The New York Herald Newspaper, March 16, 1876, Page 3

em bill. ) 38) . 4 . NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, MAKCH 16, 1876,—TRIPLE SHEET. THE STATE CAPITAL "The Salary Bill Again Under Discussion. LOOKING AFTER COUNTY TREASURERS. ‘Increase of Fees for the Pilots. USURY IN WALL STREET. Auuaxy, March 15, 1876. The old County Treasurers’ bill, that has been Knocked about between Senate and Assembly for sov- eral years past, and which should have long since bo- come law, is ina fair way of passing safely through ‘Doth houses this session, The county treasurers die hard. ‘They have fought this vill at every stage, and, ft is to be supposed, with the usual weapon of a money Pool, Last fall it was one of the leading questions in the campaign through most of the raral districts. A general distrust of county treasurers settled down upon the People. they saw these worthies in too many in- Stances speculate with their money and grow suddenly rich or burst. They finally became tured of the exhi- | Dition, and insisted that their representatives in the Legislature should pass the long pending bill tnat aimed to put an end to it, ‘To-day it was up in the Senate for the fourth or fifth time, and & goiecral disposition was shown to com- plete its details and forward its passage. Under its provisions no county treasurer will be allowed to have the public moneys in his own keeping to speculate with or to deposit in some favored bank, from which he may draw a comfortable sum in inter- est, Within twenty days after entering on the duties of his office he must designate a bank of deposit, to be approved by the county judge, the treasurer and the Board of Supervisors, He must, as frequently as may be desired by the Board of Supervisors, deposit all funds in this bank, and no money is to be drawn out except by an order of the Board. The County Treasurer is to give bonds in double the amount of money likely to be handled by bim, and in fase of defaleation or loss the bondsmen of the County Treasurer and the banks are to be jointly responsible. The compensation of the County Treasurer is to be Ixed by the Board of Supervisors, but shall not be less than $1,000, and not more than $10,000 in the counties of Albany, Erie and Kings. He shall mot receive any fees or perquisi heretofore allowed vy law. Misappropriation of junds intrusted to his keeping will constitute malfeasance, punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both. Mr, Hammond, the Pogineer of the bill in a former Assembly, was elected so the Senate for his efforts in its behalf. His long labors are now about being rewarded with success, The bill was ordered to a third reading. PILOTS! FEES, ‘The pilots are anxious to have their fees increased, and to that end Mr, Patten has introduced a bill which provides that every merchant vessel inward bound and not exempted from pilotage by any law of this State, or any regulation thereunder, and drawing less than 1d feet of water, $2 per foot; drawing 14 tect and less than 18 feet, $3; drawing 18 fect and under 21 feet, $4; drawing 21 and upward, $5. If the master or owners of any vessel shall request the pilot to move any vessel at any place within Sandy Hook, and not to be taken to the wharf, or harbor of New York, or the vessel to be retained at Quarantine, the same pilotage is to be allowed, and the pilot entitled to his discharge, ‘ National vessels and those of foreign gov- ernments are to be charged $6 per foot. When any vessel bound to the port of New York is boarded by a iiot at Such distance to the southward or eastward of ily Hook re ergy as that the lighthouse cannot be seen from the deck of tho vessel in the daytime in lair weather, the addition of one-eighth to the rates of jlotage fixed in the bill are to be allowed to the pilot. atward bound vessels are to be charged as follows :— Drawing less than 14 feet, $1 80 per foot; more than 14 feet and less than 18 feet, $2 10; drawing 18 teet and less than 21 drawing 20 feet and upward, $3 35. The act is to take effect on the Ist of June, : INTERESTING TO SUITORS. An excellent bill has been introduced by Mr. Kilian, ‘Which provides that in all actions that may be brought against any defendant for any alleged damages in any ease arising from any alleged injury to the person or erty of the plaintifl, and when an order of arrest is granted, or whén the defend- Ant may be rendered lable to arrest and imprisonment under an execution aguinst the person, the plaintiff shail, before such action be com- menced, give a bond m at least double the amount claimed in such action, such bond. to be duly approved by one of the judges or justices of the court in which such action may be commenced, s1 to the detend- Fahl exception, within twenty days alter the action is gun. FREE READING ROOMS. Some of the New York members are very anxious to make the city a reform city in every respect, and Mr. Peabody bas an idea that the best way to go about it ts to give young men who do not know how to spend their evenings, uniess they go to the billiard rooms or to the Young Men’s Christian Assccintion building, a chance to have a tree reading room in their wards. He introduced a bill to-day which enacts that tho Board of Education shall provide for the establish- ment of a free reading room in at least one of the pub- lie school houses in each ward, the fitting up of tho room not to cost more than $1,000, This amount and $2,000 a year hereafter tor the keeping of the rooms Js to be appropriated by the Board of Estimate out of the excise mone; The superintendents of the read- ing rooms, which are to be open only in the evenings, are to be selected from among the school teachers by the Board of Education. A SCALY BILL, Fish need protection during Lent more than any Other time, and Mr. Hoffman, of New York, 1s deter- mined that in the years that are to come those who Bbandon the meat pots for forty days shall not cateh any member of the tinny tribe that basn’t reached a certain number of weeks of discretion. He bas there- fore introduced a bill which will prevent Gsher- meofrom fishing for certain kiads of tisu out of season, Whales are not included in the protective clauses of THOSE SALARIES AGAIN, The New York Salary bill was called up to-day by Mr. Forster. Graff made a dead set for it because bis amendments had not been adhered to (nthe new bill reported by the Committee on Cities, and Mr. A. J. Uampbell made an elaborate specch in ‘defence of the Amendments. His speech uttracted considerable atten- hon, and his side thrusts atthe reformers who, as law- yers, consider that $10,000 a yoar can be made every twelve months in New York as easy as rolling off a log, hettied Strahan to the quick. When Canipbell had done reading his “essay,”” as Strahun sarcastically termed it, the latter replied to him, in a few savaze remarks, that if not convincing were certainly in- tended 10 make Mr, A. J. ©. tee! that there are cer- tain views about legislation not dreamed of in the Philosophy of new members. A CALL OF TIDE HOUSK, ‘There was a “call of the House” down stairs to-day, and Forster waythe man who brought it about. The Brooklyn charte® had just got a blackseye, only re- cetving 61 votes—Shingerland, Gallagher, 'Lawsou, Gugei and Hoffman (ali republicans), Voting with the democrats against the bill. The four votes necessary to take the constitutional majority Mr, Forster believed could bave been secured had there not beea so many Absentees, and he came to the conclusion that the best | way to prevent the deieat of other party bilis that might come up during the day was to move the ‘call."’ His motion having prevailed The galleries were cleared, the ladies being especially put out because they wete not allowed to stay im. The Foll was called, and it was discovered that four of the | Absontees were away on leave because of sickness, and a fifth because his pork packing establishment bad been burned down and he bad interesting business to settle with his (riends—the msurance companies, Faulkoer, of Livingston, bad been on band early in th Morning, bat could not be discovered when his name was reac! MeGroarty, of Kings, made an excuse for him that the poor man was taken suddenly ill dur- ing the session and had been obliged to go and see the doctor. It turned out, however, after it was too late to commit him for contempt, that be had gone to his lodgings to see whether any of the Speaker's mackerels towid ve used for dinner, Finally, it being proved to the satisfaction of every one that there were 122 mem- bers present, the proceedings, under the call of the roll, were suspended, aud the doors were thrown open. There wiil be tess absenteeism after this, for it ts un- derstood that had the roll developed the fact that any one had reslly no valid excuse for being away without leave he would have been dealt with severely, A close confinement of twenty-four hours has no attractions for even a legis- Jator Dowadays. A TRAVELLING LICENSE. Two peculiar bills were introduced to-day by Mr. Gagel. One gives the proprictors of a real estate paper in New York authority to copy at their option the records in the Register’s Office in New York, and provides that in case should be Jost or destroyed in any way the transcript of them in the newspaper ailuded to shail be used as evidence, The other till compels all persons selling liquors, candies, peanuts, &c., om the ears to take of & jiceuse from the Board of Supervisors of the counties through which the cars have to What a vag ume under euch a bill dealers in the jurcious peanut would have ing out their certificates. Probably some of the county Supervisors would be willing to-take peanuts iu pay- nvent for the licenses, and it ts 1 uowledge of tI fact which indnced Mr, Gugel to introddce the bill, THE SCHOOL QUESTION. ‘Tho proposed amendment to the constitution eon- (mined im the concurrent resolutions offered by Mr, in the office | Carroll E. ef vnondaga, some weeks ago and was reported by the Com- was @ special order in thé — haem a saves speech in y views briefly opus when he imiroduced the resolutions then offered a substitute for the resolution on the files, which was essentially the same, but differing in its trom the original. Mr. Webb offered an amendment t the substitute, and discussed the question from his standpoint, It then resolved to bave the resolutions, with the ainendments, printed and placed on tne files when the committee rose avd reported progress. e TUR STATHY ISLAND PERRY WAR, ‘The chief interest the people of Staten Island have in legislation this winter 18 the passage of Mr. Townsend’s bill giving a fair show for ferry competition between the Garner and Vanderbilt lines of terrybouts. The friends of the bill, despairing of having it reported from the Assembly Committee on Commerce and Navigation, intrusted a copy 10 Mr. Prince, who introduced it in the Senate this morning in its original shape, asa general act providing for free intercourse be- tween all sections of State separated by water. The. bill was loosely drawn up and its provision® granted unlimited and unwarrant- able privileges to ail sorts of wild cat ferry companies, and that was the reason, itis averred, why the com- mittee tailed to report it, but they should liave stated so to the House and not rest under the suspicion of act- ing in the interestgf the Vanderbilt terry monopoly of Staten Island. HOW TO TAP SURPLUS CAPITAL Mr. Gerard introduced a bill providing that after the | 1st of January next any bill of exchange, draft, pro | issory note or due bill having eight mouths or less time | to run shall not be void by any reason of any rate of | mterest secured, tuken or agreed to be taken. Mr. | Gerard offers this a8 u tentative measure. to expire as a | law in 1880. It was suggested to him by Mr. Royal | Phelps and a number of gentlemen in New York who have a conviction that the existence of such a law Would induce a low of surplus capital into Wall | Street. and provoke such competition in loaning money that a man in business noed never be embarrassed by the difficulty of procuring money at a reasonable rate of interest, THE RIGHTS OF WomEN. A favorable report was made by Senator Robertson, from the Judiciary Committee, of a bill, that bas re- | | ceived considerable attention from lawyers, enabling a | wife to be a witness against her husband or another | | party as defendant in cases of criminal conversation, | except where the evidence involves copiidential com- | munications between husband and wife, | Senator Gerard had nothing to do with this bill, | | though, as champion of the sotter sex, there are few | legislative measures bearing on the welfare of women with which he ig not identified, . His advocacy of the | Dill granting married women the same rights in prop- | erty and contracts enjoyed by single women and | widows was a beroic eflort in behalf ot the sex, whose devoted, bumble servant he is proud to proclaim him- self, | COMPTROLLER GREEN'S BILL, | The dill commouly known as Comptroller Green’s bill, for limiting the assessments for uptown improve- ments, in opening, grading und regulating streets and avenues in New York City, passed the Assembly. LEGISLATIVE NOTES. A similar bill to that introduced in the Assembly yea- terday, prohibiting the Elevated Railroad from using any purt of the Battery, made its appearance in the Senate from the hands of Mr. Baade! ‘The news trom New Hampshire has so elated the re- pudhicans that business for the remaioder of the week will be only indifferently done, and all will be con- | gratulation until another Belknap bomb explodes. MUSEMENTS. ITALIAN OPERA. On Friday evening Mile. Eugénie Pappenheim, for, merly the principal star of the Wachtel troupe, wil) make her début in Italian opera, under the direction of Mr, Strakosch. She has selected the rdle of Viole:ta, in | “La Traviata,” for the occasion. On Saturday atter- | noon Mile, Titiens sings in ‘ll Trovatore,”’ tor the benefit of the Women’s Centennial Fund. On Easter Monday Mile, Anna De Belocca appears as Rosipa, in | .the “Barber of Seville,” and after her we may expect Mile, Minaie Hauck, DRAMATIC NOTE. On donnera Ia semaine prochaine &l’Académie de Musique trois représentations d’adieux par la Compa- gnie Frangaise au retour do la Nouvelle-Orléans en route pour Europe, Mardi, 21 mars, on jouera “Le Panache,’’ dernier succés du Palais Royal; jeudi, 23 mars, “Monsieur Alphonse,” de Dumas, et samedi, 26 mars, “La Closerte des Genets.”” A CARD FROM MILNES LEVICK. To ras Epiror or tak Heratp:— By your criticism