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any other simuariy situated officer, to loan himself RAILROAD ROBBERS. '1 4 O'CLOCK EDfflOB Affaire Brigitesing TIie Bail road Bonds Good. The Way the New York Frauds Came to Light eminent, aa he had furnished all the daft, upon which Uie Timet based it persistent on the members ot the Bing. It Mr. 'Brian's rercttWIIIttWa occasion rei erred to hare been correctly reported he Mated what he knew to be untrue.

I have no axes to grind, no ttttotl asptmUona and no desjre to obtrude myself on the notice of toe pnblis but I owe it to the public and to myjelf correot the vague guesses, deliberate rmsrepreeentationa and ma Ugnant falsehoods that hare been uttered daily ia reference to the rJing frauds and thoso who were1 supposed to hare been Instrumental in placing them before the public. The facta are follows: 7 MB. O'BBUN HAD A CLAIM against the county amounting to something oyer two hundred thousand dollars, the' payment of which was opposed by Sweeney and Connofiy. O'Brien thought that by getting possession of copies of oertain" accounts; he could force them to setUc his claim, and acoord him the recognition in I the councils of Tammany that they hod previously" denied him. Mr.

Copland, who had been: appointed to a clerkship in tile Controller'B office through the influence of Mr. O'Brien; copied the ao counts of Garvey, Ingersoll, Keyser, and placed them in the hands of Mr. O'Brien. As Mr. Sweeney had; no connection with these transactioiis the question did not affeot him, and he remained steadfast in his opposi tion to O'Brien, while Connolly knew that he had, In hia own department, the records of certain "irreguliiirieB" in the Sheriff's office, which would enable him to effectually checkmate his antagonist.

Hence, when Mr. O'Brien attempted to carry out Ms programme by letting Sweeney and Connolly know that he had oertain' figures in his possession, the only effect of the annonnoe ment was that POLITICAL PQIRTS. Twenty fifth Ward Candidates for Alderriamt By bill passed at the last the Twenty first Ward divided into "three, andnow comprises the Twenty first, Twenty third and Twenty fifth. Tha Twenty fifth ia bounded aa follows East Now York, Atlantic avenue, Albany avenue, Fulton stmt, Yates ftvtirae, Lafayette avenue and Broadway. Tha Alderman to bo elected this Fall, and the oon ktt to I vtry lively.

Here a few of the omuv st tdteti of being in tho race. On the JMYWWiU the bout there are Henry Adams, MrJfewlte (tortured, Adam Honft, Colonel VvYn M'lAKf ut ihen on the Bepuhlisan Vm Supervisor Fowler, Ed. FUv. JvJm towv Hubert UtU, Yfm. Boekel and Mr: Wvtty NlVirt c4 WWW hs tt itt will mako way for otheri aa the etikm wwwh, Iteury Adams threatens tq glw etvj'OWWl tight brush.

MaUoy thinks the tax (ytr will efaft hhu. llotiry Gcrhardt Is laying pipe tor the umtuUtMV MiA In oass ho fails to get it will ttraw vMtl athUwr. Adam Hanft declines most pogi tttvly Wtwno a candidate, as does also Wm. Boekel tt ttw Republican tdo. Jo.htt CVtl)u, It ia understood, is the candidate ap prtvttl, but lit reality ha docs not expect the nomiua Mw and nlli draw out In favor of Edward Flavin at the lt ln(o, Kobcrt Hill is hardly sure of success, but niU lake his chances on nomination.

By Uic division of the ward the Twenty fifth is eati malrO lo contain about 2,200 or 2,300 votes, and both rttoo claim to have the majority. tl la understood that the Twenty third Ward wishes to tide the Twenty fifth. Letch and Eliery have been iliung all they oan to control it, and other wards, and hnw attempted to dictate to the Republicans of the TWrnty flftb, who, however, consider that they have come of age and will have none of them. Leich wants to get control of the primary bo that he can havo men elected to be pocketed at will. In fact the main iBBue at the primary will be between the ich's or the officeholders' ticket, and the Citizens' Republican ticket.

A lively time iB anticipated. "gang 80100," aa those of mice' and men often do, Mr. W.Smith should be, held in high estimation for bl his many virtues of head and heart. Watbb pob Long Island Crnr. From a long article in, the Long.

Island Olty Review on the water surely the folkwing are spscdmen paragraphs; A contract for the machinery has been made with the Holly company for $65,000, in regard to whioh there can be no question. The $80,000 for pipe and laying, is, in the absence of any information, taken to be correct although we are confident had the Board advertised among our own oity contractors, dividing the work up so that a number of small contracts could have been given out, from 20 to 25 per cent, would have been saved. Still there Is no doubt but that the oity ia receiving seventy per cent, for its money in the matter of pipes, and with an incorruptible judge aa chief manipulator of the Board we, perhaps, ought to be thankful. In addition to these two items, the expense for which has been incurred, is a few others of comparatively Bmall amount, but whioh are essential to the completion. Building for machinery, 12.500, foundation for machine $2,000, special castings, $4,000, setting boilers, $4,000 $12,000 in aU, to which should be added the Lane judgment, making a grand total of $148,000 of money Bpent, expenses inonrred, and whioh has been estimated for by the Board, and which the main oan be considered as JBBary to the introduction of water.

Ot this amount $130,900 has either baen spent or contracted for, and for cn the city ia liable whether the work goes on or stops. What we conaemn. First on the list is the norse and wagon for a man who, 'if he had one spark of raaruiooa, worUd farDlali his own horse and wagon. OOTtolnly, with a salary of $2,500, and the small presents received from admiring contractors, he might do bo and yet have sufficient left to feed hia ohildren, who, if report be true, have more than once in former years cost of this establishment that we object to the oity is paying a man for taking care of the animaL and the feed of the horse, which will amount to at leaBt $1,000 per year. Next comes the paid Dr.

Doremua, two thirds of which is absolutely thrown away, as there ore a dozen chemists in New York who are just as capable of analyzing water as Dr. Doremus, and who would ask a pittance compared with the sum purported to have been given to him. The third item is $3,000 for an engine and boiler. This 1b the machine which has been used at the "Bog," and which, acoordlng to the Board, has demonstrated that the water from there Is simply inexhaustible. The purchase of the machine, a four horse power engine, and boiler, simply demonstrates to every practical it that tne men who are the controlling spirits in this Board are either knaves or fools.

The salary grab ia one that every man has his own opinion of. The character of the appointments heretofore made will, no doubt assist our readers in forming an opinion of the amount of money in this Btake. The foreman at the reservoir works, it will be remembered, wss taken from behind a bar whether it is the bar patronized by the City Court or the other one, we do not know. But we do know that Martin Meagher had as much control over the men employed there as any three year old in L. I.

Oity. The amount of money spent thus far on the so called reservoir is $13,000, and it it is given out by contract, ss is now proposed, this expense will count for nothing. Adding fo the $136 900 the actual money paid or expense incurred, for which the city iB for whioh we do not take the Board to task, the money spent on the reaervoir and other unnecessary expense, including the cost of land, we find the total to be $241,858 representing the amount of money spent by the Board of Water Works, fo which contracts have been made, and for which our city iB liable. In addition it will no doubt be found that enough more has been spent in travelling and sundry expenses to bring the grand total to $250,000. leaving only $50,000 of the fund left to build the reservoir and complete the works.

As well ob a salary there Is a "land grab" attached to our Water Board. We nave vainly endeavored the past week to convince ourselveB that this $87,058 worth of real estate was a necessity to the oity, and failing in that, have tried to feel that at least the city would lose nothing in this transaction, but it wob no go. Turn it in whatever way we win, the same hideous BBpect presents itself. Not only are we convinced that nine tenths of the purchase was an unnecessary one, but that one half of the purchase money will be a dead loss, in addition to the loss of the interest and taxes. If the property was thrown in the market to day, under the most favorable circumstances, it would not bring thirty three per cent, of the cost.

The only feasible plan of procuring the water supply at Payntors, near Schwalenberg'a Pork, seems to have money ana deposit such securities as be aaea fltzor tbein without any consent from other parttei in power how that Mr. Spraguo Mr. jSpraguo I dint think there oan possibly be any' argument upon that matter, sir, it is too plain Hut ho had no suoh right. THE SOnUNO FUND. "'J.

Beporter iHad you any of the securities or monies' belonging to' the sinking fund in the Trust Company Mr. Bprtgue 7 Mr. Bprague Not a dollar, sir. Nor have I Ihem; now to my possession, Eeporter Where are they? Mr. Spraguo The new charter makes; the.Oontroller of the city the custodian of that fund, and I have been waiting for some time, expecting that Mr.

Schroeder! would call upon mo for them. Aa hs has failed to do so, and aa my cares and responsibilities are quite' enough, I this morning sent them to the Controller's office, and have a receipt for the same. THE WTTiTiTMAimO BATXiBOAD LOAN. The attorney and counsellors of the Willimantic Ball road Company waited upon the otuolala of the Trust Company to day for the purpose of making explanations relative to the value of the bondB on which the Bank advanced the sum of $160,000. He assures the Trust Company that there are no securities anywhere that are superior to' the bonds of the WiUimantlo Railroad Company, and he is very certain that in aooepting them nothing was done to Impair the standing of the Trust Company, as they are worth every cent they represent.

THE EAST BIVEB BBmOB COMPANY'S ACCOUNT. The rumor to the effect that the East Biver Bridge Company's funds were lodged in the Trust Company's bank has been disposed of by Mr. George W. Qulntard, Secretary of the Bridge Company, who says that the Company deposits its funds in the Atiantio Bonk. It had an account with the Trust Company some time ago, and in consequence of the delay of the Controller to fumiBh them with the installment last due, they were compelled to overdraw their account to the amount of $31,000, in order to carry on the work upon the bridge.

Mr. Qulntard is certain that the Trust Company owes the Bridge Company nothing. rESLINO OUT OP TOWN. General Slooum arrived from Saratoga this morning anxious to learn what he could of the situation by being on the spot. He says that at Saratoga the circumstances connected with the suspension of the Trust Company caused considerable excitement and a great deal of sadness.

CAUSE OP THE SUSPENSION. It is said that up till last Friday at noon the Trustees hoped to be able to carry on business, and avert a suspension by agreeing to meet among themselves, whatever demands might be made upon them, but that Mr. Hosted positively declined to assume that position, and refused to make any advance whatever as his share of the responelbility. Under these ciroumstances, together with the course pursued by the Nassau Bank, it was decided to suBpend business temporarily. NO MEETING OP THE TBU8TEES.

It wob rumored to day that there had been a meeting of the Trustees, but this was a mistake, as there can be no meeting in the absence of a quorum, the majority of the Trustees being out of town. DEPOSITORS RETURNING THEIR BOOKS. The request made by Beceiver Chauncey that the depositors deliver up their bookB wbb responded to to day to a very limited extent, as very few of the depositors called at the bank. One depositor, who has $9,000 locked up with the Trust 'Company, presented himself to day, but not hlB book, bb he said he had been advised to sue some of the directors for the recovery of his money. He hod lost all faith in the oonoem, and was citing the charges made against Judge MoCue.

At the same time he was anxious to hear the opinions of others aa to the prospect. He was Informed at the teller's desk that business would soon be resumed, but he would not believe it. He said he would not part with his book on any account. THE OBGANIZATTON OP THE TRUST COMPANY. The history of the ciroumstances under which the Brooklyn Trust Company was organized is very brief.

Mr. Mills was an active, energetic, and influential man, and when the city gave renewed evidences of rapid growth he deemed it the time for the establishment of a bank which would be identified with the progress of the oity, while it would be a means of yielding profit to those who subscribed to its stock. Among Mr. Mills' own relatives there was great wealth and from that quarter came his greatest encouragement. This nucleus soon gathered otherB of financial power to hia help.

He waB deemed, under the circumstances, the best man to take charge of the institution. So, the Trust Company wss organized, and Mr. Mills was elected its President. The place was mode by him ana for him, meeting' of Directors Xo JVlg ht. Eeporter Is there a quorum of Directors in town? Mr.

