The New York Herald Newspaper, March 31, 1877, Page 6

“THR ROD DIVORCE SMT The Doctrines of Fun and Submission Explained in Court. SHAKESPEARE AT MIDNIGHT. Slapping the Secretary of War in the Face. ‘“WILLIE’S OFF THE HANDLE.” NewscrG, March 30, 1877, This morning stole softly across the Hudson and ushered in a day of ethorial mildness. The bill-top eity awakened from its sleep rather earlier than usual and business was in operation long before its appointed hour in order that its conductors might have an op- portunity vo attend court and hear of the want of good- wil! among the Roes, Notwithstanding that this is Holy Week and that the day {x the most sanctifled in all the calendar, a larger delegation than any yet tm attendance was on hand at court to see the skeleton of the “Lodge” grimace and chatter from the witn stand, Although most of the facts elicited in tho trial of the Roe divorce case have been public property here for months the interest in the case !s such as to call to- gether at every sitting of the tribune vast crowds of men and women, To-day was pre-eminentiy a “ladies? day’ at Newburg, and I have been told tlint a metropolitan ‘pera company would not evoke one-half the attention this trial bas, In many respects tho trial! has been upsatistactory to the morbid minds of that sensation loving class resident in all communities, and not wanting here. All the racy, or rather repugnant, features of the caso have, by agreement of counsel, been suppressed, and none but those of ordinary in- terest have been made public. For apstauce, the foul tangunge and cpithet, so — liberally bestowed on the plantit by her husband, have been reduced to writing, and in that torm submitted to the Court, From the testimony in the sase, even that produced by the defence, it would veem that the luxurious surroundings of the Roo amily were dolce cose a vedere, sed dole inganni, for the outward splendor of the mansion home served mly to make more deplorable the misery resident wuuin The detence bas almost exhausted its list of witnesses, yet no one has yet been brought forward to testify that on any occa- sion ba or she has seen the couple to this action in that loving companionship popularly sup- posed to be the portion of the wedded, Everyone had gome growl or altercation to testify to, and it Is but justice to the plaintiff! to state that 1 a majority of in- Blances the delendant mitiated the trouble. 1t isin evidence that the defendant thinks women are ho better than dogs; that he thinks a wile should be so abjectly submissive as to thrust ber band ipto the fire it so ordered by her husband; that he regards marriage as a matter of burter and sale, 1t having been sworn to that he told his wife in the presence ol witnesses that she was paid to travel with and attend him. In bis testimony the defendant has sworn that he 1s wathetic (?) 1m his tustes; that,ge is foud of dogs; that he doos not like Music and werse to the society of ladies. A SIGHT SIURT SCENE, To-day’s, proceedings were, exceedingly Interesting, no less on account of the number and beuuty of the ladies in attendance than tor the developments recorded, ‘Theodore Tilton in a night sbirt, officiating, jn conjunction with Bessie Turner, as a hanging com- mittee, tiuds almost a counterpart in Mr. Roe, similarly attired, spouting Shakespeare at tbe solemn hour uf midnight. He added declamation to bis many other eccentricities and bas been known to bold forth for hours on the woes of Desdemona, the romance of Juhet and the melancholy of Hamlet. ‘This being a proper trial the record of the Court ts unadoroed by any Word description of how the nether anatomy of Mr. Roe looked during these periods of histrionie treuzy. His night! sbire often tluttered with the vebemeuce of his delivery, and he often posed bim- Self in the attitude of Colossus: of Rhodes, astride the patterns on tbe carpet young gentleman—he describes himself as a bro- ke amv all the way from New York to testify that Mrs. Roe told him once, be didn’t remember when, that ene slapped Mr. Stanton’s face when that gentle- man was Secretary of War, Another gentleman, also ol the guild of brokers, testitied to some heroic nurra- tives poured into his eager ear by the fair plamuff. ‘The detendynvs mother also testified, and was a much more favorable witness jor her son than he bim- self bad been. THE PROCEEDINGS. Mr. Koe was the first witnesa called. He did not recollect driving away and leaving Mrs, Roe in the bouse when be had promised totake her out riding; it he did go it was done to tease her; he told Mr, Col- duro in a joke that be did not care mu lor his daugh- ter Annie, or giris in general; he always loved his daughter very dearly; he told his wite that under the strict interpretation of the word “submission” if he told her to put her hand in the fire she must co it; he heyer intended to tell ner to do such a thing; does not remember anything about the card playing in the house at New Windsor; he did say at that time that if he went to Europe be would preter to go alone or with a party of gentiemen; ne and his wile often bad dis- cussions as to parental authority; be has told her that daughters should be governed altogether by the mother, but that boys alter leaving tender years should ‘be governed almost entirely by the father; bis wife agreed with bim in this theory, wit las always failed to put it im practice; never sought young ladies’ society while at West Point; when he married bis wile had absolutely. no Knowledge of temipine nature; he loved bis wile when he married her, aud has loved her more and more up to almost this time; never wished to hurt her or mal hor unbappy; be has tried to promote his wife’s hap- pinoss since marriage by letting Ler act according to ber own laste, even When it intertered with bis com- fort; he spent ais time painting and writing and piay- ing cards with his wile, A ROE-VING GAMBLER, Ho is what may ve called a gambler, having played games of chance for money at other places beside his house; bis wile always knew of his business epter- prises; he has always been pertectly willing U Should go into society, and took pains to procure what- ever she wanted for that purpose; Mrs, Koe’s temper is exceedingly ‘vioient; when she 18 bersell she ia ex- ceedingly kiud and unselfish; if he opposed ber in any- thing she would become very angry; Mrs, Roo had the idea that bis mother and Mr. Clark were in the hab of giving him advice inimical to her; sbe was constantly calling bim imsano; the charges of insanity were generally tho result of passion; always persopally instructed bis children, giving an hour or two every day; Mrs. Roe bestowed very little care, to his knowledge, on the jon of little Annie; Margaret Dolan bas had pri charge of the children; when Mrs. Roe jeit his house last all, Margeret Ictt with her; Mra. Roe hud goue to New York three or four times without bis ent; she went there to see Mrs. Colburn and Judgo Faucher; remembered Mrs, Roe having an attack of hysterics §=at the Orange Hotel be- cause he would not allow her to leavo her room; be was not violent toward her at that tine; Mrs, Roe always had one norse at ber disposal; he was constantly mviting ner to ride with him, and they were riding together nearly all the time; on tivo occasions he deprived his wile of the use of hor | horse; on one o away all night; she would ccasion she left his house and stayed ot tell him where she had and then be touk her borse and carriage away from her; be told Jobe Flynn, the coachman, that if Mrs. Roe wanted him to bitch u horse he was to tell her that Mr. Roe bad told nim that if he did so he would lose bis place; at the conference in New York at Mr. Colburn’s house he tola tis wile that if she returned to bim she would duly have her legal rights; he has often told his wife that his happle ness lay in her power; never took the children away from tho house without her consent; has never bad any doubt vo his wife’s purity, and has never ex- pressed any other bel THE “GROWLERY.”