The New York Herald Newspaper, October 25, 1877, Page 3

NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25 ~ WASHINGTON. Prevailing Scepticism Regarding Civil Service Reform, SIHON CAMRRON AND THE ENGLISH MISSION, Want of Faith and Excess of Works in the Pennsylvania Delegation. SITTING BULL BOTTLED UP, Annual Report of the Judge Ad- vocate General. pis" FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, Wasniscrox, Oct, 26, 1877. BIMON CAMERON AND THE ENGLISH MISSION— IS IT A JOKE OF SECRETARY EVARTS’ MIS- TAKE OF TH# PENNSYLVANIA DELEGATION— CIVIL SERVICE RE¥YORM A REALITY, @ question most discussed tn town to-night is whether the Secretary of State 1s or is not the most Buccess{ul joker of tho age, Tho provalent impression 1s that he “played it” on the Pennsylvania delegation very handsomely, but that on the whole he was moro successful than be hoped or intended.. Having been troubled a good deal with applications for petty con- Bulshipa, it 18 supposed that ho meant only to sugeest to the Peansyivania momber that he ought not to be asking for such trifles, because it would be much bettor to sweep the whole board. ‘he Pennsylvanian took him at his word, and the delegation went for Mr, Cameron as a matter of course, Now the plain truth about the whole matter can be very briefly told, In tho first place the administration has not and has never had tho least notion of naming Mr. Cameron as Minister to England, or to any other Place; und, second, the administration docs not ask Congressional delegations to name the men thoy would like to have appointed. On tho contrary, the Prosident having placed upon him by the consti- tution the responsibility for his subordinates, selects them himself, and the main grievance of republican Senators and Representatives with him 4g that he does not consult thom and docs not make himself their tool The notion, therefore, that he was ready to appoint any man Minister tu England whom the Pennsylvania delegation might settle upon was ridiculous gn its face, If it had been true it would have been a surrender by the President of bis whole civil service policy. It was not true and is not true, and whoever may be appointed Minister to England it is certain that he will not be selected because tho delegation from any Stato has unanimously recom- mended him. - One of the troubles here and elsowhere is tbat poople have not yot begun to beliove that tho P dent means what he says. He moves slowly and cautiously, and it a fashion among the machine Politicians to say that he is timid; hence very absurd stories like this of Mr, Cameron’s namination gain temporary credit and distress w good many right minded people, who do not know that the President ia immovably fixed in his purposes and tbat be 1s not compromising with aovyboay, SITTING BULL'S REFUSAL TO RETURN AND ITS. EFFECT—SATISFACTION OF THE GOVERN- MENT, The latest news hero about Sitting Bull completes the success of the commission’s work, The Iodian chief, as the Hrkatp’s report showed, absolutely re- fused to return to the United States, und declared his intention to remain in Canada with all his people. Chat relieved tho United Stutes of turther respousibil- dty ortrcuble in regard to these Indians and was a Succoss in Itself. But it 1s now known here that when the American commission bad departed the Canadian commander at ouce summoned tho Indians to 4 council, and tbere told. them that as they had determined to remain on Canadian soil, they must now understand that they Must remain at peaco; that tney would not be allowed on any pretence to send their young men across the border into United States territory, and that it they offered the least hostile demoustration against the | United States they would be summarily dealt with by the Canadian goverument, which is not disposed to trifle with them, Thus the redoubtablo Sitting Bull and his braves | bave been very neatly bottled up, and the cork ap- Pears to be tightly driven in. Nobody wanted bim back bere, and when he refused to return at Gencral | Torry’s request he, in fuct, made himself bari and eaved us a great deal of trouble. FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. Wasuinaroy, Oct. 24, 1877, WHE TAXES OF THE DISTRICT—AN EFFORT TO FOIST FIFTY PER CENT ON THE GOVERNMENT AND HOW IT Is TO BE MET. Within the past fow weeks the property owners and bitizens generally ot Washington havo started a vigor pus movement to induce Congress to relieve them of a part of their buraen of taxation by having the United States assume fitty per cent of the taxes on the ground that one-palf of the real estute of the city Is govern- tment property. This movement is not favored by certain members of Congress who, in a spirit of mis- | chief and amusement, propose to check and head tt off 4 by the jutroduction ot a Dill providing for the sale on Jong time, say fity years, of all tho right, title and joterest = of the United States to tho little strips. of parking ana | courtyards on either side of the streets and avonues | aliegod to have been taken up and appropriated with- Out pay or consideration by the owners of the arlja- cent property, the sanio being tho frontage to lots | that formerly, before the improvemeuts made by the city under the late Board of Public Works, formed the sidewalks and portions of the carringeways, It has been the almost universal practice uere to fence in said land and improve it with Jawns aud small gar- dens. As it has been decided that tho fee simple of the streets, alleys und avenues of the District belong absolutcly to the government none of its cltizens vO a right to apprepriate apy portions of them without a quit olnim trom the government, The details of the bill aro not yet agreed, but it Is thought these pieces of .and, at the Present ussessed yaluc of improved property, could be made to realize to the government some ten or tfieen | millions of dollurs, It is proposed to issue certificate Hens in denominations of #25, $50 and gi09, | beuring interest at the rate of three and | sixty-five huudredths, payable semi-annually, to be a lica on the property, the owners to pay tue | interest as a sort of reatal for the ase und occupavey of the land, the principal to be paid by therm ia titty yoars, and to bea charge ou the property tilt paid. This interost, it 18 further proposed, is to be paid into the general fand of the District to the credit of the United States, and to bo ‘partin liea of any equities that exist, or are supposed to exist, in favor of tho | District on account of the non-taxable property of the | government, GENERAL WASHINGTON OESPATCHES, WasiixGTox, Oct. 24, 1877. THE LOUISIANA SENATORIAL QUESTION BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON PRIVILEGES AND ELECTION—ARGUMENT OF THE CONTESTANTS. ‘The inveting of the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections, which yesterday adjourned to movt at hali-past ten o'clock $his morning forthe purpose of hearing the arguinent of Judge Spoftord, the demo- cratic claimant for the Sevatorship from the Stare of Louisiana, was delayed on acconat of the absence of Messe. Hoar, McMillan and Cameron (of Wisconsin), who wero engaged at aression