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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-04
ALBANY.
REPUBLICAN CITY CONvENTION-CHANGI
STREET NAMES.
fBr TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUNE.l

fBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNE
ALBANY, April 3.-The Republican City Convention
will be held tomorrow evening to nominate two justices
of the City Court and two members of the Board of
Public instruction. The city election will not be
closely contested the officers unimportant Re
pubcans however confident that they can elect q
majority in the Board of Supervisors and are conduct
ing strong canvass already in several of the wards
and in the country towns Democratic dissatisfaction
with the superintendent of the Penitentary, John
McEwen promises greatly to help Republicans II not
wholly to assure their succesa
The Common Council will, on Wednesday, discuss a
project to change the of Casal-st to Federalave.
The street derives its present from the fact that
Il ON the site Of of the fret divisions of the old
Erie Canal The present project is part OF scheme
similar TO that by which Democratic Common
Council few years ago changed the historic Dutch
names of Lydus, Van Iromp Van Schaiek and other
old streets TO new-fangled avenues
BY order of Mayor Banks the city bells will be toled
for General Grant, soon AS his death s announced
The usual elaborate musical preparations have been
made for the Observance of Easter in the city churches
The ice passed rapidly and quietly out of the river in
front of the city this and as the river Is clear be-
low Albany the city will probably escape the usual
sprng freshet
The officers and clerks in the State Departments are
raising subscription fund for the Barthodi Pedestal.
The letter-carriers delivered 1920 pieces of mail
matter In this city during March and collected
pieces.
A reunion Of the veterans of the 7th New York
Heavy Artillery will be held here ON August 10.
The Mohican Canoe Club will take part in the meet
at Plum Point, I'm the Hudson. on May 20.
Cards are Issued for the wedding of Miss Julia Cush
man, daughter Of Paul Cushman and j. " O'Neativia
of New-York, at All Saints Chapel. April IS.
anauschek drew good house at the Leland early in
oti for the Fremens Pension Fund, viii take place
next week.
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PRICE OF THE TEXAS PACIFIC LANDS.


SIR: The act declaring forfeited the lands
granted to the Texas Pacific Railroad Company provides
that the price OF the lands forfeited and restored
shall be the heretofore fixed for the even
sections within said grant," Tho first grant to aid In
constructing the railway was made to the State OF
Illinois In $780, alternate sections being given to the
road and the price Of those retained being doubled that
is put at 50 so an acre. This precedent has been
followed In every land grant made since that date and
aproviso made in the Homestead laws that any
making homestead any OF the retained lands in
railway grant should take only eighty instead of the
100 acres allowed elsewhere. The for doubling
the price OF this land ~ that there should be
dimnution in the to be received from the public
lands and ~ that the United States should diminish
the Value OF the grant by Offering for cheap lands
within the limit OF the reservation. The Government
proposed to aid the companies but not to lose any money
by so doing The demagogues who crying for the
forfeiture OF land grants base their arguments the
necessity OF saving these lands for the benefit OF the
dear people Yet these hare doubled the price or
this land to tho dear people and prevented any OF them
from taking more than eighty acres OF land as
homestead
The reason. above stated for Putting the price Of
the retained land within grant TO railroads at 81 80 an
away The retained sections and the forfeited land In
this case should have been placed at the minimum price
OF 81 % Secretary Lamar has to obey the law
but the people should look after these land grant
demagogues. Il. N, HILL
WASHINGTON, March 90, 1885,
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NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE SATURDAY, APRIL 4 1885

Ts protect thcm against FIRE and respasa after they are
once set aside park win not DO very serious PROB
lem submit whether IL is not for the interest OF all In
the state that action be bad in this matter before
we are committed to the heavy by the
Niagara scheme Those who have drank In the poetry OF
the deep woods admit that they are not az A.
precious legacy the Largest fall In the world Botn
should be preserved for the honor and benefit OF the
State But the Adirondack threatened with certain
and Immediate destruction and gone nothing out
geologicse0n can restore thcm-'
The report OF the last commission is very fair ana
thoughtful presentation OF the / think all lts
recommendations should be adopted. trust the
metropolitan papers which have done much to agatc
the question and educate the people to It, Will not let
this years Legislature rest until IL has taken some posi-
tive, forward action Every year makes the problem
more difficult, and the gain that may be realizea
less desirable. MORTON s. PARMELEE.
Malone, ". 7. March 16, 1885.
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THE NEW-JERSEY L LEGISLATURE.

