The New York Herald Newspaper, March 3, 1876, Page 8

BOWEN'S STATEMENT. | What He Really Said to the Ex- amining Committee. NOTHING NEW IN THE PAPER “May God Have Mercy on Henry Ward Beecher.” At the memorable meeting of the Examining Com- Mittec, when Mr. Bowen was rescued by the reporters from the room in which he was in consultation with that august body, he made the following statement regarding those to whom he had mentioned his Knowledge of Mr. Beecher’s guilt:— MIS FIRST CONFIDANTE, The first to whom I told the fact that I wns aware of Mr. Beeoher’s adultery wax Mr. though I never mentioned to him any names. Tilton had been for many 8 in such mate and confidential relations to me a8 orditor of the Independent and Brooklyn Union bad been in (he habit of speaking to him freely on all On Christmas Day, 1870, le came to ner accused Jae Mr. Mr. Keccher of having sedneed his wi! Theodore Tilton, | inti- | that 1 | tions £0 convinced me and his denunciations so wrought | upon me, and my astonishment was such at Mr, Beecher's repeated guilt after his supposed repentance, that at last, under a solemn pledge of secrecy, 1 told Mr. Tilton that I also knew that Mr. Beecher hat been anadulterer. He said that he should demand of Mr. Beccher to leave Plymouth church, and | wgreed to his | request to carry bis demand to Mr. Beecher, as Mr. Til- Vomsaid he did pot dare to mect Heecher, for he was afraia he should kill him. carried that demand to Mr, Beecher and asked him what he had to say about Mt. In reply he made such statements and revelations as convinced me that I had better not be concerned in the matter any further, and I withdrew, The next | rson to whom I stated that I kne hing against rt. Beecher’s moral aracter was Mr, Horace B, Clafiin. We bad for many years been exceedingly tnti- mate, and I had talked oft confidentially in reference toahe rumors that ho nin circulation about Mr, Reechor’s moral character. 1 at last concluded to tell him what was weighing ) . that 1 might get from hii the counsel lo much needed. This I did, and he was faithful to my trust, as shown by a ublisbed letter of Mr. Beecher, in which he says that ir. Claflin refused to answer his question whether 1 | bad told him the “bottom facts.” Mr, Beecher says in that letter: — "+f asked him (Claflin) if B, (Bowen) had ever made him statements of the very botiom facts; if there were any charges | did not _ know, He (Clatlin) evaded and intimated that if he (Bowen) had be would hardly be ght in telling me.” THR EVIDENCE. In explaining the evidence which had inducea his belief in the pastor's guilt, he seid:— You have demanded everything without reserve, al- lowing me no assurance that the names of parties con- cerned shail be protected, You know and Mr. Beecher Knaws that it wonld be an outrage to publish names, and yet you take advantage of that fact to make a virtue of loudly demanding what you know must not and cannot be given, u know that [have twice said to you that T never coula be base enough to allow those names to be bruited betore the world, and still you repeat your demands, 1 will Proper tribunal, the essential facts and nothing tore. Lave told ‘you I had no possible doubt of Mr. Reecher’s adultery and perjury. The evidence has come to me in various ways.” Long beiore I received the confessions of which I will speak, not I alone, but maby other of the leading members of the society were troubied about the extremely suspicious relations of | Mr. Beecher with certain laties of his church. [It was a matter of common talk and excited the gravest ap- prehensions. On one occasion, and in connection with | lady whom I will not name bere, so serious were these reports abd so extreme scemed’ the danger that halt a dozen of the leading members of the society met ther one Sunday, and, after talking the subject over, one of them, not myself, was duputed to call on | Mr.-Beecher privately and tell him trankiy what was the Bature of these storics. This gentioman toid me the next day and [ doubt not told the others, that Mr. Beecher was greatly embarrassed at what be had to | Say, and acted, as it appeared to him, like a guilty man, | also said that Mr. Beecher promised that there should be no iurther occasion for such scandal, and that he would use his influence to have the lady re- Move to a distant part of the country. This gentleman id that he earnestly advised Mr. Beecher never to admit or deny anything on this subject, but to be abso- lutely silent, It was afterward a matter of remark smong us that Mr. Beecher continued bis intimacy | with her, and she did not leave the erty. Fora long time not 1 only, but many others of the irlends of Mr. Beecher, continued in this state of anxieiy about | bim. At last there came to my knowledge evidence | ef his guilt which astounded and overwhelmed me, and which | wus compelied to carry as a weary shore | vo you, though nota | | plain the Word of God, and secret burden; more than ten years ago, under | peculiar circumstarces, which J will relate fully betore | 8 tribunal constituted for secrecy as well as for impar- | Nal judgment, I received from a lady whom, under the pireumnstances, | was compelled to bel ral different interviews with her, full sions of adultery with Mr. Beeche iy that on the first accasion Mr. r visited erat her own residence, while all th other members of the family were absent, and there for the first time had priminal intercourse with her; aiter the frst act of triminality Mr. Beecher professed great penitence and sorrow; said he was prompted to do wrong by a | iudden and uncontrollable impulse of passion; asked | her forgiveness, and promised never to wrong her | | | | and tgain. A few days afterward, as she told me, he called on her again, spoke of his ardent Jove for her, which nas greatly increased by what had occurred, and again d criminal intercourse with her. On both ot these occasions, as she asserted, Mr. Beecher accomplished his purpose by his superior strength against her most earnest protestations, while she was so paralyzed with fright that she lost her strength and conscious. ness. Mr. Beecher declared to her, as she told me, tout he had always been unhappy in his marriago relations, that he dil not really love his wile, and never bad, that he loved and admired her very much, and wished that she were his wile, After this, Mr. Beecher | had, she told me, frequent intercourse with ber, not | at ber residence but at sir, Beecher’s own house, | in his study adjoiming the lecture room of his ehurth. She said that she often met him in the latter | lace, atter the morning prayer meetings were over. | he tuld me that on one cecasion he gave her the key | to the study door, and told her to goin and lock the | door and not vpen it to any one until he should come tnd give « peculiar signal when she was to let him in, | These relations with Mr. Beecher continued tor a year or more, She told ine about the time they ceased. She happened on one occasion to see another lady, weil known in Plymouth church going into the side door of | the church at the time when there were no meetings there. She followed this lady, heard her enter the study aud abut the door, She went up to the door and ‘ried to open it, but found It locked. She watched and | taw this lady come ont of the church not very long after, This circumstance and what she heard of Mr. to other women made her very ppy. She gave me other facts and particulars Teanvot here tell, as it would identity her, At the time when she gave me these facts her relations with Mr, Beecher had ceased for one or more year: apd she seemed to me to be heartily penitent, and a most broken hearted. RLIZARETH'S CONFESSION. In continuing his statement Mr, Bowen gaid:-- Thére came to me the tesiimony of Mits Susan