The New York Herald Newspaper, October 17, 1878, Page 7

ELECTRIC LIGHT. The Invention Discussed by Members of the American Gaslight Associaton Is IT PRACTICABLE? A General Impression that Gas Will Not Soon Be Blown Out, The American Gaslight Assuciation met yesterday in the Filth Avenue Hotel at its Aith annual Conven- tiou. ‘About one hundred and twent members were present, among whom were delegates from most of the large cities, Business was bogua atten o’clock, the President, General Charlos Roome, of the Man- battan Company, occupying tho chair, The following pilicers were elected for ihe eusuing yea Presi- nt—Charles Roome, New York. Vico Presidents—W. EL Price, Clevelana, Ohio; George B. Neil, Charles- sown, Mass.;T. Littiobales, Ontario, Seoretary and ‘Treasurer—Charles Nettleton, Now York. Executive |. Committee—William H, Deniston, Pittsburg, P Goorge D. Cabot, Lawreneo, Mass.; A. Hickenlooper, Cincinnati, Onio; Henry Cartwright, Philadelpbia, Pa; ¥. G Sherman, New Haven, Conn, ; Henry Stacey, Undianapelis, Ind, AX INFORMAL DISCUSBION. Shortly alter twelve o’ciock a recoss.was taken stl two in tne afternoon, During this interval aud alter the adjournment im the evening the members discussed the practicability of the electric light tor Gomioliiary use, “I huve witnessed experiments made with the @eciric light,” sald Mr. Henry Cartwright, of Phila- felphia, ‘and I am very. seeptical about ite having been perfected. The Exposition Buliding tm our elty das been lighted by it, and I am sure that gas would bave:been far more efficient ant sutistactory,’? PROFESSOR EDIBON’S INVENTION. “You have not much taith, then, ia the succoss of Mr, Edisou’s invention? You think it is impossible to do what he claims to nave done?’'ho was asked, “No, Ido not say that. Of courseI do not know apything about bis invention, and 1 cannot condemn it witnout secing it. But 1 seoms to me that he fails to consider properly the great costliness of using electricity for illumimation, It is very easy to say tbat each burner or lamp will cost only so mach per day or hour; vut I really think that he 18 ignorant of the actual expense of bis proposed system.’ Another yenticman remarked:—'*Peopie are very extravagant in some o! their uotions about electricity. They are ready to believe almost anything in relation torn, ‘The alchemisia oi the Middle Ages were nos ou Fhe pbilosdober’s stone, ”? ey, of Indianupoits, suid:—“On last Monday nights 1 happened to be in Baltimore, and I Witnessed at the Muryland Ipatitute some expori- ents with Brusu’s electric macaine, I'he light wi 1 t and powertul, but it wavered inces. imes.”? tof Edisen’s ruvontion af- in tuaianapolis?’? Mr. that he nad beon experimentin, Night for yours, “Tho eye,” auld he, “ounuot bear . Munzinger told the HxnauD representative with tne eleciric More than an 18-caudle fume, and the electric light eapnot be divided, Io Puiladelpuia it has been prow duced 8,000 eet trom the generating macuine with the power reduced one bul/. But bere is anotuer @ficulty. Suppose tiat this lignt ts piaci Bouse, Who wants to putin anew pi every hour or so during an evening o fe ments that could be antageously lighted even With the cheapest apparatus. A steam engine is re. quired tor driving tue generating ‘machine, It, tor mmstancé, you wanted to light a uailor a depot for ouly three hours you would pave to keep in your em- ploy an engineer and siokers,umd you could never By hight wotil the fires had Deen built and the 8 heated. Where sieam power is siready con. Plantly employed tne elceiric light could bo used to Puro carbon, nightly taut light; and it you it pure white It will be dently perioct, EFPKOT UPON GAS STOCKS, “I think, however, that this whole discussion of the electric light has been devised for the parposo of Knocking dowa the gas stocks.” Mtr. W. H. Price, oi Cleveland, Onto, satd that gas stocks in that eny bad not Veen perceptubly affected, Is wag, pernaps, more difficait to sell them now taaa tt haw veen, His company bad never investigated the subject of the electric ight purticuluriy. The di Fectors bad not felt that it hud yet been so far de- Yeloped ws to demand investigation, He dit not think that the mass of intelligent people were much futerogted in tt, “Po you think that electrictty will finally Bede yas us an illuminating means?” Me O1 Ihose things bhi 18, However, @ gene! per. no fellah can find 1 feoling among that the electric light muy be perfected xo -that tue use of it Lot ze, When that comes to pass it wi £8 business, of course.” “Do you suppose thas 1 will ever be tarnished as theaply as gas?” “Yno questiun of cost is an excoodingly dificult one. 1 bas not been iulty determined. There aro no Guta Upon which to form an'estimase.” Mr. M, 8. Greenough, of the Boston Gas Company, said (bat gas stocks bad suffered in mark exhibition ‘of the Fair hud reassared tho hulders of shares by demon- fira.ing that it coula nor the pl Btooks were now recovering Visited Paris during the past summer jor the purpo: mM stadyiug the olectric gm, and his opinion ef It Was vory maeon like that of Mujor Dresser, wuich the Hexatp pabdltishet last Monuay. He fou the ex- bibiuons Very unsatisiactory. THE JABLOCUOFF CANDLE. The Jablochuif candice is accuratwis described as follow: there aro two tods or needies of carbon Placed side by side and insuiated by plu oft Paria mixture of plister and kaohn, one-eignth inch tm diometer and ten inches Jong. They 1m metal sockets to which the wir Eact pened wili puro about one hour id a quart Pout hem are usually xed on a sti within on ‘Opal glass ¢ sone 8 down (no Currous 18 changed to the uecxt. ‘The four needles are consumed fn about #fX boars, They cost twelve oonts orch. Mr, Greevough did oot think thas an tncombuatibie tancle could ever be invented, he thougot, Would bold its own against any otber tiluminaiing material At the afternoon sei coke which are Jott by the gas making process, ‘The