The New York Herald Newspaper, November 30, 1876, Page 8

THE GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY. Interesti rocecdings in the New Hail Last Night. THE GREAT DARIEN CANAL PROJECT An Important Paper on the Spitzbergen Seas by a German Explorer. The reception of the American Geographical Society, ‘which Is intended to mark the opening of the society's mow house at No. 1t West Twenty-ninth stroet, was continued last evening. The proceedings, however, ook more the shape of the usual business mecting than on Taesday night. A large assemblage of ladies and gentlemen filled the handsome rooms of the society, «mong them being Hon. Peter Cooper, who was an at- \entive listener to the paper of the evening, and to the remarks which were made. Chiof Justice Daly was again absent in consequence of indisposition, and place was taken by General T. B. Myers, ono of the vice presidents of the society. The Chairman Orst introduced Hon. Manuel M. Peralta, Minister Resident of Costa Rica, who woke = fow words concerning the projected anal across the isthmus of Darien, a subject which it is intended that he shall discuss at Jength at atuture meeting of the soviety. He merely said Inst night that it bad been pretty well settiea that of all the Toutes developed by the explorations of the United Blates government tho Nicaragua route, which passed iat State and Costa Rica, yas the best. For the pros- wution of that work, he said, two things were ne- sessary—Means and absolute neutrality of the canal, tpon which means dependod, If that neutrality wore guaranteed ho had no doubt thit abundant re- wources would be found. Ho was able, he addod, to Hate officially that, so far as his government was con- terned, it was prepared to guarantec such neutmility. Mr, Mexander Humboldt v. H. V. d. Hoeck, of Ber- ‘dn, was then introduced, and read his paper giving an wecount of arecent journey to the Spitzbergen Seas ind a boat journey through Russia and Finnish Lap- land, THE ADDRESS. “Of what use is Arctic exploration?” ‘How can it benefit mankind?”’ were the questions propounded by ‘he speaker on beginning his discourse. Tuey bad deen put to him so viten, he said, of late that it seemed jo him the Arctic explorer had first to answer them in | gant hris eubject to the public, which was krow- ing more und more to view everything from an ex- treme practical standpoint. From the disasters at- tending the Franklin expedition, from the thrilling descriptions of Kaue, the idea bad become prevalont that ihe attempt to enter those icebound regions is only connected with the greatest peril aud sacrifice. The world at large bad formed a piciuro of a vast ro- gion, covered with perpetual snow and ice, utterly barren, almost devoid of life, without vegetation, the awiul still broken only by the terrible grinding of the rushing ice masses, as they come together with a startling boise, or the giant ice- berg closing one upon the other, threatening the Mariner with instant destruction; the long winter Bight, covermg the earth like a shroud; the short tummer of perpetual daylight. What wonder that, with such a picture of desolation in the mind, the question should arise, Oi what interest to science or tommerce can-such ‘a region be? Tho question of Polar exploration, the question of Arctic discovery, lor more than three centuries past, had been a com- mercial speculation, and the questions of science were either of secondary speculation or en- rely overlooked. Since, bows it haa been proven that the discovery. ol a northwest passago 1s of ttle vaiue to commerce, and that the merchant has vut Iittie chance in those Arctic regions, with the ex- seption of the pursuit of whales, seals and walrusses— Biwce then commerce had abandoned the field, aud Beience lays claim to this great Arctic land, comprising moro t 500,000 square miles. The expeditions sent out from Germany iu the Jast few years bad béen more for the purpose of making scientific observations, collecting material in the different departments of natoral history, and now nearly every year such an expedition was sent out to the North, ‘The speaker described the arrangements made for a pr. vate expedition to the Spitzvergen seas in 1875, It Was entrusted to his care by Professor Hartman, Presi- dent ol tho African Society and Vice Presidout of the Geographical Society ; Protessor Wirchow, Present of tue Anthropological Society, and Professor Reichert, Director ot the Royal Anatomica: Museum, all of Ber- tin, His instructions were to make deep sea dreugings: and measuremenis dewrmining the temperatures of the deep sea climutes aud the oceanic currents, col- lvcting zoological and other material, ana, completing these, to return overland an make | unthropological investigations =as_—re- eee the inbavitants of the northern coasts. aving Hamburg vy steamer early in the summer ‘he party lollowed the Norwegian coast across the Arctic circie to Hammertest, (be most northerly town on the glove, where a sbip chartered for their uso waited them. The wild and beautiful scenery of the jagged, rocky coast was vividiy described by the spvaker, who evidently bas the eye of an artist. The ‘Vossel was manued by eight amen, under the command of an old seal huntin: and Mr. Humboldt’s party com and a pho.ographer. eeping close to the co: vessel held its course toward Cape where they dropped anchor at midmight. The sun fallitig in eoftened splendor directly upon the headland the Diack, rocky hillsides covered with patcnes of snow; the periect calm of the sea, stretching away toward tho north, a pertectly limitless waste of water, were all pictured so that the audience sovmed actually to stand upon the deck of the ship and see the whoie scene through the crystal Arciic atmusphere. The sea Of Spitzbergen, a large, shallow water, from 100 to 600 fathoms deep, lying between Spitzbergen and Nova Zembia, was of great interest, as the Guilt Stream fils it with warm water, Which extends in a body inthe sea to the fnortheast im the form of a wedge, the base of which lies between Bear Island and the coast of Lapland. And this wonderiul Warm current exerted powertul Influence upon the climate of that region after cro:sing over 5,000 miles of the Atlantic. fhe speaker w: struck With wonder when, ianding upon the Island of Tramsoc, in 10 degrees north latitude, almost on a paraiiel with Greeniana, he foand the hijisides covered with beautiiul trees and flower gardens, While thore the speaker made an excursion up into the hills across the narrow channel to hunt up some herds of reindeer, Tue way led through « bewuisul valley, wailed im on ender side by high perpendicular clitls, behind which lay the reservoirs of snow and ice which poured their melted waters mto the valley over high rocky ledges, torming lovely cascades, and then rushed on to tu smail streams that intersected tne valiey. ‘Tho ground was covered with bright green grasses and 8, while flowers—such as the blue forgeteme-nots and the purple geraniam—doited the eartb, and Patches of wuite reindeer inoss hid the naked rocks bere and there. The baimy air reminded him of the perpetual spring that is said to exist on the high Plateaus of tho Andes, Although it was near tea o'clock at night, the sun was shiuing warmly; and coming to a shady grove of ash and birch trees, some of which were from thirty to forty feet bigh, be threw himseit on the ground with his coat off and took out bis journal to make a few sketches—reflecting upon what are- markable world o1 ours this is—wben his reverie was interrupted by # faint musical sound, and suddenly he found wimeell attacked by 4 swarm of mosqail which soon became so trouvlesome that he had to leave, it 18 mostly on account of the insects infesting the valleys in summer that the Lapps leave their