The New York Herald Newspaper, March 25, 1876, Page 6

6 THE. CITY TAXES, Comptroller Green Objects to Granting Premiums for Dilatory Payment. UNJUST LEGISLATION DEPRECATED. —— Amount of Delinquent Taxes and Assessments and the Interest Thereon. The following communication relative to arrears of taxes and assessments bas been addressed to the Legislature by Comptroller Green :— Derantaext or Finaxcr, ComPTROLLER’s OrvicR, New Yous, March 23, 1876, To rne Hovonravie, Tux LeGisLaTURR: OF Tux STATE New York :— meet municipal obligations for current expen- ditures with promptuess money in hand is necessary. These expenditures are contracted with reterence to a em of payment whieh is dependent upon the co! lection of the taxes. If the taxes are not promptly paid the city must borrow mouey and pay interest for 1, This outlay for interest must be either met by imposing a like amount on delinquent taxpayers or by tharging 1t upon the whole body of taxpayers, alike shose that are prompt and those that are dilatory. A tax is the bighest form of debt, It is due like any pther debt, at a specified time, Lhose who pay at that lime arc exempt from elther interest or penalty. Those who do not pay as promptly ought in some form to make up the amount of terest which has been incurred on account of their delinquency. If the interest which is paid by the eity is not iinposed upon delinquents it must be upon the whole taxpaying body, and it is a very unusual economy that tolls one who ‘pays his tax debt promptly that he is also to bo charged with the cost of the delinquency of those who donot It must come to this if the pevalty of delin- quency is not borne by the delinquent himself. There ix no mysterious place to get money from to meet the outlay of interest by the city, {8 it Just to charge upon those who are diligent and prompt the cost in- curred for those who aro thriftiess and dilatory? It is universal practice for cities and other municipalities to offer inducements in the form of deduction of m- terest from tho face of tho bill for prompt payment of faxes. Thoso who are not induced to pay by such an allowance must be compelled to do so by the impost- tion ofa penalty if not paid within the period fixed by Jaw. The rules with respect to the payment of taxes aad assessments now in vogue in the city of New York are, as to taxes, those provided by laws of 1843 and tho Bmendments thereto, and, as to assessments, those provided by laws of IS16 and the amendments thereto and the revised ordinances of 1369, and are respectively as follows: TAXES. Every person who pays his taxes before the Ist day of November of the year in which they are due is allowed a deduction atthe rate of seven per cent per uouIn between the day of such payment and the Ist tay of the following December. Taxes paid during the month of November aro received at their face, no Interest being allowed or charged. Those remaining unpaid on December 1 are charged with a alty of one per cent, and those in the same condition on De- ember 15 with an additional penaity of ono per cent, Upon all taxes remaining unpaid on and after January 1 Interest 1s charged at the rate of twelve per ceut per annum from the date at which they become due; and finally, if unpaid at the end of three years, the law authorizes the sale of the property. ASSESSMENTS. All persons liable to pay assessments are allowed sixty days trom the time they reach the collector's hands in which to pay without interest, Lt not paid within that time, a whole year from the dato of con- Grmation is allowed, with interest at the rate of seven per cent per angum only. If aiter all this induigence the asgessment remains unpaid, the law authorizes, as in the case of taxes, an increase of the rate of interest to twelve per cent trom the date thé assessment was due, and a sale of the property after the lapse of threo enrs. 3 It will be seen from the above a protracted delay in payment involves an ineroase of the rate of interest, An that the rates of increase are very moderate and gradual. It is apparent that any remedy which re- Moves the penalty jor delay destroys one Of the vital features of the system, benelits the dilatory and puts & corresponding bur upon the prompt taxpayer. During the panic of 1873, when the city had to pay millions of dollars of its’ obligations, the payment of she taxes of one who possessed abundant ready means was delayed solely and avowediy on the ground that he tould use the money to greatly Increase the profits of bis business, but that care would be tuken to pay them before the penalty could attach. This course delayed the payrpent of over $200,000 until two or three days before the date fixed for the penalty. Had there been 0 penalty, it would not have been paid over then, ‘his shows how impossible it would be to carry on the finances of the city if the laws now in force to compel payments were gemoved. Ibis a plausible but an er- Foncous sul thatthe increase om the rate of interest is a source of profit w the cl and that it can be dealt with — necordingly. On the contrary, it is doubtful whether the eity, with the increased rate of interest, is even reiin- Dursed for its outlay. There is a large amount of in+ torest anvually para by the etty ior money borrowed to meet detidienctes Created by tho neglect of those who owe taxes and assessments to pay them when due. Out of this is also to come the annual expense of main- taining the officers, clerks, &c., of the bureau devoted golely to the conducting of this busin The assessment bonds outstanding, which represent the advances made by the city, and on which it is pay- ing about $1,225,000 annuaily as interest, amounted to on January 1, 1876, $21,322) The purposes to which this sum has been applied are as follows Advances made on works still in prog- ress and jor Which no assessment has Yot been Made....+. 00 ++ . $12,821,296 31 Balance of advances on works now com- pleted, and for which assessments have been made, represented paid assessmen' «$21,006,102 4 ¥ 5 euy had paid br for which it was obligated, avd whieh, under present r nust be paid by the entire body of taxpayers, on y 1, 1876, had reacted the sum of about 600,000." The amount of taxes remaming unpaid ary 1, 1876) was as follows :— Do personal estate to Januar, On real estate to January 1, is’ On reaband pergonai for the 5,025,596 00 Total....... He cee Wed 9,41 27 The amount of taxes on real estate in ur s repre- antially the accumulations of the past tive years, Ot (he amount of taxes on personal property in trrears one-ball hos accumulated in the same period of time, ther things, to the detective ode of assessinent, The accrued interest on above to January 1, 1876, i Un personal estate, 10,000,000 Qn real estate, abou +-... 1,000,060 $11,000,000 The amount of assessments rewmaning wppaid January 1, 1876, was............