The New York Herald Newspaper, March 12, 1879, Page 5

‘a THE BROADWAY RALROMD Refusal of the Aldermen to Sell the Fyan- chise at Public Auction. PUBLIC OPINION _ DEFIED. Chanoes of a Lively Fight to Secure the Concession, - A JOB SOMEWHERE. The Grant Claimed as Part of the Political Spoils. VIEWS OF PUBLIC MEN. —_+—___. ‘The time of the City Fathers at yesterday's ses-~. Bion of the Common’ Council was almost entirely devoted to the consideration of propositions in connection with the proposed railroad on Broad- way. The offer published in Sunday's Heratp from & responsible gentleman, in which he pledges him- Belf to pay $1,250,000 for the franchise, has been freely commented upon by politicians about the City Hall for the past few days, and it was generally conceded that the Aldermen would have to take some notice of the matter. Tho surprise, therefore, ‘was not so great as might have been expected when Alderman Roberts, in the Board, offered tho follow- Ing series of preambles and resolutions :— . Whereas the subject of a Broadway railroad, commencing atthe Battery, is one of great Saporsance to the property ownors on the line of the proposed railroad and also to the people of the entire city, who justly look upon rend ar Es tho ehief thorou of the motrupolfs, into whe ly flows tho tide of travel from all sections of tho well as that which comes from sales pory Ms = and whereas the people of interested in the various pronosi- tions which havo come beforo the Board ant have fronrttme to timo appeared in the puble progs In regard to the proposed railroad, and are, therofore, i know the th tho Board of Al kard to granting a franchise for said railroad &s various questions af likely to arise before al dis- ition of the subject, such ‘as whether rails, sould be jaid by the city below ro, to be leaned ‘more companies on tho je and one or more co nthe west side of the city. or whether the fra: should be sold to one or tore companies ru cast and west—these aro questions which will en- tention of all partios intorested in the construe- thiy Board do not at this time . preferring to be guided by an ic opinion, aftor a full and free diveussion n had. ‘Thero aro two propositions, however, Upon which the Board of Aldermen should pluce itself ou Zocord. in caso the laws in regard to railroad graute in this city aro complied with, aud it should be finally deter- minod ‘to. lay railroad tracks on Broadway, and for this puxpoxe approve of the following resolution — ‘Resolved, That wo franchise for a railroad on Broadway will be approved of by this board that does not embody the following propositigns:— 'Fird—A courinuode line from the Battery to the Centrat Park at a rato of fare not to exceed five coute for the entire ull. bo sold at public auction ch torms and with such re- for the best interests of the city; tho property Holders on the lino and the travelling public. DEBATING THE MATTER. Mr. Roberts moved the adoption of his resolutions and called for the yeas and nays. A few of the mem- bers when their names were called made a few re- marks in explanation of thejr votes. President Mott Said he was heartily in favor of the latter portion of the resolutions, declaring that the franchise should be put up at auction. Whatever doubts might be entertained as to the power of the city to dispose of the privilege in that way should not be allowed to stand in the way of obtaining $1,000,000 or more for It. To the first part of Mr. Roberts’ measure he had Not given careful attention, and, therefore, he should be compelled to vote against it. A person who agreed to pay $1,000,000 for a franchise should | have every consideration in the Board. ; ‘The vote, as subsequently announced by the Pres- ident, showed that the resolutions were lost by the _ following voto:— Yxad— Aldermen Jacobus, Keouan, Perley, Roberts and wer—b, Nays—The Presideut, Ald Carroll, Ca Finck, Foster, George ital Nobert Hall, Haughten, fyatt. Kenney, Kiernan, Shiils, Slevin, Stewart and "A motion was then made to send the matter to Cor- Poration Counsel Whitney for his opinion ag to the power of the Board to sell the franchise at auction, but it was defeated by the vote given above, with the exception that President Mott voted for the motion. The whole subject was then referred to the Streets Committee. ANOTHER PROPOSITION. Another set of Broadway Railroad resolutions ‘were then introduced by Alderman Haughton. ‘They granted permission to the Forty-second Street, Man- hsttanyille and St. Nicholas Avenue Railroad Com- pany “to alter or change the route or part of the route of their road by extending it from the ferry foot of Forty-second strect, North River, through Forty-second street to Seventh avenue, through Seventh avenue to Fourteenth strest, to connect ‘with the tracks on the latter; also from their tracks at Seventh avenue and Sixteenth street, along Six- teenth street to Broadway, thence through Union square and Broadway to Fifteenth street; also trom the tracks at Seventh avenuo and Fifteenth street, through Fifteenth street to Union square, or Broad- ‘way; alao from their tracks at Fifteenth street and Union square or Broadway through Broadway tq west of Bowling Green, to and across Battery place to State strect, through State and Whitehall streets, one of the termini to be atthe South and Staten Island ferries; also from their tracks at Fourteenth street and Broadway through Union square or Fourth avenue, to connect with the tracks of the New York and Harlem Railroad Company at or near Bixteenth street; also from their tracks at Fourteenth street and Broadway through Union square to con- nect with the tracks of the Broadway and Seventh Avenue Railroad at or near Sixtecnth street, together with the necessary stands for the proper working aud accommodation of said railway. No more than five cents shall be charged for one person for any dis- tance on any portion of the route, from or to the termini at the South or Staten Island ferries, at the foot of Whitehall street.” ‘The resolution then yocs on to provide that tlie Forty-secoud Street, St. Nicholas.Avenue and Man- hattanville Railroad Company shall have the priv- floge to run its cars My the tracks of whiclf it nay connect, or to which it may run parallel, or which it may cross, upon sueh terms as may be mutually ae upon by said resypctive railroad companics. ry railroad company With whiich the track of the Forty-second Street, St. Nicholas Avenue aud Manhat- tanville Railroad niay cozinect or cross shall have the privilege to run their cars upon the tracks of said company, upon such terms as may be mutually og upon. The resolutions then provide that the Forty-second Street Railroad pany shali pay, in consideration of the luveo per cont of the gross recolj of Com- The road to ~ vs A freee oe Lf in g order the pave- mont on carriageway ‘Ys m Four- teenth street to Battery place, and shall remove the snow froin it immediately after cach fall of snow, y », the city to provide convenicnt places to dump the oy ‘he style af cars be run on the road is to submitted to the Mayor, Comptroller and Com- missioner of Public Works. meinbers of the | Ne Santen on Streete—Messra, Stewart, Keaney aud also have un opportunity of con: ng the foregoing application, It may be said iu this connection that o1 a short time sinco tne lorty- second Street, St. Nicholas Avenue and Mauhuttan- ‘ville Railroad Company obtained permiasion from the Commen Council “to alter or inge its route,” so as ty run on sevoral fine streots in this city. The fnon, notwithstanding great opposition, from tho |, notwi sition ym press and other tntaretee ae hath AN RXISTING LINK WANTS TITK FRANCHISE. ‘Tho following resolytions on the samo subject were then introduced by Alderman satior, and were re- forred to