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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-02
STEAM ON HORSE RAILROADS.
HOW IT WILL AFFECT RAPID TRANSIT On THE THIRI
AVENUE LINE.


The citizens of Harlem, YoTky1t and the
suburban villages beyond the northern limits
OF the city are anxously awaiting the
result of the experiment OF applying
steam the Third Avenue Railroad. The steam motors
which the company has been permitted to use viii only
be the experimental trips from the upper end OF
Harlem, One Hundred and Thrtoth street to the ne
pot OF Sxtynfh street distance Of three and oneqar
miles The managers OF the Third Avenue Company
state that II is to how the people
VIII the order OF things" To furnish salts
factory OF the OF the most quiet stretch Il
the road selected As popular inter- st has been aroused
in the result Of tie test the five motors which VIII DC
placed track will certainly draw crowded ears
The opinion seems 10 prevail among The majority Of
the patrons of the Third Avenue that the ntrodnc
to- of steam the road VIII usher III rapid transit
Even though success should attend this movement
and the of be allowed by tie city, the rate OF
speed on that road would be essentially unch'hStu c
company favors the Of motors, bit hls Is on llc
OF economy ~ expense rather than OF time YIN
less steam Is the only motive power used on tNe lu
ave line no faster be made than at present.
10 increase the rate OF speed would require the wiz
draw"i 81 al the horses on the me slen Ci '.n
faster. obvious than tue horse ears preceding IT. II
is fair that the Third Avenue Company mas ho'
the rcmotesj lJea OF immedateN seihg ls 'Iup i,
aud buyiug 10 motors, which wOu!d supply cqlvIlcnt
power Sich course would cost more than 500 V'O
Estimating that the horses now on hand Won" Dih,
O0OO This won leave the company out 81 po Aet
100000 The cost Of working the road WIFE strHm
stated will be high II not higher. tnar by the pres
Ont syst, The company, however desire 10 ehl'3
uay iutrod cd the horses and present cars wen out
II also said that he mdnlg of the r"a1 are MOI III
favor OF making faster time tEGn that set down Oh t1e
Mr. PM ms. President OF the Third Avenue Railroad
COmpauv. stated TRIBUNE rcpor Cr, Yesterday tIat
could give the public nO information rs YET au tc
use of 81. Oh That road 10 was the COMPANY ihtcn
ton if e experiment proved successful. To intr ouce
steam section OF the road. tie no not MINK Inc
running of steam cars would be advisable down iowa. a.
il would De- opposed by the property nollCrs along TIE
route Mr. Philips refused - unfold the con'3nys
plans uni after practical experiments shall have been
made with steam.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-02
FIRE DEPARTMENT PATRONAGE.

The Fire Commissioners have dismissed the
following men rom the un-uniiormed force: Wnehed
Ca~e nacAinst; Andrew l.. Portchar, macnl>t; Thorn
rs McI1de painter julius a. Donaldson. tower watch
man. The men appointed to I'll these vacancies ana 9th
er are Christie hcr Nuceut, machnst; Louis Mann. ma
clmist; Bernard Donel!y, blacksmith Michael Pnelan,
messenger al Headquarters; John Massemeno, assistant
haf,ery-Inan and LOUIS watkins, clerk. Many transfers
have been made III tie regular force
President King of the Fire Department. said on Satur-
day that he dd not know whether not politics caused
t sc changes They had been made at the request Of
Commissioner German lie positive That no angcs
voj ne made ~ The uniformed force except Oh charges
roucrv relericd and proved A. t. the un-un formed
rois each Commits Dner bad rgnt toa share oi The
raj ingge in that and might put III his friends IL he
chose All The appointments he had made bad been
from Democratic Trends. n,
TIir conversation held IN tho Department office.
,,d - Ills close Commissioned German came ~. lie
faled that ne dit MOI know what were thc 1iiicil
tvs al n men hO had been dismissed, nor those OF
ne men apuointed. MI German also Insisted tiat no
changes would bee made tHe Uni Orlned force FOR Olill-
.,i reasons II VACANCIES occurred among the unini-
f,r,n,d mem hc would "as soon appoint Democrats as
Icpnbl cans other things being equal" "Iut mat III,
be said-'Othcr things being equli.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-02
ATRIP TO THE COAL MINES.

