The New York Herald Newspaper, November 15, 1878, Page 8

8 “STABBED 10 DEATH. Angelo Spagnlo Murders Peter Drake in Chatham Square. ORIGIN OF THE CRIME. Citizens Capture the Assassin After a Lively Chase. ‘Phe stiletto was brought into fatal play yesterday morning in Chatham square, Two men, Angelo Spagnlo and Peter Drake, one a native of Malta, and the other hailing from Gibraltar, had had a quarrel on Wednesday nignt, which resulted in the exchange of blows, broken noses and discolored eyes, The former resided at No, 2 Mott street and the latter at No. 12 Pell street. They were both cigar pedlers, and had the reputation of being desperate, quarrelsome men. On Wednesday morning Peter Ramsey, who was well known in the Spanish quar- ter, died suddenly of consumption, He was poor, and his body was remoyed to the Morgue, preparatory to being interred in Potter's Field. Drake interested himself to procure for his old companion a decent burial. To this end he went around among his friends, begging subscriptions. AS those he solicited were poor his success was but in- different. Wednesday evening, while carousing with a number of boon companions in a drinking saloon at No. 4 Mott street, he sent round the hat in further ance of his charitable scheme. ORIGIN OF THE ‘TRAGEDY. When it came to Spagnio's turn to contribute he refused and heaped all sorts of opprobrious epithets on the head of deceased, calling him a Spanish dog an@traitor. Such offensive remarks as these were not. to be born patiently by the fiery and pug- nacious but philanthropic Peter. He accordingly prépared to avenge the insults aimed at the repptation of his deceased friend. He, therefore, proceeded to punish the offender in the manner pop- ular among his class, by a rough and tumble with his antagonist. A lively fight followed between the two men, and as they were both muscular and determined they exchanged sturdy and telling blows, which left forcible mementoes of their prowess. They were at last separated by the impartial spectators, who had tmagnanimously concluded that they had punished tach other sufficiently. Drake’s nose was bleeding profusely from an ugly cut, whil Spagnio’s eye was bruised and swollen. Drake had been drinking, and he evidently had received the worst’ of the struggle. He went away swearing all sorts of vengeance, and all night lay in wait to “get square” for the pummelling he had received, As if anticipating some tuch trouble in store, Spagnlo armed himself with & murderous stiletto, prepared to defend himself fromthe threatened wrath of his antagonist. A MURDEROUS BLOW. Abont half-past seven A, M. yesterday, while Drake was lying in wait in Pell street, watching for Spagnlo to make his appearance, the former's vigil was rewarded by seeing bis Multese enemy leavg, his house aud walk in the direction of Chatham square. Drake followed after him and caught up with him near the beginning of East Broadwzy. At this point the two men faced each other, both prepared for a desperate encounter. Drake was resolute and Spagnio desperate. The one confided in his physical strength while the other relied upon the murderous weapon which he had con- cealed on his person to settle the struggle whieh’was about to take place. Drake rushed upon his opponent, but immediately drew back when he saw the gleam of a long blade in the hands of his an- tagonist. He did not wish to come to close quarters against such odds and turned to heat a retreat. He saw that Spagnlo was more than his match and was. prepared for the contest. He was not, however, per- mitted to relinquish the battle which he had sought, tor Spagnio’s blood was up, and with a bound like a tiger be had caugist up with his half paralyzed victim and plunged the murderous knife to the hilt between the shoulders of Drake. The latter, though mortally wounded, displayed wonderful nerve and presence of mind. He cried aloud that he was stabbed and fol- lowed in pursuit of the fleeing assussin. THE ASSASSIN CAPTURED. The latter ran at the top of his speed from the place where he had used the knife with fatal effect, Mt the northeast corner of Chatham street and East Broadway, across Chatham square to Worth street, thence to Mulberry street, to Park street and through Park into Baxter street, where he was fually captured. His victim, as stated, after being stabbed aroused the neighborhood with bis screams. He ran about two bundred feet in pursuit of the murderer, but dropped in a pile of sand near tho Third avenue track. Two citizens, namod Pitegerald and Steinmetz, joimed in the chase, and they managed to keep the fugitive well in sight, shouting to the Spectators aa they rau, ‘‘Stop that nan, he has stebbed amar!” The people, however, gave the murderer a wide berth, as he stili held the reeking blade in his hand, At last Fitzgerald and Steinmetz found a staunch ally in Joha Leslie, an ex-policeman, who is now employed in the Department of Public Works. He was in the act of examining a hydrant and held in his hand along iron screw. Armed with this formidable weapon he headed off the assassin and compelled him to surren- der. “Who are you?” said Spagnlo, in broken Eng- lish, ‘Are you an officer?” “That is none of your business, You stand and behave yourself or I'll crack you with this on the skull,’’ replied Leslie, as he flour- ished his weapon over the head of the cowering Mal- tese. The other two men at this 1aoment arrived, and the three men took hold of Spagnlo . and marched him in the direction of the Fourth precinct station house, A moment before he had surrendered he threw. the murderous blade away,and it was subsequently found by a boy and given up to Captain Petty. At the junction of Baxter dud Pearl streets, near Chatham square, they inet OMi- cer Lewis, of the Fourth precinct, and handed the prisoner over to the patrolman, He was taken to the station house and locked up. . THE VICTIM. In the meantime Officer Jacobs, of the Fourteenth precinct, heard screams that a man was stabbed, He urried to Chatham square, and there found Drake lying on his face in the pile of sand in the middle of the street. While he was trying to raise the wounded man Officers Burns and Smith arrived. They pro- cured an express wagon and drove with the body to the Fourteenth precinet station house. Captain Brogan at once telegraphed for the police surgeon, but the man was beyond the reach of medical aid. A ghastly and gaping wound was vigible between the shoulder blades, from which a portion of the lungs 1. The wound looked as if it had been ine aimuch larger weapon than a stiletto, but is was accounted for by the Coroner, who said’ that when the blade was thrust home it was turned in the body, leaving a ghastly orifice which caused death » almost instantl A He y: eporter called at the Fourth precinct station yesterday and was shown the futal blade by Captain Petty. It was shaped in the form of a bowie kuife, with 2 sharp, tapering point and an edge like a razor, ‘Che biade was 6% inches long and the handle 4% inches. Captain Petty described it asa knife of foreign manufacture, whieh is usually ased by rig- gers and sailors. ‘The blade wae stained with blood to the hilt when first found. SPAGNIO DENIES BIS GUIS. Captain Petty, at the request of the Hrrarp re- porter, stmmoned the assagsin into his office, Spagnio is alow sized, muscular man, His face wus swarthy in complexion and animal in expression. His closely cropped black hair and stubby mustache ave hit the appearance of “a ticket of leave