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THE STATE CAPITAL.
Why Eoolesine's Rapid Transit Bill
Was Defeated.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
Could Cities Be Governed on
Business Principles?
NO BOARD OF FINANCE.
(Lively Debate in jthe Senate
Spring Elections.
Albany, April 10, 1877.
There are two lobbyists bore who, whllo iboy pro less
baring bad no part In bringing about the defeat ot
ficclusine's rapid transit bill, leel sstlsfled tbero was
money used to tbat oud. Harbour, tbo bead of lbs
craft, was suspiciously uclivo last week; yet tbcy say
tbe lobby alone would haro been unsuccessful without
tbe efficient aid glren by one or two members on the
floor. Tbe story or tbo wbolo transaction must
transpire ono of these days tiomo mon invariably
get cheated in matters of this kind, und they llnd It
Impossible to restrain tbomselvcs from talking about
it when It happens tbat any considerable sum ol tnonoy
was set afloat and tbny failed to get a slice aftor doing
their sbaro of the Iniquity. Thoro Is no more honor
In being on tbo Itatlroad Committee than on that of
Public Health; yet see every year what a desperate
straggle tbo "commercial" ones among tbo motnbors
mnko to get themselves placed upon It. And whore Is
there a solitary Instanco ot tlio Railroad Committee
?vor reporting a bill to disturb tho Interests of any
well to do railroad corporation and perform a public
boueflt?
"UttKS.r," OW COUBSS.
Then again It ts too tnucb to ask as to believe that
tho country members who voted almost en matte ara
all so denaoly ignorant as not to know that rapid
transit Is tho crying need ot Now York city. If thoy
read the papers?und It Is Baroto nssutno thoy do?that
tact must have been drilled Into tbclr minds alter tho
long agitation of tho subjoct during tho past ten
years. Though tho bill lutroduoed by Mr. Kccleslnc
last evening takes away the grounds of ob
jection irom those who votod against his former
bill It would be over-sanguluo to oonclude that rapid
transit Is all sale. Tho agents of tho street car com
panies will bo on band promptly. Oao ol thorn,
natnod Jim Richmond, arrived to-day. Ho Is Mr.
Jacob Sharp's man. and he steals In and steals out of
hero us If be wished to escape observation. On the
2.Sili of tbta month tbe argumont on rapid transit bo
fore the Court of Appeals comes oft, and if the order or
the Supremo Court, Uouerttl Term, bo sustained tbo
car companies will regret they spent so much money
on worthless legislators.
DK1IATK ON THK CONSTITUTIONAL AMBNDMBNTS.
The Souuto spent all the day In discussing the con
stitutional amendments based on tne report ot tho Mu
nicipal Cburter Commission In relation to the govern
. lueut of clues. Tbo Urst provides that "tho Legisla
ture may provide that elections lor members ol city
boards sball be so rogulutod as to give minorities a
proportionate sliaro of representation therein."
Tho principle of minority representation, Mr.
Woodln said, was already in operation In certain public
boards throughout tho .statu, but some doubt bad b?on
expressed as to its cousututioualily, sad tbe purpose
ol tho smendmout was to romovo any doubt ou that
head.
Mr. Kennaday thought the resolution ought to bo
considered in the Committee of the Whole llrst. as he
Was oppooed to giving it only a hasty consideration,
it was Mr. Woodln's opinion It could be considered
Just as deliberately in the Senate as in Committee of
the Whole, tnd It was so considered and adopted.
Tbo principal amendment, as It gave rise to most of
tbe debate, was that providing that boards or llnaoco
?bould bo olecled by tbe taxpayers, and not by tho rab
ble, so to speak. If tbo rubble elect, Mr. Woodln sub
stantially hold, nothing would come of it but tho
aatne old familiar Hoards of Alderman, of wbicb the
people were long since tired and diagusted. In Now
York city, for Instance, tbo Board of finance would
be no better than the old Board of Supervisors that
was accustomed to pass upon tbo estimates. Mr.
Canard had au Idea that tho cost of having two sots of
registration would more than outweigh tbe pecuniary
bouettis to be derivod from tbe propOHOd plau, and Mr.
Jacobs, ever truo to party, insisted that it would be
clearly unconstitutional, being a restriction on tbo
rtgbt ot suffrage and directly antagonistic to tho spirit
ot free Institutions.
THAT VOTING CLAU8K.
Mr. Morrlssey said he woe In lavor of ovory other
part ot tho oill. but be would bo compelled to vote
against the wbolo thing if this discriminating provls
. lou In rogurd to voting was left in. He should fed
asuamcd to go buck to tils constituents and bavo any
ot them say that "Morrlssey don't want a man to vote
because he hain't got no monoy."
A motion of Jacubs to postpone was lost and the dis
cussion wu renewed.
AN UNWABRANTKU KXBTRICTIO.V.
It was Mr. Woodln's View that tbo claim of restric
tion was without warrant, bccauso there is no flnsnce
Board now, und the members of the Legislature in
creating It can tnake wbutevcr provisions ibey cboose.
Tbe right of sullrugu was not a natural right, as it was
conferred according to the pleasure ol the Logisluturo.
Mr. Jacobs was surprised that those who favored tbo
amendment to tho national constitution looking to tbo
bestowal of the unrestricted right of suffrage upon tbe
n?gro wuro now lound lavortug a resolution putting
restriction upou the wlitto man's vote.
WHO I'AYS TilK TAXKhT
Mr. Starbuck couiondod. in his emphatic way, tbat
the laboring man in the cud putd ibe luxes, yet tho
proposition was to uxcludo him Irom vuting In fuvor of
tucu who liappeuoU to bo a little belter ell' than him
tell.
Mr. McCarthy wished to hsvr the amendment suit
milted to the people, sad lot them decide upou It
Mr. Gerard thought the Bume. It they thought It
wiso to restrict suffrage who could lalrly couipialn t
Mr. Colo favored tho proposition because no thought
Senators would havo time enough to dcicrmino their
lndiviuual views later ou, when tho people came to
vote on tbe article.
Mr. 1'riuoe was of a similar way ol thinking, and ho
formerly showed there was u radical dulect in tho gov
ernment of the cities of the iSluto.
Mr. Kincrson mude u motion, which was lost, to
atiieud so as to axciude rent payers Irom the list ot
those who may voto lor members of the Board ol
V lusnce.
A LOST CI.AUHK.
Another motion made by Mr. Jacobs to amond so as
to allow oloctors who puy not less tbau per annum
tor lodging, to vote lor tbe Board of finance, was uiso
lost. Ibun Mr. 6larbuck followed with a brace and a
bull of amendments, tbe Qrsi providing that nuv local
work, the cost of which is to be wholly paid otherwise
thun by the city at large, must bo authorized by a vote
of two-thirds or all tho mombers elected to tho Board
of Aldortueti, with tbo coiirout of u majority in num
ber and interest. The next provided that tho section
reading "City elections shall be bold separately Irom
tbe Hlaiouud national elections and In March or April"
should not upply to citios having less thun lOU.Ubu In
habitants. The third provided that the Uouid of
Finance should have no other powers except such as
aro con lor rea In tho arllolc. All ihruo amendments,
alter u stirring debate, wero lost.
Mr. Prlnco inude a motion, which was also lost, to ro
commit tho article to the Committee on Cltlus, with m
Itrucuons to separato tbo provision providing lor tho
election of tho Board of Finance Irom tho rest of tho
article.
Mr. Kennaday moved, and it wus cnrriod, tbat tho
mi-tubers ol tho Board ol Finance shall po.-suaa tho satno
quailllcatluns as those prescribed lor electors ol tbo
Board,
Tn* VOTK ON TUK llgSOl.UTlON*.
A vote was then taken ou all ol tho resolutions, ex
copt the seclluus providing lor a spring election, nnd
tho section ol u board of finance, tbe sections rolutivu
to minority repreteututlou uud to tbo unties and pos
ers ol a board ol Supervisors over a board ol Alder
men, except where making contractu or creating
allowing, or auditing couuiy charges is involved,
wore adopted, and subsequently the provision
for spring elections, but to iho atiiazainuiit ol every
body watching (he tlcbuio tho section providing lor tho
election ot a Hoard ol Flnsnce was lost, ull tho demo
crats and Biiadcu, republican, voting in tho negative, i
The Uobnto was uniuiaied throughout uud unusually 1
prolonged.
A KkCONMIUKKATKIN KXI'KCTKn.
To-morrow a reconsideration ol too vote by which
this particular fentnre ol the concurrent resolutions 1
wus lost will be moved and carried. The mishap
that be lei it to-day was owing to tho ubxeuco ot
several republtcuu Senators. The democrats, to u iiiho,
put themselves on record as nelng opposed to uuy i
attempt to restrict or discriminate In mo exorcise ol
too right ol suff rage. They shrew illy enough managed
to huvo tho section concerning the Board ol Finance
separated from toe rest, ami tnuy were thus enabled in
place themselves in u favorable 'light before the peoplo
as voting lu lavor ol ull the other relorm points in the
resolutions, wtiilo carrying nut the wishes of thoir con
stituents by voting against the cluuse which is 10u most
unpopular a ltd tui-Ann-riean.
