The New York Herald Newspaper, April 19, 1876, Page 7

CABLE NEWS From All Parts of the W orld. THE WAR IN MEXICO One Hundred of Diaz's. Adherents Assas- sinated by the Lerdists. AN AMERICAN CONSUL CALLS FOR AID, The Egyptian Army in a Perilous Position in Africa. THE EUROPEAN © BOURSES. A Cargo for the Centennial Shipped Under Our Naval Flag. THE RACE FOR THE BRETBY PLATE Turkish Fortified Positions Stormed by the Eastern Insurgents, MEXICO. THE FORCED LOAN AT MIER-—A UNITED STATES CONSUL CALLS FOR ASSISTANCE ¥ROM AMERICA—DIAZ'8 ADHERENTS INCREASING IN NUMBERS—REVOLUTIONISTS ASSASSINATED— 4 BATTLE NEAR MONTEREY. [SPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE HERALD.] BROWNSVILLE, Texas, April 18, 1876, ‘The Mexican telegraph is working to Reynosa. THE FORCED LOAN. A forced loan is in progress of collection at Mier. AN AMERICAN CONSUL CALLS FOR AID. The American Consul at Matamoros, Mr. Wilson, again calls for assistance from the United States, DIAZ’S ADHERENTS. The raiders and rancheros are all Diaz men. DREADFUL DEEDS. One hundred prominent Diaz men have been ‘Assassinated in Zacatecas. AT SALTILLO. ° Colonel Condell, with four. hundred cavalry, is at Saltillo. IN BATTLE—A LERDIST VICTORY. Afight has taken place near Monterey. The gov- ernment troops were victorious. The losses are not known. BOTH PARTIES HOPEFUL. Both sides are confident as to future succes: TURKEY. A SANGUINARY BATTLE NEAR TREBIGXE—THE IMPERIALIST POSITIONS STORMED BY THE INSURGENTS. ¢ Vinsxa, April 18, 1876. The Tagblatt's Ragusa telegram states that an impor- tant and sanguinary battle has taken place near Tro- Ddigne. » GALLANT ACTION BY THE INSURGENTS. The insurgents stormed all the Turkish imtronch- ‘ments simultaneously. The Turkish garfison of Nicsig made a sortie, but was repulsed. The insurgents are ‘very sanguine of the result of their operations, but their sympathizers fear that their ammunition and sup- plies will fail DETAILS OF A FIERCE COMBAT—TUBKISH IX- TRENCHMENTS CAPTURED AND THE SULTAN'S FORCES DBIVEN BY THE INSURGENTS. Raovsa, April 18—Evening. Slavonic advices report a guinary battle at Pres- joka, north of Nicsic. The insurgents captured the Turkish intrenchments and drove the Turks to Ozina and Pagliana. A PACHA IN DANGER, The reports that Mukhtar Pacha’s forces had been surrounded are contirmed. The Josses wore heavy on both sides. Nicsic cannot be revictuailed. THE REBELS RECEIVING SUTPLIES, The insurgents are receiving supplics of war mate- rial, THE TURKISH COMMANDER MAY BE COM- PELLED TO CAPITULATE, Lowpoy, April 19, 1876, A Vienna despatch to the Standard says the in- ‘surgents in Herzegovina expect that the Mukbtar Pacha wiil be compelled to capitulate, as after the battle of Pregyeku, which lasted two days, he was completely surrounded, and the sortie which was mace by the gar- rison of Nicsic on Sunday to relieve him was repulsed. RUSSIAN REPORT OF THE SULTAN'S ATTITUDE TOWARD SERVIA. Sr. Prrersncra, April 18, 187 The Wedemosti says in consequence of Servia’s con- tinued warlike preparations the Porte has resolved to send an ultimatum to the Servian government and then cross the Servian frontier. The Wedemosti believes the ubove correctly repre- ents tho Sultan’s intention, but thinks tt cannot be executed, because the Porte lacks the power to achieve success, BREAT POWERS LIKELY TO SUPPORT THE DEMANDS OF THE INSURGENTS. Loxpos, April 19, 1876, ‘The Standard’s Vienna despatch says it is confidently asserted that Count Andrassy will addross a fresh note to the Porte advocating the claims of the insurgents, and that the Russian and German Ambassadors at Con. stantinople will be instructed to support tt. THK TURKS VICTORIOUS LX BOSNIA. Several engagements have taken piace in Bosnia, Details are wanting, but it appears that the Turks have peon victorious, jf ABYSSINIA, THE TRUCE WITH THE EGYPTIANS BROKEN— FURTHER FIGHTING, WITH VICTORY Fok THE AFRICANS—THE KHEDIVE’S COMMANDERS IN A MOST SERIOUS POSITION. Loxnox, April 18, 1876. The Aloxandria (Egypt) correspondont of the Times fn a lotier dated at that city April 8, says:— “stated ina former letter that the truce arranged between the Egyptians and the Abyssitians after the battle of Gourra had been broken, There has now been further fighting, and 1t was at first stated that the feault was so much in favor of Egypt that King Joho gladly resumed pacific negotiations. THE CAUSE OF THY KMKDIVE IX GREAT PRKIL * But now it is generally alleged that the Egyptian army i8 in great diMeulties; that King John demands the abandonment of the country and the cession of Massowah, and that Egypt will do weil to consent to these terms. As the Hamasecen is Egyptian territory, ind Massowah the port of communication with