The New York Herald Newspaper, March 23, 1877, Page 3

WASHINGTON Progress in the Consideration of - the Southern Problem, PATIENCE RESPECTFULLY SOLICITED. A Decision in Favor of Autonomy Confidently Expected, MEMBERSHU: «OF THE COMMISSION, ecentiternand Ex-Covernor Browa, of ‘enmessee, Accepts and Wants to Kuow. oe FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. ‘Wasmixcrox, March 22, 1877. THE LONG DELAY: WTTLEMENT OF THE SOUTHERN QUESTION, Those who aro best informed as to ‘he purposes of the administration in the Southern matter and the Prospect of a settlement emphatically counsel patienco on the part of the public, A person who has access to tho best means of information said to-night:—“If the country will only have patience for four or five day: and ifthe Hxratp will counsel patience, all will be right” He who spoke thus believes that Hampton ‘and Nicholls ought to be the rulers of their States, and his words aro, therefore, reassuring to those who hope for a satisfactory solution in the South, The Southern question has absorved everybody's attention here to-day. There wore two sessions of the Cabinet during the day. There Is reason to believe that {t was determined to send no commission toSoutn Carolina The question of withdrawing the troops from the State Houso at Columbia and from the vi- cinity of the State House in New Orleans was intor- mally discussod by members of the Cabinet, and it is believed that a majority favor this moasure, but that it baa not come up formally before the Cabinet yet. Tn administration circles it is said that there is such ‘a difference between tho cases of Louisiana and South Carolina that South Carolina matters will be settled ‘with less delay than those of Louisiana and without the interference of a commission. Governor Hampton has telegraphed that he has no intention to come to Washington unless specially asked to by tho Prosident. He telograpbs also a requost to have South Carolina put on the same footing with Louisiana by removing the troops trom the uctual occupation of tho State House, Ifthis wore done he would begin a civil pro» cess to legally oust Chamberlain under the State laws and in the State courts, The membership of the Louisiana Commission is as yet undecided. A number of persons nave been tele- Braphed to, and it is understood thut several have feclined, Hence some delay. Butas soon as the list {s comploted it will be published, together with the Instructions under which the commission is to act ‘There is no doubt that both the carpet-baggers and the strict party democrats have taken courage from the dolay in the Southern settlement and the appoint. mont of acommission, Some of the democratic can- didates for the Speakership think their chances im- Proved. Some days ago it was freely admitted that an era.ot good feeling might carry a moderate and sensiblo republican like Foster into the Speaker’s chair, but to~lay the democrats think better of their chances. There 1s some reason to believe that the commission Plan was suggested by Mr, Warmouth, who bad the design of combining the two Logislatures in Louisiana Im some way, and thus produce a barmonious arrange- ment, whereby Governor Nicholls should bo put in possession and Packard ousted by logal forms and ander the provisions of the State constitution, and with the view of leaving Packard no ground to stand on und patting bimectenrly in the wrong before the country it he should resist. It this should be true, the appoint. ment of a commission would have the effect of tying Packard’s hands until such a settlement is effected. FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT, Wasuixctox, March 22, 1877. THE CLAIMS FOR MAIL SERVICE IN THE SOUTH JUST PRIOR TO THE REBELLION—DOUBTS 48 TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF A STATUTE. Congress at its Inst session passed an act providing for the payment of persons who were contractors for carrying the mails in those of the Southern States that engaged in the rebellion for the period botween their Jast settlement and ‘before said States engaged in war against tho United States,” The Sixth Auditor is at a Joas to know what construction is to be put upon the phrase “before said States engaged in war against the United States,’? Accepting the term “war” as covered by “rebellion”? the question arises whether, as in somo of tho States, aggressive ucts preceded tbe rassago of the ordinance of secession, and in others the-ordinance preceded any overt act the one or the other should be accepted as the date, aad also whether the ordinance Deing a nullity it had the effect to placo the State in a Condition of war against the United States, ‘All service in these States was discontinued by the Postmaster General on the 3ist of May, 18¢1, and ser vice up to that time has been certified by the Post OMice Department to this cl of claimants to the amount of $360,000, and it was ‘oubtless upon this data that Congress appropriated the $375,000, or so much thereof as muy be necessary, to pay the claims, There is also a proviso in the bill that wnere any portion of the service was paid tor by the late Confed- eracy it shall be deducted; and another question arises a8 to how tho evidence of such payment sball be ob- tained. On the breaking out of the rebellion the Con- federacy assumed all the mail rontes in the South, and it is known that the servico on many of the routes was continued and paid for as long as the funds to pay with held out, The several questions arising under tho act have eon referred to the Secretary of the Treasury, and by im to the Attorney General, and it ‘is possible tho contractors will have to wait until Congress cau put a construction upon the act. A SUGGESTIVE REMOVAL AND MORE ANTICI- PATED, A suygestive removal was made to-day among the inspectors of steamboats in the person of District Inspector Burnett, of St, Louis, who was replaced by the appointment of a person named John O'Neill, The next removals to take place under tho Supervising Anspoctor General of Steambouts will be, 16 is said, in the New York district. a GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES, Wa Gtox, March 22, 1877, THE LOUISIANA CUMMISSION--KX-GOVERNOR BROWN, OF TENNESSEE, ACCEPTS—RECORD OF THE APPOINTEE. The following telegram was received hero to-night: Purasns, Tepn., March 22, 187. Bue ier M. Ky, Postmaster General, Washington, 11 1 ts beloved that my co-operation will contribute auything toward a pacific soiution of the troubles im Louisiana my services wre at the command of the President on the basis suggested 1m your dexpatchos of to-way., Advise mne fully of the determination ot the Vresiaent. JOUN G. BROW President on receipt of the despatch teregraphed ror Brown's appointment asa imember of the Louisiana Commission, Ex-Governor Jonu C, Brown, of Tennessee, belonged to the whig party in 1860 and supported Bell and Everett, He was « Confederate soldier during the war, and rose to the ravk of Major Geverwl, — fn 1870 be was president of the Constitutional Convention, oud was iberal and national in his sentiments and zealously favored the enfranchisement of the colored people, fle was elected Governor in 1870, and was re-elected