the Railroad Comtittes :— Wheroas tt is deemod for the public intorost that a woll regulated stroes rallruad shouldbe eougteucted and pat in poration oui Stats atreoe and Wiitohull siroet forry to Union square; and rocolved by this iuard undertake tho ‘and wherein ro Ls on wiroudy un i y Broad wht owes: change of Tnton square fund the payinont large nninbet of property owners on Eated tare desire for the extension Grease, thy Cucltttes wrotere, it iy Resvived, That this Board, on fof the corporate ‘authorities’ of tho city of Mow York, heresy ales heeee sent that the Broadway Seventh Avenue fatitond Co NEW YORK HERALD, * WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1879,—TR ‘ond with extend, construet and oporate its ible tracks though, upon, along aud over the atyoets Sud highways known ie Broadway, Union squire, State streot and Whitehall street, in the city uf New York, ao ae to form a railvond route for the tr ry 1 rk entrance at Seventh avenie aud Pitty streot, with the necessary connections, turnouts. switches esnveuient stands for the proper operation six accout modation of the said railroad when so extended. If said ay shall accept the franchises and priv for which ‘this cousent iy given, sue Of its railroad shall be constructed, on ‘the inv the and cars, shall y require, aud bat one fare shall mpany for the eouveyanes of a singio ¢ the whole or any aud the five cents for each pass Asa frawehise or permis ompany shall be bound to pay semi yy trowsnry five per cont of the ross re- m fares collected on the exten- . Phe said company sball also bo vound w from the carriage way of Broadway treet to Bowling Green, and to keep the good repair and condition botween thoir two feet ou wach side of the outer rails of i id for id track: **Kosolved: Also, that the Twonty-third Street Railway lowed tu connect the tracks m the Bleecker Strect and Fu Railroad Company at the Junction of Blescker Broadway with the new tracks to be laid in Broadway by suid Broadway and Seventh Avenue Ruilroed Comp: as to run apon and use the track extension’ on Broudway botwoon Bloecker st with a single track to be consti Company be railroad jeased by it yf reet and ot a Purk row. thero to connect with the existing Bleecker Street Hallroad track iu Park row, and also conngcting m8 with said new tracks to be constragted in Brow way, with double tracks running through Chambe sireet to Centre street, an thenee to connect with tho existing tracks of the Bleecker Street Railroad in said last named street. Tho suid double tracks In Broadway, between Blovcker streot and [all reet, shall be consirueted as aforesaid by the Broadway and Sev: enth Avenue Railroad Company, but the the Twenty-third Street Railway Company, before connecting the leased Bleecker Street Railroad tracks therewith, stall be bound to pay to the Broadway and Sovonth Avenue one-half tho cost of the construction of said ‘tracks in Sreeeey fetweon Bleecker and Fulton streets, and thereafter said gp ee An -third Street Railway Company shall dound-topuy one-half the expense of the mainton pont of nid tracks. aud of rupalring the pavement and repair ot *anow from tho sald’ strect betwen the. sald rats oF places, as provided In the first above mentioned Fertnulved, Also for further accommodath sm of the public Broadway, below Fourteenth street, more pe cer ‘hat the Now York und. Hurloia Kaile road. Con any may be allowed to extend its existing Tent, Vatttond tracks ou tho surface of Fourth avenue, Tirough Fourtoonth street, #0 ng to connect the same it Broudway,ut or noar Foutteouth stroct, with the double tracks authorized be constructed pursuant to tl est above mentioned jution by the Broudway and Seventh Avenue Kailroad ¢ pany, and therenpon to run upon and use tho same in Broadw: State street and Whitehall whect. from Fourteenth street to South ferry, upon such fermyus muy be agreed upon between tho railroad com- panios wforesaid. A CURIOUS DOCUMENT. Tho reading of the following lengthy communica tion, which was introduced, by President, Mott, by request, created good deal of merriment. It was referred to ihe Committee on Railroads, the thembers of which are Aldermen Robert Hall, Jaco- bus and Roberts, To my Hoxonal ‘ov New You In view of the recent applications of John Sloane, Pierre A, Lorillard und others, and also of August Belmont, Will- 0 obtain wt your hands t runts to lay and oporate tiacke and run prough and upon Broadway for the distant © THY BoaRD OF ALDERMEN OF Tux City privilege, and wo rullway and upon the route designated in their several applicatio the undersizned makes t plications. following suggestions und or your serious consideration and legislative if any surface or other railway is to be granted and ‘operated through Broadway—a subject on, i thore ig a wide und ‘hovest difference of opluion ig our eitizons—then that the sauto should be bultt and ted by and tifrough the intervention of th rOV- ernmeut” in the interest of and for the beaefit of our tax- ayers to reduce our present overburdened taxation, and ty ‘opposition to “monepolies” and “monopojists.” Tho buildmg, wanagoment and control of railroad#in Belgium tnd theft suporvision and management in France, us well te the great revenus derived from thom. in reduction of fixes fa'tho, State of Georgia, point unorriugly to his mode as the “beat, "in the howost log. islative action of your body as weil for the relief. of Broadway” as of our elty _ trea ‘and citixens from unjust burthens of taxation. If the ton aqueduct could have been built ated for over a quarter of 4 century here under “comm! sioners” appoin' and ina department of our city zov- ernment, niost redly a plain and uncomplicated surface: railway through ere as proposed could be equatly ecouonically aud efticiently built, managed und operated Jn the interest of our efty and its citizens. Serond—The said priviloze grant and tranchise should be sold at pablie auctlon after duo and sudiclent publication in the rotun we now Court House to the iljheut re- dda of th sponsible bidder, provided the city will not build aud opor- ot the ott our honorable body determines to sell this rant and tranchive without putting the same up for sale Topen markot, he will give aud pay in gold therefor Sly 000 within ten days from the thakiug of the leat rant. ee hurth—~And Af neither of these suggostions and. propo- sitions are accepted and adopted by your honorable body, thon the undersigned, for und if of the onthe: men hereafter named ration similar in objects with those int ed and proposed by Messrs. Au- gust Belmont and his associates and John Sloane and his Risoclatos, respectfully eske and petitions that the grant may be made to them. hey have prior and better claims than bankers and others of great wealtl! making application for this most CMiuable irauchive, whe have tor yoars drawn larger Xuounts iu cuormoas rates of Interest’on “elty bonds” for tho benefit of thomeolves und Kuropoan boudholdors than any of those whore names aro suggested by the undor- ined us oyually if not hotver entitled to the discretionary pelslutivo favor assumed to bo within your gift, und thors gemslemen in the organization to whieh they were attached and with which they zealously and industriously acted and auaxed contributed inore to theelection of the majority of vorkemard and tho sloction of Rdward Cooper for Muyor Jeae ey Other equal number of gentlemen. and organi: ation in this city. 0 Tho Hates "pre on Revert, Noovey. Washington, Hadley, Jarome, Buck, y Brien, eodore E, Tor won, Rober . Cather- wand" James Phelan, George Wo Mekouy, Henry B. Lynch, . Ts 2, leGinness, mot Abee Sage hoinas Melglian. Abel Crook, Jota oy aecauk B. Rodoubery, George A. Halsey, wi Vigan, Vanderbilt Allon. Alfred T. Ackort, a: fand'd. Cramer, John J. Blair . 