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PASSENGERS AGGITED.
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SHIP NEWS.
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aliimor, Emilia; l2th inst Fortuna apt I1rseu' Ihe0-
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va ruE0nnRE ROEPPER.

Professor VIM. Theodore Roepper, dlstin-
ruished nineralogst and analytical chemist died at his
homo in Bethlehem Penn. Thtrsday' In the seventy
d. vs,r NJ hts age He was a native Of Germany.
Aer serving as teacher In Morsvan schools in Europe
he became, IN ls4O financial agent OF the Aoravian
Church in America, living chiefly at Bethlehem. He
WAS well known as mineraosist and has the credit OF
discovering several new minerals He dheovered the
rich deposits Of zinc the neighborhood OF Bethlehe
and was instrumental IN founding the Aluc INDUSTRY IN
fhe Iehigh Valley the hrst IN this country lie was
urobaby as well acquainted with the mineral ores oi
Wv Jersey a. any one the country, and ms testimony
o. nm expert was frequently called for IN the courts
sspscaIiy IN the zinc tigations For short ine after
me founding OF Lehgh University he served ne Pro
l. essor Of Mlneralogy.
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WATER FRONT PRIVILEGES.

PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD LEASE-IHE BULKHEAD
BILL.
No business of importance was transacted by the
Dock Commissioners at the adjourned meeting veg
1crdav. In regard to the matter of new piers Com
missioner Vaudcrpoel said more time was wanted
h fore deciding As he is going out of town there
will not be another meeting for three weeks
An important matter before the Dock Commits
sioncrS is the building OF tNo piers at Hubert and
Ioirht-sts, in place of old per No. IS now Occu-
MED hy the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company. Rep
,esrutatlves of the company have been IN New
York 10 make propositions for new lease of the
propertv v hich Is at present rented ior SloOtu a
year IL is estimated that the Two new piers Wheh
built viii rent for about TSOOOO. Othci improve
mcuf- are also to bc made on the water 'front.' when
the Bulkhead BIZ Is disposed or
I'M. hill II passed. VIII require the corporation TO
rive title m perpetuY for such portions OF the new
GulLbead as NAV be constructed IN front If old
lu,lkhcads 10 the persons who may establish "A
claim TO the title OF the latter; provided That
WITHIN four years they shall pay 10 the corporation
Sl2I Tor each lineal foot Of Oulkhcad claimed
The bill also proposes TO increase the width OF the
new bulkhcad from twelve 20 fifty feet, and gives
free of Npcnse oT rent 30 those persons above men
Toned the right TO cover such space with ware
houses for receiving, shipping, ard storage OF meT
clandiSc. The Commissioners of the sinking fund.
in considering the bill on February 10. declared IN
resolutions that the Legislature of 1871 vested the
coIporatlon with the title 10 certain land under
the water and that no Legislature has tue power
To lSpose OF any portion of II. IheN Also declared
that the cost of permanent lmpIONeMe hI 10 inc
wafer front is about $3.50 for each lnca foot, and
10 GIVE a permanent title 10 few favored persons
upon the payment of 10 for each hneal foot, SIM
Dly would be Ohllglng the taxpayers 10 give $50
for each lueal foot for improving such property.
from which the city Will be deprived OF all further
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TAXING SAVINGS BANK DEPOSITS

