The New York Herald Newspaper, February 15, 1879, Page 5

THE STATE CAPITAL. Legislation to Prevent Garbage Dump- ing Down the Bay. FIGHTING FOR PATRONAGE. Proposition to Make Large Corporations Pay the City Debt. BROKEN BANKS. Senators Demand to Know What the Receivers Are Doing. ALBany, Feb, 14, 1879. The Assembly rushed business with lightning rapidity to-day in order thatthe members might get home for recess by the early afternoon trains. It is intended to push through all necessary legislation which will protect New York harbor, Coney Island, Rockaway and other places from the nuisances created in dumping offal and street garbago in the waters of those localities. Mr. Trowbridge intro- ducel a bill in the House upon this subject. It pre- rikes severe penalties for dumping any nearer than threo miles seaward from Coney Island, Rockaway beach or Far Rockaway. Scowboats or steamboats used in breaches of the law in this respect are sub- ject to condemnation and gale at the bands of the Shore Inspector. THE EIGHT-HOUR LAW. A resolution was reported in the House calling upon Senators Conkling and Kernan to advocate the passage of a resolution now pending in the Senate which defines and explains the Eight-hour law so that workingmen can clearly understand it, At the suggestion of Mr. Sloan this resolution was tabled, on the ground that he did not consider it proper for the Legislature to issue directions to the United States Senators or Congressmen. Mr. Hamilton Fish facetiously alluded to the fate of recent instructions sent to Mr. Kernan by the democrats in the matter of the confirmation of Collector Merritt. They had deen totally ignored. ONONDAGA COUNTY PATRONAGE, Speaker Alvord comes from Onondaga county. Of course, it is natural, therefore, that this section of the State should be liberally taken care of in the matter of Legislative patronage. The old adage svems to have been carried out faithfully by the Speaker himself in this connection—‘‘Yo the victors Delong the spoils.” This condition of affairs was very effectually exhibited to the House to-day by Mr. Prendergast, of Cattaraugus, upon a motion to ap- point Clinton L. Baxter, another Onondaga county man, to the onerous position of Superiutendent of the Wrapping Department at a liberal com- pensation. Mr. Prendergast made a speech in opposition to Mr. Buxter’s appointment, sug- gesting that of Henry Howard, of Cattaraugus county, should be substituted for the place. The gentleman next read a long list of appointments made from Onondaga county, in the Senate and Assembly, aggre- gating in salaries $82 per day, while the county of Cat- taraugus was portioned off with tho miserable pit- tance of $8 per day. This exhibit caused considera- ble laughter at the expense of the Speaker. Upon a call of the yeas and nays, however, the Onondaga county man was appointed. Cattaraugus will have to wait her chances until next year, A SWEEPING MEASURE. ‘The bill of Mr. Seebacher, presented to-day in the House, will prove a very beneficial one if it ever be- comes'a law. But the word “if” is exceedingly sig- nificant upon such an issue. All the corporation in- fiuences of New York city will undoubtedly bo ngainat its passage. Tt does not require much study to know what that means. The measure provides that all street railroads, elevated railroads, ferry and gus companies shall pay into the city treasury three Der cent of their groni receipts in addition to sll other taxes they are compelled to pay under present laws. ‘The New York and Harlom Railroad Golapany, as far as it runs small cars through the city, is 2lso included in this provision. The following is the text of the bill Sxetiox 1.—In order to provide additional revenue to enable the proper anthorities of the city and county ot New ork to carry on jeprmreecnes and to cancel the Thdebted. of said city and county as rapidly as may be, all street or horse railroads, ferry and gaslight companies now or hereafter incorporated id city and county shall make return to the Comptr tf city, under the oath of the proper officer, ing the gross receipte of said companies from “the date of ‘the passage of this act until the Ist f 1879; and like quarterly returns shall be made thereafter with each port or returns, and the respectively. to the Ch ty and y the sum of thee per cont, of gross receipts, whieh revenue shall be in addition to all other taxes now im- | eae by law, and which aggregate Aves receipt tax, wreby imposed and to be paid over, shall bo placed to the credit of the county of New York under @ separate heading to be known as the “gro reevipt fund,” to be applied to nents ur'to the cancellation ‘and county of New ¥ er wuthoriti existing law to a gross ro the provisions of this act. 2.—Any of said horse or street ear or clevated rail- Fon provisions of thi pi ‘&n acceptance of the pr ix act within thirty days after its passage shall be released from taxes on nc: ount of any past violations of their charters, but not from ‘the payment of any sum due or claimed to be duo to said city aud county or either, nor sh act impair the ob- Ugation of any existing lease or Tho provisions of thiy act shall be decmed to tn that pogsion of the New York and Ha Railroad Company whteh rung its reots aud avenues in suid city. . hall take effet immediately. ‘The bill has been referred to the Railroad Com- Mittec. RELIEVING BROOKLYN PROPERTY OWNERS, Mr. Douglass has succeeded in having his bill re- orted favorably, which must operate in relieving & e number of property owners along the line of Grand street, between Union and Bushwick avenues, who have been heavily assessed for improvements in that vicinity. CANAL APPROPRIATION BILL. Assemblyman Hurdl's Canal bill ‘appropriates $881,200 to pay the expenses of the collection of tolls, superintendence and other ordinary ex of the canals for the fiscal year 1879, tro ‘penses inning October 1, ‘The bill also appropriates sum of $300,000 the suin of $400,000 appropriated in 1876 to the Erie Canal to make good a failure in the ropriation for ordinary repairs. The sum of : mag i gongs =e be replaced in the fund ‘ron; which it was taken froin tho re’ canal for the next year. emer. 1N THE SENATE. The Senate did not remain more than an hour in session. There wore only sixteen seats of the thirty- two occupied when the journal was read, and when ® question was raised upon a trivial resolution it was noticed that a B gy! was not present. Senator Ecelesine mov for @ call of the House, and tho floor was cleared. Senator Hogan arrived Eee in time to have the door shut in his face, and hree others came within a few ininutes. Senator Ecclesine withdrew his motion and the doors being a business was proceoded with. Senator John C. Jacobs reminded the President that, in response to a resolution introduced by him some weoks since calling for fall information about in- solvent savings banks throughout the State, a very ‘wusatisfactory answer had been