the officer, no matter what they was; Jerry Carter said they was to Kill the whites and take the land; that they had orders to that effect; Bob Hicks, Early Hicks and Jerry Carter said they were going to get’ out of the band if they could; alter hearing that the order was to kill the whites and take the lands; me and Robert Hicks and Early Hicks were talking it over, and had about the same tlk that myself and Kurly Hicks had; after We joined it that we were not informed of a time of joining; Neil Houston, the man who swoi in, says we shall have twelve men picked ~ut who shall pick out thirty-five responsible men for delegates to send to Sandersville to elect a military general; the un- derstanding was that we were to kill all the whites, in- cluding infants, children, women and men; none were to be left out. THE LANDS WERE TO BE DIVIDED. Jasper Hicks sworn (on another case)—It was a se eret band; they were to keep all seerets that were in this band,’ and would be at the call at any season of day or night that they might be called on; they did not make known the object of the society at the time we Joined; the oath we took was that we would keep the meeting private and be subject to their order at any tune, day or night; when we joined this society we heard that we should receive orders at a certain time for the purposes of killing the white people and divid- ing the lands; we called this meeting for the purpose of seiecting thirly-tive of the most responsible men ot our Tace to go to Sandersville and elect a military general. WAR BRTWEEN BLACKS AND WHITES. Gilbert Duggan sworn—Asa Gilmore told me 1 was Just about aan and must stand up for my rights; ‘tere would soon be war between the blacks and whites, and we must be ready, JAKR MOORMAN INTERVIEWED, In previous letters I have given some account of the utterances of Cordy Harris, the second lieuteuant, so to speak, and Jerry Simons, another subordinate’ ring- leader in the recent negro movement in this part of Georgia, and it will be remembered that both those men stated that they were preachers and took no part in any military organization. Cordy Harris, according to his account, was simply the head centre of a moral and religious society intended to. improve the condition of the colored race, while Jerry Simons stated that all he bad to do with Morris was to receive and pay over the money collected by order of that individual, Both denied positively any connection with op knowledge of any insurrection or meditated violence, or of, there being any oppression known to them to call for or justify an outbreak. A third prisoner, how ver, Jacob Moorman, was in a military com- pany, ‘and his views on the disturbanee, its origin, purposes, &c,, will be found of interest.” He is w full-blooded negro, black as a coal, with heavy under jaw, low forehead, squat nose—in a word, a gen- uine typical ‘“nigger;? a great, powerful fellow, in strong physical contrast to the two preachers, Cordy and Jerry. He was brought up, as usual, un of a dragoon’s pistol, and while’ the guard comfortably seated himself under a shade tree at some little dis- tance Jake seated himself, at my request, and the fol- lowing colloquy ensued :— Rerorren—Jake, were you in one of these military companies among the colored people? Jaku—Fus’ lieutenant in Jerry Waters’ company, (It was this company to which the order, “cill the wites,” ‘was sent, as will be borne in mind.) ‘Had no particklar name for the company. Jerry Waters said we call it Company A. We got it up for a mass meeting. Murke- son and Cordy Harris said it was orders from Morris and Rivers to bave a military rr. We made it in May. We had. no drums; had no urms; jes’ drilled with our naked hands; no, you put it down Muster; we jes’ mustered; we didn’t drill; we bad no arms, The uniform was a blue jacket and white pants, and red featber in our hats; I had a red feather; the orders was from this man Morris to do this. I never saw him; jes’ obeyed orders through Murkeson; he said it was our privilege and rights; we thought the red feather was to let Morris, this man Morris, know who belonged to the company; he sent a paper t@ us to that effect. Rerorter—Jake, haven’t you got a gun ? Jake—Got a little single barrelled gun. Reroxtek—Have the other colored men got guns? Jake—They got guns; some got single barrelled guns, like me; some got double-barreled guns; preity iuuch all the men in my company had guns; there was some old muskets. The orders was wo take all the old uns; them that didn’t have those take pitchforks, oes and axes; take anything to fight; take 1 for war, ‘We was to meet Morris at No. 11 (a station of this name on the Central Railroad) ;. was to go last Friday. Ruporter—What did you expect to get by this? Jake—We expect forty acres of land; to get it from the white folks, If we elected Grant we would get it Without any trouble; if not we must Sight for it. Murk- eson said orders come from Cordy Harris. Morrison (or Morris, the speaker using them indiscriminately), would furnish us with powder and shot at No. 11. Rerorrex—Now, Jake, didn’t you know better than that? What did you want to goto killing people for that did you no harm? Jake—I didn’t want to do this, All our men said it wouldn’t do, We thought Rivers and Morris was strong enough. We kuew we wasn’t, I don’t know; it was the orders. Reroxrer—What oath did you take in your military company ? Jake—‘‘Would you solemnly swear before these wit- nesses and the witnesses of God that we would Join this military company and support it, let come what would come, $0 help your God.” ‘That was it; that was all. Reporter—What were your rules? Jake—What you mean! Rerorter—What “orders” did you have for your company * Jaku—If you disobeyed orders it was fus’ to give you hundred and fifty lashes; that the fus’ rule. Then Murkeson put that out amd said if a man disobeyed orders turn him over to Grant and let him put the punishment. Rerortkn—Jake, what is civil rights? Jake—Don't know; think it is every man to be on one footing; our rights tw get om the white man’s car, get on jury seat; to sell your cotton; thought the land tobe divided up even; not the property though, the horses and mules. Rerortex—What do youthink of Grant? — * Jake—Thought it we clected him he’d be King; that’s what Murkeson told us after he came back from Waynesboro. If we elected him King everything would belong to him; the whole universe would