The New York Herald Newspaper, June 22, 1876, Page 5

_ transterred to mearly all members who Governor Hayes trom boy and who had always felt that he was destined to be a great man some day" PARKER TO THE FRONT. PREDICTION THAT HE WILL CARRY JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA. If Joel Parker does not receive the nominatier for the Presidency at the St. Louis Convention it will nut be from any lack of enihusiasm or earnest efort op the part of Jeiseymen. -A large number of promnent Jersey politicians assembled yesterday at the Mer- chants’ Hotel, in Cortlandt street, as it was announced that ex-Govervor Parker would be in attendance, but he did not make hig appearance. Mr, Wolbert, chairman of the Parker Committee, said to a HERALD repor:er:—‘'The prospect could not be better. Parker goes into the Convention at St, Louis stronger than Hayes did at Cincinnati, You seem incredulous; bat ask the leading politicians of Penpsyl- vania of both parties, and they will bear ‘out, See, there is one opposite; speak to bim.”” The reporter recognized in the smdividual alluded to Judge Waller, of Honesdale, who was’ the Chairman of the Republican Executive Committee of ‘Wayne county during the two ,campatzns of Geary for the Gubernatorial election. When asked what were bis views on the Parker movement he replied, ‘I can’t f cape for othor States, but I feel certain that Parker ts only democrat that can carry Pennsylvania. We tan’tgo back on him for he did not go back on us when we were ina tight place. As a man desiring the suceess of our ticket, Lhope Parker may not be pitted against us. CAM CARRY PENNSYLVANIA AGAINST ANY OTHER MAN they mame.’ Mr, Dimmick, another republican of Homeadale, observed during the course of a discussion with Mr. Willham G. Scbenck:—*‘You may talk as you louse, but if they nominate Parker it will knock the fe out of ua in Pennsylvania.’ ‘Tilden’s frieuds were busy in the forenoon. Great efforts have been made during the -past three days to effect harmony beiween the friends of Parker and those of Tilden in view of possible combinations at St. Louis, Along consultation was held between Johnson D. hart, of Jorsey City; Jadge Green, of Elizabeth, and Mr. Winfleld, of Orange, on the one side, and Jobn Fox and Senator Jacobs, of New York, on the other. An attempt was made to break the Parker ranks by the Tiiden men, but \t proved ainilure It is said thut Asbbel Green, of Bergen county, goes to St. Louis ip the interest of Tilden, under instructions from Con- gfessman Abram 3. Hewitt, who was a bitter opponent of Colonel Rafferty whem ne ran for Congress as a successor to Jack Rogers. Ex-Governor Price, how- ever, who is sti] hearty and hale, is supremo in Ber- gem county politics, He assured the Hegatp reporier that the democracy had never a better chance to win than at the present time If they should be guilty of such folly as to throw Parker overboard, then farewell to the democratic party. The ex-Governor said he would take no active part in poli- tics hereafter, as business matters domaud his exclu- sive attention, While the reporter was interviewing tbe ex-Governor a Custom House inspector, who bas been Playing detective among Parker’s friends during the ‘Dast four days, boasted that Parker could never receive the nomination, whereupon Caled Hogeboom, of Pike county, Penusylvania, remarked :— “IT 18 A DISGRACE TO THR COUNTRY to have a fellow like that drawing pay from the govern- ment and rendering no service. He is merely a scout for the Hayes ticket. I knew him when he ran a feoreee, house tu Jersey.” The Custom House man, jearing the remark, used language so foul us to dis,ust every person within hearing. Mr, William G. Scheuck. one of the directors of the Brate Agricultural Society of New Jersey, came in at this juncture, He stated that tue directors bad held a meeting that day and during the dinner at the Shori- dan House, in Elizabeth, the St, Louis nominations formed the sole topic of discussion, “It was astonish- Inu,” be said, ‘to hear men of both parties freely ex- pressing their bel:et that Parker woul. be the strong- est mun that could be placed on the ticket.’ Con- ressman Amos Clark is President of this society and Benorat NN Halsted, Vice President, own iron merchant decline to vater- you can’t putout a man to He can carry Jersey and Pennsyl- ny time. The Parker men will leave for St. Lous to-morrow. The contest for the chairmanship of the New Jorsey delegation lies between Senator Abbett, Congressman Miles Ross and ex-Senator John P. Btockton. bea: Joel Park vani MAINE REPUBLICANS. Bancor, June 21, 1876. The Republican State Convention meets bere to- morrow. It will bea merely formal affair. Nothing of particular interest is expected to occur. Fourth Congressional District Convention also meets to-morrow. L. Powers, of Houlton, 1s the most prominent candidate, and it ts thought will receive the pseu over H. M. Plaisted, the present incum- SOLDIERS’ NATIONAL REUNION. é Cotumsus, Obio, June 21, 1876, Great preparations are being made for the third na- tonal reunion of soldiers, to be held at Caldwell, Onio, on September 5,6 and7. The War Department, under resolution of Congt vee will furnish the camp with can- pon and muskets. sham battle will be one of the most interesting features of the, occasion. ‘ PARDONS BY THE GOVERNOR. a Aupaxy, June 21, 1876. The Governor has pardoned Samuol Adams, sen- tenced in New York county, April 1, 1874, to three years’ imprisonment in Sing Sing for rcceiving stolen goods. Judgo Sutherland and Assistant District At- torney Rollins give good reasons why the pardon should be issued. The Governor has granted a commutation to Charles Brabender, rontenced in New York, September 20, 1871, 10 gy: | years’ imprisonm-ut in Sing Sing, linton, for rape. The sentenced is com- muted to seven years from September 20, 1871, subject to the legal deductions tor good conduct. The recom- mendations in th:s case are numerous. The prosecut- ing officers are satistied tunt tho offence was greatly ex- aggerated upon the trial, and that there ought to be a Jarge reduction in tho length of the sentence. CENTRAL AMERICA. Paxama, June 12, 1876. There are no new developments in the war attitude between Costa Rica and Nicaragua. The pressure of the anti-clerical party, now predominant in all the Central American States save Nicaragua, is likely to change her policy and pre awar with Costa Rica op the boundary q' ‘ion, which ts ostensibly the first, but in reality only a’ secondary, cause of the disagree- ment FATAL ACCIDENT TO GERMAN SAILORS. The captain, first officer and two men of the German trig Abjitov Gossheim were drowned on the 25th of May, off Greytown, while taking a boatload of saud vallast from the beach to the vessel. They were within 8 rope’s throw of the brig when the boat was swam, Two of the crew, remaining on board the ad ao boat with which to go to the assistance of their drowning shipmates. INTER-OCEANIC CANAL QUESTION. The inter-oceanic canal fever, both in Nicaragua and Colombia, is gaining in intensity. ORANGE COUNTY LIQUOR TRAFFIC. Mivpetows, N. Y., June 21, 1876. Oliver Cotter, of Brooklyn, and Detective Officer Lane appeared before the Grand Jury in the Court of uyer and Terminer, at Goshen, yesterday and to-day, igainst sixty-two Newburg and enght Middletown liquor dealers, but the Grand Jury refused to indict the acoused. Cotter and Lane upent the last two 8 days im vetting the Middietown hotels and saloons. fhe Goshen hotels refused to entertain day threats