The New York Herald Newspaper, April 12, 1876, Page 7

a a ! CABLE NEWS| From All Parts of the Old World. RUSSIA'S DIFFICULTY. Will the Czar Assist the Christian or the | Turk in the East? CHANGE DEEPLY CONCERNED. Bosnia a Unit in the War Action Against the Sultan. 4 BLOW TO BONAPARTISM. ‘A Terrible Tornado in Australasia—Industry and Science at the Antipodes. TUREEY,:....° eURKISH REINFORCEMENTS MARCHED TO Bos- | NIA—THE ENTIRE PROVINCIAL TERRITORY IN INSUBRECTION. CoxstaxtivorLe, April 11, 1876, Additional Turkish troops have been despatched to Bosnia. THE PROVINCIAL INSURRECTION COMPLETE. Viwxxa, April 11, 1876. Telegrams from Bosnia state that the insurrection ‘bas now spread to tho centre of Bosnia. The country around Travignac has joined the move- went, WHAT WILL BUSSIA DO? FOR THE CHRISTIAN OR THE TURK? i Lonpox, April 11, 1876. The Times’ Borlin specialsays the obstinacy of the Herzegovinese 1s accounted for by the hope of obtain- ing Russian support at the eleventh hour. THE CZAR’S POLICY. ‘Tho Sclavonic papers, notwithstanding Russia’s off- cial advice to the insurgents to lay down their arms, tirculate statements that the Russian diplomatic ‘gents m Austria and Turkey have assured their friends stint Russia will never allow Austrian troops to occupy the insurgent territory. Under these circumstances } the insurgents think they had better persist; for Shough the Russian government undoubtedly aesires to protect Tarkey, there is a feeling in Sclavonie quar- ters that Russian public opinion will not permit the government to hand the fighting rayah over to the Magyar or Turk. The growth of the conviction explains the Servian irmament, THE POBTE PRONOUNCES AGAINST FURTHER CONCESSIONS TO REBELS, Loxpos, April 12, 1876. A despatch from Vienna to the Standard state that the Turkish Ambassador has had an tn- | terview with Count Andrassy, at which he declared it impossible for the Porte to concede the conditioas demanded by the insurgent | leaders in Herzegovina, and that the reforms proposed | by Count Andrassy, which the Porte acceptod uncon- | titionally, were the utmost concessions which tho | Turkish government could with self-respect grant to | febels, ENGLAND. "CHANGE INFLUENCED BY THE EASTERN QUES- TION—THE BANK RATE OF DISCOUNT—PBESS COMMENTS ON THE FINANCIAL CONDITION. Lospox, April 11, 1876, The Stock Exchange is—two P, M.—inactive. Foreign bonds wittiin the influence of the Eastern question aro freely offered and ase somewhat lower. { DISCOUNT. A further reduction in the rate of discount of the Bank of Eagland is probable at an early day. It may possibly occur on Thursday. COMMENTS ON THK MONETARY CONDITIOS. ‘The Times to-day in its Snancial urticle says such | tompleto stagnation as now prevails in the money mar- | ket has pot been witnessed for a very long time, bank- | ers being at a loss to know in what direction to seek employment for their surplus balances, There is quite adearth of mercantile bills, and in the open market the rates are whatever can be obtained over two per tent THE SETTLEMENT ON ‘CHANGE—PERUVIANS AND EGYPTIANS PANICKY. H Loxpos, April 11—Evening. | On the Stock Exchange the settlement has hitherto } proceded satisfactorily. Foreign securitios closed very flat Almost a panic prevailed in Peruvians and Egyptians, WEATHER REPORT. The weathor to-day is tar. STEAMSHIPS SAILINGS FOR NEW YORK. Liverroot, April 11, 1876. The White Star and Inman lines have agreed to despatch their steamers between this port and Now | York on alternate Thursdays. FROM LONDON DIRECT TO NEW YORK. Lospox, April 11, 1876, The Anchor line steamer Utopia will sail from Lon- ton on the 29th of April for New York as the pioneer of a direct fortnightly service to be established by that line between the two ports. FRANCE, M. ROUHER A MEMBER OF THE ASSEMELY— AMERICAN PATRIOTISM AND OPERATIC ART. Parts, April 11, 1876. M. Rouher’s election as a member of the Chamber of Deputies from Ridm, in the Department of Puy de Dome, bas been contrmed, ‘THY AMERICAN FESTIVAL—PATRIOTISM AND ART. ‘Tho Franco-American Union has organized a grand | operatic festival for April 24, the proceeds to be do- voted to the monument to be orccted in New York barbor, The musical societies of Paris and, it is ex- pectod, several provincial societies will take part in the festival. The programme contains a cantata specially com- | posed tor the occasion by Gounod. THE QUESTION OF AMNESTY DEBATED IN THE ASEEMBLY—THE BONAPARTISTS SUSTAIN A SIGNAL DEFEAT—A RECESS VOTED. Vensainnes, April 11, 1876, There was an important debate in the Chamber of Doputies this ulternoon. a. Leblond, reporter of the committee on the various amnesty motions, read the report, which declines to advise the passage of any amnesty measure whatever, but recommends that the government display clemency | in individual cases, | HONAPARTIST STRATEGY. Tho Bonapartists, iu order to cause a division among | the republicans, moved that the question of amuesty be fiscussed immediately. M. Ricard, Minister of the Interior, stated that the sovernment considered it uscless for tho Deputies to mmediately vote a law which the Senate would be un- able to discuss wntil alter the recess, | M. Duval, Bonapartist, stated that his friends intro* tuced the motion because they wished to test tne valuc | of the republicans as a government party, while they wought the amuesty question ought not to be delayed. The Bonapartists, be said, would not offer siematic ppposition to the constitation. A HEAVY BLOW TO THE FALLES INPSRIALISTS. ‘There was a violent alterention between M. Duval and Minister Ricard, because of a remark made by the latter that “‘a fallen party like the Bonapartists bad no ebdication to offer.” Tho Minister reminded M. | ing of the Australian sub-marine cable. | eral prisoners, with a portion of their arms, | actually defeated by the popular vote. + until 1877. | character, though the undercurrent was that unless Duval that the deposition of the Empire had been con- firmed by the recent elections. M. Duval again declared that the Bonapartists were ot irreconcilable enemies of the constitution, They desired above all things to see advanced republicans who triumphed at the