Sprague Not yet. All those out of town have been telegraphed to, and I expect a quorum will be in town by to night, when it is understood they are to hold a meeting. Some of them got here this morning. At the City Hall. The strongly built form and determined face of Controller Schroeder have been again missed at the City Hall to day.

He Is supposed to be BtiU at Shelter Island, but is expeoted to arrive in town to night. Of course no appointments under tho Charter can be made without his assistance, and in consequence of his absance the steps and corridors, and every breezy or shady place in the neighborhood had a decidedly blank appearance Except the clerks and officials, very few persons were to bo seen, Mr. Anthony F. Campbell called at noon, and at once set apout making inquiries relative to the Trust' Company. The first he heard of the trouble was on the Long Branch boat yesterday morning.

He owns $1,000 of the stock, and says good naturedly that he supposes he will have to lose it, but does not believe the depositors will lose a dollar. Mr. Campbell wob induced to inveBt the money on the representations of Mr Mills. There was a good deal of feeling manifested against Mr. Bodman, Secretary of the Trust Company, and his loose manner of doing business was strongly condemned at the same time a more hopeful view of the future was taken than wbb expressed yesterday.

Press Opinions. EVENING) POST. 1 The secret of his overthrow was in that disposition to make money by other means than legitimate labor, which society itself not only deems innocent and commendable, but which it fosters by so many of its appliances and encourages by its whole tone and spirit. Speculation, and not industry, enterprise and the regular and moral use of our faculties, has come to be considered sb almost the only source of gain. The trading dosses, to a very large degree, have learned to despise the small but sure gains of honest business, to divert their time and efforts to sudden and less legitimate acquisitions.

Mr. Mills, not satisfied with the Income that he derived from the official employments which his talent had won him, was a speculator in real estate. He yearned to get rich by some chance cast of the die. Liko the gambler who ventures his all upon the turn of a cord or the event of a race, he ventured his all upon an expected appreciation in the value of town lota and houses. But the fates went against him, as they have bo often gone againBt other gamblers, and the huge undertakings which he carried bore him to the earth.

In the hope of better luck from time to time he converted to the ends of hii enterprises the funds which had been deposited with him in trust; but sudden death came upon him before they were completed, and a name whioh a few days ago excited the envy of his fellows uow goes down to the duet besmirched and degraded forever. How many are there among us who, if. not in the same, areyet in a nearly similar poaition to 'that of Mr. MillB How many, if their affairs were so suddenly arrested bb his were, would come out of it with similar reputations? Not many, we hope but in the powerful temptations which surround aU who are in acttvo trade, and with that loose morality whioh excuses, if it does not justify, the temporary use of funds which happen to be in our hands, without regard to the strict dictates of honesty, and forgetful of the contingencies of life, who can tell whether they be many or few If Mr. MillB, who waB naturally a man of correct principles, and who no doubt strove with all his might to observe the laws of Heaven and to deal righteously with his fellows, was yet overcome by the prevailing temptation to accumulate wealth by Blxdster and, as it turned out, dishonent and discreditable means, what must be the effect of that temptation upon less scrupulous and stable natures We tremble as wo ask the question; but we leave it to.

be answered by those who may feel the enticings of the demon, but who are not yet in his grasp. COAIMEBCIAL. It is the old Btory over again. A corporation ia established for monetary manufacturing, or other pnrroses. Its projectors name as the Board Directors a company of gentlemen whOBe reputation for probity, capacity and wealth is above suspicion.

These gentlemen choose one of their own number to ocoupy the plaoe of President and, having so ohosen, they leave the entire management of the affairs of the corporation in his hands asking no questions, requiring no investigations, careless of the interests confided to their charge by stockholders and depositors, and apparently amazed when a sudden revelation like this of the Brooklyn Trust Company shows that their wealthy and respectable chief offloer is a bankrupt and but little better than a thief. There is already a long list of such cases. The Wollkil Bank was one the Market Savings Bank was another the Atlantic Bank is a glaring instance; and the Brooklyn Trust Company is the worst of all. It was the duty of the Board ofi Direotors to examine all the affaire of the Company at Btated periods; to detect the overdrafts of Mr, Mills; to suspend him from his of fioe until the money bo overdrawn had been replaced; to reject all requests to loans, unless the collaterals were sufficient to protect the Company frem loss in short, to act the part of capable and honest men. Failing to do this, they have plaoed themselves in a position where they must share with the disgraoed President the responsibility of the final disaster.

EVENING MAIL. This evil has gone so far that some remedy must be found. We cannot get rid of direotors for the very cx perleace we are going through proves that it is unwise and almoBt wick4 in these days to devolve suoh immense financial interests, unguarded, upon one man, aad the great interested body must delegate the executive power to some kind of committee. If the moral incentive to trustworthiness is not in itself, bb now it is not, sufficient to be relied upon, it must be supplemented by pains and penaltlef. If a man undertakes a trust, he must understand that its burden Is upon him as a positive duty and that if he neglects that duty he commits a crime.

He is not obliged to assume the burden, but once ho does assume it, it is his to carry and he cannot shirk it. Two methods of penalty suggest themselnes at first glance, the usual imprisonment with which crime is a new division of financial responsibility, by which the directors or director should be made liable with his private fortune in multiplication of his liability as stockholder. Would it be absurd to shut respectable gentlemen up in jail for other people's faults Yet it is these very respectable and utterly careless and untrustworthy gentlemen who are doing much more just now than the outlaw at the bottom of the heap to undermine all the foundations of business morality and the whole commercial organization of the country. ABRIYALS OPT OF TOWN. Tho more recent arrivals of BrooMynites at Saratoga arc T.

White and daughter, Mrs. E. W. Ropes, G. W.

Van Tine, D. w. Yah Tine, Mr. and Mrs. J.

Francis, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Scott and daughter, E.

W. Seymour, B. Hiker, E. A. W.

Connor, J. W. Bennett, H. Doxscy, Mr. and Mrs.

Duff. AT THE OVEBLOOK. GeO. Or. Reynolds, MlssfD.

Nichols, Miss Frank Yan Neat, P. V. Jervis, and E.B.' Craft, were recently reg iBtered at the Overlook. AT NORTHAMPTON. From a long list of visitors at the Bound Bill Hons 5 in Northampton, published in the Free Press, the following names of Brooklynites are taken: JaoobT.

Yan Wyck, Miss A. Polhemus, Miss M. L. Polhemuu, Mrs. Landon and Bev.

B. 3. Stone, Jr. THE BISK CONCERT. The accession, of vooalism as a feature of thefUnk conoerts healed to a decided lnoreaBe of patronage.

This week's programme was opened last night with songs by Mr. John Clark, who rendered tho basso aria, "The Heart Bowed Down." To morrow night Mrs. Susie Ohrlstianseh is to sing, and Mr. Loretawlll conduct the orobeetra during the perfonnanae of his overture "Deborah," Three New Routes to1 be Set in Operation. Description of the Property Along the Routes Tile People of Atiantio Aye Hue Adiftonished to be Wide Avake Contemplated im provenients and Changes in the Banning of the Car, Through Alderman Biohardson's efforts, the Oity of Brooklyn is about to have three new railroad routes just where they will be of servioe in the accommodation of the people residing along the lineB, as well as in developing the property in the unimproved portions of the olty through which it is laid out.

THE NEW BATLBOADS. The lost Legislature passed laws authorizing the con Btruction of these roads, two of which rank as extensions of the Atiantio avenue road, and the other, Chapter 70S, iB a new road in Butler and other Btreets. The first of the extensions is with double tracks from Atiantio avenue, southerly to Glarkson avenue on East New York avenue, through Washington, Albany, Troy, TJtica and Buffalo avenues. The extension authorized by the enactment of Chapter 704 provides for a double track through Boerum Btreet to Fulton, across and along Fulton to Adams, through Adams to Water street, through Water to Fulton Ferry also, with a single track through Fulton and Front Btreets to Adams street, with the necessary connections. The new road will commence in Water Btreet, opposite Fulton Ferry, along Water Btreet to Adams, Adams to Fulton, Fulton to Boerum, Boerum to Atiantio and Bergen streets, Bergen to Flatbush avenue, Flatbush avenue, from Atiantio avenue, to Prospect Pork, from FlatbuBh avenue, through Butler street, to New York avenue, Perry avenue and Douglass street; Douglass street to East New York avenue, East New York avenue and Liberty avenue to the county line also, connecting with the double track in Flatbush avenue, through Seventh avenue to Greenwood Cemetery aUo, commencing on Water street, opposite Fulton Ferry, with single track, through Fulton and Front streets to Adams.

In accordance with the terms of the several enactments the Company will be accommodated on the tracks of the DeKolb avenue and Smith street Baih oad Companies, where those tracks constitute a portion of the route. PBEPABATIONS FOB WOBK. Mr. Richardson informed an Eaole reporter that the timber andiron necessary for the construction of the road provided for by chapter 704 are contracted for, and he hoped to have the line in operation by September. The distance of double track to be built will be one rolle.

When completed this line will give the Company, in connection with the tracks provided for by ohapter 705, a route from Prospect Park to Fulton Ferry. The latter line will be put in operation as soon as the former shall have been completed. TheBo inoroosed accommodations need no commendation to enable the publio to appreciate them. The multitude of visitors to Prospect Park alone will bo gratified to know that so muoh additional facility is to be furnished. THE PBELIMINABY EFFORTS.

Application was first made to the Legislature for the enactment of chapter 704. Soon afterward application wsb made for extension on Kingston, Troy and Buffalo avenuee to EaBt New York avenue. This was amended so as to provide for the tracks being laid as for east as Clarkson avenue. East New York avenue skirts the city in a southeasterly direction, from Flatbush westerly to tho county buildings, and running to East New York, forming the southeast boundary of the city. Objection wbb mode to Kingston avenue, which led to a change, Albany avenue being adopted instead.

Application was first made on behalf of the Brooklyn City Railroad for a grant authorizing them to construct a line on Butler street, but thiB was Boon voluntarily abandoned by President Thomas Sullivan, and a bill granting it to a number of individuals (ten) was introduced and enacted. This gave to the grantees an equal right with the Atlantic avenue Bailroad Company, to run on Adams and Boerum streets, continuing to Bergen street; and thence by way of Flatbush avenue to Prospect Park; through Butler street to New York avenue, and from Butler street through Perry street and New York avenue to Douglass Bt, to East New York aveneo, and thence through both East New York avenue and Liberty avenue to the county line. Also the double track through Seventh avenue to Greenwood Cemetery. The rights granted by thiB latter set have been purchased by and transferred to the Atiantio Avenue Railroad Company, and will be constructed and put In operation by them in connection with their other grants. CONDITION OP PBOPEBTY ALONG THE B0TJTE8.

Washington avenue, for nearly half a mile from Atiantio avenue, is now built up with Bmall stores and houses of the medium class; and thence to its termina tion in the town of Flatbush, close to one of tho entran ces to Prospect Pork; it is mainly vacant property. The Company expects to push this road for the accommoda tion of Flatbush and all that portion of the city. On Albany avenue property is being built up rapidly. The Catholio Orphan Asylum is located at the corner of Warren Btreet. Troy avenue is thickly settled for nearly half the distance to Atlantic avenue.

The lamp posts have been erected thereon, and it ia expected that the lamps will soon be pkced upon them and the gas lighted. Ctico avenue is making gradual progress. It has been graded and paved. Buffalo avenue is under oontroot for grading and paring. Butler street is graded and paved as far as Noatrand avenue, and for Borne blocks on tho lower or weBterly end, and there are the marks of considerable progress.

Between NoBtrand and New York avenues no work has been done as yet; but Perry avenue, now being paved and graded offordB access to Douglass Btreet. The grading'and paving will bo completed the present season to East New York avenue, thus forming a new and continuous route (o the Queens County line. From New York avenue eastward, Douglass street is one hundred feet wide, and paved with Belgian pavement. It will be one of the finest in that part of the city. Seventh avenue, also covered by the new grant, is paved with the Scrimshaw pavement from Flatbush avenue to Twelfth street, and from thence to Greenwood Cemetery is still ia the condition in which it was left when Peter Biley abandoned his contract for paving and grading it, WHEN THE WOBK IS TO COMMENCE.