were made again: hem by the liquor dealers, among whom there is wtense feeling on the subject. Public opmion hore qavors tbe entorce- ment of the Excise law, Only séven hotel and one saloon licenses were granted here this year and last year against fifty tn previogs years. A larce number ‘of unlicensed deniers bave gone out of business, MURDER. Crxcinsati, Ohio, June 21, 1876. At Oxford, Obio, last night a man named Camfeld threw a brick at one Davis, his brother-in-law, while the latter was endeavoring to protect his sister, Cam- field’s wife, froin avu: Davis immediately shot him, from the effect ot which he died ia afew hours. Davis was arrestes. ‘ MURDERED FOR HIS MONEY. Qvznec, June 21, 1876, The dody found floating in the river yesterday has beon identified as that of M. Buas, of St. Thomas. An (nvestigation shows that he was murdered on the wharf adjoining Finlay market, and the body thrown into the retvr. A sum of money which he is known to have bad on bis persou is missing. FATAL ASSAULT BY A WOMAN. Bowros, Masa, June 21, 1976. Aman named Zeohg was found ina saloon m the Highland district last nignt ii lying condition, anda ‘woman named Kater bas been arrested on a charge of Causing lis wounds, SENTENO& OF A MURDERER. Port Jenvis, N. Y., June 21, 1876, Henry Moon, who drowned bis chiidin the west branch of the Delaware River at Walton, Delaware sounty, last sprivg, was found guilty at the last term df the court at Delhi, and sentenced to seven yeat ihe State Prison at Auburn. oe said they had known ! r CONGRESS. Active Work by Both Houses on the Appropriation Bills. - THE FREEDMAN'S BANK SWINDLE. Debate on the Proposed Transfer of the Indian Bureau. —— A WESTERN SENATOR ON THE PEACE POLICY. ‘Action of the House on the Sunday Civil Appropriation Bill. SENATE. ‘Wasutxotox, June 21, 1876, ‘The Cras laid before the Senute a message from the President in regard to the case of Winslow, which was Tead in the House of Representatives yesterday. It ‘was ordered to be printed and referred to the Commit- tee on Foreign Relations. Mr. Moron, (rep.) of Ind., submitted @ resolution instructing the Committee on Privileges and Elections to inquire what laws, if any, are necessary to protect the Inviolability of private despatches sent by magnetic telegraph, aud what legislation is necessary to prevent the seizare of such despatches by unauthorized or irre- sponsible persons, and report by bill or otherwise. Agreed to. SILVER CURRENCY, Mr. Suenmax called up the House joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to issue $10,000,000 in silver coin in exchange for legal tender notes, the es Bo redeemed to be kept as a separate fund and reissued only on the retirement and destruc- tion of a like amount of fractional currency received by the government for dues, He submitted an amend- ment providing that the trade dollar shall not here- after be a legabtender, and authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to limit the coinage thereof to such amount as be may deem sufficient to meet the export demand for the same. Mr. Saraxnt, (rep.) of Cal., said the trade dollar was ata greater discount io California than the ordicary subsidiary silver coin, The trade dollar was worta but ninety cents on the dollar, while the subsidiary silver coin was worth ninety-four and ninety-five cents, ‘There was a general'protest in his scction against this trade dollar. The amendment of Mr. Sherman was agreed to. Mr. Suerman said he thought $20,000,000 in silver coin should be issued instead of $10,000,000, though he did not want to endanger the passage of the bill by offering that amendment if it would cause debate. If the Senate should unanimously pass such amendment he had no doubt. the House would agree to strike out the $10,000,000 and insert,in leu thereof $20,000,000, Mr. SARGENT objected, and Mr. Suenman witharew the amendment, In doing so_he said be bad no doubt the Senator from California would regret having made the objection. In his (Mr. Sherma.’s) opinion there would be a want of change in the country before the next session of Congress. It would be a mistake for Congress to adjourn this session without providing for the demand for sinall change. * Mr. Saroxyt said if the amount should be increased {0 $20,000,000 the result would be that an enormous quantity of silver would be sent to the Pacific coast and would drown out all other currency. Mr. Mortox said he would not oppose the bill, but he had grave doubts about the propriety of it Silver was worth only eighty-four cents on the dollar, and thia bill looked like saying to the-world, ‘Var green- backs are worth only ciguiy-four cents, and we are ing to redeem them with silver.’? ‘the joint resolution was then passed. The Senate then, ut « qnarterto one P, M., on motion ropriation bill, the pending question on the amendment proposed by the Committee on Ap- ropriations to strike out the third section of the House bill proposing to abolish the Indian Bureau, and transfer the government of the Indians to the War Department. ir. Wixpom, (rep.) of Minn., moved that debate on all amendments be limited to five minutes for each res ced desiring to speak on any amendment. Re- Ject REMARKS OF MR. MORTON. Mr. Morrow, of Indiana, said he transfer. In the first plact, it wi oD an appropriation Dill, ard if this tr: made by Jegisiation on aa ap; ation bill civil service of the government could bo changed by those bills, The whole civil service of the government would bem the hands of the Committee om Appro- priations. He argued that this question should not be considered by the Committee on Appropriations, but by the Committee on Indian Affairs, Again, this trans- | ter of the Indian Bureau to the War Department would be equi t to saying the Indians cannot ivilized ; that vhat is war and they have but one Tospect, extinction. He believed the In: could be civilized. There was not a civil.zed race to-day that was no! race of savages at one time. Tho reason the Indians had not been civilized was because the government had not acquired their confidence, The government bad dealt with them hundred years, with them. The coun- ofan Indian war, and it grew out of @ breach of faith on the part of the government in regard to the Black Hills. Mr. Mrrxixon inquired if the transter of the Indian Bareau to the War Department necessarily abolished all attempts to civilize the Indians. Mr. Morton replied it would, as @ military govern. ment was not a government to promote civilization. Mr. Meruimon did not agree with the Senator from Indiana. He thought if the military had control of the Indians new avenues of civilization would be opened to them. School teachers and missionaries could be put over them and protected there. Mr. Morrow, resuming, said he would venture the as- sertion that the country had a better class of-Indian nts to-day than ev r before, and he thought the jommissioner of [udian Affairs, now in the chamber, frould bear bim out in that assertion. Mr. Ociessy, (rep.) of iL, who occupied a seat next by the Commissioner of !ndian Affairs, opiwion of the Commissioner as weil as interior Department that « san had a better.set of Indian agents than now. r. Montox, resuming, said the agents were watched better now than ever before. There was «system of espiopuge over them now never exercised belore. The churches selected them, and the honor of the church selecting one was bou! pon the honesty of that agent Mr. Freuincucyses, (tep.) of N. J., also opposed thi d argued ihat the Senate had no right portion of the civil service of the ‘my. it was in violation of tho prin- stitution. SPRRCH OF MR. INGALLS. Mr. Incatts, (rep.) of Kan., saidthe War ment was 8 slaughter house, nor did he that the army was composed of butchers, not the desife of those who favored mm boll ciples of the cor Dopart- deraiand biood was absurd and impossible. ibe country could be imposed upon hy an; such assertion. a Mr. Looay, (rep.) of JL, arguod that the army officers would provoke fights with the Indiaus in order to get brevet ranks. The Committee on Military Aflairs now before breveis conierred mn office diaus, bat ne bad always tuon of such brevets, because template that brevets should be service.