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Gffi'G II) THE WAR.
March of the Main Detachment of
Crook's Expedition.
THE RENDEZVOUS AT FORT FETTERMAN.
Glimpses of Watchful In
dians cn the Way.
Description of a Country Little
Described Heretofore.
SAVAGERY IRREPRESSIBLE.
Dciay of the Force in Starting for the i
Stinking Water.
Fokt F?tt?r?as, May 27, 1871
The m^n of tho Territories and ultra Missouri States
Ionic upon tho Indian, as he now exist* on the plain* of
Dakotali acd Wyoming, as human only In his strictly
pti.viral trails of form, unalomy and physiology. it is
Impossible, alter having soino experience of irontier
life, not to join, pnrtiully at least, In this belief.
WKSTKKK rr.INClri.KS.
"People who hare not personally become acquainted
with the Sioux, Arnp thoo or Cheveuno races," wns
?aid to mo yesterday, "may be amused by romances
?citing tor ill the nobility of tho red man as ho appears
in ilie cl issic literature of the past years, but they 1
have very dim ideac ol tho animal in his rsal stile. In
his bodily insttnots ho is devotod to :
sensual satiety, and in ftis mental to ven
geance, treachery and mnrdcr. I,ong antagonism to
the pale laces, traditionary hatred Imparted
from feneration to generation through his very blood,
echoed in the monotonous crooning of Ins nursing
mother, the retrain of tho rudo revelry of his tribe,
tho spirit of their war danr.es, thoir whiIs tor the dead,
all embittered by dependency upon the government
for lood dealt to him as to cattlo, have inado the chief
Impulse within him that which prompts htm to torture,
mutilate and butcher the enemy of his existence. Ho
has becomo a (loud. The mould ol man Is
osi.v a BiaortPK
"His wrongs have turned tho quicscent do7il, which
?ombre lunatics say is incarnate In nil humamcind at
birth, into a spirit of active malevolence, never soft
ened by generosity. The little of divine that clings to
man in tho smal'est remnant of his shattered soul
prompts him to impatience ot mero justice. Ho is
an entity In human form outside the palo of ethic law.
\ engeanco being hla creed, a process of extermination
to be eulorced so long as he remains uusnbjcctcd wouid
be Justiliabie."
8C.UIKD RI.ACK IttLLKRS.
Tho view ol the situation on this frontier just repro
duced illustrates much ot tho public sentiment. Tho
terror ol the Sioux, however, in my opinion, is exag
gerated. It is noticeahlo that thoso who
express ii most strongly aro thoso "honest"
miners who have been most eager to Invado tho Hlack
Hills. They uro returning to civilization in swarms,
panic stricken by iho crack of Indian rifles and dis
gii-ted with fortune. On tho road Irom Cheyenne
to this point 1 met dejected looking parties
who answered inquiries with noariy unanimous
franknoss. They repeated thepiory of the light on In
dian Creek and the murders in tho Hlack llllis, which
has been already published. When asked, "Did you
find any gold f" tho reply usually was of the purport,
?'Yes; but a darned sight too many Itidiaus.'' They
reported another chief killed at Indian Creek, named
Feat tic rhcad.
Some satirical "boy in blue" In repartee applied to
them the contemptuous sobriquet which they had
previously freely bestowed on Ka?lern men who have
been attracted liithor by tho ruinor ol gold. "So
you've turned tender-feel, ave yo? Don't like the
Black 'ills 'swell's ye did, do ye?"
On the next day this taunt iu a hundred different
forms was tluug at tho woe begone pilgrims whom we
met plodding along beside their halt empty wagons
and wearied horses. Vhoy, however, accepted the
|lbes made at their expense with true Wostorn com
placency and laughed in turn.
"Well, my man,'' sale tho Colonel to a rrd-faeod
Tankee, "isthero any gold up yonder?"
"There's gold there, sir, but I don't want any of It
(1st now," he said, with a j^rnj.
ACTUAL ?OLD IM'ST."
Si Uba. a veteran miner, exhibited to me two vials
filled with gold dust and a Ini of quartz containing
ini.tll particles or tho metal, visible to the naked eye.
He Mid the situation of tho settlements in the Hlack
Hills is daily growing more serious and that an evacu
ation must take place. There nre a great many families
there now, the women living hi constant terror, and
'.hey look anxiously (or protection Irom the military.
It is understood that Captain Kgan will probably bo
Wiiployed In that service in or near the Hills.
A WKT DAY IX I ASIP.
As the column moved north rumors of glimpse* of
Indian* met us At ttio ranches. Al Hip second camp
^olonel Hoy all received an order troin General Crook
eliatiginn the route of the.detachment so tliat It would
tra*i tbo Platte, now raping with tins melted mountain
mows and the spring d-luge, over the now Iron bridge
it Fort Ijirnmie Instead ol at Kort l'ettertnan, whero
there would bo great danger of drowning soldiers
tnd bone*. Flee companion, under command of Cot
?nel Mill*, of the Tlnr.l cavalry, wero overtaken at
?(union's ram li, and the troops from Kort Kussell wero
thus united in one column. A pitiless cold storm of
rain kept us in camp a day, because of the consecration
nue to the pick mules, whoso backs, if they travelled In
the wei, would become ."ore. tne persistent dropping
which rattle i on the tents Irom tho clouds e-hocd tlio
gloomy symphony of our thoughts as wo lay in
blankets under canvas, with single minded as
pirations alier comfort. The clouds toward
rveniug yesterday thinned, however, and tlio
bobolinks, whoso favorite homo seems to ho
in this altitude, hurst luto eager sing as thoy ro-e from
the soaked sedge brush and executed winged a rotat e
feats iu tho air, tumbling sud Muttering in very gl<*>
Instluctively knots Of people gathered to the officer*'
tenis where ibcre were fir-* ol cottonwool and socia
bility found totigiH. Tim bandying of Jests and tho
?ghltngover of the last campaign lormod a ravory
Bielange lor menul diversion.
It u?n be said of the officers of this expedition that
they are well aware of the t?*k lieiore them, an I itj
not likely to repeat tho blunders of the winter cam
paign, if, indeed, there were blunders, which is a
quest ou to be nnaily determined by tho trial
of Colonel Reynolds and Captain Moore, now
under arrest. A full comprehension of their
duty seems to distinguish them, and it may bt
hoped that the unsatisfactory fruits of ibe
lortner expedition may lead to morn Mibstantlal result*
during tlio summer, through tho experience gumed.
Even if the ludtans are not again menaced wiib an
nihilation. through s lortunato surprise, It Is not prolh
Able that the)* will Iks able to boast ol another pr< cipi
tale withdrawal of iheir enemy, as this campaign has
been moro maturely planned and organised than the
previous one.
liKUlSXINO OF TitK MARCft.
I took my departure Irom Kofi Kussell on the 10th,
with the officers of the column tnovtug to the tuustcr
of the u?roe? of the expedition at Kort Ketiennau. The
exodus of tho troops Irom tho post was made with
music by the re .imrntal band, and the ladies of the
garrison waved their handxerchlefs in token of heart
le t wishes lor victory and a?re return. Colonel Hoyill,
yuarurmaster Drew, Captains Wells and Hartor its
and l.iculcnant I.eml-y were the principal offi or* with
I lie command, lhe flr>t encampment was made on
Lodge I'ole Creek aftor ? march of eighteen miles.
* party of Black IItilers, with wagons and teams,
stopped tbcre lor tbo night, and they confirmed the
gloomy impression which had precede! from
ail the news we had heard from tho north.
