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WASHINGTON.
Power of Political Regencies Shaken
by the President's Policy.
ifOUNG REPUBLICANS IN REVOLT.
The Outlook in Maine, Wisoonsin
and Pennsylvania.
FERNANDO WOOD'S VICTORY.
Consideration of the Adjourn
ment Question Postponed.
DIAZ'S EECOGN T10N OFFICIALLI ABOUMD.
FROM OUK SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.
Washisotox, April 10,1878.
THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN MAINE, WISOON
SIN AND PENNSYLVANIA?OBOWINO DISTASTE
FOB IBB BULK OF OLD PABTY LEADERS.
Tbc political affairs tn Milns attraoi attention Cera.
It la ?ald that tbe greater pari of tla* republican party
In tbal Stats, Including those called the young repub
licans and tbe Chamberlain wing of the party, are
read v to rebel against the inrtber domination of Sen
ator Hamlin. It u known tbat the appointment# re
tt'iiliy made to the Marsbalshlp and District
attorneyship tn Main* were opposed by tbe
Hainan (action and favored by tho Chamberlain
taction In the party. Tbe Maine republicans have, It
Is said, got tired ol living under the lion rule ol
Senator Hamlin, who, tbey s*y, allows no young man
to be brougnt (orward In tbs republican party unless
?e supports Hamlin, and tbe President's recent {ap
pointments have given courage to the opponents of
tbe Senator and inspired them with a determination
to fling off bis yolt<-, which tbey have borne very
long and very unwillingly. It Is believed that Mr.
H*ie, nnd probably also Mr. Fry, will willingly see
tbe Hamlin regency broken down, tboagb tbey may
aot tbinlc it prudont to openly take part In tbe effort
to destroy Mr. Hamlin'spredominance. Mr. Hamlin's
Senatorial term expires In- 1881, and so strongly In
troucbed Is his power In Maine that It Is thought none
loo early now to begin to break it down. Mains
republican politics will bs interesting this summer.
In Wisconsin, too, there ars signs ol a repudiation ol
senator Howe's leadership. Wisconsin men say that
the young republicans are ready to kick out sf tbe
traces and to depose Senator flows and Boss Keyes
torn their command of tbe party. Even among the
,'ennsy lv*nia republicans there are multerlngs of dls
son tent with the Cameron rule, though the Pennsyl
ranlans have been taught by long experience that It
Is not sate to oppose the Camerons. On several
recent occasions It bas been discovered that Senator
Cameron Is not tbs most popular man with tbe Pens
tylvania delegation, and that. In fact, there Is a spirit
?t Insubordination, a lack of reverenoe for ths old
& aster, which msy st some day, l( It should be en
souragerf, break out Ijito opsn rebellion. If tbe mu
tineers In all these States felt perfectly surs ot ins
souatenanes of tbs Prsstdent tbey would be bolder
than tbey are. They complain tbat tho President
moves so slowly and seems so uncertain that open re
bellion against tbe old file leaders is still dangerous.
THS ADJOURNMENT QUESTION?A VICTOBX FOB
THE pKMOCRATH IN THE BOUSE.
Tbs democrats carried their point to-day In post
poning the consideration ol the adjournment resolu
tion until tbe 1Mb ot May. This Is not supposed to
mean tbst the mu)orlty want to prolong tbe session
beyond ths 10th ot Jane, the tlmo proposed by ths
Seuats, but tbat they want to keep tbe queation open
nnd In tho bands of tbs majority ol ths Houses as Is
usual.
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.
W ahuisutox, April IS, 18T8L
TOR THE FABI8 EXPOSITION?A QE0T03ICAL,
GEOGRAPHICAL AMD ETHNOLOGICAL EXHIBIT
FROM THE C SITED STATES.
The United slates geological, geogrspblc*!?~t ethno
logical exhibit tor the Pari* Exposition, has just bees
completes by the Geological Survey Office and I rant
milted to tho Hmltbsouisn Ioatltution tor trsns>
poriation, along -with the specimens ol birds, flab
and otber animals ot tbe United State* which
will be contributed by tbe latter ioatltution.
Proiessor Hayden'a collection embrace* twelve
largo o?ses ol modols ol ancient people* or
the southwestern territories, showing to some extent
tbelr abodes and peculiarities ol lite. Tbe tribe* rep
resented Include the r&mons Cliff-dwellers, Moquls and
Pueblo*. Accompanying this interesting ethnological
:oliectlon are about lour thouaand photograph* ol tbe
in mo races, representing oyer ninety dialects,
levorsl oi whicn have become extinct within
the last twenty years. Tbe photographic ex
hibit will also Include a series ol land
?cap* view* representing the geological and topo
graphical leaturea of tbl* moat remarkable uud com
paratively unknown acctlou. There i? also a set or
handsomely engraved maps illustrative ot the topog
raphy, R&, ol tbe territorial region extending Irom
?ear the British Hoe to the Kio Grande. Among
the** mnps is a large alia*, embracing tweniy-two
?beet*, prepared in accordance wita the exteaaive sur
vey* that have been progreaaiug under Proiosaor
Uayden's charge. Tbl* atlaa la ot peculiar Interest to
tnglaeers, and, it la thought, will attract especial at
tention at tbe Exposition. The plan of It* couatruc
lion la aa lollown:?
Pint?A matheilkatical or base ah eel, glvlag tri
tngulations.
Hecond? A drainage aheet, abowlng water channala
tod road ?|0l travel.
Third? Ao "economic" sheet, showing In colors tho
prairies, umber, coal, agricultural, surer and gold
treaa; tbe limlta or vegetation Indicated bjr altitude
loee. above wbtcii exists perpetual anow.
Fourth?A general geological sbeet, showing la suit
tble colors all ol tbe varying geological peculiarities
ot the section covered.
hfth?aix ?'contour" sheet*, showing In a novel
way, by mean* oi itUO-foot contour line*, the aJiituuee
?t the great area treated.
Sixth?A number ol detail geological aheeta. In Mo
tions.
Stnmth?Two very beaottlul panoramic sheets, gtv
tg soms ? r the more striking testure* ol tbe Mierru
Nevada and Rocky Mountain region*.
Dr. Haydeu sr.a bis executive officer, Colonel Ste
renson, take much pnuo in tbe line exhibit which
.hey bave been able to prepare lor the Cxpoeltion,
iotwiib<la*diog tbe shortness ol funds by whioh
they bsvs been restricted and ambcrrasaed.
GENERAL WASHINGTON DFS PATCHES.
Wasbixotom, April 19, 187&
TOE HKCOaMlTION OF DIAZ.
Tfee Department oi Si te haa received inrormation
.torn Minister Poster that on Lb* Oib lost, he recog
nised the Dug government, a private letter says the
recognition was rscs.ved with general delight by tbe
cltiaeus Of Mexico.
CLAIMS OP XkW TO IK IMPORTERS FC.R BEVOND
Of DOllKS At.l.EOKD FRAUDULENT ACTION
OP A RoW DECEASED LAWTEH?TESTIMONY OF
BPEGIaL AGENT CURTIS BEFORE TMR HOUSE
APPROPRIATIONS OUMH1TI1L
8omo time ago Special Agent Curtl*, ot tbe Treocury
Dspsrtmcnt, was dctalisd by the beeretary of tue
Treasury to report upon toe matter ol a large number
ol claim* lor reluud on duuea and ehargaaclalmod
by New York lawyer* as sttoroeys lor importers.
