The New York Herald Newspaper, December 10, 1878, Page 8

FOR CHARITY SAKE Brilliant Opening of the Hebrew Fair in Tammany Hall. DARK-RYED DAUGHTERS OF |SRAEL. Whe Methodist Fair Inaugurated in the Seventy-First Regiment Armory. BRILLIANT AND ARTISTIC DISPLAY. Mayor Ely’s Address at the Wjll- ing Aid Society Fair. ‘The Hebrew fair for the benefit of the Congregation @haarai Rach Mim (Gates of Mercy) was opened last Bight im Tammany Hall, under very favorable auspices, The old wigwam was ablaze with light and beauty, and re-echoed with the sound of patriotic and lively music, The formal opening was made by Judge McAdam, of the Marine Court, in an able and witty speech. In spite of the bad weather the attendanca was very large, and in a financial point of view the fair will no doubt be successful. The object of the fair is charitable—to pay off the debt of the synagogue, Congregation Shaaral Rach Mim (Gates of Mercy), which was founded in the year 1850 and began its service of worship in Attorney street. Subsequently the original site was sold and from the proceeds a new edifice was erected in Norfolk street five years ago. The sale realized $36,000, The new purchase cost $66,000 and the sale of pews realized $15,000. This left a deficit of $15,000, and the object of the present fair is to pay off this small indebtedness. PERSONNEL OF THR FAIR. ‘The executive committee who have charge of all the @rrangements consists of the following gentlem N. Sonneberg, chairman; A. Schlesinger, Weil, A. Lion, L. Kaufman, 8S. Mayer, 8. Loewenstein, M. Meyer, A. Steckler, A. L. Newburger, S. Sonneberg, G. Arn- stein, Leo. Schlesinge: Niuger, M. Dinkelspiel, I. Simon, I. Stein, S. Goldsmith, F. W. Hahn, So’. ‘Weil, M. Mehrbach, J. Fleischhaur, Leo. Weil, W. J. Federlein, L. Benstein, L Oettinger, W. Rothschild, ¥. Kurzman, Jacob 8. Sonneberg and B. Schlesinger. "The Board of Officers is as follows:—A. Schlesinger, President; N. Sonneberg, Vice President; A. Lion, ‘Treasure: Weil, L. erstein, Meyer and H. Katsenber. The ch men of the committees are:—Executive Committee, Sonneberg, chairman; Finance, 8. ‘Weil; Award, W. Mebrbuch; Appraisement, S. Weil; Press and Printing, Le hlesinger; Invitation, J Fleischhauer; Order, {. ; Refreshment, Loewenstein; Poli A. Schlesinger; Entertainment, A. Steckler; Decoration, F. W, Hahn, and Well, 3. Bonneberg. GENERAL APPEARANCE OF THE FAIR. Entering the large assembly room where the | Sachems of Tammany are wont to hold their public | litical meetings, the visitor is confronted by a ewildering a nf tables tastefully decorated, a multitude of & number of young gentlemen with ribbons of different colors and sizes attached to the Jappels of their coats. These latter are mostly mem- bers of the Young Men's Hebrew Union, who have been indefatigable in their efforts to make the fair a Buccess. Somewhat strange to say, the brother tem- les of the Shaaria Rach Mim are not officially rep- Tesented, all the tables being arranged and superin- stended b: notable exception. This exception is the table of the Young Men's Hebrew Union, which is very tastefuily | gotten up, and is one of the most attractive @t the fair. They have contributed two fine marble tables, some paintings, sets of silverware, cake baskets, 500 cigars, half a dozen silk umbreilas, two valuable necklaces, three sewing Machines, an as- sortment of photographs of prominent persons, two Bets of chess, with tables, and a diamond bracelet. The young ladies who superintend this table are Misses Bayersdorfer, Steckler and Erlanger, who pre- , and Misses McCormick, Durlac ublheiser, Levy, Davis, Exch and Adler. FAIR ATTRACTIONS. Next to this table is one presided over by Mr. and . Yaeger, which is also very fine. Near by is a uiniature theatre, with Mr. Joseph Meyer as stage er. Miss Hostetter's table contaims a very good portrait of George Washington, worked in silk ¥ Miss Nettie Seebacher, daughter of the Assembly- man; a work basket, a bouquet of wax flowers, a Pais- ley suawl, a silk bedquilt, a set of silverware and a pair of gold bracelets. On Mrs. Schlesinger’s table are | a very fine lace basket, large enough to be used as & ersdie for a small baby, a large doll, some silk handkerchiefs, adiamond ring, a railroad ticket to St. Louis, some silk quilts, oil pwintings, a handsome easy chair, an Egyptian rag, aud several sets of Shakespeare, Dickens and other standard authors. A large flower table in the centre of the room attracted Universal attention. It is presided over by Miss Jacobi, assisted by Misses Lillie Goodman, Henrivtta Luberger, Anuie Kubie, Miss Scrauss, Miss Isaacs, Miss Levy, Miss Stern and Miss Streicr. The Donquets are sold tor twenty-five cents each. Fer eontra the brandy in the refreshment room only costs ten cents o glass. The latter is presided over by Mr. Loewenstein. Near the entrance stands a large doll, dressed up tor ent @ wounded soldier, aud next to him is # little girl doll with a box for alms. The other tables are presided over by Mrs. Fleis- ebauer, Mrs. Weil, Mrs. Sonneberg, Miss Leo, Mrs. Kautmanu, Miss Rosenthal and Mra Andrew Lion, ‘wife of the treasurer of the Synagogue. Two $500 Borroch, bonds and two $100 bonds are ny framed and will be raffled for. They are in charge of y bn. ‘7 grocery department ii ver by Miss Weisel and the confectionery le, which is extensively patronized, is in charge of Miss Stantutz. The inevitably “Kebecca at the Well” in drawing water at this fair, and rapidly turning it into money. Miss Goldsmith Persouates Rebecca. Mrs. Rubins, wife of the rabbi | Ot the congregation, has charge of the cigar depart- mment. Among the exhibits for sale and for ra‘fling are bronzes, statuary, of paintings, jewelry, silverware, el’s hair shawl, mechanical dolls, a bridal doll,’ pieces of silk, a gold watch, silk dresses, tea Sets, sealnicin sacques, a gold mounted album, and a Bumber of The galle fort of bake Feetion of Mr. J. Bauland, playe terday’s programme was as fo Grand march, rv ® Dream,” Zikoff; polka, x . “Troiieme,” Munster; polonsise, * », “Lallaby,” imu andy,” Wiegand; cay | et), Verdi; achottis Delbauty; galop, “Kugal und hey Zikott Among the prominent persons present were Jadge David iacAdam, Alderman Bennett, Counselior dacobl, Meyer Stern, Rev. Dr. Katehmerofi, of the zn rty-fourth Street Temple, and Assemblyman Seo ache. THE OPEXING CEREMONTRS. N. Sonneber, man of the Exeentive Com- tee, called the w lage to order about half-past eight o'clock, and introdneed Judge MacAdam, who | quade the address of the evening. Ho spoke as fol- | | Mr Puetorst, Trvetres, 1. <I feel honvred ut be DIES AND GexguR- ected to fornfally in «© lauda- r brig Kanfman, 8. Mayer, 8. Loew- | wutiful lasses with black eyes, and | members of that congregation, with one | NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, DEUKMBER 10, 1878.