of the ‘Two Orpbans,” as given at the Brooklyn Theutre on Monday evening, I learned that my name was, mnadvertentiy I trust, being used by the management of that establishment. Subsequent inquiries led to the discovery that it is | | on their posters and bouge programmes. There is but | one Milnes Levick mm this land, and be is justly proud | of the fact tl ougn “Julius Cesar’ has now reached tation, he is yet play~ } ats ing the tinte continue his convection w: the one hapsiddeh performance is giver. Your criticism hag nothing for me to complain of, for it commends the impersonation of Pierre, and to this valuable praise my son, Gustavus, is entiticd. With thanks for your unilorm courtesy to me, I am your obedient servant, MILNES LEVICK, New York, March 15, 1876. REVIVAL AT THE PARK. Park Taeatre, March 15, 1876. To tux Eprron ov tHe Henauy:— The first Karl of Shaftesbury was famous in his day, and that fame has increased even to this day, as a | delicate analyzer of the heart ot man, He believed that ridicule was the test of truth, and his best literary | performance Is his essay on that subject. He thought | that men saw themselves in such a mirror, and tho | painful recognition had a wonderful efficacy in forcing i upon them the lineaments of their petty vices and in- | firmities, ‘The drama, he prominently insisted, was a | true mirror to show vice its own form and image, | and adds his name to that of Shakespeare as a subtle detective in the general cause of vir- | tue, I was reminded of this phase of the philosophy of Shaftesbury when, the other evening, | I listened to the performance of Mr. Rowe's play of | “Brasa.”’ I thought that the Corinthian polish of that | sounding metal might as trutbfully reflect as would a | glass mirror the vicious and even amiable errors of | mendacity as ridicule testifies for truth, There is a story, which is popularly accepted as true, that a dis- | honest clerk, while witnessing a performance of the | ly, and propdses to | "8 ‘Theatre until | | stood | have THE DEMOCRACY. Meeting of the Democratic State Central Committee. JOHN KELLY’S WET BLANKET The Tilden Programme Sig- nally Defeated. Utica and the 26th of April Chosen. Tammany Refuses To Be Dined and Wined. ALuayy, March 15, 1876. The meeting of the Democratic State Central Com- Multtee here to-day brought together a large number of democrats from all parts of the State, many of whom came to see and hear what was to be done and said by the Committee, under the impression that the meeting would be an open one. Tammany Hall was represented by several ex-Assembly men and others who do the wire-pulling in New York for the bonetit of the party, while the country districts bad their full quota of active men on hand. It was generally under- early in the forenoon that the Goverpor was very anxious that nothing like opposition should be mado to the pian he 1s said to determined upon for the Committee's indorsement—vamely, that the 6th of April should be the day when the State Convention should meet and that Albany should be the place, Several of the mem- bers of the committee from the interior were in con- sultation with him Just previous to the meeting, but it was noticeable that none of the members from New York or Kings county troubled themselves much about visiting the Executive Chamber. The committee met about half-past three o’clock in one of the Delavan reading rooms, To the great delight of the New Yorkers and others who had come from a distance to be present at the meeting, the doors were thrown open and everybody who could got a seat settled himself comfortaly down as a peaceful spectator, while those ‘who could not get seats took up the most advantageous standing positions they could secure in the room. When the roll was called the followimg gentlemen an- swered to their names, THE COMMITTEE. James B. Pearsall, William D, Veeder, William A+ Fowler, Francis Nolan, Nicholas Muller, Henry Wolt- man, Bornard Reilly, Edward Cooper, Edward Don- nelly, Augustus Schell (substitute for Thomas Dunlap), John Kelly, Casper ©, Childs, Jacob B. Carpenter, Ellis A. Post, Fordyce L, Latin, R. H. Waterman, N. B. Mil- limann, H. D. Graves, Dantel Magoue, Jr. ; Samuel W. Buell, William W, Gordon, A. C. Beach, James G. Preston, Sydney P. Fairchild, William 4. Beach, A, C. Lamont (substitute for Darwin Colvin), John Suther- land (substitute for Dennis A. Ogden), J. E. Jones (sab- stitute for Charles B. Walker), William Purcell, G, Gowacke.(substitute for Charles Benedict), James War- ren and William H, Henderson. This much done, Edward Cooper moved that the proceedings of the | meeting be held with closed doors, and Mr. Magone, chairmain, declared the motion carried, although there seemed to be as mauy votes against itas for it The outsiders then Jeft, grumbling loudly, at their fate, MR. KELLY SPEAKS. Mr. Kelly took the floor after the doors were closed and moved that the State Convention should be held on the 17th of May next. He said that he did not believe it would be the part of wisdom, for many reasons, to have the date fixed at an earlier period, It was, be felt certain, the desire of every democrat in the State’ that ample time should be given for the pre liminary work incident to the election of delegates in the various districts, so that the selection could be made with deliberation and care. Democrats every- ‘where in the State were determined to send represen- tative men to the convention, and something woula be guiaed by holding the convention at as late a datg as he proposed it should be held. There was no need of hurrying in the matter. In May the Logisiature would not be in session, and jentlemen now actively engaged at the Capitol would at home to lend their influence and experience to the selection gf strong men. AN AMENDMENT, Mr. Fairchild moved to amend by making the day the 12th of April. Tilden men to be great concession, as they had decided in the forenoon to urge the Gth of April as the most appropriate time, But the bait did not take, as the ro- sult showed. Mr. Apgar seconded Mr. Fairchild’s motion: Ho said that it was all important that New York Sta should take action at an early date, fe what she would do would have a powerful in- fluence on other States. She should be carly in the tield with her choice, and he could say that trom what he had observed recently in the Eastern States, and (rom what he had heard trom geptlemen from the Southern States, there was great unanimity of senti- ment as to Governor Tilden’s being the democratic cau- didate for President. ‘This open declaration for Tiiden was not a very great surprise to some of the members of the committee, JOK WARKEN’S PROTEST. It brought Joseph Warren to his feet, who declared that he had not believed it possible that any sane man | would presume to aavocate ia the committee the claims of any particular man as candidate for the Presidency. The committee had not met met to suggest candidates. ‘They had simply met to fix a date and piace for a meet- ing of the State Convention. KBLLY AND NO PLEDGES. As if this was not a bad enough black eye for Tilden, Mr, Kelly rose when Mr. Warren had resamed his seat and declared that he partially coincided with the senti- drama of ‘George Barnwell,” had his conscience awak- | ened and