of the Committee on Chain | called Whe fair plaimiitf as she first witness. ' bad nothing whatever to do with the question of who wore elected Governor aud Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana, but, ag required by tho State all elec. tion returns sbould be delivered direct to tho Secre- tary of State, and by nim decided who were the legally elected ofMecers. He bopea the President's decision would not be reversed, und that the government re. cognized by him, which had brought peace and pros |. perity to the State of Louisiana, would be allowed by Congress to exist, A® many interruptions occurred during the bour it was unanimously agreed to allow Judge Spotfora to continue hig remarks toany length thathe desired, and that Judge Shellabarger, counsel tor Mr. Kellogg, be allowed ay cqual addition to ms time. Mr. Spoffora continued, stating that Mr, Packard’s title of Governor rested wholly upon the decision of the Returning Board, and not upon the voice of a majority of the people, ag required by the law ot the State of Louisiana, and that apon the recognition by the President of the United Siates of the Nicholls’ government everythiog pretended to be done by tho Packard government dropped null and void, In con- clusion Judge Spofford said ho was not before the committee for any seltish scheme, bui appeared for a country which bad been greatiy wronged, but at last is out of Mts troubles and ut peace, and would so cou- Unue under the present administration, At the conclusion of Judge Spofford’s remarks Hon. 8. S, Shellabarger proceeded with the cloding argu- mont for Mr. Kellogg. He defended the Returning Board, and argued that tt nad been wronged through- out the whole country, and said that their acts were jJawiul, Continuing, he said:— The country cannot afford to secure peace by over: throwing ono of (ho States of this Univu, Peace thus Ot 18 too expensive to get. Iu conclusion Judge Sueliabarger said he wished to give Mr, Kellogg an opportunity 10 reply to some que: tions of fact made by Judgo Spoftord, whereupon Mr, Kellogg said :— Unless the committee desire to hear me upon these questions of tact I prefer uotto spenk. Ata quarter to three P. M. the committe went into executive session, and agreed to meet at half-past ten to-morrow, when, it if understood, they will doter- mine as to the scope they wiil take in the investig: tion, The proccedings will be with closed doors, REPORT OF THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL. The annual report of tho Judge Advocate Goneral of tho Army for tho year 1877 gives an account of the business of the office since the last annual report, and recommends: — First—That the question of the application of tho military statute of Jimiatibns, the 1034 Articie of War, to casos of desertion, my vricily be settled, either on (he oasis of tue exhaustive opinion given on this subject by the Attorney Genoral, September 1, 1576, or, if thought desirable to distinguish between degertion and other militury offences, by some addi- tonal legislation which shall tix beyoud the possi- bility of question a specific period of jimitation to prosecutton in cnses of desertion, Second—The enactment of a statutory provision by Congress lim!ting the time when a person can be tried or punished for desertion ftom the ariny, "hird—An additional article of war making punish. abie at the discretion of a court martial the offeoce of gumbling by officers or soldiers of the army, Fourth—That whero the exclusive Stato jurisdiction bas for any reason been omitted to be excepted or ceded in & case of any military reservation or post intended to be permanent, proceedings be taken tor Pocuring a cossion of such jurisdiction over the game, HOURS OF LABOR AT THE PROOKLYN NAVY YARD, Inan toterview with bir, Will!am Streeton, of Brook- lyn, in roference to the hours of labor in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, the Secretary of the Navy informed that gentloman that he had decided to make the hours of labor at that yard, commencing wit October 1 and continuing until December 31, trom twenty-five min- utes after seven A. SI. until twenty-five minutes alter foor P. M., allowing one hour for dinner, which re- » duces the time of Jabor to cight hours per day. The bew arrapgement met the views of Mr. Strecton and tho interview was in ail respecis entirely satisfactory, PLATONIC MARRIAGE. SAD MATRIMONIAL EXPERIENCE OF AN OPER- ATIC BINGER—ROMANCE OF A SEA VOYAGE— UNEARTHING THE SKELETON OF A BOARD- ING HOUSE, There li ready beou published in theo Heraup the story of bow Louis 1, Hasslacher in coming over trom Europe some tour years ayo met on the steamer Mins Gurney, who was-emning to (hia country in quost of an oporatic engagemont, how the two subsoqaently motata boarding house in Ninth street, how their acquaintance became more intimate hero and how, finally, he took ber from this place to a moro aristo- oruic home and there introduced ber as his wife. From this intimacy, as alleged, two children wero born, No marriage ceremony took placo be- tween them, but us Miss Gurney—or, rather, Mrs, Hasslacher, as she prefers to cull herself—says, be told her that in this country no formal marriage was necessary, and he simply gave her a ring as a token of their marital sontract. er engagement os an operatic singer was not uliogether satisfactory, having term|- nated in a Jawsait with Mr, Strakosch, and she ther upon returned to England, where her youngest child was born, According to’ Mr, Hasslacher'’s story ho Bave her somo $200 in addition to buying a ticket for | her, took a written releaxe of all further demands upon him and let ber go her way while be went his, SUIT FU SEPARATION, Coming back to (his city after a brief absonce in Europe Mrs, Hassiactier found that Mr. Hasslachor hind, as sho alleges, po inclination to renew thotr in- tmacy, and, further, scouted at the idea that she had any substantial ciuiin upon him as awife or evea sbadow of pretext to nny loner assume his name. Insisting, as she did, that in ‘he absence of any formal marringe she was sill lis wile she brought a suit for separation, as she claims, to settle tho question of 1no legality of their union and tho legitimacy of thetr chil- drop, Tho usuxt preliminary step was taken—an ape plication for alimony end counsel tees ponding her suit. It was in convection with (ie proccedings upon this application that tbe story was published tn the Him. aid His clain was that she told him that ene was already a married woman, baving married some Lime previous to their aequaimtanee to a Rey, Mr. Bell in London, He aays also that sue showed Ini a pne tograph of a chi! riage, and that, until learning these facts trom her own lips, he had intended to marry her, Ali this story she demies, und the qaestion of alimony aud counsel tees having been settled the caso was set down for trial, COMMENCEMENT OF THE 311A la The trial of the suit was begun yesterday betoro Judge Van Brunt, holding Supremo Court, Circuit, and the plaiowutl was represented by Mr, William ©. Traphagen as counsel, and the defendant by Messr. Timothy D. Pelton and George W. Poucher. the opening of tue case by Mr. Traphugen. ho