The New York Herald Newspaper, August 5, 1876, Page 3

\ Se espe 8 THE SIOUX WAR. Indications of the Breaking Up of the Hostiles, A FORWARD MOVEMENT BY TERRY. Small Bands in the Vicinity of the Missouri River Agencies. RENO'S OFFICIAL REPORT OF CUSTER'S FIGHT Graphic Portrayal of Operations and the Causes of the Disaster. eCticacs, August 4, 1876, A despatch from General Terry, received at General Sheridan’s headquarters this morning, states that on the 27th of July he would commence a movement up the Rosebud, with a view of forming a junction with, General Crook. ‘THE INDIANS BREAKING UP. ‘The despatch turther states that news received from every quarter indicate that the Indians are breaking up into small war parties with a view of depredating border settlements. Others are probably tired of war and are seeking the agencies. GENERAL TERRY IN COMMUNICATION WITH GENERAL CROOK—A MOVEMENT ON THE 27TH OF JULY. ‘ Wasnincton, August 4, 1876, The following was received here to-day :— “Cmicago, ML, August 4, 1876. aL Swerwax:—General Terry intorms me, under date of July 26, that he is now in full commani- cation with General Crook, and will move trom his Present camp at the mouth of the Big Horn to the Rosebud, starting July 27, and up the latter stream to form a junction with Crook if necessary. TERRY'S DEPOT will hereafter be at the mouth of the Rosebud. Terry does not give any information of importance. “I should hear from Crook to-day or to-morrow. “Forsyth, who was sent to seo Terry, should be back at Bismarck in a day or two, “Colonel Mackenzie, with bis companies, will not got to Cheyenne until next Wednesday. “Pp, H. SHERIDAN, Lieutenant General,’’ ATTACK ON A QUARTEBMASTER’S TRAIN—HOSTILE INDIANS BETUBNING TO THE AGENOIES. ‘WasuINGToN, August 4, 1876, General Sherman receivea the following despatches yesterday evening trom General Sheridan, dated Chi- cago the 3d:-~ “A quartermaster’s train was attacked at Elkhorn, on the Fetterman Road, west of Fort Laramie. The ‘wagonmaster was killed and one teamster wounded and three wagons were burned. Tho train has sinco arrived at Fetterman. Red Cloud’s son and others have reached the Red Cloud agency, They were in the Roee- bud fight. All information seems to INDICATE A BREAK UP ot the forces in front of Terry and Crook. The Chicf Rain-in-the-Face reached the Standing Rock agency yesterday. The indications are that numerous small bands are in the vicinity of the Missour! River agencies waiting to come im, None will be accepted except as prisoners.’’ BITTING BULL ANXIOUS FOR A FIGHT WITH TERRY AND CROOK—INDIAN REINFORCEMENTS VROM BRITISH AMERICA—HAY CUTTERS AT- TACKED. Cnrvenne, Wy., T., August 4, 1876, Two bay cutters were attacked by Indians on the 24 Inst. at Running Water, forty miles northeast of Fort Laramie, one of whom was killed. The other suc- beeded im escaping. . ¢ ATTACK OF THE WAGON TRAIX. The band of Indians who attacked Reel’s train, be- dween Forts Laramie and Fetterman, is one of a number believed to be in that vicinity. Captain Eagan’s com- pany ts now scouting in the neighborhood. Captain Stanton’s outit, for whose safety some anxioty is felt, arrived at Fort Laramie to-day. SITTING BULL KAGER FOR THE FRAY. News has come via tho Red Cloud Agency of the arrival of an Indian from tho hostilo camp, who says Bitting Bull is fully prepared and eager to meet Crook or Torry or both combined and feels confident of his ability to whip them. INDIAN REINFORCEMENTS, He further states that reinforcements are joining tho hostile Indians, coming from the north and British America, and a few from Minnesota, ARRIVAL OF TROOPS. One company of tho Ninth cavalry arrived yester- day and five more are expected on Sunday. The troops are destined for the agencies, THR ¥AMOUS NUGGET, ‘The famous $146 nugget, taken from Potatoe Gulch, In the Deadwood district, was received here yesterday. THE CUSTER FIGHT—COLONEL RENO’S OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE ENGAGEMENT—WHAT HE CONSIDERS THE CAUSE OF THE DISASTER. The Army and Nary Journal of this week contains Colone! Reno's complete official report, as the senior surviving commander of the Seventh cavalry, of the battle of the Little Big Horn, in which General Custer lost his life, The report, dated July 5, sheds light Bpon certain points hitherto obscure, The report is as loliows:— CavaLry, Camp ox YXLLOwstoNE River, July 5, 1876, Laptain E, W. Sra, & D.C. and A. A. A. ‘The command of the regiment having devoived upon me, a8 the senior surviving ollicer from the battle of June 25 and .26, between the Seventh cavalry ana Bitting Bull’s band of hostile Sioux, on the Litilo Big Horn River, | have the honor to supmit the following report of its operations from the time of leaving the Main column ontil the command was united in the vicinity of the Indian village. ‘The regiment lett the camp at the mouth of Rosebud River, after passing in review butore the department tommander, under command of Brevot Major General &. A. Custer, heuteuant colonel, on the afternoon of the 22d of June, and marched up the Rosevud tweive miles and encamped. 23). Marched up tho Rosebud, Heapqvarters Srvextn Recient } passing many old Indian camps and follow- ing w very large ‘iodge-pole trail, but not Iresh, ing thirty-three miles. 24th, The march continued up the Rosebud, the with every mile until we bad then encamped and ‘waited for information from the scouts, At twenty- five minutes past nine P. M., Custer called the ofncers Sogether, and informed us that, beyond a doubt, tho vilinge wan in the valiey of the litte Big Horo, and that to reach it it was necessary to cross the divide dotween Rosebad and Little Big Horn, and it would be Impessible to do so in the daytime without discovering pur mareh to the Indians; that we would prepare to eleven F. M. This was done, the line of march ing from the Rosebad to ihe right, up one ot its anches, which headed near the summit of th divide, About two A. M, of the 25th the scouts told him that he could not cross the divide before daylight. Wethen made coffee and rested for three hours, at the expira- Vion of which time the march was resumed, the divide | Py and, about eight A. M,, the con the valicy of ove of the branet By this time Indians lad been seen, and it was certain that we could not surprise them, and It was devermined to move at onve to the attack. Previous to this no division of tho regiment had been ade since the order was issued, on the Yellowstone, Annulling wing and battalion organizations, General Custer informed me he would assign commands on the march. Cooke, A I was ordered by Lieutenant W. adjutant, to assume command of Companies M, a G; Captain Benteen of Companies H, vy and iter retaining C, F, Land L under h imme- diate command, and Company B, Captain McDougall, {n rear of the pack train, [assumed command of the tompanies assigned to me, and, without any detinite rders, moved forward with the rest of the column, And well to its lett. I saw Benteen moving furiher to the lefl, and, as they passed, he told me he hed orders to move well to the lett, and sweep everythin. betore tim; 1 did not see bim again until about hall-past wo P.M. The command moved down tue creek toward the Little Big Horn valley. Custer, with five com- panies on the right bank; myselt and three companies on tho left bank, and Benteen further to the let, and out of sight As we approached a deserted village, in which was Blanding one feper, about eleven A. M., Custer mo- tioned me to cross to hin, which I did, and moved Rearer to his column, until avout bai-past tweive A. M., when Lieutenaut Cooke, adjutant, came to me and said the village was ouly two miles anew ning away. To ‘move forward atas rapid thought pradent and to charge afterward, and that the whole outfit would support me; L think those ‘wero his exact words, I at once took a fast trot, ond @oved down about two miles, wheal camo to # ford uf the river. 