\\, Mr. INGALus said that tb the fact that, no matter how brave an officer might be in Lap eeeceg Dee frontier agaynst Indians, ho Dat get a paitry brevet title. Mr. Logax sald he did not want to conler the brevet ma end thus encourage the army to assault the jana. * stir. InGaLis, resuming, said he wasa iriend of the army, and be believed it consisted largely of men who knew the value of an oath, and had never Leen tauyht to seal. 11 there bad veen no peace policy tuere would have been no Iudiao war during the last five years. Wars baa beon rendered necessary by this very peace vole, ee were now in the United States something over 300,000 ludians, apd there never were more than 400,000, ihe government always masifested good taith toward them, but wi the Sen- ator talked about Indians being the owners of the soil, they might as well talk about the rattlesnake or the buffalo being’ the owner of , the law of gation were all to the contrary. had bo rights superior to the rights of Civilization, and bis right © reservation upon which hevsived was only a rig! occupancy, subject to the superior rights of the American liany ono believed that the Great Creator designed this continent for haif a million of semi-naked breech-clouted, vermin-covered savages he must have strange ideas of Divine Providence. He argued that the war now gotng on in the Black Hillis was the effect of the peace , and said that if the Presi- dent had issued his proclamation wheu the Black Hills tronvies Grst commenced, asserting that the Black Hilis had been set apart for the Indians by treaty stipuia- tons, and Warniug ali persons tw keep away from that country or be expelled by the army, which should have ben put there for that purposr, vhero would have been no war; but the Whole matier was lett to the drab-hatted, long-skirted, thou Quaker; it was loft to the missionary and the Sun- day senool superintend u jt Was that the bones of huadreds of civilized men were lying on the Piains between Fort Laramie and the Biack Hills. If the gate of this enchanted region, kuown as the Black Hills, ; the Iudian Bureau sbould not bo upon an a —— guarded by the army there would have been no Y. Mr. Morton denied that the peace policy bad avy- thing to do with the Black Hills trou! and said the President did issue bis proclamation notifying intruders: to keep out of the Black Hills, Mr. IxGatia in explanation of bis remark as to the pepe he did not leanne a them; ho se Spe Quakers as representative men military power, 1t was force the Indiaus respected and not the Bible or the primer. The Senate had agreed ‘ot to attach tc the appropriation bills any amendinent involving general legislation. The Committee op In- dian Affairs this morning reported the House to transfer the Indian Bu: to the War De it He theretore moved that the present bill be aside imtormally and the bill reported this morning be taken up and the discussion continued on that bill, Mr. Mogminn, (rep.)of Me., argued that Congress was bound to make appropriations for the Indjuns in pursuance of existing treaties. The government had Promised them to do sa, The time was when 3,000,000 of red men hunted over the bilis and mountains of tis country. They owned 1 and the white men wero the invaders, All ihe discussion about the transier of ropria- tion bill; it was trailing with the public business Treaty stipulations, humavity, justice and common — demanded thatahe appropriations for these In- dians should be made. He opposed the transter of the Indian Bureau, and argued that Congress had no right to devolve this duty upon the army. The men who enlisted to carry the flag of the country and deiend 16 against its enemies did not agree to be millers, school teachers und missiouaries for the Indiuns. Mr. Stevenson, (dem.) of Ky., said if the motion of the Senator {rom Kansas (Mr. Ingalis) should be voted down he would offer the bili reported by the Commit- tee on Indian affairs this morning as an amendment to the pending bill, The discussion was continued by Mesara, Dawes, Mer- rimon anu others Mr. EpMunbs, (rep) of Vt., maid it was plain that this et ete in the bill to transfer the bureau was not monious, and considering the present state of the session and the fact that unless the appropriation bills should be passed within nine days the service would ve crippled, he thought it best to pass the Appropriation bill and out the clause in regard to the transfer of the Indian bureaa. . On motion of Mr. Dennis the House bill to amend certain sections of tne titles 48 and 52 of the Reviecd ‘Statutes of the United States converning commerce and jon and the regulation of steam vessels Known as steamboat bill, was recommitted to the Com- mittee on Commerce. The Senate then proceeded to vote on motion of Mr. Ingalistolay aside the Indian Appropriation Diy and take up House bill reported by the Committee on Indian Afffirs this morning tu transfer tho Indian Bureau to War Department, and it was agreed to, yeas 20, nays 17, as follows:— Yras-Messrs, Barnum, Booth, Caperton, Cockrell, rt, Davis, Harve; Hitebeock, Inguis, Johnston, Kelly, Key, MeUreery, axey. Norwood, Ranvom, Rovert: hun Window and Withers—20, ¥: . Allison, Cbristiancy, Conkling, Conover, Cragin’ Dawes, Kdmunds, 4 Hrelingourson, Howe, Morrill’ ofMaine, Morrill of Vermont, Oglesby. Sargent, Sherman, Wadteigh and Wright—17. The Senate then, at five o’clock, took a recess until half past seven P. M. 3 EVENING SESSION, Mr. Wistom moved to reconsider the vole by which the Indian Appropriation bili was laid aside this alter- noon. = Mr. InGauis said he bad already called up the House bill to transier the office of Indian Affairs. Mr. EpMuNps raised the point of order that und the rule the bill could not bo taken up this evening, having been reported to-day, and the point was sus- tained by Chair, The motion of Mr. Windom was then agreed to— yens 26, nays 16—and the Indian Appropriation bill was again taken up. Mr. Wixpom moved that debate on the pending amendments be limited to five minutes to each Senator desiring to speale = A; The pending question was onthe amendment ot thi Committee on Appropriations to strike out the thir section of tue louse bul §=to =6abolish = the Indian Bureau and transfer the government of the in- dians:to the War Departmert. Mr. Hammrox, (rep.) of Texas, sent to the Clerk’s desk and had read the protest of civilized Indians of the Indian Territory against the proposed transfe! Mr, Stevaxson, of Kentucky, moved as a substitute for the third section the bill which recently passed the Houge of Representatives, to transfer the office of Indi@™ Affairs from the Interior to the War Depart. ment Mr. Wixvom moved to lay the substitute on the table, Agreed to—yeas 25, nays 22—Messrs. Bootb, Harvey, Hitchcock and Ingalls voting with the democrats in the egative. ir. THURMAN moved an amendment to tho third sec- tion, so as to provide that the transier of the Bureau to the War Departinent shail not be made until the 1st of January next. Rejected. The question then was onthe amendment of the committee to strike out the third section, proposing the transier. It was stricken out. Yes, 24; nays, 22, The bill was then read a third time and passed. The Naval Appropriation bill was then taken up, so astocome up as the upfnished business to-morrow, and the Senate, at twenty minuter to ten P. M., ad- Journed. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. | Wasminetos, June 21, 1876. ‘The House went into Committee of the Whole (Mr. Blackburn, of Kentucky, in .he chair), on the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill, THE FREEDMAN'S BANK. Mr, Stexemr, (dem.) of Pa., addressed the committee Im reference to the Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company. He gave a bistory of tho rise, decline and fall of that institution, reflecting severely on its vari- ous officers, and on the Finance Committee. Ho charged that Henry D. Cooke, William 8. Huntington, and the other three members of the Finance Commit- tee, and the two actuaries, Eaton and Stickney, inside of the bank, and Alexander R. Shepherd, Hallett Kil bourne, J, V. W. Vandenbdurgh and others, ouside of it, had formed a ring, by which, ut various times and in various ways money was procured from the bank on worthless or insufficient security or on no security at all,to be used in divers enterprises aod speculations by members of the ring. Hoe described the class of persons whose victims the freedmen bad been as a class governed by a mock philanthropy, and whose conduct bad been marked by the vilest hypoc- risy. They made broad their phylacterics, prayed at the strect corners and thanked God that they were not as othermen. They had ‘stolen tho livery of Heavea to serve the Devilin.”” They had gone to the freed- men with words of promise and hope and encourage- ment upon their lips, but with consuming greed and avarice jn their hearts. They had borne to these help- less and ignorant people proffers of help, whilst thar minds wore busily engaged ia schemes to rot’ thom, They had solicited their confidence as fricuds whilst they had beon devising ways and means to plunder them of their bard earnings, They bad assumed the rb of teachers whilst their only mission had been to wn bow to steal trom them. They had gone with e teachings of Christ in their mouths, whilst their chief ambition bad been to be of the ciass of POLITICAL CARPET-BAGGERS, abnorred of all decent men; or of the class of money changers whom Christ drove mercilessly from the Temple. Toward them the good people of the Suath, and.o! the North as wel, entertained an uncompromis- jug and undying hatred, and couid extend no chanty rd such buman vultures, It was into the clutches of such people that the uneducated, helptess but con- Aiding freedmen fell. Their contidence had been xe. cured to such an extont that jn thi bunk’s existenc” its deposits the vast bui« of which movey principal office at Washington. ‘The wholo South had been drained of its money, and it had custody of the men who had charge of the Washington office. The total liabilitics of tue bank on the Sist of -December, 1875, were $3,004,875, of whico the amount due the colored de- pusitors was $2,092,033. On this a dividend of tweuty per cent had been declared, and when it was paid there would remain due 805,355 to be paid out o1 the emai! asrets = Hi not see how the Gnal losses of the Ireedmen could {ali below $1,500,000, and he thought it more likely they would suffer to the extent of $2,000,000, In corclu-ion be said the freedinan no oe regards the Washing ton Ring as @ myth, To its existence is a stern, solemn, jact. It has cast a great shatow over his home life, Tt bas dissipated the earnings and savings of wearisome days. 1t lias given him over to many nights of It has doomed him to years of It has brought penury, want, orig and bg distress to Lis loved ones, It bas driven hope from his heart, undermined bis confidenco m men and shaken his faith in God. Some there are who fattened upon THX FREEOMEN’S SAVINGS for a time and are now (frum tho shrio! of their in- ‘vestme:ts) tora) bankrupts in fortune, But these are ¢ cases, Most of them have jai mons As I see thom revelling n the jap of luxury, as IT witness the inve-tment of their ill-gotten gains in meanificent business houses and palatial rest dences slong these beautiiul streets, as I bear of them by the power of their wealth and: socal influonce, packing and debaaching juries, cuntrollicg cour sand Subsidizing newspapers; as L listen to the story of their ene i) who executes the laws ior bo great ree je and then turn my eyes upon the poor freedman, ragged, hungry, aaberiag, wretébed, rob- bed, whose money has heen hed Irom nim by there very 1 woauer whether ail these things will not one day “shrink away” irom therm also. Mr, Coox, (dem.) of Ga, addressed the House on the subject of grievaces in the Southern States and in ad- vocacy of the refunding of the cotton tax. RRENUY, SILVER A message from the Seni passage by that body of the Senat Silver bill, the consideration uf the Sundry was temporarily interrupted, and Mr. Cox, of New York, moved concurrence in the: senate amendments. Mr. Raxpdats, (dem.) of Pa, suggested that as this Was @ question involving the currency, and as the change of a word (one of the amendments being to strike out the word ‘‘now”) was sometimes very sert- as im legisiation, the matter shoud go over till to- Orrow. Cox consented to its postponement. Mr. Laxpens (dem. ), of Ind., rose to devate the bill. ‘Me. Cox insisted that he hal moved the previous question. The Speaker pro tem, (Mr. Ho! of Indiana, in the chair) did not recognize the, motion for $0 previous question, but did recognize Mr. Lauders, who déeciined to yield the floor for a postponement sovT MONRY. Mr. Laxpgrs proceeded to argue against the second amendment of the Senate, which provides that the sil- ver trade doilar shall not be a legal tender. He said that under po circumstances would he consent to any further demonetizing of silver. This was an effort of the bond-holding interest Inst the interest of the people. It was an effort in the same direction as was tbe law of 1869, making the bonds payable in gold. This was almost as great a fraud upon t le as that law was, It was insisted by some peuple that unless the interest on the government bonds was paid in gold these bonds that are held in Europe would be sent Lome and thrown upon the market, That was just where he wanted to see thein. clarmed it was ‘She right of the debtor class to pay ite 3 im silver, He was in favor of making silver coin a legal tender to any amount. The debtor class had never got justice in o ess, and he do.bted if it ever would, This cunningly devised ney fromone class of persons and kets of anotuer class. jew York, apologized to thi pus it into the Mr. Cox, of from Georgia (Mr. Cook; speech, He would not bar gentloman ted. bis riking out the word “now,” and the obher adding @ new section—it might be necessary 10 give the matter some further consideration, He, therefore, moved that the Senate amendments be Telerred to the Committee on Banking and Currency. The motion was agreed to, ‘The House again went into Committee on the Sundry Civil Appropriation bili, and speenches were made by Mr, Henderson, of Illinois, in advocacy of large uppro- vations for the Rock Island and other. arsenals, and yy