$8,740,000 25 About one-hali of this sum was at that time drawing interest at seven per cent © accrued interest to that date was ++ 2,000,000 00 au Large as the principal sums appear, the most cur sory examination of the jacts will show that they a small percentage of the eutire sums levied and assessments, and any measures that tight be taken to relieve persons who are in detault could only be on the untenable ground that the small | delinquent mmority can have the established require tients of 14w, which Lave been complied witht by the large majority, changed to weir proat, when by neg ject they have ivocurred their penalties An Hiugtras on cecurred last mouth, A large iandowner delayed payment of Ins assessments on Broadway low lor years, while proceedings Were being taken to throw tue entire umonut that largely benefited his property his waxpay! citizens at wrge. He in~ aihed to chad a ORs ere preceedings hay- he gave bis check for ing failed of their ol at la the bo of which Fam abont $6,000 was for the acer 5 bar on hy the pending bills at Albany or some Irivolous text ~ STORPRD PAYMENT OF Ms CHECK Delore it could be presented, uni is now appareatly awaiting some legisiative action which shall donate to dim, at the expense of the ity, the amount of the penalty, abont $2,000, ie would otherwise have to tal compensation tor the consequences of and aggravated default, wich took y as a inven! ‘hO) Was yaable to pay, ut siet the just peaait their a ne whole burden apon Yorke action io the city interosts irom themseives to thove who, forming ibe great majority, hive heret lore wet thet obligations in full, out at weuldaisd be Wantiestiy and grossly inequitable lo caabie Hheny 10 gato ap advantage i the val cost of their ogee ‘tl wn jo owners of sdjucent property who have paid the vssessinents due by therm with the tuehed, HOW TRE CITY WOULD Lowe Should aay iaw bo a sug the extra rate wow Bxeg by law urrests at the be- ov acaicuiution that fourths of the amount at ves out of Lhe account Lire erroars of taxes on person! estate ay being wh um collectable, result m a direct loss to the city of over $1,500,000, | have been jed to make those statements Of principles and As respecting tho pay- Ment of (axes sasesemonis jor the reason that my otton bas been Hod tw tno bills now b your honorable No. Gl, entitled “An set relating payment of assesements for jveal impr tnd the other House bill N . entitied An relaion to 4 and KgeesMnents in city of New York. lam of the opimion that th bilis are open to criticigth On the general principles stated herein, and aro within the Scope of the objection that 1¢ 18 mest inequitable that those who | lected to discharge their obligations shoul pe helped by special logisiation to themselves of tie con- Sequences of their nogiect al bho expense of the tar greater number of (Weirtax-paying lollow citens aye heretofore Vorne tei owh fyil share OF t wh Me i * — pivipen PAYMENTS. 1 that ot ‘the Walia jovides for a change lo of s payments to that of 4p all the euses which it covers. body—one to the ents," act In the Pennsylvania age passengers directly from the proposing thereby to give tbat road the monop- oly of the Cunard steerage conference was called upon for bis opinion on the question, so far ‘as the points of the recent decision had become known, He sald that while the decision prevented the Com- missioners of Emigration from collecting head mone at Castle Garden, and that any violation of said laws, instanced In the case of the Cu debate, the conference ap Garden by Commissioner George Starr, «$10,641,377 23 | 5,002,608 99 ‘on the | wariogty Unjust te allow | } touched lace, ve neg. | | eonsequence of the artist's ‘ NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 1876.—WITH SUPPLEMENT. carry out this provision would require, for the sole j beueiit of the privileged class covered by ‘the bill, the opening of a special set of books, with at least seventy thousaid accounts, involving not much less than baif @ willion of entries; would in many way temporary purpose,’ coutuse and complicate methods successfully pursued for more than twenty Fears, create great lability to error, and reecit in erious damaye to the interests of the city. Another provision of the same bil! relative*to the Tate of interest to be charged would have the eifect vot only of reduciog it from that now fixed by law for for those in default, but would also actually increase the rate on those who intend to be prompt in thir Payment. This could Bot fail to act injurious!y. The fact that these bills are pending has already checked the payment of taxes and assessments, Tho passage of any bill to relieve delinquents of the conse- quence of their dilatoriness would be a most serious joss to the treasury, and which would have to te made up by fresh taxation and debt and a great injury to those who have promptly borne their burden. It would bring no mohey to the treasury that will not come there without it, It is, in short, to make a free gift in money to those who bave failed to meet their obliga- tions and to impose upon those who bave paid them fresh burdens in orver that this gift be made to others, ANDREW H. GREEN, Comptroller, THE IMMIGRANTS, THE CUNAND STEAMER JAVA'S STEERAGE PAS- SENGERS LANDED IN JERSEY CITY—CAsTLE GARDEN 1GNORED—~A TALE OF HARPTES, Yesterday, at a quarter to nine o'clock A. M., the Canard steamship Java touched her wharf at Jersey City and there landed fifty-two sscerage passengers, There was no confusion nor excitement. Employés of the Cunard line took charge of the baggage, checked and had it properly forwarded. As it was tho first time within twenty-two years that !mmigrants had been tanded on a steamship wharf at this port, the arrival of the steamer was somewhat unexpected by the boarding house runners and bagzage smashers, so the immigrants fortunately escaped the clutches of those sharpers Railway agents were admitted to the wharfand atlowed to sell tickets. Money was changed by officers appointed by the Cunard Company. Mra, Sarah Quinn and two daughters, recently from London, who came as steerage passengers im the Java, had left their railway tickets in London, and, being without money, would have been in distress if the Cunard agents had not taken proper care of them. A boarding house was provided and the family was assured of bemg promptly forwarded to their proper destination, During the day the steamship Anchoria arrived from Glasgow with 87 steerage; the Cornwall, from Bristol, with 27 steorage, and the Wieland, from Hamburg, with 305 steerage; total 419 steerage passengers, all of whom were landed at Castle Garden, Somo of the passengers by the Jaya wandered from Jersey City and were found and cared for by the Commis- sioners of Emigration, THR STRAMSINP CONFERENCE, At eleven A. M. a meeting of the North Atlantic Steamship Traflic Conference was held at No. 29 Broad- way, to consider the action to be taken by the steam- ship agents. Mr, Francklyn, of the Cunard line, was present, In answer to questions as to his reasons for landing passengers at Jersey City instead of Castle Garden he said that at present he did not desire to state them, It was anderstood Inter in the day that the Cunard lino bad made an arrangement with tho Railroad for forwarding steer Cunard wharf, traffic. for the During the the counsel associated ines it did not in any manner abbreviate their power und the existing laws compelling vessels to land emigrants rd steamship Javadu ing Friday morning, would subject the steamship to a fine of $50 for each passenger so landed. Alter somo ornted a committee, con- sisting of Messrs. R. J. Cortis (White Star Line), Gustave Schwab (North German Lloyas) and Mr. Coverly Anchor Line), to wait upon, the Commussioners of Emigration. The commitiee Was received at Castle The com- mittewen Atated that the steamship companies would co-operate with the Commissioners in the maintenance of the Castle Garden emigrant landing depot and in the protection of the immigrants. In regard to protect. ing the immigrants Mr. Gustave Schwab said that he believed 1t could best be ddne by landing at Castle Garden, as heretotore. Nevertheless, the steamship companies were of the opinion that the State should appropriate a sam of money annually sufficient to on-the Castic Garden i rete rea Commissioner Starr said that while it was the duty of the Board of Commissioners to receive immigrants he, as a taxpayer of the city and county of New York, ‘would object to being taxed for the support of the 700 or 800 sick and destitute immigrants now on Ward's Island. However, be was glaJ fo know that the steam- ship companies were Interested in the caso of the im- migrants aud that they recognized the benefits of the Castle Garden landing depot A MERTING OF THR COMMISSIONERS of Emigration will be held to-day at eleven A. M, to hear the report of Mr Jobn &. Develin, counsel for tho Commissioners, who returned from Albany yesterday. 