It is intended by the company to immediately construct a portion of the Butler" Btreet and Washington avenue routes, thongh not further, this Fall, than the intersection of Washington avenue and Butler street. It will be observed, trom the manner in which these routes intersect and cross each other, that that portion of the city lying east of Flatbush avenue and south of Atiantio avenue, as also that part lying south of Flatbush avenue, and between Fifth avenue and Prospect Park, will be so thoroughly supplied with railroad accommodation that the future needs of the inhabitants will be fully met. It is understood that the Atiantio avenue Bailroad Company intends to construot and equip their new route as rapidly as the needs of tho public in that section shall require. It will be readily seen that the new grants whioh have been described far exceed both in length and importance the roads at preBent owned and operated by the Atiantio avenue Company, which extend from Fulton ferry, through Atiantio avenue to East New York, and through Flatbush avenue to Greenwood cemetery. It is quite irobuble that after th routo through Boerum and Adams streets is put in operation the oars of this company which now run in Warren Btreet, will be run on that street only as far as Wall street ferry.

The reason suggested for this 1b the contiguity of Wall street and Fulton ferries on the New York side, making the one almoBt as oonvenient as the other for such regular passengers ob take the cars west of Boerum street, while those living east of that Btreet will be as well accommodated by taking cars at Fulton ferry of the new line as they are now, avoiding also the jolting and jumping experienced by the crossing of the various lines of the Oity Bailroad Company. It has been suggested that, in cose the people on Atiantio avenne persist in opposition to the improved motive power by means of steam, and should be able to make that opposition effective by the aid of the Courtfl, the Atlantic avenue Bailroad Company will bo able by means of their new route to give prompt and speedy communication by the new method, without touching Atlantic avenue further than to cross it at the Boerum street intersection. There can be no doubt that on ono route or the other Mr. Biohardson intends to put in operation the best and most Improved motive power which he can obtain for the more rapid and comfortable transportation of his passengers, and that at the earliest day possible. LONG ISLAND.

Tame Minks. Gilbert Kaynor, of Manor ville, has ten tame minks, whioh take food from the hand readily, and have been tongbt to perform a variety of antics. It would seem that minks, although they have been heretofore regarded as almost untamable, oan be raised with very little trouble, and the profits are unquestionably large. A New Bank. Yesterday work was begun on the new bank at Flushing.

The building will be the finest in tho town, and will coat $75,009. St. PATBick's Alliance. Tha carnival of the St. Patrick's Alliance and Benevolent Association was held yesterday at Schwalenberg'a Park, Long Island City.

Besignation of a Pastob. Bev. W. H. TmEyrk, for twenty years pastor of the Dutch Reformed Ghuroh, Long Island City, has resigned.

A Btjbolas Sentenced. George Moore was sentenced to six months in the County Jail for burglary. He wbb arrested in Long Island City. Yacht Eaoe. The owner of the yaoht Covert, Capt.

Chestnut, has challenged Capt. SondB, owner of the Ootoplexara, to a race of twenty miles, for tlOO. Political Points. The Flushing Journal has the following pohtioai points: At Tony Miller's Harvest Home, the political fuse that is to moke a great blow out at Borne future Convention was laid. Tony ia an ex Alderman of New York, he knows all the ways that are dark and all the tricks any Chinese politician could maintain, or explain; and he wound up the machine and set it running.

All the politicians were at Tony's. Hon, Benj. W. Downing, the Mahomet of the Democracy, Hon. Burrogate Covert, Col.

Graham and Noble, of L. I. Olty Alex. Parka, J. W.

8mith and hundred others. Of Republicans, Hon. LeBaron B. Prince was en i eying huuBelf notta'politioswhioh' every one knows dislikes, but in domestio pleasures whioh every one knows he dislikes. The politicians, the two wings of the Democracy shook hands across the bloody chasm, opened oham pagne, and cemented their clans as firmly as they can bo bound by such Demoeratio of ment.

L. Olty was ready for all the offices' the Democracy of Queens County could "bag." Surrogate Covert announced his intention of withdrawing: from the field and with him goes a larae share of the virtue of the North Side Democracy. L.I. City at once came to tne iront, as reported, wun lour jn xsndldales. each with more virtue thonanvnthai.

man at Hunter's Dirty Point. These were headed by fascinating Counsellor Noble. Itwasagreea in case tne xiusning aeiegition gave this nomination to Noble, or any other of the fourteen lights of oil city, the Shrievalty should be given Mr. Alexander Parks, and in. oase these well laid plana A.

Train Thrown from the Track. THE ENGINEER SHOT DEAD Bks MonrEs, Iowa, July 22. An extraordinary and daring robbery of a railroad train was committed last night four miles west of Adair, on the Chicago, Bock Island and Pacific Railroad. At this point there Is a sharp curve in the road, and here the robbers bad plaoed heavy timbers across the track to throw the east bound passenger train off. The engi neer, John Bofferty, bow the obstruction in time to re verse his engine and apply tho air brake, put.

the rob bers observing the movement fired at him from ambush and shot him dead. The engine struck the logs and went off the track into the ditch, and was followed by one the baggage cars, the others remaining on the track. Beveral passengers were bruised, but none were seriously hurt. The robbers, who were masked, after opening and emptying the safe of the express messenger of its contents, rode off on horaebaok. Among the passengers were thirty Chinese students, en route to 8pringficld, Mobb.

A Flubbing Chabit y. The Flushing Journal notices local charity, the Children's Home, on Lawrence street, between Myrtle and Pine It Is a branch of a similar institution located at No. 21 West Eighth street, New York City. Its object is tha adoption of young children, children whose parents are too poor to provide for them or whose parents mayba dead. But by far the greater number of the children who are brought here are those of young girls who have been betrayed.

The number of childreu at present in the Home is twenty eight, of whom twenty are males and eight females, the oldest child being under two years of age. Many of the children are attended by the mothers, who are employed as nurses. At present fifteen women are employed, four of them are kept constantly in the laundry. Although tha Home is open to all who wish to enter, yet there have been no applications for admission trom any living at or in the vicinity of Flushing since its commencement fifteen months ago all the inmates coming from New York. The name of the present matron IB Mrs, Fuller.

She has been in charge since April lost. It is the design to open a school in connection with tha asylum as soon as the children acquire the proper age. A large number of the children have been adopted by persons visiting the Home eight since Christmas. No child 1b given away unless the parties wishing to adopt it are qualified to give it a home in every respect pleasant and comfortable, and who are themselves members of Borne church. The Home Ib supported partially by the State and partially by private subscriptions and gifts.

A great deal of good is being done in a quiet sort of way smoag the women by members of the Orthodox Society of Friends, and by many others. The visiting day is Wednesday. MED. COFFIN On Sunday, 30th EDWAHD M. COFTnr, the beloved son of Edward A.

and Kate B. Coffin, aged ii years and 6 months. Relatives and friends of the family axe respectfully Invited to attend the funeral, from 546 Herkimer st between Utica and Rochester avs, oa Wednesday morning, at 11 'clock. ELASTIC A'UUSSES. THE WARNING COMES TO TJS: WITH oft recurring frequency that deathis often caused by wearing the wretched metal spring trasses.

Tho new ELASTIC TRUSS retains thB rupture safely and comfortably, night and day, till cured Cool, oleanly, light never breaks nor gets displaced. Used in bathing, horseback exercise, Sold cheap; sent by mail. fitted without charge, by the ELASTIC TRUSS COMPANY, No. 683 Broadway, comer of Amity Btreet, N. Y.

City. Clroulira free. JAY COOKE CO. NO. 30 WALL STREET, N.

Y. EXCHANGE ON LONDON, PARIS, BERLIN, FRANKFORT, BREMEN VIENNA. cable transfers. circular letters, comsiercial credits, jay cooke, Mcculloch a co 41 lombard 8t, london. Cable transfers upon Vienna direct.

EDWARD HAIGHT BANKERS, 9 WALL ST, NEW YORK. INTEREST ALLOWED ON DEPOSITS. rpo INVESTORS. THE NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY HAVING DETERSIINED TO CLOSE ITS 7.30 FIRST MORTGAGE GOLD LOAN, and thereafter to pay a higher rate of Interest than 6 per cont. on further Issues of tts bonds, the limited remainder of the 7 3 10 loan is now beinc disposed of through the usual agencies.

Tuis affords a desirable opportunity to persons wIstuuK to REINVEST INTEREST OR DIVIDENDS. The Company has now more than 500 miles of its road built and in operation, including the entire Eastern Divis on connecting Lake Superior and the navigation of the. Missouri River; the work of construction is progressiag the Company has earned title to nearly Ten. Million Acres of tts Land Grant, and sales of lands have bus far averaged $5.66 per acre. All marketable securities are received in exchango for Northern Pacifies.

JAY COOKE A SO WALL STREET, New York. THE HAIR. OR HUMAIf HAIB GOODS, OO TO THE FACTORY, WHITE'S, 320 FULTON ST, np stairs, and 293 GRAND ST. N. T.

OPEN ON SATURDAY EVENINGS. i.EiAaL. NOTICES CiUPREME COURT, KINGS COUNTY" W3 Bina Sohvrarzwaelder, plaintiff, against Virginia E. Korn and other, defendants. In pursuance oi a judgment of foreclosure and sale made in this action on the 18th day of July, A.

D. 1873, 1 hereby give notice that on the fourth day of September, 1873, at 13 o'clock noon on hat day. at the City SaleBroom, No. 379 Fulton Btreet, in the City of Brooklyn, County of Kings. I will sell at publio auction to the highest bidder, the lands and premises in said judgment mentioned and therein described, as follows: "All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the dwelling boupe and buildings thereon, Bituate, lying: srid being in the Town of Gravesend.

in the County of Kings and State of New York, bounded and described aa follows, to wit: Beginning at the southwesterly corner formed by the intersection of the road from Coney Island, through Gravesend, to "Brooklyn, with the road from New Utrecht to Flatlands, and running thence north seventy six (76) degrees and fifteen (15) minutes west along thesaid road from New Utrecht to Flatlands four (4) chains and forty Biz (46) links to land now or late of Eb Y. Storms thence Bouth eleven (11) degrees and forty nro i45) minutes west along the said land now or late of Storms onr (4) chains and sixty (60) links to a plot of land now bo longing to Henry J. Van Siclen thence along said land south Beventy alx (76) degrees east four (4) chains and fbs ty two (43) links to a point on the west side of the aforesaid road from Coney Island through Gravesend to Brooklyn, and running thence along said last mentioned road north twelve (12) degrees and thirty (30) minutes east four (4) chains and sixty (6U) links to the intersection of said last mentioned road from New Utrecht to Flatlands aforesaid at the point or place of beginning. Dated Brooklyn Jul) 22,1873. GEORGE G.

BABKARDi Referee, Abxbub, Pkelts Kheyals, PlfTa. Attys. iy226wTu CORPORATION NOTICES ORPORATION NOTICE GRADING and paving of Hampden street, between Park and Flushing avenues. A petition hsa been presented to the Common Counoil of the City of Brooklyn to grade and paveBampden street between Park and Flushing avenues. The Common Council have fixed tho distriot beyond which the assessment for said improvement shall not extend, to wit: One hundred feet in depth on elcber side of said Hampden street, between Park and Flushing avenues.

Remonstrances, if any, against the owning must be presented to the Common Council on or before tho 20th day oi July, 1853, as they will finally act upon tha flame at their next ensuing meeting, or as soon thereafter as convenient. Datod Brooklyn, July 8, 1873. LORIN PALMKR, W. A. FOWLER, R.

