The New York Herald Newspaper, August 6, 1876, Page 5

POLITICAL SEA BREEZES, Gossip About National Affairs from Long Branch. WS OUR CUSTOM HOUSE IN DANGER ? How Conkling Was Cheated and Blaine Helped. AN INSIDE HISTORY. Long Braxos, August 5, 1876, startling rumor was set afloat at Long Branch last it, and formed the subject of excited discussion Smong the poktical groups at the West End Hotel dur- ing thefevening. This was neither more nor jess than & report, brought here by an arrival trom Washington, that a sweeping change is about to be made in the fed- eral offices in New York, and that the Custom House and other lesser placers of patronage are soon to pass into tho hands of the friends of Mr. Reuben KB, Fenton, Tho immediate adherents of Senator Conkling who be- dong to the Custom House party in the city have bitherto scouted the idea of any Interference with General Arthur and his associate ofMicials, and have pronounced the story of a cooloess between the Presi- dent and Senator Conkling a pure invention, But as the report now comes from a friendly source, and as it is told in asorrowing spirit to those who may soon bave to put their political households in order, it creates no little consternation among the faithful. Thero are corroborating circumstances, too, which servo to give the ugly rumor too much tho ap- pearance of truth. Mr, Thomas Murphy, the fidus Achates of the President, lost and lonely in the absenco of his old chum from Long Branch, visited Washing- ton a few days since for the purpose of hobnobbing with His Excellency and ascertaining. what was going on in Presidential quarters. According to his own statement, he had a pleasant irterview with the Pres- ident, and feels serenely confident, from what he there learned, that the Conkling body guard will not be driven from their comfortable positions, at least so Jong as Grant remains in command of the federal pa; tronage, But somehow the story has got about that the ever-loyal Thomas was shamefully snubbed at the White House on this visit and left the capital with a depressing prosentiment of some impending calamity. Bo the new report of a contemplated change in the federal offices in New York begins to fiid believers. But why should the Fenton interest be studied in the Rew appointments? That ia a question involving an explanation of many of the Prosident’s recent acts, | and which makes it necessary, in answering it, to glance backward at certain circumstances connected with the Cincinnati Convention. BEHIND TRE SCENES AT THE CINCINNATI PRRFORMANCE, The Cincinnati Convention has an unwritten bis- tory. The position taken by President Grant in that body has never been correctly recorded, and is under- stood but by few. It will be remembered that for fome time prior to the meeting of the Convention the Dehier prevailed that thé President intended to cast his influence for Roscoe Conkling as his successor, The unflagging support given by the New York Scnator to every act of the administration, the valuable aid ren- dered by him to the President ia many’a difficulty, his high standing in the party and his unquestionable qualifications for the position seemed to make the choice a wise and proper one, The Hera.o repeatedly urged upon President Grant the expediency of decisive action, if*he really meant to assist Mr, Conkling, and the appointment of Don Cameron as Secretary of War raised high the hopes of the Senator's friends. But those hopes were not to be realized. Although ‘t is tlaimed that Mr. Conkling had personal assurances of Administration aid it was never extended to bim. In platn language, he was cheated by Grant at Cincinnati. Secretary Cameron made profession, but failed to carry them out on the plea that he could not control his delegation, altbough, as United States District Attorney Bliss remarked, the | pretence that a newly appointed Cabinet Minister found imselt unable to do what he pleased with a Penvsyl- vania deiegation was a tale to be told to the mariner, Mr. Woif, the Recorder of tho District of Columbia, visited the Conkling beadquarters with a story of the President’s preference for their chief; but that too proved to be only a blind. On tho night preceding the day of balloting the friends of mr. Conkling knew they were betrayed and deserted, and the more demon- strative among them did not hesitate to denounce the President for bis alleged treachery. ‘The result showed that they had atleast cherished falsehopes. Mr. Conk- ling, starting on the first ballot with ninety-nine votes, sixty-nine of which were cast by bis gwn delegation, ran steadily down. Atno time did he receive more than thirty votes outeide of New York, and of these twenty- | 8ix were known to have been given to him on purely personal grounds. So that the administration never, in fact, was instramental in giving him a singie vote, GRANT IN FAVOR OF BLAINE FOR TU SUCOESSION, Where, then, did President Grant cast bis strength; for everybody knows he had strength and made use of iat Cincinnati. Certainly not for Bristow, the prose- cutor of the whiskey thieves, Not for Morton, for out- side the thirty votes of his own State Morton’s vote wi madegip almost exclusively of the extreme negro and carpet-bag element without reference to ihe administra- tion, Besides, of the hundred or so yotes exclusive of J diana cast for Morton on the first ballot, fitty went over to Blaine on tho last ballot, and these flity wero votes controlled on @ second choice by the adminis: tion. It is evident, therefore, that President Grant threw all the influence of the administration and used all his personal strength to secure the nomination of Mr, Blaine a8 his successor. A littie reflection will show ample motive for this preference. Mr. Blaine @ad ever cast a feather in the way of the President's third term ambition. In political morality he is in harmony with Grant, and neither of the two would have had any scrupie to make bargains as to the future distribution of the federal spoils. The imperial family might e been almost as well provided for under Blaine as under Grant himself, Above all, Blaine had fought Congressional investigation, the tearing thorn in Grant's sido, with boldness and ferocity. If nomi- nated he would have made an aggressive campaign. He would have deaounced the democratic House of Representatives as a rebel body which, under the pre- tence of investigations, through suborned witnesses, star chamber proceedings, half suppressed and dis- torted testimony, misrepreseptation and jorgery, bad sought to break down the men who had broken down the Confederacy, and to accomplish through the pos. session of the federal goverument what they had failed to carry out through civil war. Grant must have seen that such a campaign would cover up and shield his own immediate friends and associates, and that in the heat and excitement of such a Presidential contest, and the concentration of the issue on Blaine’s alleged corruptions, whiskey frauds, sale burgiary conspira- cies, War Depariment peculations and Navy Depart ment robberies, so nearly allocuing bis own houseboid, would be lost sigit of. The prison doors of Joyce, Mc- Donald, Avery and the re-t could then