The New York Herald Newspaper, March 30, 1876, Page 5

NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, MAR CONGRESS. The Consular and Diplomatic Ap- propriation Bill, Pay and Allowances of Army Officers. The Substitution of Silver for Fractional Currency. REFUSAL TO REPEAL THE RESUMPTION ACT SENATE. Wasuinarox, March 29, 1876, At the expiration of the morning hour the Chair Jaia before the Senate the Consular and Diplomatic Ap- Propriation bill as the unfinished business, Mr. Saxcent, (rep.) of Cal, asked that the five- minute rule be enforced during the debate on the bill. Mr. Bayan, (dem.) of Del., desired to oppose the pruciple which the majority sought now to enforce, The Senators had expressed their determination to in- sist upen the rule that no new legislation should bo en- grafted upon any of these appropriation bills or that nO amendments to existing laws shall be made op these bills. He had always considered the system an unwise one ana opposed it for eeveral years, but bad been unable to have bis way about it, Now he thought it unreasonable for the majority to insist upon its enforcement in sv sudden a manner. If such be ‘their intention and they were going to stop it upon all appropriation bills, why, let it bo known, and they would know what to depend upon. He thought that |germane matters to tho appropriation bill under con- ‘sideration might be considered upon their merits in- toad of smiting them all off. The five-minute rule was adopted. Mr. WaLiacx, (dem.) of Pa, opposed the general principles of the bill as being opposed to the interests ‘ofeconomy. He thought in a time like this, when the industries of the country were so paralyzed, it was atime for economy, and he was not in favor of such an expensive diplomatic service. The House bill saved in the aggregate $462,000. The Senate commit- tee restores $428,000 thereof, This bill now is buta transcript of the Secretary's estimates, It will in- crease the cost of consular and diplomatic service over that of 1870 $214,000, Our net ordinary expenses aro growing. The people, through the House, invite us to Tetrench, and by this bill we refuse to do 80. Abolition otsmecures and consolidation of small missions dis- tinguish the House vill, Our committee refuses to recognize the necessity for either. The Senate then proceeded to consider the amend- ments proposed by the Committee on Appropriations, all of which were agreed to, The various amendments were explained as restoring the services to existing Jaws only; creating 10 consulates and increasing no salaries, only restoring what the House had stricken out. The bill was then passed on a yea and nay vole— yeas 35, nays 17. On motion of Mr, Morton the resolution for the a) intment of a committee to investigate alleged frau Pithe recent election in Mississippi Was taken up and made the untinished business, and on motion ot Mr, Cameron, of Pennsylvania, the Senate, at ten minutes to threo o’clock, went into executive session, and at half-past four o’clock adjourned, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wasuixotox, March 29, 1876, The House, as the regular order of business, pro- ‘eceded to the consideration of tne bill reported by Mr. Banning, of Ohio, from the Committee on Military Affairs, regulating the pay and allowances of officers of the army. PAY OF ARMY OFFICERS, ‘This bill proposes the following rates of pay:— $1 Pr rspep aed SSEESSSSE2S8 ‘Lieutenant colonel Major....... Laptain (mounted). Adjutant........- Kegimental quartermaster. First heutenant (mounted). First lieutenant (not mountes Second lieutenant (mounted), Becond leutenant (not mount For the first four years* service sccond lioutenants (mounted) are to receive $1,300 and second lieutenants (not mounted), $1,200; chaplain, $1,200; ordnance store- Keeper, at Springfield Armory, $2,000; all other store- keepers, $2,000. Forage in kind is to be furnished to officers only for horses kept and used in the perform- ance of oflicial duties as follows:—To the General, for 3 horses; Liedtenant General, 3 horses; major genefals, 2 horses; brigadier generals, 2 horses; colonels, 2 horses; Heutenant colonels, 2 horses; majors, 2 horses; captains and lieutenants (mounted), 1 horse, and when on duty in the field 2 horses; adjutants, 1 horse; regimental quartermasters, 1 horse, No officer as- signed to duty on the staff of, or as aid to the General or Lieutenant General, is to receive any pay except that of the next grade above his actual rank, No officer on the staff of the General is to have more than the pay of a colonel of cayairy, and no one on the staif of the Lieutenant General is to have more than the pay of a heutenant colove! of cavalry. Atall posts and stations where there are no public quarters otticers are to be allowed not more than $12 per room per month, except at San Francisco, where they may be allowed $15, provided that the allowance ot rented quarters and fuel shall not increase the pay and allowances of any oilicer b ‘ond $5,000. Chaplains are to be hereafter appoint for only four years, The bill is to take effect on the Ast of July. After debate the bill was passed by a vote of 141 yeas to 61 nays. 2 s E SILVER CURRENCY. ‘The House then proceeded to the consideration of the bill appropriating $163,000 for the Bureau of Print- ing and Kograving of the Treasury, and for the issue of silver coin in place of fractional currency. ~The tirst amendment was that offered by Mr. Pacer, of California, requiring the coutitiued issue of siive coin to the amount of not less than $1,000,000 a mouth until the entire issue of iractional currency be re- deemed. Alter two five minute speeches for and egainst the amendment it was rejected. The amendment offered by Mr. Hewitt, of New York, repealing sections 1 and 2 of the Resumption act, and directing the sale of the silver bullion now accumulated in the Treasury, but allowing the issue of the silver coin now on hand, was rejected. A number of other amendments were reject among them ope offered by Mr. DUNNELL, of Minnesota, to strike out the section for sliver cuin. ‘THE DEURESSION IN SILVER. After a speech by Mr. Dunnell in favor of bis amend- ment, Mr. Woon, of New York, submitted remarks on the “ pope r error on one or two subjects connected with the resumption of specie payments which should be discussed. It Wasa misapprehension that the present depressed value of silver was in consequence of over- | producticn. The fact was that the aggregate produc- tion of both gold and silver 1m the whoie world for the last five years had been largely on the decrease, He read from tue Paris Journal of Finance a statement thowing that the production of silver in 1872 was $65,000,000, in 1573 $70,000,000; in 1874 §71,500,000, and in 1875 $62,000,000, showing that there Was a very alarming decrease in the aggregate produc- tion ot silver in the whole world. It was, therelore, a mistake Lo sappose that the present depressed market value of silver arose from over-production. It arose from another cause, and that was the attempt of Ger- many and other European governments to demonetize silver entirely. That had not yet been carried o practically. Those governmen! ere only considering the expediency of that course, but had reached no conclusion upon it, Still the mere consideration of it had had the effect of depressing the value of sil and if they should finaliy conclude Hot to demonetize silver the market value of silver ‘would immediately advance, He had never considered the resumption