? He had a room in his own house which he used for his pwn use exclusively; the room was called the “Growlery ,” be used to write and paint in this room; the name ‘Growlery” was given to the room by Mrs. Rue, because he used to go in there when angry. Crous-examined by Mr. Burnet—Mrs. Roe gave a great deal of aflection to ber children and, when not wish him, a great deal of ca was Very moth- brly with them and careful as to thelr morals (tho girl is nine years old); never formally presevted his wite with any*borse or carringe; it was understood that abe should bave the use of the Brett; he bought it for hor; he never gave his wife a set of furnitar be gaye her, # sob of furniture as bis wil b or n individual; when he told uM et Dolan that she must go with his wife and children if they left the house be had no thought that wite would leave him; he received communications from Mar. gare, while, sho, was absent with Mrs. Roe 4 her children, and believes that Margaret evdeayored to make Mrs, Hoe believe that she was a oriend 1; does nut believe that Muryaret meant 10 tw be treacherous to Mrs. Koe; she is now in bis em- ploy, and fs at the houd of his establishment in New Windsor; preferred bis wife's and dunughter's comlors to his own; this was true when be refused to ler Annie have the best room at the hotel; Annic was < at thas ume, and he bot angry at ber having the vest rvom, but was angry at bis for ‘maauer iu Which sbe explained the matter but not in the fo Nan 5 bis wil Sppinioed Jae mata manner she ow at be unde ie compan of muthers, but he thinks tho ; thinks the cigar acci- did mot litt bis wife's heard Mrs, Roe say, ‘Wall, you is ; Roe asked her (the wit- Bows). to request ber husband to do away with nis pistol, a8 she. was airaid of it, saying that er son was “‘off the handle; Mrs, Roe has never told her that her husband threatened to shoot her; Afra, Roe bas frequently spoken with ber op the subject of her son’s insanity; witness kuows that ber gon 18 not Insane; the Orst time Mrs. Roe said anything to witness about the Insanity of her son he was doing some work in a room, and she asked uf she (wits jook of insanity about him, witness ible that she nevor told Mrs. since his fourteenth year, and that t her this before ber marriage was because she was so- licitous for his happiness and wanted bim married ; re- members that in the summer or autumn of 1861, New Windsor, the plaintif gave way to temper and wi seemingly uncontrollable {ur several days; does not know what enraged Mrs. Roe, but knows it was about her and her son; she stayed in her room. for days, «nd walked and talked continually; there is ill fociiag existing between witness and Mra Roo; wit- ness ed Mra. Roo with neglecting her husband while wick; thinks she requested Solan Norton to go to Europe with her son and look after him; never oc- quiesced to givo Mr. Norton double the wages be could get anywhero else if he would go to Europe with ber son; Mr. Roe used to amuse bimself by hitting his wile Dlayigily. with bis cane. Re-direct—Never said that her son was insano; her gon throughout bis lite had boen remarkably kind and amiable. Re-cross—She has said to Mrs. Roo that when her son was fourteen years of age bis mind might bo affected; she was anxious about it fora jew bours at that time; does not romember dining at James Roe’s, in Cornwall, with her sop, while bo was a cadet in 1862, and by taking some umbrage at a dish on the table, damning it and everybody at the her son bad always been kind toward ber, and never used any profane Ianguago to her; never told any one at New Windsor Church at one time that she ud lett three lunatics at home. BULL-DOZING A SECRETARY OF WAR Stephen B. Musgrave tostitied that he is a broker in New York city, and 4s tolerably well acquainted: with the parties in this suit; be has visited at their house, and they have visited at his bouse; four years ago Mrs. Roe told him seriously that at ono ume in tho city of Washington sho had slapped Secretary Stanton’s face. PLAINTIFF NOT GUILTY OF MURDER. When cross-examined the witness said:—Plaintift never told him that she bad slapped President Lincoln or General Scott’s face; never conlessed that she as- gagsinated any one in Washingtor; is not confident that Mrs. Roo was not talking about the unjust im- prisonment of an officer by Secretary Stanton, and that if she had it in her power she would slap his face. Thoms Hazard Roe testified that he 18 an uncle of defencant; has known Mr. and Mrs. Roo intimately since their marriage; remembers riding in a carriage with Mrs. Roo and, her mothor, Mrs, Norton, tu 1870; Mrs, Norton and Mrs. Roe, while in the carriage, talked about getting Mr. Roe in a lunat sylum ; Mrs, Roe remarked that she had been look. ing over Mr. Roe’s papers aod found that bis income was | he told. Mrs, Roe and ber mother that the ‘‘nsanity” talk seemed to be ‘fa matter of dollars and cents, and refused to have any- thing more to do with it; afterward saw Mrs, Ros at the Orange Hotel, lymg on the bed very much excited; he spoke to her and she became turious—screaming and hollering; he chided her, and Mr. Roe took bim to task she got on and off the chairs; this queor con- for it; | anet lasted for an hour; at one time he wentto Mr, Roe’s house to act as a mediator between bim and his wife, but had to give up his eltorts because Mra, Roo was not satisfied with the conciliation that Mr. Roe offered 1o make; Mrs. Roe told witness several times. that her husband was crazy; has said thisto him in the presence of her husband, who offered no violence; Mrs, Roe charged her husband with destroying his father’s will, ‘A BLOOD CUKDLING NARRATIVE, Coleman Beuedict, of New York, was sworn. Ho testified that be is 4 oroker in New York; bas been ac- quainted with Mr. ana Mra, Roe for tour years; Mrs, Roe visited his office in Now York last summer; sho told him that ber husband was not gane and had pot treated her kindly; while at Mr. Roe’s house ho saw no difference between him and’ his wile; be was sur- prised to hear the charges; Mrs. Roe wanted informa- lion regarding the business matters of her husband; hy did not teli of them, politely refusing ber; she said that Mr. Roo had taken an economieal turn of mind, and had restricted her to $1608 month to run the house on and pay table expenses and servants’ Mr. Roe would also recite portions of Shake- speure, atier retiring, ua dramatic manner; also that on one occasior Mr. Roe had puta pistol to her head and threatened to shoot her; she said that she told Mr, Roo at that time, “Shoot, William Roe—l am not airaid? he then threw the pistol down and compli mented ber on being a brave woman; she also said that Mr. Roe’s relatives were trying to set aside Mr, Roe’s father’s will, so as to diminish what property sho had MARGARET DORAN’S STORY. Margaret Doran wus the noxt witness, She was sworn on the bess 2 Bible, and testifled that sue lives in Mr. William G. Rve’s house, at New Windsor; Mr. Roe lives at his mother’s house; has known Mr. Roe for many years; entered the service of Mr. and Mrs. Roe ag nurse in 1869; gave up the position of nurro in December, 1876; the last few months of ber service she was in New York with Mrs, Roe and her children; Mr, Roe was kind to his wile and children; saw ex- citement on both sides from time to