The senate held no session to-night, owing to tho lalo
hour at which the morning debate whs brouglat to a
ClOhO,
THK COUMITTKK ON CITIKS.
Tho Committee oi) Cities held u meeting and con
lldured various bills, among which was one of Uualy's
to abolish the office o! Corporation Counsel In New
York, fitl agreed on liuviugu lurtner hearing on Thurs
day. Thoy also agreed to report Invorably to-morrow
Flecke's blil authorizing the expenditure of $100,010
on the atrocts bolow Fourteenth street.
Hl'HiNVss or rug nous*.
Third rending el bills took up tbo time of tho Assem
bly, most ol those passed bulng ol unner sud local tm
por lance.
STATU nOAtth or AMSKSSO.IS.
In connoctiuu with a memorial ot tbo Mayor and
Common Council of Mow York Mr. Morrissey Intro
duced a bill providing that ono or the State Assessors
(ball always bo a resident of New York city.
ri'KM WATKU ?OU UPTOWN WAKU*.
Judge Kobcrtaou Introduced a bill turn uiornlng au
thorizing an expenditure of frtuu.oOu for giving a sup
ply of Croton water to tbe Twenty-third aud Twenty
fourth wards of New York city (newly acquired dis
trict). Mr. Turdy, in the House to-ulgbt, introduced a
bill with a similar purport*
TUH k'XCISE LAW.
Mr. Nacbtmut this evemug Introduced a bill Into tbe
Assembly to amen* tbe oxelso law so as to permit tbe
granting of licenses te liquor dealers generally. Tbe
bill grows out of tbe rocebi decision of Judge Kolger, to
tbe edoot that licenses oan be granted to sell liquor
"to be drunk on the promises" to Inn and notei
keepers only.
INVESTIGATING INSURANCE.
diving into THZ xvrxiaa or tub mutual,
GUARDIAN, MBTBOPOLTTAN AND EQUITABLE
COMPANIES?WONDEB8 IN PBOXIES, BONUSES
AND COMMISSIONS.
Albasy, April 10, 1877.
Tbo Insurant*' Committee met this afternoon and
beard tbe testimony of Shcppard Humans, president
ot tbe 1'rorideat Savings Insurance Company. He
tcstlQed:?
llad beon an actuary for sovoiiteon years In tlie Mutual
I.ife, and tlirso year* In utber companies: wiu tlrst cou
Uuctad with Ills lusuraUG* in 1850; pruxlos aro oblsinod
from policy liuldar* wltli a view to stroiigthouiug the posi
(Inn of the nlflcaro; agents aro frequently requested to oh
laIn tbeui tor this purpose; lliey aro generally given to any
ofllner ny mtiue; they have no riirlit to require pruxlos us a
consideration lor lusurlag with the companies: proxies are
usually kept to be used when there is on occasion
fur tlieiii, but tueru ohm only been one or two such
occasions in tbo Mutual Gila; in jn7<) tliore were
two tickets. and l.y means ol jirnxio, tlioro wn> an Im
mense majority for the officer.' ticket ; saw tbo proxies cant:
do not remember to have heerd tbe lu.ult duciaruU - the
opposition ticket wai uuo mado up hy policyholder.; I
think pruxlea are dauaurou. when lasting an Indetlnlte
time : tnoy m iy be Used tor other purpose. Hutu tho one
oriirlnully designed hy tho policy holder who gave It; where
proxies aro held In groat number, iu tliu com) of n .lock
company It would bo a very dangerous power; when the
surplus of a stock coiupauy equals the amount of po lite.,
the policy holdora .haunt ho ullowcd to vote ; believe that a
law prohibiting tbe buldiug of proxio. would be voryju.t;
there can hardly bo any way or preventing oltiror. Iroiu
Ubinjr their inlluenco to obtain proxies or to necuro volts;
my connection with the Mutual coated in 1H71 hm actuary
uuil altogether iu 1872; dUapprove of the manner in which'
pruxie. are given Iu certain mutual cuuipiiiilua; think they
eliould he limited to tbe particular election lor which they
are given ; the oRtcora have an limine amount of power by
meane ot proxle.; It proxle. should bee .uuo Invalid after one
year It would work very Justly : kecret combination, tu cot
poK.OH.iun III compauie. should lio guarded against but net
more .o than in banking institution.; there ?? a caao iu
tho Mutual Ufa itaolf where a combination ol policy
holdora secured proxiaa uud carried an election.
tux ixiwK.it or ruoxtxs.
. . ^datou was then able to put iu niue uew trustee.,
and had hiiuseil uiado presidout in place of Mr. Collins;
Mr Wiu.tou at that ttme vas ouly a trustee: no one nut
odivers seeui to have auy cbuoco to Uud out the uuuies of
policy holders so a. to obtaiu proxies, except hy acres, to
tl?o companies' hooka, which is utmost hu|Mis?ible, or by ad
vertising; policy holders, witness thinks, hare tlia rlgui to
loox over tho books; lie cuunot suy that tho privilege
l*r ?onSJ' woul11 J1* accorded very freely; a Mr. MeCuilougli,
III IHlitr, as a policy holder, was given ilia; privilege, hut no
cuuhge iu the oOiuera of any importance resulted trout If
ho was lu the lutersat of au opposition.
l*SCBtNCK Til legs,
llioro are several mixed coiupau.es where policy.UulJert
have no right to vote; ho knows several Instances wboro a
majority of tbe etoek has heun purchased to control elections
in reinsured compauies; audi was the case iu the Widow,
and Orphans ; Mr. MeUurdy, Vice President of the Mutual
Lite, was a director in the Widows and Orphans', and
secured the majority of Uie stock ; It was roln.ured In tho
Mutuul Protection; those two companies holug consolidated
became tho It e servo Mutual, which afterward was swallowed
up iu tbo Guardian.
KKOKMOCS AflKWCY KXfKXSKS.
Iu examining tbo aacounts of tho company wltneas found
a chcckstub lor $25,OliO lor agency expenses, which seemed
to be suspicious. .
Mr. Bliss?Did not tbo chock book show that the check was
drawo three mouths before tho consolidation ? A. No sir
u few days afterward.
Witness was al.u ^Director of tho Widows and Orphans';
atjout one-half ot the Directors ol tno Widows and Orphans'
were also Directors jn the Mutual Lile; tho stock of tuu
W idowtt uud Orph.tu* was ourciuuod at par; wituoss op
posed tho transfer; Mr. MoCurdy drew the contract lor re
insuring, as attorney and oounsel for the com
pany; tho contract w.a aoopted unaiiliuously
witness not having voted; opposed the trans
action because the Widows and Orphans' was In
good shape, while the Mutual Protection was really a ins
piciousi company and iu bad repute: Mr. Burrs, of tho How
2"rJf Ljla. said aftorwaril that he would have given
!! ,?r tlic bu sines* of tho company; witness lum no
Ntock a| the timo of tliu traunier. anbou-h ho a. tod aa di
rector; had Moid his stock, but it probably was
i&va ,n naino ou tho hooks; tho report of tho
Widows Slid Orphans' of the your does not to
his knowledge show that the company was lu.oiveut, hut
its stock was somewhat Impaired; the business wu* euro
lully selected aud the Impairment resulted Irom tho loo
heavy dividends declared; unon the calculation hy tbu
actuary u liability of some Suo.tAiti was ovariooxeil, and
thus resulted the Wrong dividend: tho wltuass was consult
ing actuary hut did uot make the calculation.
'iu Mr. Bliss?I do uot think I am <>u record as having
stated that Pi Impairment was due to an increased m?.r
tallty; the differences between the olllceni of the Motusl
Life and rayselt wore duo to tho fact that Mr. Winston had
dirooted that post-mortem dividends should not U? paid ill
though the charter doclurus that they must ha paid 'tho
wituaaa, us actuary, tried to porsuado Mr. Wiu.tou that It
was wrong, hut ho could nut ho persuaded, and
witness refused to sign the anuuui statement
unless ho could modify the oath that it was
true; Mr. Winston objected, and the assistant
actuary (tinned tfto statement; iiy-iaun were afterward
adopted at Mr. WJnstou'i iu?Unco, giving the duty of nutiit
tuarv"00 liC?OUWU 10 4,46 kookkoopor ln?taad of tha ac
him tha auditing of his o?n ac
Witiioss?Tea. sir.
Wltuass hud also pointed out a defect in a certain calcula
tion lor tho change ot the dividend system, which had boon
made hy eertuiu prolcssors of Wast point, a delect wliicli
would have Involved disaster to the company; ? now
method of dividend making was then ugreed upon hut it
proved unsatisfactory uud Mr. Winston became angry und
hi. connection with tlic Mutual was di,solved.
To Mr. Bliss?Do not Lclleve that M-. Winston Intended
to do apyihiLg wroug In prohibiting the p,?t mortem dlvi
dunds, hut it was in violutiou of tlie charter
, , ? ? "HTIIOfoLITAN COXI A.W.