in 1872, serving uniil IST He was adelegate to we St. Lours Convention, and supported Mr, Tilden ia the late ew pagn, tHe is wow one of the view presidents of the Texas Pacitic Rasiroad Compan [tis mumated w-night on very good authority that the President's “soathern Commission’ will pot ine Gude iv its mcwbereuip way Sevator or bepreseatative m Congress, and also that Vice President Wheeler will not be a inember of the commission. INEFFICIENCY IN THE DEAD LETTER OFFICE— AN EXAMINATION PBELIMINARY TO APPOINT- MENT ORDELED. Third Avsistant Postmaster General Barber, discov. ering several instances of utter inefficiency among recent appointees to the Dead Letter Oilice, invited at- teniion to the subject on the part of Postmaster Gen- eral Key, in an official letter, as follows:— \ Sin—1 would respecttuliy recommend that, before any iurther appointinenis of female clerks in the Dead Letter Office are made, some system of preimi- ary examination by which theif qualitications may be tested shall be established. There seems to bea prevailing impression among some Sen- ators and members of Congress that intelligence is not an cssentml prerequisite tor a clerkstp iu the Dead Letter Uilice, Nothing is more fallacious than this, and | reapecifully protest against the appoimtment of | auy candidatate Whose fitness for the position shall not have been tested by the application of such civil ser- vice rules as obtain ip the admission of male clerks to this departinent, Haren, &. W. BARBER, ‘Third Assistant Postinuster General. This letter was promptly returned to General Barber to-day, with the following indorsement:— Let an order be made requiring an examination as to the qualilicutions of all female clerks beforu they shali be employed in this department, The order way also apply (if it be so decided) to such as are already employed, The Third Assistant Vostmaster General muy prescribe such method of examimation in bis branch of the department us he may think best, D. M. KEY, In accordance with this authorization the necessary order will be issued immediately, CIVIL SSRVICE BEYORM IN THE EXECUTIVE MANSION, President Hayes has put his civil service principles ip torce in the Executive Mansion as follows;—U. L. Pruden has, for long and tuithful services, been proe moted from executive clerk to the ussistant private sccretarysiup mude vacdnt by the appointment of C. ©, Sniffea to be a major and paymuaster in the army, Cc, L. Chapman has been uppointed to the executive clerkship, vice Pruden promoted, M. R. Price nas been promotod to the clerkship in the Paymaster Gen- eral’s office, made vucant by the transier to the rolls of tno Executive Mansion of Mr. Chapman, and is detailed for clerical duty in the Executive Mansion, where he had been for the past eight years acting as doorkeeper at General | Grant’s Cabinet room. Mr. A. C, Sinith, who wasa Neutenant in the volunteer service during the war, und for u short time after was, at the request of Presi- dent Lincoln, detuiled ag one of his body guard, has been appoluted to fill the vacancy occasioned by tho promotion of Mr. Prici ANXIETY IN SOUTH CAROLINA, PROBABILITY THAT PLANTING WILL BE LARGELY CURTAILED UNLESS THE POLITICAL PROBLEM 18 BOON BETILED, [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) UmaRiestox, March 22, 1877, Feverish anxiety prevails in Charleston as to tho do- cision of the Cabinet on South Carolina, Every busi- ness interest is in suspense, largo investments in real estate and manutacturing enterprises uro delayed, waiting the withdrawal of the federal bayonets from tho State House in Columbus, and unless good government is promptly restored to the Stale, the planting eperations, upou which nine- tenths of the negroos depend for support, will be largely curtailed, and along the seaport will be almost entirely ubandoned, owing to the rofusal of tho Charleston factors and capitalists, for prudential reasons, to make the necdiul advances, The time at which these udvances are usually mado 1s already gone by, and unless the planters can get assistance during the present month it will, in « large proporuoa of cuses, be too late, The issue for thousauds of poor whites, us well ua blacks, in the coast couuties, 1s not Hampton or Chamberlain, but comlort or starvation, LOOKING ANXIOUSLY TOWARD WASHINGTON, There ts general vepression here w-nigut, the car- pet-bag otlice-nolders boasting, on the authority of telegrams from Bowen in Washington, that Hayes has gone back on Ins pledges iu favor of Southera selt- government. It is ubsulutely certain that in cago tho troops ure Withdrawn po violouce will be offered to Chamberiuin or any of bis supporters, tis believes that they would not even be torcibly ejected from the State House, possession of which would, probably, ve quietly obtained by drawing a cordon ot sentinels uround the building and allowing froe egress to ail but ingress only to those authorized to enter by the loyal government, get ‘THOSE BOSTON MURDERS. A CLAIM YOR DAMAGES FOR ALLEGED FALSE IMPRISONMENT OF CAHILL—THE CLAIM RE- SISTED BY THE POLICE AUTHORITIES. [bx TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Bosros, March 22, 1877. A bearing was given this morning by the Committee on Claims, the petitioner appearing in opposition to the Ciaims made by the counsel of Thomas Cahill, who asked for damages for unjust arrest, imprisonment, &ee Mr. Jobn E. Fitzgerald, the claimant’s counsel, was present on one side, and on the other General Stepheuson appeared, Accompanied by Detective Hollis C. Pinkham, and supplied with maps, documents, &c. The ground taken by Chief Stepbouson was, that Brid- get Landregan did vot suffer death at tho hands of Thomas Piper, but that she was murdered ty the ciaimunt, Thomas Cahill; that in any event the officers who arrested him were fully justified by the evidence against him in pursuing the course that was taken with regard to the claimant; that he was not properly indicted 1m accordance with evidence; and, lastly, that ip awarding him damages under such peculiar circumstances was establishing a bad and dangerous precedent, First the Chiet proceoded to state that Piper's contes- sion to Mr. Brown was full of false statements, In | that confession Piper stated Lo did not Jump from the belfry window. Upon this fuct the whole caso rested, If Piper was not the man who was seon to jump from the beliry window then he was not the mau who mur- dered Mubel Young, Now, if there is such a si ment, such an utterly false statement, as it seems to me, in the confession, you will, perhaps, believe mo when I say there are many others which satisty me, together with other evidence I have, that Piper did not murder Miss Landregan. I will show that Canill’s character tn Ireland was very bad. My opivion ts thas the cuse ought to have been property tried. The evi- dence demanded it and justice required it as weil. Mr. Fitzgerald said the case was not’ one between Mr. Cahitl and the State police. On their part itis simply « desire to prove that they were right and 350,000 people in Boston were wrong—all wrong. They have set up a supposititious cage and 1118 hatural (hut they should do tuéir best to prove the plausivility of it, Air. Stephenson denied he was acting for, the State police, but simply us a government olficor who deemed Whis duty to prevent what he thougnt to be an ine Justice, He then called upon Detective Pinkham to make his statement of the case, Mr. Ponkham reviewed at length the history of his Invostigation in company with Detective Chase Puil- brick, und submitted the depoxitious before the ber’s Jory avd other documents relating to the cas itaintaney. He undertook to give the result of hist er- view with the Deputy Chief of the Royal Irish Con- stabulary 1 whe Dublin relauve to Cabili’s reputation, Mr. Fitzgerald objected to proving a man's enur- | r without uby basis to work on except verbal con- | versation, 1 ‘The objection being allowed Mr. Pinkham proceeded | with the history of the extradition of Cahill, Coming gown to li#urrival im America he aliuded to bis indict: | ment by thet Jury, aud he knew of nu rexson why | Cubill was 1 Mr. May, the District Attorney, | aed by Mr. Was auxiou to try bin belore be was suc Mr Stevens. 