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Post, gave rise to great deal Of discussion. me
Archbishop ana other authorities OF the Casnolio
Church carefully retrained from saying whether
they believed 1t TO be . real case OF stigmets or
not; but . very large portion OF the community
believed in It, while another large portion SCORED
at Il ~
RIDICULOUS AND PREPOsrEROUs.
After great deal had been said and written Oh
the case, Miss Collins and her friend, Miss Armer
dropped out OF sight. We now learn that they
sent. by order OF the Archbishop, to the house
OF the Sisters OF Charity, Mount st. Joseph: There
MISS Collins was put under the medical charge OF
Dr. Shorb, and was carefully watched night and
day, not beng suffered to
PASS A MOMENT UNOBSERvED
This close scrutiny at last developed the fact
that she herself was the author OF her stigmata,
which she prod uced by picking her hands &C, with
her nails The moment this was discovered she
was treated as the impostress which she really Is,
and Esp 1906
HAS GONE OFF SOMEWHERE; ..
the Archbishop says ne does not know where. As
we understand 1t, no suspicion attaches to MISS
Armer. her COMPANION, though IL seems Impossible
that she should have been ,deluded by such
transparent trick OF her close associate. Miss
Armer herself has entered convent. So ends
this reputed miracle 1t Is creditable to the Cath
Ollie officials that they did not accept the girls
story but put 1t to the vigorous examination thas
detected its ialseh00d.
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The California Miracle Proves To BE .
Fraud.

The California Miracle Proves To BE .
Fraud.
From the San Francisco Post.]
Last spring young girl named Collins excited
great sensation in this city by her declaration
that she had been visited by the Virgin and by the
appearance upon her hands, feet, side and head OF
the stigmata or marks OF crucinxion. The story Is
briefly thus Miss Collins, who had been educated
at the
CONVENT OF NOTRE DANE,
in San Jose, seemed of deeply religious DISPOSE
ton, and, with companion, a Miss Armer, entered
upon life Of religion and charity, having lett her
fathers house and with Miss Armer rented house.
where they instructed little children, relieved the
SICK, &c. In January last she was taken violently
Ill, and after some days sickness was apparently
about to die, when she went into what seemed a
swoon, and recovered perfectly well, declaring
that she was cured She stated that
THE BLEssED VIRGIN
had come to ner during the swoon, expressed APP
prevail OF her Me ead told her what to do Some
time after this Ah9began to complain of pain in her
temples and in hef hands and feet, and on the FRI
day before Good Frday-the Feast OF the Seven
D0lors-the stigmata became clearly visible in
bloody spots on the hands, feet, side and her
temples.
ON GOOD FRIDAY
she seemed to suner Intense agony, and the stig-
mata was again more clearly visible. Quite num-
Der OF respectable people were convinced that 1t
was.
IN REALITY, A MIRACLE.
and the case. which was first made public Ia the
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THE STATEN ISLAND BOATS AND THE Foe.
The Herald Steam Yacht to the Rescue
OF Abandoned Passengers.

The Herald steam Yacht to the Rescue
OF Abandoned Passengers.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
1t Is but just and generous to publicly thank tho
captain and crew or one Of your feet OF news
yachts for taking down, on Saturday night, Sd
inst, to Staten Island. the hundred and odd pas
sengers lett by the "gentlemanly and obliging"
superintendent Of the Quarantine ferry, at its
elegant and commodiOus quarters" foot of White.
hall street, on that night. Saturday was foggy.
and the last boat on the above ferry left whitehall
slip at half-past six P. NJ, under the command OF
Captain Braisted taking with her all the dock men
who lived on the isiand the superintendent STATING
no other trip would be made ''unless he could SEQ
New York from Staten Island" We must give
him credit for keeping his word, at least on that
occasion. Before nine p. M. the fog lifted, and 80
remained sufficiently to see Governors Island dis
tncty, and the different ferry fog bells had ceased
ringing, yet no boat appeared. gentleman just
returned from Boston, resident Of Clifton, Staten
Island, telegraphed to the superintendent, 'Send
up boat; night clear; 100 persons waiting" Still
no boat and after waiting till half-past eleven q
number Of persons lett TO seek beds, but leaving
about 100 at the ferry, many Of whom were poor
persons with their weeks marketing, no small
portion being mothers with young children at
home needing their care. But what cared tho
"gentlemanly and 0blixing' superintendent for
thstf Literally nothing as too often Illustrated In
in at Whitehall shp at twelve O'Clock at midnight.
Tor water, and cheerfully took the people down.
mitted to have over public men and corporations,
We think word from you would have an influence
on the company, which the combined power OF It's
patrons has heretofore failed to exercise But
recently passengers for Quarantine and Stapleton
were all landed at Clifton. obhging many ladies,
well as gentlemen, to take carriages to reach their
homes, near Quarantine and New Brighton, all
OF which could have been avoided by the ''obliging
and effclent" superintendent. Possibly some OF
the deck hands OF your boat might be induced, in
loggy weather, to offer their services pilots to
the company. WESTFIELD.
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JOE YOUNGS "TRREaULARITY."
A Newark Omcial Fined for slanderfng
q TaxpaYer.