belong to him, The white man have to give him the tenth; the black man give him the tenth, mstead of the third or fourth like now. It was my intention to vote for him if he came out. Reporten—What do you think of voting and politics? Jake—Bad business now; thought it all right when we sturted into this thing. Revortra—W hat do-you prisoners think will be done with you? Jaxe—Be hanged, I spec’, or chain gang; something will come out. Reronter—Why didn’t you have better sense than to get into this trouble; what did you do it for? Jake—I know we did wrong, but thought they could bear us out Cordy Harris was the lirst man that started us; he went away out of his colony down in Laurens and Johnson (counties) getting up money for Waynesboro. Kerontex—What is the reason of trouble between the white people and the colored people; what ls wrong? Jaxe—I was living just as well as 1 could wish; he comes to me, said | could do better; if I could do bet- ter—well, I was willing. Here Jake seemed greatly distressed, the perspiration starting in beads upon lis rugged face, and be broke out in complaining, mumbling and moving uneasily about until taken back within the lines, A COLORED PROTEST, With one document not before given I may close this letter. It is from some unknown party, evidently o colored man, who writes from Atlanta to Cordia Harris about the time the drilling and secret meeting was in full blast, preliminary to the grand millennial gathering at Waynesboro, and strongly rebukes Harria’ contem- plated plans thus;— AtLanta Ga July 30 75, Conpta Hannrs, Tennill, Ga:— Dian Sin—We are verry much surprised at the way you are conducting the Republican party. do you know that you" | are makeing the party weaker and Weaker by your impru: dence in le as you do. the time tu make di e white militaty Jotter to the Oitie ‘action of the K Be quiet wt this cime now is not ys. One of the commission officers panys of your sounty les writen & 8 wt this inher places tn regard icals Leaders in your vicinity we want to elect the next President und you must advise all your leading meu to keep evel and stay Away from mass meeting form while until it is prudent if you dout the Kepublicaa | {party?) is dead sure. dont try to exerciss that that you have no aurthority to do T expect to leave to morrow of Washington City and when I return will write you on the subject and what bw Yours KP. per fal € ou Conus Hanns, ool Tennille 18 Uk RGe CORDY HARRIS PUT ON TRIAL. SanDERSVILLE, Sept. 1, 1875. A Jury was obtained this morning and Cordy Harris put on trial, Before the examination of witnesses opened the Grand Jury came in and recommended the discharge of thirty of the minor prisoners, ou the ground that they were the dupes of those now indicted aod that their release would subserve the ends of Justice, The State consented and the prisoners named were discharged from jail, Twelve witnesses for tho State testified, the substance of their testimony being that negro military compames existed; that they were bound by oath to obey all orders of their officers, and that Cordy Harris was the head man in this section. ‘The Court ruled that a conspiracy waa not sufficiently shown to allow of testimony as to statements of Harris’ subordinate officera A verdict is expected by Friday at | the lates. CAUGHT AGAIN, Michael Canofy, one of four brothers who were con- fined in the Caldwell Penitentiary, made Lis escape om Monday nto the adjacent woods, was recaptured 4 few bours afterward and bas been put in closer com Onemens e we | thought it troublesome in this, that we beard things | LONG. BRANCH. THE SEPTEMBER HEGIRA OF THE PLEASURE SEEKERS—THE BEAUTIES OF LONG BRANCH IN SEPTEMBER—PROJECTED IMPROVEMENTS—THE HOTELS, Loxe Braveu, Sept, 1, 1875. ‘The 1st of September always calls to the cities a large number of those whose means have enabled them to seck the watering places and*the country flelds during | the hot summer months, The children have to be sent to school, and there 1s supposed to be @ recommencement of basiness activity, a be- ginning of the fall campaign with the incoming of September, which, although only imaginary, serves as an excuse for the heads of families to cut short their extraordinary expenses and carry their wives and daughters back again to their quiet homes. | Long Branch sutters in common with other fashionable summer resorts from this early hegira of tho Saratogas, ° aud the hotels begin to “thin out” visibly, Some few houses, like the West End, retain their regular families until late in the season, but the ordinary run of seaside sojourners take their flight) Yet the truth is that no other month of the year 1s 80 enjoyable or | so heartfelt at Long Branch as September. ‘The surf, the sands and the roads are then in their per- fection, The sun ts not too powerfal, and the air is more invigorating and the bathing more beneficial than in the earlier part of the season. The cottagers are be- ginning to understand this, and we shall see no home- ward movement on their part until October, PRESIDENT GRANT is now said to have determined to remain at the sum- mer capital until the middle of October. The Seligmans, the Sternbergers, Drexel, Pulman, the Curtiss tamily, the Hoeys, the Murphys, Gerard, Abacassis, Childs and others will not leave the Branch until the end of that month. Maggie Mitchell (Mrs. Pollard) goes in about a week, in consequence of profes. sional engagements, and the Chanfraus are called away on the same account; but, with these exceptions, the cottagers will remain to enjoy the best part of the sea- |. son on the Jersey coast. There are plenty of inducements for hotel visitors to avail thentselves of the present delightful weather, and to lay in a stock of health and vigor for the winter's work by a September at the Branch, The crowd having departed, comfortable rooms. aud good attendance are to be obtained without difficulty, and the hotel charges at the West End have been reduced. This 184 wise movement on the part of the proprietors, since, if people can be in- duced to try Long Branch once during the lovely days and nights of September, the season here will be ex- tended six or cight weeks beyond its present limits, CALINEY RUMORS. It is expected that Secretaries Belknap, Delano and probably other members of the Cabinet will be at the West End Hotel next week. The President ts said to have summoned Belknap and Delano specially, and aramor is