it, these femands necessarily imply the abandonment of that provinee; and further fighting will probabiy be preferred so such an adtnission of superiority.” ——— AUSTRO-HUNGARY, (NE COMPROMISE QUESTION A SOURCE OF DAN- GER TO THE VIENNA MINISTRY. Benin, April 18, 1876. The'North German Garetle publishes a letter coming - from a welt infortned quarter in Pesth stating that if ne renewal of the Austro-Hungarian compromise is not settled at the final conference to be held to-day tho Crown will adopt as its programme certain mediators’ proposals which are favored by Count Andrassy, WHAT MAY UAPIEX, Ifthe Austrian Cabinct refuses to support this pro- gramme it will resign and be replacea by a travsition Ministry which would be able to command a majority in the Reichsrath in support of the proposals. GERMANY, ‘THE EMPEROB VISITS THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND, Berum, April 18, 1876, The Emperor Wilham has arrived at Coburg to visit Queen Victoria, EMPRESS AUGUSTA TO VISIT EXGLAND. Loxpox, April 19, 11 ‘Tho Post's Berlin despatch states that the Em; Avgusta will visit Queen Victoria at Windsor in May. SPAIN. AMNESTIED CARLISTS COMMENCING AN AGITA- ‘TION. Mapnip, April 18, 1876, The Amparcidl urgently advocates the abolition of the Sucros. CAKLIST AGITATORS. It states that the Carlists who have returned to their homes are recommencing agitation, with the object of resuscitating unjustifiable and dangerous hopes, VOLUNTEERS FOR CUBA, The Cronista announces that the government Intends to open enlistment offices for the enrolling of volunteers for Cuba. THE EUROPEAN BOURSES. THE ENGLISH AND FRENCH MONEY MARKETS IMPROVED—NORTH GERMAN AND AUSTRIAN | DOWNWARD. Loxpox, April 18, 1876, | The Stock Exchange here and the Bourse in Paris have been firmer to-day, with a better tendency than for the past fortnight, * 1X GERMANY. The Berlin and Vienna Bourses have been unsettled ‘and prices were lower. pe ell THE ENGLISH TURF. FIRST DAY OF THE NEWMABEKET CRAVEN MEET- ING—C@RULEUS THE WINNER OF THE BRETBY PLATE. Loxpos, April 18, 1876. This was the first day of tho Newmarket Craven meeting. The principal event was the race for the Bretby Plate, which was won by Mr. Alexander Baltazzi’s Ceruleus, Lord Harungton’s Chaplet temg second and Lord Fitzwilliam’s Breecbloader third, | Ten of the forty-one nominations came to the post. THK BETTING. The dotting just previous tothe start was 5 to 1 against Corruleus, 5 tol against Chaplet and 12 to 1 against Breech! ler. ¥ EAGLE SCRATCHED. The American colt Bay Eagle, three years old, owned by Mr. M. H. Sanford, was among the entries in the handicap, but he was recently scratched. SUMMARY. The Bretby Plate of 200 sovs., added to a handicap sweepstakes of 15 sovs. cach, 5 sove. forfeit, for three- year-olds and upward. The winner of a handicap after the weights appear to carry 7 lbs.; twice, 14 lbs.; en- trance, 3 sov¥s. Bretby Stakes course, last six turlongs of K, M.; 41 subscribers. Mr. Alexander Baltazzi's br. c. Ceeruleus, 4 years, by Beadsman, dam Bas Bleu, 115 Ibs.. we I Lord Hartington’s b. f. Chaplet, 4 years, by Beads- man, dam Mme. Egiantine, 109 Ibs. 2 Lord Fitawilliam’s br. c. Breechioader, 4 years, by. Macaroni, dam Beechy Head, 114 1bS.........0.0.. 8 ‘THE WINNER, Coeraleus was bred by the late Sir Joseph Hawloy. He did not run as a two-year-old, and last year in his three-year-old form came to the post seven times, win- ning twice. The first of these was tho Groat Eastern Railway Handicap, six furlongs, value £450, Nowmarket First October, September 28, beating fourteen others, carrying 86 Ibs., and second, the Great Shropshire Handicap, one mile, value £1,160, Shrewsbury, Novem- ber 17, carrying 95 Ibs. IRELAND. A TEAM OF RIFLEMEN TO SAIL FOR AMERICA, Loxpox, April 19, 1876. It ig announced that the Irish Rifle Team will sail for the United States in August. ———~. OUR NAVAL FLAG ABROAD. THE UNITED STATES SHIP SUPPLY AT SEA FOR PHILADELPHIA, Grezatar, April 18, 1876. The United States ship Supply, with exhibits for the Centennial Exhibition, has sailed for Philadelphia. The United States steamship Franklin has sailed for Civita Vecchia. CHINA AND JAPAN. ONE THOUSAND COOLIES LANDED IN CALIFOR- NIA—THE MIKADO’S TREATY WITH COREA PUBLISHED. Say Fraxcraco, April 18, 1876, The Pacific Mail steamship Great Republic has ar- rived trom Hong Kong, va Yokohama, with over 1,000 cooltes.. The news 1s mostly anticipated by that of the steamship Crocus, THX JAPAKESE-CORKAY TREATY, The treaty between Japan and Cores was published March 24, and copies of it wero handed to the foreign representatives. to that date the text of the docu- ment had been kept a secret in consequence of ques- tions raised in the government as