The New York Herald Newspaper, March 30, 1877, Page 3

\ SPRING FRESHETS, ——.——— igh Water in All the Streams of New England: and the ‘Middle States “FLOODS AND ICE JAMS. ‘Damage to Factories in Maine, New Hamp- shire and Massachusetts, CONTINUED SNOW STORMS. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Bostox, March 29, 1877, Althougt the storm has abated, yet the principal Tivers, as well as the smaller streams in New England, continue to rise, and foarful apprehensions of tuture danger are entertained, Tho dissolving snow in tho » Moantains explains the continned increase in the vol- ‘umes of water after the rain hi ubsided. The man- wfacturing cities and towus along the line of the Mer- rimac ape particularly alarmed at tho almost unprece- dented and continued rise of that stream. A despatch from Lawrence reports a steady riso since morning, and this evening the water 1s nearly ten feet on top of * We Essex Company’s dam, a circumstance never known before, As tho water is still rising ‘he fears of the community are weil founded. fhe river below the dam has a depth * of twenty-two to twonty-three feet and its sur- face {a higher than the bottom of the canal which sup- Plies tho mills. Tho operatives out of work on account of back water number 8,000 to 9,000, The Pacific Mills * Rave out 4,000; Atlantic, 1,000; Washington, 1,400; Pemberton, 300; Evorott, 600, &c. The duck mills are VERY HIGH WATER AT LOWKLL. An account from Lowell says that the water in the Merrimac and Concord rivers is higher than st has been since April 21, 1870, On the former stream the the only ones at which work is not interrupted, 1 ad ex Woollen Milis have one mill entirely and two almost wholly stopped. Tho dyo house floor 1s floodea jd there 1s about ten feet of vack water, but no cial damage has resulted. Belvidere Woollen Mills @ stopped altogether, Prescott cotton mills have jutdown, All the picker and card rooms and part of the spipning deportments of other small fuctories on this river are affected to a considerable extont, Dn tho Merrimac the Lawrence ae Com- pany ere running everything but their carding depart- ment ‘yhe Tremont and Suffolk mills are not affected, and the Merrimac only sligttly. Ua the Booth co- operation the weaving and about one-third of the preparation departments are ruoning. All the reat stopped. Weaving and most ot the mule spinning is ip operation in the Massachusetts corporation, Apple- ton and Hamilton mills are unaffected, STREETS UNDER WATER, Howe anid,Wall streets are partially inundated, but no loss of property is apprehended. A FAVORING WIND, ‘The freshet in the Morrimac at Salisbury has in- treaged from five to nino feet since yesterday noon, ‘and would be much higher had not the wind changed {rom east to west, driving out the tide water, People all along the banks are saving everything of value in anticipation of a heavy flood trom above, At Man- chester, N. H., this evening, at sundown, thero was + Pearly eight feet of water on the dam at Amoskeag Falls, and it was still rising, showing on increase of * ‘three fect since yesterday morning. ‘ RAILROAD HRIDGH IN DANGER, water has reached the woodwork north of the Weare Railroad Bridge and tears are cptertained lor \ts satety. Back water scriously interferes with manu- facturing operations, and a large portion ot the ma- nary. of the Print Works and Amoskoag Mills is sus- ded. Penne rushing waters at Amoskeng Falls attracted Shousands of spectators at Concord, ‘The river still continues to rise, though oot as rapidly as yesterday, The Merrimac 1 nearly {ree from ice. JOR SAM IN MAINE. A despatch from Gardiuer, Me., reports a formidable Ice jam at Swan Jslind, and the water 13 backing up and rising tast, During the night the Knickerbocker Jeo Company, of Now York, lost several piers and an elovator, and Weeks’ clevator, at South Gardiner, is Teported gone. In Gardiner proper, the aqueous fluid is four foot deep in Water strect, and during @ single hour this alteruoon it rose tive inches. A very hign tide, but ro damage, 18 the report from. Bangor, but at Lewiston the water has risen four teet and two ice jams have formed, and another one is reported at Lisbon Falls. The Maine Central Railroad bas nov yet been seriously damaged. BRIDGES AND DAMS IN DANGER. . Tho vridge over the river at Saco, Me, closed to travel, being pronounced unsafe. A part of the freight house of the Kennebec and Bosiou Steamboat Company tas been swept awa: Plummer’s boom, ou the Androscogg'n River, at Lisbon Falls, has given way and a large number of Jos have been swept dowu the river, he Machias River is reported to be higher than It has been for thirty years, and the mills on its banks and the bridges over {t are iu imminent peril, Great danger is apprehended trom an ice Jam In the Androscoggin River avove Lewiston. THE FRESHET 1N )CONNECTICUT. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] Hartrorp, March 29, 1877, The troshet in the Connecticut River 1s very heavy, and the water has risen threo feet sinco yesterday, and this ovening continues to rise nearly an inch an hour, although the storm has ceased. It is twenty- three feet above low water mark, and the meadow lands for a long distance abovo and below here are Inuodated half a mile back from the channel, Several of the streets in tho lower part of this city aro bas been under three feet of water, and skifls are’ ply- ing for the transportation of the residents, many of whom have been forced to take Teluge in the second stories of their dwellings. ‘the depot of the Valley Railroad could be reached to-day only by row boats which were hired by the company to convey passengers to and from trams, The flooding of the cellars of the largo stores on State street aud vicinity and tho tnjury to dwellings by their being soaked with muddy water will cover tho damages from the inundation at this point. All property liable to be floated away had been removed to places of safety. ON THE SUSQUEHANNA, LONG CONCINUED RAIN AND SNOW sTORMS— STOPPAGE OF RAILROAD ‘TRAINS. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] Prrtstoy, Pa., March 29, 1877. Since my despatch last evening the Susquehanna River here looks less formidable. The river bas fallen about two feet within tho last twonty-four hours, owing Do doubt to the sudden cooling of the atmosphore and the change from rain tosnow. Tho small tributaries above here are pouring ina flood of water, and tho Foads at gome places are still impassable, The small bridges are iu some danger of being washed away» though there aro hopes of saving thom, Tho Kingston flats, a few milics below here, are sult overflowed and travel is cut off. from the neighboring cities. = The ~— mails from Wilkesbarre, which are usually sent over the Lacka- wanna and Blooinsburg Railroad, havo now to be sent over the Lehigh Valley Railroad to this place, whero the transter is hout any delay, however. Since noon the weather has been growing’ somewhat colder, aud it is thought the streams will go back to their natural stage, A blinding snow storm is now prevaning. It has been snowing here all day, and ince noon very rapidly. This makes hore oyer forty hours of continuous storm, with every sign of clearing up, unless 1t should grow colder. UBAVY SNOWS. Reports reach here from th of this place, com: rising Wyoming, Bradford, Susquehanna and Foising countios, that a heavy snow storm 1s now pres YVailing in those localities, with every prospect of a deep fall, The depth nero is about eighteon inches, The weather is quite