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LOUISIANA.
PULLING IN THEIR JloAN6.

Apfcfaf DttpafeA to Tia 1ftbanA.
WAsHsaoTos, u. t., 3lassl. 27.-Tho leading
Northern Democrats now III Washington ase
rapidly recovering from tho state OF excitement
Into which they wero thrown last week by the
determination Of tue President to send COM
mission TO Louisiana, now that tho cxaet cl,arar-
ter in the written pledges given BY Stanley
Matthcws aud Charles foster IL fully Known,
mud they xre found to haya cunsall,ed nothing
which uov. HaycA' letter vi acceptance, take,, by
itseli, woal!l not warrant, Tic Impression seems
aed e. e Eao psn 1pnt t b s:ss
Of tultaezng. Il now looks ~ tl,*aE' sY:,r
by Matthews and Foster, and supss'sius That lis
e'il'deltlal chara:ter would rrcseat rs putlea-
uoluat1cr any circumstances, uttctnptc Q 1yMys-
tertoaa references to It, aud threats bascsl upon
y, to tnHuencc tho Administration to nbal,lon
the policy upon which 1t hai determined. How
lttt!o effect these threats and mysterious cut
glsinEs had upon tue President may bo Inferred
from tho fact that, for day or two after refer
cuee 70 tho paper 1Tst appearcl tn the public
journals, this President heard aud
KNEW NOTHING Oy IT,
md, when bis attention wss dually called to IL,
, 1877-03-28
MISSISSIPPI CENTRAL,

Special Cbrrtspo1dtaes e TAe Tribune.
NASHVILLE, Tenn March aj.-1t Ia rcnorle,l
here to-day that tho Illinois Central l.allsuod
will SCOTT purchase the States interest III that
part Ut tho Mississippi Central noasl lying II.
Tennessee. In connection with its control NJ Tho
cntire line from Chicago to Ncw 0rlca1I.. Tbs
portion Of tho road In this State Is nbout lfty
miles In length, aud has been In tic lla.s,,t
of Gen. .;ccIey, rs Receiver, for tic nlst six
months, 1t having failed to pay lis intesest IN
the State debt, which nov alnountk. IN ro,l,nl
numbers, 10 81, ,@n,WD. ticn. Ncclcy rook ctsar..o
of this hranell ol tic ,a little over six months
ugo, sinee whiel, time lie has put In ucrrs-
>asy swttchrF. kent Vi, the track III first
class osslcF, pa'tl the employees. and every
Dtller cxWt.te, atI tur,lri uycr tn tho
htatu treasurer SlU0,nU rs Its net
catntngs. 1t will thus lu Fren tl,at It Will net
$:1u. .tltU per n.,.I,n. II Is singular fart that
nut vi MI tue Receivers, with but ollc cxcct,-
tlan. ever apio;nict to contrl tlc a!Ialrs of d.
llnt'lent n'a. !, Il, Tennessee. Gen. Medley has
bcpil the only one wo las conducted such
lfnc to SUCCESS tu bchllf Ut tho State.
, 1877-03-28

and 1000 population, 81 pcr 900 feet: in c,t,.
ot Under 10000 population, 81 per f,oIN fcct.
Charges In excess OF the limit fixed by tho btii
arc nladu an otfcnse, the penalty for whish
is 500 for tho drst offcnse and for
Of the company. Any agent Of tho company
WHO receives nnf demands payment at 4 higher
rate than prescribed by tho Ll IS subject to TIC
penalty OF s5nA. Tho bill was referred to tho
nlonsly agreed to report fasorably tomorrow
WEDNESDAY.
The Revenue Committees UtIfs and the bill
fnr the reorganization OF tho Cook County
Board arc the special orders for to-tnor5ow.
Tho latter wt probably bo crowded over by the
Revenue bills.
, 1877-03-28
OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS

LONDON, Marrh 27.-Sscam.hlp E!ysia. from
New York, has arrived out.
SAN FAAScIsCo, March o7.-Arrivcd, Pacific
HAIL Steamer City Of San Francisco, from pa,.,
anna.
SEw ronK, Marc1 37.-ArEired, Steamer An,
rlo5l1. fn,ll Nlasguw.
souTuAAr7oS, Aarch 3s.-Asrs7ed, Steames
Nsscf,
, 1877-03-28
ALL Hal. |

Special DtspaseA 70 ia 1tta4xA
sPalaaslELp, ILL.,, Marvh 2I-The last
venture In tho insurance line vas developed iu
IN application OF the Hall Insurance Company
Of Milwaukee ior permission to io business In
Illinois. Tho object Of thu Company Is to lnsura
growing crops against Injury from hail Or ~lsd
stutult. TAs Auditor Esiusc1 tu kA4o ! !le1uSA.
, 1877-03-28

opft1u7 174sp411c" 10 I'VE 151NUHA
8T, LorIs, siarrh .I--lsAilruad men arc crcat-
" excited ovcr race against tt1lo nuw Ia
progress. On Marri, 20. twenty curs Iaatlct. with
silk. tea, and hops, fruu, Yokohama, left S.u
Francisco Tor New York In an ut.cn,pt to beat
thu ttu.c lnadc two mouths ago by tic northern
tra1lscontincntal route. The tsaln reached
Kansas City to-day, and will artiyu hcru Il. q
in the morning. Tho train and tss freight run.
over tic Ccasrll P.~itlr. Union raclIt, Kansas
City, vt. Jou & Council Dlufls, 81. Louis, Kan.
sas City & NDrtl,crn, Oh,o l. Mississippi. anil
baltimore t. Ohio lioads. It IL claimed that
tbs tiEle by tho northern roA4s will be beaten
iorty-ci@ht 1Iuurs, nnu tic result IL watched
with I0uvli inicrrst,
, 1877-03-28
SOUTH CAROLINA,
C1tAMnEEE.AfSfs VIEWS,

SOUTH CAROLINA.
cnAMnErLAfs's VIEWS.
Special Ds.patch 10 Tnt Tribune.
WAsitlxoTox, u. t., March 27.-Goy. Cham
bcrlaln knows nothing of any process By which
Hampton could Gust him from tho State House
In case tho United States troops should be
withdrawn. Tho iaws Of the State do provide
for quo warsa"to proceedings, and IL pcrson
Is ad1us1gcd by the Court to BE- holding an o0lre
Illegally, then writ Of cjcctsnent may be H.
sued. No quo warranto proceedings have bocn
begun agutnst Chambcrlain, and no order Of
ctcctmcnt has been issued against him by any
Court. Coy. Chamberlain says lie has seen tho
reports on this subjc:t In tho Washington and
New York ,apcrs, but, be docs mt
knuw what thcv mean, unless Cor. uam,,-
ton takes It for granted that ho could git
sncl. orders from the Court ~ arc referred 10.
All questions that havc thus fur CONC up III tho
courts Of South caralne ltave been collateral
ones, nonc Of them involving directly tic 0t1es-
t!on Of tho Governors little. Gov. Chamberlain
thinks that there has been no change In tho
townsds Hampton and his administration since
the election. Thny Wilt certainly feel that their
rights will not 10 eafc in tho keeping Of tho
Democrats, and will look upOn Democratic
euccceo as great calamity.
THE RIVAL GOVERNORS.
The manner Of conducting the conference be-
tween tho South CMroIlna Govcrnors is nut
tu.'S gfcn!eu upon. nc IsesMent pfeicfe tnat
t ntn nan.pto.l ano 1Lnan1nes'an sia!l present.
.Me'F tasG oe!oso Ing llcsMent nna INC Caoinet.
Pug III the presence Vi cAch ntncri 20 tllat tt'cy
E MtA can hG!r taG sto1c'aGi,t 81 thc!r Opponents
tis ptouaH!y VIII no useHiS'i Uphill bnt no eoll:
Gaslo'i VII nc Te1eAe4 Until 1lain'loit arrives.
lhG !ol!ow.nG j. uNefsto2t 10 tM tne outline
o. ChanlueF!altt1 casc: ile VIII nasc Els
tlon and vlo!e''ee;, sceo'ni, upon tic fraudulent
snte III EaEehei! anu Lau1:ns Counties;
t.lsfa, nnon t!c astlon OF tne Statc boafu OF
a,, Sam,sasscra, Mhlsn 1stulnGa Cna,npetiatst ~
Mash'r lnaJutt! VI LoInetnhiE over 9 nuIt!fe!
M totes upou lug !aee y! tIe returns "lthoit re-
!SstlnG any o. ,'; dhe NicGea lfauau.ent Edtes.
Chhtllpcialn WI! also H1aAe the poiat thas ao Ii
mol legally cleetca.
NE!fEH ID HAMPTON,
md ttat M under tnc Constitution o. South Caro.
!!i,n nc tInaMDcs!a'nj Eoius ~ o'tco until Ills
successor ~ eiectcu ano oHat'tlet.
II !. anaeFseeot lhat 1lamnEosl's casc
VIII nc t.Hs: Ae VIII elalnt that
10 was fctttnGtl electcu ~ tho samc
uoafa u Cthtnty tansaseG!s WHICH fGtAInc9 t!lo
cIeellon q li2tcs anu nhcsIeri thnt u ING
actson o. this noani was legal as 70 inc frcss.
nent'al Sahaluates " "as a'so lcsaa Us 10 tue
stalc oIilcets
.Gnasnuesla'n contends tllat TINS ela!tn Is nut
Failas Us tlic action o. tio Co'1htY boaf'! o.
Canvnsscrs Is stileet 70 Iessi11a anil csrrccti9l
, 1877-03-28