A merry party OF about ninety persons, most
whom NeNJcsey coal dealers. visited the mines
Of the Lchisn and WikesDarre Coal muany. Thurs
iay last and remained until Saturday. The excursion
was given by John Il. Emery, Lane Agent Of the Central
Railroad of Newt rr>cy. The first NINE inspected was
the Empire No t. where the coal conveyed 81 miles
underground 10 the SHAFT through which il is raised to
the top OF tie bre ,ber -Four locomotives, fly mules
and about 700 mon and boys required operate the
mine. On FRIDAY morning about sixty OF the memb Is
Of the party descended into the Audenrrd Stanton
mine No = which is the deepest in the WEesbIrrc
region, the shaft being about 900 feet in depth.
Wil. these were exploring the mine, the rest Of
the party climbed the top OF the breaker 100 feet high
from which q magnificent view 81 the Wyoming valley
was obtained At the Newport or Waname mine, the
coal is drawn MP inclined plane LOO feet long, aud
sent 10 "A breaker about half mile distant IN Of
fhc y .wpoIt MINES Ich coal vein struck 10 feet
from the surface and ala opening was made ~ tht hui
side ab0ut 30 iect from ne lOp. Tie mas been cX
tended abuit quarter of mile. kpu ming 10 the plane
Central Railroad elevate, It's coal To IenOScut
of the surnt OF the mount IN, the parry wa trans
ffrd another aud began the aect NJ al lie slope
The plaIc i> fOur miles long ana o reach the summit
the main line q" tc railroad u is .ccSoaIJ 10 travel
nearly sixteen miles.
Amor rolurnn. 10 Mauch Chunk, the party made
a trp over the Switch Back Road and through The
NcSguOh0uiug Tunnel, which Was hWll 10 save carry
inc r summit II n coal over the Itch Back. The u-
mel is ABOUT tuIcc-Iuarcrs OF mle lOIs. AT Mauch
Cuuk. a lew informal speeches were maIe and thanks
were expressed 10 Nj Emery. who III Ieblv sand thai
his show the coal dealers am through them
fine ucope, the immense cost which Hnulng OPERATIONS
involved and demon sac that the present low price,
wee unu0us ana ought not % De continued. Out OF
nineteen breakers Of ihc lcnisI and WIGS Barre Coal
Company only mnc are in operation, and these are on
L. Is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-02
TIE THEFTS from BREWERS.

a few brewers met on Saturday to devise
means check the thos of kegs and barrels. de-
fcrrcd action until general meeting could be arranged
II is intended to select counsel and appoint executive
committee to take the matter OF prosecution their
hands said OF the largest city lage-bc,r brewers
hts barrel thieSing has become regular business
Not long ago. wel-known In this city asked me
when ne could MI IN order for empty ale barrels remark
ing that he wanted 10 send three hundred TO Vermont
told him didn't think he could Obtain any, when
he laughngy remarked, AN the secondhand barrels
aud kegs needed for brewers purposes in the NewEng
land market purchased in New York of coopers at
prices greatly below the original cost" Another brewer
stated that he saw Ia one lot Haven steamboat
400 barrels belonging To New-York breweries, altered
aud gong to Connecticut brewers: land" said he
these are the who should be prosecuted II brew
ers would be- honest la their relations with each other
aud refuse any dealings with the scOundrcs who
make barrel hnd keg thefts regular ayocatlon, the
business would fl of for want ~ "a market"
InSiOn Ia good market for secondhand barrels The
brewers there do brand by heated wires, but paint
the kegs and stencil th. title of the brewery. second
hand kegs therefore. precisely what the Boston
brewers require and tboy offer good prices for carloads
No less than three noted barrel thieves III this city
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-02