man.” je was dressed in @ pea jacket and chock shirt, which opened low and exposed hia thicket neck, Officer Sparbarar was called in to act as inter- preter, as the prisoner con!d not speak English. He wanted to know what he was arre d for, and denied all knowledse of stabbing. “What did you run away for, then ”” asked Captain Petty. ~Well, 1 waa in a hurry to breakfast,” wae the ready answer, accompanied by a shr of the shoulders. Captain Petty still held in his band the knife which did the cutting, The prisoner stooped down and took the biale between his fingers, but the Gaptain held on to the handle with a firm eintch. “What is he pointing at?’ asked the Captain. “He says, sir, that there are no etaine of blood upon the bia “Does he admit that the ¢ belongs to hin “No, sit; he says that he T saw it before ‘tWO BAD sUDTECTS. ‘The deceased had been well known to the po! number of years, He had been engaged in nun rough and tumble fights, and whe knowing full attempt his most ee he had was at race wes a powerful man, and of 6 fihting family, His brother is ¢ known wrestler and athlete, Matthew Grac store on East Houston street. Drake struck Onicer Grace & terrific blow with « slungshet on the hes, knocking him senseless, He was 1n 4 precarious con- dition for several days, and it was feared that his in- Juries would terminate fatally. He recovered, how- @ver, but never regained inis former strength. He died « year afterward. Drake, for this offence, was tried aud committed to the Penitentiary for eighteen Months . who keeps @ fhe prisoner's record is equally notorious. He has Deen engaged in all sorts of quarrels, and on the Ith ot last “Getober was stabbed ‘in the « throat ye. au Malian named Ibano, who resides at 4 Bowery, ‘The later was arrested and the NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1878—TRIPLE SHEET. wounded man was taken in an ambulance to st, | Vincent's Hospital, where he remained for two weeks in a critieal condition. Lebamo was helt in $1,000 by | Judge Kilbreth to await the result of Spagnio’s inju- rics. He was Fae ened tried in General Sessions on the 26th of Octol and sentenced to eighteen mouths’ imprisonment, still retains the murk of the wound on his He is detained at the Fourth precinet station house pending the action of a coroner's jury next Monday. . STABBING AFFRAY. A sanguinary fight took place yesterday at 167th strect and Third avenue, between Martin Bachman, twenty-seven years of age, and Otto Rul thirty years of age Both men are neigh- bors and had been: old friends. Recently, how- ever, they disagreed over some business troubles and bad blood has been brewing between them in consequence, Last night thoy met in @ #a- loon and resumed their old quarrel. Both men had been drinking, and from angry words they soon came to blows, Before they | could be separated Bachman frightfully gashed R with a large knife. Rull received six ony gashes— one in the neck and five in the right side. He fell to the ground, and when assistance arrived he was unconscions and bleeding profusely. A physi- ciun was suzamoned to his aid, but nothing could be | done to give him relief and he was carried home in @ | dying condition. His assailant, Bachman, was ar- restedand locked up in the Whirty-third precinct station houge. SHOOTING AT A BARTENDER. a Philip Zimmerman, a bartender in Charles Schmidt’s lager beer saloon, at the corner of Prospect and Sixth avenues, Brooklyn, narrowly cscaped being killed last night by Charles Henry, of No. 386 Seven- teenth street. Henry took several drinks in the place, and them’got into an altercation with Zimmer- man, in the course of which he drew a revolver and discharged it at him, Zimmerman dodged and the ball passed through his hat, grazing his scalp. Henry was arrested and locked up to answer. BARNEY FERRON'S MURDER. John M. Wright, the murderer of Bernard Ferron, the old boatman of Red Hook Point, was taken from the Raymond Street Jail to the Kings County Court of Oyer and Terminer, before Judge Gilbert and As- sociste Judges of Seasions, for trial yesterday fore- noon, he having been indicted for murdgy in the first degree. The prisoner, who was twenty years of age last August, occupied a seat behind his counsel, Colonel E. T. Wood and United States Assistant Dis- trict Attorney Hull. Wright is a pale, flabby faced man, with obtuse nose, expressionless blue eyes apd rether sensual mouth. His hair, which is of a light brown hue, was’ plastered down over his forehead and did not improve his countenance, He was dressed in asuit of blue cloth, and, apparently, took little in- terest in the pi s, The court room was crowded. Among the audience were twenty-four wit- nesses, who have been subpoenaed for the proseci- tion. Regcimry nd oe cane art Loree re) Mr. Wiernberg, ap; ‘or the people. A panel of forty jurors was exhausted without obtaining a jury, The usual difficulties were experienced—namely, jurors had cither formed an opinion which it would take evidence to remove, had red€ the accounts of the oc- currence in the Rewspapers, OF had condcientious scruples on the subject of capital punishment. The trial will be resumed this morping, a new panel being ordered therefor by Judge Gill a It will be remembered that in March last Ferron’s body was found, with the skull crushed in, near the Erie Breakwater, anchored to a mass of ship iron. Suspicion pointed to Wright as the murderer and he was soon after arrest ‘He confessed the killing, but alleged that Ferron had attacked him and that his death was the result of injuries sustained during the fight which ensued. After his arrest end incarcera- tion in jail he made an attempt, m company with “Shorty” Lent, who is now in State Prison for burg- lary, to break jail, but the attempt was frustrated. Since that time he has been well behaved. His rela- atives are said to be in poor circumstances and the counsel have volunteered their services in the behalf of the wretched prisoner. QNNIE BRADBURY'S ACCUSATION. Leonhard Bradbury and Elizabeth McHenry, who are charged with killing their illegitimate offspring in Hoboken four years ago, had an examination yester- day before Judge Gustav Sherig. Elizabeth Kane, the widow who it is alleged assisted them in their work, was also in attendance. Annie Bradbury, the thirteen- year-old sister of Leonhard, repeated her statements as presented in her afiidavit, but on cross-examination she testified that Elizabeth paid Mrs. Kane for taking care of the child. Mrs. Kane testified that she was 4 midwife and attended Elizabeth McHenry during her confinement, and took care of the child after its birth, It contracted a cold when it was two weeks old and died in two days. The examination will be concluded t ARCHITECTS’ INSTITUTE. ADJOURNMENT OF THE ANNUAL CONVENTION— IMPORTANT RESOLUTIONS—-ELECTION OF OFFI- cERS, ‘The second day’s proceedings of the twelfth annual Convention of the American Institute of Architects commenced yesterday at ten o’clock, in the Coal and Iron Exchange, Cortlandt stfect. The attendance of fellows and members was large. The president, Mr. Thomas U. Walter, of Philadelphia, called the meeting to order. A report of the Philadelphia Chapier was read, which showed that branch of the Institute to be in an encouraging condition. Mr. J. Pickering Putnam, of Boston, read a paper on “The Metrical System.” Mr. E. Townsend Mix, of Milwaukee, submitted a communication, in which he complained of having sustained unjust treatment in professional competi- tion, The