The New York Herald Newspaper, March 27, 1877, Page 5

‘ SOUTH CAROLINA. Her Rival Governors Both to Visit the Federal Capita! During This Week. peli ; A LETTER FROM HAMPTON. Chamberlain In the Dark As To What President Hayes Wishes. HE CLAIMS A CLEAR TITLE. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ] Corumuta, 8, C., March 26, 1877, Governor Hampton has determined to go to Wash- Ington in response to the President's letter. He will leave here to-morrow night. There has been great diversity of feeling as to the course ho should adopt in response to the invitation of the President. ‘The ter- rible disappointment felt at the procrastinating policy of tho President bad Induced the belief that the prom. ses of the President’s inaugural address were only pretty phrases, They began to think that the pledges of the President’s friends prior to tho comple- tion of the electoral count having served their purposes were now to be discarded, and that the delay was the means, and the invitation enly for vhe object of prolonging the uncertasmty. This is the feeling of tho great majority of the peo- ple; but the matter of the visit to Washington jbas been coolly considered by the advisers of Governor Hampton, from the standpoint of reason rather than of feeling. A LETTER TO PRESIDENT HAYES. The result ig that Governor Hampton writes a letter expressing, with point and precision, the light in which he accepts the invitation and the points io be novered by the discussion, All questions of bis title or his right to the office are excluded im the com. munication. % A MYSTERIOUS JOURNEY, Governor Chamberlain lett last night for Washington in & most mysterious manner, He iuformed your cor- respondent uta late bour last night that be would not Jeave until to-night, but at the sume time | discovered he had ordered # carriage to take him to the depot at midnight, ‘The Governor was apprehensive of trouble on the way, and hence the HxRraLp correspondent wished to accompany him, merely to prove the fallacy Of tus fears. THM RIVALS HEFORE THE PRESIDENT. Governor Chamberlain will arrive in Washington in the morning, and he will be followed by Hampton oa Tharsia, rning, When both of them will have an opportunity of presenting their cages to tho President and his vabinot. CHAMBERLAIN ON THE WAY. [ex TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. Ricumoyp, Va., March 26, 1877. Governor Chamberlain, of South Carolina, pai through hore to-night on his way to Washington, in Fesponse to the President’s invitation, The train Btopped at the depot for ten minutes, which time the Governor spent in conversation with the Hxnaxp representative, Ho stated that he had bad nocommunication with the President on the subject bt his visit, other than the published letter of invita. tion, As to what was wanted of him ho could not tell. Didn't know whethorghe was to present his views verbally or in writing, or whether it was desired he and Hampton should meet face to taco, It was his opinion that he could say very little on the South Caro- dina question that would be new, but what information he had he would freely bestow gpon His Excellency tho President. THE MATTHEWS-FOSTER PLEDGE. In relation to the statement published iu the Rich- ~ mond papers that there is in existence a written com- pact by which Hayes’ tricnds, in consideration of tne Southern democrats not aiding in the obstruction of the electoral count, would cai the retoval ot the troops from Seuth Carolina and Louisiana, ho ex- pressed eome curiosity. Being told that that docu- ment had not yet seen daylight be intimated, rather than expressed, his belief that there was uo such paper. QUIKT ALONG THE LINE, Govornor Chamverlain says, he left all quiet at Col- @mbia. Hoe evidently longs for ao final settlement of ail the difficulties and a pertod when he shall be at fest politically, Up to the moment of leaving here be was uninformed as to whether Hampton would meet bim in Wasbiugton or not, 3 IN THK DARK, ‘ Gevernor Chamberlain by no means appears to be certain that President Hayes is on bis sit On the contrary, as to this mission to Washington, be seemed ullat sea, and indicated a belief that the President Might want to propose a compromise, HAMPTON’S LETTER TO PRESIDENT HAYES, Corunna, 8. C., March 26, 1877. Governor Hamptun received yesterday (Sunday) the letter of President Hayes, inviting him to Washing- ton, To-day bo bas written in roply the tollowing letter: Conumata, 8. 0., March 28, 1877. His Exeelloney B. B. Hares, President of the United States, Washington, 2. U.:— Sin—I'have the honor to acknowledge your comm: tion of the 23d inst., addressed to mo by your p retary. As you cxprexy n desire with myself, [ aceept, through motives of proper e surtesy to oursf, the Invitation you have extenced, though leannot by doing so to throw adaiiional light on the ions which have already been so ably and thoroughiy the olution of watch ix ¥0, obvious, and jeution 1 et contempl T might place he peaceful and order ixputd State sovern nd of the vest methods of removing ail myselt of your invitation, so that I may r in person what [have the honor tin writing; that fn ny judgment al impediments to the objects so earnestly desited by yoursell, and so anxiously expected by the peo Pie of this State, ¢ by the withdrawal Of the federal truops from the State House. KEFECT OF W the part of the Comm United states forces would not only be as an evidence that the civil authorit subordinated to the mi! Jaw, insure domestic ‘This action o ° estavlish rovive. our wasted in- this State isto be re= stored Lo her just rights under the constitution, Whatever triovances exist, whatever wrongs we suffer, we proyose tO Tedress them, not by # resort to force, bat by legal and cor stitutional agencies. QUAL PROTECTION—EQUAL JUSTICE. In seoking such redress I teol sure that I represent fully the determination of the thonghtful and conservative por- tion of our whole people wneu L give the assurance that no prescription shull bs exercised here on acco! opinions; that no diseritmination shall be ministration of justice, and that all citizens of both parties ani both races. shail by regarded ax fully protocted by and umenable to the laws. HOPES FOR A HAPPY 1880 Joining most hoartily with you in the earnest desire you express that you may be wie to put an end, as speedily as possible, to all appearance of intecvention of the military authority of the Unitea States on the political dera ments which affect the government and aliliet the people South Carolin, and fervently trusting that this auspicious result may soon be reached, T have the honor tu be, very servant, roinectfully, your obedient WADI HAMPTON, Governor of South Carolina, BUSINESS DELEGATION 10 WASHLNGTON, Cuariestoy, 8. C., March 26, 1877, The Chamber of Commerce held a largo tneetiag to- day to take into consideration the propriety of sending a delegation of responsible men to Washington to con- for with tho President on the Gubernatorial difticutties, In opening the meeting President Tupper said :— Olr business is languishing; capitalists have become timid, and wre withholding thor substance. Property is dopreciaung in value, avd. a feeling of uncertuinty and gloomy depression pervades the State, It is be- Hoved that President Hayes has not been properly in- formed ag to the true condifion of things im South Carolina, Too many politicians, too many candidates for office and 1 claiming to be in office bave been interviewing