The New York Herald Newspaper, April 10, 1877, Page 7

THE UNSETTLED SOUTH, fhe Lonisiana Commission in Search of Louisiana. WHAT = CONSTITUTES =A GOVERNMENT. Wanted, a Resting Point for State Sovereignty. — ny PROPOSITIONS FOR A RECANVASS, Chamberlain's Opposition to President Hayes’ Policy. LOUISIANA. LADORS OF THE COMMISSION—PROPOSITION FOR A BECANVASS OF THE VOTE—A LEGAL FRIEND OF THE PRESIDENT WORKING TO CONSUMMATE & BARGAIN, (BX TELEGRAPH To THE HERALD.) New Onceaya, April 9, 1877. ‘The commission wore engaged until throe P. M. in executive session ia intorproting Mr. Evarw’ letter of Instruction, After that bour they were visited by a committee of bankers and merchanta, with whom a protracted session was held. The latter united in ex - pressing the opinion that the recognition of Nicholls ‘was the only peacuful solution of the question, THR WARMOTH PLAN. The commission demurred to this proposition, and, ‘mn turn, presented what is known as the Warmoth plan, providing for s rocanvass of the vote for Gov- ernor, Among others ex-Governor Brown mado & speech, in which he said that the commission was ia perfect accord upon this point His position in the matter was received with groat disappointment, and after pronouncing the proposition as both unsatisfac- tory and impracticable the committee withdrew. AUDIENCE TO COMMITTERS, A committee of colored citizens were next admitted, who claimed that the recognition of Packard was nec- essary to the wolfare of the race. Finally the com- Mitice appointed by the Packard Legislature were ad- miited to a short consultation, A’ tem o'clock to- morrow anothor committee of colored citizens will visit them, and at two P. M. they meet the Mayor aud City Couneil, 4X OUTSIDE EFFORT, Oatside the workings of the commission a move- ment is being sccrotly engineered by M. G. Hutchin- ‘son, the attorney with whom the Prosident advised the commission to consult even before its” personnel ‘was fully established, Mr. Hutchinson isan old and intimate friona of the President. He has been a rosi- deut of New Orleans for tho past ton years, and took 8 prominent part in an effort mado somo years age to Mr. Hayes appointed to succeed Judge Durell on the Supreme Coart Bench—an honor which Mr. Hayes declined, it 18 said, from his opposition to the carpet- bugging system. The preciso nature of Mr. Hutchin- s0n’s connection with the commission is not exuctly clear, Tho latter denies any official connection what- ever, while Mr. Hutchinson claims to be & consulting member, a sort of fifth wheel to tho diplomatic wagon. He says, moreover, that he is in constant telegraphic com- munication upon the subject with the President, whose vViows he stated in an interview to-day, with confidence if not authority, As already telegraphed the Heratp he seems to have had au initial secret meeting last Wednesday night with the prominent repablican load- ers, Wylie, Dibble, Mcsfillan and others, who did not then recoive bis propositions very favorably, though, ts he now claims, recognizing fully the necessity of a move in that direction. He has. since prepared very quietly a list of leading democrats ostensibly to con. It with the commission, but really to act in pursu- ance of his scheme of ecttiment in caso it “sticks.” TUE LAWY! PROPOSED BARGAIN. Ho expressex yreat confidence tn the successful issue of his proposition, which is about as follows:—To. 1m- duce a sufficient number of the members of Packard's House, say nive or ten, to desert the State House and join the Nicholls Legislature, thus giving it a full quo’ and cons2quently making it 9 legal Legislature, the Senate airoady baving ao full quorum; these to clect two Unitea Stutes Senators, either republicans or one administration democrat and one republican; two vacancies to be created in the Supreme Court, understood to be the seats of Marr snd Leblanc, who are regarded as revolutionary men, and their places to be flied by two administration re- publicans as contradistinguished from the Packard party. WHAT THE LAWYER TIINKS. In an interview bold with Mr. Hutchingon to-day he ‘his, I think, would satisfy the President, who is extremely anxious to adjust the Louisiana case as soon as possible, 1 don’t know whether the commission will agree to this, but if it can be dono the President will promptly approve it.’? When questioned as to his progress ho replied that be had already eubmitved it to certain republican cir- clea, where it had met the approval of more men than be had anticipated, Several leading democrats also considered the pian feasible. Mr, Hutchinson turtner remarked :— “here can be no question but what Governor Nicholis 18 the onty person who has the confidence of the people; the only man who can hold the office withe out turmoil or bloodshed,” A BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, “Tho President desires to make bis a business ad- micistration, aud wants to revive the drooping inter- ests of the South, Nothing has bad 80 much weight with him as tue representations of old republicans 1p the country paristies Whose crops are retarded by the delays incident to the anomalous condition of affairs, trom which blacks and whites both suffer’? Tois is the most important point, and the President views tho question irom a business standpoint, It bas more weight with bim than all their theorios of personal or political