The New York Herald Newspaper, May 9, 1877, Page 5

THE CONSTITUTIONAL CENTENNIAL, Commemoration of the Kingston Con- Stitution of 1777. CHARLES O'CONOR’S ADDRESS. Have We Bettered the Work of the Fath- ers?—The Country’s Future. The Academy of Music was last night crowded by the members of the New York Historical Society and their friends, who met to celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of the adoption of the constitution of this State. Upon the stage sata delegation from the Cin. Cinnatus Society under the leadership of General Jobm Cocbrane, and about 150 gentlemen famous on the Bench at the Bar and in other profes- sions, Among them were Judge Clifford, of the Supreme Court; William Cullen Bryant, Judge Josiah S, Sutherland, ex-Governor 8. J. Tilden, Rob- ert C. Winthrop, Prosident of the Massachusetts His- torical Society; Judge Benedict, Dr. Morgan, William A. Whitebead, J. V. L. Pruyn, Jobn 1. Agnew, Androw Warner, Peter Cooper, Benson J, Lossing, Algernon 8, Sullivan and Senator Chaffee, ef Colorado, In front of the stage was suspended a wreath of flowers, with the inscription 1777” ine slosed. Frederic De Peyster, president of the society, presided, and the comfort of the guests was attended to by @ reception committee composed of Messrs, John Austin Stevens, Edward F. Delancey, Court- land De Peyster Field, David 0, Fisher, Wilham J, Jay, George H. Moore, Philip Schuyler, Charles C, Moreau, Henry T. Drowne, Frederic De Poyster Foster, Alfred T. Ackert, William L. Breese, Francis Baker, Douglas Campbell, Edward Cooper and Frederic Foster, The chairman read a etter from Governor Robinson expressing regret at his inability to be prea ent om account of ‘‘a pressure of official engage- ments.”? ‘THE CHAIRMAN’S REMARKS. “Ladies and gentlemen,” said Mr. De Pevster, ‘the New York Historical Society have wished their frends fo unite with them in celebrating this evening the one bundredth anniversary of the adoption of the consti- tation of the State of New York. ‘The constitution of thi is well known, was adopted at |. ¥., om tho 20th of April, 1777, but the present commemoration has been delayed a later day in the season was more desirable, The so- ciety bas been fortunate obtaining from Mr. O’Conor bis consent to deliver an address on this oc- casion. bject he has selected is ‘The Constitu- tions.’ T have now the pleasure of presenting to you our distinguished member and friend, Mr. Charles O'Conor,”” ‘The distinguished lawyer was received with long and loud applause as he came forward and began his ora- Won, which occupied about an hour and a halt in its delivery, He was frequently interrupted by applause, and when he resumed his seat at the close Mr, George H. Moore offered a resolution to tne effect that “the thanks of the society be and hereby aro Presented to Mr. Charles U’Conor for the musterly, eloquent and instructive address with which he has favored us this evening, and that he bv requested to furnish a copy for publication.” This was spoken to by Judge John K. Porter, who took occasion to pay the orator a bigh compliment, and it was then unani- mously carried. THE LECTURE. Mr. O’Conor began by reviewing the condition of the State at the time the frst constitution, whose establish- ment they had met to colebrate, was founded. Taking into view the existing measure of attainment in polit- Yeal science it might deiy just criticism, and opinion was now divided as to whether, in the progress of that enlightenment to which it afforded a busis, it has been as whole improved noo. Treating as comparatively of light moment its minute arrangements for administrative purposes, the orater proceeded to discuss those parts of the instru- ment which might justly be called our organic law, He compared it with the altera- tions which bave since been made, bis aim Doing to. exbibit those fundamental’ principles whioh {t was the proper office of a written cunstitu- tion to preserve, It was au error quite inconsistent With the theory of government as inaugurated on our Separation from the parent State to consider the act of voting for public offices as a personal privilege. ‘Tho @ right than the payment of of submitiing to ind =smarching = to were public duties, Bot private rights. Mr. O'Conor argued thence that the requisition of certain qualifications irom those who ‘would vote should not be regarded as an encroachment upon personal right, but «@tbe enactment of exemp- tions from the periormance of a public sevice. ‘The orator reviewed in detail the provisions of the first constitution of this state, dwelling with emphasi upon the new doctrine which it promulgated in de- ciaring that the free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship, without discrim- ination, should forever thoreafter be allowed within this state to all mankind, No other State coustitue tion adopted during the revolutionary conflict had secured religious liberty by language so liberal and comprehensive. The English constitution was ro- ferred to by the orator as the best, for its own creators, that any people had ever enjoyed before 1776, In its arrangement for the transaction of public affairs it was closely imitated by the framers of our state constivu- tion, It was iD respect only to provisions merely modal and not involving any principle that tho first constitution was subjected to any alteration prior to 846, when a new constitution was adopted. This into effect in 1847 with alterations scarcely Wore than formal, it is still in iorce, ECONOMY VS. WASTE, Mr. O’Conor pointed out tho fact that the nrst organic law remained in jorce without essential altera- tions for seventy years, and that the one now in force had in like manner subsisted for thirty years, and remarked that the two periods completed tho po- liucal century to which we migut look back as a thing of the past. He contrasted the two periods in a manner very fuvorablo to the Sret, particularly in the matter of economy. One circumstance brought about by the traders 10 politics Who created so many debts was the fact that so much of our public debt is held abroad that we pay to Europe for interest on it every year $100,000,000, “Is it singular,”? he asked, ‘that With such a drain Upon us trade Janguishes?’