received from Super- intendent Lamb, That official could uot supply the facts needed, because receivers are not by law bound to report to him, and they had not done ao, Mr. Jacobs said it was very important that such informa- tion should be obtained, and in order to get at it he moved the follow receivers, counsel, ir Purpose. vers are not charging @ larger , hi u conmission than the awe al Hig gig! i ACCOMMODATION FON BANKS. An interesting and im; it bill was introduced by Senator Wendover. It proposes to allow banks which have bonds deposited ae security with the Superintendent of Banking to withdraw thom aud substitute for them the samo amount ai of any United States or New York State bonds. The reason for the measure ie found in the fact that under the law of 1877 no bonds bearing leas than 44 per cent ee bend nt be capoes and the result i# that he new tour per cents are excluded, among others, from being accepted as security, me ‘bi CRAPTSMEN'S LIK ASSURANCE COMPANY. Judge Westbrook this afternoon granted the follo ing order in the matter of the Craftamen's Li Assurance Company :—That the resignation of James L. Worth, receiver of said company, be accepted that the accounts of Frances W, Worth, his prede- cessor, be allowed passed; that James L. Worth, re- ceiver; Nathaniel Jarvis, Jr. and Loomis L. White, executors of said Francis W. Worth, |, be dis- charyed from ail abilities by reason of said receiver- ship, and that the bonds ontered into by said receivers and each of them, and their respective sureties on filo in the Albany County Clerk's office, be vacated and cancelled and delivered to Messrs. Barlow & Olney, New York city, the atto: of eaid petitioners, and also that George 2, NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1879.-TRIPLE SHEET, Sheldon be appointed receiver of said company, with all powers attached thereto, and that said George P. Sheldon shall execute and file in the oiice of the County Clerk at Albany a bond $10,000, with two sureties, to discharge all uties faithfully; that out of the first moneys said Sheldon receives in his hands as receiver he shall pay unto Messrs. Barlow and Olney, the counsel of Said James L. Worth, receiver, the sum of $1,000 ij full for ail the services, costs and charges of said counsel for said receiver. 4 REWALD OFYERED BY THE GOVERNOR. ‘The Governor has issued proclamation offering o reward of $500 to any person or persons causing the arrest and conviction of the party or parties who murdered Mrs. Markle at Shonectady. THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE INVESTI- GATION, The members of the Assembly committee ap- pointed to make investigations in regard to the East River Bridge arrived in this city last night from Albany and took up their quarters at the Metropoli- tan Hotel, They will commence their labors at half- past ten A. M. to-day at tho same place, and expect to conclude on next Tuesday, This body isa sub- committee of the Assembly Standing Committee on Commerce and Navigation. Its members are Messrs. c. R. Knowles, of Alban: J. J, Sheridan, of Brooklyn; T. L. Grady, of New York; H. L. Duguid, of Syracuse; W. Wells, of Westchester county, and James Low, of Niagara. ‘They are deputed’ to make the present inves- tigation in accordance with a resolution of the House which was lately adopted and which has special reference to 4 memorial, asking investiga- tion, presented by Mr. D. Willis James and a number of other citizens. The points regarding which they will seek information are :—The effect of the bridge on navigation, the expenditures of money already made for its erection, the probable cost of completing it and the influence it oe be expected to have on the value of property in this city and Brooklyn. The representatives of. the bridge will be heard to-day and a number of experts in maritime and other per- tinent matters have been subpcnaed to appear before the committee, CANAL TOLLS ON COAL, An error was made in the official copy of the reso- lution fixing the rates of canal tolls by the Canal Board yesterday. Two rates were given for coal, but one was fixed, and is, ‘That the toll on coal be fixed at one-eighth’ of a mill per 1,000 pounas per mile, whether going east or west.” ON THE TRAMP. STEPHEN BRODIE, THE NEWSBOY, TRYING TO WALK NINETY MILES IN TWENI'Y-FOUR HOURS— AN INTERESTING SCENE AT THE NEWSBOYS' GYMNASIUM, Pedestrianism has wrought its way into the favor of the upper circles of newsboydom as was proven last evening by the commencement of the feat, pro- posed by Master Stephen Brodie, of walking ninety miles in twenty-four hours, The track was laid down in the gymnasium of the Newsboys’ Lodg- ing House, in New Chambers street, and duly measured. Brodie is a youth of sixteen, about four feet three inches in height aud may weigh 125 pounds. A small stand was placed at the end of one quarter stretch, and by it was seated the scorer, Master William Riley. At his side stood Master Frederick O’Connor, the son of the Superin- tendent of the institution, and he held in his hand a small silver watch. Brodie’s ouly training has con- sisted in an occasional walk from New Chambers street to Macomb’s Dam Bridge and back. At seven o'clock he started on the sawdust circle, his two brothers, Ned, the ‘Great American Giant,” as_he is called, and Tom, being anxious on-lookers. He had supped on beef tea, toast and fried eggs. The first mile was done in nine minutes, the next in ten min- nies and five miles were finished in fifty-two min- utes, “He beats ‘em all around here, he does,” said Ned the “Giant.” ““T’other day he jogged eight miles in one hour, he did.”” Riley’s talley shoct already began to look like s Chinese paraie. The timer, however, carried the es- sential details clearly registered in his head, At1 hour 5 miles and 21 laps were completed. The 6th mile consumed 11 minutes. Supper of the best that the house afforded was orde! up for the scorer. The mile ended in 1b. dm. amid applause and cat-calls, the girls — burstin, simultaneously into a giggling “Hee hee,” an some of the boys shouting “Gio for it.” In 1h. 50m. 10 miles were chalked upon the brown wall behind the scorer. Little Eddy Barry Sullivan, aged nine years, formerly a distinguished histrion at the Grand Duke's Theatre, in Baxter street, showed enthusiastic interest. The Heratp reporter asked his name. “Is he a-puttin’ my name in de news- paper?” asked Eddy, with glistening eyes. “Yes,”” suid some one, and Eddy danced up and down in monkeyish delight, and started off at a tangent in mimiery of Brodie, ‘The latter left the track for two minutes at nine o'clock. At midnight he had ac- complished about 22 miles. THE LADY WALKERS. ‘The lady walkers at Brewster Hall are still on the track, and the attendance lest night was tolerably good. Shortly after nine last evening Miss Loomer and Miss Bartell, accompanied by two gentlemen, came out, got up as the Mulligan Guards, and wi their seven laps. At