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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-13

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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-13

A --SlOD-BEAUTIFUL ROSEWOOD PIANoFoRTE;
~. Pianos 10 rent IS per mon tn instruments received
new ins ruments exceedingly low.
GOLDsMIlh's, % beecker street, near Bowery.
4 NEW DEPARTURE.-cALL AND SEE; UPRIGHT,
u square aud grand Pianos: selnways Chickering's,
Nebers ana others, also Organs bargains cash.
insialments ana Tor rent ;. \. BALL CO, No Is
East Fourteenth street
New-York tribune., 1875-09-01
SEARCH FOR CAPT. LAwRENCES MUIR
DERER
HE is TRACED To wEsTCHEsTER CoUNTY-CLEws
TO his IDENTITY.


AE IS TRACED 70 wEsrcHEsTER CoUNTY-cLEws
TO HIS IDENTITY.
An active pursuit is being made after the
mate Of the Joseph e. Potts. whe caused the
death OF Capt. Lawrence In Cow Bay on Friday last
Attorney Downing Of Queens County spent the
whole OF yesterday and the preceding evening in tracing
No the murderer. He accompanied in his inyesga
tions by Officer j W. Smith Of Flushing, L. l., and the
boy Augustus y. Tuthill, who served on board the
sohOoner John Rice tie keeper Of hotel opposite Lit
tle Neck railroad station stated that Samuel Starkins
the owner Of the soop Hector which lies at Wittegas
Cove near Oriental Grove told him the following story
On Sunday
About hour at which Capt Lawrence met hts death
The Hector was Oriental Grove. Capt Starns ana
s crew were tust take their supper wien they
were hailed by from the shore. boat put OIL,
and had scarcely touched the shore when wearing
blue flannel suit and answering in every particular to
N description OF the mate Of the schooner Joseph T.
Potts asked to the other side OF the Sound
They took board the sloop. At supper he used
kuife with buckhorn handle, which he carried. The
boy Tutnil said that the mate had such knife. Tho
Hector landed the at Wire Creek, near Providence
Point, wcstcbesier County N: \; On Landing he III
ouired Of them where the railroad depot was
As Il IN obtain, II possible, the name OF
the mate clew by which Lie might be Identified
the District Attorney went 10 the cgh ana WkesbarIe
coal piers Port Johnston N j. where the Joseph f.
Potts IN her OF coal There IL was established
by the books VI the Company that the schooner Carl
belle, from which the mate OF the Joseph Il. Potts
shipped tOwed out into the stream al p m, Aug
26 AS this ascertained, District-Aiorney
Downing teleaphed TO the captain or consiGnee OF the
Gabrielle, asking for the name OF the mate
distinctly but none, far ~ could be ascetaned yes
terday, knew LIS name.
New-York tribune., 1875-09-01
RAPID TRANSIT DESIGNS.

Representatives of the Greenwich-st. and the
Gilbert Elevated Railroads were again in consultation
with the Rapid Transit Commissioners yesterday and
hearing was given c. l.. Hosack Communications,
plans and estimates received from " Megs, e. l.
Haussknecht, whitehOuse Co.. and Roy Stone, Presi-
dent Of La France Manufacturing Company OF Emira
NY The latter erected 600 feet Of his road at the
Phoenix Iron Works, Philadelphia, which he pur
poses to run locomotive and passenger and he in
vites the Commissioners be present at the trial.
Sept II. His road is elevated single Of columns
over the sidewalk compound triangular girder forms
the upper and tracks and the consist Of three
compartments for passcngersOne over the center OF the
upper rail Of tho grcr and on each side o it, III tie
sIs pended portions Of the ear.
An estimate OF $lS5,000 mile for Ira Buckman's
elevated road, single track which has been already de-
scribed furnished This estimate accompanied
by description Of improved girder consisting Of
upper and lower ange or plate connected by two vert
cal webs and fastened 10y strong angie irons At the
ter webs six inches apart coming into contact at
the ends 12ls feet from which they begin 10 converge
Tie upper line OF the girder straight slightly
ing and the lower has the form Of an cpse. The
whole approaches the fOnn OF beam OF equal strength
and equal resistance to lateral thrusts
New-York tribune., 1875-09-01

