The New York Herald Newspaper, December 14, 1876, Page 4

THB THRATRE HORROR. Demolishing the Burned Building—lIden- tifying Relics. THE OFFICIAL. INVESTIGATIONS. Opening the Coroner’s Inquest— The Relief Funds. ‘The ruins of tho burned theature continue to attract crowds of sightseers, and the. efforts of a squad of policemen are constantly required to prevent them from making their way into the midst of the débris. Ropes are stretched across the street in the vicinity, and none save those authorized by the authorities way pasathem. Workmen were busy ali day yesterday in turning over the rubbish im search of lost articles. About eleven o'clock ip the morning a trunk was found contaiming clothing, wigs and some stage jewelry, Part of the latter consisted of a necklace and pair of earrings, set with what appeared to be di monds, Theso were believed to be a portion of the $6,000 worth of diamonds which Miss Vernon is said to bave lost, but a neighboring jeweller pronounced them to be paste imitations, They are now in posses- sion of Proporty Clerk William H. Muldoon, awaiting aclaimant. A little after three o'clock in the after- noon a human heart was found among the rubbish in Fiood’s alley. A foot was also found close by, Both of these were badly burned. Workmen were engaged from an early hour in the morning tearing down the wail directly bebind Dieter's restaurant. ‘Toward night it was almost at the love! of the restaurant roof and tbe authorities do- clared it safe. Preparations were at once made to erect seaffoiding for the purpose of pulling down the end wall which adjoins the First precinct station house. Fiood’s alley has now been thoroughly searched, and {t is thought that nothing further will be found, as the small area which has not been searched is not near any of the theatre doors or windows, INSPECTING THE RELICS. All day yasterday the room of Property Clerk Mul- doon was besieged by Iriends of the lost or missing in search of some memento of the dear ones who had gone to their last rest in Greenwood and other cities dt the dead, Somé came to find their wishes gratitied, others to retire disappointed with heavy loads upon ihoir hearts, Amoug the searchers were a son aud daughter of Erie-—brother and sister—who came in ; still wet with tears, Said the woman as sho “Llost my brother aud sister, sir, and the only thing I could tell he had was a key like this, sir, We cou dn’t find either of the bodies, but I'd give the worit {! Leouid only Gnd the key, the woman, Sbe was shown a number of keys, into al- Most every conceivable suape by the fire, yet one by one she carefully examined them, Suddenly she swooped upon a key with a scream, “Oh! My God! My God! There’s poor Joe's key. Oh, why couldn't 1 bave found your body as quick ag “1 found your key.” She kissed the Insignificant broken piece of steel over and over again with all the fervor of a mother showering caresses on a child, The woman's name 1s Elien O'Neill, and tho key is ail that she bas discovered belonging’ tu her deceased brother aud siste Hight on the heels of her departute came an old lady clothed in deep mourning. She asked in a tmid, trembling voie for permission tu exutnine the relics, She had Jost a son (a conductor}, and ould And no trace of Lis remains, A weary examination of the trinkets disclosed uo clew she was in search of, Ju-t as she turned to leave, the charred fragments of an overcoat attracted her attention. “My sou used 10 carry a rosary in bis overcoat; may Tlook at that piece of cloth, sir?” It was handed her, She felt something in the pocket, and (he thought that It might be the object looked for unnerved the woman. ‘Will you please empty this, sir? sked, A rosary was taken from the pocket—the one given I'm afraid 0,” sb * to the old Jady’s son by a sweetheart, Cases of asimuar character tollowed in quick suc- cession. Mrs. Sarah ©. Jordan identified a Manhattan teregraph boy's badge, toe property of her missing and undiscovered nephew; Delia McDermott tound eovbing butatew cards and memorandum book, the property of ber son; Edward J, Montrose, alter five days’ unsaccess!ul search for his son’s remains, found a silver watch owned by his boy; Mrs. (dentied a siiver watch worn by her de band; Robert A. Saw recognized a pearl bandied marked with bis initials, and loaned to h sin, Henry Webster, who perished im the fifo, (Webster's parents are in the West Indies). THE RELICS Among the articles Unidentified are several handker chiets, one marked ‘ii. St ;? a buckle with the letters “W. B.C. ;)? w letter addressed to George Freel, offer- ing to give instructions in clog dancing; the works of several watches, which may be ideotifed by num bers; two sealekin gloves; one bracelet; a bunch of keys, with tag bearing the name ot ‘J, F. Keenan ;” huudkerchief, with name of “John H, Meehan;?'a crucifix; about @fy ke: Dutton, with letter * Addivional articles wero exhumed from the ruins yesterday and turnea over to the property clerk. Among the property thus delivered was the theatrical wardrobe of Miss Ethel Aflen. This ineluded two curled wigs, Stage orvaments, ieather fan, two valuable ; ulgo three religious emblems, a ‘cigarette and one with a circular brass tag bearing the 8% broken opera glasses ; sieeve wurmber 4 CURIOSITY. ile hunting through the ruins a New York fire- wicked up @ gold vugget of peculiar shape, bea faint resemblance tom miniature moukey. The cb Wud Gelivered to the property clerk. A SINGULAM INCIDENT. Among the property claimed at the Coroner's office Was a sinall pistol found ou the body of Daniel Still, of bh SS Niuth street. The weapon had been burned by the lire so as tobe rendered atterly useless. When the sister of deceased »cluimed 1% yesterday morning Coroner Sims tock it out of the box in which it bad been placed, pulled the trigger, and, to biy astontsh- ment and alarm, itexploded, the bullet striking t opposite Wall. The persons’ in the room were very much Irghtened, but jortunately none of them were jujured, {t seems strange that tle pistol should have been almost mehed with the heat and the cartridge preserved, 1t was with a few other articles delivered to Biss still, CLOSK OF THE FIRK MARSHAL'S INQUIRY. James Murphy, who was examined Pesterday by Fire Marsial Keady, testified that he lived at 482 Baluc sirect, Brooklyn, and was in the gallery of the theatre ou the hight of ‘the fire, mm company with James E! w Hott, who was lost. Witvess was in the panic that tollowes thrown down the stairs and separated from Eliott; he inet the frst crowd at the Outlet of the stairs, and the second at the bottom thereo!, near the ticket ollice; the audience was peeked these three or tour tiers deep at this angle; the kus and smoke was driving them out, but the tire had not (hen reached them ; the men were crying out, “Oh, God, help me and bave me and have mercy on my soul!" He heurd their cries until he bad reacbed the ttre Btarted until he beard the stairs cracking with ¢ the panic stricken mass of aw Bo One escape except and, fa his opinion, if the stairs, bad not advisea the audience to resume their seats all, or nearly all, would have beon saved. About one Minute Was lost by ine delay, aud the stampedo would ot hate been so great if the audience bad retired at she Arst alarin. Mr, Keady closed the investigation of the fre with this witness and announces that t+ is bis tntention to tnake his official report to the Board of