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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-24
FRIES FINANCIAL TROUBLES

4 MEETING OF CERTAIN STOCKHOLDERS Ap'iot'
An ASSESSMENT on THE STOCK.
meeting of stockholders Oh the Ene haii'
way Company was held at Delmonc0s on SATURDAY |"
which the following resolutions were adopted:
Whereas 1t appears from the report OF President jew.
EFT and the accompanying tabl, that the net earnings OF
the Erie Railway Company fall short OF its require ens
for interest its bonded and floating debt ana iof iS
leases by nearly $3,O00,000 year; and,
Whereas, IL appears that this deficiency has heen gong
for several years Is shown by the fact mat the
funded debt has increased ~ the rate Of al least NJooo
900 "a year the last four years, without any CORE
spending In the equipment OF The road OF O1h
property of the Company and
Whereas IL would appear that for the last moneys DOT
rOwed in Europe the Company Issued 4 per cent gV"
bonds at the rate OF about 40 cents on me dollar aua
Whereas. In order 10 raise money 10 pay hclr June ~
terest these bonds sold NJ Az cents on
lar, the Erie Railway Company Is about To nSIote',o
its only remaining asset, namely us co' ,I, ~
Delaware ana Hudson and the Delaware iackdWdniils
and Western Companies on terms which will inevitably
involve the sacrifice far less than their Nale ahu
Whereas, An adherence To the nhaneiai poc. ne,
fore pursued by the Erie Railway Company OF borOwn
money to pay their interest by the sale OF nonds NJ ~
the dollar, and by the sacI nee OF NuiD nJ
assets at far less than their value must inevitably ta"
10 the bankruptcy OF the Company AZ an carry ddtc'
ResDred That In our Judgment. n the Company cano"
avoid paying interest on the bonds lately sold III ,v~,
and cannot money 10 pay that interest," sonnh o,y
would require that the money for the purpose shouu po
raised by an assessment on the stock "a, ~,
EeS0red That recommend the directors oil inc EIo
Railway Company open books OF subscription NJ theH
office, and TO invite the stockholders TO eontrDul IN
tarily sum OF amount De agreed upon) per shre' l"
prevent the Company gong 10 protest
Various comments made on the resomious
throughout the street the last resolution provoking con
siderable merrment. The price OF the STOCK tou'ne"
22S During the panic in 1857 the price declined ,o DC
tween and ;. which price large purchases were ia""
for Euglsh accOant
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TAKING THE STATE CENSUS.

DETAILS OF THE wORK-DUTrEs OF ENUMERAroRs.
Several of the States will take the census of
their inhaDants this year This work is usually done =,
the end Of every 10 years, but it will be unusually
thorough this year. In this State the work will be begun
June l. and be completed about july |. According to
the Requirements of the law the Secretary OF state
now Mr.. Willers-must furnish the several County
Clerks in the State the requisite blanks for tho
proper enrolling Of the inhabitants in each election dis
rict of several counties. He is also required to ap
point President OF each election district as enumerl
tor who must that he will faithfully
perform all his duties In return he will receive
20 per diem as compensation. According TO the
schedule of instructions the enumerators must obtain
and OF birth; age Unmarried, whcn and general inquiry
everything necessary to get 1T complete idea o tho
occupations and Of the population IL person
can read and write, that fact Is To be stated
deaf dumb blind. insane ard such person, II not
an nhabitant. Persons who died on or after June are
be considered alive, but the name OF any ehid born
after that date is not to be enumerated The names OF
dead that have occurred during the year preceding
June 1879 also to be taken the death occurred
at home; not otherwise In taking the death the Do
ccascds time OF DEATH age, sex, Color own cohtons
nativity, trade occupation, disease &c. are also re-
CURED. ,
industrial interests, with valuation OF property ana
stock are also entered Schools churches institutions
wages newspapers and periodicals, local debt ana gen
er rcn,ar on social and Industrial con-
siered necessary for enumeration hne o. so VIII ue
imposed for any obstruction TO the enuneIatof or iasd
information given To Linn. go
II is understood that the Tammany Hall General Com.
mittec shall have the naming OF the eenus-iaeis ~ tas
their adherents Gideon j. Tucker has been appointed
superintendent of the demonstrating III TINS dsli ~
morrow supervisor 10 serve witno". orc suner.
wise and certify the correctness OF the returns OF 'us
enumeratoIs Alex. Demar. formerly of TIE Bureau ol
Statistics will explain their duties 10 the chunerdtois
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THE INTERPOLATION IN LAST YEARS SUP
PLY BILL.