complaint was referred to the Board of ‘Trustees, and the following motion, offered by Mr. George B. Post, was adopted :— Ms Resolved, That any member of this body who, in case of compet ‘ propose or agree to undertake the work for whieh he is compe: ny for « lows commission or com- pensation than his fellows in the competition vi the sole condition of memb iety—viz., “The i that upon proof whieh shal! con. ‘ed by tho Board the in- led by the Board of Trusteos without further action of the institute as a body, and that-such expulsion shall expel him also*from the chapter. Whe officers clected for the incoming year were:— President—Thomas U. Walter, of Philadelphia, Sec- retary—C. D. Gambrili, of New York. — Secretary of Foreign Correspondence—W. P. P. Longfellow, of Bos- ton. Treasurer—R. G. Hatfield, of New York. Pub- Neation Committce—G. P. Post, of New York; A.J. Blow, of New York: ¢ i. Hartwell Boston, an: Falucat: -R. Ware, of Boston; New York; Henry Van Prant, of New Y A. Potter, of New York, and James K. Wilson, of Cin- ciunati. ‘Board of Trustees—C. C. Haighte W. A. Pot ter, J. O. Cady and H. H. Richardson, all of New York. After Mr. Longfellow had read a report from the Comunittee on Ways and Means the Convention ad- journed sine dir. In the afternoon tho members of the Institute visited the reredos of Trinity Chvrch, the new Court House of the Ninth Judicial District and the new Roman Catholie Cathedral, A dinner, at which most of the members were present, took place at Picard’s last night. William ST, ANDREWS SOCIETY. ‘The, regular preparatory mecting of the St. An- drow’s Socicty of the State of New York was held at Delmonico’s last evening, Mr. James Braud in the chair. When the usual routine business bad been disposed of the following officers were elected for the i year:—President, James Brand; first vieo president, John 8. Kennedy; second vice president, Walter Watson; managers, Bryce Gray, John Paton, John Sloane, William A. Paton, Thomas Maitland, Thomas Henderson, Jr.; trean- nrer, Robert Dinwiddie; secretary, John Mackay: as- sistant secretary, Willian Gordon; chaplains, Will- iam M. Taylor, D. D., jam Ormiston, D. D.; physician, R. K. Colville, M. D. President Brand. thanked the members for their renewed expression of confidence as shown in re- electing him to the office of president, and as this will be the third term he hoped that next year they would find some other gentleman more deserving of the place. The committees for the year were then announced by the chairman and received the spproval of the moeett ‘They are a8 follows:—Stauding Comnit- cot Richard Trwin, William Wood, Robert ¢ William Pat William Coverly. comnts M. Morriron, John T. Agnew, Mobert Mackie, Alexander King, W. M. Stewart. Inetaliation Committee—-Archibald Knox, © : ‘The treasurer's report was appropriate committee. — It show for the year from various sonrees had } and disiursensents $10,059 27, # consid: of whieh was for the purchase of Unite and bank stocks as @ permanent investment. cash balance in the treasury was $165 25. The society own stocks and bonds of the par value of $30,000 and estimated valne of $35,000, ‘the annual St. Andrew's dinner will be held at Delmenico's on Saturd 30th inst. TRINITY CHORRS, ‘The sixth annual meeting of the ‘Trinity parish choirs will take place in Trinity Chapel, West Twenty+ fifth strect, on ‘Thursday, November 21, serviee be- ginning at cight o'clock P.M. 'Thewe meetings were instituted for the purpose of promoting untty of feeling among the several choirs and furnishing an opportunity of hearing standard saered compositions mndered by & large chois, APPROACHES 10 NEW YORK HARBOR, CAPTAIN TRUDELLE'S PLAN For MaRING SANDY HOOK LIGHTSHIP BY SOUNDINGS—-CRITICISMB BY A TRANSATLANTIC STEAMSHIP MASTEL AND RESPONSE OF THE CAPTAIN, To rae Eprron oy THe HEBALD:~- A letter published in the New York Maritime Regis- ter of the 14th of August, 1878, and signed “A Trans- atlantic Steamship Master,” makes objections to the plan proposed by Captain Trudelle for ‘‘making”’ Sandy Hook Lightship by soundings, and criticises it chiefly for requiring too much mathematical pre- cision tobe compatible with the ordinary pructice of navigation, . The following is the text of the letter: — OP THE STEAMSHIP MASTER. To tax Epiror ov tux New York Marine Reouren tin dy. per hat bis ‘plan is ope perfect ‘courtesy, that bis p is open tisms Dblections. —'Hils” obsereations scurrent are guile correct. Any one who looks at tha” topogeaphy. of tho. coast. of | North Auorien must see wt Onee thet it tonds to huve the action be gays viz, a strong southwoaterly current or vet, ane thatsinore- Over, on the couvt there is ulways «strona. wu caused by the prevailing winds, Any of the maators trading un Naw York aro aware of its ft rule, provide for the contingeney. iain Teadolle starts with the. premises that all dead vockoning is re or loss faulty. In this I agree with him. Bacat tho same time he lays down rules of suuading which real und look by the diagrams which he-has kindly, drawn sit son vullands sctually existed. Lot the excellent chart of Long Island aud tl New York, pubiished by the United States sit ve witbe perfectly Bewildered by the Touce of thirty fathom soundings. Tut, supposing that the Ihe tien tionett ty Captain Trudalle ia and ante clainied forit, what will bo the guide to sound by, If, as, he states, rhips overrun their reckoning so much? "Ou'looking at the Chart see that were | twenty or thirty miles ahead of iy reckoning L would. tis the thirty fathom line What, thon, would be my sulder * L would suggest, though may’ be presumption. on part, seeing there are so iiany more experienced and abler. masters iu the trade. that when coming to the westwi bound to New York. in thick weather, after passing Sable Island, » course should be steered to Cradae! As to get soundings on the southern edge ot BStellwagen ouls, say between thi and forty fathoms—eand and shells, or fine suud with black and rot specks—-a due regard bein Hie prevailing. wind and th of Fundy, for the reason tion and, us 5 ot equent 0 osiny ho state of the tide in the Bi that tho immense tivo und fall at its lead’ eauso the ships to be set out of their course very considerably, expeciilly while ebbing, the latter setting rapidly on ihe George’ Shoal: through the Sound, After obtuining careful soundings steer west until you get betwoen thirty and forty fathomsgjmud): you are ‘then certain of being pust the light idly steer for the Long Island shore, as to Fire Island the Shore 1s steop also, aud so ‘ure gradual and well defined. The strong south- erly set is thus provided against, and ufter making sure of being on the nosthern shore you can without great difficulty fetch the Lightship. CAUSE OF DISASTERS. * The great trouble and ‘sis and has been carrying ® press of sail long prudent to do. se. Carrying sail, knowing you are getting near the land. can: not be t ongly censured, jo soundings ean be fol- lowed to such 4 mathomaticaf certainty as the gallant com- mander of the France claims tor big plan. It brings anind the reply o1 ade tome by a scientific genth a dispute ra nis 48 to the ship's position ad reckoning in very thick weather ‘Sir, I have worked it out to three pli ‘There are tuo many courses to steer, und a precision in soundings and distances tq be ran is wholly incompati- Die with the ordinary practice of navigution, ure told that the line of beauty Ix a enrve, raatter of practice I prefer a straightling. Alth ing from Captain Trudolle as to the modus operandi ing New Yo x thick weather, he deserves er bringing th upand giving food for thought and investigat Hoping you will pardon the length of my letter, f renin, yours, A TRANSATLANTIC STEAMSHIP MASTER. CAPTAIN TRUDELLE’S COMMENTS, ‘The “Steamship Master’ scems to me not to have sufficiently reflected after reading the directions I wrote, or he would have probably acknowledged that nothing is less mathematical than the required opera- tions. However, I will answer him:— First,—I do not say that alidead reckoning is more or less faulty. I say andI prove that if it is faulty, soundings will generally not give information of the fact to, navigators on a direct track between Nan- tucket Shoals and Sandy Hook. Second.