? Starting out with the universal concession that reform is needful, be proceeded to inquire what features of our civil institutions needed to be remodelled. He argued that tho Executive, Legislative and Judicial depart- Mments of government should be jealously kept apart, and inveighed against the passage of special acts of au ecutive nature under the guise of laws, The English ystem was analyzed, and the orator pointed out that as the result of 1t the British Empire in @ political sense consists exclusively of the favored or upper classes, who enjoy tho wealth of nations through their Partia- ment, and, though fow in numbers themselves, gov- ero the 20,000,000 of jaboring population. In con- trast to this Mr, O’Uonor exhibited our own sys- tem, framed with a view to the good of all,’ In tho early days of the Republic the simplicity and frugality, of prevailing habits and the ubsence of great individual wealth or mod e individual ambition bad lett the necessity of ‘xpressly detining and limiting the power of legisia- ton unperceived, aud hence the task devolved upon the present generati “Relorm” was now thi tle cry of both political parties, and it should be easy to eniorce such constitutional changes as would pre- Vent the recurrence of past errors. AGAINST SPECIAL LEGISLATION, Mr. O’Couor called attention to some of the injuries Inflioted upon the people by special icgisiation in the pass Specilying thut rolating to bauking as a flagrant Instance from 1522 until the outbreak of the war. He poke of the amendment of 1874 forbidding islation as embodying, the Will of the masses, rul desirable features in what he termed “the constituiion of the future,’ One of these was the prevention of Mr, O’Vono béte noir—special legislation—and in (hat connection he remarked that withholding executive power trom the Legisiature should not be aliowed to produce a mis- chiovous excess of authority in the Chiet Magistrate. On the contrary, there should be corresponding re- form in thatquarter, That office should not be elec. tive. It should be filed by low every mouth trom the representative body, This would impress upon our people the necessity of electing none as legisiators but Buch as Were competent to the higher office, The brevity of the term would prevent serious mischiets from incompetency where it happened tojupervene, and no man Would devote a life of elort to keeping ou foot intermibable election broils tor tue purpose of securing Dimselt @ long term of semi-regal power over his coun. trymen. Relorms approximately similar should be tn- stituted jn the general government by aliering tho federal constituuon,’? In conclusion the orator said ;— A WRILLIANT FUTURE. Let our country be governed by genoral laws, varied only as occasion May require, und then only by gen- aciments, AS a happy result the thirty-nine meetings, who now spend each winter in con- triving the methods of favoritism involved im paternal government, may be employed more beuchicially for themselves and their country in the pursuits of in- dustry. Ip such @ career tie sons of fame can find fairer and more desirable returns for the etlorts of their labor and their skill then can possibly be reaped jn the theatres of petty electionecring intrigue. Re- heved from the embarrassing ifluence of govorn- mental interierence, American yeuius can win its way bigh place in the ranks of competitive effort, it contended successiuily for the palm 1 and for equality im literature aod | search. In such marvellous achiovements as utiliz- Ing steam power avd magnetism it took the lead; nor will History pass unnoticed the fact that its discov- cries in the less attractive forms ot manutaciures, machivery and mechavic art have conterred lusting benefits upon mankind, Tho introduction of india rubber in its limitless variaty of uses, the cotton gin, bi the reaper, the mower and the sewing machine are lestimonies of its power, Lorg ago the American lock make! Wook precedence of the jest in the Old World, We have at xcelled the Swiss, immemorial horol- ogers, and our textile fabrics are rivalling those of the mother country in her own markets. 1b 18 said, and doubtless with truth, that great cities have hitherto been destroyers of the human race. single American contrivance promises to correct this mischiel The cheap and rapid transportation of pas- sengers on the elevated rail, when its capacity shall have been fully developed, will give healthtul and pleasant es im rural ri to the toiling millions of our commercial and manutacturing centres, It will snatch their wives children from tenement house forrors, and by promoting domesticity groatly diminish the habits of intemper- ance and vice, go liable to be forced upon the bumbler Classes or nurtured in them by the preseut concomi- tants of their city life. Not !n the moral pesthouses of polities, but in Gelds like these is true renown to be acquired, Permanent endowments for the promotion of literature have insured lagting honor to the names of Astor, Lenox and Girard. /They will live forever in eS memory along with the enduring charities of sevelt and Mubleuberg, LONG ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY, The annual meeting of the Long Island Historical Society was beld last evening in the Second Presby- terian Church, Clinton street, Brooklyn. It was re- ported by Rey. Dr, Putnam, chairman of the Execu- tive Committee, that the present membership of the society was over one thousand, During the past year there has boen a net increase to the society of seventy-three members, Many valuable and rare books hi been presented to the society by nearly all of tho United States, and the governments of Brazil and Nova Scotia, The library and collections are valued at about $80,000. After the reading of the report of the Executive Committee the society was addre: by Hon, 3, B. Chittenden, kev. Dr, Budington, Richard Frothingham, of Boston; Rey, Dr. Storrs and Hon. Joshua M. Van Cott, Mr. Frothingham was received with spoke of the deep interest he took inthe said that he never failed to visit thi came to Brooklyn. He congratulated the bh ndard it had reached, and in speaking of modern bistory stated that once when visiting Daniel Webster that noted man told him that the place to get genuine history was from the daily press and also in private letters. Upov motion it was resolved that the report of the Executive Committee bo adopted and printed, The mevting then adjournod. CIVILIZATION FOR AFRICA. A LETTER FROM THE KING OF BELGIUM TO JUDGE DALY ON THE SUBJECT—PROPOSED CO-OPEBATION WITH THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Quite a number of gentlemen prominent in geo- gtaphical circles neld a meeting last night in the rooms of the American Geographical Society, No. 11 West Twenty-ninth street, The ob- ject of the meeting was to organize an international committec to co-operate with the inte Rational association, which Belgium leads, for the exploration and civilization of Africa, It appeai that a few days ago Judge Daly letter from the King of Belgium, who ia Presi- dent of the parent soctety, requesting him to endeavor so form an association here. The King it appears from the letter had been a great traveller before he received the crown, and had always deplored the lamentable condition of affairs in Atrica, especially the slave trade, and had come to the determination to romedy matters if possible, hence the present organiza- tion, Judge Daly next read the transactions of the lust meeting of the Conference, bela at Brussels. At that conference plans for the civilization of Africa were dissussed, 1t was deemed unadvigable to ondeavor to penetrate imto the interior ‘rom the west coast on ac- count of the malaria, The eastern coast was thought to be the best, and trom therg it was decided to make the attempt to blish routes of communication with the interior. To obviate the paylug of toll to the nativ chain of forts will be built The forts will extend from the sea as tar injand tb i Tho Judge dwelt oa the evils of the siave t1 which is carried on by the natives, and closed his remarks with an eloquent appeal in betiaif of the project. A communication from the Secretary of the Brus- sels Couference was next read by Judge Daly. The communication showed that the association in 3rus- sels was in a flourishing condition, haviog