TIE TLNNST LF. .AEIN IU4AN.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, slanh .7.-The followlus
persona were elected t,-tsay b. u nearly unsnl-
NOUS vote US Board of Directors Ut tic Tru,l-
sylya,a Railroad for the ensuing year: T4oa,as
A. Scott, josiah Dacoi,, Wlstar Morris, lohn II.
Kennedy, Alexander i. Drrbys|,isr, Samuel II.
Fulton, Alexander l.ldds, n. Parker Si.ortri1ge,
Henry u. r4tllt,s, ana John Scott.
, 1877-03-28

Hr. Louis, SIarvh 27.-1E appears In addition
10 tho gentlemen named In last nights dApatcl.
rs having been crc,c.l Directors OF tho Missouri
l'actllr I.atlroad, that n. a. Cowdr5, Of New
rork, anil A.lulph Paul, Ut st. LoulS, have btcn
clcctcd n!ructurs Of that road to I'LL vacancies
ovrasiolsvtl by tic resignation Of T. u. Edgar
aud j. l.. 6teplcus.
, 1877-03-28

aa:asadd i. ;a ne w proee soes.sn.
dssmsnt; n nd Ill otas Ernceea
term Of she eonrt s.cTeesaa!ly a. II the .an,c lid
he. hen sonttnaed by o'dsr q the Court: Ftordsd,
l,e acd with tho Clerk Of tnd eourt, his order, III
~ twf'tg. ,;o nssa q saa tern
10 tha noSt regular Term Of i'' said canft. anf.
M msh I'D .'s sGss s rs" h
receipt Of such order post certified copy thereof
ennrt 4 n'ua; held. an lc :hali sI.o pnb':sh Inc
s Il + IT, is eonnt r. e ss eaui :, r. so9y
eonnty.test slscn n son'o Newspaper published II
l.hed IN sid eonntr. then fa TIC aswrinpcr pnS.
,nsa ~. msarc.. 70 t place Of holding snch etH.
psosldeG-.all suits. writs, process. indictments,
rcfn.Se at ,a a'a asf ocf y,
c9ntlnucd nres md ,o Liable or retufnabio at said
adjourned term.
rAHn0Ss.
Ut. Wls!ttngs bill pr',ylllng for the establish.
fncnt of q Board Of Pardons Mas los. OIL tho third
seadlug.
RAILROADS.
Sfr. Dcarborn's Railroad bEIl was f,asscd. II
p''''"so A''"s my noA'"ts VI PessohA, Not Icss
tnan hSc, may become ." tnenFpotatc'l cum
pauy for tho purpose of construvtlnr and oncY-
mi Al, rair,o,i. ~ t,,u.,ort,t,,, .,,n.,..t.
an,,art.aI ~ ,.s tn,ss, ] '. ssa s"''I'a'es e.
1usuo1'.s. ~ W '"eo.oto'e" s!lo TRANSACT ousl-
ness IN this State shall be authorized md en-
powered to purchase, own, operate, aud MAIN
