The New York Herald Newspaper, March 21, 1877, Page 4

PIKE, THR CHICAGO MURDERER. An Interview with the Prisoner and His Wife. Strange Statements and Ad- missions. INSANITY TO BE THE DEFENCE. [From the Chicago Tribu Marcn 18.) Pike bas been assigned cell No, 42 in she County Jail, and yesterday was more composed than at apy time since the murder. He has abandoned, in meas- ure, bis reflections upon bis wretchedness and the wrong done him by his wife and Jones, ana now talks in a quiet, dignified manner of the circumstances lead- ing to an act which he claims was their legitimate re- sult, He seems to resent the indignity put upon bim ip incarcerating him, and, when speaking of bis for- lorn condition, looks bitterly upon the necessity for depriving him of his liberty, ‘This is not the place, noram I situated tp a way to show avy independ. ence,” he said toa 7ribune reporter yesterday, “Of course the world condemns me; but you have be- triended me, and, while I caro bet little what the world thinks of my action, | will trast you with the mainapring andthe motive.” ‘Did you read Genevieve’s confession through? What do you think of 1?" ‘Did you force it from her’? “Poor Genevieve! I didn’t have to force it from her. 1 would not believe it for a long time till she forced 1t ov me, 1 will make a statement by and by.*? “Shall you give anything in addition to what you gave me yesterday?” “No; nothing beyond ‘hat, 1 will swear to what you have published, and give that as my statement” He took hold of the grated door and looked steadily at the reporter, ‘You got mo a lawyer?” “Yes,” “You published my atement as [ gave it?” ‘Yes.”? You published Genevieve’s confession as I wrote > eames AT am grateful to you for what you have done, I shan’t forget you.”” He turned away from the door and buried his taco jo bis hands, Pike Isa sensitive map, and a proud man, and ho keenly feels bis position. Ever since he becumo satis, fied of his wife’s infidelity he has been completely broken up. He tas brooded over it ana jamented until he scarcely kngw what he did, and now that his dis grace has become common town talk he has been pretty well upset. As ap indication of Pike’s pride bis friends tell a ftory ut a time when he Was hurd up some time ago. His wife anda Jady friend went to the Relief and Aid Socioty for assistance. Pike was sick in bed, and every exertion was made to keep the tact of his wile imploring aid from him. An agent of the soctety went to the house, and subsequently to Mr, Butler, now Pike’s counsel, aud then gave Mrs, Pike $10, a circum- stance which ike will now learn for the urst time. Mrs. Pike spent a greater portion of the day in con- versation with ber counsel and a Tribune reporter, AS Jar as the detenco is concerned she seems to have a better bead than her husband. Ho reasons on the im- propriety of locking himup, and theorizes geserally op the mmatility of trying a mau who manifestly ought not to be convicted, Genevieve, on the contrary, takes a practical view of the matter, and having first satisfied herself and counsel that she can prove, vy sur- rounding circumstances and people who were present at the last conversution between herself and vusband, that she knew nothing 01 projected shooting scrape, she bas turned her woole attention to the yanking of the unfortunate Pike out of danger and durance, “What will be the nature of your husband’s de- tence?’ avked the reporter, ‘Poor man! [am afraid his only detence wil be iis love for me and the wrong Jones did him, 1 was alraid lor along time that those | People would drive tim to madness, and | told Mrs, Robiugon once to let him alone or sbe would drive him cragy.’’ “Did she especially affect his mental bealth 2” “Et chink,” sad Mr. Bucer, ber lawyer, **1 think bis mind wus aflected belore, was 1t not?!” “The question is, was it affected at the time?” said the reporter, h, bo lus always been “Is that your delence ?”” zy,” said Mrs, Pike. asked’ the reporier ol Mr, Butler.” “Cortainly,” said he, “we shall plead in- banity add prove 1.” “I’ve got the prools,” said | Genevieve. ‘The reporter looked incredvious. “Un, yes, 1 have!” she insisted; ‘1 have got the best proot iu the world.”” “That's so,’’ said Mr. Butier, **if she hus yot what she says she has she wil get him off without a doubt.”’ “What have you goty” “I know,’” said she. ‘Why don’t you tell bim?’’ demanded Sir Butler. “Did you know my busband was crazy #”” she asked earnestly. “He looks as though sometting w the mutter with bim,” said the reporter, ‘Yes, ther ig something the matter with him. In 1870 my bus- band was shut up tm the lunatic asylum at Taunton, Mass,, and in 187] he was twice ina New York bed- lam.’ “How longin Taunton?” ‘Several mouths.’? “How long iu New York!” “The first time about two months avd tbe secord about four or tive weeks.” “Was he at Bloomingdale?” — “No, he was on some isiand. 1 forget the name.” “Was it Biackwell’s Island?” “That's it, Blackwell’s island.’ Biackweil’s Isiand, New Yor! is cliy property, and contains a penitenuary (syno ymous with Chicago's Brideweil), au almshouse and it pauper’s lunatic asylum: of facts?” “Lean, Lhave the pipers in my tn “Has any other member of his tantly ever manile symptoms of insanity?” “Yes, his younger brother, ejoy Pike, 18 ine lunatic asylum now.” “Then this appears t0 be n hereditary trait rather than emo- Houaly? “Ob! he has ulways been crazy.” “Snall yuu rely exclusively upon this?’ asked the reporter of r, Butler, this and the circumstances of the case, We wall avail ourselves of every detail that muy appear beneficial,” “But imsanity will be the maia winty”? “Ot course.” “Did you notice, madam, that irs, Robinson swore at tho inquest that you were not married to Pike?” “I no- Uced i, and it ois not true Look at this.” Sie drew out some scraps of paper, and the feporter, fitting them together, found that they formed & marriage certificate, uniting William Pike to Gene. vieve Evans, at the city of St Louis, und the document was signed by Join H. Niemyer, Justice of tbe Peace. “I hope that wili set that story at rest,’ she said. “How came it torn so?’ “I tore it up one day and threw itatmy husband, but 1 saved the piecos ” “Wien did you trst tind out what gort ofa house you were in?” “When we first went into the house we supposed its tuhavitants to be respectable. We were acqaainted with but oe of the inmates, Mr, Joues, and we knew him to be respectable, That was on the 1st of October. I begun to feel foon that there Was something unusual in the atmosphere in the house. Something dense, dark; something that causeda feeling of suffocation, "I spoke of Ione day toalady. She said a girl who bad been wronged in room 18, one of the rooms I occupied, hud committed suicide there, The blood stains were on the door, Then I also saw that there was a wowan on the same floor who would never come out of her room when there was anybody 1n the hallway, 1 liked her Jooks, but I never could become acquainted with ber, 1 nouced that her busband was always alone when she went out, One day | spoke to the servant and gald it was funny that the woman's busband sbould stay at home and cook for himself, The girl suid ho was not the woman’s husband, that be had no wif to the gentieman (Mr. Jon that ail you can tell me, little girl? 18 @ iaw unto itself. People do as they please here, ‘This house was built and intended and furnished for an assignation house.’ I turned away from him disgusted, and he afterward told me that bis remark was only’ a test, and he ‘was glad it disgusted me, tor then he knew that l was virtuous and upright woman. You caa’t think what I have seen in that house.” “Why dida’t you get out?” “How could 1? Jones had cast a spell over mo that I could not resist. Lconsidered my husband too Weak minded to protect me, and T put ull my faith in ny Own strength wad fell.” “Did you read your con- feasion in this morning's Tribune’ “Yes; that was tbe only paper | read it in.” “Is that the ‘coulession you signed and swore to!” ny husband drew a dozen confessions and gave them to ine to sign, and | tore them ap.” “Were they as full as the one pub- This house ahead t”? “No; that was the most complete.” “Was that one true? “It was true, word for word” ‘Did you rea® your husband's state- ment?” ©The 7 and /nter-Ocean said he could not be induced to make a statement, but I saw that the Tribune bad it in fail’? “Was that statement true’? “It was in substance, but he was awlully mixed as to The circumstances ho spoke of ax bappening Eve occurred New Year's. Theu he has i weveral other dates wrou but, in the main, ne as toll just what occurred.” ‘Did your busband ever know what you had found out about the build. ing??? “Ot course ho did, 1 told nim.” “What did he say?” “He said, ‘Genevieve, u sunbeam will spoil a@rat hole, and you are the sunbeam to purify tuis nest.’ “What did you say to that?” “didn’t aay enything”’ ‘Was your husband a free lover!" “No, He was a Spiritualist, but be did not velieve in tree love,” “Did Joves know of his views on that sab ject?” Yes; Jones and I were to consummate our Marriage o0 the 22d of November, after my busbaud should go out. Mr. Pike got up aud dressed bimselt and put on his overcoat to go out, Just as he was be was soized with @ chill, and lay down on the Outside of the bed. I covered bim up. Mr. Jones came up and sat by him all day. They talked together the whole time. 1 was sitting near by, sewing, and I ly startiod by hearing my husband say :— or Jones, if a man should seduce my wilol ‘would biow bis brains out.’ Jones responded cooily, *Toat would neither help you por burt (he other map. Ih would be painless to misery.’ The next es ever notice sus sabes while you were around the builung!"’ ‘es; | know the whole ring. It was a terrible fraud.” “Of whom was the ring com) 1) 48, 5, Jones, Colonel Bundy, Mrs. Robinson, Taylor, Bastion and Mrs, Bialr, 1s away now.” ‘How did they work matters?” “Ifa Spirito came to town profersiny NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1877.-TRIPLE SHEET. empty. the ts were su) d to fill it, The was ate] a mall bowue of water ip his breast pocket, The Journal was repudiated by the itualists, and patronized only by frauds. rs, Robinson, who pretended to heal through the spirit of Menominee. seen ber cutting ap bits of common paper and she would send them te patients pretending that they were magnet- ized, The patient was to paste the paper over the sore gpot and the spirit of Menomivec or somo other savage was to come in the night and effectacure. She hada lot of testimonials of cures, but every one of them was a traud, They were gotten up by the brethren and sisters, who knew oe see lies and who signed them to her along. ‘by, she bas made 000 out of it and never cured a human being in her life.” “What ever became of this fellow Mercer!” stole sixteen books from Jones worth $3 a volume apd bor- rowed Jones’ buggy to drive them off, That is what became of him.” She was in prime humor to talk, but the most of her conversation reluted only te matters already published in tull and was corroborative of all she had previously said, A little further conversation with Mr. Butler elicited the fact that a mags of evidence can be introduced to prove that Pike bas been insane for years. Besides the evidence of his incarceration in Eastern asylums ‘here are numerous witnesses to bis mental ill health since be bas been in Chicago, and th e not a few by! ag swear that his general reputation was that of a lunati Pike’s theory, he has got in it, 1s that he killed Jone: ‘self-defence, and he will probabiy try to prove that he thought Jones was going to throw the stove him when in fact be was only going to burn the note, Jones was buried yesterday at St. Charlies, zr. PIKE'S CAREER IN 81. LOUIS—SOANDALOUS REVELATIONS OF A SHAMEFUL LIFE {From the Chicago Tribune, March 19.) Sr. Lovis, Mo., March 18, 1877, From a resident of this city to-day your cor respondent learned mavy facts in relation to the strange career of Professor Wilham C. Pike. ‘The Pike family resided in St Louis for about ayear, In 1866 tbe Professor kept a second hand book store on the southwest corner of Broadway und Mul- lanphy streets, The little shop was covorod with Placards announcing the skill of the Professoras a phrenologist. The name and tivle under which he then did business was ‘Dr, William C, P, Robingon.’”? At that time he was living with his present wife, her sister, Miss Fanme Evans, aod their mother, in a large tenoment house near the foot of Hempstead street, Pike and bis wife were not married, the Pro- fessor having married (he sister of a girl who had jilted him in Wisconsin, and then deserted her. He succeeded in seducing Miss Genovieve Evang and in in- ducing her to accompany biin to St, Louis, It was in order to try and save this girl that her mother and sister consented to accompany them to the Mound Ciuy. Miss Fanny was an estimable young lady, and the salary which sho earned in a photograph gallery on Market street, just west of Fitch, was the main support of the family. Owing to the disgrace attached to her sister she relused sev- eral advantageous offers of marriage, and the moment Genevieve and Piko were married she and her mother returned to their home in Wisconsin, The marriage was brought about in a very peculiar maaner, and manly through the instrumentality of Dr, Thomas C, Moody, who made Pike believe tuat he had mediumistic jd that while ipa trance he had discovered fessor and Miss vans were living together ge. Pike at that time bad bis doubts about Spiritualism, but the discovery of his secret lea bim to Deliove that there was something 1 it, and, although he had sworn never to be again trammelled by mar- riage Jaws be consented to a umion with bis victim, und the two were made one by Dr. Moody paying the necessary expenses, Vike was as homely as a mud fence, His wile, on the other hand, was quite a good looking womuu. She professed to bo a cluirvoyant, and was terribly jealous of the Professor, who, in ad- dition to being Ugly, was careless a3 to his personal appearance and gever changed bis shirt unless com- wiled to do so, On one occugion be descended to the lar tur a bucket of coal. Genevieve (she was diss Evans at that time) swore there wus a Woman with the old map, and rusbed down to find ber fears ground- lesa, ‘Ihe Profeseor, too, had a very bad temper, and the household was kept Lions with ther constant quarreling, Pike occastouaily singing around coal oil Jumps and chairs wish an utter disregard for the conse- quences. ‘This ill-matched pair had a very bright lite duugtiter who, 11 alive now, 18 about fifteen years of age. Her tather took a pride in declaring that be in- tended to raise her as a ireelover, that sho should live with the mau she loved best, and never bo bound to a husband. While in the hook trado he invited the gen- Uewan who furnishes the information to the public, and who was then a mere lad, to go into business with him. The boy borrowed $1.0 from his motber, turned it over to ‘“Kubtason,” and was swindied out of it of cours After fuiting in that business, the eccentric phrenologist moved into a little frame building on Biddle, between ‘Sixth and Seventh streets, where be passed his letsure Lime in quo:tag the Bible, giving lessons in shorthavd and preparing a wondertul work on Spiritualism for publication, which bis wite, while in a clairvoyant state, declated to bim, he taking down ber words in shortnand—such was Lis story. The manuscript was eventual'y prepared, out before it was submitted to the printers Pike and bis wife disappeared from St. Louis, und were not again heard of uutil (ue wires flasped the news from Chic: on Thursday night of the terrible tragedy ,in which they were the prin actors. Afver perusing the above it will, doubtless, strike the Teader as very strange that Pike should have mar- dered a man for the alleged seduction of a woman whom he himself had seauced. It will also Interest the Chicago public (who are anxious to have the case disposed of ay expeditiously as possible) and the ofll- cers who are prosecuting it, to know that the mur- derer 1s a bigamist aud @ mun who has, during the course of his crooked carecr, travelled audor more than one » In order, doubdtle: to shield himself Jrom the officers of tho law, His having adopted tho coguomen of **Kobinson’? js algo a curious coincidence, which will attract attention to another woman who figures promimontly in the case as the mistress of the murdered man, FREE FROM BLAME. An inquiry made by Coroner Flauagan into the charges of malpractice and infanticide made against Dr. Aibert S Newcomb, Mr. Washington J. Butler and Sally Carey resulted in the exoneration of the parties from avy suspicion of criminality. A number of witnesses were examined whose testimony woat to show that Mrs. Gilmore called im the phvsiclan to attend her when about to be delivered of a six months’ child The latter had been born dead, and this, in the doctor's opinion, was partiully due to the mother’s having injured her- sell bya fail down stairs some time previous. All proper forms were observed in the disposal of the child and the Proper treatment was prescribed tor tho patient, After all evidence bearing upon the case had been adduced the most important testimony, that of the doctors who made the autopsy, was taken, and this con- clusively proved the child to be stillborn. The body had been taken from Calvary Cemetery to the Morgue, where Deputy Coroners Miller and Cushman made a tuorougb examination, No marks of violence could be found and all scientific tests applied went to show that the child bad n dead on coming into the world, The jury, without leaving their seate, rendered a ver- dict in accordance with the testimony and completely treed the accused parties of any blame. BURIAL AT SEA, The mail steamship City of Havana, Captain Sher- wood, which arrived ip this port yesterday from Havana and Vera Cruz, In Mexico, lost, two days after leaving the lattor port, one of her quartermasters named Charles Miller, a native of Copenbagen, who died after an aggravated attack of pneumonia Tho deceased was a resiuent of this city for many years and resided in West street, On the occasion of his funeral at sea the ip was stopped at eight o’clock at night and all bands were saimmoned on decd to pay the last tribute of respect to Miller, who had been attached to the ship for many years The tuveral urrangements were conducted by Second Officer 8. F. Puillips, who had attended the sick man in bis illness. Amid per- fect silence the body was brought to the ship’s side, ready to be thrown overboard, The captain then read the Burial Service tor the dead; the stars and stripes which had covered the corps were removed, and the body thrown into the depths. A lew minutes after the order of “Go ahead”’ was given, the propeller commenced working, and all was over. END OF THE GOLD EXCHANGE. At a largeiy attended meeting of the Gold Exchange, yesterday, President White in the chair, an amend- ment to the constitution was unanimously adopted that the Exchange shall be dissolved whenever a ma- jority of the members shall como to an agreement, which is to be certified under the seal of the First Vice President and Secretary, When the dissolution takes place three mombers are to be appointed to wind up it# aflairs and then divide the assets among the mem- bers in good standing. It is determined that the rooms shail in iuture be ased for the sale of gold, government bonds aud miscellaneous securities, to which the pres- ent mombers of the Gold Exchange shall be admitted upon the payment of $50 annnal dues. No additional admission is to be made to this department. In the event ol the insolvency of any person so admitted it shall cause a suspension of the privileges anti restora. tion by a committee hereinafter to be appointed, MRS. TASHER’S TRUNKS. A colored ‘man named Rovert Smith, of No, 134 West Twenty-ninth street, was arraigned before Judge Otterbourg at the Washington Place Police Court, yes terday, churged by Mrs. Emily Tasher, of No, 145 West Sixteenth street, with grand larceny, The complainant said that @ short time ago she was in Philadelphia, living to Belmont street, aud that she gave the accused two trunks, containing clothing, to take to the railroad depot, where they were to be checked for New York. The 18 ability to do anything La would make pie Oe, $50 or so down, then the id advertise and pull him.’ “Were there aay penis ‘media around there?” “Notone, They wore Hi ftragda. There was one named Huatoon, who used and cap on bis foot and # dow, he used to mi great parnde by drink- iog a giass of wi nd, when the glass was to r arrived, and she wished to have Smith Smith admitted receiving tho trunk: take them to the depot gr them for safe keeping in a house i Phil pl id intendod keeping them tilt Mrs. Tasher paid him certain moneys she owed him for board. The Justice remanded the prisoner unui this morbing for examination. A RAGOUT MATINEE. GREAT ACCESSIONS TO THE STUDENTS OF THE ST, MARK’S PLACE GASTRONOMICAT, UNIVER- SITY—NO MILLIONS IN # COOKING SCHOOL. If the tnterest which has been generally exhibited in the progress of the cooking schoo) within the last tew weeks continues in the same degree, New York will certainly, before many years, rival Paris in the excel- dence and fame of its cookery. Miss Juliet Corson, who has so energetically taken this beneficent work im hand, is fairly overrun with applicants and in- quirers from all quarters, Fashionable women from the Fifth avenue drive up to the cooking school and ask that their cooks may be given private lessons in fancy dishes; the Tespoctable and well-to-do as well asthe humbler but equally industrious housewives throng to the plain cooks’ class, while the more pretentious join the ladies’ class; and the large number of professional cooks who aro being instructed by that high priest of artistic cookery, M. Pallas, also show that a wide-folt interest in Miss Corson’s novel enterprise has at last been aroused among all classes of socioty. Asa remarkable proof of this gratifying fact may be mentioned the large number of lettors received by Misa Corson, not only from thig city, but irom quite remote towns in ‘this State, New Jersey and Connecticut. A lady who says she 18 ‘a young wife,’”? writes from Wellaville, Allegany county, N. Y., that she and a friend intend to come to this city and spend a week or two hero in order to learn artistic cooking, aud she inquires of Miss Corson whether the latter coula not recommend her to lodgings im close proximity tothe cooking schoo!. A lady ip Stamford, Coun., has written to Miss Corson usking for private lessons twice a week, apd expressing the conviction that much vf tho il] health in ber fumily in previous years bas been owing to unwholesome and crado cookery. Yesterday’s lesson for plain cooks was attgnded by the wile of a physician who came all the way trom Bush- wick, L. 1. and another bighly imtelligent lady at- tached suflicient importance to superior proficiency tn cooking to annihilate the distance between her home in New Kochelle and the cooking school in St, Mark’s place. YESTERDAY'S RAGOUT LKBSON, Tho lesson yesterday afternoon was for new cla of pinin cooks, which has proved of immense uselul- ness to those housekeepors Who wish to obtain some of the niceties of good cooking without great expense. 