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LA130R IN STATE PRISONS. FAVORING THE ? P1ECE PRICE ? SY8TEM. THK I.EMOCRAT8 IX THK AHSKMBI.Y TRT TO T)ELAT aCTtOM o\ Tttv BaXt* (FBO* THK RKOUI.AR correbfokdext or THE TRim-KE.] Albaxv, March 18.?Aftoi a scssion of elcvt-n wecka tbe Lcgislature haa done somethlug ut laat toward provldlng work for tbe State Prlson convlct*. Ooc tbou oand of theae men are now tftle, and tbe Pup.rtutei.deut ' of Priaous baa been uuablo to put thera to work, owiug to laek of money and autbority to have them eiuployed. Het.llmlled ta the publlo aooount systein or to BOBM inod.ticattou of it. The moditlcatlon moat favonMl ls the * plece priee " ayatem, which baa proved a succeaa at the Einilra Reformatory. I To-day a hi'l authorizlng tbe adoptlon of the riece prlce " aystem waa rei>orted tavorably by the AaaaaaMy Om.mlttee. t>n Pitaana. Hlnce the aeasion hagaa thls ooramittee, under the leadei shlp of Mr. Palmex. of t'lm ton. has haaa nolng it? utm.-st to lramo aaaae btU whlah would bo aatlefaotory to all tbe membera of the Akbciii biy. it waa found lamjaaaBila haataaw, to aaf. .Mr. Hoolcy.of Troy. wbo last year led Ihe Ubet Keronnora ln tbe AaaaaaMy. to aoeopt the-paaaa artae "ayeteaa. He lutroduc.daT.illof his own llmitmg tbe BBBBW l Bf convicts to be cmploycd at any slnglo trsdc lu tlie priaous. A majoritj of tlie meu.lHUs of the comin.ttce bad a aaatflolOB th d Mr. Haolay d1d not deslre any jagU latiou ataii aa the aaeeelaa uaVi rear. n waa pereetred alao tbat tha l'cmocrntie iucii.Im rs on the comnitttee were aaawjeethag Mr. Hooley lu all his atteini ts lo peel pone actlon on any blll. Mr. U.e.lcy iv.-i ted the aecoptance of tbe favoral 1" r? port, and mow.d tbat H sbould De rc:Vired l.ack to tho to-aaahttaa for another Boarlag. The naotton tod teade tmte of thr.e boura ln which ti.e BepubKcaulargaedItbal lnim.db.te actlon WM neces-ary and that itril.c pononaeut of the oonaidenatton of aouio blR on tbe aubjeci W....I.1 lead to tl.e defc.it of any s.M'l.lejr.slatloiL Noarly all ot tbe iK-n.ocrats aupported Mr. Hooley Mr. 1 al ... aaid tbat tba patiencc of iho suito Prison OomndHee bad bceu exl.au>Ct by Mr. Hooley's clllatory motioii. Ue rahrted tbe hlatoryof the aevaral bUla befon-thr-?.,,. Blttea and told about the oarofal aitention thoy had re Ct>lTl'loo:ev tbreatcned the Republleans with p:u,i>h ment by tbe worklngmen lf they dld not aeoept hfa blll. Mr O'Noll aaldtbai the Aaaomblymen wonldbejralltj of arrant f.div if they aamnttted t?. htr. Hoolor*a de mand. Theliepii.iicau ma)onty moat do aometWng to aolvethc priaon problem. Ibo UgtaUtora had aald tuat t!?.Dtraot ayatem waaa fmlnre. There only remalued to cboose from the ? pubile aecount " aystem or the - piecc prlea " ij item. AU that tha BapahBaaaa bad to do was to -eicct one of tbess ?usteina. Mr Oltvar. <>f tb, Demacrata, thought that tbe Repnn lloans did r.?> mtei.dto.loaiiytlun^. He.ther.-foie ." el vitb Mr. liooiey to delaj aettoa by BeBdlBg thh blll baeh *m??EEl}2i that he had roted in tha It.terest of tl.e worklngmen of hia dUtrlet Invarlably on tbe prteon laooi aoeaUon. The worklngmen doalred tbe apeedy eettie i oftho problem. It would oot be lnjurloua toUiem to bave Mr. l'alni.-.'s " pl.ee priee " blll cxaiuiucd m the Coaradttoeof the o/bola. it eeefld haaaaaaaiadtnany waar tbat Ue worklogTaea doalred. Mr. Booley'a motion to rafortbe blllhaok to tlw StaU Trison Oommuteewaa dofeated bj ' a vote of ,t> to .t.. Tl.e rotetathe madorltj waaeoaapeeealef 11 paaaaaaaaa aud ti.'> Bouublleana. u ,?,,.. Mr O'Xeil Introdncedablll to-day provldlng for tbe en.i.loyii.ent of TBgranU at hard labor m the paa> UAlb!irny Mr. (ieretv prcvid.s that tl.e ii.i.nauers ot ai.ar. hia exhlbltloos, ?k?tlng rlnka and bai ehall matche - aiiall tJ.Ne out a tic nse the samo aa plaoca of aii.Ubo BfBBl Tho fee is ijOOO. THK BPRING IXECT10N' BILL DISC(TSSED. rrs co.nsii>kuati.>n PooiroamD?bbtobt ok tiik GA8 COMMITfF.r. (apjoBj a i:k-.i i \;: i amaarvanaxi <>k tn wnwnra,] Ai.haxt, Miuch ih.- Mr. BobVa Bpring Klcc tlon blll. which was made a apeclal onler in the Senate to-day. was peetpeaed araat a hrlel ajaaaaalaa anttl Tutaday mxt. on account of the illness of Baaaaai GBhba, tbe only Republicnn Senator fiom Xew-York. Iu reply to au lmiuiry, Mr. Robb aaid that the bill waa favored. as be BBdmilir". by all parties m N-w-York. V.hei. aakod lf the uiiiliaial af aprtag alaaUaaa had not been already tried in Xew-York. bo said that he belicved lt waa tried about tlfteon yeata Bga. He dM BOl kaOW why lt was abandoiied, but pubile opinion appearod to ha Ut favor of tryii.g it agalu, the theory hafag that If mmiici palelecUous wero dl-coanected with State and Natiuaal oleotloiis tradea and bargains hatweea BoMtloal CaettoM would be avoided and the i?-ople would sccure u bctlir olasa of mcu to tlll the eity ofHccs. Tbe following bills were aaeeed: Mr. Daly's bili.No. 87, "toenlarK'e the BOWaiaof the Uoard of Street dpci. lngaand Iiuiu.iv. ment lu th- City of New-Yotk," with an ameiidment providlng tbat H ahall not iu any way affect the bill of laat year creatlnr, new paifea ht Ihe Tweuty-ttdrd and Twonty-fourtU warda; Mr. Blemaa/a blll incorporatlna tbe "Natlonal Board ot lusuranco UnderwrUera"; alao bla bill lncorporatlng the '? Rourd Of Un.lerwrlters of Nt-w-York ': Mr. Jacobs's bill to bf Oon>orate the Firo Departinent of Xew-Lota. Mr. Campbcll introduced a bill foibidding tho employ ment of any per-.m on the new aqueduct who baa BOt uVu, a rcMdent of tl.e State for the thrcc year, picce.l.i.g LMr;,i'lm.kettl'introlue.cd a blll to make ui.lfnrm th aalai-lea of doorkeeiiera and wr^eants of tbe K SrtVu. ..t The bill Incroaaea ihe aalarlaa of alght aer *g&T&E}i%K!?l* prcaerued iu favor of the ^n^ance Huperiutendeiit hTeCall aenl in B reply to Beiator (Miicu-a reaolutlon aahlng wbyUfo In.uranea eonii?iii?a havo boaorekaaad from the obMgatlon u> S"ti ahnnal raporta. Mr. hteOaU aaya lhai nelthar bylaw nor by any ru.o of hiaoopartment bwrj theaa companle-cvcrheenrciuned to u.ako seml-i.i.uu.il le DortH Healaoaayathal InfonnaUoa with regard tohla offlc" ia iilways op'.n to BenatOtB witbout the. formaiity of ?^e'^dcoZumee of tbe Senate which c.udui f,l U.CK..S nvotiKation i.iX.w-Y.ik expectto be able l? Mortthelaatof thlsweea ot tha beginnlng ol next. Be rooort wlll probably he aeoompanled by a blll which 1. now l.clngprepared with the uld and couu-el of he Oa*t'...>..ii..'v\?1'lit.oi, of Bew-Yorh. .Algdtog reat.ucf tl.e blil wlll bean imaiediate and dended re duetlou lu tbe pnee of gas. to i.e foUowed by anoh ro latlonof th- prloelntbe future as a commlsslon slail EadS to be proper aud last ... vl.w of tbe ebanfea tbat may take plaee from tlme to tlme Ib tba ooat of uianufw - ture. P. ovision wlll also l>e made, so far as praeUcable. for tbe pioteation ot gaa conaumcrs agalnat dlaboneal -r drfetuveu.ctcrs.orotherdevlcea by which aonaunera are made to pay for Kae tbat tbey n.-v.-r BBB, lt i BBBBOrod tbat tbe'consolidated gas couipaiiies are BOW tnakmg their aiTBBgl nients to dofOBl the bill Utl will larc|?)rtod by the apeclal comuilttee as they haTO defeatedall i.rcvloua bllla. The lobl.yists aro autiol patiug a rich barvcat from the gas couipauies. -? ELECTED RLGENTS OF THK UMViKSITY. HAMILIDX HAItKIS AM> UAXIKL BKACH l<> MU TIIK VA'ANU'S IB 1I1K BOABD. [FROM THE KUiH.AU CoKKKSl'O.M.I.ST (.?' THK TKIUIM.] Ai.iiANV, March 18.?The Leffaala tm: to-day elected two Ke(.ublicaua. ex-8enator Uamllton llarn-. of Albany. aud Dftulel Beaob, of Wutkina, aa KegenU >f tbe Unlveralty, ln plaee of J. CaraOB Brevoort, who re ceiitly rcslgned, aud LorOBW Hurrows, who dl'-d. Tbe Doaaoerattc membora of the l^-gialature vot.nl for Bob ert B. Mlntura aud Havld F. l>ay. -?