0 more than tive cents per ger tur Miyianniotthe tonto: they will pluce upon it cars ot the convenience and el: nee of the Metropulitan Elev: sony thay will run thom as frequently wa. the public ro- roatsand all-night. They will_keep’ Broadway. for whole length of route aoe daily aud thoroughly clean, WaiMide pay into the elty treasury weekly, aod eve Weak all Gvor ten por cont of the not profits of MiiSvatlroed or they will i like manner pay twenty-f por cent of not profits, whatever they may amount to, Sror and above the running’ expanses of the road ahd iy i bpate of waven per cont futorest on the cost of butiding and equipping it. ‘Chove propositions and this application is mado in carn- ost uuoufatth' and for tho best interests of our-citinens, {fully submitted in behalf of “tho city democracy.” Manon 11, 1870. JOHN B. HASKIN, Chatrinux After transacting some further business the Board urned, OPINIONS OF THR CITY FUNCTIONARIES. A Henacp reporter called upon several of tho city functionaries to elicit their views on the pacporal to sell the Broudway railroad franchise at public auc- tion. The frst person. visited was Mayor Cooper, who gave the proposition immediately his feoatert and most emphatic approval. MAYOR COOPER APPROVES. “Mr. Mayor, may Iask you whether you approve} the ition to sell the franchise of the Broadway Railr at auction?’ Mayor Cooper was asked. “T have not formed an 0: opinion on the sub- ject because it is not before me. But as a eral proposition I am in fayor of Kew pam of all Valusbie-grants in the manor proposed. so that city treasury may realize the largest possible return for the benefits conferred, and that every citizen shall have a fair and equal opportunity of securing the franchise. On the other proposition, whether thero should be a railroad at all on way, I have aa yet formed no opinion.” WHAT COMPTROLLER KELLY Says. Comptroller Kelly See himself very deci- dedly in favor of the Henanp suggestion that the franchise should be yabcly sold at auction. “Mr. Kelly, what you think of the Henatp’s roposition that the franchise of the Broadway Ratfrond should be eeld at’ public auction by the Comptroller?” “I think it's am excellont one,” Mr. Kelly replied. “In my opinion it is the ae x mode of dis- ing of such an immensely valuable franchise.” “A morning journal proposes that sealed proposals ‘ld be received, just as for bonds?” ‘es, that would be another d method, but a sale at public auction would . probably give tho most enerai satisiaction.”” “Do you believe that the Aldermen have the legal power {emake this grant?” “You had better ask Mr. Lawrence, our law clerk, ou this point, as he keeps himselt specially poated ou these questions of municipal law, My time is so valuable that I am pressed for every moment just now, and must refer you to him so tar us this ques- tion of law is concerned.” “What do you think of the suggestion to use this million dollars for model tenements?” “I think it should §° into the sinking fund to ney pay oft the city debt.” “In the face of this public offer of $1,000,000 for the franchise would the Aldermen grant the fran- chise to either of the present set of ieants ?" “I don't think they would, It would be very im- tor them to do #0.” 7 7 hoe in favor of a railroad on Broadway, Mr. io, [think that ono street at least should be po nla of the ae saan T think plage ‘ue Passing rough Beadway “woe ol struct by a horse = railroad, n improvement which Lam decidedly in favor of ts to ountiniwe Latuy- ette place down to the City Hall Park. After passit through Bleecker, which woyld have to be openc it would strike Marion, thence continue on to Elm, and thence to Chambers strect and to the City Mall Park. Ithink that would afford an excellent outlet for the large traflic of heavy vehicles now voucan- trated on Broadway. LAW CLERK LAWRENCK'# OPINION. Law Clerk Lawrence said in his opinion tho Passage of a yencrul railroad law by the Legislature ern be roquisite to make an Aldermanic grant valid, Mr, Lawrence, in support of his position, quoted soction 18 of the now constitution, SketoN 18.—Tho Legislature shall not pass a private local bill in any of the following cases MOD others is the following—Gronting to any corporation, association or individual the right to Tay down rail- roud tracks. The section then goes on:—"But no law shall authorize the construvtion oF operation of « strect railroad, except upon the condition that the consent of the owners of one-half in vatue of the prop- erty bounded on, and the consent also of the local authoritice having the control of that portion of u strect or highway upon which it is proposed to construct or operate such railroad be first obtained, or, in caso the consent of such property owners cun- not be obtained, the General Term of the Supreme Court may, upon application, appoint throe commis- sioners, who shall determine, after a hearing of all parties interested, whether such railroad onght to be cvnaizacted or ope ond their d ny confirmed Vy ‘he Court, may be take in lien of the consent of ths gt ey y OWNERS, “You xee,”” raid Mr, Lawrences says istinet orize,’ so that a law ninst be passe { to authorize the construction of the Broadway Kuilvoad, and then the law must contain “the constitution Deputy Comptroiler Storrs was also heartily in favor of the proposition to sell the franchise at sw tion, He »aut the ouly street railyoud that was ever sold at auction was the Twenty-third street line, and that brought, in 18d, $150,000. If that lino was worth $150,000 Broadway Was certainly worth $1,000,000 or more. ALDERMAN MORRIS’ VIEWS, Alderman Morris, who introduced the second appli- cation, emanating from August Belmont, Wil'iam H, Appleton, Hezron A. Johnson, Georgi Zachariah Jaques and their assoctates, was very much pleased to see in the HERALD an offer from a well known gentleman of responsibility of $1,000,000 cash in addition to the conditions sub- scribed by the above gentlemen, “Lam not committed to their bill,” said the Alderman, “nor to that of anybody else, Tonly dexire to protect the interests ot taxpayers generally, Now, if this gentleman will incorporate his offer in a bill Isha]! be most happy to introduce and champion it in the Board of Alder- men. Iam not interested to the extent of one cent in the application which Iintroduced, All I elvim is that the application which I introduced gave the city tar more than the first one introduced by Fresi- dent Mott, and which emanated trom John Sloane, Pierre Lorillard, Alvert Gallatin Stevens, John Berry, J, Lawrence Worth, Audrew V. Stout, Lawrence Kip, William Jay, William Barton and John E. Brooks and their associates, I will point out some of the differences in the two propositions. DIFFERENCES IN THE TWO BILLS. President Mott's permits the road to go through Union grass which: certainly should not be al- lowed. ‘ine provides that it must go round Union aquare. President Mott's provides that the five per cont of the gross receipté which the incorporators agree to pay to the city shall be paid over to the city treasury annually, while mine says semi-annually... President Mott's says that “the pavement within and between the tracks of said railway shall be kept in repair without expense to the city, and that the snow upon tho carriageway of said Broadway be- tween the Bowling Green and Fourteenth street shall be removed therefrom with all reasonable de-, spatch,” while mine extends the width of pavement to bo kept in repair by, the railroad to two feet out- side of the outer rails, and specifies the time within which the snow shall be removed as not to excced thirty-six hours, and in addition require the entire Broadway to be swept and cleaned every twenty-four hours. In addition my bill contains the following