timo; M. Roe told. witness in the nursery tbat t! charges against his wifo’s purity were not true; this was in the presence of his wile; was at the Grand Hotel-in the winter of 1871-72; Mr. Roe was going to strike her; Mr, Roo said bo was going.to slap her tor calling bis mother names; he did Slap her; Mra, Roo was angry; saw no mark trum the );_ remembers the time when drs, Koo was sick in NewYork in the eummer of 1871; Mr. Roe was very that me; he felt very vad because Ml; remembers within two y being called up siairs because Mrs. Roe was screaming; Mra. Roe was in’ the nursery, as was also Mra. Roe, Mra. Norton and little Annie; Mr. Roo wanted Annie to mind him; Annie was never afraid of her iathber; remembers when Mrs, Roe called her (witness) crazy; she took the child away from her, saying she would not leave the child fora crazy woman like ber to kill it; during dirs, Roe’s absence from tho house. she (the witness) had charge of the children; last was at the Ashland House, Now York, with Mrs. Roe and the children; Mra. Norton was there; beard Mrs, Roe and Mrs. Norton tell Annie that a policemun bad been around and taken her father; Mrs. Roe also told her (Aunic) that it her father took her (Annie) he could be putin prison; Mra, Roe asked ner to testify for her in thie trial; she did not wantto, and Mra. Roe told hor that she would have to tostity, and if she did not tell tho truth sbe would be kept on bread and water; dirs. Roe had told her that her hus- band was crazy, should havo a strait-jacket, aud was not fit to have anythiug to do with the children; las never seen Mrs. Roe display any violonce toward Mr. Roe; remembers three years ago being called into the tront parlor, when Mrs. Roo hit Mr. Roo in the face and spat on him, The Court here took a recess until two o’clock, AFTERNOON SESSION, ‘The afternoon session was occupied in the examina- tion of Margaret Doran and other unimportant wit- nesses. and at five o’clock Judgo Dykman adjourned the caso antil April 30, MUNICIPAL NOTES, The Brooklyn Bridgo Company yestorday received from Comptroller Kelly a warrant for $25,000, being part of the $1,000,000 to be paid for the year 1877. General John Newton has transmitted a letter to Mayor Ely in ucknowlodgient of te engrossed com- plimentary resolutions of the Common Council relative to that gentleman’s great work in blowing up the reet at Hallett’s Point, ‘‘Allow me ” he says, *‘to tender to yourself and to the Honorable Hoard of Aldermen my sincere thunks and grateful appreciation of the honor conferred upon me, and to express the great gratitica tion which I feel that the labors of mysell and assuci- ates for the advantage of the commercial metropoliy have been deemed worthy of this fluttering notice.” Comptroller Kelly, y esterday: paid to the State Luna. tic Asylum at Utica $218 99, and to the State Homeop athic Asylum for the Insane § These amounts are due ior the support of New York city patients in e NsLitusions, The firemen will be paid their salarie: the Finance Departinent on Monday n ‘A delegation of property owners, accompanied by Coroner Ellinger, called upon Mayor Ely yesterday to protest against the fat rendering establishment at Forty-nivth street and Eleventh avenue. The Mayor promised to write to the Health Board In relation to the matter. oN gh Sees SNEAK THIEVES’ DOINGS. Three New York sneak thieves, who hoped to reap fa harvest in Williamsburg, camo to grict there last night by falling into the hands of Detectives Short & Horland, of the Fifth precinct. They gave their names as William Harvoy, aged nineteen years, No, 56 Willett street; Joha Viss, 17 years, No. 63 Houston stro and Thomas Fation, clghteen years, No, 632 Ninth strect, When arrested they woro new bats, alterwara identified by Simon Beir, of No. 303 Grand stroct, as bis property, which bad been stolen about an hour before. s Charles Garrison, an old man of forty-eight years, who desired to eat some wild duck, stole pair from John Fedden's store, on the corner of South Ninth and Fourth streets, Jast evening. Ho was arrested vetore he had gone far, and will probably suffer more than ever for duck, for March by B. F. Young, a conductor on the Pennsylvania Rail- road, was killed at the Henderson street crossing, in Phe unfortunate mati resiied ai Noy ‘soy City. crushed to death. 206 Sixth street, J A COURT HOUSE JOB. oltimate authority should be with the man; if there is Avy difference in the commands of father and mother tho father should be obe; @ has. mH © Mrs Roe about ber relatives which be now regrets as onirie; ho used these Words when ho was violenty Anpry, be was no. delipion@, on all oocasious when he ofed vioicnt language toward bis | la WILL 18 OFF HIB BAN Lins. Hannah 8 Roo, a chia, elderly iady, and motber Of Glencant, was next cali tothe stand. Bhe vosti- The opposition to the new Court House site in Jersey City has wot In the least avated. Mayor Sidler, George P. Howell, Peter Henderson, Alexander Bonnell and other prominent citizens have been suminoned to give evidence betore Supreme Court Commissioner Wy! coop regarding the value of the propor for the now sito, Jersey City, on Thursday night. He had run bis tram on the trestle work aod wasin the acto! turning iton a switch, when be was caaght between (wo cars and | RAILROADS REORGANIZING. THE RIGHTS OF ERIE STOCKHOLDERS WHO DEFER ASSENT UNDER THE BECONSTRUCTION SCHEME. ‘The following correspondence has taken place rela- tive to the future rights of stockholders who defer assent to the reconstraction schem: Nuw Yorx, March 29, 1877. Hon. E. D. Mongas:— Deak Six—Your relations, togettier with Mr. Jobo Lowber Weish, of Philadelphia, as representatives of the Board of Trustees in Loudon for the reconsiruc- tion scheme of the Erie Ratlway Company, lead us to ly to you for information upou the following points, the ‘circular issued by the Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company not being sufiiciently. explicit, viz, :—Havo stockholders, either common or pefierred, who do not give im their assent to the reconstruction scheme or their asseasment by the 31st inst,, the right there- after to participate tn the sata scheme, and upon what terms? An early answer will much oblige, HA N & CO., LGARYED WHITEHOUSE & © RUITEN & BONN, SPEYER & CO, ‘THE REPLY. , March 29, 1877. New ¥ Gxy1LeMEN—Wo have bad the honor to receive your valued favor of this date, in which you refer to our re- Jations with parties in London who have charge of the reconstruction schome of the Erie Railway Com- pavy, and in which you make tho following tuquiry :— Huve stockholders, either common or preferred, who do not give In their assent to the recoustruction eo pay their assessment by the Bist inst... tho right atter to participate in tue said scheme and upon what terms! In article 15 of the scheme of the trastecs you will sco that all payments alter the 1st (or, as subsequently changed, the Slat) inst, will be charged with an ad- ditional ten per cent-beyond the amount onargeabie, 1n the event of payment beiug made before that date. In view of the provisions of law, to be found jn sec~ tion 3, cbapter 430, Session Laws of 1874, which seems quite clear on this subject and: ot the scheme ot re- organization, Wi e Lo answer your inquiry by. say- ing that the sharebolders not paying belore the 31st mst., will bave the right at any time therealter and within six months alter the organization of the new company, to avail themselves of the bonetits of the scheme by complying with the terms thercof, whick Would involve the pay:nent of ten per cent upon the assessment und in addition thereto, » We also under: sband that there is much anxiety among the