The Sun (New York) Newspaper, April 19, 1872, Page 1

[ os THIRTY-NINTH YEAR. ne ee ener ROBESON'S GREAT FRAUDS, EX-CHIEV ENOTREER ISUTRWOOD ON TUE STAN The Last rove of the Correm ecretary Being Woe Under bin The Bricks thet we Horn -}tow the /Waeuinaron, April 18.—Mr. Geo. H. Cor. ties, another of Robeson's favorites, happened, very accldontally of course, to drop In last night, and wished to make a voluntary statement about cortain transactions with the Navy Department. Ho wished the committce to believe him an honest man, par excellence, and assigned as @ yoason for the persecution he had endured the fact that he would never, under any clreums stances, conspire with other contractors to cheat the’ Government; but before this paragon of honesty and virtue loft the stand, he made an admission which has a most damaging effect against Robeson, CORLISS'S FRAUDULENT BILD. ‘Tnx Sux has heretofore published an expost ef the fraud by which this man Corliss ob tained from Robeson a certificate of indebted- goss against the Government for $257,688 on ac- geunt of two unfinished enginos. Roboson's defence against that charge has heretofore been that he had not paid this money. In reply toa question from Mr. Archer, Mr. Corliss sald that the reason he had not been paid was a clause in the last Appropriation act which forbids any payment to him out of the money so appro- ‘printed. He then went on to say that he con- sidered the certificate of Indebtedness which he held as in effect a judgment note against the Department, and he intended to wait until there enough to the eredit of the Bureau of Stoam Engineering, and then he would de- mand his money. He also sald that he had been roquested to give up this certificate, but he had respectfully ed. The Government had his engines, and he meant to hold on to bis certi@- cate, He knew it must bring the money some me. THE GOVERNOR CLAIM. ‘The testimony of 8. P. Brown, showing his connection with the Governor claim, was quite interesting. It appears that some time toward the last of June or the first of July he mado a trip to Portland, Me. He thero very unexpect- edly fell in with some of the heirs of Col, John Goddard, who informed him that they had quite a large claim against the Government for the steamer Governor; that they had placed it in the hands of Chipman, Hosmer & Co. some time before, but had nover heard anything of it ‘They wanted Lim to look after It, when he camo back. He did look after tton his return, and in avery short time the claim was allowed and the money paid, !2 per cent, of which he pocketed ay his consideration for looking after It. NKOWN'S DEALINGS WITH CATTRLL. When asked by Robeson if he ever had any Aeallncs with Mr. Cattell, the witness, with a curious look at the Secretary, reluctantly ad- mitted that he had sold him a number of lots in this ciiy some time last summer, Now, it ap- pears that these lots were sold on the 29th of June, Is], and that one James Sheed conveyed them to A. G, Cattell for the sum of Can it be that this transaction had any connec tion with It s subsequent vielt to Portland It seems v that a claim which is now so very clear and just was once so manifestly wrong that the Secretory resected it. It ts still mnoro strange that it only required Contractor Br with his magie wand to turn this rejectot nto greenbacks, What was Brown's tnd i was «oO magical and Bo Very voluable that he was rewarded with one eighth oft proceeds? A clerk, fore merly ins Mi ar that Ah Hosmer at followin) ment, © wh saw the fo Brown and ut t The ,with the endor sitNaToN, D.C, Nov. 29, Tressunen Pay to th ner & Co, iifty-ty it LITAN HANK GAL B. Waite, ¢ Na uP. Iso swear that Brown money to Brown's at the Lime of the Simon Johnson, §. Now put this and und it fs very oviden and this Ume for en contract ¥ lon or with f order thousand prvip This sume clerk will and Hosmer brought th office, and in a back room division were A attell, P. Brown, and Mr, Hos several other facts that Mr. ¢ ry was to be r f Commodore it a correction, He of coming at he had received. He had that he hus received between per cent. He had since looked up some memoranda, and found that he had ot on the vd f Novem id on the Ast of Deve rhe pald over t nan, Hos- meré # eaid th the exuet Btatod last night ten and tweive minittes was desi A DAD MEMORY, Hoss r, that ¥ © remember it 1 hot clear at that tine? AT Wolf Mr. Butler the money wny bank as on the col the clerks In y n n back in the paid’ A hamed above ENGINERI ISMERWOOD'S TESTIMONY tostified that he was a chief nthe navy. He resides at present in New y Chief of Bureau of m En gin arly olght year Hy the Chairman— What was the eustom while in your A.—I will ylve you a historical statement, When the war came Twas a Cilof Kngineer, and had designed tw engines for two gunboats wh built by the Novelty Iron Works, New York, for the Ru ent, When Tcame to Washington & navy, as. we had none. I recom- fod him to contract with the Novelty Iron k» for four gunboats at once, without ad. faemiont, ns the urgeney wae so great that we as Mr, Wolles was extri to this, “ to Ontets of of ( and Kyu and my make the contracts. for proposals proposals hw Bian Gover we war mei nely adverse + but the natructionand Docks If persuaded him te Afterward he advertised <r of others, and the elved a let Other contracts were w nily at the fume price, Engines for sols Were also contracted for, at fimilar engines were con Tou very anted advertise were © that ler Mr ey a jected tre Chief that the in sand rad Th hips of ail sizes and of Bureaus, however, conyi Urgency of the times wa hot wait to advertive, Allthe o: nuit 1 machinery that were contracted f ing the war were upon advertisement Were engines for about 120 Classes built. ‘There wore only a few built with omont, and th idered n re built upon the rr dation of ¢ y were eon snEreEA OF Members Of Congre THE CUSTOM OF THE DEPARTMENT, your custom infuwaking con. forer A.-We had detailed plans Oud epecifcations fur every engine contracted What y tract ines for, Nothing waa omitted, not even ® nail oF bolt. ‘There could be no mistake, Q.