The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-12

Barnum's Museum, which was destroyed by
fire last March, was insured for nearly one
hundred and forty thousand dollars. The loss
claimed exceeded this total amount of insu-
rance by one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars. A committee OF investigation, APP
pointed by the New York companies, having
decided that the policies ought to- be paid,
several companies paid promptly about twenty
thousand dollars; but the other companies
refused to pay and were all sued soon afser
the lapse of the usual sixty days. Those COM
panies that have cases in the New York Supe-
rior Court having made motion for reference
to take account of loss, the plaintiffs have OPP
posed to it long and elaborate affidavit, the
most salient point of which appears to be that
several companies claim to be discharged from
all liability by reason of alleged fraudulent
generalization of the property destroyed. 1t
is even claimed that the sgner of the affidavit,
in his proofs and statement ofloss, ''was guilty
of fraud and false swearing" However this
claim may be disposed OF if tried by jury, the
simplicity of the insurance companies is aston
ishing in ever expecting anything else but
generalization of his property" from
Snowman who has taken shameful delight in
writing aud publishing two volumes for the
express purpose Of exposing to the world his
own rogueries and all the tricks of his trade.
Had the insurance companies consulted any
page of either Of Barnums photographed
works they might have learned what to expect
| from him.
| Removal of the Broadway Bridzc-an ire
| pressibie Halter in the Field.
| This morning at seven o'clock the work Of
demoishing the High-Loew bridge spanning
Fulton street and Broadway will commence,
and probably before shutdown the section Of
| that offensive structure which rests on the east
side of Broadway will be transferred to the
| Corporation yard, where the debris of all pub
lie nuisances find quiet home, and the rest Of
| II will soon follow Mr.. Knox, the halter,
having obtained a permit from the Corpora
ton, is about to remove this bridge on his own
responsibility as the authorities are hesitating
about the matter. Like Alexander the Great,
who once upon time stood between Do
genes and the warmth of the sun, and was
percmptoriy commanded by the cynical philo-
sopher to retire and ''get out Of his sunshine, !"
this Broadway bridge has been affecting poor
Knox for a year or two, so that Its utter de-
struction is q settled matter. IL Is bound to
get out of the greatly aggrieved Knox's sun
shine. and no doubt the whole community
will rejoice at the result. The bridge haa
never proved of the slightest use to the public
! in fact, II has been an obstruction rather than
n convenience The Park Commissioners. TO
whom the iron elephant has been kindly
! offered by the Corporation, do not appear to
realize the value of the gift, as they have no
accommodation for II, and hence its removal
| by the irrepressibe halter becomes indispensa-
| bic in order to get it out of the way We
present the monstrosity our parting compli-
ments upon It's removal from our neighbor-
\ hood
I,FS BUTLER IN the SEAT or "OLD TnAD. -
1 II i reported that General Butler has taken the
seat in The House Of Representatives left vacant
\ Nv The late Thaddeus Stevens, and in accord
ance with the wish Of the ''Old Commoner. !"
| This il probably So because Butler was among
the first and boldest Of the republicans to advo-
cate the grcenback policy Of ''0ll Thad
/ against the .'bloated bondholdcrs."
Ak EARLY BrD.--Andy Johnson advocates
4 The Withholding of the interest on the national
debt with which to pay the principal Brick
Pomeroy proclaims this the democratic plat
form for 1872. IF IL be 40 Pendeton is cut
out by Andy johnson, and Johnson holds the
inside track Nothing like m carly start for a
J long journey.