-TRIPLE SHEET. It looked a perfect wilderness of gorgeous bunting aud brilliant banners, and the booths were gay with glitter and color, A floral temple stands in the usual central position, On one side is a dais, and here was stationed the Seventh Regiment Band, On the other side, immediately opposite, is the prin- cipal booth, that of Mrs. John A. Foster. In large letters above it runs the legend, “In Memoriam,” @ tokeu that a mother’s thoughts were full of her dead son when she prepared this splendid offering to the cause that he delighted to honor, Mrs. Foster has done more than any one else in. organizing the fair. Through her efforts the use of the build- ing was obtained gratuitously from the proprietor, and it was as & personal fayor to her that Mayor Ely consented to grace the occasion by his official pres- Her tables groan under a load of costly arti- all of which were given outright, and they are valued all together at about $2,000. There are two paintings, “A ne on the Hudson” and “A Winter Day,” by James Embrey;, a Japanese screen, worth $30; a Rogers group, presented by ‘the, sculptor and many fine ! articles from the leading’ firms of the city, among ‘Prospects es, and I ken few will be able to resist the appeals of th appear here this evenir splendor, 1 know t | Ahan that of placing elaritabie ix | ot worship free from debt sud } | ae in charities the Jews aro not backward. Their @eods are known and their cheracters r teil ha ald the civilized globe. In this cosmopolitan city, with | fits $0,000 dewish inhabitants, charities are not | wanting. To your credit ‘be it said that the Mount Sinei Hospital, supportad wholly by Jewish charity, is nou-sectarian in its benefits, and adinits and treats on equal footing Jow and Gentile. J cannot more appropriut than by wishing you every possible succe 1 your worthy enter- | prise. 1 thank you for your kind attention, aud in | due form I declare the fai After ‘his address a le regret from Jnlge Brady ww read and the fair went on. A yrand sing. | ing concert will be given to-n Koites Post, the ew York ve A week from to hit by ti z fety ran agrand billiard 1 Garnier and Scuaifer will be given for the fair. THE WIUALING AID SOCLHTY—FAIR IN THE NEW SPINGLER BULLDING—OPENING SPERUM BY MAYOR KLY-—FINE DISPLAY. The Willing Aid Bo y is connected with the Tnion for Claristian Service which holds services every Sabbath f Chickering Hail, In order to defray ‘the expense of these during the winter, a fair has been gotten ny, aud it was formally op 1 jast even- ing in the new Spingler building, at Union Square, by Mayor Ely. The room occupied comprises the entire fecoud hoor, aad it is well suited for such a purpose, whom may be mentioned Vitfuny & Co, Lord & ppleton & Co,, H, K.& F. B. Thurber, Wheeler & Wilson and Chickering & Sons, Next in importance is the stand presided over by Miss A. Carter, which contains many articles that are rare anddesirable. Among some that have been donated by Mrs. KR. Phillips are three splendid pieces of embroidery, original and unique in design, and consisting of painting on linen, done in oil, One strip of mantel drapery is decorated in imitation of antique pottery. Another represents heads of wheat, cockles and daisies, and still another displays beanti- fully tinted clusters of poppies, marguerites and Robins. Music boxes, celestial d'eau which is to Mr. Colcord, form only 4 small portion the attractive articles. “The Old Folks at Home,” “Rebecca at the Well” “Punch and Judy” were of course present. With Mr. Colcord were seated on the dais Mayor Ely, General John A, Foster, Dr, Joel Foster, Kev. be pre John Monroe, Benjamin F, Mndgett, Dr. G. W. Brooks, Kev. Dr. H. 8. Day, Deputy Sheriff Cummings and James Talcott. | After the Mayor's speech, which was short and contained the usual compliments and hopes, the gentlemen promenaded about the room and made themselves agreeable to the ladies, ‘The Chief Magis- trate seemed especially to linger about the Floral temple. OPENING OF THE METHODIST FAIR FOR THE AGED IN THE SEVENTY-FIRST REGIMENT ARMORY—A TASTEFUL AND ARTISTIC DISPLAY. The Methodist Home for the Aged in West Forty_ second street is one of the tenderest charities in the city. It is under the care and management of ladies representing all the Methodist Episcopal churches in New York. For weeks past these ladies, old and young, have prepared articles for a fair, which they opened last night in the Seventy-first Regiment Armory, on Sixth ayenue and Thirty-fifth street. And being considered in the light of a religious affair, as well as a beneyolent enterprise, it was formally opened with prayer by Bishop Harris—a proceeding rarely, if ever, witnessed on similar occasions for other ob- jects. The armory is, of course, too small to give all the churches an opportunity to present their taste and talent on tables, but fifteen churches are thus represented. In the centre of the large room of the armory St. Luke’s Church has its bower and table, both ot which represent great wealth and supreme taste. From the centre of the roof, just over the pinnacle of its bower, national streamers are carried out on every side, almost to the length and breadth of the room. St. Paul's Church has two tables— one devoted to fancy articles and one to bric-i-brac. Washington Square Church table has a valuable engraving and easel worth $100, a parlor chair worth $15, a spatter work motto, neatly framed and worth about $20, besides the usual ¥: of fancy and useful articles. Forty-third Street Church has a large number of dolls, large and smuall, dressed in rich silks and satins; large cross of flowers and mosses in @ glass case and a great variety of parlor and bedroom ornaments. Twenty- fourth Street Church has a very fine assort- ment of books for sale at store rates, includ- ing such works as Macaulay's “England,” Milman’s Gibbon's “Rome,” Farrar’s “Lite of Christ,” Hans Christian Andersen’s tales, &c. Rose Hill Church booth attracts attention by two large mottoes on either side which tell the aged that “At evening time it shall be light,” and which give the aged’ “Cast me not off in the time of old age.” Street, Sixty-tirst Street, Eighteenth Street, Central Church, Second Street, Jane Street and Asbury churches are also represented. But the most re- markable table of all, perhaps, is one nearly all the articles of which were prepared by the old ladies of the Home. ‘There are silk patchwork quilts, one of which, made by Mrs. Holdrum, a venerable lady of ninety-six years, would tax nine out of ten of the young ladies of the city to match. Then there are mats inade in silk and worsted, Bivvy, shains, sheets, babies’ and ladies’ underwear, . all made by the nimble fingers of the old ladies, A venerable matron of seventy-six, Mrs. Walker, in @ little booth by her- self shows the young ladies how their grand- mothers spun flax, on a wheel 105 years old. Then there is flower table in charge of the Reading Committee of the home; lovers can send their tokens along the telephone, or watch