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MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC. FORGERY. PUBLIC BATHS. A STRUGGLE. MUNICIPAL.

4CKM)ITI0E ANOTHER DIVORCE. Nickcrton vs. Nickerson A Sea Captain's Wife Falls into Evil Ways. RECEPTION TO GENERAL DA KIN. Rleetingr of All tne Officers of the Second Division Determination to Havo a Parade The Banquet.

Upon the application of the two brigade commanders, commanding the Fifth and Eleventh Brigades or the Second Division N. Y. S. N. a meeting has been caued by General Moaerole, commanding tho Second Division in the abienoe of General Dakln, of all the officers of the Division to assemble at its headquarters to morrow, Wednesday evoning, 18th at 8 o'clock.

Tha objoot of the mooting it Is conjectured will be to take Into consideration the question of a parade) the whole command of General Dakin, or" any part thereof, on the occasion of his return and reception. Tho meeting will probably be a large and enthusiastic one, there being about TWO HUNDRED OFFICERS in the Division. There has been a feeling not only among tbo olfioers, but with the whole rank and file of his command, that General Dakln's return from his triumphs in Europe should be recognized by them in some public manner. The banquot whioh has been tendered aud will be given mainly under tho auspices of the Division Staff, la all well enough, but cannot woll stand as the representation of three thousand men. That is a matter rather more for his friends and neighbors among the citizens of Brooklyn.

It has been thought, therefore, that a parade of the Division would be the most appropriate and acceptable recognition and welcome to Its Commander. Should thero bo the requisite unanimity among the officers tomorrow evoning, Goneral Meserole will doubtless order the parade. Otherwise the parado will consist only of those organizations which may volunteer for the purpose. Tho only objection to a parade will be the MATTER OP EXPENSE. Upon oach such occasion the mualo for the various rogi menlB involve between three and four hundred dollars' expcnBO for oach one.

In view of tho sevoral parados that must necessarily take place In the Fall, and tho hard times, it will not be strange, neither wilt it ba uncomplimentary, if objections are made by some of the command. The reception banquet to GBnera! Dakln Ib progressing satisfactorily. nfnoty subscribers have already been secured, and it is probable that tho number will reach one hundrod and fifty. Tne banquet will take placo in the Assembly lloouis adjoining the Academy of Music. I appealed to Lyons a a Oatholie, ad said to him in German that I was not a Oathollo.

I was not ill treated after that. The fact that I was not a Catholio seemed to bar a softening effect on them. I waa thtn placed ia tho strong box and remained thero until about noon on Friday, when Dr. Wattling came. Daring the Urns I was in the strong box a patient named Goodheart, who was an old soldier, Ilka myself, fed me.

This kind old soul told me I would have to remain In my prosent quarters for eight or fourteen days, aaid: "If I remain hero fourteen days I shall never get out of here alive." Beporter Do you know, Mr. Magee, how long, as a rule, patients are confined? Mr. Magee George, who speaks very little English, says, when a patient ia put Into a strong box, "eight" or "fourteen," meaning that they shall be confined for eight or fourteen days. Reporter Do you know of other instances of cruelty to patients? Mr, Magee I know of EIGHT PERSONS WHO WERE ABUSED. Mr.

Magee here gave several instances of atrocious cruelty to patients, too filthy and revolting for publication. Mr. Moralis, a patient, spat in the nurae's face, and the nurse told Mr. Magee that he punished tho aot by pulling a handful of hair out of the patient's beard. Henry Schtnid, a youth, is said to have been subjected to a most dastardly outrage, horrifying in its details.

Mr. James Dunne, a patient, was kicked and cuffed for saying to the nurses, while abusing me, For Heaven's sake don't kill tho man." Theodora Banti, a harmless patient, was treated to kicks and blows for not cleaning his room and doing other menial work as rapidly as the nnrse desired. Thomas Burgess, another patient, was similarly treated and apparently without cause. Mr. Magee is ol the opinion that the Medical Superintendent and his assistant on tho male side of the house are incompetent, and don't attend to their duties.

Reporter What did Dr. Whcttling say to you when he came to your room on Friday, at noon Mr. Magee He told me that I could be releasod if I would promise not to raise my hand against tho nurse. I told him the story in presence of Henry. I did not tell him that I had baen Btruok, but he could see the marks.

I promised that I would not raise my hand to the nurse. I Bald that I bad been in tho army and was never remanded, and had never raised my hand to a man. He told the nurse to release me and give me my clothes. When he was gone, Henry, the nurse, said to me If you ever raise your hand again to mo, I'll kfll you." Reporter When did you roport to the Commissioners Mr. Magee I was introduced to Mr.

Midas at his office in Wllloughby street. He wrote rapidly on a piece of paper, while he stood at a table, what I was Baying. I told him that I would make a Btatement and Opening Night of the Union Square Theatre. The Union Square Theatre opened its doorfl last evenkg. By eight o'olook every sat in the house was filled, and standing room eould aoarco be found five minutes later, John T.

Raymond met with anon a reception as few actors meet, and it was several minutes before he could proceed with his amusing and eooentrio performance. CoUmtl Sellers is a part that fits Mr. Raymond "like a glove." Whether it was the time that has elapsed since ha was Been here In the part, or whether it was the universal familiarity of the aotor with the roi, certain It la that the performance seemed to have acquired a new smoothness that gave it, if not new, certainly inoreaaed effect. Mr. Raymond has not Imply given the theatre a new role, but he haa added an entity to literature itself.

Col. Seller! is as alive today and as general a friend as WilklM Micawber himself, and as long as Mr. Raymond plays him, will hold fully as large a place in public recognition. The piece was admirably mounted and the aoting far better, in the whole, than that given at tho Park Theatre on the first presentation of the piece. (irand Opera Houie.

The spectacular play "Bound the World in Eighty Days" was the opening piece of the season at the Grand Opera House last evening. The huge auditorium was well filled, some three thousand persons Doing present. For a first performance of so intrioato a piece it was well worked with the exception of the scene of the sinking Bhip. The ship was a good ship and true and wouldn't sink but at last yielded to being pushed down, which amused the crowded gallery very muoh, Tho pioce on the whole, however, proved a success, and the popular prices are likely to continue the goodfor tune of the management. Opening Nlfrttt at the Olympic.

If a fight well begun be half won, Mr. T. L. Donnelly, proprietor of the Olympic Theatre, ought to feel assured of tho successful issue of his undertaking for 16 16. The season was commenced at the Olympio last night, and the house was not merely orowded it was' packed, and a better behaved audience oould not have been found anywhere.

Indeed, it is noticeable on the score; of behavior that your kid gloved, white neck tied auditor generally suffers by comparison with tho gaUery boy, who goes to see the show for the show's sake, and to applaud the performers who earn the approval of his unsophisticated soul. Mr.Donnelly does not pretend to give what is oalled "a high toned entertainment," but he does protest against having it understood that his place is in any proper sense low toned. Shakapeare and tragedy he does not effect, and those who want such articles must go elsewhere, but he does undertake to give a first rate variety entertainment; first rats in that while excluding rigidly whatever savors of vulgarity, It includes nearly everything amusing or astoniBhing, from rope dancing to negro minstrelsy. He believes that fun is quite bb desirable for its own sake, as daggers and blank verse, and he desires to have the publlo know that when they would be amused, they may confidently enter the Olympio. For years Mr.

Donnelly had an uphill light In Brooklyn, but as the years have advanced his personal economy on the one hand and hia liberality toward and confidence in the publlo on the other hand, have established his theatre and himself among the veritable and valuable institutions of a city, the life of many of whose people he makes better by making It innocently cheerf ul and redolent of helpful, not hurtful, amusement. The programme last night brought out the full strength of an admirable variety troupe, stars of ability co operating with a stock company, in which Mr. Donnelly haa retained most of the favorites of his patrons. The orchestra, led by Professor Hoffman, gave for an opening piece the, overture to Maritana" with pleasing effect, and then the familiar forms of Archie Hughes and Moreland were enthusiastically recognized. They appeared in the extravaganza "Mother and Child," and aroused vqlleys of mirth.

Miss Alice Somers then came out in a graceful dance and was redemanded. A character act, "Tho Water Ifoion Man," interpreted by J. W. McAndrews revealed that best of Ethiopian delineators in one of the best of his parts. McAndrews is a genuine artist in his line, and his line is one that preserves the best traditions of departing negro minstrelsy and aoting.

The ooeretta, "Mr, and Mrs. Thompson," was then carried through by Miss Belle Iferd and Miss Ce 11a Iferd. The sisters are fair representatives of their school and the light trifles with the readditions of which they ohargo themselves to please the variety public. Fayette Welch, a very comical and ponderous character aotor, then waked the floor and the galleries to unwonted tumult of approbation. He entitled the mirthful impersonations he gots off The LastJSon sation." "The Yankee Peddler" then; enlisted the efforts of Hugh Fay, whose first appearance for the eeason was warmly greeted, and McAndrews and Alioe Somers.

J. L. Davis and hlB trained dogs were next the objsots of interest, a double song and dance between Miss Somers and Hugh Fay followed, and in rapid order tho farce of the "Clock Maker's Hat," with Welch, Moreland, Hughes and Ambrose In the cast, and "Negro Eccentricities" by Walters and Morton, attracted the approbation of tho audience. The romantic IriBh drama 'Shaullauah," concluded an evening of pronounced and characteristic variety. Mr.

W. H. Brent and Julia Brant assumed the leading rolee of the drama, and they were woll supported by the Btock company. The theatre has been thoroughly renovated and the season bids fair to be a thorough sucoess. PERSONAL.

Catskills. The following named Brook lynites are at the Catskill Mountain House: T. W. Parker, E. J.

Horsman and wife, Helen Horsman, T. Wilde, M. A. W. Hart and wife, Mr.

and Mrs. F. D. Moui ton, Miss Carman, Miss Ella Carman, Henry Webb, and Frank P. Dickie.

Tilton. Mrs. Elizabeth E. Tilton is visiting her friend, Mrs. Hossiter navmnnd.

at tnoii n. try home in Durham, Penn. Milis Hinman. Mrs. C.

E. Miles and Mr. William Hinman, of this city, are in Paris. Gray. Mr.

George Griswold Gray, who died at Newport last week, was buried there yesterday. Mr. Gray was a New Yorker, waa Vice President of the Union Club, Governor of the Kniokerbooker Club, Director of the Now York Club, and President of the Four in Hand Club. Finney. Charles G.

Finney, far many years President of the Oberlia (Ohio) College, died suddenly yesterday, of heart disease, at his residence in Oberlin, Halsbt. Samuel P. Halsey and wife, of this oity, are spouding some timo at Fire Island. Baker. Mr.

and Mrs. Frederick Baker and family, of this city, leave this woek for the Adirondacks. They will be absent from the city several weeks. Gleavy. Mr.

William B. Gleavy, master blockmaker at the Navy Yard and hia brother Samuel A. Gleavy, of 7 St. Marks avenue, have been spending some time in the Catskills and at Lake George. The former gentleman returned to Brooklyn a few days since but the latter is extending his absence, hoping to recover health injured by too close application as law student.

MoLouGHLrN. Captain MoLonghlin of the Ninth Preoinct is enjoying a brief vacation at Lake George. Saetoris. Mr. and Mrs.