It sppears that whan Secretary bhormaa took obarge
of the Treaaury he found a hatch ol tbeae claims
pending In the department, but refused to pay them
because he had no appropriation lor that purpose, and
because he ba4 reason to believe that some ol the i [
I clalma war* fraudulent The Secretary communicated
' bia action to Congress In a latiar written In Dacanibar
)a*L This subject came before ibe House Com
miuee on Appioprtatioas, who to-a ay beard
the eonclualoa ot the argument of ex-Soli
citor of tbe Treasury Jordan, commenced
yesterday In behalf ol crriala New York merohaata
wbo claim reloads oa duties and chargee or commis
sions. Ho cited a letter (rom Oiatrict Attorney Wood
lord, written to tbe Solicitor ol tho Treasury, in favor
ol tho payment ol tbe claim*. Ho contended
that, even admitting tbat aome improper acta bad
been committed by paraoua seeking to collect
tho amouata of tho elm ma that ought not
to prejudice the righta of tbe merobanta, and aald tho
par ilea whom bo repreaented deal red no appropriation
except for those claima which wara shewn to bajuat
and proper. Special Agent Curtis then atatod that be
appeared before tba committee by direatlon of tb*
Secretary of tbe Traaaury and gave an acoount ot tbe
investigation ho bad made into tho origin or aome ol
tbeaa clalma. Ha showed, by refarenoe to tba atatutea
and ragnlationa ol tba Treasury Department, tbat it
was neoeeaary aa a condition precedent to tba re
covery of money on* on euatoma claima againai tbe
government tbat a oar lain form of proteat abouid ae
filed by tb* claimant at tbe time ol paying tba
duty; but aaid tbat in aome of tbe caaea where
a refund bad been paid tbe proper proteat waa
not filed at the time ot tbe payment ot the duty,
but fraudulently supplied afterward. In making
this etatement Mr. Curtia dtaclaimed aay impatatlon
upon tbe mercbanta in wboae lavor tbe claima ware
made. Tbe moat of these fraudulent protean were
tbe work of a lawyer named Aifrod Douglass, Jr., now
dead, wbo bad gone about among mercbanta having
aucb claim* and obtained authority from tbom to col
lect whatever auma might be found due tbom
from tbo government oa aacouut of claima
of thia obaraetcr. He waa to receive fifty
per cent of tbe amounta ao recovered as hla
compensation. Having secured auoh agreement be
went to work to supply proteata in caees wbere they
bad not been filed aa required by law, wbicb be did in
aome caaea by obtaining tbe real aign&iuree of hla
clienta to cucb papers, upon the prewxt tbat tbe sig
naturea were required in tbe oourae of tbe legal pro
ceeuitiga and in other canes by obtaining genuine eig
naturea from otber documents and appending tbem to
tbe proteata prepared by himself, and then having
tbe whole lithographed and attached to the
original entries In the Cusiom House, lu one or two
cases it appeared tbat tbe partlea purporting to have
aigned tbe protests were not In the United statea at
the d ite ol tbe papers, und la one oaee a protest was
apparently signed by a loreign member of
a firm wbo bad never been In tbia couu
try. In aupport of theae charges Mr. Curili
read to the committee tbe affidavita of three or lour
New York merchants wboae algaaturea appeared 'n
tbe fraudulent proteata, tbe aubetance of thia,teaII
mony being tbat tbe algnaturea were obtained under
talae pretences.
Tbe ca-.es embraced in Mr, Curtla' statement, eo far,
are those in which large paymeota were made. The
flrma involved are:?Sampeoa ft Baldwin, who were
paid $36,000, $26,000 of wbieb It ta alleged
waa fraudulently obtained by Douglaaa; Strong
is Smith, wuo were paid about $4,000; B. Cod
dlegion ft Co., $69,000; Wilson ft Brown, $11,000;
Acker ft Hurria, $8,000; Chamberlain, Phelpa ft Oa,
$2,000. Otber caaea which bave been made up and
forwarded to tbe department lor payment, but
which have not been paid, are oa lollowa:?William U.
Dodge i Co., $17,49#; M. Mitchell, $7,744; Jamea
later, $893; A. Preldman, $1,115. With regard to tne
laat three oases Mr. Curtta baa made apeeial reporta
to United Statea District Attorney Woodford, which be
read to tbe committee. In reply to Mr. Jor
dan'a citation of Mr. Woodford'e letter, addreaaed
to tbe Solicitor of tbe Treaaury, Mr. Curtis aald tbat
it waa written belore the Iraudulent origin ot tbe
clalma waa dleoovereil, and he waa autborlaed by
Mr. Woodford to aay that, in bla opinion, Co ogress
ought not to appropriate one dollar for the payment
ot the claima to wbicb Mr. Curtia bad called tbe at
tention of tbe committee, Mr. Curtia will rrauine
bia etatement to-morrow and deal with the clalma for
wbieb an appropriation ia now asked.
PBAOTIOABULITT OF UXHUXJraiOM?TXSTXMOMX
or NEW TOUK BANKKBB. *
The House Committee on Bankicg and Currenoy
baa a very mtereating conference tbia morning with
Mr. John A. Stewart, oC tbe United Statea Truat Oom.
pany of New York, and Mr. J. D. Vermilye, of tbo
Mercbanta' Beak, New York. Tbe queatlon ot
the practicability ot maintaining resumption
was prossod upon these gentlemen by Mr,
Ewlng, but tbey held Inflexibly tbe position that re<
sumption can be aafaly entered upon the let ot Jan
uarv, 18T9, and that with the present favorable out
look ol good crop* and tee balance ol trade In
favor ot tbi* country resuinptlpn can b<i
maintained. They expressed a bellei, howevor,
that the malntenuuce ol specie payment* would not
be assured uulrss a portion of the currency circu a
tlon la retired ana foreign exchangee continue to be
In oar lavor. Mr. Vermllye Ibougut that $100,000,000or
$160,000,000 of (be outstanding United State* note*
?bouia be retired in ordor to make specie resumption
entirely gafo.
COURhB OF RKl'UBI.ICA N8 IN REGARD TO
UtUIBLATION?HOUSE MEMBERS OV A JOINT
COMMITTER WITH THB HKNATK APPOINTED.
Representative Engeuo Hale, chairman o( tbo He
pnL>|ican Congressional Committee, bu named <uu
following geutlemen aa members of tbe com
mittee provided lor by tbe republican cau
cus (on motion of Mr. Price, of Iowa),
to eon for with a Sonata committee upon
tbe course lu t>* pursued by tbe republicans In mat
tars coining before tbe present session of Coogress:?
Hiram Price, of Iowa; J. A. UarlKld, of Oblo; O. O.
Conger, ol Michigan; M. H. Dnuncll, ol Minnesota;
William P. i'rye. ol Maiue: G Lb Fort, ofllltuois; J.
M. lboruburgb, ol Tennessee; William Clatlin, ol
Massachusetts; J. W. Dwiglit, ol New York; Kussell
Errett, ol i'ennsylvaaia, and Horace Duvla, of Call*
tornla.
TBI PKOPOIKD TltBATT WITH COBRA?A BID
FOB THK GOOD OFFICBH OF JAPAN.
The Japanose Minister regards with maeb anxiety
the resolution recently ofl-ired by Senator Sargent
bavlug In view a treaty of amity and com marc*
with Cores, in Northeastern Asia, with a popu
lation ol about twelve millions. Although Coria
la tributary to China and Japao some time ago recog
n zed ber independence. The trade of Cor?a is almost
wholly with J .pan. Intimate Irundly relations exist j
between those nations. Therefore tbe good ollloes of '
Japan could be Interpoeed to efleot socb a treaty aa
Senator Sargent contemplates. As a preliminary to
such proceedings and to Induce Japan to take a ,
greater interest In tbe anl-Joct efforts will be made to
have returned to Japan $1,600,000, now in tbe United
mites Treasury, Known aa the Japanese Indemnity
fuoo, retaining a small sum only lo compensate tor ac
tual loss to American cltixens resulting irom disturb
ances soms years ago in that country.
THK INTERNAL RKVKMUB lllf.L.
The Uon-e Committee on Ways and Means to-day
further considered tba Internal Revenuo olii, bat
tailed lo complete It when tbe hoar lor the Assembling
of the House arrived. A meet In it will bu held lo
morrow, at which time tbe bill will be disposed of by
tbe committee.
BEOBOANIZtTIOH OF THB NAVY.
The House Naval Committee to-day ordered the
printing and recommitting ot Representative Harrta'
(Masaacbuaetts) bill providing lor the reorganisation
ol the navy.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE.*
Wasmuoto*, D. u, April 19, 187$.
Mr. Dcmua, I rep.) ol Mian., from tbe Comminea
on Comma roe, reported back tbe sonata bill authoris
ing the issue of an American register to tbo Canadian
propeller East by tbe name of "lest" Pasted,
On motion ot Mr. HAUTUio?n, (dem.) ol Ufc, tbe
Soaste ameodmeata to tbe bill preventing the intro
duction ol Inlectmnn diaaaaes lata the United States
were oooourred in.
On mutton of Mr. Kiholnto*, (dem.) of Miss., iki
bill appropriating $300,000 to provide lor deacionclea
in tbe pabiie printing ottloe was taken up and passed.
Mr. Kmllbt, (rep.)ol Pa, from tba Committee on
ways and Means, reported n UU tor the Iree entry ol
artMJes imported for ?xutbition by ?ociotloa estao
liahed for tbe encouragemeut of arte and aeienoee.
h?si
Tin AorocaxasxT ajtHOLirion.
Tba Sruiia annooaood that tbe Brat boslneas in
order waa the motion to roconsider tbo vote by which
Ifto House reiusad last Wednanaaa tana las Usiikua
ueot resolution to the Committee on Ways una Mean*.