tain auy railroad sold or transferred under order
nr cnnorx ~ .o,o ~ ,1ocroo ~ .,,o ,,,-,,r to.o
'.t,,s.... - =. .". s".s y. '..o % ""es' Ao'e
porationa heretofore Organized have and possess
the sansc nowcss and priytlegcz,
1,.,tpo.n rynn,p,
ra. I'm .,,.,'a.ss,"s ...,.".:,
o,rn ~ p 9- .a 'au rn.,a, eoa%es ina 10
freight aud passengers across rivers wns t,akscl.
u will enable tho IllII,oEs Central tu transfer
freight md passengers at Cairo for New Dr.
leans.
nAcK-rAxE..
The Adau1a-Antllpny tIll for The collection Of
bayk.iaxes was passed. as agreed upon and re-
ported l,y the Joint Rcveaue Committee. Hy
oversight " deaign the bill was passed without
two amendments tuadc III tho iIo,,tc. The
omission tu have tho sn.r,e amendment made In
the Benatc will occaston It's being sers back from,
the l!otsc. hit Il il believed It will pass. Tho
bill is the special order In the HuuAc for Fri
wA1gn-rAxrs.
Tho Adams.Atltony bill for tho collection OF
wator-taxcs altu pa*4c1. sir. Easlon la. charge
OF tic SANG bill In the fInusc where Il IS on third
rcatitnv. and will nrt,kn11r mas t}ttrlnp tim
wcck,
rnoBArE,
The bill tlraugitcd hy Judge Wallacc provid.
Ing for the establishment Of Protuic Court Ia
Cook Et,it,tr was tm4acti
* rJlE 1iorsr.
The extension oi the cumulative Willing
sys;rl., tu thu judicial elections car,c lin in th
House ttls morning upon tho amendment N.
f.rcu iy AIr Nuttl1rrA 10 m. bIlI rr1j,str.ttn.
thc staic i,t,, ;mdi.r,i ,irruIt." trt,. ntnrnJ.
mcni rryJ,icl for lie clcc.tous Of tu.,rcs pf thc
CircuIt Court fcxclustye III Eoo,; Cnuntyl ut,os
tho r,Iiunrtv Mn. "FN
In sun,mrt n hfs amendment. Mr.. Matthews
fwcls ~, ~, I'm j."rnrton, ~ a,nI,,.r rsI,t,s
iii thc Hct,c,. X it VIA ,,s,w r,:sy ra,sir W..
i.cnnhiirau futlT,, Il, J,c fnuf1 ~ thr ttrnrh
~ a., tn<, ,1,iro, .ni t%".., ,.ax M .'e $500.
, 1877-03-28
NOW IS YOUR TIME

II you want Plano of ont at tho be.t make.s u IS
good ~ new. cost *75o Make me IN o1er for It,
must fe1t. rtlno spcaks for aef 10 tss value Al.
areps So Tribune ONCE.
, 1877-03-28

HAFEys
BARGAINS in Safes.

