The New York Herald Newspaper, July 13, 1876, Page 6

INETIN. Oppressive Heat. Additional Particulars of the Effects of the Storm. SUNSTROKES AND MORTALITY. oN ERLE ‘The weather, like the poor, whether it be good or bad, hot or cold, is always with us. More words are wasted intalking about it than are used in discussing any other topic. With many people it is the only sub- lect of conversation, and it is seldom two persons meet without some reference being made to it, During the last fortnight everybody has been saying to everybody else, **It is very hot,” and everybody has been reply- ing to everybody, “Yes, the season is an unusually ‘warm one.” weather that not only 1s nearly every conyer- Bation opened by some remark in regard to the state of the amosphere, but even our falutations take their shape from it, and so we have “Good morning” and “ood evening"? weather, tne Morning or evening be goodor nol And as discon- tent is one of the forms in which human infirmity thows itseif, we aro nearly all and nearly always want- ing weather out of its season, or complaining because iu season we have it out of season. In the winter we wish for spring and in the spring we long for summer. Inthe summer we sweat and swelter and jong for wutumo days and gentle bree Even November tannot satisiy us, and we begin to taik of sleighing rarties along the Hudson and to picture the delights pf the ballroom and the german. Evidently we are people whom it is impossible to please in the matter of weather, for nowhere else is there so much variety. In January we sometimes enjoy for a day or two a perfect springtime, and in July a “hot spell” is nearly always succeeded by a balmy and delicious season, Unfortunately, our October days are often rhased away in a singlo night by the blasts of Decem- ber, and in April the frosts are too apt to nipthe young buds and fresh biossoms. Every change affords us a subject for renewed chatter, and when either acold | spell or a hot spell 18 too prolonged to suit us we grumble as if wo could order our weather as we order our beefsteak, and we seem to think we have a right to grow! when either is not dono to our taste, Lately we have been grumbling at the heat because there ts too much of it, at the winds because there have been to a little of them, and at the clouds because they have had no rain in them. OTHE UBATED THRM,”? Never before in the history of heat im this elty dtd we show such utter deiegtation of “the heated term” | a3 we exhibit toward this one. Day afier day and week alter week the sun has been shooting down a Series of superheated rays, and at night not & breath of air has stirred the delicate iringes of our night clothes, — while the beds have been more like swimming batos than couches of repose. If we slept as all it was only to wake as if we had been in the wash al! night, while the mourning bash proved only a iresh foundation ior a fresh sweat. And then, too, some people have been so txusperatingly cool, telling us how much they tked Wiese days and expr: weather might last, ‘The only udequate punissment shat can be meted out to these for their prot disdain for other people's sufterings 1s to make policemen oat of them. Lhe sight of a policeman really made a man feel cuoler yesterday, for itis amazing how polite the pase are in their mew hats this hot weather. At least tempers of tho force took off their hea! gear to the feporters of the Heratp while making iueir rounds to Aud out how hot it was, Ninety-six im te shade and | a Derby wat makes @ policeman a wondertuliy polite Matue. Nincty-sixin the shade, and that, too, after the storm of tue night before, the only effect of winch Was to make everybody jong lo be caught in a shower, {n the early part of last evening there were some pealy of thunder in the west, and immediately all the umoretlus mthe city wore brought out, as it to tempt tne ele- ments to perform over again the proceedings Right before. It need not be said that Dame d Was not entrapped by this silly device, Mpued to sweat und grumble and policemen to raise ‘heir hats all night. Some of the latter oven 100k olf their bead gear to the street lampe. Everywhere yerybody wus hotter than if thers had been no change mithe weather, Broadway was deseried, the usual promenaders seckiny a more congenial shade, and the Hatues which adorn that thoroughfare during most af the year stynding themselves up in the con tiguous saloons, und m some crises the proprietors also. in the street cars crowded vaca other on the ly side aud le: unny side to be filled by women and children. The average man !s not particu- larly polite, and he would rather not suffer bimsell ona jot day than to keep anybody else from suflering. strokes and prostrations by the heat were frequent, tnd the cool drinks so frecly indulged during the day aud evening will prodabiy be followed by cholera morbus this morning. in other parts of the couniry Wke scones were enacted, and trom what follows it | will be seen that although yesterday was only one day of aserics of hot days, the weather tragedies were many, and the record isa singularly dismal and ap. palling one. INFAN' MORTALITY. One of tho saddest histories of the summer heat to be written is that of the mortality among the childieo, | especialiy the poor infants huddled in the tenement houses of New York. Upon inquiry at tho Health Dflice yesterday, however, it was discovered this mor- tality bad decreased somewha*, the record being 7% agaitst 145 the day previous Dr. Jaynes said he pre- sumed the thunder showers of Tuesaay evening and the | vensible cooling of Accounted for this decrease. ‘porter also that whenever the the atmosphere m a incasure The Doctor told the re- thermometer rises to righty-five degrees the death rate among the poor children immediately increases, and Wheu it ig taken imto acconnt that for over two weeks the ther- mometer bas been above ninety an explana. tion is Immediote!y found of the terrible mor tauty daily recorded by the Hrratn it as, however, noticoable in examining the death certificates, that not one per cent of tue mortality ts in privato houses or ainong the children of the better classe {n nearly every c: fra infantura or diarrh y life of the poor in tenements of th be surprised that the mortality is not greater, ‘Tho shildren’s frco excursions last year saved hundreds of lives, and one of the Health Orficers, in conversation | with the reporter, deplored the fact that there were hot more of them this summer. Apother cause of disease in chi ends in death, is the eating of dec: tables, which ‘are bought cueap in the wagons of licensed venders. this evil the Boord of Healtu have organi A CONES OF FRUIT INSPECTORS, whose duty 1 is to visit the wharves, im ers’ wagons and contiscate all fruit and vegetables jound to be unit for food, Last season whole cargoes ef molons were seized by the inspectors and con- demned as unsound, This, 100, is following tho example of the older countries, wt & rigorous super. vision i# exercised over the people's food, The HeRaLd’s warning in regard to ibe condition of the hi gutters has also been ceded by the Health Board, ad trait and vege he markets or from In order to check ad aforce bas been organized to thoroughly cleon jem; the late rain storm, however, will very much Nighten thi dutios of this force. ALONG THE Sion. On tho lines of the docks on both the Fast and North River sides of the city the effects of the heat were se- | verely felt. There was hardly a yard of any dock on | the East River sido on which you could not find the laborers groaning