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POIML Sfl BREEZES.
Gossip Abcut National Affairs
from Long Branch.
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IS OUR CUSTOM BOUSE IN DANGER?
How Conkling "Was Cheated and
Blaine Helped.
AN INSIDE HISTORY.
Long Branch, August 5, 1878.
A startling rumor was sot afloat at Long Branch last
night, and formed the subject of excited discussion
atnoDg the political groups at the West Knd Hotel durlog
thoaevoning. This was neither more nor less than
a report, brought here br an arrival (root Washington,
that a sweeping change la about to be made In the federal
offices in New York, and that the Custom House
and other lessor placers of patronage arc soon to pass
into tbo hands of the lriends of Mr. Reuben K. Kenton.
Tbo immediato adherents of Senator Coukliug who belong
to the Custom Bouse party In the city hare
hitherto scouted the idoit of any Interference with
General Arthur and his nssociute officials, und hnve
pronounced the story of a coolness between tlio President
and Senator Conkltng a pure invention. But as
the report now comes from a friondly source, and as It
is told In a sorrowing spirit to tbose who msy soon
have to put their political households In
order, It creates no little consternation among tbo
faithful Thero are corroborating circumstances, too,
which servo to give the ugly rumor too much tbo appearance
of truth. Mr. Thomas Murphy, the jidut
Achatrt of the President, lost and lonely In tbeabsenco
of his old chum from Long Branch, visited Washington
a few days since lor the purposo ol hobnobbing
with His Excellency and ascertaining what was going
on In Presidential quarters. According to his own
> statement, he bad a pleasant irtervlcw with tho i res
ident, and feols serenely confident, from what ho there
learned, that tho CoDkling body guard will not be
driven Irom their comfortable positions, at least so
long as Grunt remains in command of tbe federal pa;
tronage. But somehow the story has got about tbut
tho ever-loyal Thomas was shamefully snubbed at tbo
While House on this visit and led tbo capital with a
depressing presentiment of somo Impending calamity.
Eo tho now report of a contemplated change In tbo
federal offices In New York begins to find believers.
But why should the Fenton Interest be studied iu the
Dew appointments? That Is a question involving an
explanation ol many ot the President's recent acts,
and which makes it necessary, In answering it, to
glanco backward at certain circumstances connected
with the Cincinnati Convention.
8BIIIND TUK SCENES AT THE CINCINNATI PERFORMANCE.
The Cincinnati Convention has an unwritten history.
Tbo jiosition taken by President Graul in mat
body has novor been correctly recorded, and is understood
but bv few. It will be remembered that for
pome time prior to tho mooting of tho Convention the
belief prevailed that tbb President intended to coal his
lnllucnco tor ltoscoo ConkltDg as his successor. Tbo
unflagging support given by the New Yorlc Senator to
every act of tbe administration, tbo valuable aid rendered
by him to the President la many a dllllculty, his
high standing In tbo party and his unquestionable
qualiUoatloos for tbe position seemed to make tho
choice a wise and proper one. The IIkrald repeatedly
urged upon Piosldent Grant the expediency of docistve
action, If'bo really meant to assist Mr. Conkllng, and
tbo appointment of Don Cameron as Secretary of War
raised higb tbo hopes or tbe Senator's friends. But
those hopes were not to be realized. Although 't is
claimed that Mr. Coukltng had personal assurances of
administration aid it was nevor extended to
him. In pla'n language, he was chcatod by
Grant at Cincinnati. Secretary Cameron made
profession3, but failed to carry them out on the plea
that ho could not control his delegation, although, as
United States District Attorney Bliss remarked, the
pretence that a newly appointed Cabinet Minister found
himself unable to do what ho plo.isrd with a Pennsylvania
delegation was a talo to be told to tho marlnoe.
Mr. Wolf, the Jteeorder al tho District of Columbia,
v.sited the Conkllng headquarters wnh a story of tbo
President's preference for their chlol: but that too
proved to be only a blind. On tho night preceding tbo
day of balloting tho friends of Mr. Conkllng knew
they were betrayed and desorteJ, and tho ntoro demonstrative
among thorn did not hesitate to denouueo tho
president for his alleged treachery. '1 ho result showed
that they bad at least cherished .'also liopc.s. Mr. Conkllng.
starting on the first ballot wnh ninety-nine votes,
sixty-nice ot which were cast by his %wn delegation, run
Steadily down. At no time did ho receivo more than
thirty votes outride ol New York, aod of Iheso twentv
aix were known to huvo been givt n to him on purely
personal grounds. So that the administration never, in
tuci, was instrumental in giving him a single vote.
(1RANT IX FAVOR OF (IIJtlMK FOR TUX SICSKSSION.
Where, then, did President Grant east bis strength;
for everybody knows lis had strength and made uao of
It at Cincinnati. Certainly not (or Bristnw, the prosecutor
of the whiskey thieves. Not (or Morton, for outside
the thirty votes of his own Statu Morton's vote was
nudo^ip almost exclusively ot tho extreme negro and
carpel-bag element without relereuco to the administration.
Besides, of tho hundrod or so votes exclusive of
1 dinna cast lor Morton on the lirst ballot, fitly want
over to Hlatoc on the last ballot, nnd those liny were
votes controlled on a second choice uy the administration.
It Is evident, tberolors, thai President Grant
threw ull the influeuco of the administration and used
all his |*r*onsl strength to secure the nomination of
Mr. Blaine as his suci cssor. A liUio reduction will show
ample motive lor this preference. Mr Blaine fad
never cust a leather in the way ot the President's
third term ambition. In political morality he is in
harmony with Grant, and neither of the two would
have hod any scrapie to make bargains as to the fuluro
d Ktribution of the federal spoils. The imperial family
might have been almost as well provided lor under
Bl.uuc as under Gr.ml himself. Aliovo all, Blaine had
fought Congressional Investigation, tho tearing thorn
In Grant's side, with boldness and ferocity. If nominated
he would have made au aggressivu campaign,
lie would have denounced the democratic House of
Representatives as a rebel body which, under the pretence
of Investigations, through suborned witnesses,
alar chamber proceedings, halt suppressed and distorted
testimony, misrepresentation and lorgcry, had
sought to break down the men who had broken down
the Confederacy, and to accomplish through the possession
ol Ilia federal government what they had tailed
to carry oat through civil war. (Irani tnusi liavo seen
that such n campaign would cover up and shield his
own immediate friends and us-ociaies. and that in tho
heat sad excitement 01 such a Presidential contest,
and the concenlruliou of the issue on Blame's alleged
corruptions, whiskey frauds, sals burgiary conspiracies,
War Department peculations nnd Nary Department
robberies, so nearly atloctiug bis own household,
would be lost sight of. ibe prison doors ol Joyce, Mr
Donald, Avery and the re t could then have been
thrown open without attracting loo much attention,
now tiik adjumstkatiox hki.pi n blaixk.
It Is easy to suppose that these considerations would
have made Blatnu the choice of the President for ti.e i
succession. Bui aside from this the evidences of Grant's
work for Blnioe in the Cinclr.nuii Convcnilou were loo
plain lo be mistaken. Cameron was in sfcrel communication
with tb# Hlalno managers and opposed the
fatal abolition ol tho unit rule in the l'cnnsytvama delegation,
ilia now averted, because ho kuow'ihat in the
end a majority ol the delegates would vote lor Blaini
?ud thus carry over the whole nilyeigm votes of that
blale. Recorder Wolf, after spying in the Conkung
ramiv turned un at last an active, wiirgina Illume man
fb>' real danger that threatened Maine *a.? tho report
a bich reached Cincinnati two day* m lore the nominaiions.
that bis mind nad bean affected by tbo sadden
Hack at the church door. This seemed mo probable, in
rtrw of tho ebaractur of lila illness, that it true
lorciiwful.y accepted as true, and had the
ellect ol making many of bis warm Irlands
question the expediency of giving him tlio
tiotnitiatlon. In this moment of peril, alter a consultation
between Eugene Hale, Mr. Krye, Ingeraol, ?f
Illinois, Waldo Hutrbings, ol Near York, aa li.e re pro
eentativoa ol Fnniou, and two oiltera, it wua decided
that a message muii be sent to Wnsh ngton stating tbo
absolute necessity ol heading oil the new danger by indisputable
testimony, it possible, that iiiaiue bad
made bis appearance In public, or at least thui bit
mind was unimpaired. The message was sent to the
nearest end most confidential Iriond of ibe President.