conditions, enforced by stringent penalties :— THE PROPOSED PENALTIES. e n euch of the cars to by run upon the tracks herebs authorized to be laid shall contain fourteen passen: word “full” stall be ditplayed couspleuousl of said car, and no other passongar a ne til a Il more than fourteen passengers ‘bo allo in wt any ono time, nor shall any person be per tuittod oF allowed to stand upon or ocenpy any part of any such car, rive cept the conductor and di ry such ear shall be divided from each other, as tg cars of the Motropolitan, ‘Klevated | ailrow er thereof; the the fare shull not exceed five cents for a isle passage upon sald rullroud, | for un dis: tance between Seventooth strect und the foot of Whitehall street. equipped as nbovg provided within a period of two yeu from the date of the pussuxe of this resolution (time lost in legal proceodings, if muy, excepted), and cars thereoh run both ways avery fifteen niinuces betwoen the hours of one . ¥ Said railroad shall bo built aud fully A. nd between the hours of five A. M. and often as the public convenience may re- quire, r of the city of New York to be the judge f tho requirements of tho public in this respect, and his of directions in respect to the time of running the said cars, xiven to tho ‘said company, or its president, saperin: tondent or other prominent otiicer, shall bo binding upon suid company, Bvery failure to remove the snow or to swoep und clean Broudway, as sbovo stipulated shall involve a forfeiture Of $500 a3 4 pen- direction ¥; overy failure to vomply with the of tho Mayor in rospeet_to tho ruining of the cars shall in- Yolve « forteiture of $250; aud for carrying pas any car in oxcess of fourtoon, or for permitti - seucers to stund upon or oecuny the plattorm of such car, the penalty shall be $10, to be recovered by suit, in any court having Jurisdiction, on complaint of the Muyor, in the matter of the removal of snow and dirt and time of running tho vars, and of the Commissioners of Polico, ot any pollceman, by complaint to the Corporation attorney, for carrying passengers In oxcess of fourteen Iw any ons car, or for permitting passengers to stand on or oceupy the platform. ‘The work of excavating the streets, laying the trucks, replacing the pavements aud keeping the space in andabout the tracks in repair, to be under the control and subject to the direction of tho Commissioner of Public Works, A GENEROUS OFFER, “In addition to the above,” the Alderman said, “the applicants in a letter bound themselves to relay* the entire pavement of Broadway as fast as it should become necessary. You sce, then, that their offer is @ much better one for the city than that of President Mott’s fricnds, Still, if this gentleman, whose state- ment I saw in the HERaxp, is willing to agree to the conditions of Messrs. Belmont, Appleton, Johnson, &e., and, in addition, will pay $1,000,000, I am for aim, and shall be very happy to lay his proposition before the Bourd “Have you seen any of those gentlemen since the offer of $1,000,000 was published in tho Henatp?’’ “Yes, I saw some of them to-day, and they say that if the HerArp's correspondent agrees to all their con- ditions, and, in addition, is will hg to pay $1,000,000, they will be happy to withdraw their application in his favor and give him all their inthuence in order that his proposition may be adopted and carried out for the benefit of tho cit; PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD. REMARKABLE AND SWEEPING CHANGES PRO- POSED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCK- HOLDERS—NO OUTSIDE EXPRESS CARS AND NO PULLMAN PALACE OR PARLOR CARS—ALLE- GATIONS OF FRAUD AGAINST A DIRECTOR. PHILADELPHIA, March 11, 1879. The annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company was held this morning, Mayor Stokley presided and James Lesley acted as secretary. The reading of the annual report, which hes already been published, was proceeded with, when General Anson G. McCook objected to the further reading, as the stockholders should already be familiar with ite con- tents, and one reading would not enlighten them. He thought that it was the fault of the directors if the stockholders were not acquainted with the re- port. This was amended by Mr, Wayne McVeagh, who moved that printed copies of the report be ready for distribution at the office of the company a week before the mecting for those who applied for it. In this shape the motion was earricd. Considerable discussion ensued in regard to the publication of the report in the newspapers, and it was sp os to refer the matter to the incoming Board of Directors. SWEEPING CHANGES PROPOSED, ‘The following resolutions were offered by Mr. E. J. Lanman :— Fired—Rosolved, That the President and Directors of the Ponnsylvania Railr pectfully requested to make the following reduction in the sularies of 5 ployés of the Pennsylvania Railroad Couipany :—On of $1,200 and not reaching $2,009, a reduction of ten per cont; on salarios of $2,000 and not reaching $4,000, a ree ction of twenty per cent, und on all salacies of $4,000 and hove, a reduction of thirty per cent. Sccond—Rowolved, That the President and Dirgetors ot the Pennsylvania Railroad Company are respectfully requested to place upon tho Pennsylvania Raltroad and all other rail- roads which thoy oporate thelr owu express, to the exelu- sion of all other express comm that thoy shall not Purchase the Adams vr any other express company to at tin the object for which this resolution t+ offered—namely, that they shall build, furnish and odulp their own express cars, to bo ran in tl the shareholders of the Pontaylvania Rutlroa i Third—Rosolved, resident and Directors of the Pennsylvania ‘R respectfully requested to Build and place upon the Pennaytvania Railroad and upon other railroads which they operate and control their ig, parlor und palace cars to the exclusion of ‘uilman’ Company and all other public and private mpantes, Fourth—Resolvod, That the President and Direetors of the Founaylvania Ituilrond Company be instructed to re: Port ab the next meeting of the siockholders the numbor ‘of employes whi @ salary 0 u (0) poe annum and wumber of t ving salaries wbove that amout and also tho spe jutios and title of each officer in tl employ of the e ry jith—Resol it the officers elected by the stoch- holdors of tho Penuaylvania Railroad Company. for 1870 and 1980, be and are hereby naul or trip passes over th ansylvanl or branehos, except to employ 8 service « con pany, and then only when on basiness of the company. These resolutions were referred to the incoming Board of Directors tor action, PROBING *ERREGULARITIAS,”” Mr. KE. T. Parker offered resolutions requesting the Board of Directors to investigate the conduct of William Anspach, one of the directors of the com- pany, in connection with the effort to purchase the ‘Nichols rope tract. The allegations were that Mr. ag had taken $98,000 from the Pennsylvania Kailroad Company to buy land in Luzerne county, the price of which wus laid at $40,000, Mr. Parker stated that he had endoavored to obtain a atatement from the officers of the coin- uy, and had been told the matter was to be secitled. jo requested that the matter be thoroughly inves- tigated. He believed others were concerned in the matter, and thought that fraud should be probed to the bottom and malefactors punished. He inoved the appointment of a special committee of investigation, ‘Ke, John Scott, solicitor for the company, stated that the Board of Directors, alter thorough examina- tion of the facts, had concluded to settle the matter with Anspach rather than take against bim legal proceedings, the results of which would have been very doubtful. Mr. Parker replied that he had taken hold of the case with aSdetertuination to see justice done tho