The New York Herald Newspaper, December 24, 1878, Page 6

WASHINGTON. Treasury Officials Await- ing Resumption. EVERY MAN AT HIS POST. ‘Effect of Recent Financial Legislation. CANDIDATES FOR THE BERLIN oo] A Little More Reciprocity from China Wanted. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. Wasuinetoy, Dec. 23, 1878. THE RESUMPTION OF SPECIE PAYMENTS. They are happy at the ‘Treasury because a number of people have turned up who prefer greenbacks to gold. This taste for paper money when paper money is redeemable at par with gold is not surprising, but at the Treasury they welcome it because they regard it as evidence that somebody really believes in re- sumption. The truth is that at the Treasury they have persuaded themselves that resumption is an extremely hazardous thing, likely to produce an ex- plosion and blow up everybody connected with it, and there is a disposition to rake the fires and pull open the safety yalve on very slight pressure. The Secretary of the Treasury and the Treasurer, Mr. Gilfillan, have already gone to New York and the President is going early next wel In fact, there is | & disposition to have all hands on deck when the awful moment arrives, and Mr, Sherman will be an- noyed and perhaps a little disappointed if the event- ful resumption day passes withaut a desperate run on his gold or a thunderclap of any kind. Yet he knows very well, because he has told everybody so, that gold is too inconvenient and too difficult to store safely for anybody except the banks and the Treas- ury to keep it in great quantities. He knows, too, that, even if the banks were disposed to help | speculators to lock up gold, they would not dare to do so. If any banks draw | on hrm heavily for gold it will be because they want | touse it against their own notes, and, in fact, do what he is doing—resume specie payments. But as they are by law allowed to redeem their bills in green- backs it is not likely that many will take the trouble, expense and risk of carting away gold from Mr. Sher- | man’s vaults to their own, where it must lie at their own risk. The muddle of resumption legislation—most if not all of it intended by its authors to prevent resump- tion or to delay it indefinitely—is, after all, found to help rather than to hinder. The ignorance which fathered it defeated its purpose. The silver men at the last session, having passed the Bilver bill and being afraid that this would not | give enough infition, insisted on an additional bill forbidding the Treasury to cancel greenbacks aud ordering them to be paid out again whenever they | have been redeemed, and now they discover, to their disgust, that this law, on which they quite ferociously insisted, prevents silver from being paid out. So | poor Mr. Buckner, who has about as much idea of finance as a cow has of navigation, proposes a bill commanding the Secretary to coin seveu millions of | silver dollars per month, as though coining them would do any good. Meantime the question is seriously asked here, “Can the Treasury constitutionally reissue legal | tender notes?” That it can borrow money by the issue of Treasury notes no one doubts, of course. It has done so in past times before the war, but a legal tender note having been redeemed in coin, does a new note issued in its place have the quality of # legal tender for debts, public and private? A note issue by government, just like a note issued by a private person, is # means of borrowing money and an evi- dence of debt. When the inflationists at the last ses- Sion commmanded the Secretary to reissue the actes he had redeemed they told him in | plain prose, “When you have paid off | adollar ot your debt we command you at once to | borrow another dollar.” But there are peopie here who assert that this new loan is 4 mow transaction | and that tho note issued for it is not alegal tender unless Congress specially makes it such, and not e then unless the Supreme Court will decide, what it bas not yet done, that under the circumstances now | existing Congress has the constitutional power to | make its{freasury notes # legal t r, to levy aforced | loan—that is to say, in time of peace. That question | will come up before long, but just now whenever it is mentioned a number of anxious souls jump up in a fright and cry “Hush! hush! not so loud, my friend,” as though they imagined that the country can be swindled into resuming specie payments. FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. ¥, Dec. 23, 1878, THE BERLIN MISSION-—-A FAIR OUTLOOK FOR GENERAL HENDERSON, OF MISSOURI. Candidates for the Berlin mission continue to be @unounced. ‘The latest is General John B. Henderson, ex-United tes Senator from Missouri. nator Armstrong ard other democrats of the Missouri Con- gressional delegation have made several visits to the President im behalf of General Henderson, and | Secreta Evarts sent for or Arm- | strong and asked him if General Henderson would accept if appointed. Mr. Armstrong replied that he was not authorized to say that Henderson would accept, put inasmuch as Missouri had no representa- tive among all the diplomatic appointments, not even a Consul, he thought it would be appropria to tender to the leading ‘republican of that this position. General Henderson, it will be rem: Dered, voted against the impeachment of President Zohuson, and he was subsequently the leading attor uey in the whixkey ring prosecutions at St. Louis, but was removed just prior to the Babcock trial | Governor-elect Hoyt, of Pennsylvania, accompanied | by M.S. Quay, James McManus, William R. Leeds | and other prominent Pennsylvanians L upon the | President to-day to urge the appointment of Governor | Hartranft to the Berlin mission. Some of the mem- | bors of the delegation feel satisfied that their petition | Will receive favorable consideration from the Presi- | dent. | PARSER oe te | GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES, Wasninaton, Dec. 23, 1878. DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE ACCOMPANYING THE OUR WITH CHINA—GIRMAN-AMERICAN CITIZENS LN THEIR NATIVE COUNTRY. PRESIDENTS MESSAGE KELATIONS The diplomatic correspondence accompanying the Prosident’s annual Message is now being printed, It | contains a communication from Minister Seward to | Secretary Bwarts, dated Peking, March 22, 1878, in | Which he says it is evident that the presence of Chi- nese in our Pacific States is giving rise to much anxiety th id that the questions involved are be- | coming national, but he is of opinion that we are not in @ position to undertake negotiations for the abro: gation of existing treaty stipulations and for the sub- | stitution of others intended to define the lines within | which the immigration of Chinese to the United | Btates may be permitted. He says:— | From a diplomatic point of view we hay lways | deen at « disadvantage in dealing with China, We have volutarily accorded to her people within our borders the privileges of those of the most favored nations, China, however, has yieldbd only, # fow