the manoeuvres of the fair one on the magic lake, or take a look at the antique room, where they shall see the style of furniture of the Elizabethan age, some of which has been donated and other parts loanea to the ladies by Mr. Sypher; or they can visit the Oriental department, in charge of Mra. Dr. Newman, and consisting almost wholl ot articles gathered by her in her trav with the Doctor around the world. department Mrs. Newman is assisted by Miss Carrie Phyfe, dressed in gypsy costume; Miss Lillie Lock- wood, attired as # high caste Japanese lady, and who, to all visitors, “chin-chins” in her Oriental tongue. Mrs. B. Dodd and Miss Totten are Turks—merely in name, not in nature—and Miss S.J, Gibbons attends to the art department, which is very choice and costly. Then there is a meat table, a candy table, a restaurant, # Punch and Judy and_ legerdemain show, a Baxter Bible to be voted for and presented to the Sunday School teacher who shall receive the highest number of votes. Several ministers and prominent laymen were present in the fair last night. It will continue open until Saturday evening. ANOTHER CHURCH TROUBLE. A-secret meeting of the members of the East Con- gregational Church, situated at the corner of Kosci- usko street and Tompkins avenne, Brooklyn, was held last evening for the purpose of considering the resignation of the pastor, Rev. George Cc. Milne. The edifice was completed last May, and the occasion was a joyful one with the con- gregation, who had previously been worshipping in a public hail, Although the pastor seemed to be be- loved by his flock, the time of his installation was not definitely fixed until some two weeks ago. A gular weekly pray veting held last Fri- evening considerable surprise was occasioncd by a letter of resignation from the pastor being read, ‘The paetor’s reasons for relinquishing his charge were known on nd the letter was fub- ject of a great deal of talk. A special mecting w led by the Board of Trustees a it was beld as above stated. The doors of the ehurch were closely guarded, and the resignation was dixcussed in low tones. The Re ‘ir, Milne formerly had charge of a ebureh at Mount Carmel, Conn., after which he ac- cepted s call of the Puritan Church, corner of Lafayette and Marey avenues, Brooklyn. He after- ward took charge of the East Congregational Church. A sqnad of detectives from the Brooklyn Centrai Office left that building about half-past ten o’elock lest night, made their way down Fulton street, Leaded by Laspector George Waddy, to Bridge street. ‘Turning the latter corner they stopped in front of o three story frame house which they quietly entered, ‘The officers then made their way to # room on the second floor, where there were four men ploying fro. On seeing the officers the players looket at one another, sighed, and then riled a sickly smile aa the detectives gathered aboutthem. ‘Che prisoners were taken to the Wash- ington street station house and locked ap for the night. The proprietor of the place—which latter has been in “fall blast’ for the past six weeks—is John Watson, alias “Forty” Watsou. Moses Richards, who was attending the is & well known Brooklyn democratic poli I several years ago represented the Eleventh word in the Common Council. Subsequently he held the position of Harbor Master of one of the districts of New York. BURGLARS FOILED. About a qnarter after teu last might an attempt was made by three mon to rob the tailoring es- door ti tablishment of J, W. Bell, No. 139 Broadway, opened the window with a jimmy, and truck the wires unected = with # arin at 14 Broadway. One of the de! uo that establishment was on the spot in tw but the burglars had escaped. They bad od by the police of the wht moving about suspiciously, and it is believed that they will « lily be captured MURPHY ‘TEMPERANCE MEETINGS. Pive Murphy meetings wore held yesterday, only two of which Mr, Murphy attended personally. ‘There was prayer meeting at the Sailors’ Exchange at three o'clock and a Gospel temperance meeting in the meeting at Grand U ning, an experien Hail at noon, and & meeting, commencing at o'clock, presided over by Mr. Kecles Robinson, Cooper Ur some sixor seven hundred persons gathered despite the pouring rain, and addresses were made by Mr. Murphy, Chauncey Shafer, ‘Lucmas Pittman and others, REPUBLICANS IN REVOLT. CULMINATION OF THE BIGLIN-BLISS FIGHT—THE ELEVENTH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT SEVERS ITS CONNECTION WITH THE REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTES, At the regular monthly meeting of the Eleventh Assembly District Republican Association, held at Republican Hall, in West Thirty-third street, last evening, Charles A, Peabody, Jr., presided, and every election district was represented. After the transacs tion of some routine business Mr, Christy, the sec retary, read a communication duly attested by the officers of the Central Committee, reciting the resolutions passed in that body some time since and requesting the withdrawal of the Eleventh district delegates, owing to the pronounced opposition manifested toward Bernard Biglin, the regular Aldermanic candidate of the district. The communication haying been read Mr. George Bliss arose and denied that the Central Committee repre- sented the true character, standing and reputa- tion of the republican party of the city of New York. Aside from the question of the illegality of the voie taken at the time by the Central Committee he desired his colleagues to know who composed that committee, One was a self-con- fessed defaulter, a man who shook in the faces of his colitagnes at the time receipts for over $1,200 that be- longed to the city. The sooner they could get away from such company the better, NOT AT ALL CREDIT, Looking further over the list of those composin, said Central Committee he found one man who ha been caught stealing in the Appraiser’s Department, another inan who held an illegal position in the courts by which he earned $5,000 per annum, eight men who held office under demoeratic city officials and still another man who, when in the Appraiser's Department, had bas down the value of a certain article at $15, while its actual value was $1,500. When his attention had been called to it he declared that it had simply been ‘a mistake,” He turned up next, however, in the Central Committee and also in the Police Department of the city of New York. There was yet another member of that body known as having fleoced poor German cigar makers when he was internal revenue officer, and at last one man by whose doings the government had lost $1,500,000, ‘I'rue, all these men were for Bernard Biglin, but in reviewing the status of the Central body he (the speaker) had to give the facts. He was sorry to say it; sorry, indeed, to ac- knowledge it for the republican party. He for one did not care to stay in such company. Colonel Bliss concluded his remarks by offering a set of resolutions Placing the fact on record that the request for the withdrawal of delegates was made for the reason that the independent republicans ot the Eleventh district refused to vote for Bernard Biglin, and believing that the next Central Com- mittee will be trucr to the real principles of the re- publican party, therefore, this association, waiving all question aa to the legality of the action of the Cen- tral Committee, hereby removes its delegates from the present Republican Central Committee of the City of New York. The resolutions were adopted unanimously, with three cheers for Colonel Bliss. L the ve ented’ charged inst Adam En; on presented cl agi cer- tain page bees who had worked against Bernard Biglin and demanded a committee of investigation. ‘The Chair appointed the committee. ‘Mr. JoserH McDoNap—Mr. President, may I ask that my name be inserted in the list of rebellious members. 