hnvo as Safes which I have takon
In trade; Fire.Proof, Durglar-Proof,
and Firo and Burglar-Proof COM
tured by Halls Safo and Look Co.,
Herring g. Co., Terwilliger & Co.,
McNeal 81 Urban, and other we'll
known makers. Many Of thoHo
Safes are nearly now, and will bo
sold for 25 conts on the dollar Of
cost price. -...-...
JNO. W. NORRIS,
Genf Agent D1obold 8afb aud Lock
Co., 81 8tato-Bt.
, 1877-03-28

fNER Hbl1IsAb3+
WAsntScroS, u. e., March os,-Alarshal
Douglass has Instituted Ciyil-scryice rules fur
tho government of dtsmlssals and appointments
In Ills ofIlrc.
noHpB CALLED IN.
The Secretary Of tho Treasury to-day Issued
tho forty.fuurtl, call for tho redemption Of $50
Eol,da Of 1855, May aud November. Tho cali Ia
for 6to, o,0oU0 0oo, of which Sy,s00, ,0M arc coupon
aud s500, 0,0n tcgtatcssd bon.ls. Tho priuripa!
and Interest will 10 paid at tho Treasury on and
alter tue :7tll tlay Of june next, aud tntcscs.
will cease Oh that Lay. The following Is .lc-
scrtptton OF tito honda, Coupon bontls-s500,
frQU 40. 1851 10 No. 4U03Q both INCLUSIVE:
,ooo, fsom No. 1T ,0ol to NJ. 1A!, ,0o9. both ~
elusive. lseEiatcrc1 1JlMln-S5U, from NJ.
''i9f to No. ''oa'. .rxo1xnw..It 10th lns,.!s1ys'
Tue President appointed ~ l,stn,astcra
William \. Denuy, 1T VInrcnurs, 1.,:l.; Luku
i. llsnInWay. , It S!o1tns IT,; a,.l 1aa, /.
KIake,, at l!ayen'a. o.. rc1pno!n.ei.
Thu President appointed Wellington Ulrl, of
1owa, Agent for tuu indIaus Ut While River
Agency, ln Montana.
After the aajour,'nent ~ The Cabinet mcct-
ing toalay, Sc,latur ll1fne ll4I ior. Interview
With the rEesi!cnt.
THE rosrorrlcE DEPARTMENT..
First Assistant FuatnlaGtrr.GcncrliT Tyher Is
ac.lug aa Postn'stcr l;uncsal. aud las I':c arl-
lug ~ such almost constantly si,,vu Judge
Keys appointment. Judge kcy's ttMc l,as
been and IL still fully oc1,pt! IN ati!us To solve
tho Southern qcsttotf. a'ul IN tbs TRANSACTION OF
other important publlc business.
slLsE!t colS.
WAsn1SuToS, d. e., March 1s.-lfc.ulaltYns
allowing lilo Treasurer IL fut1Iah silver ss,il un
certificates Ut deposit VI Assistant Tscas,trrrs
AMI National bank ur;,Jsltaflrs hav1 l>cru MOT
itlel to lHrlllft shipments vi silver tltreciiv to
parttcB iasit.: .tc,,4sIt. Thu rxi,clss Ut trails
portat.ou il paM tY tho Department tu lh,luts
iu tAe United States rra l:ed through csla,!4!4-
Cd eyprcsa li,rs by continuous railway or ttcai,-
boat commune at.t,1. Deposits tn 10 tl san!s
not lrss than 81 oo or IT, multiple, a.d mt "
cccdug SiU,OU.
Tns Treasury Department l,as bccn l1rgo
pureia.cr vi silver ul the rvycnt llelMe in trtea
whle!, followed the liberal &lJcu In Lull,!uu by
tls German ttuvrsumicnt. Tlu Dlryxt,r Ut tic
sInt, whu, u,lslr thc Instructions ut thu Scvrc-
tary Of tho Treasury, purchases silver for ct,ln.
asc, ehphatt.:lly tvnlcs that tho slightest favor
has bceu shown ul,y SELLERS VI bullion. all pur-
ci4asos having hscl uaado GU tic best attatllabls
terms Tor tho HuscrInaent. fila Director fur
lhcr statcs that silver sln"c July last Ia. been
1nalu!y an article Of speculattun sumo operators
pq5shasing and boiling for rise, mi! Others
selling toF faturo delivery in anticipation of
da-line, and that the ordinary quotations in
hew York aud San francisco are generally those
nt which bullion dealers purchase silver arriving
from tho mlacs, aud not the rate at which they
sell.
, 1877-03-28