use Of & machine jor crushing coke Was jound to facilitate its sale. A LECTURE ON ELECTRIC LIGHT. At five o'clock the nssociation adjourned until to- ‘This evening it will proceed iu a body to the i in Hobok by experiments. EDISON'S Vin WS OCOMBATED, Protes: H. H, Edgerton doos not seem te put Much jaith In the report that dir, Edison madea great discovery in connection with tI jeotric ight. Allens, bé Uves nor seein +0 believe that Kdisou has Mnade any discovery at all, ln a letter to Mr. The. odere Forstall, superintendent of the Now Orleans Gas Light Company, under date of the 14th in: Mr, Edgerton sa; ‘meopons Forstas., Beq, — DAAK SIk—A graud laroe ja being enacted Our vestoe bi ere in i 1 Das, pu pression means of dividing electricity.” Thia Wallace muohines, ‘Was «aid (0 require #1x-horse power Lo Fun it, and was lying #1X Jumps, each lamp stated at 200 gus jo nk power, J measured ihe po found it to be twou possibly the current concentraed on one luinp ave equailed 1.200 g) (8 by wetual teat, and tro taken Jor granted that each of the B1x Jam ys would equal 200 gus jets, 1his enormous lose KuocKs ail the ecowomy ous of vlectric ligutiog, for { found that right on tho spot the Kings County Gus Light Company was furwishing ligne to the tousamor at jess than the bure cost of the flvetric ght to the parties imunulascaring it, Maiod wt $1 per hour. tence, m my opinion, tho ric light will never be economically possibie, ex- y of “eels”? that ned, Aa exactly the sume way the coucontrated ight SEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1878—TRIPLE SHEET. will be dissipated by subdivision, so that by dividt t afforded v4 400 pi jal col far less thi Bas je cot ry well stated im the American Gas me confirmatory ex- these fundamental obj JAght Journal, and! ouly perimental data and observatio: ‘The lighthouse authorities 1» that 290 cubic feet of gas per hour, cousum: burner, afforded a light of pearly 8,000 candies, whereas, divided into 58 barners of 5 cubic feet enob, the light of only 80 candies would be Mr. Hiyppolyse Fonwaine, engtucer of tho Gram! Company, manutactarers of the clediric light ma- chines, says:— loctric Hht dors not Vifehs, nor with eandl + will not rey lutionise, a question of lighting, dest monopolining every industrial England ba domestic public. “The electric light bas eked out for er inany circumatani a mininbing the sa aude of the other hicks it will load to choly tee ther development by demo ing the advantages of a Mure poworfui und complete illumination, Undoubtedly Mr. Edison will wind up witha rousd turo at the Ingurmountable obstacle—the enormous Joss due to subtivision of the current. One vardly knows what to Delleve of Edison. The reporters make bim out to be ular mechanical nchausen of the Joba Keely order, bat lam told mei Ws going to do are daily mude, but the world wags oa and nothing mor ra from them, This last piece of newspaper j 4 beartily—they are even Roises onthe Metropolitan Railway, because they can’t be avoided by moving, Younotice from ported interview with Gen- era! Roome that ft is nevelcotria light that disturbs hia dreams, It is the “‘achemers’” who have prevented him Jarpishing the mild, radiant light of Man: gas so the poor man at $2 per thousand, That ‘THE VANDERBILT SEANCE. BEVEALING THE MYSTERIES OF THE MEDIUM LUSINKSS—A MAN WHO MONOPOLIZES TRUTH AND IS SOLE PROPRIETOR OF A TELEGRAPH LINE TO THE SPIRIT WORLD, The oxpectation that Mr. Clinton would converse with some members of the “majority’’ through the medium, ‘Dr.”? Mansield, attracted to the Surro- gate’s Court yesterday morning a larger crowd usual, The direct examination of this witness was conciuded by Mr. Lord on Tuesday afternoon, ce: quently he belonged to the defence yesterday. was instructed by the Cvurt before bo retired that he was at liberty to refresh his‘momory by uny docu: ments or memoranda be might have. When heteok the stund ho stated that he had refreshed hia memory from bis) memoranda, but as these were not in court Mr. Clinton objected to bis testifying to any newly, discovered interviews with the deceased, The Surro- gate sustained the objection, aaying that it would b great injustice to the defence to hi a witness give testimony from documents that wore not in court and He whieh they could not see, Witness might falsely testify and the dejence would bave no chance to meets the imosy, On cross-eximination witgoss sald he had been for the last twenty years a writing spiritualistic mo- dium; be had never received the degree of M. D, from any medical institution; did not olaim the title; it had been awarded to bim by the public and by friends among whom ho practised at one time, Here Me. Clinton produced a card imscribed, **Dr, James B. Mansfeld.” Witness testified that tho ex- hibit was bis busiuess card; that he used the “Dr.” because he was generally known as Dr. Mansfeld; concerning bis previous history be testified that bho time a dry goods merchant, thu: previous ad been a dry xoous clork; ho was born in Dudley, Mass. ; irs Commodore Vanderbilt, to speak to bim, in 1864; received communications from tim jo 1857, wuen bis kidneys were out of or- an these communications were through the post at von, SPIRIT MESSAGES. Mr. Olinton—Yesterday you spoke of the Commo- dore writing messages aud sealiug them up, messages to spirits; did you read these commuatoatious ? Witness (alter much preliminary tale not at all to the point) red that be did not, “How then,” asked dtr. Ciimion, “did you know what the messages were?!” Commodore showed them to me after the ere bad been returned”? you to communicate with pirits by your.telegraphic system f!? sually about twenty minates,’? ‘How iung alter a han dies can you communicate with him |’? : ‘ne Doctor cast bis eyes to tho ceiling, toyed with his gold-rimmed spectacles for some time and then, beatning with satisiaotion, said that the qutokest con- Aection be ever mage was ten minutes, A MONOPOLY OF TaUTH. the witness to tag ‘the shop’” “De you know,” skod Mr. Clinton, **whetber. the spirits tell you the truth #7? “I give communications to persons soliciting them as the spirits give them to me, avd the receivers always soem satisfied with their irusp.”