midnight Miss Loomer had walked 612 qui miles and Bartell 216 quarter es, VAN NESS AND BELDEN. At twelve minutes past nine last night Peter Van ‘Ness bad finished his 913th half mile in 6m., and Edward Belden completed his 1,369th half mile in 7m. 40s. The men were in good condition and set- tled down to their work for the rest of the evening. ‘The Fifth Regiment Armory, in Hester street, where the men are walking, was well attended all day and evening. TWENTY-FIVE MILE WALK—B. T. BURNS FAILS TO MAKE THE DISTANCE IN FOUR HOURS AND FOURTEEN’ MINUTES. (by TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] ‘Newport, R. I., Feb. 14, 1879. To-night B. D. Burns, the champion walker of the State, attempted to walk twenty-five miles in four hours and fourteen minutes. The match was for $400, one-half of which was wagered that he would not make it Two weeks ago he walked twenty-five miles in 4h, 22m, 38s., and this record was doubted, and re- sulted in another match, the loser being the first to make a wager for another match, Burns was in good form, but his record in the first half of the match was considerably below the previous record, He commenced his walk at a quarter to eight o'clock. The excitement during the waik was intense, and several hundred dollars changed hands, an even bet of $50 being made that he would not make the time. The match ‘was an honest one, and this fact lent no little interest to the final result. The stakeholder, a well known ‘business man, was on hand to pay the money over when the decision was announced. wery- thing was conducted according to tho reg lar rules. Burns did not leave the trac! after making his appearance at the commence- ment of the walk. After his sixteenth mile he began to gain and the betting was in his favor. When the twenty-third mile was made it was evident that he was to beat hia time and the excitement van better be tmagined than described, He had ten minutes to make his last miie. The scene now was one long to be remem- dered, The spectators were wild with excitement. ‘The plucky pedestrian began to lag on his last mile ‘and he fairly» |. He told his friends he was doing ‘best he could. After he had walked 10m, 168, the referees announced that his ti up and he lacked 2 laps, there being 49 to t! A that ho had lost the match. The record was as PIGEON SHOOTING. 4 SWEEPSTAKES WITH TEN ENTRIES AT BOR- DENTOWN, XN. J.—MILES JOHNSON AND WILL- IAM WHITALL TIB FOR FIRST PRIZE. {BY TeLEGnaPH TO THE HERALD.) Purapatrata, Feb, 14, 1879. ‘This afternoon a pigeon mateh took place at Bor- dentown, N. J., between William Whitall, J, Thorn, HU, Height, Jesse Neal, J. Netter, of this city; Miles Johnson, George Shreve, R. Huston, J. Brewer, of New Jersey, and W. Young, of Long Island, for» purse of $110; $50 to first, $90 to second, $20 to third wnd $10 to fourth, The shooting was at 10 birds each, Rhodo Island rules, Whitall and Johnson tied,’ killing 10 birds each, and divided first and second moneys. Thorn took the third and Huston the fourth prizo to the above, Jobnaon and Thorn were then matched for @ stake of $15, fifteen birds each, Thorn won, killing the wh 5 to Johnson's 13. William. Wells, of Burlington, d., and Frank Smith, of Philadelphia, were referees, Several hun Persons witnessed the shuoting. : ICE YACHT RACING. BETWEEN NEW HAMBURG AND POUGHKEEISIE FOR THE KIDD PENNANT OR CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE HUDSON RIVER. ‘The most enlivening scenes were witnessed at the river this morning, the occasion being the challenge ice yacht race between New Hamburg and Pough- keepsie, for the Kidd Pennant or championship of the Hadson River. The start was put down for half- past nine A. M., but long before that time throngs of people assembled slong the river front to witness the novel contest. The sky was perfectly clear, thermometer eighteen degrees above zero and wind puffy, but not strong, west-southwest. While the people were waiting for the yachts to be ordered into line a Mrs. Cleveland, of New York, highly entertained them with wonderful feats in skatorial exercise. The Regatta Com- mittee, composed of Henry 8. Frost, Dr. Guy C. Bayley and Thomas Foster, for the Poughkeopsie Club, and Messrs, Saterthwaite and Van Wyck for the New Hamburg Club worked as rapidly as possible to yet the yachts ready for the starting signal, and at 10h. 20m, A. M, had ‘them in line in the following positions, No. 1 having won the choice and taken the nearest place on the east shore close to the ferry doc! Boat, Viva, Poughkeepsie. Hail, Poughkeepsie Zigzag, New Hamburg Haze, Poughkeepsie, Zero, New Hamburg. Buckhout Boat, Poughkeepsio. Ella, Poughkeepsie... : Quickstep, New Hamburg. Snow Flake, Poughkeepsie... Flying Clond, New Hamburg. Phautom, New Hamburg Zephyr, New Hambu: Iciclé, Poughkeepsie Gracie, Poughkeepsic. Snow bird, Staatsburg Echo, Poughkeepsie. When all was in rea: yley served of all observers in the fleet, as he held the pistol which was to give the starting signal. Geu- erally the yachts had cach two men. One stood at the tiller and the other at the windward shroud. A little puff of white smoke, a sharp report, and the racers were away. It was an elegant start, and the picture presented was a splendid one. All the yachts had their flags flying, and as they “wore away to catch the unreliable westerly breeze, a cheer of admiration went up from the throats of the spectators. The Quickstep got the best start, with the saucy little Cat-rigged Snow Bird next and the Zephyr a bad third. But the fickle wind left them all, and it was really what may be called a “push start,”’ for all of the crews were pushing, and many of the crack yachts, such as the Haze, Icicle and Flying Cloud, were far astern, From here to Barnegat four miles south it was nota good race, but below that point the wind was more steady and blew fresher, and then there was some very fast sailing and the Icicle commenced to do splendid work. As the increasing wind struck her she darted through the fleet, leaving several of the yachts astern, and won second place when off Van Renssclacr’s Point and challenged the Quick- but the latter was Tho Zephyr was third, Snow Bird fourth and Cyclone fifth. Scores of people were watching the racers from both shores, and New Hamburg was afraid the Icicle would beat’ the favorite, Quickstep, at the turn, but she didn’t, all going around the flag in the middle of the river in the following order and time, having left Poughkeepsie at 10), 26m. 0s. re s Boats, Hail....... * Not in the race. ‘This turn was made nine miles south of Pough- keepsic and opposite New Hamburg dock, and then came the home run. The wind held good till the leading yachts reached Barnegat again, and in the interim the Ieicle overhauled the Quickstep, but a calm struck her off Barnegat, when the Quickstep, Snow Bird and Zephyr passed her, thus giving ber fourth position, Atter leaving Barnegat the very un- reliable wind gavo out almost entirely, and trom there out the contest resolved itself into a push race, as the race had to be made in two hours or be declared off. There would be push by all of the crews for balf a mile, when a puff of wind from some mountain gorge would shoot their boats ahead an- other half a mile, and then pushing would be re- sorted to once moro, and in that business tho crew the Snow Bird were more fortu- nate than the others, for their boat was as light asa festher, "and they managed to keep her aboad till off Main street pier, Poughkeep- sic, when the Quickstep closed up on her with a little breeze, but the Snow Bird soon caught the wind also, and, crossing the home line ahead, won the prize, the finish of the leading voate being as follow: . 