privileges to onr people, and we. are constantly obliged to resort to diplomatic representations to @ure to them the enjoyment of even these. As a con- | sequence we are always asking something from | China, while she has nothing to ask from us. If, | however, it has now become an object for her to se- eure for her people in our country the privileges so | ireely accorded to them, the situation” hits changed | and tay be taken advantage of in all future negotin | tions. Avery few words are needed to indicate the lack of | reciprocity between us. 1 think that there are no opportanities of residence or of enterprise from which the Chinese among us are debarred, They can go where they will and do what they will in all our broad domain; but it is not so here. Our country- men may reside in a tew cities only, and they may en- gaye in no enterprises outside of the ordinary inter- change of commonalities and their transportation between defined points, Opportunities exist to de- velop mines, to establish furnaces and factories, to construct roads, canals, railroads and telegraphs, to operate these and steam or other vessels on many routes not now open to them; but from all these and muwny other important branches of enterprise we are effectually and perhaps hopelessly shut out, Per- haps, then, the time has arrived when we may say to this government that we expect a more pertect reci- procity, aud that if our people cannot be admit- ted here to all the privileges enjoyed by theirs in our country they must not blame us it we demand such’a revision of our treaties as will leave us free to meet the necessities of our sit- nation. It is very certain that China would not con- sent to the extension of the privileges enjoyed by foreigners in this country, and it is possible that rather than do this she would agree to such a re- vision of our treaties as L have indicated, Butit she should not do so and should plant herself firmly on existing treaties, refusing to grant to us anything or assent to the withdrawal of buy privileges ‘from her people we would have proceeded nevertheless, as I have said, in an honorable way and could then con- sider the whole situation and determine the policy which would most conduce to our welfare. Minister Bayard Taylor, writing to Secretary Eyarts from Berlin, June 15 last, calls attention to the case of Carl Ganzenmuller, of Sinsheim, Baden, who was born in 1851, emigrated to the United States’ with the permission of the local authorities in 1869, became a naturalized citizen July 12, 1875, left for Germany July 17, 1875, furnished with his certificate of naturalization, and has resided at his former home since August, 1875, ostensibly to take care of his aged and decrepit father. On the 11th of April last he was ordered to leave Baden or become a citizen of the Grand Duchy, subject to military duty. The reason given by the local authorities of Sinsheim for this order of expulsion was that his exemption from such duty on account of his American citizenship was a bad example to other young men who might be tempted to imitate it. Ganzenmuller appealed to the American Legation for special measures of protec- tion. Our Minister directed the United States Consul at Mannheim to visit Sinsheim and ascertain person- ally the facts of the case. Minister Von Bulow, in reply to Mr, Taylor's representations, said:-- The proper authority finds itself unable, after re- | peated careful examinations of the case, to annul the decre muller, Mr. Taylor, in communicating the result to Secre- tary Evarts, says:— ‘The direct inference from the ground taken by the German government is that American citizenship is in itself dangerous, and if the plea were admitted it might be made the occasion for the arbitrary expulsion of all German-Americans of a certain age who may desire to revisit their former homes. Icannot, therefore, allow it to be even inferentially assumed by the government that the reason givén for the expulsion of Carl Ganzenmuller in its memorial is accepted as factory, and hence I have felt it my duty to declare without delay the ditterent view taken by this Legation. I beg leave to ask most earnestly and Feapec tfully for aconsideration of the principle involved and a decision which will enable ie to express authoritatively the judgment of the yovernment of the United States, Inasmuch as cases of 4 similar nature are multiplying with such rapidity as to tax the ability of the force of the Lega- tion to give their whole and fitting attention to them, it is particularly desirable to come to @ clear understanding with the German government in re- gard to principles upon which they may be settled. Mr. Taylor, in a despatch to Secretary Evarts, dated August last, says:— In his correspondence with this Legation, claiming its intervention with the imperial government in his behalf, said Ganzenmuller was more than emphatic in his declaration of bond fide American citizenship and his intention shortly to return to the land of his adoption. As aspecimen ot his manner ot writing the last letter received from him is appended, It is dated on the 12th of June, and it now appears that ou the 13th he made application to the authori- ties of Baden to resume his former citizenshi; in that State, thus confirming the ground assume by them in justification of their former action that he never intended to return to the United States. It will readily be perceived that this action of Ganzen- muller is directly prejudicial to all cases of prolonged residence on the part of naturalized citizens. A fur- ther and very unnecessary difficulty is often created by the latter in refusing to declare in advance the probable term of their stay when asked todo so by the local authorities. Mr. Taylor concludes as follows:— In view of the prevailing political action in Ger- muny and the increased tendency toward repressive me ‘e6 on the part of the government, it would be ll if naturalized citizens contemplating o visit to their former homes were officially adv that many possible annoyances may be avoided by declaring the probable term of their stay to the local German authorities on arriving, by abstaining from irritating political discyssion, and by quietly obey- ing such municipal laws and regulations us apply to temporary as well as permanent residents. if this course were generally followed it would not only re- lieve the Legation of much unnecessary investigation, but would also enable it to decide more intelligently and justly in regard to cases requiring official inter- vention. It may be charitably presumed that a con. siderable amount of offence is ignorantly committed through the lack of that thorough political education which restrains most native born American citizens visiting Europe from coming into contact with local authorities. | THE ROBESON INVESTIGATION—ACCUSED PARTIES AFFORDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY. Chairman Whitthorne, of the House Committee on Naval Affairs, has written a letter to all the parties im- plicated by the report