The New York Herald Newspaper, May 11, 1877, Page 8

3 LINES OF NEW DEPARTURE. Interesting Statements by Virginia Politicians. LET HAYES GO SOUTH A New Party Not Generally Believed In. REPUBLICAN NOTIONS OF THE PRESIDENT'S POLICY. —_—_—_—_ Ricuwosp, Va, May 7, 1877. ‘The recent series of articles in the Hxranp indicat. tng lines of anew political departure have been very generally read and favorably commented upon in this State, Tho excitement, which was much aggrar vated by delay in the removal of the troops in Louisi- ana, bas turned with the quick sense of the people to &@ sentiment of profound gratitude to the President, It is apparent that there are certain influences at work here, aud perhaps throughout the whole South, among the whites 1 favor of the formation of a new potteal party. It was anticipated some time ago that the bat- bie would be joined in the organization of the House of Representatives, should Congress be called together in Jane, and it was predicted then that if the South stood back and allowed the Prosident to be beaten because of his generous action toward South Carolina apd. Louisiana it woula be base ingratitude, The ‘Southern Representatives tn Congress saved the coun- try from disaster and secured the peaceful inaugura- ton of Hayes by defeating the tilibusters, Tho signs of tho times are now more ominous than ever that tho Southern phalanx may yet become the tenth legion of the administration, and that party lines of color or otherwise will be broken down and a new organiza- tion formed around Hayes which will leave all the old hacke and corruptionists in the rear. Intelligent rep- resentative men, not politicians or so-called leaders, have informed your correspondent that such a party would sweep tho country under the fiag of a amited people. ‘There is a general disposition to throw overboard all the old Jeaders, and put forward new men of advanced and Mberal ideas for the Legislatures and local offices, Public opinion points to Hampton in South Carolina, who 1s an old lne whig, and who has inaugurated such 8 liberal policy in that State as the Jeader of the now organization in the South, which, with the aid of a few others, can be perfected in a shorttime, If the South should grow to Hayes under the leadership of such men as Hampton, Nicholls, Lamar and Gordon, those who are opposed to the uufolding of the policy of peace and conciliation had better stand {rom under, Such sentiments as these are now being conceived and developed ‘throughout the South, and at such an op- portune moment the Hxraup has sountied the popular political keynote, VIEWS OF JOHN 8, WISH. In this connection I visited several leading men of both political parties to ascertain their views con- cerning the new departure, The first was John 8, Wise, son of Governor Henry A, Wise, wbo inherits all the intellectual vigor, energy and oratorical powers of his father. His views cover the situation, and his smuggestions are pregnant with political wisdom. I re- marked :—‘‘Have you read the articlo in the Hera.p of the 23d ult, styled, ‘Linea of New Departure, &c.,” and, if 80, what are your views?” “TD have. I read it with minglod feelings of surprise and pleasure, I hail itas an evidence of a catholic spirit L little expected so soon, I prefer not to state my views at length for many reasons.” “Do you think Hayes is the Moses the Hera wants??? “Caa’t tell yet. Hayes bas great advantages of position over Johnson and Grant certainly. Johnson was not only a man of deep and bitter assions, but always carried with him a sense of personal injustice done him’ by the South, which mado him look atit with a jathdiced eye, Om tho one hand the North doubted him, not only trom the fuct of his being a Southern man, but because he was a mere “acciaency”? at the very time they did not want him, And on the other band he hated the South because she charged Lim with apostasy, and those who under other circum. Stunces might have come to his aid were either too sore to do so, or alraid to risk populur prejudice, Grant never had a conception of such a thug as a right or an equwlity inthe South, He was elected on that platiorm, and whatever else may bo said of him he wever forsook bis original “war spirit’? backers. His only idea of the South wus that it was his conquered provinces, Dip GRaxt rau? “He looked upon ber as Lue captured pale-faced squaw of # Sodvc Union chiel, and her position was about as diguitied—good lor drudgery and otber purposes, but never sitting ut the council iire, He once suid he knew every white repaviican in Virginia, and it is Inkely that he would bave continued w have a per- oval acquaintance with all if he had rematwed to oitice, for uuuer the humiliating policy of his adminis- tration very few men became republicans who did not tickets to Wastington Wo seek whe price of thor 1wnce, Of course there were honoravle excep- Mon: You deduce, then, that Hayes must fall also?” No, [sev ue reuson why Hayes suould tail because Jobuson und Grant did, He seems to be a Very duffer- et person from wither, wituout the antecedents or personal eccensricities ‘of either, Justead of having to turn the current of popular melimation be bas to follow 1 now, Still be has no bed of roses, He has to undo u vast amount dove by bis predecessors. He hus to break a party wh aud riveted by their oppression, © AUgeMIOUsIY BugINeHted wud solditica as ated aud as they had wisued it to be so, Yo break up that party Le must use the name of bis own, the repubucan, whien twelve years of rule vy his predecessors has made tbe #ynonyine of oppression among the very people Le approaches. Oar peuple are much more provincial und less versatile than the They are uot reacted 0 easily. tt es me fo set thei in tieir Ways, and When they settie inte a Tut they joliow their leaders; but it Choir leaders seek @ new departure they are much more apt to be thrown ‘overboard for some other leaders of th vine way of (hinking Uhgn (hey ure to carry their followers with them. This tendency among us has veou greay #trengthened by several “false starts’ into which our People have been led, such a8 tue Greeley campaign athe like, and ol owly have the maskes become Jess maileavic, bue the leaders have grown tinid about anticipating popular changes. So that, granting Mr, Hi the good fait and the moveinent all the efticucy the article suggests, IT ibiwk it will be adilficuly one to inaugurate or successiully carry out 1 tuiiy th the view of the writer that South was used us a cat/spaw in t und that the South cares nothing at neart lor either party, but 1 Wink in view of thy arguments so freely used in that canvass and (he staple abuse heaped upon Tepublicauisin by the leaders 1t would be very dillicult With any show OL consistency lor our leaders to urgue these ucts acceptably (0 the masses, You know what icklers lor consistency our poopie ure. And even af the acknowleaged leaders, such as Lamar and Hampton, were to take such groand, this existiog OFgauization in the South has Leen too sweet a wind Jali to ‘the small try to be piven up without a tight The little fellows Who get nominated by packing con- Veotions ana then elected through tho tear of yours as | fo the resuitol bolting the organization, have reaped | too rich a harvest to give up their only hope of preier- | ment, and they would intivitely preter to throw mud the really true men than risk their petty chances im eeate of things. 