The New York Herald Newspaper, February 7, 1877, Page 5

THE NEW DOCKS. How the Merchants Have Talked While Nothing Was Done. ‘ HISTORY “OF OUR BULKMEAD BUILDIN | _The Way the Task May Be , Accomplished. During the last ten years the improvement of our wharves and piers has been the subject of constant agitation, and nothing can be more curious than the change that has taken place in the tone of the discus- sions, In the cariier days—the days when Potor Cooper's Citizens’ Association was in tull blast—the work of “reform” was In the control of a society to Promote rhetoric as well integrity, and there were some very grandiloquent utterances on the most mat- ter-of-fact questions. ‘fhe American marine,” said one of Mr. Cooper's orators, “which carries our noble fag through ali the seas, showing everywhere tho per- fection of our naval architecture, the skill of our ship. Masters, the bravery of our sailors and the enterprise of our merchants, surveys the noble docks of foreign countries, but returns to meet the cold welcome of woodén piers of an inferior sort and to encounter the annoyanoes ot crowded quays and cramped pas- sages, full of impediments, where everything should be convenient.” This, it must be confessed, is a rather poetic view of what has become a terribly prosaic subject; but at that time the utter prostration of American shipbuilding and the American merchant service was not so paintully apparent, and the com- merce of New York had not begun to be attracted to other cities, ‘There was no question,’’ said one of the speakers at the meeting referred to, ‘that New York was to be the commercial centre of the world.’? Even the resolution which was adopted on tho occasion declared that the city of New York is rapidly. absorbing the foreign trade of our country, which in 1865 amounted to $571,036,933, of which the metropolis had $429,090,628, A change has since come over the spirit of our dream, and even these warnings were uttered by the same lips which gave expression to the nighest hopes, ‘This island,’ said one of the eloquent merchants who talked so glibly in those days, ‘‘in the midst of deep rivera, with spacious and secure harbors, with a double outlet to the ocean, at the mouth of a river, canal and iake navigation of unequalled extent and value, in the tem- perate zone and at tho latitude of mean temperature of the inhabited world, hus a commercial destiny for surpassing the present and future of any pomt dn earth unless it shall be marred by mismanagement and neglect; but the greatest natural advan- tages cannot prevail unless wisdom and energy ve used, and other cities which liberally provide for the conveniences of commerce and watch over them assiduously, may take away trom New York the inheritance which 1t can and should se- cure.’’ We aro now tace to face with these very dan. gers, and all the brilliant promises of ony ten years ayo ure Jast becoming ashes in our mouths, BEGINNING OF THK MOVEMENT FOR NEW DOCKS. At the meeting of the Citizens’ Association at which these sepiimepts were uttered, held on the 8th of November, 1867, it may be said the movement tor a new dock system had its beginning, A hundred of our best kuown citizens were appointed a commiti¢e to ex- umine the whole subject and to report as to the best moans of inaugurating a whart and pier system in this port comipensurate with the present and future wants db! our commerce, lt do not appear, how- pver, that tt committee, eminent ag it was, ever di anything of uny practical value, anc a year later wo tind the Citizens’ Association complaining to the Street Commissivners of the ex- orbitant charges incurred by the Street Department iu reparmg the wharves and piers, It was alleged that during the previous twelve months 189,519 leet of lumber was purciased for such repairs, while only $2,500 feet were used, and thatthe price paid for the Yumber was $35 and $37 60 per 1,000 feet, und $2 per 1,000 feet additional tor delivery, while the market price of lumber during the whole period was only $26 * por 1,000 feet delivered tree of cariage. This extrava- gant outlay was to maintain an old sod wornout sys- tem of wharves and piers, and it was contracted in the very rwhen the most eminent. merchants: and Dosiness men of New York wero supposed to be maturing the plans for a new system, This fact. shows how lite influeuce our com. mercial classes have at any tme had in the authorities, either State or municipal, and, to use n homely word, how utterly dolessjour merchants are in providing for their own interests, “They vegan as tulk- ers insicad ol workers, us practical wen suould be, and now alter ten years, during which very little rea progress hax been taue, they are talking sull, ws the reports ot the conferences of the commercial bodies very clearly prove. TH DEMAXD FOR WOODEN BULKMKADS, Itisnot a hive singular that the talk of the mer. chants and business nen has, ulter alapse of so muny wars, luken the orm of a demand for wooden bulK- Sakae Evidently the merchants have forgotten the Distory of the movement tor a new dock system which they helped to start in 1867; but if they desire an illustration of ths folly they can’ find it fn tho reply of Street Commissioner MeLean to the charges of the Citizen's Asso- Ciatiun, which itiled four columns of the HxKALD. Ace cording to this report, in the year above reierred to pier No. 2 East River was patched in fourteon places, Fequiring 14,100 tcot of lumber; pier No. 4 Kast River jn nineteen places, requiring 7,180 feet; pier No. 5 EB River 12 Og cea places, requiring 10,000 teet; pier No. 6 East River in fitty-three places, requiring 28,448 feet of new Umber; pier No, 7 Rast River tu fity-oight places, requiring 17,218 feet; pier No, i2 Enat River was almost rebuilt, requiring 42,220 teet, of Which 4,000 feet was new lumber; on pier No, 22 East River much work was dove, 25,745 feet of lumber be- ing used; pier No. 80 East Kiver consumed 4,168 feet of i «mex No. 31 East River, 4,158 teet; pier No. 40 pier No. 43 East itrver, 5,247 Jeet; pier 46 Kast River, 5,931 tect; per No. 61 Kast Ruver, 7, Joet; pier at the foovol Twenty-sixth street kust River, 10,000 feet; the dumping board foot of Fitth street East River, 4,000 tect; Pier No, 13 North River, 7,045 feet; Pier No, 63 North siver, 12,000 feet; Pier No, 23, toot of Vesey street, 5,976 leet; the dump- tog board foot of Laight street, 9,100 tect, and the Christopher street bulkhead, 1,000 feet. With wooden piers the nocessity of just Buch repairs as these con- Muntly recurs, aid there 1s the possibility of an ex- travagant outlay uot unlike that charged by the Ciuzens’ Association at that time. Indeed, the very figures with wuieh the Street Commissioner repelled the charges is a stronger argument against wood in- Flead of stone than would pave been the truth of the allegations. 