The New York Herald Newspaper, February 15, 1879, Page 8

8 THE WAR ON SWILL. Prevalence of Disease Among Cat- tle Fed from Distilleries, RAVAGES OF PLEURO-PNEUMONIA. Efforts of the Health Authorities to Stop the Sale of Infected Milk. ae General Patrick, who has been commissioned, as stated in the Henaup of yesterday, by Governor Robinsou with extraordinary powers to act on Dehalf of the State in the suppression of pleuro- pheumonia among cattle, has estabiished his headquarters at the apartments of the Brooklyn Board of Health, in the new Municipal Building in that city. Whe General, whose varied experience in public positions of trust and responsibility com- mands popular attention and respect, was Provost Marshal of the Army of the Potomac during the late rebellion. He was subsequently president of the New York St cultural Society, and in 1868 he was head of th exas Cattle Disease Commission. ‘The General was visited at headquarters early yes- terday forenoon by Sheriff Rushmore, who was in quest of instruction as to what he should do with re- gard to enforcing a more rigid quarantine at the Blissville cow stables. The instructions given to the Sheriff of Queens county were of a most concise and definite character, such as to remove all doubt from his official mind as to what was required in the premises. ‘Che Sheriff informed General Patrick that he did not apprehend any trouble from the employés at the stables, though they felt very much displeased at the action taken by the authorities, The police were on duty in the vicinity and, should any breach of the peace occur, he felt fully prepared for such an emergency. The disease, the General was con- fined to @ comparatively, small strip on this end of Long Island and the southern end of Westchester county. he system of dealing with the pleuro-pnenmonia in the country could be made uniform with that which had been adopted by the Brooklyn Board of Health, supplemented by the au- thority of the State. The money appropriated by the Legislature was for contingent expenses, In case cattle had to be killed he would give a certificate of their value to the owners, provided such owners came forward and notified the authorities of the presence of the ‘disease, and did not attempt to conceal it. Through dis- infection of infected stables and their con- tents, and the killing of diseased animals and the de- struction of their remains, even to the hoofs, would entually result in the eradication of the discase. quarantine must be sufficiently close to prevent even fowls from passing in and out of the stables. ERAL PATRICK'S VIEWS. said he did not like to sec a number n out of employment and an exten- sive business brought to a standstill, as it must be at Blissville. “The interests, and, indeed, the lives of the people at large are involved,” said the General to a Henap reporter, “and nothing must be allowed to stand in the way of athorough amelioration of the evil. Professor Law, who is a reliable authority in the matter, says that the work to be done is a huge one, und it may take a long time to roat the disease out.’ said, The Gener of people thre The General said he had received information that the disease prevailed in Orange county and other places, but he thought these reports were circulated with a view to divert atten- tion from Blissville. He had, however, taken steps to inquire as to the truth of these rumors. A conference was held in the afternoon between the General, President Crane, M. D seneral Jourdan, of the Police and Excise Board; Suprintendent Ra} mond and Sécretary La Fetra, at which views were mutually exchanged upon the subject of diseass cattle and swill milk, and considerable routine busi- ness was disposed ‘of with a view to facilitating the work of the authorities. Detective Corr, of the Central Office, who has been employed for the past week in assisting the Health Department, was yes- terday specially assigned to aid in ferreting informa tion for that bureau. The legal adviser of the Board, Counsellor Williams, was also in consultation with the Superintendent in relation to the prosecution of several cases of milk dealers now pending before Justice Fisher for selling swill milk. General Patrick, who will probably remain in Brook- lyn for one week, will be at the Health Office daily trom ten A. M. till four P. M. ARRESY OF SWILL-CART DRIVERS. ‘The Sanitary Squad of the Brooklyn Central Oflice are uow on the alert for the arrest of all persons found driving swill carts within the limits of that city. Yesterday afternoon Officer. McMahon ar- rested Peter Weber, driver of a swill cart, in the employ of Nicholas Elhers, of No. $21 Marey avenue; Frank Farrel, driver of a swill cart for William Buckley, corner of Sixteenth street and Seventh avenue, Was also arrested by the sume officer. They obtained the swill from King's distillery, at the foot of Division avenue. Officer Duggan’ arrested John Geblein, driver for Carl Wag- ner, of No, 303 Wallabout street, and John Gor- man, Jr., who drove a swill cart for his fathe John Gorman, of Ninth avenue, near Nineteenth street. Oflicer Hamilton arrested Theodore £. Briggs, of North Tenth street, near Fourth, for a similar offence. The prisoners, who were 1 simply with violating the ¢ity ordinance by driving un- licensed carts, were arraigned before Justice Elliott, who held them in bail to appear for examination on Friday next. Sanitary Inspectors Brennan and McCauley stopped various milkmen who came over the Brooklyn fer- ries and caused numbers to return. Aman named h Kills, Long Island, was stopped at et ferry. His cans’ were properly marked, but as the inspectors were suspicious of the nature of the milk they made him return. AT THE BLIASVILLE STABLES. Yesterday afternoon a HERALD reporter wended his muddy way through the tortuous roads that lead to “odoriferous Blissville,” and, strange to say, he did not meet with any opposition whatever to his view- exterior of the cow stables to his heart’s con- Wondering where the officers who were to strict quarantine ordered by the Gover- nor were stationed, the reporter sought to explore the “tabooed" establishment of Gaff, Fleisehmann & Co. On reaching the place where the swill gutter crosses the railroad track trom the distillery to the cow gute was found open, which allowed a very w of the interior of the swill milk stables. was no venturing further, however, for a advance guard of the ‘milkmaids,”” who unamiable appearance, eral scraping and scouring which th have undergoue during the past tew days has benefited the animals imm t still the whole surroundings have t of the r contempt of the the animals, On asking on ple neral Patrick was there during the forenoon it was ascortained that he had postponed his visit until to-day. While returning from the stables to Brooklyn the reporter was informed by @ resident of Williamsburg that # ian who owned & number of cattle had them driven ueross the creek some few mornings ago before day- light, and that there are now some seventy to eighty cows in @ small house and barn very near Penny Bric The house is on the Brooklyn side of the € and is just east of the point where the street care stop. There is a strong suspicion that the cattle came from the ueighborhood of the Blisaville stables, and that they are not very healthy. Professor Law intends going to Staten Isiand to in- Veviigate the condition of the cattle in that county, AT THE SLAUGHTER HOUSES, The