The New York Herald Newspaper, June 8, 1877, Page 4

4 WEST POINT The Bloom of Romance Marred by the Hand of Discipline. CADE? BELLBUTTONS’ —_—dDIFFICULTIES. The Graduating Class Under the Ordeal of Examination. MORE CANDIDATES THAN VACANCIES, ——-———- The Law Regarding the Ap- pointment of Graduates. . Wsst Port, June 7, 1877, Av idea bas been developed bere which I have no doubt will in time be utilized by managing mammas ot marriageabio daughters und by spinsters who may havo.an eye to possible future proceedings for breach Of promise. The hotel at tbo post 's @ousidered to be outside the government limits, so fur as cadets are concerned, and they aro ubliged to obtain permission from their oiflcers before they can visit it, In the office of the hotel is kept a book in which each cadet who calls is obliged to write between columns, under the proper headings, his name, wheo he calls, upon whom he calls and the hour when his leave expires, 1t not unire- quently happens tbat the lady to whom a dasbing endet bas lost his heart comes with her friends to sojourn at the hotel, and the young soldier of course takes advantage of the opportunity to pay his addresses ua oiten as he can obtain from his prosuic superiors the necessury permission. Rushing to the hotel jm the evening, when bis fair one is perbaps seated with ber friends, listening to the band, tho young son of Mars would fain press to her side at once; bus discipline constrains him to curb his high flown fleelings and first inscribo in the volume referred to some such entry as ‘cadet bellbuttons called at nine P. M. to sce Miss Sweetbriar; time expires at ‘taps.’” A FONT OF ROMANCE, Dear me, what romunces are embalmed within the leaves of this old book and its fellows of long years gone by, which now Ile dusty and worm caten in the luinber room! On this page is seen the timid scrawl of the third or fourth class lad who bas called upon his parents who came to sce and admire the changes wrought in bim during his absence of a year or two from home. Here 18 the careless signature of the second class man come to visit a friend or relative, and there the bold chirography of the first class man who expects to graduate, aud thinks that when he dons his uniiorm the acme of his ambition will be reached. It js opposite the signatures of tho latterolass gen- erally that one finds the oames of young ladies the objects of their visits, flere 1s the name of a cadet in- scribed at regular intervals all the way down two or three pages of the book in a hurried band that marks how the writer’s tervor chafed at the formality ana delay, Opposite bis autograph in every instance up- pears the name of a certain young lady. Thoy are the couple out there at the larther end of the piazza talking ee earnestly, but in alow voice, It is not diMcutt tor Us to imagine the subject of conversation, aud webopo the young man’s dreums of barred shoulder straps may boon bo realized. NUMBER WITHOUT ROTATI That book ig a curious Jeature of the hotel. Another thing peculiar to the establishment is not so suggestive of pootry. The numbering of the rooms suggests the thought that some uravken guests must have once Tisen in the nignt, removed the plated fyuures from the doors, shook ther al! up in a hat, and thou drew them out one after anotber und patled them up as they came. My own room, on the tirst floor, is No. 9, while tho ext apartment 18 No, 64, aud No, 65 1s found to bea diminutive apartment im the cupola of the building, ‘up four or five tghis of atairs,, fo make tho system Ol aesignating the rooms more coinplex, and there- fore moro worthy of the vigorous mictlects of the West Point people arbitrary series of rooms are speci- fied by letters. Tho result of all this is that wige of ‘the Botel reyister, with its Cabalistic letters aad fig- ures, presents the appearance of acomplicated problem in algebra, and the cierk who is called upon to direct a guest to his room cxpends as much intellectual force 1a discovering its location as would be required in solving ap enigma It ts no slight compliment to Mr, Craney to say thut he knows tho topography of thy establishment perfectly. If such a thing as strong drink ever could find its way im the trunk of a gucst into the house and ho should invite a friend to take a quiet glass in bis room no better test of that tricnd’s sovriety could be found than to make him designate bis own apartment. ARKIVALS, Among the arrivals tu-day are Lord Clarence Paget, of Englaud, and Miss Pagew EXAMINATION IN LAW. Hon. James G. Blaine and wilo arrived at noon, and The Senator resumed his duties os amember oF tho Board ot Visitors ard attended the examination of the graduating class in law, Protesvor Asa B. Gardner, Mujor and judgo advocate, put most of the questions, but Senator Maxey tried the pupils occasionally with & knotty point. BATTERY DRILL Under command of Licutenant A. L. Morton, of the Fittb artillery, the battery of five-inch guns, mounted by tho river, on tho nortu side of the Point, was hand- sumely manipulated. A target placed at the toot of Crow Nest, a mile and a quarter distant, was riddled witb round shot by the cadets. The precision attained elicited the highest praise from the muny experts who were among the spectators, Tho Committee on Course of study 1s busily engaged fn interviewing the various professors, in order to ascertain their feelings as to the proposed introduc. tion of English Nterature ito the curriculum, All thus far spoken with seem to favor the plan very much. Lreutenant J. B. Wheeler, l’rotessor of Engi- neering, i Said to bave recommended the elimination oi the Spanish language trom the list of studies to make room for the proposed new ones, Several of the protessors, however, are opposed to such a cou All the officers who bave seen service along the Mexican frouticr declare a study of the Spauish to be in- dispensable, and they to the present troubles along ine Rio Grande an Indication that wo may have closer relations with Mexico vetore long, Lieu. tenant A, E. Wood, of the Seventh cavalry, assistant instructor of riding at tho Acudemy, was assiynod bere last fall atter several years’ service along the Mexican Ine, and iu the course of a conversation this afternoon be related a nuinver of instances in wh the knowl- edge of Spanish which be acquired as a cadet was of inestimabie value. LITRRARY EXERCISES. The lack of the sturly of rhetoric, &c., 1m the regalar | course compensated for by tho existence ads Of a literary avd debating club, caliod ihe Dinlectic Soviety, Where (hey meet twice u week for debates and reading of evsays A stall library, a fine melodeon, copies of the current magazines and vewspapers. aud a couple of fine engravings on tho wails constitute the furniture of tne hall, ‘Twice a week the club meets, und on two other evenings in each week prayer weotings are held, the cadets con- ducting the servicers themselves. THY NEW HOSPITAL. The sub-committee on Lulldings and Grounds are going to reportin favor of an appropriation to finish he Dew Hospital, Lue erection of which was begun two years ago. The present bospital hus space for but twelvo beds, and there ts no provision Whatever made Jor the treatment of contagious diseases. As many as forty-two cadets for hosptiul treatment have been un- der treatment tor wounds received