7 ALL, TALK AND NO CIDER. it may well be inquired why a movement so import- apt at the outset, championed by all tbo leading busi- ness men of the city and all the more necessary b cause of such facts as those detailed by Mr. Mel. should be controlied to such a limited cxtent as hus been vy the class which inaugurated it. unswer is plain, There 18 an indirectn Movements 10 this city Which soon destroy them irom Inanition, what is everybedy’s business being no- budy’s. Beeides, tbe committee was so largo a8 10 ve unwieldy, and every interest being represented none was able to control, With us communtiy of interests eneraily destroys the purpose which all have in view, Wane the merctiants were talking the politicians sevzed upon their theories und attempted to put them | into practice after the political jashion, For neariy three years the Citizens’ Association talked about the hew dock system, but the talk was without aim or purpose. It was, in the old rase, all talk and no Cider, Suddenly the business community awoke from the lethargy into which rhetorical activity had lulied it, to find that there was a department ot docks, with pensive commissioners and a more expensive ginevr, Plans were at once projected, not only com~ Mevsurate with the heeds, but witb the greatness and grandear of a great city. Visionary people saw a sub- Hantial buikboud wall rising out of the waters all round Manhatwan Island. Sea captains who started put on voyages of any length almost expected to ran Into the most splendid docks tn the world upon their | teturn, | For a year of two the new Commissioners at Irequent intervals reported the progross of the work on the new docks, und the new system ‘seemed to rromise everyting that everybody Wanted, At pier Koy a'stone buskhead showed itseif above the water ike a coral island ta mid ocean, The work was going forward with great rapidity, as everybody believed, but the exact loculity where it was being done grows to be as uncertuin ax tho whereabouts of the sea sere ent which became a tloating island, Pier No. 1, fowever, stoou out as a beacon of ali the greatness One day a sbip came ap knocking it the # in all clase and glory which were to be. the bay and struck the new bulkhead almost off ts Joundations. All the dreams of the hew'docks tottered with it, and now people are be- ginning to fear that the now system, with all ite vaunted bouelits, 18 as substantial us Lhe projects which went before it; and it is plain to every one that the “all talk and no cider’ policy conunues. OUR DRKAMS IN THE PAST. Still, we canvot altogether forget those brilliant dreams. Wo all liké to picture New York as a Casar or an Augnstus pictured Rome—the 1 world, Otir equalid water front is offensive to our sensibilities, while it is hurtful to our business later. ests. We confess to ourselves that wo dislike the first appearance we make to strangers, aud we Buy to any. body who Will listen to us that things are worse now | than when Ton and Jerry in Jobn Brougham’s drama Janded in New York a quarter of a century ago. eb rhaps wo are not mach to blame, ior upper New ‘ork sprang into existence like w villuge of toadstouls in a farmor’s orchard. Commercial architecture could | pot keep pace with filigree and stucco, Bat all the while we ‘eamed the brightest dreams, ‘West sircet was to be widened, A doulve track freight rulway was to bind magnificent warehouses to a not less magnificent dock system. ibe car and the sip were to be brought together and cargoes were to be tPinsforred from fea to innd wn. trom tnd to sea almost unbroken. A more brillant Yyroject even en- tered our dazaied bruins, Mr. Harne\t, a well known Gitizgn. called on the HenaLp yesterday to remind its ulkheads. Anything more A be coucelved. it was an ideal ereameiry shat would dazzle the. ot inust have dazzied those of Mr. ‘Bernard rangers, as and bis brother Aldermen, bo long even larnett forgets the year when he suggested it to the august body of which Mr. Reilly was then a mem- ber. Could it be realized it would bo a splendid setting to the most splendid of cities, and to our commerce it would be jlwark a ot leas impregnable than Aga- mempon the walls of Troy. Cyrus entered Babylon by diverting the Eupbrates trom its course, but’ the magnificent quays and wal dock tramways of this splendid dream wou! make the commerce of the metropolis secure against anythipg except the drying up of tu. 8 Ol bbe ‘Hudson and the bay. WHAT OF THR FUTUKE? And may not ask ourscives whetber these dreams need be all a dream? The Depurtment of Docks is preteuding at least to carry General MoUlell- un’s plans into execution ond the commercial bodies are talking asotyore. Ifthe merchants aud business men will cease to resolve and to talk, and forgesting their rival interests, learn to act, a very few years will show not only real progress but @ finshed and com- plete system. The Dock Department is not too good to be watched and the representatives of the ChamberoiCom- tmnerce aud tho Cheap Transportation Association can not do better than to organize themselves into a watching commitiee, To begin with, let them draw from Mr, Wales just such an auswer as the Citizens’ Association drew irom Mr. McLeun m 1868, and thon, instead of being content with it, let them tear it to pieces if they can. The people ought to know the cost of every article that enters into the construction of the work and exactly where it 1s put. Then, too, the merchants must see that the work ts puehed forward with all possible despatch, and to effect (his they must say to the Dock Commissioners, “You must got only do your work honeatly, but you must do 1%” The commercial community bave a right to press and 10 guard this work as if jt was tho’ personal undertaking of any one of them, aod when- ever they do it the now dock system will be completed. ln sch 4 course stern, unyielding, seratinizing, uri is the only answer 10 the question, What of ihe jutur The whole thing 18 as cas'ly manaved as would be t erection ofa new builaing, and whevever the mer- chants go practically to work to see that West street is widened, that the new docks and piors ure bullt, and tbat New York has ull the terminal facilities the me- tropolis requires the problem will be solved—a long delayed task accomplished. QUESTIONS FOR THE DOCK COMMISSIONERS— A SHORT HISTORY OF THE NEW YORK WATER- FRONT IMPROVEMENT—WHERE FIVE AND A HAL¥ MILLIONS OF DOLLAUS HAVE GONE, New York, Feb. 6, 1877. To tux Eprtor oy tHe Herasp:— Iv your articles published Jast Sunday on the subject of the New York docks and facilities for commerce, you touch on delicate ground that seems to be avoiaed by all the committees of investigation, I refer to your positive demand for the figures, the accounts, that should stand between the official reputation of the Commisstoners of the Department of Docks and the suspicions of the public, As it has become an im- portent question for the taxpayers of New York whether the Immense sum of nearly $5,500,000 has been—well—judiciously expended by the department since {ts organization, any information that cat be given on the subject will help to clear up the doupts rogurding it, Having taken the deepest interest in tho improvement of the water front since that under- taking was first mooted, I have followed every move- ment connected with it and noted tho results, I be- Neve 1 can give you at least a clow to the mystery of this enormous expenditure and the insignificant out- come therefrom, so that you can with your accustomed keenness follow the intricate twistings of official man- ipulations of public money. Vomineneing with the organization of the dopart- ment, tho selection of Commissioners a very fair one considering that tne Tweed dynasty reigned over New York at the time. It would seom that even the hardened Ring thieves folt the vecossity of making one department of the city government thoroughly re- spoctable, a/kind of tribute to honesty which even thieves are capable of paying, But the Commiasion- ers, although eminently respectable, were high priced, and represented, with their chiet engincer, General McClellan, acostto the city of $70,000 per annum, |) Aa such a bigh-toned commission was selected the “eternal ntnogs of things’? demanded that everything connected with 8 administration should be high- toned and high-priced as well. Theretore, on glancing over the list of.expeuditures, we do not fad a trace of meanness, or, in other’ words, base cconomy, staining their record. Everything was done in o first cluss and costly manner from the fitting