-Why not have no plans and apeoi®attons and roquire n guarantot from the copsractor for cortaln results? Hoan answer Wat tiuoation by asking another, Willa sitwplo guarantoo make vossol go twenty miles nn hour? Mr. Peters—May Tsk a third question? If the voriel docs not go twonty miles an hour and thy contract is that she shall, nocd you take the vox sol? A.—Well, If no money has bocn pald you might got along, but where the money hus been pald there is not much chance of yotting the hotter of the contractor. By tho Chalrman—Have you ever known a quaranteo to amount to anything? A.—Never. Q.—Haye you ever known the Government to recover from the contractor? A.—No, sir; I hover did. On the contrary, when tho Depart- ment retained some money on tholr contracts they subsequently obtained this money fro:n Congress, ‘This was the caso in the ongines bullt byForbes for tho stoamors Idaho and Algonquin. TNH RBIKCTRD BILIS THAT ROBYSON PAID. Q.—Mr. Wellcs stated In his testimony that you know moro than ho did about certain en- gineors who had volunteored to render certain sorvices in certain exporimenta which were made In New York. Do you recollect anything about this? A.-Yen; there wore certain experiments made at New York in steam boilers, and certain ongineers voluntecred to freely give th vices. The experiments were made, and some time after those men sent in bills, which were rejected. ‘They were rojectod because they had volunteered to give thelr services, ‘This was done by the Department proper, and I do not know any of the details, Q.—Do you know anything obout tho engines buft by Mr, Corliss for the Saco? Mr. Isherwood gave the history of that trans- action substantially a& published in ‘Tre SUN, and flatly contradicted Mr. Corliss's voluntary statement last night. Q.—Do you know anything about the Secor claims? A.—No, sir; 1 had no oficial knowl edge of them whatey Q.—Did you hear anything about it in the way of convorsation in the Department while you were ther? A.—Oh, yos; Lheard it spoken of frequently. Q.- What was the nature of that conversation 7 A.—It was to the effect that they were closed and settled, and there was some congratula'ion that Congress had finally settled and disposed of those troublesome claims, THE FOWLER Wren. Do you know anything about the F A.- You, sit; 1 know of it as an wler en- Q wheel? eineer, a Q.— Do you you Know of any trial or test th was made with this whool? A.~ ir; thoro was a trial in New York made by naval officers Lof course kept mys@f posted on the trial, as an engineers Q.—What wae the result of that teat? A.-It requires about two and ahalf times as much power to give the same speed as the ordinary propeller, Q.—What do you think of the wheel as an ox- pert? A.-It depends upon what you want to uso the wheel for, Lf you want spoed you could not get it. Q.-How would they do for torpedo boats? A. ‘Phat depends upon what principle your tor- pedo boats are constructed, If you want speed, and you must have speed to overtake your en- emy and blow him up, you cannot get it with the Fowler wheel, If you want facility of eon. trolling your boat with loss speed, the Fowler wheel Is the best. ° By Mrz Sargent Fowler wheel You speak of a trial with the New York. What was the com 1 attained by the Fowler wheel! vwier wheel gave six and # quarter Knots per hour and the common propeller gavo clght and a quarter knots an hour, The boats ver were about the same in every respect. WUE SPECULATION LN BACKS Were you stationed a while A. Yes, alr wanything about bricks b Yes, sir; 1 reegivod an in Q Island? Q at Mare Do you ke ro volce of brick Q.-What condition were they in? very bad condition; badly broken Q.- How many were there In that invoice Some twelve or fifteen thousand, Q.—Do you know of any others? I never recelved any others, Q.—-Could bricks have been bought ch there than they could.be shipped? A on the island Itself. Q.-'Then it was bad economy to ship them from the Atlantic const? A. It certuinly wis, Q.- What was the custom while in your Depart ment in paying old claims ont of current: appro prlations? A.—None such ever were pald By Mr. Archer~ What was the posing of old engines’ A auction, ne A.-In a A A.-No, sins Certainly, custom in dis- Invariably by publ re were no cases of barter? A. No. ecrotary Robeson —How much space would ton thousand bricks M% A, -About four | dred cubie feet Q.-Four hundred feet each way? A fonr hundred cubic feet Q- Abou Dig as two corda of wool? bout as much as three cords, Q. Would that t load? loo; the sloops that run fr all, ne A AA aN nm San Francisco THK SACO'S BNGINES. ure that the engines of the Saco wore tak tut the navy yard? A tthe Washington Navy Yard, Mr, Cc a ship and took them away Mr. ( athon came in and wished to put questions to Mr, Isherwood, He was al- ». He asked Mr, Isherwood if he did momber that ho appeared at the Depart- nent and asked that the engines be r vnd tried with a different boiler, Mr. Isherwood id he had no such recollection, and he thought that if such @ proposition had been made he would have accepted It, He was always In favor The records of the Department 11 the letters that I wrote, and if any revelved they will be found there, ary Robeson= What is considered ment? A.-T ain not a lawyer, but my common sense would tell me that a logal Ivertisement what Is wanted, &e, Q. How long does the law require the adver- tlsement to be Inserted? A, recollect the time required by law, but the custom advertise four weeks. Q.—Do you know if engines were advertised for only from the 3d tothe Mth of June? ‘That may be the ease, T can't recollect tails of all there things, A copy of an advertisement was o Robeson, in whteb It appeared that proj were to be received for engines from the June to the 1th JOuN Where yo Ave gull nc You, sie; lisa nent tained of exporimenta. wills replics wer By See leg would be one which set forth Ido as to about all the d 1 by sala id of ROACH'S BNGINES, have an en faonenging, | un) Q noer to inspect all made, A Th ly upon or parts 0 has th Govern the hone payment | Government nt in that eave ty nds entire ad Intell f the u not apply to inspect ach ts building? Laid 1 the Department preferred Tt seem that it did, eed the only thing required in aman- Speed is the wreat desideratum in d ships, Iam happy to state that a fOMcers in the British Navy has just cport on this subject, fn whieh they ex- ame opinion ast have Just given, Mit. DANA'S INFORMATION, Q- Do you know Mr. Danaf A.