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THE STATE CAPITAL. Effect of the Rejection of the Governor’s Nominations, A BITTER PARTISAN FEELING. Examination of Officials Before the Insurance Committee. pt eke cs CAE {BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] ALoayy, March 21, 1877. Governor Kobinson has reason to be irritated (and that 1s a vory mild term) over the treatment his nomt- nations recoived to-day at the hands of the Senate, If Senator Jacobs was ever precise and forcible in his language it was when he characterized this treatment as low, cowardly and undignified, It was supposed there was an enfente eordiale between the Governor and the ropablican elemont/of "the Senate but that supposition was misloading, With President Hayes at Washington breaking’ down the barriers of party and setting an example for all the politicians of the country to tollow, it1s passing ‘strance that in the Sevate of this great commonwealth a.sct of men could avow themselves 60 utterly prejuicod, so uttorly fettered by party bonds as to fling in the face of the commonwealth’s executive “the ingult of to-day, Last night the repablicafi Senators held a caucus, as already announced in the Hera.b, and determined on rejecting all of tho Govyernor’s nominations, for no reason whatever than that they belonged to the demo- cratic party. Perhaps the ulterior motive might havo been to slaughter’ all the nominations as ® justification for ‘slaughtering that of Mo Clellan—making them a sort of breakwater. Jacobs, in his bold, free way of talking, said that tho Senator from the Twenty-iifth (Woodin) had returned from Washington with instructions ip his pocket, not, perhaps, from President Hayes, but from some people ‘who may be afraid that if MoCielian becomes Superti tendent of Public Works he may yct loom ap a “very formidable factor tn State, if not in national (re ics. Any how the flat went forth that MoCiellan’s nomination should be chucked overboard, and though pit was not actually done to-day by the Senate it will certainly be done to-morrow. ' The extraordinary teature of all was the holding of gpn o: on session on the consideration of the Governor's ppointments, It was nevor dono belore, Tho cham- yr was full in every corner, and whon the hour of joon arrived the President said that an oxecutive sion was in order, Senater Woodin argued it the rules b ig on the question of executive sion did not pronibit its being held with open doors, ator Jacobs expressed a poriect willingness to have sossion open, and It was accordingly held so by imous consent. The first nomination rejected that of Austin Flint for Health Officer ot tho » then Allen ©. Beach tor Bank Ex- miner, then Charles 5, Boardsley for Captain of the Port, then W. W. Gordon for Warden of the Port, and then, amid great interest, came up McClellan’s name, reported adversely irom the Canal Committee by Senator Cole. Old Senator St. John, member of the Canal Committee, stood up and said, with much fecling 1m his voice, that he was sorry the majority of the committee had reached the conclusion they did. Ho thought General McClellan would be a decided improvement on the thieves who had controlled the canals for the years past, And! let mo hepo inter- polate the expression that I believe these very thioves, who knew their reign of piuader would be put ao end to by the cenfirmation of McClollan, were chiefly con- cerned in bringing about his defeat, Senator St. John concluded bis speech by expressing bis sorrow that republicans should have so far forgotten themselves. After Mr, St. John took his seat Messrs. Colo and “MeOarthy spoke in opposition to the confirma- «tion, and then the Senate adjourned with this order of business pending, ‘The fecling 18 not Vv y means favorable to the conduct of Senate in jughtering the’ Governor's nominations, but the Governor wili have his revenge one of these days, when some of the mildewed bills of republican propriétorship come to him for signature, General Martin T. McMahon, who had a recent inter. view with the Governor, said to me to-night that Gov- ernor Robingon not ouly had no communication or uo- dorstanding with McClellan about this nomination, but that be actually never saw the man.° LITTLE HRLL GATE. The Police Department thought it worth while, though nobody hero can see why, to transmit the reso- lutions bf the New York Common Council im favor of filling in Little Hell Gate in the discussion on the Supply dil. THE STATH SURVEY. A motion by Mr. Spinola was made to substitute the name of William G. McAipine for that ot Kg- bert L. Viole as ono of the Commissioners of the State Survey. The motion was lost, and the bill was made a epecial order tor to-morrow. MK, COWDIN’S INSURANCH BILL, ‘Tho House was occupied with the Supply bill all tho lay ard’ in the evening with the Insurance bill, ported by Mr. Cowdin, There were no ameudments worth noticing made to the Supply bill, and the Insu- Fance bill was ameuded in a few unimportant poin! concerning the first and second sections. It was made @ special order for to-morrow evening. PAVING NEW YORK STREETS. Mr. Hoaly introduced u bill relative to paving, repav- {ug and repairing streets, avenues and highways in New York city. lt provides for a street-paving commissioner, to be ‘appointed by tho Mayor and Comptroller, to hold office for four years and until his successer 1s appointed, unless sooner removed for cause. His salary shall bo $5,000 por appum, He shall appoint An engineer, superintendent and the necessary clorks, and fix their salaries subject to the approval of the Board of Estmates and Apportionment, The Commissioner of Public Works shall transfer all street repairing tools, &c, to the Street Paving Commis- Sioner, The Water Purveyor’s Bureau is abolished, and the duties of the samo, except paving, repaving and repairing the streets, are transierred to the bureau of the chiet engineer of the Croton Aqueduct. The Com- ‘Missioncr can, in his judgment, order streets paved wood or concrete, to be repaved with whatever material he may select, All such work shall be done by contract, the terms of which shail be settled by the Corporation Conn: The Commissioner shall from time to time certify to the Comptroller the expenacs incurred, and the Comptroller shall forthwith pay tho game. The Commissioner is given full power over all ‘work referred to in the bill, THE INSURANCE COMMITTEE. WESTERDAY’S PROCEEDINGS—TESTIMONY OF THE OFFICERS OF THE GLOBE, MUTUAL AND NEW YORK LIFE COMPANIES. ALBANY, March 21, 1877, The Insurance Committee met to-day at half-past nine o'clock, Mr, Cowdin in the chair, and resumed the examination of witnesses touching salaries and other compensation of officers of lite insurance com- panties. Mr. James M. Freeman, Secretary of the Glove Com- pany, was rooalled, and, in reply to questions, stated that it was the practice of his and other life companies to allow their attorneys to charge about one per cent, bosides the usual fees, for all loans made, including Jegal interest, and that they (the companies) did not think 1 was usurious to do s0, He stuted that the Finance Committee of his and many other companies had acted as appraisers, and that the loans nevor ex- ceeded fifty per cent of the value of approved property ; yet ho admitted that his company held about $700,000 worth of real estate, bought in within the last year or two under foreclosures, at about three-fourths of the Jaco of the mortgage, interest and legal expenses, and that