8. — Boats, ye Boats, H, 8. Snow Bird.... 12 10 00 BuckhoutBoat 12 25 00 Quickatop..... 12 00 Zephyr... 12 ie 2 20 The rest of the yachts were so far behind that their time was not taken, After the race Mr. Le Roy, of New Hamburg, entered @ protest against the Snow Bird, claiming ‘‘uutair shoving.” ‘The com- mittee, however, awarded the Kidd Pennant to the Snow Bird, and thus the Poughkeepsie Association wins a victory over the New Hamburg club. As a reo it was not satisfactory because of the very light wind. A number of New York people witnessed the con- including Mr. Langley, of the yacht Comet, , and his sailing master. CURLING IN CANADA. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] Toronto, Ont., Feb. 14, 1879. ‘The Scotch county curling match was played to- day at the Adelaide Street Rink, betwsen the repre- sentatives of the counties Ayre and Lanark, for the medal awarded by A. M. Stewart, of the Scvftish- American Journal, After a keen contest it was won by the Lanark men, commanded by Captain R. Malcolm, by fifteen shots. THE 'TWENTY-SECOND'S MARKSMEN. About three thousand ladies and gentlemen assem bled last evening in the armory of the Twenty-sccond regiment, National Guard, on West Fourteenth strect, to witness the distribution of marksman’s badges to those members who qualified in the first class at Creedmoor during the past season of rile practice. ‘The regiment, numbering about six hundred men, paraded in full dress at eight o’ctock, when Colonel | josiah Porter assumed command. ‘A dress parade te N. were called out in frout of . Brigadier General Ward, who was accompanied by the members of his staff, complimented them on their excellent practice, and the entire regiment on its discipline and efficiency. The badges were then | distributed and the men returned to their places in the ranks, General Ward then reviewed the nen. The “march past’ was executed by column of fours, column of companies and sections, all the mancu- vres being executed with creditable precision, and eliciting considerable applause from the audience. After tho conclusion of the military portion of the | programme a promenade concert took place. Mr. P. 8, Gilmore, with the excellent band of the regiment, | furnished the music, aud the soldiers and their friends enjoyed a very pleasant season before rewurn- ing to their homes. COMPLIME: vO AN ORGANIST. A concert in the way of a complimentary testimo- nialto Mr. Joseph Ashmall, the organist, was given last evening at the Sixty-first Street Methodist Kpis- copal Church, near Third avenue, and was largely attended, Mr. George W. Morgan gave the overture trom “Tell” with stirring effect, and also ‘“Doceata and’ Fugue,” in D minor. The overture from “Egmont” was rendered in his best et Mr. Ashimall, A _ “Lhe Steamboat was given by Mr, a humor. ously contrasted character recitation of “Bay Billy and Unclo Pete" by the same gentleman. Mr. Arbuckl@ yave # cornet solo of Schubert's “Ave Maria” ap/i also the “Finale to Lucia,” to the great satisfaction of the audience. Mr, Burbank sustained the interest of the entertainment in the second part of the programine with two readings ot pathos and humor, the ‘“Baskot of Flowers’ and “Pat Panorama.” The evening's performance wound up with an organ solo, the overture to the “GQuree of Kehama,” reudered by Mr. W. E. Ashmall. INTERSTATE COMMERCE, ‘The Board of Managers of the Produce Exchange met yesterday and adopted a resolution concurring in the hostile remarks of Vico President Blanchard, of the Erie Railway (ulready published in the Henatd), before the Committee on Commerce of the Senate, touching the ninth section of the bill to regulate interstate commerce, known as the Reagan bill, They took no action concerning the remaining sections of the bill. A conference of railroad he sg Bel yt the oe Company was represen’ vok place yestorda; St poor" Commissioner. Fink's ‘office, No, 948 Broad way. Among those present were A. J, Cassatt, of the Pennsylvania; W. K, Vanderbilt and J. H. Rutter, of the New York Central; KR. ©. Vilas, of the Erie Iail- dH, M. Viegler, secretary of the Standard Oi) Company, ‘The meeting was secret, and lasted from eleven A. M. to one BP, M. The object was said to be opporition to the Reagan bill, relating to inter- #tate commerce. Pool Commissioner Fink left again tor Washington, D, Fe REPUBLICAN FRANCE. WHAT MACMAHON’S TRUE MOTIVES FOR KESIGN- ING WERE—AN ENEMY OF THE REPUBLIC— THE NEW GOVERNMENT AND 178 PROBPECTS— GAMBETTA'S LOVE OF COUNTRY—THE LOTTERY DBAWING—NEW BOOKS AND THEATRE GOSSIP, Panis, Feb, 1, 1879. You will have received by cable the main facts of the governmental chauges which have taken place here within the last twenty-four hours, There is but little to add to them in the way of detail. Although the determination of the Marshal to make of the question of the military commands @ pretext for resigning was suddenly adopted, it was well understood that the position of the Ministry had become so difficult, owing to nis reluctance to fulfil the pledges made in his name and theirs to the Chambers in the debate of the 20th of January, that at any moment there was @ probability of his proving refractory. ‘This second crisis therefore occasioned ho surprise. No one believed that it was the military question which prompted his sudden decision, Placed as it was before him by the Minister of War—an old friend, General Gresley, and who could not be sus- pected for a moment of any desire to disorganize the army—it in reality offered no just ground for his re- sistance. The changes contemplated were strictly within the provisions of the law, and they were such only as the country had a right to demand. The idea of the Marshal opposing to them his “old friend- ships’ and his notions about “the interests of the army" was simply ridiculous, ‘The real truth of the matter is that he dreaded the result of the debate on M. Brisson’s report from the commission of par- liamentary inquiry into the proceedings of the Broglie-Fourtou Ministry, and apprehending his being included in an impeachment, resolved to quit the Presidency before the discussion could be brought on. You can readily understand that in his position as President he