—I did not know bin or see him or anybody connected with him until some tine after this investigation be- gan, Tthen was called upon by Mr. Dana in New York and in this city, He wanted me to giyo him some information in vegard to tho cus 100 rar the engines | | tops of the Fopariment while Twas In it in re 6rd to making contracts, which T@nve BI, jy,4, about as T havo given to the com>" ng to night. Q.—Did you call on him #irey ALT ald. Q.- Where? A.—Athis homo. Q.- How often? A.—Roveral timos, Threo or four times I should gay, Q.-Did you write any letters for Tie SUN? A.—T over did, nor furntahod any information for auch purpose, ‘The only Information T ever avo Mr. Dana or anybody connectod with bir was simply auch as was connected with my ofl- clal connection with the Department. Mr. Isherwood was asked if he over expressed an opinion about the contract with Mr, Rouch, and ho said that he belioved he had aid in a note to Mr. Ronoh that if his engine did what he fuarantoed It to do, the Government would ob- tain a good engine for a worthless one. Any- thing which gaye any result would be better than one that gave none, THE ROACH RUIN KAS, Q.—What was that old engine worth? A.— The engine alone was worth nothing save for old Wailers and line shafting and god ns now: rgont— What remains in the vousel . ng shatting and propelier remain, 1 Understand, but Mr. Roach ots the botlers.. ir. Isherwood made the following estimate of the worth of the material that remains in the voasel at about $375,00): The bollers about $22,- 000, the old engine $40,00, and the line shaftini, propeller, &.. the rest. Tt would cost about six rseven thoiisand dollars to take out the old machinery. ‘This is, of course, only an estimate. The Chairman put ina copy of the check from Payinaster Stewart to Chipman, Hosmer & Co. Mr. White said he thought the copy was cor He did not remember about paying the me but ne Mr. Brown had so stated te thought it was probable that he did Ko. —_— Sargent’s Consiiinents Protesting his Gont Island Job. SAN Francisco, April 18—The exclioment over the Yerba Buena or ¢ land question Is in: ing. A committee of one hundred wae formed to- cing the loading citizens of San Franctaco Auntnat inerer anil of ‘nt of the cd wer rualy wile of property were rep the comunittee, ——— CIVIL SERVICE RE orruptionists ta the Houne De= FORM. April 18.—In the debate on the Clyll Service Reform bill in the House to. day, Mr. SAnGENT (Itop., Cal.) said the picture of civil service reform was held up with the words written under it: “This isn horse! ‘That was amistake, it was not a hore, its ears were too long. He proceeded then to eritictse the bill in Jotail, He characterized the rules of the Civil Service Commission as absurd and Inconsistent, and ho dissent the assertion that the elvil eervic y Was corrupt and rotten, = that it was so were libel lous, and were cot up by blackmailers and ene- inion of the party. te was wsliamed 1 Hepat Hicans who bad hot the manliness to defend thoir party on the Moor of the House when v ustly assailed. He was not ashamed of the an party, ite principles or tts history, ashamed of the voters In lis stlgmatized as politictans, Kep., Mass) @ ared bis willingn nage Hf he Wood ame from nd cise patronage. He ayerred that this bill, the result of the hioubrations or incubat Civil Service Reform Committee for ten montis, was at once a slander on Congress, « violation of stitution, and # wrone to the Govern The movement, he said, was sprung upon yuntry through an amendment lo nn apy ered in the te by Mr. Tru House, for want of tim The President had siinply the ¢ ment pristion: bill ¢ ball, and whieh the could t reject. beyed the law. He denicd that there were any Republicans in favor of iLexcept such as were olt It was no new movement. Ith nated tn the Sen Presidential election, becats ns many candidates for the Presid body as there were Senators, What was the the conduct of the mi bers of Congres: would lead them to vote such a stigma upon thomselves as this bil) proposed’ if he should voto for it he should regard that yote as a con. fession of judgment jmratnet hin f confes: nthat he ought tobe put in the penitentiary for bis politheal Anse Mr. Ganvinip (Rep. Ohio) asked Mr. Butler whether he spoke by authority of the President in say that the Prosideat did not wish this law to remain, Mr. WUrLen said he Aty or procurement Preeident in and had not clal o; but if i ader of the she should take caro to be In the Presi- Jent's favor Mr. SreVENSON (Dein., Ohio)-Whether right wewrong ¢ Mr, Boren ¢ 2 natt speak by the of the orialaly, and ret bim rieht when i ng. nybody else any questions? {Lat r.] We wenton to say that the country had the he Lelvil service in the world —— JOY IN STRATVORD. ue of the Son of & Din ow Yorker. tford, Connecticut, was made bril- ant on Wednesday, by the marriage of Mr. John W, Rhoades, to Miss Emma A, Burritt, Mr, Rhoades is the son of Mr. David P, Rhoades, President of the Now York News Compahy, who lef of the de- he ceremony Vie Movin muninh sty was for many years the popular ¢ livery department of the Tr wes performed In Christ Episcopal Church, by the Rey. Dantol Weston, Old. stratford made holiday oft. ‘The old and young of that beauti ful village turned out en masa, The church was Oiled to overtlowing, and the greeting which the bride and groom received drew tears of Joy to the eyes of tho parents, After the wedding the pair were eseotted to the residence of the bride's father, Everybody was invited. to par vate in the festivities, and the hospitality of fon was extcnded New After the y procoed: received by mail and and beauthful present telegraph valuable there was no er Tho bride and groom started for Boston onthe o'clock tralng but twas morning before the date inhabitants of Sriatford finished the festivities. Miss Sadie Rhoades was the bridesmaid, and Mr. A.W. Godwin, groomaman. Among. the guests were Mr and Mrs, William Allen of Strate ford, and their son and daughter; M + Mins Lotta ( Mr. Willia d Mrs, Burnett dwin of Milf ‘Transcript; Capt, W. Thorne, Mr. H. Wicksted, and Mr, 8: Crook of New York Sauntiel Godw ee A Mythical Car Robbery, James Norris, conductor on the Fourth avenue line, fear Ron Wednesday evening. hows nothing of the reported robbery of 1) Hiram 8, Clarborne of Minelasipy passed the City Hall at i468 and arrived at Ce An old gentlemen Kot off at and “ould to” the cond that there Were some —persous ith looked as though they” would Was in charge nayeh BUICGLe at R08, Binth ” wtrect Mr, Norris, care who Discovery of s Now Wor Unica, April 1b. A despatch from Dr, Peters of Litehfeld Observatory, Hamilton College, aimonnce the discovery by lin of another world attwo o'clock on orning, Twas 11 houra, Si roinutes, and i d 4 depreck and 45 otton of Inites per a star of between the eleventh und twelfth may —— A Text for « Suicide's Funeral, Boston, April 18,—Mrs, Ellen Sargent, a mill operative, committed sutelde at Newport, N.H., last night by swallowing large dose of morphine, Hefore et whe left th wing Hote Father, forgive me, aud forget that you ever had a dangh (signed) Kita. "he r ot that ye be not judue Wednesday 5 at Wy funeral: ‘Jud olored M, E. Gonterence of the J in the church a» Wednesday. 1 mies A.J ‘onfere: A.M. Bi Zion fenth and J. Clinton vel ih cony ker a di tary, and * After the ie Bishop, the of fraternit 00d feeling, sad bao fourved to this moroini im Rev the muterouce ad NEW YO PRIL 19, RK FRVDAY, ] oan + . THE ALBANY LEGISLATURE. THE ORIGINAL SEVENTY R CHARTE SENT TO THE GOVERNOR, —— of the Conference Committee Adopted In Both Honses-Looking for « Voto A Repture Imininent Between the Cincinne ant Kepablicans. Anuany, Apr 18.—The charter hae finally passod, substantially as it came from the hands of the Committee of Seventy, It came down from the Senate this morning, closely fol- lowed by the next Mayor of New York in pros pective, the Hon. John Wheeler ; Simon Stern, the father of the cumulative plan which ts to prove the long-sought panaces for the hitherto unrepresented minority; the handsome Joe Blumenthal, and the dignified Gov, Salomon, all looking as happy as clams in high water. Whooler recelved a perfect ovation In the lobby and on the floor for the plucky manner In which he has fought to secure the success of the char ter, The Assembly chamber was crowded with well-known politicians from Now York and Brooklyn, among whom I noticed Waldo Hutchins, John J. Davenport, Judge Bixby, Aleck Frear, the Eighth Ward Thunderbolt Sen- ator Norton, Senator Caldwell, Superintendent Macgregor, Gi Barnum, Frank Spinoiw's wonderful shirt collar, Charles Guidet, the great Stigonlan Donny Burns, Benja- min Willis, Tommy Mulligan, Mike Lannigan, Jas. W. Booth. the Hon, John Morrissey, Hugh Hastings, Judge Coulter, the only supporter of Grant that does not hold an office, honest Hugh Gardner, Jobn B. Loverich, Charley Clancey, M. H. Harrell, Jerome Buck, Chas. G. Polhemus, 6, P. Svkes, tho great marketman Bill Ashman, and Capt. of the Port Brooklyn was repre- sented by Archio Bliss, B. F. Tracey, W. A. Fowler, Commissioner Massey, Ald. Dick New- man, Jakey Worth, and otners, ‘The usual lobby fusion at ono timo Speaker, that that geutlemal compelled to threaten’ to read the riot call in the militia. to disperse thom If order was hot restored. ‘This thrent had the effect of pute ting a temporary check to the confuston, apd the Speaker announced the following message from the Senate, being THY REPORT OF THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE: f Conference appointed on the part of thes 1 Axaembly upon the matter. ih dilterchee betwoen the two bodies Wy : nen oF ‘dhe same, and do the following report : That the senate. recede from their amendments pro- \iding fora lourd of Assistant Aldermen, retalalby the ofige th mismlnee of Public W. ‘appolutiment uf te the adres of the Superior have found It Impracticabie ton Hon each ainendment as agreed upon, ani, therefore, respectfully subunit as @ part of thelr fr port the bil conforined te the abov ns tn the details noces warily thy: matters lu difference submitted to your comal FORCING A Yor! When the Clerk had read the r third through, Mr. Alvord mdy with the fu pading, and that the Assembly coneur with t. Mr. Flotds ralsed tho point of or dmetits and report of the Conference Committee niust be written out in dread through in both Houses under the Joint tule. He suid it was proposed to dispose Of this Important measure tn a way Hoh the ‘Tammany Legislature, even in tis mieat days, dared not attempt. ‘The Speaker di Fivlds's point of order not well taken. ‘Then Jacobs raised the point that this was in the nature of a BILL requiring 65 votes to a It. and that HY must be read throw Hf any After much Spoaker, Alvord, Hua= was disco “1 the Pepe quired If any ie charter read ti caused an tay to rise from all parte of tl was then ken Gn iwgreeing with the report, which resulted as foliows ‘The Speaker then i desir ar the which THE CHATTER PASSED, Ayre Abbott reer, Alvord, D. 1. Bal Nabeock, Hort fwith, Bemba, Hen KE. Brown. J.D. rns, Burritt, Craudait, by Free, Bl Ford, Pert, Fowler Goes, Geven, Grovibalgi, Grigory Hah Fale 5 ALL Hayes, 1 ghton, Munger an, Klages) Re La 1 Meade, Welle, Wend, ry 1. Van Dt Whittaker, W (hte, Buell, Campi Whithe Alisent ny Pastinan, Knapp, n, Siuueon, Striahun, Demorrats who yoted for the charter are Haughton and Paige of New York and Os:ood of Troy, Messrs. Hart of Orleans, Loushnin of Uisteraand Whitbeek of New York Mopuitivans) inst it WIL THE GOVERNOR VETO IT? iuestion now is, will the Goyernor ively aaser 1 by wome wad for this rtosou at the majority conkented to pass it tricne ret here that it docs mot imeet thelr an proval; but they claim that by passing 1 tney Lonelttate and of th inittoe of Seventy. anc rot Now york, and throw the onus of defwating the char. ter upon the Governor and the Democratic party. It is almost certain that if the Governor does veto It, It will bot he passed over bis veto, though ft is an retood Chat attempt will be made at the caucus this evening to pledge the ty to BUCH A Cours, At least a doken fepub. Iitarts hove ussured mo that they will not vote to pare hover the veto, They further a that they would not have voted for ita they n nfident