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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-24
RAPID TRANSIT UNDERGROUND.


SIR: You handsomely profess to open your
columns 10 all matters pertaining TO the welfare of this
metropolis. viii you give place 10 the following in
favor of the right kind of rapid transit and against
schemers and SPECTATORS. who seek for themselves
fortune by Wholesale destruction OF private interests
and immense annihatiOn OF taxable property on the
Third Sixth, and South Fifth-aves, Bowery. Chatham
Pearl, Beaver. Amity, aud Laurens-stsf
Every citizen recognizes the necessity Of and desires
rapid transitsay such be had in its fullest extent
by these roads, with double tracks, running through the
center Of blocks, from end TO end of the isand-one
through the center Of the city and on either side
These depressed dugway roads, as called for In the
bill Of Senator Wagstail, viii pass under tine streets
crossed, entering cellars OF houses on the purchased
right of way aud into the yards throughout the line
No change need be made TO the entrance of any house.
ana consequently only little damage need be nc 10 the
property taken The trains will lee entirely concealed
from view, and be driven at desired speed. On
the basis the London underground railway,
which b. 1873 paid Al2 per cent an expenditure OF
$4,000 co., these depressed roads can be laid at
less than S2JOO0O per mile, and will at 10 cents fare
pay from ~ 10 30 per cent the outlay. such fran
chiSe would be the most valuable in the country, and
should be literally paid for, instead OF being had by
virtual seizrc Of private property and blong from the
tax lists millions OF dollars of taxable property
Netc- York, March 20, 1877. j. A. r.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-24
TIE DEFAULTIyG NEWARK BANKER.

Nothing has yet been learned to show where
Frederick j. d. Rumpf the Newark banker aud broker,
Who led Saturday last now is. a. +. spaeth is said
TO hold 81 800 Of Kumpfs paper, secured, however by
coatcras. large number Of depos:tOIs arc losers
During tho pust two years Rnmpf has lost heavily in his
spaciiations. He recently sold valuable property
Oh Markcts but he did not deposit tie money IN the
bank in which he dill his business suspicion aroused
and he was refused discount except "gilt-odged"
pauer He also owned property in NcgcrIst. valued at
iaubes Rumpf's confidential clerk. has also dsaDptale
au il Is reported that he sWnled poor out "
500 II Is Thought Hnmprs liabilities will amount
at least $4,000 1t Is charged that the fugitive
banker made valuable preseh,ssto young woman with
WHOM he was Improperly intimate. aud tdt she tls2p
pearpd about lime he lett the city meeting oi ans
creditors was held the Academy OF Music last evening
to consult as to their CLAIMS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-24
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
RAILROAD TRACKS ON THE PIERS.