41n Was WHXIOUS to try bi Mr. Pink ai it be could only tit the pauitulo ill he would try jully ussored ol his wut, The speaker suowed bow, | vrding to competent testimony, Cabill bad in: | portuned 3188 Laodregan to got Treiand wich tim | Wishout success, us she did vot desire to havefhis Visits | continue on account of his bad reputation, ker maintaived (he fact of Calill having been seen several Uines during (he afternoon aud evening in vicinity partuliy drunk; of ms p \dentilied in a Srout measure by toe negro Mrs. Davenport sfier the murder; of his having deserived by Mrs Piper (although ste did not than whom sue bad seen in her suuit with whi dered, Mr, Ponkbuin proceeded to oration of this matter ine fact that se parties ieatiied ur described the may having rectly as 1 seen tn the Beigbborbood of the, Piper house. Feluied at some feugth th tain points of the evidence Which Was at the ime | obtained against Calli, and whieh has been previously | given in dow Aliuding to Catill’s conduetin freind, | he suid that Inspector Garduer, ot the’ Royal Trish Constabulary, hid told tit tut since Cabill’s wre rival 1m Fret ad been among the families iu nis peigtbort in an unbecoming mauner auul be had been jorbidden by tany people to enor (heir houree; furthermore that Cabiil bad been arrested tor beating tis tat and mother, Mr. Pike bam iheu lata Lelore the committee w map of the dis. Trat and explained at tength the significations of varie O09 jwintn Hie Was cross-examined at considerable longth by Mr. | Fizgera The latter, at the close of the examination, said ho SHOT HIM ON THE ‘SPOT. | AN IRATE GUEST AT A ROCHESTER HOTEL SHOOTS ONE OF THE SERVANTS FOR AN AL~ LEGED INSULT. Rocuxsrer, March 22, 1877. Rufus B, Stillman, aged sixty years, was a guest at the Whitcombe House, this city, on the 10th of Oc- tover last, He had been on a spree for a day or two, wnd on the day mentioned was found by Joseph Fri- ery, porter in the hotel, vomiting in an apartment of the house. Friery remonsirated with the old map, who took such offence at the remonstrance that he swore be would kill the porter, saying that he would not “let any damned Irish —— insult hun,”? He went into the office and tried to borrow a pistol of several parties to shoot Friery, Failing in this be went toa pawnbroker's shop, pawned a valuable gold watch aod took u pistol im exchange. With this weapon he re- turned to the botel, but it was not until evening that he saw Friery. He walked up to bim and shot him dead. Stillman then turned on the clerk and propriv- tor of the hotel and attempted to kill them, tring at them as they escaped into the street. The murderer C. Dwight, in this city. 3 do citizen of Lyons, N, Y. ‘The detence mukes the plea of insanity. PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE. PASSAGE OF THE PHILADELPHIA SHERIFF BILL. {BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD, ] Haxrinevra, March 22, 1877. Tne Senate to-night, by a party vote, passed the bill Prohibiting the Sheriff of Philadelphia from appointing deputies at elections, Tho arguments of the demo- crats, which were cut off by the previous question, wer mesa to the effect that the act was unconstitu- onal, JHE EXPECTED TRANSIT. DID VULCAN PASS BEFORE APOLLO YESTER- DAY?-—THE WEATHER UNPROPITIOUS FOR OB- SERVATION, Until the arrival of advices from European observa- tories it will of course remain uncertain whother Loverrier’s prediction of a transit of Vulcan yesterday bas been verified, since as yesterday and the day before were both tov cloudy for observations at the various Amorican observatories, For oaco at least, if verified at all, the observations that will settle or unsettle M. Leverrier’s claims to be regarded ag the welgher of worlds mast be gathered by European tubes, A drizzling rain, which’ set in day before yesterday, was continued all day yesterday by cloudy weather, which commenced to clear only with the departure of the sun; and thus, disappointed and a little ill-natured withal, American observers will have to commence their operations the day after tho evont Thia is as well perbaps, for M. Levorrser’s calculations are very vague as concerns the exact date when the transit may be expected, and it 13 just as likely to bo found to-day as it was yesterday. Private observors in this city, whom the reporter of the Hxgaup visited yesterday afternoon, expross the intention of devoting to-day to study of the sun’s disk, provided the weather is favorable to observation, SOUKCKS OF KRRORK TO BE AVOIDED, There are two sources of error against which amatour astronomers should be warned in advance, In the first instance, although eun spots usually present crenated edges, surrounded with penumbrs, such ts not invarl- ably tho case, und they aro occasionally observed as perfectly round spots, lacking the uaual shadow fringe, melting into luminosity, Such a spot was mistaken by Weber on April 4 for a planet in transit, and identi- fled, with probability, as a sun spot by Ventoss, Janssen and Airy. be photograph process is a pretty sure moans of detecting and exposing tho deceptive nature of the phenomenon; while, agaiu, as the wun’s surface Is composed of granulations, their suc- cessive Immersion and omersion as the body moves across the disk ts a decisive test of its solidity and real opacity, Another source of error ta inseparable from the structure of the telescope. As the cornea of the human eye {8 a convex surface, i one’s eye 1s placed ata certain distauce trom the eyepiece in examiaing around body, the moon, for instance, the suriace of tho cornea reflects upon the eyepiece glass u perfect image of the body under examination, In this case upon the disk of that body and might readily bo mistaken for a plauet. Errors arising trom this source are so numerous among axtronomors that the existence of a moon to the planet Venus ie stil) doubtiul, although many observers claim to have scen it, Take the two obi ‘ations made nt Montoluir, N. J., on July 28, at threo P. M., and, al- though it is difficult to tmagine that two observers sould have beed deceived in the sume manner, on the same duy, at the sume hour of the