The New York Herald Newspaper, December 28, 1875, Page 5

\ ( THE KING OP THE RING. —=1+ Ci A Spicy Chat with Colonel Joyce at thé Jefferson City Penitentiary. —_+—____ “THEY'LL MAKE BABCOCK A SOFT BED,” Joyce May Yet Come Forward with Damning Exposures. ‘TVE GOT SOME POLITICAL PAPERS.” ——— “1 Could Shake "Em Up if I Wanted to, but I'd Rather Wait.” JnFERSON City, Mo., Doe, 22, 1875, This little place, the capital of the great State of Missouri, 1s now famous for one thing—for possessing among the convicts in its Penitentiary no less a person than Colonel Joyce, the former leader of the great Whiskey Ring. The Penitentiary is along, low build- dng, which looks scarcely better than @ shed, and compares with the Penitentiary on Blackwell's Island or the state Prison at Sing Sing as a lager beer saloon on avenue B compares with a residence on Fifth avenue, However, in this miserable building no less than 1,300 prisoners are huddled together, all of them infamous and only ‘one of them famous—Colonel Joyce, 1 had long felt great curiosity to see this remarkable man, for I was gonerally told in St. Louis that he understood crooked whiskey better and could quote more from Plato or Cicero; that he knew more about the true mwardness of the Whiskey Ring apd tho measure of Babcock and could write better poetry; that he could give more telegrams from Babcock and talk more lofty sentiment than any other man in this populous State, “Ah, if Joyce would only talk,” people said to me, ‘st would make such a sensation as would rock the entire country to its centre. He knows all!” In fact, one of the counsel for the prosecution ‘dmitted to me privately that Joyce knew more than | all the rest; that if Babcock was guilty he had all the evidence, and as the Heraxp is desirous of laying “the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth” before its readers, I took the morning train from St, Louis to pay a visit to the distinguished prisoner, PRELIMINARY DIFFICULTIES. This was no very casy matter, however, for while you generally have no trouble whatever in seeing a Cabinet Minister at Washington you do experience considerable trouble in getting at Colonel Joyce. Captain Bradbury, the Captain of the Prison, stoutly declared that Jovce was visible to no one except upon a special order from the Governor of the State, No appeal could melt him, and as the Governor could not be found the situation was becoming critical, when luckily the Secretary of State, Mr. McGrath, a most polished and genial gentle- man, stepped in and procured from the Chiet Warden, Major Sebree, the magic word that opened the prison’s portal, HOW JOYCR LOOKED. Joyce, when he was brought out into the Warden’s ‘oom, presented certainly an interesting appearance. He ig a very good looking young man of about tbirty- wo, well built, with broad shoulders and a muscular face, with very boldly cut, marked features, The up- per portion of the face 18 very broad, while the lower Ww very narrow, and the sharp, Jong chin, the aquiline, | full nose, and the keen, expressive, gray eyes, arched by heavy, dark eyebrows, as well as the heavy, dark mustache that shades his full lips, give him ‘ho look of a man of great intelligence, ss well as decided —individual.ty. His” well shaped head rests upon a heavy, fleshy neck. His skin looks tanned, but the face has otherwise a look of well fed comfort, which indicates that he does not lack abundant and wholesome nourishment. He wore a broad brimmed black felt hat, which half concealed his forehead, and the regulation striped suit of the ordinary vonvict. The jacket being open he exhibited a fine ‘nen shirt of snowy whiteness, ornamented with a pretty, neat shirt stud. He did not look at all like a | convict, but more like aman wo out of pure caprice bad chosen to assume an odd, quaint garb. nOW UE ACTED. 1 stated to him that I had come, as ® representative of the Heratp, to have a talk with him, He | seemed very glad to see me, and at once Yaunched into conversation, But before I pro- veed to give the dialogue that ensued I must pre- mise that during this interview Joyce evidently | played two réles very distinct and different. As long | as he talked about his book and other*unimportant subjects he was delightfully chatty, communicative and preserved, and apparently unconscious, but the mo- ment the conversation diverged to any point which seemed to invite a communication of the secrets of the Whiskey Ring conspiracy from him he squirmed, became uneasy, resticss and as non-committal as William ol Drange. He lost his former unconsciousness instanta- neously, and his manner as well as his words became as fonscious as those of a theatrical performer. ‘THE FIRST ATTACK, “Colonel,” 1 began, jocosely, ‘America hangs on | sour lips; everybody is looking for the unprecedented exposures of the true inwardness of the Ring which you are about to mak The first shot glanced of completely; tor instead of | piving information as to what he knew he began talk- | | | ing about the Heratn. “The LeRALp is a great paper,” said he, pulling his bat far over his eyes, which gave him the appearance of # picturesque brigand; and, turning very violently | toward the writer, be asked in a vehement tone, which 1 suppose was meant to portray the carnestness of his conviction :-—"Do you know that! consider the HrraLp the head paper of this country, if not of the whole world? And that’s the reason why I'd like the Herat to publish my book, I think I could make an arrange- ment with the Heras satisfactory to both of us.” “You are writing a book ¥”” “Yes,” he said, talking rapidly and with an expres- tion of keen gusto, as when one talks of a pet project; “408 to be on the ‘David Copperfield’ order; it’s to be the Bistory of my whole life from my early childhood @own to these walls!” (And he significantly pointed at the massive walls of the prison.) “You will also touch upon this great whiskey con- piracy in it?” QUITE A LA DICKENS, “Yes, but only in the latter portion of the book. 1 have now only a third of it finished, and there I give Nttle pictures of soul-life, in the style of Dickens’ ‘Cop- perfield.’ 1 will give you some for the Hsraco if you Hike, and then you can judge for yourself!"” “Thank you. 1 should very much like to read them." “1's a book out of which I wantto make a hand- fome profit, I want it to sell like ‘Sherman's Memoirs,’ for instance, and | think if you'd publish some ex- tracts of it in the Heratp jt would be a good adver- Heement—for, my God, the Heratp has got a larger cir- tulation than ali those other fellows put togother. I write a gooa deal of poetry, too, and 1 will give youa fow little pieces if you like.” “Colonel,” I said, beginning seriously the attack, “I #m informed that you have pothing to hope for from the President, Why not, therefore, give up all the evi- dence that is locked in your breast to the world?’ Joyce’s complaisant ease forsook him in an instant. Be squirmed and assumed a forced theatrical air, “THEY ALL HONORABLE MEN.’? “Tho evidence? I know nothing! As far as these Trauds are concerned | know nothing! As far as 1 know Babcock is an innocent man! As far as I know the President is an innocent man!” eople say, Colone!, that you know more about the secret bistory of this Ring than any other living man?’’ Joyce innghed. He fairly chuckled; but in a forced manner, that was rather painful than otherwise, “They do, eu?" ho replied; “they think I could knock these fellows all higher than a kite, do they, en?” And he shook his head, laughing im the same annatural way. “Colonel, you are aman desirous of fame. If you made such,an exposure you would become the most fa- mous man !n the country.”” “The most infamous, you mean,’ he replied, nerv- NEW YORK HERALD, TUE Jeo, “Did the Hanan print my speech that 1 made before I was sentonced 7” “Yen, and it gave evidence of great literary ability.» “Well,” Joyce said, his former happy look and man- ner returning like a gleam of sunshive after a storm, “Ihave got @ good education and I worked for it, I @ut weed.and slept on the Sor in order 4 procure the means to study law, Or, I've gei.ramg. e008 begs that Tread here—‘Piutarch’s Lives,’ &e. (In a confidential whisper)—This prison isn't nearly £0 bad as it’s painted—that is, if you're a philosopher. Yes, | have kept my bealth here remarkably well, I get a good many little comforts here; | get the Herap smuggled here oncein a while. You see they haye a rule allowing no newspapers in the prison!” “THE PRESIDENT 18 TH ONLY MAN |”? “Why if you were to make aclean breast of every- thing that has happened it might turn popular opivion Soin your favor thatit might ultimately result in your liberation,” Joyce here forgot himself and did not assume his former constraint, ‘How would it secure my libera- tion?” he queried, in a whisper. ‘The only man who could liberate me is the President,” but here he re- membered his other rie, and violently changing his tone and manner he said, grandly, and with a flourish of his hand:—‘No, sir, 1 know nothing; 1 have declared in my speech that I am an innocent man, and am an innocent man, I stand here before the world as the victim of other men’s guilt’ I know nothing that is inconsistent with my innocence,” “What!” Treturned, “are you willing to bear the whole punishment while others equally guilty go scot free? Are you, aman of your spirit, Colonel, willing to quietly serve out your term while Babcock, for in- stance, is either acquitted or pardoned?” This was a bull’s eye, and Joyce writhed under the blow despite his remarkable self-control, With his lips slightly urembling he lowered his voice, and putting bis head closer to that of the writer he eagerly asked: — “THEY'LL MAKE A SOPT BED FOR BABCOCK.’? “Do you think the President will pardon him if he’s convicted; do you think he will??? And without wait- ing for an answer he murmured to bumself:—“Yes, I suppose they'll make a soft bed for Babcock, I eup- pose they will.” (Again turning to his interlocutor)— “Does Dyer think he can convict Babcock? Do you think he will convict him? Now tell me earnestly what you think. I want to get your own opinion. You have been down at St, Louis and you have watched these things.”” “My own opinion is that he will either be acquitted, or, if convicted, immediately pardoned.’? “Yes, I suppose he will be,” Joyce went on in a whisper, which betrayed his mental anxiety on this eubject, “Grant strongly believes in bis innocence, don’t het” And here Joyce suddenly burst into a fit of laughter, as though it were a good joke. “But you don’t think he can remain the President's private sec- retary after he’s convicted, do you ?”" “It's bard to tell. Perhaps not,” “The HeRALD goes in very strongly against a third term, don’t it? Well, Iam opposed to it, too, If j George Washington were to run for a thirdterm J woulda’t vote for him.” “But, Colonel, are you really inflexible in your reso- lution not to give the evidence you possess to the Aegan?” Colonel Joyce smiled good naturedly, and for the nonce he forgot the réle of the innocent, and in the fol- lowing reply gave an implied admission of the fact of his possession of evidence;— 4 GOOD SPECIMEN OF LOGIC. ‘ow, look here! How can I come forward witb evi- dence about this conspiracy when I have come out and in my speech in open court declared that I was per- fectly innocent, and how can I know anything about these frauds if I am innocent and bad nothing to do | with them?” ‘This was a smart answer, and showed how ready is Joyce's wit for any controversial discussion. “You might know something about them and still bo innocent,”’ I replied. “No, I wouldn't,” said he, vehemently; “the whole people would turn against me as a man who lied once and therefore couldn’t be trusted or believed again,” “But you might render a lasting service to your country.” Joyee laughed derisively and said in a tone of fa- miliarity, ‘‘Now, I tell you nobody can get anything out of mo unless I want togive it. I have got perfect control of this headpiece of mine. (Ruminating)—No, it isn’t that lam expecting anything; I don’t expect a pardon, Iam just man enough to break stones in this place and to bear it like a philosopher, (With assumed indifference)—I have only two years and nine mouths to serve, and Iam just man enough to serve it out.”? “J assure you, Colonel, I do not ascribe your silence to motives of fear.” “Well, you see, I am up against the wall now. I have got to be very cautious just now; but as to bold- ness, 1am as bold asalion. When I have once made up my mind to do anything I’ll do it, and if I bad any- thing to give now I'd give it to the Heraup, simply because it’s the biggest paper—that’s all. To use a slang tetm, I wouldn't go to the gats when I can go to the head!” JOYCK’S BODY AND JOYCE'S SOUL, “You havea very philosophical way of looking at things in this world, Colonel.” “Well, yes; 14m a philosopher, as I have already told you. (With a great flourish)—And, after all, they only have my body here; they haven't my soul! My mind goes wherever it lists, You see, 1 am no boy; L have seen something of this life; Ihave been in threo battles, in wenty-seven skirmishes and have three wounds That's enough, ain’t it?” ‘This last query was put in a tone of great pride, “But how about this Congress?” he asked, very eagerly ; “they are going to investigate all this whiskey business, arn’t they”? “I believe so.” “Well, they can impeach him and the Senate can try nim. If the next Grand Jury would indict bim that | would be hell! Indiet the President of the United States! Ob, God!” And Joyce fairly worked himself into a state of | great excitement from only thinking of these contingen- cies. “J do not think the President could be indicted,” I observed, “Oh, dear, no; oh no,’? Joyce returned, quite un- consciously and ina familiar whisper. “Why, you see the United States Marshal can select for the jury whomsoever he pleases, so that they can control the entire Grand Jury from Washington, Oh, no; no United States Grand Jury could indict him.” “And so you will be silent, Colonel, while you could make the whole country ring with your disclosures?” FEAR NUMBER ONR, Joyce smiled complacently and replied, Yes, I might say something that would shake ’em up, but I won't do it during these trials; I'd rather wait. (Forget- ting himself completely, and with perfect unconscious- ness.) You see, General Graut will be President for another year from next March!” and he shook his head ominously, as though that was a very important and gloomily significant fact to a man who could only be pardoned by the President, FEAR NUMBER TWO. “And besides,” he added, “I can be tried on another Indictment in St. Louis after 1 get out from here, al- though I don’t think they could send me back here, as it is for just the same thing.” “And so you would ratner ‘it, Colonel ?’” “Yes, Lam like Micawber—waiting for something to turn up. You know what the Irishman gaid—he'd Joave things in statu quew; that’s what I'll do. (After ® pause.) But it’s about my book that I want to speak to you, You see, if the Herat would publish it it would have a large sale, But, of course, I want to make a good thing out of it, 1 can tell you now that I wouldn’ take $50,000 for it. 108 a book which everybody will want to have in his library, just as he has # copy of “Plutarch’s Lives.” Aud I tell you I shall benefit this world with this book of mine,” “How go?" JOYCR AS A MORAL TRACHER, “Well, by the good lessons {4 inculcates. Now, in the extracts which I will give you there’s a lesson on ibertinism; just read that I tell you everybody can Jearn something from my life, But, of course, I say it frankly, the only reason why I give it to the Henaup in preference to another paper is because I think it would pay mo best (theatrically). The Heratp is noth- Ing to me except In so far a8 It subserves my own in- terest; I am nothing to it except in so far as! subserve ‘ite interest," “Colonel, you are quite sententious.'” “Well, you see, 1 ain a philosopher; I take life as it 1a Interest is the spring of all human action. Yi remember what Rochefowcauid says in one of maxims, ‘Human action turns upon a pivot of hum: ously sharply, ‘Iam infamous enough already.” And he tried to turn the conversation to another sub- interest,’ and J agree with him. Don’t you?’? “Perfectly, Colonel, but there’s something that inter ekpeare, Byron, | "Le este me tar more tnan any of Roenefoucauld’s maxims Isittrae that you possess important letters from General Grant, implicating him, as st is said, in St Louie?” “WRLL, PVE GOT BOME POLITICAL PAPERS.” Flere Joyce became conecions of the dangerous ground he was treading on, and fuddenly he bacame mum and dumb, ‘But never mind Grant or Babcock. t me read to you some of the opening chapters of my book, which I wrote specially for you last night—I wrote till two o'clock this morning. I tell youthe Hexatp will want to publish the book next summer when it Isready. Ill bea first rate campaign docu- ment’? (and Joyce heartily laughed at his own joke). ‘What will be the scope of the book ?”” “Oh, Ishall give my whole life, including this last reat conspiracy. You see there are A great many things in this business that people don’t get hold of. 1 can give them a good deal of the interior of this case. In my last twenty-five chapters I will tell all about my official career as a revenue officer,” “Will you give us pictures of Grant, Bristow, Bab- cock and all these famous men” “PLL GIVE ALL THRSE PROFLE A TOUCH. T'll give them alla call,’ he replied, laughing. “Now, I have written a good deal of poetry. Let me read to you these little poems, which I wrote last night,” and Joyce read the following with admirable expression and pathos, and in a melodious, sonorous voice (explaining first, however, that he wrote the “Sunbeam” simply on the inspiration of seeing a sunbeam stray into his cell in the afternoon) :— THR SUNHEAM. (Written and composed in less than twenty minutes.) A bright golden beam came into my cell, Fresh trom the eve of Jehovah to tell That bolts and bars could not keep out the light Of trath and justice, mercy and right. It checkerea the flags through the Iron door And danced in the shadows that kissed the floor, And Joitered about in a triendly way Until beckoned home, at the close of day, When out through the window, it flew on high, And bastened back to its home in the sky, I followed the beautiful beam to rest To a sea of light in the golden west, Whore it dropped to sleep on the dark blue sea, Wrapped in night—lost to day and me. 1 turned to my soul for a fond relief!— A balm to the wound, a stop to the grief— When an angel vision appeared from above Where the beain is God and God is iovel BELIEVE MR, Believe me, when { tell thee, darling, ‘That my heart ie wart and true; And the years have only brought up Hope and love combined with you. Bitter memory wakes the sorrow ‘That has slumbered many year But the daylight hour is nearing When we meet in smiles and tears, The world may ecoff and turn coldly On my track o’er Jand or sea, ‘Yet I'l) bear the blow more bravely if it leads to Jove and thee. Lonely hiours and fading pleasures Fill’ the mind with days gone by, When we kissed our littie treasures, Farting sadly; you and 1. Fate and fortune ever battling In the ranks of bounding life, Down to-day and up to-morrow Is the lesson of the strife. Loving hearts must never falter, Hoping onward to the last ; Breast the storm without a murmur; God will belp when ali is past, “Bravo, bravo!” I exclaimed, with genuine enthusi- asm at the truly artistic reading of these poems. I then listened to Joyce’s novel pictures, which he read with deep feeling and highly dramatic expression, It was difficult to say which was best, his pathos or his bathos, After the reading he and the Warden showed me his cell, which is light, airy and neat. It is situ- ated in the corridor of the colored prisoners, of which Joyce has charge generally. As we parted Joyce final'y said, “As to the evi- dence you want, you may be eure that if I give it to anybody I will give it to the Hegato, But that’s all I can say now, Goodby!” And with # warm grasp of my hand he returned to his corride “A wonderful map, this Joyoe,’ exelaimed Captain