The New York Herald Newspaper, March 26, 1877, Page 8

TEACHER®S’ PAY. What Some of the Principals Think of the Proposed Schedule. CUTTING DOWN AND LEVELLING UP. ——_-——- Injustice to Teachers of Long Service for the Benefit ot Novices. —~e—___—— WORSE THAN THE PRESENT SYSTEM, —-—_—. The new schedule submitted by the Committee on Salaries and Economy of the Board of Education for that body’s approval—neretofore published in the Herawp-—is exciting much comment among those directly interestes A Heratp reporter called upon several of the principals and teachers of the ward schools to obiain their views upon the subject. PRINCIPAL MARTIN'S VIEWS. Mr. Dwight Martin, principal of Grammar School No. 32, Twentieth ward, suid that ke did not like the proposed schedule at all, aud did uot regard it as un economical plan, He disapproved, most emphatically, of making any alteration in the scale of salaries while the Board of Education was under the present pressure of tho Board of Apportionment, and deemed it unwise to touch the question of salaries until the relief asked for of tho Logislature was granted, If the bills sent to the Legis- lature by the Bourd of Education were enacted as laws it would regulate everything; but if the proposed schedule was adopted it would tend to disarrange the whole system, and, although the present system could ge bettered, it was unwise to attempt 1t at presont, For his own part, he would prefer to havo the reduc- tion that is now temporarily imposed upon tho teach- ers extend throughout the year thaa to have auy schedule offered tor adoption until the present embar- ragsment is removed. MISS EDMUNDS? OPINION. Miss Clara M. Edmunds, principal of! Grammar School No, 33, in the same ward, obdjected to the now echedule principally because the salaries of some of the most experienced teachers would be cut down and those of the inexperiencea ones raised. By the pro- posed schedule the highest salary to an assistant teacher in the female department is $959, a decrease in her department of $250, Inaschool where three male teachers are allowed a young man under this prow posed schedule just entering the profession, and with- out any experience whatever, might get a salary-of $1,400, Three of her best and most experienced teachers would be lowered, the highest would be re- duced $250, the next $150 and the next $100 by this plan, Miss Edmunds did not think there was any need ‘of reduction if care Was used in the apportionment ot less important items, She thought, for mstance, ab- sent teachers need not receive full salary during the time of their absence from duty as in most cxses at present. This single retrenchment would do much toward regulating school funds, MR, SOUTHERLAND'S ODJECTIONS. Mr. Benjamin D, L, Southerland, principal of Gram- mar School No. 3, Ninth ward, disapproves of the pro- posed schedule strongly, His chief objection rests upon the cutting down of salaries that ought not to be cut down, and an increase of salary where it ought not to be increased. ‘For mstance,” said this gentleman, “in my own school one of my male assistants, who has taught for twenty-five years im the public schools snd receives now a salary of $2,000, would be lowered by this proposed schedule $200; the next male assist- Ant has been a teacher fifteen years, receives $1,800, and would be reduced $200; while the third assistant, who has only been teaching about nine months, re- ceives $1,000, and would receive by the proposed schedule $1,400, There is a plan under consultation among the trustees, male principals and female princi- pals of both grammar and primary departments whereby anew basis lor a more equitable adjustment of salaries may be established; but it is not suiliciently matured to be submitted to the Board of Education for their consideration.” Without giving the details of the plan, Mr, Southerland said that the foundation of the scheme tended toward reguating the system of salaries, So that the teachers of the lougest experience, greatest eflicieucy and best service, 1p comnection with the average attendance und size of the school, would receive a fuir compensation for their services—the grades to be determined by the City Superintendent. TUB VICIOVS WARD SYoTEM. jorge M. Mitchell, assistant teacher in Gram- hoo! No 11, Sixteenth ward, remarked that it s his opinion that nearly ali the teachers were op- posed to the new schedule becauso it did not recognize expericnce; because in many cases it reduced greatly the sularies of teachers of ‘long service, who are at present but poorly paid. “There are,” be continued, “some lady teachers of long experience em- ployed m the primary departments whose salaries ure less than $700, and’ they would be materially re- tluecd by the proposed schedule, 1 think the teachers would iike to see some system adopted that would recognize length of service without regard to tho size ot the school, It the new. schedule were adopted it would work harm not only to experienced teachers, but also to the teachers of smail schools, in which the work is alWays us arduous, and generally more so than the same character of work in the larger schools, tor the reason tut the routine work 18 generally as great ib a smail school as a large one and, under the average uttendance system, fewer teachers are employed. Un- er the new schedule they would receive less pay than those doing the same character and amount ot work in the jurger schools. 1 think that no plan of gal- fries can be entirely fair, but certuiuly no plan can approximate to fairness and equity until the ward lines can be abolished and the system of promo- lions aud graded salaries be adjusted on a pian similar to thatin the navy. Deserving teachers could then be promoted {rom One rank to another, irom ward to ward, their pay determined by paving a maximum aod | minimum salary for each of the various classes of | teachers, So tbat im turn, as Vacancies occurred, each ‘one’s promotion would ve sure io come. The present system of ward lines operates against deserving teach- ers in some wards, and also against some of tho | scho@s, In some wards, owing to the decreased at- | tevdunce, it has been necessary, under the present sys- | tem, to distniss expert chers on account of | Teuuced attendance at schools in which they were teaching, while in some of the upper wards inexperi- enced persous have been appointed. By such an ex- | change the school system certainly loses good and ellicient teachers. This grave defect might be remedied by the abolition of the ward lives, as 1 have stated, MISS WRIGHT ON PRIMARY WRON Miss Susan Wright, principal of the primary depart. ment ol School No. 60, Eighteenth ward, was emphatic in her denunciation of tue proposed schedule, tsnd tho most neglected of the whole system of educa- ion in our city schools, aud the proposed schedule aflecied these departinents the most. Every primary scliool in the city bad suffered in the past from the great disparity between the salaries of the primary find grammar schools, and would sufler m the future {roi the proposed discrepancy contained in the new | chedule. “This thing,” sad Miss Wright, vehemently, ‘orks in this Way. They send in raw protessional recruits—girls utterly untrained and unskilled im the holarship—and piace such of uty little children who are to be trained in everything— ing a process not tolike tue soil” that 1s cultivated for seed sowing, nud (en send them up one flight of stairs to the gram- mar department, immediately reduce the class to an av. erage ol thirty-live and place it under the care of a hig! 1ed teacher without any advance i the studies, he proposed schedule would make the inequality of a BUill inore cast iron character, because it would sull continue the inequality without the occasional cha of advancing a well qualified assistant. 