Agreed to?106 to 04.
Mr. Wood, (dem.) ot N. Y., than withdraw tbe
motion to refer tbe rueolution, and moved to postpone
the consideration 01 tbe proposition until Wednesday,
May 1ft.
Tbe motion to peatpene was carried, jrees 139, Bays
US?a party rote, with tbe exception o( Mr. Kamey, ot
Bouib Carolina, wbo voted with tbe democrats in tbe
affirmative, anil Mr. Culler, ol New Jersey; Mr. Lut
ireil, ot Calllornla, and Mews. < lymer. Wright and
bridges, ol Pennsylvania, wbo voted with tbe repub
ilc?n? io toe negative.
The Spkaebr laid before tbe Honae an Invitation
Iroin ibe Suarpsiiooting Unlou oi tbe United Stale*
to tbe House ot Hepreeealalives to be prevent at a lee
tiTui to be glveu by tbeni in June next. Also a com
munication from tbe Secretary of the Treasury In re
sponse to a requeet of tbe House, giving certain In
formation in regard to tbe Tariff bill, what articles
uow on tbe iree liat will bo made dutiable under the
proviaious of the bill, and vice veria. Referred.
Mr. UUKGiiJtno, (rep.) of 111., trout tbe Committee
on Waya and Means, reuorted a bill amending tue in
ternal revenue lawn, iiu atatod thai the bill simply
related to tbe administration of tbe Internal revenue
and did not affect the rate ot taxation. Tbe bill waa
made a npaolal order for May i.
Tbe Sfkakkr then called committees lor roports of
? private uulure.
Mr. Wilus, (dem.) of N. Y., from tbo Committee on
Naval ASairs, ronorted a bill lor tne relief ol the Al
bemarle and Chesupeuke Cauul Company. Rulcrred
to the Committee ot tbe Wnole.
Also, a bill authorizing Lieutenant J. H. M. Masun,
of lb" Uuited Siate* Navy, to receive a mudul from
tbe King of Italy. Paused.
Mr. Hamsa, (rep.) ot lud., from tbe ?ido commit
tee, reported adversely on bills (or the relief ot Secor
* La, Nat. McKay and Donald McKay. Laid on the
table.
Aimo, a reiolntlon authorising tbe Secretary of the
Navy to organise a board ol three officers not below
the rank ol rear admiral, wblcb shuil examine Into
tbe case of Osnmunuer Hush rod B. Taylor and su< b
other officers of the navy as may doom themselves
unjustly pissed over by the promotion* made in con
formity wiili tbe act of Cougreas approved July 2b,
1806. Adopted.
Mr. Waluh. (dem.) of Md., from tbe Committee on
Invalid l'eualons, reported back tne teuate bill In
creasing the peusioa ol General James Shields from
$3u to $5) a monib.
Mr. Mills, (Jem.) ot Texas, moved to amend by in
creaaing tbe pension to $100; agreed la Tne bill was
passed.
Mr. Goods, (dem.) or V?., moved that tbe Uoone go
Into Committee ol tbe Whole on tho private calendar
aud itial debate on ibo pending bill (the Williuiu aud
Mary College bil ) be closed In two hours.
Mr. Cosusft, (rep.) oi Micu., opposed ibe latter mo
tion. Which was, however, carried?eas 107, nays94.
Mr. Comosk then moved that tbe House adjourn,
and
Mr. Wit.lis, of New York, moved that when tbe
Hobse adjourn to-day It be to meet on Monday next,
and the >eas and nays were ordered on tbut uioliou.
Rejected.
Alter consaming two bourg in voting upon dilatory
motion*, wtuch were defeated, tbe House, at ten min
utes past lour o'clock, took a recess until halt-past
seven P. M., the evening session lo be lor the con
sideration of business reported lrom tbe District ot
Columbia Committee.
1 VENINO SESSION.
Whan the House met this evening, at half-past
seveu o'clock, lor IMslriot ot Columbia basinesa, tho
Speaker called Mr. Vance, et North Carolina, to tbo
chair.
MR. RANDALL'S KKRSOSAL SXPLAXATIOM.
Mr. Kami)all, (dem.) ol fa., tneu a ild :?1 rise, for the
flrsf time iu uty llle, 1 think, in this Hou-e, to a per
sonal explanation. 1 find In the Star ol tbn> evenlug a
statement thai I have verbally requestud Mr. Glovor,
the ebairmau ot the Committee on Expenditures id
tbe Treasury Department, to investigate the office of
tbe Sergeauuai-Arms ot ibis House. There Is not a
syllable ol limit iu tbo statement nor a gleam ot war
rant tor it. First, 1 know nothing whatever ol
the notion of tbe Sergeant-at-Arms m tbe dis
charge of bla dalles that needs Investiga
tion, and second, I bi.vu never bad any
coniereuce whatever with Mr. Uluver on ibe
subject, uor have 1 directly or ludlrectly bad any com
munication with uiin. 1 tblnk It is due to tbe ter.
geaut-ai-Arms lo slate ibis. 11 i mvsell were tbe only
oue involved I never would bavo noticed it, bat as the
statement reflects, perhaps, on tbe honesty, the tidal-,
iiy aoJ tbe honor oi another,! at ouce and promptly
give it this contradiction.
several bills relating to the District ol Columbia
wero reported, and alter sou<e discussion but without
action on the bill, the Ho nee, si live minnies past ten
o'clock, a Juurue I until to-iuorrow
A KM!" IM'ELHuENCE.
BBCBCITB OhDBBBD WtsT FOB AB81GNMKNT.
W as ui kotos, April 19, 1878
The Superintendent General of tbe Mounted Ro
?rutiing Service Is ordered to eause all disposable
colored cavalry recruits to be prepared aud lor
warded, under proper charge, to Fori Gurlsnd, Colo
rado, tor assignment to ibu Niuth Cuvalry. Tbe Su
perintendent General ot the Recruiting Service will
causa 200 recruits to he prepare! aud forwarded,
under proper charge, to tbe Omaba liarracks, Ne
braska, lor assignment to the Fourth lulnntry.
First Lieutenant D. J. Cranio, Twultih infantry. Is
ordered to oonduot a detachment ol recruit* to tho
Fourth Infantry.
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
TBB OMAHA AT IIAXI'TON BOADS?LIST OP BEB
OJfMCUUi?MuVLMe.Nl 8 Of OTUttB VEHHKUi.
|BX TLLHUaAfli TO THK UK8ALD. ]
Norfolk, April 10, 1870.
The United States steamer Omaha, flying tbe broad
penuant ol Ke.ir Admiral Q. H. Preble, arrived to-duy
I rum Valparaiso, alter ? letigihy end tedlou*
piiu|ft Hue bring* home Admiral I'reiilo,
who la reiired, and to bo auoceedei by Commo
dore Wyman, of tba llydrographie OQlcc, la
the Alaska, now flttli.g oat at Ni w York. Tho Omaha
hua been in the .South Pacllle for the pa*t *ix y> ara.
She wil go out of C'Umnii'ioii bere and be placed iu
ordiuary and hor ofll erti placed ou waiting ord*r* and
cr-w duciiaruod. She touched iaal at St. ihoiotalor
coal ntid exparienoad heavy weather luring tbo past
two daya oil oar eoa-L
LiaT or urwcKBg.
Thu lollowlng I* a complete list ol her oflUors:?
Captain?L. A. Kunberly, commanding.
Executive Officer? Lieutenant Commander Q. U. D.
Olidoea.
Snag itor?Lieutenant A. M. Thackura.
Admir(Wt Secretary?A. M. MbmaIu.
LirtUtiuxnH? t homuit 0. Purrv, F. W. Croaker and
0 II. ili>uaia.
Emigni--B. K. Khinehirt. M Ii Schwenk. W. R.
A. K?on?y, L. Arms and K. L lleynolda.
Surg on?(J. K. Bruab.
Aitutant Surgeon ? Ko'ort Whiting.
J'.tvmaifrr?ii. K Waikma.
Chi^f Engineer?Albert Acton.
1'ait AI ml ant finpint'T?W W. Ucaton.
Asmtanl Kngxnter?V. W. Llvertoore.
Cuptatn nf Marmot?William Wallace.
J'ay Clerk?H. hoera.
Admirai'i Clerk?V. W. Oow.
Hontiwam?A. Milne.
O'umter? W. C. Srymonr.
Curpenier?O. S. \V.ilt< meyer.
