The New York Herald Newspaper, March 28, 1877, Page 4

“THE STATE CAPITAL. Third Reading of Fish’s Salary Reductions. AMENDKENTS =©10 THE OMNIBUS BILL. | Senator Morrissey on Spring Elections and New Docks MORE INSURANCE REVELATIONS. (By TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] Auuany, March 27, 1877. ‘The Omnibus bill of which you have heard so much #ag the special order in the Senate this morning, The reading and discussion of its foriy-eight sgetions began at baif-past cleven and ended at a quarter wo wwo b’clock in the bill being ordered to a Uiird reading, to be reprinted witb all the amendments adopted to-day, | This was amazingly rapid work considering the length and character of the bill, The first and | second sections were amended by striking out three | and substituting two years for tie term of ofiice of the Mayor and Aldermen, In the sixth section $4,000 was substituted for $5,000 as salary of the President of the Board of Aldermen, Sevator Girard moved, but subse. quently withdrew, his motion to sirike out the cinuse | fu section 12, giving coutrol of the wharf and aock | property of the city to the Departmeat of Public | Works Senator Bixby mado a motion, on which the longest period of debate was spent, to strike out from the clause in section 32 relative to the Bureau of Build. ings, the provision requiring the Commissioner of the Fire Department to appoint as superintendent of buildings ouly such « person, with ten years’ experi- ence, as shall be a practical architect or builder, and | shall pass an examiuation poiuted by the New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, Mr. Woodin insisted that in be original law relative 10 TUE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS shis provision was tobefound. Mr, Bixby replied there was then a good reason for striking it out, because the present Superintendent, who was supposed to have | passed this cxamination, was utierly uniit for his posi- | on, which was demonstrated by the tact that afew | years aou building fell m New York, with fatal re- | sults, through his erimimal neglect to condemn 1, | before a committee ap- | though the very causes from which it fell had been long before pointed out by the Fire Department He believed in allowing the Fire Com. missioner to appointa man for this position without being trammolled or dictated to by this royal order of | lollypops or society of architects, Mr. Gerard thought it | proper to retain the provision requiring ten yeurs’ ex- | perience, but would waive the requirement about an | examination. Mr, Woodin spoke strongly tu favorgol a practical architect or builder, Jt was necessary be jhouid be so to be a judge of the condition of a build- | ing ol any tort Whatever, Alter more discussion tho | motion Was put and lost. AN ERA OF GooD Messrs. Gerard and Bixby objécted to sections 35 and 86 us conferring too much power ou the Police Com- missioners in tbe matter of contracts fur street clean- | img. Mr. Kennady though: the same, and Mr. Woouin suid a they would allow bim until to-morrow he | believed Le wight beable to draw up a provision that | would ease theif alarm and meet their vie He then | moved that sections 40, 41, 42 and 43, in relation to the | apporaiment of a “Superimteudent of Supplies,” 10 be attached to the Mayor’s Oillce, be stricken out, because be deemed the whole experi- ment of vating such an office too dangerous to try. They were accordingly stricken out A PURE, UNSELPISH PATRIOT, When section 44 was read relating that the Couasel to LING. | over. Fish the moved that it be ordered toa third reading a8 reported, and the motion was carried, which was @ triumph for Fish, whe said he would at the proper Lime move to insert the clause exempting the ire and Volice depart mts and school teachers of New York trom the pi ‘of the bill. Mr, Post's bill or the more eilicient and economical Management of the State prisons was also considered in committee of the whole, It chiefly provided that the superturendent shall appoint and Ox the compen- sation of all tis subordinate off und that the sys- tem of labor in the Stute pr sous shall be by contract or by the State in the discretion of the superintendent. No amendments were made, and the committee was justructed to recommend its passage. ‘THE DEPARTMENT OF DOCKS. 1n the Senate, Morrissey’s bill providing for the con- struction, repair and improvement of docks, wharve: piers, slips and bulkheads ia New York city, and the Management of the same, was made a special or- der for to-morrow, It is the same as that introduced ue tune ago by Mr. Cowdin, and is intended to ac- bus bill, as it defines tully duti: of the projected new management se company the OU: aud responsibiliti of the docks, A SPRING BLECTION, * Another bill destined to follow the Omnibus Dill as a tender, was the one introduced thig morning by Mr, Morrissey and reported thia evening withoat amend. ment, providing Jor a spring election, &c. ‘TUM SINKING FUND, ‘The third bill from the game hands and with a like purpose is the one empowering the Recorder to appoint three new Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC WORKS. Senator Coles’ bill, introduced this moroing, the same as that vetoed by the Governor, but containing only two sections, was ordered to a third reading, and 1 ja clear the repablicans are determiued to leave the Governor no excuse for not sending in a nomination for Superintendent of Public Works, LIFE INSURANCE INVESTIGATION. S¥ OF MR, BEERS, VICE PRESIDENT AND ALY O¥ 1HE NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY--DETAILS OF AN EXTENSIVE BUSI- AND A LIST OF LARGE SALARIES. Awbayy, March 27, 1877. ‘Tho Insurance Committee held a session, this morn- ing, and heard the testimony of Wilham H. Beera, Vice President and Actuary of the New York Life In- surance Company; N. C. Moak appearing as counso! for the committee. Mr. Moak made a statement that last week James M. Freeman was sworn ag an officer of the Globe Mu- tual, and be then swore he was vot an ollicer of any other corporation, and that his father, Pliny Freeman, NESS, | who is President of the company, was also unconnected with any other corporation than the Globe Mutual, Mr. Moak uow desired to show from the Railroad Report of | 1875 that Pliny Freoian was President and James F, Freeman Vice President of the Long Island City Shore Raliroad, which bad an income of only $9,196 56, and that it was shown by the Insurance Report that a loan had been made to this raitroad from the assets of the Globe Mutual to tho amount of $73,123 10, He be- lieved such a misstatement demanded explanation. Mr, Beers, upon being sworn, said that beis Vice President and Actuary of the New York Life Insurance Company, and had been for six or seven years, Mr. Moak—The Insurance Department have returned your report for correction, Mr. Beers—No, sir, not for correction, but for the addition, in blanks provided therefor, of the present | value of the policies; the report was sent to the de- partment before March 1 and was returned to us fev. eral days ago, belore Mr, Franklin, the President, whs sworn ‘bere. Mr. Beers then gave a certified copy of the report, with the additional filling in of the blanks referred to, Mr, Moak—Why did you want this filed In now? Mr. Beers—It is required by the Insurance Vepart- meat, Mr, Moak—I1s your company exclusively mutual ? Mr. Beers—Yes, sir, The trustees are chosen by tho policy holders; the election is held in the month of ‘April; at the last meeting there were probably fifty policy holders preseut; the total number of policy hoiders 1s about 45,000, Mr, Moak—Did some hold Mr, Beers—I don’t knot election and canuot say Who voted; 1 hold severul hundred