M. WHITING, Jb, Commissioners of City Work. Attest: D. L. Northttp.

Secretary. Jy9 14 OT.1CE. IN THB MATTER OF THE J3I application of the Common Council of the Oity of Brooklyn, in relation to opening South Eleventh street, irom its present easterly termination, to Third the City of Brooklyn. To all whom it may concern: The report of the Assessors in the above entitled matter has been completed and filed in tho office of tbo Department of Publio Works of the City of Brooklyn, in the City Hall of said city, whore it is open for tho inspection of all Dor sons interested. Application will bo made, on behalf of the Fald Common Council, to tbe Supreme Court of the State of New York, at Term thereof, held in and the County of KinA In tho Conntv Court Honsa.

in tho City of Brooklyn, on Monday, the 4th day of August, 1873, at 10 o'clock in tho forenoon of that day, or as soon thereafter a3 Counsel can be heard, to have said report confirmed. Dated July 29, 1873. WILL I Ail C. DeWITT, jy23 IQt Attorney snd Counsel to the City of Brooklyn. KWERAGE DEPARTMENT OF CITY WORKS, CityHall Brooklyn, Jnly 23, 1873.

TO CONTRACTORS. Scaled will bo received at this department ami! WEDNESDAY, the 6th day of August next, at 13 o'clock, for building Bewerln map Distriot Sab division 28, Plans and specifications may be seen and forms of proposals can bo procured on application at the Engineer1 Office. Room No. 10. City Hall Proposals will not be considered unless accompanied with a consent in writing of two sureties of seveu thousand dollars oach.

shall qualify as to thotr responslbllity) that if the contract be awarded to tha party proposing, they will become bound i his surety for its laithlul performance; and in case he shall negleat or refuse to execute the contract, if so awarded, than that they will pay to the City of Brooklyn the differeaoe between the price so proposed and the price of the next highest bidder, to whom the contract may be awarded. Proposals to bo indorsed To the Board of City Works," with name of bidder. By order of the Common Council. LORIN PALMKR, WM. A FOWLKR, R.M.

WHITING, Commissioners of City Works. ATTEBT: D. L. NonxHirp, Socreta ry. jy2210t rpHE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE OITY JL of Brooklyn do docide and prdain as follows, vm' Thf it i nnrcssary to cause the low lota fronting opjn iSrth il io "troot, 100 feet out olfuh TenueTto be filled op to within three feet of the grade ol thA uAinlniaa street.

lor tbe purpose of abating a noisanco, of trWoh toe ereVenl condition oVthe said Wis tho oauae. Ana tbey hereby ordain that aaid lot, be eo filled od at the eznonse of the owner er owners thereof, and the Depart mentof City Works is hereby dlrootod to advertise for proposals for doing enoh work. The foregoing deohion andordlnAnce were adopted by the said Common Oounoll by two rtirds vote this Approved this 17th day of July, 1818. jvSTlOt B. 8.

POWELL, Mayor. HnHE COMMON COUNCIL OF THB OtfX or isrooKiyn ao aeoiae ana oraain as xouows, viz That litunMiaunio eanse tne low int. fmnMn. nnn west side of Hioks street, between Centre and Hna the oanse. And they hereby ordain that said lota be so nllel up at tbe expense ofthe owner or owners thereof, and the.

Department of City Work ia hereby directed to sdvertlu for proposals for doing raoh work. The foregoing deou ion and ordinance were adopted by the said Common Council by a two thirds vote tfila 14th day of July, KB. W. G. BISHOP, Olty Clerk.

Approved this Uth day of July. IgSw. iyiS It 8.. POWELL, Mayor. rTSHE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY JL Df Brooklyn do deoido and ordain a.

follows, vis. fEstlt isneoessarytocause the low Iota fronting upon south side of Union street, between. Third avenne and Nevina street, to be filled up to vrtthin two of, toe grade ofthosewer.andoonnect said Iota with the sewor, for tha naruose of abating a nuisance, of wulon the present condition of the said lot3 is the cause. And they hereby ordiin Out said lots be so filled up at the expense of the owner oFowne ttferoof, and the Wartmenrof City Work. t.

hereby diroctort to advertise for proposals for doing suoh work Tbe foregoing decision and ordinance wore adoptaa hv said Common Counoil by a two thirds vote this 11th dVof July! IBS, O. BISHOP, Oity Clerk. Approved thisHth day of July, 18TO. gSflM 8. 8, POWELL, Mijer.

TUESDAY EVENETa. JULY 22. FOREIGN ITEMS. The Cortes and the Spanish Sailors. DEATH OF AN EMINENT CHEMIST, iUuuuv 4Uj44 In the Cortes, last night, the ruoUun tt tti uituwrny to oonauro tho Goveromeut for to itaw twtrtv lh insurgent oxcvra of the Spanish frlgaltw at Crtv pirates, vr rejected by i wte of I fcV IUmmx, Jty ti.

Gustavo Rota, tlio iilslluNuWwvl vtiouM eraiogtet, Is dead, in hit re WHtj rtflh wm LEAS IN 0 Ol'T OF TMK AH, Harry WnU'rbiiry, yaswnjrfr i tss v4 Uh vidoro uul Delaware Kallrvviil wMoh Ml this morning, was Btrnrl by mn)vWS yvi xrfttle leaning out of tho oar wiudow lifar K4vtM jnt Almost instantly killed. IX'CtwHHl rvAks 1 Spur U.wn and was returning home. FROM WASHINGTON. Trio Attorney General on the Vojt Case The Prisoner Not to Je Delivered Lord Gordon. Washington, D.

0., July 22. Attorney General Williams to day transmitted to Acting Secretary of State J. C. B. Davis his official opinion in the case ot Carl Vogt, a Prussian citizen, oharged with nrorder, arson and robbery, committed in Brussels, and a fugitive In tho United StateB.

The question submitted to the Attorney General was Can the Gar man Government rightfully demand tho surrender of tho fugitive under the Treaty of June 16, 1852 The Attorney General says tho only point in the controversy appears to he the following Whether or not, according to the true intent and meaning of Bald Treaty, the crimes committed by Vogt in Belgium were oommittcd within the jurisdiction of Germany. The Attorney General in a lengthy opinion reviews all the facts in the case, and concludes as follows "I have carefully read the elaborate opinions of Judge Blatch ford upholding the jurisdiction of this case, transmitted In your letter, but with diffldenoe and regret I am compelled to dissent from his views. They do not appear to me to be Bound in principle or sustained by authority. Able writers have contended that there was a reciprocal obligation upon nations to surrender fugitives from justice, though now it seems to be generally agreed that this is a matter of comity. But, it is not to be presumed, where there are treaties upon the subjcot, that fugitives are to be surrendered only in cases and upon' the terms specified in such treaties.

Conformably to whot is above stated, I make a negative answer to your question." ASSISTANT SEOBETABT OP STATE Davis was so busy to day in framing his instructions in the Vogt case, according to the opinion of Attorney General Williams, that he received no visitors excepting those of official position. Sir Edward Thornton obtained an interview on several subjects, including the events in Manitoba in connection with the Lord Gordon case. THE WEATHEE. Probabilities. Washington, D.

0., July 2210:30 A. M. During the rest of Tuesday for the Eastern Gulf and South Atlantic States, northeasterly winds, and on the coasts cloudy weather and local rains. For the Middle and Eastern States, rising barometer, northwesterly winds and generally clear weather. For the lower lake region, southwest to southeast winds, higher temperature, clear or partly cloudy weather.

For the upper lakes, falling barometer, increasing south and southwest winds, higher temperature, partly cloudy weather, and possibly over Lake Superior and Minnesota threatening weather or rain. The morning telegraphic reports are missing from the BOUthweBt. Record of the Thermometer. The following ia the record of the thermom eter, aa kept at the Brooklyn Daily Eagle office. 9A.M Bl 4 A.

67 6A.M 68 8A.M 76 10 A. 81 13 81 8 P. 84 3P.M 81 Average temperature to day, 76. Average temperaiure date last year, 81 4 7. CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

Tho City of London, the Main and the Circassian have arrived on the other side. The new steamship Ohio, second of the American Iina, started from Philadelphia this morning on a trial trip. Her passage along the river front was witnessed by crowds, and greeted with salutes. The weather throughout England is fair and favorable. The thermometer stands at 85 degrees.

A Convention of shoemakers and members of the Crispin Order is being held in Boston, to consider the necessity of reorganization for self protection. Some of the speakers represent the Order as breaking up. On Mason street, San Francisco, while workmen were engaged in excavating a rock weighing over a ton, it fell from the bank, crushing Andrew Cummins to a shapeless mass, and fatally injuring John Gallagher. Major Alvord, of San Francisco, received a letter to night from Philadelphia, stating that the Mayor of that city, tho members of the Council, and the heads of the Departments, to the number of tbirty flve, would leave on tho 2Gth instant for a visit to San Francisco. Captain James Burns has captured the last remnant of Apaches in Northern Arizona, in the Castle Jome Mountains.

Two hundred Apache prisoners are now on their way to Camp Verde. More Apache raids and murders in the State of Sonora, Mexico, are reported via Guaymas. The Providence and Worcester Railroad bridge across the Blackstone River, near Woonsocket, was discovered to be on fire at half past one this morning and put out in time to Bave it. Supposed incendiary. Trains not delayed.

The Democratic County Committee in San Francisco adopted strong resolutions against the policy of granting subsidies to railroad companies, and also against Chinese immigration. Dispatches from Mount Vernon, state that four deaths occurred yesterday from cholera. The disease 1b abating. The Duke of Manchester and his son, Lord Mandeville, arrived at Quebec in tho steamer Prussian. Dr.

Joseph Howson was thrown from his, buggy last night at Toronto, and received a Bevere fracture of the skull. He died in thirty minutes. Three fires last night in Province, Court, Chardon and Edlnboro Btreets, Boston, destroyed property to the amount of $,000. Thomas W. Heyde's iron foundry in Bath, was totally destroyed by fire last night, together with a large lot of patterns.

The loss is $16,000, and nearly covered by insurance. The dwelling house, barn and out buildings of Captain Porter Pierce, in Southport, were destroyed by fire yesterday, together with several tons of hay. The loss is $2,000. Insurance expired a few days since. LOST EIBBONS.

A week or so ago, Mr. Benjamin vJ. Brown, who is the proprietor of a hat factory at No. 18 Ktsciusko street, weut to Captain McLaughlin, at the Ninth Precinct Station House, and reported to him that hia factory had been robbed of $400 worth of hat band ribbon. The Captain questioned him of the theft, and Mr.

Brown Btated that the robbery extended for a month past, and that tho goods were always miBsod on the opening of the factory, and were evidently stolen after the place had been closed on the previous ''Do you have any one watching the place inquired the Captain. 'Tes," replied Mr. Brown, "I employ a' private watchman," "All right," said the Captain. "Leave the case to nie." Mr. Brown went, and McLaughlin called unto him his trusty man, the detective.

He told the facte of the ease and ordered him to watch the watchman. The detective did so for a week, and during that time no robbery was committed. Yesterday morning, however, more ribbon was Btolen, and acting on the Captain's instructions the deteotlve arrested the watchman. He "squealed," to use police parlance, and told the Captain that one Henry Harper, who was formerly employed in the factory, but who had been discharged, had been in the habit of visiting the aotory at 5 o'clock in the morning and stealing the goods. The; watchman said, to save himself, that he didn't know that Harper had been disoharged, and that Harper told him ho wanted to go on the floor to see if any work was there for him.

Harper was arrested, and Jacob Booker, maker, of 23 Ewen street, and Charles Schultz, a saloon keeper of 12 Montrose avenue, were arrested by Leavy, on a charge of having received stolen goods. At Becker's 'place, 13 pieces were recovered, and 33 at Schultz'a. Also at the latter place was found 33 pieces of brown ribbon, supposed to have been stolon from some one else, and for which an owner is wanted. The goods are' at the Gates avenue Station House. Detective Leary is after more of the property.