again afloat that Postmaster Jewell’s head is in danger. The President is not well disposed toward Jewell, and several republican politicians have been here from the Southern States to express their opposition to Jewell’s retention in the Cabinet. They charge him with attempting to build up a Jewell party, as against the President, through the extensive Post Oltice patronage, and having in his official action ignored the wishes of the most reliable administration repub- licans in the South The Louisiana and Texas poli- ticians are especially severe in their strictures on the Postmaster's course, and demand nis official head. RESULTS OF THE SEASON, ‘The season of 1875 has not been exuctly a prosperous ‘one.to the majority of the Long Branch hotels, yet it bas been better than the preceding season. The West End Hotel bas a business of its own, which always keeps the house tolerably full and makes évery season a remu- nerative one. It is the headquarters of the politicians, Cabinet ofticers, postmasters, marshals, Congressmen THE EMIGRATION © COMMISSIONERS. | THE LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATION CONTINUED— THE CASTLE GARDEN MISSIONARIES BETTER AT SELLING TICKETS THAN SAVING SOULS. The Legislative Committee appointed to investigate the working of the Emigration Board resumed its session yesterday morning at Castle Garden, ‘There were present Speaker MeGuire, who presided, aud Assomblymen Vosburg, Alvord, Wachner aud Gardner. Some interesting testimony was adduced, General G. W. Palmer was the first witness examined. He stated that in the year 1869 he formed a law partner- ship with Patrick H. Jones and Michael Nolan; he never knew that Nolan had any connection with legis- lators at Albany tn regard to the head money, or that he had received any money from the steamship com- panies ; the witness heard of Nolan’s transactions for the first time after this committee had begun its inquiries, Witness further stated that he not only did not receiye any sharo of the money which Nolan obtained from the steamship companies, but never received any inoney from Nolan at all or drew anything from the law firm in which he was associated with Nolan and General Jones, He denied connection with the matter in any shape or form. Commissioner George Star, of the Emigration Board, testified that he bad been a member of the Castle Garden and Ward’s Island committees; he was familiar with affairs at the landing depot; when the present Commis- sion came into oftice the number of employés was not excessive; a heavy immigration rendered the employ- ut of a large force necessary; some of the salaries, thought, were too high; the salary of the superin: tendent Was reduced from $6,000 in June, 1874, to half that sum; after a time it became apparent that the salaries of a number of officials were entively too high; the winter of 1872 and 1873 was a very severe one, and there were a great many applications for food and lodging at Castle Garden; three hundred persons were furnished with accommodation, and the result was that extra watchmen were required; politi- eal considerations never had anything to do with the appointment or removal of persons at Castle Garden or Ward's Island; the purchases of supplies were very satisfactory ; | comparisohs showed that greater economy Was exercised by the Board of Emigration than by any other commission; the contract made for conveying the sick in ambulances required at first an annual payment of $2,000, which sum was afterward reduced to $1,250, and again increased to $2,000. Mr. Starr considered that those persons who had facilities, restaurant keepers, brokers, baggage and railroad agents, at Castle “Garden, ‘should ‘pay for those privileges; those composing — this Commission were inen of sterling worth and high character; he felt that he himself was a faithful and an honest man, and he believed his associates to be the same. In reference to the purchase of coal in 1874, he said that the delay in purchasing was caused by a Lehef that the coal combination would be broken and that coal would be lower; the change in the appointment of Superintendent was not tical movement; he con- sidered that the offices of Secretary, ‘Treasurer, Superin- tendent and Purchasing Agent should not be vested in one person; this was the case ut present, but the straitened circumstances of the Commission rendered it absolutely necessary. Commissioner Starr added that Mr. Jackson, who so ably performed ll those duties, was an extraordinary mah, but the principle was bad and concentrated ‘700 MUCH POWER IN ONR MAN’S IANDS, although he was happy to bear testimony that it was safe when intrusted to Mr. Jackson, who had so long and faithfully served the Commission, ‘The witness thought that a commission consisting of five persons would be better than a larger one, Emigration, he said, was simply a commercial item in the affairs of the country, und he believed the Commission should be selt-supporting; the head money tax did not affect immigration; there are ten or twelve missionaries at Castle Garden; those gentlemen were supposed to look after the spiritual welfare of emigrants; he understood that complaints had been made against some of them to the effect that they were boarding house run- ners; he did not know whether there was any truth in the report, but the missiona- ries had facilities for following the occupation if they desired to do so; they were also charged with recoiving commissions on the sale of railway tickets; Rey. Mr. Newman was charged with doing this, and he admitted the fact, but urged that the Lutheran Society, and others, who have business with the President at his summer dence, and is frequented sd the exquisites of both sexes, who love to flutter around the light of the Presidential court, Then its society is superior to that of the average seaside hotel, ‘and the constant visits of the cottager families make its halls and parlors a kaleidoscope of fashion and veauty. The Princess Neilie has been a faithful attend- ant at the ning bay eg coy have'always been se- lect and enjoyable, The West End hop has, indeed, be- come a necessity to the younger branches of’ the cottagers’ families, and the Season, would be dull to them without this attractive feature. The United States Hotel, which has been this year under the man- agement of Howland, formerly pf the Howland House, has become popular and secured & good share of