of silver at all a practicable proposition until the country could resame a gold coinage, and that part of the Resumption act which gave to the Sec- Tetary discretionary power to resume on silver would never be executed until he resumed on goid. He thought it would be a great misfortune to resume In part on silver, even under existing circumstances. Mr. Dunnell’ inendment was rejected, and then, at half-past four, the House took a recess till half-past Beven, the evening session to be for the consideration of the legisiative bills. EVENING SESSION. The House resumed the session at balf-past sevon e’clock, Mr. Cox, of New York, in the chair as Speaker Mr. Page, (rep.) of Cal., presented memorials of citizens of Utah in regard to the Emma mino, representing that reports in relation to it were un- fora and that the mine was of great valuc, and that sse8 have occurred through mismanagement. Re- ferrod. LEGISLATIVR AND JUDICIAL APPROPRIATION. The House then went into Committee of the Whole, Mr. Cox, of New York, in the chair, on the Legisiative and Judicial Appropriation bill, the question being on thi veral amendments to the item of the salary of mdment of Mr. Dova- re salary of Senatots to ‘The next vote was on the amendment of Mr. O’Brrex, of Maryland, to increase the salary to $6,000, Re- Jeoted—yeas 55, nays 106. ‘The item was then pasted, as reported in the Dill, at 500. Vartous propositions were made in regard to mile. e, Mr, Fowren, of Ohio, moving to abolish it alto- ther. In the ‘course of’ the discussion on the mile- feo quertion, in which many members participated, ir. Pace, of Caltfornia, called attention to Abe proyisions = on tho stgpute = boyk = which ral subject of the bill, He said that there was | have been allowed to become a dead letter, requiring members to refund to the Sergeant-at- Arms their pay for every day of their absence from the regular sessions of the House, and Mr. Chittenden, of New York, cited the case of aNew York member, Mr, Richard Sohell, elected to fill a vacancy, who, for less than three months’ service, had received nearly $4,000, He moved an amendment, providing that tho pay of any member so elected to fill a vacancy shall ‘only begin from the date of his election. That amend- ment was agreed to. Mr. Keuuxy, (rep.) of Pa., defended the present mile- age system as one that bad descendea {rem the earlier days of the Republic, and expressea his belief that their constituents were disgusted with the cheap efforts they were making to obtain popularity. fe thought that their constituents of all classes say ‘‘Bosh!” to them. (Laughter, Finally the discussion was closed, and all the amend- ments to the mileage item were rejected, inciuding Mr. Foster's, on which the vote Was 73 to 110. The item for the compensation and mileage of Sen- tors having been finally disposed of, the next para- graph was one appropriating $100,000 for the various officers, clerks, messengers, &c., of the Senate, An amendment offered by Mr, Ropnivs, of North Carolina, to give a permanent position as. a messenger in the Senate to a Union soldier who had lost both legs at Gettysburg was made the subject of a debate, in which (here was more eifort at comedy than anything serious, Without disposing of the paragraph the com- mittee rose, and the House atten o’clock adjourned, THE EMIGRATION COMMISSION. The text of the decision and opinion of the United States Supreme Court, published im the Hxmaup yes- terday, was the subject matter béfore the North At- lantic Steamship Conference during yesterday morn- ing, It was decided by the agents of the several lines in conference to continue the committee appointed at the last meeting to consult with the Commissioners of Emigration on the situation, with power to ect in any emergency, The passengers by the Cunard steamship Algeria, forty-four in number, who arrived at this port last evening, were landed sapped morning on the Cunard docks, Jersey City. They were given supper at night and breakfast in the morning. After the decision was received in New York yester- day a meeting of the agents of the steamship com- panies was held. By resolution of the Conferenco it Was decided that the steerage passengers arriving by transatlantic steamers at this port be subjected to in- spection at Castle Garden, Even the Cunard jine de- clined to offer any opposition to the State or municipal laws. The Commissioners of Emigration have resolved not to take further action until the State and national goy- ernment take definite acton. Tho Steamship Con- rerence has resolved that it will werk hand and glove with the Commissioners of Emigration, and if any im- mediate action m: taken, and the Commissioners must go out, the steamship and railroad men will con- tinue to pay the expense of Castle Garden unul the question is settled, The various steamship lines have agreed to land their Steerage passengers at Castio Garden unul further orders 1rom the Conference committee. The only ex- ception will be the Cunard line. Whenever their Steerage passengers are over 100 they will be landed at Castle Garden, When the number is less they will be landed at the Cunard whart. i PILOT COMMISSIONERS, Yesterday's regular weekly meeting of the Pilot QGommissioners, presided over by Captain Ambrose Snow, os an unusually lively one, News had been recerved that the New Jersey shad men intend to pro- ceed with the planting of shad poles in the bay, Mr. G. W. Blunt, the Secretary, spoke with considerable warmth on the subject, and said that the Board should protect the harbor against such encroachment by all the means in its power. He then read a section from the report of the New York Harbor Commissioners of January 29, 1857, as follow: “The State of New Jersey shall have the exclusive right of regulating the fisherics on the westerly side of | the middle of said waters, provided that the navigation be not obstructed or hindered.” This provision has been adopted by Cungress and embodied in the United States jaw on the subje Mr, Blant, to strengthen his position, r trom the regulations {or the port of New York established by the Legislature the following :— “It shall not be lawful, except in cases now provided by law, for any person to erect or drive in the soil un- der water in the harbor of New York any poles for the purpose of fishing when the wator 1s of greater depth than six feet at mean low tide, under the penalty of $5 for cach pole erected or driven contrary to tae pro- visions of this section, and it shall be the duty of the said Commissioners to cause the same to be removed.” | Mr. Blunt said be had superimtended the pulling up | of a spliced shad pole eighty feet long and ten inches thick at the butt, All the pilots he had consuited maintained that the planting of shad poles in tho North River was an obstruction to navigation. « The Board agreed with Mr. Blunt that they must fight the Jerseymen. DUNCAN, SHERMAN & CO. Mr. William Butler Duncan and bis partner, William Watts Sherman, were yesterday before Mr. Ketchum, Register of Bankruptcy, Bennett Building, Fulton and Nassau streets, as witnesses, to answer questions of a creditor, P. J. Sweet, whose claim amounts to $800,000. Mr. Drincan was to have been examined, but counsel jor Mr, Sweet ed to his being represented by counsel, and pending a decision on this point by a higher Court Mr. Sherman’s examination was pro- cceded with, Mr. Duncan and bis counsel meanwhile | duced, that the last credit on the note was £2,500. reuri After explaining who