Sartoris sail for England on the 28th in the Baltic, to ba absent three months. They will ocoupy the sama state room they did when en route for Europe on their bridal tour. Jesse Grant, the second son of the President, will accompany them. Smith. Mr.

Thornton Smith, of 278 Nos trand avenue, is a ardent lover of croquet, a eport which he proposes to intermit until September. Mr. Smith is soon to leave for the country, on a vacation until that time, Hibt. In a recent account of the doings of Ijewiuakt and his counterfeiting comrades, the Eaolb reporter mentioned as having aome knowledge of the gang, one Hart, "a Petticoat Lane Sharp, who now resides in Brooklyn." Mr. Morris Hart, of 172 High street, says that if he is the party meant, it la a mistake.

He oame from Petticoat Lane, he says, and lives In Brooklyn, but his only knowledge of the Lew inakl gang, is a mere speaking acquaintance with Lewinskl himself. He knows nothing of Lowiflski's antecedents or doings. Holland. Dr. J.

G. Holland and famil of New York, are at Niagara Falls. Vassab. John Guy Vassar, nephew of the founder of Vassar College, is the greatest traveler of modern times. He first crossed the ocean in the British Queen in 1840, and during the inttrvenlng thirty five years has been on the go constantly.

Every year or two ho would return horns for a month or two, and then start around the world again. Every inhabitable part of the globe he has seen, and Humboldt several times sent for him to get information concerning countries that he had seen and which that noted writer and traveler had not. Malone. The thirty first anniversary of the ordination of Rev. Father Malone, was celebrated with unusual pomp yesterday, in SS.

Peter and Paul's Church, on Second and South Second streets. Father Fransioli, of St. Peter's, on Hicks street, preached the sermon. Brioos. Hon.

Daniel D. Briggs, President of the Board of Polloe and Excise, left the city to day for a short sojourn on the Catskill Mountains. For a long time past Mr. Briggs haa been obliged to give very close attention to the business of the Department, and a few days' absence wiU, it is behoved, thoroughly re establish his health, which haa suffered in consequence of his close attention to business. Cook.

Mrs. T. J. Cook, tho soprano, is spending the Summer with friends In Orange, N. J.

Coetada. Signor Augustin Cortada is rusticating at Pleasant Valley. Enos. Miss Jeannie L. Engs and sister, of Henry street, are enjoying the Summer holidays at Cornwall on the Hudson.

uno an. Mr. George F. Duncan, is said to be the coming basso at St. Ann's on the Heights.

Baird. The well known baritone, Mr. W. C. Baird, will, it is said, shortly take up studies for the operatio stage, Thompson.

Mr. J. P. Thompson, tenor of St.Peter'a Episcopal Church, is passing his vacation on "Old Long Island's sea girt shore." Alzamoea. Mr.

Juan Alzamora is at work upon some new Christmas carols. Beeoheb Ovington W. C. Beecher and Edward Ovington, returned yesterday from their trouting expedition in the Whits Mountains, having captured the best "string of the season. THE JOHN M.

CLAKCV EXCURSION. The Sixth Annual Excursion of the John M. Olanoy Association, win, should the weather prove favorable to morrow, bo one of tho largest and most enjoyable that has ever gone out of Brooklyn. Very extensive arrangements have been made and the excursion will proceed to Spring Hill Grove. All the prominent looal politicians in town will be aboard.

Connor's t7th Regiment band will furnish the music. The barge W. J. Hackett will leave the foot of Bridge street at the W. Bands from Fulton Ferry at 10 A.

M. The officers of the Association are, President, James P. Farley; First Yioe Prealdent.MiohselByan; Second Vice Prosidentyrhomas J. Campbell; Secretaries, James Kerrigan and James J. Lyng; Treasurer, Arthur Cooney; Sergeant at Arms, Wm.

Ryan. TUESDAY EVEMJiG. AUGUST 17, 1875. TELEGRAMS. The Races at Saratoga To day.

Elections in France Arrest of a Murderer. Booth's Injuries, etc. Saratoga, N. August 17. The fourth day of the races opened with fine weather.

The track is in splendid condition. The prospect of rain rednced somewhat the attendance at the course, but the stand is fairly filled. In the first race, one mile and an eighth, eight horses started. The follow ing poolB were sold before the start Khadamanthus 3S0 McDanlel's Naptba iilly jS Dlln 1 Lloyd'a ABteroid colt gj Fadladeen S2 Field (Mary Long and Vinaigrette) 46 At the start MoDaniol's filly and Fadladeen got off even, McD. Dial's filly passing the stand a length ahead, and increasing her advantage to three lengths at the quarter pole, with Countess second, and Rhadamanthus third.

Countess got the front before reaching the half mile pole, with Bhadabanthus second. On the last quarter Brigand made a splendid dash, and went to the lead with a rush, putting Rhadamanthus Becond, and Countess third, aud winning the race by nearly two lengths, in Vinaigrette fourth, and McDaniel'a fiUy fifth. The second race was a mile and three quarters. Brigand, the winner of the first race, was withdrawn, leaving four to start. The betting was very spirited, tho horses selling as follows, before the race Scratch $600 WoDaniel'a 'Willie Burke 600 Nellie Norton 375 Vagabond 335 The horses got off easily, Willie Burke ahead, and holding the front place till the first quarter in the second mile, when Kettle Norton came up and took tho lead, winning the race, with Scratch second and Willie Burke third.

Time, 3r08X. The third and last race of the day was a free handicap hurdlo race, two miles over eight hurdles. Pools in the following ratio Donahue's Deadhead and Cariboo $2,100 Torrence's Shaughraun 700 Brown's Coronet 380 Blancbard's Lily 335 Douahoe's two entries lead at the start, with Shaughraun third. The first mile was hotly contested between Peadhead, Cariboo and Shaughraun. On the last half mile' an exceedingly sharp struggle occurred between Shaughraun and Deadhead, the latter winning ly half a length in 3:54 Cariboo third and Coronet icurth.

Elections in France. Paris, August 17. Presidents of Councils General were elected in many 1 opartments yeeterdny. The returns so far received i' dicate that a majority of those elected are Conservative. The Cholera in Syria.

Constantinople, AugUBt 17. Advices from Syria report that the cholera is abating. Arrest of a iTlurdcrer. MUSKAGEE. I.

AugUBt 17. Sheriff Corlais Dusont, of St. Landry Pariah, has airested Roseau, near Gibson Station, for the inur Oer of Cyrus Periqtiac, in March last, in that State, Eoseau had been skulking in the Indian Territory for sevt ral months to avoid arrest. He wai taken to for trial. A large number of criminals from the Statea arc now skulking in a similar manner to avoi; arrest.

lidwln Kootli' Injuries. Port Chester, X. August 17. Edwin Booth's injuricB cons 8t of fractures of left elbow bones, and of one rib. He is quite comf ol table, aud will be aa good as new in a few weeLs.

Obituary. Ohio, August 17, Ttev. Cornelius Springer, one of the pioneers of the Methouiet Church in this State, died last night. He was 85 years of age. New IIauialire.

Manchester, N. August 17. An investigation is in progress at Duubartou, N. H. which promises to develop a determined case of poisoning in whicb Mrs.

Jennie Barnard, wife of Ainauen Barnard, is the victim and a young servant girl tho criminal. The poisoning is said to have commence 1 early in June aud was instigated by the husband of Mrs. Barnard. The case is being thoroughly investigated but no arrest has been made. Mrs.

Barnard is slowly recovering. The sum of twelve thousand dollars in premiums is offered for horEes, cattle and farm products at the New England Fair commencing here September 7, and two thousand dollars is offered for trotting horses owned in New England. The dog show promises to be a prominent feature of the Fair, and a large number of entries are already received. The Manchester Art Association will make an extensive exhibition. The managers of the Fair are erec'ing an additional exhibition hall Bixty by one hundred feet.

The Cincinnati Exposition. Cincinnati, 0., August 17. Great preparations are in progress here to celebrate lhe opening of the next Cincinnati Exposition. Several popular meetings havo been held at the Exposition Building, and public spirit is thoroughly aroused. At the meeting last night over forty large concerns were handed in to be added to thoBe already announced for participation in the inaugural display.

The Committee on the opening ceremonies have not yet fully determined on the programme. President Grant at Bristol, It. I. Peovidesoe, B. August 17.

President Grant and party reached Bristol at 8:20 this morning, and proceeded at once to the residence of General Burnside. The town iB fast filling with, strangers to participate in the reception at half past ten this forenoon. Drowned While Bathing Pom Jebvib, N. August 17. Frank Crowell, a son of Edgar W.

Crowell, resident Manager of the Imperial Fire Insurance Company, of New York, was drowned while bathing in White Lake, Sullivan County. In attempting to swim an arm of the lake with two companions, he beoamo exhausted, and despite the efforts of his companions, sank to the bottom. He was 22 years of age. Boston Finances. Boston, August 17.

The assessment of Boston, just completed, fixes the total valuation of real and personal property at $793, 767,900. The gain on real estate iB $1,569,350, and tho Iobs on personal is $9,556,500. The loss on tho total valuation since last year is $4,987,150. The rate of taxation reduced iB 1.90 per thouBand. The amount to be raised by taxation for expenses, Is $1,522,760 less than last year.

The Journal, commenting on these figures, states that Boston has decreased in valuation about three fifths of one per while the tax levy has been reduced 12 per cent. Weather Probabilities. Washington, D. August 17. For the Middle States, partly cloudy and warm weather during the rest of Tuesday, followed by less cloudiness, southerly to westerly winds, lower temperature and rising barometer.

BECOBD OP TKK THERMOMETER. rhe following is the record of the thermometer, as kept at the Brooklyn Daii.t Eaqle office: 2 A.H. 75 1 10 A.M 75 76 112 78 A. 75 1 P. 82 i 3 p.

Average temperature to day 77:5 Average temperature same date last rear 744 COURT SEWS. The Italian Sailors Discharged. This morning, the two Italian sailors, Giovanni Demoi and Solvator Scotto, who were arrests! a week ago at Atlantic Dock upon a charge of attempted larceny, were brought up before Judge McCuo, in le City Court, on a writ of habeas corpus and esrtiorari, and testimony in the case taken. The men were charged with an attempt to steal a quantity of rope from a lighter moored at one of the piers in the Atlantic Basin. The rope was valued at about five dollars.

The testimony Bhowed that one of the men was drunk, and the other attempted to draw up the hawser, which was lying in the water, in order to squeeze out a little water upon the face of hie drunken companion, and the officer who made the arrest thought they were attempting to steal the rope. It appeared from the testimony that there was seven months' pay due them, and it was hardly reasonable that they would run away from the vessel under those circumstanc to al a rope worth five dollars. After hearing the testimony, the Court discharged the n.en. Xle t'ay Divorce Case. The old divorce case of Thomas A.

Fay against Sareh E. Fay was up again this morning iu the City Court, before Judge McCue. The referee, 7j. B. Thompson, filed his report in the case, reporting in favor of a judgment of divorce for of the plaintiff.

The parties were married in this city on the 17th of June, 1867, and have two children, one aged six years, and the other four years. About a year ago the husband began an action for absolute divorce, on th3 ground that his wife had been false to her marriage vows, with one Thomas O'Conuell. The case was sent to a referee to take testimony, and he has just reported sb above stated. The report has not yet been confirmed. The Offal Dock Again.