B. Anthony, to whom Mrs. Tilton one memeravie nt 1 km ‘ady Stanton’s corrob of the same fact, no evidence has bad with me gre: weight than that of Mr. Joseph H. Richards, given personally tome, 1 have had frequent conversutions with Mr. Richards, | brother of Mrs. Theodore Tilton. I have known Mr. Pose gored intimatety for fiteen vears or more, and I re- f him as one of fhe most truthful and reliable men ever met with, Hig integrity and Christian principle will not be questioned, 1 think, by any one who ever knew him. Mr. Richards and mysel! have bad several tonversations in regard to Mr. Beecher. he anid to me ja my offer, that he n gurit of Henry Ward becehe ould stiake:that belief or change his mind,” that “no earth could convince him to the contrary,’ if all the men and women who hi charged Mr. Beecher with ¢ la retract those charges ond assert that he was absolutely innovent, it Would Hot make the siighies: diforence with * that he ““uliy believed Sif, Becover to be guilty of adule fery_ and perjary, aud that nobor ld thatige his opinion.” He thea su is sister!” Mrs. Theodore Tilton) had made a tull contession to her criminal relations with Henry Ward Beecner, qT all the minute particulars bad been given to him (Richards) and to nis wife (Mrs. Richards) by (Mra. Theodore Tilton). He said Mrs, T to 96 deeply eensible of her guilt, and penite Soe with great feeling and with tears, Richards gad her contessions to his wite wore equally strong and minate, To both of them she seemed rery destrons to reheve her own conscience of the great burden which was-weighing so heavily upap her. Th. full aud complete testimony from Mr. Ricnards, in my Judginent, quite sufficient of itself to satisfy no that Mr. Beecher was guilty. Aby man who kno dosept: H, Richards coult not pos believe that aid fabricate such an. it own sister. ie was most rei Heve bis sister's contessiow to him and mig wife, andot it Should be stated, were made ¥ and apart from the other. It cannot each separ: de got over, explained or destroyed. oF perjury can ever abake it. May God baya mercy on Fiymouth church in the terrible shock of the niment and despair that is before it and may God wwe mercy ou Henry Ward —— £ ». ROWEN, BURGLARY AT UNION HILL. Yesterday morning a bold burglary was committed But: jamons story against bis | autiy compelled to be- | There it will | forever like a fock, and neither deception, fraud | Rev. Mr. Brown and Kev. Mr. Robinson. Mr. Hor | loy's remains were conveyed to Trinity Cemetery the present, as Tt ts understood that Mre. Horste | will snortly ‘proceed to England and there have them atthe residence of Mr. August Shertty, on Hudson | dreti, Union Hill, N. J, The burglars entered through window and they conducted their operations so silently as not to disturb the occupants. Their booty ‘of over $200 worth of sitverware, marked “A. ©) and a quantity of wearing avoarel, No arrcsia } man. «Ww Y MOODY AND SANKEY. At the noonday services yesterday in the Hippo- drome there was a larger,attendance than usual, the choir was stronger and the singing more general. On the platform were Rev. Dr. Hutton, Rev. Dr. Hep- worth and many other prominent elergymen. Rev. Mr. Rogers read a number of requests for prayer, among which were the following:—From fifteen moth- es for their children; for a Newark lady, that her faith may be quickened; for Yale College, that it may have a special blessing; for the conversion of a young man dangerously {11; from a young man for himself, that he may be able to lend a family of infidels to Jesus. Afier the singing of the 102d hymn Mr, Moody ad- | dressed the meeting. He read the 146th psalm: of David—“'Praise the Lord, oh my soul!” and then said :— This 1 a praise meeting to-day, not a prayer meetin: and that is one thing we do not do enough of—that 1s, | praising God. There is more said in the Bivle abeut praise than about prayer. A praising Church is always a working Church, and vice versa, In general the man that God does the most for praises Him the least, while | pedridden man, the sick map, the man in suffermg, 1s always praising Him, I knew a man once who always | praised God, no matter what happened, Ono day be r, and cut i deep. He was pain, and I was waiting to hear he would’ say. He said, my _ friends, | 180 Godt it was not ent off,” When I was in Chi: o whenever I felt downeast in any way I used to go see a man who was deaf, dumb, blind and had the Jockjaw. That man was always praising God and ys cheeriul, and hearing and seeing him removed uble from my mind. i remember a church in New England that had {alten into the old rut. The elders had prayed there so jong that they kad prayed the life almost ont of themselves and tho people. A young minisier came there, and after a lew evenings that there would bo @ praise meeting held ‘on the next Friday night. The elders were annoyed and they called on the ininister, but the meeting was held and several after that of the same kind, and more young people flocked to the chareh than had come in Years before, Rev. Drs, Hutton, Wepworth and Rogers jollowed Mr. Moody, and the moeting closed with the singing of the hymn, “Praise God, from whom all Dicsst flow.” AYTERNOON MEETING, About 2,000 persons assembled in the Madison ave- bue hull yesterday atternoon at four o'clock. It was announced as a special meeting, and Mr. Moody was to address the meeting on the subject “How yo Deal With Inquirers."” The majority of those present was com- posed of the members of different evangelical churcltes, Mr Moouy said that those who | want Christ can be divided into four classes:— First, protessing Christians; second, those who think others are worse than they; third, the backsiiders, | and fourth, those who are completely broken down tn sin. There area great many who when called upon will tell you that he 1s a good enough Christian, that he don't beat his wife, he does not do innu le things. that other men do. That is very often because he has had more light than other men tiave had, not anything of himeelf. That ts the feeling of self-righteousness, and such mon are the hardest to talk 10, because they think they know everything themselves; but they can be reached, and I have seen more than one of that kind | xo out of the inquiry room an bumbler and # wiser Then the third class—the backsliders, They can be talked to, Just read to them Jeremiah, chapter 2—T will heal the backslider ; [ will love him Irecly.”” That is enongh. Let a man bdeheve in Christ and ac- cept His word. Ail he has to do ts to study the Bible, and each will fiud something applicable to his want. The broken down sinner can be reached, because Christ, who saved tho thief on the cross, has promised to helpall who calton Him, What [ want to impress on you is that, to bring men to Corist, all that is neces- is to know, feel, understand and be able to ex- : The meeting concluded with | the sitiging of the nincty-eghth hymn, “Work in my | vineyard; thero is plonty to do,” | THE EVENING SERVICE. The large hall was thronged to the doors last even- OKK HERALD, FRIDAY, memory was delivered by Rev. Dr. Rogers, the pastor. Many of our most distinguished citizens were present. The body was temporarily deposited im the Marble Cem- etery, Second street. ART NOTES. en SALE OF PAINTINGS AT MATUEWS’ GALLERY. The first day’s sale at Mathews’ took place yesterday. Some of the best prices brought were:—‘Colorado Scene,” by Harvey Young, $12; “The Challenge, C.M. Darney, $14; “Lake Champlain,” L. M. Wiles, $20; “View on the Rhine,” by Carl Rathman, $19; “Sheep,”’ by Van Severdenk, $31; “Fruit,” by T. A. Richards, $29; ‘Cloudy Day in tbe Woods,” loc! ‘Quiet by Chapin, $ Travels,” by William G, Gaul, $30; ‘*Rocklaud Lake,” L, B. Culver, $2 “Blue Mount Lake,” D. J. Blauveit, $37 