his company revted the property so bougnt in, Deing dwellings, for about five or six per contof the mortgages; it wasthe opinion of Mr. Freeman that the experience of bis co: iy, the Globe, would com- pare favorably in that respect with all companies. He mentioned one case where the value of tho prop- erty, in nis@pinion, was $6,000; yet it was bought in for $1,000. He said bis company, during the present Stagnation of the market, deemed it useless to try and well ull of thoir real estate, and therefore held it. It ‘was rented and secured by fire insurance, The com- missi00s paid by 418 company on insurance secured was toirty and seven and a hal! jor seven years, which was the usual price paid. General agenis got thirty-five ‘and ten, out of which local solicitors are paid. For collections trom one to two and 4 bulf per cent is aid. The salaries reccived by bim and the resident were $2,500 euch, with $10,000 euch for allowances of two per cent on the net tmcome; his ‘wos a mixed company, part stock and part mutual; the capital was $100,000, on which tho stockholders draw seven per cent, and a like amount on the guaran- tee fund, made up out of dividends on the surplus fund; the amount of this guarantee fund was now $100,000; it may be increased tu $500,000; the counsel of the company aro Sewell & Pierce, and Fullerton, Knox & Co., to whom the company pay a salary; the company ulso bave attorneys who are paid for special services and receive commissions on loans; the costs of foreclosures bought im are paid by the company ; tho company had not obtained judgments on the bonds for loans made on property bought in; Mr. William the Sturges, managing director of company, gets a’ salary of $6,500; the president wus ill in Florida H $67,000 would cover all tho sularies of the company. The terminations during 1876 would equal about 2,600 policies, or about the amount of new vi ness, on which was paid about $32,000 for losses and some surrender valu the bal was forieited; the company litigated only a small number, some of which were compromised; u $20,000 riek in St. Lous was compromised for ' $16,000; the death oo. curred three mouths after the policy was tesu hands of Mr. } the the fire insurance was in the Wright, a clerk, who receives a and commissions on the fire inst company bus jocal or branch offices tn other largo cities; tho reinsurance 18 small, not over 9150,000; tho reinsurance of ali companies when made te abo fteon per cent less than t premia 1 charged, the Globo reinsured the risks of NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, 99 “-, MARCH chants Life to the extent of about $2,000,000, for which his company received a reserve of four and a halt per cent, amounting to about $100,000; bis company id no one anything for securing this reinsurance; the Bie lecaranen’ af the Glove lovin the Liv pool and Londou and Globe, Continental, Home and Lancashire, of England, THE MUTUAL LPR. Mr. Lloyd, Secretary of the Mutual Life, said he had hat the Prosident lett weeks ago aud when last heard irom was in California and was expected back in May next; Mr. McCurdy was the Vice President and principal manager im the absence of the President, and was fully con- versant with all the ictices of the com- pany; Mr, McCurdy is generally away two or three months in the summer; the salary of the Soheitor of the company, Mr. 000 other compensation of the attorney o charged to the oxpense account; witne: Dame the counsel or attorveys employed outside of the city; that would come under the Law Department, of which Mr. Palmer was the head; al 1 matters are referred to thed.aw Department; witness from mom- ory could not tell the attorney and counsei feos during 1876 say: that represented by Professor Bartlett; the amoup' id to general agents for commissions during Tere would equal $500,000 or $600,000, out of which all solicitors and office and agency expenses are paid; no commission was allowed on the small amount, which was voluntarily secured at the home office; all bills are audited by the Finance Committee and paid by check; William M. Vermiliyea and Seymour L. Huosied aro on the expense committee; tho trus! are elected by the policy holders by proxy; but lew call and vote in person; these proxies exit toa large amount on policies in force on which the officers elect the Grustees annually; proxies are not renewed an- nually, but continue until changed, Mr. Lloyd was excused, as the committee deemed Mr. McCurdy, im the absence of Mr. Winston, tho proper person to testify as to the numes of couusel employed and the genera! practice of the company. THK NEW YORK 11Fk. Morris Franklin, president of the New York Life In- surance Company, was called and upon aflirming, ex- Prossod an apology for non-compliance with the Fes0- ution as to salaries by report in writing, but now ready to answer all questions that might be put to him. As to salaries he would say that the president and vice president each receive a salary of $25,000 and a bonus of $6,250 each, making $31,250; threo medical examiners, $11,000, making a total, including out of town medical examinations of $41,000; other employés receive a total of $21,376, and seventy-dve clerks an aggregate of $95,000, The amount paid to the president and vice Prosident for 1876 was the samo as for the preceding five or six years, Tho witnoss was also a direc. tor im several, Gre insurance companies and banks, Trustees get $5 in gold for each meeting attended; this is the usual custom; tn 1876 there was $21,000 paid to counsel; umong the counsel employed was Mr, Carpenter, of Washington; all fees on loans are paid by the borrowers; thesosfoes are tho us P charges for searches and commsssions over legal interest; Messrs. Fullerton, Knox & Cresby are employed; also Mr. Bogert and somo thirty or lorty other jaw firms throughout the United States; the company reinsure part of some of its risks, bat none in the New York companies; the trusteos are lected by the policy-holdors by proxy mostly, except a few who appear in person—not over thirty or forty; these proxies ruu indefinitely, and are used by the officers to elect the trustees annually, who elect the officers and Finance Committec; the fire insurance is placod in known companies, among which are the Farragut and Frank'n; in the building of the company loans are mudo on property worth at least double the amount of the loan; a considerable amount of mortgaged property bad been bought in under fore- closure as there were no bidders over the mortzages; this property the company still held and rented: of ‘the tour or five thousand Japsed and surrendered polli- cies in 1876, three or four thousand were forioited and marked off; about one hundred and fifty were re- stored sinco January last; the average age of these terminated poticies was probably five years; we have agents in tho South buying up our Southern risks as our experience is that they © not as good asour Northern risks; we pay an equitable price for them; no company is legally bound to pay apything ona lapsed policy; it is purely a mater of grace with all companies; the Finance Committee act a8 appraisers on loans mado in Now York and vicin- ity; the Chamber of Life Insurance, of which he was the first Prosident, isa voluntary organization com- posed of tho leading oflicers of the leading com- panies for the protection of those compa- nies Mr. Chariton T. Lewis is the present Secrotary; not boing now President he to how it is sustaived or who aro j one of its objects