The New York Herald Newspaper, March 8, 1877, Page 4

4 THE STATE CAPITAL. Graham Regulating Insur- ance Companies. THE POOL SELLING BILL PASSED. Senate Amendments as to the Superintendent ef Public Works. ALuany, March 7, 1877. It ts so long ago sinco the Pool Selling bill agitated the Assembly and was laid away to sleep that some people had a vague idea it was dead and done for, or eise had passed the Legislature apd was in the hands It came up to-day a very lively corpse, and it stirred the Assem- Diy to its profoundest depths, Singular, too, that a simple bill to prohibit pool selling on elections and horseracing should move a grave body of states- Such was not its iat of the Governor. men to such displays of earnestness. Being called from the table, where it bad lain in {18 shroud so long, Mr, Strahon spoke in favor of it with much feeling ana solemnity, | and Mr, Husted followed with a picture of the calam- ities pool selling was likely to entail on the youth of Mr, Spinola burlesqued the moral concern betrayed by the previous speakers, aud the debate tempted several others to take a hand in, The lobby hovered on the outskirts of the chamber, deeply anx- If it survived there wag | Rev. tne land, tons for the fate of the bill, still hope; if it gov i | in his pulpit, claimed that round dances wero would be {mmediately realized The moral | wrong, but country or cotillion dances pressure, however, was too great even for | as danced in private — parlors, = were tot the lobby, and the bill sa‘led through tn triumph by @ | TTT een eae Indy in bis arms, whirling hor To beat the bill or so emasculate it | round the room ina way tending to lasciviousness. vote of 90 to 10, as to render it good for. nothing was supposed to be | Rev, the purpose of the agents who were present repre- senting the owners or lessees of trotting and ractng | Aithough the sense of tracks, to whom pool selling pays a handsome royalty ‘Then the pool room operators were tnter- | ested in geeing it strangled past resurrection, and the | report is that quite a load of moncy was ready to be No in the year, anlimbered if the prospect looked encouraging. doubt some of the money talked of was laid out, but the returns proved to be nil, DURING THE MORNING HOUR, ‘The morning was spent by the Assembly in the pas- soge of various bills, the most important being the Aunual Appropriation bill, which it was sought to amend by striking out the item for the work of revising the statutes, also by the reduction of the item for the support of the Normal schools from $18,000 to $12,000, andPalso by making the apprdpria- tion tor the National Guard $500,000, All three amendwents, alter much debate, Wore deafeated, and the bill was orted from the Committee on Ways and Meaus by Mr. usted. WHY THE MARINE COURT SHOULD BE ABOLISHED, Senator Bixby’s argument in favor of the abolition of the Marine Court shows the following ‘acts aud fig- ures, as compiled from the calendar of the court up to January 1, 1877:— Number of untried cases carried forward from former years to January 1, 1876 Number of cases piaced on culend upto January 1, 1577 Total numbar of untried cases on calendar, .. Number of cases tried iu the year 1576, accord- ing to the official returns of John’ Savage, Leaving untried on calendar January 1, 1877.... 6,335 The fact, as shown by these figures, is this—thac if no more suits are brought m the Marine Court it will tuke the present Judges, at the rate of $15 trials a year, fifteen years to clear off the culeudar of 6,335 cases, Again, if it takes fifteen years to try all the cases now on the calendar of the Gourt, what chance hus suit brought in that Court during the present year to Teuch trial before the next generation ¥ If the present generation cua get no rehaf, should it be taxed jor ine support of a Court merely tor the pleasure of having its great grand-cliidren read decis- jons im suits brougut in tbe Marine Court by their great grandiathers? THE CONTINUANCE OF SUITS OR ACTIONS. A bill was introduced in the Senate by Mr. Vedder, providing that whevever the plainui! in any suit or netion sliall have died, and the cause of on shail survive, the persoual representative or successor in interest shail have the right Lo continue such action, Such successor shall alsy have the right to have an order of court intervene therein, substituting his natne as planuil, “and thereupon such plainuil shall bave the right to proceed with such acuon, and bring the same to trial upon the issues joined at the time of the death of the original plainuff by the answer of any of the duiendavis, and to judgment and execution Upon the complaint or bill as to such of the detenuunts | have then been ia ul had not died, KEPOKTS IN THR SENATE, The bill providiug forthe sanuary inspection and supervision of common schools and school buildings in New York city was reported favorably to the Sevate, and also the bill, already passed tbe Assembly, in re- lution to tue ollice of Superintendent of Paulic Works, Tbe vill bas been amended by Lhe Senate committee iu several particulars, the Supertutendent is to furnish is increased trom ov to $100,000, and the security of his subordi- Baies proportionately. The appointment of Paymasters 1s taken away from the auditor of the Canal Department and given to the Superintendent, The warrant of the auditor for the payment of the Superintendent's salary and otver ex- penses is ol required lo be couptersigned by the Comptroller, A SURPRISE TO SENATOR WOODIN, Senator Jacobs moved on the enemy's works (which means Senator Woodin’s) to-uay, with uls resowuton that the Apportionment Committee report a vill tor the reapporiioument of the State with nu ten days (sul sequentiy amenced tw twenty), A lively bit of spar- Kk place, but the sense of the Senate favored ton, and it Was carried. THE CHARTER COMAUSSION REPORT DISCUSSED, ‘The report 1 the dunicipal Cuarter Commission wi read carefuily (o-day by a few members and pro nounced a yery weighty and important affair, bat with many Utopian suggestiors, especially thatin regard wo a Board of Financ arrange for electing a Bourd ot Aldermen by one classyof votes, that 1%, by the masses, and a bourd of Finance, by auother class, the tux and rent payers, 18 ‘de rather im practice, however excellent in theory. Still the re- port is considered good and opportun Hund just a8 ihe joint cummitiee 18 about vo put forth its great bill, and’it will help to enlighten eiscussion and point the woy clearer to the one chief end of se- curing better government tor New York eity, REGULATING INSURANCK COMPANIES. Mr. J. G. Gratam, chairman of the Insurance Com- Mittee, anticipating, as fb were, the report of his com- mittee, introduced a ill of great length designed to protect policy holders. It contains seventeen sec: tions, but the uist of it may be summed up as tol- lows:—It makes policies’ non-forfenable alter pre- miums had been paid upon them three years, It compe.s the companies to report all mMorigages within sixty days alter the passage of the act. ‘The ~ superintendent is to appoiut three persuns in every couuty of tue State to appraise the mortgages, to see it they are of ude