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New-York tribune., 1875-09-13
A NEW FORM OF FENIANIsM.

The Metropolitan District Conference of the
Order Of United Irishnen Redvivi held meeting III
Standard Hail. at No. 1G5 East Broadway, Yesterday
afternoon for the purpose Of appointing committees AMI
considering matters pertaining to the local interests OF
the Order. The Rev. Father j. V. Mcnamara Natiohai
President of the Order OF United rishmen Rcdvi gave
TO q TRIBUNE reporter the following statement OF It's
character and oject "I is not secIarian or political
but simply patriotic in the homo sense OF the word III
has for its object the independence OF the Irish people
and aims to secure this by revolution. 1t is banding To-
geher the best the most patriotic OF the lrsincn IN The
United States and its clubs found in ali the states
1t wants the best Ishmen in its ranks, those tit for
soldiers and willing 10 do battle i'll securing irsh moe
pcuGence and behind the military element the eve ec
ment will sand TO encourage and support Their blethen
when, the opportunity arises"
In The Metropolitan District Conference all the clubs OF
the Order in NeW-IOrk brooklyn and Jersey CITY are
represented by their officers and other chosen repre-
sentatives. There eight of these clubs The Confer
ence will continue its meetings in secret through me
week. and sunday next pubic meeting VIII lie held
and addresses will be made members prominent III Inc
Order The officers oi the Conference state tha many
letters have been received from similar Organizations
throughout the United States, coIratuIanS them on
the spread Of the order AID urging them forward in their
New-York tribune., 1875-09-13
A NEW PACIFIC MAIL STEAMER.

The new Pacific Mail steamship, the City OF
Can Francisco arrived at Pier No Az North River at
1890 a. m Saturday having made trial trip OF three
days from Chester PENN where she was built Ihe YES
eel completed with the exception OF small part OF
the fittings which will be supplied while she Ia lying
here During most OF the trip the weather was very
mild but Oh Friday afternoon the steamer was caught III
q gale In which she showed her seaworthy qualities TO
the entire satisfaction Of all board The City OF San
Francisco IL 353 feet long, has breadth OF beam OF 40
feet and from the hurricane deck has depth OF 80 iee
inches Her engines have highpressure cylinder 81
inches IN diameter and low-preSsure cylinder
SIS inches in diameter, with a stroke or piston
OF 5 feet. The surplus steam IS discharge
into tho condenser apparatus where IL converted
Into water future This avoids the annoyance
and noise of blowing of steam. On the trial trip The
Inz ximun number OF revolutions attained was % Per
pjnnte which gave speed OF 1850 knots per hour win
boiler pressure OF 30 pounds 10 the square inch The
vessel which $3.50 tOns burden, made 10 knots per
hour consuming only II tons Of coal in "a hours She Is
70 be placed on dry dock at once Ia order to receive
coat Of paint and Is announced 10 sail for San Francisco
on the 18Th inst with officers as follows captain j. j.
Vaddel Executive Officer. ID. Lynch Second Oihcer
Hod Third Ofhcer. Burt, and ChletLnyineSr d. {;
hampton This vessel, with the City OF Ne"-iOrk ana
CITY Of sydney now in process Of construction VIII prob
ably be run between San Francisco ana sydney' Aus
trail
New-York tribune., 1875-09-13
RAPID TRANSIT.