Mr, Foster, of Onio, in general indorsement of the Provision of the bill, but criticizing some of its appro- Priati- ns as being on too limited a scale, Mr. Bat.ov (rep.), of RL, spoke in defence of the Congressional printer. Tue Committee haying proceeded to consider the bill by sections. Mr. Warren, of Massachusetts, offered an amendiment to pay the execttor of the estate ot the jlaie Heury Wilson $10,222, being the salary for the un- expired term of hisgoitice as Vice President. After the Speeches of Messrs. Hoar, of Massachusetts,aod Ward, ot New York, in favor of the amendment. and ot Mr. Holman in favor ot listing the amount to one year's pay, the amendment wits adopted. Alter disposing of one page of the bill the Committee Tose and the Hou. e, at hali-past jour, took a recess Wil eight o'clock, the evening session being for action oa tho bill, EVENING SESAION, ‘The House resumed its session at e ght o'clock P. M. as Committee of the Wh: le (Mr. Blackburn, of Ken- tucky, in the chair) on the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill, the consideration of which was coutinued until the adjournment, ‘ A SINGULAR CAREER, LIFE AND DEATH OF THE COLORADO DUELIST— HIS FUNERAL IN PHILADELPHIA—SAD END- ING OF AN EVENTFUL LIFE. [From the Philadelphia Telegraph, June 20.) The funeral of Alired D. Jessup, Jr., whose death at River Bend, Col., was noticed in the columns of thie paper some days ago, took place trom the residence of his father, No, 1,416 Walnut street, yosterday after- noon at four o'clock. Mr, Jessup, Sr., who had’come to this country purposing tu visit his son in his West- ern home, was in this city at the time the sad news reached here, but the rest of the family were resident in England. The interment was in Woodlands Ceme- tery, the funeral services being conducted by the Rov. Dr, Suddards, of Grace church. Altred D. Jessup, Jr., was born in this city in De- cember, 1846, and was educated in a sch2olin Con- Necticut, On the breaking out of the war, be being then buta lad of iifteen, he ran away from school and enlisted asa private in one of the Connecticut volun- leer regiments, Alter serving a few weeks his iather proctfred his discharge, but the lad’s adventurous gpirit baving become iully roused it was impossivie for Dim to again submit himself to the restraints of study, and alter remaining ut home tor some time he joined the First City troop of this city, and accompanied that regiment on the three months’ campuiga. _ Though sult but 4 mere boy he was very tall. and large for bin ag’, aud his indomitable pluck und courage mado bis services equal to those ol apy man to the troop, He Wasa capital horseman, and. the greater portion of bis time ol service was occupied in scouting and other such buzardou- duty, Iu the apring of 1866 he, with asingle companion Started on an overland trip around the worlu. Tue Journey across the Piaing at that time was particularly dangerous. The Indians were suspicious and resentiul of the encroachment of the whites. The frontier posts were insufticiently guarded, aud, as a consequence, the savages bad grown bolder in their raids. The two young meo leit Leavenworth, Kan,, wth @ canvas- coverea wagon and four light mules For about a month they travelled entirely alofie, but on the bor- ders of Nebrasna. they found the Indians go bad that they found it necessary to join a tram for the purpose - ot mutual protection. Their party oumbered thirty. four in all, and for nearly three weeks the party was beset by bands of hostile Sioux, who followed them un- til sbey came toa mliiary pos. Arriving at Denver, then just rising into promiucace, the two young men Visited the different mining camps and towns of Colo- rado, skirting the mountains to Bishup’s Pass, and pro- ceeded thence to Salt Lake City. Proceeding wesiward toward Sacramento they made frequent detours, visit- ing whatever was of interest by the way, now journcy- ing alone upd again jo:ning the wagon tralus they over- the wouders of the Yo- tock. Lo Caliiormia they explored Ma- lncca, Ceylon and India to the Himalayas, returnin; halt way back to Aliabavad. Upon making the great journey across Ceutral India by “coolie dak" —a two- wheeled cart drawn by sixteeu natives—jhey arrived 1m Bombay. Proceeding thence by steamer to Aden, aud up the Red Sea to Suez and: through Lower Egypt to Alexaudria, their further journey was interrupied by a cable tel J Bnouncing his mother’s inmoning him home by dangerous and whieh they were exposed, his companion beurs wituess to his chivalric disposition, his desire to protect the weak from im} his disposition voluntarily to assume mori hare of tue bard work, And now comes the contrast, Alter having been at homo but a little while, Jes-up went to Europe and made tie grand tour. ‘He visited all the great capitals from Paris to Vieuna, Irom 8t. Petersburg to Kome, Supplied with abundant moans he lived u most luxuri- ous Ife and became sated with all the pleasures of Con- Unental ite, His sense of mantiness ang his keen en- jJoyment of innate refinement of character that was occasionally strongly marked kept him from many of those excesves into which other young men nave fauen, While hving iu tbis way he insisted ou having all the apporatments ot his daily life as nearly periect us might be, For him there was no middie course, Unless he could dine en réyle in the city he preferred a bit of bacon and the freedom of the buck woods, Some six years ago he went nto business here as a partner in the firm of Cowperthwait & Co., but the toamiug habit had grown too strong for him to be jong contented with the daily routine of office work. In 1873 he gave up his position bere and bought sa stock farm in New Mexico, which be afterward transferrea to Colorado, This sort of lite seomed to suit bim exactly, and on a visit io this city, last winter, he expressed himseif as thoroughly satisfled with, bis new occupation and bis desire to make his howe permanently in the West. The accounts which have béen received of the sad affair which re- sulted io bis de.th cannot be accepted without reserva Partivan account of the aflair, and until the circum. stances have been thorougily investigated, it would be y Jessup had not suificiont provoca- tion in that regiun where tue pistol is only too readily drawn to settle a dispute, Waatever bis faults may bave been, they wore ratuer of omission than commission, And that he was brave, high spirited, open hearted and generou , quick to resent a wron. and Peady to forgive @ grievance, all who know him agree. HAMMERED TO DEATH. {From the San Francisco Chronicle, June 14 J Yesterday afternoon a singular affray occurred in O’Brion’s wagon-making shop on Eighth street near Bryant, which terminated in tho death of Frank Miles at the bands of Micbacl Conlon. Miles bas conducted a small horse-shoemg establishment in the rear of ty wagon shop, and was accustomed to spend bis leisuro time in the later place, conversing with the men em- ployed there. Conlon was formerly etnpioyed in the car stavies of the Central Rutirowd on Brannan street, as hustler, and recentiy has carried op a small saloon ou Brannan between Eighth and Ninth stress. He was in the Wagon shup yesteruay supervising soe repairs vo a sulky veionging to aim. He was standing with one fous resting on an anvil when Miles entered and shook hands witu him. A tow words wero said and Miles retired. When he hax goue out Conlon was heard to say that he had “licked tne velore and coula do it agaw,”? Ina tow moments alier Miles returoed