Joseph P. kuapp testilled that ho is president ol tho Met
ropolhau Lite Iiisuraiico Company; hi. salary commenced
at >4,51)0, then was fo.lKJtJ und is now fd.iSKj; pas re
ceived a commission of ono per cent of the next
premium lucoiuu of the company after the ex
penses are paid: his averago compensation has hee-i
about nine thousand throe hundred dollars, tbe commis
sion paid hi in lust >uar was $8.;PXj; there was none paid tbe
hist two or three years; a contract huj been made to give
him a largo commission, hut ho hud all wed the auiouut to
remain In the companyhe himseir had aski-d the Board of
Directors to abrogate the contract when lie found the com
pany needed the money; the first bonus was paid
tho year alter me counsel w?s abrogated
? loan of H:#M**J was made to mu upon roal estate a huiisu
and lot worth more I ban twice the amount; tlie loan ass
made bee a u so the eompaiiy iiceied ul short notice a mcrt
gage which the State superintendent could accept tn place
ot the l iiltod BUtes securities which tbu company desired
to withdraw.
? . is k<^1TABLK COMPANY ATTACKkl).
Joseph P. t ackier, an actuary, testiUed that ho hsd made
an cxatuliialloii ot tlio l.quitubie Gompany at tho request ol
a committco ot policy lioldurs ; what lie discovered on Jiis
examination Wita obtaiuod prole.slonally, and he would
prefer not to say auyllilug about ft withoul tho Cousoi.l of
the iier^oiiM Itjr wiiom ho acted.
Mr. Ureau, counsel for tlio Kqultuhle, hero suld that tho
company had no objection to having thu rosult of tbo ox
urnuiutioii made public.
Mr. Kackler said that there was nothing materially dam
aging shown hi his examination.
Mr. I'aekler having persisted in his refusal to answer the
committee decided to adjourn nut.I t -morrow at liuif-past
three t . M., when the question of coiupoiliug him to au.wir
will come op tor decision.
WIS WALL WEEl'S.
I " "" ""
| CONCLUSION OF TUB UXAUI NATION B* THE
COMMri'TKB OF TII1UJ3.
1'ho oominitteo of throo appointed to Invcsti^ato
CorUIn charges made through tho prcas und othorwleo
against Hev. Alvah Wlswull, Master ol St. John's Guild,
met aguiu last evening at thu rooms ol tho Guild lit
West Fourteenth stroot. All tho mombori of thu
cuiumitlM, Messrs. Floyd, Spuur uud Hull
gnrten, wore present Mr. Wis wall tvus present
uud his case was conducted hy his oouusel,
Mr. Townseud. No jiersuu upjicurud to muku
a charge, aud Mr. Tuwutcud blnlud thut hu hud writ too
to Mrs. Wiswuli, uilering iu p iy hor exjjunsus to Now
York II she ivishod to appear botoro the com mil toe to
suhstautlato the charges sho Inn made uguiust her nus
hauih Ho road Mrs. Wlswall's reply, wliicli stated that
owing to ill health she was uuuhlu to cumo; uud also a
letter Irum nnothar iudy, to whom l.o had written,
stuttug thut she hud canud ut the house wboro Mr
Win wu. I lived, nuu has been Inlormcd that the iallor
lady wus lu her usual health.
Jilt. WI8WAI.L KXAMIXKI.
Mr. Wiswnll was then nwurti by Mr. Max 8. Kllur
who suid lie wus it notary public, uud u number ui
questions wore put to liim by Mr. Townseud fegardui??
tuu relations between miii nud Ins wile, tnc causes uf
tlioir separatiou, Ac. Mr. Wiswuli deniod tlio tiutil of
tlio published Ktutuiiients ul Mr.. Wiswali charging him
w itli iiiliuuiity und with dofrnuding her out ol cerlaiu
property. He stated that Mr.. Wiswali, who was irom
iwcivo lu (iilucu yuarit I.i-i hcuiur, una uuic.iaouahiy
jealous ol him Irniu u very short tniiu alter their mar
rlugo and that iboir life wus rendered very unhappy
I rem tins cuusc. Shu wished him to give up the
ministry and go llvo lu tho country with tier und tin
rotusiil wua ouu ol tliu priucijial causes ol' ttiuir unliap
piness; sue was daily lu the habit ol charging liim with
liitldclity, and persons ol the highest stunning and ro
Spi-ulubliity lu tlio eUureli wero thu object ol lier sus
jilcious; ho gave many tustunces ol hor jieculmr Ireaks
ol jealousy ? one being lu me case ol u child llvo years
old?und xuid lliat his (laughter was taught lu Hpn in
hielacu and treat linn with i vory mark ol ili.rospocu
Mr. Wiswali wus usked it ho huu called Ins wilo ' an
old hug. ' ticloro aiisworiug ho hid Ins luce behind a
incco ol manuscript. Wbeu liu uncovorcd ins eyes
they were seen to contain u tour ouch. 1 did " lie
uuswered, utiild broslhle.s silence. Ho gave ilu ae
count ol the various sums of tuoney tie
had psid her lor tier support ami that ol
their daughter since their separation, tho average
amount being ubout $1,000 a your, uud Iter receipts
which were given In evidence, wore cxtraordluury
|iroducl ions. A small piece ol paper in lira, Wlswall's
handwriting was produced, stuliug that "Mr Wita-ail
will he louud at Mrs. I , No. and wh"ch
u was sworu, was uillxed ou ono occasion to iho out*
side ol his door. A number ol posiul curds irom her
to hor tin.bund after their separation wero also read.
'Jhoy, in nearly all cases, iiiuilo demands lor money
to procure clothing lor their duughtur and
othor such tilings, and recommended tlio
spending ol loxi money on champagne nnd
other luxuries lor Mr. Wlswall's mistresses
The question ol Mr. Wis wall's removal from Trinity
Cliurcti wus then gone into, and a number of letters
worn rend hoarmg upon Hiu subject. The drill of this
liortion ul tho widened was to sliow that tho rcmovul
wus not in couitqueuco ol tho cliargos made ugsinst
him, but, ss expressed by Dr. Dig
beta use "hid character as n clergyman had
been lowered and bia Inttnence to aome
extent Unpaired" by the scenes caused by bin wife's
eccentricities. The record ol tbe meeting* ol St.
John's Guild was then produced and ttie resolution
abrogating the canon, till Ibrit prevailing, tint! tlio
Masior should bo a clergy in&n connected Willi Trinity
Cburett, was read. A memorial Irorn over tbreo bun
dreu members of St. John's Ghapol protesting against
Mr. WiswaU's removal was also produced In ovldouco.
MK. MAX XLI.SK'S KVIDKMCii.
Mr. Max S. Klltr waa then examined, and testified
tbat lie hod seen Mrs. Wl .wull < onto into tbo rooms ol
tbo Guild, tn Varick street, under lite lullueuco of
liquor, und that hIio noted in such an abusive an-l
violent uiaunertliat tie was obliged to call a policemuu
to remove Itor. Mr. Kller waa asked by a member ol
tbe committee wboiltcr be bad ever received any sal
ary or other money from the Guild, and lie showed u
great disinclination to unswer, but finally said ho hud
rccoivod u salary aa privaio secretary to Mr. WtawsiL
The committee then, after <i short consultation, an
nounced that they hud concluded the examination,
and adjourned subject to tbo call of the chair.
THE AMER1QUE AFLOAT.
SATE ARRIVAL OF TUB b'XT.ANDED VESSEL IN
FOBT? BLIUI1T DAMAGE SUSTAINED?TIIE XSr
FORTS TO GET HER OFF.
A telegram was rooeived early yesterday morning al
the office of tbo General Transatlantic Slouinsbip Com
puny, in Broadway, giving the wolcoino intelligence
that tlio long stranded steamer L'Amerique liad neon
hauled oir tho Kong EraDch beach during the night
and al tllteen utinutus to tight A. M. wus flouting,
anchored In dci'i> water. At tho ulUco ol the com
pany many persons called yesterday to oilor tlietr
congratulations on the ovont. Tbeso woro rotoived
with great courtesy and Katlifaclion, uccoinoantod
with tho nasuranco that there bad never been auy
olber expectation entertained by tho company than
tbut tbo vessel would ultimately rosumo hor plaoo on
tno line. Their court lencc, tbey said, wus louudod on
tlio strongtb and build ol tho vessol, aud though lor
throo mouths uud three days sbo bud boon ashore uud
had oudured tho uuuaually severe storms of tho win
tor, It would be louud, tboy thought, that her eoudl
llon was much imttsr than was geuorally expected by
thoso unuei|Uiilnled with tho ship.
UKKTIXU THJt AMl.RlyUK.
Mr. L. Do Helium, tho ngeut ol tbo company, and
Mr. M. 1). Porzoli, the suporintendanl, immediately on
tbo rocolpt ol tiio lelcgraiu announcing tbo floating ol
tlio Amerique went on board u tug aud proieeded
down tbo b?y to meet hor coining up. At stunuy Hook
thev stopped to obtain uuy lulormntiou that might
have urrivod tliero since they left tlio city, and thoro
thoy saw tho Amerique moving to tuo eastward. At
tnu same time llioy had tho satislactlon of observing
the St. l.uurunt, another ol tho company's mourners,
duo yestorday, making lor this port.