TWO REPORTS FROM THE ASSEMBLY JUDICIARY COM
MITTEE-sENATOR WOODS ALTERATIONS CHAR
ACTERIZED AS UNJUs1IFIABLE BY TIE MAJORITY
THE MINORITY EXONERATE HIM.
Two reports on the changes made by Senator
Wood in last years supply bill were made by the Judi
ciary Committee OF the Assembly on Saturday. Mr..
srubble whose Is attached to the minority report
also signed by c. =. Vedder and L. Bradford Prince
first signed the majority report The majority report
was signed by L. c. Waehner, George f. Dessar s. H..
Hammond, ID. Il. Shic, Samuel T. Benedict and John X.
Kennaday Abstracts Of the reports given below:
SENATOR WOODS ALTERATIONS UNJUSTIFIABLE AND
DANGEROUS.
The majority report says that the testimony OF large
number disclosed the fact that at least two
alterations made in the Supply bill of 1874 AFTER 1t
reached the Executive chamber duly attested by the
signatures OF the President OF the Senate and the Speaker
OF the Assembly" They made on May H. 1874,
four days the final adjournment OF the Legislature. The
important alterations" the report says consisted In
stitution Of another. The extracted page contained
the latter part of canse Of the bill relating to
contained the words the extracted one, with the
additional words inserted The salary OF the said Super
inendeDt shall be $4,000 year, Mr Tanning the
clerk who made the alterations testified that he did So
gestion of senator Wood made in the presence of the
Governor and Of Controller Hopkins in the Executive
the Assembly, and all the members of Conference Com
mittee, except Senator Wood, were without know
edge OF the change As tho bill came from
the Assembly, appropriation Of $1,5OO0OO
for the new Capitol. In the Senate
amendment adopted providing for appropriation
of 81 100000, and for the adjustment of the Commits
sion and the appointment by the Governor OF Supern
tendent nj salary Of $4,000 year. The Assembly
nonconcurred, and conference committee consisting OF
Senators d. r. Wood, Selkreg and Jacobs and Assembly
men Batcheer, Alvord Weed. Bcebe, and Spencer,
Appointed This Committee restored the precise words
contained In the clause when the bill passed the Assem-
bly, The words relating to the salary OF the Superntend
ent the majority report says were, on the morning Of
April ~. the day Of final adjournment Of the Legis
lature. inserted by Senator ID. p. Wood IN the
report OF the Committee. Senator Wood testihes
that he Inserted them without the direction
authority Of the Committee, but upon the
sent Of Gen Baeheller and his that he
would answer for his Committee. Gen. Batcheler en-
phacay denies this allegation and testics that he
consulted about and consented tho insertion.
and assumed Ia speak for his Committee" Even
e Gacheller did cynsCat " the change says the ro
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COMMISSIONS ON CITY AFFAIRS.

