Show OUR MHwn > vn < ulrll Iortlr lke IIH llual UIIrl tn th ecrlltlr or Ihe Nln WABIUNOTOV NovAdmirnl Porter his submitted to tho Secretary of tlio Navy his report orauodj inn suggestions for pro noting efficiency in thonnvy Ho Bays that In reUnbitntiiiR tho there is rehnhlntillg navy no subject or the work of more considerntlon than that tmt or homo defense llo considers it of vastly vnsty more interest nt the present moment than tho construction of cruisers nnd ironclads now laid up nt City 1oiut Wo require for the navy the Vdmirnl slid tho following classes of easels which wi at least enable us to show that wo lmo n system oven if our ships do not equnl in peed those of foreign powers The first lass should bo represented by vessels of not leRI than Go nor more thnn 8000 tons nnd iblo to mako for n Cow hours n speed of 1 < i tnots 1 ho second class should bo vessels of not less than 4 TOO nor more thnn fijOOO tons able to make for n few hours n speed AIeed of 1 knot tho vessels of tho second class o servo nsllacshipson I foreign stations iho iird i clnss should bo vessels n 000 tons iblo to raako for n fow hours n speed of 18 tnots iho Admiral remarks that it is iroposed to construct a n knot gunboat arrying four funa Cl lsl vessel ho says could not overtake nnything nnd a power ful Chinese gnnbo it would bo loss than n natch for her I H slid that Luropoan owera hnvo built ironclads without regard t iIli g itt o future uniformity I BO that it would bo n iflicult matter to mako any formation lines f battle Iho United btates is making mis i iiltes l of tho same character by It 1IgFni BO nony different classes of vessels nt tho outlet out-let without knowing whether nn > of them vill meet tho requirements of tho cruiser of tho present dav Io nation ho says can dispense with forts but it is bettor to cpend upon tho navy to protect our coasts a tl istoid rol maintaining osEr small n foroo of iron clods nn wo hnvo nt present Lvory onr wo should construct three or four oublo turreted monitors no matter if woo wo-o not build any cruisers m tho meantime lurmng his attention to tho subject of rJ tot orpedo boats Admiral Porter snya that ho ms seen enough of torpedoes to know that two or throo hundred pounds of guncotton cotton exploded under n ship no natter eh fcd her Bize is bound 10 sink hor ur place her OS ileiombat nnkeoingenuilj if stimulated bj n pros > ect of Buillcient reward would no doubt soon give ua I superior torpedo Ho com monds tho Lnokson torpedo nnd aaya whit vo require to hro suoh I torpedo is the fust cst vessel in tho world Iho report treats of tho reorganization of the different > rnnches of the Navy nnd especmllv of ho I Navy Dopirtment This reorganization I ho insists must tlllt plnco soonoi or later and whoever achieves BO great n victor will deserve tho thanks of the country iho Vilmirnl takes strong ground In favor of government encouraging private ship yards of tho country b > giving them all tho work possible to enable them to im irovo their plants BO that in timoof war hov cm uid tho government in building nndrepurmg vessels erH also 1IR government iron shipbuilding jnrds tlctlumloH sccoml I rial Niw IOBK Nov Jjhe second trial of rthur 1 filcQuade Alderman neousod of being offered a bribe in consideration of his volo 01 thollioadwny Surfaco llailroad rnnthi80 vuis Uxod to begin to day When 1 mass of enter peoplo went hurrjmg up the stairs of tho Court of General Sessions they found before tho doors of part No 1 a bar with n sliding gate llojond this no one was admitted except court oiUcfcrs jurors roportera nnd tho accused with I his counsel MoQuudo talked pleasantly with l his conu Bol nmong whom vvns Itiohnrd Nowcomb despite rumors Hint ho hnd withdrawn from tho case Uihtnot Attornoj Jlnrtino with liisnssistnntB 1 ellows and Niokoll weio on liand onrlj Itecordor bmilh opened court at 10 in a m |