ago the propricors Of the ST. JCseph Gazette III MISSOURI
made demand for reduction In the price oi coinPo'
tom and relaxation ~ some Of the rules OF INC
union notably that requiring that while waiting TOT
late teleerph and city news time should be allowed
The ma ter was discussed by the union ~ the PROPOSE
ton declined Arrangements were made Tor supplying
the Office with nOn-union men. ana 'eiofe '"oS
arrived strike occurred, seriously interfering
with the issue Of the paper Tor IL" u"t'
when the force came and has since h'h o" &c VI WV
composing room; forty i've cents was Tue o"i'n P.,o
,,i,io,, ,yiio the non-lnon men worked for thirty
five, cents Later the union had a meeting ana
agreed 10 work AT rate provided the propre
would place them in charge. The offer was necn'u "
scores Of good printers by the striking system "e'o
thrown ont Of employment and were compene" " 'o'
work in large cities already overcrowden anu n'"n
them have been forced to ilnd employment III o'"''
OF labor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-02
TrE CORPORATION OF THE CIV on NV YoRK
~ v.l TN.rl-gf. Z t'b
To Furniture and Carpets for ily courts ana ofnce' fur
sl3o.S729l


81 hereby certify ihat the within bill amounting TO
Sl3OS72 81 correct. according L. record Of late ST.
Dcit., ". NJ. TWEED, Com Public Works.
The Grand Jury found that the said William
NJ. Tweed Richard Il. Connolly, Peter b. sweeuy
and William i. King, did then aud there felO-
niouslv unlawfully, knowingly and dcsIgnedy
pretend and represent 10 SAID y. Oakley Hall
that a suit had been commenced by lngcrsoll Il Co.
against the City TO the amount Of sad bill witt
interest, the Total amounting 10 slGOIlO12" They iur
ther found that the SAID A. Oakley Hall, believing
said false representations issued to tine defendants
= warrant ON the CITY Chamberlain for SlGO.-
hop. whereas tie CITY was not indebted 10
Iueersol * Co. In sum whatever, ana SAID persons
using the name Of ugersoll Co had not furnished any
Of the goods mentioned in the bll; nor WAS there
record oi such bill IN the Street Department Wch the
defendants well knew
The cond indictment is for another bill Of goods fur
uisied to the Street Department by Iugcr-on a GO.
for sl53.367 OF for which a warrant raudu!eutly
obtained IN the .a,le manner August -, 1870
The third indictment Tor obtaining warrant for n
similar bin on August %. 1870 for $l5l274 Sc. The
Items N the bills named in the TWO last indictments
not specfcd The three indictments FOR obtaining
money by false pretoncrs
The statement Of the Atoney-General relative To
the compromise with swecIy SHOWS very clearly
thai II was not the intention of tine prosecution 10 relieve
sSeeny from trial THESE indictments and that The At
to,ney Generals representatives not parties To
ii
s,y.erv TIE latter was 50 anxious 10 obtain tus cxcu-
patton that be consented To have the comp Onse record
ed ms on payment by The estate Of his dead brother, who
never had an estate. In doing this he lost sight Of the
fact that left him open 20 further prosecution Trial
NAV therefore moved at any time on either Of the IN
dicmens. and such trial viii be promptly moved 1t Is
understood, at an early date.
Tie settlement with Connolly through the instrumental
iy of his son-in-aw eX-Surrogate Huichngs, is being
pushed slowly In view of the fact that Connolly put the
whole Of hls stoalng which were greater IN the aggrc-
cate than those of Tweed himself, into bonds which he
was enabled carry away with him. tine prosecution Will
insist on larger than - 100000 which Mr. OCon-
ner refused IN /. Connolly was lately IN Canada but
las returned to England The preimlnnres 10 another
compromise md judicial endorsement OF Connolly are
now going Who Will represent Connolly rs scapcgoat
il not yet known, has conveniently dead brother.
Oakley Hall has disappeared from London. and Is re-
ported be making al the OF the Russians
us IL war correspondent Oh the Danube.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-02
EUROPEAN STEAMSHIPS CROWDED.