Bradbury, the captain of the prison, who had also listened to Joyce’s readings, ‘A wonderful man,’ DEAF AND DUMB ASYLUM. A FORMER PUPIL'S ACCOUNT OF THE CAUSES OF EPIDEMICS AT THE INSTITUTION, To tue Epiror or tar Herary:— The columns of the Heraup are always open to the public for criticism and corrections, and now I take the liberty to say a word or two in reference to the ont- break of typhoid fever in the New York Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, which is situated on Eleventh ave- nue and 162d street. I am a@ graduate of the above institution and was under a six years’ course of instruction, While I was there I was under Dr. Rodenstein’s and Dr. Brooks’ care and not under Dr, Porter’s, the present Super- intendent and resident physician, for he was chosen in the year 1872, 1 think. During my time I saw many outbreaks of epidemics, Twice the typhoid fever appeared—once in an aiming form, but only fifteen pupils out of 580 died, and the fever was soon under control, This appeared at the time Dr, Roden- stein had charge. Such outbreaks are not, I believe, caused by the new road and the water in the cave, as Dr. Porter lately stated to a reporter of the Hera.p, 1 think that the causes of euch outbreaks are the following:—While a pupil myself I saw that the floor in the boys’ washroom was slways wet and the walls damp. The sitting room in which the boys study is very Jarge and airy, but the desks are close together, and the pupils are not pleased to sit so close, During the cold weather great difficulty is experienced in heat- ing this room to a comfortable temperature, This sitting room is warmed by steam pipes, which run around it and are adjusted to the walls, The school rooms on the third tier have of late been changed into bedrooms, and they are as large as our common cooking rooms. In these rooms a large num- ber of pupils sieep, and it is known thatthe air at night is very unpleatunt—the windows being closed— and injurious to the health of the occupants. In each of the other dormitories there is a very large number of boys, of allsizes and ages, sleeping not more than two feet apart on iron beds; and when cold weather in itis also dificult to warm these dormitories to # comfortable tmperature, and the breathing which comes from each sleeper seems to be of a bitter nature, for one person’s breathing differs from another's. Nearly every dormitory aud room in the building has a sink, and when the pipes are broken the stench is awful. There is a swill-house adjoining the privy vault; garbage of every description is emptied therein, and the stench that arises from it is both unpleasant and unhealthy to the pupils, and {t is a constant cause of death or sickness to the inmates. The swill is taken away bya colored man in an open wagon; but what is done with it is not known tome, The pond just below the institution is very unhealthy, and ought at once to be filled. When the river fails mud is only visible, aud the stench is clearly manifested to the pupils when the wind drives it over the premises, The pupils, of whatever age they may be, indulge in sports in winter, and they even do not care for the rainy days. It is mostly in winter when they get their feet wet, and being unable to change their wet stockings in the day tme they hang them on the steam pipes in the sitting room to get them dry; but most of them do not care whether they catch cold or not, and therefore keep their wet stockings on through'the day. The supervisors and managers know of this, and whenever the pupils want to change their clothes they ought to be allowed to do eo. Often when the pupils cannot find their clean un- derwear on Saturdays or Sundays they keep their dirty ones on for another week or so, and | ask if this is healthy, In the bathing room there is a large basin filled with water, in which each class has a turn to bathe every Saturday, but the water is not changed for eack class, In this stagnant water all the boys bathe, and {s not this unbealthy? When a pupil complains of being sick he is sent to the sick room, whore other patients are placed, and it is not known what disease or sickness be has till he grows a little worse or tll the nurse calls on him, For instance, should a person have the typhoid fever, he is sent to the sick ruom. Before the typhoid fever pa tient 1s closely examined one or more of the other pa- tients are laid up with the fever, Why do not such persons havea close examination before being sent there to epread the disease? ‘The managers know all about the above, and there- r) ignorance on their part is # plea of guilt. Wi the pupils appear befor jome one to com- plain there is alw on the side of the oppressor power, and for the oppressed there is no helpew and everything is ‘choked off.” The institution unlike our other ones, for it will be seen that si ness of some kied breaks out at it nearly every This institution is very popular, and is at metropolis; it bas imparted the blessings of edi jon to more than 2,450 deaf mutes since its opening in 1818, and has elevated man} tho pinnacle of ordinary intellectual abilities, It is cer- tain that Dr, Porter, the Li pele cad does not want such trifles known to the public, for it is a con- tinows source of trouble, because the parents and friends of the papils go to the school after hearing of the epidemic, and only re- turm with joy after finding their children take doing well; but ome are so alarmed that th: their children hom better car This is ne sense, for it is ag the State, because each upil over twelve Agel op receives $300 a year for board and $30 for hing, beside medical cars and when the fever breaks My be proves of a severe character, the pupils are sont home for a month or #0, And during that time a portion of their $330 is Inid it loss U away; and as they have a course of eight years, part of their time mt for nothing; and, should they go ome evs for one month in every your thay 2. | gentine Republic for 200 fect. "Of course, when these | ceived no such definite information on this point—this | Would lose eight months’ instruction. In conclusion, I would like to Bay 1 have no bitter feelings agai the Superintendent or Principal or any of the managers of the institution; but | write this for the benetit of the readers of the HeRALD as well as the parents and friends of the pupils, Hoping you will give this publicity, 1 remain, respectfully yours, : W. A BOND, Graduate °72, Brooxtyy, Dee, 21, 1875, ; THE CENTENNIAL. INDIANA EDITORS, WITH THEIR WIVES, MOVING ON PHILADELPHIA—THE MILITARY DIs- PLAY—TROOPS EXPECTED FROM THE DIFFER- ENT STATES, Puivavetrma, Dec. 27, 1875. The Secretary of the Centennial Commission has re- celved a letter announcing that the editors of Indiana, with their wives, numbering