? “Do you know if spirits always tell the trath, or whether some of theta are in ‘ate liare?’? Witness said that believed al! communications through bim were genuine, but with their trash or faleity he bad nothing to do that some of the epints are jome spirits may lite, but all who speak through me tell the trath.’? (Laughter,) “Theo 1 am to understi Clinton, * ipg with the suades of Pinto uid Empedocies as with those of ordivary individuals?” mr. Mansfeld did not remember ever having had Communications with the ancient celebrities, bat he improved the occasion by announcing that he bad several times bad the pieasure of comm with the Father of bis Coantry and Bon Fi In exp'aining the vapid communiecatio! early in the fell irom a reaiter hi requested He had never heard of the re. . *Coald you give us a communication irem the spiris now?” asked Mr. Clinten, ‘1 could not. 1 would bave to gov into condition, and could not do it in an audience like this,” “Theo spirite are modest,” explained Mr, Lord, smii- ing. ANOTHER MONOPOLY. “Explain to tho Court,” saia Mr, Clinton, ‘now you communicate with hie.” “When I der fi neo,” seid the ‘ke i don't kaow of any other telegraphic odmmunication witn u person who ba epirite.” MESTAL WEAKNESS. Mr. William M. Parks was next called te the stand, He testified that the last time he saw tue Commodore he { mental weakness aud acted tm an iy denied the power of the Court so lnrit ihe time of the contestants. There was not, so far as ne knew, auy precedent for such a course on the part of the unless it be one which occarred bis county in Poonsyivania many yours ago, to wit:—A note tor $16 had been prove country justice, the defence began with ses y te prove be yy iraud, [ho J be " Ho advised the sar jel through the eye ot bel to cut off the oth tide too and bave ‘goment day morning. An effort was made to have Mr. Lord diva! Dames of the witnesaus he proposes to Tespectfally dectined, because when he nm before the witnesser had been tampered witu. THE “VAIKMOUNTER,” He wore a li duster too short in the sleeves tall to bide his black coat, carried & carpot-bag in and and aa umbrella im the other and were butter- But inexprensi bios, Take it off 1” satd Judge M Kot Police Coa “What” ojw “that hat! “That hat?” said with the duster, aid you got ti 7"” jurning it over complacently, “ob, I’ve ty “Who are you?” “Amasca Di rson, of Danvilie, Vairmount,"? “Where of enrth dt wh “He wis as | learned od in, ge, Vil be gosh dara me, #met ol my breath 1's fine you i you taik that way,’? You can ve medud be darned, I've got $147 in my shift pow that your officer aian’t Gnd.” “What are you doing ia New York ?” “Kem down (0 buy goods, Won’s o you treat me 80 pesxy mea: “Now jet me was! Ei you don’t rn you, Got a boy ou drink or chew tobacco! ” oppeal et wing swiazied ef 1 don’t take you dol" “Go home “Will whoa i'm roady, Good day!"’ MEXICAN AFFAIRS. INACTIVITY OF THE NINTH CONGRESS. BLACK PRESIDENT LIKELY TO BE DEFEATED— ‘THK MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS STILL BEGGING FOR A MANA PROGRAMME FOR REMODELLING THE COUNTRY—THE NEXT PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN—REPORTED MAS- SACRE OF PROTESTANTS, m Ciey or \Mexrco, Vot, 3, 1878. Bince September 16, the opening day of tho sessions of she ninth Cangross, uotil the presont dute, neither the House nor the Senate has moved or passed a law of any importance whatever te this country. Io fact, the honorable members are only skirmishing for Party advantages, Congress ts divided into two fac- Hous—oue tor, the other against Justo Benites, whom tho Monilor ealis tue ‘black Presidoni.’? Although he is ony a Senator, he is tho actual governor of the Republic, and is workwg might and main to be elected President Diaz’ successor, The Cubines Ministors have to dance to his piping, and tbat is the reason why the Foreign Office still goes a begging fora tenant The condition for obtaining the portfolio to be that the Secretary of State isto bo advised and guided by Justo Bouites and the Minister of Justice, Protasir Tagle, wno ts Bovites’s tool, Jt is generally known ‘that the office has beeu offored tothe following gen- Ezequiel Montez, Manuel Payno, Fred Lurainzar, Duvian (to whom it was first offered and who made the broker offering 1% to tho others) and Jouquia Ruiz, Dubtan is an Oaxaca man, therefore 8 towneman of Diag, Kenitex and others in power, and he would have been preferrea by thom. Ruiz is a crabbed lawyer, and would get Mexico into a row with the United Staiés in about a tortmyht, But none of thése gentlemen would accept the oflice to be supject to Benitex's bebusts. 4 PRESIDENTIAL PROGRAMME. 1tis comical to think that jo this country of apoc- tanevus revolutions any one should make up a pro- gramme tor eighteem months ahead; bat one nas ac- \ually been chalked down for the noxy Prosidontial election, at which time also @ number of State wov- ervora will bayé to be elected, Lt is this:—avout three months before e@ection time Geuvorals Negrete and Garcia de ja Cadena (uow Governor of Zacatecus) afte to pronounce uguinst Dist ‘Tho latter will then deupatch troops aguinst those wo genticmen, which forces, however, ure nover. to meet, the enemy. This is to go on wll election time, when President Divg will iseue a proclamation that en accvunt of the in- surrection no election cau’ bé hold, uid he will give the Presidopoy iato the Davds’ of the ex-oficio View President, Ignuqio Vallarta, ho lotier is thea to lay bis Wires foc masipalatiog the polls; shortly alter Ward the sham prouungiados will submit, the elec- tions be held, Vallarta of course be elected bona fide President, aud Negrote and