mild and the roads are in very bad condition. Travel is greatiy impeded through the ‘back region and the fatiroad trains are coming in bee hind ume Sleighing is said to be excellent porth and west of here, and the farmers, who a week ago thought of commencing spring operations, ara torced jer their veasts and implements from the biind- pow storms which have since fallen, ing p Ratiroad coming from Elmira, N. Y., are bi with snow, Should the weather tra suddenly warm it would bo hard to estimate the irighttul damago that would ensue from & freshot, Trains on tho Leh ROAUS SNOWKD UNDER. The Pennsylvania Coal Company’s Gravity road bere \s snowed under, completely forcing the company to suspend operations on it. Their train men went to work Yosterday, making a quarter of a day, but wero compelled to quit, in consequence of whieh the miners of this company are idle temporarily. Tho Montrose and ‘iunkhanvock Railwa; & barrow gauge road between tho ubove two places, a distanco of avout forty miles, is completely obstracted by show, and travol on 1 is entirely suspended, | Tho Inst paskonger train over this raiiroad was run on Tues- by 4 with not a little difficulty in getting through, Relablo information states that there is over tour fect of snow i parts of Susquonanna, Bradford and Wyoming counties. This is the beavicet and longest snow storin that has prevaiied bere so jatw In the sea- Jor many years, SOUTHERN NEW YORK RIVERS. FLAT LANDS ALL INUNDATED—BRIDGES WASHED AWAY AND FENCES FLOATED o¥F. (uy TELEGRAPH To THE HERALD.) Mipp.erows, N. Y¥., March 20, 1877. ‘Tho three days’ rain of this wock have doluged tho Country on tho upper waters of the Wallkill River, this ‘ ‘ stream rises In the mountains of Sussex county, N. J., and flows fur miles through a tract of lowland known as the “Drowned Lands”? This comprises about 17,000 acres, and it is cow one wide expause of water. Miles of the best pasture land in the county are covered many feet deep with the flood, and roads that have been built across the meadows cannot be found, Communication is cut off between the different points in ‘that region. It will be weeks before the water subsides, Barns and outbuildings are surrounded in ‘nanv places, The low lands along the Ramapo have never been visited with so great a flood, RAILRVUAD TRACKS COVERED, ‘The water in many places encroached upon the Erie Railway track, and at one place covered tt for uwo days, The flood is now going down, and feaces that were ontirely submerged are reappearing. DAMAGE ON THR DELAWAKE. News from the Delaware River and its tributaries is to the offect that erent dai has been done to lum- ber wlong the river, Four rafts broke trom their moor- ings in the Lackuwaxen and were swept down the stream. A covsiderablo quantity of lumber piled on the banks along the East Branch was carri ay, and several bridges were destroyed on the sinaller streams, A sawmill on the upper part of tho Tea Mile River was carriod from ita foundations and 20,000 feet of logs swept away by the breaking of a dam. PROWSING ACCIDENTS. Jt was. reported here yesterday that two raftmen, int trying to secure a ratt in the Beaverkill, were drowned in Cook’s Falis. The cold weather is causing the streams to fail rapidly above, but yesterday the lower Delaware was still rising. REDUCING TAXATION. THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INDORSE THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS OF GOVERNOR TILDEN'S COMMISSION—SPIRITED MEETING O¥ MERCHANTS AND THE RESOLUTIONS THEY HAVE ADOPTED. The Produco Exchange, through their Board of Managers, have requested the Legislature, at a special meeting held on Wednesday, to pass upon the now constitutional amendments, while the Chamber of Com- merce was convened yesterday tor tho purpose of taking this same subject into serious consideration. 1t is a long timo since such a Jarge attendance graced the rooms of this body. Not only every available seat occupied, but many members had to stand and oc- cupy Mr, Secretary Wilson’s office adjoining. Mr, D, 8. Babcock, the President, occupied the chair, and, alter calling the meeting to order, stated the object ot the call, ana introduced Mr, William Alien Butler to the meeting. ‘THE PRINCIPLES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, Mr. Butler was well received, and in bis remarks commented apon the arduous labors performed by bis commission, and explained the reguits they sought to bring about, To begin, the commission decided that all changes of importance in the mode of governing cities should bo incorporated in the organic law of the State, so that the fundamental features of the reforms should not be exposed to continual change by the fluc- tuations 9f parties and other transient influences, As matters stand pow, one good Legislature enacts wholesome laws, which a following one may upset with impunity, as has been the case for a number of years past. Second, the cominission, iu {raming constitutional amendments, decided that they would include no mere matters of detail which might require modification, but which could only be changed with great dificuity if once incorporated in the fundamental law. Mr, Butler continued—Most of the changes recom- mended were dictated by tbe bitter experiences bad in this city during the past twenty years. Had similar provisions like those presented by his commission in the amendments proposed been incorporated in the coustizution of 1846, tho city debt, which at that time was loss than $12,000,000, could no more havo been increased to the enormous sum of $113,000,000 than the debt of the United States to tts present figures without undergoing # civil war, THE MODE OF EFPRCTING THE CHANGE, Tho speaker explained at length tho provisions of the amendments, which create a Board of Finance which is 10 possess the power of contirming thb nominations of the Mayor, This Board of Finance is elected by tho taxpayers and tho rentpayors. he subject of limiting the power of voting for this Board to taxpayers had becn ardently discussed in the commission, and it was unanimously decided to include the large class of rentpayers, who, although not direct owners of real estate yet pay heavily toward the maintenance of tho governm:nt and may be termed householders, Mr. Butler wound up his remarks with the expressed be- lief that when the proposed amendments were properly understood they would commend themselves to the suflrages of the people, His specch was enthusiastically applauded. ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION, President. Bavcock then Introduced Mr. Simon Stern, another member of the commision appointed by Governor 'tilaen, wh id :—The Chamber of Com- merce hus always beon held in groatestcem as a high toned boay, and their advocacy of the pro; amendment should bayo great weight with the Legista- ture. He advocated prompt action by the Leper on the amendments, the outcome of so much labor by the commission, Thero is dunger in deluy—unices tho bill ia pavsed at this session it will have to lay over tor two new legislatures, and in case of its failure better Umes will have arrived, When tho entire subject will be ignored RESOLUTIONS TO BE SENT TO THE LEGISLATURE. Mr, Seth Low, a member of the Chamber, proposed tho following resolutions :— Whereas in the month of May, 1875, the Legislature of this state, acting upon the suggestion of Governor Tilden, communicated by special message, created a commission to in regard Resolved, That in she opinion of this chamber the im- portance of the subject as evidenced by the Hnancial bur- dens of all our cities, and particularly of N dy thut the proposed umendments, embodyin the careful thought of w commission 40 appointed, be submitted to the people for adoption at_tho ourliest time leguily possibto—namely, in the tall of 1878, Resolved, Thas this camber does hereby earnestly urge upon tho present Lealslature to tako such setion with refer- ence to the proposed amendents as shall bring them in due course for npproval b the next Logisiature. Resolved, That ® nittoe of three be appointed to pravent thewo resolutions ¢o the Senate nod Asombly of the tuto, PRACTICAL MEASUREA, Mr, Low, in advocaung the foregoing, sa'd he doe sired to say a single word in rogard to what somo tay perhaps deem the non-coinmittal character of the roso- jutions. AS far as he way concerned ho was in entiro sympathy with the report of the commission and glad to bo an advocate of the amendments they suggested, But it seemed probable that mavy members of the chamber whom he had consulted and who wero not familiar with the report of the commission cared tittle to commit themselves ut this time on tho merits of the question, The existence in our municipal governments of crying eviis calling tor correction cannot be questioned. ‘The urgency of the heeded reform two years ago scemed to Governor Tilden so great as to call for a special mesenge suggest. ing the creation of this commission, and the result of their labors. as tho ouly practical measure beture tho public of a comprehensive character which looks to permanent rebef trom existing evils, springing as it does also from a commission go distinguished for ability and character and appointed tn go marked a manner, certainly deserves to be submitted to the people for adoption oF rejection without needless delay, A DIGEST OF THE AMENDMENTS, iliott F. Shepard seconded the resolution and the amendments namber three—First, a article to be called article 17; second, on to section 22 of article 3, to conlorm it to the new article 17; third, an amendment to section 1 of article 2, to author- ize the Legislature to try the experiment of minorny representation in cities, only on city matters, should it be deemed advisable. If the people of this State know the trusted eitizen-members of vbis com- Mission as wolk as the denizens of the cities from which they were selected know them, they will re- quire uo further indorsement of the proposed reform, but will accept and adopt it. The terrible real estate and financial depressioa from which this city has been long suffering bas arisen from the tremendous burden of taxation. It never was known in tho world thata city of one million popula- tion could be subjected to.an annual drain vpon ite ussets of thirty-five milion dollars (as has been our case) and continue to flourish, Thirty-five dotlars per capita every year {or every man, woman and child has beon exacied trom us. We have bot been able to stand it, and fui has, therefore, failen upon many, while capital has been driven away from us to other States of the Union and to foreign countries, The opportunity for this oppression and exaction arose from our boing deprived of a sule- Kuard which has been accorded to the villages, and many of the other cities of the State—to wit, that ‘no person shall vote upon any Fat ili to raise a tax or appropriate the same unless be shall at the samo time be habie to bo assessed tog such tax.’’ Give us that right, and our taxes will spoedily fall to the point a@fendurance. Will not the people of this State givo us this right, in the form of the proposed amendments ? Lot us earnestly appeal (o thom, under tho leadership o1 the decemvirate—the ten members of this non- partisan commission, It seems impossivle that the appeal should be in vain, Mr. George T, Hope and Mr. Gastay Schwab also spoke in Jayor of the regolutions, which, upon a vote being taken, were unanimously adopted, and the Board adjourned, Among the prominent gentlemen prosent were Messrs, Royal lnelps, George W, Lane, J. M. Brown, Captain Ambrose Snow, A. B. Miller, John F. Hoory and many other Jeading merchants, mombers of the chamber, EXTORTIONATR new amendment GAS COMPANIES, The town of Harrison, in Hudson county, N. J., has been lighted for years by gus furuished by a company which charged the exorbitant rate of $33 tor each lamp, A new gas company wis tormod, and made a proposition to the Town Council to light the streets for $20.a lamp. The other company, through some of the Councilmen, had a proviso inserted in the proposed contract with the new company that the latter should bo prepared to commence operations within a month, {his it was proceeding to do when the old company Kknuckled down and redncea their rato from $33 to $20 a lamp, thas confessing tho ex tortion practised on the taxpayers for yexra, Their bid being the lowest was, of course, accepted, - NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1877—WITH SUPPLEMENT. “THE STATE CAPITAL. Passage of the Commissioner Clauses of the Omnibus Bill. AN ORGANIZED OPPOSITION. Forcible Speeches by Senators Mor- : rissey and Woodin, THE SUPPLY BILL PASSED BY THE HOUSE. | (BY TELEGRAPH To THE HERALD.) ALpany, Maroh 20, 1877, Heaven and earth (though Heaven forbid) aro to be set in motion to defeat the reform bills jn tho Senate. Senator Morrissey said yesterday that he knew of meetings having been held apd money raised with this object, That is, the politicians have combined to slaughter measures designed to lighten taxation and reduce the debt of New York. Tho politicians are here with no high nor honest purpose, They crowded the gallery of the Senate this morning in anticipation of the Omnibus vill coming up tor a third = reading. It was early given out that Senator Jacobs was to lead off in she assault, to be followed by Senators Wagstaff, Schaon- maker, Starbuck, St. John and Bradley. Ail of these geutiemcn had it impressed upon their minds that the good of the democratio party required that theso bills should be consigned to tho tomb of the Capulots, but the event expected in the morning did gyt come off, apd ap adjournment was taken till four o’clock in tho afternoon, ‘Tho talk all day was about the effort of Tammany Hall, aidod by a free lance troop of republicans, to kill the Omnibus bill and those other bills that are designed to keep tt company, Mr. Ham- ilton Fish expressed his intention to give notice for a susponsion of the rules when the bills pass the Scnate, and he will have a caucus of republicans called to bring about union and harmony in the ranks of the party on these issues. ‘ Senator Woodin, it wag said, intended, had the bills been reached this morning, to read out the names of thoso politicians, attorneys and lobbyists who had come here to help in their doteat, tion of Woodin's got bruited about several members of the Tammany Hall Goneral Committee precipitately fled the gallery. 