U* twrrvom of tu? raacM ?? U? ?dor
or frontier whiskey and tobacco and the
burden of conversation was the constant prediction of
a prolonged war with tho Sioux. Shaggy headed
Kill en told over and over those tale# of mutilation
winch the telegraph bus announced. and they lost no
flavor ot toe Uorrtble in the rude but forcible rhetoric
of the plainsmen. They prophesied a desperate ex
perience for the soldier*.
LOCH RICU VUBS.
Louis Richards'escort of four red men, relatives of
his l>akola mother, turned sullen countenances
toward tbe white uicn who accosted them in their
tepee ou the bank of the l<aramio River, nrar tbe post.
Tethe greeting of "How. Cala?'* synonymous with
"How do you do, Iriend?" they answered only with
the guttural syllable, "Ugh!?* without the usual smile
and fr.undly euiphnsis. The Sioux hate Louis since bis
part in the wittier campaign of General Crook. They
distrust*^! him in the tail of 1875, wlion he interpreted
to them the sayings of the white commissioners at the
greut council, with a paltry hundred soldiers at his
back. Hut now they are yearning lor his scalp, and it
Is certain that only the sentiment of kinship and not
one ol friendliness tor tbo whites impelled his tour
dusky coub.ns to guard him cutely to Fort Laramie. He
brought with him tlio remnant of bis herd of ponies
and cow ?, hi* t<;uaw8 and children, and evidently bad
bid'lon adieu to hie old home near the agency. His deep
Indian sioirism permuted no betrayal of regret. His
statements conlirmcd tbe impression made by tbe
moody gloom ot his companions, that the Sioux
einruti was to bo a national one, and
A DKsmr.ATK KTKOKS
for liberty. According to htm, when General Crook
conferred with the chiefs on the White Earth River,
Red Cloud, laying aside* the deep diplomatic manner
which has become his second nature since his familiar
ity with the whites, said:?
The Gray Fox must understand that the Dakotas,
and especially the Og-ai la-las have many warrior*,
many guns ami ponies. They are brave and ready to
fight for their country. They are not afraid of the
soldiers nor of tboir elite'. Many braves are ready to
meet them. Every lodge w II fend its voting men,
and they nil will Say of the (Jre.it Father's dogs, "Let
them come!"
Bitch is the expression of tho chief whoso natno in
these latter days has been nsed as a .synonym of savage
docility and friendship. Mnc-pca-ht-tnh hns not ut
tered so bold a sueeeh slneo 1808; aud the memory of
his implication in tho frightful mtssaere near Fori I'hil
Kearny ha I nearly died out ot the minds of all save
the frontiersmen, who never forget tho guilt of tho
Indian nor fall In striving to surpass It with their own.
Taciturn and wily, even for an Indian, he has dissem
bled toward tbo government lor six years. True, he
lias complained of his food, of his ammunition and of
tho unscrupulous invasion of his country, and has
sought to find, through the Great Father, the ear of
Justice. Hut tho current of Ills teellnif has run deeper
tlian the tnero shallows of discontent that tho whito
man hus thought to sound with bis hypocrisy.
Lone after tho treaty of Fort Laramie, by which tho
government, with folly ever tduco condemned, aban
doned the chain ot military posts erected to protect
tli" emigrant road to Oregon and Montana, Rod Cloud,
Red Dog, Red Face and tho other warriors concerned
In tho death of Fettormsn's bravo men showed out
ward satisfaction and good will Hut the corruption
aud Infamy ol agents, tho perfidy and vacillating
duplicity ol government and the selfish aud persistent
encroachments of oltizens have gradually changed the
wisest spirits of tho Sioux people, who beforo have al
ways counselled pcac, into
BRoootxa uknii or sialic volkxcb.
Their trust in the .paternity of the government has
been converted into contempt for Its professions and Us
power. Tbo former have never been fulfilled; the lat
ter never adequately exerted. The relinquishment of
forts Reno, Phil Kearny and C. F. Smith llatterod
their sense ol prowess, and tho failure to punish sub
sequent violations of the treaty has belittled
the army anu Its otilcers In their oyes.
Tho miscarriage of tbe winter campaign has
been to couflrm them iu their vainglory. They
ascribe the hasty withdrawal of Genera^ Crook lrom
their country to tear Instead of its real cause, the con
sumption ol his supplios and tho exhaustion of bis
troops and animals. Tho bolter and more prudent In
dians have, if constant rumor ana report from the
agencies are to be believed, Imbibed the mad and des
perate spirit of the Northern braves. Red Cloud Is the
ty|>e of tho best of bis race, and it can bo guessed,
therefore, how widespread among them Is the sontl
mout betrayed In bis half warning speech.
TflR TKt'K TArSIt
of the flotix difficulty In the comprehension now folly
matured la tbo minds of the Indians that all
hopo of contlnuod existence as a race Is
henceforth a chimera if they do not fight
for their country. To Ihetn the white man
is devoid of tho instinct of justice, and the oppression
of his simpler brother appears unworthy and repug
nant. They believe that tho white man denies tbem
the right ot being, ana with stieh a cause the Sioux
will make the la-tt great cITort for the salvation of their
race from the extermination which their fateful
prophecy has forecast. Only the old men of the tribes
shrink Iroin war. though they all, in spirit, favor a last
trial of strength; nnd the young men are Impelled, as
by an irresistible passion, to slay the whites. Tho
minority of tho Indians remaining at tho agencies aro
loo oM to flt;ht or hunt, and tbetr Support by tho gov
ernment Is an advantage to their brethren on the war
path. who even leave ihoir wiv. s, mothers and children
under the protection of th" agents while they go forth
to battle against the government.
TIIR OMAXMATIOa.
The following is the general ordor in be iF?ued to
morrow appertaining to tlio organization of the expe
dition :?
11AD<|1* 1KTI KS Rl<; Hon* axil 1
Yu.iott <tom: Kxeriiiriov.
Tort Fkttkiijmn. Wt. T.. May Jrt. i
t;?si a?L iudkii* .no I.
The following i? the organization of the troops composing
the Biff lloru mid Yellowstone expedition*.?
I, Lientenant Colonel W. B Hnjrull, Third cavalry, will
command tho cavalry battalion*.
II Major Alexander Chambers. Fourth infantrv, will cem
mmid the lalantrv battalion
III Major A. \V. Kvans Third cavalry, will command the
list Ialinn <"?mpn?ad of roinpanle? ol tin Third cavalry, re
port injr to i.ienteaant Colonel Itoyall.
IV t'ai.tiMM II K. Jioye*. Second cavalry, will command
the battalion eompnml of companies of ihe MNM ? avalry,
report in* to I.ienlenant Col mel Itoyall.
V. The lollnwiuB named officer* compos tbo expedition
alMtT:?
Csntaln A. II. Nickers in. Twenty-third Infantry, aldeila
rmi p actinic assistant attorn#)' genaral; Lieutenant John
O. Itiinrke. flilrd cavalry, aide de-earap; I'anialn HSwrto
M. Hau l'II. IwoMytiiird Infantry, enmmandlae scants;
Captain W. S. Stanton, Corp* ol *nirlneer?, engineer officer.;
('?plain 4. V. I'nrev. a??l?tant q?art?em??ier, qiinrtor
ina?ier; First l.t-menant J. W. Hubh, Fourth iiil'antry. ae'
inv rommlaaary of ?ab?i stance; Assistant :tnrge>>ii Aihvrt
IlarlseS, medical director. iJKtlittrK UftOOK,
Brigadier tlener il e?mnt audi 11expedition.
t:ik ;:xrKt?tTiox.
The general stall of ihe expedition Is as follows:?