in the riding echool aione atone time, Tie necessity for the new buildiug 18 obvious, INTERESTING FACTS FoR WEST POINTERS—THEY HAVE NO LEGAL CLAIMS TO COMMISSIONS IN THE ARMY—THEIR APPOINTMENT LEFT TO THE DISCRETION OF THE PRESIDE Wasinxaros, Jane 6, 1877. Tho cadots of the graduating class who hope to “don the army blue’? tn time tor Fourth of July parades are reported to be exercised over the fact that thero | are vot vacancies enough (0 go round, They coodemn President Hayes tor this searcity of second Heutenan. tes, because he continued to make appoluttmonts up to the middio ot April. them ander the authority of epectal nets of Congress — viz., Sergeant Theodore Mosher, of the Signal service, to be a second heutenant of intantry, and Thomas J, Bpenecr, late frst Neutenavt Teath cavalry, to ve first Neutonant in that revincat. caso it was O reappointment, and bis resignation bas already been accyptor, to take effect six months alter said reappointinent FLall bave been condrmed. THE LAW reo none IM MIMSTONS, The following facts in relotion to the appointment of graduates will doubtless inverest your West Joint reoders In the first place, there are only forty-ersht vacant second tenancies, viz.:—Three im the engl. eer corps, twonty in the cavalry, six im tho artillery and preteen ip the infantry. Of these clevon are in the twy colored cavalry regiments wed ive in the two | colored wiantry rogiments, fn the second piuce, West grodaaies have po greater legal claim to any of qhese vacancies Wun the grav@ates of Harvira or this point is us follows:— cadet of tha United States Military Acad fi and reccived a regen deine sunt! be shall be eonslacred hy bee roi a iW yee trom the ac —— The trath 15 President Hayes | has made ooly two appointments tn the army, both of | In Lieutenant Spencer's | NEW for whose duties he no vacancy in such section 1,215, be numerary officer, until a vaewney sball hap’ section lidate for: s commission in any ¢ muy ue deomed competent. It hers be vs he may, su i attached to it o bresident by brevet of sceond Houtenant, Gia (Act of April 20, imi2. "Kovised Statutes, Section 1,216 provides that only ono Superpumerary officer shali be atts to any company at the samo time. Tu 1845 the War Department bad occasion to issue several order in relation to the appointment of uates, in Which the question was thus dis} Vudor this act (quoted above) the President Is quired to commission such graduate when thers caney, oF bo attach him ax supernumerary ofticer by, Yt ot the lowest irade whon there is a0 vacuney, but he may his discretion; and, having exercimed that din: cretion, sue graduate, so eon hed, b comes an alticer of the lowest grade titisd to all consideration as 4 commissi oral Orders Xo, 11, 1545.) In view of the above cited law and the military 1p. terpretation thereol, and also of the anomalous con- dition in which the army will be placed after the 30th inst, it 18 not impossible that the assignment of cadets to regiments will be deferred until after auother law shall have been passed ‘to reduce and fix the military peace estublishmont of the United States,’ Such post- ponement, however, would bo without precedent, The Tecords show that out of 2,69 graduates of tho Military Academy trom 1802 to 1876, uclusive, only two were not ediately appointed to the army. These were Johu J. Abert, Who resigned on the day be graduated, April 1, 1811, bus was aubsequently (November 22, 1$14) appointed brevet major im the Corps of Topo graphicul Engineers, aud fivally became head of that Corps, and Philip Rt Van Wyck, of the class of 1828, who Was pot commissioned on account of extreme deainess, but wus appoiated United States civil engi- neer July 1, 1828, the date of his graduation, THE LARGEST CLABS ON RECORD. It may be stated here that the class of 777 18 tho largest on record. In the history of tue Academy there have been only clevon occasions when filty or nét re- 18 Va moro mombers graduntod-— viz, in 1435, 56; 1837, 40; IS41, 62; 1842, 56; 1546, 90; 1558, 62; Isuo, 68; 1867, U3; 1868, 54; 1870,'5; 2872, 36, ‘The stualleat class was that of 1813, when one cadet graduated. 1810 and 1862 there were no graduations, The ol: of 1862, owing to the exigencies of the eervico, recetved thelr diplomas on June j, 4861. RUSSIA AND ENGLAND. AN ENGLISHMAN CRITICISED. To tre Eprrok oy tux Heranp:— Tadmire very much the strenuous and persistent exertions made inthe Hknatp by como Englishmen with a view to manafucturo American sympathy for the Turk and John Bull. Now, sir, is it not somewhat absurd and tudicrous in these discoucerted diplomat- ists, trying to get up American feeling for what not only Europe but half of England condemns and depre- cates—nuamely, Turkish intolerance und massacre? Now, if the ‘cover is removed off the box" we will see that those in England—those who are most inter- ested in Turkish suecess—are the bondholders and capitalists who, in tho event of Turkisn dismember- ment, would sustain a considerable loss uf money, But the United States have nothing to do with either of the belligerents, and it is an indisputable fact that the spirit of the American people is untagontatic to op- pression and will always be on the sido of the perse- cuted. Hence the Turkish people canzot have our moral support in a war waged by Russi: for the amelioration of Christians, it repugnant to the spirit of our imatitutions, But L notice that some of the letters in the Heap breathing British lle endeavor to show that there 1s as little tolerance and as much proscription im Russia as to Turkey, whereas there are Christian churches, Catholic and Protostaat, eujoying as much liberty as they wish, True tt is that the Church iu Poland sut- ters intolerance, But what is the cause? It cause the Poles, in a political sense, buve never similated with Russia They have always yearned for Polish nationality; hence tueir political and religious porseription. Abd fs there no parallel for ‘this in the historical annals of Eugland’ Has not lroland suffered sumilar persecutions for upholding the same prin- ciples, lor its von-acquiescence ia British misrule? I also perceive in their epistios that a strong empbasis ts placed upon the fact that we speak a common lun- guage, and, consequently, We should espouse every cause in common with England, Now, this argument seems to me att intangible ove, Lecause during the war for freedom France—not an English-speaking uatjon— tributed greutiy to our freedom, which Englund nt to repress. I observe ina letter publiebed im tho Heranp over the cognomen of “Au English- mun” that in contrasting the comparative treedum of England and the United States, he gays that “every man’s home 1s bis castle.” This may, in a sense, be true, but what of those who have no home? Bat in view of the fact that 973 men own hult of England it would be interesting to ascertain by what system of com- Ed ape ho makes it appear that every man's home is 18 castle. He says that the press 1s a8 free as that of o United States. Well, pow | think this writer should Know that tbe press cannot criticise, with immunity, the head of pation, Aud no paper dure publish soditious or trensouable language without making t- self liuvle to confiscation and fix editor to punishment, 1t 18 unnecessary to say thot the press in America ts | tna political sense untrammelied. It isamusing to note further this corresponaent’s stundard ol freedom. He unhesitatingly declares that because a man can take, on Sunday, a glass of alo or | whiskey, without any legal restraint, there 1s more | freedom jn England than in this country, Well, this son of Albion takes very groggy premises and his con. clusions ure irenzy. 