up ot the departmental officos to the iniimite detail of the preparations to get ready to do something. Judging irom the deliberation that char- acterized evory move it became vory probablo that the second centenary of our national independence would be celebrated vy the completion of the first pior ol the new dock s: Things grew too slow for ‘the politicians, and an ition Was set OD loot to re- Move the highly respectuvie but very expensive Com- missioners, and with the usual: result, the Commis- sioners disappeared, giving piace to & cheaper but perhaps more evergetic body. Now commenced the period when things began to look lively along the docks, The new men despising the caution and mactivity of their highly respectabie predecessors, “pitched ii” vigorously and made the SE money fly im earnest, Gen 1 MeClellan having Jyund that no could not moderate the of his em- ployers, gracefully vacated bis position, which was at once filled by anothor general. This gentleman s0ou discovered that everything proposed —b} his predecessor was a mistake, and set to wor! at‘ reforming the plans on a basis corresponding with hia own experience in bydraulhe engineering. The result is yéneraily known to have been unequal to the engineer's sanguine expectations. A vast amount of money, or rather its equivalent in material, was converted into a mixture of mud and broken stone and dumped into the river in the hope that, somenow or otver, 11 would settle at the bottom and harden there ito a wall, But st did not, and, fortunately for the designer of the ‘new plan,” investigation proved that it'remained in its original form of mud and broken stone The Commissioners in the meantime became troubled with the suspicion that all was not right, and comieuced a delicate ‘bull-dozing” of their engineer which forced that gentleman to lollow in the /ootsteps of General MeViellan, ln the course of their duties, however, the Commissioners took occasion to develop a very splendid sysiem of purchasing mato- rials Which must bave given the fullest sattstaction to the contractors, if not to the Commissioners and the engineer corps generally. Without catering into ot hecessary details, it 18 sufficient to state that 100 per cont was not deemed too greata margin ot profit on the contract prices over and above whut would be consid- ered a {air paying price by ap ordivary contractor—I mean a man who was willing to accept the ordinary profits of bis basiness for his trouble. In addition to this cutflow of the city greenbacks another current poured into the pockets of innumerable officias, who inspected each other so thoroughly thatthe buikhead walt acarecly dared to show itself above water for fear of veiig seen and inspected also. Great dredgers splashed about in the mnddy water, doing no work, but making a prodigious deal of noise. Derricks hosted and lowered blocks of stone from morning tll night, but no one could see the bulkhead wall coming up. True, the pile drivers worked hard building wooden piers for the steamship companies, but thea it was Whikpered that there were reasons why this should be apart from any anxiety on the part of the Commissioners to improve the water fron E pensive and extensive depots for stone wero formed on the Kast River, where the stonecutter’s work was fig- ured out to nine places of deciinals by competent young mathematicians especially employed for the purpose. Out of ail this flurry there came « section of bulkhead wall. But alas! what awall Like a baby prematurely born, tt was weak and exhibited a decided tendency to rovurn to the unknown conditiun whence itcame. Pouitices of riv-rap und bandages of wood, however, kept it up; and it still stands a monument to modern éngineerivg possibilities, All these things naturally bad their effect on the out- flowing currents of public money Kh.ch could be traced Just so far, but no farther. Like the rivers of the des. ert they disappeared im tho sands and were seen no more, A new engineer came into position with tho awful exampies of his predeceasors to keep him on the track, Being a man of capacity to learn a branch of the profession that was new to him, he concluded that it would be sale to return to first principles aud feordaived the system that General MecUiellan had organized, But, then, uniess he did something origi- pal, bis importance Would not be recognized; theres tore he adroitly added to MeClellan plan a some- tuing which he is how pazzied to perform, anu fin bimseil. committed to a pian that be js upable to exe- cule, A single resource remains to bim, however. He is fortunate jn por: ing the sympathy the Commissioners, and need only keep-up she splashing of dredgers, the banging of ptie drivers, the hotsting, Jowering and reboisting of big stones, and all the time-honored practices of those who have gone before bim, and he will undoubtealy sgeceed in convincing the public that something is really being done, Now, gir, thore are several points in connection with the management of the Dock Department which, it pro erly tnvostigated, will develop a coudition of things the reverse of satisiactory, First—The contract prices paid by the department for materials a8 compared with the current rates of values in the open market. Second—W hetber the plans adopted by the Comis- sioners of the Sinking Fuad and the Dock Department have ever been carried out at all, Third— Whether an immense waste of material, par- teulorly of piles and rip-rap, was not deliberately countenanced by the Comuinissioners and their en- gineers, This can ve shown by a comparison of (he quantities receipted for and the amount of work ox- eouted. Fourth—Whether material which had been peremp- torily rejected as deiective was out afterward acenpted and either used in the work or atiowed to go to waste. Fifth— What return bas been made of the sale of old material and the waste trom the piles, with the average length cut trom euch pile, us waste, ‘Sizth—the value ond the cose of all the floating property and machinery of the department, the cost of operiti wenance, Coal, supplies, Ko. Seventh. e present actual gost per tootof the balkhead wall, the rate of wages jor laborers as com- pared with their work, the cost of fitting and whence ibis obtained, the number of workmen exclusive of foremen as compared with tof all othor employés. Bighth—The tacts concerning tho leasing of tho ‘NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1877. tothe steamship companies, snd whether such were mado strictly for the benefit of tne city. There aro several other points on whieb information is desirable, bat I will rest sati d now with present- It the officials cannot or will not inform the public fall to concerning them, then perhaps that duty mi the lot of yours, respectiuily, wd INQUISITOR, TH: DESTITUTE. THEIR PLIGHT IN THE CITY—STARVATION IN NEWARK—ACTION OF PRODUCE DEALERS AND MARKET MEN-—-THE BROOKLYN POOR, A Henaup reporter called yesterday at St. John’s Guild to ascertain trom Mr, Wiswall how the work was progressing. Mr. Wiswall requested that nothing should be said about the Guild until such time as he himself would have « full statement ready giving all the facts pertaining to its present cordition, He and his assistants were busily engaged yesterday in pre- paring a statement for the public, showing that on an expenditure of $15,000 for groceries a saving of $8,000 had been effected in the method of purchasing adopted by the Guild, The managors aro also to explain to the public how the institution they have labored tobulid up during the past ten years stands at the presont time, The public, at the suggestion of the Rev. Mr. Wiswall, are cautioned by Superintendent Walling against somo persona