The New York Herald Newspaper, October 20, 1875, Page 4

4 WILITARY VETERANS. Reunion of the Elizabeth- ans at Waverley. SOUTH AND NORTH AGAIN UNITED Speeches by General Franz Sigel, General Roger A. Pryor and Others. Yesterday the Veterans of Elizabeth, N. J., celebrated the memory of their proud comradeship during the war by a reunion and general jollification at Waverley, N. J. The occasion was rendered exceptionally inter- eating by the presence of quite a number of ex-officers: of the Confederate army, who joined in the hearty ex- pressions of good will toward the common mother country, and thus made it another celebration of peace and harmony between North and South. Elizabeth sent thirty companies to the bloody field of battle, and yegterday all that remained of the members of those companies gathered together under the old loved flag which they had followed through so many dangers and trials. It was a proud moment, and they all felt itsexalting dignity. Many of them are still yery young men, and the majority are yet in the ful; prime of manbood—a fine array of soldiers, of fine physique and intelligent expression, such as any city might well be proud of. They did not wear uniforms. Each was distinguished simply by a rosette, while a few displayed the medals and other insignia of their valor. THE PARADE. The programme, which had been arranged by General J. Madison Drake, was faithfully carried out and proved | highly successful. At half-past ten the procession formed on Scott Place, Elizabeth, and the veterans marched through the town to the strains of the Gov- ernor’s Island and Brooklyn Marine bands. At the Broad street bridge they were reviewed by the Mayor and Common Council This ceremony over the march was resumed to the fair grounds in Waverley, where they arrived at about half-past eleven o’clock. The veterans anda large concwurse of friends who had followed them then seated themselves on the grand stend from where the speeches were to be delivered. It was expected that ex-Governor Parker and many other dignitaries would address the veterans, but the only prominent men who . bad proved fa;thfal to their promises to be present were General Franz Sigel, General Kilpatrick and Gen- eral Roger A. Pryor, of New York. After prayer suitar ble to the occasion Lieutenant E. N. Ropes, of Eliza beth, delivered the address of welcome, expressing his joy at seeing so many of his former comrades together under the old flag, and pointing with pride to the tat- tered banners which decorated the place aga relic of the glorious struggle. SPRECH OF CAPTAIN EDWARDS. Captain Edwards, of the Fourteenth Virginians, a fesperd officer of the Confederate army, responded in half of the Southern guests. He recalled the war in | all its ferocity and gloried im the present harmony and | unity which prevailed between all sections. Speaking of foreign comments on the war be alluded to Moltke’s assertion that the Germans could learn nothing in point of si from the Americans. He denied the truth of this statement and mentioned many brilliant ex- ploits of both Northern and Southern generals, which, in his estimation, were equal to those of the world’s ic captains.’ In a spirit of sincere exultation he welt upon the grandeur, the liberty and the common love of this country. Henceforth he hoped no fratri- cidal struggles would disfigure this beautiful land, that the glory and. prosperity of one section would be tbat of every other and: that the country would continue on its happy and peaceful career. He invited all nations to come {hither and sharo in America’s greatness. Let Germany come, he said, with all her materialism, and we'll teach her religion; lot Italy come with her songs, and we'll set them to the tune of “Yankee Doodle.”’ He coacluded with a rap- turous apotheosis of the Stars and Stripes, which should wave over all these united nations. General Kilpatrick, who was warmly received, tol- lowed in a speech in the same patriotic strain, and then came General Franz Sigel, who was greeted with im- mense enthusiasm. Many of the German veterans had fought under him and could scarcely give adequate ex- pression to their delight at seeing their old general GENERAL SIGEL’S SPEECH. General Sigel, who is a capital speaker, delivered an address which was loudly applauded. He also expressed his joy at seeing upon this occasion representatives of the North and South celebrating in brotherly concord the common prosperity and greatness of their country. Speaking of the solidarity of the interests of all liv- ing under the flag of the Republic he said:—“To be true citizens of the United States we must wholly iden- tify ourselves with the Republic; we must think for it and live for {t, fight for it and die for it. (Great cheering.) Would that I could instil this sentiment into the breast of every American citizen. I have no patience with those who call themselves Americans and who hie away ba 3 summer to Europe, un:minaful of their duties toward their country. (Applause. ) I was not born here, gentlemen, but I can truly say that I fought ‘and lived’ for republican principles iong before I ever set foot on this soi’? Speaking of the possi- bility of a German invasion which had been broached by his predecessor, he said, “1 think it is true that 300,000 German soldiers might come to this country, but the question is, couid they ever get back?” (Laughter and applause.} He concluded with expressing the hope that in the future unity, peace and harmony might biess this country, and then sat dowa amid great cheering. SPEECH O¥ GENERAL ROGER A. PRYOR. General Pryor, who served in the Southern army, spoke in’ the same generous and frater- | nal spirit which characterized Captain Edwards’ re- marks. Hoe thought it but an act of justice to concede to him and his comrades that they fought for a canso which they deemed to be right. The real origin of the war he saw in the rash endeavor of their forefathers, in creating the constitution, te reconcile two con- flicting interests, that of State sovereignty and that of | Bational unity. The South fought for State sovereignty and the right of secession, and he regarded the extinc- | tion of that theory, next to the abolition of slavery, as the greatest gain of the rebellion. Moreover, they had hothing to apologize for, as they fought for a cause which they believed to bea just one, and under the game circumstances he thought they would do again as they bad done. By God’s providence their folly had Deen brought to naught and the glorious Union had been perpetuated. Tue people of the South were now oblivious of ull ditferences of the past, and attached to ft and to the constitution with the utmost energy and devotion. “Thorcfore,” concluding his spirited ad- dress, “let us grasp ‘ev fraternal hand and stand together for our common country and our common fiag.’” RETURNING HOME. ‘The veterans and their guests now formed into a col- ‘amo and marched to the large teat, in which sand- wiches, cold beans and coffee were dispensed in regular military camp style, and then 4 couple of hours were spent im the exchange of friendly sentiments. The Germans all crowded round General Sigel and shook his bands till they seemed doomed to speedy paralysis. A photograph of the entire group was taken on the slope leading down from the tent. At five o'clock the homeward march was begun, and at their entrance | into