Az ,vvYsr,cA11oS IN REGARD TO THE GOVERN
MrNr OF Ew-YoRK-THE GOVERNMENT OF
CITIES.
IPROh A REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRiBUSEj
ALBANY, May 23.-Mr. WOOdn, at the re-
quest of Mr. Booth who remains sick in his rooms AT e
Delavan introduced the following resolution III the
Senate yesterday morning:
Rolred That committee Of three senators be appointed
to make Investigation in respect 70 each OF the
the Government Of the city ana county Oh o t h
Of adopted each and the expenditures ss BY
dmce taxation stop the growth Of the city and county dcn
a and G6nty that also nyss,Sals The I'd
I @aV bc Or pSye and reduced with public inter
pT and to eTa@n ne, W he pnc interest and to or
results the senate at the opening oi TIE next seS'io wiz"
their recommendations
II was adopted without division and without even an
explanation of its contents Subsequently in reply to In
oures Mr. Woodin said that he did not know upon what
particular plea it was grounded he having presented IL
solely at Mr. Booths request without making any inquiry
into the meaning of it, II seems intended 10 serve nov"
ever as "a Republican offset to the committee appointed
for other Investigations in Ncw-York City. Messrs'
Booth Tobey and Bradley appointed the Commit
tee and by resolution power was given them 10 employ
a stenographcr The following is the Committee of the
House; Messrs. T. C. Campbell, Dessar McGowan,
Hustled and Hess. The Committee will meet next week
The Committee the Abuses Of Quarantine was also ap-
pointed as follows Speaker Mcclure, SCHUYLER: Waeh'
cner. Vosbnrgh, Aiv0Tdi and dedncy. At a meeting
during the afternoon Mr. Mcclure elected Chairman
In the Senate Mr. Robertson offered the following res0'
lutions which were agreed TO without debate:
Whereas The Governor in his special message OF May
1875 called the attention OF the Legislature 10 Ino ev
arising present unstable systems and The necess
adopting ornament and UNIFORM plan Tor the government
OF the cities o The state; therefore,
ReOtred Q the Assembly concur That the Governor De anu
hereby authorized appoint Commission OF not more IMAM
persons whose duty 1t shall be TO subject
referred 10 in the said message 10 devise pan 9r W
mcn Of cities and TO report Che same to the next LEGISLATURE
RcsOIref Committee Ways and Means report
suitable appropriation dcfraying the actual expenses OF
the Commission audited by the Controller provided that
commission shall receive pensaOn or Their SERVICES
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RIILS BEFORE THE GOVERNOR.

TIE Hustled RAPID TRANSIT BILL NOT YET SENT IN
TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY BILLS TO BE CON
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. UNDER THE NEW ACT.
10y TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNEl
ALBANY, May 22.-The Rapid Transit bill
has not yet reached the Governor, the Assembly en-
grossers being still busy clean copy il believed
that the provisions OF the Moore Bill may conflict with it,
and that bill will consequently be allowed to
fail by the thirty days limitation. The Governor
now has for his consideration 24O bills and careful
consideration of these will keep him busy, as he
wishes integenty upon oil of them He will not,
therefore, be able to appoint an Inspector OF Public
Works or make other Importance appointments and de-
cisons time The supply bill alone ill require
his careful consideration for the next week.
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mort Il was no justification for Senator Woods action
Messrs Alyor Weed and Beebe, majority OF the con
ference Committee testified that they meyer
Gen Iacheller to speak for them that tncy never co
sentcd TO the clause or its Insertion and that when they
signed the report they ala not not. kp9w 'n wou,d
had been inserted, ana tnat q, ,"cy ybcv had
Known II had been inserted" The report concludes as
follows: "n the opinion OF your Coinmlttce SUCH az
Interpolation in the report OF thc oohe,snc. in
the bill, after its final passage ana revision, ul -, ~,
Qualification proper officers OF tho legislature 10 ne
Governor IL IL not for your COMMITTEE 10 PloOnues
Indictment upOn the motive for either Of these ats pn
fey consider entirely manifest that they WERE ia
unjstifable and dangerous In me extreme. ~
Committees or acts of the Legislature can be manPIihca
i'm snch manner 1t is manifest that there would be Dt
very slight guarantee that me iaWs Iomiat,re
II Il believed that no precedent exists TOT
such acts and it is clear that none should DE
Your Committee is informed that IN cls 49,. OF ye
mistake or clerical errors, the practice IN tne ~,
Chamber BEEN after the passage ana vi
hills by The presiding officers Of both Houses 10 summon
these officers and the Chairman OF the III v,r
for consultation, and then to certify the D ac
the correction This was not done III tne Pi. rosii
Tee bill IA altered was never recertncu ny tn oria,
Ing officers of the two Houses. III one suoh nlatIh
alteration can b. made in BILL II Is dicut 10 scc "h'io
the power to change could stop
THE MINORITY ATTACH NO BLAME TO SENATOR "ooD'
The minority report is as follows;
We concur in the conclusions OF the majority OF the
committee that the practice Oh LII ftep ceptidna
tiOn and Of altering the same 10 become Jaw, ~
a recercOn. is eminenty dangerous 10 S oou no
tlon although In the instance before tlle coint" Nv
,rop was done the bill as signed by the Governor Deihg
the bll as il passed the Legislature As 10 the insertion
of the item complained OF In the report OF te
Committee the action Of Senator Wood was agreed 10 ny
the Conference Committee on the part OF he @
ne understanding II to have had the sancon VI te Lo
mittee ON the part OF the Assembly, no blame ougn W
attach IN him for that The conduct Oh George l..
Batcheer In any light In which the same may DC vum.t
il not open and appears to have been wi'ho'
81 .IaIn unfW
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SUSPENSION OF A SCIENTIFIC SCHOOL.
Alexander Agassiz Director of the Anderson
School Of Natural History at PcAikcSo Island has issue