1 think they would be likely to carry the day now, tor they appeal personally tothe voter and their name is Legion, So much for what our | own loaders c. Pilsh now, } HOW HAYES MAY FAIL. | If Mr. Hayes tails into the error of advising with | Southern republicans on lis Soutnern policy be wil | surely fail, They can neither give nim such a view of the South ay he wants nor the soutu such a view of Bim asit wishes, ‘Their views of (ue wants of the south ‘were pot popular whe chur thei poles, Qod ure Hot m accord With Whose ol the masses now. ree Their views of the men bave a perso taint begotten by a senee OF priva ception, and he will bo takinu « “olue gins’? view with. ont biue glass results if be allows Wem to coutrol him or bis ideas, U1 course Lreter to native re Of real worth, Aw {or the Imported article, i hus | mever taken root, apd if transpianied would not carry @ pill box tui! of sor with it.” “Then you do not think the view astoa new party & practicable one at this time ?”” “Why should there be any new party just now? | which yesterday enabled the Alpuato NEW sbake Senta, make personal acquaintances, look at the crops, let the people who tive within 100 miles of a capital, yet have pot seen a President for twenty im, feel that he is their President as well ax some- jody else 8; that they are not looking at him through the little end of a telescope; that he knows there 1s a v South Carolina, a Louisianaas well a8 a New the reciprocity of Now, | undertake to Southern tour he and speedily and more surely wi the prospects of a un rty are than 1p any other way, and the way he is treaced will enable tbo leaders to judge exactly how far they can trast themselves ip advising ‘the boys’ whattoda DMurk you, lama Tilden democrat. can muke a speech bow aguipst the republicans and pile up epithets moan- tan bigh upon the Joint High Commission, 1 am not a member of the new party, but let Hayes come South and I'll guarantee to show bim we have not forgotien his course In South Carolina and Louisiana, ‘he people here have learned alreaay that is feet ere not cioven and that he bas no borps on his head. They are too poor to visit him. If he comes down and lets them see and hearhim; if be mingles with them and takes notes, 1 think there wiil be 4 mutual benefit to ali concerned. Sarcly it is not below the dignity of ts office so to do. I never heard a ductor abused for visiting a patient who is too ill to travel. In my judgment the most important and most conciliatory act the Chiet Magistrate can perform at this juncture is to make @ personal and lengthy visit during this lovely spring weather to the people of the Soutn, If he is too busy pow, let it be in the fail, When he returns to Wash- ington he will know his own mind, and the people of the South wili know their own minds, wituoat any assistance from third persons; and both wil judge for themselves of the feasibility of the proposed new departure, as well as the good faith of leaders and masses, "” VIEWS OF ISAAC H. SITIKLDS. I next called upon Colonel Isaac Hayes Shields, one of the most prominent and seusible republicans of Richmond, and asked, “What do you tink of the HxKALD’s urticles on a new political departure f?” He said:—"l have long recognized the necessity for & new departure by the repubiican party. 1 becomes w necessity by reason of the condition of things tn the South. So faras the North is concerned they can do very Well with the parties us at present organized. But hore we have @ hitndiui of white men, lew of whow ure schugied politigtaas, leading a mass of undrilied colored voters, Such is the republican party of the South, It hus failed to carry a sin.le Southero State except when it had an overwhelming majority, Whenever our party has met the democrats, except with large odds on our side, we went under, beaten and routed. We did not have on our side the equiva- Jent of pluck and brains per man to cope with wn equal nuinber of democrats on tbe buatings and at the poils, consequently we failed when by numbers we should bave won, When once beaten our party lacked morale to Jace boldly a second attack, 50 each election has Teducod our strength until wo are a very uucerwin quantity in the party we jorm part ol.’” “What do you suppose should be done?” “Something must be done to free the native white Southern men from their tear of uegro predominancy. That they will not permit, aud hence the unrest aud deviltry We have seen in South Carolina and other | Southern States. When treo from that bugaboo these fellow countrymen of ours will become real citizens of the American Republic and ready to divide on now issues, ready lor the formation ‘of new national par- ties. ‘The policy of the President, #0 far as developed, is full of comfort for the democracy of the country. Yhus far 1} hag simply made what we have tried to prevent—a sold South, To-day it is a democratic unit What next he may do to effectually disunite them I cannot say, but it is possible to do so, THE POOR CARPET-BAGGER. “I would suggest that he como South and see and hear the people and know then better, both native democrats and republicaus as well as .be poor curpet- bugger, who to-day is Iriendiess, but a much better clas’ of men than at present imagined, and in the near future will be a useful element in tho South. Ho bus been forced to bear the whole democratic opposi- tion to the republican party, and, being exceedingly limitea in number, he has been considerably distil ured, My only fear is that the democrais, baving secured a solid South, and knowing their ability to carry the country by reason of that fact, ‘will simply continue to bo unanimous with our repub- jican Prestdent until he, in his patrio ism, has conciliated his party out of existence. ‘That, how- ever, may be mbre patriotic than to uphold by the army republican State governments mude up ot a ma- jority which have not the morai and puysical power to maintain themselves. I favor the effort of the Prosi- dent to reorganize the politics of the south, It must be done. The result 1 question, because ‘I have no coufidenco in the patriotism of the democratig leaders, and they will accopt every peuco offering but give nove inretaro, The solid South puts within their reach the control of the country, and they will bend all their energies to holding this people together, and will defeat the efforts of the Presi- dent and his supporters. ‘he Southern people aro thorough Americans, wedded io our system of gov- ernment, are natural born politicians and have au eye for tho ‘main chance,’ They are anxious to better their broken fortunes and would onite with a new party organization willing to develop thoir purt ol the country by a system of vatioual aid to a transconti- pal highway across Southern territory. We are prac- tiealiy outlying territory to the North, The national improvements are absorbed by that section while we help pay the bil, Now we need aid in the development of our section. Give us a party that will ao tor us what the republican party did for the North and we will strike hands with it with- out regard to old party lines. Wo want a Southern Pacific Railroad, not in name but tn fact, and»we want United States bonds to help build it, as tue North bas bad. Will our good President lend as bis aid and countenance? Ii so, then around him we will rally— whigs and democrats, while republicans and black—tn suflicient number to divide the soitd South. This people ask for bread; shall we coutinue to receivo stones?” A NEW SHIP-PROPELLING POWER, {From the Baltimore Gazette, May 9.] About three years ago an intelligent mechanic of Baltimore began to put into shape some ideas he had concerning water aga propelling power for vossels, He beheved that by judicious manipulation a boat could be propelied without whéel or screw, With an iuventor’s sublime faith in the correctness of his theory he gave his spare moments to putting his ideas into practical form. He built a model and