SaUmaJcer?U. H. Haakina.
oruaa vnaaii.a
Tbe Oailpee ta due hero lo>morrow from Kev Writ,
and private intelligence Irou the Mwatara at Aapin
wall atatee that she will reach Norfolk In the oarly
part ol June. Tba llgbtbau** supply ateamer Fern
will laava bere to<morrow moruiug to reptaoe ihe
autom itic aUnal buoy on Cape Batteraa roel, which
waa carried away by a atorm a law waeka ago.
OAD MBA.
Washington, April 19, 1378.
Chief Engineer J. Q. A. Zetgler la ordered to duty
la onarge of eng later -toree at tbe Navy Yard at
L ague Wiand, Pa. Cbiel Engineer William W. Dun.
g?u la detached irom duty at the Navy Yard at League
laland and placed on waning order*.
OFF 10U COLO It ADO.
A despatch from Denver, Col., appeared In the
Hkralu of April 11 to the * fleet that 11. A. Mcluiirc,
praaideot ol tbe Firet National Bank Ol Lake City and
vice president ol tba Flrat National Bauk of Colorado
Spring*, had abecMded with $70,bo<l It waa ailogod '
mat Mclutira bad in the interim lollowlng tbe death
oi the late preaident of the bank at Colorado Mpring*,
and belore the vacancy waa aapinle<', eecureu iron
toe dapoetta ol thia bank between $su,(XK> and $4u,000,
and that he bad hypothecated aiook ol tbe two hank*
with which he waa oonneoted amounting to |il.>.000
1 be day lollowiug tba publication ol the above it
deapatck waa received from Long Branch atating itiat
Mr. Molntire bad oean mere lor ten daya and laft 'or
Mow York. Ha had been viattiug aonie relative* and
made no attempt to eoiieenl bla praaeoce. Detective
Cuming, ol the Central Oflloe, yeiterday arr**ted Mr.
Mclntire in tbia cu/ and gave him into tb<- custody ol
a Colorado ttiaia otllcer, uamed I oal, who came here
armed with a requisition lor tbeurreat. H? obtained the
rxtradition warrant belore the arreat wae inntle, and, a*
tbvre waa no ocoa^tou lor delay, atarted heme with
bla priaon?r on ma altarnoon train. Mr. Mclntire
wrote a card to tbe Hiralo, whieb Wn? puBiabod
April 1^ deny lug the auargea made agalnat him, wed
aiHo that lie hud anything to do witn the active
maaagainaataf tba banks lu queetion.
UEAHUN A>iJL> INFIDELITY.
Hush F. McDermott, author and jonrnallai, dcilv
ered a lecture laat evening In tba Flrat Free Union
Cbnrch, corner ol Sixth and Krie atroeta, Jaraey City,
ou "Keaaon and Infidelity Considered, " Tba gnntlr>
m m iu beginning a.ild that bla remarka were not In
ten- ad aa a apeelde nnawer to Ingereoll and otber lu
ftdela, hut ae a general nOomder. Ha argued tint
uian eliotild not conflna himeall to tact* gathered
Ir >ui book* and like aourcer, out lo hie eurrounuiuy,
kach a* the movement ol ma etar* and other lufloi
ilea, which, aithoagb beyond our (owera of reason*
inc, uevt rtheleaa etiit, and thareiore railgloa* l-elief
should be a reasonable reality. Men with load, of
book lembor in thair band* uraw on tba idea* ol otber
men (or ia?te in tbatr attack* on religion, ol whit b
tbonaanda ol men bad written before Ingereoll wm
born. They wiab to destroy religion, and therm y
morality, and give aoolety, of wbieb religion i* ma
Nilfc. *e?iM ta m wl*aa.
THE STATE CAPITAL
both houses adjourn aftkb a wtiK of
BA*D WuUK?THE BBtkF SUASION OF GOOD
FBIDAY?A THUBATAMID tfOBM AMOHG
BBOOKLTN ASSEMBLY MEM.
Albaxy, April 19, 1878.
Tlr?d out by a really bard week's wore both bouses
?f lb* Legislature bald abort aud dull sessions to-day,
at which no measures of general iuiportauce or ol
special Interest to New York city were discussed.
The Assembly baa got through with most of the big
billa which are do* before tba Senate eooimlttoes or
n general orders before the Senate. Thar* Is, bow*
aver, a mass ot bills 01 all otbor aorta ou tba
Ulas In each houaa, which tt moat take some week* of
?toady work to dlapose of, unless the dally sessions are
prolonged. At present the Assembly Is holding t?so
sessions a day?one beginning at ten in the morning
and lasting uutil two o'clock, tho other beuluning at
half<pasi tour P. M. and lantug until a majority ol the
members want to go to supper. 1 ho morulug aoaalon
ol the Senate now begins at ten instead ol eleven aud
generally lasts uutil a law minutes before two, The
evening session begins at eight and continues aa long
as a quorum stays.
PLKNTT or WORK TO DO.
The hardest work, however, is done at the commit
tee mooting* and In private rooms. Tharo are thirty
three oommittaea of the SanAte and only lhirty-iw<i
Senator*. Tnara are 128 Assoinblymen and tnirty*jigbt
Assembly committees, twenty of wbleh are composed
ot nine or mora members, and tha real olseven mem
bers eaoti. Consequently every euruosl taomber of
botu tbe Senate aud tho Assembly has all lie c?u at
tend to, auu as there aro lew earnest members as
compared with the aumeroua ablrkerM, much more.
It liiu Legislature la to adjourn by the 1*1 ol May tliero
must be loss debate In tbo opon sosslons aud belter
attention to th? roll calls.
PROTKCT rADPKK CHJuDKIO.
8enator Marvin's bill to prevent me degradation ol
pauper children, wuioli provides that children ot that
class, between the ages of two and sixteen years,
shall nerealter be sent to asylums under tbe patrouago
oi societies ol the same renglous laith as tliat ol tbeir
parents, lusteau ol to pournuu?es, us bi-ruvoiorc, was
to-day Isvorubiy reported oy the Assembly Committee
on General Laws.
SLhOTIO.N FRAUDS 1H ALBANY.
Tho scenes auu alleged irauus at tuu teceut munici
pal election in Aib.iur have stirred up tne aureus to
a dernaud lor a new Hegistry law aiuiilir to tiiul in
Mow York city, winch will permit voters to be
promptly registered In tbe wards to wbicn they may
change their residences. liituerio, once registered, a
voter's name liat stuok to tba book aud precinct
whore It was that set down, notwithstanding his re
moval, and be b as bad uo right to register and vote
elsewhere.
*0 CNiritKM HOIIOOL tkxt books.
Tbe Assembly Cumuli, leu ou Ways .ma Moans have
reported uniavorably upou Mr. Worth's bill to astab
Itsh a ucllorm system ol text books in nchools.
A Corn NO STORM kOR KMOS CUUHTV.
That bete iwir to Brooklyn, the Ocean Parkway
bill, wtiicu proposed to trausfer the at>*uss
meut tor tha cost of that boulevard Irotu
the neighboring district to the city, appeared
again in the Assembly this morning, ami again the
Urooklyu members arose aud gnashed their teuib ai>
It lor un hour or two. Owiug to the abseuoe ol Mr.
Worth and another Kcpreeuolattve who bad vlala tor
it not yet pourud a motion to report progreas ou tbo
measure prevailed, and the tluel betweou Mr. Bergen
aud the real of the Kings county delegation la attlt
undecided.
CONSTRUCTION OP RAILROADS.
In tbe Senate Mr. Oakley lotroduced a bill to (Mili
tate the coiistructiou of railroad*, which amends
chapter 43U ot the Laws ol 18*4 entitled "An Act to
laclitlate tbo reorganization ot railroads sold undor
mortgage, aud providlug lor tho loruiatiou ot now
oompuUies in such cases." Mr. Oakley's bill amends
section 1 ol the act by adding to the latter eud of tba
section tbe tollowiug:?
Provid.-d that In all sucn eases a new corporation formed
by the hilug ut the certificate heteiotore mentioned snail
beeotnu ami be veiled with ana entitlid to exeiclse and ?u
Jov the rights, privileges and frauohise*. ana mo property
which hy ibe terms ol the tnortvage upun which tbe judg
ment was haaed wis subjected to the lien ut the bouuhold
er > lor whose Ijenstll tne judgment was obtained and uoua
ether, uud tliat unthlug In said act shall be construed
to iuterlero wlili or cut off (lie rljiht o! any creditors,
stockholder! or other Liaisons iu the properly of ?sid rail
road company acquired alter the execution or said mort
gase, ana uot by the tenus ol laid uioilj;age included
with the lieu thiTool. And nil officers, trustees, leier
ees Ana other parsons tiansierriu^ or dellvalug
under such axle auy other properly tliau t.iat
actually included iu the lien un which mortgage shall tie
and retrain personally liable to all persona liaviug auy
claliua npou such propel ty so told or delivered or entitled
to the possesion thereof, or li%viug any claims against the
railroad company, which but lor the sale and Uclivery
alores ?ld migui have been satisfied out ol sucli properly au
traiisiorreu a..a Oeilvered.