already $60,000 subscribed. Almost all of the African trav- ellers residing in Europo are enrolied us members of the Brussels conference. Muny crowned heads and of different royal tamilies have lent thoir mes to tho enterprise, The communication closed witu a request that two delegates be appointed by the committee heroto attend the next conterence, which will be held the present y at Brussels. Several gentlemen spoke on the feasibility of civiliza- tion in Africa, and alter a short debate the following Committee on Organization was appointed :—William Tracy, John Lindley, Alvan 8. Southworth, George Kennan and Pau! B. Du Chailla, AN ARTIST'S SUDDEN DEATH. JACOB D., BLONDELL DIES SUDDENLY IN HIS STUDIO—THE DISCOVERY OF HI8 REMAINS BY HIS FELLOW ARTISTS, On the top floor of the building situated at No, 806 Broadway dwells a small colony of artists, most of whom are known favorably in the art circles of this city. They are not the most successiul in a pecuniary point of view, and the fashionable world does not often venture to send its emissaries up the steep flights of stairs that must be passed ere the regions of high art can be reached, But nestling in this neglected eyrie are some dozen kindly spirits wuose lives are devoted to the study of the beautiful. And nere, among others, dwelt Jacob D, Blondell, whose face and figure were familiar enough in New York society sume twenty years ago, Time bud, however, in his case brought oblivion, and for years ho bad almost ceased to be kuown outside his circle of artist friends, DAYS OF SUNSHINE. In bis youth he had been a successtul portrait painter, and, boing a of refined tastes and intelli. gence. Was much sought in society. Hits portraits of children were especialiy happy. They were romark- able for their grace, sweetness of expression and beauty of col Some caprice of fashion tarned patronage into a new channel, and year by year orders came at longer intervals, until within the past tow years they well nigh ceased altogether, Then came a period of paintul struggle which terminated only with the artist’s death. U1 a proud and sensitive nature, Jacob Blondell neither sought aid from bis com- rades nor made known his necessities to bis friends, Shut up in his studio, be suffered in silence neglect and poverty, bearing up cheerfully against the decrees of tate. For years he bad been in baa health, and latterly his appearance ns of his neighbors, Mr, Miller, a brother artist, whose studio is next to the one which in life Mr. Blondeil occupied, was alarmed yesterday by the non-appearance of bis friend the Previous night, LONELY DKATH, Fearing he might be prostrated by sickness Miller knocked ut Blondell’s door in the morning, and as no reply was given he ascended to the rool of the builuing, and, looking into the studio through the skylight, saw Mr. Blonaoll lying on the sota motioniess and appar- ently dead. Now thorough! jarmed he culled out ‘al ot the neighboring artiste, am: others Mr. Silva, and led them to the rool to witness the scene that presented itsell ja the room below. After a short consultation it was resolved to summon the police, avd as soon as an officer arrived the door was iorced open. Mr. Biondell lay as if asleep, but the clotted bloud which had oozed from nose and mouth told that he had died trom sudden hemorrhage. Everything in the room was arranged in its usual order; tor, unlike most artists, Mr. Biondell was scrupulously neat and ‘ly in the urrangement of his studio, It was evi- dent that death had come apon him by surprise and carried him to a better world before he was conscious of the pain of leaving this, 118 FRIENDS, Very little is known concerning the family relations of the deceased except that be has two brothers living either in this city or in Brovklyn, with whom he docs Not appear to bave maintained very intimate relations. This 1@ accounted tor by bis sensitive nature, which shrunk from informing bis trieads of bis real position, Among the distinguished people with whom the deceased artist was known to havo ut one time maintained friendly relations were the Tivingstons, General ‘Thomas Francis Meagher, Commouore Meade and Ceenola, whose discoveries in Cyprus have made him tamous. Among the pictures found in bis stuato is a fall length portrait of General Cesnola, Mr. Biondell was bora in this city and was about sixty years old when he died, He was of a cheersui aad sociable disposition and well liked by his brotherartists. He had been an associate member of the National Academy of Design for many years before his death. JOHN T. DALY'S FUNERAL. The funeral of Mr. Jonn T. Daly took place yoster- day moroing from his late residence, No, 4 East Forty- seventh street, Long belore ten o’clock, the hour appointed for the funeral services, the partors of Mr. Daly’s late residence wore filled with acqnaintances and {friends of the de- coased, who bad assembled to console the members of the famtly and take @ last look at the body of their friend. The floral decorations of the room where the body Iny were numerous and tasteful. ‘The remains were etic.osed in an elegant rosewood casket, which was covered with black cloth, heavily trimmed with silver, ‘The inscription on the solid silver piate read as follow! Qeevecerererercosrerssecese vets rererersrevoreestereey Hi Joux Te Day H 3 Diod May 4, 1877 3 Aged filty-tour years, 3 OOOO LL LORE OLE LE LEDELELEDELIDESE BODE PODEDEDEDEDEDE HED) ‘The funeral services, which were short and simple, were conducted by the Rev. &. H. Chapin, D. D., of the Chureb of the Divine Paternity. Mrs. Daly was too {il to wtiend the funeral The sad news of her husband's death was first broken to her by Dr. Chapin on Sunday evening. Eigyt pall boarore were selected from umong (he gentlemen present before the funeral cortége lett the house, The remains wero taken to Greonwood Cemetery for interment, Teceived a OUR COMPLAINT BOOK. [Norz.—Letters intended for thiscolumn must be accompanied by the writer’s full name and address to insure attention. Complainants who are unwilling to comply with this rule simply waste time in writing.— Ep, Heratp.)} 4 LITTLE BOY'S COMPLAINT. To tus Epiror or tax HexaLp:— Why don’t the Schoo! Board make the small boys go to school? I hope they will see this, FREDDIE CALL. PEDLERS’ WAGONS IN LUDLOW STREET. To tHe Eptror ov tx Herarp:— Why ts it that Ludiow etreet, between Rivington and Stanton streets, has so many pediers’ wagons? I think that they are a nuisance, It had better be cleaned. FOURTH AVENUE RAILROAD PAVING. To THe Epitor o# rus Heratp:— I would like to be informed whether the Fourth Avenue Railroad has a contract to repair the tracks of sing black pulverized powder instead of er 1bg upon the tracks about two inches ick of said power, fillmg our houses and blinding pedestrians ? A short walk on Thirty-fourth streot will convince you of this great nuisance. A PHYSICIAN, SCHOOL PUNISHMENTS, To Tnx Epitor or tHe HERALD:— The lewer of *J. G." on the subject of "New School Punishment’! should bave a thorough investigation. It is not generally known, but it is nevertheless s fact, that the dear littie ones, four and five years old, are compelled to sit during the entire school hours with backs, und notas much as a or instruct them. This rule is enforced got erally nd 