The New York herald., 1871-01-13

THE CITY PALACE CAR SCHEME.
The city palace car scheme 1ull details of which
gave you In previous letter, brought up in the
Senate to-day by Mr.. Genet 1t turns out now that
the fare for an exclusive seat from Harlem to the
City Hall In one OF the cars Is to be, not simply ten
cents, but ten cents over the present fare making
seventeen cents in all. The Third Avenue Railroad
TO make successful if hard work, and possibly
money, can do It, Il labor does not fetch the thing
the latter certainly will.
THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
the republicans held secret caucus tonight in
the Court OF Appeals rooms. The proceedings were,
for wonder, harmonious. The subjects discussed
were the Carey-Twombly case and the practice OF
spalring on" Messrs. Alvord, Littleohn, Gleason
That ensued iook 'ne @ ost aonse part IN te debates
iwomDly case until the committee to which 1t has
been referred make report upon it, and in order to
make the agitation as troublesome to the democrats
as possible 1t was resolved not only to seize upon
every opportunity TO excite debate about the case,
tons for the committee to report on certain day,
hereafter to be fixed upon, and to call for the ayes
Governor Alvord denounced Taminany Hall in the
most bitter terms for depriving Mr.. Twombly of
what ne called his ',ndispuable right" to seat in
the House. several OF those who spoke upon the
subject declared their belief that ustlce would not
be done Mr. Twombly In any event, but tnat
republicans OF the State that their representatives
In the House would not acquiesce in the outrage
without night even though they knew the struggle
nance pairing off, as they had everything 10 gain by
taking their chances OF democrat or two not turn
Ing up In the House when the majority needed their
full strength to carry political measure
may add that 1t is the intention Of the Commit
cans very little chance for their pestering resolutions
about Twombly, and put an end to the whole squab-
es Iy making X report after all the
course, when the committee was made up it was so
fixed as to make Its report this particular case
1oregone conclusion, no matter what the evidence
might be.
In the executive session CT the Senate this morn
ing Ing tne following appointments by the Governor
Conamissarv Generalfn-onser or Ordnance
Samuel ". Johnson, vice ". W. Norris, resigned.
Lachmann, vice W. seebach deceased.
Trustee Of the State Asylum Or Idfots-L. ]. Tefft
Hell Gate Pilots Charles H. Harris. of New York
and John o. FOrdham.
Quayanttne Comnntssione,'-Richard schell, Of
New York, vice Wilson G. Hunt resigned.
Commissioner TO Rertse the Statttes-Nelson J.
Waterbury, Of New York, vice Francis Herman, re-
Trustee OF the state Institution for the Bfno-w.
J. .: Kenny, Of Batavia, vice D. w. Tomnson,
Loan Commtssfoners-Alba county, Alexan.
der H. Wands, vice M. v. B.. Winnie, deceased.
Franklin county-Albert II. Miller, vice s. d. Law
Israel B spencer, resigned. Putnam county-Ed-
mund Doan. Suffolk cOunty-Aalleck L. Luce, vice
Il. A. Holmes, resigned.
COMMISSIONER oSAppeals-E Hiram Gray, of Elmira.
The report OF the New York Prison Association
shows that there were $1,000 persons visited in the
plants were made, 6.372 OF which were Withdrawn
at the instance OF the association as being Of .
trivial character; S,l0s persons were discharged by
tne courts, on their recommendations 10 904 released
prisoners were aided with board clothing &c 4,249
were provided with situations making O. grand total
ol loo cases aided by the association In twenty.slx
years. Last year there were $500 prisoners aided
as their necessities required, 704 complaints were
examined, 224 complaints were withdrawn, 1856 were
discharged at the instance OF the association. 463
liberated prisoners were supplied with necessary
board, &C.; l34 discharged convicts were supplied
with clothing and ll0 with misunderstanding total
provided Tor last year 6,32, besides relief given the
lamliies OF some oil them. The report reviews tne
work for the past years and gives many statistics
that have already been made public.