who are selling bogus tickets for an entertain- ment to be given in the Guild’s name at Music Hall, Harlem, THE FULTON MARKET KITCORN. Tho Fulton Market kitchen yesterday was unusually crowded with poor people, owing to the closing ot the, Washington Market kitchen on Saturday lest. There were about 950 persons fed at Fulton Market yester- day, Mr. Stokem, the gentleman who bore the brunt of the greater part of the expense of the Washington Market kitchen during the montn it remained open, stated yesterday that the market people would no longer ald bim with supplies, They said they did not feel they could afford to continue to contribute the material, and very many of them refused to contribute asecond time, It cost $50 a day to run the kitehen. There 18 no prospect that it will be opened ay this winter, THY EPIPHANY GUILD. Tho master of the Epipbany Guild appeals to the benevolent citizens of tne Nineteenth ward Jor cuntri- butions of money and of family stores. During the past ten days supplies have been issued to 230 families, comprising 1,200 persous, and as inapy more ure ask- ing lor relief. The present working force of the Guila is overburdened, Intelligent helpers are needed, es- pecially geutlemen who may be williug, for charity, to spare Irom their business a portion of the day, any once or twice a week, to assist either in the office or at the distributing depot or in visiting and investigating ‘urgent cases of distress, The office is open daily trom nine A. M, to four P, M. ‘THB POOR OF BROOKLYN. The appropriation of $62,000 which was mado by the Board ot Extimute of the 48 County Board of Super- vi edef of the outdoor poor during the r will be reduced to the trifling amount of sumo ¥o,000 by the middle of next month, aud tne question bas arisen in the minds of the Supervisors how the further wants of the destitute are to be supplied. Several of the contracts for the supply of rice, four aud sugar will terminate in two or three weeks, and as Supervisor Strong thinks at will be dan- gerous to stop giving out ‘supplies when the appropriation 18 finully absorbed ne saggests that’the contractors continue furnishing rice, flour, &eo,, with the uvderstanding that an appeal wul be mado to the Legislature for a deficiency bill, which willenable the Board of Supervisors to issue certili: cates ol indebtedness by which money could be for the purpose of paying them. Jt was stated by Supervisor-at-Large Howell that the Board of Esti- mate, considering tho terrible increase of poverty in Brooklyn, determined to create a contingent fond of some $100,000 to be used for the relief of the destitute, after the $25,000 had been exhausted. tis said by Supervisor Strong that there 18 no such contingent fund in the bucget, and that the contingent (und for all purposes amouatod to only $10,000. The matter will be brought before the Board of Supervisors at their meeting to-day, when some definite action; it is thought, will be taken. THY NEWARK POOR, The Overseer of the Poor of Newark and his assist- ants are now giving out the last instalment of coal to the poverty-stricken of that city, and alter this moath those who havo managed to pull through with this pittance will be compelled to beg, steal ur do without fuel to Keep them warm or to cook their sount supply ofprovisions, The supply of bread will ulso be par- tially diminished, and, as six and seven Joaves bave been the quota per woek for families consisting of from three to seven persons, starvation will siure hun- dreds in the face, Three thou-and jamilies are on the list ot the Overseer of the Poor, making a total of 000 at the lowext estimate, allowing four to each family. Since December 1 97,000 loaves of bread and 1,300'tons of coal bave been distributed among the poor. The coal bas been given out at the rate of-a quarter of a ton per month to each family, or not a ton to any one family auring the three montns, Re- cently ono of the visitors while goig tis rounds dis- covered a femily of eight persons in Lilly strevt starv- ing. The head of the family was out of work, and had been since the beginning of winter, and is wile and children wore sitting listlessly by a sthouldering fire made with old boot id shoes. None had tasted food ju twenty hours, and all were so wouk and exbausted that they could scarcely walk, Assistance was promptly given without going through the form of reporting their case at the office, Afterward they were iurther awed, Ono of the visitors, who passed through the great famine in Ireland in 1848, said that in all his experi- ence there he had not seen such suffering as in New- ark this winter. INHUMAN AVARICE, * A most revolting case cumo under the notice of the Superiptendent yesterday, and steps will at once be taken to show up to pubic scorn the guilty one. Jt seem.s that a poor starved woman bad received a bag of flour trom the managers of the Relief Society at- tached to St. Patrick’s cathedral and took it to her at- tic, She had just placed it on the table preparatory to making dough, when her landlord put in an appear- ance and demanded the payment of her rent. Sno ex- postulated with him and told him her circumstances, but the unfeeling brute would not leave without some- thing on account, and at last, in sheer desperauion, she gave bin the bag of flour, This case excites the ut- most indignation among all who know tho tacts, AB yet but one or two of the churches haveany rogularly organized charity. CENTRE MARKET RELIEF ASSOCIATION, This body, which is composed of the produce dealers and others of that vicinity, still continues to be of great nssistance to the poor. 1t has been im operation but two wecks, but during that time 16,000 people have been supplied with wholesome soup and breau. The following will show what was done last week in the way of relieving the distressed :—Soup given away, 1,520 gallons; bread, 1,784 loavos; number of poopie aided, 10,657, Un Tuesday evening, February 13, the Italian Minstre!s, the members of which are young men belonging to the market, will give a grand benefit performance at the Opera House; 1,800 tickets have Deen sod thus early. following are the officers of the Centro Market Rofief Assuciation:—President, Thomas J. Buckley; Vico President, P. Dempsey; Treasurer, ©. k, Wol- ters; Secretary, Isaac N. Thompson, THE FORGED CHECK. CONTINUATION OF THI EXAMINATION—MAXWELL WELL SPOKEN OF, * Tho examination of George I. Maxwell was resumed at the Tombs Polwo Court yesterday, before Judge Dufty, the asual array of counsel being presont. Mr. William W, Sherman, the paying teller of the Bank of Commerce, was called tu the stand for tho dofence, and testified that ho first saw the aliegoa forged check at the Bank of Commerce on the 2d of January; witness did not know it wasa forgery; ho wrote on the back the word ‘Good,’ and signed ns initials, “W. W. 8.;"7 all witness looked to was the certiicution of the Union Trust Company; the word ‘good,’ in banking hteratare, meant all that the word Implied. Mr. John H. Oglevio, Secretary of the Union Trust Company, testified that there was nothing about the Gheck to' Indicate that it wus a forgery; the check passed through hunag of witness, also ‘the paying teller and bookkeeper of the Union Trust Company: F. J. Fay, paying teller, deposed that his only Knowledge tnat the check was a torgery was based on what he had been since told. Andrew A. Martin, the bookkeeper, deposed that before pronouncing the check “all e.bv? he ascer- tained that the New York Lite Insurance Company had # guflicient deposit to meet tt. For the defence Mr, Dewitt C. Hays, President of the Union Bank and trustee of the Union Trust Company, testified that he had known Maxwetl lor twenty yearr, never before ueara a word aguipst bis honesty : Witness did not beiieve that he would be guilty of tor- ery; when the forgery was discovered witness sent for axwell to coine to the office of the Uaton Trust Com- fais ca came promptly and manifested no ro- uctance in telling all be Knew about it; witness be- Jieved the prisoner bad failed in basiness once or twice and was porliaps somewhat embarrassed pecuniarily at the present time; did not know that Maxwell tro- queuted gambling houses, George H. Broachead, secretary and treasurer of the Biock Exchange, testified that Muxwell had been a member of the Swek Excbunge lor twenty years. Witness spoke favorably of the prisoner's character. Further examination was postponed until eleven o’clock this morning. MARGARET'S EXCUSE. She held out a dozen dirty looking documents to Indge Otterbourg and said, “Judge, there’s my recom. monds.’