share. holders as to the dtvposition to pe made of the assessments which may be paid ia tho evont of a failure.in carrying out the scheme of reorganization, and that frequent iwquiries have been made as to whether or not in such event the amounts were to be refunded, The trustees, by circular, dated J.ondon, February 22, 1877, mm reply to inquines mpon this sub- ject, say:—"But they huve to state, in reply to many inquiries, that, in the event of non-success, the slure- holders who pay the assessment muy reiy on ite return, either intact or subject toa very small deduction tor necessary expenses. These expouses, tho trusiecs can give the strongest aesurance, cannot exceed w shilling per share, even if onty half“tho shareholders should come into the scheme;” and, Jurther, that they ‘in- tend to invest the assessment lund ia English or Unitod States goveroment securities.” The trustees ure gentlemen of high position, and, so far as we are advised, of nestioned responsibility, Therefore our opinion is tl the sharehelders can rely with entire coufidence that in the event of a failure to earry out the proposed scheme, the amount o! their assessment, subject to. a very small deduction for necessary expenses, will be Pra Tae to them. Very respectfully yours, E. D, MORGAN, JOHN LOWBER WELSH, KMPLOYES DISCHARGED. Under the retrenchment policy of Receiver Jewett, of the Erie Railway, twenty-six men nave been dis- charged from the car shops in Jorsey City, and a pro- portionate reduction has been ordered in all the shops along tho line, The clerical force hag been also re- duced within the past month. BEPORT TO BONDHOLDERS OF NEW JERSEY RAILROADS OF A COMMITTEE'S BEORGANIZA- TION PUAN, A meeting of the holders of bonds of the New Jorsey and New York Railway Company, the Hackensack and New York Railroad Company, and the Hackensack and New York Extension Railroad Company was held yes- terday in rvom 74, Drexel Building, at which tiie an- nexed plan of reorganization was submitted by the committee appointed at a meeting of the bondholders, February 6, 1877, tor this purpose, Mr. W. S. Opdyke presiding:— Tho committee reported in favor of letting the necessary proceedings for foreclosure bo carried to decree and sale, and that the property be purchased by f& committee of the bondholders for the benefit of the partios interested, who shall sign the formal agree- ment or plan of reorganization to be prepared for that purpose. The following outline of reorganization is recommended ;— THE PLAN. That there shall be issued by the re $400,000 of first, mortgaze seven per cent bonds, covering the entire road (thir ix and a half miles), and rollin; stock, to run thirty years from January 1, 1878. to be use as follows In exchange for Hackensack and New York Rail- ‘way bonds of the issne of January 1.1867, bond for bond (deferred interest up to ‘January 1, d from surplus of bonds in the hands mmitter ¥ 1 anised company ul In exchunge for Hackensack and way, extension bonds, fone of bon: 1869, bond. for red interest upto January 1, 1878, to be arranged ftom surplus of bonds in the hands of the committee) ‘ro pay for locomotives, about To pay balance due on'cars, abou For exceptional cases of bills payal with excessive collateral. Surplus in hands of commit ferred interest, &e., abpat. 44,000 Total. ads $400,000 Secont Second mortgage sevon per cont bonds, to mature wore 1900, with interest on and after May 1, To be used as fellow In exchango fot Hackensack and New York Raliroad extension bonds, issue of 1870, bond for bend... -8533,000 Surplus in bands of committe 67.000 Holdérs of now second mortgage bonds to receive two shares of new stock with ench bond of $1,000 in lieu of interest for the first three years. ‘third — Theome morta, Bepromve bonds, to run forty years trom 377, with interest at seven per ‘on an after September 1, $800,000 1 ed as foiiow q exchange for consolidated gold bonds All persons holding consolidated gold bonds as collaseral to obtain the benetit on mnet surrender fo the ficient number of the price uf those ir par valu elihzy per ¢ bonds will then be ree bond for bond, for the new income bond. This will require abont Surplus in hands of committe -———- $800,000 Holder of income bonds ta receive three and a half shares of new stock with ench bond, in leu of interest, for the fires five yours. Fourth— Stock ot the reorgaut: $1,000,000 About $500,000 To be ins on in Heu of coupons, about. 120,000 ‘To be lasued withsueome bonds, in liew of COUPONS, MDUME vss veer vesecen oe 280,000 Surplus in hunds of committee, about... “40,000 ——=—-$1,000,000 ‘The $560,000 to be sold and recognized ns ubove to be ex- changed for the stock of the reorganized company, shure for share, upon the payment of wn assessment of $2'por share before transfer tuto the new company. this assessment to be applied Josures aud reorganization. onvting to about 000, shall Committees, and thoy may the amounts thus wudited’ one-half in in- come bonds at par,wnd one-hall i apibal stock at par out of the surplus re ng Ws ALOE, The committee Jurther recommends that two suitable wrsons be designated to act ns the Purchasing Committec, and.that they caune ty he prepared #forigal agreement for re- organization, embodying tno above plan, and that anid Agreement be submitted to the parties in interest for their kinatures at the curllest possible dug. W. &, OPDYKE, Chairman; CUAKRLES H. VOORILS, JOUN D. MCOOK, A. 8. WHITON, Committee. It was, on resolution, agreed that the report of the committee be received and laid over, | Also that a com- mittee of five additional bondbolders be appointed and added to the above commitice. Chair appointed Messrs. Jonn H. Browning, George Chaplin, R, W. De- Forrest, J. H. Demarest and Jobn Peil ‘It appears, however, that the gontiemen who havo initiated tnis movement are also first mortgage bondholders, and those who are in possegsion of secondand third mort- gages claim that they have been leit out in tho cold, ‘and do not hesitate to express their dissatisfaction with the report, Mr.Cbapliv, one of the gontiemen added to the committes, disagreed with the report of the com- mittee on the same gronnd, that first mortgage bond- hoders only were preferred. ‘A gentioman who represented over $100,000 in bonds bat Mr, Patterson, the receiver of the road, re- contly made a stavement which did not cover the earn- ings and expenditures, but only recited the money re- ceived and disbursed, in bis report the receiver stated that alter paying for rolling stock $1,000 per month tho road showed a !088 o! $1,000 to the Ist of Murcn. The comimittec of nine will meet again at the call of the Chain “Abin eg COLORED JUBILEE IN N The colored peoplo of Nowark turned out yesterday fn honor of Emancipation Day, They had @ parade during the day, which was more ambitious than impos+ ing, Among the feavares was a vehicle bearing a bevy of black damsels, representing tho States of the Union, In the evening there was araily at Institute Hall, On the stage Were ex-Congrossmen George A. Halsey and “Honest”? Jobo Hill, The orator of the even- ing was Congressman Joseph H. Rainey (colored), of South Carolina. it was expected that he would d vole some attention to Hayes, Hampton and Chamber Jain, but be ignored them and South Carolina trom his speech, and devoted himselt to a glorification of emancipation, a devlaration that the Diack man must be protected, and an exposition of what thé black yoter has to put up with at the South im the matter of buildezing, &a EWARK, BUECHER AND HIS BRETHREN. HIS SPIRIT OF PROPHECY—THE SUFFERINGS OF HIS CHURCH ON HIS ACCOUNT. " ‘'Yhe pastor of Plymouth Church was greeted by ai overflowing