Vsdens are to be rewar’ 1s 10 be reserved as Bou Who osherwise nimseli elected, if ‘MIROBLLANNOUS NEWS. mm Washingion, bag writ ifiend Here that he will propabiy not come itil alter the United States Congress: mets, 80 48 40 have tue cause of Mexico uuvocaiag by certain members of that body whom ne will inspire, He will vot acoups tue office of secretary of Stase Will ols cousin Zima coua, « Representative from Puebla in the Mexican 86 and she leader of the unti-Benitistas, shail have worked over a majority, He only uceds now to wiu over eleven more votes to bis party when he will bave the desired majority, hopesto have them by Uctober 31, wheu the grai trml of tbe respective strength of the two partie: will be ma ctiou OL & LEW Spauker ior tie Hou od @ new President of the Senate, which officers are here elected and changed monthly, It then the mejori:y 1s won Mr. Zainacoua will come “home, even Volore the meeting of United states Con- rei 4 take charge of the Foreiga Office, Ihe trait @’ Union, a daily jouroal of nis city, « few days ago publishes au order given irom u merosutile house iu Sau Luis Poses! toa firia in Alexico, in favor of a Gen- oral X——, to the amouat of $33,000, tor cuntraband Teceived, The sitiaisof the two cummeroial houses are given. Geveral Naranjo, whois piated at as ine one im whose for tho Wruer in posed to have been made, with two other gouerals, have published a card asking the Trait d’ Union vo give the name ol the Geuerai X—, and im case of th tb belding 16 Of that paper “iiars und cowarus.”” ed courts of justice to Invent my ‘The subscription Taiseu tu this city under tue uuspices of Untied States Minister Foster in aid of phe iover-siricken districts hag reached the #am of neuriy $2,500. e silver Conduct trom Zucatecas, with more inau $1,000,009, guarued by some two luadrod woil armed mea, ar- fi¥ed in this city September 30. HOW TO REMODEL MEXICO, A paper of Puevia City, on Sepiomber 23,%bas pub- sued a pian jor remodelling d getting 1 be.”? vod and Diss Counsels,’” Daily, Mexico is ager of Loving 18 AULonomYy, Libert; cv, Ibrough tue piots of t ed With and inanipuiat milion jindabituats, of which scarovly ove will ay be said to be civilized; we over egot miltions are buried in the deepest igior- ance. The ludians of tnis oountry, from wwe time of our independence, have ot made sny Progress, eitber morally or physioully—vorderiug almost on idiotism—and the iluvility ef heir Deiwg Jed by uoserupuious political desigaers ts the caase of uli our evils. Wo have an immense border wlon; tue irontiers of the United States, Guatemat Dovabie to take care of It an jo Inet their muiutenance, Our neigh- Periect impanity, aus ai te aboory us, jor Which Purpose they sock 1 com- mence a war in walch all the advantages are un sheir siae; fer we cannot reckon oo tne patriotiem of oar idiotic Indian population, igvorant of the mean- “ing of the term native’ Country, nor cun we reckon oy dvavor to becuMs, au Inelligent nation— TUM PROPOSED PLATPOKE. Therciore, we propvse us 4 plativrm vo eave us from the threatened smipwreck :— 1, fo offer ut pavire sulo all sparsely popalated country bordering on the United States, Guatemala 4 Benze, preierring as buyers Latin races. 2 The Unitea Staten may ve aumiuted as bidders it those avove tnticated do not preseut themeelvei & be Mexioun to be ab liberty 4 erty Is to be respe 4 With the proceeds of thinsale th A colonized, to serve us a barrier against te bought from t instalments, and the Lodions, 6. Mechanics and savings bumks are to be estab- Jiwned, 7. A system of publioschools is to be rigidly on- foroed. xe landholders, 10 be pa @flors is to be made bo civilize 8 Rullrends, telegraphs, public works, hospitals and pe geen erien are bo be estubliened. iehing w proved and invreaspu. LL, The joast of cicze0s ts to be able to accuse fore the Suprem: urtany Congressmen that ab Ab opinion Of oppesitien to the coastitution, reior: of progress, ‘Tue legal-sale of Ina: of no accouat to ception, canvot diminish our dignity or oF hisrespect, We cannvt help refiveting in Pteevus state of aflairs iends us to national d dio war, True, we would co ve less than sluves. tn xicua Republic perish, without ever having existed, On tho oiher ti map of Mexico b y Tespectable suins of moue: Rev otherwise Lo Le had. “erbape, 1 cunciudes, descendants, stroug und vigurous, come to renequiro what to-day circuimetances com: watosacriiice! fue platiorm ia fathered oy a man in high pvsition iu this onpital, whe would find it that section, REPORTED MABHACKE OF PROTKSTANTS, raphe despriuh yemlerday Fecelved here trom Puevia staves that on September 2¥, as Aiaele, Su ot Puobia, a mud incived by privets Killed twenty-live Protestants, wounding @ humover ernor of the Siate bus sour trop, diwturbepoe, la Puebla vise vn 10 oreak Hp Lue, Provesiaut missio: ff here a tow days Ago through Miuiste Inverview with President Diaz, who prom. U 1a bis power ww provecs ail nomiuavione, ARSENIC BY Misi Mes, Jona Roo, of Patchogue, LL, (oeling ill Just botore retiring Tuesday nigut, went to hor medicine on ad took from it what she supposed was a Dover powder. Mixing it In & gisse she arank it and soon alter Was seized with vi a Vounit~ that she Of arsenic sufflcwat to kill tnree purses Medioal ald wae xammoned, but the pour Woman died in growl agony About an hour alter taking tue fatal dose, Mra, Roo Was sixty-nine yours Of agy, and # life-long resident of the village some of them without the Kuow, RUINED BY SPECULATION, Why Assistant District Attorney Hoxie, of Brooklyn, Resigned. A CONFESSION OF GUILT. Teking Money from the Government’s Debtors and Losing !t in Wall Street. Considerable exciiemont was caused in Brooklyn yesterday alterpoun by sho announcement that As- sistant United States District Attorney George W, “Hoxie, of that city, was a delaulter to the govern- mont aud had resigned his office on that account, The amount of moaey improperly