ana sbirt no shoes or hat hsd mixed hair and Mnecn
shayen face was about feet inches tA ana appasenty
about 81 years old.
Yesterday. about .4:15 .. m George Harper, age
35, I73 Greenwichst and Encch Powem nM An sr
cation sf Nineteenh.st Broadway In when Hx5per
sabbed Powers in the cheek He ives arrested by oncc
DELANEY Of the Twenty ninth Precinct.
Coroner Croker yesterday held an ingncst on the
6ist who by freight train S q hst re ~
Te ry fonDd verdict OF accidental DEATH and censurcd me
Company severely holding them responsible or tho Doy
death.
John Ionergan committed to jail for setting I IRE
to the building at 81 Charess IN default oI soop W m oa w.
appealed yesterday by habeas corpus Judge Bray oe
Leased fs counsel William r. Howe, claimed thst tns
evidence wholly insufficient TO mold him ior me cs sn M
arson further the accused had parted wtn vi
pecuay interest I'm the burned premises ana nad no
Tor firing them Assistant District Aorney Lyons nrge INA.
SUSPICIOUS and that no gra, lnJy
could result 10 tho prisoner from his detention qn
when his would before the Sfaho jury 'u"S'
Brady reserved his decision.
New-York tribune., 1875-09-01
REMOVAL OF DANIEL NJ. BOYD.

OPINIONS OF POST-OFFICE AND OTHER OFFICIALS AS
TO TIE CAUsE--NO SUBSTANTIAL CHARGES AL
IEGED-RUMORS THAT lie HAD BERN IMPLI-
GATED IN The ILLEGAL SALE OF STAMPS.
When asked, yesterday, if he knew anything
about the removal of Daniel NJ Boyd the United States
Postage Stamp Agent In this city, and the charges against
him. Postmaster James said that he knew Mr.. Boyd had
been removed but that had information concern
ing the OF his removal except tho rumor OF his i
pication with country posmasters In the illegal sale OF
postage stamps. "The report" said Mr.. James, that
Mr. Boyd had been the head Of the Stamp Division OF
the NewYork Oce is incorrect he has never been
attached to this Office but he connected with that
OF the Third Assistant Postmaster-Gencral, and
his place Of business WAS In the Equitable
Building in this city. The.Government postage stamps
and stamped envelopes made by the Continental
Bank Note Company in Ncw-York Mr.. Boyd had charge
Of the forwarding OF them to the different posto1ices
and all ever had to do with him to obtain from him
postage stamps and stamped envelopes when wanted
them This IL ali know about the matter"
another FOsO official said lac had learned that
Col George Pride formerly Of Gen. Grants stan, had
been appointed In Mr.. Bot's place. 1t was inmated
with the Post-Oflice that Mr. Boyd had been removed
fer except 10 make place for some avorte VI
the Government. The same official also stated that
Parker and HARRISON special agents OF the fOstOhce
Department, made, few weeks ago, careful eXanlna-
tlOn OF the manner which Mr. Boyd conducted Ills
business expressed their entire satisact0n with it,
Mr. Boyd was appointed by President Lincoln In 1851.
New-York tribune., 1875-09-01
TERMINAL GRAIN CHARGES.