OPPOSITION OF SURFACE LINEs-Vlfws OF D. d.
CORNELL AND John H. SHERWOOD.
In a recent conversation upon the SUBJECT
of rapid transit in city. j. b. Cornell stated to re-
porter OF THE TRIBUNE that he believed the line on the
west side of the city would be completed to the He
River al rs early day may prove to be prarcaoe'
bu he did not think that either the Second or Third Ave
nue. line would be built at present One line NJ ume,
he thought was amply sufficient to experiment WITH ana
capitalists would probably take the matter little more
slowly than the people disposed to regard IL u
der the excitement OF the moment He was OF the "pr
ion that line up Lexngtonave TO Eighty-six'h-s'.
and then up Fourth-avc. TO the Harlem fver wou"
ultimately be built would he the most central inc
through the city. and could bc buit WIN ess hUu9 W
private property than road on any other route III t
gard the that the street railway coinPacs
Will make n combined effort to defeat the bul!unHo oI
elevated lines, a proposed, he thought no uthHiV
having such an oiqcc ia NlcW cHihteu pe
twcen the managers OF the companies, ana that they
realized how futile any such opposition at present wouu
prove. -, . A., po.,, r.o,.,,
John H. Sherwood, President OF the Rapid Transit
Association SAID last evening that lie lad no DOUBT an
effort would Dc made by the representatives, of the morse
car interests TO prevent the building of rapid transit
road II there were reasonable hopes OF their btg
successful There could. however. be 10 other plan oi
accommodating such end that of nfcIrCsng some legal
objection the present scheme, and he dd not thk .ns
could slcccssiuly done He convinced That the
Commits had lahOred faithfully, earnestly and con
scientiousy with only object i'll view, W. the hest
and most practicable of securing the thing for
which they appointed, and he was Wei satisfied
with the work accomplished.
New-York tribune., 1875-09-13
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
ANOTI,ER RANKING FAILURE.

~ arpuCuARDr A SONS SUsPEND-TllE PANIC AND
IONG-CoNT1NUED LOSSES THE CAUSES.
Wall-st was interested 'On Saturday by the
announcement of failure Of Frederick Schuchardt
ars toreign doing business at No 40 Exchange
olace While the effect OF the failure only tenn
porary In stock gold markets yet was Regarded
a. signifcant and caused considerable discussion In
eury at the Office OF the firm failed to elicit any IN
the senior partner had gone away ana the
iuuors would not talk On the street, however, 1t was
asserted that troubles Of the Arm were due to srecu
Iation In cotton, advances to Western railroads, anu
other ventures which had resulted unprohtably While
the firm a. repored to have lost mcney for number OF
Years mast, vet b understood that the prmrry cause OF
the suspnsion grew Of the panic OF 1873 when the
great shrink &c in tie securities which the brm heiu
AGAINST advances 10 railroads nearly Frustrated IT.
The house his witheood the pressure however, until the
present time.
Mr. schuchar the head OF the house, Is now apou' ~
years of age He caIne to this country from germany
" hen he was about years Of and entered into
business as a clerk in q clearinghouse. subsequently
the business Of schuchardt Gebhardt was formed and
.oon scouired reputation for wealth and integrity In
1865 Mr. Gebhardt died, and M. schuchardt having
taken his sons the name OF the firm was chinge1 W
that which IL bears at present. Later, Lawrence eS
son-inJaw OF Mr.. SchuchaIdt, Was also adhl''eu ine
firm had been large drawer OF exchange anu UP 10 u
hevcd that there unaccepted bills OF exchange on
Europe outstanding. The pllncipdl cieuilors VI .3
house Europe, and II is not Thought tnt theIe
be any serio.is losses TO people Oh tEls sluc OF
prcparing but il is not Likely that the firm Will iurhsh
publication.
New-York tribune., 1875-09-13
DULLNEsS IN THE PEACH TRADE.

The receipts Of peaches on Saturday by the
Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Delaware Railroad were
90 carloads; for the previous day Jos carloads Ihe
total receipts for the to this time have been 35l4
carloads or $50 baskets. The demand for peaches
has been somewhat dun for tie past few days Other
fruit begins to arrive in attractive condition and in such
quantities that it be sold cheapy and great deal
of trade thereby drawn toward that direction Peaches
are not showing generally well. The appearance OF
Smocks is good indication that fine varieties run
ming out That variety viii have good steady SALE "a
they are very hardy and be shipped 10 distant points
which depend upon Smocks for hc share Of the peach
crop. White preserving varieties are not desirable
grade as yet CrOcke:'s Whites very poor, hardly
paying expenses Next week White Iie,.s will he IN
order in quantities. Quotations on saturday were az
follows: Pain fruit baskets 80 TO 30 cents; prime, 90
10 10 cents extras 81 Crates were tu at II for Nino
land and 75 Delaware fruit in good order Re
ceipts New-Jcrsey will be small. The NewJers,y
Southern Railroad Company has taken on us spcciai
train The crop in the Flcuinrtop section was damaged
by rcst last Spring and not more than cnetmrd OF
cr0D Will be obtained. other NcwJeIcoy peach. md a
quicker outlet nearer home than New-iork Affords
New-York tribune., 1875-09-13
CHANGES IN A JEWISH SYNAGOGUE.

