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Important Measures Affect
ing New York City.
FOUR LEADING BILLS.
Finance, Salaries, City Debt and
the Dock Department.
BANK RECEIVERS.
Rapid Discussion of the
Supply Bill.
Bad air-bad temper.
[dt telegraph to the hc.rvld. 1
Albany, April 4, 1S78.
The Just complaints ol menlnri resulting Irom the
intolerably bad utmospnere of the Assembly Cliarn
ber, and ilia usual decline of health and sp.ritB among
those who are now compelled to sustain tbe
ordeal o! two dally sessions, Induced the Sposker
tine mormon to sumiuou toe Serge-iut-at-Arms In front
01 toe desk una Instruct blm on several points. First,
to suppress smoklLg; second, to remove double win
dows wuicli liuva pioleoted tbu Hou,o during
tlio winter; third, to removo tbo partition be
tweou the Ouamberana the southern lobby; fourth, lo
open wiae all windows lor a thorough purlilcution of
lite interior between morning and alteruoon session*,
'ibe carrying out of lines Instructions uld not
avail to prevent a demonstration towurd night, which
snowed tbo tension to wbioa some of tbe
member*' nerves bud been wrcutfht by utmospbeno
or other inilueoce*. Hie Assotubly was, in :aot, sum
moned to u audaen adjouruioeut, in constquunoe of
a loss ol temper, whtoli threatened a dissgreable, in
deed a beiUgeroui, scene.
MKW YORK BILLS.
It is now toierabiy cluar that the compreboosive
scheme introduced by Dr. Hayes as far bac* as Jsun
arv 2, iu the form ol a bill "io secure better public
administration iti the local government ol tbe city of
New York," Is destined In (be main lo receive tbe
approval ol bolb nrancbes of the Legislature. A
better understanding between leading republicans and
democrats Is more and more manliest as toe session
advances,- and there Is now a real prospect of
Legislative relief lor tbe metropolis preparatory to
Its rc-onaowiuent with the right to govern Itsell and
l<v>- us own taxos. The bill originally introduced by
Dr. Hayes, consisting of eigbly-flve sections, which
occupy fifty pages ol a printed pamphlet, has sinco
boou iiioil.flod imJ subdivided Into tour separate bills,
Vow technically know n as lollows:?
1. The Hoard of Apportionment or Salaries bill.
'J. I he Finance bill.
3. The Ifonded ludebtednoss bill.
4. I'lio Depurtuieut ol Docks bill.
HAXaaisd uili
The S.tlurios bill, wmcb increases tbe powers while
prescribing tue duties ol tbo B >ard ol Kslitnate and
Apportionment, expressly provides lor a reduction ol
ki leaid < i.uuo.ooo ol city taxes next year. Ibis bill
baa passed tbe Assembly and goue lo lh? Senate.
Tins will aid in a pretty fair presentment of tbo
important New York measures as tboy stand. Tbe
recou-t section ol the bill is ooposed by the irlends
ol the Department of Public Works uud uou
Tammany oittciuls, on the ground lb*t tbo
language ol tue concluding portion ol tbe
Motion, published In yealurday's Hkkalu, author
Igos the reduction by tbe Hoard ol Estimate and Ap
portionment ol the number of all offlo -rs, employes
and outers concerned in municipal administration.
Tins is suid to imply au utterly different exercise
ol power irom anytmug contemplated by ibe
laws constituting boards ol upporllonmsnt or
covered by the receul opinion of the Attorney Gen
eral, the point being that to apportion appropriations
is not to abolish officers. Upon this and similar
grounds tne >euate Committer on Citle<, which met
at lour o'clock ?o-dny lu executive session, postponed
further consideration ol tbe Dill uutil 1'uesusy even
ing next.
niCAHCS BILL.
1 be Finance bill will leuve scarcely a vestige of tbe
present system ol muuiClpiI administration. It makes
ine Mayor, who Is to be elected lor two years, respon
sible lor tliu government ol the city. He
is to appoint, without confirmation bv the
llonrd ol Aldermen, al! heads of thn ?ev
eral dt>|>amneui?, wbo go into oUce with
In in und go out wjiu mm. All tbe department* aro
made single headed, except the Department ol follcu,
is which two nom must oners are provided lor, tlio
reason being that tbe Klectlon lioieau Is lue.tided
In that department, and II is thought necessary to
make it u iioU-purimaa lioard. or rather a board con- ?
sisting ol on>' republican ana one democrat, lure
apsci to lUe L"gtri?iiv? Department ol tue city guv
entdint a iwo-tlnrds vote is required to pa s
snr lln.iii' ial ini-a-urs ano s foor-Mtn* vote is neces
sary to override the kisyoi's veto. The hill, m tbo
cuurso ol more tnau Hurt* sections, throws new and
c.relul Huleguards around assessment-. cou tracts and
every various Mitin e ol municipal expenditure, and is
Hi as tnteud^d to cut short bv millions ibe Waste and
robbery which characterised the methods ol former
feift. Ibis bill was considered al icugih in Com
mmeeof tbe Wnole ol tbo Assembly last even.tig,
and is a.uiost ready for its third reading.
CITY DKUT HILL.
'Ibe Hooded Indebtededness bin provides for tbe
grudusl extinction ol tbe city deot without much lur
tner resort to direct taxation. 1'he bonded debt ol
Ibe oily at tbe begins lug ol this ysar was:?
Funded debt, paysole Irom taxation
and the sinking lund $121,440,1311 16
Deuucl bonds airesd.v purchased uud
now held by tlio Commissioners of
the Sinking kund 31.080,007 64
N'et pcrir mi out debt til !
ioniiiumry debt, p.iyuolo * bully ur iu
part Irom aex-sementa 21,339,600 00 i
lievenue bouila, ai'Oial.......... <Mi7,'.'X4 ..tf
].iv< nun hoods, 187# 4/u.uOo yo
k vcuuti Uouda, 1877 ft.M3.600 00
I olul... $117,741,060 OO
'Ill's biil.provmoj lor li.u paytnuul ol iba entire
lundvd Ui bl i ud Ilia aaaetiaineoi uouda. Cba revenue
bonds are not toucned or eoualilcrail becauae tbey urn
am-ady lull? providud lor by uncollected lugrs, iu en
tlclp-iiiou ol whioti liny ware Uauod. Tbere It now
taiuKlug fund, witb l?rj(e revouuer, already accu
mulated in n aurplua ol nearly $10,00 ),<*<><>
aliovo Iba amount of stocks and oouua
lur ?wbicU it u pledged as provided by !
law. It is tboretore propoa.-d in the bill to continue '
the sinking lund aud pioride fur :tin payment oI ilio '
vliole lundetl dubt ol tba city irom it, resorting to j
luxation ouiy wui-n actually ncceassry to provide fur >
detlcteut moults In the sinking luud, and invar (or j
an amount ol mora thuu fl,uOO,uuO in any uu? ;
year. I nder tba provisions of Ilia bill j
Ilio t oiu|>troller thinks tiia urcaem city
t'In will tia extinguished by a gradual redaction
vurougn lue operation ?i tba unking luud, mu* fa- .
Iievtng tiia taxpayers ol tba iuuiituse burden they I
Irould b?ve to bear II iho bouds aiid slot k-t sboOld l>? |
pud at inniurity by direti: wxntiuii aa now provided !
}y taw This bill baa bean paa?ed to Ita tbird reading. i
DiriiTi^T or docks bill.
Tbc I)epnrtni?ui ol Dock* bill, wbicn ia approved 1
by i in- Coinplroll'-r and I) IbtONSllr ol CmnuiervO,
is iiueuucu to a.inplily Ibu wbola w a nag'Haunt oi tbat j
uep iriinciii, and place It, iu respect to ita expendi
ture*, upon au (-quality witti ti!<< other departments !
?I the city govern moot. i bo bill uoes not interiors ,
witb tlie prvai-iii huausol ilie doparlinont, w> ? are
to serve out tbo term lor wtucb tliev were ?irtgluslly
appointed. " provide*, however, tor Incoming new
beads ol iba depsr want alter tne expiration ol thai
teriu ai ri oncud salaries, At present u.i? uoi-arinmnt
alone baa independent power unn-r the law ol 1S70 to
Inuo boi da to any silent, to taku po>soaaioh of labd
ikinr wnier lor ita parpoaoe without ebeok
or bindiauce, and to oloraUM several
titer almost ?<>voroi?n inaction*. Tba pi pa
int bill subjects tba purchases and tlio
laaua ol tbo boude ol tbo department to the ooatrol of
tba Coinintaaiouers ol tuo .Sinking } uud, b-geuural
iu todinij of ilia city'a property Tbla bill n w.riniy
opposed b> tba present Utmitnlaeloaera oi Docks, and
hi. Unninotk, who arrived m Albany yesterday,
spiut ueuny tbiee bourt lout evening in au endeavor
lo secure tbo alteration ol noma ol ita eoctions.
It is claimed thst thee* lour bills, tbo m.uti pf?
riaions ol which bare bean Ibu* auooiuotly aketcUi d.
fill, II pusaed and signed ny the Wovernor, re*itlt
:n an iiiuni-rilutn annual a^ivliiK ol ffl,000,fl0u. A
?!o<er anrotlny of tbia claim and of ibu inertia ol
all iba bills named uiay bo expucied la tba fcoaeto
Ibau boa liucn giveu tln-m by tba I<owar liou c, and
It Will not bo surprising il tiia .-euaia Shall In
atat on iwons gr.ee uiodt Meat ions to meet boh
coostttoilonal aiiu political <?i.J?atioue lo certain aeu
lions aa litoy now ataod. Tbey will all have st last lo
run tlio gauntlet ol tba Oovernor'a rtforou* and un
sparing orufcisaa, ibo nuiieipatlou of wnlab may woll
Induce bulb cbjiininra to U*? IB IbOir pcrlaotlou a nico
and diaoriimnaikug cure. Utbarwiar, tbougb sanctloneu
by lbs Leglslalnre. Iboy will certainly fail to bacoinO
laws,
DiHccnsixo >?! at rpur bill.