recited in detail the story us already pau! lisned, no In taking nt in her arms, the witness stand she carried her tof | whieh uid not prove a very valuable auxiliary in give ing ber testimony, but showed iisclf at umes 4s pos- sessed of more lusty Jungs than tts mother, who with difficalty could be enticed Lo speak mach above a loud whisper, She was cressed in black and wag altogether Father prepossossing is appearance, although some- What contused by the novelty of her situation as a witness, In ber direct examination sie repeated, but, of course, more in detail, the story as ulteady recited by her counsel. Sho gavo all the localitios where they had boarded, and alsu recited their expe riences at housekeeping on a modorate eoale in Brook- lyn, with the accompaniment of taking boarders. In all her testimouy st was noticeable that she did not utter a harsh statement against del him with always treating ber with kind consideration, A THLE TALE LETTER In commencing tue cross-examination Mr. Pelton called her attention to a letter asked ber if he, wrote it, Ste exainined the docuinent and said that it Was her letter written to her husband while be was in Europe. The counsel proceeded then to read tue covering some twelve or filteen pages of note Kelow are given some of the extracts from the | letter thus read :— No. 171 Twesty-tiep Steeet, Bro July 2 Dean Lovis;—Yours of tho 7th this morning and it cs we feel glad. Why do you want to make yourssif will ask you to | ur we certain that be OUEse ANXIOUS he I have a@iready told you he i ot # ybody remar vod baby he is, ith. NO, 1 do over him, and if | have ters it ix not to W this wudjeet, as y Fale we are able 0K de ot a rather bad Oia tol y mbeernbe 7 tov myse jer i did not go mags ee | hed lie of it for the last tew years, You would not dream what # carse it has been t Lused to Dappy gicl, und the circumstances of th lew ye yiite would have driven some there been tines when T have felt px erite, wid didu't en me of me, hurt my | pride, Don't a 1 have not a deat loft, ouesel anid Let 'n 1 wont y you will be tired se have not the thes to tind you to your ininery that I have and you understand atl Two f think that what ft bave one eft the ne einy biustot y child independent of h L will do the same with you, whom of your bu If ovor the time 1 love iv, nud L think you know ine woll case L will not cause my Louls y wk yo At oleven o'clock Acting Chairman Mitchell, of Ore- gon, called the committee to order, whereupon Judge Spolturd proceeded with his argument, Hu reviewed the canvass of Louisiana at lehyth, claiming that ac- Gerding to the law of that State the Returning Board T shail a because L jor vars t tie to pila. as it tee, Will you think of doar, and werstund all that Tf wan you’ to know f ik is. & strange thin Write, init nor? Well, Lain a strange (ttle worn, Ves I could not tell you ww yuur fave Hewheret 4 Ax un Atter | in which | ndant, buteredited | | | ios [atitalate other voinpanies to offer large quantities | spoous aud nainerous other valuable yon come home wo won't be nubappy. I won't. I don’t ask you tolove me aquin either Teel that you care tor me when yon say that yon will try and love our boy for my sake. Know at present the idew of loving hin for his own iay seer rathor distasteful to you. Iwant your love, aod sometimes | think we shail have «happy time of it, daritny It you 4 suffered. * * * Will’ you help to make ploasant, Louis? Twant to forget things. ed of this? Edom't ub Jangh at me for writing and i trust you oe © Yours a wall Thad life more are you Well, f formy Louly te a eh when [ write such a letter ay this, jonately, . BESSIb. UK EARLY WISTORY. “What is the name of the husband you mentioned in the letter o8 having left ?’? was aimong the questions asked her op ber cross-examination. never bad a husband,” “But you write of a husband to your letter ?"” “I don't remember writing that; f don’t think 1 could have been so crazy ax to have written it.’? “Well, that’s a lio, is it??? “Yes? “And ulso about your baving a gon from such mar- Tinge ?? 08,” Why did you lie?” “1 did it to avoid hamiliating my In the course of ber further examination the witnes: stuted that ste belteved now she was bora I this city, although having uolil recently supposed she was born in England. When sbe was two vears of age she was | taken care of by Mr. Gurney, whose name she assumed ; hut she was afterward vent to a boarding school jor two yours, When she wae about sixteen she was | sent to Florence, ltuly, to study music; that shortly after completing her musical studies she came to this country to make an operatic engagement; that in | coming hero she fell in with Mr. Hassiacher, Al balf-past three o'clock, when the Court ad- Journed, the cross-exemination was not finished and ‘Will be resumed this morning. UNDER LOCK AND KEY, ALREST OF CAMBRIDGEPORT BANK ROBBERS— INSPECTOR MUBRAX'S MIDNIGHT LAID IN } TWENTY-NINTH = STREET—1Wo = THOUSAND | DOLLAKS IN BURGLARS’ TOOLS, | A platoon of police surrounded the house No. 123 East Twenty-ninth street late on Tuogday night last, and, in the dim hgbt, several men in piain clothes were seen to force open the door and outer the hall- way. These men wero Inspector Murray, Sorgeants Young and Smith, of his stoif, and Central Ofice De- tectives Duna, Cuming and Thompson, Four persoas were arrested in the bouse and brought out, charged with being impltcated im the robbery ot tho Cambridge National Bank of Cambriageport, abouy -tbe 16th of September last. At that time a largo number of bonds wero stolen from tho bank in a very inysterious manver, They were locked up in the salo ofthe bank and were suddenly missed, no clow re- maining as to how they had been abstracted, In- formation of the robbery was telegraphed all over the country, and a description of the bonds furnished tho police of this city. The fact of tho robbery and description of the bonds wero published in the Herat at the time, THE BONDS, The bonds, which are iully described in the tollow- ing list, were owned by Messrs, Luther Slater, 8, B. Snow, Dauiol Thurston, Oliver J. Rand and Lucius R. Paige, They were:—Twenty-six United States bonde—to wit of 1881's, four of $1,000 cach, Nos, 11,304, 11,335, pay: able to John A, Stevens, Nos, 89,550, 89,551, payable to A, ‘I, Frothingbam, cashier, aud toree ot $500 each, No, 3,387, payable to 6. ii, Rovers, No, 19,913, payable to Lucius R, Paige, aud No, 30,360; of 1367's, tive of $1,000 ench, Nos, 42,881, 42,882, 42,583, letior G, Nos, 3,436, 8,587, letter 1; one of $500, No. ‘1,482, letter J, and thirteen of $100 eacl 353, 144,005, Jotter A, Nos, 20,154, 91)! j lester B, No. 36,239; letter 0, 'N letter D, No, 22,142; lotier E, No, H, letter F, NO. 171,849; Jeter H, \No, 243,008; fetter 1, No. 117,839. Also other bonds—to wit, one, town of St. Johnsbury, Vu., No. 85, for $1,000; tivo of $1,000 each, Connecticut and Passumpsic Railroad, Nos. 399, 390, 801, 392, 393; thrre Vermont aud Mugsachu- tts Kaitroad, two of $500 each, Nos. 1,078, 1,079, and one of $100, No. 1,540, Also certijicates of slock—to wil, ten shares of Connecticut and Passump- sic Railroad, ten shares of Chelsea National Bank, 13 Nicholson