Elizabeth, when it had become dusk, they lighted | their torches and were joined by the wholo Fire De- rtment. Along the route of the march there was a Eriiliant illumination, The column finally halted at the Sheridan House, where a simple repast was spread. Outside the hotel there was @ fine display of freworks, aud it was late at night before the happy companious in arms separated. The celebration passed off with ce éclat, and will be looked back upon with pleasure yy all the participants for years to come. THE SEA WALL EXAMINATION. The commission, consisting of Generals Newton and Gillmore and Mr. C. &. Worthen, appointed to examine the sea wall, will to-day commence operations at the Canal and King street sections, It is their intention to Spare no trouble or expense in making the examination full and thorough. Divers will bring up portions of the concrete from different depths for test and imspection, while pieces of concrote will be made and submerged under exactly the same conditions as those to which that used by the Dock Department in the formation of the new docks was subjected. These pieces, having been allowed to remain some days under water, will be taken out and submitted to experiment. How much time this examination will require will depend in some measure on the weather. It is expected, however, that Mf fue ‘weather continues it will be completed in a fort 6! ENGLISH CAPITAL FOR GEORGIA. (From the Columbus Enquirer-Sun,} A letter from the International Chamber of Commerce and Mississippi Valley Society, head office St. Stephen's Chambers, Westminster, London, was read ata recent meeting. It was addressed to the Mayor, and by him turned over to the Chamber :— ‘L The objects are to (x attention upon the valley of | the preys # ag the great cotton market and the | world’s new theatre of production. 2 To promote the application of European capital to the development of this market, 8. To direct Euro) labor to the eame objects. 4. To establish in Europe the legitimate business credit of the South Atlantic and Valley States. ‘The letter stated that branch societies were desired, ‘and information asked for whether a deputation of fitty to one hundred delegates could be accommodated in Columbus. Such deputation pend Meng ths South next year, aud \f agreeable will spend one in Colum- bus. “The ietter was signed by Newell v. Sauarey, Chairman tive Committed | thiesen & Wieckers, No. 106 Wall street. Among those WALL STREET NOTES. PACIFIC REPORT YET--THE HERALD'S EXPOSE OF WESTERN UNION—SALE OF FOUR PACIFIC MAIL STEAMERS. Yesterday the Conference Committee of the Pacific Railway of Missouri met at the offices of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company, in the Drexel Building, in order to consider what measures should be taken to resuscitate or rehabilitate the former corporation. The Session was private, and it was finally decided that nothing should be given to the press until a report in extenso was ready to be made public. This is the third or fourth meeting of this committee, and its confer- ences have so far resulted in nothing. As an indi- cation of what their report will be when pre- sented it may be remarked that the stock of the company declined one per cent while they were in session, THE WESTERN UNION WATERED STOCK affair, which was given exclusively in this column of the Heranp yesterday, created a profound impression in Wall street and was the theme of conversation in nearly all the brokers’ offices. The inquiry would be per- tinent, if one of the assets of the company, like the Gold and Stock Telegraph, has been so far over-esti- mated by the directors in their report, might it not be well to overhaul all the other items 1m President Or- ton’s statement? In reference to this matter an old director who admits the HeRALD statement to be true in the main, writes thus to correct a misappreben- sion: Tunderstand that the exposé of the fictitious char- acter of the Western Union report, in which a reference has been made to the Gold and Stock Company's trade with the Western Union, does notaltogether do justice to the Gold and Stock Company. They claim that while the Western Union did not pay any money to the Gold and Stock Company for the 47,000 shares which Mr. Orton represents | as worth " par—$1,100—yet the privileges in regard to use of Western Union wires all over the coun- try, together with the income derived from distribution of the commercial news, are worth at least $1,000,000 | to the Gold and Stock Company. AsI have po desire to do injustice to the Western Union or its auxiliary, the Gold and Stock Company, I give them the benefit of the above statement, and even then the showing is bad enough. SALE OF PACIFIC MAIL STRAMERS. ‘Tho directors of the above company met yesterday to ratify the sale to the Miltza-Bitche Company of their old wooden sidewheel steamers of the Shanghai line, ‘The following are the names of the vessels:—Costa Rica, Oregonian, Golden Age and Nevada. A correspondent sends the following in reference to this matter:— Pacific Mail has been active and strong on the re- ported sale by the company of its Shanghai line, consist- ing of four steamers and property at Shanghai, Hiogo and Nagaski. The secret history of the negotiation for the sale of the line to the Japanese would be interest- ing as iMustrating the shrewaness of the Japanese, but it probably will never be permitted to be known. How- ever, this much is positive—it 1s now something like eight months since negotiations were commenced on basis of $1,500,000 for the line, and after an apparently successful negotiation at $1,300,000, about six months since, the Pacific Mail Company have gradually re- duced their pretensions until we believe the sale to have been nally made at $700,000, less commission and charges, provided there is no further mishap. This line has heretofore been a feeder to the main China line at Yokohama, bringing to that port teas, &c., from Shanghai and Hiogo, which were transferred at Yoko- hama to the steamer bound from Hong Kong to San Francisco, the rate of freight being the same from Shanghai as from Hong Kong. It remains to be seen whether the new line will accept {ts proper proportion of three or four cents per pound from Shanghai to New York via railroad from San Francisco. A careful calcu- lation of the value of the property of the company, if all sold at the same rate as this line has been, would’ pro- duce but a yery small percentage for the stock after the payment of the company’s debts; yet, becauso the company had succeeded in selling @ portion of its property atless than half what it asked only eight months ago, all Wall street to-day was crazy to buy the stock. LAKE SHORE RAILROAD advanced in price yesterday, on the fact being established that all inharmonious relations had ceased with the Michigan Central and Canada Southern, It is said the late “bears” were tree purchasers of the stock, espe- cially as it is pretty well established that the movement of grain to the seaboard from the West promises to commence at once andjbe very heavy. The first mortgage bondholders of the New Jersey Midland Railroad will meet to consider a plan ot fore- closure to-morrow (Thursday), at twelve o'clock noon, at No, 87 Liberty street, To-day the creditors of W. B. Hunter & Co., the tea merchants of No. 132 Front street, who lately were obliged to announce their suspension, meet