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Arrivals of Morton, Conkling and
Bristow Men Yesterday.
THE PREPARATIONS.
The Etoll Where the Convention
Is To Be Held.
A POLITICAL DIRECTORY
Where the Various State Delegations
Will Be Found
CnctaxATi, June 8,1874
Tb? preparatory work of the Republican National
Convention goes bravely on. This morning the Bristow
Club, or thli city, opened Pike's Hall, a spacious build
ing, where tho delegate!, clubs and organizations In
Invor or Bristow may mcot and fraternize and And
various conveniences lurnlshed them. Hopkins' Hall,
another roomy place, wilt be opened to-morrow In the
Interest ana lor the accommodation or the friends of
Governor Hayes, who will come In strong numbers as
tboy have but comparatively a little distance to travel
His nend, General WyckolT, Adjutant General of the
Bute, is here. The Missouri delegation will come on
Monday, and take up quarters at Koppler'*. The
avant courier ol the Blaine support has arrived, Mr.
George C. Gorbam, or Washington.
The largest and must important arrival, however. Is
the Morton body guard, from Indiana, bonded by Bill
Holloway, Morton's brother-in-law,
MOHTOS'H SHOWING.
Holloway claims 207 votes lor Morton on tho first
ballot Morton, ho says, will also bo the second choice
or big friends, <us they havo a conviction that the
triangular fight between*Blalne, Conkling and Bristow
will prevent a union betweon the friends of any of the
three, and their support must go to Morton, and that
the ticket will be Morton and Hnrtranft Tbe Morton
men already here number over a dozen, among them
being Henry Taylor, o( Lafayette; IL Tripp, or North
Vincennes, and J. J. Kanner, H. Iddings, George
W. Frledloy and R. S. Kobortson, or Fort Wayne, all
trdent workers for Morton. These ruen won't allow
tbe grass to grow under their teot. and tbey are already
trying to negotiate an alliance with tho Hayes men for
certain speviUcd conditions. Tbey are at the Grand
Hotel, and tbey speak as ir Morton was certain or tbe
nomination. Holloway says or Alouzo D. Cornell that
he is on hand trying to make a broach among the West
ern delegates, so as to sccuro Ohio tor Coukling.
General W.vcknff, wbo is here tor Hayes, fbinks that
II Blulne bo defeated his streugth will go to Hayes.
Genera! J. X. UarUu, ol Kentucky, Is here for
Bristow.
To-morrow Eugene Hale, of Maine, and the day alter
Blaine himself aro expected.
?> ? boLOMtn UKLKUATK8 HOT WAXTKO.
The colored element in this Convention is apt to stir
up some ft cling as far as the question of hotel accom
modation is ooncernod. Half the delegates from Ute
1 South are likely vo be colorod, and, according to tbe
Civil Sights bill, no hotol, under certain penalties, con
rofbso them accommodations If they demand it Last
evening Colonel Stokes, of Alabama, who runs the
Spencer delegation for Morton, applied ror accommoda
tions at the Walnut street Hoase for twenty-five dele
gates. He said some ol them wero colored, but he
wanted the whole gang kept together, and tbe landlord
TelusqA io take them. Other instancos or this kind aro
likely to occur, but tbcro Is plenty or hotel accommo
dation, and tbe groat crowd tbat has been expected by
tho lanaUocds Is not anticipated by others.
CONKLIMO's STKK.XGTH. *
A. B. Cornell said this morning that he belMved
Conkftng would go into tho Convention with tM dele
gates. He thinks very lutle of tho Bristow movement,
and considers it a mere flash iu tbe pan, as tho chier
friends or Bristow aro enemies of tho republican party.
,, I um Mtrniil. he goe? too Mr there and underrates tho
Bristow inovcmnnt too lightly. Thoro is no doubt that
Conkling will snow up in great strength, and the
politicians here now all admit It; but Blaine Is not yet
dead, it is said, and M?rton lives.
JuOgo Groesbeck told me he U\<y$jtstWashburne
would lie \he coming man, having been out of tbe
eouotry so long and being so powerful with the Ger
mans.
PLKXTT or ROOM VOS TO* COVN'MtTIOX.
The bsll of the Convention has been arranged to sesl
6,000 portions. Tbe regular delegates will sit at the
front and tbe alternates in their rear. A strong roiling
witt ieparaie the classes. No one will bo admitted to
the floor except invited guests and reporters. The
public at large will have tbo galleries. Surplcs tickets
will be distributed among Uio different State delega
tions. AH but tho reporters' accommodation are
finished.
Collector Arthur, DcWitt Wheeler and 8. B. French,
Conkling delegates from New York, arrived this even
ing.
A GLIMPSE AT THE l'LACJC IN WHICH THE PSESI
DKNTIAL NOMINATION WILL BE MADE?THE
niLADQCAUTAUU OFTKK STATE DEUBOATES.
Cinchbati, June 8, 1870.
Tho preparations for the Republican Nation*)
Convention, which moots here on tbe Utb
Inst, aro about complete, and If tbo Con
vention Itsell were boro now II could go low
U?e h?U anil us delegates lind their placox with no more
difficulty than tbey will encoontcr on the meeting day.
BXPOSITtOX BALL,
where tbe Convention meots, Is a lar?e wooden struc
ture, wh'icU was originally built?In tbe year 1800, I be
lieve?as a meeting placo for tbo National Saeugcrlost
That was seven years ago, and since that time Saenger
Hallo, as it is still callod here, Km scrrrd a good tamty
purposes. It was the central building for the Cincin
nati Exposition durlug the six years tt was rua; It *?
the pluco where the Liberal Itepobllcau National ('on
rent/on of 1ST 2 met and nominated Horace Greeley; u
Is the nail whoro the May music festivals were hrld
here (or several years, which gave Cincinnati so euvi
ahto a poailtott in the musical world, and more lately It
was tbo theatre lor (bo meeting ol tho Ohio democracy
When they put Thurman asldo to lake up Allen
and indorse him tor tbo St. Louis nomination. Taking
It all lu all the old Saenger Hallo has become almost
historic, and wboo it is palled down, as tt will be alter
the F.evubUc&n SuVioml Coiivaaiion hasgot through Its
?tilings, not a lew will be fonnd here who will mourn
Its departure as though It were one of the land
mark*.
