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THE TON PALI CREMATION. I
A Feudal Baron Orders Ilis Body
To Be Burned.
111S REMARKABLE HISTORY.
Ctrioui Vicissitudes of uu Aristocratic i
Diplomat.
THE AMERICAN CREMATORY.
^ Singular Institution Amid the Pennsyl
vania Mountains.
According to the statements of those who have the
matter In charge tho remains ol Joseph H.ury Loan
Charles, llarou vou Palui, Ornud Couiiuunder of the
Sovereign Urdcr of tho lloly Sepulchre at Jerusalem,
t'rince ol tho ltoinan Empire, Knight of St. Johu o'f
Malta, will be cremated at Wa-sbltglon, Pa., on the Clh !
,?l December. What is earthly of this porsonugo lies
'n 1,10 riC0 vau'? "I 'be Luthoran Cemetery; uud
<1 a dlseu^odied spirit cuu receive anv consolation
from tho good estate of IU former tenement, tho manes
of tho llarou lunst ho gratified to know that a recent
surgical examination has established the fact that tho
fleshly domicile which it inhabited lor about throe
ECuro and ton years is almost in tho condition of a
mummy The death ol this gentleman occurred at tho
end of last May. Tho readers of the Hkualo will re
member what a pitch public curiosity reached whon it
was announced that tho funeral services were to bo
eonducteU according to the r.te of tho lheosopbs, a so
?" ty claiming to bo a modern resuscitation of somo
ancient sect, Egyptian orothsrwUc, which ? >ught iu
the dim twilight of history, lor truths and principles
which were uot got at, and whoso modern representa
tlies, alter tho trilling interval of three or lour
thousand years, are on the s.eut V ,ho ,alll0
nud Principles. Cicero had. In his day, the bold
Uess 10 say. -\H tun abturdum i/aiti Hon dictum Juit
at, al?,uo pkiloMophorum. " ,-There was no absurdity
to which one or other of the philosophers had not
committed himself.", How far the Tbooaophs illu
stvuto this cclebrateti saying it is needles* hero to In
'luiro. Jt may be suinclent to state that the Baron von
I aim belonged, at the close of u Joug lilo, to this Ira
terinty, and that its present head >, going to have tho
Huron s body reduced to ashes by Uro on the Oil, prox.
This disposal ol the remains of iiarou von Palm will
probably produce a groat sensation in this country us
it will bo in direct opposition to .ho universal cutt'om
prevailing among Christian sects.
Til H FLRXACM
?reeled by Dr. Le Moyne, at Washington. Pa., is ?
reeled to reduce a human body to ashes m about fivo 1
Hours, without a particle of odor or a single disagree
able e licet. I?r. Le Moyno erected the crematory alter
study ol all the details, lie has done all the work at
h.s ovw,ex,.e?s,. ,?,d It IS his purpose that no lees i
?hull bo chared, so that this means of disposing ol
tho dead shall bo within roach of tho poorest people. !
ho crematory is built of brick, one siory In height
t ill, a roof ol corrugated Iron, and .s provided with
Ibiee chimneys. Tho building is divided into two
loom,, tho reception room and tho furnace room,
joe reception room is about twenty leet aqunre, aud is
famished In tho simplest manner. In the centre thoro
6a catafalque upon which to rest tho body, and about
the room somo uhaira lor tho accommodation or the 1
friends ol the departed. A door Irom tho reception !
room ha,is into, the furnaco room, which in I
sue is about ten by twenty leet. In this room there is i
nothing but the lurnaoe. The retort iu which tho re- '
tua.us to be cremated are place was made especially !
lor this purpose, it Is seven and a half feet in length
twenty inches in height and twenty-oight Inches wide'
nud somewhat resembles a gas retort, tho only dillor'
enco being that its sides ure perpendicular Instead of
being urched. Hcuoath tue retort ia the furnace und
the whole is enclosed In brick work. Coke is tho fuel
used, and it Is calculatod (bat the retort can bo brought
lo a whito beat in twenty-four hours. Thon u10
body will bo inserted, nud In about Ave hours tho
remains will bo reduced to ashes. Iieforo the
Ulica can be collected, however, tho lurnaco must be
allowed to cool, and this, it Is thought. will take about
thij ty six hours. \\ hen tho ashes are collected tney
will be placed in boxes ?nd held subject to the order
Df the irionds or tho departed. An indox of tbeso
boxes will bo kept so that they may bo obtained at ,
auy tune an.l prevent any danger or their bo ng
mingled. While the burning Is taking placo no odor
will bo perceptible, as ail gases eiuauatlug from tho
body are returned lo tho furnace and thoro consumed
w nfcyinplished by having a vent hole at the back
?i tbo retort opening into the lurnaco, and through
Ihi.s Nil gases generated by tho combustion of tho body
will be forced to escape. Already tbo lurnaco has
been tested with 1?S pounds ol sheep curoassc* und It
was found to work admirably, thoro is therefor* no
reason to expect laliuro In auy other instance.
this vox palm cksmatiox.
The cremation or tho Karon's body will take place,
as previously stated, on tho Oth ol December next, at
Washington. I'a , to winch placo tbo ro'filams will'bo
lorwarded a day or two beforehand. Tho fires in tho
lurnaco will bo lighted on the morning or the 6th, and
It Is expected that twenty.four hours later the lull
beat required nearly 2,000 dog roes Kabrcnhoit-wlll be
obtained. At seven o'clock on tho morning or tho lith
Ihe body will bo placed iu tho retort nnd the cremation
will bo eotnpleiod about noon. Ourlng ihe altornoon
tddresses will be dollvorod by Dr. Lo Moyne, the de
ngnerand builder ol tho crematory; Colonel II. ti. ol
?utt, in his capacity as execuior or the Karon uuder
bis last will and to.itainent; Kev. (i. I'. lisys, D. D
President ortho Washington and Jefferson College, aud
Kther proimuont persons. Tho Hoards ol Health ol
Philadelphia, Now York. Koslon, Washington, D. C.,
aud other cities have been invited, and most o'i them
have already voted to scud their most representative
men lo witness this higuly Interesting experiment,
lho University ol Pennsylvania, tho New York College
of Physicians and sturgeons and numerous other
learned bodies will bo represented.
Dr. Lo Moyno wrote to a friend roccntly that cnoug?
persons have already appliod for adnnssiou lo (111 the
two largest halls iu the town. A conferonce of Ihe
?cteniiflc gen lie men present will bo held In the even
ing to discuss the respective advantages of cremation
snd Inhumation. President Hays, ol the Washington
and JeUjrson College, although not yet lull/ com
mitted to cremation, will tako the ground that there Is
nothing m tho Christian rcligiou that forbids thoso
who cbooso to aJopt this method of disposing of their
toad.
A circular letter or Invitation ia In prepsration and
will be shortly issued to the various public Instllu
U.us. and thoso whom it might tail to reach should
apply to Coiouol H b. Olcott. Na 71 Uroadway.
TilK VOX PALM KAMI LIT.
Tho family ol tho lato Karon Vou l'alm originated In
Southern Germany (Suabla), whoro the oldo.t branch,
tho barons, is still flourishing. A younger branch the
counts, flourish in Wurtemberg, Havana and Austria,
and tho third line, the prmcos, have their romdonco
In Vienna. The Orsl lino are bsrons or tho Holy Uomsn
Kmplro (Relobslnelherien) aud belong toonool the
rory oldost ramllios. Tho late Iiaron was born at tho
baronial soat or bis rather, at Augsborg, Havana. He
received a liberal oducation at tho Laivorsity or
Jloidolberg, and at an early age ho eutored
the diplomatic service o( bis country. He
first aervod as secretary of legation at Carls
fuho, and subsequently reached tho rank of
embassador. At one timo ho w*e sent im special on
*<>y to lerdlnaud II., King of Naples, by his brothor,
lo negotiate a seuicmcul of family dilflcultles, Inclu
oing among other thing* tho legitimacy of tho Prince's
?on. 1 na llarou travelled vory extensively and spent
a large portion ol bis fortune In gratifying his taste
lor music and painting, and finally, about nitoru vears
ago, he caiuo lo this country. He was highly esteemed
lor bis various attainments and social characteristic*.