have been thrown open without attracting too much attention. NOW THE ADMINISTRATION HELPED BLAINE. It is eusy to suppose that these considerations would fave made Biatne the choice of the President for the Succession. But aside from this the evidences of Grant's work for Blaine in the Cincinnati Convention were too piain to be mistaken. Cameron was in secret commu- Dication with the Biaine managers and opposed the fatal abolition of the unit rule in the Pennsylvania dele- gution, itis Dow asserted, because ho kuew that in the end a inajority of the delegates would vote for Blaine ond thus carry over the whole fifty-eigut votes of that State. Recorder Wolf, after spying in the Conkiung camp, turned up at last an active, working Biaine man, The real danger that threatened Blame was the report which reached Cincinnat! two days before the nomina- sions, that bis mnind bad been aflected by the sudden attack at the church door, This seemed so probable, in view of the character of bis tliness, that it was svortowfuliy accepted as trae, and had the eficct of making many of his warm friends Question the expediency of giving him the Domination. In this moment of peril, after a consul- tation between Eugene Hale, Mr. Frye, Ingersol, Illinois, Waldo Hutchings, ot New York, as the sentatives of Fenton, and two others, it was decided that a message musi be sent to Wash.ngton stating the absoluve necessity of heading off the new danger by tn- disputable testimony, if possibie, that Biaine had made his appearance in pubic, or atleast that bis mind was unimpaired. The message was sent to the ‘pearest and most confidential friend of ihe President It brought an immediate return im the sbape of teie- frams from Sargeon General barnes, Secretary Chaud- Secretary Jewell, Secretary Robeson, Secrotary ud others, all coutradicting the report of Mr. condition in inphatic tering. AS Mr. Chandler is Eu; father-in-law, and ta, moreover, pretty independent in what he does, a velegram him backing «up —_Blaine’s thances was not unexpected. But no person of common sense could suppose that Barnes, Jeweil, Robeson, Fish and Talt, couid have beon induced w tush into the field to save Blaine’s uomination, uniess the direct and strong influence of the Presi peen used to control their action, Oni shat Biaine had been riding out that aay wi vary Fieh, although itis now alleged that the ment was a fabrication. All these circumstances t w show that the administration influence and 1 Prosident’s personal strength were cast tor Binine at Cincinnat. When the break came and the fight nar- rowed down to asingle combat vetweem Huyes and i . Blaine, the votes cast for Morton on the first ballot and for Blaine on the last were as follows :—Arkansas, 11; Floriaa, 4; Georgia, 6; Louisiana, 12; Missouri, 6; South Carolina, 7; Tennessee, 2, aud District of Coit bia (Boss Shepherd's body guard), 2 A greenhorn enn might know that this was the portion of the ote that came under the direct control of it Grant on a second choica BAYES 18 TO BE CORRCED. Such is the strong evidence that President Grant favored Biaine’s nomination at Cincinnati. On the final vote we find the States controlled by the Presi- dent and his office-bolders, with the exception of New York, casting their entire vote, or the largé majority of their votes, for Blaine: Alabama, Arkansas, Cui- orado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Ilinois, Iowa, bieeding Kansas, Louisiana, Maryiand, Minnesota, Mis- sour, Nebraska, Oregon, Virginia; West Virginia, Wis- consin, Boss Shepherd's District of Columbia, aud all ‘Territories except Montana. On the other hand, tue large Bristow strength, the small Jewell strength, the anti-Grant States andthe disappointed and em- Dittered federal office-hoiders of New York, formed the vote by which Hayes secured his half-dozen majority and the nomination, On this is based the theory upon which some shrewd politicians explain the President's Tecent eccentric periormances. They declare that Grant, having lost Blaine as a candidate, bas determined 10 placo Blaine and Grant mea power everywhere beiore the election comes on, so that Hayes may feel tbat he is in their bands and be compelled to concede such terms apd conditions as they may demand, or to abandon all hope of success, He 18 to be made to feel tuat he must de- Pend upon the office-bolders if he hopes to be Grant's successor, To this end Zach Chandler, the warm friend of Blaine and the father-in-law of Eugene Hale, is given the chief management of the campaign, Bris- tow, whose State went for Hayes; Jewell, whose Siate weut for Hayes, and everybody cise who is known to bave been originally against Blaine and fiually for Hayes are torned adrift, [f the changes m the New York federal oltices, alleged to be inevitable, are really made, itis said that they will bave she same object, and that the patronage wili be pixced under the coutrol of Reuben E. Fenton, for the reason that he was for Biaive at Cincinnati, first and last, and would be just the man to carry out the programme of first intimidat- ing and then capturing Hayes, winch, according to this theory, bas been arranged at the Wiite House, LING TOWARD GRANT. Another link in the chain of evidence that there is really a bad feeling between the Coukling party and the President is the iact that some of the former woo make their summer residence at Long Branch make no cunceaituent of their contempt for their patron in the jast days of his official life. ‘The President!’ ex- claimed one of them the other day, ‘a language more forcible than polite, whem that official was alluded to in conversation, ‘he’s making « —— fool of himself, and who in —— cares for him now?” As this remark pame from tho lips of one who, although vot holding Oflice himsell, has been President Grant, and zs. portant infu over the public mind, it 18 a straw which shows the direction of the wind. Moreover, it is rumored hore that Sewator Conkling, not two weeks Ago, nde eertain euggestions 10 the Treasury Depart- ment and was cavaueriy treated; that he went to the White House with an indignant complaint, and met with scant satisiaction there, Unquestionably these Teports often get afloat without warrant, but there is at least enough in this chapter ot political history to make it interesting and to justity the politicians in keeping a sharp look out ior the next few wee! the New York federal oflices. THE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEES. moreever, wields an im- THE TILDEN AND HENDRICKS LETTERS MAKE ‘THE DEMOCRATS HAPPY AND THE BEPUBLI- CANS CROSS, Yesterday was a day of inactivity at the headquarters of the two national committeos, and the secretaries had ; no harder work to perform than to digest the Tilden and Hendricks letters at their leisure. At the Liberty street branch office of the Democratic Committee, where the correspondence and circular work of the committee is carried on, the clerks were, of course, busy, and they expect to be busier than ever now that the letters of acceptance have virtually opened the campaign. Doubtless by the end of the week thousands of the letters in pamphlet form will be mailed from the Liberty strect rooms, and before