1t was un exposition of those myslorious economies, French entrees, and showed how the remains of roasts and the most jnexpensive cuts of meat could be pre- pares im the most palatable and deligious shapes of uaceine tae OntTiSs, ragouts, &c, The following was the special bill of fare for the day:— Chicken croquettes. Oyster putiles, Bhunquettes of veal, Rayout of beef. Chicken curry. Mutton chops sauté, * Lyonnaise potatoes. The class, which was unusually large, was a very in- teresting one, and its memberd constantly piled M. Valias with questions showing that they wero not satis- fied with seeing his deft manipulations Of the food, but were determined to understand bi 3 detutl thoroughly. It fs really delightful to observe the pride which the chef takes in bis work. No lecture ou speculative phil- osophy was ever civen by the professor o! a German university with greater eluboration and with prouder | consciousness of the magnituge of his task than M. Pallas displays io bis exposition of the mysiories of cooking. He takes such a deep interest in the welfare of the school ‘hat hej has ted = namerous offers from hotels and restaurants, In order to be uble to presido over the kitchen of the cooking scuool. While the writer was at the Gustronomical University yesterday alady drove up in an clegant carriage and engaged private lessons tor her cook, whom she wants to become proficient in all the soups taught in the ‘soup matinée.’? The cook of a lady of Filth avenue bad a private jesson in oyster patties, and took the results of M. Palias’ prac- tucal demonstrations home with he DOKS THR COOKING SCHOOL PAY? It has been a matter of mach speculation in many quarters whether the school pays the expense of first ratoFrench chef, and it tho vast veriety of mi rial used in the preparation of the model disnes is a great that the question naturally suggests itself, Miss Corson, when questioned on this point yesterday, said with manifest cheerfulness and pride:— “The school pays just about tor the chef and the | material, and that is all, But my greatest reward is | that [ feel am doing a good work, if you will pardon mo for saying so, If I can succeed im contributing to tho happiness of so many people by supplanting their fe aud vicious cooking with nice, do- | very well satisfied imdeed, Besides, | have bee: groutly encouraged by tho fact that leading journals like the Herap and others bave recognized the uselul- ness of our enterprise.’’ TO-DAY’S BILL OF FARR. OUR COMPLAINT BOOK. THE TOBACCO CHEWERS, To ras Evsrox ov THe Hegaiy:— I should like to call your attention to those gentle mep who are unable to find any place to spit their Basty tobacco juice around except in the cars and omnibuses, I buve seen ladies leave ompibuses time and time again, simpiy because they were atraid the two or three men who were spitting uround would it on their dresaes. I have frequently had my shoes it on, and when I scolded at whoever did it he would smile in the blandest way and look as if it was of no consequence, I do not supposo they can be ware of how di they muke themselves, and think if their attention is called to tt that some of them will stop, 1¢ 1 not only the spitting which is uopleas- ant but the smell is very disagreeable to those who are not used to it, oftentimes making them very sick. Hoping yp will give this apace in your “Complaint Book,” I remuin, yours vory respectiully, G. T. D. A QUESTION IN POLITICAL ECONOMY. To Tux Epitor ov tuk HeRaLD:— 1 am an Englisninan. | have beenathiet, More than ten years ago I became disgusted with the life I was leading, and I turned my face westward, and after ten years of upright dealing with my fellow men I think I cap claim the right to range myse!! with the honest of the land, I prospered; I pat money in bank; 1 got married, but the panic of 1373 upset me, and since then I have bad a continuous struggle against mistortune, I pawned my watch, my wite’s trinkets, bave seen my furniture vanish piece by fece to satisfy the demands of the landlord till noth- ing of a money value is left, Out of work, out of money, destitute, desperate! Political economists, can 1% be possiblo that in this land of plenty a man, trying to be honest, may be compelled to utilize the worst passions of his nature to ovtain bread for bim- soll and taimily ? HONESY® HOPES, THE FOREIGN POSTAGE QUESTION, To tux Epiror ov Tux Herarp:— 1 am surprised to read Postmaster James’ statement in to-day’s Hegacp with regard to a complaint made by Mr, F.C. The steamer Huntavitle sailed from this port dircet for Porto Rico of the 16th instant, as ad- vertised in the Post office bulletins, and I paid for my letters what the Post offiee omployés asked me, five cents for each half ounce. 1 am suro the mail was embarked, being present when {t was received by the purser on board the steamer, There must be n mise understanding somowbere, PURTO RICO. ANOTHER FOR MB, JAMES. To tae Eviror oy tux Herap:— It is very evident that our worthy and newly reap- pointed Postmaster is laboring under a very serious misapprehension as regards tho sailing of the steam- ship Huntavillo for Porto Rico, for said steamer sailed on the 15th instant, a day after the complaint of “E.G. was published in your valuable paper. Mr. James, no doubt, has tn this instance made an excep- tion to bis customary careful inspection of postal matters, and may have been misinformed ee subordinate employé. LUZUNAREZ. SAVINGS BANK DIVIDENDS. To rae Eprror or tuk HunaLp:— What isthe cause of tho receivers of our defunct savings banks delaying so long in their dividends to the swindled depositors? The receiver of tho Mutual Benetit Savings Bank. for instance, why does he not pay up ? ‘Tho bank tailed over fifteen months ago and as paid two dividends of twenty-five per cent each, the last of which was declared in May, nearly a year ago. Can you tlod space tn your Complaint Book” tor this complaint, and oblige A SUFFERER? TENANTS WITHOUT PROTECTION. To tue Epitor ov tux HEeraup:— Persons hiring tenements in these trying times ought to inquire, for their own protection, as the law gives them none, if the landlord is able to respond in damages for breaches of his contract of letting before hiring. With few exceptions the tenements in our thereon. Improved real estate is decreasing in value aod will continue decreasing, aud the mortgagors thereof are getting in arrears for interest money, taxes and assessments, and toreclosares against them aro multiplying in our courts, Every tenant ought to know that under section 132 of tne Code the sale in a foreclosure suit and deed by Sheriff or referee of the property sold entitles the purchaser to immediate pos- session, in