that, It would b Whey hellef that the Gey wilt veto lt fround that he docs A bellove the cumulotive plan of voting con titutional, IN THE SENATE the charter | y 6 Comimitton, Palmer, in prose he report, said the had rocedod from its amendment rotain , Nort and Green, and that the bill was now in all aitnent features the sume as it came from ttee of Seventy, Heh arcded the Senate amendments as proper and wise, but fearing that their retention: might) defeat the charter he had acquiesced In striking them ou Th twas then agreed to by t following ce 618 D » will, and that it vet this byt Conte Messrs, Adama, Al foson, Foster, Gratin, McGowan, Mudden, O'Brien, P Wagner, Welsiann, Winslow, and Woodin= 23 Meware, Raker, Benedl Hinson, Lawl hier, Berry, 1 D. 1. Wood, Rowen, Lowe bertwon, 1, Wood) : Chatfeld, Cock, Lord, Murphy, and ts rbilt Underground ‘Transit bill was then puton its third reading, and passed by a vote of 23 to he Election law for New York, after along discussion, was progressed, An ad Verse report on the Central lerground came up for consideration, A motion to reconmit to the Committee of the Whole was lost tion was made by Senator Madden to aj the report, but the hour of adje Hist as the vote was about to t ANOTHER REPUBLICAN CAUCUS, The Republicans held another caucus to-night. Ity led to meet at 7c o'clock, but hour not a dozen were prese Conse the caveus was not until aft o'clock, Th wits that Mr, Huste was to preside, | rumor is that’ the Bal Hight for Cincinnati. Neither was the Onondaga Chief there, He, as cut Loose and dechared that he will not attend any cCAeUKOS, neither will he be bound by them, At the roll call only SLof the 97 members of the Legislature answered to their names, and only Hot the Senators; and this notwithstanding the most nest appeals had been made to members. to attend, Many members openly declared, bi going Jato the caucus, that If, as was rimored, any attempt was made to puss a resolution ene dorsing or pledging to support the Adiuinistras fon, they would leave th us, A RUM URE IMAUNENT, The fuct is patent t y rupture between the Grant aud is tmminent in the the m HWSUMMate managen off, Among those consplouous by th besides Merars, Alvord and Husted, were Sena: tors Hobingon, Woodin, Palmer, Boxster, Mac r y, Howen, and Bake: nb 1 Twombly, Pritive, Niles, Vedder, Whithook, Abbott, Pell, ‘Fucker, Youmans, Berri, and others, Senator wis Was made Chairman, and Messrs, Judd and Babcock, Secretaries, A’ long discuss ‘sion was had as to how to get riddt the harbor masters in New York, which was partlelpated In by Senator D. P. Wood, Speaker Sinith, Mr. Al berger and others, ‘or Wood advocated the turning of them out by Joint resolution, loavin It to the Govern decision, who he said had thus far this winter shown a’ disposition to do the falr thing and appolat honorable moa, This here anti 1 that 9 was Opposed by Apoaker Amit, who had no oon- fiden¢@ th the Governor or any other Democrat, and bolleved the best thing bo do was to LAGISLATE THR HATNOM MARTERS OUT. ut Democrats in their places. Benator "a iden, however, provaileg. and the Com- m “tog on Commerce And Navigathon word Al recta. tO report by resolution what diaposttion fa to be “ade Of thom, which means that they are to be turd out Ly Joint resolution. Tho uestion af the 2 ges war broached, but the co8 Was ovidently i 80. humor to take action upon it, 80 Ts was dropped, 2 {ter sume diacus- sion on the election and registry laws for New York, Brooklyn, and the State, and che extraor- dinary Canal tkepair bill, a cofmitton Was ap. pointed to take Charge of them in cach House and put them thyough to-morrow, ‘Tho & ate Qommittee constaty of Moaare, Lewls, Dickina:% Winslow, and Benealtot, and the Howse commit too of tho Speakor, Hawkins, Artful Dodger Fort, Morton, Kinewand, and Smythe. Should they'attempt'to put ve Canal bill through under the previous question, Old Salt Wilpundoubtedty goto the front in opposition te RM. ws ho Is 1 rly opposed to It In ¥ts prosent s\ fact has declared that he will not bo any action the caucus may take, MAKING PARTY MRASURDS. It was resolved to inake the turning out of Su. rintendent Macgregor of the Department uildings one of the party measures, ‘Then In vidual members wanted their own little bills made party n ures and put through. Mr. Flammer, after rehoarsing his troubles and how Ht was Imposalble to wet his Police Justice bil reported from the Judiciary Cominitioe, wan it taken from the committee and put through, apd Mr. Bennett wanted the party to take corue Law ferry bill out of the olutobes of the *“bone-hunters” and pass it, Those proposi- tions frightened the honost Reformers, and they began to step out of the chamber. tntil at 10 o'clock not more than 2 remained,and the caucus adjourned disguated with the ox and every one else. Another caucus is to be held to-m row at 3:30 o'clock. Then a dosperate effort is to bomade to et the Kicking Hepublicans to at- tead. ‘The House and Senate committecs will then report what success they have had in put- ting through the party measures, and re mend such other measures ax they advisable to put through under the wer having been given thei to make suc jection and spies Synopals ot the New Charter, The chartor, a8 passed, provides for the olec- {ion of a Board of Aldermen, to consist of not more t se forty. five ) thie year Is to be: held on May 14, Jay of April ever: r thereafter, ing on! the fre Hand ending on the sear. This year nday in May of the foil’ d end on the rat their term shall begia on June a Monday tn May, 1 nie Aldermen are to be elected In each Senate dts. trict, and an elector may vote for ony Mian niae Lines, oF nine nich one time, az he sees ft name nuny thiues under hing aa he eliooses, If vacancies cur amnounting ty one-fourta of the entire Hoard be ore the firat day of February, they shall be filed by a new election No resolution or ordinance lasing elty property involving public appropriations. oF exp property wall be adopted until at’ trast Ave TERS Rave been entered upon, t only by atwo-thind vote. No additio yond | v b i 1g va after Journal, and al_aljawance be by a the City Journat, No alderman &! fee, cr compenssiion. ‘the May fame tine with