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The New York herald., 1870-12-29
HEALTH MaT.Eas.
Meetin. OF the Board of Health Commis-

Meeting OF thc Bonrd of Health Commis-
sioners.
regular meeting Of the Board OF Health was
held yesterday, President Bosworth In the chair
The attorney was instructed TO commence suits in
nine cases OF violation OF the Tenement House act
and eighteen cases Of noncomD!ian &C with the
orders OF the Board.
Michael Hacker was granted permit 10 tan hides
at 42o West Thrty-cghth street, on recommendation
Of the Sanitary Committee.
On recommendation. or the same committee John
Ducey was continued us Inspector OF Cattle during
the pleasure OF the Board, az a salary Of 500 per
month.
The weekly report OF tne City Sanitary Inspector
on contagious diseases shows slight increase m
iyphus, typhoid and lapsing fevers also In small
pox.
: section I27 OF the Sanitary Code was altered to
read that doctors should report all contagious DIS
eases and deaths from the same within twenty -four
hours, and other deaths Within hrty-s hours after
death.
George Longsiatf, OF No. c4S West Twenty eighth
sire ct, was granted permit to melt fresh lard.
several applications to melt lard, bon iripe, keep
pigs, COWS. a.. were disposed Of according 10 the
Recommendations oi the Cty Sanitary Inspector
Attention was called 10 the fact nat In a small
wooden structure, corner Of SiXtycighth street and
Second avenue. were stored ten barrels of gasoline
and several meters for the introduction OF the
article. 1T Is IN very dangerous position, being
accessible to boys. Referred attorney for In
Mr. MANIERRE moved that the Register or Records
be ordered not to make any more reports to this
Board o. physicians Or clergymen who IaIl TO report
marriages ana deaths within The prescribed time.
The motion was lost.
on MOTION Of Mr. BARR the city Sanitary Supern-
rendent was instructed t. report at the next meet
Ing all vioations IN regard to fat melting, &C.
On motion OF Mr. MANIERiE 1t vas resolved to
present ST OF resolutions to Matthew T. Brennan,
ex-men.hcr oi the Board.
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PRINCESS EDLTHA.
Hopelcssly Insnne--COmmitted 10 the Lunnti0
Asylum.

Hope,cssly Insane--Committed 10 the Lunntio
Asylum.
Yesterday afternoon Drs Ferdinand r. Scigert
and Franklin w. Hunt In their capacity attends
ing physicians at the Homeopathic Institute, irs
East Fify-iith street, applied to Justice Bixby az
tile Yorkville Police Court for commitment to the
Insane Asylum for the celebrated Editha Loleti:s
Montes. The Princess, as sne was for a
while familary known to the public, was, Ir
VIII be remembered, arraigned at the Tombs Police
Court and sent to the above named institution after
careful examination al the llanls or some promi- !
ncnt medical men. VINO had at Inc time pronounced
her unit to take care OF herself, II not actualiv
crazy. 1t hoped that IN this institution, wnero
she would receive the best medical treatment,
SHE WOULD SON RECOVER
from the unfortunate ma ady IRON wlch she was
then undoubtedly suffering. BUT ms cad OF i'm
proving she gradually became worse from day tot
day, until at last the officers Ound IL impossible tO
control her any longer, and tnen 1t was determined
to send her to the asylum on BlacKwelrs Island! :!
The medical gentlemen above referred to have not.
however, given up all hopes OF her recovery that
there still remains q chance, although u sight
one, that the young lady will, at some iuture
day regain possession of her reasoning faculties.
The application OF course granted 1t Is sum.
for tins poor girls enemies, II she mas nad any.
to know that she has by this time entered pace
from out Of which the unfortunate creature may
never return.
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JUSTIFJABLE HOMICIDE.
The Shooting Of John Rourkc-Thc Prisoner
Exonerated-A Warming to BROOKLYN Row.