spite of any letting thereof subsequent to the mortgage, and the tenant must give up posses- gion and remove elsewhere, The tenant ougut to re- quire the landlord to give security forthe perform- ance of bis contract, for to sue a foreclosed landlord is useless, KE, SEYMOUR, No, 222 East 106th street, To-day's (Wednesday) Jesson at the St. Mark’s Plage Cooking College will be devoted to ladies, ‘The follow. ing Is the bill of fare:— Furee & la Crecy. Salmon trout, with anchovy sauce, Bealloped veal, with tomato sauce, uast guinon fowl. ss sitlind, Lentels & 14 Maitre d'Hotel. Sponge pudding, with brandy sauce, During the presont season over four hundred pupils have atten the school, and some three hundred different shes nave been taught, all of which are now made to perfection at home by the members of the several classes. The most ordinary marketiog is trausformed into savory plats, and every portion of tbo food is utilized tn dainty and appotizing forms, “HORSE NOTES. Foster Dewey has matched his horse Richard (nis late purchase trom R, Penistan) against Ed. Kearney’s Ben Thompson (formerly Sand Hill) two races, one undor the saddle and in the other Ben Thompson has to go in harness, Richard to wagon, Each race is for $2,500 a sido, and tho racos aro to be trotted on the Fleetwood track in July next. Dan Mace has Mr. Parks’ black gelding Prospero at his stable in Forty-cighth street. Prospero looks very fat and hearty. He is in good condition to go into training, and tn Dan’s hands will be very likely to get away down in the teams the coming season, President Hayes’ private secretary purchased a fino pair of brown carriage horses last week from a dear named Conklin, and also a magnificent landau from Brewster & Co,, Forty-seventh street ara Broadway, Mr. Garcelin, of Boston, bought @ nice couch team last week of a dealer in New York fora private party im Boaton. ‘The wretched condition of the streets In New York ts compelling tho owners of good horses and vehicles to get as near the Park as possible, Messrs, W. H. and John H. Harbeck (father and son) moved a day or two since from tho old and well known quarters in Forty-sixth street to Tallman’s, in Filty-ninth street, near the Eighth avenue entrance to the Park. They will thus avoid the wear and tear of their light vehi- cles by the bad pavements and railroad tracks, as also the accidents that horses’ fect are liable to iu travel- ling over these dangerous places, ‘The throe-year-old colt Ralston, by Norfolk, dath Her- nie Farrow (the dam of Mollie McCarthy), broke down on Thursday, 8th inst., at Sacramento, It was genor- ally conceded by horsemen that Ralston was.the best colt ever bred in California On the same day Water- ford, another very promising colt, wont amiss in his | work, ‘The bay filly Lady Antrim, by Virgo Hambletonian, has just been taken up to be broken to harness, to be prepared for the Turf, Field and Farm Stake tor threo- year-olds, to be troticd in the latter part of next sum- mer, This filly is one of the most promising and beau- tiful creatures that was ever harnessed, and her movo- ments are wonderfully rapid and graceful. Thatsue will be a dangerous horse in the race there can be no doubt should she meet with no accident, This filly is the first of the get of Virgo Hambletonian, and his owner need not want a better recommendation, as a look at the filly in motion will convince anyone that the horse can propagate speed, Mr. F. O. Minor's brood mare Regret, foaled tn 1856, by Brown Dick, dam Temptation, by imported Trus- tee, died recently at ber owner's plantation, near Now Orleans, La, Thomas Foster’s bay mare Victorine, foaled in 1870, by Uncle Vic, dam Capitola, by Vandal, died at Fiint, Mich,, of lockjaw on the 3d inst, J. E. Washington’s black horse High Constable, by Blacklock, dam Alboni, by Albion, died iast week in Robertson county, Tenn. Messrs, Weer & Co,, of Cambridge, Ill, have bought of S. W. Wheeler, of Rock River Farm, Moline, Ill, the trotting stallion Captain, by Billy Denton, son of Rysdyk’s Hambletonian, for $3,500, J. BR. Whaley, of Cincinnati, has bought of W. Weedon, of Maysville, Ky., the bay gelding Dick Daw- son, five years old, by Bradford’s Telegraph, Dick Dawson trotted at four yeurs old in 2:30, and was bought by Mr, Whaley to mateb his stylish borse Switch, David Muckle, of Ash Grove Stud Farm, Lexington, Ky., 19 making extensive preparations for the coming | trotting season, and will bandie Kansas Chief, Bella, Jim Irving, Girlie, Brilliant, Walter and four grecn HYDROPHOBIC COW SHOT. POLITICAL BANNER POLES. To Tue Epitor oy Tus HeraLp:— Would you call the attention of Commissioner Camp- bell to the romains of two poles which a political club erected near tho Grand Cirole aud which threatoa to cause some accident to those who have to use the Boulevard? The club oaght to be competled to put the streot In adecent condition, DISGUSTED VOFER, LITTLE HELL GATE, To tae Eviror or the Hkrato:— Before filing up the passage between Randall's and Waru’s islands, known as Little Hell Gate, tt might be well tor the authorities to considor the eflect it would produce in the currents in Hell Gate andthe Harlem Kuls, ‘rhe flood tide makes out from the Harlem Rivor through the Harlem Kills and through Little Hell Gate, At Hell Gato the body of water coming up the Kast River divides and a considerable portion goos up the Harlem River and out into the Kast Kiver agaia through Little Hell Gute and the Harlem Kills. With Lutle Hell Gate filled up the water that now finds an outlet through that passage would, a portion of it, be backed up to und would go out through Hell Gate; the Other portion would be carried forward and would go out through the Harlem Kills, That it would increase very greatly the get of the tido through the kills and make that channel worse than it is is self-evident, ‘Tho current 1s very strong through there now, and if General Newton’s plan for the improvement of tho kills was ever carried out this current might become a matter of importance, What its effect would be tow- urd increasing the current in Hell Gate would be well to be considered before anything 18 done, The foul odors and dangers to health are not the only things to be considered in this proposed work, ' HARLEM KILLS. A SUNDAY NUISANCE, To tux Eprror oy tHe Hxratp:— . 1 beg leave to call attention, through the columns of your valuable paper, to the intolerable nuisance which exists every Sunday afternoon in iront of Chickering Hall, corner of Fitth avenue and Eighteenth street. ‘At the close of the service a large number of boys con- gregato 1n front of the hall and stare at the {emule por- tion of the congregation and block up the sidewalk, Thero are two police officers detailed to keep the sice- walk clear, and when these fellows are driven trom the front of the hull and the corner they congregate on the next corner, which makes tho nuisance just as bad, A MEMBER UF THE CONGRE 10N. A NUISANCE EASILY REMEDIED. To rae Evrtor ov THe Henatv:— Land others wish to make a complaint about the way in which the Marine Courts in 207 Chambers street are conducted. We understand from the officers of the court that a janitor resides in the building. I do not see why he should not take caro of the courts so that we could have a fire there in the evenings when we are locked up, We think it would be much better, for he could attend and see to it ata much greater advantage than those wae now do, A JUROR. MAKE WAY FOR THE Cans, To tug Eviror ov tHk HeraLp;— Pormit