The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-26

before the war; as safe and speedy freight carriers
We build all our vessels at Greenpoint-we have
one nearly ready for launching now-and we seek
to give every stimulus possible to native trade, but
what can we DO when our object Is defeated by an
arbitrary commissioner like Mr.. Duncan who Is
too Obtuse to understand too arrogant to admin
ister the law In its proper form
REPORTER-But Mr.. Duncan ts acting on behalf
Of the sailors.
benefit them we could say nothing, but he Is act
ing entirely against their wishes and interests.
He wants them 10 consider themselves ms emil
dren to own that they are incapable OF taxing
care OF themselves, and to put their money In the
bank under the Exchange. He knows how many
seamen never return to claim funds deposited
ventlate this matter In the HERALD and promise
you that you VIII benefit shipowners, sailors ana
the maritime commerce OF the United states III
very great measure indeed.
having thanked Mr.. Alexander for his elucicda-
ZION OF the cdsus belf, the reporter proceeded to
sae ,snpPng Exchange IN Cherry street ana IN
place OF Captain Duncan. This urbane gentleman
saw the state OF affairs through entirely different
telescope; Win MIN the landlords were totally TO
blame for vessels being unable to obtain crews;
they held poor Jack In thradom and refused to
allow him TO take his "dunnage''. out of their
houses or to ship aboard any vessel unless he did
so under their auspices. According to this officials
story, the disagreement between the Shipping
Commissioner and the Boarding Masters AssOcia-
ton was on account OF advance pay notes. The
boarding masters wanted to have
ADVANCE NOTES
cashed even II they were not endorsed by the
sailor interested, and also wanted them to be paid
within twenty-lour hours OF the departure OF the
vessel, whereas the law allows ten days. OF
course, In this establishment Jack was not sup
posed to have a Will OF his own at all; the bordng
Ing house Keepers could do what they liked with
Duncan, where he would be treated as poor, lost
sheep and kindly cared for until he became one OF
the crew Of vessel whose officers were pledged to
abstain from the too free use OF Delaying pins ana
the yiands were OF the choicest description obtain
able beyond the precincts OF the Fourth ward.
ARREST OF THE BOARDING-hOUSE KEEPERS.
Captain Leary, OF the Twenty-sixth prectnct,
with detachment OF sixty policemen, arrested
fifty OF the boarding-house keepers last evening
and conveyed them to the Twenty-sixth precinct
station house. From there they were transferred
to the charge OF Captain Ulman at the Fourth pre-
cinct station house, and locked up. The men COM
planned loudly OF the way they were treated, and
denounced United States Commissioner Duncan IN
unmeasured terms Several of them have not been
connected with the business Of sailors boarding
houses for years and yet were arrested because
lney say they belonged to benevolent society
connected with sailors houses. Mr.. Kegan, ex-
PRESIDENT of the society, says the difficulty be-
tween the clearinghouse Keepers and the author
tiles arose entirely from the action of Commits
sioner Duncan. He insists in issuing due bills to
sailors, when the privilege properly belongs to the
owners or consignees OF vessels. He throws every
obstacle possible In the way Of proprietorstpf
houses getting their money, and endeav-
make the business profitable to himself. Mr.. cam
eron, milk dealer, and several others, corrobor
as tt ha M 70
up bills rom the boarding house men for less than
the sums on the face OF them. The cells In the
station house were crowded to suflocatiOn last
night, and the scene created by the unusual influx
o. prisoners was more than painful. The
following Is list OF the names of the
men locked up:-Nicholas Lorenzo Richard
Z. Higbe, Thomas Higgins, Henry Green,
Christian Leber, Thomas Melville Patrick Farrell,
William Reneberg, James Calvin, James S. Collins,
Hans Spanger Michael Shelley, John Nolan, Henry
Shepherd Thomas Rushe, John Brophy, John
Field, James Durrin, Charles Dqval, Lawrenc +.
Peterson, Alexander Greenwa David Jones, Will
liam Lewis, Henry Miller, Nealis Nelson, Frederick
Smith, william Payne, John More, q. d. Cameron,
James Liegan Patrick Williams, Alfred Dick
son. James Newell, John ID. Sanders,
Case Benjamin Craig, Albert Nelson, Jacob Sharke,
William Hughes, W. II. jenkins, Henry QUAD,
Patterson
Captain Ulman used every means at his com.
mand to make them comfortable during the night
They will be sent to Court this morning.