with «small pocket koiie in lua hand Sume turcher conversation was had, which noue but the two men i- terested heard, and sudueniy Conlon seized a long. bandied riveting hammer froma coaloed wear by and struck Mues over the arm with it. He followed up the blow vy striking bim once on the chest und once on the head, and, as Miles turned to run out, avotherbiow on the back, While be was strikiug the wan one oj the helpers in the wagon slop siapped up and ateempiod to interfere, but Cunion tb od him with the ham~ mer, und he was torces to siep back. Alter Miles had en tt) he flour Conlon ran out and could not be found for some time. Miles was discovered to ve dead, the blow on the bead baving been the direct cause. His body waa couveyed to hi» residence on Kate street, in the vicinity of bis little shop, where it was received by bis distracted wile, At three o'clock Conlon deliverva himself up at the station house aud was charged with murder. He stated that he vad vor Kittle previous acquaintance with the deceased, and that he not know what the cause of the qaar- rei was, Hedeclared that he had never bad u quarrel with bim before yesierda: Miles came into the shop the second time and rushed at him with an opeo kati fo his band, and he, feeling in SE" of bis tie, ack him. Ho professed to cause for the attack wha! original cause of the quarre! Jealousy, great experience, and recentiy paraded PushmMeut to the world througn the medi Aituched to bis saioon. The deceased 1s said to have 1M that line anu incensed Conton, ge O1 the deceased at the house and discovered a f of bruises on his body, among them A foalp wound, a bruise on the arm and bruises ‘on the chest and back. An inquest will ve bi at at eleven o’oloek at the late residence of the seized @ hammer anu koow fe NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY.“ JUNE 22. 1876.-TRIPLF SHEET * Danube {rom seven to about twenty-two feet. THE MISSISSIPPI JETTIES. AN INTERVIEW WITH CAPTAIN EADS-—HIS8 AC- COUNT OF THE GREAT WORK—AN INTEREST- ING DESCRIPTION OF THE WILLOW BANKS— A CANEBRAKE CHANNEL. (From the St, Louis Glube-Democrat, June 18.] Among the inultitude of descriptions, all more or less technical, which have been printed about the jetties at the mouth of the Mississ:ppi, hardly one of a character likely to interest tne unscientific reader has been pub- lished, Taking advantage of the return to this city of Captain James B. Kas ad Mr, D. W. Bowman, one of bis assistants, a Globe-Democrat reporter sought to ind such information concerning the GENERAL LOOK OF THR PLACE as might prove of interest. From the accounts re- ceived it appears that the work of opening and estab- lishing a water highway between the centre of the North American continent and the rest of the world has not been altogether what may be charac- Verized as even fairly comiortable. Working almost night and day, in @ subtropical climate, in a wild cane swamp which is overflowed by tne sea @t euch recurring tide, and having to endure the tortures inflicted by gallinippers (mosquitoes of Brobdingnagian typo and exaggerated malignancy of Sting), sand flies, deer flies and *‘sich,*’ can bardly be considered 4 very agreeabie method of spending time. But, when this class of discom/ort is liable to be diver- sulied wiih an occasional personal interview with a member of the saurian trive, in the guise vf a twenty- foot alligator, the excitement becomes a trifle tou seri- ous for patient endurance by even the best regulated |. mind, YORT EADS, 8 well known, is situated on the east bank uf the sea- ward ¢xtremity oi tue South Puss, or what was the seaward extremity until the jetties bad been built out as iar as their preseut Linit, The ite city which has sprung up there now 1 cludes a tolerably larg hotei, huts jor some 350 lavorers, biacksmiths’ and other workshops, and gevérally presenis a busy ai Pearafice. The iand—or water—on which the city voustricted is covered by a great canebrake, the wild cace growing to ine height vf twelve or flitteen feet, though ihe caves are ivequently vurnt iw the dry season, When the ordiuarily desolate appearance of the country is reuderedé doubly #o by the destruction of all vegetation, Onee a day, though at irregular hours, the whole place is submerged by the Guif tide to tue depth of irom eighteen to twirty inches, the rauge be! ween meau iow and wean high water being about eighteen iuches, The however, is perpetuaily Saturated will moisture, the streets of Port Eads are, consequently, uilt' to mect the exigency of the case They consist of planks raised on piles driven into the blue clay, and average about two feet in width, Under these circumstances it has been deemed advisa- bie Lo postpone the cousiruction of any very extensive system ol street railrouds. THK CLIMA Notwithstanding tue drawbacks above enumerated, Mr. Bowman suys Port Eads 13 one of the healihiest lo cautions in the world. In answer to a question as Lo whesber malarial fevers were uot prevalent, he said that fevers ot all kinds are uuknown. fhe temperature of the place ig both milu aud equable, in summer it never, har rises uvove degrees Faren- heit, the a e being between that and seventy- five degrees, In winter the temperature rarely fall low sixty degrees, and then only during the pee of tue chilly *norihers,” when it bas been Wn LO go us low as forty-live degrees, Under these advantageous circumstances it is cousidered by the friends ol the jetty system tuat Port Eads 1s destined to be a great exportiug and importing emporium for the Mississipp: Valiey. YROM THR HEAD OF THR PASS to the land’s end the distance is about ten miles; from twe bead of bue Pass Lo the seaward extremity of the jetties it is avout tweive miles, Speaking roughly, and’s Knd, on the wostern bauk of the Pass, is pearly & mile turtuer voward the Gult than on the eastern buck, From Land’s End on the easiern side the jetties Tun out nearly im a djrevt course. From Land's End ‘on the western side a cross dike ts built, tur economt- cat purposes, in & general nortueasterly direction, Ull it reacues the western paraliel line of the jetti From this point the westeru jetty runs out seaward, avd oth easteru ani westeru jetties have been built oa & toundation covered the while with water vurying in depth twenty feet, the all from two to fifteen or foundation being Bold silt, de- posited by the flow of the river weeting the seflnx action of the tide, to which samy conflict.ng action the whole of the delia Of the Mississippi, iuciuding nearly all lower Lousiana, is to be altribuied. the object of the whole work ts tv 80 far concouirate tho force of the river flow as (o enable it to carry out the silt (cutting away that already deposited), so ag to givean open and perpetual cbannel tor sea going ebips of the beavi- est burden. That this is likely to bo done is shown in the fact, reported in yesterday’s Globe-Democrat, that the latest reports show a channel of eighteen fect and a halt indepth. In assisting nature thus to cut out a enannel there has veen carried out and cast into the deep waters of the Gull of Mexico some 3,000,000 cubic yards of depusited earth since the works were com- menced, Lbis tremendous result bas been achicved, too, in only one outlet of the river, the three principal ontlets being known us the Souttwest Pass, the South Pass and Pass-a-l’Outre. HOW THK WORK 18 ACCOMPLISHED has been well told by E. L. Corthell, ced engi works, But the tirst inception of the idea similar but more expensive mgred too outat the Sulina mouth of tue