of the majority of the commit- tee, which charges ex-Secretary Robeson and others with malfeasance in office, that he will accord any of them a hearing during the holiday recess, if any or all of them so notify him in writing. As yet he has re- ceived no replies to his letters. ARMY OFFICERS ON THE ARMY BILL. Alarge number of letters have been received from officers closely connected with the army on the Plains approving of the main features of the new Army bill reported by the select committee, Although the the bill does not meet withthe general concurrence of army oflicers here, there are officers prominent in the service who consider it an improvement on the present organization, LOST MONEY PACKAGE RECOVERED. ‘The package of money drawn from the Treasury on Saturday for the payment of clerks in the city Post Office and lost by William J. Brown was this morn- ing recovered in its entirety, The packagé was taken to Postmaster Edmunds’ residence, and he received it upon promising to ask no questions. Judge Ed- munds is of the opinion that Brown had his pocket picked, and is positive that the money was beyond his (Brown's) reach, and that he was not @ party to the transaction, of expulsion pronounced against Ganzen- THE TREATY WITH JAPAN, WaAsHiNerox, Dec. 23, 1878, ‘The provisions of the treaty between the United States and Japan, which was signed on the 25th of July last and ratified by the Senate on the 18th inst., are as follows :— ‘The first article provides that the tariff convention of 1866 concluded with the United States, Great Britwin, France and Holland, together with the schedules of tariff on imports and exports and bonded warehouse regulations attached to that con- vention, shall be annulled, and also certain subse- quent commercial treaties with those nations, and that the right of the Japanese government to adjust ita customs tariff aud taxes and to regulate foreign in the open ports shall be recognized by States, ‘The second article provides that no higher duties shall be imposed on articles from the United States than on those from other countries, and that no pro- hibition of exports shall be discriminatory against the United States, By the third article all export duties in Japan are abolished Under the fourth article all claims by the Japancse government for forfeitures or penalties for viola- tions of the continuity provisions of existing treaties and for violations of the Japanese customs and com jal regulations are to be sued for and collected » consular sof the United States, tf in th THE COASTING TRADE, The fifth article reserves to Japan the right to con- trol the coasting trade, Neverthe under the next rican vessels entering the open ports 1 nd proceed on their v it only of the chatges on the 1 vied while all governmental charg Ives shall be we only 1, ater which the vessels shall local port dutics in any nter. chan rm the vessels the the first port ent y be liable to port which th may be within Aftecu mouths trom its date, | her attendants is an Irish lady | qualities, one of whieh is a devo! ADDITIONAL PORTS OPENED, Article 7 « to American commerce two addi- tional por being Shimo-No-Seki, and the other to be decided npon hereafter, The ninth article provides that the present treaty | ehall be a part of the unrepealed provisions of exivt- | ing treaties, and that it and they shall be subject to revision when so demanded by either party Article 10 es the ‘convention take effect when Japan shall have concluded such conventions or revisions of existing treaties with all the other treaty Powers holding relations with Japan as shall Ue similar in effect to the present convention, and such new conventions of revisions shull also go into effect, and provides that it shall be fh and the ratifiertions exchanged at Washington a soon ae THE GREAT MATCH. The Struggle of O’Leary and Campana at Gilmore’s Garden. “SPORT” STILL LEADING. | The Champion Suffering, But Steadily Closing the Gap, nr Three or four hundred of the large crowd that as- sembled at Gilmore's Garden shortly after midnight ou Sunday remained through the long hours of Mon- day morning to witnéss the beginning of the great contest between O'Leary and Campana. At daylight the number was reduced to less than two hundred. Campana utilized the privilege of making the best of his way, and for thirty miles kept the track without seeking the seclusion of his cottage. This distance was .accomplished by running, walking and that peculiar lopo commonly designated a ‘dog trot.” At Gh. 52m. 118, the notice board indicated that thirty miles was to his credit. Shortly after he ceased his labor and rested 6m. 30s., when he returned to the track, seemingly refreshed. For fear of taking cold he had thrown over his merino shirt along red. flannel gar- ment, on the back of which were the words, “Old Stag,” and in front the mystical figures “41,” the latter having some reference to an old fire engine he once had the honor of running to fires with. O'LEARY IN PAIN. O'Leary swung around his track a little over ninety times in that graceful style he possesses, and then left it for 8m. 22s,, having gone little over ten miles. Upon | returning he showed unabated energy, but on his fifteenth mile, now in the neighborhood of four o'clock in the morning, he again slipped into his house, where he remained for 12m. 358. He trudged along in apparent good form through the six- teenth mile, and on the seventeenth again stopped for 8m. 40s. This quitting his work at such short intervals was explained afterward by his attendants, An ill fitting shoe which he wore had | blistered his heel, and it seemed impossible to ease it. hough carefully treated it grew worse, and all through the day he suffered intense pain every time he put it to the track. Added to this he was attacked with diarrhwa, which weakened him somewhat, yet, with that indomitable onecey meee he is known to possess, he pegged away gallantly. At six o’clock A. M, he was five miles behind “Sport, but an hour later had reduced this lead a mile, the record being then:— Campana, 31 miles and 100’ yards; O'Leary, 27 miles and 150 yards, Frequent stops were made by the champion in the next ten miles, some of them of quite long duration, and about noon it was rumored that he was really sick. His reappearance, however, set this idle story at rest, as he struck out more de- terminedly than ever and occasionally broke into a smart run, yet all the while maintaining that grace- ful style which has given him such a reputation on two continents. “SPORT” FORGING AHEAD, At eight o’clock A. M. “Sport,” in his irregular fashion, had gone 35 miles and ‘100 yards, while O'Leary’ had traversed only 28 miles, 6 laps and 150 yards. An hour later the Bri rt man was 39 miles, 1 lap and 10 yards on his journey, while O'Leary had 33 miles, 3 laps and 150 yards to his credit. At noon 51 miles and 170 yards were marked for “Sport,” and 42 iiles, 2 laps and 140 yards for the champion. : ‘Two hours later the man from Connecticut led his opponent almost cleven