1 have been $0 disheartened at tho proposed schedule that 1 hot looked to see to What degree it will affect my a: fistunts, If the salaries need to be cut down they should be equalized between the primary od = grammar — schools’? She cited as com: parison that the grammar schools, attendance of ouly 38, pupils, 1,186 toachers (exclusive of special teachers), their salaries amounting to a total of $1,905,221. In the primary school the average attendauce was 62,417 pupils, with only 1,302 teachers, their aggregate Buluries amounting to only $04,140, and yet the new tchedule would reduce that sum, Miss Wright ex- pressed herself dissatistied with both the presont scale gitis in charge of a employed and proposed schedule, because both were unjust and | sniquitous in their effects upon the schol, MISS KIEKSTED LOOKS TO ALUANY. Miss Amelia Kiersted, principal of Grammar Schoo! No. 17, ‘fwenty-second ward, said 1 think that seachers should be paid according to the grade of work they do, the Jength of time on that grade aod their efliceney thereia. Af principals in each schools could mal grady of salaries \t would be more fatistactory than any that bas been presented, The proposed kohedule of salaries 18 DOL adapted ty all de- partments; for instance, teachers equally efficient and uigalent work Would receive salaries in which | tants difference sometimes of $100. The | a ey in be Jepartinent toes ot cy in one ¢ f qiu the Jiecropapcies in another department, diilicaity lies here, Tue Board of Apporvionment d cided that the $80,000 deducted was 1D excess of what Was required the previous year, forgetting the tact that cach your brings an imereased attentance and 1p. yes nourresponding ! yoives toyed, nd, us, & consequence, 1A the amount Of money required. If any reduction should ve tound necessary tho principals and vice principals devire to ehare insucu reductiow Lt ts hoped, however, that corres pound the | prunary schools, she said, were the most important | ion as teachers, though they have a certificate | have | with an | grade of | nerease in the namber of teach: | NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, the bill now befure the Legislature will be passed, and thus obviate the necessity of any reduction. MISS BUCKELEW ON EQUALIZATION, Miss Sarah F, Buckelew, principal of the primary department-of No, 49, Twenty-iret ward, remarked that the primary work of the ‘schools was the impor- tant work. People were just begiuning to appreciate that tact; but as long ag there was such a discrepancy between the salaries of the principals and teachers of the primary and those of the grammar schools, just so Jong would the work in the primary departments be considered worth less than that in the grammar schools, whereas the work is more difficult. She thought the order to est roposed schedule unjust, and that in jish less variance between tae salaries approximate more nearly the salaries of the principals and assist ants iu the grammar and primary departments. She did not wish to be understood as being #0 radical that she would desire the salaries in the grammar de- partments lowered in order to imcrease those in tho primary departments, but the latter could be increased without touching the former at all, and, in ber opinion, Mt ought to be done, THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT, Mr. Lafayette Olwey, principal of Grammar School No. 14, located in the Twenty-first ward, objected @rougly to the proposed schedule, on the ground that it reduced some salaries of teachers long in the ser- Vice and inereased tho salaries of some recently ap- pointed, ‘In my department,’ said he, ‘it, would reduce the salary of a lady teacher $260 who has been 1p the service twenty-four years, That one item was so manifestly unjust that 1 did not apply the schedule further. I am informed that in some schools the sul- aries of teachers who have only been in service two Years would be increased $300 or $400. The present System is far from being satisfactory, but it is more just in the apportionment of its salaries than the ‘one proposed, for it gives the (rustees power to | reward ‘length of service, while the proposed schedule, as I understand it, fixes an arbi- trary ealary for each position, It is vad enough for a teacher to have his or ber salury reduced on tus score of economy, but it is teniold worse to reflect that the loss is a gain to some one teaching an inferior grade and but a short time in the profession.” Mr, Olmey was quite confident that the bilis supmitted by the Board of Education to the Legislature would puss and the present trouble in regard to school monoys be removed, These views are said to be held, with various modi- flcations and additions, by all the princi; , vice pripcipals and teachers in the pabhe schools, It is a noticeable fact that the strongest opposition to the proposed schedule comes from’ those who are not af- fected by it, ‘The saiaries of the principals and vice principals ure untouched, but they have almost unani- mously presented a request to the Board that it the proposed reduction be adopted they may not be ex- empted from bearing their portion of the burden. MINIATURE YACHTING, THE COMING SEASON AND ITS PROSPECTS—NEW BOATS BUILT AND REPAIRS UNDERGONE—A LIVELY SUMMER ANTICIPATED. ‘The miniature yachting season of 1877 will open in two or three weeks from the ypresent timo, and it promises to be the most éventiul and interesting of avy that the sport has known since its existence as a systematized: sport, It 1s about five years since the first model yacht club was organized, This asso- ciation was entitled the Prospect Park Miniature Yacht Club and is still in existence. The Long Island Club was next formed and chartered, The pre- amble of this club’s charter sets forth that the pur- poso of the club is to improve the build of yachts and sailing vessels by meaus of experimental models; end further, ‘that the half model system is susceptible of great improvement by the careful construction of actual working models which can be rigged, bal- lasted, &a, and their seagoing qualities determined by positive tests in respect to stability, buoyarcy and speed.’ It is tor these ends the builders of the pony yachts labor, ‘THE AMERICAN CLUB, Judging from tho number of ite boats and members the American Model Yucbt Ciub, though but litde over two yearsold, is the most prosperous of the clubs which sail on the Prospect Vark luke, This associa- tion recently elected the tollowing oilicers for the en- suing geasun:—Cornmodore, J. Coie; President J. Yeaso; Secretary, D. F. Crispin; Treasurer, J, Peto; Measurer, W. Northrup, and Regatta Committee, Messrs. Bennett and Baker. The present flect of tne American Club 1s as follows:— ° SCHOON Length. 3. Owner, Captuin Peto, Name. Tudie. Cornelia... mmodore Cole, Mattie ++ Captain Peto. Sadie. Captain Ryder, Kaue B. Capuun Baker. VIXED. eee Ivanhoe. Maud. John Cole Captain Porter, Captaim Ryder. ++ Captain Mitchell, ID Captain Pease, Ramovler.. 