would have been ham- pered in his defence, while freed from its responsi- bilities and obligations he can now exhibit himself in his true colors--as an unmitigated enemy of re- publican institutions and as holding office simply to embarrass and, it possible, overthrow them. Find- no longer 4u his power to impede 6 ‘fine old French gentleman” and concluded that his time had come, “honest soldier’ and he accordingly selected this question of the mili- tary commands as the one on which he could most gracefully make his exit. He has pot done so, how- ever, before he has been compelled to fulfil the double alternatives embraced in M. Gumbetta’s famous prediction that he would be forced either de se soumetire ou de se démettre. He has done both, but did neither ina manner to win him public es- teem. On this question of the impeachment of the Ministers of the 16th of May public opinion is very much divided, Many people regard the measure a8 unpolitic, while others think that in the interest of poiitical morality the men, who, through factious motives as well as for the gratification of their personal ambition, plunged the country into a state of fearful agitation and brought {t to tho verge of civil war should be made examples of as a warning to others. I believe that the new President M. Grévy, is among the former, and it is even sai that he made it a condition of his acceptance of the executive function that all idea of carrying ont the recommendations of M. Busson’s report should be abandoned, If this be so it does nonor'to his judgmeut. What France now stands most in need of is repose, and she will not look with a favor- able eye upon those who seck to keep up a state of factitious excitement in the blic mind, no matter how plausible or abstractedly just may be the pre- text. ‘THE MINISTRY. It is possible that there may be a partial recon- struction of the ministry, although it is well known that M. Grevy is very desirous that it should be main- tained as at present organized. Its course has been so straightforward and firm and it has contributed 80 much to the consolidation of the Republic that the country is very much of the same opinion and would witness with regret any changes in its constitution. At the same time M. Dufaure begins to feel the cares of office to be too much for him, and at his advanced age he may well be excused for seek- ing repose, the more especially as the result of his labors has been to secure the triumph and’ con- solidation of the institutions which he believes can alone secure its happiness and prosperity. Should he continue associated with the Ministry therefore it will probably be merely as President of the Council, without office. In this way the administration would have the benefit of his judgment and advice without imposing on him burdens to which he is daily be- coming iore and more unequal. GAMBETTA AND HIS ASPTRATIONS. Those who have been so long in the habit of hear- ing from the reactionary journals that M. Gambetta. has been the Deus ex macnina of all the movements that have led to these results, and that he was aim- img to replace either MacMahon or Dufaure, must be edified by the straightforwardness and disinterestedness of his conduct as dis- closed in the course of recent events. It has become evident that so far from seeking ‘anything for him- self he has been among tho first to indicate M. Grévy as the natural and most fitti successor of the Marshal and M. Dufsuro as tl Minister to whom the confidence of the country would now be most generally accorded. ‘So _per- suaded is he of this that he is said to have listened favorably to a proposition to elect him to the Presidency of the Chamber of Deputies, in place ot M. Grevy. To nim it will be for a time a posi- tion of effacement, but it will have the advantage of removing him’ from the embarrassments inci- dent to that of ail popular tribunes, who are but too much in the habit of promising their followers more than they can pertorm, And in another re- spect the presidency of a great deliberative assembiy will be of benefit to him. It willimpose upon him habits of reserve and prudence which cannot fail to hance his qualities as a statesman and fit him the better to control the destinies of his country. THE NATIONAL LOTTERY. ‘The drawings of the national Jottery are pursuing the even tenor of their way, the interest in them, however, being greatly modified by the disposal of the large prizes. The freaks of tortune, usual in such matters furnish, of course, fruitful themes for table gossip, but are otherwise scarcely worthy of notice, except as indicating from the eagerness with which they are listened to the danger of the revival of such temptations. Tam very much afraid that the success which has attended this enterprise may induce the government to initiate or sanction others of the same character. There is no object, no matter how philanthropic or praiseworthy in itself, that can compensate for the demoralizing influences which they exercise upon the masses. NEW PUBLICATIONS, Among the new works announced for publication here is one that will excite considererable interest in rolitieal circles. It is entitled “Katazzi et son Kemps. and is by the widow of the celebrated Italian statesman. For the last five years Mine, Rataxzi, whose literary accomplishments are known to most of your readers, has devoted herself to this labor of ‘ove, Not satisfied with trusting to her own sou- veuirs, she has availed herself of all the soure of information that she could com- mand, classified all the curious and un- published documents that remained in her possession and in that of her late busband’s friends, rented the place where she was born and where his youth was spent, gleaned from his carly associates ali the facts that could be obtained regarding it, in this way collected a vast mass of iaterials for the work, which she believes is destined to place in its true light before the world the character of the statesman who played so important in the affairs of — Italy and of Eure ‘0 the great inajority of people,” says e. Hatazzi, in her preface, “Vietor Lmanuel, that great soldier of the house of Savoy; ibaldi, that legendary hero, and Cavour, by his ive course at the interview at Plombieres, in 1855, are above all the representatives of Italy and her’ military and diplomatic work of unifica- tion. Henceforth every one will know, what Ital- ian statesinen and politicians have long known, that Ratazzi contributed as much as the General and the Minister whom I have just named to the deliver- ance of his country, to its unity, to ite progress and to its greatness.” "The work will be published in three volumes, and will be carefully indexed so a8 to make it easy of reference. It will be tssued from the res of Dentu, who has just published Mme. tazzi’s interesting work in Spain. ‘THR THEATERS, ‘ ‘The political excitement of the inst week has militated somewhat against the business