proxies, Mr. Mouk—Did you not bold several thousand? dir, Beers—No, not more than 250, Mr. Mouk—When were these proxies obtained? Mr, Beers—Within a year or two. Mr, Moak—Could not some of them have been re- yoked? Mr. Beers—No, sir. roxies? the Corporation shall, in virtue of his ollice, be Public Admunisirator of the city of New York, Senator Gerard | suid that be Was speaking lately to the Pubne Adminis | trator—Mr. Algernon 3, Sullivan—ip regard to this pre vision, and be guid though it was of course against his | interest, it Was quite « proper one to have, “Tbere is | un instance,” said tue Senavor prow ‘ol self-sacris | fice ou the part oO! a democrat, that the members of | another politcal faith might imitate with advantage? ‘The other few retnaming sections were then read and the bill was ordered to a third reading. SO FAK 80 GOOD, So tar this bill ig sate ‘The manner tn which it sailed through the Senate was a good omen of its ulti- mate success. There Was no fuctious opposition, no | party scrambling, Both sides admitted the necessity of the measure, and there was a very commendable disposition to belp it along und make It as pertect as possible, It wilt bave a strony bucking in the House, despite all the efforts ef the lobb, A BLOW AT DEMOCKATIO PROSPRUTS, The bill providing that electors tor President and Vice President shail be elected by Congressional dis- rred up democratic bulv ib the House, and a ‘The bill would tuke ail hope of the State of New York ‘going tor a tic President, bat the democratic Governor n will have good and suilicieut reason for put- ing bis Veto ou It Should it pass the Legisiature. It Was ordered tou third reading. Prior to its considera. lion a Jong and noisy discussion was bad ou reform, COWDIN’S STRERT CLEANING BILL, Mr, Cowdin moved as 4p atuenament that all bonds | for contracts to clean (he streets be approved by the Mayor, and Wat the coniructs be for oue in piace ot two years. Mr, Spinola proposed anuther amend. went that (he Comptrolier have the approval of tue bonds ia place of the Mayor, arguing that he was the | proper person, being the fivuncial officer of | the city, & Mr, Strahan opposed it, and | bligmatized it as apolitical dodge to put power im the hands of the boud ofa political party who could ap- prove What bonds he pl according us It suited the | interests uf Tammany Hal, Fle moved as a subsutute, | aud it was carried, that the Mayor be empowered td approve tue bonds, and thut then they be tied tu the oliice of the Finance Department, ‘Lhe bil was then Ordered to a third reading. AN ODD RESOLUTION was offered by Mr. Welst, of Orange, directing the Committee on Judiciary to inquire substantially mto the condition of Judge Bascom, of the Sixth Judicial district, to see if Le ts dt vo discharge the davies of Lis position, aud whether his habits are the correct ones for a judge. SALE OF CANALS. The sale of the lateral canals, with the exception of two, is provided for im @ bill by Senator Geraru’s, banded in to-c A SUPPLOMENTAL BILL TO THR OMNIDU Mr, Morrissey introduced a bill whicu harmonizes And supplements the amended Omnibus vill as it makes | the terms of office tor Mayor and Aldermen wo years; makes the sulary of tle President of the Board df Aldermen $4,000, the Other members of the ourd to receive $2,000 efeh, It provides tuat the Mayor, ptroller, Corporation Counse! and a Board of Al- meu shall be elected at ibe same time the first Tuesday in April, 1878, and every second year thereafter. ‘Vacanews by | we hold some also in the Frankiin and other co! Mr. Moak—How many proxies were represented at the last meeting? Mr, Beere—I have no information, but suppose about 100, Mr. Moak—Who were they cast by? Mr. Beers--1 have bo Knowledge of that; the meet- ing is advertised in two papers in New York and pussi- Diy in the State pa iu the Ezpress, the Post, and eitner the Times or Tribune; no circular was posted to tue policy hulders. Mr. Monk—ilow many trusteos are there? Mr. Beers—Twenty, . Mouk—las any change tn the trustees been ie tor several years? Mr. Beers—I think not, except on account of death or resixnaito Mr. Mowk—Who resigned? Mr, Beers—A Mr. Welles, many years ago, Mr, Moak—Why do you ‘cuuple in this report the cush in the office, the cash in bank and the cash in transmission in one total? Mr, Beers—It 18 not required to give them sepa- nd it would be impossible to do it in any otwer way und balance the books, Mr. Moak—Whbat amount bad you in the company’s oflice and in the banks? Mr. Beers—That cup be easily sho Mr, Moak—And the amount of tru Mr. Beers—Yes, sir, Mr. Moak—What were these amounts? Mr. Beers—I can send the amounts exactly to tho commitice, but cannot undertake here to siate them. Mr, Stoak—Was it your company which bad a $64,000 forged drait last winter? Mr. Beers—Yes, sir. Mr. Moak—How much money was drawn out of the baok during the first fliteen days of January? Can you say? Mr. Beers—I cannot say, I do not think there was any proportion larger than usual; :he books will show exitetly. Mr. Moak—Was there any sach thing as drawing on agents just beiore January, and having such amounts m: by the books, ission? | agents credited on this report? ‘Mr, Beers—No, sir. In no shape or teature, Mr. Mouk—Was any compromise made in regard to that $64,000 drati? Mr. Beers—No; we got the money, and ‘made no compromise whatever. Mr. Moak—Do you make a monthly statement every monih? Mr. Beers—Ot only certain parts of the business; wo balance the books every year, Mr. Moak—Are you copuecied with any other com- pany? Mr. Beers—I am director in the Farragut Fire, with stock to the amount of $2,900; bave been sine its or- guuization, at least eight years ago; I hold no uther onice in I Mr, Mouk—Do you hold policies in the Farragut as coliateral in your company ? Mr, Beers—Yes, sir; but the amount I do not knot panies, alist of about ninety; probably one fith is 10 the Farragut; I buve no connection with any other eumpany, air, Mo — What is the salary of your president? Mr, Beers—Iwenty-live thousand dollars per annum for several yeara past; previous to thut it was $15,000. Mr. Mouk—Did be receive any percentage ? death, re-tznation or otherwise, are to ve tilled in the Board of Aldermen by a majority of the Board, The Mayor, Compirolier and Corporation Counsel are each to receive a salary of $10,000, AIL beads of depart ments other than those of (nance and law, and tho Chamberlain shall be appointed vy the confirmation of the Boar Estimate and Apportionment is {the Mayor, | Comptroller and three reputapie taxpayers to be ap- | pointed by the Kecorder, and hold ollice without coms pensation, ANOLISHING THE MARINE COURT. The Senate Committee on Judiciary beard an arga- ment this atternoon from inen the Munieipal Keform Society on the bill abolisuing the Mariue Court. ‘This bill was introduced by Senator Gixby, aud it# provisions were favored the moers of the so- ciety, Whose arguments were deemed well placed and | convincing. Mayor without | The Board of | AT IT AGAIN, The bill vetoed by the Governor ast night fs just the tame in two sections as one vrought im by Senator Cole to-day, In fact, it Is identical every way, ¢ that ail the provisious excepted to by the Governor are stricken oul, and the Auditor is substituted fur the Comptrolier, to Whose appr i the boud, changed | from $100,000 to $25,000, is sudject, Tis will hardiy | moilily the Governor. | FRELING OVER THR VRTO, ‘The talk among republicans over the action of the | Governor im vetoing the Superintendent of Public | Works bill stil coutinues, They say they are surry lor bis great mistake, and thatin @ powtical point of lew wothing could suit them better, It was an illeade {.