a fortnight ts over every one of the unterrified in every village in the land will have received his pamphlet, At both the republican aud the democratic head- quarters the main topic of discussion during the day was the acceptance of the two democratic candidates, As there were no callers of any note at either place the clerks and secretaries had the discussion all to them. selves, The democrats seemed to be delighted with Mr. Tilden’s letter; indeed, they were de- lighted with both letters. “Tho republicans,” said Mr. King, the secretary in charge of the democratic headquarters, “have been howlng terribly for Mr. Tilden's letter for the past ten “days, and now that they’ve got it I am of the opinion that they would prefer it had not been made public at all, itisapertect crusher, and wriggle as they may they can’t get over it. 1 have not seen a democrat to- day who ig‘not enthusiastic over it, and many who were lukewarm before ure now determined to go in and win, They see that Mr. Tilden is a leader worth {ol- lowing.” The republican clerks at theif headquarters bad very little to say about it. “I don’t see much in it to talk about,” said one of the Jocal leaders whom a Hxkabp reporter mot in the vestibule of the hotel on his way tothe commitice rooms, “There’s nothing startling about it, He befogs the currency question od talks learnedly about a fellow living his income, but ho does not say a word about the murder of negroes at Hamburg’? Another remarked, ‘Oh! it’s a pretty good letter tor a loser, but it would be a devilish bad letter for a win- Bemg pressed for av explanation of this enig- matical remark, he said, with the air of a man who understood tho sination ‘better than the ordinary ran of polijicians, “Well, Sammy isn’t going to win, and so tne lettor will be a good thing for him to refer to next winter after Hayes has been elected.” Senator Prince, as he was coming from the committee room :— ner.” “Mr. Tilden’s letter is all over. He is shrewd aud it -is worded carefully with a view for effect, It is long, but I don’t see how it could have been made much shorter—by Tilden. What I fail to find in it is some sharp epigrams that could be used in the campaign as a sort ct ying cry. It is well, you know, sometimes to have those kind of things in’ letters of aceeptance. Anyhow,” added the Senator, laughing, “1 think it will make jit- Ue difference with the voters, for I do not think Mr, Tilden can be elected. ’’ Mr. Oakey Hall being asked his opinion of the Tilden letter, suid :—No cloverer sontences on public subjects were ever penned by Talieyrand or Martin Van Buren; and the long and the short of it is that the letter of Tilden rings with tho true silver contidence of success. Did not read Hendricks’. Seldom examine the tail of a kite when the sticks aro well balanced in mid air by the belly-band, Ip a restaurant not a stone’s throw in distance from the republican committee rooms a lively discussion ensued between several gentlemen over the letters. Said a democrat, ‘Mr. Tilden has settled it, and he has secured New York State, sure,”” “How much will you bet?’ asked a republican who was seated near by. we bile be $100 to $50 that he will carry this Stme,”’ the reply. take that bet,’ said the republican, and the money was duly put up in the hands ofa mutaal friend, “I wili take that bet as many times as you want to offer it,’ ho added soon afterward. Tne deino- crat put his hand down into his capacious pocket, pulled out a roll of bills, and sai ‘There ts $1,000; put up your $500."’ The $500 was not put up, and the conversation was changed {rom politics to the weather. Colonel Pelton, the Governor's nephew, denies that a building 1s to be rented in Nassau street wh: Jerks are to do campaign writing at Governor Tiluen’s ex- pense. s MASSACHUSETTS REPUBLICANS. A STATE CONVENTION TO BE HELD SEPTEM- BER 6. Bosrox, August 6, 1876 Ata meeting of the Kepublican State Central Com- mittee to-day it was voted to hold a State Convention at Worcester on Wednesday, September 6 ILLINOIS REPUBLICANS. MR. CULLOM HAS NOT RETIRED FROM THE CANVASS, Cutcago, August 5, 187 A.C. Babcock, chairman. of the Republican St; Committee, denies positively that Mr. Cullom, repub- liean candidate tor Governor, will withdraw from the Gubernatorial contest, or that anything bas been said of the matter in the committee. CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATION. Monnox, N. C., August 5, 1876. In the republican Congressional Convention for the | Sixth North Caro.ina District, held here to-day, Hon. Ulver H. Dockery, of Richmond, was nominated for Congress, and Hoo. Richara M. 'Normens clector, by acclamation. ‘CHARLEY ROSS, 4 POSSIBLE CLEW TO HIS WHEREABOYTS. Axcram Leap Mines, August 4, 1876. To tne Eprror or tir Hekaty;— The man and woman described in the article over the signature of “Uncle Sam,’ in your paper July 31, were here two months ago and are to be fo nd they answer the description in every particular given in w ticle, and more particularily the woman, who bad every appearance of being a squaw. The little boy was of very light compiexion, and appearance did not show it was with it# parents. The child was kept very close, and they remajued in o1 short time. 1 telegraphed the writer u r rom him, If any one dew: ey hay cppertunity to do £0, A trot is place, Very re- EORGE OPPER, Agent P. H. and B. KR, Ancram Lead Mines, New York, arm friend and admirer of | | amass meeting at Cooper I “THE UNEMPLOYED, Forty Thousand Workmen Without Anything To Do. CAREFUL ESTIMATE OF THE ACTUAL SITUATION. The Idle Men Quietly and Seriously Watching the Turn of Events. FACTS IN FIGURES. A Decided Movement for Prac- tical Agitation, The fact that there are at the present moment a large number of breadwinners idie in this city is probably known to every intelligent observer, but very few can have any adequate idea or conception of the actual ex- tent of the distress now prevailing among the working classes of New York. In order to arrive at a practical solution of this problem the reporters of the Hraup have, during the past few days, mado a careful survey of the labor fleld—both skilled and unskilled—and by diligent inquiry among foremen ot shops, factorics, and all places where hands are employed, and also taking the estimates of the leaders among the work- ing mea and women, they have ascertained that fully 40,000 persons are now idle out of the 100,000 who aro dependent on their daily labor for bread. This ts, im- deed, A STARTLING RXIIBIT, but it may be relied upon as strictly accurate in round figures. If there {s avy error in the calculation itis that the number given as unemployed ts really below the reality instead of being abovo it. That 40,000 per- sons should be to-day out of work in this great city would appear almost incredible, but nevertheless it is astern fact that should not be concealed nor thruet aside from thoughtful consideration. ‘This great army _Of tdie hands must be provided for, as they must live, and they cannot live honestly long unless work is fur- nished, They will become a charge upon the commu- nity unless they get employment, It appears evident that ever since the panic in 1873 growing