business. The Ocean iy been as usual gay, brilliant and success- ful, aud is recognized as the leader in the fun and frolic of the Branch. The United States has been steadily patronized during the season, and its management has given good satisfaction to the guests. There is talk of anew hotel on a large scale at the Branch, but as yet itseems to be litte more than talk. There is also @ rumor that Charles Delmonico has made an offer for Mr, Thomas Murphy’s cottage on Ocean avenue, which is for sale, with the intention to build a handsome restaurant there, with a few rooms for guests attached. ‘The restaurant business would, however, be the prin- cipal feature, and it is expected that the patrouuge would come mainly from the cottagers, who would probably dispense with family cooking if they could ob- tain such meals as Delmonico always supplies, Long Branch requries a large first class, modern built hotel at the east, @r, more properly, north, end of the beach, ‘and no doubt one will be built before many years have passed; but this is not a promising’ time for such speculations. The West End Hotel sup- plies the wants of the other extremity of the beach, but it needs enlarging to accommodate the buste ness in the height of the season. The proprietors have some idea of adding 100 rooms, by the erection of a new wing, before next season. It would be an excellent idea to convey sea water into the hotel and supply the guests with salt water baths, ‘To-day the splendid weather has brought down a large number of guests, The West End is again well tilled with new arrivals, Among the new arrivals are Wash- ington McLean, of Cincinnati, and Senator Creamer, of New York. Secretary Robeson comes down this week for the balance of the season. THE TELEGRAPH QUESTION SETTLED. THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC TELEGRAPH COM- PANY REFUSE ALL OFFERS OF CONSOLIDATION FROM THE WESTERN UNION MANAGEMENT. The stockholders of the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company and the managers of the Western Union Com pany have failed utterly to make terms by which the latter organization was to have swallowed up the forme: ‘The two proposals made by the Western Union officials at the conference held Tuesday were not at all agrevable to those interested Inthe affairs of the Atlantic and Pa- cific Company, and yesterday they declined to receive any further overtures, Now, therefore, the question is settled; there will be no telegraphic monopoly and no high tariff. The Atlantic and Pacific directors assert that their line from Chicago to St. Louis is rapidly pro- gressing, and that within two weeks it will be com- pleted, and then they will have an entire and safe line of wires through to Ogden, in Utah, From some cause not yet made public, but which rumor says is the refusal of the Atlantic and Pacific Company to be amalgamated with the Western Union, the latter company have given the Southern Pacific Company notice that they want their line from Wash- ington to New Orleans, which the Southern Pacific Company has been using. Probably thirty days must clapse before this demand will be complied with, and besides this the right to make tho’ de- mand may be contested by the Southern Pa cifle Company and the delay be much greater. However, should the line have to be given up, the Southern Pacific Company will not be put to any great inconvenience, or at least if they are it will only be temporary, The Atlantic and Pacific Company will at once tender the Southern Pacific Company the use of one of their lines South, and the Southern Pacific man- agement have expressed their intention of accepting the offer. It is to be hoped the arrangement will be effected between the two last named companies, as, no | doubt, the rates of telegraphy South will then be low- ered, 4 action on the part of the National Com- any, of San Francisco, has yet been taken, but it Is known that their offer to either amalgamate the lines of the Atlantic and Pacithe Company with their own organization or to rent them bona = file; and just as soon as affairs are a little more settled in San Francise and President Cohen, of the National Company, | arrives, here some devélopments of rather a startling | nature in regard to telegraph monopolies may be ex- pected, General Eckert reached this city yesterday, Irom which he has been absent for some time in con: | sequence of illness, and in a few days the true state of affairs will probably be given to the public officially. | THE SILK ROBBERY. There is no clew as yet to the whereabouts of the | Uhieves who stole the case of silk from the Rotterdam wharf, During Tuesday night two boats, manned by | suspicious looking individuals, were kept around the wharf adjoining that from which the silk was stolen. The watchman on tho picr, after observing their movements for half an hour, stood on the end of the wharf und inquired what was their business, when they immediately rowed out into the middle of the river, It is now believed that the thieves @ some stolen property stowed away under wharf, as they had done for months at the Cunard dock, and that they we; awaiting a favorable ‘opportunity to carry it off, There have been numerous robberies from the Erie depot of articles which have never been received. Last winter large bales of cloth wei of Police Fowler und @ Abatwir wharf. and he be- jeves that there is stol rey stil) Concealed there, e moving thoroughly found by ex-Chief | ‘Rowiordacs Cothpany Wil” bave the wharves | examined, with which he was connected, had ordered him to do 80; he had made about $1,000 a year out of the sale; indeed Mr. Newman seemed to care more for SELLING TICKETS THAN VOR SAVING SOULS} the Commissioners told him that if the practice was continued he would be discharged; his society then dismissed him; his successor, witness understood, is @ runner for a Doarding house, but the Rev. Mr. Newman still had the run of the Garden; witness thought he was a very good man; he had fed the poor at his own expense. ‘Assemblyman James Daly stated that he had a con- tract to remove emigrants’ baggage from Castle Garden; this contract was similar to that made with his prede- cessor; he held himself responsible for the emigrants’ baggage and gave bonds for their safe dehvery; the contract was worth $2,000 or $3,000 a year, the price being regulated by the Commissioners of Emigation; he had this contract only about two