STATEMENTS THAT ELEVATOR PROPRiEIoRs HAVE
NOT VIOLATED THEIR AGREEMENT WITH THk
CANAL BOARD.
The following applications for membership
at the New-York Produce Exchange were approved by
the Board of Managers yesterday o. &. Dawson, John
H. Finck, W. Aug. Ray, NJ T. Warne, John W. Young j.
+. CIumbic, Christian Roos Mark Shaw.
In regard to the recent letter OF Thomas Raines,
Treasurer of the State in which lie complains that the
prOpetos Of the Buffalo elevators have not kept their
agreement with the Canal Board, made last Winter, al
which time they promised to lower the rates charged for
eevatng grain il is claimed by members Of the Produce
Exchange here that the elevator men, both in this city
and Buffalo, have kept faith with the Canal Board
At Buffalo, II is stated, unhealthy competition
had brought the price FOR elevating grain down
le cent per bushe and in work was even
done nothing. The price recently adopted Of cent
per buslel il probably low any at which they can
afford elevate the grain at Buffalo, and II reduction
of fully IA from the prices OF the previous season. which
was the guide the time the agreement made with
the Board The reduction PROMISED hes also been
made and adhered to III this city.
New-York tribune., 1875-09-01


National Board of Steam Navigation held yesterday
at the Metropoal Hotel The President, j. T. Whiting
OF Michigan occupied the Chair 1t arranged that
the annual report should be read by the Secretary at the
meeting which is be held to-day, after which the meet
ing adjourned The following the officers and mem
bers of the Executive Committee, comprising the Ma
tional Association which will be in session during the
next two weeks:
O6icers-President, J. T. whiting, Mich; VicePres-
dent Thomas Clyde, Penn. Second VicePresdent r. ii.
voolfolk, Kv; CorrespOn ling Secretary, b. 3. Osbon,
New-York Recording Secretary, W: l.. James, Penn;
Treasurer j. B. Andrews, Md
Murray Ferris ir, Ncw-YOrk John Allen. jr, Buffalo
T. L. Eyans, Buffalo Aiming smith, N. j.; j. b. COyle,
Maine ; f. w. NckersOn, Mass; II. NJ Whitney. Mass;
L. j. n stark, VT; W. G. Smith, Md; Thos. Sherlock,
Ohio 4. K Kirby Mich. j. f.. Payne, PENN Simpson
HOIner, PENN N. j. Bigley, Penn.
New-York tribune., 1875-09-01

by pryng open the entrance but the thieves xsre
scared away Tho window Of Miss Langt0ns sboc stoIe'
Newarkave., 0rovest., was broken and guam
tity of boots and shoes stolen H. CampbelPs putcnes
etore was opcned with skeleton key and the scales anu
weights made up into package ready for remova when
the dog attracted officer and the thief escaped ,
Hughes identified Norton and Watson as the men who
attacked and robbed him on Conmunpaw-aye. on aug;
once.
The ncighborhood Of Firstaye and secondst, noun. m
the discharge Of pistol and cries for assistance wac
learned that burglars had attempted to enter tne resi-
dence OF Mrs Erkenbach who is at present at Saratoga
Springs About o'clock the servant in charge OF the
house was aroused by the burglars She fmmediately
awakened rercy son Mrs. Erkenbrach, age IA years
when the burglars ceased their operations Tor orici
time They then proceeded to eect an entrance sc @ thc
house by forcing open the shutters and windows OF the
dhngroom Young Erkenbraeh Ut once opened Sracnr MIN
Of the burglars ana called for help. Marks OF the
burglars boots were left on the window SILL put NO
missed.
New-York tribune., 1875-09-01
RECORD OF ROBBERY AND THEFT