to the expediency of certain clauses, especially that of establishing exterri- torin! jurisdiction. ONE THOUSAND SPANISH CAVALRY LANDED, Bavasa, April 18, 1876. A steam transport arrived to-day from Cadiz with 1,000 cavalry. BRAZIL. PRODUCE MARKET AND ‘CHANGE REPORTS. Rio Jaxuino, April 18, 1976. CoMee quiet; prices maintained; g firsts, 6,000 a | 6,150 reis per 10 kilos. Exchange on London 2544. Sastos, April 18, 1376, et; prices maintained without Coffee market change. CONFLAGRATION IN SUFFIELD. Hartvonn, Conn., April 18, 1876. During last night the dwelling house and all the out- buildings in Suffield, belonging to the estate of the late Samuel Austin, were destroyed by fire, being the most extensive conflagration ever reen in that village, The property was in first class condition and was among the mest extensive and valuable in the town. Included in the buildings was a tobacto barn containing 300 cases of tobacco, the whole being destroyed. Some live atock was burned to death im the stock barns, The whole property was insured for $46,300 in the following com- panies, whieh only partly covers the loss:—Home, New York and Hartford. $6,500 each; Tolland County Mutual, $3,750; Hartford County Mutual, $5,000; Aetna, of Hartford, $10,000. Total on building and stock, e's, Middletown at rooklyn, Totni on tobaceu, $14,500. on Mr. Austin died a few weeks ago and bis estate is in process of settlement, FOREST FIRES IN MASSACHUSETTS, . Bostox, April 18, 1876. j An extensive forest fire is raging fuar miles south of Plymouth, Mass. A RAILROAD DEPOT BURNED. Bostox, April 18, 1876. The depot of the Concord Railroad at Portsmouth, N. HL, took fire this afternoon from sparks of a loco motive, and the roof was barned off and the interior \ considerably charted and damaged by water. The loss 1s not stated. ARRESTED FOR MURDER. Provipence, R. 1, april 18, 1876, Jerome Banin, the Frenchman, who killed Joreph Planebard, in Warwick, on Sunday ni was arrested fast ight hd commited to jal t@ cals Guapanaaon ‘\ ADMIRAL RODGERS ACCUSED. SERIOUS PRESS CHARGES PUBLISHED AT SAN FRANCISCO—THE ALLEGED CORRUPTION ALSO COUPLED WITH SENATOR SARGENT'S NAME. Sax Francisco, April 17, 1876. A sensational article in to-day's Chronicle charges Ad- miral Rodgers, President of the Spalding Court Martial, ‘with being open to the same charges as those against Spalding, in permitting Ellis T. Armstrong, foreman of the machinists at the yards and docks at the Mare Island Navy Yard, to absent himself from duty during the greater portion of the time, in violation of regula- tions; that he is also interested in tho resalt of the trial, as allof Spaiding’s orders and vouchers passed through his bands for approval; also that on the strength of an.order from the Navy Department author- izing the iture of $10,000 for the robuilding of the steamer Monterey, with the implied consent to de- vote the snm to rebuilding the yart schooner Joo Smith, the pleasure yacnt ja was built at acost of $45,000 and nothing was done to the Monterey or Jve Smith; that the steam launch Nollie was also built witbout the authority of the department, and no Feport of the cost was forwarded w Wasbington; that the cost of the launch wi: charged to the work on the steamer Mohican and other objects. The article also states that the Judge Advocate, Hagner, has received several telegraphic orders from Washington to allow no politics to be brought into the case, and that Hagner wus sent here to convict Spald- shelter certain high officials who are interested NEW .YORK HERALD, WEDNESDA about $25,000, and was | matter. Italo alleges that an extensive frand exists in the contract with the Vallejo Water Works to supply the Navy Yard with water, in which M. J. Wright, the Postmaster at Vallejo, is largely interested, and it plainly intimates that United States Senator Sargent 1s at the bottom of the whole system of corrup- tion in naval and treasury affuirs on the Pacific coast. THE WISHART CONSPIRACY. Puusapevenia, April 18, 1876. Tho trial of Robert H. Wishart, Peter Burns and Josoph A. Calvert for conspiracy began this morning, A witness named Hilton testifed that $80,000 in bonds were loaned to the Pggple’s Insurance Com- pany; ho learned that the ageM of that company did not intend to return them, and Wishart was employed to recover them. In May, 1874, Wishart pro- duced them in New York, all except a $50 government bohd; they were takon to Philadelphia and piaced in the.office of the Guardian Insurance Company; on June 11 witness discovered that a part of the bonds were and they wore returned to Meyers & Wishart, who desired to destroy them. The cashier of the Glenn Falla (N. Y.) National Bank testified that the bank had been robbed, and