-, HEARINGS BEP0B1 00M1OTTEE& aVtVBaJrr, March 18.?The Aaseinbly Cotumit tocouCltlesgaveahearlngou Mr. Baraauafa bill provid? lng the ?500 Ux levled on each of the tbeatres iu Xew York City anuually, aud pald to the Bocicty for the Rafonuation of Juvenile l>elinquonta, ehall ln fuuire l.e pald iuto tbe treasury of tbe clty, to be aafUedaa tho Board of Esilmate aud ApporHoiiment soe Ut. A. J. Dlttenhoefei addrcaacd tho commltu o ln favor of auth auamendmout to tbe luw. Ha aaid that Ihe law as lt now stauda fctlgmatUoa thcatres aa uurscrlea of crlme, for on no other tbcory cun a tax on theatrca for tbe aupport of a crimlnal luatltutlou ba JUBtlUed. X. Randolph Roidnaon apoke ln aajBaat <>f the aooiaty and JMBBBBBt the. blll. . Tbe< oiun.ittee onOeneral I^iwa gavo a hearlng to a largeii.tmlmrof lioraons luteroatod ln the bill ii.troiuced bv Mr lt.K-sch, n-latlve-to cnoj^ratlve and benenciary Saoolatlona it provides that bo beneaehtry aaaaata tion sii.,11 uaeanypartof lt* aaaessineiits foi anv pur lK,so not aflirumtlvely s.-t fortb ln the l.y-laws oi (ueh SSaabttion aud ou the ca-rtiflcato of iu. u.berah p. m7r.s?1'1i dlsclalnie,l belng blmaeif the aiilhor of tbe blll and move.1 to aineud lt, so that lt wlll not upply to frttternal soeletloa. i.eneral French. of Barato^.i, aald tbat he reiire^enied tblrty co-oiH-ratlve aoclcti.^ und he /eit it hia outy ln tu.tr behalf to oppooe the. W1L h.-ct on 175 of tbe lawof 1HH3 gave them all the tajrtalaUeo thev wanted aud amply Btotooaed U.eir haloraata. Mr Ovodhoart, of How-York, lepreseuting tl.e American I^giou of Uouor and other aocletiea, Inalatwl that there waa uo ... lor tbe bill uud aald that lt was JiiBpired by old aurai.ee (ouip.ii.les. Tbe coinii.iut* took no actlon and are about cqi.aliy dlvidad on the blll. The Meiiale clties Committoe wlll to-nmrrow taport fBTOrably tha following bllls: Mr. l>al}'a Fiftb-ave. Pav. ment bill; Mr. Daggatt'a blll to eatabllsh a oubllc bosi.ilal lu Hruoklyu; Mr. Gibba'a bill abolfsiilng BlaiiVh'er-hoiiK(,s in Xew-York aouth of Hanem Blras (for cousidei alioii). MTANOKfi OF TUH PAKAUA CANAL HOVSI). Victxir dc Lcaseps, aon of Couut-Fcr.liuand de Leaaoi?B. arrivod from Colon ou Tueaday, oo hia way to Franee..He waa occompauled by Tbeodoro M.ntei, oueof thenketora of the Unireraal Iuterooeana Paa> ama Caual Oompany, aud by M. Martiu, geueru tary of tne compauy. Ruiuora havo been in cireulatlou that the nuaueea ot the eompauy are iu a far from sutla faotory eonditiou, aud lt was by sonie sapposod tbat tbe raturii of M. de Leeaepa to Fraucc waa edBeed by tbe hope that iliailklBI might be effeotod to carry the company over the prcaeut erlaia. The company la aald to bave IbsvikI auKksaudboudstotUe aiuouut of $1'J0,(MX),()0(), on wbich tbe auuual luteroet pald la #4,575,000. Re porta bave come from Colon that only 6,000 men ara now worklug upon tba canai, aud tbat Muraccloll M Co., wbo are amoug tbe largost coutraotora, atopped work on ptft.e.h 5 bouauac th?y had uot been pald bg IJUc coutoaur I for two inontka' work aiready done. M. de EkBBBOJfSI unablctoseevlaltorayeaU-rday. havu* notJ+?? . ered from tbo fatlgue of JtoiBJBW.toB B Btattt B? to a Triuu.se raportor: MLBO ""??{J' TnaniB of our mvaetf have been qulte. aatlaflo.l with 11; ?"(?8 at the inaneclion of tae work *hich la ii\J?g~ ? lathniua. We are on our w?y back to hraueo o that ia our homo. and we haveI niahi 1 wh tw i? do at Paaaaaa. We detern.ined to tatayabyyyo* aew Yorktoaeetheelty.mit we had no tdea Wlat our l r aaea would glve nao to M u.any romore. '' " .7,,? of the compauy are ln a aoaBdiBOBdtUon^BBd fWJJJ alaiinrd. As to the ivporl that M'lruecloil -V <???? atopped w.-rk beoaoaa ti.oy have aoabaoalaaBj,LBjMPg t,ue. Taey .in soapead work faoao^oraobecjnaew boii.e dimcuity between JbeaaeelTea and their ? ? ployee, bnt tbere waa nodimoalty betwi a n i" "'l " ,.,?p...,v. Exaotly how maiiy men BTB MWlJWOr?M ihcciimlleai.iiotatate. but tbere are ???*???*?!? Tbe nomber la iwntinuall/ viirying, becauae tbe namta a>> not work ate.idlly." ^^^^^^^^^ TUROWlf Jm W- yosk sta te. GLOOM AMONO THE DAIRYBEN. Port Jkrvis, Marcli 18.?Tbi OfBBkaj County FbJBm kas koao aoUeettag abBlatlaa natardnig toa paaa aad ...nditioiuind liiture outlook of tl.e uiilk pr.alueln* lnduatrv. It will publlab to-morrow a tabtilatcd atate BMOtof tba roparta waatoad toaai ererBxtf farmoraen cau'.-.i in th.- miik baatBaaa n orangc.Hiiiivan, neiawaro BadUBtorOoaattoaof laBStoto, aad Boaeai ta How /eraay. Tke OTaraBe pcoBt for 188t rapettod bjp Btoaa prodaoaraoa tba eapttol biToatad i? a ttttB toaa than 5*a IKTccnt.bultl.c farui.T'-owulai.or bl left ont of eon ?taeratioa. WBkaaooparaaaiaBowedfor bB aervicea the BBBat of nbt Itoaiir eaUaaotoa that the BTeraaa B*aBtwo?JdkaTOl.Bradnoadto net Bjora than oae pereent Optalon aa to tke ratae BftfBaaaa tooB aad im-cwcis* gralna for eowa rartee, but tba majorlt.v ? tu tarmers couden n tlulr uae und othcra cx>r. aa a modlfled approraL I >ne frankly m>.v* Jhey are a, goo i tblng wken quantlty and not guallty of milk B deerw . n?. nnmberof farm m oalng ttoae arttoBeaBMmpared with the wh.de nu.iiberiaaiiiall. Tke OBtBok for W preeenl U eonaldered dBoouraging. . -N'> <?!" ''>'";,,,','.' guodayearaalBataniiBaaytblnkil will be <? ?. i. ledij wone. Varioua auggeetlons looktag lo tke ?""V; inci.t of thc preeent altnatlon aro m .id.. but tba <... which flnds moat farorlatkattke prodnatBo or miix tkotUd be grcatiy redaeed, XBYDra To BBBAK A BIG AJBBIOHBaThTX, BTBAOOBBj March IS (Spvchl).- Tlio rrcd itora oftbe baaktag koaea of Wiikmann 8 Oa. wko ralled ln Poawnhor for 8500,000, are tryint to braab tho naat InTeotlgattoa kaa abowa that Aifred aad .1. 1..iin.in Wilklnaon, who eoiiipoac.l the llrin, had deedcd ih.ir raal aatato, baalaeiag two eBaaal real Aaaea ?? la IkaB bratkat feka wllktaaaa, af Olaaga, und he had L-iv. n a n.oti:a,'e ou tlic UlupBlty to CbaiBB P. . ..f Xow-York. In an adjourn.d c\ainlnatl.m ln aiipplcincntary proeecdliu-atoday Mr. Oeabj toBBBed to bataf im Htton.cy at N?>. 180 Bfaaiway. a aaeet ?agefor8it0,O00 on tba wTHnaaooa1 real eatata baia waa abowa, made aal to bla by Joka wTTMaaaw, and be pnaonnaed it to be eerraet ii" relattona with .lolm Wllkinaon. be aiiid, were tbo-.- <>f uttoriioy au.l olloni, and on that groand be deeltoedtoaay op wboaeeaa geatioii tbe mortgape nad been executed or In wboae P laaoaaiou thc luveatment had been siuoe Ita executmn iiud.hiivcivtohi.il. Tho mortgage waa made aao ae livercdin !.:a la? olliee on Noveiuber 84. Jodge >oitn ui. declded in tbe eaee where John BllkbMon w-t? mortgaiter and Br. Croeby moi gaaae tbat It ooaM nm be couxtrned, etther ln la* orejqulty, that Br. Craabj Unf aa attomay ferJoha Bl blaaoa. ? - in ,:.n i - rii.iniM. \siiii BAT8 AJCD CLUBB, s. tti ? r< i tDT, M.nvli 1?'? l^poobtfl. -Tho oaor eury waa foui flagiaee batow aara at aiklBbjki toet nhjbt. Th. l.ilt.rio'.d, how. \.r, .11 d not piev.ut thc li- ? of Daloafrearolkrainf tke aU eaatoai afotaajatlng uh.'ci.ra. DtaaaadtotoBBwMterowae, aklta eowBaad naaaka, tke atoaa <>f '88 m..r. kad tkroagk tka itiaat ta a i.oihiw aquara, aaaatttaB a aaBta ta abtob tof Bm alBObra. Thc fraakaaaa ?- aa i>"ite.i BaaMtatffeiDy wttk bbb* i>j Bm lopbomorea TkeBlaeOate toadtog tato Bto aaaapoa had beea Btontly barrloaded with wagoaa, aBfaba B?d aeveraloordaof wood, luit uu entranca waa enected through a small appar gate wktoh waa not eeeurelj blocki .1. At the fnneral pyre ? Urely Bgkl bapk pu?re in which tho lonlori lolned. Ba* bail bata and eluba were viaorous y uaed. Bereral atndenU wera a. v.iciv mjnn-ii and several arreaU hare beea made. Warrania bave nlHo been laaned axalnat polloe oflleera for aaaault "i"t on- offtoer wlU i?- tn.-d i.cfi.ro tha r> i ? ?? rBaaaBBatoaawi vltklaafewaaya. ai:i:i>ti:i> r<?i; i <.i:r.i:i:Y. BlXOBABTOB, March l^ {Sprciah.? JBBM - LawB Mced. for aaaao yeara a laaMaad af tfcB atty, was takeu into (iiatody to-.Iay BB cunplanit af Ba? Oay, afaraaar, wiio panBkaaai B Beeda not.. f..r 8400, which la aald to have bOafl BtBOd by the negotlaior. Tba u.hii. fWiaiBtkBl of Micliac! Mellrldo, a fami'T w BO ll\. a.aat of theclly. (Juy liv. I toOBWaaafO, ui.d pui Bkaaofl thc ajoto ta *ood raita. Vooi wa? breagfct bafore H. corder Downa. und tho lattcr. aficr n baarlac, A\<-\ ii? bail ol w,. i ai .fi.caio. It la riimored th?t v.c.^1 h?a bi varioua peraona. llo la ? b.oili.r m -i?w of Joi n and Edward ETana, axteaatre ooBtraetora, and n ? ir. i promlnontly m th.- c.i.iiacta Blrea out wa tbe AJbaa) aad M.^.iuehai.na RaUroad at tbe Baaa of IU oon atructloii. 8] BTEVCBO POB BOBBKBY. OLBJtl FaLUB, Manli l8.