PREPARING FOR THE ADJOURNMENT TODAY
NOMINATIONS BY THE GOVERNOR.
YHoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBUNE ]
TRENTON April 3.-rhe Legislature will adj
journ at noon tomorrow, and consequently a large
amount routine business transacted to-day. sat
isfactory made concerning the rebuild
which was passed. approprang $4,000 for the rebuild
ing OF the burned portion the work to be done under
the supervision OF Governor Secretary Of State
troller and Treasurer resolution adopted direct
ing the officials to prepare plans for an enlarge
ment tine State House, TO be reported to the Lcgsa
ture at its next session.
The Governor sent the following nominations TO the
Senate to-day: For Msjor-General OF tho National
Guard Brgadier-Gencral Joseph w. Plume, Of Essex;
for Commissioner OF the Sinking Fund, Jonathan II.
Blackwell of Mercer for Presiding Judge OF the Middle
sex County Court OF Common Pleas Charles T. COwen-
hove for Prosecutor OF the Pleas of Burlington County,
Charles 4. Hcndrickson; for Pilot Commissioners
Simeon b. Tobcy. OF Essex; Pitney Curtis, OF Mon.
mouth; Il. Robinson Warren, OF Mddesex; Tor Breyet
Lleutenant- Colonel. Daniel b. Murphy OF Camden; Tor
HarbOr Master of Elizabeth, Charles Baker, for Judge OF
the Court OF Errors and Appeals John McGregor, OF
Essex; for Presiding Judge OF the Court OF Common
Pleas of somerset County John -. Barne oa Inc non
Morris County rejectcdi by the Senate and that OF
Jonathan H. Blackwell was confirmed
The Assembly passed over the Governors veto tle
trustees and Pilot Commissioners In Joint NEE Ang Bills
were also passed increasing the State Controllers com
pensaon 300 year, 10 appropriate Siooo or bate
mODumSuts Gettysburg and 10 permit inc license OF
skating Kinks In townships The bin TO reduce the legal
rate aterest 10 per cent was Amended so ~ 10 Ok
empt ali contracts and promssory notes ana was then
introduced In the House and 900 In the Senate, OF which
about $50 will become laws
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THE TRADE IN CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, April (SpeciaD.-Tbe folly Of
keeping open day when other exchange In tho
country was closed fully demonstrated In less than
Ave minutes after the opening. From sheer force OF
habit good natured crowd about the wheat pit yelled
itself purple the face but evident that serious
business thought Of There no advices from
anywhere ON which to base market, and the boys
decided to make virtual holiday anyway. few
tring Transactions in the May and June options were
recorded and enough learned to show that quota
lions were likely Ia remain steady and firm, when
rumor circulated that they were actually trying 70
do something in the pork pen and that Brine" had
to be tolerated for monlent and q villa
panic-strickeu Texas steers, occurred. The
four or live Score OF provision dealers swept out Of
their pit overwhelmed and dispossessed in every drec-
They struggling back as the tactics were re-
peated the gang but all thought OF doing any.
Thing, except little local trading ana
few light " scalping" deals. was abandoned for
the time. An occasional purchase or salo
was ventured merely to test the temper OF the crowd
An effort made to force adjournment FOR the day
at the early close but President Blake wsud not con.
slider It, aud halt called with the tacit agreemenu
that no failing" should be done on the earn.
The following the closing quotations at p m:
May wheat 8Ol 9s03s cents. May corn AIS cents May
pork SlI 81, May lard $6 80 The implied understand.
ing transaction should take place under the ater
call was faithfully observed andk there were no quota
lions after the o'clock close
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TROY.
TO HAVE ELECTRIC LIGHTs-AN APPEAL
WITHOUT MERIT.
[Br TELEGRAPH TO rHx rRIsuSa ]