his criminal tendency stayed by the terrible | lesson of its story. If those who are widely esteemed | in our ' | community as felicitous liars were | | to go to the Park Theatre and meditate _ | upon what is aid and done in “Brass,” | | they might have equal reason to be thankiul. The liar a hue trom cach and every circumstance around him. | The Hippodrome bas its precept, bat the Park Theatre has its example, The rude, upgentle and carnal vices | which atilict human bature may hope for restoratives to flow upon their inwardoess from the discourse of a | Moody or the resonance of a Sunkey, but the vice of lying, like the principle of lite itsell, is not to be de- tected, even by the pout of the moral’ surgeon's knile. It must be evolved by the terror of example, asin the | case of the culprit clerk, or laughed into shanelulness — by the pungent satire of such a play ax “Brass.” [| Roticed, the evening to which I refer, ze gentle. | | men prosent whose powers in the graceful art of me | | dacity nave won them erished and deserved repute | i | in our city, Many of t are welcomed in public | and private lite for their agreeable qualities in this so- | | cial art, for they never sufler couversation to fall into | | the dull respectability of truth. Neither “the Hon. | Schuyler Coltax nor the Hon. Oakey Hall were thei but bow 1 wished tor their presence! For I knew th in thom the potential moral power of Brass’? would | find its severest test. 1f1t brought them or either of | them to confession and repentance the “Crucible” | | would no longer be needed, for in ‘Brass’ the phi- | Josopher’s search would be found, It would no longer | | be sounding * Brass,’ but full of joy and reclamation | to the sinner. If Moody and Sankey are the Siamese | | twin Pollux of evangelism it is humbly conceded the | | manager of the Park Theatre may be thought the Cas- | | tor, each doing a hero’s work, and thas we find in con- | | juuction the stage aud the pulpit :n detiance of that ir- | | Yeverent Brookiyn croaker Talmadge. How delightful | and opportune that in this Jenten season we have in a metropolis like ours a drama which brings its eo-oper- ative instruction ix aid of good morals! The present prosperity of * Bruss’’ ao aCatbolicon in bringing weak men to understand themselves will be likely to restore to the that aid which it received in former ti from the Church. 1 of course allude to time when the Rev. Dr. Home, of Seotiand, gave us “Douglass,” a Rev. Charles Maturin, of Ireland, gave us ‘Bertram’ and | a Rov. D, Milman, of England, gave us “Fazio,” Wo | may yet be able to sweep from the theatre the gaudy | French adaptation, with its bafleonery and meretricious | diaivgue, and bring back to it the pure, keen and m- vigorating air of sterling English comedy, at which | wives and daughters can sit without a blush and the niost manly tutellect be venerously excited and re lieved of tretting cares, Yours most truty, W. STUART. SOCIAL AMUSEMENTS IN THE SOUTH. A Southerp exchange relates that the people of Au- gusta are in their social movements as playtul as kit- tens. A day or two since a citizen sprinkled another citizen with some water (canal water) from a house. Citizen No, 2 managed to got the hoge, and pursued citizen No, 1 into a store and drenehed him, Thero- upon No. 1 pulled out his pistol and fired at No, 2 Another citizen, who was relating the occurrence in « dramatic way, stufted his arm through a large pune of rched off to jail. wyers and public officers ot Laneaster, e dispelling tne monotony of the by tying oyster cans to tails of blatant | Baty goons’ 'Fius is sald to be a sure receipt for ennut, ments so aptly expressed by Mr. Warren, The com mittee had nothing to do with candidates for the Pri deney, and, with some warmth, he added:—*1 think that New York State has gained very little in the tate past by putting orth the claims of a New York candi- date ,before the meeting of the National Conventions, and We should act the part of wisdom now, I will say | right here that the delegates that are to be chosen to | the State Convention ought to be elected untrammelled is the moral chameleon of society, and naturally takes | by any pledges as to the claims of any one man, and I | hope that thie New York delegation will go tu St. Louis pledged neither to Mr. Tilden nor to any other mgn.”” SCHELL SINGS THK SAMX SONG. Mr. Schell tollowed were any Tilden men present other than Apga: put in a good word for the Governor as @ Presidential | candidate, they did not make themselves board after | Mr. Kelly Lad thrown this wet blanket over them. VOTING DOWN THE AMENDMENTS. ! ‘The question pending when Mr. Warren addressed the committee was Mr. Fairchild’s motion to amend r, Kelly's motion by fixing the date of the meeting of | the Convention on the 12th of April, A motion ot Mr. | Veeder to amend the atnendment by making it the 4th of May was vt down, and then Mr, Fairchua's amendment was also voted down. THE YEAS AND NAYS. At this Mr. Warren moved an amend jt making it the 19th of April. The yeas and nays were called on the motion, and the vote resulted 17 for to 14 against, as follows :— nd; Fowler, of Kings: Cooper, Himann, of Wash: 01 ; Buell, og; Gordon, of Delaware; Proston, of Oneids iid, of Madison; William A. Beach, of Onondaga: thertand, of Yates; Apgar, of Tompkins: Glowacki, of Wyoming; ‘Warren, of Erie, and Henderson, ot Rire—¥ Ki of Ne ingte AL Gg of | Monroe. THE TWENTY-SIXTH OF APRIL CHOSEN, ‘This brought the question right back to the original | resolution, and seeing how things stood, Mr. Warren moved as a substitute that the date for the assembling of the Convention should be the 26th of April. This was evidently offered as a compromise, on the ground that those who did not want as late day as the 19(n of May, | nor 48 carly a date as the 12th, vould vote for it with- | out feeling ae thocgh they were giving im The sub- stitute was carried withouta division, thus settling the question positively. JONN KELLY DON’T LIKE IT, Mr. Kelly, however, alter the substitute was declared | rricd, stated that, notwithstanding the vote, he still | adbered to his opimon that it would bave been tar better for the committee to bave fixed upon a later | date, and he then moved that the Couvention be calied | to meet at Utica UTICA THR PLACK. Mr, Fairchild said that he bad intended to suggest | Albuny, bat had changed his mind (he did not stute why), and seconded the motion, which was then unan}- mously carried, and thus ended the meeting. The general opinion of the rm jt among members and politicians generally to-night 1s tat the Tilden men, by wot securing what they bad planned in the morning to secure namely. the oth, and then atterward the 12th of April as the day and Albany as the phice wi the Conven- This motion was believed by the | the same strain, and if there | | sorry; the tirst-Wo talked the matter over | me and wife © say nothing about it; m events he will not get the New York city delegates, and that tact alone makes the break complete. ANTL-TAMMANY DISAPPOINTMENT. Bome of the anti-Tammany people are rather disap- pointed that the faction troubles in New York city ‘were not dealt within some way by the committee, WHAT MR, JAMES O'NRIEY THINKS. Ex-Sherif O’Brien, who is here, says, however, that