RAILROAD TRACKS on THE PIERS.
-ur INTERESTS or ONE CORPORATION NOT ALONE
TO RE cONsIpEkEo- REACHING THE CITY BY
LAND.
% the Fdftor Of The Tribune.
SIR. l. is very important that the people under
.,ond the nature and appreciate the Importance of
.bc issue now before tie Commissioners of Docks in
,ogard 10 railroad tracks OF the public piers. Of
course There are some who seek merely to avert the
destruction Of their personal interests. The real
question. however, lies much deeper. 1t is not
watcher some personal right shall be sacrificed to
che pnhlic good, but whether the control of the
commerce and with it the whole material interests
n this city, shall be PIT into the power of pri-
o,e CORPORATION. All agree that the piers and docks
prst be improved ard that West-st. must be
videped by the city, and at an expense of millions.
The real question is. shall the city then own and
control the improvement so that all the railroads
feeding it through Now-Jersey may, by barges and
floats run their cars upon our pleTs, and thus To any
,,.ssel or warehouse around the island, and so that
heats Welding revenue TO the State through the use
nj thccanals may be discharged in the same way;
or whether one private corporation shall exact
tribate from every merchant and transportation
company for The of that which the city has pro-
v,ded at 50 great cNpensel 1t is idle to talk Of tho
eourtcsies which Mr.. Dcpew proposes that great
monopoly small CNtc0O 10 IT'S llNdlS. Inc price VI
such courtesie- is dollars. 1t is equally idle 10 seek
70 reverse the maxim that competition is the life Of
trade
When shrewd men, representing great powers de-
sire franchises az the expense Of the people they are
very humble and their claims are made to sccm very
modest and men are brought by all available means
10 favor them. Yet these few facts remain: Each
pier and bulkhcad where the street is wldened costs
the city perhaps $1OO,OGO, while an additional
81 900 would add the track required ana when lad
the White Star Line the Central Railroad and ali
parties might be allowed TO uso il for nothing If need
be- until one by one the system extends to the
Battery where not even the West-St. property
holders viii Object to its going soon rs the street
is wIdcned) and then the city would possess prop
erty worth $IOOOO,00O in itself and control its
own destiny
Ii is said by the patrons Of the measure that the
NewYorl Central is the only road that reaches the
city by land. How long wOuld that be true If, IN
stead of putting down two extra tracks in Fourth
ave. and giving them away, the city had retained
themi Would not the New-Yorl and Boston be built
to-day and furnish an outlet to this city for Ill the
.ystem of roads connected with the Rome and
Watcrtown and would not others have soon bridgcd
the river north of the city,
These suggestions will be now ridiculcd by inter
tstad parties, but they viii some day be remem-
Uered. WM. w. NILES.
Nee York, March 10, 1877
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-24
THE REV. d. NJ. McCAFFREY IN TROUBLE
A FEMALE TRANSFORMERS CHARGES AGAINST HIM
HIS APPEAL FOR HIS CHURCH.

HIS APPEAL FOR HIS CHURCH.
Mrs. +. X. Leayitt of No. 76S SecOnd-avc.,
accompanied by her husband, appeared before Jusl'e
Smith, at the Yorkville Police Court yesterday morning
and preferred charges of assault against the rev. d. N
MeCarey, pastor Of the Church OF Our SAVIOR AT lhhu
ave and Thirty-nin-st warrant was issued Tor ms
arrest and the case will be brought mp for trial Tins
morning Mrs Leavitt charges that on last Thursday
morning as she WAS leaving the church, where sue hai
gone to seek aid for friend, Mr. Mccartney attempted u
kiss her, and made improper proposals 10 her. eAi
caused his arrest the same evening the conclusion o!
the service the sergeant at the Precinct
refused 20 hold him. Mrs. Leayt says that Mr. McCanrey
has iusucd in a similar way other women who have
called upon him. Mr. McCafrey absolutely denies the
cba,ges He saws he has been extending aid TO Mrs
LcavItt and woman living with her for more than two
week, upon her representations that starving
He further stated that his sister present at the time
the assault was alleged have been committed, and will
prove the falsty Of the charges.
The following was received at THE TEIBCNE office
from Mr.. NcCltrey this week:
DEAR AND RESPECTED SIR: beg OF you TO 90 me
the personal favor of publishing the inc!osed iDcVe
that il in your power To enable me to Keep my chch
open. have gwen my service free to She poor dihS
the last years and willing to do SO stu III the
spread OF the Gospel, but am not able to pay the ex'
penses of the church any longer but know that you
publish the nco-cd that the Christian community WIZ
sustain Praying hat you viii have ne kihdneSS 70
help pO"T who is sincere IN the w0k OF Tue MIS-
ter, remain, yours very respectfully, , ,,.r-u,,.
ID. VI. MCCAFFREf
No. 55s Lerin0son-are. Ne,c York, March 20, 1877.
APPEAL: SHALL THE CHURCH OF OUR SAVIOR BE
CLOSED
To The Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: Allow me state that the Church of Our savior
NO 59J Thrdtve0 was organized the ls OF January,
1876 Since that time up to the present, the Rector,
Rev d. NJ Mccartney, has given his service Tree To tue
church out OF his own private visited iGi fami-
lies aud extended relief to over 1896 pers0ps NOW, as
NV means arc exhausted, cannot aOrd to keep the
church open for the poor, ana must close unless the
Christian community helps Inc TO raise $1,000 Chis-
tian friends please not to allow me to stand a!onc out
send immediate relief which will be thankfully &C
kuOwedged by me- | remain yours, very respectfully,
ID. II. MCCAFTREY, Rector,
No $50 Lerington-are., Nec York, March 20 1877.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-24
THE COMMERCIAL HlLUE or HEALTH
A sALARIED DoCroR-PI.AS FOR RELIEVING MANY
ANNOYANCES.