It brought nn immediate return in the sliapo ol le.egrams
Iront Surgeon Uoneral I lames, Secretary t.'handor,
Secretary .lewoil, Secretary liobetton, secretary
Full. ?nd others, all coutradicuug tbo report of Mr.
Blaine's condition in tbo oo>' empbalic terms. As
Mr. Cbnndlsr is Kugenu Hale's father-in-law, and is,
moreover, pretty ludepundent in what ho doos, a
telegram from nim backing up Olauio's
(hances was not unexpected. Hot no person
?f common sense could suppose thst Harues, Jewell,
Rob< son, 1 isb and tail, rouid have been Induced to
rusb into the Held to aave Blame's nomination, uuless
the direct and strong inlluencc of the 1 resident bad
seen used to control tbeir aclb.n. One telegram slated
that limine had been riding out that any with Secretary
Klsh, although it is now alleged that the siatctnent
was a fabrication. All those circuuialaucca tend
to show that tbo administration influence and the
President's personal strength were cast lor Biaino at
Cincinnati. Wnen the lire ik caiuo and the fight narrowed
down to a singlu combat between IIayes and
KEW T(
Blaine, (be toIm nit for Morton on the first ballot
and lor Blaine on the last were aa follow*:?Ai k .iis.is,
11; Florida, 4; Georgia, 0; Louisiana, ill; Missouri, 0;
South Carolina, 7 ; Teuuesaoe, 'i, aud District of ColHBSbla
(Hose Shepherd's body Kuaril), i A greenhorn in
politics might know tbat this was the portion of the
Morton vote that came unuer the direct control of
President (Irani on a second ohoic*.
now naves is to hk oosrced.
Snob la the strong evidence that President (Irani
favored Blame's nomination at Cincinnati. On tbo
tlnal vote we find the elates controlled by ibe President
and his office holders, with the exception of New
York, casting their entire vole, or the Inrgd majority
of their votes, for Blalue: Alabama, Arkansas. Colorado,
Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hliuoie, Iowa,
bleeding Kansas, laotilalana, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri,
Nebraska. Oregon, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin,
Boss Shepherd's District of Columbia, aud all
the Territories except Montana On the other hand,
the large Urlstow strength, the small Jewell streugth,
the anti-Grant Bute* aud the disappointed and embittered
federal office-holders of New York, formed the
vote by which Hayes secured bis half-dozen majority
and the nomination. On this la based the theory upon
which some shrewd politicians explain llio President's
recent eccentric periortnances. They declare that
Grant, having lost Blame aa a candidate, has
determined to plaoo Blaine and Grant men
In power everywhere bciore the election
comes on, so that Hayes may feel tbat he is In their
bauds aud be compelled to coucode such terms and
conditions as they may demand, or to abandon all hope
of success. He is to be made to feel tnal he must depend
upon the office-holders if he hopes to be Grant's
successor. To this eud Zach Chandler, the warm friend
of Llama and tho failiei-in-law of Kugene Hale, Is
giveu IDe chief management ul the campaign. llrialow,
whose Stale went lor llayes, Jewell, wliuae Stale
weul lor llayes, ao<t everybody else who it known to
have been originally against Blame ana Itnaily lor
ilayes are turned adrift. II ike cbaugea in tho Now
York federal o dices, alleged lo he inevitable, are really
made, II is said that they will bavo the sum* object,
ana that the patronage will be placed under the control
of Heubeti ?. Peuion, lor lbs reaaon tual he was lor
II.aino at Cincinnati, Ilrst aud last, and would bo just
tho man to carry outtlio programme ol lirst loiimidiiIng
and Ibeu capturing Hayes, which, according lo this
theory, bua been arranged ul tho While House.
nuu ristiMi towuku una st.
Another link in the chain ol cvtdenco thai there la
really a bad fooling between the Cuukllng party and
the President is the isct that some o! the lormer wuo
make iheir summer rcsideuce at Lone Hranch make no
cuncealiueni ol lltoir cunlempl lor their patrou in tho
last days ol his official life, "l'ho President I" exdunned
one of them the other day, in language moro
lorcihle than poltto, when that olllcial whs uiludeu lo
in conversation, "lie's making a tool ol himself,
and who In cares for him now?" As this remark
cainu lrom tho lips of one who, although hot holding
ofllce hiiuscll, bos been a warm friend and admirer ol
Prealdout 11 rant, and who, moreover, wields au important
influence over the public mind, it is a straw
which shows^the direction ol the wind. Moreover, It
Is rumored hero that Seuutor Conkl.ng, not two weeks
ago, nittue serlniu suggestions to the Treasury Donartinetit
and was cuvaweriy treated; that ho went to the
White House with au indignant complaint, aud met
with scant sallsiaclion there. Unquestionably these
reports olleii gel afloat without warraut, but there la
at least enough in this chapter ol poliuoa! history to
innke it interesting and to justify the politicians In
keeping a sharp look out lor tho next lew weeks on
tho New York federal olllces.
rut? ritttDt inw muurTvetfo
iixu vaiui.iiu.i wjiiUiiiAiiO
THH TILD1N AND HXMDIUCKS LETTERS MAKE
THE DEMOCRATS HAPPY AND THE REPUBLICS
NB CROSS.
Yesterday was a day of Inactivity at tbe headquarters
ol the two national committeoa, and tbe secretaries had
no harder work to perioral than to digest the
Tildcn and Hendricks letters at thoir leisure.
At the Liberty street brauch ottlro of tbe Democrat.c
Commttteo, where the correspondence and circular
work of the committee is carried ou, the clerks were,
of course, busy, and they expect to be busier than ever
now that tbe letters of acceptance have virtually
opened trie campaign. Doubtless by the end ot the
week thousands of the letters in pamphlet lorm will be
mailed from the Liberty street rooms, aud before a
fortnight ts over evory one of the uuterrlfled in every
village in tbe land will have recoived his pamphlet.
At both tbo republican aud tbe democraiic headquarters
the mum topic of discussion during the day
was the acceptance of the twu democratic candidates.
Ms there wero no callers of any note nt either place the
clerks and secretaries had the discussion all to themselves*
The democrats seeme.l to be delighted with
Mr. Tilden's letter; indeed, they were delighted
with both letters. "Tho republicans,"
said Mr. King, the seeretury in charge
of the democratic headquarters, "have been
howling terribly for Mr. Tildeu's letter for the past ten
'days, and now that they've got It I am ol tho opinion
that they would prefer it bad not been mado public at
all. it is a perlcct crusher, and wrigglo as they may
they can't get over it. 1 have not seen a democrat today
who is not enthusiastic over it, and ruany who
wi-rc lukewarm before are now determined :o go in and
win. They see that Mr. 1'ildeu is a leader worth following;.
'*
The republican clerks at tbclf headquarters bad
very little to say about 1L "I don't seo much in it to
talk about," said one ol tho local leaders whom a
Hkk.ai.li reporter mot In the vestibule of the hotel on
his way to the committee rooms. "There's nothing
starliti g about it. Ho befogs the currency question
and talks learnedly about a fellow living
witbtn his income, but ho does not say a
word about tho murder of negroes at Hamburg."
Another remarked, "Oh! It's a pretty good letter lor a
loser, but It would bo a devilish bid letter for a winner.