and supplieating him in their own bebaif, as well as in ours, It is time for the mer- chants, the bankers and business men of Charleston, who want no ollico and will accept none at his hands, to speake for Hampton and South Carolina, It was then reevived that a committice should be sent to Washington to represent to the President tho true condition of affairs ere and the terrible effect which political complications are exerting on the business interests of this Stato and city. The following com. mittee of merchants and bunkers was appointed :— Rovert Odger, William C. Bie, F. J. Pelzer, Williams, 3. G. Tupper, William B, Smith, James Gibbes, B, Bollmun, L, D. Dessansere, G. W. Amory and John §, Farrly. LOUISIANA. PACKARD'S EFFORTS TO ORGANIZE HIS GOVERN- MENT—THE STATUS QUO TO BE MAINTAINED FOR THE PRESENT—PONITICAL ARRESTS. (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.1 New OxLeans, March 26, 1877, Packard is busy trying to organize the semblance of agovernment, He is having a court room fued up in the State House, and Willi bave his Supreme Court io session by Wednesday. He is also appumting tax col- Jectors and other officials, Who are to establish their oflices in the several districts of the city during the | current week. ‘Should this policy be carried out as projected serious trouble will result, as the community will not brook the exercise of any offictal functions by tho Packard government outside tho walls of the State House. MAINTENANCE OF THE States quo. In anticipation of this policy he yesterday tole. | Freeholders, but also the member ‘ter lection in Jersey City will be beid to-vay, | election will be more exciting than any held in several graphed to President Hayes in regari to the existence of the status quo, stating that it is constantly being violated by the Nicholls authorities. To-day he’ re- ceived answer, through General Augur, that it must be maintaived up to the time of the arrival ot the coms mission upon the basis of its existence on Maren 4 He was, 1 addition, req: ed to immediately injorm tbe national administration of every tostance in which this has since been violated. This he bas done, and ia now aw 4g au answer. As the most important violations have been the seizure and occupation of the offices of the tax coilectors by the Nicholls govern- ment the action of the administrativn in the matter 6 looked forward $0 with great interest, From pres- ent appearances their surrender would bo roesisved by force, AN LECTION OF SENATOR, The Nicholls Legi-iature has almost definitely deter- mined to adjourn on Saturday next. Upto the present they have not decided upon the el States Senator, Governor Nicholls his advivers Oppose any uction this session, but a large majority of the members favor the election of a straight-out demo. crat betore adjournmeut, The muddle is daily growing more complicated, POLITICAL ARRESTS. Clark, the ex-Kellogg Tax Collector of the First dis- trict, was arrested to-day for contempt for the Sixth District Gourts, Upon parging himself he was dis- charged, and a bench warrant was issuoa for the arrest of Judge Shaw, of Packard's Superior Court, Demas, the seceding colored State Senator, was this evening arrested by the Nicholls’ Sergeant-at-Arms, and atter+ ward turned over to the police on tue charge of carry- ing concealed weapons, GLOOMY ASTICIPATIONS. A very vneasy feeling prevatis, and fears of a con- filet being precipitated through these increasing com- plications are generally entertained. Tom Anderson has come forward as a candidate tor the Coliectorship of the Port, An earnest effort to obtain mercantilo signatures to his application to-day proved almost en- tirely uasuccessful, THE PLESIDENT'S NOTE TO PACKARD, New On.eans, March 26, 1877. The Times publishes the following despatchos:— Wasuietoy, D, C., Maren 26, 1877, To Hon. 8. B. Packakp, New Orleans:— Your despatch of the 24tu 18 received, The Secre- tary of War hag sent to General Augar the following :— “General C, CG. Avoux, New Orleans, La. :— +A commission will shortly visit Loursiana, In the meantime the Presideutfdesires that the situation re- main unchanged, Pease report what changes ip the situation, if any, have occurred since the close of the tase administration, W. MoCRARY, Secretary of War, “R, B. Hares.” Also the following from W. P. Kol'ogg:— Wasutxcrox, D. C., March 25, 1877. “To Governor 8. B. Packanp, New Orleans:— “President Hayes said yesterday to Ellis and others, in the presence of Congressmen, that Nicholls has no legit! courts, His Supreme Court is rendering judg- ments whieh are entirely wortiless, W. PK THE RING COMPROMISE. WHAT COUNSEL FOR TWEED, SWEEXY AND THE PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT IT, The Heap announced several weeks ago that Mr, William M. Tweed’s counsel bud spoken to Mr. Wheeler H. Peckham, representing the Attorney General in the Ring suits, concerning a compromise by which his client might, upon the restoration of a certain sum to the city treasury, be set at liberty, Very naturally this statement gave rise to speculation and discussion among all classes in the community, and the keenest curiosity was manifested as to the progress of the proposed settlement. Certain stories have since seen the light in which surmises, guesses and bold conjectures as to how and when tho Ring suits are to be settled bave been told as matters of fach As ‘might be expected, the publication of these wild state- ments 18 exceedingly annoying to all the parties concerned, aud a great deal of indignation against their authors was expressed yesterday by the gent men having charge of the various suits, Mr, Wheeler H. Peckham declared that there has been no detinite proposition for a settlement yot made by Mr, Tweed’s counsel, Mr. John D. Townsend. The litter gentieman had merely discussed the question Whether a proposition, it mude, would be accepted, Mr. Peckham could form no idea a8 to what form proposition would take, if it wore nade, and of course could not say whether it would be accepted, With respect to the cage of Sweeny, there has uot been, Mr. Peckbam said, any suggestion of comprom se or settlement made by either side, and all the reports about Pever B.'s returning $500,000, ‘chiefly in real estate,’’ are sheer fabrications, Ju relation to the report that Tweed and Sweeny combined could prove that ex-Mayor Hal! had shared in the Ring piuoder, Mr. Peckham declared that, so far as he knew, Mr. Hail had uever received a dollar of the stolen moneys, and District Attorney Phelps was in- Clived to laugh atthe notion, Ail the bilis and other documents connected with the famous swindling ot the county had been carefully examined and traced, and not a Cent had been shown to have found its way into the pockets of Mr. Hall, Mr. Peckham and the District Attorney had a briet conference in the Court House yesterday morning, and they agreed that nothing de- rogatory to the character of Mr, Hall had been devel- oped, oF, so Jur as they knew, was likely to be, by the forthcoming trials. As to an alleged manutactured re- port, said to be in Mr. Hall’s bandwritu of a meet. ing of the Board of Audit, which nover was held, and wuich has been alluded to as a startling discovery, Mr. Peckham said the theory of the prosecution had always been that the meeting was never held and that the document had been tn evidence at the trial of every Ring suit, Mr. William A, Beach, senior counsel tor Sweeny, pronounced the staiement tbat big client had “made overtures” looking to a settlement an unmitigated falsenood, Thero bas been avsolutely nothing of the kind hinted at in the case, and will not be, ‘the mat- ter, Mr. Beach says, shall’ be settied by trial in open | court when the case Is Hed. Mr. Join D, Townsend, counsel for Tweed and Woodward, was equally emphatic in his dental of the rumors about the settlement of the suit against the “Boss” and his unmediate rol@ise. So far as he knew no compromise bad been mado or wus likely to be made very svon, THE EAST RIVER BRIDGE, PLACING THE MAIN CABLES DELAYED BY THE INCLEMENT WEATHER— PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FIRE ON THE LAND SIDES, The inclement weather, of which March has been so prodigal of lato, imtericres materially with tke work on the great bridge which is to bind tho sister cities in bonds of closer communion, Mr. Farrington told a Hunacp representative yesterday that good weather was necessary for cable making, and that it would be two or three weeks before the work of stretching the wires of the main cables would be in steady operation, The guide wires, which serve to regulate the main ones, were recently placed in position, and it only remains now to lay the great cables. There aro fifteen tous weight of tho main wires on hand at the anchorages, and they are being prepared in tho following mannor:—Each wire receives three coats of linseed oil to guard against rust, alittle rosin being mixed with the last coatto give consistency. The huge anchor bars are galvanized t fore using. Two main wires will be run across at the same time, when the final work begins, Mr, Farring- top, in reply to a question whether the lowering of each cable, alter it 1s completed, will interiere seriously with navigation, said that the placing ot the cable in position will not occupy more than an bour, and that at the approach of a large vessel during that interval the cable couid be mstantly raised tolet ner pass, The cables must be lowored in order to Fegulate them by the guide wires. When the cubies are once ta position the bulk of the work is done, tor there will be little trouble in suspending the roadway. ‘THE ANCHOR BARS. Thero are thirty-eight anchor bars, or a pair for each strand of the cables on the outer sections. Those anchor bars are set in castings of twenty-three tons, and, with the enormous valk of the masonry and jron of the anchorage, they will sustain a weight or pressure on the bridge ‘six times greater than what is demanded. There were no men at work yesterday on account of the storm and this is likely to be a dall week on either side of the bridge, The rain b pitilessly on tower and anchorage yesterday, and the temporary footway looked anything but inviting to even the most daring pedestrian. Yet so admirably placed was every wire that there seemed to be not the slightest vibration, PROVIDING AGAINST PITH, ‘The sealed proposals for lowering vniidings and cov- ering thetn with fireproof roots, advertised for by the trustees, will be received until noon to-day. It is pr posed to lower all the buildings in the immediate ¥ cinity of the bridge to a uniform height ot filty feet bencath the roadway. The roofs will be perfectly tat and fireproot, so that no danger can possibly uccrue to the bridge from fire in its land surroundings the com pany bas nothing to do with altering those buildings beyond lowering them and providing them with tire. proof roots, The property purchased by the company on the New York side, beyond the anchorage, consists of Nos. 167 to 172 South street, 271 to 281 Front street, and to 205 Water street. Some other property In this neighborhood has also been seeured. On the Brooklyn side iittie bas been effected tn this way Le- yond the anchoraye, but valuations. of the property to be obtained are still progressing. Legislative action will, of course, bo necessary in setting many ques Lions relating to the approaches of the bridge, and, as one of the officers of the company states, very impor. tupt and beneficial anges will be made tn all the property in New York aud Brooklyn 1m the vicinity of the bridge, New streets will be opened and old ones widened to conform to the demands of traffic, and dinvy neighborhoods will be transiormed into bustling thoroughfares, JERS, The democratic primaries for the approaching char- This sY¥Y CITY CHARTER ELECTION, years, ax under the new law the people will elect nor | only the Aldermen, Board of Education and Chosen | of the Board of Puvite Works, Police and Fire Commissioners, Meet ings wero held in several districts inst evening for the parpose of framing tickets for the primaries, It was rumored Jast evening that the Commissioners now in office will contest the constituuonality of the new law and refuse to yield their offices to any commissioners who may be elected, | ROBBED DURIN A DAY OF RAIN. HOW THE SO’KING METLOPOLIS LOOKED AND FELT YESTERDAY—EFFECT OF THE BAIN IN HASTENING RIVER NAVIGATION, The murky, rain-pierced atmosphere whi bung over the unclean streets of the lower wards yqsterday was streaked with blue from the mingled maledictions and gaseous exbalations which rose sympathizingly from the rocking pavements, Disconsolate way- farers floundered through the garbage and filth and paused dubiousiy at the crossings, meas- uring with anxious eye the depth of mud between them and the further shore, Ali through the day the rain fell persisieatly, drizzle and drop, 'p monotonous succession, City and river were wrapped in achilly blanket ot fog and must, never pierced by a stray gleam of sunlight, but changing only from gray to black as the heavy clouds were massed more thickly. A cold wind blew the searching mist into the face, though the bead might be bent down through anangle of more than 100 degrees to avoid it, and drove the chilly particles under mufller and coat col- Jar, percolating io little icy currents down the neck, Umbrellas were saturated aud then turned tnside out with magical celerity, aud it was a pitiable sight to view the suflerer on a bieak street cor. ner, with the rain descending im torrents, and his'silk hat soaking in the gutter, attempting to re- pair his damaged parachute. Tho borse ours were | filled, as they usually are on rainy days, with dripping paesengers, naking one another mutually uncomfort- able, wot and tired, as they crowded together like calves in a cattle car, The muddy water raced through the gutters in the clean streets and stood in swelling pools in the dirty ones, Some streets were thus Washed, and others—Greenwich Reetor, Albany, Thomas, Delancey, Hester, Essex and the hke—were swamped, Melting ice and rotting garbage and oily filth were mixed in a reeking stow, and above this muck foul water lay in pools, covered with a scum which was broken by the falling drops. Unless the gutters are cleared and the mouths of the Sewers opened the water that might cleanse these streets will simply add to the existing slime, ALONG TINE WHARV RS Only the necessary work of unloading and removing froight was periormed yesterday and the discharging was carried on by a small number comparatively of mon and teams, The men worked slowly and the pa- tient horses drew the loads painiully through the clogged streets, or stood, covered by soak- ing blankets,’ by the shipping depots. Tho decks of the yessels at) tho wharves were ,pearly (deserted; the suils were braced tightly to the yarda, and the bare polos stood up like a seat- toring pine grove th winter. Over the water, as