The New York Herald Newspaper, February 10, 1876, Page 3

THE BROADWAY FIRE Sapping and Mining the Dangerous Walls. LOSSES AND INSURANCES. Operations of the Fire Depart- ment at the Ruins, CONDITION OF THE WOUNDED. ‘Tho great fire between Crosby street, Broadway, How- ard and Grand streets, though overcome by the untiring energies of tho Fire Department before daylight yestor- day morning, stili gave a large force of men and engines ite as much as they’could do to keep it under coutrol and to prevent further disaster from a revival of the conflagration later. The ruime of the vast buildings be- tween Nos. 442 and 454 Broadway on the west side and clear through to Crosby street on the east were piled up in the centre of the block, and, strange to re- fate, only portions of their iron frontage laid upon Broadway. «There wie scarce a brick or other , fragment ‘of <débrig outside the eastern curb- | stone, At early morning the limite of the burned district, as defined by the police, were Grand street on the north, Howard on the south, Crosby on the east and Broadway on the west. Allof these, except the lagt, were practicable. The Bleecker and Grand street lines of cars ran almost uninterruptedly, but between Howard and Grand streets Broadway was im tho hande of the police and firemen, and traffic thereon was suspended. The space overspread by the fire had a 125 feet front on Broadway, and nearly, if not quite, as much on Crosby street, The flames had eaten their way partially tprough the northern side of the biock to Grand strect, where they had been fortunately , afrested, not, however, before they did serious injury to the stock and fixtures of Messrs Wercham, Meyer | and others, as will be shown below! The extent of the | losses sustained by the owners of the several houses destroyed had only been approximately estimated yes- terday, and the most fabulous statements in this re- gard were current on the streets. POPULAR EXCITEMENT, Almost with the daylight the people began to as- | semble around the ruins, which they bound, in a man- ner of speaking, 80 closely as to give the police quite as much as they could do to prevent the line of fire being broken, They were, most of them, working people on ‘their way to shop and store, who had not yet heard of ‘the great calamity and were as much astonished by suddenly coming upon the devastated spot as were those who had gazed upon tne flames chat had con_ sumed them the night before, The engines were still at work; eoot begrimed and haggard firemen, wet from top to tk were laboring quietly on the spot where their comrades had been slain an hour or two NEW YORK buried them, One of Clote’s comrades told re, ment Hevemen Montonsen of anetber company to meet bim on Wednesday. and for that Lid codon asked and obtained twenty-four hours’ leave of absence, When the frst ng in the station ‘uesday evening, ngagee in play told of the call cue, saying to bis com- clot! “1 beat you imagined years 01 dower, and bad one child, a daughter, twelve years old. He was one of the oldest members of the department, coming !n the force on the day of its ization, and remaining since that time uninter- when at a fire, Jobn H. Bush, who was taken from the ruins at the Same ume and sent to Bellevue Hospital, was also an old Qreman, having been connected with the depart ent for over ten years. At a late bour last night be sti) living but delirious, and bis condition is re- garded by his attending physician as exceedingly pro- carious. " His injuries consist of a deep scalp wound and internal injuries affecting bis kidneys. Thomas J. Cortissos, the fourth fireman, who also lies at Bellevue Hoepital, bids fair to be sufficiently recov- ered to resume duty in less than a week. His in- gerous. Cortissox has on two other occasions been an inmate of the same hospital, both times the victim of accidents at fires. At the 8 lane explosion four years ago he was blown a distance of several yards, and injured so seriously that he was contived to bis bed for three months. The three other firemen who were injured were yes- terday much better and in a few days wil) be al! right, At the next meeting of the Fire Commissioners it is probable that the department pension of $156 per an- Bum will be granted to the widows of the deceased fir men in addition to $1,000 1m cash obtained from the Firemen’s Life Insurance Fund. LOSBKS AND INSURANCE. Lesher, Whitman & Co., dealers in tailors’ trim- mings, fe, occupied the rst floor and basement of Nos. 444 and 446 Broadway; loss on stock estimated at $600,000; insured for companies. No. 446 Broadway, second floor occupied by Snedi- ker, Watrous & Co., clothing; loss, $150,000; insured for $140,000. floor; loss, $26,000; insurance, $20,500. Siedenbach, Schwab & Co., manulacturere of cloth- ing for Sout! stern trade, fourth floor of Nos, 444 | and 446 Broadway, $60,000 worth of stock destroyed Insured for $40,000, Cathn, Branderett & Co., dealers in dry goods, occn- pied the fest floor and basement of Nos, 448 aud 450 Broadway, loss estimated at $500,000. Insured for $595,000 in seventy companies. ‘A. 0, Cushing, second floor No, 448 Broadway, eloth- ing, loss $20,000; tully insured, fiornthal, Whitehead & Co., upper floors No. 450 Broadway, clothing ‘manufacturers, lose $200,000; in- surance $175,000. Powers, Gaston & Co., shoes, No. 452 Broadway, estimated loss $160,000; insured for $165,000 in the following companies :—Londos, Liverpoo! aud Globe, $30,000; Globe, $10,000; Hamburg and Bremen, $10,” 000; Empire City, $10,000; Eagle, $10,000; Phanix, $10,0C0; British North America, $10,060; Broadway, $5,000; People’s, $5,000; Manufacturers’, Beston, $5,000; Howard, $5,000; Equitable, $5,000; American, $5,000; Hanover. $5,000; Commercial, $5,000; Trades- men’s, $5,000; German American, $5,006; Lorillard, $6,000, and two others. Phelps & Everdell, dealers in combs and fancy goods, No. 452 Broadway, loss $36,000; insured im the follow: companies :—| yal 000; Commercial Union, iladelphia, in, $0000; Franklin, $5,000; Manhattan, $5,000; Queens, $5,000; Park, $4,000; Mechanics?’ and Traders’, $3,000; total, $32, George E. Suortridge & Co., clothiers, No. 462 Broad- way ; loss $150,000; insured for $140,000. G. W. Tatte & before, A cordon of police enchained the square and kept back the crowds #0 eagerly pressing forward to catch a glimpse of the lateet sensation, Nothing of the ruins was visible for hours during the forenoon, because Uhey were hidden by a dense cloud of white steam, through the rifts of which every now and then the spectral form of a fireman, hose in hand, playing still wpon the smouldering bricks and joiets beneath his feet, was seen. With stern fidelity to duty and un- Co., cloths and’ woollens, No. 454 Broadway, first floor and basement, stock damaged by fire and water to the extent of about ten per cent of its full value; insured for $85,000. Brickerman Brothers, dealers in shawls and scarfs, second floor, No. 454 Broadway, stock damaged to the extent of $5,000; {ully insured. B, Sondheim & Co., third floor No. 454 Broadway, dealers im fancy goods, stock damaged by fire and water $3,000; insured for $75,000, Adams & Bendix, tailors’ trimmings, No, 454 Broad- swerving obedience to orders, the men stepped in | their turn upon the almost red hot débris out of sight mto the cloud of steam. All the fore part of the day this was all that could