rights. The business. men of the whole country had {ull confidence in the Presi- dent’s policy of government, and the exbibition of a groper: degree of concession on the part of the Nicholls party woald greatly enhance their influence at Washington, Such is thegist of Mr, Hutchinson's views, but in the present tone and temper of the poople, ho 18 ently destinod to find them difficult of realization. These oe gory it they can be so called, being conducted very quictly and entirely outside the action if nos the knowledge of the commission, PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMISSION—EFFORTS TO KESTABLISO A “SINGLE LEGISLATURE— ATTITUDE OF THE NICHOLLS SUPREME CoURT. New Oxveans, April 9, 1877. The commission sat threo hours in the morning with closed doors, being the first opportunity « bas seized for a full consultation, At ono o’clock it received a delogation of about twenty-five gentlemen, with Mr, Black, president of the Cotton Exchange, at their head, representing the bankers, merchants and other business men of the bbe SEEKING FOI LOUISIANA, The commission said to them that they had sought for Louisiana, but could not ind i, They found two Governors, two Supreme Courts and an alleged dual government in all the dopartments, but in fact, by the acknowlezment of all parties, there 18 butone Logi tor, though it mects in two halis. The moment that the Legislature moet# In one body it will be the State of Louisiana, and, while it is in session, the only power in the State that can secure the interven. “ton of the army, and, If seif-governmort is dosired, the withdrawal of the army. Jt can probably be recured 1 a day, should tho public opinion of the State compel its Lagisiature to meet as one body. There aro thirty- three of the thirty-six Senators and 104 of the 120 representatives whoxo election is not dirputed by either party, ond the commission urged that when they as- sembled as such, the Commission could have nothing whatever to say about its action. The discussion con- tinued three hours. The delegation was not inclined to accept the suggestion maintaining that Nicholls must be defended ns Governor to the full extent. A delegation from the Union Club, a republican as- sociation, was received and and a committee from the Packard Legislature pr nted statistics, re- cords and briets, The commission continucd in continuous session neurly nine Hours, and the members spent the evening in individual conversation. On Tuesday the oficers of the city goveroment will call, and aixo a delegation of leudiwg colored med, including professional men, plunt- ers apd citizens of Wealth and Uusiness standing. TAK SUPREME COURT. Reterring to the imterview between the commission apd ludges of Nicholis' Supreme Court the 7imes says Mt learns from the very best wuthority that the visit of those yudges Was made at the request and invitation of the commission, and that the judves aid not nor would they discuss or argue beore the commission the ques. tion of the status or legality of their court. Various questions were propounded, and in answer thereto the Soramiasiod learned that the Supreme Court nad, since she 0h of January, passed upon and re < | NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, sions in over two handred cases; that their mandates and orders bad been impiicitly observed in every in- stance. SOUTH CAROLINA, NO DETELMINED OPPOSITION ANTICIPATED FROM CHAMBERLAIN. Wasmixotox, April 9, 1877. Is te not supposed in bigh official quarters that Gove ernor Chamberlain will make a determined opposition to his supersedure in offico, as bas been anticipated by the presa, Just previous to his departure for South Carolina he showed a disposition to yield to the pres- eure against bim; bat, nevertheless, be will resort to such means as will with a show of law relieve bim from rw Present position without appearing to readily sub- mil STORM IN THE TROPICS. TROPICAL BIRDS BLOWN OVER INTO GEORGIA— HOUSES BLOWN DOWN—RBUMORED LOSS OF LIFE. (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) AtLanta, Ga, April 9, 1877. Sunday morning a number of webfooted birds of large size and tropical appearance were picked up in the streets of Atlanta and with plumage full of sand, They wore biown hore by tho tremendous galo that swept upward from the ocean—tho severest storm ever felt 1m this city, Several small houses were overturned and some ru- mors exist showing a loss of lifo, GALE IN VIRGINIA, STREETS INUNDATED IN PORTSMOUTH AND NORFOLE—LUMBER WASHED AWAY—LIME WAREHOUSES BURNED—COMMUNICATION WITH BALTIMORE AND NEW YORK SEVERED. (sx TELZoRAPH TO THE HFRALD.] Portsmovtn, Va., April 9, 1877. A terrific northeast gale bas been raging here all day, and nearly all the wharves in Norfoik and Portsmouth are nubmorgod, doing considerable damage to such articles as could not be removed, and occasioning quite a joss to lumber and wood yards. In Norfolk several lime warchouses were fired, and the fire de- Dartment was kept very busy. All the Water street section of the city isdoundated, and communication is bad with busicess houses and dwellings only in small boats. No steamers can leave the harbor for Balti- more or New York. In Portsmouth the streets are inundated and ware- houses and dwellings are submerged to the first story tm sevoral other sections 10. Gosport, Newtown and the Navy Yard are separated trom Portsmouth by a half mile sheet of water. No ferry steamers can ply between the two cities. The telegraph tines in evory direction are interrupted by prostrated poles. On the coast and in Chesapeako Bay the gale is much more severe and fearful casualties are apprehended. Such another flood in Nortolk and Portsmouth is not in the recollections of our people, THE STRANDED STEAMERS. STRONG PROBABILITY OF THE AMERIQUE BEING TOWED UP TO NEW YORK SOON—MOVED BY YESTERDAY'S HIGH TIDE. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.1 Srapnicnt, N. J., April Q, 1877. Owing to the strong wind blowing from tho north- east aliday at high water to-night a large sea arose, which was instrumental in moving the stravded steamer Amerique # distauce of about two hundred feet ina southeasterly direction and about fifty feet in a direct easterly course. She now lies right in the sea, which bas undoubtedly succeeded in removing the sand from her bow and stern. She 18 working to and froas if on a plane, It ts supposed by all who see ber that sho will sssur- edly be baaled off to-night to # distance sufficient to bo easily floated at the succeeding bigh tide, Old surf men of this place say the Amerique will go to Now York to-morrow without doubt, THE RUSLAND BREAKING UP—FEARS THAT THE GALE WILL COMPLETE HER DESTRUCTION, (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Loxe Braxcn, April 9, 1877, The wind has been biowing a galo from the east- northeast all day, with the sea running very high, and breaking over and completely deluging the wrecked Rusland. The chief officer, boatswain and quarter- master, with Captain Conkling and crew of the Const Wrecking Company, boarded hor, at.half-past seven this morning, and remained nearly three hours. They se- cured the pumps, fastened down the hatches aod fixed everything tor a heavy storm. There were two lighters along the port side of tho steamer yesterday, and were loaded from the main and alt batehes The cargo taken from the af hatch was taken out by divers, There were two rotary pumps in the two forward compartments, but one was all that was required to keep tho water out so the wreckers could handle the cargo in # second hold, TAKISG OUT MORE CARGO. The cargo unloaded yesterday consisted chiofly of gloss, There bas been about one-third of the cai taken from the steamer, and there are about 2v, cases of glass, some iron wire, paint, rags, &c., several cases boing French plate at eigh about 5,000 pounds each. THR STEAMER BREAKING UP. At balf-past five Boatswain Maxwell and a number of others, who were on shore watching tho waterloggod steamer,’ were suddenly startied by aloud report froin the ship, sounding like the firing of a cannon; and aftor the spray cl crack visible und ig not known, Ty f damage feared tho steamer will go to at it is pieces before morning if there is no abatemont in the w storm which now 1s raging, and continues to flow over her decks trom stem to steru, Her bow has settled four feet or more, and her stern has lifted con- siderably. She is now nearly level. HIGH WATER IN THE MISSISSIPPL Mearns, April 9, 1877, Thore is some unoasiness among planters below hero, caused by reports of high water in the river above, us the water here is less than two feet from the danger line, A RIVER OVERFLOWED. Bawacuors, Quebec, April 9, 1877, The Barachois River overflowed to-day, sweeping away a largo pumbor of cattle and doing other damage, ‘The water rose twenty fect. The people fied to the bigh land for safety. MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT. War Derantuxnt, Orrice or THe Crime SigNaL Orvicen, Wasmixetos, Apri 10—1 A. AM. Indications, For New England, the Middle States aud lower lake regign, partly cloudy of clear weather, with fresh and brisk northerly to easterly winds, slowly rising barometer and no decided change in temperature. For the South Atiantic States and Southern Vir- ginia, light rains, followed* by clearing weather, northerly to westerly winds, rising barometer and slight rive in temperatare. For the Gulf States, partly cloudy weather and tocal Trains in the southwest, with slight rise in temperature, rising barometer and light variable winds, For Tennesseo and the Ohio Valley, slightly warmer, partly cloudy weather, with light loca! rains, northeast to northwest winds, and rising barometer, For tho upper lake region, the Upper Mississipp and Lower Missouri valleys, southeast to northwest winds, rising barometor, siight changes in temperature and partly cloudy weather and areas of ram iu Missouri and lowa, Floods will occur in the Tennessee, Cumberland and Savannah rivors during Tussday, The central Missis- sippr aud lower Ohio will rise. Cautionary signals coutinue at Smethville, Wilming- ton, Cape Lookout, Hatteras, Kitty Hawk, Norfolk, Cape Henry, Baltimore, Gapo May, Atlantic City, Barnegat, Sandy Hook, New York, Now Haven, London, Newport, Woodsbole, Boston and Thateber's Island, THE WEATHER YESTERDAY, ‘The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-iour hours, in com- parigon with the corresponding date of last year, as | indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut’s pharmacy, Henan Building :— 18) 1876, 1877. a2) THE AMERICAN KNIFE WORKS FIRE. A. FEARFUL: DEATH. THREE GEORGIAN FRISONERS BURNED TO DEATH IN CONYERS JAIL—HELP AT HAND BUT UN- AVAILING, [BY TELEGnRAPR To THE HERALD.) Atuaxta, Ga, April 9, 