the aldermen, ata ! We Year ney bedweeh April and Oct nat Lhe next general elec Wermen shall cleet dat Le ian «Muy shail roent to the pr Ay. the Say Markets at ‘of the depart between 8 an be ‘Ave Comin to be appolated b verinan, at a lary of Rive Merinen, at salaries otf), we year, AD it Lie us nlouer for Cause, Baal gulug ut departinents OF shill appoiat salMrd Of y 0k be open ty the pudlic shal on Hus reasons to to butldings and docks Duremus Un Public Works, De todebtedtens pend money propriated by the Board of Vabiic Works. is orguulzed sitniiarly to te Roard of Fublic Works, he Mayor appolutiog one Com. Park Com ire Blind putied to Board of Aldermen, aad my tale but can ng, repail and ship are formed ti ¢ Department Have no power to tp cept it te Tho Park Department seven perso Conmiferton years, Uhre for six years. Cuinulative voting for the lufwsioncrs Is allowed the Aldermen. fay be removed by a twosthird vote of wit n, and th partuney 4 bythe Depart Rafety, and are forsee inte bureau The [resent T 4 the Hires nC htt m wiped Out Of exist f i Departusents etiil continue: ty Inthe maniier how provided by law Health Deparuinent and the D-partinent The beget pahall keep ti cincta comp ft a every dala Honma of Pubit Canitied tu reas. Inthe yours. 1 b part rman qeive 80,00" ealaryy a “8 They ehel be aprolnted I and the hourd of Publid Works: There rhatl b {n'a depattineny.-one of charitie aud tion, witha Superiutecdeut foreach at w watar They are to hi sta the bosrd of Hulselopers af the Lr Alderuach, subject t Mauer, The Cemptroler to get #0, phinll have exclusive. power” to ap inove all cut Checks properly dea Partweut enalleettle p Tation, providing such LOL a Judgment. Th nity wt a aslary tid ® Kieey that b hambertal or oguinat th itlement sill not hay oUF ory thi Auuituralall receive bath) t hue, BLN; the reeet fin Water Feats, $M; role tore tor of licenses and inurkett shallpay overto thet by thts iiumediately The Cham Hein + confirmed hy the A der He uiny. be suspended oF removed. by 6 cause. Htc shall give bonds in one tn Becounta shall be the Alderiien, He City motiey sha}! he deposited, no more tau tie Hur uilowed to ne Wauks fie shellac e Mayor of money. received wnt Ox ceive $OUU A ent, ait nothinic. Aare fo Monthly. returns to the. Heparcnent and {het Departinent shall, haye. power cxaiiine iia heeounts aud ¥ Publish monthly Inthe mew. Ziti Ueulrety recetigs and capenditures. The Comniulasonere of the Treasuty shall the present Commissiguers of wyear. They shail b beats ta the Hoard of Aldermen, but ca The fnking Fund Comtuleslubers sall be the Mayor, fer, Chalrminn of the Alderinanie. Elman Hudge of the Common. Pleas aud (bled of the Buipertor Court, to have all ti ‘ alt de 4 by the Mey tema w wont tot fe shuld vt it a Hany fat poration Counsel shall be departs ite aid wail thecousent of te Compt bistants. Te shail have te are, and stall bs aproinied by Ch froicr vb drat dude of the Com vey nay remove iat t pleasine, Hi seist-gunual reports (o the Alder 001 th til sults The the Con au ann wh Adiinistrators Hi f these bur ary of hoard of Department of Publ sof the present depi ot HOt more than. thirty ooted h Nenate dtetric Aldermen, by cum tine ex “Trostecs elected, each Bald ‘trust shall have th shall consiet lestoners, st to) the sanie ms the toad af native Voting. At the aame of “Common ‘Behools shail be As et tom bluilA Wintesioners ball hott four and five years respectively widnere abd. Cruntecs dlected frony each shall desigunte one of their nun term, and thereafter it ate distric anddraw Miswicners aud None of the Board shall reer! f They shail eet trustees for Mie Collups: of tr Now York The Mayor shall appoint three Inapectors of ¢ Schools for each d¢ district, Who shinil at his pleasure, No uppropriat Mb hools of any kind that are bot Uator the fa of th Any an Alderm: FPORALION MAIL Up viet Penitentiary. for two. ye 1"¢ Any Alderman. who any aball euffer the xanie puunistinent a Ing Cepecial daniage by ection Of oy Alderninn OF officer, from any cornapt nany Sling 4 Tocover damages, bol exceeding LAU). No city ulbeet bot be patil Garany UME Uh atl Hak inert 1 At the expense ctf ML the request. of oe the property, passed for any payment fared Vols 1 "print einai nie priuting of the “revivta. 1 or Cxecuted, and nll stationery sup contract made by'the Comptrolier aud er of the ‘Treasury. No more than (Aw copies of tie Mayors axe, oF MH Copies uf Lie report of # colmillter ail Ve printed, "NO more (hau S)a0 copl Journ “Manual of at the exp N work ahall be uch contracts (rf Journal shail be publ {0 “all “uewspaper i And institutions tat noply for it Me shall bo furnished to outside partice ui two centemcopy.or sent to sub real $) 8 yeur, Payable in nuvatior. “Nothing aball be coutalnod tn AC Otfier thag ofielal atte! The terms of all thy 00 June a LTE, feu iN rarien ut city ollicers aball caplro A BATTLE IN THE DARK, —_-— Ninth Ward Policemen in a Aanguinary Mtrnegle with Burclars tn « Dry Goods Storo-A Deaperudo Captured On Wednesday afternoon two men en- tered Mapos & Moore's dry goods store at Mud- son and Jane streets, and asked ty look at somo silks. Several wore shown them, but nono seemed to sult,and at longth Mr. Moore dis- missed them, suspecting their mission. Ho told Capt. Washburn, and the Captain detailed OM- cer Bradley and Ward Detectives O'NetIl,and Bush to see what they could do. Early in the evoning the officers went to the store, and turn. ing down the 5a to a mero glimmer, took off thelr boots and hid themselves under the coun nd awaited the coming of the burglars, and U80'elock in the morning they heard some ono work!n,’ at the Jane street door, The then pries! open with a jimmy, and two burglars entered, ane’ went direct to a pile of valuable silka which were on the counter, placed hig hg on them, tien turning to his confederate, wald : Frank, you akin, the window, there's lots of fine silks there, and o'll look after this swag.” ‘The bueglar oes te Frank thon walked toward the window. (ras the opportunity the oMcera had been watting for. Detective Tush whispered uo Bail Now fa our tim id Bradley go for them, while I watch t O'Neill ratsed himself up, when he was in- stantly discovered by the