The New York Herald Newspaper, April 15, 1876, Page 8

8 i oFelefats PY THE AMERICAN’ NAVY. | feiee A Remarkable Report of the “Chief Constructor” | of the United States Navy. i 239581" 7 ESRSRIFTSE Ee liye ODENSE IGNORANCE OR waar? | SSESRSEES HEISE, 5 Why the Ships of Oar Navy Aro Behind) FEEL LESSEE E S| ; the Age. Sexusizsas sg § Ei mo RRERBeE RRR ER eR! WON SNe Cees eee ee ae Comparative Cost of the American, British and French Navies. noay prpp-uoay ——e SMOOTH BORE VS. RIFLE GUNS. Pertinent Facts for the Consider- ation of the Government. Some months since a Board of Naval Constructors | made an extended examination of all the mavy yards | =: on the Atlantic seaboard and submitted a report of the | oe result of their labor to the ‘Chief Constructor,” who | 2 > FyzES Bibiana Jaid it before the Navy Department; but, for some rea- | ef g #25 $s a son not stated, ithas not been deemed advisable to | a E publish this document, It has leaked out, however, | 2 Be £ £ $ F| througk the ubiquitous—or, as the bureau would stylo | — | §_—_—_—___ bs it, “iniquitous’’—reporter of *‘the libellous daily pre .* r Fe 2 pos * 3 that the principal point in the report of the nine con- | 3 83 3 8 g SHE = 4 structors composing the Board wasarccommendation | id Fy RBESSEE : to the effect that the present navy yard management, | 5 FE Fees ees él ‘on the whole, being bad, it would be better, in order to | 2 £E®& SmeeeNX Eo ne Dave more eitcleat administration, to iraoefer the |-© Pg fH 8 BS SB Bf ow actual contro} of the navy yards to tho naval construc. | & 3 “RRS ES § | ? tors, with, of course, a nomiual commandantas ‘“figure- = g —-=-=> head” to bear the responsibility, so that better results | 7") & PP ae (in a political point of view, doubtless) may be secured, £3 £2 g¢ Peres Bi Though wo cannot give our readers the contents of | —~ pit dil thie doubtless admirable report of the nine wise men | “> SERRE PTET uM of the navy, we can furnish them with an abstract of | 3 2 SHARR28 83) “woim that of their cbief, just published in the “ annual | “Nore —S stands for smooth-boreand R ior Fillo can- pon. report of the Secrotary ortho Navy with accompanying | BOD a ae ova tahie that, while it costs documents for the year 1875.” and tobe found on pp. | ine Cuited States from $2237 to $710? per ton weight 149 to 201 inclusive. to produce uparmored wooden or lightly built unar- ‘The exact value of a “Chief Constructor’s” report, | ™Mored ron vessels (Ranger class) of comparatively in- | significant power and specd, England and Franee, to | which the government printing press issues and the | say nothing of Germany, are producing not eae fast American people pay for, may, therefore. be of some | iron-clads armed with twelve-inch rifle cannon at from z . , $157 to $223 per ton weight, but also exceodingly swift Interest to the readers ofa newspaper like the Her. Unarmored iron cruisers, most of them carrying the aup, whose chientage includes, one may say, almost | powerful nine-inch rifle cannon, which is capable of our entire seafaring population, and whose circulation, | piercing any of the American iron-clads in service at ‘ | one and a half miles range. While we bave but as most sailors are aware, is not lmited to any one | Oe cose defence iron-elad fit for service—to wit, the land under the sun, | Dictator, of two fifteen-inch smooth-bore cannon, lam- | To this end it has been deemed advisable to give our | inated armor and barely eight knots speed—and Det, i twelve harbor defence monitors (Montauk class) o! readers a carefully prepared digest of the principal Hyer Ou oheed “and. thin lamnisated. armor easily points in the recent official report of Mr. Isaiah Hans- com, “Chief Constructor” of the United States Navy, pierced by the seven-inch rifle at 1,200 yards, the “Chief Constructor’ of the United states vy together with some comments thereupon, which may serve to show what an exceedingly valuable document = p. 180) he says:—*It will be seen that at no time has tho | Edymion . | Seout.. assert | Pearl... | in his official report to the Secrctary of the Navy (see | Rattlesnake bas the simplicity or assurance to it is to emanate from the head of a bureau charged with the annual expenditure of about $4,000,000; fur- navy been in such good and strong condition for har- | bor and coast defence as at thu present time.” ministration most be which employs so intelligent, | and the ee a oa of bc developed on the | | proving grounds of England, France and Germany, to capable and truthful an officer at the head of the most | Prove eee et eee ea nsiads for harbor and | important of the eight bureaus of the Navy Depart | coagt ‘defence, where the fighting will be done in ment. | smooth water, must be considered equal, if not ‘The report opens by stating that the estimates sub- | Superior, to that of alarge number of sea-going iron- clads of foreign nations.” After reading such drivol- mitted exceed those for the previous year by $600,000, jing trash from the pen of a “Chief Constructor,” ig it and that “it will require al! the amount recommended any se the navy is going, to seed? In } ; ach, seems —_ marvellous at Weare to keep those vessels that are worthy of being retained | 1) 1g keep up any sort of a navy | atallon any amount of money that the liberality of | Congress may in charity bestow on it. Is it possible | this “Chief Constructor” Las never heard of such | ships as the Redoubtable (French), Preussen (Germal the Sultan, Alexandra, Dreadnought, Devastation, | | Teméraire aim the Inflexible (British), the latter cased (with %4 inches of iron and to be armed witb four 81 ton guns, which can throw shot weighing 1,450 lbs. through 20 inches of iron ata mile range? never beard of the new German vessel which is to carry Herr Krupp’s new steel gun, a breech-loader inthe navy in proper condition for sea service.” This, if not very definite, is, at all events, interesting, net only to our political economists and statesmen, but to all other citizens who, entertaining an affection far their country and wishing well to that armof the national service that-defonts ite-flag afloat, would like. to know exactly how many vessels there are in the United States navy “worthy of being retained,” but sooth to say, on this important point, the worthy “Chief Constructor’ docs not enlighten us, and we are left to dim conjecture as to the exact number (of ships) which is to act as o divisor to the three and one-half millions timated for.’ Hanscom next observes, ‘It it well known that wooden vessels wll rapidly deteriorate, and much more rapidly since steam has become the principal motive power,” | &c, After thus stating this indisputable fact, our readers will naturally expect to heur of some recom- | avery rexpeotable footing, Indeed, as compared with mendations from the “Chief Constructor’’ of the United — that of Groat Britain. , to a remedy for this un- | _ Im looking over this remarkable production of the sae ay ee Man i 7s | head of the construction department of the navy ono is fortunate condition of things. Here it is:— | lost in absolute amazement at the vision of luxuriant Having virtually stated that wooden ships do rot, | ignorance, if not absolute idiocy, which the insertion apt (even by carbolic acid) from | of such a table must presuppose on the part of profes- Dave ace pvanprmsbibdrtenidid hart omicg Asian or |? re ’Chiel Constructor's” reports, rotting, the “Chief Constructor’? goes on (in iter | *"Soch vessels as the Shah, Raleigh or Inconsvant are, part of bis report) to remark, “The government, tobe | of course, entirely left out of our ‘Chiet Constructor's"> prepared for avy emergency which may arise, must tablo, though these vessels are all 15 knot or 16 knot have on hand enough of well seasoned timber to build ships of from 4,780 to 5,782 tone displacement, and carry the powerful 9inch rife gun, whose power is seventy-five vessels at least, with despatch, all of which | could be built in six months if the materials were reater than that of our 18 inch sinooth bore. The autiful frigates of the Immortalite class of 28 guns, ready.” 1 That is, as ‘wooden vessels deteriorate rapidly” it 984 tons and 12 knots sea speed, aro all left out. jarcissus class, 11 knots speed, likewisc. Ditto the will be of course extremely desirable to bave on hand at all times, in addition to the 200,000 cubic feet of oak timber already partly expesed and rotting at the | sbips Tourmaline, Turquoise and Ruby and others several pavy yards, an ample further supply of rotten | Uiwrait tue:lnwein Repeats Megs. Oey Pooper or rotting wooden shipping for emergoncies such a8 yows and steam machinery. Even the best ships of that referred to by this worthy ‘Chief Constructor” in | the old Barrosa and Cadmus classes (2,187 tons D, 10 his letter of October 23, 1874, to Commodore Nichols, _ ‘ot vessels and 17 gans) aro lett out. of the Boston Navy Yard, where this bureau chief nominally requests but virtually orders the protesting Commodore to employ before el ction day a sulle ciently large number of voting mechanics and labore: to ingure the clection of Messrs. h and Frost, whom ‘the administration is desirous” of secing re- | tarned to Congress! | omit of solid tron at the distance of a mile? But the cream of the Chief Constructor's” officig! report is to come. parison of the English and American iron-clads, in Mr. | which the Warrior (of 9,000 D.) is set down as 1,250 tons, on page 185 is inserted a table entitled, “Rela- | tive comparison of the number of guns and tonnage of the English and the United States baval vessels,” This comparison applies wholly to the unarmored cruisers of the two Powers, and the idea is sought to be conveyed by the table that the American navy is on speed. Ditto the new 154 knot iron corvettes | Boadicea, Bacchante, Euryalus, Rover, Diamond, Ma- gicienne and Sapphire; TABLE 2 | See page 185, Report of baer | of the Navy for 875. “Relative comparizon of the number of guns and ton- nage of the Enghsh and the United States Naval | xeescls,” according to Mr. Isaiah Hanscom, Chief Conutrucior of the United States Navy, together with some information dir. Hanscom was very carctul to bis “relative comparison.” The idea of iron framed ships, composite ships, or, | United Siates Naval) What the Chisf Constructor Left in fact, modern ships of any kind suited to the de- | — 2 mands of mcdern warfare, seems never to | S have occurred to the mind of this ex- | pn # Condition of the Vessel, cellent ‘pief Constructor,” who, however, | Vessel. 5 Remarks Us Tonnage Are Bext allcdes to the increased cost of building and Aaded repairing wooder. vessels in the United States; but | prudently, perbaps, ignores whe causes which jead to Colorado. . vA 46 }382|4700| Receiving ship at New York, half rotten; speed 7 the necessity of these frequent “repairs” as well as knots. the reagons for the especial'y higa cost in this country | of vessels of war built im government as well as private Franklin..../s¢} 17: [5170|Speed 8 knots, under favora. dockyards, He states the average wages paid in 1664 ble circumstances, aud 1874 to American mechanics, which 1s doubtless — Minnesota ../46/3000)4700)/Speed 84, knots under favor- correct, but does not give any comparative table of the | ‘able circumstances. cost of American and foreign ships of war, so that we 5440)Rotting “in ordinary” at Ningura. ....|12}2958 eleftin the dark ag to bow we stund us regards Bhan, lative expense and relative results and cificiency as | Wabash..... 45 ]3000/465C Receiving sbip at Boston, compared with foreign governments. Let us supply | halt rotten; speed 745 this omission for our worthy "Chief Constructor,” knote, ‘at least, 10 a limited extent, asenrming the cost of ships | of war per ton on the basis of load line displacements of | the versels, which is for our purpose of comparison as | Florida... good 4 ru'e as any other, | TABLE ft. } Comparative cost of American, English and French | vesscls of war, which the “Chief Constructor’ of the | United States Navy does not give in his official re- A rotten bulk on the stocks at Boston. Rotten, “in ordinary” at Now London; said to be “ho ” Speed 13 knots (?) Rotten, on the sioc! York; perfectly worthless. Rotten, on the stocks at New Connecticut [21 }2490] 1079 21:26 3250) at Brooklyn. ..}20}2000/3000) sain, but half rot ten, speed 74 knots. Pensacola. . . |22}200C} 3000}Specd § knots, 1118] 2000] 9001Speed 9 knots, 2! |14] 2000] 270¢/<peed § knots, | Trenton, ..../11/2300)3650/ Cotnisbed, bull without en- ines has already cost }800, 000, Powhatan. ..|17/2182]4980)An old paddie wheel craft; § Si, knots, | Alaska ......j12}112.