1 have heard it said that nine or ten republican Assemblymen are already ‘‘tixed,”” and the agreement 18 they shall be convenicutly absent when they are most needed. Pretty much the same game is going on in regard to several reform bills for Brooklyn: Tho bulldozing politicians of that city are here in simost as great a swarm as those {rom Now York, and the harvest of the professional lobbyists. promises well. ‘TRE AYTERNOON SEASION, Tho Senate again met at half-past four o'clock, and it was evident from the start that come attempt ata combination to delay action, on what 1s known ag the Omnibus bill, had been mado, as Mlibustering was freely. indulged tn. Morrissey was loud in his assertions that Tammany Hall bad been pulling a tight string on certain parties. Mr. Jacobs ralsod soveral points of order, which were com! by Mr. Woodin, anu nearly au hour was wasted » Then Mr. Gerard asked lor a postponement of the consideration of the bill, and made several motions tending that way, all of teh were voted down, Senator Gerard poke for some time, his priacipal reason for wanting the bill recom- mittea belog that he hadn’t had time to give its man’ provisions tho attention thoir importance demandea, 4 BLACK List, Senator Woodin replied that ho was bound to accept Senutor Gerard's statement that he bad no intention to delay action on this bill, but he did not think the Son- ator from the Seventh would like to have his aume scheduled with the list of officials who wore to be di: turbed by the passage of this measure. He had such list in bis pocket Not only their names but sketon of their history, and an accurate record of their pro- dictions as to nner tn which tlis bill was to be kicked and cufle id tattered and torn and finally deteated. The Senator's motion to recommit the biil would be a victory—not a victory for him, but for the horde of politicians who are bere, somo of them, per- haps, from choice, and others goaded by their masters, ‘What those poople want 18 delay, not good legislation ; but the taxpayers of New York do not want de'ay; on the contrary, they are mecting in that city to-day to encourage the Legislature to pass this bill, Mr. Gorard’s motion to recommit tne bill was lost by & vote of 19 to 11, THE SPRING RLECTION, Mr. Schoonmaker objected to the third section, prog ped ad 8 spring election, towhich Mr. Morrissey replied: “That he hoped the gentleman’s motion to recommit would not provall, Ho asks tne question, ‘Why do you want a spring election in the city of New York?’ In tho first place the Governor recommends it in his Mes- sige. In the next. place the commission ap- pointed by Governor Tilden likewise recom. mended jt. There aro two reasons. There is not any doubt about your getting better local offi cers in the city of New York by separating tho local election from the general election. Every porson in tue city of New York admits that, Now, sit, tbat is the reason why this provision was put in this bill, recommended by the Governor and the commission which Governor Tilden appointed. Mr, Woodin here broke in and asked, “I would liko to havo the Senator stato to the Senate it he knows any special objection to holding the charter election at the same time ag the other elections, "” Mr. Lgil ray 4 replied :—‘In 1863 they made the local election with the genoral election so that they could nominate any iperroo they liked and put it on the State tickot, They did not duro to put them ona single ticket. Thai 18 the reason why you should have tho local election separate from the general clection,” MORRISSEY’S REPLY TO JAcOns, Mr. Jacobs made a violent speech, denuaciatory of the measures, which, oa,he said, bore on the face ot them bargaining with tho republicans and taking away 5 the democrats what legitimately belonged to them. Mr. Morrissey at this got quite excited, and the floor having been yielded to him he dehvered tho tollow- ing forcible speech:—! think it due to the sena- tors here some in regard to what has been said by the Senator from the third. In my judgment be does not state this bill correctly, aud 1 think nobody knows it better than himeeli, hat the bill proposes to do, You abolish t ‘tment, of which the Pres- ident is a republican, and transfor it toa democrat, answer who was appoimted by the last Mayor and confirmed by the last Board of Aldermen, and that {8 one of the repablican departments to be abolished in tho city of Now York because the work can be done more economically than {tix now.’ Now you come to the Fire Department, and the President of the Board retains his position as president, and he 18 a republican. You como to the ‘atks and you retain a dem as President, aud you come to the Charit and you rotain the President there, who 18 also a democrat. Tho Committe on Cities was in favor of making only one head in that department, and the resident of that Board is a democrat. Tho Bourd cost $44,000 to run Inst year, Thoy ask for this year, Tho head of the Polico Departinent was asked before our committeo for how much they could run itas a bureau, and the reply wus $15,000. That is the reason why these changes are made, Now, Mr, President, this thing commenced yesterday morning. Jt was very evident to anybody that had any senso what it meunt. My judgment is thay my friend trom tne Third and Tammany Hati have joined bands—that is, Brooklyn and New York—on tho same issue, fem Jet them maxo that issue if thoy like, I um willing 'to accept 1t ns a democrat, and I am as good a democrat as the gentleman from tho Third or any other democrat around this cirole, The poople of the city of New York have asked for w reduction of expense in the city governmont. Tammany Mall happens to have moro men in the commissions than the republicans and thoretore they come here with tueir opposition and I can seo why you aro going to make very nearly a party ‘quer. tion of It Rolerence has been mado to influence in the Executive Chamber, but I think Governor Robinson has too much’ sense to bo influenced, There will bo obstacles put in tho way of this bill becoming a law. Meetings hav been held and monoy raisod In the city of New York to dofeat this and kindred measures. I bave never mado any trade with the republicans, and am tho last man fo do it; bot, as a ' democrat, im my Judgment ‘they "sbould bo — passed, and ‘I am only sorry to gov, from the — tem- per of the specch of the gentleman from the Third, that he ts trying \o make this a party measure, secollect, if you defeat these bilis it will be the people arrayed against the politicians, aud it will cost the democratie party trom 20,000 to 30,000 votes in the city ot New York. The bills are right, and if they were not I would be the last one to vote for them, The Gommisstoners had done nothing tor yoars past bot turn out or cut down the wages of poor men, and it was now about time they had an experience of the same wort themecives. DENUNCIATION FROM STARBUCK. Wagsta? objected to the twenty-second section, which provides for only two Commissioners of Charie Hes and Corrections over which (here was an uerimos debate between Jacoos, Woodia and Starbuck, the Jatter taking exception to a remark made by Sena: tor Woodin that if te had the power he would’ ex minate the democratic patty us a@ political organizi tion, fle deprecated the character of the leg- islation being carried on, which was based on partisanship = and corrupt =— bargaining. Let the Senator fromthe Twenty-ifth stand up in his manhood and admit that itis simply a schemo in republican interests mado none sg by striking hands with a tow dissatisied democrats, MORKISSEY AND TAMMANY MALI, Morrissey was again on bis feet and hurled back th sinuation that he was in any way @ party to ano When this inten. scheme. He arraigned Tammany Hall in terms, and recited the corrupt measures which wero made possibic in times gone by through that agency, WXBY SUPPORTS THY Bibin Senator Bixby said he had retrained thus far trom any part in the discussion, but to the genoral features of the bill be was thoroughly committed, He reviewed the several provisions, and, im regard to depart. men: © thought one Commissioner quite enough for the