A STABBING AFFRAY. Last evening, Michael Eyan, of No. 31 fork street, and Jomi Hall, had an altercation in Hud eon avenue, near Plymouth street, and the result is that this morning Byan on being duly sworn, deposes and says, that on the 21st day of July, 1873, at the City of Brooklyn, in the County of Kings, John Hall did feloniously with and by means of a certain weapon, to vrit, knife, then in his hands, make an assault upon the said Michael Byan, and that the said John Hall did then and there, with the said deadly weapon, beat and stab said Eyan on the arm, with intent to do bodily harm. The case was adjourned until July 28th for examination. ILLICIT STILL.

This morning at half past ten o'clock Collector Vrceland sent Deputy Collector Samuel Glber Bon and Officer Davis with a squad of men to seize a still and worm at Mullady's old place on Little Btreet in the Fifth Ward. The men went there and found iii? still (of large capacity), and a worm lying in the yard, noi put np bnt ready to be erected at any time. The matter was turned over to the Marshal, and Deputy Marshal D.W. Define sent down men who destroyed the still, The Origin of Tieir Exposure An In teresting Chapter of an Uhpub lished History Curious Eevelationsofthe BingSegime. A REFORM IN WHICH NOTHING IS REFORMED; A day or two since a short editorial article appeared in the Eagle, called out by the fact that Senator "Jimmy" O'Brien had withdrawn his claim for $175,000 from the consideration of the Commission ap pointed by Governor Dix, under a law of the last Legislature, passed at the earnest solicitation of O'Brien himself.

In the article referred to, it was stated that the refusal of Tweed and hifi associates to meet O'Brien's modest demands, led to the disclosure of the robberies which the Tammany gang had perpetrated on the taxpayers of New York. That artiole has elicited the following interesting communication, and the faot3 following it, which cannot fall in being interesting to the public, relating, bb they do, to the most gigantio frauds ever perpetrated through law, or that ever escaped punishment, because, of the apparent powerlessness ot law: To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle The Eagle of yesterday contains an editorial on the little bill" of ex Sheriff O'Brien. Ia referring to the expOBuro of the frauds of the King you fall into an error that haB already been corrected in the cdumnB of tho Eaole and which you can soarcely desire to perpetuate. The events of the last two years prove very conclusively that the people of New York, with the exception of the hungry patriots who have euoceeded'tn foisting themselveB into office, are profoundly indifferent as to whelher the frauds are exposed by a henohmsn of O'Brien's or not. It would be sheer folly tooxpcot recognition or reward from a community that has permitted itself to be plundered for years and without either the honesty or Uie courage to oppose the thieves who were plundering them a community that was not averse to entering into an alliance with the thieves and to vouch for their honesty and official integrity, if there was anything to be gained by so doing.

If a long list of names were not appended to the Astor Boberta Taylor certificate of good conduot it was simply because the members of tneBIng did not deem them necessary. Koine, at tho worst period of her history, does not Ornish a parallel to the arrogance, audacity and rapacity of thei King, and the imbecility, cowardice and servility of the people. But in all the extraordinary features of this extraordinary business there is nothing more astounding than tho persistency with which lies have been concocted and circulated in reference to the origin of the exposure of the frauds. It is easy to understand why interested persons should lie about it. It is easy to understand why the Timee was willing to have the impression go forth that the publio were indebted to Mr.

O'Brien. If Brien could have been elected Mayor through the misrepresentations of the proprietors and managers of the Timee, and that paper have been substituted for the Transcript as the official organ, of the new ring, it would have been very pleasant all round but why our model "Reformers," and men claiming to be honest and respectable, should persist in those misrepresentations, and why respectable journals will second their efforts by giving publicity to their statements, passes my comprehension. Let me say, onoe and for all, that if any good has resulted from the exposure of the frauds, there is but one man in New York who sacrificed a dollar in that connection. O'Brien's claim had been rejected, and he had been defied; Copland (O'Brien's henohman) had been dismissed from the Controller's office, and remained silent for months but I voluntarily resigned my position and subjected myself to hardships and annoyances by placing the facte in my possession before the public. Whatever facts and figures O'Brien had obtained were in his possession for nearly a year before my articles were commenced.

Bolls of manusoxipt containing figures, had been exhibited by O'Brien in the presence of Judges Hogan and Ledwith, and others connected with the Free Press, but those gentlemen were not permitted to examine them, and they were studiously witb htld from the publio for nearly a year, during whioh time the city was being robbed of over ten millions of dollars. The first article that contained anything nuroortinff to be excerpts from the books in the Controller's office was written by me, and appeared July 8. The riot of the 12th caused a delay in the appearance of my second article, which was published July 20. and then, as the press throughout the country took up the subject, Mr, u'one louna nis ugures were aDout to De rendered valueleBB and he considerately placed them at the servioe of Mr. Geo.

Jones. I continued to write for the Timet, however, until September 2, and two days later, at the Cooper Institute meeting, I learned for the first time that there was a disposition on the part of oertain' knaves, who had axes to grind, to glorify Jones and O'Brien, and to nave the way for a fresh gane of cormo rants who, while lacking the ability and brains of the King, are as utterly unscrupulous as cuac intamous ou garchy. There 1b a new chapter in the "Reform" movement to be written, and when that has been done it will cover some of our present officials with quite as much infamy as attaches to their predecessors. When O'Brien had the hardihood to make a statement in the Senate, to the effect that the people of New York were indebted to William S. Copland for the overthrow oi the King, and advocated the payment or nve thousand dollars to that person as a reward for his BerviceB, I wrote a history of Hie affair and forwarded it to Speaker Smith of the Assembly.

That model politician kept my' communication in his pocket while the vote of the House over which ne presides, wbb Doing recorded in favor of the perpetration of a fraud upon the taxpayers of the State, and then wrote to me that he saw no opportunity to use the facts I had placed in his possession. I enclose my letter to Mr. Smith and his note in reply. In conclusion allow me to say, that I have never spoken to Mr. O'Brien bnt once, that I had no intercourse, directly or indirectly, with him previous to the date of my article in the 2im.es of July 6, and that I have no knowledge of the existence of any figures except moee inn naa copiea ana reiainea, ana inai i xuew nothing whatever of the intentions or plans of Mr.

O'Brien or his friends. Respectfully yours, Matthew J. OTtouniCK. New York, Saturday, July 19, 1873. The writer of the above communication hj not unknown to the public in connection with the events to which he refers.

Following his disclosures of the robberies perpetrated through the Controller's ofiloe of New York he was assailed by the Metropolitan press, almost without exception, with a virulence rarely equalled. The journals in the interest of the old Tammany Ring and Tweed mode it the interest of evsry one of the Metropolitan papers to uphold a sway through whioh they profited abused him without stint or measure. Even after the Tammany organs bad been driven, by public opinion, to take sides against the munioipal robbers, they kept up their assaults on the man through whom thee robberies were brought to light. They affected to denounce the frauds, while at the same time they abused the agent through which they were discovered. Tweed and Connolly were indeed thieves, but CBourke they denounced as a "spy," an "Informer," a "treacherous subordinate," "a fellow who peached." A gang of burglars never turned on one of their number, who had turned States evidence againstthem, with more malignity than the Tweedorgans turned upon OTtourke, when they were driven from the position they so eagerly accepted, as appologists or defenders of Tweed, while appology or defence was possible.

Even the Reformers, who climbed into power over the neck of the Tammany party, found it convenient to ignore OTtourke, in order to increase the importance of their own services. That Mr. O'Bourke did a great public service cannot be questioned. That he did not personally profit by it is equally true, that he could not reasonably hope to'do so, will be made clear in the course of this article. On his motives more light is thrown in the interview which follows than has ever been, publloly, before.

CAPTAIN O'BOUBKE, is a large, fine looking man, in the prime of life. He wears a heavy mustache and side whiskers. Hois evidently man of culture, and of resolution and oourage. He 1b expert in the exercise of arms, and is the author of a book on "A New SyBtem of Sword Exercise." He was an instructor in the manual of arms in the First Army Corps, of our army as organized during the late war. In an interview between Captain O'Bourke and a representative of the Eagle the following conversation occurred: Eagle Captain OHourke, if you do not deem the question impertinent, will you tell me your motive in bringing tho robberies of the late New York Bing to light 03.

1 do not deem the question impertinent at all, I will tell you the Btory in my own way. I am tho author of a little work on "Sword Exercise." It has been commended possibly beyond its merits. It has been adopted by the United States Army. The State authorities, in Hoffman's time, approved of it and entered into an agreement with mo to BUpply a oopy to each of the officers of the National Guard of this State. The books were ready for distribution and at the disposal of the authorities.

I presented my claim, but I found I could 'not get paid unless I gave it to a "middleman." Ire fused to do this. A word from the Tammany politicians would have secured payment, but they would not say tho word. I never liked that gang, and their conduct in this instance did not increase my affection for them. There was no great amount of money involved, but a fraud is a fraud whether it be large or small. I obtained and held a place in the office of Controller Connolly.

A friend of mine, Col. Cavenaugh, of the Sixty ninth an honest claim for about $0,900 on the City of New York. Being in the Controller's office he thought I could help him to get his money, and I tried to do bo, without Buccess. Honest claims were the last that were paid In New York, in those times. By the death of the notorious Watson, I was promoted to the position of County Book Keeper, a Mr, Lyons who filled that place having been appointed County Auditor.

In this position I became cognizant of what are known as "the armory frauds." I was attracted by the enormous amounts paid on the account of the city armories, because as a writer on military affairs for one of the Sunday papers, I was familiar with the armories. I verified the robberies by personal inspection, from time to time. I made transcripts of armory transactions from the books and vouchers in my hands, In endeavoring to assist Colonel Cavanaugn I sought an interview with Controller Connolly, Incensed by what he said, I remarked that I thought it was wrong to refuse to pay a small, honest claim, while millions "were being paid out on fraudulent claims," Connolly looked up at me with great Burprise, when I used these words. He recovered himself in a moment, and, helping himself to a chew of tobacco from a tin box, he said very quietly I am a much older man than you are, and my advice to you is, go baok to your deBk and attend to your own business. You have.no right to come here to insult me." I answered, I am not here as your subordinate.

I am here as a citizen simply, and I give you notioe now, that at the end of tins month my plaoe is at your disposal." I kept at my business, and before the month was up two confidential friends of the Controller came to me and advised me not to listen to outsiders, and not to give up a good plaoe. One ot them tojd me that if I stayed my salary would be made, the same as that of the County Auditor $7,500 per annum. At the end of the month, I left. I had made up my mind to expose the frauds, but.I never wrote a line for the papers about them while employed in the Controller's office. After consultation with some friends, it was decided that the New York Timet ahonld be selected to publish thB facts I had prepared for the press.

What followed is pretty fully described in the following communication which I addressed to the Speaker, of the Assembly. It explains itself, and you are at liberty to publish it if you see fit. Here the Captain handed to the Eaole's representative the following letter: New Yonir, April 2, 1872. Hon. Henry Smith, Speaker of the Assembly, Albany: 8m It iB currently reported here that a bill has been recently introduaed in the Legislature, at the instance' of Senator O'Brien, which provides lhat the sum of five thousand dollars shall be paid to William S.

Copland for his services in furnishing Mr. O'Brien and, through him, the New York Timet with oertain figures alleged to nave been copied from books in the Controller's office. In advocating the claims of Mr. Copland, Mr. O'Brien is reported to hare made a statement in his plaoe in the Senate to the effect that the publio are indebted to Mr.

Copland for the exposure of (he frauds of the olty gov Secretary Rodman Suspended ffam his FdMtion as Deputy City Treasurer FeejUngAgainjrtHto The Prospeotfor Depositors Readiness of the Stockholders toDouhle The Total Loss Probably less than $350,000 General Blatters Affairs at the office of the Trust Company on Court Btreet ore still in what may properly be called "mixed condition," that is to say, so far as outsiders are concerned, they have not assumed anything like definite shape. Everything is speculative snd hypothetical. The force in the offloe is busily engaged on the books, working out the problem of assets and liabilities, and will, in all probability, be in a condition toward tho end of this week or the beginning of next to render a complete aocount. There was a meeting of the Direc tors this morning, the most notable feature of which was the declared willingnesB of moBt of the gentlemen present to double up their stock. The news that Mr.