day, particularly when one of them was on his gaard, und pegiccted no precaution to detect tho tilusion, yot it is uot at all In} ossible that such may bave been the case, and thut the source of error 1 one that can be obviated only by taking ® photograph. ‘There 1s this in favor of tho genuineness of the two Montclair observutions— hamely, that they both represent the supposed planot on the track it mast necossurily follow in crossing tho sun’s disk. COLLATION OF PREVIOUS OLSERVATIONS, It should bo remembered again in favor of con- tinued observations that the period of Vulcan is net settied, Leverrier has tixed itat three different cal- culations, at 44, 28 and 33 days, und Tice fixes it on repeated observations at 23,02, which 16 in accord with @ long series of recorded data. For instance, Mayer saw it ou the 74th day of the year 1758, and Tice on the 258th day of 1859, The differeace betweoh these dates is 37,074.24 days, which, divided by 23.02, gives 1,61055 revolutions, with about ten bours to spare, Mayor saw it at tho descending node and Tice at iho ascending. Ayuin, from the 74th day of 1758, when er saw it, to the 85th day of 1559, when Lescarbuult took bis observation of a transit, exactly 1,608 revolutions of 23.02 days each tutervene, with a few hours only to spure; and it Weber is correct, trom 1768, 74 days, to 1876, 91 days (April4) there tuterveued, deducting the time it wouid take the planet to move from its inferior conjunction, 1,873 revolutions of 23,02, with about 21 hours to spare, Again, tron: 1859, 86 days, when Lescarbault observed the transit, to 1859, 258 days, when Lice observed it, ure cxuctly 74g revolutions, with 7 hours to spure. The one ‘Wus tuken at the ascending node, and the other at the | descending. ‘Tho observations taken in October, 130: are in perfect comcidence with « period of betwee 23 and 24 days, when compared with those taken in October, 1839, and with the series described yesterday ; | hey uro ut of tune with the previous series by just half a revolution or 11.51 days, so that to render them all harmonious 1t must be supposed that tere are two Intra-mercurial planets, euch having the same period and revolving in the same orbit, ‘The probiem isto find what causes the perturbation of Mercury, und somo New Yorker may be lucky enough to solve it in tinding Vulcan, A PRETTY SLAVE. Emanuel Henriques, a Spaniard, from the island of Porto Rico, upplied to Justice Mathews, in the Bergen distrigt of Jersey City, yesterday, to confirm the man- | umission of a young mulatto girl who had been his | slave. He was about to return to bis own country and desired to give the gitlaway. A coloréd woman named Barrister, living in Comuiunipaw avenue, appeared, and asked that sho be ullowed to adopt the girl, who 18 remurkably prety. Heuriques consented, and, alter signing the necessary papers, he kissed the girl aod ROUBLES, lett, A HORSE OF MANY ' On complaint of Alonzo Evans John Cook was ar- raigned at the Fifty-seventh Street Court yesterday charged with driving a horse which was sullering from 4 lemon of the Suspensory ligament of the right bind Jeg, an enlargement of tho hock of the left leg and the weakening of the ligaments of, the right knee. sud be drove the wovnal with the permission of his employer, Tho Judge held Cook tor furthor examina. | tiou, ON FLATS. THE The dumping of garbage on the flats at Stapleton has entirely coused, Yevterday.the mouth of the sewer, which bad been filled ‘up by the drift from the flats, 4 was Cleaned out and the loaded scows towed to dumping ground on Newvown Creek, MKENNA'’S FALL. James McKenna, aged torty, and his sister, Bridgot, were waiking down Broudway yesterday morning and foll into the basement of No. 452 They wero both in- Jured and taken to the Chambers Street Hospital, THE DOWNTOWN CLUB. At the last meeting held by this club a committee was appointed with power tu secure @ suitable location | for tho club rooms, ‘This committee are in treaty for tho buildiug Noa 50 and 62 Pine stroet, formerly occa- pied by tho Marttime Exchange, and yesterday an urchitecy was sent to luspect tne buildings and report, won as this is dope meas! Jor @ permanent orgauizatio: FIRE IN SOUTH BROOKLYN, A fire broke out in the grocery store of Walsh & Sharpe, corner of Court wud Carroll streets, South Brooklyn, wt an early hour yesterday morning, enus- Ing & damage to stock and building amounting to 6,400, Pover J. Frovlich estimates iw loxs on the building $4,000; iusnred for $10,000 in the Continental 1 ure Deheved Mr. Pinkham was actiig carnesiy aod io good tarth, but that bis zeal Wo secure a conviction sure passed bis judgment . ance Com) Tho loss on stock 18 $4,000 ; Insured @ small but exact image of the sun would appear | | jows:—Has been president since the latter part of NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1877.—TRIPLE , THE STATE CAPITAL, Rejection of the Nomination of McClellan. WHAT THE GOVERNOR SAYS ABOUT IT. ot the Debate—The Talk Last Night. —— es THR INSURANCE ee Features INVESTIGATING COMPANIES, {py TELKGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) ALwayy, Mareh 22, 1877, As T anticipated, the nomination of General McUlel- <lan for Superintendent of Public Works was defeated, Calling on Governor Robinson to-day, I asked him what course be would take now that all bis nomina- tions were beaten. He was in excellent spirits, though it was not bard to detect that be felt mortitied, He said that alter a great deal of consideration be mt in the names which the Senate bas now re- jected, He did not think it was necessury to enter into particulars as to the qualifications of this manor that, It was enough, he thought, that the pubhe voice, as expressed 1 various channels, shoald have endorsed and commended them. Ho did not think, nor would he ever think, that the Senate had given to thesc nominations a proper degree of con- sideration, fe was satisfied to abide by tue decision they bad made, trusting that public opinion would right him tn the end, He said, further, that he should make no other nominations now in the place uf these which have been uncontirmed, progress of events, and he emphatically declared that bo Combination or compact ever exizted between him and any party of repudlicaus, and bo would pever have it, and would pursue the path of right and truth to the end of his term, THK DRBATE ON M’OLELLAN’S NOMINATION, Tho entire session of the Senate, trom halt-past ten until threo o'clock, was taken up with tne dis- cussion of the report of the Canal Committee aaverse to the confirmation of Geveral McClellan as Superin- tendent of Public Works, Tbe result was inevitable from the first, and what good the democrats could hope to accomplish by ughting olf the vote itis bard to imagine, When at lust & vole was reached 1t was found to be w strictly party one of 1610 9, several Sena- tors bemg absent ut the time it was taken. Much speculation 18 indulged in as to the character of the arguments used in cuucus, whieh were so potent 10 bringing around Senators ‘Harris, Robertson, Prince una toby, all of whom it is Kuown up to Tuesday night were in lavor of General McCleilan’s contirmation, One ol the gentlemen nutmed