The New York Herald Newspaper, March 18, 1877, Page 6

) LIE INSURANCE LITIGATION. A Field Day for Attorneys at White Plains. Piling Up Confusion in the Suits Against the North America and Guirdian Mutual, —+——— A Fine Entertainment and a} Week’s Postponement, . Quite a deputation of lawyers left the city yesterday morping for White Plains, where the suits against the North America and Guardian and Mutual Life Insurance companies were set for hearing belore Justice Dyk- man, It will be remembered that these suits were fonsiderably mixed since their commencement by the Appointment of a receiver for the defendant com. panies, and also by an order of discontinu- ance in the action of Tremaine and others against the Guardian Mutual, In this latter proceed- sikuap va ‘The North Atnerica, TR le eae lg | Lohengrin”? there is ap elegant superabunaance of there appeared for plaintiffs yesterday Messrs. Jobnu L, Hill, A. A. Redfeld and Jobn J. Townsend, For .the defendants there appeared Messrs, Ashbel, Green, Robert Sewell and A. J. Vanderpoel, Mr. William Barnes appeared for policy holders upon the side of plaintiffs, ana Mr. R, W. Van Pelt for interests that wero represented by the Attorney General. Mr. Gren- Ville Tremaine represented the receiver, Mr. Henry Pierson, % After considerable waiting for the disposition of prior cases Mr. John L. Hill opened the matter for tho plaintifls with a general review of ali the former pro- ceedings, He said there were tive motions pending in the two suits, The actions were brought by policy holders for a relief which they had supposed they were entitled to. inreference to the discontinuance of the Tremaine suit be said a mistako had there been committed which needed correction, After a few further remarks he was interrupted by Mr, Tremaine, who said that, as he appeared for Receiver Pierson to make some preliminary objectious to certain motions, be desired the counse! for plaintiffs would state his ground first bofore going into the cause of action. Mr. Hill replied that be did not propose going into the cause of action, and then continued. He said that un- der the provisions of its charter the Guardian Mutual was required to divide its profits among the stockhold- ers and policy holders, while the North America bad taken advantage of a reservation in its charter to call in ite original capital stock, leaving it a purely mutual institution, It was alleged in bis i that the Universal conceived the des: D Of appropriating the assets of the Guardian Mutual and North American under what are known as schemes for remsurunce, The Universal did reinsure etguty per cent of the Guardian risks, 1n consideration of eighty per cent of that company’s assets, of which the poorest were certainly not selected, The trouble o: the plain- tiffs, Mr, Hill said, Jay in the fact that a certain bum ber of policies were found to lapse, thereby reliving the company from maintaining the reserve upon them; and in this present instance such beuetit of lupaing did not accrue to the Guardiwn at aii, but to the company which reinsured it, He — claimed that euch a reinsurance was ultra vires und void, and he shouid move to set it aside altogether, He’ held that under the Revised Statutes the policy holders bad aright to correct these abuses. He argued that the defendant companies were to-day insolvent, whereas if they wore puid what belonged to them wey would be solvent. In the mattor of visatorsal powers, which the plaintiffs had asked for, be claimed that the new | Jaw afforded them that privuege. The old statute iett O alternative but to destroy a company which was found insolvent, but this wus entirely contrary to what the plaintiffs desired, A GAME HE DID NOT UNDERSTAND. Mr. Hill was aguin asked to disclose the motion upon Which he was speaking, but he avvided doing so, and 1 etd to relate the Way in which the companies ad been dissolved at the petition of the Attorney General—a version that was given on the previous Suturday in Brooklyn, Mr, Hill spoke very pointedly Fesarding this proceeding beture the Scheuectady Court, He ciaimed that the plaintiffs had ugreed with defendant upon the advisability ol the Attorney Geu- .erul’s obtaining a receiver for the companies, but the former did not désire nor did they expect the com- nies should then be dissolved. Just as (he counsel ad reached the point of his narration where, as he | said, “the guillotine fell, und tive heads of liteless cor- portions fell into the basket,” Mr. Tremaine again in- terposed an objection. He insisted that the mind of the Court should not be thus misled by the counsel, and that he should come down to the real motion whatever it wus, Mr. Hill retorted by referring to a scene of his boy- hood, where be fired his gun and did pot know be bad bit a duck untii he heard u ‘quack.”’ He then contin- ued without molestation to detail the dissolution of the 7 Vanderpoel asked the counsel, if he had con- cluded his stump speech, to inform the Court of his motion, Mr. Hill followed in bis previous vein, aud then said that since ail these facts had transpired he should move to make the receiver a purty .o bis suits, with leave to tile a supplementary bill agaist him, would ask for an order tu show cause why the referee, Juage Leonard, should not be relieved trom injunction and allowed to proceed with his investigation. He should ulay ask that the order of discontinuance in the action of Tremaine et al. vs. the Guardian Mutual should only stand in so faras it reiaied to Tremaine himself. Mr. Sewell argued that no paper In the last mentioned matter had been served upon the defendants, and they would decline, of course, to answer it. Mr, Hiloflered to serve the papers at once, but Mr. Sewell declined to accept them without e1ht days? no THK DUVENDANTS? RELY. Mr. Green then opened tor the defence, begin- nibg with a criticism of the irreguiar proceedings’ of the other side, which he said were calculated to convey A wrong wnpression. He read an aifidavit mado vy Mr. A. A. Redtield, to show that plaints counsel were familiar with the so-called “scheme” to dissolve the compunies long belore the dissulutions happened. Mr. Green claimed that the whole matter was known to Mr. Redtleld upon Mazch 7, the day precoding the action at Schenectady. Ho disallowed the asse ton that there bad been any undersiaading at Brook- lyn the previous Saturduy to the effect that the ‘status of the companies was not to be changed, Regarding the order appointing a reieree and the question of visitorial powers, he argued that tho order was made under the suit of Belknup vs. the North America; and aven if the defendants admitted, which they did’ not, that Mr, Belknap was a creditor of the North America, e owas in no sense a creditor of the iversal. Even conceding him to be a creditor of je first named company, the counsel said he had no Standing 1m court to invoke the summary and extraordi- bury privilege of visiting and mquiring into the affairs | of the Universal, Counsel argaed that there was no common law in this country providing for visitorial powers, aud they were only granted in exceptional Gases, where expressly provided for in the statute, The court had vow been sitting until nearly five o'clock, and Mr, Green proposed to give way to Mr. Sewell, who had an argument (0 make, But as there was cousiderable to be beurd Justice Dykeman, at tho Fequest of counsel, postponed the cuse until next Sate urduy, at White Plains. THE WORLD MUTUAL—A DECENT INT! PROPOSED BY THE ATTORNEY GE The officers of the World Mutual Life Insu’ ne Com. pany have been notified by the Attorney Geueral to appear at Schenectady on Monday, to show cause why Qreceiver of the company should not be appointed, | This corporation was reinsured by the Universal in | 1874, and accordiny to its last official report had agsets amounting to $197,000, and fiabilitios aggregating $183,000, Its total number of policies jn force were 414, covering $374,000 of insurance. Mr. William R, Grace, receiver of the Continental, has filed ab attachment to secure $54,000 tn mortg bonds of the Belt Raiiroad Company, which te tuds He | | “The Lady of Lyons’? will be given. | guages, | all the chief erties of Europe, NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, MARCH 118, 1877.