4 RUSSIAN, be- RUSSIA AS AN EMANCIPATOR, To tux Evirok oy tue Hunawy: I notice in the columns of the Hrnaup several com- munications relative to the Turco-ttussian war and its pretended causes on the part of Russia, ‘An English- man’’—as he bas tho honor of that proud title and styles hitaaelt as such—in quite a long article states that Russia has no other object than to capture tho key to the Suez Cunal, That may possibly be so; but while they do that they will obtain ireedom for millions mm and around Turkey and its principaliics who have been beld in religious bondage for hundreds of y by ono of the most despotic powers on earth, uided and abetted by Jonn Bull, AN IRISHMAN, ARGUE LIKE GENTLEMEN, To ruw Eviror ov tax Herato:— I, as well as many others, have greatly enjoyed the spirited ‘controversy upon the “Henatv’s conduct,’ between “Engitshman” and “American” and their respeetive supporters, and would like to have it con- | tinued as long as it can be done in a spirit of decency aod common sense, But the tone of tho articie in to- ! day’s paper over the eignature of **An American’? is 60 offensive and ungentiemanly, so lacking 1m argument, and, io short, of anything but a display of bitterness and Ignorance, that I think it altogettier unworthy of publication by such a paper as tho Henanp, Hereto- fore it was a ploasure to read the views of the two parties, so fairly and candidly set forth, but if such articles as the one spoken ot aro allowed to appear ull interest in the subject wil cease amoug sensible reud- ers, who delight only in what ts fair and unprejudiced, Being an American myselt, l cannot but tecl that our side of tho question bas been nota litte compromised by the articie referred to. You will greatly oblige me and otbers by publishing this letter, as it may deter otbers trom writing like communications. FOR FAIRPLAY. | RUSSIA'S MISSION, To THe EpiTon of THR HkKALD:— In tho Hxean» of the 3lst May an “fnglisuman” presents bis views to the public in reference to Eng- laud and Russi during the present war, &e. The “Englishman,” in reply to “Justitia,” says Russia makes war on the Tarks on account of Turkish treat- ment of Russian subjects, aud asks why the other Powers do uot draw the sword! Simply Jor the fol- lowing = reasone:—The ‘subjects’ in question are Russians and claim protection from their own government They aro not Frenchmen, nor Germaus, por Lialians nor avything else but Russians, allied to ber by all the ties of blood, custom and nationality, and iis Tnperial Mayesty 18 perfeetly Justified in deiending them apditheir rights, aud, what is more, he deserves the hearty co-operation ot every Christian nation on the glove stead of the sub “*pighea wees’ displayed by Englund. Does “Kng- Jisbman” uphyld and justify the Lurk! Vory possi- ble, perhaps, be, or his, have some of those dosirablo,” “lucrative”! ‘and “secure” imvestn kvown as Turkish bouds, and, it 80, the cass 1s plain; ho advocates the poly interesting to | us aatioa, which is simpy, ‘L cannot seo | | Turkey destroyed, 1 shalt love my hard-earned | | money.’ As to the barbarism of the Russians and sach nopsense, permit me to inform Bim sis ideas arc too crude aud old ior the present generotion; it is evident be has not read mech on the subject, or, ft he hax, I am utterly ata loss to conceive how ‘be 'be #0 preja- dieod, Mr, vlishman,’ you THNst Focollect Unite | Rassia iw 1 nd Raxsia to are very different | couutries, tis universally kuown she bus made in- | mense strides in overy possibin manner—army, navy, | mining, manutaen and xgriculture, and too eh credit cannot be given to His Imperial r what ho has dome to 4 | the welfare of bis nation, jo tho Rassian | 1 oggrandizement nnd conquost,” the less ‘Kings | fays Npon that subject’ the verter; be bad | inde better read the Listories of Béitish conqnest everywhere, ludia, China, Australia, West Jadies, and, Jatert of oll, the atcempt to annex whole couniries in south Alrica, Limagine he will say the people de sire to be auder British rule, In some cases Lu y be (rue, butt he svould ever have oven Yeland spond a great purtot his tie in the f will i the masses’! express a very Has bs more right to wo apy other nation that ele ita wid Gibraltar and Athens to e | Sues Conel Gundreds of moles distant? Hgiichmen’ for an tank imagine bie vurioas Lwdhan prinves would fight tor Bagand? Let are war, and he wil) woon find 1 is a qne fr they wiil Geht for petty prince under Berich sur their swords and arfike for the th ngheliman’? makes the stutemen religion 1s allowed im Huvssia p that of wi | Cyar is bend, Tn that we 18 grievously mista | religions ate allowed, and there exists to-day one | Bngish eharch in st,’ Petersburg, Lestdes alt of | are tolerated and no impediment placed in their way, I shall only say a fow Words tu reteronee to Britinh policy a8 shown m the lust thirty years or sv, Who ry ath | it other | ch the mn. AML new they have i that no YORK HERALD, ‘FRIDAY; JU} SERRE Lot EASE ig equipped an@ manned the Alabama? British gold and British sailors, plow vhegy wee gv vommanded her, How did Enuiand bebave toward Denmark 1p the Sebleswig-Holstein uflmir? Induced ber to declare war, promised her assistance, and then backed dowa in the ost disgrace(ul manner, very Englishinuo ts ashamed of at cad gues aot eaeenbe’ to it, English policy {8 to make money, even if ch our honor a little, ax her proceedings have shown. ‘They are a nation of shopkeo ‘tragers, avd the soouer she shuts up and the take Ci nople the better for everybody, Then the sons’? can go down and regain by trade ai some of the money they lost on their valuable bonds, A RUSSIAN BYMPATHIZER, THE PASSAIC WATERS. DECREASE OF THE STRANGE EPIDEMIC AMONG THR FISH. The epidemie affecting tho fish of the Passaic River for a fow days past seews nearing an ond, The recent rains and the lower temperature have. evidently ¢x- orted astrong remodial iniluence, Dead fish pre etill Jound bere and there along the shore, the most of these show their death took place orn Some of them are so decomposed that they bay@ sunk, to the bottom and can be scen along the sbali@w shoro.. It was stated a few days ago that the mortality peemed confined to the roach, ° yellow bass and gucker, and that among others the catUsh had mostly cecaped. Yesterday’s examination showed, however, that those had suffered with the rest to a considerable extent. ‘The eels seem to have escaped, and slso most of the pickerel, The moimbers of the finny tribe which ap- pear to have bad the greatest losses are tho Toach and the suckore, Letter writers are busy giving communications to the effect that the reports about the mortality muong the fish are exaggerations, “Some of these even dute from New York = city. Some ure full of sentiment about tho ‘beauttul Passato,’” ‘There is room for this sentiment tor the river is really beautiful, aud indeed almost the only poem which Washington Irving over published was addresged ‘ro