Tbe arrangements (or the National Convention, which
?re now fully maturod and very nearly completed, are
?f general InteresL Tbe mam body of tho hall, which
1s set apart lor delegates and their alternates, wU\ com
fortably seat 2,BOO people. The galleries will seat an
tqual number, while tho stage, with tbo ampbltheatro
In the rear, will turnuh room for 000 more. Besides
this, there are wide lobbies under lb? gMilcrte* mft.ch
will not be seated but will give standing room fur 1,000
?lore; so It will l>e an easy maty*r to iwick 7,000 persons
In the ball. Kven more than tlntt nurolwr ran be pro
vided for in tcrowd, but when it Is remembered that
the Convention itself numbers only li'l tt is hardly
,rabahle that tbe crowd ol outsiders will Increase it
Untold.
WHRftK TltS URLLUATIoXS WILL BB V|t# KTKRSD.
Nearly all the State delegations have secured their
quarters In advanco at the hotels here, and when tbey
meet It will become a matier ol interest for the dele
gst< s and the iriends ol candidates to know where
they sre located. In order thai they may be Informed
on this point 1 have been at considerable pains to go
around to tbe hotels and get tbo whereabouts of each
that has secured quartern up to this lima, which ? aj>
pen lod herewith:?
Alabama?Twenty delegates. Gibson House?Head
quarters, parlor No. 147.
Alabama (Contesting)?Twenty delegates. Not ae
cared quarters yet
Arkansas? Iwolve delegates Burnet Houao?Heod
fSaricni, parlor No. 100.
CAJ.iroBBtA?Twelve delegates. Gibson Hooae?bead,
laarters, parlor No. 238.
Colokapo?Three delegates. Burnet House?Head
quarters, parlor No. i
CoaurncCT?T??It? delegate* and thirteen alter
nate*. brand Hotel?lloudquarters, parlor No. 100.
Dklawabb i*u Flubida?Nut yet secured quarter*,
(imuu-Twenty-two delegates and cloven alter
nate*. Gibson House?Headquarter*, parlor No. 1X1
Ilmnoim?Forty-lwo delegate* aud forty alternates.
Buruet House?Headquarters, gentlemen's parlor.
ltouM?Thirty delegates. Grand Hotel?Head
quarters, parlor No. 104. Besides these there will be
lolly 600 people from Indiana scattered at all the hotel*
la the city, their object being to wort up eeaiituaut (a
lavor of Morton.
Iowa?Tweaiy-two delegates and twenty-four alter*
nates. Burnet House?Headquarter*, room No. 46.
Kansas?Tea delegates and twenty alternate* Oib
aon House?Headquarter*, parlor No 140.
Kjntucbt?Twenty-four delegate* aud an equil Bom
ber of alternate*. Burnet House?Headquarter* in
ladie*' ordinary; also lias hoadquarter* at the Grand
Hotel, la one of the rooms on oilkco Uoor.
Louisiana?Sixteeu delegate* and sixteen alternate*.
Grand Hotel?HaadquaMars at room Sa. f, acftue ttoor,
aad parlor No. lit.
Mainb?Fourtea* delegate* and the suae lumber of
alternate*. Barnut House?Headquarters at rooms
No* 60, 63 and M.
tfAaaauuvsam?'Twenty-six delegate*. Gibson
House?Headquarters, room No. 333.
Michigan?'Twenty-two delegatea Headquarter*'
parlor* No#. 6 and 16 Burset House.
Minnesota?Ten delegates. Headquarters, room No.
48 Burnet Housa
MiHtiinsifi'i?riixlscn delegates ana the same number
of alternates. Headquarters at room No. 842 Gibson
House.
Nibbaimu?Six delegate?. Has headquarters at the
Gibson Hous*
Naw Hami-suibb?Ten delegates Has headquarter*
at tho Burnet Houae, room No. 180.
Njtir Jx*?*v?Kighteen delegatea and Uiuty-nix alter
nates. Gibson House?Headquarters, parlor No. 141.
Naw Yobk?Ssvonty delegates. Ha* quarter* at tho
Grand Hotel, with parlor* No* 101, 103. 113, 114, I'JO,
128, 344, '248, 338 and 334. Fully 160 more from Sew
York will slop at tho same place, whllo almost an equal
number will be quartered at Iho other hotels.
South Cakoliva?Twenty delegates and thirty alter
nates. Grand Hotel? Headquarters m parlor on office
floor.
Ohio?Forty-four delegates. Grand Hotel?Head
quarters, parlor Na 103.
Ohikjox?Six delegate*. Will atop at the Burnet
Houae, with headquarter* In parlor No. 4.
Pennsylvania?Fifty-eight delegate* Grand Hotel,
wKh headquarter* IB parlors No* 438 and 448.
Uuouk Island?Bight delegate* Gibson Houae?
Headquartor*. parlor Na 237.
Soi Ttt Carolina?Fourteen delegate* Stops at the
Madison House, with headquarters in parlor No. AO.
Tknnbhhbb?'Twenty-loar delegate* Stops at the St.
James Hotel?Hoadquarter* In the gentlemen's parlor.
Utah?Two delegates and two alternate* Gibson
House?Headquarters, room No. 43a
Vnxmomt?Ten delegate* Gibson House?Headquar
ters, parlor Na 111.
Wsar Viboinu?Ten delegate* Stop at the Car.
lisle Houae? Headquarter* In the gentlemen'a parlor.
Wisconsin?l'wenty delegate* Will slap at lb* Bur
net Hoace. Headquarter*, parlor Na 6.
The National Republican Committee will have Its
roonia at tho Burnet Houae, parlor Na 108, attar the
12th last.
Tho BriatowClub ol Naw York, numbering sixty in
all, will be quartered at th* Gibson Houae.
The Mncoiu Club of Now York, embracing some sev
enty-live members, will stop at the Si fame*
Th* Lincoln Club of Pittsburg, numbering 160 mem*
bers, wi>! hare rooms at the Arlington Hotel
OFF FOE THE CONVENTION.
Y*aterday afternoon at about five o'clock a couple
of hundred gentlemen aasembled at the haadquariera
of the Republlcaa Club, at Comb square. The Ninth
regiment hand were in waiting, a prooeasiou was formed
and the 300 marched to the DeabroMes street ferry.
A banner was borne aloft in the van by Stephen Mae
dona, one of Sheridan's soldiers, on which were u?o
words, "Republican Club, of the city of Now York."
Th* procession reached tho lviryut about quartor to
six o'clock.
Among the gentlemen were Colonel J. Schuyler
Crosby, President of th* club; C. Volaey King, Al
derman Pinckney, Colonel Ballard, Colonel Michael
Btoroii, General A. & K?lrl, \Vnli? J. O'Brien, Hon.