were the mombers of the bank- | cash and by turning over to Park certificates of paid rapt firm during his connection with it, Mr. Sherman testified as follows:—At the time of the failure my in- dividual property consisted of about $25,000, real and | in another company or companies to the amount of | ; that was the estimate at the time of the | $32,000 and a promissory note of M. Woodhull for | owned a house which cost $60,000, but only | $3,000 more, with the right to redeem the stock In a small portion of the furniture in 1t was mine—about | four years. personal failure; 1 $400 or $400 worth; tbe rest of the furniture was the | | Property of my wile and mother; T bought, the house | of my mother, paying $20,000 cas! house previous to my marriage; my carriages and | the transaction. horses went to the assignee; also had some 700 acres of land in Vermont, which went to the assignee; also a small amount of personal property which I turned over to to him; did not own any property in Newport; my wife owned some property in Newport, situated near her brother’s; she also has a life interest in real estate in this city, which was left her by her father. At this stage the creditors’ counsel stated that, as he desired to see some of the papers upon which wit- ness’ statements were founded, he would adjourn the examination. A PECULIAR PROCEEDING. THE COMPLICATED TRANSACTIONS THAT LED TO MR, PERRIN H. SUMNER'S INCARCERATION. Perrin H, Sumnor, residing in Macdonough street, Brooklyn, has just commenced suit against the Rev. Corra Osborn for malicious prosecution, laying his damages at $20,000. The proceedings on which this suit ts founded were of a peculiar nature. According to Mr. Sumner the difficulty arose outol an exchange of property of his aear San Francisco for real estate belonging to Mr. Osborn in Westtield, N. J. The transaction teok place about a year ago, and since then | the plaintiff removed to Brooklyn, where he has re- | mma wine sided for some months. To make up for the difference | btm out of di in value between the California property and that in New Jersey, Mr. Sumner = say he cepted a mortgage of some $13,000 from on the same. Ono the 7th of February Mr. Sumoer ‘Was arrested in Brooklyn on a charge of forgery in California, and placed in Raymond Street Jail by Mr, Osborn and another person. This charge ot torgery, however, had no bearing upon the transactions be- tween Sumner and Osborn. It concerned a transaction about which is now pending in California, On an affi- davit made by the Key. Mr. Osborn, charging Mr. Sam- | ner with forgery in this matter, the Governor of Call- | fornia issued a requisition to the Governor ot New York for the arrest and delivery of Mr. Sum- n Mr, Osborn, Governor Tilden issued his in response to this requisition, and on e 7th of February Mr, Osborn arrested Mr. Sumner and bad him lodged in Raymond Street Jail. surprised prisoner remained eight days, being unable, he states, to communicate with his friends for some | time after his arrest. Then a writ of habeas corpus | was obtained in his favor, and just as it was about pas | served upon his custodians he was hurried away to Elizabeth, N. J. While confined in Raymond street Mr, Sumner says that General Fay, of Union county, New Jersey, came to him, representing himseif as Mr. Osborn’s counsel, and threatened that it would be bad for him if he did not make a settlement with Sr, 0 born on the transactions between them regarding the exchange of property before mentioned. Mr, Sumner, however, refused. At Elizabeth he was again ap: proached, and again rejected General Fay’ pr nals, Another writ of habeas corpus was obtained for him in New Jersey, and pending the examination of witnesses as to the propriety of his further detention he was re- moved to the Hudson County Jail, where he remained until the 27th inst, The evidence taken, it would seem, confirmed the assertion made in Mr, Samner’s bebalf that Mr. Osborn was using the privilege ex- tended to him by the Governor of California for his | Tramway Company was taken by Mr. Schenect asa | private ends This testimony having been prosented | preeedent for serving as @ director of the Emma Min to Governor Tilden he revoked his manda’ this revocation Judge Knapp ordered Mr. Sumner’s ase. Mr. Sumner thinks he has been outrageously treated at the hands of the Rev. Mr. Osborn, and brings this suit jor damages that may hes go mr him for the injuries received. The Governor of California also revoked his requisition on ascertaining that Mr. Usborn was using the power delegated to him for his own private ends, THE SCHUYLER FUNERAL. Yesterday afternoon the funeral of Mr. Peter W. Schuylor and Mrs. Louisa Augusta Schuyler, his wifo, who, it will be remembered, committed suicide by shooting herself last Sundayyevening, took place from their late residence, No, 452 Grand street. The attend- ance at the funoral was very args, The services wero conducted by the Rev. ir. Hopper, of the Market street Presbyterian church. Mr. Schuyler at tho timo of his wasatmember of Palestine Lodge, F. and A.M. A delegation {rom the Calkers’ Associa Won worg prescat, \ between Sumner and a man named Havens, a suit | Here the | ; had resided in the | stead of being out of pocket was in pocket $8,300 by | ¢ defendant, who has failed to pay even the interest | doubt Park and others would have | was entitled ou the purchase and sale MINISTER SCHENCK. Continuation of the Testimony Before the Foreign Affairs Committee. THE CONTRACT WITH PARK EXPLAINED, Searching Cross-Examination Regarding the Settlement Made, Wasuinoton, March 29, 1876, Ex-Minister Schenck again appeared before the Com- mittee on Foreign Affairs to-day. He mado a personal explanation as to certain publications in the news- papers concerning him, showing that ho was not re- called as Minister to England at tho request of the British government, and he alluded to the writ served on him just previous to his leaving London to meet a pending suit and the following note in tho way of ex- planation :— No, 19 Taxcoun’s Ixy Firnps, Loxpox, W. C., March 6, 1870, Sm—The writ issued by us was served upon you under the impression that you had resigned your post ‘of Ambassador here, We beg to apologize for the mis- take so made and beg that you will consider the pro- ceedings so commenced as abandoned. Yours obed!- ently, VALPY & CHAPLIN, His Excellency, General Scuxxcx, Washington, United States of America, THE DEPARTURE FROM ENGLAND. Mr. Monroe remarked to Mr, Schenck that it bad deen said that he had left England without taking leave of the Queen. Mr. Schenck replied that he camo home on leave of absence; but, not knowing bis status, he did not know whether he would return to London. Tho usual note was sent to Lord Derby stating that as he was leaving suddenly he was notable to pay his personal respects, and that he bad Jett the legation in charge of Colonel Hoffman, It was usual that the resignation of | a Minister take effect on the appointment of his suc- cessor, and a successor had not yet been appointed, He supposed he was still Minister, but on leave of ab- sence, He left London for Washington forthe sole purpose of appearing before the committee, Mr. Hewitt then interrogated the witness, who said he had no inducement to subscribe to the Emma Mine Stock except from what appeared in the exhibits and representations concerning the value of tho mine, He was asked whether the giving him two per cent on his £10,000 investment was not equivalent to twenty- four