-ln Tlio (iiriiit Ooafl at (aldwcll to-dny Hu.k DafB, thlrtj tl.i.c ?M, plca.ied gullty to a rhargc of latkOff ln iiictir?t tiiiei.ani waa aaataajaad by Jadga Hab la BBrteaa yoata aud six ajawtka ta Daaaaaaora Btata Prtaea. Oa BoTaaakaff w. 1884, DavB aai aaatkai uian eaterei tho houao af wiuiam Baraa B CBMBtortwara, \s.ii b Ooaaty, beaad kba nn.i oairlsd uway.fi."'"" ln raluablea and moner. ??limk" and "W i>a\i-, brotbera, und ?? luiiv " Berrtch wera arreated oa ane picion at BochesUroo Deeember 28. I" a atatlon bouee hjtbatcity Herrlck abot blnaall m the bead and dled in a ;. w uomenta. Tke DarB brotkera werebrooghi to tka Wai r.n Connty Jall at Caldwell. - Joe" Uavis will l.ctn.diii Muy. ICX ON LAKB o.vtakio. Ltobb, Biavefa l* [Spmat).?PeoplB Urlni BtoaB tka eaora of Lako (totatto ta Bayaa and Oawofo Couiiti-a Btata that this haa been Ihc aevcroat wlut.r known th; ro ainec lH.'.l. A anrvey of the Icc ll.ld on tka takeat8odasPetatiatkBoaaaty made tooay aiiowc.i that lteovera tho BJaMBBOt arca of watcr ever known th.tc Thcrc la almo-t fcolld l.-c for two inll.a Ollt fl.un akore. Bodua Bay i* aiuwat eompletely oorered with ic of an BTerage tbicxneaa of two aad a batf fa< t. au en trance lo tbe barbor are fro/on tnat and oorered by bngj drtfUOfanOW. iler.- aud there ure great pllca of RoUd lce aud aaow ubout the bay. john BTBBB AND THB VBBBWBBZ. Blli vi.o, Marcli 1H (Spwial).? Tlio Di-nio crata of thla clty woro oxcitad thia afternoon upou tho piiiiiication of ? aiapalak from Baaktaftoa bbbBbb lhat tho rroald<;!t had dctennlnad to appolllt Colonel John Brraeof tkBetty to ? lmpartoat paalUoa ta tho Ba tlonal Booret Serrioa, OolonelByrne ia a BepabUcan and baa nererbeenfrtendly to thc Prealdeat'a uspira tioua. Thc Denio.rila lurc rcfuao to bc!|.-vo that thc Preaideut w juld appoint him to any poaitiou. -? A M.w IXMJt Of BUDBOB BTBAJIKB8. Poi'diKiir-ii, Marcli 18 (Hpccutl).?C:ip tain a. p. ii.a k, af iho Baptd IraaaB StoaiaabaB Oaaa pany, haa mado ariaimciucnta M ruu the BOSBJI i Chryatonah fioui.V.w Voik to Nowburg the aaffBB| aeaaon, tho Joxephine from New-York to Po ik)i kc? jiaic, aud the Ixing liranch from Now-York to Uodaon. The Joaepblne Is to !><? ruu iu iho tatereat of fruli groweri ln tbe rmlt aeaaon, aad B to bo comuiaudcd by Uapuin i-.iijoi v Daj... _ FIUINC AT A L0O0BOTTTB BBOOrBBft Schknixtady, March IM (Sptci(tl).-A rillo ahot waa lirc<l at Knu'lne. r BU T. rry BB Mon.lay liiorn tag while bla train WM paasing Morria atatiou on the Central road tire mlica caat of thia clty. Tho bail paaaod tlirouirh thc cah of theoniflne bar.ly mlaaing Its mark. Beveral yeara ago tke iraek waa lorn npat tkBptaec and an oil tiink wrc.kc.l und ael uu Ilrc Dncnian WSt Bll life. Wnee that Ume tke eompaay haa kapt two meu conatantly wateklng at thia polut. lTMiING A 111 MAN HKAIl. Bll iiuki.u BrtaBOBj Maidi l^.-liit.-n-st in tlic ln ?uae inurder caae waa icuwi hcro to-dai bj thc diacovery of a huuian bead ln Ihc fuina.e of u inaple aiigarhut iu tho WOOM of i'almcr Wood, ln Warroti. Tke bead sarapaaad tokatkat B wlUtoaaOniaa. wko wa- murdered ln Ueoembat by bB wiie, Raxaaaa Droae, . bj tni daugliter Mary and uepbew, 1'ru.k Qatee, who aro all uow lu ilcrkinicrjall awaiting tiial. MK. QAJUri FIKHT CBXBUI APl'(iINTMi;.NT. Tkoy, March 18 (.S'^rici/j.-S.cictaiy Carr yeaterday inadc bB BfB appoiutiiunt of cinaiia cnuincr atoi, ehooalug Foarlb- Uauniiman, a youiig wnmau af Brunawlck, Renaaelaer Couuty. Bhe will eolleot tho statlatlca for the aecond i lectlon dlatlict of that towu. ? FOUND FP.OZKN To DBATB IN UV.H BBfX Gi.ovki(syii.i.i:, Marcli 18(Spn-ial).-Mrs. Ann llitclu ... k, a Wldow, who Ihcd all ulolie, wua foiind ftOSBB to Baath II to* bai thla morulng. Tho thenuom eter iegiatei-Ml I'O" beluw zero._ WU1TE JiniCIl LAXD AND JM0ADWA7 L0T8. Thc COBBlllBttflB OBb ut ita incetiiiK laat evilatof coutluued ita ciiacua-lon upon the posslble amelioratlou of tho conditlon of the laborlng elaaaea througb the appiieatiou of li( nry (icoiKe'a thcorlca. Mr. Ueorge waa expected to be pn-teiit und to partl. lpate lu the debato. He waa, however, unuvoldably dctalued and Ixiula F. Poat took bla plaee and exi>oiiiided bla vicwa. Aftor Mr. l"c?t had tlniab.d hia r>maika ho gave an op portuuity to thoae ao dlapoaed to j.utany rjueatlona nj.ou the propofcitUms wkieh ke had advanced. Mauy ciuca tioiia were aaked and nuawerod One inan roao and au nounced himaalf aa " a Down-Faat Yankre," wko ownrd aome whlte bireh luud In Coniiecti.ut. Thla laud didn t yleld hliu auy proflt and be waiitcd to know bow atauy lota on broadway bo would raeelre in exchaagc for It la the rodlalitbuilou of lano. (?lhcr (jueatlona vvoreenually ?tartllng and it roqulrod all Mr. Poafa aOroltiioM to Aoi'i- bla nutaUouti'o to lha bOUiU ; CKITICISINQ GOV. A13BKTT. PASSIXG BILL8 OVER niS VETOE8. THE OOVF.RXOU'a PARTISAN MKTIIODB 8KTKRKLT ri.NDFMNVD. [rROM THK llKGCI-AR COKRE.arOXDaKT OF THE TnIBl*K.] TaTfBfOV. Mar.li 18.?Thi Govein.ii's atti tude on tl.e noi.-p..rtlsan bllla recelved considerablo at tetitlon In both hoiisea to-duy and the Asaembly paaaed over the Oovernor'a v.to ao fewer than four of the bills tho Oovernor returned yesterday with his aa> laottOaa The ilillllg vrilh which evcy Republici.n re.orded hia opinlon tbat Mr. Abbott bad vlolated tbe tmata hwpoaad m bim was atriktag rfllianef the Itrongth of the Repnbliean opinlon, whlle ln all the 1>, u.ocratic argunient BBWoH waa said In def. nce of tbe spoilssyatemwbichhedcch.r.dtobe his potfey lu BO aeptlag tha aaaalaallah IBa aubjeet cameupinti.e H.Mte a? the eonatdcrstloti af n b.ll pluclng ln thcjolnl ?llir | IhllllllllB rf PtatelTlson Hup.rviaor. Tka I IllBlBIII la now practicHllv ln the ban.N of the OOT emor. Senator Cans'iiter (l.ein.) attacked the incaa ure and provoked a reply troaa Sentaor (irlgKVwho aald: lo 1*7.1 i.wiih ataata bi.w la the Senate, ta.Totad ptaee the aelectlon ot thi- olbcial in tbe baudaof lha Oovernor L d'a boar Tl.e Leglalatnre waa itejaubllcan and the MU was ono of aeoroa that bave ,,.,-.-.?, .> !?'? ??''?" LegUlatoree Teettag ta the rto ra roor powo ra Of Hppo.ntmen. I?ti. the l.e^l-laturo and tM ueonle trualed Ihe exoeuUvea <>f the atate aodtboii ue^oUontotolntefaata ofalL Joel Parker. Rnndolpb and Bedle lustllled that trust and they were knOWfl t<? M wlaeandgood. witn tha adaiialatratJoB af Bojreenor Ai.i.e.1. th.* haa been ohaagea. AttheyaryB ... tha ?' ? claredtbal - lha. who do Ihe work for me i ..thia eamitabrn shall be rewarded," and thoo.ands of Keiio er ,1 No.'-d tor hlm with a aaoae ..f Bhaae, thtaktag Ifal be wonld not be aa bad aa he eeeaaadL Bow ha haa th* fllled his partJaan proaalaea tbe poblle know and aa a Uemoeratle Aaaemblyman baa aald " ha haa k.-pt BJi word " Hebaanol merely Blledboarda wtth Deaaocra ? bul with Abbett DBI.?ruts.nndln the board. of ? BtCh heis a nenber haa earrled hia partleaaanUn la H* couutlea a..d dlctated appolntmenta, nol to pleaee |.ea,ocrats, but to ndvance his f.ersonal an.olll. Tii.- apactacle that OoTeraor Aboett has preseBtod lo ?a Htatolaone to abame the wbole people. and ta paeetBg ti.bUla we aay to the preeoBl Ex. eutlye i - Voo heva abuaed tbe power totraeted le yoo br tho Btato and II shallnolongerbe tatmatad t? ><>'. 1 do not M*? jolnl meetlng as the boal method of .?elertlngboarda. bot Idoknow tbat it lebettarthan leartagtbe power totba handa of ono w.laa abaacd li. i-maiiy. wan t ... Uemocrata to remeniber Jual onefaet whteh tbe irjour nals bave ne-lccted ....... ntlon, that ta erary MU prortd Ing for tho otooUon ol th. rarloua boarda, .-.p.ai pam repreaentanoa i? goaraatoed. The Bap iiiapf bUl awa ?>rd ered ta a ti.ird raaanag. In Ihe A MBBlMy the greati r part of Ihe day was occu pliifl ta dlaoaaataf tha frai reteea That prorldlag bm th.- akotloa af Ihe hforrla Plahaa aaaaaaafa was dabatad at lenirth. speaker Aru.stro.ig, Mr. Murptiy and Mr. Kaaabey BdTeeattog tha aaaasaro aud afoaaea, Bsaaaa andfhapinali opposing II. lt was paeBOd by apul. rota,aawera lha biiis prerktlag for kha alaaUoa hy lidalmiallagafthi Waraaal Biheoi rtaateea aad thal ahallahlBg tha edaee or Plreotoc at Large af Hadiaa Conaty aad Umltiag tha aaaa.Betal'a power. ihe Aaaea Ny paaaad tha bill aaahlBg Ihe legal rate af inrercst:. perc.iit, axeopl wheTO eeatraeta for Bpei ,-. ;,i .,,.laaade, IhehtUbiaal obJeetioaaMe Intteprea cnt ihapa, Bttaoagh H hjaeaaawhad doantfnl whethor the Senate wlll approaalt Tha Boaaa rata a,aa?8ia n Tha Baaae alao paaaed UM htB regalatlBg tha eel i.