elections seated on the Ministe- rial benches. GOVERNMENT VICTORY, A postpone of further debate on the amnesty qnestion until after the recess was ultimately voted by the Chamber by a large majority, all the groups of the Left, without exception, supporting the government. The republicans regard this result as a confirmation of tno vote of the Bordeaux Assembly, by which the Empire was formally deposed. IN RECESS, The Chamber also deferred the consideration of three disputed election caves until after the recess and adjourned to the 10th of May. BILLIARDS. THE SEXTON-VIGNAUX PARIS MATCH POSTPONED. Pants, April 11, 1876, The billiard match between Messrs, Sexton and Vignaux, which was announced to take place to-night, has been postponed. SWEDEN. VESSELS STRANDED DUBING A &#TORM—FOUR LIVES LOST—-FEARS OF AN EXTENSIVE DISAS- TER. Loxpox, April 12, 1876, The Times reports that during a heavy storm yester- day four vessels stranded off Helsingborg. The crow of one of them wero saved, Those on tho other vessels aro still in danger. A fishing boat attempting to rescue them capsized and four-men were drowned. i Great los of life 1s feared, as- there is no lifeboat at Helsingborg, nor aro there other means of rendering assistance, AFRICA, CAMERON GIVES AN ACCOUNT OF HIS EXPLORA- ‘TION. Loxpos, April 12, 1876. Lieutenant Cameron, the explorer of Africa, gave an account of bis last journey before a large and enthusi- astic meeting of the members of tho Royal Geographi- cal Society, in St. James’ Hall, yesterday evening. Tho Duke of Edinburgh presided, Sir Henry Rawlinson, Sir Bartlo Frere and Mr. Robert Moffat, the African missionary, were present. — ALGERIA. THE PROVINCIAL INSURRECTION UNIMPORTANT. Panis, April 11, 1876. The insurrection in the province of Constantino, Algeria, proves to bo unimportant. AUSTRALASIA. PARLIAMENTARY LEGISLATION PROLONGED-— MINING INTERESTS SLIGHTLY IMPROVED— CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE AMERICAN CENTEN- | NIAL—TEBRIBLE TORNADO IN QUEENSLAND— | SUBMARINE CABLE LAID. Sax Francisco, April 11, 1876, By the arrival of the steamer Granada Sydney dates | aro received to the 8th of March and Auckland dates to the13th of March. The following aro ‘the principal items of intelligence from Australia and New Zealand :— NEW SOUTH WALKS. The Parliamentary session has been prolonged beyond the time expected when it was opened, and | there now appears little prospect of prorogation before | May or June. Mining affairs have shown a little moro activity dur- ing the past month, but operations have been limited in consequence of the dry weather, which continues to prevail more or less all over the colony, and affects both alluvial workings and crushing machines. vieroria. ‘A proclamation has been issued containing the pro- hibition against the importation of cattle, &c., from places beyond the Australian colonies. YOR PHILADELPHIA. Forty-eight grain and nine wool exhibits have been sent to the Philadelphia Exhibition. SOUTH AUSTRALIA, The schooner Malvinia Maud was burned at sea Three men were saved. The Captain ts missing. The fire was caused by the explosion of gunpowder on board. i | j QUEENSLAND, Continuous showery weather is having a rostorativo effect upon vegetation. A DESTRUCTIVE TORNADO. Atornado occurred at Bowen, by which telegraphic commanication was interrupted and great destruction occasioned to property. | Wagner's Hotel, the Land Office’ and several other buildings were levelled to the ground. Many people were injured and are rendered desti- tute, but no lives were lost. The School of Arts and hospital were left perfect wrecks, | ‘NEW ZEALAND. The great event of the moath was the successful lay- ‘< —_-NATIVIST AGrrATios, Native affairs on the East coast are getting somowhat complicated, and there are signs of troublo brewing | between the natives and the government over blocks of land lately dealt with by native land courts. MEXICO. NEW LAREDO CAPTURED BY THE REVOLUTION- 18TS—THE FIGHTING TERMINATED—TEDERAI- | IsTS HELD PRISONERS BY UNITED STATES | SOLDIERS. Gatvesrox, Texas, April 11, 1876. | A Laredo (Texas) special, dated to-day, says:—New | Laredo has just been captured by tho revolutionists. | ‘The fighting is all over. ' FEDERALISTS HKLD PRISONERS GY AMERICAN TRoors, | The United States forces have fourteen Mexican fed- A MEXICAN COMMANDER ESCAPES, i Quintano, commander of the federal forces, escaped down tho river with part of his force. REFORM IN CHICAGO. ] GREAT UPRISING OF CITIZENS AGAINST CORRUP- | TION IN OFFICE AND USURPATION. Cucaco, WL, April 11, 1876. | In response toa call issued by both republicans and | democrats of this city, an audience composed largely | of business men and the most tespretable citi- zens, and numbering 40,000, met to-night at the Exposition Building to consider the action ot the men who, in the recent Soutn- town election counted themselves into office though ; ‘The meetiug alsv had for its object the nomination of an indepen- dent candidate to supply the place of Harvey D, Colvin, | Mayor, who claims that under the law he holds office | Addresses were mado by gy, San Went. worth, Leonard Swett, Rev. Robert Collyer, Kev. — Artbur Mitchell and a number of other promment citi- zens, A preamble and resolutions were adopted, which net forth the general growing corruption which has ior | many yeurs characterized the City Connell, and which has dainaged the city credit and produced the necessity for extortionate taxes; also pledging ihe cuizens of Chicago tw bury party distinctions and act with unan- | imity im order to secure honest and efficient government; that the adoption of a new city charter by ftranduleat means one year ago Harvey D. Coivin is now exercising the office of Mayor contrary to the popular will; that an clection be held simaltancousty with that for the next Cuy Council, April 18, at which an independent candidate for Mayor be presented for the votes of the people; | that a commities of three be appointed to. visit Mr. Colvin and request him to resign. Committees were | named to ask the resignation ot tue obnoxious officials | and to carry out the purposes of the mecting. Thomas Hoye was uvanimonsty nominated for Mayor. Tho