1 worked as hard as I could against Biglin and I want to be investigated also. The CHamrmaN—If the gentleman wants to bring charges against himself he must present them in writing. 3 It was then announced, amid cheers, that ‘the re- publicans of the Eighteenth Assembly District had on their ticket for this evening's primary election placed Bernard Biglin at the tailend, and that most of the nameson that regular ticket were anti-Biglin men. If that was the character of the regular ticket, said Colonel Bliss, the nature of the opposition ticket could be easily inferred. OPPOSING JOHN J. O'BRIEN. A meeting of republicans of the Eighth Assembly district (John J. O'Brien's), in opposition to the regular association, which is charged with corrupt and incompetent management of affairs, was held at No. 108 Allen street. There was a fair attendance and an evident determination to go forward in the work of purifying the ranks of the partyin the dis- trict. The speakers insisted that the time had come to get rid of the men who now control the district, and complained that nobody of any inde- pendent spirit had a voice in republican councils. Mr. George F. Gwinder occupied the chair. Mr. Henry Atwood offered a set ot resolutions to the pur- pose that the exigencies of the y demand that there should be # reform in the conduct of the primaries and in the general management of affairs in the district. He moved that @ comunittee of five be appointed to select a ticket, be run at the next primary to be held this evening. The motion and resolution were adopted, and the committee, after a brief absence, reported the names of officers for the new association. ‘ DANGEROUS RAILROAD CROSSINGS, A meeting of railroad and city officials was held at the Mayor's office in Newark last evening for the purpose of considering plans looking to the prevention of further slaughter of human lives at the railroad crossings in Newark. Alderman De Voursney presided. The Mayor aud the special committee of the Council, likewise worn F. W. Jackson, General John a and Captain Hopper, representing respectively the Pennsylvania, Morris and Essex and Newark and New York Railroad companies, were present. The rail- road officials expressed themselves entirely will- ing to put up gates and fences, but said that experience had tanght them that they would yrove an evil rather than a benefit. Alderman Pell, of the Fifth ward, said his people were opposed bitterly to gates and fences. After a full interchange of views it was agreed to go to Brooklyn to-morrow and inspect crossings there and examine well into the whole subject before coming to a decision as to what was best to be done. CHARGES AGAINST COUNTY OFFICIALS. A stated meeting of the Association of the Bar will be held this evening, at which will be presented the report of the special committee appointed to investi- gate charges of extortion and malfeasance in office against the Register, County Clerk and Sheriff, and to present charges against these officers to the Grand Jury. CITY NEWS ITEMS. An unknown man, about fifty-five years of age, was found dead yesterday in front of No, #11 Third ave- nue. ‘The hearing of testimony in the contested case of the will of Mrs. Drake Seaman was continued yester- day before Surrogate Calvin, when Mrs, Morgan, ® cousin of the testatrix, testified as to the mental in- capacity of the decedent. The further was adjourned to March 13. Mr, George W. Cregier, secretary of the Board of Police Justices, reports the following fines reeeived for the month of November: —Special Sessions, 7 q ; Jefferson Market, $644; Essex Fifty-seventh Street, $315; Harlem, 0; Fordham, $30, Total, $3,255 06, teamer freight was very much depressed on ‘Change yesterday. It was asserted that steamship agents were all cutting rates and taking freight for any price they could get. The fight heretofore has been between Philadelphia and Boston, but it is seid that atgamehip agents im thie city, in order to save themselves, we also commenced the cutting process. Major William Alexander, who served on the staff of Generals Kearny and Sheridan, lost his son yea terday—a bright and promising youth of fitteen, who died quite suddenly at his parents’ residence, No. 1,347 Third avenue, The deceased was intended for West Point, and much sympathy is expressed with the family over their bereavement. He will be buried this afternoon at Calvary Cemetery, Officer Chiardi brought to the Central Office yester- day fonr Italian boys from eleven to fifteen years of age, who are to be sent to Italy. They wandorea through Baltimore and other cities as street musi- cians for @ couple of years, having originally been brought here by padrones. Five months ago they were taken from their hard task inesters and put in an institution, from which they were yesterday taken to be sent home, Jacob Bram, a jeweller at No. 124 West Broadway, swore at the ‘Tombs Police Court yesterday that on Saturday he was robbed of & watch, valued at $30, and that John P. Kenny, a conductor on the Fourth avenue car line, was a party to the theft, in that he locked the complainant's door, shutting him in while two other men broke his store window and ran away with the watch, Kenny satisfied Judge Kilbreth that he was at work on his car at the time of the robbery, aud the Judge ordered his diseharg SUBURBAN NOTES, Before Commissioner Whitehead in Newark yeater+ day Frank Wilson was arraigned on a charge of pass ing counterfeit silver dollars in a number of places. Nine persons were eal all identified Wilson as the man who had palined off on thein the bogus dol- lars, He was committed in detault of $5,000 bail. ‘The Brooklyn Board of Police and Excise Commis siouers yesterday held a secret session, at which sev= eral officers were examined touching the alleged tampering with the ballot boxes, charges of whieh were receutly preferred by Martin Taylor, It is the intention of the Board to prefer charges against the suspected members of the Police Department, In the Hudson County (N, J.) Cireuit