TROY. April 3.-Ex-Police Commissioner,
Hydorn has succeeded in his endcavors svc the city
lighted with electricity. Mr.. Hydorn has been working
for the introduction OF his electric lighting system for
several years and last night the Common Council d
rected the Contracting Board TO contract with him for
hundred or more lights, Through the principal
streets, at As cents light, each night
new division las been formed
for streetcleanng and ten additional cleaners have
been appointed Controller spicer says that there no.
enough money pay tho extra men for their work and
that he win not countersign their drafts.
The taking to the Court Of Appeals Of the Of
James Horace Jones' convicted OF wife murder, gives
him two or three months OF life. He was to have
been hanged Thursday. The general term has pro-
nounced the appeal positively without merit and the
statement OF Joness counsel that he considered 1t bis
Anty to make the appeal to proong his clients life even
there was no hope his nal from the gallows
causes considerable criticism.
Lent has done away with every amusement except
{oier~ skating
me Troy and Boston Railroad, while fighting against
~ nassschusetts lawmaking that will keep II out Of
- Aoossc Tunnel combinations. 10 reaching out for
~ Western trade and has Just made new connection
liking frsixht from tho Delaware. LAckawanna and
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POPULAR CONCERTS IN BROOKLYN.
Ia EhiLnr 4 The Tr D M

SIR: You lately announced some plans OF the
Brooklyn Philharmonic Society for ncxt season to bene
NJ an important and growing part OF tho city by giving
series OF Philharmonic concerts In the Rev. Dr. Ben
rend's church The scheme eatirey philanthropic
and promised be OF great vauo to neighborhood OF
intelligent and musieoyng and women shut out OF
the socetys concerts at the Academy OF Music not only
those concerts already oyorcrowded but also
by reason OF the two three miles OF horsscar riding
involved in Journey down town I'm Brooklyn. The scheme
depended upon obtaining the church which has been used
for with great and your announcement
created much enthusiasm among tho moro active mem
hers OF the Rev. Behrcnds Society which In part found
expression In letter to their trustees urging them to CO.
operate with the Philharmonic Society. Ia compliment
ing the philharmonic society upOn this Important ana
public sprted project You did not allow for the innate
Philstinism OF the average church trustee, ana there
fore you Will unprcpared for the rebuh tiat society
received a. IL The trustees have no intention OF
permitting a whole nelghborh0Od TO be permanently
benefited By music. Not n they can help IT, Ana so thcy
have pnt an end to a scheme which promised to better
large portsn OF Brooklyn far more than the aforesaid
church can IN all other ways
As t does not possible for such trustees 10 expe
Renee change OF heart Will you not express te Hearty
wish Of muscoyers that the Rev Dr. Behrenos churen
may speedily experience change OF trustees ODed-
emily yours, JOhN ~ fL"HLi-
BrOosiyn, March %, 1885.
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LAMARs INSULT TO THE NATION.
"a Ed{for The TrfDuuc


SIR: The dispatch of your Washington cor
respondent cricsng the action OF Secretary Lamar In
closing Interior Department In honor 70 the memory
of Jacob Thompson, will DO Endorsed by every loyal
man aud woman In the country Never since the Re
beon has there been great Insult TO those who
fought that Nation might live" Think Of I'll The
flag they followed Through many bloody years. ana
defended with their lives and fortunes. flying at half
In honor OF this mani Traitor conspirator THIEF
and murderer!
As OF those who fought the rebels in the field.
have always been willing ito shake hands over the
bloody chasm"; but 10 sec my cOnntry's flag used 70
honor the memory Of this miserable coward and
assassin who had not even tho courage OF his conyc-
tons makes every drop Of blood boil In my veins.
Surprising this man had been convicted OF felony.
would his memory be publicly and officially honored
Do not all know that his crimes thousand times
greater than those OF any criminal IN the andi Why,
then, should this insult be thrown In faces Why
Simply TO show the people Of this country that those who
tried 10 destroy the Government now In power ana
that the memory OF such Jacob Thompson Is as
worthy Of honor as that of Lincoln Chase Stanton or
any OF our patriotic dead. @. II. MAcHIS
No. 206 Broad,oay, Neg- York, March "a, 1885.
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THE ELECTORAL VOTE IN 1872.