1 crossed immediately, and halted about ten minutes or less, to gather the battalion, sending word to Custer that [ had everything in front of mo, and that they were strong. I deployed, and, with the Ree scouts on my left, charged dowa the valley, driving the Indians with great ease for about two and a haif miles, 1, however, soon. saw that I was being crawn into some trap, as they certainly would ight baraer, and especially as we which was stili standing; besides, I could not see Cust or any other support, the same time the very earth seemed to grow Indians, and they were rannlag toward me in swarms, and from all directions. I saw Il must detend mysell, aud give up the attack mounted, This I did, taking possession of a point of woods, and which turnisbed hear jts edge asheiter for the horses; dismounted, ara fought them on foot, making headway through the wood. I soon found myself in the near vicinity of the village, saw that I was lighting odds of at least five that my only hope was to get out of the wood, where | would soou have been surrounded, and gain some high ground. I accomplished this by mount- ing and cbarging tbe Indians bewween me and the bluts on the opposite side of the river, In this charge Firat Lieutenant Donald McIntosh, Second Lieutenant Ben- Jamin H. Hodgson, Seventh cavalry, and Acting As- sistent Surgeun J. M. De Wolf, were killed. I suc. cveded in reaching the top of the bluif, with a loss of the three officers and twenty-nine enlisted men killed and seven meu wounded. Almost at the same time [ Teached the top mounted men were seen to be coming toward us, and it proved to be Colonel Boenteen’s bat- taliou, companies H, D and K; we joined forces and in a short ime the pack train came up. As senior my command was then companies A, B, D, G, H, K and M, about 380 men, and the following’ officers:— Captains Benteen, Weir, Freve and McDougall, First Lieuten- ants Godfrey, Mathey and Gibson, Second Lieutenants Edgerly, Wallace, Varnum and Haro and Acting As- sistant Surgeon Porter, First Lieutenant Le Kudio Was in the dismounted fight in the woods, but having some trouble with his horse did not join the command in the charge out, and, hiding himself in the woods, joined the command after nightfall of the 26th, Sull bearing notbing of Custer, and with this reip- forcement, 1 moved down the river in the direction of the village, keeping on the bluffs. We had hoard firing in that direction, and knew it could only be Cus- ter. I moved to the summut ol the highest bluf, but seeing and hearing nothing seut Captain Weir, with his company, to open communication with the other command. He soon sent buck’ word by Lieutenant Hare that he could go no further, and that the Indians were getting around him, At this time be was keeping up a heavy fire from his skirmish line, [ at once turned everything back to the first position I had taken ou the biuil, and which seemed to me the best. I dis- mounted the men, had the horses and mules of the pack train driven together in a depression, put the men on the crests of the hills making the depression, and had hardly done so when I was furiously at- tacked. This was about six P, M, We held our ground, with the loss of eighteen enlisted men killed and forty- six wounded, until the attack ceased, about 9 P. M. As I knew by this time their overwhelming numbers, and had given up any support from the portion of the regiment with Custer, I had the men dig rifle pits, bar- Ticaded with dead horses, mules and boxes of hard bread, the opening of the depression toward the In- dians, in which the animuls were herded; and mado every exertion to be ready for what I saw would bo a territic assault the next day. Ail this night the men were busy and the Indians holding a ¢calp dance un- derneath us in the bottom and in our hearing, On the morning of the 26th It contident that I could hold my own and was rea jar as i could be, when, at duyhght, about ball-past two A. M., I heard the crack of two rifles. This was the signal for the beginning of a firo that I have novor seen equalled. Every rifle was handled by an expert and skilled marksman, and with arrange that exceeded our carbine, and it was simply im poysible to show any part of the body betore it was struck. We could see, as the day brightened, countless hordes of them pouring up the valley trom out the vil- Inge and scampering over the high points toward the places designated for them by their chiels, and which entirely surrounded our position, They had suiticient nambers to completely encircle us, and men were struck on the opposite sides of the lines irom where the shots were fired. 1 think we were fighting all the Sioux nation, and also all the desperadoes, rene- gades, hall-breeds and squaw men between ‘he Missouri and the Arkansas and east of the Rocky Mountains, ‘They must have numbered at least 2,500 warriors, The fire did not siacken until about half-past nin@A, M. and then we discovered that they were making a last desperate attempt and which was directed againat the ines held by Companies H and M. In this attack they charged close eoough to use their bows and arrow: and ono man, lying dead within our lines, was touch by the “coup stick” of one of the foremost Indians, When I say the stick was only about ten or twelve fect long some idea of the desporate and reckless fighting of these people may be understood. This charge of theirs was gailantly repulsed by the menon that line led by Captwin Benteen. They also camo close enough to send their arrows into the line held by Companies D andK, but wore driven away by alike charge of the line, which Laccompanied. We now had many wounded and the question of water was vital, as from six P. M. of the previous evening until now, ten A. M. (about sixteen hours) we had been without It, A skirmish line was formed, under Captain Benteen, to protect the descent of volunteers down the hill in front of his position to reach the water. We succeeded in getting some canteens, although many of the men were hit in doing so, The fury of the attack was now over, and, to my astonishment, the Indians were soen going in parties toward the village. But two solutions occurred to us for this movement—that thoy were go- ing for something ‘© eat, moro ammunition (ue thoy had been throwing arrows}, or that Custer was coming. We took advantage of this lull to fill all vessels with water, and soon had it by the camp kettle full; but they continued to withdraw, ana all firing ceased, save occasional shots from sharpshooters, sent to annoy us about the water, About two P. M. the grass in the bottom was set on fire, and followed up by Indiana, who encouraged its burning, and it was evident it was done jor a purpose, which purpose I discovered, lator on, to be the creation of a dense cloud of smoke, behind which they were packing and preparing to move their tepees, I was between six and soven o’clock