Ilia Supply bill waa lu'ly oonaioerad and ordartd lo
% tbird reading during tbia mornlu*'a sea
? ion of tbe Assembly. Two propositions pro
voked considerable dob ate. lue Urst, by
Ur. Pro t coil, to aid a n tppro|irlinou
ol $90,WW lor a new band og tor the Central Ni?
York Institution lor Deal Mutes ?i Houie; ih? eooud,
by VI r. Kish, to strike oai I ho item ol $50,000 for lb*
support and maioiesaace ol juveoile delinquents at
the Now York Camoiia Protectory. Mr. Prescolt
(ought bard, but was overcome by the combined argu
ments of Mr. Alvotd an4 Mr. Brooks, both ot
wboni bela that the appropriation of 8taio
money to build a private asylum would bo
unconstitutional, tbe former arguing, too, that the
builnmg proposed was not strictly uecekaary. Ttiu
Catholic Protectory appropriation baa be<a regu
larly opposed and deleuded year after year with
tbreadb .re arguments. The onmo "Catho:lc" has
been helo to taiol ibe appropriation as oae lor sec
tarian purpose#. But Mr. Brooks allowed rather
happily to-day tbat ovary institution under State con
trol was luuirectly under sectariau influence, tuoaily
Protestant, and tbat the soctarlan argument to this
particular was very flimsy inoeed. Mr. Purdy, in
whose district the Protectory is aituated, explained at
length its discipline and Ita good work, show
ing tbat It eujoycd the approval ol the
Judges ot the highest criminal courts In
New York city, of tne Board ol Kducation, of the
Society lor the Prevention 01 Cruelty to Children, and
of the State Board ol Chanties. Mr. Seebacner also
spoke id tavor ol the appropriation, wbich was anally
adopted.
DISC1FLIXB FOR BANK KIOBIVKM.
Mr. McDouough has introduced a bill, aud a very
important oue, compelling bunk receivers boroalter
to ttie wltb tbe Secretary ol State every three months
u complete and exact statement of tbe condition ol
tbe Instituiioua in their cdargo?tbe amount ol prop
erty oo bund, the disbursements made, the dlvideuds
(if any) declared, kc.
rt)OD FOB TUB BKAK
Wmle tbo discussion ol' the Salaries bill was going
on this morning, Mr. Hobble, of Monroe, happened to
pique Mr. Alvoru by his opposition to .i clause con
cernlni', the State fisheries. Mr. Hobble admitted
"mat u<b was good food lor tbe brain," whareupon
Mr. Alvord sa d tbut evidently the "gentiemau froin
Monroe hadn't lately eaten any Use." This was re
garded as a rather spicy impromptu.
ATLANTIC MCrDAL IKaCBANCS OOVFANT.
Several genuemeu who have oeen severely criti
cised inr their action in the Mnyihe trial had so op
portunity to explain tbeir views on tbe ethic* ol llle
Insurance when lu commute* ol the who.e Senator
hoo in is moved to strke out (he enactlutr clause ol a
bill Introduced by Senator Harris providing lor tbe
reorganization ol the Atlantic Mutual l.if? Insurance
Comimuy, at preseut in the hands ol a reooiver. Tbe
I company, it will be retneuib-red, became mvolvad
I through the failure ol on* ol its directors, a barker
j here, to whom it had lent $170,000 on $40,0u0 worth
ol collateral. Tbe debute pioceeded on the inotieu of
Senator Loomls to strike out tbeenactingclause, sen
ator YYagsl'iQ said ho hoped the motion would not
prevail, us the bi'i wus in Hie interests
ol tbe policy holders. Sou itor Sessions culle t atteu
tioh to tbe fuel ti.at seciiou 1 ol mc Lull provided
tliat the gentlemen who put in tills $50,000 were to
get preUrred stock lor their money, una that ibis
pralerred stock carried with it ihe follow
ing remarkable privilegesThat no dividend
should i>e piid upou tbo louiiiiod stock until
alter full dividend?, at the late ol seven por cent per
annum, h id been puld upou said preferred .-lock and
a surplus to the lull amount of such preierred slnCK
shall hnve been accumulated by tbo company and the
preferred stock retired by payipg tbe same out ol
such accumulation. Ihe previous question being put
and ourrled the bill was killed.
KtiPAVINU riVTB ATI.MCB.
A bill providing lor We improving ol Fifth avenue,
from Wuverley place to Nineteenth street, was pre
sented by Seuator Hogan. It provides that the Mayor,
Comptroller, K Aguew. Uuorge Van Norl, and
Kordyce Barker be consttluted a commi. slon to awurd
tho work to the lowest responsible bidder, who snail
give bunds .'or keeping in repair, lor three years, tbe
puvemeut between the points named without out to
the city. 1 he Comptroller is to Issue bonds to pay lor
tbo work st a rate ol interest not to exceed lour and *
one-half percent perauntun.
BLOOM INU OA LB ASYLUM.
A report wh.cu promises to make a stir was pre
sented this morning to tne senate for Ur. Ordronuux.
State commissioner on lunacy. Tbe report treats of
tbe management ol the Blootuingdnlc Asylum and tbe
claims ol the county ol N.w York to the enjoy
ment of its use, the institution having been erected
with moneys grunted by the Statu for the benefit
ol tbe citizeus ol New York, and the Ui .augers heiejl
buviii? faiied to Carry out tho intention ol the State
us implied in th>- annual glita made to the Institution
for charitable uses. The doctor reviews tbo history
ol the mutilation and shows bow it wus perverted
Irotn its origu-al uses, and suggests that the opiuiou
of the Attornoy General ho asked as to
what legislation is needed, in order tbat tbe Commis
sioners ot Charities uud corrections, who, at proa out,
are unable to accommodate tlio indigent insane com
mitted to tueir cafe, may be admitted to tbe beuoiltsol
Its use.
TBB asw UABBOk MAST KB.
Senator Davenport, ol the committee on Commerce
and Navigation, this morning reported favorably the
nomination ol Jobu McUrourty as Harbor Master, aud
tbo report w.is concurred lu.
astub's stksst clbanjbo bill.
01 tho numerous prescription or the cleaning of
New York city streets, Mr. Astor's street cleaning bill
was tuvorably reported to-day Ironi tne Assembly
Committee on Cities. This bid, Which Was druwn up
by the Monioipai Reform Association, makea tbe
Mayor, tbe President ol the Police Dcpal Uncut, tbo
Commissioner ol Puolic Works una the President
ol tbo Board el Health a commission
lor tbe purpose, and oiotbus thom with tho amplest
authority. It provides lor the letting of the work by
couiraci, and limits the expeuso to $j00,u00 a year.
This is $100.00U less than itiu expenditure authorized
by the bill mtroduced by Mr. Brooks yesterday, and
$ J Ob, 000 less than the curroul rats.
BBOtlKLVN Hit!DOB.
Mr. Tbala, ol New York, was bcloro lbs Committee
on Cities this aiieruoou urging action upou uis bill
for the repeal or tbe laws authorizing and requiring
tho city of Nsw York to contributo to the cost
ot I be Brooklyn bridge. Mr. Tbatn claims
that under tliu ruling or tbe Supreme Court in
the Wuetliug bridge ouse ibe Brooklyu bridge must
eventually be removed; that it Inlerleres with the
Ires navigation ot lue H ist Klver, aud is to that extent
den imonial to the commercial interest ot tho port of
New Yoik. I lio bridge has cost New York about
$.!. 100,000, and will neiore its completion cost $3.ooo,ooo
inure. TbtS sum, eMOrdlBg to Mr. Tbala, if eip. Htd
m rapid transit, would construct two lines iroin one !
end ol this city to the other. Tbe iutetesi on ibis
money would luruish 75,000,000 ol passen
ger*, nc.riy one-naif of the whole num
tor travelling on tbe ruilroads ol the city,
with tree transportation. The bridge, be bolus, leuds
to dtp apuute Now York at the cXp nso of th>-city It
selL The cost ot the bridge put at Interest would
double the lerrv accommodations between me two
cities and m k? them lr<o lorever. Mr. /bun's argu
ment Is uot likely to p,eVHil.
IKON TKMUKAfR
Tbe discuesiou of Mr. Aatur's Iron Telegraph Poia
bill occupied tiiv Aa?ciubiy uuiitig u ?oo.i pari 01 tlio
? lUrOuOU SOtlelOQ in Committee of iheWlnilu. !'??
?ml cruotal amendments were nBerod and adopted,
among iiioui one which struck out the Ural section,
thus tUrcelunlug 10 ufiuiLulatc tbo meaeurr.
Ai the "nitik of lline" Mr. Anlor used
liia parliamentary privilege, and moved 10 order the
bill to u third rruuiuy. Such wan tbe C'usideratiuu
felt by ibe Housi- lor this JOUBg and popular MBMT
thai hi* motion prevailed, cancelling the amendments
and leaving Ilia wbole question open until the Baal
vote. It la unlikely that the otll will tnen become a
IV.