Fire, two for the Charities and Correct nd two aimed that the dissatisiaction in for the Polige, Hi New York to tho present conduct of the government ‘Was universal, NOT PARTISAN. Mr. Schoonmaker insisted that these bills wero purely partisan, and seouted the idea that they were actually measures of retorm. The ouly reform thoy meant was the retorm of giving power to republicans. Mr, Wagstafl's motion to recommit was lo: nd then Mr. Jucobs moved to strke out the section which put the Fire Department in the hands of a single Com- missioner, The movon was lost by a vote of 18 to 11. PASSAGK OF TH BILL. ‘The bill was finally passed by a vote of 20 to 11, Mossre, Morrissey and Bixby being the only democratic Senators voting in tho affirmative, DEMOCRATS EXPLAIN. Nearly all of the democratie Senators mado personal explapations, giving, as their reason for voting against the Dill, that they believed it to be burgainiog away democratic interests to the republicans, Woodin made a passionate reply, denying that it was ® partisan measure, and detending the motives of Morrissey and Bixby in voting for it. Up to the last moment it was supposed that Gerard would have vored for the bill, but the shadow of partv was too great for bim. Wagstaff, too, whose recent treatment by Tammany Hail way not tho most agreeable, was thought to be incapable of being bull-dozed, but he also yielded to the pressure, The main ends ot the bill’ are those Morrissey gave expression to in the fainous meeting of department beads and ro. formers at the City Hall inonths ago, SPRING BLKC DOCKS. The other accompanying bilis relative to a spring election and the Mock Department are up for a third Teading to-morrow, PASSAGE OF THE SUPPLY BILL. The House speut most of the day in the further dis- cussion of the Supply bill, and it was finally pasaed by @ voto of 58 yeas, Just one Vote ovor tho requisite two- thirds, An eflort was made to disiodge an appropria- tion of $40,000 for swing bridges, but it tailed, Every member living on or within twenty tile of & canal wanted the prico of a swing bridge in- | sorted, and as.all these hung together like a swarm of bees they proved more than a match for tho rest, who took no interest in swing bridges. Tbe Senate, however, will attend to this matter, and these swing REE will prove as airy phantoms as castios in the clouds, A TIMELY BILL. Mr. Moller, of Westchester, introduced a reasonable Dill to prohibit persons holding official positions in any city-of the State from acting as referces, receivers or assignees during thoir term of office. ‘Tho isea of the Dill suggested itsolt to him from finding a man acing as recetver of a certain corporation who held at the Same time an office ja one of the city departments, If he could afford to givo all his time to the recoiver- ship bo was clearly not needed in the department, JUDICIARY BILLS REPORTKD. Among a series of bills reported from tho Judiciary Committee by Mr. Stravan Were the bill to authorize tho election of women to school offices with a favor- able report, and the bill to prohibit gambling in stocks and to probihit country judges from practicing at the Bar, both adversoly. GOOD YOR PROSPECT PARK. The special committee on the bill to enable the city of Brooklyn to raise means for the further improve- ment of Prospect Park by an tesue of bonds to the ox- tent of $200,000 made by tts chairman, Mr, MvGroarty, @ favorable report, and the bill was read a third ume and passed, It was so amended that the bonds are to bo called Park bonds, and the moncy to pay for them 4s to bo raised by taxation in Brooklyn proper only, the eastern division being exempted. CHEATING THE DEMOCRATS. Mr. Martin Nachtinan could stand it no longer, and the outrage 18 certainly very galling to any trac demo- cratic spirit, so be offered « privileged resolution ro- citing in effect the mean dodges und shilts by which the republican party in the Logisiature has staved off the reapportiontment of the State so as t serve thelr supremacy, und he called upon the Apportionment Committes to report a bill within ten days. The reso- lution went over, WHAT JOH STRIN SAW. Mr, Joseph Stem saw tn imagination tho new Capitol sailing down to New York when he oflerod his resolu- tion this morning that the bill to remove the new Capitol be cousidered in the frst Committee of tho Whole, An objection from Mr. Williams, the Chatau- qua member, {vil like a wet blanket on his bopes; but Now York may get the Capitol yet. AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION, Mr. Fish handed in a concurrent resolution amend- Ing the constitution, similar to that presented tn the Senate, and embodying a digest of the views of the Municipal Charter Commission on the Government of Cities, “WHRRKSORVER THE CARCASE 18,” Prominent among the bost of politicians who floated around the Capitol wore ex-speaker Billy Hitchman, ex-Superintendent of Police Kelso, ex-County Clerk Charley £. Loow, Alderman Purroy, Alderman ‘iuomcy, Coroner Flanagan, Richard M. Morrison, Edward Galo, Edward Kearney, Major Mooney and Owen Murphy. Bomo were happy and sanguine, others were anxious and feartul. ‘tho Brooklyn politiciaus wero repre+ sented by ex-Assomblyman Jobn H. Bundis, ex-Assem- biyman Tunis Van Pelt Talmage, Congressman W. J, Veeder, Supervisors Brown, Byrne ana Tierney and Major Quevodo, Next week this distingulshod list will receive considerable additions, OUR RUSSIAN VISITORS, VISIT OF CAPTAIN THE GRAND DUKE ALEXIS TO VICK ADMIRAL ROWAN ON THE FLAGSHIP POWHATAN—AN IMPERIAL SALUTE, At ten o'clock A. M. yesterday Vice Admiral Stephen A. Kowan, accompanied by Flag Lieutenant William T. Burwell, in the steam launch Pocahontas, wout on board his flagship, the United States steamer Pow- hatan. At clevon o'clock Captain Shafrof, command- ing the Russian corvette Bogatyr, and Captain Tir- tof, commanding the Russian corvette Askold, came on board the United States flagship Powhatan to call on Vice Admiral Rowan and Captain Fillebrown, com. manding tho Powhatan, Stepping from tho steam launch the Russian captains passed up the sido stairs and wero received at the gangway by Captain Eille- brown, Executive OfMcer Chadwick and the officers of tho deck. The marine guard were drawn up, in cbargo of the orderly sergeant, on tho starboard side of the quarter dock, and presented arms as the Russian oficors came on board, Passing, in company with the Cap. tain and Executivo Officer, into the Admiral’s cabin, they were received by Vice Admiral Rowan, Atter their call was over they were again accompanied to tho gangway by the officers who received them, the guard presenting arms as at thir arrival, VISIT OF THE RUSBIAN GRAND DUKE At twenty minutes to twelve the Admiral’s bargo of tho Svetlana, flying the Captain's pefnant, left the Russian flagship with Captain tho Grand Duke Alexis on board, Tho barge arrived along- wide the Powhatan at half-past twelve, and Hie Imperial Highness on reaching the quar. ter deck of the flagship was received by Admiral Rowan, Captain Filiebrown, Executive OMcer Chad- wick, Flag Lieutenant Burwell and the officer of the dock, the ensign on duty being at the gangway. Tho marine guard, drawn upon the starboard side of the deck, presonted arms as His Imperial Highness Captain the Grand Duke Alexis reached the quarter deck, Tho Grand Duke, with Admiral Rowan, Cap- tam Fillebrown and flag Lieutenant Burwell, then walked back to the Admiral’s cabin, Where they spent some twenty minutes in conversation. Leaving the cabin at five minutes to ono