months; he lett the details of the business to his brother-in-law and his foreman; he discharged one of his employés a day or two ago, who obtained illegal charges trom one of the emigrants; he would not permit any violation of the legal charge; he had not solicited the ‘contract; he also removes the sick w Ward’s Island; he thought the Commission should be self-supporting and he consid- ‘ered the volume of immigration was not affected by the head mouey. At this #1 the Committee adjourned until this morning at [-pust ten o'clock. THE MISSISSIPPI BAR. A CONGRESS OF EMINENT ENGINEERS TO DISCUSS ‘THE JETTY SYSTEM. The board of engineers invited by Mr. James B, Eads to consider certain plans for increasing the depth of water and facilitating navigation over the bar at the mouth of the Mississippi River aisembled at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday at eleven o’clock A. M. The following gentlemen were present:—Sir Charles A. Harte ley, civil engineer, and Engineer of the Euro- pean Commission of the Danube; Colonel W. Milner —_—- Roberts, civil engineer, and Presi- dent of the Philadelphia Board of Engineers on Water Supply for the Centennial and for the city, and also the Chief Engincer of the Northern Pacific Railroad; General J. G, Barnard, of the United States Corps of Engineers, President of the Board of United States Engineers of 1873 which recommended the Fort St. Philip Canal (General Barnard alone dis- senting and favoring the jetty system); General B. S Alexander, of the United States Engineers, in charge of the United States works on the Pacific slope and amember of the Board of 1874; Mr. T. E. Sickles, Civil Engineer and Chief Engineer of the Union Pacific Railroad, and also a member of the Board of 1874, which was appointed to report on the best system of improvement of the mouth of the Mississip) and Mr. H, D. Whitcomb, Chief Engineer of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad and in charge of the James River improvements, and a member of the same Board, Owing to the absence of Professor Henry Mitchell, an engineer and assistant in the United States Coast Sur- vey, detailed t serve on the commission, no perma- nent organization was effected yesterday; but as Mr. Mitchell is hourly expected with his official papers 1t 18 probable that an organization will be effected to-day. HOW THE DAY WAS SPENT, The zentlomen mentioned above spent the greater rt of the day iu wining the maps, charts, plans, Ke, of Captain Eads and im reviewing the lis of this gentioman’s surveys of the South Pass bar. These surveys were made by order of Captain C. P, Patterson, chief of the Coast Survey, and were made by Mr. H. L. Marinden, assistant in the Coast Survey Service, These rveys are the most exhaustive and perfect that have ever been made. CAPTAIN EADS’ THEORY, ‘The manner in which Captain Eads proposes to facili- tate navigation upon the Mississippi toay be briefly de- scribed as follows :—Jouties are simply dykes or levees under water, and are intended to act as banks to the river, to prevent its expanding and diffusing itself as it enters the sea The Mississippi as & transporter of solid matter to the ocean, ‘This consists chiefly of sand aud aliuvion, which is eld in suspension by the mechan- feal effect of the current. A small portion, con- sisting of larger aggregations, such as’ gra- vel, boulders, small lumps’ of clay and drilt. wood, 1s rolled forward along the bottom. By far the greatest portion is, however, transported 1h suspension, The amount of this matier and the siz and weight of the particles which the stream is en- abled t hold up and carry forward depends wholly upon the rapidity of the stream, moditied, however, its depth. The banks and bottom being chiefly sand and ailuvion are easily disintegraved by the ovement of the water; hence the amount of load lost by any slacking of the current at one place will be quickly re- covered in the firat place below where the current is again increased. At the mouth of the river there 1s a bar, over which there flow ouly seven feet of water. Captain Euds' theory is that by construct ing a system of jetties the river will be necessarily confined within a certain channel; that the current will be more uniform, and that the water over the bar at the river's mouth will be increased from seven feet in depth to thirty feet. He also insists this artificial Jetty system is analogous with a natural jetty system peculiar to the phenomena of the river itself. A SILVER WEDDING. The sensational event of yesterday at the United States military post on Governor's Island was the celebration of the silver wedding of Private John Farrell, now of Company ©, of the Permanent Party. The happy husband was one of the men who volunteered in the old Fifth regiment PROFESSIONAL CRIME. Another Interesting Meeting of the Legislative Committee, A Criminal Falsely Re- ported Dead. Distriet Attorney Lyons’ Explanation of How a Malefactor Was Aequitted. Yesterday morning, at eleven o'clock, the Committeo on Crime resumed its sessions in the room of the Board of Aldermen, The attendance of spectators was much smaller than at the previous sessions, and there was a conspicuous ubsence of police captains, who, now that they have had their raking over the coals, have prob- ably lost all interest in the proceedings. The evidence Dore mainly upon the Aarons bail case, in which a pris- oner’s bail bond was cancelled under the false pretence that he was dead; upon the case of Quinn, who tried to rescue some housebreakers, and, though arrested, escaped punishment in some mysterious manner; on the case of Cunningham, who was acquitted on the charge of murdering Michael McCarthy, as it was claimed, because the District Attorney carelessly failed at the trial to prove the latter’s death, and on the mys- terious discharge of Robert R. Williams, convicted of grand larceny, from the Tombs for no stated reason. The examination was conducted by Mr. Townsend, counsel for the committee, and Mr, Aub, his assistant, and was carried on with great rapidity, A MAN PALSELY REPORTED DEAD, The first witness was John 0, Mott, who was counsel for Levi Aarons, charged with receiving stolen goods. He said he had not produced evidence that Aarons was dead, but had made every effort to bring him to trial; he had made three attempts to have Aarons released on bail, because he was sick; @ motion was made to reduce bail before