The Shooting Of John R0urkc-Thc Prisoner
Exonernted-A Warming to Brooklyn Row
dies.
On the night Of the 18th inst, 1t VIII he re-
membered crowd OF rowaes followed
James Hall, q respectable citizen residing IN
GOwanus, from Columbia street, where he had
been visiting friend to OF the Atlantic street
and Fifth avenue cars. Hall became thoroughly
alarmed, supposing that the men intended to rob
him. They followed him into the car, cut
ting Off his egress by coming upon HIM
from both front and rear. They seized
him IN a violent manner ana dragged
him out upon the front platform. The passengers In
the car became terrified and ned. Hall, afera
struggle, managed to get inside the again, when
the whole party fell upon and beat him IN terrible
manner They stamped upon his head, kicked hm
IN the face and in ali PROBABILITY would have killed
hnn had he not
DISCHARGED HIS PISTOL IN sELF-pEFENCE.
The bali passed through his own hand and then
entered the abdomen Of John Rourke, the rinseader
OF the party. Rourke taken 10 the hospital and
died from the effects Of his wound the following
day.
Yesterday Coroner Jones held the inquest over
the body OF the deceased. The conductor OF the
car. Thomas Ingleden, related the circumstances
very clearly, from the time the pa ny FIRST got on the
car. He SAID these men rushed upon Hail. dragged
him from hls seat, aud
he WARNED THEM
he would shoot them II they did not let him alone;
Hall discharged his pistol once while The parties were
beating hn. lie called for the police and the par.
ties Ned; then lie noticed that the blood was stream
ing down halrs shoulders IRON tue wounds upon his
head
The jury returned the following verdict:--We dnd
that the deceased, John tourkc, came 10 his death
from pistol shot wound ut the hands OF James
Hall, ana that the homc clue on the part OF the latter
was Justiiiabe.
Hall was accordingly discharged from custody.
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DARING SNEAK ROBBERY.
How the Thieves OperRteG-Tulkc Care NJ
the Upper Stories.

How the Thieves OperateG-Tuke Care of
the Upper Stories.
very singular burglary occurred on Christmas,
Eve at No. ia West Fourteenth street, wne the
family of MIR. Philip Woodnouse were at dinner bc-
tween the hours Of tive and six O'Clock. II ap-
pears that the burglar burglars entered
No. ll2, next door, through The basement door,
Then they mounted to the attic, and through the
scuttle the roof, where they lound difficulty
enfecrug an entrance to Mr.. Wo0dhouseis dwelling
through the scutte on his lool. They then cautiously
descend, d 10 the third door, and, assuring them
selves that everybody was down in the
basement at dinner, burst open the bureau
drawer and stole from 1t quantity Of
jewclry, diamonds pearls, watches, &c. They
were IN the act Of slowing their booty carefully
away upon their persons when some one was heard
ascending the stairs and panic-strcken the thieves
beat hasty retreat, making their exit through the
roof and to Inc street, as they had entered, aud
carrying with them about 81. COZ worth of the pro-
perty having IN their fright left three four times
that amount In money anu jewels behind them. IL
was false alarm, however, for their act was not
discovered for more than an hour after their flight
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The Advanced Winter Freight Tariff.

The Advanced Winter Freight Tariff.
The proposed advance in prices per hundred
weight On Westward bound ifeights, agreed upon ut
the recent General Railway Convention ut Erie, Pa
mas just been finally adopted by the following
named roads:-The New York Central aud Hudson
River, New York and Erie, Lake Shotc and Michi-
gan Southern, Toledo and Wabash, PENNSYLVANIA
Central, PiL,sn!rD. Fort Wayne and Chicago; Cleve-
land, Columbus, Cincinnati ana Indianapolis; Mchl-
gan Central, litsburg, Cincinnati and 81. Louis;
Atlantic ana Great Western, and Chicago, Burllng-
ton and quincy.
Tre new list Of rates show ans average advance OF
ten per cent o,cr those established III November
last.
The following is . llsl of prices fiom New York TO
the more ,mgtsis.'ti pniats lor nr class goods
which incuGer dTy goods and genera mercDan.
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FATAL Ch7.sTSAS CssouSAL.