[2400/Neecs exieusive repaira; | James’ Naval History #’ Ronning on: eye over | speed 104, knots, this table and noting our remarks thereon in Benicia...../12]1122]2400]Needs extensive repairs; the additional columns, it will be observed | ‘hat while the column for our own ships contains sixt : ant ® | Omaha., ....) ty) repairs; out of the seventy rtnored steumers actually in U Site fades Py 5 | | Navy Rogister of 1876, all the old bulks rotten on the 5 Hi ert E | Mymoutn, . repairs; | stocks and ex-blockade runners Vcing pressed into ser. #esgee28 3 2 6e vice (o sweil the Arverican list—the column for English #38 ae ie = & | Lackawanna. }16| ships contains bat few new vessels beyond the Active, 8:8 REStz? | Ticonderoga. |11)1019|22a) Rotting “tn ordinary” at Wiid Swan, Arab and some new gun vessels, a few bd io ee gg | Porismouth; speed 10 | ing really tnscrced, however, to make the description | GSSSSeSeesess & knots, | moro complete to the confiding taxpayer or member of | 0 = mn! & | Canondargua |10} 955/2130\Rouing “in ordinary’ at | Congress. In short, the list of ish vessels 13 cek = 8 eee can, deeisepienal Nortolk; speed 10 knots, | bo ge hanes J ye Bg By Bey ween se Ef jonong’ hela if extensive repair; vt r boy rotten I ihe SSRSSAR& fon peed 10, koote +) otk tauders. to” training ebips, old paddle wheel Egssctegess | i Shonandoab. |17] e20}2100|Rotting “in ordivary” at | stoatuers utterly behind the ago, &c., &e, The only ph gen ede AS ip, Malle Eid é fo York speed 74 | wonder 18 that “Uhiet Constructor’ Hanasom: did bears - os aN? =o knots, or lees | not 0 t battle eal Janiata......] §} $28) 1900) a ten * Palttnrore; j oy. bi aap bodman ee of which Nelson was g a ‘ ots, tl Q st 4444444255 Ossipee. .....| 8) 828/190] Speed, € knots. | It te certatoly a grave ove £ 3 Hy z £28222 2%. Quinebaug ..| s viofisie ye of the “repaired ships,” | ark, as the Bri race, and gE epeed 11 knots, may take umbraze at such slights, For with a list of ak b 8] 910)184 | ne of the ‘repaired ships? | 773 vessels (the it number in the British navy See oatancd "es NM” | ltr serta"ck service tm heme sud. foreign porta) . in ws 5 5 nazi f +] 910) 1840/One of the “repaired ships.’ | choose from, such omissions as those of the V §55255 $58) - ] o10|t840)0n0 of the “repaired ebipe,” | tha Noals, ark. are uupardovable, and the matter ~ ; [seed perbaps 12 note, | even kerious enough to cal for investigation by & e0m- Has he | which weighs 126 tons and which can pierce two feet | After giving on page 184 a com- | Galatea class of 26 guus, 4,543 tons and 11 knots sea | the 14 knot composite | continues in either gross Jgvorance or apparent con- | Amethyst... 14 ther, how wise and wholly excellent the system of ad- | tempt of the opinion of scientific and practical men | Modeate..... | | | Potrel.......] 8 | Colambine,..! 3) United States Naval| What the Chief Constructor Left iusiagn at votiind elem bostencty Saarged with power te Vessels sel iT persons al - — Seriously speaking. do the American people desire to >| continue to pay such fancy prices as they hegen od j do for a system of naval management wi Name of Condition of the Vessel. ooo of such on ro Dh shar L. ‘Rema: ‘der Tonnage sheer ignorance or wi dece| dece! me ’ @ “ded 5 Congress as to the real condition ‘of our navy on th Troquois.....! 6) 695}iveu, jare Island, We ugwise tho Progident to get rid of this intelligent re % aeata moon 10! knots, “Chief Constructor’ as speedily as possible, fur he will | 659/1550|Speed 11 knots. prove a luxury too expensive to keep, and to assist the 6] 650/1370|New ship, cost $331,509 72 it of our legislators (irrespective of party claims) Navy ister says she is | such a way as to bring about such genuin pub- 615 tons eye yng § iy naval a ement sor may s sept Enterprise..| 6] 650,1370|New ship, cost $306,205 OL. secure for the fature least as good resulis in wt | «tag tava says she ig | ®hips of war as are obtained by Englishinen, French- 615 ions. —_ aesieat Turks and —iees se Cain ae secceeed © 'N er le of common sense the wide g por OAHSTONNew oD iP ciotertays sue ie |. President Grant and ‘Sogretary of War Taft have Sen nigh 400 | Jethitng*tne Genera of she Aviny to hin legitimate " recalling tbe General of the Army to his log! Haron ...... 6] 060/1370/Now ship, cost $380,087 95. | Cort eiE connection with that army. Will the Preal- Alort... 4| 450; 995|New chip, cost- $307,130 1, | dent perform the same kind, generous and judicious Alliance. 4| 450| 995|New ship’ cost $307,024 64 | Oflice for the sister servico; or, if he thinks ‘t prefer. ‘Now cailed Huron,” able, will he not appoint a commission, consisting of er......| 4] 450] 995|New ship, cost $204,126 69, | Admiral Porter, Vice Admiral Bou 5a eee bod 4 i miral John Rodgers, to manage ‘oj sactanaaa eRe abil ta 5 eee ae DOr taily of our untortunate navy ?, If ke docs, tbo whole 550] “Repa ” service will riso up aud applaud him, ls pete tal Vick 9! yg ms the construction department of the navy may secure report has. ber down as | {oF its head a genius like Ericsson, with the practical having 1,860 tons dis- wisdom of an Ecktord, and the naval service be once placemeni ? more restored to its proper position in the eyes of the Tuscarora...) 6] 726]1560}Speed 10 knots, In com- world. a mission, Wyoming. 6] 726]1560|Half rotten at Washington. MOODY AND SANKEY. Narraga 5} 566) 1236) Hoeten at ‘one Isiand ; Shome Wort eet ‘Thero were three sermons delivered at the Hippo- cores: aa bo re Faiing 8) drome yesterday—oue on ‘intemperance’ at the Nipsic.. 3] 410} 900] +‘Repairing’”? at Washington. | noonday meeting, onc on ‘What think ye of Christ??? Eoginesr: ie Chi FePort | at the four o'clock mecting and ‘Tho Death of Christ”” Tero tons displacement’ | Was the subject of Mr. Moody's dincourse at the eight 410] 900/Speod 10 knots, o'clock meeting, according to announcement, it being 410) 900] Botton ana, worthless at | Good Friday night, 410| 900/Speed 9 knots, Aftor the reading of the requests the hymn, “Rescue 410} 900/Speed 9 knots, tho rerisbing,” was sung by the congregation, and a 450) 685|Speed 10 knots, Anold iron paddlewheel craft on lakes. 8] 614/130C]Ex-blockade runner, Pres- ent speed 744 knots, Gettysburg..| 2 Ex-blockade runner. Pres- ent speed about 8 knots. | ‘Tallapoosa...