Brigadier General tJoorge Crook In command; Captain
A. II. Ifickor.'on, of tho Twenty third infantry regi
nicnt. :i'id Ltetii najit J. (J B urkc, of :he Third cav
alry, al?lcf?Je-cauip; Captain John V. Fuhry, quarter
master; Captain George M. Randall, of the Twenty
third infantry, chief of ntall; Br. Albert UnrisulT,
chief ?ur;oon; Captain William <?. SUulon, chlof
ci.Moe.T, and Colonel \V. It. Koyall, of the
TMrtl cavalry, cxccuilvi commandant of
tho troops. Tom Moore is chief packer
and Captain Chnrles Rosaell chief of trnnspor
tatlod. Colonel Royail's stall" consists of Lientenant
11. R. l,emlcy, of tho third cavalry, adjutant, and
Lieutenant 0. A. Drew, quartermaster.
tub rout-ita.
Mijor A. W. Kvans, of tho Third cavalry, hat charge
of the troop* going trorn Medicine How to Fort Fetter
m m. Thcro the vari.dM tewlie* concent rate. Tho
expedition, when leavtas Kort Keiierman, Witt be con
stituted ot tho following c.omjianies:
A, Third cnvalfjf. Lieutenant Lawson commanding,
B, Tinrd cavalry. Captain Mienlmld.
C, Third cavalry. Captain Van Vlict.
I?. i bird cavalry, Captain Henry.
K, Third cavalry, Captain Snrtoriua.
F, Thir l cavalry, LteillcBUBl lUiyiiidds
TlnrJ eavwry, lieutenant CrawMMk
I,, Third cavalry, !,!? iiteuant Troot*.
I, Third cavalry, Captain Auilrofk
H, Third cavalry, Captain Hills.
a, Second cavalry, Captain Pewccs.
I. Second cavalry. Captain Noyce.
D, Setond cavalry, Lieutenant swigcrt.
K, M-i ond oivalrjr. Captain Ti'lla
The snhalterna serving in the tavalry column will be
lAealcaaaU I.ibbv, Morton, Fan), ^chwatke, Simpson,
Von Luidwits, Foster, Chase, Huntington, O'ftrien,
1'ierson and Kln^diury.
The Infantry will constat of companies C, H an I O
of Ihe Ninth regiment, nnl two companies of tho
Fourth, coniuianiled respectively by Captains Munson
I and Burrow*, Burt, Coat a and l.uha, with l.ientonants
t Bclaney, Capron, Carpenter, iUthertaon and Roln
i inson. Tins portion of thn forco will probality
he employed during the campaign in guarding tbe sup
| piles awl wagons at a permanent base, lo bo eelecto l
1 near Fort Phil Kearney or Fort lienor All tbe force
under Ocneral ( rook will number about 1,100 men.
Companies A, B, K sad i, el Uie Second cavalry, and
companies A, P, E, F and M, of (hi Third, wore tn the
former expedition.
mcmtiosh or WAR.
There are Ovo pack trains, containing: altogether 320
mules, and carrying (M.OUO pound* of lorage, rations
uitd ammunition. The wagon train contains 100
wagons, and is loaded with 850,000 pounds.
THE EXHIBITION.
THE CHAOS OF THE WORI.u'b FAIR ABSTJMINO
FARM AND OHDER?DESCRIPTION OP THE
TUNISIAN CAEB?ATTRACTIONS FOR BAT
CRDAY? PRESIDENT HAWI.ET'B RECEPTION
THIS EVENING.
PHitADKi.rnu, June 8, 187(5.
A most noticeable feature of tho attcudance at the
Centenutal grounds to-day was tho largely increased
proportion of vnritors from a dlstanco, many of these
being die friends and families of members of the se\
eral organizations recently In convention In this cit?.
Of tbote who come to Philadelphia as delegatos to a re
union, whether ol a bustnoss or social nature, verj few
come entirely alono, and lowor still return home
immediately after adjournment; for even where visitors
have been wrongly Impressed by false statements con
cerning the magnificent enterprise, they soon loam of
the error into which they havo been led, *nd nothing
but tho most Immediate necessity can call tbein awav
from tho city bcloro at least a lew days have been
spent amid tho splendid display made by two conti
nents. Whilo the attondanco Is much Increasod by
these causes It is tho after effect which is really the
most Important. The glowing accounts carried to
their friends and acquaintances at home will bring
hero thousands and tens of thousands who might other
wise halt between two opinions uutil the cloao of the
Exhibition. Tho numbor Of our own citlzons who
took advarftage ot the delignttul weather to make
another visit to tho grouuds was also large, but when
cornered with iho throngs of siningers present tho
pnliadelphians were in a dccided minority. To
morrow and -Saturday this railo will probably he
reversed, as tho last two days ol the week are
favorites with tho residents of tho Quaker City,
ai d arc, of courso tho days which persona Irom
jhe country find the most convenient lor a homeward
journey. I he almost numberless deportments, bu
reaus and subdivisions into which It was found nocos
sar.v to divide such an unparalleled undertaking ore
rapidly bocomiug moro inmiiiar with the duties ol
their co-workers, and now thai tho numberless labor
ers in the mighty enterprise begin to fully realize their
corolatiun ihey have become moro like the parts ot
some grand whole than the separate and distinct units
which lornierly created so much inconvenience. Tins
| change is a gratifying oue, and Irom now onward tho
multitudinous details ol tho Inhibition will probably
arrange themrelvos ono within tho other like the cog
i wheels ot some gigantic triumph of mOchanism.
THE TTNISIANS.
\orih of the western end of Machinery Hall are com
pleted two curious structures, to be used as a 'lu iris tan
'e?ti and bazaar. Ti.o larger building, octagonal lu
sh .pe and cupped by an eight-panelled and much elon
gated .loin.?, is most lancifuily ornamented wlih odd
dosi-ns panelled tn rod, blue and black, and relieved
with numberless intersecting bars of green and
cold On the black paunels beneath the win
dows appears the inscription '? Iunisoc s Colfee
and ubove and below these aro yello*
stars, crescents and open hands with the palnis out
ward. None of the Tunisians in attendance can speak
Knglish with sufllment lluency to make themselves
more than partially understood; but one Intelligent
and imposing looking personage in a white tnr
spangled gown and tlowlnf trowsers, stated tbatln a
few days the eafi would be opened, when, in uddiiion
to the iragrant beverage as prejwredbyihelunlsians,
visitors would be entertained with Arabian music,
dancing and teats of legerdemain. Though the win
dows of tho building look rathor contracted (or
warm weather, tho doors arc high and wide
and the roof is so arranged as- to keep
up a continual circulation of air. Tho bazaar, a muc h
smaller structure, consists chiefly ol one thin wall aud
a roorsupported on tho "gaining sides by ?lender
columns A high counter runs around the Inside oMho
structure, snd upon this an ctrterprumg Arab has been
engaged in arranging In the most attractive manner an
endless number and variety ol knicknncKs, some boing
of actual utility, others of great beauty bnt of no pos
sible use, while still others possessed only the uncertain
value of being strange aud ootlaudtsti. Tho bazaar
llko tho cat<\ Is painted in bright colors and "j]orn'<J
i with gorg'oouslv tinted designs of hitherto unthought
1 of pauerns. With the Turkish caft a little distance
to the south, and the Syrian basaar m lull op
eration near at hand, 'the collection ot Orlontal oos^
tumes, curiosities and people in this part ol tho grounds
wilt doubtless prove exceptionally attractive.
CKNTKSMAL KOTRS.