1877. * A special from Conyers states that the jail at that Place was burned to-day and three negro prisoners perished in the flames, The door to the jail was on tho second floor, the first story being a solid dungeon which opened trom thegop by a trap door, Before the fire was discovered it had burned away the steps and cut off all communication with the prisoners, There was BO engine in the town, and the fire had its own way. The heat was so intepso that it was impossi- ble to approach fhe building, At length an axe ‘was forced through an aperature to the prisoners, and they commenced to cut through the heavy logs that made the.dungeon walls. Tho flames, however, + downward rapidly, and soon burned through the upper floor and sent a shower of embers aud lurid blaze 00 tho wretched mon below, In this horrid illu. mination they could be plainly seen by the crowd out- side, Crazed with pain and fear they capered about like mad men, dashing themsclyes against the wails and screaming in the most feariul manner, Their attempts to cust through the walls, while fu- rious, had no intelligent direction, They hacked about wildly, frequently fighting lke brutes for the Possession of the axe. At length the whole upper floor gave way, and the three wretched men, clutcaing the outer logs, strotched their hands tw the crowd out- side and were lost in a blinding sbovt of flame. The prisonors talked with the crowd during tho progress of the fire, and said they bad heard a match struck up stairs an hour before the fire was visible and supposed it was the jailer, It was certainly incendiary, and is believed to have been dono by the friends of the prisonera It commenced as the door on the second story, The prisoners were put in jail just a day anda half betore the Gre occurred, and were sentenced for a few years cach to the Penitentiar: MEXICO, CORTINA’S LIFE NOW BEYOND THE BEACH OF HI8 PERSONAL ENEMY, CANALES, Matanoxos, April 9, 1877. General Cortina left this city last might at of o'clock under a strong escort for the mouth of the Rio Grande, where he subsequently embarked on the Mexican man-ol-war Liberta to be conveyed to Vora Cruz, where it is believed he wiil be placed in the Castle of San Juan de Ulloa, _ His friends are rejoicing that ho 1s beyond the control of Canales, and feel con- fident his life is safe in the hands of the Diaz govorn- ment, VENEZUELA, THE NEW CABINET. St. Tuomas, Marcn 30, 1877, The new President bas pleased the country by his choice of a Cabinot. The following aro the names: Dr, L, Villamura, for the [ntertor. Dr KR. A. Palacio, for Foreign Kelations, Gonerai J. E. Acosta, for War aud Navy. Dr. M. H. Soza, for Public Works. Dr. J, de Dios Monzon, for Public Credit. Mr, A. Urdaneta, tor Finance, EX-PRESIDEN GRANT, 4 WARM RECEPTION aT THE GENERAL'S OLD HOME, Gaexa, ML, April 9, 1877. General and Mrs. Grant received a few trionds this evening at thee! nt residence of Captain Augustus Estey, about nine o'clock, Schreimer’s Band sercnaded them, playing ‘‘Hail to the Chief,’ and in answer to culls trom a Jarge number of citizens tho ex-President ‘was presented by Colonel W. K. Kowley, the only sur- viving member of bis porsonal staff during tne war, and said:— “FruLow-Citizkxs Or GALENA—| am obliged to you for this serenade und manifestation of esteem. All I bavetoremark ts tbat it affords me gratitication to make periodical visits to this city, and to come back to you agaic attor sixteen years of official lito, like your- sclves, one of the sovereigns of this great Republic, Good night” THE READING RAILROAD TROUBLE, PuiLapenenta, April 9, 1877. The trains on the Reading road are runoing without interruption. Fow of tho old engineers remain on the Germantown and Noryistowa branch, their places hay- ing been filled by now men. There is no trouble on the main road as It ts understood that fremen who leave with the engineers are to receivo the same bene- fits from the brotherhood the engineers who have Tetused to accept the new insuranco pian of the rail- way company. THE RHINECLIFF DISASTER, Hanrtronp, Conn., April 9, 1877. The loss by the burning of the American K: Works, at Northfield, is $40,000, and insurance $20,200. Povcuxerrsts, N. Y., April 9, 1877, The inquest in the case of the Rhineoliff disaster was resumed to-day, A number of witnesses were sworn, but no new developments have yot been reached. The inquest was adjourned tor two wee! ANOTHER BROKEN BRIDGE. Cuxvenaxp, Ohto, April 9, 1877, A special to tho Leader, !rom Now Philadelphia, Uhio, says a tatal accident occurred to-day on the Tuscarawas branch of the Cleveland and Pittsburg Railroad, As ‘tho train was crossing tho bridge near Malvern tho er gave way, precipitating the engine into the croek, killing the fireman, James Sharp, and scriously injuring the enginoer, George Dearborn. FIRE AT ALANTIC CITY. AtLaxtic City, N. J., April 9, 1877. A fire which broke out this evening in Bailey's ice- cream saloon destroyed three houses belonging to Joseph A. Barstow, A man named James Erwin was badly injured by tailing troma roof, The tire, which te still burning, is ander control, A HOTEL IN FLAMES, Povcuksersin, N. Y., April 9, 1877, The Poughkeopsie Hotel, a wooden structure of seventy years’ standing, was partly destroyed by fire this atternoon. The loss on the building is about $5,000, and 18 fully covered by insurance; that on tur. niiure