Thomas A. Shea, a contractor, is the defendant in a suit brought by Messrs. CroBfl, Austin Nehmd, lumber merchants, doing business near the Wallabout basin. The action is brought to prevent Shea or any one else, using the dock at that point as an offal dock, on the ground that its use for that purpose is detrimental to the public health. This morning Judge McCne in the City Court, granted an order to show cause, why a permanent injunction should not issue, restraining all persons from using the dock for offal purposes.

The order was made returnable tc morrow. FOrR MONTHS IN THE PESITESTIABV. Last night James McKinney was coming up Fulton street drunk, omcer Simouson arrested him, wLTr a vlote1 hn. He aU Nothing, and tried to gouge his eye out. Justice wish Mm to four months iu the Penitentiary.

a8emea mm ,0 BIDDEN DEATH. Catherine Daily, aged seventy, who resided at No. 18 High street, died suddenly this morning no physician was in attendance Coroner Bimms' win hold an inquest. No Steam on Myrtle Avenue and Washington Street. The EleTated Railway Company Officially Notified of This Fact The City Trew urer's Statement Dredging the Wallabout, etc.

Alderman FiBhor, Chairman of tho Common Council Committee, to whom referred the matter of the proposed change of route ot tho Rl Tted Railroad haa notlfl.d tho Company that tho7 c.n not hare the uso of gltlier Washington street or MyrtU arenue. Aldermen Ftahnr who was originally in faror of allowing thorn tho use of these thoroughfare finally yielded to the opposition made by proporty own. era, which waa supported by the other monilmn or the Commitko.anil to day will state to the Council that the Committee has decided against giving tho Company H'aahiuglon street and Myrtle arenuo. Tho chlor reason for reporting against Washington street is the fid that it is probably to be wldnened in ordor to mako it an approaoh to the bridge and that, therefore, it would not bo propor to have the railroad there. As fir Myrtle avenue the opposition of the property oivn rs was too great, and furthonnoro the grado was bad for railroad purposes.

This decision on tho part of tho Committee was communicated to tho Compsny during tho absence of the Presldont, and tho result is that tho Company hoa not had timo to agrco upou a routa which they would venture to adopt without first niak a survey. Thore is nothing, therefore, before the Committee. The memlicrs met this morning and authorised the Chairman to mako a statement to the above eUcot to tho full board this afternoon, OITT TRKASUKKIt's 8TATEMKNT. City Treasurer Cunningham lliis morning issued hta statement tor the past woek. It ia us follows: Offick City Tukaruukh, August tl.

1R75. BBlanee on hand August 7 Kocoiveii sinco tfil.liai.tE) Total Warrant paid iH. Total Wflnuslt nd Um.iklvn Honk City Bank ii Iionjr lxlsnd Hank First National Hank MoolisnioB' Buuk 6 I.IGCH Kunu Bank Trnst. Company IW.I.ll 31 Fulton Bank Moolianioa' and Trailer.1 Bunk 32 Manufacturers' National Bank :52.27'..77 Commercial Bank M.iiM.IW AtlanUo Bank SS.M2.M Total DBEDOING WALLABOUT CANAL. The Board of City Works to lay a number of proposals for dredging Wallabout Canal.

Tho lowest bidder was W. H. Bentlcy, who offered to do lh work for Ho will probably rpcoive the contract. SECOND DISTBICT COURT. The Second District Court room, Justice Morse's, la to be repaired.

It neods It. Tho Boord of Oity Works having advertisod for proposals for tho work, to day received several. The lowest was that of J. B. O'Rourko, at $1,815.

WATER CONSUMPTION. The consumption of water, yesterday, amounted to 3 Uuiled States gallons, at against 23,310,338 gallons tho previous day. TAX RECEIPTS. The Collector of Taica yesterday received $5,531.10. WATER RATEH.

The rocoipta for water ratlin yesterday aggregated APPOINTMENT. Richard B. Greenwood has been appointed chief dork in the Corporation Counsel olllcc. Tho position wan bold by tho lata Tllos. T.

DoWitt. AFTER RICHARDSON. The Board of City Works havo directed their engineer to notify Mr. William Richardson that he must forthwith removo all obstructions on the lino of his railroad ou Atlantic and Fifth avenues, or ho will In proaocutod for violatiug city ordinances. BRIDGE BTREET REPAYING.

Jeremiah Smith has been appointed by the Board of City Works, as inspector of tho ropaviny of Bridgn streot. His pay will dato from tho time the work commences. PICNIC AFFRAY. A murderous Asbuult Upon an Hi on Official in Revenue. At Summer night's festival held last night at the Greonpoint Turn Hall, a quarrel was incited by tho efforts of Michael Metz to gain admission without having purchased a ticket.

To the demand for a dollar in lieu of the lacking pastoboard. Metz refused to mako a show, and ultimately slipped iuto the hall unobserved. When discovered by Jacob Rchl, tho rtaorkeopor, Metz was ejeotod at the wordpo, for whioh indiiruit as ho considered this summary treatment, bo determined to revenge himself. Metz bided his time until lie saw Rehl out of the placo and on bis way homo. Ho followed Rehl to tho corner of Fifth and North Tonth.

streets, whore he procurod a fence picket aud struck Itelil with it twico upon the head, But for the interference nnd bravory of Mrs. her husband would havo farod much worse than be did. The improvised weapon cut a long gash on Rehi's Boalp, and caused such a shock to hia nervous system an to result in almost a total unconBciousnoss for several hours. Information reached tho police concerning tho assault about 8 o'clock this morning, whoreupon officers wero immediately dlspatchod in Bcarcb of Metz. Ho was secured within an hour and taken iuto tho prcsonco of his victim for Identification.

Coroner Nulan was present at the same time, and tho point of Rent's antc niorfim Btatement waa a positive) asccrtion that Metz was tho man who had struck bins down unawares upon the highway. That Is not denied by tho prisoner. Justico Elliott to day comniitUxl Metz to await the result of the injuries lufiioted by him. THE FRESif AM PIC.MC. The managers of the Fresh Air Fund announce a picnic excursion to Oriental Grove on Thursday, August 19.

Mr. Douglass, tho manager of the picnics, will iako out fourteen hundred mothers and children. Tho barge leaves Hamilton Ferry at 8:30 A. M. A FOHTUNATE ESCAPK.

About eight o'clock last evening, Michael Murphy, aged thirty two years of age, while suffering from delirium tremens, Jumped from the third story window of hia residence, No. 321 Van Brunt street, sinking on the sidewalk beneath. Fortunately, bo waa but little injured. His friends took caro ot him. Crowell.

Frank aon of Edgar W. Crowell, of thii city, was drowned at White Lake, Now York, yeateriay. Ware. A refreshing variety of solid silver ice cream seta, ice bowls, berry sets, fruit diahoa, salad seta, and all articles in fine silver for use durina; tha heated term, may be found at jewelers, sliversmttha and keep era of tho city time, 313 and 815 Fulton at. For all Information Relating to stocks, we advise our readers to consult Messrs.

TUMnlllDdE i Bankers, No. 2 Wail street, New York. They issue a namulil)t, free, ou atook speculations, whioh should be in the hands of over opar ator. iivmsTRiAi. uxifiimTioif.

JNUUSTRIAX, EXHIBITION COMPANY, DRAWN SERIES BONDS OF JULY 6, 19711. Participating in the Premium Distribution of Interest and Prinoipal, September 6, 1675, amounting to FOR SALK IN FRACTIONAL CERTIFICATES AT $5.00 EACH. These certificates will rooolve one forttath of the Bora which tho whole bond la entitled to at the award, to bo held publicly, on iSoptembor 9, 1875, in the City ot Now Yi rk. ThoBO certificates will be jrrtod for each, a a oaali value in tho purchase of a $20 bond of the Company, or for its awarded percontago in tho amount due on tho whol bond, of which It is a part, at tho option of tho holder. Fraottona can be purchased by letter or in person.

List of premiums to bo awarded on September 6 1875 among the 1.0U0 hoods mentioned, are as follows: 1 bond receives oaah 1 bond receives 10,000 oaah 1 bond receives 5 000 cub. 1 bond receives 8,000 cash I bond receives 1,000 oaah 10 bonds receive, ftfiOO eaoh 5,000 oaah 10 bonda receive, $200 each 2,000 cash 27 bonds receivo, $100 each 2,700 caab 48 bonds receive, $50 each 8,400 oaah 900 bonda reoelve, $31eaoh 18,900 oaah 1,000 bonds redeemed $160,000 For pamphlet or any further Information apply at ths office of tho INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION Ii Kait Seventeenth st, New York. JOHN RITCHIE, 1.238 Broadway. A. WELLES.

67 Unlveralty plaoo. MILLER A 918 Broadway, N. Y. WM. L.

MARCY, 1 Wall at, S. Y. Agonta wanted LEGAL, NOTICES. OTJPREME COURT, KINGS COUNTY Ty John D. Lefflngwell and others, trustees, plain tiffs, against Charles Rsusob and others, defendanta.

In pursuance of a judgment of foreclosure and sale, made in tbiaaotion Bathe 16th day ot Aturtut, I nerabr jriva notice that on the eighth day of September, 1975, at 12 clock, noon, at Cole A MurpbVs auction rooms. No. 379 Fulton Btreet, In the City of Biooklyn, In the County of Kings, I will aell, at publlo auction, to tho highest bidder, the lands and premises in aaid indgment mentioned and therein deacribed aa folloivB All those three certain lota of land, situate tn the Fifteenth Ward of the Oily of Brooklyn, County of Kings, and State of Naw York, known in part on a certain map, entitled Hap of property in tho Third Ward of tho City of Willlamsbarsn, belonginr to tho heirs of Andrew J. deoeaasd. showing tba aame sa2 partitioned by Jamea D.

Sparkmau, Joseph Couaelyea and John Van Cott, Commissioners, alt Sotnted by the Supreme Court, dated Wtlllam.abiirau Ith March, ISo3, H. F. Belt, City Surveyor, WiJIisnubuwb. on Me in the oftlee of the Reglator of Kings County" lota 319, 821, and 822, two of said lota taken together aro bounded and described aa follows, viz Beginning at a point on the westerly Bide of Ewen street dlataut twenty live feet northwardly from tha northwesterly corner of Kiron ana Conseljea streets, running thence westward! paranai imu Conselyea streot one hundred feet thence "2 parallel with Ewen street fifty faet tnen 1W' parallel with Conseljea bundrod foot to the aaid westerly sido of Ewen streot and thonce Boutnwarav along ti. ta6 bonndd and nlng.

The other of aW tho westerly side of follows, viz: Bennlng at a from Kwen street Ewen and Coniolyea tho northwesterlr lth Coniolyea atroei ronnmg thBnoo parallel with Ewen neHTtrfl'feeirlience eastwardly parallel with ni hundred foot to the side Vin itroot, and thenoo aouthwardly along the earns wentHive ftS to the point of beginnlng. Dated Brook lyn, August 16, 1875. BF0R0K BARNARD, R.fere A F. Co WD RET, PltTs'. Attys.

auI7 8wTu4K rnilB CITY COURT OF BROOKLYN I Isador Hymes, Julius Hrmej and Bennett Hymej, plaintiffs, against Morrla Wolf and Joseph Wolf, defendants. Summons For a money demandim cpntraot (com. not Berved.) To the defendints. Morris Wolf and Joseph Wolf: You ore hereby summoned and required to 1 anaijor tho oomplaint In this action, which will be hied In the office of the Clerk of tho City Court of Brooklyn, County of Kinga, at the Court Home In said county, and to serve a copy of your answer to tho aaid complaint on the aubacrlbar, at him offlco. No.