congregation last evening, Even the church parlor was called into requisition for the first time in many months. Mr, Beecher came m promptly at half-past seven. The meeting opened by singing, followed by a prayer by Brother Davenport. in giving out the secund hymn Mr. Beecher expressed his dis- satistaction with tho manner of singing. They were out of practice, he said, The frat bymn was zigzag, all out of time, and requested that attontion be paid to the lead Mr. Beecher began his remarks by saying this isa day of commemoration in the churches of Christendom. Men are endeavoring to go back in imagination and stand in Jerusalem and witness the solemnity, the sorrow, the great catastrophe; and yet the fact is Jesus Christ is not dead, He is not inthe grave und has not been for 2,000 years. Stripped of all Ggurative language, and taken aside from the conformity with bistorical facts, it means we are to draw nearer to the thougbt of Christ by making it applicable to our own state of experience and toliow Him in His seff-sacrifice in order that the passions and flesbly fluences shall be put down, avd in order that all faith and love and gentleness may risc and predominate, And I think It is a fit thing for me to take into consideration the position of this church and give you a tost whereby you may know whether you aro prepared to sollow Christ through His humiliation to His glory. AN END TO PERSECUTION, I think we may’suy, he continued, we bave come to an end of the persecutions this church has suffered, I do not like to say “*persecation,” it sounds like cant, but [can call it by no other name. But this church hus been followed up as no other church ever was to my knowledge. There have been periods of doubt and of hope, but it ran through the whole round of yoars, and there has never been a potnt reached be- fore where [ did not see another storm op the horizon, one following another with @ strange concatenation, a8 if one fail there was leaven working to start an- other, and to try ana try. My Impression 1s that the adversaries are convinced that nothing can be done against this church by courts civil or ecclesiastical—-no.biug can avuil, We have como toan end of persecution, and tor that we ought to be profoundly thank(vl; and for the unauimity and Joyalty of. this church J have only to say it bas given to bistory a new conception— 1 will not say examnple—a new conception of what tel- lJowsbip and Christian love means, and for the fuure 1 believe God will employ tho wonderful forvearance, seit-sacrince, lidelity, unity, faith, patience and love of this church-to teach men what Christian Jiie ought to be. | have been too intimately concerned im it to speak more than this genoral statoment. Having come through the great wilderness, the Red Sea, the Mount Sinai, the wanderings 2 the desert, I think'we aro by the Jordan and are going to enter the promised land, and think it would bea shame if we followed the example of the children of Israel, for they proved un- worthy of their guidance. TALK, TALK, TALK. I want to speak to you of your auty tothe Church and the community. The organized power of achurch, its unity, its wisdom, 1ts mouey power, does not rep- resent Christianity. spirit and -tendency of the Church 18 # revelation to men of tha disposition of God, and the first step must be the laying aside of all maiice, anger, guile—(I wish I could quote more Scrip: ture, but Lcannot; so I must read {t)—‘+Let all bitter- ness and wrath and anger and clanior’? (which Is talk, talk, talk, talk)—(laughter)—*and evil apoaking be put away from you, with all malice and evii wishing, and be ye kind one to another, tender hearted, furgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake buth for- given you.” If you stand for God you inust do it by putting on the Lord Jesus Corist, and men seeimg it in you will come to know what Christ 18, and there never wi given a Christian Church, since the days of perseou- tion, the opportunity to show Chriat’s likeness such as Plymouth Church has to-day—never. The sufferings of this church in iny beball have been a thousandloid more thau mine bave been; you have been crucified, and the en who have done this are round about you, and there never was such an opportunity to follow the example of Christ. WHAT THE SPIRIT OF PROPHECY TELLS MR. BEECHER, In what temper shall we mect those who hava perse- cuted us? Isay, ina forgiving temper, If we would pray for people instead of talking about them it would help the work, Then there ought to bu a positivo otfort made by the families of this church to secure the kindliness and fellowship which bas been denied for- merly to Plymouth Church. Thero are two churches which deny that Plymouth Church any longer stands in fellowship, and there will boa strong temptation re for families. who have been friends belore to avoid euch other. ‘This onght not to be It is your duty to hold to each other all the closer. Christian brethren, as the Lord is my judge and my hope, I do declare that He is not going to let these three great churches go long apart. By what sacrifice, whether 1 go out or whether somo ono else docs, | know not; but the spirit of prophecy tells me that these three great churches are going (o sur- vive ccclosiasticism. (Applause.) And it 1s tor you to guard and watch and sco tu it that the temper of your soul is sweet, and espectally don’t let go your friends in those churches, Hold on to them. I don’t doubt but that the men who have done the offensive things are good men and accessible to con- tinued good influence, J hold another thing ightior us, The disarranged condition of the churcbes is such that the weaker churches in this vicinity have no whore to look to but Plymouth Church. They cannot go to the others, bo- cause seth would make conditions; but Plymouth Church will saccor and help without asking what sido of the question they take, Thoso who neod succor and care shall not apply (o Plymouth Church in vain, THE METHODIST DEAD. THE NEWARK CONFERENCE IN MOURNING— REMINISCENCES OF BISHOP JANES, The Newark Conferenco yesterday continued the passage of the preachers’ character for an hour and a half, and Dr. Smith, presiding elder of the Morris- town district, reported the condition of his district, which must be pretty hard up, when only clevon out of the forty-six churches theroin have paid their preach- ers’ salary in full, Bishop Havon and several proml- nent clergymen of other denominations were present. After some unimportant business a memorial minute for the late Bishop Janes was read by Dr. L. R. Dunn, This Conferonco was peculiarly interested in Bishop Janes, for it was within its bounds he was con- verted’) whilo teaching school at Belleville, and hero also he began his ministry in 1830, In the town of Elizabeth, and subse- quently at Orange, on whogo mountain top he had a country home. It was stated that during his lifetime the Bishop gave away $50,000 in charities. Bishop Peck spoke of the difficulty that he and his colleagues have in stationing 12,000 ministers every year so as to give the greatest satisfaction to 1,600,000 communi. caits of the Church, and bow much they have missed the wise counsels and large experience of Bishop Janes, Dr. J. 8. Porter, the deceased Bishop’s life long friend, gave some interosting incidents of their friendships, Asa young minister Bishop Janes used tobacco, but while he was stationed a: Orange he was frequently calied upon to deliver temperance addresses, and bis own comments on ram led him to give up the uso of tobacco, It almost cost bim lis life to do so, but he resolved to be consistentand to practise what he preached. Dr. Hurst, ot Drew