is to watoh legis- tes; William H. Beers, Vico President of York Life, could speak more in detail as to the general practice of this and other com- panies, as to counsel employed, salaries, commissions d expenses; it 18 my duty merely to give a general supervision, while the Vice President has the practical duties to attend to, After consultation the committee concluded to ad- Journ, tbat Messrs, Beers, of the New York Lilo, Mc- Curdy, of the Mutual company, and others might be called, could not speak To-morrow the officers of the Knickerbocker will be examined, and others it ready. , MR. GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS. To tnx Eprror or Tax Henaup:— Will you please corroct the statement of Mr. Brick in the Assembly, to-day, thatI am not a taxpayer in Richmond county? Itis untrue, Mr. Fish was mis- informed, GEORGE WILLIAM CURTI3- New Brrowroy, 8) 1., March 21, 1877, DISASTERS AT SEA. FOUNDERING OF THE SCHOONER GOVERNOR BURTON—HER CAPTAIN AND CREW RESCUED BY THE STEAMSHIP COLUMBUS—AN AMERI- CAN BRIG PROBABLY LOST WITH ALL ON BOARD. ‘Tho steamer Columbus, of the New York and Havana Stoamsbip Line, commanded by Captain E. 0, Reed, moored at pier No. 13 North River, arrived.at six o’clock yesterday afternoon, aaving experienced very scvero weather during the homeward passage, and bringing the captain and crew of tho schooner Governor Barton, which foundered off Hatteras Lighthouse during the passage irom Philadelphia to Charleston, 58.0 WENT DOWN UNAIDED. On the outward passage, on tho morning of March 9, the steamer sighted an American brig about two miles distant, with the ensign union down, and apparently in a sinking condition, The disabled vessel was lying distant about eightcen miles from Hatteras, southwest by west, and the wind was blowing a terrific gale from the south. Captain Reed was unable to renaer any assistance on account of the high sea, and the brig disappeared shortly after she was sighted, RESCUED FROM A WRECK. The homeward passage was without exciting inci- dent until the morning of March 20,,.when at eleven o'clock, Hatteras Lighthouse bearing northwest oy north, distance filteen miles, an Amorican schooner was sighted showing signals of distress. The wind was blowing a moderate gale from the north, and the sea ran high, On going toher assistance the founder- ing vessel was ascertained to be the Governor Burton, of Philadelphia, loaded with ratiroad iron, and bound for Char'eston, 8. C, The captain and’ crow wero utterly prostrated by the exhaustion of a night of struggle with the sea, and the vessel was ina sinking condition. No time was lost in perfecting the necessary arrangements for bringing off the occu- pants of the doomed scbooner, which, consisting of a captain and five men, Were trausterred to the comtort- able cabin of the homeward bound steamer. For- tunately no lives had been sacriliced, although the men were 80 completely exhausted that great care was necessary in transferring them. Two days on board ively restored their spirite, r, and they wore landed in New York last evening. The last man had scarcely Jett the foundered schooner when sne shivered, careened and went down, The men gossiped of the affair with the reporter, who was present on the pior at the arrival of the steamer, as if it bad been an everyday occurrence with them to baffle death Win hatr’s breadth. They will all leave for Philadelphia this morning. Tho schooner 1s, of course, a total loss, and is owned !n Philadelphia Asa jast incident, the steamer passed an unknown bark off Barnegat yesterday morniug, showing trou. ble signals. “THE RUSLAND. HER POSITION UNCHANGED, BUT THE STERN f SINKING, The steamer Rusland lies in about the same position as on Tuesday, although the surf was high aod the wind south to southeast all day yesterday. Tho ‘woather was so thick at times during the day that tho vessel could hardly be seen from the shore. The lighters which went down to Long Branch Tuesday had to leave at threo o’clock yesterday morning. Nothing was done yesterday toward discharging tho cargo, it being toorough to work the surf boasts. The Const Wrecking Company's steamer Relief is anchored off the shore about balfa mile, waiting for orders, Prospects for getting tho steamer off a interest have vory little hope and discouraged, They aro cargo and fear the weather will continue to grow worse. PUMPING HER OU The large pump of the Const Wrecking Company ‘was put 10 work Jor a short timo yesterday, discharg- ing © barrel of water each secon oft no avail. They wili commence pumping to-day at Jow tide, and hope the water will be lower, so they can gotatthe leak. Tho timbers of the ola ship Adoni: with fragments for miles. wreck and docs not sink, but tho badly, and 18 at loast @ foot lower thi day. The ‘longshoretn the steamer shows signs ‘of Weakness, and thi 0 Will never be gotten off. The Western Union Telegraph Company are building a telegraph line from the shore upposite the wreck to cornect with their lines for the agents of the steamer in order that they may telegraph direct to the steamers from their offices in New York and Philadelphia, The Ine will be completed this morning. ‘The Amériqua ts sill fast, the weather not being ns tho Mer-,j gotten off finally, favorable for moving hor, Lt is believed she will be PRODUCE EXCHANGER AFFAIRS, PROPOSED ACTION ON THE NEW EXCHANGE BUILDING—NEW RULES ADOPTED. The regular meeting of the Board of Managers of the Produce Exchange was held yesterday, the Presi- dent, Mr. L. J. N. Stark, inthe chair, Tho call issued to the members to deposit their votes on the 234 inst, either for or against the erection of a new Ex. change building was on motion reconsidered and (he balloting indednitely postponed, A petition signed by about 100 members of the Exchange praying the President to call a meeting of all the members was presented to the Board, and tn accordance with this re- quest a meeting 18 now called for Tuesday, 27th inst., to be held on che ground floor of the Exchange, at eleven o’clock in the morning, in front of the Presi- dent’s desk, The following named gentlemen were elected mem- bers of the Exchange:—Messes, August Buermann, Edward G. Byroes, Francis ©, Craas, William E. Dennis, W. B. Emerson, E. M. Field, Jobo William Follett, J. A. Lange, John E Leech, Orison McNeill, Louis Morya, Jr.; Jacob W. Schmidt, Jobn Schulting, George B. Smythe and Henry Taylor. The code of rules hitherto governing the Exchange having become somewhat obsolete the Board of Man- agers, at their session yesterday, adopted a new serios, which will be posted on the bulletin and go into effect immediately. ‘The following 18 a copy of the new order of governing the Exchange business; — TUE RULES. ssteastuent on the mombors of the ri ale at the treasurer's de Members m how Ruox 1,—The annwi Exchange sha! on the Ass day of May in oacl their tickets on vntering when so required. RULe 2.—The rooms shall be opened nt nine o'clock A. M., ard closed, except as hereinafter provided, at five o'clock P. M, Clerks and porters of members may have access to the rooms between the hours of nine A. M. and twelve M, for ueing samples, bat must withdraw on the nt made through the m be in writin when tops of the grain and provision tables nd may be occupied by those first in attend- rson of firm ean claim the right to oceupy more than the space one samplo of the other mombers, Flour jon ‘tawers may be rented on to the Superintendent. ho Kxchange rooms are designed exclusively for private transactions, and all loud or boisterous con- versation is pronihited. throwing of dough, other articles is strictly forbidden, and any ment shall practiso the same +ball be deemed guilty duct, ax net forth in section 82 of the bylaws ;zovorning the Produce Exchange, and shall be liable to the penalties therein set forth, Smoxing in any of the rooms of the Kx- change, botore ‘s quarter past two P. M, is strictly pro- Ibited. Rete 6.