over tho terrible temperainre. On the upper piers on tho East River side there was much ive suffering. There were, however, few sun- On the line fronting on Broome street, Whe chief rendezvous of the oyster boats, a few Of the weaker men had beon forced to retire because of the heat; the more robust have found in the existing breeze eome rel: At Roosevelt street ferry the Brooklyn bridge people were found fully employed, and while on the dock line, where, in preparing the stone for the completion of the tower on the New York side, the men complained of ‘he beat, the current of air and the careful attentions ow entiomen in charge of the work provented any . tas unstroke, though there were many willing en feeling that they nceded some repose during tue iT I vetween eleven and turer. the dock ine, where the stone and other materials are received, there has not been a single serious com- Plain. On the tower there are thirty men, and nearly twice that number on the dock, and, including the yard at Red Hook Point, where the stone is trimmed, there has not as yet been a siugle man disabled Bisewhere the case was diferent, for the reason, in yome degree, that the samo care was not taken of the men, At the anchorage, coroer of Dover and Cherry fireets, it has been ‘found a great deal botter than along the rest of the river lina The thermometer Btoow, yesterday, in that locality, at 94, while ap at the anchorage, where sixty men were at work, it was from 11 to 12 degrees lower. Elsewhere, in many localities, the result was more ous, Working on the ship Woritiar, at pier Il, Mr. Ravkin was prostrated and carried (o his Lome. ‘6 Cocntios’ there wore two cases of temporary ine of positive sunstroke. Um the uniter, Lowise Browne, thirty-one years of No Marked Abatement of the | So constant are those relerences to the | SID @ roguoish wish that this | people con- | ren, which often | irkets and | age, died last evening from sanstroke. carpenter apd builder, was prostrated at halt eleven A.M, at pier 5, EB, R., and carried away. Richard Mathews was prostrated yesterday, On pier | 14, N. R, three laboring men, whose names could not be’ ascertained, were prostrated and carried away ; were were also, at pier % two colored men, Samuel Brean and David Pelmer, and white meu, six In all, among whom Were & Breslowhan, James Haggerty ani Dennis Maloney, thoroughly prostrated, and atter tare ut the house in front of the’ piers, were’ conveyed to their homes, The feeling was that had not 1th sprung up in the early portion of the day the | 5 would have been lined with sunstrack men, TUESDAY'S STORM ON BLACKWELL'S ISLAND. storm on Tuesday fell with all its fury on Black- | well’s Island and left behind it many a trace of its ray- ages, Just after the rain began to fall in the afternoon | a terrific gale of wind, aecompanied by flashes of forked lightning and elaps of ear-splitting thunder, burst upon the Kast River, just about the lower end of the Island, | and taking a northeasterly course passed along the en- tire length of the marrow strip of land lying in the middle of the river between New York and Astoria, and upon which are situated so many of | the public charitable and reformatory tustitu- tions, The van of the storm wrenched the top from an enormous shade tree, about 400 feet north of the Penitentiary, and threw it upon the telegrapt wires runaing through the Island and which connect the various institutions, breaking them down and severing all communication between them, As soon as this fack was discovered the prisoners who were at work outside the buildings were hurried into their cells and securely locked up, the keepers very properly | fearing a riot, should the men learn that the means of | calling upon the pohce over im the city for asaisia was for the time being destroyed. stage up tuo Island the stoym tore up treo after tree and wrenched off huge limba, many of whieh were carrted hundreds ,ot fect froin the trank. When nearing the upper end of the Isiand, where are situ- ated the various buildings for the insane, the gale be- came suddenly more furious, Geting under the cor- | Mice of the sonth wing of the “iodge,’? a four story stone building, 76x100 feet. the hurricane tore the en- ure roof olf ond rolled it up as though it were parchment, The building was full of insane people, most of whom, however, were suflicrently rational to know that 1minent danger was at hand, and they screamed and rushed wildly about, calling for help and endeavoring to force their way trom the building out inso the storm. Fortunately the 4 Were cool headed, aud soon succeeded in quiet- nfortunate inmates, and as soon as the storm ed a little removed them to better shelter. It was atlitst supposed that lightning had struck the build- ing, but a close examination of the premises yesteraay disclosed the fuct that the damage, which amounts to about $1,200, was caused by wind alone. Yesterday workmen were busily engaged clearing away the wreck and preparing to replace the rool, DEATHS FROM SUNSTROKE. The following deaths {rom sunstroke were yesterday reported at the Coroners’ oftico:— Jobn McFlynn, thirty years, No. 80 James stroet, Charles Geblagee, thirty-two years, No. 204 William street. A. B. Wei filty years, No. 33 Union square, William Dunn, forty yours, East Irvington. Thomas Keenan, Columbia street, Brooklyn, The following persons were prostrated by the heat yesterday :— Frank Brady, aged fifty-five years, living at No. 759 Tenth avenue, 1ound at the corner of Canal and Gre 18 i ite, forty-five years, of No. 32 Greenwich street, overcome at the corner ot Waverley place and Sixth avenue. James F, Mead, twenty-four years, of No, 337 East Twenty-titth street, employed as a letter carrier, was prostrated at the corner of Sixth avenuo and Four- teenth street. William Barclay, thirty-six years, of No. 206 Eust Twonty-sixth strect, at Desbrosses street ferry baggage room. Bridges Dodd, sixty years, of Twenty-third streot, near avenue A, John Manning, twenty-two yeara et No, 512 East Fifteenth street, Joba Doyle, twenty-three yeara, we, 23 Forsyth street, at City Hall Park. | _ Mary ec lorty years, no bowre, straed corner of Madison and Market streets Peter Kenuedy, twenty-three years, of No, 434 West | Nineteenth street, al Bank street and Thirtecuth ave- nue. n Burger, forty-five years, of No. 59 Little West Twellth sires 9 Julius Muirhofl, fourteen ycars, No. 319 Seventh avenue, Edward Krebbe, twenty-nine years, of No, 203 East Sixteenth street, Inspector of Permit Bureau, May- or’s Oitice, evercome by heat ut Third avenue and Twenty-second street; sent to Bellevue. James Byrer, twenly-tour years, of No, 139 East Forty-ninth street, John Keele, forty-five years, of No, 286 West Hous- ton street. | Andrew Tompkins, thirty-nine years, of No. 6 Jane street. Patrick Boyle, thirty years, residence unknown. Francis Meyers, forty-five’ years, of No. 95 Division strect, Wilham 8 Anner, thirty years, of No, 149 East | Twelftn street, John Mulligan, forty-five years, of No, 260 West Thirtieth street, ‘August Meid, aged 15 years, No, 140 East Fourth street. August Dipler, aged 40 y Daniel Hedden, a Marguret. Conuore, | street. Oiticer Clarke, of the Twelith precinct. Marun Lynch, forty-tive years, No. 26 Thompson street. re, No, 412 Fifth street, ars, no how 1 63 years, No, 47 Baxter yperman, no home. h, ot the Fourth precinct, Brooklyn, while attending the inquest over the murdered officer, Eaward Scott, at the Morgue yesterday, was prostrated by tho heat and taken to nis home, John Stager, residing at No, Maujer