of the theatres, but they are nevertheless fairly attended. have been produced since my last. It Toported that Haulanzicr has resigned the direction of | the Grand Opera, and that he will be replaced by M. Perrin, Mise Anna Bock, young pianist from New York, gave a concert at the Salle Pleyel on Mon- day laet ‘and waa vory favorably received, It is now nearly four years since this young lady, 0 then but a child, bade farewall the American public in @ concert at Steinway Hall previous to her departure for Europe. Since then she has been prosecuting her studics at the Stuttgart Conservatone, and was for a time a pupil of Liszt. She bas played in most of the pri cipal cities in Germany, and has left a reputation be- hind her as an artist of promise. She will probably return to New York in the «pring. FASHIONABLE. MARRIAGE, 1 see by the Spanish journals that Mile. Pauline Van de Vyver, daughter of the Comtesse Van de Vyver, who is known to many of your New York readers, was married the other day to the Condé do Casa Gonzalez, son ot a late Governor of Seville aud one of the richest grandecs of Spain, IN DURESS AGAIN, Maggie Moore and Kitty Brown, who were arrested in this city on @ charge of having forfeited their bail bonds in Boston, where they had been indicted for burglary, and subsequently discharged by Judge Donohue, were rearrested yesterday on a despat: from Chief Adaras, of Boston, At first the Boston Chief of Police said he had sent on a man for them armed With the necessary papers, but afterward ho telegraphed asking it they would yo on without a requisition, ‘This they of course retased tu do, and word to that effect was communicated, SOUTH AMERICA. TRIAL OF PAKDO'S ASSASSIN AT LIMA—AN EARTHQUAKE AT AREQUIPA—BOLIVIAN NEWS— PROSPECTS OF TROUBLE WITH CHILI—RETURN OF PUROLA TO PERU. Lita, Jan, 22, 1879. Congress is rapidly approaching the end of the session, On the 4th of February next the Senators and Representatives will be relieved’ from the labors imposed upon them by their office, and the country will not in any way derive injury from the change. With regard to the assassination of Don Manuel Pardo little or nothing has been discovered, although upward of ninety witnesses have been ex- amined, and the testimony covers nearly seven hundred pages of closely written fools- cap, Of course, as the murdercr was cap- tured red-handed, there is no question us to his guilt, and civilization has not reached such a pitch in Peru as to enable criminals to eseape on trumped up excuses of insanity. Nothing is al- leged in favor of the murderer, Hi nfesses his crime, and states that with three of his fellow ser- geants he drew lots as to whom should be intrusted the bloody work of killing Pardo. On him fell t! lot, and the world knows how effectually he ful- filled his commission. But the object was to dis- cover the instigators of the assassination, and it im- mediately became patent that an effort would be made to throw tne odium on the shoulders of the opposing or Pierola party, At first there seemed to be gocd reason to believe that several leading members of that organization were, if not accomplices, at leist cognizant of the attempt to be made against the President of Con- gress. Many arrests were made, but out of the ninety and odd persons detained the Court has only found motives for ordering fourteen to be kept in confine- ment, and even among these it is difficult to discover if real guilt exists. Consequently at present writin, we know little more concerning this terrible deed, which has deprived Peru of her most promising so: than wheu the crime was commitied. The investi tion 18 still being carried on in the courts, but the result seems doubtful. A Dr. Ampuero, as partisan of Don Nicolas de Pierola, 1s somewhat complicated in the mutter, but on not wholly trustworthy testi- mony, and has made a strong defence. The murderer himself states that the motive inducing him to the t was to remove trom political power a man whose tendencies led him to oppose militarism, and for having supposed that M. was the author ot # Dill in Congress by which non-commissioned officers were to be dobarred from promotion unless they had gone through a certain term of study in the Military Acadeniy, and Montoya and his brother sergeants, not having complied with such a requisite, imagined that their 1uture was gone. This may be true, and there certainly is @ bill to more or less such an effect; but as it isarecent measure cannot have anticipa- tory weight. RARTHQUAKE IX PERU. Au Arequipa (Peru) paper states that that city was visited on the night of the 9th ult. by the most severe shock of earthquake that has been felt there since the memorable one which destroyed the city on the 13th of August, 1464. It occurred at about ten minutes to tweive P. M., an hour at which the greater part of the inhabitants were reposing, and, of course, the tright was general. People quickly jeft their houses and rusbed frantically through the streets, fearing a repetition of the shock ana ate destruction of their homes. Fortunately, however, nothing further occurred; but the general impres- sion was that a few days more would bring serious news from some other point of the Kepublic, as has generally been the case on other occasions. A long and violent shock of earthquake is also announc as having been felt in Iquique about midnight on the 12th ult., which was aecompanied by a curious subterraneous noise. It caused much alarm, particu- red in the theatre, which was full of people at the ime. GUANO FOR EXPoRT, According toa recent resolution of Congress all guano in deposit, or to be exported, is to be so mixed as to have a uniform quality bearing from six und » half to seven per cent of azoe. By this measure it is hoped that the price of the article, now falling abroad, may be raised to its legitimate value. FAMINE IN BOLIVIA. Bolivian news reports the political state of the country as satisfactory. In Cochabamba, however, great distreas is experienced from the almost total failure of the crops, and many deaths from actual starvation have taken place. Still supplies were being rapidly forwarded to the suffering district from all quarters of the Republic and from the frontier department of Peru to such extent that at last ac- counts the wants of the people were being provided for, A PROSPECT OV WAR. ‘There is aspock of trouble between Bolivia and Chili. The mining department of Caracoles, belong- ing to Bolivia, is mainly settled by Chilians, and, by a treaty entered into some years since, it was stipu- that Bolivia should impose no taxea on the products of the district exported abroad. But now, in compensation for the privilege granted to s rail- Domes. constructing the line trom Antofagasta to the mines of Caracoles, an outward tux is placed on all nitrate leaving the country, extensive deposits of this article having been discovered. Chili has ener- getically protested against such action