reporter called at the slaughter houses on Johnson avenue, in Williamsburg, in the afternoon, but was informed that comparatively tew cattle are killed on Fridays, The slaughter Louses, four in number, are owned by Levi & Nathan Bernstein, N. & M, May and Moses The average number of cattle killed at each of these sheds we k is 115, but this applies only to the cold weather. Inspector O'Neill bad exam ined the buildings and inspected the cattle thoro- ugly, and no attempt was made to introduce dixeaved cattle into any of the slanghtering pens, A number ot the employés in the slaughter houses crowded round the Henanp reporter while he Was seeking information, but their curiosity was di- rected in another quarter when they saw two police iuen approaching. ‘The officers rod together for @ short time in tront of Levi & May's sheds and then moved northward, Every stranger discove vic y during the day suspected to sary of the Brooklyn Board of Health. E fessor G who made a minute examination of the cattle, was eyed with suspicion, Meanwhile the \ r beer saloons in the vicinity did a thriving pitsines “What ish dot peesness mit de babers? cried a ‘Teuton, with a blood-stained apron, looking savagely at the Hersrp reporter. Mis ‘threats and ges tures created some excitement and as the reporter entered the first. of the slaughter houses he found himself dogged by half # dozen ot enj frou that it during have around au ht into this ph Hore ¢ »rrobor sot t a trie the emp! y ings yes, Who had, to all appearance au idie day, Sides and joints of beet within, here and there, at such intervals evident Little business had been trans the a hothing to hide," said Mr, Bernstein, for yourselt. The cattle have boen 8 pronounce Mr. May a rick aud Protessor Law her now Idon't think they wil uyer you wil ; been taken to NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1879--TRIPLE_SHEET. entirely vacated. Governor Robinson's order is hailed With great satisfaction throughout the vicinity. PROFESSOR MAY'S INVESTIGATIONS. It will not be pleasant news to the people of Brook- lyn who use Long Island dairy milk only to kuow that for nearly two years these dairy stables have contains diseased cows, and that the milk from them was shipyed to the city for consumption, Scarcely a stable in Queens county hus escaped, and some of them have lost as many as fifteen animals. No precaution seems ever to have revent the spread of the disease, and cows badly infected have been driven from place to place until sold, That this state of affairs has ex- isted and to w certain extent exists now was shown by the investigations made by Professor Law yesterday. The Professor visited Roslyn unan- nounced, and, securing a team, drove direct to the large farm of Thomas W. Willetts, where he found thirty-one cows. A very careful investigation was made, both of the stock and the stables. Not acow was found Giseased, and none had been, Mr, Willetts said. He ships three hundred and sixty quarts of milk @ day to Brooklyn. He feeds his stock on roots, stalks and bran, but very little grain and none whatever of distillery waste or starch feed, ‘The first case of pleuro-pneumonia ever known in this section is alleged to have come trom the stables of Gaff, ischmann & Co., more than a year ago, Some infected cattle were purchased at the stables by Elwood ‘Titus and taken to Roslyn. He yave his notes in payment, but finding cows diseased he compelled the seller to take them away, and they were driven from place to place through the country until sold. It was not long before the cattle owned in the vicinity of Roslyn were taken with the disease! and a large number either died or were killed to pre- vent the contagion spreading. On the farm of H. ©. Howell were found twelve fine Alderney cows. Mr. Wheelock, who was in charge of the stable, said that they had killed eight cows and two*had died. All of his cows had a infected, and to a certain extent are yet. Professor Law made a most minute examination, which re- sulted in the condemnation of two cows. Mr. Whee- lock was advised to have these killed and to keep the others within doors fora while. Mr, Howell pur- chased an infected cow from a dealer named McCabe, in Sixtieth street, New York, and soon atter sold two infected cows to John H. Kenyon, and in a short time his entire stock was sick, but they were milked and the milk shipped to Brooklyn. The cows gave less milk, and some of them dried up entirely. Mr. Kenyon is shipping 130 quarts of milk aday and Mr. Howell 200, The sixteen cows now in Mr, Ken- yon’s stable and the twelve in Mr. Howell's stable have all been innoculated and some of them have lost parts of their tails. In Mr. Kenyon’s stable were found two infected cows, one of them so bad that Professor Law advised that it be killed, and the other, having passed nearly through the ordeal, Mr. Ken- yon was advised to place in quarantine for a time. ‘These were all the stables that the Professor had time to visit, but there is nodoubt, from the infor- tion which came to him, that the disease has been 1, that hundreds’ of cattle have been and that the disease exists. to an alarming extent, and unless summarily dealt with may spread in every direction, as the cattle are turned out daily and driven from one place to another, these farmers being continually trading and selling. Most of the cattle are fed on distillery grain and starch factory refuse so sour as to be Offensive. Benjamin Post is said to have lost twelve head of cattle, and Henry Post, John Post, Stephen Post and William Post are said’ to have Jost from five to ten cows each, The farmers hereabouts keep their cat- tle in warm and cleanly quarters, the only ob- jectionable feature being the feed before mentioned, which is not generally used. “OOFTY GOOFT’S” ASSAILANT. Augustus Phillips, better known as “‘Oofty Gooft,”” who is still a patient at the New York Hospital, ap- peared before Justice Flammer in the Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday to formally make his statement of the affray between himself and Mary D, Hooper on the morning of January 24, and which resulted in his receiving a bullet in the left side. Al- though the wound is rapidly healing, the ball has not been extracted, In his statement the narrator says he was shot with a self-cocking pistol held by Mary D. Hooper; that the affair grew out of a quar- rel, when he took a pistol out of a bureau drawer and handed it to her, at the same time baie her to shoot him. He had no idea that she would do so, and believes she so. After the doctors had attended to his wound the woman was trying to administer to his comfort, when he repulsed her and finally slapped her face; that at the time he was under the influence of ether and morphine; that he has no recollection of making any charge against her to Captain Williams of assault with intent to kill, and wishes it distinetly understood that if he had been in his right mind and not under the in- fluence of the opiates above mentioned he would not have made such a charge, and that he totally ex- onerates the woman from any wilful attempt to do him bodily injury. Mary D: Hooper, on being sworn, said, in her own behalf—*I am twenty-nine years of age, and was born in Philadelphia. Iam not guilty, I don’t remember much about the affair, having been in a frightened and nervous state, almost mad with fear,” On the affidavit of Officer Terpenning she was com- mitted for trial in default of $2,000 bail. The wounded man offered to become her bondsman, but Justice Flammer declined to accept him as such. THE CHAUTAUQUA SCANDAL. STRANGE STORY OF AN ELOPEMENT IN HIGH LIFE ON THE BANKS OF LAKE CHAUTAUQUA. ‘The sensation of Western Now York is the Silver Creek elopement. The village is a beautiful one in Chautauqua county, on the Lake Shore and Michi- gan Southern Railway. Gideon Hines, tho villain in the case, lies in the Mayville Jail awaiting a suit for $10,000 damages. The lady in the drama is Mrs, Mary Nagle, wife of Mr. Rudolph H. Nagle, a promi- nent business man of Silver Creek. For two years Gideon Hines was li eryman and proprietor of the omnibus line running to the railroad station. He drove good horses and fine carriages, and was always ready to act the gallant when the ladies wished to drive, Early last summer Hines and Mrs, Nagle began to take rides together, many of them continuing until long after midnight, These reunions along the ro- mantic drives which abound in the vicinity of Silver Creek, were kept up for some time until neighbors and friends began to investigate the matter. For atime the rides were abandoned. ‘The Romeo became in, volved in debt. Four weeks ago Hines left on an after- noon train, he said to sell his horses. Mrs. Nagle took the same train, she said to visit relatives. In a few days the village was curious because of their ab- sence, but in @ week they both ened smiling, she by “rail” and he in a “livery rig.” In two days they were off again, but at the end of the week returned again. By this time Hines’ property had been sold to satisfy a mortgage. On the following week they departed again, but were soon followed by the lady’s husband and ofticers of the law. She was finally captured ina wayside inn at one o'clock in the morning. Hines soon turned up, and both he and his lady love were put under ar- rest. On their return tar and feathers were threatened, then a suit for $10,000 damages was brought, and in de- fault of $3,000 Hines was Sy in jail, jwhile she was allowed her freedom. Mra. Nagle is a handsome wo- man, of excellent address, refined manners and a first class family, her people being not only wealthy but eminently respectable and aristocratic." Thirteen years ago she married Mr. Nagle, and, so far as can he learned, their life has always been a happy one. He has indulged her in alithat she desired, and al- lowed her to go and come as she pleased. The Buf- talo Courier says that Hines is married to a patient woman and has lived in Silver Creek two years. He is said to be @ burly fellow, coarse in his habits and instincts and’ brutal in his nature. He has small eyes, set diagonally in his head, and one of them crossed at that. A bushy red mustache clothes his lip. He is about thirty-cight or forty years of age, and when sixteen years old he murdered an Indian who gave him some trouble at Versailles. He was sentenced to State Prison, it having been pretty well established that the murder was accidental, the killing having been done with aclub, The war broke out after he had served one year, and he was allowed to go tree if he would enlist, which he did, and served a term as a soldier instead of @ prisoner. A divorce suit is talked of, Some singular facets in connection with the scandal are said to be yet covered, which the witness stand may divulge. MURDER O} SUICIDE? John Coyeman, aged seventeen, was employed by Henry Mosely, @ milkman, at Bordentown, N. J. On ‘Tuesday last he was missed, and on Thursday night Mosely had occasion to go to the hay loft, his little | girl holding a lamp for him, and then the body of young Coyeman was found, his neck fastened by a cord to the rafter. The cord was so long, however, that it seemed almost incredible that the lad should hi taken that means to end his life, as he could have at uny moment, ‘The body wi knees and partially on the el long enough to allow it to at on the 4, the rope being ume this posture, Corouer Warner, of Paterson, was notitied and an in- | qnest will be held. The question now is as to | whother the lad hung himself or whether he had been caught in the loft while after hay by some of the tramps who infest that locality, murdered and afterward hung up to hide the deed, Mitsy. WALLACK'S F RAL, The funeral services over the remains of tite late Mrs. James W. Wallack were beld yesterday morning at the Sycamores, Long Branch, in the presence of the immediate relatives of the deceased and some of the most intimate acquaintances of the family. After the services the 1 Was carried to the New Jersey Central depot and brought to this city by the afternoon train, At the foot of Liberty street stood in waiting and the friends and relatives parted lady took carriages an mpanied remains to Greenwood, where th «nietly iuterred in the grave of the late Mr, Wallack, | Crane, had no intention of doing | existed from his purpose | FINE ARTS, THE BLACK AND WHITE EXHIBITION—-SECOND NOTICE. A general idea of the character and contents of the first annual exhibition of the Salmagundi Sketch Club, which opened on Thursday morning at the Kurtz Gallery, was given, and mention made of some of the principal works, ina first notice. The remain- ing ones, which are most worthy of mention, will be now noted, as they are hung, passing around the gal- lery to the lett from the entrance. The first of several admirable sketches about our docks, by Charles A. Vanderhoof, is seen in No. 203, Acouple of figures, of a fisherman and of a pretty girl sowing grain, are in pencil by Hugh Newell, have all the good points of and are much more freely treated than his water colors in the Academy. The pretty sower’s fine, springy figure is well posed and very charming, and the intent expression of “The Fisherman” is well given. An autumn landscape in charcoal shows that Charles H. Miller will make @ success in this line, ‘Ihe Temptation” in general does credit to E, A. Abbey. The figureof the girl is excellent, but that of the man can hardly be said tobe. ‘“Weird- ness,” a landscape, by A. 8. Roorbach, is a strong bit of work in oil, in which the foreground foliage is full of suggestiveness, ‘The choice of the landscape out- lines in the middle and far distance is not happy. Near this is a delicate landscape expression by Bruce “On the Road’’--a band of Puritans on a journey—by E. A, Abbey, will be recognized as being the original of a late illustration. Howard Pyle's “Lost” is a good piece of work. One of the vest of those weird, delicate and curious conceits for which F. 8. Church is famed is “The Vision”—a pretty girl asleep in the gnarled and twisted branches of a curious tree, which interlacing form a hammock for her, while the spectral skeleton. of a pterodactyl stands over her. A sterling little sketch of buildings at the Five Points is by C. A. YVanderhoot, A crayon head of a girl, which does little credit to William Hunt, may be compared with the fine sketch of an old man which hangs as its pendant and is signed “Walter Shirlaw.” Hung rather high is “Abandoned,” a pathetic story by F. D. Graffin. The pose of the wounded soldier seated on the, snowy battlefield is admirable. Note the drooping head and the relaxed legs stretching so helplessly out before him, Under this is an inter- ane production of J. W. Champney, sheet of paper covered with trom four hundred to five bun- dred sketch heads in pen and ink, taken from his jot- ‘U8* 5. “Rotmhart’s “Riding on a Rail’ is a strong piece