381 Fulton streot, Brooklyn, within twenty daya after the service of tMs summons on you, exolusive pf tho day of nch aarvice and you fad to answer the aaid complaint within tho timo aforesaid, the plaintiffs In thia action will tako iuda mentagalnst you for the aum of seven hundred and sorenty aeven dollars, with lnterost from the Hrst day of June, ono thouaand eight hundrod and seveutjr.fivo. besides thecosts of this action. Dated July 16, 1875. oosiuea in.co. JNQ SHORTER, PlalntibV Att'i.

The complaint in the abovo entltlod aotlon has been tnla day filed in the offlee of (he Clerk of the City Court of BiulwTuBro0kft.T"8tH7dkeT6itB. PHtaUttV Att'y. History of the Bath Question from its Inception in Brooklyn. Description of the AMntionary Strnctnre Now in Process of Erection at Uowanus Canal Thc Eastern District to Hare It More Money Wanted for Bata Houses. The necessity for publio baths has long been felt in this eity.

While New York, Boston and other cities havo had those adjuncts of health and pleasure, for some time, it ia not until now that Brooklyn's want this particular is to bo supplied. The subject of publio bath houses has engaged the attention of tho Board of Aldermen, more or loss, for the past six or seven yoars but for various reasons no decided action was taken toward erecting and maintaining such establishments until tho Summer of 1873. Numorous complaints had boon made against tho practice of men and hoys bathing along the river front, and tho Common Council had bsen frequently petitioned to construct these public bathing houses in order to do away with the offensive practice eomplained of so that when Alderman Taylor, In June, 1873, offered a resolution in tho Council requesting the Board of Estimates to inBert In the tax budget for 1874 the sum of $20,000 for the construction of two houses, THE BEADIEST SUPPOET was given to the measure. This item was subsequently placed in the budget, and the amount was duly raiBed. There was every prospeot that the scheme would be carried out and that in a year at least, there would be two bath houses in full operation one in the Eastern and one in the Western District.

When Alderman Taylor loft the Board, the bath business found a champion in Alderman Thomas Kenna, of the Fourteenth Ward, who has devoted all his energies since he has been in the Board toward securing those benefits for tho city. While of course he has takon a special interest In his own section of the city, he has also been active in behalf of the Western District. The result has been that he has provided fox bis own district, while we down in this part of Brooklynwill have to wait perhaps a couple of years before a bath houso can be erectod and maintained. It is but fair to say, however, that Alderman Ecnna is not responsible for this state of affairs. It occurred lu thia way: The APPBOPEIATION OT TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, having been made, Alderman Eenna, on the 16th of November, 1371, offerod a resolution directing tho Board of City Works to advertise for proposals for building two publio bathing houses in accordance with plans and specifications then on file with that Board.

Tho specifications had been presented by an accomplished engineer, Superintendent DeMerritt, of the Department of City Works, who examined the plans of tho New York and Boston bathing houses, rojectcd their defects, selected their good points, improved them, slung la many good ideas of bis own, and having completed his work, handed it over to the man who draws out plans. The man who draws out plans up there drew out a very pretty set for the bathlug houses, and whon Aldorman Konna's resolution was adopted, the Department immediately advertieed for proposals for the work. There waa but one bid received that of Devlne Burtis, Jr. who offered to build two houses for each. This would of course exceed tho appropriation, and consequently no contract oould be awarded.

No further aotlon was taken in the matter for aome time, and it was thought that more money would have to bo raised before the plan could bo carried out. Tho idoa waa then conceived of erecting ONE BATH HOUSE, and the Board of City Works several months Bluco were directed to advertise for proposals. A number were received, tho lowest being that of Richard Cronin, who offered to do tho work for $11,798, and with Cronin tho contract was made. Cronin afterward notiflod the Board that he had made a mistake in hia estimates, and asked permission to withdraw his proposal. Thore waa a hue and cry at this, whereupon Cronin came to tho front and said ho would stand by his proposal, although through a' mistake it was lower than ho intended it to be.

Tho terms of the contraot were that tho bath house was to be completed at the oxplration of fifty working days. Mr. Cronin put his mou at work on the 26th of July, and has now got tho bath well under way. Tho work is being done at tha inlet of the Gowanus Canal. THE BATH HOUSE Is to bo made wholly of yellow and white pino.

Its outside dimensions will bo ninety by sixty foot the swimming Bpace, sevonty by forty foot. The depth of the water will ba about five feet. Thero will be seventy bathing rooms extending round tho Bwlmmlng spaco. Tho foundation is to bo of yellow pino and tho work above water of white pine. The main timbers for the foundation will be twelvo by fifteen inches tho intermediate timbers eight by ten inches.

They will all be securely braced with siHo knees, hanging knees and hackormatach knees, and thoroughly bolted with great screws of galvanized iron. There will be a main or centre building to tho bath, two stories twenty four feet high, thirty foot wide and fifteen feet deep. This centre building will be usod for offices, rooms for the keepors, Tho bath will be fioatod by six great pontoons, which will be so arranged that by allowing tho water to enter thorn the structure can be Bunk lower, and by pumping it out, raised, tho depth of water being thus regulated. INSPECTING THE WORK. Yesterday afternoon Superintendent DeMerritt and Alderman Konna went down to Gowanus Canal to see what progress the contractor was making with the struc ture.

Thoy found that the foundation had almost been completed. Mr. Cronin was present with his foreman, Mr. Daly. They had a large gang of men at work, and vmre confident that tho bath would be finished by tho middle or latter part of next mnntb.

An examination of the work showed that it was being done in a first class manner, and it is evident that when the structure shall bo oompieted it will be the strongest and beat thing of the kind that floats. Mr. Cronin will mako little money on the job but ho desires to maintain his reputation as a contractor, and will, he says, carry out his contract to the letter, even at a Iosb to himself. A number of ship and dock buflders, whe havo examfned the specifications and the work, say that tbey do not see how the bath can bs built for the money. It is certainly a saving job for the city, and the Eastern District will havo the benefit of it.

MORE MONEY WANTED. There is not sufficient of tho appropriation left for tho construction of another bath house, and there does not seem to be a disposition on the part of the authorities to raise any more just now. Alderman Kenna has had several interviews with the Mayor and Controller on the subjeot, and has proposed that an appropriation be made, which, together with the $9,000 now on hand, will be sufflciont to provide a house for the Western District, but thus far he has been unable to have such an item inserted in the budget. It is probable that the matter will lay Over until next year, and it will be two yoara beforo tho Western District has a bath house. Tho one for the Eastern District will be oompieted so late in the season that it cannot be used until next Summer.

ROSE MICHEL." The Bono ot Theatrical Contention for the Season of 1875 8. A new French author, Mr. Blume, about a year ago, wrote a play entitled ''Rose Michel." It was accepted and played at one of the theatres in Paris, and met with fair success. It is a melodrama of no great merit in itself, and, as played In Paris, of very doubtful morality. It was played by actors whose abilities aro far above the requirements of the play, and their acting gave it its chief value.

BALE OP THE PLAY TO SHOOK AND PALMER. For the exclusive right to the production of this play in the United States, Messrs. Shook and Palmer negotiated directly with the author. He stated his terms, they aocepted those terms and paid them. One proviso of the sale la that Mr.

Blume shall not give the piece for publication for two years subsequent to tho salo to Messrs. Shook and Palmer. This was agreed to on tho part of Mr. Blume, and forms one of the terms of tho exeouted contract. SALE OP THE PLAY IN ENGLAND.

The English right to the play was sold by Mr. Blume to Mr. Clarke. That sale contained proviso on tho part of the author that Mr. Clarke should not havo the piece published, and should neither sell nor give it to any one else.

This proviso tho author put in the English contract to further protect the rights he had sold to Messrs. Shook and Palmer, for theHJnited States. THE PIRATED COPY IN THIS COUNTRY. When he returned from England, Mr. Horace Wall, of tho firm of Simmonds A Wall, dramatlo agents, brought to New York an English copy of this play, averred to have been purchased from the purohaser to the English right.

This copy Mr. Daly bought from Mr. Wall, and has expressed his determination to play in New York. Prior to hia purohase of the play from Mr. Wall, Mr.

Palmer of the Union Squara, informed Mr. Daly, by letter, that Shook and Palmer had purchased the exolusive American right from the author himself, and of their determination to produce it. Mr. Daly telegraphed to Mr. Blume for confirmation of Mr.

Palmer's confirmation Mr. Blume Bent by return wire. Nevertheless, Mr. Daly did purchase the copy of Mr. Wall, and in print an nounced that he would produoe it.

Mr. Wall had Btated he had paid the English purchaser for the copy. Mr. Palmer wrote to England and received for reply that tho English holder had never sold a copy to Mr. Wall nor anybody else, and that ho had never received a cent from Mr.

Wall. THE PROPRIETY RIGHT THE EQUITY. It is on this state of facts that Messrs. 8hook and Palmer base their proprietary right to the play. Thoy are on this showing (which is theirs) the only parties in America from whom the author has received a cent, the only parties to whom he has conveyed, for a consideration he himself named, the rightB to his play in the United States.

They admit the non existence of copyright securities to the French author; but claim the exclusive possession of what exclusively they have paid for. In the bollef that this proprietary right will be sustained by tho Courts as it was in the oase of The Two Orphans," prior to the publication of that play by its authors, they fully intend to apply for an injunction restraining Mr. Daly from producing the pieoe, or indeed any one else attempting to produoe it here. On their statement, which they certainly sustain by the letters, contract and telegrams referred to, the equities of the oase are with them, however the law may decide the issue. PRIZE FIGHTERS EUCHRED.

Rumors were current in "Dutchtown" yesterday that a prize fight between two "plugs" of tho Sixteenth Ward was on the tapis and would take place but night. The rendezvous of the principals and their friends is in the vicinity of Zindle's Park, Broadway and Throop avenue, in whioh vicinity Deteotive Ihne happened most tnoonvenlontly for the pugilists. They feared the officer knew of their plans and accordingly deferred the muscular contest indefinitely. BOWLIKO HATCH. On Monday evening next the new alleys recently put up by George Giehl, at the Mammoth Oar den, corner of Scholes and Lorimer streets, will be the the scene of a series of prize bowling matches.

The first prize is a gold watoh second, a $20 gold pieoe third, a silver watoh fourth and fifth, $10 an $5 respectively. John Percy Examination Before Justice Walsh. The Case AdjournedPercy Fights for His Liberty. In Justice Walsh's court this morning, John Percy waa placed on trial on chargo of forgery preferred by District Attorney Wlnobestor Britton. Mr.

John Cooney appeared for Paroy, and Asslntant DlBtrlct Attorney Snell conducted the proseoution. Tho ohargo alleges that Peroy forged certain signatures to some affidavits used on a motion before Judge Gilbert, on March 13th last, in a case In which William Sparks was the plaintiff, and William B. Clark, the defendant. It seems that the signatures attached to the affidavit wore genuine in themselves, but had not been affixed by the writers to the affidavits in question it is charged that Percy cut the signatures from other papers and then pasted them on the affidavit. The affidavits ware offered in evidence by Mr.