be eeen of what was going ‘on by the thousands of spectators thronging every ap- proach to the scene. In the afternoon the fires had gone down and there was less steam arising from the | mass. Then the most interesting work of the da began—the removal of tottering walls and dangerous remnants. SAPPING: AND MINING. ‘The walls pulled down were those on Crosby street and belonging to No. 452 Broadway, Such a condition it was evident they must be pulled down. So firemen were sent upon the’ roof of No, 454 Broadway, and tbe building in the rear o it facing on Crosby street, With —_ adders horizontal, and pendent they pryed out the trembling brick work and flung it upon the ruins Deneath. Safes were dug out by laborers and derricks were erected along the sidewalks to hoist them out. ‘The efforts were not as successful as could be wished, because the workmen had to contend against steam, smoke and the streams of the engines still at work. The greatest difficulty met by the sappere ahd miners, who had the toppling walls in charge, was in the en- @eavor to pull down the iron front of 452 Broadway. NOT DRAD, BUT SLEKPING. Although the flames were got under complete con- tro} by eleven o'clock Tuesday night, several steamers kept at their work of extinguishment for an hour after- ward. At midnight the order was given for some of the number vo withdraw, and the firemen, wearied by ‘their long and arduous efforts, were only too glad to obey. The chief object of the remaining force now was to cool the heated bricks in the burned espace extending from Nos. 442 to 452 Broadway and back to Crosby street, so that the safes buried in the rains might be preserved with their contents, All night jong the work was kept up, and well direpted streams constantly told upon the enemy. Shortly after the disbanding of the engines Superintendent Walling ordered the reserves of the Fourth, Sixth, Eighth and Fifteenth precincts back to their stations, keeping be- bind the reserves of the Fourteenth precinct only. The zeal of the police in keeping citizens outside the fire lines occasionally met with a rebuff. Captain Byrne, of the Twenty-iifth precinct, happening along jp citizen’s clothing, at about twelve o'clock, attempted to enter the lines. A rude push backward by the picket warned him that it was useless to try to enter. “But lam a police captam,”’ said Byrne in expoetula- tion, “Then show me your shield,” said the officer. But as Captain Byrne could not do ko he was ejected with an expression of sarcastic doubt as to his veracity. Inatew minutes he was recognized, and the officer looked sheepish. DURING THE DAY. Daybreak found the firemen still playing on the | rows. barly in the morning Chief Bates arrived, look- ing somewhat the worse tor the failing brick that had Bit him in the face the night belore, and made his ar Tangemonts tor the day. A supply of fresh mea re- Neved the heroes of the night. Only two engines were kept on daty during the day, besr Hook and Ladder Companies Now Gandé At noon the aerial ladder was brought to the spot to be made available in passing Toper © walls to be pulled down. * The total number of firemen present throughout the day was forty. Superintendent of Buildings Adams arriving began an | inspection of the standing walls, and ordered the side walle of No, 452 Broadway torn down. At four o'clock the firemen commenced unfolding the gigantic ladder, and as its heavy, unwieldy members rose upon each other until the tower was completed, more than one of ‘the bystanders recailed the sad day on the Tweed plaza, in thé Seventh ward, when the treacherous invention broke in twain and dashed out the lives of three brave | firemen. When the ladder was at its height and lightly resting apon the top of the tottering wall Captain Allaire cleared the block, and a minute afterward a little fire- 8 and bimbly ran upward. e motion of his body swayed it he fearlessly continued his the ladder to and fro, tourse, Soon be had arranged bis rope and was sale on the ground. TRARING DOWN THE WALLS. Thetugging now commenced. Fi!teen fremen stood with their feet solidly planted, pulling with all their They were in | way ; loss, $2,000; fully insured. BE. G. Weichman, southeast corner of Grand street and Broadway, clothier; loss by water, $10,000, fully insured. Joseph Beckel, hair and co: No. 440 Broadway ; stock damaged by water, $10,000; insured for $35,000. Continental Hotel, No. 442° Broadway, K. I. Merri- field, proprietor; 108s $25,000; insurance $20,000. Ferrigan & Smith, No. 125 Grand street, liquor store; Joss $250; fully insared. B. Bozensky, dealer im furs, No. 125 Grand street, second floor; loss by water $200; insured. Kikin Hyman, cloths, 127 Grand street, first floor; stock damaged aver $3,000; surance } byw: Secend floor, No. 127 Grand street, M. Meyer, manu- facturer of silk scarfs; loss by water $2,000; insured for $12,000. Third floor, No. 127 Grand street, Morris Silverstein & Co., manufacturers of tassels; stock damaged by water $10,000; insurance $10,000, Kaufman Hros. & Bondy, smokers’ articles, loss by fire and water estihated at $20,000, Insured in the following companies:—Liverpool, London and Globe, $20,000; Mechanics and Traders’, $2,500; Glen Falls, $2,300; ‘Royal Canadian, $10,000;' Queen’s, $5,000; Im: perial, $5,000; British North America, $10,600; Will- Jamsburg City, $2,500, and Westchester, $2,600. ‘Total, Foeller, Beyer & Co., first floor and basement of No. 131 Grand street, importers and jobbers of clothes and woollens; stock damaged by water, $10,000; insured for $115,000. Albert Meyberg, third floor No. 125 Grand street, dealer in hais and caps; loss, $200; insured for $1,200. HL. Ransom Dhl No. Howard street; shoes; E. Byrne, woollens, No. 34 Howard street; loss, $1,000; insure: | “ Richter & Blair, No. 36 Howard street; collars and ladies’ peckties; damage to stock and machinery, 000. bea Hulin, No. 440 Broadway, stationer ; loss, $2,000. Insared in the following companies :—Citizens’, of New- ark, $4,000; New Jersey Fire, $5,000; German. Amer- can, $2,000. J.C, Johnson & Co., copper and hardware, No. 36 aes street; loss on stock and office furniture, 1, 200. McCarty & Hosberg, fancy goods, No- 440 Broadway ; loss, $3,000; insured, pf ‘The buildings Nos, 444, 446, 448, 450 and 452 Broad- way, all owned by Mr. Edward Matthews, and valued at $525,000, are totally destroyed. They are insured for $155,000 in the following companies :—Willtams- burg City, $15,000; Merchamte’, $5,000; National, $6,000; Imperial, roe besieact pooner si — 4. rf] $5,000; Atlantic (rents), ; Ho) 000; 8 Ting, - $3,000; St. ‘Joseph, $5,000; Northwestern Na- | tional, $5,000; Atias, $5.00 18's, $5,000; West- | chester, $5,000; Providence, Washington $10,000; Firemen’s Fund, $15,000; Phoenix, $5,000; Greenwich, | $5,000; American, $4,000; Citizens’, $15,000; London Assurance, $5,000; Farragut (rents), $10,000, Not a house on the block» bounded by Howard, Grand and Crosby streets and Broadw: 4 unin- | jured. The whole centre of the Continental Hotel, No, 442 Broadway, is burned out, as well asa wing of the bailaing fronting on Howard street, Tho damage will amount probably to about $70,000. Buildings Nos. 127, 129 and 131 Grand street, owned by Mrs. Milligan, are damaged to the extent of $12,000; fully covered by in- surance. The damage to the fronts of buildings on Crosby street and Broadway (paint blistered and plate glass windows broken by the heat) will amount to $12,000 at rt. } THE TOTAL Loss. The total loss is estimated at about $3,000,000, which is protty well covered by insurance. Among the com- panies losing most heavily are the London and Liverpool and Globe, $80,000; Imperial, $20,000; Home, $35,000; Aina, Hartford, $20,000; Sergi $25,000; Niagara, an $16,000; Sterling, $15,000, and about sity others from $5,000 to $10, THE FIRE RECORD. broke out in the basement of No. 647 Third avenue, occupied by Jacob Lewis as ashoe store; cause, clothes voner d fire trom @ lighted candle; damage, $50; in- su THE BROOKLYN YACHTSMEN. The Brooklyn Yacht Club met at the corner of Court | and Montague streets last evening, Mr, 0, W. Ostrander presiding. After the approval of the minutes of the previous meeting the chairman called on Mr. J. B. Morris to report the result of the might The wail leaned over again and again, but be- ond the no result was attained for nearly an our, At asl a vigorona pull proved too such for ‘brick and mortar, for, with a crash, the immense wall came tumb/ing to the ground. THE UNVORTONATE KILLED, David Clate, the poor fireman who met death at bis post of duty, is spoken of by bis comrades as one of | the best privates in the department. A little over | forty years of age, of sturdy build and genial disposi. | ton, te was for fearlessness duty and kind mrss to his fellow workers. When the preseny was organized he joined the but Lytle was made id to No. 30. ¥ hes house of his paeaeee i Me hen Bear Varick, all was gloom yesterday. The comri of the dead 6 who themeetves bd narrowly es- and talked over the merits of the action of the’ committee appointed at . the previous meeting to discuss with the members of the Atlantic Yacht Club the subject of a consolida- tion with the latter organization. Captain Morris read & report stating that he had communicated informally with members of the Atlantic Club, and that in reply the Secretary first notifed him that they would calla special meeting of the clab to consider the subject. Subsequently he was mformed that the leading’ bad been called, and the question of consolidation definitely negatived by 4 unaniineus vote. The letter contaiming this information also informed him that a committee of equal number with that of which he was chairman— namely, seven—bad been appointed to confer with his committee and inform them of his action. To this retorted that it was necessary to appeint acom mittee to discuss a q im disposed of previously by the action of the club; hence there was no meeting. His report was adopted, the matter of consolidation being of possibility. beyond the limits gentlemen were elected members of ‘be spa " the clab:—Messra. Jacob Bergen, F. ©. Bi f Bos- don, and SH. Thurston, of Long laland. ” ” On —_— ot = ; @ committee of five wi appoin to make inquiries as to the possibility of meeting the Boston Yacht lab duri "ne jace comil and Some choht alwetailean wore pone't the by-la mat in eo | % by the Board of Trustees, Hon. C0" ae thes posed for D . Barney Hees ee cence memos aaa iesuance . Of ongh were referred to the Regatta Committees Juries, on investigation, while very severe, are not dan- | 000 in over 100 different | Wilham Smith & Co., dealers in linen goods, third | About mine o'clock yesterday morning a slight fire | HERALD, THUKSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1876 se ect pen MOODY AND SANKEY. The meetings at the Hippodrome have not as yet been attended with any particular degree of excitement or jmterest The great revivalists have by no means carried things by storm as was very generally predicted they would. To be sure, the movement is as yet ip its incipiency, but it has nevertheless progressed to asuflicient extent to enable one to form a pretty accurate idea of the sort of material Messrs. Moody and Sankey will have for the most part to deal with in this city. Nothing like the numbers that were anticipated bave attended any of the meetings thue far; and the great majority of those who have composed the au- diences are 80 stolid and immovable that it will evi- dently require an extraordinary efforton the part of the managers and conductors of the revivals—as yet 80 called—to arouse them to #pything like genuine and hearty enthusiasm, Tie CHAPEL MEETING. ‘The attendance at the noon meeting yesterday was much the same as on the previous day, The galleries were almost unoceupied. Mr. Moody invited the min- isters present | erected yesterday mornimg. Among those who ac- | cepted his invitation were Rev, George H. Hepworth, Stephen H. Tyng, Jr., Rev, M. Lodge, Rev, Dr. Rogers, Dr. Holdick, Dr. | Bishop Janes, Dr. Stewart Dodge, Aubson and others, Mr. Moody opened the meeting with the singing of the eighty-eighth bymn. Guide me, O, thor Great Jebovah. After this requests for prayer were read as follows :— A petition from aneighboring town for an uncle, aunt Heaven, a father and two sisters remaining; for a young | married couple; a lady from the country, anxious to be | Jed to the Lord; for a young iady recently mar- | med, in danger from unhappy religious in- | fuences; a wife for her husband; a lady | | for two sisters; one for an only sister; | for an only son; for two friends who are unbelie a | Christian worker for her unconverted husband; a | young man for a wife lying in @ critical condition in one of our city institutions; a friend from England aske for prayers; a widow for her only son, and a prayer for one of our Christian workers. ‘The reading of these requests was followed by prayer, and the hymn, ‘‘Whata friend we have in Jesus!”? Atter which Mr, Moody said:—‘‘l meant to have said yesterday about requests that a great many were dis- | appointed that their requests were not read. The re- | quests that come in to-day will not be read till to-mor- row. it would take four hours, They have to be abbreviated. Don't bring them here unless your hearts are laden with burdeng too heavy to bear. These are special meetings and we want only special requests—just in- dividual cases—not requests for whole towns and cities, Now | want to call your attention toa few verses in the thirty-second chapter of Jeremiah, The seventeenth verse is the text I have taken in every place we have been. I have tried to get away from it, but I alwa come buck to it Itsays’—‘*O Lord God, behold thou hast made the heavens and the earth by thy great power, and there is nothing too hard for thee.” When we look at our difficulties we are apt to get dis- couraged. We say “This man is too far gone; he cannot be converted.” But when we lift our eyes to heaven and see him sitting at the right hand of God we remember it is a little matter for God to do, it is.as easy for Him to sa’ 6 drunkard as to turn over His hand. Let us remember that there is nothing too bard for God to do, Let us not limit the power of the Holy One. God is pleased to have us expect great things from Him. He was ‘Him, for it is said, ‘Then came the word of the Lord unto Jeremiab, saying, Bebold 1 am the Lord, the God of all flesh.” As ifto say, “ls anything too hard for me?” If God cam speak a world into existence cannot He say, ‘‘Let there be life?” and the dead souls shail be raised, Ye mothers who have wandering sons, lift up your hearts in prayer to-day. I have more hove of these meetings than any bthers, for if we do not get hold