A sALARIED DOCGOI-PI.AS FOR BELIEVING MANY
ANNOYANCEs.
TO the Edftor Of The 4 rtdHae.
SIR: Very few people can afford to be sick.
The rlch man may not mind the expense; the man in
mod rate circumstances can neither afford the time
the oxpeuse and the poor has rigat to he SICK
for his Illness must prevented at the expense OF
cety lest il spread and do much ham, The very rich
and the very poor patronze the doctor at the slightest
svmpoms Of illness the one can pay the doctor, the
other goes 10 the dspensary. The middle class man
avoids the doctor long possible and permits harm
less attacks illness grow to Formidable disease and
often only calls help when it Is too tate.
In every thousand men and women there Is always Il
certain number say o. vino sick. This sick-ratc
bein known it easy 20 reckon the commercial value
of health and this it IL possible to estimate the
money cost OF keepingit.
spupose a thousand men and women In one neighhor-
hood maid each 10 cents week u fund Ia year
they would collect $500 Suppose tbey paid $4,000 to
good physician his services on demand for year
wor,d Z, NOT he n cheap bargain for them and good
thn for hint good medical man could easily under
take to maintain "a thousand people in good health,
"a far as nature wOuld permit. for THIS sum,
and he wonld stn have - 300 left TO pay for
the collecting He could hardly be expected to
call each week for the dimes, and collector Would
he needed This would only amount 70 s. 90 year for
each patient and would cntiuc Inn 10 medical attend
ancc demand for year nv s'ch ' "Ii.hsiSn' ny
- docor nj the very Gfst stages NJ Illness, and thus
much sickness would be avoided. Ihr hrs hnuf 1i an
Illness is worth than tie sccoui NCck ana INC
JnrtCr who f. called promptly generally ;he most sue
ccssful II the doctor felt secure ~ g0Od uc1m,l II nc
Nd his patients constant! III hand, he could DO hstl u
oo justice, aad save his patients Wuch PAM deidy' ana
trouble. ,... r, 20 oiraodr Il,
active operation in several English cities under what IL
KNOWN ~ The oovident dspeasni3 system; IL can g
ade 10 pay and il mi DC OF yalnc Doth 10 the geheIa
pJoo 1 1a,k IN gaTcG To- 1877 CHARLES BARNARD.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-24
HOLY WEEK IN CATHOLIC CHURCHES.

The season known in the ecclesiastical cal
endar as Holy Week begins tO-morrow-Palm Sunday
and forms the concluding week OF the Lentcn seasor.
During the past five weeks the churches have been
draned In sOmber colors the services have been
Quoted without the Joyous chant OF the Gloria, and the
ceremonies have typical of the agony Of the Cruel
xion The services OF Holy Week change each day, and
the ceremonies are the most beautiful and impressive OF
the Catholic Church. differing materially from those Of
other seasons Tomorrow is celebrated the triumpha
entry Of Christ into Jerusalem. Palm branches are
blessed and distributed the people in remembrance of
the event. and are sometimes kept for years.
The programme for the week is follows: The Pas
sion according to Matthew is sung Palm Sunday
and on Tuesday and Wednesday the Passion according
the Tcnebre" is chanted on Wednesday, Thursday,
aud Friday generally light. though sometimes, when
the number priests Is insufficient 10 observe tue ritual
In its entirety the Is given in the afternoon
HOLY Thursday Maundy Thursday II is sometimes
called from the ceremony OF washing the feet Is day OF
rejoicing this Is the anniversary OF the Last supper
ON Good Friday Is concentrated the Crucihxi0n and
services consist principally OF the alteration OF the
cross by the priests and people. The mass OF tho
Presanctihed Ia said, the host used being the
Grated on the day previous. The principal feature Of
Holy Saturday is The the blessing Of the Holy Water and
Exccss" in the mass, all the bells OF the church are
rung and the affairs adorned with nowers and bril-
antly lighted IN honor OF the resurrection The follow
ing day beng Easter sunday begins season OF loyous
fesVity, aud while all meaus are used 10 adOfn tie
churches the people welcome the season by extra gayety,
are discarded aud bright Spring toilets are worn for the
first
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-24
THE VERMONT CENTRAL ROUTE.