assured me this afternoon that the cousiderations which induced them to change were hot political, aud that the opposition to General McUlel- lun camé chiefly trom the canal region, A majority ot the republican Seuaiors were of the opinion that tho nominution wus not a good one and naturally enough ay aeiaecnsiraicoa vs have their party a unit. ‘The rue explanation, however, probably is that Mr, Woodin rowurbed from Washiugion with instructions that Gon- eral McClellan must pot under any circumstances bo confirmed, and tho party whip was cousequently cracked with w result that hus pow become a part of tstory. Woen she ordor of tho report was reached this morn- ing tt appeared as though the Lieuteuant Governor had decided to rule thut the session must be a secret one, but there wore sv inany Senators wosent that a motion’ made by Senator Jacobs, that the regular order of business be proceeded with, prevailed. Seua- tor Woodin had evidéaotly come prepared to prevent any defection in the republican ranks, It was ru- mored that one or two whe were bound by tho caucus proceedings had become a little snaky, and Woodin up@ned by relerring to an iinputation made by Senator St. Jolin yesterday, that the republicans bad been tn- fluenced Iu their action by the Canal Ring. ‘this he vehemently denied, and then began picking to. pieces the public career of General McClellan, He charged practically Wat in every undertaking of his life be had Deen unsuccesstul—as a military ivader, as the head of the Doek Department of New York city and in nis subsequent connection with the Atianuc aad Great Western Ratiway. lu short, General McClellan was sitoply 4 inugniticent tailure, Ho said if the proceed. ings of the republican coufercuce of Tuesday evening had hitherto been o secrot they should bo an open avoret gi Dhe republicans in that caucus werg a uu on’ tie point tht the nomination of General McClellan was un uolit one, They were not actuated by political partisauship. They conceded the fines Of Une proposition that the oflice should be given to a Giri bat he for ove would not violate lis oath Young to confirm » wan who was clearly unit tor Te office by reason ot his ineiliciency, Mr, Jacobs replied to Mr. Woodin, and of course dweit upon the cminont services Which General McUlsilun uad rendered wo the couutry during the Febollion, aud tes- {ined to the General's unimpoachable integrity and ability as up engineer and un organizer, A number of other Senators mude speeches ior and uguinst whe uduption of the report, the chief objection urged, how- ever, buing the point that, as General McClellan was nota resiuent of the State, he could not legally hold the ollico, Senator Emerson said ho bad no hard feelings toward the democratic party; on the contrary, the democrats had but receatly got him out of a very ugly scrupe (referting to the tact that several democratic Senators voted for lus bill allowing womeu w hold Olticy iu School Boards), Ho was a democrat onco himself, but be dida’t think General MeClellun was iit tv hold’the office. Mr Wagstaff sez0d the opportunity to make a few tolling hits, It was evident, he suid, that the republi- caus wanted a thoroughly practical wan on tue canals, ‘A Weat Point graduate, an educated yentiemau, an ac- comphsned engineer, Would notdo, What they wanted was & Man expert In driving # team of refractory tulesand a taster mnechavic on tho mellitluous boat horn. A good deal moro time was Wasted, thy result boing indicated as above, a Vote of 15 to 9" in tavor of the adepuon of the adverse report of the committee, USINESS IN THE ASSKMBLY. In the Assembly tho bill tor the improvement of the Hudson River wad making appropriatious theretor, was reported favorably, Mr. Langbeiu's bitl reiative to the sale of beer in New York city on Sundays, under certain restrictions, was reported adversely, but on motion of Mr, Langbein the report was laid upon the table. A numver of unimportant bilis were passed, und then tho whole day Was consumed in the wiscussion of the supply vill, {n the evening the Insuranco bill, reported by Mr. J.G, Grabam, was the special order, A uumber of amendments Were offered, and the bill wag iinully progressed, LAST NIGHT'S TALK ABOUT M’C: LAN. Tho feeling ubout the rejection of General McClo® Inu is expressed protty {reoly in the corridors of the Delavan this evening, Republicans justity it by say- ivg that it was proper because General McClellan knew noting about canals, and such like talk, The ucmocrats, With tew exceptions, talk the other way, agdcontend that no possible nomination could be re- Hed upou to suow @ better acquaintance with the canals than Geueral McCielian bas, because the very ture of his oducation as a civil cngineer embraced the sys of water levels and gradients just us much as railroads, THE INSURANCE INQUIRY. YESTERDAY'S PROCEEDINGS BEYORE THE IN- SURANCE COMMITTEE—EVIDENCE OF THE PRESIDENT O¥ THE KNICKERBOCKER INSUR- ANCE COMPANY, ALBANY, Mareh 22, 1877. Tho Insurance Committeo of the House reassembled this afternvon at halt-past three o'clock to hear the testimony of officers of life imsurance companies relative to salaries recerved by thom. Honry W. Johnson, of counsel for the Knickerbocker Comp ted that President Nichols, of the Knickerbocker Life, was anxious to get home on account of sickness. in his family, J. A. Nichols, President of the Knickerbocker Life Insurance Company, was sworn, and testified as fol- March, 1874; was vice ident for eighteen months previous, and an agent previous to that; the pr dent, secretary and actiary are the officers who r ved salaries last year; also the counsel and medical examiners; the president's salary was $15,000; that was all he received; the salary has been fixed at that ever since L have been president; | have never re- coived a dollar in any respect or in any way from the company except my salary; uot a dollar ever voted 10 me; Wo bave po vice president; tho secretary’s salary 18 $6,000; to the best of my knowledge I do not think he ever recéived any money or thing additional walle I was vice presi- dont; since { have been president I know he has vot; the actuary’s salary 1s $5,000; that has been the sal- ary wince I have veon president; he has not received anything additional; tne counsel, :. Jobnson, has received $7,400 por annum; ho gives us legal advice je al4o acts as attorney; he gives us his services, except in Hilgation, for $7,500; cannot teil how many cases of litigation we bave had in two yours, perhaps fifteen or twenty, there have been trials op perhaps half a dozea; our counsel fees in tho year 1876 other than counsel's salary bave been bee tween $6,000 and $7,000; we employ other coun-, sel, and their pay is included in this; Dr. Sutiey iy Our tuedical eXarminer, aud he receives $2,500 per year; when ho gous out of the eftice to make ab exain- ination be receives $3 for each time; last your tis umonnted to $750; in good times it Would amount to He would await the | | meotings are, I presume, private | when specially requested the Powuix and Mechanics’ companies lor 95,000, The origin of tho tire is apkouwa, | depends oa the prico Uxed by medical soviet double that sam; the price paid outsive