-rtiou af aaeeaaaaaato Inatlaalaiaat ? rarhallaaeopj of the act now iu BM Ifl BrOoklj I anl it til *araily ad voeated i>> Mr.Corbu.of tn.oii. who ahanaterlxed It .,? on- of lha.t in.poiti.nt ??BBBiei >. I' BBalnV rod. ihere wara ae dlaeentiaa rotea ln theSeii.ite. Mr. W '!. Vli'.el?'!?? ? l rOOB t0 B ti..n of prtrllaga and donled ? atatoaaant hy Beaatat Plah thal he had rOBOetod upo.i hlBJ (Mr Plah) and upoii hl.-h oartalaaftaafloaatalBdlsraaa ngtb. 80b Olrl I aeamp mani bill. li- bad eaO< d tbe blll a K?b, i?ni b.wl made no refiectloua Mr. Pbih aaid tbat tbe blll bad been urg. I by the ..ovcno.r and ...n-r.ls Perrine aud ^t ? i,cciall\ the last nali.e.l. alci the obarge Ihal 11)0 blll was alob was a aerJoua nflaetlon on all of th.. and waa i noal ni | lal impatatlon. n.c luddenl i anaed tonv of a br. <,e. ......,, ,. ,. Snate bill Ko. 28, permlttlng the Lehlgh valley Bafl roasl Company to cloaa up ?"aabln?ton-at., Jcraei waa paaaed, 8ti lo21, afler l<m< >i- '-elira b) Mr. i andotberaln oppaaitlou. rna blll waa orderod to Ita tniid readina y. atorday, and ? .- pual I ahe ..: :, the i alandar undar lha manaavmrnl ?f lli road adrocataa. Tbedahate waa dall unill Mr. Parkei .!.-, lared the maaaura uufaii aud - ihl tbat its Impoi mUbl i bebalf; by tbe eouraa of the Bpeakar m loavlna Ine I,, advocata lt. and bj tbe reman ?;,, rs ,,f moat of Ibe n * ,! Hiteakei Armatrung proteatad agalnsl t ..? Inali th.it he thougbt u.e rom-rluol Mr. Parlu i oonvoyed, an l !h. latt. rthen BXplaiUOd thit lo- bad not mt.i.d.-l 1" iiup.ite impiopiioty upoi, thoHpeakai aot-lyed tba \u\> s of all thi ro ith Jeraej mombei ihoae "f Meaara. Batt, ilarhaan. - atJCaeas. ^ TUItMXG OUT A PAJTRFUL "1 II' IAL. amkmulyman ciui'Mia MIWB m riciiim i r.wi>rWT ,,- H '?? ?? I ? ? rjBBBj ibm aanima ffnaaawr-i- oa ram tagacwa.] Iki:m"N, Mareli 18.?A Oare majarity ot tha Htate Board af Bdacarlaa ahayed Ooveraot m or.brs to-.iay and made AiiiBiblyaMia Chapaaaa ta. Baparlatendonl af PabUa iBatroetlon. Tha reaa " dlot, and lha no!i.:.,ri ? ho k- ive U?-ir .; provai to this hlow at tbe aia. ailon.ii Utteiaata af Bew. ,rc theraaara aMe toeeaeeal tn.-ir bJaallty. I*aat tmlloU wem laken liefore the ten mem!<er? n eie. t co.lld De llldllced to ol.e)' tl.e exe.ltlV. U-lllli:.. Tha proaaat eaperlataadeBt I t tpgar, haa held tha poaltiofl for algHteaa year* n- foauad iheeaBeethe laael baportaal al the Btata, lha i laaatloaal ayataaa aa foriu.d, tha loanhara asder tha eoBtroJ <>f toaraahlp oltl. < ra, and the BMMBaM ra.s.d BBBOr Uflg to tlo pn of lha distri.t wirho.it rogard la lha unaia af the aaheeta. Tho BewJetaey aahaola bow ara eeae eaded to ha aqaal aa Bteae af aaj Btaaa tathoDBton. Bnperlalandaal ApgaPa ertaaa haa booa lhatwhaa ha ?ot< i and wi.en ln- peraonal opluiona were nol. ap. iv inM.ived he preferred a Bepubliean tick. t to a Damo rratle. He framed the two aeta oa whloh tha wboi.. ayatom la baaad, thal of eoonty aaponrbnon lastoad of townablp, aud ralslug tlie srhool tux by lha Ht.itc Inst al of thedUtrlct. Afterthe vota, Aaaemblyman armatrong, who nol iu rreqneatly remlnda tha Houae ?>f hia yontb. ogi red .. rea oiiitmn in'the Uooaa eongratnlaUBcMr. Chapauui apoa his appolnlineiit, rthleli wa- adoptod, thoiiKb to th. I Bl barraasment of aoaae who oonldnotapprorotbaaaleo' tloll. _._ MAl'Ui: (IKAl-PS IWUKISAGE. oppiciaij vTHoa naou mat bzpibb boob? waiiino K..11 nii: 00OB1 oi- aitkai.s. Tho (jiiistioti wiutticr tli.- t.Tuis ofoertoin eity otliu rs wlll explre oi, M.iy l Is now hefara lha IOBi l of Appeals. It has been held by the luriiiiil.eiits lhat their tcrinsdatc fiom Ihe tiin. WBOB Ihe] lOOh oltie, . II ('oijioriitloii Counael says tbat w here BB oltlclal has held o\cr hayoad l.is lana af bbbbi :.i- aaeaeaaai aaarolj BMrraa for lha aaoiplrad hanB aad not for ti.o f..n bm aa, Thede. Ifllon of thls questloii b] the ( omt of Appe I - wlll deteiniinr whether sowrai hculs of ilcpar'in?ntH go anl of ollloo on May 1 or hol.l over for BBjothei yaai or more. The dircct qiiestioti for the court of laat resort la wbelber Ma)..r Kdson had the rlcbt to lioinlniite ni.d the llou'd of AldiTUien to eon tlnn Mcmsis. I'rcnch aud McClave as I'ollen t'ouitiilsnloii ers, taaaoeaad Meaara. ITraaehaad Maaea, if thaOaa BsrathBi OeaaeeTe eafnlen la aorreot?tae laaaaeefetnoa of I'n -id" nt Asten, af tbe Tax l'oiniiil>-ion, l,ie>ident Vant'ott.of tl.e Kire ( oiiuul u.n, Doeh .'oiiimi^sloiuT Lalinbeer, I'nrk Coiniuishhiiier Walcs, ('li.niiles CammuwlonerHeaeaad OoaaBdaatonaref JBran Oaal f eld \mii e\| ire on Maj l. aad Mayor Oraea eaa appotat their anceeaaora. There ui no quoatlon aa totaeaxplra tlon of the terma of Meaara Van Oattaad J t ? i. WHh the exeepltoii of Mr. ( aiili'i.-l I ali thce oltlcl.J? are He pablleana, and poaatbly with the eieeptfonof Mr. B'alea, all are eandldales for raappotBtBMnt Kx- \hb i niau Hayles ilt.-puldlcani, and Aaa lt Kellogwand ex-1'..lice Buperlnlaaoant Jamaa .). KebM (Cooaty bemoerata . ara eandldateafor Cbaritlea 1'ommiaaiowr. Per PtreOaai mlaaioner tba m.'st promlnent randMala, aaaaa fnnn Prealdenl VanCott,la Vtaeenl ?'. Kmg. m ona tlui.-a Plre Comanaaloner, aud bob treaaiat <>f IhaCoonty Demoeraey Eanentlro Commltteo, Paf Tax Con mlttloner, Mr. Asten li trongly nrgad bj ataay tafa entiai laxpayara. Por Parh ? ommuanoMi ai Aldarmaa i uiifc'iait rTammany Democrati, Alaxaoder Brandoa and rboroaa J. Caray tCounl] Hetnoerata) ara alraadj n. the tt,-i,l. Por Doeh OoniBuaBloBer, Aldermao Baborl Uall and Cbarlea Bollley, etarh of lha Eaaet Markat Polloe ....nt (County Damoeral), ara maatiuBed. Mr. CaolAObi boids that hfa term of oftice expiroajuii^Mar 1, and la a eaadtdate for reappotntaai nt Tbe appotatmeata real aolalj wtth tha Mayor, Rafeaa glven no tudlciitlon yet as to uhem be wlll Bppotat, and is noi Ukaiy to aaaehiar lha ?atter aariaiialj nalll wlthta aahert timeot the ? m iiation nt tha taraaa?r oiiho. " My teiui of ollice," BBld .'oinmlssloner l^iimbeer, yes tarday, ** Marortiraee ragarda aa lermtaattag May 1. I aui su!l>lh d If be I-. and ahall makn noetlort to bold my ollice. tbOUgh 1'ie-ldcnt staik and Mr. Voorhls tbllik that m; term doea not und \sllh Aprll, aud they urge me to bold mj aaat" A bill that haa lha aanetloii of the Mayor l? now before the lcgislature, providitig that Ihe dmlenot the lloc.K iiourd ?haii be iranaaatad bi a alngla eomnUaaloner. Mr. Vooihia aald Usterday tbat be IhoOfhl the blll would be paaaed. Mr. Walcs. of the 1'ark Iiepartm. nt. sald reeterdu) that he n-aid.-d his term its eu.llng May 1, aud thal l.e bad uo deslre to oouUnno lu ollice longor. ? yrORK OF WE REAL ESTATR AVVTIOSEERB. Tlu* auctioii sales at lli.' ExaJhBBJBI siilesrooiu yoeterday wero of lesa lmportaiice thau ihoae or tbe two iileredlugdar*. Tbe Kuleki-ibocker Cottage (Xoa. 4M to 58 siithave.) was sol.l by J.ihn T. li. Smytb for ex Aldcrmali HoimIwiii lo W. Wllaou for 81/,7.'?0. Tbe proix-rty ia leased lo lha present occupaut till Aiitfu?f, l!t.H. A. J- Hleecker A Hon sohl ,No?. fl?0 U; M7t Heeou.l BTB. to.lohn Keekmau f?r *;JJ,.S?.> Rlehard V. Harnett aold No. 3W < a.'iil st. for fl7,000 and U94. Canal at. for filO.OtMl tn Hei.ry (ordea aud Cbarlea liradley rea|iecv Iralj. Beary aonumaebar bouifht No. 888 Beej Twenty si-ond at. for *iri,000; .lacob New mark pal.l i|iJ0,150 for No. '211 Uelaneey-at., and Jeremlah I'augi.oi n sec.ired No. 1'. 1 Weat Tweuty-aeeoud-aU for <r'-'-.l-". Four lota lu l.ighiy-nliilb-st., weatof Ooutral l'ark, were bouKbt hy rraatrhT McCaba for iO.-U'J eavh. Tho auctlon aale of tho Lovett oatate to-day will probably attraot a large nuuib.