¥ised aud puerie action, weak and indefensible to the Just de, utterly impossible lo justify it on grounus y or policy, ly to reuct With stroug he author. mucrats are Not all of DUL the mayority defend it AMENDING THR CONSTITUTION, Mr, Gerard vllerev4 resolution twat if the Assem- bly concur the coustiw be amended by adding 10 it an articic, to be caiiod the seveateenth, in relation to the power of the Leyisiature im providing lor the organization abd goveriment of cities. The article one mind, embraces a digest, in the torw of a bill already pub- fished, of the report of the Miniwipal Charcer Commie Bio, 1D Which It is sought to give a plan of govern- i to cities that will be neare present tn existouc TUK RVKNING ON. Both houses were again in eess00 this evening committee of the House the bili ot Mr. ¥ tho salaries of officiais in ihe varie & wmcussed With ihe usuel tory mi Y veriection than any at In to reduce = cities of the State r that aii bitie of @ New York uemo- ‘ind are sure to provoke. Th Mr. Be ©, #1t; he received what we calla bonus, Mr. Moak—Aud in tea years what addition did thut make to bis salary ¥ Mr. Beers—fhe bonus was for the last two or throw years twenty-five per cent on lis satary; previous to that it was twenty per cent; the salary of the view president and actuary was virtually tue same; the! was uo other bonus. . Nr, Mouk—What did the assistant actuaries get? Mr. Beors—Our mathemauicians who assist the ,ac- tuary receive tor the prinetpal $5,000, the vext $3,000 and others Irom $2,000 to $600; there ure no other paid oftlet: who receive from $2,500 to $5,000, with about $6 a day for expenses; there are about halt a dozen travelling imen; they j90k alter agents, inspect accounts, &,; our prineipal offices are in Boston, Chicago, St. Louis and C| 4; we generally try to make commissions come within twenty-live per cent of the business dono; the highest commission on premiums is twenty-tive per cent, with five per cent for expens Me. Moak—What were the annual receipts at Boston for the inst five years’ Mr, Beers—Ihey averaged abcut $600,000 per year, Mr. Mowk—What at Chicago, including the Michigan department? Mr. Beers—There might be $300,000 or $350,000, Mr. Mowk—Wbat wag the aggregate amount paid to those points? Boers—I cavnot possibly tell gent Mr, books. Mr, Moak—What wero the receipts of the St. Louis ayoney ? Mr, Beers—Abvout $125,000, Mr. Mouk—What at Cleveland? Mr. Boers—I guess $150,000 to $200,000, Mr. Moak—Are any ageuts connected with any ofl. cer of your company? Mr, Beers —No, sir. Ido not believe we have any agent in the company connected with the officers; do not know What business they may conduct outside of the company. Mr. Mowk-—What would be tho Joading on an aggre. gate premium, say of $2007 Mr. Beers—About $40, Mr. Mouk—Then woat would be the oot premium ? Mr. Beer ¢ hundred and sixty doilare Mr. Mowk—lHow do you reuch this pereen Mr. Beers—By the mortality tables; the net pre- miutm that | speak of is algo called reserve; the coms mitieo may uudersiand it better by that name, Mr, Moak—Suppose the annual premium at forty-five years of age 18 $200, What rf serve Would you set aside? Mr, Beers—About two-thirds; that is the asual rul Mir, Moak—How many new policies did your co pany issue inst year? Mr. Beers—6, 455, Mr. Moak—Do you include surrendered policies for without the " so hey Lelieved It We etierl A al aie ol New York officials, ‘we, Alvord who wanted empted in the bill, suid he b eoosABL ond eernal tiakering ‘wit the city of Now York will wliimately prove tte runs Messrs. Spinola, Grady ahd Purdy spoke with evideut | feeling, and members trom almost every city affected tue measure stood Uw Clulmed exemption, so before the debate was which new paid up ones were issued in this number? Mr. Beers—Yes, sir; there were 971 Of these paid up ww hea of fe polieie they averaged about thirty per cent of the paid up policies, Mr, Beers then described in detail the method of aid up policies, as followed by th York Life ; I was not present at the | atthe bome office; there are traveling men | NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESD } hundred anda eighty-seven thousand dollars; | knows | States and who made them ? Company, with a fuller statement of the business transactions indicated by the report; | Know of no company having & paid up witatlar to ours; ail ordioury life policies must ‘three yours to be onti- ted to 4 paid up policy; a8 a rule the lapsed and sur- a ima paiaan are the better class of risks; all claims are paid at once; there are no compromises allowed; we have bought in about $800,000 of real estate under toreciosure—$450,000 in New York eity we regard the property worth the face of the mortgag: we have $17,000,000 loaned on bond and mortgages; $14,260,000 of iim New York city; we never loun over llty per cent of/the value; we bave resisted the payment of some Gases. Q Dovs your company give big dinneraor ent ments? A, No, sir; in D q Q. Are the expenses of ling of the officials paid Out of the assetgoi the company? A, No, gir, por any personal expenses only when the business of the com- | pany requires, and never more thau the ordinary ex- | ses. re Have any of the officers been toEurope? A, Yes, sir, I bhave—to London, Paris, Vienou; 1 was gone about three months or longer; for my expenses tho company paid not to exceed $2,000; the President went also, avout three years #; ‘bis expenses [ do uot know; no vouchers were presented for these cx- ponses, they took odr words for it; no agents or other officers have been upon similar trips; there has been no case where expenses have been paid for the trips of officials upon any business other than that of the com- any. % Q Have receipts ever been taken upon surrender policies tor more than the true amount? A, No, sir, never; | would certainly know. ‘as an urrungement ever made between you and & man named Dewitt in regard to reinsurimy the risks ip the United States Life Insurance Company? A. Yes; the urrangement was that we should reinsure to the United states; the aggregate amount of their risks | was about $20,000,000 and the reserve about $4,000,000, but we declined to reiusure and it fell through. Q Who was your regular attorney ut that time? A. Fullerton aud Knox. Q Was any other eum than that named in your statement paid to counsel? A. No, sir, Q@ The Union Mutual of Mutne partially completed arrangements to reinsure the United Stites when a sytt was brought to prevent them doing so, Did your company have any part iu bringing that suit? A. No, sir; We had uo part in bringiug on that suit and tu nished no funds to carry it ou, por took any part in ite | . Was any bonus paid by Dewitt on behall of we United stai A. No, sir, ho! Q Why was vot that arrang it carried our? A. We would not take the company without tue unao- imous approval of their directors and Mr, Dewitt could BCL procure that Q. Whut was tho amount of the Tontine fund in your company? A. $617,504 84. Q Do you know anything about the Chamber of Life Insurances A. A little; it was formed three years ayo by a meeting of leading gentlemen in thy business; Ido not know who originaied 1; it bad been talked of for teu years; our company is a member, and hus one | vote: each company acts as a unit and contributes to the expense; We’ paid about $3,000 last yeur out of the general tund; the aggregate amount paid m | do | not know; the ainvunt of each company’s assessinent is determined by the chamber at the begining of tho year, | thiok; !f there is a deiliency, we are aysessed upow a basis of the number of policies and assets of euch company. Q Who ure its oficers? A. Mr. Huey, of Philadel- phia, is president; Mr, McCurdy 1s vice president, and Charleton Lewis is secretary; 1 have not auended