MkctiON - ut tlu act is auistided so as to strike out >.ub
dlvNion it of ksciIjii 1 as aiueuded hy ctiuptei 440 ut the
laws of lH7ti, and sucli (ubdivlsion ;i Is repealed.
Sac. :i Is luade to readWhenever iu performance
ol any plau or arran^emeul lor the purchase of tbe prop
erty an.i Iraucbise ol any railroad company auy person lu
teicsted In said railway company shall accede to such
plan, aud ahall, lor the purpose of carryluir out the same,
place or depoait In the bands ot auy olli.er ol said railroad
company, or auy other persons, tuon -ys for tbe purpoae of
csrr> Iuk out ?ueli plan, and such trusieos or other persons,
in ah .?e hands such moneys shall be plaeod, shall direct
the said money* Irom tire purpose lor which
t.iey were s> pmced in their hands, in order tn
buy up Jhiiguieuta, pay Interest on bou is or in auy way use
suelituui* contr.iry to the purpose lor whlclr they worn
placed in itietr nanus lu order to prevent the scheme ol re
n ijuiimeiil or reorganisation, said persous shall, upon
piool tlii'iool. ba deemed to be iruilty ot a luisaouieaiior
una shall ba puuished by a flue not exooediiiK the amount
?>l money ao misapplies or ny ImprUanmaut in a peniten
tiary lor the peilou ol oue year.
mic. A It Is lurther enacted that notblait in tha acts '
hereby aiuchUed or in iu tbli act ahall ue held to interfere
wli b tne riKhts ol any creditors ol such rati roan company
againit the properly nit included in the mortage udou
winch the property was tnuuduil, for which the Iraachises
of such corporation may have oeeu >oitl.
001'HT OF Al'i'LAL'i PUUCEEDINOS.
Albany, N. Y., April 19, 187S.
Id ihe Court of Appcala, Friday, April 10. Preaeot j
8. ?. Cburcb, Chiel Justice, auu asanclalosi.
No. 18a. Ueorge 11. Mayuury, responUeut, v* I be
iloiucr aud Courtland Uasiigltl Company, i.ppel- |
lain.?Argued by M. M. Waters lor appellant; Samuel
11 .iu lor re?pobdent.
No. aua. iue People ex rel Gilchrist at al, respon
dent, vs. KranciH Mui ru), appnli.uiL ? Ar?un>i by
Buuiuei Hand lor appellant; N.J. Wuteibury for ro
apouunnia.
No. 177. Alexander H. Molt, appellant, vs. Ibe Con
sum, ra' lo? Company, reapouUeut.?Ar^uud by 11. N.
Uuteti lor appellant; A. 1'. Wuitebesu, lor reapou
dent.
No. lutt. Oney buylc*. sppellaut. W. h J ward Sltaa,
re?| oDdcui.?Argued by Damol Pratt lor appellant;
W k. L inaiug lor rvapoudsnt.
No. 1WH. The Farmers and Mochanica' Nailoaal
Batik ol Butlalo, reapondenl, v?. Honjauiiii J. Logan
et al.. appellants.?Argued o. Jos'ph 11. Cboalo lor
appellant*; F. J. Pilnliui lor respondent.
No. 100 Jamas I'ope, respondent, fa. Lewis liau
msr, uppollaat.?-Sub initio.i, c.?e stilt ou.
OALB>DAK.
The following la the Court ol Appeals dny calendar
lor Mouday, April 22:? No*. 107, lfiO, uut, IW. 194,
74, UL, 142.
TALMAGK'S TALK.
Rev. Mr. Talmago lecture.I lant evoolug la the
Brooklyn Tabernacle, lie apok ? aboui ihe lour prin
cipal events ol tbe week. The flrit referred to via
tbe laueral procession winch carrie.I loUreenwood
Cemetery the rriuaiun ol tbe late William M. 1 weed.
Tbe setonu eveul touched upou waa Ibe attempt to
resurrect tbe lieecber scandal. Tbe third waa ibe re*
auuiptlou o| gold pay in tut < alter a suspension ol
aeventeen your*, and tbe lourtb event w?s tbe cele
bration ol Raster.
Mli. BliiSCUKliS it ETC 11N*.
Mr. Beecber returned to Brooklyn yeitcrdsr lore*
noon from bla lecturing tour in tbe Sute. ilia arrival
ao eariy waa unexpected, and he proceeded anac
eouipanii'd acroaa Wall atreut lorry to bia tetl
deuue, Na 124 Columbia Heighia. lu tbe evening
tbe locture room ol Plymouth Church waa |
well filled by ibe brethren, wnoae loom exprensed
warm sympathy and welcome. Mr. lieecber entertd
the room al oigul o'clock aud ascended Ibe pl.itlorm
with a brisk step. Me took a aeat nest a table on
wtiicti waa dlapiayM a largo buakut ol Q >wera Ke i
looked aroutid blin with an eaay, cbeerlui (lance, and
neither bia Hppearai.ce nor loue ol voice betrayal tne
leant trouble ol miitd. Ou tbe cou<rary, lie icemiil
lu excellent health and apirita, and be diaappoiuied
many in ihe audience who exp?ci*<l aoiue tuuailesia
tlob* of coucem over the late i xploeiou aud itutlci*
paleil be might be Induced io make some allusion to
It in bia Vri.iay evening talk. Not even tbe n moteat
relerenco waa givun. Alter the uauai ?ddre?s wat over
be reail an application lor a letter of ditmieaal Irotu
a lamliy ol lour, ol tbe name ol Robinson, but wnen
the aerviooa were over tbia depletion ol hi- congrega*
tion waa isihar more than counterbalanced oy tbe
reception Into membership ol over iilty persons.
HEV. Mli. VOHHUliGll H CASE.
The indictment of tbe Rev. Dr. Voiburgb, pastor ol
tbe Madiaon Avonue llaptisi Cliureh, In tbe Rnrgsn
district of Jersey City, baa created intense eurpriae.
Hia houao waa flatted yeataruay by a noat al sympa
thisers, who expres?ed tbclr determinatioa to stnud
by blin tnrough all trial*, at tbe tame time aaawrtmg
their Ixliel iu bia inuooeuce. Tbe couaael lor Mr.
Vnaliorgh bi.v.ng applied lor a apeedy trial tbe case
has b*en sal down lor tbe 13tb of May.
HliiTLING A DEBT,
Adolpb Homn.eri, of No. HQ Uarden street, Hobo,
ken, waa yeaUrday arrwated on a charge ol having
atoleu a gold watch and chain Irom Ueraru De
VrleS, third officer 01 tbe Uainourg steamablp Lees,
log. l>e Vries invited Bommera to visit bim, bud
slier be Ult l)e Vries miraeU bis wateb. Homaere
auraiited the tuelt, but eiaimed ti.at De Vriee wax la
bia dal>t to a graat estaut aau 1m t?oa tbe property
for the purpose ol aetillbg Ihe lauebtedni aa. Re.
e^rder MeDonough comibiiled bin IB default bf La I
tor trial aa a aa?raa al luuar.
SUFFERING AT SEA
Terrible Voyage of the Bark Olus
tee Irom Sumatra.
A SINGULAR PLAGUE.
Poisonous Green Coffee Supposed to
Have Caused Sickness on Board.
Il I* not often ttiat a story of greater hardship and
sturdier endurance Is toU by sailors wuo escape
wreck or disaster than that wb.ch Captain Nicker
sou, ol the baric Oluatee, tula yesterday on bla arri
val from Padang, in Sumatra. ho made Ibe voyage lu
109 days?uot a loug nine under other circumstances;
but the three months at sea were lengthened almost
to u liicittno by the horror* ot sickness aud peril.
Short banded at tbe start, in couscquence ol a de
sertion, alolc himself, aud strickcn by au epioeuiio
which at ouo time threatened to leave tbu ship with
only the coolt alive, the captaiu wan called ou to ex
hibtt powers ol endurance und judgtnont seldom called
for oven In hu profession.