Bernard Blglin, Captain Michael Gregan, Henry It. Nu
gent, Thomas Geary and oxCoannlssioaer Oisbecker.
The day beforo yesterday Collector Arthur, Police Coin
miSHioner DeWitt Wheeler, John L Davenport aad
Jacob M. Patterson, Jr., started for Cincinnati
Another party is booked Tor th* scan* of the Convea
lion oa Saturday next.
[ BLAINE AND BEISTOW CLUB.
? spec till meeting of the Dial do and Brlstow Central
Club in held last evening at Science IJall, In but
Eighth street, Mr. William Hair, Jr., presiding. About
| 100 delegates to the Cincinnati Convention were se
lected, of whom only twenty-five, however, will go.
The lollowing are somo of the namesHenry C.
| Robinson, Wlllinm Haw, Jr., Kdward H. Ball, John
CouttbK, Ldward C. Johnson, Michael Neville, James
R Angol, Daniel Moore, William Duning, Albert El
treich, John J. White and John Laforid.
During the evening Mr. Haw Introduced Mr. E. C.
Johnson, who made a abort - but energetic speech. He
said that ono of tbe planks of tbe platform at the Cin
cinnati Convention would be bard money. That waa
what tbo people wanted Ho did not bellevo In tbo
fiuta:ial theories of Peter Cooper, wbo lavored
inflation. Tbo country wonted to bear tbe
Jingle of gold and silver. the speaker
alluded to ex-Speaker Blaine. Hf defended bis right
to speculate in stocks, and claimed that tbo letters re
cently read by Mr. Blaine aelore tbe House completely
vindicated ht?u. Mr. Johnson concluded by ssying
that he thought Blaine was the man whom the dele
gates at Cincinnati would nominate nest week.
The club claims to have enrolled come 1,500 mem
bets.
A. B. CORNELL.
AJUUT1X OP THX MUST DXLSOAf* PZOK NEW
YORK.
[Krotn tbe Cincinnati Enquirer.]
The drat aelegato to tbo National Republican Con
vention came in last nigbt by tbe 1'anhandle road, a
little tired and dusty, but, taking all things together,
pretty well satisfied with the way metiers apposred.
Hie trip had been a pleasant one, his arrival on time,
and upon taking posaession of elegant quarters at tbe
tirand bo failed to discover any divorsity of sentimcat
on the political quctttouyioarest his heart. That dele
gate waa Hon. A. B. Cornell, the loader of tbe four
delegates-at? larce lor tbe Slate. Mr. Cornell was ac
companied by Mr. 1). A. Lawrence. Superintendent of
the New York Poet Ofllce, and Mr. E. H. Aoel, another
gentleman well known in administration circles ia that
city.
arruTiso rn* rear.
An JEafMtrcr reporter callod to seo Mr. Cornoll alter
he bad taken his aui4>or, but was told that bo had
goneovt He met" MI. Lawrence, however, and lost
no ume In applying tbe Interviewing pump to that
amiable gentleman. Mr. I.awr*nce Is a short and
rather heavy set young man. with keen black eyes, a
ctoau hIimvou lace, except caf his muatoebe, which is
coal blaok, a nervous manner, and evidently under
standa a thing or iwo about politics.
'*1 merely called, " said tbe scribe, "to talk with Mr.
Cornell about the prospects'
"Mr. Cornell has gone out, but"?looking at tbe
card which he ?till heid in bis hand?-'bat, perhaps, I
will be able to anawer for bim. To-morrow he will be
here, and then you can see bun."
??How many of you will bo heret" was the next
question.
"I can't toll yet. We have just got here, but 1 think
there will be several," and thon be smiled a am lie that
meant a great deal.
"Come over to look after things a little la advance,
?hf"
"Somebody has got to be first, and New York might
as well be as any other."
"What eil'ect will this Blaine business in Congress
havo ->u Conkling's chances in tbe Con tout ion t"
"Come, now. you wouldn't expect me to talk about
other eandidales, would you ?"
??Certainly. I'd like yon to."
"Well, I'm not going to do It, nnybow."
Trying another tack, tbo reporter taid that be had
noticed the announcement that a Lincoln dun of New
Voik city would be heie.
??Yea," waa the answer, "we have such a club Ut New
York, and 1 understand a number of !U member* are
coining oat hero."
"What nrr these I.IDcoin club?, anyhow*"
"The Lincoln Club of New York is luado up of a large
number of busmecs ntcn, merchants and others, who
urg admirers ol tbe character of President Lincoln, and
who, wishing to |>or|>otuato bis memory, have given
their club his name."
"I notice that thore are other Linccln clabs betides
yours. Uuo >a cumins hero from Pittsburg and anotbor
lio?n Akron. In thla Slate. Now, what ^ want to know
Is, who are they working tor?"
"I'll not pretend to answer for the other* you apeak
of, bat as lor the New York clab, 1 can aay they'll be
hero for Homoog Conk hug."
And,as be tald this a olever look of farther informa
tion besmod iram Mr. Lawrence's eyes?as If be could
tell more about those Lincoln club* If be bod a mind
to, what they were organized for, who they wero work
ing for and all that. But be didn't aay any wore, and
when tbe reporter got buck to his desk he felt himself
mpolWd to write down In hi* notebook lor lutare
guidance:?
"Mbm.?Put down all Lincoln clubs aaConkllng
clubs?ander cover."
FREE PASSES TO ST. LOUIS.
Deputy Clork Maloney la dally occupied In refusing
applicants free passes to y>e St. Louis and Cincinnati
conventions. The Aldermen are beset dally with simi
lar requests., It II rumored that the Tammany Alder
men on Monday next will, at the rooins of the board,
distribute free passes over the Now York Central and
Hudson liivor Kuilroad to all their frleuds who apply
between the hours of twelve k. and two 1*. M.
KERR'S CONSTITUENTS.
[i'rom the KausuM City Tunes.]
There is a democratic majority of 6,000 or 0,000 In
tho (New Albany (lnd.) district, now misrepresented
by Mr. Kerr. Simeon K. Wollo, democrat, of New
Albany, received 1W,330 votes in that district In
1872 against 13,652 votes for D. W. Vogles, repub
lican. After Mr, Kerr received the democratic now
iUMtlna ta t6T4, and 1 vegan v> talk )>urd money, tho
greenback democrats brought out Cravons as a candi
date against him, and iusislod that Mr. Korr dm not
stand on tbe greenback platform adopted by tbe Stato
Couvoution of the party. The republicans had no can
diduto m the field, and, partly by their aid and partly
by a deceptive rocauiation from Mr. Kerr, he was
elected. Ho vowed that be had not only stood on the
Slate platform, but "on every splinter of It," and party
discipline together with the votes of hard money repub
licans and grcunback democrats who accepted his ex
planation us sincere saved hiui by a scratch. Tbe voto
stood for Kerr 13,81)1 and for Cravens 12,482.