stockholders. Colonel Scott hud acted all through the affair as it ho were anxious to shield Anspach anddeclined to %ke the matter before the Board, thus forcing the speaker to personally assume tue responsibility, He had been unable to obtain any sutisfaction When socking information, and it would have taken more than one’ Philadelphia lawyer to have found out from a reply that was made to him whether Anspach paidthe inouey to the company or the company paid the money to Anspach. | What Mr, Parkor now wanted was an investigation which would ge to the bottom facts. ‘The discussion way continued at grout length, and it was finally apreed to lay the resolution on the table, Mr. Parker seid he would not objeot to this course, as the matior had been pretty thoroughly shown up, aud this was all ho bad asked. He had dotorminod, in the interest of the stockholders, that some light should be shed on a transactions, He had first undeavored to get this a esivenely, and, failing in that, it had come publicly. ‘Mr, Dunlap offered a resolution directing the man- suement in its next annual revort to set forth the rohibited from issuing an- number of trains run apacially for the benefit of the road, the cost ot euch tras, &c. It was referred to the incoming Board, It was unanimously agreed that hereafter stock- holders only shal! be adunitted to the annual meeting and by cards issued by the directors. After the usual resolutions of than , the meeting adjourned. THE LECTURE SEASON. REV, HENRY G, SPAULDING ON RISEN POMPEII. ‘The second lecture of the morning course, inaugu- rated at Chickering Ilall, was delivered there yester- day by the Rov. Henry G. Spaulding, the subject being “Risen Pompeii.” Speaking of the general characteristics of the city, the lecturer said Pompeii seems to have been the Newport of Rome, the fashionable watering place, where the rich patri- cians and the men of leisure came to reside. It is interesting to study history and antiquity by the light ot modern times, We have soen how in our g\n time, Newport has grown from % considerable seaport to be the fashionable watering place of the Atlantic coast, When we think of it to-day Wwedo not recollect its tradu; we do uot think of the commerce in rum aud molasses that once made the town im- portant. We see only that side of its life which is represented by the hotels and the avenue, and we see but little of the daily life of the town. So- when we look upon the ruins of gonicise Pompeii and note the surroundings of art and luxury, it is hard to im- agine that this jewel box of the antique once did a very flourishing business in the prosaic urticles of fish, oil and cabbage. Yet such was the fact, before the town’ was Romanized by the wealthy patricians of the Eternal City, and im the relics which are brought before us, we see the everyday lite of the common people, as well as the life of the wealthy classes, and almost ull we know of the com- moun lite of the people of that day 1s due to whet has been found at Pompei. The stately muse of Koman history, the poets and the authors of the olden time found the lives and occupations of those who sur- rounded them altogether too insignificant to be chronicled in their works, and so we are thrown back upon these relics which the volcano of Vesuvius locked up in fathoms of mud and ashes until this later time. FORUM, THE In explanation of a picture ot the Forum the lec- turer suid that to-day it is only a round arch. A view of the Temple of Jupiter, another of ,the ‘Tem- vle of Isis, another of the Temple of Fortune. a view of part of the Appian Way, several baths were presented and commented on. Passing from the public lite of the Pompeiians the lecturer touched upon the private and everyday life of the common people. He showed upon the screen @ number of pictures copied from the walls of Pom- peii, which represented some of the trades and oceu- pations of the city, only tie workmen were chubby genii or winged children. Ono wus a shoe maker's shop; another showed them as car- ters at work; others showed them as chil- ren ut play, A view of a Pompeiian kitchen was given, and was followed with a number of views of kitchen utensils, pots, kettles and pans, of metal or earthenware. Several braziers for burning charcoal ‘were also shown uipon the screen, Moulding boards for pastry, intended to be shaped into the form of some animul, were also given. Two or three slides showed what are called “Forum scenes,"” where the people were buying and selling under the colonnades of the Forum. Tae lecture closed with several slides which gave inscriptions, and also a writing tablet. These were waxed and written on with a stylus, and in this cou- nection the lecturer gave an account of a quantity of these tablets tound in Pompeii in 1876, in the house of Lucius Cwcilius Jucundus. They were made of small pieces of wood, waxed and written on with a stylus, and were found to record his busi- neas transactions. They have been translated, and the one shown on the scrcen was a receipt from a lady-to the banker, showing that he had done some business for her and that the account was closed. The final picture was the head of a lady in colors, holding a tabict in her hand and pressing the end of the stylus against her lips. The lecture will be on Monday, March 1’ ‘he subject of Friday morn- ing’s lecture will be “Pompoiian Art.” EGYPL AND THE BEDOUINS, A large assemblage gathered at Chickering Hall last night to listen to @ lecture on “Egypt and the Bedouins,” delivered by General R. E. Colston, under the auspices of the American Geographical So- ciety. The lecturer said Egypt divides itself spon- tancously into three branches. First, ancient Egypt, her history, mythology, antiquities, temples and pyramids. Second, modern Egypt, her people, man- ners, customs, tribunals and laws; her women, har- ems, social life, festivals, the army and the Khedive. ‘Third, life in the deserts among the Bedouiy tribes in the waterless land, the mirage, the people and the ship of the desert. General Colston said that when he explored the Eastern dosert in 1873 no rain had fallen for three years, He then described the primitive and serip- tyral way of carrying water—in goatskins, which are suspended from the camels’ pack saddles. He weit at length upon the subject of water, because of its importance, and described the labor required for raising it from wells 200 fect deep, with nothing but a rope and leather pouch. The next point wus the camel, and upon this strange and curious animal he gave much new and interesting information. The burden camel carries @ load of pounds and travels two and a halt miles ‘an hour, never moving out of a walk. The riding camel, or bye preg corresponds to the saddle horse. His gait is pleasant and casy, provided you never let him walk but keep him at a pace of five miles an hour. Hecan move at the rate of twenty miles an hour, and even faster when racing, and can travel easily 100 miles a day for several day: In the deserts the horse would quickly perish. The camel lives on almost nothing and can go five or six days without water in the heat of summer, and his broad, soft foot enables him to cross deep sands, Ho has somo faults, however, being stupid, sullen and cross; but, altogether, he is much more gentle than the horse. ‘THE BEDOUINS. The next topic was the Bedouins, which led the lecturer to 3] of the much tangled subject of rages in Africa. The Bedouins are probably of purer blood than the rest, being the mudauts of Ish- muaelites who crossed from Arabia centuries before Christ. The principal tribes in the Eastern desert are thb Ababdeh and Bishareens, the same whom Pliny called Gebadel nineteen hundred years ago.