-QUADRUPLE SHEET. snowed hal a ae to lose by cancelling as against McRobet HIS BONDSMEN NOT TO SUFFER. The ex-Treasurer says tnat bis boodsmen shall not suffer joss to the amount of ope ceut, and that if time ts given him he will settle ail bis indebted- ness to if i takes ali that he world. He sald yester- to @ report would raiher work for y , Without s coat upon my back, than have said what is being said about me in the papers. never did steal any of the money. It's a political fight against me, Even should | mysell be unavle to settle with the county my friends will settle for me. Tt will | axe some UUme to turn things around.” Ibis supe posed by the iatter expression that McRoberts intends to reahze upon bis investments. ‘The present Treas. urer,"’ Mr. McRoberts continued, ‘‘may come out all Straight, but no man Who 18 under Obligations to any oue can. The county treasurersbip 18 @ most unthank- tu) office." Mr. McRoberts’ bondsmen are George Bechtel, Charles Bischoff, ex-Supervisor Christop visor Diederich und Captain Jobn H. Houseman. They met at Stapleton yesterday 1 consultation with "Mr. McRoverts, to try to make some kind of a settlement. Some clew has been obtained to the lost account books, and It is proouble that they will goon be found, AMUSEMENTS. “LOHENGRIN” AT THE ACADEMY, The Academy of Masic yesterday contained a large matinée audience. Wagner's music appeals to our Gothic instincts, takes us back into the region of primi- tive poetic impulses; and we redeem oursgives by call- ing the music that of “the future.” It 18 barbaric melody conquered by the missionary Wagner. In orchestra, with sweet melodies, and wild bigh and low harmonies, like winter and summer quarreling over the tender violets of spring. The transpositions are rudely sweet aud gayly Gothic, and always seem to be experimental, Oi the singers, Mme, Eugenie Pappeu- heim appealed to a wide horizon, and riehly; and Mr. Bium as the King rendered bis part with fine presence and with resonant elegance, ‘loo much praise cannot ve given to the orchestra. MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES. The San Francisco Minstrelg offer a new vill this week, Tony Pastor offers a long and amusing bill at his theatre this week. The Jubilee Slave Troupe give a sacred concert at the Grand Opera House this evening. The Aquarium offers new attractions this week. Concerts will be given afternoon and evening. “Our Girls’ will be given at the New Broadway theatre on the 26th inst., with Miss Marian Mordaunt in the principal rdle, Visitors to the Aquarium have an excellent opportu- | nity of hearing Pyko’s Madrigal Boys and Glee Club while admiring the fishes. “The Danischefls’t continues to attract large audi+ ences to the Union Square Theatre, and ite run 1s likely to extend far into the spring. Mr. Charles White will have a bevefit at Niblo’s Gar- den on Thursday afternoon, and some of the finest dramatic artists will appear.on tbe occasion, “Our Boarding House’’ will be playea to-morrow night forthe fiftieth time and will begin its eighth week, A souvenir programme will be presented. Aconcert for the beneflt of the French Evangelical Cuurch will take place at Steinway Hall on Thursday, March 22. The prosramme ia a very interesting ono. The Hon, Billy Edwards will receive a benetit at the Hippodrome on Monday evening, and will himself ap- pear in a boxing match with the Hon, Billy McClellan. “Jack and Jill’? has made a tremendous hit atthe Olympic. The pantomime is a worthy successor to “Humpty Dumpty,” im which @. L. Fox made bis tri- umpb. ntony and Cleopatra’? will be produced at Niblo’s Garden on Easter Monday, with new scenery and with Mr. Joseph Wheelock and Miss Agnes Booth in the title rdles, “The Two Orphans” will be performed this week at the Grand Opera House, with Miss Kate Claxton in her charming réle of Louise, and Mrs. Marie Wilkins as Mother Frochard, Mr. Brown, the mind reader, proposes to give draw_ ing room entertainments every Monday, Wednosday and Friday evenings, at eight P. M., at his residence, No. 1 Irving place. Wallack’s Theatre is crowded nigatly, and the farci- cal comedy of “My Awtul Dad’? is likely to rival ‘For- bidden Fruit’? It is admirably acted, and the scenic effects are charming, In consequence of the general interest manifested concerning the telephone concert in this city on April 2, Maurice Strakosch will commence tho sale of tickets to-morrow at Steinway Hall. An unusually brilliant occasion was made by the oc- currence on Tuesday evening of the second reception | of the series given by Mrs, Agnes Storrs Vedder and Mrs. PY. Culler at their residence. Mrs. J. H, Hackett will appear at the New Broadway ‘Theatre this week In the tragedy of “Medea,”’ Sheis said to be a One actress, and ber advent on our metro- politan stage will be watched with Interest, “London’ Assurance” will be played at the Fifth Avenue Theatre to-morrow night, and on Wednesday On Easter Mon- day “The Princess Royal” will bo performed, The fourth of the series of Miss Arabella Root’s con- certs for tho benefit of the poor of New York will be given on Friday evening at Chickering Hall. A num- ber of eminent singers will appear in a fine programme. “A Trip to the Moon’’ has been condensed tnto three acts and now goes off with increased brilliancy at Booth’s Theatre, This spectacle will be followed, on Easter Monday, by the engugemont of Mr. John Be. Cnllough, ‘A leciure on the Sauveur system of teaching lan- illustrated by an experimental jesson in Spanish, will be delivered by Dr. Baralt at the Har- vard Rooms, im Sixth avenue, on Monday evoning, March 19 There will be an entire change of programme at Heller’s Wonder Theatre this week, in which many new feats will be given for the first time in New York. Spirituel matters will receive the especial attention of the brilliant protessor, “Yannbauger” will be given on Monday evening atthe Academy of Music, There will be only this one per- formanco of this opera by Fryer’s company. Friday | is set down for the production of the “Watkure,?? which is regarded by Wagner as his crowning work. 1t will be a crowded night at the Academy. A graad Easter carnival and ball will be given in the Academy of Masic on Thursday, the Sth of April. It will be a festival for children, quite unprecedented in America for its attractions, such as ts held yearly in ‘Tho arrangements are being conducted under the most influential manage- ment, The decorations will be superb and the orchestra faultless, The programme of this novel and entertain- ing affair is printed in our advertising columns, Lovers