far as the eye could reach, drooped a curtam of fog which never lifted. Through the mist a tew moving vessels could be faitly discovered, RIVER NAVIGATION, The prospect of the reopening of navigation on the Hudson is at present a debatable question, Atthe towboat agencies some hopeful spirits fix next Satar- day, the 3ist, as the day when tho rivor will be clear enough to admit of the passage of boats, but better au- thorities say that it is impossible to name a date with any degree ot cervainty. Last year the river was open on the 30th of March, but so early a date is hardly to be looked jor this year. The condi- tion of the ice 1s closely watched, and a special report received yesterday a(ternoon 18 to the following effect :— Below Four Mile Poiat, about twenty-six miles from ‘Albany. the river 1s comparatively clear, except in bends aud sbort reaches where some floating ice is still lying, Practically there is no obstruction to boats up to Four Mile Point, or nearly to Kinder took, From Kinder Hook, however, up to Vanwio’s Point, a stretch of necrly twenty miles, the ice is massed in an almost unbroken sheet * The winter ice through. out this whole stretch 18 yet unmelted. A week ago heavy teams were crossing the river at Kinderhook, | and the ice seemed as solid o8 at any ty during the winter, At Albany, during the same time, new ice was forming, and parties were skating on the river ag fearlessly as in mid-winter, It 18 not alone the Hudson’s winter ice, however, which stops tho passage. About two weeks ago thero was a freshet which brought down the main body of the ice from the Mohawk and the Hudson above Albany. The Mohawk rose twelve feet and tho surrounding country was flooded. The water rose to the level of the docks at Albany, a8 the swollen current swept the massive floes of ice pust the city to Vanwies Point. For several days the floating-masses descended, sucked under tha stationary gheeis by the force of the currents and piling up in hage rifts, The river velow Vanwies Point is in many places only seven or eight feet deep, and the descending ice wus driven by the flood to the bottom of the river, boring its way into the sand and ooze and forming a solid barrier which often extends nearly across the whole width of tho river and Nses in some places ton feet or more above the level. All this inert mass of winter ice and submerged flocs must be broken up and swept down betore the boats can ascend to Albany. A HAIAYON DAY. Yesterday was a day ot proinise to the boatmen and | they alone were stmillog white all around looked nloomy. Fog and maddy water serve their turn better than the fuirest and brightest day of spring. The rays of a vernal sun do not clear away the ico so fast as a penetrating spring mist, A chill wg fog will eat its way through the most solid ico, honeycombing it in all directions, and | the muddy water ot a froshet will wear away (he tco faster thao the sun cap melt it, So the boatmen looked approval at the day, and only feared that it would clear | up and the weather come out bright and cold. Another | cold snap would upset ali their calculations, and | their hopes of an early season rest on the | continaance of the drizzling, chiily shower, ‘The {co on the upper Mohawk and Hadson has goot yet come down, but it is not thought that what remaims at the headwaters will seriously inter- fere with navigation in whatever way it should de- scend, It 1s believed that this storm will weaken the ico exceedingly between Kinderhook and Vanwies Point, even if it does not break it up, in great part, | Noone can toll doiinitely, however, what tho result of the rain and consequent ‘freshet will be, or how goon the ice will begin to move. A MASONIC FESTIVAL Mount Neboh Lodge, 257 Free and Accepted Masons, celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of its existence last evening at Terrace Garden by a grand banquet and ball, in which over 600 brethren and their ladios participated. Mount Neboh Lodge was insti tuted in 1852, originating from Naval Lodge, No. 69. lis progress since the inaugaration bas been most Tho order of exercises were commenced Master Levi Samueis, the chairman of the Committee of Arrangements, delivering to the Wor- shipful Master David Wile the chairmanship tn a very newt and feeling address, The Master upon this de- livered the address of welcome. An impressive prayer by Rev. Dr, Huebsch followed the opening address, Past Master P. W. Frank responding to ‘The day we celebrate,” “The M. W. Grand Lodge”? was paid tribute to by its representative, R, W. Brother Isaac Tichman, D.D, GM. Past Masters Joseph Koch, | Joseph Fox, Joseph ‘Sultzberger, Levy Samuels and Senior Deacon Otto Horwitz had gach a toast allotted tothem, Alter the banquet the dancing commencea and bade fair to last until morning. THE GOLD EXCHANGE, The Gold Exchange Bunrd mot yesterday afternoon, at the call of the president, in the rooms of the asso- ciation, No, 18 New street. Mr. C. 0, Morris presided over a pretty full representation of the members, The object of the meeting was to select four members to forin part of acommittee of seven, including three from the Stock Exchange, which should govern the terms of admission to the gold department, Atver some ‘bulling’? and ‘bearing’ as to whether tho minutes should be read a motion was carried whereby the President of the Board was empowored to nominate the committeo onder = dis. cussion. The chairman demurred, on account of the responsibility involved, to name the members required, but the unanimous sensoot the Board allowed him no choice in the matter, A resolu- tion was also adopted expressing it to be the sense of the meeting that the presiding officer, Mr. Morris, should be one of the commitice of four now authorized to be chosen, GOOD FRIDAY, A meeting of the exeentive committee of the Gold Exchange Board met to consider the propriety of ad- journing over on Good Friday, $0 a8 to leave members an opportunity of attending to their religious duties, ‘The proposition was agreed to, and the Bourd will not meet on the 3vth inst, THE PRODUC CHANGE. A fall mecting of the members of the Produce Ex: change was leld yesterday for the purpose of deciding whether to suspend busiuess 0 Good Friday and § urday or not, The polls were open from eleven o'clock A.M. aptil half-past two P, M.A very large vote was polled, and, as the mensure to be carriéd must receive two-thirds vote, the project was defeated by a de- cided majority, ad th anit 18 that basinoss will flourish on these days the same as at any otber time, and no holiday will be observed. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS. An extra session of the Chamber of Commerce has been called to be held on Thursday next at one o'clock P.M. The object thereot is tho fact “that the Com. mission on Cities made a report to the Legislature three weeks ayo, submitting a constitutional amend- ment whieh tnakes tmportant changes in the govern- iment of cities; that a constitutional amend mont must be passed upon by two succossive Legisintures, and that an election of Senators must intervene between the two; tbat such an election will take place next autumn, and, therefore, if the prevent Legisinture (alls | to retin the matter, an amendment cannot be » mitted to the people Wil the end of three years, In view of these facts the meeting ts called to urge tho Legislature to act speedily upon the amendment pro. posed.’