“ They are nomads, and live under the’ patriarchal government of shciks. Their wealth is in flocks and cameis. They often suffer from scarcity, which they could avoid by ti ing up fertile and papouneiee lands; but they love liberty too much to dwell in fixed habitations. They are a brave and warlike race, and are in the habit of carrying arms at all times. Their color is from bronze to Ddlack, but their features aro straight and aquiline, like the best European types, and their hair is not woolly. ‘the are above medium height and very well formed, and some of their young women are very handsome. ‘They are the most abstemious of men, living almost solely on the milk of their flocks. ‘he grass sup- plics them with mats for their tents; the trees with saddles, tan bark and ropes. Their wants are ex- tremely few. They go bareheaded at all times, ar- ranging their hair so as to protect themselves from the sun’s rays. ‘The lecture was illustrated in its various parts by deantiful photographic views and portraits and by many drawings. REMINISCENCES OF SLAVERY, Professor Erastus Everott, of Rutgers Female College, delivered a lecture before the Lebanon Ciub, at its hall, corner of Columbia and Stanton streets; the subject being “A Sugar Plantation of the Olden Time.” Having lived in the South for somo years before the late war, the lecturer spoke only from observation and experience. In a pleasant, colloquial manner he described the mighty Mississippi River and its commerce, conducted his audicnce through fragrant orange groves and China trees to the pala tial residence of the wealthy sugar planter, whose generous hospitality to strangers (xo long as the jatter did not express obnoxious ideas in regard to the then divine institution of slavery) he warmly extolled. He eulogized the ladies of the planter’s houschokt for their quict industry, and, al- though @ mative of New Hi I, he” suid that the Southern ladies w the most beautiful, pure and virtuous be had ever met; that they approached nearer to Solomon's deverip- tion of avituous woman than avy other cines of women that he Lad ever scen or ret alluded to the evils of slavery end not so much the former Southern slaveowners who wore at fault as the aystem iteelr. Mo gave his hearers an interior view of the plantation negroes’ quarters and described the process of sugar making from the planting of the cane to the final crystallization of the saccharine produc! BROKERS IN COURT. Mr. Albert Neilson, a broker doing business at No. 125 Pearl street, was arrested yesterday and broaght before Justice Otterbourg, at the Tombs Polico Court, charged with lareeny by Mr. Jonathan N. Havens, of No, 57 Broadway, ‘Che affidavit of tho complainant sets forth that on the 4th inst, Mv. Havens took from W. W. Hanley, of No. 60 Broad- way, twenty shares of stock of the Consolidated Virginia Mining Company, of Nevada, and from Mr. Henry J. Steel, of No, 13. "Broad street, twenty shares of stock of the Calitor- nin ‘Gold and Silver Mining Company, of Nevada, for which he agreed to return beture three o'clock of the same day a check for their value. ©. A. Nelson, it is, aligged, had Vrovioualy made ar- rangements With Mx, Havens for the purchase of the shares. Mr. Havens says he delivered the stock to Mr. Nelson before two o'clock and demanded the moncy for them, but that gentleman locked the forty shares in his safe, and said he would give him (Mr. Havens) credit for their value. Mr, Havens was, therefore, unable to fulfil his agreement with Mr. Hanley of Mr. Steel, ‘Lhe case was laid over for examination until to-day, Mr. eated in the evening course | IPLE SHEET, CLERICAL COURTESIES. (a ee Brooklyn Presbytery Preparing to Try Rev. Dy. Talmage. HE SPEAKS FOR HIMSELF How the Witnesses Are To Be Heard During the Trial. The adjourned mocting of the Brooklyn Presby- tery waa held yesterday in the Second Presbyterian Church, Clinton and Fulton streets. Though the proceedings commenced as carly as nine the church was well filled, many ladies being present. Dr. and ‘Mrs, Talmage were also presont. * , ‘The business of the adjourned meeting was to ar- range the names of the different, witnesses who would testify as to each specification in the charges contained in the report adopted by the Presbytery on the previous day. i ‘The Rev. Dr, Crosby said that in accordance with his best judgment he had designated the witnesses as follows:—Under specifications 1 and 2 he had ar- ranged J. N. Hallock, E. Remington, Henry Dickin- son, M. H. Bright, 8. B. Leveridge, E. 8. Dodge and Robert Waugh; specifications 3, 4, 5 and 6, R. G. Hobbs, W, 8. Siloocks, D, F, Cogswell and John F. Talmage; specification 4, R. Eades; specifications 4 and 7, Charles Nichols; specification 4, J. W. Hatha- way and H. J. Van Dyke; specifications 5 and 6, Alex- ander Pierson; specifications 3, 6 and 7, William M. Pierson; specification 7, Arthur Crosby; specifica- tions 3, 4 and 6, C. Latham; specification 5, Daniel ‘Talmage; specification 7, J. M. Green; specification 3, 8S. D. Morris. by A long debate here ensued as to whether this as- signmwent should be adopted by the Presbyttry. Dr. Van Dyke opposed its adoption, being of opinion that it was simply matter of information to the defendant as to who would appear against him. Dr. Spear, in an earnest speech, quoted largely from the Book of the Presbytery to show that Dr. Talmage was'entitied to all the rights that a defend- ant would have when under indictment. Dr. Van Dyke then said in reply to Dr. Spear that such a construction of the law would work both ways, and that if complainant’s witnesses were limited to testifying as to the specifications named defendant's witnesses would be subject to the same Umitations. ¥ Dr. Talmage stepped from his seat in the pew, and, standing in the aisle, said:—In the first arraignment of my church before the Presbytery, eight or nine years ago, when ono of the members of the session was accused — Dr. Van Dyke—I rise, Mr. Moderator, to correct Dr. ‘Talmage. That matter was sent by the session of the pee Church to the Presbytery for adjudica- ion.” Dr. Talmage—a resolution passed by the r. Talmage—A resolution pass the Taberna- cle was sent. ‘The casewas brought re us: the names of the witnesses Were attached to the charges and the accusation, which was inst one of the prominent men of my church, was not sustained, aud the whole investigation turned out to: be ome grand fizzle. Now, I want to-call the attention of the Presbytery to-the fact that two dear friends of mine are trap | these witnesses, one is Father Pierson (Father Pierson was sitting in the adjoining pew, and Dr. Talmage placed his hand on the ‘venerable ray head of Mr. Pierson and continued) :—This is Mr. Fioreon; he is one of the dearest friends I have, and I would rather sit at his feet at ay time and learn than stand up and teach him. The other is Mr. Charles Nicholls, another dear friend of mine, I have to be on my guard against them. (Laughter.) Dr. Van Dyke called for the reading of the record of the Presbytery in reference to the proceedings re- ferred to by ‘almage. The Moderator, the Key. Mr. Ludlow, ruled that the record could not be read, but that Dr. Van Dyke could read any of theso records as part of his speec! oir. Van Dyke then read from the records, which showed that at the solicitation of the Brooklyn Tuab- ernacle the Presbytery, on December 7, 1871, inyesti- gated a case of scundal in which Mr. D. A. Way charged Mr. B, R. Corwin with defaming his charac- ter; that the names of the witnesses were given, but that they were not attached to cach specification. Mr. Corwin was acquitted of the c! of defama- tion, and in that respect Dr. Van Dyke said that the investigation was a ‘grand fizzle," for there was not’ the slightest evidence to sustain the charge against Mr. Corwin. As far asthe mode of presenting