| 2 Nondescript despateh ves- sel. Speed 12 knots. Wasp 1] 365] —jsold at Montevideo for | $2,000, gold, Palos, .......| 6! 306) 420/An tron tugboat on China station. Despatch....| 4] 730] —/Mr. Smith’s ex-yacht; no rihly use, What the Chief Constructor Left ‘Out. 3 i & | _ Condition of the Vessel $ | Remarks Under Tonnage” % ‘are Added & |2396 12486 Phacton.. ‘and not considered rep- resentative ships at this ima, 1882] An old sailing ship used training ship tor boys at "2 ships Implacablo ... 1c} 3223} Devonport. Pembroke... |25/2842/17580la steam “block sbip,’? used “reserve ship,” Chatham. Active ++ ]10/3078 2322) Pembroke. . . |25|2842/1758/This vessel is repeated above to swell Mr. H.'s list of 0 less than fifteon a are old, ana all are regarded as behind the age by Jason...... .|17/2481)1711 officers of the Royal Navy. And he | Thalia....... | 6[2216/ 1459) 1890) 1405) 14] 1934]1405) Pylades. -}17)2021| — |Sold out of the service as worthless several years { ago, * Victoria and| Albert..... | 2]2000;2345/The Royal yacht; a paddle- ie wheel vessel. Challenger ..| 4|2306/1462/An old ship on surveying service. 1506] An old ship. —|Building by Messrs, Napior, of Glasgow. An old paddlewhcel sloop, laid up at Devenport. An uld paddlewhcel sloop. (2187 liz 2 4 7 6} | 5/1061) 6 @ 5] 6 fo} c 5 < = a Sphynx. Spiteful.. 751|An old sloop of war. Sphyox...... uated above to swe! the ist. Blelicon...... ‘| A paddlowheel despatch vessel. Rosario......| 3} An old steam sloop, nearly worthless, 672/Of litle more value than the Rosario. Rapid........ | Sappho... | Salamis. 727 —jAn old paddiewheel des- patch vessel, laid up at Devonport. 669)Of avout the same value as the Rapid. A paddiewheol despatch vessel, 7A paddiewhcel despatch vessel repeated above, to 7 swell the Inst, Uf about the same value as the Rosario. An old paddle wheel sloop, jaid up at Devonport. Not on the navy jist at all, un Vessel, new. Gun vessel, new, Lively......+{ 2 Helicon Gun vessel, no Sloop, new. An old sailing brig, used as a tender to the Boscawe: for drilling apprentice ys at Portland. An old sailing sloop, used a8 & tender to the St Vin- cent at Portsmouth. A drill ship for boys. 0, Porcupine. ..] 5] 496] 38]A surveying paddle wheol ng tender to the Fisgard at Greenwich. Bittern, 3} 774] 663)Gun vessel. Curlew. ..+-+-] 3] 774] 605|Gun vessel, Mag 3] 774] 665)Gun vessel, Plovei 3| 7741 663|Gun vessel 4| 584] 464|Gun vessel, new. 10} 447) 425}An old sailing sloop, used as a tender to the Im- pregnabic at Devonport. A drill ship for boys. 308|@unboat, new, 2051Gunboat, new. 205|Gunboat, new. 295|Gunboat, new. 295] Gunboat, new. 233 § §5383% Merlin. Pioneer. .... —J|Vaddie whee composite « essel, repairing. Ready. 402] Repeated, a8 above, vo swell the list. oo & Oeeeee Nimble...... 426] jun vessel, old. Specdwell.. —|Not on the navy list at all, Cocxatrice. 26¥/Gunboat, old. Vivid. .......J—] 823) 350/An old paddle wheel vessel, tender to the Royal Ad- elaide at Devonport, 663|Gun vessel, as ourreaders will observe, columns to the above table the evidently overlooked by Woodiark.. 774 We take the liberty, adding some addition: Mr. Hanscom—dat Teason of his arduous nbore elsewhere, rected, some of the comparisons given by a “Chief Con structor’’ become ludicrous enough. For instance, in the American column the tonvage, new measurement, is eet down, while in the Ev; lint the tonnage ds- isgiven. The effect cheat, need not be explained to any intel- ligent seafaring person, but to those of our reado: rs | who may not be familiar with these technical terme rthiess. | and differences in tonnage it may be said that tho ob- ject of the “Chief Coustructor” is to mako out the American ships iglter than the really are by many. hundreds of ions in some cases, while the English shy are made out Jarger than they really are, to @ similar ex- | tent. In other words, sional trickery, if do posely, it argues a det is a shrewd pi of protes- purposely; if not done ty of ignorance worthy of an Xperts, The comparison betweon the Lackawanna (Ameri- | can) and the little sloop Fé ) iMustrates the cheat forcibly. The Lackawanna is actually classed by Mr. Hanscom with the Fawa, whe in reality the former is a large corvette of ten heavy smooth bores and 2,220 tons displacement, while the Fawn is a small five gun sloop of 751 tons new measurement and 1,045 tonsd cement—in short, just hall (he Lackawanna’ tise! glorious nut for some future —jAnold paddiewheel frigate, | Old paddlewheel sloor re- | of | three new members on the other. ‘Thus cor- | = ‘ofan official contro:ling the most important staf ureau in the Navy Department? number of retormed drunkards told their experiences, Rev. Dr. Cuyler, of Brooklyn, delivered the lecture, which was a very effective one, Mr, William E. Dodge prayed, and tho hymn, “Yield Not to Temptation,” was sung by Mr. Sankey and thechoir, In the after- noon Mr. Moody addressed 7,000 people, and in | the evening there was not since the commencement of | | the revival such a crowd scen in the Hippodrome. In the two halls there were more than 12,000 people, and thousands had to leave for want of room. Mr. Moody said there is one thing about the death of Christ in which every ot 8 an interest. Whenarich man dies every one xious to know how much he willed. Christ left a will for all of us. We can hear men talk about mS nd we forget ali about it im a short hear pera and forget all about them, but 1 hope you will rs scene of Calvary presented to you in its terrible Teality some day, Oh, if 1 could preach as I wished and make-tt 80 tbat you would all be so interested 8 Christ I would be happy. Ho was nsgressions ‘and bruised for our iniquity. Mr. Moody then told the story of the passion of Christ and the crucifixion so forcibly and well he moved bis immense audience almost to tears. His graphic description of the suffer- | nga of the Saviour on the cross wai vivid that many of his auditofy seemed to sce scene of the redemption ‘before their appeal was | answered by the thousands that crowded the ina! rooms till near eleven o’clock last night, The meetin; concluded with prayer by Rev. Dr. Armitage. The overfiow meeting last night was presided over by Mr. MeBurney, of the Young Men’s Christian Ausociation, PLYMOUTH PRAYER MEETING. Plymouth lecture room was even more crowded than