of the Lord in prayer our work will be a failure. And what bas encouraged me more than anything else, 1s the greatattendance at prayer meetings, If wo ask our Father for bread will He give us a stone? Some say this work is superticial and will pass away. If it is im our name it will, but not if it is in God's name. Let me call your attention to the thirty-third chapter of Jeremiah, third verse:—‘Cail upon me and Iwill answer thee and show thee great and mighty things which thou knowest not.” Let us call on God. ‘Take Hin at His word. I think during the war God taught this nation ‘ HOW TO PRAY. Then it was that we learned how to cry to God and how God did answer prayer. Some of the best men we have in the Church were converted then, I prayer meetings, a young lieutenant rose (we were talking about praying mothers}, and said:— “What the speaker says reminds me of the last letter I ever received irom my mother, She said she was anxious for my salvation, Said ‘My boy, you don’t know that you will live to see ‘the close of this war, tion, and when you get this letter remember that your mother is praying for you, Well, he said, the next news he got was that his motber had died suddeniy. It broke his heart and he cried to bis mother’s God, and, said he, “Il believe in my mother’s God.” Now we come to call to the Lord. “Let us cry to God now to give us a great and mighty blessing in New York. During Mr. Moody's address many were affected to tears. It was followed by the singing of the t ty- seventh hymn. As the last notee of the song died away arough-looking man in the congregation rose and said, “Mr. Moody——’’ The revivalist interrupted him with, “Excuse me, my friend, but we must only have speaking from the platform, ”® The man moved his hymn book in the air in a vio- Jent manner, and went on, “If you dare to reiuse a sinner——” The rest was inandible, as he was forced into his seat, andthe meeting proceeded. Mr. Sankey sung the forty-sixth hymn as agolo, After one ortwo more addresses the service closed. THE KVENING MERTING. The meeting last evening was well vga the large ball being filled to its utmost capacity. There was bo crush or excitement at the doorways, as the inclement weather prevented the gathering of a great multiude on the streets and sidewalks before the hour for openin the doors. When the hall was about one-third filled the choir be- gan singing and continaed, with slight intermissions, until eight o'clock, when Messrs. Moody and Sankey entered and the regular service of the evening began. Mr. Moody asked the congregation to all: join heartily in singing the twenty-fourth hymn, beginning:— We pratse Thee, O God! for the Son of Thy love. After prayer by one of the assisting brothers, Mr. Sankey suvg the song, “Only an armor bearer,” the choir and congregation joining in the chorus witn marked eflect. Mr. Moody read a portion of the first chapter of Joshua and iollowed with a most fervent Lag bg plead- ing for a great wave of blessings to sweep the country ‘as it did in 1857 and 1858 Mr, Sankey sung again, this e selecting the hymn. “Nothing but leaves...” The singing over, Mr. Moody arose and said he had selected just two Words for his discpurse—courage” and “enthusiasm.” God had commanded Joshua to be of good courage, promising him that if he would no man should be able to stand before him all the days of life. A great many people are like Elijah when be went away off into the desert, where God could not use him, God cannot use them, for they have not courage or boldness. If God tells them to go out and speak to this or thay young man they will go and talk of everything but his soul, He, the speaker, had been discouraged once, but he was ad- vised to study up the history of Noah who worked and prayed 120 years and er got a convert outside of bis own family. Then bis returned again and he was determined to never give up again. Evel one should come out and say boldly which side he or she ig on. Is ie time the lines were drawn bere—New York. He admired the enthusiasm and courage of that old woman who, when she heard the enemy was coming, caught up a poker and rushed out to meet them, saying that if she | could not kill any ene she would let the people see which side she was on. More enthusiasm is wanted, the speaker said. He did pot want any faise enthusiasm—God deliver him from that—but be did want the ht kind of entbus: coupled with courage, Let die, but let us er give up the work. We want 600,000 men in New York who wil fight for the caute of Jesus. We must be om the aggressive, not aiways on the defensive. Some are content, here in New York, to hold the membership of thetr church, instead of working day to bring in others. If we havea t revi- w York it must come from the people working heir neighbors, It will not come ft our ex. here alone, but must be brought about by urageous and enthusiastic effort on th ery one who cares for Christ or for his own | earnest, | part of @ | soul, Mr. Moody calied upon the old men and women of the congregation to get into harness and go to work. They must not waste their time wishing they were young, 80 that they could work. They can do a vast deal of work that the yor people cannot do, Every asm. Ifany the younger cheer and go forth raged! jastic as patriots, Kind words all can utter, 0 one knows bow deep x! go and what a hold they take upon the heart. The address was followed by ashort but heartfelt prayer, and the 10,000 voices joined in the hymn be- Lae “Work, for the night is coming.” Mr. Moody invited all who could to remain at the prayer meeting to be held after the regular mecting was concluded. About one-third of the congregation left, and thos Temuining were invited to take seats as far as practic- able eee “bee Il. This was done and the doors were Prayers by two of the brothers on y' the platform followed in quick succession, and were succeeded by one by Mr. Moody, who begged piteously for an overwhelming harvest of soula, i Am I # soldier of thé cross? ‘was sung with the spirit and the understanding, as the Methodists say, and then Mr, Stuart, of Ph: phil, told of thi on revival in his own city, where from 7,000 to assembled to hear the “old, old story of Jesus and Jove” The prayers of this multitude were to take seats onthe large platform | and a group of ¢ousins; for an afflicted family, three in | Jt is impostible to read them as they are written; | leased to have Jeremiah call on | remember at the close of one of the war time | and you don’t | know how your mother’s heart burns for your salva- | —WITH heard and answered, so that thousands were enabled to find Jesus, PBL ed meeting was then dismissed with the benedic- on. After thi day prayer toeeting to-day there will T the noonda: er meeting i be @ women’s imeoting. and this evening, at the close of the regular service, a meeting for young men only will be held, lasting from nine to ten o’elock, THE REVIVAL IN NEW JERSEY. A large number of revival meetings are in progress in the northern part of Hudson county, New Jersey. The Rev. Dr, Atterbury, of this city, held a largely attended revival meeting in the First Presbyterian church, West Hoboken, on Tuesday night. Yesterday Police Officer Murray, of Weebawken, expressed his inteption to hold regular prayer meetings in a ball to be engaged at that piace. PLYMOUTH CHURCH. | ITS LATEST SUMMONS TO HENRY ¢, BOWEN— | THE COMING