in all about 200 persons, will visit Philadelphia about the 16th of January, for the purpose of viewing the Centennial buildings, Not the least interesting of the many adjuncts to the Pailadelphia Exhibition of 1876, and one which will add brililancy and color to the occasion, will be the repre- fentation of the State militia or National Guard of the various States of the Union. The additton of this feature was proposed long since, and invitations were thereupon officially sent to the Governors of the | States. Forty acres of well located ground within Fairmount Park, convenient to the Exhibition enclosure, have been designated by the Park Commission for the ac- commodation of the visiting troops and trausterred to Governor Hartranft, to be at his disposition. With | the view of facilitating the action of the officials who will have charge of the matter—whoever they may be—a volunteer committee of citizens and others was formed in this city for the purpose of getting informa- tion, a letter of mquiry being prepared and sent to the | Adjutant Genera of every State. ‘The replies te thts letter indicate that a very large representation will be made by the militia of the differ- ent States, some of which may follow the example of Connecticut, whose entire militia will come in a body. “The militia of this State is composed ot two companies of horse guards and two companies of foot guards as an escort of honor to the Governor, and the State National Guard made up of four’regiments of in- fantry and one section of light artillery, ‘They propose to encamp at Philadelphia for six or eight days about the last week in August. New York will be represented by at least ten regiments of the National Guard and other independent organizations, numbering, in all, 12,000 or 19,000 men, Among the regiments from New York from whom acceptances have been obtained are the famed Seventh, the Twenty- second, the Old Guard, and regiments {rom Albany, Rochester and Butfalo have also indicated ther inten tuon to be present, New Jersey will send many of her citizen goldiery, but exactly what organizations will come cannot yet be told. From New Hampshire the Manchester Light Battery and the Portsmouth Artl- | lery have thus far accepted. Little Rhode Island will send the Newport Artillery Com- pany, the United ‘rain of Artillery and the First regiment of infantry. The Massachusetts sol- diery will be represented in the Boston Light Infantry, the Lexington Minute Men and the Ancient and Honor- able Artillery Company, Of the Westera States Illinois and Ohio have sent re. plies informing the committee that from Illinois the First regiment of State Guards, of Chicago, and the Governor's Guards, of Springdeld, will come; and from Obio the Myer”’ Cadets, of Toledo, The’ responses from the Wester States have been the least numerous, The Southern States have been yery prompt in re- solving to send their old soldiers to Philadelphia to shake hands with their Northern brethren. From South Carolina will come the Washington Light Infantry, the crack Charleston —_or- ganization; aud companies from Greenville, Chester and Richland. The famous Washington Artillery, of Louisiana, will send three companies to Philadelphia for a brief visit, and Mississippi's Columbus Light Ar- tillery will accompany them. ‘The well known Norfolk Blues will come, probably with other Virginia regi- ments, and will compete ina friendly way with the State Fencibles, of this city, in a contest fur proticiency in drill. Baltimore's Seventh, the Fifth Maryland, will appear for her State, and her little sister Delaware will send one regiment, From Georgia will come the Clinch Rifles, while Tennessee will have 1,500 men from different regiments. ART AT THE CENTENNIAL EXHILITION—WHY FOREIGN ARTISTS HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED SPACE AND WHY AMERICANS HAVE NOT BEEN. PuiLapeirnta, Dee. 27, 1875, Recently, when the Centennial Commissioners had | read the ingenious articles in a New York paper con- cerning the Exhibition, their exclamation has been in effect, if not in words, like that of Falstaff! in “King | Henry IV.,” “Lord, Lord, how this world is given to lying!’? The latest assertion requiring correction is that the Centennial Commissioners have refused to make any assignment of space in the Memorial Hall, the art gallery, for American artists, while they have long sitice assigned the space for foreign artists under their respective nationalities, These allegations may be briefly explained py the annouacement, authorized | by Mr. Sartain, head of the art department, that NO ASSIGNMENTS OF SPACE whatever have becn made 1 the Centennial art gallery until very lately. The general apportionment—a pre- liminary matter quite different from individual assign. | ments—has Just been begun. None has yet been made | for the United States, tor the very good reason that the Commissioners have not been informed how much room our artists will want, and because the Director General will be able to give them all they need, it is thought, Since the Centennial Board of Finance has | been authorized to construct the H ADDITION TO THE ART GALLERY, which was lately described in the Henracn, one-third | more rooin is given for this department, making $1,000 square feet of wall space, or, counting the building | for the display of photographs, over 100,000 square feet in all, If there is an impression that | foreign nations have been assigned space in | the art gallery it arises evidently from the fact that when the Commissioners from abroad have asked for a | definite amount of space on the walls of the gallery it has, of course, been accorded—just as Belgium has to- day’ requested 6,000 square feet, and even the little Ar- foreign commissions know the number of artists from their country who want to exhibit they ask for their allotment, and themselves make the assignmeuts to the painters and sculptors who have applied, As the art bureau of the commission for our country have re- matter being by no means the only one in which we | are behind our trausatlantic competitors—they can make no estimates, THE SPANISH COMMISSION. The members of the Spanish Commission to the Cen- tennial Exhibition in Philadelphia arrived im this city from Liverpool, in the steamer China, on Sunday, and are now stopping at the Grand Central Hotel. The commission is composed of the following persons:— Colonel Lopez Fabra, Chief Commissionor; Signor Al- varo de la Landara, Director of the Department of In- dustry; Count del Donadio, Director of the Depart. ment of Fine Arts; Signor Joaquin Oliver, General | Secretary, and Signor Alfredo Escoba, Official Secretary | to the commission, The commission has also with it an interpreter, who proceeded to Washington