speeches were generally of a cuvl und conciliatory proper and legal means succeed in securing the abdica- uon of the men who have polluted the ballot a force | will be brought to bear which will compel such abidi- cation. LOUISIANA JOCKEY CLUB, New Onwxans, April 11, 1876. ‘The spring mecting of the Louisiana Jockey Ci commences Saturday, 16th inst, The track is reported in good condition asd prospects favorable. Scventy- five horses are on the course, | bo $2,200, tend j pearl of at THE STATE CAPITAL Mr. Green's Continuation in the Comptroller- ship Disenssed in the Senate, QUEER COURSE OF A BILL. SR ae EP a ak Contracts and Expenditures in New York City—Limitations Thereto. THE POLICE BILL. Canal Tolls—The Sheet of 1875 Adopted in the House, Atyasr, April 11, 1876. Tt {s not often, s'nce the days when Tweed had all to ‘Say about legislation here, that a bill is passed by both houses before the Committee of the Whole, or at least its sub-committee, ha: amined and discussed it To- day, however, a bill turned up in a very peculiar way. In its original form {t consisted of but one section, which provided that canal boats occupy- ing berths next to any pier, wharf or bulkhead in New York or Brooklyn whilo receiving or discharging cargo should bevharged seventy-five cents per day, but. ‘in all other cases’? fifty cents aday. As roported by the Sub-Committee of the Whole it contained the fol- lowing additional section :— Sxotion 2.—Every vexvel regularty and daily employed in the transportation of pasengers from und to the city of New K ace or piuces in the nurbor of New York out- iy nid city, shall only be required to pay wharfage tor innding passengers mt any plor, whart or Wulkhoud. at wuch Ince of places for all landings, euch tor « dey or twonty-tour ours, fifty cents, Mr. Foster, of Westchester, detected this important change in the bill, and on his motion it was referred to the Committee of the Whole, Since then it has never been called up till this morning, when the Clerk read its title among the bills engrossed for a third reading, and was ready to record the final yote on its passago when Mr. Foster asked how it was that the bill was en" grossed. Neither the Speaker nor tne Clerk could ex- Plain, and it was taken for granted that the bill had been engrossed by mistake. Undoubtedly this was true, but this little incident only goes to show how necessary it is for our lawmakers to keep their eyes wide open at tbis stage of the session. THE GREEN BILL IN SENATE. The bill to give the appointment of a successor to Comptroiler Green, whose term expires November 26 of this year, to the next Mayor of New York was Drought uy in the Senate to-day. Mr. Jacobs moved that it be recommitted to tho Comm:ttee on Cities, as he understood it had not received the approval of a majority of the committee. It had not been voted on co him, as the i aygrenen4 was denied him, hen he reached the room where the com mittee. had agreed to assemble he found they had settled the question and adjourned What he wanted to know wua if a majority of the committee bad voted in favor of the bill. Mr. Woodin, who has taken charge of the measure since it was de- serted by Mr. Bootu, said the bill was betore the com- mittee in the usual way, and he supposed it was imma- terial whether the whole committee had voted on it or not. ‘ Mr. Starsvuck—Bat won’t this appointment of a Comptroller for five years by the new Mayor extend into another Mayor's term ? Mr, Woopix—It will, aud that, perhaps, is a reason why we shall have to amend it, I believe in the prin- ciple of having the terins of ail the officers of tho city government expire at the same time with the Mayor's, Mr. Schoonmaker expressed the opinion that the Logislature had no proposed in the bill, and Mr, Starbuck doubted if tho Judiciary Commities would ever have made a favor- able report upon it. Even if it passed the Legislature the courts could arrest 1t, and prevent the attempt to Kive a life status to the Comptroiler in the government of the city. Mr. Wovdin thought tho Senators were laboring under a delusion in regard to the ill, They had as- sumed that it was an extension of a term, and, arguing from that premise, they were, perhaps, right. it was not an extension, but simply a provision to give the next Mayor of New York, after his elecuon in November, power to appoint. Mr. Jacobs motion to re- commit to the Committee on Cities was here put and beaten by a vote of 9 to 12, and a subsequent motion to commit to the Committee on Judiciary was also lost by 91013. It was then agreed to make the bill a special order for the evening. When the Senate reassembled in the evening, the bill being again under discussion, Mr, Schvonmaker said that after some reflection he had concluded that the moasure contemplated was clearly unconstitutional. Mr. Woodin replied that a little refloction and read- ing authorities on his part had convinced him that his uwn position was stronger than he had made it before. He quoted from a decision of Judge Selden’s to show that the power to appoint is a legisiative authority and 1t 18 competent for the Legislature to create or destroy ap enactment providing for the manner of filling cer- tain offices, Mr. Starbuck held that this was an ill disguised at- tempt at mischievous iuterference in the affairs of New York city, and tho Legislature had no right to | take away the power of appoiniment from the Mayor, Mr. Harris pointed out that the Senator from tho Twenty-titth (Woodin) was trying to do indirectly what the constitution forbids them to do directly, The principle was dangerous. Mr. Gerard did vot see the necessity of making all this fuss in behalf of Comptroller Green. There wero afew honest and able mon in New York city beside | him. Me, Jucobs said that the republican party were di- power todo anything of the kind | vided as to the propriety of the bill when it wasin | commiticc, andirom ail be conld see about the way things worked he shougbt those democrats who had concluded to help republicans to carry out the bargain were very badly swindled. He (Mr. Jacobs) was op- posed to the bill on principle, and not from any per- sonal motive. Mr. Morrissoy said