Among the strictest of the orthodox Jews who
preserve the ancient customs in fun force is the Gus
tom to wear their hats in the synagogue. TO have no
organ, and seat the apar. from the women and
children. The majority Of the Jewish synagogues OF
York however, have family and fine organs,
but until lately the congregation Of Bnai Jeshurun, III
West tyfourthst., retained the Old customs. About
two years go change proposed, but no action was
taken until within few months, when, about seven
eghths OF the congregation belonged to the reformers 1t
was decided to put in an organ and fan'-
lily pews. Israel SoomoDs, leading the sInail
body Of the orthodox, carried the case into
the courts where the rcformcrs were victorious.
fine organ built the pews were renodcicd so mat
families could sit together and on last Friday evening
the cdfce reopcncd for service when an address
was made by the Rev. A. f. Ornstcin Of Australia, now
a visit this country. In tie congregation there is
feeling Of harmony, although il is possible that half
dozen families may leave, Mr. SOlomons has done.
Yesterday morning the sale Of pews took place al the
synagoge but account OF the hard times the attend
ance was small and the bidding light The prices OF the
pews fixed from 5000 70 $1,000, upon which an
annual rental must be paid. About scvenlyGve pews
only sold the premiums ranging from 500 10 Tb'o;
result OF the sale acgrcg,tnC 5000 II If expected
that the remainder of the pews viii soon be purchased
New-York tribune., 1875-09-13
CLOSE OF THE PROSPECT PARK MELTING.

The annual running meeting ut the Prospect
Park Fair Grounds closed on SATURDAY with large attcr
dance and exceptional interest Tie weather Was favor
ablo and the track in the beat condition The hustle
about the pool stands exceeded that OF other day or
the meeting and those experienced specnlators who led
the betting with unyarying series OF heavy re-
verses tho favorte each OF the four races being de-
ieated.
Donohuc's Csrriboo the fret race hurdle handi
cap for all ages two miles, for purse OF S4OO beating
Longstaf's Coronet Hitchcocks Busy Bee aud Byrnes
nlly by Censor Time, 357 McCanns Burgoo WAS
the victor ia the selling race mile and
an eighth dash for all ages, for purse OF $3.50. Time
o:o2o The third contest was race of mile heats for
all ages handicapped. for purse Of S4OO CCfees H. j.
Carver was tie iavorite, and won the first heat in
i4sia. but IIitchcocks Century won the second and
third heats and the in 1850 and lj The last race
a mile and an eighth dash, at IA ndloap weights, Tor
parse $3.50 had six starters, and was won by Moiie
Durli n
New-York tribune., 1875-09-13
THE STATE LINE STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

Austin Baldwin e. Co. of No. ~ Broadway,
the agents OF the State Line of steamships which ply be-
tween New York and Glasgow, Scotland, stated Sat
urday that il that "cOapse" OF the line
was expected rs had been reported. There had been
trouble in the cement OF tie Company on the
other side but nothing which would involve the aband-
onment OF its business TIE Company had been badly
administered 10y Of its officers and there had been
such diversion of tie receipts from legitimate channels
az compelled change in the management. The Com
pany had lost money by the prosiation or trade,
The competition for cmigrant tfallc ana IRON oihcT
causes aud it had been proposed TO the stockholders La,
they should abandon 80 cent OF their stock to ne
creditors OF the Company, make the stock thus ren-
qlsied preferred" aud with additional capital con
nue the business better basis. Some Of Tie smaller
stockholders of tho Company acting III tie interests o.
a rival line OF steamships wished the concern wound
up" but il likely that majority OF the stock would
bass into the hands Of Scotch capitalists already largely
Interested and the steamers would continue TO run as
heretofore. Tne State Of Pennsylvania, which VIII sail
from port Sept 22, will receive freight as usual
New-York tribune., 1875-09-13
NEW-YORK CITY.

