The New York Herald Newspaper, March 16, 1876, Page 5

_ NEW YORK HER THE GAS PROBLEM. Shall We Use Gas or Oilasan Wluminating Medium ? THE MONOPOLIES AT BAY. Views of the Officers of the Lead- ing Companies. The Heraup hat opened its columns to the com- plaints of consumers who claim that the various gas manufacturers, notably the Harlem Gas Company, are controlled by mouopolists, who have combined to re- sist the movement of the people of two cities in favor of oi! in place of gas as an illuminating agent There is on every discussion of this nature two sides to the question, and, while sympathizing with the consumer, who claims that he has too long been the slave of the holder of gas stock, the Henao is always ready to let the other side bo heard. This is shown in the inter views with the officers of the leading gas companie: whch are appended. It will be noted that these gen- Memen make some good points that are worthy bt careful reading by every consumer, Tho president of tho Metropolitan Gashght Company attempts an explanation of the errors of the con- sumers’ meters on the theory that they are placed near furnaces and in damp positions, Mr. Kirkman, of (he Harlem Gas Company, claims that they produce better gas than any other company in the city, and de- clares that they will reduce the wages of the workmen, but not the rrice of gas. He 1s quite defiant in his ut- terances. An official of the New York ight Com- pany declares that the rates for gas are lower than ever before tn this city, and they will not reduce their prices. He, however, gives the reporter some sugges- tions as to how consumers may economize that are very timely. The secretary of the Maubattan Com- pany believes that the companies will not be materi- ally affected by the substitution of oil for gas. The secretary of the Mutual Gaslight Company talks very treely, and insists that their customers do not com- plain either of the price or quality of the gas con- sumed. THE METROPOLITAN GASLIGHT COMPANY. ‘Mr. Oscar F. Zollikoffer, president of the Metropoli- tan Gaslight Company, was found in the company’s offico,at the corner of Broadway and Korty-sixth Breet, about noon, He was very glad, he said, to have given him an opportunity of expressing his views on “the gas question,’’ particularly as he was heavily interested in the manufacture of the articleso bitterly complained of nowadays, ‘Wo aro,” said be, “making gas as cheap now as it was ever made before the war. Prior to the breaking out of the re- vellion gas was made here in New York at $2 50 per 1,000 cubic feet. Then labor could be had (and was bad) at five shillings a day, while now we have to pay $2 per day. We have about $500,000 Invested in this business, and we cunnot pay moro than ten per cent dividend, although we did pay one rear twelve per cent. This, however, was more than Meet by the act that we could pot pay any dividend ‘t all for three years next in succession, We began vailding our works in 1859 and made gas first in July, We have always been considered AN OPPOSITION COMPANY, ing to fight agamst the New York, the Manhattan wd the Harlem, each of which was in existence long velore we started. Our territory extends from Thirty- fourth to Seventy-ninth street and from the East io the North River. For the purpose of laying gas ns this is the worst territory m the whole city, belng very rocky iu many places and either tuo low of ig top m others. Whenever a will collect in the pipes and stop them up, just as the water stops a pipe ima sewer irap. Where the pipes ere depressed we have to pump them out ev forty- tight hours, and tis, you see, is not only a great an- noyance, but a great expense as well, Taken on the whole, it costs at least five mes as much to lay pipes ig our districts as it does to lay them tn other local- ites. We have constantly on our pay rolls irom 350 to 400 men, and we pay un annual tax on our ~ RWAL ESTATE AND OFUXR PROPERTY OF $65,000, There is no use talking about it, we can’t make gas cbeaper than $2 50 per 1,000 cubie feet and liv by it We have very few complaints trom cons efs—not one in a tiundre¢—but when a complaint is made we investigate it at once, and if found to bea just complaint it 1s remedied without delay. Our gas is certainly better than tat made by any other company. As an evidence of this Lwillshow you our engineer's daily report and you will see that our gas is of nineteen candle tiluminating power,” Mr. Zollikotler exhibited the evgineer's report, and it showed that the gas was not quite nineteen candle power, Lear it, being un an average of 18 80-100, we recuive « complaint,” continued Mr. Zollikotter, “to the effect that the ¢: 8 weak or bi but a poor head (or force) we mvestigate It and in riabdly tind it coming from choked up pipes, caused by water getting hem. From this source we have a vast deal of trouble and are compelled to expend a largo #um of money yearly to keep our matus free trom wa- tor. You see, moncy inves:ed in gas works is very ouch like MONEY PUT INTO 4 POWDER MiLG: either may blow up without a moment's warning. We uro compelied to keep constantly oa hand from 000,000 to 3,000,000 cubic Leet of gas, and L assure” you itis no trifing aflaic to Kaodle and manage this ount tis subject to expansion and contractio aie this gives a vast deat of trouble. Wh ever the weather is warm the gas expands, and weather serves to contract tts voluine. We have a great deal of money invested in this business, and are ubject at any and all times to serions accidents that might undo the work of years and Well nigh ruin us, Uneer these and many other considerations, | cannot think that a ten per cent dividend on the money in- vested is anything exorbitant, jphin gas ts mado and turnished to con. it $2 15 per 1 OOD cubic feet. Now, you may we cannot make g18 t as cheaply it can te made in Philadelpniaf Tho we cannot is palpable, In the the gas works at Philadelphia aro bere reason why first place, owned bythe city, ond therefore no tax has to be paid on the real estate occupied by them. In the sec- ond place, labor is cheaper there than here; they pay $2 50 per day to firemen, while we have to pay $3 2 and in the third place, they get oval in Philadelp! caper than we oan possibly get it e gas is iurmgked in Philadelphia ut $2 15 per-1,000 cubic it 18 not the quality of yas that is made here in New York, In Philadeip! gas is of but 1661-100 candle power, while we make it always ubove eighteen candles. “In Boston gas 18 furnished—an inferior quality to be wre—at $2 25 per 1,000 cubie feet; but there the gas wmpanies have a monopoly, and have a contract to urpish the city with gas ior the next five years, The reason the price Was put down to $2 25 wa’ simply to yet the Corporation patronage and to keep ott ail op- position.” _“But what can yon say in reference to the charges made by co ers to the effect that they are ofen swindled by #* asked the reporter, “Consumers ap “very rurely swindled by any company, and certainly not at ali by thhsone Tt May happen bow and then that the mdexer (the man who goes from hutise to house aud notes the state of the meter each month), sometimes neglects “to go to « bouse and runs the risk of guessing at. This bas been dou, but the moment we catcha man at anything of that kind wo ¢.seharge hin, Each indexer mast ex- of from 120 to 12 euch day, when they get lazy they may skip a 1s rarely occurs, and, as [said be lore, when it does we take short work of that man. We. have, of necessity, to place great cun- fidence im these men, but