AKKIVI.M1 IX POUT.
It was expected iliut tho Amerique would arrive In
tho buy about lour o'clock iu tlio uliernoou, and ar
rangements had been made for her iu tho Erio basin.
Tho cousequonco of this expectation was that a uuru
bcr ol genilctnou interested iu shipbuilding wero
round duriug tho aliernoon anxiously waiting lor hor
uppeuruueo. They worn doomed to disappointment,
and went awuy without seeing her. In tho
ncighboruood ol tho Erie busin there won
coiisidorublo excited anticipation. On board tho
stoamshlp ihosStsto of Georgia, which was iu tho Erie
drv dock lor repairs, tho crow lurnod muuy au anxious
look down tho buy, hoping to bo rewarded by a sight
ol tho long looked lor ship, owing, however, to tho
difficulty in handling her with a broken rudder, tho
Auiortquo was uot soon until about Itvo o'clock, whon
tho tug bout Belie! was descried steaming abeud of
her. From that time thoro was a coiiconirattou ol ut
teutlou directed ou her movements, uud she camo
slowly steaming up with tho tug bouts, Rebel
ahead, tho Uyclops und the Hud.-on ou
tho port, tho W. K. Giedwtteh and Only Sou
on tlio slurlioaru. At twenty miuutes past six P. M.
tbo Urst liuwser was thrown aslioro at tho loot of Con
over sticol, Brooklyn, whoro the Now York Warehous
ing Company's docks aro siluuiod and to tho north of
tho Eric basin. The Aiuerlquo will lie more Tor a lew
days aud will ihou go luto tlio Erie dry dock lor re
pairs. Tho external Indications ol damage wero so lew
tbut it cxcltod exclamations of astonishment from tho
groups of persons on Hie dock who had boon unxlousiy
awaiting hor urrlval. Her topmast and ber yards wero
down, hor rudder was curried uway at the water's edge,
her stern post was broken and ouo ol tho blades ol hor
propeller wus gone. These were all tho slgas ol dam
age.
OX BOARD. I
On board thoro wero still lower Indications of the
severity ol thu strain sbo had sustained aud tho rough
weather she hud eucouniorod during the tlmo sho had
been straudoU at SeuhnghU With tbo excoplIon ol u
broken ponllght hero und tliero everything on hoard
seemed to bo in order and had the sumo uppeurauco
thai would liavo been ptesouuid had tbo vessel ooino
into port Iu January iusL Mr. Lovull, tno purser,
said that ut olght o'clock on Monday night they lound,
with very groat delight, that she began to utovo,
and at lour o'clock in tuo morning she wus iu
doep water, and ul eleven o'clock the cables wore
slipped und she was takon In tow by the tugboats. The
ship had uot leaked either at tlio bow. midship or
stern. In tne saloon tnero was not tnu slightest dis
placement ol any article of furniture. Everything was
In Its uccuslomed place and the tables were laid lor
dinner. It required a very stroug eOorl ol the Imagina
tion to realize that you wero on board u vessel that hud
been stranded lor moro tuun three moutua.
TIIN ONMCIAL KKCOUU.
The following Is the official record of the auccoss of
the ertorls to lloal the Amerique from the tune tho
vurist'i wout ustioreJuuuury 7, wont hhUoto Ht lureo
o'clock A. M. ; January 12, tuo tugs moved hor lor tho
llr?t lime and she gained l> feet seaward; Jauuary Is,
gained 110 feet; January 10, gained 3 teal; January
27 lost 12 loot; January 28, lost 16 Icet; February
alter huving galuod 120 Icet, tho ship was thrown buok
by the hurricuuu; February 20, gained 4 luet; Febru
ary 27 gained 10 led; March 2, gaiuod 21 loot; March
18 guiued 46 ieet; March 25, g.ilued 15 foot; March 20,
gained 60 loot; March 30, gulncd 12 led; Ap'tl ?,
gained 120 Ieet; April 10, tho ship floated al eight
o'clock A. 51.
orrtckKS axi? chew.
Tho following aro the names ol tho officers, all ol
whuin huvo remained on board since the Auierlqua
went ashore, iu JanuaryM. Pouzo.z, captain; M.
Joseph Viel. second captain; M. lluulUu, llrst lieuten
ant; Jl. Grader, duel engineer; 51. Euvell, pursor, and
M. l.eapriuors, doctor. Muuy of the crow returned
home immodislely alter the disaster, hut there is now
n crew ot sixty hands. Captain louzolzwill roiurn
Wltn his Ship to lisvre, after which lie will rejoin Hie
French Navy, In which ho holds Iho rank ol lieuieu
ant.
TilK wnnckixo COMPANY.
Much satislactlon Is lull hy thu Wrecking Company
al tlio successful termiiiutiou Of iholr long toiilinuoJ
elfurts It Is understood, sinl Indeed siuicl hy iho
agents ol the Trunssiluntic Company, Hint no arrange
ments In tho shape ol pecuniary rcwurd have been
made with ilia Wrecking Couipiny far pelting thd
Amerique oil. Captain Slerritt, who lias had peraoual
charge ol the Wrecking Company's work, seldom left
tho ship Ironi the commencement ol tho operations,
latsl night, when the brut hawser was thrown ashore
lie Jumped aboard tbo tugboat Cyclops sud steamed
lor his home, with all steam up.
THE 11USLAND BB1AKING UP.
Loxo Branch, N. J., April 10, 1S77.
Tbo surf, which has been unusually high all day, has
dashed over iho Ruslond, preventing ull work ou
board. No boat has been out to her. Iho break iu
lier sido has opened lurlhor and Is now lull)' ouo loot
wine. :ibe is settling last in the sand; but il lino
wcultier Hi ts In it will ho possible to sate the buluuco
j ol her cargo with thn aid ol divois.
THE JlUSHUN FLEET.
VISITORS TO TUB BVKTLANA?DECORATIONS SENT
I5V TJ1K EMPEROR.
Several parties of ladies, with gentlemen, in com
pany with officers ol tho touted Biutcs flagship i'ow
hatan, or by invitation of tlio Kussmn officers, visited
the Russian flagship Svallauii yo.-ierJuy.
To-day tlio United Slates flagship I'owhalan will
louvo ino port ol New York lor I'ort Royal, according
t?. orders. The Minnesota is to uko her pluco uud
hoist the Admiral's peunaut.
At one o'clock Captain Na/.lmotr, commanding tho
cruiser Cr iyss-r, now lying ui I'hiliidelpliia, arrived ou
board the llagsllip ?V-ttona, Mom Philadelphia, In oiler
lus Easier loiictluilons to tnu Admiral uud Grand Duke
Alexis.
PKCOKATIXO THK omcKUK.
Tho Admiral rocoivod yesterday a lelegfam Iroin tho
5liniHter ol Marine, .luted at SU Petersburg, conveying
his lelloilations and announcing that tlio Emperor had
signed the order giving dnh rout decorations to various
officers of tho fleet. Among llioso decorated wero
Commandant Bhalrolf, ol mo Rogutyr, who received
tho order ol Nt. Ar.no of the second class, and Com
mandant Nuzimoll, ol tho Crayhnor, who received tuo
HUiiio decoration.
Th? Graud Duke Alexis passo<1 tho Uny on ehore and
rciurixMi to blM ship iu thu ovuiiliiu.
ABUSING A 1TUSONEB.
WHY PETER BRONNKR WAR NOT BROUGHT TO
COURT FOR THREE WEEKS AFTER 11IS AR
RERtT.
Peter Urooner, nineteen )oars of age, was arrested
hy Officer Lowe, ol tho Tenth precinct, on iho 17th ol
5lurcli, charged with being connected with it burglary
committed on tho premises ol Bernard Levy, Na 72
Baxter street, on tho 18lh ol March, uud also with one
corn milled on the premise* ol Peter Schilling. No. 43
Eldndgo streot, ou the 11th of March, whvn $*>00
wortu of metal wns carried awuy. Ho was brought be
loro J udge Wandoil yeaterdny aud hold in 11,601) ball
on two auparitto charge, llo was not brought to court
heloro because on tho night of his arrest
officer Uovlm, tlnm special officer ol the lentil
pre. met, went into llrouuur's cell in the station
hoii-e and demanded Iroin htm certain Iniormaiiou
concerning tho above niootiono.l burglaries. ou
Brunuer declaring tbut tin knew nothing about tnoui,
Special Officer Devlin look Ins club and jammed it into
Hie prisoner's eye. He was taken to the hospital, uud
had been there evor since till yestorday. lie hm lost
tuo sight ol Ins right eyo forever, and Officer Devlin is
on trial before the Commissioners lor his brutality.
The case comes up to-day. Acting Captain Kaas asked
Judge Waodoll to allow tho prisoner to remain in the
station house, as ho wouM lis rnquirbd lb appear at tho
Central UlUCO to-UsV. i
THE GAUG OF FORGERS.
