, 1873-03-12
NEW YORK,

oHbpcnet0n O1 n Cotton 1ROI18GAaE0AtAl
Kcforin rs Tho Labor Question 80
Prtaon NFtamnnnKoment--:T Cnso
OF Foator--A5logcd Dcfn2cntion.-A
hatch of Murder Trlnts-.The sn1nn-
mn Hay Company.
Special Dispatch to Tbs Chicago I41bnne.
NEW YoRK, March 11.-Tho satnnna Bay Com
pany held meeting to-day and transacted coll
siderable business relating to their now
possession In San Domingo. 4 collector aud
fiscal agent wore appointed, and wharf rcgu-
lationa framed. Tlloy resolved to recruit
1argo garrison in Now York and send It down at
IN early moment. Quarantine regulations were
adopted, and Con. Dick Taylor, Of Louisiana,
WAS appointed Commissioner. Lottora from
Madrid woro road proposing to lay cable from
Spain to samana Day. Capt. samuels was elected
l pice:p prosident, to act % medium botwoon tho
DIRECTORS md tho samana Bay Government.
Additional stoamors will bo placed on tho routo
between Now York and 6amhua. Tho Company
purchaaod tho atoamor Tyboo to-day for $4,000.
and sho will depart from Now York tomorrow.
The Company has received proposals from par
tics desiring to fsh in Banana wntors. 4 roao-
luton was passed to establish government On
the peninsula, and offer real estato for sale.
:, Th9 crodltor9 OF The Dry goods firm Of George
received thoir indebtedness in full from Mr..
drinnol, With interest In full for twelve years.
Nrw yonr 1g Ma1.h tn A;s''9iSd = IT, Prs.s]
u.
D. Camp Co., cotton merchants, was announced
yesterday.
Con: Daniol Butteraold, Of this city, has SUBJ
naitted to the Postmaster General an elaborate
lcotlon md delivery in London and Paris, with
suggestions in roforonco to tho adoption Of their
best features In Now York.
Employers ntworklngmen nro now beginning
trades with ref6reaco to wages and hours
Of labor. Conflicting opinions proyoil on
both Bides. The employers soem to bo
unanimous In their opposition to reduction of
houls, while 9 the workmen arc not united, md
Tho investigation into tho condition Of tho
Tombs Prison and Dlaokwolls Islaud, by ono Of
tie morning papers, shows that criminal justice
ngomont at Blackweils Island are wanting in
influences calculated to inaplro any encourage
mont for tho reform in the inmates. PoGoo
Jnsticos are constantly committing prisoners in
disregard Of faots. It ig common thing at tho
Tombs to hive cases disposed Of at the rate Of
ono minute.
1t is now publicly charged that Hrs. Putnam
received 915, 600 i'll consideration OF her appeal
to Cor. N1 to hago tho sentence Of Foator, tho
oar-hook murderer Of Putnam, oommutod to
losHer punishment. A number Of gentlemen.
oognizant Of tho faots have potltioned the Gov
ornor to decide tho oaae only on its morlts.
The Times a8ain uEgoB communication Of
attention. A letter from Hon. WIn. Orton, Pros-
ldent Wonsorn Union Telegraph Company, IL
published to day In favor Of Communication, based
on the application OF the jurors TINT they noyor
regarded tho condemned guilty of murder In tho
frat degree.
Treasurer Winant, OF Staten Island, is said to
hayo defaulted to the extent Of ,e36, 900. The
Supervisors are to sue him for that amount
The Atlantic hIail Btoarnship Companys
stoamors Moro Castle aud Columbia wore sold
at auction to-day. BY order Of tho United States
District Court. Both wore purchased by ". e.
starbruok. It is rumored they will coon bo
transferred to tho old company.
The impending strike OF tho carpenters has
not fully developed, but the mon are determined
to resist payment by tho hour. Committees
were appointed to confer with boRses, in tho
hope Of an amicablo arrangement.
Tho Board Of Apportionment has authorized
the issuo Of bonds in e9.80o.000 for widening
and paving Broadway.
Tho homicide cases Of nosonzweig, Heggor,
and ehar1soy will bo ready for trial noxt week.
Patrick Ioayy, tho wife-murdorer, will bo OK
am1ned BY medical exports III insanity.
Van Syckel, the ::Drook1yn wifo-poiaonor, has
boon refused o writ Of haboas corpus, and his
trial is set for April.
In the Oyer md Terminer Court, to-day.
whom the District Attorney moved for tho tria(
OF Dloakeley, for tho murder Of his pioce, Maud
Morrill,, Ecounsel asked @postponement, saying
tho accused insisted that ho was Bano, while tho
counsel considered him insane. a modica!
commission will probably consider Bleakoloy'a
sanity.
Tho counsel for Nixon said insanity would not
he raised In that caee