1t is. reported that he stated the situation of affairs to Governor Tilden and sevorat romiment members of the Legistature,-aud rewurned o New York wittthe assurance that the State Legis. Jatufe will take immediate action to sustain the Castle Garden landing depot by appropriations, whether head money is oF is not collected. The following is a report of the number of ininates in the State Emigrant Refuge and Hospital, Ward's Isiand:— NUMBER OF INMATES ON MARCH 24, 1876, ind for a the | Departments. Men. Children, Totals, oo ai7 2 155 prt wa — 37 Nursery. .... - 68 87 Totals......... 628 229 163 820 UARPIES THAC WILL ATTACK INDUGRANTS. te in the day a HaKaLp reporter met two colored on at the Pennsylvania Railway depot. Their story, told below, is bat the prelude to thousands of simtlar tales that will follow the abandonment of tho- Castle Garden system. Said the fir George Turner, masted schooner Maggie J. Lawrence, from Cardenas, Cuba. 1 was a sailor on board, so was th friend, Jobn Murray, We shipped at Phila when we got back here yesterday we wanted to back to Philadelphia as soon as we could. had never been in New York before. a mean with a handeart, -in Brooklyn, take our luggage to the Pniladelphia depot, the big sugar houses at Grand street, we tost take us to another hand cart man near | ter bouts at Broome street, who said | he would take our luggage to the express | train for Philadelphia ior Ofty cents each we paid him; Uut he only took us about 100 fect and | there he left.us. Then I saw a policeman. Yes, sir, | | employers have done more harm to themselves than i know he was a policeman by his buttons and bator and cap, the same as in Philadelphia. with a North River). driver chat two drinks and # cig! We wanted us to change our five Jars, dvst then the tail bim to deave or he would t yet oo FINE ARTS, MR. ELORRIAGA’S CENTENNIAL A portrait hes recently been Rawon qe Klorriaga, which ranks among the best picces Of portraiture ever done tn (his city, The artist as fortunate in having for bis model @ lady well | known in Now York society, the wite of agentioman whose name has become famous through associat with deeds of charity in England aad the United Cc ae lady t@ a dionde, of piexion fine figure. Hy, just inside an open dh an evening drees of blue satin, trimmed lace and sprays of roses. color from its truth to natore, the arrangemet the accessories giv.ng scope tor an artistic com! m, delicate com- vd on of col a f Which makes the work moro of a composition than a portrait without pleasing sur. roundings, ‘The artist bas shown bis skill in this and ib rendering the textures in the delicate tones flesh, the right arm and hand bein; work. The dress, aspectatly in the bulf tones and where the reflected lights are held between the folds, as is seen in D0 Other material as in satin, The Ngbaty especially on the edge of the dress where it torches the rough Persian carpet on which | she stands, and the erimson damask curtains which relieve the Agure, all show the touch of a practised hand. Mr. Blorriaga is a Spaniard by birth, having been in New York but a few months, He stands bigh af an artist in bis own country, was a classmate Zamacois, Fortuny surn, Padilla, &e. |» stodent who gained the Gr ¢ irom the Spanish Academy at Madrid, and whe from political causes, intends making bis home in America. The picture, though painted here and the property of sn Ame can gentleman, seems likely to be placed the department at” the Centennial eh nationality, The (Ging, 1 it can be admitted to the Amercan depart. ‘, will be sent te No 625 Broadway to-day, if to panish department, it writ gemetn in this ety for ino week, The pietare 15 piceent in the of the artist, who olosa Spanish Gallery, 0 ba Spanish i io took ou ‘brought ue to nh, who took our luggage an oght us to bs pss wel (pier 1, The wagon a ea us $1 8 wprete ere be aba to je agent here told qs 1 ng) wo take. ros Wo paid that, then he warbted us to give him them, on he | jar bills for single dol. ‘vou of his eyes; and be She 18 posed grace. clad with white The pleture ws charming s tol in in) of the rooms of Aster place, for that “My name is Heary Larrived here yesterday on the three et vo We hired no limit set to his compensation, except, indeed, the advisory council doctrine called | supply and domand, Nothing but the limit | j of bis own capital ‘restrains. his avarice, wo je kept us walking alter him through tho streets for several | hours, ard at last brought us to the river shore near | Willtamsburg, | Hie charged us $1. piece for bis work. Thea be said | a smail boat to cross the river, and took | us toa man who had one. He charged us $1 50a piece | d would not let us get into the boat unl | When we got to the New York side | yet all pretend quisite piece ot | THE WORKINGMEN. THEIR OPINIONS OP CONVICT LABOR AND THE OPPRESSION BY CAPITAL—MASS MEETING AT COOPER INSTITUTE. The workingmen of New York mbled in large force at the Cooper Institute last evening to give ex- pression to their views on the present aspect of the labor question and vindicate their right to co operate according to their own notions in their own defense against what they consider the attacks of capitalists. Before the business of the mecting commenced the following circular was distributed throughout the hall:— CONSPIRACIES—A REPEAL OF THE OLD CONSPIRACY LAW OF . 534, * By act of 1870, Laws of 1870, pnge 30, chapter 19, it is declared that the orderly and peaceable assembling or co-operation of persons employed in any profession, trade or handicraft for the purpose of securmg an ad- vance in the rate of wages or compensation, or for the maintenance of such rate, shall not be deemed re- stricted or prohibited by the provisions of 2 R. 3. 6 section’8, Sub. 6, which forbids conspiracies trade, Mr, Murphy, of the Crispins, called the meeting to order and Mr. Michael R, Walsh was elected chair- man, Mr, Denny was then elected Secretary and read the following resolutions, which were adopted: THE RESOLUTIONS, Whereas emptoying capitalists in the several trades, taking advantage of the general stagnation of busi: hess p ng. throng! consider it time to ot avery op- @ their p they emp . they have this Neato, as evinced by the lotraduction of measures inimical to the well being of the workingmen of this city and county —vix., the Fabor Convict bill, showing most conclusively theit sire Fnefarious scheme, as also ition of antago- Labor Conviet bill, but all corrupt bodies nd preve rentoet any law that may be eleulated to And be it smixo In the many iegal arrests ne the Crispins and tailors cute but also to de- ¥ pratent axcainat the the establ: originate the s Terotwed, That w which have taken pl le intentions of their arrosts, subord received 9 ssolved, That a dole visit Hix Exeolleney th ation be binge Honor th: Mayor, with the alge anid wiso Mix of respectfally bringing rin whigh shonert ‘and b= to their Fespecta’ erty without Kesolved, T tice the arbitrary mi work, neroachments on the rights netion of wakes) ak AN wt t @ Americin Iaborer and re- level of the disfranchived masses of mo- narchial rernments, Resolved, That wo, the workingmen of New York, in mass meeting convened, do hereby pledge ourselves to stand by our trades unions, regarding as: we do all opposition and persecution iy the light of au incentive. to command us to adhere more tenaciously to them, and every act performed, whether In our interests or detgmental’ thereto. shall be taken cognizance of by us and be dhly recorded to the or discredit of the authors, Mr. Murphy said the workingmen had been suffering to a degree altogether