On Christmas sfterooon, while four soldiers from
wil!eti's Point were returning from carousal at
Bay side with o team The horses were frightened
Dy the crles and yes Of the men and became IN
manageable Tneg ran violently down the road to-
ward milestone, three OF the men tunbling out Of
the wagon ~ lhcy went along, but the last one,
scott py name managed to hold himself IN the
wagon nTmly, winch struck against Il tree and was
owe. tufned. Scott being violently thrown 10 the
ground breaking DS nee. ana Instantly killing him;
tSo VI tDe others. ~ Is !earc'i. are istin nureG
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MULES IN THE SourH.-Thc Paris Kentuc7ctuu
says:-lhe news from the South is moro dscnurag-
Ing. Chllders writes to McCltntocK net To Guy any
mules at any price. He has sold no mules since he
lei Chattanooga. Osborne received similar tele-
gram from the salesman and some parties who
asked $3.50 Tor the mules mere, and they were not
considered high, have sold out and will not realize
$40 net proceeds; and lrsm the number Of mules en-
route and that will start this week, drovers predict
by the 1rst day or January an entire decentralization
Of the trade 30 that by our January court the trade
here WIll be c0mpletelY paralyzeda z
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The Philadelphia Fres,n rn,r.

At the fair in aid OF the sufferers ,n France now
being held in Phla clphia, there are uooc disposed
Of ut two dollars per chance:-Passagc ticet to and
from Liverpool; another from Brest and heyre;
San Francisco, thence by Pacific Mail Steamship
COmpany's vessel to China Japan and Yokohama
and return. A chance iOr either ticket may be had
on application to Mr. J. Il. COney, No. SO Broad
street, or 10 No. 1897 Spruce street, Philadelphia.
The New York herald., 1870-12-29
UM, No. 3 North Washington square.
s.. MIchnel,. Monastery Fair.

The New YORK friends OF ST. Michael's Monastery,
West Hoboken, have gotten up bazaar In aid OF
the building or o new church IN connection with
the above monastery, which IL now being held at
Union Hall, Twenty-thrd street and Broadway.
The stalls are not very numerous, but are well
stocked with trinkets OF vertu ana art,
being attended also by some very pre-
possess ng young ladies' Each evening an
0rchesira Is engaged for the amusement OF those
present ~ ne lair, and this evening Madame Gcary
mas promises 10 sing IN tho hall, the proceeds TO be
APPLIED lor lhep purpose above named. Many OF the
artlces were given by the friends OF the monastery
as carly as June Of the present year. ana IL Is ex-
pected that they wl b. present at the raining to-
nght anu tomorrow. Tue fair Ii under the man
The New York herald., 1870-12-29

ESTIMATE OF EXPENDITURES For 1871.
The commissioners estimate that u viii require
the sum OF RI 100000 10 dolray The expenses o the
various institutions under their cUargc during 1871
OF this sun. inliy one-sixth wil be required the
maintenance of the outdoor poor.
NrMBER or PATIENTS IN HOSPITALS AND PRISONS.
Tne various hospitals and prisons subject to the
jurisdiction or the Comm mSSiOuerS contained up 10
the last report The annexed number VI prisoners and
The New York herald., 1870-12-29
CIARIIY'5 CALLS.
The Great Fair fHr the Soldiers Orphans
Unyivuiied Afsracti0ns--s;rand Eailie-
Crowds Every Eycninn.