P. M. that the village caine out from behind the clouds of smoke and dust, We had aclose and good view of them, as they filed away in the direction of the Big Horn Mountains, moving ia almost perfect mil:tary order. The length ot the column was fully equal to that of a large division ot the Cavairy corps of the Army of the Potomac, as [ have seey it on its march, We now thought of Custer, of whom nothing had been seen and nothing heard since the firing in his direction about six o’clock P. M. on the eve of the 26th, and we concluded that the Indians had gotten between him and us, and driven him toward the boat, at the wgouth of Little Big Horn Ri the awful fate that did befall him never occurring to any of us as within the limits of possibilities, During the night I changed my position, tu order to secure an unumited supply of wa- ter, and’ was prepared for their return, feeling sure they would do so, as they were in such numbers, But cariy in the morning of the 27th, ana while we wero on the qué vive for Indians, | saw with my glass a dust. some distauce down the valley. There was uo cer- tamty for some time what they were, but finally I satistiod myselt they were cavalry, and if so couid only be Custer, as it was ahead of the time that I under- stood that General Terry could be expected. Beiére this time, however, I had written a communication to General Terry, and three volunteers weie to try and reach him (1 nad no confidence in the Indians with me, and could wot get thein todo anything), 11 this dust were In:ians it was possible they would not expect any one to leave, Tho men started, and were told to go as near as was safe to determine if the approaching col- umn was white meu, and to return at once in case they found 1k 80; but, if they were Indians, to push on to General Terry. In a sbort time we saw them return- ing over the high bluff aiready aliuded to; they were accompanied by agcout who had a note from Terty vo Custer, saying, “Crow scouts had some to camp saying he had been whipped, but it was not believed? 1 think it was about halt-past ten A. M. that General Terry rode into my lines, and the fate of Cusier and his Brave men was soon determined by Captain Ben- teen proceeding with bis company to the battle ground, and where were recognized the jollowing officers, who were surrounded by the dead bodies of many of their mon, (Here follow names of the killed already pub- lished in the HxRALD.) After foliowing over his trail it is evident to me that Custer intended to support me by moving further down the siream, and attacking the village in flank, that he found the distance to the tora greater than he antici- pated; that he did charge, but his march had taken 80 jong, although his trail shows he moved rapidly, that they were ready for him; that companies C and |, and perhaps part Gf company E, crossed to the village or attempted it at the charge, and were met by a stugger- jug tre, and that they feil back to secure a ion from which to detend themselves; but they wore tol- Jowed too closely by the Indians to permit hi to form any kind of a ime, I think had the regiment gone in as a body, and irom the woods in which I fought, ad- Vanced on the village, that ite destruction was certain, but he was fully confident they were runuing or he would not bave turned from me, I think (after the great number of Indians that were in the village) that the following reasons obtained for the mistorian His fapid marching for two days avd one night be the fight, attacking in the day ume at twelve o'cloc M., and When they wero on the qui vive, instead of early in the morning; and, lastly, his unfortunate division of the regiment into three comm: During my fight witn the Indians | had the heartiest support (rom officers and but the conspicuous services of Brevet Colonel F. W. Benteen | desire to call attention to especially, for it ever a soldier deserved recognition by his government for distinguished sery- | fees, he certainly does, herewith his report of the operations of his battalion, from the ttme ot leaving the regiment until we joined command? on the hill, i also enclose an ac- curate list of casunities as far as it can be made present time, separating them imto two liste—"A, | those Kiled sh General Custer’s command; “B,” those kilied aud wounded im the commana I had. The numberof Indians killed can only be approxi- mated until we hear through the agencies. 1 saw the bodies of eighteen, and Captain Ball, Second cavalry, who made a scout 0/ thirteen miles over their trail, 6a) that the:r graves were many along their live of march. It is simply impossible that numbers of them shonid not be hit, in the several charges they made so close to my Ines. ey made thelr approach through the dee guiches that led from the hilltop to the river, and whe Lhe jealous care with whiel @ ludian guards ¢ bodies of kilied und wounds considered, 11 is not astonishing that their bodies were not found. It is probable that the stores left by them and destroyed tho next wo days, were to make room for many ot them on therr travois. The harrowing sight of the dead bodies crowning the height on which Custer fell, and which will remain vividly in my memory antil death, is too recent for m not to ask the good people of this country, whether a policy that sets opposing parties im the feld armed, clothed and equipped by one aud the same government, hould not be abolished, All of which is respectfully submitted, M. A. RENO, Major Seventh cavalry, commanding regimont, SIOUX WAR NOTES, {From tho Helena Independent, July 25.) The Sioux feel confident that they have broken the Power of the whites, and that’ they can now make a treaty on their pwn terms, They call the cavalry “squaw soidiers,”’ and laugh at Terry’s ‘wagon guns,” ae they call the artillery. Intelhgence has reached Fort Benton that a band of Uncpapas have been hovering around Fort Peck, evi- dently waiching an opportunity to attack it Theso Indians are described by the Aecord as the most dangerous and bloodthirsty of the Sioux tribes. Other hostile hands have been seen in the neighborhood of Standing Kock, and still others are on their way to Fort Berthold. ‘These circumstances, re- inarkable in themselves, give rive to the belief that a concerted utiack bas been planned upon the Missouri River agencies, The Sioux have evidently lost heavily in arms of eg may possibly be short of ammu- pition. The fact that they have appeared in large num- bers at tbe small posts in the Northwest Territory as well as the Missouri River agencies gives strength to the possibility of sucb attempts, It is hardly possible, however, that Sitting Bull’s forces have boen materially weakened by th diver- sions, He has more savages at his com- mand than he has guns and ammupition lor. These bands have been sent out im quest of i «If the opportunity offers and the oondi- tions are favorable they would not hesitate to attack a garrisoned post, ‘The recent victories achieved by Sitting Bull have given to the Indian inordinate vanity, and they really believe that they can whip the waites without any trouble, Anyway it is evident that there will have to bo no moore fooling with these savages, They be pag vermont whipped at that—into submission, or the whole Northwest country willbave to be given over to them. It will be remembered that Mr. T. J. Demers, of Mis- soula county, recently drove a large band of stock to