Later bo moved to Chicago, where he Invested largely
In laad and inlmnir interests biti was not su xeaslul
lo a pecuniary point ol view.
A'ler coming lo this city he foil Iu with Colonel H.
B Olcott, and becamu much interested in ihe Tbeosoph
Ical society. ol winch Colonel Ulcoll is the presi
dent. Tbo llarou had always taken a deep interest In
philosophical aud ncic-MiDc research. aud tho line or
?ludy pursuod by the projectors ol tho Iheosnphleal
Hociety aroused all his attention. He s-.on brcuno a
member of the society, nnd, Jo*t bofor? hi" death, ho
was elected a member <>t i(at council. Uo?ti?c u ro?n of
about seventy ) ears of awe lii* constitution h?d b?coine
i in I sired by his long sud exciting life, he was suddenly
liken ? ick with a disea*o of lb* kldnovs and dtel <>n
the WtU of May, 1878 Feeling bis cad approach
ing, ho sent for an attorney, and executed
a will leaving In* enure property to Colonel oicatt, as j
lie expresses it in his will, "in gratitude lor kluducss." ,
It it not known how much property he tiad in Furope,
rut iu an old will lound among his papers, dated
twelve or lou'teou years ago, he describes hi nut II a*
the proprietor ol thu rustles ol Old aud Now Wartciisa,
on l.uke Constance, Switzerland. As there Is no other
record of this property it is posslblo that It pasted out
or his ponesslou prior to his death.
An autopsy of the body mado Immediately uOer
ilosth revealed the fsct thai be bad been suffering lor
years with a complication of diseaaes of the vital
organs, and it was regurded a* a wonder that he had
been able to exist as long as he had. The remains woro
embalmed, and the funeral too* place Iroiu the
Muhuuio Temple ou Sunday, May 28, 187U, the room
having beeu granted for that occasion by Kcv. O. B.
Krothlngham. The clrcuinatances attending that
funeral must still be fresh in the minds of the reader*
oi the Hkraiu.
coat or arms
of the lllustrloui and most valorous k nights, the
Uarous I'aliu ?
Copied from tho grout books of hernldry of t?orinau
knlclils, instituted in tho year ol our Lord Jesus Christ
*3J, und tho glorious reign ol Caiolus Magnus Impel
The Atnericnn College of Heraldry furnishes the fol
lowing description of tho armorial bearings ol the V ou
Argeut?Threo pales azure; over all a Hon rampant
g Crest?A domi-llon rampant gules j tho helmet
i crowned with u burou'fl crown.
Motto "Justus ut 1'aliua." (''The righteous man Is
as the palm troo.'')
I Thu coal ol arms of the late llaron Von I aim Is
I lotnuuhat dlllerent, and Is emblazoned as lollows:? j
Argent, three bars u/.ure, over all a Hon rampant or;
nn escutcheon ol pretence quartered; llrbt aud lourth
I or a palm treo proper, with a luncu proper; second and
i third gules and dexter aim in armor, oiubowed,
holding a sword proper over all; an osoutcnoou ol
pretence?n/.ure, an eaglo displayed; sable, ciowned or.
! The wliolo surmounted by a'l ancient barons crown.
' Surrouudini! thu shield tUero is shown the points of
1 thu Star of St. John of Malta and tho collar ol tho
Sovereign order or the Holy Sepulchre at Jorusalow.
A SINGULAR DOCUHBST.
Tho following are from among the documents loft by
tho Karon von l'alm at his deconso. Tho original ol
the Urst is In Latin and Is the regular deed of investi
ture in the Knightly Order ol the Holy Sopjlch e.
Ibo unitizations under oath und vow recited at the eli.i
nr?- a startling contrast to tho religious views o! Hie
Karon ut the lime ol his death, anil the Hkuai.ii givos
its readers tno document in us entirety, us a cun..Mty
which one Uoes not olten uomo across:?
Brother Cherubinut, oj Civetia, of Me Order of fiiar't
Minor of Oar Holy father .St. t'r.un n, J-'athir oj the
Jloinun Province of Our lieloved Obedience, Lector of
Theolooy. Member oj the Sacred Conyteyation oj the
1'rvlMtyunda, Prefect of the Minium to l\tle*ttne und
tWuY in the ?iist; Avoitolic Commiuary, Yititor of
t?e Sacred Hill of Ston, Uuardutn of the Mutt Holy
Si j'Utchre of Our Lord Jeiiu Chritt and Warden if
ai. the Holy Land .... ...
To all and every of Christian who shall see our loiters
or shall hear them read, salvation IVoin Him who Is
the true salvatiou.
From the mouuroonls ?r history wo know tlmt thoso
most invincible heroes, Charlcuiague, the ever august
Kinperor; Louis VI., FhHlp the Wise. Saint Louis IX.,
l'blup King ol Spain, and many other high-minded
ktuts and princua ol tno Christian coininouwealtU,
zealous lor the honor ol <iod and that ol thu Catholic
faith as ?eil as their most doughty dolenuors, did
voluntarily pledge, and huvo lately vowed themselves
utd their property to tho immortal 0??, and that at
various times they created most vullaut knights,
: under cerium rues, to tho end solely that,
having conquered tho uelarlous lulidels, tliey might
l>u able Iroely to guard the Holy City of
Jerusalem and tho sepulchre ol our Lord rising irom
I the deud, aud to Ueleud ihein to the best ol thoir
I ubility. And then at a favorable time the dignity of
I this kmghilv Order tlourlshod wheu tho renowned
; lluku Uodlrey of Koutllou led tho expeditious intrusted
' to him by Christian prlilces against the hosts ol the
I tuildei und lu tho veur low Iroiu the birth of Christ,
! liuvlnj brought together a greut army of soldiers,
i uumbcriug 300,000, bearing ihe dgn ol tho Cross, lor
' the stornilug of the lluly City, ho conquered, with
! Uod's help, more thuii 300,000 ol tho enemy, Jeru
salem having beeu captured tho reuowuod Uodlrey
was solemnly proclaimed King of Jerusalem by th*
unanimous vow ol all. In which Glllcc? without ai.y
delay burning aa ho was with demro, he took
luto his charge the seupHihre of Christ,.the Lord.
Yud iu ordor thai It might ho properly guarded,
ho did not, indeed, disdain to lound aud
Institute the holy Order of Knights ol ti e Holy Sopul
chre uuder the most holy ordir.uuces, aud lor this pur
i pose lie immediately crcated mauy most illustrious
aud most noblo men kulghts ol the sepulchre ol our
1 Lord rising Irom tlio dead, and he armed and deco
i r^icd tbom with red crosses cugraved on a silver
shield decreeing lor the future that they should bo
bound' to wear tbern as a patent ol nobility on thoir
garments, both in war, In tho halls of kings, as well
us lu all gatherings ol the laithluL Heuoe most
Christian kings were both tho lounders as well as tho
heads ol this holy Order. And thus, being bucked up
' with such suspicious support, this Order of knights
uuco flourished. Hut uniortunately, Jerusalem,
' baviug beeu agulli taken in tho year 11HI,
wheu L'rban V" 111. commanded tho oark of the
Cuurch, aud nil Catholics having been driven out
ol vsla. this most holy, knightly Order remained almost
paralyzed aud extinct. Hence the queen of tho na
tions became aa it wero a widow, and ol all her dear
' ones there was no longer one who would offer tior
coiulort aud consolation. Hut in tho grief in wbich
she was placed the Lord consoled her by stirring up
i tho intnd ol Hubert, tho King ol the Two Sicilies, to
make an effort to huv tho places of our most holy re
demption irom the' Sultan oi Egypt, which, indeed,
that worthy 1'rlnco (while Cloment V. ho.d the pluco
of the Fisliormau) obtained, not without difficulty and
expense, lor tuo humble Mine ol tho straphio patriarch,
i Saint Francis of Ami, and gave them permission to
dwell on tho most holy hill ol /.Ion, whe^o such great
miracles have boon performed, aud In tho vast and
most sacred basil,ea of the rcsurrcotion of our Lord.