TAXING SAYINGS BANK DEIOSilS
TALKS WITH BANK OFFICERs-THE TAX TO BE
LEVIED Of POOR PEoPLE-sERI0Us OBJECIlONS
TO THE PLAN
The decision Of the Joint Committee OF the Legs
,ature ON Taxes and Assessments that tho next bill
g. be sent TO the Senate and Assembly should be one
70 tax deposits in savings banks at Oue-fouith OF
one per cent. caused much comment among the
savings bank officials of this city Yesterday Ed
ward Wood. president of the Bowery Savings Bank,
soid 10 a TRIBUNE reporter: If the bill becomes
"A law the tax must come either FROM banks earn
incs OF surplus If from the earnings II means re-
dnction of dlydeuds if from the surplus II weak
en-, tho bank At any rate II will come IN reality
from the poor people. Naturally small banks VIII
feel more tuan the larger ones for they will be
Obliged TO reduce dividends. II IN the large banks
tie directors insist that the surplus he Kept up then
they too wiz have to take the tax out OF the de-
postOrs II is only another way Of taxing the poor
pcoplc think that if the mass of the people real
izcd this fact they wOuld raise such hue ana cry
that tbe bill would be dropped. No action IN regard
to the matter is being taken by the bauks that
4. Mills IT,. treasurer of the Dry Dock Savings
Bank, said The deposit0rs will have TO pay u.
II is taxing the poor people. 1t VIII nave 10 De
counted in the expenses OF the Institution, ana TAKEN
on Of The dividends. The profits OF some banks VIII
be 50 red iced that they will be unable TO Keep mp
others Will have to reduce materially me Iate OIL
interest Another point is to he considered; Ac-
cording to the ruling of the assessors OF tins city,
dcposits are now liable TO tax "a PERSONAL prop
erty Ii an unjust measure and majority OF
the savings banks. in my opinion. would suffer by
it
George " Conkn, Secretary of The Mstrop9lita1
Savings Bank sand: " The Legislature has placed
the SAVINGS banks in good shape and under good
management, and il seems as if IT ought to let
Them alone now With this tax in force the smaller
dcpostos especially must sufer, forthe banks must
reduce their dividends. There Is a personal
tax on bank deposits now and il would appear as
though a double tax on deposits was to be the
OIdcr' -.
An officer Of the German Savings Bank, Fourth
ave and FOuIteenth-St SAID " he banks VIII not
snll,r The effect will Ice upon the savings OF the
poor people. The dividends of the banks must be
made swaiIer But has this committee looked
thoroughly into the matterf 1t is "A serious ques-
non Fot Instance, we hold large amount of Gov
eminent bonds IN which our deposits are invested.
Arc tbcv to tax these by their new law Many
banks hold mortgages already taxed. Are they
g0iug to lay tax after tax upon these Ana now
are they going 10 make their tax, with the amounts
of deposits changing every daYf Can they win
iustIce tax the aggregate amount, or the average
on the amount IN the bank at a certain time /
oulV ash these questions because IT seems 10 NE ha
the matter has not had the serious thought which
IL deserves"
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THE APPRAISERS STORES.

The multiplication of steamship lines and the in
trodnctIon of low rates for cable messages have
caused recently great increase in the amount of
importations. and the Appraisers Department finds
its present building much too small for Its needs.
In renewing the lease of its present stores. there
them bv the addition of a new four-stOry building
on the adjoining lot.
Work upon the new structure is to be begun i'm
mediately and it will be completed within three
months The plans have been prepared by Mr..
Jackson. local superintendent OF repairs on United
States buildings.
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a DARK TRAGEDY IN MISSOURI

CINCINNATI, March ia dispatch to The
Commercial from Howell County, Missouri, a Wild re-
gion beyond reach OF telegraph facilities. gives an
account OF the horrible murder OF two young girls by
their uncle. who strangled them TO death one night
when their father bad left them alone In the house
stranger who mad sought and obtained lodging IN the
house nigh hearing the noise, Of sranguai0n
proceeding from the upper story, went up stars avs
covered murderer shot him, and Afterwards, from
tie murderers wife, who lived IN the vicinity. ascer
iqinpd that the tue uncle OF tlr girls. ana
that the object 10 steal psnsiOn money whicn
the father mad received bat short time before, ana
divided between the girls.
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COMPULSORY PILOTAGE.