KKHATOR OAKtKT'l noill MIX
In the executive suasions ol tue senate Committee
on Cities ibis uticrtioon Hen itor Oakiey's Kxcteu bill,
very similar to Hoialiau'a Assembly bin, waa moved
for lavorable report, beuator* Jacobs una Onebel
voted lu tlio affirmative. The balance ol Ibe commit
tee voted in the u< gaiive, on Ibe grooud tbal the auu
ji c. waa in the bauds ol tbo Aaavuioty, and Identical
meitsitrea could ant b? parsed in tbe Senate with pro
priety | eudiiig tbe action ol the Lower House.
THE CANAL BOARD.
A COMMUNICATION KliCiM tHI JTTOENEY OH
t RAt< ?THE QURMTION OT APPOl NTMENTH B*
THE ftOPEBlSTENDENT OP I'UIlLIC WoKES.
Ai.haxt, April 4, 1378.
At tbe maotlng ol tbe Canal Board to-day Mr. nors
helmer pronenltd a petition ol Ibe Buffalo City Rail
way Company, aaking permtaaion to construct certain
brttifna over tbe canal mil to construct a single track
on tbn berme bank ol me canal from Cburcti stroet lo
l'orier avenue. Tbe matter was referred to the fttsie
Knglneer. Mr. R. W. I'ockhatn appeared aad asked
the Board to Ox a day lor ibe bearing ol the Burton
claims. On motion the matter was set down lor Fri
day, the lUth inst., at elevpo A. M.
rfuperimenUtoi of Public Works Clark reported
adversely to Ibe oiaitn ol 1). C. Frederick lo be reim
bursed lor certain expenses incurred In defending
suits, on the ground that the matter should properly
come i)rlore tbe Bonrd ol Audit. The report was
agreed to.
Huperiiitendent Clark also reported In favor ol the
claim ol MJa 3. IJitoa, superintendent ol section 7 of
the Erie Canal, for tttra services In tutting obarge ol
aeution 1 A*iced to.
Mr. Beacb reported In lavor of abandoning certain
canal lands at Unotieaier to tbe Commtsaionvra ol the
Laud Offlee 1 he report wss Hgreed to.
Attorney General (tchoontnakor reported as foliowa
with reioieuce to canal mat er? referred to him at the
lust appo'uliuents raeetlug:?
Stats or Nsw York, i
Omca or rn* ATtimur iintnti.. >
Alba**. April 3. lWi'rt. )
To ti* lln*on?si.r Tin Caiai. isoakd:
i ii* Ait'?r??') ueueral, lo wnom waa rrfevred certain In
qniilea auhiailied by tlie Auditor ol the t;anal PepartMsiil
dn the 2# nl Auell ln?t , mspecttulty r.pnrt > ? ?Tn *1 lie haa
nut li id lelbetent tine iu naamiue the ?taeetlona auhmitted
with the ciite required fur final opltilnii. In* therefore only
make* a prurmli/n.il repoil, r.?urTlliir tlie prirlleg" to
modify hi* con null u upuu inure mature consideration and
further examination. I,la pri.eni cnnoia.luini are a? fol
lvW? ! ?
/ira/ -The C'inal Huard aliall determine the number of
anperliite'iienta lo be e>tip<<yed unit alao II* ihe rauipenaa
tiou ol inch >upeilnieiid?eu.
M'Tti I? I he clerk* ol the collectors of eanal tolls ars lo
be appolnind by tbe collector* aa heretofore and now oro
v d'O by law, ana tbe cumber ol eecb clerks Is to he denin
iiiited and the ralarlea tlaed li> tbe Canal Hoard 1 lie iten
erai reaa<m lor tula ia that Hie cenetitetlona: amendments
relating to Hie : uoerliiten.leiit ol Publiu iV^o erioeiitlv
iiinteiiipiatea tbe oeuarntina of the colleetloti ol the r>-Te
line, u* the raaala hen their a are end management <<y
Hm luperlntendeut.
fMril-TM poeer to appoint weleh masters and their
aaeNtaata and the inei>e< tors, wbo, though uotetrletir
eeaaected with tbe nianairement ol the canal hut m >rs
prepe'ly with lh? ??liert(en of tbe reveeuee. eeema
oy the eonatltutloaai ameadment, to be dean
to the Hnpern tsndeat ol Public Wo'lie by the clsaae re
qnlrtritf that oflleer to anpolnt ail persans employed In tue
cate and m m i?mii?nt nl the f?nela, ence^i cmleetora of
lolls and tboM In the Oenarttnsat ef tbe mate Euaiaeer
and Surveyor. The exception! enpreaeil define tba xeneral
saupe ul tUa powai Lonft rr. U and Indicate what in Intended
by tba phrsne. ' the ear* aud msumfeiasul of the canals "
They inurt lie held lo exclude all tbe appointments that
wers not ioteuded to be made l?jr tba baperiuteodeni, tt
anjr rate, uciil piurlaiuu be maue bjr law, tnia it tba safer
conatruetioh to to be applied.
Respectfully submitted.
A. KCUOONMAKBB, Jr., Attar Mr Ueaeral.
Toe report wm accepted.
Mr. Seymour reported favorably oo the petition or
K. W. Williams, *nU moved that ttie securities tiled liy
him ou liia contract lor building a vertical wull, &c.,
at Clyde, be returned to turn on releasing the State
Irom ail liability. Adopted.
Mr. Dorsbcuuer presented a petition signed by all
tbe democrat* and democratic officials ol Monroe
county asking lor tbe appointment of Natbaulel
Thompson aa Collector of '1'olU at Hocheiter, with
William W. Keiliy aa Ural clerk and K C. ire* aa sec
ond clerk. Mr. Oorabeimer, to explain tbasenve of the
Board, moved tba reconsideration ol tbe vol* at the
last mtetiug appointing P. C. fee Collector, at tbe
same time expressing hie intention ol voting agalust
tbe motion.
The matter was discussed at coins leugtb by Messrs.
Dorabeiuivr, Beach, Schoou maker and Uicott, and
bousior Kuinoa wua heard in favor of tho new appoint,
mom. He represented that it waa aaked lor by the
democratic orgauixatioos ol tbe county ol Monroe and
the euv ol Kocbeater. Tho motion to reconsider was
eventually lost by a voto ol 4 lo &
Auditor Scnuyicr called attention to the lact that
two clerks bad beeu provided lor tbe collector's oiticu
at Geneva, and said that ono clerk would be sufficient
to do all the work. He tuovod iu.il the number be re
duced to oue.
Soma conversation was had regarding the toll sheet
for 1378 but no action was taken, tho underalauding
being that it bad beuu adopted and was now in force.
Major It. Taylor waa beard relative to bis system ol
locks and look sates. Tbe new system proposes to
substitute a siugio gate lor tho cumbrous double
gates, and in tbe couvernatfon that ensued It waa esti
mated that ilie old lucks could be changed to tbe new
system al aboul $112,001) per lock, making lor tho 144
locks on tho canuia about $1,7<<o,ijOO. No uonou wua
taken lu iho matter, and the Uoard adjourueJ to ibe
12th insL at eleven A. M.
OAi'iiALi.
lKSNTOS, April 4, 1878.
Through an orror of tbe telegraph n w .s reported In
to-day's Uikalo thai lb* report of the State Prison
Investigating Committee exonerating General Molt
waa sunalned by a vote ol 2'J to 5. The correct vole
was 33 to -?i In lavor ol tba report, Ave members be
ing absent.
POLITICAL SHAKP PHAUTIL'S.
Another ltvoly scene occurrcd lu Hie Housto this
forenoon over the consideration of a bill lutroducod
by Mr. ltobiuaon relative to libel. It is almost a rc
euactmeut of the New York law on the same aubjoct.
Tbe gist ol it is "uml lu all casta where a libel has
been or may bo litireuller priutod and published iu any
newspaper iu tu.s State ugatuat any persou not u resi
dent thereof the accused shall be indicted, and the
trial ol such Indictment shall be heard in the county 1
where the said libel Was or may hereafter
be primed and published." Mr. Do Witt <*sid
it waa deficient, Impraoticabie and unconailtutlonal.
Mr. Kooiueou, iu advocacy ol Ibe bill, Salu uuuer tbe
present Libel law a uiiu could be puuiahed iu every
county In tue State lor tne same vrimu. Me could
not uudersianu bow any man couid vole to connuuo
ibe preseut outrageous law?a disgrace to ibe stuiute
books. Messrs. Harris, Jackson and Deacou spoke in
isvor of the bill aud Mr. Salmon opposed it. The
Speaker u?tlarod it lost by a vote ol 2i lo VS.
Messrs. Kobiuson and Jackaou called for the absentees
before tue result waa announced, but the Speaker
deoiiued to bavo tbein called, saying ibat he had done
so twice. Aa this waa cuusidttied aroiirury ruliug,
Messrs. Jackaou aud Kobiusou askeu mat the lollop
ing protest be entered ou tna minutes.?
We hereby protest airainxt the arbitrary ruling ol the
Cbair on the Dual passage ol Aoseuibly bin No. 3?I7 by re
fusing lo have the soscutoos called, as we believe be should
havo done, when requested.
Meters. Mathews aud l>e Witt objected to tne pro
test aud lbs speaker declared it laid ou Ibe taoie. Un
other measures the speuker has beeu lu the habit ol
ordering the uauiea ol tbe absentees called iroui lour
to six or seveu limes.
A PLBAHAMT SVK.XT.
Seuator Hendrlckaou, ol Moumouih county, has
served nine years iu Ibe Senate (three terms), aud is
tue oldest muuioer by ago aud meiuoeranip in that
body. To-ua., while lu executive ao-tsiou, Senator
Sowell, ou benall ol tho Seuate, agreeably surprised
him by prcneutiux uiiu with a massive gold hoaued
ebony uuo. Uuueral Scwcil maue an appropriate
speech auu tho recipient lueliugiy responded.