launched her ina trough. He “fired up’? with kerosene and raised steum to work bis pump. The experiment with the working model satisfied the inventor that be was on the right track. But between that model and the trim littic Alpba, which ran down tue bay on het trial trip yesterday, tuere was a wide guil of hope, disap- poiulment, bard work and expectation, At one o'clock yesterday afternoon Mr. George U. Culdweil, the inventor; Captain Jeremiah Cotterell, muster; Mr. Jobn ‘Ahern, business agent, and Mr, Withgm = Warren, who has aided Mr. Caldwoil, went ou board at the Long Dock, accompanied by rep- resentatives of the press. The Alpba is a Baltimore built bout, constructed on the tugboat model ond as neat a thing of the kind as there 18 afloat, She is 43 feet in length and has 1034 fect of beam. Sho is tur- nished with one sixtecu-lurse power borizoutal tuba- jar votler ana a No. 7 Knowles pump. From the pamp to the stern are two lines of pipe, which strike the water about three feet beneath the surface. Two sim- ilur lines run to the bow, The pump drives through euch pipe a 24;-inch stream, Which enters the water througu a % meb nozzie, With sixty pounds of steam the pump makes 180 strokes to the minute, each stroke driving a stream ito the body of waver. This 1s all there is about this wonderful device. And yet. under ail the disadvantages of a irial trip, this was the device ake ten knots an hour under sixty pounds pressure. ‘There was not a rippie astern and no perceptidie displacement of the water, except the Inte made by the cutting of the bow, She was backed and turned with perfect case, ‘To back the voat the stream is driven through the bow nozzles and the cratt obeys oo cho instant. It the oat were to spring aleuk the: pump would stinply draw 1t8 supply from the bold and go on with its work. Lv is claimed that a vessel provided wits this apphance could not sink under ordinary leakage. For pruden- tial reasons there were no experiments in this line rday. A remarkable feature oi the Caldwell con- 18 that the power which propels will also To accomplish this the nozzles are worked al. | steer, ternately from side to side, usivg he streams as levers, on che principle of the oar, There is yet auother use to which this device can be applied. in case of fire on board or about the docks a line of hose is attached to the pump aud tn a second there 18 a floating steam engine which could atleast bold its own with avything on wiecls, The mventor claiins that bis device can be protitavly applied to any vessel, although 1 is mainly inte for canal service, where the demand js for a cheap propeller that will not wash the banks, Mr, Caldwell declares that both the first and aiter cost of | his invention will be far less than that of atything now in tse, The entire driving apparatus is below, | and no part of it could be carmed away by accident oF design. The whole thing 1s so simple that there ts not much to get out of order and nothing that could not oasily be repaired. The attempt of the British governs | (in 1866 to apply Water as a propelling power to he only siintlar effort within our Knowledg iteh was propelied by streams forged 0} # rotary fan supplying the power. The datailure and retired from bust Mr, Caldwell’s invention has been patented in | Kurope as weil as tn this country. OF its inerit it can | only be said that it works and performs its tsk, Tt is something to know that the whole afluir 1s a Baltimore enterprise, in the hands of Baltimoreaus, OIL IN CALIFORNIA. [From the Alta-California, May %.] It appears as if Pennsylvania is not to hold exclusive title to the reservoirs of coal ofl in the earth's capa- cious boxom, For years tt has been known that ofl | in considerable quantities exisis in the southern por- tions of California, and great Hopes bave boon enter- Givo us a breathing spell. We bave just unlacea our armor for a rest Let us bave a breathing apell w&bout any party, It is & consolation to hope tuat the republican army 1s disbanded and toe dewo- cratic forces furloughed. Don’t make te ro-eniist bes | fore our leave of absence is expired, Let us go home | and taik toour wives about it, and consider which | side Offers the best pay and rations In the wext cain- ign, Pay ana rations are the things for your rank and file,” MAYES WANTED TO GO soUTH, “But do you not think a recruiting ville with such inducements as the Heap holds oat would secure a fair enlistment? Af you wust have it 1 think this—old repablicans | hero are worthiess emiesarios from Hayes, Deiwocraue lead ro either opposed to or alraid to try tho ex- yeriment until they see that they can safely do so i by people w ng Hayes curiously do not | Kuow what bo think of Wis course aud ure being Wht ported to daily by the pettiloggers, ‘umeo Lanaos, &o’ If ho wants to soize the opportunity ho ought ie take tue matter in bis Own bands, come South, tained of future production. But not much profitable | success bad been achieved up toa late perrod, [tis | bow reported that tke Star Oil Compuny has one well flowing twenty-five barrels per day, withough asyet only adepth of 180 fect has been bored. ‘The boring is still continued, Parties are proposiuy to the owners | of tbe oti Wells to lay a pipe line trom San Fernando to tidewater at San Buenaventura, w would carey | © ernando, 3 ail the oils from the wells of the san E be done and Ventura districts. In case this entra belioves tuat all the reining of oi! would be done there. Here appears to be a prospect jor the suture Wat may amouvt to omething——may amount to a teal, if that section possesses far down im the servours of oll such as have been struck in Pennsvlvania’s onl | regions anew lile will be given tothe section, Per: | | haps when boring has progressed to the depths it hag reached tu Pennsylvania San Fernando and adjacent sections may prove as valuable and prouilc aan oil producer as bas the old Keystone Suite, YORK LIFE OF LEE; THE MORMON. INTERESTING EXTRACTS FROM BIS FORTHCOMING BIOGRAPHY, {From the Salt Lake Tribune, May 5.) All was understood and agreed upon, aud we parted in a friendly manner, About two weeks after leaving President Young and company at Tokerville I was no- titled that I had been suspended from the Church. The following spring I visited the Prophet at st, George, and asked hitn why they had dealt so rasbly with mo ‘without allowing me chance toa speak for myself; why they bad waited seventeen years and then cut me off; why I was pot cut off at once if whatI bad done was evil? Ho replied, “Il never kuew the facts until lately.” I said, “President Young, you know that is nottrue, You know I told the story to you a short time atter it happened, and gave you a full statement of everything conuected with the massacre, and J then put more on myself than T was to blamo for, and if your late informants have told you a story different to tho ‘one that I gave you after the massacre they have hed like hell, and you Kuow it, I did nothing designedly wrong on that occasion. I tried to save that company trom destruction atter thoy were attacked, but I was over- ruled and forced to do all thatIdiddoa 1 have had my name cast out as evil, but I know I have a reward awaiting me in heaven, I have suflered in silence and have dono so to protect the brethred who committed the deed. Ihave borne the imputation of us crime long enowzh and demand a rehearing. Idemand that ali the parties concerned be brought forward and forced by you to shoulder their own sins, I am willing to bear mite, but 1 will not submit to carry all the blame for those who committed the massaere.’