William Deckrnan fell yesterday morning from
tne thrl story wn:ow OF MS % t,snGs 40 a. i1 Var old
On Saturday Mayor Wckham, in company with
Commissioner Brennan Of tic Department Of Charities ana
Correction paid visit to bellevue Hospital aud the PuOhc
Institutions on BiAckwelfs leland
Catharne Weeks, gIrl I years Old, fell into the
;orth River at to ico Foriehst and drowned
body recovered and aaen to her home al NO oo
West Thirty ninth-st.
The forcign mail sent from this port on Saturday
consisted Of 49, S2 letters and II bags OF papers The kI
nc s75 letters and 81 bags of papers the Main loo
the Victoria ami L. Galani
Tie Legislative Committee appointed to inquire
into the WORKINGS of the Emigration and Quarantine Commits
sons met on Saturday Castle Garden A. no witnesses
were in attendance investigation Was aourne un'h tee
9th OF November at 1880 a H.
As Thomas Hogan, who lives at No. 80 Sirng-st.,
passing through Elizabeth ST. near Grand YESTERDAY ne
assaulted by four un.nown men one OF nom ,Sa ,
lett mp, and i'll the night hand.
The New York Association of the vetarans Of the
Mexican will celebrate TO morrow the 2sh anniversary OF
Tie ture OF the ty OF Bc,ico Inc veterans VIA assemble
AT the Wolt Monument AT lo a. The eHeoses WI con
sis of proc under command Of "ei Hotai Ma'
neh niiST cf oo SS 's at s%' s "Sr i'" ras
Can't. Allairc Of the Fourteenth Police Precinct
rad last upon liquor saloons "meh were Open
in violation law, ana arrested the following per
sons Peter Maeinn bartender for Lorgan Bros at No II
Sprue Lutte Iac&e', bartender for Grace 1a" e! at 10
II ausionst Thomas Htan;ol at 40: =, siihs S,,'
ola No. 20 Sgrn3 ST.; and Wn shilehoeeA e" no
so BleechCTst.
Saturday afternoon, about o'clock, an explosion
took place on the third floor OF the Tompkns Market binding
occupi,d by 7h Regiment armory 1t was cased
by gas which leaked from defective ppe e"hth ran
he hOulnR Oi The III To- Ill
consdIble p,rton Of the flooring ap and one The
heavy iron blown out OF lts place ah mo e
Al. ue III the room al The liht hc
lie buildnS winch was injured 10 Tie
* cent about $500.
Coroncr EickLoir on Saturday concluded the in
cucs in the case of Eea Jones who found hanged IN her
c, i'm t. Fifteenth Precinct house. The testimony
showed that Of very bad character and Was
continually insulting people the street AMI elsewhere IL
BcaId used Lashcr treatment tah
Was making the arrest The jury, alter d.D
.rufiOu of verdict
death by committing sicue by hanging h,Ih' ia
Fltcc.th Precinct station house. and We c'isdie
I,fcrr l,g lor h- H. mahng the arrest
O1ic,r Beard was teen discharged from CUSTODY.
New-York tribune., 1875-09-13