The Great Fair for the Soldiers Orpl,ans--
Unyivuiicd Atsractions--s;rand Eaaie-
Crowds Every Evening.
The great fair for the benefit OF the Union Home
and School. the irmory OF the Seventy first reg
Mcnt Is sill attracting crowds OF people, every
one OF whom leaves the scene OF action with the
comfortable assurance that ne has got his moneys
worth. The committee are organizing grand
rafle the articles 10 be drawn consisting OF thirty
choice paintings from The best artists, Hart,
Bierstadt, Coleman and others: several OF Rogers
groups in terra GOTTA costly set OF decorated China
sudry pistols elegantly gortsn up, an Arion piano
turs, sewing machines, French clocks, silver &C.
THE ARTICLES IN TIE RAFrLE
number 100, and there are to be 5000 chances at
one dollar apiece. Let everybody who Is Interested
ia the orphans spend dollar In This patriotic and
benevolent raflle. Among the oil paintings Is
magnificent head Of Morse by FaGnani, .'Ducks' by
Hart, and various carefully executed bits OF
scenery by other well known ARTISTS Indeed, the
artists. the army officers ana tho ladies' seem to
be the most nuniiCen' ana scl-sacrihcing OF all the
patrons oI lie lar. The young men WHO would like
SOME of THE LovEL,Esy FACES oY NEW YORK
should get u card Of admission TO the living art gal
lery. Wha, II IS they viii find out when they get
inside.
The elegant sword to De given to the most popular
officer Is aD OBJECT Of great interest. All the officers
are nowhere. except General Grant, Little Mac,
General Shaicr. aud GraTulia, who comes in for MS
share, because The Americus Club will vote for him.
Mrs. General Shaers table Is fill OF objects OF in
terest and value Back Of II hangs the best por-
Trait OF General scott ever executed, draped with
the talteren col0rs OF the gallant Sixty-nflh New
York Volunteers. From vaEious positions OF honor
photographs o Tweed, HacKett, Connolly, Gov
crnor HO!iiuan and other noiabttcs, sandwichcd
between military people, LOOK down upon
TIE wAEEJ. or FORTUNE
TO see that the game Is carried on according the
sfriciesi principles OF honor Every evening some
noted general lcuds MS presence and his mus
taches-a fact winch ought to attract II great many
ladies' thai whimsical sch being VIGOROUSLY fond Of
generals. Some OF the artcicS won IN the railes
are:-An elegant bronze clock, Miss MollOy; Rogers
sLatuetie Mrs. Robinson; the musical clock, pre-
senfed by General McCleiiun Mrs. Graham; chrOlno
q. y. Stone gold watch and chain, J. w. Marshall
&c. There Is everything to buy anu every thing to
see. and ul tor the orphans or our dead soldiers
Go and buy.
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their Guiet way. The place referred to is the Found
ing Asylum In West Washington place. While
ENJOYING the festivities incident to the anniversary
OF the birthday Of Him who said. .Suner the little
children 10 come unto me and forbid them not, for
OF sucn Is the kingdom Of neaven.n IL would be
quite lifting that those who are possessed or Il sur
plus OF the worlds goods should take this greeting
now sent thcm:-
THE ADDRESS.
merry Christmxs and happy New Year TO all the
friends of the little ioundlnGs, who ask only Christmas
donation and New YEARS. gift
When generous hearts gather festive boards
In the happy home circles what Joy viii be theirs they
recall the home their charity provided for those whose
spifts sish any father and my mother have orsaken me-
but the Lord hath taken up"
FOUNDING ASYLUM, No North Washington square.
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RUSSIANS LEAVING ALAsKA.-A san Francisco
paper says" rhe steamship arrived at Victoria
native land. Tho despatch from Victoria or
dercd lodgings to be ready Tor them on arrival
here. These Russians pettioned the nome gov
ernment 10 prepare means lor their departure
from Alaska, us they were suffering from want and
had been treated with great Injustice and abuse by
the military and cvh authorities OF That Territory
The RUSSIAN authorities complying with their petit
ton, have made all the necessary arrangements to
transport them TO their own country With the de-
pariare of this party nom Alaska the imperial
government mas but few representatives let in thai
Territory, and those lew are decidedly anxious 10
get away. Alaska must be an unhealthy place fol
Russians Perhaps tile American Eagle Is too
ayarlcious for the Russian Bear,'
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polio: PUNISHMENT.
temperance Lectures To the Force-sSummary y
Dissniss.sls.