16 not intended as a punish- ment, but 18 nevertheless an outrage. BABIES. SEATS FOR THE SHOP GIRLS, To tae Evirox or Tus HeRALD:— 1 trust that you will continue to ring the changes in behalf of the unfortunate young ladies employed in the dry goods stores of Sixth avenue and sume parts of Broadway until the merchants who compel them to stand from morning until night will be forced by public Opinion to have soats arranged whereby these frail be- ings may be able to get some rest when not absolutely occupied in waiting on customors, It seems to me, with- out looking into the laws by which the Board of Health aro governed, that it ought to become the duty of that Board to look into the great evil to which I for humanity's sake, doubtless many others believe, that many an e: young woman has been curried to an untimely grave from the cruelty and ha ps they bave had to undergo while employed leswomen at tho stores ‘to which I refer, because of their having been com. polled to stand from morning until night without that. rest which nature absolutely required, G. BOYS’ SALARIES, To tax Epitor oy tHe Heraup:— Cannot something be done for us poor office boys—1 being oue of thom—having to work from eight A. M. to six P. M., and only receive $2 50? Believe us, Mr, Editor, our expenst Greater than our wages, By iving thiv @ space in your valuable ‘Complaint jouk”’ you will receive the thanks o! many OFFICE BOYS, To tux Epitor ov Tus Heray:— I would like to know whether there is any prospect of ofliceo boys getting more wages. I, myself, haye been working steady for a year for $3 a week, Sundays included, and when I ask for more wages my employer tells me he can get any amount of boys to work for $3, and less, 1 am seventvon years of age; $3 will not pay my bourd. What are the boys going to do’ They need clothes as well as board, If it were not for my parents I would soun be in rags, and then 1 would be discharged, and a. he parents are poor it is from hand to mouth with us, Lhope you will publish this tor mysell and all office boys. c. W. GRAND STREET PAVEMENTS. Topzue Epiton or tux Hexauy:— E beg to call your attention to the disgraceful state of the pavement in Grand street, between Varick and Sullivan streets, which, I sce, 1s not mentioned in the list of streets to be repaired, Inthe heated terms of the past six or seven years the stench from the pools of water which have collected there has been most un- healthy and offensive, and as the authorities do not seem to notice 16 you will greatly oblige my neighbors and myself if you will use your valuable influence in our behall, A DISGUSIED RESIDENT. A HINT YOR MAYOR ELY, To tHe Eprror or Tuk Hkraty;— Will you please ask through your “Complaint Book” why Mayor Ely does not sign the city warrants so that we can get our pay? I belong tothe Board of Education, The warrants are generally paia on the 2d ef each month. How can we pay our landlord, grocer and butcher when the Mayor bolds back our pay? I believe this will cali his attention to our com- plaint, Respectiully, A MAN WHO Is DUNNED, FINE DRESS IN THE HOUSE OF To tae Evitor or tHe Herau lam bappy to see that at last the Heratp has re- ferred to the extravagant manner in which Iadics dress to attend church. Abroad it would be consid- ered @ want of knowledge of how to dress if a iady should wear very showy or expensive clothing to church, Let us hope the time may come when our ladies will attend divine service in plain clothing. AMERICAN, Gop, A NEW TITLE, Yo Tux Kpitor ov THe Heracp:— As Benjamin H. Field, the philantnropist and presi- dont of the ‘Home ror Incarables,”’ ts called tho humanitarian, should not Bergh, who is trom old Kuickerbocker stock, be styled the Aaimalitarian, with the title of Berghomaster? DW. Ode A QUESTION FOR THE POSTAL DEPARTMENT. Haatvoxp, Conn., May 5, 1877. To tax Eprror ov THR HeRALD:— I wish to present you two questions, involving two complainte, A letter mailed to me in England on the 12:h April was remailed in New York on the 2st April, and reached me yesterday, the 4th May. Must my letter have not “loafed’’ somewhere a jong time to consume thirteen days in its journey from New York here, when it needed only nine davs to cross the ocean? This letter was perhaps a trifle overweight contained three sheets of note paper), and had one stump (twopence ha’penny, or Ove cents), on the eu- veiope, The New York postmark contains the legend, “April 2st—duc 15 cents” This is charging quad: ruple postage for a letter of double weight. Is that the law? Task you, the peoplo’s oracle, to enlighten my ignorance. Yeur consian! reader, DAVID LEICESTER, LESS HOURS FOR GROCERS’ CLERKS, To the Epitor ov Tux HeraLy:— Might I ask for space in your valaal Book” to present the case of “grocers’ assistants and Jong Bours?” Where the writer works i on Third avenue, between Twenty-fifth and Thirty-0fth streets, and in those blocks the hours of “duration,” not bust- ness (for business in the strictest sense of the term is ail transacted between eight A. M. and six P. M.), are trom ‘five A. M. to nine P. M.’’ Now, sir, I think to any bumane person further commont is unnecessary. Solomon says, ‘A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast,” but it would ug if these “Christian do not entertain that regard even lor their In New York day and night can only be counted twenty-lour hours The time in the store 18 “sixteen ;” this leaves ‘eight’? hours for entertain- ments, visiting, personal matters, geveral intellec- tual ‘improvement ‘and sleep.) On Saturdays, ag the “lourth commandment” ts by some ol these employers sili] considered binding, @ few stores do close ut clevon o'clock P, M., thereby giving young “ample time’? to read up the Sabbath school les- son and muko full orthodox preparation for the due observan Sabbath, “The scholars” that can hold their attention and the minister that can keep bis bearers awuke under such circumstances are certainly deserving of great praise. How in the name of justice can ministers and others accuse young mea of spending the first day of the week in’ health-produciug recreation—aye, amusement if you will—when on the other six they are denied all poxsible opportanity of anything of the kind? Will not some of our more generous employers eon- sider this matter, and set an example of carly closing, which 1s sure to be followed by neighboring stores and gratefully appreciated by their employés ¢ FERING VICTIM. HURRAH FOR OUR NATIONAL GUARD. To the Eviror ov THE HenaLo,— The letter of your correpondent “L, A. 8. in to-day’s HeKALD referring to the use of Tompkins square as a parade ground merits but a brief reply; There is a class of citizens which, while it looks slight- ingly upon the orgauization and discipline of the National Guard, at the same time provides for it no mewns Of improving oF perfecting its discipline by Fegimental drills that can be bad ooly ia the open ait, and when this estimable class can select nove bette: Mt fastens Upon the militia the ouium of any offence possibic, 11 Tompkins square were ouly properly im- proved and cared tor by the city government and made a lawn instead of @ desert, 1 warrant you that the marching over it in spring of a few regiments for drill would tu nowise barm tts turf or detract trom its keu- eral beauty, Perhaps “lL. A. 3." is @ trifle uniair when he attributes to the militia the present Sahai like aspect of that east side squa Respecttuily yours, tH NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 9. 