pa value as compared With the company’s estimates, tC makes the companies responsible tor weir agents’ presentations; tue physiclan’s examination Ww stand unless there bas beeu a Wilinl misrepresentation by the applicant for a policy. This is inteuded to prevent companies trom pucing in the plea ot Every statement to the Superiuten condition of a company must t three of the directors, The objects are to be siated separately w must be estimated at its actual present value and in no case Above tS cost, ANY misrepresentation may be pros- ecuted under the statute for cbtuning Wwoney under laixe pretences. The policy boliers are to mitted Lo vote at elections for directo: board of nine is to be elected four shall by the policy and five by the stockvoiers, RESULTS OF THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS. The fruits of 's Caucus of republican tors were rev in the adoption by Uy as shall default, with like eflect as it the pla Y & Sen- ate of Robertson's ameudment to the foriy-seventh rule, so that no nomimavion in future shall be con- sidered by the Senate wotil alter the report upon it of & Majority of the commitiee to which it may ve referred, nor shall the consent of the Senate io the appomiment of any officer noms pated by the Goveruor, wiven on any day of the trapsaction of executive business, be trauswitted to the Governor untilthe next day therealer lor the transaction of such basiness, USELESS VIGILANCE, The precautions against a democrat) talked of ths eventng by some republy coup dl état are ns as being pretty ridiculous, when it 1s considered, as they say, that ‘all the nominations expected from Governor Kobinson have been aireauy arranged for between His Exceliency and a dec majority of the Senate. The nominces for Superin- tendent of Public Works, Health Ollicer, Bank Ex. aminer and harbor masters and port wardens, «re niready ent and dried, und give and tke policy is to be carried out to the letter. HANK EXAMINER, ‘The Governor sent in the name of Allen C. Beach for Bank Examiner in place of Mr. Ellis. JOINT COMMITTEE ON CLTIRS. ‘vo-morrow the time expires for making a report from the Joint Committee on Cities. Ol course, a wo- | tion will be made and adopted to extend the tim another week, Mr. should take more than on toagree upon « bil, He more from the profesional reformer bas to guide them. THY SUPPLY Mint, ‘The Ways and Means Commitee agreed this oven- Sng on the Supply bill, aud will report to-morrow. ine following are the principal tems: Bullalo Insane Asm, ), 000, —_———$ $$ killed tho fruits of hope | $200,000 in-place of assed as it wus re. | The amount of secuniy which | surd | dt comes to | | on the 2d of Jauuury Inst, | on Saturday last, aud tum when she accused her son- | ‘heir | Heimg improper _characiers. then | belore Justice Semler yesterday examination, | | Morrissey is puzzied to see why it iiting of the commitice ys he wants to bear no and is satisiea the com:nittwe can get along with the present lyghts at NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, MARCH jum for Deaf Mutes at Rome, $30,000, nile Ds oa 118, New York, $26,000. Hvdson River Hospital for the [nsaue, $157,000. Homeopatuic Asylum, $37,000. Utica insane Asylum, $25,000, Western House of Refuge, $51,000. Willard Insane Asylum, $94,000, and $75,000 for a new building. of just year. SALARY REDUCTIONS, Recorder Hac! was here to-day on the subject of the proposed reduction of his salary in Sepator Woodin’s vill, Should a general reduction tak: p the Recorder will cbeertuliy submit, but he will be t if he 1s made an exception of, i. Ap immonse bumber of brewers aod other people interested in the lager beer interest are here, um ably to influence the tate of Langbein’s Bul, which admits of the sale of the Teutonic beverage ov Sunday, and prevents arbitrary arrests by the police, They are however, as the Committee on Internal Affairs ided to report the bill adversely to-morrow. THE CIVIL DISTRICT COURTS. rt to-m: bad officers of civil district courts, The clause gi ing the Mayor power to ay ree the clerks was stricken out, and it remains with the Justic now provided by law. The salary of the clork is fixed at $2,250; assisiant clerk, $1,600; mencersphen $1,500; inter- preter and court attendants, $1,000 each, NEWARK PRESBYTERY ON DANCING. Inthe Third Presbyterian Church, at Newark, the Newark Presbytery met yesterday and indulged in considerable discusston, pro and con, touching the propriety of church members attending popular amuse- | ments, such as balls, reunions, theatrical pertorm- | ances, &c., given under the guise of charitable objects, The discussion was brought on by the report of a committee appointed at the list session in which pretty strong ground was taken against such amusements, The law passod by the General Assem- in 1818 declaring that such performances were pro- ductive of vico and immorality was approvingly quoted, Dr. Craven, the clergyman who prosecuted Rev. Mr. See lately for allowing females to hold forth wrong. Round dances were wrong, he urged, because | Dr. Foer Smith excited great iaughter at Dr. | Craven's expense by suggesting thit the mventor of | dancing ought to have arranged only for stago danoes, the Presbytery seemed to be strongly im favor of ‘shutting down”? on church members enjoying the delights of Terpsichore when it came to action | ou the report it deemed best to reier it back to the committee for moditication. Rev. Mr. Bowman, of Culdwell, who had been charged with and censured by his congregation for malicious conduct and dishonesty toward a ludy member, appealed to the Presbytery for afull hearimg. The matter was relerred to a commit. NEWARK'S BLESSING. Very Rev. G. H. Doane, V. G. and Administrator of | the Roman Catholic Diocese of Newark, including the entire State of New Jersey, has issued an address to | the clergy communicating the conteuts of a letter from | Biskop Corrigan, now in Rome, for a collection un tho | occasion of the jubilee of the Holy Father, The Vicar General in Lis address states that Bishop Corrigan, his audience with tue Holy Father, | | atter speaking in which ots Holiness had inquired minutely about the condition of the diocese, the number of priests, of seminarians, the religious communities, &c., the | Sovereign Pontiff “gave his blessing to the Bishop, the | clergy, the seminary, the relivious communities, in- | stitutions of learning, all religious houses and asyiums, &c., and finally to the entire peopie.”” MISSIONS, A missionary meoting, at which Rey, Joshua Kimber preseuted the claims of the foreign missions, was held last evening at St. Philip’s church, No. 307 Mulberry sireet, Thore waga large attendance of members of the church and others. THE OLD SAL? S' MISSION. | The Seamen’s Bethel Temperance Society celebrated | | tts sixth anniversary last evening at the Seamen’s | Mission rooms, The annual report was read ana ad- | dresses were delivered by several gentlemen, among | | others Colonel H. v. Tyler, J. A. Faulkner and Dr. ‘The exercises of the ‘evening, which wero very | consisted of recitations, singing and & large attendance of seamen, JOL COBURN. law. entertaining, | music, ‘there