—Any stranger visiting the Kxchange mu introduced by a member, who shall register his name book provided for tiat purpose. Such visitor shall res card of ndminsion for tive days during ono yeur, which cau be renewed only at the discretion of the loor Committee. Should any person so introduced violate tho rules of the Exchange by the transaction of business on the floor the member introducing such visitor shull become or more than $50 for each offence, at the discretion of the Board of Managers, and be subject to the saine penalty for non-payment as provided for assessments in section 21 of the bylaws ULE 7.—Any member who shall be incapacitated for at- tending to his business in consequence of iliness, or who shall bo temporarily absent from the city, may, on the ap- proval of the Floor Committee, be represonted on ’ during the time of such {llness of of such tem sonce trom the eity by some one person whom he shall demgnate for that purpose, and tor whoro acts he shall be rosponsible, Such substitute shall receive a pass for a pe- riod not exceeding thirty days, which pass may bo renowed by the Fluor Committe in their discretion. Until auch nass Isreturned and Jed the member himself shall not be admitted to ance; but no. in thy front 1 th drawer te Orr Exchange. courtesies of tho Exchange shall be oxtended ted representatives of tho press to report but they shall not be allowed to transact any ness. Rute. 9.—The name of any member who may be suspended by the Board of Managers shail be posted on the bulletins of the Rxchange during the torm of such suspension: wud the name of any member who may be expelled shall be likewise posted for thirty days from the date of such ex- ulsion, Pua 10.—Busl om the upper floor of the Exchange shall close datly at nalt-pa ‘clock P. M., of which the following notice shall be si — First—A bell provided for that purpor warning atone o'clock P.M, Seond—This bell shall’be ‘rung again at hal o'clock to anuounce that the hour for closing bu: nexs has arrived. Third—Eleht minutes tater the bell shall be struck three im all be rung au asa final warning to leave the floor, rth—At forty minutes past one o'clock P. M. the bar- riors at the head of the stairwi he 0 Penalty, for non-payment as provided for assenments in section 21 of the bylaw: Rute 11,—Business on the lower floor of the Exchange shall close daily at two o'clock P, M., of which the following notice shall be give: Firt—A bell provided for that, purpose shall be rung as a warning at ten minutes to two o'clock P. M. ‘Seomd-—Thia Dell ahall_ be rung a to announee that the hour for closing business has arrive Th ‘Ten mi « Inter the bell shall be struck three ‘4 final warning to leave the floor, Fourth—at fifteen minutes past two o'clock P. M. tho doors of tho building shall be closed for five minutes, aud # fine of fifty cents shall be intpored on all persons remaining ou tho floor ut that time, which Sine shall be collected in the same manner and under tho sume penalty for non-payment ‘8 provided for assessments in section 21 of the bylaws. The Floor Committee of the New York Produce Ex. change are authorized and directed to enforce the foregoing rules, CLOSING LITTLE HELL GATE, INFLUENCE ON THE QUESTION OF RAPID TRANS- PORTATION—A PRACTICAL NAVIGATOR'S OPIN- 10N. The opposition to the proposed closing of Little Hell Gate by General Newton continues to meet with stren- uous support, both by the Commissioners ot Emigra- tion and by the directors of the Childron’s Home on the island, of which Rogister Kdgar Kotcbum is pres- ident. Mr. Kotchum has just returned from another visit to Albany, where he bad an interview with the Committee on Cities, and, in addition to the strong ob- Jeotions on the grouna of the detriment to the health of the people resident in the vicinity and tho inmates ot the public institutions on Randall’s and Biackwell’s islands, urged upon the consideration of the commit- teo the effect it would have on the navigation of the Harlom River, There can be no doubt of the fact, however care- less the uptown residents may be about the sanitary part of the question, that they are thoroughly aroused op the question of transportation, and feel certain that the navigation of the Harlem River would be closed during the winter months if Little Hell Gate was stop- ped up. Practical navigators are almost unanimously of this opinion, and the following letter trom Captain Charles H. Lougstreet, who for the past twenty years has been on the Harlem River, has been forwarded to ‘Albany. It ig addressed to the Prosident of the Harlem Navigation Company :— $in—I have the honor to roply to your request asking my opinion as to what offect on navigation of the Harlem iver the closing of Little Hell Gate d have, The principal navigation of the Harlem River is ty passenger steamers, yme of which connect with railroads, and are the so! ns of quick transportation for sbout 7,000 people da During the winter, when the harbor ‘and iver ially covered with floating ice, it is almost in possible to keep the Harlem River o twithstanding the natural advantages now ere During the season of ico on flood tide and easterly winds the floating ice in at two o'clock P. M. passes up the East River, and oa approaching the lower endpt Blackwell's Island’ presses over to the west shore wea up the west channel to the Big Gato, whore It inte, floes of ice passing rapidly up the stream until tt reaches the Little Gate, wiereit Iydrawn through by the rapid. current into. the Eant River, und tho tides keep it in constant motion and prevent a blockade on she Harlem River. Having shown the nataral wdvantages now possessed, together with the fact that the steamboute are passing thtough the river from sixty to soventy five times a dny, wud that itis yot almost impossible to keep it open, I would suy decidedly that to remove the natural advantages of the river by closing Lit- tle Hell Gute would be to make it uunavigable during the winter months, XFFECT ON BUSLNKSK, ‘The stoppage of passenger trausporcation on the Harlem River during such periods for all ime to come fs a mattor of great importance, not only to seven or eizht persons who now enjoy this route, but to the general inter. ‘of the trade and prosperity of the northern portion of city. With reieronve to the direct question ut insue, the action of the ice, as previonsly stated, will be the same | until it reaches the point where it passes through the Little Gate; that passige being closed it will press up the Hur Jem Itiver, past the Bronx Kills (» shoal and rocky wage affording no relief), nntil it reaches tho Harlem Bridge, where it’ will jam the steamers and vessels moored there and torm # . This will cont ‘d to the wind. When the tide slacks a has been at least (wo hours’ ebb tide aving but Tittle chance for the ee to move in the Harlem River; con- sequently it must freexe up and stop navigation. T have navigated the East and Harlem rivers almost daily for upward of twenty years, tho jee wnd tide, and nm fully convinced thas to ¢ Hell Gate wourd be to close the Hurlem