? Tho reply he made was this:—"Be a man and not a baby, I am your friend aud not your enemy. You shall have a rehearing. Go up to the oilice and see Brother Erastas Snow and arrange the time tor the hearing.” did #0, aud wo arranged the time of meeting, Lt was agreed that 1 the tele- graph wires were working all partics interested were to Le notified of the meeting and required to be pres- entat St, George, Utah, on the following Wednesday, attwoP, M. All parties agreed to this, and after talk- ing over the whole tuing I again parted with President Young in a very friendly manner, I went to Wash- ington and stayed at my Bouse with my family there. The next morbing I started tor Harmony to visit my fumtly at that place and make arrangements for the rehearing that was to me of the greatest importance, 1 then considered that if I was cut off trom the Church I had better be dead ; that out of the Church 1 could tind no joys worth living for, Soon alter I Jeft Washington Erastus Snow, one of the Twelve Apostles, arrived @t my how and asked tor me, My family told him thatl bad gone to Harmony to arrange jor the new hearing aud trial before the Church authorities, He appeared to be much disap- pointed at not meeting me, aud told my family inat Brigham Young had reconsidered the matter ard there would not be any rehearing or investigation; that the order cutting me off trom the Church would stand ; that he would send a jetter which wolid explain all tho matter to me; that tho lotter would rouch Har- mony about as sovn as I did, On the next Tucsday night an anonymous letter was lett at my house by one of the sons of Erastus Suow, with orders to hand the letterto mo, The letter read as follows :— ‘To Joux D. Lan, of Washington:— Drak Sik—[f you will consult your own interest and thas of those who would be your triends you will not press an investigation at this timo, as it will only serve to implicate those that would bo your friends, and cause them to sulfor with or iuform upon'you. Our advice Is to make yourself seurce and keep ont of the way. There was no signature to the letter, but I knew it came from Apostle Snow and was written by order of Brighwm Young, When | read the letter I knew I had | nothing to bope from the Church, and my griet was as great as 1 could bear, ‘To add to my troubles Brigham Young sent word to my wives that they were all di- vorced froma me and could Jeave me if they wished to do so, ‘his was the greatest. trouble tont | ever had in my life, for 1 loved ail my wives, As the result of Brigham’s advice eleven of my wives deserted me and have never lived with me since tbat time, I gave them all a fair share of the property that I thon owned, I aiterward lost my large {erryboat at my ferry on the Colorado River. Brigham Young was anxious to huvo the ferry kept in yood condition for crossing the river, for he did not know what hour he might need it, so he sent parties who put in another boat, wach J alterward paid him for. I ited Brige ham Young at his bouse in St. Georgo in 1874, and never was received in a more iriendly manner. He could always appear the saint when he was meditating trouchery Lo one ot his people, He then promised to restore ne to membership in a short time, Soon after ward I was arrested, on or ubout the 9tp of November, 1874, and taken to Fort Cameron, in Beavor county, Utah Territory, and placed in prison there, Alew days after my arrest I was visited in_ prison by General George A. Smith, Orson Hyae, Erastus Suow, A. F. Mecionaid and many other leaders of the Church, ‘They each and all told me to stand to my integrity “and all will come out right in theend.”? At this time the Prophet was stopping with Bishop Murdock in Beaver City. My wite Rachael went at night to see him and have a tulk about my case, He received her with the utmost kindness, saying, ‘Sister Rachael, are you standing by Brotner John??? “Yous, sir, 1 am,’? was the reply. “That is right,”? said be; “God bless you fori. Tell Brother Jobnto STAND TO HIS INTEGRITY to the end and not a harr of his head will be harmed.” This kindness Was continued by the Charchmea until 1 was released on bail in May, 1875, A MISSING FLAG, To tux Epitor or Tux Henauv:— In the month of April, 1861, tho darkest month, perhaps, in the history of this great country, a squad of mon belonging to E company, Sixty-niuth regiment New York State militia, was guarding a point on tho railroad between Annapolis and tho junction for the passnge of cur troops to Washiogton, During the time a collection was taken up for tho purchase of material to make an Amorican flag, to be hoisted on the highest pino in the neighborhood, It proved suc- cess{u', aud one cold rainy morning the not then very loyal inhabitants were somewhat surprised to see and hear the hearty cheers which greeted the unfolding of the dear old flag to the breeze. On the departure of the squad the flag was taken along; Was inspectod afterward by both the late President Lincoln and Mr. Secretary Soward, and ordors given by tho colonel thereatter to have it borne by the regimbnt as a guido flag; was lost on the fleld at Bull Run, but fortunately fouud by tho then drummer boy, Patsey Coyle, of E company, who restored it to the writef, On the re- turn hom®of the regiment tho Messrs, Tiffany & Co., of this city, generously bad the flag handsomely frivged and the origiual inscription iw pencil on tho white stripes replaced with Jetiers in goid. It accom- panied the regiment on their secoud Campaige was afterward lent to an officer recruiting for the Irish bri- gade; since which time it has not been seen by any of the regiment A few of those who first made it still asso much history is attached to it would like red to the old regiment to whieb it right- fully belongs. For that reason, Mr, Editor, we pray you to publish and others to please copy this arttcle, hoping it may be the means of again restoring the precious relic to the brave old regiment. ‘Tho iuserip- tion on the flag reads thus:—‘‘Canip Hart, F company, HERALD, FRIDAY, MAY U, 1877—TRIPLE SHEET. CUSTOM HOUSE INVESTIGATION. EXAMINATION INTO THE AFFAIRS OF THE WAREHOUSE DIVISION—DEPUTY SURVEYOR BENEDICT ON “‘HATCHETS” AND ‘‘BONES.” At tho session of the Custom House Commission yesterday Mr, Isaac D, Balch again appeared to make some correction in his testimony. Doputy Collector Pholps sent a communication to the commission, in whicn he controverted a statement wherein it is charged thaycompotent clerks had been discharged in bis division and poor ones were retainod. Mr. John R, Lydecker was sworn and testified that he is Special Deputy Collector and Storekeeper of the Port, acting in the absence of the Collector as such; as Chief of the Tenth division be has a general super- vision of the bonded warehouses of the port; bas four clerks in the division; there are at this time sixty-five warehouses, which will be reduced shortly to sixty- stores in Jersey City and Hoboken havo each two ho owners being tl mship com- panies; there are nine relief storek: whose duty it 16 to collect the returns from the various warehouses ; these reports are collected for the records, which the roports made a proved with to the Surveyor, and aro lodged in th Third division; has no special supervision over other divisions; knows nothing about making appointmenis, except zo far us relates to his division; appointments ol storekeepers are mado by the Collector on his own responsibility; has had occasion to report storekeep- ers for dereliction of duty, 1n which cases the Collector bas always taken prompt action; the matter of small fees being paid cannot be very well traced out, and is evidently the cropping out of au old time system; an order ed which would provide for dis- missing an detected in uccepting any fe might have Preventive