50; “Wild Flowers,” P. P. Ryder, $25; “Little Strawberry,” J. G. Brown, $39 “Evening in Adiron- dacks,”’ McCord, $3 m the Baquet River,” J. ©, Ww $46; winill,”” Blakelock, $7 De Haas, $45; “Landseap ‘Cattle and Pasture, vast,’? Huston, $42; “Old t Sea,” W Van Damme, $45; by Van Damme, $41; “Nahant “View on Long Island Sound,” by David Johnson, | $215; “A Quiet Whill, Spanish Interior,” by George H. Hall, $54; “Landscape and Figures,’ by Thom, $61; “Lake Champlain,’ J, L. Fitch, $44; “Hares b; 1, $28 ushing Viace at Moret,’’ i 2, 50; “Poultry,” Van. Severdonk, $50; ape,” by H. Peel, $51; *Landseape,’”’ Pope, atte Field of White Plains,” K. J. Patterson, Two Views in Holland,” by Van Wyngaerdt, ‘and $37; “Mill by the Brook," by Van Perbandt, $25; ‘The Rose,” by Paulina Cuna, Winter,” A. Dail, $16 60, fhe sale will bo concluded to-day at the same hour, AMERICAN LEAVITT’ An exhibition opens to-day at the Leavitt art rooms of American pictures, mostly by the elder artists of this city, and all represented by good works. Here may be seen ono of 8. R. Gifford’s best works, small, and every meh of the canvas full of the golden hazo of Eastern climates, The outline of the city is seen indistinctly through the atmosphere, while the bay in the 1oreground, filled with vessels, gives the strength which makes the aistance moro beautiful from the contrast, “The Golden Horn of Constantinople’ 1s tho title, and it really appears as if the distant city wero enveloped in a shower of gold, Two large landscapes are by George Inness, whose pictures are seldom seen in public galleries, One represents a ‘Forest Scene,” and the other “St, Peter's and the Vatican Buildings, Rome.’ The victorious Sappho coming back under full eail, in tho famous regatta of 1871, 4s by Edward Moran, and is called “The Winning Yacht;”’ Fishing Boats in New York Bay,” ‘Sunset on Staten Island Coast’? and “Coming Storm in New York Bay,” aro all good marines by him, especially the latter, where the clouds come rolling down one mass after another with grand eifect. © Quite a large Kon- sett represents a “Gathering Shower Over Conway Val- loy, N. H.”? The cloud has broken over the foreground, which is nearly a mass of shadow, with tho bright sky beyond; relieving it, one massive oak’ tree standing up boldly in full relief against the hght. A “Snn- set on slic Coast of Franco” and a brilliant ‘Moon. light’ are by F. A. De Haas, “Come on! Who's Alraid ntcd pictures, representing a little black and tan encouraging another Iittle dog, with a fancy ribbon around its neck, to go nearer a trap, in which is 1m- prisoned a rat; A Scotch terrior looks over their shoulders, watching to see if they manage to get at the COLLECTION OF PAINTINGS AT prisoner. “Coniidence,”” by William Morgan, repre- sents two little girls ‘sitting on @ rail fence j disclosing secrets. “The Gypsey,” a larger figure, also by him, shows a black-eyed httle witch peoping throtigh a partly open door, “Snapping the Whip,” by Winslow Homer, represents a long line of ing and Mr, Moody made one of his most effective ef- forts, Beyond question the multitude was deeply im- | pressed with the vital truths earnestly set forth by the ) evangelist. His address, though not at all brilliant or | eloquent, was nevertheless marked by such tores and sincerity as to completely win the atten- tion of the —multitute, and the offect was | decidedly positive and beneficial, = After the | usual preliminary exerciges Mr. Moody came jor. | ward, and, fucing the immense congregation, im his hindly and inquisitive style narrated the parable of the Jeper, and Illustrated the subject with characteristic stories ip A manner that enlisted the deepest attention. | Indeed, many smong the audience, including the ladies, became visibly aflected by the pointed and well directed remarks of the speaker. He explained that | leprosy of the soul was far more dangerous | and ‘damaging than leprosy of =the — body. | Hg reterred, in glowing terms, to the love o! the Saviour for mankind, who aied on the cross to redectn fallen men.’ Mr, Moody's remarks ‘were replete with approprinte'‘and well narrated tne | dents showing the goodness of God and the sacrifices He endured tor men. In view of all the generous | manifestations of the Almighty, Mr. Moody made a | stirring appeal to the immense throng to enlist under the banner of righteousness, and the eflect of his servations was electrical. In his usual way Mr. Moody referred to Dodge, Rev. Mr. Hepworth ana others who were on the platform | as Lue indorsers of his suggestions, aud it was ovident | that the people present became almost fascinated with | the vivid and hurried utterances of the speaker. j The proceeaings in the large hall were brought to a | conclusion by the singing of the sixty-first hymn, “Go | bury thy sorrow,” and while the men were wending | their to the meeting arranged for them in the | mailer hall the people sitoultaneously sang, rer, ny God, to thee.” THE IMPRISONED REVIVALIST, | The trial of Parkinson, the revivalist, now in the county jail at Jersey City, has been set down for to- day in the Court of Special Sessions. His defence to tho charge of assault and battery is that a wilful resist- anee to Scriptural instruction must sometimes be Visited with physical chastiseme Parkinson has been very zealous in his ministrations to the prisoners, with whom he at once became a general favorite. Ho proposes in future to devote his attention to revivals in prisons, The Jersey City District Methodist Conference bas just concludet a two days’ session at the First Meth- odist Episcopal church, in Washington street, Hobo- ken. The sessions were presided over by Elder Rev. R. Van Horne. Bishop Janes delivered an address on general charch and Sunday school work, Twenty-seven | licenses of local preachers were renewed. The present system of holding revivals was discussed aud as a get eral rule approved. The committee tor the recommen- | dation of travelling preachers to the Annual Conterence | selected the following clergymen:—A. King, of Bergen | county; §. Robertson, Rockland county; J. H. Cars. | grove, Haverstraw; 8'J. Bridgeford, Passaic county, and J. F. Andrews, of Jersey City, About filty churche were represented in the meeting. Tho next session of | the conference is to be held at Hackensack. | FUNERAL OF CHARLES E, HORSLEY. Snatched off almost in the prime of his brilliancy as a musical composer Mr. Horsley has passed away amid | tho regrets of all'who appreciated his worth, It was a sudden and unfortunate event, and has been deeply | deplored by all who knew him, The funeral services, | wiiich took place in Trinity church yesterday, over the | remains of the lamented deceased were both appro. | priate and impressive, A large throng of carnest sympathizers fillod the sacred edifices, and among those present were many prominent in literature and music, At cleven o'clock ‘the casket containing the body placed inthe vestibule of the church, and Services the remains were viewed by hume The well remembered features of the deceased were very natural, and when the lid shut them out from view there was many a teurful eye in the vast assemblage. Mrs. Horsley, the widow of tho deceased, was present during the ceremonies. The choriste St. John’s were ranged on both sides of the main aisle, Shortly after eleven o'clock Rev Dr, Dix and Rev, Dr. Ogtivie issued from the chancel, xnd behind them tol- lowed th rs of Trinity church and Trinity chapel. The pail bearers were Dr. Gottheil, Messrs. Johu R. G. Hazzard and Alden, The procession halted at tho door of the vestibule, and while the two choirs turned | and paced the chancel the casket was borne up the | contre aisie, Nearly all the rectors and assistant rec- | tors in the parish took part in the proceedings, A prominent feature of the oceaston was the appropriate musical selections, whieh were rendered with faultiess precision, They included ":fhe Dead March in daul,” Beethoven's iunerai march, the slow movement from Beethoven's pathetic sonata, and Chopin's funeral mareb, The lid of the casket was tastefully adorned | With floral tributes, while tue reading desk in the was ehance iteelt similarly decorated. The — incription collin plato read | as foilo Horsiey, died Feb- | 20, one ‘years.’ Some | ruary 76, of th most prominent musici in attendance, incinding Mr, J. N. Pattison, Mr. George F, Bristow, Mr. George W. Morgan and otters. alter the rendering ot an appropriate hymn the Rev. Mr. Frown read the burial service 1 lesson was sub- sequentiy read by Dr, Ogiivi When the 10sth hymu had been sung, Kev. Dr. Dix read the service over the coffin, and as the casket was borne down the Je the choristers chanted “Brief life is here our por- tron.”’ The other clergymen who assisted in the ser- viees were Rev, Ov. Multahey, Rev. Mr. Hatehiny: in the conntry were toterred in the family vault in Konsal Green Comevery, DR. BARLOW'S FUNERAL. The funeral of Dr. Samaet Bancroft Barlow, one of the oldest medical men of the city, was attended yes- tetday at the South Reformed churth, Fifth avenue | | and Twenty. first siroek, whom au affecting tribute to his ' ing opin the distance. | silvery “Marine’’ as by W. T. Richards. Jain, near Burlington, Vt,” is a dne specimen of J. B. | | Bellows, | Jervis MeKata; se | and Long Is! ) ell, W. A. Dunbam, | stop them. | Wicklen three each; Van Sise and © | We hope Mr, Masson will bring | own city. schoolboys, full of action, playing one of their favo- rite, though dangerous games. "The Picture Book,” by SJ. Guy, is a young girl showing her little brother | the pictures of a Look. “Housatonic Valley, near Great Barrington,’ by J. B. Bristol, is a long stretch of low- lands, with the bigh lulls of the Berkshire range loom- “Very Comfortable,” represent ing an old man sitting alone beture a stove, with his hands spread out to catch the heat; its greatest attrac- tion is in its simplicity and truth'to nature. “S Musictons’? is an. older picture, also by hin. “Forest and Brook in the Catskill Rogion,’” is by W. Whit- tredge. James M, Hart has introduced the figure ot a litule girl asleep in the inidst of a flock of sheep grazing on a hillside; “Little Bo-Peep”’ is the titk ristol. ‘Adirondack Scen AH. Wyant. “Tired Out” asleep over her task of sewing Story. ‘Mother and Child,” toned open fireplace, is’ also by him. * ts also a good picturo, by a girl who has failew carpet rags, by George H. “Medita- | tion,” by Constant Mayer, represents a young woman itting Ander a tree with a k in her lap J. G. Brown 18 represented by Keveral of bis plete eb. dren; “The Marble Prayers” shows a group where three boys playing, and a girl and litte negro sitting near and looking on as if they, too, would like to jon inthe game, “Little Sunshine’ and a “Orossing Sweeper” are also by him, “Midsummer by Migs 4 Wants a Cracker’’ represents Polly the top of a high stand, woile below her on the floor is plate of crackers guarded by a ferocious looking valldox, which looks up as if he wanted Polly; this is by bk. C. Forle. “The Moated Grange’? is a moonlight by T. L. Smith. “Lake George,” by Dav.d John: 1 Luzerne,” by J. W. Casilear; ‘Arch of Nero, aw scene with anima good still-life pictures pair of panels pated with flowers by Marine’ by Silva, and examples ot Brin- cher, Magrath, Cropsey; “The dolly Bears,” by William Beard; A. W. Thompson, Tait, David Johnson, G. A. Baker; a carolully painted interior by J. By Irving; William Fort, Heade, Castlear and others. The sale will take place on Tuesday evening, March 7, at No. 817 Broadway. ing Leaves” and a PIGEON SHOOTING. MONTHLY REUNION OF THE NASSAU CLUB— H, BOEHME WINS THE SILVER BADGE. The Nassau Shooting Club held its mouthly reanion yesterday at Dexter's, near Jamaica, L. 1. Upon these occasions the silver badge of the organization is com- peted for, the conditions being five birds cach, 21 yards riso, 80 yards boundary, 14 oz shot, H and T \raps ud rules to govern, There was a large number of gentlemen present, and though the day was not wéll suited for brilliant work with the gun all hands enjoyed themselves thoroughly. Twelve members came to the score, these being Messrs, 8. A. Livingsto! H. Boenme, J. R. Van Suse, H. Van Wicklen, J. K. Pow. H. Hanbt, W. Selover, J. Spencer, F. Siofer, C, Colyer and D. Van Wicklon. Mr, Adam Soules acted as referee, The birds were a fair lot, but by dames H. Beard, 1# one of his carefully | ‘seated before an old-iash- | | become thoroughly disgusted at his utier lack of grati- { A beautiful | “Lake Cham- | the snow contused them and many dwelied upon the | t Mr. H. Boehme proved the winner of the badge, killing ail bis pigeons in litst class style, Twice before be has held the prize, but not in the manner which gives him absolute to be won three successive months. Livingston, Spencer and Siefer succeeded in cutting down four | HMaubt, Selover and 9. Van yer two each, and Dunham and Hi, Van Wicklen one each. Several sweepstakes followed the badge shoot, the members Fo- maining on the grounds until nighttail, Toweil, AQUATICS, There is a probability that if the race between Col- derhead, of Scotland, and Boyd, of England, comes of at all, it will be on the Kenncbecasis, or some water in | the neighborhood of St. John, Mr. Thomas Masson, of Halifax, has been deputed to select the place, and he | is now in St John for that ‘purpose. He has driven over the jee on the Kennebecasis, and he appears to favor that scene of so many severe and some sad aquatic struggles. But why should Mr, Masson como this way at ally Is there not water enough in and about his own city of Halifax? Thore is “the finest narbvor in the world,’ with Bedford Basin, as beautiful aspot for boat racing purposes as could be wished. this boat race to his ‘The morals ot St. Jolun are now no betior than they ought to be; while a tittle additional de moralization added to the present wickedness of Hali- fax will make little difference one way or the oth St. John Gtobe, Feb. 28. THE JERSEY SCHUETZENS. ‘Tho following gentlemen have been elected directors of the Jersey City United Schuetzen Park Company at Greenville, Thomas Gubelman, Radolph Lurber, Ber- nard Lippman, Eugene Frank, Vi ‘tine Paster, David Kttling, John Miller, Joha Meyer, A, Zeugner, John Sehwell, T. Rehrenbach, A. Spousell. The directors- at large are James M. Brann, Jacob Ringle and Frede- rick F. Farries ASSAULT AT ARMS. At the Lycoum Theatre, on Thursday evening nest, assault at arms, ander the snpervision of Colonel Mon- stery, is anounced to como of. The weapons used, among others, will embrace the bowie knife, rapier, broadsword, bayonet, catiass and English single stick. PROFESSOR OTTIGNON'S BENEFIT. The pupils and friends of Professor Charles F. Ottig- non having tendered him a complimentary benefit; the entertainment will take place at Irving Hall om Monday evening next, A programme of an aticactive nature ts offered, and includes gymnastic performances, | Sparring, Indian club and dumb bell exercises, The dis- tee of boxing promises to be unusually fine, and will bo both protessionals and amateurs. Many of the latter fiovent to stand up before the most scientific teacher the art with credit to themsaives, ession, that requiring it ps, though when once on the wing it was difticalt to | class avnounced to don the mittens are suificientiy nat | twelve miles from Portsmouth, in the Virginia section MARCH 3, 1876,—TRIPLE SHEKT. THE HANGMAN IN VIRGINIA. ISAIAH GRIFFIN SUFFERS THE EXTREME PEN- ALTY FOR MANY CRIMES—~A CHRONIC RBAY- ISHER SENT TO HIS ACCOUNT—PECULIARITIES