" Being pressed lor au explanation ol this enigmatical
remark, he said, with ibe air of a man who
understood the si.nation better than the ordiuary ran
of politicians, "Well, cam my isn't going to win, and so
the letter will be a good thing for linn to refer
to next winter after Hayes has been elected." Senator
l'riuce, as he was coming from the coiumiltoo room:?
"Mr. Tilden's letter is all over. Ho is shrewd
and It is worded carefully with a view
tor eirect. It Is long, but 1 don't see how
it could havo been mado much shorter?by Tllden.
What I tail to hud In It Is some sharp epigrams that
could bo used in the campaign as a sort ol rallying |
..... I > m#. 11 vnn Ir.w.ur ...not..... ... In I...... I
kind of things in letters of acceptance. Anyhow,"
added the Senator, laughing, "1 think it will tnuke lit.
tie dilt'erence with the voter*, tor I do not think Mr.
Tildrn can ho elected.''
Mr. Oakey Hall being asked hla opinion ol tho Tilden
lottor, said:?No cleverer eontencas on public subjects
were ever penned by Talleyrand or Martin Van Unren ;
and tbo long and the short ol it Is that the letter ot Tildon
ritus with tho true silver contluouoj of success, lint
not read Hendricks'. Seldom examine the tail ot a kite
when the etlcka aro well balanced in mid air by the
belly-hand.
In a restaurant not a stone's throw in distanee (rom
the repubbean committee rooms a lively discussion
ensued between several gentlemen over tho letters
Said a democrat, "Mr. Tildon has settled It, and lie baa
secured New York State, sure."
"How niur.U will you bet ?" asked a republican who
was scaled near by.
"1 will bet $100 to $50 that he will carry tblsSWte,"
was the reply.
"I take that hot," said the republican, and tho
money was duly put up iu tho hands of a mutual
friend. "I wtii take that bet as many times as you
want to offer it," ho added soon afterward. Too democrat
put his hand down Into his capacious pocket,
pulled out a roil of bills, and said:?"There Is $1,000;
put up your $500. " The $500 was not put up, and tho
conversation was changod from politics to the
weather.
Colonel l'elton, the Governor's nephew, denies that a
building is lo l>e rented in Nassau aireet where clerks
are to do cami>algn writing at Governor Tiluen'a expense.
MASSACHUSETTS REPUBLICANS.
A STATE CONVENTION TO BE HELD SETTKMBKB
0.
Boston, August 6, 1S7&
At a meeting of the Hepuhllcan Slate Central Committee
to day It was voted to hold n State Convention
at Worcester on Wednesday, September flL
ILLINOIS REPUBLICANS.
MB. CULLOM HAS NOT BETIBED FBOM THE
CANVASS.
Cmraoo, August 5, 1370.
A. C. Babcock, chairman ol the Republican Slate
Committee, denies positively that Mr. Cudom, repubbean
candidate tor Governor, will withdraw from tbo
Gubernatorial contest, or that anything baa been laid
of tbe mutter in tbo committee.
CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATION.
MOxrok, N. C., August 5, 1870.
In the republican Congressional Convention lor the
SixiU North Caro loa District, bold hero to-day, lion,
"liver II Dockery, ol Kichmond, wu nominated (or
Congress, and Hon. Kichera M. Normont elector, by
acclamation.
f'H A It r L'V Ti. iuii
A uu.to,
A POSSIBLE CLEW TO HIS WHKBBABOyTH.
Ascram I.had Mirem, August 4, lltTd.
ro the Editor or the IIkkai.d:?
The roan and woman dencrlbed In the article over
Iho signature ol "L'oclo Sam," In yotir paper July 31,
were here two montha ago and are to lie found, and
ibey anitwcr the description In every particular given
in ibo article, and more particularly the woman, who
bad every appearauce of being a squaw. Tlie little
hoy was <>l *ery tight romp exion. and appearance did
not show it was with lie parenta the child wita kept
very close, and they rem tinea in on* place hut a very
hort lime. 1 telegraphed the writer ol the artiele,
hut havo heard nothing trom him. II any one deairea
to follow up tbia clew they have opportunity to do ro,
na the parlies ?f* uo1 ll,r ,r?m tin* place. Very rernccllully,
UKOllUK 11. Hol'l'ldt,
Agent P II. nnd B. IV IV,
Aucram l.ead Mines, New York.
5RK HERALD, SUNDAY,
Forty Thousand Workmen Without
Anything To Do.
CAREFUL ESTIMATE OF THE ACTUAL SITUATION.
Tne Idle Men Quietly and Seriously
Watching the Turn of Events.
FACTS IN FIGURES.
A Decided Movement for Practical
Agitation.
The fact that there are at the present moment a large
number of breadwinner! Idle In this city la probably :
known to every Intelligent observer, but very lew ran
have uny adequoto idea or cenceptlon of tbo actual extent
of the distress now prevailing among trie working
classes of New York. In order to arrtvo at a practical
Hiilnilou ot this problem tbo reporters ot the Hbkald
have, during the past lew days, mado a careful survey
of the labor field?both skilled and unskilled?and by
diligent Inquiry among foremen ot shops, factories,
and all placos whero hands aro employed, and also
taking tho intimates of the lo.iders among the work- \
log men and women, they have asourtained that fully i
40,uO) persons aro now idlo out of tho 100,000 who aro
dependent ou thoir daily labor for bread. This Is, indeed,
a startlino kxt1ihit,
but It may bo relied upon as strictly accurate tu round
tlgures. 11 there Is any error In ibo calculation It is
that the ntimbor given as unemployed Is really below
the reality instead of being abovo it. That 40,000 persons
should be to-day out oi work In ibis great city
would appear almost Incredible, but nevertheless It Is
a stern fact that should not bo concealed nor thrust '
aside from thoughtful consideration. This great army >
of IdlebandB must bo provided for, as they must live, !
and they cannot livo honestly long unless work is fur- <
nshed. They will become a charge upon tho oommu- i
nlty unless they get employment.
It appears evident that ever siuco tho panic in 1873 !
the condition of tho laboring classes has been gradually
growing worso until now It lias reached its lowest ebb.
Not only has work been growing scarcer and scarcer
year after year, but the rate of remuneration has (alien
loan average of fitly per cent on the rales obtained
prior to the panic. Yot there are no signs of danger,
lor those out of work aro soemiugly patient But moy
aru quietly yet seriously watching the turn of affairs,
perfectly cognisant of their present position ana tho
cry slight prospect fur relief there appears in the
future. So fur there has been no outward marlfesta
tiou that tlicso Idle workmen fool aggrieved at being
kept out of employment, but the Hkiiai.u reporters
wore frequently as-ured during their investigations that
the murmuring* wmch have, so iar, boen board only
among themselves, may at no lar distant day he board
in u way and at a time to prercni a positive peril.
tub hkkai.d inquiry
has not been made to create alarm, but becauao It la
best tbat the public ebt uid know tno precise tacts and
see the danger* tbat are at band unless tome relief
comes. It is quite certain tbat the city of Mew York
needs these lou.uoo working men and women in ordi- j
nary years in order that her prosperity may be main- j
taiueu, yet to-day forty per cent are idle, and con so- <
qucntly we gain some ideaol the stagnation in all kinds j
ol business, and the outlooK Is, to say the least, a very
embarrassing one.
To be sure tbosa best fitted to Judge say tbat fully
ten per cent of the uuem ploy ad will be at work soon
and continue busy lor three months; but tbev, again,
thft aiiAriKin 1* made that a< the end nt ih?*?i i l.r?.?
mouths nut only will thin ten per com tlu<l themselves
igain Idlo, hut thoy will be joined by nearly twico
us many persons who urc now at work. An<l this Is, at '
tlio nest, the outlook lor the iabor market during tho j
cold months of winter.
headers among the workmen?that Is, men who hold j
executive positions la the various trado societies or |
are prominent lor thoir Intelligence and influence?are
uunuimous in saying that the patience oi the men now '
idle is something wonderful. Thoy assert, with a groat 1
deal ol truth, that in no other large city in the world j
could such a bight bo presente i as is to-day lotind In
New York. Forty thousand men quite idle, and the
only slgu that they are so Is a pea<eiul demonstration
among tboso hitherto employed on the public works,
to ask the municipal authorities to give them a chauco
to do something. This speaks well (or the temper of
our working classes. .
racTs in FiorHKs.