nuknown to the general public for some time, Their condition made it imperative on them to state the causes of the present trouble. The strike of the Crispins, he said, was not chargeable to the workmen, but to the employers, The dificulties of the Crispins with Hannan & Reddish were gone Into at some length by the speakor. This firm, he said, had signed not long before the strike, which commenced on bebalf of the Crispins some ten weeks ago, docu- ments approving fully of the principles of the Crispins? Society. About that time certain machinery was im- ported from another city and non-society men were brought on to work it, although Mr. Hannan’s own men understood the machinery themeelves. Then the strange men were solicited to join the ociety, and they said they would if Mr. Hannan consented. He was consulted and refused, saying he was now free from society dictation and would so remain, But it is the determination of the society as well to let no shop dictate to it, (Applause). The workmen will show in the courts that the members of that firm, afd not the Jabor organizations, were the roal conspirators against the commerce of New York. In conclusion the speaker urged the consolidation of | all the trades organizations in the eity, so that when one is struck all can reply. Mr. Fortune, of the ‘Tailors’ Umion, was then intro- duced and said:—The first question which presses on our attention is, “Are the provent relations between capital and labor just!’? To this we reply, that the increasing periodical convalsions between the two par- 0.” The rapid multiplication. of class, of social comfort tically answer ‘‘no.’? to the service of dit with a corresponding among the employed class, em} Potitical economy has been capital, and thetr ingenious: es, in nearly all cases, Converge to one point t the amount of compensation the laborer 1s entitle? to receive shall be that which 13 sufBeient to sustam life.” Cun this doc- trine be true? All humanity answers “No;’? for | while they apply this doctrine to us the capitalist has In conclusion he said:—Workingmen, Jot us keep in faithfal remembrance till our time comes the names of those in authority whe have aided your eveties during this struggle, the nen who have prostituted justice by the imearceration of workmen without cause, Let this grand) mass gathering be but the prel- ude to other and more effective steps toward the main- tenance of the small remnant of rights still left us, Mr. Hugh Dalton, of the typos, was the next speaker. He said:—Formeriy the men of the uvions had tostrike; now the quarrel was on the other side of the house. He praised the action of Governor ‘Tilden in regard to the Convict Labor bill and strongly denounced the idea of teaching thieves the trades that honost. men spend years in learning. He said the Legislature had to the end of the line better: and estaplish law hohews tne prisonsso that the law breakers might be instructed: to conduct their own defence in succeeding trials for future. crimes. What right, he asked, had a printing ‘ation to make illegal starvation contracts for crit | and pauper labor while so many hundreds of ho: workingmen were idle, “the st unable to find bread for their ¥ Yet" auch contract, ho said, was in negotiation, The er next dwelt upon the illegal arrest of striking wormpee. So long as workingmen behaved themselves tiey should. be permitted to walk the strects unmolested, Ie thought workingmen, like other peopte, had the right to meet, consult, combine tor their own int i. It wasa shame to thmk that’ suck th could be while capitalists met and comt¥ined to double the price of in balf au hour cut down the Dockingman! Must the son of toil be trampled | ‘that the sou of mammon may be elevated? No! Lot the law be equal to all, and. then no Cooper Institute meetings need be held toadjust the differences betwoon labor and capital. Mr. Mohestedt, President of the Tailors’ Socicty, said there was.a time when the Workingimen's Union of New York was a power in trade and politics, and it would again be shown that they can and dare maintain their just rights, Mr’ Nelson W. Young said:—With regard to the Con- spiracy law, I say the Legislature was epmpelied to re- peal the old law. The one they are ew striving to enforce isa fraud. At no season of the year could the they have now, When Mr. Fish mtroduced the Con- viet Labor bill into the Assembly, it was with a view to the beneflt of acertain fow, bat had 1 become a Jaw the employers themselves would soon have found it ruinous to them. This Convict Labor bill was ono of the most pernicious ¢ver drafted. Oolitractors are getting work dove in the prisons at a rate less than it costs to feed the pri No man can | eompete inst prison labor, If legrstaiors is at ue > stood forth Ehadade sous Dill, afd hay thas said that | tho -workingman shai not bedlriven from tho | fen ‘labor, Mr. Young econeinded by call. | i ail Workingmon to see to ib that if the Legis- fo passthe Convict Labor bill over YY Should next fall by their votcs ont of office every Iégislator that by his vote now shoul iegaijze the hiring | viets, Of the Tailors’ Society, followed | Mr Young. He dwelt upvo the advantages of unions, how iheafeke ote of their poor, low they bary their dead an a helping band to the widow and orphan, He challenged politics to produce at Washingion of New York equaily honorable or bonest principles. He sald no working men cowld:he tndepradent outside of Wain, Strikes he was opposed to asa means of ing the demands of the men, but not as a means of repeling the unjort advances of the employers He be ots m arbitration whenever possibie. Workmon who desire retorm should bogin with themselves. Tho tailors tow try the ¢ity to see where they find the Cheapest shoes, the ‘shoemaker goes wh he can get the cheapest printing done and the printer | ors to Chatham street to got his Mothes, and | to bo truo tnide uniontsts, and want good prices for their labor while putronizing the eheap- ut of con. est places. The true relict tor the workihgmatt was m co-operation, and it was a lamentable fact that the men most interested did not put into efect this means of feltet or support their fel- | lows who tried to do 80, The speaker said he had heard Governor: Tilden” thanked tor doing | werely bis duty; and now they were asked to see Billy | Vickham, to get him, as Mayor of 3 do nis | duty. Me (the speaker) would ne duty, He would not ask asa workingman whapts his right as a citizen, « - ‘A fet requiring mention in connection with the | meoting Of last night is that the audience more | Sitentive. and sat more pationtly (hrough the je of the proceedings than bas ever beeu | to | ve ihe cage in why rious mm held | at Cooper Union. Rvery speaker wae list withont a murmer being Fased agarhst hi the contrary the appease with whieh the major orstors wete greeted Way at_tintes ‘perfeatly d ‘The Honiber of the witticnte was constantly Jog, antl by haltepast nine o'clock whe hal Tn taot the foil at the clos of the mk crowded than at the commencement, THE OUTRAGE ON THE DEAD Was Rose Young’s Body Kept To Be Sold or Was It Simply Neglected ? WHERE THE RESPONSIBILITY LIES. The story of the tragic death of Rose Young, the un-_ fortunate wife and mother whose body lay for nearly twenty-four hours tied to pier 16 East River, while the devoted husband kept watch and ward over it late into the night, and only abandoned his vigil to join at No. 12 Furman stteet, Brooklyn, bis unprotected children, has been fully related in the Heeacp of the past few days, Tho responsibility, however, was not clearly located and, with a view of definitely fixing it, the writer was ordered to sift the mattor. His invest! tions given below show that while the responsibility js divided between three departments of the city gov- ernment the