of opéra bouffe will this week be able toenjoy age | were the property of Luther W. Frost, and still may be | in bis name. RICHMOND COUNILY fHE EX:CT AMOUNT OF THE ALLEGED D. CIENCY UNKNOWN —HE PLOMISES TO PAY UP THE WHOLE AMOUNT. ‘The exact amount of the alleged deficiency in the ~necounts of Hugh McRoberts, ox-County Treasurer of Richmond county, as oppears trom the balance sheet prepared by his Deputy, Mr Israel Denyse, 18 $61,760 81. McRoverts claims to have mage payments for the county since this balance was made which would reduce the amount to $55,000, but Denyse testi- REASURER, fies to $2,000 trom tax sules, $800 from buck tax and | gy | men of Chinese $1,200 trust funds, received by Meoverta and no credit given to the county for the amounts, which would add $4,000 more to the above deiicieucy, Me- Roberts, also, it is alleged, neglected to pay $10,622 50 due Williamsburg Savings Bank Just year, aod 130 Ottizens’ Savings Bank, the money tor which had been levied in taxes twice and now bas been Irvied the tuird time upon the taxpayers, making $75,000 in all, The Comptrolier has noiitied the Supervisors that there is a bulance dav the State jor Stute wexes oF F48.04' This money Lad aiso been Jovied, but MeRuberis st Phat it had not been collected. Mersrs. Fronu wou Her peck, the Supervi-ors’ Couunittee, hove eimployed ao experienced expert, W. McKeon, of New York, who ts bow engaged im Uirodgh the books, wpd will, doubviess, ascertain whether McRoberts’ statem: tre true, MeRoberts? sureties are all rexponeil ec, having justitied in the sain ot $200,000, The county im, therefore, not likely to bea loser by he jeged defaieations.' Mo was & loser to the amount of ‘ 700 by the failure of the banking firm of Minot & $24,700 by Bagg ind ng ms Ge., of this city, wh! jupervisors interest and $25,0vU for pus. due bonus to the | | dea Ecus.’? | | | week. The prices brought were, also, the largest of | | the week, but they were not large for the artic! | | A Satsuma bowl, with cover, decorated: in | gold, $38; small bow! of the same ware, $2 pieces, On Monday evening will be produced Often. bach’s sprightly opera, Mme, VArehidue,”” in | which Aimdéo will appenr for the first time | in Now York in tho réle of Marietta, It will | operas will be presented—"Madame Angot et ses | | Files,” a new work, presented for the frsttime in their favorite amusement under most favorable aus. | be repeated on Tuesday night. Wednesday and Thurs- day nights will be devoted to “ia Timbale d'argent,” Aimée will introduce into this opera ber favorite “swell song,”? ‘Hildebrandt Montrose,” in which sho made a bit last week, Friday night ts set apart for | the beautiful Mme, Dupare, On this occasion two | Arncrica, and the two Urst acts of “La Boulangere & BRIC-A-BRAC =e , The attendance at the sale of bric-a-brac at Clinton Hall, yesterday, was tho largest of the sold, lue and piveds of Gxgshell porcelain, saki saucers, $40; mam- | moth plaque of Hezin porcelain, with Japanese his. | J scaue, $60; covered box ‘of Chinese clowouné, sloiwonné on kiota, $26; fine spect: piash ware, a Vase, Lwenty-live inch another liver colored smaller spec ; Biver: bign, men, $26; bowl of old Satsuma, $25; tea- pot’ ot ‘old Satsuma, $24; gold lacquer cylinder vase, s1X inches high, $36; @ Unique old Sat Suma teapot, $60; Chinese splash ware, bottie-ahaped vuse, $28; a’ Satsuma vow), decorated with 100 por traits of Jupanese poets, ten inches in diameter, $2 of sume ware, $60, Satsuma vase, chocolate ,iaz $55; a duplicate tlie same; a rare specimen of Satsuma, in torm of centre piece, $115; Japanese bronze cylia: der vase, $100; a duplicate the same; the teuk wood cabine even feet five inches high, $245, which cost $280 to import. The collection of Chinese goods brought to the Centennial by Wu Ying Ding will be sold by ihe Messrs, Leavitt on Friday of this week, LONG ISLAND BARN BURNERS, The Queens county Supervisors have offered a ro- ward of $500 for the arrest nd conviction of tho ine cendiaries guilty of burniag the barns of lsuac Downing | edge them through the lo | the depot, where an inquest was bela by Coroner Ward and olbers HELPING THE HUNGRY. OVER FIVE THOUSAND PERSONS IN ABSOLUTE NEED—STARTLING STATEMENT OF W. Rk. STORRS, GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT OF THE | DELAWARE, LACKAWANNA AND WESTERN COM- PANY'S MINES—SUBSCRIPTIONS POURING IN FREELY. Scraxton, Pa, March 17, 1877. A popular demonstration of prominent cit!zens rep- resenting the various intereste, professions and reli- gious denominations of this community was held here this morning for the purpose of appointing auxiliary committees to take charge of the diferent districis of the city, with # view to ascertaining the names of the pecdy and affording them prompt assistance. Mr. R. T. Biack, of the Pennsylvania Authracite Coal Com- pany, presided; Mr. E. C. Fuller acted as secretary, and there were present a large numberjot clergymen, doctors, lawyers, bankers and business men, who | seemed in tavor of the good work, and were anxious te devise some swift method to save the starving. Tho following GENERAL COMMITTEE OF RELIEF was appointed:—W, W, Winton, President. of Third National Bank; John Jermyn, proprietor of the Jer- | myn Colliery; H. 8. Pierce, President of the Seranton | Trust Company’s Bank; J, J. Albright, general sales | agent of the Delaware aud Hudson Canal Company ; Hon. John Handley, Associate Law Judge; U. M, Stowers, of | the Stowers Packing Company; George L, Dickson, | President of the Dickson Manulacturing Company; George Fisher, of the firm of Fisher & Suphin; | Spencer J. Reed, J. C. Burgess, Jonas Laner, Alfred Hand, Simon Rice, George Sanderson, Presi- dent of the City Council; George Mayer, Charles Du Pont Breck, of the Moosic Powder Company; Thomas Phillips, Sandford Grant, O. P. Clark, R. W. Luce, C. H. Welles, R. T. Biack, M. W. Clark, Dr. C. A. Stevens, Patrick MeUann, E. C. Faller, H, B, Rockwell, H, O. Silkman, General Puin- ney, F. E. Hunt, B. W. Weston, Lewis Paglio, J. M. Chittenden, J. C, Platt, Joseph Gunster, Cashier of the City Savings Bank; James Biair, Thomas F. Leouard, ‘Thomas Moore, Walter Gorman, M. Miller, William Counell, John U, Reed, Jonn A, Linen, Cashier of the First National Bank; John H. Sutphin, R, W. Archbaid, John Pheips, Chartes E. Judson, A. W. Dickson, E. B. Sturgess, N, Halstead, E, N, Willard, W. RB. Storrs, Hon. F. W. Gunster, William Hall- stead, Rev. A. A. Marple, of St. "Luke’s Episcopal cl nomas Dicksvn, President of Delaware aud mm Canal Company; Dr, SC. Logen, Rev, L. C, Fiovd, pasvor of the First Methodist Episcopal Chureh; Jolin Gillespie, Rev. Culliss, pastor of the Second Presbyterian Chui Dr. H. squire, Rev. K Myers, of the Germ Methouist Episcopal Church; D. B. Brainard, Joba W. Moore, Rev. Mr, Dunn, of St. Vinceat’s; William Matthews, G. A. Fuller, Rev. Mosea Whitly, pastor of Bt borg et Dwight Baker, Silas Ousterbout, Coionel W. A. Morries, D. 8, Roberts, W. W. Manness, H. M. Boies, Henry Merrit, U, G. Schoonmaker, G. W. Bush- well, A. B. Stevens, A. Chase, E. E, Merrifield, Mellon, J. Slocum, George Frenpon, A. Dunn, Jobo Hoste, 4. F. Filmore ‘and J. A. Scranton, proprietor of tne Republican. HOW TO AID THX POOR formed the fertile topic of discussion, Alfred Hand suggested the appointment of sub-committees for euch ward, to uscertain the names of the heedy und reter them to an executive committee, Who should huve