SnoU and were marked exhibit A. The first witness sworn was Mr. George G. Barnard, who said I am Deputy County Clerk of Kings County, papers shown me were filed in the County Clerk's ofilce on May 14, 1876 the signature shown to me on this paper Is not my signature, it was not written by me I am a duly appointed Commissioner of Deeds I should judge that this indorsement of Justice Gilbert's ia in the Judge's handwriting. Cross examined Exhibit A comes from the file in the County Clerk's office my signature on this paper iB Genuine I do not know the contents of the affidavit which my signature as Commissioner of Deeds is attached it is not my habit to scrutinize the contents of affidavits, I know the defendant, and remember swearing him at various times to affidavits within the last two months.

George L. Fox sworn My signature is genuine on exhibit but I never signed that paper the signature has been cut out from another paper and pasted on to exhibit A. Cross oxamined I know Mr. Sparks by Bight think I swore him to an affidavit in Haroh last; can't say whether what I swore Mr. Sparks to was inclosed in other papers or not; I have a reooUeotion that the affidavit to which I swore Mr.

Sparks was in similar handwriting to the one here shown; I did not Bign tho paper and do not know the contents ot It, Mr, Snell then stated that he was unable to proceed with the case further to day, aa his principal witness, and the one by whose evidence he intended to prove Mr. Percy's guilt, was absent and sick, and he, there tore, asked that the ease Bhould be adjournep. Mr. Cooney objected to the adjournment. It was manifest that there was no evidence to establish the oharge.

The defense could prove that Mr. Percy did not present these in Court at all, and therefore that there was no criminal offense committed, and it was unfair to adjourn the case any longer. It was not right that Percy should be looked up in jail to gratify either the spite of any particular person or of a corporation. The defendant was a man of 70 years of age, and there was no excuse for the District Attorney not being ready. Mr.

Snell stated that the witness could not corns because he was sick. Mr. Percy They have not BUbpened him. Mr. Snell We have.

Mr. Peroy We demand proof of the service. Justice Walsh Mr. Percy, this oase will have to go over. Mr, Percy It is death for me to be looked up in a cell all this time; I hope your Honor won't adjourn it.

Judge Walsh I shall have to sot it over. Mr. Percy Then we demand the name of this witness, and we win subpena him ourselves. Judge Walsh You are not entitled to tho name of witnesses on tho part of the prosecution. Peroy I submit, your Honor, that we ought to have his name and proof of the service of the subpena.

Mr. Snell I've got the proofs and Juage Walsh This case must go over, the District Attorney cannot produce an Important witness. Percy Your Honor, the District Attorney, in the judgment of law, is not entitled to any more indulgence than any one else. Judge Walsh No matter. I shall set this oase over until Thursday morning at ten o'clock.

Percy was then remanded back to jail. THE INSANE. Cruelty in the County Asylum. Some Additional Particulars Given by Mr. Magee A Card from Assistant Pastor Halltday.

Mr. Nelson Magee, who has called attention through the columns of the Eaole to the treatment which patients in the Kings County Lunatlo Asylum receive, by a citation of his own wrongs, was waited upon, last evening by a reporter from this paper. Mr. Mageo is about thirty yoars of age, slenderly built, and probably not above tho middle height. He looks like a mechanic.

His face is not an uncommon one, and wears a startled, nervous look. His speeoh betokens a man of some education. Ho talks intelligently, fluently and grammatically. There oan be no doubt of his sincerity. The hearer is convinced that tho man before him, who is reciting the horrora of an insane asylum, believes all that he says.

There ap pears on the surface no effort to weave a story from imaginary fragments, but he Impresses ono from the start with, and holds you to the conviction through, a narration which is exceedingly revolting in many of its details, that ho iB statlug only what he haa heard and seen. He disclaims aU vindictive motives. Certainly, he doesn't look the man who would Intentionally wrong his fellow man. His deportment ia gentle, even to a womanly degreo. He acta or if the interest of truth and the fulfillment of a sacred duty of helping hia former associates in the Flatbush Asylum, impelled him to reveal the maltreatment to which he says they have been and are still, for all he knows, subjected.

The conversation between him and the reporter lasted for more than two hours; but many of the details of Mr. Magee's statement In regard to the treatment of patients by nurses as well ai In his own case, were so vory filthy and indecent that the Eaolb refrains from publishing them, and reproduces only the substance of the conversation Beporter Mr. Magee, I have been sent by the Eaole to question you on the communication concerning your treatment in the Lunatio Asylum at Flatbush. Mr. Magee If you will take a ohalr, I will give you all the particulars you may require and I can give.

Reporter Well, Mr, Magee, when did you leave the Lunatlo Asylum? Mr. Magee Tuesday, July 27. Beporter On what day were yon abused in the man ner stated in your communication to the Eaole 1 Mr. Magee It was on Wednesday, the 11th day of July. Beporter That was visiting day at the Asylum.

Mr. Magee Yes. Beporter Did you see a lady in the hall on that dayT Mr. Magee I saw one. Beporter Did you use any indecent language in her hearing? The reason why I ask you this question, Mr.

Magee, is that the nurses are said to state that the origin of the trouble was with you in offering an in sult to some woman who was visiting the hall. Mr. Magee That is not cotrect, the insdxt which led to the abuso was given at dinner. Beporter By the way, tall mo first, In what hall were you oonfined what was the number Mr. Magee It was haU No.

8. Beporter Now, tell me where and when the trouble originated Mr. Magee We were at dinner in the dining hall. One of tha found fault with the food I re marked that I would rather have soma milk instead of what I was eating. The nurse hearing me say this made use of a remark that was insulting to my wife.

Beporter Would you state what the remark was Mr. Magee repeated it, but decency prohibits its publication. None but the most abandoned creature wonld have used such obscene and brutal language. Beporter What is the name of the nurse who thus addressed you Mr. Magee I would much rather not give his name, for I have no desire to get him into trouble.

Later on, however, in the conversation, the reporter learned that the nurse's name who ia charged with the vile insult is Henry, He is the Junior nurse. George is the name ot his associate, and senior. They are both Germans. Reporter Did you repeat the filthy remark mads by Henry, and, under what circumstances, In presence of a lady, and what was your object in doing so 1 Mr. Magee About an hour after dinner, I saw Henry in the hall and said to him Come here, Henry, I want to speak with you.

You insulted my wife at the dinner table to day, and you must not do it again." He told mo to be silent, oalled me a Irish eon and told me to go into the back hall where tne strong rooms are, At this juncture I saw a lady ia the room of a patient, Mr. Moralis. I think she was hia wife, but am not certain. I thought she was a married woman, and would have sympathy with a man resenting an Insult to his wife, and therefare repeated the remark made by Henry about my wife so that she might hear it, and interest herself to save me from further annoyance. No sooner had I done so than Henry laid hands on me and called George, the other nurse, to assist him in putting me in the back hall.

refused to go because my room waa fa the front hall, and I had done nothlna Ihat Justified them placing me in the former place, where the worse patients were always confined, gf.obge kicked and struck me, and was aided by Henry in doing to. I have seen it Btatedthat I bit him in thewriat, I am very certain that I did nothing of the kind. My nails were very long, and when I caught hold of him by the wrist to save myaeir from his blows, tney prooaoiy ion an impression there whioh might have resembled a bite, Henry bJbo struck and kicked me repeatedly. Mr. Lyons, one of the natlents.

who is aano on, every Bubject except that he'believes himBelf to be the Pope and has power to dispense blessings, told me to go with the nurses or they would kill mo. Ioonsented to go with him, but as I waa prepared to do so, George seized me Dy tne two feet and some one eiso wu body, and I was dmoonii into ono of tho etrong rooms in the back hall. Henry took mo by the throat and almost choked me with one hand, while his other struck me the face. George aaid to me. "Now for tfci.

vnu WiU not see your this aflemnnn." meaning my wife. They then went to wm and put the jacket on mo. About this time Frank Le SaUe, a keeper from another hall, eamo to oave me a in me stem aoh, while I waa down and had the jacket on. I had done nothing to Frank, nor did he look like one who would bo guilty of such cruelty. I think ho was encouraged by the othjrs.

When the other nurses said that I was the dest i to flaht in tne nau, raua iouow ed the remark ud with a kick. In putting the Jacket on GmSs nrd hi. three times on tho small of my hnt. whinh nn and laced me so tightly that I could scaroely move. They then sent me to the wash house tn wash nff (ho Mood from myiace.

ueorge, while washing me, etruok me three times and ropeated lv oalled ma an Irish son He also asked me why I appealed to Mr. Lyons as a Catholio7 I think THEY THOTTOHT I WAS A OATHOMO, because being a man of liberal views I need to associate with the Catholics in thehaU and discuss religious matters. And when I saw Lyons coui.ug Ww.iu his looks, that he was going to 'm ualn'd me, and I aaid to him: "Aren't you a OathoUe?" But Henry oame lata tha whon Goorgo aaked me why Yesterday Justice Pratt, of the Supreme Court, confirmed the referee's report in the suit of Seth Nickerson against his wife, Rebecoa Nickerson, for absolute divorce. The history of the oase reveals a depth of degradation that speaks ill for human nature. The plaintiff in the case is a sea captain, commanding tho schooner Victor, which is engaged in the trado between South America and New York.

This employment necessitated his being absent from homo for months at a time. In 1861 be married the woman from whom he is now divorced, and they lived together until abont a year and a half ago. Two children were born unto them, a girl and a boy, the latter being about nine yoars old and the other about throe. A little over a year ago, Nickerson began to suspect that his wi'e was not conducting herself properly. They lived in Broollyn, and during his absence on his voyages to and from South America, she was, of course, left to do as she pleased.

He communicated his suspicions to bis employer, the owner or agent of tho vessel, and a detective was finally placed in charge of tho case. The detective went over to Jersey City aud found out that Mrs. Mekerson was in the habit of visi ing a lily friend in that city and thaMhey spent a great dea time together. Also that they had two male friends, one a printer named O'Brien, and the other a man named Will, both living in New York. The case was still further worked up, and eviionco enough accumulated to warrant proceedings for divorce.

O'Brien was Bumnioned as a witness, and in Mb testimeny Bwore that Wise had introduced him to Mrs. Nickerson in the Jersey City ferryhouse; that he had met her frequently after that, and that she had been unfaithful to her marriage vows, and that at one time she asked him for money, and ho promised to give her Bom The suit was brought in the Supreme Court, and 'tho matter sent to E. T. Wood, as a referee to take testimony and report. He reported in favor of the plaintiff, and yesterday the decree of absolute divorce was filed.

THE ALDERMEN. A. Brief Session This A.ftern.oon. Report of" the Raili'oad oimnitt The Common Council met this afternoon, Aid. OTtielly, President pro In the chair.