any meetings; most of the work is done outsi meetiugs—such as Making up mortality tables. &c. Q Isitany part of the object of that institation to control legislation? A. No, sir, i Q. Do you not know that agents have been” sent to Mussachusetts and Cunada to prevent adverse legisla tion’ A. The general object {8 to accomplish ail the good they can for iusurance interests, iucluding the Jnterests of policy hoiders; ihe expenses of ‘amr legislation are paid by the chamber, but what it 1 do not know; the meetings of the chamber are pri- vate—tbut is, inembers of companies alone can be present, Q. How many companies are members of It? A. Perbaps twelve or thirteen from all parts of the coun- try. Who controls its expenditures? A, 1 think a committen; what the funds are expended for | do uot know. ; | believe none of the officers gota salary, ex- cept the secretary; bis salary ts, 1 think, $6,000, and he 18 cheup at the price. Q. Where, then, docs the money go? A. That I do not know; we generally believe it ts well expended, Q Does tho association make reports of how the money is disbursed? A, Yes; to the general meeting. Q i ig not published? A, No, sir; it isa private association. Q What benefit has your company received from the amount patd iny A, That would be very difficult tostaie; it has in various wavs; there was, tor in- stance, a committee of the Indiana Legisiature up pointed to inquire tuto the methods of insurance, and that was gotten up by the chamber; the general object is to foster and protect life Insurance interests. Q Whut was the aggregate amount 01 your loans on bond and mortgage during 1876? A, One million nino suey averaged about $10,000, 1 think; the attorney who searches the tile 1s paid by the borrower; there is no provision im our compauy requiring any. O08 who obtained a loan to taxe a | policy; there may be cases where persons who obtain loans may have taken policies, but we never muke that # condition; of, course we would preier to give ajoun to a policy holder rather than to an out- wider, Q. Is that done by your general agents? A. Not to our knowledge; we heard rumors to thut effect occa- sionally, but never investigated theta. Q What did you pay last year for advertising? A, $40,543 41; this amount, I tlifnk, includes our wluanac, | which ig purely an advertising medium; it costs abouy $5,000; the rest went to newspapers—perbups a third Ot it to New York papers. Q Did you have a box at the Academy of Music without charge because of sums paid (hem jor the use of tbeir bill board in adverusing’ A. No, sir; 1 paid the usual charge for admission there, and | received no favor in any way for advertising on the bill board of the Academy; the Whole amount poid would pot exceed $300; Mr. Deshon is an advertising agent; We pay bim nowhing at all; 1 believe the papers always allow him a cowmission. Q. Do you oecastonally have articles published as editorial and paid for as adverusements? A. No, sir; none atall, Q What was the largest loan your company has had foreclosed during the past yearY A. One of about $60,000 in New Jersev; We bought 1m the property; the loan was made three or four years ago; the fore- closure Was made in 1876; the man to Whom the ioan was made was not counecied with the company. Q. Has there been a loan upou your books upon a property which sold alterward tor much less (ban the loan? A. No, sir. Q. Were you a party to the compromises growing out of the troubles of Stepben English with the insur. ance companies? A, No, sir. Q. Was not the Chamber of Life Insurance formed while that trouble was going ony A. No, sir; it was subsequently. Q Do your officers give any security? A. No, sir; ain none. Q. What were your receipts last year? A. Closely ating $8,000,000, . What percentage upon the receipts were your expenses? A. About nine per cent; u little over. Q. What is the cust of your real estate? A. About $550,000, ‘Two stories of our building are oscupied by our own company and the rest is rented for av aggre- gate of $67,152 42, a percentage of four per cent upon the entire cost. Q What taxes do you pay uponthe building? A. Itis | assessed at $1,000,000; thery is nota dollur of eacum- brance upon it, Q. Is there a hotel attached there? Where do the employés take their dinner’ A, No, sir; the heads of departinents have # lunch in one of the Fr , which is puid for out of the assets, bul the employés supply their own meuls., j Q Have you ever participated in the receipts of any of the agents? A. No, sir. Q Have wny other officers? A, Nd, sir; ofers are made of that kind most ail the time, but I never | had anything to do with them. i Q Who 18 your agent in New York city? A. Mr. Levy. Q What ts his salary? A. He ix guaranteed $10,000 | a year, contingent upon bis earning that amouns; tis | businea* will wyerage about Luirty per cent upon lirst premiums. The testimony here referred entirely to the methods | of local boards throughout the Sute, Q. Is the rate of commissions paid to agents not so Jarge as to be injurious? A, do not thiuk the work | could be done auy cheaper than we do It Q Your report here is made upon edge and beiiei, Have you pr of everything in it-us to the prese! for instance? A. No, sir, Hot everytuing personally; I know by examination. however, and absolutely, that the securities named in the report were in Lue posses: Sion of the company When that report was made; we have in bank to-day probably not more than $400,000; ho officer of our company that | know of receives uy moneys for the depositing of that money in auy Yank; 1 never bave; the amount paid off on our bounds aud mortgages in 1876 was $2,517,000; our company has never been examined by the Insurance Departinent; our business has been Vetter this year than last, and | information, | has not suflered from the stated depression in insur- ance, Q Will you please give us the details of the pro- posed arrangement tor tue reinsuranoe of the Uniced | A. The President of the company proposed it; we wore to take their risk usual; the Premdent of that company was a stoc! holder and he of course would receive compensation in | the disposal of his etock; there was a proposition also for turther compensation, but I do not eel {nelined to tell of it; the negotiations were confidential. Some discussioa bere ensued. ‘The committee isisting upon the witness stating what was the proposition for further compensation made by the president of the United States Company, Mr. Beers finuily said that the proposition wax that Mr, Dewitt, the president, should have an annuity of $10,000 a year. He was to have $2 50 for his stock. The committee adjourned until halt-past four P. M. reassembling the committee went into executive tou, and allerwurds adjourned until to-morrow morning at nine o'clock without examining any more witnesses, CHARTER AMENDMENTS, PROPOSED ADDITIONS TO WOODIN’S BILL—THE FINANCE BOARD--HEALTH © COMMISSION— STREET CLEANING. The following has been sent to the members of the Legislature, and was reoeived at Albany yesterday :— To Tux HONORAULE THK LEGISLATURE OF THR State ovr New York GuntLemMkN—Whereas there is now before you for cougiderstion a report by the Charter Commission, heretofore appointed, and a proposed bill, recently iu- troduced by Hon. Mr, Woodin, for the beter local government of the city of New York, both of which measures are, in our opinion, well calculated to reform mote the best interests of said city. Therefore we, the Central Organization of the Taxpayers’ Associations of sucn city, do earnestly aud at; urge the early @ of the sume by your honorable body; but would, bowever, the following amendments respectively, viz;— irat—To such report ef the Charter Commission :— By striking out the provisiom allowing