street, was overcome by the heat fuesday night in Division street, James Cunningham was prostrated by the heat yes- terday on Atlantic avenue. ‘A man carrying a satchel, evidently a stranger in Brooklyn, was nue yesterda: His name could not be ascertained. William shay, of Park place, Brooklyn, was over- come by the heat yesterday, at the corner ot Tro: ad Atlantic avenues, and was taken to the City Hospital, | ~ John Corcoran, resid.ng at No. 165 Douglas street, Brooklyn. Joseph Sauer, of N Ewen street, Brooklyn. Jacou Busick, thirty years, rosiding in New Jersey | avenue, near Broadway, East New York, was overcome by the heat yesterday while working on Downey street, | near Evergreens Cemetery. TORNADO AT SING SING On Tuesday afternoon the village of Sing Sing was | visited by a tlerce tornado, which, although of only a few minutes’ duration, damaged property to an extent ¥ tousiy estimated at from $20,000 to $30,000. A heavy black cloud was observed between three and four o'clock, coming from the direction ot Haverstr: and this, when apparently over the village, med | suddenly to meet a counter clement, causing a tright- | ful concession, which was followed immediately by a dark-colored firmament and a whirlwind, the roaring of which drowned men’s voices and caused almost general consternation among the peo Then tora space of about five minutes the rain poured down im torrents Such as no,iuhabitant of the place had ever belore seen, the water seeming to descend in one anbroken volume. AS a result of the concussion 8 and other windows iu stores on Main street and inrest- | dences contiguous thetto were destroyed, while the r were stripped off the Post Office building, Masonic Hall and other Jarge structures by the mighty | wind storm. It also rent in pieces and scattered @ now framo carriage house, which had just been | erected at a cost of $3,000, on the farm of William Hoope, a short distance trom the village, and it is as- sorted that sturdy locust trees twelve inches in diam. | eter were twisted off as though thoy were corn stalks, One roof was carried a distance vf 200 rods, The du- ration of the meteor was only about two minutes, | | Pk Satta | THIRTEEN POLICEMEN AND FOUR CITIZENS | PROSTRATED BY LIGHTNING AT ALBANY, {From the Albany Journal, July 11.) ‘The thunder storm which occurred in this section at noon to-day was one of the heaviest of the seasou, The rain came down ja torrents, the electric flashes | were frequent, mtense and vivid, and the thunder | seemed to be one continuous rumbie androar, It was aiso accompanied by an alarming and very nearly {righttul occurrence, Seventeen persons, thirteen of them policemen, who had sought refuge from the ence ot the'storm tn a too: house on the site of the new Prospect Hill reservoir, wore prostrated and every man and boy composing tho number wero | more of less injured by the fluid and tho shock which accompanied |. AL one o'clock the report of what at tirst Was given aga terrible disaster, and it was very nearly », circulated throughout the city with alwost the flashing speed of the clectric fluid itselt, ording to this account, tie one which first came the ears of our reporter, two men had been killed, five more fatally | injured, and'many others were said 10 be more cr I | injured. INCREASED MORTALITY AT RICHMOND. Rronvoxn, Va, Jaly 12, 1876. Tho weather here for a week past has been op. pressively hot, and the mortality consequent thereupon has been unexampled in the history of the city. It has horctofore been very rare for aby one to dic hore from sunstroke, but this season, during the height of the spell, deaths have averaged five or six per day. @ The thormometor at three o'clock bas ringed from 98 to 104, according to locality. The lowcst pomt reached at night within a week past was 78, The heaith of the people who havo not been much exposed to the sun and who have taken care of themseives has been al- most as good ay nsual, The death rate among iniagts ruus up very high, ‘This week business has deen practically suspended. Troops of people are going of to the prior White Suipuur Springs and other tain revort, Money i* 80 seareo the er have been started bat for this appallingly ‘om the most stolid su Of hope that we may never have a repetition of 1h Throughout the country there have been light rain: accompanied by heavy winds and destroctive freaks prostrated by the heat on Clinton ave- | yeral plate glass and | lightning. These suowers have only momentarily tem- pered the fierceness of ¢ heat in Richmond, 4 GOOD BREEZE AT WASHINGTON, Wasutnctox, July 12, 1876. Although quite warm here today there is a good breezo and the heat is less oppressive than it has been for several days past, There were three deaths vesterday attributed to the extreme heat. HOT DAYS BUT COOL NIGHTS AT GREENBRIER, Greexcrier Wuitk SvLeHcr Sprixes, W. Va, July 12, 1876, Here, at an elevation of over 2,000 feet above the level of the sea, the thermometer rose to nearly ninety degrees in the shade to-day. This temperature bas not been experienced before in ten years, but tho ex- treme heat im the daytime is counteracted by the neverfailing cool mountain breezes. The averago tem- perature at night 1s from fitty to sixty degrees, ‘The barometer hero 1s still rising, indicating continued hot weather. Visitors ilying from the prostration and heat of the cities North and South are arriving in unusually large numbers at this period of the season, There bas been | no suflering here from the weather. HOT, BUT HEALTHY, AT WILMINGTON. _ Wirauxgrox, July 12, 1876, The highest range of the thermometer during the Inst six days has beon as follows:—July 7, 95 degrees; Sth, 92; 9th, 95; 10th, 97; 11th, 93; 12th, 94 Mean temperature for the six days, 9¢ deg. 3 min. Ditto for came time last year, 91 deg, and 3 sec, The reported mortality this mouth to date is one adult and three children, white, andone adult and five chil- dren, colored. Mortality for the same time last year, nine white and eleven colored, Population of the city, about 20,000, There has been no instance here thus far this scagon of prostration by heat, Cuaxuesroy, 8. C., July 12, 1876, Tho weather for tho past four days has been the hottest ever known, the thermometer ranging from to 102. No fatai cases of sunstroke have been reported, The range of the thermometer has been the highest ever known in Charieston, HEAT AND LIGHTING AT ATLANTA, Ariayta, July 12, 1876. Tho heat here for tho past flvo days has been more intolerable than for years before, We have had clovd- less, glowing mornings, hot and stifling, and sharp, vivid thunder storms every _evening- The ‘lightning has been unusually fatal, in this section, but there are no heavy winds, The nights are cool, but the city is heated éuch day before eight o'clock. ' There never has beon a sunstroke in Atlanta. ‘There is Some suffering {rom prostration, Business is almost totally suspended during the middle of the day, Auanta is higa and notably pleasant, but this attack flattens her out, The thermometer ranges as follows for four days:—00, 94, 96, 93, ‘The mortality list does not run above the average figures, and the increased sickness is noticably ouly among children and old people. BAIN IN CONNECTICUT. New Havas, July 12, 1874 A thunder storm occurred hero yesterday aiternoon. It was the first rain of any account for several weeks, In Naugatuck Valley the crops were somewhat dam- aged by hail. KILLED BY LIGHTNING. Wittox, N. H., July 12, 1876, Mrs. James H. Holt, residing at West Wilton, was instantly killed by lightning during a beavy