The New York Herald Newspaper, April 1, 1877, Page 9

“THE CROTON SUPPLY. How Water is Wasted Along the River Fronts. Mr. Caulfield's License to Supply the Shipping. WHAT HB SAYS ABOUT THE MATTER, ta the complaiuts recently sent to the Exaatp re- ‘pocting ® scarcity of water in some of the more ele- vated situations ap town, attention nas be specially directed w & reported waste along the river iront trom the pipes laid te supply the snipping pf the port “Mingled with this charge of wasteluiness nave asc -come rumor of the existence of = dig political job wm shia matter of ebipping. To glean some information on these pointe applying the bas deen the duty of the HxxkaLp reporter for some day’ past, and the result of the inv discovery that there has wasted slong the piers, and that there ie still, shou; loss 1 lesa than tormerly. fome light on the other subdject-——the question of fur- gation ts the & good deal of water {\ would seem sbe quantity now going 6 With o view of throwing wishing the water to the shipping—a copy of the Hivense given to Mr. Cauifield tn June, 1! cured = 1t 15 a2 follows:— CAULFINLD’s LICKNSR This license, graniec this 41b day of June, 3872, dy | was pro- the Department of Public Works of the cily of New York, through tts Commissioner. George W. Van Nort, 46 George Caulfield, of said city, witnessetb— That the Department of Public Works, tor and to Consideration of the sum of $4.816 6 v0 be said department by the said George Caulfeld, month WB advance on the 4th day of every month during t continuance of this mtire shipping ot the port vt 5 cluding therein al! ships, vessels, steamsn:ps. steam- douts ond terry and. sug boats of whatsoever Kind, aid to the teense, does hereby license she Cautheld exciusively to supply with Croton mame and description suiling toor {rom the port ot New York or plying to or trom the harbor thereot, for the certain period of ive years, Sommenelag. ov the fh day of June, 1872, and ending on the 41) 2877. thi ) tiders and others with Croton wr butiding materials and for use curing the ew York Department of Public Works nereby Berves to) chares { docks, wh tors, to stat The said Mhe stpply of wat 8 and piers, 10 ary oyster boats anc floating mills. wifield, in coutormity to this license, to gicam engines on whali pay to WXsaid Beparument of Public Works the | aforesuid sum of 16 66 monthiy im advance during | the said period ofive years, und shall also conform 'a | all respects in yb Charges for the water suppliea dy bim to the raves as now ostablishea by the said Do- apg of Pubitc Works, to wit:—To steam vessels a, ing Water regularly, one-half of one cent per ton of their respective Custom Rou: vessels, twenty-ti each 100 gal fons supplied to them from the wharf or i id for building purposes tor enct, one shousand ; Bion ae eum ef san centiper thousand ight ring the term of shia license, the said George Daulfield shati ant does here! «i |nnocessary waste of water at aby.oi the wharves, Piers or bulkheads of the city. % Anc the Department of Public Works, in considera: Mion of a tainful compliance on the part of the said j George Caulfield with the terms, conditions and pro- |, visions of this license, hereby guarantces und protect the said George Cauificld ‘n th tlusive supply of water as atoresaia, and ip the use of the hydrants now, or which may hereafter located on the severai wharves and piers and bul ‘ads of gaid city, and tn ail his acts under this licen: to the ull extent of the powor vested in the said De- partment of Public Worke by law. 1s being hereby expressly understood by and betweer herein mentioned or referred Begiect a) any time {row said hydrants or in spy wise violate ai Condition or, provision of this license, that George'Cauiteid shall not pave or be entitiod..re- Claim agaist she corporation o: the city of New York 4gaings the said Department of Public Works tor auy the said ifieid, shrough or by reason of such revoca- mag eorg! hon, in witness whercof the Commissioner of Puvlic Works, avd shi alleged 10 sustained by him, the parties Lereto that should the sai¢ George Caultiold charge {or the supply of water by bim more than she rates id George M. Yan Nort, said George Caultield have hereunto affixed their seals and set their hands the day ana year first above written, GEORGE M. YAN NORT, Commissioner of Public Works. GEORGE CAULFIELD, Witnesema &. WrDizr, Tt will be seen that shit not ® contract, henco it Was nol she subject of proposals, with a view to being Awarded io the highest bidder when made. Mr. Caul- Beld was the ouly applicant for the privilege as the time But he js not she only person who has been In- vere ‘or ferry pier is an office with the sign overhead, “Croton water supplied to ebipping,’* and Daving the | following business card:— se neeeoercceesrersceceserece rece WATER FOR SHIPPING. 3 Wator fillec anywhere in the Yort of New York, 3 ‘ {rom Weehawken to Sandy Hook, and from Arie Basin to Hunter's Point, and at any} Wharf tm the City, vy steam water boats NELLIE MaY and SPRAY. ne 0c, a in supplying the shipping. Next to tne Ful- Qrocosencorcersrsseserecocerssees rescas rest teeeee oe hegy This business, it seems, 18 owned by one Mr. James f. Hustod, who 18 not acknowledged, either by the city or by Mr, Caulfield, ay ticensed to carry on this business. A TALK WITH MR. CAULFIELD, The writer, alter jearning that ipere are several hun- dred bydrants along the river tront on the North and Bast rivers, and oumberiess pipes running down the diferent piers, which are frequently lest open, so us the waicr giten runs tnto the rive: ile its want is jelt 'n other piaces, cailed on Mr, Ins views on the subject under consideration. Mr. Cauitield stated tbat in 1868 be drst applied for a h- ceme (o supply the shipping of the port. Prior to that timo, be said, Mr, Husted had been paying the city $800 lor a license to suppiy « portion of the ship- ping, and with what the city itself collected the wet amount thep reahzed for supplying water to the slipping wag about $24,000, Mr. Cavineld’s tirst contract was for $39,000 a year ior two years Then he paid $40,000 a year trom that ume until June, 1872, and $58,800 annually, ae appears by tbe contract print wove, for Wwe five years to end June 4, of tho present year. The tounage of the port. Mr. Caulfield says, 1s vearly # third less thay it when ne Gres took the contract, yet by strict attention to the mav- ter, and by keeping a close waich on tngboats and other vessels, so that they are not permitted 10 steal water, he says be has made his contract remuncrati but not to any such extent as ts popularly supposed, “T understand," he said, In explanation of t assertion, “that Commissioner Campbell inten have ne ae license expirs satisfy the public, tt will be necessary for himto make the effort—but 1 see he asks the Board of Apportion- ment to give bim $25,000 to carry on the work from Juve 4 to December 31. This will make, according to his estimate, an annual expenditure of nearly $50,000, Tecan only say (hat it ( bad bad to pay that amountto do wy work the contract would bave beggared me, | Up pericotiy willing," he added, “that the city should nd [do vot think it will make nearly us much experiment a4 | am now paying for the ticonge, "? avy one injerested in your contract?” the (writer tuquired, “Not in tho least’? eatd Mr, Caulfield. ‘1 sublet a 4 of my licensejtogMr. Husted some time ago, bus e was accused Ol overcharging vy somo of the steam- hip lines