Mr. Goorge Blair, l'resldent of the Worklngmen'a
Assembly in the Mute of New York, who is well informed
on this question, and wnoee opinion may be
taken as honestly given, has furnished the data Irom
which tbo following tabular statement was prepared
It affords a clearer idea of the precise condition of affairs
among the working classes than any words of description
or argument:?
Ought
Union Son- Out of to be at
Trade Unione. Jtembert. Union. Work. Work.
Stair builders and carpenters
300 8.000 4,000 7.0 0
1 at borers 000 16,000 C.tOO 14,000
Bricklayers 450 2.600 2,0o0 2,400
Mnnocultcrs 1,800 250 1,000 l.filsi
Plasterer* 200 2.000 1,200 1,800
Stonemasons 1.10 500 4M0 400
Painters 400 1,.100 1,000 1.(KjO [
Iron workers and
moulders 6iO 2.500 1,800 2,200
linkers TOO 2,200 300 2,ftoO
Printers 2,ooo l.oou l.ooo 2,soo
Shoemakers 1,800 2,500 1,000 a,000
Uulters 1,200 800 000 l,HoO
Tailors (custom) 1,000 Aoo 800 1,800
Tailor* (common) 200 3,0 s) soo 3,<h>0
Horseshoers 600 l.ooO aoo 1,4;j0
Cabinet makers 800 2..100 1,200 0,800
Piano makers. 200 1,200 ooo 1,1?0
Cigar makers. 600 4,000 1,000 4,200
Mill bands, sawyers
and boxiuakers..., 400 1,800 800 * 2,000
Engineers and machinists
1,000 0,000 2,000 0,&00
Paperhangersiuid uphulsternrs
300 1,000 800 1,100
Varmshers and marble
rubbers. 300 1,200 700 1,200
Derrick men and riggers
450 1,000 000 1,200
Jewellers and gold
heaters 400 . 1.200 700 1,400 j
Brass finisher* 200 600 10'J 7.10
'longshoremen* 1,500 2,500 300 3,400 1
Carpet weavers 300 1,000 4<s) 1,10V :
Paper staiuers 300 600 200 800
Other occupations.... ? 16,000 8,000 12.000
Totals 19,050 83,3.10 38.200 86,9.10 '
nFrarirct.aTiox.
Total number of workmen 102,400 '
Total nuniher at work 64,100
Total number out of work . 38,300?102,400 i
Number that ought to bo at work 86,950
Number that are at work 64,100
n.a.-...- - .. , lca
It will time bo wen tout, instead of an nvcritgo of
1A,000 unemployed men, us was usual in fair tunes,
ihero aro now US,000, or two and a halt times a-, many
hands oat of employment ti.au there ought to bo.
No lireil l> taken of the 'longshoremen's ?trlk?, as It Is
only temporary,
MASH NXKTINGS TO BX HKI.D.
The committee or tho workingroeu out of employ,
ment met yesterday evening at tnelr Headquarters on
Fourth street, President John Knniss in the chair, to
die-cues the action, or ratber want of action, taken by
the Hoard ol Aldermen at their speclul meeting on
Friday last. A resolution wae passed deciding to bold
a mass meeting at Cooper Institute at an early date
ami lay the entire matter before the pnblle. The preamble
re ertid wi'h considerable indignation to the
neglect of tho ilayor. tbo Comptroller and tho Coin- 1
missinner of I'ublie Works to attend the meeting, and ,
stated that the letter ol upology from flock Coinrms 1
sioner Wales was troth unsatisfactory and evasive. i
The preamble continues that tbvir action abows a
spirit ol atubboru resistance to the wanta and necessi- I
it- a of the people aa well as an open disregard lor the 1
wishes ot tho c'oinmou Council.
The unemployed workmen inrther complain that the i
demonstration a few days ago fell far abort of representing
tno real ronditiou of tho.r misery and destitution,
the number Ib'-n represented as being out of employ
meul beiug only a low thousand, when there ar?
lit least 40.000 in tills unfortunate condition. It bus
been proposed, therefore, by several labor organ I xaif
lis to grl up a monster demonstration and parade of
all the unemployed, together with their wivos and
children, to meet in I'nlou square and march to tba
City Hall, In order that the city ofllcia.s and t e
public in general may obtain correct estimate
of the true condition ol tho workiug I
tlaaeea. It I* also proposed to demand ol the j
city olllcials that tliey luruiab aoine Immediate me ns
ol employmoi.I und relief iruin impending starvation.
Tho meeting > to be organised by a general committee
ot oue Ironi each As.eiubly district, to opcrat'ng with
district local organizations and committees. In this
way It la expected ihut at least lOu.oOU persona com
pr sing tho unemployed laborers, their families and
sympathisers, will turn out. They intend to aseerab e
pew eab.v, but tliey also propose to be firm in their demands
upon the city ofllein's and will not be puled by
lDo usual apology ol one offlcial throwing the responsibility
on the shoulders of anuuier, nob each saying
thai it is none of h a busln aa. t he dennAstratloa
will pro i.ibiy lake place next I bursduy, when the Itoerd
of Aldermen will be in sessloo, and this body will be
requested to address the workingmeu personally.
WATCHING TUB 'l-OXIH HOKUM Kg.
Captain Kennedy, of the Ninth prectoot, colled at
the central ulUte yesterday and impaitod to Superiu
AUGUST 6, 1870?TRIPLE
tendent Walling Information which ho had jnat re
coiv? 1 ul coutetuplalcd action hy the striking lougshoremen
on Momlav morning. Th?lr plot was lo
board the alt-atr.or tli-rni into, ol the White Star line, on
her arrival at pier No. 53 North Hirer and loreibly prevent
non union men Irom working. The .Superintendent
at once gave orderi lor .i sufficient iorce of men
to he lu readiness, and arrest all disturbers of the
peace.
OCCULTATION OF SATUItN.
To rns Editor or trb Hsralo:?
A rare and interesting astronomical phenomenon will
occur to-morrow evening at ubout elereu o'clock, the
occollation ot the plunct Saturn by the moon. At halfpast
eight, when the moon begins to uiako its appear,
ance above tbe tops of tne housos, the phmet will ho
seen as u bright star, not so bright us Venus or Jupiter,
a short distance to the left. As tbe moon rises
higher It will gradually approa h, Dearly obscuring the
planet by its own superior brightness, boing Just beyond
tbe lull belore It actually passes over It. The
occullauon Itself can scarcely bo seen without tho old
of at least a small telescope; and, in order to soo it In
Its besuty a lolcscoj e at lesst four loot in longtb will
be requisite.
To an observer with n telescope of sufficient size to
show tbe rings of Saturn well, in or near this city,
especially to the northward of It, tb<i phenomenon
will assume u very unusual form. Ordinarily, the
moon, moving eastward, overtaking and passing over a
niv oa.sivro eagc 01 ioo moon ursi uiaes me
we*toru edgo ot tbc planet's disk." Hut in this cose,
owing to tbo moon's passing eu lar south o( ito planet,
the moon will p.ibs partially by tbo planet beloro tbo
occullalion bog,us, nod the ilrst coutuct will bo ol tbo
moon's western limb with tbe eastern extremity of tbo
ring, winch will occur ut about lbh. Mm. 20*., tbo
exact tiinu depending uiion ibe locality whero the ub
nervation Is made. Tbo edge ol the moon's disk will bo
bo oblupto as nearly to touch tbo ball ol tbo planat
when n first touches Iho exterior ring.