56 Cxptain Rigby, Gracie 43. Captain Auderson, ‘Traveiler, Commodore Coie, Theodore, Reindeer, Amerida, Japtain Bennett, Captain Pease. Captain Brasher, La Bayadero, Commodore Cole, Dana... eee 66, “ADDITIONS AND “ALTERATIONS. To be added to tuis squadron Mr. Rigley is build:ng a schooner 6% inches im length; Mr. Crispia wul have u uew scuoouer U3 inches loug; Sr. Anderson is constructing a schooner of 66 inches; Mr. Nortorap wil sail a new schooner of 66 iwehes, and Mr, Ben- nett will increase tke number of the sloopa by a new one.66 inches. all the yacnty in this eiub are built by tne members, The yachtemen have made many altera- tions aud repairs in their bouts during the wivter in the hope of increasing their speed. The Matile has been completely overbauled; the Traveller bas been rebuilt und Le Bayadere bas been remodelled and altered in several ways, Mr, Righter imtends to put two beats of Scoich build on the Jake, thus affording an oppertunity to test the respective merits of Scotch and American models. ‘The first formul regatta of tho American Ciub will take place at the Prospect Park luke on the second Saturday in June, THY PROSPECT PARK CLUB. ‘This association will, as herototore, hold its bi-weekly regattas at Prospect Park, beginning about the trst Saturday of next month. The following is the list of its vessels, all being schooner: Length, ches. “Owner. Captain Collins, Commodoro Conklin, Captain Smith, Captain Wells, +++ Captain Knowles, . 6. Captain Manee. THK LONG ISLAND CLUB. The Long Island Club comprises the schooners Un- known, 6v inches; Jeannot, 63 inches; Adelia, 63 incues, Edith, 60 iuches; Fiorence, 57 incues, and Her- cules, 63 inches; and the sloop Essie, 60 inches, which won the great regatta ia New York Bay last fall, to the victor in which Vice Commodore Centre presented a bandsome silver cup. ‘he Long Island Club, Jr., 18 composed entirely of boys, aud numbers hall a’ dozen or imore bouts. Awong them are the Henrietta, 57 inches; Sadie, 63 iuenes; Julia, 57 inches; Arrow, 32 inches, and Comet, 45 inches, ‘The two last mentioned are sloops. As soon as anything like warm weather sets in, the yachtmen Will rendezvous at the lake, and the scason Will open. An carnest feeling ot competition exists between the respective owners, aud some exciting Taciug may be looked for this summe A VISIT 10 THE BOATHOUSE. ‘The writer visiied Prospect Park a lew days since, and on making bis way to the picturesquely situated yachting luke found the boathouse BUiL in a state of comparative confusion, During the yachting season this house 18 kept iu the most shipshape trim by the keeper, Andy Veet, and to lind it in such a state of dise order as it i8 now In makes 18 present appearance the more deplorable, ‘fhe curlers, Who buve used during thg winter the ground near the boathouse as a place in Which to indulge in their sport, have handled very curelessly so:ne of the smaller yachts m order to make for themselves a place wherein to store the imple. ments necessary to their game. A large number of the boats, geac and sails have been allowed | to rewain in the house since lust season, | and a number of the sails suffered to a con. | siderable extent trom the water which bas collected | im the boliow at the rear and soaked through into the house and caused the sails to mildew, Lt would be well for owners to pay ah early Visit to the house to | learn what damage bas been done to their property. In a few days, however, “Andy” will have put things | in good shape again, [tis expected that the pumber | Of spectators to the Saturday afternoon regattas during | the coming season will outnumber even those of inst | summer, Jor each scason since the amusement was In- augurated the crowds have been larger than tho last, | It vriuges were built from isiand to island, as Mr, | Stranabas, when he was President of the Brooklyn Park Commission, said he intended to have con- | structed, the spectators, especially the ladies, would be yreatly accommodated tn their desire to watch the | movements of the tiny craft. | AN AMERICAN MODEL GOING ABROA: | Commodore Cole, of the American Club, stated to | the writer that itis possible that Mr, Righter, of the firm of George A. Clurk & Brother, tho spool cotion manulacturers, would take with him one of the boats of the American’ Ciub, wuen be goca to Scotiand next month. Mr. Righter bas made known bis desire to | carry oe of tie bows with him, and the Commodore has signitied his willingness to allow either the Vorne- ha or Maria t go, In Scotland the boats are sailed on a beam wind tn races aad are poor pointers; and Com- modore Coie, who built the two boats named, 1s satis- fled that either of them can easily outsall any cutter+ built model, on which principle the Scotch yachts are constructed, Name. Robert Centre. Republic. Pioneer. Little Gat, Young Gree! Lizzie... The Lowells, of Lowell, and Crickets, of Bingham- ton, have joined the League Alliance, Tho members of the Boston Red stockings are all in | Boston, excepting the Waite brothers, who will not put in thelr appearance until the Ist of April. The St Louis nine will play in. the following posi- | tions next Wednesday in their opening game with the ludiana Clapp, &; Nichols, p.; Croft, 18t bw 1 b.; Foree, 8. #4 Dor tek apolis Club, bas Joined if; Remsen, o £5 Miller, late of the Lidia | 1St. Vaul, Minn, Nhe Crickets and Louls¥ilies both clam Latham, and | bave ecnt in bis name in ther lists of piayers—a fine chance lo test Ue ellicucy of tke League Alliance | rules. SPORTING EVENTS ABROAD. The Sporting Life, of 10th inst, says:—'lt is not improbable after all that the Agricultural Hail will bo secured for the great six days’ walking match between O'Leary and Weston during the Euster week, As our readers are aware, the whole of the stakes (£1,000) has been deposited in our hands, and O'Leary has already gone into training at a quiet spot near Bangor, North Wales. Weston, who 18 at present getting his feet in condition at Edinburgh, will most probably finish bis Preparation at Brighton. ”? A writer in the Live Stock Journal and Fancier's Gazette svys:—“A trial of horses :mported from the Argentine Republic for the use of the French cavalry is about to be made upon a somewhat extensive scale. Upon the recommendation of General Lefort, Iuspector of Remounts, the French Minister of War has author- ized two retired officers of cavalry to submit a certain Lumber of horses brought from La Plata to the com- mittees appointed to select the horses required for the | army in the course of the present year, and it ts stipu- jated that the number may be increased ag required. It is thought probable, in view of the scarcity of horses in Franco, and of the embargo laid upon their exportation from Austria and Hungary— countries from which France has obtained a Ia supply of late years—that the importation of these American borses will take place upon a scale large enough to meet the requirements of the army in time of peace. This fact is mentioned in a report addressed to the President of the Argentine Republic, by Sefor Balcarce, Minister Plenipotentiary of the Republic at Paris, who was instracted by Marshal MacMahon to say that ‘the French government were disposed to pur- chuse a large nuniber of horses from La Plata if it was found possibie to import them, and it they were of us good quality as those recently bough,’ 10 remuins to be seen whether the project cau be put into prac- tice, for the selection of the horses in the country, their despatch to Buenos Ayres, the ship- ment ol them on board the steamer, tho voyage across the Atlantic and the disemburking of them at Lo Havre, 3t. Nazaire, Bordeaux or Marseilles, as the case may be, involve a series of somewhat ditticult opera- tions, ‘I all this can be done successtully, there ix hittle doubt that the French cavalry will ve recruited very extensively from this source, for, as you men- tioned two or threo wecks ugo, the present uverago price of troopers’ horses in Franco tg about £38, and the Argentine horses could be sold for considerably Jess atter all the expenses in connection with their voyage trom La Plata hud been taken into account,” ‘M, Blane’s horse, Prestige, recently won a hurdle selling race at Autueil, in which, he was liable to be claimed