at threo | o'clock. The liabilities are understood to be about | $275,000. A great deal of sympathy is felt for the firm im their misfortunes, especially among their Canadian clients. The Delaware and Lackawanna and Delaware and | Hudson companies have voluntarily lessened their tonnage for a fortnight, to enable the Lehigh Valley and Central New Jersey to bring theirs up. All the | eat producers are in the combination for regulating | Doth production and prices. DRAWBACK ON SUGARS. THE MERCHANTS PROTEST AND DEMAND A HEARING. The subject of the drawback on sugars has been ex- tensively discussed within the last few days, and the new Treasury order has provoked such opposition from | the merchants and sugar rofiners that the perplexities | of a decision on the merits of the case by Collector | Arthur have become hourly more difficult, A special | NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1875—TRIPLE SHEET. THE ASSETS OF A BANKRUPT FIRM. Mr. William A. Hardings, the assignee in bankruptcy of the Broadway dry goods firm of Messrs. Rice, Goodwin & Walker, who failed in October last year, is now busily engaged in collecting the assets of the firm. When the house failed they made an assignment under the State law to Mr. Charles P. Crosby, of the law firm of Ful- lerton, Knox & Crosby, and that gentleman suoceeded in collecting about $7,000. When Mr, Hardings was appointed the assignee Mr. Crosby declined to hand over this sum, and therefore a suit in the United States District Court has been commenced against him to de cide who is to keep the money. Mr. Hardings says the liabilities of the bankrupt firm, direct and contin- gent, amount to about $200,000. The books, however, are in a very bad condition, and it is very difficult to find out the full assets and liabilities. It is almost certsin that the creditors will receive nothing, = the assets are barely enough to covel the costs of the assignee, It be ible, however, to pay about one cent on the dollar out of the $7,000 collected by Mr. Cros! The only assets con- sist of notes and suspended accounts, and it will be very dificult to realize much on these, The cream of the estate had been taken out before the firm suspend- ed, and, as Mr, Hardings says, ‘nothing is now left but rif-rail.”’ REAL ESTATE SALES. Although there was but a slim attendance at the Ex- change yesterday considerable interest was manifested by the bidders, E. H. Ludlow & Co, sold, by order of Beverly Robin- son, the old Astor estate, located on Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets, near Ninth avenue, The said property consisted of eight lots. The Yirst plot consisted of the two story, attic and basement, brick dwelling, 50x56 fect, with two story extension, 14x2210 feet; lot 60 feet front by 103.3 deep, to James Stewart and Philip Herman, for $13,500; also one lot, 25x108.8, 200 feet West of Ninth avenue, for $5,750, to Stewart & Herman; one lot on West Fourteenth street, 125 feet west of Ninth avenue, 125x103.3, to Stewart & Herman for $6,350; one lot on West Fifteenth street, south side, 125 feet west of Ninth avenue, 25x103.3, to Stewart & Herman for $4,650; one lot on West Fifteenth street, 150 feet west of Ninth avenue, 25x103.3, to Stewart & Herman for $5,000; one lot on West Fifteenth street, adjoining the above, 175 feet west of Ninth avenue, to Stewart & Herman for $5,250; one lot, adjoining the above, 200 feet west of Ninth avenue, with a stable thereon, 52x27 feet, with an extonsion of 7 feet, lot 25x103.3, to Stewart & Herman for $6,500, ‘The total amount realized by the sale of above men- tioned property was $46,300. "It was valued at $80,000, Ten years ago $120,000 was offered for the property. Itis understood that Messrs. Stewart & Herman are about to erect large warehouses upon it. . EB. H. Ludlow & Co, also sold, by order of Supreme Court, partition sale, the extra large three story base- ment and sub-cellar brick dwelling and lot No. 47 La- fayette place, west side, 202.5 feet south of Astor place, house 27x60 feet, with one story extension 45 feet; lot 27x155 feet with L in rear about 20 feet square, to 0. B. Potter for $20,100; said property hier Meee at $30,000, James M. Milter sold, by order of Supreme Court, in foreclosure one building, with lot 25x87.5 by 25.1 by 80,5, on Seventh avenue, east side, extending throug! to Broadway, 75.7 feet north of Forty-second street, to Benue! Cohen, for $11,000; said property being valued at $16,000. Richard V. Harnett sold in foreclosure, by order of Supreme Court, house and lot, 23.3x90.6x20.8 by 90.9, No, 217 Elizabeth street, west side, between Princo and Houston streets, to Peter Cook, for $11,900; said property being valued at $13,500. William Kennelly sold, by order of Supreme Court in foreclosure, one house, with lease of lot, 20x98. 1 by 10x22.11 by 10 by 75.5, on East Sixty-third street, south side, 90 feet west of Third avenue, to William L. King, for $7,700; said property being valued at $10,000. FARRAGUT’S FLAGSHIP. ABRIVAL OF THE FRIGATH HARTFORD—AN INTERESTING BESUMB OF HER CRUISE IN FOREIGN WATERS. The United States steam sloop-of-war Hartford, Cap- tain David B. Harmony, arrived in this port yesterday from her cruise as flagship of the Asiatic squadron. ‘This historical flagship of the celebrated Admiral Far- ragut sailed from this port in October, 1873, and has thus completed her allotted three years’ cruise in East- ern waters. She has always beena ‘lucky sbip,” as the sailors say, and in her last cruise she has never en- countered misfortune or trouble of any kind, To-day, with trifling repairs upon her boilers, she is in order and in every way prepared for another three years’ cruise, Sho was built in those good old days when our navy yards turned out good work. Her timbers are well seasoned live oak, her fastenings are wrought for no summer cruising, and her entire make-up is that of acraft built to outlast an administration. Tho Hart- ford is too well known to the world to need any moro than a brief reference here to her spien- did exploits, which have adaed so much to the lustre of the American Navy. Her magnificent service under the bluo flag of our great Admiral (Farragut) at New Orleans, on tho Missis- sipp! and at Mobile has placed hor name by the side of the famous Essex, Constitution, United States and other men-of-war illustrious in naval annals, It is probable that she will be docked at the Brooklyn yard, and will again be put into commission as flagship of the North Atlantic squadron to relieve the Worcester, one of the decayed representatives of our navy afloat, The Hartford on entering the Upper Bay yesterday saluted tho flag of Vice Admiral Rowan with fifteen rans, which were replied to by his flagship, the imuesota, with seven, On coming to anchor off Governor's Island, in the North River, the tricolor of France was sent up to the fore and a Salute of thir- teen guns was fired in honor of Rear Admiral Benic, meeting of the wholesale sugar merchants and import- ers was held yesterday morning at the offices of Mat- present were Messrs. Fazier Townsend, of Boston; De | Castro, Wieckers and Henry and Hector Havemeyer. | The questions aflecting the old and new rates of drawback on exported hard sugar were discussed | at some length. It appeared to be the universal opinion | that the government should at once define the rates of the drawback and act upon them