Yesterday afternoon Justice Paulin. OF Newark,
rendered decision in the case Of exJudge Joseph
q. Young, one OF the City Hall saints, who was
tried on saturday under the "Corner Loafer'' act
on charge Of having called Mr.. Joseph Cohen, q
respectable taxpayer, "a thief" "a liar'' and "a
nasty Jew" besides threatening bodily harm. It
appears that on Saturday week ago Cohen called
at che City Hall to settle bill the city had against
him In connection with the Central square 'im-
provementn Young felt very sore towards
Conen, VINO. as member OF the "Citizens'
Investigating Committee had signed a re-
port describing some transaction In which IL
was made quite plain that Joe had
fixed certain public matters 30 that they would
produce the least good for the public and tho most
good for the members OF the City Hall Ring. Al
sight Of Cohen, who Is rather small Of stature the
ex-Judge unbOsomed himself freely. He poured
out his wrath on Cohen, and almost drove him
from the public ONCE. Cohen, too, got wrathy.
He went before the Justice, made his ahdavit, and
had the loose tongued Joe hauled mp. The trial
took place on saturday IN presence OF crowd OF
city omctals including all the bosses, from Dawes
down to the Police Court Dogherry. the Justice
reserved his decision till yesterday, when he de-
lvered IL, declaring that Joe was guilty Of the
naughty things alleged, and would have 70 pay
fine OF $50 and costs OF Court Alter this cttlzenf
Will probably be treated with considerably more
ctvL1u at the CltY Han thAn heretofore.
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a. money already paid hin. IA nope0 De oenG,ox
HSm ONO would snsw or thu! question
" FsunnAS--i afraid TO Tho Hena'
uaughtePJ ~
Mr. MoEaILI. (rep) Of Maine. was opposed to tho
smendment Of the gentleman from Indiana fMr Prste
re uio not believe Congress had the right
tnnl power He favored the repeal OF the bill. and
should vote for its repeal but would reject all other
M, Mt srswAsr. repl Of Nevada. opposed the amend
mcnt OF MT. Pratt The money drawn by Senators
.neir private property and could not be taken them
compensation TO Senators and Representatives. and n
the Law should be repealed now it would be rehstand
again with the consent OF the people.
THE vIRGIsIus CORRESPONDENCE
The vHAIR at dve minutes past O'Clock. laid be-
ioIe the senate q message from the President OF the
United states transmitting spondence regard
to be printed.
Mr.. EDsUsDs OF Vermont said he Ia favor OF Al
absolute repeal of BILL aud further
bill
Mr. WRIGHT gave notice that tomorrow ne would en-
deavor to the salary bill 10 vote and hoped thu
Senators would til the matter disposed OF
At quarter past tour O'Clock the Senate adjourned
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ANDREWS BACK PAY.
comptroHer Green as q Salary Grabber-The
Immaculats Bill Fighter Pays Himself
Nearly $4,000 in One Yesr-Can
Rsformsrs Do Such Things and
John Foley Not Know IT.