at the same time we keep a strict watch upon thein, Indeed it has ever been the aim of this company—and | think the same Muy be said of the other compantes—to deal openly and fairly with their parrogs. EXCUSES FOR EXORDITAXT RIN18, too near a farna I 6 pass throughshan should, Again, t an mA very damp posivion the valves will become some wollen and impede the flow of gas. Then, t people are consiantiy changing their gas burner: ®hen they think they bave a four foot burner they bor unirequently are using @ Six oF an eight foot one. We have mate arrangements to lay 65.000 leet of new mains the coming summer, but it ihe people are gomg W Use Oi) insteud OL gas we Will NOt lay a lovt of pipe.” THE NEW YORK GASLIGHT COMPANY. The President of the New York Gasglibt Company was found at the company’s office, No. 159 Hester street. This company furnishes gas to ali that section of the tity Below Grand sircet This gentleman had read in the Henatp about the complaints of consumers and she movement in favor of or He believed, however, sbat so far as the section his company covered was toncerned the return to the use.of oi was traceable to the duluess of (rade ravber than to any irregularities on the company’s part, Aware of the nature of the tompiainis made be proceeded to consider them in devail, First, speaking of THN PRESENT PRICE OF Gas, he said the rate was lower now than ever before in this city, When gas was first introduced it was served to consumers at the rate of $10 tor every 1,000 enbie feet. Gradually it was brought down, until in February, 1868, Yo price stood at $350 On Whe Ist of January, 1871, i, was still further reduced to $4 Soon after the price came down twen- \y-tlve cents lower, and the Inst reduction was made early in February last, fixing the Ogure for 1,000 enbie foot at $2 50. This 6 the lowest Sgure, ho said, at ‘which consumers can be supplied at the present cost of production. Coal, he admitted, is cheaper this year by Aity cents aton than last, The quality of the gas | is as good now as that whicd bas at any time been fur- nished to consumers, His company has a contract to supply acertain quantity of gas to the city and this must be sixteen candle gas, at least, The company’s | chemist is obliged to certify on oath each month that the gas furnished is of this strength. As to the matter ol excessive ct he said the consumers of his company did not complain any more now than they have done at any time in his experience. Whenever a customer comes with agrievanee the clerks are 1 Structed to give :t poltte and prompt attention. No gas meter is put in place by the company until tested and its accuracy CERTIFIED TO BY THY STATE INSPECTOR. The machinery of a meter 1s, of course, as liable to get out of order as that of any other machine; besides, if a sicam pipe runs by a meter, or if it stands near a fire, 1 is m: to register incorrectly, Complaints of ‘meorrect registration by the company's meters are promptly attended to, and no empioyé is ever permit. ted to threaten the cousumer that bis gas will be cut off for calling attention to any real or paced, irregu- larity. en meters are taken out at the consumer's request they are taken to the State inspector in Grand strect, and, if discovered to be incorrect registers, ou a test, allowance is made for the discrepancy. Th: Kye of meters by the company’s men is a very | imple matter. A moter 1s set at a certain figure and continues to register onward, and if a mistake on the part of the inspeetor is alleged by the consumer, the Agures on the dial are a CHCK CPON THY COMPANY'S BILLA Taking, for instance, a meter set at the figares 6,746 :00, and let it run to supply a certain number of burners for four months, then showing the figures 7,280:00, Sappose, then, that the intermediate charges ¢ by the consumer, he vtion when a settle- ment is made with him for the aggregate unt of gas consumed shown by the figures taken at the me he makes his complaint. RCONOMY IN THR USK OF GAS may be practised in two ways, and its exercise would, doubtless, prevent much of the talk of high prices at present indulged in. First of all, gas should be tarned oif at the meter, cither wholly or in purt, at night. If it is necessary to burn a few hghts they can be just as baif or more than required, turn- preventive against A customer sent in his its escape in any way. complaint some {ow summers ago, stating that none had been consumed during tho time covered by the dates in the | bil, An examination was made and the meter was found to be registering. The building was closely examined, and in aloft on the third floor was found a leaking pipe, into whieh a carpenter had driven a nail. Had the gas’ been turned off at the meter this escape could not have tukem place. consumer 1s, of course, responsible for the condition of his own fix- tures, The compuny have only the meter to follow. Besides the practice of turning the gas off at the me- ter and providing against leakages, the other way in which a Saving of gas may be effected is by THE USE OF PROPER BURNERS and by keeping them in good order. A burner, itis said, should be so constructed as to admit of the pass- age of only a certain number of feet of gas per hour, which shall be at liberty to fig ane afier entering the body of the burner. Then larger light is | my bposel with a smaller consumption, than when the burner merely lets the gas through a narrow channel. Oil can be used, of course, ata very greatly reduced price as compared with gas. For a time it will do ver weil; but should business brighten up again the use of gas will at once become general. Wuile times are dull no doubt the labor can be spared without extra ex- pense for the trimming ot lamps and for such other attention as it will be found necessary to give them. Alter a time, whon they get a littie out of order, they will be found to give a poorer light and cause no little annoyance, THE HARLEM GASLIGHT COMPARY, A Heranp reporter visited the office of the Harlem Gaslight Company, at No. 61 Liberty street, and found the President, Mr. Burr Wakeman, in arather unen- viable state of mind in consequence of tho ‘heavy movement in oil,”’ “I have come,” said the reporter in regard to the oil and gas question, state them ?"” “Kindly state them! Ugh! That's very much like | kicking a man down and then asking him how ho likes it. “Why, Mr. Wakeman, bas the Hrratp knocked you or the company you represent down ?”’ “Well, the Heranp should bave given mea chance to speak before it published all the people have to say about the use and the abuse of gas.” “Well, sir, perhaps the public think somewhat .dif- ferently. You know they claim to have some rights, and if the Heracp had given the gas compantes a hear- ing. betore the public were allowed to.speak perhaps there would have been a LITTLE GROWLING ON THE OTHER SIDE.” “You know, Mr. Wakeman, the gas consumers are | somewhat more numerous than are the gas manufac- | turers, ”” yes, that’s r, ‘to ask your views ‘Will you kindly 0, Take a seat, Now, you sce the Harlem Gos Company makes the bes ih pro- duced in the city ot New York. weagreat deal to contend With that other companies know nothing about. In the first place we occupy a portion of the istand that is but little built op, and we nave miles of mains Jaid along streets where there is not a single consumer. Then, too, we bave a great deal of solid rock to cut through up about Yorkville, and whenever a new street is tilled in | we are compelled by the Board of Aldermen to lay betore the ditt and other filling has fairly set- s ALD, THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1876.