Police Department is primarily respon- sible, It becomes @ pertinent question in this connec- tion toask whether there is such a fearless body in this county as a Grand Jury which will assume the power, given them by law, to summon before it all persons supposed to know anything of the case, and indict the offenders, whether they be the Commis- siouers of Charities and Correction, the Superintendent of the Outdoor Poor, Mr. Kellock (who admits he was at fault), the police offietal Coroners, who care little for the refined sensibilities of the friends of the unfortunate dead, and are in the habit of brutally designating every corpse upon which they hold an inquest as 4 “stive”? on 4 “FLOATER.” Asan mid to such a jury, and to the Mayor as the responsible head of all the departments, the Hunaup reporters have carefully prepared a synopsis of the record in the archives of the three departments named, THE RECORD, The first record in this most remarkable case was re- ceived by Roundsman and Acting Sergeant Smith, ofNew Tt | Street police station, who states that at a quarter past two P. M., an officer of the Harbor police presented the following despatch, which was sent to the Fifth pre- ctnet within fifteen minutes, with a request that it be forwarded to the police boat Seneca;— We bave drowned woman at pier 15, East River, Ronhdsman CURTAIN, ‘This despateh was countersigned by Sergeant Smith. The next official knowledge Smith had of the case was at forty minutes past four, wheu he was requested to send the foliowing:— 4:40.—To Central Ofte body in water at pier 19, E.R. JAMES IRVING, Captain Twenty-fourth precinet, The above notification reached the Coroners’ Office at flity-four minutes past four, after Coroner Eickhoff and bis associates had gone, Mr. John Toal at once telegraphed the Commissioners of Charities and Cor- rection the following order:— No. 66 Tuinp Aveue, Remove body of from pler 15 Eust River, to the Morgue. For Coroner, JS. TOAD. It will be seen that the blank 1s left in the despatch to be filled with the words “man,” “woman,” or “child.” vis claimed that the Charity Commission requiro this deseription; but there 18 no justification for such a “red tape” demand, as will be seen hereafter. Tho next record 1s in the form of an inquiry from the Central Otlice operator to the First precinet, more than an hour after this operator had been ordered to novify the dead wagon! 6:16 P. M. Is it man or wornan at pier 15 East River? ©OX, a Answer-—Woman, W. dL. It seems irom the records that a delay of one hour and three minutes occurred between the receipt of Mr, Toal’s despatch and this answer. The operator reports that he then called the operator of tho Charity Com- mission, and found that be had left the office, eorner of Eieventh strect and Third avenue, consequently the order to remove she body was not’ sent until torty- seven minutes past eight. on Wednesday morning, Avother record on the Police Central Oifice blotter shows that an order for a dead wagon to be sent to the Sixteenth precinct was received by the operator of the Charity Commission teas eight minutes past six P.M. This clearly shows that the Central Office opera- tor, f he had not promptly telegraphed to the First precinct for the sex of the corpse, could have had an answer ata quarter-past five P. M., and notified the operator in Elerenth street within three minutes to seud a dead wagon to the pier. The body could have been removed withir two bours to the Morgue, ‘The order for the removal of the body, according. to the statement of Chief Clerk Hedden, of the Charities Comunssion, Feeshed she.piBca, tan: ate aquarter to fine A. M., Wodnesday. It reached the hands of Daniel Russell, driver of the dead cart (he reports) at haif-past ten, He lett the office, in Eleventh street, near Third avenue, ata quarter to eleven, and finally removed the remains ut about twenty minutes to twelve o'clock, Wednesday— twenty-three hours and forty minutes r the body had been tied to a pile by Roundsman Curtain! WHAT THB CHARITY OFFICIALS SAY. The reporter first visited yesterday the office of the Commissioners of Charities and Correction, and as | usual found none of them present, One of the polite clerks permitted him to interview the driver of the dead wagon, Who stated that he received the Coroner's order to remove the remains of Mrs. Young to the Morgue at half-past ten A. M., Wednesday, and arrived atpier 15, East River, about @ quarter to eleven, where he found a roundsman (supposed to be Curtain) in charge of the body, which was still in the water. The husband was there with vehicle to remove i, The driver iurther stated that the roundsman reinsed to let him have tho body on the Coroner's order, and delayed him about twenty minates, alleging that he could not give up the body until a Coroner arrived, Russell then showed hin Mr, Toal’s despateb, and explained that it was suilicient authority. The roundsman took the order and pat it io his pocket, saying he woula keep it. Russel: then explained to the stupid fellow that this order must be turned over to Mr, White, of the Morgue, with the body. The officer returned him the order with the remark, “Take it and the body, too.” Kassell at once drove to the Morgue, followed by Mr. Young, and waited at the Mergue twenty-tive minutes for latter to come up. As he did not arrive the driver asked Mr, White to take spectal care of the re- mains, as the husband was on his way to claim them, At this point the reporter, who bad not forgotten that it_has often been charged (and that the legislative committees have eudeavored to show) that there js at the Morgue a trafic in dead bodies to be supplied to the students of tke Medical College, cross-examined tbe driver in the presence of the clerk, and learned | from him that one wagon collects all tne dead found within the limits of the city, Sometimes it removes many as seventeen bodies per day, while other jay has =onot oa single — call. Mr. Russell admitted that there is no justification for the order of the Commissioners of Charities that a coro ner’s ordey shall defive the nature of the corpse. The dead wagon is always provided with coflins of six feet Bix feet Six inches, four feot, two feet six inches am two-feetin length, respectively, that when they re- ceive an order there may be no occasion for delay in telegraphing tor information, as explained above, Superiutendent Kellock, of the Outdoor Poor, ex- lained that part of tho blame for the delay on Wednesday may rest upon him. It seems that he ts supplied with but one dead wagon by the commission, The order for the removal of ihe body was not given to Russell until after the sick wagon had departed, Had be known that the body had been so Jong in the water it would have been removed to the Morgue ut once. | He explains that the former practice ofthe police was | lu send a notification to their effive by-special messen- | ger, or through the Sevemieenth of this Kind oceurring after the head office had closed. | Had this been done in the present case the body could have been removed promptly. This exhansts the in- formation obtained from the representatives of tho ‘Com missione.s of Charities and Correction, THR POLICE INVESTIGATION. The announcement made in nearly all the papers of yesterday that Colonei Erbardt, of the Police Commission, had begun an investigation of the part played by the police officers in this in'amy, The re- porter called pou hun in the alteraoon, and, explain- tng his business, learned that Colonel Erhardt had not given the matter any attention, except to reply to a prominent gentioman relative of the dead, who, about twenty-four hours after the body had been’ tied to the pier, asked him to fend & Coroner, that he could not give orders to a Coroner of the city and county. When Commissioner