sole charge of the work of distribution. As be understood 4, the movement was lor the purpose of reheving euch as could not obtain work unul they could Hud some- tbing to do. ‘Tue Rev. A. A. Marple, Episcopal minister, estimated that thero were at Jeast 500 men in the city out of en ployment and ina state of destitution. ‘They were lor the most part men of families, und woald represent a lurge number of souls sutfering tor bread, bien had no idea of tbe magnitude of the distrese or of the vust number in Scranton that needed the necessaries of lite. ‘He wus not an alarmist by any means, but he thought it well for business mon to tuke charge of this pressing question, if not trom charity as a matter of pulicy, be- fure the result became more serious, Alter some further discussion, on motion of E. N. Wiliard, the following committees were appointe Executive Committee—RK. 1. Black, Chairman; A. Haud, U. G. Schuvoumaker, W. T. Smith, H, M. Boies, Lewis Paghe and W. W. Wiuton. Finance Committee—George Sanderson, Chairman; E. N. Willard, J. A. Linen, W. H, Freeman and B. B. Rockwell. Muyor McKune read, amid loud applause, a letter from Rev. doses Whitty, of Providence, enclosing a check for $100, and rogretung that indisposition pre- vented bim trom attending the meeting. A STARTLING CONDITION OF AFFAIRS. Mr. W. R. Storrs, general superintendent of tho Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Com- pany’s miges, anda gentlewen who has ao opportunity of Knowing better than most mep, made u terse und starting statemeut of the condition of affairs among the poor. ‘The task before the committee, Ne suid, was agreat one, If they would stop avd consider forw moment that during the past six. mou'bs the vast body of the men workiug in the mines did not work more than an average ol one-third of the time, earning from $10 to $12 a month, with rent, fucl and food for themselves and their families to come out of that scanty sum, they might be able to iorm some estimate of the aniversal poverty. He said that there ure at least 1,000 beads of families who bave bad no work whatever far 1X months pust, and each of these will represent on um averuge live persoas, swelling the army of unemployed to FIVE THOUSAND DESTITUTE PERSONS, At was not bandreds, but thousands of dollars that were needed to relieve these persons, and the work was agreatone. The authorities should devise some means of affording assistance, but in the meantime voluntary subscriptions ought to be taken up to suppiy | the immediate wants of the poor, The speaker sai the reaily needy wore not umong those who weut wbout ‘begging for bread or bivod,”’ but were suffering in sorrow by their cheeriess firesides, ‘They ought to muke their wants known, 1t was a misfortune to be poor, but it was no disgrace, aud those who were needy ought to consult the relief committee at once. PRACTICAL AID FOR Ti POOR. The Executive Commutee reported a practical plan of relieving the distressed, and appointed twenty sub- cominittees to take charge ot the twenty wards of the city and find out who were in immediate want A subscription hst was opened in the meeting, and nearly $2,000 was subseribed on the spot, several giving thoir checks lor $100, and all being evidently anxious to make the mouvement as eflecuve as possible. Imme- diately aller the meeting adjourned a storehouse was obtained on Wyoming avenue, and supplies of ail kinds began to pour in and to be distributed at once. in tis way 1t 1s hoped that during the next three days those who are in want will have their urgent needs supplied, It 18 proposed to carry on the relief mov meut tor six weeks or longer if necessary, Among the contributions made to-day were 1,000 toaves of bread by Morries & Pughe, $100 by E. N. Willard, $100 by John Jermyn, U, G. Schoonmaker $50, G, Sanderson $l0u, A. Hand §100, H. M. Boies $100, EB, Sturges $100, RT, Biack $100 and a large number of $50 aud $25 subscriptions, The Reliet Committee will meet every day to receive subscriptions, and will acknowl- | press, which bas lent its columns in generous sympathy with the movement, PETER B'S RETURN. THS THIRTY DAYS’ IMMUNITY—MR, JOHN M'KEON HAS NOT SEEN HIS CLIENT. Mr. Peckbam was waited on yosterday afternoon by @ representative of the Hkxatp and asked what ar- rangement, if any, had been entored into between the city and Peter B. Sweeny. Mr. Peckhani replied that he knew of no arrangement of any kind, and that Mr, Sweeny had probably come to New York under the thiriy days? immuntiy from arrest which had been pre- viously accorded him and which bas been fuly ex- plained in the HeraLp, Mr. John McKeon {s exceedingly reticent about bis client's affwirs, He states that be has not seen bim since bis arrival in New York. A TRAGIC SUICIDE, AGerman named Jobn Curning, about thirty years of age, was killed on the track of the Southern Railroad fi the southern part of Jamaica Village yesterday | morning, under circumstances leading to the con- clusion thatit was an act of saicide, As tho carly train, Which reaches Loug Istand City at five minutes to seven, was nearing the depot, the engineer saw Curnmg ahead wolking on the track. He gave the usual alarin whistle, and the man stepped to one side, As the engine reached him, however, Curniny suddenly Again stepped on the track, and turning, clasped his hands above bis head and threw wimnsell down with his head toward the train, The pilot of the engine struck him and crushed in bis skull ma borribie matner, beside cutting of one of his thambs and throwing him) = from the track. He must have died nstantly. The train was stopped as soon as Hossible, and the body taken on board and conveyed to jn the afternoon, Jt appeared that Curning bad recently been troubled with a number of petty laws suits, He ocrupied a farm on the South road kuown ag the Wallace place, and could not agree very well | with his aeighbors. He bad been sued for assault and battery, and the cage was set down for Tuosday. These troubles, and the fear of losing bis money, it is sup- posed, unbalanced bis mind, The verdict was in ac- cordance with these tacts, TEN MILLIONS OF BONDS EUROPE, On board of the Inman line steamship City ot Brussels, which left this port yesterday, sailed Messrs, W. E. Sweet, C. M, Walker, George Fox and C. Mays, who carried with them a trunk filled with $10,000,000 in four and a balf per cent United States bonds, with which to cancel a like amount of five-wwenty bonds avout falling due, These gentiemen are counected with the Treasury Departinent at Washiogtou, and Have been detailed by Secroiary Sherman tw accom. FOR STEAM BOILER INSPECTION. THE LEGISLATURE TO BE ENLIGHTENED BY THE STEAM USERS OF NEW YORE AND BROUK- LYN, ‘Thirty or more gentiemen of New York and Brook- lyn using steam boilers in their business, met at the St. Nicholas Hotel yesterday afternoon to agree upon a plan of protest against the repeal of chapter 6i4, Laws of 1874, now being attempted at Albany. Mr, 3. B, H. Vance was elected chairman, and Mr. Joho 8, Hulin chosen secretary, The chairman stated the ob- ject of the meeting, It was to prevent the re- peal of the existing jaw relating to steam boiler inspection. At present all owners having their boilers insured in recognized companies were Rot compelled to submit to inspections made by tp- spectors of the Metrypolitan Police, Tho insurance officers made their tests by the “bammer’’—that 14, a thorough examination intornally