usual last evening. Mr, Beecher was in a mood very unusual to him, His whole talk bore on the sufferings and death of Christ, and even the hymns sung wore of & peculiarly dismal character, After the usual pre- liminary services Mr, Beecher said:—Tnore has been a tendency to separate the sufferings and death of Christ from other parts of His life, and to attribute to them aspecial efficacy. The sufferings of Christ were part of His lite and the climax and consummation of His ministry. He came to the world to dis- close a purer and better iica of God, and the knowledge of this God is to be the instrament by which the world is to be lifted up and carried forward | ina higher spiritual sphere. To have died, alone, | apart from His teachings and example, would have | been a tragedy more sublime and touching, in parts, than any that has ever been recorded; bat it would have been simply a drama, a tragedy, and could not have had the relationship, it could not take hold of | man as it has bas done, when connected with His pre- | ceding life. His teachings required some such exem- 2 | Plifcation, Christ lifted the interpretation of | love and duty far higher than it had ever | been before. Now, it is in the nature | | of things that when a man teaches or preaches of | things Jar above the ordinary experience of man it 18 | | almost a necessity of human nature to regard them as poetic, higher than anything possible among men, and’ | | Ro or becomes very powerful till 1t has had its _ martyrs, till somebody has suffered and diod for it When Christ taught duty He showed it; when He taught | love His conduct showed it. When He sealed His teach- | ing of disinterested benevolenco and self-sacrifice, when tor His enemics Ho gave up His life, there was not pos- | sible to give apy teaching beyond that. Everything | was thrown into the sufferings and death of Christ to | make that teaching of noble sanctity to mankind and , to mal it an authority to every generation. | Whatever eflect th have been in the example of Christ, working that way, we know nothing of it; but of the effect of the rufferings of Christ on men we do know it gives a power to His doctrines that could ' not come in apy other wa; The suferings and death of Christ were the seal of His ministry. If there be | those who car take the wings of imagination and fly back to that time and go ail over itim thought and : take comfort in it, fi ye it from me to discourage them; but if there be those who hi tried to tarn | their thoughts to melancholy and have found no com- | fort in it, let me say to them it is not neediul, J cun- | not make mysel! believe that for 2,000 years Christ has | not been seated in heaven. Don't I know | GRTHSEMANE HAY BEEN CORONATION and death has been lite? Ihave given a great deal : of thue and thought to this and have sought to be an honest man, and to hold to no old theories when thi seemed idolatrous; butto part witn apy of a man faith isa hard thing. It is to mea great comfort tha Jesus cried out, * God, why bast thou forsaken me!” He lo#t His hope, and it helps me to say to my- | self, Shall tho servant be above his Lord, all our experience the life, ferings of Christ of fool ond nt and instruction and comfort. So, what- | ever befalls us, wo have Christ asa refuge and reivef. If wo rejoice, we rejoice with the Lord; if } | suffer, we saffer with the Lord, and we shail also reign with Him. A meeting of the Examining Committee was hold aftor the prayer meeting, to converse with applicants for membership. JERSEY’'S MUNICIPAL MUDDLE. The new Board of Finance of Jersey City ha: | pointed John B. Haight City Collector. Mr. Love, | the present incumbent, announces, however, that he will not surender the office, as ho was appointed last wovk by the retiring Board. The most bitter disse: | sions prevail between Messrs. Fry and Van Reipen, the | old members, who hold over on the one side, and the The ofices of | clerk, comptroller, treasurer and boy ogee atioruey are yet to be filled, and a lively time is expected at the next meeting. Mr. Fry having threatened to resign, several candidates are canvassing the Board of Alder- men for the posit.on. JERSEY'S BOULEVARD SCHEME. | Two unsuccessful attempts baving been made during the past cight years to construct a boulevard to extend | | through Hudson county, N. J., from Bergen Pomt to the Bull’s Ferry line, a scheme has at last been devised | | whieh will solve the vexed question, A general | | county road bill has passed both houses of the Legislature. It provides for tho appointment of a road board by the Board of Freehold | | ers. Twenty-Gve propert; owners may make | application to the Board of Freeholders for the organi. | zation ot such a board. The Frocholders will then submit to the people the question whether such a body shall be appomtot. If a majority of the people at the ballot box vote “‘yoa’’ the Freenolde’s shall ap- point the board, and it sball proceed to lay out and construct a road not exceeding 100 feet in widih, tra- versing the county from one end to the other, and not cxorediag in cot $100,000 a mile. Such a road will be of great benefit to Jersey City. RAILROAD LABORERS’ STRIKE. The laborers cmployed in unloading the mud scows Jor the Delaware aud Lackawanna Railroad Company, | at the foot of Twelfth street, Jersey City, to the num- | | ber of 100, strack yesterday for an advance of wages from ninety-five cents to $1 aday. As soon as the men left work they were discharged by the Superin- tendent, and about sixty jaborers were brought trom | Paterson to supply their places. The strikers assumed | a threatening attitude, but a posse of police was sent | | from the Second precinct station aud order was pre- | served. The laborers on this railroa! have been miscr- | ably paid during the past six months, and there have | been several strikes in consequence, STRIKING COMPOSITORS. Can | ery ov he cross? | A mecting of the Executive Committee of the em- ploying printers was held yesterday, and reports were received from nearly all the large meuts of the city with regard prices. The reports all coincided in stating that there ‘was no difficulty ex; io ‘at the reduced rates of compensation, | fancy and black, will algo be found at 75 cents a | sary for an entire outfit, and at low prices, | other things in the