for 10,0001, but M, Blanc was unwilling to part with bis horse at this price, and bid him in at 17,0001, He could well afford to do 80, a8 be won 60,0001, on his horse in this single race. “Tue Societe d’Encourage- ment, in its special organ, the Bulletin Oyiviel des Courses, has lately published the programine of the races at Longchamps, aad Chantilly lor the coming season, By this 11s seen that in eral fm: ortant instances the endowments made by thy society have been largely increased, Asuin of 15,vv0f, has been added to tho Prix du Cadron, for tour-year-olus, run at Longcbamps, swelling the purse to 25,00uI. ; the Prix du Jockey Club, or French Derby, tormerly worth 30,0001, has been carried to 50,0001, and a number ot other races have likewise been rendered more 1m- portant, The totalamount of the added mouey ex- ceeds 100,001,” ‘the French National Rifle Association, founded in a modost way in 1875, has now become an ‘important in- stitution. The report on the operations of the year 1876 exbibits a continaous and regular success, On the 3lst December lust there Were existing in (be de- artments 1,511 local societies and 2,138 competitions Fad been organized; 4,375 diplomas bad been con- ferred to the best shots and 10,392 medals had been awarded. The total number of prizes distributed was 44, The association issued to its 160,359 adherents 313,900 scoring papers, and the number of cartridges used was 3,207,150, TROTTING IN CALIFORNIA, Bay District Course, Thursday, March 15, 1 Purse, $150; $75 € first, $50 to second and w third, Mile heats, best three i five, in harness, Mr. Lindsey’s b. g. Parrott... So ee Uae ae P, Brandow’s ch. g. £. H, Mailer. ake & oo O. Smiley’s b. g. Billy Walker, ie, ga eee 'T, Kennedy's g. h. Billy Hayward, 2.3 38 8 H. Lucas’ b, g. Billy Lucas... 3 5 ddis, D. Gannon’s br. g. Prophet. 6 dis. Time, 2:32%4 —0:00—2 :3244—2 :32 jg. No time given in the second beat, Same day, match for $400, Pride of the Bay to wagon and Lady Emma i burness, Heats of u tile, best two in three. Tim Kennedy’s b. m, Lady Emma, 211 J. Martin’s d, g. Pride of the Bay 122 Tie, 2 Say Francisco, March 24, 1) The pools last nighton the Rarus-Bodine ra come off at Oakiand to-day, averaged nearly even, closing with Rarus the favorite at about dto3 Next Saturday Goldsmith Maid and Rarus will trot at San José for a purse of $2,000, One thousand dollars are also offered asa specd premium in case the fastest time ever made in Lhe State. 1624, nade by Occideut at tho State fair a tow years ago— is beaten. * RARUS BEATS BODINE THRRE STRAIGHT The match race between Rarus and Bodiné came off at Oukland Park to-day. ‘The weather was favorab but tho track on the side alittle heavy, Rarus won the race in three straight heats, beatiag Bodine by a length in the lirst heat and half a length in the second heat, Time, 2:28—2:20!—2:224. John Spiann drove the winner and John Urooks drove Bouine, Budd Dobie, who was to have drivea the latter, being absent. HORSE NOTES. BATS, Tho famous raco horse Muggins, by Jack Malone, dam Fanny McAlister, by Onward, was recently sold for $450, Thero was a time when $4,500 would not have purchased him. ‘ The fine brood maro Hinda, by imported Sovereign, dam LallaRookh, by imported Glencoe, tho property of General W. G, Harding, of Belle Meade stud, near Nashville, Tean., died on the 15th inst. The Queen’s Plate is to run at Prescott, Canada, July 2. The locality 1s convenient for horses both from Ontario and Quebec. A WALKING CHALLENGE, nw York, March 16, 1877. To tne Eprror or tHe Herat I, Charles F. Clark, do hereby challenge any amateur waiker to walk against me tho distance of 100 miles, for from $100 to $500, Man and money can be found from ten A. M. to three P. M. at Griligan & Howell's, No. 283 Bleeckor street. Respecttully, CHARLES F, CLARK, THE CLUB IN. BROOKLYN. CLEARY IS GIVEN BACK HIS SHIELD AND RE- STORED TO DUTY, Tho unprovoked assault made by Oficer Cleary, of the First precinct, Brooklyn, on Mr. George Beatty, at his store, No. 75 Tiliary street, on Saturday evening last, bas aroused the greatest indignation, Mr. Beatty's wounds aro of a very severe character, bis scalp having becn pounded almost to a jelly, his face bat- tered and his arms and body bruised in a ter- rible manner, Citizens who saw (the assault state that it was the most brutal and outrageous act they ever witnessed, and aro surprised tuat Mr. Beatty was not killed. Roundswan Downey siates that be feared they would mob Cleary belore the stution house was reached, When placed beiore the desk at the station Mr, Beatty could hardly stand, and he was compiytely covered with biood and praises. A charge of disorderly conduct was preferred by Cleary, who hurried off to is post again, Sergeant Kugon dis- covering the terrible condition of Mr, Beatty sept at nce for A paysician and telepraphed for Inspector Waddy, Dr, iHermance soon arrived atid dressea Mr. Beatty's wounds. Inspector Waddy then appeared nnd at once ordered Officer Cieary off post, Upon bis return to the station house the inspector suspended him from duty, telling him that he could, not see any excuse for the clubbing of Mr. Beatty, “Justice Walsh opened court aud the assailant and bis vietim were tken betore him, Officer Cleary still insisted on eburging Mr. Beatty with disorderly conduct. The injured man thereupon charged Cleary with assaulting him without cause, Mr, Beatty was immediately admitted to bail, while the oilicer was held in aetault of $1,000 bail. Cleary was then taken to the station house as a pri- goner, while Mr. Beatty was removed to his home by friends, Cleary remainod at the station house antil yesterday morning, When be was again given his shield aud allowed to go on patrol daty. SALOON BRAWL. Joun Lynch and James Lynch, rostding at No, 820 Pacific strect, Brooklyn, and Richard E, Kenney, ot No, 102 Van Baron street, while playing cards in the saloon of James MeGlones, corner of Irving place and Fulton street, at a late hour on Saturday night, became involved in adispute over tho payment for drinks, curing whieh Jona Lynch drow a six barrelled revolver and fired at one of his coinpanions. He was so excited frout of the pistol and received asevere wound. Le fired again, and the bullet struck Kenney in the lett Uroast, infiicung ag, ugly flesh wound, Lynch then Jett the saioon, bat was soon after arrosted at his residence, A PAMILY QUARREL, Duriag afamily quarrcl yesterday at No. 261 Navy street, Brooklyn, Thomas King threw a kerosene lamp at his wife, Marta, and cat her on tho armina severe manner, King was arrested; algo his stepson, Henry Estrange, seventeen years of age, on the charge of assuuling bis stepfather. Mrs, King’s brother, Peter Flynn, thirvy-seven years of age, was alvo arrested and heldas awitness. ‘Che tnjured woman was removed | Ww the Orly Hospital, atthe time, however, thai he placed pis ieft hand in | MARCH 26, 1877.—IKIPLE SHEET. THE EXTRA SESSION. GENERAL BUTLER'S OPINION OF THE NECESSITY OF A SPEEDY ASSEMBLING OF THE NEW CONGRESS. Seated in his parior at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, with his feet comfortably elevated, and bending all the powers of tho mighty intellect which has swayed the nation in a vain endeavor to prevent bis Havana from burning ull on one side, General B. F. Butler was found yesterday morning by a HuRatp reporter, who approached him thus:— “I have been sent, General, to learn your views on the subject of the extra session of Congress called for by President Hayes. 