thunder storm last evening. The wood work of the room where she Was rittin, was somewhat shattered, STRUCK BY LIGHTNING, Westvinip, N. J., July 12, 1876, During a thunder storm whiche passed over this section of Union county yesterday aiternoon Simon Lambert’s barn at New Providence was struck by | jightning and burned, with the contents. Shortly after a largo cider mill adjoining was struck by light- ning and also consumed. The total of the losses is estimated at $8,000, Exmanetn, N. J., July 12, 1876, During a’shower last night the lightning struck a barn belonging to Mrs. Lambert near Westtieid, and it, together with her four other barns adjacent, all filled with grain and hay just harvested, was burned to the ground, A FATED FAMILY. THE HALSTEDS, OF NEWARK-—FIVE BROTHERS OUT OF SIX MEET VIOLENT DEATHS—Was FRANK MURDERED IN MINNESOTA? Yesterday Major George B. Halsted, of Newark, the only remaining son of the ex-Chancellor, left that city for Minneapolis to inquire into the mystery that sur, rounds his brother's death and look after his remains, It will be recollected that a few days ago the news was received in Newark that Frank Halsted, the youngest son of the Chancellor, had been found drowned in Minnetuaka Lake, The report was that he had committed suicide. The body was found bloated to huge proportions, It was floating face downward, Around the neck was tied asack containing a huge stone, A Coroner’s jury gave a verdict of deliberate suicide It 18 the conviction of the family, however, that Frank was murdered. It appears that for some time past he had been busily engaged building a boat, which was to ply on the lake, and, ax was hoped, make the fortune of Frank. Some time ago he came East to raise funds to complete his boat. He raised in Newark $1,000 on Jand he owns adjoming his father’s, at Lyoos Farms, near Newark. watch and chain—in al! about $1,500. he could not have been back many days before he was found drowned. On the body was neither a cent of money nor any watch and chain. As Frank had got all he desired, was in the best of spirits when he lef Nowark, and was ina fair way to make a fortune, his frienas scout the idea of his having committed suicide, Their firm beliet is tuat burglars entered his house by the lake, where he lived alone like a hermit, robbed him and then murdered him by throwing bim into the lake. The fact of his visit to his folks in Newark ex- plains the marking of his trauk and certain writings, On Monday, July 3, a fishing purty from Excelsior went into the upper laxe ou an excursion, und at about noon stopped at Captain Hal- d's house, and in accordance With a pressing invita. tion from Captain Halsted, who bad requested them, in case ho was absent when they came, to take possession of his house, the Captain baving told them where they | would find ‘the key, they opened the house. They | soon noticed a trunk packed and locked, and directed | to Major Halsted, Newark, N. J,, a brother of the Cap- | tain, and a package marked books,” addressed to Mra | Dunlap, Excelsior, A letter on the table was ad- dressed to Mr. R. Cummings, the man who [has had echarge of — the — construction of | | bis boat, In one corner ot the envelope | was written the words, “Look after things here.’? This etter gave rise to the surmise of suicide. Captain’ Halsted was found dressed im his best suit of clothes, In all the facts the friends of de- coused see clews of murder, not snicide, Mayor George goes to clear up the mystery. ‘This Haisted family seems to be fated. Out of six sons the ie ex-Chuacellor of New Jersey has Jost five by violent death, Caleb, the e dest, was killed x hunt, near El-zabeth, some tor ars ago. He foll from his vorse, was caught in tne stirrup, and drageed untit his brains were dashed out. Robvert was | sapeain ot the bark Griflia, owned by the famous “Pot.” in 1848, Pet, Abe, George and Frank and other arkers, among the first at the gold fieldy, = The Ca was carried off tu his prime by an attack of © Jacl The terribie inte of “Vet.” the n of all the Halsteds, is yet fresh in the public mind, A Wotan of Babylon, the mistress of a charcoal dealer named George Botts, wiled Pet trom his horwebotd gods and to his death at the bands of Bouts, The tragedy exded by Botts ging from the gallows, a victim to Jersey justice. Not loug alter ‘Abe Halsted, the foarth of the brothers, bad bork logs mangled by a Worse car accident so that he died. Mis friends said he was assisting a lady when he was caught under the wheels. Others tell « diiferent story. And now comes Frank to a fate equally shocking. In it he carried round the Horn to California, eww Lyons Fa spared to close h EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE coM- PANY. The action brought by Mrs. Bedell, of Brooklyn, against the Equitable Life Assurance Company of New York, charging gross extravagance in the management of the business affairs of the company and praying that a receiver be appointed, was the subject of general conversation in the city yesterda: The immonso in- terests involved and the probabilities of the action succeeding woro freely discussed, and no little excite. ment was created among the policy holders and others interested at even the possibility of the affairs of the concern being, by order of the Court, wound up. Tho prevailirg opinion was, however, that the action could hot stand, and that the motion tor a receiver would bo denied. Among lawyers it wasa grave matter of doubt whether the Court had jurisdiction ever (ue matter, as 8 a State Superintendent of Insurance, whose duty it 18 to investigate wherever official mixmanage- ment is brought to his notice. A Hekanp reporier called at the office of the company yesterday, bat in the absence of the President and Viee President trom the city the Secretary, Mr. Alexander, declines giving expression to any views, pro or con., until he had con- sulted his senior officers, ms wondering if even his boy George will be father’s eyes iu death BADL Katie Grennan, six mouths old, was severely burned yesterday morning by bed clothes taking firo at her parguis’ house in Saudy Hook. Sae was taken to tho Chafhbers Sireet Hospital and thence to Roosevelt Hospital. Ho had besides $400 or $500 and a gold | Meanwhile the poor old Chancellor Iies at his home at | i ? NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1876—WITH SUPPLEMENT. HAYES AND. WHEELER. Republican Ratification Meeting at the Cooper Institute, Addresses by Messrs. Stoughton, Salomon and General Kilpatrick. BOTH PLATFORMS ~~ ANALYZED. Cooper Institute was about three-quarters filled last evening at eight o’clock by New York city republicans, who assembied for the purpose of formally ratifying the nominations of Hayes and Wheeler, With the thor- Mmomoter indicating probably 100 degrees in the large meeting ball it required some considerable strength of mind on the part of our local republican statesmen to enter cordially into the spirit, of such o gathering. As an open- ing radical demonstration It cannot be called a failure, neither can 1t be designated a success, There was not an enthusiastic crowd, and the telling points of the speakers did not receive that recognition usual at stir Ting political assemblage. Tho weather will probably somewhat explatn this condition of affairs. The stage was filled with representatives of the party. A formi- dable list of vice presidents and secretaries were un- nounced, but few of them pat in an appearance. Among tbose who oecupied seats upon the platform were General Kilpatrick, Alderman Pinckney, William