wiv- ter quarters, and with their large herds of reindeer wander ap inte the mountains und high plateaus bor- dering on the coast. From North Ca the ship took a northeast course, counteredeon the voyage, th selves upon the edges aud a ished matier for interesting description The operations were very successful, yielding valua- Dio results, and the greater part of the material gath- ered during tbe voyage i* vow in the museums of Berlin, where it is being arranged and determined They jound the bottom im the lesser dopths—tfroih ty to 200 futhoms—to consist mostly of sand and gruvel; 10 greater deptus, such as 500 or 600 iatnoms, (here seemed to be more mud doton. In this were numbers of small sheila, man jeties of the mol- sca, Inultitudes of calcareous and arenaceous shells of the more minute organisms, the most predominant of which were those of tie foraminifera and radiolaria. The submarine vegetation was much more meagre than might be expected. ‘oward tiv beginning of August the little vessel was driven by winds and fogs (o the southeast. When the weather cleared they sighted land in the vicinity ot pe Britwiu ow the soutuwest coast of Nowaya Semla, the weather coutmamy Ubick ey steered south: ward and entered Porranger Fjord, nee they sailed aloug the coast aad anchored off Swerhulskluboen—an immense rock—uffording one of the greatest resting laces for soa birds in the northern hemisphere. Tors jage beadiand rises out ot the sea hke a perpendicular wall, traversed by numerous jutting, paralicl shelves, where the rock bag crambled away and leit ranges of conveaient breeding piacos for ihe numerous sea birds resorting to the coast in summ Many incursions were made into the country in whigh the speaker gained much information concern- ing the wi ta Lapps, and the “Sea Lupy ing about in tsolated families over the high plate: during the summer, with their large herds of re deer, While in the Severe winter they reireat the fir woods, where their heras way fina ons while the country 18 covered with snow and 1e)=6 The language, customs, — costumes, habits and manners of these peowe were described at Lingth im a very ontertatom, tember the party made prep: ons for returumg overiand, taking a route whic has hitherto escaped description. The plan wis to proceed trom Vadso to the Patts Jokki (holy tive), thence across the Lake uf Boara (the lurgost 0: the Lapland Jakes) to the River lvailo, Which was to be ascended; then crossing the ounains irming the water shed loliow down the style, Toward Sep. NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1876.—TRIPLE SHEET. tho Gulf of Bothnia, thus | Russian apd Finnish of this journey was to be in bouta Vadsd, the starting poml, tho site ot thé porth coast whale fisheries, lies iatibude . 1G miu. north, and longitude 80 deg. east. The '$ are very extensive, and curried on ii origwal manner. Extensive bulldogs bave been | erected on a snail island tn the Veranger Ba With two steamers, Utied for the purpose, wey pursue the swift und dangerous “tinned whales” (Balanoptera- rostrata), which sometimes reach a length of 100 feet. iu the bow cf eack steamer is a cannon, swinging upon an immense stee! pivot, from which a curiously sbaped harpoon is fred, to which is attucbed by a chain along rope. The steamers xo along the count, and so soon as they catch sight of the game Start in pursuit, , When bear cnvugh, discharge the harpoon, which sometimes has an explosive shell at. tacbed to it, If the animal ts not immediately killed the ship is pulled through the water at a (urious rate, | until loss of blood makes the huge creature succumb, Sometimes, however, the vessels are dragged about tor hours, Leaving Vadso the speaker crossed the bay and entered the mouth ef the Patts Yakki. There was before them a broad, wajestie stream, which is tne out. let of Lake Enara, 18 length scarce fifty miles, but in | that short distance it has a tall of 400 or it seems to be but a in of larger and smaller Inkes, connected by waterfalis and rapids, there beiug no Jess than cight of the former and twenty-seven of the latter, These present almost insurmountabie difficul. ties 1or navigation, and sometimes postages of a milo or more in length would have to be made, in which they were compeliet to drag our boats over treca, or clear a way through the brush. At other times they had to pole up the rapids, sv that our prog. Tess was slow, and the men, discouraged by the hard work, were only prevented [rom deserting by the | ew pe of additional pay and presents if they would old out to the end of the journey. ‘The ascent of the rapids was described ju glowing und picturesque lan- guage. Upon reaching the newly discovered gold mines of | Kuttawa the pariy secured porters aod immediately prepared for our journey over the mountains. These mines (which were first opened im L871) are in full op- eration, and seem to be yielding richly. They aro in the hunds of the Finaisti government, work being car- the two warmest months of the or saw many bags full of bright yel- jome of which were very large. ‘The whole place bas the character of a busy mining camp— the long rans; the cradle on the river bank; the men with their picks and everywhere the large stone heaps that had been dug up while in search of tue precious metal, Tho paper concluded with a defence of Arctic ex- plorations, The speaker quoted from a newspaper a paragraph asserting that ‘the question of Polar ex- ploration was never moro in disfavor than now, Tho return of the Alert and Wiscovery bag conciusively sbown how little of imterest to socur® a commerco there is in those regions to warrant such vast expendi- ture.” “But this,” said the speaker, ‘is a fallacy in popular opinion, To those who have searched moro deeply into these questions—to those who have ontered the ‘pass,’ and stood on the threshoid of its mys- teries—quite a different view 18 presonted. Every step finds us surrounded with objects of interest. We seo the workings of nature, of whose grand forces have scarce solution A new era in tho ory of our globe will dawn when the revelations of knowledge, hidden within the vast area of this yct undiscovered region, are brought to light—for the ‘re- | lation which this region bears to the position of the axis of the terrestrial spheroid, and its peculiar charac- ter, give opportunities for observing many phenomena under singular relations, while the conditions of tho earth’s suriace, and the valuable ficld of research tor the geologist are to be considered. In fact, 1t is but reasonably that we should expect rich and unforeseen discoveries in science, of which, as yet, we have no conception. The lirst groat advautuge to commerce in the rly history ot Arctic . exploration was the resuit of Henry Hudson’s discoveries—that brave, intrepid sailor; it was the lishing of the whale fisherics, one of the most extensive ti bas ever flourishea, in which large fleets, of almust all Rationalities, were yearly engaged, and even new the Dutch are organizing a new expedition to search for’ new grounds, Immense have beva the revenues collected from this. Ciose upou this followed tho profitable pursuit of the hunters of seals and sea horses, A Siberian exviorer, named Liaghott, by observing a herd of reindeer comiug from the north, over the ice, wag induced to seek land in that direc- tion, and started with sleages across the ice, until bo came upon three large islands, since known as New Siberia, the largest of which, called Kotelnoi, lying 10 76 deg. north latitude, is 100 miles long by 60 miles broad, Here Liagholl found immenge alluvial deposits of remains of animals, tossil bones, wood, &c., not un- like those found along the whole Arctic coast of Si- beria. He obtained trom the government the ex- clusive right of digging tor the bones of the mammoth, The deposits were so great that in one year no less | than 20,000 pounds of tossil ivory were gathered. To what reflectivns do theee remains ot ages gone by lead us! Hore, that hege and wonderful auimal, the mam- moth, must once have ranged im perfect ireedom over these now trackless wastes of ice and snow, The very wood teils of by-gone vegetation now extinct. “Can you,’’ said the speaker in aclusion, “huk together the hurried thoughts I have thus given you, and not feel that our first question is answered, and that, practically, it is a great accession to human knowledge aud of such siguiticant va.ue to mankind that it is'@ most laudable ambition to seek w pathway tothe polesof the earth—in fact, a duty notto be lightly thrust {rom us? As to the diflicuities to be en- | countered :—In contradiction of ail that may have been said or written, there is scarcely more of dan. ger to beset the mariner in these Polar seus than is common to all who ‘plough the changetul dovp.’ Nor should imaginary {cars make us unren- sovable or difficulties weaken our purpose. The ox- treme healthiress of th Arctic regions 1s a fact well established, and it has been observed that persuns sul+ fering with pulmonary or bronchial affections were ex- empt from them while in thoso latitudes. Official sta- tisties have shown that, of almost all seas visited by goveroment vessels, the Polur waters have been the healthiest, We would not think unkindiy of omy theorists who look only upon the y dens cure, but say to them that with the ex- perience gaiued by the many preceding fuilures, with the advanced methods for 3, with the service of good steamers properly provisioned, | we need not apprehend insurmountabie diMcultiga | nor think it impossible to penetrate those solider, that may as yes never have been disclosed to the eye of mortal.” At the conclusion of the paper a vote of thanks was proposed by Proiessor Gardner, who referred briefly to the subject of the paper, as also to the advantages of | acanal through the Isthmus of Darien, indicated by Mr. Peralta, This terminated the proceedings. River Kitivin to eas, through Norweg: wiand, The greater AFRICAN CHURCH TROUBLES. The trouble in the Fleet street African Methodist church, of Brooklyn, endant upon the cxistence of rival Boards of Trustees, continues to occupy the at- tention of the courts and to distract the pious thoughts of pastor Murray and his flock. Some weeks ago brother Wilson, one of the old Board of deposed Trustees, obtained av injunction against Joho Kemp and other brethrev, composing the new or gitimately recognized Board, to prevent them from taking charge of | the fivancil affairs of the church, As the matter stands now the music, pastor’s and other bills go unliquidated, nd the contributions of the people are growing *‘gradu- ly and beautifully less. Collection: taken up twice at euch service by the rival tru: jd police hover } about the flock, while at prayer, as it trequentiy be- comes pugilistic, and the locust prevails where the pastor’s plaintive voice 18 disregardca in the disputes whieh occur, Judge Neilson, in the City Court yester- day, decided to continue tho injunction until the caso can be heard upon its merits. CHARGE OF FALSE PRETENCKS. Mathew Callaghan, who said be lived at No. 2 Clinton place, was arrested on Tuesday at the Grand Centra) depot, on suspicion of being one of two persons who had endeavored to .get possession of a trunk they bo Heved to contain a lot of valuable jewelry, He wa takon to the Pilty-seventh street court, where he at tempted to escape from the officer who had Jarrosted him. The charge could nov be proven, and ho was remanded to give the police time to bring evidence chi inst him of — obtaini mol trom D. Appleton & Co. by representations, Appietons employed bim 4 sell books on commission, the a he should receive so much for e1 forged a number of names on his subscription books, but the fraud was not discovered until after $34 had boen paid to him. .A case of forgery coutd not, how- ever, be made out against him, because tho persons whose names had been used had sustamed no loss. Neither could the charge of false pretences be sup- ried, because the complainants did not take reasona- bie fore paying Callaghan to ascertain ity of bis representations. The ofte: of which be was guilty, if any, the Court, wasa breach of trast, and of that the Court could not take cognizance. ANOTHER HOTEL A man named Henry Bird was yesterday arraigned at the Washington Place Police Court, on a charge of carrying burglars’ tools. Mr. Do Witt Bogardus, clerk in the Hovel St. Stephen, West Kleyenth sircet, tostified that on Tuesday evening the prisoner regis- tered at the hotel and was assigned a room. Whie going through the house to seo if everything was right, he saw the prisoner leave his room and stealth- THIEF, ily seorete something under the carpet of the main corridor, Heat once sent for Detective Slevin, and found ir of ppere,’’ such aa used by hotel thieves for opening room doors, concealed under the carpet, where 6 who offered no had placed them, The prisoner, ‘Planation, was held for trial. BOY BURGLARS. | Vincent's THANKSGIVING DAY. HOW IT WILL BE OBSERVED—A RAPID SUM- MARY OF THE DIFFERENT CELEBRATIONS TO- Day. The enforced economy which hard times bring with them {i com potent enough to reach great publio festivals, Thero 1s usually some reserved fund which will not let good cheer ianguisb, and public spirit is always opposed to have the observance of any great occasion suifer curtailment, So, the thanksgiving cel- ebration of this year will rise superior to Jassiiude of business, and will not be aliowed = in any way to dapse toward desuetude, Yes- terday the signs of good cheer were more abundant than over before, and the indications were ample that the customary kindly charities of this day will not be pretermitted. The prime aspect of tho festival, however, ts its religious one, and this will be fully realized in the services of to-day. Pirst of all, Trinity church will recognize the welcome time with the joyods chime of bells from its old steeple, which has rung out many chimes, both sad and jubilant, im the slow moving years; and im nearly all the churches there will be services of special import. Dr. Osgood will preach in Grace chapel, East Fours teenth street, At the Madison avenue First Reformed Episcopal church, Dr, Sabino wiil take a prominent part in the services. Suleinn nigh mass will be cele- brated at St, Patrick's cathedral, and, daring the day, services will be held at the Church of the Reconeilia- tion, Greenpoint, and at tho St, ‘Barnabas House, Male berry strect. Dr. Rylance will preach at St. Mark’s eburch, Second avenue and Tenth street, and in most ot the churches of the city and Brooklyn there will be special exercises. When the first @u- ties of the day shall have been pertormed, then will succeed the merry-making and social intercourse which are part of the observance of the time. For those whose lotis not cast among plenty the bounty of the charitable must make provision. “The poor,” says Charles Lumb, “have no homes,” but on occasions like these public effort is directed to- ward alleviatiog their lot and supplying thom with nt recollections, To this end the charit- ns labor, Even though their resources be scant they cannot allow the day to pass without somo recognition. Therefore, in instututious like the Five Points Mission, the Howard Mission, the House of Industry, the Wilson Iodustrial School, the Home for the Friendless, tne Soldiers’ Retief Association, St Home, tho Boys Lodging House, the New York Infant Asylum and the Newsboys’ Homo the Thanksgiving cheer will smoke temptingly on tho table, the inmates will be taught to forget tho bard rubs and buffets of