USURY KILLS.
Tbore are three sovwn per oeut bills now before tbo
Legislature. Two have beeu daleated. iho auli-six
per cuut men during this session received three sigual
deieais, aud in spite of tbia they are now organising
their lorces agaiu lor another U^liL Speaker Kgau is
Ibsir leader aud Mr. Biotisetl marshals the six per
cent uieu. Both parties are keepiug a close watch
over UHCh other, and me six per com men I ear tbui at
the last hours ol the sessiou a bill may bo rushed
through lu the interest of tue other siue. Lively liuius
are expect* l lu morrow night.
l'UK ViakLANO l.NSUJtlATk ASYLUM,
In the Senate, General oeweii's bill reorganizing anil
establishing a State Inebriate asylum at Viueiaud
ooaimg up, ibalgeutiemuu presumed petitions iu lavor
ol tbe bill Iroiu the merchants una business uieu of
Tren on, irom bank presideuta audoittxeusoi Newark,
liotu the hotel keepers auu wine and liquor dealers in
Jersey City, iroui Ibe New Jersey Methodist Kpiscopal
Conlereuco, iioui the Baptist Association ol the Slam,
Hud uespilo all tuis the bill was defeated by a vote of
!> lo IX
OBSTIIUC LING 1U*, MAIL.
Mil, BKKOH AND UI4 OKFICKlid OK TAIL A
MAIL WAGON KN HOUiK To THK POST
Of HUE.
yiuie an exalting ?cono occurred on Wednesday
atleruoou, between three tod lour o'clock, in Iroul of
ibe prtmiHi ol the Society lor ibe Prevention oi Cru
elly to Animate, ou the corner of iourut
avenue lua Twouly-second si reel. ll ap
pesrs I but oue ol tbo two-horse luail wagoua
usually sent to Um Urand Ouiral Depot
lo transfer the Washington aaJ boulhoro mall arriv
ing Irom Hoaton by the quarter to four P. M. train
bad a bora* attached to ll, wbicb, Mr. Hergh'a oincors
claimed, waa lame, Wheu the vau arrived oppoallo
the t<ocii-iy'* ofllc* Mr. liailioid, the auiierinteudent,
ruahed out, mopped the driver, Alexander Merrill,
and ordered oue ol tbe horses to be taken from tbe
wagon and aeut to tba etablo. Murritt reasoned with
Mr. UittUald and reminded bim of tba penally ol
atopptug tba United State* mail. Me lurtbar
propoatd that, aa ba must pasa tba stable of ine con
tractor, ou W oostcr aireet, on bia way to tbe Pout
Office, oue of the officers ol ttia society shouid ride
dowu with bim .mo ?ee that tba borae waa rhatigeL,
TUia Mr. Matbeid relu*ed to do, but instated upon the
driver acndiug lor cumber home.
Mr. Hcrgh arrived at tbla lima and Merritt ?n
aeavorei to convince him ol lha responaiti lily in
curred by lutn in obatrucuog the mail. Mr. iiirgti re
plied ''that lie cared nothing tor the Uuiied slates
mail or the governlueut, and propoeed to atop the us*
ol criptted anltuai*."
Th?! nors- aeut for aooa arrived, and after being
barneaaed tbe >ociety'a officers refused to allow tb<;
wagon to move on, and insisted upon tne drivor ?cod
ing lor anotber borae in tbe place oi tba retaatutug
ono ol the otiglnal team. by tbe time tbe aeroua
boree put In an appearance nearly lour boura' time
had bo*u loat, and whan the Wagon arrived at the
I'o i office it waa ten minute* to seven o'clock, and
ttie uno earns ol mall In tbe wagon, which ahuold
have been lorwarded by the six O'clock train, Were
left behind.
fmosKGl'Tio.n TMKaaTl.tab.
Mr. George K Otis, the eoutracior lor carrying the
mall* through the tuy to and Irom the depot* to the
I'o* Uflia?, waa Indignant al Ibe course pur-und by
Mr. Bergli and bla <.Ulcers, ano staied thai bu would
apare uo expense In pro?oculin^- them. lie claimed
that I hf l^fnt horse ordered to Im l.iken Irom the
w.igon waa a aound animal, aud thought Hint it* lauia
ti?N luuat huVe been o?< asioneJ by a peuole gnu mg
between the hoof and the shoe. Tlid veterinary idr
geon ol the contractor's slabma cut d not nnd any
ailment in tbe horne wbea u waa brought home.
Tbe people In the I'oei UUlee regard tbe MOppige ol
Ilia mall a* a groat violutiou ol tua la*; but an thit
contractor I* responsible lor Ibe delivery ol tbe null
at the Foot Olttos they onuuol undertake to deal with
tne Bla tier. Mr. OtMl ulvi expressed lua deiurmiua
iton to lay ibe lacia belore the United mule* District
Aitoruuy, witit whom be cousmted ou tbn subject.
I'll to tne cloaing of the oRlces in tbe I'niled Slate*
Cuuris nothing bad teen done, aliimusn It waa re
ported la*i evening that wurrutiia fur tho arrc-t of
Mr. Hergu anil Mr. liitflxid bad been Issued i?y oue ol
tbe United Suie* Commiteiuior*.
THIt HiK'IKTV'M VKHSIO*.
To learn what Mr. liergh had |e a >V on hi* aide oi
the atoiy a reporter wa* aent |o iho oBlco wi luo so
ciety for tbe I'ri'Ventiou ol Cruelly t<> Animas, but
Mr. liergh had lelt and lua whereabout* were un
Known, Superintendent llitfleld waa sl?o absent, but
tbe reporter loutid aome ol me auhordmate oitloer*
wlin are latniltar with the laou. Said oue,
"Both bomr* attached to tbn mall wagon were lame,
ana tba cruelly ol driving ib tit waa uii<jue?i on*ble.
Ono ol the borne* provxd to be tlm mime which an
<1(11 car ol Hi* aocietv noticed le be lame a tew daya be
lore at Klghiy-lourlh alieei and I bird avenue. At that
tune i t chIk d 111 e dnv< r'? Httention to the fast attd
lliai poraoL prouilaed lo have the animal taken em
immediately. Wheu tbe uiiitl wagon wan slopped on
Wedoeaday alternoolt Superintendent llatlield nilereil
to place another tt ain nl hor*e* al tbe driver'* di?
poral, but the driver went **?y ufler the atoppago,
oarryini tue harnaaa with line."
rt i> b releronce to tbe conflict with the Unllod Slate*
atitborttiea in atopping the mail, another ol the
ollicer* aatd ?"Mr. liergh will talk to you ou that
point, but there I* nn uonbt a* to tbn right of thv *0
elclytoaot. The atatute luakea cruelty to vnimaW a
miademeatior and empower* ibe ngent* ol lb* toneiy
to arreet. Tlio driver of a inatl w.igon la ju*t a*
liable lor a crime or iatedem?aii?r aa any
body erne. Would anyiiod/ contend that it
would be nnlawiul lor ? polle-man to atop a mall
wigou lor Ibu uarpoaa ol arroetlsg a orimiual who
wa< riding on I: T The right of tne voeieiy to act in
caaea ol lb?* ?i?rt fta-> been doterBtned. There ia no
((ueeiioo about it. We dl4 not ueeire to inconven
lence the Po?t offloo author it lee, hot mere Waa no al
ternative. Tba iioraea were lame aud uulii to be
driven. The society onlf did ittdd'y nuder tbe law
in matMing tbat other ammaia abomd bo hwraooaod
to Ue vehicle.
IE ELEVATED ROADS.
Report of tlie Railroad Committee
of the Assembly.
A COMPLETE SURVEY.
When the Roads Are To Be
Completed.
FARES AND REGULATIONS.
"Commission" and Night Trains
Demanded.
Revival of the Rapid Tran
sit Commission.
[BY TCLKUBAPU TO THE IIKlUT.n. 1
Albany. April 4,1S78.
The resolution* of Inquiry rec mly introduced by
Mr. Tbaln -uJ adopted by the Assembly Instructing
the Railroad Committee ot that chamber to inquire into
the proposed action or tbe New Yurie elevator rail*
road companies bore fruit to-iluy in ttiu follow mi; lucid
report. Tins documont, briier than any other which
has been published since ulther ol tho two companies
now operating received tboir chatters, explains the
whys and mbereiorvs of tbelr or.giu, their
operations and their delay*. It will bo ob
served that the committee who innko tills
report tlo not share In tho public apprehensions ro
Hpecuug the companies which have 1> on late y ex
preyed, and advise that th'j whole subject and super
vision u 1 rapid transit m New York city shall be rele
gated to tho urigiual coininis-ioii appoiuteJ in 1S75
TUB KkPORT.
Aliu.vt, April 3, 1878.
To thk LROMUTaita:?
Your Committee on Kallroads. to whom wart referred
tn<' resolution intro'iuced by Mr. Tbuiu uuder date of
Feoruary 0, l?Tb, report as follows:?
Keaolved, That the Committee on Kaiiroads be and tli?y
hereby are dlrwlnl to inquire into Hnd report. >>y bill or
otlieiwise. within thirty days, ?ueb legislation, if any. .is
uiay ne nenrsi-ary in cuuipol tb? Now Vork Klevated
Railroad Company and the iltlbvrt Mevat"d Kail
road Company to proceed with the completion ol
tlieir respective rsilway* above Kilt* ninth atreet. in
Hie city ol New York, and otherwise in that respect ami in
respect to the tiineol runuiug their train* and rale, of
tare, tl.at mid railways shall to sotne extent be operated in
the iutereitt of the people.