TSsSe h % sSs 81 Sn Il. Y.,s s " &
jimmy but gtepsd away BY the .n1s" n%a" on I i
college foot allowed to sleep at The ies,nce Oh
o 1rynn I , he D r With 500 worin Of plate
cwelry before the family vas awake
the Common Council resolved that all tTanps shall be ar
sent tfa 10 s lnS coanty sS WORK aud
sSsh house to be =. ls's and edn@cd as
odist Episcopal Conference investigate he ehaIsss 81
hSnorasy hSlss flerf aeqn'a Siia' him Of M ali changes
HUDSON RIVER COUNTIES.
PouGHKEErsrr.-The Rev. Philalder X. Cady,
D. D. has resigned the recorship OF Christ Church IN inns
place The Henry l.. zegenuss has been unanimously
LONG ISLAND.
LONG ISLAND CiTY.-Ihe Common Councll having
arogated the contract made time sgo with MT NC
owau furnishing for the of the Fire Department
The track Of the Flushing i;aroIl throngn hS
,y shifted To ihe degrcs Il grane Yesterday me N
the cneiing at the ieircs arc 10 oe eessc
the same manner.
rHsI.ADThe Grand Jrrx Of oneen. Greens Wia CGTny
Dcan,y who mld red and robbed capt Law roe on noa
sS s nn Sr4 rns M PSf u %" oH 3
e 70 az" TIE fy sSHd Snoi but he rtacod
sei1ed boat, aud soon out of reach
REpGGousD-Whc the wife OF John knay waA out for an
arInl OF wood F.day, her little boy got hod OF s'e
matches and set fire 20 the eiohns OF s itil, sls,e ay @
child terribly burned thai sho died soon ah'rwafd
INTNGTONA grace ting Is TO be held here eshhhp
on Friday CLOSING SUNDAY cv.nig. IN. sl''
fessis yOung peoples meetings ciildTens meetings. e.
OEIyNr.-Jonathan Latham, Friday evening "eht 20 a
make purchase. Not r'turnng as tOn a.
a rSsrD,r him and found han lying r'i ~
H.. road distance his hours The cause " d'aIn
Vas heart disease.
FAgNsGDAlR-Z X Hendrckson riding with hls
family Thursday afternoon, wh.n his lorse was iena
ana ran away. carriage upset aud al were thio"h
out and Injured, Mrs. hondIiChsOD having her conan pOhe
broken.
RABYroyA male infant left IN basket nj Judge NC
Cu residence place night or two ago, ana seiieh
for the tlcT has proved uDayalns.
ROCKVILLE CENTER.-Burgars have recently mae unsuc
cosssful O break into houses OF Npni
" riXIt, and scott Howell
STATEN ISLAND.
RossyIIIF-At the last Conference Of the Afncan
Methodist Episcopal Church in this neghboood the Rev G
NJ Landrng Presiding Elder for staten Island
and preacher for ossyie congregation the Rev Join
Smith being preacher at Port Richmond The latter
congregalion refused Mr Smith, Elder IAndrng
offered assist him. or any MINISTER ty neh rc'' ny
making quarterly meeting visits, which vas i"Q more
than had Mr. Smith preferred charges
against bishop that lac endavoing 10 act
his place. Edo Iaicrng 0uh tuy oi
b, OF the Richmond churches Hltfe"
with hiI then lie has been rreaeng ca' SUNDAY
conCcgatiOhs, While TIE GhucL's Lave
been comparatively deserted
New-York tribune., 1875-09-13
TIE CELLULoID FACTORY EXPLOSION.

The following gentlemen have been selected
the inquest In the case Of Hugh Carney who
was killed by TIE explosion in the Cclulod CCmpany's
manufactOry in Mechanic-st, Newark, on Wednesday
Dr. s. b. Hunt Phneas Jones, j. NJ Peterson, Thos
W Dawson, Francis Mackin Elias A wilkinson. II. Is.
Kmhall, John l. Young, C. c. CRAZE The inquest which
will begin this afternoon, is much determine
how Carney lost bis life TO settle the question OF the
danger attending the manufacture OF cculOid which
will be thoroughly inquired iLtO and scientifically con
sidered. Edward DiCkcIsOn, who was believed by ll5
parents and friends to have been crushed by the expO
SION made his appearance Saturday night In good
heath lie had lei Newark in search OF work and read
lug an Of his probable death, returned home
The funeral Of Hugh Carney took place yesterday fICn
St Jalnes's Roman Catholic Church.
New-York tribune., 1875-09-13
DEATH FROM CARELESS BLASTING.

Alice Shedden, girl about years old, was
seriously injured on Friday morning by rock thrown
by blast impeIfccty covered which had been fred at
Fourthaye. and One-hundredandtwenty second-st The
rock the window of an upper room In the house
al No 55 East One-hundred-and-t wenty y-thrdst The
little girl had lust arisen and dI cssng herself and
the rock struck her on the head, nuring her badly
that she died yesterday. The men who fired the blast
Cornelius and Florence Sullivan, were arrested Ill the
afternoon aud arraisned before Justice Bxby VINO re-
nanded them to await the action OF the Coroner Con-
siderable excitement In the quarter where the acc
dent occurred the residents demanding that the careless
ness OF The TWO men be severely punished.
New-York tribune., 1875-09-13
CLOSE OF THE PLATTDEUTsCnE festival