WEST VIRGINIA DEMOCRATIC CON
VENTION.
Wiibwj.vo, June 8. 1S70.
A special despatch to the KigiiUr from Charleston
says tho Democratic Stato Convention assembled thtro
to-day. D. 1>. Johnson was made permanent presi
dent and Bernard Peyton secretary. Tbe buanclal
pintk cs (oMowir.?
KeeoivoU, That while we belong to a sovereign State and
believe that the republics party has treated inch State
unfairly and nujastly by Its ttnauctul policy, ana while we
ftvor ao Immediate repeal of the specie resumption act, the
taxation of United Stales bonds, like other property, and
tbe abolition of tbe present banking system., yel at
tbe same time we emphatically deprecate the
effort to divide the democratic party upon Issue*
lavotvkoK money only, ?*1 reeoumend that
tucb Issues bo remitted to the Congressional
districts or otherwise subordinated to these great moral and
constitutional questions which underlie tho very existence
of the L'nion and Its institutions.
NEW ORLEANS CUSTOM HOUSE.
BBPOBT Or SPECIAL TREASURY AOKXT ErSCELLA
ON THB FRAUDULENT BXPORT OF WHISXKV
AND TOBACCO.
Xcr Oklcaxh, Jviue 8, 187ft.
The Cengresalonol Committee mot u tea A. M.,
when an executive tcsHion was called, which lasted
until a quarter to eleven. Several wituesves testified
that they had worked at the Custom House at Iron
$1 75 to t- a day; that they slgued blank pay rolls;
saw them aftcrwocd, when they wero filled up for $3 per
d^y.
Special Treasury Agent Klncella resumed bis state
ment relative to the frauduicut export of whiskey and
tobaoco. The tax on one lot was #37.860; this was on
the Harkawuy; that on the Greenland was (04,814;
another lot on the same boat wui $30,445; CL U.
Dycbe was tho Customs Inspector; he made astatement
to the witness about tbo fraudulent shipments. Wlttioss
produced a sworn statement of Oyche, In which It waa
ststod that he was appointed by W. P. Kellogg Col
lector; that 815 barrels o( whiskey and the tobacco
wero not shipped; that General Benton, Collector of
Revenue, and J. 11. Sutherland oame to him (Dychr)
aud got him to certily as to the lading being sll tight;
that they bad arranged with W. P. Kellogg, and that
It was all Uxed with him; lurthor, that 600 barrels of
whiskey and 450 half boxes of tobaoco on the Hnrka
way wero not shipped as certified to by him (Oyche);
that Benton and Sutherland told him tho goods were
not to be shipped; that it waa all right; they -had been
to see Collector Kellogg, and that It had been fixed.
They repeatedly told me they bad seen Kellogg, and It
was all right, and I waa satisfied; Ben
ton, Sutherland and Kellogg were in partnership.
Alter ward Benton waa sick and had net executed cor*
Utu papers. Ketiojg, when told, aald be was sorry he
told me it was all right, and that 1 should sign the cer
tificates, which 1 did; further, that 426 barrels of whis
key, alleged to have been shipped on the Greenland,
was not shipped. Beaton and Sutherland said I would
be protected again and rewarded for signing these oor
tlttcates. Subsequently I got an alhdavit trout the
United 8tatM Consul at Matainoroa, Mexico, stating
tBat tho landing certificates, purporting to have been
made by him (the consul), wore false and frauduleat.
Witness read the affidavit* mad* by K. B. Marshall,
formerly consul, and continued:?He pronounced
them forgeries before be aaw them.. From
bla maimer I imagined hla affidavit waa
false. Kiperu subsequently pronounced bis signatures
to the lading certificates genuine. Tbo Bellxe shipments
are ouv-red by an exportation bond by Sutherland,
Callaway, Johnson and others. On the margin of the
bond I find the words "Certificates on file.?S. A. &,
D C," meaning S. A. Stockdale, Deputy Collector.
Tho bonds wero cancelled iu October. William C. Gray,
Deputy Collector, made an affidavit, which i havo rc.iJ,
showing that Kellogg requested Gray to cancel certain
I export bonds, Gray botng a deputy under Kellogg, and
| the bonds were cancelled. Is November these
bonds had as principal J. M. Cohen, and
Sutherland and Johnson as sureties. The bonds
Powors bad bore the name of Erastus II. Harris
as principal Don't remember who the sureties were.
My report on (lie will show that I put the sixteen bouds
In the hitnus of the District Attorney hers, but learned
none of the sureties could be found. I>o not bellevs s
single dollar could be made on any of the sureties. Do
not know that suits have been brought on Powers'
bonds. Ueliovo suits were brought in New York oa
gome of the whiskey before the bonds were surrendered
at Washington by me. Do not know what became of
them after they went to Washington. My mission ended
when I surrendered them, with my report, to Mr.
Riley. Ihese bonds were for the exportation of 1,824
barrels of whiskey. Harris waa of the flrtn of J. U.
Coaly k Co., whtakey merchants. I heard Irom Pow
ers that the Powers bonds would implicate prominent
officials, reierrlng to Governor Kellogg. I told Pow
ers Kellogg's name waa not on Ihutn. He said If you
i arrest Harris and squeese him he will squeal. I re
port*! the fa?ta to thu department. Do net see what nae
be could make of the bonds except to hol-1 them over
the heads or the parties. They wen lor a fraction over
1134,000.
THE CONFEDERATE DEAD.
Baltwous, June 8, 1870.
The graves of the Confederate dead at Loudon Park
; Cemetery were decorated to-day with Interesting and
appropriate memorial aervioea and addresses. General
George H. Stowart waa in command. The Fort
McHcury band waa present, and aeveral thousand per
sons took part in the distribution of flowers.
CANADIAN PRESBYTERIANS.
Toaorro, Ontario, June 8, 18W,
The General Aaseinbly of the Presbyterian Chureh
met in ttie Knox church this morning. The attend
ance was large. Rev Dr. Cook, moderator, preached
the opooing sermon. ,
WASHINGTON.