bonds shown him were recognized as having been among those stolen. * ‘The case will be continued to-morrow. CHARLOTTE CUSHMAN’S WILL. Provipexce, R. 1, April 18, 1876. In tho Probate Court, yesterday, the will of Charlotte Cushman was again considered, but the Judge refused to admit the instrument to probate, The will has four Witnesses, two of whom are at hand, one is dead and the fourth, John Young, seaman, cannot be reached, The Court requires proof of the handwriting of the dead or absont witnesses, and in tho meantime declines to have the terms of the will made public. JOHN DOLAN'S CASE. THE FINAL EFFORT FOR A COMMUTATION OF SEXTENCE—NO HOPE FOR THE CONDEMNED, 5 Aunanr, April 18, 1876. The Governor was called upon to-day by Mr. William A. Beach, of New York, who made a last appeal for Executive clemency on behalf of John Doijan, now under sentence of death for the murder of Mr, Noe. The Governor has given the case a great deal of atien- tion and study during the past fow days, and his decision will be formally given to-morrow, It is understood that the answer of the Governor will be adverse to Dolan. SUICIDE TO ESCAPE SUSPICION. Texxtox, N. J., April 18, 1876. Amiller named Theodore Garrin, aged about fifty years, committed suicide by susponding himself by the neck from a beam in his barn, near Hutchinson’s station, on the Belvidere and Delaware Railroad, War- ren county, Monday morning last. A letter written by him was subsequently found, setting forth that the le had suspect him of having been connected with the murder of Jacob Young, which took place in Warren county a short time ago, This suspicion reyed so heavily on his mind that it is supposed ho [fol temporarily insane and then hanged himself. MILITARY TOPOGRAPHY. Orrawa, Ont., April 18, 1876, A circular has been issued by the General command- ing to all adjutant generals of military districts, requir- ing them to send in to him bh pled of all roads, streams, bridges, forests and bush roads in their dis- tricts. with field maps of the same, tor the purpose of eae an exact strategical map of the whole Do- minion. RIOT FEARED IN WEST VIRGINIA, Cixcixxat, Ohio, April 18, 1876, The Gasette’s Charleston, West Va. special says the workmen employed on the government locks on the Kanawha River at Brownstown, West Va, struck for higher wages some two weeks ago. The contractors brought fifty negroes trom Richmond, and on their ar- rival this evening they were met by about two hundrea whites, who insisted upon their retarp. The latest re- port from Brownstown says the negroes are in the con- tractor’s office and the whites have sent runners into the surrounding country for the purpose of collecting a mob. Trouble 1s feared to-night unless the negroes aro sent East. Brownstown is ten miles from Charleston. A MINERS’ RIOT IN KANSAS, Sr. Louis, Mo., April 18, 1876. Quite a sorious riot occurred at Leavenworth, Kansas, yesterday, between a body of striking mi: owners of the mine in- Pistols, knives, rocks, brick- tended to set to work. bats, clubs, &c., were used and some heads and bones were broken, but no fatal casualties aro reported, RAILROAD ST. Povankexrsim, N. ¥., April 18, 1876. The laborers on the Rhinebeck and Connecticut Ratiroad struck yesterday for an increase of wages from $1to $1 25. The demand wasrotused. Last night italian laborers were sent-from New York city to take their places, and th's morning the strikers marched in a body to the headquarters of tho Italians and ordercd them to leave the place, declaring that they would not bo permitted to work. All is quiet at prosent, “Sr, Locrs, Mo., April 18, 1876, ‘The proprietors of the Missouri State Lottery have | brought suit against the Bourd of Police Commission- ors, asking $100,000 damages, for breaking up their Dusiness by the late raics upon their offices and seizure of their property. MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT. . psa Wal . beeps oy ov tHe ‘AL OFricen, Wasalvovos, Apri 18--1 AM. Probabilities, For Wednesday in the South Atlantic States, ising, followed by stationary barometer, northwest te north east winds, cooler, followed by warmer ¢@ir weather, will provail. For the Gulf States, Tennessee ang the Ubio Valley, stationary and falling barometer, routh and east winds, warmer, clear, followed by partly cloudy or heay woather. For the Upper Mississipp! and Lower Missouri valleys, falling barometer, southeast winds, possibly -inereasing to brisk, partly cloudy; warmer weather. For the upper lakes, stationary, followed by falling barometer, northeast to southeast winds, partly cloudy, warnier weather, For the lower Iake region, stationary barometer southerly to variable winds, partly cloady, warmer weather. For the Middle and Zast Atlantic States, stationary or rising barometer, northwest backing to southwest winds, cooler, followed by warmer, partly cloudy ‘weather. ‘The Mississipp! River will rise from St Louis to Mem- phis, and remain above danger line from St. Louis to Vicksburg. THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours, in com- parison with the corresponding date of last year, as indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut’s pharmacy, Herat pasa) "5 1875, 1876, 1875, 1876. 