Votice and Ex to-day, accompanied. by copies of ali the dence taken, which covers 208 pages o! foolscap. THX CORONER'S INQCEST. Coroner Simms aua bis jury, wul Mr. Ripley W. Ropes as foreman, met in ihe Supervisor's roum in the Brooklyn Court House last evening to begin (heir Investigation mto Lhe cause of the terrivle fire at the Brooklyn Theatre. The Uoroner was accompanied District Attorney Brittoo, who has assumed the din tion of the investigation under the former eight of ten spectas the doors were open, the frst witness, been engaged im the construction of the tilefated thea treand knew how it was buiil, the ceiling was duilt Of \wo thicknesses of pine wood covered ou the under fide With Canvas to cover the joints; a © kind was more expensive than ope of lath and not more daucerous, he thought, in Tespect to fre, Witness becaine very much coniused when questioned about stairways and lobes, and dis- claimed knowing anything whatever avout the walls, While witness was testifying Mr Theudore Hamiion, An actor, arose in the room, and in athick voice cried I've been hauled m bere by & policeman to testity, vow I live a long way off und [want to go home; can't you luke ny testimony now of else lei me go and call me ywme oiher time!’ The gentieman was reminded by sue Corower that he had given persons to understand that be was going to Baltimore to-day. He adm.tied Mhe fact but stated that he would watt until the tyilow- ing wight. The Coroner said be would examine hin pest and the subsided, When Mr. Chaunoey’s was - concluded Baltimore wes called iceman weut out but failed vo respoud, an Mr. Sydney 1 to lwok tor Bim toe Corouer Sammie vo testity as to the geners) construction of U building and the means of egress from 1, Rxperience with the former witness haw tade the jury ehary of brusting to the memory of witnesses about is, and as Mr. Sammis had 00 piaus of the house he wus excused Until to-night, when ihe original pixns shail have beew obtained*from Mr, Jackson, the aretitect. “The Balumore man” was again exiled for but Mr. Ham absent James H. Stephen ider, who is now tearing own wails, was called. He siaied what ‘nohes thick aod was the ruined main wall was sixteen j 1t was not three minures trom the time witness | * NEW YOKK HERALD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1876.-TRIPLE SHEET. backed with four-inch “anchors” or braces, making twenty inches in all; be knew nothing about the other walls and Was exeused until to-night to give him an opportunity to weasure them. Mr. Ha this tune come back, and being called ga’ mony abouts theatres in general and their egress. Personal reminiscences made up @ large por- stion of his answers. About the only idea lett upon the minds of the jury by his remarks Was that people in the galleries of theatres are generally but little thought about by mana, Mr. Jobn P, Smit nera! business manager of the onway’s death, testided that yn Theatre was better provided with means of egress than nine-\enths of the theatres of the coun- try, and that people im the galleries uever received the comforts oF security im proportion to the amount pai THE RELIEF FUNDS, Below will be found the amounts in the bands of the relief committees of New York and Brooklyn;— the Hxwatp office for the relief fund:—Diou Bou cault, $000; MA Vance & Co. (employé Hail,’ $5, dirs. Davenport, #2 50 cents; Widow and Orplians’ Mite, § matic Club, $50; Pudgy, $3; Two Bookkeepers, $5; M. C, Bouvier, $50; Marie Gordon Raymoud. $100; Louis M. Frischur, $5; Sympathy, $1, J. E., $10; Leon Hirsen, $10; J. Van Zaten, $1; D., $5; Rose Eytinge, $2: ; P. W. Phelan (one day's ay), $2510; Mra Ss. ‘$900 10. $4,394 00 3,589 00 Pinlips, $5; Acknowledged by M Ackvowledged by Da dged by Union for € New York Commuttee,... 1,15: w York HERALD... Acknowledged by Grand total...... DENKFIT PERFORMANCES. Colonel William E. Sino received the following despatch yesterday from Messrs. Gemmit, Scout & Co., of the Chestnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia :— ‘Receipts (rom benett over $1,100, Tuceday, Decem- bei in The following benedt pews has been received at the Park Theatre:— Benetit at the Jersey City Opera House, December 18, Entire gross reee:pis donated to relief fund, 0, D. Byron is the star. Germania Theatre, matinee benefit. Groas receipta December 14. San’ Francisco Minstrels, New Yorx, matinee benetlt. December 13, matinee benefit at the Lyceum Thea with Edwin Booth und his entire company. Gross give a matinee benefit on Saturday, the 25: House 1m New York. Mr, LP. Giliett, corresponding secretary of the Amusement Committee tor the Kehet Fund, has re ceived from Mr. Albough. of Leiand’s Opera House, Albany, a letier stating that a benefit will be given there forthe sufferers on Wednesday afternoon, De- cember 20, and that Mr. Stuact Robson bus volunteered bis services. The Windsor Dramatic Club, of Jersey City Heights, will give an enterfainment at Dittmar’s Assembiy Rooms on January 2 tn aid of the Brooklyn sufferers, The members of Engine Company No, 10, of we Jersey City Fire Departnrent, have started a subscrin- tion for the Brooklyn sufferers, and the fund exceeds 50, A SWINDLER, A heartless swindler has been operating on the sym- Patnies of the public, Yesterday afternoon a well dressed scoundrel called at the importing house of Richard Iselin & Co,, in Canal street, New York, and represented that he was appotuted as a collector for tho Brooklyn sufsrers. He obtamed trom the firm a check for $50, tude payable to the order of B. B. Sherman, who be said, was treasurer of the fund. The police of two cities, who havo a description of the tel- low and who have information that he bas collected other suis, are keeping a suarp look out for the unoa- tural swindler. THE CHARITY CONPERENCR. The published call of Mayor Schroeder tor a confer- ence of all the represeptatives of. the charity organiza- tions of the city, called to the chamber of the Com- mon Counetl last evening a large uumber of represen- tative gontlemen of the sister cittes, a8 well as 4 large number of the dead aud dyiug politicians, who hoped by a little display of eloquence and vad grammar to recover their old status in the City of Churches, even at the expense of charity. Among those present were Kev, A. P, Putuam, Silas B, Dutcber, Sherifl Daggett, Mayor Schroeder, Rev. J. Hyatt Smith, A. J. Perry, Rev. Jono Lockwood, Rev. J, G. Bass, Rev, Dr. Patridge, of Christ's (Provestant Episcopal) Church, FE, D,; Rev, Newland Maynard, of St. Paul's (Prote: tant 'Episcopal) chureb, E. D.; ex-Mayor Hunter, Dr. Demas Barnes, of tho’ Argus; Sigistnund Kouflmann, Rev.” Dr, Budington, President Jourdan ‘aud Commissioner Pyburn, of the Yolice Commiasion, Futher Maloney, of St. Peter’s and St. Paul’s Roman Catholic church (Eastern Dis- trict), and William P, Libby, Mr. Perry, of the Sixth ward. was called to the chair, avd Sheriff Daggett sub- mitted a report, showing that there are 175 famines, Jour-fifths of whom he reported would require assist- ance, An effort was made by John F, Henry, who was demonstrative, to add clergymen to the Finance Committee, but the effort was deteated by the clergy men present, including Rev, Dr, Partridge, Dr, Had and . Father Maioney, of St. Peter's 4 St, Paus’s, who merely wanted ‘to assist 1m raising oney And pot m its disbursement. Ex-Mayor Hun- ter wanted $100,000 raised ut once, while the sympa- thies of the people