WHICH SHOULD w HUI flostlHhtt.
THE VERY CI.AsM
lnsro1utrtl politics nto tho judicial elections.
Mr. Nral ls3p,ac.l Of thu constitutions! nrClt-
ticnt against TIC amendment. Nothing in tho
Consultation forbade Tho election of Judges On
~ aftts .li:u.sion Mf. MaEshews ['ats amendment
wa. adopted.
Thu III, was then trtlcrcl to third reading,
nnl it provides for ,tststet.nR tlls State s1rlu.
strc Ut C,Nls C,lulty Into thirteen juutrla! cir.
three Judges III earh rlrcuit, Tho additional
J,hlgu far carll ciEeuit tn ec elected III juno
next, anil to hold for l';;t two years, when tho
general judicial clcstt,n wilt occur.
THE NEW APPELLATE COUNTS.
Thu Mlt IruyI.l!,t: tar tho establishment Of
four llitrrnIcttatc appellate courts and tlr b!|l
providing lar pruttru therein wgrc also both aF-
Icsed " th:tl rcadiur. Thcso aru tho State
Bar AssuS!atlnn's.
Tue remainder ot the tlouse tesst,,s was de-
votel to lilo discussion Vi Wnktnson's Interest
bill, which liked tho ,laxinau rate ii Interest
o. pet cent ~ sIcel4t cs'ntruea. Mr.. Enyiish,
IN pithy specsl. that uught to i,ayo disposed of
IT munry. and that thu rate VI interest should
ba precisely tllat which nsuncY commanded
III open lt.arkct-wAa: paEtIcs agreed Il
was worth. Mr, Eya'is; of Bond. fo'l9wsI
tlu ps!er i man s1,oull pay fur loaAs aud uot
alsu limit tllu pricn 10 shouli ray fur wheat:
bat argument ayallesl nuttltns. !n the face oi
the prejudice ucuinst 1,1otci-lcllers, an4 tho
bill Nas unlescl to ttIlrsl reading.
Mr, l;othc introduced I'LL to prevent extor-
tlon by Eas cot,.lanics with tla:.i1cs Eax
companies axcotltng to TIC population Of thu
cittes lu which tAcY aro jo:at:l. aad limits
,hs prize o. IT, a. follows e. ln cttss
cities OF between 5J,O)u aud lGJ,OO0 population,
sa.ss5 pes l,u0 feet, in cities u between u, ,U0u
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-11

Nothing new was developed In the Tweed matter
yesterday Mr. Townsend, the prisoners counsel, did
not come down town until late in the afternoon, and
then seemed 10 DO very much out OF temper at the
turn things have taken for his client Mr. Wheeler H.
Peckham representative OF tho Attorney General de-
cares that has been made By the other side,
far as ho knows, which will any way affect tho
position of tho ''Boss,n and from all that BIO
CLEANED from tho parties most Interested IL APP
pears that the proposition drawn up by Mr.. Towns
end for the release Of Mr.. Tweed has been shclved
1t has become evident TO the 'Bnss' ana
his friends now tnat he must make an unconditional
surrender OF his property aud make clean breast Of
his dealings with judges and legislators, else lie in
jail for the remainder OF his lie. Mr.. weeds init
mates acge that ne Is prepared 10 make any sacrifice
procure his freedom aud the only reason why he
does not now comply with the requirements OF the At
torney General IS that many OF the vouchers demanded
are not in his POSSESSION, he is only waiting
until they recovered tell all ho knows and emerge
from "Casle Ludlow
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-11
ANTI-kAPID TRANSIT.