that it he thought the biil con- templated extending Mr. Green’s office one day he would not vote for it, but the people all desired that when they elect a Mayor next Jail he shail heve the power to appoint a new Compirolier, Ho might as weil be plat ed be would declare that he did not propoee to give the power to Tammany Hall to appoint these officers. Knowing Grecn to be an honest man, and the choice lytpg between Wickham and Green, ho | should choose Green, Mr. Rogers followed in support of the Dill, and a vote was then taken on Schooumaker’s motion, which was lost, The committee rose and reepmmended the passage of the bill to the Senate. IMPORTANT NEW YORK BILL. Tho bill rolating to the local government of New | York city, which was long ago introduced by Senator Woodin, extensively amended in’ the Committee ou Cities, and again amended to-day in Committee of the Whole, was ordered tow third reading. The main pur- pose ‘of the bill is to amend the system of contracts and expenditures by the dopart- mouts of the city government. It ts partly the work | of Comptrolter Green and tho result of bis long expert. ence of the workings of the departments. ‘The fourth section, telative to improvements, is amended so as to requite the petition for strect improvements to be male by the owners of at least one-fourth of front feet of the property to be improved. The fifth section is amended so as to provide that no con- | | any member of the mont by @ concurrent vote of the Board remains in the bill intact. CANALL TOLLE—THE LOW RATES OF 1875 TO BE CON- TINUED, The House in Committee of the Whole teok up tho Tesolution of tho Canal Board recommending the toll sheot of 1875 as the rate of tolls for this year. Mr. Sloan urged the adoption instead of the sheet of 1874, which was heavier, which be urged on the ground el economy, as it would produce, in bia opinion, a ase revenue than the lower rates of 1875. r, Burleigh said the gentleman was all wrong as to tho foundation of his argument, inasmuch as the tolls for the last fiscal year had amounted to over $1,900,000, and out of that sum $511,000 had been reserved for | Coustitational purposes, } Mr Hodges concurred in the views of Mr. Burieigh, Mr. Ingalls said that what was lacking in revenues ‘on the canals would have to be made up by taxation, ‘The deficiency last year had amounted to $1,000,000, In view of the fact that over thirty millions had been sunk in the canals, it was time that a policy was adopted which should make them self-sustaining. Mr, Halliday favored the resolution, beheving that if ‘We give the sucet of 1515 a fair trial there would not handsome revenue from Mr. Graff feared that personal interest was likely to influence tno votes of members. He, too, had a selfish interest, and that interest was New York city. That city has not advanced as rapidly as she ought during the past ton or fifteen years, and the cause was largely tobe attributed to high tolls, Montrealand other | cities are reachivg for the traffic to the seaboard, and there is danger that they will succeed. Indeed, to a | certain extent, some of them have succeeded, Mr. Sloan said the trade of Moutreul had not in- creased, and there was no danger that it would in- crease until tLe Welland Canal should be enlarged, The debate was closed with a brilliant speech by Mr. Hayes, who claimed th: hether low tolls or | high tolls on tbe canals preva’ Temain a3 prosperous as eve offered by Mr, Soerman in favor of the toll sheet of last Year, as adopted py the Canal Board, was passed by a | Vote of 68 to 33, ELECTION OF COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS. Mr, Fallon introduced a bill t! ening which pro- vides that hereatter the Commis: rs of Public Works shail be clected for a term of three years. | NUISANCES TO BK ABATRD, The Committee on Health this eveneng submitted | their report ou the petroleum establishments, slungh- ter houses, &c., in Brooklyn, New York and Hunter's Point, in which they declare’ that they nuisances dangerous to heaith, mpanying the report was a | bill which by unanimous consent was introdueed, giv- | ing the boards of health of the cities of Brooklyn ana New York additional powers, so that the nuisances | complained of can be speedily abolished. ‘The bill giving surrogates power to appoint recoivers | of real estate 1m contested will cases, who are to have the same authority as if appointed by a court of com- petent jurisdiction, has passed the Assembly. LEGISLATIVE NOTES. ‘Tho President of the Sen: received a commanica- tion from General Dix thanking the Legislature for the honor done bim in having elected him a Rogent of the University, ‘The resolution providing fora joint committee in jopted in tho Senate, in Committee of Confer- pply bill, Messrs. Harris, Moroe and Jacobs were appointed by the Chair. GRAVE CHARGE AGAINSI BLAINE. DID SIXTY-FOUR THOUSAND DOLLATS OF UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD MONEY GO WRONGFULLY INTO HIS POCKET ? Cixoixxati, Obio, April 11, 1876 ‘The following appears as a double leaded editorial in the Indianapolis Sentined of this morning:. J. ©. Harrison, a prominent banker of this city, is in possession of a secret, tke exposure of which will for- NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 1876«-TRIPLE ‘SHEET. | having bis portrait painted. | than any other, ever blast the prospects of a certain candidate for tne | Presidency. It ts this:—An entry appears in the min- | utes of the Executive Committee of the Board of Di- rectors of the Union Pacitic Railroad Company of De- cember 16, 1871, showing that $¢4,000 of the company’s money found its way into the hauds vi some person who had no right to it, Ata meeting of the Board of Directors in September, 1872, Mr. Harrison, who has ‘been a member of the Board for a number ot years, through the influence of Senator Morton, Iutrodiced a resolution calling for a committee to investigate tho Matter and roport who received the ‘largo sum of | money and all the circumstances attending its dis | z bursement. Rollins, the Secretary of the Board, quietly went to Mr. Harrisoa and said, “You must withdraw that reeo- lation. An investigation will involve Mr. Blaine