ADVISORY couNcTL. Ip accordance with the decision of the Examining Committee of Plymouth charch on Tuesday evening the assistant pastor, Rev, 8. B. Halliday, sent to Mr, | Henry C. Bowen yesterday the third summons to ap- | pear before them, as stated in the Henaip yesterday | As this letter will appear in the official record for tho | use of the Advisory Council it will be read with Interest, | It 1s as follows :— | Brooxiyn, Feb, 8, 1876, | | Henny C. Bowsn:— Sin—The Examining Committee bave instructed me to say, in reply to your letter received this evening, | ‘that the grievance complained of by Mr, White is that you have sought, sometines by open innuendo and | Sometimes by pregnant silence, make the public bebieve that you are in possession of facts alfecting | the character of the pastor” of this church, and that | Upon application being duly made to you by brethren | who were entitled to know the truth you have failed to satisfy them, either by stating any facts or by | | denying their existence. Whether such were | | or were not the facts prior to the issue | of your letser of the 4th inst, the com- | Pinittee are clearly of opinion that this griey- ance now exists in the most aggravated form. You were invited to listen to Mr. White's statement aud to reply to his complaint. Under the cloak.ot that in- | Vitatiop you wrote and published a letter in which, without pretending to have personal knowledge, you made infamous allegations and insinuations saitast | your pastor. In that letter you stated that you were | ‘now ready to testify to the essential facts before any | | proper trivumal.” | The committee being itself the proper tribunal, con- | stituted for that purpose by the rules of the church | which you helped to found, summoned you to appear | thie evening, thus to testify before it. In answer to | that summons you have refused to appear, and have | sent a written communication, which the committee considers uncandid and evasive. The committee again eall upon you to appear betore | them to testify to the facts, as you volunieered to do, | and in case of your persistent refusal they wil) deem you to be the sole author of the calumnies which you published, and will report your case to the church for such action as may be wise and just. They therefore direct me to summon you again to | appear before them, at No. 58 Willow street, on Thurs- day evening, February 10, at haif-past seven o'clock ; then and there to produce any evidence in your pos: session tending to throw lighi upon the character of the pastor, and to state without reserve any facts within your knowledge upon that subject; and further, to answer such questions as may be properly pro- pounded to you. 8. B. HALLIDAY, lerk Examining Committee of Plymouth thurch. ACCEPTING THE INVITATION CHURCH, Last evening sixty-four of the churches invited by Plymouth church to take part in the Advisory Council had responded favorably. Very few declinations have as yet been received, though there are some from both New England and the W DR. TALMAGE’S ELECTRICITY. An electrician, Mr, Abraham L, Bogart, has brought suit in the City Court of Brooklyn against the Board of Trustees of the Brooklyn Tabernacle, Rev. ‘. De Witt Talmage, pastor, to recover $168 which he | claims is due him op a contract to attach electric burners to the gas fixtures in that edifice, £x-Judgo OF PLYMOUTH | Talmage and several of the trustees gave testimon: | claiming that the money was not justly due the pla: ; Um The case will be concluded to-day. | FREE AND ACCEPTED CARPENTERS. The order of “Free and Accepted Carpenters,” which was established on Jersey City Heights nearly a year ago, now numbers 100 members in the parent lodge, Lodges have also been established in Newark and Ho- boken by the Grand Master, L. Steidel, who tounded the Order. The form of initiation, grips, password, &c., are similar to those of the Masons, The emblems are all of wood, and none but carpenters or friends of carpenters are admitted. PERUVIAN FINANCE. THE MONETARY CONDITION OF THE REPUBLIC AND ITS CREDIT ABROAD—EFFORTS FOR THE BELIEF OF THE TREASURY—THE NITRATE AND GUANO INTERESTS, Lima, Jan. 21, 1876, All interest regarding the choice of anew President seems to have vanished in view of the extremely dis- couraging condition of Mnancial affairs both here and abroad respecting our national exchequer. As was feared, the interest and sinking fund on the Peruvian debt ip foreign markets, due on the 3ist of last Decem- ber, is still unpaid, and for the first time in twenty-five years has the name of the Republic been Onancially dishonored. The reasons art First—The declaration of President Pardo, in 1872, that the nation was virtually bankrupt, an error which was immediately combatted with vigor; but the voice of the Executive generally bas the preponderancy. Second—The extraordinary conduct pursued by thé administration toward bondbolders abroad—raisin; largé eums of money here on the very guarantee offered in security lor the payment of its obligations, Third—The singular and even virulent animosity mani- tested toward the house of Messrs. Dreyfus Brothers | & Co, from whose coffers the necessities of the | State have been covered when no other assistance | could possibly be obtained; and, lastly, the unbeard-of | repudiation of valid contracts entered into with the Société Générale of Paris by plenipotentiaries ap- pointed ad hoe by the Executive. ENG! AND PRENOH INTERESTS, ‘The English and French journals, leading exponents of opinion, are referred to, and have very clearly expressed their sentiments respeeting the matrer. Disaster has already betallen us and absolute ruin seems itupending. ‘There is only one source of congratulation, and that is Ped enough, to the effect that many of t eruvian capitalists principal road who have been speculating | om the credit and honor of their country, have fallen * in the net and have in part paid their debt by the par- tial or total loss of their fortunes. Several of these have returned to Peru from their chateaux near Paris and villas near London only to meet with the reception they deserve. WHAT 18 BAID TO THE FOREIGN CREDITORS. As a sop the government assures its creditors abroad that a commission will be ang recetved, having for its object the inspection ef the southern guano de- posite, and that the fertilizer will be consigned to the bondhold Th consoling; but, in the meantime, where is the government to find ways and means for the hah gd covering of its internal wants, for the pay- ment of the enormous civil and military pension lists whieh for the last twenty years have been the night- mare of the Minister of Finance? It is trae owing to the enhanced tariff, import duties are ex- cessively over former figures, but the drafts of the gov- ernment already accepted by the custom houses neutralize that income for a semester in advance, THE NITRATE GUARANTEE, Much is expected from the spp cig Mo of the nitrate establishments. Up to the present writing | thirty-six oficinas, a8 the manu(actories and dependen- cies are termed, out of fifty-one in operation, have sig- nified their willingnes# to accept the terms offered by the government. Theso thirty-six oficinas have a yearly productive power of 10,000,000 quintal nitrate, and will be banded over at the government appraisemont, say, more or i leven millions of bard dollars, The others will