collected and re- tained by Mr. Hoxie could not be asceriained, but it is believed to be large, Tho singular monuer in whion the defaulter conducted himsgli of late, as well as the metbod which he has chosen of making public the defalcation, hus excited muclf drscussion as to whether ho was altogetner rational, Shortly before the Brookiyn eveuing papers went to press a young man visited the offices and Jelt an en- velope, without making any explanation. On open- ing the envelope it was found to contain the following letter of resignation: — Orrioy, Unite Stats Distaict Atronxer, | Easteky vistator or New Louk, NTON AND MONTAGUE ATIOETS, Buooxsra, ». ¥., Oot. 16, A. W. Texxey, Esq, Unite states Arroisiy, Kasten Distuict or New Yous Deak Sit - For rons ‘ou understand I hereby Tonign tho office of Ansistaut Univod States Attorney for stern District of New York, and huve prepared & mont tor publication fully exoperating you. Very re- a3 8 which ttuy, GEOWGE W. HOXLe, ‘The publication alluded to read 98 toliows:— Buooxuyn, N. ¥., Oot. 16, 1878, To those whose moneys huve b various cus ing In Attorney t Kaxtorn District of New Yor: Cases have not yet beon settiod nor the mone f When I received tho said moneys 1 expected honestly to ‘use them in the mauner mentioned in tue receipts given by ft all other cnsos in the office. They have iy, and adentiy, been lost in all sireot specatasi L was incaut sly lod mado and lost a large cases have remained fora longtime with: out action by me, with the expectation fram time to time that | mizht ve éuavied to procced with them, 1 have made every ex-riion possible during the past two Weoks to raise tic money Mecexsary to protect you, but have tailed, IfT am not deprived vf my libersy I believe ry I witt soturmn to you the sums 1e- tod'with me withia wreasonavie time. L Mr. Tonuey, the Distriet Attorney, trom. biame inthe manuer of the use of these kKnowlodzo of the receipt of most o him # full jist ol the sau with the cases and respective amonmis. 1 de not wish extonuate tne offence, but I roalias it most fuiy and weonly. GBORGE w. HOXLis, INTERVIEW WITH TUS DISTHICT ATTORNKY, A Hnnaup reporter jater im the alternoon culled at the oftice of District Attorney Teuney at the United States buiding, corner of Clinton and Monwwgue streets, Mr. Tenney was closeted with Avsistant Die- wict Attorney Herbert Hull, Noah Iipbetts, clerk to the Regisirer, andone or two other ofloials, Au in- terview was finally accorded the reporter, and iu answer to inquiries as to what be had to say on the subject of Mr. Hoxte’s aefalcation Mr. Tenney said that be was as completely taken by surprise ae any eutsider who bud koown Hoxie could possibly ve, He had bad no intimauon of ihe matter ooul be revuroed to his office trom Now York, whero he had been trying 4 case. ‘then bo found’ Hoxic’s etter of resignation lying on bis desk. He seat for a ana up to that time He said that he had no the amount of monoy Hoxie bad ta present,” said the District Attorney, way of floding out; but the moncy ts trom ola judg. ments that the government bas obtained. ‘That is as near as 1 could understand from thé evidence at hand. He has taken the money iu tbese cases in view of compromising thom Wita the govormeny In such instances be has made’ no record oi the fact, and bas sevt vo nic gto He has never consulted me about such ca: gavo him instructions never to receive money Gflice, as it was not a Foposiiory for tundas, All caus t are regularly .comprowised go turough mv in & judgment case was seitied as provided by inw as Waguingtoa through this offloe, aud the agreement of compromise was approved. | forget the name o! the Case, but us s00M aa ihe papors came back I sold Mr. Hoxie to collect the amount doe and setileit. The amount wasabout $2,800, Hethen toia me thas be had collected the money, but bad used it, He woud settle 1, however, he Ttold bim on Saturdsy again to setile it amd he said bo would, This is what he reie My knowleage of his i limited to. this instance, amount he nas collected, nor have | any idea as to the of tbe parties from whem he received m: ok the mouey irom people, promising to Cave With the goverzment on receipt of a stipa- amount, which, if done, would remoyo the judgment standing against ‘such person¥ as Were judyment debiors of tho United States. Int however, of Jorwarding the history of the case to bo compromwed through the regular channels be pat the money io his pocket, and there the ma! It asually takes Chroe or four months to set- tle w enge throug Lhe ordinary changers, go tbat ho Was uot lable to be burried, aad nobody knew 01 ti Wansaction except bimsell. pip HOXIn GIVK RECEIPTS? “Did he give a reecipt to the partics irom whom bo ed (he money f don’t know. [nat oan be ascertained only when the persons who are intorested shall come forwurd ?? ll be bas Signed the receipis Jor the muney us Assistant Distmct Attorney will that receipt hold gouw With the goverament ag between the purty who pad ur “That ts ® query,’ said Mr. Tenney, “for tnture to- Yestigatiog. i'hero are, perhaps, betwoom, 3,000 and 4,000 old Judgment cases on Lie books of Luis oflic whieb cases Dave accumuluted since the orguniza of the Court, ie probably read up the uistory of many of them, and was iamiliar with (he Juugment record, His action was liko.tuut of a trusied clerk who should obtain 4 number of old debts that wero considered v d Who On his Own reaponsibility should collect ge Of bos employer, id pocket (ho money without recording the lac. ‘Dhere 1s nO way of tciliug from the books buw ho selected Lnese cases tor conection,” “Did you evor know tuat he speculated In Wall sirevt?” “No, sir; I never dreamt that he specu He was abio, inielngent, industrious anu diligent, and everything in the office’ w Dim, except in this-particaiar, wito remarkavle reguiurity.”