effect; the supert! tendent of the bonded warehouses is a most use- ful and highly necessary officer; besides visiting every warehouse be nas all applications for new bonded warehouses referred to him for invostization und report; a clerk could not do this business; when a mercoant asks for a reappraisement it 18 accorded to the applicant on paying the exponses of tho samo; the money ts paid to the auditor anu the expenses dias- bursed by him by checks; the fobant appraiser ro ceives $5 per diom; recollects where one particular man was romoved tor accepting extra fees for working ou entrios alter oifice hours, Mr. Turnure reptied that be knew tho case very well and the government lost thereby a most efcicut man, Mr. Sainuel P.. Russell, Supermtenaent of Bonded Warehouses, was acxt sworn, His testimony was to the eflect that he supervised all the bonded warehouses in the colleotion district to sce that thoy are in cood condition and that the goodsare sont to their proper ; depouent, in connection with a committoo from the Chamber of Commerce, has been engaged In compiling a schedule of prices to be charged by cart- men carrying bouded goods on or from the Treas- ury Department; the bonded warek. system must by jaw be sell-sustaining; all deficiencies fall upon the Collector or heard of political assessinents being made on the steamship companies or on ware- housemen, A VETERAN OFFICIAL ON THE SITUATION, Mr. James L. Benedict was the next witness, who deposed that he 18 Special Deputy Surveyor und Au- Uitor of the Survoyor’s Department; has general charge of the business of the ollicc, Mr. Robingon—How are the men In your department appointed, and bow do they compare with other officers in the service? Mr. Benedict—Tbe inspectors now in office aro very much liko the dogs at the Bench Sbow-all sorts and classes; 1 don’t, however, desire to compare men with dogs; we have somo really excelient gentlemen as in- speciors, and others ure not as good. Witness stated that the 281 inspectors might gradually be reduced to 205, “BONKS AND HATCHETS.’? The system of paying gratuities to inspectors by steamship companies might possibly be improved by the recent order suggested by the commission; in- spectors Id be remunerated for extra services, and the steamship companies should properly bo taxed to pay this, of course through the Custom House au- thorities; common ramor pscribes cortain perquisites paid to inspeciora; these are designated as “hatchets” und “bones;’? *hatchets” are moneys received from merchants for allowing their goods to remain on tho dock instead of being sent to the General Order stores; “yones’? means money paid by passengers for suppos- ititious courtesies on arriving in port; the only way to abrogate the last evil would seem to bo fur the govern- ment to provide a proper place forthe examination of baggage. The commission then adjourned, A NEW INVENTION FOR THE PURPOSE—SAFETY DURING GREAT FIRES. In view of the recent calamities in Brooklyn and St, Louis, when so many lost¢heir lives in the disastrous fires which numbered their victims by scores and even hundreds, the subject of saving life has at the present time a peculiar and deep interest. Tho terrible results of those catastrophes proclaim in language the most powerful tho inestimable value of any invention which svall render such harrowing scenos avoidable in the | future, The invention of Mr. John 8, Cochran, of No. 195 South Fith avenue, New York, consists of an endless chain being passed over a aprocket wheel, which gives rotation to centrifugal friction blocks, placed within a drum thirteen inches in diameter, the pressure of which upon the inner surtaco of the dram retards the motion of the chain and keeps it within the limit of safety «hen persons are descending from an elevation. The mventor bas by this contrivance overcome the liability of the drum and its adjuncts to tilt, the most formidable difficulty whicn be had to encounter, Each of theso centrifugal friction blocks within tho drum is provided at one end witb a spur fitting into the recess in the end of the adjacent projec:ion, by this means the outer suriace of euch friction bloc! comes in contact with the junor circumicrence of the drum when tflo biock is thrown centrifugally by the rapid rotation of the sprocket wheel. The drum ie suspended from a crane built into the walls or fast- ened upon the root. In tho operation of the apparatus one side of the chain is grasped by the party or parties avout to descend, This turns the sprocket wheel with greater or less velocity. A {reo descent is t allowed up to a certain point, at which point the tric tion blocks are thrown outward by centrifugal forco im contact with the inner circumference of the drum, as before mentioned, and as the tion increases so as to keep the velocity of the descent within the limits of satety; what may be termed a soft balance is created, and the party descending reaches the ground without anything approaching a jar or abock. Tho number of porsons descending at one time docs not sonsibly affect the speed, tho result of this being that the chain can be kept cou- tiuually full, and hence a moral certainty is held cut to the inmates of a burning bailding of their ability to make good their escape by merely going to any win- dow of opening where tbe chain passes, grasping it, and descending gently to the ground, Buildings thus provided should have posted up tn num 18 con- spicuous places cards directing the way to the escapes, 80 that not a single person may be lost. So pleasant and gradual is the descent that any feeling of aneast negs is dissipated on grasping the chain, The most delicate female need nut fear to grasp the chain and descend in th me manoecr as her male companion; bat in order to provide lor extreme cases, a strap hav- ing nclamp to grasp the chain tnay be attached to tho Sixty-ninth regiment N.Y. 8. M., Piney Brook, Md, April 28, 1861,” Very truly yours VETERAN CORPS, Sixty-ninth regiment N.G.,3.N.¥. Xn’s E ‘FEDERATES. BROOKLYN'S f An adjourned meeting oir oklyn’s ex-Confederates: was held yesterday afternoon in the law offices af John U. Shorter, No. 361 Fulton street, of that city, for the purpose of taking fina! action as to their participation in tho decoration exercises, Mr. Witham Caldwell, chairman of the committce appointed at the iast meet- ing to ascertain the sentiment of Southerners residing in Brooklyn in regard tu the matter, reported that the invitauion extended to them by the Memorial Com- mittee had been most kindly received by all. That they would accept it im the generous spirit in which it had been extended. They deemed {t appropriate, however, to take no formal part tn the decoration services, but desired their late opponents to. know that they cordially und earnestly united with them in doing bonor to tho illustrious dew nero, will be about one hundred ex-Contederates tn the pro cession, but they will not march in a body, MILITIA CONSOLIDATION. A resolution was adopted by the Kings County Board of Supervisors, yesterday, requesting Governor Robin- gon to consolidate the Notional Brooklyn inte three or four or; the numerous skeleton regunens CO | unnecessary expense. BREAD WINNERS, The “Bread Winners’ League” of thys olty will hold mass meeting at Coopor Institate on Monday even- ing, May 14, to consider the following momentous | questions:—-First—How to obtain work for the idle, #e ond—fs {t sate to disfrancaise any portion of our citizens? Third—Is tue sapremacy of New York a# tue “commercial metropolis” of (be nation In danger; if so, the cause and remedy? Fourth—What can be done to protect the people’s money deposited in save | ings banks or invested ju lilo