—TRIPLK SHEET. used, at the end of this month the Inspector visite yourhouse and the meter then standsat 83,800. The bpevned fp saalh Y aren bowev “el riper 4 @ meter as standing at you are charged wi consuming 6,000 feet lead of only 4,000, as you should bave been. Now the next time the inspector goes to inspect your meter it indicates the number of feet as 89,800, “and you are charged with having consumed 4,000 feet, whereas you should have been charged for 6,000, because in reality your meter in- dicated only 83,800 feet the previous time it wasre- | corded, although the inspector erred and made it Indicate 85,800 fect. That shows that ip the aggregate | the number of feet that a consumer is charged with | m tbe correct. I have had to make this explanation | to a lat think w ANY THINKING PERSON COULD SER THR POINT in its troe light without needing an explanation; nor | would it be possible for tho inspectors to remain away from their work and place on their books some imagi- Bary Ogures, becaure it of.en happens that people move | from their houses and leave the houses empty, and in | such acase tho inspector is sure tobe detected. I | b Known but one case whero the inspector was ity of such an omission, Reronten—The allegation has been mado that the gas companies have schedules wherein they set down CERTAIN BLOCKS aS 1G WORTH 80 MUC @ month to them, and when «a houso or two is vacant the rest have to make up the complement. SECKETARY—I do not consider that assertion worthy ofareply. I cannot for a moment entertain the belief that any company 1n this city would do such a thing apy more than I coud believe that an officer of any of the companies would send one of their clerks to steal some apples tor hun, Every person who has a meter can refer to it and satisty bimselfhow much gas number of people inmy time, but 1 should ie plaints that are made to us of overcha made by peopiec who say they *think”’ they charged oxcossively, butbave made no examination whatever of their meters, THE NEW YORK MUTUAL GASLIGHT COMPANY. ‘The New York Mutual Gaslight Company fs an oppo- sition company, whose office ts on the corner of Union square and Sixteenth street. The Secretary of tho Mus tual was called upon by a HERALD reportor tn relation to the oil versus gas movement, and expressed himself as follows :— “Our customers have not begun to substitate oil for gas, nor is their any prospect of their doing so. The gas which the Mutual serves is of such an excellent quality that it causes no ground for fault-Gnding. This company has been serving gas since June, 1872, and since that time we have NOT RECHIVED A SINGLE COMPLAINT as to excess of charge or poor quality of article, except- ing a few cases, where the fault could be attributed to some local cause, such as the choking up of the pipe in the house ofthe complainant, Our gas is tested monthly by Dr. A. W. Wilkinson in tne photometric room of the College of the City ot Now York, and 18 compared with tho gas of a rival Institution.” Here the secretary showed the reporter the records of the tests as made by Dr. Williamson, and they showed that the gas of the New York Mutual Company equalled an average of over twenty candle power, while that of the other company averaged only about fifteen candle power. “Our gas,” continued the secretary, ‘is undouotedly the best commercial gas manutactured in this ctty, and — the best in the world, It will give as good a ight through a four-foot burner as thal of any other company will give through ‘a six-foot burner, and when anybody who has formerly been using the gas of some other company through a six-foot burner begins to take ours, hereances the size of his burner to four feet, We serve « large majority of THE FURLIC BUILDINGS OF THR CITY, which are situated on our main, We have ninety miles of pipe laid in all of the prinetpal avenues and streets throughout the city, and havo never had a com- plant of poor or dear gas. Our custom bas been steadily increasing since the birth of the company, In- stead of diminisbing, and we are continually laying pipe and putting im services; so, you see, that the in- troduction of ofl affects us not at all, “IL do not think that there 1s any foundation for THE HUE AND CRY that bas been made against the moter inspector. In the experience of this company out of the inspections of 12,500 meters we bave not had more than fifty com- plaints, When we receive a complaint against’ an in- 8) ector we immediately investigate it, aud of the ftt received only aboat half a dozen have proven well founded. Our meters are always tested betore being sentout. Lam certainly of the opinion that the offi- cers of the gas companies of tnis city are above any- thing so mean as the cheating which they are some- times charged with. There is no reason for considering them dishouest any moro than there ts for so consider- ing gentlemen in any mercantile business.” in repiy to a questiop as to whether the price of gas could not be reduced from TWO DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS TO TWO DOLLARS PER THOUSAND CURIC PENT, d still yield a sufliciently large profit to pay the stockholders well the sccretat esponded that as far as the company which he represented was concerned he could say that it could not, for the reason that the Mutual’s gas was made of the best materials, and cost more than that of any other company. In conclusion, he said tbat they bad no reason tor reducing the price now, because their customers not ouly do not com- Iain that tbe gas 100 poor for the money, but noe had heard people say that the Mutual’s opposition gas Was too good, THE GAS MONOPOLY. New Yorg, March 13, 1876. To tae Eprtor oF tHe Henany:— Your sledgehammer blows against’ the infamous, and [ might almost say internal gas monopolists, are tled, and in this way we are put to a great expense an ce, jor the street is constantly settling and | constantly twisting our mains out of position and caus- ing them to leak. We make gas that is of eighteen candie illuminating power, and this is something no | other company does. We, too, have reduced the price | pf our gns, but j WE WILL ALSO REDUCE THE WAGES OF OUR WORKMEN. | We havo never paid more than an eight per cent divi- | dend, and to do this, even, we are compelled to be i economieal as possibie. We have 125 miles of ga: mains laid, and the expense of maintaining these and our extensive We pay an annual tax of $54,000, and have about 200 | employés, To talk of a further reduction is simply nonsense, for GAS CANNOT BE MADE IN NEW YORK CHEAPER ' than $2 50 per 1,000 cute feet if the companies wish | to pay any dividend on their capital stock. We buy and use the best coal the market prodaces for making nd I say asain we are making it as cheaply as it can possibly be produced in this city, The ery burning oil is a popaler one with inany people, and doubtless a great rumber will adopt it and leave off ime, but it will only be for jad two or three first class fir ‘© suffered a loss in their business | | | | for after we bay attor merchants bi by the breaking of lamps and the consequent spilling of oil, and after insurance rates have fone ap ins they | agsuredly will on property whero ofl is burned), the | consumers will discard their pasty, offensive smelling | Jamps, again return to the use of gas at $2 50 per 1,000 cubic feet. We will not reduce our rates beyond the prevent price, tor we cannot do ttand live.” THE