Your comtnllteu would respectfully report thereto
as follows:?
l-'irtt?As to vncti legislation as may bo necessary
to compci tbe elevated railways to proceed with the
completion ot tbeir Hues above Kilty-oiutb street.
By the provisions of chaptor 8<>fl of tho Laws of 1870
the Mayor ol the city ol New York appoiuted a com
mtmoii to carry out the Intentions of that uct, as lar
as the same were applicable to tho county of New
York.
rows us or thk con mi agin*.
Tbe Commissioners were ototbed uuder tbe act wtih
lull powur to lay out routes, to tlx una determiue the
time within whioh such railways were to be con
structed, tbe rates ol tare to be paid and tbe hours dur
iniS which speciul cars or tr.iina shall be run at r.<
ducou rates of lare. In ileterinlnluit tbe iluiil ol timo
lor tbe corupletiou of the lines in tbeciseol the
ro nis the Commissiouors made the loilowini; reserva
tion _
Hut these condition* and requirement* shall not be
deemed to limit nr e'irldire ?ny'l.tn, privilege .>r exeir.p.
Hon conferred upon aitid c unpaiiy by oither ol the special
act* of the Legislature heretviore .'naeted tor >alil company.
'Ihis, then, brings ns to examine ail tbe special sets
lor euch of said company and to determine what
limits of time they provided lor.
UKkkNWIUH HTIiKKT KUAtf? WKrtT SIDE Of fOWB
Tho Went Sine anil Youkers Talent lt'llway Com
pany. an organisation existing under and by Virtue ol
the General Railway laws passed April 'i, lsjO, se
cured in 18d7 au act authorising the con
struction ?i an experimental line in tbe
counties ol New Yorlt and WcBtcbcster. This
organization beoatue, by purchase under foreclosure,
too pr?p?riy ol what is now Ituowu as tho Now York
Klevnted Railroad Compuuy. In IS75, by ch ipter j'Ji
ol the Laws ol that year, we Hod tbe lollowing sec
liou
SlCTIoif % ?Tlie *a!d New Vork F.lnvsted Railroad t'om
Dany la hereby authorised ami required to vousti net and
complete al lea?t one iraek, with turnouts an 1 .ids track*,
ai any time within live years niter tna passaxe ui tlila act
(nnira* oelayeil by leiral proceedings or some authority
beyond the control of the Company)
The line ol such road extends Irom Greenwich
street, at the Battery, to and along (Ireenwicli street
uli I the Niuili aVeuue to the Marleu) Kiver. I Ins
provides lor the route on the west side. As lor tlio
route on the east sido, by a reaolutlnu adopted
hy tbe Kapid Transit Commission, on Sep
tember 2, 1875, they were required to
complete the road irom the corner ol
tbo Uattery and Greenwich street io tho corner ol
i'hira avenue and Kilty ninth street by or before
Sepiemoer 1, 1070. witn a further graut ol eight
munilis' itmo by a sub equem resoldttou a'toptid t>y
the Rapid Transit Commissioners ot ocioher 4,1876.
Tilling into consideration tbu delays clusou by legal
proceedintis, the time to commeuc* operation* and
Iruui which the limit ol time to complete sections ol
the road should commence. Is Gctuber 1, 18.7. This
as a basis.
WIIBX TIIB KOAD MUST IIK rlJISHI'U.
We And that the section from tlie Battery to the ?
corner o| Kifty-niutu street nod Tltin avenue must
bo completed on or heiore June 1, Is.U lue next i
section, being along I bird avenue io ? connection ut
the Harlem Kivor with the I'ortcheater nranch ol ihn
New York all t New itav.n Kanroad, is to ba coin- !
pleted witbm Dlti en nioutbs therealter. I he
kapid transit Corntulssiouers did not see
lli to tusist upon any limit ot time
tor the ronsirucliou of the lines on the west side otner
than thai provi led lor by the special acta ol tue Legis
lature, although in their proceedings they dt i mate a '
Hunt. I bo reservation before quoted, however, sets |
such limit ai-lila.
TUB ROAD OS TMPC BAMT HI UK.
On tbg tut nil" ih? hum ai io time mentioned
Alio?! It >< Ilia iineiilut to-du), iricl the New
York fclefated lUilroad < ompauy m hound l>y the
mime. At tho timo of tho deoiaion of the Court of
Appeals on tli* question ol toe oon-iituitouaiuy
01 triu itapl i Truuait act, menu ahtui Si ptaiun.r
18, 1S77, ltip Now Yolk Ku-vaio.i K.tiiro m Company
bud in operation ou the wait side lira niius oi aiug a
truck au 1 three luileaol ai<tiiik; amca winch lima
inay hatra nuoiranted lor aud nearly comji 1*1 d a
duuola track irotu the UMiary io riixt) ur*l
si root. The line ou that aulu m located io
lloiu urttl, aud your coininillae aru lu
! tor wed thai coutrac.a have tauii ??warOr I lor
i ilia completion ol u double trie* nannwaru m Ki gbty
tlral airuel. On the vail blue tliuy are Uuw iiuiuluif
live inilei ol double track, Iroin Wliii*?li ill to Sixty,
llr?t aircet, wiiicn is to be completed about May 1 ol
Una year. Your committee are tuloruiod Jiy the ,
nflloer* ol tba comnany thai it l? ibair intern ion to go
on aud complete tbe wnolo Hue w.tiiout delay.
TIIK OII.B' KT MOAII.
As for the Oilbert MnVatM Kailway Company, tliu
roa<t wa? incorporated or act ui the legislature, chap
ter 8">4 ol the Lit! of 1 t>7U. Hy an ui, chapter 176 ol
tbe Laws ol I87&, the limit ol linir mr ? unipleimg
nocuous was jiroacribed a? loilows:?Twoy*ar? to c<m, ?
struct to Kurty-accood sUVwt, ol* inoailm in a nlmon
to Kiity-uiutb atreet, one ye ir lu audition to highly
k.xiu etraet ami alx moutliH in addition io Harlem
H e or, with tba following proviso ib tho act:?
And the onii'xluu to roaa:ruet any pt.rUua a iall work
Ifeffettaie to tbta irancltlae in reapeei to any ?eetlna >f aitld
luhaia way* aud raliwaya win h III*) ha?? been eefa
Bioac-4 or complete*!. auu thai delays noai le. *1 pro |
leading* altall But ue counted a* part* or tliya lu wulen to
complete tne lection* ol the r ad
timb ron can tamo*.
Computing from UctoOcr 1, 1577, ?? tba time, all ,
lag.tl or oil er delays are net nsid". I'ho actions ol !
low roail on inr weal aula aro to lie eompletsit aa tol
low : ?I > Port)-second itreet i>y October 1, 1*I7V; ,
to Kilty unit u at reel hy April 1. H*l; to higlity>iiiin
sirsei u? April 1, 1M1; to llariaiu Mivor uy Oituker i, i
1 h->1. fbi condition ol th.n^i at present shows thai 1
tlita road is ne.riy complied to KiHr-aiuib atreet,
au l baa emered Into ?. contract lor the exteiiaiuu ol i
the a mir in ki*hiy flr?i strust. This com nan y since
October 1, IaT7, have uearly ? oiupieied Ove aud one
h ill iiiiloa of double truce.
OX TMB KAdT SIPS.
An regards the couairuuiiou ol their road on tho
mat aliir wn quote von a portion of a resolution
adopted by the Kipld l raiialt Commissioners ou it*
4ih of October, niH
.Vmwl -The iilibert KlevaM4 Railroad Oompanr, Ita snr
ceaaora or a*-d<aeas, ah til complete ami foesirset aat<l rail
way and rail >n> upon tba ruM* or route* son IB ihu loea
MOaa au aa atoraaaul det*railnad uptia. within iha tune and
lit the iiiannar, anu all all eunatrnCi aud ? Muiilete lh? *ra>'
ral puiUmi or ?eciinua et aald raliwiy or rail
way*, ? acli within the lime <n<i In tha man
ner, ?.y this Hoird ol Cemuiiaaiuaera h?ret?tern requireu,
and ny aald company agreed io. aa tl a rMMderativa an l
coniliilona moid whi-h ?.ill emuctdam roeta waa n?
trrmlned upuu. ami la expreta <J in a certain piaamhU
hiui raaulan ?? heretvf re, aou en or ai>?at the M nay ?f
haptr m jar. Ih7.'i, adupied hy the .aaxl i uniuany hy Ita
Hiiaro el lilraet- ra, helug tha aaeie i raam' |e an l re*<>
Inttwna ot a?id compaui raentl<iuO<l and releriad
to In the aalil preamble an<t ra-n ml n- a.i ?a
afnaaald hy tliN Hoard ul Cuamlwl uiar?. on the ad day ol
utl??r, adopted. CturhM, laeitM, III <1 ll the
aaiil eunipaajr, Ita aai i.eaaora or aaauui ahall elect to c<o>
?tru -i and eetaplela ihe railway lor not tea* ti a^i three
???ilea ?n tha weaieriy aide ni me ot*. ro iinua aoum hum
Wen Kortf-a> conn ureet, w.t'iln ten in ? > tit ti w troui
the let day or Oetoher, ih<*> lie jeai only to the
provlao and re?*iaathm* i?y ??ld eviapaal' re*ei*rtd ><n I
lirerlded lu aald raaolaiiooa ul tne rnmpanr of fepiambei i,
Itt/A. aa to lima o. complatloni. th?re. aail In tnai eaaa the
tnoe for eoaaltecliua ao mu> h ot aanl railway aa I* to he
ai>on that portion ol tha toeta, ahien amend* troia Ho*
line I.raea. along rertale pr-aeilhad atr.au. te K ral aie
una; thei.ra aiony Kint aei-niie to Kaat la?n|< third
airaat, then- , along Kaat IW"Utt-lMini et'eet tn Me ond
aaeaaa. theaee alwua .tetuad ataaue to llarieiu inter aui
tn?ar* aionn l'lv?r str?et to Third ??????.