Kiver during the winter, U, H. LONGSTRELT, THE DEPARTMENT OF DOCKS, At the regular meeting of the Board of Commission, ers of Public Docks, hold yesterday afternoon, tho tole Jowing communications were received :— From Alderman Pbillips—Petition of citizens of Yorkville fora public dock at tho foot of Seventy. fourth, Seventy-fifth or Seventy-sixth street, Ro- ferred to Engincer-in-Chiet, The report of G 8. Greene, Jr, Engineor-in-Cntef, ‘was received, showing the amount ol work done for the week ending March 17, including new pier 1 North River Canal street section, old pier 49 North River new wails atHouston street and Leroy street sections, TREASURER'S REPORT, The report from the Treasurer pro tem., Commis- sionor Westervelt, was received, showing the receipts from March 13 to March 17 trom ail sources to have been $178,454; disbursements, $13,555; on hand, $159,902; amount deposited with the City Chamber- Ja.m, agreeably to statute, to the credit of the Commis. sioners of the Sinking Fund for the redemption o1 the city debt, $5,878, No answer as yet bas been received trom the Corpo- ration Attorney in regard to the legal points submit« ted to bim about the power of the Commissioners to grant tho application of the White Star Stean hd A. down their pier, Company for tho priviloge of taying @ railway 1877.-TRIPLE SHEET. OUR COMPLAINT BOOK. A STREFT BLOCKADED. To THx Evitor ov tux Hexap;— On the south side of Fifty-second street, between First and Second avenues, there are two piles of old bricks and stone, encumbering not only the sidewalk, but more than hall of ihe street, so that but one team ‘CAD pads at atime and pedestrians must cross over to the other sidewalk or walk around the ptie, These moun- tains of bricks and stone have bee: ling there for more than two yeurs, though complaints have been \made to the Corporation Attorney, to the police and 10 police and district courts; yet no notice seems to Dave been taken of it, A SUFFERER, RECKLESS OMNIBUS DRIVING. To Tux Evitor oy tux HeRaLp:— At about twejve o’clock to-day I drove down Broadt way in omnibus No, 77, of the Twenty-third stree- line, Our driver ana tho driver of omnibus No. 36, of the same line, were filled with a spirit of rivalry. A Tace was the consequence. As a spocimen of fancy driving it was a success, but for every other purpose it was a lamentable fatiure, We dashed along at a reckless speed, now striking the wheel of another ompibus, pow coming in vivlont contact with a truck, Everything tried to got out of our way, and where we passed we monopolized the street. At length our omnibus collided with another yehiclo with sv much force as to throw one of our horses violently to the ground, At this point the only jady who was in the omnibus got out quite terrified. Worse driving and a more reckloss disregard lor the rights of others I have never secu, That such a thing should be allowed in the most crowded street of a civilized city is disgrace- ful Ie there no way of preventing it ¥ FL. O, THE CONTRABAND CIGAR TRADF, To tnx Epitor or Tun Henatp:— Why do not the revenue authorities stop the poddling of cigars in direct violation of the laws. I am a store- keeper nour Washington Market, pay heavy rent and do not sell even a five cent cigar that has not given Uncle Sam bis profit, and stilt all around me are men and boys peddling their contraband gcods, They are poor, it is true, and so am 1, but either the laws should be altered and both allowed to soll without tax or jus- tce done to all ulike. Manufacturers of cigars com- plain of the opposition they bave to contend with by men making cigars without paying wx, but if these pedlors were stopped there would be no market tor this uniawtul trade, WASHINGLON MARKET, BIREET CAR LIFE, To tae Epirox or tHe HekaLp:— Is thore not some way to prevent intoxicated men entering tho streetcars? It should, at least, be the conductor's duty to see that they do not insult every Passenger. Riding up a few days since in a Broadway car a man sented opposite attracted my attention, He ‘was under the influence of liquor and greatly an- noying the young lady who sat next him by staring at her continually until ue had attracted general atten- tion, and then began talking tn quite au offonsive mun- ner and in various other ways making bis presence so obnoxious that at last suo was compelled to ask a gene Homan to change seats with hei A CITIZEN, HANDCARTS, To tHe Epiror oy tux HekALD:— Does not a law exist in the city which prohibits the rolling of these three wheeled “handcarts’” upon the pavements and sidewalks? The dirty youngsters who attend to thia important business just roll over a man or woman or child, or anything elge but a blue coat, if they do not jump asido as soon as this !nfernal ma. chine appears, BESERVED BEATS, To tux Evitor oy tak Heranp:— Tho mavagers of the Grand Opera House acvertiso Teserved seats at fifty cenis, and when you inquire at the box office for ono in the evening you receive the answer, “Tbey aro all taken ;” but they give you anad- mission ticket for filty cents in the first balcony, not reserved, although alter the performanco has com. menced tho reserved seats in tho baicony still remain vacant, 1s this nat a great imposition ? THEATREGOER, THEATRE PRICES, To tux Epiror oy tux Hera I desire to enter a complaint against the imposition practised by our theatres in charging an admission fee and compelling one to pay an additional tee for a seat, On Thursday evening I visited the Union Square Theatre and entered at an early hour, having paid $1 for admission, On entering, I was informed by the usher that all the seats bad I should go down additional fitty c the fact that not over fifty persons wore +.) the house s, I was compelled to pay an to secure a seat, notwithstanding at the time, UsTICE, 4 DANGEROUS HALL, Totus Emon oy tux HERaLp:— Permit me, through your useful “Complaint Book,” to call attention to the danger people undergo in visit- ing a place known as ‘Dramatic Hatl,”” which said hall is usod for dramatic entertainments, and is situated at Nos, 46 and 48 East Houston street, in this city, in case of fre or panic. The ball isa very small and nar- row one, and should a fire break out people would have to rush to the only doorway, which Is about three feet wide, in order to save themeelves. After getting through this door they would come to a narrow at. way, Which 1s also no more than turee feet wide, Per- formances and entertainments are going tour or fvo times during the week and every Dunday, and at times tho hall 1s very crowded, FOURTEENTH WARD, THE PAWNBROKERS AGAIN, To Tus Epiror or tHe Hrraup:— 1 see many complaints of the charges of pawn- brokers, and wish to say a word about my experience and maken suggestion. For tho last fifteen years I have irequently bad to get temporary loan of “My Uncle,” but have always dealt with a firm not far from the Heraup office, and I must say that I have always found them to be honorable in ali their trans. actions with me. 1 understaud there are some eighty pawnbrokers in this city, and that the principal reason for their oxtortions is that but a very few of them have suMciont capital or patronage to do an honorable business and make a living, I would thero- fore suggest that the city charge a license tee of say 500 in place of $60, und that would partly remedy tho evil, 1 think pawnbrokerago a good thing tor the oor of this city if conducted im an honorable way, as Phelieve it 16 done by a Jew. J. 1, THE POSTAT, BOX QUESTION