1s there great necessity for it?” THE EXTHA SESSION AN ABSOLUTE NECESSITY, “The Army Appropriation bill failng,’’ he replied, “IT have been unable to see how it was possible to avoid an extra session of Congress. Avy other appropriation failing, it would bave been within the Possibilities to have tided over the interval. It will be remembered that the only prohibition in tho con- stitution aguinat Congress making a permanent appro- priation for any portion of the public service ts in re- gard to the army, They may raise and support armies, but po appropriation shall be made for longer than two years, This inhibition was borrowed from the British constitution, into which it was engrafted, after wu great struggle with the King, to prevent a willing und subservient Parliament from making appropriations and levying Waxes to meet the expenses ot the army in permanen, cies by which the liberties of the people might have been subverted, From tho British constitution it was copied into ours, Now the House of Representatives having refused an appropriation for whe army for rea- sons which seem good to them, and for which they will be responsible to their constituents and to the people, the constitution cannot by any device or cir- cumyention be made to confer any power upon the President in the matier; and if he can borrow money or apply other appropriations or do anything to tide over six months, it is diflicult to seo why he may not do the same thing Jor six years, and thus evade the Mulional limit which was meant as one of the gateguards ot puvlic liberty. **With these views 1 have never doubted (although at would be very much to my own personal discomiort and inconvenience) tuat the President upon examina. tion would find it necessary, for this reason alone, to call an extra session of Congress, I bope and trust there will be no other business done tn that session ‘Tuo country is weary of political struggles just now; and no good can be attuined by renowing them,”? WHAT NK THINKS OF HAYES? POLICY, “What do you think of tho policy of President Hayes, General?" “the President's policy, for good or for evil—wbat- ever opinion may prevail with regard to it—must now be tried; and December will certuinly be early eno for the reviow of the work aod its resuita by Congress. Of course, the President cannot prevent Congress from making such legislation as it chooses eXcept by veto; but L ussume tual it would do nothing more than appoint a committee of appropriation or ways and meaus that might sit in tho re od that after passing the Appropriation] bill Congress would adjourn. 1 suppose tho President nas called us together 80 lute in the season in tbe hope that the hot weather, it potbing else, will drive us out. THE GENERAL'S JOKE. “+L see there 1s 4 great deal of discussion on the sub. Ject in tho newspapers about the reason Jor the extra ‘Session,’ continued the General, merrily, “but the constitutional reasun never seems to have crossed the winds of the editors—Dvut then, it’s an idea.” “Do you think, then, General, that Congress cao indirectly direct the movements of tho army in the Southern States, or have 1t removed enurely 1”? “No, [don't mean to have it inferred trom what I say that Congress cun limit the use of Lhe army by the Commander-in-Chief through a restriction of appro- priations, They cau reiuse an appropriation tor the army, but they cannot direct the movements of the ariny by the Commander-in-Chief according to bis views of public duty and the public service; and the limitation attempted to be put na him by the last House, in my judgment, was wholly without the con- stituuonal power of the House. But then we are not to say too much to our democratic irends about that, because, you see, that was the device of the republi cuns im the case ol Kansas, A republican Senate io that case lorbade the use of troops by President Pierce, Such devices always return, 40 the present case, to plague their inventors,” A republican triend of General Butler who sat in the room during the interview asked whether it would not be well, when the Houso should come together, to have 1t adviso President Hayes in reference to with- drawing the troops from the South, “I have not sufficiently examined that question, replied the General, “but sha!l await the roport of the ‘commission which is to be sent down to asceriain the facts und report tnem to us,” THE LAND OF FLOWERS. WHAT GOVERNOR DREW THINKS OF HAYES SOUTHERN POLICY—THE CURSE OF PETIT LARCENY IN FLORIDA—THE NEW YORK EMI- GRATION AGENT—A BRIGHT OUTLOOK. Governor George F, Drew, of Florida, is stopping at the Arlington House. A.HERALD reporter calied upon him yesterday, when: the following conversation on- sued:— Revorten—How have matters progressed in Florida, Governor, since the inauguration of President Hayes? Govenxorn—Very well indeed, and the colored peo- plo are going to work with a better will than provioas to reconstruction, Never since I moved to Fiorida, in 1865, have I seen the people better disposed, and this on account of having a government of their own selec: tion, Revoxter—What, may | ask, is your opinion of President Hayes’ Southeru policy ? Goverxon—If Mr, Hayes carries out the Southern policy foreshadowed when he was inaugurated tho people of Florida will ve satisfied and offer no factious opposition, I speak of republicans and democrais—all classes ot people. I know tue feeling that prevails among leading democrats, and they say that if the President carries out what he bas promtsea—namely, to leave the people to select their own State govern. ment, be will meet with no opposition as far as they are concerned, This have told President Hayes, FLORIDA'S PROSPECTS, Rerortkn—You take a hopelul view of the prospects ot Florida, I sce? Govaxxon—Why should I noty I think, at the pres- ent moment, the prospects of Florida are better than they have ever been since the war. Thanks to tho Jarge number of Northern visitors who visit us, an im- petus has been given 10 colonization, The grout trou- bie, thus far, has been—petit larceny. Many North- orn settlers, who go there to settle, have actually been driven away by the losses they sustained in tuo ‘col- ored belt’? by the pilfering of their farm produce, Under ‘earpet-bug” régime the courts were a farce, and these pilierers were not punished. ‘The Jury system had likewise become a fraud, iluatrate what I about potit Jarceny, a Western man went | down to Florida to raise vegetables, taking with him about 100 Northwestern men, to bo employed as culti- yators, but so great was the pillering committed by the colored people of the produce, that the man yave up his project oL.settling there —seeing that the offenders wero Lot punished by the corrupt officials who held | oflice—and he leit tho place in disgust, Under the present rule white and biack thieves will, iis our intention, be equally punished when convicted, Our old “carpet-baggers” are all in Washington seeking office. With relorence to our agricultural prospects, I inay bore state that bundreds of thousands of new c yo trees on the St. Johus River will first bear fruit this year, The market for this, commouity of ours iz New York and other Northera cities 1 un ex cellent one, EMIGRATION TO FLORIDA. Rerorter—What is being done by your Department of Lanus and Euigration to attract immigrants to your Siute? Govenxor—The Legislature has had the matter be- fore it wiready, and at the next session an allowance will doubtless be made, In all probablity Count Was- silefl, a Russian nobleman, will soon be appointed as the emigration agent of Florida, he being largely in- terested 11 the development of tho State. He desires to obtain Mennonite iuanigravon, as Mennonites are a respectable, hard working class of people, HONEST ELECTION, Revorter—Do you think that a fair election is pos. sible in Florida’ . GovenNon—Yes, | do, particularly ander our new election laws, Which