1877.—TRIPLE SHKET. | THE FALLEN ROOF. Continuation of the Inquest on the Post Office Victims. THE UNSUPPORTED «TRUSS. Shifting the Blame Around—The United States Grand Jury Presentment, ARCHITECT AND INSPECTOR CRNSURED The inquest on the bodies of those who were killed by the falling of the roof of the northeastern wing of the new Post OMce was continued yesterday by Cor- oner Ellinger in the Equity Court room of the Federal Buildiug, Only three witnesses were examined, ‘These were James G. Hill, Supervising Architect; Francis Shumann, a civil engincer tn the architect's office, and Edward Dougherty, foreman of the work, The following 1s the evidenc MR. HULL'S TESTIMON Mr. James G, Hill, supervising Arch ho resided in’ Washington, D. © Architect of the Trensury Departme: tion sinee August 11, 1476, but nad Supervising Arc itect neatly ten charge Mr. Oakshott had fad mmediat of the, Tort Ofice Building as Supervising | Inap of Matorials, aud had been detailed to super! rT the work at the Post Office; there were no important chrnges of construction made in the building, with the ex- ception of t vul of a wall in the attic story; during ‘one of witne: iis attention was drawn to 8 weuknese in the wall mentioned tif the wall be advisuble nS; this wus eub- e in the manuer more fully set forth in the bearing por 3 the fault in the wall was probavly due to the absence of proper supports: by the weight of the wall itvelf ua well as by the weight of the root bearing upon it; am examination of the premises after the accident convinced witness of au inordinate amount of conerete in the in making the jontemplated shoring ho inost nutural means itnens pre- proper tm made betore removing the shoring: one side was to in the wail, the other was to be riveted on the boams. THE FATAL TRUSS. The security of the truss was to be formed by two channel bars riveted to beams; Aino. an elght-ingl roller bewin riv- bars w v. w tle bar, forming a ficure 4 cl 1 bar riveted to the itions were uot com: rf beam of ‘roof: all with; the eight-inch rol re entiroly omitted, pinte: Mr. Hill had ‘also ascertained that the not of the depth required by the plana; the forg also were omitted: the truss certainly ought to have been dl being erected; witness did not know not such GXumination was madi also s change in the section of the channel bart cipal cause of the accident was a faulty § the iron work used in the building wa shumann under the guidance of Mr, Mul was bait under Messra Hulbert and steinmets, by udvice of Mr. Mullett 6 superintendent, ' Mr. Oskshott, remained in charge witness stated in ex ing Architect tI u ith witness’ tull consent; of the duties of the Supervts- bsolutely impossible to su} 1 y change tobe made in the go buildings; ‘he did not think Mr, Oaksbott incompetent the necessary examination, but ft was an oversizht Mr. Onksboit to not pronerly truas before permitting its erecti ing the truss in the pi {ntendent to exami Yoom, and in passing by the room or enterin, elated the truss out to him and said, “There was where he old wall stood which hud bi ination proper of the prem n removed,” bur no ex- s were made on that occa- TESTIMONY, Am civil engin Mice : oh: calculation con: the proposal of the lust tru 0 details ot res; secondly, the late upper cord was entirely omitted ; it ened to the upper curd by angle Irons, rivete s5 hat the load, acting eccentric upon the two maining channel irons at the outer end of the truss, wroug! & torsional movement upon the upper cord, transferred ton right; a must reveuled these deficiencies; there are similar trusses no doing duty in various parts of the Post Ottice ; the specifien- tlony In will propos ls cull for testy of the material to be fur- nished; the specification of the accept of the contractors was irginia b; Send thoagne y wore sup 1d to if out of the plans OF the buildias Mr. Mullett expreised general supervision of the coustruction of tie work: witness could not say whether Mr. Mullett ever examined his (witness!) mu 1 abecte; ind only an incidental knowledge of the removal of the wall in the court room floor, as his duties were ot a technical na- Y. resided in Jersey the Post Office; Jd the position for tourteen months; previous to that time witnexs was employed in the Treasury Building for thirteen or fourteen years; witness was first appointed as foreman by Mr. Steinmetz In the Apprasiers’ Office ; in sup- porting the roof on the floor of the accident it was n- sary to support it by the shores, which was done by eight- witness’ directions an nd he floor bea arly cor the truss was vl von had charge of erecting the wax to secure the roof, which wit. * after the completion of tuess specially of the comp! reported to Mr. Oakshott trom inch timbers resting were to cut the timbers hot to use too many wedge positionon Api 27; M: truss; witness’ busi ness did, thine to time, At half-past one tho inquest adjourned till to-day. ‘THE GRAND JURY ON THE DISASTER. In the United States Circuit Court yesterday tho Grand Jury came belore Judge Bonedict and, after hunding in a batch of indictments to the clerk, pro- sented the following special prosontment:— o' Houre nad Post Office Building. Re- ibility for the of life thus occasioned was appro. ly the subject of inquiry by another body. Animadvorsions at once appeared upon the material employed In the construction of t Sue capacity und intogrity of those by whom the work w designed and executed. ‘It miso seemed possible that the that to which we are an udjunct, iod con ducted their business ent peril, and that this while ex; state of things might Kove! upon whom it bad conferred tru they did not demand, our investigation. Within tho limits permitted us this examination has been careful und conscientious. Its results we summarise in this presentment, as fol- lows :— Some months ago it was believed that ¢ court room demanded the removal brick wall which 4 the floor in the story tmin y over it and upon ho roufin pars rested, A substitute for the d to sustain the weteht of the roof, and as such determined upon, russ was received Inspector of struction, aven & Co,, and by him accepted, hin nection being subsequently avproved by James G. Hill, Supervising Architect, The terms of the fety of this from Messrs. Heu Agreement were meazro, vague and indefinite. The truss was to be «duplicate of one already in place, and which was considered adequate. The truss indicated ay a model in ponition at its n h lar support and by ith one of the obliqu d waus also bolted to ws furnished by the & ralter nor by rivets to the by ional testimony concurs that the fall ot the rool wus oceasioned by these deficencies, It tx difficult to determine whether or not it was a dereliction on the part of the contractors and a failure ty comply with their agree ment to have the truss without the attachments that would have rendered it xecure. THY thing is certain, if th ward prior Insp PAmmuedint ug ‘ou or necoptauce wae had. y upon removing the props the failure of thd? truss was demonstrated. On the Saturday prior to the ‘Tuesday on which the disaster