a BETTER WINTER ROAD TO NEw-YoRK FROM THE
WEST THAN THE NEw-YoRK CENTRAL-NEW
LONDON HaRBoR.
TO the EdftOr Of The Tribune
SIR: In your paper of the 24th ult the mar
Dor New London is mentioned n a" cOmmereia note
and the statement is made that freight can actually DC
brought al the way from the West TO New-Iork City
via New-London cheaper than BY New-Hork Central
Yet il Is added In the Winter the Vermont Central
is liable to snow blockades and detenuons' winch
DeutTaize the advantages New-LOndOn would Otber"lse
possess In point fact there has been only one Gaze o
detention fIei ht account OF snow ana ice on INC
Central Vermont line during the whole OF the present III
element Winter and then only Tor u hours and 10 mn
utes This detention occurred at lime when the storm
very severe. ana II was thought prudent aud hu
name 20 the the exposure 1t added Dy tle
general superintendent Of the road from Whom lDs IL
formation is obtaiued that ait stOrmed almost daily Tor
80 days aud the snow from three TO i've Ieet ooe
along line"
No other route can present better record than
this JUDGED, the Ncw-YoIk CcDtraPs four tracks
cannot be kept clear of snow as easily as the Central
Neuonts single track. aud during the Winter the Ne"
NCgk Central WIS bOcbaded by snow io about four daJ
with something Ike A. 900 freight cars bound cast
New London AZ the eastern entrance Of the Sound ana
only about 100 miles distant, may DC properly regarded
asan outpost D. NcwY0r and Will be made TRIBUTARY
10 tn business and commerce OF Tat city when It's re-
ar1Hs 10 10 are better understood and us adVaut'2cS
appreciated Among these 'HEl.iak' ~ ,c+,5nS M
simple wharf room. with deep water al thc terminus W
NE New london Northern Railroad; HttIc OF lH
Ion Piiotage, tawage SC. port charges compaIa-'ey
shai shorter distance n ET0pe 1ss COZ M 0
OF vessels and tbeir carEOcs; Goods drought rom m
tfor transferable from the cars u Ne6,'Is uiet ui
placed m storeh0u.cs on tie wharf for shipment me
lo tho best pOihI distribution % large pTL o lDo
s cotton. ana other merchandise uscdih NcWEhsitlu'
Eslrialis ia Neg-York sell their goods by sample.
"a. ~ could sc dalie.crcd from bonded Nfchols" ~
Ar'fI1udon well ~ from w-fork, WIN 40 .c1c
o. castge. aud, far a. New -Englahd ana ne Soat
weston STATES are concerned With SAVING o. lfeig'.
1he business would sill! be done III Nbwl0f@, ana inc
Ifuhts 0f II belong 10 that city. D.
Aef- LnL.dlll Mtrcn II. lSII.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-24
TIE ARREST OF BENJAMIN MOVES.

Benjamin NOyeS, President of the National
Capitol Life Insurance Company, who received from the
Ncw-Jcrscy Mutual Lie Insurance Company assets said
TO amount 10 81 go co., arrested in HewIaven,
Conn, by Detective McManus OF Newark, n. j., On
Wednesday, as stated in THE TRIBUNE, charge Of
conspiracy preferred by Secretary OF State kelsey Ex
GOV Parker receiver OF the Ncw-Jcrsey Mutual, aud
County Prosecutor Abee were in NcwHav.n at the time
Of the arrest: AMI succeedet inducing Mr.. Moves 10
consent 70 return 10 Newark prJvidcl he should be
allowed TO attend lunerSO his father. which took
rlaco Yesterday Detective McIaDus left in charge
of Mr. Noyes, and WIl probably take hun 70 Newark to-
,,ay when he viii he ucld 10 bal for trial by judge
Depuc. MI N0ycs's friends IN Newark Yesterday
seeking counsel TO defend BIN, AMI stated that Congress
mau t. f. Butler OF Massachusetts, and Charles r. shel-
ton Of Ncw-YorA had already been secured
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-24
Al THE ACADEMY OF DESIGN.