President Hawlev, ol tho Centennial Commission,
will give areccpnoK to morrow evening in the main
linll of tho .Indies' I'avltlion. Tor winch a large number
ol invitations have l>een issued, iho object jjolng to
facilitate the work ol the group Juries ot award by pro
moting social intercourse I between the Judges, nnd be
tween them and others holding official relations to
thThe project of holding a series ol International Con
gresses under the auspices of tho t entennlal Malwe
nu nt has been virtually abandoned, action upon t he
subject having been so long deferred as to be regarded
I by its projectors us now impracticable. . .
I For Machinery Hall, on Saturday, among other at
| tractions advertised are the following.?
An extra musical perlormance b> I rofessor Box
eovltx; on aquaiie perlormance In the bydranlic annex
\ Wn Mr. Merrlutan in the Ille-savlng dresa used by
Captain Boyton in h s famous Channel trip; tho cata
ract ill lull operation between six -.nd half-past seven
1 o'clock and iho running of tho machinery and light.ug
of the building alter llvo o'clock for the tirst ???>??
Two unmenso choeses, mude in Hutlalo, N. one of
! twelve and another ol fourteen tons weight, have been
bnilton platform cars, upon which they will ho kept
i ,inring the entire Exhibition. They are ten or twelve
feet high and are botiud with iron hoops one Inch
11 The admissions for Wednesday were as lollowe:?
Complimentary, exhibitor*, ke U*7?
Cnsh
Total
4ft, .>48
Receipts $16,830 50
In Agricultural Hall tho steam engines have been
started und power will probably be applied to morrow
to the agricultural machines, ?ucl? a.- mowers, reapers,
tbrosbina mtciuBri, straw Otitten, iced cutters, com
mill", lan?, Aa. tor tho purpose of showing thetr me
chanical action when iu uso.
Two solid silver 1>?*Is, valued at fioorach, will be
given by the 1'hl adelphU ^porting Club as prlxes for
the besifcctter <loc of any breed over one year o!d, and
for the best pointer dog oi any weight over one year
old m the doj bench show.
Two plate* oi "Royton \'o. no"' rre among the straw
berry oxlitbd* In Aaricultiir.il Hall. Thejr are of Im
menvc s.so. t ho largest being Tour nod a halt inches in
Circ.titnforeneo.
The ?tnd<-nis ol the MumlmclU Institute ol Tech
nology will arrive in this city this morning at seven
o'clock, an I wi-1 encamp i.u the grounds oi vhe Univcr
h:tv of l,. nn,yiv.,ni.?. whore l* i tents Have been
pitched. The llrstkthroo day* will b" dovotoil to gen
eral obnervattonel the KakieH'en. Then theiuciis,
tinder tho direction ill tho faculty oi the institution,
will devote Hie r time to research iu particular
branches, Professors OH way aati Richards directing
the inve?tiir 1'ion* in mMif; (civil and mechanical);
Professor Whig on chemistry, Prole*-or Ware on
architecture, Pro cssora Atkinson and Howtson on
science and literature. A coiie ol rr.-olatlobs hits been
! adapted eaten a ted to enforce strict army discipline,
j The studeata are cxpectcd to riso ai six A. M.; break
' fast will ho served at a ((itarter t.> s> ven A. M.; at a
quarter past cwtit battalion drill will lake place and at
I nine o'cioek guard mounting. I."inch will bo partaken
ni at talf-paM twelve and diuuer at six 1*. M.
l.ientenant wheeler and Colonel Uilwsjr, i\kcr.? of tho
Maa-acKrisetts Institute. nre now here, and the encamp
ment is nndcr tho immediate charge o! Lieutenant fc.
I* Zalinskt.
DELIBERATE MUliDEB.
A OONHMITH BUOOT8 A COMPAKIOM THROUGH
TIIE HBAD FOB PTTI UNO HIH COAT.
Richmond, Va.. Juno 7, 1ST*.
To-night, Just heforo nine o'clock, on Main street,
.Tames Kaherty, a iinnsmith, shot and ln.it an tly killed
a young man named Charles fluids, a machinist.
ChUds stopped work about nit o'cloek Una evening
and started np town. On the way he look several
drinks. About eight o'clock be met with Faherty
somewhere in the neighbors od of locust alley. James
c.iblin, the proprietor ol a saloon at No. 1,426 Main
street, naw the two coming down I.orusi allay, when,
upon reaching Main street, they slopped and entered
into conversation. In a few moments he beard
Kubcrty charge Chi Ids w.th 'pnlling hia coat, " Alter
tins remark tibilds turned away and walked in tho
direction of Uiblin'a door. Kaherty started down
the street, but alter golhg a lew ?teps turned bank, re
ninikiiigat tlio tau?< time toChilds, "Vou pulled my
coat.' Cart)da turned about as if to reply, when
rabarty orew a pistol and tired. Cfcilda fell ilead on
the pavement. Itoherty waa arrested and conveyed to
ih" Kir*i precinct station house.
The Coronet, apon esamttauon, ascertained that
the ball had . litTed the forehead Jnst above the loft
eye and lodged iu the brain. Faherty is aald to be a
desperate character. He attempte>i s >me years ago to
take the Hie ol a fellow workman in Petersburg, Va.
KILLED OX THE HAIL.
Mr. Michael O'Connor, who, in attempting to leave a
train while I: was in motion at tho Richmond Hill sta
tion of the Sin'.hem Railroad, on Wednesday evening
fell under the wheel* an l had both leg<cut oft, died
early yesterday ni<mmg Irom shock and tbo emana
tion consequent upon the nccessary subsequent ampu
tation. Jlo lived oil the Jamaica tafnpike, near the
hi?h bridge < rossinc ol the l.oog Maud Railroad, aid
tearea a wile and au?# ctuidrca.
F. AND A. M.
? ?
TMTEBDAT? SESSION OF THE GBtND LODGE?
election or oband officebb.
The 6r.in>l I-odge or the Siat" of New \ ork r'aMt?
bled at nice o'clock. Grand Master Thorne m the east.
Ttie minutes of ibe sessions of Wednesday we
"^hVTf^er'of lAfayetie Lodge wa. on motion added
to the Committee on unveiling the statue of General
Lafayette lu Central Park.
The Kiuance Committee presented their report.
mnkinR appropriations for the next year,
$?4000 to the Board of Relief of N-w ^ ork *1.?00 o
Brooklyn, W. D.; $H00 to Brooklyn, E. tt; *900 ^
Buffalo, $400 ?o Albany. $160 to ^ekpori l
Trov $S 600 salary to the Grand Secretary. fftOO to the
rh rVrJST'-Smo \heU0#raCndrW?u\v#amr:nd
?-iirsiSK
and WOO lor his travelling I|L Uic nlt
reported that it was not expedlent to change ti
ot taxation lor subordinate lodges. The report
Finance Committee was laid over. . orttrerii
U(in_., it Wniker W Bros. Jsnnw Ico Kyic ana i.
* !ih \i w Unac' Phillip? nominated for the office
smth. M. Mlsai?c ruiimp. ? Master Janus
ct Grand Muster It. W. uepuij . a iealoo?
? ,2S
brethren,?und no oppo.litlon ?
SSTt. 5"SS YorlT^tor the "ensuing year. ?. tag
officially Informed of his electiou Mr.
S^lsps
they a''VrjVj?a?t'ue^emu?n^inTbe'dlstrlct in which he
{?ectur?. two Siys so ?s to be better enabled to g,"
instruction.. Tbe reoommendatiou was agreed to y
virrasrf&Jtt
after threo ? for the ensuing
yr?r.r Mr. Couch In a short epceoh gratelully aeceptcd
VwJes.eB. Anthony was re-elected Senior Grand
AVud\V' Levi M Gano, R. W. John D. William. and
SS5S-.Se
A. M.
AliOUT HATS.
the connection between little johnni and
POLICEMEN'S AND LETTEB cabb1ebs* TILES.