of work, with noticeably effective figures. F. S. Church's ‘Past and Present’’ is a good flea but fairly well carried out. A fine signed etching, of a peasant girl with a rake in the fields, by Bastien Lepage, was. presented to Alden Weir. Near this we note Howard Pyle’s negro story, “The Lesson.” John R. Kev’s “Sunset Near Stockbridge” is pleasing, nicely drawn and has a good sky. ‘The Leader” is a good study of a cow’s head by Shixlaw. W. H. Shelton tells an amusing negro story well in his ‘“Prepar: ation.” “Autumn Leaves,” by Church, has a sad pootic motive. R. F. Zogbaum ‘The Assault” is cleverly grouped and effective, but occasionally weak in the figures, J. G. Brown's “Grandpa's Story” is charm- ing, und the face of the old man is a strong bit of work. A dainty, uttractive little peneil drawing of a Venetian scene is by Emile Vernier. Frank Gregory has a good effect and carelessly given figures in his “Rainy Day.” Tho remarkably clever “The ‘Tramp,” by A. Kappes, will be recognized. Such a villanous head is rarely found as that which the artist has so stcnely, rendered, It is hard to tell why one should be so reminded of Darleys’ work by H. P. Share’s creditable ‘The Wanderers,” an episode of gypsy life. A couple of well composed and pleasing landscapes in oil are by F. Vance. A recumbent female figure, by J. Wencke, is a very interesting sculptor’s study in pencil. Near this is a small pencil sketch of sheep by Schenck. A serious attempt at illustrating a scene in ‘Thana- topsis” is by C. Osborn. One of the best Abbey’s in the display is No. 971—a light and graceful study, which might be called ‘Politeness.” In W. Taber's “Lost” the action is excellent, and both the horse and bewildered rider are well given. A fine Swain Gifford, with its engraved reproduction, is seen in No. 26." Anexample of T, O. Lungerfelt is cleverly drawn. ‘Those who saw the cut of Jessie Curtis’ charming drawing illustrating an article on “Kindergartens” in Harper's Magazine will be glad to examine the orig: No one here but Miss Curtis can draw such fresh, lovable and eminently childlike children, Near this is another good negro story, by McCutcheon, and a finely composed and good landscape, with ill drawn y George Inness, Jr, ‘Che Orchard,” by F. Murphy is one of the best of his oil studies—has an s sky eet a ins ae in Cease and eeping. motive is exceedingly picturesque. “the Bring Year” is a charming, delicate, finely drawn little lan oo in oil by A. 8. Roorbach. George Inness, Jr.’s, “Starvation” is a dramatic cattle story, excellently treated. The single work, ‘Miles Standish,” which repre- sents that talented painter, Victor Nehlig, at the ex- hibition, shows what @ serious loss it was to our art world when he went West. Note the striking action of the scene, the concentration of the emotional motive and the grouping of the finely yiven figures. Nos. 204und 205 are a pair of Vi rhoot’s clever river sidestudies. Near these is one of F. Hopkinson Smith's best charcoal landscapes. A neat aud pleas- ing little work in sepia shows a girl at a spinning wheel. A couple of nirable studies, in pencil, of Bavarian houses are by Henry Muhrman, Dainty, Gelicate and always charming, Chialiva is repre- sented by a child in a field with some geese. A Bavarian scene by Bunner on this south wall is yather crude, and does not do hia as much credit as a larger can- vas nearly opnosite. “A Little Puritan” is a good yn and ii figure, nicely handled by H. P. Share. Weis, however, slightly hard in line. A. Abbey's “Recognition” will be remembered. ‘The pen and ink draftsmen of the display will find much to and to be instructed by in C. Delort's little “Halbardier,” in the Marchetti and in ao less degree in J. G. Vibert's rather hard monk story. “April” is a charm- ing idea of Howard Pyle’s—a pretty girl trip- ping along under an umbrella. Several etchings by ©. H. Miller are noted, as is an carly proof of a plato by Seymour Haden after Turner's drawing, “Near the Grande Chartreuse.” A hunting scene—“Break- ing Cover"—displays the knowledge of dogs and horses of Ch. de Penne. Near this is C. Y. Turner's largely hi “The Scavenger.” A boat with rowers in ellis sea, by M. J. Burns, is not uj to the mark, ‘March,” by Charles Mente, has J. O. B, Davidson's old hulk, driftin, near sere is noted, as is a tree study in charcs by J. Hopkinson Smith, and F. O. 0. Darley’s pen and ink “Pioneers.” Visitors will find it interesting to compare the sterling cow’s head by Mubrinan with the photo-en- graving of it in the same frame. A water color sketch by Abbey, of the ‘I'tle Club at work sketching, framed with its engraved reproduction—from @ photograph on the block—shows what an advance as been made since the time, only afew years ago, when the artists were hampered by having to draw their subjects im reverse on the wood. Maria R. Oakey is successful in a good direction in her char- coal sketch of an old woman and chil lauudry man is well given by A. Kappes, whose change since last year's exhibition from a rather finicky to broad handling is noted here as at the Water Color Exhibition. A scene on salt marshes, with a few sail aud houses in the middle distance, is | avery creditable first appearance for B. Johnson. auceane as Goosey, Gander,’ which ap in the , is w very clever an ‘ul outline drawing, in the style which has made the fame of Walter Crane. In ‘The Start—Viva,” as in one or two other frames, it is interesting to compare the author's original sketches with the draftsman’s artistic arrangement and the engraving. W. Parr's delicate drawing, “A Bit of Greenport,” is noted, ‘as in # landscape by Collazo, which shows promise. METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART. FAREWELL RECEPTION AT ITS OLD QUARTERS IN WEST FOURTEENTH STREET—THE REMOVAL ‘TO CENTRAL PARK. With the closing of the doors of the old Donglass mausion in West Fourteenth street, for several years the home of the Metropolitan Maseum of Art, the public last night lost the opportunity of viewing the treasures therein deposited for some months to come. The occasion was approprigtely sig nalized by @ farewell reception, for which | the spacious building was brilliantly lighted until nearly eleven o'clock. Hardly a horse car passed without leaving its quota of visitors, and a line of carriages extended along the sidewalk for several hundred feet in the direction of Seventh avenue. | Nearly two thousand invitations had been sent to | the friends of the institution, and more than one-half that number were welcomed by the President, Mr. John Taylor Johnston, who stood to receive them in the centre of the main hall, Ladies and gentlemen interested in art, either as patrons or professors, continued to pour in through the door and scatter | throughout the many rooms of the museum until | & few minutes before the hour of closing, and , as if for the last time, at Story’s Cleopatra, sis Medea, the Indian and the | Squaw, Lato d her “twin-born progeny,” Sit Walter Scott, Sumner and the shrowd, benevolent head of wise ben Franklin. Every one ex regret at the proposed ‘al to Central Park, and no one more than Mr, ton himself, But the Duilding there is reaty, and rUniary considerations jake its immediate occupation necessary, Among ers present last evening were Goneral Di Cesnola, Hichard Grant White, Josep: joate, Hiram Hiteb- cock, Frederick EB. Chureh, 8, K. Gifford, 8. PB. Avery and T, Addison Richards, | HISTORY OF THE MUSRUM, | The