, CATALOGUE WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY THE ARTISTS
TnEMsELvEs-SO0 PICTURES SENT IN
The preparations for the coming exhibition
at the Academy of Dcsign have drawn heavily upon the
studios OF the city, and the number OF good pictures that
can stu be in the apartments OF the artists them
selves has perceptbly diminished. Eight hundred can
vases Ina been sent the Academy, aud being
hung by the coninittee to whom this work is
intrusted This ia an unusually large num-
Der The artists have been very busy and
prolific this Winter and have been enabled TO supply
number and variety of pictures which it will tax the ut
most resources OF the Academy to display to any sort OF
advantage especially since greater proportion OF them
than usual large canyases Whether American art
lists have grown ambitions since the great exhibitions OF
1876 or whether there is suddenly taste for large pic
lures or whether the phenomenon mentioned is only q
coincidence be stated; but the fact remains that
the coming exhibition will be rich III large paintings, If
all are hung which have been sent ill.,
The committee whose office IL Is to put up the pictures
have difficult duty to discharge this year. but expect TO
have the Academy in order by Monday April 2, at least
II expected that private view OF the pictures will be
afforded on that day.
The catalogues of the exhibition this year will POSSESS
great interest They will be prepared somewhat on the
plan of those OF Mr. Blackburn at the ROYAL Acadcmyex
hibions for the last two three years They
will contain at least hundred illustrations OF paintings
exhibition skechcd by the acadeTncEs ana aftists
themselves and photoItbogaphed, 50 tAat Tue style
aud spirit the sketches will BE- reproduced faithfully
These catalogues Will make charming souvenir OF what
is expected to be interesting annual exhibition Inc
price of them is yet fixed, but IL may he SAID now shat
Visitors will Dc able TO obtain them at very mnch esS
than it will cost to prepare and pint Them ahu probably
Mt the same rate at which catalogues are usually sup.
piled. Unlike Mr. Backburn's publications. they VIII
b. complete catalogues OF the whole exhibition, ana an
additional value will be impaired to them by the fact
that ge illustrations are 10 be made by THO artists thcn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-24
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
FUNERAL OF INSPECTOR SPElGHT.
SERVICES AT THE CHURCH OF THE TRASsfiGURA
TION-rHE POLICE RsCORr TO THE GRAVE.

FUNERAL OF INSPECTOR SPElGHT.
SERVICES AT THE CHURCH OF THE TRASsFIGURA-
TION-THE POLICE ESCORT TO THE GRAVE.
The funeral services of Inspector Francis U.
speght took place yesterday morning at the Church OF
the Transformation, at Tweny-nintlst and FntlaVe'
The church filled with people, aud many collected
outside The remains were brought to he church ABOUT
IL o'clock from his late residence in Northumberland
twentyechth-st and the coffin, borne by six police cap
" inspectors, placed near the chancei
railing. The pall-bearers were Inspectors McDetnO'J
and Thorne, and Capts. Petty, Mount, Hedden DaVs'
Bennett and Caey the six senior captains on the iorce
Among those present were Commissioners smtn'
Wheeler Nichols and Erhardt, eX-Commssioner Noor-
his. ex-superintendent q. W. Matsell Commits
sioner T. s. Brennan, Alderman Norris superintendent
Wailing, Hugh Gardner, and Thomas Barr Several
beautiful floral designs gifts of the dead inspectors
brother officers, were placed upon the coin. large
floral shield composed OF tea-roses and tuberoses Win
rich green border was sent in by the police captains
Another gift representing pOceman's shield, wrought
in white and pink roses. was from. the Police COni"s-
eioncrs floral harp the gift OF the superintendent
and inspectors The Episcopal burial service was I@""
by the Rev DR.. G.. II. HOughton. A.,
An escort of 900 picked Policemen, Coupriihg 'nc
finest men on the force took charge OF the fetis as
soon the service was concluded. I'M escurt Ti9 40
divided into companies OF is men eac cohndiIou
by one captain two SergeaDts, and lYe r0nhdshGh III
snccOr Dks had command OF the battalion, win 'ap
Allaira as euenantcolOnel, Capt. Washburne as MAJOR
and Cant. Copeland aGiutant Jhe company com
maudauts were Capts. Ward, Byrnes, McDonne CueTry
Walsh Cnchy Kennedy, Leary, Klaiea, and tiarlahu
The line OF march taken by the mineral pfocessom Ms
through tifthave to feminist, thence 70 the East ten
Street Ferry, and thence To Evergreen cemetery. -
uilas Band headed the escort. while great crowd Oh
ueuple followed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-24
A TELIcTALE HANDKERCHIEF.