and deteat his re-election, He got the money.” The resolution was withdrawn. These facts ure known to Mr. Wilson, of Iowa, who was prosent at the No sooner had this beon dowe than Mr. | time the resolation was introduced and withdrawn, as @ member of the Board of Iirectors, It 1s proper to say @lotof worthless Arkansas railroad bonds were depusited as collateral security for this money. No- body will be more surprised at the appearance of this articlo than Mr. Harrison. MR, HARRISON QUESTIONED. Crxciyxatt, April 11, 1876, Mr. Harrison bas been asked for a statement of facts, but declines to say more than that if brought be- fore a Congressional commitiee he will tell all ho knows about i$ without concealment, Inptaxarouis, April 11, 1876, An editorial which will be publisned in the Journal to-morrow discredits and..repudiates the report pub- lished in the Sentinel to-day, implicating ex-Speaker Biaine in irregularities in connection with the Union Pacitic Rail BRISTOW WESTERN MOVEMENTS, NO CONFERENCE FOR PRESIDENTIAL INTBIGUE IN CINCINNATI--ABSUBD BUMOR CONTRA- DICTED. * Louisvinie, Ky., April 11, 1876, The sensational storics as to tho Western movements of the Secretary of the Treasury are wholly unfounded. his time since here with his personal friends, most of whom are not politicians. Nothing could be further from the truth than the imputed assertion of Mr. Wat- | terson. With relation to the Bristow movement, the statement that there was x» political confer- n Messrs. Murat Halstead, Richard Smith, y Watterson and the Secretary of the Treasury, at the St. Nicholas Hotel, Cincinnati, is nounced by Mr, Watterson and Mr. Bristow to be absurdly tal Mr. Watterson was in Cincinnati on private business; Mr. Bristow missed the connection there and was thus compelled to remain over night, but he saw neither Mr. Watterson nor Mr. Smith, and never dreamed that there had been a _conierence, until it was published in the Cincinnati Jimes. It should be said that the Courier-Journal is outspoken for a straight democratic ticket, and though it has treated Mr. Bristow with rsonal {riendlines: ‘equally outspoken in oppos- fs his election to t! cy. There is an impres- sivn that the paper is for Tilden. MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT, - Wan Derartunsr, Orricy oF The Carey SiGxat Ovricer, Wasmxortos, April 12-1 A M. Probabilities, For tho South Atlantic and Galf States, easterly | gaze upou his earthly remains. | gentlemen who nappened to be in the city to dino with THE DEAD MERCHANT. PREPARATIONS FOR THE FUNERAL OF THE LATE 4. T. STEWART—SCEKES AT THE HOUSE AND ABOUT THE STORES, The people of this city have for so long a time Jooked upon the name of Alexander T, Stewart a3 a synonym for wealth, inflnence and business success, that the news of his death naturally became taple subject of cofversation all aay long yesterday. He has figured so long and so prominently among the merchant princes of America, and has bad an influence on trado so widespread as to be famous wherever the industries he | did so much to promote are prosecuted. Conse. quently there was manifested everywhore an intense | interest in every circumstance of his death, and tho | newspaper details were eagerly devoured and quickly braited about. Av Tam HoUss. Yesterday morning Pack, the photographer, took several negut ves of the dead man’s face, and then Bier- | Stadt, the celebrated painter, who had veeu a warm personal friend of Mr. Stewart, began a sketch of the dead, rigid features, which no dowbt tho artist's skill, in connection with his familiarity with every expres- sion they wore in life, will enable him | to reproduce upon tho canvas with all the truth and vigor that genius can impart, During life Mr. Stowart had a poouliar prejudice against | Only one picture of him } exists, and as that is by no means perfect many of bis acquaintances urged him to give some clever artist a chanco to test his skill, but always in vain, Ho was a man who had certain peculiarities to whieh he clung, | and from faith in them he could not be dissuaded. This aversion to having a portrait painted was | one of them, and only a few weeks ago, when an intimate friend asked him for a picture as & souvenir he would esteem more highly and requested him to permit an artist to make a sketch of him ho firmly dechned to do so, Tho necessity, however, of having the face of the great merchant preserved by art oceurred to every ono, and so yesterday morning mn the chamber where the body lay the great painter performed a duty which his warm friendship for the deceased must have mado a labor of love, “ Tho body was prepared during tho afteruoun to be laid out in tho great chamber of the mansion, and thore the dead merchant’s friends will be admitted to-day to Mr. J. Wyson MeDonald also took a plaster cast of | the face, DR, MARCY'S ACCOUNT OF HIS PATIENT. Yesterday afternoon Dr. Erastus E. Maroy, who had | Deen Mr, Stewart’s intimate friend for years, and was the physician who attended him to his last moments, furnished a Henaup reporter with a narrative of the deceased merchant’s illness aud with the story of the condition of mind he was in before the coma drowned consciousness in tho stupor of death, “{ have known Mr. Stewart long,” said the physi« cian, ‘and have enjoyed his confidence and , Society for yeara He was a inan whose sociul qualities were such as to endear him beyond ordinary men to those who were brought into intimate relations with him. He hada singular facility for conveying, in his everyday conversation with friends, an expression of his regard for them with pecuhar delicacy, but ima Tanner most strongly appealing to tho heart. I inay instance this myseif. Ho always called mo ‘Doctor, dear,’ and I never heard him uticring tho expression without exporiencing a sympathetic stir of friendly feeling in response to 1t, “His illness was brought about bya cold he caught at adinner given about three Weeks ago. He was accus- tomed, you must know, to invite bis friends to dine with him regularly every Sunday. If there were any foreign celebrities in the city their attendanoe was also requested, and I must say {have spent some of the most pleasurable