yesterday. Colonel Lopez De Fabra was called on last evening by a Heratp re porter, when he stated that the members would re- main in New York until next Thursday, when they would leave for Philadelphia. The Spanish govern- ment had accepted the invitation to be pres- ent at the American Centennial Exhibition, as a matter of courtesy, just as it sent its representatives to Paris, London and Vienua on the occasions of the universal expositions held at those cities, The commission intend to erect a building in Centennial Park, and twenty-four of the Corps of Civil Engineers and eight men chosen from the ordi- nary walks of life willarrive from Spain in a short time to prosecute the work. All the provinces of Spain will be represented at the Exhibition. Colonel De Fabra comes trom Catalonia, which is tl seat of the chief industries of the country, and for that reason was made chief of the commission. The Colonel is director of the Revista de Correos, or official Post Of- fice review, and the inventor of the photo-typographic or heliotype process, The members of the Spanish Commission are very enthustastic concerning the products of their native | country and expect to make a good exhibit at the Cen- | tennial, Yesterday they visited the new Post OMee in a body and examined all its interior workings with evident satistaction to the: ives. To-day and to- morrow they will visit the other pablic buildings and institutions of the city prior to their departure for Philadelphia and Washington, THE FIFTH AVENUE PAVEMENT. Decemurr 23, 1875, To Tue Epiror or THe Heraup:— A taxpayer's communication in your excellent paper of the 15th inst. is but a single expression of the ma- jority of your thousands of readers who either walk or ride on Fifth avenue, We all hope that you will not re- lax your efforts to have that thoroughfare repaved with | | | | | SDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1875--TRIPLE SHEET. THE NEW REGIME. The State and City Governments for the Year 1876. THE LEGISLATURE. The Departments, Presidents and Active Members, ‘The following are the names of the meznbers of the Various departments of the State and city government for the year 1876;— STATE OFFICERS. muel J. Tilden, William Dorsheimer, John Bigelow. * -Lucins Robinson, * harles N. Ross. * harles 8. Fairchild, Jr.* Jobn D. Van Buren, Jr. * Moses K. Platt. Governor. ....+.+ Lieutenant Governo retary of State, Comptroller Treasurer Attorney General ‘4 Engineer and Surveyor. Prison Inepectors. . Canal Commissioners son, Jr, Christopher A, Walrath,* *Elected last November, COURT OF APPEALS, Chief Justice, Sandiord E. Church; Associate Jus- tices, Wilham F, Allen, Charles A. Rapailo, Charles J Folger, Charles Andrews, Theodore Miller, Danie Bark, STATE LEGISLATURE. THE SENATE. 1—L, Bradford Prince. 17—Darius A. Moore. 2—Jokn KR, Kennaday. 18—James F, Starbuck, 8—John C. Jacobs, 19—Theodore 8. Sayre. 4—John Morrissey. 20—David P. Loomis, 6—James W. Booth. 21—Benjamin Doolittle, 6—Caspar A, Baaden, eCarthy, 1—James W. Gerard. 23—William C. Lamont, &—Francis M. Bixby. 24—John H. Selkreg. 9—Wilham H, Robertson, 25—William B. Woodin. 10—Daniel B. St. John, —:26—Stephen H. Hammond, 11—B. Platt Carpenter, 1—George B. Bradley. 12—Tbomas Coleman, 2%-George N. Emerson, — | 13—Hamilton Harris. 29—Daniel H. Cole, ld4—Aug. Schoomaker, Jr, %0—Abijah J. Wellman, 15—Webster Wagner, 81— Sherman S. Rogers, 16—Franklin W. Tobey, 82—C. P. Vedder. THE Ike Republicans. Democrats er) Republican MAJOrity,.... cseves seeseeesesecseee 8 Democrats in italics. THE ASSEMBLY. NEW YORK. ALBANY, — Thomas D. Coleman. corge G. Whitson. 3— William J. Mahar, m. T. Graff. 4—Alfred Leroy. 18—S. J. O'Hare. ALLEGANY. 19—James 7. King. Sumner Baldwin, 20—Isnac A. Englehart | BROOME, 21—Joseph P. Fallon, R, A. Ford. NIAGARA. CATTARAUGUS. 1--Harrison Cheney. 2—Kdgar Shannon. 1—Amos A. Bissell. 2—Jonas W. Brown. ONEIDA, CAYUGA, 1—R. U. Sherman.* 1—George I. Post 2—Sylvester Gridley. 2—John 8. Brown, 3—James H. Flanagan. CHATTAAQUA, 4— Waiter Ballou. 1—William H. Whitney. ONONDAGA. 2—Theodore A. Case, 1—Allen Monroe. CHEMUNG. 2—Carroll E, Smith. Edmund Miller. 3—C. Frederick Herbst, CHENANGO. ONTARIO, Isaac Plumb, 1—Seth Stanley, CLINTON. 2—Hiram Maxwell Shepard P. Bowen.* ORANGE. COLUMBIA. 1—Thomas W. Bradley. 1—George H. Power. 2—John H. Reeve. 2—Jobn T. Hogeboom. ORLEANS. | CORTLAND. J. Drake Billings, | Judson C. Nelson. oswEGo. | DELAWARE 1—George B. Sloan, | 1—George D. Wheeler. 2—. W. Greep. H 2—Isaac H. Maynard, 3—Jobn Preston, j DUTCHESS. OFSKGO. | 1—Thomas Hammond. 1~J. S, Davenport. | 2—DeWitt Webb, ERIS, 1—Daniel Cruice 2—William W. Lawson. * —KEdward Gallagher. * 4—Charles F. Tavor, 2—George Scramling. PUTNAM, Hamilton Fish, Jr. Qu 1—Townsend D. Con. 2—Alvin T. Payne, b—Bertrand 1, Chaffee. RENSSELAER. USHEX, 1—William V. Cleary, *, Wiliam &. Calkins. * 2—William F. Taylor. FRANKLIN. 3—Thomas B. Si John J. Gilbert. RICUMOND, FULTON AND HAMILTON, Kneeland Townsend, John J. Hanson, KOCKLAND, | GENESEE, George Weiant. \ Newton H. Green.* ST. LAWKENC! | GREENE. 1—David MeFalls. | Burton G. Morse, 2—A. B. Hepburn.* | HERKIMER, 3—L. C. Lang. i Myron A. McKee, SARATOGA. i JEFPERSON. 1—Lotns Ingal! 2—Lansing Becker, KINGS. 1—Daniel Bradley. * 2—Jonathan Ogden, 3—Michael Coffey. * 4—7. V. G. Talmage.* 5—A. P. Higgins, 6—Jacob Worst.* 7—C. L, Lyon. &—A. M. Suydam. 9—Jokn Metroarty.* 1—George West.* 2—Iswac Noyes, Jr. | SENECA. Lewis Post SCHENECTADY, | Emmet O'Neti. SCHONARIE, STRUBEN, 1—W. B. Ruggles. 2J. E. B. Suntes, LEWIS. SUFFOLK. Alex, H. Crosby. Samuel B. Gardiner, LIVINGSTON. SULLIVAN. James Faulkner, Jr.* Adolphus EB, Wenzel * MADISON. TOGA, 1—Morris M. Campbell Eugene B. Gere. 2—Fred. C, Fiske, TOMPKINS. MOKROE. Samuel 8. Halliday. 1—Willard Hodges. ULSTER. James 8, Graham. 1—Thomas Hamilton. 3—Heman Glass, 2—John D. Wurts.* | MONTGOMERY. 3—Davis Winne, George M. Voorhees, WARREN, NEW YORK, Robert Waddle. 1 1—Nicholas Muller.* WASHINGTON, 2—Feliz Murphy. 1—T, J Potter. 3—James J. Slevin, 2-H. G. Burleigh, | 4—John Galvin, Bes WAYNE. 1—Emory W. Gurnee. 2—A. 8. Russell. * WESTCHESTER. 1—George H. Forster. 2—C M. Schieffelin.* ». W. Betts, ratthew Paiten, 7—Isaac I, Hayes. 8—Fred. Gugel. §—Andrew J. Campbell. 10—Joseph Hoffman, Jr, 3—James W. Husted. * | I1—Charles A. Peabody. WYOMING. 1 12—Archibaid Watts. Arthur Clark, | 13—Robert H. Straban, YATES. 14—P. J. Carty. John Sutherland. | *Members of the last Legislature. Democrats in italics, Republicans. Democrats Republican majority. teteeeecerecereee IF MILITARY DEPARTMENT. Adjutant General—Major General Franklin Town- | send. Inspector Generai—Major General John B, Wood- ward, Eugineer in Chief—Brigadier General Edgar M. Cui- len. jen. Judge Advocate General—Charles Hughes. Surgeon General— Brigadier General Austin Flint, | Quartermaster Generai—Brigadier General 3. 