are aroused, Alderman Fisher, wib seemed to be the coolest man in the room, explained that It was the intention of the coinmittee to add to this pumber a representati of the clergy und the dramawpe protossion. He the meeting down to business by moving that the Executive Committee be ordered to calla public meeting at the Academy of Music at the earhest possivie moment. This motion called out a lively aiscussion, In wnich Commissioner Yyburn wanted the money distributed vy ward com- mitiees who knew the people’s necessities. _ Rev. Dé. John Hall, of Brooklyn, made an eloquent app immediate action, Rev. Father Maloney, of St. and St. Paul’s, m the Eastern District, pledged him. seif for §100 (already collected) und promised that on Monday morning next he would send a check forall tl was collected on next Sabbath, and ho prop..sed to ask all the wealthy members of his congregation to contribute, The appearance of this distinguished liberal Catholic clergyman among 80 many Protestant clergmen oreated much enthusiasm. It was deciwed that the meeting be held at the Academy of Music at such time as the Executive Com- mitee may decide, On motion of Alderman Fisher, ail persons aud organizations were requested to con- tribute through the Citizens’ Committee, of which Muyor Schroder is chairman, — < ‘A proposition of Mr, Dutcher, empowering members of the Executive Committee to organize subcommittces: in the various wards, culled out some discussion, and was finally udopied. , The meeting recommended that subscriptions be taken up 1u the various churches on Sunday next, and the Conference adjourned. 8 THE PANIC INSPECTION. THE BROOKLYN COMMON COUNCIL AT WORK IN THR SISTER CITY—NIBLO'S,. TONY Pastor's AND THE LONDON EXAMINED—THE FIREMEN STIRRING—ARE OUR CHURCHES SAFE? The committee of the Brookiyn Common Council appointed on Monday last to examine and report upon the condition of public buildings of all kinds in the city met, yesterday morning in the Common Council chamber, A letter was receited from the Presi- dent of the Department of Fire aud Buila- ings, containing a list of ail the pubite build: ings, churches and places of amusement in the city with the precise location of each, and it was determined at a meeting on the provious day that the entire committeo sould visit the larger piaces of amusement in a body, and then separate into sub- committees for the purpose of examining other build- ings. At one o'clock the committee, having selected the establishments to be visited during the day, set out, It was composed of Aldermen French, Wii liams, Murtha, Donovan and Ray, the iatter chairman, Ihe committee selected Messrs, Wiliam H. Gaylor and Arthur Crooks, aretitects, to accompany them, THE BROOKE ACADEMY OF MUSIC. The Academy of Music was the principal establish- ment visited, “Alderman, French, of the committee, superimtended the construction of the inasonry of the lui and seemed proud of nis work. The building 8 persons and Was erected eome sixteen reago. ‘The lobbies are broad, the staircases are wiue and the vestibule woud bold 1,000 persons standing, yet wiih ali space mside the builaing = 4 direct coptined to three door only four feet wide. are wade to are opening upon the street, cach iron gales Wien Close inesxe ing iuward only, They are always keptopen while there is @ performance in progress, Berwes tue doors reierred to there are tive doors opeumg from the second of baicony feor. lobby into the assembly rooms and the gallery of the Brooklyn Art Associution, from which stairways lead to Montague street, and from the vestibule dpon the lirst floor a dour leads into an adjoining basement used as a Box office, Moutague street from the parquet, avout jour feet, nad the tire, have passed @ resoiution outside ot window, 60 that in case or a panic the aitrigiited spectators would pot break their legs ip jumping to ihe ground, They are also about to break Of the spiked tops of the iron railing outside «0 that no dhileulty will be experrenced shouidt tt ever become necessary jor peopie to make an exit through the win- dows, The stage 18 separated from the auditorium beiow the stage by a brick wall, whieh also extends up- Halt a dozen windows open upou to ward by tue side of the proscenium bo: and runs across the top of the stage arch of = gfanite, = 80s thatthe si the audisorium are really separate buildings, except tor the spa dup by the chrigin, AL the sugges ion of the committee the mapagement will provide an inom wire curtain, thus rendering the spread of tre from one portion of the house to the other impossible. Besides (lve tne committee suggesten that one of the windows referred to, and wLich i ab the end of the parquet lobby, be cut down level with the floor, and the ssh made to swing. and that the corresponding window, opening irom the other end of the lobby into a court yard, be Allerea iu the same Way. e Commitee expressed their convietton that no saler place of amusement could be found on th tient, A tour under the parquet floor revesiod a gr Many thousand tect of White pine lumver, n Houring aver the seate when the piuce is used asa bali- rou, Was touud piled up Ih Close proximsty to the hight, dey pone beams and fooring above Twig, bow. ever, Was uot sear eny ighes of any kind and Was tar removed irom (he furnaces. OTHER KETARLISHMENTS VISITED, AU Rivers’ Dancing Academy, corner of Court and State streets, a piace able of containing about 200 | Weys straight to Broadway, | structed tn conformity with the law Berane, the committee recommended that the peats of one of the side doors should be removed nd that the door at the staira leading into State street should be made to open becca The rooms of the Germania Club, Nos, 164 to 168 Atlantic avenue, were found provided with ample means of egress. Theestablishment boasts «stage on whict periormances are given i the German lan- guage, and the committee expressed its satisfaction with all the arrangements pertaining’ thereto, merely suggesting that the janitor’s room should bave # fre escape attached. IN NEW YORK. The inspectors of buildings in New York, comprising Messra. Dudley, Owens, Hyde and Magiobis, resumed ‘their labor of inspecting the theatres yesterday. Three places of amusement—Nibio’s Garden, Tony Pastor's and the London—were examined. The firsi piace submitted to the tnvestigation was Niblo’s, one of the largest and one of the most complete the- aires in the country. An inspection of the galiery, whieh will hold about 800 people, showed four regular exits—one tight of stairs on the west side leading to the main entrance on Broadway and three on the Crosby street side jeading ito the stréet, The stai are aij wide ang room Tn addition to the stairs the west side there are six large windows, looking oct on the level roof of a piazza, trom which entrance could be made iuig the hotel ' There are-also etx win- tows facing on Crosby street, Soven aisles divide the seats and lead to the lobbies sand corridors, On the dress circle, which 1 capable of boid- tug nearly ay many spectators, the Means of getting out wre equally good. Two stairways, eight fect wide, lead down to the space nmmediniely back of the par- quet stalls, In addition to \hese, 31 occasion required, the seven large windows looking out tuto the garden could be turned te account, The parquet, from the bumber of do ading out of it, could be empiied 10 w very short space of tine, About a gozen doors