About which time our uiost holy lord, Alexander VI.,
l'opo in tho year 14WJ, lu order not only to restore
tho memory ol tho most anciont lustituio of
I this most worthy knightly Order, and further to
i increase tho piety and rovoreuco ol tho laitblul toward
thu sepulchre ol Christ, and to stir up their mind*
vigorously lor tho recovery of tbo holy places, morci_
fully allowod the guardiau of the most holy hill of
Zlou and his Vicar General (namely, the preloct ol all
tho Holy Liml), and their successors lor tho time
being to create, arm and appoint knights or tho most
Holy Sepulchre, as ol old. Altorward Loo X.. on the
I 4ih ol February, 1501; 1'ius- IV., on tho 1st of Auaust, i
15(11 ? Alexander VII., on tho 3d of August, 1060; I
I lienodict MIL, on tho 3d of March, 172". grautod and
i uraisod tho saum llut lastly Henedict XIV., while j
; approving tho statutes aud constitution lor tho kov- I
ernuient of the Holy Land by a social favor conllrinod ,
tho said permission to create knights ol tbo most
llolv Sepulchre, which had beeu respectively
trau ted by his predecessors to tho guardians
ol tho Holy l<aud lu tho boll bcBlnmng:-"ln
! supremo muitantu ecclMitr; given at Home on I ho
"ih ofJauuary, 1J4?. lu tho sixth year ol his pontifi
cate Witch mdeed, has been executed by our predo
cos.?ors iu such a way that Irom that tune lorwaid very
many knights liuve beeu and are still created. Into
whoso number tho mo?t excellent gentleman, Joseph
Henry Uynaates dl l'alm. Itoyul Kquerry to IH* Ma)
estv the King ol Uavnria and Secrotary of Legation ol
tho said King of Havana, oorn at Curlsruhe, ha*
vonemcntly desired to be decorated with thu laurels
and splendor* ol tho aforementioned knightly Ordor of
tho Holy Sopulchre. Hut as on account ol tho various
cares which press upon liim ho cannot como to tho
place htm.oll, ho has exprossod to us l>v letter his
wish that we would doigu iu tho tlnoal manner to ad
mit him by proxy into the same Sacred culogc ol tlio
Knights oi tho Most Holy Sopulchro ol Our Lord
I Jesus Christ. Whcreiore tho Very Roverond
! Kather Joseph Maria liodat, ol this venerable convent
; ?I u,o Most Holy Saviour, acting as his lawlul
i.roxv lu our presence, and havii.i: shown the
uuuis?ary atlosutious, has humbly biggtd us to a,I in it
the samo most excellent gentleman, Joseph Henry,
into the society ol tbo knights ol this most holy
ordor. We thorelore, yielding to his prayers, nud
bavins mado cautious inquiry touching ihoso things
; which according to tho most ancient laws were rc
i uuirod in a true soldier ol Christ, have lound tho
, aforesaid most oxcolleut gentleman, Joseph H?nry, in
1 sil thiuas lit and worthy of such au honor. Whorolore
tho aloresaid Joseph Maria Hodat, vicar of tho Con
vent ol the Most Holy Saviour, huving sppenroil belore
| us to recoive a* bis proxy tho ordor, huving made the
I vow and taken the Apostolic oath, in virtue of the |m>
cullar authority which wo enjoy In those miners,
i wo have created tbo most worthy Joseph
Henry a Knight of tho Holy Sepulchre, have
I decorated linn and havo piscod around tho
1 neck of the aloresaid Very lleveiend Kaihor
Joseph Maria Hodat, vicar ot St. Saviour's
aodRia proxy, with the a> customed soicinntiie?, tho
golden chain with tlio cross Demlont Irom It, In the
1 very place of tho holy sepulchre, on the 1Mb
I dav of the month of January, in the year of our I.ord
I lsii and by tho prosent letters we dec are and publish
' that'ho has been by us thus decoratcd. dl.tlugatshed,
I crested and armed, with the spo.iai right ol bearing
the insiania ol this Order, both in private aud public,
l and of using them as his arms, together with thut of
eniovmii all tbo privileges, itiduig.-nces. uvor-. exomp
I lions and prerogatives which the other kntiihts ol the
I sune kniKhtiy order do or shall In luniro oninv. In
(?1th of all and each of which tilings wo havo drrreru
to seud Inui tbii paten i, signed by our hand and Inur
ing pendent the greater ?eai of the Resurrection of tuc
l^>rd. Atjieu, and may (?od grant thee Mia aid lor the
deleuce alid exaltation ol the holy places.
Kuvaua granted l>y pope-.. emperor* and kiug? to
the Knight* ol the Most Holy SepulchreL I no
Knights ol the Moat Holy Sepulchre havo precedence
ol all otb> rs, of whatever order or army, except those
ol tbe Uoidcu Flei ce. i They may legitimatize ihose
uot lioru In lawlul wedlock, change Hjo Christum uume,
grunt ousts ol aruia and create notaries. Tin y may
bald ecclesiastical property, even though tbey be mar
ried, lac the pnrpnaa at 4tln4it| tha laith ui Christ,
without prejudice to tlie Church. 4. Tbt-y hre every
where exempt Iroui all tuxes uinl tribute*, both of wine
und other*, lu time of war ihey aio exempt iroui
guaM duly and Iroui hospital work. 6 II they should
Hud a corpse hung up to a gibbet, having unsheathed
their sword they may cut the rojia and order that Mia
body be buriod.
1 he obligations by which tho Kuigbts of the Most
Holy Sepulchre are bound by their oath and tho vow
of tneir proiesslon are:?1. The Knights of the Moist
Holy Sepulchre must hear mass every day, if the op
portunity oiler. 1 Iu catto ol need they are bound to
expose their property und life when general war la
being prepared against the inOaels, and either to cotne
lu person or fend a proper substitute. 3. Tbey are
obliged to deiend tho holv Church ol God and lis min
isters against their persecutors, and to tho bast of
their power to tree them Iroin such. 4. They must
avoid unjust wars, filthy pay aud lucre, tournaments
and duels, and all similar things (except it be lor mili
tary exercise). ?>. '1 hey must foster among the faith
ful ol Christ peace and una concord, adorn the Re
public, promote divine worship, do works of piety,
show In word and example (ho precept ol aalvutlon,
and show themselves worthy ol so greut an honor.
Givou at the Holy City of Jerusalem In tho Haslllca
ol the most llolv .-epulcliro of our Lord Josus
Christ, on the UOtli day of January, 1S45.
Uy order ol the Most Kev. Father In Christ
iiruiher THKM'HK TESTllA, Miaa ap. and Pro. Soc
relary.
Hrother Cbcrubluus do)
Civetia, Warden of tho | Wo have seen this docu
iloly Land. | ment, aud declare It uu
1 ??lll. I
l hen tic. Givou ut Koine,
Ara Ca-li, J une HO, lb III.
Minister Uencral or the
whole Fraucisican Order, j
Urotber ALOYSM's A LaURRTO, Minister General
oriimt Riuukkablk pateus.