His Imperial Highness left the Powhatan, being escorted to the gang’ Admiral Rowan, ‘Captain Fillebrown, Execut' cer Chadwick and Flag Licutenant Burwell, guard of marines, commanded by Keiton, presenting arms as on his tho ensign on duty being at the gangway. the Captain arrival, Tho rowors then drew tho sixteon-oared barge, with His Imperial Highnoss the Grand Dake on board, to a suitaple d tance from ihe side ot the Powha ative Of cer Chudwick then gave the word, and first report ofa royal salute of twenty-one guns thundered from the nine-inch Dablgren guns of the United States flagship, as tho Russian ensign was given to the broozo irom the main, After the almost deafening canponade kept up by the heavy guns of the Powbatan was over the Russian flagship Svotlana returned the fulute with a like number of guns, running up the Atverican ensign, and displaying it at tho fore as the first gun was fired. Tho Grand Duke was im full dress of dark green and gold, with sword and cocked hat, and wore two orders on his breast, Admiral Rowan lett lagship at half-past two, ac- companied by his Fiag Lieutenant, disembarking from tho Powhatan’s steam iaunch at the foot of Twenty. third street, At half-past two o'clock the Grand Duke Alexis came ashore from the Svetlana, unaccompa- Died, at the foot of Twenty-third street, ARRIVAL OF A COURIER TO THE PLEGT. Prince Deandoukofl-Korsakot, bearer of despatehos from the Emperor ot Kussta, arrived yesterday from St. Petersburg via Liverpool, with despatches and letters for tho Grand Dukes ‘Alexis and Constantino and tho officers of the fleet, Ho i the son of the vernor of Kiev, and is a midshipman of tho flagship Svetlana, who was left sick at Malta when the fleat were thore. Tho Grand Duke Constantine and several officers went astoro av balf-post tive in the Svetlana’s steam launch and dined at Dolmonico’s, the occasion being the birthday, or saint's day, ot one of the officers, The New York and Army and Navy clubs have made the Grand Dukes Alexis and Const tine, the Admiral and officers of the Ruesian squadron, honorary members vuring their stay in Now York. AP THK BROOKLYN RINK, Several of the Svetiana’s officers, in company with somo of the officers of the American flagship Pow- hatan visited the skating rink im Brooklyn last evens ing, and somo of them essayod their fortune on the treacherous rollers, Before the commencement of the grand sport, tho band 11 compliment to the Rassian visitors played the Russian national avthem, the party remaining uncovered during the porformance, FALSE PRETENCES, violent ’ ROE AND ROE. A Woman’s Story Told and Retold Under Difficulties. INGENIOUS BRUTALITY. Even the Little Roes Oppressed by Their Father, A HUSBAND a “FUN.” Newaura, March 29, 1877, Bright and early this morning a merry, fushtonoblo crowd assembled in the Court House, and long before the opening of the case of Roe vs, Roe the Iadics—a large and vory beautiful delogation—chattea gayly and the air was instinct with silver whispers and the taint iragranco of early flowers. Probably a handsomer dozen than the Indies who occupied the usual jury box could not be found ~—withous Jong search, Golden. blondes, ebon brunettes and all the yarious intermediate nico shades of hair and comptexion were present in noble embodi- ments, and the scene at the opening of the Court was brilliant, indeod, Mrs, Roe, the plaintiff’ in the case, has established for horself a fame among tho legal pro- ‘fession, For two hours she was cross-examined ad never once contradicted hyrself, Her mind seemed | ever alert, She answered under a hundred different forms the same question the same way a hundred times. Sho did not rely on a faulty memory to got over rough spots, but went on in her answering with the saine even and deliberate method that had charac. terized her since sho took the stand on Wednesday morning. Tho cago for Mrs, Roe was closed to-night, and tho defence opened; but from ull appearances it would seem that the case will fast until Saturday, THE PROCEEDINGS. Mrs, Roo was recalled to the stand when court was opened this morning, and Mr. Bangs continued the cross-exarination, Four hours of tho most rigid ques- tiontng failed to shake one of the statements given in the direct testimony, It was sought to discover if_tha defendant’s conduct bad always been cruel, and the wifo, whom ho had abused for yoars, searched through all the faded flowers of memory and could find but two. poor weeds; she remembered that once, tong | ago, sie wanted a peach and he sent South for’ it; onco again he looked ail over town | for corn bread, becauso she asked {t; sho sal she had been three years trom school when she married the defendant, When asked if darmg that time sho bad over been taught how to care for a house aud regulate its economy, she answered *¥es;” sho had governed ber grandmother's house in Buflalo and ber uncle's house in Washington, D. C.; she remem- bered having stated to several parties that she thought Mr Roe was insano; she explained that she had never volunteered any such information; she made tho state- ments to persons who spoke to hor of MR, ROK'S CRUELTY, she wanted to excuse him to them and lessen his ro- Sponsibility; 1t was not with the intention of detract. ing from his dignity that sho made these statements; she believed im her heart that tho man was ingane at times, “Did you ever say you thought anyone else in the house was tnsano’’’ usked Mr, Bangs. Mrs, Roo remembered once having said to Margarot Doran, who was acting very strangely, “You must be crazy.” Hier husband once threatened that he would link her nawe with a man’s and thos bring her to his feet, for ho knew how scandal worried her; gentlemen culled to sce Mrs, Roe and she sent them away, stating that her duties were up stairs, for fear somo talk might bo occasioned by her husband and Mr. Clark, a relative of his; she knew of a will other than the one admitted to probate by the Surrogate; did not know whether tt was destroyed or not, only knew she bud not goen it since before old Mr. Roe died} after Mr. Roe’s father died he tried to ‘induce her to sign deeds and mortgages; he wanted to turn his roal estate into personal property, be aid, so that he could will {t away as ho pleaged and leave’ herself and ehil- dren without anytuing; ho abused her betore her lit- Uo daughter one morning, and when the little girl be- came frightened and was about to leave the table he ordered her to ait still and raised his hand to strike her; on that occasion she rushed at him aud told him not to dare strike her child; that ho would never strike her as long ag sho was alive to protect her; he pushed Mrs. Roe and she fell on the flocr, “Yes, I rushed at hin again," she said, “when 1 got. up, ana did not let him hit the little ono”? Ones ho fought with her be. cause she had given up the best room to the sick child and nurse; he took her piano away from her because he said he did not want any man to hear her sing or play; hoe took her horse and phacton away, then gavo thein back to her, then took them away again, On redirect oxamination she sworo that her husband had called her vile names; that she heard it given asa reason why a certain iriend of hers did not call that Mr. Clark and Mr. Roo had divcussed her personal conduct in a public placo m Newburg; when she spoke to Mr. Koo about ithe said be hud heard the ‘criticisms of her conduct nnd had no doubt they were true; sve said if her husband would not protect her | from theso vilo slanders she would have to do it as