The Currency Question in the Com
ing Presidential Campaign.
OPPOSITION TO THE RESUMPTION ACT.
Iti Practical Operation in Different Sections
of the Country.
THE BLA1NE-TARBOX WORDY WAR.
Wanted, An Early Report on the Bris
tow-Mule Claim.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.
Was&isotos, June 8, 1870.
TUX VTAB ON TUS BESUMIHON ACT?XHE SOIfT
MONEY ELEMENTS OV BOTH PABTIES AT
WOUX?THE VASES OP OPPOSITION TO IT?
ITS PRACTICAL OPERATIONS SHOWS.
1'be attack upon tti? Resumption act preparing to
the Houso tomes at tho sauio tlmu with reports Iroui
the Went ibat an attempt will bo made in the Cincin
nati Convention to secure a demand for Its repeal In
the republican platform. Tbat In to say, tbo inflation
1st and son money element* lu both parties ore prepar
ing a combined attack upon tbo law. Their aim is not
generally understood; It Is tbo beginning of u move
ment (or the abolishment of the national banks and tho
substitution ot a currency entirely of greeuoucks,
issued by tbo government, and to be increased or
diminished at the cuprioe of every Congress. To re
peal the Resumption act is to open tho battle; and the
leaders who are planning to do it mean. If they can,
that the question wnether tbo paper currency shall
consist entirely of government notes or eutlrely of
bank notes shall be mode one ol tho main Issues in the
fall catnpaigu.
There has been for some days considerable Inquiry
about the working of the act, which, it Is probuble,
few members of the present Congress have studied. It
was signed Januasy 14, 1875. It was regarded at the
Umc by most of those who supported it, and by prob
ablv nil who opposed It, as an lnllation measure; sad
the third section, which In ellect authorizes free bank
ing, was a sop to the Westera liitlutionists, who hud
been crying out for a redistribution of the currency ac
cording to geographical sections, and whoso great com
plaint was that the East had more banks than the
West; that tbo West and South needed more banking
opportunities to make thom prosperous, and that Con
gress ought to allow those sections more banks. There
was groat difference of opinion In Congress as to tho
probalilo working of the act while It was under discus
sion, and It was denounced by hard monoy men as a
measure of no value and probably dangerous in its
CODHoqueuces.
To-day It is denouncod by the.inflationists and solt
money men, who demand its repeal, for no reason, so
far as ono can hear here, exoept that they sapposo it to
look toward spccio resumption, and bocauso it Is lu the
way of tbelr desire to crush oat of existenco tho whole
national bank system. The act has certainly worked
In a different way than was supposed by the Congress
which passed It. Since it made baukmg free to every
odo and loft the establishment of national banks to Iho
operation or natural laws, It Is lound that tho West and
South have lost Ins cad of gaining in bunks and bank
ing capital. In the cities of Chicago and St. Louis and
the West generally, which clamored for more currency
in 1874, moro banks have voluntarily wound up than
In any other section. New Rngland, which had the
largest banking circulation proportioned to population,
has withdrawn the least.
The net result nay be stated thus:?There wero In
circulation January 14, 1876?
Of nalmual bank notes $351,841,450
Of greenoacks 3?U,000,000
Making a total elrea'ation ol $733,861,460
There were in circulation June 1. 1870:?
Ot national bank Do'os
01 gro?al>aeka
$334,?17,440
370,123.0(18
$704,0'Jl, 108
This is a reduction of th? volume ot currency of only
120,170,342 during a period of sixteen and a half
months, or at tbo rate of $1,707,838 per month. This
is, in fact, when it la oompaiod with the contraction in
business, a practical expansion ol tbe currency, for we
bave more currency now for tba volume of business
done Utan before the passage of tbo act.
It la plain, at any rate, tbat this very slight
reduction In tbo volume ot tbo currency has not
aUectud business In any way. No ouo pretends that
monoy is scarce, tor the roverse is true. II there was
a demaud (or money in any part of the country which
could not be readily supplied tho act itself authorises
the establishment ot new banks without limit. Any
body anywhere may establish a national bank at any
time or increase the circulation of ono already ex
isting, on the single condltlou that he shall deposit
bonds as security But under this tree banking act
natural causes have led to a dccrcase and not an In
crease of national bank circulation.
Moreover, tho rate of decrease is so slight that It
docs not equal the sum which an un partisan majority
of both houses wore ready, three months ago, to enact
should be taken In and cancelled ol legal lenders alone,
U's probable that cvon now, If the Committee of Ways
and Means would|introduce a bill directing the Secre tary
ol the Treasury to redeem and cauccl greenbacks at tbo
rate of $2,000,000 per month, it would get enough dem
ocratic and republican votes to pass tho Uouse, and it
has always been believed that tho Sonata would at
once pass such a btIL
The chief difficulty with the Resumption act Is tbat
wbUo Its enemies attack It because they mean to do
stroy the national banks and make the circulation en
tirely ol government note*, which tlioy do uot wish to
bo redeemable in gold, tho friends of tho act cannot
point to auy probability ol an actual resumption In
1879, as tbo law provides. It gives authority and
power to the Secretary to enablo hitn to resume at the
date spocifled; but whotber he means to do so or not,
whether he is making any preparations to do so or not,
whether be regards the law as practical or as a "bul
agaiost the comet," as its opponents call it, no one
knows.
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.
UK. TA.B BOX'S FBBSONAL EXPLANATION?EX
8PSAKHB BLilgl AGAIN TRIUMPHANT ON A
811)X IBKCK.
The domocrats are Intensely disgusted this evening
?t the result of Mr. Tarbox's speeeb in reply to Mr.