A German document dated Vienna, September IT,
1841), and signed by \\ Vju Augburg, Amiutssuuor Kx
traordiuury und M in inter i'luuipulentiary ol the Klug ol
Havana, grants permission to thu royal page, Joseph
Henry Von l'alm, to accept the knightly Maltese timer
ol St, John ol Malta.
Another document in Latin, dated Carlsruho, arch
diocese ol Friburg, lu Germany, December, lH4.t, und
signed V, Gass, dean und pa.ish priest, alter rocitlng
the baptism ol Baron l'alm, gou* on to lesulv that tho
said Joseph Henry You l'ulm had always remained lu
thu bo-oni of tho Cutholie Church, and that up to that
time both iu word aud deed he hud pi'oporly con leased
the Catholic lailh.
This docuuiont Is curious and ot valito, a? bearing tho
nutograph of tbe cclebrati d Archbishop of Friburg,
Horiiiaii, who was Imprisoned by the Prussian goverii
ineut for ul'egcd contumacy nuu disobedience to tho
l'russiau ecclesiastical laws.
Among tho papers is also a lengthy Latin corttllcato
of the death und burial of the Huron's mother, signed
by John I'aul Grotsliauser, parish priest ot St.
Maurice's, Aix la Chapelle.
A document, bearing date November 13, 1S42, con
tains tho appointuieut of Joseph Henry von l'alm to
an altachcsblp at tho lloyul Unvurmn Legation at
Carlsruho. This document is signed by Louis of lla
varla himself uud countersigned by tho Minister Von
Stoinsdort
TilK L.WKKX8 CKKMATIOX.
Tho attempted rcvoluiiori that it indicates. however,
is deleuded by the highest uiodlcal authority in the
interest of thu living. Only one other cremation
lias taken place in this country?that of
thu body ol Mr. Henry Laurens, about filly
years uuo, on his plantation lu South Carolina.
When Mr. Laurens died Ills will was found to contain
n provision that Ills heirs should uot Inherit unless
his body was burned, 'l'hls was acc irdlngly done, but
alter the ancient method, in the open air upon a pile
ol wood. Tho circumstance excited much discussion
ut tho time, and was generally condemned us being a
revival o' the pagan practice. From that time until
the present tho sulked ol cremation has reemved more
or less i.ttcnlmn from various learned bodies, but no
other body lias been cremated In this country.
AKT NOTES.
J. B. Irving, who lias wou merited distinction as a
follower of the school <if Meissontcr, Is at work ou un 1
important canvas, representing a group of sixteenth 1
century cavaliers playing at cards, l'ho composition
of tho group, wlilcli contains oiglit figures, is marked
by vigor and freedom quito romarkablo in so small a !
canva?. The expression on tho laces Is varied and '
well studied. In color tho work Is particularly happy,
tho costrmes ol the times lending themselves to the
production ol'rich and ploturesquo decoration. Mr.
Irving is a remarkably hard working artist and has
gradually won the appreciation and support ol tho
art buying public.
There are on exhibition at Sypbcr's gallery a num
ber ol pieces ol sculpture which will woll repay a visit.
George U. llali has returned from a visit to Egypt
and brought with him a numbor of clover skotchcs of I
life in that Eastern land Tbcv reproduce vividly tho |
local color of Kgyptlau life. It is* Mr. Hall's intention 1
to bclect souio of the moat Interesting subjects and
paint largo pictures from them. IIo will remain In
No* York during the winter.
E. L. Henry has returned from a protracted visit to
England, where he has been occupying bis life making
sketcbos of tho rural life of the Islanders. Ho Is at
work at present on a scene in Warwickshire, wnlcli
he culls "doing to the Knees." It represents a party
of gentlemen und ladies ou a coach, which stands hi
tho door ol an auclcnt m mor house about whoso walls
tho ivy hangs. It Is vory characteristic.
CLOSE OF THE MENZIES SALE. J
Yesterday was the last day of tho sale of Mr.
William Menzies'library, by floorgo A. I.eavltt & Co.
Tho attendance throughout tho week has been very
good, and a larger sum ol money vaa realized from
tho salo than at nuy preceding one in this country.
Tho total amount rccoived Is upward of $50,000.
There Is no doubt that this library is the most im
portant ever sold in the United States, and its disper
sion has been an occasion ol tlio greatest inlorest
to all bibliomaniacs. I'nllku many other collections.
Mr. Menzles has determined not to accumulate another
library to replace tho one just disposed of.
Tho'most Interesting and valirible work sold yester
day was a volume containing tltly-iojr original auto
graph letters by Onnerul Washington. Willi but seven i
exceptions nil these letters were both written and
signed by Wnshingiou. They arc all addro&sod to
General Joseph ltecd, and re lor exclusively to tho Im
portant military events ol tho Kevoiutlou. The col
lection eoutaius nil tlio Cambridge letters, twenty In
number, written between October 30, 1775, and April
15, 1770. Most of tho letters tire written
on foolscap paper, ooc ipylng more than
200 pages of an Imperial .quarto volume,
bound in green levant inerecco. It contains an ln
sertod Indiu prool Impression of Stuart's lull length
portrait ol Washington. The volume was purchased
by Mr. Cook, or l'rovidonco, lor $2,25a Jacobus do
Vorigine's "Legenda Aurea" brought $500. It is nn
cxtremoly rare und woll-prcsorvoa copy, una hours the
imprint ol Wynkyn do Worde. Clutrles Wolloy's
??Two Years' Journal in New York,'' printed In Loa
don, 1701?an excetslvoly rare work and In per cot
slate of preservation?was sold for *21)0. "His
torical Memoir* ol the I,ato Eight at 1'igg
wacxrt," by T. Sv mines. brought $13'J 50. Tho same
?rice was paid lor Horace Walpole's "Anecilotes of
'aiming in England." It is a rare copy ol the London
edition ol 1828, and contains a complete duplicate sot
or the elegant India prool engravings. Only six pots
wore primed lor presentation. A copy ol It. Whyiiq
ton's translation ol Cicero's offices?the llrst Eu.lish
translutl hi?printed by Wynkyn de Wordo, brought
$140. Tho book though :M0 years old Is iu a lino
state ol preservation. Spark a "Mfo and Writings
of Ceorgo Washington"?a lurgo paper copy
containing eighty-four inserted illustrations?sold
lor ' $114. Sotheby's "1'rinclpla Typographic**
brought $111. O. Thomas' '?Account ol Penn
sylvania und West New Jersey," London, 1098,
brought JlaO. tieneral Anthony Wayne's "Original
Manuscript orderly Book" Tor three mouths during
the year 1778, containing autograph loiters assorting
the genuineness ol tlio documents irom Irving,
Sparks nod Bancroft, brought $100. Acuialogueof
tho library of Jared Sparks sold lor $?2 Mfc p. Van
lirlessiin's "Adorable Ways ol OoJ," New York,
1720, was sold lor $->.> The "Collectod Works
ol Dugnld Siewart" and Smith's "His
tory of the Discovery nnd Settlement of
Virginia-' oach brought $40. Nicholas Syl
labus' "l)e lnsulis Meridian!," with an English Irs lis
latiou by Hev. John Mulligan, sold (or $S5. It Is a
reprint or one of tho two original copies known to exist,
Tho original edition appeared in 141*4 or 1405, and the
reprint in 18oH. One hundred and flxty copies wero
printed by Mr. Irotn liis original volume lor
private distribution, William Sullivan's "Public Mon
of tho Uovolutioii" brought $34. Marinadukc siephon
son's "Call Irom Doath id I.ilo," London. 1000, brought
$:UX Sotliebv's "Typography ol the Kiiieenth Cen
tury' and "Washington's Epistles," 17'Jd, each brought
$;t0. A number of black waluut bookcascs Irom Mr.
Monties' library brought about $500t
* * ?
NEW BOOKS KECEIVED.
Hryant's (new) Klementary Jloukket-plug.
llryant's Commercial llookkceplitK.