immediately. The Secretary of the Treasury was blamed for not baving ascertained the falsity of the drawback before he took | steps to have the changed. | Colonel Bent, as a representative of the trade, went to Washington ou Monday evening, bearing a commu- nication from the importers to the Secretary of the ‘Treasury, to lay their views before him aud ask him to suspend operations until Collector Arthur’s experts | shall have made their report. | ACTION BY THE COLLECTOR. Last night Collector Arthur held a longand serious consultation with a number of merchants and con- cluded to appoint the following experts to discuss the effect of the proposed system — THE APPOINTEES. H. D, Knowlton, of No. 4 Front streetand Isaac Odell, of No. 93 Wall street, on behalf of the protest ing merchants,and Mr. 8. G, Odell, Custom House Auditor, on bebalf ot the government. In conversation with the Collector at a late hour last evening he said, “I cannot tell you when the first meet- | ing willbe held by the three gentlemen | have ap- | pointed. I have also to learn whether they will | accept the position! have tendered to them. They | | have not yet received my letters, and until I get their | answer nothing can be done PRODUCE EXCHANGE NOTES. As there are frequent disputes as to the grades of grain in the produce market the Committee on Grain of the Exchange has established five grades on oate, as follows: — White, high mixed, No. 2, No. 3, no grade, White oats shall be bright, sound, clean, free from | other grain, and sball weigh not less than thirty-two pounds to the measured bushel. High mixed oats shall be two-thirds white and equal to Mo, 2 in all other respects. No. 2 oats shull be sound, reasonably clean, reasona- by, free from other grain. jo. 8 oats stiall be fit for warehousing, otherwise unequal to No. 2. No grade shall include all oate damp, unsound, dirty | or from any other cause unfit for No, 3. The committee will proceed at once to establish grades for corn, wheat and other grains. YESTERDAY'S FAILURES. The failures were announced yesterday of FE. Butt- rick & Co., fashion plate dealers at No, 489 Broadway, with liabilities to the extent of $200,000, and but nominal assets; licewise W, Ettinger, fur dealers of No. 91 Mercer street, with liabilities to the extent of $109,000 and assets $50,000. THE CHAMBER OF LIFE INSURANCE. | The Secretary of the Chamber of Life Insurance has reported that during the month of September the amount paid by twenty-seven companies upon policy | claime was as follows:— | 1,001,158 70 Losses by death... Matured endowments 167,673 36 | Total... $1, 758,832 06 | LONG ISLAND SOUTHERN RAILROAD. At the annual election for Directors of the Southern Railroad of Long Island, held at No, 11 Mercer stroct, the following gentiemen were chosen for the ensuing year:—Adolph Poppenhusen, Herman 6, Poppenhuse Alfred L. Poppenhusen, G.'B, Hinsdale, oie; er, 2 Batton, Witham | Nol, Charles A. Hoyt, Herman ‘unkes, Joseph J. O'Donoh' , D. ‘ith ad Dave io areaios yO | boat and | out furthe: | where she re commanding the French squadron in American waters, ‘This salute was promptly responded to by the flagship, La Minérve, gun for gun, the American ensign flying ab the fore. These courtesies having been exchanged, the Hartford’s people settled down to the work of packing and getting ready to go on shore when the ship is placed out of commission, Which will probably be within a week or ten days. THE MARTPORD’S CRUISE. The following is a sketch of the movements of tho Hartford since her departure from the China seas:—She sailed from Hong Kong June 16 for Singapore, with her long “homeward bound pennant” streaming from her main truck amid the cheers of the crews of the American squadron in the bay and the loud salutes of their big guus. She ar- rived at Singapore June 27, where ehe found the | Asiatic cholera raging with great virulence, Hastily | filling her bunkers with coal she put to sea again on the 40th and steamed down Banca Straits to Anjer Point, arriving July 4, and celebrating the day in good style while the ship laid “hove to” for acouple of hours, thence to Aden. The ship ran to ten degrees south latitude to catch the trade winds, and then made the passage under sail in twenty-one days, distance 4,500 miles, clipper time. Coaling at Aden and waiting one day for mails, she sailed for Suez July 28 through the Red Sea, The heat for the first three days was in- sufferable, one man dying from its effects, and all feel- ing its inteuse power. Afterward she had pleasant weather and light head winds until Suez was reached, August 5, where she was quarantined for eighteen hours and then proceeded THROUGH THE SUR2Z CANAL. She experienced no difficulty in going through ex- cept it was found necessary to stop frequently to allow vessels to pass. She anchored the first night in the Great Bitter Lake and got under way at daylight, and, passing Ismailia, anchored or tied up at night seven miles from Port Said. On the following morning she anchored at Port Said, where sho remained to coal and | await for three days the arrival of Rear Admiral Reig- nolds in the Tennessee. As he did not arrive on the 1th the Hartford sailed for Messina to meet the United States corvette Congress and receive from that vessel the invalids and some midshipmen ordered home for examination. On arriving off Messina Captain Har- | mony received telegrams from the Navy Department | ordering the Hartford to Tripoli. Immediately coaling the slip she was pushed for Tripoli, where she arrived im two days, finding _ there the Congress, Captain English, who was engaged in a correspondence with the Turkish authorities in relation to an insult to two of his officers, That being patistactorily settled by suitable apologies from the Bashaw, & correspondence was entered into in relation to the insult offered our Consul. After four days’ nego- tiation the matter was finally satletactorily settled and the Hartford sailedjfor Malta, when despatches announc- ing the result of the diplomatic labors were sent in by jagrapbed to the Navy Department, With- jay the Hartford proceeded to Palermo, ined couple of days and then saile for Gibraltar. Two days after ber arrival thore she received orders from Admiral Worden to go to Lisbon. At that port she received on board twelve midshipmen ordered home for examination and a umber of invalids from the squadron, Sailing from Lisbon, September 19, she arrived at Norfolk, October 15. Hor passage was generally pleasant, but she ex- perienced a very heavy gale on the 14th from the east- ward,’when the ship Was “hove to” under storm sal for twelve hours, On arriving at Hampton Roads the Hartford was ordered to New York, ‘after setting ashore her passengers, where she arrived yesterday, The following is @ correct list of the ollicers of the Hartford :— Captain—D. B, Harmony. Lieutenant Commander and Executive Oficer—E. M. Shephard. Lieutenant Commander and Navigator Lieutenants—A, M. Vail, ©. Gill, W. W. Kilpatrick, J. W. Rodgers and ©, U. Bowman. Paymaster—E. M. Stewart, Chief Engineer—J. A. Moore, Surgeon—H. J, Babin. Assistant Surgeon—W. Harvey. Assistant nncers—J. W. Ford and Robert Galt Captain of Marines—H. A. Bartow Chaplain—J. M. Lewis. Gunner—J. HL. Cross. Carpenter—J. A. Dixon. imaker— Birdsall. 