lead inth wide corridors, and trom these broad paxsuges jead \o Broadway and Crosby street. The main en- trance leads into Broadway, aud three others open on Crosby street. So tur as the frout of the house is concerned the inspectors say there 18 nothing to suggest or improve upon, A Visit to the stage, and places above und below it, showed them to de almost equally satisiactory. All the Indies’ dress. ing roome are situated cn the cast site, aid on separate tloors, none of them on a level with the stage, The stairs leading to them, Dowever, are arrow. From the dressing rooms s passage ieads out, to the body of the house, and tt is inspectors to recommend the cuttt additional door, so that the actresses may have two means of egress from their rooms apart trom the passage tothe Stage ana the stuge door on Crosby sirect, The actors’ dressing rooms are located on the west side and underneath the stage. Bach room bay & window looking intu thegurden, The regular exit lor the men is under the parquet and to. the stage door, The scenery room, property room, carpenter's snop and wardrobe rooms are ind separate brick building on the west side. The properties are kept in ihe cellar, the scenes not in use on the first floor; the carpenter’ssbop, Which is never used except, during the day, {# on the sccond floor, and the wardrobe keepers’ workroom on the top floor of this building. From she top floor an iron stuirs leads to the roof, As this apartment i8 frequently used by the ballet girls whenever there isu large balict the inspectors will most likely recommend that the iron laader to the roof be made more #olld, 80 as to afford greater {acuity for escape, if necessary, by this meang The loft ou which to work the flies and upper rigging of the stuge was found to be wide and cap: cious, The stage door is wide enough to admit of a fire engine being brought on the stage. The precautions against fire aro very complete, about 350 ‘eet of hose beng on the stage and attached, Tuken altogether Nivlo’s ia considered by the inspec- tors to be the most complete theatre they have yet inspected, The uuditor.um is considered most perfect. Colonel Dodge informed the imspectora yesterday that within a very short time a new iron netung drop sceho would be placed in position, [tis im course of con- struction how, and this with the other facilities which the house alfords tor rapidly dismissing an audience precludes almost the possibility of danger even with full house. Tony Pastor's wi the next house the in- spectors visited. This place of amusement 1s situated between Prince and Houston strects, nearly opposite Nivio's, The gallery, or first and only tier, will accommodate about 600. The means of egress consist of two short flights of stairs, one at each side, leading to a broad stairway emptying intow wide passage runniog to Broadway, The in- spectors may recommend some improvement for this exit. it isthe only tier, however, In the t ire, and 1t 18 claimed !t can bo emptied more quickly than the lower part of the bouse. From the parquet there are two wide doors leading imto passage- the main entrance, or that leading directly into and nearly opposite to the centre of the parquet, being particularly capacious, There are no turna =A straight way loads to the side- walk, The stage was found to poesess ample facilities for egress to the street in the rear of the theatre. Two wide doors led directly to the sidewalk on Mercer street. Tue dressing rooms are all under the stage, } and are reached by a separate door from the sidewalk, so that altogether thera are three doors leading into the street and another private door opening into the auditorium. From the scene loft there is a tire escape through the scuttle to the root, Alterteaving Mr. Pas- tor’s establighmenta visit was made to The London, This resort has been only recently opened, and the interior decorations and finishing have not yet been entirely completed. It is situated in the Bowery, nearly opposite Prince street There 1s only one gal- lery in the house, and from this wo stairs, one at each side, lead into the street. The parqnet opens into a large barroom, from which it is only separated by a partition, with large doors, and once this place is gained the sidewalk is only a few steps distant.. Tho stage is reached by entrances at cach side of tne pri- vate boxes, The uressing rooms are above the stage, but preparations are now goimg on for having them beneath it, A new passage is now.in course of con- struction leading from the stage and under the pal quet into the Bowery. With these improvements the inspectors think the theatro will be all tha: is re- quired for safety. THE NUW YORK FIRE DEPARTMENT STIRRING, A visit yesterday to tho headquarters of tho.New York Fire Department, at Nos 127 and 129 Mercer street, showed that details of officors and men been appointed last Saturday to Inquire into the mean! of preventing or extinguishing firea in our city the: tres. WHAT CHIEF EXGINRER RATES SATS. Chief Engineer Eli Bases stated to the writer that several officers had been aatborized dy the Depart- ment to muke tnvestigutions as to the conditions of ie several theatres in the city relative to the best Means of exviuguishing fires tn them, Assistant En- gineer Shay and Chiefs of Battalion King, Fi: and Jacquel bad been detailed to dir@t the p formance of thia duty. The following vamed subor- dinate officers) bad also been sent to aid in gathoring the required data:—Foremeu Martin Walsh, Keib, of Engine No. 9; McCabe, ot Engine No. 14; Hayes, of Hook and. Ladder No. 31; Vau Norton, of Hook und Ladder No. 5; Judge, of Hook and Ladder No. 3, and Walton, of Hook and Ladder No. 12, ARK THR CHURCHES SAFE? Superintendent Adams, of the Department of Buildings, yesterday filed the brief report of the in, spectors who visited the ehurcbeson Sunday. The report is as follow: Allen Street Methodist Episcopal church, two outside doors not locked open. The attorney of tho depart- ment {8 to prosecute the trustees of the churcl. The Protestant Episcopal Cuurch of the Holy Trinity, Hariem; doors not locked open. Attorney to prosecute. Industrial school and chapel at Fourth streot and avenue C. Doors not locked open, Astoraey to prosecute. German Swedenboreian chureb, Chrysti Doors not locked open. Attorney to prosedute. Church of the Puritans, 130th street. Two outside doors not loexed open. Fifth avenue church, 127th street. Doors not locked open. Allorney to prosecute. Missioy, 104th street, besween Ninth and Tenth avenugs. Doors aii right. Southeast corner avenue B and Ninth street, In hands of ajtorneys since January 15. Southwest corner of Madison avenue and Filty- third sureet. Doors all right. Avenue A and Eighth street, open. Artorney to prosecute. e Church, avenue C and Fifth street, Doors all right St Nicholas Roman Catholic. church, Second street and avenue A. Doors all nent Mission, Baxter street. . Doors all mght. Mission, Stanton street. Doors all right The {nspectors say that the following pinees aré con- Doors not locked St Andrews’ Protestant Episcopal church, 127:h street and Fourth avenue. 