wi NER STILL IN THE TOMPS AND ANXIOUSLY LOOKED FOR sLONG THE WAY TO SING SING. Joe Coburn remained in his cell in the Tombs all day yesterday, watching aud waiting for the mandate | | which would convey bim to the rural Sing Sing for the | brief term of ten years, but it came not. The prisoner | improved the brief respite in receiving calls from his friends and admirers, but tu-duy he will probably be | called on to emigrate, | At many of the stations on the Hudson River Rall- road south of Sing Sing the arrival of tho alternoon train, Which was believed to have the convicted prize fighter on board, was awaited with undisguised in- | terest by crowds of men and boys, all anxious to catch a ghmpse of the notorious criminal, At Sing Sing a | motley assembiage, numbering over 500 pers | congregated near the railroad depot to look at factor wh ‘castor’? Was about to be “shied” into the old clothes room at the prison, there to remain for | a decade or until he escapes or is pardoned out, The | nou appearance of Coburn occasioned general disap- pointment among the curiosity seekers, A MODEL SON-IN-LAW. Edward P. Valentine, a young married man, residing | | with his wile at No, 70 Union avenue, Brooklyn, was | arrested yesterday on complaint of his mother-in-law, | | Mrs. Mace, of No, 473 Broadway. The charges against | young Valentine are of a very grave character, involv- | ing a series of crimes, which would seem to have been | the work of a fiend instead of a human being. 1t seems | that young Valentine, about three years ago, induced | Mra, Mace’s daugnter, Emma, to marry him At the time of the marriage the youthful husband was wanted by the police for several minor nisdemeanors, | aud when ti» became aware of the fuct he went to Boston, where he remained for about a year, He then | returned to Brooklyn, but was not molested by the | police, and went to reside with hiswite, By con- | Uinuat'bad treatment he drove her insane, and she was | removed to the Flatbush Asylum, Becoming better | she revurned bome, aud again lived with her husbaud | on his promising that she should receive better treat- | | ment, His promise was pot kept, and about a | | year ago, it ts alleged, assuited bis wile’s sister, Alice, 9 girl een years of age. It 18 also alleged that in August last he committed an | assault ov Mary Mace, another sister of pis wife, a child of thirieen years uf age, and repeated the offence Mrs. Mace stated that tho | knowledge of these ucts was first mate known to her | in-law of the crimes he said that he bad commitied them, The prisoner accuses his wife and sisters of Valentine, when taken ‘as “committed tor He is twenty-six years of age. RS, PROTESTING TAXPAY ‘The property holders in the aasessed district affected by the proposed widening of North Second strect, Williamsburg, met at Masonic Temple jast evening, | Mr. G. W. Fitzsimons presiding. The project has been Fronounced impracticable by the Board of Assessors, who dechre that the property will not pay the cost of the iwprovement, and the object of Lhe meeting was to judorse this opinion and to press the Legislature to repcal the act of 1871, which authorized the widening. A petition with 1,100 numes of lot owners will be ture warded to Albany at ouce, accompanied by @ vote of thanks for the work already dove by the Assembly. OUR COMPLAINT BOOK. Yo Tax Eorror or THe Heras. May Task, through the medium of your “Complaint Book,” if you will please call the attention of the | couse to consider nim’ a swindler, 1 | the Newark Daily Advertiser is in proper bureau to the fact that the names ol the streets, | fy once so properly and benetictily displayed on the cor her lamps, have, in Very many instances, appeare thers become so obliterat onintel and will you respectfully request that niewt and surely inexpensive meihod be nut allowed to tail tote disuse ¥ BINIS. OBSTRUCTING SIDEWALK. New Youk, March 2, 1877. To Tix Epitor or THe Heravs I respectfally solicit that your attention be called to the fact that in the day time the sidewalk of Beaver street, between Willian and Hanover, on the side occupied by the Maritime Exchange, is almost con- tnually occupied by groups of , princi: foreigners—sen captains and Lhe like—engaged in cons | Versation, $0 (hat itts impossivle for pedestrians to pass. ‘Che notice of the police should be called to the | fact, . THE POLITIC AL MILLE | Mr. William Mars ber of the Board of Park Commissioners of tuo city of | Brooklyn. Mayor Schroeder notified him of his ap- ot | g the Waylaring man know of bis Whereabouts | shop; sold on the streets lor five or ten cents apiece; ‘. | sent, Unasked, to private houses, and the managers | seem content if the papers suy | crowded,” of “crowds are turned away nigatly.”” | | but “ é | out, and the cleaner who does tuke ito li Was recently appointed a mem- | AMUSEMENTS. THE FOUBTH CONCERT OF THE NEW YORK MO- ZART CLUB. The Mozart Club is comp®sed of the beat members of ‘The aggregate of the appropriations is lesa than that | Theodore Thomas’ orchestra, and was organized last winter for the express purpose of giving the finest chamber music in public, The enterprise is commend- abie, and bas met wita encouragement, though not commensurate with their unusual me! Last evening Steinway Hall bad an audience of about 700 people, all of whom, it may be salely said, assembied solely in the pure love of music, The programme was admirable. The finest number was the sextet by Brahms, solid and strong, and was well played. Mr. Joseph Kiler gave the Bcbubert on the oboe with a tone that bas been noted for years in Thomas’ orchestra, and when recalled played ihe “Adelaide” exquisitely. We admired this wonder- fal song more on the instrament th: ever did in the voice. The only novelty of the evening was a juintet by Armin Schotte, a musician of this city. t possesses much feeling, and the andante ‘was especially delicate and lovely. The vocal music of the concert was supplied by Mrs Louise Oliver, The following is the full programine:—Sextet in B flat, op. 18 (two violins, two violas, two violoncellos), J. Brahms; songs, by Schubert and Schumann; solo for the oboe, “Ave Maria,’? Schabert; aria, ‘Stradella, (Mrs. Louise Oliver); quintet, op, 1, in G mujor (new), Armin Schotte, ‘THE NEW AMBRICAN MUSEUM. Thia interesting piace of resort on the Bowery, near Grand street, 18 rapidly making itself popular with the east siders, Many of the curiosities exbibited here are really wonderful, and the Museum itsell is well worth an boar’s visit, ‘The famous Captain Costentenus, the tatooed Greek, and the German dwar, Jamtiy are among the principal attractions. New additions are beimg constantly added to the many interesting features ot the Museum, MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTIS. This evening Messra, John Wild and George Knight will receive a benefit at Booth’s Theatre, “Lemons” will be performed for tho last time on Friday evening. ‘Pique’ will be given on Saturday afternoon, Now Yorkers will be treated to opera boujfe in Eng- lish by the Oates company next week. “The Duuyhter of Mrs, Angos”’ has been solected for the opening per- formauce. Mr. H, 