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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-29

YELLOW JACK" AT PENSACOLA.
Fort BARRANCAs, Fla, August %,

rOkT bAhkANCAs rlo., August 70, 1919.
To TIE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:--
The yellow fever Is at present on the increase In
Pensacola. During the last week We have had six
teen cases. The disease was brought here by the
ship Golden Dream, on which the fever broke out
while she was en- route to the station, and OF
which disease several OF the crew died. After re-
naming in quarantine for several weeks she was
allowed to take out her ballast, and commenced
taking in her CARGO which consisted principally Of
lumber Between twenty and thirty days after she
commenced loading two or the crew, who had
been shipped at TINS port, were taken down with
the fever and one OF these know, died with
'.black vomit.n The disease next made Its appear
ance on shore, and, from the best authority, Tor
which can vouch, the present sickness can be
traced directly to this vessel l. am also informed
by some persons that when the Golden Dream was
fimIgated the authorities did not require the mat
tresses upon which the crew slept TO be burned,
which shows the manner In which things are done
IN this section OF the country. What astonisnes me-
as well as the majority OF your readers IN tnese
parts, is that men ton OF the fever mas as yet,
made its appearance In your paper. we can only
attribute this to the fact that the people
in this locality have suppressed the news rom
being published for fear Of II In some way injurng
their business. ~
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THE PACIFIC MAIL LEASE OF LIFE.
Six Ocean Stcamships Pledged by Bill Of
Suu Il for Ina, n -OA nOn

Sale for a Loan of 100000.
The directors Of the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany met yesterday and voted to accept loan Of
$4,000 from the Panama Railroad Company,
pledging as security for the payment of the money
a bill of sale on six OF their best steamships. A
committee Of three, consisting OF Messrs. Bradbury,
Sage and Stebbins, was appointed to ratify the
action OF the directors Of the Panama
Railroad Company What the eject OF this
negotiation will be cannot at this moment be
clearly seen. 1t will restore confidence In the Pa
citc Mail for few days, and this has been actually
trembling in the balance. Whether the stOckhod-
ers of the ship company will be satisfied to
see six OF their best steamers placed in jeopardy
to corporation the directory OF which IL substan-
TALLY the same as the Pacific oil will be seen
shortly.
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A. Oakley Hail.


mon Pleas after mandamus argument. Upon the
political aspects of the choice he secuted the
squeamishness and afectation OF believing that
politics should not enter into the question. 1t
always had In Great Britain, whether the choice
was for Lord Chancellor. Chief Justice or Puisne
Judge. The Mastership Of the Rolls has been re-
Gently given to strong partisan. The appoint
ments OF fancy and Chase were political ones.
Hammonds political History OF New York" and
Thurlow Weeds twenty-five volumes OF corre-
spondence would evidence that the best judges we
ever had in this State had been active and jealous
politicians while at the Bar and were appointed
through political influence backing their legal
ntness. Great legal and political ability generally
dc 60 In company.
REroRrER--But what do you mean by not gnor.:
ing politics Would you have man appointed
solely because of his pOlitcsS
MIR. HALL-By no means; but should have o
great lawyer appointed who was also politician.
suredly appoint democratic lawyer. The fortunes
or war give 1t TO republican, and we must deal
with It from that standpoint. 1t would be as alb
Mr. O'Conor, Mr.. GroesbecK or Mr.. Trumbull-
great juriss. OF national reputation as they are
TO 1osepn Holt or John A. Bingnamana sssy nave
pect Gladstone TO choose Chief Justice OF the
Queer's Bench or Baron Of the Exchequer from
among the devoted friends OF Disraeli
REPoRrER-Then you believe in taking the
chances Of political bias In av0r OF the appointing
power along with the learnlnGy ..
Mr.. HALI-N0t exactly phrased that wav
don't believe in having the appointee politically
biased against the appointing power: me legal
ability being equal the politics should weigh the
scale. SO IL always has been. Thus IL always VIII
be until the millennium.
REPoRrEIs-This would cover the case OF Roscoe
Conkling?
Mr.. Enthusiastically. He is even greater
lawyer than politician. He Is the son OF one who
was ripe Judge OF Federal Courts, and his briefs
In wallace's United States and the New York Re-
ports evidence his professional skill and learning.
REPoRrER-Suppose you were General Grant,
whom would you appontY
Mr.. HALI@-Justice Joseph p Bradley, great
lawyer from New Jersey, who now occupies the
anomalous position OF having been appointed
from Georgia to Mexico. Tbis would make q south
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ern vacancy as Associate Justice and allow 8
Southern lawyer to sit upon the Bench. II would
and jurldcal ftness Besides, 1t would relieve the
President from criticism, as no one doubts now Mr..
have the Southern Bar represented on the Bench:
and if Mr. Bradley lives as long as Judges proverbs
ally live 1t wall be quarter OF century before the
South can be represented except by creating new
Judges.
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s.. L. M. Barlow.