Alexander Agassiz, Director of the Anderson
School Of Natural History at Pcnkcso Island has issued
the following circular:
The numerous applications for This Summers session
nj Pcncs have been much reduced by the attempt to
make tie school partially sel-Sippoiting that Tie
trustees are forced in order to the institution from
ance il 10 be expected from the state Boards OF Educa
ton In the of scholarships otherwise 1t becomes
evident that the school must be carried on either by the
help q the teachel Tor YhQsc advantage 1t Is rlendeh
or oy 40 cpd0wmeni. The gift Of Mr.. Anderson. however
generous only snfced TO equip the school III an mex
pensve manftr. and t. support 1t for two seasons Re
peated efforts 10 place il permanent basis have
n time When II il difficult TO raise money for scientific
Objects in running further risks to keep up an establish
ment recurring, in consequence or It's l0catons
very large This interruption. which II iS hoped
may he only temporary, arises neither from lack
cnthus IN the pupils Pcnikse nor from any want
given their services 10 aid the enterprise On me con-
tray the second summer at Penikcse was To the sur
prise Of it, friends striking success az the trst bad
been and The lists for the coming were az crowded as
But the pupils at PcDikcsc from a poorly
Paid class However grateful for the privilege of study
ing at seaside school Of natural history very few among
them afford 10 contribute a small toward
its support On the other hand, the Professors dsnter
cstcd as they have shown themselves, can hardly
time year after TO give up their Summer months,
The Director Of the school cannot close this circular
without thanking most cordially the gentlemen who have
assisted him thus far In carrying out the plans Of Prof
Agassiz lie has understood aud appreciated the sacr
they have made and he still hopes for their co0pera-
ton when school Is reopcned he trusts II may be
under more favorable circumstances
ALEXANDER AGAssIZ, Director.
CalnbTid0e Mass, May 30, 1879.
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firm reeases of dover and inchoate rights Of dover In