? Have you taken any measures iooking to his ar- rest??? subject to I jor imstraction aod adyios in Jn the meantime will occapy my time in 1 tap a terribie sping. Hoxie nud a Ho was au excellent lawyer and prose- HIS MENTAL AND PHYSICAL CONDITION, Mrs. Rodenshail, the jaay at whose bouse sr. Hoxie boards, sata to tie writer fugt evenmg that no (Hoxie) bad been boarding with them tor avout fon: eon yuars, He was the only vonrder im tne bouse. He bad not been like nimsell, Mra, eeks past He liad bi ait clusping ates Distr a e districh of New York he selecwod Mr, Hoxie as bis Best aistant ta buat office, ary ol $4,500 per annum. As Assistant District Attorney le otiarge @f the Civil Cases, as well as OF the principal oriminal eases. While in office he seldom lost a couse ‘Though social at times ho was usually t ie nh his manner, and 1 though Hot to an tnjurio Innate, lawyers ho Was vory well hiked, and much sympathy ed jor him by mombers of tue iegal iraver- THE FAILURE OF HAAR & CO. OPINIONS OF MEMBERS OF THE STOCK EX- CHANGE—ONE OF THR SUSPENDED FikM BR- FORK THR INVESTIGATING COMMITTER. The ptincipal topios of conversation in Wall siroct yesterday were the taliure of Huar & Go, and the ao, cueations made by them against Jay Gould and Bel- dep & Co. A prominent membor of the Stock Ex- change gave it as bis opinion that nine-tegths of the members of the Board sympathized with the col- lapsed firm, ana be thought that, if a vote were taken, Belden & Co, would receive the lion’s share of tho lame. A CONTRARY oPimoN. Another promipeut member, on the contrary, cone tended that Haar & Co, were to biame, He said there was no doubt that Belden & Co, ‘had had dealings with Haar & Co. in Union Pacific stock, and that Bel- gon & Co, trusted them with a jarge amount of Union Pacific, on which Haar & Co, advanced only 59, aud which that firm seld afterward tor 66, pocketing tbe diflerence, He believed that the whole question of re- sponsibility for the sale of stocks op Mouday rested upon the question whether Beiden & Co, gave the order to sel, He thought 1 singular, if such wero the case. that Haar & Uo, did not give that as a reason for their faiiare When they notified the president of the Stuck Exenange of thei suspension, Haar & Co, should have something to svow as prool, because tt was wot right Jor them to take orders for the sale of 15,000 Shares without having it in writing. ‘Phe whole matter, however, in Dis Opinion, could stand a sirict investigation, R. BRLDEN’S DENTAL, Mr. Belden deuvicd the truth of Mr, Haar’s state. ment in reference to an alieged conspiracy entered into between Limsel! aud Mr. Haar tor the selling of stock and Dnying of gold en Monday last. His firm in- tended to press the Gxse against Haar until they re- covered the amount of the securities given bim, ‘THM INVESTIGATING COMMITTER, Tho members of the Stock Exchauge Angolveney Commitiec—Messrs, Donald McKay, Howard Lapsiey and ¥, N, Lawrenoe—were investigating the case yous terday, Jn addition to e gentiomen Messrs. T. B, Atkins and Jona W. Kilbreth were appointed on the coimmities by the Governing Committee of tbe Sivek Exchange, which inet a one P.M. The commiutee has been ingtructed to conduct thetr investigation tn private, amd Lo kecp the result secret until the report has been submitted to the Governing Committee. At the office of Haar & Co, nothing turtber could be learned. [bo ciecks lug charge said they bud not seen their principals and knew nothing concerning Uhwir whereabouts, ON OF TH FIRM BEFORE THE COMMITTER. Mr. G. F, Kuebnemundt, « member of the firm of Haar & Uo,, called at the. resideuc: of Brayton ives, president ol the Stuck Excuango, yesterday morning and protested to that geniioman that be (Mr. Kuebn- emundt) Was an hovest man, aud deciared that it there had been any “ocrookedness” in the transac. Hous of bis Orm Le knew nothing about i, Mr. Ives auvisea Mr, Huetnemundt to come vowa to his (Mr, Kuenpemunut's) vflice and face tue music. He also Suggested 10 him to go before the Lusvivency Com- mittee and stand exawinattoa, Mr, Kuchoemandt took this wdvice aud yesterday alternoon appeared be- jore ta®@comimitieo and gave his testimony. MK. HAAR IN LUDLOW STREET Jal. Mr. Haar occupies a roou in Luuiow stroes Jail, and by advice of bis counsel bo retrained from giving any Jurtber particulars of the failure. He Maintained, however, that Mis statement, which ap- peared in the HRALD yesterday, was, poricotty correct, No prowcedings were taken to eftect the release of Haar yesterday, his couunel, ex-Senutor Jacob A. Gross, being engaged ou'another cui ‘o-day, how- ever, application will be made to the Court to vacate the order of arrest or to Feduco the amougt of vail, Mr. Gross is confident that ne will be able to prove that Jay Gould, Belden & Go, played a sbarp trick ou his clients on Sunday wight. Everything cou- nected with tbe iaterview at that time, he says, will be fully ventilated, OTHER B INKSS LRUUBLES. The fatiure of Henry Havilond, wholesale doaler in druggists? aundries, at No, 28 Joun street, wae an- pounced yesterday, ana during the day he madea general assignment for the benoit of his creditors, withvut preference, to Josiah T. Tubby. The failuro caused considerabie surprise in the trade, on account of Mr, Hyilana’s excellent reputation and credit’ He had’a capital of $40,000, George P. Koewe being the special partner. ‘The Iubilities are about $50,000, and sts, Which consist of stock, not 4 open count estimated at from $15,000 to §: 5 Jacob Sandman, manufacturer of laced, at No. 14 Lispeuaru street, made uu assigument ior tho benent of bts cFoditurs yesierdsy to Robert Ravea. — His lia- bilities are about $8,000 and ussets probaoly $5,000, Tho petition of George H. Irewor, ot No. 7 West Twenty-fith street, relerred to Register Ketchum, shows sabilities to the amount of $76,000, and no assets, Ezea B. Weston, of Nyuck, whose petition has bovn referred to Register Fitch, has liabilities to the ainount 0: $14,562, und no assets, Vanuerboet & Boatty, munutactarers