poIicR RETURNS OF CRIME IN THIS CITY-oPERA-
TIOSs or THIEVES IN HOBOKEN AND MOUNT
VERNON.
A gang of thieves broke into the premises of
Carl Stehr at No BAT Broome st. early Yesterday morn
ing and stole meerschaum pipes, amber egar-holders
amber jewery, &C., valued at 81, 500. The thieves
sscreted themselves In the Occidental Hotel from the
yard OF which they gained TO the rear Of Mr.
etehrs premises. Not content with stealing the goods
the thieves destroyed much which they could not carry
away and left the store In the utmost confusion The
vsrkmanslip OF much OF the property ts 50 peculiar
at the booty can hardly be offered for sale without
detection.
Martin McEvoy and Patrick Kelley were arrested yes
terday for entering the house at No 322 West Forty
seoond where they destroyed property to the value OF
$3.50 lady living opposite, knowing the house TO be
unoccupied noticed movements OF the window curtains
"a though some one were within aud gave the alarm
Officer John Buckley of the Twentieth Precinct there
upon sesrched the premises and found the burglars
locked up In room In the fourth story They were each
committed in $1,000 bail
Thomss Blake Of No. 30 Rotgers-st was huslied py
Thomas Mclaughlin and Frank kickson, each about 10
years odd on Monday evening Ia East Broadway, ana
robbed Of his gold worth $50 The boys were ar
nrtny Mondsy night Jersey City and Hoboken were
AZ JudQe VIM +. Holman, on Baldwinave, was foppeu
~ wesTfn1 apparel valued at 300, entrance being e
Sected by pryng the fastening from rear window Ihe
residence Of IN Campbell On summita7e was entered
New-York tribune., 1875-09-01
THE MISSISSIPPI IMPROVEMENT.

PREPARATIONS FOR THE MEETING OF THE BOARD
OF ENGINEERS
To-day ut IL a. IN. the Board of Engineers
appointed consider Capt Eadss plans for the improve
ment Of the mouth of the Mississippi River will hold their
first session at the Fifth Avenue HOTEL by which time
Gen. AcxanJer-and not Gen. Newton stated yester-
day-wll join the other officers, who have already ar
rived in the city. 1t is expected that Gen. Barnard OF
the United States En- nyineers Will be President OF the
Board and that the sessions will continue during five
consecutive days. various matters apart from the let
ties proper will have be considered and decided upon
One OF the gentlemen present last evening stated ta
this first time in the history Of this country that
the hydraulics of rver rather the regimen Of rivers
would be deliberately discussed by such eminent eng
there preccdents for guidance tue engineering
talent to to-day would be able cope with the most
asse questions edwith the great undertaking.
after comparing views and examining carefully all the
information that had thus far been gathered by Capt
Eads by Mississippi pilots and Western enineeTs. Even
with che experience had with other rivers the present
work the Mississippi was OF peculiar ana dhcnlt
character As each river had its peculiarties and
its history, experiments made elsewhere would not
be safe guide for them to 30 by In This Instance
1t might he necessary TO close up some OF the
and various other difficulties not elsewhere met
with would doubt have TO Dc overcome. AT least
sufficient matter 10 keep the Board III session Tor Iuly
days would bc submitted for their consideration SIT
Charles A. Hartley and Men, Barnard busily engaged
last evening in discussing the subject with thc great map
OF the mouth OF the Mississippi spread before them pre-
paratOry the meeting oi to-day. Capt. lds was al
Long Branch conference with the President, but Will
10 this city with the first boat this morning.
New-York tribune., 1875-09-01
RETURN OF THE 7lsT REGIMENT.

The list Regiment, N. G., returned to this
city yesterday morning from Oakland Beach, r. L. where
it has been camp for the last week. The weather
very during the greater part Of the me and the men
returned in excellent condition Col. vose alone met
with accident having his arm dsocated by fall from
horse The regiment left Oakland Beach at $50 p.
on Monday for Providence where a collation. was pre-
pared them by the citizens the regiment being
ceived by MaiorGcn. Walker The regiment then pro-
ceeded to StoningtOn, where they arrived al o'clock,
and accepted an invitation TO ball given by the rest
dents They then embarked board the Narraganset 1t
OF the stoningOn Line, and arrived in this city at
Yesterday.
New-York tribune., 1875-09-01
HOME NEWS
Thermometer, YESTERDAY. AT HUDNuTs IN
BROADWAY.
o. M, 72o. Noon. s3' 3p.m- 89'. Midnight 7'''
Highest during the day, So Lowest, ~
Average. 777'. same day, 1874, .7lt'
PROMINENT ARRIVALS.