the Passate’? But the most pictaresque river has its prosaic side, and a look at this is important when such a stream may be called apon to minis ter to the hourly wavts of a half dozen cities, When the mortaltty among the fish of the from several cities ro making formal ntiment should be Passato fs so great that committer whose water supply comes from exaininations facts as well as given the public. STATKMENT OP PATERSON?’S CITY PHYSICIAN. City Physician Kent, of Paterson, expreased the opinion that thero ts # strange, unprecedented mortul- ity among tho tish of the Passaic River. He suid that he did not think that the epidemic could be traced to the dyes used in the various factories along the banks, as there is 98 great @ mortality among the fish above these factories as below. ‘ihere aro not, be added, many dead fish just above the Pasi Falls, as they are drawn through the raceway which feeds the mills, an@ which joins tho river below the city. Betow this junation many dead fish are yet found, Most of them along this ection of {he river aro very much decomposed, showing that there aro comparatively few recent deaths. ‘The epi demic bas evidently speat its force. He says tho dise euse showed its presence in a marked way ubout two weeks ago. The ‘fpurgiug” or purification Of the watcr which comes every year through vege- table decomposition about the time of the severest bouts ana the lowest run ia tho river hms come ocarlier this year than usual, owing to the heat and consequent drought of thospring. He cites the fact that the Fish Warden of Morris county bad written to the Fish Warden of Pusgaic county that the fish of the streams of tho first pamed county had been similarly affected, Dr. Kont says that nithough tho reports from various places along the river may bave been exaggerated, as wna natural, Strange epidemic among tho fish bas roully existe That epidemic, he thought, was about over, the recent rains having helped to remedy the treuble, He said that the health ef the peopic using the water of tho Passate daily had not been affected in any appreciable way, the health of Paterson beivy, if anything, better than the erage al this season of the year, In conclusion heempbusized his declaration that, in his opmioo, the wholesale slaughter of the fish 18 caused by the decomposition of vegetable matter, pointing out the fact that at present the factories of Paterson and vicinity are doing little, while no such mortality was over known whea the fuc- tories were at their bust The question is held to be of such importance in Paterson that on Wednesday the Aldormanic Commit. teo on Heulth, accompanied by the city physiciwu and the assistant city yeTenre made an eXamination of the waters above the city, and to-day will investigate aa condition of the stream below it, toward Dundee atts Alderman Ryerson, who 1s an expert, Ashormai Clie: of Police Groul, and a nvmver of otvers o Paterson, say that Fish Warden Roe is pight in bis ment ubout the river ‘purging’? itself every yeur. They say that they have known .this for years, aud wimozt everybody who has had much experience attishing knows about it, it generaily comes in the months of July and August, during which thero is no use of any one trying to catch any fish with hook and Inne, tor they wili not bit A BAPTIST SUPPER AT DELMONICO's, “Should the advice of a council bo asked asa pro- liminary requisite to the organization of a church?” This is a question that is at present agitating the Baptists of this city and bas been the subject of dis- cussion at recent pastoral conventions of the Baptist denomipation, Last evening, therefore, the Baptist Soctal Union of Manbatian island = spent a fow pleasant hours in Delmonico’s dining hall, corner of Fifth avenue and Twenty-sixth street, and listened to a number of spocches on the subject by prominent city clergymen, Among ,those present wero Dr. J, F. Elder, Dr, G. W. Sampson, of Harlem; Dr. J, & Broadus, Dr, Nathan Bishop, Dr. Patten, of the Baptist Weekly; Rev. Mr. Hull, of the ‘Tabernacle Gbureh ; Dr, Simmous, of the Baptist For- eign Missionary Society, and a numbor of other well known members of tho denomination. The arrival of members of the union began betoro Bix o'clock, and the parior on the second floor was svon filled to over. flowing. An hour was spent in conversu- tion and the party then adjourned to the dining ball aud devoied its every energy to the enjoyment ot a generous repast. To muny, doubtiess, this was the feature of the evening, though others may bave found greater plcaguro in tbe feast of reason that foilowed; for no sooner had the noise of rattling spoons and saucers come to an end than the President of the union rapped Joudly on the table and intro- duced the Rev. Dr, Elder, pretucing the introdaction by the announcement that the Rey, Dr. Armitage, who haa b expected lw attond, had been called else- where by re urgent business, Dr, Ktdcr spoke well and to the po ut, Tp bys opinion there ts non consulting any council in regard to the org: anew church, but it 16 a measure highly @ majority of cases, trated aud enlivened by of well told though familiar anecdotes, seemed to meet the bearty approval of his hearers, and there ty no doubt that it ox- pressed the sense of the more liberal of those ‘resent. The speech of Dr, Samson, which fol- jowed, was of greater length and wot quito so Hweral in tono ng that of Dr. Elder. It discussed the nature wnd utility of couvens in general Other speakers were called upon and the meeting was not brought to a close ull between teu and eleven o’cluck, ‘Thero wore 120 persons present, muny of the number being ladies. Tho Social Union is a deliberative body of Baptist laymen, meeting monthly throughout the winter and spring for the convideration of auestions relating to Church orgunization, discipline and doctrine. Clergy- men are myited to take part iu all its deliberations, There are about one hundred and fifty members aud the olficers ure:—iresident, Jobn H. Deane; Vico Presidents, Joseph Brokaw and Wilham M, Trane secretary, B, 5. Clark, aud Treasurer, T. J. Whitiock. ‘The next meeting will'be held in October, tion of THE MACKERELVILLE RANGERS. Thore were assembled at the corner of Thirteenth street and avovue OC last evening @ crowd of young wen Who Were disturbing the peace tm that vicinity by loud tniking and an occasional oath, Officer Lattam, Of the Seventecnth precinct, ordered them to disperse; but they would not allow the police to intertero with what they called their pleasure, and the leader of the ging, William Ciancey, at last made an assault on Oil. Mis comrades also jorned im the fight, ‘¢ tho policeman wes thrown into the ILts clothing Was torn and bis bat mashed, Alter ascvere struggie he managed to rie, and elu ng Cianecy with ove hand and brandishing bis club menacivgly at the others, ho kept cer Latham, and during the we gutter ana trampled npe bie assailants at bay unt assistance arrived, Ow ihe way to the Filth strect station house Ulancey attempted to cveape, wnd Uilicer Latham had tw use hiscluy, At the station house he said he re- sided in Kast Thirteenth street, but refused te give the ber, Lis wounds were dressed he looked ‘The gang of which be was the leader is known to the police by the name of the “Mae ville Rag- gers, aud it sad to claim some