miles, but then in the atter- noon when the band enlivened the men with its cheering strains this leud was reduced slowly but gradually. For an hour or two before night shut in “Sport” looked miserably queer, yet bravely pegged away. He seems very nervous at times, and has a habit of pulling at his shirt, as if he were not satis- fied with its appearance. His young wife was. pres- ent throughout the day. On the 66th mile, atter 4 sojourn of 5 minutes in his cottage, “Sport” ap- peared in his stocking fect, and, after a run oft half a lap at a splitting pace, settled down to a slow walk. He maintained the latter, except at long inter- vais, until supper time. O’Leary’s miles during the atternoon were reeled off with the utmost regularity. At 6h, 6m, 558. P.M. O'Leary had gone iniles, while at Gh. 1m. 50s. Campane was credited with 75 miles. There were nearly two thousand persons in the Garden during the afternoon, and frequent cheers: were given the competitors. Campana’s diet comprises broiled chicken, soft boiled eggs, concentrated beef juice and fluid extract ot cocoa. O'Leary subsists mostly on fluids and is given but little solid food. At 7h. 56m. 15s. P, M. O'Leary had completed 70 miles, while at 7h, 58m. P. M. Campana was credited with 79 miles, IN THE EVENING. Shortly after eight o'clock the crowd, which had thinned out considerably for dinner, began to again gather, and from that time on to midnight there were several thousands present who watched the men with the keenest interest. O'Leary's heel became so pain- ful that a physician was sent for to examine it and ap- ply remedies; but the doctor that was wanted could not be found until a very late hour. While resting in his cottage a few minutes, an old friend sought the parcoen ey when the following brief conversation occurred :— 1, Dan, will you pull through with that heel?” asked the visitor. “Yes, sir,” responded O'Leary, “I'll walk six days, heel or no heel, as sure as there’s a piper in Cork. Now, just let me alone for fitteen minutes” (laugh- ing). Campana continued to do his work without shocs, and at times he looked the picture of despair, yet he retained on the track and managed to keep ahead of his opponent a few miles. Sometimes he did a little running, then again he would walk very slowly, and once in # while jogged around ata pace just faster than a walk. “I tell you,” said an old trainer, ‘that man ‘4 is game, and'he'll stay if he don't fall to picces. Such seemed to be the opinion of a score of com- petent judges, and, as “Sport” has weathered many gales, he may be the coming pedestrian. At nine o'clock P. M. O'Leary had against his name 74 miles 7 laps and Campana $2 iiles, at w the latter went off the track. O'Leary's actual walk- ing time for 75 miles was 15h, 23m. 40s., Campana’s for the same number was 16h. 20m. 10s. When ten o'clock was marked on the chronometer Campana had gone 85 miles 2 laps, and O’Leary 78 miles 7laps. Though O'Leary's heel still hurt badly he was good humored aud full of puns. At Wh, Sim. 558. P.M. the Bridgeport candidate had gorie 88 miles, and at 10h. 57m. 15s. P. M. O'Leary's record was 82 miles. The following tables are in- teresting:— port’ MME, ANDERSON'S TASK, STILL IN GOOD CONDITION—SHE KNOCKS A ‘TOOTH DOWN HER ATTENDANT'S THROAT. It is seldom that the inhabitants of Brooklyn be- come excited by anything in the pedestrian line, but the effort now being made by Mme. Anderson to ac- complish a feat that the majority of the public deem impossible has created quite a furore in certain cir- cles, The fair pedestrian is gifted with a remarkably pleasant disposition, brimming with good nature, expecially to children; but there are times, when un- der the influence of sleep, that she exhibits a pugilistic disposition that sometimes proves dis- astrous to those in her immediate vicinity, Among possessing many good 4 attachment to her mistress, She is generally detailed on the night watch, when the hardest work has to be done, as some- times the lady walker is rather difficult to wake. She is never tired of singing the praises of her mistress, whom she calls “the most wonderful woman in the At ap early hour yesterday morning the <1 boll summoned the lady pedestrian to start on her 610th quarter mile, and the attendant hurried to raise her mistress from her couch. Placing her right arm underneath her back, she would havt placed the sleeping Woman on ber feet, but the Madame's right hand few straight out trom the shoulder and landed with terrible foreo on her attendant’’ mouth, The blow knocked out one of the poor creature's teeth, and for « woment it wax believed that her jaw had been fracture ‘The action that accomplished this dire calamity tuily aroused the pedestrian, and, going on the track, she walked her quarter of a mile in very qood time, "The astonished attendant, speaking of the affair afterward, said ‘Lknew the Staltarne could ik; they told me'eho could sing, and now I know flit. oom kicked by a Physicians express the greatest astonishinent at the constitution that enables Mine. Audevon to Kean I'd just as soon have b in good condition with so little sleep, At ten min- utes to ten last night she had com 630 quarter miles—over one-quarter of her . She rectors contradicted a statement to the effect that she challenged O'Leary to a long distance walk. HARE AND HOUNDS. AN EXCITING TWELVE-MILE RUN IN WEST- CHESTER, The first meet of the Columbia College Hare and Hounds Club came off yesterday. ‘The college paper, called the, Columbia Spectator, has been making etforts for some time past to organize a club, and the first meet was to. have been held on the 30th of Novem- ber, but bad weather came on and yesterday, for the first time, the Hares and Hounds tried their powers in Westchester. In the absence of Mr, Living- ston Mr. Taylor was made Hare, and at thir- teen minutes to eleven he and Mr. W. B, Parsons started from Stoaks’ Central House. The Hounds toasted their shins for ten minutes by the kitchen fire, and then started in pursuit, accompanied by @ blowing of horns by Messrs. Paine and Morgan, the whippers-in. The wind was very strong and blew the scent in all directions, so that, although the hares afterward declared they laid it very thick, it was most difficult to find any traces of the route to be followed. The trail was lost in front of Mr. L. G. Morris’ place, and for some time it seemed as if it was gone forever; but at last H. Parsons found some paper on Mr. Morris’ drive, and the hounds dashed on in pursuit once more. Many were the twists and turns which were taken, till at length all came to a standstill by the house of Mr. Edson, who pulled io. 2 in the crew at Henley last year. Much time was lost again, but at length the hunt took up the scent. and followed it till three roads met, and then another balk occurred, atter which the hunt was continued without stop- ping down to the track of the Hudson River Rail- Foad, up which it went nearly to Farmer's Bridge. Here the hounds were in despair and ran up and down in