require voters to deposit their bullots in the precinct where they register, which will put a stop to Irauds like those committed in Jefterson county, where 700 votes more were recorded than there were male inhabitants, ‘THR SOUTHERN COMMISSIONS, Rerortsr—With reference to the commissions ap- | pointed to investigate the South Carglina and Louisiana imbroghios, What 18 your opinion of them? i Goverxon—i thivk if the President bad taken matters more In his own hands respecting Louisiana it would have given more general satistuction. My reason for this belief 18 that the question at stake, for many reasons, should be setiled forthwith, and that | delay ts dangerous, It keeps the two Si 1» WHIIG decision ig pending, 1 & condition of disquictude and brings business to a standstill, The interest of the planters 18 notably afiected. People have not the courage to einbark in new ventures of any kind when outvreaks are possible at any momenk Many other reasons might be assigned, but itis unnecessary to go into them bow. FIGHTING IN A THEATRE, The “Kent avenue gang,” a rough crowd, created a disturbance in the Adelphi Variety Theatre, in Will- lamsburg, last night, which required the united efforts ol Officers Ward, Shea, Mills, Baker and Mangan with a vigorous use Of their clubs to quell Tho cause of the fight was the retnsal of the manager, W. F. Hofelo, to admit, free, a portion of the gang om & previous 1 events “LORD BUYORT'S” TRIBULATIONS, STORMY CAREER OF A PRETENDED BRITISH ARMY OFFICER IN THIS COUNTBY-—HOTEL KEEPERS VICTIMIZED—WHAT IS His NAME? Lord Bu‘ort, alias Captain Henry, alias Captain Edward Newcome Stanley, who tigured in the Tombs Police Courta few weeks ago for being drunk and disorderly, and who was brought before the public more prominently recently tn Jersey City, in company with bis faitatul valet, Mark Hudson, seems to have Dada stormy career in this country. His real name is ono of those things that no fellow can dud out, as be bas not stuck to one name long enough during bis residence in this country to give it @ tone of familiarity, Thus, at Stanwix Hall, in Albany, be wag Edward Newcome Stanicy, ascion of the House of Derby, distinguished in the British peerage Here also was Mark fludson tho vulet, who is more economical in names than his master, but who is always ready to swear to what his employer says. Mr, Stanley, as wo shail call bim in this instance, during bis stay in Albany was subject to that disagreeable ‘force of circumstances” pecu- lar to a majority of certain. British ‘*noblemen’? travelling in this country. In fact be was eternally dead broke, but wus always sanguine that the next mail would bring him a remittance from the *Guv- ‘nor,”” as ho always termed that happy parent when speaking of his father in public, Ho became a great favorite with the guests of the hotel, and for the tirst week of bis stay there found no difficulty in negotiating loans of ie Protuse promises were given that all his debta would be paid When the expected remittance reached hit, und in the interval be kept the gucsts and clerks in good bumor reciting marvellous feats of battie and chaye pertormed by him in india when he was thera with bis regiment, dtr, Deiavun, the proprictor of the hotel, however, got tired of his stories, and the ai arrived When the Captain was oruered’ to march. His buggage, which 1s quite bulky, was detained until the settlement of his board bill, aud the Captain and his valet depurted, no one knew where. However, he returned to the Stanwix fn a few days, paid lis bourd bill, but hot the loans advanced to bin by guests at the hotel, and again departed, The Captain next turned up at the Union Hotel in Troy, ana here aiso was always in arrears for his board, However, he came within ten dollars of straighteaing his account at one time, and Mr. Buckley, the proprietor, supposing that waa as near as he Would ever come to it, ordered the Captain to leave and forgave him tho balance. He visits fantvorD, A month later he wus an vonured guest at tho American House at Hartiord, Coun., and succeeded in making himself a universal favorité with the guests of the hotel und tho casual visitors, Ho tniormed Mr, Smith, the proprietor, that hoe imtended to stay in Hartlord tor some time aud if he was made comfortable ay the American be wouid as willingly extend bis patronage to that bouse as anywhere else. In Hartford be was known as Captain Kingston, and was son and heir to the Irish eur! of that name, At the expiration of three weeks at tho American be gave the clerk orvers to present bis bill to him the evening ufter, and at the same timo ordered an express man to remove his baggage to tho depot. Thecontiding Yankee who is atthe helm at the American House never doubted the identity of his noble guest and did not dream ot detaining bis bag- gage until bis bill was paid, Therefore tho pile of trunks, in charge of Murk, bis faith ful valet, wero well on their way = to New York by the time Captum Kingston promised to pay his bill; but when that hour arrived the Captain was missing and has not been seen in Hart. ford siuce; noituer has Mr, Smith, the proprictcr of the American, seen any of the monoy due him by the embryo lord, MIS ARRIVAL IN NEW YORK. Tho next scene of his operations was tho Congress Hall Hotel, corner of Chatham square and East Broud- wuy, luis city Me registered there as Captain Henry, and.quietly informed Colonel Pike, the aftable clerk, that there was poble blood in his veins; that be was an ollicer in the British Army; that be was on a lark in this country; that be was a little short of funds at the present time, but expected a remittance from is mother soon, all of which the Colonel swallowed with a Vicious appetite, The hovel and the restaurant in the basement aro managed by dillerent parties, and ‘the Captain had to ‘sce’? Mr. Davis, the Proprietor of the restuurant, also, and, as may be ex- pected, gulled him with the same story. Three weeks rolled by, and during that time the Captain was never onge seen sober, Finally bis creditors became anxious, and a formal demand was made on the Captain for fupds; but that remittance pad not as yet arrived, though it was daily, nay, hourly expected, But te Captain struck ul luck. He was hauled up by mivions ol the law tor being drunk and disorderly and coptined in the Tombs for two weeks, Previous, however, to nis arrest be bad an altercation with Mr, Davis, the propri- etorot the Congress Hall restaurant, which resulted in the Captain being placed hors de combat in the gutter. During vis stay at the Tombs the long expected reimit- tance arrived, which amounted to about $60, With this be paid his bill at the Congress Hall and purchased a {ull suit of livery for his vaict, aud started for New Jersey again, dead broke, His doings in that Stase were given in the Henan of Friday. HIS APPEARANCE AND CHARACTER. No matter what name be adopted he was always caretul to preiace it with Captain. 