, 1877-04-08
NEW YORK,

attention.

the Hall Case---The Vanderbilt WILL
Tweed and the Trembling Isinssterx.>: g:
Special Dispatch TO The Tribune
NV foRh, ApTil-7.-A n,ass-meetingof con
siderable magnitude was held this evening Il
Chickering. Hall to consider the amendments t,
the Constitution proposed by the Munic.,,a
Commission, Of which Secretary Eyarts va
Chairman. The solid businessmen o
the city were out in force, and ther,
was great interest manifested: in tns
object Of the meeting and its proceedings. Mr.
William A. Booth presided. A letter was rca6
from Comptroller John Kelly, in which he cav,
partial Endorsement to the work Of the Com
mission, and argued against the exemption oi
the firenlen, police, and school-teachers from
the operation Of retrenchment-
Tho first address Of the evening was delivered
BY Nr. Dorman B.. Eaton. Every reference te
the cutting down Of salaries auu dismissal ot
superduous employees was received with enthu.
siastic cheers. = =
Mr. William Allen Butler followed In a clear
exposition Of the scheme OF the Municipal Com
mission.
Mr. Simon Sterns contrlstcd the ludicrous
features Of the present system of the City Gov
ernnent with tile safeguards proposed BIZ the
Municipal Commission in manner which called
Tor laughter and applause.
=, The Hon. William NJ: Evarts fifty concluded
the proceedings with calm and forcihle review
OF the Commissions work, and an earnest ap-
peal that its recommendations be adopted,
The following Committee Of Fifteen was ap-
pointed by the Chnir TO press the reform meas
Dorman B. Eaton, Samuel D. Babcock, William
Allen Butler, William II. Webb, Simon Stcrne.
Charles :. Smith, F. Van Valkenburg. Anram
:. Hewitt jackson s, Schultz, Henry F. spauld-
inF, Levi r Morton, Thatcher II. Adams, ROYAL
Phelps, Rush &. Hawkins, and Oswald Often
The spirit Of the meeting appears In the fol-
lowing resolution adopted among others;
Reso1esd, Th at this meeting, convened without
nGan 3h1 paFfy TO. Or property respectfully calls
nses as will Insure the passage at this session OF
tie proper resolutions for Incorporating the pro-
Posed a%endnsnt into the constsotion, and in
alarming taxation. and the s discFedisable anS ,S
threatening. condition OF the affairs of this
city GENERALLY, We also earnestly invoke the Coop
rancing this refoz, aud We assure them that It il
our deliberate conviction that grave peril will hanr
over the best intetests Of the whole State so long
as such remedy shall not be provided for fhee
growing evils Of city government
blanche Grey, the actress, is admitted to per-
fectly answer the Associated Press descrintion
q the woman living at the same house with
Oakey Hall in London, and there is little doubt
%AE- 4AAAA4t3s AA0 - VI EQEuSd birth.
and was an intimate friend Of Halls her, ,
oeiore going to Europe suddenly six weeks ago.
1t Is now asserted that Hall left SO, 900 in real
estate behind him; also, that he has abundant
S,;' StneF means and the story Of poverty is only
caused solely BY his failure to turn
revealing the names Of the iiic nnblic
men who received the ring money, and showing
Inc amounts paid them. These men strcnuouslY
m - ohcos- %f,H-
thieves, but It Is believed that Tweed viii BE-
compelled to surrender everything as originally
agreed, because otherwise his own release can
not be consummnted-; :.
NEW YoEK, april 7.-During january, Feb
ruaty, and March g. persons were reported miss
ing N this city, and II In Brook1Yu, making a
total IN the two cities Of los. OF this number.
d I, wese found through the agency Of officers
gave explanations Of their absence; /, 4. OakeT
l, Tau, Teappeared in England; IL were found
9ead9 having committed suicide or been m,,r-
dered; and 80 are still missing. -,
Lore lyon, husband Of Kate Claxtop, the
"e1.-knoWn IT actress. has been declared bankrupt.
he settlement between the heirs OF Coruelins
vanderbilt has again been brought M on ac-
count OF difference between William Fl. and
Cornelius ]. Vanderbilt. All the heirs, with The
e1ception OF Cornelius, hati agreed to nccent
l;a'ns ln;lo aqd 3o William +. bad agreed to set
made claim for q, o0o, 900, and his sister. Hrs
Is E1tte, refused to make any settlement until
Cornelfus J. was satisfied. Meanwhile the viii t
las been admitted to probate. VIZ
The Commissioner ct Accounts, who has been
:ndeavoE1ng to investigate the financial affairs |
II st. Johns Guild, reports that no books have
'ee9 Kept for three years, and the moneys re-
elsed have been deposited to private bank ao-
nnnt Of one Of the managers.
Tae Children's Fold scandal has been revived
= the attempt Of the depoeed Manager Cowlcv
0 1orce himself back into the institution by,a
oup.s !
Inc State Board Of Charities reports the man.
cement Of the New York Juvenile Society r. |
utterly untrustwoEthY.