Seminary, 0 eulogized the deceased Superintendent tor his love of education and of missions, Drew Seminary owed its founding aud its location to him, The Methodist Mission in Germany was also the child ,of his care avd prayers, And now there 18 & conlerence of ninety ministers in that coun. try and a territory embraced within the conference bounds of twenty four hours’ ride. And all over that verritory it is @ common thing for parents to name their children alter the deceased Bishop. HK OTHER DRAD, The Rev, J. D, Biaine, who was a member of the Conterence, died also during the year, at the age of sixty-nine and the tbirty-sixth of his ministry. He was one of the ploncers of Methouism in California, and Bishop Peck, who also spent many years on (ho Pacific cowst, and knew Brother Blatne intimately and Well, testified to his fidelity and ability a8. a preacher and to the success of his ministry. Minutes were read concerntog Mr. Blaine and also concerning the de- ceased widows of Reve. G. H. Winans aadC, C. Winans, The memorials wero ordered to be published with the. Conterence minutes. Ip the afternoon the Ladies and Pastors’ Christian Union held a meeting in St. Paul's Church. In the evening the Women’s Temperance Union gathered in Hedding Charen, and Mra Wittenmever and Miss Oliver spoke on the cause, Tho Freedmen’s Aid So- ciety anniversary was held at the same hour in Cen- tenary Church, and was addrossed by Rov. I. J. Lan- singand A, D. Vail. The Conference will reassemblo to-d: The congregations at all the services yesterday jarge and patient, A VERY. HUNGRY MAN. Harlem hen roosts have lately suffered from felo- nious visitations to an extent suggestive of proxunity to a colored camp mocting, and as Harlem bas a large population of this class, the man and brother bas been otten suspected. The suspicion, howover, is probably an fhjust one. At an early hour yesterday morning Officer Meyér, of the Twellth precinct, ar- rosted A man carrying a bag on his spoulder at 125th street and Fifth avenue, In the bag were found the lifeless romains of sixteen five fowls, their throats git in the French fashion and their bodies sull warm, In the prisoner's pockets wore found a Woehers aped , stained with blood, and a butcher's eel, The cnickens proved to be tho property of Mr. Christian Brandt, a retired merchant residing in the locality named, When brought betore Justice Mor- THE FEAST OF FOOLS. | They are not all dead, Oh, no, sapient reader; the tribe fs still large enough to make the observance of its annual festival respectable, It'ts a rémark- able peculiarity about this first year of the second century of the great Republic that we aro biessed or cursed with an unusual number of double Jestivals, Whether this be an advantage is, no doubt, a debatable subject. Those who are engrossed tn basi ness avocations and begrudge every moment. that is not spent in the pursuit of the almighty dollar will feel glad that their occupations aro loss interfered with, and they are thus able to kill two birds with ono on the other hand, those of light temperament or those’ who yearn. after occasional relief from their daily toll will regret that by this circumstance they are deprived of more holidays than they would otherwise enjoy. However, the fact re- mains that in this year a greater number of festivals occur on the same day than has been the casefor many yeara, Astrologers will, no doubt, predict what: this portends after some great fatality or unusual good for- tune hall have befallen the country at large and thus have given basis for their predictions. We have bad St, Valentine’s Day, which came on. Ash Wednesday; yesterday was Emancipation Day and Good Friday, a to-norrow we ure to have April Fool's Day aud aster, APRIL FOOL'S DAY. April Fool’s Day wiil be hniled by all the young and frisky members of all tne households in the land, aod execrated vy all the gruff old bachelors or sentimental old maids or others whose personal peculiarities rake them the butt of the more fortunate, 1t is useless for them to protest. Tbe custom will be kept up. | Staid old ladies will continue to be secn walking down our fashionable avenues with grotesque delineations of paper cuts, and old goutlemen will be continually trip- ping up and wondering what makes the streets so siip- pery, Olid maids will be chalkmarked ‘for sale” ‘with wanton disregard of their ideas of propriety, and green youths trom the country will clutch in vain for the nicely folaed package that has been dropped on the sidewalk. ‘Tho tricks that continue to be played each year bear witness to tho general progress of homan mgenuity. ‘he irate cabman. will nolonger stop to listen 19 the information that his ‘cab wheel is going round,” nor will even litle children dein to eat flunnel pancakes, A grave old gentioman, ing along tho street alter a matutinal exporience of, April. Fool’s Day .at home, will. only notice by a passing glance the profusion of valuable articles scattered around the sidewalk. He cannot even be tempted to pick up a@ bran new high hat lying in his path, Angered, however, by tuis last temptation, he will kick it just a tittle, and then, as two bricks fall out of the overturned hat, and he goes limping away, a close observer will "notice that ‘change of countenance’?@ remarked by the disciples of Contucius in the visage of their master on a similar occasion, The greatest of tho deceptive games indulged in thus far ig called the “handkerchief trick.’? All that 18 required for the gamo is an absent-minded man, a crowd, a small boy and a handkerchief, Asthe unthinking individual proceeds along the street tho small boy walks slowly up to him with the bandker- chief in bis band, This he appears to pull from the gentleman’s pocket by a brisk movement, then dashes off as fastashecan run. It isa trick well cal- culated to deceive. The man, suddenly awakened from bis reverie, secs the disappearing handkerchief and the flying boy, and starts in pursuit, He finds, after having run along for several blocks, much to the amusement of the pedestrians, that he has been made an April fool of and that he has his own handkerchief safe in his pocket. ‘This year an extraordinary activity willebe mani- fested in celebrating April Fool's Day, The Stock ana Gold Exchanges will be closed, well as the Produce and Cotton Exchanges. Business will be generally suspended throughout the city. THE RUSSIAN SQUADRON. The official visits and other ceremonies forming part of the omicial recoption at the port of New York of the Russian squadron, and which have extended over a week from the date of their arrival, now being ove! the ofticers of the visiting floet, as well as ot the re- ceiving flagship Powhatan, will be more at liberty. The entertainments, publicly and privately, of our gue will then be in order, Nothing will bo done until the holy week of the Greek Church, which com. mences to-night at midnight, is over. Since the ar- rival of the Russian fleet in Now York Harbor, preceded by the United States flagship Pow- hatan, as many as 185 guns have been fired from the Russian and American mneo-ol-war, aod jrom Fort Co- Jumbus, in saluting the flags, the Grand Duke and Rus- sian and American Admirals, Yesterday morning the officers of the Russian men-of-war spent very quietly and the illustrated and other Russian pap ing previous trom Russia by the Emperor’s cou Prince Doundonkoff Korsakoff, The usual crowd sur- rounded the steps which lead down to the landing slage at the toot of Wost Twenty-third street, The Grand Duke Constantine came ashore in the morning aud returned to the ship at throe P. M. in the steain launch of the Russian flagship, Captain