MillB' will had been offered for pro bate and that his estate was valned at $300,000, clear of all incumbrances, spread rapidly and seemed to have an enlivening effect upon the depositors. Out of this they seemed to think there will he no great difficulty in ob taining the $150,000 due on his account, and that obtained there would, according to present figures, be only about $250,000 to make good on the capital. This, most of them seemed to think, would speedily be done and operations resumed. With that $260,000 paid off there would still remain $250,000 of the first $500,000 untouched to which when the declared surplus of $150,000 ia added there appeare a clear margin of $100,000 for continued operation, and certainly if these figures be accepted as correct the outlook is not so dismal as it seemed a day or two ago. According to this shewing the stockholders would on ly have ten per cent, on their original investment to make good.

Next to the prospects of the stockholders the conduct of Afr. Rodman, the Secretory, seemed to engage attention, and the comments upon his conduct were for enough from those of flattery. One old man declared that Mr. Rodman had been false both to the Trust Company and the oity. He was false to the oity," said the old man, because while engaged as its Deputy Treasurer he permitted its funds to be deposited in on institution whioh he knew to be unsafe, and he was false to the stockholders in the Trust Company because while bound to exercise all the vigilance in his power as a trusted officer, he kept his mouth closed as to robbery taking place before his eyes, and if not with his consent at least without his pro test." The force of this old Worthy's remarks will be best appreciated by those who remember that Mr.

Rodman stated to an Eagle reporter that he knew of Mr. Mills's defalcation, but Bald nothing of it because MillB was President, and he only Secretory. This excuse however certainly did not hold as to the city whose pay he received. Mr. Mills was not President of the City Treasurer, and in looking to the safe deposit of Brooklyn moneys, Mr.

Rodman could not be acoused of any insubordination. Those points bb has been indicated were all thoroughly dtsouxsed, and the general opinion seemed to be that however the present financial trouble (might end, no company could hope for favor whioh plaoed Mr. Mills at the centre of trust. What the general prospeots are will be eeen from the interviews that follow. To gentlemen who feel this way it will be a satisfaction to know that Mr.

Rodman has been suspended as Deputy Olty Treasurer. Ho desired to resign, but the Treasurer declined to ac cept his resignation. Etneluert S. ITIlUs's Will. In the Surrogate's office this morning the will cf Kthelbert 8.

Mills was presented for probate. There is no likelihood of any opposition being offered to it. Tho following is tho will and accompanying documents: Ethelbert S. Mills, of the City of Brooklyn, County of KIoks and State of New York, do dechue the follow ing to be my last will and testament: give, aevise ana oequeatn au my property ana estate, both real and personal, to my beloved wife, Ellen L. Mills, to her and her heirs and assigns forever.

nereuy appoint my said wile executrix, ana my eon, ThomnB H. Mills, my brother, James S. Mills, and my brother in law, Edward H. R. Lyman, executors, and I hereby authorize them, and the survivor of them, and any one or of them who may qualify, as executrix or exeoutor, to Bell and convey any or all of my real eBtate at public or private sole, and for cash or upon oredit.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal thiB 14th day of June, one thousand eight hundred and seventy three. jl. b. Ethelbeut S. Mills.

Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said testator as and for his last will and testament in our presence, who, in bis presence, and at his request, and in the presence of eaoh other, have hereunto subscribed our names as attesting witnesses. M. T. Rodman, No. 375 Union street, E.

E. Lombard, No. 106 Dean street. Kings Couktv Sobboqate's Codbt. In the matter ob tho application for the probate of the last will and testament of Ethelbert S.

Mills, late of the City of Brooklyn, deceased. Kings County, to wit Thomas a. amis, oi uae uity oi liroomyn, Doing uuiy sworn uuu examined, do depose and say that I am an exeoutor named in the last will and testament of Ethelbert S. Mills, late of the Oity of Brooklyn, in the County ot Kings, deceased that the deceased was, at the time of his death, an inhabitant of the County of Kings, and departed this life in eaid county on the 15th day of July, in the year 1873; that said last will and testament relates to both real and personal estate, and that the widow, heirs, and next of kin of said deceased are as follows, to wit His widow, Ellen S. Mills, and three children, to wit Thomas H.

Mills, both of full age Ethelbert S. Mills, aged nineteen years, and Albert L. Mills, aged fifteen years, said minors had no general guardian, all residing in the City of Brooklyn. The estate of tha deceased 1b about $300,000 in value, to the best of deponent'B knowledge and belief Audi oak that the said last will and testament msy be proved, and letters testamentary granted thereon, according to law. TaOHAS H.

Mills. Subscribed and sworn this 22d day of July, A. D. 1873, before me, Judah B. Voobuees, Olerfc to Surrogate's Court.

At a Surrogate's Court held in and for the County of Kings, at the Surrogate's Office, in the City of Brooklyn, on the 22d day of July, in the year 1878. Present, wm. D. Teeder, Surrogate. In the matter proving the last Will and Testament of Ethelbert S.

Mills, deceased, On reading and filing the application of Thomas H. Mills, propounding the lost Will and Testament of said deceased, It is ordered, That a citation issue to the widow, heirs and next of kin of said deceased, returnable the 31st day of July Instant, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon. W. D. Veedkb, Surrogate.

The People or the State or New Yobk. To Ellen 8. Mills, Thomas H. Mills and Albert L. Mills, minors over fourteen years, oil residing in the City of Brooklyn.

Whereas, Thomas H. Mills, of the Oity of Brooklyn, has lately applied to our Surrogate of the County of Xings, to hare a certain Instrument, in writing, bearing date the Uth day of June, 1873, relating to real and personal estate, duly proved as the last will and Testament of Ethelbert S. Mills, late of the Oity of Brooklyn, deceased. Wherefore, Yon, and each of you, are hereby olted and required to appear before our said Surrogate, at hia office, in the County Court House, in the City of Brooklyn, on the 81st day of July at 10 o'clock in tho forenoon, and attend the Probate ot the last Will and Testament. In witness whereof, Wm.

D. Veeder, Surrogate of our said county, has hereunto affixed his seal of office, the 22d day of July, one thousand eight hundred and seventy tree, and of our Independence the ninety eighth. LJ Judab B. Yoobbbes, Clerk to the Surrogate's Court. Present Condition of Affairs An Eaole reporter had a very brief talk this morning with Mr.

Daniel Chauncey, the Beceiver, which resulted aB follows: Reporter Mr. Ghaunoey, have you heard of, or do you know if, the depositors of the Brooklyn Trust Company hare yet held any meeting in their own interest touching the suspension of the Company 7 Mr. Chauncey I have heard of none, and I know of none, at all. Reporter Has there yet been any meeting of tho stockholders of the company 7 Mr. Chauncey There has not, to my knowledge.

Reporter What is the present oondiUon of affairs Mr. Ghaunoey There is nothing new at all. We are working along slowly, getting things BtraightenedoutaB fast as possible. Reporter When is a report of the state of the bank to be made Mr. Chauncey As boob bb we can get at a true statement, which we are working for daily.

MB. BOMIAN's "OYEBDBAW." Reporter Mr. Chauncy, do you think Mr, Rodman had any right at all to loan monoy to himself without the knowledge and concurrence of other officers of the Institution Mr. Chauncy I think an officer of a bank has just sb much right, and no more, as any other person, in the matter of borrowing money of the institution with whioh he is conneoted, Reporter Are the securities left by Mr. Rodman, aS collateral for the money ho haB "overdrawn," sufficient to cover the "overdraw." Mr, Chauncey That I do not yet know but the prevalent opinion seems to be that they will prove so.

THE OITY TBEASTJEEB ON THE OITY TBEABI7BY. Mr. Treasurer Bprague wbb found this morning Bitting at the desk usually occupied by Mr. Deputy Treasurer Rodman, when an Eaole reporter approaohed him and held with him the following conversation Reporter Mr. Bprague, what has been the mothod of doing business between the Trust Company and the oity 7 Mr.

Sprague Pretty much the same as with any other depositor. I have intended to distribute the oity funds about among the good baukB pretty equally, but have some times kept more in the Trust Company because I could get more interest for it, they paying four per while others paid but three and a half. Reporter This Company hod on deposit when it suspended about half a million of the city's money, had it not? Mr. Sprague Yes, sir. Eeporter And will the city have any advantage, as a depOBlter, in the settlement, over any other depositor 7 Mr.

Sprague None whatever, sir. All will share alike, I presume. Reporter Supposing that there will be a final settle ment, now would this look up of a nau minion oi publio money for a period of time affect the city's finances Mr. Sprague None whatever, sir. Everything would go on the same.

It could In no way embarrass the I city's affairs. SUSPENSION OF PEPTOT TBEASTBEB, M.f BQD MAN. Reporter Is Mr. Rodman still acting in the osptolty of Deputy Treasurer Mr. Sprague Practically I am without a deputy.

Mr. Eodman BSed me yesterday to accept his resignation, which I declined doing for the present. Yet I hare suspended him from official duty and am myself with the' aid of a clerk doing all the work of my office. MB. BODMAN'S SEOUBll'lHS.

Reporter Are the securities Mr. Rodman has deposited to back his "overdraw" good for anyUilng, or otherwise? Mr. Sprague They seetn to talk aa if they were, and I presume they are. Keportetv In regard to the right of Mr. Bodmin, or MB.

OOPZiAND WAS PEBEMPTOBILY DISMISSED from the Controller'B office. But it was not the mere fact of his being dismissed that made hia case conspicuous it was the studied indignity that was put upon him by the Controller that should have engendered his most bitter hostility to that functionary. He was about to leave the office when he was notified that his services were no longer required, and subsequently, on attempting to go behind the desk to get some artioleB that he had left in one of the drawers, he was stopped by one cf the messengers, who had been ordered by the Controller not to allow him inside the office. This occurred on the first of March, 1871, when the Legislature was in session. Hod the facts in the possession of O'Brien and Copland been laid before the publio, either through the press or the Legislature, the Bing would, have been shattered a year ago, and the taxpayers of this city saved at least fifteen million of dollars.

But during the four months and eight days that elapsed between the date of Copland's removal from the Controller's office and the appearance of the first article containing anything purporting to be a transcript of the Controller's accounts, not a solitary foot was placed before the publio by either Mr. O'Brien or Mr. Copland. The Times of December SO, in an editorial reviewing the diffloulths under which it prosecuted the war against the Bhig, inadvertently throws a little light upon the subject, as will be seen by the following extract "Wo hod little to go upon but the suppression of the Controller's reports, and the occasional facta whioh came to our knowledge in a round about way. Everybody was afraid to give us information.

Men came into our office and said we could give you evidence of the roguery of Tweed and bis friends it we dared but we should suffer for it. If wo tell you anything you must not moke any use of it, and you must not soy that we have Bpoken to Now, who were the men that were "afraid" to give information to the Times, and who said they could tell of the rogueries of Tweed snd his friends "if they dared," but they should ''juff er for it 1'' And who were the cour ageous warriors (Tuscarsras or others) who, with bated breath, poured their tale of horror into the eager and sympathetic ear of Mr. George Jones, but conjured him not to use the information they gave nor to say that: they had spoken to him 1 There has been but three names mentioned in connection with the exposure of the frauds O'Brien, Copland and myself. I never entered the Times effloe untiTsf ter I had left the Controller's office, and then I made a definite arrangement to furnish a series of articles on the affairs of the Finance Department and other matters connected with the city government. HOW THE FACTS WEBB OBTAINED.