insurance companies? JOHN HOWIE'S MONEY. It will be remembered that the Herann published, a fow weeks since, the finding, of the body of John | Howie, a Scotchman, in the river at tho foot of Gold | street, Brooklyn. Around tho botyswas a belt con- taining $6,000 in United States bonds? No relative of Howie could be found in America, potwithstandivg Coroner Simins, of Brooklyn, received many letters irom persons who claimed to be related to him, A Jovior has just been received by the Gorouer from the United States Consal at Newcastie-upon-fyne, who states that Howle’s wife and son are residing at Castle- @ide, ana that they Wish to becomo possessed of their ects. waist, A firm grip is thus secured, which 1 at once relvxed the moment tho individual touches tho ground, A PRINTER'S SELF-DESTRUCTION. George Booth lived for thie last seven months with a woman named Ann Harrington, at No, 34 Chrystie sirect. He catne home late on Wednesday mght and Tapped atthe door for admission. But the woman was slow in getting up to let him to, so, {t appears, ho got in through the win- dow. Tho neighbors claim that thoy heard bim and his wife quarrelling on yesterday morning, when Ann Harrington ran into a neighbor's room declaring that the man had hanged himself. Hurrylng to tho placo thoy found that this was true Hoe bad hanged bimself to a ataple in the fanlight with his sbirt and was dead, Booth, it appeark, was a member of Typographical Union No.6, and had a mother, ip poor circumstances kill. In his pockets wore letters from his ing © uséistance and asking 6 home. Coroner Woltman yes. Made an oxamination of body, from an investigation he fade of the caso he ts satisfied th jooth com mitted suicide. 1t would seem that he was jealous of Ann Harrington and this had been the cause of fr quent bickerings between them. Early yosterday morning he told Ann that be had loved ber truly, em- braced her, adjusted the sbirt on bis neck, and, botore she could divine his intention, he procecded to periorm whe act thaydeprived bim of life, The woman tries hurry o@teide and give tho alarm but found that Booth had locked the door, A BOOKKEEPER'S SUICIDE. George W. Huff, aman of fifty, was found yester- day lying on the floor of his room at No, 143 Allen streot with his throat cut from ear tocar, The razor with which he bad committed the desperato act lay ¢lose at bana, where, with bis last motion, ho had flung it. Under his head he had placed « couple of pil- lows, and so lying a8 though at rest. ho had put an end to bislile, Huff was a bookkeeper, but bad been out of employment for some time, and that, tt Is thought, was the motive which prompted the suicide, He has not been seen since he entered his room on Wednesday night, and at what time he used the razor with such fatal ¢ lect is not known, A CASE FOR THE CHARITABLE, To Tun Epitor ov THe HEKaLp:— I would, most respectfully, through the mediam of your columns, call the attention of the charitably dis- posed to the condition of the wife and children of the Jate John Ryan, who was founda marderod in front of his own door, on Sunday morniog, April 28. Tho | above bereaved owes aro in dostitutd circumstances, two; each bonded warehouse has one storekeeper; two and we believe worthy of any ald that may be offered in their behalf, Euclosea please find my mite, $1, ‘rusting that others will contribute to so la je a parpose. I trust that the above will be published in valuable paper, and that all contributions may left at your office’ to be forwarded to the widow's residence in Leroy strect. A STOCKHOLDERS’ RIGHTS. WHAT THE STOCK EXCHANGE SAYS ABOUT RE- PORTS OF CORPORATIONS—WHAT THE PUBLIC ‘WILL DEMAND, The following interesting report, submitted at the Jast meeting of the Governing Committee of the Stock Exchange by a committee appointed about one year ®go, was read and adopted in the Exchange yester- day:— Nuw York Stock Excuaxas, New York, May 7, 1877. To Tue Goversixg Committxe ov THB NEw YoRK Stock Excuanae:— GxTLEMES—The sub-committee appointed to secure reports from railway and other corporations beg to ro- port that soon after their appointment they prepared several circulars, copies of which are annexed, and sent them to the presidents of various corporations represented at the Exchunge, resuit of these eflorts was pot cheering. After a delay of several months about a score of companios consented to fur- nish the desired information, and have done so, But the leading corporations declined, on various pretexts, to connie with our request, The coal companics stated that, as they were miners as well as carriors, they could not make up reports more frequently than vuce wyoar, The President of tho New Jersey Cen- tral wrote that he had reason to believe the public sat- ised with his reports, a statement which the public took occasion to contradict very emphatically a short time after. Mr. Vandérbiit sent a courteous reply, so worded as to cause your commutes to hope that he would give the desired returns, but we found to our regret in seeking inore dolinite response his smooth words covered an inilexibio Purpose to give the public no more information than was required by law. The Michigan Central road iur- Rished frequent returns while they were favorable, but ceased to do so When they showed a decrease of earn- ings. Tho Milwaukee and St Paul also, alter 1 spasm of virtuous action, succumbed to the evil advice of some of ite Western neighbors and discontinued its re- ports, The only dircctors by whom your comumitice were treated with discourtesy, and in some cases even with positive rudeness, were those of the Nortuwesterp and Rock Island railroads, Inasmuch as we do not wish to be guilty of similar bad behavior wo refrain on the troubles which have recently come upon ti companies, simply suggosting that po: sibly tuew directors may have changed their views within a few weeks as to tho cretulity of the public. Alter this account of our experience it will not perhaps seem strange that your cominitiee felt little encour- agemont to continue their labors. Thero were, how- ever, other reasons tor relaxing our efforts, Woe found that reports even when signed or suuctioned by men of weulth aud reputation were often uttorly untrust- worthy. After secing ope road, at least, go into the hanas of a receiver with its president prociaiming its solvency upto the very day of its publicly acknowl. edged bankruptcy, we telt that even official reports, us now made up, Were not tho panacea of which we were in search, But our inaction has been chiefly due to the fact that other agencies arc quiotly but thoroughly faishing the task we have begun. Siuce your committee wus ap- pointed a marked change has taken place in public seatiinent as tothe work in which we are engaged, Tho information we scek, always thought desirable, is now geverally demanded with daily increasing vé mence, ‘The stockholder 1 at last uroused to 4 sense of his rights and nis reply to refugals to make fuli and frequent reports, is one .that must eventually secure them—be sells his stock. Appurently the golden ago of the speculative director bus passed away. ‘Ihe ono corner stone upon which his structures rested was public confidence. ‘That coniidence, wonderfully en- during, alter repeated shocks 18 at iast vanishing; apd as ¥ goes tho selfish schomes of faithless trustees fall vo the ground. We believe the days ure numbered when a few men can control vast corporations by hy- pothecating stock at a fictitious valuation and then impudently refuge to furnish iniormnation to the nen who give them their power, The tables are turning and the time ig short in whicn the Stock Exchange will be obliged to Lo tape humbly, but