's Clerks—Bastill and Hathaway, Caviain's Clerk—R. M. Bensow W, Pigmans, A PAINFUL TRAGEDY, Suicide in an Up- town Den. A DESPERATE LOVER BLOWS HIS BRAINS OUT A Fortune Spent and a Life Wasted on a Woman. Charles Revere, a well known sporting character, shot and killed himself at an early hour yesterday morning in a house of questionable repute in West Forty-sixth street, Charles Revere has been well known among the sporting class of New York for years, He kept ‘fast horses and faster women,” and could be seen almost daily on the road with both. About two years ago he be- came enamored of a notorious female named Styles, although at present she styles herself “Starrs” She then lived in East Thirty-third street, near Lexington avenue. She now occupies a house in Forty-sixth street, near Broadway, and it was in this house, and while kneeling at this woman’s feet, that Charles Revere sent a bullet WHIZ21NG THROUGH 18 BRAIN. From the time these two strange people met until within two months of the present writing Revere was the recognized “lover” of the woman. His friends esti- mate that he has spent $50,000 on this woman. Some two months ago Revere’s money had grown exceedingly light in his pocket, and he began husbanding his re- sources, although he did not entirely withdraw his sup- port from “Starrs.” This evidence on the part of Revere of a rapidly decreasing exchequer was the signal for marks of evident displeasure from the woman, who began skirmishing for some one to supply his place. She made known to Revere that his visits were no longer acceptable, and very soon succeeded in placing her affections on the bank account of another gullible individual, for, in the language of old Southern slave dealers, she is _ 4 “LIKELY WENCH’? and well understands the art of fascinating the class of men with whom she comes in contact. Revere became desperate, He pleaded with her not to discard him, and again offered her his wallet. She, however, was {mmovable and refused to have SOTHIOE to do with ner old “lover.” Having exhaust his persuasive powors, Revere began to threaten; but the woman was as imperturbable as rock and, so far from being frightened, defled him and dared him to harm her. A thousand times he swore he would butcher her and then immolate himself, that the two might mingle and confound their bones in a common grave, He bought a new revolver and fre- quently exhibited it to her as the weapon that was — or later to echo with the signal of their mutual ent On Monday Revere prevailed upon the woman to accompany him to the races at Jerome Park, On their return they spent the night eating, drinking and quarrelling. At five o’clock iu the morning they were at this woman’s room, in West Forty-sixth street, WITH REVOLVER IN HAND, bleared eyes and a haggard countenance that told of desperation, Revere threw himself at the feet of the woman and begged her “forgiveness of the past and her love for the future,” She swore she would aog neither. The desperate man drew from his pocket a roll of bills amounting to several hundreds of dollars and a superb gold watch. These he extended as W agape offerings; but their charms were unavailing. With a curse and a bound the woman attempted to gain the door and depart, The supreme moment had come. Revere, a moment before agi aed for love, at once de- manded blood. Seizing the miserable woman in his arms, he hurled her, with all the savagencss of a tiger, back into a chair, and, kneeling before her, placea the grinning muzzle of the revolver at her head. “Now will you love me,” he eried, “or shall I murder you?” ‘The woman had drank too much liquor to be able to appreciate the danger of her position, and again she ENDBAVORED TO ESCAPR. Revere instantly struck her a powerful blow with tho pistol, felling her to the floor and cutting a severe gash over her left tempie. She cried “Murder!” and doubt- less Revere thought he had killed her. To carry out his threat go often made, he placed the weapon to his head and pulled the trigger. The bullet entered on the Tight side, passed through both hemispheres of the brain and lodged in the skull on the left side. Death was instantaneous. An officer entered the house, arrested several women who were there, and then reported the case to the sta- tion house, Coroner Croker was telegraphed for, and at ten o'clock he and his deputy, Dr. MacWhinnic, reached the scene of the tragedy and ordered the body remoyed to the station house in Forty-seventh street. A post-mortem exammation revealed the course of the wound and disclosed the bullet flattened against the in- side of the skull The doadly messenger, still wet with blood, was shown to “Mrs.” Styles, who said:—*Why, I didn’t suppose It would be so flat!” At three o'clock a jury was empanelled, and after viewing the body was discharged until eleven o'clock this forenoon, when an inquest will be held at the Cor- oners’ office. The woman Styles was all this while in 4 private room, RADIANT WITH DIAMONDS ‘and point lace and surrounded by female colored ser- vants. She is apparently about thirty-five years of ago and was, no doubt, handsome several years ago, At first sight her face {8 somewhat pleasing, but a little study readily discloses the hard lines, cold and pitiless as steel Charles Revere used to be a wholesale butcher, but abandoned his business some six or eight months’ ago. Ho was forty years of age, and has lived for some time past at the Washington House, corner of Fourth avenue and Twenty-sixth street. His remains were removed las evening t Greenpoint, to the house of a married sister. A THRILLING TRAGEDY. EXCITING FIGHT AT ARCHBALD, PA.—AN UNCLE STABS HIS NEPHEW THROUGH THE BBEAST AND IS LODGED IN PRISON. Axcuma, Pa., Oct, 19, 1875. This usually quiet mountain town is at a fever of fer- vid excitement over a thrilling tragedy which has just taken place here, and in which a young man named Anthony Scanlon was slain, having been stabbed to the heart, it is alleged, by his unclo, Michael Nolan. The latter was arrested this morning and brought before | @ justice of the peace, who committed him to the county prison to await trial. Nolan has for some time past kept a saloon in the centro of town, and to this rendezvous threo of his nephews—to wit, Anthony, Michael and Peter Scanlon, all young men, repaired last night, They had not been there long when @ dispute arose between themselves and another party in the barroom, and this so ag- gravated their uncle, the innkeeper, that he threatened to have them arrested at once, unless they desisted. They paid no attention, however, and seeing this, Nolan became quite exasperated, aad proceeded to put them out. Intront of the saloon the Scanlons turned on him, knocked him down and kicked him, and at this juncture another nephew, named Tubill, arrived on tho gceno and, brandishing a knife, swore {f they did not leave off beating his uncle ho would have their lives. Nolan then rose to his feet, when a fierce fight with dirk knives ensued, the contestants striking wildly about them in their drunken desperation, The scene was truly ter- rible, and bailles description. Women ran screaming into the street and begged of the men to desist their butcherous and brutal work, but with no avail, until their fiendish spirits were satiated with blood. In the midst of the bloody onslaught Anthony Scanlon re- ceived a shocking thrust of a knife through the left breast, the blade F ages maps the lung and making a mortal wound. He sank slowly, and died to-day in great