Some debate ensue 1 as to whether the meeting was special or an adjourned meeting, and was anally determined to be the former. The report of the Railroad Committee upon the proposed route for the Brooklyn Elevated Silent Safety Railroad being the special order of business, Aid. Fisher, President of the Committee stated, that the Committee had no report to make but would report progress. They should report adversely to the selection of Washington street and Myrtle avenue, as a route for the proposed road for the reason that Washington street was to be widened and used as an approach to the Bridge and on ajyrtle avenue the proposal to place the road ou that thoroughfare had arouse i an opposition and created feelings in regard to prjp crty that rendered the selection of that route inadvisable The company had not decided upon a route, and the Ci'uimiltec did not desire to forco oneupou them, cud tht relorc the Commitiee would only report pro (jreps. 'lhe Board then adjourned until the first Wednesday in September.

FOSTER BROTHERS. A satisfactory Settlement ot Ailairk Expected. tlicir Since the failure of the firm of Foster BrotherF, carpet deul of No. 309 Fulton street, was announced several wcekB ago, efforts have been made by the members of the firm to effect a satisfactory settlement of their difficulties. The first step in this direction was taken when the aesignoient made i July 30 to Mr.

Lyman H. Gill for the benen of tte creditors. Lately a proposition was made to the creditors to settle with them for fifty cents on the dollar on their liabilities. This proposition, Mr. Gill stated to an Eaole reporter this morning, had been accepted by the heaviest creditors.

It yet remains to gain the conaant of the smaller credito" the firm, which is expected will be gained in a day or two. Should this re3ult bo attained there is every prospect of the business ol the firm be iug continued on the old ba AX EFFOKT TO 1S0B LAMB. The Conicdiau Slakes a Complaint to tho Police. Mr. Lamb, the well known comedian, called at Tolice Headquarters last night and informed the sergeant in chargo that au effort had beeu made by burglars on Sunday night to enter his house.

The marks of their tools were visible on the back door, where they had been trying to spring the and one of the burglars was frightened off while trying to iffect an entrance by the scuttle. Mr. Lamb resides on Wyckofl street, near Hoyt. He says that several of his neighbors have also reaEon to believe that there is a company of burglars operating in their vicinity. A deteotive has been detailed to attend to the matter.

Mr. Lamb is of the opinion that "any burglar, a house to be the residence of an actor, trios to enter it by force must be a fool because there is never anything in such places worth stealing." O. OF O. F. (irand Lodge of the State of New York.

TheE. W. Grand Lodge of the State of New York convened in annual session this forenoon The Grand Lodge met in the large hall of Tammany HaU. There were no special decorations beyond a bust of the Icte P. G.

Sire John A. Kennedy, which was placed on a pedestal to the left of the chair. At the opening there were quite a number of prominent brethren present. The Grand Lodge having been purged of all persons not entitled to a seat, then the Grand Master declared the Grand Lodge open for business, the following grand officers being present John F. Stebbins, M.

W. Grand Master John F. Van Wort, K. W. Grand War den Charles V.

Clark, B. W. Grand Seoretary Edwin S. RalphB, R. W.

Grand Treasurer John Horthor, It. W. Grand Chaplain pro Peter H. Jobes, B. W.

Grand Marshal John Hager, R. W. Grand Guardian Wm. Madden, John W. Grand Representatives.

The Grand Lodge was opened with a fervent prayer by the R. W. Grand Chaplain, Brother Gowing, who, in the course of his invocation, feelingly alluded to the death of G. M. Vandervoort.

The M. W. Grand Master then announced tho Standing Committee for this Session. Credentials P. G.

Job. Ash, Terry, D. C. Bridge. Election of Grand Officers W.

L. Gibson, Bedleman, J. D. Neal, P. H.

Waterman, Leo L. Stow, J. Schom berg. L. K.

Bingham, C. Wells, A. A. Avery. Certificate G.

L. Legree, G. A. Williams, A. P.

Ma Eon, J. Irwin. Returns of Subordinates August Beckman, B. Ku benB, Peers, H. C.

A. Kaaschan, Wm. Esmay, N. L. Warsawer, N.

M. Stonur, C. A. Barker, G. H.

Buck well. Official Visitation P. G. M. Ralphs, Elijah White, Jrmes A.

Aitkin. While the Committee were deliberating, the seats were distributed. R. W. Fred.

Botsford, Grand Secretary of the Crand Lodge of Connecticut, was introduced and received with the grand honors. Dl'MlAX, SHERMAN AISD CO. Nothing has been done to day, and probably nothing will be done for Borne days, in the matter of filing of his bond by Duncan, Sherman As Bignee, Judge 8hipman. Judge Robinson has the firing of the amount of the bond, under consideration; and as the statute is not peremptoryas to the amount, will doubtless exercise proper discretion in fixing it at a reasonable figure; taking into consideration the business character and standing of the assignors, and the confidence to which the position of the as3igner entitles hin MONEY MARKET. Will ST31EET, August 173 P.

M. Among the sales between calls and at the second board were Central Pacific bonds, 102 ditto land grant, 90 Union Pacific land grant, ditto sinkiDg fund, 9Ga9B5. Northwest carsols, 98 Boston, Hartford Erie, 1st, 24 United States new Go's coupon; 118 Michigan Central, 63i Delaware, Lackawana Western, 121 Atlantic Pacific Telegraph, 21. Gold exchange bank clearinga, $15,198,000 gold balancos, $350,989 currency balances, $965,157. Gold has been quiet this afternoon and entirely without feature.

Tho price ranged between 113 and 113K. The bears in Pacific Mail a numerous, and it is reported that the leading speculator haa freely sold the stock on the reportB of damage to tho City of Peking. The vessel is doubtless greatly injured, but can be repaired, tnd the moBt that the bears have yet been able to do is to send the stock downward about 2 per cent, from the highest price of a few days ago. The stock market was weak between calls, but recovered at lhe board, and was moderately strong. Lake Shore was the moat active.

3:15 P. M. Gold closed steady, and stocks were strong with an advance in St. Paul Preferred as the feeature of the late business. A oney loaned at IX P6? cent.

The foUowing table shows the course of the gold and stock markets for the day upening. HietiOBC uwest. uiostng. liss mn 113 113 Gold N. Y.

On. A Hudson. Harlem Erie Union Paclfio Wabash Lake Shore Col. C. 4 I.

Northwestern Northwestern Rock Island St. St. Paul oreferred Ohio and Mew Jersey Hannibal and St Joe, Western Union Pacific Hall 15 UV, 73 MM MX 108 4 373 73if i 108 87 mfi m. ml KM 84 4f 87. 1S 24" 38H ivt 24 37: Panama The following table BhowB the bid quotations for Gov rrnment bonds at the respective calls First oecono call.

120 121 11BX 1UH IKH 115 Third oall. 1214 116 115j 11R4 mi ne 118 1204 WK 121 121 ma 118 UV, call. U. 8. 6's, 1881, registered J20g V.

8. 1881, coupon U. 8. 6's, 1881. coupon.

)f V. S.6 20'8. 1862, 11U it R.l's.l864.reeistered.... I15J4 II. 8.

6 20's. UMf U.B.MO's, 1865, uSj ID'S nn IQCt nmtnm, 11 118X 11854 U8K 120M 121 121 il. 118 128 D.RoWalSK.VTregi.tered.. U.S. 5 20's, 1866, n.ooupon....

118g 17. s. 5.20'a. 1867. laosf U.

B.5 20's, 1867, U. S. 5 20's, 1868, 181 O.S.6.20's,1868,onpon 121 V. 8. 10 40's, registered H4X g.

8. 10 40's, oonpon U. 8. Oarrenor BUM The Most Exciting Arrest Ever, Made in Brooklyn. A Man Pursued by tho Police Swims Out in a Deep Water Pond, Upsets the Boat the Offlcor Takes Out to Capture Him and Tries to Drown the Officer Four Thousand Spectators that the Mounted Police Couldn't Control.

One of the most exciting arrests ever made this city was made last night about dusk by an officer of the mounted squad and BoundBman Metcajf of the Tenth Precinct. About half past six o'clock, Officer Weiserman, of the Mounted Squad, was patrolling Union street when he saw a couple of fighting in the centre of the lot which is bounded by Sackett and Union streets and Third and Fourth avonues. The names of these men were John Ennls and John Carroll. Ennis lives at the corner of Bond and First streets, and Carroll at the corner of Douglass and Fourth streets. At tho time that Weiserman first saw these men fighting they were surrounded by quite a large crowd, and this was constantly augmenting.

It seemB that both men had had a quarrel in a Tenth Ward liquor Btore, and had agreed to fight it out on the lot in question, and so to all intents and purposes a regular prize fight was in progress, for it is understood that bets were made on the combatants. The officer reined up his horse, and rode down into the lot to atop the fight, and as soon as the crowd saw him coming they all dispersed running in different diractlons. Officer Werlerman kept his eye on Ends and Carroll and galloped after Ennig first, who made fox Douglass Btrcet. Finding that the horseman was gaining on him Ennis ran into a house on the corner of DouglasB Btreet aud Fourth avenue, and there attempted to secrete himself, but Weiserman caught him before he could hide. Weiserman handed Ennis over to Officer Evans, who took htm to the Tenth Precinct Station House.

The mounted man then got on his horse and went for Carroll. Carroll ran acrosB the lots and tried to go into Buch places that he thought the horse would not be able to cross, but before he could get near a fence or through a house, Weiserman was upon him. At this time Carroll was running toward Douglass Btreet in front of him was a largo pond formed by the sunken lots and raised streets, and which contained about fifteen feet of water. This pond is bounded by Douglass Btreet and Third and Fourth avenues, and Carroll seeing that Weiserman would bo down upon him, PMJNQED INTO THE POND, first throwing oil his vest and hat. He was an excellent swimmer, and he struck out for a portion of the water where a lot of large rushes grew, and Bwlmmlng Into the middle of these, he managed to get into a part where they were so thick, that without any exertion on his part tbey would sustain his weight in the water.

Be aat quietly there, and put his fingers up to hia nose at Weiserman, who sat on his horse at the edge of the pond, and was for the time in a quandary, By this time the pond waa surrounded by people there must have been as many as four thousand people present, and the sympathies of every one of the crowd was with tho man in the rushes. They Jibed at Weiserman, and told him to scoop his horse's inside out and make a boat out of htm they also desired to know from Weiserman whether he would accept the temporary loan of a washtub to paddle out to the man with. All these things tended to gall the mounted man, and he got his nerve up, and he swore by the heavenB above and the earth beneath that he'd hare that man yet. He then sent up to the station house for men, and a3 soon aB he had dispatched his messenger ho procured an old boat from a man who lived on the bank of this pond and launched it. Hero was another quandary; there were no oars, and when the peoplo found this out and saw the fix that Weiserman was in, they set up such a shout of delight that that part of Brooklyn, at least, haa never experienced before.

This maddened WeiBerman, who, instead of waiting until a polo or something could bo obtained, foolishly shoved of the boat and tried to paddle it with his hands. QUICK TIME. Some idea as to how he succeeded in this may bo obtained from the fact that ho was two hours before he bad got his boat to Carroll, and had lauded his prisoner on tho shore. Ab soon as he pushed off his Blow ctforts to propel the boat waa received with jeering derision on the part of the crowd, they took it all in good part, so far, for while they did not want to sea Carroll arrested, yet they did not attempt any violence to tho policeman. As soon, therefore, as he had shoved his boat from the shore, Carroll's friends shouted, "Now's your time, Jaok Swim over hero to this side and skip.