occurred the completion of the work was reported by the foreman Dougherty to the sing Inspector, Witn wi njunesi shock or lar to the tru: f span they traversed, de the support of atill another tr a inidway be: tween that furnished by them and the western wail of the building. his suggestion was apparentiy disregarded. On Monday tho supervising architect aud the supervising In: spector passed thronyh the filth story of the building and the attention of the former was casually called to the new truss, He expressed uo eriticisim upon subjected it ty no examination. In brief the accident may be said to have revuited from the adoption of defective work without previous Inspectio appro MISTAKEN Neither Dongherty nor Oakshott was a protessio tect or engineer, and neither of celalin, why be ws, to be ca ciency of the trass, It seems architect cannot persouaily supe under his charge, then the position occupied by the super vising inspector should be filed by « persun of professional attaininen superior to those of its present incumbent, The supervising architect person, 0 W this case seems to have put tor to which from his 1 # fidenes in the pe & architect or bai We are willing to , It is prop tor was to niemt seigoted for the pi ovod upon him an ex eve the latter to state that the by the present su weeded to ¢ pervistit | to erviing architect, when he su sition, in the exercise of the du. ined by him, Tt is a patmiul result of the linperfect work, to refleet upon i It ism responsibility, that we are not wt lit 0 avo 001 not enab od us to make an Oxhaustive examinati degree of risk Af any oxiste—ot the recarrence of such an | event as that of the ies of May. Wwe Ziy REMOVAL OF THE WALLO 4 Gxave EEKOR @ ar 30 w! $0 propounce @: -atically upon propriety ofsueh a departure from the oriciual desi of tho Structure, 49 that was wade. by ‘the former supervising architect In removing the partition walls which originally divided what is now this court room without at once re moving the correspondit bo mapasiveta ta receive he opinion, ough no! ahaaater, with cont question with conerete, or the beams and girde: na their ¢ ty. 0 und simi lar questions involving the security of the building, should be promptly determined, by thorough exsmination, to be mage com! ‘of techn! tie jon: dy and efficiens action in this no. By & uvanin vote of % is direc the grand jury this presei their beball by their foreman a dong ‘socordingly. JOHN i. CHL, Forema Judge Benedict directed the Glerk of the Court to transmit an official copy of the presentment to the Attorney General at Wasbington. CUSTOM HOUSE INVESTIGATION. VARIOUS HEADS OF DIVISIONS TESTIFY—HOW THE FORCE MAY BE REDUCED—THE COMPLI~ CATION OF THE TARIF¥-—-FEES TO CLERKS — UNIFORMS FOR INSPECTORS. The inquiry into the system of collecting the duti at this port continues, The commission met again yesterday in the Naval Office, with Mr. Jay presiding. Collector Arthur appeared betore the commission as 8002 as they convened tn relation to a statement which Appeared in one of yesterday’s newspapers alleging that a letter signed by some one had been received by them, in which wholesale churges of corruption are made against heads of departments in the Cu:tom House, The commissioners said that there was no truth inthe statemunt and that no such letter had been received, THE WORK OF THE DEPUTY COLLECTORS. John J. Osborn, deputy collector of the Third al- vision, being sworn, suggested that tho chiefs of divisions should be empowered to make such disposi- tiou of their forces as they thought proper; the hours of labor would bo increased by consolidating she Tenth division with the Third; in taat event he might ao with seven less clerks. Mr. Wynkoup, deputy collector of the Fourth divi- sion, was next sword, and testifled that he keeps all the records of inspection by indexing copies of regis- ters; has a few inspectors detailed to his division, who follow steamboats up the river to see that they have licenses; ali tno men of his division are personally known to him; the present force is all that could the bad men have been weeded oui force, even if the hours were would be detrimental to the service. then explaiued the entire working witness knew nothing about tbe increased, Mr. Wynkoop of his office; fees, except the hospital moneys paid tor sailors, of which an account is kept in bis bureau; even if tho cashier should make a return it would prove no check on him; has had occasion to recom- mend the removal of oue particular man, who was ob- atructing a merchant tn his business; on witness’ rec- ommendation the Collector immediately made out the dismissal of bis obvoxious oificial; the record clerk on vossels was also removed on deponent’s complain Ro man discharged from his division has, to bis know! edge, beon transierred to another bureau; all the pr Motions in bis department bave been made by advanc- ing the efficient cierks of minor grades; bad no Knowl- edye of any extra fees beimg paid’ to clerks vy merchants, althou, ine years ago such tuings were mooted; for thre ré deponcnt has been deputy collector; has irequently transposed the clerks from one desk to another, thus breaking up any combina- tion that might be formed among the force. ‘The wit- ness then described the system of night permits, BAGGAGE “TIPS” AND OATHS. Deputy Collector William A. Morris was next called and examined. He testitied that be has been chief of the Futh aivision for iour years past; in his depart- ment the entry of merchandise liquidation and ap- praisement 1s uttended to, and this is really the most important bureau of the Custom Hi there are ol Duggage at the docks arriving in the possession of Steamer passengers; (tid not kuow of clerks receiving any gratuities; did uot kuow why brokers should pay any fees outside of those required by law; the Col- lector or the Special Deputy Collector assign certain steamers to different deputy collectors and constantiy Totate the deputies on such duty; it would be inpos- sible to get along with a smailer number of clerks in this division; nearly all the clerks are there now that were in office when the deponent took his position; promotions are made for merit and efficiency. By Mr. Juy—According to the English practice declarations might be taken instead of un oath, but he would bardly say that ho does uot believe that the sacredoess of an oath is much respected; he gave no crodence to any reports that iliegul fees are exacted by any of his clerks. CORRESPONDENCE WITH SECRETARY SNERMAN, At this point Mr, Jay received a telegram trom Seo- retary Sherman in which ho assented to a request on the part of the commission, made by telegraph yes- terday morning, that the department order of the 71h inst, ‘relating to steamships be suspended unui the commission could submit for consideration at W: ington a suggestion im regard to the third article, touching upou the extra cumpensution for night work and the manner of the payment, [tis understood that the suggestions of the commission would be sub- mitted ast night by letter, and that they will be in ac- cord with the views expressed by the representatives of the steamship compunies und for the more efficioat avoidance in the future of all irregular practices in this matter. OPINION OF AN OLD OFFICIAL Colonel William