silver bell-Mr. Stewards little bell In the State De-
partment Immediately occurred to the mind OF the
pressman-and an intelgentooking young as
pirant to legal honors, who presently put In ap-
pearance, was ordered to bring a cab.
Although Mr.. Barlow did not have much time Ia
go in to the details OF the questions connected
with the Chief Justiceship In allegiance Of the
United States supreme Court, he managed to cram
an amazing amount of matter into an incredibly
small number Of words. His pithy and sententious
remarks were TO the following elect
'Every man has d0ubtlessly an idea OF his own
aace M the CHEZ psce 70
man whow think by lar the ablest lawyer and
most competent, to my knowledge, for the dis
would prefer to see appointed, is Mr.. Charles
OConor, Of New York. know that Mr.. OCOnor
is not Of Grants party, and therefore Will not be-
named to the Bench; but, party matters aside. he
is by far the most preferable man I can MENTION
1t is nearly certain that the President Will stick s0
who support his administration. Assuming thar
to be the case, IL brings the matter down to-
ocsty rom Wneep the choosing me
to be selected II the West Is to be conciliated In
my opinion Mr.. Waite, lately one OF our representa-
tives in the Geneva arbitration, would, am sure.
give great satisfaction. He Is a thoroughly able
lawyer, a man OF unblemshed record and great
recttude OF purpose The West could not fail
the President thinks that the East has superior
claims TO illing the Office there Is no man IN the
republican party who would better meet the wishes
OF the people OF the Atlantic states. and particu-
larry New York, than Mr.. Evarts lie has on seve-
raj occasions represented the people with great
6cldt He possesses the mistaken confidence OF all
who know him. The Bench and the Bar of New York
especially repose Implicit reliance IN his ungues-
tegrty. II the republicans OF the East are to fur
nish the coming Chief Justice think Mr.. Evarts
The HERALD reporter came away with the i'm
preston OF having talked with a gentleman who
could say very great deal In very short time.
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THE ORPHANS BALL, BROOKLYN.

Last evening the Irish-American element OF
Brooklyn society enjoyed their annual Tcrpsicho-
rean entertainment. The event was the thirty fifth
annual ball OF the Emerald Benevolent Association
In aid Of the Roman Catholic orphan Asylum. The
AFFAIR, which was brilliant In all that can tend to
make mp joyous assemblage OF the kind, tran
spirtd at the Academy Of Music. The attendance
was very numerous and the sale Of tickets-which
were IS each-was sufficiently large to warrant
the estimate that the receipts would exceed that
OF last year, when, alter paying all expenses 81 100
was netted for the most charitable object IN
view. Among those present during the
evening were Mayor Powell, Judge Delmar
Judge Walsh, Register Mclaughlin, Fire Commis-
sioners Massey and Brown, County Judge Moore,
General Dakin, Corporation Counsellor De VIII
and many other local celebrities. The decorations
and music were OF character to renect creuit
upon the committees OF arrangement ana tne
order OF dances was gone through Win oy daylght,
when the assemblaQe dispersed to seek repose,
with the consciousness OF having performed
meritorious action by aiding noble cause ana
enjoyed themselves 81 the same time.
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MUSICAL AND THEATRICAL NOTES