Although the list of departures tor Europe
Saturday not large, compared with that of week
ago tee three steamers that sailed were crowded The
passenger liz, Of the White star Line steamer GernaEc
Tor Liverpool was fun three weeks ago. many
persons desiring accommodation were turned away.
TIE Gcrmanic carried lG5 saloon Passengers The Com
pany being obliged take possession Of the officers
rooms TO Accommodate many OF thcm. Among them
were the Rev. stephen II. Tyrg, jr., Of the church
Of the Holy Trinity the Rev. Frederick Bell, OF the IL
dependent Methodist ChuIch Brooklyn; Maurice SIa-
kosch, who goes 10 Europe to engage Adcna Patti for
the fail opera season; George ReuOld, the actor and
wife Thomas G.. Sneaman and wife; the Count and
Countess Ahgre; Dr. Leroy N. Yale. President Of the
Etching Club and Mrs. George Fawcett Rowe (kate Oil
rard) The Anchoria OF the Anchor Line. also carried
large list OF passcng or Glasgow. among them being
Miss Goodscl Assistant Principal Vas>ar College
with large number of youn. Lady graduates Of Nd-sar
who are 10 make u through Europe under the
aeemrnt Of Cook q SON The Rev. V. H. Conrad Prot. L.
HAYDEN, Of Washington, James Crawford George H.
Boughton and PTaucis Moran were also among TIE
passengers of the Anchoria. The North German
LLOYD steamship Rhcn, for Bremen, also had II large
number Of passengers among them being Prof oscar
Fauhaben OF Harvard Unycrsity Mrs. Dr.. Cornela 4.
Boaruuan Licutenants ". T. SWiuDuIuU ana r. '.
Greene, OF the Unied states Navy, and Dr. j. +. T.
White.
4 large party Of friends accompanied the Rev. Mr.
TYING IL the hlcr aud eXcll steamer, laden
with large lumber OF tie admirers OF the Rev Mr. Be
followed the nermauic down the bay.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-02
MRS. Crosby PROTESTS SIZE SAYS SIZE
Has NOT CONSUMED.

TO the EditOr Of The TrfBune.
Permit me to RELY to some statements in
your cou.uns of june .. headed '7icA,us El.ac,, -
the portion rotating 20 IN >'f s mou,tr1usif fsc. Nrs
Smith. M.s Lewis, Who loyn to nc oul through
Nr,sr- Ray and U;lcy. brokers. hir.d my house fur
nishcl .3ru,ry - ls77. an lns th.t sac mad ample
resources to meet hrr en- ~ g,rt. " no tc understands
ng she took pos.>son, AMI remained anil the --th ~
March, when She leit without my knowledge ] never
saw her again until size Was arrested On The following
day received 4 letter from her (Which haVe IN my
ro,scss Du containing IN admission cl having taken nv
things prom.n- to return ppiuon of them that nght,
and tae balance the Monday. she td her sor-
ant rl that pari OF ;hc table linen lad been taken to
the laundry but 10 never came blcA. Alter tie Monday
passed requested my attorney 10 mas" every effort 20
have her arrested but could dui no trace ~ hrr Dntl
bout the ia of Juut. when MIS-. Fuc, total stranger.
clcd al my house aud ntbuuei Ie whore could rnd
Ms Lewis Mrs. Smith as she uoN calls herself irt
eii.I iO .lina clue to hcf Wrrctbout-~ AMI ai once
went To Pulce justice. who sad warrant "t, AN 'cS-
,dl g. beng felony; lh1t must call 90 iIr station
house and the Ctp,ain woad fuu IA mc iu officer nu u
Il did NOT. To retIu 10 MIN BE- JU>ilrtl ON Wishing
th stltun-houst West I.4l.5 -syFrul. street, WIS
rupty attcud "a 10 By she ohi.cr m charge. Who ,cut
la my residence the next mo lug uoud,inan stephen
tornick, VINO ncc1mIahcd h' tp ger "'-i l''''t 200
Ibis cl,J blt nud.n- Mrs smith gone to Hr'ohvn,
pursued and arrested her there. when tl, "as ""nr,
gang of wckclooAing men suii.niea tn' "H'ai' ti.d
with angry drmuust al"ns and ihir' 'i.,. '',H -
OBTAIN her release but Tire fca e>s courage "i thr ther
although followed 10 The vc3 wharf alone aiDcce4cI 10
bringing tt prisoner sdtt To NrN-l"ih' trI $50 ~
rNd az the iou-hou-c, the sergeant a~nd her. n our
presence. what sno bad To say. shc ci.edi No'hhs
-oDlY that the tuug~ are piwuct, an .a.c' De-
hcye thu She testified uuurf oiiA "u'n before
The referee. 900 brooklyn, to the same tliug.
lAs To ms test ying that arrested nrr a thc request
~ MIS- Pine 10 is Wckcdl false. Ms FOL" object n ia'-
INK her alTcsi punish hrr ilr having iahcn my
property The auUu. nous tttcs sue pictcn!s lu nave
received are, doubtless, simply an ingenious iu', ihi-
uacuIed effect; such things Iiu to1, lr quite
common.
Under The circumstances which VIII Doe a velopcl 100 tho
tra yDu Will realize illlt your Informant h1n lrIrluiy
imposed upon You Idecpf regret tie necessity which
compel, uIe to make a public statement.
N,ry respectfully, L. II CROSBY.
Acr lOra, june -, 1871
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-02
FUTURE or THE ENG THIEVES.