| firm
mar case, ~
Al act reauve 10 me am ~, Shaae o roor
An act 10 prevent the mu'iiaoh " '"'o vi "'hA"e"
ta uees .o,o ,- ,ho ,,d nj sunnort M tho noor 4,
An oct 20 proy , '9J .e a,a , ",, WI, " WIZ pun "
An net 70 amend Chapter 80 OF the Laws OF 1870
titled IAN act to provide for the e m, o, Ins
ta, lop 's yark and for the public dcfonse aud
entitled, The Military Code" ....
An act Tor INC SUPPORT anu "'''"' " '
confined upon ciy pioss'; n, cnders nsles ref
use or garbage INTO me waters OF D mo ~" sane
'' co. r { the o,co ~ insncctor OF Pubic
VII. ' "'"s wv ~ "
An act to amend Title 2 CHAPTER 10 Part . OF tns he
vlsed statutes eh'it'eu' vi secuii'S "i ''o p"'
% act re,a,pc IN the consolidation Of certain railroad
Am act to amend Chapter &c. Laws OF 1881 entitled
An aot s ,p "her nronerty Connected there
With for The use OF the Methodist Episcopal Church"
An act relating to free instruction In drawing.
An act 10 amend Chapter 2Gj of the Laws Of 1913.
cd oct o nrovide for the incorporation and
Ua y, anhnri1e he PAYMENT in whole or in part
of the bonded indebtedness Of any Of the towns in this
crhe tho made in which the PEOPLE thereof shall deter
scIIoo .le mIouc ~ Will ~ d,cb ma ment
mine the time ana amount Oh sucn ~ rors in pro
tracted cases 49,. 1.o.o., ,o,o,,rc, n, rho OF,
An act IN relation 10 'he oro'on IA'"'"''' " WV Wv
An Act for the incorporation OF library socictes
Renealine tho Wsrband Company
loh hm a nar tor ,ae oe'or '''"''' VI
Am az ~ ra,e tho course OF proceedings at the trial
an i 10 'eu ,, rn ,fpcr nreyous oonyction for
y,"n nm - VI ''' WV
y, 90 orry into osect the command of Section OF
.rtica ~ the Con stitrtion by providing the
naval of certain officers therein named and for iny
,o' "a, ~ s' created nv such removal
An Act 10 amend section 23s Of the Code OF Procedure
na az ~ ~ ..,,o. 90 bii,, which
The following inciuue nun'oci Va p''" nm,
have passed both Houses but have not yet Dce actei
- - H. co,orror To these shOuld also be
| upon ny thc "o''l"oi' -
| added the Governors Rapid Transit Dill:
-. a. .,,ro ,,,o Canal BOARD 70 investigate. con.
an ac. 70 t mon rho ii ,poSItion TO be made OF the
Sluer, anu Icp'i' "'0" ' -
AZ or,ord an ac, entitled An act for Tho
an acI 10 iureer ne; Sorncd to navigate the ocean
Inv aamshns or shs or vessels using calOic engines
n,ssed Aprii 10 1852.
An act 20 authorize the Regents OF the University to
ostahiish ~ amInaops a. 10 attanmcn's IN learning"
49, in reI,tiou Ia Police Justices Of the City OF New
WI
ar reIano 70 the state prisons and penitentlrles
-, ~, W. az, ,"o " Wv
vi ,c % ro,ao fr the sale of stock end bonds OF
hankrnnt railroad companies by municipal corporations
hodnp the same and for the disposition OF TIC process
VI An act relatnv IN The Civil Code
An ac 70 ani9orize the various ASSOCIATIONS and socc
cs iprorDorated under the laws Of the state OF New
Work for the purposc Of taking of and protecting
destitute infant minor children bind out by ndcntuT'
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A REUNION AT CAZENOVIA SEMINARY.
o ne EditOr Of The Tribune.