> uo until lb* saturation ol en. T*? ?,t?r t^ri<t.t <>T ib>.
Hoard or ComuilMioUttr* eouler.ed upon tlM
Mnvutra i;aiiro.d i>"iiii>eny, ?H" u? conlerreo or tois
lfciii a wt Coiuml-sluner. upou the couipaiijI L?
d?r?anl?.d by this Hoard of Cob.mi??;J?.???*?/'
l??ii iM.il provisions ol chWMl WW, V"*** L* . ,i'Plll.
construct a rsllway Bf railwsyi over. through end a^ Jt
'I Biro ???boo. sha.l have rsui?iusd unexercised ens
have expired
OBTTINU AUEAb Or TIM?.
It wi'.l l?o sceu by tux section tb.t the wiioert tie
vuted Railroad Company U nut required to eonmauM
operation* ou the east aide unili "one year at tor the
right to emixtruci a ra.laay or railway* over, through
ami uiouk luird uveuue shall !>**? reiuaiuod
unexercised uul shall buve expired. Net
tiler ol the eleested railroad* MlllMnci^ ao
tlve oiieraltous until a do'islou ol the Court
of Appeal* lu 8?| teuibor, 1877, w?? rendered,
uudslnoe that time they have bolb displaye i a corn
nieudabie energy to push lorward the completion of
their lines in order tint the p?Opfr ? New York city
might reap tbo great benefits to accrue to
thcin fruiu a rapid moan* of couiuiuuica
tiou Irom ooe euu ol tliat oitv to the
oilier. Your committed lurlber be I lev* tliat
the nenllemau connected with Iheae corporation* are
public spiritod citizen*, who, bav>ug the very boat in
terest* ol lliaicuy atbearl, and lamely Interested in
tta commercial proapertiy aud material growth, In
toud to do uverytiiiug in their power to complete tbo
system ol rapid irauvit for that oitv.
HKUl* LATINO THK SKIiVICK.
Second In respect 10 tbo tun* ol running trains.
The Rapid Transit Commissioner* ouly prescribed tne
hour* duriug which what are to be kuowu as "com
mission trains" w. r? to be run. These train* are
provided lor tbe people ol moderate uiean*, auu are
to be run at ball Hie usual faro Irom tbe hour
ol halt-past Ave o'cloou A. M. until hail-poet seven
o'clock A. 41., and irom Uv* o'clock P. M. to seven
o'clock P. M. tJiuer tbau thi* designation nothing
was to be doue. That there i* a great need ol train*
duriug the evening up to about midnight i* a lact ad
mitted by the mmsReuient ol botu tue elevaieu rail
road* aud your couimuteo are assuroJ tnut Ju?t ?e
toon us the luuble track ol these road* is completed
iimule accommodation for nlgbt travel will be pro
vided Your committee are ol the decided opiuion
li,at the oleV ited railroad- should be required to have
attracned to eaoh train during the d..y, at leaat ouo
ol tbe care designated "Cou.n?l*?lou" car for ibe ac
C'lniiuo'lauon ol ibat sUwol pataenger* lor wboee
eonv. noncc ibey are contemplato J, tbe power to
d ? winch i# now invested in ibo ltapid Tranbli Com
IUi**iolier*. , . _,
Everything lu connection will) the mmageineut or
llie elevated railroad* *houd "? oo"? lor I ho aocoiu
in datlou ol the Uiecliauio uud working cla.BJ* 10 eu
courage them io leave the noxious atmosi here ol the
teueuieut house lor tbu pure air ol t Ii * Country, where
lliey euu Uud in Hie ee.'liision ol thoir own lioiii" that
| haj p'ues* aud peace thai m-ike* ?*oooieuiiueut better
i than wealth."
Marts Of HARK.
Third?lu roipect to rates ol lare. Hv the. pri via
lous ol ^ecilou 0 ol the Hipld I ruiisit >ut tlio com
minsioners w -re given lull power io Ux mid detei
i iiiilo ine "maximum rain io be paid lor tiausporta
; lion and conveyaucc over iinth railway or railways, '
and in coueid rai.ou ol that I ict wo quote io yon
i li.e.r actlou roni i couimuuioitiou to Major Wu k
! iK,ru dated .-epUmucr <5, ISio:?
| Hieraio. or lare Ux?d ar* as follows:?On the Ka*t *lde
ol tb- ci'., Io any dl?t >uee aetweeu the Uaitery aud K l.y
! ninth stru t, uat io exceed teneouts', lor any ol.ta .?o u t
I t-' cee ilu.'Ilvo mil ? not to exceed leu eeiils, and not to
KSceed two cuius additi.?nal lor every audiuotial mile
or Iractluii ol a mne in exes-s ol a mile out
no lam lor the entire Ulsianue (or any part ol III. Irom or
betweeu Hie Uanerv and toe llarleiu lliver, ?nal, exeee.i
' flfteeii teuts. and uo lar- for the entire distance lor auy
! uart ol it) Irom and butween the battery and tiUb
I ?rid"?* iikiill eicetil ktfvoulofcu c?ni*. 1l?ro* on
? commission" traius aod ears, l.ein* kpecisi iraus
to b? run on the eaul side or tbe city
tiom halt-past live A. M. to and uuill hall-past to*** A. M.
anil Irom 'IVIt I*, ^l. to mil l until seveu I . M. at halt ttie
abi.v." ralen are to lie uot lo exceed live cents, >even cents
and eialit ce.ita lei llio above aiaio l disiancea, re?o?etivel>.
imi lUe west sloe ol i?.e eit, tbe lar are
to be as followsFor any distance Iroui aud
batwcBii the flattery and t'lttv utmb street not io
i steed ion eenis, lor any distance not exceeding live miles
lint i i exced ten coins and not to sxeeed two cents addi
tional lor every additional tulle oi iractiou ol a ini?e in ox
cess ol .1 lulls |aii<l lor ? eoninilssloii" ir-lu., or esrs to be ruu
OB ihu west side ol'tlio cliy Irom ball past live to uuti. ball
.,a*i A? .Vt. and Irom live to and uiiUi seveu r. M.,
tne Ures are to be at one-bail' tbe above rales.
Tbeso rate* ol lare cover both ib<? New York Elo
?aiu<i Railroad Compauv and Ibo Uilborl fcn vat> d
Hallway Company. WuetUi r ihc rate* so *pec,fled by
Vho Commissioner* to bo charged are excessive or not
in a mailer lor the luiure l.erealter to ueurui uc, a*
the reeUll ol operating tbo same snail demouriralo
wi.eu completed. Ibe very able Commission upon
w hoae consideration and decision tbe w hoie uiai lor ana
Imposed had belter inform illon upon the subject,
and a better xnowledgo ol ibe JUsl and oqultibio ro
iiuirements ol tne case than your committee csn nave,
uud until the rai.waye are put into opciailou aud the
rule* ol lare, u* esiaolishod by the commissioners, aro
or jvoJ to bo exorbitant ex ictions by reason ol Ibe
actual uniouut ol capital invested, then, *ud not till
Ihuu would it, in the oplniou ol your coiumuiee, be
advisable lo cbuu;;e the aaiuo geuersliy bjr legi*Utiou.
HACK to Til hi OOMMIMHIKX.
Cosci.phion?Alter a caroiul consideration ol the
flntiro subject, your committee uavo louciudod that
the whole question ol rapid naneil should bo referred
I bit. k to tbo very able commission that located IDo
' two lines. Tbe people ol thai city, through su luteiii
iceut Hoard oi Commissioners, cun certainly accoui
nl.au nu.ter re.ulta iu a lar more speo.ly muuuer than
they can Ibrouitb auy special iei{i*Ullve action,
in the bill your conimuteo recommend* we emend
tbe koneral Rapid Transit act oy providiug lor tne
runnniK of trains irom ball pint Ave A. M., uuil! twelve
o' lock miduiabt, ihu* accommodating a cias* ol peo
p e Who have need ol much iruiiaiiormlioii. We aiao
aineud the law by continu.ug tbe K.pid transit Com*
niisslooers iu olUce u> tberoiu prov.ued lor until the
i ??o -inpletlou ol the railways ana connections.' That
sucU a commission is ueeeaaaiy la patent lo all who
aro laminar witu tbe subject. All ol wuich is ro?|ieci
lully submitted.
C. D. PHESOOTT,
O. WUKKIsKH,
A/.IIU C11 a K,
J. W I'ECK,
JAMES Cll API'KI.L,
EDWARD WKUI'LE,
Wll.1,1 A M K. UOI.UEB,
David L. utKKR,
Committee on Baiiroa?.s ol ibo Assembly.
TIIK qcS*TION or IIOMIS A*D Oalll*ATIO>.
Haviuu rendered tui* testimouy the lt.illr?ad Com
mittee have vet lo cousider the resolulluus oB.-rod bv
Mr Nelson, 01 Rocklsnd, hOUsequeut lo inose ollered
by Mr. rnaiu: also the auxiliary resoluuous souinltted
lu tbo Aasemoiy oy Mr. Nelson and adopted to-day.