OF HIS FOUR TRIALS. Norroux, Va., March 2, 1876. The alarming prevalence of the bestial crime of rape throughout the South ts ove of the most marked and melancholy features of the social situation in this sec- | tion of the country. The perpetrators are usually—al- | most always—negroos, whose new found freedom | expresses itself only too often in this form of horrid and outrageous license, The criminal dockets of South- ern courts are crowded with cases of this and kindred crimes, whil still more numerous instances, 8 nat- ural shrinking from publicity prevents complaint and prosecution, Hundreds of reepectable and well con- nected white females, all through this regiou, have been subjected to this outrage which 15 worse than death. Other hundreds of intended victims have barely succeeded iv escaping. The pardoning power, whether from political considerations or mistaken leniency, 1 freely exercised by the republican executives of the Southern States in behalf of negro offenders, who are thus practically encouraged in their evil doing. Isaiah—alias Asbery—Griifin seems to have been a chronic ravisher. During the ten months immediately prior to his death sentence he was tried five times for rape and attempts at rape. A SERIPS OF CAIMXS. The first indictment against him for rape was found March 8, 1575, in the Circuit Court for Norfolk county, Jndge George Blow presiding. The trial took place on the following day. V. 0. Cassell wat ine prosecuting offiver, Tho accused was defended by J. G. Holliday, It was alleged that the offence was committed upon ove Adeline Bell, aged nineteen, on November 3, 1574. Through detect of evidence—there being no testimony | but that of the complainant—Grillu was acquitted. Oa | the 20th of September, 1875, Griffin was indicted in | | ! the Norfolk County Court for rape oa a negro woman named Idayilla Griffin, who wos his brotber’s wife, and at the same time for indecent assault with intent to ravish a high y respectable white lady, Mre. Dr. West. Upon this latter indictment—tor assanit upon Mrs. | West—he was tried first, His Honor Judge Legh R. Watts presided, Colonel W, H. Stewart appeared for the Commonwealth, while the prisuper was | dofended by Major A 8. Wants aod R, v, Marshall. Mr. Marshall, by the way ix a great grandson of the late Chief Justice Marshal | On 2lat September, 1875, Grillin was jound guilty, and | bis punishment was lixed by the jury, which conviewd | him at twelve years’ imprivonment in the Peniten- | tury. September 28, 1876, he was put on trial in the | court house in Portsmouta for the crime which he was | destied to expiate upon the gallows. This was the | rape of idavilla, his brother’s wile, The prosecution was | \ | | } conducted by the Commonwealth's Attorney, Mr. Stew- art, and the defence by Messrs. Wattsand Marshall. The ius could not agree, and after six or seven hours’ de- iberation on their part, the withdrawal of a juror was directed by the judge, with consent of counsel for both | State’ and prisoner, thereby causing a musirial, aud Griffin was romanded to the jail, It appears by the records 0! the Court that on October 5, 1575, the pris- oner Was led to the bar in custody of the Sheriff, when, on motion of the Commonwealth's Attorney, Judge L, R. Watts ordered him back to jail, and pronouncement of judgment upon the verdict of tweive years’ im- | prisopment in the West case of Indecent axswult was | “continued generally,” or indefinitély postponed. It is, perhaps, & peculiarity of the criminal jurisprudence of Virginia that the penalty for crimes is ascer- tained) by tho jury which convicts, but thor sentence does not become effective until confirmed by the judgment of the Court. As Griffin was still to | answer for the capital felony of rape, it was mot deemod advisable to pass Judgment upon the verdict sendin, him to the Penitentiary for the less offence of whic be had been found gnilty. Pursuing Griflin’s record upon the court rolls of Nor- folk county, | tind that, on November 17, 1875, he was | indicted tor rape on Violet Stone, colored. His trial occurred the saine day, resulting im acquittal, This was due, | was told, to the grossly obscveve language in which Violet, the complainant, gave her testimony. At the same term of Court, November 24, Griffin was put upon his second trial for the rape of Idavitia Griffin, He had no counsel; the gentlemen who had Kindly appeared for him in bis previous trials having tude or even application of their gratuitous services in his behalf, and abandoned him to his. fate. The pris- oner was led to the bar, arraigned, aud pleaded nut uilty. eNthe witnesses for the Commonwealth were three in number—lIdavilia, the complainant, David Griftia, her husband, and one Meridy Holland, all negroes: From their testimony, which was uncontradicted, there bo- ing no witnesses for the delence, it appeared that the offence was committed ip March, 1875, at David Grif- fin’s house, near Deop Oreck, @ small village about of THE GREAT DISMAL SWAMP, and hard by the romantic Lake Drummond, im- mortalized by the lyric pen of Thomas M David Griffin was at the time away from home at work in the Swamp, His wife, Idavilla, was at Deep Creek village ull late at might, On going home she found Isaian Griffin m the house, He hi made a fire upon the hearth, He prevailed on her to let him remain over night and lic by the fire, before which he disposed himself | upon these chairs, while she retiredto the bed, The | cabin had but a single room, In the course of the night the crime was perpetrated. Meridy Holland heard | the woman's cries, and her husband, David Griffin, dee | ed to seeing the marks and scars his wife received | in her struggle with the ravisher. The case was sub. mitted without argument to the jury, who retired and almost immed returned with the following ver- dict indorsed@apon the bill of indictment ‘We, the jury, find the prisoner guilty, and sentence him to death,” Griflin was thon sent back to jail, A vexed question now arose. In the West case of attempt at rape Griftin had been septeaced by the jary to twelve years’ imprisonment im the Pemtentiary. He bad now Deen sentenced to death. By Virginia statute law criminal sentences are made cumulative—-that 1s, they ‘are added together, and a second ouc commences upon | the expiration of the first. It was a puzzling conun- drum, one jocular gentlema® stated it, the que: tion was whether Griflin should serve out his twely yoars first and then be hanged, or be hanged first and Serve his term mm tho penitentiary afterward, It wax only the firsthorn of the dilemma, however, which occasioned any sorious discussion. § Pending the solu- tion of the problem, the prisoner was brought to ttro bar of the court at eacn following monthly verm, and Judgment in the two cases was continued genersily. ‘No similar question had ever belore occurred in the Jurisprudence of tho State, and the decision was post. poned in order that full time smght be given jor a shoreugh examination of THE POINTS INVOLTED. The text books were searched in vain for & precedent ay were wiso the reports of most of the other States of the Union. The Judge of the Noriolx County Court, Hon, Legh R. Watts, stated the case to Judge Moncure of the Virginia Court of Appeals, who tn turn co! 3 upon the Bench, The conglusiv: Il other punishment is ment ot death. It was 3 merged in the capital penis held that any postponement of the execution of the quontiy, a moderation rather than an increase of the punishment Were the prisonor adjadged to first serve out his term of imprisonment he might, by | death penalty operaies as a reprieve and 18, conse. | | i i ying a natural death, escape the hangman altogether, | Judgo Waits held further—and it is a good specimen of | the reducto