That of a cop can't get after you in a week." This was a fact. Carroll could have swam over to the opposite side and Weiserman would have been next to helpless in his boat, for ho would have lost ten or fifteen minutes in reaching tho shore again. Just, however, aB Carroll was going to strike out for his liberty, up came the Mounted Reserve, and how the magnificent horses did make the dust fly as they came down Fourth avenue, neck and neck, at full gallop This stopped Carroll's further movemonts, for the police surrounded the pond. Sergeant John Eason was in command, and he took care that the space waa properly guarded. And now the temper of tho immense crowd changed.

Before, they saw a chance for Carroll, as they termed it, "to skip," but now it was merely a of timo as to when the officer would roach aud arrest him. The officer's puny efforts to paddle a clumsy boat with his hand was no longer looked upon in good humor, because Carroll was secured. Tho orfloer had offensive epithets showered upon him and was cursed with a vim and sincerity that was astonishing and then from words the rougher portion of the crowd proceeded to shower etoues at the solitary man in the boat. Sergeant Eason direcjed his men to try and find a man who threw any sort of a misallo and arrest him, but this was an impossibility in that immense crowd, no sooner was the officer's back turned than a stono would be thrown and Weiaemcrman was struck several times. At last he got to the rushe3 and pulled his boat along toward Carroll.

A BBAVE OFFICES. At this time Roundsman Metcalf who had divested himself of aU his loose clothing plunged into the poad and being an excellent swimmer soon reached his brothor officer in the boat and clambered into it. By this timo Werseman had reached Carroll and had pulled him into the boat, but could not do anything more, because Carroll, incited by the crowd tried to upset the boat, so that Werseman had all he oonld do to bail the water out of tho boat with his cap, and try to keep Carroll from upsetting it. He was thus happily engaged when Metcalf swam to the rescue and as soon as the rouudsman got into the boat, of course, Carroll was mastered. Then came the slow and tedi ous paddling to get the boat to shore again, for the Increased weight made it trebly hard.

All this time some people in the crowd were throwing atones at the men until they wore told to stop by Carroll's friends for fear of hurting Carroll. At last, when the boat was about fifty feet from tho shore and where the water was about ten feet deep, a man yelled out, Carroll, upset the boat "Shall I dump the 7" Carroll replied. over with them," was shouted, and sure enough Carroll tried to sway tho boat so as to upset it; Roundsman Metcalf clung on to him like a vice, Dut the Bhaklng of the boat could not be prevented, no matter how fast Metcalf held Carroll, and this gentle man at last made a show of trying to wrestle with Metealf, and the consequenoe was that the combined weight of the three was thrown on one Bide during the struggle, and over she went. Carroll being an expert swimmer, managed to free himself, and he coolly paddled round the boat, watching Motcalf's exertions to turn the boat right Bide up and to save WeBSerman (who could not Bwim) from drowning, and had it not been for Metcalf, he certainly would have gone under. The roundsman's exertions to sustain Wesserman's bead above water until he oonld turn the boat over were really commendable.

At last the boat was righted and Carroll dragged into It, and finally paddled into the shallow water, and then the dripping roundsman got out and pushed the skiff to the shore. The im mense orowd surged round the point of landing, and Sergeants Eason and Johnson immediately had to oen tie their men right there to prevent a rescue. A PEOIUNEHT OOUBT OFFICER. The returns say that some of the people were trying to incite a riot, and got the rougher portion to attempt a rescue and the report goes on to Btate that prominent amongst the men that were doing this "was an attache of one of our courts." The Eagle reporter made diligent inquiry about this, and the baBis of the statement of the police la this When Carroll was landed, one of the officers clubbed him, and Mr. Gray, who was near, said, "Don't club him don't murder the man you've got bim now, and there's plenty ot you to hold him without murdering htm." This, it eems, was taken by the police as an attempt to incite a riot, After the man had been secured the little foroe of police started off towardB the Station House, the crowd gradually lessened, and each individual disappeared as mysteriously as he bad Joined the throng In the firBt place, but there waa still a large number of roughs who followed the officers and stoned them.

Several of the mounted men were injured aa waa Joyce of the Tenth Precinct, who was struck on the bead with a piece of brick'. Finally, at the corner of Sixth avenue and St. John's Place, the mounted squid charged on the crowd and clubbed them right and left. A few minutes of this work suffioed to drive them all away, and Carroll was takes safely to the Stolon House. Teis morning Carroll and Ennis were brought before Justice Horse, each was charged with fighting in the atreets, and Officer WesBerman made an additional charge against Carroll of having attempted to take his life.

It seems that when Wesseraan reached Carroll in the rushes the latter knocked him into the water and tried to hold him down underneath the surface. The friends of the two prisoners crowded the small courtroom and efforts were made to get bail. No bail would be accepted for Carroll, who was sent to Bay mond street Jail to await his examination. The oharge against Ennls is to be tried at the same time. COUNTERFEITING.

Thirteen Dollars' WortU of the "Queer" Found by Deputy marshal DeCluc. The man named Wolf, who is now in Hay mond Btreet Jail on a charge of passing counterfeit fifty cent stamps, haa been tfnable to find ball, and no response has bean received to the telegram sent to his brother in Philadelphia, yesterday. This morning, while Deputy IT. 8. Marshal De Clue was searching one of the saloons at which Wolf had passed a counterfeit fifty cent stamp, he found twenty six of the spurious stamps lying behind a door, where they had evidently been thrown by Wolf when he found that suspicion had been aroused as to the genuineness of the money ho was spending with so much liberality.

The Secret Service officers at now busily employed following up the olue furniBhed them from the U. S. Marshal's office, and it is believed that some very startling developments are likely to be made within the next few days. Nearly all the Democratic State Commit teea are at Saratoga preparing for the meeting to morrow at the United States Hotel. Tammany Is represented by John Kelly and other prominent members.

The impression prevails that the Convention will be called At Saratoga. TOWN TAXES. Another Indignation Meeting at East New York. Further Protests Against Increasing the Assessments "Robbing the Taxpayers." A Ten Thousand Dollar Job Remarks by Prominent Property Owners, Another numerously attended meeting of taxpayers and citizcnB vras bold at Bcrnet's Assembly Rooinu, East New York, la3t night, to furthor protect against tho action of the local AsaoBaorfl, whoso courao in adding to tho valuations and incurring tho assessments ou New Lots property, haa been fully explained in tho Eaole hitherto. Tho chair wasocoupied by Mr.

Henry Wyckofl and Mr. OBcar Woinhold acted aa Secretary. A prolonged delay arose by waiting for Mr, Hobe, Chairman of tho Committer appointed at the last mooting to confer with the Assessors. Tho chair intimatod that remarks would be iu order during the interval, and tho timo was occupied by brief addresses dclivcrod by well known townsmen, among whom wero John L. Curtin and Wm.

H.Adams. Tho former accused Mr. Miller of assess ing hia own property as farm lands at $72 per lot, or $0,000 for 82 he had assessed an adjoining lot belonging to the spunk or at $250. Ho was glad Mr, Miller had announced Ms intention, in an inter view with an Eaqle reporter, not to Bwear to tho aBsossment roll, aa if ho did so, ho would bo guilty of perjury. Taxes In East New York wore much too high and greatly in excess of what they were in tho suburbs of Brooklyn.

Lots owned by him in Ralph avenuo were taxod $7.50 oach tho same property in East Now York would be taxod $70 or $30 par lot. Mr, Adams thought they were altogether in tho hands of tho assessors, and if they ran up the assessments citizens could only protest. Mr. Henry E. Back in an spoke of Mr.

Mlllor'a conscientious scruples as some thing ho could not understand, no thought that if a poor man was assessed too much the crime was as great as committing perjury. Mr. Washington Golyer, ono of the assessors, on being loudly called for, statod that ho was not a public speaker, and could only say that the taxpayers had good reason to complain, and that ho did not blame them for uniting in a demonstration. Mr. Curliu then road tho article published in tho Eaole last ovening, containing tho Interviow betweon Mr.

Horace A. Miller ami an Eaqle ruporter. When ho concludod, Mr. Hobe, who had arrived moantlmo, road tho following REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE appointed at the last meeting Your Committee appointed at the meeting on the 12th and charged to look into the matter of excessive valuation and asseasmont complained of, and to confer truo with our town assessors with a view of getting your griovancea righted, do rospectfully report That in order to ascertain whether assessment valuations havo been likewise and correspondingly raisod in tho other towns of our County of Kings, somo of your Committee havo visited and conferred with assessors and supervisors of such other towns and And and aro assured by them tbat valuations of real estato havo nowhere been raised by such assessors and even lowered to aomo extent in tho Town ot New Utrecht. They have furthermore loarned that the point advanced at last meeting, to wit, that the assessors wero, by an ordor from tho Stato Controller or State EquaU ization Committee, directed to assess property at 40 per cent of the real value is entirely erroneous, there being no law in existence visiting any State officer with power or authority, controlling tho action of local boards of assessors.

But a report of the Btate Equalization Comiultteo places the percentage of assessment valuations to real values throughout the rest of the State at 42 per whoreas it rcachod in Brooklyn to fully 60 per and there was a recommendation advanced by said Committee that a uniform rate of 40 per cent, be aimed at by assessors throughout the Stato. From Mr. Truslow, President of tho Hoard of Assessors, we get tho following figures, to wit, that of the real value of property in Kings County. Its assessed valuation for 1874 was as follows Ib Brooklyn 50 per cant. In Flatbush 83 per oent.

In FlaManda 35 per vent In Now Utrecht 35 per cent In Uravesend 35 per cent In New Lota 37 per oout' showing conclusively that in 1874 (last year) proporty in the Tornof Now Lotswae assessed two per cent, higher than In any of tho other towns. And your Committeo further find that the action of our iu raising the assessment roll of our town at least 20 per in Bomo individual cases as much as 50 per cent, is entirely unwarranted, and do furthor find that while thay approve of tho recommendation of making the assessment 40 per oent. of the real value, that baaia can readily bo obtained, and will be approved and accepted without grumbling by the taxpayers of our town, if the assessors will base their valuations and calculations not upon spooulative and Illusive, but upon real, actual, bona fide cash sales and upon real, actual, permanont cash income from the properties they assess for taxes. That the assessors will listen to these suggestions and make alterations of the assessment rolls to this end, your Committee entertains a hope, yet no conviction, and they earnestly and most Impressively request and exhort every taxpayer to oall over and without delay examine the assessments at tho office of tho assessors, and where such is found unwarranted and unjust, to make objection and remonstrance and bring proper proofs and affidavits, if necessary, in support of auch objections, when we hop and trust the assessors will make auch modifications in their flgureB as will set our en rogod taxpayers at rest." On motion the report was received, and a vote of thanks tendered to the Committee for their fidelity and promptness. Mr.

Adams aaid that if the people wished to save themselves, they must awake to tho requirements of the momont. Heretofore thoy had been robbed. They had been swindled out of $10,000 on the work performed on Atlantlo avenue. He knew and could prove this fact, and would do so just so soon as ha oould place certain men on the witness stand. Applause.

They would be robbed in tho same way now, if they did not look after their interests. Mr. John McEuhan said action should be takon to relieve the taxpayers of tho imputation of dishonesty thct had been cast upon them. It was a serious matter to havo such a chargo go forth to the world through tho columns of the Eaole. They had been represented as not wishing to pay their taxes, when tho fact was that they had been paying more than was just or than they could afford, in tho present depressed condition of property.