Filo Company, 5 MeKay and Bigelow Heeling Association, 29 Campridgeport Natioval Bank, 15 Vermont and Massachusetts Rutlroad, 6 Washington Fire wud Mdrive Insurance Company; 70 Cambridge Gaslight Company, together with sundry deeds, mort. Rages, Notes, insurance policies, life insurance policy aud saving Dank books, Tho polico of this city were active in the search, Jospector Murray ussuming charge of the cuse and working onergetically iu the matter, from clows in their possession the thieves were supposed to be somewhere in this city and every effort wus made to findthem, The clews wero worked upon until Puce. day night, when the degcent described was made. 5s NERS, four persons urrested in the house, and when brought to tue Gentrul Uilies they gave tnerr names und vccupations as foliows:—George U. Briggs, age twonty years, asiercotyper; Langdou W. Shore, age lorty years, a carrivge buitaer; Kebocca Moore, uge thirty, housekeeper; and Kilzabeth Hil, age twenty-one, housekeeper. They were first taken wo the Twenty-lrst preemes and Jocked up a0 eeparate cells m such & manner that there could be Bo communication be- tween them, Oficers wero placed im whe corridor to see that no commuureation was hold in any way. As goon as they Were arrested Inspector Murruy went to Manbattanville to recover the property, which he learned was concealed in a house there. He was un- succestful, however, avd none of the property has a yet beon recovered, The prisoners were kept all night in the Twenty-tirst precinct, and yesterduy morning were taken to Evsex Market Court and remanded, at bis request, to Inspector Marray. Mrs. Moore kent to the Seventwenth precinet, Moore to tho Fourth preeinct, Mrs, Hill to the ‘Tenth, aud Brigits, alias Le Roy, to the samo precinct, Moore, atlas Adams, 18a Well Known bank robber and has but recently returned from doing the State some | service ut Sing Sing fora vurglary in thiseity, Ho | was weil knows to the police and numbers among his friends some of the best known thioves und “bank men”? tu the country, Among nis usscentes were Dau Noble, Bill Vosburgo, Jiu Brady, wao nas jase been sent LO Sing Sing fur rovbery; Joe Butts, alias Pepper mintJov; Harry Kunis, Billy Treeze aud others. Vus- | burgh 1s bis brother-iuelaw, Moore's wile, when he was last in prison, ran a house on the Werstern Bou- | Jevard that was well Known to be the resort ot part- hers in crune of her husband, Griggs 18 known to the police of Mavsachuseus and the Zastern States as an expert burgh: Detective sergeant Kealy was communicated with by Inspector Murry, and Briggs’ pictuce was found ia the Rogues? ry under the name of Le Roy, THE BOSTON POLICE NOTIFIED, The police vf osion were noutied und Chiei Savage telograpted oa to hold thy prisoners aod that his oflicers were ou their way to this city. Iu pector Murray was extremely reticent aboul tne mater and ‘would say nothing. — Ho wv make further urresis and also tue property. Messrs. Howe and Price, who staied that wey had been retained for the priganers, eailed upon Acting Supermeendent Dilks and re- quested to see the prisoners, The Actiay Superin tendent ied to take Lhe respor sibility of allowing the men to be interviewed, and referred Messrs, Howe and Price to Inspector Murray and the of the precincts in which the prisoners were locked up. Lato | Just might Was Impossible to fivd either Murray OF his detectives, and it1s supposed that they haye youe iu search of the stolen securities, + 4 BURGLAR? TOOLS FOUND. In the house trom which tho prisoners were taken wore found a large amount of valuable burglars? tuvis, worth, it 48 estimated, $2,000, There were steel “yim COs Aud bitte, Salo Llowers, caps and wedges, tunnels and fuse’ lor Uthog sates with powder, a powder, pickloeks, ekeleton keys, sledces, a combination sate tock that looked as if it had scon service, wrenches, Dippers, hoiseess ratchet drills aud mawy other articles of alike nature, In ad- ditiva to the above “Kic” there was a jewel box filled with valuable jowelry, silverware, saitcellars, tebloe oor GREAT SALE OF COAL. THK DELAWARE, LACKAWANNA AND WESTERN RAILLOAD COMPANY SELL ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-F: THOUSAND TONS AT AN AD- VANCE ON JUNE PRICHs, the price of coal of the various grades reached such a low tigure at the summer sales by tho varions cor panies that for several moaths wo great auction et | coal bas been held, ‘The first sale of the fall was neld yesterday at No, 26 Exchange place, when the Dota. | ware, Lackawanna avd Western Rutlroad Company | offered 125,000 tung, It will n thet yesterday's sale shows a marked Improvemcat in prices overt made by the same company m Jun ‘The first offe 10,000 tons of stemmer, which was started at $2 50, fellio $2 80 very quickly, and rallying, tat $ ‘gy per ton. Hen Was olfered 26,0¥) tons Of grate, Which com. | manded $2 50 on open at whteh tigur tons weutofl The price thon fell to $2 45 and eluaud | at $2 82h The 20,000 tons of egg was started at $2 4744, went , apd then dropped off vw up quickly to & ale ole A 2hs, at whic Filty ‘thousand tons » opened at $2 87 which price several heavy lols were sola; the | then advances to $2.90, bat soon foil back ty §2 87 then dropped to then to #2 82); an $2 80. day closed at Vor (nis variovy the bidding on the part of re tailers Was,very spirited. rhe next offer was 15,000 tons chestnut, which | opened at $2 40, advance: Ji, felt to $2 40, id Closed wt $2 ousand tons of pea Goal opened at $1 6 fell to $1 50 and closea at $1 40. The prices realized yosterday, as comparcd with those at tho June salo by the same company, are as follows i— i Designation. Yesterday's Sale, June d $2174 a $2 ay St G a Kee 9 27g w Bove... 20 a Chestuut so a 2 SS 5 ow 140 @ LOT a — i that the prices realized yesterday will | oF stocks deposited at Albany. within the ensuing three mouths, | UNION DIME, THE LUN ON TUE INSTITUTION CONTINUFD YESTERDAY-—-MORE ASSURANCES OF SOLVENCY FROM MR. BEST AND THE OFFICERS-—MONEY LENDERS AT Wonk. Notwithstanding the reassurances of the papers yes- terday morning the “run’? on the Union [ime Say. ings Bank continued all day long, and, though the hours of payment were prolonged, hundreds were turned away without getting their money. Somo complaint was made by depositors that tne clerk’ did not pay sufficiently — fast, that they delayed unnecessarily and sought to pay as little money possible, Thia was not the fact, however, for the cierks made all por- sible haste under the circumstances. Between throe and four hundred accounts were closed yesterday and as many more payments made, the tellers did not avail themselves of the one hundred dollar rule, and only drew out such sums as they act- ually required. The people having contidenco in the bank were by no mens few, anc the officers received assurances from masy depositors that they would not touch their funds until the exettoment had subsided, While ono of theso gentlemen of great forth was talking to a small crowd of eacer lateners Yesterday afternoon, in tront of the bank, an exoite- Ment Was occasioned close by by an ola Indy who had just drawn $80, was geen to come from the bank und torce ber way gb tho