ad absurdvem—tiat tf a person were con- vieted of un offence pauishable by confinement for life, of & capital crime, the second sea: be oa nullity af its execution Bs postponed unitl the expiration of It was, therefore, on January 4, 1876, cided that the punishment for the minor uence was. ged in that for the greater, and the judgment of the Court was (ormaily pronounced. On that day the prisoner was brought into Court heavily troned. But Jow persons were present, as the unfortunate culprit had no iriends or sympathizers, To the question of the Clerk, “lf anything for himsel{ he had or knew to say why the Court here to judgment and exceution against lim, of and upon the premises, should not pro- eced,” he replied that he cid nos think be had received | jusnes, Judge Watts then pronounced sentence upon ‘the prisoner, recapitulating the various episodes 1 his strange career of unbridled just, admonishing bin to repentance and prayer, and fixing the day of execution for Thursday, March 2, 1876, between the hours of ten o'clock A. M. and two o'clock P.M. Soveral weeks subsequent to the confirmation of the | ee of Isaiah Grifin nine of the twelve jurors who wot ted him and condemned him to death signed a petition to Governor Kempor, asking a commutation of the sentence from death to twenty years’ confinement in the Penitentiary. Tho Governor took no notice of the petition. THE LAGAL TRAGEDY, At twenty minates past ton o'clock this mornin; Jaaah Grifin was conuucted to the gallows, which i been erected in the southwest corner of the jail yaa, | Nearly a thousand people were assembled wishin and around the inclosure. Ie axcended the seaifold with- out any apparent trepidation. His hands were securely tied before him, and he wore a jong black robe, The Rev. J, D. Powell, Episcopalian,who accompanied him, prayed briefly, ‘Ihe prisoner inade a short. incoherent talk, The :atal rope was then adjusted and the black cap drawn over his face. A recess behind the gallows concealed the unknown executioner, At thirty-iour | minutes past elevon o'clock the trap fell. The drop was font and a-half teet, The ly twitched con- vulstvely for four minutes, when life was pronounced extinet, and the large crowd quietly retired. Sherif Lesnor deserves great credit for the effective utions taken to secure a brief and humane execu- tion of the feariul sentence of the law, COOL RESPITED. Littix Vauiey, NX. ¥., Mareh 2, 1876, tn the case of Nelson H. Cool the Governor bas granted a further rospte to March 31. DOLAN RESPITE: Q@OVERNOR TILDEN ALLOWS THE CONVICTED | the regular rates, but would take its proportion of | 1,200 tons of coal and about 100 ions of freight. | year, when five MURDERER TO LIVE TILL GOOD FRIDAY. Yesterday morning Dolan received the news In the cell which he occupies in the Tombs that bad boon tespited until Good Friday, April 14 . This respite has been grapies by Governor Tilden to Dolan in order to permit him to take his case before the Court of Ap- is. Dolan said when he heard the news, “Thank jod, that they have given me a Little more time io order that | may prove wy innocence. I did not havo a chance to chow anything at my otber trial.” Dolan stated to the Hxmanp reporter (hat he did not think that be would last until April 14, as he is aow suffering severely from pneumonia and lis coufinement. Con- siderable surprise was mauifested In the Tombs among risonersand officials that Governor Tilden should aye chosen Good Friday as the date of the expiration | of Dolan’s respite, as be would have to be executed on | that day ifthe Court of Appeals should approve the | finding of the lower Court, Dolan’s wife visits him nearly every day, and his aged mother also calls at the Tombs very often to talk with ber untortunaic son. TIE RAILROAD FREIGHT POOL AMICABLE ARRANGEMENT ARRIVED AT BY THE ROADS, It ts well Known that some timo ago the Lake Shore, Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicagg andthe Michigan Central railroad companics, known as the Chicago “pool lines,” entered into an agreement to strictly maintain rates on East bound freight, For some ume matters went along smootbly, and all were well satisfied with the condition of offairs, the lines con- | necting with New York getting what they considered & fair shore of the business. Two or three mouths ago, however, the Baltimore an Ohio company mado rates 40 much in favor of the port of Baltimore that they soun succeeded in securing the largest part of the grain ‘rade From many points the rate of freight charged on groin was turrtecn cents less than to New York. Bo- sides this reduction the company allowed a rebate of three cents per LOC bushels on all grain ‘exported from Balumor The company iu many instances made a further redustion from the rates as published in the printed scnegulea The managers of the Penn- sylvania Railroad, following the example of the Baltimore and Ohio in rebating, made the samo ailowanes on grain exported row Philadelphia as on that exported from Bulttmore, By these means the grain trade was largely diverved froin New York, the Raitimore receipts having been for the last eight weeks nearly double those of Philadelphia, Under this condition ot aflairs the New York Central issued a notice to its Conneutions that 14 would not hold them to bo rates mady by the Western roada, In the early part of February the managers of the Western roads met at Chicago and agreed upom a mile- age Davis, naking the rates from all points Weat to Matiimore and Philadelphia pro rata (per mile) to the New York rates, This was not satisfactory to the New York trunk lines, however, and the notice of the Now York Central to ite connections having caused some disturbance, a reduction of five cents per 100 bushels was. determined upon, and a conference between tho trunk lines (the New York Central and fudson River, Erie, Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio railroads):and the Chicago pool lines, was called by the latter. The first meeting was | held on Wednesday at the St. Nicholas Hotel. The roads were represented as follows:—The Pennsylvania road, by Mr. Thomas A. Scott, President, and Mr. A. J. Cassat, Vice Presivent; the New York Central, by Mr. J, HB. Rutter, General Freight Agent; the Erie Railway, by Mr. H. J. Jewett, President; G. Blanchard, Vice resident, and R. ©. Vilas, General Freight Agent; the altimors and Ohio, by Mr. John King, Vico President, and’ Mr. N, Guiliord, Gen: | eral Freigit "Agent; tho Lake | Shore, by | Mr. John Newell, General Manager; the Michignn Cen- tral is Mr. J. F. Joy, Vice President; the Pitisburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago by Mr. John McCulloch, Vice President, and Mr. W. F. Stewart, General Freight Agent, and the Boston and Albany Rajlroad by Mr, Villiam Bliss, General Manager, and H. J, Hayden, General Freight Agent. Alter a long discussion, which wos quite warm at times, the parties adjourned to.the residence of Mr. W. H. Vanderbilt, who was unable to leave his house in consequence of a severe cold. There the conference was resumed, and after further discussion a demand was made by the representatives of the Erie and Now York Central that the discrimination against New York should cease ana that tnat city should be placed upon an equal footing with Philadelphia and allimore, No satisfactory conclusion was reached and the meeting was adjourned to meet on the next day atthe residence of Mr. H. J. Jowett, President of the Erie Railway Company. They accordingly met yesterday, and after another long conterence it was agreed that the rebate of three ceuts per 100 pounds at Philadelphia and Baltimore should be reduced to one and a halt cents per 100 pounds, the New York trunk lines insisting that if the reduc- tion of the rebate was not enough