AGAIN, To tux Epitox or tux Heratp:— A fow days ¢ince a writer in the “Complaint Book”’ suggested that the charge of $16 per annum for Post Ofiice boxes might be reduced at least one-ball; Mr. James replied, through the same medium, that if this were done the rent of the boxes would not pay the salary of the men employed to attend them. With your permission I would like to make a little calcula- tion, ‘There are about 5,800 boxes, which rent tor $16 each perannum, This amounts to $92,400. We will suppose one man can tuke charge of 200 boxes. It there are no other expenses, and Mr. James mentions none, the salary of each man must be $3,200. If my calculation is correct, surely the box rent might be re- duced two-thirds, instead of one-half, 1 would also like to call tho attention of Mr. James to the tact that from the New York Post Oifico annually a surplus of over $1,000,000 is paid, axl suppose, into the navional Treasury Even granting, which I do not, that the boxes would not pay for their maintenance under auch rednced rental, should not a part at least of this surplus be returned to the pockets ot the people who contribute it in the shape of cheap boxes, COUN, CARRY AWAY THE DIRT, To tux Eprror or tik Henarp:— Will you ploase draw the attention of the dirtman to take the dirt away from the house in White street, near West Broadway? He very seldom takes it ay 4 DIRTY LIBERTY STREET. To tum Eptror or tuk Herato:— Allow me a small space in your valuable ‘Complaint Book”? to say a word about the condition of Liberty street, from the New Jorsey Central Railroad ferry to Church strect, The deposits of snow made during the winter have now turned to mud, which, in some places, is @ foot or more in depth, and through this filth the pedestrian 18 compelled to wade when the sidewalks, as is often tho case, are ucted by trucks. Ae 6 citizens na redre: jor such nuisances? JERSEY, CHEAP COAL DEALING. To THe Eprror ov Tue Heratp:— Will you permit a sufferer to ventilate that class of coal di who aro just now imposing on the poor with short weight? Every day I see their carts driven through our streets ornamented with large posters showing low figures for a ton of coal, And such # ton as gome of themudeliver! Let the customer understand that there should be at least eighty pails or twenty bushels to a ton of 2,000 pounds, which he can easy Measure tor bimself, and he will soon see when he “sold,” HONESTUS, TWO NUISANCES, To tnx Evrtor or tux Heray:— T desire to have the attention of the propor author. ities called to the filthy pile of ashes ond garbage in front of two houses on West Thirty-fifth street, south side of the atrect and justoust of Ninth avenue, Also, cannot the Superintendent of Public Schools organize some hata Y the residents of Thirty-fifth street, between Eighth and Ninth avenues, in regard to the ruflianly conduct of the children on the street, hoot- ing and yelling like wild Indians in their going to and trom the vublic school ou ey ae street? ONE WHO PAYS RENT, HATTIE BROWN'S DELUSION, Gan a Breathing Animal Exist | in the Intestines ? WHAT THE FACULTY SAY | Dr. McDonald’s Interest- | ing Clinic. On tho stage of the lecture hall of the New York Medical College yosterday sat in a row eight men all pretty well advanced in years and clotued in uniform suits of light gray, the reflection of which cecpeucd thetr cadayerous complexions and gaye to their lack- lustre eyes a still moro stony coldness, They wero | Island, and had been broaght to tho city by Dr. A. E. McDonald, of that institution, to illustrate sosne curious phases of the mental disorders on which be was about to lecture to the students. In the course of his address the Dector explained the nature of bypochondriasm and hysteria, which he said aro almost identical in their symptoms, the former at- tacking men only and tho satter being almost exclu- sively confined to women, Describing hysteria, he spoke of the case of Hattie Brown, of flariem, who | Deheves that a living reptile has taken up its abode in her stomach, It very frequently happens, Dr. Me- Donald said, that patients suffering from hysteria have ® conviction that thore is ap animal in the stomach, Tt was not, he said, very often safe for a physician to make a diagnosis without seeing the patient; but ho did not think any one could investigate the case in question without seeing that it was hysteria, Hattie Brown was acolored girl, and colored girls were vory to have that malady, The physician who attended the girl and who made the wonderiul discovery that an air-breathing animal could exist in ber intestines, stated that bis reason for believing that there was a reptiio was the fuct that bysteria could not last so Jong as three years. Many instances where it had | lasted as long as that wero, Dr. McDonald said, upon record. &RKPS HIS OWN DOCTOR. “Come here, Mr. Herne,” said he, turning towards the unbappy creatures behind bim; and ono of them, a low-sized, well-built man ot about forty years of age, camo forward. “Well, sir, how do you do?” asked the doctor, cheer- uy, was all right,’? muttered tho patient sullenly, “until the Governor took me up and put mo in the cas- tle over on his island.” Then the sudject placed the tips of the fingers of one hand in the palm of the other and scrutinized thom intently for several moments. “Well, how aro you now? 1s thore anything wrong with your’? “Ob, yes; [havea doctor.” (Smiles all round.) “What doctor? Where Is he?’? “He is inside me,” responded the paticnt gravely. “Seo,” he continued, putting the tip of bis right fore- finger upon his stomach, ‘this shoulder is against my finger now.” “How long has he been thero?”” “About twenty years, ”? “How did he get int?” “Well, there were four mon who caught me in the streot one day, and two of them held me by the arms and foot and tle other two cut me open from here to here (indicating the lines), and they put him to and sewod me up again.’? “How do you know he is there now?” “Because L can feel him,” was the reply, as the poor fellow pressed his havds one against either side, “And he has got a tail,”’ he continued, ‘and it burts me. No, I never heard bim speak or cry out; but he’s there. I teel him now, and besides the man tells ” ‘What man?" “The maa in my head—in there;’’ and he laid his hand upon his forchead. . ‘That will ao,’ suid Dr, MeDonald, finding the Patient would say no more, and the man quictly shuffled back to his seat. “Thore is no question,’ said the Doctor, ‘that in this case, as in im. ‘8, thepe is some feeling which gives rise to the delusion, That is shown by the fact that when opium is given to relieve the pain he loses the delusion. It is also evinced by the fact that when ho has indigestion ho always complains very loudly ot the way ‘the doctor’ us kicking up."? PURSURD BY MURDEROUS KNEMIRG, There is no insavity about me,” said, indignantly, Another patient with whom the Doctor conversed, “Anybody could see that,” was the reply, “but what 1 it that troubles you ?”