Bryant's Counting Homo Bookkeeping.
Harper's Monthly M*/n<lne. December.
Appleto'i'* Journal. IIcitbIht
Krotliiuirham anil the New faith.
An Alphabet In Klnanee.
I he Vdlage School.
I he Bo> s and UlrU of the Revolution.
Suiinliine In the Miady Place.
K.lnow Koom A novel without a plot.
Cornliili Mntranliia. November.
TbB World ol fashion. November.
Temple Kar. November.
I.oiidmi >oclet.v. November.
I no Family Herald (Lomlou). November,
Poems, hj Sidney Lanier.
liavld nnd Anna Matson.
Sir Uao, a poem (with illustrations),
Johnnykin and the tieblin*.
An Aoeoilnid lllography of Shelley (Sans 8onel Series).
Illr.alratcil.
Darwin ; Religious (p >stl< all. Reriews of Ills Arrum nit.
Philip Nolan's Kneads. ? story ol the change ol Western
Empire.
I TIE IBB SDiriOE.
Conclusion of (he Inquest by Coroner
Croker Yesterday.
INCISIVE FORENSIC CONTEST.
Historical Sketches Embraced in the
Evidence.
AN OPEN VERDICT RENDERED
Coroner Croker yesterday Unlsbed the inquest Id
tbe cose or William Hiluebrand, who died on tbo 4il?
Intu As bud been expected tieorgo the Count
Joannes wan presoni, and closely contested every
point in lavor oI his dead client, seeking to Introduce
testimony showing the cause of bts client's suicide to
be tho soduction or tbo Utter's wifo by William a
Ogdeu, or High Elriiige. This testimony. tbe Count
: claimed, turnied part and parcel ol tbe causes leading |
^ to bis clleut's death, and which be maintained it was
tbo prerogalive ortlio Coroner to investigttte.
Mrs. EEildebrand, wife or tbe deceased, was not pres
ent, owing to ill lieultb.
Tbo following were the proceedings at the Inquest:?
Shortly alter three o'clock Coroner Croker and bis
deputy (l>r. MacWbinuie) continued the Inquest by
calling ou tho son or tbe deceased, A. U. Hlldo
brand, who testiOod on follows:?1 reside at No.
7SS Third uvenue, Brooklyn; mii a son or tbe
deceased; 1 last saw my father alivo at ball-pust
i seven o'clotSc on tho moroing ol Saturday, November
4, at our home; he loll to go to New York ; I heurd or
his death about one o'clock ou Suuday morning, tbo
Oih inst,; has not receutly been engaged in uny busi
ness; bis eyes wore affected, und ho was purtially
blind; he was last In business two years ago; I o;teu
board hiiu say tbut ho wisbod ho woro dead, hut never
benrd him say anything about committing suicide.
Coroner Croker tbeu said :?-'ir tho counsellor* on
cither sido have any iiuestlon to ask they may do so."
Counsellor Joanues then interrogated witness as lol
lows :?
Tho Count?Was your father's dress or any spccUl
neatvess on that day 1
Witness?Yes, be told mo a few days before he went
away that be Intended going to New York to collect {3.
lUro tbo pistol, with which Mr. IllJdobrand killed
himself, was shown witness.
I ho Coronor?Old you ever soo that pistol?
Witness?I last saw my lather with It two days be
fore bo ihoi hlmsolf; my lather bad had It a good
many years; on Wednesday or Thursday previous to
his death ho wont down into tbo yard und shot It off
then cjmo back and loaded it again. Ho mado no oth
aervatlons.
Tho Count Joannes hero produced a lottor, tho last
tbo deceused ever wrote, showing tho presence ot the
deceased at court on a certain occasion. Tho lettor
was objected to by Counsellor Nilcs and ruled out by
Coroner'Croker.
A lively "spurt" was here ludulged In between the two
counsellor/. When Mr. Nilcs objected to tho reading
of the Ipttcr Goorge tho Count Joannes turned upon
him una with crushing emphusU said:?"L'nless you
assume, sir, thut William It Ogdeu is here charged
with the murder of Wiliiutu Hildebraud you can'i be
lime as couusel to ropreseut him." Mr. Nilcs hero
wished to read tho letter presented, but tbo Count
would not let bnn oo so, handing li to
Corouor Crokor. Thou, turning to Mr. Nilcs, thb Count
J oh u lies said:?"You would not rnako a very good his
torian, sir; your memory is very deflcleni." Mr
Ni:os replied:?"Your memory must also bo verv de^
llcienl er you would not bo boasllug. 1 bavo boalcu
you live times in lliusc cases."
The fount?No, sir; no, sir. This is tho first action
for crlm. con. Ihis action goes to show tho adultery
that was comuiliu-d lor two and a bull years uukcowu
to the |>oor uusband more than twenty Years ago
The examination ol witness then continued-?I did
not know un.il lour o'clock Saturday altornoon that
my lather bad taken the pistol with him.
Coroner Croker said:?"It is evident tbst tbe dcceasod
Ci.mmuted sulcido. Now I wish to understand
whether he was out of his tulnd or not"
The Couut Joauncs?Uo you intend to exclude othor
evidence pointing uut tho causo ol the suicide evldeuce
that iu most Important, going to show renewed adul
tery on the part ot Mr. Ogden with my client's wile
this renewed adultery ueiug tbe motive iu tbo man s '
tii iud driving b mi to insuuity ?
Coroner Croker?That bus nothing to do with this
ca>e at all.
Tho Count Joannes?I beg leavo to differ with tho I
houorable Court. El it muD Is driven to ins .uity by tbo
act of a third parly thai is a probable cause.
A. EE. llildebrand here concluded Ins testimony by
saying that ho always considered that bis lather wus
In souud mind up lo the time ol his death.
('.sorgo tho Count Joanne* was then sworn iu as u
witness.
Coroner Croker?What Is your name ?
The Count?George? Count?Joannes; lor thirty
years lhat hits neon my name.
Counsellor Niles?Was that tbo name bo was chris
tened under?
The Count?Now, Mr. Niles, don't let your questions
lead you back lo tigypl, where your naiue came Irom
To iho Court?E reside in ihe l'urk House, on E*arli
row; E llrst became acquainted with tho'deceased
William EElidobraud, In the llrst weok in July, 187E- lie
retained mo Iu a certain action then ponding; I 'last
saw him alive in court on the llrst Monday of October
ainl then lour days altor thai. '
Tho Coroner?Do you kuow what was the cause or
tbe man's death 1>
The Count?E answer and holiovo Hint accumulated
wrongs created an insanity, and in tbut he Killed him
sell; in my presence within the lust live years ho Las
lliroaienod six times to kill Inwsell, and as'many times
to kill Ogden; at the time when he d>scovored tho
rcuowed adultery I prevented bun by main lorco Irom
committing suicide. He had that vory pistol with him
and showed it; then IttM man's uiiuii was relieved be
cause he saw vitality In tho suit; on tho lust day 1 saw
him Ihe man was depressed, and E rallied him as usual
aud ho went homo luwllng Joyful; oiicu Hlldebrand said'
?'E think 1 shall have lo go out and kill Ogdeu ;" I said'
"If you repeat lhat thresl 2 will have you arretted." '
Counsellor Niles?Uo you ststo that under outhf
Tho Count?1 do.
Corouur Croker?Do you know anything personally
about Ogdeu uud Eitldebrand's relations in this cacer
Tho Count?No. E dou't suppose that Ogden was
such n fool as to let nny third inan see his adulteries
with my ulient's wile. E will now submit the wilu'a
confession to her uumerous adulteries with Ogden
nnd tho whole nurralivu ol over twenty-nve years hut
more especially containing tho history of her renewed
adultery in Clncugo on October t), 1&70.
Here Counsellor Niles objected.