Windsor Hofel-Prince Starhemberg OF Austria
Clarendon Hetet-Francisco Gonzales Eriaxur1z Shah
Minister Mt Wa hingtOn HousJohn NJ D0ugiaS
PIesidrnt OF the illinois Central Railroad Company Samuel
Bowics OF The Springfield Republican and Ge H. IL Baxtsr
OF Vermont Ns,r York Hotet-Bonson q. Rumsey OF bf
fao Er1dt House-william D Hshop President of the
Xibem6rie HoteI-Gen +. q. Marshall, U. s. Army lgesf
minister Hoe-Ex John B Henderson Of Missouri
pla Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Company J; H. y;
Nc uoueh Of Pittsburgh 81 James fo'et
Iior ~ Park President Of the Panama Railroad Company
Winchester HotslGen William 6urney Of south Car
WestInorsIdnd Hoe-N. r. OConOr OF the British lega
tion at Washington. Ftfh 1renue Hoe.rhe Rev NJ
Ewing Of Decatur, H. and Robert Campbell of ST. LOUIS
New-York tribune., 1875-09-01
A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER DROWNED AT ROCK
AWAY.

About 1 p. m. yesterday Mrs Mutter and
her daughter of No. 1s1 Essexst obtained bathing suits
on Rockaway Beach and went into the surf They had
been in some tme when Of them, supposed to be the
daughter to throw up her hands II in dis
tress Two little boys, the OF Mrs. Mutter, called
attention TO this fact but no notice appears TO have been
seen TO oatng with the tide face downward toward
the point Of the beach, and the alarm was given that
rushed into the SURF and both bodies reached
aud brought TO the shore, when it found that both
were apparently dead Every effort made To resusc
tate them, two hours being spent In the endeayor
but without An inquest was held by Coroner
Hicks last evening.
New-York tribune., 1875-09-01
sIIE AMERICAN INSTITUTE FAIR.

Goods for exhibition at the fair of the Amer
lean Institute began to be received at the exhibition
building at Tbird-ave and sixty-thrdst., yesterday,
about so wagonloads arriving during the day. Machn
cry also coming in rapidly. In this department
there will be O curious brickmaking machine, machine
for making wire fences and TO be used forg
ing The grand organ taken from the Rev. DIR. Halls
church is being put up. This will be driven
by water motor. smaller organ in the art gallery
will be driven by an electric motor. Among the novel
ties on exhibition will be the making OF bread &c. the
manufacture OF tOrtoseshe articles and the production
OF gas coal by process. The displays OF s
YER britannia ware, glass and ornamental china will be
very complete special feature OF the art display will
be complete collection Of chr0mos from all 0f the prin
cipal manufacturers in the country.
New-York tribune., 1875-09-01
THE COURTS.

THE SEVENTH AVENUE EXTENSION.
RESISTANCE OF PROPERTY OWNERS TO ASSESSMENTS
A TEST SUIT IN THE SUPREME COURT
$1,2OO,OOO INVOLVED.
The extension of the Seyenth-ave., projected
by the Commits OF the Central Park and carried to
completion by the Department Of Public Parks and the
Commissioner OF Public wOrks has cost $1,2l7,53O &c.
The whole amount OF the improvement has been placed
by the the of the adjoining property
representative suit brought by Allison Shaw, III te
name OF Edgar Williams yesterday before Judge
Brady In Supreme Court Chambers, on motion 10 COIL
nue AN Injunction restraining the Board OF Revision ana
Correction OF Assessments from confirming the report OF
the assessors make tho assessments on the prop
erty-holders final and lien their property.
The present suit claims frst that the act authorizing
the Central Park Commissioners to do this work was u
constitutional that in carrying out the act the Commits
sioners neglected two provisions Of the law one requir
ing them first to give notice the city, and only on It's
failure TO themselves take the initiative, and the other
prescribing form Of their action that their action
was void in delegatng members Of the Commission the
powers they hal only as body that Their contracts
void having been made, after advertising Io
bids with lowest bidder and that they had no right
do they had DONE part OF the work ny days WORK
points went to the validity OF the whole ass So
the Of 1872 half the expense of the improvement
should be charged 10 the city, or at least ai OF tr eA
pensos incurred since the passage VI that act amounting
to about $250,OOO. .
In answer Mr. Barnes, on behalf OF the city. argued
that the constitutiOnaty OF the powers OF the Central
Park Commissioners had been affirmed by repeated ue-
cisiOns that the acts lawful and that some other
remedy should be sought Judge Brady reserved Ills de-
ci,
New-York tribune., 1875-09-01
TRIAL OF POLICE CAPTAIN McCULLAGH.
The trial of Cant McCnllagh for neglect q