crowd to the curbstone, whore she thrust ner fingers into Ler bosom to yet her money and count it, Not finding it there sho yelled aloud and attracted «4 crowd, and the unfortunate woman was ulmost stripped to tho waist searching her clothes for — the money, She did not find it, for it bad been stolen from her while sho was forcing her way throngh the crowd. This old Indy way not the only one who liad her money stolen, as #everai complaints were maac, ‘The policemen detailed to the bank aro always at the door kooping back the crowa, which is wade up of all sorts of poopio. Some une «vould bo detailed to cloar tho streets in front of the bank, for all day long seores of people who had no business in the vierity ¢ blocking the way, Among them were noticed a delegation from tho light Angered gentry, who fit bither and thither without hingranee, INTERVIEW WITH MI. 1ST, Tn an interview with Mr, Best yesterday that gentleman suid that to-day he would open two or three more paying windows, so that moro people eould be accommodated curing the hours oft business, He Bays (bo examination of the bank's affairs 1s still pro- gressing, aod he bas yet found nothing that could cause bim to altor tho opmion oxpressed on Tucsuay Fogurding the solvency of the concern, The causes of the decline in business lately nave been the re- duction of the rate of — tuterest apd the slack times, Hundreds of depositors. who in good tines wero gradually increasing — their siores bad been forced to draw on thet reserved cup- ital during the recent stagnation. Then the recent vival of trade caused many vo uraw out their money for ijovestment,.and returns were still forthcoming. Mr, Bost says tbut the papers overstated the amount ot money drawn on Tuesday. Tho actaal sum was $28,000, und noc $20,000 as stated, Mr, Best received the iollawing note yesterday :— “Boing a big depositor in the Dune Savings Bank [ think it not judicious to pay in any moro money until ail is settled, Please answer at once,” The request was complied with 8 tollows:—*Keep cool, Believe your money vate, Were I a depositor of this bank I would not draw a dollar.” MR, JONES ON THE SITUATION, Mr. Jones, the recretary of the bauk, said, yester- day atvernooo, that things were in about the sane condition as on the previous day. Mr, Best was pro- gressing with the examination, and the bank intended to-day to afford deposiiors increased opportunities tor drawing money. Mr. Jones thinks that the bank needs the strong und reassuring co-operation of tho daily newspapers, ‘Tho depositors are many of them punie stricken, he says, and require to be pucitied, From tho sentiments expressed yosterday by the ae- powitors around the bank 16 Would seem as though a mistake had been made in not allowing Mr, Haines to have his way about paying atl suins demanded. Tne eniorocoment of toe eixty-aay rulo by Mr, Bost ta r garded by many depositors as proof conclusive that there 18 “something wrong.’ From what was said by a Majority of those spoken to yesterday it is fair to inter that if the sixty-day ruie had not been invoked the run would not bave contioucd beyond ono day, MONBY LENDERS AT WORK. Several imovey leaders were on hand in tho ‘crowd vosterduy and did all in their power to ‘bear’? the ability of the bank to pay its Habilities, The pro- cess Was, of course, preliminary to purchasing tho books of gullible depository, who aitor being talked to Jumpod at any chance to savo at least a part ot their money. The police might attend to these gentlemen atthe same timo they are looking alter tuo light fingered gentry «poken of above, AN AWKWARD WITNESS. CONTINUATION OF DR. LAMBERT'S EXAMINATION IN TMB AMERICAN POPULAR BEYERERCE— SOME AMUSING INCIDENTS. ‘The reference before Mr. Ira D, Warren tn the case of tho American Popuiag Life Insurance Company again assembled yesterday. Mr, Wingato appeared for Receiver Lawrence and Mr. William Barnes tor some policy hotders. Edwin 5. Lennox, a policy holder, was Gret put on tho stand and festified that be was ono of the witber who had been induced to exchaugo his old contract for a now one for the purposes of a so-called ‘‘ceu- tennial dividend,” Ho was pot aware atthe time of the surrender that be was sacrificing his reserve, Tho examination of ex-Presideat Lambert wis then continued by Mr, Wingate, » He was asked if be really believed the American Popular to bave been solvent during the years 1876 and 1, Ho answered that the word “solvent?” was only once used in the in- surance laws of the State, ia a clause which provides that if the Insurance Dopartment believes u company to bo sulvent it shall pay it the interest on its bonus Tho Ametican Popular was 0 paid in the fall of 1876, The witness was asked about the possession of various stocks reporied in iho sets of the company, aud replied that he believed such securities to uave boon in the office of the com. pany, but be would not swear positively to having feen them, DETERMINED TO RSYTAIN, Frequeatly the witness indulged in a little testy Pparring with the examiner, aud their first breach oc- currea Irom « strong inclination of tho former to “oxpiain'’ whenever ho saw fit regarding pre questions. The following speciinen of trascrbility 0: rred just a$ the witness was leunening out spon a ject that bad already been put aside by tho exim- aver. Mr, Wingate, inierrnpting—l must object to your thus averting my questions, Mr. Lamocrt—But | want to explain. Mr. Wirgate—Weil, you can do that afterward, Mr, Lambert (determinediy)—i'll ao it pow, Av oppeal was had to the reteree, who decided agaipst the witness, and said ho could make hts pianations’? thereatier, Whereupon Mr. Lambert bor. rowed « lead pencil vad vigorously made a note of what he intended (o express, A good deal of time and pationes were consumed in discussivg an important loan reported to have been made to Mr, Jono F, Trow by tho American Vopular, und for whieh stock of the United States Pubhsuing Company wns given u5 secunty. he witnéss wvorded Kiving any defaite jnformation upon the suoject, and only admitted any knowledge of that particular Joan Whon receipt, In his own havdwriting, Jor tho avourity given by Mr. Trow was praented to bim. A INOUSAND YEAMS AS ORK DAY, Ones the mouotony of the witness’ indefinite hod ot testifylug was broken by the following :— aly, Wingate—Do you romember when the iujunc- tion Was served on Lhe compuny % Mr. Lambert—V-e-r-y distis Mr. Wingate—How jong ago Mr/Lambert—It seems to m that? something over a me thon-and years, judging from what { have expert enced sir tho witness was submitted to a close questioning regarding a number of bis receipts, xiven bo the com pany for money at diferent times. He presumed the amounts Were paid for expenses; bul he kept no count of lis disbursements as president, Two re- ipts of fhe witness Were produced~ one of May, 1871, orexpenses ineurred in full to date,” and 6 Apri), 1877, the tems iu whieh reashed back t Iho divcrepanty Was not tuily explained by t ong, WhOSS Memory was Very Vague on wll bis tian al transactions With the company. LAW AND INSURANCE, ‘The witness askea Mf any dividends had boen pard by the company toat were unearned, At this Mr. ert iaugued convulsively, und his counsel ob jected to the question. The witnes ever, pr ferred to answer, wod satd emphatically :—"i?ve hever vecu a rascal or @ lawyer from my youth up, and I never Intend ty be’? “Tne legal profession,” said Mr, Wingate, obliged to you, Doeior.”” ‘ine legal protession,’? much retoried the wituees, | swonld be obliged very much it two of three us good men as myself Would go ito it,” After moro sparring, in which the witness by no means got the Worst of it, he gave his version of the aivideud paying business, wud said that be and most of tho other officers would have preferred the divi donas should have been keptin the compauy. Ha thought they hed earned all that had been paid in the way of dividends, He tad bought stock im the company only a few months betlore it fatied, and bere he suddenty corrected the expression ‘tailed,’ «na suid the by conspiracy. Mr, Wiogate agked tho witness a certain question £0 times, in different torms, und was answered witbout variation, ‘1 don't Know.’ Will you sweat then, that what I have stated is not true?!) asked tno o sir’? sald the witness, promptiy. “DI gwear that t don’t kuow anything about it,’ aid ihen be added, with emphasis, “I'd swear? a great deal if 1t would help matiors at ali.’ ‘The examination of President Lambert was abous uded, aod Lhe Feterence was adjourned uot Fri- THE SKVENTH'S ARMORY FUND. Tho Governiog Committea ot the Now York Stock Exchango yesterdayvoted a donation of $1,000 to the Seventh regiment armory tund, Many who went to | ot | o Wile i muy bever tailed, but was broken down | 1877.-TRIPLE SHEET. | | fied that Pover I, | by Tweed thore Was nol Ih any Inetanes 4 difle THE “GREAT DIVIDE” Tracing the Divisions of the Ring Plunder. HENRY F. TAINTOR'S TESTIMONY. Ring Suits, Past, Pr and Prospective, sent An unosually large number of people attended yes- terday inornivg the examination of Mr. Henry F. Tointor before the Aldermanic Committeo concerning Lis knowledge of tho doings of the Ring. Mr. Tweed was present during the proceedings, looking quietly on and taking apparently little interest, as thongh he feit they could not enlighten him much. At the opening of the session Alderman Cowing stated that Mr. Hamilton Harris, who had been accused of fraud at the preceding session, was present and wished to make explanations and meot such accusers as might appear againet bun, Mr. Harris denied in toto all the statements :mpugning his conduct while a commis- sioner for the buildimg of the new Cupttol He had lett his constituency in the midst of a heated politteal contest to present himself before the committee and clear lis character, Mr. Harris wiehed only thnt an opportunity should be given him to be heard at least tweoty-four hours before election day, The commitice upantmously agreed to give tim such an opportunity, Mr. Colo stated that at tho last session Mr. Tweed had given the commitico the name of a person who could give, he said, iniormation relative to Mr, Harris’ connection with the building of the State Capitol Tho name of the person was James Bridgoford, of Albany. A Subp@nu was served upon him, and ho Btated that he would attend, Mr, Bridgeford arrived in this etty yesterday, and he (Mr. Cole) had a conver- sation with him, during which Mr, Bridgetord said he would not testify before the committee in tho matter, He proposed that a writ of attacthment be issued against Mr, Bridgeford to compel him to appear ana give evidence betore the committee. Mit, TAINTOR ON THE STAND, Mr. Henry F. Tuintor, the accountant who investi- gated the iting irauds, was then sworn and examineu. He was first asked “to stato his occupation. Ho re- plied that Jor the past ix years he had been engaged in collecting and applying evidence gathered by bim Jn relation to tho Ring frauds, with a view to the dise comilture of the thieves and of having retarne! to the city treasury moneys stolen therefrom; ho bad obtained his evidence from the books otf the Comp- troller’s office, and upon these records, and the docu- mentary testimony furnished thereby, he relied for the prosecution of tho suits against tho King; bis attention was first cailed to these matters by Governor Tildon vetore tho latter's lection, Witness was then asked to give a guccinet account of the operations of the Supervisors’ Ring; be stated that be found a large nuinbor of Warrants and a portion o' the voach- rs representing those warrants, drawn wv. different names, and which ehowed traud, and thosd varranta went to the credit of two genticmen in certal? banks, aud he found that there were payments made wmul- taneous with the deposits or within two or thret ays, altnough for three or jour years he was unable to re; ulate the percentago, as the vouchers had been tracted, but be heurd that the vouchers had passed 1: w fraudulent fianner and showed on their tage great carclessuess as bo Loe manner they were drawn up and passed by the Board of supervisors; looked merely like going into the jorin instead of the morits of tho case; 1D 1868 there were laws giving to the Comp- troller power Lo settic cluims against the city aud county, and be found that under that act thero was avout $6,500,000 paid by the Comptroller, and that this amount cleaned the records of tue Bourd of Super- visors. As the law stood claimants against the city to recover went were obliged Lo begin suits. Ln reference to Ring trands Lue warrauis were generaliy made out to ertain list of persons, “I'he first ou my list,” guid Mr. Laintor, “18 dated. Jupuary 20, 1468, to the order of Ingersoll, Waigon & Co.; tbat vamo ‘did hot appear agin; then there was Ingorsot!, Keyser & Go. ; George 8. Mier; Archibald Had, Jn; AL J. Gar- vey, O. H. Jucovus, Gregg & Brother; 1 do not meun to say that the lust pamed tirm were coguizant of tue Irauds—{ have evidence tw the coutrary; Lue others are Witham D, Koy & Co., Seymour & Co, EW. Rov & Co, D. J. Barnard & dons, the New York Prinuing Company, J. Mebride Davison & Co., the Eastehos- ter Quarry Company, C. Lockwood & Co, ames 4. Monahan, "Alien & Stevens, Ww. th, Gregg & Co., J, T. Glank & Sons, C.D, Bollar « which was Inger-oll; J. 0, Seyimour, Kennard vJ A Sunth, apotber uae representing ln gersoll; A. W. Lockwood, James Cavanagh, K, 9. lien. heesy, Who represented Garvey; J.D Pedebard, also presenting Garvey; M1. W. Davis, repres '¢ In. gersoil; GT, Cusutman, representing Garvey; Alon Marsh, Pailip Dounatuma, Peter MacKnignt, he Now York Metaine Rooting Company, A. G Mailer, ¢ senting Ingersoti; Kingsland, Halsey & Co., represe: ing Logerson, and the Manufacturing Stationers, " nectiog With this list ¢f warrants Mr. Taintor uesire, to say thet although there was ov positive proof of their fraud” there was an @lement of fraud exiting im all, and some of them ho beiieved were wholly fraudulent; he did not inean to assert that ali the names given were those of willing accomplices in the fraud, but mo-t of them were; they ali winked ator aided in them; witness expressed Ite iDUbLILY to Hume the persons constitut- tng the Board of Supervisurs by wuich te cain were pasred; that Was a maiter of record. Witness Was asked ow he vscertaimed that the warrants drawn to these persons were Wholly or partially fraudulent, He stated that ho found geperaily tat tbe warrants jor tho faces of the tills were ered. Ned to enher Jatnes I. Ingersoll, Lngersotl & Co, or &. A. Woodwurs, at the roadway Bank, The warrants drawn lor Garvey were generally de- posited by ihe latter ly uts own credit; (be warran| pOnorally dul not bear the indorsements of the parties depositing thom except when Luey were drawn to cuse; When they were deposited ank there Placed upon them genurally a povcilied inemerandum vy the teller, sucn as “KE. A. W.,’? cndicating that the monoy was de- ted by Woodward, “Witness bad obsined the rizalion of the District Attoruey to examine tho of the banks; in Unis Way he Wos enabied to dscvrtiain pretty closely tho amounts paid to the dit. lerent parties, TERMS OF THE “GREAT piyipE.’