BIsils. It will be remembered that Mr. Tarbox bad
requestod tba Speaker yesterday to give blm tho floor,
in order that he might answer Mr. Blamo's reflections
upon htm In connection with wbat is known as the
Tarbox resolution or the resolution under which the
Sub Judiciary Committee has prosecuted the investiga
tion of the Little Kock bond charges, and, as opportu
nity was lacking yesterday to Mr. Tarbox to deliver
bis speech, and as the Inlerruco was natural tbat
be would get tbe floor to-day, the galleries wore
packed in expectation not ouly of a great forenate
! cOort on the part of Mr. Tarbox, but of a
{ torrillc denunciation of the gentleman from Maine. A
good deal of quiet and good natured advlea was ten
doied Mr. Tarbox in advance that ho should be careful
o! claying a task beyond his strength in coping with
tbo veteran and alert ex-Speaker, and some who knew
bis taiuer powers for controversy were reminded of the
bull who defied tbo locomotive, and admired his pluck
bul doubted his Judgment One lacetMl* democrat Is
said to have gono so far as to M Mr. Tarbox tbls
morning it he had over known what It was to undergo
the torments of the aether world, and being answered
a wondering "No," to have warned the gontleuian from
Massachusetts that he might prepare to salfer such
torments before suaset if be assailed the redoubtable
hero of so many pitched battles on tbe floors ot Con
gress. Indeed, tbe discomfited Ben Hill, of Georgia,
is reported to bave quietly enjoyed tbe several recent
contests which euded In Mr. Blaine furnishing him
with ouite a numerous tgBsaar. But Mr. Tarbox Was
. Wasiiimoto*, June 8, 187?,
proof against mlvire In^piro.1 with ih* belief tbat
ttirico urine J If he whose causi In jusl," and rcfr.kU
l"if bis m mory with the lacis of the ?r.-at prise light
David and liolwth, he went brively at bis ad- !
*ersary. fhe Oral part of hi* r|M^h was welt enough. !
Ho -bowed that men Mr. Uiaioc's own Pol.tl- i
cal parly bad instigated the investigation, j
which i# nil true, hut bore bis edectiveueaa |
aioppod. The galleries F?t lir4.j ,lf UiC rtM
?f hm speech. He wound op tamolv, sat down and ;
U was sup,K.8id tho thing was over. nut Mr. Krye of j
Maine, colleujiuo or Mr. Hlaln-). desired lo usk a que* \
lion and Ini mod lately brought up the scandal concern- ,
lng iho surreptitious copy of Mr. Hume'* *|K>ocb on I
the currency, by tho use ol which Mr. laibox as is
charted, got the chanco of delivering an immediate and
telling reply tbo same day. As Mr. Tarbox bad re
sumed his seal In au aureole of virtnou* Indignation
over the rapacity and Indecency of Mr. Illume iu I lie
matter of the Mulligan loiters, iho question put hud
utterly kort du combat. He lacked the repartee to :
c leclc the laugh which roso against bun. and Mr. j
Bialno taking the floor at this juncture, followed up hit
triumph so mercilessly that the gentleman from Mju-s- j
acbusoits was, metaphorically speak,ng. - taken out on
a shutter."
SECRETARY BItlSTOW AND TDK MULE CLAIM -
DELAY or TUB KCB-COMM1TTEE IN MAXIMO
THE REPORT AND THE SEASONS ASSIGNED BY
public KUMoit.
A good deal ol inquiry has been made recently why
the sub committee on Investigation of Kxpendltures in
tbo Ireasury Depurtmeut has not roporlod in tbo cuso
ol the mule claim atfain.il .Secretary Urlstow. It I*
apiiM heniied by some republicans tliui the democrats,
having learned wisdom by tbo busty on.lauglit made
ou.Mr. Blame. will now bold Iu r.-servo what evidence
has been taken before this committee adverse to Mr
Brlstow until alter the llopobllcan Convention!
M> that, in case be should be nominated j
>y any possibility at Cincinnati they will
have tho damaging facts to adduco against him i
iu the campaign, and thus defeat tho republican parly, j
Mr. Bright, chairman of the subnommitiee, is known |
to havo said that ihore seems to be tometliiuu ol a case I
against Mr. Brlstow or else baso perjury is ut work. |
The evidence of one Thompson. In whoso nam* tho I
claim was brought, having been originally for some |
130,000, has bcou given beforo tho committee, and
members of it ?ay it Is most damaging, showing a '
great iraud on me govorntuent. It is alleged on re- I
sped able authority that Colonel (ieist. now of the Treas- |
ur.v Department, and a friend of Secretary Brlstow,
notiflod bun or tho character of tbo Thompson claim
before he took It in hand, and Mr. Brodhcad. late Sec
ond Comptroller, as well as his cniof clork
havo conllruicd this by their verbal and froely repeated
statoinont*. Notwithstanding tbo facilities which have
been allorded him in evidence and examination, It Is a
matter of frequent comment that Mr. Bright has uot
gone ahead. Much leniency ha* boon accorded to ins
Inactivity heretofore, as It waa known that he wished
to proceed cautiously in tbo investigation; but those
who know the facts, and who aro now hero roady to
testify, are somewhat exasperated at the delay and
apparent stoppage of all Investigation and the failure
to announce result* Mr. Bright Is to bo urged to go
forward, so that boforo the coming convention nothing
will be left In doubt
AN EFFOBT TO ABOLISH THE IB ON-CLAD OATH
FOB JCBORS?LIVELY DEBATE ON THE BILL
ANTICIPATED.
A bill was reported from the Judiciary Commltioeto
day which is hkoly to lead to a wurm contest between
ho two political parties in the House. It was consid
ered for a littlo time in tho morning hour, and enough
was then developed to show that the dohale upon it
will be a revival of the amnesty controversy, in spirit
at least. It proposes a repeal of such portions of tho
Revised Statutes as roquire a test oalh from jurors
and Itsubslitntes a simple oath that tbo juror will do
bis duly faithfully. The point was made by Mr. Kas
son, of Iowa, that the part of the oatn to support tho
constitution would bo dono away with and that Jurors
In tho United States court* in lately disaffected dis
tncis or elsowboroi would bo under no obligation of
loyalty to tho l.nited States government in getting at a
finding or u verdict. Mr. Kasson demanded an expla
nation. Ho wanted to see an amendment to tho bill
remedying this gravo dcfoct. Mr. Hoar, of Massachu
setts, also drew attention to the fact that thcro was
nothing in the bill to guard against one or rnoro oft
party of conspirators taking seats in the jury bog and
defeating tbo ends or justice. The bill Is the work of
the Judiciary Com roll tee, but It remains to ho seen
how far tho Northern democrats will go In supporting it
K very body, republican and democrat, concedes tho
propriety of abolishing tbo test oath, but doing away
with the exaction of obodience to tho constitution is re
garded as going too far, even In the year of a Prcsidcn
tial election.
THE APPROPRIATION BILLS IN THE HOUJE.
Mr. Randall, chairman of the Houso Committed of
Appropriations, says that all nocossary appropriation
bills will be favorably acted upon by tbo House boloro
tho 1st of July, and that there will bo no interruption
of the business of tho departments by reason of lack
ing appropriations. It is now fcarod that the sossion
of Congress will last until at least the 1st or August.