vain. After a long time a break was made up a hill and here Morgan took up the scent, and, by dint of following what could be found and questioning small boys, Jerome Park was reached, Here the hares had turned sharply to the north, and after about half a mile had turned east again, after which, by a considerablo detour, they reached Central avenue by the entrance to the track where, having deposited all the remaining paper in a heap, they had started for home. On reaching Central avenue the hounds started at the best pace they could muster for the hotel, and at four minutes of two o'clock Sayre ran in, followed by Paine, behind whom came Bates, Bissell, Otis and the rest in a string. The hares in the meantime had dressed and were engaged in refreshing the inner man after their twelve-mile run. They rejoined the hounds by the time. the latter were ready to start and all proceeded to Itner’s, near the depot, were they despatched a lunch while wait- ing for the New York train. All were unanimous in voting the hunt a success, and said the only thing to find fault with was the wind, which scattered the scent and told on the men very much on the last mile, as it was right in their faces. The next meet will probably not be held till the opening of college in January. « PIGEON SHOOTING. Captain Bogardus, having resigned the position of championship of America, retaining the title only of champion of the world, offers @ pigeon and glass ball tournament of three days’ duration, with prize medals and money for those who are ambitious of trying their skill for that proud honor. On Christ- mas Day the tournament will commence at the Brook- lyn Driving Park, at twelve o'clock sharp, when twenty single and ten double birds will be shot at for a purse of $500 and a magnificent gold medal, the money being divided into four parts.’ On the second day (Thursday) a purse of $300 and a gold medal will be given for the championship of glass ball shooting, 100 glass balls each. On Friday a purse of $500 will be giver for shooters at twenty glass balls and seven pigeons each The medals won will have to be held two yt against all comers before they become the property of the holder. Mr. Bogardus offers to shoot and give any man in the world 200 glass balls in 1,000, as many thousands and for as many’ dollurs as may be re- quired. MATCH AT GLASS BALLS. A match has been arranged to shoot at fifty glass balis for $50 a side between D, P. Robertson and W._J. Bickerton at Conover'’s Lane, Bay Ridge, L. L, on Christmas Day. BOXING, W. ©. MCLELLAN AND MIKE DONOVAN MATCHED FOR A PURSE .OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS. A despatch from San Francisco was received in this city yesterday stating that a purse of $2,000 in gold had been raised by the sporting men of the Pacific coast for a glove ‘contest, to take place in February next, between Professor William C. McClellan, of this city, and Mike Don- ovan, of Chicago. Professor McClellan last evening said thut he was glad to have another oppor- tunity of meeting his old opponent, and that as soon as the battle money was deposited in the hands of Mr. Bennett, of the Olympic Club, San Francisco, he would sign articles for the contest. WRESTLING MATCH. A wrestling match took place at Cosmopolitan Hall, No. 53 Market street, last evening, between Joe Ryan and George A. Edwards, for 3150 and the “championship medal of California.” The first fall was awarded to Ryan. Time, 61 seconds. In the second bout Edwards surprised his friends by put- ting Ryan fairly on his back on the floor. ‘Time, 6m. 41s. The third bout was won by Ryan, who threw his man fairly, and was awarded the mutch by the referee. SKATING, There was much disappointment yesterday among the visitors to the Park to find that the ball had not gone up and that the preparations for skating on the part of the Park Department were still incomplete. ‘The lake was well frozen over and the skating would have been vastly enjoyed had the skating house been put up and the other arrangements been ‘completed. As it was, a few passionate skaters launched them- elven boldly upon the ice and enjoyed the sport hugely. ‘About dark yesterday the ball was run up on the Capitoline Lake, Brooklyn, and hundreds of skaters were soon gliding over the ice. CHARGED’ WITH PERJURY. The .trial of the suit of Patrick Malone against David C. Joyce to vacate the latter's seat in the Jersey City Board of Police Commissioners was continued yesterday in the Cireuit Court, at Jersey City. John Haley, sergeant of police, testified that he knew William F. Dorgan, but never gave him a slip of names to be voted on, and he did not talk to him on election day. On cross- examination by ex-Judge Hoffman, he testified:—I saw him on election day, sure; I think it was at the olling place, in the morning; Lam positive I saw im; no, sir, I have no positive recollection of hay- ing met him on election morning; I will not swear thut I saw him at all on election day. Judge Knapp—Did you or didn't you; what do you mean? “{ wouldn’t swear positively; I may have gone into the flee place; I am not sure that I did.” Witness’ brother was a candidate for Commissioner of Works in that district on that day. In the afternoon William Dorgan, the witness who was arrested on a charge of perjury, made by Sergeant Haley, ex-Alderman McLoughlan’ and Con- stable Donoyan, and who was subsequently released on habeas corpus, failed to ap- when called by ex-Senator Abbett, and the court adjourned, Previous to adjournment Mr. Abbett requested Judge Knapp to issue # warrant for the arrest of Dorgan for swearing to an affidavit which he contradicted in his testimony, Judge Knupp advised counsel to go to a justice of the peace, and he went before Justice Aldridge, who issued a warrant for Dorgan on & charge of perjury. A WALK AROUND JERUSALEM. MINISTERS VIEW THE MODEL OF THE MODERN Crt The patriarch David bade his people go round about Jerusalem and count the towers thereof and mark well her bulwarks. To his poetic mind it was a city beautiful for situation—the joy of the whole earth—cepecially that part of it known as Mount Zion, the city of David, Well, yesterday after- noon, accepting the invitation of the Rev. Mr. White, the Baptist ministers of New York and vicinity vis- ited the model of the modern city of Jertisalem, as it is exhibited under canvas in Fourteenth street, oppo- site the Academy of Music. The Rev, Dr, Samnson, of Harler the rod and pointed out to hia brethren the site of the old Canaanite city of Jebus, on which, afterward, Dayid and Solomon and other Jewish rulers built and extended. The cit, has been rebuilt three times, and, includ. ing the present wail, has had three im- mense walls of masonry ‘around it. Dr, Schaff, oi Union Theological Seminary, was also present and added much to the interest of the occasion by asking questions, bat refused, though invited, to e the rod and give any information in the shape of a lec+ ture. A vote of thanks was given to Mr. White, The model of the Holy City will be kept on exhibition during the winter, and lectures be given daily, morning and afternoun, BAPTIST NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1878.