and externally, every brace, rivet and plate receiving attention. This me- cnanical inspection, he thought, was superior to the old hydrostatic test still im use by the police force, as the iatter tended to weaken a boiler und was far less tiefuctory thao the former, This mutter deserved serious consideration and should receive the attention is merits Mr, ). W. Odiorne offered the following preamble and resolutions, which were unavimous!y adopted :— Whereas a bill bas recently been introduced tu the Stute Legislature at Aibany providing {or she repeal of chupter CLV of the Laws of 1874, by which steau users possessing the uarunterd vertificates of the inspection of their steam builers, iasved DY companios oF corporations organized for the purpose of making such guaranteed Inspections, wud duly authorized by the Supertutendent of Insurance to do Uusiness in this state, are exempted trom any other lexal id other form Now ¥. by fifty per cent # bressiire to be allowed: it ts hereby Resolved, That in the opinion of this Meeting the hydro- static text, a8 now applied to stenin vollersin the cities of New York and Brooklyn, ts, in taet, better calculated to ovorstrain, weaken und damage such steam boilers than to insure thelr safety while nuder the pressure of steam, and in and under circumstances entirely differeus trom jose Oxistings at the time of such test Ke-olved, That in the opinion of this of stewm boilers is much more likely to b thorougu aua systematic mechanical 1 part of theirmaterial, workmanship and udopted by inspectors of couspanies and by their tee fe ey loss in case of explosio Jointly interested with owners in finding aua having reme- died any detects existing; wiso Resolved, That justice to such boiler owners or steum je additional % = users demands that, where they have been to care and expense of procuring inspections am by such companies and corporations, that in the proper ex- ise of caution they may be beter inst loss of lite and property from th than ts farnistn . stich ag boilers owned by tI tem of legalized 01 users should not be reuuired to stop their busiuess, at groxt Joss and at the command of the inspectors employed by the said Police Departments, generally given xt a most [neon- Veulent season and ting, for an Inspection jin which they, 4s careful people, feeling the great need of enution and pro: tection of human lite und property, have no contidence nd it is farther ‘That this meeting hereby prote repeul of eliapter 6 jaws of IST4, an Legislature of this stat prising such committees'as may have the bill above me tioned under consideration, to protect owners or steam nsers from the injustl plated by # 3 also, Resolved, That the oilicers of this meeting are horeb Instructed to forward to the Assemvly Comuistee on Judi. ciury, to whom it ix understood satd Uill has been referred for consideration, a copy of these resolutions, duly attested, through its ebairman, the Hon. Robert Hi, Strahan, of New York city. Protessor Thurston, ofthe Stevens Institute, Hoboken, N. J., Being present by invitation, guve his views at length regarding the usual safety testa applied to boilers. He concludet by saying that he should feel extremely unsafe by depending on the hydrostatic test ajone, The long interval of a year, usual in this city and vicinity between examinations, was not wise, und the application of this orm of test is not # certain pre- ventive against accident, The “hammer” test ts bet ter than the bydrostatic, and 118 general adoption would go far to make matters ip this respect more satisfactory than at present. CORRUPT CITY INSPECTORS. Mogsrs. Odiorne, Ackers, Campbell and others al- Inded earnestly to the methods adopted by the persons selected by the police authorities in making their in- feeb of boilers in New York. Each of these geo- tlemen had no hesitancy in saying that the depart- ment was corrupt, and it was not uncommon for the inspectors to receive brives in an official way, and frequently they would give certificutes of inspection without ever baving seen thé boilers 1n question, ‘The methods of examining engineers at Police Head- quarters was also referred to, and it was charged that Ube Board of Examiners must be paid before certfi- cates are given, In this manner incompetent men had been qualified, while engineers of Jong standing were “elt out im the cold.’” sy On motion of Mr. Odiorne the following committee ‘was appointed to proceed to AJbany and present to the Legislature the avove resolutions and take such other steps as may be deemed voce: ‘y 1n the premises ;— D. W. Odtorne, A. J, Campbell and Charies 3, Mason, On motion of Mr, Odiorne the following gentlemen were appointed a committee to call upon toe Commis- sioners of Police for the purpose of remunstraung Against the present methods adopted in the examina. tion of engineers, with a view of remodelling that branch of the department;—John 3, Hulin, D. W. Odiorne and W. Gibson, THE DEATH OF MR. LOOMIS, HYDROPHOBIA CAUSED BY THE BITE OF A STRAY DOG, NOT A SPITZ. The melancholy death ot Mr. Nathaniel H. Loomis fa Brooklyn on Friduy last bas awakened a painful interest on the subject of bydrophobia and the danger which people run by keeping dogs in large cities, The feeling manifested fa many quarters against the to them contem- = | faithful quadruped that has for centurigs occupied a place of preterence by the side of man seems to run very high indeed. Some people opine that dogs, as a general rale, sould suffer the extreme penalty and bo put under the bun of society; others again think that they ongbt ulways to be chained, oXeepting when required in the chase or to guard their master’s prem- Ises, It was remarked as a significant fact that out among the [ndians, down in Mexico and other parts of Spanish America, where large numvers of the worst specimens of the canine race are kept, hydrophobia is rarely if ever known, In such portivas of the couutry, tn the towns, villages, camps and lodgeg, the dog’ is a most familiar companion, Children piny with bim, boys tease him, and when angered he frequently bites Lia tormentors or assailants, yet it does not appear either that the dug inflicting the wound, or the wounded party 1s anything the worse for it. THY DOG THAT BIT AID. The dog that bit Mr, Loomis was a rather large ono, dark brow and tawny white in color, with long, soft ears and a smooth coat, in fuct, a cross between the “getter” and the “pointer”? The unfortunate occur- rence took place on the evening of the 27th of January lust. The girl who lives with the family wont into the area n front of the house to “leave out the milk pitcber” tand eaw a strange dog lying under the veranda, Tbe animal Was at rest; tt seemed tired, as if recently pur- sued, and when the young woman tried to get it away the dog, she says, looked angrily at her, She called Mr. Loomis, who came out, and, on seeing the brute, remarked that it wag a pretty dog; (hat some oue must havo lost tt, and that he would keep it im tne back yard until some one would claim tt, He thereupon attempted to lay hands on tho dog, which bad a locked collar around its neck, when it turned upon him and bit om in the thomb. Mr. Loomis at this became alarmed, his wounded finger bicd a littic, and he took the precau- tion to bave the wound cauterized without loss of time, The lengthy reports which had lately been pab- lished about bydrophobia “caased tim much uneasi- ness. With these