It is probable that another "foy" Will succeed
''The Cataract of the Ganges" at the Grand opera
House when that piece is withdrawn.
An amusing experiment has been made by Signor
De Michelis, or Civita vecchia, whose new opera,
rather anonymously called "L'Uomo," contains
only female parts and female ch0ruses.
Mr.. Mapleson, the impresario Of Her Majesty's
Theatre, has just passed q single day in Paris
Rumor whispers that he has engaged marvellous
baritone and q charming soprano, both OF whom
he will produce at London in the coming season.
Nine. Lucca has petitisned the Emperor OF Ger
many to remit the fine imposed upon her for
breaking the contract she had made with the au-
thorties OF the Berlin opera. The fine amounts to
about twelve hundred pounds. 1t is reported.
saws the Musical Standard that the pc tition has
been rejected.
During the run OF "Allxen at the Fifth Avenue
Theatre the members OF the company not included
in the cast Of the piece are to play "False Shame"
and married Life" in some OF the neghboring
cities. Next week they 60 to Trenton, Elizabeth,
Paterson and Yonkers, the week following to
Springfield, Worcester Hartford and New Haven,
and the week after to Utica, Syracuse and
Rochester.
st. Louis is just now happy over 70 surprise to
Rubnstein." The Kunkle brothers, two music
teachers OF that city, invited the great pianist to
one ofther entertainments, and, without telling him
Of their Intention they played bis fantasia, opus 73
piece composed for two pianos, which Herr
kubnstein had never heard performed other than
by himself and his brother in concerts and himself
and Liszt in soiree. or course RubinsteiA was de-
lighted, and declared that there were no two
pianlsts in Europe who could approach the per.
formance.
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had not stated that the check payable to Mr.
the direction of j. s. M Williama the treasurer of the
comnarv fl'7'7- = - =
M Wilson then said that since he had peen connected
with the Unicn rseinc he was director
~ nat ~ csivd ar ~, aSasr excep. su.n
arstion OF pamphlets for which he had received
larry and be had received no money for himself or Tor
any person the Union 3acic Railroad Com.
pany except As he had just stated He desired that
tained and every Derson Rron@h hoSa anas 4 psssed
might ne AZ smiEed he I'D ny " s0 n ~ aver hs
Ing been in that hant nor diT ne nn tn he WAS &c
ousnred with or had ever seem sny persn connected
with that institution n he Hsa The check IN
the bsnE the Ssnf ud ne she hs
dorsement or sowe ora s toupS msS ~
ering tho large amount of "0 money stated In
tho chock he wo,,Id hare " stata IN tho nreaence
OF Mr.. Horace ClarS the ,0P res,deut Of the
IJnion Paciac Rairo.6 rnr,,rs~v thsf az far from
having ANYTHING 10 do with tba money Of the Company
he had daclrcd tSa Sy M. ~ - act ~ conn,
al oF tho VIZ sS1gyst " r. iaca i'm seif IN no.
sii0n Which ny nvs ~ E
n.sns " ~ " L,sSU" ~ v"r m 9.
ncu " WI ,.So. =; IL ia.;si liz ~
es IvvO1 ssAeo you W VaAo P"fs AZ ""' NeA''"''
~ W;,so, .n.a v,rh r.. h.a .rd,or.,x .hs,s;rsd
-nnr s0n resSMeu ny my ne hH u.s. S
Avn" uo"s sny uans wn.cn wUu~ Luz cos cv
~. ~ AHUi ill., r-oxu
~ aHy msmDet O. wongreM S . W. (isrR
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TIE BROOKLYN NURSERY.

A Worthy Charity Appealing for Aid.
The institution known as the Brooklyn Nursery,
located at 100 Flatbush avenue, is one OF those
ostentatious charities which "d0 good by Stealth
and has since its inauguration cared tenderly for
numbers OF little ones who would otherwise have
been neglected and lost in the great maelstrom o.
city life. The Nursery has been supported
hitherto entirely by private subscription and ha.
never applied for State, county or city aid OWNS
to great demand upon 1t during the present severe
Winter the treasury has been pretty well depleted
public In behalf OF the institution. For this pur
pose reception will be held in the Nursery build
ing tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon and evening
and instrumental and addresses by the Rev. DIT.
Nye, Rev. DR.. Dunryea Dr.W. f. swain aud 0therA
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WILSON'S COMMITTEE.
Examination Of Witness a. to the Disposal Of the
26000-J. F. Wilson, Of Iowa, Receives
Check for $l9,00o-what For+Money
for Lobbying Purposes'-The
Qaiet Ham Recalled-Pronts
Of tho Credit Mobilier.