HALL. TWEED. SWEENY AND CONNOLLY.
THE QUAHrtTTE OF THE RING STtLL IN TkoU| p
HALL Of THE DANUBE, TWEED HoPFLFsSLY CON
FINED. CO>N LILY BEGGING FOR PEACE AND
swrE>Y's INDICTMENTS TO BIZ PRESSED.
II is intmated in several ways that vigorous
action IL 10 lc bc-un against all the parties to tc old
Ring frauds chicn an assurance If GOOD iath Oh 'e
part OF The prosecuting lrwors. TIC Acknowledgements
Mr. I rchild recognises that MS submission Of IWeeuN
statement 10 various persons who were suspected d" using
+, for political and personal ends has injured him III me
,lc Summation While his failure to accept Tweed rs
witness and 70 submit his statements to the
Woodin Investigating Committee. has mi Ell his
nraspccts Of denomination this Fan by Johh
Kcl,v 1t is charg d, also That Dir. faWchha
consented to tie driving Of Mr. OConor iIom ihc CON
d If the Rinc s3ts II appears that on the receipt Of
Tvccds "snrrcndcr letter" OF Dec. g. 1876. charles
OConor sought llr. Tdcns advice as 20 MS action III
renIv He EXPRESSED his doubt. to inc course hc ought
IN pur,uc AMI was unwilling TO talk "a Tweed or 40 re-
ceye any statement from linn without the advice o the
Governor wac was then Mr. TlGeu. M Nlien advised
.,, 70 receive an Tweed would give and to insist on
knowing all ne had 10 tell. Mr. OConor incidentally
ed tbat in .nch an event ne would have 20 consider
in statement entirely confidential, 10 be used ONLY on
trial MI T;dcn di..encd from this view and Insisted
that any statement made bv Tweed must be submitted 10
Linn No argument could induce Mr OConor 10 consent
70 receive the document on such conditions ana NJ.
Tidcn refusing to rcocde, Mr. OCOnor Oh Dee 10 r.
san d all connection with tie cases. MI Farchild' on
taking charge Of them insisted That Le sh uid Snow the
PAPER 10 Nil Tiidcn and Others.
The action which it is likely Mr.. Flirchd VIII now take
against an the Ring may be briefly Indicated There
are . indictments pending AGAINST Tweed. II he pleads
The "Eiucty- Days Act" ard is released from Ludlow
street i, he VIII Of course be detained on the indct-
,ns ~ d az once tired Oh some one OF them t'n'lc-
ou ia such ease - of c1lrSe. morally certain IN view OF
i Tweed 5 late admissions II ho does not plead The
Nmty Days Act" the Judgment on Tie cYl act can be
entered a. AGAINST his property and person, and tfia
moved on tue indictments. Iwtcos prospects Oi release
in peace may therefore Ice c0n.id red very poor
There are three indictments pending against Peter H.
Swceuy They arr Jointly against Tweed. Connolly and
william /. King The frs charges thai Oh July l3
1870 the defendants presented 10 y Oakley II M Mayor
ior couHicrsiglaturc bill III the name OF lngrfsol
i CO. oc3i3a 9729l, " for furniture and carpets furn
ishcI S SAID persons, using Tie name of lngrrsoA Co..
TO the city for city Offices, the bill being in
substance a. follows:
TEE CORPORATION OF TIE CIR OF NEw YORK
%. \ .
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-02
4 THIEVES DEN BROKEN UP.