At 10b. 56m. Ss. the planet will be half corerod, ono
ball tbo bull ami one nn*u of tbo rtug only being visible.
At 10b. Mm. 12b. tbo western extremity ol the
ring will disappear. Iu conscqueucc ot tbe uccnltatlon
taking place so near tbe northern litub ol ihoinoun
tbe plauot will not long remain Invisible. At llh. 15m.
28a tbe western extremity ol the ring will again make
Its appearance, at lltsl resembling a star at u distance
Iroru tbe rough edge ol tno tuoon, a little less than tbe
diameter of tbe ball ol tbe planet. It will rapidly assume
form 'anil proportions, and ut llh. 21m. 3oa. It
will pruscut the ourioua s| eetarlo of one ball tbe ball ol
the planet and one ansa of tbe ring boiug visible, separated
by a dark Intervening space from tbe edge of ho
moon's luminous disk, tin- dark spaco being ,u reality
covered by tbo dark porliou ol tbe moon, a though tbo
moon will be so circular in lormiliut.it would set m
hardly possible that It should cover Ibis space. At
llh. 2t5m. 11a the ocoultalton will he concluded, the
last vestigu of tbo Intervening dl.-k, looking like u
shadow upon tbo planet's ring, having disappeared.
Tbe tunes I have given abovo may im at luasl a minute
in error, as the occullalion will no seen H orn any
particular place, and the error of tbo t mea may bo
dUlcretii at ibu iroraersion und ibo emersion; but tbo
time required lor the moon's dirk to puss from one < x
tretnny o( iho planet to tbo oilier will not greatly mry
lu dillorcnl localities in or near lIiih city. It will cspcclnliy
he observable ihut about twiro liie tlmo will ho
consumed in the etu< ruion as in tlio Immersion, Muoe
nt tbo emersion tlio lino ol iho rin.s will up; roxlm.ilc
to a n. lit uugio Willi tlio edge ol the disk. At it certain
distance south of this city, whore the purallax Is not so
{treat, the moon's disk will first strike the hull ol tho
planet; and still lurthcr south the western extremity
ol tho rink will llrst he occulted iu the .usual way; hut
oven in these cases there will h<? tbo same marked <111ferenc
I b-tw-en too duration ol tin MMBteruoa an<l of
tbe emersion. I1KNRV M. PABKHCRST.
Niw Your, August 6, 1876.
THE QOAL TliADE.
THREATENED RUSPENblON OF MINING?TIHRTT
THOUSAND MINERS DIK?I,Y TO BE THROWN
OCT OF WOtiK.
A very important rnmor gained credence in coal
circle* yesterday that on Tuesday next there would lie
a total suspension' of coal mining in ttio I'puusylvania
districts, contrary to the acreeaicut recently entered
iuto between the Board ol Control of the coal combination
and the Lohigli Valley Hailroad Company, by
which the latter company was only to suspend operations
tor two weeks during the month. A Hskald reporter,
lu investigating the matter nmong the prominent
coal shippers and malingers of coal coiupauiea in
this city, lound lhut a total suspension was very likely
to lake nlnce, In which case about tlu.uOO miners would
be throwu out of employment, i his serious aspect of
the situation waa denied by nu odlrlal of the
l'Diladolphia and Kotnilug Coal and Iruu Company.
Ho said:?"Wo havo no advices different
from those wo gave to the Hin.m.d
last Wednesday. Things ure in a very unsatisfactory
state, It Is true, but we do not unilcipato that it will bo
necessary for the comblunlion to ordor a total suspension
of iniuing In order to keep up the prices. It is
true there is an immense overstock of coal, and it will
depend very much upon iho mildness of the autumn
ana winter whether this will be rapidly decreased, but
as to Iho coal combination being disrupted, it seems
now to be utterly impossible. The companies nave
Joint interests ot so vital a character that it would bo
suicidal to disband. Thoy have
VAST AJtOt'nts or BILLS RKCKIVAIIt.K
from their cusiomors everywhere, and tbo reiall
dealers have guaranteed pnrcnascrs against a reduction
tbis-year in tbo price ol coal lu order to indues them
to lay in their supp les, so that the various Interests
seem to be so interwoven end interlaced that II one
thread of the fabric Is cut tbo wholo must fall lu coufu- j
A gentleman conner.iod with tho coal trade In lit* j
Wyoming region told the reporter I lint the suspension
of nuuing in Ibat locality would bo conipto e; ttic '
Seranton company, be believed, wns at ill pro-luring, and
gonerully the mines in the ttchuylklll busui uvro still ,
being worked, but unquestionably by itie 15th of this I
month Irom to .'lO.OOO rnon wouhl bo out of em- I
plormant. It was n fnarlul a.ate of affairs, especially
at Ibis Juncture, and he thought therb was groat dan.
gor to ibe peace of both l.ehiglt and ttchuy kill counties.
The bod allalra of the coal district*, ton. had been much
aggravated by the falluro of the Miners'Trust Compuny
Itnnk, and altogether the outlook was most discouraging.
The following companies, heavy snippers of coal,
have Increased their production this year ?l.enigh
Valley, Central lUiiroad of Now Jersey, I'lidadalplua
and Heading, Delaware, Lxcknwauun and Western and
l'uonsylvania Coal companies.
MUNICIPAL AMENITIES.
THB COIfPTROLLEB BHOWIXO THAT HE IB OKL1
* NOMINAI.l.T GIIKF.N.
Comptroller Green has recently written the following !
letter to the Department of Public I'urks in relation to
the removal Irom office ol Mr. K. C. Morrison, Superintendent
of Streets In Twenty-third and Twenty.
lonrtli wards:?
Fix.txca DrranTSKTr. CoarTr.or.i.ra's Orrica, j
Nsw Iiiki. August I, IH70. t
To TTtK I)KrAIIT??*T Or PUBLIC I'Altsa ?
t hare received n comninntcatluti from Mr. E. C. Morr!
ton. staling I hat be ha-l been einnl-iye ; by ths Department
of Pub in Works as "Superintendent of the 1 w ntj third
and Twenty-inurth wards'' Irom the 1st day ol .laniuirr,
lfCT4, to the 121st datr of June, 1870, hy the hoard ol Com
mlssionrrtof that department, no.I claiming that the action
of -aid Hoard for his removal "was mill and veld, lor the
reason that the anld Hoard, In such removal, did not romply
with the requirements of the l.aws of I"7:1, chapter Slit,
section 28." It is very desirable that clalnia should net be
created against the city through the n -uligpnce or Inatt-itt|.>n
of itaoftters. I will thank the Ih-hartmcnt of Parks
to transmit to me Its actio i mi this matt'r ami such explanation
thoreolaslt may deem necessary Very respectfully,
ANDREW II. UKK'.N, Comptroller.
The Comptroller hits also written to tho Department
of Public Parks ill regard to the removal of Mr. Isaau
Kraiis, who bus commenced a suit against tho city on
the ground ol the Illegality ol his removal from office
In that department.
The Park Depnrtment has also been called upon by
Comptroller Grenti to correct Its ntotln of making out
and rendering payrolls, in order that tho distinction in
cbnrges payublo front the proceeds of bonds issued and
and from the annual appropriation* may bo clearly
shown.
Tho forms of payrolls prescribed by the Comptroller ;
bad been entirely disregarded by llto Park Department,
and the following letter wax written calling attention
to tho necessity of atfendiag to thia Important mattor:?
Citt or New Yoss, Fiaaar* DrraSTerjcr, J
To the Defarthkivt or Pitblic Fak*v<?n
tho Mth insl. I addressed to Hie Hop*r*mo:it of Public
Psrks a communication prescribing far mi mid of >
preparing and rendering It* piyrops t<? this department, f
una mi tho ISHh Inst. I nlfo prescribed, in *dditi??n tlioreto.
that the l>ep trim*?iit of Public Pnrk* should lurni^h the
Kfnmico I)fpartm<-at with each and err?ry payroll of ?*h??r.
sr* t > bo hereafter transmitted for payment, duplicate duly
r??r men'* report*, and also duplicates of the same report*
r??r the three months prior to that date.