8. Sanderson, tho manager of the Olympic Theatre, will havea benefit this afternoon ana even- ing, and an exceilent dramatic bill will be given on each occasion, The sale of tickets for the ‘*Wagner Festival’? con- tluues to be very great. ‘There seems to be a wide felt interest in the proposed production of Wagner's operas @ la Baireuth. If the managers keep their promise of producing them ina tnoroughly eilicient manner there can be no doubt that the venture will re- sult in a Onancial success. “Mk, HINDS’ TROUBLEE,” New York, March 6, 1877. To THe Kpiros oF THe HERALD:— Under the above beading an article was pointed out to me, in yesterday’s issue of your paper, which is calculated to damage my future prospects unless re- vised and plain statements of facts printed in contra- diction. My agreement with Mr, Ayres was for an occupancy of his theatre for a period of two weeks, terminating Saturday, March 10, but my acting man- ager, Mr.George R, Satibury, by carrying off my receipts for the Saturday matinee and theevening’s perform. ance, and who had my agreement tn bis possession at the time, placed me in a very unfortunate dilemma; other, wise I should have been in a position to have honora- bly discharged all my liabilities, and, armed with that azreement, I would have disputed Mr, H. Watkins’ pos- session of the theatre during any portion ot my term. Respecting the drama of “inshavogue,’? it was writ- ten by Mr. Charles Horsman, an English actor, ana surreptivously produced in this country some years since, and in the absence of any international copy- tight’ act between this country and Great Britain’ 1 consider and lay claim tg it as bemg as much = mimo as any other. per-on’s. True, the drama has been considerably bashed, and traces of incidents closely resemoling some in the “Shaugbraun,” “Thackeen Dhu,” *Trod- deo Down” and many other Leak jrish dramas, are to be found im the same, I would have attended the rehearsal on Monday morning Could | have come across my agent, whom | was seeking at the time, tar and wide, but be having my agreement on his person 1 was left powerless; otherwise I would have held my own, and punished Mr. 8. lor the embezziement. Re- apectfully yoars. JOHN T. HINDS, “BLOOD AND THUNDER,” | Naw Broapway raskra Nuw York, March 6, 1877. To tug Eorror otuk Heratp:— The article you printed in the Hexaup of to-day is Calculated to convey a false impression to the public, During my interview with tho reporter representing your journal I did not make use of the expression ‘blood and thunder,” and I have no intention of pro- ducing dramas of that character on the siage cf the New Broadway Theatre. Very respecitully yours, J.B. AYRES, Manager, FREE FORGERIES AND FREE TICKETS, To Tax Epiror or tax HkRALD:— The Hxxaxo report of the examination of McGregor, charged with forgery, beiore Justice Fiammer, states that the defendant was discharged and Mr, Stanley Dust, the complainant, left the court “very much dis- gusted,”” Mr. Dust must be pardoned for his emotion. He comes from a country where there is justice as well as law, and is pot yet accustomed to our pretty little ways of counting in a President and letting loose a forger. McGregor was charged with forging Mr. Dust’s name to an application tor tickets at the Fifth Avenue, Mr. McCoy's name to an application for tickets at Heller’ Theatre, and Mr. Pierce Havens’ name to an applica. tion for tickets at the Grand Opéra House. Justice Flammer ruied chat ‘+ so fur as these seats were con- cerned they were all complimentary, and tho giving o them merely courtesy between managers, They had no real value.’? It bas hitherto been understood that the seats at the Fith Avenue were valued at $1 50 a Picce, and those at other theatres at $1; but, of course, Justice Flammer knows best. Me- Gregor may now go ahead with his forgeries safely, But why sbould he restrict himself to orders for tickets? Why not sign A. T. Stewart & Co. to a check ? Justice Flammer would, doubtiess, rule that the check was ‘‘merely a courtesy between merchants’ and “of | no valug’? McGregor is evidently on the high road to fortune, Under the ruling of Justice Fiammer there are sev. eral other young fellows who can share McGregor’ spoils, Some time ago I wrote an order upon a proml- bent tailoring firm for suits for our pages. clerks thoughy my signature very curious and ime tated it ‘ior tun.’ Another clerk, also “tor ) Daiy’s Fitth | Filth Avenue Theatre,’ and presented it at the door, | ‘The ticket-taker Who kicked the bearer of this forgery | tun,” wrote over it ‘admit. two, is obviously lable tu arrest jor assault aud bauery. He bad bo business to intertere with that “courte: | between clerks” which led to the concoction ot this bogus order, Justice Flammer should take notice of this outrage. Another young teliow named Grau amuses himselt by forging bumes (0 theatrical orders. Ibe police ure alien bim; but he has only to give himseli up and Justice Flammer will compliment him, not only upon bis “courtesy”? but his penmanship, Another young fellow forges orders and selis them to poor carmen down tow, The carmen ure very indignant at his couduct; but upon reading Justice Fiam:ner’s decision they will at once perovive that the young teliow 4: engaged in a regular, legiGmave business, and will e proprietor of hot pursuit of another mun, Who plays a similar game; but this man is ull right now—unless he be cuugnt in New Jersey. Nobody cau blame Justice Fiawmer. He represents the average genument of the community, People gen- erally canuot understand that a Ucket for a theatre esents Money aud Las a money Value, just as much as the bul or the coin for Which 1018 exchanged. Some Instant entirely dis- | theatrical managers encourage this notion by scattering 1 us to be | free tickets broadcast, One distributes 1,000 a week, ther, 2,00 pother, 600 aduy, These passes are red to’ customers at every grogshop and barver’s “the theatre was tis a kind of advertising against which Lue press ought to | protest vigorously, since it robs the tills of the journals as Well as (he treasury of the theatres; but it 1s the fashion. No wonder that Justice Fiammer thinks that such ticket value,;’’ neither have the enier- tainments to which they secure admission, Another form of the Iree ticket nuisance is the “bill Dourd”? pass, This is imported from London, and Mr. Dust knows all about it. There, as bere, the theatri- cai pictures in the store windows and the theatrical bills displayed in froutof the stores are all paid tor with orders. Every portrait of an actor or picture of @ scene that you notice on your way down town has cost Lhe munager two, four, six or (en free tickets Tho proprietor of the store, the clerk Who puts he the window, the other clerks who don’t take it the fire with it have to be jeed with passes. way our theatres ingeniously deprive thet the paytug patronage of (ne very best class of thoatre- goers—the great, intelligent, storekeepiog class and pointment to the oflice, and im acknowledging the re- | their employés, Doue of whom now gives any mouey ptot the notificauon, Mt, Marshad says that be wit cept the position “on the express condition