? His Honor replied that the point in tho case was how she got drunk? “The family i'm working with, In No, 43 South Fifth avenue, sent out for some beer, and the littie drop | drank went to my head. I'm always working hard tor my tiving,’? Oteer O'Shea, ot the Hughie Precinct, who had her im churge, said M whiskey, not beer, Judge, and she was so stupid, sonselons that Dr. Dorn had vo tight cayenne pepper under her noso to bPin, * “That settles it,” Or WO. said the Court, and Margaret, howling horribly, was takon to tho coils, read ; " | gages; work wus to be done in viow of certain transactions | CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY. PROCEEDINGS YESTERDAY BEFORE THE REF- EREE--D. J. NOYES' INTIMACY WITH THE VAULTS--L. W. FLOST's ‘‘COMMUTED COM- MISSIONS.” Examination of the Continental affairs was resumed yesterday afternoon before Wiliam Allen Butler, referee. A The Orst witness called was the former cashier of the compagy, Mr, 1..V. Styles, He testified that he had the combination of the sate; went into the sate on Sunday, Bome three weeks ago: there were with me Damel J. Noyes, L. W. Frost, R, C. Frost and Mr.Crofutcame into- the office afterward; never know that Mr, Noyes had any keys to the inner safes; there were two ioner sutes—one With a combination and one with akey; the latter contatned the bonds and mortgagee; the combi- nation safo was opened on that day by either R C. Frost or by D. J. Noyes; somo papers were taken from the vault; {£ think they wero letters belonging to L, W. Frost; D, J. Noyes was in the vault while I was not looking; the papers were seoa in this office afterward; 1 owed the company $5,000 on a mortgage, which was afterward increased to $75,000; 1 paia off $2,500 of the amount with money received from the company; | met tho Messrs Frost on tke Saturday evening preceding the Sunday on which we entered the office; we met in the company’s office; tt was un. derstood that we were to meet again on the Sunday for the Spends of revising @ list of bonds and mort. stayed at the request of Mr. L, W. Frost; the’ that were to take place on the Monday folowing; dia j Bot notify dir, Anderson of my intention to como here on Sunday; think he was aware of it, however; D, J. Noyos had’ been in the vauit unaccompaniod on previous occasions to my certain knowledge; tor some Feusen we made no revision of the bonds and mort. gages on tbat day. COMMUTED COMAISSIONS. Witness was theu ciosely questioned with rogard to certain entries in the cash and other books, Lap peared from the testimony that Mr. L. W. Frost Goived $55,000 tor commuted commissions on Septe: ber 25, 1876. Witness was asked concerning certain ehecks which had been drawn since August 1876 He tesuitied in regard to several that the dates haa been obanged in the check bi Ho receivea $300 on Feb. ruary 3 for working extra hours, BY suggestion of the reteree further inquiry was made into the amouots of commuted commissions credited to the account of 1. W, Frost, Witness read from the ledger the lullowing entries of tuat descrip. ton: —September % $10,000; 14th, $10,000; 201u, Hth, $lO842 64; sorb, 00,46 96 lor commuted Tost’s accouut inthe » Witness was unable 60 say upon what basis these credits were given; knew of no other directors of the company who received simi. lar payments, oue month of September, 1870 TWO BROTHERS VBAR. Witness suid that the entrics which had been read were made at the direction of RC, Frost, who was ucting President at that time, BR. C. Frost and L. W. Frost are brothers, On crose-oxamination by Mr. Sewell the witness testified that he believed the meeting reterred to 101 Tovision of bonds and mortgages bad sume connection with wacheme 10 start a new company from the re- mains of the vid; witness read trom tbe bond and Mortgage book a@ list of ten mortgaxes, aggregating $107,000, which had been transtorred to the New Jersey Mutual Company. Mr. Willan Fullerton was then called and produced the papers in connection with the New Jersey Mutual reinsurance and the Grant case. Alter a brief exam- ‘uation relative to the lees paid to wituess as counsel the reference adjourned until to-morrow (Thursday), at two P, LIFE IN FRAUDS. “IMPORTANT CHARGE LY RECORDSN HACKETT TO THE GRAND gury, Recorder Hackett, in addressing the Grand Jury of tho Court of General Sessions yesterday morning, after Laving called attention to the usual statutes, made the following important observations in refer- enco to ilo insurance trauds:—‘Sinco yesterday I have exatined the calendar tor the present tern, You will, as couservators of iho peace of the county, be rojoiced to know that the weight of crime on this calendar is comparatively light, ‘This is mainly due to the zoal of the District Attorney's oflice and the learned and energetic industry of my associate judges who, since [ lust sat here, bave continually held two during six weeks. It 1s only lin to Our commu- 1 should add, that noewithsianding commercul hard times and the strong temptations of ty, metropolitan crime lessens among middling classes, But it seems to have increased among the tmteilizent, the educated and those of svucml influenue. some time since I had occasion to cuarge a Grand Jury respect. ing fraud among trastees and officers of commercial institutions; since then the calendar dis- closes that not only amoug savings banks, but among ibsurance corporations frauds huve intensified, Sumo ot these latter cases inay be presented to you, as by the vigilance of District Attorney helps and others they wore laid beiore your proueecssors, it is bard enough for families to lose their hard eurned savings, but It is worse juck for a man who during several yeurs has paid lite tosurance premiums, only to awaken some moroing aud tind that bi ily bas not oaly lost their premiums, but that his endowments on tite policies are merely valucless ots of printed paper, and that if he js to reinsure his lite it has to be done at a very increased premium ‘or a tresh risk of advancing yours. A loss and purl Ike this if occasioned by the greod or recklessness or dishonesty of lie insurance xuurdians 1s the meanest of crimes, {herotore, i any such cases come betore you, prove them, no matter in Whut portion of the body politic they may fester,” NEW JERSE. MI MUIUAL LIFE IN- SURANCE COMPANY. ARGUMENT BEFORE CHANCELLOR RUNYON FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A RECEIVER--D&CIWION RESERVED UNTIL TRURSDAY, Tauxtos, Feb, 6, 1877. In the Court of Chancery in this city to-day, betore Chancellor Runyon, the case of the New Jersey Mu- tual Life Insurance Company came up for action. Mr. Thomas N. McCarter, on behalf of the company, asked the Court to listen to an applicauon for the post- ponement of the hearing, on the ground thet the docu- ments and papers on which it