? Tho call has been signed by many prominent mem. bers of the Chamber, CHURCH HOURS, While Mr, J. Schneider and family were at chorch on Sunday evening thieves entered the house, No, S11 West Thirty-erghth street, and stolo $800 worth of | Jowelry and valuables, e NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1877—TRIPLE SHEET. LOCAL ENGINEERS. HOW THE POLICE EXAMINERS DO THEIR WORK-— WHAT IS REQUIRED OF APPLICANTS. The steam users of New York, fecling aggrieved at the manner in which the Sanitary Squad of the Metro- politan Police do thetr work of examining applicauts for certificates of qualification as engineers, applied through a committee to be heard by the Police Co: missioners, wit a view of bringing about a change. ‘rhe Commissioners at once agreed to the conterence and the commitice will have a bearing this morning at eleven o'clock. At the meeting of the users of sivam held at the St, Nicholas Hotel on the 17th inst there were many serious charges made against the examiping engineers of the Sanitary Squad, who, under the direc. tion of a superior 6Mcer, conduct the business in ques: tion, Corruption and favoritism were common terms, and gentlemen of high standing in the community boldly insinuated that only those men who allowed themselves to be blackma tied coula obtain certificates of qualification, In many cases applicants deficwnt im all the — reqmirements ofan engineer wero passed, when men of long experience, of known mechanical skill and habits of sobriety were rejected. It was turther held at the St Nicholas moet+ ing that the examining board were tn leaguo with an association of engineers and firemen to that extent that none but its members in good standing could obtain certificates from them, However capable a non-member might be there was no chance of bis find, ing faver at Police Headquarters. The inlerence of such an illegal banding together for a common object was thought vy the sseam users to be monstrous, and should at once bo stopped. WHAT TH “RXAMINING BNGINKER” SAYS, In order to determine the cbaracier of the examina- tion adopted by the engineers in ascertaining the qualt- fications of applicants for certificates a Hira, roe porter callod at the rooms of the Sanitary Squad on Mulberry street yesterdsy. He found thatall exami. nations were now, and had been made for some time past, by Hantord Horton, —For- merly he was wssociated with Daniel Sut- top, but since the death of the latter he had being doing the work alone. Mr. Horton held that every applicant for the position of engineer should have some natural capacity, good judgment, a littic mechanical skill and habits of sobriety. Possessing these the applicant’s certificate was almost assured. Ii, Jor tho first time betore the Board,” the questions askod referred to the power of steam, tho coustruction Of boilers, particularly that sought to be bad in charge, (he uses of satety valves, tho manner of load- ing them, and other potuts as easily answered by com- petent men, Examiner Horton did not think that aa applicant must necessarily have bad experience in the shop to become « qualitied engineer, but relied much on the observation and judgment of men, It bad not been the habit to re-examine applicants when they applied for the renewal of certificates, although ruio No, 402 of tho Police Manual piictt upon this point, the neglect becoming a custom under the orders tain Petor Yule, formerly in charge of the San- itary Company. Tho examiners had often expressed astoniahinent in the past at the renewal of certain certificates, but then the imstructions came that the holders must be passed ug engineers or nothing, wh ‘left no aliernative. ‘“3tany o/ these should never hove been passed or allowed to retain their certificates” was. the opinion of the examiner, voluntarily expressed, “NOT SO PARTICULAR Now,’? “Thé examinations are not 80 particular now,’ con- tinued Mr, Horton, ‘although care js taken to pass no unworthy m So much fuss has been made by the owners of 0 nd engines that there has been a de- sire to meet their wishes as far as practicable, | seek to find out but little of what they know of an engine; for if the rule was rigidly carried out. and applican's examined as engineers but few would be successtul, It has been my aim to give every man a chance, and 1 ask the simplest questions possible, im order to ascer- tain what the applicant knows, Occasionally | find meu confused, aud, though that is not a favorable sign, {t 18 a pardonable trait,” KXCHPTIONAL CASK, “In some instances more care has been taken tn examinations,” said Mr. Horton to one of the re- Porter’s questions. “ln the cases of Mr, Oaiorne and Mr. Ackora, persons who have given the depart- ment trouble, 1 went into the subject a little deeper, Whon asked to what extent he bud gone in th OX ceptional instances, Mr. Horton said that the construc. Hou of engines, shde valves, seam pumps, uss of steam gauges and other matters had been touchea | upon, “Well, what became of Mr. Odiorne?”” was then asked. “Oh, he was rejected,” was the answer. GIVING THEM A CHANCE, The examining engineer said that when applicants failed to pass the first time they appexred they wero allowed to try again at the expiration of three months, This rule was thought proper, as frequentiv in the in- terval of time the men had been diligent and posted themselves sufficiently- Formerly the second exam- ination Was not allowed until the expiration of six months. “none 402," ‘The above rule, taken from the Police Manual, is of intorest in this controversy,” Jt 18 as follows :—~ When, on examination of an applicant, it appears to the satistaction of the engineers that he lacks natural capacity or tnechanical skill, knowledge or expertence, of Is unlitted by habits of insobriety to perform the required dutios in a manner consittent with safety to life, a cortificate of quail fication will be denied. Renewals of certifiontes will he fused, and cortiticates will be revoked on proof of ficlenties. No fev or coi will be char; ing the date of the expira wal will be granted without ‘Tho stakes for the apring running meeting at Colum- bus, Ohio, will not close until the Orst’of May, and the races will bo run under the now rules of the Queen Vity Jockey Club. It i said that tho bay colt Jack Sheppara, by Jack | Malone, dam Septima, four years old, bas fallen lame, which is likely to prevent bis ranning this epring. Jack Sheppard was the winner of the Sewaneo Stakes at Nasbville, last fall, heating Creedmor in tho fastest two-mile race over ran in Tennessee—3:3534—3:4244. W. T. Linck’s bay gelding Barthgate, by Bonnie Scot- land, dam Sue Walton, three years old, 1s boing traincd for the spring campaign at Nashville, Ho won. the Young America Stake for two-year olds, half mile, at Nashville, ip deep mad, in 55!¢ seconds, beating Dan Kinney, Belle of the Mende and eleven others, Dr. L. Herr, Forest Park, Lexington, Ky., has sold to Hi. Clark and H. 8. Stout, of Iowa, the black two-year. ola colt Big Boy, by Mambrino Boy, dam by Bourbon Chief, granddam by Gill’s Vermont. Big Boy its 15% bands high and weighs 970 lbs, He trotted at one year old (past), pulling full rulo weights, a mile in 3:16. The following is a list of entries to the extra stakes offered by the Kentucky Association, to be run at the spring meeting, which closea Lith inst. :— . A sweepstakes tor three-year-olds which have never won grace prior to March 15, 1877, $25 each, p. p, $250 added, Tho second horse to receive $50, Mile heats, Frank Waters’ gr. f. Victress, by Victory, dam by Vandal. Joseph H. Bryan's b. f. Pootcss, by Longfellow, dam by Lexington, Green Ciay’s ch. ¢, Planetarian, by Planet, dam by imp, Glencoe. L. B. Field's b, ¢. Headlight, by Bayonet, dam Olivia, by Oliver, J. Henry Miller & Co, imp. Phaeton, dam K Jackson & Cadwallad: town, dam by imp. Yorkshire. H. b. MeGrath’s eb. g. Hugh, by Blarney Stone, dam Crescent, by imp. Australian. 