Liat bis Services Will be rendered Wiivout swlary,” fixes the salary at $4,000 per year. ihe law | | no reason, under the present system, why any person tothe mubagers, Recently there have been vom- plants published that theatre prices are too bigh. How can they be cheaper tuau nothing? In fact, L wee “Ave Maria” of One of the | with a moderate circle of in New York, a en pay pg recyted anda good handwriting, should ever admittance to a theatre, Mr, Wilham formerly critic of the Daily bill board system the Garety bili boards, pictures and posters, and relied upon ad We alone to inform the public of x 01 the Gaiety. For three years the struggle was bitter and his losses heavy, but he perse- vered and he bas Mr. Daly, also a news. paper man and ap ex-critic, 1s pertecting arrangements to carry out a similar reform here. He has always set bis face resolutely 8. ree tickets, believing that @ pertormance worth seeing is worth puying for, and 1 is useless to forge un order on his theatre since rs are not recognize’, But itis very doubtint whether jo this policy he receives the countenance and aszist- ance of (he press, aside trom the leading datiies. All the little papers, ignoring the fact that they are cutting the li th h out of their adve i columns, wre in tickets. From to the printer’s devil, ever; is a free ticket th them once and the manager mokes a personal enomy, who jampoons him if literary or “pi’a” bis advortise- ment if mechanical, The newspaper reader can easily trace the finger marks of these deadheads, *‘Energetic and able munager’’ means tree tickets, “Courteous and efficiont treasurer” means free tickets, ‘Liberal and attentive business manager” means lots of free tickets, Then the theatre is closed or the manager cannot renew his leas d the parting tribute to a management which bas sustaived the bigh reputation of the theatre” is a long wail over free cke! may not come so freely from the next victim, A little torgery more or less cannot make mueb dil- ference in a system so radically wrong, and therofore Justice Flammer may be proud of bis decision, When managers agree that it is absurd to aliow the public to come into a theatre free, as 1t would be to allow the public to wulk into a bank und help themseives to the money; and when the press, trom motives of right as well as of seif-interest, cordially sustain the managers in this agreement, then, and not till then, will Justice Flammer be ashamed of bis ruling and the theatres be amply supported by the public, which they indubite ably benefit, Yours, respectiuily, StEPHEN FISKE, Fivta Avexur Takatre, March 6, 1877, PARACELSUS. LECTURE BY THE REY. JOHN WEISS ON BROWN- ING’S PO“EM—WHO PARACELSUS WAS AND HOW THE POEM TREATS HIM. ‘Tne fourth lecture ofthe Rev, John Weiss at the American Geographical Society’s rooms was delivered yesterday and was on Browning’s dramatic pocm, “Paracelsus. ’? * Mr. Walter Savage Landor, he said, devoted asonnet of tribute to his friend Robert Browning, declaring that, shakespeare not being considered, Browning stood alone since Chaucer in the appreciation of nature, and that no man ever stepped through the Jocund Eng- lish meadow witb a mind sv exalted and a step so Iree, When Landor wrote the sonnet he was right, but Browning's style has greatly changed since then. If any young people should undertake to read -‘Aris- tophanes’ Apology,” for instance, they would need a Greek grammar and dictionary, and also they inust read the old Greek plays and criticisms; they must not only be perfectly acquainted with the Greek literature, but must also have a high degree of knowledge of the Greek mytholoyy. Lf you are going to the seaside next summer do not take any of Browaing’s later pocms with you, but put in your satchel his ‘*Dramatic Lyries;”” take it out when the lips of the ocean caressing the laud may send across the wind cheir taint: murmurs to reconstruct the rhythm of bis verse and the geuius of Browning will become clear. Afterward do what you please with him; or, better, getan adorer to read aloud to you, aud all at once you will perceive the beauties and Rovert will be no more an insoluble problem to you, He expresses in dramatic 1orm the psychologic problems which belong to various epochs and charac- tere, Nothing is too distunt, nothing is tuo near to escape him, all through bis poems the local coloring is pertect. He is pre-eminently in modern times the man who psychologizes and then dramatizes the psy- chology. ‘The difference between Browning and Sbakespearo is that Browning never Knows when vo stop. In his later works the metaphysical taculty has got the upper hand of him ana destroyed m3 earlior style. This earlier style is extant iu ‘Paracelsus? PARACELSUS SKETCHED. Paracelsus was born in 1492 1n 4 little hamlet near Zurich, He was not caretully educated 1m bis youtn, His father wus a physician (0 a noble family in tue yrian Alps. His r ame was Phillipus Aurvolus heophrasus Bombastus von Honenheim, and che epithet bombastic’? was derived trom bis turgid aud involved manner of speaking, He hud towering per- sonal pride which spurned all interference with him- self, He would have no teacher and would find out what he wanted to kuow in his own way. He loved to go about tho streets and talk with the pediers, linkers and old Women, He saw the Slyrian peasants eat arsenic and thrive on it; he discovered in Bohemia many metaliurgic and — min- ing gecreis. He was the ifirss man who ever gave a calomel pill, and the first in modern times to undertake to cure diseases with doses of iuudanum, He was the futher and founder of modern cuemistry. Magic, he said, was nothing bat the understanding of tue secret properties of objects. He was devoured by a desire of knowledge, but absolutely stopped by bis personal pride from obiaining that knuwledge by the aid of others. Browning makes a man of bim and preserves bim in spite of everything. He aiso preserves your respect for him notwithstanding he gave himseli up in miudie aud old age to an immoderate use of wine and, per- bu Jaudanum, Throvgt the play Festus, bis friend, seems as if be were Lis conscience, Whenever Festus speaks it is the better nature ‘Paracelsus’ which is decauted over jor the convenience of the poem into the other cuaractors, Paraceisus beileved in the complete absorption of the individual into the infinite—ve was a Puntherst. ‘This is atthe bottom of Emerson’s philosophy, but Browning wrote it im Paracelsus beiure Emerson, Puraceisus imitated in a coarser Way the method of Socrates and interviewed all the peopie, and picked up jb that way many a precious gem of kmowiedge. In the seeond act of che poem the desire of loving comes over him, to love us Aprile did, who tells him of his Jove for bumapity and his desire to adorn it with all grace and beauty, but sull Paracelsus declaims knowl- edge as bis only ulterior purpose, ‘The prime central doctrine of Paracelsus was the doctrine of signatures, He said that there were marks 1m all objects indicating their herent qualities, He Tan this doctrine fantastically in many directions, such as to cure hemorrhage by the use of a flower with a blood-red velu, Browning seized upon tuis