MARINE UNDERWRITERS IN FAVOR OF lis ADOLF
ton.
Representatives of several OF the home and for
eign marine insurance companies have announced
themselves strongly in favor of the abolition of
compulsory potIge at this port and of reasoa-
able reduction of plots fees. They claim that ma
rine risks will not be enhanced by the change, and
that. whilo no interests will be jeopardized. the
pilot service will be greatly benefited by healthy
competition winch will result from the change. The
paper has been signed by John /. PaullsOn, pTesl-
dent sun Mutual Insurance Company; Horace j.
Moody president Pacific Mutual Insurance Com
many f. Metz president Great Western Marine III
surance Company; Paul W. Caesar, attorney Rhen-
lsh Wesifalian Lloyd W. }. Comes, president Com
merclal Marine Insurance Company; Manufdctur-
ers' Insurance Company Of Boston, r. NJ. {. Graham,
manager; John c. Dale. attorney British Foreign
Marine Insurance Company; higgins Cox attOr-
news for subscribers at United states Lioyds; J.
Bertschmann. attorney Switzerland Marine lnsur
aucc Company Of Zurich and General Insurance
(ompany OF Dresden; London Assurance Corpora
lion Ocean Marine Insurance Company, by john
son a Higgins agents; IL. a &. l.. DespaTd. agents
of the Boy lstuu Mutual Insurance Company of BOs-
ian. PhwniX Marine Insurance Company, stephen
troweU president Boston Marine Insurance Com
,anv by Herbert Fulton, ylce-prcsldont: I. Is.
iIlcrier. vice-presldent New-York Mutual Insurance
Company.
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fessors John Kennedy and James Johannot, OF tne
State Board Of Instruction. will conduct the meet
ing L Louisa Hoefner, servant In the ON
ploy of Mrs. Hurston, bas suddenly disappeared,
and there are SUSPICIOUS Of foul play IN the matter
HUDSON RIVER TOWNS.
.TARRYrowS.-The Trustees of the " Monument
Association of the Captors Of Andre have e,ecieu
the following officers for the ensuing year Pres-
dent, William +. Dodge: vice-presGent. Amos r.
Clark correspond n g-secretary \. {. Hustled, NJ
D.; treasurer, Samuel Requa recording secretary
lanes s Willard.
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LOCAL MISCELLANY.
,..r,,nn =, rr.rrn ROAD PROPOSED.

,.xorurp ELEVATED ROAD PROPOSED.
MEETING OF THE WEST SIDE Asso0iA'
STORY TRACK.
A, the meeting of the West Side Assocla.,on ,"e'
,,o;ro tho snbiect Of discussion was west sue l'
movements President Olmstead stated ina. ."o
lin before the Legislature prohibiting the p"'''"e
~ novels would undoubtedly be passed. as 'neie was
mo opuos;on TO il at Albany also that the CITY au-
fhorities we're Of the opinion that all the s.ce's
conld he opened at once. instead OF singy "i'nou'
further legislation.
Mr.Camman read paperin which he advocated 'hc
,emoval of the Eishth-avc street railroad between
Fftv-ninth and One-hundred-
a. Ninth-ave His view was generally approVeu.
An extended discussion arose over the subject OF
rond transit from Manhattanylle To the lower pdI'
~ the city on the west side. 1t began on the ,ho
non of Mr. Waters that committee be appolnleu W
confer with Mr. Vanderbilt on the erection o Ia a.,
elevated road directly over the TUCSON hiIi n,
road from Manhattanville 10 Fhty-secobIu1,s', "a
Ninth-aye He urged that this was practIcaoIe' GU
y,ouid he snited 10 the needs of business men, VINO
did not wish to lose time In waiting TOT uas w.
ran by schedule. II was asserted by soIe Ina, ,o a
VanderliIt would be unwilling 20 cumber ms foau
"a tins manner aud they advised that IapII Idu-
sjt road might be constructed beside the huuson
River Road tracks; .,. vo,5or,,,. hold
me KEY TO the rapid transit problem upon the west
side for the reason that the Hudson RIVER ROAD
ran ia an AR line from TaTrVt own 10 Man tap-
vile which gave it the advantage over the otheeI
road. The great road. and the one which would
most benefit the west side, he said, would be one one
which shonld begin at ManhattanVIile' pass ~
tuoncj through the Bloommgdale Asylum hlil;
coming out at One-hund Observation-Disclosures, ana
tbeuce continuing a. a depressed Ioad doWh Oe-
tween Icntb-age. and Broadway 10 flty % u. =
Mr. Vanderbilt. be asserted could carry out TINS
project If he wished. n,
After considerable discussion between the adVo,
catfs Of n surface road and those OF an elevated
rn1d Mr.. Watars's resolution was adopted VITA tne
amendment that the conference should DC on lne
snrf,cc road from Manhattanvllle to Fif'ysecond-
81 AT Ninth-aYe.
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placsd In CELL where he was kept until ii a. m.
Yesterday when he was arraigned before justice
Streug The complaint which be was arrested
was made by Georgianns Willis, coored servant;
DR. Brooks waived examination, and furnisnfeo
bonds In 50 900 20 answer at the next term OF .nc
Hudson County Courts he denies the charge aoso-
lutely The woman is locked up as witness
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islature we're oppc ed to the bill. in fact" he
said, "alI the men whose judgment and support one
nor in favor of the bill | have talked With men,
bcrs of the committee and many AsseInbymep, ana
my opinion is that the bill viii he defeated. IN, ire
bill was recOmmitted to the committee anu tneIo
will be a hearing on Thursday when Commission.
ers Manerre and West. and probably fresluent
Walker and Commissioner Donneliy' VIII appear oo-
fnrra hn corrrniffna
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/" rs. Yer rivercnce. all nm name.