4 St. Cecilia's, L0bth street and Second avenue. St. Thoma¥ church, Fiftn avenue and Filty-third street, Manhattanville Presbyterian church, ' Plympton Burlaing, Stayvesant and Ninth street ‘inth avenue and Green- 1 of the Comforter wich street. ’ Union Presbyterian church, Spuyten Duyyil. North Bapust cburch, Christopher and Bedford 18. New York City Mission, 70 Columbia street, st John uren, Christopher street, Spring street Presbyterian church, Union Reformed churet. sixth avenue. Shiloh Presbyterian church, Sixth avenue Fourteenth street Presvyterian church Jewish Synagogue, Allen street. opal Mission, 127th street. Corands avenue Bapust churen, Met Haven. Reformea Dutch chureh, Fordtutn, Yemple Baptist churet, 125th street Bedford -trect Mothodiat Episcopal eburet, iotte church, No 106 Pits street, Relormed, Forty-cignth street and Filth Roman Collegiate: avenge. St James’ Methodist Episcopal charch, 126th street and Futth avenue. Harlem Presbyterian church, 1251b stroet and Madi son avenue. wuld avenue Methodist Episcopal chureh, 119th Street and Second avenue, ! . 119 Third avenue. 7 Church, 117th street and Seo. Roman Catholic, No, 117 Lexington avenue, St. Veter’s, Roman Catholic, Barclay streek - Jobn street Methodist Episcopal ebureh, Seventh sireet Methodist Episcopal chureh. St. Mark's Protestant Episcopal church, Second ave- bue od Eiebeh street Tavernacte, Baptis Second avenue. Wel Congregational, Eieventh etreet and Third avenue. First German Baptist, Fourteenth street and First avenu St Paul's, 123d street and Seventh avenue. PRECAUTIONS IX NEWARK. Al & meeting of the Newark board of*Trade, held Jast night, & resolutiwn was ‘adopted requesting the Common Cogne!) to bave the theatres, balls and churehes in eily examined by competent persons to uscertura tt wdequate meaus of exit are provided in case of CONGRESS The Resolution to Investigate the Electoral Vote of Oregon. WR. BAYARD'S OPPOSITION TO THE PREAMBLE. athority of the President of the Senate Under the Constitution VIEWS OF: DEMOCRATIC SENATORS. Rejection of the Amendment Giving the Couut- ing of the Vote to the Supreme Court. PASSAGE’ OF THE BLAND SILVER BILL. Interesting Debate in the House on the Double Standard. SENATE. Wasatxatoy, Dec, 13, 1876, Mr. Ayrnoxy, (rep.) of R. 1, from the Committees on Privting, reported favorably on the resolution to print 6,000 copes of the statement prepared by the Chiet rk of the Senate in regard to the manner of counting the vote for President and Vice Presiient from 1789 to 1873, inclusive, Laid over at the request of Mr. Tharmap. He also reported from the same committee a reso- lation to print 1,850 extra copies of the Message of the President and accompanying documents in regard to the late election in Lousiana, He asked for its pres- ent consideration, but objection was mado by Mr. Thurman, and it was laid over. Mr. AytTnoxy, from the same committee, reported a joint resolution to print 10,000 extra copies of the Message of the President and accompanying’ docu- ments in regard to the late election in Loyisiana— 2,500 copies tor the use of the Senate, ava” 1,800 copies for the use of the House of Representatives. Im explanation of theso resolutions Mr. Anthony said the first resolution to print 1,850 cops was a siinple Senate resolution, and the other resolution to print 10,000 extra copies re- quired the concurrence of the House of Representa- tives, and therefore 1t must be a joint resolution, Mr. Tavrman objected to its present consideration. Mr. ANTHONY gave notice tb. Wat ap orrow, as it could be printed now for less money than if it be postponed to some future time. The matter bed alroady been printed for the use of the Senate, and the type was now standing at the printing office. : THE OREGON ELECTORS. Mr. Mrrougut called up tho resoluuon recently sub- mitted by him authorizing the Committee on Privileges and Elections to tovostigute the facts attending the appotutment of eleciors in Oregon. SPRECH UF MR, BAYARD. Mr. Bararp, (dem, ) of Del, said be hoped the Sena- tor trom Oregon (Mr. Mitebell) would not object to an amendment to the preambio of this resolution so as io enable some of thoso of the democratic side of the Chamber to vote for it For one, he was destrous of having all the information which could be obtained in regard to this important clags of subjects now coming belure the people of this country. There could be just a sufficient recital of affuirs im the preamble to justify the inquiry without reflecting on the Governor of one of the States of this Union. Anything and everything which tended to defeat the greas majority principle of tho republican govern- ment he (Mr. Bayard) looked upon with disfavor. The will of people expressed according to law svould be beld as the coutrolliug power. He ro- gretted that there should have been such u question ‘as this growing out of the vote of the pegpic of this elect a President. That would be the absolute break- ing up of the government by the exercise of the con- Stitutional powers of Congress. : Mr. BoGy said the greot fundamental principle up- ry joundation of our government was jon that Senators and Representatives ould discharge their duty with fidelity. eaty entered our legislative halls and ac- plished such a result as suggested by Yhe Senator from Vermout our government would become u farce and it bad batter be turned into a despotis Tt must always be presumed that men in olfice are honest. Should ibe lag boys d come when the Congress of the United States Could be inflyenced by any other than bigh patriotic motives, no law, uo joint rule ‘would eve pore) the body. He argued that party not be kept out of Coogress, but tuere point where party must sink and U must rise as a patriot if he be. honest, faith ip the Congress of the United States, vo matter and ignorant some few tndividuais wight be. Where ‘could? the power of counting the electoral vote be placed better or more wisely than with Con- gress? y take this power from Congress and give it to the Supreme Court? Were not the Judges of the Sapreme Court men like Senators and Kepresenta- tives? Bad they not party attachments and were they not lable to the fraulies ot bums ature? r, BURMSIDE, (rep.) of R. 1., inquired if the Senator from Missourt (Mr. Bogy) held that members of Con- ress in counting the vole could be actuated by any igher motives than members of the two committocs that witnessed the count in Louisiana. Mr, Boor all the committees ever sent to Louisiana, whether democraic or republican, agreed and represented that the government of Wat State wus founded ip frauds Mr BuRNsioe asked if the main body of the people ofthe United States would not abide by the decision of the Supreme Court. Was there any tribunal where the question of counting the. electoral vote could be Tested with more satisiaction?, Mr. Bocy said the Court now stood beyoud and above party, and to vest it with the count of the elec- toral voto” would bring It inte the arena of politics; avy decision made by the Court after counting the vole would give less satisfaction than if made vy Con- egress. Take the present contest.” If the Coart should decide in favor of Tildeo it wouid be denounced, and if i should decide in tavor of Hayes it would Ukewise bo denounced. The counting of the vote was nota function which belonged to the judicial departwent of the government, It was a Juuction whieb properly belonged to the legistative depariment, and be knew of no body so weil adapted to decide the matter as Con- gress, because the Senate represented the Sta! and the members of the other house represented the peo- ple. He hoped uo duty of a polipjeal nature would be thrown upon the Supreme Court. On one vecasion, when party politics