Voorhees and President Smith came in, and the :mportance of the case was ex- plamed to these gentlemen, Supermtendont Walling wes summoved ant the’ matter entirely can- vassed, Mr. Walling explamed very circum. | grant the action of ail the police officials and convinced the commission that Captain Irving, of the police boat Seneca, was iu 0 way rosponsibic. Tho hittle book in which his movements on that day were recorded was referred to, and it proved that between one and ex o’olock P. M. on Wednesaay he was cruis- ing in tho Bay in command of the vessel and could not know anything of tho caso. It therefore appears that the despatch purportmg to notity the Coroner and signed by ‘James Irving, Captain Twenty-fourth pre- einet,”’ given above, was unauthorized, Com joner Erhardt, his associates and the Superimtenaent agreed that Captain irving’s “little book” cleared him trom charg: but when Mr. Walling explained that the law compelled any ono having knowledge of adead body to report it to the Coroner, the Sayerintendeat was instructed to prefer charges against Sergeant Smah. Lat in the day Acting Captain Blair, m charge of tho First precinct, was summoned to Police Headquarters by telegraph to state what he knows of w York, 4 be one of acom- | the cave. f | Mittee to eee any offer! to urge him to do hi whole THR CORONERS’ SIDR UF THE CasR. When the reporter visited the Coroners’ Office there were present Clerk Toal, Coroners Woitman and Eick- hoff and une deputy. Mr. Woltman left suddenly. Clerk Toal, in answer to questions, admitted that tho husband oj the dead womal the casé of Charles Hartem ged five years, of 247 Kast Third street, who was burned to death, that Richard Croker was the Coroner, The case was Feported on the 22d, and the inquest wi Young stated in the faterview with a reporter of the Tikxaw, published yesterday, Mr. Toal, however, te. Clares that Coroner Croker aid not know Young unt after the conclusion of the inquost on the child, when he made himself known. The strangest part of the caso ta hat up todhree o'clock yesterday alteracon Coroner or one or more of the | | Captain Hamhn, in New Haven, to come that night, j lyn, precinct, of all cases | Richard Croker had not made a return to the office of the inquest in which it 1s alleged Young was forced to icipate. A little less strange is the fact admitted y Coroner Eickhotf thas when the writer, between one andtwo P, M. Wedaesday, re the oat) to Clerk Toal, he (Coroner Eickhof), hough it was one of Coroner Croker's cases, sent essenger to Young permitting the removal of the body. These are facts that are capable of proot. Where the responsibility rests the reader can easily judge. Enough has been elicited to show that three depart- ments of the city government are very gravely in- volved, and that this 1s one of the most villanous out- rages that has occurred for years. THE BAY RIDGE MYSTERY. HOW THE FRIENDS OF CAPTAIN THOMAS A. HAMLIN WERE TREATED BY THE BROOKLYN POLICE—-HAS A MURDER BEEN CONCEALED? To mx Epitor ov Tux Hexato:— The damaging and erroneous statements published tn New York and Brooklyn papers regarding the above case, for some mysterious cause (not the fault of the reporters, because their information came from the police), demand that I should state a few facts, Cap- tain Thomas A. Hamlin, who was no doubt destroyed im the vicinity of New York and Brooklyn for his money, has not been heard of for several months, and when an article appeared in a Brooklyn paper that a body, long remaining in the water, was found, Dr. D. E, Smith, of No, 131 Fort Greene place, at once went to tho Morgue and was so impressed from the size of the body, the shape of the head ana other ap- pearances that it must be the remains of Captain Hainiin, that he sent word to the Coroner not to bury the body, and that he would telegraph to relatives of His despatch was received during my absence in Mas- sachusetts, My father being old, and my sister, the Captain’s wife, wild and nervous at the news, were not fit to go to Brooklyn. Mf#father deemed it necessary to notify the insurance agent, John G. North, whom be requested to attend to the matier.. Mr North arrived tn Brooklyn the next morning, and, with Dr. Smith, made their investigation at the Morgue and reported to Coroner Simms. That afternoon, at four o’clock, dur- ing a tremendous rain, Chief Charles W, Allen, of New Haven, received a despatch from Chief Patriek Camp- bell, of Brooklyn, asking for Captain Hamlin’s “full description,” kind and color of his clothing, under- clothing and stockings, whether his shirt opened in front or behind, kind and color of his shirts, tecth good or bad, and any information Mrs. Hamlin could give, and to answer fully and immediately ‘by, telo- graph. Inanswor Chief Allen replied, as foon as friends could be seen, “Friends will be down in the morning to identify.”? Another despatch Campbell was received at about the same time asking, “Were the feet or hands of Captain Hamlin deformed? Ifso, answer immediately.” To which reply was given, “Friends of Captain Hamlin started for Brook- Will be there in the morning.” The public gen- erally will understand that considerable of an answer was involved to Cuief Campbell’s despatches, and tho friends did not suspect that it was important to the & possibly murdered man, whom friends of a missing man were secking to identity, especially with a Morguo in Brooklyn and friends coming down in the morning. 1 told the police authorities here to telegraph that, “Friends will be down in the morning to identity.” But this, it appears, was not satisfactory to Patrick Campbell, Superintendent of Police, Another despatch was received asking were the fect or hagds deformed; a positive answer is requested.”” To this prompt reply was made by Chief of Police Allen, that **Captain Hamlin’s feet and hands are perfect with the exception of his toes, &c. W. J. Bradley will be down in the morning with full particulars,” This ends tho famous evasive story of tolegraphing which Campbell complains about so much, I arrived at the Morgue with Dr, Smith, of Brookiyn, and Mr, North, of this city, and though our errand was known the Morgue was closed. We found the Coroners’ Oflice locked also, und repaired to the Police Headquarters and found Coroner Simms and Superintendent Campbell. We were most uncourteously treated by them and kept, waiting till our patience was exhausted, aud only gained any attention by demauding it. Superintendent Campbell then turned Upon us and charged evasive ree phes to despatches. His behavior and conduct sur- prised us and were at first difficult to understand, though subsequent developments threw light upon his course. But our errand was notto have a coutro. w Hteudent Campbeli ag to the auperi~ THE SA, Bante tee Stine or that enty. We had come in tho discharge of a grave and solemn duty. lapplied to the Coroner and we were at last permit- u see the remains. The keeper scemea unwilling to aid me in the examination of body. I said, “1 want to see the marks, clothing, boots, or anything that will assist identification. I am’ his brother. Lot me sce his toes,” to which he replied, “The police made a damned botch of that. The detec- tive ought to have kept that to himself and not let it out.” He turned to Mr. North and said, ‘I knowed that all the time you was here,” to which Mr. North replied, ‘You otght to aid all you can in finding out who the murdered man is, and not cover it up.”’ After we lett the Morgue I was not satisiied that I could not see the boot nor stocking, nor anything found upon the person, We returned to the Morgue and demanded to see these evidences, Tho keeper of the Morgue stoutly denied that they were there, and said they could not be seen, to which Mr. North replied that | they must be there, for the Coroner promised that they all should be kept sacred and not allowed to go out of the building, Then the keeper said he could produce the boot and mere I told him I demanded be should show me ail. @ refused to show tho thin, Mr, North and myself left the hd eg Fs ti ing determined to investigate fully, to ascertain if that was the body of Captain Hamlin, It seemed strange to me that | (his brother) should be demed facilities for ascertaining whether those remains were those of brother or not; and the behavior of tho officials scemed strange, to say the least, Being determined to ferret this matter to the bottom, 1 returned to Now Haven and Professor Brewer, of the Yale Scientitic School, to whom we made application, made a microscopical examination, comparing a lock of hair taken from the head of the deceased person in the Morgue with a lock of Captain Hamlin’s bair ob- tained [rom Mra. Hamlin, Professor Brewer's exam- ination showed that the two speetmens were in color and texture precisely alike, A paltry charge or insin- uation ts that in a Brooklyn paper, that the speci: 3 submitted were from the corpse, which is unworthy of notice. Determined to obtain farther evidence and facilities for identification being denied, Mr. North . obtained from the Governor of the State the following Certificate :— Executive DEPantMxnr, New Haves, Mareh 18, 1376. Dear Siz—Mr. John G. North, of this city, fs one of our oldest and most respectable citizens, many years an agent of some of our oldest insurance companies, aad any facility it may bo in your power to alfurd ‘hfen in his investigations Fespecting the disappearance of Thomas A. Harlin, who was also of this city, will be g yours, most respectfully, With this certificate Mr. Charlos Bradley, Mr. North and myself again visited New York, and upon its presentation to Coroner Sims that officiat for the first tine gave orders to tho Morgue keeper to permit me to the full examination desired. I then having seoured Dr. Charles E. Griswold, of No, 408 Gold street, Brooklyn, and Dr. D. % Smith, above mentioned, while Mr. North, in bebalf of the insurance companies, secured Drs, Joel W. Hyde, of Brooklyn, the Aina Lite Insurance Company, of Hartford, and 7. HL. Colton, of Brooklyn, examiner ‘for the Connecticut Mutual Lite Insurance Company, of Hartford, these physicians made a thorough exainination of the ro- mains, all of whom certified that the parietal bones of Brats or Consxcricur, i ‘appreciated, aud oblige CR INGERSOLL. the sauli were missing, while three of them described | the fracture of the skull | the two parietal bones were aise missing.’” | ban, Michael Gannon, Terenc | McQueen, roturned a vordict thi holt aa | Was a fracture of the leit temporal bone by ablow; certified that “the two parictal bones were missing and the Jett temporal bone of the skull was broken, and the jeft leg missing trom the head of tho femur, it appar- ently having been torn tron the socket, The appear. anco of the fractured skull loft mo doubt that the mau had been brutally murdered.” Dr. Col- ton certified that “the squamous portion of the left temporal bone and both parietal bones were absent; the entire lett log was absent, as well as the pelvic bone of the same side, There was nothing m the ap- pearance of the body to indicate that theabsent leg had been amputated.” “Dr, Hyde certified:— The lett leg was entirely gone, together with the left tliac bone, and the lower portion of the abdomen on that side.”" And yet Coroner Sims and the following jury—viz., T. D, Willams, Michacl Farrell, Jobn (ms mark) Gro- MoGuire, and Dennis he deceased person “camo to his death by drowning.” With the use of the facilities now afforded, and the examination of the toes, together with a measurement of the height of the reniains, we came to the conclu- sion that the remains wero not those of in Ham- lin; but that a foal murder had been committed there Beoms uo doubt WILLIAM J. BRADLEY. New Haves, Conn., March 24, 1876. ‘THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER'S STATEMENT. Being agent of companies representing wearly $100,000,000, and having aided in the settlement of losses for thirty years past for the same companies, 1 can traly remark that | never have met with such mysterious interterence in the prosecution of my oificial investigations as in. the case above spoken ol, As an insurance adjuster I met Coroner Sims, and told him that I had been to the Morgue and found no keeper there, but that unaided L had examined’ the re- mains, and Was, impressed, rom ther appearance marks, &c., that it was the body of Captain Hamlin, of New Haven. My examination had aiso convinced me that the remains were those of a murdered man, 1 so sta to the Coroner, speaking of the broken skull and the torn limb. He sald {was greatly mistaken; the man was drowned. [returned and looked at the body again. There wae the broken skull and the leg torn from ite socket, not amputated, and 1 was confirmed in ‘my improssion. { asked the Coroner for copy of the Jury’s roport. Te sad he would give inoa copy for $5. L was surprised at the charge, but sad | must have it to place with “my my Feport to the pany. I returned some hours later to get it, whea Twas informed tuat (could not have it, and was re. from Chief r | Fanny is thifty-three years old and was born and Brooklyn police to hurry under ground the remains of | examiner oF | Dr. Griswold guys “there | that Dr. Smith | | which aro already practising. | thirty years old and leave ferred to the police. 1 called at the Police Headquar ters upon Superintend 1 Patrick Campbell, and bad I been a murderer | could not bave receiv civil treatment than I did from this same Cainpdell. He declared that there was no broken skull or torn limb im the case; that the man was drowned, Tthen demanded an examination by any surgeon ho —— yoy oat the “afternoon an quamleatons ae made by Dr. Sheppard, City Sargeoa 1 thin! ported the left leg Mou at. the hip joint and the paric- tal bones gone; also a peculiar deformity of the foow corresponding to my statement, And yet the next morning I was abused tn the papers and charged with giving special aid to tho Iriends of Hamlin, who was insured for $7,500, not $75,000, agsome of the papers said, Not being satistied ro- garding the identity of the body in the Morgue, and being denied facilities for investigation, I obtained the letter froin the Governor of Connecticut, above given, ] and armed with this I obtained such facilities for in- i vestigation as I required, and becamersatisfied that the | remains were not those of Captain Hamlin, When I began my investigations I requested the Coroner and pouice to find all the evidencee they could to show thas the body was not that of Captain Hamlin, My despatch read :— Coroner Sims, Coroners’ office, No.6 City Hail, Brooklyn, | ‘. Y. ¥ i all. tho evidence ean to show pin Hamiin’s, fa JOHN G. NORTH, This will s@ aside the theory of a Brooklyn papex that I was unduly anxious to get insurance money for others. 1 deem it alway® a part of my duty to heip the assured as far as in my power to make up their ‘at the same time protecting the companies that they be not defrauded. In this case the friends of Captain” Hamlin expressed I ferdibra a to be eee re eciding to claim the remains, and in no way al feats JOHN G. NORT! TURF NOTES. Delegates from the great trotting associations of Cleveland, Buffalo, Rochester, Utica, Poughkeepsie and Hartford met at Rochester to arrange the preliml naries for the summer meetings of 1876. Springheld was not represented. 