the Grand Duke Alexis landed from his ship in the Svet- GOOD FRIDAY. A trina ' - EM ADORATION OF THE CROSS—HOLY SATURDAY. The day of which 1s commemorated by nearly Christian world the crucifixion of the Redeemer 1s coming more and more observed each ‘recurring year: still there are many religious denominations which past by the anniversary with-bat little if any devotional ex ercises, In the Episcopal and Catholic churches, how: ever, Good Friday is made the occasion of ‘special prayers and ccremonies, and the members of these two stone, as the old adago tritely expresses it But, | denominations show by thelrattendance at thochurches how deeply seated is the veneration they feelforthe final scene on Calvary, when was consummated the of. tering of the Saviour’s lite for the world’s redemption. In tho business strects downtown the appearance of the haunts of the moneyed men was rather that of a Sunday than of an ordinary week day. Many brokers closed their offices altogether, and throughout the city, here and there, stores wero closed out of respect to the day. The Gold Room and Stock Exchange wero closed, and comparatively little business was done * among the Wall street men, The streets were notico- ably filled with promenaders, who, availing themselves of so fino a day after the storm and the religious.ob- servances that had occurrdd in the forenoon, turned out to enjoy theinselves with holiday ease, ThE KPISCOPAL OBSERVANCE. In the Episcopal churches solemn services were held commemorative of the sublime event Trinity Church prepared a special service, and in many other of the Episcopal churches throughout the city services suitable to the day were held, and sermons vn the gub- ject of the death of Christ proached, Tho order of ex ercises at Trinity was as follows is by oe + -Miserere The Rev. Dr. Dix preached at the service, his dis- coarse boing based on the death of Christ, After the sermon Psalm No, 7 was chanted and the service closed. The usual choir was inattendafice, A large congregation attended, In the eveping another service was beld, when for tho psaiter were read 6d and 68 and the *Bonum ost” was the chant morning, beginuing at eleven o'clock, there will be morning prayers and holy communion, anid in tne al ternoon, at three o'clock, Bishop Potter will, cantar coniirmation in this chureb, Atst. Jobn’s Chapcl, in Varick street, a spociul ser vice was held yosterday morning, beginning at halt past ten o’clock, The ordinary morniag prayers were said, and a sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Wes- ton, the’ subject being the ‘Crucilixton.”” In the evening a lecture on, ‘Confirmation’? was given, pro- paratory to the conferring of that sacrament by Bishop in this church on the first Sunday after Easter. Trinity Chapel, West Twent; street, 4 ed tne'church in every part attended the forenoon servi Psalms appropriate fo the day were said and some chants were sung, the service being the sume ason Sundays, except that there was very little music, A sermon was hed by the Rov. Dr. Swope on the text, ‘Being found in fashion as a man, He humbled Himself unto death, even to the death of thecross.” Jo the afternoon prayers were as usual, At Grace Church, Broadway and Tenth street, the usual morning prayers wero said aud a sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Potter, There was a large attendance at the sorvice. AtSt, Paul's a morning service was hold, at which Prayers, as usual, wei aid aud then a sermon ap- roprinte to the day was preucbed by the Rey, Dr. fulsaby, There was a large atyendanco, ‘THE CATHOLIC CHURCHES. In all the Catholic churches the service was similar in each. Theré was said the mass of the *presancti- fied,” this consisting of the consumption of the sacred host that bad lain in tho tabernacle of the re- positorieson Holy Thursday, no consecration being permite 4 the mass for Good Friday, the only day in the year when sach is the case, . The host was car. ried back from the repositories in procession in all the churches, and this procession, with the ceremony oj the “adoration of the cross,’ constituted the main features of the ceremonies, When the priest cume out to tho altar at the beginning of the mass, there was not a light burning in tho sanctuary, aud, after reading prayers, he proceeded to uncover by degrees the covered cross which was banded to him by a deacon, singing after each partial uncovering the wo “Ecce lignum crucis,” the assistant priests an attendants responding, ‘Venite adoromus.” Then the celebrant of the mass. brought down the cross from the altar and placed it on a stund prepared for itin the sauctuary, in proceeding with the adoration he knelt three separate times before kissing the cracifix and tho other pricsts and attendants went through the ceromony in a similar way. While this ceremory was going on the choir chanted.a hymn, and when it was over the *Vexilia Regis” ung. The candies on the altar were then lighted and the procession to the repository was formed. en the host was brought back to the high lana’s steam launch, at tho foot of Twenty-third street, He was avaccompanied, and had. his favorite dog with him. Punch, as the young bull dog 18 calied, is a great favorite aboard the Svetiand, and travels all over the ship. At three o’clock Baron von Schilling came on shore, accompanied by two of the Syutiand’s officers. THE HIBERNIAN CONVENTION. The Convention of the Ancient Order of Hibernians mot again yesterday at Tammany Hall, at ten o’clock. Tho attendance was as large as on tho previous day, and some new delogates presented themselves. The three general officers for the ensuing year elected on the previous evoning—Jobn Hart, Jersey City, National Delegate; Rody Rion, New York city, National Treas- urer, and John McDermott, Brooklyn, National Secre- tary—wore regularly installed in their new positions, after which the following coarmaittees were appointed On National Affcirs, on Finance, on the State of the Or- ganization Throaghout the Coyntry and on Constitution and Ritual. Alter the appointment of these committees the Convention adjourned to nine o’clock this morn- ing. Tho work before the Committce on the State of tho Organization is of the greatest importance to the Organizations and oa the recummendations it may make and on the uction takea by the Convention upon its report will depond in a great meagure tho Juture of the Order. Its relations with the Catholic Church are just pow a source of some solicitude, as some of the bishops insist on the giving up of pass- words and all other characteristich of a sucrot society, while theso latter are clung to with much tenacity by the majority of the older = mem- vers, The question of the “Molly Maguires” also comes before the Committce on tho State of the Organization and its decision is awaited with no hte anxiety. by many of best and sianchest. members. It is thought by mauy of tho delegates that neither this question nor that of the re- lations of the ordor with the clergy will be met directly by cloar and decided action, but that some compromise or balf measure will be attempted, The throwing out, for instance, of three counties in Penn- sylvania would be considered by many as sufficient to weed out the Molly Maguires, while others assert that it would be necessary to ibrow out the whole State to get rid of that noxious element, ‘The various committees remained in session all day, and some of them carried their deliberations into tho night, but it is not probable that all will be ready to report when the Convention reassombles this morning. THE TWEED COMPROMISE, Tf, ag the old adago bas it, ‘‘no news js good news,’’ there is highly