about @ year ago, and { broke bis contract te September, and vow be bas no liccnse to supply ang water, but he still stays in ue business, getting witer iv Brooklyn and Jersey City, and stealing somo h@e now anu then, hoping that by some turn of legis- Jaion he may obtain a fresh interest iu tho busiuess, Bane are ago Mr. Husted was sent to the lnepriace Agium at Fort Hamilton, and at the time he made an asignment of bis business to senator John C. Jacol day of | ho shid George Cauifeld exclustvoly ‘s further au- | wed under the license to furnish, aué supply | r needed | jongo! buildings of whatever nature ip the | i shs tight Lo collect ali water rates and ; Al Stationary eleva. | Fe 10; to prevent ail , to, or shal wittully ; to prevent waste of water | 3 | Neeuse shall thereupon become uu!! and void, and sic { cece nenoresorosensee® | ifietd to obtain | ey waste to a2 low 8 point as possible, Now the matter has called forth so much criticism trom the press in mes. of scarcity that every plausible eugzestion has been coamdered, and aow the loss of water is comparatively amali Heretotore the water bas deen permitted 10 run through she pipes or the piers tr cold weather to | keep ‘% trom freezing, nut now shat waste is not | 1 aliowed. The following is s copy of & notice served on pier owners last Oct " bi While shies department “ ‘fore She proper_ase of Croton water, such was silowed. Por information snd pians for avoiding the cossity of such ow o: water apply te she office f shi efor the supply of Croton water so steamers, | &e., a4 No, 265 Broadway, New York. roome 9 and lo "ALLAN CAMPBELL. Commissioner of Public Works, Is bad veer previously provided that ai) pipes iaid | or repairec oo the pier’ shouid be of wrought trom, and acourding to @ pian oy which the water was iet on | Or ebusof si thw stop cock tu she street, During the agi winter Mr. Caulfield said acarcely one-thire of + drants ob she Nortb River side bave oeen 1 ‘enc my Inspectors have had oo reason +o comp! ediess waste, Mr. Can) has shirteen inspectors employed w look alter the water suppiy and guard inst waRte ‘Chiei Engineer Jons C. Campbel of Public Works, sai of the Deparumens shat ow tbe duty of one man employes by the department io go along she river | front and set that Me Cauineld’s employée or those of ‘she vessels taking wa'er from ais pipes do aot permis she water go to waste Dr. Hayes, it is understooa, nas introduced & bill ia | the Legislature providing that on the axpiration ef Mr. Caulfieid’s license the privilege be regardea benceforth As & contrect Kuvject tracts and awarded to Receiverships have become so frequent of lates the life insurance business that quite an army of can- didates have ranged themselves vefore the Judgea of the Supreme Beoch, Wires are pulied tp all sorts of directions by she tution, while the Attorney General bas become & kind of employments officer. Some of the efices are well worth the having, and others yot are dat and an- profitable, Of the matter class there ts the World Mu- tual Life, for which & receiver wil) doubtiess be ap- pointed within » few days Application was made Sheretor .by the Attorney General two j Since, dut lor some reason the place ; ot yet been filled There is © suggestion on foot to constitute as: recetver Mr. John ¥. Smyth, the Insurance Superintendent The reason for bis ap- potntmens te that the $100,000 deposited in bie office Constitute eighty por cent of the entire asset2 to be distributed, The company has outstanding policies to vhe number of 480, covering ap amount of §280,000, consists of mortgages and ansettied clainis, which may arcgate im the neighborhood ef $130,000. 2t 18 con- siderea that the appointment of a recer tor whe dis- tribution of ao smali an amount would de superlative anc annecessary. The report of Reteree Wiiliam Alien Sutier will prob- ably be torthcoming some time nex: week. Mr. Rob- | Reception Committee of the pilgrims, the followiag ro- | twit ihe privilege of sixty pounds of vaggage (ree for would-be tenante of deserted inate | upon which th ve is about $110,000, Then there are sstablished claims upon the company for deash losses of aod similar claims m litigation | amounting to $39,000. The assets of the company, in adgition vo the deposit with she Superintendent, NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY. APRIL 1}, f THE POPE'S GOLDEN JUBILEE. THE COMING PILGBIMS FROM QANADA—REPORT ISSUED BY THR RECEPTION COMMITTEE, On Thursday, the 29th inst. the Canadian pligrims will arrive at this city, Dringing with them some $40,000 to present w the Boty Father at Rome on the occasion of the golden jubilee of bis episcopate, whict occurs op the 21st of May next As announced in the Hewatp of tust Monday, the party are tc ieave on the Inman steamer satiing on the fuilowing Saturday. No other passengers are to be taken. Previous to their parture they will recerve the denediction of the Cardinai at the Cathedrai in Mulverry street, The } Canadian pilgrims will aumber about seventy, and from shis and neighboring States about Gfty, making & | sotai of 120 Last evening, al a special meeting of the | port ip regare to the pilgrimage was prepared — tHE REPORT. New Yorx, March $1, 1877, We nave the pleasure to report in regard to the | Canadian Pilgrimage a follows Firsi—The “Canadian pilgr: ew York of she 21st of april sieamsuip City of Brussels Second-—The proposed route after reaching Liverpool 1s as tollows:—London, New Haven, Rouen, Paris, Tarbes, Lourdes, Sette, ‘Marset Vihtuoille, Genoa, | Pisa, Rome; returping via Florence, Venice, Misa, Turin, Mont Cenis Tunnel, Paris, Dieppe, London 10 age” wii! ai! from ‘a tbe Inman line Liverpool Thra—The estimated necessary cost of the entre Ve return ucket from Liverpoos or she Lomas ine ‘available at any ime ‘Within swelye monibs} auc fourteen days’ accom moda- tion ana refreshment between Liverpool ana Rome j the trip 46 Rome), mil! not excoed $300 gold. Fourt--The “pilgrimage” wii! disband a Rome, leaving i 40 she choice of \ts members io suit sheir own pleasure is she manner and time of return Fy—ly response so aumerous inquimes trom Catholics in the Tatted States and alter i the pro} Nigrimage”” trom these Abandoned, we are pieased te announce shal accommo | dations have beer reserved tor e limited aumber, wbo | may she advantage st she saine | | Serms secured for the Canadian: i | Stzth—While all whe may themselves of these | | advantages trom the United Staces are cordially invited | Unite with the “Canadian pilgrimace’”’ ft ‘ aor obligatory, bat such as dosire to de ac will be expected | so conform to the discipline and regulations adopted | by that body. Serenth—Ag the committee may not de able to pro- Vide tor all whe propose te take part in the “pilgrim: age” they have determinea to de governed in ite for Mation by the ctios of those who, oonforming ‘a all other respecte to & equirement# emboutec In the original programm: all bave Srst iransmitiea sheir {| deposits to tho credit of the commitios. a dep $100 will be required. Yours respectiully JOHN D. KELLY, Jr, Chairman. Wrtiam J, Hurcaxs, Secretary, Committee—Rev. M. J. O'Farrell, Eugene Selly, | James Lynch, Patrick Farrelly, John D. Kelly, dn} Wilham J. Hughes OTHER PILGRIKS. altierl, representing the gentlemen and the Princess ort Seweil, attorney tor Jobn J, Anderson, bas prepared his brief, anc wil! submit 11 to the referee on Monday. Vice Prendent Walker, of the Nationa! Capital, wae Satistiee yesterday