—I never intended to claim the curves of twenty to thirty fathoms, &c., to be fixedly settled lines on the gronnd, but ae are sufliciently deter- mined for the purpose. ‘No one of the required soundings is an exact number. I say, “from twenty- eight to thirty, more than twenty; less than twenty, more than fifteen,” &c. The first sounding searched for is from twenty-eight to ee 3 fathoms, between 40 deg. 10 min. and 40 deg. 40 min, latitude. There is room enough between these two latitudes, and that is not, I think, “mathematical precision.” Third.—But, above all, I say that any seaman who, on board of any ship, steamer or sailing vessel, if any part of the world, is searching for any sounding and waits to cast his lead till dead reckoning places lim in the depth of water he is searching for, is not fit to command a ship. But let the steamship master recover himself should he, without noaaiiog: leap over the thirty fathoms curve. Without a very sharp lookout, merely by a glimpse ut the paragraph, mecial cases" of the direction, he will find the asked- for guide, Fourtt.—The sounding upon the southern edge of Stellwagen Shoals (recommended by Maury) will not reveal the errors which could take placesbetween the Stellwagen ground and Sandy Hook, which errors are the most dangerous, Fifth,—The use of the method is not so difficult nor so ticklish as the “Steamship Master” supposes, since several stesmers did use it with success and without the icast decimals. Sizth.—There are not “too many courses to steer.” ‘There are but three—West, 8. 65 W., North. Seventh.—The measurement of distances does not at all require the precision dreaded by the ‘Steamship Master.” At the farthest the distances could be not at all measured without compromising the final result. Kighth.-"Kindly drawn” signifies ey. here, favorably, with complaisance, to the advantage of the method. It is not I who have drawn these headlands; it is the United States Coast Survey, and I can attest that they actually exist, for I myself have more than once struck them with the lead, with the leave of the “Steamship Master.” A TRIAL PROPOSED. “a4 of decimals.” But as facts prove more than words, if the ‘“‘Steam- ship Master’’ desires to be convinced I propose to him the following trial:=I will bring before him to Sandy Hook Lightship a steamer (provided aith right com- pass), of which the management shall be given to me between 40 deg. 10 min. and 40 deg. 40 min, latitude, in any longitude unknown to me. I shall femain shut inacabix, without charts, books, &c., till I proclaim the steamer close enough to the Light- ship to see it plainly if clear weather; that is, two or three miles at most. I will have on board one or two of my officers, in order to contro! courses and soundings, and to get assurance that my directions will be well followed. All communications between these officers and myself sbail be done by writing, and the “Steamship Master’ will take cog- Lizance of them, in order that he he | sure no iuformation sbout the posi- tion of the steamer can reach me. The charges ior letting the steamer for coal, provisions, &c., shall be wid by the loser, viz.:—by me if [ do not get the Tataip and by the “Steamship Master” if I succeed. ‘The betters shall deposit the money before hand, and the winner will retake hie stake. ‘This trial would probably last from twenty-four to thirty-six hours and prove by its result if “mathe- ene precision” has agmething to do with the method, 1 hope the ‘Steamship Master” will show his colors for the straight line like Ishow miuc for the line of beauty he haa spoken of. L, TRUDELLE. On Boab ov THE Fuance, Pren 50, N. R., New Lorw, Nov. ¥, 1878, UNITED STATES BOARD OF TRADE. ‘The United States Board of Trade met yesterday morning at eleven ofelock in the Masonic Temple, corner of Sixth avenue and Twenty-third strect. The tea suspended their debate ou the Postal bill to Chauacey J. Pilloy, President of the Cham- ber of Commerce of St, LouM, as president of their organization in place of Mr. H, E. Brooks, of Mo- bile, who had resigned. Mr. Filley was unmediately conducted to the chair amid applause, and Mr, Ell- wood E. Thornes the acting president, was elected first vice president. ‘The debate on Mr. Phin’s proposed Postal bill was then resumed. As a substitute Mr. W. ©. Price moved the following resolution, which was uuani- mously adopted :— Rosolved, That this Board, ve postal service of the soverna the most Hberal legislation ups * subject, to the end ¢ that the rapid trenswission and prompt delivery of all proper mailable matter may he yromoted. On wotion of Mr. Erastus Wilson « resolution was adopted that a comumittes of seven be appointed to collect data by personal conference and correspond- ence with the Jeading commercial honses ot the United States and the Spanish-American countrie to consider what modifications of existing laws may be fearible through organized commercial intiuence urged simultan@ousiy upon the revpective ygovern- * witxing the value of the . Feeom mend congress: ollowing resolution, presented by Mr. BE, B. Judson, president of the ireé National Bank of Syra cure, wes also adopted :— heartil; approves the by “tho Heerotary © retary of the nyiuente;s that ti ational Maanee Clearing He Mr. Krastun Wilson also presented a resolution ad- vyoouting the establishment of free technical se in t different States, Mr. Lawaon D. Fuller see- onded the resolution ta ® short address and it was unanimously adopted. After the recess sever juterests were adopted. m the Convention ade jotrned sine die, aint the delegates, in response to an invitation of Postmaster James, paid a visit of inspoos tion to the Post Office, BOARD OF EDUCATION. A special meeting of the Board of Edneation wae het yesterday afternoon, at which a report was read from the Finance Committee, recommending an ap- propriation of $20,350 for erecting a new gchool building om East Twenty-eiahth street. in the ‘Twenty-first ward, as an addition to Grammar School No, 4, The report was adopted, ‘The sm of $28,000 was appropriated for the purchase of lots Nos. 21, 25 and 25 Norfolk street for the purpose of erecting a new school building for the Tenth ward. A motion was made to reconsider this appropriation. President Wood thereupon came down from his chair and took the floor to explain to the Board the very unsafe con- dition of the it of Grammar School No, 42. There are 1,! in this department, and the stairway leading to it is so narrow that two children cannot walk al ton it. In case of fire he believed that there would no rescue for the chil- dren, Besides this, the ma are ‘so badly venti- lated that it is almost impossible to breathe in them. After a long discussion the