the names of the witnesses was concerned, they had fol- lowed the example of the Brookiyn Tabernacle in that case. The Rev. Mr. Millard moved the following resolu- tion:— ‘That in tho trial of this case the witnesses assigned to each of tho specifications shall bo the only witnesses that shall testify under the specifications. ‘This was voted down, and the assi ent by Mr. Crosby of the witnesses stood approved, without any limitation as to whether beggar be called upon to testify on other charges those named in the assignment. NAMING THE PROSRCUTORS, Dr. Van Dyke moved that the number of prosecue tors be limited to two. Dr. Talmi instantly rose and moved that Dr. Crosby and Dr. Van Dyke be the prosecutors, ‘This proposition called forth laughter and ap- lause. * ¥ Dr. Van Dyke declined to act in that capacity and said that there were many reasons that would make it manifestly improper. The Rev. Arthur Crosby made a personal éxplana- tion disclaiming that ho was actuated by any other than the most honorable motives in the course that he had taken in reference to this inquiry. He de- nied that ho had any feeliug of antagoniqm toward Dr. Talmage, and had only prompted to what he had done by the desire to preserve repu- tation of the Presbytery of which he was a member. Dr. Talmage said that he was prompted to the nom- ination of the two brethren because they had mani- fested a vory great tenderness for his reputation, and a strong desire to promote the interests of his church. (Laughter). Di in Dyke asked the Presbytery to excuse him, 5 e would not withdraw his motion the motion asking that Dr. Van Dyke be excused was put and carried, Dr. Talmage alone voting in the neg- ative. Atter a short discussion Dr. Crosby and the Rev. A, McCullough were appointed prosecutors. PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS IN ORDER, Dr. Talmage this an interlocutory meeting ? ‘The Moderator—No, sir; but it you Jenire to make a personal explanation you can do so. Considerable Lohan has been allowed and I think it can be con- tinued, Dr. Talmage—Then I would like to ask two or three ce in regard to the conducting of this case. I want to ask if, as the trial goes on, whether men on the Committee of Investigation ‘ea right to vote? My reason for asking this can be stated in a few words. Lappeared beiore the committee, There were questions asked me involv- ing these charges. 1 made explanations and gave statements and answers. I had facts to over- throw every charge that they mate—io throw it so flat that it never could have lifted its head again’ I had witnesses in the neighbo hood who could have been su:mmoned. I had boo! there to use in evidence. My wife was in the adjoin. ing room: There wasu't a statement made in the charges that I could not have overthrown there and then. Iwas positively refused that privilege. Now, suppose Dr, Van Dyke was churged with wrongdoing of some kind, Suppose I weat through Brooklyn and Nashville to Sind his critics to go before the com- mittee, and suppose Dr. Van Dyke should say, “I'd like to go before the committee und prescat my side of the story."’ Would it be right for the committee to say that they wouldu’t hear the evidenco; that they wouldn't hear his friends? Now, (have friends, and, thank God, a yood many of them. Does it seem right that these brethren who had me before them in solemn and earnest conversation desire only to hear my enemies aud Lave tho opportunity to vote against me? Why, there are men among these witnesses who have gone out of my church in fury. One of thein went out with profanity on bis lips and said he would follow to the day of my death. I want to ask it this committes havea tight to vote? In moment 1 will ask some one to be my counsel, but I wouild like tu ask this information now. Atter this speech each member of the committee rose to defend himself against the accusation of Dr, Talmage, and stated that th instructions Limited them to the finding of sufficient evidence to juatity them in submitting a roport asking the Prea- pytery to put Dr. ‘Tulinage on trial, They stated that if they Lad gone one straw beyond tieir instruc: | trons they would have been subject to the charge of a usurpation of thelr FIXING THE DAY OV TRIAL. The time at which the trial should éommence formed a (opie of div De. Talmage desired it to begin at once, but De. Van Lyke showed that Presbyterian law required that cach witness should have ten days’ notice, A resolution was passed fixing Monday, the 24th of March, at three P. M., as the time for the trial to commence. DR. TALMAGH EXPRESSES TOMSELY PRERLY, “A more infernal, nefarious piece of busia never instituted against @ man in the history world,” said the Kev, Dr. Talmage, last evening, aa he reclined on 4 blue satin lounge in Nis clegantly turnished parlor that looks out on Brooklyn's Kevo- lutionary relic, Fort Greene. Immediately after the adjournment of the Presbytery yesterday atternoon Dr, Talmage exercised his trotter and revived him- self by adrive in Prospect Park, after which he dinod, prior to giving expression to his feelings for the benefit of the readers of the Hermano. The rev erond gentleman lives ina brown stone house on South Oxford street, Brooklyn. Sandwiched be- tween a couple of wedding ceremonies in the front parlor and a meoting of influential brethren in the 5 realy for a talk as the City Hall clock strack the hour of nine last evening. BOW DA. TALMAGE PEELS. * asked the HkzaLp representative, do you teel this evening?” “splendidly. I was never in better condition.” (hen the Presbyters haven't entizely sguelched you . sit, and they never can.” ens What is the origin, the animus, of all the fuss— jealousy ? that's a word I have never allowed myself to use, but it seems to fit some of the brethren.” Whom do you consider the head aud front of these assaults?” . “Dy. Van Dyke,"* “Not Mr. Crosby?” “Oh, no, Van. Dyke is the grandfather of it all, a mere cat's paw. He amounts to nothing “Where does he preach?” “In Dr, Spencer's old church,” “Popular?” " - ‘Hl, he may have 150 people in church on a fait a) A fair day?” : “Oh, yes; it must be a fair day to draw such a crowd as that, He is a young man of no earthly consequence, and forms one of & set that follow Van Dyke's movements, “is this present action an entirely new and fresh hostility?” A SERIES OF ANNOYANCES, “Bless your heart, no, Why, they've begn after me ever since I came to Brook ‘There have been tour distinct attempts to bulldoze me, ‘Lhe first was when I put a baptistry in the church. Some people preter to be imiuersed, and I know of no reason to @ them; so I had a baptistry putin. I was no- that that was a a sagem and ugly rumors gained credence that wus’ to disci- plined, Then we sold the old church buiid- ing to the trustees of the Lay College, and acommittee was actually appointed to investigate and see if we were wasting the property of the Church, The Lay College itsel? was not favorably, and when we started it I received @ letter from Van Dyke, saying it was unpresbyterial and threatening the action of the Presbytery. And now comes this affair, I regard it as one of the most marked and outrageous interferences that mortal man was over subjected to, It has stirred my tem- per wonderfully, and I have had to hold my horses as I never held them before,”” “Why don’t you rotaliate?” “Well, I remember one passage of Scripture that says, ‘Aud he answered never a word.’ I have put a number of things in my pigeonholes that would make cheerful reading; but cui bono ?”