SIR: This year completes the first hall cen
fury of the life of Cazenova Seminary. an Institution
founded by the principal men of the Methodist denomna-
ton in Western New York in the interest Of general edli-
cation It's seis within OF tic most beautiful VII
agcs in central NcwYork on the borders of Clzenoyla
Lake. in Madison County From solitary building Of
modest proportions 1t has developed into stately halls
trongcd with pupils. Those who have been graduated
from If are counted by thousands Of both sexes and
have extended the sanitary influence of sound education
far distant abOies IN very many OF the states ~ me
Andrews OF Des Moiles Ia; the Rev. J: j.
Newman, D. d.. of Washington u. G.; Tho Rev. Henry
Bowman ST. Louis Mo. The Hon. Charles Andrews
Justice Of the Court of Appeals, eX-Gov Austin biir Oh
Hon D. d. Pratt of Indiana, Cen H. W slocnm Of Brook
yn. Gen. j. T. Hawey Of Connecticut, tle Hon W.T.
Dexter OF Illinois. Gen. Julius White of Illinois Na.ha
L. Davis, NJ d., Of Chicago, and TIE Hon W h. Lisiig
of Cnttenango, " Y. These distinguished men are 10
meet TIE scmiCentcnaia reunion at the seminary IN
Cazenovia on the 9TH and 8th days OF july. There
whose names have been given, and from many more.
Gen j. y. Hewey of Conn 'cticut expected to preside
proposed the tOWnsOlk of CazenOvia 10 THROW
Opcn their doors to the returning pilgrims, ana 10 tcr
tain them during their brief stay Very many having been
themselves OF the opportunity ut many more wnose
addresses are unknown may not have head ~ the pro-
posed reunion. That these may be reached ! nave
ycuhgcd 10 address 10 You this communication having
observed that the educated ana intelligent classes always
read TRIBUNE. For the inflammation therefore, OF
those not invited AID the following extract from tho
introductory rema.ks to the cell for The reunion
II designed to send This Call to all student ana ohces OF
the Institution far their address known but aiier MI
gent search residence q has not been ascorain
1t is Therefore desired that all students ami officers Of this in
any may be informed If the proposed reunion shall con
sier thomSeyes speealy mye AM, slond a aS one -
Ger the seminary who has MOI received me SANE iay VIII
please forward such name and address to CaAeno'a seminary
'1 Se,c, io ., May %. 1879. AN ALuMsus.
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IGNOMINIOUs END OF A LABOR STRIKE.

TO me RAZOR OF The Tribune.
SIR: The mule-spinncrs of Lowell, dissats-
fed with their wages - day joined the National
Mule spnners Union of Fall River which counselcd and
ordered them to strike for higher pay They were
directed to strike III two mills, and to work in the
manning ten corporations and thus support the strikers
corporations mt dismissed all the mulespnners who
had joined te Union TIE demand for fabrics Is light
that the manufacturers could better stop than run II
their own interest only were regarded but to stop the
mills would throw many thousands out Of employment
and deprive them of the means OF living They con
timed to with such aid upon the mules they could
find, until now they are on nearly full work. aud the
hundreds mule splncTs scattering about the city
and country without employment. The National Union
promised them hapay while the strike lasted, but that
a deuson, aud the money not forthcoming
Their positions filed by Others while they seek
elsewhere the employment they were induced to leave
through the false promises of the leaders OF the strike
LOlreU, Ndss May ~, 1879. v.
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THE PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL.

To THe EdiFOr OF TIC TrIUHhe.
SIR The whole controversy about the Pres
byterian Hospital to have arisen from too much
pctcoat the part OF the lady superntend
ent with matters which outside her proper
province Perhaps after little experience Of this
sort the managers will learn how the various parts Of the
Hospital machinery must be adjusted 10 work with
less friction Though fortunately not connected with the
Presbyterian, yours respectfully. HosrIAL SURGEON
New lrk, May -, 1879.
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A DISAGREEMENT IN THE SAWYER MURDER
CASE.

PLYMOUTH, n H., May 23.-Ihe tnal OF
Moses n SAWYER for the murder OF Mrs Alma Emerson
last Fall which has created great interest In this seetion
was concluded and the given to the jury on san
dav Amer being hours the jury failed to agree
and were discharged Seven were or conviction and n'a
Tor acQuittAk
, 1875-05-29

IT. II. ?. ptests, Of tbs worli's pisrsusary,
tutralo, N. r.. whoso family medicines have won
,nE, succeeded iu portsettug con,poaud extract
Of sma,t-xeci. or water pepper. that is destined
10 bctoms u celebrated u Ats othsr medicines.
It owes tta stacaoy not entirely to tha smart.
wesd. ~htah, however, u = sovereign remedial
asenk but largely to hsppy combination OF
that herb With Jsmale4 ginger aud other vege-
table agents. Tho combination ID such ~ to
make i ys1y pleasant 1a.ocay 10 saks. Ta1ol