that the much mootec troubles of Benjamin Noyes were Lbopioened atanend, Hoe stated sal the propositiod shat Noyes sboulc :urn ovor whe ‘vig possession to the Chancellor was wade to versey suthoritics a week ago by Sonjamin F. ts counsel He thought the whole matter would end ther NOYES NOL YET BAILED. The people of Newark bave begun to liken the caso i of Benjamin Noyes, the incarcerated insurance presi- dent, to the cases of the double-headed Southern State governments and their treatment at Washington, One of the lawyers in the case is reported to have spoken very plainly t the triends of Mr. Noyes within a day ortwo, There had been, he said, any quantity of talk, Dut no work; any Qumber of conferences and proposi- vions and offers, but no action, No bail had beet pro- vided for Noyes and she assets were still a subject of promises. He was tired of that sort of thing and would bave to draw out if something were not done, On Friday oight something was done, Noyes’ sop brought the Mutual assets over to Nowark, When the outer wooden and inner tin boxes were opened i was found, however, that only « | portion was thera ‘Yesterday aeverai of Noyes’ iiwe yers, accompanied by. Receiver Parker’s lega: repre- tative, visiied New York so hunt up the dalance of the assets Up to nine o'clock iast aight they bad not returnea, Meanwhile @ number of New Haven gen-' tlemen, friends of Noyes, turned sp in Newark ‘or the Purpose, it was stated last might, of going security (or him. Thero wag no likelihood of his being released Jaat meghey euwmemy-e 4u-UBY OF to-morrow. ERIE RAILWAY AFFAIRS. Mr. Hugh J. Jewett, recetver of the Erie Raflway, j Mle im the County Clerk’s office yesterday his report for sbe month of January. The report shows a balance | on hana December 31, 1876, of $282,403 37, The re | ceipts for January amount to $2,450,455 28 There was paid out $2,150,709 53, leaving a balance jon hand January 81, 1877, of $299,745 70, The imcroasq and the receiver's certificates of in- debtedne: during she month was $382,205 On consent of counsel in vurious actions against the frie Railway Company Judge Larremore yesterday granted an order giving Hugh J. Jewett, receiver, au- thority to compromise and settle the suit pending in London, in which ue, ag receiver, \8 plaintiff, and tho Loudon Banking Company (limited) defendant, BEGULATING THE OIL TRADE, A mooting of the dealers ip oils, other than petro- Joum, doing business on the Produce Exchange, was beld shere yesterday at noon, Mr, Sidney W. Knowles presiding. On motion a committee was appointed to obtain expressions from the members of the different branches of the trade and draw up a set of rules, to bo submitted to the Trade for adoption at a future moct- ing. The following gentlemen were named as such committee:—On Animal Oils, Messra H.C. Cook and P. Millspaugh; on Vegetable Onis, Messrs. C. 5. Whit. man and Thomas G. Hunt; on Minerai Ous, Messrs, Wiliam 4, Kimball and Milo H. Parsons, j | DIPHTHERIA. For over a year and a balf there bas boen little or no illness in the Foster Home, in Nowark, one of the old- est and most deserving of tho local charities. Now, however, diphtheria nas made its appearance and bas Degun to play havoc with (be little ones, abouta Week ago the disease suddenly broke out in a malig- Dant form and carried off oue of the children, Subsce quently another died, Other cages of slight diphtie- | Tia manifested themselves, Dut, fortunately, no other | deaths occurred, and al) the sick children are now | recovering. The managers of the institution at once took every possible stop to prevent the spread of the | age, and sent tc New York for trained purses to | attend ‘the sick children, ‘aey also had the building | vhoroughly examined by the architect, butlder and | Plumber, with & view of ascertaiming whether tho , malady arose trom any local cause, but nothing could be detected, ~ CAPILLARITY. Professor T. C. Mendenhall, of Columbus, Ohio, de- | Itvered tast evening, at Cooper Institute, a lecture on tment do this work itself wuen ny | n June—aud { suppose, in order to | | Joba Zoller ov: wlo ‘ormerly attended to some law business tor him, | wal is his iriend.”’ *Rmor also connects the name of Coroner Flanagan wih your cbntruct’ Has he anythingto do with \"" ‘Nothing wuatever, That sory has arisen from whe fa@ that myself and Coroner Flanagan bave been soen towther a good deal, Nobody bat mysell 1s interested inkny way in the mattor, WHERE HAVE THY “HtKELEKS" GoNR? ithe contract,” Mr. Caulfield couunucd, “bas been t tdeal of talk. Wh Mr. Green wa interested himself in it consider- ablj and wrote to severai persons 1c say it Was a yery big Job indeed. He protended to know afl wbout imy affairs, and suid thas the| contract enabled to support a whop army of political beelers. Now, sir, ! tell you thai}ue mon T employ come out of the shops and wardouses of the city, and that If Thad to trust to nd ot men that look for political appoiniments I very soon Gnd ofyself out and injured. Tho ar (took the contract | had some of that kind employed, but I soon found that they would not stt me, and | very quickly changed them.” THE QUKSTION OF WANTR. “Os you tell me What provisions are made to pI vout \aste of water along the river trout?’ the writer erallybupposed, will ays ve more oF less wal piers, Whether the city o1 or thésupply, and the question must be to ger the | ERD Or | illarity."’ There was a large audience and the lec- juror was attentively listened to throughout, CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. in the Court of Special Sessions yesterday Jacob Schmidt was charged with overloading bis team with minty dags of oats, weighing 1,000 pounds, in addition to the heavy truck, Superintendent Martield, the complainant, swore that the team was anable to p the load, were exhausted and the swoat running off their bodies, Jacob pleadod guilty, and was fined $20, The Court remarked that if the owner or em- Ployer was on trial instead of the driver, they would | impose the full penalty of $250, Patrick Ruah was Sued $10 (or deating his horse over the body with the Dutt ond of & whip, Patrick Kelly pieadod guilty to working a horse with sores undor 1 harness, Dut at Mr. Bergh’s request the Court was lenient and fined him only $2. Jobn Flynn banded over $16 as a ti for beating his horse over the head with the butt of « whip handle, John said he was ssion. ‘When next tn @ passion,” said Mr, Bergh, ‘batt your head against a wall, and no fault will be fouud with you"? | loaded a dog Sy compelling the animat to draw @ wagon loaded with nearly three hundred pounds of garbage, and no was fineu $5. BAD FOR THE DOG. Among tho cases prosecuted in the Court of Special Sessions yesterday by Mr. Bergh, of the Society for | the Prevention of Cruelty to Antinals, was one against 2 individual cio gestae | a German, named George Schinidt, who followed tho® rofession of oid bottle aud rag collector, The prisoner was caught by one of the Socioty’s officers compelling his dog to draw & cart loaded with junk weighing 260 \bs, George anderstood vory little English and listened in @ bewilderod manner to the eloquence of the prosecutiug officer in descanting on his cruelty to the animal, His first realization of his wroichedaess was whon Judge Wandell solemnly asked bim why be didit, “Iwas betping dot dorg,” he exclaimed; “he is von pig Newfouniant, und 1 bush der cart along mit | um.” Schmidt's plea was unavailing, The Court found bim guilty and sentenced him to pay a fine of $5. The prisoner slowly counted out the money and tried to iuduce the clerk to take $4 31 as payment, promising | to give bim @ heavy price for any oid ink ‘vottios he might have for sale to make up the deflciency. When he (ound that this plan was vot feasible he made good the sum in pennies, signing audibly ag ne caretully counted them over, ‘You just wait,” said he, in an undertone to the clerk, anda grim simile of eatisfac- Hoo rere over his face, “until 1 get home, when dot dorg will wish be bad aefor been porn.” | | | | prisonment for an’ aile | Odescalch: on dehaif of the iadics, nave nominated, through their correspondents in ibis country, the ‘ol- | lowing committee of ladies:—Mrs, General Sherman, of ; Washington; Mrs. Peter, of Cincinnati, and Mrs’ T. ; Raving itved in ih Brigham Young appears to be thas | S8eb accusations,” | spe a | Abd asking whether be wanted them The Roman nobility, ander the presidency of Prince | BRIGHAM YCUNG'S DEFENCE. 