worse until now it has reached its lowest ebb. Not only has work been growing scarcer and scarcer year after year, but the rate of remuneration bas fallen to an average of fifty per cent on the rates obtained prior to the panic. ‘Yot there are no signs of danger, | tor those out of work are ingly patient But they are quietly yet seriously watching the turn of affairs, perfectly cognizant of their present position and the very slight prospect for relief there appears in the future, So far there has been no outward manifesta. tion that theso idle workmen feel aggrieved at being kept out of employment, but the Heratp reporiers were frequently assured during their investizutions that the murmurings which have, so far, been heard only among themselves, may at no far distant day be heard in @ way and at a time to present a positive peril. THE HBRALD INQUIRY has not been made to create ularin, but becauso it is best that the public shculd know the precise facts and see the dangers that are at band uniess some relief comes, It is quite certain that the city of New York needs these 100,000 working men and women in ordi- nary years in order that her prosperity may be main- tained, yet to-day forty per cent are idie, and conse- quently We gain some idea of the stagnation tn alt kinds of business, and the Outlook is, to say the least, a very | 1 one. ‘those best fitted to Judgo say that fully of the unemployed will be at work soon and continue busy for three months; but then, again, the assertion is made shat a: the end of these three months pot only will this ten per cent find them- selves again idlo, but they will be joined by nearly twice as Many persons Who are ni work. And this is, at tho best, the outlook for the jabor market during the cold months of winter. - Leaders among the workinen—that is, men who hold executive positions im the various trade socioties or are prominent for their intelligence and influence—are upanimous in saying that the patience of the men now idie is something wonderful. They assert, with a groat deal of trath, that in no other large eity in the world could such @ sight be presented as is to-day found in New York. Forty thousand men quite idle, and the only sign that the; among those hitherto employed on the public works, to ask the municipal authorities to give them a chance todo something. This speaks well for the temper of our working classes, . Face om FIOCaRs, Mr. Goorge Blair, President of the Workingmen’s Assembly in the State of New York, who is weil in- formed on this question, and whose opinion may be taken as bonestly given, has furnished she da whieh tho following tabuler statement was prepared «Tort clearer idea of the precise condition of af- fairs among the working Classes than eny words of de- scription or argument;— Union Non. Out of to beat Trade Unions. Members. Union, Work. Work, Stair builders and car- 8,000 4,000 _ 7,000 15,000 6,000 14,000 2,500 2,000 3.400 | 250 1,000 1.600 2,000 1,200 1800 | 500 400 400 | Painters .. i 400 1,500 1,000 1,600 Iron workers and 2.500 1,600 2,200 2,200 300 2,500 1,500 1,000 2800 | ¥ 2,500 1,000 3,000 | Hauters.. 1,200 800 "600 1,800 ‘Tailors (custom), 1,600 500 800 1,800 Tailors (common). 200 3,000 800 3,000 Horseshoers. 600 1,000 300 1,400 Cabinet maker: 600 2500 1,2 800 Piano makers, 200° (1,200 600 1,100 Cigar makers, 600 © 4,000 1,000 4,200 Mill bands, sawyers and boxmakers. 400 =—-1,800 800 © *2,000 Engineers and m CHANIIS.....+..++6 1,000 6,000 2,000 6,500 | Paperhangers and up- holsterers ......... 300 1,000 800 1,100 Varnishers and mar- ble rubvers....... 300 1,200 700 1,200 Derrick men and rig- ROS. 00 veeee 450 1,000 600 = 1,200 | Jewellers and gold j beaters, see 400, 1,200 700 1,400 | Brass fintsners, . 200 600 109 160 | ‘Longshoremen*. 1,500 2,500 300 8,400 | ‘arpet weavers, 300 (1,000 400 1,200 } Paper stainers 300 600 200 800 | Other occupations, — 15,00 6,000 12,000 Totals.........00+. 19,060 83,350 RECAPITCLATION. Total number of workmen. Total number at work...... Total number out of work. Number that ought to be at work. Number that are at work... Difference over average years. Ie will thus be seen that, 16,000 unemployed men, as was usual in fair times, there are now 38,000, or iw da balf times as many hanas out of employment than thore ought to be, longshoremen's strike, as sees 22,850 stead of an average of it is only temporary, MASS MERTINGS TO BE WELD, The committ of the workingmen out of employ- ment met yesterday evening at tueir neadquarters on Fourth street, President John £: tm the chair, to diecues the action, or rather want of action, taken by the Board of Aldertnen at their special meeting on Friday last. A resolution was passed dociding to hold and lay t amble referred with considerable indignation to the neglect of the Mayor, the Contptrolier and the Com- missioner of Public Works to attend the meeting, and Stated that the letter of apology from Dock Commis- sioner Wales was both unsatisfactory and evasive, The preamble continues that their action shows a spirit of stabborn resistance to the wants and necessi- tues of the people as weil as an open disregard for the wishes of the Common Coaneil. The unemployed workmen further complain that the demonstration afow days ago fell far short of repro- senting tne real condition of their misery and destitu- tion, the number then represented ax being out of em- ployment being only afew thousand, when there are at least 40,000 in this unfortuaute condition. It has been proposed, therefore, by several labor organiza- tions to get up @ monster demonstration and parade of all the unemployed, together with their wiver and children, to meetin’ Union square and march to the City Hall, in order that the city officials and the pablic im neral may obtain a correct esti- mate of the true condition of the working classes, It Proposed to demand of the city oificrals th TAL of employment and rel Tho meeting is to be organized by a gener of one from each Asseiubly district, co-operating with district local organizations and committees, . In this way it js expected that at loast 100,000 persons com- prising tho unemployed laborers, their families and sympathizers, will turn out. They intend to assembie peaceabiy, but they also propose to be firm in their de- mands upon the city officials and will not be putofi by the usual apoiogy of one official throwing the responsi- bility on the shoulders of another, and saying that it is none of his bus’ je demAatration will provabiy take place next Thursday, whe of Aidermon wall be jon, and this body will be requested to address the WATCHING TH! Captain Kennedy, of the Ninth precinet, called at the Central Uflice yosterday and imparted to Superio- the condition of the laboring classes has been gradually | | taking place so nea | [ha | have increased their production this year: , NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, AUGUST 6, 1876.