the Whoop Up country. On the lst of June, when near the White Rtver, about 150 miles from Cypress Hills, on British soil, he met a war party of Teton Sioux, numbering forty warriors. They wer dressed in summer clothes, a little blue, red and low paint, feathers, &c., and they carried a red flag, and each carried a scalp stick. The party were arme with Henry rides Before any warlike demonstrations were made a terrific snow storm came up and pre- vatled fortwo days Mr. Demers’ party camped, but the Indians all Jett butone, From him it was ascer- tained that they were on a horse steaiing expedition, and it-was hard to couvince Lo that the stock be- longea to tho British government, a pretext made to secure safety. During the storm \t was necessary to keep the stock moving, but alter all a faw cattle and a fine stallion were trozen. The storm, however, ap- pear to have been a blessing in disguise, as Mr, omers attributos the safety of his scalp to it. 3 LIEUTENANT DE RUDIO, [From the Philadelphia Item, August 8] The gallant cavairy lieutenant, whose marvellous escape from the Sioux makes a thrilling border episode, 1s the same Rudio who, January 14, 1858, participated with Orsini, Gomez and Pieri in the attempt to kil) Napoleon IL, by throwing hand bombshells in his carriage almost in front of the Paris Grand Opera, The building which was a witness to the act bas disap- peared, baring been burned in the fall of 1872, and we think that Gomez, who was sent to Cayenne, has died, Orsini and Pier! were guiliotined, though not belore the Emperor in a mysterious interview promised to Orsini, his former comrade in the Italian sect of the Carbonari, that he, Nupoleon IIL, would keop his pro- mise and ¢eliver Italy trom the Austrian, which he did at Solferino, eighteen months later, ‘The last surviving of the principal actors in the tragedy of tho Paris Grand Opera would have disappeared also it the Indians bad discovered the retreat of Lieutenant Rudo in the underbrush of the Big Horn. It bas been charged that in the trial before the Court of Assizos Rudio had turned State’s evidence and been pardoned, The Lioutenant experienced, in fact, some annoyan on that account when he first entered the army of United States, But ail this part ot his life falls into insignificance, especially to the eyes of an American public, whon comparod with the recent record of Rudio in the In- diun war, . LETTER YEOM GENERAL CUSTER—RELIGIOUS NEGLECT OF TH FRONTIER ARMY, The following letter from the late General Custer to Dr. J. P. Newman, of Washington, D. C., shows bow, whilo great efforts are being made to Christianize the savage Indians, very little interest is taken in the souls of the soldiers who have to contend faco to face with the redmen, Army chaplains, having served a couple of years on the frontier, obtain transfers to quiet and easy posts in the East, and thus leave our frontior army religiously neglected. Tho gentleman so highly referred to by General Custer is a Jayman connected with the Metropolitan church, in Washington :— Rev. J. P. Newmas, D. D., Washington, D. ©. :— My Dear Sik—aAt tho suggestios of Mr. Matchett I take the liberty of addressing you a fow lines in re- gard to the Christian work to which Mr. Matchett has been faitbiully devoting himself at this vost, He came here under the auspices of the Indian Bareau, intend- ing to labor among the Indian tribes of the Upper Missour: River; but, owing to some obstacies en- cotntered at points above this or the river, he re- turned to this post some weeks ago, to await further instructions from those under whom he is acting. Jo the meanwhile he has devoted bimself to missionary work among the soldiers—a class, by the way, whose moral-wellare, at least those on the frontier, is as sadly neglected as that of any of our aboriginal tribes. Mr. Matchett engaged in the work before him with great eurnustness and zeal, He has impressed all with whom he bas been associated with his unselfish goodness, his honesty of purpose anu his great desire to do good. Lt is but due to him and the holy cause he rep: Tesents, and a pleasure to me, to testify to tho success which has apparently crowned his labors, particularly among the soldiers of this command. Mr. Matchet will, no doubt, acquaint you in detail with the progres: of his work, ‘It our large posts on the remote trontier, which are situated far trom, churches and church intlu- ences, bad chaplains who were ns faithful Christians aa 1 believe dir, Matchett to be, and who were, like him, willing to labor faithfully among the enlisted men, the moral standard, now necessarily so low, among that neglected class would be elevated far above its present level! and great results would follow, Hoping you will receive these few lines in the spirit which prompts mo to send them, I am truly yours, G. A. CUSTER, Breyet Major Genoral United States Army, Fort Lixcoux, D. T., Sept. 17, 18 FUNERAL OF JUSTICE MONELL. Surrounded by mourning friends and weeping rela- tives the mortal remains of tho Jato Chief Justice Claudius L. Monell were yesterday morning borne, from his late residenct, No 41 Weet Fifty-fourth sireet, to the hearse in waiting, which conveyed them to the West Presbyterian churcb, in Forty-second street, where the funeral services were conducted by Rev. Dr, Thomas Hastings. Judge Sutherland, Judge Davis, ex-Jndge John McKeon, ex-Judge John K, Porter, C, A. Hand, J. H. Scudder, Edward Fitch and A.J. Vanderpoe! acted as pallbearers, The clerks of the Superior Court accompanied ihe bearers in a body. Dr. Hastings delivered a brict eulogy of the deceased. The body was taken to Hadson by a special train in charge of Mr. Ambrose Monell, son of the deceased, ‘Among the prominent gentlemen present at the funeral were Mayor Wickham, Sheriff Conner, ex- Senator Benedict, ex-tudge Freedman, ex-Judge Spen- cer, Judge Saniord, Judge Larremore, Judge Brady, Judge Curtis, Judge Sedgwick, Judgo Sheridin, Hon. Frederick Smythe, John H. White, Waldo Hutchings, Stephen A. Walker, Colonel Alfred Wacstaif, C, Bain: bridge Smith, Colonel J. Howard Welles, M. M. Vail, M. C, Van Sanford, D. D, T. Marshall, Algernon 8. Sul- livan, Judge Bosworth, and many city officials. ge THE 'LONGSHOREMEN, Along the North River shore, from the Battery to pier No, 54, the ‘longshoremen on “strike” were com- paratively quiet yesterday. Sergeant Gastlin, with his steamboat squad, had been on daty all night and the previous day guarding the men working on the out- ward bound transatlantic steamships, Kighty men were working on the Andes at thirty cents per honr, all greenhorns, Abont seven A. M. yest terday, wh.lo party of iresh men were passing from pier 45 to pwr 43 to resume work, the men on the street made a rush for them Gastitp, Koundsman Spence and a squad of patro: fushed between the frightened laborers and strikera, and by coolness and ood judgment prevenied acoliision, About oleven A. M. an‘ uniortunate Italian, med Joseph Gambien, while passing Spring and Washington streets, crossed ihe path of a gang of twelve maddened strikers. They threw him down and Kieked him avout the bead and body unti he was nearly unconscious They then ran away in different directions. A policeman picked up the injured man 1 touk him to the Prince street station house, The steamboat squad volunteered to again remain on duty wll wight. A BAD LOT IN ONE FAMILY. Mr. FE. A, Lawrence, Supervisor of