report was laid upon the CONTINUED SUCCESS “Or THE NOONDAY TEMPER, ANCE MEETINGS—ARRANGEMENT ¥OR A LADIES’ DAY. We ‘The attendance was so large at the noonday temper- ance meeting in Seventh Street Church yesterday that the place of holding it was transferred from the vea- try to the main body of the church, the lower part of whieh was conipletely filled, ‘The exercises comanenced by the entire congrega- tion singing the hyma, led by Mr. and Mrs. Willson, “I hear Thy voice—Lam coming.” Mr, Murphy read excerpts from the Scriptures and descanted upon the lessons thoy-taught. ‘The way to develop real man- hood,” said the speaker, ‘is to haye the love of God in your hearts.” He stated that he had been anked to have prayers offered on behalf of those, who have signed the pledge for the Lord to give them strength to keep it. One especially, who avowcd himself to have been @ professional gambler, hud asked him to have prayers in his behalf. “Help those,’ said Mur- phy, “who need help.” ‘The Rey. Dr. King was called upon to offer prayer, and prayed the Lord to redeem the drunkard, “Hold him up!” prayed the divine, Jesus said to Lazarus, “You have something todo.” Let us do it. Amen! Let the shackles of the drunkard be stricken from him, Ameb! ainen! “We pray Thee, O Lord, to take the intemperate from the grave and put new garments upon them.” MURPHY'S PRAYER. Mr. Murphy led in prayer. ‘Help us, O Lord, in our poverty. Bless ‘us in our helplessness. We hear Thy gentle voice calling us from sin. Bless the hun- gry who ask Thy aid, Bless our little children who look up to me with loving eyes and pray for the food of righteousness. Bicss Brother Robinson, bless our ministers, bless our sweet singer, bless Brother Blair and (in a tremulous voice aud in tears) O, Lord, bless, oh, bless my dear son, who ia engaged’ in ‘Thy holy work.'’ (Sdbs all over the house.) Mr. Murphy gavé an account of a visit he once paid to areformatory school for boys in New Hampshire ona holidsy, On the cars were a uumber of Teaies, mothers of the boys who were going to visit. them. Each one Lad a parcel containing some delicacy for her wayward but still precious darling. ‘The boys wore playing ball in all the hilariousness of their natures, but when the doors opened and they caught sight of the beaming faces of their dear moth- ers, away went ball and bat and in # moment mothers and sous were clasped in each others’ arms. The speaker likened this sce to the love the Saviour bore to all'‘who sought Him. He was ever realy to clasp them to His heart, Rev. Mr. Osborn, of the Bedford Street Methodist Episcopal Church, pronounced the benediction, after which the work’ of signing the pledge was commenced and continued amid Gospel singing until some hun- dred or more had “joined the temperance band,” It was announced that there would be a ladies’ mecting on Saturday at noon. ‘UHY EVENING MEETING, In the evening the church was crowded, not a seat being ‘vacant some time before half-past seven, the hour announced for the commencement of the pro- ceedings. The audience was compoked in a large part of well dressed ladies, and generally of persons of @ well to do class, with numbers of laboring men and _ mechanics, able, THE MURPHY REVIVAL. and meu about town without may particular oceupa- tion scattered promiscuousl; over the bnilding. Without being boisterous the meeting throughout was one of pronounced enthusiasm and interest in the cauge of temperance. The platform was occu- pied by a number of city divines, includ- ing Rey. G. W. Woodruff, Rey. Mr.’ Gilbert, ev. Mr. Bonham, ev. Mr. Gilder and others, besides Chauncey Shaffer aud a iajority of the members of the’ tive Committee of the American Temperance Union, who seem to have sided with Murphy in the controversy that has arisen in regard to some private Singing, in which the cutire congregation fre participated, and brief exhortations were the fe: et of last or grads exercises, the choir having been largel: inet by the addition of that of the Sevent! Street Church. ‘The opening hymn was “Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove.” Mr. Murphy hoped every one would sing to-night; it would strengthen them end a> them good, Every one. in the immense audience seemed to obey the injunction. Will Sing of My Redeemer and His Wondrous Love to Mo,” “I Hear Thy Welcome Voice,” ‘For the Com- ing of the King,” “He Will Hide Me” and many other favorite hymns and temperance melodies were sing during the evening. Mr. Murphy read a portion of the Seriptures 7m Isaiah, commencing, with singular aptness, ‘Ho! every one that thirst- eth.’ Rey, Dr. Woodruff prayed that the Lord would pity the poor drunkard, for, said he, ‘we know not what we would have been but for Thy grace.” ‘The Lord was thanked for the manly attitude of the press in the beginning of this movement. (“God Dless ") “¥es, God bless the press of New York it an honor aud a glory to the city.” TAKING THE PLEDGR. In the earlier part of the procecdings, as well as subsequently, Murphy called up all who had not signed the pled, to come up and do so, He especially entreated the ladies to lead the way, for the men were sure to follow them. Then tollowed a really exciting and interesting scene. First « party of two or three laboring men would go up through the crowd amid the plaudits of the gal- lery.. Then another party of larger numbers, ¢hen a few ladies (amid the clapping of hands), still another party of i and some little girls and boys; then, amid a squad of workingmen ove’ might be seen in bis working at- tire pressing through, with a little boy clinging to his hamd; then a young mother with a little girl. Crowds spn crowds welled 7 to the cold water throne and paid their homage. leanwhile the sing- ing was going on with great power. Murphy and his son were among the xudience shaking bands and passing congratulations here und there, So were other advocates of the cause, the lar; con: course above and below standfag and applauding and waying handkerchiefs as the new recruits passed up and along the linc. It was a scene of almost inde- scribable interest and excitement. Atone point the heat became so oppressive that some called out, ‘Pull down the windows.”” “Yes,”” ghonted Murphy, “pull down the side of the house, and let the Hght and glory of God shine in upon a blessed scene like this. During his remarks Mr. Murphy deprecated the practice of denouncing liquor sellers as heartless and unprincipled. He had knows many who kad saved men on the downward path trot Ning the drunk- ard’s grave. “I have,” said he, “as much res) 7 the man who deals faro as for the one who p! the game for the purpose of winning aud goes away whining because Le has lost, and prates about dis- honesty.” Several reformed men gave their experience, one of whoin was rescued from the fiery gulf only two nights ago. Chauncey Shaffer nade » few remarks, and the leader announced that there would be a ladics’ caetioay| this afternoon, at three o'clock, at which Mr. Murphy would address the Christian ladies of New York. ‘The usual noonday and evening meetings will also be held. Tt i« in Large to engage a larger building for the purpose of holding the meetings. “4 PERFECT GENTLEMAN.” “Deo Ichg und de short of dis pizness is beer! beer! too much beer!” “Well, why do you drink, Bormuth? asked tho judge. “Tin an agent for a California wine company, tnd I have to drink wherever I go,” said the respectable looking prisoner. dl then he comes home and bangs me about Vhy do you beat her, Prank?’ In relf-defence. She knows my temper, Shudge, tect gentleman, Shudge, und can go into any The man spoke with @ slight German ac- cent, wan North of Ireland, “Why, Yer Honor,” gaid ehe,”” “my called on me the other te and Frank, here, cursed aud swore, and seid his visite should cease altogether. Now, what do you think of that?” “Haven't you a good wife?” “Yes, sir.” “Well, leave highwines and rum alone, And now, if you're such w respectable man,” said Judge Mor- gan, “you can readily furnish $500 bail to insure your good behavior.” ‘The wife left Jeiferson Market Court triumphantly, but two hours after came humbly to beg her hus- band’s release, which was granted.’ RIVAL COMMISSIONERS. Judge Gilbert, Supreme Court, Kings county, rene dered a decision yesterday in the matter of the appli- eation of Andrew Zeiser for an order to compel Moses Kessel to deliver up the books and papers belonging to the oilice of the Charity Commissioner of the Third district. Zeiser, on quo warranto proceedings, re- cently obtained verdict against Kersel, but the defend- ant refused to surrender the office, The Court decides that from tho time Mr, Zeiser took his official oath and filed Lis official bond he has been the actual in- cumbent of the office, and it does not matter whether or not he is kept out of the building where the busi- ness of Charity Commissioner is carried on. The appeal taken in this ease by Mr. Kessel does not en- title him to retain cantrol of the oifice pending the result thereo ——?——_— ne ENGLISH ELECTORAL FACTS. MR. GLADSTONE’S LATEST CONTRIBUTION *TO POLITICAL LITERATURE. Mr. Gladstone is heard through the pages of the November number of the Nineteenth Century on the subject of “Electoral Facts.” It seems that electoral counts are disputed as vigorously in Great Britain as they are in this country. Tho Parliament chosen in 1868 on the important issue of the disestabliehment of the Church of Ireland exhibited an unexampled phenomenon, At the commencement of 1874 the turn of the wheel had become so decisive that the Ministry was supported, in licu of # compact niajor- ity of 112, by a majority very far from compact, and rapidly diminishing, of 68 members. “Jn this novel instance, the public did not at once measnye with precision the significance of what had occurred, It was not a mere gain of present strength by the opposition, Jt was so probable in- dication, exhibited in the trustworthy for of arithmetical galeutation, indeed of simple rule of three sum, as to what was pretty sure, ip the absence of any facts which might produce a counter ci to happen at the general election This probable f cation became in duo time an accomplished fact, and the conservative party returned to the House of Com- mons, in a majority nominally of forty-eight, but really of much greater strength, For the first time ‘the mind of the nation, as tested by the constituency, had decisively altered during the course of a single Parliament; and the bye elections, a5 we now see in retrospect, had previously supplied sufiiciont means of prognosticating the alteration, It is, evident that, under such ciyeumstances, bye elections liad, so to speak, received promotion in rank, They hed ac- quived a new significance and had gathered, not dnly an increase of interest, but g new lind of interest, “This numerical account of the disaster inflicted at the general election, serious as it ix, does not exhibit the whole measure of the éalamity sufiered by the liberal party. The liberal majority reckoned to have been returned from Ircland was at once found to be illusory, Jn truth out of the 105 Irish members the liberals were little more than a dozen. The period immediately following the Church act and the Land act had been chosen ts one sppropriate tor a formal se nee of the Irish national party from the yeneral bo f British liber Their nuntber was no than fitty-eight, an uetual majority of the Trish rep- resentation. ‘they assumed the uame of ‘howe rulers’ and establixhed a separate pariguncetery organization. On same questions of liberal opinion co-operation was still continued, But, ax regards the party, the weight of the home rulers las clearly told iyore in favor of the Ministry than of the opposition; und the liberal party would have been stronger, not weaker, had tle entire body been systematically absent.” : Speaking generally, says Mr. Gladstone, we are at tho prpsent monient remote, beyond ail expectation and beyond all experience, from what we should now probably have becn under a Uberal administration in our condition, both domestic and foreign, in the staie of onr legislation, our expenditure, our taxetion and our foreign policy. “Every liberal may look with de- sire for t] igns of a change,” continues Mr, Glad- stoney* pt the few whose duty it will be, when the time arrives, to assume on our behalf these re- sponsibilities of office which have been so heavily gravated by the policy of the present Ministry, and, it is but fair to add, perhaps even more by the policy of the present Parliament, which has checked them irr nothing and has ordinarily urged them onward to every mischief of their career, It would be difficuli to ex- aggerate the gravity of the issues, legal, consticutional, financial, and international, which will be decided by the yote of the constituency at the nexi general elec- tion. None of such magnitude have been inyotved in any election since the first Reform act. It is most aterial that before the time comes they should be thoroughly exhibited, sifted and understood. do not now enter upon them, because the object of this paper is to expose facts, in an atmosphere unclouded ¥ those passions which might be raised by the dis- cussion of matters of political opinion. I will only say that which may be plainly seen from the language held on either side alike, that never within living memory hos the separation of parties been so. wide; neyer lias the stamp of irreconcilable tendencies and opinions been so clearly impressed on their public action, Who is to be responsible for dealing with those issues isa question which does not mit of doubt. ‘This is a self-governing country, and tho people; now somewhat widely en- franchised, have’ to decide upon what prin- ciples, and by whet party, they will be governed. ‘They have also to be responsible for their decision, Tt they like tho method in which their affairs have been and are now conducted, they have ouly to pro- long the mintisterial existence soon to be placed at their.command, by granting it anew lease. Whether they are thankful for the past, and hopetul of the future, or whether they are the exact opposites of these, the matter rests with them. It rests with them in the maes, and with every voter in detail. England, as at Trafalgar, expects not tnerely men in the lump, but every man, to do his duty, Even those who may noost dislike the verdict eught at once to acknowledge it when given aa authoritative, and ae definitive. But they must not thrust the consequences of that ver- dict upon others; for good or for evil, it is theirs. ‘THE LIBERAL PARTY. Mr. Gladstone's idea of the likeral party is worth knowing:—‘It is sometimes surmised,’ he writes, “that the liberal party, however sound and honor- able 2s to the enormous majority of cases, in its per- sonal composition has, nevertheless, when com- pared with the opposite combination, a larger frac- thou of adherents whose pursuits and position are, to acertain extent, unfixed, and who are