Of the elty moles SHEET. tumes they compel us to pay $5; during 1876 the med- jon expenves were, perhaps, $3,000 out- salary; | cannot give the exact figures; our | Teport shows thas in the aggregate we Lad 4» managing t $5,000; his duties were to look alter we paid bin additional, us expenses; 1876 were hi we the chief clerk bas §3,500; the had nineteen ch lowest salary paid as clerk was about $20 per month; the aggregaie paid the nineteen clerks was between $19,000 aud $20,000; none of them received avywing additional, except some of them thay have secured 4 new policy, and we ullowed them a percentage that amounted to about $400 9250 lor extra work bo ch pouses; the Insurance Department examined our com- y only Once, and that was in 1809 or 1870; ip the summer of 1573 the departinent asked for a schedule of premium putes; a reserve of au insurauce company 18 the ainount of assets required to be kept by the company against losses, The witness here ex- plained the manoer in Which the busis of the reserve 18 usa ; be said when & premiuim was received all expenses are charged or loaded against tt, amounting to tutrty-five or forty per cent, and the reserve is then available to meet the juss; @ mau of forty-live years has a chance to live eighteen or twenty yeurs; wo set aside, with iuwrest, as much per year as would meet his policy; if there is any over It oes Into the assets of the company; our company 13 # stock and mutual company; it is called techutcaliy a mixed company; for the last dve years the avuual divideud bas Deon from seven to ten percent; our capital is $100,000; we do business in Massachusetts; We are there obliged to carry on a man’s policy if the premium ts not paid; whatever reserve the policy hus Would be used tu carry 1bon; the result is that a Mass. uchuselts nan has two years advantage over a New York man in our company; that is un account of the Massachusetts law, aud We nave also provisions | in the policies on this pout; a wan who pays ten years’ premium secures an advantage; the limiied policy provides that the policy bolder xets 4 vropor- tionate amount of what he has pard, for ali our policies contain the sume cladse except the Savings bauk policy, unless the policy holder pays up tho deiwulting pre- mium after three payments have been paid within sixty days his policy becomes void, Witness here made au explanation, which was to the effect that a policy holder tn detault must pay up bis back tndebteduess, such us noted, or the policy would cease; he is not required to pay his promium to save his policy. All lapses giving us the amounts paid by pohey holders are returned to the department as ross surplus on policy accounts; when « policy holder do not cull for his dividend the amoun in the general surplus relerred it, however;, he sometimes ap additional insurance; if aman bas paid bis premium for five years aud if he torfetts policy, what he pays remains in the company; there is noting 1 tho reports to the department which suows how much was thus lorteited; witness could not tell how inuch there was of thiv last year; probably about seventy-tive or eighty per cout pay yps und iweuty-live or thirty per cent fortoite; be could uot say Whether the com- pany woulu’ purchase a surrendered policy; they ure” nob obliged = Ww doit; they” have done it to @ pretty largo extent, ubout $1,500,000; it a man insured for five yeurs at $1v0 a ‘year aod he came at the end of four years, wo might, perbups, pay bim seventy or seventy-livo per cent of the reserve, the value of the policy Temaiuing; the balance would go into the assets of the company; our directors are voted for by the directors wud ali policy holdera who have $100 additional insur- ance to the original policy; there are trom 1,200 to 1,500 such policy holders Yoters; ar @ rule the policy hokiers do not vote; { hold the largest amouns of stock 1m our company; I have anout $94,000; the nex highestis Mr, Johuson, with about $12,000; the next is Mr. Kip, with about $10,000; the next is Mr, John Anderson, with $6,000 or $7,000; no one has, to my knowledge, applied to the poucy holders tur proxies; Thuve $22,600 imeurance on my lite; ono policy L got in 1862 of-1663; that was for $2,600; 1 was an ogent then; | have ono for $6,u00 ten or tweive years old, and a ten thousand dollar one ten old; the remaining $5,000 1 obtained some tive ago; 1 paid my premiums in cush; tho secretury 10,000, taken out three years ago; be paid in cash in the usual way; all the directors, except one or two, uro sured in our company ; ono bus $26,000; the small- est amount ts $5,000; ull paid in tho usual way; in 1876 our assets were about $7,000,000; we bave about six agents for the State of New York; our comussious were | from twenty-tive to thirty per cent; the largest amount received by any of them in 1 1 think, was $1,000; in 1875 it was, 1 think, $2,040; our enuro assets in 1876 were avout $7,000,000; mortgages about $2,600,000; 1 can’t say exuctly; real estate ubout $1,000,000; cash, $106,000; government bonus, $600,000; loans on call, $60,000; tho aggregate of other stocks aud bonds I caunot recollect Mr. Cowdin, of the coinmittee, did not thiok it possi- ble to rely on these statements No business man can carry his busivess in his head, Mr. Moody did not think it worth while to take up the time with such a lino of questions, If suen in- turmation was wanted it was in she reports, which the witness can KWour LO, Mr. Weimnt said the counsel was only laying a basis for other inquiries, lt was decived to await tho present action of tho official report, Witness then proceeded to state the amount of real estate, We bought, under foreclosure, the building we oc- cupy fur $162,500; we own some real estate on Fitly-second street, nine full lots; there are three trame butidings on the lots; that property i valued at about $45,000; wo have oue or two b in New York, at Delmonicu place, at 163d street; the mortgages ou the two houses were about $5,000 vach ; we bid the property off at that aad the costs; wo think it worth that; do not recall any other in New York; we own quite w wuunber of brown stove houses in Brookiyn; they are worth avout $400,000; all were purchased ‘on toreuiusure of mortgages; the face of the mortgages was perbans $375,000; | believe the enuire property ts worth wiat it cost us; our real estate, excluding our buildings, nets us about three and one-balt per cent; we also have real estate in New Jersey; that was secured also on the foreciosure of wortgages; we loaned on about forty or ifty per cent of the appraised value in ail these cases of foreclosure; the Insurance on the buildings was in about iilty companies; oue-third of it was in the Comm Union, of London; wo never bad a rclo whut company to go in; we always went iu the best; we have some insurance in Philadelpnia; never indicated to any party whut company shoaid be Selected, nor did any one ever, to my knowledge, ro- cetve uny pay for solecting & company; when we pay un insurance We recelve Mileen per ceut, and that goes into the treasury of the company; ihe borrower pays the attorney woen we take # foun; 1 do pow know mach avout this part of the busivess; ‘have not made over six oF