Gustav Ziruth, jr, son of the detective who was
conspicuous in the Washington safebufgary uil. was
arrested yesterday for robng Elizabeth NJ Hac Of No -
Mercorst Newark she alleges that the ngt Vt Dec. 20,
1876 she and handkerchief applied TO her face
when she became unconscious aud IN condi
until morning, when she thrust ont Of BARRIERS
shop Clinton her pocket book. which contained $780,
stolen. search Or the roOber
recently when John KoebeT boy employed n the
bers shop Joseph Barbsin IN clint CAV" information
young Iruh In the shopOn the morning after
robbery with well filled pocket book This led 10 the
of Zruth suspicion yesterday, and searching him
handkerchief belonging 20 Mira Hatch 'puni. Zruth ani
Barbain already under bail for i for highway robbery
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-24
THE 1000 FORGERY AGAIN.

Elliott T. Shepard has succeeded in recov.
ering 800 gold check bought with part OF the pIo
ceeds of 500 forgery the Union Trust Com
pany and after careful examination Of the check, 10
see that 1t really the Issued by W. 4. Hatch &
Son, has turned il 10 the Union T7;st Company
Mr. Shepard declines 10 state from Which one Of tho
forcers he obtained It, but he sas promises have been
made them OF Immunity. 1t was, he thinks, n1t nego
tated owing TO the difficulty of obtaining any suaaniur
public and this mans share OF the pimdcF. IL was
surrendered because OF its wOrhessAoss IN that man
hands and because VI the pressure OF the aceumlang
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-24
AFARMERS' INSURANCE PLAN.

TO the EdftOr or The Tribune.
SIR: would direct sc. d. who writes in
THE TRIBUNE of March T. TO the farmers mutual insr
plan in Wisconsin, Of which quite number Of COM
panes exist. We formed the company by eectng nine
directors they to choose their officers who appoint
agent III town. They receive pay for the time
they spend only The rate charged for policy and sur
~ 300 Is - and other amounts IN proportion
that is, Tor five years. In oil loss assessment is
made according To the amount insured. We have been
running order three years II has cost lis less than
one-eghth OF one per far. But nave lad no
losses, though other companies have, ana paid them
promptly :. L. WHSLE.
BrQndon, Fond d. Lac Co. Ills. March 16, 1877.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-24
A VICTIM OF INSURANCE wRECKING.

N T. IUT VI 7 Wt
SIR: | am IN receipt OF postal card from
the Universal Life Insurance Company advising me that
the premium on my IFS policy will lie due within u few
days On ths.way iDy Office this morning read an
article headed Insurance Wreeking," well as your
editorial commenting the peculiar transactions OF the
Universal in connection with Mr.. FuTber. was orig
inlly insured the Widows and Orphans but was IN
dneed by one OF Mr.. Furbors agents 10 transfer my
policy 10 tie Universal This agent assured me that 1t
was for INV interest 10 make this transfer IL Is very