Yis, yer reverence, all thin names he called
mo- an as I. I wog iu't demand mos Il To lose me
timer wId such low backg ard 80 Jst knocked him
over via the stick and come away"
A RED-DY ANsWER.-Nery Ted-haired pas
scnger: say guard, Why cartn don't thc train 20
on 2" Guard Good gracious, sir! Iu your head M ;
now can YOU xpect to 80 while that danger signal
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RIPPING HIS HEAD OFF IN DESPAIR.

John McDcrm0tt, a convict sentenced TO mprs-
onment in the State Prison at Sing Sing for life for
killing his wife in New-York, committed suicide
Yesterday morning by put ing his head into the fur-
mace lie was fnrtY-fOnr YeArs old.
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HOME NEWS.
PaoyrNENi ARRIVALS.

Finn Arenre Uofel-General Benjamin +. Butler,
of vaasachu.tts General Thomas Ewing AZ 10 Andrew
r. McCiintock OF Pennsylvania, ana smith N Weed 9f
piaffeburV drf0r House-COug g. eS4nan y. w:
D,Sirht az DRYDEN n Y....S. Nich0,Gs Hoie-General
James A. Hall Of Mainc Ns'rogoan H0htnState sen
sfor Cbsries Fowler and l,raleT WinslOv We.'7 nger
Hstei-ActDQ BANK Superintendent Henry l., LAMP. ot
Albany HsfeI B7mstcick-G. w. Buchanan, OF the Bin
ish Legation Yedo, Japan.
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THE SEVENTIES CHANGE or BASE.

The 9Th Regiment will remove from the Iompkins
Market Armory on Monday, April 20. Instead oil
upon May l. as had originally been intended The
change OF tihe has been made because the ooth
Regiment must vacate its present quarters for the
9th Regiment upon the former date, TO take pos
session Of the old 9TH RegimenrarmOry. The Tegl-
ment first occupied its present quarters IN Octo er,
1860 and it WAS from there II marched 10 the rehef
OF Washington in 1861. In removing 10 It's new
and commodlous building at Fourth-ave. and Sixty
eixih-st, the regiment will celebrate the day by a
parade in FUN uniform he colonies OF the 7th
keglmept Veterans. aud the Goth and list Reg-
mcnts. have rendered their commands as an escort
on The afternoon of April %. Tho line 81 march
Will be up Fiith-ave. from Eighth-st TO the new
aTmofy.
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CHARGED WITH BREACH OF PROMISE.

The Sheriff has arrested Michael Minonghe on
warrant issued by Judge DonOhue, of the Supreme
Court, for alleged breach of promise to marry Miss
Kate J. Ryan, of No. - Westinghouse, who has
brought a suit through her guardian, John G.
Heintze. to recover $1,000 damages. Bal was
Gyed at DO 200. in default of which MinOnghe was
lodged i'm Ludlow Street Jail. She alleges that he,
after paving attention to her for some time, on July
10, 1879, proposed to marry her, ana she accepted
neighborhood and preparations we're made for the
wedding which was fixed to take place on several
The Young man, however. failed 10 fulfil his prom
ises and entirely neglected her. She alleges that
MInonghe betrayed her under the promise of mar
IInna
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ACCUSING A JEKsLl CIIl FH1 NICIAN.
DR. George L. Brooks. ex-City Physician OF
Jersey CITY. was arrested at his home. No. % Mag
noha.ave jersey City Heights. at midnight Friday.
by Special Detective Stanton of the District Attor-
pey's Office, ON a charge of malpractice. lie was
taken to Police Headquarters at Hoboken and
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AnOuncement5.l