Was intended to draw an answer to the rule to show cause why a receiver should not be appointed were only placed in his hands last evening, and he had now had tine to prepare an answer. He intended to show that the company was not in- solvent, and that there was no reason to wind up its aflairs. Attorney General Vanatta said that ten days haa been aflorded th: company by the Secretary ol State, Mr. Keisey, either to prove to his satisiaction that the company Was solvent or to make good the deficiency ; and that seven days additional had been allowed in which to file un answer to the court. The ten aays had been used by the company to trauster their assets fraudulently to a foreign corporation which was with- out standing and backbone. He said a receiver should be appomted at onve to luke care of the company and find whether their affairs were solvent, Mr. MeCarter again resisted the application for the appomtment of a receiver Mr. Vanatta said the receiver could not carry on the business of the compiny ; ms appointment Was only for the purpose of winding up its allurs, ‘The Chancellor asked the Attorney General to give his construction of the statute, Mr. Vanatta said toat the Chancellor had a right to Appoint a receiver to take care of tho assets and guard the interests of tne policy holders pending the tinal action of the court. Mr. MeUarter resisted again, and sald that the Court had no rightto doy anything of the kind; the only thing tue Chancellor could do was to take evidence re- warding the solvency of the company. The appoint- ment of a receiver would Indicate weakness on the partot the ocumpany and a@ joss of confidence by the public, The receiver should only bé appointed to rquidate its affairs. ‘yhe Chaucelor suid in some aspects the appointment of a receiver would benefit the company and in otber aspects it would be injurious, ile would allow the counsel of the company to put in an answer, He did not think the circumstances of the case would justity him im deferring the matier for a week. He then fixed next Thursday as the day on which he would bear furtver urgument. Secretary of Siate Kelsey will not present his report to the Legislature until the Chancelior renders bis decision, MUNICIPAL NOTES. The Committee on Public Works of the Boara of Al- dermen met yesterday afternoon, but did not sonsider the charges against Commissioner of Public Works Campbell, 1t is understood that no action will be taken in this investigation until after the next meeting of the Board, when a resolution will be passed giving the committee authority to send for persons and pa- ers. Comptroller Kelly yesterday signed warrants amount- ing to $92,082 66, Che sum of £59,791 6d being on ac- count of atrect cleaning and $20,495 U4 for the Found. ling Asylum under eburge of the sisters of Charity, Tho special committee of the Aldermen appointed to inquire ito the subject of an increased water supply for this city will moet at the City Hall this alter. noon, With a debt ot nearly $160,000,000 and the opinion of the Commissioner of Public Works that all necessary arrangements have Ueen made to prevent a drought in the fature iis dificult to aseortnin What tbe committee mean to do under the cireums 3. Surely the city debt is largo enough without mangurating a costly experiment in this convection, A member of the “Third House’? | suggests that some patentees of force Pumps stand ber hind this latest Aldermanic movement, ‘The eaie ol city lots announced to take place yester+ day at sity Hail, under direction of the United States Loan Corn ners, Was postponed until Sep- tember next, It 1s understood, however, that most of | the property will be redoomed by that timo, NATIONAL WIFLE ASSOCIATION, MEETING OF THR BOARD OF DIRECTO! PARING YOR THE YEAR's sPonT. ‘The Board of Directors of the National Rifle Assocta- Mon met yesterday afternoon in their offices, No, 23 Park row. There were prosent:—Hon. N. P. Stanton, President; Colonel George W. Wingate, Vice President; General D. D. Wytic, Treasurer; Mr. George 8. Scher. merhorn, Secretary ; Major General Alexander Shaler, Major Genera! Johu B. Woodward, Major General | Thomas 8. Vakin, General M, T. McMahon, Hon. D, W. Judd, Judge H. A, Gildersieove, Colonel G. D. Seost, Colonel John Ward, Mr. F. H. Sanford, Major Josoph | Holand, Major Henry Fulton, Captain W. C. Casey and | Captain J. G. Story, | Alter disposing of routine business the following stanaing committees for the present year were ap. pointed Executive Committee—Hon. N. P. Stanton, Cotonet George W, Wingate, Mr, George 8, Schermerhorn, Gen- oral D. D, Wylie (ex officio), Major Goueral Alexander Shaler, Major General S. Dakin, Judge H. A. Gilder- sleeve, General W, G. Wara (elected). Range Committee—Coionel George W. Wingate, Colonel | GD. scott, Captain J. G. Story. Finance Committee—Hon, D. W. Judd, Mr. FE. 4, San- ford, General W G. Ward. Prize Committee—Colone! John Ward, Captain Will- tam C, Casey, Major Joseph Holland. THR INTRERTATE MATCHES, The resolution which 1s given below was adopted at | the suggestion of General Wyodwar solved, Tha: the secretary be instructed to communi: eate with the prover persons representing riflemen In each | State of the Union. Inviting them to parifetpaté in the in- title matehes to be shut at Creedmoor at the next cutive Committee bo directed to prepare the terms und conditions of such mate'ves. Complaints about wretehed railroad accommodations were Very strong last your, especially during the lat- ter part Of the season, when the Long Istand Rail- | road Company considerably raised the rate of tare to Creedmoor without augmenting either the tacil- jues of transportation or comfort of the passengers: So strong, deed, was the feelmg upon this important” matter that on several occasions a number of life members of the National Rifle Associa- tion suggested tbe propriety of wking steps looking toward the removal of the Association's ranges either tostaten Island or Westchester county. The meeting yesterday expressed a decided opinion upon tho sub- Ject in a resolution requesting the Treasurer to at once call upon the officiats of the Long Island Ratiroad Company in reterence to the tickets to Creedmoor tor the coming season, and endeavor to have the rato fixed os low as or lower than last year’s price, and to huve tickets sold in puckets at reduced rates, The Seerotary reported having made arrangements for the publication of 2,000 copies of last year’s anuual | report. General Wylic, the Treasurer, ‘reported the | sum which he had received from General McMahon, bis predecessor in office, to be $1 30; he disbursed altogether since coming into office the sum of $220 44, Jeaving $931 86 now in the treasury. THX COMING INTERNATIONAL MATCH, A good deal of interest was manilested by the meot- Mg as to the proper steps which should be taken with regard to the international long range matches that ‘PRE- are oxpected to take place next Jail. Some mem- bers of the Board believed that, as America had been so uniformly successful hitherto, it would, perhaps, be ‘thought mat apropos for American riflemen to send out a challenge. Others opined that it would be eminently proper for foreign rit en to undorstand that America | ia ready now, as heretofore, to mect im triendly | rivalry the champion riflemen ‘of other lands. Gen- eral Dakin, who isin correspondence with Mr. Met- ford, the London gunmaker, was understood to say | that he wuald like to aid in bringing about a meeting between the Britiwh ‘United Kingdom” team and the Americans. Mr, Sanford thought that after the ex- perience which was had Jast year the best thing tho Association could do tn this direction would be to let an “imperial