Tbe Count (lo Niles)?E remember that you said ono
day, 'Oil! pooh, pooh! an adultery that Is'goue twoaty
years, what Is that T" I relerred you to the example
or Cain in tho Jtihle, whoso crluio Is ovor G 000 yours
old and Iihs not been lorgoiieu yet.
Counsellor Niles?I submit that the Coroner do not
rccelve that.
Tho Count?Another suggestion from Egypt!
Couusellor Niles?Ask witness whether he told him
thai ho had bettor lake some eue else's liio than bts
own.
Tho Count no Niles)?Hunt toil i/ui mal v pente
Evil to mm that evil iblnkt I could never have made
such a suggestion.
Counsellor Niles?Why don't you address tbe Court
Intlead of addressing mot
The (Count lo Nilos)?Well I am rather surprised
that I did addressyoa atoll. To the Corouer-Mv Im
pression is that iho accumulation oi his wrongs caused
the man's doath.
Tbe Coroner?I will not receive that.
lb* Count?E now prelcr that E have offered In evl
deuce iho declaration ol the wile as to her adulteries
with this m m, iho sworn testimony and voluntary
confession or ill hor crimes.
Objected to by Counsellor Niles sad ruled out
Coroner Croker then closed iho case aud the lure
rotired for deliberation.
After a row momenta ilioy returned with the followlna
verdict:? "
"tVe Hurt thai William Htldobrand cams to bis death
by committing suicide while under temporary uber
ratloo ot tuina."
WEARY OF LIFE.
Yesterday aftornoon Frederick A. Penny, employed
as a drug cleric In William Cieary's apothocary store,
No. 170 Varlck street, look tea grains of morphine lor
the purpoao of ending his life. A pad family history,
combined with business troubles tbal reduced htm
from ullluenoc to poverty, was the causo of tbo act
Mr. 1'ouny was at one time ibe proprietor of four
large drug stores In Brooklyn, and wua qulto exten
sively known us a man of weulth and high social
stauuing. Three yours ago a separation took place
between hlmsolf nnd wile, tho latter taking tbeir two
children. Kroiu tbl* Unto Mr. l'enny lacked heart in
everything he undertook. His business (Joelmod rup
Idly, be became Indifferent to Iriend* and thought ouly
ol lua domestic trouble*. At last bis menus became
ao scanty that be was oblmod to seek employment,
and lie obtained ibe position ol clerk with Mr. Cleary.
Yesterday morning he complalnod of feeling stek and
dorlined tilling uny prescriptions, taying that he whs
ulraid ol mukiug a mistake, Soon afterward he took
tbo iothnl doso mid turning to the proprietor's son In
lormod him ol the Inct, muting that ho waa tired of
lllo and wautod to die. He uaa quickly removed to
the Chfttnbor*. Mroet Hospital and proporly treated.
Kur hours two"uttendanta walked the lloor with bim to
keep him Trom falling asleep. His condition at a lato
hour laat night was critical, and but lltlla hopo la en
tertninel ?>l hi* tecovery.
THE QUEEN OP SWINDLERS.
UBS. CAKTLEMAIX'S ADVENU'RES CONTIXCED?
HLit LOVE AKFAIUH.
A further Investigation Into tbe adroit acts of Mra.
Casileniaiu, alias Banker, the queen of toardmg
house swindlers, show* ber to l>? not the ordinary ad
venturess ahe has bceu represented, but a woniau who
once lived In allluence. lira, Bishop, of No. 'J* Kifth
aveuue, knew bcr slightly lire years ago as a guest at
the Maiiby Houac, whero she waa stopping with her
busband In good style. Tbe writer alio met a lady yes.
terdajr wbo knew her under another name at Saratoga
tn the aeaaon of IhTZ At that time she appeared to
be possessed of considerable means.
On tbe morning of Mrs. Castlemain's basty dcpar
tare from No. 08 Fifth avenue ber absence waa com"
mented upon, but evon then Mrs. Bishop did not ?u?.
pact tbe iruib. In tbe afternoon that lady concludcd
to make aome inquiries about ber strango boarder,
and then for tbo lirsl time learned that ahe wua an
arrant iwlndler.
Wban Mrs. Caatlemaln began negotiating with Mrc
Putnam, at No. 125 Fifth aveuue, for her best ap.irl
meau, ahe unhesitatingly mentioned that she had juil
lett Mra. Bishop's. Iter knowledge of (hat lady's
house, her prices, hoarders, \c., so completely de
ceived Mrs. Putnam thutshu reauily admitted bir. the
rate agreed upon being $126 per week Tbe same sto
ries about tbe l'ouglikcepsie country seat, the blooded
nurses and the negligence of the servants in falling
send on her baggaiie, were successfully told. .
Mrs. Castlomaln explained that she bad Iclt
Mrs. B. shop's because she wag not sstislled
with tho accommodations there. Sbe was particularly
desirous of having it understood that money was no
object. Mio wauied comlort combined Willi oleguQce
at soy cost. Ai the end of a week sho tell thai the
time mr bcr departure had come, uud In the silliness
of the niornlug she quietly stole away.
Her victims all agree iu ascrlbine to her
extraordinary powers of persuasiveness. Said
one, '?! lelt that Kite was lying, yot 1 could not help be
lieving her, sbe was so earnest and emphatic in every
thing the said, so sell-possessed in her manner, aud
p.iid such careful attention to mlnuthe."
Superintendent Wallm; has plared no detectives on
the case aa yet, believing that the newspaper notoriety
she has received will either ellectualiy block her luturo
operations or lead to Iter detection and arret I,
THH DEFAULTING PABK BANK
TELLEli.
Thomas Ellis, tbo dcfiultlug toller of the Vatlonul
Purk Bunk, was arrested yesterday altcrncon In St.
John, New Brunswick, upon a lolegram scul by Cap
tain Sampson, acting uuder the orders ol tho Law
Committee ol tbe New York Stock Kxcbango.
NEWS IN THE CITY.
During the weak the pollco made 172 nrrcaia.
Tho deaths for tho week aro 418; births, 004; mar
riages, 1M, ?nd still births, 23.
Dr. It. 8. Storrs Iccturca ou "1'he Old and tho Now
In Europe," at Chlckerlug Hall, on Monday evening
nest.
Tho following assignment was yesterday filed In tho
County Clerk's ofllce:?Julieu Slarko to Dotniguio
Durund.
In the Court nt Special Sessions yesterday, Timothy
Flaherty was fined $10 and l'atrlck McLaughlin ?ud
James McDonnell $5 each Tor driving horses unfit lor
use.
Al three o'clock this aftornoon tho new school bouse
attached to Si. Atpbouaus' Roman Catholic (German)
church, In South Kilth avenuo, uear C'anul streot, will
bo dedicated with appropriate ceremonies.
Hugh Colfoe, an oyster dealer ro?lding at No. 445
West Twenty-fourth street, was arraigned before
Justice Morgau at the Tombs ycslerduy on a charge or
perjury in swearing lalsoly In a irltl in tlie Court ol'
Common Pleas. Tho parly who made the charge was
George M. Bittonhouse, o( No. DO Warren struct.
Colleo gave t'atl In $1,600 to answer.
Justice Morgan, at tbo Tombs yesterday, committed
for trial Huco Hlrschfleld, of No. 07 New Bowery, on
complaint of his Into omployer, Clinton A. Sweet, ol
No. 345 Broadway, proprietor of tho Heal Eitfite Urcnrd,
from whom ho obtained $2 as commission on what
lalsely purported to he an order for ono year's number
ol the paper. Hall was fixed at $1,600.
William l'cten-on, of 040 Second avenue, and Fred
erick Waller, ol 50 East Fifth streot, were yesterday |
arrested on suspicion of bcln,' the burglars that broke
Into the sloro No 600 Broadway on last Sunday night
and robbed tt of several hundred dollars worth of
property. They wore taken before Juvtlco Morgan
yesterday alternoon ut tho Tombs Police Court and re- j
tnanded.