idea that everything from the beginning bas developed itseit into uistinet lines of being. This ts Darwinism antici- pated by the stress cf the poetic imagination, Mr. Woiss read many passages of the poem to fil trauion of his remarks and to show its beauties to the audience, ‘Tne concluding lecture of the course will be delivered on Saturday next, the subject being “Latest Form ot Prometheus. ’” THE E ANS GALLERY. The Academy of Design is again thrown open to tho public, but this time only oae room ts hung with pie tures; the others are closed and turn the cold shoulder upon the curious visitor, The pictures now on exhibi- tion form the private collection of Mr. Silas C. Evans, and numbers some hundred and fifty odd lots. Take tt all in all this is not a particularly attractive collection, though there are some good pictures to be found in it. Among the best we notice two or three of Kastman Jobnson’s, one, “Tne Young Sweep,” being particularly good. “The Marvellous Story,” Hughes Merle, is cous spicuous for the bold touch ‘and rich color found in the background, ‘The figures are rather weak, Victor Neblig is seen to advantage in several paintings, aud Cuban Boat Lite’? aud ‘After the Battle’ are the pst of these, Toe color and drawing of both of exe pictures ig fine. The origival of Accard’s ‘ouvalescent’? is to be found here, Kd Frere is sented in a cil sketch, and a puimting called Sentinel.” ‘pectation,’’ by Coomans, contains two figures—one poor and the other gooa—that of the cuild 18 the good one, and in this the pose is vory happy. he Adieu” 18 a large painting, by Carl Becker. “Homeward Bound” 1s a clever bit, by Adolph Artz, Gerome is sven in a pencil sketch of an Arab praying, which 18 more interesting than beautitul, “Phe Drive,’’ by Monpezat, of Paris, is old fashioned und good, Gifford, Desgofie, G. H. Boughton, James M. Hart, Coiman, Coleman, George Baker, Piassau, Pascuttt, Escosura, Sending and Jacque are all well by | represented, These pictures will be sold on Wednes- day and Thursday evening, at Association Hall, by Robert Somerville, “ART NOTES. — Gainsborough’s portrait of the Duchess of Devon- Shire, which was sold last year for $60,000 tn gold, and stolen some days subsequently, bas not yet been dis- covered by the English potice, At the sale of the Clewer Manor collection a small picture by Cuyp brought $25,000 and a Greuze was bought by Lord Dudley tor the extraordinary price of $32,000, Sixteen pictures realized $170,000. At a quarterly meeting of the trustees of the Metro- politan Museam of Art the following preamble and resolutions were passed unanimously :— the, Trew day rej stat the ne utennial Lo tion have been close: apportioned to the Museum ; Reswived, That the trustees of the Metropolit of Art, gratemully acknowledging the benefits the nssoejation from the late Centennial der their thanks to those who loaned pictures vo th ted to the Extibi- Museum aud the National Academy of Design; to Me. August Belmont, who by opening his pallery. to. the publie, contributed to the — success sof the Exeeutive of the Exhibition; and also to the mem! 1 hibition, throu Committee and ousurer of the whoxe energy u and brought to a his termination, That a copy of the reamble und resolution be sont . August 1 h lonuer of pictures, and to th mbers e Committee und the Treasurer of the Mrs. F, F. Millen has just finished a lite ize crayon portrait of General Barris, Prosident of the Republic ot Guatemala, It is admirably executed and is pro- nounced an excellent hkeness by the friends of Gen- eral Barrios, Miss Holbrook bas modelled a very satisfactory bust of William Cullen Bryant, 8, 1877.—-TRIPLE SHEET. THE BOND STREET FIRE. How the Flames Did Their De- vastating Work, THE BURIED TREASURES. Losses and Insurances on Stock and Building. At ap carly hour yesterday morning the firemen succeeded in subduing the flames of the great con- flagration at Nos. 1, 3 and 6 Bond street. They worked hard all day, and late last night they were still deluging the smouldering débris with water, but it ‘was not expected that the ruins would be sufficiently cooled off to admit of the work of removal being begun before next week, Much of the valuable prop- erty ts locked up tn the buried safes, and the owners are unable to estimate their full losses until it is known whether the contents of the sales are an- harmed. ‘THs FIREMEN NOT AT FAULT, A great deal of indignation was manifested when the public learned that the fire, which began at @ quarter to eight P. M. Tuesday, was confined for over two hours in the cellar and lower floor of the doomed structure without being extinguished, This gave rise to not a few charges of mismanagement against the Fire Department, The firemen, however, it would appear, did their best to stay the progross of the flames, often at the risk of their lives, When the flames hed burst through the roof and the smoke was drawn upward they bravely stood their ground amid the redhot columna, cornices and iron work which fell aboutthem, The great mistake of the night, It is generally conceded, was made by Van Tyne, the fire- man of the Gorham Silver Manufacturing Company. He disdovered the fire soon after seven o'clock, and instead of giving an alarm, locked up the building and went in search of the engineer, forgetting to turn olf the steam from the engine inthe cellar, When the firemen arrived on the scene they found a dense black smoke pouring from the building, which was shut up and locked almost as securely as though it had been @ safe, Soon after the effective work of the ongines on the flames had begun the collar floor gave way and fell into the subcellar, giving the iro entire control of the underground por- tion of tbo building and’ full play for a distance of thirty feet to the ground floor of Nos, 1 ana 3 Bond street, Tho flames then burst forth with redoubled fury. They ate through the dividing wall between Nos, Sand 6, and gradually burned through seven floors tl) they reached the roof. By half-past eleven the dre bad gained its climax, It was not until one o'clock that the flames were under coutrol. The following diagram will show the position of the different builuings destroyed, injured ‘or only threat- ened by the flames ry g 3 = cy *qoons aeypood, ~~ Browuway. Nos. 1 and 5 Bond street. h the block, tilled’ with nilding. C—Nos, 7 avd 9 Bo achtiy damaged. D—Willcox & Gibvs' store, No. 658 Broudway; roof and back damaged. # and F—Cartiaze factories, Nos, 656 and 654 Broadway; rear and roof badly damaged. Gand H—Nos, 62 and Got Broadway; comparatively un- hurt except by the failing walls is Hot and 644 Broadway; uninjured. K—De Soto tlouse. ker Street Savings Bank; extension wall badly uninjured, DANGER INCURRED BY OTHER BUILDINGS, All that was left yesterday morning of the stately buildmg was a heap of smouldering ruins. The smoke bad cleared away and the lineal extent of the damage and the dangers that had been averted began to be de- termined, Whh the exception of three or four roof tires, occasioning Lut little damage, which cuught on Broudway and Great Jones street trom the flying sparks, the damage was entirely confined to the west- ern balf of the block bounded by Broadway, Bond street, the Bowery and Bicecker street. \ A narrow alley rans through the block from Bleecker ree: to Bond ina zigzag direction, On the south de of thisalley the sslcecker Street Savings Bank was the only one damaged. ‘he bank building standing by itself, separated from its neighbors by a little passageway about four feet wide, running en- Urely around the building, and divided from the alley by aten foot wall. The bunk building 18 not through- out its deph of the same hbeightas the tront part. About two-thirds of the way back there is un extension considerably lower. The two alleys and the extension alone saved the bank trom destruction, As it wi art of the rear wali of the Bond street build- ing had fatlen on the extension roof and crushed in partot it, Other parts of the roar wall of the bank were cracked and otherwise damaged by the intense heat. The damage here will not exceed $5. 