38 3:30 P. M.... 82 ai 88 OP. M....... Bt a 42 OP. M., ” seee en 82 46 12P, M.. 36 Average temperature yesterday seven M1 Aterage'temperature for corresponding datc last Y, APRIL 19, 1876.~-TRIPLE SHEET THE LABOR CONVENTION. Prrrescna, April 18, 1876. The National Labor Convention adopted the follow" ing resolutions to-day :— Resolved, That we favor'the repeal of the National Bank” ing law and the resumption act; that we favor the issne of government money to be made a full ley notary purposes. convertible into inte be pti fthe holaei inte: any time exceed three and two-thitds per cent per annum at wo favor a system of tariff for the purpose of encour- protecting American industries and productions, ‘and are opposed to any reduction in the present tariff laws, The third resolution as reported by the committee was adopted. It urges upon all workingmen and wo- men the neceasity of organizing under ono head, cach for all and all for each, upon a secret basis not antag- onistic to their duty to she r families, their country or their God, and recommends that organization be created im county, State and nation, to assist each other for Protective and benevolent purposes, THE CHICAGO ELECTION. Cuicago, April 18, 1876, At midnight the returns which are in from tho city election are only scattering. Enough Precincts are heard from, however, to indicate that the reform ticket bas prevatied. Clirton Brigcs, democratic nominee for City Treasurer, has probably beaten Clark hn? re- publican candidate. The vote for Hayne for Mayor has been tolerably full, though both republicans and democrats have scratched bis name in many pre- cincts, DISASTROUS BREAKS IN LEVER. "Naw Ontmaxs, La, April 18, 1876 A despatch from Mr. George Foster, at Vicksburg, says disastrous breaks occurred Friday last above THE Bolivar and at Ben-Lomond, on the Mississippi; also at | Bass Levee, below Providence. They will do immense damage, estimated by Mr. Foster at $1,000,000, CAR ROBBERS ARRESTED. St, Louis, Mo., April 18, 1876. A gang of railroad car robbers, who have been operat- ing on the cars coming to this city from the East, has been broken up by the St, Louis police. Ofthe gang John Johnson, Mike McMahon and Al. Hart were arrested, and a considerable quantity of goods beionging to merchants of this city was captured. A SCHOOLSHIP APPRENTICE KILLED. BALTIMORE, April 18, 1876, Charles Chandior, aged 16, an apprentice on the United States schoolship Juniata, while exercising in | the rigging yesterday afternoon, tell to tho deck, and ; died Jast night He was buried at Fort McHenry with naval honors. THE EMPEROR AND THE PRESI- DENT. To Tne Epitor ov tux Herat: One of the leading city dailies finds fault with Dom Pedro for not having called upon President Grant be- fore he started to California, Although Iam not spokesman for Dom Pedro, nor even his officers, I have | reason to assure you that Dom redro did not mean to fall even into the appearance of a discourtesy by While in Europe, a few years ago, the Emperor went through England, France, Belgium and Italy before calling on Queen Victoria, M. Thiers, Leopold and V. Emmanuel, and his movements in either of those re not subjected to the ipsinuation of dis- ‘The Emperor has great regard for tne United ernment, and it is absurd to suggest that he came specially to this country to be discourteous to its President. Very respectiully, 30 R w York, April 18, 1 countries NEW YORK HOSPITAL, ANNUAL REPORT AND INTERESTING STATISTICS. The annual report of the governors of the New York Hospital has just been completed and forwarded to the Legislature at Albany. Receipts of the institution for the past year, including former balances in the Bank of Commerce and the Bank of America, $646,348 45. Of | this sum, $119,745 04 was received from Bloomingdale Asylum, General disbursements, $408,359 33; balance | on hand, $162,988 62, making a total of $646,348 45, | During the year the society has purchased four additional Jots on Fifteenth street and Fifth avenue for the purpose of extending the frontage of the new hospital now boing built, To meet the cost of the building in excess of the annual in pital have been issued to the oxtent of $230,000, under @ resolution of