The payrolls last received were not ill conformity with the
prescribed f rrn of the *th in*t., an I the^ duplicates of the
firemen'* reports for tne three months prior to the date of
l.lue of the Itftb itiat. have not been farms ed.
I will thank you to furnish the Information requested with
ts little delay at possible Vary respoc t id/.
A.NDKhW II. OKRKlf, Comptroller.
DEATH OF A POLICE SEKOEANT.
Sergeant I.ev1 Crown, of tho Tblrty-loorth precinct
lied yaaiordav morning, In iho thirty-eighth year of
lis age, at tils residence. No. 71 Montgomery street,
liter an Ulnais of about Dx weeks. 7be deceased was
ippolnlcd on lha forte in January, IHCyJ, and tke blowing
September wa* promoted to tba rank o( rounds- i
nan, arid shortly altcrward to tbiil ol -ergeanu During
am carter he did duly in tbc Seventh, Tenth, llnr- i
eenib. fourth and Thirtf-lnnrtli preeinct* lie ww
warded na a (a'UHul uud elllcii'Dt o^icvr. lis leaves a
vile and <hildren.
STABBED BY HIS WIFE.
At a lata hour on Friday night a quarrol occurred tie.
ween John Brady and IDs w.lo Margaret, ar tboir real- '
lenee in the tariemeni houio No. 77 Mulberry street,
luring wlnrh the wl'o plunged a kn.le into tba abdoncn
o! ber husband.
1 bo wound, although revere, la n il danrorem and
lie physietaoa 'ay he wdl bo woll Ih a lew week*.
Ilulh buNiiiiud and wile were drunk at tho time. I be
no w?< arrested and the w.-ulcd urn ? "sent to
ibo Chain bars Strati lioapitak
SHEET.
I TIIE COURTS.
Renewal cf the Threatened
Ring Suits.
TIIE OPENING BOMBSHELL.
Alleged Peculations Under Tweed in the
Lamp ana Gas Bureau.
EXAMINATION IN THE WEST POINT SHOOTING.
It was generally supposed, and particularly In view
of the uncertain net results attending the suits, that
there would bo no further attempts to prosocute Rtog
suits, and, least ol all, to begin new ones. It, ot
course, has been staled from time to time by the
prosccut.ng counsel tbal any quantity ot these suits
wore in preparation, and that tbo legal butterlos of itio
State and city would open unawares and Willi tre"
inendous force upon offenders, of whose peculating
proclivities as indnlccd lu durum the Tweed rtnimr
the public have litllo dreamed, and regarding which
the offenders themselves, bavins escaped thus far, are '
hugging the delusive phantom of hope that they have
safely outridden the atornt. There was some surprise
therefore, yostorday on the fact being discovered that
a suit hud been commenced against John O'pounel'
to recover $348,287 40, which It Is alleged bo lruudu'ently
obtained from the city in connection with work
done and material alleged lo have been furnished to !
the city through tho Department of Lumps and (las
during tho time that William H. Charlock was .Superintendent
of tho Ilureau^aud Wtn. M Tweed, Deputy
and Acting Commission r ol tho Street Department, he:
ginning with 18(10 and continuing to Aprd 11, 1870. Tho j
i suit is brought hy Attorney tionernl K.urchiid on behalf
ol the Slate, and, as usual, with this character of
i sun, the city is also inudo parly defendant. I
i Ac. ordftig lo iho complaint, which is a lengthy doe- |
ume,-ll, tho ordinary routine was taken to obtain the
money, that is to say, presenting to the Finance Dopurinictii
Iruudulenl bills and vouchers with the duo
i ccruiic.ilioiis atturhed of Mr. Charlo k und Mr. Tweed,
through all en was accomplished without hindrance or
dilllcully tho "open sesame" lo the city treasury. The
. complaint charges thai all tho bills so presented
, weru false, fraudulent and Qcillioue, that the
prices charged were giossly exorbitant, that n good
I deal td the alleged work was never douo or muleriul ,
| charged lor luruchrd, mid that there wa > a corrupt
I and fraudulent collusion between Compiroilert'oiinolly, :
| Tweed, Charlock aud iviJoiimll lor the purpose 01
, cheating tin? cliy. Judgment is demanded, ti? stated,
. for $IW8,287 40, vrilh Interest tin such payments
at iho litno they wore made, and costs ot the u< lion,
j The complaint la verified by Mr. 1'ctor It Olncv,
j through hemming possessed of the facta set forth in
the same from examinations mnde as counsel in tho
case and the re)Hjrt, which Is made n portion of the
' papers, of Mr. ii. F. lain lor, appointed by the CoinpI
trailer to itivesligato tho fraud. Mr. Tmntor makes
! some curious stulomcDis in ins aflldavit setting forth
I his uuultsis of the bills, vouchors and warrants upon
i which liio money in question was paid. One of those
staleniouts is that ?2(j, lbu was charged and Collected
tor ibU ornaioenlnl Jump posts, being charge i
of $240 lor ouch lamp post; ano.hor, that G2N I
was chaigtd lor 2,510 cast iron lump posis, being si the i ,
rate of ?20 50 each. Again, there is a charge of $S0
1 each for lamp posts,and further charges ol $0'.*,4fH 50
lor lamp lions. It Is lurlher slated that in throe ciisoh .
| tho bilm wero lor charges for goods delivered lit dates j .
I which proven to bo Sundays, .tod in one oiuo delivered j
l on Monday, the 5th ol July, a legal holiday. Thostutei
inout il also ma le that many of ttiu bills on which
j luoucy wus paid, cunu?l bo louud In (tic Fluane.a lie- '
{ partmeut, or any record ol tlio e on the books ol the !
, Street Department. Aimnu (bo papers wiim al-o the '
; nttliluvit 61 Slepbeu MeCormtck, who, during the years i
i i860 and 1r7U, wan clerk in the liureuu ol Camps 1
i uud (ias. lie status that he nude nut the bills act'
ing under Instructions o( Mr. Charlock and Mr. j
I Tweed, and corroboruloa, ol Ins own knowledge, nmat
I of 1 hi) allegations contained in the euiuplsiui; that
! he inspected something arm*, that in April, lsfo, he
| delivered lo a messenger Ironi William M. Twoed tho
I Journal, ledger, loiter tmok mid voucher book ol the
| bureau covering UPnnnili's transactions. Such book a
1 were uevor returned, and ho believes they were doI
strayed 10 cover up such transactions.
I pen the complniut noil papers sot lorth In sub1
stance above Jud|b> Woatbrook yui-terday, iu Supremo
Court, Chambers, granted u warrant of altachiueut
against U'Donuell. At tho caso looks the probability
Is tbat this will be tho next King suit on tho tapis.
THE WEST POINT HOMICIDE.