team” alone. Colonel George W. Wingate | offered a resolution which bad for its object that of taking measures for the purpose of fixing the condi- tions upon which the great in jonat trophy mateh would be contested this year, also to extend invi- tations to toreign teams who might be desirous of en- tering the lists against America. Mr. Schermerborn stated that the National Rifle As- sociation had recetved no communication either from Major Leech on behalt of the irish ridemen, or trom any other foreign rifle club touching the subject of an international mutch this year. SALE OF SPORTING DOGS. A largo sale of sporting dogs will take place at Barker & Son’s New York Tattorsalis this morning, commencing atten o'clock. These dogs comprise a kennel of five setters and five spaniels; also a spaniel bitch, with five puppies two months old. Thoy are tho property of a private gentleman who has given up shooting, Tho setters, three dogs and two bitches, | are thoroughly broken and pighly bred. A brace | of them are of the oelobrated Gordon breed, and cost their present owner not long since $1,000 apiece. They are veautitully teathored, with fine pomts; rangy, without being too big, and should be ablo to work all day without tiring, Tho spaniels, all young dogs, are very handsome, un- broken, but now fit to go into tho breaker’s hands =A. brace of these, one liver-and-white and one lemon. and-white, are beaatifully marked and very bandsomo, Some of these spanicls would make nice ladies’ pets. The lotare to be sold without resorve, and shooting men should not {ail to attend the sale, PIGEON SHOOTING. MONTHLY CONTEST OF THE NASSAU GUN CLUD. More than a hundred of the crack pigeon shots and sporting men of Breoklyn assembled yesterday at Dexter Park to witness the monthly championship contest between the members of the Nassau Gun Club. To aad yet more interest to the sport the competitors, eighteen in all, were paired off in two teams, the teary grassing the least number of birds to pay for a supper for all the contestanis. The rivalry was consequently very keen, and the bird was generally blamod for every miss. The shooting was not upto the average, but the birds furnished were unusually good, strong, swift flyors that, unless dropped dead, would get away out of bounds, many of them being Joat tn that way. Selover and Powell were the only two who brought down their five birus straight, and in shooting of the tie Powell succcoded in carrying away the prize by o ird, The team of which Mr. Du ham was captain had the pleasure of paying for the supper for the party, which was done full justice 10 alter two of three sweepstakes bad been shot, Tho following is a SUMMARY. Dexten PARK, JAMAICA PLANK Road, Lone Istaxn, February 6, 1877.—Monthly contest at pigeon shoot: ing by members of Nassau Gun Clud, for champion- ship of club and supper for party. Five tirds each, 25 yards rise, 80 yards boundary ; Loug Island rules, Kuled, Missed. J, RK. Powell, captain, D1 111-101 7 1 H, Hauvt.. /OLLLL 4 1} T. ©. Vansize.......6. OL DEL 4 1 H. Boehme:... ....., OLLOL 3 2 | 8, A. Livingston -10101 3 2 E. Homming 11 0°1 08 % 2 8. Seiter . -O0011 2 3 Wicklen. 10001 2 3 100r~ 1 ry 19 «1 2) W.A. Danham, captain 1 1 F, Gildersleeve. +30 1 HL Van Wicklen 2 8. Abram... Fy D, Van Wickle: i 3 W. Handtord....... 4 8. H. Lou. 4 A. H. Blenderma 6 Referee—Mr. Radin, | *Fell dead out of bounds | ACCEPTANCE OF CHA New You, Feb. 6, 1677. To Tax Evitor or the Henaip:— Several days ago Thad a challenge inserted in the New Yous Hanatn to wrestio anybody in the world, and to back my intention I deposited $100 with Frank Queen, of the New York Clipper, laiso stated that I would have accommodated Mr, MeLaughitu to wrestle | him any way ho wished, and he bas since that accepted | to wrestle me for $400 a side, To suow Mr. William Miller that 1 did not try-to get newspaper reputation, | have covered to-day his $60 Jorieit at the Clipper ollice, and 1 will wrestie him tor $200 or $500 a side after six weeks from uate, any | piace be may name, either two ont of three or three Out of five falls, Greco-Roman style. covered my fortett wuen he read the Hrnanp be would have been accommodated first. | can be seen daily a Dan Strauss’, in thiscity. THEOBAULD BAUE HANDBALL, » The Savon street handball and racket court, Phita- delphia, was densely crowded yosterday atternoon with sporting mentrom all parts of the country, the occasion being tho benefit of Mr. Magh Jade, voteron handball player of that city. Two crack playors of tho Quoker city, Fleming and Harrison, were selected to take part in the benefit contest with Casey and Dunne, To equalize tho match Casey and Harri- sob took sides against Dunve‘ana Fleming. Five games were played. Following Is the score ;— ahs 2d, Ga, 4th, 5th, Total, Casey and Marrison,, 21 11 21 zt 12 SO Dunne and Kleming.. 18 21 14 9 ah 83 Brooklyn and Philadeiphia were next pitted against each other, Dunne representing the former and Burke the latter city, Hut as Danne was too much exbausted from the previons contest (he match was rather one sided, ‘The fotowing Is the score: — lst 2d, 8h Toto veces 1 Hh 16 | wag the Grat to make a hit, and ite strokes were | the ground once more, and as U lad Mr. Miler | § A COCKING MAIN. CONNECTICUT DEFEATED LY LONG ISTAND— CONNECTICUT SHOWS POOR STOCK, | On Monday night a cocking main, between Connecti. cut and Long Istand birds, took place in the car Tiago house attached to an old-fashioned farm hovse on this side of Round Hill, Cono., end near the New York Stateline, The agreement was tor seveu battles; cach side to show ten birds and let them fall Jo ot weights agreed on, both sides putting up @ forfeit for each battle. The main was reported ina morning contemporary as having takeo place tm Williamsburg on Saturday night. The mendacisy of the published account amused @ great many of the cockers present, while it also deterred a few from attending the match, though over 100 persons participated, representing New York, Brooklyn, White Plains, Yonkers, Port chester and Rye, in thia State; Bridgeport, Norwalk, Statford, Round Hill, in Connecticut, and New Bruns wick, Jersey and Hoboken, in New Jorsey. The parties were all on the ground by half-past nine P. M., but owing to some unavoidable delays the fighting did not com nence until eleven o'clock, ’ THR BATTLE A shake bag Oght between two black reds, heavy weights, commenced the sport, Tbe Long Island bird clean that the odds stood five to four in bis favor, buf before the betty had fully commenced a chance stroke trom the Cunnoetieut bird laid the Long Islander dead. The fight was over so quickly that some fault! was found with the betting, The main was next ir order, And the audience settled down for the show. Long Island placed a blue red and Connecticut » black | red in the pit at 5 Ibs,, 8 oz, each. The birds com menced threateningly, and at the first break the blue fastened to the wing of the black, which was al-« fastened to itself, 118 handter stooped to release him but the ola man from Cenuecticus being 100 stow, the bine made a rise and struck his heels into the Jett arse of the Long Islander, one striking the vein running down between the forefiager and thumb, went throug stand the hand, making very painful wound, Tne other cut made an ugly and serious gash in the ar; just above the wrist, severing two veins and fay. ing one open for about three-quarters of au inch, The man sat on the edge of the pit, the blood spurting on the spectators on tho other side, {he judge and one or two more jumped toware him, and whily the birda were left to themselves be was escorted ont, A new handler then took charge of the bird trom Long Island, which by tins