the committee did wisely in not touching upon a sub- foreign to its authority, and be inclines to the ef that the two parties may yet come together on a mutually satisfactory basis before it ts too late. Like | almost every one cise bere he coasiders the result of | the meeting to-day rather bad for the Governor. } TAMMANY AND TIX GOVERNOR'S DINNER. It ts asserted to-night that the Governor, during the afternoon, sent an invitation to several members of the rommittee, the Tammany members among others, | to dine with him this evening If so, the fact that tho | Tammany members wook tme half-past five train for | New Fork, points a political tale that be who runs may | re THE CALL, The following official call was issued immediately aftvr the meeting adjourned The democratic republican electors and all who are | willing to unite with them In the coming Presidenual | campaign for the restoration of honest, economical and constitutional government are requested to ele three delegates from euch Assembly district to a vention to be held in Utica, on Wednesday, thi day of April, at noon, for the’ purpose of electing de! gates to the National Democratic Convention, called tor | the 27th day of June, at St, Louis, By order of the State Committee. 1 D, MAGONE, Chairman, EpGar K. Arca, Secretary, THE GERMAN DEMOCRATS. The German Democratic Central Committee met at the Toutonia Assombly Rooms last night, About 200 delegates were present, and officers were chosen for the ensuing your. ne A SCANDALOUS SUIT. HENRY ASTOR CHARGED WITH CRIPPLING 4 | CHILD FOR LIFE—AN ANGRY BLOW—TWENTY | THOUSAND DOLLARS CLAIMED FOR INDEMNITY | BY HER GUARDL Povauxexrsiz, March 15, 1876. A case.of remarkable interest came up in the Circuit | Court before Judge Barnard to-day, and the court room was thronged with spectators, It was entitled | “Josephine Ash by Guardian ys. Henry AStor.’? The | defendant is one of the noted Astor family, and be re- | sided 10 the town of Red Hook, The complaint avers that jo September, 1867, in the town of Red Hook, the | defendant wilfully assaulted the plaintiff, who is a | little girl thirteen years of age, and by violence thrust | the plaintiff trom a chair in which she was then sitting, | upon a wood floor; that the plaintiff being then of the | age of four years, was greatly injured and entirely dis- led, and, by reason of such violence, became and still retains, and will remain for life, disabled and crippled, | unable to walk or to engage in any pursuit by which a | livelihood can bo obtained, not capable ot curing for herseif, and entirely dependent upon others for at- | tention and for her support; wherefore the plaintiff | demands judgment against the defendant tor $20,000. | Frank T, Van Keuren and Homer A. Nelson appeared for plaintiff, and Newkirk’ & Chase, of Hudson, and | Henry M. Taylor for defence. THE PLAINTIPY’S TESTIMONY. Josephine ash, the plaintif, was the firat witness | called, She was carried to the witness stand in her guardian’s arms and placed inthe chair. She testified that she will be thirteen years of age this week, Friday; knows Mr. Henry Astor; knows him as long as she remembers; I lived on Mr. Astor’s farm in Red Hook first he wanted mo to go in the room where I was to hear him preach; alter he got through he had us sit down by the sido ot him; he usked sister | if she had ever seen him drunk; she said | she didn’t know; then he asked brother, and he said he didu’t know; then he asked me, and 1 said, “Yes, when you came up from New York,” then hho strack me in the small of the back and knocked me | off the chair ou the floor and I cried; this was in the | front room facing the river; the blow hurt me, and my cries attracted my mother’s attention and she came in, | and, carrying mo out, took me in another room and sat meinachair; then pa came in and was going to strike Mr, Henry, and ma held upa boiler cover and | stopped it; I was put in bed and was kept there ull | the next morning; then I was taken in the orchard; I | stayed there but a little while because [ didn’t feel well, | and went to the house and sat in achair; | tuen Started to go to the door to see some one and ‘Tell; pa | picked me up ani put me to bed; I didn’t fall over any- | tht was sick then and hada doctor and didu’t ‘kno thing about that; I haven't been able to walk since; I have been to New York to a surgeon; I never | wus sick before I was struck by Mr, Henry; Mr. Henry, my aunt and pa went to New York with ine once; my | mother has died since. the ankles and legs of the child to the jury, lifting her | iu his arins to do ¥o, people in tbe court room rising.) Witness cuntinuing—Mr. Astor is not a preacher. XVIDENCE OF THE FATHER. John 8, Ash, futher of the girl, testified that Jose- bine was born in 1863; witness was boss farmer tor | r, Astor at the time and’also a companion; had a wile | and four children: that morning I had been sent to Barrytown by Mr. Astor for the mail; when ho re- ; turned he looked in a bay window for Mr. Astor and | saw Mr. Astor hit the child and heard ner Jail ana | scream; be started to strike him; Mr. Astor said, "I | mean to hurt the child, but she lied to me and I | | posterity renowned as a liar it not as | with his brother and Major Raphael Vassal, | country to go to Saratoga. A likely story at this time THE MYSTERY OF THB SPANIARD. iscketmecniiveinceetien STRANGE CONDUCT OF eHIS CUBAN FRIENDS AND THE SPANISH CONSUL—HOLGADO 18 SPIRITED AWAY—HAS HE COMMITTZD A CRIME AGAINST THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT? A glimmering of light ts beginning to break on the mystery that hag surrounded Sedor Holgado, and that person hasan excellent prospect of going down to criminal His quass nephew, Sefiior Moreau, would seem from the presen: developments to be like Holgurdo, and it is not | unlikely that there has been a conspiracy, for some unknown purposo, in which a number of pereons have been implicated, After Consul Rafarte and Sefior Moreau found Hol- gado at the Eastern Hotel the entire party went to the office of the Spanish Consul General Mr. Rafarte at | once sent for Mr. Llera, the Cedar street merchant from whom itwas alleged that Holgado bad received the | $35,000 worth of Havana lottery tickets. That person | soon arrived, and at bis appearance on the scene HOLGADO MANIFESTED MUCH NERVOUSNESS. Mr. Lierasaid to the Vice Consul that he wished so clear himself of all connection with the mystery, and for that purpose asked to have the replies of Sedor Holgado to | a fow questions he would put taken down in writing. ‘The Vice Consul assenting, Mr. Llera asked Holgado if he had ever received from him (Licra), directly or judirectly, any lottery tickets, Holgado replied that he never had. Llera then requested him to state every transaction that had taken place between them. Holgado not replying, Liera made the following statement, and challenged | adenial, but none came:—Holgado came to him, said | Mr. Liera, with a letter of introduction from a Ha- | vana merchant, and stated that he had a consignment | of 10,000 eigars in the Custom House, for which he had | paid $675 in Havana and which he wanted sod on commission, He desired Liera to take them out of | bond, and effect their sale, but first to advance him money on them, Llera