—TRIPLE SHEET. y tendent Walling information which he had just re: ceived of contemplated action by the striking ‘loug- shoremen on Monday morning. Their plot was to board the steamer Germanic, of the White Star line, on | her arrival at pier No. 63 North River and lorcibly pre- hon-uniou men (rom working. ‘The Superinten- dent at once gave orders sufficient force of men to be in readiness, and arrest all disturbers of the peace, OCCULTATION OF SATURN. To rae Epitor or tax HeRaun:— A rare and interesting astropomical phenomenon will Occur to-morrow evening at about eleven o'clock, the Occultation of the planet Saturn by the moon, At half. Past eight, when the moon begins to make its appear. ance above the tops of the houses, the planet will bo Seen asa bright star, not so bright us Venus or Ju- piter, a short distance to the left. As the moon rises higher it will gradually approach, nearly obscuring the planet by its own superior brightness, being just be- yond the full before it actually passes over it, The occultation itself can scarcely be seen without the aid of at least a small telescope; and, in order to seo it in its beauty a telescope at least four feet in length will de requisite, To an observer with a telescope of sufficient size to show the rings of Saturn well, in or near this city, especially to the northward of it, the phenomenon will assume a very unusual form, Ordinarily, the moon, moving eastward, overtaking and passing over a planet, the eastern edge of the moon first hides the Western edge of the planet's disk.’ Kut in this case, owing to the moon’s passing so far south of the planet, the moon will puss partially by the pianet beforo the occultation begins, and the first contact will be of the moon’s western limb with the eastern extremity of the ring, Which will occur at about 10h. 53m. 20s,, the exact time depending upon the locality where the ob servation is made. ‘The edge of the moon’s disk will be so oblique as nearly to touch the bail of the planet when it first touches the exterior ring. At 10h. 55m, 88. the planet will be half covered, ono halt the ball and one ansa of the ring only being visl- ble. At 10b, S8m. 12s. tho western extremity of the | ring will disappea: Im consequence of tbe occultation the northern mb of the moon the planet will not long remain invisibie. AtLin, lém. | 288. the western extremity of the ring will again make | its appearance, at fifst resembling a star al u distance from the rough edge of tho moon, a littio less than the | diameter of the ball of the planet, It will rapidly as- sume form ‘and proportions, and at 11h. 21m. 308. it | will present the curious spectacie of one halt the ball of | the planet and ove ansa of the ring being visible, sepa- | rated by a dark intervening space from the edge of ihe | moon’s luminous disk, this dark spaco being in reality covered by the dark portion of the moon, aituongh the moon will be so circular in form that it would seem | hardly possible that tt should cover this space, At 11h, 26m. 11s, the occultation will be coneiuded, the | laxt vestige of the intervenmg dick, looking like a shadow upon the pianet’s ring, having disappeared. | Tho times I have given above may be at least a min- | ute in error, as the occultation will bo seen trom aby particular place, and the error of the times may be iflerent at the immorsion and the emersion; but the | time required for the moon's disk to pasa from one ox- tremity of tho pianet to the otver will not greatly rary | in different localities in or near this city, Lt wiil espe- cially be oteervable that about twice the time will be consumed in the emersion as in the tinmersion, since | at the emersion the line of the rings wiil approximate to a right angie with the edge of the disk. Ata certain | istauce south of this city, where the parallax is not so | great, the moon’s disk will first strike the bal! of the | Planet; and stiil further south the western extremity | | of the ring will first be ocouited in the usual way; but | Oven in these cases there will be the same marked dit- ference between tuo duration of tha immersion and of the emersion, HENRY M. PARKHURST. New York, August 6, 1876. THE QOAL TRADE. THREATENED SUSPENSION OF MINING—THIRTY THOUSAND MINERS LIKELY TO BE THROWN OUT OF WORK. A very important rumor gained credence in coal circles yesterday that on Tuesday next there would be ‘@ total suspension of coal mining in tho Pennsylvania districts, contrary to the agreement recently entered into between the Board of Control of the coal combina- tion and the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, by | which the latter company was only to suspend opera: tions for two weeks during the month. A HERALD re- porter, iu investigating tho matter among the promi- nent coal shippers and managers of coal compauies in this city, found that a total suspension was very likely to take place, in which caso about 30,000 miners would be thrown out of employment. the situation was, denied by Poiladolpnia and com pa He said:— dif ferent from those we gave to the Hrratp t Wednesday. Things ure in a very unsatistactory | ate, it is truc, but we do not anticipate that it will be necessary for the combination to ardor a tutal suspen- sion of ning in order to kcep up the prices, It is true there is an 1mmenee overstock of coul, and jt will depend very mack upon tho mildness of ihe adtumn and winter whether this will be rapidly decreased, but asto the coal combination being disrupted, it seems now to be utterly impossible. The companies nave joint interests of so vital a characier that it would be suicidal to disband. They hav VAST AMOUNTS OF BILLS RECKIVANLE from thelr cusiomers everywhere, and tho retail dealers have guaranteed purctiasers against a reduction this-year in the price of coal in order to induce them to lay in their supp.ies, so that the various interests seem to be so interwoven and interlaced that if one posse of the fabric ts cut the whole must fall in confae sion.”? A gentleman connected with the coal trade in the Wyoming region told the reporter that the suspension of mining in that locality would be compleie; the Scranton company, he believed, was still producing, and | gonerally the mines in the Schuylkill basin were still being worked, bat unquestionably by the 15th of this month from 20,000 to 40,000 men would be out of em- ployment. It wasa feariul siate of affairs, especially ‘at this juncture, and he thought there was great dane peace of both Lehigh and Schuykill counties, ‘he bad affairs of the coal districts, too, had been much aggravated by the failure of the’ Miners’ Trust Com- pany Bank, and altogether the outlook was most dis- couraging. ‘The following companies, heavy shippers of eoal, Valley, Central Ratiroad of Now Jersey, Philadelphia | and Reading, Delaware, Lackawanna and Western and Pennsylvania Coal companies, MUNICIPAL AMENITIES. THE COMPTROLLER SHOWING THAT HE 18 ONLY “ NOMINALLY GREEN. Comptroller Green has recently written the following letter to the Lepartment of Public Parks in relation to | thie removal from office of Mr. F, C. Morrison, Super- imtondent of Streets in Twenty-third and Twenty- fourth wards ;— Finance Derantaent, Comrtno: New York, A To tue Derantwxnt or Ponuc ParKs:— T have received & communication ft Mr. E. cf thas he had been employe: by th ublic Works as “Superintendent o y-third and Tweaty-tourth wards” from the Ist day ot January, 1874, to the 2int day of June, 1876, by the Board ‘ot Com