-r of lnveatora. IIA 1U10AD hlEUESTS. RKADINO AND JKRSEY CENTRAL. MR. GOWKN'S PHOPOSITIOX KKJECTBD BY THK NKW^JF.RHKY DIRKCTOItS. A inertinp of the directora of tho Central Rallroad of Now-Jeraey to coualdor ita rolationa with thc l'hiladclphla and Keadlng, which haa fail.d to fulMI the ukltaalBaB of tho leaiio, waa hold yeaterday. Tho lhadiug waa ropreseated by Franklln B. Qawaa and E. C. Knlght, who submitted a piopo-IHon from tbo Itcadlng Hor.rd. It waa ln effect to aearata Bha road for a few yeara and to pay over any tbing that it mlght earn abovo flxed chargoa and ,,], r .1 Bf llfiaill ? waa recolved with ao groat dlafavor that It was inodltlod at ouco by guaraateelng aamall dlvldend next year, which ahould be increaaed from year to year until the full rato under tbo leaae should be reaehed. Tho BfO> poaal waa urged by Mr. Oowen, who IJMItllll tho oplnlon that the ro.td eoiild earn more nnder tke Beadtaa managomcnt,tkaa It eouia u operated mdependently. It waa oppoeed by soae of tba directora, pertlcularty by Bnmuel Bloaa. wkoae epta lona ditfcrod widely from tfcoae expreeeed by mr. Uowen. After B bmg diaouaaiuii the propoaal waa relected and ?"**?? l.lttlo. v.hohaa not b.-on Alaokaread aa reeeiv.T, waa iiiatructed to tiiko Immedlate atepa 10 havo the rocelvemhlp roatored lf ho ehojii'i uot havo po-dtlve aaaiiraiicca from the Beadlna Coinpauv br next fetooday tbat tho Aptfl tatoraat aad tbe nnp.ii.i toxeo sboaB be proaaptly paaa. An oth.cr of tba ('ouipany aaht yeaterday; l ne Rcadlng proposliion waa to tuke all tbe earninga and pay only wkateonklaotka afaded. if we oaaaot ,1,. aa well aa that we certalnly havo no ri.lit ln our prcaent plaeos. At tlrat we tuought wo would aliuply pay uo atleiillon W Wke ?il,r. but afi.r talking it over wo fortniilly relected It. We havo tho otlldal promlao of tho Keadlng to pay (i por ceut dlvldciida, It iaub*ur..to tuppoae tliat we would aeoept aaetkaf aeaaaBa touay uothing." OmO 1 i:ntkal BBOBOAJUBATIOat. TlK'cniiimiU.-c ilccU'd at B nirotin},' ,)f ,M" bondholdoi-Hof tho Itlver Divlaloii of tho Ohlo Central Hailroad Company on Mou.lay to preparo a phin for tho I ii/at'.oii of tho company haa adopt.d BB BBVaa> liicnt which la n.iw l?-iug ak-ncd. Tho aoh.-ino propoaoa ihc aaiakaaa B Ika Btapatty and fnaaakBaa nndaf Bta> doauM proc.ciiii'.-a aiready bofaa ta Bta DaBad wtatca ( ..uita iu Oktoaad Weat Vlrglnle. A BOW eoinpaiiy la to Ba forinc.l which will kBBM BfB morttfage bonda at BB rateaf SlOvOOO a aaUeea laadaotoalty buiit. Tkepaw ceiMla of the-c lion N an-to t.c iiacl lu tho purchaao ?f thc raad aad ta aaaaptotiM aadmialaptngto Tka araaeal tii-.t uiortcac,.bonda wiii ba aabti?k I toto? BrB ati larredetoefceattttedto Ba par aaat dBHaarte i bka ba saaae boada lato aaeoad prefatied atoek aaxt aaBttod ta ili piir canl illTlflaarlir awil BB preaaal eoamoa iuto aaw c..uiii,..ii atoek at tke rati ofoaaakara far aao. After alx |mt ci.t dlvldciida have bBBB pald BB thla itOCb aur eurplas earninga are to be dlrlded equally oa all ? wilhoiil pirf.r. ne... Tho dlvldonda wdl bl oumulatiTe. To aecore the adrantaai il.tbe prMoal tii-it mortgage boa '.a moat pay m ceefl .ui .,.oienl ..f iwo pereent, tbe Inronie bouds ?? teu per oent, and tbe.uon atw a ? ? ie >?'? one i> S'f-w Brat mortgage bonda win ba gWeuatpar for tie ??? , i h p.i\uicntB. Tho new company will have ?? abare eapltal ol 8PJ.2iM),O00, of which tbe Bral preforred ?ill i?. ?.,...i. ta.- aeooud preforred 84,000,000 .,.,? bo.'200,000 Dopoah oftne Bral mort aiade at the < i ntrnl rruat .ipun. will laaue ii- Degotlable recelpU for them. II t il.I tbat the agreeui nt bas aiready I.lakjaea bj sonte of tke bwgaat boadboldarai ? im BJ AH..IT PA88K5QBB AJTAIB8. il ia ii..! irnr, BB icl.criiiplii-'l frOtB ChiOBgOi th.u tke tralaa ..wr tka BewOfeek Cbatial and tke take Bkere .i. ai. to ii.akc .|u:. kir tnnr by two boara t.. ifB betwei i Bew-Yorh aadCktoaga wkaa tba ftpttof time aahedatoi aa tato effect ll.rrc haabe. I. Kouic talk B .halic'iig tho lllnc labtoaa aa ta aaata tkt ttar-???*?*??? CbkoBa to IkB .. bj rroaa bataWeB. IkB woald bea rad ?? ti.m lu tlii.- on .a-t-l... md tralna of two l.oura, but no Bea bai i? aa icaaV rad ta raaard to Bm aaBti . i rted yeaterday Ibat II i ptwpi aai aBtaaaa i? . ...|.t,o,in.| p .-.-:,ccr raic from Cbteago had been nba.i.b.ncil becauae tbe lullln.o.c aud (ihlo. whib lng to advauce tbe tarlff. InaUted tbat II -h-ui-i be done ..ui) .1 ? f,:r ' :"lr."", 1" | Mld Bt IkB Wcat at Ihc ,-ut r..'. - <l uera Paaaongei tgwnt Bonctt. of tbe ????! Mhoro, denlod that tbnre had been anj advanoelnthe :,, benekl "f l..- h.wcat ratea Ih.IIi B.tal aud W -t. II." ?'* r.i elo.a. ti. kda BOM b rlty andautlon aganUoTour j ? r".r , "t , ,u,dau.?fp ? ?? ' - '?'< "j ocal ttckeu _ItoalistatlnM al a gr.at radueltoa ai ?cnta are aiready In nrogreaa for tbe taunaaaa aummoi trarel tbal bi axpai ted IkB leaaea, a tiiv ti: vn-< osnsi.-. n: 'I' ,N Rt. Pai i.. March 1h I Hpedal). M? BaaaaBerdaad fae, B Bka Battbata PaetBa, Bfl 84. paal to.iay f..r D.uv. r, ?beea tkap win attead tho bbbB IngOl tke li .n-< .i.tln.-ntal A-aoeUlloii on fild.iy. Thla Kloaaly Bakad .'oi i laa apea ita . deprada tka >-i:>;.?...?.? ?r tka aaaei tattoa. 1 daytki . ? ? aa toaoed aaatkar tortC aqaallataB tka ratea io ba aaa i laeoaaeettoa aitb Btoaa wb* ii weal tato ? :, Mii.hHl. Tba tnink llii.-a now blli evcryil.in. fr..in tba a.ai.oar.1 to Cktcaeja, or MbMlaa ? Rl ? . .il tlic lo. .il tailll l.i c. , ... mgbi ib i h U i- as Um loeal ratea from ijl i oul? lo th i*i.iti.-1 ...i.t are blgber lhan thc aom of tbe two from New-York to Cbleagu aad from ( hleaco to tke roaat. It equallaee tbe ratea by tke way of Cbli > roduclug tbe proportlou weat of Cbleago Ibi amount that It B to exaaaa of the ann or thc iw.. ala ii.-' ratea rlaHt. Loula an ..i in tbe aama way. ao aa Bad to axaaad Ika vla Chliago. orrxBaVi oa a < uiadiab cobpakt8 bobdb, I ln- ...ntt.i.t BtBtaB in May ol' laat year bw* ii.c PbbbiUbb OoTBraaaaal aad tka btoatraal i laBkotrt i.iiki BaBwaf Oaaapaay,far tbo pay ii.cnt of tatoraB for Bftoeayaan on |l30?,0OOof tke e..mpHuy'-> boiula, haa n.vcr bSM dclaied forfell.d. Tke n.n * ai.i.ii.m Mini?tor of BaBwaya aai I aaaB im ],,.. i i.. w .?ou.iiiioii-. Tka eaaapaaj aaataaaad a atU Imnaaa ta < aanply with ikaaa if it had aoaaa aOBtal laaar aneetkal ika lerau of tko aaatraei woali B oarriedoal wh.li II had doiic ao. It la BBatontoOd that ut il rcccnt .ttu? ut tke Uoreraoi aud UvaaBI thi. aaaiiranea aaa glven and ia imw on ita wa] to i>:. Korrln i.ie.n, prea dent of tke ooaBpaay. Tka81.2?0,000ol houdswaa ne gotlated tn i^iudon taataammer on tn? eondltton or ib? Ouverument guanatoe. laa aata will noa ue perfected and work on tbe rallroad, wklek waa atopped nearlya ,, ,, igo, will be reanmad on tbe opeulug ol apnng. rbe eompaii) will make tke reqolred depoelt ol t1..'?,.><mi aa kooniaa tbe oflhsial aaeuranee tbat tho anataal aaatraei Wl.l hc . alllc.l oal ahull be ior. H< 8. ? BTOOKHOLDBBB nOBIBB DtBBOfOBB. l'llll.ADi.i I'lli \, Mat.li 18.?TheW was n Uvely inortiiigof the ato. kiiouici-a of ikaOaatnU Traaa poitation Oaaapaay bata today to aaoBrlar haa action of tke directora ta aaodlfylaa bka Baaa of tho faUaaaa Palaoel ir Company, Tka dlaaBaetod atoaaeat oppoeed tkaekotoa B any ?t tke aoaapaai aaaaara aa ekadnaaa oi tkla mcctmg. BaaBtf OtaaawaBwaa BaaUyaleetod, After a t-tollny ttmc, lu whh h BOtblBB waa aceniuplMhcd, Ika meeting \otcd to iidjourn Thor.uipon Mr. l.o. k W?.,<1 oaUed tke atookboblera tofetber foraa adjoumed im-ctlng. and naaaed TboataaWaliar for onairmaa. ile waaeluetad. Tbbi ajentBmen a.ivta.-i tbe atoekboldera to 1.1 cautlonaly, aiet nol t.. paaa upon tke oondnel oftbe directora wllbout dellberatioa. Thc BMetlbg roted to emploj couii-,.1 toeompel tke dlreetora t?.>,-i\.. tbeatoato boldera tbe dealrad lufoimaiiou uboiit tka oaaa, ? Mi-. BXLABBOU8 BAILWAT iM'i:i.i.Hii:.M'i:. BoBTOVi Miinli is (Sprvial).?It H aiinmiiicoil th.ii tba BatoB PaBBa btalbraad baa ordatad all n? trana uonUaealBl baaaaaaB arletaattof on tba AllaalB ?>ea bo.ird lo bc acnt over thO oregon BheCt l.ine aud tho OragoB Rallway aad Karlgatlon Uaa t<> PsrUaad, uad th, ihc hy ateamer to Bau Pranoleoo, T.iia ordec baa l.cci. glven becauae ofthcCcnii.il l'a.lllc'a reriia.il lo; iuk.it hereafler exoopt at toaal i.iicr.. ; I.m.i vNACoLia, Muoh 1 ?.? Tho anuiial mcetlug Bf the l tueagO, -t. LBBB und PlttabBIg BBBfOBi Company waa h. i,| bata to day. The auniial rcport for HS1 ahowa tho groaa earninga lo bo a>4,y,.Mi.,a4??; cxia-naea ijta.OO'J.'Jia tct aajratoat f^'Jl. 8881 raeaapB from BBBB aoiirooa 880,0401 totol aat laTaaaa 8874,6711 tototaal i>-iid bb bouda8080,87'i; Intoraat oaeai truat, etc, $liu,uoJ toiui ch irgea 81,100,888; m ' io.