the world for a season, and kindly words will go hand in hand with charitable deeds. In the Frve Pots Mission there will be special services im the first instance, and dinner will be afterward pro- vided for ail the little ones under its charge. In the samo way the House af Industry in Worth street will ho!d Thanksgiving exercises in the chapel of tho insti- tule, and a substantial dinuer will be subsequeutly furnished to the children im the play room, The provision of suitable cheer for disabled soldiers and ior the widows and orphans of those who were killed in the war will be the care of the ladies of tho Soldiera’ Relief Association. St, Vincent’s Home tor Boys will develop its care tor its charges in the direc- | tion of poultry and pastry, and so on through all the charitabie institutions of the city. The bird which the consecration of usage has made almost as national in 1a fashion as tho eagle 1s in bis, will be staple commodity on aimost every bourd, and such innocuous cakes will be added as may bo within the resources of the different entertainers. @But not to religious oxercises alone or to the cheer which the table brings will to-day be devoted. Hardy outdoor sports and lively parades | sho seemed to have uo friends to take care of her, it will have their place in its festivities; the theatres 6 wag a inatior of charity to the patient to seud b will open their doors for aprés midi performances, aud | tho asylum for mental treatment. The diagnosis at might again the flashes of the footlights will be | at Beliovue, he thought, was tho same as that made at imost the last to brighten tbo festival. The grot je of the parades will be reprosented by abous target companies, all of whom will be daly authorized by the police to hold their pleas- eantries without molestation. In the outdoor sports the scottish-American Athletic Club will tuke a prominent part. lts amusements. wili take place at Washington Park, adjoming Jobes’ Wood Colosseum, Sixty-nimth street and East Side Boule- vard, ‘These sports, in which the handicapping prin- ciple will be foitowed, will commence at cleven A. M. Tho West Side Driving Park of Jersey City will be used by the Bergen Rowing Association for their first annual aihlotic games; the Princeton and Yule foot ballteams will have a tussle on the cricket grounds of the St George’s Club, Hoboken, and at Parkville, L, b, an excelent trotting display will be the feature of the day. At the Hofman House, Flushing Bay, a grand pigeon match is on the tapis, to be supple- mented vy turkey shooting, clam chowder and Devon- shire wreating. For the theatres every habitus of them knows what they can tarnish; out bow about the thousands who are not habitucs, and whose visitat Thanksgiving ts probably the only visit of the year ? Wouid they sympathize with the sorrow of “The Two Orphans” and drop wn especial tear for the great afflic- tion of the blind Louise, the Union Sqaare will furoish them the oceasion, Should they like the Jaxurious ardanapalus”’ better and desire to live for an hour in the elder days of Assyria, they can have an oppor- tunity at Booti’s. If their choice runs more im favor of ready wit beneath a ragged coat they need not Wallack’s, aud will be giad to make the acquaintance of theSbanghraun. They can have spectacle at Niblo’s or Shakespeare at the Fifth Avenue; Heli fort them with marvels *t his Wonder Kelly & Leon will entice them with minstreisy at the San Francisco Opera House. Again, they can seo the vivacious Lotta at the Park or sympathize with Claude Melnotte at the Lyceam, they can kindly recogrize the {act that all are fish that come to the net of the Aquarium, or if tuey have appe- tite for it can take in three performances at Barnum’s. In brief, there is no stint of anything on this Thanke- giving Dey. The religious exercises to the occasion are abundant and edilying, its. charities are expansive and indiseriminating, its cheer, general ons Dumerous and woll ordered, A THANKSGIVING DINNER YESTERDAY, Tho Fourth ward school of the Children’s Aid So- ciety, corner of Water and Dover streets, is largely at- tended daily by half clothed and half starved children whose parents reside in the vicinity. Largo hearted friends bave become int ted im tho welfare and progress of tno school, and every day tho children aro served with soup or bread and molasses. Yesterday over ninety ragged littie rhin: from two to ten years old we Present. Two good | gentlemen rediding in this city and one nobio Jady residing at Staton 1 id, determined to give tae hittle ones a treat, They gave Mrs, Sey:our, the prin- cipal, sufficient morey to purchase a chicken dinuer. | ‘AL noon each child ‘was furnished with a piece of | chicken and a dish of chicken soup, and aiterward 10y cakes were distributed. Thero were no exercises, but the donors of the dinner wero perp an satisfied when they witnessed how the poor little boys and girls rei- ished their dianer. THE MARKETS, Thanksgiving Eve at the markets always bas been a day of bustle, a day of barter, a day when everyboay seems incomplete without a basket or two and appears to think ithisor her duty to jostle everybod; and to talk louder, laugh merrier and make more fuss about a purchase than on any other day of the year. Yosterday was no exception to the rule. Crowds of men and women and children passed along, sometimes with big halks of empty bampers, sometimes with plethoric baskets from which fowl and vegetables and fragrant packages kept hopping, sometimes with dainty bits of wickerware that seemed sadiy crammed and strained-—vut big or little, full or empty, they all carried baskets, To the markets every soul of them was bound, and when these repositories of the good things of hife were reached the noise and clamor and vociferation of that in multitude and the venders they an tered would have mado ir showing beside tio big- gest uproar Babel ever listened to, These markets of ours—Wasbington, Fultov, Catharine and the rost— were last night the busiest snois in this metropolis, and halt the popelation #eemed to be crowded into their precincts aud tossed from stall to swil, The ts that klimmered snd winked tn the dusty atmos. rf feli upon a periect sea ot upturned faces an urdened armé, that wriugled bere and there and ebbde: and flowed like an animated current. Above und around this dark moving mass, radiant with Jamps and with all sorts of odd shaped things pendant from their racks and hooks, rose tne stall a sight as these stalls wore! Great sides tang from them, juiey loins lay about, veal aod lamb and venison — protru- dead from every corner, and turkeys! There no end of them. The Ozar, in bis auguinary mood, could vever have pictured siington Market yesterday presented 1. 