WH AT LED TO THE AllBI'.HT OF THE BOXD
JOKOIB8?THE POLICE BETICEET.
Tbo lour prisoners arraeted by Captain Allaire lor
complicity to the $04,COO check lorgory ou tho New
York l.tlw lusurauco Company were yesterday brought
to tho Oootral Otllco, where tholr portraits were uk?'U
lor Insertion iu tho Rogues' (Jullory. Their names
uro John Iieckor, Joliu Worth, Clement tier
ring nod Frederick Elliott The story of
their arrest has been considerably involved
and with dllhculty uuy inloruiutiou bearing on
the case could bo secured. District Attorney i boips
refuses to say anything about it, and Captain Allaire is
silent when questioned. From this it would seem Ibut
tho cuso li not yet complete and that another J
prtsouer or witness is wanted. It has, however,
been ascertained tbal tbo discovory aud arrest
of this gang ol lorgois aud couuterloiters
Is trucesb'.e to a capture made aouio linio ngo Ijj a
young clUeer iu the Fourteenth precinct named Wein
berg. which at ibo ttuio wus thought to L>o ol litllo
account, hut troiu which Important developments have
since ariseu. 1 ho story was published In the IUwald
at the lime, hut us subsequent Iruits wore of course
uuUuowu. Ibe following are ibe lacts oi the case.
TUS WAUOX AKUKHT.
Early ou the morning ol February 20 OUlcer W e.u
berg, Ol lUe Fuurteeulh preciucl, stopp. dla *^,,u
winch was being driven through <-unul sin , " . '
rested Augu-l Soliu, ihe driver, the vohlolu vv,ih
louud to contain the proceeds ol a burglary ^.iiiu '
at tho Store Ol 1'. it. i'oddle H Co., No. . . Lin,moors
sticut. sohu, ou being plseed iu couuueu.eul. aud ^
ing tho prospect of a leuglliy luei.ruurulioo beloro
i him, hinted that ho would he wiljiag; tu
make suiu ' disclosures which would load to Very I n
pu r run I result.-. Iu course of time ho acknowledged
inui bo had been associated with burglars, aud had. lie
queullv been employed to transput the l'foo<(eda of
robberies, aud had lioui tiuio to umo Carried Ibrougii
llie streets tu places of couoouliiioul the inachiuery an
uiousllS wnicti .1 gang ol counlerlellers made use ol.
Ue a'id that ho had been brought trom hls Uou.e u
C in lion strict by a UUluhur ol "lOU )? assist
in carrying oil the plunder from Peddle a place.
Ou tuis suieiueut Olhccr Weinberg aud Delocnvea
Wade and Morau went lo the house aud there louud
ilrs. Catharine Hulirur, wuo. on seolug theui, hurried
uii stairs uuu sl allhily ouueuVored lo destroy a e'k'W
pi>x by dropping u into the lire. Weinberg irusu-uted
the attempt and louud that the box wuumod iwu
couuterleit iliry-coul pieces, a seartU ol the ,ram ,
isea revealed a iiuuutity ol conuterloll tuouty iu the j
Shape Of onls and com Furs, Jewelry and other valu- |
ublos, evidently tue proceeds ol robberies, were also |
discoverod.
A CltiMIXAt. 0KN.
The Subror family was louud to bo more numerous i
tb in was at lirsl supposud, uud U became ev ident that
Ibe" were Located will, a gang ul counter oilers and I
cracksun n ol no mean standing. Tbuvaluub.es lound i
lti Cannon siroel never roaclied the I olice 1 ropurty ;
Cleik nut gut back tulo tlio bauds ol tho people with j
whom tUoy vvuro discovered. No doubt some of
Sutirera promised lu butruy tber uolleagiiusiucriiiie,
us It will be soeu tbero is reason lo believe they hsvo
done prov.dud they got oil .cot iroe. At all events,
thoy'suecooded iu uscapiug the cluicbus ol tho law.
valuahls imroitMATiox.
Iu the mouutlmo August riuhu in ins col hecaino qulto
comuiuulcallvc, ,,ud said that 1m would be willing to
dUclose tho names and method* of operation ol u gang
who had perpetrated a $0-1,uOO forgery, luia at ouoo
secured hliu a hearing, uud lie slated that he liaJheeu
employed to move about the apparatus ol
ihls party; thai ihey hud pressos and ull ma
chinery uecossary lor doing their work ekilluliy.
He said, however, ll.sl u would he lu.pos.lbe
to capture ihou. at ouce, as tucy were tUou lu uo
South carrying on some criminal oporatlous. wltU the
i .......ip i.l ia 11 wli lie WUti UUilCQUiilUlod. llllti SltttO
rnuut vias at ouco looka u.to b'y Captain Allaire and j
bu coucludud that it was ttils guiig who had torged aud
uegoimlcd lho check on Iho New York Lt.u ln-urauco
Company which had been cashed by the Lnion trust
Company. Ill Inn. he freely staled Ins opinion that
they ware the parties lo hi. captor, Officer Weinberg,
to captain Allaire, and to others who hud access to
hint.
TIIK CAPTCIHt.
The Information thus secured was used u worklng
up the case, uud uil ol tlio parlies criminated by OUlcer
Weinberg's prisoner nave biucc boon kept under sur
vutllunou. A low eveu ugs ugo uu older member ol the
Suhrer family come inio tlio Fourteenth l'fyu"'"1
station hou.o and Inquired lor baptaiu Al aire
With mm ho was closeted lor several hours, no doubt
imparling the news ol Ins colleagues return Iroui tlio
South and the moans of ellectiog tbolr cupiure. Cap
Utn iuaire hurried oir al onco with <>Ulcers Croker,
Wilson Corey aua W ?do, uud soou returned with the
PTr.rare?,WdoalbUe""lUtdnyo lour men (It 1. believed
there Is u Ulth) wuo ompioyod .Sohu lo transport
their augravlng apparatus. Tina machinery has been
found secreted iu u house in the guburbs ol Uio city,
and. With a quantity Of specimen bends and bank
turner brought to tUu slullou house.
Pinker ton's detectives, who have boon Working on
thu case have socurad a lot ol evidouee which will, lu
all probability, convict the prisoners It that lull, tho
tesumony ol the driver captured by OUlcer Weinberg,
to vvbicli tbelr arrest is dodbllcss mainly duo, may of
llsotl sarva that purpose.
coiui rnocskuisaa.
CO I HI nttn-nni??*?*?
Shortly niter threo o'clock yesterday afternoon
Caolain Allaire of the Fourteentlt product, outered
Uii Tombs Polioo Court, uud became ul onco the oeutro
ul utlriicllou tho spectators jumping at the con
elusion that tbo mysterious forgery ense
the police Uud maintained sucU .ph nx-llse ro ceuce,
was ul lust to be made public. I bo Inn rest
was entiaucod by the enirauce sbortiy altorwurd
ol District Attorney Fholps, whoso presence in a
police court is ol uuusuul occurruurc. Accompany mg
?m Lro tiVorgo I.. Maxwell, the Wall street broker
whose name loured so extensively In
the fel.ooo Che. k lorgery, nnd the latter s counsel,
ri.iisuco A Howard. The curious were, however,
uguiu doomed to UlinppointmeiiL Captain Alluire
first couauhed with the District Attorney, nnd lhon
whiHuerud u li* wurUn 10 Jimiico Kuorciu,
who nodded his head in acqun aouco. "^ho prisou
crs are romnnded," was the simple announcement
explanatory ol the conference, tt uon ajiproaouod on
ine snhjacl Captain AU.tiro merely shook his head,
Eying Hcnnuol say anything snout tho caoo al the
or ient tune. ' District' Attorney 1'help. was equally
uucommuiilcativo, responding to the inquiries ol Hie
reporters. "All will come out iu duo tluio.
Justice Kllbreth apficarcd to ho as much in tho dark
about tuo nature oi the lorgerv as tho reporters. All
I Lniiw" h.ilil lie. "I* that tho counsel lor toe pria
oners desires tho case reinauded to-Uuy aud tho Dis
trict Attorney acquiesces."'
'DAN THE BLACKSMITH."
X1IS EXAMINATION BEFORE JLDUE IIL It It A V?
Tit VINO lO FltUVK AN ALII1T.
Daniel II. burns, ulina "Dan thu blacksmith," who
was arrested uii suspicion of being connected with ttio
Sixth Nalioiiul Dunk burglary, wan urruigr.ed beloro
Judge Murray, at tlio Jellersou Mnrkot Court, at ball',
ptiai lour o'clock yesterday ultcrnoou lor exutmua.
lion.
ilr. Francis l.elund, me president o( tbe bank, mad#
a abort ullldavil to tlio clleet 1 bat tbe but.k liaU boon
butgliirioualy entered between tbree and live o'clock
Sunday ulteruoon, and lliul tU'JO in Irnctiouul currency
mid 104 in HllVir cum had been carried away; lliul
bo bed good reason to helicvo that Daniel II. burns,
tlie prisoner, was one o( tbree men ?bo bad coin
| milted 1 lie burglary, 00 account ol luiormuiiou be bad
j received iroin one llernurd Murpny.