Tbe tidy little baric lay at Harbeek's aloroa In
Brooklyn us a Hskald reporter boardod ber yester
day 10 Icaru tbe particulars ol tho voyage. jjlie looked
lu tiiin order, aud It was bard to roalixo that she
bud just finished so arduous a voyage. Tbe
captain himself, a wiry looking Yankee skipper,
about thirty-live years old, whose skiu was darkly
bronxod by tbe tropical sun, was pacing the deck, and
tbe mute, emaciated aud pale from long illness, sat at
the top ol the steps leudtnu Irom the tnulu deck to tbe
root ot tbe cabin. Captain Nlckcrsoo greeted bis visi
tor courteously, and, leading the way into Ins little
cabin, told nis aiory modestly and gruuhica.'ly. "I
bad a pretty bard luuo ol it," bo said, "but
we goi ibrougU boiler tbau seemed possible at
oue time. Wo lell 1'adaug on December 30, with a
cargo ol tre.-u cofiee. It was the ordinary Java
collee, so lur us 1 kuew a perluctly harmless lrelgbt;
but 1 auributu Hie troubU we hau to a sort of poison
emanuling irom tho coffee. We were, perhaps, a
coupie ol w< oks loading up aud started with UOO
tons on board. 1 was sick ai the start,
but suppoacd then that tbe trouble was tue
Java !< ver, us it is tailed, wblc.ii is something
similar to tue IoVhi aud a*uc. 1 was troatea lor u by
tbe ooctors lu 1'adaug and look, as 1 tbouyht for u
time, au uveruone ol quinine, the doctor baviog given
me seventy grains in lweuly-k<ur uourr. My secoud
mate uad ueseried Just bo lore +? sailed aud there
were, besides myself, tbe firm mate, six sailors and the
cook. 1 made oue ol the s illors, Mr. Lewis, a i.attvo
ol Wales, secoud luate, as be was a &oud man who
hud sailed with me be.ore.
THOl'BLK HKOIUXINll.
We were not lair.y ou. ol tno uaroor be lor# both my
mates were down sick, anJ as souie ol the meu bad
ueeu complaluiuK lor some days ol ihesamosymp
turns that 1 had had, we wore very much like a tluut
lug hospital eveu then. Hut as tne doctors bad told
me that we would prububly be all right wuou we gat
to seit 1 bad no apprehensions, but went along with
ihorioDed sail, taxiug the traue witius and havlug
nu great irouoie at urst. As the mates were both
sick aud 1 was ou duly pretty much all mis time,
uignt aud day, lur liny-two days, tne ouly log I have
is a sort ol abstract loji ibat 1 kept whenever I bad a
cnanue. by this, however, 1 can give you the dales
ol tbe principal evcots ol tne voyage.
On January 1, the third day out, we had northeast
winds and considerable rain, aud were running under
8hori saiL 1 bad ihou ouly oue seaman ou duty. 1 ho
couk was all right, us be was the ouly man un board
who was not sick during the voyage. 1 took a large
dot* ol Castor oil suu mauaged to crawl out on deck
with considerable difficulty, l'he symptoms m every
cabu were tbe same, auu 1 look the trouble to be
malarial fever with dysentery. We bud violent
headaches, au ovuillow ol guugronous bile ou tho
ktomacu, alternate Ilia ol vomiting aud purging clear
blood, with a ihick black coating over the mouth,
lips, throat and tongue, and cramps in tbe legs, St . 1
gave quluiue aud poyeic, winch seemed iu every e .so
to give temporary reliol, hot weakened the men,
alter the first effect bad passed off. Tbe next
day, January 2, I had three seamen ou
duty, but tbey were so weak they could hardly
do anything, auil ou the 3d the whole crew was still
sick aud we bad some bad winds, but nothing that
seemed daugerou>. 1 still thouglit tno trouble was
dyseutery auu bad no great apprenvusious. Ou tbe
?lib the secoud officer got a little belter and Wont un
deck, tbiukibg to resume bis duties, but soon be grow
worse auu baa to give np aud go below. 1 still kept
Up, though almost as sicit as tho others. Ou tbe btn
tne seooud mate grew worse aud Was delirious sad
utterly bolpluss. We did wlist we could fur b'.m, bui
It was utmost iin possible to help him any. 1
h.d tour seaueu on dealt lint day, but
they were all sick aud wouk. 1 kept up, bui uad ter
rible twitching pains in mv bead, nhiuli I attributed
In a great measure tu the oaro und anxiety that rested
ou me. OntbeOihthe sailors were a little better aud
the mate was getting worse, Hu grew worse steadily
frum this time uutil ne died. The Urst luato, however,
got a little b> iter, though ho was still heipiess, and
the crew continued sick. Tbe weaUiar was squally;
but we kept woil clewed up sud lost nothing ut turn
time. Ou the Oth oue ol my sailor* got a lime better,
aud was able to do his trick at the wheel, which was a
great help.
DkAfH OF Till SKCO?I> MATS.
On tbe lOih, about nail-past lour 1\ M., tne second
mate was v.-iy bad, ibougn he complained of no palus,
except in tbu stouiacu. ills pul-e was very low, but
1 saw no other lisd s> mpiums I spoke to hiiu, und
he told tno be felt very bad. About six o'olooa he be
camo deuriour, nu at uail-pitst s.x ho died without a
struggio aud without knowing that be was dying. 1
h>d ma t otiyiakeu at onco to tne oarpeuier'a room
to keep ine tact ol bis death irom tbe Urst mate, lor 1
was alratd 11 be should know ol it II would make biui
worse. Alter Mr. Lewis' death his ucok turned very
black, ao that the Do>il looked aa na if it
??.* uecoinpo?iog. Wo kept tuo bujy till tue '
following ti .y. n.e litti ol January, wtion 1 hau it '
m*iiI iu it piece ol iuif.it uud fUt a bag ul coala to 1
b la leak I hen 1 called all banda that were wa.i tuougn
to turn up oo deok, una alter reading a lew appro- j
I ii^io vor-.ee i consigned tlia poor leltow to liia vtatory
grave. I took au observation iuat day, and i? well u4
1 could reckou tbu Cocua laUudu were about llfty i
uillea to the eouthomt. Mjr calculation ali una tun.) 1
were neceiaaniy aoinowb.it ituporloot, aa 1 bad to
tltke wv aexiatii ol duck and Iheu, alter taking au ot>
aitvaiiou, ruu down to tba cabin whore my chronome
ter waa aud take ma Hum, allowing lor the time I
thought It tooa to go iroui one luatrumout to tbe
olber. Neither ol my lUutva Was able to take tuo tiuin
lot IIK.
Oo lb* l'ilh Mr. Abbott, tho Oral mute, waa takou
wltb tlia kama symptoms Mr. La Wis had bad, and 1 !
lold bun tbal no could uot live. It ?aa very nard on I
tbe poor leltuw, nud t>? lelt very badly, ?at|ng mat '
(be oue thing lie wautad to live lor tuoat wag to eao
lit* poor oi'l womer, aa tie ban beeu away lioui i.oiuo
fur teu yoari. However, tie look it Very quietly nud 1
uianluily aud bade all liauda goodby lu a mealy war. I
Iba new aril read ibe litble to hiui, aud We all thought 1
be would go in a lew lioura at me moat, lie waa iu a I
lei rib e condition. Ilia loreboad waa all black like ibe
0 ali ol u decorupoalng Corpse, and ao were troth l>U
loot up to llio nuklea. Hie pulao waa ibturiuitUmt aud
weak, and a little wbile altur 1 told In in ue mual dio
be became deilrioua. 1 bad thought that day tliat
perbapa ilia dilUcuiiy Uiiglit be in tho I'aiiaug water
w* liud boon drinking, and tta I bad a talia ol Aus
tralian waler bolow I cnauged tna auppiy, giving tun
mcu the Australian water j but 1 could ace no im
provement irom tbe change.
all UA?t*a Lo.ti.nu uoi-a.
Thli day tbe mon ereu.ed to luae tbolr courage eo>
tlrdy, and were almost Irtgiilaued to do .in. Tliey
w< re woru out wub aickuoaa, aud ware weak Irom
trying to work while tliey were alek. One male waa
dead, tbe olber waa dying, and 1 did uot expect lu
live inyaelt, nor did tnev ihmk 1 would. I apoke to i
tnem uueeriuliy aud toid tliein to keep up. aud what
to do II ibe mats aud 1 aliould both d>a nud they be
lelt, aa tliey would be, with no navigator on board. I
told Ibiui to work men way, aa ne?r aa tbey oould
guesa .it It, lor altout titty uulea to tlw aoutliwaid, a.id
to lie tbcre and wait lor ma sight al a a II. Tliat womd
bung ibein ib iba Una ol tbv Calcutta crossing, and I
thought ilielr cliauoe wm pretiy good ol tpeeamg '
aouie ahip that would put a navigator oa board. Liut i
1 couldn't keep their courage up and 1 bad very little
bopa lelt niyaull on tli? nignt oi the 12th, when 1
turuad in lor a little aieep, lor 1 waa wuru out with
anxiety aud work and alcknaen. On tho i:i b ibe mate
waa uo bo.ter, but 1 noticed that when 1 waavu uecg
IU the open air 1 leit much baiter tbao 1 dW Wbeu 1
waa ta the cabin. Ho 1 determined tu make my oed
on me top ol tho Lou-e, and 1 bad tbe laatu moved
up, loo. Il? waa ao weak thai we bad to put huu on
a plank aad carry him up. 1 hum a couple ui tenia
upibereauuwe tayad tutife nil aa ? ot down utar
tue Uape ol Uood Hope. I uad to hut d the tenia luy
aeii, lor tba aailora had mora tbau tbay a. uid do
around the abip, and 1 nud to be sailor, navigalor.