Danube, ‘As a conse- quence of the Crimean war, which eoded in 1856, and which was really fought tor the control of the naviga- tion of the Danube, a commussion of officers appointed vy the great Powers of Kurope who signed the Treaty of Paris, in 1856, took charge of the mouth uf the Dan- ube in the taterest of all the Powers concerned. At the head of this commission was av engineer, Charles Hart- ley, who Was alterward raisod to the rank of baronct for his services in ir 4 connection, and whois now known to Jame as Sit Charies Hartley. This gentleman adopted # modified plan of the jetty system which bad been belore that time found usetul in destroying the bar at the mouth of Rhone, and, with almost uulim- ited resuurces at bis command, succeeded im a very short time in deepening the Sulina mouth % the i pon this hint Captain Eads set to work. He first visitea Europe and thoroughly examined the works at tho Rhoneand Danube, aud then thought out a similar plan YOR THE MISSISSIPPI But in undertaking the control of the effluence of the great stream which drains this valloy, be had two grand ditticulties with wiich to coutend waich were unknown to his cngineering predecessors In the first place, the *'Fatnor of Waters’’ is not only vastly superior to the Danube in size, but it carries down to its mouth » thousaudiold more silt than any stream in Europe. Secoud, in the Europeau works labor was plonty and cheap, und skilled labor could be obtained at uny’ time it might be required at comparatively Jow rates lo opening the works atthe mouth of the Mississippi, however, the engineers hed not only no skilled labor ready to thoir hands, but ior ordinary labor they had torely 0) the ordinary floating population of New Orleans, and of that they could only secure the worst and most worthlass ciass at first, The feeling in New Orieans was hostile to the work ; certain alreauy formed organizations, whose interests lay in another di- rection, interposeu their powertul voice, and state- ments wero made calculated to scare the average day laborer from accepting employment which he was as- sured on all sides would never yield him fis moathly share of ducais. These diificuities, bowever, were overcome; and when, after 4 few imonths, it bad been shown that the new company paid thete laborers with exactness, Lhe lavur difficulty was solved, MAKING A NEW LINE. But the greatest difficulty that had to be solved was how to control the waters of the great river compel them to cat out (he much needed chata juudred cubic yards of flowing water ercuurse @ hundred yards wide would give oul, yard of depth, The problem was, speaking reiuuve:y, to confine that bunured cubic yard: jato a channel which suould compel rt to scoop out a deop channel Masonry has been used at the mouth of the Danubo, but masonry tor such gigantic work would far exceea in expense any pi that was within the powers Of tue engineer of the Mississippy At this juncture some one suggested that WILLOWS had been used to direct the course of streams and to confine their channel:, Captain Eads and Cojonel An- drews consulted, aad tho result was that they hit upon & plan tor utilizing the willows which grow in great thickets on the alluvial soil of the Delia, to hep them iu their work. Ov a bar, of rather island, which came into existence in the river forty years ugo in front of a crevasse known a& the ‘Jump’? there is a willow thicket covering some thirty square miles of land. Hore was the material if it couid only be uuhaed Afier Jong and anxious discussion a plan was agreed apon Aud patented in the names of the inventors by wiich willow mattresses were brought inv use. The mode of construction and subsequ nt banding of these mat- tresses 18 particularly ingenious. ON THB BANKS OF THR TASS there is, first of ali, constructed a “launch way,” con- sisting 01 a lumber-bulit inciined platiorm, stx fect above the level to the iandward, aud gradually siding uown ige. Onthe platiorm are two ribbous pine, which serve as the ‘-ways,"’ to Of well grean use shipwright’s parlance, On these waysure tad, frst ‘strips of pine, three by six in hea in dimen- ‘apart, tii the tosi width required is ‘These strips aro picved on end til a total am- length of avout a bundred tect ws achieved. Thi ber of strips is determined by the aired widt the mattresses, which vary, according to circam- from fifteen tu filty feet, The strips veng ty humber ot holes are bored in each, ted bickory pegs at short intervals, whieb, When boiled In With Oak wedges, stand out ‘ piatiorm. On the foundation laid wiiows; the first layer is strips for abuut sx inches so on the layers keep aiterni are covered. When this point is whoio the tops of pegs reached other strips are laid crosswwe on t ‘Mars, in Which holes corresponding to the hickory pegs have been borgd. Then, each peg having been fitted to the superincumbeat hole, powerfal the vt compictes the manulactur en wlid dow! floated op to the wal floating Mass io low And tugs it to the poricion where it 18 to be sunk, THE MATTRESSES vary in width from filty vo fifteen tet, a1 pposing a depth of twenty feet bas to be filed up, ten of th “maciresscs are sank in the spot, the lower one being of fall width and the upper ones grad down to the minor dimensions, each of them being about two leet in thickness and 100 feet long. In placing them ia position, they are first floated on the spot and attached to guide posts, when a stone barg towed alongside and rock thrown op itsinks, In thie manner the jetty is made, Ap ail! ate laver of willow mattress and rock, broad at the base and gradually barrowing towards the top, makes a wall which is im- Ppreguabie to the assaults of the water, and #0, as the Jetties stretch out, the current becomes confined and its force concentrat 3 THER FORCES, Not only is the m thas deepened, but by a cari- ous reflex action the jetty walls ure strengthened. The littoral current of the Guif runs from west to east, and the dévris turust out into the Gull by the concentrated stream, being caught by the littoral current, becomes filled up on the outside of the westward jeity, miking 4 firm wail against tue inroads of the sea =—So marked effect thut im the bay to the west of the South where a year ago a steamer drawing nine feet ot water would move with ease, now a skiff would be grounded at high tide, The present indications are that the commerce be- tween the Mississippi Valley and Europe will pasa through the mouth of the Mississippi insido of the next twelve months, and if the same mattress system can be adopted for the rivir generally a depth of water sum cient to carry beavy tonuaze can be made permancal between St, Louis and the Gulf. ANOTHER ‘TERRIBLE EXPLOSION, A PERCUSSION CAP FACTORY DESTEOTED AND SEVERAL PERSONS KILLED AND WOUNDED, Another terrible explosion took place af Greenville, N. J., yesterday afternoon, at about three o'clock, re- sulling im the instant death of two porsons and the in- jury of ten others, two or more fatally. The scene of the disaster was Wolff's torpedo factory, Factory lane, Greenville, The noise made by the explosion was heard at Bergen Point, a distance of five miles, and caused s panic im the immediate vicinity, People rushed wildly into the street, and when they learned the cause of the terrific noise hurried in crowds to the scene, Rounds mau Marinus, of the Jersey City police, was in a house bear by at the time and hastened to the balding, where, with the aid of the citizens, he extinguished the flames, which bad followed tha’ explosion