mere reuse payers to vote for the proposed iuance board, since it wili be difficult to keep a truthtal registry of that class of voters without the introduction of a system of inquisition and espionage hostile to republican iu. stitutions, und vecause such right may give the large real estate OWners, through their tenants, an anduc iptiuence im local politics, Those who furnish the actaul taxpayers—sbould alone super- ursem: Second—To Mr, Woodin’s proposed billa new section, as loliows: “Tbe Health Department of gaid city shall consist of the President of the Board of Police, the Health Ofl- cer of the Port and an officer to be kuown us the ‘Health Commissioner of the city of New York,’ and who must be @ graduated physician of not less than teh years’ experience previous to bis appoiuimeut. Said Health Commissioner shall be president of the department. “rhe Commisasioner, who was president of said de- partment on the 1st day of March, 1877, shall serve as such Health Commissioner until the expiration of his present term of office or uptil a vacancy occurs in the the manner now provided by law. The Health Com- mYsiouer, hereafter appointed, shall huld office for a term of five years, and his salary shall be $6,000 per annum, The ottice of the present other Commissioner Of said department shall cease and terminate ou the passage of this act. “Tuo officer of such department, now known us the Register of Records, shail hereafter act as the secretary fo suid department, without further compensation; and the oflicer now known as the Sanitury Superintendent Shull nereafter uct a# the treasurer to such department, without further compevsation, The offices of and treasurer, except as aforesaid, are hereby abolished, aud all provisions of law applicable to the same shall likewise apply respectively to suid Register and Super- imiendent in such pew capacities aforesaid, “Tbe police surgeons in said city shall alse bo the sanitary inspectors of the Health Department, und tt is the duty of the Board of Police to dotuil the same to act a8 such inspectors, but for their conduct they shall bo reaponsible to the Board of Police, and upon written charges of the Health Pepartinent such conduct must be inquired ioto on public trial by the satd Police Board, as in the case o1 their other subordinates, und if found guilty of misconduct such surgeons must be dismissed, ‘The offices of th resent sanitary inspec- tors shail cease and terminate on the passage of this act. Third—And to section 38 of such bill the following addition ;— “The contracts for cleaning streots and places, as Aforesaid, must be entered into separately for each rd uf the city and iwctuding no other territory, ex- cept that uny or-all of such leading thoroughfares, or the streets heremoefore named, or constituting the boundaries between wards, may be wholly included in the contract for either of the wards of said city.’? Also gtrike out of such section lines 18, 19, 20 and 21 altogetbtr, and 30 alter “19 no case less than,” up to “twenty? in line 31. All which is respectfully submitted. F. SIGEL, President, Cc, J. Neusras, W. 8. pirsnns,} Seeroturies, By direction of the Central Organtzation—F, Staehle, Dr. 'E. Petzold, committee. Nuw Youx,'Murch 24, 1877. TWEED AND HIS FRIENDS. : NO PROPOSITIONS YET SUBMITTED ON BEHALF oF ‘THE BoOSss"—THEIR PROBABLE PRESEN- TATION TO-DAY--PRESKNT STATUS OF THE RING SUIT. The comprajnisg by which William M. Tweed offers to restore baif a million dullars to the county on con- dition of bis being reieased and guaranteed immunity from prosecution has been drawn up in careful legal form by his counsel, Mr. ohu D, Townsend, and hai been submitted to the ‘Boss’? for approval. It 1s understood that the document is now in a finished shape, and it probably would haye been sub- mitted yesterday to Mr, Wheeler H, Peckham ag the representative of the Attorney General (or in- spection and consideration but for the fact that Mr. ‘Townsend was called away from business to attend the funeral of arclative. On that account the proposition | Hes safely ensconced ina pigeon bole of Mr. Towns. end’s privato desk, There is little doubt, however, that it it will be submitted to Mr. Pockham to-day; ana it its conditions are such as is generally suppused it will probably be accepted, and to-morrow or next day William M, Tweed will ve a free man, RLBERT A, WOODWARD. A similar proposition, it is understood, will be syb- mitted in reierence to Elbert A, Woodward, and i a sufl.iently large sum of money is oflered to be re- stored Mr, Peckham stands ready to efleci asettiement tn bis case also, ‘The restoration of the funds, to- gether with the imprisonment already undergone, will, he believes, constitute a suflicient’ punishment, There are in the Disprict Attorney's oflice several criminal indictments against Woodward, us there are ulsy against Tweed and Sweeny; vat, acting under the advice of the Attorney General, Mr. Phelps permits these to he dormant pending the issues in the civil suits Suould the latter proceed to rezulur trial and verdiets be entered, then the District Attorney would arrest tbe parties and hold them for trial in the vourt of Oyer and Terminer; but should these civil suits be settled by compromixe with thé Atoraey General, thea Mr. Phelps avows that he would feel in duty bound to follow the recommendation of that official should be direct that the Indictments be quashed, That ho settlement had as yet been arrived at Mr. Phelps was absolutely sure, when questioned by the writer yesterday. “11 tho proposed compromise had beon considered and rejected,” said he, “1 would be likely to be in- formed of it, 80 that 1 might prepare for trial upon the indictments in my bands; and i the suits were set. tied I would, of course, be intormed of it that I might tuke the necessary measures tor ending the crimimal prosecutions "” WHAT COUNREL ARE SAYING AND DOING, Mr. Townsend was called upon at bis house last night, but was indisposed, and had but Ittue to say ve- yond tho fuct that his proposition bad not yet been gubmitied to Mr, Peckham, and he would not say posi- tively when it would be. ir, Peckham yesterday was calm and confident Jooking as usual, and with a smile reterred to the columns of the Hanatp ail who came to nim for in- formation in regard to: the Ring suits he is managing. He 18 awaiting tho receipt of Mr. Townsend's pro- posals, and meanwhilo “says nothin’ to nobody,” Mr. William A. Beach, counsel tor Peter B, Sweeny, is buried to his ears in the Emma Mine caso, in whicu ho 1 senior counsel for tho defence, He declares his client would not listen to any talk of a compromise, much less propose ono himse.!, and that nothiny of the kind may be looked for, The caso, be says, will bo Settled in open court, EX-SPEAKER HUSTED'S BROTHER. PREKSKILL, March 24, 1877, To tim Eprror or tHe Herato:— L observe in the HrRato of to-day, under the eaption “Wake Up the Croton Water People,” the following statemont, viz.:—"'l have beard that a whole army of politicians is fastened onto this contract, including w brother of ex-speaker Husted,” &e, This is utterly untrue, [have butone brother, and he is und for many years bas been aresidentof Florida, The gentleman alluded to is not @ relative of mine. JAMES W. HUSTED, GENERAL NEWTON'S LECTURE, Gencral Newton’s lecture for the benefit of the New York Central Dispeusary On Hell Gate and the Im- provements beluy made tn the East River’ ts unavoid> ably postponed untit Wednesday, April 11, to give sufficient time to arrange tor the extensive experi | | pi ents to be mado, showing the character of the ex- josives and the minner in which they were used in that great work, Mr. Julius H, Surtedioger, civil vineer, Who was incharge