best she could herselt ; when in Chester, England, she forgot one morning to bring down his paper to the breakfast table, and ho began to abuso her in the presence of the waiters; hesaid “You are not dome your duty, you know you are paid to travel with and watt on me;’? subsequent to this the servants insulted her, a8 they believed what they had heard Mr. Roo say, DR. VOLK'S TESTIMONY, Df. Polk, of New York city, was the next witness called, He testified to tho fact that he attended Mrs Roe in 1871, at No. 49 Weat Twenty-fifth street, New York, and found her suffering trom epicarditia and endicarditis, and ono night hoe and Dr. Flint left her it was not expected that she would live untl morning. This 13 the occasion when Mrs. Proudfoot, whose 1es- tlmony is published below, heard Mr. Koo aay, “You are not sick, get up.” A BROTHER'S TESTIMONY, Mr, Norton, the brother of Mrs. Roo, who is spoken of as having gove to Europo with her asa protector, was next calied. He confirmed tho story of cruel treatment by tho dejendant and narrated many other incidents of ‘crnelty forgotton or omitted in the testi- mony of his sister. ‘I'ue greater part of his evidence, howevor, was in support of the specifications alleged in his sister's diroct testimony. His direct examina- tion occapied tho latter part of the morning hour, and when it closed a recess for dinner was taken. AVTER After the dinner hour r¢ 4 Norton was crosa- examined by counsel fur the dete! He eatd he had received money from Mr. Roc since his return from Kurope, for which he nad rendered no service; ro- ceived tho money at various times of from one to two months apart, Redirect by Mr, Burnott—When Mr, Roo first wanted me to go to Europe | refused, us | oad @ good situa. tion at the time; Mr. Roe told me at the time that he was going into tho publishing busin would give me an iterest in the business of mo $10,000 a year if would give up my situation in New York and go across the ocean with him; Mr. Roe has neither givon mo tho business interest he prom- ised nor the $10,000, MU, ROE'S MOTHER ON THE STAND, Mrs, Mary 8, Norton, mother of tho plutotiff, was next called, She testified that at presont gheeesides at Cornwall with Mr. James; visited ber daugh- ter several times alter her marriago to de- fendant; first visit. occurred at tho — birth of plaintifs first child; did not see any Instance of cruel treatment during that visit; made « Visit at the birth of her dunghter’s recond child March, 1875; during this Inst she heard Mr. Roe use linguage to bis wife, at the breakfast table, too vile filthy to be repeated ia public; Mrs, Roo made no reply to his tirade; witness remonstrated with Mr. Roe for his vile language, and asked him to remember that Dr, Fiint, of New York, had said that her duagh- tor might drop dead at any moment 11 subjected to any undue excitement, MR. ROWE OPINION OF WOMEN, Mr. Roe toid witness that ho considered women no better than dogs, and only fit for such treatment as was accorded doxs; said that he regretiod that the old Engheb law, allowing a man to whip bis wife with a siick no biguer than his thumb, was not in vogue now; whon iittle Annie was sick Mr Roo would tallow any food except bread and toa or milk to be taken to hor in the nursery; he said that Annie was well cnough to come down to tablo; Annie finally got a little pies of steak, and Mr, Roe came in while she was eating it; he was vory angry, and was about to punish tho little ehild, When Mra Roe interfored; Mr. Roe pasned her away and then sored her by the wrisis; when he relea his hold there was blood on both’ Mrs Roots wri this took place on a sab elie h. Tho cross-examination d nothing but conflrination of the direct testi- ys Klizabeth MeDonald was the next witness called, Eight years ago she was in the service of complainant und defendant Sho relisted several sceves of cruel treatment of which sho was witness, TNK TESTIMONY OF A ROT, James G, Roe, a distant relative of the defendant, was nextcalled. He was present at a meeting in Mra. Colburn's house, at which tt was sought to make an arrangement for a separation; remembered that Mr. Roo offered to give Mrs. Roo $2,000 a year, pay the wages of a nurse, gt p custody of the boy until Xyears'of ogo, phe girl to gu to anyone she Mrs, Rov | said shp could not live rz at sum; heard defendant say to his wife that if ever she returned to his house she wonld return to tyranny; once witness told defendant that ho should try to couciliate his wile and not expect too much from hor; he sard she must be submissive to his will; witness asked to what limit he Miss Agnes Force of No, 292 Court street, Brooklyn, caused the arrest of George Peters, aged twonty years, of No, 146 Carroll street, on a charge of obtaining a dia. mond ring from her under falso pretences The ring 13 valued at $50, Voters wa Tooked up in the Butler Street Station House to answer, would go With this doctrine of submission; defendant said the only way to deal with Mrs, oo was to mako her abjectiy submissive; witness and Mr. Roe were, at the timo of this conversation, sitting before an open grato fire, and witness “You Cannot expect your wile to thrast her b to that fra if you toll ber to;”’ defendant answer {fl wid ber to put her hand in the fire she would Lave to do fatber-ip-la' only will of ber father-in-law; Mrs. Roe to give submission to her husband and be as dutiful a as she could be; in it she also denies any nts bbe may bave made b th id hy Smad Pai ond’s sanity and says they were ie pas. mn; also that she did not believe her husband had started derogatory statements consented her, © RATHER SUICIDE THAN WA i. - To redirect questions witness answered that he had heard Mrs, Roe say, after her separation from her hua and, that the Hudson River would be preferable home in the same house with her busband; Aira. when she was signing the paper just putin, sigued it unwillingly; witness asked Mrs, Koo could not use her woman’s wits and devise method by which this court scene could Mrs. the fiw the paper uso sho thought snd ‘itness the caso for the would whereby With the testimony of th: plaintiff was submitted to the Judge, and an adjourn- Sens sranted to allow counsel for the defence time to conter. THE KVENING SESSION, When the court reassembled to-night Mr. Bangs, counsel for Mr. Roo, moved to dismiss the complamt, on the ground of insufficient evideuce, and the motos was denied, MK now's TESTIMONY, Mr. Roe was calicd as a witness on his own behalf, and the charges alleged against him on the complaiat aud evidence were taken up serialim, » ‘Three-quarters of them ho acknowledged to be true. The othor fourth ho said be had no recollection of The only charge ha denied was that be pomted a p:stol at his wife's In connection with this denial be told an amusin; anecdote of Mrs. Roo having taken the chambers out-of his p stol and soaked the cartridges in water, so thay they would not go off, ALL YOR FUN. . He explatned that when he struck and abrsed his wito he did it eee he seems to feeb hod @ great dread of being compelled to accept a Leute Co own family, and out of this much of the trouble p= pears to have grown. He wanted to be comufiader-)n- chiet und shaped all his actions to procure that ole- vated domestic position, Whea Judge adjourned the case he complimented Mr. Bangs on the expedition with which he had prose= cuted tho examination of his principal witness, PRESIDENT NOYES IN JAIL FAILING TO PROCURE BAIT, HE 18 CONSIGNED TO PRISON, A sharp and unexpected move was made yosterday in