NEW YORK, Jan. g. 1874
To THE TAxPAYERs OF RI. CRY or Nav York.
In these days, when 80 much il said about back
pay. 1t may be interesting to you-as it has been
expensive-to know what amount Of
BACK PAY
Andrew T. ureer has taken from the city treas.
ury at different times as PARK Commissioner, a.
Park Comptroller ana Park Treasurer On July
Is, 1885, Mr.. Green, as Treasurer OF the Board Of
Commission RS OF the Park, paid to himself for
three years back pay-vz., for 1865 1896 and 1867,
SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS,
a. shown BY the following receipt rtte.su
Received from the Board Of q ths Cenz
'a si5 II 1868 ANDRE" d. 'hhh"
The following is copy of the resolution re-
terred to-
Ss s nasq er assisting Ss
Board out Of the various duties imposed upon it by The
s A'''"'d ~ tue H0a'a '0f 'AA' 's'
July !, 1858, Andrew H. Green, Treasurer. paid
TWELVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS
included in the following receipt
NEW Yosx. July l. 1883
s a as 'ns Of Ss e ss sS
a' lsISas Sy the Board ANDREW a. GREEN
himself, for further back pay for 1858 ana 1854.
FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
nay additional salary 10 the treasurer for the past
two years, ending December, 1884, the sum Of
$500 per year. How thus fraud on the taxpayers,
was managed at the secret meetings Of the Park!
GREEN AND HIS ASSOCIATE FIELDS,
the following will explain:-
At meeting OF the BOARD OF Commissioner
June 10. 1888, on motion OF Commissioner Fields
Resolved That the subject ot . suitable eo%pensation
vices on works Outside ne ssri sosshsr vs Tie
the ASnsp % %
Commissioner Fields also moved that the subject'
Of fixing suitable compensation TO the Treasurer
ferred to the Auditing Committee with power.
TEN THOUSAND DOLLAR LIGHTNING REPORT.
The Auditing COMMITTEES reported At once to pay
Ing back from January i, 1885, Andrew b. Green.
voting for all the above resolutions.
session Of the Department Of Parfs). treasurer
Green drew out and paid himself for further back
pay$2,7T 49, as follows;-
.fssyss q.
For services treasurer. from April to % in ..
For balance Of s!s t V allovsnss e Se Zen
ro aaS% r. M II Il and
Washington during the ls6s and l70.... le4 Is
Total. .Sa6n Is
from Andrew n Neg GREEN YS.r s ADr e @
Board of Commissioners Of the Central Park Sa5 In
full payment of this bill. ANDREW II. GREEN
$3,51 49,
While the whole community were under the i'm
preston that no salary Whatever was allowed or
paid to any member OF the Park Commission Mr..
Green managed TO pay himself at the expense Of
the taxpayers for one single year the large sum OF
EIGHTEEN THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY
DOLLARS,
as foii0ws:-
Andrew II. Green. salary for Treasurer. $1,000
Andrew d. Green, back pay. A75O
Total for year-iS6s. -Sl8,7b0
JOHN FOLEY.
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DARING RoBBER1Es IN HoBoKBN.

During the past two weeks gang Of thieves
have made Hoboken very successful base OF
operations From various houses in the city rugs,
about dusk. Some time after midnight Schlatters
store was plundered ana the Ladies' Seminary
was robbed In open Day Early on Sunday morn
Ing the residence OF f. ". Cram, NO. 1I4 Hudson
OF 5000 worth OF enthusiastically silverware.
Chief Donavan has taken the utmost precautt tons
against similar vagartes On the part Of the New
York sharperA
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Another Grateful Sufferer.
NEW YORK, Jan. s, 1874

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
am confident that express the feelings OF all
those who on last saturday night were, like my.
self, indebted solely to your kindness and enter
prise for the means OF transportation TO their
homes, when say that our gratitude to you ana
the captain of your yacht Is only equalled by our
Indignation at the conduct OF the oficers OF tho
Staten Island Ferry Company. Our only hope OF
relief from this Odl0us monopoly IL In the indopen-
dent press Long may the HERALD and its yacht
continue to pioneer the cause OF the pupllc
w. n. q.
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BUFFALO BOARD OF TRADE.

BUFFALO, N. T., Jan. 8, 1874
At meeting Of the Board Of Trade to-day y
committee was appointed to attend the Cheap
transportation Convention at Washington, and
petition to Congress was passed asking for spe'
ciai act exempting canal boats from tonnage dues,
according to the decision of tho United States
courts. thus preventing blackmail by government
omcaM. &C.. IT AlbanI. Rond0ut &c.
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THE new BANKRUPTCY BILL.
The Substitute for the House Bill
Reported BY tho Senate Ju-
dietary Committee
Important Notifications, Elimina-
lions and Additions.
Prevention Of Frauds by Creditors,
Debtors or Assigneea

WASHINGTON. Jan. s, 1874
The following is the substitute recommended by
che Senate Judiciary Committee and reported by
Senator Edmunds to-day, to take the place Of the
House bill to repeal the Bankruptcy law
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are replaced by tho semb'ance OF an army.
marching away by moonlight to tho Crimean
wars. This spectacle, during our own war.
moved to tears many mother, who had thus
seen her sons regiment marching through the
streets of New York. Indeed, in the COM
pleteness and variety of their appointments
our modern theatres are almost too perfect
The scenery is no longer illusion but reality.
The mimic parlor is real parlor. and in the
study Of Joseph Surface, books and all. would
do for an actual home.
With this splendor and luxury it is well
that our theatres combine intelligent acting.
and that the tendency to make scenery and
costume supreme is resisted. The picture is
often worthy of the frame The great want OF
the American theatres is, as we have said,
American plays Why they are not written
(for if they were written we believe
there would be no difficulty in hav-
ing them produced), we need not
because of want Of talent, for there is ability
enough in every other department of litcra-
ture We cherish with pride the native his
torians, novelists, poets, but where are tho
American dramatists? Mr.. Mark Twain's
''Gilded Age" now being performed at
the Park Theatre, is an amusing produc-
ton, with ono fine character, which
is finely performed, but it is not one
that will live It will not be always the case
that with the best theatres in the world and
actors only surpassed by tho French and
Italians we shall depend upon other nations
for our plays.
The New York herald., 1874-10-11