as a violation of treaty rights, and threatens to abrogate the agreement fixing the long vexed questiou of boundaries between the two republics. But as one of the articles of that treaty establishes that any reement arising shall be adjusted by arbitration it is hoped that no appeal to forcible measures will prove to be neces- sary. Business is very dull, exchange on London, ninety days’ sight, ruling at 23d. a 234d. per paper sol. it is announced that a cablegram has been received by the Peruvian government from Europe, informing itof the departure on the Lith ult. of Don Nicolas de Pierola for the Pacific, by one of the Pacific Steam Navigation Company's Straits steamers. NTRAL AMERICA, AN AMERICAN CONSUL RESIGNS—THE PRESI- DENT OF NICARAGUA, Panama, Feb. 4, 1879. A Guatemals letter of January 28 says:—By the resignation of Mr. Williamson the United States Mis- sion to Central America hae fallen vacant. Mr, Williamson has abandoned the diplomatic career to enter upon the duties of superintendent of the Loma Larga mine. The inauguration of General Joaquin Zavala as President of Nicaragua will take place March 1. A FICTITIOUS BURGLARY. HOW THE WATCHMAN IN A BOSTON STORE STOLE MONEY, BOUND AND GAGGED HIMSELF AND TOLD A LYING STORY ABOUT BEING ATTACKED BY ROBBERS, [py reLecraPH To THE HERALD.) Boston, Feb. 14, 1879. On New Year's night the jewelry store of N. G. Wood & Son, on Washington street, was reported to have been entered by burglars, the watchman bound, gagged and thrown into acloset at the head of the basement stairs and about $50 stolen from the drawer. The tront door was found open, and it was understood that the thieves escaped thereby. The policeman on whose beat the building is located no- ticed the condition of the door and proceeded to in, vostigate. He beard a noise in the alcove, toward the rear of the building, and there he discovered the watchinan, Smith, bound, as above described. He ‘was promptly released, and the officer continued to search for proofs of the burglary. It was found that & largo number of boxes, containing sets of jowelry, had been removed from one of the showcases in the store and placed on the glass top, apparently for the purpose of removal. THE WATCHMAN ALONE. Farther inquiry showed that the two associates of the young clerk or watchman, who made their quar- ters'with him in the place at night for the better #e- curity of the valuable goods stored therein, were on this occasion absent, one of them having gone to visit a friend or to the theatre, while the other was in the enjoyment of “a night off.” PARENT CLEWK, It was also discovered that 4 circular light had been broken from a skylight over the rear apartment of the store considerably less in height than the main peer e: and it was thought that the burglars had by that means gained admittance to the premises, having concealed themselves in the Upper part of the building during the day by means of the side entrance on Washington street, leading up stairs. A rope and tackle depending from the rear of one of the upper stories were supposed to have assisted them in getting on the roof of the addition, to which reference has been made, whence an admittance to the store underneath by way of the skylight was a matter of comparatively little difficulty. The watchman stated that he had been down in the cellar attending to the furnace fires, the time being about eight o'clock P. M., and that as he ascended the #tairs on his return he was suddenly attacked by two men who quickly overpowered bit and left him in the condition in which he was found by the officer. KUSPICION AROUSED. A New York officer accompanied the detail of police sent to the premises, and when he saw the jewelry laid out he said, “if this had happened in New York they would have carted off the whole place.’ This circumstance led the detectives to thinking, and the more they thought the more they became suspicious that the thing was a “put up job” and that the gaxyed watchman was at the bottom of it. They found that $186 instead of $60 had been taken, A CORFEASION. ‘The next step was to make Smith confess, Various schemes wore set on foot, and one of the officers went 80 far as to Lecotne @ waiter in a restaurant where the young man took his dinners. Last Tuesday, it is given out, Smith made a clean confession and cor- pletely took his employers by surprise, He did the Job all atone, arranging the suspicious ctrettmatances #0 that a case of violence and robbery could be made plain to the first person who would discover him. ‘The similarity of this occurrence to the Barron affair hes set peuple hereabouts a thinking egain, 5 HANGED. John Edwards Dies for the Murder of Kader J. Ballard, NO CONFESSION, Convicted on the Testimony of Bak lard’s Little Daughter. ———_-+—__—__ (¥ TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Smiruvrexn, N. C., Feb. 14, 1879. Dark snow clouds hung over this little North Caro- lina town like a pall, fit emblem of the tragedy whieh was soon to occur. The snow fell irregularly throughout the morning, but the disagreeable weather did not prevent the assembling of 5,000 people to witness the death scene on the gallows of John Edwards, convicted of the murder of Kader J, Ballard, Th asmall brick structure, stands in the rear of the Court House. No fence surrounas it, Near it the scaffold is erected, ‘This is enclosed by a low fence. The murderer, John Edwards, a man whose treacherous and animal look showed plainly the nature within, was five feet cleven inches in height and weighed 132 pounds, He was more em» ciated than when the Hxnatp reporter last inter viewed him. A CLAIM OF INNOCENCE. This morning, two hours before his death, when questioned, he said:—“I have always thought from childhood that my soul belonged to God and my body to the people. If I had a quart of whiskey I would drink it a little at a time. I don't think I would get drunk. The Sheriff and everybody havo treated me very kindly. We never had prayers at my house only when one of us died. A man of honor won't tell a lie, so I can’t say that I killed Ballard, for I didn't do it. Iwas at home, sorter drunk, the day he was killed, and I didn’t do it. My wife and children came to see me yesterday for the last time.” Two ministers visited him this morning and prayed that he would make a rull con- fession. He listened with the utmost nonchalance, and firmly denied his guilt. He said he would con- fess it to neither God nor man. ON THE DEATH TRaP. At two o'clock the guard was formed around the allows, and shortly after the murderer appeared. Liwards ‘was robed for death in s black’ shroud which extended to his feet. He mounted the gallows steps quiet.y and without any appearance of weuk- ness. On the scaffold he said:—f am going to be put to death wrongfully. I have no confession to make. I hope you will let my body be put where my daddy is. Lam not guilty.” His spiritual ad- viser, Rev. P. L. Herman, then prayed for