1b appearance he 18 about dive feet ten menes in height and ts probably | close on 200 pounds weigh, His gait is 5 enly, as are~also his dress and habits, He 1s ways careful to attend to pleasure before business, und can tell remarkably interesting tales of travel and in- cidents of Ife in India, His buggage consists of four largo trunks, and his wardrobe 18 extensive, but not elegant, ‘Two of his trunks are dlled with aptiquities, The skin, hoots and tail of what he calls his ouco favorite hunter he bas preserved with jealous care aud takos around tu bis trunk, The sabre wielted by ms father tn the Peninsular war he is also fond of exiibit tng, and his fishing ond shooting paraphoraalia are perlect. He has also vumoroas “trophies of the Hight and chase” and a complete camp equipage. His valet, Mark Hudson, is devotedly attacked to him, though jt would seem he reccives but slight compensi tion in return. For instance, wien the tau was coniined in the Tombs the v would have starved were 1t not for voluntary contribu- tions given him by the gucsts at the Congress Hall aud the generosity shown by tho hotel and restaurant pro* prietors. In conversauon with the writer after bis. incarceration in the Tombs he stated that he was going to mike a tour through the principal cities of the | United States, no matter bow the wind blew, He aiso | stated that his wife Lad deserted him a little more than a year ago and that his only child was with her, He said his mother was very wealthy, but was not the wito of a lord, and that Ins father was ead, He said be would return to England and to his regiment as goon as he made a tour of America, THE M'CAFFREY SCANDAL, THE REV, MR, COWLEY POINTS A MORAL FROM THE YASCINATING THEME. About thirty persons, twenty of whom wore women and the rest mon, assembied in the dingy room on the second floor of No, 557 Third avenue, At the left of the desk, which 18 railed in alter the manner of an altar, and covered with a crimson cloth, a smaly apart ment bas been partitioned of, This was the scene of tho alleged assault upon Mra, Leavitt by the Rev. D. M. "McCaffrey, who, with the Rev, Mr. Cow- ley, occupied the space within the railing yesterday morning. An air of nervous expectancy pervaded the hittle audience, among whom were two negro girls, while Mr. McCaffrey was conducting the morning ser- vices; Dut the Leavitts were not preseut ond there was no disturbance, Alter tho liturgical services were over undacollection had becn taken, tho Rev. Mr. Cowley stepped to the desk and occupied about half an hour in the delivery of an extemporancous sermon from the exhortation of St, Paul to the Corinthians to cleanse themselves from all impurities of the flesh, &c., Atoxt obviously suggested by the vccusion, and on npon which he managed to hinge various lusions to tho pending scandal. it that the Cormthians were a very Corr und luxurious people, and dwelt upon the propriety. not of resisting temptation only, but also of keopmng out of the way of vice and immorality, nough to act on the defensive, The man who would real progress in holiness must be prepared to lead Sault against sin and corruption i the world. Proceeding in this strain the revetend gentieman ob- served that sometimes temptations and misrepresent tions came from sources irom which one bad the right to expect better things, Such cases were more dilll- cult to deal wi sause ONE Was TOL Meet them—vecause they came unexpectedly and were in the nature of mutinies, Here the Rev. Mr. McCaffrey emiled and looked around upon the scanty audience, as i ie would have said, “You hear what he thinks of th Loavitts, my friends,’ but just as wis defender ap. peared to have commenced a paragraph thut could only end in a comforting assertion of bis brother clergyman's junocence, and the countenances of M McCallrey’s partisans were lighted up with rosy ox- peetation, he turned abruptly Into the beaten track of Moralizing generalities and hastened to conclude with an exhortation, When a hymn bad been sung and the audience dismissed with tite benediction, the repre- sentative of the Henany jomed the porty near tho altar and requested that the name ot the clergyman who had just left the pulpit should be given him. “Lf won't give tt,” cried Mr, McCallrey excitedty; ‘1 decline to jurmish anything for the Hexaio; I’ve been siapdered in this matter”? But he gave it, ertheless, whilo one womun, then another, finally a third, ‘pressed his clerical hand impulsively, denounced the Leavitiy, and vowed sho never would belive it—no, never. ‘Thus caressed by syinpathizing parishioners, Mer. McCaffrey 's temper became somewhut mollified ond forgiving, aud he hasteped to assure the roporter that. he was the innocent victim of a conspiracy to levy blackmail ROBBED OF HIS WATCH. James Price, who is captain of one of the English ships ip the harbor, on Saturday visited a friond of bis in Greenpoint, On his way back to his place of shel- ter he was attacked in Twenty-third street and robbed of avalnable wateh and ebain. A young man was ar- rested on suepicion, but when brouglf into the Pitt seventh Street Court the caption was unable to say that the accused was his aseadant The young man It was not | pared to | Ne aael ee THE “FLOWING BOWL.” Fs The regular monthly meeting of tho American Tem perance Union was held in the largo hall of the Coope: Institute yesterday afternoon, tho President, J, B. Gibbs, in the chair, The audience was large, and the exercises of rather a variety character, consisting of # solo on the piano, eperatic music by Protessor Oscas 4M. Newhall, with the “Last Rose of Summer’ on a re call, songs by the Hassan Family Quartet Club; sola ana chorus, “Waiting and Watching for Thee,” by Mrs. B. #. Fellows and otuers; readings by Mme. Michell, “Two Jaitle Graves” and +* Smack: ing School”? Mra, Helen Rich, of Brasher Falls, N. Y., & poetess and’ lecturer of some colobrity, was the principal speaker. Nhe showed the fallacy of attempting to keep things ag they are, aud took a philosophical and practical view of the temperance field, regarding temperance as the “guardian of Lome,’ and paipting the desolating ine fluence of intemperance upon the bomes of the land, Mr. Jon O’Donneil, ex-State Senator and author of the metropolitan excise law, and also of the law of local prohibition, both of which laws, it will be remembered, were vetoed (one by ex-Governor Hoffman and the other by ex-Governor Dix), gave a short history of both laws, and claimed that local prohivition was the true Prohibition, Mrs, Jeanie E. Parks, State Superintendent of Jus veni! Templars; Mrs, Losee and Mrs. B, F. Kelly con: tributed to the entertainment of the assemblage, ‘The Prosident announced that this was the last day of his official duties, and tbat an election for officers of the American Temperance Union for the ensuing yeat would take place at Science Hall to-morrow (Tuesday) evening, when Mr. Gibbs, who has proved 4 very eff cient presiding officer of the Union, will probably be re-elected, r -~ CHILDREN’S CARNIVAL. On Thureday evening, April 5, an entertainmene wil be given at the Academy of Music, in this city, for tis heneflt of the sick poor, It is called the Children’s Carnival, an Easter lestival, and is under the auspi ol muny well known ladies aud gentlemen. ‘The first part of the entertainment will last from eight to ten P. M., and will consist of tableaux, processions of all nations, and nauonal dunces performed by children maguitlcently costumed, ‘There will ulso bo a jnvenilo promenade orchestra of thirty boys, Atten o'clock a minuet will be danced by grown people, and the rest of the night the Academy will be devoted toa grand ball The building will be profusely decorated with rare flowers, and there will bea fine orchestra, ,com- prising many of the best local musicians, ‘The affair is looked forward to with the pleasantest anticipations, The price of tickets will be $5 each, including two children’s admission tickets. FIVE DISTINGUISHED FOREIGNERS. “Reno Macolo, Thomas Ryan, Benito Ralto, Jacob Membrio, Mary Hurley,”? road out Judge Ottorbourg yesterday in Washington Placo Police Court, and imme. diately there filed before him five of. the most curious looking specimens of the vagrant protession ever brought even ito a police court. ‘They wero all over lifty yours of age and looked as if they had been beg. gara {rom childhood, Reno Mucolo bad long white hair and both hands swathed in red flannel bandages, Benito