idea of the Metropolitan Museum of Art | originated with the Art y | League Club, of which th nam was chairinan at the a public meeting was he! je Mr. George P. » In November, 160, to consider the question, and a special committee of fifty was appointed. ‘The next step was the organization, some months later, of the association as it now exists, At the April session of the Legislature in 1870 an act was incorporating the museuin “tor the purpose of furnishing popular instruction ond recreation.” The constitution adopted at the first annual meeting of the Board of Trustees in May lim- ited the membership to 250. A gift of $1,000 consti- tuted the donor a patron, one of $500 a fellow in perpetuity and one of $200 a member for life, In the year 1871 the Department of Parks was author- ized by the Legislature to raise $500,000 for the purpose of erecting. @ building in’ Central Park to be used for the purposes of the museum. A month or two before this the trustees had secured ‘a valuable collection of paintings representing sev- eral European sehools, and it was deemed necessary to obtain temporary quarters. No, 681 Fifth avenue was accordingly rented, but had to be abandoned two years later to find accommodations for the Di Cesnola collection. The Douglass mansion was k in May, 1873, for a term of five years, at an annual rental of $5,000 and taxes, amounting to $3,000—a total of $11,000 a year. On the expiration of the lease in 1878, it was renews for one year at $8,000 without the taxes. The time expires on the Ist of May and the building will have to be abandoned by that date. Mr, Johnston says that it would be well if it could have been re- tained three years longer, when the location in Cen- tral Park will be less remote from the centre of the town. The most valuable teature of the museum is the DiCesnola collection, which was completed in March, 1878, by the opening of the cases containin, the Cypriote antiquities not theretofore exhibit ‘The Prime collection of European porcelains aud the Avery collection of Orientals ure also very rare. In addition to these is the McCallum collection of laces, recently returned trom Boston and on exhibi- tion last night. ‘The attractiveness of the museum was greatly increased in the winter of 1877-78 by the Castellani collection, the loss of which, owing to in- ability to purchase it, was universally regretted. ‘The work of packing. WoL begin to-day and the new ea in Central ‘k will not be opened till next fall. Mr. Johnston has been the only president of the Museum, and General Di Cesnola has been for some time secretary. Among the original vice presidents were Gene! John A. Dix and the late Messrs. William Cullen Bryant, A. T. Stewart, Willian H, Aspiawall and Professor Samuel B. Morse. DR. LORD ON THE ENGLISH REFORMERS AND THE CAUSES WHICH LED TO THE FALL OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN ENGLAND, Dr. Lord delivered the twelfth lecture in the histor- ical course at Chickering Hall yesterday before a large audience. The subject of his lecture was the “Eng- lish Reformers,” of whom Thomas Cromwell, Henry VUL’s distinguished Minister, was taken as a type. Dr. Lord alluded in a casual way to Cardinal Wolsey and Sir Thomas Moore, who were the imme- diate predecessors of Thomas Cromwell, When Cromwell first entered the service of Henry he was a man of mature years. He had been a common soldier and a wanderer and latterly a merchant. His fortune was made by astroke of sagacity. Heury wanted to get rid of Catherine, and the Pope would not grapt him s divorce. Crom- well cut the gordian knot by telling him to make himself the head of the Church and settle the affair to suit himself. This was bold ground to take and would array the whole Catholic Church against him, but Henry was willing to run this risk tor the sake of the woman he loveu, Cromwell was a far-seeing statesman, and desired ecclesiastical re- form. He would make the clergy dependent on the King, not on the iets He detested the regular clergy; they were so idle, so sensual, so gluttonous. ‘Thomas Cranmer about this time red upon the scene and advised the King to ap} to the universi- ties. Henry had determined to put ay his wife and only wanted a pretext for so doing. Here Dr. Lord went out of the course of his lecture to say that Mr. Froude in desling with this chapter of Eng- lish history had set aside truth and right, that he was a hero worshipper and that that detracted from his value asa historian. It made his books livelier, and for that reason they sold to greater advantage, ‘but he had better be dry than false, Cromwell prepared the way for the Reformation in England by breaking up the monasteries. They were no longer needed; universities had taken their place. They had become “dens of idleness and ‘drained money from the King, and they were nests of unclean birds. The monasteries founded by saints were no more, but were inhabited by impos- tors, cheats, vagabonds, seducers of women, hangers on of taverns, nuisances, pests and protectories of thieves and hurlots, There were more nuns in monasteries than Mohammed was allowed wives.” ‘This was the state of the religious houses, he con- tinued, when Henry VILL. was King. No’ wonder that Cromwell should ask for their abolish- ment, and so, after deliberation, the Lords and Commons declared that all should be swept away th:t had not an income of £200 year. e next Parliament completed the work. lonastic lands were confiscated and the money given to the King. Henry did not keep the lands, but gave them to those who supported the throne and were loyal to the government. The fall of Cromwell came through she unfortunate marriage of the King to Anne of Clives. He deceived the King in a vital point when he palmed off a wife upon him who neither beauty nor accomplishments to recommend her. He meant to do aservice to the country, but his means were unfair and foolish. Henry now hated him and soon made cause fora quarrel. He was seized, and in eighteen days after his arrest was beheaded. ARCTIC EXPLORATION. Dr. I. L Hayes repeated last night, before the con- gregation of St. Joseph's Church, his admirably graphic lecture on life in the Arctic regions, which the HenaLp has already reported. The large audi- ence was in complete sympathy with the lecturer and enjoyed very heartily the comic misadventures of his crew, who lacked amusement so sorely that they played at Sunday school for two weeks, held symphony concerts on a fiddle and barrel-organ during the third and in the fourth started us newspaper. The cook wrote its poetry, the steward contributed moral essays, the boatswain evolved conundrums and the mate 8 uperintended @ personal column, which led to personal encounters and to the final muzsling ot the Arctic press. Dr. Hayes was very earnest in his belief that the time was comi when public enterprise would break through the bel of ice in which he himself stuck fast, and that the Stars and Stripes would yet wave over the Polar Sea. MEDICAL GRADUATES. An unusually large number of students will be. graduated by the several medical colleges in this city during the next two weeks, The examinations at the University Medical College have been finished, and about one hundred ana cighty-two students passed the necessary test to obtain a diploma, and the faculty will confer the degree of M.D. upon that number at the commencement, which will be held in the Academy of Music, on Tuesday next. In the