the town of Flushing, occupies a pleasant residence at Whitestone A day or two ago he discovered that thieves had been Operating around his premises, and he sent for Officers Carll and Gartison, who instituted a watch, which re- sulted in the arrest of @ young fellow named Frank Doonan, who was taken to the village lock-up. When taken before Justice Provost be waived exaivation and Was Fent to the County Jail to await the action of the Grand Jury. At the hearing, Anoiv Doonan, bis sis- ter, appeared and made considerable dsturbance in court, Wien she loft the room she engaged in a scuflle with Roe, When Officer Carli arrested her, Mrs he motiier, Was ulso locked up for derly nd they were kept antil the noxt day, when Doouan, the father, promised to gut his daughter out of the village, and they were released. The same evening another Doonan boy was arrested on suspicion of be- ing implicated’in the robbery, but be was subsequently released for waut of proof, The next day still another brother was arrested on suspicion. Wile in the cus tody of Oificer Garrison he went to the Post Oflice, and, calling jor the mail im Mt.L. P, Roe’s bo handed a letter, which he opened, read, and away in his pocket. This boy, William Doonan, awaiting trial by tho United States authorities for steal. ing the lett While in court and in the cells the fomale Doonans made use of the most disgusting lan guage and debaved gonerally in au outrageous wauuer. THE COURTS. Important Decision by Judge Johnson in the East River Bridge Case. MOTION FOR AN INJUNCTION DENIED The Interstate Extradition Laws. DR. FLINT AND HIS TEA KETTLE The suit brought by Abraham R, Miller against the Mayors and Corporations of the Cities of New York aud Brooklyn and the Trustees of the Kast River Bridge Company camo up on a motion for an tnjunc- tlon, on the ground, os alleged 1m the complaint, that the construction of the t Kiver Bridge is an ob- Struction to the navigation of tho rivor aud a public nuisance. The case was some time ago argued before |, Chiet Justice Johnson, of the Circuit Court, who yes- terday filed his decision denying the motion for an in- junction. Tho following embodies the main points in the decision :— Judge Johnson states the Court derives no jurisdic- tion in the case from the citizenship of the parties, as all are citizens of the State of New York, and the sub. ject matter of the suit mus} be looked to to sustain the jurisdiction, The claim of the plaintiff is that the Proposed bridge will be a public nuisance, from which he will, in addition, sufler a private injury, and that the bridge will violato the law of New York or that of ther United States. For a violation of the law of the ‘State of New York tho plaintiff! cannot come into the Circuit Court, He and the defendants are citizens of tho State of New York, and he must seek his remedy from that State, The Judge, in support of this part of his decision, quoted Mr. Justice Gill’s opinion 1 the Passaic Bridgo cases. The opinion then goes on to say that the in- quiry Js, Whether, by the constitution or the laws of the United States, the bridgo in question will be a pub- lic nuisance and specially injurious to the plainti? Congress has legislated directly upon the subject of this bridge, and in the law has referred to the previous legislation of the State of New York. The opinion then sot forth in chronological order the laws of the State of New York and of the United States relating to tho building of the bridge, Tho act of Congress iu relation to the matter took up the subject of the eflect of the bridgo upon the navigation of the East River, where it was lett by the lw of New York, and introduces posi- tive provisions on the subject instead of the merely nexative provisions of the State, If the steps pointed out in tho act have been taken, then there is the direct authority of Congresa for proceeding in the construc- tion of the bridge in conformity with the proposed plans and a dotermination that the navigation of the river shall not be obstructed, unless Congress does not bave the power thus to legislate. But it was decided in a cago in Pennsylvania vs. The Wheeling Bridge Company that the authority of Congress to authorize as & regulation of commerce that which the Supreme Court had decided to have been an obstruc- tion was unimpaired, All the cases in the United States Suprome Court, authoritatively decided, hold that the laws of Congress in the regulation of com- merce are paramount. The decision then gave a résumé of a number of cases applicable to the question, and continued, that it results from the cases consid- ered that the authority of Congress ia patamouant in the regulation of commerce under the constituuon, and that its determination in respect to interference with navigation by obstruction thereto is conclusive, And this power of Congress is at all times capabio of exercise, If it should turn out that the judgment of Congress was mistaken and that navigation was inju- dicously affected, it could require a bridge to be altered or removed, The opinion next considered “if tho authorization of the act of Congress bad been pur- sued.’ Itis not claimed that there has been any de- parture in the actual construction of the bridge from the plans and conditions imposed by the Secretary of War tn accordance with the law, nor that any is im tended, “and, therolore, if 1 am right ip the positions before maintained the plaintiff ts not entitled to the writ of injunction which he asks from tis Court.’’ Judge Jounson is algo of the opinion that the act of May 14, 1875, of .the Laws of New York gives further’ assent to the construction of the bridge, if such assent might be considered necessary. By this act the bridge in 118 entirety became a public work and received the sanction of the State, and no indictment against the two cities could have been supported in the State courts, In conclusion Jndge Johnson said that he had not thought 1 worth while to advert to the very indirect interest of the plaintiff, nor to the question of the de- Jay of years in the construction of the bridge, during which time millions of dollars have boen expended, and these points were summarily disposed of. The motion for the Injanction was denied. FUNCTIONS OF THE HABEAS CORPUS. The peculiar circumstances under which an offort is being made, under a writ of habeas corpus, to take to Georgia Benjamin W. Brisoo, arrested here on a man- date of Governor Tilden upon arequisition from the Governor of Georgia, have already been fully given in the Herap, The cuse camo up for further argument yesterday, before Judgo Westbrook, in Suprome Court, Chambers. Mr. Bookstaver rocited tho contents of the papors in the case, including the order of arrest, tho returns of Sherif Conner, and the traverse to the returns by Sheriff Porkinson, of Fulton county, Georgia, He also called attention to the requisition upon Governor Til- don by the Governor of Georgia, and the mandate issued by Governor filden upon such requisition. It was set forth in the returns of Sheriff Conner that Governor Tilven had no jurisdiction in the matter, and | that the proceedings on bebaif of the State of Georgia were not made in good faith, bat to the righis of the creditors of the prisoner in this city, Str Purdy proceeded to give his version of the facts, He then contended that a writof habeas corpus count issue in a case like the present, and cited some authori- ties in support of this proposition, It beimg conceded that a writ of habeas corpus could issue he urged tur- ther that the second order could not come in aud over- ride the mandate of Governor Tilden. [he Governor haying issued the mandate on a full bearing of all par- ties, can this Court proceed to review his discretion’ | He insiated that the Court could not say that the Gov- ernor had no right to issne his mandate. A suggestion had been made that the present action was collusion on the part of the friends of the prisoner to get him ont of the State. He denied that there was any collusion {n the case. His Honor could inquire as tothe technical regularity of the papera and go no further. Supposing the prisoner had committed murder in Georgia, could he be kept here on proceedings in a civil suit?’ The right ol private citizens would have to give way. He contended that the principio was the same whether tho foreign indictment was for larceny or murder, As tho case Stoo! the parties here could ‘continue to get out orders of arrest, and there would be no end to the jiti- gation, and meantime the prisoner would be kept in Jail here, Mr, Trull claimed that the Court had no jurisiiction to decide between the conflicting claims. “ Such was not the object of the writ of habeas corpus, The gur- pose of such writ was to liberate. He knew of no : and he challengea the citation of one, where the wrt had been used as sought to bo used now. The other side insisted that on the mandato of the Governor there was a legal obligation to surrender the prisoner, He claimed that the proper course was by thaudamus, ‘The statates of this State provided that unless it was shown that a person had been arrested by the order of a court of incompetent Jurisdiction he could not be discharged. He called atiention to the power given by the constitution of the United States to Governors to iasne mandates, and also to the act passed by Congress mm 1798 bearing on the subject He insisted that it be- longed solely to this State to settle by legislation tho circumstances under which the Governor can issue 18 mandate, Atver some further argument Judge Westbrook took the papers, reserving his decision, DR. RUFUS WAGNER FLINT. Thero was another hearing before Judge Westbrook yesterday in the case of Dr. Rutus Wagner Flint, tho self-styled writing medium who, 1t will bo remembered, bis wile charges with using a little teapot for anseal- ing the letters sent to bim. The case came up ona motion to discharge him from Ludiow Street Jail where be is held ander an attachment for contempt of court in failing to pay lis wite tho alimony and counsel tees ore dered in the divorce suit brought by his wife, Mr. Joba D, Townsend, the counsel of Mra, Flint, suid that as additional affidavits had been served on him by the defend nt, he would not ablo to oppose sooner than next Thurs. ‘These now papers, he sald, state that defendant received since his incarceration somo fourteen or fifteen business letters and that he could pot attend to his business in jail Mr. Vownsend insisted that all the Doctor had to do would be to obtain a new teapot, when he could conduct bis business in jail as well aa out of it, The application adjourning the hearing was granted. SUMMARY OF ‘LAW CASES, Judgo Van Brunt yesterday denied the motion to Strike Gat as irrelevant a portion of the answer in the suit brought by Mrs Mary A. Cautrol! against Judge Freedman for $50,000 darages, In the case of O'Rielly va. Mathews and McGiron, Judgment Was obtained in the Marine Court for $300 03 by plainuil, The exocution was levied by the Sheriff, who brought in a bill of charges for $144 97. Applica- tion was made to Judgo Van Brunt to have the costs NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, AUGUST. 5, 1876. taxed, who decided that he had no power to do so as mg ecution issued from the Marine Court, edently in the Court of Common Pleas Catharine Bieezard brought suit against her husband Harry Io- kerman Bleezard for divorce on the ground of adultery. After some efforts to find the defendant he was dis- covered in the Tombs by a photograpu, when the sum- mons and complaint were served on lim. As be put in no answer on demurrer Judge Van Brunt yesterda; or- dered a reference, On the 7th of July last Kelly and Leon, the well known minstrel performers, began an action in the | Supremo Court against J. Wilkes Ford, a Chicago | theatrical mavager, to recover $0 upon a contract, in | which the plaintifa’ had agreed to periorm in the dt feront cities of the United States for two years under | the management of the detendant. The complaint charges that this amount 18 dae for salary, Yesterday Mr, William F, Howe, Ford's counsel, tiled his answer, in which allegations aro made that Kelly and Leon has refused to act as prescribed by the contract, and that thereby the defendant was injured in the sum of $10,000, for which amount, by way of counter claim, the defendant asks judgment, DECISIONS. SUPREME COURT-—-CHAMBERS, By Judge Westbrook. Brink vs. Niagara Fire Insurance Compan: Republic Fire Insurance Company ; Same vs. 'Germanta Fire Insurance Company.—Stay should be vacated un- less the defendant in twenty days gives an undertaking, to be approved by the Court, that if tho judgment ap- pealed from be affirmed or appeal be dismissed the judg- ment will be paid. Marshall ve. Macy.—I think section 311 of the code applies, and clerk could not tax without the order of the Court permitting it, This is a case of want of power, and the party is not precluded from making this objection now, though not specially mado to clerk. Motion granted without costs, as objection is nuw for the first time made, Same va, Same.—Five hundred dollara counsel feo and expenses allowed. The $2,100 secured by tho agreement should bo paid, including the quarter due August 1, 1876. Reterenco by consent to Judgo Birdseye to hear and de- termine. Bode vs, Kean.—This whole difficulty grows out of a now matter of feeling between tho parties. To avoid all further difficulty between the parties the securities ofthe plaintiff should be returned on payinent of the money to detendant, according to terms of contract be- tween the parties. This involves no reflection what- ever upon the defendant, and he should comply with this to obsain & vacation of the order of arrest, The motion stands over to adjust the amount of thecharges, It will still remain undecided to settio the amount due the defendant, Smith vs. Asbestos Fire Proofing Company.—I seo no difficulty in plaintifl’s understandiug tho issue made, Tho answer is open to mere technical objec- tions; but the motion, as plaintiff is not prejudiced, is denied, without costs, Peck vs. Peck.—Report of referee confirmed and do- cree of divorce granted to plaintiff, Merriam vs. Demorest,—Motion dented, Klein vs. Klein.—Report of tho refereg confirmed and decree of divorce granted, SUPREME COURT—SPECIAL TERM. By Judge Yan Brunt. Dolan vs, Thesse et al,—Stay of proceedings granted pending appeal, Security to be given to pay the fine, Wallerstein vs Alfonso and others,—Relereo’s re- port confirmed. See memorandum, O’Reiily vs. Mathows,—Motion denied. See mem- orandum, Morange vs. Proben.—Motion denied, with $10 costs for detendant. Maller vs. Miller,—Motion donicd, with $10 costs. East River National Bank vs T. J. Murphy.—If plaintiff! pays costs of this motion motion denied; othorwise granted. Cantrell vs Friedman.