is from $6,000 to $3,000, and 1% Without in- surance, Tho fire was accidental, FIRE AT WHITE PLAINS. A largo barn and carriage house, the property of Mra Stephen A. Martine, at White Plains, Westchester county, caught fire on Sunday afternoon and wastom. plotely destroyed with a quantity of hay and other ‘Unipgs which 1t contained, The tire 14 believed to have been caused by some children who wero playing with matehes in a portion of the building. The loss is esti. mated at over $2,000, FIRE IN NEW SLREET. A fire occurred yesterday atternoon in Richard Mer- Fick's cooper store, No, 81 New street, The building is two story brick structure, which is connected with the sabies of Dimon & Uo., No. 83 New 8 jt ‘The damage amounts in all to $5,000. ACADEMY OF SCILNCES, At the meoting of the Academy of Scionces held at the School of Mines last night Mr. T. Sloane delivered 1 Examination of Gas Coal Mr. Walter Devereux read a paper on the “‘De+ termination of lod by the Bio taf, Merre Riek gave a lecture on th Coiming of Gold and Silver.” The latter with magic THE RAZOWS WORK. White lavoring ander a Gt of temporary insanity, Wiitiam Cortis, aged sixty years, a carpenter, residing ‘st street, attempted to com- Which was to come up at the meeting of the Prodace Exchange on the 18th inst, wil be brought betore th change next Friday, ‘TROUBLESOME STRIKERS. Kdward Kilpatrick, who is erecting a building in Soventy-Otth street, corner of Madison avenue, yes- terday complained to Judge Bixby, at the Filty-seventh Street Guort, that a number of worktnen Who were in his employ, but are now on sinke, are im the nabit of threatening tio Hew laborers on tue work. Willtam Muore, one of the strikers, wae ‘eatod and held to keep the peace in $300, aad, im default of bail, to stana commited ten daya STREET OBSTRUCTIONS. FOUR BRANCHES OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT SHOWING HOW NOT TO REMOVE THEM—RE- SULTS OF THE ‘COMPLAINT BOOK.” We have received so many complaints about strect encumbrances that personal inquiry was directed to be made at the oilice of the Superintendent of Encum- brances as to the causes of this state of things, Mr. Douglass, who exercises tho duties of the office, sald that tn every instance in which his attention bad been called to an obstruction by the HexaLo's ‘Complaint Book” he had promptly removed it if be found it in his power to do so, The very same day on which tho “Compiaint Book’? contained notice of the two wagons wtanding in Dey street, between Washington and West, the inspector had removed them. Not ali nuisances, however, could be so easily rem- edied. Take tor instance, said he, the complaint about Thurber & Co., in West Broadway, Here was a firm doing a business of a million dollars a year, The law allowed them to back up their carts against the side- walk fur the purpose of unloading, and if the public trailic was necessarily inconvenienced it could not be helped, To koop the sidewalks thoroughly clear at all times of goods and merchandise it would be necessary to drive the whole trade of New York {rom this city. OTHERS TO BLAME. Mr. Douglass then pointed to the ordinance allowing the backing up and unioading of carts and trucks for 4 space of time not to exceed tive minutes for each, and showed that for other obstructions of a petty nature, such ag stands, &c., the Aldermen and the Permit Bureag, who authorized them, were responsible, As to Barclay street, compiained of by a *'Frequent Suf- ferer,’” 1 would Le a groat hardship to many deserving pie to drive away the buckster stands there flourish. lag during the imurning and evening. The compiaint ofa “Property Owner’? about the box dealers in West Broadway, trom Canal to Duane, was justined, but some sixty boxes hat already beeu removed, and the Bureau was doing all it could to abate & isance, A FORMIDABLE “RURKAU. “You see this is the whole bureau,’”? sald Mr, Dougiass, with bitter irony, pointing at himself, bis clerk and Inspeetor Innis, Conny ae 1m bf examination of the “Complaint Book,” Mr. Dougiass said in reply to “Jersey City”? that he bad uu power to prevent tbe anloading ana loading of iron pipes, even if fluled with grease, tu Cortlandt street, Every man had a mght to carry oo his business, aod how could he load or unload pipes without having them carried across the sidewalk ¥ It will thus be seen that Mr, Douglass looks at the situation [a a caim, philosophical spirit. When asked how many tore men he would require to clear the cily thoroughly of ali encumbrances ho said he be- Heved he could 40 no more than he was wow doing if be bad ever so many more meu at bis command, Ho promised, however, to look also in the (uture into pore complains brought vo bis notice through the BRALD, THK “WEST POLICE PORCK," ac. Lnspector Innis suid that ome cause of the difficulty Was she failure of the police to arrest people who created these vbstructions under their very noses, In the upper part of the cy, for instance, the streets were commonly used as dumping grounds for the huge Dowiders that wero boing excavated, and to stop this and similar abuses ail that wus required of the potice was to promptly arrest the offenaiog truckmen. The tice could easily stop the Nuisance of the box men 10 ‘est Broadway, as \uey should also have arrested the men who had obstructed Roosevelt square with two huge boilers, weighing