per cent a year asabonus, General Schenck said he understood the company would divide that much; Park said the stock was a good thing, and the stock would pay such a dividend; he had never communicated to the company or the directors the fact that he had such a contract with Park; be was asked to become a airector subsequent to the date of his contract with Park; when he said he had paid dollar for dollar he meant that he had given his note | to Park, which created a debt; the guarantee given him of two per cent a month was before the organiza- tion; after the organization a aeclaration of the amount of dividends was, made—namely, one and a half per cent—and he modified his contract with Park accordingly. ‘THE CONTRACT WITH PARK, The examination yesterday and to-day developed the fact that Mr. Schenck’s note to Park was for £10,000 for his 500 shares of stock, on which Schenck paid | first £500 cash, then £1,849, this being’ his interest on the sale of some Emma Mino stocks; then a further credit of £2,500 in December, 1871—this £2,500 con- sisted of £500 cash, which had been given by Schenck to Park just before the latter left London, Schenck heard that a credit had subsequently been given him of £2,000 apart from this £500 cash, and he wrote to Park in May, 1875, to know what wore the credits on the note, and ascertained by leiter, which was pro- This, in the final settlement in May, 1875, was explained by Park as including, with the £500 cash paid oy Schenck as Park was leaving London, £2,000, which had been erroneously received by Albert Grant as com- missions on the 500 Shares sold, not by Grant but by Park, to Schenck, and which Park insisted Schenck was entitled to receive, THE SATTLEMENT. At the settloment, afier the calculation of all inter- est, there was found due from Schenck to Park an amount equal, in American currency, to $33,700. Park insisted on allowing to Schenck a balance of over $6,000, us shown by the books of his bookkeeper, Ganger, to be due Schenck as interest, to which Pog Schenck says he utterly reimsed to recei credit and insisted on paying or settting in some way as besthe could out of his means the balance of the | note. This was done by a payment of about $1,700 in up stocks 1m the Vermilion Coal Company of Illinois, the National Insurance Company of Washington and — Mr. Hewitt interrogated Mr. Schenck closely as to the above settlement He calculated that Schenck tn- Mr. Scheuck said he wished he could | view it in that light, Mr, Hewitt said he had proceeded very carefully in his questions on tbe theory that Mr. Schenck made a bond fide contract with Park; but point remained why Schenck having turned over his property to Park should continue to receive the divi- dends on it Mr. Schenck explained that the right to receive the dividends, which were $2,100 on the insur- ance and coal stocks, was to continue for four years, within which time he had the right to redeem tho stocks, paying Voth principal and interest, fin Hewiut ‘said the suggestion was still open that at the end of the four years the stocks might be returned | to him by Park. Mr, Schenck replied that Mr. Hewitt might as well say the same thing ag to the mortgage of his house in Washington. Mr. Hewitt remarked that he never knew a mort- gagee to coilect rents unless for his actual protection. r, Schenck undersiood thata man might draw in- terest on mortgage stock as well as on a mortgaged house. Mr. Monroe asked Mr. Schenck whether it did not occur to him that while Mr. Park was bestowing favors ‘on him he was thus acting inorder to secure his influ. | ence a8 Minister of the United States in the Emma | | mine transactions! Mr. Schenck replied that 1t never occurred to him that Park was seeking his influence in that direction. He believed Park to be a liberal and generous man; but | and hait-past seven, trains 'will bo run for the benefit | Judicated a bankrupt, He appears to have been in the ‘enjoyment of plenty of ready cash, and to have dab- Died freely in Stock Exchange trapeactions, and tho claims already tendered against his estate amount to detween £4,000 and £6,000 sterling. James Elias Lyon, the bankrupt, absconded from England, as 1 am in- formed, firs} to Paris, and sul jnently to Brussel and has since been lost sight of. ¢ has Bled no state- ment of his affairs; neither has he surrendered to bis bank a He is also reported to have been con- nected with some American mining operations in Lon- don. His adjudication only tock place after a very long delay, he having kept his creditors at arm’s length a8 Jong as possible. As one of the Committee of Luspec- tion Fam very desirous of ascertaining the present whereabouts of the bankrupt, and whether he is iden- tieal with the James K. Lyon, ot Wisconsin, and I may be able to render you some assistance in return for any kind imformation which you may be in position to give me. The Chairman mid as as the precosdings had been rather dry, he would ask Mr. Scheuck whether the drawing be humded to him was @ true representation of that distinguished gentleman, Mr. Albert’ Grant (Laughter.) The drawing was a caricature, . Mr, Hewitt remarked that perhaps Mr. Sebenck could not tell, as he had geen the original but once. Mr. Schenck said this representation of Mr. Grant was not half as bad as the pictures that had been made of him, He only recollected Mr. Grant as a small man, Mr. Hewitt satd the committee, General Schenck and others here, would soon see themselves in an ilustrativo view, as an artist of one of the illustrated papers had beon here sketching them. ‘he committee adjourned till to-morrow morning, RAPID TRANSIT. THE GILBERT ELEVATED RAILWAY TO BE COM- MENCED IMMEDIATELY—TO CENTRAL PARK IN TWENTY MINUTES, The question of rapid transit for the citizens of Now York ts now beginning to assume a tangible shape, and in all probability the Gilbert Elevated road will be running from Bowling Green to the Central Park before the end of August, It is rather hard to realize the fact after the years that have been consumed in discussing the question, but the contract recently signod by Mr. George M. Pullman, on behalf of the Gilbert Elevated Railway Company, and Mr. William Sellers, of Pnil- adelphia, representing the Edgemoor Iron Com- pany, of Wilmington, Del, directly proves tho commencement of the work. Ground will not be broken for the next four or five weeks, as the company do not wish to impede the trafile in the streets, and therefore the hales will not be dug until the iron posts are laying alongside, ready to bb patup. It may seem rather premature to fix upon such an carly date as the 1st of August for the com- pletion of Give miles of an elevated ratiway; but when one begins to consider that, with the tron work ready, there is only the labor of putting it together, the task | appears feasible. Tho railway to be built by the EDGEMORE IRON COMPANY, under the contract recently signed, will begin at Bowling Green and run through Church street, Cham- bers street, West Broadway, South Fifth avenue, West Third street and Sixth avenue to Central Park, a dis- tance of about five miles, The charter of the com- pany gives the power to build an elevated railway around the island, coming down Segond avenue on the cast side, but Incase the New York Elevated Railway should build their line on Third avenue an ar- rangement will ptobab!y be made between the two com- panies to connect somewhere about 155th street, and thus afford a double track railway making a complete