The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-03-14
Hints. sugg, st,ons, Sc, from Correspondents.


We oay in receipt OF voiuminous correspondence
from parties wishing communicate facts TO the public
but ~ho cucumber the gs of their letters with 20 many
super nuous words that to professional term 1t be
GENES necessary TO ." boil them down" The following
paragra phs have undergone this process
TIN WILL OF THE LATE HINRY DWIGHT. OF GENEVA
correspondent sends us an atested copy this will
10 settle many missta emeus which la We been made
gardng the disposition OF the prncely fortune OF the de-
ceased. lie provides for his wife his entire homestead
q lot, and the income OF $1,000 long she
shall remain single and The income OF coo she shall
marry; TO his Edmund, s25 coo; to his Henry
Dwight Jr, s25 COO TO the wife Of his Edmund the
income bond for 81 oOo and SIS 900 for her use
the wife ofhs Henry Dwight, Jr., for her use
the income of note OF 81 0o0 and $i3 0C0 10 the has
band his daughter Mary 80 900 10 his daughter Mary
Young s25 oC0; 10 his Edmund and william SILL $500
annually 50 long as they shall act as executors VIM f.
Sill ana hs brother, Samuel H. sill, each $500 10 Rev
Samuel Hopkins, $500 to each Of the children OF bis
brother Edmund, his nephew, William Dwight, and his
wife, to Willism f. SUI, and each OF the children OF
William f. SILL Sarah Hopkins and each Of her children
and Jarete Fowler $50 each 10 purchase some mortal
of ancctonate remcn brance 90 the balance OF his pro-
pcty he dovUlcs thirty per cen, TO the American Home
Mssoprry Society, nftccn per cent " the American
day school Union the Tract Society the Bible Society
aud the Beard Of Coms sonors ut Foreign Msiuns one
per cent 10 the American Temperance Union; five per
cent TO the Foreign Evangelist Society for coporteurs In
France four per cent TO the American Peace society
he has shed his education for the ministry increases
the s2s COO bequest to ooo that the income only OF
$4,000 shall be paid W the husband of Mary Dwight
should she die FIRST,
THE WAY TO ADVERTISE "HorsEs TO LETT
"C,on sends letter illustrating the propriety Of
our Suggestions to landlords 10 advertise the rent and
shows that much trouble 70 lsudor is tenants, house
seekers and servants wouId thereby be prevented.
WHY DoS'T LANDLORDS STATE THE PRICE AND 10.
CATION.
and 81 hc vxNlts
the business OF the complaint, which we have already no
tced-
TO rru EDITOR oT TIE HERALD.
When people advertise farms for sale why don't they
state the price and location
] have been looking for farm about month and
ming After Tom Fool advertisements so long that am
heartily disgusted.
II sellers would state the above points q would obge
CONSTANT READER
LIBELs on SEA CAPTAINS.
ga. D." calls vou the Commissioners Of Emigration to
comply with our request 10 make their charges against
captains more definite ami individual instead Ut IL
bellir the whole class seducers He contends that
the Commissioners have not half much evidence
they boast.
WHY TIE STREET CLEANING APPROPRIATION "a
kxHAusTED.
observev states that the reason that the street clean
ina appropriation for 1857 exhausted that tho City
Inspector clesr ing the eets under sresouton OF the
Common Council rather than by contract that only
36 ~ paid tor cleaning By contract, out OF
Appropriation Of $3.50 goo, and our guseysd Comptrol.
Ter has signed the warrants So give the City Inspector the
balance ~ the money. He states that ga 900 still due
the contractors.
LIFE SAVING APPARATUS on STEAMSHIPS.
A correspondent endorses views this subject,
and recommends watertght bulkheads judlciousy 10.
caed aud protected suitable fire proof and properly
equipped mobos. w sufcien; numbers to carry all tho
Passengers, and properly INSPECTED. He devotes more
space than 10 the description Of the proper kind
OF bukht ads and feboats.
THE CITY OF at. AUGUSTINE FLoRIDA-THE COAST
svRvty-BiLLy BowLEas
correspondent from this place describes a. contain.
vslids afflicted with dyspepsia, rheumatism, pulmonary
consumption asthma. lie praises the pretty eirs aud
the hospitality Of the nhabitants Al the time Of writing
Fch. p there were four parties Of the survey
simpson, MI Hueer and Mr.. Mechan, their respective
parties being encsmpcd Pablo creek Brly Bowlcgs
holding the United states uo1pe and "RaTs bay,
and 81 eco reward u offered for him aud $500 any Of
his warriors, dead or alive.
THE NEW YORK BOARD OF EDUC DEMONSTRATING
STATEMENTS or CORRUPTION.
pecac states that the supply aud Printing Committees
OF the Board Of Education speud sl00 almost
without check The by aws place the responsibility for
all the expenditures In the Department of Supplies the
clerk ye commiteee have taken this power OF his
hands and supcrintend the depositng themselves and in
very credtsbe way lie charges that member Of
the supply Conhfteee of 1851 was Interested in sta
tonsry firm down town, which supplied books large
amount and intmsies that the late clerk was removed
because be nterfered TO prevent such conduct He
names individuals In the Board who have quartered rea
tves on the school system, who have receutly been
figuring In the Investigations OF fraud committees whe
indirectly furnish supplies 10 the department and alleges
TIA, the oces on he noet important committees were
bsSgsined Tor IN no very honorable way
YALE coILsor sossrr.
correspondent inSDyms tnst the class orator for
presentation day W be Geo Andrews Of New Haven,
arst the poet Onward c. Porter, Of Hesdlsy, MSs Dr.