the Board of Governors limiting the amount to be issued to $400,000, and providing for the | street, on which building the sum of $14,000 has beon | expended, The number of patients treated in this re- ception hospital since July 1 Tai Lies, he jents, 140; outdoor patients, 1,006; total, 1,155. ‘fhe esti- mated cost of maintaining this institution is $15,000. Numer of patients in Bloomingdale Asylum at the close of last report 175; admitted during the year 53 males, 59 females; total number in the asylum for the year, 287. Of these 34 recovered, 31 improved, 8 not recov: ered and 23 died, The cost of food and other articles for this institation amounted to $129,582 09. Payments for the New York Hospital for the year, $0,882 95. Total expenditure of the entire institution, $159,465 04. Total receipts, $119,745 O4 Excess of expenditure over re- ceipts, $19,720. ‘The officers for the year aro:—President, Robert Len- nox Kennedy; Vice President, James W. Beokman; William H. Macy, Treasurer; David Colden Murray, Secretary. It is expected that the new hospital’ will be ready for occupation about the fall of the yoar. ALLEGED ROBBERY OF AN INSAN MAN. Yesterday, in the Kings County Court House, the charge of robbery preferrod against two of tho county employés by Henry Deplor. a recently discharged | patient of the Fiatbash Lunatic Asylum, was gone into. Dr. Wetthng, of the asylum, corrected testimony which he had given at a former examination relative to what was told him by McGuire and Hanniran; he thought hho had said that they told him they would leave the money at the office, and it appears they said they had lett it thore; witness testified that ifany person were brought to the asylum as @ lunatic with the simple certificate of two physicians, he would be locked up as | ‘a patient for five days, to allow of proof, Suporvisor Strong, referring to the necessity ofa committal before a magistrae before taking patients to the asylum for tho insane, said he thought there wero great outrages con- | Callenberg and John D, Deveau, Trustees, and George tantly perpetrated —— ignorance of the law, and a revision of the matter should be made. Dr. Wetthing said that the practice was to take lu- natic patients on the certificate of two physicians, with- out regard to the commitment of a magistrate, uty Depler, who claims that while on the way tothe asylum he was robbed of $110, produced a pair of pan- taloons which he said he wore at the time of the rob- very, and showed the committee where tho pockets had been cut. ‘The investigation will be resumed ou Thurs- day next, EX-TAX COLLECTOR BADEAU'S CASE, ‘The case of the Peoplo vs. Isaac Badoau, ex-Tax Col- | lector of Brooklyn, was agai called in the City Court, Part 2, before Judge Neilson, yesterday, for trial. The defendant was indicted in 1874 on the charge of retain- ing the interest accumalated on the city fands during the yoars 1870, 1871 and 1872, and appropriating the muney | to his own ase, The amount thus collected is alieged 790 77. Mr. Badean was tried for the vifence , 1874, but the jury disagreod. Assistant joo’ informed by tel frem Newburg of the Mr. Van Cott did not fee! din- nd it was, there- necessitate his absence. posed to go on with the case alon: lore, adjourned till May 2, MAKING WAR ON THE CIVIL: JUS- TICES. The Central Organization of the German Property Owners and Taxpayers met last night at the German school in Fourth street, Mr. Ferdinand Traud in the chair and Mr. Pietachke acting as secretary, and de_ cided, on motion of General Sigel, to appoint two men in each ward to collect legal evidenco of Made pend he JUMPED FROM A WINDOW. Margaret Maher, of No. 621 East Fifteenth street, while unaer the influence of liquor last night, jumped rom the third story window of her house to the street and received severe internal injuries, She was taken to Bellevue Hospital. OBITUARY, ¢ DWIGHT ELLs. A tolegram from Cleveland, Ohio, of April 1: ports as fullows;—-Mr, T. Dwight Ellis, « citizen of this city, and also Venn f with Lake Su; iron ore interests, di denit at two o'clock this morning, of paraly: | dulged, in and, later, a supper served. It was an elegant | were found by the police about fifty fect from the not calling upon the Executive before going West | body. «of the society, bonds of the hos- | | pletely destroyed. Among the places at which Lantry | Hogan, Patrick Wells, James Kell, | the passage of the bill which empowers the city to ex- ttorney Moore and J. M. Van Cott repre- | se rosecution yerday when the case was calicd, and Mosars, . Barnard and P. Keady tho defendant, Mi tated to the Court that he had | severe illness of his father, which might | THE NEW YORK HOTEL, Some little surprise and excitement