of the most desper- ato characters on tho East sideas its members, THE PETIIL SHOOTING AFFAIR. Albert Pettit, of No. 138 East Fitteeuth street, the yousg man who shot Louisa Torver on Wednesday night, was arraigned to the Filty-eventh Street Court yesterday, The woman was unable to appear against bin, Dr. Charlies Phelps, the physician to attondance upon her, sent a statoment to Judge Sorgen saying that = Mieg Turner = was in ed g irom a pistol wounds in tho thisb, a ppear im court, dudge Morgan sara Ngo 80 unsatisfnctory & inessuge could ve sent by aby physician to a magfstrate, and that with the altered cieumstayces in the cuse he would allow Petut to be baned in $1,000, Petut's mothor ‘was jn court, Miss Tarner’s wounds ure not dangerous and it 18 belived sue will bo able to tostily ia person im u Gay or two essity of | THE AMERICUS CLUB. CLOSE OF THE LEGAL CONTEST FOR THE POSs- SESSION OF THE PROPERIY-- TESTIMONY OF THE CONSTAPLE REGARDING THE SALE UNDER THE M'GREGOR EXECUTION. BripGsrogr, Conn., June 7, 1877, ‘The trial in this famous club case was continued to- day and closed afPtur as ovidence is concerned. The testimony to-day goes to upset the story of ‘sharp practice” favored by the evidevce given yesterday, and tends to show that the sale made under and by virtue of the McGrogor judgment was legally and openly con ducted. TESTIMONY OY THR CONSTABLE. Mr. Jobo Dayton, of Greenwich, was recalled at tho opening of the court and testified that he bad been a resideptol that town all bislifo; for-upward of twenty years he bas been a constable of the town ora dep- utyeheriff of tho coupty and is stil Ailing the latter office; he said that to him was eominitted the execu- tion obtained by McGregor on bis judgment against the Americus Club; the execution was levied, tho stle advertised in ono of the New York daily papers and the law rolating to such proceedings fully com. with by btn; witness — stat thas day of gale came a drum was i ot ten o'clock and the opeued in tho parlor of the house; just botore or all ‘We opening a letter was banded wit. the letter proving to be an iptroduetion to him of Mr. Grabura, a person jn Keyser’s interest; witness asked him if be was prepared to bid for Mr. Key: und be replod be was hot; ho (witness) then conversed with different persons about tne sale of tho property, and found a general objection to buying it on account of the tiger’s bead emblem on many of tho articles; some of then wero not thus emblematicully distin- guishea, aut these re DOL subject to the sumo Objection, Mr, Dayton testified that alter careful inquiry he was satisiied (bac it would be Impossible 10 dispose of tho property by the piece to good advantago; ho wag asked to postpone thy sale until afternoon, in order to afford uu opportunity for Mr. Keyser to ate tond 1 bis own interest, and aller keeping opem until about noon an adjournment was announced until two o'clock; the inventory he read in the morning; the gon- tlemum handing bin the letter in the torenoon (Gra- burn) arged him to postpone until afternoon, and the syle was publicly adjourned until two e’clock, and Mr, Graburo was requested to telegraph Mr. Koyser to that elect; at the morping opening the property was offered in a Jump, according to the hedule; alter dinner witness, in company with Judge Giddings (Mo- Gregor’s counsel) took a hack and drovo to the depot to mect Mr. Keyser, and upon arrival of the train entered the carriago and they fode together to thao! grounds; urriving at or near the house Mr, Keysorenid gomething about being prosept for the purpose of Jook- jog alter hig own interest, and the officer informed him and others that the sule would at once commence; witness said hé procecded directly to the main build~ ing, and upon Jooking around for Mr. Keysor found that he had Joft apd was pot to be secn; the people were assembled in the parlor and oo the pinzza at the time, the club belog represented by Mr. Hail and other members, and the sale was opened and pro- cecded with according to tho schedule, ‘THK BALE. It was commenced at two o’clock and kept open a halt hour or more, witness continuing to cry the bale ina voice that could be heard anywhere, on tho grounds; bo called the property threo times, consider- le time clapsing between the calls; he Unally re- ceived a bid of $15,000, and held on some ten minutes botween the second and lust call, und the property was then knocked down to Mr, John Vornis, of Greenwich, he being the hignest bidder, tor $15,000. Mr. Dayton testified that he never heard Graburn say that be was propared to purehase to the amount of $19,000, neituer did he domand that each article and each building should be sold separately; he was posi- tive that the sale wus adjourned until two o'clock P. M., but no promise was mado to beut a drum or ring a bell, aud.go request to that effect was mude; be did not sce My. Keysor after arriving on tho grounds until atter the gulo, aud po time did be eay anything avout bidding $19,000 or $19,500 for tho property; the only object of adjourn! the sale was to give Mr. Keyser ap opportuplty toaptend, to protect bis own interests. at tho sale publici: 5 M’GREGOR’S THATIMONY, Mr. James MacGrogor was called and sworn, Ho stated thay in December, 1871, he purchased ot Kuapp & Fiten the balance of an account they held against the Amoricug Club, amounting to $13,691 10, tor $12,000, paying them in tbree checks, resj clively as follows:—Decomber 16, 1871, $5,000; January 1i, 1872, $3,000; Janoary 12, 1872,’ $4,000, Ho wus chairman of # committee raised ior the purposo of examining ¢his and otber claime against tho ciub, end do what they thought best with them, but no money was ever put to their hi 10 pay them; be finaly boughs the Knapp & Fitch cluim himselt, they giving an assignment o/ all claims beld by them against the club; ho was an honest and bondi fide bolder of tho claim; the assignment was in his Individaal name and for bis individual benorit, Other withedées were examined who corroborated the testimony of the constable in every particdlar. The case was closed with the testimony of Judge Giddings, who tostiticd concerning connection with the. SMacGregor.suiy.apa how be went to New York eight or ten times with reference to the adjustment or settlement of the claim, and was prevent when the money was finally paid over to MacGregor. Tho arguments were by agreement postponed for several days; consequently a decision will not be Teached for some time to come, INDIA RUBBER SALE. LARGE ATTENDANCE OF NEW YORK, BOSTON, PHILSDELPHIA AND WESTERN BUYSRS. Bosrox, June 7, 1877. ‘The largest auction salo of rubber goods ever held in this country commenced this morning at Nos, 18, 20 and 22 Pearl street, where wore displayed sample cases of goods of the following manufnactures:—The Boston, the Condeo, of New Haven; the Goodyear, of Naugatuck; the Hayward, of Norwich; the Moyer, of Now Jersey ; tho Now Brunswick, of New Jersey; the National, of Bristol, R. 1., and the Woonsocket, of Rhode Island. At an carly hour tho building was thronged with buyers, The catalogue embraced 136,000 cases of boots, shocs and sandals, all first quality goods aad Jucd at $2,500,000 Preciscly at hall-past pine o'clock Mr. Moody, of the auction firm of Jobnson, Moody & Co., stated the terms and conditions of the