several tons each. The police could bar the persons now occupying the whole biock of Goerck streot, betwoon Rivington and Delancey, in the butiding of 4 huge tenement house, in which both sides of the street have been Illegally monopolized. | Inspector that 414 movais bad been mad jast three months, 1u0 by the Buri by sue parties them: selves upon Th would uh in four great tame for the MYSTERIOUS PRISONERS, CAPTAIN ALLAIRE'’S CAPTURE IN TREMONT AND THIS CITY. Captain Allaire, of the Fourteenth precinct, bas been engaged for some days on a vory important case, sev- eral of bis special officers having been looking tor the poople, and five arrests were made yesterday, The names of nis prisoners Captain Allaire refusea to give, on the ground that bho would be impairing bis chances of making still more important captures to-day. He sald, however, that these prisoners were ‘‘wanted” in connection with tho Union Trust torgory tor $64,000, which was perpetrated some time Be this state- ment true or not, cortaim it is that the prisoners or their accomplices have much more extonsive operatiot forgeries; tor while tho HxkaLp sitting in the Captai drove up with a dete to it, and carryy andappurtenances of a hand pross which wero brought all the way {rom 177th street, or Tremont. fhe pieces were put io the station house, the man paid, and he drove away. Whatever connection theso four mea and one wo- man—who were taken to the Tombs yesterday and re- manded—may have witn the Union Trust Company forgery they undoubtedly are identified in some way with bond manufacturing, bocauso they had the lithographic stone, specimen bonds of the Obio and Toledo Railway, San Domingo one doilar = bills = and the biank = papor cut and ready for use, Captain Allaire woula admit nothing tnore than that he bad arrested these people in connection with the Unioa Trust Company forgery and that he hoped to get other prisoners cou- nected with the same case to-day. It ia thought that Fed of his prisoners is Worth, the Turkish bond jorger. THIEVES AT WORK. Three mon entered the bakery of Mathew Cuogan, at the corner of Thirty-third street and Second uo, about #ix o’clock yesterday moraing, and one of them bought several louves of bread, ip payment tor which he handed a two dollar bill, Mrs, Coogan, who was attending tbe store, took out her pocketbook to make the change. Another of the men at once snatched the pocketbook, thea all threo made off, I'he operations of thi 5 of thieves in thet locality has been quite success. ful, as will be seon trom the following list of victins Who have reportea their cases to tho police, while no doubt numerons other rovberies of a similar kind have beew committed but not yet reported:—I'ne liquor store of Michael Gorm. ley, at No, 328 East Thirty-third street, $20; John Smith, grocer, Thirty-third street and Second avenue. Detectives have oven pinced on the case, but ap to a late hour go arrests bad been made THE COAL ROADS, ‘The representatives of the coal roads who were to meet to cousiter the lately proposed agrcemeut to-day came together yesterday at the request of dr. Gowen, At tho meeting wore Messrs. Sloane, of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western; Gowen, of the Keading; Ciarke, of the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre; Dickson, of the Delaware aod Huuson 1 Company; Januge La- throp, of the New Jersey Central; Dr. Lindermann, af the Upper Lehigh Coal Company, and Mr. Thoinas, of the Schuylkill Vailey, When the meeting was over it was given out that the recent centoges was adopted unapimons that the meeting agreed that no contracts tor delivery of coal at xed prices shall be made dating at May 3i. ‘Yhe advance in the price of coal of fitty cents per ton is lo commence on June 1, it having been deemed im- prudent to make a general advance pow owing w the Jarge amounts cont id for delivery during Aprit and May, Itwas not stated tbat any penalty bad been agreed to by the roads tor a violation of this compact, STILL PREPARING. Ex-Mayor Godfrey Guuther, Aldermat Lewis, Messrs, Dam, of the Astor House, Mr. Earle, of Earle’s Notel, and other gentlemen, who propose to become corporators of a permanent carnival association in | this city, met last evening at the Sturtevant Huuse and organized, with Mr. Lewis in the chair. The arti. civs of association, to cover twenty years, were signed the gentlemen present. Communications were d to various patrons of the carnival, the Mayor yled “Prince de Large Majority,” Alderinan Prince de Gavel,’? aud Superintendent Wal- ince Lockup and Royal Guardian of the Mr. Jerome 8, Fellows wa: with le of “Duke of Hariom Lane.” It w originally intended that the carnival should tke piace on Mardi Gras, then the 18th of April w npon, and now It bas peeu postponed to ‘ei May.” THE GAME LAWS. Ab the monthly meeting last evening of tho Society for the Protection of Game the counsel for tho society stated that eighteen suits bad been begun against per- soos who had violated the Game laws, Senator Wag- stall gave the society the assurance that the bill now be ip ct of the paas itis looked upon generally as FUNERAL FLORAL OFFERINGS. New York, April 9, 1877, To tus Eptror ov tus Henan :— In view of the general custom of sending flower offerings to funerals, I think that in the case of the Kev, William A, dublenbderg, D. D., it would be more in harwony with the general, often expressed foelings of this good, departed trend if his many admirers would send checks of {rom $10 to $50 (the usual price of these useless extravagances) for the benefit either of st. Luke's Hospitol or of the Community of St Johns. land. Lam sere that such offerings woula be more Jn harmony with the wishes of this greatest bonotactor of the poor during bis lifetime, Yours, truly, G. G, by the Governor, lair and just mensui PRIL 10, 187/.