Yesterday was the last day of the Platt-
deutsche Volksest at schfzen Park On Saturday the
prizes we're distributed among the winners OF the races
aud matches. One OF the targets was a double
headed eagle, and Henry Hall, having hit the middle
crown received the highef prize and Was crowned with
a wreath as scitzen King The other prizes for shoot
ing consisted OF OF money varying between 20 ana
SIG The attendance at The festival yestrday Was
sunall About 1900 we're present Ia the afternoon
Among other amusenens there was balloon aocehsion
Iu the ovonS AL infant Sas paptiLed III tne booEhus
New-York tribune., 1875-09-13
ALLEGED UNDERyALUATION.
A posroy rIRM CHARGED WITH IMPROPER ENTK


OF TURKISH RUGS.
The Custom-hOuse authorities in this city re-
eeiyed information a few days ago which led them to
believe that j. NJ. RodOcanach Co. OF Boston, import
ers of Turkish rugs were selling their goods much below
the regular market prices, and that the invoices
with the goods on which the duties were paid, were
under the usual selling prices at Smyrna Inc heA' io'
Of rucs received at CustomhOuse for this firm were
appraised at valuation of about 20 per cent over INC
.companvne invoices. 1he firm objected to the ILL.,
creased valuation and the General Appraiser requested
Appraiser wickham of New-York and A. A. Vantine,
importer with Mr. jerks the head OF A. T. stewart
Co. Carpet Department to examine the bales OF rugs
aud valuation based on the market price a
Tie three experts made separate examinations and on
comparing figures found that their valuations were
nearly the same The report of these gentlemen sustained
Irces were about 20 per cent in advance OF the nVoce
II is stated that these made in only four dstics
I'm Turkey and il is claimed that the quay OF he soos
and the prices well known 10 persons III thc uauc'
Mir RodOcanachi claims that the trouble has arisen lo
fhe fluctuations in value OF the Turkish currency par
tcuary the plaster and also that the agents ol tne
these goods The trade these rugs IN ts county IL
confined 10 four firms A. T. Stewart u Co aha A. A
Vantine, New-York, and j. NJ Rodocdnachl ana DaoEc!
simmons OF Boston. The decision OF inc utHcIa Af
praiser will be made next week -, ,,.,. oa
reporter Of THE TRIBUNE called on MT Nantihe anu
Gr Wickham yesterday, ana was informed tht .e ldCts
xpert they had reported cOnScientOusly dS To e tdc
valuations goods TLey also sand that the Va;
OF the plaster WAS decided ny tle AlitIicdh a.
SmyrIa aud the plaster had known trade value "lich
lUvied all sales. IL possible, tEcy sdi that ~
g. Stewart 4 Co.'S agents Overchaiglng t'eu' put
mot probable The reputation of the rn As close buyers
was well established, aud IL not hkcly thdt 'ity
could be deceived per the prices OF goods CON
bned " a trade with only four firms in this country
New-York tribune., 1875-09-13
clubs. lst. "a. 81. 4th. SIN. 9th.

club. lst %. 81. 4ih 5t. 9th. 7th sth. 9th. Total
S.lsniis,s sas Haven! 7 ! : . g lS
The Staten Island and Chelsea Clubs played
On the Capitotno Grounds, In Brooklyn on Saturday
Owing the darkness only six innings were played II
WAS close contest and at the end OF the sixth inning
the score stood II to IL In favor OF the Staten Iland
Club There little dispute and the game was con-
timed under protest In the seventh innng the ball was
missing for a long time in consequence of which the
Che-ea'e made two runs The umpir" then called the
game a forfeit In favor OF the Cbelseasv To o.
An excellent game was played at Prospect
Park on Saturday between the Enterprise Club Of Hemp
.tead L. L. and the Eameless Club OF Brooklyn. There
were only seven innings played, the NaIEelcss WIN
ming by u score OF 10 10 l.
The Chathams of this city and the IIoboken
Cubs played the Lysan Fields In Hoboken Saturday
The playing OF both clubs remarkably fine, the
Chatlians winning by n score OF IL to L.
The Athletics of Philadelphia defeated the
Mutu,ls of this city at PLnsdelpha on saturday by
score II l. to 3.
The St. Louis Club defeated tho Hartford