Tho examination In tho shooting of Washington Putnam
by Johu L. ltothiuln, u tirlvato in the United
Stales Army at West Point, on tho 'Jib of Jnly, was begun
yesterday before Commissioner Osborn. Major
Asa Bird Gardner, Professor of I.aw at the Military
Arademy, appeared lor tho prisoner, and, na amicus
curioi, General Foster, Assistant United States Attorney,
acted for the prosecution
Too Oral witness examined was Dr. Alfrod D. Gerard,
assistant surgeon, stationed at West Point, who testified
that he examined Putnam, and found two wounds
In Ins right thigh; lioia one wound ho oxtructod two
fragments of a bullet with the assistance of Dr. Monroe,
ol Highland Falls; tho olhor wound was probod, and a
pit ID Ml 1 SJKJV mmwiiy uemrwu iuo iiijj uuu iuu *m*u indueled
that tho ball was lodgod within or under the
muscle* ibero; witness cut down upon tbo point, but
llio ball could not be found j the next day ho was
directed to roeeiTo Putnam into tho post hospit.il,
where ho remained to tbo 18th ip*i., apparently
doing well; on that day .the first symptoms
if tetanus declared themselves, nud
a consultation was bold; tho former Incision was enlarged
und a probe was passed In every direction, but
without Miccciui In finding tbo bnll; tho u-ual remedies
for tetanus wore applied, but the patient died on the
'.'4lli ulU ; at tho post-mortem examinaiions largo pises
ol ball was discovered lying against tho thigh bone,
abojit an inch above tbo incision; tbo two wounds tha
wiiiiess attributed to tho apllliing of tbo ball on tho
lamp of i bo carr.ngo; this was shivered to pieces, and
there wcru two holes in tho cushion ou the box of tho
carriage.
on cross-examination by Major Gardner, Dr. Gorard
teatltlod that deceased was conscious until within twelve
hours of Ins death; tho fragment of ball that was removed
after death was imbedded tu horse hair from the
carriage cushion.
Lieutenant Albert Payaon, of tho Pirst engineers,
tost tiled that on tho said Vth of July lie was olllcer of
the day; tne standing orders of the post are that the
sentinel la to cbailcugs all persons upprouching hia
heat, on foot or otherwise, after ton o'clock at night;
thero is no countersign, and It la left to tho sentinel's
discretion If he shall allow ihc persons to prococd; tho
answer to tho cballeugo Unit a friend comes is not sufficient;
In tbo present aisle of orders the sentinel
might briug his piocc to arms port or
charge bayonet; If tho piece was in perfect
order the hammer could not slip when it was at half
cock, but after use tho ''ball cock notch'' m:ghl bo so
worn that the piece might bo prematurely discharged;
the sen: inela nro ordered to prevent last driving, hut
tho mode of preveuliou la left to their discretion; if a
coacbmau wer? driving at a rapid rate, and refused or
failod or ncglecied to slop, the seulihot's duty would
have been to shool t he witness was asked as to statements
ma lo to him by ilie deceased, but the question
W ig HIIPU Din, UIC IIVI Udiieu mil ueiu* iiuwr ?|i|numim
bloll 01 <! all).
Henry U Harris. lieutenant in the First artillery,
nni iliai he knew nothing of the occurrence excepting
tiy m-army. 11c buard the sliot llred whilu at his headquarters;
li" arose, dressed, and, going to the spot,
n-K?d Ihe corponl what was llin trouble; bo wan told
that a innii wax (hot by tlie sentinel, ami iio asked the
arcuacd how It happened. Ho repliod thst the piece
wue disobliged accidentally and he did not know how.
Witness ex| eriuienlcd with Kothlcin's nllo and It was
In perfect order. Deceased raid ho could not atop his
li"rses, aa lliey wero restive, aud he seemed satisfied
that (ho shooting whs acrident.il.
Tboinaa Henry Lees, private in lha artillery, testified
that on I ho Hhh of July the accused aud bimsell were
working'ogetber at Crow'e West I'ond, witness asked
Hothlein why lis ahol deceased, ai.d be answered that
If ho was released to morrow and received the suno order*
he would knock the man down and shoot trim.
Lieutenant George B. Davis, of the Fifth cavalry,
who acted as Judge Advocate In llio ease at Weal Point,
narrated the circumstances it he be. umo acquainted
with th< m, and ! stilled lb.it Holb ein was a Isilblul,
coiisco niioiis miner.
Tho testimony in tlio case being concluded. Major
Gardner moved lor the dlich iree ol tho prlai ner, and
the motion was opposed by General Foster. At the
couciusion of the argument the prisoner expressed a
desire to maka u statement and this lie was allowed to
do without being sworn, me practice of the I'niled n
Stair * courts not silowin .'an acettsed person to testify 1 j,
In his own buiiolf. Hohlm said on llie nl^lil ol the v
slioutuiK tlic I'cro uuU drovo up to blm at a rapnl I
rat", and did not halt, although ordered to do so llireo
limn*. At tin third order accu-ml changed In*
weapon (mm arm* port to chnrgo bayonet, and a* be |
did bo the barrel struck agalD*t the lorwanl * lioel of
the carriage. In Hiicuiptiuc to recover nis piece it
discharged, hut he was niialile to sxpla n in what tnan
ner. Ho -aid that he did uot intend 10 ahool 1'iiioam,
Inn merely desired to ?op mm, In accordance with order
* lie denied that he made the al d< meni altrihuied
to hint by I.e.is, and and that hi* remark wan that,
under the r une circuni/iianra* occurring again, he
would kuork the man down and ho.d In in lor the nest
guard, but that liu would nut alioot.
Com in asioner fte'aira, in denying th* melton for a
Kolh.cia dacliarac, said that th cs*e waa ol aueh
ltnponar.ee, as Involving tin- l ie of a human being,
thai lie tnuat hold the prisoner for the Grand Jury.
The case w ill bu taaen bclore the Grand Jury on Mun
d"- t
MARITAL UNHAPPINESft.
A rather interesting divorce suit, In which Klvira A ! J
I.ai e figurr* aa plaintiff an?l Maltby (}. lane at delrn- ! j
dant, Is now pending In the Supremo Court, and yes- | 1
5
terday reach*'! the ordinary pre'im'nnry sI.itc of >|
order granting |mym nl by the defendant p( alimony
and counsel loo. J udgc \\ Vstbrook grained the order,
and lixe* tho aliowatice at t-, Hm a year nnd $500 us thn
counacl Ire. The milt ih for divorce on the ground of
alle. ed cruel treatment Ttie hUKbnnd meets the chnr o
by denying in the main the allegations in the cumI'lain
t, and netting up vioiunt conduct on her part
The papers are exceedingly voluminous, and together
present a sorrowful picture ot marital uiihappiness.
Kach side bring corroborative affidavits, the ttorie la
some partlru'srs being directly uuulradlctory. A great
deal ol extraneous mutter appear.-, In lie pipers, the
relevancy of which would Lie very puxtliog even to a
Philadelphia lawyer. 1 be parties lo the an it are well
advanced in llle. Among tho paper nrc various loiters,
but they are wholly devoid of interesting feature*
SUM M All Y OF LAW CASES.
John B Brown, who has commenced a suit for
$30,000 on a contract against tho Crescent Improvement
Company, a corporation organized under the
laws ot Pennsylvania, obtained yesterday from Judge
Weatbrook au attachment against their property In
this State.
A decision was given yesterday by Judge Wcstbrook
in the eiuo ol John Elliott, recently argued before him
on habeas corpus. Elliott was acquitted in the Court
of General Sessions of attempting to steal goods in a
dwelling nouse, linn mo I'Kinni Anornry reipiemeii
the Judge lo recommit the man, as an Indictment
won In he procured against hint for the les-nr offence of
being on the premise* with "intent" to steal, which
Judge tilldi-ratecrn conacnted to do, agjiust tlm remonstrances
ol Klllou's counsel, Mr. Peior Mitcnell,
who contended that the Court had no authority to do
anything of the kind. After tho habeas corpus argument
the Court referred docUion, remarking that ruch
commitments aro often ma 10 by the courts, and tho
question w s wheiher th'ir doing ho was a usurpation
of authority. Judge Weatbrook signed an order di?rbarging
Klltott Tom the Tombs, wiioro be had bucn
conllned nearly a month since his acquittal
DECISIONS.
KUPMMK COURT?CI1AMBRB&
By Judge Wcstbrook.
Ward vs. James.?These papers were left without
any explanation as to what was wanted Parties
should appear and state w hat questions arc submitiod.
Drown vr. Tho Mayor.?There la a wide dlfTVrenco
between counsel ns to whother Itna clulm was disputed
or Dol beloro Iho referee. Declstou is suspended to
get a special report from (be rifurne on this question.
Order will be settled on million.