MANHATTAN GASLIGHT COMPANY. | The Sceretary of the Manhattan Company was found | | at the office of that company, on the corner of Irving | place and Fifteenta street, and, at rst, did not seem inclined to speak on the subject. Gradually, however, — upon a few interrogatories put by the reporter, the | gentleman to Whom they were addressed warmed np to the topic, and gave vent to the expressions which are subjotned, He did not think, he said, that the interests of the | gas companies were going to bo Injured to any great | extent by the substitution of ofl for gas. It would take a long time, he thought, for the ofl system to be adopted toa sufficient degree to affect the gas compa- nies, For several yeats past, ever sinee the *« times” began to be feit, thor: hi it necessary to economize have pi omy on gas among other things, and a number of per- sons have given up the use of gas entirely, and substi tuted oil only because they were COMPELLED TO SAVE EXPENSE wherover they could, and not because gas ts any dparer or rer now than at any previous time, number which have stopped using gas is so very small that our company, at least, bas pid no attention what- ever to the matter. In fact, not enough have given it up to atiract our attention to them. meee causes the price of gas to beso | high Gocasrany—The price of gas is governed in the same manner as isthe price of any manufactured articie. When labor and the articles necessary to manutacture £28 are high, the price of gas must be se too, But to say that gas 19 high now is preposterous. GAS MAS NOT REEN #0 LOW ina great many years, When, durin, price was $3 per 1,000 cubic feet, and t) levied @ tax of twenty-five per cent, us to include that in our price, which proves, 1 think, that the government did not consider that our prot, wi very great, AS tothe gas companies being callea monopoiies, I must say that such a title ts very incorréct, ML oeate. stand the meanmg ef the word. Almost all of our principal customers bave the privilege ot taking gas from two companies, the pipes of two compan: ing Jaid In the viewity of their places, and a large number have the privilege of three. CAN THAT BE CALLED 4 MONOPOLY? Reronten—Ma! people complain that the tn- spectors of meters are incompetent ot jonest in the performance of their duty. What you to say ju Teply to that charge? KCRETARY—We omploy no man who does not come to us recommended for his integrity, and we believe that all our inspectors do their work faithfully, if 1t ts only trom their desire to retain employment in 1 the war, our government it atlowed times, Any ene of them who ‘ked bis work would very soon ve found out, and they know it and are care. ini. Toy aro frequently complained by customers who come to us and say that they think that the in- spector must bave made a mistake in his last report of | the gas used by the customer, id in every such case the matter is imvestigated carefully, Nea: evory timethat such a complaint ts " fies the matter is looked imto, it 18 found that vor inspector is in the right Of course etrors will be mado by the fmm Rercggyereee | oth i? ex. perience bas that among nspec- tors few mistakes are made, let me stpiatt to you how it isi for us to charge tor more BN actually barned, » lor ti the meter in your house, the end of month, indicated (bas foes of gas had been no more than just. There is not a gas cagipany in our city whose stock bas not been “wateret”’ from two to five times its actual cost. And on this excessively | ¥ watered stock they pay enormous dividends, the amount of percentage of which is known only to “the select.” it [learn that by the introduction of some new, or comparatively new, improvements in the process of manulacture a sixteen candle gas of the purest quality ie consiimes. It ws true that a large majority of the com- | In fact, it would be pretty hard to caloulate | THE SUSPENDED BANK. A NEW PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTED YESTERDAY—PREPARATIONS FOR A VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION, ‘The excitement caused by the forced suspension of the Bank of the State of New York subsided almost suddenly as itoriginated, But the suspension continues to be the chief topic in financial circles, The bank's doors were open all day yesterday, and a flood of visit- ors interested in its concerns and in its disposition and Management of their own interest poured through them until alter business hours. The Comptroller of the Currency has not takeu any decided action in the Premises. , for the present, no one can say just how affairs stand, At least one important event trans- pired yesterday, however, This was the resignation of the old Board of Directors and the election of a new Board to Oli their plages. Mr. August Belmont has been mado President in piace of Mr. Duer, and his asso- ciates are all well and favorably known in moneyed | circles, The efforts of the new management will bo | directed toward a full resumption of business by the bank om giving a guarantee to Comptroller Knox to properly administ its coneerns, This will probably bo effected, if permission 1s granted by Mr. Knox, by a reduction of the capital. The bank officers were in telegraphic communication with the Comptroller of the Curreney during tho day, and it 18 understood that he arrangements for a voluntary liquidation. They have also, it is understood, telegraphed to friends in Wash- ington to interest themselves in getting Comptroller Knox not to appoint a receiver. No statement would be made yesterday respecting the actual condition of the bank's affairs by any of its officers, beyond the general assertion that the reports of the losses in the papers of this morning were exaggerated. The writer called upon Vico President Patrick and ed whether he desired to make any statement by way of personal explanation. He said ho had no state. mentto make. It was suggested that a good deal of censure would be directed against him if the reports already circulated were not explained, He replied ‘that he did pot care, Mr. Patrick remained in the bank all aay, but did not seem to be an active participant in the deliberations regarding the future conduct of the bank's: during the day was that the reports of his advances were exaggerated, The bank, it is understood, has on hand greenbacks tothe amount of about $1,000,000, Its depusits must be upward of $2,500,000. Persons representing $1,000,000 of this sum have agreed, the bets officers say, should the bank resume, to allow en DEPOSITS TO REMAIN UNTOUCHED fora month or two, Signatures are’ verng ovtained from other depositors also to an agreement to the same effect. Should the bank desire to resume on the same capital as heretolore the stockholders would be re- quired to pay up to the tune of at least $600,000, Lt is not considered wise, however, to call upon them for any amount, so that if they do resume it will probably be with a reduced capital. #fforts were made to see Mr. Smith, of the firm of Smith & Girvan, bat be could not be jonnd at his olive, No. 76 Broad street, at any time during the day. It was thought he might explata im some manner the for apy such explanation. The directors met in the bank at three o'clock in the aftornoou, but their deliberations were kept private. Alter the meeting ex-Presid Duer the following list of officers:—-Angust i mont, presi- dent; G. F, Talman, R. G. Ralston, D. D. Withers, D, D, Smith, Joba R. Murshall, Lawrence Turnure, Adrian Iselin and Henry Morgan, directors, Mr, Talman is a Jawyer by