8. Ells- worth, Paymaster General—Brigadier General Herman Ub Commissary General of Subsistence--Brigadier Gen- eral Charles H, Smyth, Chief of Ordnance—General Kilburn Knox, Aides-de-Camp to the Governor—Colonel James B. Pearsall, Colonel Charles Tracey, Colonel Thomas Stokes, Colonel Latham ©, Strong, Colomel Clifford A. H. Bartlet THE CITY GOVERNMENT. Mayor—William H. Wickham, COCNTY OFFICERS, Surrogate—S. D, Van Schaick.* Recorder—Jobn K, Lent ape i City Judges—Josiah Sutherland, Henry A. Gilder- sleeve. * District Attorney— Benjamin K. Phelps. t Coroneré—Henry Woltman, Andhony Eickhoff, Rich- ard Croker, Moritz Eliinger, * Register—Parick H Jones, * Bleoted last November, + Re-elected, COMMONS COUNCIL. Aldermen.at-Large—/Mmuel A, Lewis,* John Reilly,* William L, Cole,* Magnus Gross,* U. P. H. Billings, Jacob Hess. Fourth Senator'a) District—Thomas Sheils, Patrick Lysaght,, Bryan Reitly. Fifth Senato'gai District—Joha J. Morris,* William Wade, James A @umbleton. Sixth Ser gtorial District—Patrick Keenan, John W. Guntzer,* “sogeph ©. Pinckney, Seventl, Senatorial District—Peter Seery,* William some kind of material that will not only be durable, but more quiet and easier upon the feet of the poor horses, who are now compelied to travel upon it as if thyy were afraid to put their feet to the ground. ‘@ax, suggestion In regard to having the drive aloyg Fi ih avenue in Central Park is excellent, and. bope that the Park Commissionors will act upon 1t aad give the people an exit at 110th street on that 4vonue, 1 have heard very many ladies who drive t4Ahat beauti- fui place ex; their dread of the ste~p ana winding hill above nt St. Vincent, leading imto Sixth ave- nue, With Fifth avenue repaved, an an-exit from the Park at its northeast corner, there ‘4ill be two additional at- tractions to for ire seekers visiting the Park and the ba end of the island, ecling thankful, with, the rest of your read your efforts in beautify; for Fapidly growing city, ac 7] U great and | Westervelt, Henry F. Dimock, Sauer, Véenry E, Howland. * Bighs senmiinisl District—Henry D. Purroy,* Hichasy, , Wiliam H. McCartiy,* Joseph Cu Deinecral et DL f Republicans hey x * Members of the last Board, Corporation Counsel—William H. Whitney. Commissioner Depatiment Public Works—Commis- sioner to be appointed by Mayor and Common Coun- cil, Sheriff—William C. Conner. Under Sherifi—John T. Cumming. County Clerk—William Walsh, Deputy County Clerk—Fairfax McLaughlin, Police Commissioners—Geo! ‘W. Maisell, William B. Smith, Abram Disbecker, John R. Voorbis, ‘Health Commissioners—Charles F. Chandler, Edward . Janeway, Park Commissioners—Henry G. Stebbins, David B. Williamson, Joseph J. O'Donohue. Dock Commissioners—Salem H. Wales, Jacob A. | tothe Rio Grande, tt is hereby, re hat | ye 5 Tax Commissioners—John Wheeler, George H. An- drews, Jobo N. Haywood. Commissioners of Charities and Correction—l H. Bailey, Thomas S. Brennan, Towasend Cox. Comptroller—Andrew H. Green. Department Public Buildings—Walter W. Adams, Superintendent, Commissioners of Exciss—James L. Stewart, D. D. T. Marshall, William H. Stiner. Commissioner of Jurors—Thomas Dunlap. Commissioners of Education—William H. Neilson, President; Charles V. Lewis, Henry P. West, Willam Wood; J. Mathewson, William Dowd, S.J. Pattere son, Albert Klamroth, L. N. Fuller, James M. Hails! Jacob M. Vermilyea, Eugene Kelly, William Herring, Joseph Seligman. David Wetmore, A. P. Man, Ferdi- nand Traud, R. W. Townsend, Rufus @. Beardslee, Ed- ward 0. Jenkins, David F, Baker, City Superimtend- ent—Henry Kiddie, JUDICIARY, Supreme Court—Noah Davis, Obief Justice; Associ- ate Justices, John R. Brady, George C. Barrett, Abra- ham R, Lawrence, Charles Donohue and Theophilus Westbrook. Superior Court—C L. Monell, Chief Justice; Associ- ate Justices, Gilbert M. Speir, John Sedgwick, W. E. Curtis, Hooper C. Van Vorst and C. F, Santord. * ges Chief Just Associate Henry Alker, Alexander Spaulding, David Mo» Adam, Charles Goepp* and J, 8. Shoridan.* Common Pleas—C. P. Daly, Chief Justice; Associate Justices, J. F. Daly, Charles H. Van Brunt, H. W, Robe auson, R. L. Larremore and George M, Van Roesen.* Civil Justices—First district, John Callahan; Second | district, Charles M. Clancy; Third district, George W. | | | Parker; Fourth district, J.'A. Durkee: Fifth district, T. J. Campbell; Sixth district, W. H. Kelly; Seventh district, W. 8. Pluckney; Eighth district, Frederick G. Gedney; Ninth district, H. P. McGowan; Teath district, John Flanagan, All the Civil Justices abovementioned were elected ah the last election, with the exception of Flanagan, * Elected last November. BOARD OF ALDERMEN. HIGH SOUNDING CENTENNIAL RESOLUTIONS— THE CROTON MAIN ORDINANCES AGAIN. A regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen was held yesterday afternoon, Mr. Lewis in the chair. The majority and minority reports in relation to the Providing of accommodations for the additional Court of General Sessions were called up, but no action was taken, and they were laid over until the next meeting of the Board. Alderman Shandley offered a long preamble and resolutions relative to the Centennial celebration, These resolutions, which were adopted unanimously, | concluded as follows :— Resolved, That in commemoration of this important event in the history of our country, and as an appropriate Inangue ration of the Centennial year, tae Commissioner of Public Works causes the national siandard to be displayed from sunrise until sunset on every public building in. this city on the Ist day of January, 1876; that the owners and occupants of private buildings, the proprietors of hotols, publie pl of amusements and other publie places cout rolled b individuals, and the masters of vessels in the hey are hereby requ t ed also to display their day ind be it furti slved, In order, if possible, that this commemoration may be general In every portion of our extended country. | frown the Auntic to tue Pucite and from the St. Lawrence ectfully suggested and most earnestly recommended ¥ the newspaper press of this city cause thiy recommendation to be publixbed in or | telegraphed to nll parts of the country, in the hope that our patriotic people may enter into the spirit of th nd thereby, while honoring our national e angurate, in the most appropriate manner, the o of the declaration of American independence, The Croton Main ordinances were again called up, and an attempt made to pass them. Alderman Gross’ amendment that all this work should be done by con- tract was adopted, several of the democrats voting with the republicans, Uut when the ordinance came up for final passage it was defeated. Tho following is the vote