of straw goods, ut No, 620 Broudway, having tailed to get tbrough with their composition, have been adjudie cated bankrupts by Judge Cneate on the poticion or the senior partner. Regimer Dwight nas called a meeting, to be held on November 8, when ange- signee Will be etected, THE BONNER FAILURE. Petitions were yesiorday presented to Judge J. F. Daly, in the Court of Common Picas, by Messrs, Will- iam Belden & Co, uad others, aud Messrs, Trask & Stone and ethers, in the mattor of the ussignment of John Bonner & Co, In the first petition it is stated that Belien & Co. vorrowed trom Bonner & Co, $45,000, cures by 100 shares of Union Pacific stock, and that on another occasion they borrowed $50,000, secured by 260 shares of the same slock, These se- Curidies, logether with others leit for vartous loans, similarly votained irom Bouner & Co, by trask & Stone, Hotcukiss & Buobam aod Hamm & Murray, were subaequently repiedged by Bouner & Co. to Kugone Kelley ior a loan of $60,000 in gold, Not being repaid tho latter, 118 said, sold the securities, out of which they retained rentizing $54,266 21, $61,582 47, tue amo 4 surplas of $2,673 74, wh be divided among them pro rata, rato petition yy Trask & Co, there plus of $1,937 05 asked to ve aisirio Park also claiming & proportion out of 100 spares of Pavama stock, which he pledged with Bonner & Co. tor a loan of $80,000, and iikewise repledged and seid. BANK OFFIUJALS ON TRIAL, SECOND DAY'S PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THB MANAGERS OF THE NEWARK SAVINGS INSTI- TUTION. ‘The triat of the Pcople’s Savings Bank offerls, of Newark, was continued yesterday. Mr, Reeva, late seoretary of the bank, was recailed, He stated that be bad examined the notes beld by the bank for two years, a found twenty-five credited te William H, Randall, one of the alleged swindiing managers, and six te Mr. Doremus, anowher ‘manager; all the managers? notes wore paid exceps Raodail’s, ond some of bis wore taken. up On being asked how he know Mr, Rhodes, the pr dent of the bank, had bypothecated bods, the wit- nosé said:—“The bank wanted money ; an officor of the North Ward Bavk said to mo, ‘Your repors says you have goverument boos, but your president (Rhodes) says you have pot;’ I then inquired jato the mater; Mr. Smith Kaew nothing Of the matier anti I told him; Coronet Alien did net know of it, neither did Ranaall; | do pot Know about the over detendants.” {his evidence Was brought out by the defence view to show that the bypotnecation of bonds done a8 tho result ot ® conspiracy—tno whioh tho accused are tried. ‘After recers Mr. Alonzo Somerville, onshier of the North Ward Bank, testified that Mr. Ruedes haa toid bim that he had used the Poepie’s Bank's United States beads and bad given the Vauk # Check for the amount, Witness jariver testified that the North Wari Bank had borrowed the People’s U: vonds through Mr. Rhodes, aud nad obtained money on them, JUOGR DEPUR STATHS THE Case, At this point the State rested, and Judge Depue, Apeakiog tor the Coart, fard that the overt act onarged 4 the conspirdey was improp tod States bonds. ‘The question shauld bo whether there was iraadulent was, How many deiondauts Knew of the wrong done? ‘There wae evidence against all bat Colonel Allon; yot he, a member of U noe Comumittec, presamaviy knew o1 these No distinction shoaia be made as to defendants, 4 TAK DEYBNOK OPA, Counsellor Coult now vpened for the defence, He dwott at first on the herevoiore unblemisned reputas tou of the detendani. Tuey had done waat they thooght vest, The loans made by the Uefondanté might bave been made cuntrary wo tho charter, put the Jury mast b not only was tho law trarisyreawed, bat t stitution, Lilegal w v depression aud its rosulis, aud autd boat the Wiillains wna Deromus notes woula ve sattefuo- torily explained. Tha deience then placed on tho stand accused, Colonel Willie Alien, a wi white-benrdod, military tooking man, evidently a Fecont invard. fhe Colonel testified’ that ne had Deon Connected With the Dink row its organization and Was alweys on the Finance Committov; he had Known of no criminal mismanagement; he did pot know that Mr, Randall made anytoing out of any transaction, nor aid now of ‘any one who aid; for several yours tho ok of the Citizens’ Insur- ance Company was at par; bi bis tuilure Mr, By ©, Sniith wad Iu good Commercial standing; so Was Me, Rendall, fhe Sate bas several Witne testitied, THE BAKER-LE who have not you ING OasH, The Baker-Irving bastardy case was callea before Jad, alternoon, Mr. Churlos 8. Spencer, counsel for Mr. Irving, sommed up for th nce, He aweit upon the unimpeachable character of the defendant and the improbability of the temenis upon wuich t Compiaint rested, Mr. Spencer exhibited ® numb: of otvers (rom & Young man ous Woat ofering so com ou and testify in Me. Irving's behall if ne were paid $500 lor the Bervics, Lhe letters Were hot nocepred asevidence, Mr. Leving, bis wile, sou and a were prosent, as Wore ulao the unforimuae g her mother, Jade Murray reserved nis decision, Murray at the Tombs Polico Court yestorday, OUR COSTLY BRIDGE. ee Argument on the Motion to Compel Gomp- troller Kelly to Issue More Bonds. TEN MILLIONS ALREADY SPENT. President Murphy and the Trastees Charged with Fraud and Extravaganee. The argument on the wotion to compel Comptroller Kelly by mandamas to issue $1,000,000 ponds for the Brooklyn Bridge was continued in Suprel Court, Chambers, vofore Jadge Barrett, yesterday moraing, Moséra, William Heary Arnoux and Robert H, Strahan represented the oity, and Edgar M, Cullen and Aaroa J. Vanderpoe! the Bridge Company. Mr, Culjen argued on the question of the proper form of bringing this proceeding that the applica tion for a maudamas should be directed not against the Corporasion of New York at large, but specially Against the Comptroller, beoauso it was hia special fault that the Corporation ¢id not fulfil its duty to issue