? “What is the result ot Dr, Yan Dyke’s enthusiasm?” “Well, Dr. Van Dyke is a man who has pe culiar views and vanities. He has a small chureh and not. inuch to do, He prides himseif on his familiarity with parliameutary aaragg matter which most ministers care ut little about—and he would be perfectly de- lighted to spend five days a week in ecclesiastical trials, and think that one day’s preparation for the duties of his pulpit wasa fair proportion of the week. Ho has always been queer in his action toward me; but, as it pleases him and doesn’t hurt me, I have no objection to it. Sometimes it becomes a question as to how much of this sort ot thing a man is reasonably expected to stand, but it’s all right.” PAUL AND TALMAG! “I see you don’t propose to have & secret trial?” “A secret trial? No, sir. The accusations were public and the trial and vindication shall be equally so. When it was suggested in the hires A that the trial should be in secret I was sitting behind Mr, Van Dyke. Rising, I said with Paul, ‘They have beaten us openly and uncondemned, being Romans, and now do tley thrust us out privily? Nay verily, but Jet them come themselves and fetch us out.” Ast said this I laid my hand on Mr, Van Dyke's head and gently prossed it.” «Was he tickled?” “He was mad enough to bite off the head of a ten- penny nail. But see the infamy of such a proposi- tion. Idon’t pretend to be a suint, for as between God ‘and my soul there are ten thousand imperfec- tions, but I do challenge the proselytes or any other man, in ali that pertains to me and my church, my people or my race. “What did you mean by suggesting;Van Dyke as prosecutor?” “Why not? He is the head and front of all of it. It’s his job and he should manage it, As it was we stood about 18 to 25, and it was amusing to see how they followed Van Dyko’s wink and nod, voting for all he suggested or desired, without a thought of their own. I thought he should be prosecutor, although I said I named him because of the tenderness he had shown to me and my church,"* “And Crosby?” ° “Yes, and Crosby too, but especially Van Dyke. I don’t know what the soreheads would do if there were no Van Dyke. They go to him forsalve and get it. They join his church and stay there if the; can stand his preaching, but they get the salve at any rate. As I said, his tatailiarity with ‘lia- mentary practice and ecclesiastical law fit him for the position, and his animus caps the climax of “Is Dr. Spear his equal in familiarity with modes of procedure?” “Oh, yes, indecd, and he is an infinitely better de- bater an neral tulker. I shall @e very sorry if t act as my counsel.’ eo? ‘Ha is pastor of the South Brooklyn Church and financial editor of the Zudependent, I believe—a very able, kind, good man.” : And if he persists in declining, waat then?” “Then I think Ishall have no counsel atull, It is essential to have a man who is au fit in the law for such and none is better thanone who hasn't made such matters a study.”” \ QUITE CONFIDENT. “ “Do you apprehend any difficulty at all in the charge ‘concerning your deceitful leaving of the Christan at Works?” “Pooh! # Why, I have documents, letters and affle davits that will blow that charge to the winds in six minutes."* AN EX PARTE EXAMINATION. “Did you have opportunity to appear before the committee of five to explain?” 1 tell you. I received a letter from.the commit- tee asking me to appear. I went, taking my wife, books and papers. My wife was left sitting in a cold room outside, I went in, and to my astonishment saw a strange man there. ‘Who is this?’ I asked and was told that he was a stenographer. ‘Oh,’ said I, ‘I thought this was to be a quiet, friendly, man to man talk, but this stencarapie gives it a formal guise and my offhand talk will go down as history in his oficial report.’ Well, these charges were made, and T offered then and there to meet and disprove thom.” “How?" “My carriage was at thedoor, Said I:—Gentle- men, I give you my word these charges are false and malicious. In addition to this I can bring you wite nesses to tndorse my denial. My carriage will go for them, and in ten minutes the thing can be settled.’ But, no; Mr. Crosby said he didn’t think they could do that. Thon, I said, ‘My wife is in the next room; she can explain many of these matters—will you questidn her?’ This they also refused. So I sent her home.” g “In other words, you had no chance to——” “In other words, they raked cafth and hell to find my enemies, but they wouldn't listen to a wordfrom my friends. They were at it two weeks, scraping to- gether all they could find against me, taking the tex timony of all who would speak in my disfavor; indication, but they would hear nothing ia my vi Now ropose having the rest of this outrage done in public. The Lp and all the other papers that recognize the importance of this movemont shall find no bar at the door, their reporters will be welcome, and the more the better. Why, if that committee had cared to get facts they eduld have had them in less than ten minutes. Lhe echgrch records were there, my wife was there, I was there, and witnesses they would not dare im- peach were within cail—but no. That wasn't what they wanted, A MARITAL EPISODE, At this point Mrs. Talmage entered the room bean ing im hor haad « marriage certificate. Dr. Talmage took it, tilled it up at his wice’s dictation, slipped into the front room, made an expectant couple man aud wife, kissed the bride, handed the fee to his wife, and returning with a broad and char- acteristic smile said, “I have no ill feeling to any of the dear brethren, heaven bless ‘em; on the contrary, I would give them one and alla fraternal boost whenever I had the chance, I have shown this by reading their notices id their dames with ayproval trou my pulpit. I ain not here to fight and I de intend to fight my fellow man, My church duties are great and occupy my time, ‘These dissensions nuisance.” “Ix there any venom in them?” by “Well, now, look at it. Ordinarily when @ mim ister or a man in business is annoyed in this perti nucious manner it is because he has cut across some other man’s track. I have never done so, I have pt myself to rAysclf and to my work. I ver made an enemy intentionally 2” “Is this Mr. Remungton who is q im the Christian at Work aftair friendiy “No, indeed. He is very untriendly,’ ‘What is the Hatha “Oh, he says I was treasurer of the Was a nuisance, fhancially speaking.” hho is tho witness in that case ?” Yan Dyke You needn't laugh, for he really is. I feel sorry for Van Dyke. means well enough, and when he gets to heaven he'll see his mistakes, I see them now.” “His, you moan?” “Certainly, and his virtues too.” “It is generally understood that you intend to assail the Presbytery on Sundays How is it?” “I don’t know exactly what I shall do on Sunday, Lhave a mecting of friends in view before whom I shall lay the case, and by our common decision I shall be guided.” “What was the use of the ten days’ delay?’ “Absolutely nothing. 1 wanted the thal ‘to pro- coed at once. The ten days’ delay is had simply to prolong the agony, to keep tho agitation betore the public, alvoady sick of the whole thing. I have en+ monts that will take me away part of the time of trial, and for thay rewson L ought to have counsel who could be permitted to get points from a member of any session. I asked that favor of the Presby= tery, otherwise I have nothing to aek. Iam ready to- day, to-morrow or any time. Meanwhile I shall yo ahead in my owm work in my way, with malice toward none bu it ali CONVICTED OF BURGLARY, In the Queons County Court of Sessions yeaterday James Larkin was placed on trial for perpetrating @ masked burglary in the he of Charles Perry, at Jamaica, ‘The jury left the court room at ten min utes past five o'clock 1. M. and returned at ten mute Utes past seven with a verdict of guilty, asking for back varlox, Dr, Talmage wae faund smiling sad the merey bs the Court. — waa sentenced to tou years’ imprisonment, the term: allowed by law for burviary in the ey ny