agony. His brother, Peter Scanlon, was stabbed in the cheek and on the back below the right shoulder, His wounds were sewed up, and are not expected to prove fatal. Michael Nolan, who has been arrested for the stabbing, 1s about forty years of age, and brother to Scanlon’s mother, who is most intent on prosecuting him to the fullest extent of the law. » Archbald, the scene of the tragedy, is a small town on the Lackawanna River, lying midway between Scranton and Carbondale, in an abrupt valley, girt by ‘a spur of the Alleghany range of mountains." tts popu- Jation ja almost entirely made up of the mining classes, but even they, for the greater part, belong to temper- ance societies, and crime 18 rather rare in their midst, A SAD DEATH. THE OLD STORY OF LOVE, BETRAYAL, MISERY AND SUICIDE. Yesterday morning the body of Ellon Malonoy, a comely young woman who caine to her death by her own hands, was taken from No, 313 Raymond street, Brooklyn, to the Morgue, The body was dressed in a handsome black alpaca suit, with white cuffs and col- lar, Her death was evidently one of great physical suffering, Hor story, as gleaned from her employer and the court record, is a sad one, About one year and a half ago Ellen Maloney, who was only twenty years of ago, left hor parents and @ comfortable home in Ireland and came to Brooklyn, where she had a sister, who was living as a domestic with the family of Mr, Mosos G. Wilder, of No. 313 Ray- mond street, Ellen found a situation as servant in an- other household, Three months ago her sister went on a visit to her parents, and the deceased took aah fog {intending to remain until her sister's return, In the early part of September sho was introduced by & cousin of hers to a man named John Clyne, a painter, living on the corner of Gold street and Myrtle ayenue, In an evil moment and under the SOLKMN PROMISE OF MARRIAGE she fell a victim to his lust, After repeated urging on her part for her betrayer to make reparation the voor the | ————_—. irl procured a warrant for his arrest. He was taken into custody and committed to jail pending the nation, On Monday afternoon the who had communicated the particulars of her case to Mra, Wil der, obtained ten cents from her mistress for car fare proceeded to the Court where the examination was held. She gave her testimony in a straightforward manner and then Clyne told his narrative, which was derogatory to the P ntiff’'s character, The Court dis- missed the case. The girl returned s BROKEN HRARTED AND DESPAIRING to her place of employment, and tn highly nervous and frenzied manner told Mrs, Wilder that she was ruined, that she could not live any longer, that she was irretrievably di before her parents and the world and that nor mistress had better find some other help as soon as ible, for she would be dead before another Sabt dawned, With much difficulty she was pacified, and when the supper was over proceeded ie ena her household duties with her wonted ac- vity. he family attended a lecture in the evening. —Duri their Hen = put the children to bed as ee and then re- tired to her own apartment. jortly after the @ sound of groans, but soon fell asleep without inquiring as to the cause,’ Mrs Wilder, on her return home about ten o’clock, proceeded to the girl’s rooi and there, stretched on the bed, attired in her parel, was the dead body of Ellen Maloney, By the tide of the ro- mains was @ cup containing strychnine. In the pages of the prayerbook of the deceased was a piece of paper addressed to Mra. Wilder, on which was written:— “GOD HAVE MERCY ON MY souL! Tell John Clyne to look at me. Ask father and mother to pray for me, Don’t Lew a me. Bury me as Tam, God have mercy on my soul! Pray for me! God have mercy on my soul!” PISTOLS AND JEALOUSY. 4 STATEN ISLANDER SHOT BY AN ANGRY LOVER—THE ASSAILANT ESCAPES. Early yesterday morning a man named Timothy Mahoney was shot by a man living with Dr. Munday at Factoryville. It appears that the two met at the Doctor’s house om the night previous and quarrelled about a servant girl llving with the Doctor's family. When Mahoney left the premises tho man followed him to Jersey street, Now Brighton, where a quarrel was renewed and he finally drew a pistol and shot Mahoney in the right breast, The unfortunate man was conveyed to the Smith Infirmary at Tompkinsville, where he was at- tended by Dr. Walser. The ball is supposed to have lodged in the region of the heart, and it is as yet uncer- tain whether the wound will prove fatal. The assailant fled immediately after the shooting, and at last accounts was still at largo. JAMES KEENAN’S PERIL. TRIAL FOR THE ALLEGED MURDER OF POLICE OFYICER REUPP—A MOTION TO QUASH THE INDICTMENT REFUSED—A CROWDED COURT BOOM—INTENSE INTEREST MANIFESTED, The trial of James Keenan for the alieged murder of Police Officer Jacob Reupp in Trenton on the 6th of June Jast was commenced yesterday afternoon in the Court of Oyer and Terminer, of Mercer county, New Jersey, in session in the above city, Chief Justice Beasley presiding. The prisoner is @ broad shouldered, stout built man of about twenty-eight years of age. His features are not pre- possessing or of that type which would leave a favor. able impression on any law-abiding citizen. He has small, blue eyes, deeply sunken, high cheek bones and a shallow, sloping forehead, He was re.pectably at- tired, hair cropped close, and assumed an air of con- fidence, Attorney General Vanatta and prosecutor Mercer Beasley, Jr., appeared on behalf of the State,’and the prisoner was represented by ex-United States Senator’ John P, Stockton, Hon, W. H, Barton and W. W. John- Son. The court room was densely packed with spectators. When the prisoner was called upon to plead, his counsel, Mr. Stockton, arose and made a motion to withdraw the plea of not guilty already entered, and substitute a plea of abatement, on the ground that two members of the Grand Jury, John 8. Noble and Jonathan R. Dill, who had found the indictment against the prisoner, were not legally qualified to sit im that body on account of each being above the age limited by law, The statute provides that each member of the Grand Jury shall be not under twenty-one years of age nor over sixty-five, These two gentlomen were each over sixty-five Mr. Stockton cited various authorities in support of his motion, among them being decisions rendered in analagous cases years ago by Chief Justices Kinsey and Hill, of the Supreme Court of New Jersey. The Chief Justice decided not to grant the motion. He said the law which Mr. Stockton cited was different from that which governs such cases now. The law was altered in the revision. If a grand juror was not ob- jected to before he was sworn he is a legal grand juror, The indictment is entirely good under the present law. Exceptions would be allowed to the ruling; and then, if counsel so desired, the nfotion could be renewed before the Supreme Court. ‘The plea was then put upon thé record, a demurrer was entered and a rejoinder when the Court adjourned until two o'clock in the afternoon, when the trial commenced. ‘A little over half an hour was comsumed in empanel- ling a jury, the prisoner having made about twenty chal- lenges and the State ten, when the following named entiemen were selected:—Charles Johnson, Levi Up- ike, Caleb Cliver, George Hill, Isaac H. Bergen, Clark B, Vaughan, William H. Hart, John P. McNeely, John M. Vandyke, David