Court, at Jer- soy City, yesterday, the suit for damages for false imprisonment instituted by William J, Flemming, former Lusiness manager for Count Joaunes, against Police Justice James N, Davis, was dismissed by Judge Knapp. Count Joannes himself was the ay yi gentleness in attendance at the court | Pere tad hearing of the case, BROOKLYN KNICKERBOCKEKS. BANQUET OF THE ST, NICHOLAS SOCIRTY OF THE CITY OP CHURCHES—TOASTS AND SPEECHES, ‘The St. Nicholas Society of Nassau Island (Brook- lyn) gave their annual dinner at the Pierrepont House last night. About sixty members and guests sat down to dinner, and there was a general lamentation over the ravages of time which have so thinned the ranks of the society. Especially was it deplored that since the last meeting of the society Judge John A. Lott, for twenty years the president of the Brooklyn society, had reaehed his end. In his stead, last night, Mr. Tunis Bergen, the first vice president, presided. After the ample banquet, which was provided by the old fashioned and generous host of the Pierrepont. had been discussed aud determined the pipes and tobacco, which are always a part of a Knickerbocker dinner, were provided and the regular toasts of the evening began. Three of these were drunk in silence—the first being to the memory of General Jeremiah John- son, the first’president; the second toJohn A, Lott, the late president, and the third to the other de- ceased officers of the society. The first toast which evoked a ponse was that to “St. Nicholas,” which was responded to by the, Rey. Dr. Porter, By a neat turn Dr. Porter changed his praises of the patron saintof the society intoa eulogy of St. Nicholas Wyckoff, the oldest memory of the Nassau Island Association, ‘The next speech was by Mr, Tunis Bergen, Jr., who spoke to the Fatherland.” Mr, Bergen waa followed by Mr. Thomas G. Kinsella, who made a very happy speech, in which he said that although he could not claim to be unused to public speaking, still, as the Rey. Mr. Talmage was at the tablo, he could only speak on condition that Mr. Talmage would not teil tales out of school. He thought the acting presi- dent's customary Dutch speech had been suppressed to-night because Dr. Talmage could not have tailed to denounce it as exceedingly demoralizing. Mr, Kin- sella then paid a glowing tribute to the memory of the late Judge Lott and closed by assuming that in a very few years the national distinctions which have held such'a prominent place in this country will be entirely obliterated, MR, TALMAGE’S ADDRESS. The toast to “Our Country and Our Homes” was responded to by the Rev. Dr. Talmage, who said those two words, ‘country and home,” set every thing in musical vibration, Home means “Yankee Doodle” and “Mt. Pisgah” and “Old Hundred,” but he thought of all homes the best were the Brooklyn homes, He never was in better company in his life than to-night. Who are the gentlemen who look so pale and cai so little? he has heard asked at a dinner like this, The an- swer was that they are the fellows who are to make the speeches. He saw not! of this tendency here. As to the Dutch, he knew allabout them. Didn't he go to school with a Bergen, probably the son of the acting president of the Nassau Society. This led him into # panegyric of doughnuts aud all the Dutch customs and characteristics of a race which has con- tributed much to our civilization. Mr. Willian C. Dewitt responded for the city of Brooklyn. His brother, he said, represented in the Forty-fourth Congress the same district which his reat grandfather represented in the First Congress, ches were subsequently made by the Rev. Dr. Thomas and the Rey. Mr. Gulick in response to the clergy, and by Judge Morris on behalf of woman. Then the High Steward took the chair and mirth held carnival. POISONED BY OPIUM. As Officer Godrick, of the Fourteenth precinct, was passing along Elizabeth street at eight o’clock on Sunday morning, he was startled by a shrill seream, but was unable to discover whence it came. Passing the premises No. 164 about three-quarters of an hour afterward he heard heavy breathing coming through the fanlight over the door, and entering the hall- way he found a woman crouched on the lower step of the first flight of stairs, seemingly sufiering the most intense agony. He questioned her, but she paid no attention to him. The people of the house knew nothing of her, nor could they tell how she came to be in the hallway. ‘The officer reported the case at the Fourteenth precinct station house, and an ambulance was summoned. Dr. Goet , the am- bulance surgeon, could not tell what the woman suffering from, though she had all the fymptoms of opium poisoning. On her bosom was a flower, sppurently kept alive by a drug from which @ strong odor emanated, Surgeon Goethals recorded the case on the slips at the hoxpital as one of general debility. At one o'clock yesterday morning the woman died and an examination of her brain disclosed evidences of opium poisoning. The woman's body is now in the Morgue. A CAPITOL QUESTION. CAN THE PRESENT LEGISLATURE OCCUPY THE NEW CHAMBERS AT ALBANY? Arpany, Dec, 9, 1878, Discussion has arisen as to the right of the next Legislature to meet in the new Capitol building. Under the law the Legislature should meet at the Capitol, but it is claimed by Governor Robinson, who is confirmed in his opinion by Lieutenant Governor Dorsheimer, that the resolution which was passed at the last session declaring the new building to be the Capitol after January 1, 1879, is not suf- ficient to override the statute law declaring the present old building the Capitol. As considerable inquiry has been made as to the statute quoted, it may be stated that it is chapter 188, of the Laws of 1809, passed March 30, 1609, entitled “An act to amend the act entitled ‘An act for regulating trials of issues and for returning able and sufficient jurors, and for other purposes.’ The first section of the act provides for the return by supervisors, town clerks and assessors annually of the names of jurors, &c, The second section as follows :— 8: And be it further enacted that the sum of $5,000 in addition to the #um granted this session be and is hereby appropriated for the completion of the pablie build ing in the city of Albany, which building shall hereafter be denominated. the Cupitol, aud that the said money shall bo paid by the Treasurer to the issioners appointed to Kuperiitend the erection of the said building; and from anil atter the Ist day of August next the courts of justice, other than justices’ courts and Courts uf Special Sew held in the suid city, may be held in the said Capitol, and writs and processes ‘which are now by law required to be \t} ty f returnable at the City Hall, shall.thereafter be revurnable St the Capitol in the elty of Albany. ‘This law is taken from the certified copy of the printed statutes in the Secretary of State’s office, but curiously enough the Deputy Secretary (Anthony Lamb) at that jod, in his written certificate on tue fly leaf of the book, speaks of the laws as 179 in num- ber when the law just quoted is No. 18%, He makes two written certificates with this same mistake in each. The Attorney General -is not here and the question has not been submitted to him ofticially. Unt it is he can rend official opinion. But the existence of tl uoted law points to the probability that the new 7 ‘islature will have to meet in the old building first one pass an act officially denominating the new build- ing as the Capitol. The old Assembly Chamber can be occupied as usual, but the Senate Chamber bei occupied by the Court of Appeals the Seuate will probably have to hold its session in the room for. merly occupied by the Court ot Appeals, over the old Assembly post office and cloak rooms. SECOND ANNUAL RAILROAD REPORT. AtBany, Dec, 9, 1878, ‘The following report of the Second Avenue Rail- road of New York city has been received by the State Engineer. It is here presented with @ com- parative table from 1877 :— SECOND AVENUY. Slocks and Debts, 1N74. Capital stock.. Amount sub: Floating debt. ‘The floating on real estate. Cost of Road and paige a Roadbed... v4 Sets Land, buildings, «844,058 Horses, harness, &: « 116,616 140,919 Cars... . 92,800 114,580 Totals........ceseee Repairs, roadbad, &e. ‘Taxes on estate... Superintendence, officers, Watchinen, starters, & Discount on silver Law expenses. Ronts (other roads). Insurance, .... Punch expenses. Contingencies, Interest... Dividend, #ix per cent. $750,166 Totals.....+. tigeoeedens ‘The dividends last year were at per cent, Barnings. + $808,123 ak OUR WATER FRONT. The Annual Report of the De- partment of Docks. PROJECTED AND PERFECTED IMPROVEMENTS a Diet Raitoad Communication To Be Established with the Ovean Steamers. The Department of Docks yesterday, pursuant to the provisions of subdivision 9, of section 6, of chap- ter 574, Laws ot 1871, presented the report of its doings from the Ist day of May, 1877, to the 30th day of April, 1878, to the Mayor. ‘The report covers fifty- six pages of printed matter, aud contains particular information concerning even the most trivial tran- sactions that have taken place within the time named. Nine schedules are appended, wherein ap- pear the names of all employés of the department, from the Chief Engineer down to the night watch- man on the grim mudscow; itemized information concerning bills and claims audited on the annual ex- pense account; purchases of stone, sand, iron, steel, lumber, piles, rip-rap, cement and coal; miscellane- ous expenses, such as advertising, dredging, tools and tool repairs, stationery—in short, an epitome of the everyday routine of the business of the department. WORK ON THE WATER FRONT, During the year, the report announces, pier old 43 has been lengthened 161 feet and is now pier 35 in the new plan. Pier old 45 has been converted into pier new 37, similarly, by being eatended 140 feet. Pier old 46 has been entirely removed and pier new 38 has been built on its site. This pier is 587 feet long and Th feet wide, and was built by contract. It has been leased for $30,000 per annum. Pier new 39 has been completed in the last year. This pier is 582 fect long and 75 feet wide, and was built by contract. It has been leased for $30,000 per annum. A small wooden crib pier at the foot of Fifty-fourth street, Eust River, has also been built by contract. It is 60 feet wide and 46 feet long. * RAILROAD CONNECTIONS WITH THE PIERS. Progress is reported on the bulkhead wall. but no mention is made in the report concerning the port- able coffer dam, by which it is claimed bulkheud building could be cheaply and expeditiously done. Work hax progressed apaco on the section between Canal and West Eleventh streets. ‘This section,” the report says, “when completed will afford room for nearly all the foreign lines of steamers running to this port, and with a street 250 feet wide ample fa- cilities for connecting by tracks the railroads and the piers exist. Tracks have already been laid to the pier of the White Star line, and arrangements are pg made to connect all the piers in this district with rail communication. The department has also commenced building the wall between Warren and Canal streets, and has entered on the construction of 560 feet from Warren street noriherly—the territory leased to the Erie Railroads. On the completion of this territory and the building of two piers the roads have entered into contract to pay a yearly rental of 395,000 for its use, The amount of wall constructed during the year is equivalent to about 746 feet of completed wall. ‘he artment has been building the wall which was fully deacribed in our last annual report with good results. And we still believe that its average cost will not be materially in excess of $200 per lineal foot. SURVEYS. “A great number of valuable surveys and maps have been made during the year. Some idea of the amount of work of this kind can be formed when it is stated that careful sui eye for the purpose of pre- paring maps have been made on about fourteen thon- sand feet of the water front at various points on the North, East and Harlem rivers, Soundings in 200 slips have also been made. REVENUES AND EXPENSES. The expenses of the department during the past year are:—For construction, $455,159 88, and for gen- eral expenses, $31,774 81, making a total of $446,934 C9. The construction expenses include the building of the new piers and bulkhead wall, the maintenance and repair of the old piers and bulkheads, dredging, and the salaries of the Commissioners and engineer force, The revenues of the department which have accrued entirely during the past year have amounted to $710,680 06. The revenues have thus exceeded the entire expenditures by $225,745 37. Thus this department, instead of increasing the public debt, as many even now suppose, is materially reducing it year by year. it should not be lost sight of that nearly all the ex- penditures are for the building of # new system of piers and bulkheads, and for the development of the property. The return in the way of increased in- come for the future, by reason of these expendi- tures, is equivalent to propey fifteen per cent on the whole expenditure of the department. From the knowledge of the Commissioners as to the property, the improvements being made, and the leases about to be made, they feel justified in making the confident assertién that the revenues of this department will, in & comparatively short time, reach the sum of $1,000,000 annually. A new system of keep- ing the books of the department is being put In opera- tion, which the Commissioners feel confident will render it perfectly simple and easy for any citizen to ascertain fully all that he may desire to know as to its transactions.” HIGH AND LOW WHARP RENTS, The Commissioners, in discussing the subject of high and low wharf rents, say that “‘it has often been made a matter of complaint that the rents charged for wharf property in this city were so high as seri- ously to retard the growth of commerce. We are often referred to competing cities and to the fact that their rents are merely nominal. The facts, however, are, that the only in this ¢ity where rents are high are in @ comparatively small portion of it, 40 desirable by reason of proximity to. the great busi- ness centres that the competition to secure the local- ity is very great. The places where the cheap rents in the other cities are to be found are com- parativel; remote from their business cen- tres. .