profession, und fora number of years has been interested in the Farmers’ Loan anti Trust Com- ny. Mr. Ralston is the president of this company, r. Marsball is a gentleman of jarge means, and has been engaged in the dry goods business both here and in New Orleans. Mr. Turnure is and has been jor some Years a pariner of Sr. Moses Taylor, Mr. Iselin 18 in the banking business in Wall street. Mr. Withers has son of one of tho former president) Mr. Smith ts resident of rine josur- anos company. r. Morgan is the senior mem- ber of the tirm of Henry Morgan & Suvs. It is | generally allowed that under the uew management the bank's affairs, with the permission of Comptroller | | Knox, will be so administered as to give depositors | ot the bank, condition of the bank's finances will admit. The ‘when it 18 supposed a detinite reply to their request 10 be permitted to f° into a voluntary hquidution will be received. On this, of course, they* will immediately act, If they are permitted to proceed with their own affairs, without the appointment of a receiver, they will go Into an extend Xamination of the books of the bank, at the end of h they will show the de- positors: just how the rs ot the bank stand, The Statement ot the bank’s losses, caused by inproper and injudictous advanves, meanwhile remain uncontra- dicted. One report whieh reached a representative of the Hekao the day of the suspension, and which was printed in yesterday's pap is corrected, however. ‘This ts the assertion that saae H, Reed, one of the had largely overdrawn his account witu the nk, The folluwing letter is a contradiction of | that statement:— Natiow at, BANK ov Tie Stary oF New Youx, New Yorx, March 15, 1870, To tux Eprton oF tax HeKato:— The statement in your paper this morning that Isawc IH. d had overdrawn his account in this bank iy without any | toundation whatever. Yours, ée., G. W. DUER, President. It was, however, asserted again yesterday, that | one of the old directors, whose name hus not yet | been mentioned, bad largely overdrawn his account. | Mr. Patrick in the opinion of many Wall strect | people, is deserving of the greatest censure tor the can be mannfactured and delivered at ninety-oue cents | difficulties into whieh the vank bas fallen. The di- per 1,000 fect. Now what is the percentage of profit ; rectors, too, are blamed for not knowing more about on the real cost of the stock (watered five times) at | the acti condition of the bank. ther $2 59 per 1,000? That is a conundram Dundroary | own statements ft appears that they were | would have to give up. Hammer away till the monopo- lists are brought to terms and add fo your thonsand | worvices, PRO BONO PUBLICO. YOUR MONEY OR METER. To tie Eptton or tre Herato:— The great public power of tho Heratp cannot be betteremployed than in exposing the means by which gas companies force consumers of this city to pay for large amounts of gas that they do not consume. Whatsoever these companies charge it has to be paid— there ts no remeuy or redress for the consumer. “Pay the bill or we will take away the meter and cut off ‘our gas,'’ is the answer, with overy possible shade of insolence, which ts inva procure a reduction tn the amount charged. bill has to be paid though very often as deliberate a robvery as that of a bighwayman who demand: “your money or your Iifo,”” is—"Your money, or no gas hereafter !”” Let any one attempt to econumize in the ase of gas tor a month or two by hon-use of baif as many burners as ordinarily, the reduction will be ivappreciabie when the gus bill 1s presented—at most a few cents. For example:—Circumstances caused a lavish use of gas in feveral rooms of my house up to the middie of January. Atier that date there was a change. In one of the | rooms where the lavist ase had been the gas was not | usec at all for a fort alt. The gas bill was the samo, Since then special atiention has been made throughout the house to reducing the amount of gas consumed, but the saving effected tn the month of February, with all my personal efforts to check useless gas, wastwenty- | five cepts. Therefore, as I have known ‘a like result at other times, it is evident that the whole fauit is not exclusively in the meters, but in the manner or system fn wolch thie gas accounts are made out SUFFERER, CITY OFFICIALS TO MARE Gas. To tax Epitonor tHe Henann:— What shall be done about gas? Why should not the ¢ity government make ali the gas for the city, suppty- tng it at $1 per 1,000 feet to consumers? The convict labor on Blackwell's Island could be used in making | the gas. I Delieve the Commisstoners of ©) | port that they mudo gas at @ cost of sixty~ per 1,000 feet The st imps consume a large quantity. Make gas like Croton water, put it In con- trol of the city and save to the citizens almost as much as half their taxes. What says the Henao? New York, March 11, 18 GB WwW. ONE CONSUMER'S EXPERIENCE, To tnx Eviron ov rae Heraro:— Ihave read your article on “Gas Extortion” with | great interest, and for the information of your readers will reiate the tellowing facts; 1 had my meter in spected by Mr. John Byrns, who found the same four per cent fast. 1 immediately went to the office of the Manhattan Gas Company and informed the ofMctal of the fact. They paid me the $1 for tuapect jee and also returned the overcharges since we had the meter. It other gta will 4 the reget be soon rid of such monopolies ‘Keep the rolling.’ A READER, THE CONKLING RHYMES. MINHEER STEVENDONCK FINDS TWO RHYMES FOR CONKLING. Vot's disb, vot's dish? 1 never knows such bonkling, First one, den t’odder, drying rhymes for Gongling. I delis you itsh mighty casy—most as glear, Mine himme!! as dist glass of lager beer, For Gongling, mine goot fren, dore ymes blenty. And Joost so qwick I writes you von as dwenty, Dat von I makes already '4 pot so bay Yaw, dat ish goot, but dish ish better as dat, Ven fishers bates dere hooks and goes out ankling, Dey gatches fishes jooat hike I gatch Gongling. 1 ke you hkes dat, hey? I likes it doo; Some day | finds you more vere dat von grew, 1 gness you write dese scripplers down defonck; ‘Yaw, slain by quill of Mynheer Here the only difference | | | | made by the bank on warehouse recor) | | entirely ignorant of the bank's afwrs, Most of them believed that the institution was pursuing tts old con- servative course, and, having entire cuntidence im the oihcers, they do not seem to have troubled themselves: to find out what was being done. On tho assumption | | that Mr, Meigs had given to the Clearing House Com. | mittee the information upon which its summary action was based a good many people iound occasion to com- | plain aiso of his action. It is stated that if bo bad notified the officers of the bank of the deficit which he | discovered and had tuid them that they would be al- | lowed a ovrtamn time to make it good, or io reduce their | capital, the bank could have duue as desired and con- | | | tinued Is routine business. j Several persons who made deposits on Tuesday, a | short time beiore the suspension was announced, | catied at the bank yesterday morning, and were in- formed that all deposits received on Tuesday morning had veen kept separate irom the other moneys of the bank, and are pow on deposit with the Bank of Com- merce, held jor the Bank of the State of New Yor, As svon as the qnestion of the recetversnip is sett | th depositors will feceive ebecks on the Bank of Commerce tor those depostt dt i aupounced that dratts of the Second National Bank of Dayton, Obie, on the Bank of the State of New York