Ralto oud his right leg tied up and walked with a crutch, Thomes Ryan and Mary Hurley wusted to distigurement of their countenances produced by some tell digeazes for their cali on the charity of the public, bie Jacob Membrio was seemingly paisied on bis right side, J As Judge Otterbourg looked over tho group he suid to OMcer Horan, of the Eighth precinct:—*'Where did you pick up these distinguished foreigners?” “They were begging in front of St. Alphonsus? Chureb, in South Fifth avenue,” answered the officer, “Weil, Lam alruid the cold charity of the world do not agree with them, sv we will send them to be cared for by the Commissioners of Charities and Correc: op, YHE DEFAULTING BOOKKEEPER. Gilbert L. Whiting, the Brooklyn Bank’s defaulting bookkeeper, was called upon yesterday by a number of his friends, who offered to assist him in any man- ner he might suggest, Many of Whiting’s old friends, who have known him fora number of years, have not doserted him, and cla:m that ho was rendered tem- porarily insane by the knowledge that his salary wag to be reduced, The bank olliciais have not recovered the $10,000. which was found to be missing when the large amount secured from tha prisoner was counted over, Whiting’s bondsmeu bhava not been called unou as yet to restore the amount, as it | ts still beheved Whiting will tell where it can be round. to will be examined this morning belore Justice Walsh, Itis thought that the detectives have a clew to tho missing $10,000, part of the mony stolen by Gilbert Ly Whiting, tae bauk clerk. Waile living at the Vandy ko House, itis said, he beeame intimate with a chamber- maid pnd a (reud of bers, They have disappeared with the $10,000, it is thougit. * AMONG THE PHILISTINES, Michael Harrington, with a pocket futlof greenbacks, visited several places of amusement on Saturday night, und ataiate hour arrived at the Van Dyke Housoon the Bowery. Here he fell 1m with Deunis Suly.n, James Flynn, Joseph Taylor and James Dempsey, who, seeing that be had plenty of wouey about him, planned a scheme to rob tim. They all mduiged ireely it Hiqusr, aud at Dive o’ciock yesterday inoruimg Hurring- ton found himself in the strong grasp of two vl lus com~ panions While the otuer two rifled bis pockets, Wiking therefrom $178. Harrington gave the alarm aod Otlicer Kelley, of the Mulverry street police, was oun at hand, The ollicer succeeded, by the assistance of fellow oilvers, in urresting the guilty parties, Tho prisoners were yesterday arraigned at tho Tombs Pulive Court aud commitied for examination, which was set down for Tuesday morniug. Harringion was sent to the House of Detention, HORSEWHIPPING IN THE MISSOURI PENITENTIARY. [From the St, Louts Globo Demoerat, March 23,] Mr, William Ryder, frequently kuown as Goneral Billy Ryder, arrived from Jetfurson City Tuesday oven- ing, where he has been spending fourteen months in the Missouri Venitentiary for au assault with intent to Killon Mr, John smith, Mr, Ryder was sentenced for two yours, and from the day of his incarceration his friends hayo been unremitting in their efforts to ob- tain executive clemency in his benalt, Mr. James J. McBride, his attorney, has been particularly zealous and persistent, and on Tuesday morning bis efforts were rewarued by a pardon made and signed in due form by Governor Phelps. A reporter ot tho Globe-Democrat met Ryder soon after his arrival in St. Louis and had an intoresting conversation with bim concerning his experience at the State capital. Billy gave a Dantean picture of the Pouttentiary ag it was managed under tue administra | tion of Governor Hardin, reciting incidents that smuck more of torture than punishment, as showing that reforin 13 needed within the walls of that purga- torial institution, As to himself, he was never sub- jected to great personal indignities, but this immunity was due, be alieges, to his extreme caution in con- ducting himself in a manner that woula not excite the bad will ot his keepers, His hair was clipped when he first went in, but was subsequently allowed to grow. | But as to the general discipline of the prison ho charac. terized it us hearticas and barbarous, Said he:—Meo are unmercilully whipped, for the slightest offences, with whips and cowhides that cut into the flesh and Jouve gashes and sores that last for months, undoubt- edly allecting the health of the victims ina permanent mabuer. lu one purt of the Pen:tentiary there 18 one section known among the convicts as the Valley of Death,” called so from the tact that when a persou 13 contined therein he is supposed to remain until re- Hevod by death. The keepers call it the “Pet Hall’? There is no doubt that this place has often been used Jor the close coutinement of men who have for some reason become obnoxious to the keepers, and who justily themselves by asserting that the Victims are ob- Btreperous and dangerous, I will mention one instance, A man named Sheets, a barmiess, laughing, singing fellow, has been confined in one of these cells tor several months to my knowledge. ‘There 14 no barm in him, and yet he 1s kept in ove of these close, dump, barrow apariments and subjected to the most rigorous treatment for no other reason than that the kee; eter certain spite to wreak on him. A poor Irish. ° man named Tom Quinn is another inbabitant of the Valley of Death,” and went out there a living skeleton Looutd | to te inemory of the deputies of the prison. mention several similar cares, white and black, Cases | of cruel treatment were constantly occurring, Ono | day wconvict named Kd. Burke, who worked tn the | furniture shop, asked Captain Bradbury's son for a piee of soap. For his tmpertinence he was beaten with wo cow hides, My information 14 this case came aireet | trom Burke. id the ci stance to me in. liately after it occurred und exhivited his back, the surlace of Wiich Was in 4 horribly raw condivion, He was striped ikea zebra all over bis back, with deep ts, Burke has been going to tho hospital for teat. veut ever since and claims to be yet suffering trom the ects of ihe severe Whipping. A convict, named | Murphy, who worked in the brick yard, was charged | with being in possession of a pair ol citizen's pants, wade out ot a government blavket, and which were alieged to have found under bis pul- jow, His partner, Hogan, blowed on him He was taken and whipped unmercuully, his back veg at this time one whole sore,’ The odrick kiln is vailt over the graves of dead convicts. The place 18 called by the prisuners “the Pupaw Pateb,’? The very vones atd skulis of these dead men have | been ground ap with the mortar that wade'the bricks with which the Centennial Hail ts built, The prisoners. who worked m tho brickyard dug up the bones, and actually sold certain pieces of skelevons for memen- tos, They trica to sell some of them to mo, bat I did not wantto buy. Law the prisoners digging in the graves mysell, I remember Ben, Berry, a convict irom Springticld, in particular, During my contines mwentin the Venitentiary | tad a constant fear that, jor some reason, TL might be deprived even of lite, No | man's hfe was sate, in anticipation of such an event L mage a Will giving my bedy, in the event of death, to Drs, Hodven and Sauer, of St. Louis, for post-mortem examination and dissection, for the purpose ol ascer- tuning if Lhad been starved or poisoued, Men were constantly dying around me like soltiers on the battle. heid—strong, vigorous mon, Who could have retained their healh it they had not been sunjected to treat. Ment positively britul and murderous. The Incidenta wns discharged, aud the eaptuin i6 Bul likely tw Dou | bis waten, ‘ whieh T have related occurred uuder Goveruor Bare din's aumluisiretiu,