000, No damage was occasioned at the St. Charies Hotel beyond that caused by the hurried removal of some of the furniture, A rear door of the unoccupied store at No, 650 Broad- way was crushed in by the weight of the falling bricks, but tne building did not catch fre, The oiher buildings on Broadway were slightly dam- aged in the rear and on the roots, but the stock of goods in them was only slightly injured by water. Nos. 1, 3 and 5 Bond street is the ballding that was destroyed, N 7 and ¥ yet remain whole, but the wails of the former may bave to come down. THX LossKs, At No, 654 Broadway, Messrs. Flowers & ae car- riage makers, had their stock damaged shghtly In the hurry of removing it to the street, No insurance, AUNo, 656 Broadway, Mr. John C. Ham, carriage and harness manufacturer, was damaged tu stock about 000, Building, owned by the Stevens estate, dam- Aged $2,000; insured in the’ Park Lnsurance Company. Messrs, Bangs & Co., book auctioneers, had their stock slightly injured by smoke, AUNo, 658 Broadway, Mr. R. G. Enson, engraver, bad his tools and drawings injured. Willeox & Gibbs? sewing machine factory, on the fourth floor, was dain- aged avout $500 by wator. In Nos. 7 und9 Bond street were Messrs, Adams & Shaw, silversmiths, Whose machinery and stuck was worth $100,000, loss uukuownh, und Messrs, Spadone & Able and Jobn A. Riley & Co., both heavily dumaged. ‘The following 18 a partial Ii=t of Insurance on stock, fixtures, machinery and tools in Nos. 7 and 9 Bond street, upon which it 18 reportou there is only a slight damage :—London, Liverpool and Globe, $18,000; Royal, 5,00 New York Fire and Marine, $2,500; Com- mercial, $6,000, Pacitic, $3,500; New Jersey, $3,500; Wilhamsburg City, $2,500." ‘The destroyed vuilding, Nos, 1, 3 and 5 Bond stroot was owned by Mr. R. Appleton, It was occupied on the first and sixty flours by the Gorham Silver Manu- facturing Company. They are the most damaged but are unable to ascertain the amount of loss they have sustarned antil they can examine their sates. Messra. Carter, Hawkins & Co., lers ta silverware, occupied the second floor, They had « large stock of Jewelry on haud, Over $100,000 worth wns locked up in their safe and they are anxiously awaiting the time when it can be opened. They were insured as fol- lows:—Ruigers Insurance Company, $5,000; Giobe, $5,000; Manutacturers’ of Newark, $5,000; Germania of Newark, $5,000; Clinton of New York, $5,000; and jo two other companies, Whose names they did not recollect, $5,000 each. The rest of the baildicg was occupied by the follow- ing firms, who are unable to state theif exact loss :— Adams & Shaw, silversmiths: Baldwin, Sexton an Petersou, diamonds and jewelry; Dominick Haft & 30. jverware; New York Jewellers’ ation ; Jes- up, Cheney &'Co., optical instruments; Thomas G. Brown, jeweller; Robbins & Appleton, jewollers; Pierce, Kursh & Co., watches; New York Silverware Manutheturing Company, and Hale & Multora, jewel ers, A number of these firms piaced signboards near their recent offices ying that they had removed to the Grand Central Howl A meeting of all the above- named firms was beld at the latter place yesterday aiternoon at three o'clock. Sentiments of mutual Tegret aad condolence were expressed by the different gentlemen, After some deliberation they all agreod to hire deskroom in the building No. 9 Bond. street, where there isa large vacent room. They did not expect to be able to begin work om the ruins bolore Monday, THR BURNEY BUILDING, The store burned down 1s reputed to have been one hest 1m the world in regard to the stock it Uver $2,000,000 worth of was jockeu up in the sales of the different firm: ving: their offices in the building, It is, however, a matter of er the amount of lows the sales are opened A ~The burned buildin; BBB B—Alley runn street e — Absolute impossibility to on this itmense sock uDti and examined, There aro certain of jewelry which are rendered val 3360 When exposed to & moderate heat, others wh such us diamonds, can be injured but by the greatest ees \ street, At No. 6 pi ae heat, For this reason the owners say thoy cannot make @ very exact estimate of their loses, Some of them place it as high as sixty per cent, while others, evtimate it at twenty-five per cent only, All the Property in the safes i# covered by insurance, the final value of which depends on the soundness and en- durance of the buried sufes, and ure about forty ot themunder the heated ruins. je safe makers, quite naturaily under the circumstances, feel very apxious. YESTERDAY'S WORK. About ten o’clock yesterday morning Chief of Bat- talion Gicquel commenced the work of pulliug down the walls, Ropes were placed around broken columns and carried across Bond street, where the firemen, as sisted ki mauy of the eager crowd, tugged away until they fell One column at No. 5 Bond street was 8¢ strong, however, as to resist the eflorts of twenty-four men, A machine for hoisting sates was sent tor, the rope was wound around the axle, and the columo siowly leaned toward the street and tel! finally, with a terrible crash, to the street, splintering into fragmeuts us it fell, The street und alleyway were covered with débris. Some of the failing masses cal considera- bie damage in the houses on the opposite side of Bond arations were being to large iron girder were turn a dwelling bouge into astora A and two iron columns for the store lying in the gutter when the opposite wall tell. The force of the falling ruins broke them in two and rendered them use! for their purpose, The damage, though apparently slight, amounted to $400, ‘The alleyway in the roar of No, 5 Bond street was tilled with the falling bricks up to the level of the top of the bank wall, In the \oway around the bank men were already at work engaged in removing the débris that nad fallen there, The clock, which had withstood the flames of the previous evening, fell at Just early in the forenoon, being struck by oue of the columns as it Was pulled down, INSURANCES ON THE BUILDING, Although the loss on stock cannot yet be found out, the insurances in companies of thiscity and elsewhere have been uscertained with comparative accuracy. The following table shows the insurances on the build. ing, Nos, 1, 3 and & pane batt < 2 S Greenwich. Ridgewood = 5,000 Hope. Rellet. 