—Motion denied, with $10 costs. Schell vs, Summornocir,—See memorandum. Leonard va, Dalzell—Motion granted conditionally. See memorandum. MABINE COURT—CHAMBERS, Before Judge Goepp. The Farmers and Mochanics’ National Bank va, Or- cutt.—Order granted for commission, ‘Timanus v8, Blerman.—Order granting motion, with $10 conte, Kemp et al, vs. Moran.—Order appointing Spencer C. Martin receiver, Myers va. Matthews et al.—Order denying motion to vacate, &c. Smith et al. va Nevins et al.—Order appointing Francis B. Wheeler receiver. Whitney vs. Sanders—Order appointing Albert C. Aubery referce. Headdy vs, Westerbolt.—Order vacating order to arrost, Huss va. Carl; Bortrand vs. Same; Maclise va. Tho Amerigan and European Crystallized Egg Company; Druak vs, Ciblar; Rorko va. The Centennial Life In Surance Company, and Putnam vs Tho Evening Mail Association. —Orders signed, va. Quigley.—Order Orgler granted. Rosenbaum vs. Brugelmann et al.—Motion denied, with $10 costs, Wehble vs, Schreyor.—Ordor granted. Guloger ve. Walters et, al.—Order granting stay. Opinion filed, POLICE COURT NOTES, At the Fifty-sevonth Street Court George Wilson, of No. 217 Eest Twenty-sixth street, was held for trial on achargo of stealing $25 from Ludwig Meyers, of Fif- tleth street and Fourth avenue. Wilson was severely beaten by Meyers bofore being handed over to the police, so that he will be doubly punished should he be convicted, Bernard McDonald, of No. 445 West Forty-sixth street, fifteen years of age, was held for trial by Juage Kilbreth yesterday for stealing a loaf of bread trom a baker's wagon. The poor boy said ho waa bungry, than which there are more unlikely things. A GIRL'S MATRIMONIAL FREAK. Yesterday the counsel for Emma Levasier. who is suing for divorce from her husband on tho ground of adultery, made a motion in tho Brooklyn City Court, before Judge Reynolds, for alimony and fee, Tho Court appointed ex-Judge Dailey referee to try the case and settle the matter of allowances, Mra Leva- sier, who is nineteen years of age, is the daughter of a wealthy lace and fringe manufacturer of the Eastern District. In the latter part of 1874 ste tormed the ac- quaintance of tho defendant, who {ts twenty-four years of age, and a popular member of the Turn Veroin, of Brooklyn, On April 4 ot the following year thoy wore married clandestinely by Rev. John Neander, of Su John's Lutheran church, Stagg streot, Mr. Happles- borg, her father, learned on his return home that evening of the fact that he had a son-in law, and that the bride, his daughter, was then in the house in quest of her eflects, interding to join the expectant bride- room, He became very much enraged and forbade ber departure. Alter a few tears she submitted to tne arental mandate, and refased to join her husband. @ procured a writ of habeas corpas, which was ro. turnable before Judge McCue, of the City Court, W tue young wife camo into court in response to t writ she testified that her liberty was in nowise re- ined by her parents, and that she did not want to with her husband. The parents subsequently at- tempted to annul the marriage, but they wore not suc- cessful in doing 80, Action for divorce was then insti- tuted on the ground that Mr. Levasier was guilty ot adultery, The defenco isa general denial, Owing to the respectable position of the parties the case excites considerable attention. vacating injunction JAMAICA JUSTICE, FURTHER EVIDENCE AS TO MISAPPROPRIATION OF FINES. At the conclusion of the evidence for the prosecution in the case of Justice George R. Bonnett, befure the referee, Judge Beach, at Jamaica, on Thursaay even- ing, the avideace of Justice Henry S. Lott, in detenoe, was heard, In the caso of Daniel Hendrickson, In which it is alleged that the Justice. made charges fora trial that never took place, Officer Joseph Wilkinson was called and identified the warrant issued by Lott for Hendrick. son’s arrest. On going to Hendrickson’s house the ofticer did not see him, although he made the return to the warrant on tho following day to the Justice; he did not see Hendrickson in court, In reference tothe Schmalenborg case, in which it was alleged that Lott bad made chargos against tho town for trials that never took place and a large uum. ber of oaths never administered, Oflicers Remsen and Hendrickson testified to having a conversation after the trial with Justin Snedeker (now deceased) in the presence of Justice Lott as to the charges to be mado for the trial, Justice Snedeker said that cach officer had tho right to charge individually for the arrests, Justice Lott, in bis own behalf, testified thas he was appointed jusiiee to fill a vacancy caused by the resig- nation of Justice Brinckerhoff in January, 1874, and was elected in 1875, He had known Justice Snedeker ali bis Mletimo; asked him to assist nim in the Schma- lenberg oases; Justice Snedeker said that according to practice each was @ separate and distinct case, and they had a right to charge for them accordingly. Tn the case of Van Brunt Howard, in which it is alleged that Justice Lott collected a larger fine than he made returns of, pocketing the balance, Lott said that the complaint of Mark Unt was made June 1, 1875, for assault and battery, and Howard was fined $15 or sixty days’ imprisonment, and in the caso where Mrs. Uht Was the complainant against Howard the husband was fined $10 oF thirty days’ imprisonment, A warrant of mitment was given to Ollicer Pefler with imstrac- ons tolet Howard go if hoe could raise the money. Vetter gait Howard would not pay the money unless he hada réceipt, and Lott told him to give one. Lott Jurther tostiied that be made out his bill against the town from the original minutes; had aesisted in doing the work; he paid the fines collected in 1875 in the fall; did not remember that ue Board of Audit refused to andit bis bill before the payment of the fines, though be thought Mr. Brinckerhoil, the Supervisor, said something to him about it; he had no recollection of paying over any tines to the county since ho been a Justice, excepting the $55 tm 1575. Certain testimony of Supervisor Brinckerbull as vo th ractico of making charges by the justices was oxclud In the Flannery case (one of the Schmalenberg casos) ‘of John Dobson, the Justice admitted that he did not administer an oath to any one against Flannery; the complaint itself was ly against Schmalenberg. Iv the Howard case the suid ho charged seventy-five cents for the rece ord of conviction, but did not file the record. Mary Flasbouse was fined $5 on the Sth of October; record of conviction not filed, The same was true in the case Officer Petler testified that Lots told him to give a receipt to Howard, which be did. The receipt showed that Howard paid Velfer $35, which the latter swears he paid over to Lott, In reply to a question by Counsellor Fleming, as te wnether he had certain papers which he had been sub- pernaed to produce, Lott said he had not had time te | flud them, The Town Clerk, Augustus Lodge, testified that he did not bave the bili of Justice Lott in his possession; Lott had asked him for it twice. Justice Lott then testified that since the charges had been preferred against tim ho had tendered the $1¢ due in (he Howard case to the County Treasurer, ana was ready to pay it now, For the prosecution, County Treasurer Carll testiNed that the #53 paid by Justice