liged to pay an out- per cental, which is now in if they continue to furnish the article, Tho government gives in remuneration for these establish. ments bills on Europe, payable within two years, at a comparatively favorable rate, and offers to the m: facturera who may desire to continue work to buy their nitrate in the port of embarkation at 1.70 of a hard dollar per cental, Of course the State would be a property pur- ven for balf it = THE MANUFACTURERS DISCOURAGED, So disgusted are the principal manufacturers that they are ready to sacrifice rather than undergo further hardships tm the way of unenforced estancos or limita- tions On export, increased duties and the corresponding augmentation, meanwhile, of production, all fearing greater calamities, which, of course, glatting the mar- kets abroad, brings the price of the nitrate to the ridic- ulous fi Jast quoted in Liverpool The capitalists Propose continuing their productior trong mi power, and will base their,efforts on yn gh ught by th vernment uantities, it being hoped that, ipments o! nitrate, guano may reach ite formet ascendancy, and the b weer J of the nitrate to be sent abroad by the nonconiormists will be of such a quality a8 to render tho business profitabie, although on @ reduced scale, THE BANKS. obta: ‘The Executive hopes favorable proporals from te banks regarding this business. These inst tations will take charge of the administration, &c., of the new procuring heavy advances from the | that | is that he stands not alone in an attitude of hostility to | | Richard Busteed appeared for the plaintiff. Rev. Mr. | SUPPLEMENT. THE STATE CAPITAL. Criticism on the Governor and the Canal Auditorship, THE “NO SEAT NO PARE” BILL + Efforts of the Lobby to Suppress It in Committee. THE APPROPRIATION BILL. | ducing the salaries of most of 1) fact e to-day, and that was has very few friends among the members of his party. The secret of the whole struggle is that Governor's Canal Commission is anxious, before ing their report, to see what the joint committee say, and thus profit by what they may suggest or have discovered, the joint committee being anxious to know before they make their what the Canal Commission will say in. theirs as to certain matters the committee also in- vestigated. They are determined not to repol till the Commissioners’ report is made public. But what can the matter be that the statement is made the resolution Mr. Halliday offered, and which in its original form is considered so objectionable by Mr. Faulkner, the chairman of the Assembly portion of the joint committee, was drawn up not entirely by Mr. Schuyler, the so-called Auditor, but that General Sherman, wh a member of the committee, bad a good deal to do with it, BILLB BEFORTED, sities, eon Cities to- report ee coats hie New York officials, the gist of which bill was given in the HenaLp of Bat- urday. They also reported favorably the Brooklyn charter amendments introduced by Mr. Ogden two more that 53 F E 8 if 3 | weeks ago. ALBANY, Fob. 9, 1876. Though lawyers differ on the point as to the legality | of Mr. George W. Schuyler discharging the duties of Canal Auditor after his nomination being rejected by | the Senate, there is little doubt among those unaccas- | tomed to hair-splitting in logic that Mr. Sennyler is, at this moment, illegally acting as Auditor, The Governor holds a position on this question is clearly untenable, Tne devate in the Senate on the subject confused the point at issue, owing to a tendency of the Speaker to allow their ar- guments to be influenced by party prejudice, The situation, brifly stated, is that Thayer, Cana! Auditor, was suspended on certain charges made against him to the Governor. Scbuyler was appointed ad interim, pending the investigation of Thayer's case. In the meantime Thayer resigned for some personal or po, litical motive, and Schuyler, who bad been act- ing a& locum tenens of the office, was nominated by the Governor ‘to be Auditor of the Canal Department, in place of Francis S, Thayer, resigned.” It ie plain by the Governor’s own words in nominating Schuyler that he recognized Thayer as the Anditor up | to tho moment of his resignation, The statutes state clearly the nature of the events that occasion a va- cancy before the expiration of the term of the office which it becomes the Governor's duty to fill, with the advice and consent of the Seuate—“the death of the incumbent, bis resignation, his removal from office,’ The simple course for | the Governor to pursue onder the circumstances | would be to withdraw Mr. Schuyler’s name and send in | another. This he seems reluctant to do, though the law of the cage is entirely against him. So the result | the Senate, but of defiance of the constitution, Men | shake their beads and say that the Governor's shrewd- ness and common sense have been largely overrated, | and bis action in the Schuyler matter is a poor show: | ing for a man who hopes to handle the varied ele- | ments of a democratic national convention. He | might have given all the nominations so far mentioned to the republicans without impairing | whatever popularity he bas with his own party, and | secured in return an obliging Senate willing to meet him | | halfway in helping along certain measures he bas at | | heart, “As things stand now be cau hope for no sym- | pathy or support from the republicans. | “ Mr. Woodin offered another resolution to-day calling | on the Governor to state his views in regard to the re- | tention of Schuyler as Auditor, but it was allowed to 0 Over till to-morrow. A PRETTY LITTLE SKIRMISH took place in the Senate to-day over a motion by Jacobs to go into executive session, u Cole objected, whore- nthe President decided that unanimous consent a8 not necessary. Woodin took exception to this de- cision, ana after reading from rules 46 and 48 insisted that under them the Senate went into executive session at prescribed times, and in order to do so at any other time unanimous consent was necessary. Jacobs held that the Senate bad power over its own rules, and | | could do anything it chose by a majority vote, | Woodin in reply made the admission that the rule naming a day (the first and third Wednesday of every | month) on which only the Senate should yo into execu- | tive session was framed for the object of controlling nominations, 80 as not to allow the political minority | on a chance oceagion te run into executive session and | run away with a nomination from the Governor, who | was ope with them in politics, It was done in the | interest of the political majority. | The President, in a remarkably lucid explanation, | decided that the Senate could go into executive session | at its pleasure, and by a vote of the Senate the rresi- | dent was sustained. MORKISSEY’S RELIEF BILL Senator Morrissey’s bill to reliev the anxiety of | | New York property holders in debt to the city in as- by allowing them | sessments for local improvements, | the option of payi the same in three equal instal- | ments, extending over three years, from January | 1876, was favorably reported this morming, with an | | amendment reducing the interest trom the regular | figure of twelve to eight per cent, provided the instal- | ments are fully paid up from year to year. “NO SEAT NO FARE.” In the Eh ee of Saturday last the outlines were given of a bil to regulate the city railroad companies, | together