6,000 st. Nici Hamilton 6,000 Manut’a & Bul Firemen’s, 5,000 rk. 5,000 Amity. 5,000 Firemen’s, 5,000, Boylston, Boston,. 2,500 Franklin, Boston,, 5,000 y Manul’rs, Bosto! 6,000 Williamsburg City. . Firemen’s, Boston 2,500 Montauk Gebhard. 6,000 Eagle.....+ Jefferson - 2,500 Fire Ass’u Philad Westchester, » 6,000 Lancaster, Pa. pp Republic, . 6,000 Butlulo German Franktin, N. ¥,... 6,000 Standard, N. J. Hartiord, Hartford. 5,000 Globe, N. Y Springteid. . 2,500 Sterhng.. oe ‘Total on building. ANSURANCKB ON g sTOCI The following is a list of the 1usurances on stock; — Commercial Union, 2,500 Standard... ...... % Mech’sand Trad’rs. 5,000 Home. . ma N. Y. Equitable, 5,000 Fire Assoc’n, Phil.. 2, 4,000 Buffalo, Buffulo.... 2) Western, Toronto,, 5, Westehi ry Resolute. Y. Y. Produce Ex Sere. 1 4 NY. Firs @ Marine On machinery— S 500 000 600 500 vu0 500 200 . 800 Cry : +» 5,000 Boylston (Boston), 2,500 Broadway. + 6,000 Fireman’s. 10,000 Commercial. . ~ 10,000 Mercantile, 8,000 Mechanics’ + 6,000 Merchants’ Newark 2,000 Mercantile. + 4,500 Gebbard.. Rochester German, 4,500 Merchants’, + $000 Lorillard. 5,000 1) N.¥, 9,000 3,000 Mechanics’ Bk’lyn. 6,000 4,000 N.¥.&Yonk’re,N.Y. 5,000 4,000 Hamburg, Bremen, 20,000 Firemen’s Fund... 2,500 Bost’n Underwrit’rs 15,000 ‘fradesman’s, 6,000 Atlantic, Provid’uce 2,500 Fairtieid.. 2,500 British American., 5,000 American. 000 Com’! Nat’nal, N.Y. 6,000 Impv’s and ‘trad’s’, 5,000 Meriden... . 3,000 North Britis! 00 Firem’ns Fund, Cul, 5,000 Royal. ‘ ‘000 Columbia, N. ¥.... 5,000 Guard 000 People’s, Newark., 5,000 000 New York City 7,600 Mant’rs, Boston.. 7,500 3,000 New Hampshire. 6,000 6,000 Roger Willams., 2,500 5,000 Op stock In process of manufacture— Revere, Boston. 2,500 ‘Union Muv’l, N.Y, Lamar, New Yor! 6,000 Elliot, Roston Firem’ns Fund, Cal, 2,500 Washington, Bost’n Total amount of insurance.... ..+..++0+++++$365, 300 The New Jersey companies that aro losers by the fire are the Newark City, Now Jersey and Mecbanics’, each of whom held policies for $5,009, and the Fire- men’s, $7,500, ST. PATRICK'S DAY IN BROOKLYN. Yesterday the Brooklyn Board of Police and Excise Commissioners granted permits to the rival Irish civic societies to parade on the 17th inst., in honor of the patron saint of Ireland. The route of procession chosen by the Ancient Order of Hiberaians was pub- lished inthe Heat of Monday last. They will turm out about six thousand men, The St. Patrick’s Mutual Alliance will readezvouz at the junction of Marcy aud Flushing avenues at eleven o'clock A, M., end will march thence to Latayette avenue, to Fulton street, to Jorulemon, to Court street, to Atlantic avenue, to Bocrum place, where the parade will be dismissed. It is expected that 3,500 men will parade with the Al- Hance, WANTED—AN EX-PENSION AGENT. The Sheriff of Kings county is looking after Dudley W. Haynes, who escaped from Deputy Sheriff Cav- anagh in Brooklyn a few days ago apd has not since been scen. fhe fugitive was appointed pension agent by President Grant in 1869, In 1878 the appomtment was revoked. Last week John W. Shepard, of No. 406 Marcy avenue, brought suit against Haynes to recover $400, He intended to open a satvon on Flatbush av- enue and borrowed money, intending to pay when he realized in the new enterprise. As he failed to mect the note given to Mr, Shepard, that gentleman caused his arrest He was permitted to leave the jait in com- pany with the Deputy Sheriff 1m: order to obtain bail, which was fixed in the sum of $600. He borrowed $1 trom his custodian, under pretence of buying medicine for a sick child, and eutered a drug store, leaving Cav- avagh outside awaiting his return, Haynes has-pot since been seen in Brooklyn. 1,600 8,750 8,750 WHO KILLED FRANK REILLY? Captain Uherry and Detective O’Connor, of the Eleventh precinct, since the death of Frank Reilly, the victim of an assault by the ‘Goorck street gang,” have been diligently at work obtaining evidence as to the manner of the assault and the persons who took part in it, Yesterday morning they brought before Justice Flammer, atthe Essex Market Police Court, John Daniels, alias Crav, of No. 810 Sixth street, and James n, alias Dougherty, of No. 320 Rivington street, who are charged with being concerned in the assault Miss Lizzie Reilly, a sister of the deceased, testified that betore her brother died he stated thas h bad been beaten with a clay and stabbed several tim by Lynch and Daniels, They both positively denied the churge, but were committed without bail to await tue result of the Coroner’s inquest, NOVEL STATUS OF A COURT. Owing to a sudden attack of illness Judge Dykman, presiding at a Circuit Court and Court of Oyer and Ter- miner convened at White Plains, Westchester county, Jast Monday, was compelled on Tuerday morning to adjourn the Court until the following day, Lt ora sterday, however, that the Judge was too il! ‘And as the day wore on a telegram was Juuge Pratt, requesting him to come on and occupy the bench in pursuance of the adjournment. To thie message tt is understood that the lust named judicial oificer replied that he would be unable to be present until this norning. Should such bo the case some of the lawyers have given it as their opinion that the Cir. cuit Court cannot legally resume its functions for the torm for which it was organized, MISS PARKER'S OLAIM. A woman of respectable appearance, who some years ago must have been quite good looking, was charged in the Fifty-seventh Street Court yesterday morning by Richard ©, Fellows with having gone to the resi- dence of that gentleman, No, 16 East Fifty-cighth nd created a disturbance there by claiming to his wile, The lady, tor such she seemed to be, was. at first detained, but yesterday alternoon she was allowed to go on her own recognizance and her prom- ise to leave Mr. Fellows in peace, There appears to bo some cause for the woman’s strange conduct. It ia Improbable that she would 80 conduct herselt without reason. Her name she gave as Parker and one of tne Southern States as her birthplace. THE TABLES TURNED. The case of James F. Hanna againat Eliza Jane Beckman, née Spotts, tor bigamy, came up before Jus tice Elliott yesterday. Mrs. Beckman approached the bar smiling, and asked an adjourment for one week to allow ber to obtain the necessary evidence from Vir- ginia to show U she had never married the man. Justice Kiliott told her it was unnecessary, us Hanna would not appear against her, his recoyuition as & ‘Masonic bea’? having frightened bim away. She thereupon made a charyo of perjury agatost him, aud the Justice granted Ler a warrant, which will be exes cuted if possible vetore Mr. Hanna gets away, if he hus not already gone. THE ISLAND BELLE, Tuo whereabouts of tho survivors of the Island Boh have been sought forin vain for the past lew weeks It would be advantageous to them if they would give the Cashier of the HknALD some clew as to where they cau be found. FATALLY BURNED, Joseph Hurtlo, aged three and a half years, died law evening at the Reception Mospital from burns acck dentally received the day previous The Coroner will uid au inquest