of the batter nd e trical apparatus atthe demolition of Hallett’s Point, has kindly consented to assist General Newton tn these experiinents, A miniature binst of one section will be shown, Jemonstrating how the pumorous wires were connected wiih the electric battery. THE BRUTAL OFFICER, Mr, Beatty, whom Oillicer Cleary, of the First pre- cinct, Brooklyn, so brutally beat last Saturday even- ing, Was 80 inuch worse yesterday morning that his attending physician, Dr. C. H, Giverson, gave strict orders that no one should be allowed to see bim. Last evening the injured man’s condition was slightly im- proved. In the meantime Mr, Beatty’s assailant is allowed his liberty. The opinion was treely expressed yesterday that if Officer rer ie burly form tad never been adorned by a blue coat and brass buttons, and he had committed a eimi- lar outrage, a squad of poli if necessary would have been ordered oat to arrest him, and be would have been thruet, with not much gentleness, into a whitewashed cell, and kept there to await the result of his victim's injuries. It seoma that instruc tions have been given out in the department that he 1s to be taken in charge when It 1# doubted that Mr. Beatty can recover, In the meantime Cleary has every opportunity to leave the city, The Police Commission- ers will have Officer Cleary betore them to-day for examination, FALL OF A BUILDING, A frame building, used as a place of storage, tell to the ground, at the corner of Richard and Delevan streets, Brooklyn, yesterday, causing a damage of $1,000, The structure was owned by C. L. #ranklin, of No, 859 Fulton street. The cause of the fall was the decay of the foundation timbers, JERSEY ,CENTRAL PAYING UP. To the great joy and satistaction of the employés on the New Jersey Central Railroad at Jersey Cuy and Communipaw, the paymuaster arrived yesterday and doled out to them the wages they have been awaiting, in some instances , for inonths. The business of the 1 steauily improving since the appoint. er, and payments will uccordingly be the administration of municipal government and pro- made With more promptuess horvalter AY, MARCH 28, 1877.—TRIPLE SHEET. THE RUSSIAN FLEET. INTERNATIONAL COULTESIES—VISIT OF THE AMEBICAN ADMIRAL TO THE FLAGSHIP SVET~- LAND, At twenly minutes to eleven A. M. yesterday Vice | Admiral Stephen A, Rowan, aecompanied by Fiag Lieutenant Wilham T. Burwell, embarked at the foot of Twenty.third street, North River, oo board the steam launch of the United States steamer Powhatan, By the time the Admiral had boarded his flagship |. the rain was quite heavy, and it was thought that his official visit to the Russian flagship Svetland would have to be again deferred. Happily, however, though the thick fog still hung ovor the river so that one ship could not be sighted trom another, the rain at ono o'clock ceased, \ THB AMERICAN ADMIRAL VigiTS THE SVETLAXD. Shortly after one o'clock the barge of the American Admiral drew off from the Powhatan and pulled through the fog up the river. At twenty-five minutes past one o’clock the barge was sighted from tho bridge of the Russian flagship Svetland, and the band and guard were paraded on the starboard side of the quar- ter deck, opposite to the port gangway. As the barge with the American Admiral on board neared the flag- sbip the band played @ murch, At ball-past ove Admiral Rowan io full uniform, with cocked hat, followed by Flag Lieutenant Burwell, stepped ou to the quarter deck of the Svetiand, The baud then struck up ‘Huil Columbia, wd the guard of thirty sailors, armed With muskets, who correspond to our marines, presented arms, Admiral Kowan was re- ceived ut the side port by Adiniral Bouiakell, Captain the Grand Duke Alexis, Captain Alexiell, Lieutenant Commander Novossilsky, Flag Licutenant Prince Stcherbatof and the oillver of the deck. ‘The two admirals, accompanied by Captain the Grand Duke Alexis, and Flag Officer Alexiell, then de- scended into the Adimiral’s cabin ou the gun deck, Alter a short stay the party again mounted to the quarter deck, The gaard again saiuicd, the oilicers raimed their bats and the visiting Admiral took leave of the Russian Aduiral, the Captuin of the Svetland and tho other officers, As Admiral Rowan and his flag officer descended the gangway into their barge (o return to tho Powhatan, the band played a march, Alter the rowers had drawn the barge to a proper distance from the side of the Svetland, tho suiuting ordnance on the bridge of the Russian frigate peaicd forth from side to side the salute of tifteen guns due to the Vice Admirai of the American Navy. fhe salute was then returned, gun for gun, irom the Ameri- can dagstip Powhatan, and the ceremony was over. ‘The rain, which fortunately had held up during the visit, now settled intoa steady drizzie as the American pullea down the river to the Powhatan. Had the day been a fine one the Russian officers would have been in full unitorm of dark green aud gold, and the scene would have been an exceedingly brilliant one. Nevertheless the ceremony wus quite imposing, tbe masic of the band adding much to the dignity of the occasion, the strams dying away as the Admirals barge drew off, only to be followed by the deep-mouthed notes of the saluting cannon echoed back again from the guns of the Powhatan, Atten minutes past two o’clock Captain the Grand Duko Alexis went on shore tn the Svetland’s steam Jaunch, accompauied by Baron von Schilling. The marive guard was again paraded and presented arms as the Captain leit his ship, HOLY WEEK OF THR GRERK CHURCH. The holy week of the Russo-Greek Church, unlike that of the Catholic aud Episcopalian churcnea— through which we are now passing—commences next Sunday, und will be atrictly observed on board the Russian men-of-war, Their Palm Sunday will corre- spond with our Easter Sunday, 3 THR RUSSIANS AT THR THEATRE, The Grand Dokes Alexis and Constantine, with Baron vou Schilling, occupied & bux at the Eagle Theatre last evening during the first complete periormance tn ‘America of Herve’s opera ot ‘+La Belle Poul Sev- eral other Officers of the Svetland were among the audience, NEWARK’S BOND CONSPIRACY, ENGEL AND SOMERVILLE WAIVE AN EXAMINA- TION—PRESENT ASPECTS OF A VERY PECU- LIAR CASE, Gotleib Engel and Thomas Somerville, now under arrest in Newark, charged with conspiring to defraud the government by means of cancelled bonds, were to have undergone «# preliminary examination boforo United States Commissioner Whitehead, of that city, yesterday, but as they did not care to take advantage of this privilege the examination was not held, and, in all probability, the papers in the case, as it now stands, will be presented to the United States Grand Jury, which convenes on the third Monday of next month. Tno prisoners aro ill a: ease in their place of confinement, and Somerville in par- ticular seems to be utterly broken down, although he endeavors to put on a vold front He manifests the utmost soltoitude fof his*@rife and family, who are at present in this city'and ate reported to bo almost pen- niless, Engel has been nervous throughout, and only appears to be composed when pacing his cell oy the prison corridor, Shortly before leaving Newark Mr. Brooks, chief of the goverumont detectives, partly through whose efforts the arrests were effected, di- rec:ed Warden Johnson, of the Esgex County Jail, to keep the prisoners in separate cells and not permit any person save their couvsel to converse with them, ENGKL’S WIFE. On Monday Engel’s wife, accompanied by a malo companion, visited the jail und applied for admission, ‘The warden informed them that Lis instructions were positive in that respect and te must refuse, The poor woman Was trae 4 distressed at the refusal, but alter