before uls mind the cousciousuess of Deng wounded by an unknown, perhaps mad dog, troubled him greatly, He could not get dof the anxious thought that something very serious had bap. peved to him, and in the short period of a tow brief weeks his morbid imagination had largely if not tirely coucribuied to bring about that fesrtul contin gency Which the unhuppy man labored so bard to avoid, PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS Mr. Loomis came over on tast Tuesday morning with a gentivman frievd to New York. The friend, avubte less perceiving some symptoins of restlessness 10 is companion, asked Mr. Loomis bow he teit, The latter replied that he felt as it he bad caught a severe cold, He was chijly, and complained that the arm of the bit- tep hand felt stuf avd sore, der great depression of spirits, and suilering mentally as well ag vodily, tho fated man revutued to Brooklyn that aight, aud never leit his house again alive. be readers of these col- umns are aware that after suiferimg intense pain, Accompanied by some ol the symptoms usuaily auri- vated to hydropbobia, Mr. Looms breathed his last on Friday morning—only three days alter bis frst ilnevs from this cause. Dr. Elmendorf, of No, 192 Greeue avenue, Brooklyn, who had attended the deceased, could not be foun yesterday afternoon at his residence, ana Dr, Thayer, Who bad been called in at the lust hour, decliped abso. lutely to give any information whatever as to the pro- fessional or sclentitis bearings of this s.ngular case, WHAT A CORRESPONDENT SAYS. To tre Epiton or tik Herat: Our best local paper wus quite Innecurate In {ts account Jwat ovening of the death trom hydrophubla of our esteemed fellow citizen, Mr, N. UH. Loomis, this morning contains A very correct statenr an The bite wns given by « stray dog, instead of by a family BROUKLYN, pet, ay our paper had it, THE KINGAN MYSTERY. The melancholy death of Mr. James Kingan still continaes a subject tor conversation among the mem- bers of the Produce Exchange, So far the liabilities of the deceased have not been stated, but nearly all who were spoken to on the subject were of the opinion that Mr Kingan’s large means were sufficient to prevent even temporary etnbarrassment, People who bud business dealings with him are extremely reticent on the subject, and expectully about talking of mouoy oF Dusiness transactions in which he was interested, Some ot those who at first leaned toward the veliol that im. suck Hotel yesterda the ig staying, elicited th Mra, Kingan was as well as could be expected, taking into consideration her delicate health and the shock ber nervous aystem must bave sustained alter having been informed of the sad fate of her husband. A despatch received last night announces the arrival of Mr. Thomas P. Kingan at Movetoo, N. B., on hi way to Wvstord station, to take charge of bis brother's remains, THE AFRICAN RIOT. TRIAL OP SAUNDERS, PRINCE AND REILLY FOR ASSAULTING CAPTAIN M'DONNELI. That portion of the Eighth ward know was well nigh depopulated yesterday, o colored denizens being present at the Court of Special Sessions. The object of attraction was the trial of the negro desperado, Jeff Saunders, aud bis colored pals, William Prince and Henry Ketlly, for an assault upon Captain Charles Meonnoli, of the Eightn precinct, Since the arsault was committed on the 7th inst. excitement has run bigh among the colored peoplo of the ward, the peace- ably disposed sympathizing heartily with the Captain and hoping that tbe ruffians would receive their de- serts, Suunders, on the other band, was vot without friends, who determined to muke a legal fight against the Captain who bad made bimself so unpopular by his frequent raids ahd determined opposition to law- lessness in “Africa ‘The accused wero represented by Counsollor Spen- cer, who endeavored to prove mistaken Identity, CAPTAIN M'DONNELL'S KNCOUNTER, The first wituess catled was Captain McDonnell, who testified to the assault substantially as described tn the Hgraxp at the time. He was patrolling Thompson Street op the afternoon of the 7Lb ins, when he saw 4 large crowd @ tew blocks abead, and, hurrying to the scene, be learned that some druukeu negro rioters were assauiting peuceabie persons of their owo color. Almost tbe firss person be encuuntered on mixing with the crowd was Saunders, who vad only just come down irom Sing Sing, where he had served a two-year sentence tor {elonious as- Sauit in the Broome strovt riot of the spring of 1874, baving been arrested on that occasian by Cuptuin Mo- Donnell bimseif, Ou seeing bim the Captain de- tmauded to kuow the cause of the disturbance. Sauu- ders Jumped back afew stops, and, waking a m as if to draw a pistol, shouted, with ap oath, ‘Cap tain McDonnel, you white Pil-write your Baume ou the streets of the Eighth ward in blood’? ‘The words were scarcely vut of bis mouth when tho Captain bad bim Srmly grasped by the urna, Saun- dors struggled und shouted, und ihe crowd hemmed ground, Tue Captaiu, to keep them buck, drew bis pistol und demanded Saunders to surrender. Witt avotber outh Saunders partially tr it from the Captain’s grasp and dealt bim a biow in the fuce, Knocking out one of b Prince and several’ other negroes then rushed to their compamion’s rescue, aud the Capiain was overpowered, knocked down and kicked, The crowd rapidly Increased, uptilit seemed as it every negro in New York was present. The few white, people proseut dared not go to the Captain’s rescue, and single handed he fought the desperate negroes, retraining trom using bia pisiol exceptas # club. At last Mr. Heury J. Welch und Mr. Jobo Purcell, two of the white spectators, rushed tothe rescue. The Captain bei on to Saunders aud Prince despite the odds against hin, aud succeeded 1 bringing them to the siation house. Among otber negroes who usgaulted Lim was Heary Reilly, who struck him a beavy ulow on the head with acane, breaking bis hat, but not seriously hurting him. Reilly was subsequently arrested by Oflicer Kehoe, The Captain's injuries cousigied of severe bruises on the side, a disiocuted thumb, touth kuucked out aod a slight wound on the head, On cross-examination the Captain said he could not swear that his thumb was injured vy the prisoners. lis dislocation might bave been caused by lis (the Captain) striking one of them with bis ist, He fully identifed the prisoners a8 the persous who ussauited him and offered to show that they were well kuowa des- peradoes, but tus the Court would not allow, OTHER TESTIMONY. Mr, Welch corroborated the Captain’s testimony. There was a large crowd presunt [t might have bumbered 1,000. The excitement was intense, Ho saw the prisoners Saunders and Prince struggling with the Captain. Mr, Purcell algo testified to the assault and Klentitied the prisoners us the assailants; wituess went ty the Captain’s assistance; Captaim McDonuell was for a lung while single handed; he held on to Saunders througb- out, while the otner negroes jumped upon him and koucked him down. For the deiouce coansel put the prisoners on the stand. ‘They denied the assault, After the testimony of several other witnesses was heard the Court touud Saunders and Prince guilty and sentenced each to three montns on the island. Che Court gave Reilly the benefit of the doubt as to ch belug the man who used the caue and discharged f The light penalty imposed upon the prisoners was commented oa by those present at the trial as very strange