- 0^0,153. 0 Kxtenaive Improrementa have baaa made to preparty, *l Jld.d.l'i bil liavlng boeil BXpeadOd lu tlila .liuiclloii aud cnargedto tb? eapltal Boeoonti natalytof real aatate In UbloagO and n?w ahopaat lu.llaiiipoll.i, Alfr.al l. Ji.tiina af BaW-Yofi andll.Hl.ldlo Kobcrta of Chl BBfa win. io cl. ilc.l illr. ctors. i uu tOO.MBfBb 18\~ail a meeting ofthe BenBBBBBBf comiii'.l'.??' Bf BB .eaboaid tnink llnea to-day, it wan do elded to pnt tho advauced rato-. eaat from (lileago lnto effect ou Baturday. Tbe atatoment made on Mouday thatno dlrlcreiitlala were allowcd waanot uhaolutely aaaji.?? t. The allowauco af dlfferoutlula har mercly lieen reatrlclo.1 to rouudaboiit llnea to Iloatoii. Tho ratea are aa followa: To New-York, by all llnea 81H 50: to Boae tOB by direct llnea 8^0 50; vla Chlcago und Allantlg 810: via ktontreel *H BOi to Boftalo 814) l'lttabur; *1'J- Albany *17 BOj Ualtlinorc and Waahingtou fl7 r>0 i'hliidcli.ula *1S; MoutreulflOSO; Ottuwaand Pros cott, Cauada 8ir> 50. BXTUFUE CltUELTT TO A nORSE^ Tluodoro Kowiiiakl, of Jauialci, L. 1., wiw arreated yeaterday on complalnt of Puporliiteudcut Hanklnaon, of the rorloty for the Provrotlon of Cruelty to Anlmala. Hn piindiaaed a horMo lu thla clty, aud whlle drlvluglt hoiiio the ai.lmal refuaod to move and waa atrongly Jnoluied to Ho duwn. Kowtnakl bOOBBWM enmged that ne took a plteh fork and ran a tloe Iuto one ot the horae'a erea. The horae flnally fell, aud aa It lay on tbo ground Kowlnaki plunged the fork repeaUdly Iuto Ita body. Tha lnjurlea were ao aovore that the horae bad tc lie kllled. .V.iatto lietk, who laauad the warraut after hcitriug, keld Kowlnaki under bouda for ex . emiualloa. WOKK OF THE ICEMEN. HAKVESTTNG THE CKOP ON THE .HUDSON. AN UNU8l,ALT.Y LAllGE YIICLO TIII4 8KASON? MKTHOD8 OF STOKIXO IT. Though it was lato ln January before the firet ton of loe along the Hudaon waa housed, by thi, udddle of February nearly cvory houae aouth of Saugertiea waa ttlle.l to the top; aud thoac uorth of that place were not far beldnd their nioro Bouthern nelgbbore. Mauy of them were t.itl eveu earller than the date mentloned. Iheae behlnd havo beeu In most o.iaes corapelled to wait for tbe aaaeaai aaagi Whaa u.e ico-bouaca aioug tbe rlver are all tllled, aa wiiuout du.tbt they wlll now bo, there wlll bo, couuting ln the lce that baa bcou atacked by aoiue oouipHiiles, not uiuch loaa.than four mllltous of tona. That Is tho largeat omp aver gathered. Tbe .piall'y U aagood aa the qtiantlty. Oue of the " boasea " * ha for many years has auperlnteuded the storlug of lee tolda Tkihink retorter that the lea ?gathered thls year equala ou tlio average any ho haa ever aeen hoiiied. It Ia ao olcar that be could read a newspaper through loe aaaaty a f.x.t tuick. The weatuer haa been oxtremely cold and sovere storius bave provalled, but they have not hliidered to a great dogree the gatlieilug of loe. It baa beon an oxoep tlonally go.sl aeaaon for the harvest. Kaeb atorm, wbotherof rain nr miow, haa beea followoa by a cold suap that aaaaaad to aeaaa lnjordur to mano up for laat tl.ue. The atrlko so couiiuou ha< bar.lly nppeared thls wlnter. Thia waa not alouo awhag to tbe ROOd souae of the men, but to the fatr prices pald, and not least to th* aeualhle course of tho " boases." ln two or tbroo eaeea the men proposod atrlking for the aame wagea tbat rumor suld oihor placea gave. In each c.ise tho " boaa " praaalaai to glve aa mueh aa the othors gave; that satlsfled the worknion and they worked with awlll. leavliii/ gha questlon of wagea to be sottled whon th. . had all tha faoU. The wimua havo raugod .from |] 18 to 88 50 B aay. Tlm prloo la aecordlng to the work nol ouiy. but lha aipaaara aad lha reapoaatMUty, Wnouit Mraaaaaaherad ihat amgaa li Baa kavharvaathaf aar loundliigs are r.ircly moro than a dollar a d.iy, aud work searco at that, the priee pald for takiug lu lo* ls n >t small. Most of tbe men aro aatisfled not only, but gl*d to got tho work. To the poor mau tho tlnm of gatlierlng loe la ludeod a barvost aud B MaaaUg to hlm tbat, llke a aclisible mau, ho takes when ha ean ;get lt. ?o;ne .n travel ulght and muruing teu lulloa aud moro to got the work. .... .d pri.es h ive been paid to lubarer-., but tho coat of BBaherhagwttl haadlyhoapte tha averaga,haaaaaetha weachat haa aaaa aaaaa ti.au aaaalry Cavatahla, Thara seeuirt no pos.siblo cbanoo for the dealaBB to ciy MgB pttsaai and with tbe most lavish use of tbe artlc'.e it la not likety tbat more than tbree-fourths of what has !?? I rad wiii l.e aaoaaawd betore another wlnter comoa. When all the beaBMM along the rlver aro fllled, from oue fourth to one-tiilr.l retnaina at tbe end of Baa year. Year hy year Bm ananaai for loe i.as haeraaaai, aad aa rapidly h.i* l?auaaaag the atipply. .Tbirty years ai^o there wero probabtybmmthaa a Abbm lee-hooaaa nhaag the llnNon fro.a l'o.i-hkee|isb! to Alluny. Xaw thero are more thaa 100; ti.cn thoro aaereaotaaerethaaS0O.OO0 tona storcd, lf ludeol iliere waa moro than batt that aaaaaaa. Wtth Bm aaaarag of tho rrcet aaaaaa Bm aanrJaty on the partof the lcemati to Btaki) otit his Held. ThaOM who thaalaya hiaetalaahahfa lt agaii.-taiio.uicr>. Law <>.? no law, there l* bonor BflBOBg lcemcii. When tbe obanoea are aboatt avon thal tba toauMu'a wlfa wul ta the wldow afadrowaud maa before aljrht, he etartt out vs tth ? uud of bnahea aad an iu-truiu.-nt for cuttim: aolea. Hovaral roda anarl ha aeta th. aa i aahaa around a ih- d fullj larga eoougb lo farnlah lea to iill tba hous?< in wblob he is tatoreeted. Ho is aura tomaketba BeU larga enou* . if be iwj ihe tlrst mau on it. Bnl if Ihece be lavera.uoeneai lofothor there wlll beanomborol i,i>t.a: ibaa eaoh btkea tl.e Beld or a ebareef it Doaraat bu own banaei and by eoueeaelone tbe ailfereut nelda areagreadon, Thtabaate aad aeemlugreektaaa . n?t witboul reaaon. All u-e U . eboloe of flelda la great, aad the i.?-t eotflorjeat tm^s .......p.-lied to atuke out his Held nearly a mlle from Uia houae. Ulauni e meana eapenae In moi lag, and tl totao tlnics happena that imootb and elear loe eannoi be got at all aear ..I.) haaati BaaaaU aaaataaafe hattat tieids tnrther i n.e neld ataked <>ut, tba euUtvatlon oomea next Vears ago Ihla waa lefl eltogether :.. natnre, bat tha lee farmei i... ? learned thal Ueeau glra bla pnnelpal worker now aud n. n; wbedoealfc Uolng oror tho tteld wtthaaharp baror cbUehhe cnlttra'oa by thruatlug hobM ln." the lce. Thls i* nol to I. t lha waier ou the lee, for lt Wlll not eouie; lce bi-iug llg.'.ter thaa WBior alway., ?taya on tbe top rbebolea allvw tha oolder alr of the . ??:,? to |o beloa and the WBrmor alr under lha lce togetoati la other worda, thera laprodnoeda - i i?u of oold alr teudlng lo promote froealng, lee i from below, onleaa tbera be waior or aaow .? raaehaa abova lha Ico. rbi aolea paoebad aud ihe oflener opeued, the .re rapidly la tba froeaing prwceaa earrledonaa longaatbe w. aa eo?i anrniga Tha orop gruwa n. >?t ta iba nbrnt wlinn il.t, i.i.m. ui v ls oes'inus ui.iloi- ll.o oovrrs bei?w a?ris crtre hlui elear c.l.l ?,-.,i li-c uud tba beman is ,? ....,..- r.Hii. aud fOaraeaoa about aa autch; . ibB iiieniioi.iei.-r goeedowa ins spinis ico up: bls bbaaofaa Blyalnm ia prubably a ptaea whaao Ibo ahae n auoaat anallaa auud tha Broaaa of a few haaadaaa iagraaa beloa loro, lf miow tail. and the lea will be.ir a horse. aerapiin; iH'^tus and the iie.,11> claared "t mow. But n?i uutu tba lt alX li.ene. tblck Is the loaiklng. ploilthlu ittliif proraaa begun. l. ?? tblckneaa Iban th.t would barul) be aafe for a horaa, aud i oi uatll n bj more tbananbebtInebtiatatblekt > afaol i> prelaned doea irh ot barTeatlag gta. Acaoal iwoyardaor lu width la cut fron aa banaa to the flatd, aad tha loe remoTed from It inis oaoal mual bekeptft.ut) and ni.-ni. a..d t.> da II darlna boum ol tba coldeal alghta is a ui-k thal re.pn.e, no Liule aotlrlij aad aa laaa axpooure. nuriiu woi kio. ho ura Iba taa bmm lag through totba ho.iaa doea the work.but ut aurol aaaa piiab ? .-.. > oi lt bacfe aud forth eeaaebsaaly lo prev. foriuatlon ol leo, Tm> nurbl work ut uauaJly. .utracted; and if th" weatber happena ?<> be mlld tha eonrraetor haa Umi i ..