meffectually, for iniormation, ‘e had a proot of this recently, The directors of the Rock Island ryad were forced at a crit- ical moment to ask tho Stock Exchange to verity their statements as to the coudition of the company. Wo know now, as they knew thob, that it they bad not abandoned their arrogant position at the very hour, the panic which had already started would have dealt a ruinous blow, notonly to their securities, but to those of every company managed on the sumo vicious principle, 1u view of this condition of affairs your committeo has no other recommendations to ofler than that the present requirements as to reports relating to new se- curities bo rigidly enlorced; and, furthermore, that every member of the Exchange exert bis individual influence to secure the desired retorm. Wo urge them nd as their rightim behali of thomseives and (heir chents, holders of hundreds of milliuus of securi- ties in which wo trade. Let them withhold proxies from any men who retuse to do tbeir duty in this re- spect, Let them show the shrewd men who control the New York Central, Rock Island, Michigan Central, Panama and other leading corporations that the only way to remove the almost universal distrust which threatens the safety of their companies is to ron- der to tha public frequent and honest reports of the trust confided to them. When this is done, and not until then, the occupation of the so-called “wrecker”? will be gone, and our business will be re-established on a firm and Atable basis, With th recommendations your committee re- spectiully request to be discharged from further con- sideration of this matter. BRAYTON IVE: DUNALD MACKA’ HENRY MEIGS. THE ORPHANS’ BONDS, Chairman, Ye A CASE WITH A MORAL FOR WIDOWS, Another prominent church member and trusted citizen of Brooxiyn comes before the public eye in an unenviabie light. The individual involved is a mem- ber of Rev. Dr, Cuyler’s church, and bears tne namo of Cadwallader A. BedetL He was worth at one time over $50,000. From the | papers which have been filed in the County Clerk’s office tt appears that Jacob M. Bedell, a brother of Cadwallader, died in the month of September, 1865, leaving a widow and six children, The only provision icft for their support was five United States dve-twenty coupon bonds tor $1,000 each, The bonds vore gold interest of six percent, The following month Mrs, Lydia A, Bedell, the widow, was appointed administratrix of tho estate, and sho placed the bonds tn the hands of her brother-in-law for safe keeping. The coupons were cut regularly from tho bonds by Bedell and sent to the widow for five years, From 1870 he has, bowever, paid the interest on the bonus by a check drawn on the National City Bank of Brooklyn. © questioned him ay to the change in the system of payments he told ber that it was to save her trouble, Three weeks ago Mrs. Bedell’s anxiety for the security of her property was awakened by the sudden departure of Cadwallader from Brooklyn tor Elienvilie, Ulster county, N.Y. She at once consulted a lawyer, who ascertained that Bedell had 9 cush deposit in the bank above named of $954 26, being the proceeds of the sale of oue of the bonds. A warrant of attachment was served on iho bank for that On Tuesday last the counsel tor the widow visited Cadwallaser at Ellen- ville, who, on being accused of the crime, said that bis business bad got so bad that he had to use it to pay his debts. Bedell con- fessed that he owned a three-story brick dwelling house at No, 18 Latayette avenue, on which there 184 mortgage of $6,000, Ho signed, in conjunction with his wile, a deed conveying the house to his sister: jaw, and gave a check forthe monvy in the National Guy bank, puyabieto ber order. His remaining prop- erty wa ached. The money was withdrawn irom the bank and paid to the widow yesterday. ‘The war- Tant is Dow withdrawn, und the case may be said to be sottled. ASCENSION DAY. The Koman Catholic and Episcopal churches com- memorated yestorday the ascension of the Saviour by special services. Owing tothe enforced closing of Trin- ity Chureb for the completion of the Astor Momorial, tho congregation at St. Paal’s Church was very large, The services were according to the prayer book, and were followed by a sermon by the Rev. Dr. Mulcahey and holy communion. At St. Pever’s Catholic Churca Barclay street there was a good uttendance during rvices, which were celebrated by the Rev. Father 0 I, und at the uptown churches the congroga- lions were vory large and the services impressive, A RIiVeR MYSTERY, Tho body of a drowned man was tound yesterday in the river, off the joot of Conover street, Brooklyn, Deceased, who was about five feet seven inches in height, appeared to be forty years of age. He bad dark jr and chin whiskers, and had on a striped calico shirt, gray undershirt, gray pants (with patch on each knee), canton Manuel drawers, vest, black coat and working shoes, His clothes wore torn, and there wore two scalp wounds, The body was removed to the Morgue. A WOMAN IN THE TIDE. The body of an unknown woman about thirty years of , with dark bair and cyes and dressed in a black and white striped dross, dark underskirt and wearing a plain gold ring on her lett band, was found yester- day in toe Bast Ri THOMAS SULLIVAN'S FATE, Tho body of a man found on Wednesday tn Butter- milk Channel was identified at the Brooklyn Morgue yesterday as that of Thomas Sullivan. The deceased hi been missing from his home in Eighth street Williamsburg, since March last, There wore no marks of violence on the body, DOES ANY ONE MISS IT? LIFE INSURANCE COMPLICATIONS, NEW JERSEY MUTUAL—BEN NOYES FAILS TO APPEAR FOR TRIAL—PHE CONTINENTAL Rw ¢ CEIVERSHIP—APPOINTMENT OF MR. J, P, O'NEILL, Soon after the opening of the Essex County Oyer and Terminer, at Newark, yesterday forenoon, the case was celled of the State against Benjamin Noyes, for alleged conspiracy to defraud the policy holders of the New Jersey Mutual Insurance Company. Noyes was not present. While a jury was being called Couusellor Guild, one of Noyes? counsel, arose and ap- plied for a postponement of the case on the ground that his client was not ready for trial, He added thas for almost a week he bad vainly tried to procure a copy of the Indictment Noyes was indicted and called upon to plead a week ago last Tuesauy. It was not till last Tuesday night that his counsol wag allowed a copy of the indictment, Until then he was, therefore, not specifically informed what the charges against him were and what witnesses ho woull neod, Counsel urged that it would be unjust todrive the case to trial under such circumstances. Ho had sesn Mr, Noyes in New York on Wednesday night, and tho lat. ter said that he had been advised hat four other in- dictments had been found against bim, and that until he was ready with the additional bail which would be required he was not willing to go Newark. He knew he would be coveigned to jail, The prosecutur opposea any postponement of tho case under the cir- cumstances, ee THE acon pap nia udgo Dopue then said that tertain the application to prt akn nyt an 4 stances, 0 Court was always elt ral; a defendant stayed med that would insure the postpone- and thon asked the Court to grant’ him an indulgence, the application would never be en- tertained. The defendant was in contempt and had shown disrespect todhe'Gourt, and’ it 1 a settled doc. trine that where a. party makes an application ad- dressed to the discfetion of the Court and is ‘tn con. tempt, he ig not envitied tobe heard. If Mr. Noyes had been present the Court would have been disposed to graut the appheation, but to do so now would bo to establish a precedent that a party under Ipdictment may stay uway