? Tho unfortunate man—who looked like an honest mechanie—said ho was pursued by enemies who wanted to take bis life. They nad attacked him on his way trom the Island, and he could hear them at that ent under the floor of the plattorm on which be en to the asylum be had gi him a draught of something to take his mind away. ‘But they did not succeed,’* he suid exultantly, In respouse to a series of questions ho wenton to tell about tho enormous alligators which attacked him when he went Rear the rr and about the dreadful peanuts which were always scattered in bis path, © had never been bitten by un alligator, he said; but once be had been bitten by asnake. Then he related vory minutely and with ap nestpess and apparent sanity that would deceive any but an expert how a certain man haa cut a snake into two pieces, and then, cutung the tip off one of the patient's fingers, had held the head of the writhing repuile so that 1ts fangs wore struck up into the bleeding stump, and had then, when the end of the anger wasin the snake’s mouth, squeezed the latter until the “teeth”? met in his flesh, The nar- rative was so graphic and was supplemented with such expressive gestures (hat it tuirly thrilled the listeners, heart and fungs had been removed trom his body. CONSUMPTION OF THE MKAD, “‘Woll, Dorsey, what’s the matter with you?” said the lecturer, addressing still another of the patients, a man about thirty years old, apparently strong and ‘in good mental and bodily health, “Oh, I'm in trouble,” was the answer. ‘I’rm filled pei witcheralt and I’ve got copsumption of the head. ‘The idea that some one was drawing all the blood from bis body was the delusion of another of the un- happy men, and he professed to feel that his veins wero empty. OTHER QUEER DELUSIONS. Dr. MeDonald bas one patient suffering from the | killed three different times and enme to life again. He | describes in the most minute manner bow tue several | murders were committed. Another thinks that bis howd has been changed into a china vessel, and goce about holding it with nis hands, for fear it will get smashed; while a third thinks his head 1 made of butter and will not venture into the sunshine, for fear it will molt. The delusion that some animal has entered into the patients from the asylum for tho insane on Ward’s r Anatiien nagens entortainod the couviction that the | fu Saino disease, Who asserts positively that be bas beow | a |. demonsteate: boay is quite frequent among this class of patiente, Several patients think their intestines are occupied by reptiles, and one imagines that he bas a woodcock in his stomach. Another believes he is a horse; he Wears barvess, and has made for himself a tail out of the frayed ends of ropes. With a wagon formed of au old soap box he carries bundles from one building to another around tho island all day, and at night ho locks his wagon up among tho carts ana gallops off into a field like a horse released from labor. Like all horses in high standing he never passes a wheelbarrow without shying. ANALAGOUS CASES, ror,” occurred im this city last November. took it into her head that she must go to Europe for her health, Her husband objected on account of bust- ness being dull, ho not being able to supply the neces. gory funds at that time, The lady shortly atterwara took to her bed, complaining of a terrible pain in her stomach and announcing gravely to her Indy friends that she wag sure some “torrible animal’? had found its way into her stomach, for eho felt it turning around and biting her. Tho next day she was seized with a sovore fit of vomiting, and three large snake-like objects were found tn the matter dise charged. Her husband wae greatly alarmed, and rushed to a distinguished practitionor with the “snakes,” as his wife calied them, to obtain his opinion. The Doctor carefully washed the “animais’y jn tbe hasband's presence, and disclosed to the horri- fled man threo iminense sand worms, such as are used tocateh striped bass, The busbana w astonished when convinced that his wife had put those identical worms in the vessel, so as to obtain sym. pathy and have him send her to Europe, than he had beon at the worms themselves, At the next meeting of the New York Pathological Society the Doctor pre- sented the worms, and made a few remarks to caution the younger members of the profession against suc frauds, Ho closed his remarks as follows:—*Of course, gen- tlemen, such ® worm could not live in the stomach above & few seconds, and 1 need not inform you that the patient who practised ‘this little trick is a hyster- jeal woman, ? Such cases as the above have come under the ob- ‘All practitioners have , and are often obliged to ve the honor and reputation of lamily possesses & momber with a Wellect that will permit them to practise every spee of deceit, . Ivins a fuet beyond question, because blished by } scientific Observauion, that a lizard or osher animal of A case, which recalls that of ‘the Harlem living hor- | A lady, | the wile of a woll known business man in this city, | mach more | | is how | cume to give it as my real game. the other animal subject to the return of iieteute Juice, though put im alive through a gastric This 1s one of the experfuents that bos been made in consequence of Dr. Beaumont's famous observations on St. Martin, the *royageur. "? ST. MARTIN'S CASK, ? In the year 1824 Alexis St. Martu, a Canadian, wounded in an encounter with the Indians with @ of buckshot in such a mauuer 4s to tear away the ine tegument at the lower portion of the left chest and penetrate throngh the diaphragm into the cardiac end of the stomuch, After the wounds bad healed there @ permanent gastric fistula, ¢ bs of an inch im dia into the great pouch of the stomach. fell into the hands of Dr. Beaumont, 3 form a series o1 exp By those experiments Dr. Beaumoa tric iluid was acid and capable ef dissolving an; Animal substance, except fat, even to leather, furiher, that it would even exert its solvent action oute side of the body when kept in a test tube at a temper. ature of 100 degrees Pubrenbeit, TIM GASTRIC FLUID, Yesterday a Hewaco reporter called on a well known physiologist at bis lavoratory aud was shown some gastric fluid which Lad been obtained from a dog, the Victim of a gastric fistula, and the physiologist kindly some muscujar Ui ologist = aiso ¢ (porter house informed — th fessor Datton some y ago =—_ performed. a series of, experiments = to.—saascertaim the duration of lite of the commen gardon slugs aod the water lizards after having been introduced within the stomach of a dog. The former was found completely dead at the end of nine anda half minutes, aud no traces of them were discoverable when the dog was killed an hour after their introauc. tion, The lizards were found perfectly dead, and about lo undergo the digestive process at the end of Siteem intoutes, ‘The above is conclusive proof that all animals not entozodtic perish from necessity shortly after coming in contact with tho gastric fluid, and all persons xhibiting them as having issued from their alle | mentary canal are testifying to a deliberate f wrising geverally from a morbid exaggoration of that craving \o become objects of curiosity and interest which enters largely into the mental constitution of many persons, Lt would be unfair not to admit thas the persons are sometimes deceived themselves and victims of delusion. Hysterical persons do not stop at presoating the histories of animais, but simulate a great y other discases, A few years ago a report went the rounds of the German pewspapers of a girl that went into several trances every day. Persons flocked from far and pear to see her; she was prayed for, and every charm known to the ignorant used to drive away ber malady, but without avail. At last the excitement dimin- ished aud visitors. grew scarce, Then it was niated that the girl always brought a message from heaven when she came out of her trance, Thos the miracle mongers flocked back ; each had their par- ticular message to send