tn Viegy ol the notorious character of Suuuders and the violenve of the assault, ANOTHER BROIL IN “AFRICA,” Abaggard woman, seemingly in a bad plight, en. tored the Kighth precinct station house last night, and, dragging herself to the railing, beggea the Sergeant to have her sent to the hospital. Her name was Hannah Doyle, she said, and her place of residence was No, 113 West Fifteenth street, She made no explanation of how she come by the bruises which appeared upon her, except to say that William Johoson, a colored mah, living at No, 69 Thompson street, had kicked und beaten her on Friday might. Dr, Cook attended her and prouvunzed ber injuries serious. She was sent to the meh Street Huspital aud Johnson was ar- reste SECRETS OF A PAWNSHOP. A LUCKY CHANCE BY WHICH A QUANTITY oF STOLEN GOODS WERE RECOVERED. On Friday night last Detectives Walling and Mnivey, ot the Twenty-seveuth precinct, went to Wyman's pawnshop, No. 87 Greenwich strovt, to search for stolen goods which they suspected had been pawned there. Nothing, however, was found of a suspicious nature, As they were preparing to depart a young man timidly entered tho place, and banding to the proprietor a bundle of ary goods, asked for a loan. The detectives eyed the goods, and becoming. satisfied that they were ‘part of the proceeds of a burglary of the clothing store of David Hough, Nos, 22 and 24 New Church street, arrested the young man, The prisoner wos subsequently identified as Michael Douneliy, alias James McManus, Having lucked bim iu the station house, the detectives revurued to the pawnshop and made another search. This time they fouud a large roll of biue cloth, Which excited thoir suspicious, although 1t Was uot of the character of the govds of which they were tn search, The pawnbroker intormed them that the goods had been pawned by a dirs. Buck- ley, of No. 124 Liberty street, The officers then weut tv her house, but she denied having pawoed them. Ou searching the premises they sonud « considerable quantity of similar goods Upon this they arrested Mrs. Buckley, Subsequently the detectives suspect ing that uer husband Kdward was the guilty person hunted Lim up. Ou bemg charged with having stolen goods in his possession, he tremblingly vonfessed his guilt and explamed all,’ fe said that he, Mortis Shea, Of No, 288 Thirteenth street, Jersey City, aud Michael Keurney, of No, 14 Clarkson street, were employed by J. H. Sturt, agent of the Kiver and Harbor Transpor- tation Company, a laborers in the day time und as watchmen ou pier No. 19, North River, inthe night ume, At night when their chances were favorabio they pried open cures of goods leit on the pier, and after taxing therefrom small quantities of the ‘con- tents nailed the boxes up again. Tho detectives next Visiied Sbew’s house, in Jersey City, where they found a quantity of the stoien prop: erty, Shea also confessed his guilt. At Kearney's residence, in Clurkgon street, the detectives did not gucceed in finding any of the booty, but they took Kearney into custody. The prisoucrs were yesterday vrougul before Judge Kiibreth, ut the Tombs Police Court, auu remanded uutil Tuesday next to enable the officers tv find the owners of the goods, THE WORKINGM ASSEMBLY, The President of the State Workingmen’s Assembly yesterday sent out the uotitications appointing tho “executives” im every city 1m the State, ‘Chis action is intimately connected with the secret movements among the workingmen, referred to in yesterday's Heranp, Reports from the committee appointed at tue meeting of the State Workingmen’s Assembly pre- vious to the opening of the Legislature go to show that there is how vo hupe that any ot the bills atlect- lng workingwen have uny chance to be passed. It proposed by this commitiee to frame a bill which will introduce a compromise between the vexed questions fas to convict labor, {twill be proposed to have the work of the convicts sold at market prices, thus abul- ishing tue present contract system, which throws cheap work on the market. In regard to the progress ot the workinginen’s now effort at organizavion tn this city 1 Wax stated yesterday that there is an enrol. ment of 600 mechanics weekly into the diferent branches. BUSINESS TROUBLES. The creditors of Henry and Adolph Louis, manutac- turers of varnish at No, 378 Pearl street and Hunter's Povnt, bave flied a petition in bankruptey against them, Their Habilities amount to $99,616; nominal asgots, $96,203; ren! assets, $19,000. The frm recently Mude an assiguient under the State law to Mr, Ste. phen V, Moe ‘their tallure was mainly due to bad debts and indersements. A petition in bankruptcy bas been filed against the firm of Mavs & Weil, manutacturers of artical flow. No, 64 Broadway, by a number of their creditors, Their Habiiities umount to about $60,000, Ex-Aiderman Daniel D, Couover, who has been in bankruptes @ 1873, made application for his di charge, and is Creditors were ordered to show cause pany these bunds, which wre consigned to tho Syndi- | Mr, Kingan, while temporarily demented, committed | boior: bey ee Duyvon, yesterday, why his applica. cate, Noone on board hus any idea of tho valuabio | suicide, bow Incline toward the conviction ‘that the un- | tion should not be granted, None ol the creditors put contents of this trunk, Which was handled with appa | fortunate xentioman was muri for the moftey he | in rance to\opposs econe the’ and the Reg- rent carelessness, | ts supposed to have bad about bis person, Inauiry as | ste in JAVor Of granting the petition, OUR COMPLAINT BOOK, 18 BROADWAY A STORAGE PLACE? To Tue Eprtor or THs HeRALD’— For the past six months ve large cannon, ten feo! jong, have been lying opposite No. 18 Broadway, ( partly on the sidewalk aod partly in tue gu ut buch things are allowed what next ry we expect seat A TAXPAYER, A NEW STENCH, To tax Eptron ov tHe Heratp:— Nearly every evening while wo are retiring & moat villanous compound smell emanates from some quar- ter cast of my residence, in Lexington avenue, near ‘Twenty-fitth street. Sometimes the smell is like burn ing leather, then again it bas ab ancient and fisblike smell, PRO BONO PUBLICO, “‘DOES KISSING GO BY FAVOR ?” To tus Epiror oy THE HeRALD:— Permit me to tnquirethrough your ‘Complaint Book” why (tts that recently I was fined and compelled to remove a sign which extended only four inches beyond the legal limit, und which, so far as [ know, incon. veuleuced no human being, whea the calcium lights of which two of your correspondents have recently com. scetoree aro allowed to extend over eight feet from toe uildings, to the greatand acknowledged auuoyunce of bundreds of pedestrians nightly? AN HUMBLE TRADESMAN, AN INDICTMENT OF THE HUMAN RACE, To tax Eviror oy tax Herauo;— 1 have enjoyed the tinest advantages for obtalning a physical moral and intellectual training and! bave taken advantage of most of my advantages; 1 am able and willing to make myself usciul as a lecturer, law. yer, dramatic reader, actor author, clerk in an office or a vook store, as a librarian or in any other capacity that does not require different special training from what tbe above mentionea demaud—And yet I find it bard work to make fifteen dollars a week and rarely succeed in making more than ten. Just imagine an educated man witha Unely educated and finely organ- ized, finely tecling wile, and two children a lovely boy aud a loving gentle gh, bringing in ten dollars of @ Saturday