moments of my lilo at these Sunday banquets al Mr. Stewart’s table. About the middle of March he was complaining of a slight cold he had caught, which, however, did not provent his attending | to business, ard when he acquainted me with his in- tention of inviting Sir Hugh Childers and some other him on Sunday, the 19th of the nonth, I endeavored to dissuade him, being wader the impression that the condition of his heaith would not admit of his presid- ing there. He had issued his invitations, however, and CONTRARY TO MY ADVICE, appeared at the table. It was quite warm in the din- ing room, and when he rose to. excort his guests into his gallery of paintings, which 18 a spacious und chilly chamber, tho propriety of putting on an outer garment shoula have occurred to him. As it was, ho had only been a short time on his feet when ho complained of a ay in the side. Ashe had been suffering from a cold © thought this a result of it, and went back to the din- | ing room aftor his overcoat and hat, lery he passed int: ibrary, and here he again spoke of his complaint, saying that it could only beatem- | porary annoyance. That evening and next day he be- | came worse, and to aggravate his disease the wet | weather began and continued almost without interrup- tion. Mr, Stewart er ke pig suflered’in the past few years from irritation of the bladder, and inflamina- | tion setting in now completely prostrated him. 1 at- | tended him regularly, and after a week be improved | sufliciently to be able to sit up and trangact, somo urgent matters of business, While attending to theso affairs I fancy he m have exposed him- selt to a sudden © of _ temperature, for he caught cold again and his condition soon became worse than before. That was on Thurs- day, and since that time Dr. Whito and myself havo From the-art gal- winds, veering to southerly, and in the latter station- ; ary or riging barometer, warmer, cloudy weather and light loéal rains will prevail. For Tenneesee and the Ohio Valley stationary pros- | sure and temperature, westerly winds and parily cloudy tracts already entered into on behalf of the city vy the proper horities shalt be iteriered with. Tho eloventh section ts | amended so as to enable eurcties for contractors who have failed to carry out their contracts to protect | themseives by compicting the work according to the original contract. The twenucth section is amended so 88 to provide that ne motion to vacate an assessment — shall be made four months atter such have been confirmed, The amendme: so provides that balt the cost of improvements on streets over 150 fect wide shall bo borne by the city. devoting the moneys coitected by the Excise Board to the Department of Charities and Correction is stricken out. Section 27, which is new, provides that not payable (rom proceeds of bonds sh form a charge against the city, if the same of the 1 Oxonss nual appropriation therelor, and no Judgment of a jury shall be obvained for any sum when no. ap- propriation exists to pay the Hability. Section 28 is ul-o new, and provides that no action shall be main- jained against the city unless the claim shall be presented jn writing to the Comptrolier, nor until thirty days shall bave elapsed aiter such pre esment spall - Section 26, | weather, For the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri val- leye, cooler northerly winds, rising barometer, partly cloudy and clearing weather. For tho upper lakes, falling barometer, rising tem- perature, opposing northerly and southorly winds, cloudy weather and light rain, For the lower lakes and Middle States, stationary or — falling barometer, easterly winds, increasing cloudiness: and possibly light ratn, For New England, northerly winds, rising or station- ary barometer, partly cloudy and clear or hazy weather with stationary temperature, The Missouri and Ohio rivers will generally fall; the | Mississipp! will rise above the danger line from Mem- Section 20 provides substantially that no case against | the city shall go before a reteree except for the pur} of taking testimony in particular cases, This section does not affect cases now pendin, that section 2, chapter not apply to cases In whi aclaim is made for more than $209 and i which less than $50 is recovered. | Section 31 provides that all balances of unoxpenied ap- propriati shall be made subject to the order of the Comptroller, Section 24 of the bill m ported provides that whenever thi the Sinking Fund shali be more than fi interest ou the debt the sarpius shail ve devoted to reducing taxation. The amendments, the substance ot which here given, wil all be printed, with the original bill. THE POLICK Witt. The Assembly Committee on Cities this evening re- ported tavorably the Police bill, incrodaced by Mr. I vody. The committee have amended the bill in seve- ral patticalars One amendment they have inseried provides that the provision relutive to the grading of the force shall pot apply to patrolincn now on the force. on commitioe have cut down the salaries fixed in the ii. as oral ns, 000 Ww» $3,500; tors, from 24, ;, Surgeons, "s Tho saiuries of the patrolmen of the first re to be $1,200 instead of $1,100, of the second $1,000 insterd of $900, and of the third $900 in- of Tho sam which the Will provides the mament shall annually set aside to be Nico Board for the detection of i 3 inspee- from $2,500 | phis to Vicksburg, and tall somewhat at St. Louis and Cairo, THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. The following record will show the changes in the temperatnre for the past twonty-four hours tp com- parison with the corresponding date of last year, as | indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut’s Pharmacy, — Heeaww iter — Average tomperatnre yesterda: : aves Average temporaturo for corresponding date last JOOP seeeee THE EAST RIVER BRIDGE. Work is again boing pushed rapidly toward comple- tion on the New York anchorage of the Brooklyn bridge. Enough stone to complete the work is on hand, and an extra gang of night men has been en- gaged, The height of the anchorage now Is 44.7 feet above m tlae, and wi finished it will be 89 feet bigh in it and 86 feet in the reur—which leaves 443 fect