with the fact thatthe railroad lobby had al- ready begun to lay pipes for its ultimate defeat They | boasted Just week that it would be buried so deep after | it would get out of the bands of the Railroad Commit- tee thas even the HxmaLp would be unable to find out | where the little joker camo in, and it is now asserted by | | a few that it will never see the daylight after the coin- mittee get their clutches upou it, This bill was to-day | fo cinta by Mr, Killian, and I herewith append is in full— ing or controllin, passenger on such ear! be less than fourteen demanded or collected from any passenger who shall be taken on any of said cars in which be or she is not p with @ seat as aforesaid, and spall be allowed to ride to lis other piace of destination free of charge unless such seat is rovided. Such company or corporation or ite agents shall be able for such and every vi the provisions of this seccion in a penalt: in the diseretion person who | | than $500, | "Guo. 4 d with @ seat sh. rge of assault and such agent making ejectiment and bis have for rine —Every horse car railrond company is hereby re- quired to pice a suMticient number of cars on their lines aud Tun the same mt such intervals as sball meet the required demands of travel and the provisions of this act. Bro, 4.-—When there are no vacant seats in any of the aforesaid cars there shall be placed a sign or signal in a con | spieuous place on the outside of such ear showing forth that fact, aud no pi r shall be tuken om anch car, as afore- said, under she penalties prescribed in the first ection of is net. ‘Sxo. 5.—This act shall take effect immediately, LIFE INSURANCE To-day an insurance bill was introduced in the Assembly, about the merits of which a great many | people here are widely divided in opinion. It proviaes | that no policy of life insurance shall be forfeited or become void by the non-payment of premiums any further than as regards the right of the party insured to bave it continued in force beyond a certain period, to be determined as follows:—The het value of the policy when the premium becomes due and is «Bot paid shall be ascertained according to the combined experience on actuary’s rate of mortality, with Interest at five per “cent per annum, after deducting from the net value any indebtedness to the beste gro or notes held by the company agains’ the insured, which notes, if given for premium, shall then be cancelled; five-sixths of what remains shall be considered asa net single premium of temporary insurance, and the term tor which it will insure shall be determined according to the age of thé party at the time of the Japse of the premium and the assumption of mortality and interest, Ifthe death of the party insured occurs within the term of temporary insurance covered by the value of the policy a# determined ip the act, and if no condition of the insurance other than ti payment of premium shall have been violated by the insured tho company shall be bound to pay the amount of the pol- icy the same as if there had been no lapse of premium, | | anything in the policy to the contrary n hstand- | ing, provided, however, that the company shall have the right to deduct from the amount insured in tho policy the amount of seven per cent per annum of the premiums that had been foreborne at the time of the death of the insured. LRGIRLATIVE NOTES. ‘The Appropriation bill, reported by the Committee on Ways and Means of the Assembly, makes appropria- | tions for the State government amounting to | $7,209,680, which is somewhat less than the total ap- propriation of last year; $365,000 are appropriated tor the Legisiature as against $345,000 last yea support of the National Guard, $270,000, being $5,000 Jess than in 1875. The tax fixed for the support of common schools fs one and one-fourth of a mill, which is the same rate as | Jast year, bas the amount appropriated for the schools i $2,797,725 as against $2,712,000 last yer ‘The divi dends to common schools fixed at ),000, an im: crease of $5,000; to State academies, $12,000, a de- | crease of $16,000. State prisons are given $800,000-| pp printing, including binding of books, &c., | The Elevated Railroad, if A. J. Campbell's bill {s to become a law, will bave to reduce their rate of {aro | over the route between the Battery and Thirty-fourth street to five cents, leaving the at teh cents over ‘the full route, The Assembly, by resolution, has seut word to Comptrolier Green to know why he has not the resolution adopted a 0 eallti what expenditu y in his opinion, reduced and with, and to know when be to give the information demanded. bill is that of Mr. Maynard’s, of Delaware, | will be Sani An absu' | who proposes by it to compel every delegate to a politi- f bi cal convention to vote ead the candidate is ine of the country will be the introduction of a bill defining in su fellow must use in his coffee at breakfast and bject he must talk about at ainner, and prob- ably making it unlawful for a man to scola his wile choices negotiation, consignees abroad, which will be given in payment to the owners of the purchasea 'y on account of their bills for sterling exchange, and themation, aythe expense of many private fortunes, will find Iteeif eventually the owner of the greater portion of the Tarapaca districts above a whisper The little spat in the Assembly between Faulkner, of the Canal Inveetigating Commingon of last year, d Halliday, who wanted a resolutio calling Pon the committee to report within te the re. #uR of the commitice’s investigation, their expenses, 4 | 101 fine of not less than $100 or more | | acted upon, | and as Che trustees desired to remove to NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE. APPROPRIATION TO THE CENTENNIAL COMMIS~' SION—LEGISLATION AS TO THE SALE OF WINES AND LIQUORS—SUPPLEMENTARY PRO- VE SIONS AS TO HORSE RATLROADS. Trenton, Feb. 9, 1876. A joint meeting of both houses was held to-day. Hon. Chygrles A, Butts, of Burlingtom county, w: elected State Director of Railroads and Canals over William Patterson, of Middlesex county, by a vote of 4410 29. After the appointment of vartous Commis- sioners of Deeds and ! Justices for the eity of Newark the joint wee arose, to méet again two weeks from to-day. In the Senate a bill was passed to appropriate $10,000 to the State Board of Centennial Commissioners by vote of 12 to 4, Mesars. Hendrickson, Madden, Plummer and Willets voting in the negative. Mr. Potts introduced a bill relative to the sale of malt liquors, wine, cider, &e., which provides that it shall be unlawful for any person to sell liquor, &c., without a license is granted by one of the interior courts on the recommendation of twelve responsible frecholders, who are to certify that the applicant is a person of good repute. The cost of such license shal! not be less than $10, nor more than $7 The penalty for eelling without license is Oxed at $20, and for seliing to minors $75. In the House the following bills were introduced: By Mr. Ferdon—Relutive to inns and taverns, requir Ing that all applications for license shall be recom- mended by twelve freeholders, and that annexed to such application there shal! be & certificate of a justico of the peace recommending that the freeholders are reputable persons. By Mr. Emerson—Making it an indictable offence for any person to purchase liquor ap Sunday or from un- licensed venders. By