Tho festival of SL Cecilia, Patroness o( Mu-.lc, will
bo celebrated with becoming pomp and solemully on
Sunday, 20th Inst., at St. Cecilia's Koman Catholic
church, corner 106th street aud Second nvenuo, ol
which Bev. Dr. llUitb Flattery Is pastor. Uev. John
Kean and Bev. Henry Braun, I). D., will preach upon
tho occasion. Services will bo held iu the morning
and evening. Cardinal McCloskcy will preside at the
solemn musical services to he held nt hall-past coven
o'clock 1'. M. Professor Davis has prepared . rich aud
varied programme for the occasion.
BROOKLYN.
Tncre were 411 arrests in Brooklyu last wock.
Roundsman Thomas Walsh was yesterday appointed
Soryoant In tho Third preoiuct, vico Sergeant Ltavey,
promoted to tho Captaincy ol said precinct.
Tlie Orphan Asylum lair, which has been in progress
at tho Academy or Music during tho week, closed last
night. The recotpts amounted to about $0,000.
The Grand Jury ol tho Kings County Court of Ses
sions presented a largo batch of Indictments in Jail
casesyesterday, nud were discharged (or the term.
The pauper population of tho Poor Boose, Fiutbush,
has increased s > that further accommodation is sug
gested. It is proposed to build au addition to tho
building this winter.
Hugh Navroy, whtlo under the Induenco of liquor
yesterday morning, (el) down the collar of house No.
20 Debevoiso street and was seriously Injured. Ho
was removed to City HoapiluL
Yesterday James Wholnhnn and Jamos E. Burk, tho
two young men of Jackson's Hollow, Brooklyn, who
wcro Jointly indicted with John Hurley for the mur
dor ot Patrolmau Edward Scott, were discharged from
custody.
The special t'nllcd States deputy marshals from the
flrat six wards ol Brooklyn, who guarded tbo polls on
election day, were paid oft' lust evening. The other
wards will receive their money on Monday and Tues
day evenings uoxt.
A German, John Wolf, agod thirty two years, shot
blmself yesterday afteruoou with a pistol at hia place
of roaldonce, No. 17* Harriaon avenue. Tho wound Is
fatal. Woll was employtM by Obermor & Liebmann,
brewers. No cause has been u*siguod lor the rash act.
Shortly beforo one o'clock yesterday morning a
kerosene oil lamp exploded lu the dry goods store ot
Maune Brothers. Kultou stroet, near Tillary. causing a
loss ot $1,000 ou stock. There Is an Insuranco on tlie
latter ot {20,000 in the Globo, Liverpool and Londou
Insurance companies.
Edward Collins, u young man, was arrested yestor
day lor obtainlug, under (also pretences, $140 worth o(
clothing belonging to Mr. James Roberts, ol No. 177
I.uqucer street, on Tuesday last. Thero aro several
similar charges ponding aguinsi the prisoner, who is
hold to await examination.
A watch and sevcrul rings, worth $405, were stolen
on last Woduesday from tho rosldence of Mr. Boxscll,
No. 152 I-awronoe street, by a sneak thief. On Friday
evening an unknown person left u packago at the base
nent door, und, upon oponmg It, It was found toon
tain all the proporiy, with the exception ol $40 worth
LONG ISLAND.
Tho crows ol the lllo saving stations on tho Long
Islnnd coast wont Inio their Wiuter quarters on Wednes
day last.
A grandson of Mra, Ambrose Gould,' ol Middlo
Island, was handling a gun on Tuesday, when, by sonio
accident, it was discharged, and tho contents passed
tbrouuh his body irom iho right side, lodging near tho
heart lo the led sn'e. lie auflered aoverely uutll Fri
day when be dlod.
AU-crt Smith, a young colored man, was arrestei al
West Moriches a low days ago lor attempting to shoot
George I-amburt, of thnt place, on Wednosday nUht
laat. He confessod that ho tlrod at Lambert through
the window while Lambert was in bed. Ho was sout
to the Couuty Jail for sixty days.
Mr. Sllvau'is Carmnu, of Eist Meadow, Qucous
county, on Saturday moruing was awakened by a noiso
lu hia poultry yard, and nt daylight he discovered
that ho had bean robbed nnd that a wagon had bee*
uaed to carry away the plunder. Ho tracked the wagon
to the residence of August Hedlch. lu Amityville.
Officer Bobbins lound tho stolen properly lo Dedich'l
possession. Dodich pleaded guilty, and was sent to
the county Jail for thirty days. On the premises the
officer found seven ads of hnruess, a lot ol hotbed
saslies, a largo quantity of hoes, rakes, shovels, car
peniers' tools, wire window screens lu black walnut
frames, a large canvas truck cover, a ainglo sol ol
black mouuted haroesa and various othor articlca,
| some of wblch have bocn identified by their owners.
8TATEN ISLAND.
Tbo Traaleea ol Edgowater received several bids for
macadamizing Vanderbllt avenue, the division line be
tween the towna of Mlddlemwn nud Southflold, tho coat
not to exoeod $4,000. Timothy O'Brien bids $.*M00,
William Lane $S.8U0 and Charles Morgan f H COOL I'Mjr
awarded llio cotur id to the lower. t>idd?r.
THE COMPTROLLERSHIP.
: Expiration of Andrew H. Green's Term
To-Morr?w.
SPECULATIONS AS TO A SUCCESSOR
Peculiarities of lhe Law and Mayor Wick
harn's Powers.
PATRONAGE OF THE OFFICE.
The term ol Androw H. Green as Comptroller of tha
j city or New York expired ut twelve o'clock to morrow,
j The gentlen.au was appointed Acting Comptroller on
?September lti, 1871, aud lull Comptroller on the 20th ol
November ol tlio samo year. The period ol bis ser
vice has been an exceedingly stormy one. a* far as lhe
government or this city is concerned. It commenced
at a time when tho Tweed King exposures start.ed tbo
j community and tent those notorious public plan
1 derers Inio prl-on and exile. Richard a Connolly
lied Irom the consequences of his crime shortly alter
tho insialmeut or Mr. (iroen as Comptroller, and tha
strong urui ol tbo law next lell upon "Big Six" him
self.
TUII hi I CATION AT TltK T' MS.
It was woll understood at this time that tho city
| government was in a chaotic ttate, as subsequent
events fully established. Nearly ail tlio departments
diarogunled tbe provisions of law relative to tbn ex
penditure of moneys entrusted to them. Each do.
partmeni obtained its money in bulk without tha
scrutiny ot tho Comptroller's omco. Hundreds of
sluccurists wero on tbe payrolls, ntany ol them Willi
largo salaries, duplicate salaries being paid to a large
orient, l'owerlul politicians of both parties wero
almost tmproguably intrenched In Importaut local
positions, w ho could bring strong Influences to beur
to prevent u dlslodgeiiiunl. Tbo boutls of tbo city
wero scarcoly salablo la the marKit, even althopgii
bearing fully seven per cent per annum lutorest. Thu
disastrous state ol allairs required a cbango, and tha
chango came lu the breaking up of the Tweed King
I and the Might ol Comptroller Richard 11. Connolly
Irom this country. Sinco September 10, 1871, up to
the preseut lime Audruw 11. Green has exorcised ILa
important functions ol head of the Finance Depart
ment with whut success it is for the public to doter
ml no.
niK I'HKSKN'T SITl'ATlOX,
It is a difficult problem to solvo as to what will bo
Mayor Wickhatn's action in tho appointment of ?
successor. Ho will not givo any hint whatever aa
to his probable selection. Several names have been
mentioned lor tho place, uinong them Mr. John Koliy
Mr. Arthur I.eary, Mr. Hurd and others. But It U
difficult to ray at present who will b? cboson. Soma
positively assert that Mr. Grcon will not bo disturbed,
and that under tho luw, although tho prosent Comp
troller's term expiros to-morrow, it is not Incumbent
upou Mayor Wickhuin to send In a name at all. Then
It is arguod that the power of appointment does not
rest under tbo preseut charter with tho Mayor and
Board ol Aldermen, aud that ccrtaui laws must b?
passed by the Legislature Ueforo tlio places of the
Comptroller and Corporation Counsol can be roBlled.