mission partment, and claiming that the action his removal “was nnil and void, tor the | the said Board, in such removal. did not comply with the requirements of the Laws of 1*7: section 28.” It is very desir: created against she ctiy th: r sxligence of inatten- partment of Parks this matter and such expla- essary. Very respectfully, H, GREEN, Comptroller. The Comptroller has also written to tho Department of Public Parks in regard to the removal of Mr. Isaxc Evans, who has commenced a suit againat the city on the ground of the filegality of his removal from oifce in that department, The Park Department has also been calied upon by Comptroller Green to correct its mode of making out and renaering payrolls, in order that the distinction in charges payablo from the proceeds of bonds issued and and from the anuual appropriations may be cicarly shown, Tho forms of payrolls prescribed by the Comptroller bad been entirely disregarded by the Park Department, and the foliowing letter was written calling attention ¥ the necessity of attendi: to this important mat- or Orty or New York, axce Deranternt, Comrrnouinn’s Orrion, July 27, 1876. H To tae Drrantumet or Porsic Pann: Gn the Sth inst. seed to the Depart Parks scommunieation prescribing form: pa. be hereafter transmitted for payment, dupliente datiy foremen's reports, and also duplicates of the same reports for the three months prior to that di The payrolis inst not in conformity with the ved form of t hoy duplicates of the tH i priar to the date of re I will thank you to farnisn the i as little delay as possible. Very re ANDREW 5 DEATH OF A POLICE SERGEANT. Sergeant Levi Crowe, of tho Thirty-fourth precinct died yestorday morning, in the thirty-cighth year of his age, at hig residence, No, 71 Montgomery street, after an illness of about six weeks. The deceased was appointed on the force in January, 1862, and the fol- lowing September was promoted to the rank of rounds. man, and shortly alterward to that ol sergeant, Daring his career he did duty in the Seventh, Tenth, Thir- teenth, Fourth and Thirty-fourth preeinets, He was regarded ag a faith(ul and eilicient ogicer, He leaves & wife and children, STABBED BY HIS WIFE, Ata late bour on Friday night a quarrel! occurred be. | tween John Brady and bis wife Margaret, ar their resi- | dence in ihe tenement house No, 77 Mulberry strect, daring which the wife plunged a knife into the abdo- men o! ber husband. ‘The wound, though severe, is not dangerous and the physicians say he will be woll in a tow weeks, Both bust thes hey Poh drunk atthetime The wile was arrested and the wounded man w~ sent to the Chambers Street Hospital, | compiaint charges that all the bills so presented | 5 THE COURTS. | Renewal of the Threatened Ring Suits. THE OPENING BOMBSHELL. Alleged Peculations Under Tweed in the Lamp ana Gas Bureau. EXAMINATION IN THE WEST POINT SHOOTING. | It was generally supposed, and particularly in view of the uncertain pet results atrending tho suits, that there would be no furtber attempts to prosecute Ring suits, and, least of all, to begin new ones. It, of course, has been stated from time to time by the Prosecuting counsel that apy quantity of these suits were in preparation, and that the legal batteries of the State and city would open unawares and with tre” mendous force upon offenders, of whose peculating proclivities as indulged in daring the Tweed régime the public have littie dreamed, and regarding which the offenders themselves, having escaped thus far, are hugging the delusive phantom of hope that they have sately outridden the storm, There was some surprise» therefore, yesterday on the fact being discovered that a suit had been commenced against Jobn O'Donnel! to recover $348,287 40, which it ts alieged he traud- ulently obtained from the city in connection with work done and material alleged to have been furnished to the city through the Department of Lamps and Gas during the time that William H. Charlock was Super- intendent of the Bureang aud Wm. M. Tweed, Deputy and Acting Commission f of tho Street Department, be- ginning with 1869 and continuing to April 11, 1870. The suit 1s Droughs by Attorpey General Fairchild on behalf | the State, aud, as usual, with this cuaracter of suit, the city is also made party defendant, : According to the complaint, Which 18 a lengthy doe- ument, the ordinary routine was taken to obtain the Money, that is to say, presenting to the Fi Do- pariment iraudulent bills and vouchers with the due cortilications attached of Mr. Chariock und Mr. Tweed, through whet was accomplished witheut hindrance or difficulty the ‘open sesame”? to the erty treasury, The were aise, frauduleat and fictitious, that the prices charged were grossly exorbitant, that a good | deal of the alieged work was never dove or material charged for furnished, and that there. was a corrupt and fraudnient collusion between Compiroiler Connolly, Jhariock aud O'Donnell for tue purpose of iy, Judgment is demanded, as stated, for $348,287 40, with interest on such’ payments atthe time they were made, and costs of the action. The complaint i verified by Mr. Peter B. Olney, through becoming possegsod of tho facts set forth in the same from examinations made as counsel in the caye and the report, which is made a portion of the papers, of Mfr. H. F. Taintor, appointed by the Comp- troiiér lo investigate the fraud, Mr. Tuintor makes some curious statements in his aflidavit setttog forth | his analysis of the bills, Vouchers aud warranty upon which the money in question was pad, One of th statements is that $26,160 was charged and collec for 109 ornamental ‘lamp posts, being a charge of $240 for xc lamp post; another, that $53,628 Was charged for 2,516 cast iron lamp posis, being at the rate of $20 50 cach. Again, there is a charge of $80 cach for jamp posts, and further charges of aL 5 for lamp irovg, It is further stated that in three cases | the bilis were for charges for goods delivered at dates | which proved to be Sundays, and in ono cage delivered | on Monday, the Sih of July, a legal holiday, The state- ment is also tnade that many of the bills, on which moucy was paid, cannot be found in the Finanea De- partment, or any record of these on the books of the Street Departinent, Among the papers was aiso tho affidavit Of Stephen McCormick, who, during the years 1869 and 1870, was clerk in the Bureau of Lamps and Gas, Ho ‘states that he made out the bills act- ing under instructions of Mr. Charlock and Mr. Tweed, and corroborates, of his own knowledge, most of thé allegations contained im the complaint; that | he suspected something wrong, that in April, 1870, he delivered to a messenger irom’ William Mf. Tweed tho Journal, ledger, letter book nnd voucher book ot the bureau covering 0? Donnel’s transactions. Such books were nevor returned, and he believes they were de- stroyed to cover up such transactions, Upon the complaimt and papers set forth in sub- stance above Judge Westbrook yesterday, in: Supreme Court, Chambers, grauted a Warrant of attachment against O'Donnell, As the caso looks the probability is that this will be tho next ling suit on the tapis. THE WEST POINT HOMICIDE. Tho examination tn the