Lott, in 1875, was all that the books credited him with for the last three years, Daniel Hendrickson testified that be did not meet tho Justice at the Town Rall, but the day after the warrant was issued met him at Romsen’s Hotel and told him that he bad settled the complaint. Supervisor Brinck- erhoff identified Lott's bill as the one audited by the Town Board, Lott rendered his county bill to the Board of Supervisors, and as the fines had not been re. turned the Board refused to audit it until the law had been complied with. . This closed the proceedings until next Thureday, when the defence o1 Justice Bennett will be heard, The impression 1s that Justice Lot’s defence did not better his case. LIGNEOUS LOGIC. Two severe cases of wlubbing by the police occurred in the Nineteenth precinct on Thursday night, bata far as could be learned they were entirely justiflablo The first case was thatof Adolph Lyzie, a brewer of Fifty-fourth street, near Second avenue, A friend of his had been arrested and taken to the station house by Officer Eagan for being noisy inthe street at twa o'clock yesterday morning. The sergeant at the desk let him go with a warning not te repeat the offence. Subsequently the brewer and the officer again met, and the brewer launched forth upon the officer 4 torrent of abuse and dared him to lock him up, The oilicer, who was accompanied by Officer McDermott, arrested the brower a second time, when he wriggled out of bis shirt and fled into a stable attached to the brewery. Officor Eagan followed and brought him out, when about ten of the prisoner's comrades, big, powerful fellows, ad: vanced to hig rescue, Woile Eagan was wrestling with his prisoner he received a blow on the back of the nect which felled him to the sidewalk. At the same tine Officer McDermott was struck on the back with a hay stick and Koocked down; when his hat and club were taken from him. On recovering him- self, Kagan, who had retained his — club, went for the nearest to him, who was Lyzie, aud gave him a cut’on the left temple, from which he bled like anox. Lyzio was the only one of the party who was arrested, and Judge Kilbreth discharged him at the Fifty-seventh Street Court, being of opinion that he had beon punished enough already. ‘The other cuse was that of William Rewell, of Seventy- second street, who received a severe cut on the left temple at the hands of Officer McConnell. Rewell has been down from the island only a few days, after serv. ing aterm for an assault on Oificer Coyne. On Thurs- day he cut his wile on the head, and it was while being arrested for this that he bad to bo clubbed into sub- mission betore he could be taken to the lockup. He was committed to prison 1p detauit of $400 bail to keop the peace for six months, by Judge Kiibreth, HE WOULD kOB HIS FATHER, Mr. John McCottry, a silver plater, residing at No, 96 Greenwich avenue, on the night of July 21 went te sleep, having $1,185 in his vest, which he placed under the pillow. His son, James MeCottry, a stock clerk, employed in Exchange place, occupied the same room. On waking up Mr. MoCottry found that his money was gone and his son absent. On the night of tho 22d of July a carriago drove up to Mr. MeCottry’s door and his son was carriod out by some companions and laid in the hall helplessly drunk, Mr. McCottry, in heip- ing him upstairs, saw a roll of money protruding from his pocket, and on searching him found §90d in his possession. Ho then discovered that no had been robbed of $1,185, On the morning Of the 23d young McCottry ‘fled from the house and was not scen uutil yesterday morning, when he was ar- rested; and, being asked by the ofMficer whether he stole tho money,’ he answered, “Yes, L did; and if L nadn’s been drunk they wouldn’t have got the $900 away trom me.” On being arraigned before Justice Smith, at the Washington Place Court yosterday, young McCotwry was hold for trial in default of $2,000 bail, THE CONYNGHAM CASE. Detective Garrett Walling, of the Twenty-sevonth precinct, yesterday reported to Superintendent Walling that ho had learned tho whereabouts of Thomas D. Conyngham, son of Judge Conyngham, of Pittsburg, who, according to the morning papors of the day pro- vious, Was a forger to tho extent of $200,000. ‘The Superintendent ‘telegraphed to Pittsburg asking whether he should arrest Conyngham, but tho reply came back not todo 60, The police think that the matter has been adjusted in some way in Pittsburg, Conyngham was accordingly reiteved of police es- pionage. THE PARK DEPARTMENT. Specifications for tho improvements on Riverside Park and avenue were yesterday approved by the Park Department. Proposals for the work will be received as soon as possible, A resolution was also passed in accordance witha similar one trom the Board of Aldermen, to proceed with the work on Tompkins square. Tt was decided to purchase a now steam engine for the Third avenue drawbridge. Designs for tiling ior the floor of the Museam of Natural History were approved, ‘A resolution was passed to roduce by one-hall the force of men on the maintenance and construction of roads. The President said tis was necessitated by the action of Comptroller Groen. "REAL ESTATE. ‘The sales of real estate at tho Exchange Salesrooma yesterday wero as follow: H. W. Coates sold the house, with lot, on the west sido of Hudson street, running through to Greenwich street, known as lot 59, on J, Ireland’s deod, tor. $7,000, to plaintiff. Scott & Myers house, with lot, 25x98.9, known as 235 East Thirty-tourth street, north side, 160 feet west of Second avenue, for $6,400, to Joseph Gary, Also the plot of land 41.714x101, on the south side of 110th street, 180, 4 feet, cast of Tenth avenue, tor $4,000, to Frank J, Dupignac, Also a plot 20,2x00, 00 tho east side of Tenih avenue, 40.10 feet south of 100th street, for $2,300, to Frank J. Dupignac. TRANSFERS. T4th at, mn. 8, TRS ft. ©. of dd 12x 100; Cntharine Daffy : Kd st. 228.01 tt. Duffy to ft, e. of Cortian Parsons and wife to J. schmeckenvecker 5 Henry st. 5... 230.3 ft. 0. of Seammel, 24xhalf block; W. Schmeckenbecker to A, M. Parsons..... 10th av., W. 8. 00.9 ft. ne of S4th st., 502x100; 1. Si a. ‘Silkman and wife Kingsbridge, n, J. G. Bin ir 1id.5xi00; F A. Ransom (reieree), to 8. It. Furniss. Boni % ©. corner 102d at., 70x10) 3d _ay., No. 785, store, 334 y1 N. Loewenberg. . Forsyth st, No. yenrs. Jt 7 years. 12,000 Berge, Henry and wife, to Continental Insurance Company, @. & ot Forsyth st, s. of Canal; Lyear., 6,000 Bubler, William, to Mary Butiler, 4, #. of Bath st, w. of Sth av, ; S years. .. 10,000 Crosmsen, A. and wite, & ‘migrant Industrial #6. Of Lith av.: 1 year eens D, Kurtabrook, No. 33) of 20th 'st. ?. and wife, to J, East 35th st. Dition, Robert and w: Burling slip, 6. of Fro Ebeling, Job ! to Mutnat’ Lite Tusneance Ci Peay, N, &, of Sth st. e. of Bd wy.: 1 year, Same to J. Beracheil, n. sof S6th your Powers, Murs, to Continoun No. 1) Division #t.; 1 year A.O,, to M S Bonn Madison av ir Madison av, and oth: tw Patrick Treacy, a,» AN EXPLANATION. Mr, Daniel A. Stone, a lawyer of Brooklyn, enited upon Superintendont Walling yesterday and stated that Mr, Hurst, whose name figured in the swindling story in which Miller, alins Myers, was thi respectable young citizen of Brook! ing in Kurope some years ago he with Miller, who asker perintemon to have thin tevtere se the United Statos come in his (Hurst's) caro, heace hig