The Times tells how it did not get the facts permit me to say how itdldgetthem: Previous to the death of the late County Auditor Wat son, I held a clerkship in the Controller's oSoe, but the books were suarded 80 carefully and the operations of the Ring were conducted bo quietly and with so much secrecy inai i aia not even suspect me real nature ui the business that was being transacted in the office. The death of Watson, and the promotion of Stephen O. Lynes, to the position of County Auditor, placed me in charge of the books as Acting County Bookkeeper, and it was then for the first time that I became aware of the elaborate system of fraud that was being carried on in the office; and, without any understanding with either politicians or pressmen or any incentive save a desire to the arrogant upstarts who were robbing and defying the publio, I Bet about copying such accounts as 1 deemed of the most importance, and the fraudulent character of whioh could soarcely admit of any reasonable doubt. This done, I tendered my resignation, to take effect May 31, 1871, and persistently refused to withdraw it, although urged to do bo by the County Auditor and another confidential friend of the Coatroller. After leaving the department I commenced a thorough examination of the armories and publio offices, to satisfy myself as to their actual condition; and having concluded my investigations in this direction I prepared my materials for publication, and called upon several prominent gentlemen to learn their views as to the best medium for placing the facts before the public I talked on the subject to more than one hundred gentlemen before a single line was published.

Among others I msy mention tno names or Attorney ueneroi jjanow, Mr. Dexter A. Hawkins, Col. F. A.

Conkling and Mr. Michael Bosnian, of the Irish Republic newspaper. The majority of those with whom I consulted seemed to concur in the opinion that the Times wbb the best medium, and I called upon Mr. George Jones and agreed to furnish him with a series of articles for that paper. These articles were commenced July 8, and were continued through the month of July and August the laetoT tne series naving been pub naned Beptember two days before the citizens' meeting at the Cooper Institute and were reproduced in the editorial columns or in some equally conspicuous place in the paper at various times from July 22 to the date of tho November, elections.

After two of my articles had appeared and the press throughout the country had taken up the subject, (see extracts from the press in Times ot July 24), Mr. O'Brien came to the conclusion that even for newspaper purposes Mb figures were about to be rendered valueless, and he generously tendered them to Mr. Jones. That public spirited gentleman expected the citizens to pay for them at some future day if he could only succeed in foisting Jimmy O'Brien into a prominent position bo he used them instead of UBing my flgureB, for which he would have HAD TO PAY $25 PER COLUMN. But as neither Mr, O'Brien nor hiB henohman, Copland, had furnished a single line of explanatory matter with the figureB, it devolved upon me to write ail the details as to the manner of keeping the accounts, the mode of iBBuing BecuriUes, in addition to a description of the pay rolls and many other important matters that had not been touched on in the figures furnished by O'Brien and Copland.

Thus in the Times of July 29, when they published all the figures in their rmgiipRnffm in. a Hunmempnt Trablishina an edition of some 300,000 copies there was an analysis of the fig ures, extcnaincr over inree ooiumns. written dv me. While these articles were being published every Ring paper in the city, inoludlng the Tribune, assailed me the mOBt unmeasured terras, and the ruffianly tools of. the Ring openly threatened to assassinate me, but the name of Mr, O'Brien was never mentioned in connection with the subject.

During tbo months of July and August it was rather hot here, and Mr. O'Brien sought the more congenial atmosph of Saratoga, where he managed to while awav the time until he found that the people of this city were thoroughly aroused, when ho returned just in time to maae nis appearance on uie nlatform at the Cooper Institute meetuur. In short, Mr. O'Brien had oertain figures in his pas BeBBion xor more inan nine monins utae tne ironesj which he held in terrorem over the head ot the mem bers ot the Bing, in the hope of extorting settlement from them. Mr.

CopUad was turned out of the Controller's office, and remained silent on the subject of the fiaudsfor more than four mouths. I had voluntarily resigned my position, and not having soiled my fingers By receiving money or irauauient vouoners or lor services that I nad never rendered, I did not have THE FEAB OF CONNOLLY AND HIS EBIENDS before my eyes, and did not caution Mr. Jones not to say that I had spoken to him lest I "shenld suffer for it." The course that I pursued forced Messrs. O'Brien and Copland into the attitude that they assumed. They had withheld all the information in their possession for nina months.

Had a satisfactory "arrangement" been made, they would doubtless have continued to withhold it. And now Mr. O'Brlen has the modesty to put forward a reposition to give his friend five thousand dollars. I ave no objection to offer if the admirers of Mr. O'Brien in the Legislature, or out of it, think proper to moke up a purse oi mty tuousana aouars zor nun or mm protege, but I obiect to its behur obtained under false Dretenses.

When yourself and your colleagues in the Assembly are informed that Mr. Copland, when in the Controller's office, received a salary of $il6 per month, bnt hod to hand over $280 of the amount to a person designated by Mr. O'Brien, you will doubtless be able to estimate at its proper value the disinterested motive impelled Mr. O'Brien to ask for an appropriation of five thousand dollars for this same Mr. Copland.

You are at liberty to make suoh use of this as you may deem proper. uespectruuy your obedient servant, Matthew J. OHouiikk. Eagle What did Speaker Smith do with the letter? O'B. He sated like a genuine "modern reformer.1 He put the letter in his pocket, and never presented it.

He finally returned it to me with the following curt note: Assembly Chamber Albany, May 8, 1872. Dear 8m I return the papera you Bent by the mail to oay. No occasion has vet arrived when I could annronri' atcly use them. I retained them so long thinking some such mignt occur. uespeouuuy yours, Hkhkv Smith.

Col. M. J. O'Rourko. Captain O'Bourke addod that Hawkins, Barlow and other leading Reformers acted about as Smith did.

Eagle Captain, did Tweed never try to stop the ex poeure7 O'B. Yes, he did. After I had furnished two papers to the Times, Tweed felt it was getting too hot in the city, and he went up to Connecticut. For vague and general abuse the Bing did not care. Its members had stood this.

But specified facts began to tell. Tweed sent a confi dential friend to see me, and after a "roundabout" talk I was Informed that I might name my own tsrms if I gave up the exposure. I wbb determined to go through with the business, and I did. It never profited me a dollar beyond my compensation from the Times. I gave up a good placo, anS have been abused by the or gans of the Ring as if I had committed the frauds.

The so called Reformers are, in my Judgment, in tho main as venal ob Tweed without his courage or ability and the public have their ohief security in the fact that they lack both qualities. This ended the interview, and it ends a curious chap ter in the hletory of the overthrow of the once all powerful "Tammany Bing." OBITUARY. Benjamin Rntlibuii. The death of Penjamin Bathbun, on Sun day, at Fort Washington, at the advanced age of 82 years, terminated a long and varied life whioh was marked with the good and bad features that tarnish many a character more widely known to the world than that of Mr. Bathbun.

He seemed always to have a fond ness for the hotel business and associate industries, and in the traditions of his life in this city the name of the old Globe will be remembered in connection with his. When he removed to Buffalorom an interior, town and popularized the Eagle tavern and a stage line to Vanderbilt was doing a picayune trade between Staten Island and New York, and the publio would have' prophesied that he would some day, perhaps, reach Rathbun'a high poslttoh aa a hotel keeper, but only a dreamer would have suggested at that time that any railroad would ever suoceed those stages, and that a man more obscure than Bathbun would be president of the vast enterprise. At a later time, however, Bathbun, mora ambitious, found hotels and stages affording him too little excitement. In one of those eras of speculation which many years ainoe swept periodically over the new country, bringing pecuniary destruction upon hundreds of honest" people, Bathbun Invested largely invested by forgeries chiefly. In complloity with a nephew he carried on a vast scheme of iniquity for several years.

The exposure which followed created a larger degree of excitement than similar events do nowadays, when their occurrence 1b more frequent. He was arrested, convicted, and aentenoed to five years' imprison After serving his time he again embarked thi hotel life in New York, but was not successful. The fruits of his forgeries were no where apparent. Even combined with hia legitimate buBiness, they never made him wealthy. The Tribune thus ref era to his private! life and his later years: The crivate life of this remarkable man wbb from hia nrly manhood singularly irreproachable.

He was mod est to a fault, strictly temperate, never smoxea or ohew ed, never gambled, kept no equipage, had no acquaintance with disreputable people, avoided publio places, Inrtnlred in no extravssanceB. nut devoted himself aa sidnoudr to his business. He had few xewer menus, uu wuiuimuivub. io uiv uwi uu uovor alluded. He realized to the full the result of his sots, and meekly accepted tho situation.

Silently, patiently, uncoroplslniDBiy he' plodded on his weary, cheerless way, until finally, at the ripe old age of eighty two, him eelr and lila crimes almost forgotten, he gently fades away. A PICKPOCKET TRIED. This morning, in Justice "Walsh's Court, Catharine Wynn wbb arraigned upon a charge of having picked tho pocket of Mrs. Elizabeth Berry, of 110 Har riBon street. This lady, upon being sworn, said On the 13th of July, was coming from New York to" Brooklyn.

When I got on the boat I went into the front cabin, and Eat down one Beat from the door, and Boon afttir the defendsnt came in and Btood beside me. When the boat got to the Brooklyn side, I got np and weut on the outside of the oabin thero was a crowd on board, and I was pushed about. The defendant came and stood alongside of me, and 1 felt defendants hand in my pocket, and that moment 1 pnt my hand down in mypocket, and my pocketbook was gone. There was a dollar and ten cents it at the time I missed it. I cried out that the defendant had taken my pookctrbook she went right off the boat, and 1 do scribed her to a policeman, who arrested her outside the ferry gate.

Officer Donoghue, sworn, said he arrested the prisoner, but did not find any property on her, I asked her where eho lived, and Bhe Bald at No, 36 Water street, Hew ark. Catharine' Wynn, the acoused, sworn, said that she did not steal the pocket book that she lived st No. 36. Cherry street, Brooklyn that she was married in James street church, New York! She was on a visit to her sis ter, Bhe states, when she was crossing the ferry, and denied positively as to having taken the pooket book. Justice Walsh adjourned the cose for a week, until inquiries have been made to ascertain the truth of Kate's statement.

BOARD OF CITY WORKS. At a meeting of the Board of City Works this afternoon the Secretary wbb directed to confer with the Mayor and Controller relative to repairing the slde walkB of Smith street, between Huntington street and Third place. The Engineer was directed to prepare plans and specifications for the enlargement of the desk room of the Common Counoil Ohsmber. This is for the accommodation of the fourteen additional Aldermen next year. Shortly afterward Mr.

Eugene A. Koz lay was seated in the room taking a preliminary sketch. Having some doubts as to the meaning of Seo. 1, Title 17, of the new charter, the President was directed to procure from the Corporation Counsel an opinion as to the powers and duties of the Board under it. The Board then adjourned.

PERSONAL. Mtjliioon. Mr. William H. Muldoon, the well known journalist of this city, who Bails for Europe to morrow in the State line steamer Pennsylvania, was lost night the recipient of a handsome testimonial at the hands of several of his friends, who had gathered together for that purpose.

The presentation speech was made by Ex Judge Morris, who handed Mr. Muldoon an envelope containing $1,110, which had been contribu ted by his admirers. Mr. Muldoon replied, accepting the gift, and thanked his friends for their kind remem brance of him. He sails at ten to morrow from Martin's decks, and will be absent from Brooklyn some three months.

The trip is taken for the benefit of his health, which is somewhat impaired, and hie scores of friends here will hope for his safe return. Stbanahan. The Saratogian notices the i ival, at the Congress, ot "Ex Major" J. S. T.

Stran ah. and Mtf, Stranahan, Colby. Ex Gov. Colby, of New Hampshire, aged 80 years, died at Concord, in that State on Sunday evening. Paibview.

This is the name of a gentleman who tried flying machine in San Francisco on Sunday It waB a failure "but every witness," the telegraph tells us, "believes that it would have succeeded had it not been for the violence of the wind." Gatjl. Miss Katie Gaul, a Baltimore girl who inherited a taBte for music from her father, a professor in that city, is being developed in Europe under the training of Liszt, the great pianist. She is 11 yeara old, and is reported to possess musical talent of a very high order. LOCAL BREYITIES. An alarm for fire at Station 16, in the Eastern District, at 10 o'clock to day, was occasioned by the burning of the contents of a tax kettle on the premises of the American Boofing Company, in Mese role avenue.