¢ reason why steamships in those cities are willing to go to places so remote from the business centres is that in those cities almost the whole business of the lines isa through business. The purely local business ix so inconsiderable a portion of the whole that the only need is to lovate at a railroad terminus, even where, as in some cases, this is wholl outside the city. Of course in such places rents will be cheap. In this city, however, the local business is 80 valuable that each line insists on being convenient to it, and thus the prices in such localities are raised, Reits in this city are very cheap in places not as near the great centres. It is safe to say they are as cheap here as anywhere, provided eople are willing to go a4 far away from the centres ecu they do in the other cities where cheap rents are found. This department, in order to mect the want for cheapor rents, if it is real, is about develop- ing some of its uptown water poner We hall thus be able to furnish the finest piers, and in great numbers if they are needed, at much cheaper rents than thdse now obtsining for the dywutown prop- erty.” if THE FINANCES. ‘The subjoined table will serve at a glance to show the exact financial relationship existing between the Department of Docks and the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of New York city forand during the year nding April 0, 1878:— To deposits of money with the Chamber- lain, sees $064,512 33 To bil rials and supplies furnished and for services rendered, to wit On construction account. $431,691 46 On general repairs we- COUN eee 23,568 42 On annual expense ac- COUN. eee eens «» SL774 81 ———— 486,094 69 To balance carried forward.............. 478,988 86 Total.....+ see eeeeeeee eee $1,620,435 88 Or. By balanco April 30, 1877, as per report ‘or the year ending at that date, to Tnpald rents... $116,513 33 Contingent fund. 1,000 0 ———-———_ $117,515 33 By balance of proceeds of dock bonds un- used May 1, 1877 seecesee 95,201 Th By requisitions for doe ynds. 600,000 00 By premiuni on dock bonds sold... 426 00 By permits for privilege of dumping. 175 BO By proceeds of sales of old material...... 23,015 78 By reimbursement for repairs made for private owners of wharves... + 9,122 00 By deposits with the Chamberlain to the credit of the dock fund. 9,297 50 By dock and slip rent..... 849,224 78 By rent advances..... 28,421 25 Total...ssee $1,620,435 88 (STERVELT, H. F, DIMOCK, JACOB VANDERPOEL, Commissioners composing the Board of the Depart- ment of Docks, Wiitiam W. Wairsey, Chief Olerk, New York, Nov. 23, 1878, BALANCR SHEET, APRIL 30, 1878, itervelt, Treasurer pro teri.... $3,448 RO vel, Treasurer. .. + 11,400 36 (as per schedule) 267,902 60 angel to the Corporation. 84,716 66 Dock fund... .ceeccces 12,090 66 Comunissioners of the Sinking Fund. 100,000 00 TOtAl, re reccceccereecessceesvcevoes + $478,988 86 tr, ‘The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonaity of the elty of New YorKessssserssesscsss s+ $478,088 8 New York, Nov, 23, 18i8, WILLIAM W. WHITNEY, Chiet Clerk. DEMANDS ON THE: TREASURY, ‘The Municipal Reform Association yesterday sent in # communicativa to the Board of Apportionment, giving it as their opinion, fortified by an opinion from several leading lawyers of the city, that the Dock Department must stand on an equal foo! with the other departments in the city Pathan ye} in the matter of procuring moneys from the treas- ury. The papers were referred to the Corporation Counsel for examination, The same sul war agitated im 1874, THE COTTON CROP. CONDITION OF THE STAPLE IN NORTH CAROLINA, VIRGINIA, ALABAMA, MISSISSIPPI AND TEN+ NESSEE. Nonvoux, Va., Dee, 9, 1878. ‘The Cotton Exchange makes the following report of the condition of the cotton crop, compiled from twenty-two replies from sixteen counties in North Carolina and Virginia. Six report the weather for gathering the crop during the month of Novem- ber as favorable, while sixteen say the weather was more favorable than last year. About eighty to ninety per cent of the crop has been picked, and picking will be finished about the 10th of December. Five replies report the yield about the same; four about ten per cent more, and thirteen say the yield is from twenty-five to thirty per cent less than last year. On an average about three-quarters of the crop has been marketed. ALABAMA, MositE, Ala., Dec. 9, 1878, The following report of the Alabama cotton crop for November is compiled from 61 replies from 34 counties:—The weather has been generally more favorable for gathering the crop than during Novem- ber of last year, and picking 18 about completed. yield, as compared with last year, is estimated to be 18 per cent less in 17 counties and 17 per cent more in Ti counties. About 53 per cent of the crop on an ave erage is reported as having been marketed, MISSISSIPPI, JACKSON, Misa,, Dec, 9, 1878, Replies have been received froin 17 counties by 26 letters, The weather has been more favorable tl last year during November for gathering the crop, and picking is about completed. Three counties re- port an average increase in yield of 9 per cent on last year. Three report the same and 11 an average de- crease of 26 per cent. About 46 per cent of the crop is reported as having been marketed. ‘ ‘TENNESSEE: NASHVILLE, Dec. 9, 1878, The committee's report to the Nashville Cotton Ex- change for November shows fifteen replies from Ten- nessee, all but two of which report the weather more favorable for gathering the crop than last year, Elevea answers report the crop all gathered and six nearly all gathered. The yield is generally less than last ‘year, the average being twenty per cent |. Jess, and two-thirds of the crop are marketed. Twenty- three replies from Alabama generally report the weather more favorable for gathering t last year, twelve report the crop peey. all gathered and nine all gathered. The average yield is twenty per cent Jess than last year and one-third of the crop market NEw OnuEays, Dec, 9, 1878, The New Orleans Cotton Exchange report for No- vember is as follows Lovistana.