and recel tho girl ats charged all commissions with despateh, and pleased all by the answers, At last her fathor thought be, too, would experinent, and when she went into ber next trance he operated with a cowhide, She instante came out and bas bad no trance since, EXTRAORDINARY CASK OF HYSTERIA, Dr. Watson, iu his work on practice, records a cane which occurred in the practice of his friend Dr, Bright, Dr. Bright was requested to see a young lady who been confiued to her bed for nine months. “If sho at- tempted to move she was thrown into a paroxysm of agitation and of excruciating agony, aflecting more particularly her abdomen, She had’ almost lost the use of her lower extremities, and she and friends seemed to nave given up ail bopes of her restoration, but she presented no appear. ance of important disease; her countenance bot no marks of visceral imigchief, vor was tt pomibie to obtain avy proof of organic change. Dr, Bright set the case down in bis own mind as one of hysteria, The patient seemed to derive great relief from some simulating ction and some pills which had been given by her former adviser, Her friends wore in moderate circumstances and Dr. Bright talko¢ very seriously to the mother und advised that simple water should be used tor the injection an¢ bread pilis bo substiuuted for those the girt had been taking, The mother soon por ceived that these means produced the same tranquil lizing elects on ber daughter which had been bitherta ascribed (o the medicine, “My visite,” says Dr. Brigut, ‘became less frequent, 1 was abs fore night.’ On my renewing my Vistt no change bad tuken pluce, “I attempted to get her shy nil ge from the bed to the sofa, but it was impossible, Tbe paroxysm almost, sve said, overcame her. Once (alter baving attended her about nine months) I called after an absence of nearly a mouth. Her sister met meat the door with asmiling face to tell me that our patient was quite well; and on inquiry she related how, three mornings before, under ‘a deep religious 1pression,’ she had completely recovered all her powers; and I found her sitting up, working and amusing herself, as if she was completely conva- Jescent from some ordiuary iliness.’? Another case is related that occurred in the practice of Dr. Watson. “The patient,” saya Dr, Watson, ‘was a young woman. Her legs had been paralytic or con- tracied, | forget wuich, Some enthusiastic preacher had influence enougu with her to make her be that tf, on a certain day, she prayed for recovery @ strong fuith her prayer would be successtul, 8! would recover at once, and she did so. Then all the religious papers of tue denomination took up the case and claimed that one of their rumber had the power to perform miracles, when she was cured because nothing was the matwr with her.’? Another case occurred in the practice of Dr. Lusk, of this city. ‘Tho patient was a young girl, and tor two years ake pretended that sno was affected with bip-joint, disease, Sho knew all the eymptoms, assbe had helped take care of a membor of the family that did have th duease, She was at last cured by having a cortai stone procured and rubbed over her hip. ly is to be regretted that medical men are sometimes ready to encour. those deceptions, while the quack who wishes to become suddenly famous tor bis cures treasures them as the apple of his eye, Indeed, 10 all the wonderful cures that igure from time to time ia the newspapers the two factors are a noisy quasi-med) cal charlatea and a hysterical girl THE ARTFUL HANSON. HE MAKES A FULL CONFESSION, AND GIVES THE TRUE STORY OF HIS LIFE, Christian Hanson, the hero of the Tombs, broke dowm: completely yesterday when the H#ra.p despatch from. Columbus, exposing the falsity of his story, was shown him, and, with tears in his eyes, confessed that he had told a great he, He admitted that so far as he know thero had never been such a burglary as the one he described; that he ‘was not an ex-convict from Columbus, Obio, and thas President Hayes did not pardon him, In a word, be pleaded guilty to baving lied in almost every particu. Jar in his remarkable yarn, The burglar’s face yesterday was saddened and gloomy, and he appeared to realize tho meanness of tho deception be had practised, “What iaduced you to lie so outrageously ?’’ aske@ the writer. “Well, I was starving in the streets, and I preferred State Prison to that, When I was placed at tne bar I was almost crazy with hunger and cold, and in answer to the many questions asked me I gave the falsehoods which aro now known, dido’t seem to know what I was talking — about. My tongue ran on wildly, and I told whate ever happened to occur to me, The next day, atter having @ good night's steep, nourisping food and de, cent clothes, I realized for the first time the villa ot which I bad beon guilty. But what was Ito do If L admitted having hod, all the kindness and charity 80 generously bestowed on me would be taken away and | would be kicked out again like a dog. I sawe gtand chance for me to again lead aa honest life and 1 prayed that my lies would not be found oat. So 1 por- fisted la them and heaped lie upon lie to save exposure, ut ail is now known and all bope is gove. God knows that 1 am aw poor ouvaw, and that I have prayed Him for help to reform. I will not be beileved now, suppose, but ob, God in heaven knows that I wanted to reforin,? “Weil, Christian,’ sald tho writer, ‘tell mo teuly who you are and what you have been.” TUK PRISONKR'S KKAL HISTORY, “Yon can believe me now, as it would be no use for me to iio any more,” answered Hanson, ‘My right oame ts Christian Mohrmussen. forty-three years of age, and, a8 I said when ar a native of Copenhagen, Denmark. I entisted pany K, Seventh New York volunteers in I ry after my arrival in Now York, My fellow soldiers got .to calling me Hans, and after a while—Mobrmussen, I supposed, being hard to pronounce—they tacked @ ‘sou’ onto Hans, and all the rest of my time in the army I was Known by the name of Haaeom* hee that work jp Cinemnati after the war and fell in with thieves ant burglars. 1 served several sontencos there Phiiadetpbia for larceny. ““n the 5th of last month I was discharged from prison, where 1 Philadeiphiy ‘This is the bad “One thing 19 certain,” sald the low spirited man if conclusion, ‘lam a poor, miserable outcast. good and kind men whom | 60 basely Ned to wili on! pardon tne, | will hereafter lead an honest lite. Ob, said he piteously, “please not turn the purpose of | ae man who promised me bonest employment, have written a fetter to Alderman Morris asking hie fi Unly give me an opportunity to reform.’* ansou, or rather Mohrmussen, will continue tor the present at least to reside in the Tombs, to give Judge Kubroth time for reflection as to what course should be pursued under tho circumstances, THE KINGAN TRAGEDY, Mr. Souter, of the firm of John Sinclair & Co, of Ne 35 Broadway, roceivod a despatch yesterday trom Mr Thomas D. Kingan, brother of the late Jobn Kingaa, of the Prod Xchange, Whose tragic death created such A sensation, stating that he (Thomas BD, Higa) would arrive in this city this morning by way of ford. The despatch did not say t was his brother’s corpse with him for interment im city, but it is likely be is, STEALING TROUT, Tho annual trouble with trout thieves bes com menced on the South side. A pond belonging to Mg J. H. Woodruff, of Bellport, L, 1, was drawn every trout ho bad was stolen om Sunday Woodrof sustained a similar los about forgiveness, Jaat your, ‘ a EE ae oS a HT MN