? His investigations showed (hat under tho adjusted claims act of the Legisiature, passed in July, 1805, tho portion of the claims Which Went to the vilicials was about fity-live percent of the principal and ail tue interest which hud been audited and atlowed on tne claim; the remaining forty-five por cent went to the claimant; in July, 186%, tho amount of mouey going to the officials was increased to eixty-five per Gent; In November, 1569, 1t was increased tu sixty-tive per cont Of the principal’ and all the interest; thirty-fve per contonly Went to the ciimant, ad that was about the rao oO; division Which continued throughout the al audits; Iu regurd to the operations under tho levy, t reeutuces Varied trom & to Lime, they ave more to the clutinantsand less sented Lwenty-live per ern he fouud « check drawn wt & portion of Loe interest, ane & Was pard i bank ® por detaiie of Live lntere WHERE SWERNY ove * ainat Mr. Connolly there was pewuiag @ mult, the aus ot whied slate, with r curtwin portion # niwaye wons to the LLOL lite brother, dames Moy wid WitMORN Was HALIs- Olt Lol it; witness aid wot vat Be could imag tho evidence aecuua- to the moneys fecrivod tim ght Be 1 ty aw know hone whieh Javed against bina; in reiatio 0 of more than sixt conta, in care of bugereol the deposits did not very inore (han from two tw erght ceuss, und in th oo Garvey Were Was HO Veeintion W le v Mr aistor boeved that the aetoal val ivoa the eily which these elnitag were did nut exe fifteen pee veut of lace; be had analysed tue evidenco and bad shown that i wil about $29,000,000 had been drawn trom the eny (reasury from January 1, 1868, to July 1, A871, the date of the disruption of the King; there was also a iurge class ot cinims which le bad Hot yet looked Into, bat whicn he bes Leved conuined a urge element of fraud; he bad oot made any iMvestiqanon price to 1864, ‘ihere wers some pay nents begua im 1867 Dy Kaiser, Garvey aud Tweed, but the tages Were Salon Guin moses irauds were quently, «nd to Voloped In ¢ ton With street improvements, witness had never looked into these, but Judging from collaterat cireum. stances and the iereuse oF tue debt of the city durin three years he estimuted the irauds WW. $45,000, 000 oF $50,000,000, SUIES INSTITUTE Mr. Colo then proceeded to concern! those two oF amount Lo ove esuion the witness tho suite begun by the people to recover 4 this woney, ‘Tho first was a case against tue Brovd way Dunk; the Mayor azurnst J, W. Koo & Co., uguinet J, O Donvell, againat Thotas brandon, Morty. dower, Avenivald Hail, Jt; Daniel Do erriun, Buward Mariner @od othere; Mariner tad since died, were Were also SUITS ayHiost George S Miler avd Williaa M. Twoed, agninst James 6. Monaghan, Jowos & Rogers & Co, Witliam Mail, Jr, Rdwurd A Muon Forbes Holland; the Mayor against Genet, agaiuss tue 7 | to the oficiais than'dtder tbe preceding system; the vouchers of those cases had been abstracted’ iroa the financial department, with the exception of afew in the name ot heyser & Co, wigtor had found a check which dia not bea opore ion bo the jage of the warraut w ly gone to the credit of Tweed, the wares bot ebow tho | amount of the principal s audi nd lor that reason the check did Fa dente percent jit Was allerwaurd fe ~h fopre to ee ber at No. 4 West Pitt Vandervoort; the Psople #gainst umiogs H. F and axitinst case against James H. Smub which bat just e to his kuowledge, and the suit against Coman which had just’ been concluded; in a great many ot the euits mentioned the retainors lial been revoked, Witvess then gave a Mist of the counsel employed to prosecute ine claims in question. a# follows:—Kroadway Bank, J. ©. Car- tor, D. W. Roe & Oo. W. H, Peekbam; O'Donnell, Barlow & Oiney; Brandon, Buriow & Oluey; Morgan , A. Hall, Barlow & Oiney ; Connolly » Buriow & Olney; De Berrian, J. C. Mariner, JC, Cy ana Tweed, J. C. James Monaghan, Voter Stern; Edward Jones James M. sinith; Witham ©, Rogers, es'M. Smith; Moore und Holland, Wheeler Ht Kham; Genet, John EB, ns; Vandervoort, heeler H. Peeknam; 4. mith, Corporation Counsel; W, M. ‘Tweed, Peckham & Carter; tue estate of Wateon, W. H. Peckliam; Decker, Barlow & vy: Comun, Barlow & Olney; Sweeny, Peckham & Nash; Woodward, Peck har. As¥ Lo the present condition of these salts witness testified that the vxe against B. W. Roe & Co, was begun in July, 1874, aud Lad progresied very tavora bly; the case’ of the Mayor against O'Donnell wag begun about the samo time; witness thought it would be unprolitable to pursue it further, not on account of lack of evidence but because of Lhe exponse involved and the poverty of the accused; the case against Brandon was begun in 1874, and had mado no why, the witness did not know; to of bis bolicf there was suflicieut’ evi. to bring it to tril; the suit a; a Morgan Jones began in Novomber, 184, aud would soon be ready for trial; the Mayor sgainet De Berrian was begun at the same time; witness belioved thata portion of the evideoce upon which the suit was based had been or would be used ia defensive proccedings in bebalt of the city as av oftset to claims presonted by De Berrian; Mariner died about eighteen months ago; witness knew nothing about his estate. By Mr, Cole—Did he havo any property? A. He stolo enough mooey to have it, but 1 don’t kvow whether he bad or not In the suit against Miller aod Tweed tn regard to Miller witness thought there was some arrangewout by which he bad given evidence for the city and hea been exempted frous prosecution; the suit against Thomas Cowan was begun in 1874, ‘and was now ready lor trial so inf as witness Was concerned; in (he case esate of Ohark Tweed, against Sweeny; there wo: ot W. Hoo & Co. the defendants are stil hold in $50,000 bonds; ip that against Edward Jones the summens wag served mn July, 1874, and nothing lad been done since; it was how in the hands of the Corporntion Counsel; the suit ngainst William C, Rogers & Co. was in the same condition; im that of the Mayor agaimst Archibald nd Hollins, which was aiso begun in 1874, i Deen done; it Was ready for trialon the evidence; the case of the Mayor against Genet wa begun tn 1874; there bad been no appearance on be. half of Genet, and Judgment was rendered; in regard to the suitof tbe Mayor against Vandervoort witness thought the accused had boen used oy the ety ii de. feace of certain proceedings urou nothing