WASHINGTON, Jun. 70, 1873.
The Wilson committee met at half-past twelve
O'Clock.
acceuntan and was employed ~ the Union Pacic Rail
cashier Of company, treasurer
and assssn to the Beard Ct @ under
spssa! Legal witness made the men March
ne V i at Ss
Williams and Bushnell; the substance of the conversation
Of ns he
time, short time before 10 Judge Gurus sidney
Bartlett and f. K. Hoar for opinions or public argi-
two cheeks one for g. $50 which he gave 70 g N
= Wilson, government director me remanlns sss SO
na
three parts in round numbers, 626 s4l
ns dTs % son as
OF sA lis sRsrs y 70 that
sERyIcKs At WASHINGTON.
Of ns and qt d TsUa;
A. Scott were in Washington previous to this time the
@ Changed on
H. Re Wss e ne on hs sad
Bank Boston, and the check oil j. f. Wilson on the
Mr. ). !. wilson who standing near the chairman,
said ss a the
Wilson remarked tina. he should merely like
to have opportunity to explain and to see whether
s n Should have an oppor
tunity to be heard
NOT ho
the cheek was drawn TO the order Of witness who made
e' $am The Of the
MONEY FOR LOBBYING PURPOSES"
to which williams replied ~ suppose So" and gave wit
IN reply question asked BY MI Hoar the witness
s @ ss NJ Ss S'Sa s
nss 'ss %.
money being paid 70 Rollins but HT which 81 no
said O wSsq bsS 70
f 4, g how the money sppsd during
1870 Ron. ssa the hv. to
Rollins was trying 10 &C., Gssms pSSs snd
q Tor ss9oo executed 81 ihs Union Pacific
Ss
due from the company to the Credit Mobierf A. can
Dsr shs books Of the company as owing
Gsse t:siss ~s As
% .sss s %ss n .s I. whether
the 1 Credit sossr was creditor a the the
apsw 81 a. ne Of u, 0nd by Ss
q Ss Or % R Ss ssa
sd psr a SIa.
meme money was PAID cc%psnsy
an SRen for shares wseh
yesentcd eXoOOOO; there credit TO Rces account
800 rxcLusfvELY A PAPER rnAxsAcrIoN;
A0p mn were paid account Of 1000 income bonds the
remainder OF the bonds were only pledged as coaiea
but a. the loans arcd they were turned over 10 the
"a rites paying tor them - s..s.s. 49,
removs of the Union Pacific Railroad ONCE rom Ne
YORK to Boston; bonfs to the amount OF 0uW were
missing; some OF TIE BONDS were unceo anu iouno
year after their los6 r :. :. n.,~,,.r.,
TO nierrosste c9ncerning that part OF hr
testimony in regard TO him wilson A.. ,,,s.. vho
said that on the 9th OF March, 1871 ne handed 70 NJ
Wilson check for 700 In the ONCE OF the Union racc
first made 70 the order Of wne ana shen s y n
Commerce, Boston, which located in the same Duio
lug with the Union Pacific Railroad Company. The WIZ
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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

Tho New Court House Pay Roll-A List
OF tho New Engineers, Watchmen,
Cleaners and Flremen Of tho County
Omces-An0ther Court OF General SEES.
sions-Recorder Hackett ON the Untried
Murdercrs.
A special meeting Of the Board Of Supervisors
was held yesterday, Mayor Havemeyer In the chair.
The following Is the principal business trans
acted
THE NEW ExECUTIEE FOR COUNTY OFFICES
The Committee on County Offlces reported that
they mad appointed the following named persons
to the charge OF county buildings and Offices, the
same to hold their places from month to month
commencing February proximo), under the
direction of the committee, during the pleasure OF
the Board:-
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BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