4 “GENTILE” VIEW OF THE POLTGAMOUS MON- STER, {From tb It Lake Tribune, March 25.) 18 retrospective, At three score and ten we bave Attained the iimit of our capabilities and she shadow of our lives ts cast Dackward. Our course hencelorward isdown bill, and the vista is bounded with # quiet burial place, And happy isthe man who, baving at- tained the allotted tor as, feeis a conscience void Of offence and velieves that the world is vetter for nis Dappy individual He can telegraph to the leading Paper of the country when his character is assailed, “MY Course of life is too well knows by thousands of Nouordvic men tor :hem %o beiteve for one moment Now would be s goog time for some or ihese Donorabie meu so come to ihe rescue of | she agec prophet Complicity tn very serious crimes 48 charged against the man of Ged, ano when he con- Vents a:msei: with the assertion its shousangs of bonoradie mi peeve ip impeccability, we can offses that by agserting just as conidently that hundreds of thousands of men of Great bonor and imtegrity believe that ais prophetic eareor has veen one of ust, fapacity snd crime, and shai now the sword of justice i deginming to tall io Utah, bis bead is the frst that should suffer, This Attempt a: selt-vindication was prompted by the published statement that John D, Lee, im bis con | teasion, bad :mplicates bis prophet master in the mag | acto Any such imputation, she accused man de- Olarsea, i utier!y taise, and so prove Gis entire inno- cence, be makes s showing shat kuew gothing of | ENS of is Joliowers Ay soomed ami BTADs party anti » despaich war droughi im trom She south ceiling Bim of she danger sey were io To this be repied “Bo,” aud was so d)str sho ‘ave of she imperiled party shat he ses the express | Tider bastily vack With Dis Message, charging aim aos 40 spare acrseflesh sili be ad accomplisuec bis jour- bey. Bul during the absence o ibe messenger whe appalling dee¢ waa dono ana Brigham’s anxious s0- Neituue for the victims! salety proved booties cure. ‘Two or three weeks afterward # party of the euding | Absasding, Haight, Ki emith, Lee and some others, Visited Sali Lake 10 ablenc conference snd testi; the hopefulne: alcondition Of course, Suis choice party of murd salle¢ upon Brigham | Young, who was Governor of she Territory ab the time, whe received them at loyal anc devoted followers AbG showec shem over tis Darna and stables = During she visi thoy mace a full report of the massacrd of the emigraute and hauded she government official ap in- Yentory of she property captured Whar sould a Governor have dope on suck ap occasion? Wrung Dis hands tn an agony of grie! a the dlood-curdiing Tecitai, and begged the buman Ddutcbers noi to let deed to speak of | oe among Or have had she remorseless villains arrested op she spot, Insti- sutec ¢ tul! inquiry Into the slaughter end have made proper provision for tha belpiess survivors? Governor OUDg Was ao imbec: He could storm when the ft way ou vim. fhe more crooking of hie litle duger waa a sign of death to al! offenders, and the wagging of Dis great too wus a8 fraught with fate as the trrevoo- able noo of Olympian Nove, The vicegerent of the Aimighty scems to bave been undone at the appalling ) Seyton, of New Orleans, to represent them in this | country in she task of helping to commemorate in a | ating manner the Pope's golden Jubilee. The committee have appointed sub-committees In many of the leading cities of the Union. [t is sherefore provable that a Jarge number of pilgrims, @ith gifts tor the Holy Pathor, will take their departuro from the United States from the middle of April to the early days of May, “GIRDING HIM UP,” A committee of clergymen composed of Rovs. Theo- | dore Cuyler, Justin D. Fulton, H. & Nyeand £ P, | Ingersoll, of the Temperance Brotherhood vf Christian Churches, called at the office of Mayor Schroeder yes- terday in the interest of tho cause of temperance. They presented the Mayor with an address, requesting bim 1 nominate persons tor sommissioners of po- fice and excise who are 11 thy with the Sab- } bath hi and vor of their vigoro! desire any new law, vut the one now tp existence { should be entorced. They wanted His Honor's co-op. eration, and they “wished ‘o gira him ap”? The Mayor said that the Commissioner would have to ob- serve the oath of office he took. Representatives of hquor dealers had aiso called on him, and he shought it probable that be would be sufficiently girded up. He would, he ¢aid, nomimate only men who would do the right thing. The Mayor nominates and the Common Counct! confirms, and tnasmuch semperance advocates are not gencraily popular with parvy mauagers, democratic or republican, in Kings county, the prospect of any altra temperance man | enjoying the office and emoluments of Police Commis- tonership aro considered by no means promising. PH@BE HANAFORD'S NEW CHURCH. The Rev. Phabo A. Hanaford will make her first ap- pearance in her aew church the Second Universalist), which bas just been organized at Library Hall, in the | Bergen district of Jersey City, this forenoon, Lettors of demit have deen granted by the First Universalist Uburch Society, from which sho dismissed 4s pas- ‘wo members, who are determined to aford’s fortunes. She will ach trom John, £x., 20—The ¢| After the sermon there will be confirma- disciples. "? ; Sion of children and communion, and in the evening ! there will be a Sunday school concert. The election of officers in her late and hor new church will be held next week, ST. JOHN’S GUILD, The committee of five appointed to investigate tho workings of St, John’s Guild met again last evening at the rooms of the Guild in West Fourteenth street, Ail the mombers of tho committco were present and several gentlemen and ladies connected with the Guild were also in attendance, among whom wero Mossrs, B, B. Baker, H, C. De Witt, L. D, Richards, W. H. Wiley, Dr. George H, Mitchell, William H. Beers, J. ML Weed, H. #. Eller, John P, Fayre, H. 0. Baker, Amos Cooke and others. AS Do person appeared to make a charge o0 exami- nation was gone into, Some remarks wero made by Mr, Saker, Mr, Wiswall and Mr. Wiley, in relation to the charges made through the press against the Guild; alter which Mr. Scott, tne chairman of the commitico, said that baving appealed to the State Board of Chari. ties and to (he Attorney General of the State io come forward and assist in conducting the investigation, and 20 notice baving been taken of she appeal in