Tint I'HIHUMtR 11) I. > 111 I all.
Mr. Bernard Murphy, who resides at Na U01 sixth
aveiist and Is u e.lurk .11 a shoestore .a No. ulu Fourth
i avenue, lealllled tliul Inr wiik aiuodllig 111 tne wiuuuw
01 a bouaa on Broadway, dirucily opposite ibu bonk, on
i Sunday alternoon. and (bat about a quarter to lour
| o'clock he *iw ibroe men coiiio out ol a baaeSMut uu
; UertiUAlh too bank, aud 1h.1t their Moitiing ana
! spoiled and colored u* II it bud beou 111 io
' cent con 1 act w itli plastering. I .r t one man
| came out alone, went toward Thirty-alklli street,
j ami a lew uiomunia afterward two came
? out together and 10.lowed tlio lirtl up Broadway; one
ol (lw two l ist lie positively idOhlllled yesterday as ibu
1 prisoner Dunioi H. burns. Mr. Murphy was subjected
10 .1 long i-ru s-exiiuiiniilioii by prisoner's coins#); but
! lie (ler-islentiy stuck to his sl.iteiuunt I Hut lie loutd
' not bo unslukcn. tie said lliit be bad never si 111
I burns bef.iru huuday altoruoon last, but win 11
I he was drought to the shoo store by Caption
I Williams on Monday lie tocoguixed bun at once.
Counsel dwelt a long nine on tbe impossibility ol any
1 iiisu being able to swear positively to unolher that lie
! ii.nl BeV11 r sueii but once, and then lint lor tbe space ol
a miiiutu or a minute uiid a lull, and at a distance of
at least 100 luel.
Till-: I'KISOXKn'C WlfK'g TKSI IgotY.
Tbe prisoner's wile was Mel oul.ed to testily to licr
husbHiid's wiisrenbouts last Min.lay Mrs. Ibu ns, a
line, portly looking woumu, nobly dressed, ami with
(liumoiid uarriogs and oilier jewelry on licr person,
rami) modestly lorwitrd unit look a a at under
I lie Judge's lieiicb. 8hs said Iter name was Mary
burns, uud tliul she resided with her husband
at No. l<iH Kumi Tbtrtetbiu street; mut ibey had two
ctiiloron, one ol whom was ut pr< sent quite sick, and
wits very me.k last Suuuay, so slie remembered every*
thing connected wlln bur home on that day; between
lour and live o'clock last Nuoduy morning her liu.buud
oame none Iroin Ins business and w?ut 10 bed; lie
slept till eleven o'clock, when bo went out slid re.
turned in about twenty-live initiates to bis brcakUsi;
mier eating broaklasi liu lay down again, and did not
leave the bouse Irutn that tune till uievou o'clock 011
Mondav morning. Judge li urrsy asked the witness a
i.umlirr ol questions ss to bow rinu li ol that 111110 she
111 iglit have been 11-leep horsuli, as sue had been uecoa* ,
sarhy wearied out u itli wailing on her sick child. Airs, I
burns answered all tlio question* Very clearly.
apoTiikk wrrar.ss roll tiik phisoxsu.
Mary Hiinlon, a servant in the house, was culled and
corroborated Mrs. Hums' testimony its to itio lime
Mr. burns mine in on .suoday morning alter going out
at eleven o'clock, and also as to Ins being in tho house
all the ulteruoon. As (here were several oilier wit.
ues.es to ho hoard, further examination was adjourned
till to- lay. 'lho prisoner is a man uhotit lorty years of
age, Is ol dark complexion and wears heavy black
whiskers and mustache with long black hair. be lias
a very intelligent lace, and tne loun and build of a
pewerlul man. He Untuned to the tvamiunlion In a
cool, quiet manner, nnd made suggestions to hi* conn,
tei which wore invariably acted ii|>on. He seemed to
leel couiideul yesterday thai ho woild be aolu to oioar
ii.UlJUlk
OLE BULL.
The Great Violinist Interviewed for
the First Time.
/
NOTES OF A MUSICAL LIFE.
Crushing Denunciation of W2gner and
His Muderous Music.
Paganlnl ?file Bull?two glorious names itund out
liko giant* tu the musical history of this century, at
tracting to themselves by tbo torco of their owu
genius Ilia admiration and applause of tbo civilised
world. What lta|ihuul and Kombrundt were to paint
ing the two great violinists uoro to music in this
coulary. four l'ngatilul rests lar uw.iv tu
his owu sunny lund. uud the balmy
wmds wafted from the blue Mediterranean
sing mournlul dlrgus over Ins early grave. His friend
and r.val, hardy child ol the trozon tiorili, dwells with
as, and though the snows of sixty-seven winters rest
upon Ills head his hand Is as steady and his step us 1
olusllc as though be wore a young athlete uud not tlio
violinist wi.oiu a generation wnieii nus passod ,
away pronounced great. Neltbor havo his mental i
powers (olt tbo in Hue 11 co of time, for his memory is |
wonderfully clear, uuu us ho talks In his frank.
Open way his eyes sparkle with a brightness that
shows iho lires of youth tiavo not yet burned out,
Uespito the snow wtitch haugs upou Ins brow. It
would be ditilcult to itaagino a more interesting ilguro
lltuii this youthful sexagenarian, with his uoblo flguro i
and clear cut manly features, largo uud inusaivc, hut I
flexible and changelul as u summer c.outl. Knowing |
how much lutoresi tho public tuku In this dlstin- '
guishod man, u HkitAi.n reporter was sent to request
from him sumo reminiscences of his life, u request
which he acceded to with thoughtful courtesy.
his vourtL
1 was born In IJurgcii, In the Kingdom or Norway
begun the distinguished musician, of a musical family'
For though ray father wne ail apothecary ho wus ulso
distinguished us a musical amateur, as were muny other
members of my family, c.-peciully an uncle, who was
the editor of tho only nowspnper published in Bergen.
It wus he who Ural taught uie my oolcs while 1 was yet
'lillo more than an Infant, lie played on the vio lon
cello. and 1 remember well when I used lo go lo sleep
In the violoncello case and have lo be wakened up to
play my part in tuo family concerts. My first
violin was prcscuied to me by this uuclp. '
It was a llltlu yellow instrument, and oil
It t learned to play step by step. IVbou 1 wus otllv
eight yours old 1 was sulUcleully advanced to bo ulilu
to play in tbo I'hllhnritiouio concert at Bergcu. and
at ulna I played tbo |lret violin lu llooiboveu's Sym
phony tu O. F'roni that llmo my progrus* wus rapid.
HUST IXISCkllT Tut II.
Ill 1831 I made my flrst concert lour. I was very
little kuowu, aud was principally ouguged playing in,
substuuie lor beitur kuowu men when iliey wero
uuublo to fulUI Ihoir engagements. This was a verv
unprofitable business, lor it w is chiefly douo without
pay. About tins time a lucky uccidout happened
or rather uu uccidunt which turned out luckily*
I wus begiuulng to bo somewhut known uu.i
was engaged to play at a concert to lie giveu bv the
l'ruicoss Daureuioud, lor which portoruiaiico 1 was to
receive live louis d'or or ubout ouo hundred frauca.
Uuviug to select some other miisiciuus lo accompany
mo, 1 engaged Krust uud the brolhert Boucher VVhon
we arrived at tho I'rluceaa' hotel tuo Swiss who etood
guard over the (iruud Chamber intimated that as wo
wore only musicians wo should go to soiuu other room
and wail uulil wo wore culled lor. This uuuoyed me
very mucli, uud uftor waiting some lime 1 said to the
olhors, "Lot us go in; wo were invited to this ouuceri ?"
und, Hiking hold of tho doors, hold them opes
whiio my companions outeroti. Just ihou
somo whiio l'olieh dogs which wero insido
run toward tho door, etlructed by tbo rcullle and
seoiug Krust who hud entered llrsi und wno' was
dressed in kneo breeches aud silk Blockings, they ruu
burking ut him. Ho wns Irigbteuad and rotroatud
which encouraged tho dogs so much that ono ol them
bu him.
KORHK IttaKJD TKLLfe
Another camo toward me, unu, not caring to bo
hlilou, 1 gave bun a kick, sans eeremume, which
raised him m the ulr und kuocked all lighting pluck
out of him. Ho wue curried out, aud, the t'riucess
being iuformed that this awful breacti of decorum had
bceu commuied by ouuol the musiciuus, we were ull or
dered to leave Immediately. 1 relused unless I wus paid
the live louie d'or wuicb bad beou promise,l me and
wheu they throaleued to put me out I told tbo'm it
would tuku tho wholo lot to do it. Just then the
Norwegian Ambassador ? arrived and threw oti on
the troubled waters. He was accompanied Try the
Buko of Montebeilo, to wbotn bo introduced me who
was u grout musictuu and tbruugb whom I inot Chopin
.>o tbey paid mo my live louis d'or aud 1 retreated'
About two weeks later I saw au Imtiiuuso procession
ou Hie Boulevards, and learned it was ibo luueral cor
tbgo ol the i'rincess, who bud probably died ol griof
lor the darling dog whose days 1 bad shortened.