Judge Sutherland, and after Aarons was taken from the prison the statement was made in Court that he was dead; the witness had made inquiry about it, but had not positively said that the man was dead; the record would show that Aarons, not recovering his health, and desiring to go to California, his daughter endeavored to have his bail reduced; the witness had asked Assistant District Attorney Russell to enter an order for his release*for these reasons. Mr. Townsend, counsel to the committee, read from the record that Mr. Russell recollected that mention had been made of Aarons’ death, but was not positive that Mott had said so, The witness was District Attorney of Suratoga county; he had never heard of an application for the release ofa person from bail after his death; he supposed that such an event released a bail bond with- out further process; he did not know how the word “died” came to be on the back of the indictment of Aurons, * F Orlando L, Stewart was called, but was not present, Mr. Sparks, Clerk of the Court of General Sessions, was also called, but did not respond. , A CRDONAL AT LARGE, Officer Daniel G. Fagan, of the Thirteenth precinct, testified that he remembered arrosting Patrick Quinn, whom he saw with two other men attempting to break into a store; he knew Quinn well, and bad arrested him once before; when he arrested hii the first time the in- dictment was for robbery; he had never received any notice of his trial; the witness did not know what had become of him after that arrest; he knew that the prisoner was now at large; the witness’ name was on the indictment as complainant. A CLIENT WHO TURNED STATE’S EVIDENCE, Orlando L. Stewart then testified that he was. counsellor at law and counsel for Reidemacher, whose arrest has been described in previous testimony before the committee; the friends of Aarons called to retain witness for him also; buthe could not act for both as their interests were contlicting; afterward the witness had been asked to secure a reduction of bail in Aarons’ case, which hedid; he had never made a motion to have ‘Aarons’ bail released on the ground that Aarons was dead; it was understood that Reidemacher was to be used as @ witness against Aarons; the witness had urged the trial of the case, which was delayed from mouth to month on account of Aarons’ illness; a man had come to his office and said that Aarons was dead; on inquiry for particulars about his death he had asked for information of Aarons’ son-in-law, who confirmed the reported death; in Mr, Russell's presence the son- in-law had repeated the report of the death, whereupon the witness had asked for the discharge of bis client be- cause he had turned State's evidence. WHAT 18 PRUDENT AND WHAT ISN'T, ‘The witness said he never made any application for the discharge of Aarons’ bail because of his death; be was hot present when the daughter had represented that Aurons had lingered along and then died; he thought the practice of the courts permitted a plea of an attempt when the indictment showed a commission of crime; he haa never heard of acase of discharge of bail after the death of a prisoner; the witness had been in practice of criminal law since 1862; he never ex- changed any words with Mr, Russell in regard to Aurons after the Reidemacher case was disposed of; he did not think that it was prudent for a prosecuting officer to of New York State Volunteers, and, under Generals | Heintzieman and Porter, participated im the battles of the Peninsular campaign, He was wounded at the second Bull Run, and at the" expiration of his service jsted in the 146th New York Volunteers, After ar Le joined the regular army, where he has now served eleven years and six months With the kind permission of Major KR. E, A. Crofton, Seventeenth in- Tanury, commanding the [sey the veteran soldier was permitted to entertain comrades iu good style on | the teland Mong even! The blushing bride, formerly Miss Haw Chapel graced the y With her prosence, and the aflair passed off very uy, accept the announcement of the death of a prisoner beld for trial without the accompaniment of proper vouchers for the fact; as a matter of precaution papers certifying a death im sagh a case shouid be submitted. MISTAKES THAT COULD BE AVOIDED. Moses P. Clarke, chief clerk of the District Attorney's office, testified that an affidavit produced showed that the man Quinn, who had been released on bail in two cases, could not be found; adischarge by “proclama- tion’? on Saturday would hot be unusual, although no court was held on that day; an order to that effect would be dated on Monday following in the court from which it was issued; it would be the witness’ duty to gee that « prisoner discharged on one indictment should be held for another pending agamst him. It was his duty to find out whether there was more than one in- dictment against a prisoner; a record was kept of men wanted to which he could have turped; he did not know of unything which caused the prisoner's discharge. In reply to ai inquiry from Mr. Campbell as to whether ch mistakes could not be avoided by amending the course of proceedings in the Court of General Sessions the witness said he presumed they could. AN AKGUMENT AUOUT LAW, Mr. Townsend now treated the committee and the audicuce to some elaborate readings 4rom huge law books for the purpose of showing that it was Inadmissi- ble to acy @ plea of attempt when the commission of | an offence had been clearly established, Mr, Stewart argued that a plea was permissible, be- cause the fact of the commission of the wot charged could not be established without evidence: THR WIDOW M'CARTHY'S TRSTLMONY, Caroline McCarthy testified that she was the widow of Michael McCarthy, Who was killed by Michael Cunning- hain; she had goue with Mr. Townsend to the District Attorney's office ; an effort was thade to secure witnesses for the trial; she first knew that the murderer of her husband had been tried by reading the newspapers; she did uot remember Who tried that case for the people, but believed it was Mr, Lyons. ‘The whole case of the turder of McCarthy by Cun- ningham was recounted by the witness, It will be re- membered that the murder was committed in MeKeona & Dutly’s barroom, corner of Sixth avenue and Forty- third ‘street, Mra. McCarthy testified that while McCarthy lay in his room ater the stabbing Cunning- tly declared to her that he had committed rand that if she