etrenit of the island. By this means trains can be kept running in opposite directions without change, and afford quick transit from any part of the city tothe other, ‘The Gilbert Elevated Railway ts apparently showing a disposition to go about their work on a liberal scale, as the contract they have just signed calis for a very superior class of work, in fact, over fifty per cent stronger than the nature 01 the work demands, THE CONSTRUCTION, ‘They intend putting up a road that will satisfy the public as to its safety and also save the company tho constant expense that repairs would necessarily entail upon any job hurriedly completed onacheap plan, A double track will be Inid over the centre of the streets, supported by two rows of columns of great solidity and strength, 1t will be manufactured trom the best doupie refined iron aud the track will be laid with steel rails proportioned to bear a pressure of 2,000 pounds to the lineal foot, The stations will be constructed about hait @ mile apart, at important points along the route where the grade is suitable. It Is intended to have stations at or adjoining Fourteenth street, Twenty-third street, Thirty-second street, Forty-second street, Fifty- | second street and the Park, The entire track will bo rded by strong walls or parapets, so as to avoid any danger in case of running off the tri In} order to again the speed that the company propose to travel at the engines will be of a powerful order and weigh about fifteen tons. A locomotive of that size and power becomes necessary when the stations are 80 frequent, as with a smaller engine so much time would, be lost in starting and stopping. With afitteen ton locomotive they expect to travel about the rate of twenty-five miles an hour, which, including half a minute stops at stations, will accomplish the trp from Bowling Green to tho Park intwenty minutes. | In the morning and evening, between the hours of five | of the general publi¢ at a charge of five cents, and at the same time there will be trains of : PALACE CAKB, where, for an extra five cents, the passenger can avoid the crush on the cheap trip. The trains willbe ran at intervals of two minutes during the busy portions of | the day. A Hxratp reporter had along conversation yester, day with a gentieman intimately connected with the management of the road and from him ascertained the following facts : RevorTER—Do you find any opposition on the part of property holders vo the construction of the Elevated Railway? Dixector—No, sir; the only opposition that has been made emanates from the horse car lines. They some- times attack through the gutse of property holders; | but we are personally satistied that the latter thor- oughly understand the beneiits that they will derive from the establishment of the road on the streets where they are interested, RerortEr—Why are you satisfed on that point? Dinecror—Simply because ii 1s plain to any cloar headed man that the travel the road will bring to the strects over which it runs will benefit the business in that street. Let us look back atew years, What was Sixth avenue before its horse car line was laid, in the time when there was no line between Fourth and | Eighth avenues? The horse var tine made the street, as it brought the travel from Broadway and Seventh avenues, r Rerort#R—You said that the horse car lines were opposed to the Elevated road DinecTOR—Yes, and through very shallow views, as we will benefit them instead of hurting their business, We shall relieve them of the long-trip passengers, on | whom they make no profit, and leave them the short- trip wathe, which will be greater than ever itwas, Sixth avenae will be greatly benefited by the Gilbert Elevated Railway, a8 considerabie business must be derived from the passengers living on Broadway, Fifth avenue, Seventh avenue and Eighth avenue, that will geton and off at the different depots between Third street and the Park. Rerorter—Do you think as an investment the en- | having been instrumental in bringing him into the | orp abaead he was desirous of assisting joulty. Mr. Monroe asked Mr. Schenck wh it ever oc- curred to him that Park, by his personal kindness, Mr. Schenck did not so understand, but he had no been glad to have There was a time | ac- | wished to have him serve as a manager or director? * | | him serve as a manager or director, i in 1873, when, not knowing what to think about the | mine, he wrote to Park, whose letter in reply he gave | in evidence yesterday, The letter went into an ex- | planation of the condition of the mine | Mr. Swann wished to know if Mr. Schenck now held | to the doctrine as heretotore expressed to Secretary | Fish, that while holding the position ot a United States Minister be had the right to go into the stock market and invest money without relerence to his obligations to the government. Mr, Schenck answered that go long ag he did not offend against public propriety be had aright to buy and sell any kind of property, whether as Minister, ® momber of Congress, or occupying gny other capacity. Mir. Swann asked Mr. Sch ether he consid. ered he had a right to engage im speculative stocks? | Mr. Schenck replied he thought he had a right to buy and sell such stocks, It would not, however, be com- | | mendabdle to go into the ck market, because this might be considered inconsistent with his ition as Minister, bat if he could buy and sell stock in good | companies or other kinds of property he should not be prevented from doing #0 because Cf bis official posi- tion, Mr, Swann said:—*'l understand yor to say yon have the right to invest in what you pleas) as American Minster, irrespective of your obligatins to the gov- ernment!" Mr. Schenok replied:—‘lIf it bo an honest enter rise. ”? ¥ Mr, Swann—That is another question. Mr. Schenck repeated he bad a right to tnvest in any honest enterprise while acting in an official sapacity, and no one had a right to censure him lor so deyng, Mr. Fautkver asked what was the reputation of the Portuguese Minister, Whose presidency of the Lisbon | Company? Mr. Schenck briefly spoke of the public service: of the Portuguese Minister, saying his character wasex- cellent. Ip the course of the exami: Schenck mid he made a mistake im permitting his name to be wed as a director of the Emma Mine Company, and nis gave him more concern than anything else conneced with the matter; he might be obtuse, bat he could tot gee he committed a moral wroog in becoming a dire- tor. It was Mr. Schenck’s impression, from all te information he could obtain, that if money wep expended in sinking shafts and plorations thy mine would be found enormously valuabie. Mr. Schenck during the examination denying thy statements of James bk. Lyon, whom he had seen bu once, submitted the following letter addrersed to him dated London, March 13, 1876, by Harry Bret :— LYONS ANTECEDENTS. Your Exomuevey—It appears by the report in the public press that one James E. Lyon, of Wisconsin, now transacting business at New York, bas been Evins evidence against you, In 1874 one Jamos Klias Lyon, then residing at tho Langham Dojel, London, was ad- | They are longer on the road, but still they are goner- terprise will prove profitable? Dinretor—Certainly I do, 1 have been over to Lon- don and examined into the financial condition of the underground railroad there, and, although it may ap- | pear strange, discovered that they derived their | profits, not trom the regular traffic, but trom the ex- cursionists. Reroursn—Then you expect to derive considerable trafic from excursionists ? Dinweror--Yes, we expect a largo business from that source, as it 18 only natural to suppose that nearly every stranger that visits the city will take a ride round the island.’ They will do it from mere curjosity, even ifthey have no desire to sce the city, Again, the road will open the Park to the residents of tho downtown tenemenis, and where can they find a pleasanter trip during the hot summer evenings! Revorrer—How soon do you expect the contractors will commence to pat up the pillars? hymen in about a month, They will not commence until they have a good stock com- pleted, so that once they commence putting the road together they will not have to stop for want of ma- terial. Karonter—Will the road be perfectly sate from all kinds of accidents? Dinecton—That is a point which has received spe- cini attention, We are having the road constructed sufficiently strong to. bear a pressure of 2,000 pounds to the lineal foot, when really we could have got along | with astrength of 600 pounds to the foot. Our idea is to establish perfect confidence and make the road pop- ular, a8 well as saving ourselves the continual repairs that would probably be necessary in case the con- struction was weas, Rerortex—Do you think that the palace cars will bo Nberally patronized ? Diexcton—They will receive a large share of the trafic, as the extra charge will make very little differ- ence Wo the business man anxious for a comfortable ride home, Look at the patronage given to the stages, ally well Glled, simply because many people are willing | to pay five cents exira in order to avoid the crowded curs, Where they run the chance of being annoyed by & paint pot, a basket of market truck, « druaken neighbor, unpleasant, odoriierous and imnumerable other nuisances, Reronter—{ understand that the railway is to be completed as tar as Park by the let of Augue' Dinecton—Yes, we expect ti will be finished as far as Twenty-third street by the 4th of July, There will bo uo diffteulty m putting the road together when the iron work is ready. MORE CENTENNIAL COMMISSIONERS, There arrived in this city yesterday by the steamship City of Merida, by way of Havana, a sub-committec of six commissioners from the Republic of Mexico to the Centennial Exhibition, who are to attend to the pro. Iiminartes of the Mexican departinent at Philadelphia, They will doubtiess ce 's to vond on to Phila deiphia the two-ton bi of puro silver, which recent; arrived tn this city from a banking im the city of Mexico, Other comumissionors from Mexico aro ex- Posted hero later, | 30, 1876:—TRIPLE SHEET. THE CONNECTICUT CAMPAIGN, A Dearth of Money on Both Sides, DEMOCRATIC INFLATIONISTS. Similarity in the Platforms of Both Parties. THE TEMPERANCE DEFECTION. Harrvorp, March 29, 1876, A spirited canvass In this ‘land of steady habits” ts an exception to the general rule. We Jack tbis year, it is said, one very important ingredient in the State can- ‘vass—money, Some will be put out by the demo crats, and that comes trom Senator English, who has the biggest stake on the fight—tho United States Sen- atorship, He wants the Legislature, and a failure to secure it leaves him again at his rural retreat in New Haven. The atmosphero of Washington suits his fastiaious taste, and onco having inhaled its delights he cannot give up the pleasure without a determined struggle. Therefore, those who know all about the in- ner workings of the machine here say that he, and he alone, has come down handsomely. But the “sinews of war” ina State canvass cannot be entirely covered by a donation from a single individual; so any effects from expenditure of this necessary provender are yet scarcely felt. On the other hand, republicans complain of want of any funds whatever to spend for “the cause,” New Hampshire having used up an immense amount of ad- ministration spare cash, This is disastrous for the republican side of the House, and adds materially to probabilities of their defeat, It is not, however, too late to produce the magic dollar. A liberal amount judiciously, and of course “honorably” spent, might change the present ‘complexion of affairs. TUE GREENBACK PARTY, Probably the very best channel to inflate with cur- rency, or even gou, just now would be found among the organization known as the “greenback party.” Governor Ingersoll’s plurality of 9,400 last year it is claimed by some might be easily upset if a large vote can be brought out by the greenback men, Nobody gooms to be able to give a proper estimate of how high this vote will run up on Monday next. If it shonld go beyond 5,000 then Governor Ingersoll will have to look out for his laurels, New Haven and one or two other small towns that I have visited seem to be the princi- pal headquarters of this greepback element. Tho movement is not general throughout the State, and democrats go so far as to say that when the polls closo on Monday ovening 500 ballots will not have been cast for tho groonback ticket, Its supporters, howevor, lot them be small or numerous, must come from tho democrats, The maim democratic vote consequently becomes weakened by the desertion. * THY TEMPERANCE ELEMENT, Republicans claim that the temperance vote will not amount to more than 1,500, votes were cast, This is another gleam of sunshine gor the Robinson ticket, Temperance men in Connec- Lcut, as a class, are republicans; and those who do not throw away their votes upon Henry D. Smith will record them for Henry C, Robinson, Several causes are assigned for this falling off In the temperance vote. A prominent one {s the recent death of Mr. James Alexander Mowatt, the editor of a prohibi- tion paper in this city, Mr. Mowatt was a man of con siderable ability, and advocated nis cause eloquently with tongue and pen. He lived in Connecticut only oue your; but during that time his efforts produced good fruit for the cause which ke expoused with such manly vigor. Now that he is gone the temperance men have no prominent leader around whom they might rally at the polls, aud a large failing off in the vote is necesyarily prophesied, . THE PLATPORME. ‘The verbiage and principles announced as the plat- forms of both partics do not differ essentially in any one particular, On the financial question the republi- cans say that their party issued the greenbacks under the pressure of a temporary necessity, to support the national government against treason and rebellion, and is pledged to redeem them and make them as good 1 gold to the holders; and that no stain may rest in hi tory upon any one of the patriotic efforts of the loyal people during the war, we approve of the Resumption ‘act ag a new expression of this policy and deteriina- tion, They also declare againsta third term, the neces- sity for continuing the State schools as common schools and against all sectional appropriations, Of course the usual plank appears against corruption in public office, Tue democrats in their pronunciamento contend with their opponents that the only currency known to the constitution of the United States is gold and silver, and com forms the only stable basis for the commer- cial necessities of the world. The other issues touched upon naturally denounce corruption and the usual clap-trap to be found in such resolutions. Hore stand tue two great parties of Connecticut, with their banners flung to the breeze, bearing almost similar mottoes and war cries. If measures are not adopted before election day somewhat different trom what the present political