to do away with the discrimin tion a further change should be mado The Erie and New York Central, particularly the latter, made a determined stand upon this. | In the course of the discussion the question of an ex- port rebate which had been allowed in Boston was taken up, and was adjusted amicably. During the con- yersation the port charges of New York were com- mented upon, and it was stated that they greatly ex- ceeded those of the other ports in question. The representatives of four trunk lines agreed that they would fully maintain all rates, and would see that they were kept by their connections. They also agreed that the verbal contracts on West bound freight from all the seabvard cities should be annulled, these con- tracts having been obtained by misrepresentations on the part of the shippers. The meetit roke up with an amicable feoling anda final agreement that rates should be fully maintained by all concerned. A PIONEER STEAMSHIP. DEPARTURE OF THE FIRST VESSEL OF THE PANAMA TRANSIT STEAMSHIP COMPANY—-WHAT IS GOING TO BE DONE. Yesterday afternoon the steamship South Carolina, tho powerful vessel of the recently organized Panama Steamship Transit Company, left pier 13 North River for Panama, to take her station on the Pacific division of the new Californian line, to be run from next month in connection with the Panama Railroad. She is com- manied by the veteran ship master Morton, formerly of the Havana steamship Morro Castle She will probubly reach Pana via the Straits ot Magellan, in fifty-five di but may call | Rio to clean engines and boilers. The South Carolii is of 2,009 41-100 tons, and has cabin accommodatio: for 100 cabin and 200 steerage passengers, She carries j She Will be followed very shortly by two otber similar steamers—these, with two additional ships, to be run between New York and Aspinwall, will make, together, semi-monthly line between New York and San Francisco. This semi-monthly service will be maiutained ‘or the remainder of the new steamships. capacity, will be completed and added ing it theronfter a weekiy line. Tho the new company with tho Panama road, and {ts con- noctions tor Central American and European business, are said to be such as to demand this large fleet and to aford a satisiactory guaranteo of its success. Tho mayagoment of the line, with all its connections, will be tinder the direction of William P. Clyde & Co., of | of 4,000 tor | this city, who, with other capitalists, are ite propric- | | tore, and who already own and mauage ! some twelve | lines of coustwise and West 1 Ips team: YERRYBOAT DISABLED. The opposition steamer Sunshine, running from the Ciub House dock at Stapteton to pier No. 8, North River, disabled yesterday morning on the half. past cigbt o'clock trip up, by the giving way of some of the rivets of the bovler, The boat was faid up for ro. pairs, This line appears to be particalarly unfortunate in the number of accitents to their bots, and it begins to bo regarded as donbiful whether it will be mach longer coutinued, as quicker and surer transit is gen- erally secured by old line boats, SMALLPOX IN JERSEY CITY. Owing to the econfict of authority between the city and the County Boarda of Health in Jersey City little | has becn done to prevent the spread of contagion, The power formerly vested in the City Board is now contred ia the County Board, and the satter complains that the Boerd of Freeholders will pot supply the funds necesrary to disinfect aud purify annealthy district nor furnish counsel for the prosecution of physicians who neglect to report promptly cases of smallpox, County Physician Siomt bas been obliged to purchase disinfectants at bis own expense, Meanwhile smatle dT phe rapidly, especially in the viemny of teuben and Morgan streets. any cases are un- Teported becatise pi are afrand that tho patients will be removod to the smallpox hospital, the very name of which has its tcrrora DOMINION NOTES. The Merchants’ Marino Insuraoce Company, with a capital of $1,000,000, has just been chartered, to begin basiness March 1, A meeting of tho heirs of Lord Mer, who left Scot- land in 1745 te savg his head, was recently held at Hamilton, Ont = Represeniatives of the family were present from New Orleans, New York, Chicago and Owen Sound, Ont. The estaie, valucd ab $100,000,000, comprises dest joond of Paisloy, Scotland amily nging to Horton, Nova Scotia, | Present of seven living members, whose united ages amount to 404 years, being an average of | Geventy years, six months and twenty-six days each. Tho converted priest, Father Chiniquy, is Jechuring on Romantsm tn New Brunswick and stirring ap @ fecling of cnmity between Catholics and Protestants. ‘The Haiilax Recorder states that the theory that the City of Boston, that was lost in 1870, was cansed b; packages shipped by the dynamite fend ts disproved by tho fact that the packages referred to were “furs con- gned as above’by James Thomas, furrier, of this city, were not insured. ‘Tho New York detectives hav- ing the dynomite investigation in hand communicated | some time ago with City Marshal Cottor ta regard bo is point, and the teal facts wern thea made mani- | tf H A canary bird twenty-two years old has died at Both- | well, Ont, Residents of Win g are hiring to the Black Mills, Fred Bell, resident of the Prince Edward | j (Obto) How. Island Legislative Council, died on the lsth uit Prince Edward Island is strongly 'u favor of free (rade with this country. MESES ese 2E MS eT SP aR tal ORES THE PRESIDENCY. From a carotu! examination of the leading jourpals of the country we are enabled to give the choice of eaca for President, Some of them remain stil! quite non- committal, but by the drift of their editorial discussion their preferences are clearly marked. The politics of the journais is indicated by the men they support. THE REPUBLICAN BOLI. CALL. For Hilaine—-51. Paul (Minn.) Pioneer-Press, Bostor Travelier, Chicago Tribune (ind.), Boston Journal, Cat+ cago Inter-Ocean, St. Louis Globe-Democrat (rep: ), Ban- or (Me.) Whig ana Courier, Ailiance (Ohio) Review, Bay hapids puied Magnet, Cleveland (Tenn.) Herald, Du- buque (lowa) Times, Frederick (Md) Times, New Bed- ford (Mass.) Mercury, Oskaloosa (Lowa) Herald, Port Jand (Me.) Press, 6t. Joe (Mo.) Herald, St. Cloud (Minn.; Journal, Walworth (Wis.) Independent, Winova (Minn. ea Wright County (Minn.) Times, Total for iaine, 20. For Conkling—Bufttalo Commereial, Carson I Ap- peal, Hudson (N. Y.) Register, Syracuse (N. Y.) Stand. ar (NS, Y.) Republican, Auburn (N. Y.) ty Advertiser, Albany Evening Journal, Buffalo Express, New York ‘Commercial Advertiser, Elintra (N, ai Ad vertiser, senkpors (% New York Sun ind,), Newburg (N. Y. .) Times, Qadea bury (N. ¥.) Journal, (N. Y,) Citizen, Troy & Y.) Press, Troy (N. Y.) Whig, Utica Observer, ‘otal for Conkling, 19. For Brigtow—-Kuoxville Whig (Parson so ee} New Haven Courier, Quincy (Lil.) Whig, Albany Evening Times, Ashland (Ky.) Journal, Boston i (ind.), Boston Traveler, Chicago Times, Erie (Pa.) De- Spatch, Louisiana (Mo.) Press, North Adams (Masa. Transcript, New York Tribune (ind, }, orwieh (Conn.) Bulletin, Springfield (11) Advertiser, Worcester (Mass. ) Spy, Whitehall (N. Y.) Chromele. Total ior Bristow, 16. For Pig, wo oa remy von Herald, Des Moines (la) Register, Dayton (Ubiv) dournal, Hastings (Mich ) ner. Manchester (Uhio) Gazette, Colambus (Ohio) Sta: Journal, Steubenville (Ohio) Herald, West Chester (Pa.) Reputiican, Wooster (Ohio) Repudlican, Lancastet (Ohio) Inquirer, Total tor Hayes, 10, For Ulysses 8. Grant—-Brainerd (Minn, ) Centenoi New York Arcadian (ind.), Sparta (Wis.) Herald. Tot tor a third term, 3, For Miscellanrous Republicans—The Altentown (Pa) Chronicle, the Bucks County (Pa.) Intelligencer, the Chambersburg (Pa.) Repository, Columbia (Va) Cou- rant, Delaware (Pa.) Amer! Elizabeth (N. J.) Mont tor, Mopteur (Pa.) Democrat, Norristown (Pa.) He the Norristown (Pa.) Independent, Pottsville (Pa} Journal, Philadelphia Republic, Reading (Pa.) Times, Virginia City (Mo.) Sentinel and the Wilinington (Del. } Commercial support Governor Hartranft, Total for Hartranft, 14. The Danville (Ind.) Union, Indianapolis Journal and the Wabash (Ind.) Plaindéaler support Morton. Total for Morton, 3 The Akron (VU) Argus scores one lor Garfield; the-Dark County (0! Republican and the Indianapolis Nows two for Genera Ben Harrison, nephew ol President Harrison. The Evansville (Ind.) Journal, the Milwaukee (Wis.) Sen- tunel, San Francisco Chronicle and the Ogle (LIL) Re- porter come in with four for E. B, Washburoe. _T! Chicago News records one vote for Joe Medill, of the Tribune, The Lilinois State Register 1s alone for Logan; the Litchfield (Minn.) Ledger one for Holt; the Poughkeepsie Eagle, Philadelphia Item and Harper's Weekly three or Secretary Fish. Total, scattoring, 30, DEMOCRATIC ROLL CALL For Hendricks—Columbus (Ga.) Enquirer (dem.), Cleveland Piaindealer, Columbus (Mo.) Statesman, Eclectic Journaly Memphis, Tenn. (ind.), Goshea (Ind.) Democrat (dem.), Houston (Texas) Teleg {dem.), Indianapolis Sentinel (dem.), Little Fats .) Courier (dem.), Lebanon (Ohio) Patriot, joArthur (Ohio) Enquirer, Mount Pleasant (Md.) Freo New Aibany (Ind.) Ledger-Standard, Nortolk Virginian, St. Joe (Mo,) Gazette, Scranton (Pa) Times; Terro Haute Journal, Terre Haute Gazette. Total tor Hendricks, 17. For Bayard—Mobile Register (dem.), San Anto- nio (Texas) Herald, Macon (Ga.) Telegruph, Manchester y Philadelphia Chronicle, ’ Wilmington .) Journal, be combegg tegld Gazette, (els dl ilmington (Del.) Heral ie (Del.) Every Evening, \ Total for Bayard, 9. Tilden—Atianta (Ga.) Constitution (dem.), Davenport (Ga.) Democrat, Indianola (Texas) Tribune, New Philadelphia (Onto) Vomocrat, New Haven Regis ter, San Francisco Call, Total for’ Tilden, 6 For Thurman—Atianta (Ga.) Courier, (dem.); Ashlané Press; Cincinnati: Commercial (ind.), Cinein: pati Enquirer (rag money dem.), Covington (Ky! Journal, Petersburg (Va.) Index, Richmond (Vail Whig, Wayne county (Ohio) Democrat, Total for Thur man 8. ‘For Hancock—Concord (N. H.) Patriot, Easton (Md.} Argus, Erie (Pa.) Observer, Martinsburg (WV. Va.) States man, ‘otal for Hancock, 4. For, Miscellaneous Democrats—The Mount Vernoe (Ohiv) Bavner and the Daytou (Ohio) Herald are for Willlam Allen, the Loweil Courior for General Sher. man, the Springtield (Mass.) Republican (ind.), for Charles Pranets Adams, the Sbreeveport cs Times for ex-Governor Hoffman, and the Pitsburg (Pa.) Post and Hopkinsville (Ky.) Democrat for Jere Black. Total scattering, 7. ‘The vote of the press therefore stands as follows:— Blaine, republican. 20 Conkling, republ 19 Bristow, republican, 16 ‘ayes, republican. 10 Grant, third termer. 3 Scattering... Total expressions of preference. Hendricks, democrat. ard, demoer: ‘Tilden, democrat. ‘Thurman, democ: Hancock, democrat. Scattering... Total expressions of preference INHALL A WHOLE FAMILY ALMOST SUFFOCATED IN JER- SEY CITY. ib Between two and three o'clock yesterday morning Dr. Hadden was hastily summoned bya canal boat man, who informed him that a whole family had been “smothered in a canal boat,’’ lying in the Morris Canal basin, south of Jersey City. The doctor burried down Washington street, and, when ho arrived at the basin, he was obliged to clamber across twelve or thirteen boats, which wero covered with six inches of snow, tillhe reached the boat, Lizzie Thayer, in which the captain, James Stanton, and his family, consisting of his wile, a girl, aged thirteon, a boy, aged seven, and @ girl, aged three. Descending through a tarrow hatch. way, the doctor found himself in a cabin ten beet! eight, where he found the woman and her three chil- dren lying im small bunks in a state of stapelaction, The husband had ascended to the deck and regained consciousness, Restoratives were immediately applied, and the prostrate sufferers were removed on deck, here they soon regained consciousness. The cabis ‘as tilled with coal gas emitted from a smal stov and, owing to the cold of the night, the hatchway bi | been closed, s0 that there was no means of escape. Stanton related that he was awakened by the screains of his eldest girl, whom he saw jump out of the bunk and failon the floor, He piaced heron her feet, but she was upable to stand, His wite jumped up, but'she, 100, feil on the floor and she became unconscious. The boy and younger girl were immovable in the bunks, Feeling a choking sensation, Stanton to make sev- eral eflorts before he reached the deck, and he crawied to the adjoining boat and awoke the inmates, who came to his assistance. The windows of the cabin were thrown open and the hatchway completely cleared. ‘With all this timely aid, however, the wife aad children were uncouscious when the physician arrived, and there is little doubt that but tor the prompt medical aid rendered, the mother and her children would bave succumbed. The family are now out of danger. CRUELTY TO CHILDREN. * Tho President of the New York Socicty for the Pre- vention of Crucity to Chilaren has requested us to re- call to the public the fact that nearly four weeks ago Sonator Booth introduced in the Legistature a bill to enable it to carry out its purposes, We have spoken earnestly on this subject before, and are glad to know that the society belicves that under 0 Proposed law it will bo able to protect chil- dren trom the greed and vindictiveness of wWheatural parents or brutal masters, The tor- tures to which the ‘“4ofant prodigies” are subjected in acrobatic periormances, the reckless indifference to their safety which ts displayed and the immoralities in which they are offen emploved, are so shock that the public can hardly believe what it ts told, Ti crimes which are daily committed against little chi dren aro infamous, arid it is an anomaly in American, civilization that there is no law adequate for the pre- Yention or the punishment of the perpetrators, The Passage of Senator Booth’s bill is, therefore, a duty which the Legislature cinnot neglect, and whteh it ehould discharge with the least possible delay. MUNICIPAL FINANCES. Comptroller Green's monthly financial statement | shows that during February there were drawn on tho City Treasury warrants for salaries, goneral oxpenses, supplies, terest, schools, charities ard miscellaneous, | payable from taxation, $1,360,085; for new works, pay- able from issue of Improvement bonds, $360,218; special trast account, 450, The total city and county debt as represented by stocks and bonds on Fab. ruary 29 1s stated at $146,799,799, from which subtract. ing securities in the Sinking Fund-—g2s, —-lcaven, as the actual qty debt, $11 . Stocks and Vonds have been Issued during the two months olapsed of 1876 to the amount of $4,963,568. JERSEY'S MUNICIPAL IMBROGLIO, Another extraordinary scene was witnessed yester- day at the meoting of the Board of Frecholders in Jorsey City. A long communication trom Dr, Eddy,: the resident physician of the county Innatic asylum, was read, repronching the director at ta terms. interrupted. the reading. Buta Las addressed to the Hoard it wan toad ue document was sapplemet ficates from the Hudson County Medical Society and, the jadges of the Court of Common Meas, sustaining” Dr, Eddy against the attacks of the director, The Clerk then announced the commencement of | coedings in the first of 4 series of suits tors to obtain payient of their just claims, whieh ae director persistently refused to sign, in suits will involve ihe county if an expens A Dill Is before the Senato at Trenton, which the director out of office in Anrik The dir '