KiasT i.rcg.
This story was generally circuialed and made an lm
meusu sunsaituii, and 1 aoou alter, iu connection wiih
Krost, Ctiopiu uud tho two Uoucuors, gave a coucort ut
Barm, which proved a great success. It was at tine
concert 1 lirsl introduced Norwegian melodies, wuicn
were a roal novelty in Burls, where they hud never
before boon heard. Tuoy made a decidedly favorable
Impression, ll was Willi the money made at this con
cert I went to Italy to sludy linllan song, so us to
kuow the principle ol constructing musical phrases,
uud wbile tbere 1 composed soveral melodies in lliu
llaliau style.
MKKTS I'AUAXINI.
It was about this time I llrsi met Pagauinl. I wout
to hear luui, aud next day, wbilo walking ou the
i Boulevard, met .Smd, the banker, who was in ruptures
| 1 was just expressing my eutlius.usm when Bind said
"Why, hero comes I'uganlui; I will uuruduce you ?
When be shook my hand he said, ??Why, Mr. Ole Bull
I know you." Hu then invited me w.irmlv to h*
House. Ho received uie lu the most cliuriuiiig muuner
and confided ail Ills griels to me. He complained bit
terly of his ireuiment by tbu French emirs
whom he deuouiiceu lor their ignorance. Ho wus
wont to declure that tbu French knew uuthlng about
uri except what tney Hud leurncd fiom tbo lluliuii
master Viotli, and that they were destroying ull lite
, Improvements bo had made in the art ol violin playing,
j But the Kronen were so toitccuod they thought they
J could toucu the Italians to play, while In rcuiny tbey
j could lumber lu.iku violins nor piuy ihetn.
Iff ITALY.
| While In Italy I guve u concert at La Scale, but un
I fortunately introduced the Austrian national air, which
I I look irotn Puguiiiui's arrangement, and as lie played
j ll I thought I might do so, hut the Italians regarded it
us an insult aud I was liercely attacked l,y the crlt'c.
When 1 learned the cause I sought out tho uhief cm c
j thanked him lor his good advice, uud, huvuig com
v.ucod Irltu that no insult wus Intended, troui a severe
, critic ho became one ol my best friends.
| Till. VAHTKK HI.VIiKk.
Learning that 1 had gone to Italy to study melody
ho promised to introduce me to a great rrpttilnre lie
I brought ma to a concert, where I heard tins old limn
I srug with his broken down voice as 1 never near J man
I sing bid ore or since. Ibis old inun was the lauimis
I Miclieroux, the teacher of Bastu. After this I com.
I pased a uuuiber ol pieces, and the writer who at first I
ran me down praised my vvurk so highly that I used
lo Uu i| uno uMiumcd.
foUTLXK SMII.KS.
At last tho tiiruiiig point in my career arrived aftor
long waiting and very hard woik. i w ,?h?d to give a
concei t id Bologna, hut found that tho theairo was con- I
It oiled by Mai ,bi all uud he;' hu.-hand, Be lie; lot who
Would ion permit inula use iL But one weeing 'when
it was very slih, I wus phiyiug n. my ruon/iu the
hotel; I. OS.-1 in ? Uisi wife, Muic. Colhrend, wupj-sinc
and bea.lng n.o playing three uud luur part, thougut 1
ft was a quartet. On inquiring hi tho hotel I
Mio wus lulu unit there was only one young man
and, being very much struck by my e.\ . uu?" wmt i
that evening to the Muiquts /iinp.ere, who was'l'reet- 1
Ucilt of tou I'hilliuruioiiic, lo induce lum to engage I
n?t\ He tliti uoi I mo a the *uggt'i?iiOu, however, ui 11. it i
nine, but when Iho day of tlru concert
citiio Maltbrau was sick uud Be llcrtoi had
a lied linger. Thou /.am pie re thougut of mo
and catno to request thai 1 would play, uui so
I consumed ui.U played a quartet uloiiu. This won a
groat success and the audience recalled mo so often
that I uskeJ a luuy in the front row to give me a theme
to improvise, lb in lady happened lo lie t lie I'riuto-s
Boniaiowski and Mm was very much flattered, ilor
bu-beml invited me lo Florence, where ho arranged a
very suocessiul contort. 1 rpeak about tliuso early
struggios not so much from persona! vanity ss an en
couragonroht lo others never lu givo up the shin
Afterward I visited Naples and travelled ull over Italy
kkii nxH To kmc a.
On my return to Pun* I guvo a concert at tbo Or and
Opera. II was very well intended. Hourly all the d s
tniguished people helng present, aud hero 1 luude last,
nig friend* with Meyerbeer an i rules Jauln Jan in
was deli ?.hied and wroloa Ueguillcciil criticism ou my
performance. He called me "tho Northern Savage "
hut classed mo iiIiiivb ovan Bttpanim. I bis however
was duo to personal leonng, b-cuueo Jnoin had iuki>n ii
grunt disiiku lo Bagaoini on accouut of having relused
,? 1 .V a " concert for tbu bonetlt of tbo people ol
JunIll's native village, who had suffered greatly by u.
inundation. Alter this | travelled ail over Kuropc and
met with extraordinary sum. ss. ?.?r?#pc, ana
, . CdWkS TO AMkHICA.
In 1S4.. I cntne to America, arriving lo New York oa
I.vucualiou Bay. My reeeptiou ny the American
people was very kind. Some of tho Krouob paper* at
lb" Vieuxtoinjiiand
th? lit. TI "amoreaux, wor? giving contorts in
uio city. riiey wero t.ot Vury successful wh,b.
my concerts were crowded. In order to injur.- t!,o
the r roncli pap. rs wurne.l the people not to go to rnv
concerts.,,, p.ckpockcu w,ro tory act.ve "?r!
!i a ' Kiua lo mo on 'h'* occasion, and
otlered mo free use of tho columns ol his paper, but I
said, -I will not answer thorn, (hoy wruoagainst me
Play against them. You will who w.ll Vuc^mL
Burieg rny vtelt I made the acquaintance of Henry
i V ''"""kn'sbed men. At Washington
conoert, which was attended by tho
reaident. dsiwltt House of Hsti/esoutatiVus end tu
member* of the diplomatic corpe. Tlicra te a little
history how tbst was brought about *hlob 1 will tell
jrou It occurred this way. Henry Clay we* very alcK
and 1 wis luvile<l to vi-a bun l>y a iuuiuaI iriend. I
accepted una proposed ibat 1 should take my violin
ml play fur mm. lb" idea was approved by nty
Irien I who -aid floury CIh) Would u<> do ibl bo de
lighted uu arriving lu ilie house I look up a position
in a room adiuiuing the auk chamber aud playod m a
low tone Clay's favorite melody, "I'he I-sst lt..se ot
Summer. " Ilia inlereat was immediately aruuaed and
lie naked if eome Me wm uot playing 10 I lie aireoi. .\e
the tone was raised be sntd. "ab. tint must i>e
<Me Hull; no one but him rnuUl play mat air."
When I bad ended tlio doors were thrown open andihn
?treat loan mine and embraced roe 1 leli tint a higher
bouor iliau II all ill" sovereigns lu the world bad am*
brured inc. When this incident liecanio known I wan
requested to give a concert In Washington, aud the
request w is signed by the Senators aud Uuprvseaia
tivua and aleo by l're?ldent Fillmore
lUAVklJt WITH HAITI.
In company with Adullna l'atll, wuo was ihen only
about ten year a old. I made u lour through the Cniou
with Sirukosch. and luel wilb llittteilog success. 1
bud sotuo uulortuuato oxpcrieucu iu attempting to es
tablish a colony of my countrymen m t'cnnsylvania
on accouut ol having iullen into the hands m t-wmd*
Icrs, Who sold mo land to which they bad UO title,
news ON WAONKH.
Yon do not, I bulmve, admire Wagner's music*
No, 1 do not adinlru hint I Hunk lie and DDeubacb
bnvu done more to pollute must -. il.un any others com
blued. II we udmlt this i.rin'ilizitig ol music w?
shall dclroy ila cbi I bean its'. When Germans drink
lager bioriliuy cau aland coups d canon. W e bars
Only lu likicu to ibo nieiodli'H ol Mozart, Koi.nui,
Handel mi I llach to leal that there Is no compiriaoc
bctwei ii tliuir iicuuiilul works uud the monstrosities ol
the Wagner school.
ill sm or Ul'KliKR.
He always omplot s Pgre.-t in.inner ot brass Instru
ments, whtsli never can be pliyd iu perfect tune, and
Hie more they uro used the more tuu car becomes
aceustomrd to sutler discord ml suuud. lbs
looro of these Instruments you use Ibo tarthei
y?u gel Irom purity of stylo u* wml
us ol lutouaiion. Vet Wagner doubles his
faulty brass in-irutmiua, uud thus produces
llltlis which are discords. A persou who comes out of
Wagner's concert is not to bo trustod. There Is raur*
der in that music and soinethiog winch appeals to the
lower passions. It nukes honest peoplo sick. It is I
pity Thomas will Insist on playing Wagner's music.