outiook imdicates it is not diflicult to prophesy correctly on whose banner yic- tory willrest, The democrats have their organization weil in hand, with the prestige of success and patron- age and some needful monetary help to stop up crevices which might otherwise give some trouble, KLECTION PECULIARITIES IN CONNK: T. The coming clection is the last that will be held in this State in the Spring. The terins of office of offi. cials chosen on Monday next will expire in eight months. Hereafter the elections will take place in November, the same asin New York and other States. Under the system here, a8 ulready oxplained, the elec- tion of Governor may’ devolve upon the Legislature, notwithstanding the fact that one candidate receives tho Jargest number of votes. In New Haven somedouvtsaro manifested as to the success of the democratic Senator ‘and Representatives, ‘This is a contingency Mr, English wishes to guard against nt all hazards, Ho aoes not want to go before the Legislature, if carried by his party, with the stain of defeat in his own town ana county, Although this defeat would not result in up- setting Mr, Engiish’s combination for tion to the United States Senatorship, yet it is a position he docs not want to occupy before his political colleagues. REVUBLICAN LUKEWARMNESS, ast year some 2,700 | *Itis conceded by republicans that thetr canvass is | hot by any means as thorough as it might be. Several causes having militated against them in this connec- tion. 'y do not acknowledge the recent Belknap exposure as affecting the contests one way or the other, yet many of the independent voters—and there are many of them in Connecticutfeo! that they cannot stand up to support a party which still maintains General Grant as its head, As an offset to this comes the “Let no guilty man escap historic record of the republican party whicti saved the Union and liberated tue slaves, New Hampshire, too, came with balm when defeat would have been inost disastrous, and when the crisis of Belknap's shame rang through the length and breadth of the land, This latter. victory was a great encpuragement, and has somewhat ‘awakened the rank and file of Connecticut republicans from their sleep of de- spair, When Stewart £, Woodford and other republi: can orators spoke in the State some short time since they nsed cautious, apologetic words. The shadow of the news from Washington was upon them and they could not launch out into the old-time battle cries. Thus the canvass has been frittered away, Partisans gay the ‘sober, second thought” may yet turn the tide. The best’ men inthe State, it 18 alleged, havo been’ put upon the republican ticket, ‘he only material local issue that can ip any way influence the result js, therefore, as to the character of candidates, nd all parties have done their utmost to nominate god men, It is understood, too, that the bickerings mong republican maleontents—led on by Jewett, Hawley and others, principally growing out of the State Capital troubles—have all been smoothed over, If this is svan eloment of thorough union will bave been infused into the republican camp which has not existed since Buckingham was elected Governor by over 9,000 majority. DEMOCRATIC CONFIDENCE. In talking with leading democrats, among them Mr. Jamos Gallagher, of New Haven, who has been Cli man of the State Committee and a prominent Cot necticut politician for several ms they scout the idea of a possibie chance of deteat igs) place the greenback vote as low ag 500, This is really tne only element in the canvass the democrats need be afraid ot, according to their own showing. It would be well for the republicans if they went into the fight with the same courageous feeling as that exhibited on the part of their antayoulete, MAMTPORD WIDE AWAKE, The town of Iartiord, being now the State capital beyoud a shadow of coutroversy, is the real bhead- quarters for both factions. The Republican State Com- mittee opened rooms he Allyn House, tne prin- cipal hovel in Harttord @ democrats at No. 6 Aterican Hall, where are assembled daily and nightly the real political workers. Mr. F. 3. Brown, topacco merchant, is chairman of the democratic committee, and Mr. J. L. Harrison, a prominent lawyer of New Haven, presides over the destinies of the republican canvass, To-morrow night we are to have a meeting of the greenback party here, which will be addressed by Mr. Charlies Atwater, their candidate for Governor. On Friday ymocrats hold a rally, wi they will be spgken to by the Hon, William Eaton, The repablicans of Hartford are far more sangu' success than those of any other section of the Stato which [ have visited ap to the present time, They ac- knowlodge, within almost a certainty, that Ingersoll will receive @ majority of votes, but not sulficrent to elect him, Then the choice mart be thrown back ‘upon the Legisiature. The republicans here also en- tertain strong hopes of gaming the Senate and Houso it Representatives. — If so, will obtain a Governor and a Untied States Senator, ey base their hopes | office. ” ontery and the | on reports coming !n from several of the districts setting forth that local issues have divided the demo crats, and thus their opponents can slip into power. THE MONEY CONTINGENT. Senator English, they say, knows exactly where to apply the fuancial remedy in certain weak pointe, 60 as to heal up those dissensions, and his ageats bave been dispersed far and wide with the necessary medi- cine; but the small towns of Connecticut, it is claimed, are bad places iu which to use money arguments, E voter knows his neighbor, and suspicious move- is are closely watched. It must be recollected 4 the whole vote of Connecticut does not come ap by 20, to the number of ballots annu- ally cast in New York city. There are only eight cities of the State im any way worthy of bern) honored with the title, ang the balance are small vil- Jages of a fow hundred mbabitants each, The chances of hiding away political recreancy are, thereforo, rare and aifiicdtt, We have had a stormy session in this place of the Republican Convention to nominate a Mayor and oth officers, The party is split in two, but it is argued this will not mueb affect the general result in the State. J. 1, Sprague will be renominated as the democratic can. didate for Mayor, and either Alexander Harbison or William Hammersley by the republicans. WESTCHESTER ELECTIONS. ‘Phe rosults of the town elections in Westchoster county on Tuesday indicate that the republican party 48 still slowly losing ground there. The democrats, who had a decided majority in the Board of Super- visors last year, have gained one more member, with ® probability of securing anothor in the town of Mamaroveck, where a tie vote has resulted between the rival candidates, There is also in many instances a material reduction of majorities on the part of those republican members who have been fixtures in the Board for years past, and who have again been returned. As an instance {t may be mentioned that the majority of the members from Bedford—the most intensely republican town in the cvuntry, and the home of or Robertson— which has Neretofore been about 200, is this year cut down to the paltry number of 15. As'dfteen members of the body indicated have been re-clected it is plain that their course heretofore, including their ignoring the disgracetul state of affairs turough the on-separa: tion of the sexes in the county jatl, bas the approval of at least a portion of the people.” At Yonkers the re- ans