Capt. Foley, of the Tenth Precinct Police, has
been wat hiug the house al No IL s"nioI-si'c'' con
tiuins LIQUOR store the fret floor and dwelling room
.l, and Enoyu To be Tia resort OF thieves and aban
doued women Early on saturday morhlng two susIi-
co,-loosing men came out Of whom carried small
black hag Capt Foley took the men to the E!dildse-
street II tion where they were recognized as Chdes
OK AHA, Harry Minor" ana william, Murphy. alias
McGee both OF whom lived Ia the house and were pro
fea-sional thieves Tie bag was found to contain
four six dresses ya.ucd al 500, which lad beoh
stolen from Robert Ble,, at No. - Flsst Cant F0ey
sff.rv ri sentclcd 40 - stautou,t bchH0 me gar IA
f sioo was found burglars tools me SHOES ana SIP
t.f. t.u buitous ana IrWcify, stolen ron uptown
rn.,dV "a, sut.s. ~ Tho attic OF The budlh- concealed
Nv tlse lfi 1ns was auutLers,t o burglars l"ol,NcS
,.,,nt. ,fr and ~ excel nj WOrkMalSilp Il'"'Iltn
sliIer the keeper ot the saloon, Washington otIh y
l. brofbcr Thomas Waning, Robert Jiad' H. DNl1 DN-
,d.ou and Mary CLARK. WHO were l"i' dt iHe nous
,xr l rested the court the prisoners were "l' re-
,,,,dJ Ia allow the police To obtain iurlE'r eFceuco
AGAINST Them one o. tie men had 10 Al. loehS ~.
fi,0aSe watch marked % J. T. Cooper No Ioi%',
aud Nm, Clark wore very costly Jc"chy, consist
l. ~ oil diamond rings, Lcchia't DI"o'A '''' "-''' WV
,..lte,. ta.It-ye q be stolen IhOpcty
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-02
ORGANIZING OPPOSITION TO TAMMANY.

Oswald Otendorier Ex-Controler Andrew II.
Green Edward Cooper, Rufus +. Andrews. Louis NJ Dos
cher John NJ Van Hosen aud Others connectd with The
citizens Organization last fall are organizing In the As
seubIy districts new local political association In oi
poson 10 Tammany Hall. An address has been Issued
Inv them in Which they review The various Eeon Dilis
asscd by the Legislature at It's Last Se'Slo'
dwelling upon the Omnibus D' INC pn' 20 i'""e' '"o
-, - the Commissioner OF Jurors the bill to abolish
a.. Marine Court the Financial Dill and the proposed
r@ducon in the number and salaries OF inc eo9n,s al
=, a. hch they claim failed Ia Obtain TIE apf"v~ OF NV
r,,'s,u an account OF opposition OF Joh h"Iy
D., ,r,anizatiOu is STYLED 'Ihe Independent Dem3c
racy" aud Will devote itsc1 llls ian W P"0"s - VI"