-WITH SUPPLEMENT. MISS FANCHER’S CASE. WHY DR. HAMMOND'’s TEST SHOULD BE AC- CEPTED. To THE Eprtor or Tae HenaLp:— It seems to be pretty well conceded that the diminu- tion, partial or total loss of certain physical faculties or forces tends to the increase and intensity of the mental conditions. If this is really the case it must come Within the ken of most respectable physicians of large practice, May it not then be worth while to consider the claims of the Spiritualists, who declare that with the surcease of life—which means the total extinction of all physical faculties—immortality is born? *s case has become the property of the world, Although Dr. Hammond has put his | test offer in perhaps a rude sort of way, yet the friends of the young lady must see that their reputa- tion for honesty is open'to question if they refuse to inyite an impartial and exhaustive examination of this apparently remarkable case. The objections urged in behalf of the sufferer seem frivolous since the public has been led to believe her able of “fancy work” employment and the consequent con- dition of cheerfulness, E. KIDDLE, Burnet Hovse, Cincinnati, Ohio. ANOTHER ANSWER TO ‘‘SPECULUM’—CLAIR- VOXANCE DERIDED, To Tue Eprror or THE Hestatp Nothing ip this vast world of ours is more self- evident than that “Speculum,” your presumptive correspondent of the 2ist inst., is sadly deficient in one of the most valuable branches of human educa- tion—viz., that of logic, which is defined to be ‘the science of thought and the art of reasoning.” Had he been so fortunate as to have had buta short dis_ cipline on the subject of “Human ideas, their nature and sources” he would not have so stultified himself and disgraced his profession by his silly remarks and false statements. It is also quits manifest that he is but little—if at all—read in psychologic medicine; otherwise he would not so have talked atrandom, He and his silly friend, “M. H.,” have yet both to learn it the human mind in the prceer state of Luman existence 1s absolutely incapable of going beyond the compass of the five senses, cach of which is con- ditioned and limited by the statute of its Maker. It is equally apparent that neither his books nor his “many years’” experience has taught him that there are ‘certain immutable and eternal laws of nature,” among the which are the laws of life, of death and of the hunran perception. Miss Fancher’s case is not much unlike many other cases that oceurred in the history of science, and which, like it, have been used in the attempt to impose upon the credence of different communi- oe. one which were eventually exposed, as this case will be. . Clairvoyance has long since been exploded and proven a pretentious artifice by the keen and minute investigation of the greatest men of science. It is, at the present day, placed on the same footing with astrology and alchemy—that is, by the common sense of the sober and judicious part of mankind. No proposition is more manifestly true than that in all departments of nature and art there are phenomena and appearances most false and deceitful, Site acn caveats (ar impose upon and mislead thoughtless and untutored minds. ‘The atmospheric delusions so common at the Poles, the operations of legerdemain and ventriloquisin, &c., are common examples of the falsity and deceit of appearances. So with the falsely called manifestations of clairvoy- ance. Credulous, weak and ignorant minds are not more imposed upon by clairvoyance than by many of the seeming wonders of legerdemain, Each is as effective as the other upon small minds. Clair- voyance and kindred pretensions are no more nor less than mental legerdemain, imposing a ted those minds only which, by reason'of their credulity and their inability to fathom its seeming mysteries, as- cribe them to supernatural or transmental agency, and “with open mouths they stand aghast.’’ ‘The alleged physical condition of Miss Fancher, though hig ly improbable, is not absolutely impossi- ble. But her alleged psychologic state ix absolutely impossible if there be anything impossible in human existence, and the history of science shows that sim- ilar pretensions have been repeatedly unmasked und exposed. Your correspondent is either ignorant of or forget- fnl of the great fact that the human mind is a finite being, having but five limited mediums by which the internal is made cognizant of things external to itself. There is not, nor. ci there be, a sixth sense or medium. ‘There may be less but not more than five, and it but proves the ignorance and credulity of those individuals who assért.a sixth medium. We can all conceive how the power wud, acuteness of one sense may be, by reason of the privation of another, enhanced to u wonderful degree, as, for instance, in the case of many blind per- sous, "In these cases the deprivation of sight and its great inconvenience is certain to stimulate most po- tently the exertion of the sense of touch, and thus increased energy generates increased power. The doctrine of the ‘transposition of the senses” applicd to cases similar to that above is both consistent and rational. Any other or greater application of this doctrine is weak, false and silly, and argues most strongly against the sanity of its advocates, —, ‘Respecting the alleged physical state or condition of Miss Fancher I would say that there are man; analogies in the animal kingdom of long-continue lite without food. The torpid state of certain ani- mals and the trance state of human beings are ex- amples. The common atmosphere contains three elements that are utilized by the physical economy of nan —namely, oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen. Now, thang highly improbable, it is not altogether impos- sil hat, if Miss Fancher in as eeennt state con- sumes none of her remaining bodily tissues or ‘atoms, these atmospheric elements may be ail that is necessary to sustain and continue animation, for it has been proved beyond a scintilla of doubt that oxygen is the most vital principle of human life. Yet it is “the part of wise men” to look upon this aleged state with much distrust and doubt, and it should be accepted only atter actual demonstration and examination, as was wisely pro- posed by Dr. Hammond. If it shall be thus dem- Porteatels then I say let tho trumpet of science sound forth ‘Hail, ye gods, O hail! The elixir of life is found,” Neither Miss Fancher nor her friends should, as “Speculum” thinks, ‘‘be treated as honest till they are proved otherwise,” for their stories are grossly and selt-evidently false in many particulars if not wv toto, ‘The clairvoyance ‘claim implies circum- stances not less absurd and ridiculous than the wonders of mythology. It certainly im- plies one of three thing—first, that the imma- terial soul or mind leaves its phrenal tenement and is actually present with its distant object and sees, hears and the