> a polloeniaui but lf Iba waalhat ha otherwlae, ha a lahea Ibal be eould aublet th.< aoatraet Thaleolaaaarkedaad eal ta blueka aboal t\... hnw inn .11, or more oommontj t renty-four by tweaty si\ or ,i ut luehea, Tbe outttng is doua bj UMptonghthal makaa ? groora about a quartor ?f aa Inea In wkltb, aud i... gotuR aereral Itaaea ba. k aud fortb ta the laaae rroove autato wlthtaafea Incheaot tha depthof Ibe i.e After the ploorhlng larga BMeeaoara aeparated from th. Held lo- aaWlmc aud Boated Ihrough tbe einal lo the i.".i- ?. Men "ii bi Idgea aeroaa the enual i reak Ibe bloeka iipalt wltli I. irs ui'riil els. ;md tbOB im. h block ,,-,'.??> [? puahed tn turn ta the etavator i.y whtehitis oarrled un Into tha hoaaa, The elevator is simply an Incliuad plane bavUM oneltbarakh an radleaa ahata joiind by wikmIi-u croaahaca aud worked by a draaa or oyllnderal ihe ton. Tbaaeehatae auderooaoara ooaung down aoove ibe ptaae and .lipr mg luto tuu waaer oat nh a block oi lee bebliul eaoh bar aud [oah up the plane. until ,1, ,,;. M U' )-. lelehed tOTOUab wlllcfl tlie block.s k*o downaplane siightiy luciiucd into Baa halldlag whara Ihei a.e atowee aaaj ? Moat ot tlc hoi.ting ls doae by steam; ycara agj horaae wereuaed. Inafaw bouaeetbeae aretbeool) tolattng na \et. and the method is the dmpleat?tbe horaa polllng iir tne ice by meana of aa taa loaga faetaaed to aroiMj over apultay at tho top of Baa hoaaa, Thia procesa la uot oulj elower bnl requlrea more men and ia inoie cosiiv. Theateady mottonof tha alerator, under perr.-ct eontrol, as n ooaealnaalj pnahaa bloek nfter btook optheptana aud earrtaaae aaneh aaatonoflee eaoh uiliiute fr in. the w-iter 10 tbe hoase, la a type of inastcrly but qulet power. Tbenumlier oftheae ebWatora ?arlaa with l.lae of the hoaee, aoeaa haTtag only ono or two an.i otbera teveraL Ktowlug tl.e ice. slmpla is lt may s.cin. ls a m.vtcr of boamall Importanee. [natead <>f plllng lt up aoli-.l, one !.:?.,Il\ iImivd the other. lt ls atOWOd a- luicks aro laid, by " breaklng (oint.s." Bterwed tolld wlthedgeata tbea.e llne, tha whola woold ha aaottdaaaaa au.i aimost iinpossibi ? to teparata- a aaaa who had laajl en ared tbe bnataeaa th.night to taaeh tho oldhaada ? thtng <>r two about itowtag He paekad tbe whola houae soiid. block aboreiblook, and arowdad agalBtl thealdaa Botonli but Baohptaea agalnatlta nelgbbor as eloaeur aapoaaibta, Inaprtna ha arUbed, whaa he tonad his hou ie h.. l only one Immenae bloeh of lee, that a million diiiais' premlOTn were nllered for ibe btggeat lce otowtna fnoi iu the eountry. lle would at onoe havo retired from buataeaa .ia a mllllonnaire. WAS su\Ll.roX UROi ?,//; ;v TEMIWDIAt W. J. K.iiiTH'y. I flagauui on tlm Woat Shoro Kallroad, was rerently takou alok with smallpox. I>r. Merccr, the li.alth otllcer of Hyracuae, whero the nian llves aud whero bo is alck, tracea tho caao to tl.e Carr Ltaaaataaaaaalp ladla, which aaMrai at tiua pertfraai Baaaburg aa Paaraary B "? says, in a iettertof/i? gprwaiM gaaad"??/. that aaaeag Um paaaeagaaa ou tho ludla wero "Mr. and Mrs. A.," of Roehello, 111. Thoy startcl for bonie ln a palaeo car on the tt'eat Shore road. Xear Syracuse "Mra. A." waa takou slck, and on arrlv Ing at ChleagO tln- heetth olflrera proiiounced her caao to bo one of sinallpox. Tbe ear was naaMgalBi and aorubbed, uud the b.ddlng lu tho coinpartiucnt occupled by "Mra. A." burncd. When the ear eame Kast agaln. Kearnoy, In hta eapa etty of Baaraaaa, rade on the aar far aaaaa dlataBea, on the return of tha car weetward ha ?h? agata aa lt. Tho naxt nornlug he was takaa alck wtth ?mall|iox. Two dayi aftez khe arriral of ihe tndia at tins port oa rabru ary tl iho i aptaln of tho steauisblp was takou alck with what was at tlrst thoiight to be aiuallpox. but the health euthorttiea of itrooklyn pronounced it to be ohloken-poz, When the ludla salied a w.ok aftor hor arrlval tho eap tuln had so far rocovorod that bo waa ablo to take com n.ainl of hta ahlp. There waa uo other caae of atekuesa on board. -? . . . ? MR. QVIREX NOT OVILTY OF 1MU0RAMTY. Tho oouiicil callod to tako nction .ni tho cliargea preferre.l by the Wlllla Stroot Huptlat (hurch, of Pateraon, N. J.*agalnat Its foriuer pastor, the Uev. Oeorge liuirey.met yest<T>lay tn tho WilllsStreei (hurch, lu Paterson. Tbe cbargas had beeu for aoiue weukV under trtal by a coiniulttoe of tho eoiinoll hotdlng sesaloua tu thls clty. At the laat aoaalou of tho commlttee Mr. (luirey and his coiinsel, tho Hev. l>r. Uiiuou.l, wlthdrew, alleglBg that the eomaalttee ).?<! troated tiieu unfalrly and had not glvon tbe defenoo proixT opportunltlra to hrlBg ln evldcuce. Ihe ebargoa agaiuat Mr, Uulrey ao ouae liliu of liuiiiorality, of. unchri-ilau condilrt lu the Wlllla Htrect ('hurch aud of apllttlng th it i hurch by wttlidiHwIng with bla followera aud forming a new Oongregatlon, ktiowu aa the Kmmanuol Kaptiat Churoh, Tho report of the ci.uiinlttce hu.s a nilxed altnlr. On one oharge of lmmoralltr two membera thought Mr. (i'.il.ey liino. < ut, twogulfty. and one waa In doubt. Ou ivuot her aiiuliar onargo oue thought hlm guilty aud four aald lt waa not provan. Tbe commlttee found uuaut mo.inly that hta conduot toward Mra. Holulaoh, formerly otNwwark. waa. aa uuy oxpreated lt, "not wbat lt ahould have boen." After a long argiiment the councn deel.led by a rote of 1H to 14 In Mr. Oiilrey'a favor oa tho cbargea of Immoraiity, and then adopted by a vota Of 25 to 0 rc.aoliitlona aa foliowa : "That nothtng orlmlnal had been eatahllahed, but that Mr. Oulrey, to iue tbe worda of rtcripturo,' Daea not have a good report of them tbat are without,' u<\i that he ahould abatain from exerclaing a niiniator'a functlons uutli hia lunocenco ia proven. The oouiicll accordingly advlaea the WllliaStroet Church lo anapeiul him. Tho loemhera of the Fuiiuunuol OOOgnNBBtfen .ra dirocted to apply to the Wlllla StrectChurch wlthlnaixty daya for readiulaalon or for lettera of dlaraiaaal. or lu ,(,>. fauit of auch appllcatlon to forfeit the right hau.l ot fellowahlp." , One member of the (eouuel 1 refuaed to voto on tho reao lutluna. Tbe practical effect of the councll'a action |a to aet laldc the cuurges of cnminal rouduct but to auatala tho other cliargee and auapend Mi. Oulrey iudcfluittly and declura hia preeent tlock an unauthorlxod body. At tbo Kmmai.iicl ( liiirch prayer-meetinif laat nlicbt the paator received an ovutlou.and by a uuanimoiu vota the cougregatlou rcaolved to adhere to Br. Uulrey. CROSS OF HONOR FOll THE 7777 REdlMEXT. BBWABDIXt LONO 8ERVICE?VKTKRAN8 OV MAST YEARS' KTAN'DINQ. Tho ceromony of prcsi'iitintf thc Cros? of Honor to membera of tho 7th Kegiment who have aervod for ten yeara or more took plaue at the armory luat eveo lng and waa witucaaed by a turong of lnvltod gucata tliat completely oeeupled thoac porttone of the lurj-e drfli roum wlilch wero aet anart for a|ieotatora. It waa the oecialon of a reunlon of old votcranaof tho rexlim rif manyofwhom came from a dlatanoe, and had uot ho u Baaa bv their comradea for yeara. I'rmnlneut aoiung those ptesent were Gencrals Alexander Hbaler, Abmm Duryeo. Jaimw R. O'Hclrno. LouH Fltzgeruld, Egliort U Vlele, Edward L. Mullneaux nnd Ollbert H. BeKlbbife| OoloaeLa Charl.a K. Coatcr, llarmon I). Hull nnd Harry B. Chatfleld; Ma|ora Jamea C. Cooley, Ivan Taiu,fan4 Wiiliam W. 8tephenaon. Tho preeeiitattou waa pr.ceded by a droaa parideand rcvic... The oounuaud wu* parvie.l at 8 o'clock, wltk 8T8 olllcors and men. Iwwidea tho baud. There wera serenty air ouare men uresont for duty, but thc a-ljutanl was cotnpelled to diamlaa them, 1k cauae th.re waa ti<>t roonj onough to manomTM ao larye a battallou. i Kiuniou.-i < i.irk taklng ooeimand, exercBed the reguaaB in tho manual of ariua, ealliug forth re| catcil plaudita by nla admirable liandling of thc oomuiaml, aud the pre cialon with which hia orderawere axaeated. A revtew foUowed by Bajor-Oenaral Abrasa Duryeo and Oaloaol \ Bn mner, the only llvlng ox Colonela of the reglment, who commnuded lt loug before uiauy ?f th,- j raeaal membera were hom. Tbe retoran lafflouia. aa tbay paaead down the Haea. wnro graetofl by tka aajaaaaaan wim great euthualaatu. Then tlic war v'etcraua aud >\ empt membera formed Inatx liuca aocording to rank, t.i.'itiL'the reglment, which waa atandlng at"*attentt.,:i ?? witu ordeic.I arina, and the Croaa of Honor waa pteeafl tipon the breaal of eaeh, iic-c of tbe wur vet.r ma l.ciug -iiap.tidcd by blue rlbbona, an,l thoac of the men who had Baaa aBBTtae oiily in ihe Natlonal Guard by red ribbona. Next tho actlvc meml)ora who?o long and falthful aor vico waa to be coiunicmoratcl were ealled to ihe front aud received their deooradooa. In all 421 re cm.l the eroaa, of whom tweaty-two bad aerved for twonty-llve yeara or more, .