Temperance Lectures to- the Force-tSummary
Dissnisssls.
Commissioners Barr Bosworth and Manierre yes
tcrlay heard fifty complaints against policemen.
Roundsman Buddington, of the broadway squad,
was charged by Augustus l.. Brown with using rude
and abusive language to complainants wue. Re-
ferred to the Board.
Officer Reilly Niath, was charged with beng
under the influence OF liquor In the station house
about fifteen minutes past one r. NJ. Referred to
Board.
Moses Jackson OF the Eleventh, was charged BY
Captain McDeImOtG with being so much under the
influence OF liquor in The siaCl0n house as 10 be unfit
Tor duty. He was dismissed from the department..
Timothy McCarty and Patrick McCarty or the
twenty hrst were dismissed on the spot; the former
for being IN stable at Thlrtyelgnth street ana Lex
Ont was smoking cigar, ana the latter Tor having
been seen coming out OF his private residence while
on post.
Patrick Sullivan, Tenth was summary dismissed
for urinking lager beer while on post,
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The Founding Asylmm An Appeal from q
Pintc Which SANTA Clans Avoids.

Good old Santa Claus has visited and made happy
many homes during the present holiday season. but
there is one place tD which lie does not CO. but which
needs all the aid and comfort that the charitable
have " bastdw. The inmates OF the place IN ques-
ticn rtye any special Christmas celebration,
they cannot possibly make the Institution selfsup-
pofung. bul tney can apDeal to The charitable In
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-22

There comes a threat from Albany that the
Assemblymcn from this city intend to Kill the
Dreamer Police bill which lately passed the
Senate. Lest our readers should be put 20 the
unnecessary trouble of rejoicing because OF
this sudden and unexpected development Of
public virtue, We hasten to say that the oppo-
sition has been eneendered by matter OF
plumber, not principle. The ASsembymen have
been terribly frightened by the rumor that
each of the five Senators from the city Is to
name Police Commissioner. The Assemblymen,
chagrined at not being also allowed to own a
Commissioner and enjoy the resulting patron
age, have determined to assume the role OF
the dog in the manger, and all the Democratic
fat is again in the fire. Under this state of
affairs We despair of the much promised, fre-
quently postponed Democratic reform.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-22
Tile MIDLAND E1LLRO1D.

The Erenipg Post objects to State aid to the
Midland, on the ground of precedent Many
railroad projects claim assistance; If one is
helped, others will ask and expect to be: SO
the only safe course is that of indiscrminate
refusal
There is force in this view; and yet we
think it incOnclusivc. For the Midland is no
project, but work. Some Ten Millions Of
dollars have been expended upon itmainly
contributed by the people who live on its line
and the Road is mOIe than half constructed
and running regular trains from Oswego to
Norwich, in the very heart of the lately
Guided district. In a few weeks, il will be cX
tended TO Sidney Plains, where it crosses the
Albany and SusQuehanna, connecting it with
Albany on the one hand and Binghamton Oh
the other We submit, therefore, that the APP
rlication of the Midland for aid rests on
grounds not merely peculiar but peculiarly
strong; and we hope and trust that the LcgiS-
lature will be induced to consider ii iavombly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-22
Nctp'llork Duilu GribmnE
TUESDAY, MARCH %, 1870.

