New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-31

ualItv On the par Of tine Fulius-er LEADERS. Tle
Teru.-,c ws- hurrDt OF a. e.Hy 10 the dag a. p,.-
eit,, that scenes IN the hospital q. Vr-H. 20
f-almly d'Pc',d ~ our cor-e-p,nient, IN -h, BE-
keTt from RE knowledge q tn recruits
Co>TroiGER Flo, M.r.-Cpon l'okia. through
tie Ciy h.. yg.eriay the c,4u- ia me OIL Of t4-
Cab % tie Board Of CogLc.meo sli.h appeared as
II a.-- map hac b.eo p4n,.G thereon. Attracted
,''sLr' T. aid .oin- present remarked th4' D. was
" C'uroN,r F'sec Map l. APPEARS tsat during rae
re',b' -iew-'ora The roof - he Cry II 81 va. coz
erod to'he --pth of sx iu,hes bu 1steai -
tie now be -.ov,i-I of p, LEI, to'o-e, pa- "a
10 melt. Application Wa made - the CONTROLLER 90
have The -uow removed bu, Nr. Flax. reused T. psy
voifn.r, r decEed having anything 20 10 witt me
matter With g ;eg dave pas. le melting has
made its way through d-ic 10 the root il'' tle Gov
eu,i- Room. completely -atuuttng the c-.. .as ard
carpet tLcr,r, and a-o into VI MCl.rachan- III %.
TIE Governor Room present. s)rry appelr4ar-,
aid j., condition j. such rat visitors nit all We.
tt,reu. The carpet =. fast ro'tg under the action OF
ifow water. sud the ceiling vii a.! sud cover the
Soor sitt rlbb-h. The ceiling il the Clerk of,- i
al-o IN a far way Of tumblng down dag upon the
devoted heads of TIRE Cry Fa,hers.
1t would BE- well for the Cour clmsn to ,.ke -1ne
little action in the matter that the portraits Of our El
GoyUror. rad o,hcr Distinguished men a1ouing the
walls Of tie Governor Room may be -ayed harmless
TLew.l q Ma-cu- Tone viii Zee found 20 our L. .a-
tel...ence NJ CoIe vas u German lex, AM -
lon IL Lancau. Kh,nrh Ea,srif, whence he n
erateG to tu- civ. He died quite wealthy, aud leaves
large nm, WI be -,cr, .,Hr benevolent Vu~p''"-.
Cos,- .sIoNEr, % Pofl.I The Comm.s .orers ~
Police IT, Yesterday AIT in the Mayor. Oi.e.,
md continued The cG-e ~ Clp Russell, of the rq.--
tterth Ws,d. P,rseu-: Nt,or Wood aqd judge Rus
sci l.. W'Ie Walter >1aru and other Wirue~s--
were called and que STONED 70 the clsrscter o. th'
house Of prostitution 10 Division street, which it is a.
legged Capt. Russell perverted his officers f.om break
ug up as to sLetherthe house s-quiet and As
vel conducted as any of tie kind but Judge RIs'eu
ruled out the inquiry and refused to admit any test-
mory of that bind.
Police Justice Wool was called and testified to the
good character Of Capt I;u-seI! a citizen aud pub
,c officer lie had known Caut r. abou twcuty
years. H had no doubt but that Cap. Russell VA.
fully cspacitated 10 perform the duties Of a Police
Csytsin.
Walter Smith Jacob Ferdon end others as, testified
t. the good character Of Capt. Russell a, 4 citizen
ard an officer.
THr FIolTN HYUEAST> We believe there never
have been so many frozen MIGRANTS or conduit pipes
ct one time m Ncw-York as At the present time or
during the late snap The earth is uo deeply
frozen as i W., Inst Winter, but the cold came
sudden, severe that stopped the flow of the Crotoa
before it was thought in danger. Ia many probably
in n,ne ca, ont oi ten the trst stoppase not 10
The street pipes, but in somc exposed portion within
IL .a Of
street pipes follows Gcpc'ally sprakng, it will be
found almost without exception that II we look 20 the
coldes psrt Of the pipe in the hoGsc when tbo water
stops ard apply heat Immediately the water VIII flow.
II is well for bouse.ke,pcr to understand the frs:
caus, Of s,oppsgc The pipes DO not freeze solid but
gradually m win floating lee just as runain, streams are
hcd-r,t a, the VT ole nver ST. Lawrence is sometimes
damned at Montreal by the mush ice tina floats
H., rapids md lodges against the shores and island be-
Lw Sometimes this nu~h ice j. formed IN the mains
or comes down from the reserve Dr., aud sometimes it
is formed in the house pipes, and at ic col i"t poof
il il arrested by the frost needles that begin t. form
and project inward The carclr-snc-s aud di-r.-ioi
Of AL e, peiietce in putting in Groom pipes 80 ~ {"
guard AGAINST ro,; l. surprising Here Is sampIr:
The owner required the pipe in the street buried i'"
feet deep and icuded Ia guard against any pr'h'1-
ity If freezing but the uouu- "i the severe Storm
the word carly came Ia hue Pleas, Nr the vstrr
won come" lie won't tosn To- The kitchen and priri
OIL % board uudcr Tho sink, whore the pipes come up
through the floor sud found that the plumbers mad
left - lcc through 'he outer ~all where the wi>e-ppe
had been carried through, and through that hole cold
eIough found is WAY to CONCEAL Tho pipc--the hot
water one tl,t ana hardest. \ lrc coal IN funacc
soon set the water running and saved TIE entire pipe
from becoming solid.
Notamiru,e should be lost when the water stops,
and ofttr m.lul,s work wi start 1t running W.
have frequently done it 10y holding the flame OF lamp
Ia pipe At tie point Of suspected -toppagc ard Ibis
rot en- Is ascertaired - often to be- found where
tie pips j. 70 bare in the cellar Only bear 10 mud
thu, III take from twelve to twenty hours after the
water stop e. soldiy the pipes, and often several
DAYS Lofoc they vii be found frozen IN the streets-pr
certain that the ground oti tEeezes al around ne
pipe w1hou, freezing the wates, particularly Il the
,ca, strt am j. kept ruInug Incur opinion no plumber
or builder ,load Dee allowed to put water INTO a ne"
iousc whou' the Inspection OF an independent ageut
OF be Crdon Board and in no case withoat shu'-oh
cock in the street in several streets the frozen aud
bui.tcd wattr-ppes have oVe'Howed and covered the
pavement from one 10 tao tcct thick with zee. AT TIE
corner u Lexington apd Thirty first street this
l. particularly the case where water enough has been
wasted this Winter all the houses IN the street
And We kbo Of several other similar BIZ leaks. Il l.
idle for the Croou Board 70 talk shout citizens wastiu-
water, until - c'R agents are more careful IN pro-
yiins agaist waite. There is scarcely shl-hydnnt
that does DOT wtse eItrlvagant quantity OF water;
and half tie hreuens bose ate 10 better than sieve
t. hold water va,il tie Board vii enforce prog. rs
to prevent e. eatr careless plumber from putting
in pip to freeze. families viii let the water run 70