No damage. In addition to the two boy thieres arrested yesterday for robbing the restaurant of Joseph Bailey, under Washington Hall, in Broadway, E. three others have been mabbed as accomplices. The names of the trio are Joseph Hollock, Wm, Meeker and Daniel TrcdwelL one nine and the others twelve years old. The whole batch will be arrined beforo Iusttce Elliott to morrow.

A Mr. B. Bennett, aged about sixty five years, a resident at Jamaica, L. this morning fell prostrate in the Depot of the South Side Bafiroad, foot of South Eighth street, E. and when assisted to a chair ft moment after was pronounced dead.

Heart disease was the supposed cause of death. Mr. George Wren, in conjunction with hia two talented sisters and other talent, announces a dramatic entertainment on Thursday night at "the Apollo Booms, in the Eastern District. Two disorderly characters and three drunks, the former of whom are named Werner Bier with and Adam Heller, was the quota furnished for Justice EameB' Court by the Sixth Precinct. The disorderlies were each fined ten dollars.

An infant child of Henry Kollineyer, whose residence is st No. 174 Stagg street, E. aged fifteen months, this morning Bltpped out'of a second Btory window, and thence fell to the sidewalk. The injuries sustained bythe little one were slight indeed, amounting to a few bruiseB only on one shoulder and the forehead. The Turners' Society of the Eastern District, under whose auspices the erection of a commodious BChool building in Mcserole Btreet, adjoining their uaii, is progressing, contemplate laying the corner stone of tho edifice to morrow afternoon.

Mayor Powell has accepted an invitation to be present, and, with Dr. Joseph B. Jones, will participate in the ceremonies. In the account of the blue fishing excursion published yesterday, the reporter make a mistake. It was Mr.

Duane and not Oapt. McLaughlin, who fell overboard. The Captain is an excellent swimmer whereas Mr. Duane can't swim at all. He iB still con fined to his house from the effects of his narrow escape from drowning.

HOOLEY'S OPERA HOUSE. Hugh Fay and the company at Hooley'sgive a choice programme at Hooley's this week. On Friday night Dick Balpb is to havo a benefit, THE STRIKING COOPERS. A meeting of the coopers now on strik in the Eastern District, under the auspices of Union No. 4, was convened yesterday at Hanover Hall, Fourth and South First streets, Mr.

P. H. Sullivan presiding. Mr. Thomaa T.

Sutllffe, President of the New York Work ingmen's Union, upon being introduced by the chairman, delivered a brief address, the points oX which were to the effect that the men now out should at all hazards preserve order and prevent anything approaching a breach of the peace. This, he said, would secure them both moral and material aid in conducting theBtrike successfully. Mr. John Callagan deprecated all acts of violence. Concerning the course pursued by Messrs.

Havemeyer Elder in the employment of apprentices, the speaker remarked that, in Mb opinion, the firm were unconsciously educating young men to crime How this could be he explained as follows When these apprentices are thrown upon the world, without a trade in which they are skilled, they will no doubt become vagrants and thieves, and the responsibility will rtst with those now utilizing them to defeat the honest objects of skilled mechanics." The meeting adjourned after remarks by other members, the general tendency of which was that employers would soon realize they hod acted hastily. DISAPPEARANCE OF A STEAMER. On the 0th the Bteamship Henry Burden was seized by. order of Deputy Marshal B. W.

DeClne, on process issued to recover wages alleged to be due F. A. Fisher and Robert Gordon, two seamen employed on board the vessel. She was lying at the foot of North Third Btreet, having been chartered by the General Governnmt for the Coast Survey service. Yesterday, during the abBonce of the Deputy in charge, the vessel was taken without permission from anyone in authority to the coal docks in Jersey City, where Bhe was found this morning after a long search and again placed under bonds.

THE PENITENTIARY. King's County Prison Dlscipliuo. From the Flatbush Gazette. We have conversed with Keeper Shovlin of tho Penitentiary, regarding the corporeal punishment of prisoners in that institution for trivial offences. He denounces the statement as a falsehood, and says that the only instance of such punishment within hia term of service waste the case of a prisoner who made an attempt to escape.

And he would not have suffered in this way, but that his offence was extreme and he was so hardened that no other punishment would have bsen Bufllcient. Keeper 8hevUn has no doubt that the statement came in the flvst place from one ef the two under keepers whoso resignation nad been requested for striking men without authority. He requests all who are interested in the case of our prisoners to visit the insUtaticn, where they will soon be satisfied that every is done simply, with regard to fair humane discipline. a tt)8t onl statement cheerfully, isoM paWS with Mr. ShevUn Bbmpa him in our mind il boat man la every sense for the position he purchasing $87,000 worth of land illy adapted for the securing of water, we find they believe that they may yet have to obtain their supply from there.

An earlier determination to locate at that point would have saved $80,000 in the purchase of real estate, and $40,000 in mains, and the works would have been located in almost the geographical centre of the city. What more was needed, what better location could have been desired An unincumbered main would have supplied Hunter's Point, another Bllssvlile, a third Bavenswood, and a fourth Astoria, each independent, and giving an opportunity in case of a conflagration to pnt the whole power of the works on one of those localities, In view of these facts, and in view of the fact that we still have men in the Water Board in whom the people have no confidence, we believe it to be the duty of the Common Council to investigate most thoroughly into the working of thiB Board. MONEY MARKET. Gold Sown to 116 Again The Erie Corner Hounded Off An Active Stock market. Wall Stbeet, July 223 P.

M. Tho announcement that the exports of domestic produce were heavy this week, amounting to $6,529,662, and that money was per cent, below the bank rate in London indicating that there might be a further reduction of the bank rote hod a tendency to temporarily weaken gold, and the prico fell off to 116 this afternoon on a very moderate bnsineBB. The combination of operators on the bull side, however, do not appear to be discouraged, and while they do nothing that is made manifest in the transactions, they heap up good courage. PerhapB they would be better satisfied were there a larger short interest, but what they cannot accomplish in this way they will seek to do by encouraging shipments. It Is reported thia afternoon that tho export of gold coin to morrcw will amount to $750,000.

Meanwhile doubt continues to be cast upon the Treasury statements. It is now clear that the only way to bring out the foots is by means of a corner which shall make cash coin worth so much that the Secretary of the Treasury will be forced to Bell aa excess over the advertised limit. Then an effort will be made to excite alarm both at home and abroad, and it would not bo surprising if at the turn should be someting bordering on a good sized panic And this will be the result of a combination formed for the Bole purpose of adding to the wealth of one man whose riches are even now presumed to be enormous. The Erie corner, though broken, Is not completely wiped out yet the rough edges are only worn off. The price for the stock dropped to 60 this afternoon a decline of 5X per cent, since Saturday and cash shares could be bought at an advance of Per cent.

In all probability the comer will be among the things that were after Wednesday, and then will commence a natural decline of the stock, and already large contracts are out at 30 days option. The practical culmination of the corner affected the remaining stocks on the active list thiB afternoon, causing a reaction which sent prices off al per cent. The market wob made very active for a little while and appeared to be without support from the parties who have lately been engineering the advance. The greatest decline was in Northwest common, which fell off 1 per cent. The condition of the speculation in stook is suoh that it is likely to be effected by very Blight disturbances.

Toward the close of the business of the day, per cent, difference was mode between cash and regular in Erie, but this was paid by parties who were obliged to procure cash stock for delivery. The movement in Panama, which commenced yesterday, appears to hove subsided for the present, for the stock has been quite dull to day between and 117. Exchange is dull and weak with no change in rate. The German dealers in Erie hove also drawn against "ales mode for London account and this furnishes a ba is for a large Bum in sterling. would not be surprising if a cornershould be accidentally made in Borne of the street active stocks on the list and some people think that Pacific Mail is the next card.

The price, of the stocks fell off to day after moving up to 40 yesterday. STOCK EXCHANGE SALES SECOND BOARD. New York. July S3. 500 Shore A So 93K 100 93JS SOO do Mi 100 do 108 Union Paoiiio bo 28 too do S3i 100 do b3 365 700 do S3 28, 80 HUuois Uout 1 it liM 40 do b3 loi S00 Clove 4 guar 300 do 88; MOOOhioagoANWK bo 69 500 do bS 63 100 do 0K4 300 do 61) 300 Chicago 4B1H.

bo HOJi 100 Del Lack A R. 100 do 108, 100 do 100S lOOTolWab 4W tt. 73Vi 200 B3 73 300 73 700 do 73 30 Morris Essex 93 100 Han 4 St Jos bo 40! 100 Ohio A Miss' ppiB bo Ml. 109 do bS 40 SOO do b3 40M 100 Ool 4 Ind R. bo 1C0M USITs 81 0....03 0 0 do.

SOOODSS ajo SB 2000 do 7000TJS6 100000 do bo COOOonSC 20'o Saw US 5 30 0 68. 72600 UB6'B 10 40 llOUONColdbds 1000 SO St 6's new A SOCOBuff A Erie new 80D0O AM con 120K! lay llfth, 117; us; lie; 93 109 26000 Un Tel OOWUnTel bo SIX) do S3 1603 do 800 do b3 6W Poo Mall bo 1200 do BOX 90k 33 377i 209 400 100 MH) M0 60) Sflfl uo do do. do do do. S3 do do 37 87J, 1000 37 25 American Exp'ss lOONCenAHBR sH. 101 100 Erie Roilway.b 8M) do WO do 9fO do 1C0 Canton Co bo 60 STOCK QUOTATIONS AT 3 THIS P.

M. Reported by Bound 4 No. 53 Wall street, New York. New Yobk. July 21 Offered.

Asked. VJOIU, 1 4 U. S. to couponB, 1881 120 13'. U.

S. 5 20 oouponj, 1863 117 D. S. 6 20 coupons, 1864 UT! D. 8.

6 20 oonpons, 1866 Wi U.S. 6 20 coupons, 1866, new lV7'i U. 8. 6 20 coupons, 1867. HW U.

8. 6 30 coupons, 1868 "8 U. 8, KH0 coupons Iff AfoBVinM Ha New Fives. 113? 80J4 Tannaeaea Be 81 81 Ktxrth n.mllnn At 37 North Carolina 6s (special tax) 1 1 14 South Carolina 6 i A ViV: 8outh Carolina 6s, April and October 0 Virginia 6s 41 Virstfnta 6, new jgj, OoWoDetawire US American Maryland 23J Consolidated 63 Cumberland 27 Contral Central 4 Hudson Consolidated lot Harlom 129 60 Krie Preferred Atiantio Luke Shore nii 73 3 PlffBhureh 89 Onlckfiilvor. OulclcBilfer Preferred Canton Company.

100 Northwestern 79 Northwestern Preferred Rook Island lioji Fort Wayne 93), Milwaukee and St. Paul 62 63 Milwaukee and St Paul preferred 74 Ohio and Mississippi. 40li New Jersey Central lujjtf Hannibal and St. Joseph 40 Hannibal and St, Joseph 86 Union Paoiiio Inoome Union Pauiflo Land Grant. Westera Union Telegxsph.

90'i PaclfioMail 87 Adams Express. 94 Wells, Fareo 4 0o. 73 American Borohanta' Union Express. United, States Central Pacifip.bonds. cskiou Boston, Hartford and Erie Michigan Central Morris and New Jersey Southern R.

S3 Hi 93 V. Kl. U. Xt y. j.

n. uu iw 8s Atlantic A Paoifio preferred New York and New Haven 1J 136 A burly mountaineer bought a seooud olass ticket on the Kansaa raciflo Railroad, and then took and paid for a Bection in the Pullman sleeping car. The conductor, with a good deal of vehemence, demanded a first class fare from him, but he, with as muchtchemenoe, drew a revolver, and said that, as he had paid ono fore, the road was obliged to take him to his destination, and he had already settled with Mr. Pullman for the luxury of a section. His logio puzaled the revolver convinced him that it was aU right.

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