A largo number OF property owners and taxpayers
have sent protest TO Albany against the building OF
steam railroad any Of the streets within the district
bounded by Broadway and South street and south OF
Fulton street. In 1t they say
Within this section the principal financial COM
business OF the city is conducted, especially IN
cotton, coffee, tea, sugar &c, Tor tho sale 0f which
articles u absolutely necessary TO have unrestricted
light. The building OF an elevated railroad on these
crowded and extremely narrow streets, would drive
millions OF business from long established localities,
aud reduce the value oil many OF tue hncst aud most
costly office buildings TO such an extent as 10 amount
almost TO coniscatIon. The city would lose at least
the taxable value this property, in
oil fire obstruction caused by elevated railroad
IN streets narrow as Pearl 1.-THE proposed route)
might cndanger the safety Of the whole lower part OF
the CITY, We the taking such streets Tor n
steam railroad as wholly without warrant OF law or
equity and protest against monopoly being allowed,
under prctencc Of public good, 10 obtain control Of our
city thoroughiarcs Tor their benefit TO the meal
culabIc injury OF property and bus mess.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-11

At the suggestion of Mr.. Lewis tho several commit
tees OF the Board OF Aldermen have been empowered
to visit the various departments and confer with tho
Commissioners to concert of action in the
transaction of public business
The resolution relative to reduction OF teachers
salaries, which passed the Aldermen recently has
been Withdrawn from the Mayor motion OF Alder
Shells III order TO strike out the recon endaton
as to giving the Commissioners Of Education cxcu-
slve control OF their funds.
The petition oil NJ. A. Brunham, who holds q patent
for the construction OF depressed rapid transit road,
for hearing was received at yesterdays meeting OF
the Board OF Aldermen. He states that his plan will
secure transfer OF passengers from the city Hall TO
Harlem In fifteen The referred to
tie Committee on Railroads
Corporation Counsel Whitney has transmitted bill
to Albany NJ tho request OF the Common Council which
provides that among the Board OF State Assessors shall
be appointed a resident OF New York city.
Mayor Ely has requested the Aldermen to pass
ordnance regulating the placing of calcium ignts in
the street, The Law Committee has been directed 10
draft the necessary law.
William L. Morris a lawyer, cghty-thrce years Of
age, who has been comm issIoncr vi deeds Tor the
past nfiy-ninc years, was yesterday rcapponted by
the Board OF Aldermen. He received his nrst appoint
ment from Governor Dc Witt Clinton.
The Park Commissioners have been requested by the
Aldermen TO inquire into the ACCESSIBILITY oil removing
the present tar pavement from the carriage way in
front OF the City Hall and substituting therefor gran
ground that tho completion Of the Brooklyn Bridge
Will necessitate the opening OF thoroughiarc for We
hclc travel across the city Hall Park
Commissioner oil Public WORKS Campbell has re.
ported TO the Board oil Aldermen against the feasibility
OF using In this city the Liverpool system OF prevent
would nccessitae the tearing up of Streets laying new
water mains and other expensive alterations.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-11
THE SCANLON MYSTERY.

The post.mortem examination OF the body OF Cor
nelus Scanlon. whom officer Ha.ton Monday morn
ing found outside of No Al Mulberry street, suffering
from injuries OF which he died the Same day at the
Chambers Street Hospital, was made yesterday by
Deputy Coroner Miller Fracture Of the part Of
tho skull the cause Of death; but how this was
sustained did not appear.
The Coroner's position ia this affair Is somewhat
peculiar When first reported the Coroner
Flanagan's; but Coroner Woltman took charge OF It,
because the former had to 60 out OF town. Woltman
went down to the hospital to the man, but he
dead Yesterday Coroner Gilman went TO the Four
tcenth precinct station house and looked the blot
ter. lie found that Philip Franchanci, Felix Serevan,
Angelo Jerevea, Elizabeth Scanlon ana Catharne Fox
had been arrested Tor felonously assaultne Cornelius
Scanlon Alter tue mans death the charge was
changed 10 homicide Now comes the queer part of
the affair. The prisoners are in the Tomns. and will
DO examined by Judge Kibreth today. Coroner
Woltman yesterday said that he scn for Officer Haton
and questioned HIM In relation the matter. The
prisoners nor has anybody clse so lar the Coroner
knows In TACT, the matter, according to Coroner
Woltman, is In this shapc-A man has died from hay
ing had his skull fractured; but there is no evidence
either In the form OF complaint, affidavit verbal
allegation, before the Coroner chargrs any with
having been in any way implicated concerned In tho
infection OF the injuries. To-day the examination OF
the prisoners may bring the matter into shape