burglar who was near- fst the counter, and who revolver In his hand ready for immediate nee. wick aga flaah he raised his plato! and fired O'Neill weroan th O'Neill's back was Partially turned town Jar, and he had hot fully raised to his foot when the burglar fired. ‘The ball struck, the officer at the lower ward and, taki up- ploughed throngh the. s¢ i com: ing out near the crown of his head, — This shot extingulshod the cas, and overythitig about the store was in total darkness, O'Neill, although grievously wounded, was not stunned, and Tushed around the ‘counter in pursuit of th burglar. Officer Bush got outside the counte atthe same moment and supposing O'Neill to be the burylat, grasped tin by the throat and placed his pistol to his head. O'Neill, acting under the Impression that Bush was the burglar, drew his pistol, and was about to shoot, but accidentally Bush's hand came in ntact With O'Neil’s hat. He Instantly ex- simed, “Larry, Is that you?” Receiving an aflirmative reply, he released his bold on O'Neill, and the two opened fire on the burglars, who aking for the back door, J around and returned the heir revolvers. firing three shots at the Neill red tivive, Hradley twice, and Le antl three times, none of the shots taking effect. During the confusion the burglars got into the street. ‘The one who had shot O'Neill escaped. ‘The other ran up Jano street, in the direction of ighth avenue, closely pursued by Officer Brad- Toy tn his stocking fort, shouting, “Stop thief ! Mcers Brush and Gallagher, who were at the corner of Blghth avenue and the alarm and intercepted Ile was a powerful man and made a sistance, endeavoring to use his Hradley and the b bowerod the Chiv Te described himself as smith, of 19th street murderous-looking str k Edwa i of leg, Was ¢ burglars left behind re, but not no- cessarily fatal. Edwards was committed by Jus- tice Ledwith without bail, —_~ HO! VOR CINCINNATI, Horace Greetey'n Sound Advice to the Col- ored Men of the South, New On¥ans, April 18.—The following will appear, by permission, in the New Orleans Republican to-morrow, as to the duty of the colored men of the South: W New Orleans, Ist inst Ioby with, the Cinvin it tends to free the complicity, with the villatnies and pber' which have been rpetrated in abused name of Republica fast Ne OF IX yours, exp monstrous exaggeration of t most of the Southern States is the fruit of white villainy, ‘The thieves Who perpetrated these robberies are now seeking to escape O just {thelr crimes by bawlldg hastily, 71m for Grant; ” Hua aly T think colored and should sym fi Convention, ‘be- from the odium of and debts tv for Grant.” The Cincinnati with these robber honest and tn only huve movement Is nt de and t + In the Of er lob Mtb verpetrated, perp pr 4° ye GneELEY, Washington b oF W ssuinaron of Liberal Republies the Mon. Say? Mayor. p toon dele to Cincinnati. A large necting ns was held this evening. late Republican od one of the fif- $ to Cincinnati, among whom wero n. John D, Defrees, late of Indiana, G 4h, and other well-known citizens. Ap- re recelved fron colored upon the delegation, and the was directed to Hill vacancies at his i J. Bowen, ded, and was ele ations w Panne te Orange County Awake, Porr Jervis, April 18.—In pursance of the call published in th tates Last week, nuinber of influential li publ ans of this in convention atthe Taylor House A lar, Jeleca ‘The Hon Ietown this afternoon, ay was present from Port dc Wheeler was elected Pr wade by Dr GM Ce AL Wells, andl nien were ele att Convention: Fowler, (St. Johny Ir WOM. Vail, if. Dutchor, Join Conkling ob Deerpa Warwhks SR. owen Grove; WDA Col CoA, Well wh A.V. N, Pe Middl 1 FOURTH WikD Wa New Chay Tenemects Last night John Maton, op veman, entered the Ost tree Weak and faint, and t that he had been stabbed, Hey the back room, and there 1 eut in the abdomen about long and he said that he had heen stabbed by J Smithy Phe Kiorn MURDER Hom andthe Kai ntti # taeleted b Inieds Ho had a yh boardin ew Chambers + kept by John Ror mt Dete to arrest Shaw. T third Hoor of a lange by many families. ‘The ofl to Shaw's room and found. th Hurht, and all quiet withtn, mittance, but the in Hed. ‘The officers bur ented ut aid that Maher habitually ry drunk and abused him, and that 1 Was diuink as usual and daved hi that ho refused, aud that) bein, stabbed Maher in sclf-detonse, ‘The inmates of fhe house tell a story the 'r of th faler's injury was pronounced 4 ' Ambulance Surgeon Bruce. en's Exphin Dg -hovise bs Mt Hecupied their locked lec wohad r aud Shaw ched home * night he nto fvht, but ttacked he ‘ostiamter J + We learn from 1 elroulans of which w on Wedne tion, stinaster Jones that the Hnvitation to the Graut meeting, re-eirculated through the Post Ome day morni Drought to th otic midnight « sday night, Under rule of the Departinen h clreulars may be distributed ath postage, that is, atone cent each, buta larly stomped in the oftice, In this ease the adants were fow, and not having time to stamp them put them irregularly into the boxes unstamped, but the postace was charged to the sender, Mr. Henry Clows, ong of the fow favored ten who Dave aceounts! a he Post Oftice. ‘Thos Ht appears that Mr. Clow Will hove ty pay postaze on his tnvitations after © kept that if postage should pot be paid-on 1 th he would himself be liable to the nient fort suit. As the only lrregu larity committed was the failure to apply st and thls wi ly through the goal dinates to speed the delivery of the elt Isto be presnaed that Uh st hist HWnot be severe a Will Congress think a mittee necessary Goyer The Perth Amboy Ruily Penn Ampoy, April 18.