Captain and m?lo, and work at tlia perupa, too, alter
w ird, aa you will hear in a moment.
a ciiA?OK run taa aarraa.
Wall, aa aoon aa wu got iu?vod to iba top of the
bouse we wera both better, Tue mala rallied imme
di ? If ly and 1 got new atreagm all me time, ao 1 twkl i
the crow to move to ibe top of tho lor war.j nouae, aud
aa aoon aa tbty got Into Ibe Ireah air tbay began to
got atrouget, ao that we were realty over Uia wurat of
ll, though wt' bad a pretty mugli lliue afiirwara. Wa
were pr. tty wet a good daal ol tu? time arh la wa were
on deck, aa II rained a good deal, but wa Wer<i
tiettar for the air. t hada't noticed any
thing anuaual la the coDea, aa ll anaaiWd
lh? ?aaie aa grueu onlTee alway? doea, but alter I had
bee a oo deck lor a lear daya 1 uot lied that wbea 1
wont luio ibe oiDm lor anyibiug 1 bad la run oat ax
quickly po^aibie to keep Iron, growing faiul. noma
of ill* colire waa ib tba oabia, and 1 b io it all taken
oat auu fui in tba poop, and carbolic ueid iprlnkiod
around tbe cabin, ao thai whan we did go back there
to live we bad uo further trout.la.
Ibe recovery altar we got out Irom tba aabin waa
woaderluiiy quick. Iba mate rallied la two boure
aud lb* black uolor left bia loreuead aud partly lelt
hm laei, and in i?o daya ilia black coatlug ?a< all
goae irom oar noatua and tbroata On tna l.-th I
wrote la iny log, All hauda improving, liurrahl"
for it a earned like rielng IP<im the grave, and oar
ip'flla went uti laat auouab. Un the luta all oanua
were atlll improving an.il pot on lull aail lor tbe Brat
11 me. having loar aailora at work and lee ting aa
IbNik 1 bad a utile army. The crew cot well fact
euoui:ti nail 1 got boiler wysell, ltiou/ti we were all
weak lor a loi:g time, ami ib? tuate. as I sa:d, didn't
gal ou duty lor aiiy-two a ay*
OVBItTAklUi UT STUliMH.
Ou February 3 we look a ruury vale and puwd to
lb* north ot >l* centre without euderlug any damages
Ou lb? Sin we took auoiuer gale lu latitude Mi 44 and
longitude 44 9, Jual off Ibe nioulU ol tbe Mozambique
Channel. I be wmil *w to tuo northward. and it blew
a living gala, witb tbt kj rubning aa i dou'i think 1
?vtr a.?w il ran before. W? *ept tier bead to ibe ?ea,
aud iHe tower loretopauil bl?w lo atom* and flew
to leeward. li wus'ui long *otug either, 1 can tell
you. lb three minutes more waau'i any of It lelt.
Tlieu we sprung ibe lower maiulotuuil yard.
We bad ouly .our men at work, lb* coolc
belpiug, and only two ot luem were well. At uild
ulgtit we passed the calm centre ol ibe gi.ie when (bar*
waa liula wind, but the rea ran learuily, making a
clean breach over the aiern aud bow. The abip wal
beallug pretty badly abd we rub ao abort banded w ?
couldn't kiep our pumpa working euougb to keep lb*
water down, ao Ibat it waabedover ibe celliba. Soma
ol tbe c.jflue got afloat and choked ui> tbe pumps.
Alter paaaibg Hie coutre of iho gala the wind burat
out lo tbt aouibward and the ship labored heavily,
but we weathered the gale wituout lunhur trouble
Next (lay wo algualied au Antorican bark Iruta
Samaraug to faliuoutb, bearing aigual letters J. K.
L. K February 18 we shipped a sea in a southeast
gale that aluta Hie booby batch aud let b large qua
lity ol water below, damaging ibe cargo. April
6 we took a succession of galea lasting live days, veer
lug Iroui aoutbweai to northwest, liermudu oearing
liurib, 2U0 mllea UislttUL We crossed Ibe Uull Stream
lu a uormoaal iiale aud wero iwo day* beatiug up iroui
Uaruegat to New York.
TUB CalSK OF TI1K DISK A SB.
"1 bur* never baiore bo..ru ol auy such slcknrsa
comlug irom a cargo ol coffee," aald the Captain, la
oouclua.'ou, "but 1 have no doubt tula oauie irom tua
cofli'e. You know we skippera are apt to lei sucli
tbiugv ico by uuuoliced alier we get through wiitt
tbeni; hul aa 1 lound out the remedy I tbougut It waa
boat to lell about IL If 1 bad beard ol a similar caao
before 1 would have put everybody ou deck at once,
and lulgbt Uave aaved my secoud inula aud a good
deal ot suO'eriug lo the real ol as. There waa ona
thing 1 didu'l apeak ot. 1 had a big cage wilb thirty
Java aparrowa iu It wbeb 1 alaried. 1 kepi them In a
liille room ofl the cubiu, aud they all died but aeveu,
uud ih?y h.id ibe same aymploma tbat we bad, ap
parently. Wltou 1 louud out what the trouble waa I
kept ibe wludow iu their room open, bui ouly aeven
ol tbeui lived."
The baric Kacort, which aurtad from Padaug a
fortnight before Ibe Oluslee, wlih a similar cargo,
and arrived here on Yburaday, bad considerable aick
nesa ou board ol a not dissunilur character lo thai
described abovu; but ibe K-cori'a capiaiu thiuka it
was Java lever. The brig Beatrice llavena, starting
ou tbe aamc voyage, at aboul Ibe same time, also
laden with green collee, put in at Su Helen i, having
lost ibree men. but lue particulars ol the slckuesa ure
nul kbowu bere. The b-irk J. 11. Bowers, which lot?
l'aua..g uboul ibe same time, with only a little cotlse
ou board, is also reported to have bad soma sickneab.
oi which the particulars are not known.
NUISANCES OF NEW \ OUK.
BKPORT OF A OITlZkNn' COMMITTKB ON TBI
KABX B1VKB PLAGUES -BttCOUUENlJA 1 IONS IU
THE MAYOR.
Tbe citizens' committee, who have for some tlma
been luvasllgatlou lue causes of the sickening smell*
whicb pervade a largo portion ol tbe cuy, have mada
a report In which ibey thoroughly detail all iba vari
ous kourcos from which luis malarial odar issues abil
dwall on Its evil reBulia. The report, which la aigaad by
Mr. Thomas Uuagrave, aa chairman of tbe com*
miileo, contains very Utile matter tbat baa not been
already presumed to the readers ol the Ukkalo, but
summarizes all the In formation that bad previously
been collected on the subject. It la accompanied by
letters from Drs. K. ?. Marcy and \V. A. Hammond,
asproaaive ol approval ol the siatemonta and opinlona
which It oontalns.
Alter aaiung lorth the prcsaut impure slate ol lb*
btr lb tuaby parta wl the city and the provisions mad*
by law lor tue security ol itia public health the report
any a:?"Tbe death rule ought not lo average yearly
over 21 In 1,000. Instead of tbal It la 28, or 26 per cent
greater tbau it should be. In othor words, 7,500 uvea
are anuuatly aacrlilcod in thla city by bad aabttbry
bdmtblsiraiiob. The dosiructlon ot thebe 7,600 Uvea
meana the proatratlon, mental bad phyatebl, by
malaria, ol a great many ihouaaad oibera."
rojaosoua ouoms.
Tha report tneu cooa on to deiall iba varloua nbusa>
btlug odors that ure waited through tbe sireeia by
winds blowing Irom every quarter of the compaza.