therefore more open to the fitful infiuénces of personal ambi- tion, And it is matter not of surmise, but of cer- tainty, that the aggregate energy of the body has been very seriously diminished by what the Scotch call the divisive courses of sectionsl opinion, With- out doubt this loss of collective working power must be in part set down to its superior force of thy individuality, without which its energy of movement and its gencrous love of improving changes, could not be maintained. Aud so far the price may be ening os paid, as for a real benefit. But the sects, whic! nestle cannot be treated quite so tenderly., eristic is a liability, far from uniform, yet too frequent, to 1a#ke oat of particular and isolated questions, which from any cause have a special hold upon their conscientious attachment, kind of idola fori, for the sake of which the whole mass of the general public intercsts are to be sacrificed. ‘Tenacity of predilection is made to stand instead of paramount weight in the object ftsclf, und all proportion df judgment is Soot. Under these sectarian or ‘local influences it happens, more frequently than the liherals at large are aware, thet on the occurrence of partia~ mentary vacancies, und likewise at general clections, the purty, instead of vettling its subaliern differvuces within itself by a judicious organization, advisedly xevers itself into two or more #ections and contends against the political adversary as if with ove hand free and the other bound, The consequence is that a nia- said is broken up into two or three minorities, and iberal constituencies, hocause they cai only secare agreement with ah of ten, muke over the seat to story, who on all the ten is against them, No more ingenious recipe could Le found ina self-governing country for solving the problem, apparently so hopeless, Low to devise a niethod under whieh, where the majority prevails by law, the minority shall be in fact supreme.” In conclusion, Mr. Gladstone says» 5 ration of statement, always unwarrantable, would, in my judgment, be eepecially injurious to the liberal party at the present thine, in proportion us the issues upon which it is engaged are especially grave. ‘I has yet to learn much in the primury schools, in the throe R's, of mere self-discipline. And these lessons it has to imbibe, digest, und aesimilate, in the inidmoat heat of the strugyle with its opponents. For my own part, T think the mais: duty is to bring all facts which bear upon the cuse into the light of day, be they what they may; #0 that, when they ave referred to the tinal and Setpanaitle judgment of the constituency, the people of the country may not qv blindfold to an issue in which so much of their future welfare is involved.” RETURNING BOARD ‘TACTICS. The completion of the official canvass in Suffolk county has been delayed by a long-continned and warm cogtest over the fiyures for Assemblyman. On the face of the returns Goorge J, Carman, repablicant, has one majority over Charles T, Duryea, democrat. ‘The democrats are a inajovity in the Board of Super- visors, and they have been closely scratimizing the returns for the purpose of finding. if possible, some informality or deficit. In a number of cases the in- spectors have been sent for with the ballots, and the latter haye been subjected to oxamination, Among those cast at the Bresiau poll one was found on which a line was drawn partly actors the name of Charles T. Duryea snd the name of George J. Carman was written, If this were thrown out as a defective ballot there would be a ties ‘The canvass went on until Wedm , When it was discovered thgt the returna from the Patchogue poll had been tampered with, It appeared that 317 votes had been cast for Carman, and ini ir KO certi~ fied in the return deposited with the Town Clerk of Brookhaven, but the 7 had been scratched out in such a bungling miner that two holes bad been made i the paper and the figure 6 aubstitnted, This would make the desired tic, There was no attempt to deny the change. ‘The Town k and inspoetora were sent for, ‘The Clerk testified that five days after the election two of the inspectors came to him and, on the pretext that they had discovered an error, obtained the retarns from him, and when they were handed to him again the change had been made, It afterward came out that these inspec- tors had acted upon a suggestion made by some one that if a defective ballot could he found it would make atic, and the mspoctors alleged that they did so find tive ballot, whic had been originally counted for Carman, and it was attached to the roturna as al- tered, Supervisor Reeves (ex-Congreseman) a resoltition that the altered retnrns be an the trne ones. Stpervisor Wood, of Islip, offered an amendment that the returns be ac as inally inade to the Town Clerk, Dr, Nicoll, Supervisor of Shelier Ieland, a democrat, took Cote sides with them a the republicans, and voted with ty oxuressing hig opinion very freely a to the ral candidate on nine points ont | actions of his dembecratic colleagues, was contended that the change imade in the Cnt pickles deat ths origioat cestitests which expressly provides tht th» or shal) stand-ey the tra Mr. Reeves finally with. drew lis resolution, so that the amendment could pect be voted upon, and thus the matter rested you y . CONTINULYG THE CANVASS. ~ N TWO MORE PROTESTS RECEIVED—ALDERMAN GEORGE HALL'S SEAT IN THE NEXT BOARD IN DOUBT—THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR: AS bsg SEMBLY FROM THE EIGHTH DISTRICT CONTESTS ~ MR. DANIFL PATTRRSON'S RIGHT TO SERVE IN THE NEXT LEGISLATURE. Promptly at cleven A.M. yesterday the Board of Aldermen, acting as a Board of Supervjsors, pro- coded with the canvassing of the votes cast at the re- cent election, Supervisor Guntzer occupied the chair, but later in the day President Roberts appeared and presided until near the closing of tho session, At yesterday's session the Board- adopted a resolntion providing that the votes cast in the Sixth, Seventh, Vighth, Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh districts should be counted at to-day’s meeting, and this morning the work of reading out the returns of the Sixth district, was commenced by Supervisor Pinckney. ‘The other districts were canvassed in their turn by the fgllow- ing members of the Board:—Seventh, Supervisor Phillips; Eighth, Supervisor Slevin; Ninth, Supérvi- sor Phillips; Tenth, Supervisor Guntzer; Eleventh, Supervisor Sauer. When the Seventh district was reached much mer- riment was caused when Supervisor Phillips declared that the Rev. T, De Witt Talmage had received one vote for Congress, and (hat two yotes had been cast for Lillie Devereaux Blake for District Attorney and twoglor Alderman. A DOUBTFUL CONTESE. Mr. John E, Brodsky, 2 candidate for the Assembly from the Eighth district, and Mr. Jacob A, Hatzel, who van for Aldermap in the same district, fled protests with the Board. The Tammany candidate who ran ageinst Mr. Brodaky was Mr. Daniel Patterson, and the former claims that he has a majority over the lat- ter of twenty-five votes, Mr. Bpedsky’s counsel, Judge John A. Dinkel, was present, and in the course of @ few remarks id that in several? election districts persons who voted for Mr. Patierson were not legally entitled to vote, Tn many of the districts ballots cast for Mr. Brodsky, but having bis name spelled slightly incorrect, were returned by. the in- spectora as scattering. Judge Dinkel then stated that in the case of the ‘Lhirtieth Election district