—The troubles am rairoad> ts not ‘yet Chought to be kt au end. Gus 'wrker telegraphed to Mayor Crowell yeaterday to nee Was heeded. or trouble the employees of the Now Jere al work up oridgey Wh 6 Penuaylvatia Coutral © the bridg North Carolina Republicnn Nominations, TK Caldwell was renominated for Governor by the North Caroline Grant Convention, aud Curie He Viaedow tyr biguieueveruury Ll > === {WO CENTS. price, AN IN A BLACK MASK, EXTRAORDINARY ocounnnvon m THE CITY OF BROOKLYN, w lA ti An Unknown Man, Disguine@ ne the Devil, Mtenling © Will-Property to the Amount of £350,000 Involved Two Evtimable Women Terribly Frightened, No. 215 South Ninth streot, Is the rests dence of a wealthy widow, Mrs. Harvey @. Law, Last Tuesday night, Mrs. Law, who was in deop mourning, was sitting with her marrjod daughter and her son-in-law at the dinner-table talking” about tho deceased relative. The house Was quiot aa usual, being ina retired nolghbore ad. Mrs. Law and her daughter thought they were quite by themactyea, when on a sudden the door opened. They looked up and saw the face of aman. The faco was black, Mrs. Law daughter, who saw the man frat, thought It wae Peter, the thlack servant. She took a ploce of steak, which she was about to cut, but on look. ing again at the door, became aware that Peter had not shut the door, and had not gone abor his business, but stood staring Gercely at her and Mrs, Law from under bis big. bushy eyes brows. She looked at him again, and saw thet the man’s face was not black. Howoro * A BLACK MASK. . Tils eyes glared at her. Ho had on a red cloak, and was dressed In the time-honored costume of Satan, The young woman gave a scream an dropped knife and fork. She was speechless, with terror, ‘; Mercy upon us," sald Mrs, Law, very much frightened ; and thinking her daughter would faint away, sho bod paid no attention, stitt thinking It was Peter who was at the d Mrs, Lay's daughte another scream : “That a gasped, trembling like an nepen leaf, Mrs. Law looked up ond saw that It was strange nask of the devil. He hel in his band. Ls rod cloak was fyt She even thought she "saw? Nie man kept staring flercely at the two “Mercy upon us," Mrs. Law cried, rushi from her seat. She thought the man woul shoot. Mrs. Law Is a woman about ffly years of age. Rho is delicate and rather timid. “Her face pecame WHITER WITH TRON She held up her hands and cried “Don's shoot.” Her daughter had fainted away on her chair, and threatened to drop on the floor, The nan Falsod his tund as if to point the revolver a! Mr. Law, when her son-in-law jumped. uj him, and he fled. He darted through the back door, the two women after him, Ho ran througt the Conservatory, jumped oycr the fence cxcaped. Mra, Law's son-in-law was Bick, therefore unable to follow him, ‘The two women rushed up stains Into their room. ‘The drawers of ono 1 were found forvod open and papers, jowels. and valuables of all kinds were found strewn on the floor, Mra. Law alinost thought her satanic. visitor had taken nothing, when discovered that hor late husband's gold watch and chain, which she prized nd anything in the world, were migse rs ething else was missing Tr WAS THE WILL of Harvey @. Law. Mr. Law died onjy four TWoeks azo, and left an estate valued at $0000 $0,000. The colored servant sald he. cam upon the thief while the latter was » arching for the will among the papers. Satur quickly pre doa pistol at his head, od told bim be \ Is brains ouC If Le uttered a sound. opt quiot, culled yesterday at. Mrs. Law residenve Nhe rayethe bell he heard @ hain rattle, and the Jor was opened. an inche The servant girl took a good look at hit though satisfying * glar or robber, % After he had ¥ Law, she ca! y ad oo! hain wry could “pot eons ting el ed to tr We hin in, at him through the aperture. ‘Te still unloosened, and the reporter 7 he two girs, after mutes, nally cons ‘eportor’s appearance and to The cbain fell down and 4e DOOR WAS OPENED. is a very gentcel 1 reporter's pardon {¢ girl to admit hi Judy, bi ing. ore one watdy man’ make ii, 1 ‘that T have given ¢ For several day# 1 have mind to allow aman to come into T thank God for hay J felt ulmoot sur orter—Do you suspect anybody? jaw Yes T doz but 1 haveno right to ¥ suaplelr y do them wrong id any one profit by stealing the Ot Tat oll tas the will now stands. (Thinking a whil with tear in =) Stil L think they might have waited @ little longer to get me out of the way. It's just four w my husband died, and 1 wae so sick and so worried they might have walted @ little longer, oi rier-Could you re Mrs, Law My daughter tn th house ‘tor this occurren ‘eo both of us were hept awake all night thinking of NUS FRIGHTFUL VISION, ehas left use now, and ts staying With & frien For what paper do you Koporter suize the man? vuld: For ‘tne Sun, ; Tor the old, dear Sen that 1 have been $ h to say forty yours? ves back, he won't And anything have removed everything, you think itwas a professfonal Tam convinced that he was not left a F “8 he tong wellns not. I u story windor I he expected to Use it for, I head at it that wughtor, rtwith it, We rin this house, and !tho next thing 1 much affected, elf, and took. just a New Thave had toy 1 twenty-four y Rebut HOLNK IN THE SOUTH, Colvaley Waontonty Mordeving @ Voor White Fisherman Ne Os April ‘The “nor t Ca military ¢ latter | ary whot Di-paten Howing Carolinas f juad of Fed. d Killer or countryman by the name of. Varis, wh pe ina boat in i tver,in York District, §. C, The soldiers Heged that they shot ot t him, ‘The ad Wits Ut ¢ f “Lieutenant Beanero ASOTHE Wa gontal f eral eal Lat tho W. RAL TROOPS, following ment; FON, B. Cy April 17 ted fo King baw Tafurte of the Mat Vat the Cireunt Court Dewis Mie ——— W Ageut's Wife Elopes with w ¢ ductors Addio Fuller, wife of B. F. Puller, an gout employ of the Morris and Easex { Wing wt 7 Barrow etrect, visited her par In Mricksburg, § While there be Eswin Adams, ductor 9). 7th Cay Au Expy Mrs pret road, J, several woeks ego. hts of Mr. Fulle aud her lover r { the Commopolitaa Hotels HoJured Nushand bad been mate. they fed from the elty, He. five wlwaye tived bape havior, Williomsbuvgh Vivstery Uneavelle apparel which were « Commodore Perry by bowtou Monday night, George Piles, of 10 Ivey long to hie atster en ldesipg from ber hone f , Mr et with her pleee, Mrs, Eilzabeth, Firat ond Widow, 82 years Evgland about © After the death ibbons's, whita ag In a factory tu ath of Wife, she wen supporting ec. On Mond: Kk {Uthe house w hie 4 My ite erday’s BUN, Visit ppearance. ‘My 2 have never noticed vet which would lead them to suppure tin Was deranged, cables bet re mi Marriage of tHe A daughter mond was mar arl Mi ymon f{ the late ion 1 yesterday to Mr *s Donghter, oof Providence. Lie weddty took pl ius g'Glvea WAab wight at Da i rH Ayay wail pi denva,