The poiiocmen were recently ordered to provide
themselves with black felt hat. of the Dorby style to,
foroJuuolk. On that day the force will appear In
summer uniform. A low growl from ^ Patrolmen
and officer. followed the aunouncement of the orderbe
cause nearly every man bought a Panama bat last year
in accordance with the regulations, and that propelrty .
new useless to them. Then the men were or^r* "
pnrchase the new hat. from the hat room at Police
"TllKKl'Troporter examined the hats yesterday and
listened to the remarks of the men as they paid $2 60
each and received a heavy black Derby, trimmed and
a pood deal ol h J Th? officers ore ordered to
Clove? during the ?????- Tbe officers nr
p,cion *hat th^ iMi contract lor making
ol .? Jobn '?
to a retail hatter, a u Measra Crofut A K.napp,
Daveuport. who had H 111>?*r *alK ( ollu -iovoral prom
manulacturers, el ^ tU - ?x,mlIied tbe new police
Sr-mh^^^rter that tha contract would
"ssast :c?s ?t"S ?
half. SiiTiil t WiiAbiUKton require# the men
brotlier o'John I. I h letter carriers got wot
I he, wm^^Xa'tlVmo'tled with yellow, while those
lo be worn by tne po.ice will tnrn brown.
~ missing.
George Mehl. aged eleTen""^ M iller \orri., ten, and
mnk Wblto, fifteen, all livlngat 161 Scoo.d st^jjav.
been mlaaing since Wednesday afternoon, at which
time they left the house together. It Is f?red that
Zl were drowned on the Battery. Onthesameeven
Ins * lw't containing threo unknown boy. was upset
'"AeSice have al^a^notlfled of the ab.enceof
K.al'0oNf' j'ej] ^efn'at'xo. ^JKas t TweSiy-ttft h ?t reel,
w^o haa been missing sinco the Otb inst.
C0R0NE11S' CASES.
Yeaterdav afternoon Officer Novina, of ibe Thirtieth
preclnet, found the naked body o( a hoy about Iwelve
yearn old floating In the North River. Il was noon afier
identified aa that of Allred Bright, an inmate ot the Leak
nnd Watts Orphan Asylum, at llOih street nn<iT rtii ave
nue, wbai wan drowned last Wednesday wbile bathing.
George Radler, aged fliieen years. ol No. 237 .South
Second street, Brooklyn, accidentally (ell through the
hatchway of No. 5? Beekmau street yesterday after
noon irotn the fourth to the first floor and was almost
Instantly killed. The Coroner wai notified to bold aa
inquest.
Alexander McAllster, aged ibiriy-two, a sailor, was
yesterday carried Irotn pier No. an, North River, in an
Insensible condition to the Chamber* street Hospital,
where he died ?oon after his arrival. Corouer Woit
niun will Investigate.
Jonathan tiling wood, aged sixty-seven, English, went
to the Almshouse, April IS, 1*?9. He died there sud
denly on the mil mat. Coroner KiekhofT has the case.
.lames smith, aged fifty, of No. 10'.? Summit street,
Brooklyn, (lied sudden'}* yesterday morning, at the
Albanr'Iron Works, No. t'Jtt Wash iigton street. Cor
oner Kickhofl was no:tiled.
ONE WAY TO GET.A CHURCH ORGAN.
A church In Newmarket, that great raring centre of
F.ngland, is in want of an organ, and tho way Its trus
tees promise to secure it la thus told by the l.ondon
Uporlinj rime*. 27th till.
This is Newmarket all over. Dulllngham bai a
clitirrh, and the chureb wants an organ. Iu order to
supply tins want a racehorse Is to be rallied for?SaU
dln? '200 chances, $?'> each. Il will lie appronrute to
tho cveni if the bora's is a high blower.
THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE DISPUTE.
The Board ol Estimate an I Apportionment held a
special me-ting yesterday io consider the matter ol an
appropriation of $ I, (100,000 for the Brooklyn bridge.
Messrs. Miller nnd Rich, on behalf ol tho warehouse
men. appeared, and III a brief argument 0|i|o-ed the ap
propriation. Hour) C. Murphy, Trcvidcnt ol the
Bridge Company, argued in support of t ho .impropria
tion, and U was ordered th.it llio bonds should issue?
Coinptrtdlor Green voting '*No. "
A SAD CAS
I,.ul Tuesday evening Mi?. Bohnerbetg r died Bt
Third avenuo and K>7tli street ol puerperal lever, iter
husnand w.-nl out to antra arrangements lor the ia]
nerai. hut did not return The neighbors blirted :he
deceased, and ber three children were Committed to the
tender mercies ol the Commissioners ol Charities and
Correction,
AN UNPROFITABLE SWINDLE.
John Grave* was yesterday evening brought to the Cen
tral Offlco by Detective Heidelberg, Chlel of the l'nraie
|>etectivc Departnicut In t:io Exposition building at
Philadelphia. Graves was charged with swindling a
man in this city out of $i:-.o by representing hinisell to
be Commist'oner Kru.irdt and promising to give him a
position on the |?ilico lorco. Graves ran away Irom Hie
city and went to rhtindelphtn. Commissioner Rrhurdt
discovered his whereabouts and communicated the lads
to the detective who arrested the prison r.
SAVED FROM DROWNING.
Yesterday afternoon, as the steamboat Sylvan Doll
was pausing tho middlo ol Blackwoll'a Island, on the
Kast River, Cnptaiu Wltlieroue not lie] a sailboat upset,
a short distance away, and three persons struggling in
the river. Hurrying to their rescue be succeeded, by
the aid of the deck hand*, in rescuing Charles foully
and Ins daughter Annie, aged t?xi years. The third
person, Samuel Weeks, ol South Fonrth street, Will,
tamsburg. was rescued by Peiectlve Thompson, in, the
Central oittce, whu happened to be on the sj Ivan I'ell
at the time looking out lor pickpockets. The boat was
uptel bj a sudden shirting of Iter kveia,
PRISON CONGRESS.
BTATB INSTITUTIONS FOB DKPENDEWT CBW
DBBH?INSANITY AMD CHIME?THB WEBT OB
JECT TO MEW IOBK'8 PAUPERS.
The attendance at tta? consultations of the Prison
Reform Congress yesterday was somewhat smaller than
on the first day. Proceedings were opened with prayer
bv Iter Mr. Miller. Resolutions were introduced by
Mr. C F. Coffin, of Indiana, directing attention to cor.
tain newspapers published In the interests of prison
reform.
R< t. Marcus Amra, ex-Snperiotendent of the State
Industrial Hetorni .-onool lor gin# at Lancaster, Maa*.
and Mr. H. A. Montiort, Superintendent of the House
of Refuge at Cincinnati. Ohio, made addresses upon the
relative merits of tsmily and congregate schools (or
the re forma t mn of tbs young, and whether the two
principle* rould be combined with advantage. Mr.
Amea defended the family system, contending that the
Influence exorcised upon the children by the teachers
was under It more constant, strong and dtreot than It
could poaaibly be under the congregate system.
Mr. Montiort, on the other hand, waa In f iTorof the
lamily system for the reaaon that lew space wan re
quired for tbe In mates; the advantages of Ssbbath
schools and emluent ministerial aid could be more
readily utilized to the advantage of children, and
because tbe frlenda of the children could often tisiI
them, and by ibe means of concorts and oiher enter
tainments they could hare rational and noeded relaxa
tion.
Rev. B. L. Cludlon, ol Ohio, described the working
of both Institutiona In that State. The balsnoe waa
in favor of tbe lamily plan.