will be paid at the Third National Bank. | A despatch irom Tallant & Co., bankers, of San Francisco, states that the checks and transfers drawn by them on the National Bank of the stateof New York willbe paid by Drexel, Morgau & Co, aod that the tirm will nut be affected except by temporary in- conveniences, While the belief 1 universal that the management of | the suspended bunk bus laid Itself! open to the severest sure, President Duet is censured much less than Mr. | Patrick. It ts urg mm hig deience, that he was in ill health, and was not iar as he otherwise would bave been with Patrick's management But’ itis not | forgotten that his sou and Patrick are partners in toe warehouse business at No, 42 Now street, and that tt 1s reported that advanees to a considerable atnount were | THE BAYONNE WATER SUPPLY. | A public meeting was held yesterday in Bayonne, N. | J., to discuss the feastbiltty of having anew water | supply. Mayor Meigs prosided, Tho first speaker was | Mr. Richardson. He advocated tne Holly system, and | said that the first duty wi ascertain if a suflicient supply of pure water could be obtained, A proposition was then made to furnish the city under this system with machinery capable of turnishing 2,000,000 gallous daily, or six streams, cach 100 feet im he:ght, 100 double delivery ‘bydrants, with buildings. ‘The pipes are to be laiu leet and a half in depth, and t@ extend elev dahaif. The cost of this work and materials is fixed at $136,000, speeches Were made, and it was ually resolved | tain whether @ pure supply of water can be ob. | tained belore turther action be taken, The amount ts | to be raised in twenty-year bonds, Dearing s1x per cent. | PRIMARIES IN WILLIAMSBURG. Asa general thing, the republican primaries held in Wilhamsburg last evening, for the election of delegat to choose representatives to the State Convention, passed off quietly, Inthe Nineteenth ward there was some jostling and bigh words, but no battle. In tho Fourteenth, cogtrary to ral expectation, the voting was carried on in peace, but as suon as the polls were closed a squavble which ended Je Forced en- trance of Kit Fagan into the po! lace and insertion by him of a handful of votes into the ballot box. The inspectors then, without the furmatlity of a count, an- nounced the vote as 122 for tho regular ticket and 46 for the opposition; and, while one of them ejected _ Fagan, the other pitched the ballots into the tire, A BRAVE CAPTAIN. To mx Eorton of tne Hexnann:— Allow mo to call your attention to the noble condnct of Captain Autman, of bark Ensimainen (Russian), who brought to Baltiniore part of the crew of the brig Alice Abbott, and took them off the said vessel at sea when sufloring from smalipox, The Heraio not help good word for that noble and true fellow, | dence to be adduced, has agreed to give them another day to effect their | concerns, The only explanation that he gave at all j reported large loans to his firm, but he was ‘not in’ | ve the writer | not been of late actively engaged im bu-iness; he isa | | and stockholders the filest possible return that the | newly elected directors will meet again this morning, | | master mechanic of the Jersey City sh THE NEW ROCHELLE TRAGEDY. TRIAL OF RICHARD HANNA, AT WHITE PLAINS, ¥OR THE KILLING OF THOMAS WHITE. | _ The trial of Richard Hanna, Jr., for the alleged wil- | fal murder of Thenas White, at New Rochelle, was commenced in the Court of Oyer and Terminer, at Whito Plains, Westchester county, Justice Dykman Presiding, yesterday afternoon. About two hours were occupied in the empanelling of a jury, during which process counsel for the prisonor asked seven excep- tions to be noted, that being the number of peremptory challenges on the part of the prosecution after the talesmen had apparently in all respects demonstrated themselyes fully qualified to serve as jurors. Tho Court more than once deprecated the course of tho prosecuting counsel in peremptorily challenging a man who bad sworn that his mind was perfectly {rce trom bias, and who had also sworn that he could pass upon the guilt or tunocence of the prisoner solely on the evi The case for the people was con- dueted by Nelson H. Baker, Acting District Attorney ; Charles W. Brooke, of New York, appearing for the defence. ‘The prisoner is a sickly-looking young man of avout twenty, whose sallow complexion and sunken eyes betoken his dissolute character and habits, His prematurely aged features gave no sign that he realized the fact of Bis being placed on trial tor his hfe The coury room was thronged with interested auditors throughout the day, Toe following testimony was taken :— Mrs. Mary White, widow of the deceased, was the first witness culled, but th a short time her feelings | overcame ber, and at the suggestion of the Court sho was permitted to leave the witness stand, Bepjamin D, Barter, being sworn, testified:—On the there; Hauna present and was outside the bar; White was behind the bar; the latter told the prisoner that it was time for him’ to go home, as be (White) wauted to close up; the prisover, whe was to liquor, said he was ger and commenced to talk loudly # er; the colored man, who Lad come in with Hanha, asked him to feave and = finally attempted’ to put hin out; in this he was joined by White, aud’ the two succeeded in ejecting him; the colored man feturned immediately, as did also’ Hanna; the | doer leading to the street was not locked at this time; | on getting in Hanna commenced to talk again, saying, among other things, that he would not be imposed upon ; White and the colored man again took hold of Hanna and put him out a second time; at this time heard | Hanna make some threat, but could not | understand what he said; — alter was put out the second time the door was locked; | beard Hanna’s voice outside the door; thipk he said Qe would blow the brains out of some one; then heard the report of a gun, and saw White stagger toward the bar; be was caught by one of the men present before White was wounded in the back; the shot was tired was fired; went outside to see who had done the harm, but’ could see no person around the bouse; af- terward ut imto Havna’s house and saw him come out of a room where he siept; be was partially dressed; this was about an hour alter the snot waa tired; saw a double barrelied shotgun in the house, but did not examine it to see if 14 was loaded; did not see Hanna have a gun in his hands at any time dur- ing that mght On cross-examination the witness would only swear } that to the best of bis behef it was Hanna’s voice he heard outside of the door. He thought he could not De mistaken in regard to this. The case will be resumed this morning. A PERIPATETIO PIANO. A spiritual séance was giveu last evening by Mrs, Young, at No, 8 Union square, and for $1a head sne on it, keep time to music, Mrs, Young isa tall woman, and, trom ber proportions and temperament, would be apt to keep the most unruly sceptics in order, and the free and casy style in which she conversed with the | spirits and the commanding tones in which she di- rected their movements last evening, indicated that sho was wont to be obeyed. | under the influence of the spirits on this occasion, but | it was to be regretted that they were wretched mu- ticians, for when she commenced to play and sing, by way of introduction, the dozen ladies | and” gentlemen composing the audience fairly j wineed with the discordant sounds that teil j upon their ears, This frightful ordeal over | the medium invited several persons to sit upon a