time bad nearly fought the battle out; the Connéeticut bird, fase in itgelf, was most mercilessly hit by bim, They we, placed at the scratch once more, both birds flying | each other; tho black receiving good body bits, theta which blood dripped to the corpet ina stream. The Connecticut bird bad received a simutaneous hit tn the bead, whieh tad instantly killed it; Long Island thus winning the first fight, SECOND FiGItT, Long Island next presented a black gray and Con. necticut a red pyle, each at 6 lbs. Commencing @ dodging, Jumping fight, they dropped into steady, siow breaks, in which the gray seemed worsted. lt had pre: viously conquered in seven battles, and those whe knew the bird as the “New Brunswicker’’ wero well aware of its fighting tactics, aud the Connecticat men bearing Whispors that their birds were not all whet they ought to be, fount shy of betting. At tho com. mencement of the second buckle the throat of the pyle was cut, and a second later one of his eyes was clasod; his head then commenced to droop. Twice or three times be rallied and gave the gray as much as be could do; but, in the twentieth buckle, when breasted, tho gray beid hime by the nos: d, raising his head, struck him dead, at the end of thirty minutes from the commencement of the tignt, Thus the secund victoty went to Long Island. TURD FIGHT, ‘The third fight was between « Long Island black-red muft ab 4 Ibs, 6 oz and a Connecticut black-rea at 4 Ibs, 10.02%, The Long Island bird, ater a jumping, rattling opening, rushed iu to do some mischiot, but fastened well, Inthe next buckle the muff agaty struck macif, but got in two good hits on the red, Tho fourtt ‘buckle ended in a “bad blow trom’ the Long Islund bird which prostrated the pyle. It was at onee pounded, but there Leiug no takers the fight was given to Long Island, YouRTH FIGHT. The fourth fight was vetween a vlue-black from Lon; Island at 41bs 11 0%. and a Connecticut red pyle at Ibs. 12 02, The first buckle was a pecking wing fight, jn which the black fastened, hurting the pyfo severly. The injured bird, like all bis predecessors in the main, ped unable to stand punishment, but had ho been an active bird hoe could have won the tight, for the black seemed indispored to toliow bim up. He struck the biack but once, and m return received an ugly slash the neck, and another which broke his right wing. He was impounded us be fell, with the blood flowing ireely from the wound, The impound was not takeu, and the judge gave the Gght to Long Island just as the birds rose lor another break. The backers of the Connecticut birds then gave ug the main, refusing to put any more birds in the pit, and paying the forteit on three battles, as well as the stukes, After somo delay three scgatch dghis were sh of which Long Islaud proved victo- THK LAST HIGHT. The last fight, between a white chick it 4 ibe. 6 on. and a black cock at 4 ibs 9 07., furnished the most amusement of the evening, In consequence of the rat- tling mannor tn which the birds buckled each other. Thero not betng a pin’s diflerepce between them for some twenty minutes, when making a break together the chicken gave the black cock a hit in the throat which entered the head, killing it instantly, the white faluog with it first. In teu minutes more the place s in darkness, and the participants im the main, feathered and human, were on their way olsewhere, BURGLAR AND DETECTIVE, A FIER-E STRUGGLE BETWEEN PRISONER AND “‘CHINNEY'S” ESCAPE, About ten days ago burglaries were committed tn MeCormick’s saloon, corner of Clinton and Flushiag avenues, and inastore on Kent avenue, Brooxlya. Among the articles stolen was a sliver watoh, whiob was recovered ata pawubroker’s shop the following day by Detective Price, of the Fourth precinct, From what the latter learned he becaine satisfied that the thief was a notorious rascal known as Dan Caliaban, alias “Chinney.’’ Early yesterday morning Detective Price beard that Callahan had been seen in Park avenue, and on searching there he saw the feliuw standing near Franklin avenue, Tho officer caught hold of Calluhan and told bim that he had bet- ter come quietly to the station house. The follow re- sisted and a scuffle for the mastery cisued between the prisoner and the officer, The latter called upon some crtizens who gathered about them to assist him, bat they turned a dent oar to his appeal. Price finally threw Callaban to the sidewaik, when the prisoper’s friends dragged bim away. urning to the en. counter the undaunted polices again caught hold of ‘Chinney,” who threw bim, ‘falling underneatb. The ruflian then fastened his teeth in the fleshy part of Price’s right hand, causing bim to drop a pistol whieh he had drawn, With the butt of the weapon the lawless ruffian beat the prostrate officer on the left temple, causing the blood to flow coptously, ‘Again the detective struggled to his feet, ever re- ishing bis grasp of Callahan, They both fell tw y rolled over the vtl- d Price’s hand between bis teeth, lacerating ful manner, Tle also bit the cheek of the prostrate « vy the bystanders, The struggle ¥ iminutes, when Callhan ran away, p' » brave vilicer, Who was about to fire bis pistol when ho was ‘attacked from behind and tho youpou taten from him, Search ts being made for n, who bas served two terms in the Poniten- It subsequently transpired that the man who ' uted Price from fring at the retreating thiol wi ono Oscar H. Wilbur, who came suddenly upon t upposing thata murder was about to be took mt it by dis arming the mau who held the pistol. WI be learned the trae sitaation of the case ne called at the station bouse and gave himselt into custody. ANOTHER BURGLAR'S ESCAPE, On Monday night the rosidenco of Mr. John J. Wale ton, No, 22 Orange street, Brooklyn, was entered by a sneak thief, who made his way to the sleeping apart- ments on the second floor, where he secured jewelry 10 the value of $717. The prosenco of the thief in the house was discovered by a servant, who, informed @ police officer of the fact When the latter reached the premises he bastened up stairs, and as he entered the room the rogue jumped out of the window to the Street and fled precipitately. He was parsaed by M Walton and the officer, but eluded thom under cover of the darkness. The thief is described as being a short, stout tan, wearnmg © suit of Diack material and adark hat 1p nis fight the rogue dropped a small knife, such as 13 used by that class of window breakers to push Qack the window lateh. It is beloved that the fellow climbed up the front porch to the second story window while the oceupants were in the Jower part of the house, The bedrooms were found to have been thoroughly ransacked in the search for valuables, RUFFIANS RIGHILY PUNISHED, Two young gentlemen, with bandaged heads, black. ened eyos and bruised faces, were brought to the bar at the Fasex Market Court yesterday. They gave their numes as Joha Thompson, of No. 146 Kast Forty. seventh strect,and Henry Beach, of No, 416 Bast Seventy-second street. The complainant againat therm was Kdward J, Cabill, conductor of car No, 78 of the Second avonue line, who stated that tho prisons who wore drunk, got on bis ear at the corner of Grand and Forsyth streets, They refused to pay their fares, and rossly insulted several ladies who were im tbe ear. Won ho endeavored to pat ther, off they assaull hit and tried to throw bim over the | succeeded in battling with them antl Koilly ate | rived, Thompson and Binck assaaited the officer, whe one Of the strongest men tho force, and bo | apeedily reduced them to terms by an wnstinted plication of bis club, Justice Ce Cy -a Ww 60 onh, nod sent them to the fstend = detauit of $1,000 bail for their good Debavies