pressed the Court hard, it ave way, and Ke bad no doubt would do so again, because the Judges of the Supreme Court were but mien. The day was vot far abead w members of Congress must rise above party and Gel that they ure intrusted with the cause of liberty. He felt that they would so uit now at feet would be bridged over and the country id avuin enter a career of peace and prosperity such as had made it great for one hundrea years. Mr. Raxpotrn, (dem.) of N. J., also opposed tho transfer of the dount to the Suprome Court, and quoted from the journals of Cougress to show that it tad always been held that the power to ganvass the vote was vesied in Congress and not with the presiding of- Ocer of the Senate aloue. REIROTION OF THR RESOLUTION. Tho-questivn being on the passuge of tho joint reso- Jution proposing an amendment to the censtitution tt was rejected— yeas 14, nays 31; two-thirds not voung in the uffirmative, Tho vote was as lollows:— Yeas—Allisun, Anthony, Blaine, Burnside, Conkling, E 4 n, Hatwlin, dischargo thetr duties that the yawning the mr Frelinghay Hitehcoek, Key, & und Wright—14. rr rn, Bayard, Kozy, Booth, Brace, Cameron of fa,. Chaffee, Clayton, Gonover, Dawes, Dennis, Ewvon, Geldthwal Hamilton, Has alls, Jones of Pe, Ker McCreary, M rion, Norwood, Patter. son, Pri Randolph, Surgent, Tharman, Waltace, Whyte and Withers—31. Messra, Windom and daristiancy, who would have voted in the aflirmative, were paired with Messrs, Davis and Ransom, who would have voted in the neg- ative. Epxoxps gave notice that to-morrow he would move totake up the bili to provide tor and regulate the counting of votes for President and Vice President aud the decision of questions arising thereon, which assed the Senute last session, but now was before the ly on a motion to reconsider. - Mr, SaweeMaN ,asked if the Oregon resolution had been laid aside. Mr. Epmunbs replied that it had been laid over until to-morrow, but the case practically covered by the resolution submitted by him early in the session and adopted by the Senate, which authorized investi- gations ag to the electors in certain States and also as to the eligibility of electors, ‘The Senate then went into executive sossion, and at half-past tour, when the doors were reopened, ad- journed. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wasuinaton, Veo, 13, 1876, Mr. Haus, (rep.) of Me., asked leave to introduce a bill authorizing citizens ot Colorado to cut and remove timber on the public domain for building, agricultural, mining and domeatic purposes, and was proceeding to ‘Btate that by the action of thd House Colorado was excluded from representation, but he was called to Union or any State thereof. His loauings wore alto- gether in Juvor of the absolute popular will of the peo- ple, expressed according to tne forms of law. iu this Oregon mattter he was not prepared to de- mounce in advance the action of an officer clothed with official power, He was not prepareu to say that & mao who had heretotore stood nigh in the community where he had resided, where he had been elected to the office of Chief Executive of tne State, had not carried out the Jaws of the United states and his State honorably. The Senate had no rignt to suggest moral or official delinquency in any one before an investigation, Ina lime like this nothing less than justice untainted by party would satisly the mind of the American peopie. 1n certain States the law had been so construed and declared a8 to justify the course of Governor Grover... In 1860 the Supreme Court of Indiana, in the well known case of Gulick against New, rendered a decision that the Governor, of that Slate could determine oven against the decision of a board of canvassers, whether an ap- plicant or person voted for was eutitied to recoive a commission or not. He next quoted from the case of Price against Baker belore the Supreme Court of In- diava 1m 1572, to show that in that case as woll as the provious caso in 1860'the doctrine was announced that where a majority of the ballots atan election were cast tor an ineligible candi they fe inetfectual, and the person receiving the next bighest number of votes ‘was eptitied to the Office. In 1872 the Court was col posed of now jud; there being but O +e on the beach ‘who occupied a seat there in 1860, when the first deci- sion Was mado, ‘Mr. Bayard read at Jength from th decisions, and resuming his argument said:—Kvery one must seo how unjust it would be to deciare that the Governor of certain State bad done a certain act before learning all the facts. 1, would be the duty of every member of this Semate to decide judicially upon the action of the Governor of Oregon, and he woul: obediently wait and respecttully consider any information which the migh: obtain, but be would not condema advance. lt Would not do to hurt @ man who, pal- pably with legal authority at hi: to construe his duty ju a certain way. (Mr. Bay. ard) could not doubt that the mouve of Governor Grover was an honorable und upright one, because such honorable action would be ip consonance with his. previous life. He next qnoted from the case of French against Doland, decided in the Court of Common Pleas of Ireland in 1872, when it was deciaed that where a majority candidate was ineligible the votes tor sucn caudigate were thrown away and a minority candidate was elected, Resuming bis remarks, Mr. Bayard said he would never deient the wili of the peopie by a technicality unless required to do so by the sirongest law; yet he could be veld to such action by law, and the Senate snould diligeatly inquire into all the facts) He moved to strike ous the preamble to the resolution as presented by she Senator trom Oregou (Mr. Mitchell) and insert i lieu thereot the following :— the ruteate he electors of said Ste, instewd of W. Watts, alleging that boven ou and Elec. Mr. Bayard, must decide the question now belore Ww with the most im conclusion, argued that Congress scrupulous reyara tor laws. Laws bad their pertod of \eats, aud our laws never had been more jorcibly brought to the tost than now. Penaing discussion, Mr. Eomunps called for sho reg- Qlar order, and the resolution went over. MR. KDMUNDS’ AMENDMENT. The Senate then resumed the consideration of the regular order, being the joint resolution proposing an | house, and the voto of such Amendment 10 the constitution s0 as to Lave the vlec- torai vote counted by the Supreme Court. ARGUMBNT OP MR, BOGY. Mr, BoGy, (dem.) of Mo, spoke of amending the Constitutiog and. suid it should be but seidom When # proposition was presented to amend this #u- preme law of the lana tt should be examined with great care, He then réad at great length from the Journals of Congress im regard to the manuer of coum ig Ue electoral’ Vote since the organization of the goverument, and argned what the votes had aiways been couuted by tollera appointea by the two houses of Congress not by ho President of the Senate. He noxt referred to the twenty-second joint , And Reid wheth: it be 1 force OF not It was Nothing more nor le: than the tweltth amendment to the constitution of the United States, The practice of the two houses of Congress in counting the etectoral vote for the last sixty yours bad veen upon the same principle as the twenty-second joint ruie, Ho argued that the ruie was prepared by & joint committec of the two hous and passed unanimously by both houses, He inquired Mf his triend, (he Senator