the,re- turns were kept back for some time, and when they were brought to the station house by Mr. Patterson himecit they Showed that the latter bad a majority in the district. if me matier was referred to the Committee on Pro- ests, The oficial count of the votes in the district by the canyassers show that Patterson was elected by a inujority of seventeen votes. As Mr. Brodsky intends to contest the seat of his opponent in the next Legis- lature, ¢nd us he is @ republican, he considers that his chinces are yet good fur obtainiug the position. , In the case of Mr, Hutzel, who, along with Mr, George Hall, was ¢ candidate ‘for Alderman on tho ‘Tammany ticket, Alderman Waehner, in apreneucdn the protest, argued that as Mr. Hatzel had receiv amore yoies thun his colleague, Mr. Hall, a certificate of election should be given him. The original re- turns in the election district in dispute show that out of 233 votes Hatzel. had received 93 and Hall 130, ‘These returns, however, Mr. Wachner claimed, were altered so as to make it ap; that Hall received 200 votes and his opponent only 23, There had been gross frauds perpetrated in the district, and he, Mr, Wachner, acting as the counsel and legal adviser of Mr. Hatzel, would certainly carry the matter to the fullest extent, in order that a rigid and thorough in- ve. hele might be had of the whole subject. In case the present Board of Canvassers failed to declaré ‘Mr. Hatzel legally entitled to his seat in the next Board of Aldermen, then he was deterniined to bring the matter betore the latter body for its action, This he could do under that section of the charter which, in speaking about the privileges and dutics of Boards of Aldermen, provides that “every Board shall be the judge of the election of its own mem- bers.” This power is only limifed in such a manner 28 to make the action of the Board reviewable by a competent judicial tribunal. Mr. Waehner then moved that the vote for District Alderman in the Eighth district should not be can- vassed until the Inspectors. of Elections had been summoned before the Boerd, in’ order to correct their returns. In support of this motion Mr, Wachner read portious of the law governing the maki ‘returns by those authorized by law fo da 0, aud commented severely upon the action of the Inspectors of the Kighth district, HOW THY FIGURES WERE CHANGED. * Mr. Edward D, Gale, Mr. Solon B. Sinith and Al Sauer, who appeared as the legal advisers of Mr. Hau, then spoke on the latter's behalf, In the dis cussion which ensued it was stated in explanation of the discrepancy existing between the returns filed in the oflice of the County Clerk and those in the pose session of the Police Department and Mr. John 1, Davenport, the Chief Sw isor of Elections, that when the poll clerks and inspectors ‘had finished the cougt on the nigitt of the election the vote stood— Hall, 130; Hetzel, 93, and this was the result which was upon Mr. Davenport's returns, and also upon those in the Police Department. Later in the night, however, it was discovered that there was a mistake in the count, and this was rectified, It was too late to alter the other returns, but the one in the posaes- sion of County Clerk Gumbleton was made to show that Hall had received 200 votes and Hatzel 23, Alderman Wachuer's motion was then put and lost by a vote of 14 to 1, the Alderman hizaself, in the ca pair of a supervisor, being the only one who voted in favor of it. ‘The protest which was put in on behalf of Mr. Hatzel recites al) the facts as contained in the remarks of Mr. Waehner, and in conclasion directs attention to the fact that the returns in possession of the can- vassers bear erasure marks, over which are written figures that show that Hall had a larger number of votes than fool ect on either the police or the Supers visor of Llection’s returns. During tho latter part of the session Mr. Philip J. Joachimeen, a member of the national greenback labor party, presented a document against the right. of the canvassers to count votes for the Hon, Gideon J. Tucker, the candidate for the Court of Appeals, as “seattering.”” The matter was laid over, after which the Board adjourned till this morning, when they will canvass the Twelfth, Thirteenth, Fourteenti, Fifteenth, Sixteenth, und possibly the Seventeenth districts. . MOURNING FOR BIGLIN. ‘Tho regular meeting of the Fiftecnth Assembly Dis- trict Republican organization was held last evening at No. 352 West Thirty-fifth street, the President, Mr. William M. Montgomery, in the chair and Mr. Berian Keyser acting as secretary. After the reading of tho minutes the following resolutions were offered by Mr. David 8. Baker and adopted, with but one dissent- ing voice nt the late election the republican association of t Assembly dixtriet di stor “ | the Rt 1 Bernard Biel, thereby depriving the revublicans (the Seventiy kldermanic district of a representative in the Board of Alde “the delegates (o Conte he instructed to mmitte into the courne ion of the Eleventh Assembly ion may be taken, Mr. Charies 8, Smith then offered the following ad- ditional resolutions,” which were unanimously adopted ;— Whereas, it has come to the knowledge of this associa« the late election some of its members did riniittee frown Invostliation yarsned hy the jstriet, so thas Reculved, Thats committee of five be appointed by th Prostdent of this association to investigate igto ald charges and report to this association for action thereon. Measrs. C. 8. Smith, J. Powles, D. 8. Baker, J. Col- lins, H. ead and William M, Montgomery were inted i th . hao nea 6 qu@tion of replacing on the roll of the organi- zation the naines of certain men who had been dro; Jast June waa then brought up and a committee of three was appointed to investigate their claims as eligible members, At the time mentioned a revi- sion of the roll was made and 400 nemes were dropped. In making the revision it ix conceded that some mistakes were made and hence the appointment of the above mentioned committee. the ‘meeting adjourned, subject to the call of the chair. LONG ISLAND BANK. ose depositors of the broken Long Island Bank, er of Boerum and Fulton streets, Brooklyn, who agreed to accept 100 per cent of their deposits in four equal instalments, were paid their second dividend of twenty-five cent yesterday, All those ositors who agreed | aphicet eighty cent of thelr deposits within sixty days have moxtl y em . There are pute however, who have notapplicd for their money, there yet remains abont $1,000 to be patt out un- dor the latter regulation, The amount due under the 109 per cent lation is $180,000, Thé officers of the bank state that they expect to be able to carry ont the agreement entered into with the depositors with- out any difficulty. TRAIN WRECKERS, . An attempt was mado shortly after seven o'clock on Wednesday evening to wreck a Boston express train on the Shore line route, due in this city at a quarter to cight o'clock, When about a mile below Mount Ver- non Station the engineer discovered a rail laid across but it was then too late to avoid runnit The pilot wus demolished by col- lision, and some of the muchinery of the otive was 80 badly damaged that the farther progress of the train was made by the working of one cylinder only, The detention caused by the obstruction wat nearly an hour, Fortunately no one was injured, It is believed several persons must have been engaged in the villanous plot, as no one man could have carried aud placed the rail across the track.