1t was decided to offer $25,004 in premiums at each of the seven meetings, making # total of $175,000. The entries for the whole circu will close on the same day, July 18. The name of theas sociation will be the “Grand Central Trotting Cireuit," The five per cent forfeit rule, which originated with the Hartford Association, wax adopted by the association, A rule was also adopted providing that races not fin ished on account of bad weather by Saturday of the week of any meeting shall be declared off and the en- trance money returned. The time of the different meetings will be as follows :—Clevoland, Ohio, July 2 to 28; Buifalo, N. Y., August 1 to 4; Rochester, Au gust Stoll; Utica, August 15 to 18; Poughkeepsie, August 22 to 26; Hartiord, August 29 to September 1 Springtield, September 5 to8. The purses are to uniform ut all these meetings. ‘The match between the great racehorses, Fonter ana Springbok, for $5,000, half forfet, to roma dash \ four miles, at Sacramento, on April 22, is of The lat- \ ter willbe shipped Hast. 1tis reported tnat Foster will not start in the race of two-mile beats to como off over the Bay District Course, San Francisco, to-day, ‘The entries for this face were Foster, Hock Hocking, Revenue, Jr., Chance and Golden Gate (tne Leaming- ton-Naphitha lilly formerly owned by Colonel D, MoDan~ el). ‘te Prospect Park racetrack isno more, Ithag been closed in consequence of one of the new avenues to Coney Island being cut directly beta at, In the eastern section of Baltimore, Md., is an old roan mare, about fifteen hands high, black e and | tail, named Fanny, belonging to Joseph Matthews, P rake and sera us that tho body is not oe ) bred in Harford county. She has been im the pos session of her present owner about tweaty-four years, Nothing is known ot her pedigree, but she las all the appearance of being well bred. | She. is well pre served and jooks sieck, fat and hearty. Sho hag never had a day’s sickuess in her lite, except the epizootic, which she got bravely over. She 1s driven every day by her owner; her appetite is unimpaired, and she will eat anything. z ‘An old black horse, owned by Mr. H. P. Much» more, of Keene, N. IL, died in that town last aged forty-two’ years.’ Mr. Muchmore had owne: him for twenty-one years, having, purchased him irom Nelson Morse, who had him ¥ix, and he wae then iilteen years old, He was daily worked until within a year and a half ago, since which time hi has lived in honorable retirement and regularly fe on porridge, scalded meal, boiled vegetabies, &c, Such instances of longevity ure rare, PIGEON SHOOTING. ‘ “CUP DAY” OF THE LONG ISLAND CLUB—THR EVENTS DECIDED. The monthly reunion of the Long Island Shooting Club took place yesterday afternoon at its grounds, near Jamaica, This oceasion !s always interesting to the many members, as it is termed “Cup Day,’ and, aside from those that participate in the shooting fow the prize, there are generally large numbers of spec tators“presont. jons of the competition are 25 yards rise, 80 yards boundary, 14% ounces shot and club | rules to govern, jast winner being penahzed two yards, ‘het were thirteen et tries—Messrs. Wynn, Hance, Walters, Gilder- sleeve, Talbot, Burritt, Madison, Baylis, Wingate, Eddy, Kane and at the stipulated rise, as Mr. Thomas, who won tha cup last month was not present, being in Kentucky on business, Although the weather was charming for the sport, the shooting was far below the usual mark, bub ’ one creditable score, strange to say, being made by the arty. Itwas agreed that each should shoot at tive irds, instead of seven, as at former times—this re- duced number being selected owing to the small lot of Pigeons on hand. The fortunate man proved to bo Mr. ‘yon, who cut down all Ins birds in good shape, and he was awarded the honors of the occasion, Eddy, Talbot and Burritt killed tree; Gildersleove and Hartshorne each two; Walters and’ Madison one, while “ine Wingate, Hance, Kaoe and Hartshorne misacd all. Following the abovo several sweepstakes were de- cided, the first and second of which only were of in- terest, Each was of three birds, $2 entrance, 25 ‘ards risc, 80 yards boundary and club rules to govern, ¥ine participated in the first, Messrs. Hance and Walters knocking over their pizeous and dividing the “ stakes. In the second there wore also nine entries, \ Wynn took the lirst money, $13, and for the socond, $5, thore was quite a spirited competition. After six birds it fell to Gildersieeve, who killed five, while his most formidable opponent, Talbot, cut down but four, The club has caused the back fonce of the grounds to be moved far up the hill, this boing the first step toward building the rifle range of 200 yards, soon to be in operation. The club now employ officers to prevent | “spot hunters” from visiting the adjoining grounds for . the purpose of killmg the escaped birds, and in this there is wise action, as the enforced absence of these € pests of all gentlemen pigeon shooters will do much te ] make this place more popular ever, BOATING AT PRINCETON COLLEGE, The aquatic season has fully opened Princeton, and both the Univerfity and Freshman crows are doing good work upon the water, The former will be a much Cy yighter crew than last year’s, but all the men that are training are 1m oxcollent trim, and with one exception are old oars. Captain Nicoll s working with his cus- | tomary zeal, and will be sure to place on Saratoga Lake as good a crew as could be put together out of the ma- ertal he has at hand. Mr. Parmiey, of last year’s crew, is devoting his whole time to the Universities ag a coach, and, mounted upon a horse, each day rides along the towpath opposite the boat. He is an exeol- Jent coach, and is smoothing out the faults of the men . as fast as possible, The Freshman crew is hard at ) work, exhibiting tho usual freshman enthusiasm and | ardor in pulling. They have been steadily and dogged! at work in the gymnasiam all winter, and all they splash around somewhat awkwardly in the water now they are going to be a hard crew to beat next July. There are eight at present in training, and they are a plucky looking set. Only two have pulled m races betore, Mr, Pousbrey, the captain, and Mr, Roessle, of the Analostan Club, Washington, This crew is ta be selected about the close of the term 1 rye Tho | | } prominent single sculiers this season are Messrs. Parmley, 4. Livby, J. Lord and J. Woodbury. The ymuasium ts almost entirely shunned by the iellows, most all of whom prefer the outdoor exercise. All over the Campus are hte groups trying the different feats at jumping, throwing the cannon ball, hammer, &c., and in the fields the base ball nines are practising, EXCELSIOR BOAT CLUB. The Excelsior Boat Club will be represented at the Centennial Regatta by an eight oar shell, the crew of They are training in this city and areon the water every day, | The names of the crew are :—S. Burrell. W. Dexter, Jr.; M. Katie, H. Smith, W. Morris, T. 8. Ross, Jr.; RT. Harrison, ‘HH. Livermore, and Miss B, Dexter, coxswain, “A RAPID RUN. A despatch feceived yestordny by Mossrs. W. P. Clyde & Co,, managers of the Panama Transit Steamship Com. Pauy, announces tho arrival at Rio of their pioneer steamer, the Sonth Carolina, on her way to the Pacific, ig inade the remarkably short run of twenty. pee being five days less than th the Bragil mail, © schedule time of THE NITRO-GLYCERINE DISASTER, wither stiall, one of the men injured by the nitro-glycerine explosion at Washingtonville, West. chester county, Iast Wednesday, after suffering im tensely, died on Thursday evening, Coroner Hughes held an inquest on the remains yestord wno is the fourth victim of the disas er, we oul safamily. The condition of the foreman, David Huber, was slightly tm) evening, but he still remains in weritical ae ve ROBBED ON THE HIGHWAY. About ten o'clock on Thareday night Frederick Am. brew, a resident of Secaucus, N. J., was attacked the Paterson plank road by three tnen, two of whom , Deld by while the third rifled tix pocks taking Watch some money, Aad enon a aatoly. ry ¥