discovering that she could not get inside she returned to the city and upon visiting United States District At- torney Keasby finally succeeded in getting a pass to see ber husband, The meeting between the prisoner and his wile ts described as touching in the extreme. It issaid that she had no knowledge of Engei’s cou- nection with the bond affair and had been Jed to be- lieve that he would never again attempt to pursue his old caliing or associate with those who had been the cause of former troubles. Tne accused, as mignt naturally be expected under the circumstances, enter- tain the bitterest fecling against Nettlesbip. To him they auribote all their trouble, Somerville is said to have exclaimed yesterday when Newleship’s name ‘was mentioned :— “He is the last man in the world 1 would have ex- pected to get me in this pluce and 1 would sooner havo expected my wile to betray me than he," Assistant United States District Attorney King, who from the start advised ana counselled Nettieship, vas no hesitation in saying that the arrest of Somerville und Enel was the best piece of strategy that he knows ot. He cousiders the action of Nettlesbip both honor. abie and praiseworthy, and gives it as his opinion that Nettleship caused the arrest of these men through a eof duty to the government and expected no re- ard, This official, when speaking of the case as it How stands, Stated that conviction Wag almost inevi- tabie, He was aware that the accused would make a strong figut for liberty and that they would be repre- sented by able counsel, but intinated that be and the Disiriet Attorney would work hard to seud the mento tho State Prison, and bad no fears as to the result THE DEFENCE, The statute under woich Enyei and Somerville were Arrested provides that “Every person who, with in- tent to deiraud, falsely makes, forges, counterfeits or ters apy obligation or security of the United States all be punisved by a tine of not more than $5,000 and imprisoned at hard labor not more than tiiteen years.’? It is understood thatthe prisouers’ counsel will take the ground that they are innocent of any violation of tho law, inasmuch as the bonds alleged to have been cancelied end other names inserted in them did not | represent any value; furthermore, that if there was a crime commilted Netueship was acecssory to the fuct and should be weld, They ex. pect to show that the whole was a “put up job’ from the start by who by effecting (he ruin of the two men a reward to be reinstated in the Secret partment, As a vumber of the bonds cancelled were found on the persons of the alleged conspirators at the time of their arrest, and as possesion implies guilt | according to the law, 1b 18 dilficuit to foresee how the prisovers will escape. Commissioner Whitenend has | Bxed the bail of ewcn of the accused at $10,000. En. gel, through his triends, ie making strenuous efforts to secure benusmen, but is thought that his efforts in this direction will prove uusuccessiul, ag his old **pals,"” Roverts and Gleason, buve about ali they can do to take care of themselves 16 the Ludlow Street Jail, and others whom he might have calculated upon have “gone up the river,"” leaving but few Who possess any consider- able capital, Somerville is thought to be even worse off in this respect, and will probably be compelled to remain and stand trial, Uhus far no other evidence save the bonds already in the bands of the govern- ment officials have been tound that will farther fasten tho gutit upon the prisoners, although Engel’s 8 in Brooklyn has jo thoroughly ransacked. The trial will be held on the third Monday of April, beiore Judge Nixon, of the United States Court in Trenton. trausaetion A WIDOW'S WATCH, A double case gold wuten, of tho value of $50, was Stolen irom Philipine Mussotter on the 26th inst, August Rottach was found to be wearing the watch, and, when charged by an officer with the commission of the theft, he admitted be had taken the watch from the apartments of Mrs. Mussottor, at No, 1,116 Sec- ond avenue, Yesterday, in the Fifty-seventh Street Court, his defence was that the busbund of tho lady had, before bis death, promised him the timepicce a payment of a Sinco the busvaud’s deceuse the widow bad refui and hence this taking of the chronometer, tach was bailed in $500, LOUIS BURGER'S ESTATE, The order recently granted by Justice Gilbert, of the Supreme Court, upon application of Catharine Burger, widow of the deceased General Louis Burger, requiring the executors of said estate to show cause why they should pot be removed and an {njanetion granted re. straining thom from acting further under the will, was made returnable belore Justice Pratt yesterday, The delendants, Joseph Burger aod Goorgo Alijers, faiied to put in an answer, and the Court appointed George Seb mitt as trustee for the estate and appointed David Barnard referee to obtain an accouating irom tho do. posed exocutors, It. vd to carry out Mr. Mussotter’s wish, Mr, Row | THE MYSTERIQUS SHIP. HAS THERE BEEN MUTINY ON BOARD THE MARY K. CAMPBELL?—ENTIRELY OUT OF HER COURSE—NO GREEKS ON BOARD—PARALLEL CASES. The story of the master of the British ship Royal Ouk, concerning the Nova Scotian bark Mary K. Camp- bell, was generally discussed among shipping men yes- terday. The theory that there had been mutiny on board and that the crew were in charge of the vessel at tke time she was spoken vy the Royal Oak, did uot prevail among sealuring men, nor did the agent of the vesse! in this city suppose such to be the case, ‘The story, as told by the captain of the Royal Oak, is that on the 17tb of this month he encountered a sus. picious looking bark in latitude 49, longitude 34. He signalled ber, and the word ‘Confidential’ was shown in reply. On approaching the vessel he made inquiries as to what was the matter, and was told to “mind his own business,” which he proceeded to do by sailing away. He stutes further that the men on deck wero in apparent confusion, and that uo officers were to be seen, THE CREW. The crew of the Mary K, Campbell consisted of eight men before the mast, a captain, two mates, cook steward and cabin boy. Ansel Grey, the master, wag accompanied by his wife, whom be had married last fall and who was the only woman on board, Most of the crew wero Nova Scotians and all but three had been on board during a prev:ous voyage and were not shipped at this port, butat Greenock, In November, 1876, The names of the crew shipped here were James Moulton, English; Charles Altred, German, and corge Reed, Nova Scotian, A new second engaged bere, the other ove leaving on account of sickoess I'he new mate’s name was William Haskin and is di Co., shipping agents, us in every way a thorough sailor and a steady, reliable man, The master is described as a good natured man, iree With bis crew, and allowing them at times, per> a o j haps, too much liberty. PARALLEL CASE, The theory of mutiny 18 not entertained by the large majority of seafaring men and shipping agents, and yot none of them pretend to explain Why it was that, wheo uixcovered, the sbip Was sailing entirely out ot her course. 1t 18 claimed that tho cargo 18 not a valuable one unless disposed of in the regular market, and, theretore, there could be no pecuniary incentive ta mutiny. -t ‘The crew of the British ship Lennie, Captain Stanley Hatueld, mutinied while at sea on the 3st of October, 1875. The sailors wore Greeks. The cargo was not a valuable one and could prove oo Incentive to the revolt, ‘Tne captain and (we mates were most brutally mur. dered by tho crew, lod by a Greek sailor knowa “Big Harry.”