—IKIPLE SHEET. OBITUARY, WILLIAM WOOD, PUBLISHER. William Wood, ihe book publisher, dicd yesterday at the house of his son, ou Sixty-first street, in this city. He was tho third son of samuel Wood, an English Quaker, who came to New York in 1803 and established a book shop, where he sold cotton goods also, at No, 262 Peari street. This was the tounda- ton of the book publishing house of William Wood & Son, In 1822 Samucl Wooa had removed to No, 261 Pearl street, had established print. ing oitice i connection = with book shop, and then inadi as well roid books. Two of hia soi 5. Wood and Witham Wood wa reat iuterest in med- joal writings, and it was be who secured for tue house it# reputation among medical men. The shop on Pearl Street was the resort of notable ph geons, such as Dre, Francis, Hosack, Mitchell, Mott aod Stevens, William Wood retired irom business in 1868, He had established the Medical Revord, a w Journal of medicine and surgery, and the ‘Ame Journal of Ovatetrics, both of which are publications of importance. During his management of the business iso the house tssued many Valuable medical books, He was one of the tounde: orginal directors of the Mercanule Library. There used to be a young dobating society which imet to discuss pu Judson’s boarding house, in Pearl streot, they felt the need of books, William Wood was o t them, Of late William Wood was a bale old gentleman, who gave most of nis atiention to the affairs of the Soctoty of Friends, of which be was throughout his hie an active member. WILLIAM ©, RHODES, A telegram trom Whitehall, N. Y., under dato of the 9th inst, reports as follows:—Wiiliam C. Rhodes, the founder, and for many years the oditor of the Kimira Gazette, died at Dannemora, Clinton county, N. Y., yesterday of Bright's disease of the kidneys, at the age of fity-seven was Inspector of State Prisons from 1857 to 1860, and Warden of the Clinton County Prison from 1870 to 1873. SIR JOHN FORSTER FITZGERALD, 6. C. B. The death of Field Marshal Sir Joon Forster Fitz- Berald, of the British Ariny, took place at Tours, France, on March 27, aged uinety-one years, Sir John Forster Fitzgerald, G. ©. B., was the son of Edward Fitzgerald, Esq, M. P., of Carrigoran, and was born in 1786, On the s9th of October, 1793, whon only seven years old, ho obtained a commission as ensign in an independent company of toot. On the 3lst of Jan- wary, 1794, be was promoted to a lieutenautey, and on tho 9th of May, in the same year, was Promoted to a half-pay captaincy in the old Seventy-pinth regiment, not the Seventy-ninth Highianders, which had been reduced in 1733. 2 October 31, 1300, he was brought on to full pay as can. sain of the Forty-sixth regiment, Aceording to Hart's Army List be joined tbat regiment ior duty in the fol- jowiug year, When, though only iifteen, he had already been a litular capcain seven yenrs, The estavti of the Forty-sixth havin reduced in 1802 Cap- tain Fitzgorald was again placed on half pay, but on the th July, 1803, b3 wus appointed to the New Brunswick Fencibies, and on the 25th September | became brevet major when only seventeen years old, being an instance of rapid promotion, we tancy, quite without paraliol, On the 91h November, 1809) be was transferred \o the Sixtieth Royal Americans, how the Sixticth Ritles, and joined that corps in the Peninsula, He was present at the siege of Badajos and the battles of 3: anca, Vittoria and the Pyr- onees, together with wnany minor affairs, Durin: Mo the war he communded a light vattalion, and the vattic of the Pyrenees tn the command of a brigade, He was taken prisuner by the French, as far as we can ascertain, at or after the battle of tne Pyr- but subsequently exchanged. Ho received iho fold cross tor bis services. Ou the Sth February, 1824, e was promoted to # licutenant coloneley in the Twen- Heth foot, taving received the brevet of colonel in 1819. In 1840 be became a major general, and in 1841 @ lieutenant general, baving in the interval commanded @ division in the Bombay l’rosidency. In 1854 he be- came full general, Ln 1850 he obtained the colonelcy of the Eighteenth Royal Irish, and in 1862 was created }. C. Sir Jobn Fitzgerald married, first, in 1805, Mary, daughter of Mr, Hazen, Sue died In 1843. Secondly, in 1850, Jean, duughter of Hon, Donald Ogivy, ‘Sho died tn 1863.’ He sat as member of Pa: liament tor Clare in the liberal interest from 1852 By the order of the French Minister of War the mili- tary honors paid to French officers of his rank were rendered to his remains, and the whole of the garrison escorted the body to the grave ‘ne French papers |. express the hope that this proof of courtesy and good fellowship will be appreciated :n England, pag ater z in PETER 8. ARCHIBALD, Peter 8. Archibald, son of tho lato Judge Archibald and brother of the British Consul at this city, dropped dead tn the strect at Truro, Canada, on Sunday morn. ing. M. GREGORY GANESCO, ‘The death of this famous French publicist and rol tcian is announced by cablo, this morning, from Paria, M, Ganesco was of Roumanian origin and was bern in 1830, In 1860 he gained considoravle notoriety by undertaking to edit the Courrier du Dimanche, the frst hiberal opposition newspaper under tho second Empire, From the drst day of publication the editor was con- Btantly before tho courts, either for libol or attacks directed agatost the govorumont After the Cour- rier had becn suppressed tho Europe wns ostab- Nshed at Frankfort by Ganesco, andthe icks againat jovernment of 0 were flercer than cver, july, 1806, General Falkenstein was ordored stop the publication of the and alt ® checkered career itt was finally suppressed in November, 1867, Ganosco returned to France In 1868, having received a pardon for his previ- Political offences, aud, aided by the ad- istration, was electet Councillor General in canton of Montmorency, Seine-es. In , 1860, he raa as an independent candidate for the was doleated. Tho most ne worthy work irom bis pon was that catitled ‘Dipio- macy and Nationality,’”? to 1856, which was largely circulated in Europe, ACCIDENT ‘TU GOVERNOR TILDEN, While going up Filth avenue, yesterday afternoon, the horses attached to tho carriage of Governor Tilden became frightened and womanageable. The driver attempted to turn them into Thirty-fourth street, but was thrown from tho box and slightly injured, Mr. Tilden sprang from the carriage, which was by this time going at sufictent speed to throw bim down, His shoulder was slightly bruised, bot he was othor- uninjured. RUNAWAY RUMPF, A lotter was received in Newark yesterday from Counsellor Samuel Haw announcing that he bad per's Ferry, and bad recovered from him $2,000, part of the fuod held by Rump as guardian of the chilaren of ve August Waliman. A requisition bas been ob- tained from Governor Ledle for the arrest of Kumpt, bus there are douvts as to whether he can be brought back to Newark unless he conseats w return, Was IT ARSON? A fire broke out after miduight last night at No, 585 Baxter street. The place wasa little clothing store, kopt by one Burnett, who bas in some way incurred police distrust. He was insured tor $1,900, The piace was utterly and suspiciously destroyed. ‘The police of the Fourteenth are investigaung it, Barnett wae the station house last night His shop was afiir indeed, It was aleo rumored that Barnet going to Calitornia next week. A CLUB SWINGER'S CHALLENGE, To tx Kptron ov Tu Hiwai.0:- Mr. Richardson, whe challenged me to swing Indian clubs for the championship, having failed to come to an agreement with me, he wishing to use clubs below the rule weight, | hereby chatiemge au: world to #wing clus not less than six j b heavier as they wist, for $500 ‘ ship of the world, my challenge to rema thirty days, J. M. LAPLIN, No. 27 West Fourth street, GOLDSMITH’S GRAVE, To tus Epiton ov tax Henao: I respecttully ask space in the Menino to take ox. ception to a statement in the address ef the Hon. Richard O'Gorman, delivered betore the Hebrew Young Men's Assoctation on Saturday last on “Tho | The loarned | Life and Friends of Uliver Goldsmith,” lecturer ts reported in Su y's Hemaro as say: “His (Goldsmiths) tomb is in Westminster Abbey, between the monuments of the poet Grey and the Duke of Argyle.’ This statement iv erroneous, Goldsmith's remains are interred in the burial grocads of the Temple, several miles distant fro Abbey. The Temple burial grounds butit on, 80 much so that L had cousiderable diticulty atew }o, When on a viento London, im fading the slab covering the remain: “poor Goldy,” was familiarly called by his tri The grave is clore to and on a level with the sidewalk in one of th busiest thoroughtares of London, and what with ine action of the weather and being constantly walked on the inscription is now almost illegible, On the death of Goidsmitn, on the 4th of April, 1774, it was suggested that he should be ‘rea in Wostmin- ster Abbey, but (ho design was abandoned in deference to strongly expressed wishes to the contrary set forit his writes, paris larly in letters 7 ands of his Vitizen of the Worid,’’ Some years atier his death « marble siat was orecied to his memory in Poot's Cor- ner, Westminster Abbey, by sniseription. The siab contains a Latin inscription, by Dr, Johnson. WILLIAM KIRK PATRICK. No, 210 Wrckorr Sraast, Baoon.rs, April 9, 1877, open | i HOTEL ARRIVALS. Senator Theodore F. Randolph, of New Jersey, te at the Albemarle, Ex-Congressmao John Mf. 8. Willama, of Massachusetts, and Captain J. M. Low, Captain R, | RB. Crozier aod Lieutenant Ribton Gore, of the Brituh Army, are at the Fifth Avenue. Amos A. Lawrence, | of Boston, aud Mareus T. Hun, of Albany, are at the Brunswick. J. N, Pamden, of West Virginia, is at the Hofman, General W. B. Taliaterro, of Virginia, ts af the St. Denis. Rev. Dr. R. B, Fairvairn, of at. Ste | phen’s College, is at the St James Robert Leno: Banks, of Albany, and M. P, O'Connor, of California, aro atthe Clarendon, Sidney T. Fairchild, of Caze novia, N. Y., isat the Buckingham. Benjamin Stark ot New London, ts at the New York. MAILS FOR EUROPE, The steamship Russia will leave this port om Wodnesday for Queenstown and Liverpool ‘The maila for Europe will close at the Post Offceas eleven o'clock A. M. 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