Mr Nelson recently introduced a resoluuon wbicb
msirucied the Assembly Railroad Coiinuiiteo lo
n.qulre mio a reported combination ol the
New York tluvated railway turn pan lea lor
llie purpose ol diacouunuinK paits ol their
tracks alul e-labliablng a monopoly luintlcal lo the
iiuolic inter, sts l?r-*enied an additional reso ullon
lo-day which wae adopted. It directs the
railroad committee to luqulre and ascertain
what amount ol bonds and stock* has
been is?u?d by tne companies and by whom
such bonus aod stocks are now held; also what con
tracts the companies bave entered loto, with whom
aud ler what amounts. Mr. Nelson understands that
the original estimate ol ID" C"St ol tbe foads waa
shout Ii 2U0.MW. aud ho mentions a rumor ol an is
sue ol Block reaching to $^0,000,u00.
OlilTUAliY.
OKXtHAL IHOMiH C. UI VIN, C. 8. A.
General Thomas C. Devlu dleJ yesiorday al bit real
drnco in thU city. Tbe General tarred with dl*li?>
lion tbrou/b the whole oinl war. Ha entered lb*
Hire* months' aorvire aa lieutenant colouol ol tba
F ru regiment ol cavalry el ibis sute. On bla return
be waa coiuinisaioued colonel o( the Sixth New Yurk
cavalry, which wiu recruited al l?aip -coll. Kialeu
Ion nil. When the cuvalry corps of the Army of the
1'Hoir.no wna forned he wae placed In comma'd of
tba ncoond brlgaue. Pirai divuiou which participated
in nil tba li.?ii?? ul ilia Army ol tbe 1'uluinac alter
ttepMinbor 4, 1991 lu llie tiatlle of Cedar Kan,
rtnsiiauuoiiti Valley, In llie lall ol 1H<?4,
the necond tn|Mt captured twenty piece*
of caun?n aad a large uumber of pri*.
oner- Aii-T tine the General waa made a full
brljintler, and wih planed in command ol the Klrnl |
division ol llie < M*airy rnrp*. lie aiitrward distin
guished bunas.1 hy tlie rupture of Kive Korku, tbe '
diviaion receiving a bailie 0*g iroio iho uao<l ol Uen>
eril Sheridan aa ?n ui prectation ol the r service*. Al
His cloae ol the w.ir he *<? commissioned Itsulensnt
colonel ol llie Kubtb c*v.ilry, With which lie nerved
In Aril'H a and Tetaa until lbs auiumer of 1*77, when
he ?m teannisoMMMi co'onel ol tbe Third United
Miatrs dSVa.rf, siulioned al Kort Laranne, where lie
wna attacked with be llitits* that resulted in iita d.- 11.
l-unvril service* ovsr lbs reiualna will like pl>c? to
morrow (Sal?*dav) morning at ten o'clock, at the 1
Church ol -I. limns Xavier, on Weal s.x'eentb .
eircet, Ueiwe.u Kiftb and aiAlb avenuee.
?
DAWIl L o'ftKTLl.T.
II>niel O'Reilly died at the residence of his son,
Daniel O'Keilly, Alderman ol ibe Twelfth ?ard,
lirauslyu, In llunuugloii street, near Court, um
W i dneeday u if hi isal I he decuneed, who waa ssv. uty
seven years ol age, wss a nsti ve of the County Clare,
IftttMd, an I rain < to this couutry twenty-two years
mi l, H" had eliitd in l.imerteK when qum a young
in n., and during the irtati rvbelllos iu 1?im loo* an
ncl.ve pirl in the movement, being a prominent mem
ber ul the Sar.tieni Ciuti <ji tba latter cny. Ul* lu*
nr.11 wilt Ink" pi o>> rrnnt tne Church of Si. Mary HI if
ol the ilea, Court aire. t. ou tfaturdsy net*.
HUNK UN VAIlKRV.
Franklin Varney Jietl at Qoshso, Orange county, >f.
T., on lbs 2?lh ol March, to the sixty.third year of his
age. Horn at Ausierlits, Columbia county, N. Y.,
h nhroary 1, 1*19, he . iuigrated to Kaslen, I'm., in lM4i,
|0(Mt 10 Ostiaae, Waj m cuuuiy, l'a., in 1141), where
ho entered into mercantile bunneaa. In IBiVJ lis re
moved lo Uoalien, purchasing a auiall but well loomed
and lemle Urm, shout tsu mnos tmrn the village. He
succeeded In tii*lllug It one ol tue bust dairy farms IB
tbe county.
viiLiiM o. mtrrcRMnN, u. l. c.
A dn-pai?li from Htlilai, N. S., reports tbst tbs
Hon. W tlt??in O. Ueflerititn, a mem ier of tba Cs
Indian Lwgialstivn Council, died uu Wednssdsy night
agsd aiguty-iwo years.
INlEai'JD MY 'I IIILVES.
Tfc eves are Infesting the I'lsnk road, Nowwrk, S.J.
Thoy woik in range sod ateal Irom pa?>ing waguas.
ti iita dr vsr resists thsm ha is sssny overujsersu.
BAYARD TAYLOR.
BANQUET AT DKLMONXOc/u I* HONOR OF MM
NtWi-I APPOIXIKD MlKIaT?ll TO BKBUM
BrKECHES BY WILLIAM C. BR* A NT, MAYOR
KLY *MJ OIUKKS.
a complimentary dinner ?u given last evening to
Mr. iijy?ra Taylor, ice newly appointed Minister la
Germany, ut IMmonicu'*, by it number of lit* irien-ls,
buiiueu by a commutes couipoaed ol A. S. Sullivan,
K. C Sled man aud others. flie l&r^o dining room
of Doiiuouico'a wan bnudaoniciy ducorutod And
toonea with American and Uerman 11 tgs. Mr. Taylor
aui between W. C. Bryant and ex-Miuiai?r Klwarda
Pierreponi, and among other* present were ex-Mima
tera U. tt. Boker and August Ucimont, Mayor Ely,
Paler Copper and Joseph seligin an.
wilua* ci'LLt..\ mrtit.
At ubout ball-ptal uiuu me loriuul proceedings wart
openod by William Col.en Bryant, who, alter .peaking
ol the uuuuiuiity ol approv .1, which bad lollowed Mr.
Tuylor'a appointment, disposed ol Ibe oojecllou tbat
be was a "poet," in tbia wi*a:?
"It la * niialoriuue, 1 admit, to be a poet, but doei
U quite diaqualiiy a muu irotn uctiug in a diplomail<
capacity t Let u* try the queation by referring t?
examples.
??Tbors la tbo caao of Mallbew Prior?Oan Prior,
Pope called bun?wbo was lor your* employed In a
diplomatic capacity and very uaelully. Yot Prior was
tno poet irom wboae gracelul aborter pooma luo Iri.h
poet Jlooro learned tue . ri ol vera Qcaliou. llnreii
the care ol' Carjiuul Polignac, eiuiueul a* a negotiator
aud no leaa euiluout ?a ibe autuot ul tue I.allu poem
out; Uuu 'Anti-Lucruliua,' iu wuicu bd claimed to uav*
leluteu tue doctnue Ol the Hoiuuu alliei.l Lucretius.
Voltaire **>* ol uuu iLiat bo united iu uia piraou iuu
pt.m auvl puilueopnur, Virgil una J'lato, ?ud tiial be
? ?* Heuv*u'? avenger sua ibe Vanquisher ol Lucre
II Ua ? ?
\ suceur du eiel at vaimjurur da Lucrece.
"bat i pae* by tbeae uame* Iu oruor to coma 1 ? ?
uioio iliuatrtoua example, that ol Hugo Uroude. Tni<
gr. at in iu, while in. couutrymeu, tbe aaVenturer*
lioiu Holland, *' ro engaged in p.anting tue uttie
vuiouy wb.cn ban gioaui.nu mi pnucipji mar', ol
tlie iVe*teru World, wa> writing ?h lauioua work oo
tno <kLi.w ol War uuu i'uace," wb cu uu neou trans
lutou iuio every iau*uwgo ol tue civilised worid uuu la
yet au uuthority in in? mscunkiou ol international
law. ii waa au attucUe ol tbu Outcu Kmbaaay to tbe
Court oi Pr^uce ai u.tucu yearn ol u,e, aua a uovtor of
lawn bofoM bo wan aevontceu. Yet no waa a poet and
a ooru pout, lot he wrote good Lai in Vereea at Uia aae
ol eignt jruara."
Ml.. TAYLOK 8 UBafoMsK
Mr. Taylor reapouuvd m <do.iiy tout lie tbould try
IU viaiu to o, ruan uia Kenuga "uu belug tuua uu
cuu oa aa a oji inu. r oi mat iilu^trioua Onmpauy, wbicu
begiua witb Uuiuur aua couuti liryaut am.iug It*
uoule Uiaatt-ra.1' Mr. .aylor luaultvu bi* fellow cltt.
zeua liearmy ior lite coiupmueut uonierrvJ upon uim,
aud coutiuued:?' It in a Uii.taku tu *uppo?e tbat a
4t:ulster u merely a political rcpreeeuiauve, wuo.te
dutiea ceuHe wueU liu baa uegoiiaied a treaty ol
CDiumt'KC or ueleuued tbo ttcuuical rigbta ol bia
countrymen. Our age require* ol buu larger aur
Ticea tuau tbo.e. He ougUt alao to be a per
manent ageut lor me miorcuauge ol reciprocal aud
benetlclunl kuo?lodge, uiakiug uuilona aud race*
better acquaiuiud wuu cacb otner?an uaber, to pre*
oeut tbe luteiligeiice, tliu luveuliou, tbu progreaaive
eut-rgy ol oacu iand to the oilier? tlwaya ou nand to
correct mistaken viewe, to aoiten prejudices and to
knit uuw bouua ol vympatuy. Pmaiiy, aa a gueai,
privileged by me tiovernmuui whicn receive* bun, bu
cuuau cuoaeu oy tbat ? uiuu *coda uuu, Ue mum never
lorgel tbat every ouo ol bia lellow citizen* i* honored
or diabonoreu, ju.tiy or uujuany juuged, by tue
actiou ol Uiin who roproaeuU tUo country I ll you
tbluk my couceptiou ol tue poaillon a worthy oue,
you iignieu couiewuai ibe burd u ol my gratiiudu lo
you; lor 1 aball do my utuioai to mage tuul coucep
tiou a reality. Let me al*o believe luul Ibere la a real
airt-ngth couieried l>j Irieud.bii>, that there U help iu
coiigialuuiion aud good uui. u in good will I Yon
have giveu tue a lareweii cup, brimming over wan
uumiu*led cheer and apurkle. l he only bitter drop in
it toiuu* from my own regret at parliug, lor a lima,
Irom ao uiuuy truu aud uoui?-iieartod lrieudA"
MAYOM KLY'H MI'KKi U.