gratifying intelligence in relation to the proposed compromise with Willam M. Tweed, There was absolutely nothing dove in the matter yes- terday save that the proposition may have been amended in some slight degree by the incarcerated “Bosa,”? Mr. Wheeler H. Peckbatm, who is the repre- sentative of the people in the Ring suits, did not trans- act any business yesterday at all, Ho and his partners observed Good Friday by locking their oilice doors, Mr. Peckham spent the day out of town, dr. Townsend, counsel for Mr. Tweed, Was also out of the city during the greater part of the day, and the comcidence of counsel on both sides being absent gave rise to a rumor that they had retired to discuss the proposed compromise quietiy together, When Mr. Peckham arrived at home late jn tho evening, be was mot by a Henao reporter, to whom he stated that there was no foundation whatever for tne report, He has not, he says, scen Mr. Townsend for three weeks, and has received {rom that gentle. man po intimation to when the much-talked-of proposition will be submitted. The man whoso free- dom ‘is the subject of the negotiations passed the day quietly tn Ludlow Street Jail, He received no visitors, Rot even bis counsel calling, and amused pimeelt by reading and writing. Se the matter stands, There seems to be as much delay about getting up the propo- sition to get Mr. Tweed out of Ludiow street as thero was jn gotting over on the Frauki® to pas him in, A SERIOUS ASSAULT. Coroner Woltman yesterday took the ante-mortem statement of Michael Carolin, of No. 355 Madison street, who is pronounced to be in danger of death irom inju- ries received at the hands of Joseph Ballot. He states that on January 19 some counterfeit money was passed upon him, for which he had Ballotarrested. The latter was tried ava United States court on Monday jast und discharged, The same evening he went to Ballow’s house, at No 9 Pell street, accompanied by two friends named Phinp Roche and William Kavanagh, to congratulate him on his discharge. ‘ho party went to a corner liquor store to bave a drink and on coming outside Carolin says that Ballot sprang upon him, knocked him down and then jumped upon bin. He me imsensible, and when he recovered consciousness found au oificer standing over bim who brought him and to the station house. He believed that during his stupor Ballot had attempted to tuke $106 and his watch and chain, In spite of this and the injuries he received he reiugod to make a charge against his assailant, and the Jatter was discharged, During tho week, however, Carolin’s gan, at the Harlem ice Court, the prisoner de. seribed himself J ey or, aged twenty-tliree, of No, 16 Allen str ind w paintor by trade. Ho ad- mitted his guilt and pleaded banger in exsenuation, He was committed for trial. condition became critical and Coroner Woltman wa: notified, He yesterday toox tho deposition of thi ayine man and issued @ warrant for the arrest of Bal- ihe altor the mass: peculiar. to the day was cuntinued. After the mass the pricats attended at tho railx of the sanctuary and presented tho crucilix to the congrega- tion to be kissed, the: people coming up around the rails until all had performed the simple devotion, THE TENKERA, “The Tenebra’’ was sung yesterday afternoon in the rincipal Catholic churches for the third and Jast day. ‘ne usual crowds attended the interesting service. in a few of tho churches last evening the *Stabat Mater’’ was sung. HOLY SATURDAY. In the Episcopal churches to-day the morning aa] will be the @ as On ordinary week days. in the Catholic churches thero will be tho ceremony of the blessing of the “new fire,’ the ‘‘paschal candice’ and the baptismal fonts. All the churches will be very busy. during the afternoon in making ready tor the glo- rious lestival of Easter. IN NEWARK. The clergy of Newark, or some one acting for them, took a novel method of attracting attention to the eburch services jterday, They caused the di walls of the city to be covered with argo postors with fa black cross at the top und these words ol’ Scripture beneath, “1s itmothing to you, all ye that pass by??? MAKE IT A LEGAL HOLIDAY. To Tas Epitor oy the Heraup Bofore the Legislature adjourns Good Friday should be made a legal holiday. Ivis observed by fully one- half of our citizens, and as Christmas is recognized by the State law the principle’ is precisely tho same as to Good Friday. Whoever objects to the one could as woll object to the other. ; Indeed, we have too few ho! days jn this country, and some of those we have are recognized grudgingly. 1 hope you will ventilate thie matter with your cus- tomary vigor so that our Solons at Albany can act without delay, As there would be a popular demand for the moasure it could be made a Jaw before tho final adjournment. ANTI-MONOPOLY. Marca 80, 1877. GOOD FRIDAY IN OTHER CITIES, Puitape.rnta, March 30, 1877, There ts a gencral observance of Good Friday to-aay and tho principal stores on the leading avenues are closed. Busins 18 entirely suspended at the banks, Chamber of Commerce, Cotton Exchange and insur- anco and other public offices. To-day being a legal holiday tho banks and exchanges wero closea. Little business was transacted, and the day was observed with the usual ceremonies in Catho- lic and Eptacopal churches, Monrreat, March 30, 1877. Good Friday was observed hero as a holiday, and business was generally suspended. All tho courts and law offices were closed. Services wero held in the various Roman Catholic and Anglican churches. A LECTURE ON DIPHTHERIA. The Liberal Club heard a lecture last night in Science Hall, No, 141 Bast Kighth street, by Dr. Samucl By Mortimore, who chose for his subject tho ‘Pathology of Diphtheria’? The lecturer showed how neediul 1 is forthe puviic benefit to discuss in an untechnical and plain manner the important matter under con- stderation, He described the anatomy, physiology and pathology of the heart, trom whence issues decarbon- yzed blood, charged with fibre-bearing albumen to sin the system. The organs and build up new of the throat were treated of in tho same wa} the localities of its membranes pointed out on board diagram. The lecturer, who claimed al with the tic school of medicine, inclines to the opinion that this dangerous disease is constitutional rather than local, A diagnosis of the sickuess wus mado, the urgency for prompt treatment shown and remedies prescribed, Some physicians believed that dilute sulphuric acid was the best specific, and others relied on tannic a another cure is fouud in dilute nitro-muratic acid, and military hoalth officers away out oo the froutier or down South had been writing to the Heraxp about having effected cures by the uée of mon juice and vinegar, with a little alcohol to be em- ‘ed afterward for the purpose of simulating the debilitated pal THE BROKEN RESERVOIR, A DEFENCE OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE DAM, SravvorD Sprivos, March 30, 1877, To Tue Epitor or tae HeraLy:— In your account of the disaster at this village by the giving away of the Staffordville dam, your eriticisma in regard to the building of the dam are vory unlair. We contracted with Lyman Jordan, of Willimantic, Conn, old and experienced builder of stonework, to build ugadam that would be perlectly secure inet all emergencies, Wo paid him his own price Tor Bi is work, anda liberal one, tuo; we paid him by the perch tor the stonework and by the yurd for the gravol, without any restriction as to the cost of the dam, and, when the work was finished, he assured ue in the strongest, terms that jt was right in all respects. Res tally yours, KE. U. PINNEY, h Treasurer of the Stafford Reservoir Company.