masonry to be lard in front and 41.3 fect in the rear. The New York tower lacks about forty fect of completion. terdany Comptrotier Powell, of Brooklyn, directed ing tor ie for Eaat River Briago bodds, a im ing to 000, Tho bouds will mature in thirty years and bear interest atthe rate of seven percent, It ts stated that Comptrotier Groen will refuse to | fessional lite, and who were known to be friends ot | iexue the bonds for the amount lately appropriated by the Board of Aldermen for the payment of New York’s share of the expense of constructing the bridge. He claims that the ordinance Fao Board by a two- thirds vote only, and that the special act regarding the bridge atinulates for a three-Jonrths majarity, | been almost constantly Mr, Bristow came to Louisville for rest, and has passed | | that provision will be found in the will tor the con- bedside, Every expedi- | ent we could devise to 't tho progress of the dis- ease was tried, but all in vain. He died unconscious of pain, and prepared, I think, in mind to m his death resignedly. Only a few days before his demise | he intimated to me his belief that bu and professed himself contented. “God ood to me,” said le. “He has prosperett me in all hing» and I am reaignea to what may bare in store.” Up to his last hour he looked hopetully for- ward to the Inevitable end, and when the last stupor came upon him it found Bim awatting death with calmness, Atabout twelvejo'clock [ was at his beaside, and when | 1 bent over him and took his hand in mine | fancied | there was a momentary return of consciousness, His lips moved, and I thought he moved his hand in recog. | nitton, but soon all motion ceased and from that timo | he was ntterly senseless till he diced. When questioned about Mr, Stewart's at id that ay | ALL Hi ' | had been attended to long before he contracted hig last | ilinesa, and that his death would not in apy way 1m. pede the completion of bis schemes. niy a short | time ago he spuke to Dr. Marcy about the Workipg- | women's Hotel, and then defined tor him the plan he had in view for batiding it. For a time he had doubted its feasibility, but at thut timo he was dotermined to test it and to urge on work upon it until it would be | carried to completion. | THE, PALL BEARERS, | Up toalate hour last evening tho pall bearers had | not been definitely selected, aithough the names of | several gentietnen promineat in business and pro- the deceased, table | to Mrs, Stewart, Mr. William Livbey and Judge Hilton. | Ainong the painos mentioned from whom pail bearers | will Le selected very probably Charies O'Conor, | William Liobey, Witham M. Bvarts, General Joho A. Dix, Henry BE. Davies, Judge Noah Davis, Peter Cooper, Stephen Ray, Edwin D, Morgan, Royal Pheips, Chief Justice Daly, R ftuart and Francis Cortinct. Bisuop ' Potter, of the Episcopal | Chureh, will direct the services in St. Mark's, and the rector, Rey. Dr. be oy will al assist in the solemn ceremonies, Mr. Hamill, the un- dertaker, 1s the same mun who had charge ot Liveoin’s tuneral. The preparations for interment will not be of an ostentatious character, in conform | ance with the wishes of the deceased. It is not yet settiod whether tho interior of St. Mark’s will bo araped or nui, bat the probabilities are that there will not be any display. The body will not be placed in the casket until to- morrow morning. By that time the rigor mortis will have passed off and it can be easily habilitated for the grave, It will be dressed in an ordinary full dress suit, butin what room it will tie, what the description of casket, who the pall bearers of what the inseription on the plate has not been deemed upon. ADMISSION TO THK CHURCH. There is no doubt that considerabie diMeulty will be experienced at the chureh at the time of the funeral. In order that there may be no contusion or unvcemly crowding, it has been decided that those only wuo are entitled to and are in possession of ticker, shall be admitted tothe body of the charch, No tickets havo been issued as yet, and it is probable that ther distribution will rest with Mr. Hamill, acting under instructions from Judge Hilton. It is accepted as a certainty by Mr. Stewart's friends ud been saggested and were a Unuance of his mercantile business under the name of A. T. Stewart & Co. by Mr, William Libbey, the only | surviving goneral partner. Tho nine branch houses oy Earope ana india have been notified to this effect, Judge Henry Hilton bas been named as the geveral manager of all the property, Mr. Libbey and himself to actin accord in regard to the part employed in | business, Mr, William Libboy, who will hereafter take tho eminent position heid by Mr, Stewart, hus a residence av No, 361 West Twenty Third street, and another one at Hackensack. Mr. Libbey bas for years bwen tho active head of the house next to Mf. Stewart, Ho isa | gentieman of few words and improssive bearing, and ts popular and esteemed by Ins employéa. Mr. Libbey 1s & member of the Rev, Jobn Hall’s Presbyterian church, | on Filth avenue. Mr. Stewart seldom permitted bimselt to engage in any outside enterprises The only corporation of which he was a dircetor when he died was the Merchants’ National Bank. Ho was a director trom 1843, Previous to that time he was a director in the Mechanics’ Bank, He was known to his associate directors as a quiet, punctual man of business, who ; fraud, corruption always attended promptiy to nis duties, The only banks which he patronized were the Merchants’ and the Chemical, : THe ATEWART VAULT. The Stewart vault 7 covered by a marble slab three by five feet im size, ané on this is inscribed in Roman capitals :— eerere ne neee. No, 112 ALEX’R T. STEWART’S 3 Famuy 3 neo nennecacsosesseoonee se settee, ‘There is only about two feet square of the slab visibla the remainder being covered with sod. The mother of Mr. Stewart, his nicco, a Miss Smith, and Mr, A, T. Stewart’s two children are interred i the vault in St. Mark’s cburch, MR. STEWART'S REAL ESTATE. Following is @ list of the real estato held by Mr, Stewart in this city as it appears on the assessment rolls in the Tax Office. In addition, Mr. Stewart owned considerable real estate which was lease to tenanta who paid the taxes, and cousequertly did not appear on record in the Tax Office in his name, but this is es- timated at not more than $550,000. It is beheved by | the officials that the list given below will not vary ten per cent {rom the actual amount owned by Mr. Stewart Mm this county :— . Assessed Valut Nos, 96, 98, 100, 102 Reade street,............ $110,000 Broadway, Chambers street, wholesale store, Nos. 7, 9,11, 13 and 15 Elm street.......... p 27, 29 and 31 Elm strect ‘860,000 43 Chambers stecet. Nos 53 and 55 Chambers street Metropolitan Hotel, Broadway . No, 594 Broadw: No. 170 Bleecker street. +s Nos. 153 and 168 Bleecker strect Nos, 114 and 116 Bleecker street. No, 110 Bleecker street.,...... Nos, 92, 94 and 96 Bleecker street Nos, 115 and 117 Bleecker street. Noa, 16, 18 ana 20 East Thirty-fourth street. No, 1 West Thirty-fourth stroot.... No. 1 East Thirty-tourth street... Northwest corner Thirty-fourth street and Fifth avenue (residence)......... o Northeast corner Thirty-fourth street and Fifth avenue (old residence)...... +. Fourth avenue and Thirty-second street (Working Girls’ Home)... ne Nos. 143, 145 and 147 Kast Kighth stree No, 52 Fourth avenue.... Now. 76 to 82 Fourth avenue ia A few scattering pieces of propert rn) lia and Bedford streets and near Minetta Jane, 80Y......44+ Total.....eeseeee ACTION OF UNION LX, A special meeting of the Union League Clab was held last evening for the purpose of taking proper ac- tion in regard to the death of Mr. A. T. Stewart, who, as is well known, was one of the clab’s vico-presidents for a number of years. Joseph H. Choate, the Prosi« dent, presided, and in calling the meeting to order made a brief speech, alluding in feeling terms to hia Jate associate’s life and character. He was followed by Mr, Petor Cooper, who offered the foltowing resoiu- tions, which were adopted :— have received with deep regret the intelligence of the death of Mr, Alexander T. Stowati, who was frou, 168 organisation an netive and devoted member of the club, prosperity and progress vast wealth and gigantic terprises. ina are contrib) nothing aceldontal or fictitio his undertakings and th atrietent integrity in phe: Dut all these gre conpled with a matchless enius for trade, w in early manhood to a conspicuous rank cured for him the acknowledged positi successful merchant in the world, Bi ing Mr, Stewart’ own private affa and 9 hearty inte: which did him. great honor and inspired the confidence of his fellow citizons. He uniformly threw his whole weight {nto the seals for pure and honest covernmont and agai nd jobbery in public affairs. which "the bi it vi ‘atch re long since se- of the most notwithstand- devotion to protracted this city waged at politicians and derers he of his uame, his counsel and his money to the right al and every movement which aimed at the administration the affaits of the city fur the good of ite tt his support and sympath; took an active and abidis questioned and his luyalty uneondiiion: with the republican party while that party was engaged in ite grand contest against slavery and rebellion, but was never blind to its faults or rors. _ ener ry “T mn ite ee " paler esul ves as 8 inark of respect @ memory @ Mr, Stewart, i f Filty be appointed by tht President t: . ‘The committee was at once appointed, and is as fol lows:—James M. Constable, Salom H. Wales, W. H Lee, Daniel F. Appleton, John Sloun, W. B. Shattock B, G. Aruold, Jona Auchincloss, Nathan Chandler, W. 1. Cogswell, Tanac. H. Baily, Joseph Seligmann, 1tgary Blood, W. HL Fogg, Wm. Blake, Wm, E. Dodge, E. Cowdin, F. H. Delano, Elisha Brooke, L. B. Cannon, J Crosby Brown, Charles L. Tiffany, Charles Buuler, A B, Stone, Wm, HM, Carey, Richard Butler, Wm. M. Ver: milye, D. Van Nostrand, 8. B. Wales, Watwou E. Case, Charles ‘Butler, Sinclair Tousey, George A. Baker, 8. R. Gifford, Eastman Johnson, J.'Q. A, Ward, Carlet Watrous, David Dows, Isaac’ Sherman, Chester A. Arthur, E L. Fancher, Chasles K, Beboe, &, C. Bene- diet, Samuel B. Ruggles, Isane X. Vhelps, L. F. Morton, Jackson 8. Sebultz, J. W. Bigelow, William Blake, B. D. Morgan, Charles G. Landon, Charies P, Kirkland, Joa Jay, John H. Haw, William Borden, Adrian lselin. PACIFIC MAIL STEAMERS. Late yesterday afternoon it was learned in Wall street that the Sheriff of San Francisco had telegraphed to the Panama Railroad officers in this city that he would not attach any more of the steamers of the Pacific Mail Company or any other property unless the Panama Company would enter into additional bonds of $600,000 to protect him against actions for damages, A reporter of the Herato called at the Panama offices in Nassau street, but there was nobody there in au- thority to deny or affirm the trath of this rumor. It was rumored that tho parties who bad taken the bonds of the Pacific Mail Company had released the steamers alreaay seized, HOTEL ARRIVALS. Sir Redmond Barry, Judgo of the Supreme Cotrt of Victoria, Australia, yesterday arrived at the Windsor Hotel. Dewitt C. Ellis, Superintendent of the New | York Bank Department, is at the Fifth Avenue Hotel John B. Gough, of Worcester, Mass,, is staying at the | Westminster Hotel, Chief Engineer William H. Shock, United States Navy, is registered at the Metropolitan Hotel. Countess Rittberg, of Berlin, is residing tom- Pporarily at the Everett House. Adjutant General Franklin Townsend, of Governor Titden’s Staff, is at the Hotel Brunswick. Admiral J. R. Tucker, of the Peruvian Navy, is sojouroing at the New York Hotel, Assistant Quartermaster General Rufus Ingalls, United States Army, is at the Fifth Avenue Hotel Major John V. Du Bois, United States Army, is at the St, James Hotel. OIED. Riezey.—On Tuesday, April 11, 1876, of dinheneriag Hexny Jouxstox, youngest child ‘of Dr. John B. | Isabella M. Ripley, aged 1 year and 7 months. Funeral services at the residence of his parents, 212 Fast 53d st., on Thursday, April 13, 1876, at hall-past eleven A. M.; thence try Central Railroad of New Jer- » | poy, 2:45 P. M., for interment im. euds of the teh Westfield, X. J. Relatives and friends of are invited to attend. z [Por Other Deaths See Ninth Page.) 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