6 hung from posts, tur littered counters, tarkeys crowded coops—in short, turkeys appeared 19 concervabie position and 1 a great many incon- coivable ones, How many poultry yards contributed ts furnish that stock of birds would be a problem difficult to calculate, But there they all were, and of age and condition too, Irom the fresh fowl! that carried off in its prime to the veneranic obbler that had ‘bossed” the barnyard ior years. here were some live birds too, for poulterers not an- frequently encounter buyers who are very sceptical about the remoteness of a turkey’s death, a i 18 well to be able to gatisiy qualms of that kind, OF OMoer Phelau, of tho Sixteenth precinct, while patrolling his post on Tuesday evening, saw two boys named John O’Keofe and David MeKay, acting suspi- ciously at No, 245 Tenthavenae, Hear: ted them, and, ou searching the premises, found $20 worth of cloth- inggcoucealed in the basement, It was subsequently jearned that the clothing bad deen stolen from. the riments of Mrs, Klzabeth Moyer, No. We: Twenty-fiith street, by forcing open a rear window her house. At the Washington Place Police Court yes- terqay McK oy $1,000 vail euch to answer a charge of bar. a lacy. and O’Keete were held tor trial in de- | course there were chickens too, and ducks and geese and feathered creatures enough to pat an orpithdlogist on tis mettle wo identily them, But the butchers and poulierers wore not the only peopie who flourished last migbt. There was a run on fruit stulls and Vegetable stands as well, Chestnuts and battern clavtered into baskets; rich, luscio' grapes that made one’s teeth water rolied into parceis, celery and parsicy aud fragrant thyme, suggestive of the morrow’s banquet, sunk into allotted places, and lemons, cranges, apples, pears und every tempting Jruit thut orchard, garden of plantation furnishes found aerommodation 1 cloud of bavkeis. So tho night fea on and tho “witcuing hour’ was rong from bo ge fab betore silence aud durkvess settled upon the busy scena, | gangs of similar swindlers are now operating in the ! MRS. GLEASON’S CASE, TESTIMONY OF THE PHYSICIANS AND OTHERS WHO HAD THE LADY IN CHARGER AT TAK HOSPIT’L AND TBE ClTY “ASYLUM. Tho story which has been so extensively “going tho rounds” of alleged crucl treatment practised by the officials of Bellevue Hospital and the Insane Asylum on Biackwell’s Isiand upon Mrs, Watic Annie Gleason | is under tavestigation by the Commissioners of Chari. | ties and Correction. Ye@ercay morving a number of communications {rom doctors and | others were read at # meeting of the Board, So for as this testimony goes the facts do | not exhibit any ill-treatment or neglect of duty on the / part of the officials to whose care cases like this are entrusted and who are responsibje for the proper treat- ment of the unfortunates committed to them. Inthe absence ofany knowledge asto who Mrs. Gleason really was, who her (riends were or where sho re- sided, the usual course in such cases was followed, and the testimony of the physicians would secm to preclude the idea that the lady re- coived anything but proper treatment. under the cir cumstances, Further testimony will, no doubt, be elicited, dnd those who have auything to say against ‘the statements contained in the communications read yesterday will have an opportunity affurded them to m@pke known their allegations. Warden O'Rourke, of Bellevue Hospital, was beiore the Commissioners in the morning and answered such questions as were put to him, bis responsos showing that his daty had been perlorived in strict accordance with the rules. TUK COMMUNICATIONS. A communication was read trom Dr. R. N. Disbrow, | ambulance surgeon, in which be stated how he found | Mrs, Gleason at the Mercer street station, whither she bad been brought by an officer who had found ber udering in ihe streets with w sprained ankle, She We ber address as No, 442 West Forty-second street, | but when the sergeant seut there to ascertain about | beri was toucd that Mrs. Gleason had left that boarding house some days before and the landlady did | not know where she now resided, The Doctor believed | she was sullering irom dementia, aud ax ber iriends could not be found he couciuaed to send her to Belle- vue Hospital W. 5. McNamara, the Rexister Clerk at Bellevue Hospital, stated that the patient bad been received at the vospital on October 31, at twenty minutes belore nino P. M.; that she was sent to the cells under care of Dr. Symington; that on her person were found $266 in money, a chain and locket aud a pair of eur- Tings; that on the following morning he questioned her, with a view to bis making a proper entry of her | arrival, and that be could not get an answer, she being | Very violent and abusive; that she was removed to tho Insane Asyium, on Blackwoil’s Island, and that pre- ‘vious to her xoing she could not say if she had any friends in this city, Joseph Fogarty, helper at the Morgue, stated that he had been cilled to the prisoner’s cell, lound her vio- lent, and that after the straityackot had been put on sho kicked off the bed clothes; that it was then her feet were secured with muslin bandages; that sho was treated with the utmost kindness, Dr. Thomas Smith, who had seen the patient, testi- fled that it was “plaimly a marked cage of insanity.” Dr. James Symington, the House Physician, under whose caro Mrs. Gieason was placed 1m the hospital, made a lengthy statement, He siated that alter tho patient had been put to bed she grew worse, and threw herself violeutiy agaiust the door of the col! several tums, and it was after this, tearing the patient would hart herself, that the strait-jacket was pat on; ono day she spat the medicine in the nurse’s face; with regurd to this nurse the Doctor said that iu the most | trying cases she never lost her temper, In regard to | the patting oa of the straitjacket be said that it | there were no other reason the troable it gave tho attendants to put it on would be sure to prevent its un- necessary use. Dr. Brickes, Physician to the City Prison, gave in his communication a corroboration of the testimony of the other physicians, and said that as no improve. ment was setting in in ber case at the hospital, and as the asylum. The patient was kept at Bellevue five days, the legal time, De. RL. PY rsous, Medical Saperintendent of tho City Lunatic Asylom, stated in bis jetter that the pa- tent was recoived in the asylum November 4 and sho was placed in a portion of the reception hall remote irom that occupied by patients who are liable to be- come excited, Sbe was suflering from a physical and mental shock. One of ner ankles was sprained by a full from a street car or stage, Her memory was do- fective, especially regarding recent events. ‘She could hot remember whether she had fallen from a strect car or stage, She could not remember in what part of Broadway she had intended to visit on the day of (he fall, nor betweeu which avenues sbe had re- sided for the previous six months. She could not re- member the pume of a teliow boarder with whom sbe ‘was intimate who called to see ber. Other than this defect of memory, with a general weakening of the ability to think, the Doctor did mot find any evidenco of iwaanity cither in ber conversation or ‘in her de- portment. ‘the Doctor wished to remove her to a bet- ter room, but she refused this, as she had become at+ tached to her nurse. He had never satd that a serious mistake had been made in sending her to the asylum; she might be taken caro of by ber friends in their houses 2s wellas at au asylum. Mra. Gleason knew that Mra, Bishop and other friends were endeavoring to secure ber being taken from the Isiand, but when the day came for her to go sbe declined going, saying she was unable to: bear the futiguo; but as Mrs. Bishop could not spare the tine to come to the Island another day Mrs. Gieason was persuaded to go. The Commissioners will continue the investigation to-morrow. No opinion was given by the Board yes- terday. , THE MAIN MALPRACTICE CASE. An inquiry was held yestorday by Coroner Simms, of Brooklyn, into the circumstances attending the death ot Mrs. Alice D. Mai, of No, 310 Atlantic avenue. Dr. A. W, Shepard and others testified, and tho jury rendered the following verdict:—*'That the D, Main came to ber death by ing abortion, November 25, 1576, at No, 310 Atiantic avenue, and from the evidence we are of opinion that "said abortion was produced at the hands of Mrs. Mary Jano.” Mra, Jann was held to await the action of the Grand Jury. DESTITUTION IN BROOKLYN. In agloomy apartment in the rear of the second floor of a house in Falton street, near Clinton street, Btuok- lyn, reside John P. Swett, a paralytic, and his wile, He bas been unable to do anything since April, 1875, | Mr. Swett, who is a well educated man, was born in New Hampshire, and was