gale, Mr. F. H. Nazro, of the samo firm, opened the GREAT gale, the ‘bidding ‘being lively and’ the prices generally obtuined being coustdercd fuir, Ou many of the lots the competition was very sburp, and but for the fact that the great length of the catalogue prevented the possibility of dwotling Jong on a single lot better prices could hove voen realized, About 000 buyers were 1a attendance, many being present fom New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and the West, tor the latter of whom a uin- hor was prepared on the third floor of the building by Messrs, Dearvorn & Frost. Below isa schedule showing the char: of the goods offered and thy prices obta:ned;— BOSTON RUBNER SHOK COMPANY'S GOODS. | Lots. Description. Prices Obtained, 1—50 cases misses Imt, sandals M.... 1o—100 cuses ladies’ buckle Arctics F 19—60 cases indies’ boots net noed F 0 cases men’s heavy overs W. 0 cases men’s buckle Arctics , 64—125 cases men 73—100 cuses misses’ buckle Arctics 2—60 casos child’s imt. sandals, F, sorted sizes, 23 a2 11-20 caves youth 8 130 20—60 cases Misses’ heavy Ime. 2894 B3—B6 cases misses’ wool Aluskas, ¥ gorted §1708,.... ced 4235 47—24 cases child's im& sandals, F, solid assorted sizes, oop 25 66-13 cuses men’s light boots, L M, as- sorted, seeceee . . 240 14~100 cases ladies’ extra heavy int. sun- dals, F, sizes to suit, ° 36 MEYER COMPA 5—100 cuses men’s imp. sandals M.. a5 $—S5 eases (N. J. 5 C.) misses’ empire F a7 Mt cuses Wool Aluskas Fo... ...... ee eee 6 17—40 cases (N. J. 8. C,) child's empire % . 23 15260 quees lady’s gem eroquets F.. Be 26-66 vases(N. J, 8. C.) men’s empire F single sizes, 50 $2—60 cases mileses’ gem croquet F 28 35 —100 cuses (N. J. ) Jady’s tw Mey assorted 35 44—20 cases (N. J, 3, ©. 3.00 53—50 eases (No J. 3. C. 100 6250 cuses (N. J. 3. CL) M., assorted..... a AFTERNOON SALK, ‘At two o'clock, utter dinner, the Bale was resumed, and with a brisk’ demand better prices were realized, rauging tou per ceut iigh hom in the morning, and before the clove of the sale bog only about fiteen por cont below January prices on the hist of the Combination companies, when the Kale was adjourned unt! to-morrow, About turee huudred lots remainca to bo disposed ot. FREAKS OF AN INSANE MAN. Chiet of Poltce Donovan, of Noboken, was notified yesterday that a man, giviug the name of J. Albrecht, and lately sojourning at Gerdt’s Hotel, had been missing for several days. He had tn bis possession a steamship passage tieket for Europe and about $170 in money, aud 1 was soppored he bad met with foul piny. Yesterday afternoon a mun avswering the description was driven im a back from Hoboken to the Erie depot in Jersey City, whero, ho parchused w ticket for Chicago, though ‘he bad “th asago wcket for Europe in his possession. } univer of the hack demanded $2 tor his tare, wherv- upon the mun coolly drew out a knife, walked over to uhydrant, and proceeded to sbarpon tho bind. The driver becatho alarmed aud ran for assistanee to Ollicer Vuzeg)k When the man, saw tho elicer approach ho durted toward the river with the intention, it is sup. | yoxed, of jumping overboard, vat be was intercepted and ken jute custody, Ou the seat of the hack in which be rode was fond, & eix-burrelled revolvor whieb be bad eft bebin lw had $140 jn his posses. sion besides the two tickets. Whe brought befo Judge Davis he gave ois nai Eraest Rich, He wa 7t+-TRIPLE- SHEBT. THE SWEENY SETTLEMENT. Four Hundred Thousand Dollars for a Compromise. _ THE FIRST INSTALMENT... PAID, Interviews with Mesers. Peekham, McKeon and Sheriff Reilly, HOW THE TWEED CASE LOOKS. Considerable anxicty wag monifested yosterday on the part of tho public generally to know what was tho exact terms on which the Sweeny suit bad been com- promised, Tho matter was Jeft in gravo doubt, and various sums, from $150,000 to $500,000, were freely spoken of, It will be seen by an jaterviow given be- Jow with Mr, Peckham that the sum 1s $400,000, and that $150,000 of that amount was paid yesterday atter- noon, Attention is now directed to the Tweed caso, and it may be gatherod from an interview with Sherif Reilly that Tweed regards the Sweeny settlo- ment as unfavorable to his early liberation, { MER, WHEELER H, PECKHAM, In answer to inquiries as to the actual terms of tho sottiement in the Sweeny case, Mr. Pockbam sald that now the matter was out of court he bad uo dosire to manifest any reserve, Tho sum agreed upon was $400,000, of which $150,000 was,to be ‘paid that day, and tbe remainder in the course of the month. Ho held no security for the payment. Ho trustod te the honor of bis legal brethren cngaged for the de- fendant. Wo had no doubt whatever that they would comply with the terms of the agroemont. The $409,000 was not a specific sum arising ous of any special Jogal ability on the part ofthe defendant, It was simply the largest sum ho could got. “It I could haye got more,” said Mr. Peckham, would have got it. Tnere scems to ve coneiderable criticism about this settlement, but I think that when the circumstances are tully known thero will bo less consure. Sweeny’s case is very dif- ferent from that of Tweed’s, Hoe was not a member of the Board of Audit, There would be moro difficulty in proving the conspiracy to ¢efraud the elty in bis case than in any of the other Ring delinquents, Although I haye now no doubt that the probubilitics of the peo- plo getting o verdict was very certain, yet I was ound to take tnto consideration all the contingencies of ajory trial; there might have been on the jury one cantankerous juryman who would baye prevented us getting a verdict. Then I had investigated vory fully the pecuniary condition of Sweeny, and all that it would have been posssibie for us to collect from bim if we had been successful would have been about $250,000, and this would have beon on enouibered real estate, with equity suits resting thereon. I dont’t think tho Attorney General would have wanted to prove his title therein and fight all the claimants, I am quite gure that I would not have wanted to doit, Now we get, in addition to this $250,009, $150,000 more, and without avy tigation, I think, undor all tho circum- stances, 1t wag the best thing todo. In arriving at this decision 1 was greatly assisted by my associate, Mr. 8. P, Nash, a man whose soundness of judgment is woll known. Ho thought, after a diligent investi+ gation of the assets derivable from Sweeny’s ostato, that the interests of tho city would be pest served by the acceptance of this $400,000. ’” WHERE THE MONEY COME3 FROM, “Will this amount como from the estaic of James M, Sweeny 9”? asked the reporter, “E don’t think anybody believes it will,” replied Mr, Peckham; ‘but that 1s comparatively of littlo conse- quence so long as the city gets the money, Nobody who knew James M. Swoeny can reasonably suppose that he lett an estate capable of yiclding this amount. Ldon’t think that anybody possessing the slightest acquaintance with {bo circumstances is deccived by this suppoaltisn, But that js a matter of no conse. quonee whatever. We tako tho money, whoever pays it, on behalfof the defondant, ‘Do you indorse the vindication of Sweeny by Judge Westbrook ?” ‘That was @ matter entirely for tho Judge,”’ sald Mr. Peckham, “It was for bim to consider whether in the statement of tho case, as presented to bim by the