B. Cox, Phineas T. Read and ‘Albert D. Vanderbilt, r. Beasley opened tho case for the State, He said that on the 5th otJune last two police officers while patrolling on their beat in the city of Trenton, were attracted by considerable noiso near a hotel on Broad street, These two officers were Ger- mans, one of them being Jacob Reupp. Hearing this noise they went to the men who made it and remonstrated with them, saying it was Sunday morning and it was timo to go home. One of those men was tho prisoner at the bar, James Keenan. The men moved away, but soon returned. They were again remon- strated with, when James Keenan replied with dirty, filthy expressions, saying the officers could not arres' him, bor were there officers enough in Trenton to do go. ‘In one minutea scuille ensued and the neighbor- hood was startled with pistol shots, The prisoner made the threat, ‘Damn you, Jake Reupp, now I have ot you, and I have got something for you.” James Keenan wok the life of Keupp. The fatal shots were fired by him through the body of the police officer. The doctors, at the post-mortem examination, stated that poor Reupp had been killed ten times over. Keenan was sortly afterward arrested, not, however, until he had made terrible rgsistance. The pistol was found with two chambers discharged. And it is for this he has been called upon to plead. This is a briof history of the case, and, im conclusion, Mr, Beasley stated that he hoped the jury would give it a careful consideration and render a just verdict according to the evidence. Dr. Joseph L. Bodine was the first witness called. The chief point of the examination was to find out tho direction of the wound and the injury done. ‘The cross-examination of the witness had not con- cluded when the Court adjourned at hal{-past four o'clock until this morning at ten o'clock. THE MURDERED NEGROES. lace THE INQUEST ADJOURNED--TWO WHITE MEN ARRESTED. The announcement made that Coroner Simms would hold an inquest at the Morguo yesterday, touching the cruel murder of the two colored men, Samuel Jackson and Henry Thompson, attracted a large number of people to that building, Among the assem- blage were sevoral negroes, who were much exercised, In consequence’ of the absence of the witnesses who were before the Grand Jury Dr. Simms was compelled to adjourn the investi- gation until eleven o’clock this morning. Justice Walsh issued warrants for the arrest of John Hall, clerk, twenty-eight yéars of age, of No, 75 Thirty: eighth street, Brooklyn, and Dennis McCarty, who, it is alleged, were with the party of young whito Troughs on the night in question, ROASTED IN A LIME KILN. AN OLD MAN FALLS IN A BURNING KILN AND IS ENTIRELY CONSUMED. Nazareti, Pa, Oct. 19, 1875, ing at John Beisel’s kiln, near this place, went to his work as usual on Friday last, He did not return home in tho evening, but his family said nothing about his absence until Saturday morning. Search was then made for him. His charred remains were found in the lime kiln for some purpose, When he was overcome by the fumes arising from it and fell into the burning pit, from which there was no possible escape. KILLED BY A STREET CAR. A distressing accident occurred at the corner of ‘Twenty-fifth strect and Second avenue yesterday morn. ing, whereby a boy named William Renz, agod twelve years, of No, 220 East Twonty-ninth street, was in- stantly killed and most shockingly mutilated. While on his way to school he jumped on the rear platform of a Twenty-third street car. After riding a short dis tance, and when crossing the Second avenue car track, he jumpod off and foll under a Second avenue car, which passed directly over his head, killing the lite fellow instantly, PROTECTION AGAINST FIRE, Battalion Commander Nash yesterday Inspected the Tenth battalion, which has been lately formed by the Fire Department and assigned to duty tn the annexed distriot, It is comprised of steamers Nos, 41 and 42, cl mical engines Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4, and hook and lad» der comvanies Nos, 17 and 1& Levi Koken, aged sixty years, a lime burner, work. | kiln. It is supposed that he bad gone to the top of the | | whom such case was tri CRIME. Searching Into Indictments that Were Not Tried, Astounding Statements of Ex-Dis- trict Attorney Allen, OUR DETECTIVE FORCE,, The Assembly Committoe on Crime met, pursuant to adjournment, in the City Hall yesterday. Colonel George W. Wingate testified thathe was a lawyer and that in 1873 he was retained to investigate frauds committed by inspectors of election; he pre- pared charges against about 100 inspectors and handed them to Moses P. Clarke, chief clerk of the District Attorney’s office; they were sent back to him with a, request for the affidavits on which the charges were based; some time after that witness had an interview" with District Attorney Phelps in relation tm charges preferred against Police Commissioners: Charlick and Gardner for illegally removing inspectors: of election who were obnoxious to them; Mr. Phelps asserted that no offence had been committed for which an indictment would le; finding it impossible to get anything done through the District Attorney witness! sent & communication to the Grand Jury on the 12th of May; ten days after he was summoned before that body and questioned under oath as to the charges he had made, Mr. Phelps having informed them that no indict- able offence had been committed; after much urging indictments against Messrs. Charlick and Gardner were found by the Grand Jury and forwarded to Mr. Phelps” office on May 30; they were tried and convicted in the November following; with regard to the other parties against whom witness bad preferred charges the District Attorney never took any action whatever; the inspectors removed by the Police Commissioners were, Tammany Hall men and their places wore filled by adherents of Apollo Hall; Mr. Phelps declared many times that the indictments could not be sustained, although Judgo Brady affirmed that they could, and his decision was unanimously con- firmed by the Court of Appeals. George H. Bangs, General Superintendent of the National Detective Agency of Allen & Pinkerton, testi- fled that in the fall of 1874 some $15,000 of forged Chicago and Northwestorn Railroad’ bonds were p on the market at Philadelphia, and © was employed to investigate the’ case; he arrested a man named Hilt, whom he dis: covered had connections with some noted forgers named George Meyers, alias Bliss, and Robert H. Wish- art; Hilt was ill in bed at the time and witness allowed him to remain in his room, merely placing a watch to see that he did not escape; the next morning Captain Irving and Detectives Silleck, Doyle, Farley, Dusenbury and Keirns, accompanied by W. Reed, an ex-Secret Ser- vice officer, and aman named Battersly came to the house snd attempted to kidnap Hilt and take him to New York; two officers under the direction of witness stopped them at tho railway station; Captain Irving had no legal warrant for his action, and he tn common with his companions are now under indictment for kidnapping at Philadelphia, Witness believed that the motive of Irving and his detectives in attempting to bring Hilt to New York was to shield the latver’s confederates, Wishart and Meyers; the amount of forged bonds put upon the market was something like $300,000; the District At- dicih had employed Pinkerton’s ‘agency to investi- fate the matter and they arrested Andrew L. Roberts, ‘alentine Gleason and Stephen Raymond, the latter being extraditea from Europe, whither he had fled; Roberts was tried and the jury disagreed, but g judg: ment in a civil suit had been obtained against Roberts and Gleason and their wives; the chief witness against them was “Spence” Pettis, a former accomplice, who is now in the Massachusetts State Prison; the latter, in his confession, stated that the forgeries were planne: with the knowledge of Captain Irving and Detective Farley, who had been promised a share of the profits; the names of Roberts, Slosson and their confederates had been published in the newspapers the morning alter the arrest, and witness had reason to believe that it was done for the purpose of alarming all concerned. ‘Tho witness then proceeded to give a history of the Bank of England forgeries:—In the winter of 1873 for- geries to the amount of $500,000 were committed; wit- ness was employed by the bank solicitors in this coun- try to investigate them; made the ‘arrest of Austin B Bidwell in the matter, and took him to England with him; witness was also requested to arrest George M Donald, alias Livingston, who was coming from Europ he said’ telograms were’ sent by the police officers in England to the police officer. in th.s city to arrest Mc- Donald; witness called upon Captain Irving with a view to making the arrest of McDonald; witness and two deputy sheriffs, with Detectives Irving and Farley, went down to board the Durinqu) on her arrival in this port, for the purpose of arresting McDonald; Farley and Irving rofused to let the deputy sheriffs board the vessel, re oe stated subsequently in his confession at he PAID MONEY TO PARLEY AND IRVING; witness found among McDonald’s papers a letter book, containing a copy of a letter addressed to “ Dear Pail,” and enclosing $400; McDonald said that was sent to Farley; the letter was traced to Farley. Witness said when he had charge of Bidwell at Havana the latter sent a letter to Irving, woich was One of the letters purported to read us Cartain Jamzs—Inform George Mac of arrival here, Communicate at once. Is he in New York? Hixzhly ime portant, BIDWE! In reply,to a question from Mr. Campbell as to what was his opiniou of the New York detectives, witnesa said that they, in point of intellect, morality and skill, are inferior to the detectives of Paris or London. Tho system of rewards, be thought, should be abolished, as it induced detectives to assist criminals in planning crimes and also in keeping information from their su- periors, so that they might work up the cases them- selves, The detectives, he thought, should not. be known ag such to any one but their timmediate supe- riors. EX-DISTRIOT ATTORNEY ALLEN thought that crime is not suppressed because police magistrates are wilfully ignorant of their duties in not binding over important witnesses to appear, and in many other respects; that the prosecuting oilicers should have some idea of what a witness is going to testify wo before he is put upon the stand; that magistrates accept bail too readily, as no man is in this State en- titled to bail except in cases of misdemeanors; that the statute about murder oaght to be amended, as nobody can at present be construed guilty of murder in the first degree, Witness went on to state that he had heard that while Captain Irving was giving out that he could not find Roberts or Gleason he was seen in company with the former. He also related how hundreds of thieves had told him that the detectives were always hounding them on to commit crimes. At this point witness put in a statement, written by Spencer. Pettis, the forger, implicating Detectives Irving and Farley in his crimes, Mr, Forrester, Assistant Superintendent of the Regis- tered Letter Department of the Post Otlice inthis city, gave important evidence about two registered letters for Detectives Farley and Irving, which arrived Aagust 27, 1872, by steamer Hermann.’ Mr, Farley’s receipt for this letter and the receipt of !lizabeth Irving for James Irving wore then put in evidence. The committee then adjourned to meet on Friday in. ame place. THE TILTON-BEECHER JURY. A MEMORIAL TO THE COUNTY FOR EXTRA COM- PENSATION, Tne twelve men, good and true, who sat for six weary months tn the jury stall of the Brooklyn City Court at the great scandal trial of the period, receiving but $2 per diem for their services, are not happy. They have tried. from time to time to get the Board of Supervisors to voto them extra pay, but that body has lent a deaf ear to the appeal of the disagreeing jury. Yesterday the Supervisors were to have met, but there was no quo- rum, 80 that the subjoined petition, signed by eleven of the jurors, was not read:— To Tx Hoxonasi® tux BoaRp or SvreRvisons IN AND FoR THR COUNTY OF KING#:— Gaatiewex—The trial of the case of Theodore Tilton against Henry Ward Beecher having commenced on the 4th day of January, 1875, and ended on the 2d day of July, 1875, and such trial having necessarily been protracted be: yond the period of thirty days and the jurors therein anelied baving been actually engaged tn the trial thereot for the period of 124 days, as appears by the certificates of Hon, Joseph Neilson, Chief Judge of the City Court of Brook. lyu, who presided at such trial, and of George W. Knaebel, the’ Clork of such Court, which certificates aro hereunto annexed, now, therefore, we, the undersigned jurors, before do respectfully call the attention Sf your honorable body to" wn act of the Legislature of the Stato of New York, entitled “An act to provide for the pay ment of jurors. in protracted trials.” passed May 14, 187 Wheroby in all cases ‘when the trial of any iesue in any civil or crim{nal action in any court of recordin any county with a jury shall be protracted beyond the period of thirty days, ivshall be t upervisors of said county, upor ertifical judge or Justice who presided at trial chav the same wns necessarily, protracted beyond the period of thirty days, to fix, aud allow to the jurors sit- ting on such trial such EXTRA COMPENSATION, in addition to that now authorised by law, as in their opinion shall be yroasouable and proper for thelr services. And in Pursuance of such act we do respectfully ask that such extra Pompensation be fixed, audited aud allowed by you. In connection herewith we respectiully represent to your have ench received from the County 45, being for our services for d during that period some of ending to our necustom compelled to abandou it alto- of t honorable body that Trensurer the sum of months of the trial, prevented from properly hess, and others of us wé Boner: rarther represent that the act referred to promptly passed both houses of the Legislature and {inmodintely there- River recoived the signature of His Excellency, the Gov. Grnor of the State, besides receiving the cordial approval of fils Honor Judge Neilson and all the eminent counsel on oth sides of the case. Kespectfully submitted, Griffin B. Halsted, Henry Thyer, George Hull, Christopher Fiver, Samuol Flate, Choster Carpenter, William T. Jeffery, Wit liam H, Davis, A. R, Case, Johan MeMarn, Joba F, Taylor, BRooKLYN, Vet, 15, 1975. Edward Whelon, the twelfth juror, it will be observed, does not sign the petition, They are determined td the matter and if necessary employ counsel ta after their rights in the nremiges,