were a widow in the morn- ing he had made her so; Dr. Firman, who attended Me- Carthy, had advised the witness to’ compromise with Cunningham and ask him to pay the expenses of the physicians, but she had refused; witness had reported Lhe case to District Attorney Phelps, and he had prom- ised to attend to it; the witness saw Cunningbitn’ on the street and asked Otticer Cameron, of the Nmeteenth precinct, W arrest him, but he refused to do so; Cun- Hingham was not arrested until the next Sunday; the witness had not caused Cunningham's immediate arrest because she Was assured her husband would get well; Mr, Duity came into the witness’ house and swore at ber, shook bis fist in ber face and suid she had bo right to cause Cunningham's’ arrest without informing either himself or McKenna, WHY CUNNINGHAM WAS ACQUITTED. Mr, Townsend read the record of the case, showin; that but four witnesses tor the defence were examine: when the case was called in April, 1875, and that the Jury found that the act was committed in self-defence, A verdict of acquittal was found by them without leay- ing their seats, Villiam O'Dwyer, an attorney, testified that he knew Mrs. MeCarthy, and had been’ asked by her to conduct her case; he went with her to the District Attorney's oitice, and heard her statement before Mr. Phelps; Mr. Phelps promised to attend to it and notify the witness When the case caine up; he had beard that Cunningham | was to leave the city, aid so reported it to Mr, Clarke, who said Cunningham would be taken caro of; the witness went with Mrs. MeCarthy to learn’ if th witnesses in the casi been summoned, and Assistant District Attorney Nolan eared to be angry because the witnesses had interfered in the mat+ j be did not attend the vening that he assured ner that the trial the same witnesses Would be called and that. she would receive proper notice of the tri lie had read in # newspaper that the case hag bee! called and Cunningham ac- quitted, Mr. Aub, the assistant counsel, testified that the reason Why Cunningham wus not convicted was that the District Attorney introduced no evidence to show that MeCarthy had been killed, and uader the law no conviction could be bad uauless the corpus delict was ret Attorney Mott gave point to this testi: y swearing that in all bie exporionce be lad never known of a conviction for homicide unless proet of death had boen given. HOW CUNNINGHAM HRHAVED APTER THE MURDER. Mrs. Lapham said she was living in the vicinity o the parties at the time the affray occurred; she wat called about four o'clock and saw Mr. McCarthy in 4 suffering condition; she nursed him until he died; she would not say whether he appeared to be intoxicated oF not; Cunningham came to tbo’ room, acted ina very Joud and boisterous manner, and she (witness) told him to “stop his noise” and to leave, Mrs. Catherine Peterson, an old lady dressed in deep mourning, the mother of Mrs, MeCarthy, remembered the occasion when MeCarthy was struck, and related the circumstances in detail, She affirmed that MeCarthy was perfectly sober; when Cunningham came upstairs to her daugliter, he said:—Mrs, MeCarthy, if you area widow to-night and your child an orphan, Tam the man who killed’ your busband;” his behavior was very riotous, aud he swore all the oaths he could find, A MYSTHRIOUB DISCHARGE, Patrick Coughlin, a hg we J sheriff, said it was hia duty and that of Michael Daly to take prisoners to Sing Sing; it was his custom to look every morning over the commitments in the Tombs and to report to the Sheriff how many men had tobe taken u| ert K, Williams, disappeared mysteriously; he ‘asked about him, and Mr. Finn, the clerk at the Tombs, said the commitment had been sent for by the Court and the man discharged by order of the judge; Williams re inained only # few _— in the Tombs, Deputy Sherif Daly corroborated the testimony ot the previous witness, haying also noticed that Will was discharged for no apparent reason, James Finn, clerk at the Tombs, said the commit- ment of Robert RK. Williams was carried in by an ollicer of the court and the prisoner discharged by or- der of the Court; that was all he know, THE RECORD. Mr. Townsend, the counsel for the committee, read from the official record of the Court of General Sessions the conviction of Robert R. Williams on January LU, 1875, for grand larceny, in stealing a gokt watch and other goods belonging 10 one Hugo Schmeta The record of the conviction to iinprisonment for two years and sit months was erased, and then followed these significan’ words:—"On motion of Assistant District Attorney Rus sell the execution of the judgment was indefinitely post poned.”” This motion Was made on February 4, 1375, and granted by Recorder Hackett, Several withesses were called, but did not appear. ‘An adjournment was then taken until Wednesday morn- ing at eleven o'clock. Thenceforward the committee expect to hold daily sessions, Mit. LYONS EXPLAINS. Assistant District Attorney Lyous was called upon, after the seesion of the committee, im regard to the case of Cunningham, in which he was prosecutor, He admitted that he offered no proof of the death of McCarthy, but only for the reason: that all the evidence showed that Cunningham only acted in self-defence, and was perfectly justilled in striking McCarthy with the bottle, ‘The assault being justiflable, and considered so by him and Judge Davis, Who presided over the trial, it would have been absurd to offer proof of death. He considered his abandonment. of this case as perfectly proper, und complained bitterly of unfairness on the part of the committee in not sending for him when he could have explained the whole transaction to every- body’s satisfaction in a few minutes, In reference to the discharge of Williams, Record Hackett and Assistant District Attorney Russell were sought, but the Recorder is out. of town and Mr. Rus- sell lies iil at his home, This affair remaing, therefore, for the present unexplained, FAULHABER'S FATE, HIS DEATH CAUSED BY A MURDERER'S BLOW— THE PERPETRATOR UNKNOWN. The inquest over the body of Caspar Faulhaber, whose mysterious death some time ago has already been published, was concluded by Coroner Reinhardt in Hoboken last evening. The interest in the case seemed to be on the increase, as a number of citizens assem- bled to witness the proceedings. The only important witness in the case was County Physician Stout, wha Was expected to throw light