Tbe term of tho latter (boiug appointed to n.l the un
expired time of K. Delatiuld Smith, removod) expires
on tho 3d ol Decombor.
The question thou naturally arises. Will Mayoi
Wlckham construe tho law in this way and refuse tc
sond In names lor either offices to tho Board ol Aldor
men, thus allowing both gentlemen to hold over until
Mr. Smith Ely, Jr., takos tlio Mayoralty chaii? This
clause ot the charter bearing upon so vital an Issue wu?
printed in 1* itday's Hkkalii, uud lawyers seam ui
d.O'er materially as to its exact meaning.
rtlB ritlK.XDX OK ukkkm xovixo.
Tbia waa tbo condition ol affairs y^storday whan tha
Hkmalu nprcscnlalivo called at the Comptroller'*
olllcu lor the purpose ol ascoriaiuing what waa in tbo
wind on that side ol tho house. Mr. Green could not
bo induced to discuss tho subject so us to bo tntur
I viewed. Ho appeared perfectly happy but decldedls
! uiicoiiiii:uiiicolive under tho circumstance*
-Ma>or \\ ickhaiu was e<iually unapproachable. i'h?
iitiuii'st (iiu!i(Jb of Mr. Given, however, ncemed to
tliiiik there was a strung pioimbtiity that the penile,
man would uui very soou bo compelled to vacate tho
, f limine iKparUuuu L Uuo enthusiastic official, while
discussing the merits ot Mr. Giocu's administration
pointed out tho lollowingpoinis as bearing upon ilia
work ol tuo last live years of liie t iuauco Llouart
ineut:<r
/'u'sfVObltgatlons lawfully Incurred promptly paid.
.NVtoncf?Contracts invon out at public letting and at
reascnablo price*.
Third?Sinecurus largely reduced.
fourth?Depart menu keeping within their appro,
pristious with oue notable exception.
/?/</.? t he niurkolmou protected in tbo qulot aniov.
lncnt ot their lawlui rights.
Sixth?Obligations incurred by tho several depart
ments (with one exception only) auditod and paid aa
coiumou si'uso leucbo ? tlisy ahouid bo. '
.SVruifA?The sevoii per cent bouds or tho city brlna
ing at auction a premium ol eighteen per cent, and tho
ni-w bonus i.-suetl ut tlvo per cou; only unu also com
uiaiiding a premium.
These are the leading argumonta put forward br
many ol the present Comptroller's irlenda and officials
: us to the isucccss ol his live yuar?' toriu, Just about to
I close. 1 liey alto arguo that this la the very worst
j tunu in tlio year to make any chuugo In the Coinptrol.
! Krship ol tho city, as the tax levy lor 1877 has yot to
j be passed upon by tho Board of Apportionment, ol
? which tho Comptroller i* a member. Then it auy nl
tercatioii occurs us to the legality or apppo.nlraonl
j the active buaiuesa ol the city governmanl might be
, suddenly brought lo a staudalili and grievous couso
(juoueeit result th.relrom. Ihey also contond thai
city securities never sold as high as to-day. National
apprehension, hi a political aense, exists as lo tbe lu
lure. ami paralysis is threatened to tho bankma and
business interests or mo country, Uioto Ideas are
luriher urged as udditionnl nasona why munlclbul
complications should bo avoided at this time.
TilK OIIIKIt SltlK OK IIIK SToliY
Prominent partlos, who seem lo know a good deal of
the inner workings or lhe city machine, however as
I sort mat Mr. Green has uo possible chance ot retainiu"
the place. Some or them allege that an agreement haa
already boon m.tdo by which Augustus schell is to re
ceive tho appointment. They eav that thu pluco waa
originally oilcrod to ?lr. John Kelly, hut that lie posi
tively dccllued in luvor ol Mr. ScuelL It i? well uu
deistood in Tammany political circles that the latter
gentleman was alnted lor the Mayorulty nomination uu
| to a few oays boiore election, but the outcrr attain*!
''my candidate" policy necessitated hla withdrawal
Irom tho canvass.
Another story ia given out that Mayor Wlckham In.
tcuds to securo tho continuation of City Chamberlain
Tuppun ; a lew days alter his appointment this gontle
miu will resign; then will follow tho resignation of
1 tho Mayor, ?ho can bo appointed lor Tuppsns unex
pired torin through Acting Mayor Lewis Several
Hall'ea lbl!1 chan'ctor nro "b^Hnj arouud tbo City
hXPLO\Kh3 AND l*ATKOXA<iB OF TIIK FIXANC1 DEPABT*
MKXT.
In viow of tho possible ohangea which may take
pint o ir Comptroller Green does not secure a reappoint
incut, a list ol the ditlcront employes with ths
umounts of their salarlea. Is published. If* Tammanv
Hall should again obtain control ol the department
It is probable that thu patronage will be almost ex
clusively given to that organization. It un indeoen
dent geutloman such us Mr. Arthur Loary ahouid be
nominated aud confirmed lor thu place, it Is presumed
that nearly nil thu preront lorce will be retained
Whatever else may have been the drawbacks aa
claimed, lu tho tlvo years' administration ol Co'mn
[ troller Green, it is conceded that be has, on the whole
aurrouoded himself with carolul and palnstaklna all
| licials. . "
IMWKRtt AXII IUTIM OF TH? COlllTROLLBRSBir.
I In a document presented lo tho legislature of 1873
tbo preseut Comptroller said:?"It Is uo cxaggerutiou
to say that tbe Comptroller's duties, responsibilities
and labors exceed those ol any oilier oltlcer of tho
government. \\ ben tho prosent incumbent took office
the Comptroller was componsated in one rorin or
I another at $17,000 per annum. The salary has becu
| reduced to *10,000 per anuum, at which llguro It now
, aland*, lhe salaries in this department have becu
? lioin yoar lo year greaily reduced. Tbo various
I bureaus now connected wnn tbo Unance Department
wore in 18,1 corriod on at tho est ol *631,72i. wheroaa
l tho amount now appropriated lor 187B is ilso ooo
I These amounts do not include the Clty Cbam^ffi
a W. i i ."i ^l?C0 """ ,l10 (eduction already
. oileciod lu ibia deparimeiu the service is no* Z
I formed at ono-third ol u>o former cost, while iia
labors have increased more than fourfold, ihe K nan. ?
, Depiirtiuent is the auditing, mon.y collcctlVi ind
: money paying agency ol ihe cily. Some of ItS Ira.
| I' oyds, wlih small salaries, handle and ire accounm
| ble lor millions of tho public money, and the ordinary
. c??mpenaat|on lor clorlcal services is notappiu
| cable lo i csponsibiu dutlos ol tins character."
AMLHICAN INSTITUTE FAIR.
The announcement that tbo lair of tbe American In.
atituto would close last evening attracted to tha exhi
bition a very large crowd, notwithstanding the threat
ening i\micci ol tho weather. The rush began as early aa
seven o'clock, and a continuous slroam ol visitor*
lloikid tnrougli the entrance till alter hall-past nino.
This rush gavo the ottlcors so much encouragoinent
tfiui the Hoard of Mnnagers held a meeting about eight
P. M. nn.l reiolvod to couilnue tho lair uutil next Sat
| urdny cvonltig, wh*u It \? ill bo closed and tho award^
I whicn havo bei n aireHy tnfi'lo, will be announced.