Tie nccen serrauo consequence of defeat Of his
parsans the Cortes by the Progressts, is expected
60 resign - Prince Bonaparte has appeared IN
Court and NM. Fonviclle and Grousset have given
evidence The Pope conciating the antiInfalli-
billy portion of the Council and, it Is said, has refused
10 conccdo admission French diplomatic representa-
tive So The Irish Force bill is denounced by Louis
Blanc $3.50 4 battle has been fought in Venezuela
In The Senate, yesterday, bill passed providing
Tor the distribution Of among the Southern States
The Georgia bill was considered reached
In the House resolutions adopted deprecating
rurrency imitation and further land grants to railroads
The TdnH bill was debated without result. The
Senate has confirmed the nominations OF Joseph Bradley
rs Associate Justice of the L. = Supreme Court and Gen
Alfred PcasOutOn as Collector Of the HXXIId District OF
Ncw-YJrk.
The murderer YcrSer has voluntarily surrendered him
self 10 the authorities in Jackson, Miss. Twenty
dwelling houses and two steamboats, burned yester
day in New Orleans. In Richmond Mayor Euyson's
force diminishing. and the troubles almost at an
end ===== The Philadelphia printers have admitted
to membership in their Union. Gov. steven
Son Of Kentucky has ordered special election TO III Ito
vacancy caused by the resignation OF Mr.. Golladay
Mr. ChHds exCoector Baiey's chief deputy, has been
arrested The second days sale OF the Rice library
takes place to-day. The funerals Of Gulian c. Yer
plarck and W. W. Cornell wero largely attended.
An Inspector of Elections in Brooklyn has been convicted
Gold. ll2a ll2l, 1924. Thermometer, a. SO, a.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-22

Joseph p. Bradley of New-Jerscy has at length
been confirmed by the Senate as an Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court. The long hest
tation in his case was dictated by no distrust
of his integrity or his capacity, since neither
was ever questioned In this wide land, 1t
would be difficult to find a man better fitted
than he by natural ability, legal requirements,
or purity of life, for this exalted trust. But
the Southern Senators objected and with
reason--to tho selection of another Judge from
the North to replace the only Southern Judge
recently on the bench , and this objection could
not be lightly overborne. For the country's
sake, We rejoice that it did not prevail.
President Grants judicial appointments are
at length complete; and they have been sig
nally considcrate and happy. Not one OF his
nominees was commended mainly by political
services; not one, except that of Mr.. Stanton,
was specially obnoxious to his political oppo-
ncnts We rejoice in faith that their services
will do honor TO his choice.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-22

RemdrhS.-1he first clash or arms In 1851 re-
duced our imports of Woolens in that year to
less than half those of the preceding year; and
of this amount we presume most was ordered,
if not actually received, before war broke out.
But, as the old stocks ran out, we imported
rather more in G2, and considerably more in
SO but the increase in "a was trifling. Our
average import, for these two years of settled
warfare was just about 100000 or Slj,WO0pO
worth per annum.
Peace returned in April and May, 1865; md
our imports for the years '65 and '6d rather
exceeded an average of f5.OOO,0 900 or $4,000, 900
per annum. But, early in 1867, our Tariff on
Wool and Woolens was considerably increased;
hence our imports for that and the following
wear averaged rather moro than G3,5O0000, or
S1750O,000. In other words, the increased
duties Of 1867 have diminished oar Imports of
Woolcns from Graat Britain to tho extent OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-22

The bill providing for the opening of Public
Libraries on Sunday, which passed the Massa-
chusetts House of Representatives, has been
lost in the Senate 90 to l0.) 1t was vigorously
defended there, however, by its friends, and
especially by Mr.. Morton Of Suffolk County.
He stated that a majority of both branches of
the City Council of Boston favor the opening
Of the Library on the Lords Day, and that all
the Trustees, with one exception, are of like
mind. However,, tho decision of the Senate
settles the matter for this year at least: unless
the Trustees are willing to open tho Library
on Sunday in order to provoke a prosecution
and to get the opinion Of the Supreme Court
upon the proper construction of tie Sunday
statute.