on the immediate cause of Faulhaber’s death, Dr. Stout stated that when he examined the body he could find no bruises on it except some on the head. He there divided the scalp and found that nothing bat decomposition had affected one side of it, whereas on the other side there was a considerable quantity of ex travasated blood. ‘This was on the scalp, near the base of the brain, The oecipital bone at the point of the ex. ternal oceipital protuberance was fractured, the breach extending downward and curving outward, showing that a blow had been struck there, This fracture would cause a concussion and a compression on the medulla ablongata, which would cause instantaneous death, It was the doctor’s opinion that death resulted from this cause solely. The wound might have been inflicted by deceased falling, but tt most probably was caused by # blow with a club, sand- bag or slungshot, ‘The Coroner then charged the jury, stating that the discovery of some new features of the case might lead to his convening them again. Wfhout much debate the jurors rendered a verdict that Caspar Faulhaber, om or about the 14th of August, came to his death from # fracture of the skull, caused by a blow from some bluat instrument in the hands of some person or persons ta the jurors unknown. As the only man who could lead to ihe capture of the murderer died in Jersey City shortly after the murder the mystery will probably remain unsolved. METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART. This excellent institution, was reopened yesterday under unusually favorable auspices. Soveral additional features of interest have been added to the Museum, among them a number of relics of prehistoric times from the island of Cyprus, which will doubtless render the Di Cesnola collection exceedingly attracttve to the student and the scholar, There is also on exhibition a sarcophagus with a square oblong body and peaked cover, The sides are adorned with classical designs representing old mythological heroes tn various atti. tudes, This relic was discovered at the tomb of Golgos. and appears to have been made from the same species of calcareous stone as the other statuary im the collection, Among other new objects ‘of interest shown were eight bas-reliefs with in- scriptions, These would seem to ve sculptures which once ornamented the front of tombs. They are oblong in form, and are also of calcareous stove. Rinehart’s marble group represents the goddess Latona in a reclining posture, gazing upon her sleeping children, Diana and Apollo, The mother is seen bend- ing over her offspring with a smile of admiration, the infant Apollo lying on his back and Diana’s head 'rest- ing on his breast. The design is exceeding graceful and harmonious, and is said to be Rinehart’s masterpiece, « The bust of William Callen Bryant occupies a promi. nent position at the head of the hall of statuary, gallery of modern paintings, which attracts considerab! attention, remains about the same as it was over a month ago. There was @ fair attendance of visitors during the day, and the new additions well repaid the ‘attention bestowed upon them. NATIONAL MALSTERS’ ASSOCIATION, A Convention of the malsters of the United States was held yesterday morning in the rotunda of Niblo’s Garden, Mr. B. A. Lynde, of Buffalo, was chosen president of the meeting, and addressed it at some length upon the great increase of the malsters’ business in the last year and of the benefits accruing to the pub- lic at large from that great increase, and also the bene- fits that have accrued to them from the drinking of good malt liquors, instead of so great a quantity of alcohol, ag was formerly the custom among Americans. Thé secretary, Mr. G. Stay, then read a report, showing that there are'in the United States 310 malt’ houses, with capacity of 19,000,000 bushels, costing over $10,000,000, employ ng 1,100 han a capital of $13,000, 000, r. A. King, ex Pa, then read a very lengthy and humorous address, for the purpose of show: ing that this was nota drinking age us compared with ancient times, The gettleman also spoke of the large commercial interests of the malt makers and of the number of people to whom they gave well paid work, ion took # recess at one o'clock and met when papers on the following subjects ‘The Establisting a Standard Woight for Poliey of Giving Long Payments for Malt,” “The Use of Substitutes for Malt in the Manufacture ot Malt Liquors,” “fhe Barley Crop of 1875," “The Hop Crop of 1875,” “The Best’ Plan of Arranging a Malt House and Constructing Kilus,” “The Proper Time of Working That Should be Given to Barley in the Process of Malting,” and “Improvements in the Process of Dry- ing Malt.” THE VOLKSFEST. The North German societies continued thoir Platt. deutsches Volksfest at Jones’ Wood yesterday. The festivities included an afternoon promenade concert and a summer night's festival, when the Colosseum grounds were brilliantly illuminated. During the evening there was a display of fireworks on the East River, representing the naval engagement be- tween the Monitor and Merrimac at Hatnpton Roads, The riflemen continued their contests, and the amusements included a varicty of games and extn. bitions, including a panorama of the Hause towfs, a balloon ascension, &c, To-day the prizes will be awarded to the successful riflemen, and one of their number will be crowned as King, and @ military spectacle will come off, representing the battle of Sedan, The festival will be concluded with a banquet. FIRST DISTRICT DEMOCRATS. A meeting of the First Assembly District Tammany Convention, composed of three delegates from each election district, was held lust night at No, 130 Green: wich street, for the purpose of electing three dele; and three alternates to the State Convention. Mr, Cor. nelius Flynn acted 4% chairman, and Mr, Patrick Kerns ‘as secretary. After the calling of the roll the following gentlemen were proposed aud elected with only one dissentiont vote:—Messrs, Nicholas Muller, Patrick Kerrin and Jaies Healy, as dolegatos; and Messrs, P. G. Duffy, Andrew Blake od W. H. Maloney as alvernates, ‘Nhe Convention then adjourned sine die THE FIRST IN THE FIELD. The Tammany democrats of the Fifteenth Assembly district are the first to wheel into line and elect dele gates to the Syracuse Convention. The district conven tion have eloctod W. J, Kano, Michael Fitzsimmons an Joba 1. Tetjen del and Jats @, Dimond, PI