sither cage ihe committee had decided on going on with the investigation themselves. A skilled accountant bad deen recommended to them dy severai ar: 88 mercantile houses, and they aad engaged him to une | Gertako tbe examination of the books and vouchers of | the Guild trom the day when 1t ceased to de connected | with Trinity Church [his gentieman would commence hig !abors ou Monday next, and ai: possibie despatch | would de used consistent with a thorough tnvesugation. | The members of tho committee would devote as wuch | of their timo te the investigation as their pusinese would permit, and due notice would be given to the public through the press when they should be ready to report. The committee then adjourned to Monday morning. BROOKLYN ORPHANS. According to the annua! report of the Board of Man- | agers of the Roman Catholic Orpbaa asylum of Brook 10, the total floating debt of the asylum Is $38,447 02 and the bonded debt ts $140,000, There are 1, dio- cesan children and 821 county wards in the asylum, Twenty-one children died during the year, The receipts from all sources amounted to $90,252 64, Inclusive of $55,300 76 received {rom the Boards of Excise and Education and the county. Tho ontire ‘expenditures were $83,056 32 Collections will be taken up at all the , masses in the Catholic churches to-day in ald of she | orphai A WRONG TO BE REMEDIED., Nsw Yors, March 31, 1577, To tie Enron ov tue HeKano. Now that the pseudo Ohio burglar has become a setf- confessed impostor there will be a tendency to ignore | tory. | was with you when you visited the Mountain Meadows | times. He was thirty-two years of age, The distracted ews We are toid he wept in atter heiplossness. Re- | Covering possession of his tacultics aiter uwhile, he bade the chiet assassin, Lee, assuine custody of ‘the vuiuablo effects, and Kiingensmith, the Bishop of | Cedar, was sent on some distant journey with wagosts { i and of the emigrants, to quarry lead to use against the United States jorcea then marching upon Utah to compel obedience to the laws. Concealment, instead of Inquiry and switt punish- ment, scemea ‘then to be ine object of this high oifi- cial,’ A report o1 the massacre was prepared ana tor- | Warded to James W. Denver, Cominissioner of Indian Alfuirs, wherein she guilt of the slaughter was cast Upon the red race. Dr. Forney visited the scenes to Inquire into whe bloody ousinces, Dut not a tongue in the whole Territory—official or non-ofticial—wouid ai- | vulge the damning truth, The weak ana cowardly official, Allred Cumming—who succeeded the Mormon prophet as Governor—was cnjoled and intimidated into mute acquiescence, and when Judge Cradievaugh sot resolutely about prosecuting these fanatic murdere! ‘this mockery and phi mot 4 Chief Executive w, provailed upon to 18u0 a proclamation forbidding the of sroops tor the sate keeping of prisoners tho protection of the Court. And thus the menacing pro- seeding was toiled by universal aosuility. The proof ot Brigham Young’s complicity with the slaughter of this emigrant train 19 too overwheiming for any number of “honorabio men’? w absulve bim from guilt in the minds of an indignant population, The \eachings and conduct of this crime steined Church show that murder and spohation ar acri= Oces vo au avenging Deity, Joseph smith selected by supernatural manifestation {rom an adulterate and fallen race to raise up a people acceptable to the Almighty, to whom the promise was given ot univer- gai dominion, and the obliteration of the unregenerate was a condition to their entering apon their reward, And ag the ancient elites were commissioned to prey upon and exterminate all the heathen, so were this chosen people of theee latier days invested with euthority to aid the divine plan in ‘using up’? all the disobedient and perverse Gentiles who came across their path, Human faw these persecuting soctarios {| contemned; they were soldiers of Israei's God, and ua that dread Being nad doomed bis helpless creatures 10 destruction the savor ot human blood poured upon the ground was the most acceptablo. incense that could bo wasted to His Juggernaut throne. Th in Lee, ‘ going back on him, He, with other guilty instra- ments, had steeped their uands in brothers’ blood, and Bow the penalty ‘# demanded of them, The shame and sin of this biood aioning Church are proved to be a mockery and delusion and in \heir craven terror those whose crimes are known are fleeing to the waste } places of the earth and calling upon the rocks 10 cover them. Brigham Young, who is mainly responsivlo | ior thts tong-continued carnival of blood and crime, | has hidden himself trom the sight of men in his dis- tant retreat of St. George, and leebly seeks to shield himself {rom impending vengeance by pleading pre- vious good character, Mut such a defetice is set up too late in the day, His record 1s known;— Whas i» writ is writ— Wouid it were worthter. Bornadown with the weight of yeara and trembling apon she verge of the grave, no law-abiding citizen | thirsts for bis forfeit itie, His few remaining years can bo spared bim; but it would be well for tim to know that he only adds to bis baseness 10 setting ap 6 claim to innocency when his betrayed followers are be- ing called upon to account for their crimes, and when the pale shades whom be has sent to gloomy Hades are pointing at bim with slow, anpitying foger and charging him with The deep damnation of thetr taking ot 4 BIT OF MORMON HISTORY, {From the Salt Lake Tribune, March 25, We will impart to our readers a bit of Church his- Tbe Mountain Meadows hero, Jonn D. Loe, was one of forty everlasting priests selected by Joseph | Smith to form a quorum to test the revelations vouch- safed to that holy prophet that they might pronounce whether they were the true word of God. Ail revelations which passed the scrutiny of that syuod of devout men were presented to the congregation of the Saints im Couferonce as the declared wil! of the Lord. But the revelation op polygamy never pied te this Quorum of Forty. Ang for this reason. One day Josepli’s wile, the Lady Elect, was greatiy shocked by discovering ber prophet busbane th ao outhouse iD very suspicious relations with « female neophyta The injured wile made complaint to she High Council, and the amorous Joseph was cited to appear, He admitted the charge and asked » continuance of two weeks 10 putin an answer, Inthe meavtime be evolved from bis true inwardnes# the revelation on polygamy, and Qs Immediate use was required ot this opportune docu ment there was no time to submit it bo toe Quorum. es Hall in the winter of 1857. a few years after the massacre, in company with oth brethren, who heard you say, after reading the scription'on the monument, “V¥ Fepay, saith the Lord, have fepaid, sath she Lord.” Are these expressions likely 1 make the world velieve in your innocence and that You did not countenance the butchery f OLD TIMER, Sact Lax, March 2%, 1877, really deserving cases, the more #0 because a person | truly penitent or innocently convicted of crime always strives to hide dis disgrace and sulerings Instead of Craving notoriety like the r. Right im our st 18 A remarkadle 10 of this fac. A en of Lis State, who several years’ sn- ese, of which he was eioued ob thas ground, | rr enurely imnocent, and was has vainly sried to procure em) loy ment adapted to bis abilities; for vot only dia the law wrongiully deprive him of liberty and bis good name, but lis health was greatly impaired