ABBANOEMENTS TO ENABLE THE MEMBEBS TO
ATTEND THE NATIONAL CONVENTIONS.
A movement is on foot In the bouse to take a recess
on Monday next for three days, so as to allow as many
of the republican mombors as wish au ? pportunity to
attend tho Cincinnati Convention. This will be moved
by one of the republicans. Iu the meantime thcro is io
be an understanding that no legislation from a party
|tandpoint Is to be brought up. A like arrangement is
to bo had during the week or tho St. Louis Convention
and It is to bo agreed that while tbo Sonato will not
adjourn a sufficient working lorco Is to bo kept up to
dispose of appropriation bills, and no question of a
quorum is to bo brought forward.
GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES.
WAJiuixarov. June 8, 1874
TBB KEBB SCANDAL?ADDITIONAL TESTIMONY
CONTRADIOTOBV OF RABNEY'*.
The Committee od Expenditures In the War Depart
ment to-day beard tba testimony ol Mr. Morgan
Jone?, who was a member of tho Housn of Rap/escmi
tlves from the city ol New York In ISM, in the Kerr
Inveillfatlon. Luwrenco Harney, whom tho witness
had known lor many years, railed upon him In that
year and asked htm to appoint Augustus P. Greene to a
lieutenancy in the army. Harney Informed him that
bowouldiota nlco prenent If the nppointuiout wero
made. Witness told Harney bo bad nothing to do
with that, and that ho had known Qrcono
longer than Harney had. He had no application from
bis own district, but appointed a young man from New
York who had been known to him from boyltood,
otherwiio ho would probably have appoiolcd Greona.
Mr. Nelson Taylor, formerly a member of Congregt
lY'irn New York, testified that he took an Interest In
Greone because ol tho testimonials ho had received In
bis favor, but not on Harney'* account; tho witness
appointed a young man from his own district.
SBNATOB MOBTON'a HEALTH AS CBBTIPIED TO
BY HIS PHYSICIAN.
TUe following is a copy of a letter of D. W. rtliss,
M. D., of Washington, relative to the health of Senator
Morton, of Indiana, to Mr. Charles T. H. Allen:?
Wasiii-iotox. Juno 6, I87rt.
Dkab Sib?In reply to your letter making inquiry as
to thu health of Senator Norton 1 answer thai I have
been the m.-Jical adviser lor Ininsoll and latnily for
about nino years while In Waablnaton during the ses
sions of Congress. His general health Is entirely good
a ml Iiim prospects for long lile aie equal to those
of any other man ol his yearn in my acquaintance.
While ho?is still iaiue, his improvuuirul in tne last two
years h*s been very great und bis vital tunetionx are
wholly unimpaired As a frequent vIMtor of himself
and hunily. somotlines ppoife?atoaalljr and others
socially, aud witb a varied but Intimate acquaintance
with tin) members ol Congress and m?n In offlce during
the past illtosn year*. I give It n? my opinion that
Senator Morton has performed more labor and with
leas apparent fatigue than any man I know of In pnbllo
HHk
PROTECTION TO THEATRICAL COPYRIGHTS.
The bill passed by tbe Senate to-day relating to tba
Jurisdiction of circuit courts or tho l ulled Stales pro
vides that an Injunction Issuod by any United States
circuit court and duly served shall be binding upon tba
defendant In every Judicial circuit ol tbe I'nltrd States
or elMwhori-. It also provides that it shall te no <*e
fenre or bar to an action or motion on tbe part ol the
proprietor or owner of the original manuscript ol
a tboatrieal play or drama to restrain and enjoin tbe
public performance or exhibition thereof la violation o(
the rtghta of tbe proprietor that the said play or drama
baa Uien printed ur uablkahed, provided always that It
was not printed or published before the plaintiff b?
came proprietor of it. ?
The ?ci a not to apply to any <'iue unless the ram*
rtwll hare been MMlitutod "Uhin SSfSu Mars lor lb#
ilrst put'lle.iiioa or perioriuauco or *u< h ptajr.
1UE BKUA1M8 Of fiKNkaAL li'PBEHOK TO D1
TUANSFKllllKD Ti> T1IK NATIONAL CAPITAI*
The mother of the late General McPbcrson lately let
ogrupbed to lieneial Grant placing the remains of bet
tion at his disposal for liuil sepulture. The President
hereupon gave the uoceuary Instructions tor their re
moval trout Clyde. Ohio, to this City, w'tere it Is pro
posed to inter tbetn boueath tlut Mci'herson statue.
Mr. It. W. Marker lull lust night lor Clyde to *uperla
toud ibo removal ol the remains to ibis city.
GOVERNOR CHENEY'S MESSAGE.
Comcomo, N. H., Juno 8, 1876.
Covornor Cheney ?ubiiuttod bis Message to-day. Th?
Stale Unances arc as follows:?ttcvenue for 1870? R?
r.elpti from Slate tax. $400,000; receipts from otbel
sources, $103,323 19. Total revenue, $503,328 18.
Current expenses for 1876*? Ordinary, $139,401 87; ea
Inordinary, $29,395 05; Interest ou State debt
$222,029 31. T>>t il expenses. $391,530 23, showing ai
excels of rcvnnuo of $111,719 90, which Is ibo amount
ol the reduction ol tho State debt during the year. Tho
liabilities of tho Slalo at prescut aro $3,029,538 49. Tim
Governor counsels groat euro iu the management ol
State business nn1 that tho usual amount of $400,000 be
raised by taxation. Sixty oighl saving* bank* are ia
operation, with deposits of $:il 198,004 10. an increase
of $9S9.578 45. Hank investment* show a decided Im
provement, loans on real estate having increased
$1,000,000.
The prospect of a new State l'rison Is favored, ths
present condition ot convict labor rcudertng this ths
easiest solution of the dilllcultlos wbfch have lately
beset State Prison nfTilra.
As tho people have tuvored a constitutional conven
tion. the Governor mi mints tho changes most important
lo l>e rflocted, viz. Abolition of the religious test; a
chango in tho mode of making futuro amendments; a
reduction of tho numbor of Keprosoutalive* and an ia
crou.so in the number of Senutors. and a chauge from
annual lo biennial elections and sessions of tho Leelsln
ture. The last named change be dooms ot paramount
Importance, Inasmuch as It would vory largely diminish
the cost of Slate government and aO'ord no small relief
from tho burdens of taxation, while it would meet all
real necessities of tho people.