duty and conduct unbecomng officer, was preceded
yesterday by the trial of Martin aoney OF the Twenty
ninth Precinct the charge Of demanding money from
Keepers of dsorderly houses behalf Of Capt. McCul
lagh. President Masell and Commissioners VoOrhs
and Dsbecker were present at the trial. Tho accused
captain and pa roman defended by exMayOr Hall
Emma Brown and Lizzie Ackerman both swore posi-
tyey that Maloney demanded OF them So week be-
half Of Capt. McCullagh while other witnesses asserted
was totally unlike Maloncy. The case was adjourned
until tomorrow morning.
New-York tribune., 1875-09-01
A CRIMINAL IN GREAT DEMAND,

A man arrested as Joseph Kingsland, alias
Joseph Tyson, alias George Fuller, brought yester-
day Judge Loew the Court Of Common Pleas by
habeas corpus. The present arrest requsiton Of
ths Governor of Vermont for completely leadership in
the burglary the Barre Bank in which the chief plum
der $4,000 in unsigned notes. The Warden OF Sling
Sing Prison also demands him to out the balance Of
amounting to nine years. and the State OF Della
ware also asks for him for ofcnsc OF which whipping
and five years imprisonment are the penalty. Mr.:
Knitting his counsel, obtained adjournment until
Thursday show that lie not the man IN such de-
I'M
New-York tribune., 1875-09-01
The report ia voumnous, comprising over 600 pages
large octave size The matter has been complied Win
MUNICIPAL CHANGES.

MUNICIPAL CHANGES.
APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE CRoToN
AQUEDuCr, CORPORATION ATTORNEY, AND OTHER
OFFICERS
John c. Campbell was appointed by Com
missioner Porter Chief Engineer Of the Cyoton Aqueduc
yesterday in the place Of the late Edward H. Tracy
Following Is the letter Of appointment:
EEw-YORK, Aug. 80, 1873.
sIR In recognition Of your long efficient and faithful
services In the CrOOn Bureau Assistant Engineers IN
appreciation Of your thorough knowledge o: the Croton
and OF the necessities OF the city, acquired
by close attention the interests Of the city confident
that your devotion 10 her interests will be as has been
and With the assurance OF the confidence OF the Mayor OF
this city, offer you the position Of Chief Engineer OF the
CrOtOn Aqueduct, made vacant by the death Oh MI
FITz JOHN PORTER, Commissioner.
william A. Boyd appointed Corporation Attorney
yesterday John r. Fellows returning to the city yes
erday nfO med the Corporation Counsel that he would
accept Office of Corporation Attorney should 1t
be rendered tO him. II thcreupOn offered TO Mr
Boyd who accepted it, Mr.. Boyd Is lawyer OF the firm
Of Steele Boyd lie was graduated at Columbia Col
ege in 1861 His father and grandfather were both ma
tives OF New-YOrk. -
f. d. Gale has been appointed Attorney for the COllec
ton Personal Taxes. He has been Deputy Attorney
in Office three years. having been appointed hrs
the Office under John H. White and Alexander W. Hasey.
Michael Doherty appointed janitor Of the new
COurthOuse yesterday In the place OF james WALL re-
moved
Eli Taylor, who has been for Is years clerk in the
CrotOn Water Department, WAS removed yesterday.