A. Stiner, Thomas E, Stewart, John A. Foster, Freaer- ick Kirline and a host of others not particularly known to the public, The host of vice presidents contained tho names of Edwin D, Morgan, Josoph H. Choato, Alonzo B, Cornell, William M. Evarts, Wilham B. Vai derbilt, Thurlow Weed, Frederick W. Seward and sev- eral othors of notable political standing, But many of those names on the printed lists seemed to be the only guarantee of these gentlemen’s support of the meeting. A tow minutes before eight o'clock a brass band Played outside the institute, and at eight o'clock Colonel Charles 3, Spencer called the meeting to order, Several hundred seats were vacant, but before Mr. Stoughton had proceeded twenty minutes these seats wore nearly all filled up. Shortly after eight o’clock the Lincoln Club, witha now silk banner, marched into the hali and wero loudly cheerod. About half a dozen ladies occupied seats in the body of tho hall, and seemed to participate in whatever enthusiasm animated the molting crowd. The Union Glee Club furnished tho vocal part of the exercises, which were exccedingly creditable. Tho gen- tlemen composing this club came tu for the largest share of applause during the meeting. “Hold the Fort for Hayes and Wheoler, Honest Men and Pure,” brought down the house, THE MERTING. Colonel Charles 8, Spencer came forward at eight o’clock and called tho meoting to order, He said:— Lapies AND GRNTUEMEN—As Chairman of the Com- mittee of Arrangements it becomes my duty to call this meeting to order. I congratulate you repubil- can ladies and gentlemen upon the nominations of the Republican National Convention, Rutherford B. Hayes for President and William A. Wheeler for Vico Presi- dent. (Cheers.) I congratulate you on the platform on which that Convention has placed theso candidatos, Lcongratulate you most especially and heartily upon the very, plain and ample letter of acceptance from Governor Hayes. 1t covers the wholo ground; at = meets) aquarcly every issue, and it pronounces so clearly that he who rans cun read, for equal rights for all men, for civil service reform and for hard money. (Applause). 1 congratulate youonthe bright and brightening prospects of tri- umph of theso men and these principles. I now have the honor and the pleasure of nominating for chairman of this meeting a ripe scholar and a powerful and dis- tinguished jurist who, in this hour of struggle for the future interests and prosgerity of the Union, comes to the front in bis great kouwledge and ability to sirke a powerful and efficient blow for the nominees and principles of that republican organization; whose achievements in the past will, in the ages to come, brightly illuminate the pages of the history of our country, and whvse ollice and mission in the future are to secure the full fruits of its favors and successes in the years that have gone by. I nominate for chair- man oi this neeting Edwin W. Stoughton. K, W. STOUGHTON’S ADDRESS, ‘he genticman named was elected with cheers, and, cofaing forward, began with a brief euology of the Cin- cinnati candidates, “Principles, not men,” said he, “have heretofore been the political war-ery of the party We oppose, and thousagus have been captivated thereby. But I say, ‘Men with principles.’ We have, as 1 believe, called as our leaders men who will faith: tully, aud with all their strength, strive to hold aud perpetuate those widespread and costly blessings of national unity, liberty and protection, under the law, which so much blood and treasure have been expended to secure.” Tho speaker eontin- uing said he trembled when he thought what might have been the futo of the nation had the | doctrines of those who then represented the demo- cratic party, and who even now sully its councils, prevailed. He referred to the action of I’resident juchanan, Who, in 1860, ‘asked the Attorney General if our national’ government, if tho President, could forcily retake within a State’ national property. seized by armed traitors,” and quoted the opinion of the democratic Avorney General in reply. ‘It may be proper to gay,” he continued, ‘that, although Mr. ‘iden was, when that opinion was written and pub- lished, an active and somewhat emineut politician, in full communion with Tammany ¢lall, I do nt think he at any time—although the opinion and Message | which followed {t produced a marked aud depressing eflect upon Union men—ever protested agait the reasoning or conclusions of either; nor did he, to my recollection, by speech or act, at any early period of the war, assist im subduing’ by force of arms that terrible rebellion whicu bad beon so much encouraged by a democratic President and his able Attorney General, Indeed, I way, I think, carry the game criticism upon Mr, [i.den go far along as the nomination of General MeClellan in 1864, upon a plat- form which jn substance declared that the war for the purpose of restoring the Usion had proved a failure, Porhaps Mr. Tilden, in some ‘speech or meeting, de- notnced this democratic heresy, but uf he did my memory fails to recall when and where. The demo- cratic party has not usually been fortunate in its pl forms, and in this respect that adopted at St. 1 Is notanexception. It is a seusational paper, entitied | to no respect, because tho offspring of sham and tnsin- cerity. THE ST. LOUIS PLATFORM, The spoaker went on to dissect the St. Lows platiorm and show what he considered its weaknesses, Kelerring to the paragraph iu which is demanded “a judicious system of preparation by public economy, by olficiai retrenchment and by wise finance which shall enavie the bation soon to assure the wholo world of its perfect stability,’ he said it would be difficult to find in the language a more turgid, senseless or boinbastic paragraph than this, It commits the party to nothing, although t) a sof- moucy man, acqiatuted with the loose and extrava- gant—not to say dishonest—manner in which the dem- oeratic party, When in power, has gonerally managed the affairs of the country, it should be consoling to re- flect thut as the capacity to resume is to be attained only by public economy, official retrenchinent and wise finance, the day of resumption is doubtiess tar off, He should also be comforted by the fuet that resumption is only | to be secured by sucha system of finance as shail ut no time cfeate an artificial scarcity of currency or alarm the pablic mto a withdrawal of that vaster ma- chinery of creait by which ninety-tive per cent of all Misiness transactions are performed, This ts suili- ciently indefinite to enable the orator who shall at- temps to expound the meaning of this double-headed “paltering’ platform to s: resumption can only come with the millennium As with individuals fs it with nations, and when this povple sball adopt as the measure and standard of obligation to redeem its promises tho vague, indeunite and inconsistent Phrases which stammor and stutter on that sutyect im the democratic piauiorm, repudiation is at band. Incead, in looking through the platform adopted at St. Louis, one is struck with the fact that it contains but three distinct avd dofniie pledges; one for the re- resumption clause In tho act of 18 a prevent Chinese immigration, and t third emphatically indoreing the conduct of the majority of tho House of Representatives in its present effort to prevent the passage of the needtul appropriation ills through Congress unless the Senate will ¢ to euch provisons as shall re- duce the number of employés in the departmenis to the extent of some 1,200, aud the salaries of all trom ten to twenty-tive per