SIR: Did Mr.. Greeley die before the cleo
tora vote OF 1872 counted II for whom did the
Democratic electors vote in their respective coegesf
Netc- York. March 8. W. G. p.
Horace Greeley died November 20, 1872, the
electors met in the several States on December A,
1872, and the votes for President and Vtce-Presi-
dent were announced before Congress on February
H. 1878. The Liberal Republican and Democratic
electors made no serious attempt to concentrate
their vote. Forty-two votes were cast and counted
for Thomas A. Hendricks, Is for B. Gratz Brown,
2 for Charles j. Jenkins and for David Davis for
President. Three Votes for Mr. Greeley from
Georgia were rejected because he was not living at
the time they were cast For Vice-President b..
Gratz Brown received 01 votes, IA of which were
rejected on various grounds the other opposition
votes for Vce-President cast for George w.
Julian. Alfred H. Colqutt. John NJ. Palmer,
Thomas L. Bramlette. n p. Banks, William 5.
Groesbeck and Willis B. Machen.-Edl
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IT WAS THE GENERAL, NOT THE SOLDIERS.


SIR: In THE SUNDAY TRIBUNE recently Mr..
Dom Piatt gave a very interesting account OF President
Lincoln as he him during tho terrible war times OF
twenty years and ago. But in one OF his state
ments Mr. Pait made great mistake. lie says he re
mcnbered when the HutohlnsOns driven from the
camps Of the Potomac Army by the soldiers for singing
their abolition songs" The bedrock facts In this case
are rs follows The Hutchinson family OF singers OBJ
tanned permssiOn from Simon Cameron, Secretary or
War TO the and tree concerts In the
Army which lay just the river but they did not
stay long, they ncautiOns IA to sing one OF
Winters stirring pOems-then lately wrtten-n which
the cause OF the war; slavery, was rather roughly
handled aud the singers at once run out OF the
Army" not by the soldiers, however, but by no less
man than the Commander OF the Army OF the Potomac,
George H. Mcclellan the following order Will show
BY direction of Major General Mcclellan, the permit
given the Hutchinson Family 10 sDg In the camps, ana
their pass the Potomac are hereby revoked and
they viii not be allowed 10 sing To the troops
AsI was private in the Army Of the Potomac during
that tlne-the summer and fall OF 1851 think am
safe in saying II the rank and file had had their way,
very few would have been turned from our lines
which, as Mr. Piatt truly says were doing for tho
first years OF the warat least In tho Army OF tho
potomac L. J. SAWYER, JRy
Woodbridge, ". j., April 2, 1885
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UTICA.
CHANGE OF OFFICE-THE SUSPENDED
BANK-CITY FINANCES
fpY TELEGRAPH TO THE TEIDUNkl

IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TEIDUNk1
UTICA, April 3.-Dr. L. W. Rogers, q MEM
Der Of the Board Of Police and of the Board OF FIRE Co
missoners since its organization. In 1874 ana lor os
time its chairman resigned on account OF ineais
Isaac whifren has been appointed to succeed nm.
The dopositors OF T. O. Granus Il Co.'S banR' WHICH
recently suspended have formed an association ana
employed counsel to bring suit against the bank. H.
Hodges has been appointed receiver An effort Is pens
made to break the assignment
The investigation by committee OF citizens in'o INC
finances of the city shows that there are bis 70 inc
amount Of SO 600 outstanding against the city iuhu' anu
that the street lighting fund is nearly exhausted "
will take 100000 to light the streets from tine pres
time until the next tax levy While no dlshones.y n
been discovered it is believed there has been unnecessary
Under the will Of Cornelius b. Erwin Of New-Brital,n
Conn., Boonville Oneida County, his native Piaov, W."
receive $50 900 for library. park ana cemetery P n
Mrs Thomas Doyle was killed by the cars at Noiio o
Tuesday. -, r.. ,.,thoraup
from the pool with the Rome, WATERFOWL anu osoens
burg road ,,r,.,.o ,or tho vear
ending on Aprl l. shows that 1256 arrests nave pcen
made There was a of murder during tho yeal
and Of burglary The earhh Is Oh TIC Poi0
The report of the chief engineer OF the Fire Depart
ment for the year eniing April l. shows mityone
fires Total loss. $66300 Total insurance. 7iio'ooV'
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ROCHESTER,.
BASEBALL--LIBEL sUIT-NEW CHEMICAL
LABORATORY.
TBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TgIBUsE.l

TBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
RocursTrR. April 3-The Rochester baseball nine
for the coming season viii be member OF the New
York State League. comprising the cities OF Albany,
Oswego Syracuse Binghamton, Auburn and Rochester.
The Rochester club will be managed by James jackson
and the players engaged are Darrah, 10y shapper''
Farwell. Stapleton, Reilly Griffin Charles Whitney,
Walsh Farrell Green, Staples, Dehany and Fitzgerald
Games will be played upon the driving park The
nine will begin practice work in few days. and an ex
b;btion game win be played with the petrots April
81 and %.
In the case Of John Emory, IT,. one OF the pro
prietors of The Rochester Union" against " The
Morning Journal" of New-York. for libel, a motion
was made by the defendants counsel IN the Supreme
Court here to compel the plaintiff. Emory to furnish
bill of particulars Judge Dwight denied the oion,
remarkng that NewYork judges were ia the habit OF
granting bills of particulars for almost every thing.
If an action" said he, should be brought in New
York for assault and battery and the defendant asked
for hill of particulars presume mat ahe courts tnsle
number OF blows struck and which side Of the lace was
hit and what the force OF the blow but we dont
do things in that way here-such things won't go down
up here"
II is understood that an extensive chemical labora-
tory Is to be added TO the Rochester
IL VIII be Gift from prominent CITIZEN Inc Duffd-
Another movement is foot to establish free public
baths in the city. 1t is said that Mayor PARSONS anu
eyeal others have interested themselves IN the matter
and that they have been looking for suitable locality
tor constructing building.
Thomas j. Browne has resumed the superintendency
of the Rochester City and Brighton Railway, superln-
fendent Green having resigned. Mr. Browne was the
former superintendent but resigned on account OF I'LL
health. - -
All danger of an ice gorge In the Genesee River has
passed The ice has broken for many miles, ana has
nassei safely down over the Genesee Falls. Both the
lower and upper falls present grand sight.
All four of the city theatres viii open tomorrow
evening with ten cent attractions. lie opposition Is
lively. -
The new Common Council will be organized on Mon
day afternoon. when John A. Davis, city treasurer
Bartholomew Keller, police magistrate, and Emil
Kncklipg. a new member of the Executive Board will
assume charge of their new duties.
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CeaaI Notifes

T'HE undersigned, appointed by the suprsmeI
10 be built BY the Second Avenue karoad con
pany viz railroad With double uacs upon me susss g
em First Avenue to Avenue IN the cry Of New
ne with it, FIRST Avenue ought 70 be
ami operated hereby give notice that tnef nrst vsns
mssioners at ITO Broadway IN said city On Thursday
The sixtscnth day of APRIL 1885, ct two O'Clock N e aek
THERON Q. eTRoNos u <----.--.---t,
bb zTI5 H LIZ n. 0'n
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GOVERNMENTS.

The business OF tho subTreasury for tho week ended
tonight includes receipts OF $72O0s73 and payments
OF Slllls 56i. leaving the general balance at $780,
632 800 against Sl60, s5008l March %. showing an
apparent loss OF $t,2l769l But dedneting rom the
payments 81 0l9,079 and from the receipts SIOOOOo
Tor transfers which only Affect the sub
Treasurys account with the General Treasury It's true
loss as affecting the banks IL Tl.997Il2 To-days
operations covered Receipts. $sO6,499 payments.
81 59257l currency balance, $22,67t,4OS; coin pal
ance. SAP ,955,9s2.
Tie Clearing House statement to-day was as follows
Exchanges $40 s77, 339 balances, 1929 l2i
At Washington to-day the customs receipts were
a6lI .3s1 and the internal revenue receipts were
$i32.l30.
Imports Of dry-goods at New-YorK:
1893 1894. 1885.
Fnferel AZ the port. s2l0O05l s2S5Ss83 sl5ot PIG
Throw on market--.- 2.3Z0,S33 Z.ZoOS'S l,ooo'A@o
January l. .-. ...,oo-- M -o- ~,
Entered 81 port. 39,00i568 391gsSI7 295232di
CLOSING PRICES or CALIFORNIA SFOCR&