Mr. Richard Pickering, of tho fjong Inland Record, was glad to witness a better spirit manifested by tho meeting than had been shown on the night when they assembled, previously. He was opposed, utterly, to intemperate denunciation of men who, although they had erred, might, nevertheless, ba conscientious in tho course they had taken. He owned property in the town that he thought had been assessed at too high a rate, but he would not assert that the action of the assessors, or any one of them, had sprung from corrupt motives. Ho thought the difficulty all came from the fact that Mr.

Miller and his colleagues had valued the property at the rates it would command when times were prosperous and real oatate In good demand. It would be proper to agitate the question and thereby secure their rights, but that end would never be accomplished by abuso of those who had no improper motive in the result the taxpayers deplored. Regarding the action of Mr. Miller in assessing hia own property at a lower rate than the property of hie neighbors, it was an enigma to him, and he would Bay nothing about it. On motion, the Committee appointed at tha last meeting were retained to further represent the views of the taxpayers.

The meeting then adjourned. A FRUITLESS RAID. Wlint Captain Kaiser went for to Kladame Dootz's ana Didn't Find. The Blrdu Flown and off on a Picnic. At the early hour of one o'clock this morn.

ing Captain Kaiser, with a squad of officers from tho Sixth Precinct, made a raid upon the house in Union avenne, near Grand street, kept by the notorious Madame Bootz. Complaint had been made before Justice Eames by a resident in the vicinity at the instance of the Captain, and upon that the action of the police was predicated. The house had been watched for aome time preceding in expectation that something definite aa to the movements of occupants or visitors might bo ascertained, but strangely enough an uninterrupted qnlet reigned both within and without. Only for an occasional glimmer of light or the barking of poodles that now and then emanates from the building, the place seemed untenanted. Tired with waiting for more stirring indications, Captain Kaiser, at the hour named, directed three of his men to apply for admission into the house, and.

after a brief parley with the Madame's aon, the door waa unbarred. While one officer held the portal open bis two companions, and others from the adjacent corner, entered and proceeded to search through the various rooms down and upstairs. To their amazement HOT A FEMALE WAS TO BE FOUND beneath the roof, and it must have been nute" for young Bootz when be bid the raiders a fond good night, and saw the officers move off empty handed as they had come, and evidently sorely puzzled over the situation of affairs. An explanation is found in the faot that Sfadame Bootz, with the frail damsels who make up the attractions of tho house, had yesterday gone on a picnlo to Bockaway and, fortunately for them, they stopped there over night, for reasons best known to themselves. Tho Madame la not likely to die of grief became tha wu not at homo to welcome the untima ly viaitora.

Officer McGann, of the Eighth Precinct, but evening found a pooketbook containing 3.38, Borne scraps of poetry, and lock of hair, in a Hamilton avenue oar. The property ia now at the Station Houso awaiting ldentiuMtton. would write it out myself, rather than put him to so much trouble. He Bald "Oh, will you That will be much bettor." I sat down to writo, and addressed my communication to the Hon. Board of Commissioners of Charities of Kings County.

Whon Commissioner Midas saw the address ho said That won't do. Ad dress it to mo, and I'll have th9 charges investigated privately. If you address the communication to tho Board, it will have to be read through, and there will be reporters there to gobble It up." I did as he told me. OABS FROM MR. MAGES.

The following card has been received from Mr. Magee BnonsxvN. August 17. 1875. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eaile In the Eaole of tho 16th inst.

a communication from the Superintendent of the Kings County Asylum states that my letter of the 13th was generally untrue, and in the particular of declaring the case had not been investigated. My authority for stating this particular is Commissioner Norris, on whom I called August 11, and was introduced to him by hia clerk as Mr. Magoo, who nan been at the Asylum and made the complaint of ill treatment. I asked the Commissioner if tho caso bad been Investigated, and he said it had not on aocount of the absence of Commissioner Midas, who would probably bo back in a week, and Bald, further, that the case would then be fully investigated. In the course of a Bhort conversation with Commissioner Norris I re marked that men who could not govern their passious better should not bo in charge of those helpless people, and ho remarked that if the caso on investigation was proved as I had charged, they would be dischargod lrom it.

In regard to my letter of the 13th I declare, solemulv and with sorrow, it is the truth, with several dtReustimr items of language omitted; and I oan this day namo eight other patients iu the same hall whom I have seen violently, ana some of tuo number frequently, abused. If the oitizons here interested in the causo of humanity will make the way clear for investigation, I will gladly give ray services and time to prove to unbiased minds the truth of this statement. Nelson Maoee. What Commissioner Rabcr Says. Com.

Kaber, who is a member of the Com mittee on the Asylum, was asked yesterday afternoon what he knew about the Mageo case. Ho stated substantially as follows I heard that the man had been abused, and went up to tho hall in which ho was confined, to mako inquiries. Tho nurseB told me that he had insulted a lady who was visiting the hall, and when told by them to go into hia room, he refused to do so. They then took hold of him, and aa he resisted, struck and bit them, they were oblfged in eolf defense to use violence. That is the story which they gave me.

I went to the doctor's office to make inquiries, Com, Midas, Chairman of the ABylum Committee was preBont. He told me that a written statement of the charges were made, and meant to investigate them. I have heard nothing more about the case until Mr. Magee published his statement in the Eaolbji Some JBemarks by Assistant Pastor Haliday. 58 Willow Stoeet.

August 17, 187S. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle I thank you cordially for the determination so clearly developed in your oolumns, to expose and to reform any abuse or wrong existing in connection with any branch of our city government. I was so muoh interested in the statement of Mr. Magee in raforence to bis treatment at the Flatbush Aoynim I determined to make Borne Inquiries in regard to his case, especially I had had occasion to know that the most shamoful abuses had existed in institutions in other places. From a gentleman who knew Mr.

Magee intimately I learned that he was a most quiet, inoffensive man, a gentleman and a Christian, that he was well educated and intelligent, rather disposed to melanoholly at times. Calling at Mr. Magee's residenoo on Saturday.I learned from his wife Borne of the particulars in connection with hlB case that increased the oonviotion that thero certainly could bo no imnropriety, nor injustice to any one in specially directing attention to tho management of this and other Institutions under the oave of our oity government. I have no acquaintance with either of the Commissioners who control these establishments, nor do I know any of the physicians or keepers, and I would do no one of them any harm, but it Is both the privilege and duty of every citizen to do all he can to make all these establishments humane, at least in their prevailing treatmont; and if there be any suspicion that the government is brutal, to agitate and investigate until the truth is developed. If the CommiBsionera are faithful, if they know that they have the right men in the right place, that the phyaloians aro there not for what they can make out of the place they ocoupy, but to do all tho good they can to the unfortunates whose ease ought to excite the deepest sympathy of aU.

If the Commissioners know that the keepers are kind and self controlled, as well as oourageous and firm, and not vulgar, brutal and tyrannical; If tho Commissioners keep up Buch constant and intimate surveillanoe of these great interests that they oan be and aro assured these men are what they ought to be In these trusts, then, Instead of being hurt or hindered in their dutieB they will be helped and their praise will be on every Up. But if they are remiss in their duties, if they do not often see with their own eyes, and hear with their own ears, if they are not often there at unexpected times so as to make all tho employee feel that they are under a sort of omniscience, that whatever their conduct is It will be known if this 1b not true, then these Commissioners ought to mend their was or should be superseded by men who will know by their own personal surveillance that no mere venal exercise of power exists in these asylums. Bo also I say if things are right, a development turning the real management Inside out to the publlo gaze (and it is the simplest right of those who are taxed for their support to have such a Tlew), I repeat, if It ia all right" neither doctors or keepers will be in anywise Injured. Now the phyBiciana are accused by witnesses of apparent crMi bility, with neglect, in not making thomselves accessible and kind to the patients, in leaving the keepers almost wholly without scrutiny as to their behavior toward the inmates; and if a tithing of what la said regarding the keepers is true, they would in their vulgarity and cruelty disgrace the profession of swineherd. Now, I do not know anything, personally, nor do I aver anything, except that the community will want to know what is the real truth, not upon the simple assertion of interested parties, not from some superficial examination, but from the declaration of disinterested men who have seen the bottom line.

I have aeon and conversed with Mr. Magee, and no one, however sagacious, can talk with him without feeling thai they are speaking to a man worthy of credence and sympathy. He waa not a pauper patient, but his board was paid. I doubt if he should have been in any asylum, but that it waa rather hospital treatment that he needed. He waa brought up in Berkshire County, and has testimonials of the best description of what he haa always been.

In the army during the war he was wounded at Port Hudson and lay in the sun for five or six hours after the fight, from which he has suffered in the head every Summer since. He Is evidently Industrious and ambitious, Saying strict attention to business. Several weeks since brought from New York a package weighing aome sixty pounds, and the weather being very warm, he got overheated which affeoted his head so as to produce temporary derangement, his regular physician advising his being sent to the hospital but after his leaving an attack of greater severity coming on, he was Bent as a pay patient to FlatbuBh, Yours for the unfortunate, 8. B. Hallidat.

Mayor Hunter moving; for Investigation. Mayor Hunter proposes to have a full investigation of the charges of Mr. Nelson Magee, lately an Inmate of the Flatbush Insane Asylum. Hia Honor has written the following lettor to Mr. Magee with the view of bringing on the investigation, Maiob's Oitioe, Out Hll, Bbookltn, August 16, 1875.) A'efam Jfagu, Ah.

3 Park place, V. Deab Sir Your letter to the editor of tho Bbooklyh Eaole in regard to your treatment in tho Kings County Insane Asylum, has given a severe shock to the whole community, and it is one that cannot be abated or calmed without full investigation and strict scrutiny. These your case must have, and I desire a personal interview with you at your'earliest convenience. Very respectfully, J. W.

Hunter, Mayor. MILITABY MATTERS. The officers of the' Thirty second Eegiment have adopted a fatigue uniform the same as is worn in the regular army. Company Twenty eighth Begimont, which was reoently organized by Captain Anthony Hesee, has obtained new uniforms and a complete outfit. A game of base bail is to be played at the Oapltolino Grounds on Crlday between Company Thirteenth Begiment, and Company Thirty second Kegiment.

SCHOOL FESTIVAL. The annual festival and picnic of the E. D. Turner School took place yesterday at the High Ground Park. Wm.

Vollmeyer, the Principal, and his young oharges spent the day In a round of amusements, and and It was an open question whether young people or their teachers enjoyed or entered into tho spirit of the occasion the most. The Committee of Arrangements consisted of Messrs. Francis Deok, Max Brill and Otto Schnoeloch. NEW VARIETY THEATRE. Mr.

James D. Carton announces that he will open a variety theatre at Union Hall, Junction of Division avenue and Clymer street, on tho 30th inat. He has heretofore been attached to the Grand Central Theatre troupe, and ia taken with the idea that ho can run a show with more profit to himself than to assist another man. The Continental Social Club of the Sixteenth Ward, on Sunday last, wont to Kwuaoher Nolten's Atlantlo Hotel, at Bockaway, on their annual plonio. Among other organizations ef a similar character represented waa the Jans on Coterie..