on the amendment:—Ayes—Alaermen Billings, Coie, Dean, Gilon, Gross, Gunther, Robinson, Simon- son, Southworth and Strack. Nays—Aldermen Bless- ing, Lysaght, Power, Purroy, Reilly, Seery and Shandley. THE POLICE COMMISSIONERS. The ‘Committee on Rumors’! was again busy yester- terday, and this time the statement comes that Gen- eral “Baldy Smith isto be nominated for Commis- siones of Public Works in place of Genera! Fitz Jobn Porter. The story goes that Mayor Wickham in- tends to receive the resiguation of Police Commi sioner Smith, to waicn vacancy he will appoint G eral Porter. "This is the lavest slate as arranged by the politicians around the City Hall. They say that Mr. E. P. Barker’s name was withdrawn at a congulta- tion held on Sunday jast. The mansion on Mulberry Street, wherein the Commissioners manage the “finest police force 1p the world’? was unusually quiet, The aged President of the Board sat in his accns- tomed chair, thinking, no doubt, of the good old days when Canal street was the northern boundary of the city, and when, instead of 2.500 odd patrolmen, one- fifth of that number terrified the inhabitants of Gotham, When questioned by a Herato reporter as to the ru- mor that Governor Tilden had last acted upon his case, Mr. Maisell elevated his spectacles, and vacantly sa oceasion, jem, in- tennial Not a word of truth init, I haven't heard directly or indirectly trom the Governor. To be sure the ru- mors have reached me, but so far us I kuow they are groundiess, I aim not yet removed.” Commissioner Disbecker was sought, but he could not be found. He had left his oilice early in the | day, and none of his clerks could tel! his whereabouts, Commissioner Voorhis smilingly said that he had heard nothing whatever in relation to the rumored re- | movals either from the Mayor or Governor. To the best of his Knowledge the present Board of Police was in the | Same position now as they were two montus ago, when. the subject of their removal was first officially ugitated, | He had heard plenty of rumors and had also heard | Several candidates for the vacancies mentioned, but he knew nothing whatever officially. General Smith was ulso unaware of any recent action by the Governor in the matter of ‘removal He knew of no movement in that direction other than what is already generally known. Superintendent Walling, on being interviewed, stated that he had heard varions rumors, but he could trace none of them to an authentic source. Among the candidates mentioned as likely to fill the | vacancies when made are ex-Justice Hogan und Sidney P. Nichols, MUNICIPAL NOTES, On Wednesday next a caucus of the new Board of Aldermen will be hold at the City Hail to devide upon the officers for the term of 1876. Mr. Samuel A. Lewis and Mr. H. D. Purroy are the names mentioned for the presidency of the Board, while Mr. F. J. Twomey and fr. oe H. Moloney are stated for Clerk and Deputy Clerk. The Assembly Committee on Crime meets for the Jast time at the City Hall to-morrow. ‘They will bold a long session, commencing at eleven o'clock. Mayor Wickbam is perfectly non-comuittal as to his choice of Commissioner of Public Works. On Thursday next will be held the iast meeting of the present Board of Aldermen. Governor Tilden and Mayor Wickham are again re- ported as in harmony on the immediate removal of Police Commissioners Disbecker and Matsell. BROOKLYN MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, RAPID TRANSIT AGAIN CHECKED AND THE GAS EXTORTION DISCUSSED. The last regular session of the Brooklyn Common Council was held yesterday afternoon, President Ber- gen in the chair, Tne Aldermen who aro going out ot office wore a melancholy expression, Not only do many retire from ollice with the old year, but the dem- oeratic majorrty falls from power and becomes the mi- nority in the Board, The attendance in the lobby was | very numerous. A series of resolutions was offered by Alderman Ropes expressive of the satisiaction the President had given in his impartial decisions. Reso- Jutions of a complimentary character were also for the faithful services rendered by City Clerk, Bishop, and his subordinates. Alderman Ropes, Chairman of the Committee on Finances, was also complimented by resolution of the Board, A veto message was read from Mayor Hunter, with- holding his signature from the ordinance passed by that body at a recent mecting authorizing the Klevated Rapid Transit Silent Safety Railroad Company to use certain streets, Do Kalb avenue among the number, to construct the railway. This route was opposed beiore | the Alderman tc Committee by Rev. T. De Witt Talmage, A. W. Tenney and other prominent property owners on the line. This is the second time that rapid transit measures have been defeated in the Board. The Mayor's veto was laid on the table, John McGuire, a counsellor-at-law, was confirm upon the Mayor's nomination, member of the Board of Education, vice William A. Furey, resigned, The name of William Marshall, of the Committee of One Hundred, was sent in by the Mayor for President 01 the Board of City Works, The nomination was not palatable to the “‘regular’’ democratic members, and Alderman Clancy, leader of the majority, moved that the communication be laidupoa the table. The motion was carried. The Alderman then asked that they should adjourn for (ifieen minutes to confer, as the Mayor had not consulted tue democrats belore making this nomination. Subsequently the nomination was taken up Tejectod, Aldermen Ropes and Strong eulogized Marshall's qualification for the office, on the plea that ‘af he is not @ faithful democrat he is at least an upright citizen.” Alderman Bergen would not vote Mr. Marshall, ‘as that gentleman !s already a member of the Bridge Direction and a Park Commissioner, and his time is taken up with his business, The motion to confirm the nomination of Mr. Mar- ‘shall was lost by a vote of 13 in the affirmative to 21 ip the negative, 1t was resolved that when the Board adjourned f would be to moet again on Thursday afternoon at thret o'clock, to Gnish up all business, The committee having under consideration the reduo tion of the number of gas lamps ia the city reportea in favor of reducing the number of bes be) 2,699, In a debate which ed Alderman that se Se opreoiate? enormous wae the price $600,000 per year, that oil should su also ‘spoke-of the sxesusiee Fave rates, per 1,000, fee vo private consumers and $2 50 to beep, The ro was adopted. areata a ras eee ment is due 8 ey employed oy the Committee on Law, Water “aud Fire Commissioners—Joseph L, Perley, Roswell D. Hatch, Vincent 0, King Drainage, to determine the ity of the Beservett at Hempstead and the a ity of Gone tract of th and Keeney, The ag ity with Kings! arecate amount of said Dilla is