elected a mayor, city judge, jastice of tho ¢ and two out of the four Aldermen. The following are the names of the Supervisors elect and the towns which they represent:— HW. Fish, Bedlord, ‘rep.; Coffin 8 Brown, Cort- land, dem; W. H. Pemberton, East Chester, dem}; A. 0. Willsea, Greenburg, dem. ; Willoits, Harrison, dem; J. C. Holmes, Ls rep. ; Mose lor, Mount Pleasant, dem. ; penter, New Castle, rep.; G. B. Ackerman, New Ro- chelle, dem. ; James Hopkins, North Castie, rep.; Odle Close, North’ Salem, rep.; Robert M. Lawrence, Ossin- ing, dem. ; tt, Pelham, dem, ; Miles’ Adam, Poundridg W ‘Johnson, Ryo, dem. ; F. Secor, Searsdal naddeos Crane, Somers, ‘dem. ; W: H, Bowne, hester, dem.; Elisha Horton, White kers, dem ; John H, Car Plains, rep. b Read, Yon! penter, Yorktown, dem, POLITICAL NOTES. “Ig David Davis a good enough democrat?” {sa question before the political debating societies in Mlittoia, The name of General R. ©. Newton, of Pulaski, is favorably mentioved as a candidate of the democrat for Governor of Arkansas, William Hale, of Glenwood, isa prominent candi. date for the republican Congressional nomination im the Righth district of lowa, Governor Newbold positively declines to be a cand date before the Republican Congressional Convention of the First lowa district, Acorrespondent of the Rock Island (IIl.) Union says Minister KE. B, Washburne will certataly stand tho fire if nominated by the republicans as thoir candi. date for Governor of Illinois, The Cairo (Ill) Bulletin (Jem.) affirms that the Chicago Tribune (rep.) 18 endeavoring with all ite might and main to make Minister Washburne the re- publican caudidate for President, and to retire Bevex ridge from the list of republican candidates for Gov. ernor of Illinois. Reterring to the next Presidency, the Toledo Com mercial (rep.) says:—“To use a homely phrase, there must be a new deal, and if the republican party wishes to secure a triumph in November next it must cast off every dead woight and take that higher plane that char- acterizes sterling patriotism and unsullied bonesty.”” IMPRISONED IN AN ATTIO, A CAP MANUFACTURER IMPRISONED IN AN ATTIC BY AN ALLEGED FALSE MARSHAL—HIS MA- CHINES TAKEN AWAY AND HIS BUSINESS DE STROYED. Johann F. Locher isa manufacturer of caps at No, 100 Stagg streot; Williamsburg. His work is principally for tho wholesale house of Marks Bros,, Nos. 80 and 82 Greone street, New York. Locher says he has worked for that house for sixteen years. He charges that the doncern has underpaid him from the first, giving nim but $1 per dozen when they paid $1 50in their own shop, he paying in addition the expense of transporta- tion, They also, he says, took advantage of him by compelling him to purchase all the “stocks” on which the caps are made from them, thus realizing a hand some extra profit, so that atthe end of his sixtoes years he is but little better off than when he com menced. All this, however, he would submit to, tm consequence of the difficulty in obtaining other and more profitable work, In October last, after he had finished a large lot of caps, ho states that Marks Bros, declined to pay tho full amount of bis biti, Ho declined their offer, and, under the Me- chanies’ Lien law he hypothecated « sufMcient quantity of the goods to pay his claim, and notified Marks Brothers that he had done so and that the pak ance of the goods was subject to their order, The members of the firm were indignant at this action, and threatened legal proceedings, but finally withdrew the goous and let the matter drop, but gave Locher no more work. On the 22d of December Inst, Fugene Arn- heim, the son-in-law of Mr. Marcus Marks, the hoad of the house, called on Mr. Locher, at his residence, and after stating thatthe firm had agreed to lot the old tmatter drop asa matter of no moment, as they hada very large order for immediate manufacture aod Loch. er’s assistance to complete the contract was impera- tive, he was asked if he could at once make up 1,000 dozen iinen capa Locher replied in the afirmatve, and was thereupon asked to come over to the store in Greene street {or instructions and material. On the next morning he went over and met Mr. Marks in the Locher was first questioned as to his facilities for doing the work, and he said he had five machines, which were entirely his own property. As soon as he had said this Mr, Marks called a man into the office who lifted the lappel of his coat and showed to Locher a shield which he thinks had “Mar. shal’ on it, Marks at the same time saying, “He: the man; take him along. He is a damned thie! and I'll send him and his wife and son to Sing Sing if it costs me $10,000,"7 The supposed marshal then took his prisoner inte the upper lott of the building and there kept bim Closely confined, not even allowing him sufficient liberty to answer the calls of nature. Alter the lapse of a few hours the threats of his captors, his hanger and alarm, unnerved the poor ignorant fellow, aud in response to a demand that he should give them a bill of sale for his sewing machines: to balance the old account, he said be would SIGN ANYTHING FOR INS LIBERTY. They then placed some papers before him which he signed, not knowing their convents. Marks Brothers sent at once for the machines, but big wite would not give them up, This «made the firm ine dignant, and after scradees | some additional abuse on their prisoner they compelled him to write @ Jetter to his wife and son, telling them to givo the machines up to Marks Brothe ‘The tollowing are copies of the letters, both of which are written in German, ina very shaky band, and are Diurred with fluger marks as if the writer scarcely knew what he was doing. They also bear the printed headings of the concern :— Orrick or Manks oon that 1 am arrested here, off here, aud teil people, if any one aaks, tho shop until times get better, Frederick with the mach With geet Tromain, YOUR TRUK HUSBAND, ¥. S.—Frxneiiex ;—Mr. Marks promised to give mo wor 4nd the machines should come to him. Orrick ov Manns Bros, Nos. 4) any 2 Gama Stair, Twill workin ust eome along New Youn, » 187. Dean Prepanice: —Go with the earman and get the ma chines, and say we work in the shop until times get better, Your trie taiher, FREDERICK LOCHER, Armed with these two letters the carman again went No. 100 Stagg street, returning toward evening with the machines and the son, When the load was safely housed in Greene street Locher was released, after an iucarceration of eight hours, the concern telling him that now there was some prospect of a settlement of accounts between them, a4 all they would do for him was to give him work in the shop as a Journey- man, This he relused todo, but tried to obtain work from other houses; but failing, as he believes through the machinations of Marks isan ter tah 4 institured jegal proceedings against them damages, the complaint being against Marcus Marks, Rugene Arnheim, Morris Batt and John Doo (the supposed marshal), for conspiracy and maucious imprisonment without authority, restraining his liberty and compel ny oer by force and throats to sign papers of woickh he knew not the contents, and ruining his business 000, The answer putin by tho detondants denies all tho allegations of the complaint, aud sates tbat Locher, of bis own free fe Bw) Dill of aul for the sewing macuines and « duo bill for $100, Wo baimaco as account duo them of $400, When the matter comes to trial before the Sapreme Court of Kings county some dnterouting developments of other cases are oxpegted,