Yesterday two or three important docu-
ments indicative Of the estimate put upon
High Church practices we're laid before the
Episcopal Convention. Two dioceses at least,
Virginia and Maryland, have spoken emphat-
ically on these ritualistic ceremonies. The
former touches up the House of Bishops for
their attempt to daub the breach in the
Church with untempered mortar and to cry
peace, peace, when there Is no peace It then
declares that the bishops, being patiently
powerless to stop the tendencies of certain
persons in the Church Romeward, the Gen.
eral Convention itself must take the matter in
hand and prohibit by canon the obnoxious
bowings and kissings and prostrations and
genuHexions and candles and crucifxes on the
altar and all those things that SAVIOR of
Roman Catholicism. The two canons
presented yesterday, if adopted by the
Convention, strict and explicit as
they are, will not, however, put an end to
these practices unless the bishops enforce them
And while some Of them undoubtedly WILL
Others it is safe to presume, will not But
the ritualsts are in great trepidation lest they
shall be legislated out of the Episcopal
Church and into the Roman Church at once.
Hence. ingtead of the defiant attitude which
they assumed year or two ago, they, reading
the signs OF tho times, have come down nov
to the level Of hoping and praying to be let
alone. And to-day Dr. Ever will present
historical arguments ia nroof Of the co-exist-
The New York herald., 1874-10-11

TaE THAMES EMBANKMENT is fully de-
scribed in our letter from London to-day and
the Importance of that great work to tho
health and prosperity Of the city is clearly
shown. The Thames, which was formerly
the receptacle Of the sewers, is now purified.
and inundations of the streets are prevented.
The embankment has not yet come into gen.
eral use but when other local improvements
contemplated by the Board of Works are
finished the Londoners will appreciate its
advantages. But New York, with her mag
nifcent river front, still endures system OF
docks which is q disgrace to the country.
The New York herald., 1874-10-11

YACHTING AND BOATING EVENTS are com
mon on cur rivers now, and We give reports
Of those which have recently occurred or are
soon TO come. Among the first is the race be-
tween the Magic and Comet, whcL takes
place next Tuesday, for the Commodores
Challenge Cup, and full descriptions of the
tyo fine schconers are published An
exciting contest between the Oneida and
Bayonne crews, in which the former was vic
torious the races at Oyster Day, the coming
Yale fall regatta, the match yesterday for the
New England championship, end the miniature
races at Prospect Park Lake. are some Of the
events recorded i'm the HknAID to-day.
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warrant the faintest breath of unkind i'm
putation, and there is no hononbl, man in
New York who woul not resent any nsinua-
ton against him. We alluds to Mr.. OConor
as the most striking illustration we could give
of the determinations which just men practise
between the strength Of candidate and the
personal merits of a man. We detest and
execrate vulgar partisan attacks on either
General DIX or MIR. Tilden, and would fain
hope that canvass in which ths two leading
candidates are SO entirely aboEs rsproach may
be lifted into higher regioa Of political dis
cuSsiOn. N@r
The New York herald., 1874-10-11