during long years of eonfinement and unrequited tor, What a terrible combination ot ob- Btacles Lo success mot this anfortunate man on reen= toring the worid--disgrace, poverty, broken health, | e neaus | hard Wines, apd with uo friends to adv. gh to start him in some light occupa no re. from the courts or Legisiavure, 1 sought | employment credentials {rom last employer (tie State, | of course), were not very valuable in the eyes of dust: ness men, Could any man’s integrity be more fear. | fully tested than by such treatment? — Yot we do aot | find bim seeking tevenge for the irreparable wrong perpetrated in the name of the people of the State of New York. The case is an exceptional one in many points, i know the man and bis history well, I know how bravely and patiently he has borue the injustice, desiring only to secure an honest livelihuod and avoid pubiteny, for b onsitive, ambitious and talented, | With uo criminal tastes or tendencies whatever. Thi case 18 Well KuOWN to eminent citizens of this State and city, and they might not wish to see their | names made public, i can assure any merchant or busi- hess man who nay (eei interested of inclined (0 give | the man employment that vy communicating wid Charies D. Metz, Beq., No. 31 Park row, be will ve | able to learn from him personally about # most needy | and deserving case where there ts no danger of + posture or misplaced couddence, Yours respectiall duatle. | twenty years ago DOWN WITH POLYGAMY. North Carolina Gazet “John D, Lee was executed on the scene of the cruei, wholesale murder last Fri- day, Justice was therevy only partially satisfied; the Work should bave been completed by the execution | uiso of tho real mathor and instigator of the crime, the lecherous, hoary-headed old villain, Brigham Young,” Alabama Stave Journal:——"It did not need this biis- toring revelation, which ought to eufice to bring the | necks of Brigham Young and other leading Mormon elders whom it implicates to (he halter, to secure the | downlall of the Mormon Charen, The maren of civii- | tgation, she torce of public opinion, Was strongly but surely accomplishing that, Months ago it was given out that Young, seeing the handwriting upon the wall, fealizing that this Continent was growing too bot for Bim and the idojatries for which be stands, was ted) tating an exodus for his people whose obyective point ¢ island in the Pacific. But Lee’s confession | | witi quickly Anish the good work which was already beguu. The blood of the emigrants who were siain | 1» Mountain Meadows will be | avouged In the speedy dissolution 9% she Mormon Church." Urbana (Ohio) Oitteen and Garette:--“L! the dreadint charges made by Lee against Briguam Young and whe high dignitaries of the Mormon Cnareh are true not « day should be lost in commencing the legal proceeu- | ashamed to Jo | @ughs so be willing so perform it tims: i i i in bis last dreath, charged his inspired master with | | whe ings thas should end only in the couviction and pun- | breast. The wogad is sight 1877.—-QUINTUPLE SHEET. ishmens of every partictpator ‘2 the Mountain Meadows massacre.” Marsetta (Pa) 2imes:—“Surety in no obher civilized Ration would such Outrageous system have been tolerated for one year. To wovridiec lust, which is the foundation stone of Mormonism, they have added every other crime in the black catalogue of num: wicked¢ness, anc claimed tne right of doing 40 ob the pretence of serving God.” Troy (N. ¥.) Whig:—"The law should authorize the arrest of every woman in Utah who occupies the reia- tion of & polygamous wife, and her imprisonment in some penitentiary. The polygamous husband should also be pamaned in « similar way, and bis property #howid de condscated and beid for the support of him- | self and bis polygamous women while imprisoned. Under such » ‘aw she trial aad conviction of one Mor- ; mop saint and bis dozen ‘emaie slaves would bring from Brigham Young Jo, Smita” St Albans (Vt) Advertiser:—*The Mormon religion, fO-called, bas woven into the very inner tabric of its ecousiruction, treason, rebellion against she govern- ment, unpridied Neentiousness and authorized prosti Vation, Justification of theft and other crimes against property py leaders ip the Church, anc daily, mur- der.” Brigham Young:—“There are sing that can de atoned for by the offering on the altar, as ip anciect days, and ‘here are sins that the blood of s inmo, or a calf, or of Surtie doves canudt remit, but they must be atoned for Dy the dloog of the man." Jedediab M. Grant \ this meek people, who ceep she commandments of the Lord, 10 do unto them! = ‘Why,’ says some one, they ourhi to pray to the Lord so Kill them.’ i want ow revelation, repealing that of | so Know tf you would wish the Lera so come down and { do ah your dirty work? Many of | Sainte will pray and petition ang saupplicate the Lord Wo do thousand things they shemseivos would 9¢ When « man prays ‘or «thing he ae Nasnville Dena.) amertcun:—"There 6 a very gen- erally expressed desire shai Srignam Young shail ve brought to justice aud ve trica for instigating the } Mountain Meadows massacre The Prophet would do well not to feel too secure, The avenger that overtook Lee was very slow, but very sure. Salamanca (N. Y.) Republican: —"lt may not be pos- to affect a legal couviction of the head of the Mor. mon Church, but the revelations are so convincing that tt will give the last blow to the already tottering fabric of Mormonism. 11 can hardly survive the death of Brigham, which is likely to occur a1 any time, The downtall ofa Church which has committec such fou) crimes cannot come any too quickly.” Extract from eermon vy Brigham Young ‘The time is coming when justice will be laid to the itneand righteousness to the plummet; when we shal! tako the eld broad sword and ark, ‘Are you for God?? and If you are not heartily on the Lord's eide you will be hewn down,"” Bu Albans (Vi) Advertiser:—‘The chief offender against God and man i Brigham Young. Let him at once be brought to justice, aud after him ali his con- federates, subordinates and eupporiers in crma ent Hayos, woare looking toward you,” THE WRECK OF THE RUSLAND. LATEST (DETAILS FROM THE WRECK—THE CHANCES OF FLOATING HER, The agents in this city of the Red Star line of Ant- werp steamers are very hopctul shat their vessel, tho Rusland, may be floated off from the beach at Long Branch ag soon as her cargo is out, which tt is ex. pected will be accomplished within the next fortnight Une of the wreckers remarked yesterday ‘the glasa, of which large portion of the cargo consists, owing 10 the shocks it has received, is coming out in very bad shape, and the rest of the cargo 1s thoroughly soaked.” Before the Rusland went asbore sho was estimated to de worth $500,000, 11 sne were floated off now and put on @ dry dock she would hardly realize at auction $70,000, The damage done to the vessel ie very great, but hardly as much as bas been repre- sented, The wreck les im aineteen feet of water a high and fifteen at low tude, and is now about on an even keel, Her stern ia about thre the stem and she das listed off shore somewhat, head- ing about north, not quite broadside to the beach, with her stern tending off. She i@ embedded in the sand | from about two to three feet. When loaded she draws twenty-two and when light about seventeen ject. sho makes a leo and lighters can ‘ay alongside of ber and | load cargo, which 1s being discharged by the aid of the | Rusland’s own steam, with s doukey,onginey » The coar is all under water. THR DAMAGE DETAILED. The top sides of the Rusiand show no great strain, the shear 16 perfoct and the mi till firin and solid, The star-board ollshore vulwi ails are carried away, the deckhouses are somewhat injured by the soa, the saloon skylights goue and the cabin ts gutted, The natchdeams of she sloon and broken and the k settled thghtly. The port boats are iu their plac nd aot stove. There is rather less damage on deck than might be expected, Tne hold is full of water. In the boiler and engine rooms ithas been sight lect higher than it now ts (the rise and fall of the tide is from four to five feet), and seems to be at the sumo height tn the fore and wi holds, The engines are up abvut a foot or jess at tor- ward end and tilted aft, while the boilers are up to the Same extont at after end tilted forward. This is an al- most certain indication that the kee! has broken at the bulkhead between the enginos and boters, and also at the engine and boiler bulkhead. ship wilt provably be in tts original condition at the engine and boiler bulkheads, and be raimed ap about a foot, or tess, at the bulkhead, between engines and boilers, Stranded stoamsmips on this const show- ing precisely similar damage of “bottoms ap’ have been floated ander more untavorable circumstances. The question as to whether the Rusland cap be floated off and repaired resolves itself whether, when she frst went ashore, she bas struck some hard substance, which caused such a leak that nei the ship can bo pumped out nor the leak got at stopped ship has no holes knocked in her botwom—or the exist ence of which thore is no certitade—there would exist doubt that she be floated as soon as her ischarged and ane 1 thoroughly lugutened, about 400 feet from the beach. 4 VERY SAD STORY. On Seacon avenue, Jersey City, resides a family named Morrison, ‘Tho father had been out of employ. ment for uiné months and tho family was in a state of Utter destitution, Ou Friday Morrison gladdened the hearts of his wife and two cnildren with the announce- ment that he was to obtain employment on the Jersey City and Sergen Horse cars on the following Monday. Later in the day he received §1 for removing a piano, and she sight of shat doilar threw the starving creatures into ecstacies The wife suggested shat the first purchase should be a bucket of coal, but Morrison replied that be would go out with bag and on the railroad tracks west of the sunnel. by @ coal train op e nd Western Railroad at ‘West End and doth his legs and leit arm were cus of He was taken to his home where he died m the even- ing. Short, who bad Morrison conveyed home, states thas he never saw such an abode of misery. Night came and there was ne fue) nor light of any kind except the rays o: the moon as the mangled remains stretched on a bed, The wife and ber two stile etii- dren, who had not morsel during the day, ieft the House and Wandered trom one audertaker's estab Nshment to another, begging some of them to bur hasband, Morrison wav aqu an, of temperate 18, and had deen ior sari 6 in the employ of the People’s Gas Light Company, trom which he was discharged on account of the depressea state of the skylights are woman said of him tbat # more devoted husband never lived. AN OLD WHALER ~ DEATH. the most successtul whaling captains out of Sag Har. bor, died recently at Mazatlan, Mexico. While in com- mand of the bark Superior, of Sag Harbor, # vessel car- rying only 1,300 barrels, he went into Bebring’s Strait end the Aretic Ucean, discoverea bow heads, and, put ting down his anchors, filled the bark with oi! in twenty-eight days, an enterprise tor which he bas been both praised and cursed, Shefield, of Cold Spring, when he took, 4,000 varreis in two seasons tm the Aretic region, Afterward he wont to Grecalaud im the bark W. H. Staiford, was several years, aud made a broken voyage 10 on this voyage he went to Liverpuol and bad o gon made after a model ho had invented, whieh subsequently burst, shattering tis hand, which wae successfully amputated at the wrist by the mate. On the voyage he formed an acquaintance with and married his eecond wife in L'Orient, France, sided tor some time at Peconic, Suffolk couuty, veach- ing the piano. Five years ago she surprised the com- muiity ang her friends by eloping with the captain of smack, Since Capwin Boyce started in the 1 nis ventures were ail unfortunate He tried whaling th the Guifot Georg od in British Colamuta Ih &éteamer, Dut was unsuccesstul, and alter trying two other enterprises at length died from want and ex posure. STABBED IN- HE BREAST. James Costello, © barkeeper, residing at No. 260 Fulton street, Brooklyn, Was arraigned before Justice Walsh yesterday and committed tor irial, on charge of subbing Charles F, Pevors Tho tatter, who ts prov privior of a saloon at No, 360 Fulton street, was in the act of forcibly ejecting the prisoner from Coste! abbed him with a penkni wiormon preacher):—“* ‘Whey she Latter Day , feet lower than | Tho bottom of the | I the | Captain Thomas W. Boyce, some years since one of | 6 next voyage was in the | ANTI-RAPID TRANSIG, | | THE INJUNCTION AGAINST Tae CONSTRUCTION OF THE ROAD ON THE EAST SID} OMENT BEFORE #UDGE LARREMORE TESTERDAT— RUFUS STOLY THINKS HE WILL LOSE & PILE oF MONEY. The complaint of Rutus Story, who claims to be the owner of Nos, Tand 9 Water street, in bis injunction proceedings against th ww York Elevated Railway Compasy, Was recently published very {fully tm she Haxato, {tt will be remembered that Mr Story | alleges, among other things, that the construction ofthe Elevated road ip rout of his property in Water street would greatly dimiuisb the value of his property. He also avers that the Rapid Traweyt act Water which the New York Elevated Kailroad Company ciaim the Tight so build shetr extension om the. east side ts ua | constitutional . Attached to the complaint are the aif. davits of numerous property owners siong the line of the proposed road protesting agalast ‘ts . construc Hon. The mater came ep delore Judge Larremore, tp the Court ef Common Pleas yesterday, on a motion to continue ® temporary Injunction already granted. The piainwi is represented by Mr. John &, Parsous and ex-. omg George #. Com- | stock, and the Elevates Railroad by Mr. E. C. Deiewan, | ex-Judge Emott and A J. YanderpoeL Mr. Parsons Said tbat of course the Court would take judicias sotice Of the fact of the construction and extension of the Lie vated road He then went op to cite the Rapid Transit staung that the company under this act claimed right (o construct their roaa through Water street, | Peari street, and so on through the New Bowery. Coun- | sel stated that this sase presents some of the features | of the Yatton case. Ho described minutely the proposed | route, aud said she action Was brought to restruip the | erection of the road in Front street Counsel then recited in detati the allegations contained in the com- plain, including she grants guder whieb plainid iné tutie to the premises mentioned, Mr Parson | coodned bis remarks to an slaborattion of she eilega- Nous 'b ibe complaint, contending that the roaa was | anconstitutional, thrt the aoise of the engines and tne | space to be occupied Would ve a grout aug ifreparabi | damage to plaints property. He stated «bat the | plantiuts property @ worth $60,000 apd that she | construction of the toad would depreciate ibe value of | his premisce at ieast (wenty-€ve per cent | Severa) additional