at one time weil of. He was formerly a trustee and stockholder of the American Miming Company, of New York. Subsequontly be was employed as a bookkeeper by a Liberty street msur- | ance company, Where be remained ior tweive years. Two years ago his employers sent him to kurope for his health, but be grew worse. Sivee bis return he has been Unable to obtam a Jodgment permanently in any hospital, being incurable, Heis now confined tohia bed, and 18 dependent for a scanty support upon the meagre earnings of bis faithful wite, who has by copying and disposing of the remnants of thoi former prosperity, barely mannged to “keep the wolf from the door.” There Femams nothing moro in the shape of property to be sold, and starvation stares thom iu the fuce. The Homo tor Incurables, at Fordham, would receive her husband, but they ‘de- mand $6 per week board. Any assistance that may be sent these poor people will be ved by Uaptan Jovi Smith, of the Washington si station house, who hag volunteered to jorward contributions to Mr, and Mrs. Swett, The imvalid ts better knowa in New York insurance and business circles as Major Swett, He ts sixty years of age. THE BOGUS EMIGRANT, Louis Levine, the “emigrant” who was arrested by Detective U’Connor, for having swindled Mr, Moritz Rudlinger, of No. 124 Attorney street, out of $50 by the old confidence game, was rearraigned before Jus- tice Smith at the Essex Market Court yesterday, The court room was crowded with persons who had been swindled in milar manner and who were desirous ot identifying Levine. They fatlea to do so, from which fact the detectives convinced that several city. Among the number of victimized persons in | court was Mrs. Maiilda Kepler, of No. 524 West Fortioth street, who was awindica out of $48, the confidence men leaving with ber as security a package containing table cloths valued at $10, Levine was committed for further examination, STEAMBOAT Yesterday afternoon the United States Local Ip- spectors of Stoamships in this city, Messrs. Simonson and Matthews, conciudod their examination of wit- nesses in the matter of the recent collision in the bay between the Crystal Wave, of tho Now Jersey Southern Railroad, and the Middictown, of tho Staton Isiand Ferry Company. As asualin collision cases the teati+ mony was of the most contradictory nature. THE NEW CAB COMPANY. The proposed new cab combines neatness with com- fort, and will be imdispensable to men of business who have pot the time to await the snail’s pace of tho omnibus. The system to be adopted is go perfect that acab may Ve summoned avany yiven pomtat a moment's notice. London, with over 4,000 four-whoelers and 10,000 hansoms, i# to have still a env company, as itis jound to be Lhe most popular means of conveyance, When (he fare is brought within & reasonable price, ns proposed by the New York Cab ny, Let tw patrouize them bastion their to the stuck, As an investment inely, aside trom the great av- euinmodation it promises. Suvseripuions are coming in rapidly, and we hope tho list wil sovu bo complete | of the work, | sheti-c | this case ciaim the administration of this estate of his EXPLODING DIAMOND REEF. FINE DISPLAY AND KIYECY YsesTERDAT—PRUS- SIAN AND AMERICAN OPFICALS 2ND DIS- TINGUISHED PERSONS PRESENT. The progress of the blowing away of Dimond Reof, lying between Governor's Island and thy erty line, bas been u subject of much interest ever sinco the prepa- rations for its destruction began under General Joho wton, This reef bus been the subject of the most serious concern to the shipping men and meichants both here and abroad, for the reason that i has always been deemed an exceedingly dangerous reel to sailing vessels «in = bad_— weather, Prior to the now well defued system by which Gen- eral Newton proposes to set the harbor of New York free irom dangers On either the Sandy Hook or Hell Gate routes, this same Diamond Reef had exercised the mind of the distinguished surface plaster, M, Mailletert; but it was not until General Newton de- eiled upon the necessity for drilling the reef to the depth required for 4 safe navigation of that portion of the harbor that entire confidence was felt in its entire removal. Yesterday was the time for the fifteenth Viast under General Newton's régime, and it was felt to bean especially interesting one, tor the reason that the blast was to be unusually powerful, in a very stubborn portion of the reef; and as all the tormer and lesser portions, so far as the work had progressed, had been found to be entirely successful, there was considera | sons who | on the strength of the threatened 5 A BIG BEAR FIGHT. A STRUGGLE OVER WESTERN UNION IN WAt) STREET—TAE BULLS AND BEARS GO INTO THE CIRCULAR BUSINESS--WHAT PRESIDENT ONTON AND OTHERS THINK OF THE FU8S— 4 SHORT MAN WHO IS TOO SHORT FOR BIS OWN COMFORT. Avout a woek ago the air of Wall street was thie’ with rumors concerning @ disclosure that was to b¢ made relative to the Western Union Telegraph Com pony’s business, which, it was claimed, would knock the stock of the company down wong the sixties, | Large holders of the stock were advised to sollte order to avoid the impending disaster, and many per had only a few shares did sell out ‘tumble’? It was trecly given out ou the street that “in afew vs" the daily newspapers would make an attack upon tho company, or at least that something of grave importanee concerning It would be published, Om Monday a circular was scattered right aud left among tho bulls and bears, in which was given the answer to a request of three gentlemen who had written toe fourty party to ascertain the ‘eo son of the com, pany, its business and the probable cost of duplicate ing its oxisting lines." Tho request was made be- cause, asséried, they bad learned that a bill te curiosity to witness the eflor. Among the veath ee Jclgil: on poeesass eaR EAS aba nant Gacones to be introduced !n Congress authorizing the govern: the Royal Pi gineers, and Goneral Gilwor ment to take the postal telegraph and run it the Unite engineers Thore was alarge num- | on its own account. The answor given ta r of ladies and gentlemen on the scone, who maui- | y 4 tested cousiderable mnierest. in the work. | tie request: contanney fhe.” : felieminge--"ts Athalf-past two P.M. the mine in the rillswas | the government, in tho — exerel of ite fired, avd one of the finest displays of av extensive | mght should take possession of the existing Ines, itis waterspout from the bosom of the deep was alforded | tho luokers on. The ladies were both astonished and | delighted as soon as they felt pertoctly sure that * into the air, | Pilot Commissioner Biant gave the Herav reporter | some interesting facts in regard to the progress The results of the days’ work were | shown to be these:—The biasts a ay still suppose, made on the principle of is known as plosion, requiring the placing of continuous charges over a given part of the reef, For every charge a place is drilled in the rock with what is known as the “bell? rosting on the bottom until the depth required is reached—twenty- six fect six inches, On Friday last, in one of these explosions, 1,600 pounds of powerful explosives were used, the diverd having gone down previously, tirst inserting and then withdrawing the “plug” and then inserting the charge and arranging for its firing. Tho angetnent for the charges differs from that at Hallet’s voint, inasmuch as that the drill hoics are not placed so closely together, the reason being that the débris can be removed from Diamond Reof much more easily than trom the other, and does not, there- fore, require to be broken 80 fino. A partial examination of the work performed by the explosion of the 1,482 pounds of vulcan powder usod yesterday gave assurance that it had been not only an Unusually fine exhibition