The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-26

citizens aad that hereby Isdes ourssvss to rsmsn
~ tnen hs1aAr whessvsr thsr names are presented
Resoivsd, Thst those Aldermen and As,i.t.nt Alder
ward, have proved thessvss traitors to the ctseni
mo mo vassa ,or thsn and 70 the prneplss upon which
Reeivsd sttAs thaaka Of the entire psopls arc due
g .Aidermsn Goegh ana Buckingham, end Assistant
Atdermen AAynord Morrill, and Perry, for their praise
ffaudulsntly elected in ths rirst ward. :" - -
PURIFY .ss n 4. Ssy ss1
the time IA. come for tho organization Of Secrst vgi
lance Committee for the purpose of securing rights
resolved, That committee be appointed to walt on
Board Of Aldermen, ana stand his chance TO b Re-.
and in that refuses to comply With this
ne must ABIDE tho lot them bs what shsy
may, And ,: % sssussd that This Z no idle threat.
Cd q MAYOR wehb for u: noble stand he has taken in
rsissng 70 fst the no.inatiop. Of poliosmsn By the
e course Of those aldermen who voted to ratiy the
nominations.
evening to hear the report OF the comm.tes spUonssS
to ca upon the aldermen and request their resignation
Cali1brnia State Prison.
From the Alta California, Dec. IL
We are indebted to Col. r. NJ Snowden, one OF the
y g s Fl sss iss: .:sss
ss ssd y as TSs Col r.
and statistics which Win b containsd In the report
which they viii soon make TO the Governor and also
e e s1s
dations for any changes which they may consider
The whole number OF prisoners Who have been rs
ceved at the State Prison since It's establishment il SOL
Of which les only arc Of American birth, and 3o6 Of
from twenty states in shs Union and from shirtv
two foreisn countries or cooniss OF the States New
York l. the most largely represented aad Of the foreign
The fOilo.ing Is List Of III. birth places of the
virginia, a. Kensnesy, a 4 s bss..rs AsSn' Ohio. 10
c.llIS.ns ls Maine q regssyivania q. New Jersey
y s,t'cs 4 q GSonS. MsS0H Texas Com
shire s; Indiana q Alabama, Al Louisiana A. Vermont,
s. Florida. y Michigan, 1; fsnpssses, 2; Georgia, i
roRnGS CouSrMEs.-Irelsnd, 90 Denmark, 2; BRASIL,
!'. rs.nss nS,. u Esgl.nd 81 Germany sS cs i!
East Indies, Malta, 2; Buenos Ayres, i; Sweden, i
ssisaa Australia, % Ss Hsvsoundisnd % Ssaidaa
OF the whole number who have been imprisoned seventy
s y asys WIG ssv. not been tysn
Hays was In charge Of the prison. Eight have been
Lied while s:tspslns to escape and but two have died
soDers sentenesd for terms varying from six months to
orty The average - of the prisoners Is about
The inspectors WIN recommend several desirable
In the management Of the prison. and will also
recommend that wan be erected about the prison
building inside Of which the work shall bc DONE The
to Of the inspectors within twenty four hours
aicssd Spoa pr.onsss, and tho causes of which tnsy
indicted. The report viii be very interesting
one and the inspectors deserve much credit for the
testion which they have given to the matter.
Horsskespang In San FIR encisco.
From the Alta California Dec. IL
The suggestions u housekseper In another colu mn
the reflections of hundred Of morning readers
and bis srhjcct breakfast theme and dinner topic,
o housekeeping In San Irancaseo who that has house
and home has not thought of that and how many, but
ss sss 90 2 ss z &: s::ss =:
,rrs tist proeoedias directly ffc. thl. source.
Francisco be actsd, may be traced Large results
now from little causes and the correction Of abuses In
.ar domestic On - s economy y. .svs heavy consequence IL
1t IL highly essential that San Francsco IL no other
art OF California, should como TO be considered the
important, for this purpose, that the unnatural
rcstraints imposed upon society should be broken and
:, ho Of domestic life ADOPTED II the place
and resldes; and 1t ID remarkable only that II
reveals the unsettled and transient state Of the majority
fortaby situated and many accessories domestic
enjoyment at our disposal Our hotels are far from
nae to srd our boarding house, a. best poor
markets Of any city in-America, second to New York
there few luxures, indeed, mot attainable here
Visions reasonable as TO bring the EXPENSES Of
plain family living within the range of prices which
a'e s crsat me- % pay N our o,a nGmss
le the high wages Of dcmestics There Is some COM
paint OF scarcity Of suitable, well situated private
IL high priced servant labor We account for this
only the suppostion that good servants scarce
aud that scarcity indebted Congress we are
quite sure. Had good road been opened to this coun
Try when it frat demanded BY the yearly sacrifice of
re in reaching IT. should long ere this have had
state that would supply all the deficiencies In household
and every other species Of labor We cannot expect
hgh Yricer Of passage to California abaed In the
meantime 1t may be found practicable, by resolute
aeton on The part Uf honsckeeprs to reduce seryant
lies. II is worth the trial
Great Fire In Happy Valley.
ABOUT THIRTY HOUSES BURNED DOWN. CHILD
BuRNED TO DEATH.
On the 1t instant 9rs broke cSt IN some stables At
ing on Second street and the stables on Jessie street
There had been two alarms Of are prior to this
ana on kss s'% being rs
and the other only ten minutes before the extensive ono
in Hnppy Valley.
The engines we're promptly on the spot, but were
nearly useless on account Of the scarcity Of water
Almost superhuman efforts were mads to bring the
streams to bear ON the blazing pile but with very little
with the brewery and in very few minutes the whole
establishment blazing at fearful rate. The houses
n the vicinity we're all built Of wood many Of them but
rail tencments, which devoured by the flames in
lew minutes from the time the Ere seized them.
Tie scene Of the confAgraton bounded by Second
Nision, Jessie and Anne Streets although II did not
cstend through to Nisson.
One OF the melancholy incidents called upon to
relate that Of little boy, years old being burned
to death This the son Of Mr.. Roster foreman Of
he brewery. Mr.. Rcster and his wife were very
yerely burned and placed under the Of Drs