Al one limo, wu?n a borlbweai wiud ffUe<l tha aeigb
borhood ol Murray Hill with a vile email, Mr. Mua?
gruve traced its origlu lo the balk Algooqaia,
owued by Spelr Louuaberry, and moorwd at tha
loot of Thirty ninth strtoi. North Uivar. It
wus ailed with CAidrous in which blood, of
lal, bouea and oarnou ware being boiled lata
a fertilizer. Or. Maroy gave an opinion
thai ibe elUuvia Irom It ueairoya the lives of buudreda
ol ciilzeua. A similar factory la kept by Lister
Broe., ai ibe loot ol Tnirty.nmih aireat, as alaa
oue by M. Uouohoe JU Co. On l'hlriy>aiuiu, 1'urilsil
and Forty-llrai atreeu, on tbe North Uiver, are iu?
hog butcheries oi Uonroo Craae, Devi* 4c At wood,
Koiy ft Booth, Spring Ac Uayneb, Charles White k Co^
Sthaluecker h 30U and Mate ill A Ulbbb, all ol Wblcn
are deacribed as '-peat boiea." Near by are Ibe sheep
slaughter houses ol Cbarioito l^oawult, C. 4c. P. Mc
lutyre, John iibva aou 1'. Whalen, and also ibe callM
slaughter liouaea ol Morn 4c Meiagar, Adolph tilrauee,
C. 4c 1*. Mcluiyre and Douohue A Co. Ob Thirty
eighth street is the aoap laotory of P. Throp, bad aiao
a manure yard 240 leei long bad con tain lug 1,000 long
ol mabure.
further down town 4 number o( soap factories pro
dace vile smulllug gaau*. Tbe proprietors and location
ure as lollowa:?Ehxu Bucklabd, beveuloaatb street,
near 1'enth avunas, reter Keeney, No. 621 Waal
Kllteentb sircoi, betweou tenia aud IClevanin ava>
nuea; U. J. Uragvraoi* 4t Co., Nineteenth street, ba>
tween lenih aud Kioveuib avnuuua: Beajamlu Wals
lace. No. 430 West Sovauieenth street, betweon Ninib
aud leulh avenue*.
Ai Foriy-iliih street and Kast Kiver Is a lac lory
similar to iho Algonquin, which ibteotb tba city wheg
tbe wind u Irom Iho eaai. It is ownad by deb war*
child 4c Sulzberger. U is flaukod by a private mauuri
y..M, owned uy M. Km-. and a public uue containing
2,600 ions ol rotcen elufl.
At miobigni ibe aouw ol Frabk NWlfl, tbe mchtboll
couiraoior, wbs lonad in thu middle ul the Kaal Kiver,
0|>poeit? Ninety bun alreot, without any ibapectof
anoxrd, and Uroppiug through its bingad bottom Itg
whole cargo, flila cargo soon iu-? a d COVereJ lha
surfaoe ol Kaal River irom Nlbaiy-ffftb street lo lb<
Ualirry with tllih, and Qo?taa down ou tbe abb tide ia
Subdy llook. whore Swill bad contracted to transport
and uutnp it.
SLAtoiirab Hor ai.a.
On Forty-third atreel ana Kui Kiver la a very ofTen
?IT* tannery lor greeu iitdua, J. 11. lloyi ft Cu. o??
er*. lietweou tbo*e bui**ucea iwd Firal tiMttawt
bUujihlur bnUMt, ?l ?tii. h below are Ibe awttri'
Dame*, l?<uli >u* alio we?kly banueM;?
1). Uurriugioij ft Co., corner ol Firal ir?gg? toil
Foriv-ihird htroet; a. K*nn, corner ol Firm maui
aim Forty-tbird ati-oat; J Kodmau, Viral tnmit,
be.?r Forty-th.rd iirtii; A. V lUderlatok, Forty-Hub
ttreet, ueer Firal avenue; M. Scauion, corner ol
Forty Billi ilreat and Firal aveuue; Woitbeimer ft
ttirou??. f oriy.Hinii tircet and Firat avenue?kiinti^,
par week, 6,7'W aneep.
A. VaiiU?rii?ck, >'<?r tyilftn atren and Firat a vacuo]
Aaron Frank, i>oriy-fllib airaal and Firat aveuue: d.
Frank, F>riy-liltli atreot and Firat avenuu?kiiliug,
|?>r week, 1,460 calvce.
r. Haui"al?. Forty-fourth street, near FlrM avonurj
Mtilrtot1', Forty-lourtb ilmi, naar Firal avauua,
Buttbor*' i 11>la and bailing Aaeocialion, Forty-lour i U
etreei, bilaaun Ftrit evmue and kaal Kiv?r; M.
Fielachbaur k Sou, Kuril-lull airaal, naar Firat ave
nut, Lj?y ft Wall, Forty-Hub atreet, naar Firal aw.
bua, Aahaarti'.biid Ik .luiauarger, Foiiy Biui airaal,
tiaar F rai uvnnua; LtTf & Meyira, Firal avaouo, be
tartan Forty dull auu Forty-etkili atri-oia; Matagor fe
Mayura. Firal avenue, bvtwoeu Forty-Bilh and Forty
Kikin -tr.ela, Qeorge itUaaaa, tual aveuu*, bvtaatu
Korty tilth aud Forty nxih atreeta; Wealueimer ft
strnune, Forty aixtb .ifni, batwaan Firal avenue and
Kaal Uivar; II. Kianar. Forty-are* ntn airaal aud Firat
avenue; Douobue ft Co., FMty-tbird airaal, naar kual
avenue?Killing, par weak, 1,700 cal'la.
"fiiea* nuiaan..a," Bay- tna report, -'Ilka thoae o?
tba Nona It fir, cannot ailai legally a day if ib?
Hoard el tleailb wiibdruwa it* parmita. Ilm
Board, created and giVeo Ilia power and lb?
mi auu to prelect our liVo? from ibeaa poiaona, abaiua
tnily neglvela it* duty. For yaara II baa been tli*
babil ol Iba Hoard ol H alih to aaaara ibe aufTeriBj
public tbut iba vaat aldr miiolia all enmu Iroin iba l'i?
trolfom Work* an<t t ?e ft Co.'a manufactory of
Milkera ai Hunter'* Point, and lo allege ibai tut
atatuica gave tbom no puarer to auppraaa uuieautea
there."
Altar anaertlng thai ample law* (or iba anpproaaiort
of all nuiaamoa rsial, ai.d quoting lekt caaa*, lb* ro?
port con in ie* wilb ilia (ol owing aenieocra:?
"Tba Haaltli Board la now wall provided with law?
and with money lo >upi>roaa alt m? naiaanoaa ibai
ponon Ilia air ol ibia any , aud wliau Ibe people datael
a di?ga?itug araeli in ibe aimoepbore tbey in ay lairiy
and Juauy charge it lo ibe vroe* iieifleet of plaiu duty
liy our Ho*rd of Healm. I raoomun nd thai a commit
lee ol oingrna be appointed tnaali apou ine Mayor au4
rc^ueal bim to requiro lite Board ol Boallb lo pal a*
immediate alop to tbtae nai*ai>ca?, ana il they, ai
heretofore, nvglo) t tha r duty in thia regard, to re.
move tbam (Tom olDue and appoint In Ibeir place oltt
oera who will tbat tna laa* agamal nuiaanco* are
promptly and effectually enlorc<*l "
8EVEN1H J(?aiM?Ni" VtbiEiUN^.
Tba annual election ol the Veierana of the National
Ouard, Harentb regiment, waa bald biai night ni Det>
moumo'a Tnero ?*? a very large mueier, and tba re
aull waa not daolared until after midniabl. Il i< eg
IoiiowkFor daj >r, K igar M. Crawford; for Cbap.
lam, Hnv (i. 0. Uvniaon, U. U.; lor Fkymaatar, Juba
J. McLaran; lor C<>nmtaaary, K iward Kemp; lor Sur
genii, I. M. t'heeamau, M. D. : Inapertura nl Klectioa
lor 1HT0, L li. Woodiiouaa, W. F. Blenak, rllepbe*
Uurklialler; Ftrat oompany. lor l.ie?teaanl, H?arf
L. Fraeland; Second cnui|?ai.y, for Lieutenant, Wiiliaia
II. MnnlaguC; I bird Cuuipany, lor Captain, Jamea
Frico. Fourth company, lor Captain, William H. Kii>
l*i; Fiftb company, Inr Lleulenanl, L. F. IliibtlUi
f'gtn couipauv, lor Captain, Kd. O. itiru; lor Lii?nten.
aut. Freoeriak a. Uoo,iwiu, lor on* year; .levtnti
compauy, lor Captain, John H. Kemp; Kigbtb com
pany, for Lieutenant, John W. Bpiter, leatb cuta>
Mf. lor UlaailL Jaunea