same proportion, Pearances. {| Convention will be selected from this city. | vention meets on the 26th inst Senator | terfeiters Jonn and Thomas Dougherty, YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 1876—WiITH SUPPLEMENT. SPRING OUTFITS. SHOPPING OFF BROADWAY—WHERE TO GO AND WHAT TO BUY. Never since the war bave dry goods been sold for such low prices as at the present time. The most limited purse can be accommodated. Not ouly are things cheap, but they are good at the same time. Most of the stores have had their openings, which at- tracted and still attract large crowde. Let us run across Broadway and see what the avenues lying weet of that great thoroughfare can do for the chopper. On Sixth avenue we ind STERN BROTHERS, who announce most extraordinary bargains in all de- partments of their business, In silks they offer the greatest variety in price and quality. Colored gros grains at $1 13 ayard, and from that to $1 50 Black" gros” grain silks from $1to $1 50, and upward, per yard, besides a large assortment of silks for hat trim- ming purposes, A good quality of gros grain ribbon may be had at 17 cents a yard, anda gros grain sash ribbon, seven inches wide, at 44 cents a yard, and basket sash ribbons at 65 cents, By way of dress and cloak trimmings this frm has imported a large varioty of Paris fringes, tape and crimped sik fringes, ruch- ings, braids and worsted fringes. Of ladies’ underwear they have a large assortment at very low prices. Chemises trimmed with tucks and edging at 60 and 65 cents, and more elaborate ones at $1. Nightgowns with tucks and inserting 75 cents and $1; drawers 45 and 60 cents; more elaborately trimmed 75 and 83 cents; skirts with tucking and edging 98 cents; chil- dren’s ready made garments at moderate prices, and boys’ kilt suits and coats in all the new styles, Hats and bonnets for grown pecple and children, and every- thing one could desire in the way of lace goods. Sleeve- Jess jackets, ailk and lade fickus, point de epaigne lace scarts, ties and bows and collars and cuffs and band- kerchiefa, 4, O'NBILL & CO. This firm have just opened a now department of ladies’ and children’s suits. They have also a fine line of ladies’ and childr underwear, which they offer at low prices. In their millinery department they havo French chip hats in all the new shapes from $2 to 33 75; American chip hats from 8} nglish straws from 95 cents to $1 95; gros grain silk at 11, 13 and 22 cents a yard, and sash ribbon for 44 cents ayard, Besides these they have a large as- sortment of fancy goods and silk umbrellaa, H.C, ¥. KOCH. ‘The above dealer offers a tempting price list in dress oods in all materials and all ehadez, from the most lelicate Geru to the dismal black. The tollowing some of his prices:—-Damarse, 31 cents a yi arabesque poplin, 60 cents; worsted poplin, 35 cents; | deboges at 20 ahd 87 cepts; cashmore irom 41 to 75 15 to $1 75; black sill 0, Iso find here stuff suits from $7 to $18, and black silk suits from $47 10 $50. Hosiery in every stylo, plain, solid colors and str.pos, RICHARD MRARKS exhibits a fine assortment of carriage, dinner and walking costumes at moderate prices. ‘We find bro- caded and silk costumes from $88 to $150; gros grain costumes from $75 to $125; biack silk stumes from $69 to $150; striped and checked costumes from $39 to $63; cashmere costumes from $33 to $43; debcige costumes from $10 to $33, and worsted suits from $9 50 to $18. Silk, cashmere and drap d’été jut from $12 to $25. There is also at this store a large — of hats and bonnets and the materials to trim em, BHRICHS’. Crossing over to Eighth avenue we come to Ehrichs’, Here we find bargains on every hand. What do you think of pew spring £ulls at $2 90 and upward and bilk suits at $25 and upward? A large line of imported suits is offered at very low prices. In underwear Act bargains are held out as inducements to buyers. 'n hate and bonnots wo find every variety under the sun, American chip hats from 25 cents to $1 und French chips for $1 76. Ladies’ and children’s straw hats at 25 and 44 cents, Children’s trimmed hats { 30 cents. Boys’ trimmed hats 18 cents; boys’ straw hats 60 cents. In the way of hat trimmings, silks, rib- bons, laces, flowers are to be found at all pricos and ofall varietics. Fancy guods of every description | and at the lowest possible prices, so low, in fact, that one would fecl as though he were wronging the seller | to buy them, only be romembers if there was nothing | made on cheap goods there would be no such plice as Ehrichs,’ | JONES’. At Jones’, also on Fighth avenue, will be found, be- sides a large assortment of bousefurnishing articles, ° silks, mourning goods, ladies’ and children’s unaer- | wear. Here will be found colored silks at $1 per yard | i and black silks from 80 cents upward. Silks, yard. Gloves, laées, scarfs, edging, hats (trimmed and untrimmed), veils, ribbons, in fact everything necos- WALLER & MORLEY. Crossing town again and riding down in a Fourth av THE REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT UNDER GEN- ERAL CANAL— HIS OPERATIONS ORDERED FROM JAMAICA—INSURBECTIONIST CHARGES AGAINST THE PRESIDENT—WHAT HAS BEEN ACCOM. PLISHED. ‘ Tho little Republic of Hayti is again in the throes of one of those periodical revolutions which render any, application of the Malthusian theory unnecessary and prevent the jphabitants from dying of ennui, This, time the leader of the disaflected is Caual, who is ad present in Kingston, Jamaica. ‘WHAT THE RERELS SAY. Tn justification of their revolt the rebels accuse the preseat President, Domingue, and his party of convert ing to their own purposes all the money upon which they can lay their hands, Tothis arrangement they demur, and propose nursing the public moneys them-' selves. In order to effect this they have taken up armg and seized the town of Jacinel, GOVERNMENT PREPARATIONS, Previous to its scizure the commander of the port serft to Port au Prince tor ammunition, fearing an at- tack on the part of the imsurgents, Whether he Te, ceived the needed supply or not, he was unable to prevent the capture of his command by the Insurgents’ Canal seems to have directed these operations from a gafe distance. He remained in Kingston, Jamaica, where he chartered the celebrated steamer OCTAVIA to carry a supply of ammanition