cight loans sinco L havo beeu presi- dont; Lever knew of uny collusion between the insur- co uppraisers and (he borrowers; loans iv New Jorscy are not nu good as in the State; L think it would be ad- visable to hinit the investments of compuntes to erty in this State by the Legislature; f do not think the supervision of property loaued ou can be as woil dono filty miles away trom New York as nearer home ; I have wever received a cont as an inducement to loan auy more, nor has any member of my family; we keep in bank always about one buudred thousaud dollars; we bave that now; on tho lst of January wo bad actually on hand the amount of cash re- turnei; we uever loancd to nor borrowed from any otuer company; we have call loans amounting to about $60,000; about $20,000 of this 18 Lo members of our own company; the stucks of the Continental, Brooklyn, Moutauk, Chatou and Jefferson companies were taken as cojlateral for call loans; [ gave $10,000 security as presideat; I do not know of any of ‘the members of our company being connected with any other life insurance company; Lam a director in the Brewers & Maltsters’ Fire Insurance Company; some of the directors aro also, 1 think, in the Brewors and Mualisters’ Company; there’ bas been from $100,000 to $200,000 “insurance on the collateral socurities for loans; it may be that some Of our directors ure interested 1n the bank in which we do business, Mr, Cowdin did not think that was material, It wi the duty of the president of a company like this have its business done im the bank which he deemed sounde Mr. Moak, counsel for the committee, thought thero was u temptation to do business with such a vank and extra risks were rau, Mr, Cowdin thought the committee was bere only to elicit certain facts and not to theorize us to the pro- priety of apytuing. Mr, Wetautusked Mr. Nichols whether tt would not Vo better to limit the officers of lite insurance compa. nies to their own companies ? Mr. Nichols said he thought it would be just as well, as ui oflicer of a life insurance company tas no tui to devote to any other business, Mr, Weiant said 14 would leave a nan more freo and uptrammelled. Witness continued and said dividends were paid only on the payment of premiums; dividends aro never courted in the previous income; our adveriising in 1876 amounted to a littie over $16,000; vone of this--ostensibly charged to udvercising—weut to twembers; our company 1a a momuer of the New York Cuamver ot Life Insurauce; the object of it is to promote the growth of sound insurance; our company pays to it about $1,000 per annum; the inoney it receives ts devoted to watch+ ing obnoxious legistation ; dou’t know anything avout it; Way hever present at'any mevting ut which the Subject was discussed ; dou't know and don’t believe one of its objects ix to control the press; Lihink i is to coutrol obnoxious legislation in all tho. States; tts t think members vedings secret, except euch company contribuces to itin the ratio of its assets; we stand about litth; there are about eightewn or (weuty companies meu: bers of the Chamber; 1 only know of one cage of ob- noxious jegislation it Was necessary to attend to; that wus in Canada; that was oppressive taxation, and that is the obuoxious logtslation to which | reter; bave no knowledge of any obuoxious legistation attended to 1 this State. The commitwo then adjourned tll to-morrow, at hall-past nino A, M., tor executive session, b-< are required to keep the pi LIFE INSURAN is TROUBLES, THE EXAMINATION OF CONTINENTAL A¥FAIRS— SUIT AGAINST THE 6T, LOUIS MUTUAL LIFE. The reference betore William Allen Batler was yes- terday in progress at No, 22 Nassau street for the pure pose of throwing light on more of the Continental in- tricveles, It was intended to make a further examina- tion of Receiver Anderson’s accounts, but in the ab- sence of bis counsel, Mr. Rovers Sewell, the more im- portant part of the testimony was postponed until this afternoon, Some evidence, however, was taken which Telaiod in @ yoneral way to the maiiers under con- sideration. Mr, Moody, the assistant of Keceiver Grace, was called and examined by Mr. Moses dn regard to the asgets of the Continontal now in had. Mr. William E. Chandler, the former actuary, testified jn referenes to the puzzling “commuted commission" Anderson in bis bond transactions with D. J. and Luther W. Frost, which were put ip Mr. Anderson was then put to a brief examination the proceedings were adjourned yntil to-day. . * VERDICT YOR A POLICY HOLDER, Lydia A. Marcus sued the St. Lows Mutual Life Ime surance Company, in the Supreme Court, Le couuty, yesterday, to recover on a policy fur $10, ‘att, directed verdict fog heid by defendants, The Court, Judge 4 verdict for the piaintuf, The jury gar Mra, Marcus in the sum of $12,064. IS HE A LOKD? A JERSEY CITY CAPrAIN'S ARISTOCRATIC Die TRESSED VISITORS. Aimong the tramps und paupers who applied for Jodging ta the First precinct station bouse, Jersey City, on Wednesday night were two Englishmen, one 4u apparentiy respectable man in reduced circum4 stances, aud the other acting the part of a valet. Cape twin Dicksou remarked that it was @ strange place fora Jord and bis servant to seek an = apode, and suggested that they should put op im @ hotel. The aristocratic dividual who wae roduced to such extremities said that he travelled under the name of Captain Heury, but thas his real name was Lord Butord, He said that he came with his valet trom Eoglaud on @ lark and stopped as the American Hotel in Jersey City, His money soom ran out and be sent to his mother in England for assuste ance, Meanwhile bis bill in the American Hotel aeeus mulated, and he was thrown ou the street in default of payment, the landlord keeping bia baggage as secu. rity, Captain Dickson furtished Lord bulord and his valet with comfortable apartinents for the night, and yesterday moruing they Were obliged to leave in come pany with a gang of tramps, Mr. John G, Berrian, proprietor of the American tutes that the so-cailed Lord Butord bad pot bd inthe hotel Ten days ago a man of medium height, attended by another, who appeared to be @ servant, applied for lodging, but they were reused, as there was no accommodation, The mea thi and were lodged in the Philadelpoia Hotel, in the victaity, The mau who gave all the Instructions was about Ave feet eight imeb height, and was dressed in dark civtuing, in Enghsh fashion, His servant was attired in the old Continental untform, — They nounced that they bad just arrived oo an English steamer. ‘The proprietor, secing that they were both under the infuence of ‘tiquor, suid he could not ac# coumodate them, and relerred them to anotber botel, fhe gentleman suid that the terms were too high (or himsell and bis valet, and he left, On the following day an express wagon with @ load of baggage was driven upto the Philudelpnia Hotel, directed to Cap- tun Henry, and. wi ts @ remarkable circumstance that the gentleman did not give bis real name to Mr. Berrian, The police thnk that he dan English gentiemsn of an aristo- cratic tamily, but that he has spent all bis money, Hoth atrangors lolt the city hastily yesterday morning, There is no Lord Buford im the Enghsh