were created yos- terday morning among the guests and employés of the New York Hotel upon the announcement that the hotel would be closed on the Ist of May, The gu who have resided in the house for the wintor months were respectfully requested to find hag | NeW apartments by the Ist proximo, and the employés Were notified that their services would not be required alter that date, About ten o'clock a Sherit!’s officer took charge of the hotel and left a deputy in charge. who will remain antil the hotel closes. Mr. Frank Wrisley, the proprietor, informed & HeRavp reporter last evening that the Jease of the hotel expires on May 1, and ae he had pot made ar- Tangements for a Tenewal, the agents for the own. | ers, Messrs, M. Morgan’s Sons, of No, 39 William street, had suddenly foreclosed a mortgage on the hotel furniture for payment of back rent, 80 as to ob. tain possession of the premises previous to May 1, The hotel was formerly owned by the late Thomas B. Brockway = and a Mr. Mit dreth, of tho West End Hotel, Long Branch. About five years ugo Mr. Wrisiey bought out Mr, Hildreth’s share and went into partnership with Mr, Brockway. When the latter died, in 1874, Mr. Wris- ley, m connection with his brother, took the entire ebarge of the business, which since that ti e has | conducted, Among tho guests at this hotel are Com- modore Garrison, William M. Fleisch and many other well known New Yorkers, The hotel ts also well known as a favorito resort for Southern gentlemen and steamship captains generally. Tho rent 1s $55,000 per year, and this, with the other expenses, has been too great. RECEPTION AT THE UNION LEAGUE THEATRE. Last evening the Universalist Society held its last business meeting of the season at the Union Leaguo Theatre, An clection of trustees took place, with the following result:—For two years, ©. W. Nash; for three years, Merritt Trimble, J, Langdon Ward and G. | Haven Putnam. Brief congratulatory addresses were | then mado by Rey, Mr, Frothingnam and Mr, Chadwick, after which a reception was held, when dancing was in- affair, ROBBED AFTER DEATH. When the tide receded in Jack’s Creek—a branch of Newtown Creck—this morning, it left the body of a man, lying face downwards, in tho mud, Mr. P. Gloasen, the president of the Long Island City Rait- road, and ex-officer Ware saw it while passing-the creck near Hunter’s Point avenue, and, getting out of tho car, went up tot, The man was dead, and had probably been in the water about eight or nine hours, His pockets were nearly all turned inside out, and this, combined with the _ facts that fresh. tracks were observed close to the did not bear the stains af mud, no doubt that some scoundrel They gave notice at the police station had robbed it, and Coroner Davren tuk change of the remains, which now await identification at Hurton & Harran’s under taker shop on Vernon avenue. The body is thatofa man forty-five years of uge, stout built, five fect seven and ahalf inches in beight; dark barr, sprinkled with gray; largo nose, full mustache and chin whisker. It ‘was clud in white drawers and undershirt, black silk neckerchief, pink stockings, heavy dark blue pants and vest and blue-biack cloth overcoat. A truxs was algoon the loins, the dead man having been rup- tured. No one believes thit he was murdered, but that while mtoxicated he walked into the creek. A vrown felt hat, badly torn, aud a pair of spectacles ody. MUNICIPAL NOTES. The Board of Estimate and Apportionment yosterday set apart $250 each for the Twenty-fourth Ward Reliet Association and the Harlem Missiouary Society, $1,750 tor the Women’s Hospital and $2.022 to the Ladies’ So- clety for the Relief of Widows and Orphans. Twenty thousand dollars were transferred from the unexpended balance to the credit of the Department of Charities of lust year for the relief of destitute adult blind, The Sinking Fund Commission yesterday authorized the Comptroller to lense the Pavonia and Cort- landt gireet ferries for a term not to exceed ten years, from the Ist of May next. The Comp- troller was imstructed to n a demand upon the Hoboken Improvement Com to execute the lease of the Barclay street ferry. Sigmund Weiss’ claim of $5,000 for preparing a statement of the revenues re- ceived by the various horse car companies from 1860 to 1874, and the amounts due the city from the various companies, was referred to the Comptroller and the Re- corder. James McDermott, driver of hack No. 576, returned through the Mayor's Marshal a por containing $14 lost in his’ vehicle by Charles B, Kigging. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. A colored woman named Florence Franklin, aged nineterp years, living at No, 60 Thompson street, at- tempted suicide lastnight by taking a doso of paris green. An emetic was administered and she was sent to Bellevue Hospital. ‘Two of her female friends subsequently quarrelled,aud one of them, named Mollie Malione, received a severo cut on the head. Her assailant, Emma Richardson, was locked up. A NOVEL LAWSUIT. Tho Westchoster County Court, at White Plains, was occupied nearly the whole of yesterday in trying a novel lawsuit, Last winter one Jobn Lantry, living at Mount Vernon, drank to excess, wont home, smashod his own furniture, and set fire to the house which he had leased, and which, with {ts contents, was com- drank liquor on the occasion in question was William Spreen’s, against whom Lantry’s wife bas brought an action to recover damages in $500, claiming that he husband procured the drink which led to the loss o their farniture in the defendant's house, For the de- fence it is claimed that the man obtained the liquor which inade him drunk elsewhere. The arguments of counsel in the ca-e will be heard to-day, ACTIVITY OF JERSEY CITY POLICE, At ono o’clock yesterday morning Officers Heath and Butler made a descent on a disreputable den at No. 400 Seventh street, Jersey City, and arrested Jonn Richard Reilly Justice Keese fined them $10 and Mary Anne Mullen. each, ELECTION AT NEW ROCHELLE. At a charter election in New Rochelle, Westchester county, yesterday, ‘ho following municipal officials were re-elected without opposition:—T. 8. Crenan, H. W. Davids, Treasurer. A JERSEY CITY GRIEVANCE. A petition from the people of Jersey City was pre- sented yesterday in the New Jersey Senate asking for tend Washington street across the Morris Canal, so as to open the long desired communication with the Cen- tral Railroad depot. The bill bas already passed tho Assembly, POISONING A CHILD, An infant child of Thomas Bonner, a shoemakypat Union Hill, N. J., was accidentally poisoned by its modical attendant, Dr. Molki, who is also a druggisy Biue vitriol was discovered in the stomach at the post- mortem examination. Melki is under arrest, BURGLARY IN JERSEY CITY. A gang of burglars made a raid yesterday morning on the clothier’s store of Jobn Fablein, in Grove strcet, Jersey City. The thieves carried off clothing and cloth valued at $300. SNAKE HILL PENITENTIARY. ‘The Grand Jury in session at Jersey City has been engaged for the past two days in investigating the charges of frand and irregularities in the Penitentiary at Snake Hill. The testimony condemns the Warden and the committee of the Board of Freebolders who, itis alleged, were implicated is most extravagant pur- chases, THE HEMPSTEAD RESERVOIR ‘LITI- GATION. Yesterday Judgo Gilbert rendered bis decision in the | matter of the application of Messrs. Kingsley and Keeney to enjoin the Mayor and Com joners of the Board of City Works from exercising any control over The application was dented, with cests, pon recoipt of Judge Gilbert's decision, | Mayor Schroeder approved the resolation of the Com: mon Council requesting the Legislature to rot the act of Inst year authorizing the expenditure of 000 to complete the storage rore' ir, The decision was the salyect of much comment in public circles. iil ianinninnitiecciomente RAID ON A GAMBLING HOUSE. lets, explait | treatment by ASAHEL, MADE OF GOD, Bethesda Mi 7 A BRUTAL HUSBAND. { Yesterday morning Ann Brennick, of No, 51 Orchard street, quarrelled with her husband, who knocked her down and jumped on her. She was taken to Bellevae Hospital and he was arrested. HOTEL ARRIVALS. Judge Edward W. Scudder, of the New Jersey Sa- preme Court, is at the Metropolitan Hotel. Mayor Samue! C. Cobb, of Boston, has arrived at tte Windsor Hotel. John King. Jr, Vice President of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, is at the Hoffman House. Cantalamessa Papotti and Pio Baccarani, Italian Cen- teunial Commissioners, arrived trom Philadelphia yes- torday at the St. Denis Hotel. Ex-Congressman Stephen W. Kellogg, of Connecticut; Robert H. Prayn, of Al bany, and Joseph Pulitzer, of St. Louis, are at the Fifth Aven Hotel. Comptroller Lucius Robinson arrived at the St. James Hotel last evening trom Albanye, James F. Joy, President of the Michigan Central Rail- road Company, and J. N, MeCullough, Vico President ot tho Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad Company, ar the St. Nicholas Hotel. Gustavus V. Fox, formerly Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 18 regts- tered atthe Windsor Hotel. Secretary of State Joha Bigelow is staying at the Westminster Hotel. Asseme Dlyman Emory W. Gurnee, of Wayne county, New York, is at the Metropolitan Hotel, Ex-Congressman F. E. Woodbridge, of Vermont, and ex-Senatoer Daniek P. 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