Muvor Kly, who wa.-> received wuu loud app au?e,
Wiu timru uy Mark i'wuiu uud mauy otuere preaeut lu
view ol Ui* receut letter iu luvor ol Uve iniuulo alter
dinner *|'eecuu% Hia fci>e' CU, .lowly douvered, occu
pied exactly lour minute* aud lllly nine eecouda. He
said''it ta only natural mat we New YorKere auouid
bo gratilled uuu gr.uclul to tun 1'romdeut ol tuo Uuiiod
atatea lur having .-elected Iroiu our luidat ao uiaitu
guubed a .New Yoiiter a* B.iyaid laylor to repreneul
ua iu Uerniauy. Appoiutmeuta to aucli pukinon* are
u.uaii> m .uu to coiuphmeut lue puce oi ibe nativity
or icHidrnce ol tno g> uihiiuju xeiected or to grainy
tue party or proiea.iou to winch ue ta ullucbeu. Tn?
tppoiutmeul ul tlayard i'ayior la cxcepliuuable. ll
a compiuuout to tno ent.ro uatlou aa much aa
to tbu tilaie or 1'enuaykvaiuu or the city of
Mew Yum, and ta b.i eutm-ly aati?liictory to
botu iMiliiic.il oig tnrxalioUH and io t.oople ol all uvoca
noua ao it la tu tnu repuniieau party ur to tbe prolea
klttn ol letter* and jiiuruali.un .?u additional ctu>?u
lur connratulatiou I. that, winie lue appuiuiiucot ol
Mr. i'ayior give* *'uch uuiverati granucaiiou to me
people ol Ibi* country, we learu irom luu lone ul tue
tici inau preaa tual ll la equally aaliklaciury to In*
nation lo which he la accieoued 1 predict that ha
will be a great diplomatic lUcceee. 1 tinuk that hia
|Hsraou, Ul* mauuoia, uia liuautatic uud otuor arcum
pliahuient* uud Iih habit ul thuugut particularly
adapt Ulin lo the tieruiau *yuiputhiu.; and I thine
that eucii oi ua wuo muy vi*it U?riuuuy duriu. mi
term ul oOlce will Uud luut ll baa lucreatuu the vail
maliou iu wmcU Americaua are ueld by tuw Uuriuau
people, aud lUal they have accepted Uia appointment
aa u cumplluiebtlo tUeiuaelVua, and that it uaa proved
to litem mat iu our diplomatic aerv ce we are orgia
uiiiK tu be governed by pructicul common eenae."
Kx-Miuikier 1'irrrepout protiucod a little poem by
Bu>ard I'ayior, wbicu luel Juailce Ualy bad read to
L11iu uuuer a iree twuuly-twi> year* ugo,
?i-Miuia>er Uoker aud 1'ieaideui liubcock, ul tbo
Cbaiubur ol Couituer. e, made some nrlei remar.n, aiiar
which Mr. Klitot 0. cuwuiu read laitcra or regret
Irom decrutary ul male Kv.trt*, Ueury W. Longieliuw,
John U. Whltlier, Oliver We-udell liuiinu*, b. 1*. Wuip.
pie and oiuera. Tne apeecb:tying men waa coutiuued
iu tne name terse *t>i<- by Judge Oavia, Mara 1'waiu,
Samuel U. itugaiea and o.her*.
1HK at.KkMAIIk.
Aft?r the banquet Mr. Tijlor *aa aeranadod by tba
Abi Schuler Siugtug Society. He reapoadetl iu u?r
Ul ill ; ?
My Ukrmav Kbllow CiTia.in?How aball I think
you lor coming to cro? u ao liuuiilulljr IIiii io uieevet
iik iuoi able i-teumjir k'ur an in the true crown ul OiV
uu.tiiuu, and >our luiit* Ura illiu upou iua ilk* * brae/.a
Irolu Ibo Ueruiaa wooua. 1 tit.Ill u 111 ? par III ular lioouf
tbat you have takau part in Wiia lealival. Now all I be
eiementa are uuiu-o which 1 u.u-i reprtiacbl aoroad ao
lar aa 1 bava tbe power to do iL You nave endeavored,
m 1 bava, to touiprebtiud tba tile, the latiiu, too iui
portubCe iu tba wurld'a Uiatorf ol tba two treat ba
tioua?I through repeated reaideuce aud ilia atadieaof
yeara Iu tour ttrai boiua, you through tlia ciruum
alauca that you bavo loaud iu iu u" a aucood hotuti. I
uiay aaaumu tbat we havo ro.ctied tbe aaiue ooavlo
HW-MWlf, UlM the retCOOOO MH loriuualely du
VCO thrvagb Mtul xymp.illiy and aa
aiMilatiou ol (be gi.od wblcb belongs io aacb. I be
Oar man Km pi re and Hie Aiutirloan Ka,ia'ilic bave tnucu
to gatu, aud uoili.ug to to?e, by couiinuod relatione ol
incauenip. Ouce more, uiy n??riy tbankal Long llvo
Ueruiaa eoug ..nd Ueruiau aril
CUNIKMl'T OF 1 HE MINISTRY.
At tbe BieilDii of tba Newark I'reobyiery yaater
day Kev. Or. Poor, or tbe Preabyierlao Hoard ?l Kdu
cation, reiorred to tba obMacloa met by tba Hoard,
and aald tbat ona ol tbe prominent dlineolila* waa lb*
(rowing ooatctiipl lor tbe nnmairy in edocatiooal in
atitotiona. Tha causa ol tbia, Dr. Four bald, waa IU
treatment receiv-d at tbe banda ?( tba pob*
iMbara ol reltgloua pap? rs wbo bare ilurred
tba miuiatry, calling tbem a paupar tliaa,
aubalatuig <>h clmrrti cburity, an<l to renuma
ol tba aame tenor rtapectmg tttoaa cn,:>ged
lb tba educational lutereat*. 11>u npoaker <ieuimi mat
uiiliialara were atteudii.g ibfl adoc ttional tualiiutlouo
there aa aandiuatae lor Hie uiiuiatrii to atippiy tka
Church needa. Ibo apntker regretted tba habit wliiau
prevailed aiuong tha iiiini?ier? to try to aacura koo<1
cii?r*e? tbat bocoma vacant in onina inataucoo, ka
haiu, there bad L>< eu a perlect aWartu ol appucatita.
TALMAt.E'S TuUMi.KS.
Tha breege ol excitement over tba retention ol Mr.
Moigaa aa organiat ol tba Brooklyn Tabernacle, and
tba raaigaatiou ol tbe truaieea Iu coanetiuenoe, la leak
dying out. Major U. R. Corwla, una ul tbo atdara oC
Hi* cburcb. In 'peaking ol tbat portion ol ibo lottor
ol tba iruiMOra wlilcti gave tbe Idea tbat tbo aiao
member* had reaiebed In a body on aocoaot
Of tbe Morgan in itter, aaid yesterday tbot It
waa lame, the iblereoto mat tba Morgan matter bad
intdti tbrm all leave at onea w*i incorrect. H. U
Ifuoio ead B K. Cogawell lie aaid bad never algnod tbO
letter, i he farmer waa abeam Irniu tbe city at tlm
lima, and the lattor atated tbat ho bad hot re?ign?d ol
ali. Tile Mi.Jor **id further that Jobn V. lalmagr and
Robert I*. Ilubbo ware not truaieea aud bad not been
lor tnoutba.
SEVENTH UEGiMEUr UECEPTION.
The Seventh regiment reception IB aid of tha No*
Armory land will like place at the Academy of Ma?ie,
on Wedneoday, April V4 Already a largo number of
tlokata batro boon auld and moat ol tho botoa bava
been dlipweed ol. ibo Now Armorjr load ataoaata at
preaani to $17U^OOO, aoti Kliould the naauclal reaulto
of ibe rt'Cflpliou bo aucb ai are anticipated tho Muild*
in? Commiileo will tio able to ? ncloao the entire
armory (adminiatratioo and drill room bulldli>g't)
during ib> prt-aeut year la uidiimn io tbo Acudemy
ol Mtiitin, Nilaaun and Irviog haiia have oeen engugfO.
Among the Invited iiur*t4 are tbe frttiilftt, tbo WoVfc
oraor aud tuo Mayor ol tbe city.
HEKD OYH'i'EMat
A largo number ol coaatlog acboonera aro now ?n
gaged la Iroigbting arod oyatoia irom Virginia aatf
planting tbrm in Prioco'a Hoy lor tho lall market hod
lor gbit<m?at to Korope.