for the surface witnesses, very evident they would not pay more than $15,000,000, , | because they could probably build fines of their own awful powder” was not determined to huisttbe boats | jor that sum.” s circular was Dot only scattered all over the etrect, but it was published as an advere Lise in the daily papers, Of coarse, it attracted considerable attention, and speculation was rile among those who are not familiar with the ways of tho buils and bears as to what was the real ob ject of the circular. Close on its heels came another circular poking fog at the stock ot the Union Pac fie and advising people to bay it “because it 1s widely distributed”? and * highly esteemed by Congress,” and at the samo time advising holders of W ern Unioa to sell “because it earns r eight per cont per annum and pays only quarterly dividends of one wi a hall ent, and wining up with another ri Because there is uo Khort interes’ io the mar Tuen came ano her circular ba lesquing the trst one signed by the three anx-ous inquirers us 10 the condition of Wesiern Union, as follow: Fagan the Je night of the Gourge of Lackawanna;”’ “Don Carluay rl ail dower. '* 18 ANYKODY VERY ‘“xtlorT?? but one of the most effective yet made for the removal It became evidewt yestirday that this circular bust. of the reef. Waben completed, which it is expceted | ness meant war between the bulls and the bears, aad IL will be vext season, the depth of water over it will | in order certain What it reatly indicated a Hxe4uD be twenty-two feet at dead low water, which will al | reporte Jo a tour ot “the siree low a vessel drawing twenty-four fect ‘to pass with | ihe general impression amoug the brokers was safety at high tide, for the peat high tide at that point | found to be thatthe parties Who signed the origto 1s four fevt tive inches, while tull high tide 1s tive | circular of inquiry were botso much interested in feet. Noue of the large steamers lying in the North her Whose vame had oot appeared—uamely, River have necessary occasion to go within range of ld It Was treely asserted ov all sides that the rel. None ot the experts present yesterday have dis short ot Western Union 75,000 shares, and the slightest doubt of the entire success of the work, ithe xotupthe orginal circutar witn the hope of — knocking down the stock 10 a autre that would euable CORRECTION. During tho excitement previous to the great explos- ion at Hell Gate, and when opinions were frecly expressed by leading scient'sts and engineers as to the probable effect of the great blast on the immediaie surroun tings, the New York papers published an opinion purporting tocome from Mr. W. H. Nanne, | Director General of the Costa Rica Railroad, In it the gravest forebodings of disaster were expressed, coupled with a circum tantial sezount of experiments | with nitro-glycerine made on the Matina River, Costa Rica, in which the terrible power — of | the explosive was shown, Tho tollowimg let. | ter from Mr. Nanne, however, shows that his namo was used without his authority or even knowlouge. San Josx, Costa Kica, Oct, 20, 187, To tHe Evitor oy run HeKaLp:— Wilt you oviige me by inserting in your inflzential paper the following correction as far as the under- Signed ts concerned? By some unaccountable mistake my oame bus been referred to in different New York payers, dated September 19. 1876, as having given au opinion on $he probable ettects of the ex; famous Hell Gate mine. I beg to state th on the day not visited since 1865, Be tho person who mady the statements wh gone through the press, Although my name ts Henry Wiliam Napne | bave always used curing my stay of over twenty-five years in Spanish countries the Span- ish “Guillermo” for William. Your obeatent servant, GUILLERMO N ane een nn THE LOST CITY OF WACO, THE FATE OF MB. AND MRS, ROGERS AND THE CONTEST OVER THE PROPERIY OF THE WIFE—WHO PERISHED FIRST? On the night of November 9, 1874, during a terrific thunder storm, the screw steamsbip City of Waco was struck by lightning whilo riding at anchor in the har- bor of Galveston, Texas, and the vessel was set on fire, | ‘She was burned to the water’s edge, and though ‘sev- eral persons werp seen to leave the ill-lated sip ina rowboat not one soul reached the shore of the entire pumber on board. Among the passengers on the Waco were Henry Rogers aud Rebecca 1. Rogers, bis wile, of Brooklyn, A few days lator the body ofa ina | who was supposed to be Rogers, was found on the | beach, where it had beon washed, at Bolivar Point, Mrs, Rogers} had in the Wilhamsburg Savings Bank | the sum of $5,000. Soon after the confirmation of the | news of the disaster Charles W. Rogers, brother of Henry Rogers, deceased, took out letters of auminis- tration lor the property named, The Pubhe Adminis- trator disputes tis right to do so. Another claimant for the wouvy appeared in the person of a sister of Mrs. Rogers, and a large amougt of testimony was taken, and argument was heard on both sides in | Yesterday Surrogate Veeder rendered | the case. the following — important — opinion — thereon :— Tho lettoes heretotore granted Charles W. Rozcrs as administrator of this Charles W, Rogers claimed the right to such lovers a3 ono of the next of kin ot Henry Rogers, the b Ol the intestate, also deceased, ‘he intes husband were both lost at sea m the same catstity. There hes not been suilicient evidence presented to | me to warrant the presumption that tho husband survived his wile; and in tho absence of any positive proof upon this subject or sullicient evidence to raise the presumption of his sur- vivorsip, I am, I believe, justified in assuming that having perisied in the same calamity, boch bus- band and wife died at the same tine. Thea it follows, aga matter of law, that the property remains whero itis found to b ted, unless it is shown to be di- vested, When a party dies possessed of property, tho right to that property passes to his next of kin. unices itbe shown to have pussed to anotuer by survivor. | ship. The nextot kin of the deceased husband in decoused wife on the ground that he survived ner, This they are bound to show affirmatively, Not hay- jug done so lotters should not issue, THE WRECK OF THE NOVELTY. Yesterday morning Captain Merritt, of tne Coast Wrecking Company, went down to Staten Isiand to ex. | amine the wreck of the steamboat Novelty, lying to the south of Fort Wadsworth. He found her heading on the beach with her stern in thirteen feet of water. | lo her bow was an cight-foot hole, where she bad been struck by the schooner Merwin. Fears were enter- | tained that should « gale from the southeast apring up | sbe might receivenew injuries. Upon Captain Mer- ritt’s return to this city he held a conference with the Trepresentat.ves of the owners and the imsarance com- pantes in which the Novelty is insured, as to what waa best to be done. It was agreed that efforts should be immediately commenced to raise her by poptoons and | other contrivances, it being impossible to pump her out, The wrecked mer timated to be worth $50,009, but she 1s only insured for $15,000— $10,000 in New York und $5,000 in Galveste She bad recently been handsomely fitted up anu shor. oughiy overtauled at Newark, and when wrecked was on her way down to the St Johns River, Florida, where she had been chartered to run during the coming winter, Her cargo cousisied of 100 wns of coni and provisions for the voyage. pcm Cap- tain Dakyne, her commander, negiected to muke his swork reportio the United States Local Luspectors of Stoamships, us required by law, a8 to how the accident to bis veesul oveurred, ‘The Vossel was built ut C r, Pa., in 1869, for a novelty, by Mr, Gould, an Easters inat tue loilow- ingare' ber principal proportions:—Length, 216 feet; breadth of beam, 24 feet, and depth of