to the neighborhood, of Jacmel, where the insurgents were at that time reputed to be in strong force. The vessel proceeded on’ her errand, and when near the port was hailed by a party on shore, who sent off a boat to them. The party in the boat represented themselves as belonging toa large body of insurgents tn the neightortood, The men on board the Octavia, believing this, at once took totheir boats and landed. They were immediately pro- claimed prisoners by the decoying party, who turned. out to be men loyal to Domingue. The Octavia men, being of the opinion that under existing circumstances. a surrender might lead to very unpleasant pateer quences, at once showed fight, The méiée did not Jas\ long. In it one of the insurgents, named Roche, was ded and 1 Hayt killed. The l 1s to $l 25; yrous led and several jaytians were lee ‘4 1o loyal ‘troops seew to have quickly concluded that A RAPID RETREAT would be conducive to sound bodi'y condition, and took themselves off, The decoyed party regained thé Octavia, and were next hi from in St. Thomas, Having done whatever business they wanted here the: put to sea, and were finaily captured by a Spani man-ot-war, as already announecd. GENKRAL EXCITEMENT. From the latest advices which have reached New York fighting seoms to be going on all over Port au Prince ts ma state of the greatest excitement, OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION, The following document, addressed to the Spiate of the English steamer Atlas, on March 22, will suff- sien explain itself and the position of things at jacmel :— THR XAVY. It is, of course, funny to hear of the Haytian navy, but the President scems to have a couple of vessels eee of bombarding the port of Jacmel, if we may judge from the news received of an expected civility of that kind in store for the city. The government troops have surrounded the town, Fortunateiy for the non- combatants the French corvette Chasseur ap peared upon the scene and will take on board the wo- men and children while the fire is in progress, LOCK ADI Further information shows that the port is effectr- ally blockaded. The West India Company’s steamer Andean, Captain Miller, from Liverpool, was prevented from entering the port, The Captain of the steamer Atlas gave full particulars of the state of things to Her Britannic Majesty’s steamer Sphinx and tothe United States steamer Vandalia The latter proceeded to Kingston to coal and provision. No further intelli« gence with regard to the present state of affairs was obtaimable, but Canal’s chances of ousting Domingue seem good, THE NOTICE, Avx Cargs, March 22, 1876, To the CommNbum oF Tum ENGLISH STEAMER ATLAB, AUR ayes Harbor: Sin—You are hereby respectfully notified that the port of Jacmel, now in the hands ot insurgents in arms againat (he overmment of Hayti, will be, from to-night, the 22d of Starch, 1876, and henceforth’ until further ‘notifeation, blockaded by the naval force of Haytian government un- der my command, and you, as ing the tag of a Power, are respectfully requested not to attempt to enter the said port of Jacmel, enclose herewith the olficial notifica- tion find respectfully roquost that you will uekuorrledge the Fecuipt thoreot. Very respectfully, LEON DEJOTE. THE COURTS. Yesterday a judgment for $15,452 43, obtained by “Public Administrator Dayton against Willard Johnson, was filed in the County Clerk's office. The defendant enue car we find ourselves in the Bowery, and here we | are confronted on every hand by bargains. The above | firm have suits of French lustre from $8 up to $12; , cashmere sults, trimmed with silk, from $15 to $20, | and silk suits from $40 to $75; new spring arcss goods | at 25 and i ceutsa yard, and camels’ hair plaids at | 1244 cents a yard, and alpacas from 25 cents upward, — and cashmere at 40 cents; black, colored and siry silks at $1 26, and plain silks at 75 cents a yard, | Merrimac calicoes at toe ridiculously low price of 5 | cents a yard, and yard wide mustin at 7 cents a yard; | kid gloves at 75 cents a pair, and cassimeres at 37 | cents a yard and broudcloth at $1 25. Now is there any | excuse for rags? | OTHER FIRES. | Other firms that display cheap goods and offer extra- | ordiuary inducements to buyers are Bloom's, in the | Bowery, and Peter Stewart's, in the Bowery. This lat- | ter-offers to sell all the newest styles in hats at manu- facturers’ prices. Doyle & Adolphi had their grand opening on Monday and Tuesday last and made a fine display, They olfer silks at 60 cents a yard and In looking out for bargains the shopper should not forget R. Macy & Co., M. Altman and Ridley & Sons, at either of which places they will find everything they need ip the way of spring and summer outiits. = S$ Zz Z g | | & Zz ° ct ist mn The Tammany Society will hold an election at the | Wigwam, in Fourteenth street, on Monday evening next, for the election of Sache:ns and other officers, 1t ts understood that the present officials will be again chosen, with the exception of County Clerk Walsh, one of the Sachems. No opposition ticket to slate candi- dates will have any chance, according to present ap- Borges, called upon Mayor Wickham yesterday in re- sponse to a visit of the latter, tendering the hospitali- ties of the city to the Emperor Dom Pedro, The Min- H | The Brazilian Minister, Conselheivo Carvalho | ister thanked the Mayor for his courtesy, but re- | | marked that the Emperor did not expect apy formal civic reception, but wished to travel simply asa pri- vate gentleman without any ostentation. Cundidates for the Police Commissionersh'p, which | becomes vacant next month by expiration of the term of Mr. John R. Voorhis, loom up every day. The latest Dames suggested are Colonel Thomas Dining Mr. Sidvey P. Nichols and Mr. Thomas Cooper Camp- bell. The Aldermen think they bave done enough for t peg wey nasty in giving them a Commissioner- ship of Public Works. As they have the confirmatory power their wishes may receive some Jittle considera- tion in the matter. Next week the balance of delegates to the Utica The Cva- john Morris- sey’s clection as one of the anti-Tammany delegation, ben ao that a strong effort will bo made for recog- nition. BOARD OF POLICE. The Board of Police met yesterday, General Smith presiding. A numbet of travsfers of patrulmen were | made, fhe