fat- | logged pianotorte, she herself occupying a seat in front | of the instrument, Upon thts, a haif dozen Jadies and | gentlemen did as requested, and it seemed impossitile | that the spirits would have'a “ghost of a show.” But ‘she called her pet sprite, Dr. Franklin, just as she | might whistle for a poodle dog, and, sounding a few chords, the piano gave two or three peripatetic jumps, risiug each time about an inch from the ground. The | medium then looked detiantly at the spectators and | challenged any of them to do likewise, No one accept | ing this generous offer, the medium gave her hearers her vocal dose and again coaxed her friend, Dr. | the ghost, to litt the piane cach time as | she descended on the keys with athud. Net being | at first enfficiently lively she gave him a piece of her | mind, and doubtless apprehending a curtain lecture | later on did as the medium desired. Mrs Young, even while “under the influence,” conld not refrain | | from expressing her sentiments as to certain rival mediums who bad created a stir, and when at length she returned to consciousness her right band was clenched ax if holding on tightly to an umaginary chignon, Mrs, Young was evidently on fomtitar terms with the spirits, and gave the audieneo a few “posers” which set them a thinking. Sho was master of the sit- uation, nobody being able to account for tho convulsive staris of the piano, although many irreverent persons | hinted that she had powerfal feet. Some, however, considered they had a good dotlar’s worth of ghost. THE ALLEGED ERIE FRAUDS. The investigation of the alleged frauds on the part of Erie Railway officials in Jersey City and Paterson is being prosecuted with vigor. departments and foremen of shops are being subjected to a strict examination, and their books are being | ecrutinized by the officers at headquarters, One import- ant fact has been elicited thus far—namely, that for nearly ten years a largo quantity of timber, coal, glass, tin, copper crnaments and fastenings for cara, paints, &c., has been taken away, the total value of which caa never be ascortamed, but the valuo 1s estimated at $50,000. The foremen of the shops dis- claim the reaponsibiltt as this property was carried away in small quantities from time to time as. oppor- tunity oflered, The evidence in regard to the theit of | timber at the west end of the tunnel is positive and imcontrovertible, The property was traced to a Inger beer brewery in Marion, identified ana recovered by the company. The evi- dence ts in possession of the eof mate has been made of the coat and wood sold or a Deep aiad by the officials on the Weehawken branch. The Superintendent of Motive Power tas gone to The the mast car builder were summoned to hea yesterday, after which it was rumored special detectt Susquehanna to pursue bis investigation there, sent to Paterson and Port Jervis, The subordinate | oMcrals insist that they cannot be keld accountable, inastnuch as-they acted under orders from their supe- riors In selling brass and other metals ata iow rat Ttwas stated yestorday that exports have been em- ployed to appraise the property of the company in the diferent workshops, make comparisons with former yours, foot up the expenditures and calcalate the loss from usele naterial, an estimate of the niissing property ean be made, JOEL SLOPER'S PROPERTY. To THe Eprron ov tHe Herann: 1am glad to see in this morning’s Henatn a com. munication from Joel Sloper in explanation of the recent shower of flesh in Kentucky, a8 it enables mo to restore to the rightful owner tho skin and horns ot | that deer. Soon after Mr. Sloper tett—he having sccured only bis game bag full of the sausage meat—I happened to come by that spot just as that deer’s skin came down, beautifully tanned and made up into a pair of breeches exactly his size, The buttons on the breeches were from the bi of the deer, with gilt edges. The balance of the horns came down beautituily carved into handles for a waiking stick and an um- brolla. {would never have known to whom these in- teresting articles belonged bad | not seon Mr. Stoper’ | deter to the Herat. He may find his property breeches, walking stick and umbrefla—in the Depart- ment oro riosities at the Centen CHESS, Mersrs. Mason and Alberont are engaged ona scrics of games, the former giving the odds of the pawn ana | move. In the mateh tn London between Steinits and Black- barne for the championship of the world, the score stands :—Sieinitz, five; Blackburne, none. The goveruors of several of the States, in response to the circular of Mr. P. Ware, Jr., have signified their intention of doing all im their power to aid the Ce tennial Congress. FERNANDO'S STRANGE ANSWER. New Yorx, March 15, 1876. To tHe Eorton ov te Henain:— Soeing Mr, W. J, Austin’s challenge in to-day's issue, I beg leave to roply. 1am willing to accommodate Mr, Anstin, knowing he woold do anything for a few ho bas what on, would bave done. ee rey OLD BALE dol [will allow him two falls out of the five and make it $500 if he wishes. Hi r¢ ng to hear the noted popil of Professor Miller, Aah rema\ very respectiully. TISHLER FERN | evening of January 4'1 was at the place in New Ro- ehelle known us’ “Our House,” and kept then by Thomas White, deveused; had’ been boarding there | for about two weeks; White was there in the barroom that pg, Where were also royself and three fellow workmen, there was a colored man aiso he fell; he said, “1 ain done for;” afterward saw that | through a hole in the door, where the knob bad formerly been (door produced and identified | | by witness); heard pounding §— onthe | outside of ‘the door before the shot undertook to make a piano, with eight persons seated | She certainty put herself | The superintendents of | fully | lela, No esti. | In this way it ts expected that | 5 HARVARD AND YAL ——_—— The Preliminaries Settled Upon for the June Regatta, THE FORMAL AGREEMENT. Regulations to Govern the Con- test Adopted. New Havex, March 15, 1876 There has been for some time considerable wonder. mont as to what occurred at the conference between the representatives of the Harvard and Yale university | boat clubs at New London January 15. Neither the Yale nor Harvard men were approachable on the sub- Ject, but at a public boating meetin® of Yale this after- noon the details of the interview were made public, The report of the committee on the part of Yale— Messrs P. Howe, president of the club, and RJ, Cook, captain of the crew—was read and acted upon. As it contains many things unknown previously to tbe public the text is giv It is as follows:— THE COMMITTER'S REPORT, GENTLEMEN OF THE UNivenstry Boat ( The committee appo ntod race with Harvard, in accordance with the was determined upon at the last meetin thought best to mase alths rn of the club, have ® detailed report of thetr ace were, not 0 iustructed. ‘The cba Tambridge directly ufter that me coved in aw immediately tollowt currespondence, but a meeting wii tutives took place at New London mittee believing that Yale should y party as tar us consistent with her own right proposition, but left the initiative entirely to Harvard, Ae cordin; fiarvard proposed that all college graduates fn | the professional schools be eligible now, and the reteree | bo some gentleman of —poxition. ‘They also re- quested, in consideration of the fact that they must row in the assoetation — re to row this hermore, they asked if they cvuld use in thechalienge which specities nile race,” a that the distance might be changed to los. Their requests were