8.8. Salyers’ bd. g. Charley Gorham, by Binrney Stone, dam Aurora Raby, by tmp, Australian, Lisle & Seuily's b. ge Belair, by imp. Glen Athol, dam Edith, by imp. Sovereign, A. Keone Richard's b. L Opponent, by Melbourne, Seay dam (the dam ef Optimist) by imp. Glen tJ. Megibben’s b. f, Planetary, by Pt Lio Hambleton, by imp. Knight of St, George. D, Swigert’s br. & Klying Locust, by Melbourne, Jt., dam Annie Laurio, by Vincent Nol The Longfellow Stakes for the get of Longfellow, now three years old, KF. B. Harper gives $500; no on trance fee. Mile heats. F. 5. Harper's b. 4 Piney Lewis, dam Sue Lewis, vy Endorser. B. Harper's b. £ St Louis, dam Cynthia s by Joe Stoner. Joseph H, Bryan's b, f. Poctess, dam by Lexington, HP. MeGrath’s b. ¢ Leonard, dam Colleen Bawn, by Endorser. 1. J. Merrel’s b, G& Odd Fellow, dam Magnolia, by Daniel Boone, Rico & Bethune’s b, g. Dr. Livingston, dam Ringlet, by Ringgold. Brice steele’s b, c, Edinburgh, dam by Lexington, YACHTING NOTE. gr. g. Harry Peyton, by ackson, by Ligktning. 6 bd, g Litile Sis, by Frog. The yacht Wanderer arrived lato on Sunday evening from Florida, ond wits at anchor off the club house, Stapleton, yestergny, — PEDESTRIANISM, PROFESSOR MILLERS CHALLENGE TO W. E. HARDING AC ED—-ANOTHER FIFIY MID WALK IN PROSPECT. New Yorn, March 26, 1877. To tnx Epitox ov Tae Henanns— Recently Professor William Miller chatlenged William E, Harding to walk filty miles tor $260 or $500 a side, Harding to allow Miller one mile start on that dist Pieaso allow mo to respond to that challenge and that 1 will mateh Willy » Harding w waik Projessor jer a fiity mile rac which Miller shall receiv mile start) for $250 of $500. I will meet Projesto Miller at tho Clipper office av any time he may appoint to post $100 forfeit and sign articics.- Yours, truly, L, © THOMAS, Grand and Shoriff streets, N. Y. pot, dam Mol- | nee, | ay | THE MISSING. Hopes and Fears in the Case of Ex-Mayor Hall. WAITING FOR THE STEAMER ARRIVALS, Does His Flight Presuppose Dementia ? SEVEN OTHER DISAPPEARANCES, ——---_— | It is a romarkable coincidence that upon the very heels of the Hall mystery bave tollowed a series of | | mysterious disappearances until there are more people | reported missing now than were probably ever betore | 1p the history of New York. Beside the ex-Mayor we have the case of the real estate lawyer Macnab, who has not been seen or heard trom since February 17, ag already publisped in tho Heeauy; of the newly ar. rived Frenchinan Delapierre, who disappeared on last Wednesday, after having goae out tor a walk trom the Van Dykes Houso; ut Gustave G. Adolph, the Prussian who is missihg from bis residence, No. 185 Bowery, since Monday last; of Hugh Smith, who started from his home in Fifty-second street, near Tenth avenue, on Friday; of Kimma Studer, a oime- year-old German girl, who was sent by her father from her house, No, 221 Eust Forty-second street, to a butcher's stall in the neighborhooa on Saturday morn- ing aud bas loft no trace of her whereabouts; of the tall and slender dark-eyed Albany druygist, Frank Hogeboom, a relative of ex-Judge Hogeboom, who, with a large sum of money in his possession, left Sweeny’s Hotel a week ago yesterday promising to roe turn soon and has never been seen since; and last of all, there is the caso of Henry Hamilton, a young man ot twenty-one, who disappearod a week ago last Scuday, nd for whom an anxious mother advertined yester- day in tho “Porsonals” af the Hxxauo, Here, then, are no less than seven cases—exclusive of the Hail mystery—-in which the ‘best polico force of the world’? has a chancg to distinguish itself However, it the “best police force of the world’? does no more to clear up these seven different cases than it has ac- complished tp the Hal) affair its already transcendent reputation will not be greatly increased, LOOKING FORWARD TO RELIEF, Yesterday was an anxious day for Mr. Hall’s tamily and friends, Their last hopes of his safety were cen- | tred im the possibility of his having sailed tor Europe, in which case tho cablo might easily bring news trom Queenstown that the missing ex-Mayor was either on board the Germanic or the City of Brussels, both of which steamers sailed early on Saturday morning, the 1ith, These hopes mot with their frst disappolnt- ment yesterday, when a cable despatch from Liverpool came announcing that @ gentleman who took pas: on the Germanic at Queenstown for Liverpool bad stated that as far as be could learn Mr. Hall was not on the vessel. This disappointment, keen as it was, was, however, not by any means re- guarded as final, and the hopes of more deiluite In- formation were periorce deferred until the Germania and the other three steamers which left on Saturday, the 17th, should reach their destination, Mr, Hall’s friends baying, since the HEkALD’s revelation of his | suspicious purebase of the Canada map and she “Guide of Great Britain,” almost unanimously re. | fected the theories of murder and suicide, now look for the cable as their last hope of ending their painful suspense concerning the saftey of the missing ox- Mayor, MORB+ABOUT “VINANCIAL EMBARRASSMENT, In the absence of all new facts thore were published repetitions of certain theories yesterday which have alroady been suiliciently disproved, They were given on the strength of alleged new evidence which, how- ever, failed to bear out these erroneous theories. In support, for instance, of the allegation that Mg Hail was financially emoarrassed, an evening journal pub- lished an extract from a letter written by him to an old and valued friend, on the 27th of February, in witch ho says:—"“By the 20th of March I expect to receive @ Udy sum, which will enable me to discharge my debt, that has already wetghed on me tor a long time back. * * Since I fell and broke my log Fate and | have had as lively a tussle us bud Jacob | aud the angel, only Lam not the anget, and I’m afraid to lay traps tor Esau.” To this wax added the state- ment that in this case there was no call for his wriung such @ note, as his friend would have watted a year without sending him a single reminder, and he kuew it; but the whole note, which was characteristic throughout, showed how sensitively be felt his mabil- ity to pay his friend promptly. ‘Now itis several years siuce Mr, Hall sustained the accident above alluded to, and the leiter mantiestiy does not refer to a recent period, and was written a cousiderable Ume ago, ‘Tho statements of his family, of his friends, of the cashier of the Broadway National Bank where he had been depositing tor the last twenty yeurs and where he has still a bolance to his credit, and ie fact, moreover, that no creditors have terned up io | prefer any wnsatisied claims must be accepted as clusively estaviishing this one point in the case, that whatever Mr, Hall's tnotive may Lave been in absent ing himecif it was nota desire to elude financial em- barrassments. POSSTALE MISCARRIAGH OF A MESSAGE. Mr. Cuming, Mr, Vanderpoel’s partner, made some interesting statements yesterday in his’ conversation a reporter of the Heap. It should be promised | Mr. Cuming 1s, if possivie, even more familiar any details of the case than Mr. Vanderpoei. Rerontex—W hat is your view of the present aspect of the Hall mystery? Mr. Coming—I still hope confidently that within two | of throo days, at tne utinost, we shall receive such information by cable as will at last end our suspense, Revortex—Has Detective Golden been telegraphed to to watch for Mr. Hall as has been stated ¢ Mr. CumivG—We have not cabled to him, although 1 have heard that some ovo had, Rerorter—Then it is not certain whether anybody will be in England to watch for lus arrival ¥ | Mr. Cuming —-No; 1618 not certain, but we think that | immediately upon his arrival he nimselt would cabie | ua You sce, our hopes of bis deparwure for Kurope have been resting onthe presumption that Mr. Hall left a message bojore he sailed, and that this message | might possivly have miscarried, We bad hoped thatu wide publicity which the preas have giv would, befire this, cause tnis messenger to turn up such a nessage was reully left before bis departu this wo bave been disappointed, and we now conti. dently wait, iu the hope that the mystery will be cleared up in two or three days, Revorter—You rejcot the theory of murder? Mr. Cumixc—Ot course, if after the arrival of all the steamers on which Mr, Hail might have sailed we | Bull hear nothing of him there will be serious cause to four the worst, But tye two or three days at least there 18 no cause for such alarm, , A CRUKL IMPUYATION REPELLED, 5 his cases, The name of Mra, Morgan another date in the diary, and there is oes lyn engagement” of Friday. It was probably an en- gagement with a lawyer—at least is the natural supposition, There is also no indication {$ was any more for the night than for the day. iT PRESU/POSKS DEMENTIA, RevorTRR—Aud thu, the oniy theory that remains Open 16 that of a clandestine departure to Europe? Mr. Comi Yes, and | am very sorry to have ta adopt it, aa 1t presupposes dementia, for the talk about the talk about Soaucial embarrass : ih qndae, and the tuik about a domestic ditfl- 1 tude ‘vither Judge Brady nor Recorder Hackett bad any bow information to give yesterday; but Juage Brady wus very indignant at the insinuation throws out by a morving journal that be was aware of Mr, Hall's whereabouts, an assumption lor which, it 1s only just to say, there is bot ev hadow of foundatio; Superintendcat Walling quo, and told all porters who called on him that he knew uothing; thas he hud no theory, apd that none was necessary; and, in fact, he “did pot Wantany,”’ All search hud been given Up by the best police force iu the world, Basta! Mr. Hal's family remained all day im the same Anxious suspense, being entirely without any new ciew, but sull hopmg that Mr, Hail had gone to Europe—-a theory which, tn the absence of all resson- able motive, is apparently regarded by most of tia trienus as impossible to reconcile with pertect mental soundness, Sweeny is ail tudxe, ment A‘LONGSHOREMAN’S STORY, A report was received at the Hegap office yesterday stating that a Tongsboremaa named Howard had seen ex-Mayor Hall boarding tho steamer Germanic oo Saturduy morning, Marcy 17. Howard was found by a reporter yesterday and questioned asto bis tnforma- tion on the subject, Ho ts not sure he saw Mr. Hal, wad only thought so after he had read the accounts of bis disappearance for two or three days tn the papers, Ho could not tel how Mr. Hall louked, and bis manner and conversation seemed those of a man of prevari- cating teinperament. DETECTIVE KING STILL IN THY DARK. Detective King, who has had charge of th case during (he past Week, had vot heard, up toa hour last night, auything bew concerning the missing man. Tho detective seems to think It useless to set avout the case until this theory of the trip to Europeis proven or exploded, If that proves to be as worthless us many of the other theories advanced, then it will be necessary vo look for Mr, Hall at bome, MR. DOUGLAS TAYLOR'S THRORY. Mr. Taylor believes that Mr, Hall sailed for Europe, but he does not think that he sailed im a steamer leaving this port, “if Mr, Hall,” says Mer. Taylor, ‘wanted to go to Europe without being noticed, 18 1 foolist: to suppose that he would take passage from this port, where he is so well known, eboreman, or §' might have noticed him, aud why would he run thit risk when to avoid it was caay, No, I think he telt New. York city on the New Haven. toad, aud elthet took the Cunard steamer from Boston or went on t¢ Portland and embarked from that port on the steamer on Saturday. Ot course these are only theories, bul the purchase of the maps trow Brentago and the pur. chase of Buglish money scem to lend them the color ol probabinty, { think by Wednesday we sball know, definitely, what became of Mr. Hall,’? OONCEKNING A REWARD. Mr. Taylor told a Hwato reporter yesterday that unfavorable commen(s had beou made on the failure of Mr, Hall's family and triends to seek to have a re- ward offered vy the city This, be thinks, i# unneces- sary, for, if any one bas avy information about Mr. Halland will impart the same, he will find an ample reward from the missing man's family and friends, In fact Mr, Taylor intimated that such welcome news is Just now at a premium, and if any one has it im pos ‘Session he bad botter realize on it at once, THE EMIGRANT PROBLEM, HOW ARE THE SICK AND DISABLED TO BE PRO- VIDED ¥FoR?—'tHEAD MONEY” AND ITS HIS- ‘roRY. Emigration bave been seriously annoyed by the ime / pediments thrown in their way in the carrying out of their self-imposed work of protecting the emigrants, landing at this port, During the past session of Con; gress a bill was presented looking to a settlement of thy many troublesome questions which arige in the a justment of the emigration diMculties, but C gress adjourved without taking any acti on the bill, At tho present time the Commissionergot Emigration have a memorial before the Governor, po- titioning for $150,000 to carry on the business oihbo commission for the coming year. Since the decpion of the Supreme Court, in March, 1876, relieving the steatmship companies trom paying “head money,” the commission has to rely on the appropriation of she Legislature for the funds necessary to maintain the tn. stitauon, A Herato reporter yesterday had a conv | sation with Commissioner Lynch relative to the pen ing difficulties, and received trom him the followin; y teresting information :— / COKMISSIONER LYNCH ON THE TROUBLES, f “To begin at the beginning 1 may say that a back as 1847 the Legislature provided that the cu. signee, or owner, of every vessel arriving at this port trom a foreign country, and having on boari migrant passengers destined for this city, seat . a bond fo the State in the sum of $400 for eachh senger, conditioned to indemuity the city agaist, expense on account of the'passenger within five yt from arrival. The owners of the vessel had accort to thoi the right to commute for this bond, by pi ing acertuin suin, Which bas since varied from tt to time from $1 50 to $2 50, to the Commissione ot Emigration, who in tura had to pay out of (bis con mutauion fund the expenses lor apy aliea who migh have arrived ut shis port for the provieus five years, This system coutimued from 1347 until Marchi lusty when ihe Supreme Court rendered a decision declare ing unconstitutioual the law of this State requiring the bond for the iinmigrants arriving and which authorized the commutation by the paymedt of what is called **head