like without sense; or, second, that there is # sixth medium of human perception, undiscoverable and in the mass remaining dormant; or, third, that the soul is informed of externalities by @ supernatural or spiritual agent, speciaily ap- pointed of the Divinity to work upon the minds of its favorites during their passive state. Each and every one of these theories is equally fanciful, ab- surd and ridiculous, “Speculum,” “M. H. their illogical class ould in their insane zeal raise the minds of their pretentious particulars to a plane bordering on that of the divine. The envelope proposition of Dr. Hammond evinces not only that individual's good sense and his acquaintance with these cases, but if it remains un- accepted it will be conclusive evidence of the guilt, imposition and folly of Miss Fancher and her friends, “speculum” and “M. H.” included. Concerning your correspondent’s story of the clairvoyance of his servant girl, I would say that those of your more discerning readers with whom I have conversed consider that he states falsities and is a silly writer of newspaper fiction. He, his opinions, his reading and his ‘many years’ ” experience alto- gether do not amount to a row of pins, and if he profits no more by his future and ex- rience than he has done by his past y all means I would advise him to “burn” his “diploma and go West,” for I much do fear that a good farmer might have been spoiled when he began the study of physic. The physicians and the other respected citizens of Brooklyn who have given their testimony on the side ot the Faucher story may be all honorable, sincere men. If so, I verily do pity them, that their good sense was not measured by their honesty. If honor- Je, they certainly have been most blind and stupid d sadly victimized, Let the friends and advocates of the Fancher story either accept the propositions of Dr. Hammond and permit an honest investigation and test, or elxe let them not come before the public with their loud and ridiculous statements and silly eased * ver 8. W. wEnoURLtN, N. Y., Dec. 22, 1878, BAD FOR THE DIRECTORS. Several directors of the suspended Mechanics and Laborers’ Savings Bank, of Jersey City, have received letters dated “New York, December 19,” dnd bearing a skull and cross bones and worded as follows :— You are hereby warned to mak od the money you have stolon of I will coolly drive « bi hrough yous you are all worse than the thief that will aman in the street ‘and take his money, I could protect myself of the high- py gel but not of you. You ere a sneak thief that will suffer sorely if you do not come down with the money, Six days will be given to you to think. Beware! It was rumored in Jersey City last night that seven of the bank officials and directors had been indicted by the present Grand Jury and that they will shortly be taken into custody. SELLING SUNDAY PAPERS, To THE Eprton or THe HEraLp:— ‘We would like to speak concerning the action of a few over-zealous Christians (so called) in this city who are trying to stop the sale of Sunday papers. The facts are these:—A society has been formed for the purpose of enforcing the old blue laws of this State, and ndeavoring to close all liquor saloons, cigar stores, meat markets, candy stores, bakerics, paper stores, &c., in this city on Sundays, aud on last Sun- day, 15th, caused the arrest of several cigar sellers, whose cases have not yet come to triai, but the probabilities are they will ask to be tried ‘by a jury, when it may appear that no jury of enlighten- ment will convict. This is a surmise, However, we have been notified to close, anfl it such be the case we will not be the only sufferers should they push the thing. We thought it best to let you know, as we have one week yet before thi ke action, and hat you thought w on thin subject, What think re ppecttully, NNOR & WATSON, THE COUNTY CLERK'S BOOKS. Judge Davis’ Clear Definition of the Right to Examine Them. TRIUMPH OF THE BAR ASSOCIATION. i Books and Beeords To Be Open to the In spection of All Citizens, Thus far the committee of the Bar Association appointed to investigate the mode of doing business in the County Clerk’s office, particularly in the mat- ter of exacting fees, have been successful in the pro- posed raid on Mr. Gumbleton’s office records. Qn that branch of the subject involving the question of » the scope of the statute under which the examina- tion is sought to be made a decision was given yester~ ‘1 day by Judge Davis. On the merits of the main ’ question at issue there is to be an argument before him in Supreme Court, Chambers, on next Thursday, ‘The leading points in his opinion yesterday are given below, PUBLIC RECORD OF FRES. ‘Yhe several statutes, Judge Davis says, and the act of 1847, chapter 423, which requires the clerk to keep the public record of his fees, are in pari mute- ria, and ure simply declarations of an established policy for the protection of the public, which the ¢ islature intended should rest upon and be hedged UJ around by plain injunctions of law and kept in vigor- ous activity by the constantly reiterated charges of courts to all grand juries, By general statutes the clerks of the counties of the State are required to keep accounts, to make reports to the Secretary of the State of all fees charged and received by them, (LR. S., 6 ed., 902, sec. 201; Laws of 1847, chap. 470, sec. 37.) But the Clerk of the city and county of New York is specifically required by section 9, chapter 432, ot the Laws of 1847, above quoted (1 R. S., 6 ed., 920, ’ sec, 326), “to keep an exact account in @ book or books, to be provided for that purpose,” * *' * “ot all. fees, and emoluments actually received’ capacity, by virtue of any law of this State, and of all fees, perquisites and emoluments which such * * * ' clerk hal be entitled to demand and receive for any service rendered in his official capacity, and it is thereby declared that ‘such books shall show when and for whom such service shall have been performed, its nature and the fees chargeuble therefor, and shall at, all times during office hours be open to the inspec- ’ tion, without any fee or, charge therefor, of all per- sons desiring to examine the same; and they shall be deemed a purt of the records of the office in which they shall be kept and shall be preserved therein as other works of record are.’” NOY PRIVATE RECORDS AT ALL. “It will be ditlicult to find language to express more clearly the duty of the clerk. The book or books required to be kept are public and not private records, ‘They are not the property of the individual -who happens to be clerk, but of the people of the city and county, for whose use and benetit he is to make and keep them as their oflicial servant. And the - command is imperative that such books shall at all times during office hours be open to the inspection, without fee or charge, of all persons desiring to ex- aminethe same. During such hours it is no answer ’ that ‘the book is in use.’ The use is not im: tive at the time the inspection is sought, but the right of . inspection is; and least of all is it an answer to say, ‘the book is locked up in the private safe’ of the clerk, for that is no place in which to keep the pub- lic records of the office, and more especially such as are, by law, required to be at the time, during office * hours, open to the inspection of all,persons desiring to examine the same.” MOTIVES FOR EXAMINATION. ' But it is argued that the clerk may refuse inspec- tion to all persons whose motives he suspects; or, in other words, that the ‘all persons” mentioned in the statute are only such as come with friendly in- tent toward the clerk. It is vain to seek for suc! idea in the statute itself, and its interpolation would leave the imperative injunction of the law to the mercy of the clerk’s suspicions. The inspegion would wholly rest in his discretion, and thus the ob- ject of the statute, whether it be to prevent the city ’ from being detrauded of the amounts ‘able into the treasury or to show to the people the value of the office or to afford mcans by which the office can more efficiently be | Npbog es from extortion, could easily ve defeated. In either case the clerk has only to say, “My discretion ex- cludes you.” But it is insisted that the clerk may say, “Your object is to get evidence to lay betore the Grand Jury and cause me to be indicted, and there- fore the books are not open to you.” On sucha ground, if well founded, he can close all the public . records of his office to all examination. The answer is that the Court cannot presume that the books con- tain any evidence of crime. On the contrary, the $ presumption is that they contain only what the law Tequires, a record of fees charged oF received. “by ! virtue of law.” But if they do contain entries of un- lawful fees they are, nevertheless, official and poke id records, and not private or personal memoranda, and. cannot be closed against any inspection to which the law declares them to be open. The express require- ments of the statute and the policy of the laws can- not be defeated by public officials who commit offences and then close the books which record them through latent fears of detection. Again, it is objected that the relators came not in their private capacity, bué as a committee repre- senting the Bar Association. Even as such repre- seutatives they do not cease to be persons and to tall within the words “all persons,” as used in the statute, J ‘They did not claim any authority to make the exami- nation desired from the Bar Association. —_ claimed all the authority under the statute, and the same to the Clerk as evidence of their right. It was of no consequence who caused or deput them to come. They were there asking, in # respectful and proper manner, to exercise ® right which the statute conferred upon all persons, and of which the fact of their appointment as a committee of the Bar or any other body of citizens did not divest them. ‘THE EXAMINATION OPEN TO ALL. But there is no law or principle of public policy ’ to prevent anybody or organization of citizens from setting on foot an investigation of any alleged of- fences against the law. On the contrary it is com- mendabie, both in morals and Jay, that common ’ efforts should be made in all legitimate modes to pre- serve the laws from violation, and to see to it that all officials whose duty it is to administer or execute th laws shall at least respect and obey them. There is nothing in the suggestion that it does not appear . that the books were provided ‘at the expense or the people of the city of New York.” That is to be pre- sumed if it is important; but it is not important, for the cost of the books is a legitimate charge to the city, It was not disputed that the Clerk kecps and had when the relators called upon him, such books as the stat- ute requires, and the right to inspect them does not depend on whether the city has paid for their pur- chase. The only remaining question is whether a mandamus can issue in such a case, The right of the relators to inspect the books is plainly given by stat- ute. Itis one common to all citizens, The law can give no remedy in its place, except where there is @ pecuniary, personal interest in making the exami- nation, The statute does not require the exist- . ence of such an interest. It makes the right to all persons, because by so doing the policy ot the law to restrain public ser- vants from abusing their trusts by the use of official power to extort unlawful fees can best be preserved. For courts to refuse the writ of mau- damus to compel obedience to the law in such cases * would be to ignore that policy and treat the matter as one affecting mere private interests. All officers have power to protect themselves against the tempta- tion to commit extortion or other crimes in office by 4 resignation. That right is fully secured to them by : statute if they be not willing to discharge the duties of the office for the compensation given by law. But the poople have no power to recall the trust except for offences actually committed, and they should not be restricted in using all the means of detection and prevention which the laws and statutes Ps leave in their hands, The case is within the well- ; settled rale so clearly announced by Judge Fullerton: in The People vs. Halsey (37 N. Y., 844). All the obs > jections of the respondent are therefore o and he is required to make further answer upon the po elp - the opening of the court on Thu 7» the 26th ins “RED” _ LEARY. Judge Davis, pursuant to announcement, gave hie decision yesterday in the “Red” Leary case, He in- dorses the application for his discharge on a motion for a stay of proceedings as follows:—‘Motion for @ , stay of proceedings denied. I think there are no sufs . ficient grounds to justify its allowance.” Immediately following the rendering of this de« cision Leary’s counsel, Messrs. Peter Mitchell and Algernon 8. Sullivan, applied to Judge Donohue for stay of proceedings, which was granted, the latter holding that under decisions in analogous cases he was justified in doing so. This point gained in Leary’s favor, his counsel applied to Judge Choate in. the United States Court for a writ of hal corpus, The writ was granted made returnable this morning. The object of the writ is to test the quese tion of ‘s extradition to Massachusetts, M’GLORY TWICE BAILED, In the Essex Market Police Court yesterday, Acting ‘ Captain Webb, of the “Tenth precinct, appeared bee fore Judge Duffy and presented « certificate from Dr. Clay, of Roosevelt Hospital, stating that Philip Marka, of No. 36 Eldridge street, who was so badly beaten, as he alleged, at No. 103 Bowery, on the 7th inst., was improving and out of immedi: On motion of vodnsel the prisonge putty? MeGlory, who is the proprictor of the place referred to, and was held gs an accomplice in the attack on Marks, was admitted to bail by Judge Duffy. He was, however, rearrested on leaving the court room and taken to the LN ae ge Street Court, where he had again to furnish bail, this time in the sum of #500, ae