Mr. F. H. Fessendon, ol Connecticut, read a paper In
which be recommended that reformatory Institutions
should not l>e supported exclusively, either by the
peoplo directly or b'y tbe 8ute. He advocated a union
of the two systems.
Hev. Mr. Tilton, ol Wisconsin, thought the English
avatem could not succoed here. Our people were grow
,ng more and more averse to extending Suite aid to
private institutions, particularly If seotarian.
Mr. Chamberlain, of Ohio, said a word In defence of
tho family system.
Mr. Van Meter told ol the thousands ol children he,
as manager of tho Howard Mission, bad taken to the
West aud how well they bad dono.
Mr. Talcott, of Rhode Island, made a lew remarks In
the form of a thanksgiving for tho good work accom
"Tj: F. Culver, orilllnols. said he had placed children
froin New York under tbe directlou of Mr. Wright, of
ibis city, in Llvington county, in his State. Out ol a
large number he knew or but two who turned out bad.
Mr. Wvman, ol Nebraska, said they hml no reloruia
torv iu that State, nothing but the Penitentiary. He
thought committees should be appointed at Washing
ton to investigate the condition ol eacn State.
Mrs. C. F. Collin, ol Indiana, wished .New York would
retain all Ita pauper childrcu witnin Uh own limits and
not foist thorn upon Indiana and other Western Statos.
Tboy had enough to do out there to care for tbeir own.
Mr C L. Bruce, of tho Children's Aid Society, of this
city rose to defend the practice or thnt Institution.
Only live per cent of Us childreu, he said, turned out
bad while ol tho proWg-t or the famous institution at
Mottrai, in Franco, ton percent earned bad records.
Mr KC. Wines, corrected the gentloniau by assuring
hiin the "failures" ol the Intter institution were less
than live per cent. Mr. Brace acknowledged toe correc
tion and concluded his remarks.
Mr. Wines described the w idespread lufluenoe or the
institution of Mottrai, with which ho is thoroughly r&
""ji'irl Co (En started out to reply to Mr. Brace's de
fence of hia institution. "I don't waul you, Mr. Braci,
she said, "to thiuk that I consider you are a Ichiro be
cause all your children do not turn out well. But I will
say thai our piuons are(tnore than half 11 lied with New
Yorkers." (Sensation. J
Mr. UriOltbs, ol Maryland, conenrred in tho aentt
nieuts of Mrs. Cofflti with respect to sending dependent
children to the West
A rectss was then taken till two o clock.
AFTKKXOO* BKSSIOX.
Upon reassembling, Mr. F. B. Sanborn, Chairman of
the Business Committee, offered the following resolu
tions, which wore unanimously adopted:?
Kesolved That In order to disseminate more widely the
ylows aud opinions of this Congress, and ?o awake a a more
enteral Intorest in ihe subject of prison reform on the pari
Ot the public St larue. it Is recommended to tbe delegates
from each State to prepare, alter tbeir return home, a brier
report to the Itnveruor of tbe state, suitable lor publi
oattoit In the newspapers, andcuuse the same to be as widely
PUKswlveo.*Tiiat fou'speJual committees be appointed to
co operate with the Board ol Mrectors ol the association in
the preparation of the Kiftli Criminal Congress-nsniely, a
committee ?t wsrdsus of peattantarlrs. a committee of
superintendents of reformstorics. a committee of officers
of prim.n societies, a committee or members or secretaries
of Mate boards ol public charity and of pri on inspectors.
Each ot said committees to consist of four members with
power to Nil vacancies and transsct business by their ^air
man through correspondence with tbe other members or the
Tlesolved, That Inasmuch as ibe idea or the International
Prls .n Congress originated Wftli this association, we pledge
ourselves to do all in onr power 10 secure the complete sac
cess or the approaching Congress lo be held in Stockholm
during the month of Antrim, IHT7. ana to this end we recant
menu the appoiDtmsnt by #*cli ol tlie dilTeient .States of the
Union Ol soli able and competent persons who are experts in
orison discipline to repre.eiil such Mates officially at M?Cs
i.olni at the expense or the Mates, and we will urge this
matter upon the attenl oa or the several Mate Legislatures
so lar ss may be advisable.
Mr C. 1?. Kiindall, of tho State l'ubllc School at Cold
water, Mich., read ucare;ullv preparoo paper on "Suue
InpututionH l'or Dcpcii'lt'nt GhlldrfD," Ho ucUlled at
ronsiderahle length ihe principloa on which sutlt in
stitutions are conducted in his State and recomiaended
tne system lo ihe cureiul consideration ol tho Con
Van Meter asked tho spoake' whether he knew
or any children in his institution coining from tba
Howard Mission, with which he has been t-o long con
nected Mr. BaOdaH not being well enough Informed
to answer a question ol that nature, Mr. Van Meier
asked whether there was nny gentleman lrorn the
West present who could say definitely that he know of
children in tba relormaiories ol that section who had
been -ent out by Mr Vsn Meter'asociety.
The Chair curtly remarked that such questions pro
pounded vsguelv to the wholo Congress while so many
paper* remaiued to be read were not in order, where
upon the interrogator subsided.
Mr, F. B Sanborn, ol Massachusetts, rend a paper
upon the expediency of Stales establishing rlsitlnn
agencies for their Juvenile wards, In which he gave a
graphic description ol tho worklugs ol the relormatory
machinery ol his State.
At the conclusion of Mr. Sanborn s paper tho Chair
remarked thnt, as the subject of "I'revcnuva and Re
formntorv Work-' was now concluued, ao lar as the
reading ol papers went, ih?- subject was open lor dia
cnssioii. Mr. Van Meter, iu the hoJy of
tbe hall arose to propound another interroga
tory but' Mr. F.. C. Winea obtained tile lloor and
proposed that, aa another sutyect?Unit ol criminal
law reiorm?remained to bo discussed at that session,
II would bo well to omit all discussion. The Chair de
clared that Mr. Van Meter should bo allowed to speak,
as be had arisen bclore the motion was made. Tho
gentleman rolerred to lher-U|>on rose and said:?
"1 only wanted to ask h.w much Newlork has
taxed the West."
No attention wot paul to Iho question, and ox-C.over
nor Kuiory Washburn, profeasor in ibe liw deprtinent
or Harvard College. Mass., was introduced, lie read a
logically written essay, in which he argued th*t It
would be desirable and expedient lo limit ibe definition
and punishment ol crimes by a prescribed code to lbs
exclusion or the commou law.
Miss I.tnda Gilbert, ol Mils city, remarked that tho
chiel business of this and other Congrea?ea seemed to
be to di?ru*s the railings ol our present system with
out supplying any remedy.