—Onr ep is compiled from thirty- cight replies received from twenty-four parishes, bearing dates from November 28 to December 4. The weather has been Ebb) beget than for the same period last year, Picking pro; finely and about seven-eighths of the crop Z gathered. It is estimated that picking will be completed by Decem- ber 15. The yield in river parishes is estimated at about twenty-five per cent less than last year, while in other portions of the State there has been an average increase of about eighty per cent. About i rv cent of the crop has been marketed. There n universal complaints that seed cotton this yields much less lint than usual, We have fifty-eight replies, covering twenty-fi ounties of average date of November 30, ‘The weather for November was much more favorable than during the same month last year. Picking has progressed quite rapidly, and will be completed by scember 20. The yield as compared with last year is reported one-third less. About half of the crop has been marketed. Our correspondents in this State generally agree that the comparative yield of lint to seed cotton is much less than the sverage of any previous year. ARKANSAS,—Twenty-six answers have been received from eighteen counties—average date, December 1. The weather during the month has been universally favorable for gathering the crop, more so than last year. Seventy-five per cent of the crop bas been gathered, and it is estimated that the remainder will be picked by December 25, In the counties of Jeffer- son, Nevada, Ouachita, Pulaski and Howard the yield is reported as about the same as last year, while in the rest of the State there has been an average de- crease of about twenty-five per cent, About one-half of the crop has been marketed. iw The Mo eared mentioned in reports from Missis- sippi and Louisiana relative to a small yield of lint compared with cotton sced are reiterated by most of our Arkansas correspondents. o (Nore.—The estimates from all States are based upon the same average as last year.) The Cotton Esshangs crop report for November shows favorable weather for picking, consequently cotton is clean and of good quality. The ayerage yield is reported as forty cent larger in forty- one counties, the same in four, and twenty-five per cent less than last year in eleven counties. Seven- eighths of the crop have been gathered and sixty per cent marketed, Savannan, Gu., Dec, 9, 1878, 7 The Cotton Exchange reports for November as fol« lows :— Gtonata.—The weather for gathering the crop during the past month, and in fact during the whole season. hus been very favorable, enabling farmers to house it quicker and in much ‘better condition than last year, Many have finished picking, and but little will remain in the fields after the 15th of December. Fully seven-eighths of the cro| had been picked by the Ist inst. an nearly three-quarters marketed. In Western and Southern Georgia the best crop in many years Bed ported. In most of Middle Georgia the crop is t ‘he same as last year, while in Northern Georgia it short of last season. On the whole, however, the yield of the State is from ten to twelve per cent greater than last year. Reports of the product of the top or second growth ditfer widely. In some sections Yields from it have been large, while in others ex- poctations were not realized, Frortpa.—The weather for gathering staple was for the leat month more favorable than fast year. The crop was nearly all gathered and more than half marketed, The yield of the State will exceed that of lust year by about ten per cent. The seasonable weather during the past year caused the bolls to grow larger and mature better, and the result has been a heavier and stronger cotton; but in sca island sec- tions they haye had during the whole year nothin, but series of disasters, commencing with a col wet spring, remarkably hot weather in June and July aud rains and caterpillars in oy ei and September, The yield of long cotton will be fully fifteen per cent less than last year. CHARLESTON, Dec. 8, 1878, The report of the Charleston Exchange is based on fitty-three reports from twenty-six counties. The weather for the month of November is reported by all but two correspondents as more favorable than last season. Several counties report the entire crop picked, but no county being really backward the average for the State is ninety per cent. Picking will bo generally tinished by the 16th inst. The yield ia reported ae ineleven counties, smaller in eight and about the same in eight, as compared with year, making the average increase in the State about two per cent. The proportion of crop sent to market up to December 1 was from fifty to ninety per cent, The average for the State is xeventy-eight per cent, The crop is remarkably free of frost stalned cotton, LOUISIANA’S INTEREST. New Onueans, Dec. 9, 1878, The Funding Board met to-day. The Anditor’s re port was read, showing $418,557 of the current inter- est fund collected, leaving $510,320 to be collected and in the hands of collectors, The Auditor expects a deficit of thirty-three and one-third per cent. A resolution was passed that the fiscal agent of the State National Bank be invited and requested, under Act 24 of 1874, to take up for its own account, and to hold until sufficient collections are made, coupons on consolidated bonds maturing January 1, should adequate collections not be made in time to meet the coupons at maturity. OUTRAGES LOUISIANA, New Onteans, Dec. 9, 1878. The Executive Committee of the Young Men's Pro- gressive Association has issued a circular setting forth the outrages committed in the South and the abuse of the suffrages of the colored voters during the recent election. It indorses President Hayea’ mes- sage and points out remedies, considers local self. overnment in the South a failure and meané noth- ing elve than the disfranchisement of republicans. ‘his organization is Sonne of colored men, ‘Thomas Boswell is the president and James L. Rob- inson secretary. They say the orgenization extends throughout the State. WANTED IN RHODE ISLAND. On the 7th inst. Superintendent Walling was furs nished with the description of a man who had disap. peared from the western section of Rhode Island and who was wanted there by the officials for a burglary, The description was a meagre one, but Detective MeNaught succeeded in finding @ person correspond- ing to it, He was a young man who was stoppi ite the Revere House, aud ‘who’ on being arrested said his namo was James C. Cran- dall, that he was eighteen years old, a farmer and came from Riehmondtown, KR. 1. He wae locked | 4 in the Central Office to await the arrival of the ode Island officials, RECEPTION AT THE LINCOLN CLUB, ‘The Lincolty Club, of the Fifteenth ward, held taat a brilliant reception at their rooms in Clin+ ton place, on the occasion of the presentation of a massive gold mounted ebony cane to ex-Congress man Jolin D. Lawson by Tsane 1, Hayes on behalf of the club. Dr. Hayes made an eloquent address, which called forth from the recepient @ feeling te sponse. Among the distinguished guests were eral Arthur, Elliot C. Cowdin, Thomas ©, Actom, Inaae Bailey aud Judge Morgan,