shooting of Washington Put- nam by Joha L. Kothiein, a private in the United States Army at West Point, on tho 9th of July, was be- gun yesterday before Commissioner Osborn, Mujor Asa Bird Gardner, Professor of Law at the Military Academy, appeared for the prisoner, and, as amicus curim, General Foster, Assistant United States Atior- ney, acted for the prosecution ‘The Grst witness examined was Dr. Alfred B. Gerard, assistant surgeon, stationed at West Point, who testi- fied that he examined Patnam, and found two wounds in his right thigh; f0m one wound ho extracted two fragments of a bullet with the assistance of Dr. Monroe, of Highland Falls; the other wonnd was probod, and a painful spot midway between the hip and the knee in- dicated that the ball was lodged within or under the muscles there; witness cut down upon the point, but the ball could not be found; the next day he was directed to receive Putnam into the post hospital, where ho remained to the 18th ipst., appar ently doing wel on that day .the first symp- toms of tetanus declared themselves, — and a consultation was bold; the former incision was en- larged and a probe was passed in every direction, but without success in finding tho ball; the usual remedies for tetanus were applied, but the patient died on tne ‘24th ult. ; at the post-mortem examination a large piece of ball was discovered lying against the thigh bone, abont an inch above the incision; the two wounds the witness attributed to the splitting of the bali on the lamp of tho carriage; this was shivered to pieces, and there were two holes in the cushion on the box of tho carriage. On cross-examination by Major Gardner, Dr. Gerard teatitiod that deceased was conscious until within twelve hours of his death; the fragment of ball that was re- moved after death was imbedded in horse hair from the carriage cushion. Lieutenant Albert Payson, of the First hn ome | testified that on the said 9th of July he was officer oi ; standing orders of the post are that the tine! is to chailenge all perrons apy roachiug his beat, on foot or otherwise, afier ten o'clock at night; there 1s nv coantorsign, and it is left to the sentinel’s discretion if be sbail allow the persons to proceed; the answer to the challengo that a friend comes is not suifl- orders the sen- cient; in the present state of tinel’ might briag his piece to arms port or charge bayonet; if the pleco was in perfoct order the hammer could not slip when it was at ball cock, bat after use the “half-cock notch’ might bo so worn that the piece might be prematurely discharged; the sentinels ordered to prevent last driving, but the mode of prevention is loft to their discretion; if a coachman were driving at a rapid rate, and refused or failed or neglected to stop, the sentinel’s duty would have been to shoot. The witness was asked as to ments made to him by the deceased, but the question was ruled out, the deceased not being under apprehon- sion of death. Heury L. Harris, lieutenant in the First artillery, said that he knew nothing of the occurrence excepting by bearssy, He beard the shot fired while at his bead- quai he arose, dressed, and, going to the spot, asked the corporal what was tho trouble; he was tol that a man was shot by the sentinel, and he asked tho accused how tt happened. Ho replied that the piece Was discharged accidentally and he did not know how. Witness experimented with Rothiein’s riflo and it was in perfect order. Deceased said he could not stop his horses, as they wero restive, and he seemed satisfied that the shooting was accidental, Thomas Heury Lees, private in the artillery, testified that on the 10:h of July the accused and bimself were working together at Crow’s West Pond; witness asked Rothiein why he shot deceased, and be answered that if he was released to-morrow and received t me or- dors he would knoek the man down and shoot him. George B. Davis, of the Fifth cavalry, Advoeats tn the case at West Point, circumstances x8 he became acquainted with them, and testified toat Rothiein was a faithiul, conscientious soluier, Tho testimony in the cage being concluded, Major Gardner moved for the discharge of the prisoner, and the motion was opposed by General Foster, At the joner expressed a ¢ was allowed to sworn, the practice of the United States courts not allowing an accused person to testify in hisewn bebalf. Rothlem said on the night of the shouting the deceased drove up to him ata rapid rats, and did not halt, although ordered to do so threa times. At the third order accused changed hin Weapon from arms port to charge bayonet, aud as be did so the barrel struck against the forward wheel of the carriage, In attempting to recover nis piece it was discharged, but he was noable to explain im what man- ner, He raid that be did uot intend to shoot Putnam, but merely desired to stop him, in accordance with or- dors. tie dened that he made the statement attribated ‘to him by oa8, and said that his remark was that, under the same circumstances occurring agin, he would knock the man down and boid him for the next guard, but that he would not shoot, Commissioner Osborn, in denying the motion for Rothiein’s discharge, said that the case was of such imporianes, ax involving the life of a human being, that he must bold the prisoner for the Grand Jury. The case will be taken belore the Grand Jury on Mou- day. MARITAL UNHAPPINESS. A rather interesting divorce sult, in which Elvira A. Lano figures as plaintiff and Maliby G. Lane as deten- dant, lg now pending in the Supromo Court, and yes- terday reached the ordinary preliminary staze of om order granting payment by the defendant of alimony and counsel fee. Judge Westbrook granied the order, and Oixes the allowance at $2,100 a year and $500 as the counsel fee, The snit is for divorce on the ground of alleged cruel treatment, The husband meets tbe chorgo by denying in the main the allegatious in the com- plaint, and setting up violent conduct on her part. The papers are exceedingly voluminous, and together of marital unbappiness, aMdavits, the stories in some particulars being directly coutradictory. A great deal of extraneous matter appedrs in ‘he papers, the relevancy of which would be very puzzling even to « Philadeipbia lawyer. The parties to the suit are welt advanced in Ife. Among the papers are various let- ters, but they are wholly devoid of interesting features, SUMMARY OF LAW CASES. John B. Brown, who has commenced a euit for $30,000 on @ contract against the Crescent Improve- ment Company, a corporation organized under the laws of Pennsylvania, obtained yesterday from Judge Westbrook au attachment against their property in this State, ‘A decision was given yesterday by Judge Westbrook in the case of John Eliott, recently argued before him on habeas corpus. Elliott was acquitted in the Court of General Sessions of attempting to steal goods in a dwelling house, and the District Attorney requesied the Judge to recommit the man, as an indictment would be procured against him for the lessor offence of bemg on the premises with “intent”? to steal, which Judge Gildersteeve consented to do, against the re- monstrances of Elliott’s counsel, Mr, Peter Mitcnell, who contended that the Court had no authority to do anything of the kind, After the habeas corpus argu- ment the Court reserved decision, remarking that such commitments are often made by the courts, and the question was whether their doing so was a usurpation of authority. Judge Westbrook signed an order dis- charging Elliott irom the Tombs, where be had been confined neariy a month since his acquittal, DECISIONS. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS. By Judge Westbrook. Ward va, James.—Theso papers wero left without any explanation as to what was wanted. Parties should appear and state what questions are submitted, Brown vs, Tho Mayor,—Thero is x wide difference between counsel as to whether this claim was disputed or not before the referee. Decision is suspended to get a special report from the referee on this question, Order will be settled on motion. MeVey vs. Cantrell. —It was undoubtedly improper to inser: in the papers the scandalous matter expunged by a previons order. As, however, the party had ap- aied from that order and contends it was erroneous, ‘am not disposed to decite the question nuw. Per: sonalities should not appear in papers, and this offence must not be repeated Decision on the motion 1 sus- pened, so that if the insertion of sach matter is again Tepeated an order can be made in the motion sufficiently severe to avert the same. The object of the withhold. ing the decision is to avert any further trouble. MeVey vs. Cantrell.—When parties have bad an opportunity of examining mto tho sufficiency of sure. ties on justilcation J am not disposed to reiry the question. No end of motions of this character will be reached if the road to re-¢xamine questions passed upon ts made so easy. Motion denied, with $10 « POLICE COURT NOTES, ° Mr. ©. W. Conger, a butcher, residing at Jersey City Heights, while passing along Barcloy street yest Was assaulted by three young men, one of y George Leonard, attempted to pick his pocket, was caught in the act by Detective Dunn, of the trat Ofce, who had been watehing the mancwuvres of the trio, ‘Justice Wandell, m the Tombs Police Court, Deld him for trial in defanit of $1,009 bail. Henry Klino, of No. 245 Monroe strest, and Stephen J. Wilson, a negro, were arrested by Detective Mus- grove, of the Fourth precinct, tor swindling Henry 0 | Stadtmuller, of No. 17 Fulton street, ont of some Drushes, valued at $117. They were brought before Justicn Wandetl, in the Tumbs Police Court, and re manded until to-morrow morning. William Kelly, who said ho was a baker, was arrested by Roundsman Bolster, ot the Fifteenth precinct ferday morning, for breaking into the Suling Lindie, No. 167 Bloee quantity of clothing and jewelry valued at $ risoner, who pleaded guilty, was held to answer at the ‘ashington lace Police Court by Justice Sintth. John Falconer, a colored man, who said he lived in bh Fifth avenue, near Fourth street, was beid for at the Washington Place Police Court, before Jus. nith, for stealing a pocketbook containing $40 eat Jones strect, on tive 5 trom John’ Gillespie, of No, 17 ‘Thuraday night, Joseph Bayer, an errand boy tn the employ of Messra. Saunders & Weber, of No. 158 West Thirty. rth stroet, was arrested yesterday by Detective Von Gerichten, of the Central Office, for stealin $40t, from his employers, The prisoner pleaded guflty, an¢ was held for tr Wiiham T, Kari, who said he was a car driver, (ving 122 West Fortieth street, was held tor trial by Justice Smith, at the Washington Piace Police Court, on two serious charges, ono of highway rot. yesterda: bery a the other of indecent assault, tis alleged that the prisoner, with a companion, not yot arrested, West Thirty: knocked down Mary L. Danicl, of book contain. third street, and stole from her a pock: ing $12, ond subsequently assauitet ber indecently, Earl was held for trial in default of $1,500 bail to answer each charze. The fines coll at the various polico courts In the city for the last month are ag follows:—First district, $1,483; Second district, $886; Third district, Fourth district, $663; Fifth district, $135; Sixth ais- trict, $106; Special Sessions Court, $557. Total, $4,444 THE CONVALESCENT CHILDREN. New York, August 4, 157> To tax Eprrdr or tHe Herat The little sufferers in St. Mary’s Free Hospital for Children are again under great opligation to you for your kind notice of their Open Air Fund. 4 The pleasure afforded and healthiul benefit derived from thor drives inthe Park and the excursions by water can hardly be overestimated, Tho excursion to Rockaway on the William Cook was most dolightful; mash of that enjoyment was duo to tho very kind and courteous attention showed them by the captain and all other porsons connected with the mer. Further contrivutions to the Open Air Fund will be very gratefully received by those in charge of the ho pital, and certainly the charitable could not give thei money to anything better or more beneticial. Every dollar given yields so much fresh, pure air to those poor little convalescents in Saint Mary’s Freo Hospital for Children (No, 407 West Thirty-fourth street), Next summer, if it be possibie, it would prove an inestimable blessing to the Itttle sick ones should those in charge of the institution secure a small cottage in some secluded spot on the seashore where those wha are beginning to mend may bo transferred tor tha n. wis with much gratitude that tho following addi- tional amounts are acknowledge: F. Hubbard. W. K. Travers Mrs, J. W. Minturn W. E. K. «3 § Fy Mra. J. ° Miss V. B Rogers Anon... nes Through Rev. Dr. Houghton. Mrs. Cobden. Miss Wilkes. C. Eustice Ki Previously acknowledgod.........++.+ TOUAl. ....sssesescoesersee Yours very truly, GEORGE © HOUGHTON, THE PARK DEPARTMENT, ‘A petition for the Improvement of some of the roads in the Twenty-third ward, signed by W. G. Ackerman, W. HL Greer, J. H. Godwin, B. T. Sealay, William EK. o, Jr., and G, H. Peek has been received at the Park Department In May Inst the contract for filling in those roads war awarded to Mr. Joho A. Bouker, of Ng. 60 South street. His proposais were sent to tue Compiroiler for approval of the sureties, No notice bas bevo tuken of them. although the Park Commissioners have frequently asked tho ComptroHer to return them, either with or without his approval. The farce of laborers hos now been so much diminished that the Commissioners fear tbat it will be impossivie to use the gravel, even shou! the Comptrolier at last approve the sureties, CITY STATISTICS. The police made 1,630 arrests during tho week. The vital statistics for the past week are: —Deatha, 609; births, 487; marriages, 99, and stullirtne, 48, showing @ decroase in the deaths, compared with week, of 135. COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE. Comptroller Green signod warrants yesterday on the following accounts and transmitted the same to the Mayor for his countersignatare . Interest on the efty debt..... Puvlie Charities and Correction, Contingencies Law Department Tho following statistics for Juiy have been made ou by the Department of Charities and Correction: Namber of ambulance and police cases... Admitted to hospitals... Fraudulent applications . Reterred to Cominissione