McVoy vs Cantrcll?It was undoubtedly Improper
10 liiHcri In the papers the scandalous mailer expunged
by a previous or.ler. At, however, ill" party bad aprialed
from thai order and contends tt was erroneous,
am not disposed to decide ibo question now. Personalities
should not appear in papers, and this offence
must not be repeated Decision on the motion m suspended,
so that If the insertion ol such matter Is again
repeated nu order can bo made in tlie motion sutllcienily
severe to avert the sauie. Iho object ol the withholding
the decision Is to avert any turner trouble.
McVcy vs. Cantrcll.?When parties havo hid an
opportunity of examining into the siilllnenc v or euroilea
on jii.-iiiicutiou 1 am not disposed to roiry (no
question. No end of motions of this character will ho
reached If tho road to re-examine cpie-iion- -il
upon Is mado so oasy. Motion deniotl, with $10 u?POLICE
COUliT NOTES.
Mr. C. W. Conger, a hutciior, rending at Jorsev City
Heights, while pin-sing along Ilarelny street vesier lay
was assaulted by three young men, one of whom.
George Leonard, nttouiptod to pick his jmrket. Ilo
was caught In tho act by Detect ivo Dunn, ol the Con
trail Mile, who ii in in wiuniuis we- iiiniin ii? c> <u
ih'- trio. JuhIIco Waudol), in the Combs Police Court,
belli him (or trial In cli fnnit of $l,n<)> ball.
Henry Klino, of No. 24 i Monroe stroot, uud Stephen
J. Wilson, a negro, were arrested by 1>. teetlve Bus.
prove. 01 the Fourth precinct, lor swindling Henry
Stidttnuller, of No. 17 Fulton Hired, out ol some
brushes, valued at $117. They woro brought hefors
Justice Wandell, In the Tombs Polico Court, mid remanded
until to-morrow morning.
William Kelly, who said lie was a linker, was nrrested
by Roundsman Bol ter, ol tho Fillecntli precim t. yeslerd
i.v morning. for br aking Into the premise- ol
Jillme Kindle, No. H17 Blrecker street, and steal in: I
quantity of clothing and Jewelry valued at $.'i0. Tin
prlsotier. who pleaded utility, was held to answer at tht
Washington I'laee Police Court by Justice Smith.
John Falconer, a colored man, who said lie lived In
South Filth avenue, near Fourth street, wai held lor
trial at the Washington Place Police Court, liefurn Justice
South, lor stealing a pm knlbook containing $10
irom John (Jilicspie, of No. 17 (ircat Junes street, on
Thuraduv night.
Joseph Haver, an errand hoy In the employ ol
Messrs. Saunders .k Weber, ol No. 1118 West Thirtyfourth
stroet. was arre?led yesterday by Briertlv > V on
lierlchten, of the Control (illiee, lor stealing over J-I'd.
from bis employers. The prisoner pleaded guilty, an<
was |,ald for trial.
William T. Karl, who said be was n car driver, living
at No. 122 West Fortieth street, wag hold lor trial oy
Justice Smith, at the Washington Piaen Polleo Court,
yesterday, on two serious charges, one of highway roh.
borv and tho other of mdocont assault. It ta alleged
that the prisoner, with n companion, not vol urrested,
knocked down Mary U Daniel, ol No. 120 West Thirtythird
street, and nolo Irom her a pockeihook ronlnining
$12, and nubsri|ueiitly assaultel bcr Indecently.
Karl was held lor trial in default of $l,oJ0 hail "to
answer encn cnarge.
The lines collected at the various police courts In the
City for the l.ist month are as follows:?First district,
$1,4*3; iteooud district, $880; Third district, #012;
Kuurtli district. $163; Fifth district, $138; Sixth district.
$106; Spocial Sissioiii Court, f-S'?7. Total, $4,146
TIIE CONVALESCENT CHILDREN.
Nt:w York, August 4, IS**
To tiiit KditAr or tiik Herai.d:?
The little sufTcrers In -St. Mary's Free Hospital for
Children are again under great onllgation to you for
your kind notice of their Open Air Fund.
The pleasure afforded and bcalthlul benefit derived
from ttioir drives in the 1'urk and tho excursions by
rater can hardly bo overestimated. The excursion tc
Itockaway on tho Wllllatn Cook was noil delightful;
much of that enjoyment was duo to tho very kind and
:osrtcous attention showed them by tht capt ain and
til olher persons connected with the steamer.
Further contributions to the Upon Air Fund will be
rery gratefully received by those in charge of th" boa
;>ltal. and certainly i he r.hurilaide could not give then
money to anything belter or moro beneilcial. Kverj
iollar given 'yudd* ho much fresh, pure sir to thoss
;>oor little convsletcents in Saint Mary's Free Hospital
lor Children (N'o. 40? West Thirty-fourth street).
Next summer, If It be possible, it would prove ao
ncsttnnhlc blessing to the little sick ones should thoss
in chergo of the institution secure a small cottago in
lorno secluded spot on the seashore where those wha
tre beginning to mend may bo transferred tor the
lesson.
It is with much gratitude thai tho following additional
amounts sro acknowledged:?
F. Hubbard $.10 00
IV. K. Travers 2-1 00
lira. J. W. Mintiirn 10 oq
IV. K. K 10 00
Mrs. 4. K. Carter 10 00
Master Carter 1 00
K Irlend 3 00
L A. W 8 21
"ash .' A 00
Mrs. J .100
Miss V. H Rogers 10 00
(non ? cm
rh rough Itov. Dr. Houghton ft 00
if rs. Cobden ft 00
fun Wilkes A 00
Kuallce Kneoland ft 00
$1'I7 25
rrovionsly acknowledged 72 Of
Total f2!W 2i
Yours very truly,
GEORr.K C HOUGHTON.
THE PARK DEPARTMENT.
A petition for the Improvement of some of the roads
n tlio Twenty-third ward, signod by W. G. Ackcrraan,
V, H. Greer, J. H. Godwin, B. T. ^oalay, William E.
><> ge, Jr., and G. IL 1'eek has beon received at tin
'ark Department.
Iu May Inst the contract for filling In these roads wai
warded to Mr. John A. Honker, of Nq. r.o South streot
lis proposals were lent to Hio Comptroller lor approval
f the sureties. No notice liai bcuu taken ol ttiein
Ithougn the I'ark C'ommi-sinners have froqii?utly
sked the CompiroHcr to return ilium, either with or
ritliout his approval The larco ol laborers b a now
een so much diminished that ifio Comiuisa oners leiir
hat it will be I in possible to use iliegravi I, oven thou,'!
ho Comptroller at Inat approve the mu.ios.
CITY STATISTICS.
The police made 1,839 arrests during the week.
The vital statistics lor the past week arc ?Deatha,
0u, i n the, 437} marriages, '??, an i stillbirths, 41,
liowini: a decrease id tho U alhs, compared with lust
nek, ol 134.
COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE.
Comptroller Greon signed warrants yesterday on th?
ollowmg accounts and tran-mltted tho sauio to lbs
li>e**>a? fnr l? 1 _ sfi.mla v.i.i na I it ra _
ntrrrot on tb? rt?y ilobt f3.0?3
'tioho Cburilie* and (Jorrecilon I -1
'onluv.rncita I.aw l>o|i?rliii?nt 414
imlth Kiinrt #H
lur.k Kuiui li'S
u iftinciit Kun<1 .I.sio
llrr?l Improvement Fund lft/KQ
CIIAIllTIKS AND COIUi ACTION.
Tba following statistic* for July have been made o?|
ij tun Department or Cbarille* and ''nrrrcilon
?limber ol ami) ilanco ami pollen caaea 204
Dimmed lo bonpiiuU 1.444
rauduaiu appiuaii. m if
telerrrd lo Comuiliii'ioDeM of Kntigraliua 1
itelnavd lo go to lb? boapiUl , ^
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