H. McMahon, chiet clerk of the Filth division, testified that ne had been in the cus- rvice for thirty-two years; be gave a uetailed nt of the work performed im division aud the duties performed by the various clerks; in his importer should be allowed to make his his storo, and not bo put to the inconven- ince of running to the Custom House to swear to every petty entry; the clerks of bis department were very efficient, and if the hours of work were increased a slight reduction might be made. Mr. Robinson raised the question whether “free per- mits are ever granted to Congressmen or other public officiaist’”? Coionei McMahon hud no knowledge of such a fact, but volunteered the statement, casting his eyes on Jay, “We don’t look as closely at the baggage of a foreign Minister as would be done at the eflects of parties who ure suspected of smuggling ;” whenever @ demand was made on the Collector Jur additional force it has been necessitated by the complication of the tariif; if better pay was given to the employés, if political’ pressure had no effect upon appointments, and if the tarifl was modified, the torce night be reduced about twenty per cent; thu poyment of lees should be abolisned—it is onerous on the mer- Chant; it takes as much time to collect twenty cents as it does $20,000; a system of stamps in payment of these tees would operate vury well. He thought it would be very good idea to uniform inspectors while on duty, The witness deprecated the fact that entries for free goods had to undergo the same routine as that lor all dutiable merchandise. He had beard of fifteen cents being paid to entry clerks tor passing entries; doos not kuow it as @ fact; it is a common rumor; the broker acts for ten or twelve and sometines | SHreud, Ao oul te as many as twenty merchants, euch one of whom would have to keep a clerk standing on the line; If, however, such a thing as gratuities really existed there would be great complaints made by importers who do not employ brokers that their invoices are not passed ; ‘nO such complaints have been made to his knowledge ; brokers must ve employed as loug as the present com: plicated tariff exists or uatil the merchant becomes an deputy colloctor of the jon, Was ext pul on the stand, and inter- Togated as regards the duties of his division, The commission then adjourned, MORE RUMSELLERS, ALL THE LIQUOR STORES TO BE TURNED INTO HOTELS IN CONFORMITY WITH THE RECENT EXCISE DECISION-—-A FINE LEGAL FICTION. Tho Excise Commissioners held a meeting yesterday morning to consider what steps should be taken by them in view of the recent decision of the Court of Appeals. They determined that in the future there should be three grades of licenses issued to liquor dealers, The first will be hotel licenses, which will bo $250 per annum, the proprietor also giving a bond tor $250, with two sureties of $500 eacn, hotels will pay $100 uicense and furnish the sume bonds and sureties as those specified avove, Third class hotel keepers, provided they have accommoda- tions for three loagers, will pay $75 license, vut t iurnish a bond for $260, with two suretios of each. The fourth which hie sureties of $1,000 each. The ale beer sellers will pay $30 license and tarnish bonds and sureties similar to those of third class liquor dealers, This boud and sureties are required to prevent gambling In the sa. loons, ‘Thus ail tho rumseliers will become hotel keepers, ‘THM DIFFICULTY IN BROOKLYN. The Brookiyn Board of Police and Excise are still in doubt as to how they shall proceed tn or to comply With the requirements of the statute and at th e time issue licenses for hotels, inns and taverns to ap. nts, The Iatter are very numerous, and, though offer to furnish the requisite bonds, it does uot ppear consistent to Issue licenses to three hotels on one block. Hence the delay on tbe part of the Commis. sioners, Captain Oliver Cotter, Chief of the Temperance Brotherbood of Christian Churches, says that when these licenses are granted to ‘the hotels’ he will make & tour of inspection, and gee to It that there shall be no evasion of the law. Three beds in a cellar will not const: ® hotel ander the provision of th statute by an ans, and the persons holding such licenses must keep regular menis ior public accommo Ii be finds any atvempt to impose upou tue will prosecute the bundsiuen, who We Owners, PENSION AGENCY ABOLISHDD. By the consolidation of the fifty-eight pension agen- cles in the United States into eighteen the one in Brooklyn will be dispensed with, and tho pensioners of that city and Long isiand generally will receive their tipulated amounts from the agency tn this city. out | that in Angust, 1874, | go and bunt up a place to do business, ay | Catlin & Co, L. M. Bates & Co, Second class | | goody, which he had sent to Pottavilic, | Smith appe 8 ) A CUNNING CROW. Leading New York Merchante Victimized by a Boy, THE ENTERPRISE OF YOUTH. Value of a Respectable Refer- ence—$70,000 Involved. When, in Part 1, of the Supreme Court, before Judge Donobue, there was called for trial yesterday the case of Browning and others against William A, Smith and others, “Ready,” “Ready,’” was the response which came respectively from Messrs, Armstrong & Briggs, counsel for the plaintifs, in this city, and Messrs. J. W. & J, H. Dinning, counsel for the defendants, from Addison, in the western portion of this State, The parties on each side were numerous and of consider- able importance in their respective communities, plaintiffs being the members of one out et nine or ten firms of Jeading prominence in this city, and the de- fendants of scarcely less prominence, at least up to the time of these transactions, among the numerous towns and villages west of Elmira, in this State, WHAT THE PAPERS DISCLOSK ‘The papers in the case disclose som ge features in commercial lite in this city, and if true, on the part of plaintiffs, show that leading business men, nos only here, but im Pniladelphia and elsewhere, have been successfully hoodwinked out of property esth mated at about $70,000 by a boy scarcely of his teens, backed by the ordinary business recommendation of @ country merchant ‘Taking up the volumimous complaint of the plains tiffs 1b was found to disclose the allegations that they, Wiliam C. Browning, Edward F. Browning, Jobo Henry Browning and William $, Patten, compose the nem of Willian C, Browning & Co,, of No. 326 Broad. way, the defendants being William A, Smith, William W. Hunter, Wilam KR, Hunter and Moses R. Crow. ‘The plaintiffs charge on information and beliet that about September 18, 1874, William A, Smith and Moses R. Crow conspired to procure from plaintiffs and a number of others in New York and elsewhere goods upon credit without pay, and to that end agreed that Moses R. Crow sbould purchase the goods on credit upon representations ay to his responsibility and solveucy which were false, and that William A, Smith should contirm such statements, Some of the govds thus to be obtained wero to be transferred to Wilham A. Smith, William W. Hunter and Wiiliam R, Hunter, doing business at Jasper, Steuben county, in this State, they to ell the same and convert the pro- coeds to the benefit of themselves and Crow. AN INNOCENT ABROAD, About Septembor 4, 1874, Crow, in pursuance of that alleged