counsel tor the defendant, Sweeny bad or bad pot knowledge as to his brother’s complicity in tho Ring frauds, The percontago receivou by James M. Swoeny was, of courac, tho logal basis for asettioment. Thero could scarcely have been a settlement without it, and if the Judge took thts vtew as being the ground ou which a settlement was permissible, why, bo wi quite justified in what he said, Hecovld got, as jurge, properly do otherwise it he deemod it nece ‘wary Wo say anything whatever about tho defendant,’ now avout THe “OLD MAN??? “as to tho Twoed case, Mr, Peckoum ?” “That ig a matter which is in the hands of the Attor- ney General, who 1s oat West and will not return tor several days. 1t has-been said that tho statements 10 tho Tweed confession have been used to bring about a sottlementin the Sweeny case. That ts not so, I have vo doubt that when the Attorpey General re- turns bo will announce bis decision as to Tweed.” MN, JOUN M'KEIN, Mr. John McKeon was met yesterJay leaving his office by a Hrratn reporter, und was congratulated ou Bo salistuctory a settlement his oltent, Mr. Sweeny, “Yes,” be sald, laughingly, “1 have been very lucky with my men, Connolly got away with all his money and Sweeny bas settled and beon vindicated.’’ Assum- ing hig more serious manner ho said, in reply to in- quiries, that be and Mr. Bradicy bud been to Mr, I’eok- hum’s oMfco that afterno7u and paid ovor the first In- staiment of $150,000. Bradley had given a check for the amount, aud the remainder would certainly be paid within the prescribed time, “There nover was any disposition by Sweony to avoid a settloment. He had always been ready to pay what any reasonablo man or set of inen should decido it was necessary he should pay. The Hyna.b was pot corrcos in saying that ho ‘flea’ to Europe seven years ago. He went to Europe in June, 1570, but that was betore there wore any Ring troubles, and be returned in August of the suine y In 1872 he desired General Sickles to onter into negotiations with Mr. Charles O’Conor tora set. tlement, und offered to produce the books and papers of his ‘brotber James with the view of facilitatm tho investigation. He left for Europo in August, 187 and resided iu Paris. When Mr. Peckham sent mo word that he desired Sweeny to return aud that they would give him thirty days of {geedow from arrest alter bo had given any testimony or put ip an appen aves, 1 orbled to Sweeny and he started back immodi- ately. Whea I told Mr. Peckbam and dir, O'Conor tbat he was on his way back they were astonished, If the case had gone on [ do not think there would have been a verdict against Sweeny.” “How do you think the Tweed ease stands, Mr, alc- K ’ 1 do not think that Tweod stunds 80 well as he did. If Twoed's testimony had been used against Sweeny, that would have been # very good reason for his re- Jeuso, but now he is placed al a great disadvantage. I ihink public sontiment now js very much fu his favor, avd that it would sustaiu his hberetion,”’ SURKIFY REILLY, Shorifl Reilly said he was sorry to say that he had nothing otfiotally to do with tho settiement tn the Sweeny cane, The feos in the case would of course be a cousideration. The only interos: le bud tn it arose out of its iufluence in the Tweed case, Ho was ulraid that it would prolong the imprisonment of the “Boss” at Ludiow street, and thus continuo a responsibility jor the safe custody of the prisoner, which at present necessarily weighed very heavily upon the Sheriff, Sherif Riley said that he ander. stood that Tweed reeoived the intelligence of tho Sweeny settlement with cousileravle signs of sorrow, d thought that it wus a settlement that would bo there might havo been tor HOW 17 AVEHOTA TWHED. It has been understood all along in the negotiations for a compromise with Tweed that be was to appear as @ Witboss against Sweeny, Hie statement, whieh created much excitement, is wow in the bands of the Attor- ney General, but whether it contains anything in | tho way of evidence nuverse to Sweeny 1s dnknowa, Mr. Woodward was released upon tho payment of inoney and his willingness to g1ve evidence in Lhe other Ring suits. The Iatier condition was supposed to apper- twin particularly to tho trial of Peter B. Sweeny, When these Ubings are taken into consideration, together with tho fncts of Swoeay’s release and Lweod’s cons nued imprisonment, It can easily be understood how the friends of the jatter belteve ho has been thus treated more to subserve imdividual and political interests than to promote those of the poople aud the treasur; Mr. Jonn D, Townsend, counsol for Tweed, when | called upon yosterduy, merely stated that be bad addressed a communication to the Attorney General Tes pecting the disposition of bis chent, to which he was awaiiing a reply. Ho covid not swy more at omer nor could be foreshadow his future proce. ures. WHO NEGOTIATED Tin COMPROMISRT Considerable curiosity is felt to Know through what individuals the compromiso was effected. Mr, Beach of Sweeny’s counsel, said yesterday that the negotv tions Were initiated by friends of tuo defendant otner than bis counsol, bat that it passed more recently into the bands of U wor, He said further that Mr, Waldo Hutchings had taken @ prominent part in these ‘proceedings for tho release, On att other features of the case Mr. Beach was extremely reticont. THE CITY'S ACCOUNT WITH THY RING, In the Heratp of April 3 lust was published a tab- ular statement of the promis and losses by the Ring sults as shown by Comptroltor Kelly in a detailed com- munication to the Legiwiature, connection wi Lalt Cor examination, | We recous latue @caupition vy the Sweeny como: miso it will not be uninteresting to review these fiz- ures ip a condensea form. As stated by Mr. rus. the payments Fry! the Finance Deparcinent on ace count of labilie expenses lor ¢ounse) fees and otherwise were as follows :— Wheeler H. Peekbam, tor legal services. Lyman Tremain, for legal services Henry L. Ciinton, for legal service: James C, Carter, for jogal services Barney & Olney, for legal services. George T. Curtss, for legal services. Joho Porter, for legal services, Jobn Hy, Stranao, for I services, Various others, for legal services. . Charles O’Conor, for cash disbursement Heury F. Taintor, services a8 accountant. . William 8. Copeland, services a8 accountan’ Committee on Investigation, eee narasor reports. bing. All other disbursements, Total Prreeree etree Of thig amount the sum ot §: ae the Attorney Goneral of the Stal ‘was paid to tho various individuals by warrants oa the city treasury, Thore are, doubtiess, additional dis- bursements to be added for counsel fees, &c , since April 3, but the amount of them is unknown, RECOVERIES AND THE CRKDIT BALANCE, Mr. Kelly’s statement gava the following figures upon the other side of tho account with the King:— yihd estate Of Watso....se.00e shoo, seveees 26,711 12 was disbursed by and the retainder tereut from Uuton Trust Company 413 Payment {rom Woodward on account. 