money.” A memorial was transmitted | to the Legisiature immediately alter the Supreme Court decision was rendered asking for an ap. propriation of $200,000 for the maintenance of the commission, ® chief reason assigned being that the State was pledged to the immigrants who bad arrived previous to the rondering of the Supreme Court decision, ‘This appropriation was only intended to protect the immigrants ou their landing and to by! 2 port those Who had paid the commutation money. Na provision was made for sick and destitute tmmigrany and (he Commissioners of Charities and Correction re- fa: to render them any assistance, Toe Emigra- tion Commission has been, therefore, under no stnall expense in caring for those sick and destitute immi- gtants who have arrived here since March, 1876, At the close of the session ol | last year’s Legislature a resolution was passed in- siructing the Commissioners of Lmigration to prepare a bill tor Congress looktug to national legisiation tor a remedy for the emigration troubles, but Congress adjourned without passing the bill that was presented, so that now wo nave to go through all the same labor AL the next session of Congress as we went thro last winter. The steamship companies are a powerful interest to Aght, bat there must be some adjustinent | of the present diffeuities, Out of 8,000,000 immi- grants who arrived im the United States since 1847, nearly 6,000,000 of them landed | at this pork ‘the bill presented to Congress aimed to extend to immigrants arriv. ing hereafier tho same protection that was aflorded those wi for the thirty years previous to the rendering of the Supreme Court decision. ‘head money” was pud by the immigrants themselves, and the steamship companies were merely the cor tions through Whose hands it passed on its way to tho puvlic treasury. These corporations have diverted hat money to their own profit from its proper pur- poso, In rendering his decision Justice Milter said that Stato laws bearing upon immigration wero jaws of commerce, and ould superseded by cnaciuments of the national rument, This, he thought, was the best way ta Revorten—You have read the statements tmpating to Mr, Hail’s family and some ot bis triends a secret | knowledge of his whoreabouts ? Mr. Cuminc—I have read these statements, and | | assure you that ip this whole caso nothing has been so | painful to mo as this imputation which nas wounded so many, (With deep feeling.) 1 | will stake =omy existence, and you, sir, | may stake at least your reportorial reputa- | tion upon it that neither = Mrs, Hail | nor any momber of the jamily knows or has the faint- | est idea of the whereabouts of Mr. Hall It is a most | crucl and unwarranted imputation to charge that they are trifliag fh (his unjustifiable manner with the pablic, I have seen Mrs, Hall myself, und J, for one, know | | that her condition 1s one of the most’ painful mental suspense, Keronrer—Wbatdo you think of the barber's story ? Mr. Cumiva—I hold the fame opinion whieh Str, | Vanderpool has expressed toy namely, that the | Was mistaken in the date that Mr. Hall was nh yon Thursday and novon Friday. | erontin—And of Mr, Hall's alleged mvestments in Bank of England notes? | A TKLLING MT OF ANALY SIB, Cumixo—That siory 18 simply preposterous. Kati, On the one band he i alleged to have ause he bad no money; on the vtber, be had | ugh to buy $30,000 worth of foreyn money! | No; {i Mr, Hall went to Burope, | am sacisied that he did so in pursuance of a resold ly formed; that 1 Was a sudden freek, in Revonren—ls tho possibill | law partaer of Judah P, ie | fae Mr ot. of his becoming the in in London a sation 'Y explanation of this step to your mind? | Mn. CUMING=-No, ib is Hoty for in what capacity could he joi Mr, Benjamin? Jt would be a long ume | betore Mr. Hall could probably be admitted to the Eng. ih Har, and What could be be meanwhile? Mr. Ben- | jamin's aseistant? You know him too well not to be | uWare that this would be Very much against the grain of a inan of 0 proud a temperament. To be sure, Hall's intimate knowledge of international copyright | | law, bis temiharity with theatrical tigation, and lis general excellence as a lawyer, might in tne secure hin # food practice; but it would take years, of course, NORE ANOUT THE MURDER THRORY Reronre! yrevurn to the murder theory, | Imperiance do you attach to the alleged Morgan | Mr Comisu—At prosent none; for I do not believe that Mrs. Morgan was the Gient for whom Mr, Hall made the “Brooklyn engagement” noted in iis dary, 1 can see nothing to connect Mra Morgan with this Brooklyn engagement, and iny impression t# that Mra, Morgin Was oniy a casual cuent of Me. Hall's. I do hot believe be Went to Brooklyn atall that Friday might. In all Mr. Hall's practice for the inst twenty-five years, with whiet L have been very familiar, { cannot ro: | w | the ¢ What | | divorce suit clew | Fe eff. ctually and gutisfactorily settle the difficalties; but v ¢ how to Wait until the next session of Congress teol secure how the trouble is to be ended, eauwhile sume ef our Commissione: oO Just beet to Albany, Where they have jaa belore the Governor | memorial asking for an appropriation of $150,000 to carry on the work of the commission for the aing year,’ ‘ WHAT THE MONEY IS WANTED FOR, The Commisstoners estimate tue coat of carrying on tho work of the commission on the most economical basis, during the year commencing May 1, 1877, and ending Aprit 30, 1878, at $150,000, as follows :— For maintenance ot the hospitals, retuge, asy> lum for the tnsane, &e., at Ward's For expenses to operate th depot a8 a prow measure ag fraud on the emigrant and for inspection pur+ 80,000 Vie Garden landing depot one VOU. see . jeamboat hire, conveying (reight and pas- engers to and from Ward's Island. For legal expenses tees - ae For interestand bond and mortgage of $200,000, For insurance ot property. For forwarding destitute and to Europe.. ihe’ To retnburse tho various towns and Gounties ot the state for expenses to which they may be Put On account of immigrants who have pald commutation heretotore and may become charge on them during the coming year TOL. ss gasee ere see ae eeseee “Suppose the Legislature refuses to grant the appro- priatiom?’? gard the reporter. “Thed the care of the immigrants ‘aud County, and the city and county will have to shalter apd protect all the sick and destitate people who may arrive at this por.” THROWING FOR DRINKS, A fracas occurred late on Sunday night or early yes terday morning, in John Young's saloon on CHM street, | Clifton, between Henry B. Hunt, a bookkeeper tn the oiice of the Merchants’ Police ip this city, and Jamee Hugh Fleeny, alias Lynch, a sailors’ boarding house rane the difficulty commencing while they were throwing fordrinksa. Chere Was @ desperate str be- tween tho iwo men, and Hant, in sail dafapes, ‘as he says, fired a pistol shot at Lynch, the ball taking eftect over the right eve and lodging at the back of the neck, Dr Thompson, Deputy Health Officer, — probed wouna and found the bail, He approhends that the will devolve upon wember, a single instance jn which be would go him- self to hunt up evidence, Hoe was not at ali chary of employing the usual aid, detectives, &G, in wor! ng m rove fatal, Hants was arrested and arraigned esterday betore Justice Townsend, of Southe fold, who hold tne prisoner for examination, cy to connect her, a8 I have already said, with thus room. | For a considerable time past the Commissioners of /