As we predicted in the HxRA1lp. the Tam
many Convention assembled at the Wigwam
yesterday and nominated Mr.. Wickhsm for
Mayor and Jimmy Hayes for Register. John
Kelly was present, and our reporter assures
us that the illustrious bosom friend was every
enthus astical'y greeted" Wa do not observe
that Mr.. Morrissey, the other bosom
friend, and forming with Kelly the
Siamese Twins of the now ring, was
present If so the historian does
not celebrate the enthusiasm his presence
inspired. Augustus Schell made a docile,
harmless speech, which was remarkable from
the fact that he told the Convention it had
assembled to place candidates in nomina-
ton" Mr.. Schell is q Chesterfield in his
courtesy and could not be expected to soy
that the Convention had nothing to do with
it, and that John Kelly had arranged it all
about organization, but none of q serious
character. Mr.. Clinton nominated Mr.. Wick
ham for Mayor. Captain Isaiah Rynders, one of
the old war horses, made an effort to substitute
John Kelly as candidate, but our Cesar put
away the diadem. There was immense en-
thusiasm over the suggestion, but here it
ended. The nominations were made ''by
acclamation."
So the canvass opens Tammany is simply
the echo of the wishes Of q small and insatiate
ring of politicians under Kelly, just as it was
under Tweed. Tammany, which was to be
a reformed representative body, registers
the DEGREES Of Kelly just as it regis
tered the decrees of Tweed. The question
remains, sWhat are the democrats in New
York disposed to do about it?" One comfort
is that the nominations are not much worse.
For this much we thank John Kelly. But it
would not surprise us if the action Of the
"bosom friend" Convention cost Tilden thou
sands of votes in the State
The New York herald., 1874-10-11

An AGED JEW was yesterday brought before
the Police Court, charged with having pulled
. handful of hair from the head of servant
girl. The damsel exhibited the locks as proof,
and they were proof, but not of her state
ment The severed hair was black, while
that upon her head was fair. The '.Rape of
the Lock" was in this case more satirical than
Pope's, and the suit seems to have been very
wigged conspiracy.
The New York herald., 1874-10-11

THE ARREST of band of counterfeiters in
the West has led to the discovery of some of
their accomplces in this city who have been
boldly circulating worthless limitations of the
"best currency in the world" for months.
This singular story is told in our columns to-
day, and will give sober, moral people q
glimpse of the world Of crime by which they
are unconscicusly surrounded. The funnv
tale of Mr. Cameron's adventures in search of
the ''queer" is fitting accompaniment of the
more serious offence.
The New York herald., 1874-10-11

The American Theatre and Drama.
The New York stage has everything neces-
sary to complete success except literature.
There are no finer theatres in the world than
those in this city, and the untravelled lover
Of the drama may safely content himself in
the fact that when he goes to Wallacks or
Dalys he sees o stage which London or. Paris
cannot rival. The Partisan actors are un-
equalled, for art to the lively French is
second nature; but in other respects our best
theatres need fear no rivalry. To 60 to either Of
those we have named is like entering parlor
where only the footlights divide the guests.
The perfection of everything that is seen re-
minds us of what we have read of the famous
private theatre which Louis XIV. created at
Versailles. The time was in the recollection
of present theatre-goers when scenery was
scarcely more than o hint or suggestion of
that which it was supposed to repre-
sent The complaints which Shakespeare (not
Bacon) made of the poor resources of his
stage might have been echoed by the audi
ences of not many years ago. In the histori-
cal play Of liking Henry "" he particularly
laments the wretched manner in which he was
obliged to present his themes. Each act is
introduced by "Chorus, impertinent but in
dispensable appendage Of the ancient Globe
Theatre, and nearly every introduction is an
apology for an empty stage. Thus in the first
chorus pardon is asked of the spectators, and
Shakespeare adds
Can this cockpit hold
The vastly helds OF FranceS or may we cram
Within tlis wooden the very casques
That did alright the air at Agincourt
They were, therefore, desired to suppose
and to
Think when we talk Of horses that you see them
Printing tnelr proud hooIs 4 tn receiving earth.
The third chorus also urges the spectators
to ''work their thoughts and therein see
SIEGE" to
stl be kind,
And exc out our performance with your mind.
In the fourth introduction Shakespeare's
impatience Of the barren stage is even more
expressive and in reference to the battle, he
exclaims:
Where 20. for pity we shall much disgrace
With tour or nve most vile aud ragged loil-.
Right ilrdisposed, In brawl rtdicu.ous,
The name OF ofAgincourt"
English literature happily loses nothing by
the poverty Of the Elizabethan stage, for 1t
unquestionably caused Shakespeare to COM
pensate for it's deficiencies with his own mar
velous descriptions. "Henry ", especially,
is filed with pictures. rs If Shakespeare had
found himself obliged to DO scene painter md
dranatist at once. But how different ID it now!
At Wallack's in the fine play of "Ours,
the four or Eve most vile and ranred foils,
The New York herald., 1874-10-11

FIGHTING THE AIR--The liberal republi-
cans are still, here and there, going through
the motions Of regular party organization,
without making any nominations. They
come forward, face the footlights. saw the air
and adjourn.
The New York herald., 1874-10-11

CHINA has at last taken active steps to build
her long projected telegraphs. Our CORE
prejudice which so long prevented this inno-
vation. and the military causes which have
compelled the Chinese to reluctantly yield
their prejudices.