Mr, Toffey—To appropriate $4,000 to defray the expenses of the State Bourd of Education at the Cen- vepulal Exbpbition. y Mr. GrigeSs—A supplement to the General Rail- road law, which provides that all horse railroad cou panies shall be managey by a Board of seven directors; that they shall be anuMrized to cross any railroad or turnpike bridge on the grade of the stréets through which they run without being obliged to obtain the consent of the owners of said bridge; that they shall not be obliged to erect guards and {ences along their tracks; that they may constrnct their tracks on any” turnpike road if they agree wo pay a toll of $60 for each half mile, and give a guarantee to keep the road in order between the tracks. and that no horse railroad organization shall be required to furnish free passes to any person, The following concurrent resolution was adopted :— “Whereas the business of the Legislature is greatly re- tarded for lack of proper time for committee work therefore, resolved (Senate concurring), that at lei for one week the two houses hold but one session a day, from ten to twelve o'clock, except on Mondays, when they will meet from eight to ten in the evening.” Both houses adjourned until to-morrow. TRAL PARK SAVENGS olive BANK, MEETING OF THE DEPOSITORS TO TAKE ACTION FOR THE RECOVERY OF THEIR MONEY—TRY TRUSTEES TO BE SUED FOR ALL MONEY DUB TO DEPOSITORS. A call was recently sent out by the Executivo Committee of the depositors of the suspended Central Park Savings Bank for a meeting of the trustees of that institution as well as of those who had atany time been trastees or officers of the bank since its organiza- tion, The object of the mecting was to ask these gentlemen if they were willing among themselves to make up asubscription to pay the depositors the money which they had lost by the collapse of the bank in November last, The meoting was held at the Astor House, and Mr. George J. Wood presided, Only three of the trustees, however, put in an appearance— Messrs, Thomas Gearty, the President of the bank, Mr. John G. Cary, the Vice President, and Mr. Francis Blessing, none of whom offered to put down their names for a subscription. Mr. Gearty, through his counsel, stated that he was willing to do | what was fair, and would pay bis share of the money as a trustee, but did mot want to be held responsible for the whole amount. He was also willing to refund any protits be had ever made out of the bank as an | officer, contractor or otherwise, provided he was shown what such profits were The Executive Committee then went into secret session to adopt a report to bo presented at the public meeting of the depositors, « which was to be held in the evening at Breevoort Hall, Fitty-fourth street, near Third avenue, THE EVENING MERTING. At this meeting of the depositors Mr. John Burlinson presided and Mr. Horatio F. Averill was Secretary, ‘The report which haa been adopted at the afternoon meeting by the Executive Committee, was presented by Mr. Woed and was read by “Mr. Averill,’ The re- by force for re. | port, which was rather lengthy, explained the particu- xs shall nave of the organization of the bank under Mr. Terence | Farrelly, and after giving some less important de- tails, went on to allude to the causes which led to its | suspension. In regard to the real oftate purchased by \ the bamk, and which, it is claimed, caused all the trouble, the report in substance says: THE REPORT. Mr. Gearty stated that he and Mr. Joseph Rodman and Mr. Jobn G. Cary bud at the request of the Board of Trustees taken a deed of property corner of Third avenue and Forty-cighth street, consisting of three lots on Third avenue and one lot in the rear on Forty- eighth street, at a cost of $74,500, the bank paying $10,000 cash, and these gentlemen giving back to Mr. Backer, the grantor, purchase money mortgages for $64,500. The $64,500 mortgages were divided up on tha property as follows :—$30 500 on the lot corner of Third avenue andForty-eighth street $15,000 each on the other two lots on Third avenue and $4,000 on the rear lot of Forty-eighth street, These gentlemen bought the real estate, as the bapk itself could omly hold a certain amount of such property, apd it was desired to get the corner lot tor the banking housé. By the sale of one of | the lows and by other means the morgeee the cor- ner lot was subsequently reduced {0 $24500. Mr, Gearty claimed that the bank bad met with losses, or in- curred liabilities which resulted in a loss, as follows:— | Cost of charter, $1,200; furniture, fixtures and agceunt, $5,300; lows by robbery, $500; lous by raised dur- ing President Ross’ administration, $3,000; fitting ot No, 724 Third avenue, $2,000; loss past six years by ex- penses for clerk hire, &c., in excess of earnings, about $1,500 per year, making $9,000; the total losses being 1, 000. rty therelore claimed that only about $20,000 of the depositors’ money had y manner gone into the new banking bouse, and that the bank bad been insolvent for several years, and he attributed the collapse of the bank to the failure of the Third Ave- nue Sav eg Bank and consequent unforeseen circum. stances, he mortgages as they now stood were $24,500 (first) to Baker and $11,500 to Gearty. The report then states that there are back interest and taxes unpaid on the property which will make the en- cumbrance upon it foot up in the neighborhood of 3 The statement given to the committee by the receiver, Mr. French, was as follows:—Amount due = depositors, $40,888 25; 'Backer’s m 500; Gearty’s, ($41,500; other liabilities, about The assets are:—Cost of land, $20,250; paid contractors, $33,627; fixtures, about $500; cash mm Manu. fa and ‘Builders’ Baw ik, $95; uppaid, 178; to 650. ficiency, even on te hace of 738 43. The committee farther report that they “are of opmion that the Central Park Savings Bank has been insolvent from its Organizatiot April 29, 1867, down to the time of its suspension an: the appointment of a receiver, on the 80th of Nove. ber, 1875; aud that all the trustees and officers who have been actively engaged im its management have known of and familiar with ste doubt id worthless claims, $2 ‘There would thus be nominal assets, of $10, | Darrassments; that they have from time to time invited other gentlemen of means and of good social and business standing in the community to accept the position of trustees without disclosing to them tho true condition of the affairs of the bank, and that as @ general rule when these gentlemen came to know or informed themselves of the actual state of things they resigned, and ceased to attend the meetings of the Board of Trustees, although their resignations in many justances, for reasons which do not in tho minutes, but which may easily be si were not aceepted, and in several instances were not even As iate as the October, 1876, an officer, representing thé Bank ent 810 06, i of the State of only bank go on Salees See Ese mate sp, ing house this reported dedciency was made up ae surplus shown.”’ The committee go on to state that he reports made to she Bank Department were not fair and honorable, and that there could be no excuse for the crediting of interest J of ryt e hap january and July ai, aoe eins? receiver te ito in suelng the trustees for all the money depositors. A vote of thanks w: conversation: & Wi inesting unjotonea te pees aro of an carly day, -