me, through your valuable ‘Complaint Book,” to say a few words about cars boing blocked on West Broadway, Cannot the pulico force the cart and truck men to drive on the sides of tho strect, and allow the cars their road? This morning L di ined about three-quariers of an hour going from Canal to Chambers street, H MAX Q MORE POLICE BRUTALITY. To Tre Epirorn or Tue HenaLo:— Are the police officers of this city blind, or is it a crime to speak to another person ou the street? On Sunday afternoon I was walkiug up Forty-third street, between Third ana Lexington avenuos, just coming from Sunday school with two other young men, when wo saw six little boys running around the corner. I turned to look at them, and the next minute 1 felt a paiw in my arm, Turaing around | saw a police officer in the act of striking meagan with his club. He struck me three different times, and the Jast time be did so I had to run for my life, tho same as if 1 was athiel. I think if the Police Commissioners were to order a medical examination to be held over that police officer they would find him either blind or crazy. THE VICTIM, PITY THE POOR PRISONER, To me Epiror or tix Heap: — Ig there any hope tor the poor prisoners in Ludlow Street Jail, that have fallen into the bands of shyster lawyers who have robbed them of the fow dollars they possessed, and now these victims are unable to obtain law or justice, and in some cases not oven their papers from those sharks, #0 that they are deprived of the siightest chance of gaining their freedom, but, on the contrary, are obliged to remain inactive ‘anda burden tothe taxpayers’ Many of these sufferers have been torn trom their fumilies and deprived of the means of supporting themselves and their cbildren « A cow, having all the symptoms of hydrophobia, ‘was shot in Willoughby avenue, Brooklyn, yesterday, by Oficer Fergen, of the Thirteenth precinct, the davit of some unprincipled scoundrel willing to perjure himself tor the gratitication of some spite or for the purpose of oxtortion, VAVIOTI: THE PARKSVILLE RAILROAD WAR. ‘The diffoulty between the Bay Ridge and the Pros- pect Park and Coney Island Railroad companies, at Parksville, Long Island, approached no nearer tos settlement yesterday than on the day previous. Near the contested ground where the Bay Ridge Company wishes to place ‘frogs’ to enable them to run their cars across the tracks of the Prospect Park and Coney Island Company, three passenger cars were stationed during Monday night. One of the cars contained about 100 Italian laborers, with picks and shovels, in the em- ploy of the Bay Ridge Company. In another car were ap equal number of laborers, principally Germans, em- ployed by the Prospect Park and Coney Island Com- Pay. The third car was occupied by Captain John MacKellar and seventeen officers from the Eighth police precinct, Strains of music learned in sunny Ituly Occasionally floated out on the cold night air, when the doors of the car which contained the Itullan labor- ers wore opened, only to mingle with tunes imported from the bapkso! the Rhine which issued trom tne car occupied by the German laborers, Anecdotes, tales of bair-breadth escapes and remarkable captures were the order of the night in the cur containing the ‘blue coats.” The workmen of the opposing railroad com- panties showed no disposition to attack cach other, und the pight passed by without apy demonstration of aviolent character. Auticipating trouble yeste day special orders were issued to the various’ police precincts to have their reserve ready to move at a mo- meat’s notice, but, notwithstauding be la borers of both companies were at the of contention al! day, perfect order was maintained. Counsel on bebulf of the Bay Ridge Railroad Company, made applicauion to Justice Pratt, of the Kings County Supreme Court yosterduy afternoon, to bave the ine Junction granted by His Houor on Monday restraining the Bay Kidge road from crossing the track in Graves- end uvenue, dissolved, This application was made on the ground that a General Term decision in the case of the Fourth Avenue Railroad Company — heid that no injuries could arise from a rail- Toad crossing which could not be indemnitied alter as before the croseing, A argument followed. Justice Pravt tivally granted a moditied oraer, which dovs not absolutely dissolve the injunction, but which will per- mit the Bay Ridge road to cross the other if it can be done without impeding the trains of the other road, with a stipulation for the appointment of a commis- sion, Mr, Bergen stated that their trains should be run on time, and if the otber side did not keep vut of the way there would probably be trouble, Later in the afternoon Counselior Bergen sppiied to Justice Gilbert for another injunction, which His Honor, how- city are encumbered with one or more mortgages | } took one ever, declined to graut. THE COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, FORTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT LAST EVENING AT CHICKEAING HALL. The forty-seventh commencement of tho College of Pharmacy of the City of New York took placo last even- ing at Chickering Hall in the presence of a large audi- ence, Grafulla’s Band was in attendance, The Prosident, Professor Ewen Mclotyre, made an address to the graduates, after which the degree of graduate tn phar- macy was conferred upon the following named gentle- men:— TEE GRADUATES, lewark, N. J, ; Edward N. Benham, Montclair, N. J.;'Otto Rooudiker, J, Auton Boyken, New Yorg, N, Y,; Simeon C. Bradloy, Newburg, Y.; sax J. Breitenbach, Albany, Ga; Edward B. uct, Ceutralia, Iowa. ; Willis D, Colby, Deflance, Ouio; ‘rod M- Corwin, Greenport, N.Y. ;' Eugene Doept- Abbott L. Avery, ner, New York, Victor Duteil, Johns, P. R.; Karl New York, Y.; Peter Friee, few York, N.Y. ts William a. Frost, St Jobo, N. B.; Madison, N. J. ; Wilmot Getty, Smithville, Julius Goetze, New York, N. Y.; William Hebig, York. N. ¥.; ‘thomas P. ‘Heidt, Savannah, Ga, ; Ferris W. Henry, New York, N, Y.; Victor Herdling, New York, N. Y.; Charles L, Howe, Mount Tabor, Vu; Otto H. Hund, New York, N. Y.; Effingham L. Hunt, Jesrey City,’ N. J.; Robert L. fer, Shreveport, La.; Robert J. Kingston, Newburg, N. Y.; Charles ¥, Klippert, Henry na Charles J. Lawler, Ernest F. Leister, New York, N. ¥.; Adolph Levy, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Ernest Montanus, Jr,, Newbern, N. G; William G, ‘Neabauer, New York, N. Y.; F. Her: bert Nowill, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Jobo H. ‘Parker, West Meriden, Conn.; Christian N. aid Jersey City, N. J.; Hugo Rieger, New York, N. 3. Thurston Rose, Princeton, N. J.; Jason P, Routh, St. Johns, P.Q, ; Henry Schmid, William Schoelles, orge T. Schoen- chen, Conrad Schoenfeld, Now York, N. Y.; Hermann von R. Schrader, Philadolphta, Pa. ; Oscar 0. Speck, New York, N. Y.; Edward A. Stahl, Jr., Newark, N. J. ; Jalius A, Stegmair, Jacob Teschner, Henry Van der Emde, New York, N. ¥.; Wilham A. Van Dazer, Sta- pleton, N. Y.; Francis B, hile le apt Ss Mass. ; Jolin G, Winkelman, New York, N. Y. ; Edward V. Zoeller, Tarboro, N. C. Professor P, W. Bradford delivered aq appropriate address and Mr. Max Breitenbach, of the graduating class, pronounced the valedictory, which brought the services to a ciosc, > 2 THE CAP AND GOWN. Some time ago the students at Columbia College at_ tempted to introduce the costume worn at English universities, and which consists of a long flowing robe or gown and a flat-topped cap. The facuity, however, forbid its uso because