and threatened to consume the dead and injured before they could bo taken out, A_ strefcher was procured and tho wounded, taken away to their houses or to houses in the vicinity, where they received prompt medical aig, ‘The cause of the accident 18, like almost all such cases, involved in mystery, requiring 4 careful investigation to ascertain the facts, The proprietor as always exercised the greatest care in the handling and shipping of the caps, and states that it was a point in their business to prevent an accumulation of tne goousin the buiiding where the work wis being por- formed. It 1s supposed that during bis absence these instructions bad been neglected, and that by tho fall of a box from the bands of young Zecekle the entire tock had feceived the concussion, thereby exploding tem, The building was a large wooden structure, formerly used as a gold refining mill for the grinding ot quartz taken from tho Carri. bean Isiands, Tt 18 a complete wreck, and the damage to building and stock wili amount to abuat 1,5 ¢ list of the dead aud injured is as follows :— Coarles Zeeckle, uged 12 years, killed; Louisa Neuss, aged 16 years, killed; Dora Arauld, aged 11 years, ro- ceived tal concus-ion of the brain; William Gim- bert, aged 30 years, head and breast bruised and man. gled’; Charlotic Schmidt, aged 11 years, arms and tact burned and back badly cut by fulling timber; Lizeio Herman, aged 15 years, burned on face and hands; Mary Scha-itzer, aged 16 years, face and breast cut and byrned; Jacob Van Cleef, uged 12 years, fore part of scalp tora off, exposing the skall, which is fractured, anu logs shockingly lacerated; bis injuries are of ‘a fatal nature; Sophia gook, aged 19 years, burned from thighs down to her teet; J. Bohrenbeek, aged 35 years, coverea with cute and gashes maue by the explosion and the falling timber; his leg ind shoulder ure broken, aud tho doctors think he cannot recover; Heury Brehm, uged 20 years, struck un head by beam; Henry Schmidt, ‘lett eye destroyed The composi tion us'd in the manuiacture of the toy capt 18 the sume as that used tn making torpedocs. Jt is known as fniminate of silver, and 1s the result of dissolving stlver coin in‘acid. The composition is then dried and carefully reduced to a fino powder. Ip smail quantities it 1s comparativel; harmless, but in any quuntity over a grain in, weight it is exceedmgly dangerous. A dollar's worth is suffi. cient to cause great destruction if exploded in a con- fined place. The peopie in the peighborbood made preparations yesterday tor bolding a meeting to tua action for the suppression of the jurther meaulacture of the oaps in the place. AFRICAN METHODIST CONFERENCE The annual Conference of the African Methodist Church of the State of N York Gnished the seasion in the Bridge street church, Brooklyn, yesterday, The proceedinges, which were presided over by Bishop Wayman, of Maryland, were opened at eight o’clock in the morning by prayer, which was offered by the Rev. W. E. Stiles. The attendance was very numer ous) The Rev. Mr. Titus offered a resolution calling upop each church in the district to take up a colleetion on the third Sunday m July‘tn ald of the Binghamtos church, which ts in a very needy conditiun. Brother Williams and others strenuously opposed the resolu tion as establishing a wrong precedent for other Cone ferences. Tho resolution was lost, and Mr Titus said, with much warmth of feeling, “Very well; den I don’t want none of you fellahs ever to come into my pulpit to preach again.”’ The Bishop then introduced Mrs. Dr. McKenney, « young colored woman who had recently graduated as @ physician at the New York Medical College, and who dosired to lectare upon the “atmosphere and ventila- tion”? She took her position on the platform by the side of the Bishop, and, arranging a chart showing the component parts of tho atmosphere, proceeded to ex: plain the effect of light and ventilation upon the hu man system, She occupied the attention of the Com ference for about an hour, and upon conciuding re ceived a vote of thanks from the delozates for hor “able lecture.” Brother Stewart, as treasurer for tho Con- ference fund, turned over a balance of $18 to the mis- sionary fund, Brother Dorrili then read the report of the “Dollar money” tund for the year. The total amount collected in the New York Conlerence churches was $778 47. The balance remaining unexpended is $417.47. Tho report was adopted. Brother Cooper then offered a resolution comp!t- mentary to Bishop Wayman, which was adopted unant- mously. A delegatio of daughters of the Conference of the African church of Sullivan street were then led to seats in front of the Bishop, ander the leadership of Rev. Mr. Williams, who aonounced that 030 daughters had come to give their donations to the brethren of the Conference.” The amounts varied from $1 50 to $5. Committees for the instruction of applicants for ad- mission to the Church were designated by the Bishop for four years ciass instruction, ‘The Bishop said that no duty which be bad to por. form was sp unpleasant as reading oat the rppoint- ments, because it was impossible to please all. The ministers must be reconciled, however, to their lot. Their duty was not un easy oner They would have to endure privations and atlaue meats. They would huve to educate as weil as to preach ; they were to go among the uneducated masses, fas thes® people were not yet cducaied, These were bot wealthy, and when they go lo a piace the question they can keep above water. It was with u people, as it 18 with others, no easy matter, to “raise the Doctor's salary euch year,” but they must be content, In conclusion he warLed old mea to rest and Jet their young assistance do ali the severe work of the galling. ‘The appointments were then read. After a the Centennial Colored Comieronce was declared adjourned. In the evening a love feast was held tn the Bridge street church, and aidresses were made by Rev, Steward Willams and others. . PLYMOUTH PASTOR'S SALARY. A business meeting of the Society of Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, was held last evening. Brother H, L. Pratt presided, Afier prayer had been offered by Brother Morton the Chairman read tho cail for this mvecting to establish the salary of ee. Brotuer Moses 3, Beach offered the follows Resolved, That the salary of the pastor be fixed at $20,010 per annum. It was seconded by Brother Augustus Storrs, and, on moiton, adopted unanimously. Tho meeting then adjourned. Time, ten minutes, ‘The salary of he pastor last year was $100,000, given by the society to enable bim to pay counsel fees. At the mecung which authorized that amount last year Brother. Kossuer W. Raymond said:—'?be time hag now come when Plymouth church can show that it will not give one doilur as blackmajl, but millions ti fence of the innocence of its pastor. ’” VERY ANXIOUS TO DIE. Charles Dippell is thirty-eight years old and a mative of England, Ho js afflicted with a suicidal mania and has made several atiempts to destroy himself, Last night he severed the arterics of both arms He was taken to Bellevne Hoxpital, whore his wounds were dressed, and at ten o'ciock the surgeons thought le might recover. SHE DID NOT FIGHT, who resides at No, 80 Christophe: street, was recently reported im the daily papers te have bad “a fight’ with Mrs. Rolland, who reswes in the same batiding, ahd with whom, it was sag), she aod her daughtor boarded, She feels consideravly outraged by doth statoments, and desires it to 0% known that, being a good Methodise ™~