ceat, This arbitrary attempt at coercion of the Senate, on pain of suspending the operations of the government, is unprecedented and hostile, not only to the best interests of the country, but to that harmony of action between the two branches of the national Legislature absolutely cxsen- tial to tho proper working ol our system. [4 18 not dif- fieult to understand why (his violent action is now at- tempted. It is done under the ery and pretence of re- form and reduction of expenditure, and although tho Senate, afer the most careful inquiry, is satisited that thé work of the departments cannot, utter such a re- duetion of force, bo carried on, it 1s still willing that from one-half to one-fourth of the present force shall be dispensed with and some reduction bo made in the money mento insist that | for somo time past dominated, ana whieh still reigns in the House of Representatives, and I should expect this soon to lead to ihe substantial undoing of much in the South which it bas cost tho North inestima- ‘le blood and treasure to create and establish, and Tosh also, repudiation or tts entering wedge Xt four years; for who can doubt that the Southern demoerats would rejoice to know that a pub- le debt incurred to subdue their people into subjection to the constitution and laws Bo longer existed as a burden upon them? In our nominees for President and Vice President we have men of capacity and large experience iu public aifiirs—men, too, of characters irreproachable. Nor can I doubt that Mr. Hayes, when clected, will call to bis aid a Cabinet of rep- resentative and able men, Without such aid no President can ga‘! 4 take the helm of a great State. [ trust I shall live to see the day when in this country, in Great Britain, able Cabi- net Ministers will be a necessity as well as the choice of a wise President, But this cannot ovcur until mem- bers of the Cabinet are entitled to sit and speak, but not to vote, in the House of Representatives. Alderman Joseph C. Pinckney, at the close of Mr. Stoughton’s aadress, read a list of 215 vice presidents and 120 secretaries, who were duly deciared elected. Loud culls were made for General Woodiord, but he Was absent through illness, THE RESOLUTIONS, The Union Glee Club sung two songs, after which Mr. Joun H. White read the following resolutions’:-- Tue Crry or New York iy Mass Mretixg ASseMnuRD ro Tux Breturky Turovanout tax Uxiox Sexp GREETING; In entering apon the Presidential canvass of 1876 we are not unmindful of the significant fact that it is the contenntal year of our nation’s independence, and whon we look back upon the great procession of events that have occurred during the past 100 years, not only in our own country, but among the nations ef the earth, wo find that in magnitude and importance this nation’s progress has been more emphatic, more progressive aud more prosperous during the sixteen years of the ascendancy of the republicun party than during any other decade of time during the century. It came into power surround by discordant and belligerent elements, and upon th very threshold of a long, blooay, internecing war. It took rebellion by the throat and ground it to powder; it wiped out forever the foul stain of slavery; 1t saved aud preserved the life of the nation, and alter the tear- ful struggle was over it introduced and established such wise aud beneficent constitutional amendments as will forever give enduring poaco to our wholo country, Taking into consideration the waste and destruction of property and the huge debt which was necessarily created by the war of the rebellion, tnis nation has shown more resiliency, on- durunce and recuperative po the lace of the glove, In this grand era of good will and good feeling we would gladly relieve this canvass of the asperities, antagonisins and hatreds that usually enter into the discussion of important political issues, and it is not the fault of the republican party that it cannot be avoided, Already 1t8 integrity and honor havo becn so unjustly and malignantly agsailod that we should be wanting in self-respect aud manhood did we not harl back with deflance the foul imputations and slanders that are now ringing through the land. Let us for a moment examine whether these state- ments are well founded. At the recent Democratic Convention held at st. Louig, the venerable Sachem of Tammany Hall, who called the convention to order, ut- tered bitter lamentations over “the: corruption o; the republican party,’? and declared with wringing bands that he never could be happy so long as the democratic Party was kopt away frum the public crib. A prom- iment banker of the city, in his indiscreet zoal, tuter- Tupted the regular and ordinary proceedings of the Convention, and in doleful sounds told of the stupendous wickedness of the terrible repyb- lean party, charging it with being “sectional, in- volecant,” und the direct cause of all the iis and troubles that have vexed the body politic since the glorious days of James Buchanan. The reader of the address and resoluiions lamented “the abuses, wrongs and crimos of the sixteen yoars of the a:cen‘ancy of the republican party ;”’ and when we recall the fact ihat for thirteen ‘of these sixteen years this new fledged re form democrat was a member of the republican party— received its honors, offices, and emoluments—and be- came a democrat for the bauble of the Lieutenant Gov- ernorship of this State, wo can, perhaps, afford to be complacent and let such aspersions pass by us unhecded ) as the idle wind. are neither vexed por alarmed, for we have become used to such cant apd swagger. ‘The cry of reform as now uttered has a famillar sound to us, In ¢ imes past its shibboleth was ‘Tweed and Reform,” then ‘Tammany Hall and Reform,’’ and now it is “Tilden aud Reform!” It is the same burk, with the same hair, from the samo old dog, It 18 like the re- form proposed by the unfortunate fox who lost his tail in the trap; but tne new fashion was not adopted. 1t will ignominiously fail in its object, for it relics for success upon the ignorance of the people, and ignores their in- telligeuce. On the great question now agitating the country, the question of houest currency, the demo- cratic platiorm is a “delusion anda snare.” It is heither “tish, flesh nor fowl’? It claims to favor a return to specie payment, and yet opposes al) measures having a tendency to bring about that result, I! it has any in- telligevt meaning it is significant of repudiation and national dishonor. Ina word, its head {s ot brass, while its body und memoer: stubble and clay; and 1a November next ft will be “tucked up in its little bed,’’ and be heard of no more forever, The mission of the republican party is not yet onded. We snail go forward with our work, conquering and to conquer, and to thatend we hereby resolve:— rst~That we cordially approve, indorse and reaffirm the declaration of princlules ws, nid down by the Vinelunati National Kopublican Convention, and i the vital truths therein contained we recognize ‘the only true basis which will make our beloved country united, prosperous and hi and we heurtily and hopefully accept’ and hereby rati action of said Convention in nom Vice Presideut of the United sta B. Mayes, of Obio, and Hon. W ork. Governor Kutheriord liam A. Wheeler, ot New mi—We can, with confidence, challenge the most rigid scrutiny into the public and private life of Governor Hayes. Misr bears no taint. His integrity has never been auesti His oroud, comprehensive and patriotic views, as expressed in his letter of acceptance, will maxe 4 wise, rafe und