1\*AMTY JSP C*l*?.
duel Justlco Italy, ol the Court ol Common I'leas,
was announced to read a paper upon the relations bo
tween crini" and msamt}. The Judge said ho wished
to suggest the necessity of inquiry raiher than lo muke
It lutiieell. He rcicrrVd to the superiority or the
Kuroueau methods or dealing with this and kiudicd
subject*. In Kngland. where the Parliament sal lor
ei 'ht veers il not prorogued, tune was aflorted lor
I lengthened and Intelligent investigation and to lotind
legislation upon such investigation, wlnlo in our conn
i try where the Legislature* hol t sinh short sessions, it
1 I* impossible lor them to acquire experience on *nch a
I suliieCU 1 he Speaker pointed out the imperlcction or
I our laws In respect to ihest itotory detlnlMon ol insan ty,
' which nmWe no <!istincllou ta-lweon total and partial
I derantcinetit ol lb.- mental lacultle*. A man. he
I claimed, might be jierleclly sano m on every subject
i I ut on*' vet. u ho committed a crime in connection
i with thai", be should not be held responsible. The m
I vMligatiou into a HMMi'i anntty *h"uld bo made wiih
' reference loihe particular case with which bo was ooit
! netted. Alter relerring lo c?se? with which be h-id
I b<'<'ii concerned in hia Judicial capacity, Judge Daly
I concluded bv sa> ing mat Ins own impresaion is that
! the best trtoie oi examining nn alleged or -opposed
! lunatic Is tnat adopted la some European
' countries, ol bavin-: on Investigation by
j competent medical men before trial in all
cases, 1 ?cause such an Invstigal'on must be
I exceedingly minute in every particular, l* a matter or
observation and of special knowledge u|*?n the part of
tho?s that muke it, mid it therclore can be ascertained
with more accuracy titid certainty In this way than it
could he during that emotional thing called a trial,
where the Jury are influenced by the ingenuity of coun
sel and where ?o many things are brought to beartipoB
them that should not'enter into sin h su Inquiry.
The Congress then adjourned till olght o'clock In the
evening.
TUF. EVKXISO'S WOIIK.
Tho (catnre ol tlio evening sosiiou wa* tho rending,
liv F. B. Sautioru, of a pa|?er vent in by J.inies Freeman
Ciark. There waa tome trouble about Its admission, as
i was decided on the nrsi day to read no paper*
he author ol which wvrc not present. The gist o* the
paper woe a ploa lor graded prisons so that a criminal
would go In at the lowest and come oul ai iho highest
a redeemed m?n. The greater part or the evening was
spent in a general discus-ton on what should l?o the
discipline iualds or the penitentiary.
Til HAT'S PSIKIHAMMU.
At the session thi* morning a pspor on the treatment
or habitual criminals wili la) read by Berwick Baker, of
K.nslaBd. and lion. II. C. Filluian, ol Massachusetts, in
the aliernoon Henry C?rdicr, ol Pennsylvania, will
road mi e*?ay on labor Iti priWfti* X. ?'? BftickHajr,
ol Massachusetts, will rend olio on the classiUcati..n
ol prisoners, and J. U Mulligan, of Pennsylvania, will
talk about tbe cars ot discharged prisoners. Ail ?<
Uicsc subjects will l/e open loc geasral discussion.
; SEAL ESTATE.
Ttie moat Important sale at the Excbanc* yesterday
wa.j tliat of the building kuown u the Cbureb of I bo
Oipcipl-fc (Dr. Henworth's), on the southeast corner ol
Forty-fllth street and Madison avenue, with lot, IOQlSz
126. It wait a lorocioaure aala and bad bo*n previously
adjourned several tiraua. Tbe mortgage on tbe prop
erty amounted to tl"0,000, with interest trom Septem
ber 18, 1875. Th?> highest biu waa $4,000 over tb?
murt^ug*, and lor tbat turn It waa struck down to the
defendants. It waa said to have been purchased tor
tbe liencllt ol ;he bondholders, whoso bonds are sup
posed to aft|>ro?ste ?bout $75.ooo.
The oilier sales oi tbe day, All being in foreclosure,
were as follows:?
K. V. iiarucit sold a lot. 36x109, on csat side of Pas
sage aveuu* (Twenty-third ward), uear VVustcUeator
Railroad street, for $1,625. to C. M. O'Rel'lv.
A. J. Bleecker .v .Son sold a bouse, witb lot 20.1x80,
on east sltie f>t Washington stroet, 106 leot south of
Barclay street. for $11,000 over a mortgage ol $16,000,
with interest from February 15, 1876, to John Sullivan;
nl<o an irregular plot of about live tola. 120x110x100,
on t>ou'. boast comer of We?t and Bunk streets, fur
$8,000 over a mortgage of $60,000, with interest Irotn
Jtav 5, 1H76. to Joliu O. ritovcuii.
William Keuni'lly sold two booses, with lota 54 x
100.5. on south side or Forty-fifth street, j>et ween l:r>t
and fecund avenues, lor $14,770 each, to ttie plaintill.
James M. Miller Hold "Do block of ground. 320x200,
bounded by i:ilst and 132d streets, Cvprcss avenue and
the e?tate of P. J. Morris, for $12,000, mid one block,
3^?xJ75, bounded by 130th and 131st streets, Cypres*
avenue aud same estate, Jor $15,000, to R. C. Eta boy.
TitacsrKR.v
6th av., No?. 378. 280. 28.', mid 2*'>: also 18tb St..
West, Nos. .Vi, 52. ">4 M5 snd .">?; .lolin J. A?tor and
other*, executors. vu J. A. Clinnler . .$175,000
?th av,. *. ?. comer of 70th ?t.,"s? .ixlUO; Oe >r?a w.
Cecil and wile to (Jsnrge II. Peck 7,900
8th av.. n. w corner ut 8l?t St., 51.2x100; same to
Matthew Bird 111,00$
llth a*., s. ?. corner 7'Hh St., 50.5x100.5; al?o 9th av.,
n. w. corner 79th st.. 51.2x10 ; al?o nth av.. n. w.
corner 81?t it . M l xlOO . Oscar 0. Kerris, execu
tor, lo Ueorje W. Cecil 33,500
5btli it.. s. s? :h5 ft. e. ef 8th av., 2. x 100.5; same to
John W. Pinknev : 1*,100
Front st., ?. 202, 28x73.6; Kdward C. Gray and
wife to William A. Cray 4,500
112th ?t.. n. ? . 295 It. w. of 3d av.. 25x100.10: Mar
i;ar"t E. Johnson and others to h. Vreeland Norn.
I?xinut*ii av.. w. a., 79 It. ?. of 28th St.. I?.9x77f
llirhnrd Mott, Jr., executor, to E. C. Burtsell and
others Noes.
83d St.. n. s.. -'03.9 ft. e. of 0th av , 37.tfxl0.'.2: John
J. McOtilre aud wile and others to John Mcl'ool... 23,000
Walnut it., n. w. corner of 2d av., 50x100; Thomas
Nolan to James Kearney 1,200
32d St., s. a., 350 ft. w. of -!d av., 18.0x08.0; (lustav
A K Scholt aud wile to John A. Halsey 14,000
LUMS.
llth av.,n. e. romerol 47th St.. 7 vears; James Moore
to Isaac B. Guest. 1,001
>ORTO*i;r.s
Cecil. Qeorge W., to Osrar C. Ferris (executor) and
others, s. w. corner ofoth av. and 70th St.; 5 years 5,004
Same to same. n. w. corner of Otli av. and 79th st.; 5
yearn 4,003
Doylng, Sarah and husband, to Robert B. Blauvelt,
n. *. ot 8 >th st., w. ol 3d av.; 4 months 12,000
Doying. Sarah, to .Margaret Crawford, u. s. of 80th
St.. w. nf 3d av.; 1 year 14.00C
Finiiegan, Ann and husband, to Andrew Wrede, a. a.
of Kindlay ?t. (2:id Ward); 3 years 500
Hamilton,' Wise G. and husband, to New York I<lf?
Insurance Company, n. s. ot 31st st., w. of Lexing
ton av.; one year 7,000
Ilauen. John and wife, to Richard h. Letch, s. a
20th at., between 1st and av. A ; one year 1,000
Haurahan. Ceorjro and wife, to L. Gusthal. n. s. of
28th st.. w. of 0th av.; six months 8,000
Levy, Caroline and husband to A. P. Itamel, a s. of
Wth st., bo I ween 7th sua 8th avs.; six months.... 3,000
Lins. Frederick and wite, to Charles Whits and
others, e. s. of H udson and Christopher sts,, Nos.