conspiracy, applied to plaimtifs to pur- chase goods, saying that ne had from four to five thou- sand dollars capital given him by his father and that he proposed to buy and sell for cash in « business about to be established by him at Pottsville, Pa ; he owed po debts and bad no iiabilities; that ho wished to open an account with the plaintifis and con. tinue the same, and would be able to meet all his bills ut maturity. In these statements Crow was con! od by William A, Smith, Upon the faith of these repro- seutations an account was opened by the plaintifis in favor of Crow, and about the lst of May, 1875, he was in their debt a balance to the extent of $2,353 92, The foregoing statements are claimed to have beon false and untrue, and were so kaoown to the parties muking them whea made by them, and were for the purpose of defrauding the A large portion of the goods so purchased rged to have been transferred to the detend- ants, William A. Sinith, Wiltam W. Hunter and Wil- ham R, Hunter, in pursuance ot toe alleged conspiracy, without avy consideration to Crow and with intent to cheat and defraud the creditors of Crow. It ts turther charged that about the 3d of May, 1875, Crow, ia pur: sUance oO! the same alleged combination, gave to Wil- liam A. Smith judgment notes to the extent of $7,500, payablo one day after date, upon whict judgment wat entered and Crow's whole stock swept away there under, and subsequently a portion thereot transferred to the other defendant: ckow’s FLIGHT. ‘Thereupon Crow took flight trom the State of Penn- syivania, it is charged, and has not since returned. From these transactions the plaintiffs estimate their damages at $3,000, which amount they seek to recover 1D Luis sult against all the alleged conspirators. THE ANSWERS, Wilham A. Smith, in his answer to the complaint admits the indebtedness of Crow to the piaintifis, ani that he made to them the representations charged against him. It further says that ne (Smith), about the Ist ct September, 1874, sold and delivered to Crow goods and chattels amounting to $3,000, which goods were slipped at Addison for the city of Pottavilie; that it was in payment of these goods Crow gave the judg- ment notes in satisiaction of which the goods were id, aud also to pay cash advanced to him, ior which Smith) received a note in January, 1875, and that such notes wero delivered in good faith’ and for a valu. able consideration; that when Crow commenced to trade with the plaintiffs he bad received the amount ol cupital represented by bim a sbort time previous; that William W. Hunter was only clork for William A. Smith and Wiliam R. Hunter; that the allegations of @ conspiracy Contained in the complaint are false, and that plaintitte continued to sel Crow goods after they had known hit to have become discredited in the city ot New York. William A. Hunter answers that he was only a clerk for some of the oth jendants, had taken part in no conspiracy, if there was one, and never had any interest in the goods purchased by Crow, William R. Hunter aiso denies all conspiracy or any fraud on the part of bimselt or his partner, Smith, in enjorcing their claims against Crow, and in all other respects confirms the answer of his partner. Out of these alloged transactious, innocent and altogether above board us the defendants claim them to have been, suits have grown, in addition to tho present, numbering in this city alone ten, besides numerous suits in Pennsylvania and elsewhere, In the suits ia this State, including the preseot one, Crow was exam- ined in Ca and in reply to an interrogatory as to his relations with Smith, the two Hucters and one Samuel Jolnson in reiation to these charges, he said and Jobnson had concluded to A RAG BAG BTOCK. There was tn the carpet room over Smith’s store in Addison some old stock, unmatched boots and shoe: alot of Berlin wools and zephyrs, to the value ol about $600 or $700, These they decided should be sent as partot the stock when they found a Alter some disagreement with Smith as to whi be the price ot 4 goods, $5,000 or $5,000, it was. agreed to call them $3,000, aud Smith gave him 2 of which he owed him on salary, and he and Johnson started to look for visited Eltrira and Mauch Chank and on Pottsville, There they found a store and leased it, Smith furnishing $200 to pay the first quarter's rent Leaving Johnson to clear up the store he went to Addison, packed up the old goods tor which the $3,000 note had veen given and shipped them for Pousville, & day or two after he met Smith by appointment on an Erio train, and they to New York. He (Crow) bad with bim bonds borrowed from his people for exhibition, The: went to Earle’s Lotel, and deposited the bonds in the 00, There Johnson joined er. duction was to Willam Brinkerhoff, merchant, then in Canal street, who was told by Mr. | Smith that nis (Crow's) father bad just given him | $5,000 to go into business with, GOING THR ROUNDS, Thence they weot from one business house to another, Smith introducing him all around ag a reliabie | young man going into business on a capital of $5,000 from nis father. In this jot credit trun H. i. ‘eift, Griswold & Lo., the present plainills iu the case, and a large pumber of other merchaots, They got goods at that time to the amount of about “$5,000 on short credits. ‘This was in September, 1874, and in October Crow returned and purchased to the amount of several thousand more, and continued to purchase until the following April, When Smith and be met in this eity, Stopping at several hotels, the former registorin, under au assumed name, on which occasion Crow bougnt a large amount, but many ot his creditors re- fused to deliver. Crow returned to Pottsville, and about a monip after went to Philadolphia, where Went into the purchase of turniture, piambing m rial, harness, provisions, coflins and other kinds of On the 2d of May following Crow disappeared from Votteville, ngon the day alter, and within a few days seized all that remained under the judgment notes. SHIPYING UNDER PALSE PRETENCKS, While the scheme was in progress a large quantity of the goods purchased (the creditors say $14,000) Were shipped to Smith under Various names, som: checked as baggage, &c., and some im the origin packages. Johny had @ store tn anothe: thither also a portion were carried, ing points in Crow's testimony, who disposed to veli the whole story to the creditors, THK UPsiot OF THE MATTER, Witham A. Smith, the principal defendant, was ar- | rested in seven of the suits, and put under bonds ta Fy Js fair Logay, € euben couaty to the extent of about $25,000, He, it ims to have been a victim of the mi Pre. ght of Crow of tho suits went in pursuit of goods, and, 1t 18 alleged, found them to defendant Smith's store, 1a Jasper, with the trade marks cut ot scratched out, These were ideutified and replevined. Bosides the civil litigations growing out of chewe trans acions Lere and eisewbere, some of the Penasyivania | creditors uadertook to prosecute Smith criminally tor | conspiraey. This proceeding, it te claimed, first felt tnis-trial and Ou the second occasion The ease excites much inte many mer 3 to whom all the partios and woold @ proceeded to trial yesterday but tor an unfinished ease precodii iil, doudtiess, be through as Jury disagreed, | taken up to-day,