Referring to tomporanco reform, ho says:?"N<
change in tho prcsout law seems requisite, as at n?
time in the history of the Stato ha* reform been M
general." He recommends tho ro-ostablishmont of aa
ntial encampmonts for tho onoouragouiont of the Stuts
militia Also tint purchase of statues of Daniel
Webster and John Stark to Ito placed tu Congressional
Memorial H ill in Washington. lie pronounces the
Centennial Kxhibition a success, and consldors that
New Hampshire may be proud of her reprosontatloa
therein.
In conclusion, Governor Cbenoy stues that the (real
demand of the hour is retrenchment and reform.
THE CANAL BOARD.
BEPORT Or THE STATE ENGINEER ON PENDINGI
CONTRACTS?BATES Of PAYMENT FOB TBI
KNdlNKEBINO FORCE.
Aluaxt, June 8, 1870.
At ? meeting of tbe Canal Board tu-ilav H. W. ltugg,
of Olean, and Charles W. lirown. of Oxford, were ap
pointed Canal Collectors of these points
On motion of Treasurer Ross the First National Bank
of Oxford whs designated as a toll deposit bank.
Comptroller Robinson offered the following, which
was adopted:?
Krwolvi o th*t the resolution adopted at ths meeting nf
the t'anal Board oil tho L'.'id ?.f Vat U?t In relation to Ilia
dejiaxlt "f salt tint leu l><* mo'litlrd -n that ill' ?aid itej.omtfl
bu equally divided butwron th? Kint National Bunk of Syr i
cn.e and the .salt Spring Hank
Tbe Auditor prcacntod a communication In relation
to tho toll upou cement, which was referred to tb?
Commlttoo on Commerce with pnwor.
Commissioner Thayer presented a conimunieuinfn ol
John K. Hosch asking tbe Hoard to allow inin to with*
draw a polltton for a rehearing of bia claim urcMHited
December '?!, 1S71, winch wua referred to tho Commit
tee on Cunal Adtulnlitraliou.
Commissioner Wnlratli presented a couituuiii^ttloo
f.-om tbe Assistant Welgbtnasior at Syracuse, wbit b wu
referred to tho Auditor with power to take such nciitv
its bo should deem proper. Ho also moved that lbs
Auditor or Colloctor bo authorized to appoint sonM
suitable person to collect toll upon tho Black River Im
provement. Adopted.
Stato Engineer Van Buron submitted a report con*
tabling a Hat of the pending contracts for tho extraor
dinary repairs on tho canals since January, 186S, with
tbe amounts of money claimed by the last or final oatl
mate upon each, the amount already paid by tbe Canal
Department and tho reductions upou the sums yet re
maining doe, which he deems equttablo lu view of o?er?
estimates or lrauds lu tbe couduct of tho w< rlc.
There arc forty-seven contract* In ail among them tho
lien son Port Schuyler, tho Mowry Buffalo und the
Wlllard Johnson Vest Troy contracts, the fraudulent
character of which has already been so forth. Those
and moat of tho others aro designated as pending, al
thtftigh no work has been done upon thetn slnco the
overestimates failed to pay. The report was accepted.
Commissioner Thayer, In roaponso to tbe resolution
adopted at tho last meeting of tho Board, requestini
htm to furnish a statement of the oxtraordtniry n?
ceasiticn of his division (the Eastern) und the circum
stances out of which thoy have arisen, submitted I
report thut tho ostimat a of tho Superintendents, uf
to and including July, amountod to $W,450 67.
The circumstances out of which theso expenses havt
arisen aro In a great moasuro attributed lo tbe larga
amount exponded lor extraordinary repairs on tho
division and paid for out of tho appropriation for urdl
uary repairs, which becamo necessary Irom the fact
that tho ComnTssionor rejected several bids for wsrk
deemed necessary for navigation; hence they could
only be paid lor out of the ordinary roratre fuud. The
amount pakl for this class of work was $164,610 li.
The total amount paid on drafts of tho
Commissioner of tbe K astern Division from
January 1, 1875, to Kobruary 1, 1870, Including
ordinary and extraordinary repairs, Aa, was $638,
474 80. Tbe amount paid for ordinary ropalrs on the
Kisterti division for tho seven years provious, avcragi
per yrar, waa $743,700.
Secretary of .State Bigelow was not satisfied with thii
report lie wanted more details as to where the work
was don? und why the bids wcro (ejected. lie thought
much work ontiroly unnecessary and unjustifiable bad
been done, and he woulJ vote against any approprla
?tlon until more liiforinatiou was larnishml. He moved
te relor tbe roport back for further details. Carried.
On motion of State Engineer Van Buron, the StaU
(engineer was dirocted to employ tho requisite en
gineering forco to carry out tho act of 1878, chaptoi
Mi
State Koglneer Van Buron tnovod that on and alter
the 1st of June. 1870, tho following shall bo the rate*
ofeompcnsation for the several grades of engineers and
other persons employed in the onginoering fore* of the
canal:?
Assistant Engineers In charge, $6 per day ; Asssistanl
Engineers, $5 per day; levellers, $4 SO per day;
rod won, $3 60 per day; tfhalnmen, $'J 60 per da jr.
Adopted.
STATE BOABD OF CHARITIES.
Rociustrr, Juno 8, 18761
A meeting of tbe State Board of Charities was b?M
at tho Osborne House, in ibis city, at ten o'clock thii
morning. Present?J. V. L. Pruyn, President; WilU
Ism 1'. I.ctchuorib, Vice President, and Comm.sslonen
Martin U. Anderson, E. W. Potter, Ibeodoro Uoore
volt, Henry L. Houget, J. C Devoroux and Mrs. Jose
phine Shaw Lowell, tbe nowly appointed lady Commis
sioner, who met lor the first time with the Board, and
Dr. Charles K. Hoyt, Secretary, and James Panning,
Assistant fee re tars.
The general plan of tho work for tho year was laid
out, and arrangements were made for the visitation
of various charitable Institutions of the State
by members and officers of tho Board. Tbe sro
retary presented a report as to tho operation of the act
regarding Stato paupers, by which It appeared thai
l,ttH persons have been brought under tbe law sluce It
went Into effect aud that ninety-seven sre st present
under car* A considerable amount ol miscollaueoM
business pertaining to tbe work of tbe Board was aim
transacted.
Alter adjournment, several of the Commissioners
visited the Western House ot Refnire, and tho Prest>
dent and Commissioner Poster this evening look tb?
train lor tbe East lo viait the Wlllard Asylum at OvMt,
and otter institution*