these bonds, Mr. Cullon urged soat the Com- mon Council bad uo right to pass a resolution direct. jug the Comptroller to withhold the issue of we bonds untilthe question nad beep judicially settied, It was as it the Common Council wore saying to the Comptroller, ‘Don’t obey the law.” Mr, Cuil handed to the Court a Itthograpned copy of the opinion of Corporation Counsel Witney that ti city was bound to issue these bonds. r Judge Barrett asked if there were any private ju feresta in the briage or whether it was solely a Property of tho two cities ? | Mr. Culien replied that by the act of 1875 the prix Yate stock in the company was purchased, and it was Bow evtirely owned by the twocities, Hs claimed that the amount of $8,000,000 fixed for the cost of tho bridge was not « limit, CaN TAY SPEND A RUNDRED MILLIONS? Judge Barrett arked whesher, according to this Principle, the trustees of the bridge could spend $100,000,000 on it, and whether after the $8,000,000 providea for had boon spent the work would wave to atop until the Legislature authorized the remainder of the expenditure of this $100,000,0007 Mr. Cutlen replied that if it was apparent to the Court that the bridge would Gost $100,000.000, it would, doubtiess, be so atrocious & case u® 10 jusiify it 1 retustog the mandamus. Mr, Strabau—bo point woich I wanted Mr, Murphy to meet, and which 1 understand bim to admit, ie that accordiug to tho original designs im 1876 ibe bridge would no! @ cost over $8,000,000; bus that through bis w. travagance and iraaduleucy. this Cost Will be greatly exceeded. Judge Barrett—1 do not understand pim to admit 4, 1 will bear you in the proper time, Mr, Straban, Mr. Culloa conumucd bus argameat until alter recess, when Mr. Strahan replied on bebaif of Comp- woter Keily, Mr. Strahan clatmod that it was an invariable rale of Jaw thut where an action would lio no Mandamus should be granted. The city of New York was & corporati and could be sued, Stranan cited oral eases im whica as held that an action ¢ the Compwroller ana a was refused, In all tuese cases t Wty Was manda. tory upon tne Comptroller to 1ssuc bouds aud to pay for work done tor the city, He maintuimed tuat the trastees Of tno bridge held the same position ia rel- erence to their remedy agatust the city ay any other ereditors, More especially must ine proceeding against the Comptroller tail because like otuer cluims this must be passed upom by the Auditor beiore it can properly be presented te tae Comptrolier for pay- meu In a preceding case, agaius: Comptroller Greed, the Court of Appeals bola unanimously that Lu. Comptroiier could not be called upea to pay any demand or claim until it had been properly examined und aodited. Mr. Vanderpoel denied that the trustees of the bridge were ordiuary creditors a, SOME FRANK ADMISMLOXE, tos court and admitted at ample provision had been made ior the compie- tion of tue work by the Legiwiature of 1875; but they id that by reason of their waste, extravagance aad Iraudulent proceedings they could not complete the work except for one-\bird more than was stipulated by the Legwiasure, The Comptroller was ready w prove to upy inieliegens Jury tbe al by him against the trustees in reter tacts, she tui joc uatil 16 was judicially decided that these funds. were within the law, and that the trastees would per- form ther obligation and complete the bridge witn’ the amount stipulated by law, Mr. Arnoux argued that, as the Comptroller acted under the directivn of the Common Council, t damas, if granted at all, must be du Commen Council, who A POINTED QUESTIOX, Judgo Barrott—How muca vas beea paid altogether? Mr. Vulien—Five millious and three hundred thou- sand dollars. Mr. Siraban—Tea millions altogether, under the old and the new act. Mr. Cullen—Yes; about $10,000,000 altogether. “We know that bhis ‘milion will be merely throws Away at tue vridge,’’ Mr. Arnoux urged, “and that, atter 4% 1 apeni, work will still be incomplete, Your Houor cannot assume buasted the $8,000,000 ork bas to stop, tuem woy hey think the Legisiatare will ra tho y Your Honor cannos assume thet she be influenced by any sacu argu would be to enoourage the wi eos, It would be putsing premium apow jraudulent conduet ia the administra. tion of civil affairs,” Betore this speech was finished the Oourt e@ Joured until moraing, When Mr. Arnoux will cou, clade his argument, ny bebail of the Briage Company, Jaage then take the papers and reserve bis ceoision in the case. A DEFEOCTIV«® AROH, FURTSER COMPLAINIS AS TO THE INSTABILITE OF THE FOR1Y-SEOOND 81 REGT BRIDGR The arch at Forty-second stroet and First avenue, which recently tell down, ia being reconstructed, but im ouch aa unscientiiic manner that the residents of the adjoining bouses are preparing to move, as in the Opinion of competent engineers the whole mass of masonry must give way uotess the work is carried out on better principles, A woll known bridge engineer made the following . statement to a HERALD reporter yesterday, in relation tothe work on the bridge:—‘u its present state there ls imminent danger of the entire structure falling in aad probabiy destroying several adjowing houses ia its tall, Tho frst arch stone on the nortu- weat part of the abutment, incing First a’ already movod o proper pusitio ment of the steps in Press has Also toosenud the made them generally insecure, 4 SPLIT WALL. “Again, the wing wall on the vorthwest mde of the bridge Dus aple order that rise requires ments at least seven feet in width, The ovjeor ot the wbatmens 18 to curry the masoury and the counters fortes, and toe object of Lae counter lors i to main. tain the equiliorium and stabilisy of tnbaroh, Im svoud of ourrying Out the Work in the above magner the excavations have been made porsions of tt made # portion of the that the brid, s without carry the w fe now, the bricks on bridue unaulate, used in the const Approved iorm pr design, aiaqoval form, strongest, nid have i ae)?