Bellevue Hospital Medical College the examinations are not quite concluded, but the class of ‘79 will, itis said, graduate 150 students. The commencement exercises will take place in the Academy of Music, on Thursday afternoon, February 27, The students of the College of Physicians and Surgeons will not complete their examinations for two weeks yet, and their commencement will be held in March, FIFTY YEARS OLD. St. Andrew's Protestant Episcopal Church, at the corner of Fourth avenue and 128th street, was thronged last evening by @ large and brilliant audience assembled to honor the fiftieth an- niversary of the church's existence. The altar was handsomely decorated with choice floral offerings, while overhead appeared the sen- tence in gilt letters, “Thou shalt hallow the fiftieth year, 1820-1879." The platform was occupied by the tollowing divines:—Rev, R. M. Abereronibie, D. D., of Jersey City; Bishop Seymour, of Ilinos Rev. Dr. it. M. Hayden, Key. Dr. ©. T. Woodruff, Kev. Dr. Blanchard, Rey. Dr. Holden, Rev. Holmes, Rev, Dr. bag ed Bishop Stevens, of Long Islan Rev. Drs, Athole, Lechtner and Guil- bert, and Kev, Samuel Earp, the rector of St. Andrews, A lengthy programme was executed by the ' sisting of Mr. A.D. Woodruff, Mr, E.R. Alm Brewer and Miss Fineh. Rev. Dr. Abe abie, rector of St. Andrews from 1442 to 1850, preached the sermon. ‘The first edifice was completed Ju 7, 1890, en- lar; in 1866, and destroyed by fire November 18, Is7l. ‘The p nt handsome house of worship was opened in 1si4. A MUNICIPAL STORM. ‘The Newark, N. J., Common Council met last even- ing and had another “exciting time.” ‘The lobbies and galleries were crowded with citizens who ex- pected a “circus.” The Mayor's voto of the salary ordinance, which proposed to cut down the small pay of the police and firemen, as well as other city offi- cers, and which has excited a storm of popular oppo- sition duri: the last month, was taken up and sustained. The vote was 1i to 10, three repub- licaus—Messrs, Theberatto, Ged eo wal = Peind— voting with the democrats and thus preventing the two-thirds yote neceswary to override the veto, Another ordineuce was introduced providing for « reduction of salaries, but not interfering with the wlice and firemen—either their pay or num- : hers. A lively breeze was raised over @ mo- tion made by Alderman Theberatto, providing it henceforth moneys shall only be paid out by the city treasurer, none to pass through the hands of the heads of deparunents, as is now the case. A warin discussion was precipitated, Alderman Thebcratto’s remarks were Toudiy applauded, Alderman Wilson oped “the rabble” would be driven out if they applauded again. Finally the motion was voted down by the republicans, all but Mr. Theberatto, Atterward a resolution, offered by Alderman Fiedler, was passed providing for a com: mittee of five to investigate certain charges against | Major Morris, the Street Commissioner, ECCENTRIC MR. WELLS. Continuation of the Investigation of His Peculiar Habits. FUN IN A COURT ROOM. Testimony of Boarders and Tilts Between Lawyers. ‘The case of Jonathan T, Wells was resumed yester- day morning in the Supreme Court, General Term room, Messrs. Ward, Townsend and Ayres sitting as the Commission, Although Mr. Wells was not pres- ent at the opening of the court he was numerously represented, as heretofore, by first and second cousins—a long list, which on this occa sion was supplemented by the appearance of a third consin in the comely person of Miss Sibley, of New Jersey. ‘The court room was thronged all day, and many local notabilities crowded in upon the already uncomfortable congregation. It is a nota- bie circumstance that although the relatives and fel- low boarders are not persons of means, they cheerfully give entire days to the considera- tion of his affairs, and remain in court from roll call to dismissal, A great deal of fun was occasioned by the frequent tilts of counsel, and. especially when Mr. Luther R. Marsh led the wit- nesses for the prosecution into admissions of curi- osity and meddling with the business and private doings of their fellow boarder. THE OLD MAN'S APPEARANCE. About half-past ten Mr. Wells appeared at the door and created quite a sensation. He looked pale and thin; indeed, the excitements, disappointments and embarrassments of the past fortnight have worked perceptible changes in him. Ho was dressed quaintly, but with neatness, and, with his old fashioned stock and rusty garb, reminded many a Yale man of Dr. Porter, president of their alma mater.’ The boarding house people rose to receive him, and all the cousins smiled affectionately as he looked at them in a kind of dazed and bewildered manner. Second Cousin George Sibley wae on his feet and about to speak to the Court, but he considerately turned to smile on his aged and intestate relative be- fore he made his motion. Mr. Wells leaned on his cane awhile and then, as the first witness made re- marks reflecting on his intellectual capacity, sat bolt upin his chair and stared at him as it he would anni- hilate him. Mr. Joseph C. F. Cleve said:—I have boarded with the-Ruckles some time and knew Wells well; he at one time was greatly elated at the success, as he called it, of some bonds he had purchased; his habits were unpleasant and his table manners most singu- lar; he used the stove as a cuspidor, chewed tobacco and was unpleasant generally; I moved away from the Ruckles’ house, as I didn’t know when Wells might set it on fire; I considered him demented and believe him to be unsafe and unsound. THE OLD MAN IN BUTTONS. Mr. F. Miethke, a mild-mannered tailor, of Wood- hull street, kept the audience in a roar, in which Mr. Wells heartily joined. He saia:—Mr. Wells used to come to my place and insist on having twenty or thirty buttons in lines on his pantuloons; he was a great hand for patches, and sometimes had them six or eight deep on his clothes; his trousers were holes all over, and needed constant repairs and were atched time and time again; at times he insisted hat his garments were in my shop and would search the place all through to find them and then go sway grumbling. Last Monday he called for a coat, which he put on, aud, being displeased at some- thing, raised his cane as if to strike me, but he was an old man andIsaid nothing. Last Wednesday I saw him sitting on the stove warming himself. I thought his mind was affected then and is now. yee iond of putting on two vests, two coats and odd ots. A Bow long did he sit on the stove?” asked the rt. Oh, no, sir; he was not exactly on the stove, but he sat with his foot right in front of the open stove.” “Did you ever see Horace Greeley?” asked Mr. Marsh. ‘No, sir.”” “And didn’t know that he went everywhere with one les of his trousers in his boot leg?” “No, sir. “You have been in court three days?” “Yes, sir. “Then you have done no work; put on no patches in that time “No, sir, At this Mr. Wells, who saw the point that a poor man might possibly find more remunerative em- pkey out of the court room, leaned forward in his chair, threw his keen eyes past Cousin George and catching the glance of his little tailor laughed very heartily. A very animated discussion in the guise of 8 cross- examination here followed between Counsellor Marsh and receiver Van Sinderin, it being the former's object to show collusion between the latter, cousin George and the accountant, who is own cousin to George, and therefore third cousin