hesitated and finally declined. Ou the day of the disappearance, Holgado again called and asked Llera to change hin a doubloon, as he wished to send a telegram to Havana, ‘The gold was changed and this ended their connection. ‘Afier this statement had been made the Vice Consul, accompanied by Detective Davies, Moreau and Hol: yado, went to the St. Jutien Hotel, arriving there about noon, Immediately afterward Moreau called at | the Hotel Espafol, where he engaged im conversation | | of the Spanish army. In a few minutes the three. men called on the proprietor of the hotel aud asked for their bills, as they Were going away, They appeared to be much EXCITED AND IN A GREAT HURRY. The proprietor, astonished at their nervousness, | asked if anything had happened, Moreau said “No,” He was then asked if Seftor Holgado had been found. He answered that he had not but that they had a clew which might lead to him, Moreau then settied the bills, including that of Holgado, ‘They appeares averse to being questioned, but on being pressed sald that they were go:ng to board at the St. Julien Hotel and ordered their baggage sent there, The next development in the strange affair ts the spiriting away of Holgado, This took place shortly aitcr eight o'clock yesterday morning. ‘After having been closely guarded im his room | over night he was seen entering a carriage at that hour accompanied by aman supposed to be Detective Davies. From a fow words let fail to the driver of the coach itis believed that they took the train tor Wash- ington. The writer called upon the Vice Consul yesterday, to get, if possible, at the bottom of the mystery, but that official dechned to hold any conversation whatever ‘on the subject, and referred io Detective Davies. A visit to the ollice of the latter was made, but he was not to be found and his whereabouts were kept a secret, Thinking that, perhaps, some further light could be thrown on the subject at the Hotel Espanol the re- porter called there, The parlor was filled with Span- jards, whose only topic of conversation was the mys- tery.’ A feeling of intense indignation against Moreau and Holgado prevailed. One of the number, who ap- peared to be held in bigh esteem by those present and who is prominently known among our Spanish resi- dents, said to the writer:—“You can depend upon it the Spaniards of New York are OUTRAGED BY THIS AFFAIR, We demand that our Vice Consul make clear the | present mystery. We are satisiied that behind all | this Is a crime that should come to hght. The man Holyado and his confederate, Moreau, as well as Major Vassalls, aro all mixed up in it. They have made fools | of us who have worked night and day on the case; but | they have cast a stigma on the city that should be | wiped away effectaally and without delay. It has been acclared in newspapers all over Europe that a man dare not walk alone in the streets of New York on ac- count of this base lie.”” ‘+1 suspected,” said another, “that Major Vassal was engaged in something suspicious when he caine here. He gave it out when questioned that ho came to this of year! I beheve that the entire party are engaged in some criminal act aguinst the laws of Spain, and it is for that reason the Consul i now acting 1m this extra- | ordinary manner.” Among the mady theories advanced as a solution of the wystery is the following, which tallies with the fucts already elicited, and which is believed by those (Here the guardian showed | who have caretully watched the cuse to be the true | mission into suid cor one, Holgado, being in league with a government official in Havana, consmred with him to defraud the govern- ment of a quantity of lottery tickets, Huvigado dis- posed of the same both in’ Havana and here by his own offorts and the efforts of his friends and then conceived the idea of cheating his co.consptr- ator in Havana by giving it out that the $35,000 worth | of tickets had been stolen from him, Moreau was, as a matter of course, in the plot, as appears from ‘his | | Buell, of Erie. 3 GREENBACK PANATICS. Doings and Sayings in the Convention at Syracuse. DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES, A Probable Contest. Between Dele- gations at St. Louis. HIGHLY RHETORICAL RESOLVES. Syuacvse, March 15, 1876. Tue Greenback Convention met at the Wieting Opera House at ten o'clock this morning, and was called to ordor in behalf of the Executive Committee vy Hon, Gideon J. Tucker, who nominated ex-Speaker MeGuire temporary Chairman, The nomination was ratified, and on taking the chair Mr. McGuire briefly addressed the Convention, reviewing the political course of Gov- ernor Tilden and the democratic party, Alfred F. Ransom, of Warren, and George E, Madox, of New York, were appointed temporary secretaries, The Committee on Permanent Organization is as Collowsi— Andrew J. Cuddleback, Orange; Theodore E. Tomlin- son, ,New York; Adam 8, Smith, Albany; Alfred F, Hanson, Warren; John Slocum, Oswego; J. Fletcher Stilwell, Schuyler; Monroe, and J. 8 The Committee on Resolutions are:— George G. Jones, Albany; William A. A. Carsey, New York; H. G. Tompkins, Westchester; Daniel O'Keefe, Warren; Olney Suyles, Urondaga; Wheeler H. Bristol, Tioga; Daniel A, Robinson, Cayuga, and Geor, Sprague, of Niagara. A recess taken tll three o'clock, The Convention reassembled at three o'clock, A large attendance was present, The Committee om Permanent Organization reported as follows:—For President, Hon. Richard Schell, of New York; Vice Presidents—First Judicial district, Theodore E. Tom- lnson, New York, and Mathew Byrnes, New York; Second district, Poter B, Swartwout, Orange, and Join V. Onderdonk, Rockland; Third district, George H. Wager, Albany, and Richard M. Griffin, Albany; Fourth district, Daniel Fuorguson, Warren, and Thomas J. Strong, Washington; Fitth district, Rutger B, Miller, Oneida, and William B, Kirk, Onon- dag: xth district—Hollam Elaredge, Broome, and S. B, Tomlinson, Chemung; Seventh district—James F, Jones, Steuven, and T, J. Hurley, Monroe;, Eighth district—Samucl N. Lawrence, Erie, and Jonathan S. Buoll, Erie; Secretaries, Albert F. Ransom, Warren; Paul Tucker, New York, and Ricbard Schroeppel, Oneida, Mr. Scheli was conducted to the chair by Mr, Hamlin, of New York, and Mr, Robinson, of Cayuga, DECLARATION. Mr. Jones, of Albany, chairman of the Committee om Resolutions, submitted a report as follows :— Whereus the orgunization heretofore known as the demo~ cratic party in the State of Now York in its conventions for the yeurs 1874 and 1879 adopted certain resolutions lating to the subject of Hnance, against which we euter our in protest for the following reaso iret—Because the subject uf linanco was not « publio question in this Stute when these conventions were held, and therefore it is unjust to the voters of the State who are opposed to continuing the republican party in power to com- mit them to the prineiples laid down in swid resolutions ig the next National Democratic Convention. vont— Because said resolutions are in conflict with the rinciples laid down in the plattoria adopted by the last National Democratic Convention held in the city of New York in 1568, that being the last genuine National Dewo- cratic Convention held in this country, the Convention Baltimore in 1872 being only @ ratification meeting for the nominations an: i the Liberal Republican Cou- iin that y the adoption of said n who contributed by voice, defeat the demecratic part y question was uppermost iu the! os Fourth—Because the men who now assume to lead the democratic purty in this State wre associated #ith, and cone trolled by its great moneyed and corporate interests, an having no sympathy in common with the people, are unlit to be d with the protection of their welfure ‘Thoretore, in view ot this tion of ata not money, | as it has heretofore been in this State must be rent 4 all honest men, and we atk all such to meet in thelr seve mly districts eud select delegates to represent them (a Stato Gonvoution to be held in the ——= ——+ 1N76, fur the purpose of seleeting delegates to the » al Democratic Couvention, to be held on the 27th di ofJune, next, in the city of Sc. Louis, Mo., and ask ntion as the 'represontatives of ople of this State, and also the democratic voters and pe adoption ot the following RESOLUTIONS Resolved, That we arv opposed te any repudiation of the nation’s obligations, and that we are in favor of an honest payment of the public debt according to the terms of the original acts of Congress under which they were created, and that we regard the act of Congress pussed March, }*# promising to pay the five-twenty bonds of the geveramen i gross violation of the hy sl visit with Holgado to the Eastern Hotel two days be- fore the reported disappearance. The story of the | bogus detective was moonshine Moreau’s feur of the | r;” I struck at him, vut my wile raised the boiler lid and I hit that; Mr. Astor took | his meals* at mother’s and siept at | | Willam B,- Astor's house with me; after | | be went I exammed the child; a bunch | rose on her back as large = as oa | | hickory nut; she kept on crying and was as white asa | sheet, and I carried her and laid her on a bed; she ate | nothing thatevening; the next morning I went out to ick seine apples, and she teased me to yo along; she! had a little basket; I picked in a peck basket, and she upset itevery time it was full; I saw she was looking | pale and said, “Dolly, go to the house;” ten minutes aiter 1 followed andfound her sitting on the threshold; she said, “Papa, Lean’t watk;”” I found her legs ull drawn up; I carried ber upstairs,.and for cighteen days she knew nothing, and we had to leod her with aspoon; finally she began tv gain a little, aud she could move her fingers a littie, BROKEN PROMISES. The next spring Mr. Astor said there was a doctor in | Cooper Iusutute that could. help her, and he would pay all bills, as he didn’t mean to burt ber; the doctor examined; be said she had been’hurt in tho back; he put a jacket on her; she was there about two week: took her there again, and when we came home sue be- | | came reduced; the only way we could keep her up now | | is to gird ber close up; all that supports ber 1 a cor- | | set; her backbone is around on her hips, and she goes | en ail fours about her home; Mr. Astor made me | | promise the day alter she was hurt never to expose it; he says, “Now, John, don't never tell of this thing; if | it gets to the Governor's ears hell will be to pay, and [ | will put $5,000 1m the bank for her;”” ho told my wile | to keep it a secret, aud he has never put a cent in the k tor her, | Cross-examined:—Left Mr. Astor's employ in 1871, | after we were married; ate with Mr. Astor, slopt with him, talked with bim and went with him when he col- | lected his rents; shé bad been im the orchard but a | short Hime when she dee home again; she laid in bed | who | SM ; : | had made up their minds before the committee mot to | Celitoeu days from that time; Mr. Astor came to the | house the next day after he struck the child when she | was to bed; he asked how she was and suid he was | ul the third | day after the iniatter occurred; it was then he ask wife was in bed sick; he promised wo do all he could for the child | and Y aggte = to deposit $5,000 in the bank for her; Jeft Mr. Astor, for Cayuga county, in 1871, without | settling with bith, iipaa Itried to and haven't seen him since till to-day; 1 saved Mr. Astor's life irom | drowning; be feli in the creek and 1 pulled him out and he made me a present of $300, (Laughter) The defence set up a direct contradiction of every charge or statement made by the plaintiff. BOLD ROBBERS. FOUR MEN ATTACK A BROOKLYN JEWELRY STORE AND, WITH DRAWN PISTOLS, ASSAULT AND ROB IT$ OWNER AND HIS WIFE. About ton minutes past eight o'clock last evening | two men entered the jewelry store of Louis Billon, No, $76 Hieks street, and one of them asked to be shown an office clock. While Mr. Billon was getting the clock down from a shelf in the back part of the store, the second man stepped up to Mrs, Billou, a feebler elderly woman, who was seated in the store, and pointed | a revolver at her bead, saying in a low voice that if s! made the least noise he would blow her brains out | stead of keoping still, as directed, commenced to | scream loudly, Her husband on turning around was struck over the head with a pistol in the hands of the | man who bad asked to be shown the clock. He was | ouly slightly cut, however. Mr. Billon caugut hold of | his assailant and a scuffle ensued, but the man broke | away from him and rushed out of the store into the hall On , Gnding the hall door fast he broke the glass of which it was compyved and jumped through. His companion | who had hold of Mrs. Bilion let her go when he saw | his companion, Mr, Billon’s assaflant, ran out, and, grabbing a tray full of rings trom the showcase, rushed iwto the street, leaving Mrs. Billon screammg in @ | frantic manner, and ber husband tying in a pool of | blood upon the floor.’ The men had (wo associat stationed at the entrance to tbe store with loaded 1 voivers to prevent any one from entering while the robbery was being perpetrated. As soon as theit comrade gained possession of th of rings the four men jumped Intom wagon which was in waiting for tion should be held, rather gos the worst of the day's proceedings. The vote of New York and je erage A as wellas the frank statement of Mr. Kelly that he was pot in favor of the delegation trom New York State being pledged to Tilden Nfien & other man betore- derable talk, the general opinion end to the Governor's chances of se- delegation from this State; that at all curing them aud made their escape. The assailant of Mr. Bil- Jon was a short, thickset man, with —~ side whiskers, while the one who attacked Mrs. Billon was a tall, dark-feutered nau, The horse attached to the wagon was a light gray. The vehicle was a four-seat country wagon or roekaway, The value of the rings was about $200. The thieves were evidently professionals, whe bad latd out their Work in advance, | the Second National Bark of Jersey City, of which ho | ender date of jolice would point to this as the solution, He was scen | by Superintendent Walling only once, and then he was | brought before lum by the Vice Consul, His nervous. | ness and reticonce,since the disappearance are also sus- | picious, | If this theory is the true one it would account for the | strange conduct of the Vice Consal in keeping Holyado | in his custody, as by this means ho might get him | | back to Havana, The conduct