following officers were dismissed :—Reddy, Ninth precinct; Hannon, Twenty-third; Connor, First; Garvy, Twenty-ninth; Scully, Twenty-second; Kehoe, Fourth; Van Cook, Twentieth and Hogan, Thirty-thira, Detective Connor, of the Eleventh precinet, was permitted to receive $50 for the arrest of the cougterfeiter Knox. OMicer Murphy. of the Fourth cine! peranitted to receive $75 trom the Treasury Department for the arrest and con*iction of the coun- A resolution was adopted making the force of the Twelfth precinet consist of Torty-etgnt Patroimes, The number of night posts was fixed at twenty, Rule No. 285 was ro amended as to make the re- Heving posts as far as possible from the station houses, and to be situated, when practicable, on alternate streets, avenues and roads, and at equal distances from each other, FIELD'S BODY RECOVERED. The body ofa tall, slim young man, about twenty- two years of age, drifted ashore on Gull Isiand, in the | Sound, yesterday, tied by the painter to the seat of a boat. He wore a white shirt, gold studs, rabber boots, black rabber chain, which is supposed to have had a watchattached. There is hitle doubt that the body is that of Mr. Fields, the New Haven Post office ¢! who was drowned recently, It will be remem! that while out shooting duck ne lost his our, and the dont was drifting through the Sound, and in jumping out to get on board a passing vessel got caught by the painter, which overturued the boat and drowned bim, A DOSE OF PARIS GREEN. Early yesterday morning Elien Willoughby, aged | twenty, of No, 209 Mulberry street, took a large dose of Paris green with suicidal intent, Her husband attri- buted (he act to griet arising from the loss of their four children, who died one after the other last Nover- ber. Since that time Mrs. Willoughby frequently in- in iptoxicating liquors to drowo her sorrow. accounts the attending physician at Bellevue At Hospital said that it*was very doabifal would jive, es acted as one of the sureties on a bond given by Charles T. Baldwin, administrator of the estate of Charles Breusing, music publisher, The estate of Mr. Sa to some $60,000. He died In 1863, Jobn R, Brace, hold for examination on a charge of passing a counterieit five-dollar bill of the Traders’ Na- | Uonal Rank of Chicago in this city, was yesterday dis- charged from custody by Commissioner Shields, no guilty intent being proved. WASHINGTON PLACE POLICE COURT, Before Judge Kilbreth. ARREST OF NOTED BURGLARS, Detectives Murphy and Reynolds, of the Eighth pres cinct, brought to Court two colored men, named Charles Smith, alias Moore, and William Johnson, whom they arrested at No, 57 Thompson stregt, better known as “Africa,” yesterday morning. On searching the premises the officers found several pairs of pants and overcoats stamped “H. Antier, No, 387 Canal street.” gr going to Mr. Antler ascertained that on the previous evening a burglary had been committed and the property referred to stolen. In Court yesterday a complaint of, burglary was taken against the prisoners aud they were beld in $1,500 each to answer. Both prisoners have served a term in Si Sing Prison, and Jobngon is the man who was arres| and held for two weeks in the case of the murder of Officer Byrnes, of the Eighth precinct, three yeare a0. him Both The evidence against him was insutficient to “hold on the charge of murder and he was discharged. Johnson and Smith are well known to the police as ex- pert burglars, FIFTY-SEVENTH STREET COURT, Before Judge Murray. A NEGRO THIEF, Officer Ryan, of the Nineteenth precinct, on Thur day night arrested Andrew Taylor, a colored man, alzo known as Archie Jobnston, who bad been found con- cealed in the cellar of Henry A. George's house, No 45 West Fifty-first street. We was identified by Detee- tive Levins as athief who had been described and charged with robbing ex-Judge Fullerton’s house of | about $400 worth of silverware and other property Sydney W. Cooper, No. 10 West Forty-sixth street, $150 worth of silverware, a sealakin jacket and a of opera glasses; Croney & Co., tailors, No. 104 West Forty-second street, out $400 worth of beg Jot a valuable overcoat from .Mr. Anthony, No East Sixty-first ireet, and a valuable of books {rom William H. Gale, No. 59 West Thirty-seventh street. A number of pawn tickets, rep-: resenting most of the property mentioned, was od upon the person of the accused, and he then admitted bis guilt, He was remanded until the potice shall have p rey ohg the property from the pawn offices where it Bow hes, COULD NOT EXPLAIN. Luke Eagan, of No, 440 East Twenticth street, was found in the hallway of No. 307 First avenue and ar- rested on a charge of bu , A room on the same Janding had can broken fetnr Luke could not satis- factorily account for Lis presence in the house and the Court held him for trial, COURT. OF APPEALS. Aupaxy, April 14, 1878, The following arguments were heard to-day :— No. 107. MoCall va. Sun Mutonl Insurance Com pany.—Argument resumed and concluded. No. 121. Van Keurin vs. Corkins.—Arguca Gi- bert U. Hulse for it; S. Hand for it. No. 118, Rice va: & Pao Wilkes Angel for appeliant; J. 5 No att. Ki —Argued by J, R. ; submitted for respondent. ‘Rhison vs. Wellor.—Argued by Gilbert 0, lant; D. D. McKeon for respondent, Embrison.—Submitted. vs, Norwood —Argued by Hamilton Peto ns ter vs urphy.—. sppetiant; Charles E Growell for ef pond- MENDAR. The following is the day calendar of the Court of Aj for Monday, April 17, 1876:—Nos. 120, 145, 1 Pay, 10%, 111, 104, 46 é , UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. Wasmixetox, April 13, 1876, In the United States Supreme Court to-day the follow ing eases were heard :— No, 7% etal. ve. Grinnell—Error to the Cirenl court for the Southern District of New York ante wes fan action to recover an alleged excess of auties on cer- tain Invoices of wrought iron flues exacted by Grin- nel} as Collector. The question was whether the impor- tations were flues, as claimed by the importer, subject toa duty of two anda balf per cont under the act of 1864, of whether they were a imed by the a per as cla’ , of three an ber under the act of 1865, art belo Co. tend that as Congress did not make act of 1865 ap- ly to flues of oetew oe the Court will not extend fy and thedecree will be reversed on their theory [CONTINUED ON NINTH PAGE)