or thereabouts to Jona- than. Mr. Van Sinderin testified to the comparative worthlessness of much of the property he found, and also showed sundry peculiarities in the manner in which he transacted his business. Mr, William Y. Taft testified that he was a first cousin and explained how it happened, and also how tond he was of cousin Jonathan. THE FAVORITE BOARDER. Mr. J. F. Clarke, ® salesman and fellow boarder, after the one o'clock recess, testified: —I was on more friendly terms with Mr. Wella than any one in the house. He hurt himself severely some months since, but he wouldn’t do anything for him- self; Miss Ruckle care of him; his head was hurt aud the shock im him; Wells gave me an account of his speculation in stocks, and said he was worth more than $500,000; this was inside of two months; he had considerable property in Hartford and about seven acres in the village of East Hartford and Michigan lands, and oil wells in Pennsylvania; his wardrobe was deficient and he m clothes for cold weather; I had an appoint- ment with him to go and yet some new clothes, and he showed me the Housatonic bonds. THE WELLS WILL. He told me he had made a will, but I didn’t be- lieve it; he wouldn't say who were his lawyers; he promised to show it to me, but I had my doubts as to its being made; this was six months ago; he said his will didn’t say, to whom he had left his money; 1 joked him about leay- ing it to a church, and he said the will would tell to whom he had left it; about ten days ago he said he had not made a will, but that his lawyers said it was only 5a yA of attorney; he said Crosby & Kent were his lawyers and at other times he 8% Haskell & Steadman were; he told me the Albany story three or four times, and1 never could convince hit that he hadn't been in Albany at all; I haven't spoken to him in some time; he said that there was a new way of making wills now- adays, that there was no necessity of mentioning names; he went constantly to his lawyers; he con- stantly mistakes days of the week and dates and often had three or four Sundays in one week; he insisted one time that Sunday was Monday and then that it was Saturday; tried to convince him of his unsound- ness of mind; Mr. Sibley, the counsel, asked me to speak to Mr, Wells, and i did 80, “That ends that’ newspaper story,” said Cousin George. Mr, Clarke continued :—He did not realize what ho had done; I explained his singular conduct to him, but he did not seem to think there was anything singular in it; T haye seen people of his wealth who dressed as well and some who did not dress as | well; I don’t consider there is anything very strange in his dress; when I told hin: about the receiver he ‘had on no coat, and was in his shirt sleeves; he said he had heard some singular news and that ail his trouble grew out of his overdraft on Mr. Malyton’s bank; in a joke I was introduced to Mr, Wells as Mr. Jones and he didn’t discover who it was, and subsequently said he telt mortified that he shouldn't have known Clark his answers were not pertinent to my questions seventeen years ago he had a fire in his office, bat for the past ten years he has had none; Wells was very calm aud collected when the receiver was named, and went over to his office to give up the keys to Mr. Van Sinderin; he yave me the keys, but J made him give them to Van Sinderin; he mistoc Lipps, the locksmith, for Van Sinderin, the receiver ; he cailed the receiver's locks police locks and custom house locks; he said the most important thing he wanted to get in there tor was to get a papur of tobacco he had left there; 1 talked with Mr. Wells to-day and asked him to dine with me in a res: taurant; in view of all these facts 1 considerg him decidedly irrational, unsound in mind and totally Unfit to manage his wairs, and that this has grown on him in the past two years: Lam an edue basi- noss man. On cross-examination the witness said:—Mr, Sibley drew my affidavit in this case; I have m tioned the facts to hi down; my offer was not Wells the first knowl appointed; [often t A his memory; introduced me as Mr, Jones as a joke; she knew I was not Mr. Jones; we have not tried to . the old man up on his memory; he called me Mr, Jones all the time after that, ‘To a Juror—He was never out at night before tho occasion of his going to Albany. MR. SPEADMAN'S EVIDENCE. Mr. E. G. Steadman testified as follows: —I am a lawyer of New York and of the firm of Haskell & Steadman; 1 know Mr, Wells; he was & tenant of one of our clients in Maiden lane; he has paid the rent to us always by check; remember seeing him in my fice when you were pres- ent; he had said that we were his at- torneys, and we said we were not; I had been called down to his office by a clerk of Finch & Co., next door to Mr. Wells’; he said Mr, Finch wished me to see Mr, Wells; I told them that Thad heard that Mr. Kent was attending to his mat- Mr. Wells said that Mr. Crosby had drawn his will; he was very contradictory in his remarks; he said Custom House officers had charge of his affairs; he said he did not want any lawyers hanging about his elbows; there was nothing there to drink; I have always thought him a yery evcentrie man, but I did not at that (ime consider him asound mi Patrick A. Nolan was called and testiticd:—l am a law clork with Mr, Steadman and kuow Mr, Wells; I 1 have seen him twelve times a year to collect his rent; I saw him in his office and used to talk with him five minutes at a time; he always had a check made out except | once, when he gave me the bills; it would take him half an hourto make out a check; he had so man: safes to look at; his receipt book Was tied up wit ropes; he mistook ine once for an insurance agent, although I was thoro for rent. lere Mr. Wells created 4 sensation by gettting u and going to the door. Boarder Clark cmon him, but he waved him away and went out alone. THE CARKFUL LANDLADY, Mr. Sibley apologized for presenting a sick witness, but, disagreeable ax the duty was, he should dis- charge it like @ man and ‘a second cousin. In calling Miss Ruckle he said it was a sacrifice of that estimable person, Being called, Miss Ruckle smoothed down her black silk and made her way to the stand, As a woman who has kept the same set of boarders from seventeen to tweuty-five consecutive years, she desired consideration, and gotit. The President of the Commission smiled pon her and Mr, Marsh went to sleep. \ HE NEEDS MILK PUNCHES. Miss Ruckle testified :—I reside at No, 82 Woodhull vireet, and have for twenty-six years been keeping a boarding house there; Mr. Wells is one of my boarders; he has been there twenty-five years and is unmarried; he has never been away from home at all, and never spent but one night away; that was the ‘Albany night; he was exceedingly regular; I nave met his family relatives; his health was excellent until he had a fall two years ago, when his mind wae shocked; I dressed his tinger three months; he had a doctor three weeks after he hurt himself; trom that time his manner changed; he was nervous and feeble and wanted milk punch; he was childish; his mind was feebler than his body and grew weaker daily; he paid his board bill last November, and was contused about his money; he thought he had lost it; I spent the evening in his room; he was looking over his trunks and drawers to find the money; he said he didn’t want my help; I sent down to the tailo: but the money was not there; he brought part of. over next day; his wardrobe is