trom Vermont (Mr. Ed- wound: iu the S in 1965, When tne twenty- wecond passed. Mr. EoMUNDs repiied that the people of Vermont had bot found out bis merits th Mr. Booy—I think it was w very fortunate thing for the twenty-second jomnt rule that the Senator was not here, for he would bave made geome objection to it (Laugoter.) Me, Eouvvos—i think should bave done so, as we ave wii done since. (Renewed laughter.) * Mr. Boy, resuming, spoke of receiving and count- 1 gala the first question rejection; and it required the concurrence of the tw houses of Congress to recetve the vove of a State. Epuusos said that, according to ¢ Of the Senator (Mr) Boxy), if the object house of Congress could reject the vote of voto of every State exeept Delaware, or atoulier States might be rejected by one or the other mall stave would thea | actions might still be discharged in gold, but he wonld | ounce, and which Was now quoted at fity-seven pence? ordor by the Speaker and Mr. Luttrell, of California. " Mr. Sprisoxr, (dem.) of IL, objected to the intro duction of the bill. Mr, Hate—That only illustrates the herdship which this State rests under, Mr. Spaincer—It only illastrates the presumption of the gentleman in his course. moe THE BLAND SILVRR BILL The Hotse then proceeded, as the business ofthe morning hour, to the consideration of the bill to utilize the products of gold and silver mines. Mr, Durwam, (dom.) of Ky., made an argument in favor of the double standard of value. Ho did not bee Neve that the double standard ever operated to the prejudice of any commercial community, Large trans- havo the old law of 1792 restored. He would have the legal tender quatity of silver restored, except as limited by the act of 1853, to wit:—That whero the small silver coin was deteriorated in value it should mbt be a legal tender beyond the amount of $35. So far as the silver dollar was concerned he would have it restored to sts original value as estabilshed by the act of 1837, and would make tt a legal tender for all debts, dues and -demandg of every kind, except where tno contract provided otherwise. In such case he would Dot have the contract disturbed. He contended, how- ever, that all the public debt which existed the 12th ot February, 1873, when tho. last coinage act was passed, was paya! hould be paid in the silver dollar as 14 then existed, SPESCI OF MR. GARFIELD. Mr. GaRPygtp, (rep.) of Obio, opposed tho dil, He remarked tuat lor several centuries the relauons be- tween gold and silver had been tn the main without great or vioieat fluctuatioas; but within the past two years, abd notably within the past two months, there had been an explosion under the silver question m its relations to gold much more vas, than the explosion under Hell Gate ledge, as the continents ot Europe and America were vaster than Holi Gate itself; and now, when the elements of that mighty question wero fiving in fragments, when the upheaval was stil going op, whiie Uncertainties were still around everywhere, and even while explorers had been sent out by the two houses, and while the report of the: explorers was being Waited for the House was asked, in the hot haste of a iwo-lours’ debate, under thé tyranny of the previous questioo—theso two hours being parceiled out ito mere fragments of fiveor ten minules—to settie this world-wide question and de- terinine it, It there were no reasons to be alleged against it that reason would b his mind, over- whelming and unanswerable, He asked who coaidd “in the short space of two hours go into the philosophy of that great revolunon’ Who could state its cause: calmiy aad dispassionateiy * Who could point out the future behavior of iver, which bad within a sbort time fluctaated between sixty and forty-two pence per On such a rising and Jalling tide, 10 Che midst of fuctu- | ations almost equal to the political passions of the Preswential campaign, the House was asked to settic this great question for coming ages. It reminded him >i Rhadamanihus and his brother juages of the lower | world, who first cadtigated the ucoused person brought beture them, then made him contess bis crime and then heard bis case, That was a judgment fitted fo court below, but not a judgment fitted tor the House oft Representatives. What he usked for was time jor information aod deliberation; there was nO pressing emergency for immediate action. He was not anwill- Mm to enlarge the circle ot silver coin, but he was un- willing 10 do it at this time without proper considera. tion and deliberation, He thought that 1 was a ques. al tion which ought to be decided by an internat conference. REMARKS OF MR. HEWITT, mu.) of N, ¥., sand there were no ef came betore deliberauve bodies of more consequetice and of more delicacy and ditheuity than those which related to the financial and monetary cuncerns of the country, Ifa man were sick and wise he would send jor doctor, If he were tw trouble and litigation he would consult a iawyer; and yet, if he tailed to send for a doctor or for a lawyer, the sufler- ing would fall only ou the individual who was heglectiul. But here was a great question of finance, affecting every operation of rade, ailecting every man in the country, from che Mighest in the land to the lowest, unsettling vaines, inereasing the pres sure of debt und diminishing the’ obligations to “pay, brought hastily betore a body whlen would not pretend- tw Understand these fpancial questions, Members here were asked to pass judgment on propositions which went to the foundations of society, and affected every transaction and every tan, not only jn this country, but throughout the civihzed world. He pleaded for time, he pleaded for Knowledge, he pieaded for intortnation, and od the House to listen to the voice which would soon hear trom ' commission, waieh would be heard by the middie of next month, and whieh | would throw a flood of light over the whole question. All (he questions relating to siiver would then be brought before the House by a competent commission, assistet by experts of the highest cuaracter; and yet | this bill was pressed upon the House as i gomeé great } poh needed its passage thie very day. ‘He knew | of na interest (oat was suilering unless yt was that sil. | Ot selling at as high & price now as It 8 He knew of no interest in this country that coud’ hot walt long enough to pet the facts and the truth, but he know that ‘f the House me nad ony mistake, ver stock w: e , Interest would suffer, rich) men wou! find ty con! ed and who the confiscation, Door man would be my bear ‘of for he feason for this waa that when the standard of con- tacts waa with or vitiated capital leaves the country spd values tall, end the devler, whe go have paid bis Gebt with the margin between the aud vi of the property, saw that margin swept away and lost his property, which wus transterred to the creditor, Lu that way the aebtur was ruimed snd the creditor was po better olf, becaure there was 20 market for the property. That waé the coudition of things to-day iu the city of New York, aud probably throu, it the wholo country. Morigazes were being perty was bemg tracsierred 10 vast Pauper debwors to rich creditors, al yet the rich creditors kuow not where to raise the money to pay Lhe taxes on their property, He did not say that silver might not be remonetized with advaa- tage, but only said that Wf remonetizea, it must be at its true, and not ith false value. What was