I here aro people wuo think hocniiso Wagner happened
to bo born In Cermnoy lliut ineroforo no has a right
to i ii i u their ears. f cannot admit thai
Wagner Is n poet because he look the
stories of tlio ancient l.ogns and put theiu in recitative
lot in. At .Munich they tried to persuade me that I dis
liked the music because I never heard it prnnerly played.
Ho I wcui once to the tlioutro to hoar *'Tmuhauserl"
but utter ball uu not 1 WM ? > s.ck that I ana ouly ? IS 111 ii |
tbo uot to bu over so Ibut 1 might get out. 1 was sick
all thai night. Ill Ilia "(?'lying Dutchman" lie Intro
duces Norso music, wtrcli bus as much relation to
geuuiue Noise iiuisic us t.'hineso tntlsiu lias to lialian.
Alter sloiillug Irom Meyerbeer uud Mendelssoliu ht
ahu-ios tbein because they arc .lews, thus udding Insult
to injury.
It is said you uro goiug to wnlo a book on tbo vio
lin t
Yes; 1 bo| o to bo ublo to render It easier lor
learners in luiuro, especially for ladles. 1 have a
theory ahuut tlio hnhliug of the violin which II
luuuded on my own experience, and this I wish to ex
plain lor tbe benefit oi luiuro student*. Homo otboi
day I will bavo a chat witb you on tbls Interesting
subject.
In reply ton question Irom tho reporter Mr. Ole
Hull slated bo had yoi some lllieeu concerts to give be
fore his departure lor .Norway, whore be was anxious
to return ou account ol his lustival, which takes plsce
lu Juno.
AMUSEMENTS.
TUG MHTLK1UK DOUGH.
Rarely bus tho Academy of Music Hold within the
compass ot us wido wall* a chuorier boat than (locked
tliiliter last evening :n bright uUiro aud with rippling
laughlor to soo iho ballad ol tho "Miatleloo Hough"
douo In pantomime. This builad ol lilo in old Kug*
laud when she was truly Morrio Kug laud rucltou,
as U well Known, tho story of Lord Lovull and his
bride; bow thoy wore woddod and toasted; bow they
daucod and how she in merry mood hid lu the old ouk
cheat which sprung upon tier and kept bur lu bur fatal
prison till half a ceutury having passod over the
whitened head of her sorrowing lord, tho secret of but
doom was disclosed to blm and ho saw how tho old
chest
?Closed with a spring, and Iter bildsl bloom
Lay withering there In a living tomb.
The representation was divided Into tlvo tableaux,
euhsllug tho aurvlcee of a largo number ol ladioe aud
geutluuiou aud quite a llock of Utile children. Ths
first picture represented a Yule feast uuder the
mistletoe lu au old barouiul hail iu tho north of Kug*
laud. To tho briak notes of "Haste to the Weddtug"
the eurtatu rose, discovering a richly attired
company whirling In tne stirring movements of
a country dauco ao blithely us to set the boels ol
the audience drummiug to keep time in lieu
of a more active parliulpallou in the delights
alOOI. Tne dance la over, and sour) ol tho ladies being
caught uuder ihu luisiuioe I or fait toe customary salute.
To mo music ui thu wedding match enters now |na
bridal party, the nriuwcgtaids boli#g Jllt|e girls sctrce
In liioir teens. Througl a pathway airewu with lloW*
era Lord Lovoli appioauhes with his bride. After
tbny have bowed to the assembled guests in forms!
style, and the guests bavo UrauK a health to tho bride,
tne rnusiti cliubgo* aud tbo compauy move with stately
grace through the minuet, muking a dancing pioture
ol rare buuuty. The uauco ovor, the bride owyly
breaks away to ruu off aud rest.
"I'm weary ol dancing, new," she cried,
"ilero tarry s luuiueut, I'll uide. I'll Urda."
Tbo secoud tableau discovers tho lleoiug brldo seek*
log u Uidiug place lu the lower room, where elands Ibl
obi oak chest. Fulioyiug ?liu hears her pursuers al
the door, sue gets lulo lire chest, tbo lid of wuicb, ou I
sudden, lulu ou her iu tuo Hurry ol her mirihlul ex
cltemoul, cliutting bur in lorevur. Thu faldug of Us
lid wus so rcuiisiic as to elicit a demuud lor i la rope it
tiou, to wlucu the complacent bride waa uoediout
having more cuuiinaua over the spring lock thsu Lort
Loveli's liup.ess lady fair.
lu the third scene waa wltnessod the bewildertnoul
of tho baron and the surpri.-o ol the gueita at thutl
luiluro to Ikud the missing bride. L'pou tuo laces ol tut
guests were pictured puinlui looks ul inquiry thai
other laces uuswereu hack with looks and motions eio
quout ol despair.
Ihe lourtli tahloau presents a see no only bluted at in
tbo ballad. Kilty years have passed, and the village
lulk liuvu gathered to sue the ublidruu at their Msypoio
| dance. 1 ma is a bl ight and beauliiul picture ol tho
| merry Mayday sports ol llio olden limo, presided oter
' by tho May IJueeu and bur ladles ol boiior. As the
j luilu ones skip around thu Maypole Lord l.ovell outers,
old aud giuy aud Peolo. Tuu dance recalls to Dim Ins
lost briue, uud tne cluldron pause as ho mot us about,
: gazing in abstracted mood ou the scene .Soou no units
away again, sun the spurts are resumed. scene
; ol ull tliiii ouda thu atruugu eveutiul hletory" is ilia
i accidental disc >vcr.v ut the bridal veil and withered
| wreuiU iu the old chest. t his is followed by Uio death
j ul l.ovell, who enters us the discovery is being uiaoe.
| Preceding each tableau Mrs. tiuluger sang a Verso,
| or porlmu of a verse, of tbo old ballad by way of
; prologue to the Opeuiug scene, it ml la the interval
between tlio third nud lourtli tableaux ahu sang lb*
I puiuuaisa from "Miguon," whicu sue was called on
| to rcpoai. ft was quite late oulore the last tableau
ended, as there was consldoranie lime needed lor ths
| preparation ol each picture Tho buzz of lively eon
i vcrsaiion told how agreeably tneso momenta ol inter*
; mission passod lor meu una maids and brides elect
? and expectant, who had no tear that, liko l.erd
l.ovoil's lairy undo, their light enonld lie hid under
i tne lid ol any oak cueet or oilier monstrous biding
. place.
8TKINWAY IfAI.L.
There was a largo attendance at this ball last night
ou the occasion ol Mr. Knill Llubling'a concert. The
evening programme was well arranged and luclude^
Bolus on thu violin by Mr. Otto Suldan. Mr. Llebliuf
prriorinod solccnons from liach, Chopin and Llsz^
but n>a piaying la-it much to bo dsaired. Hignor Taglia
pi trn was in excellunl volco nud sang witli telling
ellvcl Fuu re's sue red song, "Lea Kniucaux" and biaowi
song, "flis Dream ul l.uvo," bulli of winch awiikeueS
tl.e enthusiasm ol the uudloncu. Miss Aniiu llrasdl.
sang clteattvuly Hillur'a "Uebol" and Schubert's
"Aufcniball."
ITALIAN Ol'KRA.
Tlio new opera of "Don Carlos" will bo produced to*
morrow night at the Academy of Music. The manage
ment has gone to a good deal ol exponso In mounting
this great work, and it will be presented In a worthy
manner. Uotb the chore* aud orchestra have been
strengthened tor tlio occasion.
fctffllCAL AND DRAMATIC NoTEB.
Robert Holler glvca Urooklyn a matinee lo-morro*
at the Academy.
The new Uroadwny Thoatro lias been cloeed on ao*
count of tlio aevere illiusa ol Miss Marian Mordaunk
t-utn Dover# and Add Kymnu uightly excite the
risibilities ul those who pairouizo thu homo ol variety
eulertuiniunnt in the sketch ot "The New Uird Cage".
Miss lloiiliguy, ul New Orleans, the celebrated singer,
who has met with such a pronounced success 10 Paris,
arrived in Now York to-day by the steamer St Lau
rsnt
Tne euJiencee which nightly crowd tha Tbeatra
Comiquo demonstrate that Molars. llsrrigan k Hart
have lost neither il-mr skill as caterers nor their ahil*
ity to please as perlerraer*.
The now play entitled "Throo Days," by Franklin
Kilo, was producad for the first tnuu on any stage at
tho Chestnut Street Thoatro, Philadelphia, on Monday
evening The pieco has beeu carefully put upon Iho
stage, slid Is attracting largo audlencus.
Mr. J. A. Fryer's benefit in Brooklyn takes place to
morrow night. "Taunhauser" will be the attrectlon,
with Mme. Pappenheiin end Messrs. UiMhoff and
Wurrenroth in the cast. Mr. Fry or is endeared 10 tne
Urooklyn pnblio ai being tho Orm impresario who lias
prosented ths opsras in ihs riytrtoirt sf his company
In ths aaas aarsftU maonsr an at lbs Ms* Ysrk
Asadsmv.