from court on the day of his trial, come into an adjoining State within half an hour of cours room and make application for a postponement, would be inconsistent with the self-respect of the: Cours, What course was to be taken in this matter would be deft entirely with the prosecator. ¥ s _., Tho prosecutor then bad Noyes called on bis bail three times, but neither he nor bis bondsman, Judge Guild, appearing the Judge ordered that the bail be.de- clared forfeited. The prosecutor thon moved the caso over tor a w Judge Guild is indemnified with United State: nds, One of the remaining indictments held against Mr. Noyes is for perjury in swearing that he bad nevor seen or received any bonds belonging to the New Jersey Muti No other persons indicted have fur- nished bail, and it js said a strong effort will be mado to obtain requisitions trom Albany for the New York offenders. not en- cirou the di fendant every opportunity tor trial, but wher CLOSING UP THR SECURITY, The affairs of the Security Life Jusurance Company are happily free from many of the entanglements be- longing to bankrupted institutions of its kind. Ro- ceiver Wickham said yesterday that ho was ready, excepting for the law’s delay, to have his accounts passed upon and pay offthe creditors of the concern atonce, The assets have been brought tuto shape, and excepting the deposit of bonds at Albany and the Teal estate, aré ready ter immediate distribution, The ill, of course, be delivered to the the and the real of the company, $81 Pino street, avd forty acres of real estate in Westchester county. The fore mer js mortgaged for $100,000, the Jatter for $26,000, and the equity arising from both will not, therefore, be large. O1 the, $1,600,000 in premium notes Reoeiwsr Wickham says ee seventy per cont can be used in paymentoftidims., The company has two or throe unsettled agency claims of smuil importance, but bee yond these there 18 nothing to stand in the way of sot tiement with the creditors save the six months’ nati- fication expiring in September, and the of Mitcnell and. others to establish tho question of priority of death losses over other claims. This hasbeen accepted as a sort of test cuse, and will serve to put at rest a very trou- blesome question, The receiver, of course, does not admit of any priority of one class of creditors over another On the first hearing of the above case the Jo cision was in his favor. Both sides are now waiting for a decision to be handed down trom the. General Term, trom whence the question will probably ried to the Court of Appeals. Tho amount of and lidbilities of the company can now be but roughly estimated, Supposubly the dividend will roach the vicinity of twenty per ceat. THE NORTH AMERICA’S AFFAIRS, Receiver Pierson 1s now mainly employed in seps rating the accounts of the Nortu America from (host of the Universal and trying to find tho exact amount of assets belonging to the former. As the company has not yet been dissolved Mr. Koyes, of albany, who w elected by Mr. Pierson as required by law, is pushing forward an actuarial examination, upon the re- sult of which the future disposition of the company depends. It may be allowed to continue busincss o¢ it may be compelled to reinsure its risks, That thé jormer proposition is pot likely to result will appear from the following statement; On the 30th of April, 1876, the gompany bad out 1,806 registered policies, with about $2,700,000 insurance, | and 3,666 non-registered policies, covering about | $9,600,000 of Insurance, AL thut time, upon a gea- eral statement, and counting all the to be good, there was # deticiency of about $560,000. It ia » Somewhat curious transformation, to note that the North America, which bad 12,780 policies in force ‘upon "December 31,1873, o} wero registercd, has now by this lust ac: 5,472 policies in torce, of which 1,806 aro ‘he Universal Company, on the contrary, Policies in force on December 81, 1873, had 6,745. which bad increased on December 81, 1875 to 17,477 force. Receiver Pierson is unable to say when he wilt be able to report to the Court respecting the North America’s condition, THE CONTINENTAL RECEIVERSHIP, The appointment by Judge Westbrook yesterday of Mr. J. P, O'Neil as receiver of the Continental wat something of a surprise in insurance circles, although, from the Herap’s Albany correspondence of Weancs- day, it bocaime evident that the reappointment of Mr, Grace, the present incumbent, was impossible, It is possible that many monthé will now elapso belore the question of this office will be definitely put at rest. by tte Court of Appeals. Aftor Mr. O'Neil has qualified be will Seek possession of the office and doubtless be refused, It wil: then be some weeks before the, matter can go before the General Term, and it may possibly not reach the Court of Appeals until Deceuiber or Janaary of the noxtyear, Mr. O'Neil, the new appointes, is a lawyer by profession, and ut ono time was the District Attorney of Philadelphia, His uame was mentioned tor the position several weeks since, T@E ATLANTIC MUTUAL LIFE, OF ALBANY, IN AN UNSATISFACTORY CONDITION, Aunayy. N, ¥,, May 10, 1877. Superintendent ot Insurance Smith aunounces tha having caused an examination of the affairs of tha Atlantic Matual Lifo Insurance Company of Albany, he deeply regrets tho result of such examivation is Unsatisiactory. The examination shows the liabilitios of the company to be $1,153,863 and assets $1,043,468, showing a deficiency, as regards policy holders, amounting to $110, Tho Superintendent will apply to the Attorney General to close up the afuirs of the company, MR, LAMBERT’S STEWARDSHIP. There was a rumor current yesterday that ex-Mayor Edward A. Lambert, who has been several years treasurer of tho Prosbysery of Brooxlyn, was snort in his accounts with that body, A member of the Presbytery, when questioned upon that subject, stated that Mr. Lambert is now on his deathbod ana that be nas been sufficiently panisved, and that if he held any tuods belonging to the Presbytery the amount would not exceed $300. As yet, in fuct, they bad no official Knowledge of apy delflciency in the treasurer's accounts, A lover of resignation of the oflice ot trousurer was received from Mr, Lambert yesterday ata Presbytery meoting, It was recommended that a committes be ‘appornted to inquire into his acconats. Rev. G. Milton wos chosen trustee, in the place made vacant by the resignation. ONE OF THE “DISAPPEARED. Nothing bas yot been heard trom Conrad Boller, the former manutacturer under the Ring, who disappeared on Thursday tast, The twenty-year old son of the missing man does not believe the stories current to the effect that his father rau off with Mra. Henkel, a Ger- man widow and friend of his, who disappearod at the same time and bas not sinco been soen, ter four chil dren still occupy the apartments in which sho left thom, over the taj beer saioon which she kept at No, 128 Seventh avenue, The two oldest are boys, aged respectively twenty and sixteen, and thoy seem disposed to think their mother accompanied Botier, with whoa she was intimately acquainted, 1 18 sa thatthe affairs ot Bolier are in a very critical condi tion, and that he was led to ‘disappear’? on that ac He ts believed to have scraped vogether all he |—ubout $30,000—belore bidding bis adopted city goodby. ANOTHER OF THE MISSING. Twenty barges loaded with streot refuso wore nns loaded yesterday on tho Kings county side of Newtown Creek, to be used tm filling up dook fronts Gotwrick Hailer, of Yonkers, aged fifty-nine yearn, & Gorman, with black hair and mustache and dai | complexion and weat a black coat, light pants, blue striped sbirt and soft felt hat, ts reported missing