meeting OF the Board OF Aldermen was held
yesterday President Vance in the chair. The only
business that was Of routine character was the
calling up Of resolution proposing to disconnect
the gas from all private street lamps now lit at the
public expense and to remove the lamps, unless
the owners consented to- allow the gas to pass
through the private meter.
This resolution would include all the churches
In the city, and there was spirited discussion,
which, alter various amendments, resulted in the
resolution being laid over.
The Board adjourned at seven O'Clock, to meet ON
Thursday next, at three O'Clock p. M.
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will sell IT to you upon slight advance over what paid
MIR. stevenson-Thank you prefer to wait until get
ON Mr.. BsiSe"we that will be- ON the 4th of March
great isashterl~ viii agree take all on your
M 1s Ssn ss x%e sss
s o @ he S% s. s sSS S% 2
M Sians = Mr. me tel! zo S,I
s SSSs o'aS'
ID e sSs wsSasy sfRs OF on H.
s Mss5s 0s sSs ssy
sfes aDs my RnseSi land and
Judge Poland.That Is not germane TO what we sre 70
M Smes was further questioned by Mr. Stevenson and
NTH nj o a% a @ E.'iS
t the S'f low. Fails 0 road Witness and Mr.
Wien 1sA ~
ne s 2 here. r.o,,,. van 3,
knew w.: crime . sui1d railroad 1nsi th Z, N
PAL: e Tss s rsssa wn @
toned day Or two ago, and he here at request 70
CENTRAL LooAN's srArsrxNr.
isss sa ss
before the Committed; have nothing whatever 70 con.
sis q: a ssssS e
@ IN S$
.Sss.s that &c s ss of h 3
that time paid the amount due 70, It ana LETT balance
ssss :;SSs
II let % e
Tsseslysd the money retained 4 for few days and
s$.n' IN
S as $
s'sS
ter ended the memorandum Imsde at the time refeshes
excuse to cover up anything but state the facts as they
THE STOCK WAS NEVER DELIVERED
70 me % for nor have EYER ss
A With
Ames to take the stock At the time and 50 far Is
ec
for Mr.
s1s he "y v0'sa
Mr. H. G. swain cashier Of the First National Bank Of
@ cr; ads sfa g
~ Judge
"a Ss s that Mr.
A. Yes sir; sl,sss 8 e. sare : .sns.tcna
TX s: ss1S July ssSS july :lsS;
Would the entry this ledger indicate whether tho
deposits were in cash or checks A. No sir.
Judge Poland then requested the witness to bring up
the blotter book upon which the original entry Of
Witness replied that would do So and then produced
the following certificate Of deposit upon being requested
Deposited with the First National Bank by Schuyler
Cofax June %, 1858 United States and bank notes
p es checks, as follows;-saSo sis ss and sS@ Total
viii you look and see the last deposit made by MT
Colfax prior to June 22f A. June l.
In reply question Of Mr.. Ames the witness replied
that Of course he could not tell where the money came
from. -
The examination of Mr. Swain being concluded, Mr..
Ames said he desired to the other committee
Judge PolandWe have prior possession OF you; that
is good In law. Uaughter)
The committee then took recess for fifteen minutes,
testified that he Issued the fifty shares additional
Credit Mobier stock to Mr. Nelson but knew nothing as
to whether the 5000 borrowed by Mr. Nelson from Mr..
Dillon had been paid. The witness here produced copy
OF the paper authorizing the issue OF nifty shares add
uonal Credit MObllier
STOCK TO MR.. BROOKS
account OF his previous agreement with Mr. Durant;
the paper signed by Cakes Ames, Samuel Hooper
Co.. r. Robbins and others, but witness testified that he
thought the signature OF Cakes Ames In pencil TO the
original not in the handwriting Of that gentleman
Mr. Poland announced that certain books Of Mr.. Ames
which the committee desired, were expected tonight
and the committee, at hafpast O'Clock, adjourned
until ten O'Clock tomorrow morning.
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VANDERBILT AND THE UNDERGROUND RAIL-
ROAD
Report that the Commodore Had Given
UP the Underground Schcme-What He

UP the Underground Schcme-What He
Says About 1t.
A report was current in Wall street yesterday
that Mr.. Cornelius Vanderbilt had abandoned the
project OF the Underground Railroad from Forty
second street to the City Hall, and 1t obtained SO
much credence that about three O'Clock message
was actually sent over the stock telegraph saying
that this was fact. IL is almost unnecessary to
say that the report, coming from such source,
created o great deal Of comment on the street,
and, being universally believed, was canvassed
one way and another as II 1t were .fdt dccO7opH.
reporter OF the HERALD called upon Mr.. Van
derbi to ascertain the truth about the matter and
what were the causes which led to such step.
The reporter stated the purpose Of his visit, asking
whether the report was correct or not. Mr.. VAN
derblt gave the following laconic and decisive an
swer:-
~ know nothing Of such report, as have not
authorized anything Of the kind"
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THE PREFER FAMILY RELIEF.

Rev. George Hollis 100 North Fifth street. Brook
lyn, E. D.. acknowledges the receipt Of the follow
ing contributions, per Methodist Book Concern, sos
Broadway, for the benefit Of the widow and family
of Charles II. Pfeifer -
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MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
CITY FINANCES.

Proposals. for se,6OO,O0O CITY Improve-
ment stock. ..t..,
The following Is list Of the bids which were re-
ceived By Comptroller Green yesterday for
s2.6oo.ooo city Improvement STOCK authorized by
chapter 02O OF the Laws of 1861
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the Board OF SD,ervisors to audit any such claim.
and said that il the District Attorney had authority
10 engage counsel other departments mad the Same
power.
After q short discussion the report was referred
back to the committee.
. the Board adjourned to Friday next, at half-past
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There has been received at the HERALD Office mp
to the present time the sum of 1928 and an order
for IS worth Of groceries, for the relief Of the
widow and orphans OF the murdered man. Charles
H. Pfeier which Mrs. Pieifer can obtain by apply
ing to this office properly Identified.
The following subscriptions for the same worthy
object were received at the HERALD office yester-
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cHANBERIA1n PAIMER's STATEMENT.

The details of the aforementioned report were
submitted to the Board Of Supervisors yesterday
by Chamberlain Palmer. 1t shows the balance OF
equity and court funds In the care or the Chamber
lain. The report was ordered to be printed
Rouds nd rnortg.ges