night (or bis‘ own aud their support for a week—Can you ag a mun of education aod high tune think of this without koowing eae educated leclings are outrag In common with as you must huve blood that cryeth out tor shame—lI{ I bad not ‘learned 10 whatsvever stato Lam therewith to be content”—I would join the ranks of the communists—But thanks be to God—.1 Lave caten a coal plucked trom the Altar of Sacrifico—viz; the Cross of Jesus Chriat—and [ burn witb love towards all who wait for His appear- ing—longing to spend and be spent for the vrethren— Tam wot obappy because I am using your “Com- plaint Book, butl am using it because through it I can #bow soctety how badly it treats those who bave ite wellare and comtort at heart which muy make it ushamed to ignore the claims of some of 1ts best mem- bers, aud muke !t more reudy to give a longer least of life to its educated well wishers. H.C. B, INTERESTING TO PAWNBROKERS’ VICTIMS. To tax Evitor oy Taw HRRALD:— l lf Mr. W. Richards, who complains, will state his case aud show his ticket at room 7, City Hall, to the Mayor's Marshal, be will receive redress, Lust week @ pawnbroker (M, Glucksmann, No. 173 Spring street) charged me twenty-dve cents, twéelve.cents and twelve couts, for “hanging up” wod “putting in the sale,” I Tepurted him, he was severoly reprimanded, fined $6, and ordered to reimburse me the overcharges, This syetemiutic tinposition would soon be stopped if it wore only properly made koown tn your valuable coluinos by the victims, &c, 3. A QORSTION OF EXITS. To tA Kviton oy tut HeRaLps— 1 wish to call your valued attention to the limited accommodatiuns ufforded for exit trom Chickering Hall. Tho occupants of the balcony, descendiug, meet those coming from the lower part of the house at the bottom of the staircuse—which, by tne way, is too narrow for » public hoase—mukiog quite a press even at a time when the ball ts not overcrowded, as was the case on Friday evening at the reception of the New York Hos pital Yours, H. DE LEON HENXIQUES. EXCISE RED TAPE, Vo Tug Eprtor oy Tux HeKaLD:— Seven months ago | applied to tho Excise Board for a license und paid $60, getting @ receipt for it, ‘pend. ing the decision of the Bourd.”” As the police began bothering mel asked repeatedly for my license, but was tually wold 1 coald not have one, I then de- tmanded my deposit movey, but can get no satisface tion, aud am told to call again. 1am in feeble health aud [ am ruiued, yet 1 cannot yet my money back frow the Excise Board, which is a great ge ge iu LIM, THIRD AVENUE BAILRVAD TRANSFER TICKETS, Yo tHe Evirox oF THK HeRaLD:— It is a great nuisance to have tu walt to buy a trans fer ou the Tuird Avenue Railroad to go to Harlem, in rainy weather particularly. The conductors should well them, RAPID IRANSIT, STREET CAR VENTILATION, To tae Knrrok ov tuk Hkkalp:— Allow we to make @ small complaint which, daring the past cold spell, no doubt wany have taken potice ot, I refer to those parties who enter @ street car, aud for the waut of something to do push open not one or two of the ventilators, but all of them, As there are about eight of them the whole cur gets the full effect from oue who should only open one. This occurs very often in my trips up aud down on the Wourth Avenue line, Wed B STOCK OPERATORS IN THE GALLERY. To tar Kotor ov tux Hrranp:— Your “Complaint Book” is decidedly ‘a good Institue ton, Wo stock brokers ure considered a good, first-rate class o! fellows, and we like to bave our friends come up in tho gallery and see us; but what we decidedly object to, 8 tor halt a dozen or more to fairly make tt ther home, can point out now several parties who, for day after day, make it their business to commence st ten aod end at the sounding of the gony at three o'clock, There, for instance, is the elderiy geutleman with white Lair aud whiskers, Who makes motions to hig cousin on the floor by a “hat alphabet,’ and, to order to attract bis attention, throws down spit-valls, which teel very nice if they should happen to go down your back. Ho has been im tue gallery regulurly tor ihe last century. iben there ts the suudy side WOink+ red may, with the old silk hat, the nobby, eye- glass youth; the 1ttle, old jame mau, aud many others | whose countenances are as familiar as the oldest broker of the Exchange, I would suggest to tne brokers of the Exchange who have these men for cus- tomers, tu provide them different places, wuere their wants can be attended to, avd thus relieve us ut o nuisance Wo desire to get rid of Aud a word to these men: Paticnce ceases to be a virtue sometimes, aad when it does in this case, look out lor breakers, A MEMBER OF THE N, Y. S1OCK EXCHANGE, PAWNBROK) RS’ CHARG:S, To Tux Epitox ov tis HERALD:— Although much bas been said about pawnbrokers? extortions I think the subject needs further ventila- tion, About two yours ago I was obliged to pawn my watch and chain for $60, for which | was charged $5 duterest for one month, bemg ten per cent per month, or 120 per cont per year. Lately lading my- self in a similar diffculty, I got $20 on u chain, tor rate of 120 .per cent a year, In Europe no ove ate tempts to extort more than # legal interest, which (L think without exception) 18 frown seven per cont to ten per cent per year, aud ouly pro rata for a shorter period; whereas here, when redeeming the article alter a few days, a juli month is ciarged, That, too, at such an euormous rate! [4 not this a very great injustice that ought to be checked, and against which the law shouid protect the lurge number who are compelled by imisicrtune to surrender their valuabies for temporary reliei? JUSTIC! SOCIAL PESTS, To tur Epiror ov tik HeRALD:— My grievance does not, periaps, come directly under *the head of ‘-flithy streets,” yet [ believe that in its, Consequences on the people it 13 far fouler and more pernicious than the odor of tho filthiest street in New York. The groatest objection to dirty streets is the fear of their emitting tmpure and unwholosome alt Dut, sir, they could emitno more disgusting odor than the vbscoue words of a gang of young rowdies who r night stund inthe vi Spring streets. Under very eye of one of finest police in the world” (God bless the mark!) who stand listlessly by, they insult the young girls who pass and ure continually swearing und using obscene expressions. Respecttully, iO THE BROADWAY RAILROAD. To tux Epitox oF tuk Heraty;— Allow me to join a recent correspondent In denounce ing the petty swindle of the Broadway car line in tes fusing to issue transfer tickets to the unwary victims of thoir Broome street dodge, Is there no way to compel a prominent notice inside the car that it docs not go below Broome street, so that passengers on entering would at once be reminded of the tact? For about fifteen years | bave been continually reminded of the swindle by having to pay twice, aggravated on wo or three occasions by being accompanied by my wife, Wo ouildren und nurse, Th 0 De Ho Objuc’ that 1 can see for baving this terminus at all, capecially 00 Suudaye, but for this very object of entrappl: ers and wowary citizens abd foreing them to swell tho company’s receipts vy adouvie tux, The additionul in+ come derivable trom this trap is probably greater than aby ouisider Imagiues, and encourages the management in Withholding the honest reliet of a transfer Ucket to enable unsuspocting people to bet! a Vigr which [ puid $2 two consecutive months, or at the |