incorruptible Ch and we will raliy’ around, support and tri him to the exalted position the people hav to fill. hird—The name of Willlam A, Wheeler, of our own is a fitting seeond tor that of Governor Hayex, and in and eflicient public service, his spotless life and r, his uniformly dignitiea, able and conciliatory course on'all public questions are a’ full guarantee of his with distinguished honor the high siguated nim Stau rt republic: 8 throughout the Union. to give the vote or the Empire State to Hayes and Wheeler. THY OTHER SPKAKERS, The resolutions were adopted, and, after more music, the secretary anaounced the illness and consequent absence of General Woodford. Calls were therefore made for various individuals on the platiorm, but the Chairman of the Committee of Arrangements declared bow ‘that the latter body had laid down a programme which would net be deviated from. Tho secrowry then read lettors regretting inability to be present trom R. J. Oglesby, Senator from [linois; Richard H. Dana, Jr.; Hon. J. R. Hawley and General Jobn A. Dix. Three cheers were passed and given for the latter. Tho band played “Marching Through Georgia,” and ex:Governor Salmon was introduced as the next speaker. The gentleman went over the old ground of the financial policy of the two great parties. erring to the money plank in the St. Louis plattorm he said:—If Mr. Tilden could be elected apon that platform 1 should despair both of the honesty and the intelligence ot the peopi@ That party 18 essentially opposed to the fulfilment of the pledge made by the government with respect to the payment of its just debts. In its platform the only thing it says is that the act of 1875 which provides for the resumption of specie payments in 1879 shall be repealed, aud that Was the compromise they made with the inflationrsts, who were howling for its repeal.” Taking up the sub- Ject of civil service retorm Mr. Salmon said:—"There is not fon on the globe which has such a wretched civil service as the United States, The re- publican party is not, however, responsible for it; we ipherited it from the democratic party. It was the established system of the country through an uobroken line of democratic Vresidents and office-holders since Jackson's term wheh originated the wicked motto that ‘to the victors belong the spoils.’ And when the great fepublican party of the country came Inco power in 1360 just befure the outbreak of the war it had no time for retorm, but was obliged to follow the beaten track which had'been trodden for so many years. But lo! I stand up betore you speaking as a republican, and I say to you our republican representatives have not been true to their promises m Congress, because that body has not carried out somo sort of civil service reform during the past four y (Applause.) It was ex plicitly stated in tho platform upon which General Grant was elected four years ago Uist there should be areiorm, and I myself believe that President Grant iwtended honestly to carry it out, I know that he has repeatedly urged upon Congress in his messages the fulilment of the promises that had been made to the people upon this subject, and that the Con- gress of the United States, republicans and democrats, and democrats, if 1 am ly informed, in iarger proportions than the republicans—tailed to carry ont the order, and even laughed down the notion of ro- form. Ihave no hesitation, therefore, in saying that the representatives of the people of the United States, both democrats and republicans, have not been taithtul, and cspectally the republicans, who were elected upon platforms by which they were pledzed to carry ut that wecessary reform in the civil service, Con- press 18 but the servant of the peopic, and if they are carnest in the matter and take no manuer ol excuse or subdteriuge from representatives they will certainly eventually carry out the will of the people. (Appiause.) And I believe itto be the earnest will of the people of the Unit States to see a change mado in our civil service system, to see a reform in it to such an exront that hereatter the patronage shall not be bestowed as a mere reward for political services; that hereatter we sball not in- quire alone, of not inquire at all, if you please, whether a maa who occupies a subordinate position under the governinent is a momber of a particular party, but snail hold place during a long series of years or duting good behavior.” General Judson A. Kilpatrick was called for at tho and, coming forward amid a storm of applause, made one of his character. istic speeches. He eulogized in an ards Overy man whose name was talked ot posi nomiuce of the Cincinnati Convention previous to the assembling 01 that body. He spoke of the war record of Governor Hayes and chailengod ‘any democra in the house” to riso and tell him what Tilden w: doing while Hayes was fightmg for the nation, The speaker sandwiche! his paragraphs on these topics with {anny stories which kept the andience in good humor despite the ftrighifully high. temperature, and he was frequently interrupted by outbursts ot applause, sulories which, a3 at present, are barcly sufficient tor support. CONDITION OF THE soUTIt. Afier dweiling at some jength upon the condition of the negrovs at the South, the apeaker summed up bis romarks as jollows:— rp Believing, thereiore, as I do, that Mr. Tilden, it elected, would be controlled in’ the interests of ‘his Bey: and, not having faith either fn his genius or in 18 miseion an a retor: T cannot but tear that should he bo elected the country would be subject to that somewhat vulgar and revengefal tyranay which has At the close of his address, the meeting was declared adjourned. DROWNED. John H. Clough, aged sixty, of Coxsackie, N. Y., fell into the North River from the barge J. C, Darant,.at the foot of Elevouth street, yusterday morning aud was drowned, His body was recovered and removed to tho Morgae, Coroner Eickhoff will investigate the case, DOM PEDRO'S. DEPARTURE The Brazilian Zmperor Leaves for Europe on the Russia. Farewell Scenes at the Cunard Dock ana m the Bay. PARTING NAVA HONORS. The ruler of the Brazils has st our shores, after visit of three months duratiot in which time it is probable that he has seen monof the United States than any living American, tn thésame time. At seven o'clock yesterday morning then was a good deal of bustle and hurry in the Buckivfiam Hotel, as it was known by the guests and the ervants also that the Emperor and Empress of Brazil vould leave the hotel at half-past seven o'clock for Jerey City, to take pase sage for Europe by the Cunard stemer Russia, Puno- tually at that time tho carriages drew up at the en- trance of the hotel on East Fifteenh street, and immo- diately the Imperial party, led by His Majesty, Dom Pedro 1. and his cqsort, tho Em-+ press of Brazil, appeared an¢ entered them, Their Majesties were followed vy Viscount de Bom Retiro and the Viscountss de Bom Retiro, Donna Josephina da Costa, Maid of Honor to Her Majesty, with a number of others of\he imperial suit. The Emperor was dressed in black roadcloth, Fifth avenue was quite silent when tho Emperor drove down between its lines of brown stone piaces on his way to the Desbrosses street ferry, and as bw knew of the approach of the Emperor there wis only here and there the litting of a hat in the wayof salute to His Majesty to denote that he was recognizil by those on ihe sidewalks, At Desbrosses street ferry there was stme little delay before tho carriages could bo transported across the river. There was a large crowd of peopb in the ferry house