tho case of Mr. Benjamin Noyes, who ts held by the New Jersoy authoritiog, ‘at Newark, upon a charge of having conspired to cheat and defraud the policy-holders of tho New Jersey Mutual Insurance Company. During the day Judge Dapue- verbally direeted Colonel G. N. “Abeel, the County Prosecutor, to have the prisoner romoved from tho Purk House to the County Jail, As the Prosecutor Was congratulating himself that the caso so far bad boon most satisfactorily manngod, and that the pros.’ pects were that before mght the wholo affair would be settled to the satistaction of all partios so faras buil und a restoration of assets were concerned, ho was quite surprised at the Jud, order, to petilied the ollicer in charge of Noyes at tho Park House that “Judge Depue directs that Benjamin Noyes be ia- stuntly taken and lodged in the county jail’? Mr. Noyes and his counsel were also completely tuken aback. It had been arranged to hold a conference in tho evening and push toa final understanding in the case, ‘This somewhat upset his plang, A carriage was called and Mr. Noyes was whirled to tho jail, Ho was accom panied by Judge Levi Bradiey and Counsellor Guid, and was assigned comfortable quarters in the new pari of tho jail, recently titted up as a witness chamber, iret occupant of the new apartment. ; Diligent search last might failed to fud any of Noyes’ counsel or the counsel for the Mutaal Company. No conference was held at the Park House. If any wae held it is bolieved to have been held im New York. ‘The impression 18 that Noyes’ counsel will now burry up ‘the $20,000 bail. THE ANCIENT ORDER OF HATS. SECOND DAY'S BESSION—THE FLECTION OF NA. TIONAL OFFICERS—THE CATHOLIC cnURCE AND SECRET SOCIETIES. Tho members of tho National Convention of the An- clent Order of Hibernians met again yesterday morn. ing mm Tammany Hall, Thero was a much larger attendance than upun the first meeting, as a Inrye number of the delegates did not urrive in tho eity until alate hour on Wednesday evening and were unadie to bo present. At the opening of tho ses. sion, on motion Mr. J. J. Donovan, of San | Francisco, was selected as temporary zhairman, And. Mr, James O’Brion, of Troy, N, Y., temporary sec- retary, The first business called up was the reportiof the Committee on Credentials and Contested Seats, which was appointed on Wednesday night. They ro- ported unanimously in favor of tho original list’ of delegatos, which embraces membors from evory Stato in tho Union and representatives from the varioug branches of the Order tu the city. THY CHURCH AND THR ORDER. ‘The delogates will to-day discuss the question in ref- erence to the misunderstanding between the Order and the Catholic Church on the question of secret societics, Tho Hibernians disclaim any idoa'of presenting them- selvos in a position of antagonism to the Church or its + opinions and dogmas, and they regret that they should have been misunderstood in this“ reapect. They propose, however, to set themscives right before ‘tho Church and tho world, They have no doubt that a reconciliation and a prop understanaing cau be brought about simply by a cloat explanation of tho nature of their organization and the objects of the Order. They claim that the Urder is not What the Catholic Church understands as » secret socl- ety. They also claim to be a purely benev- oleat association, without any moro « crecy than pertains to such sucteties in general, A committee has been appointed to draw up a paper containing & full statement of the object and alms of the Order, showing that they do not confict with any ideas of the Church in any of the essential points of its doctrines, This document, in the first instance, will ~ be presonted to Cardinal McCloskey, wbo will make its contents known tothe Chufch, A copy of it will be forwarded at tho same time to the Holy Father ut Rome, with such comments ns His Excellency the Cardinal may consider necessary. The delegates this afternoon will discuss the point of explanation submitted by Yhis committee, but it ig safo to state thut there will bo few if any dissenting Voices trom this plan of conciliation with the Ghureb, Considerable compiaint is made against the Navy Dopartment by a lurgo body of workmen who wera discharged from the Brooklyn Navy Yard on the 26th of February, and who from that date to the present havo not been able to get their wages. The meu, 500 in number, wore thrown out of employmont on the ground of the exbanstion of the fund for the Construction Bureau, It 1 said, however, that the money which should have been paid to them was ex. pended in (he purchase of supplies, so that they have to await such time as the department may see fit to move in their bebalf and obtain the tneans to pay their wages, As many of these poor mon are in abso~ luto want it 18 a matter of serious importance that they should be paid at once, NEWARK METHODIST CONFERERCE, At the close of the morning@ession on Wednesday the Confererce had belore it @ proposition for a slaughter committee, who should quielly desapitate Inefficient and incapablo preachers, so that the public would not know whose head was to come off until the operation had been performed, The Conference, after a brict discussion by Drs. L, R, Dann, J. T. Crano and others, Inid the proposition on tho table, The ministry, as Dr, Crane remarked, ts for the Church, and not the Charch for the ministry, and @ ery true minister, when he finds that he ts generally unaccept- able and inefficient, will resign without being come polled thereto by a committee, CONFERENCE VISITORS. A number of visiting brethren from other contor- ences, including among them dactors and bachelors of divinity, were introduced by the Bishop, Among these were Drs, Winthrop of Troy; Haven, of Syracise Unt vorsity; Reid, the Missionary Secretory; Graves, I’re- siding Elder, of New York East Conioronce; Rolyoa, of the Now Jorsey Conference. The steward’s cali for moneys for conlerence claimants was continued, The question of the value of church proporty was then taken up. It was show moog other things, that there are sixty churches im tho Jersey City dis. trict—three last year—of tho ostt- maied value of $744,100, Nineteon parsonages, of tho value of $102,000, oxist. But there must be” a rebate of twenty-live per cent for decrease in values from this aggregate, and a further reduction of $187,504 debt upon this property; tuen the equity value Will bo $447,071. Tho ost expensive church in tho district cuxt $84,000 and the loast expensive $700. The church at Passaie, which was threatened with extinction a year ago becauso of its heavy debt, nag been redeemed, This is the church where Miss Anua, Oliver preachos, and where a revi’ under her min istry, pas added sixty members to the roll The Preachers’ Meoting of New York, it will be remey bered, refused to give her a hearing. Under Tunison’s wise financial management subscriptions the extent of $31,000 a year for three yours. been pledged, and thia will prove the rr of the church, The revival interest haw» | prevailed in the district gained 200 converts; St. straw, 130; Bloomingdale, 120 Chureb, Hoboken, 80, and lessor nut charges, making aa aggregate of 1,100 4m Modding Chareh, whore the off $2,900 of floating debt and collection thirty-three and one-third forty-two churches all the memes intoxicating liquors, aud in many orgsnisations exist. * ee, CHARGED WITH THBFT, canes : Dotective Roche, of the Third. 4 lyn, arrested Francis atroot, last evening, on a ‘atch and cheii of Bedford avenues ne ot avenuo, near