the long, wide sleeves were sup- posed to favor tho concealment of text booka or “cribs” at recitations, The class of 1830 is now mak- ing another effort to have the custume imtroduced. Not long since the professors at Yale and Harvard on couraged the wearing of this dress; but it failed to be- come popula! jong the students and was svon dis- continued entirely, It is thought that, as the costume could not be made popular in comparatively retired in- stitutions like the last named colleges, It can scarcely be introduced into ove located, like Columbia, in the midst of a bustiing city. GOLD FOR TIN. In January last Phelps, Dodge & Co,, through their Liverpool house, shipped trom Bristol, England, for New York, on board the steamship Cornwall, of the Great Western line, a quantity of tin plates, fifty-seven boxes of which were in a damaged condition when the steamer arrived at this port. Tho firm claimed dam- ages from the steamship company, and, after hearing testimony ou both sides at great length, Mr, E. L. Fancher, the arbitrator, yesterday rendered a aeci- sion, After reviewing the case he coucludes by sa. ing that the ordinary exertion of human skill and pru- dence could have provided against the damage, and accordingly he makes an award in favor of the plain- tiffs for sixty per cent im gold on $911 37, that being conceded to be the extent of the damage. M’CONNELL’S CHEAP BRUSH, Isane Cooper, a lad aged about sixteen, went yester- day morning into the liquor saloon of James McCon- nell, in Eighteenth street, uear avenue A, and en- deavored to sell somo brushes to the proprietor, McConnell asked the boy what wos the price of his goods, and received tho answer that they were worth $250 apiece. The saloon keeper then of the brushes and handed Cooper five cents. The boy as the brush back, when Sic- Connell became quite angry, and hit Cooper across tho face with tho brush. MeConnell was arraigned at the rifty-seventh Street Court yesterd Havi 0 stronger defence than that the boy said the brash was worth two and a half, and that he did not know whether Cooper meant dollars or cents, McConnell was punished for unprovoked assault. MARY RUSH'S FATE. ‘The verdict of the Coroner’s jury in the Rush case, it will be remembered, was that the girl came to her death from injuries sustained by accidentally falling off pier 40, East River, one night last weck, Nelly Brown, who had been held for shoving her overboard, was dis- charged because of this verdict. Now, it appears from the statement of Captain McKlwaine, of the Seventh precinct, that deceased Mary Ann Rush Identified Nelly Brown on the morning alter the immersion as the porson who shoved her overboard, und the Captain stated toa Hyrabp reporter yesterday that Olticer Kennedy took Neily Brown to Bellevue Hospital on Friday last and he Was again tdentitied vy deceased in ward No, | as the person Who pushed her into the river. Reter- ence to the very brief statement of the oificer made to the jury at the inquest shows that he mentioned this identification cursorily, it ig true; still he mentioned it. On the medical testimony and the statements of Kagan and Williams, the a! companions on the night of the occurrence, the jury acquitted Nelly Brown of the charge, and she was released, THE WORK OF RUM. John Wessol, aged forty-five, residing at No. 526 Sixth avenue, was found dead on a lounge im bis room yesterday morning. He had entered the house in an intoxicated condition the previous wight and had fallen down staira, Some of the inmates of the house then carried him to bis room, where he must soon after have vied, Coroner Croker was notitied. m Long, aged thirty-five, of No, 83 West b street, was arrested by Officer Savercoul of intoxication, and on being brought out of his cell yesterday morning it Was found that bis right leg was broken, He was sent to the Chambers Street Hospital, NURSING AN ADDER. Mr. Jobn F, Walsh, of No, 318 West street, last week took pity on a steamboat fireman, named Eaward Kehoe, who was houscless, penniless and out of work, aud provided him with board and lodging. Kehoe re- quited Mr, Walsb’s kindnoss by breaking tnto bis trank on Sunday last and, stealing therefrom $140 in money THE DEAD INSPECTOR, BESOLUTIONS OF CONDOLENCE FROM HIS ASSO« CIATES AND THE BOARD OF POLICE--Al- RANGEMENTS *FOR THE FUNERAL—FRANK SPEIGHT'S CAREER. i Police Inspector Francis C. Speight, of the Fourth Inspection District, who had been sick with pnueumo- nia for several days, died early yesterday morning at his residence tn this city, as announced in yesterday morning’s Hexanp, Ho was born in Ithaca, N. Y., May 16, 1816, but came to this city when quite a boz and ever after resided bere. He was apprenticed to a blacksmith in Brooklyn, which trade gave him the hor. culoan strength for which he was afterward so noted, He was appointed on the old police force in 1845 by Alderman James D, Oliver, and assigned to duty tn the Fifteenth ward, Not long after he was promoted to be second lieutenant of police, When his term of oflice, under the regulations of the old force, sxpired in 1849, Coilector Maxwell appointed him Inspector of Customs, which office he held until 1853. The following year he was reappointed on the police force by Mayor Westervelt, with the rank of captain of the Twenty-first ward. When the trouble arose’ in 1367, between the old munictpal police and the new metropolitans, Captain Speight gave bis adhe- sion to the new force and thereby held his command until April 26, 1861, when he was transferred to tho newly created Twenty-ninth precinct, where he re- mained for eight years, and then was sont to tho Twonty-soventh precinct, In 1871 he was placed in command of the now abolished Third precinct, the following year being trans ferred to the Harbor Police boat, and then to the Thirty-second precinct in 1873, and on August 11, 1874, he was appointed Inspector to Mill the vacancy caused by the promotion of Inspector George W. Walling to be Superimtendent, His lust appearance on pea! ‘was On (he 10th inst., when he took the nigit desk at Police Head. quarters; but the next day be was compelied by 1ilnesa to relinquish duty, and took to his ved, which he never again lett ahve, ‘An order was sent to all the inspectors and captaing of police by Superintendent Wailing yesterday calhng them to meet in his office at threw o'clock yesterday afternoon to take action regarding the deuth of the inspector, The mocting was attended by the Superin- tencent, the surviving Inspectors, Diiks, Thorne and McDermott, and the captains of the force, Captains Allaire and Murray, of the Fourteenth ana Fourth precincts, being the only absentees. The following Tegolutions were adoptod :— Whereas, It has come to the knowledge of this Department that Inspector Francis 8, Spotght, of the Fourth Inspection District, after a short ond severe illness, died at 1:45 A. M, is day’; it ix therefore preciution of his cl record w testimonial to the hixl held by the officers of this Depar a Resolved, That in the denth ot Iospector Speight the citi- zens of New York lose an esteemed and honored wervitor, and the officers of the Police Department # genial, kind- hearted and faithful companion in service; thut the official conauet of Inspector Spelght from the date of his appotnt- ment as 4 police captain on the i day of hiv Seath, affords an examp force in this city worthy ot emuiati and gentlemanly action which d intercourse with individuals and his recognize one of the princt and officer, and one which 1s