ite true value? Who cvuld tell? It bad ranged since this Cengress came into existence between 464 pence and 003g pence per ounce, le bad = at this instant received a telegram (holding 1s his hand) stativg that silver had gone u| to-day to 5835 pence per ounce in Louden, and yet the House was asked, in the tace of these violegt fluctutations, to legislate value into silver coin T! House could not do so, Value was the creatur: of de- maud aod supply. Dem Might be incre ned OF supply reduced by legislation, but thre I vaue wad determined by laws which fwere bigher than the ucts of legislatures. Mr. Buanp, (Dem.) of Mo, closed the debate. He denied thut the Lill was being forced through with time for discussion and consideration, and reminded those who made that allogation that the bil bad been pendi last session and bad since then been thoro discussed by the press and the people. As tothe figure of a used by Mr, Garfield, comparing the explosion of the sliver question to that of Hel Gate, he reminded that gen! when silver was demonetized in this country it was @ Hell Gate explosion, and that be (Mr. GarGeld) bad ap- lied the torch. If the bill was deleated it would be fe a icagae of the rich against the poor, of the creditor against the debtor. The vorce of the widow and orphan was vor of the bil!, but the creditor class, the men who held public and private obligations, were opposed to it Mr. Durmam, of Kentucky, asked leave to offer an sivendmentimposing asalgnorage-st egeaboe quarter ee cent on the coinage of bullion for private persons, jut objection was made by Mr. Kelley, THY BILL PASSED. The vote was then taken on agreeing to the substi- thte, aud 1 was agreed to without a division; Ul the bill, thus amended, was passed—yeas, 167; Bays, THE VOTE. A The Gien ing tatho vote on the passage of she Gib- ver _ = vEAS, Hamilton of Ind, Riddle, Mawilton of N. J, Kobbins of Pa, Hancock, Robblus of KG, Hardeabergh, Roberta, Mares uf Gal, Rusk, Hares of V Ainsworth, Anderson, tkins, Bi Henk! Hereford, Hewitt of La, Hultni Brown of Ky., Brown of Kan. Backner, Burehare of 1 Humphire ply oad site Thornburg, Landers of Coua,, Throckin Townsend o amar, Landers of Ind., rn wy. Yana ance of muce of Oy Walkorst ¥. wale wie Monroe, / Morgan, Mutchiler, Neal Odell, Olin P Whit, ting, * Whitthorne, Wilard, . Willingis of N. Willi of Wis, wilt of Ala. Williams W Bot Mich ‘Wilsou of W. Va., Wilson of Iowa, Woodworth, Ye Young-167 rowan, rat Faller, Glover, Goode, Gunter, O'Neil, Packer, O'Brien, ‘TRXT OF THI The vill, as passed, is as follo A vill unthorizing the coinkge of « standard silver dollar, and restoring its legal tender character. 3 That there shall be, from tiwe to time, coined at the mints of the United Staton, silver dollars of ‘the soieh of 41245 grains of standard silver to the dotlar, as prot for id that sash dotlar shalt a vate, exce| payihont ef guid Gulu inreqdien@ ly lowe net ‘The House then proseedod to the consideration of the bill to make the Burlington und Missouri! River Railroad Company, in Nebraska, a branch of the Union Pacific Railroad. Several amendments wera offered, which lead to xtended debate, and’ Gnally, ou motion of Mr, Grover, of Missouri, the bill was re- committed. Tbe SreakeR announced the various appointments \ on committees to ill vacancies. * The House chen, at ten minutes past four, adjourned, / HONORABLE RETRACTION. THE EMINENT HISTORIAN, THR COMTE DB PARIS, GENEROUSLY CORRECTS AN EBROB IN HIS HISTORY OF THE CIVIL ‘WAB IN AMER- ICA IN BELATION TO GENERAL PATTERSON. Cuareav* v’Ev, Brixe Ixvertevey, Oct. 8, 1876. Jauxs Mittixes, Esq., Philadelpbia:— Dean Sin—As 1 promised to you | bi carefully studied the volume published by General Patterson on the Shenandoah campaign, and compared tbe account which 1t contains with the other documents upon which i prepared my description of the military events of July, 1861. I regret that I had no opportunity to see that book before 1 published my first volume, for tt modifies in a serious way the judgment J passed upon General Patterson's conduct, faith of th impressions I bad received at is mentee eae the poieny og the last two months of Scott's com- Tun 1 protess the greatest respect for that eminent patriot and solder, fur one who was justly considered aa the father of the American army, It 1, therefore, whic! ye commit in July, " sed on account of his but they had a too great ence on the course of events to be ignored by m: 4: Thereiore, in answer to your communication, I have to state, after dae consideration, that I was mistaken in charging Geueral Pattersou with baving let Johnson slip away betore bim from Winchester without becom- ing aware of the tact. bigs. in account the situation of General Patter- son, with soldigrs whose. service was to expire iD tow days, the instructions which he reestved tro Washimgion and the ignorance in which he was left of tne postponement of the attack of Manassas from the 18th to the 2ist, i think he did all that he couxi do. The moat serious charge which could bo brought against him was, in my opraton, not that Jobuston had veen to igave Winchester, but that he had ieft without General Patterson suspecting it, and advising Goueral Scott of that importeat fact. That charge Jaiia to the ‘ground before the telegram sent by the former to the latver on Jcly 20, quoted @ 78, although it. should not Be turned agaist eneral Scott, as itis likely (hat be received that in- formation too late to commamieate jt to McDowell at Centreville betore the tor! of the 2ist if my work reaches an edition it will be corrected ac- cordingly. At all sveute you. ean put this letter at Gener terson's disposition. Believe, sir, yours L. P. D'ORLEANS, Comte de Paria, - MUNICIPAL NOTES. , The Board of Estimate and Apportionment held aa- other lengthy executive session in the Mayor's office yesterday tor the parpose of considering the tax levy for 1817, Mayor Wickham, Comptroller Kelly, alder- man Lewis and Tax Commissioner Wheeier were present. No final vote has yet been taken apon the ivwuess red around the City Hall yester: 1. was gain ramot arou y a day that het conference between Governor-clect Reb. inson aud Governor Tilden, held in the residence of the latier in this city, 1t was agreed that Mr. H. Green should receive exther whe intment of \ State Oumpiroller or Superintendent of Public Works. ‘The last nutmed position wiil be one of the most impor- tant in the State as far as regards political influetice and patronage. It has been created ander one of tne phos gala 10 the constitution adopted at the last alection. ‘The following contracts were yesterday awarded by Commissioner of Pave Works Cum) eee with Be pavement Fourth avenue, trom Forty-n' to Sixty Seventh sirget, to Charles Devlin, at altering sewer at James slip, South atreet, to J. MeCabe, at $2,155 50, Constructing sewers in the tollow- ing streets :—1024 street, between Foartn and Lexing- tou avenues, to Thomag Seanlon, at $1,197 60; 11d street, between Fourth and Fifth avenues, on tho west side, and op Fourth avenue, on the west between 1Lith and 12ist sts, to J. 8. Smith, at $18,027; 3 street, between Broadway abd ‘Tenth aven Roilly, at $3,320; 1624 street, between Tenth abd ‘ Nicholas w to J. J. Jones, at $4,006. 18 appoin until afver the Ist Notmote obetipee: ure Ii rc ss lace in the ve bance Department antil the lst pely 7” \ «amber of applicants for may be wp ph te ‘ v Waddell, b y