hold, 6 fect. She 1s built of tron and is of 839 tons burden. The novelty of her construction is joand in her engines. She hus four non-condensing engines, 16 inches diameter ot cylinder and 2 ject stroke, with two locomou 1s feet in leagth avd 44, feet in diameter, Tt gine geared onto water would obtain great speed, Mr, Gould some thirty years #go, st may be remou- berod, constracted the Sarah, wuich ud side propels jor Wheels, to ply on the Hudson, Mr, Hricsson's iron Witch, in 1840, had the same. Tho Novelty has never | given Any Instances of great speed, It tthe intention Oi tue owners of the Novelty to libel tho wuree- masted schooner Merwin, Captain Peerce, which col- Hided with their vessel ‘and caused her to vo run It this bo so, the succes quite come up to lis exper issued on the and 1! rose ol the enterprise did no) tions, or when the circular was first stock was quoted at 714y a 713 suay and was quotfd us Ligh aa 72s, yes- lu trying to get at the bottom facia of the mater the reporter learned trom several brokers thal days. before tho cir- cular was issaed they had been contidentially advised tw sell the Western Union they held. One geatleman stated that a [rievd of his had’ been called upon at his house on Sunday night by a gentioman, who told him usa tricnd to “sell out,” because eomothing Was gotog to appear in the papers that would seud the stock down several cents on the dollar, Another acknowl. edged that he bad sold outa little having got some. wut scured, PRESIDENT ORTON'S VIEWS. Tho reporter culled, during the day, upon Mr. Wille jam Urton, the President of the Western Union Come pany, ond asked hiw whut all the circular fuss maa. “Well,’? said he, “I heve not the Lonor of the at. vw the quainia gentlemen whose names are signed: vo thi ular in Which ono Mr, Barret figures; bi whocver Mr, Barret 1s who pretends to give su mug valuaule information cone Companys affura, | wil wing the Western Union u sivn ol the | quest made to him 18 Very good evidence that he | does not kuow anything reterred tol was in the capital of San Salvador, 4,000 | ness, He takes a miles away from New York, which latter place f-have | paper nearly two ye: Consequently | could not weil | haye | out its Condition OF Its bag: mt figures published in wome it ‘Sago, and bases ois conclu on that, There is nothing tidden in the busin the company, In the bms ure to be found ail the done uments aud reports that show everything conceras ” “What was the object of the circular, Mr, Orton?” | “Well, I suppose that whea some people get short ofa stock they do their best uot to come out losers, and sometimes sume propio are Lot very particniar a8 to the means they resort to in order to attain that end, | have not born in Wall street over twice in six months, yuticome in contact daily with gentlemen woo are pretty well posted about What ts being done down there, 1 bave bewrd that tt 18 the smpression on the street that tho Barret circular was issued im the futerest of certain parties who e short ot Western Union, Luave heard the pame | of a cortain party mentioned ta sounection with « | circular who is said to be largely short of the stock, but] know nothiog of the tact of my own knowledge deut to my mind that it was fleeces bei x. Of the realcondition ot the company, as I gaid belore, Mr. Barret seems to be wondertuily ignde rant, Hs anawer to the three geatiemen Who sought information from him proves bis iknorance, it proves nothing else, of the company’s uttaira ‘The | fact is, the company is dog a large and profitable | business, 18 able to pay tts dividends out ol the money 9 | te earns and 18 accumulating a surplus besider, WHAT KX-GOVERNOR MORGAN SAYS. Ex-Governor KD, Morgan ts a member of the exe . ecutive commitiee of the company. The reporter * called upon him at bis oflice in Exchange piace, “Why,'’ said he, r ring to the Barres cirew “All that is the merest trash, and you can 80 regard everything like that which may be published, It was made up lor stock-jovbing purposes. Nothing elise, But you see the result, Not quite what those who were short expected—the stock has gone up sinee it was issued. Why, the fellows who are short of the | stock lay awake ‘nights thinking over all sor plans by which they can ‘cover,’ ana get out with o whole skin, It I wanted to be seliish I'd like to sea the stock go down, becunse I know somebody who'd like to buy.” of meaning. ‘*Tulk,’? aid he, * ing the company out for $15,000,000, The governme: is'nt going to buy atall, It dows not want it, amd at tt did 1t would have to take the stock at par, for that’ where 1 ought to be, taking it at the real value 16 represents,” A gentieman present here remarked that if the stock was at 159 noxt January, when ho would have money to spare, he would like to invest some moaey in it. ‘In my gpinion it is more likely,” said Mr.-Morgaa, “10 be at 179 then than 169," Another member of the executive commitice, the reporter learned, iad openly stated that ine earnings of the company for the preccat month were the larg. est for any one Month in avy previous year—that tur the first week the increase over tho correspouding week of last year was $30,000; jor the second week, $20,000, and the ihird week, $13,000, ‘This director wad stated also, the reporter loarned, that Ji y Gould was without doubt the inan “behind the scores” in the circular business, and that ho bad resorted to tt the view ot breaking down tho stock, as Le was snoré from 70,000 10,75,000 shares. BUSINESS TROUBLES, S Cohen & Co,, wholesale dealers in tobacco, atNa, 157 Water street, hi etticd with their creditors at soventy cents on the dollar, their Habilities amounting to about $50,000, It wilf'be remembered that about ten days ago Simon aud Manheim Cohen wore arrested under (he Stillwell act, at the suit of M. Oppenheimer No. 188 Water street, tor obtaining about $10,000 worth of tobacco on credit when, it ts alleged, they had bo money. A member of the frm stated yosterday that the matters had been finally settued and their friends had bought up ail their paper, Burtis & Graft, stoves, at No, 237 Water have tomporarily suspended, their liabilities amounting to about $50,000, The firm have lost heavily during the past two years on bad debts, and were lorced to take tis course for the protection of both themselves and theirereaitors. ‘fwo-thirds of the creditors have ex. pressed a willingness to assist the firtn and accept settloment, The stock 1s now being raventoried, nad the atnount of wssets will be submitied to the creators for their action on Friday, when {6 is expected thas aravgemevts wil) be made for a continuuaes of the busivess, Nearly all the tudebtedoess is held 1a Troy, where tnost of their goods were yey Rapliael Mintzer, kid gloves, wt No. 469 Broadway, has luiled, and the Sherif has wold. out bis tock w satiafy a judgment ot §1,156 1 favor of Leon Bote man. CAPTAIN MURRAY'S VARIETY STORE, ' Daring the pagttwo days Captain Murray, of the Fourth precinct, has been called upon by huodreds of people who bi lost goods for tho purpose of identi- fying the articles seized in the receiving house on james street, Some of the callers identined articles , but a® the tickets have all removed could not positively swear tothe property, The resu i¥ that not one outol the many articles can bo given up, Captain Murray will retain them in his oltice tor afew days longer witer which they will be sent to Voice Headquarters, A WELL DIGGER'S DREADFUL FATE. In Newark, yesterday forenoon, while John Osborn, a well digger, Was digging & cesspool at No, 207 Littles hore, Had the boat hot been provided with water-tight compartment would undoubiedly have kono ly the Volum belore ‘was beached, bet bidet he wae ae’, oxonvation, es 18 ap justantly, was under Liquor at the time f Bra