in a very bad condi- tion and grows worse all the time; he has had four shirts on ut once, two or three vests and two collars, THE WILL AGAIN. I was on the stoop with Mr. Clarke, and Mr, Wells said he had been busy with lawyers all day, making a will; we said we'd shake hands with him on that; we often asked him to do so; we asked to whom he had left his property, and he said no one in particular, that they didn't make wills that way any more; he said he was annoyed by the lawyers, who wasted his time and wanted his bank book, although they then had it; you told him once that if he had made a will and left you $50,000 he might think you hada motive in what you are doing; I said, ‘Why, he has made a will;”’ he said, “1 thought I had, but they tell me Ihave not;” when his sister died we sent him to Hartford, but instead of going straight there he said he took’a street car from New Haven to Hartford and he did’nt get there until the coffin was screwed up; he often mixes up the names of people; I consider Mr. Wells incapable of doing business, unsound in mind and at times irra tional; he is incoherent in speech and wanders off to something else; he sleeps well now since he has changed his room. After considerable discussion Mr. Ward directed Mr. Wells to be in court at ten o'clock this morning, when he will be examined in person, After that medical experts will testify. The defence will begin on Monday next. After the adjournment Mr. Wells left the room, followed by an immense crowd, MANHATTAN BANK BURGLARY, DAMAGING EVIDENCE AGAINST THE PRISONER HOPE—WITNESSES WHO SWEAR THEY SAW HIM ABOUT THE BANK ON THE MORNING OF THE ROBBERY. ‘The examination in the case of John Hope, who ‘was arrested on suspicion of complicity in the Man- hattan Bank burglary, was resumed yesterday after- noon, before Justice Flammer, at the Jefferson Mar- ket Police Court. Annie Sample, a colored girl, fifteen years old, was called to the stand and placed under a severe cross-examination as to the allegations set forth in her affidavit. It will be remem- bered that this witness swore that while she was passing through Bleecker street, ¢* about seven o’clock on the morning of Sun- day, October 27, she saw # milkman sitting in his wagon opposite the Bleecker street side of the bank building, and when the milkman uttered his usual cry, @ man in bis shirt sleeves came to the side door of the bank and said in a gruff voice there was no milk wanted, as the people had gone into the coun- try, and that she had, on secing Hope, fuily identified him as the man who answered the milkman’s’ call. Although ber powers of recollection and description were rigidly tested by Mr. Brooke for more than an hour the witness repeated with intelligence and pre- cision all the circumstances she had sworn to in her affidavit. At the Mercer street police station last Monday night she was taken into a room where Hope and six or seven other men were standing and thero recognized him at once. STRONG CORROBORATIVE EVIDENCE. Edward Gilgar, a policeman connected with the Fifteenth precinct, was sworn for the purpose of deing cross-examined by counsel for the prisoner. ‘This witness testified in his atlidavit that at about seven o'clock on the morning of the robbery, and while he was walking on the south side of Bleecker street, near Broadway, he saw a milkman stop at the bank; that he heard the latter call, and then saw Hope emerge from the side door. Dur- ing his entire cross-examination the witness seldom gned to cast a glance at Lawyer Brooke, whose efforts to shake the testimony of the inexorable policeman were altogether fruitless. Since the Sunday morning on which he saw ike coming out of the weather door of the bank witness testified that he had not again beheld him until last Monday night, in the Mercer street police fo when he identified the prisoner from among sev others as the man who had answered the milkman’s ‘To a question by Justice Flammer as to whethcr he had observed any other milk wagons on that morning the witness replied that he was not sure, and that one of the circumstances which called his attention to the milkman whose call Hope answered was the fact of his seeing a colored girl folne along Bleecker street having a parcel on her head. This latter piece of evidence came out quite unexpectedly, and was evidently most unwelcome to the counsel for the prisoner, as it corrobo the testimony of the previous witness in ‘to her passing tho bank building at that time. William Warren, a police officer, also attached to the Fifteenth precinct, sustained, on cross-examina- tion, the allogation set forth iu his affidavit, viz. :— ‘That while patrolling the precinct in citizen's clothes, at a quarter before six o'clock on the morning of thé robbery, he saw a man,whom he has since as the prisoner, standing on thecorner of Bleecker and Crosby streets, aud on accosting him aud askii what he wanted there Hope replied that he was wai ing for scar; the witness was positive that the man he spoke to on that morning and the prisoner are identical, 4) ‘THE AMOUNT OF BATL. This ended the cross-examination of all those whose aflidavits at present constitute the charge on which Hope is held, his counsel declining to cross- examine Captain Burns, on the ground that his was but hearsay evidence, Assistant District Attorney Ruasell made a formal motion that the prisoner be committed, and suggested that on the question of bail His Honor should con- sider the magnitude of the offence, the which characterized the plan of the burglary and the precision w! marked its execution, resulting in the carrying away of $3,000,000 worth of property. If the Court should conclude that it was a builabi caso Mr, Kussell thought that $25,000 was not # pro- portionally large sum in which to hold the pri er. Mr. Brooke then asked the Court to fix the amount of bail, and opposed the suggestion of Mr. Russell in regard to the amount, ing that $25,000 was abe surdly exorbitant, especially as the evidence offered for the purpose of connecting Hope with the robbery was vory slight, The question of the amount of property stolen, he said, whether it be $3,000,000 or three cents, di not euter into the case, the statute only requiring & sufficient amount of bail to insure the appearance of the accused for trial, and to ask excessive buil would be against the constitutional right of the prisoner. ustice Flammer said he would fx the amount of Dail this morning. A REISSUE OF CERTIFICATES, Among the bonds and stocks stolen from the Man- hattan Bank were $874,700 worth of certificates of tho city of New York, The officers of the institution promptly made application to the Comptroller for reissue of the certificates, and yesterday the follows ing were countersigned by Mayor Cooper:—1463, May 6, six per cent Central Park fund stock, 1857, $22.7 724; 1878, May 3%, » 1874, $200,000, No. 1995 ), seven per cent county debt bond 1 and 2; 1969, July 19, seven be county debt bonds, 1847, $50,000, No. 1871, 1878, 81x per cent County Court Hot No. ANi1, duo Isis, six per cent County Court House stock, $5,000, No, 24; 1871, due 1480, six cont County Court House stock, $10,000, No. 3 due 1480, six per cent County Cétrt House stock, $47,000, No. 33; 1871, due 1870, ax per cent Count Court House stock, $95,000, No. 39; 1871, due 1879, six per cent County Court House stock, $10,000, No. 40; 1870, July 9, 1 1989, seven per cent city im provement stock, $400,000, Now, 1 to 10.