specially recommended to each of our nuinber. That all the qualities whieh, when com- bined, constitute a ood citizen, capable officer and faituful pnvlic servant, were nitrated to An unnsual degree in this ofecer. who, thon rown gray in the servive d name and # clear record, ‘hat acovy of these resolutions be engr and presented to the family of the deceased. ‘These resolutions were drawn up by Inspector Dilks, Captuins Ward, Bennett, Caffrey and Potty, und when engrossed will bo signed by all the other captains, Inspector McDermott and Captain Steers were directed to look alter the foral tributes for tho funcral, which will take place on Friday at cleven o'clock A. M., at the “Littl Church Around the Corner,” and the body will be barted in Evergreen Cemetery, Two hundred men will form the escort, aud a band of thirty pieces will lead the cortége. At the meeting of tne Board of Police the following resolucions were adopted :— Resolved. That in view of tho extended timo of police services wall perlormed Uy Inspector Prauely . Spelsit, ts hix! of January, 1854, to the deceased, this Bourd deems it proper to expr hi appreciation of his character and ices, and place on record public testimony to the high revard in which he was Bela ty: this Board, the members of the police force und the wibties ; P'Resolved, That tn the death of Tnspe department and the public lose a prompt, teous and faithtul officer, whose record of of commended to the force as an example worthy ei ation, Resolved, That the rympathy of the Board ts tendered to the tamfly and near reiatives und friends of the deceased in their deep aftiiction. Resolved, That the Board attend the funeral and the Su- orintondent be directed to order an appropriate escort, to Borcommunded by one of the {uspectors Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions, properly en- grossed, by transmitted to his family, Tne Board then adjourned, WHO WILL SUCCKRD MR. SPEIGHT? Inspector Speight’s successor has not yet been named, nor even indicated. There urea great many police captains who would like to be inspectors, but only one of them will be gratited. When Mr. Spoight ‘was made inspector it was understood that he received the appointment by mght of jority. It is believed now that efliciency rather than age or long service will be the sole recommendation tothe office, Still it must not be jorgotien that politics will enter strongly into the contest, protestations of the Police Board to the contrary notwithstanding. Tbe republicans who have the best chance, 1t is thought, are Captains Mc- Collagh, of tho Seventeenth; Petty, of the’ First, and Williams, of the Twenty-nintb. The democrats are Captains Byrnes, Walsh and Tynan. Captain Cope- land, who has done Inspector Speight’s duty since ho feil ill, is hkewise mentioned. Captains McCullagh, Fetty and Copeland seem to have the best chances now. Captain Gunner, of the Street Cleaning Bureau, 1s likewise considered a probable choice. He is an old aud well liked officer, A VETERAN'S FUNERAL, Tho funcral services of Mr. David Journeay, a vot eran of the war of 1812, who died on Saturday at his residence, Tottenville, Staten Island, were held in the Methodist Episcopal Church tn the above village yester- day alternoon. Kev. Jesse Oakley officiated, The body was ouclosed in a nandsome coffin, which was covered with floral gilts from tae deceased’s relatives. The ro- mains were interred in the Methodist Episcopal Church ground at Rossville. DEATH OF A CENTENARIAN. [From the Rochester Express, March 19.) Our Jife 1s but # winter's day. So:e only broakiust and away; Others to dinner stay, und are full fed: The oldest man bat sups and goes to bed. Leree'le hie debt who lingers ous the dey He that goes svonest hay the least to pay. ‘The death of Augustin Picard, tho famous Rochester centenariap, occurred at half-past five o’clock Sunday afternoon, at tho residence of his son-in-law and daughter, No, 57 Lyell street, He had attained the wonderful old age of nearly ono hundred and ten years, Five days more, indeed, would have made him 110, as his birthday occurs on the 24th of March, He was born in 1767, in St Pierre, a village about ten miles from Quebec, Canada. At the age of swenty- one he was married, eight children being the frait of that union, His wife then died, but Picard, after rema' iny a widower only six months, ugain took unto him. selfa wile, by whom he had e1ght more children, He was thus the father of sixteen children, the eldest of whom, Mrs. Bouchar, a widow, 1s now elghty-oight of eichty-nine years ol age. His youngost daughter, Mrs, Goetze, with whom he Was residing at the tine of hia ueath, is now about Atty-cight years of age. Hig family appear to be all loug lived, his tather, who was in the navy during the French and English war, having lived to bo 108 yeurs of age; bis mother having lived to be 104, and his sister—Mrs, Frangoise Paradise, now living in Quebec—being 108 y. old. He worked at his trade—that of a carpenter—until he was eighty years of age, and even then was only Compelicd to desist on account of a severe injury by & fall, He resided in Troy previous to coming to this city, aud came bero at the close of the recent war. His heaith bas always been good, and he may be said to have never knowa what real sickness was, He waa very regular in his habits—rising early in the moroing, retiring to bed in good time at night, | and eatmg and drinking moderately at rega- lar hours His only bad habit was that he was an inveterate smoker. He partook of whiskey and aie, but always in moderate quantities, A headache Was a thing unknown to him, aud trouble with the stomach (so common nowadays with most people) was something he did not understand, It became evi. dent about eight weeks ago, however, that the old man was rapidly approaching the death that had been so Jong delayed, and thoagh he had no particular disease, be gradually lost strength. Dr, Galery attended biti but to no parpose, and ho sank gradually, gently, peacetully into the slumber of death, ~~ EDUCATION. MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE NEW YORK COLLEGE, Tho Board ot Trustees of the College of the City of New York held a regular meeting yesterday afternoon, Several communications were read, among which was one trom Prof, Herman J. A. Koernor, tendering his resignation of the chair of Descriptive Geometry, Drawing and hetics in the College of the City of New York, to take effect at the end of this year, Another was a communication signed by merchants, importers, bankers and citizens of N: York, begging that Whereas more than 30,000,000 of the inhabitants of this Continent speak the Spi or ttekindred language, and in view of th the United States and especially the city of New York, nense commercial intercourse with all cou! King that language, 1t was deemed of tl | utmost importance that the study of the Spanwh abd two buoks valued at $40, The iy Srv thief was rested by Oiicer Reynolds, of the Eiguth precinct, d brought before Judge Otterbourg at Washington Place Police Court werday, He pleaded guilty and was committed in $2,000 bail to answer at General Sessions, lunguage and literature shoald continue to coustituleé @ prominent feature of educational instruction in tho — Collewe = of =the City of New York as it has hitherto been. These commun cations Were referred to the Executive Committee, The roport of the kixccutive Committee relative to the pros fessorship of drawing (nthe o was, b order, laid over to be considered ata future meeting,