peerage, nithough the tile of Beaufort might be pronounced-so ay to mislead a police captain as to its spelling, “Ail the male Somersets (the Beaufort family name) bave Henry us their first name. Are we to be deceived by tramps disguised as lords, as well as bummers die guised as burglars ? LUMPE'S IithnGULAKITIES, ALLEGED DEFALCATION AND DISAPPEARANCE OF A NEWARK BROKER—18 THERE A WOMAN IN THE CASE? Few among the well to do Germavs of Newark held their heads higher than did Mr. Frederick J.D, Rumpf, a wel! known broker and private banker, But now Mr. Rumpf hag disappeared mysteriously, no ono kuows whither, and it 1s fonnd that ho isindebted to @ large number of poople, principally those of the poor but thrifty class of Germans, to the extent of from $7,000 to $10 000. His wife, who also stole silently away to New York with her furniture yosterday mora- ing, stated on Wednesday that she last sawher has- band on Saturday morning, and that then he told her he was going to Philadelphia on business, Since then Rampf hus vot been seen in Newark, Une of hw hows went to protest in one of the banks atew days ago, und this led to the discovery thut he had taken flight, By bis wifeswhom he married in New York, be cuine {n possession of some $10,000; This, in prosperous tunes, Was judiciously invested in New York real es- tate, Subsequently, this realty was sold, aud Rowpt Temoved to Newark, woere he bought property aud realaed handsomely on it, He prospered apace and Sturted w brokerage aod vunking house, where he did | a large and lucrative business, especially with his Ger- tan country people. The lard times brought a change in his alfairs, however, and tt 1 estimated that he bas Jost about $20,000 since 1873. He did a large business, charging, it is said 48 high as twenty per cent, ‘Fie oo (3 tho shaver was shorn heavily himself, was unable to collect his outstauding devts. Hu 100 was such of lato that, it ia stated, his wife was {re- quatly uwakoued at nigut by the sobbing of her bus- band ovor Lis trouble —Kecently # run was made on him, and for awhile he stood bis ground bravely, Finally, as 11 would seo, iearing that be would ve loft penniless, ho gathered all the fands ne could— some $6,000 or $7,000, it is thought—-and mude off with them, He has some property in Newark, but it is mortgaged up its tull value, It is an open secret among Kumpf’s friends that he bas for some time past been wandering alter strange femulo goddesses, and It was currently reported last night that with bim bus disappeared a young aud fascinating blonde of utution Whom Le, as t¥ alleged, trauslated ode! of tashion and placed ber in handsomely turnisaed apartments, woure be visited her frequently. Mrs, Ruiupt leit Newark early yesterday morning in the manner intimated, She did so ou the advice of friends to escape tne annoyance of creditors. A number of persons gave Rump power of attorney to coilect fuads in Germany tor them, Henry Biender gavo bim such power to colloct $2,500, Another person ‘gave him power to collect $1,500, Yesterday these patie telegraphed to Germany to kuow if payment had been made, and, if not, to stop it, A curious fact is noted counected with Rump: dealings. Mendel Samuel, a junk dowier, failod som time ago and involved Rumpt 1a $3,000—protested notes. A nloce of Samuel’s had $4,000 on deposit with Rumpt. She loses every cent. Kumpf's Perper wes yesterday attached by the Sheriff tor the benefit of bis creditors, Rumpf had a conidential clerk named Joseph Taubles. Joseph, too, has gone off, and with him, as ulleged, have gone numerous amounts placed in’ his | care vy poor Germans to bo forwarded vo their folks in the Fatherlagd, AN INISHED WALK, William Kk, Harding, of New York, and John W. Stubbs, of Brooklyn, Long Island, were matched for $200 a side about one month ago to walk fifty miles, Harding conceding his competitor one mile, The mon aro attached to daily newspapers in their respective | cities, and have cousiderable local reputation m the | Itno of podestrianism. They went into training for the event, and yesterday at noon put in an appearance at Giimore’s Garden to decide the matter, Each seomod in good health and excellent spirits, Tho track was uid jn the inner field of the enclosure, and upon measurement was found to be just one-ninth of awtle. The timekeepers, jap ree corders and retercee—the latter Mr, Warren EK, Smith, ol New York—took their places shortly alter oue o'clock, anu precisely at balf-past one the contestants went to the serach andl were duly despatched. Har. ding Was attired to white shirt, serviceable black knees os, red woollen socks and broad-soled gaiter and walked with lis well known sort aod un- seemly stride, with the ungainly body action, Stubbs wore a gray suit of tights, thick socks 4 low quarter shi Hits style of progression, with pa long stride and business-like twist of the hips, formed a marked contrast with that of the New Yorker, bunt the Brooklynite carried lis head too far buck, which in time produced trouble. Neither mun completed the distance, Stubbs retiring for good after being credited with thirty and one-third miles, and Hardin when (thirty-three miles had been goue over, thought be had glory cvough for one day, ‘The attendance was miserable in tho afternoon, and the building cold. Outside it was dull and cheorlesa, ninute the weird sound of pattering rain om ve roof was expected, In the evening, with and over; th ex spectablo in numbers, gathered, uot greatly annoyed when the track. Harding made bis thirty-three iit Ss. ; resting time, Ih. 11m. 508, Stubbs left the track tn 7b, 81, 168,; resting time, Lh, 14m. STILL USING THE KNIFE. Charles Kompe, of No. 835 Eleventh avenge, reled with Charlos Troll in the saloon of the latter, No, 5 Eleventh avenue, on Tuesday evening, Kompe drew a knito and stabbed Troll in the chest, The as- satiant fed, a doctor was called in and the wounded inan attonued to, Detective McArdie succeeded in ar- resting Kotmpe and had him yesterday arraigned at the Fifty-seventh Street Court, where the Judge ore dered lim to be held, the injuries of Troll being serious enough to prevent tue Iatter’s coming into court making complaint, THE KINGAN ‘TRAGEDY, The body of the late John Kingan, momber of the Produce Exchange, arrived 1a tnis city yesterday 1m the charge of Mr, Thomas D. Kingap, brother of the deceased, A lurgo number of the members of the Produce Exebango will attend the funeral which are to be livid to-morrow morning at ten o'cloce: at the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Courch, corner of Vifty-fiith street ADULTERATED LYE, ‘Tho examination of Robert Honderson, charged with obtaining money under fulso pretences by selling to Moses Nulim 100 dozen cans of adulterated lye which he represented as pure, was held vy Justice Dally a the Tombs Court yesterday. The prosecution called Professor Chandler, President of the Bourd of Who testified to having made a chemical analysis account of the company. [be cashier of the Chemical Bauk presented « number of checks drawa by Joba J. tho lye, Ho found it largely adultorated oa salt, After @ long cross-examination ant’s counsel, the caso Was adjourned ati Mowsag 4 next