not pressed, as they could eded t r, althouch we did not wish c Harvard's chances of success at id not consent to prejudies our own ts to favor them, ‘The debute at New Loudon in regard to elizivility-‘of men and the time of as! r holding the race, Your committee apposed the extension of the imitations to include member of the professional sel hey belie graduate size in the twi no restriction: recitations with regularity, quently have more time to tow. The same cause for complaint will arise which was urge¢ 10 of the colleges of the ussociation last year, tha! r crew were at cullese simply for rowing. In short there is adanger that college rowing on. this basia will be come, in tact, professional rowing, and fall iuto deserved disrepute, Harvard remained firm in desiring a university Tuce, and, after suggesting the exclusion of all nen-graudi college: compelling men to atte their studonts will atey of the two colleges In question, the article was assented to, substantially as it now stands. Yale desireu July 19 ar the day of the race but finally con ented to row July 7 Hurvard retased to row ater June 30. The other matte regard to place and thi leaving the choice of p preference for New the past two mouths the ap; accepted and siened by the Harvard presented tu the club for ratitieatio Kd. COO: { Committee of the ¥.U.B.C, correspondence ded artiet ave bees uthorities and are now AGREEMENT FOR THE XATCH, The following 1s the agreement vetween the boat elnos of Harvard and Yale universities with reference to an eight-oared, four mile straight-away race. This 1.—All members of the University who are candi- dates for the dezree of A. B. of Ph. B., who have been pur suing their studies for nine mouths previous to the day of the race, of candidate for the dogree of LL. B.. B. Ph, D., or A. M., who haye been pursuing thelr ono term prev to the day of shall be. eligi to row. on the crew: Provided, however, that all candidates five degrens al hain A.M. or B. D. or Pb. i, fro re . B.S, 0 crew No graduate shall be considered « candi are to row. for adegree unless his name is in the catalogue or aniest he shalt present, if uesived, a certificate of membersiip in one of the departments above nanied, signed by the secre: tury of the college or other proper authority. v race shall be rowed oa June 30, 1876, shall be rowed at Springeld, Mase, shall be rowed on suitable wi: y idate d Cambridge aunaxed below. =A gentloman of reputation shall be chosen a mmpire, ‘The fact that he is a gradnate of either college shall not dobar him from serving in thut capacity, Each college shall make « nomination for that position, and, if the nomination be xceepted Ly the other cvlloge, the final choice shall be decided by lot. The articles of agreement are signed on the part of Harvard by W. J. Weld, Jr., President of the Univer- sity Boat Club, and by the Yale Committee on the part ot Yale, REGULATIONS FOR THR RACE. Appended to the agreement, and in fact forming @ part of it, although possessing a separate interest, are the rules which govern the race, Thoy are tol- es shall be started in the following | | being satisfied that the he signal to start, as fol hen, after a pause of five If the starters consider the start false he shall at wil the boats to their stations, and any boat refusing to start again shall be disqualitied Aur, %—Any boat not xtits post at the time specified shall be fiable to be dixqualitied by the wmpi: The umpire may act as starter i tsi act the starter shall be subject to the shall keep its own water throughout ont departing from its own water will dé i. A boat's own water in its straight course, ve of the oth ci boats, from the station assigned to it at starting to the finisa. eAuticey VIL—he umpire shall be the sole judge of « Doat's own water and the proper course during the race. Antione VITL 4» fouling whatever shall be allowed, The boat commit etitor, by; |. any © bis oar, boat ontaet with the ¢ owt or person of n of the umpire, suel whe XL.—The um: all questions as to a fo wth XIL—A eciaim of foul must be made to the am ire by the competitor himself, before getting out of the ont. AuricL® XITT.—In ease of fou 1 the boats, except vrder in whieh they © the boats engaged in th ing the foul, to row ove oho restart the quali have the ‘ery boat shall abide by its own acci mpire sliall order anew start in she event of dent occurring in the first ten strokes of the race. AnricL® XV.—No boat shall be allowed to accompany 9 | competitor for the purpose of directing his course or afford: ing him other assiatunce, The boat receiving such direction or assistance shall be disqualified at the discretion of the The jurisdiction of th final and without appent. IL~Any competitor refusing to abide the cin to fallow the direction of the umpire shall be dis- ualified. The umpire, if he thinks proper, may reserve his ecision, provided that in any such case such decision be given on the day of the race. | TRAINING POR THK RVENT. | Little of account was done at the mecting except the eceptance of the report of tho committee. There wi an attendance which evinced enthusiasm, The report of the committee and the agreement virtually set at rest the more important points concerning the regatta, Yale has not nomiated for an umpire, nor has she definitely settled on the crew to announce the names, | although she will probably ¢o so during the spring term. The choico, however, is narrowed down te | within less than a dozen persons, and Cook has bie eye on bis men undoubtedly, The practising in the gymnasinn ix kept up vigorously, and a great many men are in fair training. The probable crew bas been hard at work all winter, and pull on Mill River frequently. Recently six of the | erew and in Cook met with a serious accident, A mischance threw the barge in which they were pulling | against some piles in going through a bridge, and the barge was demolished, Only four ot the number could Captain Cook's presence of mind proved inval- wable. His advice controlied the men, and, al: hougd they wero placed ina perilous position, all escaped. Cook's influence in Yalo was never greater, Keast & Collins, of Fair Haven, are building tho eight-oared shell, which is to weigh 200 pounds, for the great strag- gle of June, and itis well under way. ec1se course to be rowed over in Springfleld waters not been indicated. switn BOATIN The Elliott crew, which will row for the Centennial championship this summer, was yesterday morning anhounced as follows:—Jobn Biglin, stroke; Tom Elliott, bow; William Maxwell, drat, and John Piais- ton, second. Tom Filiott takes Engtebardt’s piace i the crew, the latier having resigned in consequence Biglin aud he being unable to agree, Boglehardt prac. tines daily on Newtown Creek for the single soull race, in which be will row for the championship, PIGEON SHOOLING. According to announcement Ira A. Paine bad two hundred pigeons at his shooting grounds Babylon, Long Island, yesterday. Soon after noon the gentie- men amateurs in the «port took up the traps and ling of march from Silas Smith's and repaired to the place | of slaughter; but after cracking away at above lug | birds wu will be gratfyiog to Mr. Berg! close of the day there were scarcely enough igeons: hered to make & moderate sized potpie. Tire shooters all agreed that they never saw ‘euch Past birds—regulat blac rocks, CREEDMOOR. The Exceutive Committee of the National Rifle Asse- ciation formally announced yosterday that the rauges ag Creedmoor are open for the season. As yet are pendi a Creedmoor.