-Ither with the recl inent <>i with other eommaiida. Their namea are aa tollowa: Maior (i.ncral Abram Duiyee. MaJor-tloiiPfal Atexaader 3kaler, Brtgadler-OeticrHi LanB FHggenld, ? olou.4 KmmonaClark, Ma)or Klchard Alltana, Captain William H. Klpp, Captain ttulllvan II Weaton, Chaj Ueutenaat Cnarles li. c.iveii. Captain William li. Kin .t, ( aptaln Uoary I. Ilaydon. Lleut. nant Allwrt T. Wvckolt. ( olouel Lyiide. Catlin. BerBBBBl I'< t.T D. liralated, |r.. Corporal John B. Mclntyn . -? i ? ird K. J. Iiy.!.. Captain Aiiicuatos Hliuunicl, Betaaaal W l.inin !!. Freeman, Corporal Oeorn W. Btaft Ooaenal Joka Baa* iliickaoa, CoionalEdward II. Lirtic, Captain C Uiahum i;a. on .nnl Ueutenaat Bebert M. Weed. TJIE GARDES C1IY CATHEDRAL. MUtM.VL OI'ENIXO ON Al'RlL 9?THX CON9KCRATI0S TO OCCC'R LATKR. Tho Calhcdral of tlio Iucaruation nt Grartaj Clty, the gift of A. T. latcwart'a e?tate to the Proteauat BpiaeopeJ dloeeaa of Loug Iaiand, will be opcm .1 la formally on April:). Eaater Tburaday. The forn.al coa ac. ratioti of the oathedral eannot be hehl nutil the tltle to the property ahall havo been coavcyed lu perpetual tiuat by the eatate lo tho cathedral eorporatlon, of \ liick tkebBbap af fawgTBaanl B mtftcit the bead. Hc.ra thecorporatlou will be ?blo to racolvo the coaveymica < eruin uctiou nuiat be taken by the diooese lu eonven tiou aa.actul.lo.1. Tho Dioceaan Couveution will occur oa Bay 18, aad B to a?paata8 tbat akaBtp after that date, ? Ithei towarl tlieen.l ?f M.iy. or at tho lateet early ln Jiinc, thc cathodral will be fonnally eonaeerated Biahop I.ittlejolm aai.l yeaterday to a TBJBUBB reportor: "Tke informal ope.ilng of tne cathedral on April 9 ikoald be earefully diatinguialied from the conaecrntloo, whi. h will tuke place afu^r the Dioceaan Convontlon. on thia latter oeeaalon the tltle deeda will be aoleinnly lalduponthe altar and tbo cathedral will be fonuaiiy aaaUeatad ta tho aacro.1 pajraOBBB for which it was bullt < >n April 9 lt will aiinply bo opeued for the holdiag of icIU-ioua aurvicea. The cercmoulos will conalat ol tke ordluary acrvioa tut tbe day." Niimeroua rumora have bocn eurrent In regard to tkt endowaaeat of the cathedral. It baa eren been augt,'c<ted tbat Biahop I.lttlcjnhn mlght h.-altato before aoeeptlng the r. apom-liullty etitallcd l?y ao magniflront a *rlfr. un Icaa be were aaa und of a reveuuo auIHclcut to aecure Ita full iiaofiilneaa. Thc Mabop dtd not coutlder lt !? iic that anyexpllcit Rtatciu.nl on thlapolnt ahould ,?ii,i) from hun. Ho, however, aald: "Tho uiatter of the en dowiucnt fund haa been fully arraiu", t. Tlio eathclral and Ita appiirtenancea arcanlft to tho Aleeaee a priaoety l li lt not for thc iiioeoae. beliig thc reclplcDt. to atlputate what other gifte ahall accoiiipany the prtncipB aaa. It may Ix- that tho mo&na at our diapoaal wUI uo| peraall work to be earrlad ou upon a a^alo win. n the grandear of tke oathedral, the aoho.d ami ika other biitldiuav. tnlk'ht a.ciii to warraut. Ytt wo akall aeek ae to iac thc luoiicy pi.u-o.t at our dlapoaal aa to aeeora tbe graaleel m. aaiire ol uaafiilneaa poaalble, If we i a t Imw all that wo might llke we will do thc i----'. wa ?*& with what wchavc. I thluk lt would be bettor for me not tn atatetayaa tbeaxartaaaaiiBl of th.- andawaaaaaj What I havo told you la sufflclent wltbout golagtotB tho .|iioatlou of doliara aud eeuta. Kor the aehool t:..ra ia no etido A'uu-ut andit lai'xpecie.ltobeaelf-aupiKjrtlng.'' a sr.Tniir WtfOM tn viooins's proorauhf.. Thcro was 8 tci riblo atorni yeaterday. I'berB wore earth.piakca ln dtvora piacea. There were ttdal wavea of abn?nnal and alarmlng proportloua Thera araaa ai/na ln the heavena. and the nioon waa tarnod Inte hloo.l. It la trut that all theae alarn.tug aiu'ua of the tlmca wero luviaiblo to tho iiutur.il eye of inan ; hu| falth worka marvola. Wiu'giua aent forth an ediet that th. io ahould bo a atorni. aud im.loiibto.ily a Storui th.re waa. Wl.'giua aaid that tiiore were to be earth',iikea, and aurely Wig^lua la an houombie n an. Wlggiua haa arrauged for himaelf a comfortablc l:tile BBB Bpea one of tho blxbeat branches of tho troe of tbe know ledge of atorm and caliii. aud tlieuee with bl irl.i.-a he aereuely awcapa tho heavena, and the for. oa of nutiire are obedieut to hia liat. Worat of all, he i.ilnly tella a waiitng world that " all theae are tbe beglnnin,^ of aorrowa," and '? the end ia not ycl." For a wock tae tcrrlbk- banrBBM which yeaterday devaatated our coa-t, carrytug death and deatruction ta ita wako, la to coiitmuc, for Mr. Wigglna la deaf to the ho.irtfelt prayer which B gotng ap from tortuiod humauity, "Ob, wig? glna, glve ua it reat! " Aruicd with an uiubrella of coloaaal proportl.ma, w ;ih a tlrcman'a hat ua a pmtectiofl agaln-t falliug l.inl.tliu-a, and a llfe preaerrer around bia walat Inoeae the iio.ala ahould eoaaa b.foio be |ot baek, a Tiuhisk reporter ellmbed yeaterday to tbe Blgnal Barvtoa Btarlon <>u tha topof the K.jiiliable Uuildiiu'. there to view the war ringe eleineiita ut liia eaae. The Slgnal Merrlee cleik iaa atrotig bclicver in Wlggiua aud waa found waiting B great terror for the eoining cataclyaiu. But the bay wat ealm aa a aummer aea and tke only clmi.l ln tlic He.iv.i4 roee from the oll reflnerlee of Hayoune aud hovcred jvB tho poacef ui ahorea of Htaten Iaiand. OAVtM AND CVRE OF JNSANITr. Dr. Ira Russell, of Winohcndon, Maa*., r?fid B paper laat uight before the Medico-Legal Soeletf ut Columbla College, on the " Iucroaae of Inaaa lty-Cauaee and Remedlea." The lucreaee Waa larirely duo, he aaid, to the forelgn element. But, boyoud thia, the percontago of lnaauity waa lnereaalBB nmoiig the uatlve populatlon. Thia was cauaed by lha changea ln cllinnte und aoeial condltlona With wldef c.lucatlou and dealna for hlgher auoceu ui Ufa, there haa eonie searclty of chancea for er aucccae. The dlvislon of lubor haa made w mouotououa, troddea out tho hope aud joy llfe, and aubatltiitod for the conteuted mecbanifl tradefflaao of old who r.-Joiccd ln taa aklll of a :ompiaj? haudleraft, a sullen autotuaton. ^? .Tho reaaou wby thore were so few enrea waa .ne laoa of early troatment. The oauae of thla aeia> ? an unroasouable prejudlce agatnat a?''B^J There waa a large fleld of work for a aocieiy for taa m teetlouof tbe liia.iiio und prereiitlon of lnaanliy, a mm uot ainoiig the aaylituia. but outaicle of them ; an orpj i/iitlou that would deal with the mauy caaea of nejww aud poaltive cruelty ck-i urrlng ln prlvate famule*. -? TRJL NSA TL A N TIV TRA YELLER8. Among tho paaseiigera on the e.tean>*ljJP Wlaconain of the Oulon Uue whleh arrlved yeaterday from Llverpool were: II. Brooka. WHllam BuchanaA, 9. Colemun, J. W. Dlnmore, Thomaa F. Dowuing, IJeJ|{JS aut c. E. Qtadetoae, R. B., A. Hoy. w. it. Uvraoii. -W ard J. Long, Mr and Mra. William Kollund, ?? *?') '"*?3 A. U TboanpaOB, Mr. aud Mra. Mciiry T. Th-un, BBBJ " Aldrtdgo, l.corgo Authoiiy. J Birehurd. Alfnat m*fT B, Burke, Jaiuoa Carr, 11. Chcoacuiau, Charlea '""J'.'Ajl Thomaa Dover. l'aul J. Fortlu, Mr. and Mra. a^ Oregory.Johu Jaekaon. Thomaa laoyd, rraim "?"w Joaoph Tnaghelin, Mr. and Mra. Jumoa f/olai. '? *? Havld Bo/.turo. M. L. Watorretia, Ixiwitt, Jaoob Martul, Jacob Uorduer, aud aena. ? SVICIDB OF A PRJ80N Ut . John McDouuhl, of No. 532 Eant Siitoontt at., on Buuday acouaod bla aon Thomaa ol havitm abBB hia parents whlle drunk. and tho young maa wai eac mitted to the laUud for aix moutha ln defaait ef 8?a bouda by JuaUoe Murray In the Yorkvllle Courtj prlaoner waa locked ln a ccd He waa diKOVt-ro-J aaj houra later atrauglod with a whlp-laah, one end oi w?j be had formed tnto a uooae aud plaeed aoout a? ?VTw) | TUe other aud ba aad faateaed to a faucoW *