him. ‘Then the Sheriff read the death warrant. HANGED, ‘The drop fell at thirty-three minutes past two. In six minutes and a half he was dead. Thus, in tho sixty-seventh year of his age, was John Eawards banged for murder, the cause of which was a bit of white oak wood. HISIORY OF THE CRIME. Mr. Ballard was a piain tarmer, living upon land owned by his wife near Princeton, in this county, and universally liked and respected ‘in ti nity. His household consisted of a wife and three children. Edwards occupied the lower portion of the land as a tenant, and conceived a violent hatred of his landlord. Once he came to the cottage where Bullard was at work and violently cursed and abused him, Ballard making no response, About a week before the killing he applied to @ magistrate for a warrant against Ballard, which was refused, when Edwards swore he would have “recom- nse" out of Ballard. A few days before October 9, 17, awards had cut down # white oak on Mrs. Bal- lard’s land, for the purpose of making a cart-wheel, as he claimed, by her permission. A part of this timber Ballard had taken to his house, and Edwards grew violent in his threats to go and take it, stating that he had laid in jail and could do it again. On the merning of October 9 Edwards was at his house drinking whiskey, and occasionally threatening Bul- lard and displayed istol. On that day (October. 9) Mrs. Ballard bad gone to. a neighbor's, Mr. Ballard and his two little daughters remaining at home. Just before sundown & near neighbor woman heard the report of a gun at Ballard’s: the screams of thechildren, Ella, nearly six years of age, and Fanny, about four. She hur- tien in the direction of the report and met the crying children. Ballard’s body lay in the edge of thecorn, near the potato patch. Soon the neighbors began to ther, and on examination Ballard was tound shot shrough the brain, and in his hands the fodder he had been pulling at the moment the fatal shot was fired. Near the body were tracks easily identified by the peculiar make of the home-made shoes to be those of Edwards. They led from the fence to within ten feet of the body and thence through the field to the woods. A ‘A BABY’S TESTIMONY. The Coroner's jury met that night, and Edwards was arrested within @ few hours after the murder and committed to jail. He was tried at the Spring ‘Term, 1878, of Johnston, in the Superior Court. The first witness was Ella Bailard, the intant daughter of tthe time of the trial about six andahalf years old. The question of her compe- tency involved the interesting point whether an in- fant witness who bad not sufficient religious mstruc- tion to know the obligation of an oath at the opening of the term, could be instracted for the very purpose of —— her competent, and on the ‘rial be ine troduced. ‘he een examined ber when tendered, q and fin her fied ruled her a competent wit- ness, and this was sustained by the Supreme Court on appeal. AN IMPRESSIVE SCENE. There was a silence, as in the presence of the very dead man himsel!, when the little child, seated in her widowed mother’s lap, her bloody tale:—“‘My father is dead. John Edwarde killed him. Pappy was pulling fodder, and me and Fanny was with him. John Edwards got over the fence. He stopped in tho tater patch. Pappy said, ‘How is your folks?’ John Edwards said pappy had cheated him. He put up his mitating the motion}—and shot. Pappy and = me Fanny ran to When asked to point out John wards her courage failed her, and she sobbed aloud. Being encouraged she looked slowly around, at last her eyes wandered to the prisoner's box, aud her little forefinger came up and pointed straight at the murderer as the very finger of doom. From that moment the verdict was assured. The circumstan- tial testimony of the threats, the inquiries of Ed- wards during the day and the tracks would have justified a verdict even without the testimony of the child. ‘The defence was an alibi, attempted to be proven by the members of Edwards’ tamily, who said he was drunk at home during all that evening. A verdict of “guilty” was returned in less than an hour and a half. CORA SAMMIS' CASE. A petition was filed by Mr. William F. Howe in Supreme Court, Chambers, yesterday, for a writ of certiorari on behalf of Mrs. Bertha Burj the mid- wife, who is confined in the Tombs in default of $10,000 bailon a charge of having caused by mal- practice the death of Cora Sammis. It is urged that the bail under which the prisoner is held is ex- cessive, and that the testimony adduced before Coro- ner Flanagan will justify a reduction. Judge Dono- hue granted the writ, and the argument on this and the writ of habeas corpus issued on Wednesday will ‘¢ place at half-past ten o'clock this morning in Supreme Court, Chambers. THE GIRL'S FUNERAL. ‘The tragedy at Mme. Burger's involving the death of Cora mis, one of the brightest of the youn, ladies of Northport, L. 1, has created a profound sensation in and about that village, and for the time being the sad event engrosses the attention of the villagers. On the arrival of the am ie it was almost impossible to secure one. Mr. Henry Sammis arrived from New York with his daughter's remains at noon on Thursday, accompanied by several relatives and friends, and was met at the depot by pall bearers and a suitable cortége. ‘Lhe remains were taken to Mr. Sammis’ residence, on New street, a two story house, surrounded by large old cherry trees, looking out on the harbor of North- port across a small shipyard. Almost every one in Northport was personally ac- quainted with the hapless girl. She was related to many of the families of the place, and was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and a teacher in its Sunday school. Her coming marriage with Zonns Cosgrove and the preparations therefor had en widely canvassed. The people are full of charity for her, while against Cosyrove hard expres- sions are uttered. The high respect entertained for her father and the exemplary character of her mother draw toward them the sympathy of the ev- tire community. Service was held at the house at three o'clock, the Rev. Mr. Simpson, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church, officiati The stores were closed and the streets presented a solemn appearance, SHE ASKED TO FLOAT WITH BOY- TON, The Pittsburg Leader of February 1 says that among the many applications to embark with Boytou in his swim down the Allegheny River was ono from Mrs. 8. Connors. She eaid she was a woman of nerve; she was not afraid of the water, for she waa in the laundry business; the uncouth rubber suit would anit her and the big paddle had no terror tor her. She was not afraid of the ive, nor the river vor the whirlpools, She was ® married woman and ‘used to all kinds of calamities. When told that the only lady who ever accompanied Boyton reached shore @ corpse, sho merely said that the woman lacked grit. Boyton listened carefully to the argu- monts aud reserved Lis dovision,