at the other sido of the river wten the ferry. boat came in with Dom Pedro and bis mrty, and His Majesty, who was all the time energetcally restless while sitting in the carriage, was glad to find himself on the Cunard dock, The quarter and miin decks of the Russia were comfortably filled by th¢ cabin pas- sengors, ladies and gentlemen, who wire anxious to witness His Majesty arrive on the dock, A pleasant surprise awaited the imperial pirty a few minutes after they had taken their places on the deck or had gone below to see the rooms allottel to them. As if by magic the strains of a full band gave forth in splendid style the stirring melody of tho Brazilian national hymn, At once every ono rushed tothe side of the Russia. Gilmore with his band massed around hit, and of course every ono cheered, including thé Custom House inspectors, the malo passengers going away and the vigilant detectives standing on the dock, Among the distinguished ladies and gentlemen waiting to see the Emperor and his consort off were Carvalahag de Borges, the Brazilian Minister and lady; Consul Salvador de Mendoza and lady, from Washington; Dom Torreas do Barros, Secretary of Legation of Brazilian Embassy; the Brazilian Centennial Commissioners, from Philadelphia, and a number of Brazilian ladies and gentlemon of high rank, who camo to make their adieux to their sovereign on his departure. Theso dusky-skinned and joyous personages were delighted to hear tho strains of their own national hymn, and applauded Gilmore with an enth im betitting the occasion, In quick repetition Gilmore played the “Star Spangled Banner,” “Glory of Brazil,”” “God Save the Queen,” “Tho Russian Hymn,” “The Ausirian Hymu,” “La Marscillaise,” **Wacht am Rhein,” ‘Hail, Columbia” and “Yankee Doodle”? In the meantime the Emperor and Empress had been visiting their state room and expressed themselves satistied with all the arrangements. On the Russia, above the heads of the passengers, the green Brazilian standard was floating at the maintop, the English standard astern and the Cun- ard private signal at the fore peak. IN THE STREAM Tho tug Fletcher had been engaged to tow the Russia into the stream, and a hawser was fastened to the stern of the steamer, and after a good deal of delay on the part of the steamer people sho ‘was at last swung into the stream. The steamer Only Son had been chartered by a party ot Spanish Indies and gentlemen and by Gilmore and his band to accom. ny the Russia down the Bay out of compliment to Hlis Mujesty. From the flazstafl of the Only Son floated an enormous red and yellow flag, with the lion and castle of oid Castile. Governor Bvdle, of New Jerse! came on board of the Russia just previous to her leat ing the dock, and w9s introduced to His Majesty, whe sai '1t i very hot, Governor, to-day.”” Governor BepLe—“‘Tho hottest I remember for we years.” Pxnon (ina study)—“It is very hot, indeed; the sun it burns above.” As soon as the hawser was fixed to the Russia by the Fletcher Mr. Gilmore took his band of sixty-four pieces on board of the Ouly Son, and this little steamer ran in and out around the leviathan ocean steamers, the band playing patriotic and appropriate airs all the time, Among those on board of the Only Son were Senorita Esmeraida Cervantes, the Comtesa San Miguel, Senorita Manuela Espana de Herboso, Senorita Assumpcion de Cuyas, Senorita Concepcion de Cuyas, Senorita Teresa de Reparto, Rosita Cuyas, Don Fernando de Herboso, von Francisco de Herboso and others. For fel- low passengers on the Russia the Emperor was accompanied by Viscount de Bom Retiro, Vice Adthiral De Lamore, Mr. George H. Boker and lady, Dr. Souza Fontes, Chevalier T. Macedo, Mr. William J. Hoppines, Viscount and Viscountess Mandeville, Mr. Wilham Rigby, Mr. M. H, Sandford, Graf Victor Von Helmstall, Henry Seligman and the Count and Countess De Smir- noff. The Emperor and Empress remaiuod below for some time after the Russia had moved into the stream, and did not ascend to the deck until opposite what was on Sunday morning Castic Garden, A CURTAIN OF THUNDER. Just opposite the Battery lay the larze United States frigato Minnesota the Brazilian man-of-war Nicth- eroy, with their yards fully manned, and presenting a Magnificent appearance. As the Russia came up with steam on, the Fletcher having dropped her line, the jolly tars swarming in the yards of the Minnesota gave three hearty cheers to the Emperor, who had now como on deck, and the sailors in the yards of the Victh- eroy waved their caps to their — sovero! who im turn lifted bis hat slowly and bow. toward the vessels of wal The steel Whitworth guns thuadered forth one atter the other in battery a salute to the ruler of th In response to the compliment the Brazilian standard at the main peak of the Russia was dipped, and the broad banner of Spain, which nvarly enshrouded tne little Only Son, was also dipped tn token of recognition, Gilmore played the “Star Spangled Banner,” and every one cheered again and again. FAREWELL, DOM PRDRO. And now came the moment to bid goodd: to Dom Pedro. The lively melody Of the Brazilian Hymn feil and rose across the waters as the Russia stood for thi throat of the Narrows, and the Ei hymn appeared on the quarter di hand and the Empress by hi courteous old gentleman waived a last goodby. The Only Son turned hor bow up the harbor, Gilmore struck up a lively air, and, as Russia sped out for bine water, with a thousand wishes and farewell: the last bar of music heard by Dom Pedro of Braai! was that of “Yankee Doodle Dandy,” BROOKLYN BRIDGE ARGUMENT, ‘THER MOTION FOR AN INJUNCTION TO STOP THI . work. Unica, N. Y., July 12, 1876, Argument on the application of Miller and others, of New York, for an injunction restraining further prose. cution of work on tho East River Bridge, was made before Judge Johnson, United States Circuit Judga in this city, to-day. Mr, William M. Evarts appeared for the cities of Brooklyn and New York against ana Mr. Arnoux for the injunction, Tho latter reviewed the acts of the Legisiature and Congress under which the work was begun, and held that as the bridge would compel many vessels to strike their topmasts, its construction was in violation of the charter. Tho cost to vessels in striking masts was made part of counsel’s argumeat, who prayed for an injunction on the ground that the bridge would be @ serious impediment to commerce and a burden to shippers. Mr, Evarts had learned that very few ves- sels that sould not pass under the bridge at the height of 136 feet used the Kast Kiver. Tho cost to these of etriking thei masts would not exceed $10,000 a year, Against this cost he placed the annual interest on the mo-rey already sunk tn the bridge, $420,000, He also presented afiidavits of vessel owners, showing that striking of fopmasts was a stnall affair, and all vessels prepared tor sea bad crews competent to do this at any ume, He argued strongly that the bridge would not obstruct the use of the river, and that the demand of two vast com- munities for accommodation shoald outweigh the ob- jections offered. Judge Johnson took tt reserved his decision, sieht te THE BROOKLYN BRIDGa TOWERS, , ——. Colonel Paine yesterday informed a Henatn reporter that the tower on tho New York side would be com- pleted within a week, ready for the cables, and that a new phase of the work would then commence, the laying of the first cables, The work on the anchor: would be ready for the cables in about a fortnight. The first cable woald be in position during the first week i] August—this would be " i oat aah ‘vbree-fourths of ag