DON'T forget to p7Y BRUsMELL's new candy
esanl shmeut visit he has removed from SO ~ 10 NO
81 Broaway next block ADORE where yon VIII nnd The ar
cost and most compt assortment Of his delicious candies
also q fine assortment OF Easter Eggs.
THE BRIGHTEST, NEATEsT AND MOST RELIABLE
drn0 sfore in the city that Of MEs-Hs HkER SON. No
between twenty nrst and Twenty second
ST. where everything s reasonable and Ot the best
WINCHfsTER's HYPOPHOSPIITEs
VIII oure Consumption Coughs Bronchitis. Debility &c
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ALLEGED GRIMES ON LONG ISLAND.

For the last five years in both Queens and Suf-
folk Counties L. L. in addition 10 burglares, incen-
diary fires and chckcn-stealing, many crimes OF
Qravcr character are believed to have been COM
mItted. The murder of the old fisherman, Rhodes.
at Hicksville, was shrouded in mystery for nearly
a wear. but has at last been invest gated and the
alleged perpetrators of the murder are now IN jail
awaiting trial The Loper murder at sag Harhnr
two weeks ago is now beng inquired into, and the
Board of Supervisors has been called upon to ofer
a reward for the arrest and conviction OF the muir
dcreT. ~ .,..-. ~.
ing of Queens County it has been ascertained that
John Graham the Little Neck shoemaker, VINO was
found dead in hIs shop ON the morning OF February
< 1873. was murdered by a man who IS now serving
n term of twenty years in the Massachcsetts state
Prison The murderer of John Gunzer, at Middle
Village. in August, 1877, is still at large. The
deaths of William Pointz near Bay Shore. two years
ago. and Mrs. Neil, near Suffolk station, several
wears ago are again 10 be investigated In the case
of Peter Hughes, whose body was found IN CEDAR
SWAMP Brook Town of Hampstead, III March last,
the authorities are called upon to make further
invest QatIon. In this the Grand jury found
verdict of accidental death. but the general Delei
is that Hughes was murdered. suspicion points
strongly to a man now In the Queens Comfy
Jail on a charge of larceny as his murderer Cases
of infanticide are reported almost weekly IN bOth
counties but not a person has been convicted OF the
crime in ten years Ephraim johnson, who muir
dered his wife at Bay Shore. is still at large.
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OPPOSITION TO THE WELLS SCHOOL BILL.
Commissioner Manerre OF the Board of Education,
has beeu at Albany during the week in opposition 10
tho Wells bill for recognizing the school system in
mi. CITY He said that the leading men in the Leg.
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EFFORTs TO DISPOSE OF STREET DIRT.

II
Since Mr. NichOs's restoration TO his office as
chairman of the STRENGTHENING Committee in the
Board Of Police, negotiations that failed while Mr.
MacLean was the incumbent have been reopcned
between w. II. Ilinsdae, manager OF the Stewart
estate AT Garden City, and the Board When Mr.
Nichols was in his present office before the advent
of Mr. MacLean. he favored u disposition of the
street sweepings that would accommodate the
needs of Garden City aud "A satisfactory agreement
was entered into which later was broken OH. In
rcplv 10 renewed proposals Mr.. Nichols yesterday
sent n letter III which he said:
The second proposal, May 2, 1879, was received
by tie Board of Police aud referred to the Commit
tee ON Street-C leaning, of which Mr.. MacLean was
the acting chelrman, and the most rigorous search
h0s failed TO discover its whereabouts at the present
time | observe. however, in reading yOur copy that
If contained several conditions which the Board
could not legally comply with, viz:
'"Ilrst-Ihc Board has not the power TO contract
for more than one year.
"S,copd-lhe Department does not own boats
suitable Tor the transfer Of railroad ears and has no
fund that coud be appropriated tor the construction
of such boats.
AS tie offer stipulated that it could only be
accented as "a whole | cannot see how 1t could
have been accepted by the Department; wonld
he pleased 10 have YOU call at this office for the
purpose of consulting with Captain Williams"