of Moreaa and Vassal in going to the St Julien Hotel is reconciled to this theory on the ground that they have concluded to give evidence against Holgado, bs “OBITUARY. | MRS. WINEFRED WARD. . The mother of the famous Ward brothers, the cham- pion oarsmen of the United States, died a couple of days since, at Cornwall on the Hudson, at the residence | of her son Josh Ward, from whose house she will be borne to the grave to-day. Ali during her life she was | | possessed of a good sound constitution, ‘The :mmediato cause of her death was cancer of the stomach, Sho | had a large family of fourteea children, all of whom have been reared to manhood and womantiood without the family cireie having been once broken by death. | The strongest ties of affection bound the brothers aud sisters to their mother, At the time of her death Mrs, Ward was it her seventy-second year. BLAKELY WILSON. Intelligence was received in Jersoy City yesterday of the death of Blakely Wilson, at Luxaw, on the Nile, in the second week of February. ‘Tho decoased gentloman was fifty-six years ‘of age, and was a native of New | York city, At the age of thirteen ho entered the ser- | vice of the banking firm of Cammon & Co., No. 56 Wall street, and his life was over afterward devoted to tho banking business. In 1864 he became connected with was president at the time of his death, He was also a director in the State Insurance and otber companies, Hoe wag on a tour through Egypt when he contracted a throat disease which proved fatal, He leaves a wile and two children, in wealthy circumstances, 8. GRASS FRY. A telegram from Philadelphia, Pa., under date of the 16th inst., reports:—S. Grass Fry, who was well known | jn the business and political circles of this city, dicd this morning. DR. k W. MAIN. A telegram from Milford, Pa., under date of the 15th inst., reports as follows:—Dr, E. W. Main, a prominent physician of Flat Brookville, Sussex county, N. J., died yesterday of pneumonia, aged forty-five y: He wus a native of Sussex county, and married a sister oft Dr. H. R Linderman, Superintendent of the United States Mint MAYOR FELLOWS, OF OTTAWA, A telegram from Ottawa, in the Dominion of Canada, 16th inst, reports:—G. B. L. Fellows, Mayor of this city, died to-day. Mr. Fellows repre. | sented the county of Rugsell for many years in the old | Cauadian Parhament He was the oldest member of the Har in the city, having been admitted to practice 1H 1889. RIGHT REV. ROBERT MILMAN, D, D., BISHOP OF CALCUTTA. Acable telegram from London, under date of the 16th inst., roporty that Right Rev. Robert Milman, D, | D,. Bishop of Calcutta, is dead, Bishop Milman was | educated at Oxford, England, He graduated im the your 1888, He was an eminent scholar and the bent of | his mind was toward the ministry of the Church. In the year 1840 he was appointed to the vicarage of Chaddieworth, Berks, and in the year 1861 to the rectory of in the same county, He was transterred to the rectory of ( Mariow, Buck. mgnamehiro, in the year 1862 During the period of his rectorial ministration was vastly esteemed for his solf-sacrificing piety and zeal, Soon after the death of the Right Rev, be Cotton be was appointed Bishop of Calcatta, He was consecratod at Canterbury op the | have for years urge id bond) iy by the Nutional Democratic Convention, held in the city of New York in 1868, ‘Secomd—Thut the effort now boing made by the Secretary of the Treasury to pay the fractional currency in silver should be immediutely prohibited, since silver is now being produced in quantities equal to lead, copper and many othes dis worth less than legal tendos ry Department has bonds outstanding beon ascertaimed from the Syndicate been set e of the Treas a n if any, dh Fi/th—That the leval tondor notes of the government are the standard of value throughout the country because they will employ every handto labor, or purchase every foot o Jand within its borders for a given sum und for any: limited cording to its prod Jn, foreign eountes he ou fort und Wall street. i ey, und that the amount of money requi it the " or by a people depe + intelligence, and th duly requirements of the an people for ‘money 0 purehase Vooks, newspapers and other articles necessary to satisfy theit intelligence canuot ve compared with that of any other poor ple; and we wonder when we see certain newspapers advo cating contruction of the curreney and @ reduction in tht hrico of labor, whereby shat Intelligence which they ha to bring about cannot be qratitied, overument should not discredit its o hich pays the President the merehant fur hig Id pay the bond! ate and public, including duties ort. ihth—Phat the act of Congress, passed in Janaary, 1875, Jodging the resumption of specie paymbnts on January 1, JetuF hts proved a failure, since thera is less coin uo the Treasury than tl it that it comes with Journals who advocate the obtaining gold with whel purchasing bowd»; and of said act has bes to we dem wo favor the enactinent by Congress of Iawe for the encouragement of labor, agricalture and ail other industrial interests. and for the development of the ma es into wealth by the people, to the exclusion of The report of the committee was adopted unaule mously. Mr. Jones moved the appointment of a Democratie State Committee by the President, the commities te be empowered to issue an addross, Mr. Theo, C. Tomlinson, of New York city, made a brief adaress, followed by Mr. Jeremiah McGuire, who spoke over two hours. A letter from Franklin Landers, greenback candidate for Governor of Indiana, indorsing the purposes of the Convention, was read. The Convention then adjourned sine die PAPER MONEY DEMONSTRATION. Daxvitte, Pa., March 15, 1876 A large meeting in favor of greenbacks as a full legal tender was held here to-night and was addressed by Hon. F, W. Hughes, of Pottsville. FINE ARTS. SALE OF PAINTINGS AT MATHEWS’ GALLERE TO-DAY. The sale of the pictures which have been on exbibs ition at Mathews’ for the past few days will commence to-day at noon, A large, number of water colors are | \nctuded among those sold both to-day and to-morrow, The naines of some of our most prominent artists are in the catdlogue. Among their works are “Conway Meadows,” by Brevoort; “On the James, Va,” David Jobnson; “The , Vatican,” Fronk — Waller “Friends of eo Artist,” JS, Ogden Wood ; “Second Childhood,” William G. bye *stowe, Vt," Joho Pope; “Little Fruit Seller’? “Clean Gone,” J. G. Brown; “Broken Dreams,” Jen- nie Brownscombe; jan Street Scene,” F. H Baves ; “Country Hom Clinton Ogilvie; “Barly Morn ing, Normandy,”’ ©. ‘Little ud ‘seulptor’s studio,’? Viewor Noblig; ‘At Foun tain,” Lasalle; “The Garibaldi Shirt,” an Italian tg ure, by K. Wood Perry; ‘The Engagement ty Ean b: Freaerichsen; a small’ but good land: vy | net; “Cwilight,’’ by Inves; “Proposing,” by Thi! y “Bandits in Repose,” by Pradilia; “Mount Wasbingto: by Oddie: Bedouins,"* by aries i Surprise,” Carl Hubner; een “od of W. Hart, T. L. Smith, Sev Wi Homer, £brvin, F, 3. Chureb, Moran, Van Wayngaerdt, Van Elton, Ream, 2d of February, 1867. Dr. meg yon ino fe ped id, particularly as the ai of the By ite "OF Tasso,” “don version of Pomerania” and ‘Love of the Atonement.”” Woodward, Tait, Casileat, Bristol, Sono! Ruggles, Hamuier, Fidelis Bridges, Satterlee,