100,000 Total sees To this may be added tho am paid yestorday by Mr, Surroy, aud the Peetive sum of $250,000 more. Total amount recovered, . Less expenditures, as above. $1,090, 848 226,711 Apparent net recovery.......0s..0« $864,137 NO STATEMENT FROM SWREBY. Ex-Senator Jobn J. Bradloy satd thut 1¢ haa been the Intentiou of Mr, Sweeny to publish a statement of his connection with the “Ring,” but that iv bad bev deemed advisable not to do so, and the idea was uo! abandoned, t MUSIGAL, NOTE, Tho first of the Thursday even!ng classical concerts ot the scason was given lust night at Gilmore’s Gan den, and attended by an unasually large and appro. ciative audience, The selections were from Auber, Meyerbeer, Liszt, Wagner, Moderati, Hartmann and otbers, but what appeared to be generally accepted as the gem of the evening was a grand marche trium- phale entitled “The Crossing of the Danube,'’ com- posed by Signor Brignoli. It was enthusiastically ro ceived and encored, Anotber feature was a fautasie entitled “Erin,’? which introduced the pational airs and favorite songs of Jroland, and geve opportunity to tho fine soloists of the band to make an effective dis- play of grace{ul method on their respective instru- ments, An attractive programme has been selected for Saturday and Sunday nights, OBITUARY, CNABLES LOWTHER, Mr. Charles Lowther, the oldest coal merchant in this city, expired at bis residence, No.62 West Twenty- third street, at seven o’clock yesterday morning. Mr Lowther was born ip London in 1809, and when quite g@ young man came to New York, where ho built up one of the largest businesses in the city, Asa suc- cessiul merchant he has bad few equuts, and for hia upright and honorable transactions he had the conf. jets et the community, He retired trom business iD MBS, HANNAH O'BRIEN, On Wednesday there died at her residence, at No, 173 Hester street, where she resided for over half a century, Mrs, Hannah O’Brien, “the oldest tohabi- tant” of the Fourteenth ward, at the age of cighty~ ove For years she has distinguished fer- telf by acts of charity which have endeared her to the people of the section of the city ene lived in, and won for her trom all the name of ‘*Aunt Han- nab,” Mra, O’Brien was possessed of considerable means, and she was not at all niggardly in doua tions to any charitable enterprise that prom- ‘sod to be of actual service to the people most im want, fo religious undertakings was ali & wmunifcent donor, and as oldest purishtoner of St, vatrick’s Cathedral she took special pridc im aiding any benelicial scheme essayed under its name. Attention to rol duties was 8 marked trait in her churacter, aud she endeavored also to impart it to those around hor, a result of which, po doubt, sho leaves one’ of ber crondens sn the capacity of Mother Superior of the Convent of the sisters of Mercy, in hty-tirst street, und another, a sister in St Josapti’s Convent at Flushing, Mrs. O'Brien was amin. telligent woman, and knew more about the carly history of the ward she lived in than perbaps any other resi- dons of it, She was known to every one in it, botb old and young, ber obsequies at tho Cath to day will no doubt be attended by thousands, THE NEWARK WATER SUPPLY. Messrs, John C. Campboll and Alfred W. Craven, mombers of the Croton Aqueduct Board of New York, avd George W. Howell, member of the New Jersey State Geological Society, have just addressed a long communication to the Newark Aqueduct Board with reference to the proposed water supply for Newark, These gentiemen wero members of a party which ree cently visited the Morris Canal headwaters, Lake Hopatcong and Greenwood Lake, The balk of tho letter relutes to tho proposed purchase by the city of Newark of tho Morris Canal, with a view to turn ag it und iis supplies into use for the city. Hopatcong is over nine hundred feet above tide water ievel, aud Greenwood Luke over six hundred feot. Tho upply of pure water would bo nearly thirty-four million gal- lons daily, Without saying so §n torms, the repor: a strong bid in fuvor of she purch; of the canal by the city. The cost would be—{or the canal, $3,500,000, and, to put it in supplying order, $600,000 more, New- ark 13 now groaning under a very heavy debt, and if the people are permitted to have any voice in the ques- tion of purchasing the canal, which is now a white ele-. phunton tho hands of its owners, it is safe to say that they will say nay by an almost unanimous vote. Ata recent meeting of the Board of Trade the project was voted down by a vote of this character. A CLINIC ON INSANITY. Dr. A. KE. Macdopala guve a novel clinic to filly medical students at the Insune Asylum yesterday, on Ward's Island, Eight patients of tbe tnstitution were brought to tho lecture room and questioned, 0 as to develop to the glass the mental peculiarities of cach. ‘Tho usual Prestdent of tho United States was found, a husband belonging to Queen Victoria aud other distin. guished foreigners explained th pedigree, and the Doctor spoke of the peculirities exbibied by cach putient, explained the treatment necessary in each case and otherwise Instructed tho studenta, WAS THERE FOUL PLAY? Jacob C, Dodd, twenty-six years of age, Jeft hie hoase on West Newark avenue, Jersey City, om Wednesday, aud boarded a train at Marion with tho tn. tention of going to Paterson, Ag ho did not arrive in the latter place his family became alarmed, A search, was mado for him, and at eleven o’clock yesterday forvnoon his body was tound lying in the meadow near the railroad bridge ut Poon Hora Creck. Whether fell or wag pushed off the platform of the car mys tery. Au inquest has been ordered by the County) Physician. Y. M. ©. A. CONVENTION. Lovuisvine, Ky,, June 7, 1877, Tho Young Men’s Christian Association Convention opened to-day with a Bible reading by George A. Hail, New York, after which tho President appointed various, committees, of which the following are the chaire men:— On Rosolutions—Russell Sturges, Jr., of Boston. Associations—D, P, Bridges, of Montreal, Devotionals. 8. Crosby, of Michigan, Phew Mas Committes’s eport—J, W. Wallace, of oorgia. Business—H, B. Chomberiain, of Syracuse. Communications wero real from the Women’s Chriss tian Aseociation now in session at Montreal; from the Lutheran Synod of Hitnois; from the National Young Men's Ubristian Association Committee of France, ‘The topic “Work Intrusvea to the State and Provin- ctal Committees” was presented by Mr, Stutges and discussed by Thomas K. Cro, of New York; Charlea Morton, of Chicago, and otuers, In the afternoon the Rev, Dr. Brooks, of St Louts, guve a Bible reading, after which the tople “The Inver+ national Work Among Ratlroad Men” was taken up, Messrs, Walton, of Cleveland; Stockwell, of Columbus; Cobb, Sheil and others spoke on it A large sudience was present to hear the discussion on ‘Railroud Work."" EDWARD HARRINGION'S BURIAL (bY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Newront, R, L, June 7, 187 New York authorities succeeded in ascertaining thé whereabouts of the family of Edward A. Harriogtod, who died in New York on Sunday from the effects o blow from a cart rung in front of his liquor store, oo Suiloik street, He proved to be tho son of George Harrington, a highly respectable citizen of Middletown, hear this city, His remains arrived hero this mors Ing and wero interred with Masonic honors by St, John’s Lodge, of this otty, of whieh deccased was ound to huve been a member, Ho and bis family formerly resided tere, His father bad lost all trace of him, aud tho Oras intelligence of his whereabouts and sai ending came through a doapatch received by the Post inquiring if be bad aay frienas bere,