50J to 508, n. s. ot Christopher st.. 1 -?"> and 127;
one year ? 5Q,000
Oppenlielmer, Kannle and hnsband, to Marcus Op
penheimer, n. s. :*Hh st, w. of 2d av.; 1 year.... 4,000
Piiulixon. John P. and wile, to Pauiel 1). Kinith, n. a
or 84th ?t., w. of 9th av.; I year 1.000
8aine to same, w. s. of r>th av., s. of 8.'ith st.; 1 year. 1,500
Pinckney. Juhn M.. to Uscar C. Kerrls (executor), a
s. of 5'jth St., e. of lull av. ; 6 months 10.f*<J
Same to same, a s. of ."'Oth st., e of rttli av.; 6 in'ths 10,UA
Buss, Mary A slid liusbaud, to (inorge (j. Oewitt.Jr.
('trustee), s. s. of 27th st.. e. of '-'d av; demand ....
Kiss. Albert J., to Fiinina J. Bowling, a e. corner of
2d av. ami 78th st 0.000
flothern, li. \., to Mary A. Cowan, s. w. corner of
11th av. and 87th St.; I year 13,000
Same to same, t. a. corner of 11th av. and 73d st.; 1
yesr 13,(JOO
Striker, Jaoies A. and wife, to Samuel II. Kissain
(trustee), s. ?. llopper'j lane, w. of llth av.; also
*. s. .V>th st., w. or8th av.; r> yesrs 5,000
Sherwood, J sines D., to Selig Steinhardt (Instal
ment), s. s. 4Uth St.. w. of 8th av 10.000
PNEUMATIC TUBES.
TDK PROG HESS MADE IX LATINO THEM?HOW
THE MESSAGES ABE TO BE SEN'T AND WHEBE.
In about a fortnight the Western Union Telegraph
Company will have in operation a system of pneumatic
tubes for carrying messages to tbe lower part of tho
city, which, on account of the groat saving of time, will
be of great benefit to tho business community. These
tubes are mado ot brass, are two and a quarter inchoi
In dictneter, and will rnn from the operating room on
the eighth story of the central office, northwest cornor
of Broadway and Dey street, to No. 14 Broad streot, No.
132 Pearl street and the Cotton Exchange. All
tlieso tubes are laid throe feet below tho
surface of tho street Those connecting with
No. 14 Broad street, of wbich there are two,
run down Broadway to Wail street, through Wall
street to Broad and thenco to Na 14; those to No. 134
Pearl street and Cotton FIxcliango run down Broadway
to Maiden lano, through Maiden lanu ?o l'oarl street,
through Pearl street 10 134, thence to the Cotton Ex
change. Tbe tubus ure bent so as to lorni a period
segment of a circle, with a radius ot twelve feet. The
tubes runuing to the Cotton Exchange are o.OOO leet in
length, and those to No. 14 It road el reel about 1,500
feet. I hey will be worked by a titty-horso power
duplex engine, which doe.< double work, as it both
cotnprcises and exhausts the air in two largo reservoirs
or Iron pipes eight inches in dinmuter that run Iroin
the basement to tho operating room. Tne tubos con*
tiocl with tbe-ie reservoirs l?y valves. Tho package#
going from the central offlco are seut by the forco ol
cmnprossed air; tluMu coming to it aro drawn by tbo
lorcu of auction, ilie air boipg exhausted in
one pipe while It Is compressed In tho
oilier. A round box made of gutta perclia
ami covered with felt contains the messages,
tiny ol which cau be put into tins box, wbich Ilia
snugly tn the tube. The lime required to convey it front
the Central office In Jta. 14 Broad street or the ration
Kxehance i? but thirty seconds. Thus 0.000 mca^agci
could, If necessary, be o.nveyed in one hour. In tuu<
it is intended to extend this system of pneumatic tnboi
to the St. Nicholas Hotel ami different points up town.
In London there tire thirty of those tubes In "itera
tion, and In Franco and Germany they are also used cx
I tensively. In London,.however, the tubes are made ol
lead covered with iron, and iu Germany of iron ulono.
Mr. George B. Pr-scott, the electrician of the company,
who examined and approved of ail tho designs and
hupertntended the con*tructlon of tho apparatus, ic
confident that It will prove a great saceess and fully
reply tbe outlay in the saving of time and money.
A NEW COMMISSION,
The Commission on Armories and Drill Room*, ere
atcd under chapter 423, Laws 1S7C, consisting of thfc
Mayor, the Comptroller and Commissioner Andrews, of
tho Tax Depnrtment, met yesterday to the Comptrol.
kr's office lor organization. On motion of Mr. lireeo
the Mayor was elected chairman. Mr. Eliot McCor
mirk was elected secretary pro tern. One claim for us
arinory Ichso was presented, and the hoard adjourned
subject to tho call of the chair or any two member*.
INVESTIGATING A DEPARTMENT.
The Board of Aldermen yesterday, on motion ot
Alderman John Keilly, Instructed tbe Committee on
Kirc and Bnildings to investigate the working of tba
Department of Buildings, particularly with reference
to the loss of IIfo occasioned by alleged groes ineffi
ciency tn thai department during the incumbency of
the prcs> m superintendent, ami tho expenditure of
public money* appropriated lor said department tor
salaries and ottter purposes, and report Ino result It
the Board as noon as possible.
GONE TO THE COUNTBY.
Uncle Daniel Drew's examination In tho bankruptcy
proceedings was set down lor yesterday morning, at bit
house, ai ten o'clock. A few mtnntcs before that hour
Mr. Simon II Hterne, counsel for tho assignee, rang
the door bell of No. 41 I'nihn square Ilia itimmoni
was responded to by a domestic, who said that hei
master had that morning "jinn? up to Put county."
nii*aiung 1'utn.ini county. Mr. Sterne was somewnat
takeu aimck by ihta unexpectedannouncement, hut de
terinined to wait at the houao until the arrival ol
It glater William*. Whilo waiting he took a neat at the
piano in the pirlor, and calmly proceeded to play th?
"Rogue's March" and "Home, 8weei Home," wnboul
variation*
Yet the examination of Uncle Daniel will take plac&
As soon as the bankrupt becomes comfortably en
sconced at bis country retreat the Register and'law
yers will visit him thore and go on witn tbe ex
amining.
ANTI-BANANA SKIN RESOLUTION.
| Alaennan Morris, tn tho Board of Aldermen, yeiteiw
{ day ode rod the following
Revolved. That the t'omniittce on Law Department be and
l (thereby inatrccte to inqatra ini , tbe necessity of Impeetng
a pen Ity upda all persons sound Kullty i>l tlirowlnit uiie*
ilie sidewalks in >ny of the street*. avenues or public
j placet in l'd?plty. anything of i nature ealcelaied to jeopar
i dtse. er tli.<t may tent+j endanger the Itfe or lirok? of ant
pedestrian bj sttpping the. ron, meh as the skin wf ant
kind .0 Ihtlt. and, P cni4?IUnred advisable or In the public in
ter'st. to report the neeestary ordinance t<> prddbli tht
nrnetloe. nder a liuinn panaliy for every Tioi?tii?a thereof
off?. t
i lie re?olntion was referrod to tho Cotnmltteo on Lae
Depart meat,
A POOH WuMAN ROIJBED.
tap lam Kaniideri, of the Twenty seventh prcelnet,
w.s ;ed upon Wednesday night by Catharine
browe, a young (ternmn woman Just arrived from Do?
iron on h'-r war to (Jerin iny, who stated that her
po. *et haj been picked ol on the train. She wan
primness, and couid ant continue her Jouraey. De
t tecum were put to work on the cum.