? After tho*murders the crew did not know what to do either with themselves or tho vessel, aud finally forced the steward to navigate for them to- ward tho coast of Greece. Stopping at a French port they were seized and aiterward executed in England. Woy the mutiny had ovcurred was never satistactorily expiained, ‘The ollicers were entirely unprepared tor it and were murdered in cold blood, apparently with: out provocation, On the 4th of January, 1876, the English bark Cas weil, Captain Best, was bound trom Antitogasta with a cargo Ol nitre—certainly a cargo that offerod no splei did pickings to a mutinous crew, Without previous warning the captain wus stabbed by a Greek sailor named “Big George,” who was immediately joined in bis revolt by two other Greek saliors and two Maltes ‘Yhe second wate was stabbed while trying to aid his captain, The steward was called from below ana shot through the head ds soon us it appeared above the hatchway, and the first mate who, unarmed, had takea refuge in the rigging, was brought tumbling to the deck by a shot from ao rovolver and then literally pounded to death by one of the fiendish mutineors, hese men were alterward captured and executed, but up to the last gave no good reason for their horrible bratality. NO GREEKS ON TH® MARY CAMPBRLI, In the minds of many of the shipping ageuts of this port the “Greek sailor”? ts synonymous with a muti- neer, aud tho two cases cited above have done much to Strengthen this opinion with thom. It was not atrauge, then, that many of them hastened to inform the writer that ihere were no Greek sailors on board the Mury K. Campbell, and the natural conciusién to arrive at im consequence was that there had been no mutiny. Some of them explain the strange answering of the signal by stating that it was a joke of the crew’s, the captain not being on deck at tLe time, and claim that it could be possible, owing to the good nature of the master and tho sup. posed laxity of discipline on board the vessel. Thd ugent of the ship, Mr. Etwell, is still confldent that there has been no trouble on board, as are also the shipping agents from whose office apart of the crew came, but notwithstanding these opinions there bag not yet been a lactory explanation of this mys- terious ship. ‘THE SHIP AND CARGO. Tho Mary K, Campbell is 550 tons burden, and was built in 1372 at Weymouth, N. 3. She 1s freighted with 3,077 barrels of naphtha, and sailed from this port on the 27th of February. MATRIMONIAL MISERY, A CAPTAIN OF THE NATIONAL GUARD SUES HIS WIFE FOR ABSOLUTE DIVORCE, Summons and complaint have recently been served in a suit fordivore by T. Jeff. Stevens against bis wife Marie F, stevens, The plaintiff, who ig a well-known Brooklynite, beld a commission unul lately as Captain of a company in the Twenty-third regiment, National Guard, In the samo company was a Mr. Frank J. Faulkner, of the firm of Paulkuor & Frost, tea merchants, of Frons street, this city. A friendship sprung up between the plaintiff and Faulkner, who was jovited by the Captain to visit at his house, in Mouroe street, On Sunday evening, Oc- tober 10, 1875, the suspicion of the husband was first aroused by the discovery of @ scrap ot paper lying on the bathroom floor, on which was written, in what he supposed Was bis wile’s handwriting, the following:— SUNDAY, Oct. 10, 18° Dear FRank—I will moet you to-morrow, rain or shine, at haf pass nine A. M,, on your corner, and L am still me darling MARIE. The following morning Captain Stevens, who is a clerk in the Market Bank of New York, le(t the house ut the usual bour, and made bis way to the corner ot St. Felix and Fulton streets, where, secreung bimecift from observation, Le waited till the appointed time of the meeting, and had the chagrin of seeing his wite come there, ‘Tbe Captain then made his appesrance, and she bastily departed for her home, A MILD REPRIMAND, When he subsequently con.ronicd her with the evis dence of her imtended meeting with ‘Frank’? his wifo declared that it was only a little silly flirtation, and nothing more ‘fhe injured busband soon after had un interview with Mr. Faulkner, who expressed great re- gret that he shuuld have been the cause of sc much domestic uvpleasaniness, aud promised to do anything to muke tmatters right wat the Captain would suggest. It was arranged that when Frank visited Mrs, Stevens that the Captain should show his disapproval of that lady receiving FPauikner by making a wovement for her to retire trom the room. The latter ruse did not succeed, however, ag it 1 ulleged that Mr, Faulkner visited frequently inthe absence of the plaintiff, and remained trom ten im the morving to four o'clock in the aiter- noon, while Captain Stevens was at the bank, Though the husband was not aware of these visits, 1b is alleged that the entrances and exits of Faulkner were known on the streets. Last May the parties to the su:t moved to No, 311 Madison gtreet, and everything went along smoothly there until October 2, 1876, On that day Captain Stevens and Fravk Faulkoer paraded with the Twenty third regi+ ment at Prospect Park, where Governor Tilden ree viewed the Second division, THK SKCOND OFFENCE. The wife went to see the parade, tain “stole a marco’? on his spouse, vy reaching home first. In a bureau drawer he found a jeter dated ‘October 1, 1876,’’ addressed ‘My dear ttle daring girl,” and signed “Frank.’’ The com- munication teemed with the most fulsome and extrava- gant expressions of affee tT Japuin again ap- peaied to his comrade: ‘ms, and demanded an explanation, but was coolly asked “what he was going to do ubout it?’ Theocelorth a close watch was main- tuined over the fair deten tant and Frauk. On Novem- ber 18, 1876, while the piaintifl was absent in Albany, detectives ‘reported that Faulkner entercd tho house at night. On March 7, 1% ia alleged that Fri again visited tne plaintif’s wie aud remained there wuts! nalt-past one, On Friday last Captain Stevens went to New Jersey, expecting to be abseut ull the fohowmg day, but returned unexpect edly about midnight. He found the detectives watch- ing the house, and saw his wite go out aud return avout haif-past one with Faulkner, They entered the house together, Au hour later the injured husband aud two detectives made their way into the house, aud there, it Is alleged, discovered the gutity pair, An exciting scene ensued, during whicn Faulkner made bis escape from the house, The case will be tried in tho city cours Mr, and Mr: Stevens bave been married eral yours, and bi two children, ©. H, Bannigan is counsel tor the plainuit, : but the Cap- EXPENSIVE COLTS, A suit possessing unusual incerest for horsemen and breeders of fancy equine stock was terminated in the Supreme Court at White Plains, Westchester county, before Judge Dykman, on Monday evening, alter a stubborn legal cunteat which occupied thr whole days, ‘The action was brought by Josiah H, Macy, a well kuown lover of tine horses, and residing in the town ot Harrison, \o recover {roi the estate of Edward Jones, deceased, a late resident of White riains, $5,000, being the total amount of four notes for $1,250 hb, given him by Jones for four young coits whieh be purchased from the pluntul shorty before his death last year. Tho defence set up was that deceased was not mentally re- sponsible wnen he gave the notes; that ho was & monomaniag on the subject of horses, and thas the exorbitant price stipulated for the colts was in itsell evidence that deceased was not competent to transnct business at the time. A large number of wit) Desses were examined on both sides, including many experts, whose opinions ou borse culture and the mo: approved moues of evolving equine speed and excel) lence were eagerly listened to by the spectators a critically dissected by opposing counsel, Alter bulu Out a short Lime the jury returned Beis, & verdict fo. - ( tho plained tor the Jull amount, w