can be dove in tho cane agatnst J. W, Stith was begua membered very little about it; the action agains Allen & Stovens was beguo im January last, and is now in tho Lands of the Attorney Goueral, RECOVERED PLUNDER, Mr, Taintor bere read the following statement of the amount of money recovered by the ¢ of New York from tho "King suits” to October, IST7:— 1876. January 24 Vrom ostate of James Wat- $590,435 94 Is’ January & From Fi account, lnterest, bert A. Woodward on + 100,000 00 41s 69 Total.. conte eee nee BONO, SHY OA Less payments forexpeuses made by the Altoruey Genera!..... $3: 612 $608,237 OO Amounts paid into City Treasury....... Less payments for expenses made by the city of New York, 104 008 8a Actual amount recovered. B4U4,138 14 Statement of the amount af ys paid 1OF labile Mies, counsel fees, expenses and otherwise im tue “Ring suits’? Pay meats from the Treasury of the city of New York from Marchi 1 , to March A IBTT verve ee ves Payments mado by March 14, to September 19, $194,098 82 82.612 42 Yotal payments, 1 ot Total receipt ‘Loval payments, Balance... $404,158 15 The expeuses 1 (ue Bult against sweeny were ta- cluded in the $194,000, With regard to the Wacsea estate Me, Taintor suid (hat there was about $809,000 Worth Of property attacovd; there was evidence that Watson was in ted in tho frauds, but 1 was im. poss'ble to estavlish 11; the cuse bad Leon beiore « fetorme and jaucgment bad been ovtained for the money. The fucker suit Sr. faimtor said was for tuo nominal amount of $400,000; Mr. Tucker was super. Intendent vf tue erection of (he court house up to De- combor, 1870, when tie Commissioners were ap- polnted; Lo had collected w commission oF tive per vent on the bill. TUK COMAN ett The suit against Coman was tor cortifyiag to traudtu- lous ehame; Wituess Tonght there wax sullictent evi- deneo to suew toa person of comimua sense bis (Uo- man’s) jpation in the irauds; but from a logal stand po ct Of course be diuerent; the amouut sougut bo ered from Cy 1 Woes $400,000; wate hers thought that tho case against Walsi was a good one and ougut to go vo tral; the amount is lor $400,000; the cuit against Woodward was compro- Mmired t youut paid by Woodward (0 tno elty was $155,000, of whic the city got bas $100,000; witness did Dot know Where tho bulauce of the Wouey Wweut; (he Woodward suit was compromised and settled; witness had pertectod the testimony in tho case; there was evidence of Wood- ward's participation in $3,000,00) or $10,000,000 wt ieast, the suit was Urougut ior $4,000,000 aad was compromised fur $155,000, upou his suowing that bis property would not reuiize a greater sum of the money obtained in settlement $100,000 tad ace tually been paid into the eity tremsury; where the $55,000 was withoss did not know; Mr. Taintor thought there Was au essential difturence in the evi- donee in sho suitof the chy agars: Coman and that against is co commissioner, Walsh; with respect to Senator Norton, ho iad been ¢ranved immu. hity In return ‘for bis testimony im one of the city. ouses; it Was understood that if he acted in goud Jujth toward the city ue should not be dealt with harsbiy, and so lony as ne does net 1M good Jaith witness Luought he shouid not be molested, bat that be should be prosecuted af be failed to do su. He might be used #84 witness in the Wale swig although it was possiste that he might be uuably i furuisu specitic fact Mr. Coiw aunounced that, whereas tho examination of yesterday bad reference more particularly to traudy aguinst the county treusury, he proposed ot (be next Meeting to inquite into the frauds against tue city. The committee thereupon adjourned uotil saturday hext at two o'clock, : A KOOTED SORKOW. CAROLINE LEROY'S DEATH DECLARED TO BE SUICIDE—-THE DECEASHD'S MIND DERANGED, Coroncr Woltman yesterday hela un inquest on the body of Caroline Leroy, that was found floating im the Central Park jake by a boutman, The evidonce in the case Was bot long, but to the point; tho testimony of the unhappy ludy’s relatives ail tending to indicate that during a period of mental derangement shoe had flung herself into tho waters of the lake. Her husband, thomas Otls Leroy, testified as fol lows:—"I reside at 100 Kast Totrtieth strove; I have seou wifo several times within eighteen months; sho resided at No, 450 Filth avenue with her father, 1 saw ber alivo last oa or about Octo- ber 11; 09 October 13 she was missed; 1) was, later informed of the finding of the body iu the lake; the deceased was, I believe, suflering irom remorse on account of her separavon from me, Un being recalled Mr. Leroy further said;— J bad au interview with the deceased; sho sent for me on June 25, just before her leaviog iowa; & wont purth street, with my jaughter, eve looked very badiy; Lasked her whether | bad ever done or satd anything to make her look and act as she did ; sno suid ‘No, you never have,’ she then Went on to Say, ‘I should never bave separated trom you, Lam very wicked and f wish L could drop dowd on the floor,” he went away and that was tho wet time | caw er, except on the occasion of Septem. ber LL! Gsoorge D, H. Uillespic testitied Wont Hih wireet, (be deceased was my wile’s cousin; in New York on October 14 and way informed that Mrs, Leroy nad jeit ber home at No. 450 Fifth avenue aud bad pot returned on the LOtL inet; about four lM. alwty calied at my house and tola ime that a body had been taken oat uf the lake at Cer tral Park, and, from the description given of her dress, T thougut it must be that ot Mrs, Leroy; L weut to the Park anu thence fo the Morgue, where f taentitied the corpse as Ubat of Caroline Leroy; | bad not sven heer ral mantis; | think that the deceased had ering for sone tine past from religious mono. “, Wout sbe had wandered away, and w4otle under aber raAvioN had committed saree THY NOATMAN AND POLIOK OFFIC John & Vitzvcrwid, of N Street, Who isa oatnau th Central Park, told how be had lound the body, on Wednesuay, Octoder Ll, about ope Hivdred yuris irom (he boathouse and eighteen feet trom the suore. He touk it toa fovt aad notified a policeman, who had it removed to the Arseaal and subsequently sent to the Morgae Oiheor Kovert D. Murphy, ol the Ceatral Park police, ftated thyt he bad been nacdied on Oetover LL of the Noding of the body of a Womun jn the lake; he hud tromoved to the Morgue, but first searched the clothing; he found & pocket bandkerchiet with tho Jotier “1/7 on it; there Were also gold earrings and & gold button on the body, there was a rumor concern 4a wornao baving been heard screaming im the Pork a tow nights belore the finding of Mra Leroy's body, but Murphy Way persuaded that it tad av cons hecwon Whatever with the matter and that it was Provably wu idle talk, altogetver withoue fougdation, Deputy Corovor Cushimaa staved that in making ta autopsy He Gad found abrasions over the face of the Gecoased, which, however, he beieved were attrib: Ulabio to the Lody comiug in contact with rocks and aéuris, Death, le believed, Way due to drowning. Sho evidence Was thea cloxed nnd tue jury retarued ® vordict of “Suteide by drowulog Wuily levoring under averration of mind’? my ou, I reside at No, 27 me J18 Kast Bignty-fourth