alidavits were read by Mr. Parsons, | and as the opposing counsel clauned the right wW reply, Judge Larremore adjourned the farther igo. ment anti) to-morrow morping. ‘Some of deiend- | aunt's points were submitted, however, containing | the maw argument to be used. It will be scon- vended, among otber things, that i wili be found, ang it’ t# material tO observe, that the language and intent of this Streei act relating to tne : of New York, w diferent from the language end intent of the Colonial Highway act applicable to th country. The latter manifestly condemae to t! | use only an easement, It will be rewembe: | according to the Dutch law she fee of all ro streots vested in the public or the State, (See Dunham vs Willams, 87 N. Y., 261.) And t+ will be toad ihe commop law, do to the time of those statutes, no provision was qmade for com. pensation to the owners of land, when i} was taken fora highway. lp providing for 6uch compen- sation, the Coiontal Legisiature seem clearly to buve bad (n mind the manilest distinction whieb has per- haps Deen to some extent overlooked in very recent times, between the uses of @ country road and the uses of a city street | eb tw a city or town a the sot ite Sireets \han is req uses of ap ordinary country bighw: ‘ot tho lauer nothing w necessary bur 9 right of passage, bul @ great city ui and = asserts the righ! to use ite streets, for laying gas pipes, water piper and sewore ander jt8 soil, (or lamp-posie and lor | telegraph lines above the euriace; and the time hae | pow arrived whea it needs to use them for i:n- proved methody of transporting persons and property, which are te develop is growth. Por Ail these purposes tho distinction between te title of the public and its rights im @ country road and the title of the city of New York and tte fights in ite sarecta 18 very important It i argued, furs ther, that she ttle to Front stroct tit! re maing tn the city, and that the plainti? bas no title te the sot! Ip she street adjacent to his property. lt 1s (urther contended shat ii the de/endante were with- out right in their sppropriation of this street, the plaintu? shows no pecuilar injury to bim- felf which woud jusuity bim in asking the interposition of a Court while the public, the people of the State, make oo ebjection and do nov complain of the alleged obstruction of the public highway, and the city of New York, she loca: authority baving char; Of the sume, has expressed its consomt The rest of the argument is devoted to an analysis of | the Rapid Transit act, aud apon this point it 1s ‘ued j that the question 18 whether the act koown as the Rwpid Transit act i «© private or local bill, which grants to » particular ration the right w lay down cailroad tracks, + qui | Js distinctly met by all the tribunals and disposed | by boiding that the act referred to is & generai act, | The condition of the constitution which requires | either the consent of the owners of one-balf of the | property bounded on the streét, or the determina | ton of commissioners, that the ratiroad ought © bo constructed of operated has been complied } with mm thie cass. The proceedings before ti¢ i Commissioners, and the Supreme Court b deco before that court ané have bee sustained apon the bearing dy the Gen ‘erm, and | the validity of she right claimea defendants ta erect their rattroad and run their traing, following upon these procedings and determinations is expressly affirmed by the judgment in the case of Spader alter « } trial betore Chief Justice Curtis, in the Superior Court. In conciusion tt ts contended that the jujunction should be vacated, and the order to show cause dis charged, with cos THE ELEVATED RAILROAD, Ata meeting of the Greenwich Street Elevated Rath ; Toad Directors yesterday 1t was decided to commengs | fanning trains regularly to South, Hamilton and States | Island ferries op Thursday, April 5, BROOKLYN RAPID Two bundrec men will be put to work onthe steam lino on Atlantic avenue on Monday, and opera | tions will be pushed with vigor by the Atlantic Avenue Railroad Company, se that by the middle of May there will be stoain connection direct betwoen the city, East New Yors and Long Island. TRANSIT. BROOKLYN'S BRUTAL POLICEMA Tho examination of the charges of brutal treatment brought against Patrolman Michaci Cleary, of the First precinct, Brooklyn, was resumed before the Board | of Police and Excise Commissioners yesterday fore noon at Headquarters, Court street The only witness examined was Sanderson T. Brown, of No. 268 Peari street, who testified that about pine o’ciock on Sature day night be was in front of nis residence, about one bundred fees from Mr, Batty’s door, whee he heard the sound of a policeman’s club ting somebody. Witness ran down to Tillary-etreet, re he saw the secused standing over Mr. Batty, who wis lying dieeding upon the sidewalk, aod appeared unable to rise. Oficer Cleary dragged Batty at least twenty feet in that porition, ana when the curb was rouched | at Pearl street, he ordered kim to get un | The man attempted to do but was too | Weak. policeman = shook victim aod | cried, “Gel you or I'l murder you where you ‘A crowa of excited people gath: ered about the corner, and « citizen entrea oillcer not to strike Mr. Batty again. Th | said, Don't ll give you some | ot che same thin A fireman \hen assisted Cleary with bis prisoner to the Washington stroet station house. The examination will be resumed on Tucsday morn ing next, Mr. Batty, street, neal by Officer Ch sieadily sinking life was despaired of, immediately notified the police of bis condition Coroner Simms was at once telegraphed for to take Mr. Baity’s apte-mortem statement Efforts were aiso made to secure Oficer Cleary, who has been out | on bail since 8 unday las MONEY, MICE AND MINCE PIES, dotenda: MR. BATTY DYING ho was so severely beaten in Tillary rl, Brooklyn, one week ago last night, y. at First precinct, has beep Some months ago Mr. J. Skidmore Higbie, of Spring. field, L. L, put $90 in greendacks carefully away in » closes where his wite kept her mince pies, When he looked tor the money, some timo alterward, (t was gone, and he gave 1t up as lost, alter @ {ruitiess search, supposing that some thiel had stolen if, When his wife took the mince pie trom the upper shelf, howe 2 surprised to od a mouse’s m the middle | nd stil /urtber surprised to that it w | made of the missing greonbacks, which had been torn | into pt 80 small that not 4 single bil! coula be pro- perly “reconstructed” Mr. Higbte does not suffer any loss, however, as an intiuentias frieud bas obtained from the Treasury Department the full amounts of the money, “A MILKMAN’S RUSE.” nae ' Naw Yorx, March 31, £877, To rex Eorron or tae Heaton: Ihave never confessed to Mr. Snell orto any one thas | shot myself, for I did not and don’t think I ever will, when {do t won't cripple mysoif f am stiiling ia she city and intend to remain until Loan do better somewhere also and for robbing Mr. Snueil of $600, this is faise. He bas not deen doing such « business this w This report oas been circuited to ke of the — platfom Pp me ) from selling milk, and try and burt me io business, Thave deen and geen Mr. Snell, and be denies Thad robbed nim ot $600 Any one can see my which | have not carried with me jong tim: calling aC No, 169 Varick street, Any one callin, gee mol will give my ideas of chis and full particu L have not deen able to de out of the house much you ARCHIBALD WHITER, No, 159 Varick street 4